24 (TV Series)
Day 2: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2003)
Carlos Bernard: Tony Almeida
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Quotes
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Michelle Dessler : Do you know why Chappelle called this meeting?
Michelle Dessler : I don't know but his told everybody to save their work and get in here
Ryan Chappelle : The information you're about to receive is confidential: it'll stay inside until it's made public which should be in the next few hours. The Cabinet has invoked the twenty-fifth Amendment and removed David Palmer from Office. Jim Prescott is now the President
Tony Almeida : Why?
Ryan Chappelle : That isn't relevant to our charge
Tony Almeida : Yes it is Ryan
Ryan Chappelle : What's your problem Almeida?
Michelle Dessler : I think we all know President Palmer was removed because he didn't want to go along with the bombings and that makes what Jack Bauer is doing relevant
Ryan Chappelle : Bauer's "cried wolf" twice already. His come up with nothing. I've a standing order from District that disallows any further resources from being expended on him
Tony Almeida : Why is everybody so afraid to look at all the sides of this thing? What if Jack Bauer is right? What if the Cypress recording was forged and we're about to bomb three innocent countries? And you're going to tell me that's not relevant?
Ryan Chappelle : Tony, let me first say that your office has done a remarkable job today. There is no way that the people on The Hill are not going to reward every one of you for the role you played in averting disaster
Tony Almeida : What does that have to do with anything?
Ryan Chappelle : Let me finish, the success of this office today is due in a large part to the technical team. The same team that concluded the Cypress audio is untreated, un-forged, and original. There comes a time where you have to let go. Not every hunch works out. Bauer is chasing a "ghost", I can't put it any simpler than that. That's all
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Michelle Dessler : [after the meeting] what're we going to do?
Michelle Dessler : I don't know, I'm going to have to talk to someone in Prescott's staff: if and when Jack comes in here with the evidence, we have to have someone in place to take it to
Michelle Dessler : Be careful Tony, if Chappelle finds out your doing an "in-run..."
Tony Almeida : I know
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Michelle Dessler : I need you to put this in the overnight database: Chappelle's going to need them for his morning briefing
Carrie Turner : Why are you giving this to me? This is your situation report
Michelle Dessler : I'm on something else
Carrie Turner : What else?
Michelle Dessler : I don't have to explain myself to you, just please do it
Carrie Turner : You do need to explain yourself because I think you're going behind Chappelle's back trying to help Jack Bauer
Michelle Dessler : Do you really want to do this? Come after me? Because I've been letting you get away with a lot ever since you got here. You want the gloves to come off? Fine
Tony Almeida : [Walking up to them] what's going on here?
Carrie Turner : She's asking me to take on some of her workload, I just want to know why
Tony Almeida : [to Michelle] why don't you want to tell her?
Michelle Dessler : It's none of her business
Tony Almeida : Just tell her so we can get back to work
Michelle Dessler : Alright, District's asked me to step in as the liaison to facilitate the power shift. I'll be on the phone for the next two hours
Carrie Turner : [Before walking away] sounds like a promotion, congratulations
Michelle Dessler : You think she believed me?
Tony Almeida : No
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Tony Almeida : [Over the phone] what's happening?
Jack Bauer : Is the President still holding off the attack?
Tony Almeida : No, things got much worse: it hasn't been made public yet but Palmer's been pulled
Jack Bauer : What'd you mean "pulled"?
Tony Almeida : His Cabinet invoked the twenty-fifth Amendment because he wanted to wait for confirmation on the Cypress recording. Prescott is now the President
Jack Bauer : I'm ready to bring you the evidence to prove the recording was forged. Are you telling me Prescott won't even listen to it?
Tony Almeida : No I'm telling you he won't wait for it. Get me that evidence as quickly as possible and I'll call Prescott with it
Jack Bauer : Fine, you can start by sending a chopper to the address you gave me. I got Hewitt
Tony Almeida : Is he definitely the one who made the recording?
Jack Bauer : Yes. Absolutely
Tony Almeida : Will he testify?
Jack Bauer : We're working on it
Tony Almeida : If I go to Chappelle to request for a chopper for you, his just going to deny it because his got orders from District
Jack Bauer : Just deal with it. We've got bombers in the air, Hewitt is our only chance to stop this thing please
Tony Almeida : Ok I'll do my best
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Tony Almeida : [Over the phone] it's Tony, chopper's on the way: it should be there in about twenty minutes
Jack Bauer : So Chappelle is on board with this?
Tony Almeida : Not exactly
Jack Bauer : What'd you mean?
Tony Almeida : Look, it's better if you don't know
Jack Bauer : Ok fine. You're going to have to get the Attorney General involved in this
Tony Almeida : What for?
Jack Bauer : Mrs. Palmer is going to try to cut a deal
Tony Almeida : A deal?
Jack Bauer : Hewitt's testimony will incriminate her
Tony Almeida : Alright, I'll make sure everything's in place
Jack Bauer : This thing has to go like clockwork. There's no margin for error here
Tony Almeida : [Before hanging up] yeah I know
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Michelle Dessler : You heard what Chappelle said: his not going to let us have a chopper if he knows it's for Jack
Tony Almeida : Yeah but Jack's got Hewitt and Hewitt definitely made that recording. Chappelle can't ignore that
Michelle Dessler : [Before Tony walks over to Chappelle] he can do whatever he wants
Ryan Chappelle : What?
Tony Almeida : Jack Bauer just contacted us
Ryan Chappelle : Really? Where is he?
Tony Almeida : North Hollywood
Ryan Chappelle : What's he doing?
Tony Almeida : His got the guy who forged the Cypress recording and wants to bring him in
Ryan Chappelle : Fine let him
Tony Almeida : His too far away, we need to send a chopper
Ryan Chappelle : We've been through this. I'm done with Bauer, his chasing a trail that leads nowhere. We're onto other things
Tony Almeida : What could be more important than the US launching a war based on false information?
Ryan Chappelle : The thing is, you've been reassigned
Tony Almeida : Reassigned? Where?
Ryan Chappelle : I'll let you know in a few days. For now you can go home
Tony Almeida : You can't reassign me now
Ryan Chappelle : This recording is real, we are going to war. We need to prepare for the domestic response. You have just made yourself a liability I can't afford. You've got fifteen minutes to clean out your desk and get out
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Michelle Dessler : [while Tony packs up his desk, referring to Ryan Chapplle] he just reassigned you? He didn't give you an explanation?
Tony Almeida : Chappelle doesn't want me on the job: his got his own people, and I'm not one of them
Michelle Dessler : What're you going to do?
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Tony Almeida : [Answering the phone] Almeida
President David Palmer : Mr. Almeida, David Palmer
Tony Almeida : Mr. President, what can I do for you Sir?
President David Palmer : I need to speak to Jack Bauer: do you know how to reach him?
Tony Almeida : Can you hold on Sir?
President David Palmer : For a moment
Tony Almeida : Jack, I have the President Palmer on the line for you
Jack Bauer : Ok good. How we doing on the chopper?
Tony Almeida : I'm working on it
Jack Bauer : Work faster
Tony Almeida : Mr. President, I have Jack on the line, go ahead
Jack Bauer : Yes Mr. President?
President David Palmer : I don't know if you've heard, but I've been unseated
Jack Bauer : Yes Sir, I'm sorry
President David Palmer : Where are you on your investigation on the Cypress audio?
Jack Bauer : Mr. President, I can tell you for certain the audio has been forged. I have in custody the man who engineered it, we're going to bring him in soon. We'll patch him through the White House and the Department of Defense so he can testify. Meanwhile, CTU is trying to process everything we can on him. Mr. President, there is something else though
President David Palmer : What?
Jack Bauer : Your ex-wife. Sherry, she's here with me
President David Palmer : How'd that happen?
President David Palmer : [after Jack remains silent] Jack?
President David Palmer : [Sensing Sherry can overhear their conversation] you can't talk?
Jack Bauer : No Sir
President David Palmer : Don't trust her, do you understand?
Jack Bauer : Yes Mr. President
President David Palmer : Let me talk to her
Jack Bauer : [Handing her the phone] he wants to talk to you
Sherry Palmer : David?
President David Palmer : What're you trying to do?
Sherry Palmer : I'm just trying to help you
President David Palmer : How can you help me? If you wanted to help me, you shouldn't have lied to me
Sherry Palmer : That's the problem. It's not always about the truth
President David Palmer : And what's that suppose to mean?
Sherry Palmer : The truth is the Cypress recording was forged. The truth is you were right and they were wrong. The truth is your trying to prevent an unnecessary war and Jack Bauer and I are the only ones who can help you
President David Palmer : Stay out of his way
Sherry Palmer : Alright
President David Palmer : Let me talk to Jack
Jack Bauer : Yes Mr. President?
President David Palmer : I need this man to come forward now
Jack Bauer : I understand Sir
