24 (TV Series)

Day 6: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2007)

D.B. Woodside: President Wayne Palmer

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• President Wayne Palmer : [Shaking hands]  it's good to see you again sir

  Ambassador : First, allow me to express my country's shock and deep regret over the devastating attack in California

  President Wayne Palmer : Thank you sir

  Ambassador : Any assistance you require, you need only ask

  President Wayne Palmer : I'm asking you now sir: that's why your here. I believe you know Hamri Al-Assad

  Hamri Al-Assad : [Greeting him]  Mr. Ambassador

  Ambassador : [to Palmer]  I have never met Mr. Assad in person but I know him by reputation. His organization has carried out repeated terrorist actions against my country

  Hamri Al-Assad : [to the Ambassador]  your own policies precipitated those actions

  Ambassador : That's your justification for killing innocent people?

  Hamri Al-Assad : You and I define "innocent" in different ways

  Ambassador : My own Deputy lost his seven year old son in one of your bombings: that is how I define "innocent"

  President Wayne Palmer : [to the Ambassador]  we are not here to "air" past differences

  Ambassador : Then why are we here?

  President Wayne Palmer : In our last meeting I informed you we were in contact with Assad. You told me it was a positive step towards peace

  Ambassador : And I meant it at that time but I must confess, after the last attack, I didn't expect you to be in the same room with... him and I'm not so sure I care to remain here either

  Hamri Al-Assad : [Sarcastically]  it is no more pleasant for me, your "Excellency"

  President Wayne Palmer : [to Assad]  would you give us a moment?

  Hamri Al-Assad : [Before walking away]  certainly

  President Wayne Palmer : Assad is here because of the attack, to be friends sir, we have three more nuclear weapons loose in my country in the hands of terrorists

  Ambassador : We didn't know that

  President Wayne Palmer : In less than one hour, Assad is going on national television and issue a statement: it will be a global appeal to extremists. Now he's going to urge them to put down their arms and engage in peaceful negotiations with the west. We are hoping to compel to someone to come forward with any information regarding those nuclear weapons

  Ambassador : A petition like this, coming from Assad, it could have a profound effect

  President Wayne Palmer : We're counting on that

  Ambassador : What'd you need from us?

  President Wayne Palmer : I want a statement of support from your Prime Minister and I want it to fall right on the heels of Assad's

  Ambassador : Mr. Assad is a polarizing figure in my country: a public endorsement of him could have grave political consequences for the Prime Minister

  President Wayne Palmer : Then you tell your Prime Minister we have a carrier group operating less than twenty five miles off your shores. My advisors are "pressing" me hard for military response, so if we are attacked again, I won't be able to hold them off

  Ambassador : This is sounding like an ultimatum

  President Wayne Palmer : This is not an ultimatum, I'm merely pointing out the fact that neither the Prime Minister nor I have the "luxury" of worrying about the consequences on a day like today. I am putting my Presidency on the line so please stop handing me excuses. Get on the phone and make this happen

• Jack Bauer : [Over the phone]  I think we have a way of finding Gredenko

  President Wayne Palmer : To my understanding, we lost Gredenko: you're telling me we have a new lead?

  Jack Bauer : Yes Sir, the lead is Charles Logan

  President Wayne Palmer : Logan?

  Jack Bauer : Yes Sir, I'm with him now. He claims his Administration had dealings with Gredenko and he has a contact that will lead us to him

  President Wayne Palmer : Who?

  Jack Bauer : Anatoly Markov, his a Russian Consul in Los Angeles

  President Wayne Palmer : When we learned about Gredenko, I placed a call to the Consul myself and that's a dead end

  Jack Bauer : Not according to Logan: he wants to meet with Markov in the Consulate, in person. He says that's only way we can get the information we need

  President Wayne Palmer : Logan is under house arrest

  Jack Bauer : That's why I'm calling, we need an Executive Order granting Logan a temporary furlough

  President Wayne Palmer : Do you realize what you're asking me? Logan was behind the assassination of my brother

  Jack Bauer : Sir, I would not be calling if I didn't think this was necessary

  President Wayne Palmer : I don't trust this man: this could be some "maneuver" on his part to gain his freedom

  Jack Bauer : I understand but I think we need to take a chance on him. I will enter the Consulate with Logan as part of his security detail. Sir I believe we can trust him. I think his after "something else"

  President Wayne Palmer : And what exactly would that be?

  Jack Bauer : Redemption

  President Wayne Palmer : I have no desire to facilitate any kind of "redemption" for Charles Logan

  Jack Bauer : Right now I think his only way to find Gredenko and the bombs

  President Wayne Palmer : Put him on

  Jack Bauer : [Handing Logan the phone and sits down in front of him]  he wants to talk to you

  Charles Logan : Hello Mr. President

  President Wayne Palmer : I want to hear it from "your" lips: tell me why I should agree to this?

  Charles Logan : Because you need me Mr. President, it's as simple as that

  President Wayne Palmer : I can talk to the Russian Consul myself

  Charles Logan : Yes Sir you can do that but with all due respect, you'd be wasting your time. I have a prior relationship with Markov, we can "exploit." Again, with all due respect Sir, I have more experience with people of Markov's character

  President Wayne Palmer : You mean criminals like yourself?

  Charles Logan : I know how he thinks and that's an advantage you can't afford to ignore

  President Wayne Palmer : I want you to know this isn't going to be some move to escape custody. I will commit the resources of my Administration to hunt you down

  Charles Logan : I can assure you Mr. President that I have nothing like that in mind. Several years ago, I was in the same situation you're in and I reached out to your brother for counsel. David helped me successfully navigate through that crisis

  President Wayne Palmer : Yes he did and you repaid him by killing him

  Charles Logan : I would like to do for you what your brother did for me, I would like to help you get through this

  President Wayne Palmer : Don't make the mistake that this represents any kind of "forgiveness" on my part

  Charles Logan : I understand that Mr. President but I hope over time to earn your forgiveness

  President Wayne Palmer : Put Jack on the phone

  Jack Bauer : Yes Mr. President?

  President Wayne Palmer : I'm granting this furlough: just make it count

  Jack Bauer : [Before hanging up]  I'll do my best

• President Wayne Palmer : [Over the phone]  Logan's almost ready: we should be at the Consulate in forty five minutes, what've you got on Markov?

  Jack Bauer : We ran his name through the interagency subnet. He's a career diplomat, assigned Consul General in 1996. Prior to that, he worked in the Ministry of foreign Affairs with the Russian Federation. No red flags from NSA, Interpol, or CIA. As far as their concerned, his clean. What if Logan isn't telling the truth?

  President Wayne Palmer : We're out of options, I have to trust him

  Jack Bauer : You know we have no jurisdiction at the Consulate

  President Wayne Palmer : Just make sure you have teams ready in case Logan's lead pans out

  Jack Bauer : [Before hanging up]  alright