24 (TV Series)
Day 6: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (2007)
Marisol Nichols: Nadia Yassir
Quotes
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Bill Buchanan : [Talking privately] I'm stepping down as Director of CTU
Nadia Yassir : What? What happened?
Bill Buchanan : All I can say is, I have to step down
Nadia Yassir : Sir, this doesn't make any sense: why would you quit now of all days?
Bill Buchanan : I'm not quitting, I was fired
Nadia Yassir : By who?
Bill Buchanan : It doesn't matter, I've contacted Division: for now you're Acting Director
Nadia Yassir : Sir, we're in the middle of fifty different things here, why would they do this to you now?
Bill Buchanan : I can't talk about it. You have to accept it and do the best you can
Nadia Yassir : No, I don't understand why they would fire you. You're the most ethical, dedicated person I've ever known. There's no way you did anything to justify this. Damn it, what is going on?
Bill Buchanan : It's just "politics." Division will be sending over an Interim Director in the next few hours. In the meantime, you can handle anything that comes up
Nadia Yassir : What about the extra redundancies and everything else that I've had to go through today? I'm not the "right choice" to take over
Bill Buchanan : I've lifted all the restrictions on your security clearance: you shouldn't have any trouble running CTU. You are the "right choice"
Nadia Yassir : I don't know what to say
Bill Buchanan : Stay on top of the situation with Jack
Nadia Yassir : I will
Bill Buchanan : No one else knows I'm leaving. You have to inform them before it's posted on the internal forms
Nadia Yassir : I'll tell them
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Nadia Yassir : [Addressing CTU staff] can I have everyone's attention please? In a few minutes, you're going to be getting a bulletin on your systems. Bill Buchanan has stepped down: which means until Division can send over a replacement, his named me Acting Director. Nothing will change operationally. The objective remains the same, bring in Jack Bauer before he can handle over the component to the Chinese
