24 (TV Series)

Day 2: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. (2003)

Jude Ciccolella: Mike Novick

Quotes 

• President David Palmer : [after watching news coverage of civil unrest caused by the bombing]  what's the alert level status of the National Guard?

  Mike Novick : Their ready to be deployed to all major metropolitan areas

  President David Palmer : What about outside the big cities?

  Mike Novick : If this thing gets out of control, we may have to get help from the military because local law enforcement may not be able to do the job

  President David Palmer : Call General Bowden: tell him to put troops on standby

  Mike Novick : The army? We can't do that

  President David Palmer : You're worried about Posse Comitatus?

  Mike Novick : Exactly. We can't use the Army or Air Force on American soil. Only the Navy and the Marines

  President David Palmer : No, Navy can't help us and there are not enough Marines on standby. I'll deal with the consequences. Call Bowden

  Mike Novick : Yes Sir

  President David Palmer : [to Lynn]  what's the status of our bombers?

  Lynne Kresge : Their proceeding as scheduled to our targets in the Middle East

  President David Palmer : And where are they now?

  Lynne Kresge : Their just south of Greenland, they should be entering Middle East airspace in four or five hours

  President David Palmer : Thank you

• Lynne Kresge : Sir, I just got off with the Secretary of Defense: he wants to know how much longer you plan to give Jack Bauer to produce that tape before he fulfills safety orders?

  President David Palmer : As far as I'm concerned, Jack Bauer will have up until the time the planes start releasing bombs

  Lynne Kresge : Well, from the Secretary's point of view, that's tying DOD's hands. He claims the longer it takes for you to lock down a decision, the less flexibility he has and he may very well want to launch a pre-strike...

  President David Palmer : [Interrupts her]  there will be no pre-strikes on this mission. We're going to utilize every moment we have to be thorough

  Lynne Kresge : His not going to like that Sir

  President David Palmer : That's his problem

  Lynne Kresge : I understand

  Mike Novick : [Walking up to them]  Sir, there's a situation that requires your immediate attention

  President David Palmer : What Mike?

  Mike Novick : Civil unrest is starting to tip up and down the east coast. The area I'm most concerned about is outside Atlanta

  President David Palmer : [while they walk into a conference room]  what's going on there?

  Mike Novick : Some militias joining forces. Their getting aggressive in one of the suburbs

  President David Palmer : Is this racially motivated?

  Mike Novick : Absolutely. The demographics of the area are predominately Middle Eastern

• President David Palmer : [after watching news coverage of civil unrest]  I thought we ordered the National Guard?

  Mike Novick : Some are on their way: some are dispatched to other flashpoints

  Lynne Kresge : [to the President]  do you want to set up a phone call with the FBI and the Army?

  President David Palmer : Tell them what? They've already received their orders

  Mike Novick : The problem is we just don't have enough bodies to cover everything

  President David Palmer : Where's the media heading right now?

  Lynne Kresge : Well, apparently it's happening all up and down the east coast. But this city in Murrieta in Atlanta seems to have the most attraction to the press

  President David Palmer : [while standing up]  alright, this is what we're going to do, we may be short on manpower, but it doesn't have to appear that way. Send all the eastern Georgia National Guard to Murrieta and tell the media this is where "somethings" going to happen

  Mike Novick : What's going to happen Sir?

  President David Palmer : This what people are going to be watching, let's show them how we're going to respond. I want them to see how we protect our citizens. We will not put up racism or xenophobia. Is this is where it's going to start? It's where it's going to stop

• Mike Novick : Sir, Cat Nanski at the National Guard wants to know what tactical rules set you want to follow?

  President David Palmer : What are they on now?

  Lynne Kresge : Containment only: allowing minor misdemeanors to go unchallenged

  President David Palmer : That's unacceptable. I want the law enforced, tell them to start making arrests and taking people in

  Mike Novick : Sir, if you declare a curfew, you can start pulling every one of them in before this thing gets out of control

  President David Palmer : It's a good idea, do it. Tell Nanski we're not afraid of taking action

  Lynne Kresge : [Before leaving the conference]  yes Sir

  Mike Novick : What would help more than anything is your voice. You need talk directly to the people

  President David Palmer : I know. Tell Jenny I'll be down in a few minutes

• General Blaye : Our planes are currently over the Atlantic: the first of them will be reaching their targets in just under three hours

  President David Palmer : Are the pilots' communications possible?

  General Blaye : COMM is open to them. Planes can be ordered back at any time

  President David Palmer : Good

  General Blaye : Sir, I don't know if anyone's told you, the sooner we can lock this mission down, the more comfortable the Joint Chiefs will be with it

  President David Palmer : Well, my job is not to make the Joint Chiefs comfortable. Thank you, that will be all

  Mike Novick : [while walking into the conference room]  Mr. President, there's been a development in Murrieta, the National Guard took on a more aggressive posture at our request but the disturbance got more than they could handle

  President David Palmer : What happened?

  Lynne Kresge : Two people were killed Sir. The National Guard started shooting rubber bullets into the crowd and there were two fatal hits. One of the victims was a leader of the dissent and...

  President David Palmer : And?

  Lynne Kresge : And the other was a young boy Sir. He was Middle Eastern and he was from one of the families we were trying to protect

  President David Palmer : [Stands up in disappointment]  what's going on now?

  Mike Novick : They've made some arrests but the crowd is still moving. Now we might want to think about taking a step back. Maybe the presence of the National Guard is making it worse

  Lynne Kresge : If we step back now, those families will be left completely unprotected

  Mike Novick : Yeah

  President David Palmer : A young boy, what was his name?

  Lynne Kresge : I don't know Sir

  President David Palmer : The boy had a name, find out

  Lynne Kresge : [Before leaving]  indeed I will Sir

  Mike Novick : [Walking up to him]  it was a tragic accident

  President David Palmer : Tell the National Guard to hold their ground. I want that neighborhood protected. I want order restored

  Mike Novick : Yes Sir