24 (TV Series)
Day 2: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (2003)
Dennis Haysbert: President David Palmer
Quotes
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President David Palmer : [after entering the room where Roger is being tortured] ready to tell me everything I need to know?
President David Palmer : [to Simmons after Roger remains silent, referring to continuing the torturing] continue
Roger Stanton : [Before the President leaves] I knew about the bomb: weeks ago
President David Palmer : [to Ted, implying he should leave them alone to talk privately] thank you Simmons
President David Palmer : What'd you mean "knew"?
Roger Stanton : We let it in the country. We tracked it all the way. We allowed it to sneak through Customs, we allowed the Second Wave terrorist cell to operate unimpeded
President David Palmer : God, Roger, a nuclear bomb?
Roger Stanton : There was no chance that it was ever going to go off. he Special Ops team were following it every step of the way
President David Palmer : Colonel Samuels' team?
Roger Stanton : Yeah, the mission was to take the bomb out of play, at the last possible moment
President David Palmer : What're you trying to do? Start a war with the Middle East?
Roger Stanton : No
President David Palmer : [Raises his voice] then what?
Roger Stanton : Your defense policy, is too passive
President David Palmer : Trying to hijack my Presidency
Roger Stanton : No, trying to give it some balls
President David Palmer : Call your Special Ops team, tell them to secure the bomb now
Roger Stanton : They went "dark", three hours ago, they're not accepting any incoming communications until the mission's complete
President David Palmer : Then where were they?
President David Palmer : [Raises his voice] where were they?
Roger Stanton : Norton Airfield, Los Angeles
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President David Palmer : Where are we on locating the Coral Snake commandos?
Lynne Kresge : Bauer and his team are at the airport and CTU is updating us every ten minutes
President David Palmer : Good
Lynne Kresge : Sir, this cannot possibly have a good outcome: we've got two highly trained American military groups about to face off
President David Palmer : CTU has a formable presence. If the commandos are there, CTU should be able to control the situation
Lynne Kresge : Mr. President, we've got something new
President David Palmer : What?
Lynne Kresge : Our COMM team discovered a covert link between Stanton and Bruce Gluck
President David Palmer : The Michigan Senator?
Lynne Kresge : Yes, it looks like they were working together. How would you like to proceed?
President David Palmer : Sherry knows Gluck and his key staffers. They worked very closely together during the primaries. Bring her in
Lynne Kresge : Here? Into the OC?
President David Palmer : Yes. She'll need access to our secured databases
Lynne Kresge : Sir, I feel...
President David Palmer : [Interrupts him] I don't want to argue about this. Just do it
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President David Palmer : I want you to find out everything you can about Gluck's relationship with Stanton: I'm especially interested in any meetings that both Rayburn and Stanton attended
Sherry Palmer : Fine, I know who exactly to call
President David Palmer : Good. I'll have Lynne set you up with a work space
Sherry Palmer : That's great. Lynne's been quite helpful. I want to thank you David
President David Palmer : For what?
Sherry Palmer : Well, I know how difficult it is to get clearance in here and I am certain that your advisors really don't want...
President David Palmer : [Interrupts her] stop distilling everything down to politics. We have a need for information, hopefully you can fill it
Sherry Palmer : [Before walking away] and I will, Mr. President
President David Palmer : I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude. I really do appreciate what you're doing. That's why your here
Mike Novick : [Walking up to them] Mr. President
President David Palmer : Yes?
Mike Novick : I just got off with CTU Los Angeles. Jack Bauer found the Coral Snake commandos
President David Palmer : So it's over?
Mike Novick : I'm afraid not. All six members of the team have been killed before Bauer got there
President David Palmer : What about the bomb?
Mike Novick : [Shakes his head]
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President David Palmer : [after storming into the interrogation room, referring to the Coral Snake commandos] the men are all dead and there's no sign of the bomb
Roger Stanton : That's not possible
President David Palmer : Your insane plan backfired: those men were our last chance to find the bomb, now their all dead
Roger Stanton : [Shocked] my God
President David Palmer : You're misguided but you are not crazy. You do not want this bomb to go off
Roger Stanton : [Worried] of course not
President David Palmer : Then tell me, who else could've known about this?
Roger Stanton : No one, they were on their own
President David Palmer : Someone killed six highly trained commandos, now that doesn't sound the work of suicide bombers
Roger Stanton : You said six?
President David Palmer : That's right
Roger Stanton : There were seven
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President David Palmer : [after entering the interrogation room where Roger Stanton is being held] there's no bomb at the airport: now if there is something you haven't told me that could save lives, tell me now. Please Roger
Roger Stanton : Ask Sherry
President David Palmer : What did you say?
Roger Stanton : Sherry is the one you want to talk to