24 (TV Series)

Day 4: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. (2005)

William Devane: Secretary of Defence James Heller

Quotes 

• James Heller : [while in the interrogation room, referring to if his going to tell them what he knows]  now what's it going to be?

  Richard Heller : Go to hell. I didn't do anything wrong. I don't have to tell you anything

  James Heller : [Raises his voice]  there's a nuclear warhead that's going to detonate somewhere over this country: those lost lives will be on your head. You will be a murderer

  Richard Heller : I didn't to do anything wrong, I swear

  James Heller : What did you do? Tell me what you did

  Richard Heller : A week ago, I was at a bar, there was this girl and her boyfriend ok?

  James Heller : Alright, what were their names?

  Richard Heller : I don't know: they wanted to party and we went back to my place, got high, then I guess there was time for one of them to make a call on my phone?

  James Heller : How?

  Richard Heller : When we were in bed

  James Heller : So while you were in bed with her, he used your phone in the other room?

  Richard Heller : I wasn't the one in the other room, I was in bed with him: she must've been the one who made the call

  James Heller : So you were set up?

  Richard Heller : Yeah, I guess so

  James Heller : Did they leave you with a number? Or an address?

  Richard Heller : No

  James Heller : What kind of car were they driving?

  Richard Heller : They didn't have one, I drove

  James Heller : Where did you drop them off afterwards?

  Richard Heller : I didn't, they took a cab

  James Heller : Do you remember the name of the cab company?

  Richard Heller : No, I don't. So now you know. I suppose you're even more disgusted with me?

  James Heller : This is not about how you choose to live your life, this is about how you put this country in jeopardy. If you told us this information yesterday, maybe these terrorist attacks may not have occurred

  Richard Heller : Don't put that on me because I didn't know that night had anything to do with these attacks

  James Heller : You should've told us everything