- Diana White: [Jack is about to take Diana away for interrogation from her house] I am not going anywhere without a lawyer!
- Jack Bauer: [Smiles] You are not under arrest. We are taking you to MI6, where you will be interrogated by an agent of a Foreign Government. Your constitutional rights no longer apply. Let's go.
- Michelle Dessler: [Over the hotel intercom to the hotel staff and guests] this is federal agent Michelle Dessler: in order to survive what's happened, you need to listen carefully and follow my instructions, as most of you already know, an infectious substance has been released into the building and the hotel has been quarantined, anyone attempting to leave will be stopped by any means necessary. If you are in your room, stay there. If you are anywhere else, return to your room immediately. Medical assistance will arrive shortly and will be given to anyone requiring it. The first priority is to go back to your room, and stay there, thank you
- President David Palmer: [Over the phone] the man I spoke to, who controls this virus, why did he use you to get to me?
- Jack Bauer: I wish I could answer that Sir: he says he knows me but we haven't able to ascertain a positive identification, the only thing I can tell you is that within the last hour he was in Los Angeles
- President David Palmer: He made it clear he intends to use the threat of releasing the virus to control me and through me the entire apparatus of our government. Obviously, we cannot let that happen
- Jack Bauer: I understand Sir
- President David Palmer: Find him
- Jack Bauer: We're doing everything we can. I'll keep in touch
- Tony Almeida: [Over the phone] hey, it's me. The perimeter's set
- Michelle Dessler: Good, things are under control right now but a panic is still possible as more people start showing symptoms
- Tony Almeida: Yeah, we have to be ready for that since the incubation period of the virus is so much shorter than what we thought it was: how you doing?
- Michelle Dessler: I'm fine, so far. I just...
- Tony Almeida: What?
- Michelle Dessler: Things got crazy and I had to shoot a man. He was trying to get out of the hotel, his dead
- Tony Almeida: You did what you had to do. It was the only thing you could've done, you need to stay focused alright?
- Michelle Dessler: I know, I am
- Tony Almeida: There's something we need you to do. We need you to find out if Alvers ever saw the man that hired him, we need a description as detailed as possible
- Michelle Dessler: I'm on it. I'll call you right back
- President David Palmer: Bauer says he doesn't know who this man is
- Wayne Palmer: But he knows Bauer?
- President David Palmer: Apparently
- Wayne Palmer: How's that possible?
- President David Palmer: I don't know: all I know is that their doing everything they can to find this man
- Wayne Palmer: Did he give Bauer any indication of what he wants?
- President David Palmer: No, but he controls enough of the virus to wipe out a significant portion of this country's population. So, whatever he wants, we don't have much choice but to give it to him. At least for now
- Marcus Alvers: I'm bleeding
- Michelle Dessler: You don't look too bad so far
- Marcus Alvers: We had a deal. I told you what I know and you'd kill me when I start showing symptoms
- Michelle Dessler: You haven't told us everything you know
- Marcus Alvers: What're you talking about?
- Michelle Dessler: The man you work for: what's his name?
- Marcus Alvers: He never told me his name. I'm dying, I have nothing to gain by lying about it
- Michelle Dessler: When was the last time you saw him?
- Marcus Alvers: Three hours ago in a Go parlor in Chinatown
- Michelle Dessler: [Holding the phone for him with Tony on the line] I want a description
- Marcus Alvers: Mid-thirties, Caucasian, about six one, black hair, brown eyes, and no facial hair. He speaks with a British accent
- Michelle Dessler: Got that?
- Tony Almeida: [to Michelle] yeah we got it
- Tony Almeida: [to Chloe sitting next to him] how long is this going to take?
- Chloe O'Brian: Once the parameters are in, not long. I just need to cross reference it with personnel Jack's worked with in the past
- Wayne Palmer: The situation at the hotel seems to be under control: now SWAT's in place. NHS is there and will start the testing procedures soon
- President David Palmer: Any "sense" that the press picked up on this?
- Wayne Palmer: No, not so far but they're bound to before long
- President David Palmer: Containing the virus is crucial but containing the story that it was released in the hotel is just as important. If the story breaks, we need a possible cover
- Wayne Palmer: I'll work up some scenarios
- President David Palmer: Don't use the term "Cordilla virus", people have never heard of it and the unknown creates more fear. Say it's similar to Legionnaires' disease. People are familiar with that and they know it was handled successfully
- President David Palmer: [Talking privately] eleven vials of the virus are unaccounted for: what's Homeland Security's assessment?
- Joseph O'Laughlin: Sir, we believe the threat level should be raised to Red
- President David Palmer: Do it, what about domestic air travel?
- Joseph O'Laughlin: It is our suggestion that flights be grounded and airports closed
- Wayne Palmer: Mr. President, if your concern is to avoid panic, stopping air traffic might have the opposite effect
- Joseph O'Laughlin: That's better than allowing the wide spread release of the virus
- Wayne Palmer: [to David] if you shut down those airports, you won't be able to explain its Legionnaires' disease
- Joseph O'Laughlin: We're talking security issues Mr. President. We are not talking about "public relations"
- Wayne Palmer: How the public relates to this is a security issue
- Joseph O'Laughlin: Mr. President, we also advocate shutting down interstate rail and bus traffic in the interest of...
- Wayne Palmer: [Interrupts him] listen, whoever has these vials could already be in their cars. Now we can't shut down every single highway...
- Joseph O'Laughlin: [Interrupts him] Mr. President...
- President David Palmer: [to O'Laughlin] alert the airlines to a possible nationwide shutdown but wait for my authorization
- Joseph O'Laughlin: [Before leaving the room] yes Sir
- Stephen Saunders: [Over the phone] it's time for your first assignment: a very simple one but one "necessary" to our future relationship
- President David Palmer: We don't have a relationship
- Stephen Saunders: No, you don't negotiate with terrorists. Well, I don't negotiate with Heads of State so do what you're told. Across the street is a mailbox, have the Secret Service open it, inside is a package wrapped in black paper. Have them bring it to you in ten minutes
- President David Palmer: [Before Saunders hangs up the phone] I'm not doing anything until exactly who you...
- Stephen Saunders: [Over the phone] good, you're using your new phone: consider it our private line and as no doubt you have been informed, don't bother tracing my calls
- President David Palmer: What'd you want?
- Stephen Saunders: Within the next half hour, you'll hold a televised press conference
- President David Palmer: About what?
- Stephen Saunders: Space program, price of wheat. It's entirely up to you but at some point, you will use the phrase "The sky is falling." You can use it however you like Mr. President but use it
- President David Palmer: [to Wayne, after hanging up with Saunders] he wants me to hold a press conference, on what it doesn't matter. Just use the phrase "The sky is falling"
- Wayne Palmer: Maybe it's a signal of some sort, maybe for an attack or a wave of attacks
- President David Palmer: Maybe it's a signal to show his in control
- Wayne Palmer: Either way, you can't do it. You can't give him that kind of power
- President David Palmer: You saw what that virus does
- Wayne Palmer: I read the file, yeah
- President David Palmer: A thousand people are dying as we speak, not just in a file but in real life right here in Los Angeles
- Wayne Palmer: I realize that but the problem...
- President David Palmer: [interrupts him] if I don't do what this man says, it will be millions. This will buy us some time, maybe CTU can find this manic before things get out of hand. Call a press conference
- Ryan Chappelle: You cleared those shared files with Division yet?
- Tony Almeida: No, I got it right here, I had to take care of something
- Ryan Chappelle: Yeah I know what you were doing: you were calling about Michelle
- Tony Almeida: She's my wife
- Ryan Chappelle: I understand that but we're shorthanded as it is, we can't afford...
- Tony Almeida: [Interrupts him, raises his voice] I know how to do my job alright?
- Ryan Chappelle: Yes but you're not doing it. You have to move on
- Tony Almeida: Move on? What're you acting like she's already dead?
- Ryan Chappelle: Yes, I am and so should you. We're at war, I need your full attention. If you can't give it to me, go home or maintain a visual at the hotel but if you stay here, I need you to focus and the best way to do that is to assume the worst and make it about getting revenge. Now what's it going to be? Are you staying or not?
- Tony Almeida: What'd you need?
- Ryan Chappelle: I've been hunting for any bank accounts Amador may have used over the last few months on the computer we confiscated at the Go club, if I can find something, maybe we can follow the money trail back to Stephen Saunders
- Tony Almeida: Is it offshore or domestic?
- Ryan Chappelle: Both. If I find anything suspicious, I'll stream it to you to coordinate with Division
- Jack Bauer: [Over the phone] has CTU brought you up to speed on Stephen Saunders?
- Tony Almeida: Yeah, we got the file up now, there's no indication his still alive
- Jack Bauer: Trust me, he is. You're going to want to do a complete forensic protocol search
- Tony Almeida: It's being done as we speak
- Jack Bauer: You think London would have any additional data?
- Tony Almeida: On something like this? No, it's local
- Jack Bauer: Ok, one more thing: his going to want to deal with people he knows. People he trusts, see if you can do a quick search on his past contacts
- Gael Ortega: Do me favor?
- Michelle Dessler: Anything
- Gael Ortega: Contact my family and tell them I love them: tell them I died quickly, no pain
- Michelle Dessler: Of course
- Michelle Dessler: [Takes her gun and places it next to him, implying he should commit suicide instead of dying in pain] Gael
- Gael Ortega: I was raised to believe suicide is a sin
- Michelle Dessler: No one could blame you in this world or the next for ending your suffering
- Gael Ortega: You sure about that? A few seconds more is all I needed. You know when I was trying to stop the cylinder from exploding? I hesitated just a moment because I was afraid, then I forced myself to move forward. If I hadn't hesitated, this wouldn't be happening to me, to all those poor people upstairs
- Michelle Dessler: Gael, you did everything you could. I'm proud to have worked with you. Your one of the bravest men I've ever known and I will make sure your wife and children will know that
- President David Palmer: [Giving a press conference as Stephen Saunders demanded] please be seated: good morning, I know the hour is unusual, so are the times in which we live. As a result of intelligence on terrorist activity gathered by the office of Homeland Security and other agencies, I am announcing that a threat level red exists throughout the United States. Therefore I am grounding all domestic and international air traffic and the closing of airports. I am not taking this action because "The sky is falling," but I'd rather be overprotective than unprepared and as always diligence and calm are your best weapons against the insidious nature of the enemy. And God willing, we and all those who love freedom will remain safe and secure, thank you
- Michelle Dessler: [Over the phone] Gael's dead. He was suffering so badly no one should have to go through what he did. There are children upstairs who are going to die in agony in front of their parents' eyes
- Tony Almeida: Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do for them right now
- Michelle Dessler: Actually there is. Field Ops has a supply of capsules
- Tony Almeida: Those capsules are for field agents that are captured
- Michelle Dessler: I know what they're for: they're for committing suicide to prevent torture and that's exactly what they'd be used for here. We can make them available to anyone who's symptomatic, it would be their choice
- Tony Almeida: You know I'm not authorized to do that
- Michelle Dessler: I'm not "interested" in what's authorized
- Tony Almeida: You're talking about mass suicide facilitated by an agency of the government
- Michelle Dessler: I'm talking about common decency, if you could've seen Gael. I'm calling because if it was me, if I'm infected, you'd know what I want. We don't have much time, Gael was the first to die because he was the first exposed but others won't be far behind
- Tony Almeida: I'll see what I can do
- Michelle Dessler: [Before hanging up] thank you
- President David Palmer: [Over the phone] what?
- Stephen Saunders: I enjoyed your press conference Mr. President: it's good to know "The sky's not falling"
- President David Palmer: What'd you want?
- Stephen Saunders: To give you your next assignment: a sort of "preliminary action" to "clear the decks" for the "main event" to come. There's man Ryan Chappelle: Regional Director of CTU
- President David Palmer: Yeah, what about him?
- Stephen Saunders: I want him killed
- President David Palmer: What?
- Stephen Saunders: 7am, have his body delivered to the train yard downtown just off the main line
- President David Palmer: That is out of the question
- Stephen Saunders: What a shame. Before you decide, you might want to drop by the Chandler Plaza Hotel take a good look at what's happening. Then imagine the same event happening at hundreds of locations all over the country
- President David Palmer: [Before Stephen hangs up] you're insane