24 (TV Series)
Day 7: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (2009)
Peter Wingfield: David Emerson
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Quotes
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[about Jack returning to the United States after his stint in Sangala]
David Emerson : Why'd you come back?
Jack Bauer : Wanted to know what it was like to walk into a propeller.
David Emerson : [unamused] That's funny.
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David Emerson : [Over the phone] yeah?
Tony Almeida : [while Chloe monitors the call] it's me
David Emerson : [Surprised to hear from him] where are you?
Tony Almeida : I'm at a parking garage getting a car. I got away from the FBI
David Emerson : Yeah I heard, I also heard it was Jack Bauer who got you out?
Tony Almeida : That's right
David Emerson : That doesn't make any sense. Bauer's working for "them", he helped capture you
Tony Almeida : That's only because he didn't have a choice: his "on board" now
David Emerson : What'd you mean "on board"?
Tony Almeida : You heard about the Senate hearings this morning? They're going to file criminal charges against him. I told Bauer that if he helped us out with the mission, we can get him out of the country. Look, if it weren't for Jack, I'd still be in custody, we can use him, I'm telling you
David Emerson : I don't know, Morgan's hiring new men now
Tony Almeida : [Irritated] Morgan's a thug: he can't run point on something this important. Let me do it like we "planned." Bauer can take Tanner's place, and we're good to go
David Emerson : [after thinking it over] alright, bring Bauer. We're at 22-11 Chesterfield
Tony Almeida : [Before hanging up] got it
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Tony Almeida : [Talking privately] what's going on?
David Emerson : Bringing Bauer in is not worth the risk
Tony Almeida : What're you talking about? I would still be in FBI custody if it wasn't for him
David Emerson : Alright, you already made your case
Tony Almeida : [Insistently] we can use him
David Emerson : I "considered" it but I'm going a different "way"
Tony Almeida : I owe him. Do you understand that?
David Emerson : Yeah I appreciate your loyalty, I always have: this is business. I can't have an unknown "factor" like Jack Bauer coming in and messing things up
Tony Almeida : [while Emerson loads and cocks a gun] what're you going to do? Kill him?
David Emerson : No, you are
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David Emerson : [Extends his hand for Jack to shake it] no hard feelings
Jack Bauer : [Shakes his hand] forget it
David Emerson : We have to be careful in our profession, I'm sure you understand
Jack Bauer : Yeah
David Emerson : We all know the drill: disagreements are fine but when a decision is made, fall in or you're gone
Jack Bauer : I know a lot of guys who say that, it's good to know you mean it
David Emerson : Before you were subpoenaed, you traveled the world, place to place for more than a year. Why? What were you looking for?
Jack Bauer : Doesn't really matter: whatever it was, I didn't find it
David Emerson : You must've known what was waiting, why'd you come back?
Jack Bauer : [Jokingly] I wanted to know what it was like to walk into a propeller
David Emerson : It's funny but no, really... why?
Jack Bauer : This my home
David Emerson : That doesn't explain why you turned yourself in to the Justice Department
Jack Bauer : Tony, said you were in Beirut and Mogadishu?
David Emerson : And Afghanistan: two tours, went back a third time as a private contractor
Jack Bauer : "Be polite, professional, and have a plan to kill everyone you meet" right?
David Emerson : Pretty much
Jack Bauer : That's the question, isn't it? What are the rules of engagement? And where the crimes begin? You want to know why I came back? That's why
David Emerson : I'm not sure I follow
Jack Bauer : I just got tired of talking to myself. You see, I actually believed everything I did was "right." That's why I wanted to start a "dialog", come clean, set the record straight
David Emerson : First mistake?
Jack Bauer : So I found out
David Emerson : I don't know of someone who hasn't been to "the edge", and looked over, I could never understand
Jack Bauer : Yeah
David Emerson : It's good to have you on board
