- Jack Bauer: You took voice samples from three leaders of three Middle Eastern countries and intercut them Syed Ali's voice to create the Cypress audio
- Alex Hewitt: I didn't say that
- Jack Bauer: Peter Kingsley paid you for it
- Alex Hewitt: No
- Jack Bauer: You are a traitor to your own country: do you know what they're going to do to you?
- Alex Hewitt: I'm not. I didn't know, I swear. I already told this to Mrs. Palmer, get her in here she'll tell you
- Jack Bauer: Forget about her she's not going to help you. If you tell me everything I need to know about the Cypress audio, I will do everything I can
- Alex Hewitt: I won't say anything until I see my lawyer
- Jack Bauer: I am your lawyer, son. Those people you were working for, they thought you were going to die in the bomb blast, they're going to keep coming after you. So if you want to stay alive, you better start telling me everything I need to know
- Alex Hewitt: No, I'll only talk to Mrs. Palmer
- Jack Bauer: Why her? How is she connected to this? How do you know her?
- Alex Hewitt: I just met her today, she called and said she could help me. Look, I know who she is, she's the President's ex-wife, and she's got connections high up
- Jack Bauer: She can't help you now. I'm the only one who can help you
- Alex Hewitt: I want to talk to her
- Jack Bauer: Ok, let me see what I can do
- Military Officer #2: [after Prescott is sworn in as President] even with the delay: we predict have not lost the element of surprise. As you can see here Sir, the primary targets are still relatively unguarded, resistance should be insignificant
- Vice President Jim Prescott: When were these pictures taken?
- Military Officer #2: Ten minutes ago Sir
- Vice President Jim Prescott: Then we can proceed with the attack as originally planned?
- Military Officer #2: Yes Mr. President
- 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
- 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
- Jack Bauer: [while pointing a gun at her inside Hewitt's loft] Mrs. Palmer
- Sherry Palmer: [Surprised to see him] Jack Bauer
- Jack Bauer: Stand up
- Sherry Palmer: Why?
- Jack Bauer: [Yelling] stand up
- Sherry Palmer: What're you going to do to me?
- Jack Bauer: Turn around
- Jack Bauer: [while he searches her] I'm not carrying any weapons
- Jack Bauer: Take a seat
- Jack Bauer: [after he handcuffs Bryce] what are you doing here?
- Sherry Palmer: I'm trying to help David
- Jack Bauer: Help David with what? You're no longer part of his life
- Sherry Palmer: Don't believe everything you read in the papers: David's asked me to pull my resources to see if I can find out anything about the people behind the bomb
- Jack Bauer: I don't believe you
- Sherry Palmer: [Referring to Alex's loft] I don't care what you believe. Do you know who did this? Who ransacked this place? You must be here for the same reason I am
- Jack Bauer: What reason would that be?
- Sherry Palmer: To find Alex Hewitt
- Jack Bauer: Why?
- Sherry Palmer: Oh, you must know, you're here
- Jack Bauer: Why don't you tell me?
- Sherry Palmer: He created a recording that's about to start a war
- Jack Bauer: [after closing the front door] how do you know about that?
- Sherry Palmer: I don't like the way this conversation is going, how dare you talk down on me
- Jack Bauer: How do you know about the Cypress recording? I am not a politician and I'm not going to debate this with you so answer my question. What do you know about the Cypress recording?
- Sherry Palmer: I know about it because every expert in the government with priority clearance has been working on it for the past six hours. I've got a lot of resources
- Jack Bauer: What do you know about Alex Hewitt?
- Sherry Palmer: I know his a freelance audio technician
- Jack Bauer: Whose his worked for?
- Sherry Palmer: A man named peter Kingsley
- Jack Bauer: Why?
- Sherry Palmer: Kingsley represents Caspian Sea oil interests and wants the United States to go to war with the Middle East. Kingsley hired Alex Hewitt to fabricate the Cypress recording
- Sherry Palmer: [Referring to Alex Hewitt] what did he say?
- Jack Bauer: What're you doing here Mrs. Palmer? Please don't tell me it's to help the President
- Sherry Palmer: Alright, I came here to protect myself: I told you Alex was paid by Kingsley to record certain conversations. Well, some of those conversations were with me, and they incriminate me
- Jack Bauer: So you know Peter Kingsley, your collaborating with him
- Sherry Palmer: He assured me that the bomb would never go off
- Jack Bauer: [while dialing a number on his cell phone] what were you thinking? What the hell were you thinking?
- Sherry Palmer: Who are you calling?
- Jack Bauer: CTU: I'm a sworn federal agent Mrs. Palmer, you just confessed to a federal crime
- Sherry Palmer: I suggest you hang up that phone Mr. Bauer. I am the only one who can get Hewitt to cooperate and for that I want full immunity from prosecution. Now hang up the phone and I'll tell you everything
- Jack Bauer: [after hanging his cell phone, yells] Start taking!
- Sherry Palmer: I wanted to bring down David's Presidency. I was so angry with David for what he did to me. I worked tirelessly for years to put him into Office, I sacrificed everything. My career, my family, and David betrayed me
- Jack Bauer: So you wanted revenge, what did Kingsley want?
- Sherry Palmer: Money. A war in the Middle East would triple the value of oil
- Jack Bauer: So the only reason your here is that no one can connect you to Kingsley?
- Sherry Palmer: Yes, just like I told you. I came to protect myself. Look Mr. Bauer, there's only one person you need to prosecute for this and that person is sitting in that room over there. I want full immunity otherwise it's just your word against mine
- President David Palmer: What'd you think? You think I'm unfit to fulfill my duties as President?
- Aaron Pierce: Sir, I'm under orders not to discuss this with you
- President David Palmer: Are you under orders not to listen?
- Aaron Pierce: No Sir
- President David Palmer: I assume you remember Jack Bauer?
- Aaron Pierce: [Nods]
- Aaron Pierce: He believes the Cypress recording: the single piece of evidence that is propelling us into war with the Middle East was fabricated. I've been removed from Office because I believe in Bauer. If it wasn't for Jack, Los Angeles would be a killing field right now. Still, Prescott and the Cabinet refuse to believe he might be right. If Jack finds the evidence after the planes drop their payloads, it'll be too late. We will be at war with three innocent countries
- Aaron Pierce: Well I'm sure when Jack Bauer finds the evidence, Vice President Prescott will, I mean the "President", will recall the bombers
- President David Palmer: [Smiles] I thought you were under orders not to speak to me?
- Aaron Pierce: [Stands up] I'm doing my best Sir
- President David Palmer: Your "best" would be to help me
- Aaron Pierce: By doing what?
- President David Palmer: I need to talk to Jack Bauer, find out if his secured the evidence. If I remember correctly, you have a son in the navy?
- Aaron Pierce: Yes Sir I do
- President David Palmer: Fine thing to defend one's country. You should be proud, let's make sure the cause his fighting for is the just one. Get me a SAT phone, I need a secure line
- 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
- Carrie Turner: [Talking privately] in my opinion, Tony Almeida is not fit to run CTU
- Ryan Chappelle: Why not?
- Carrie Turner: His got Michelle "working off book"
- Ryan Chappelle: Doing what?
- Carrie Turner: I can't say for sure but I have a feeling the two of them are still trying to help Jack Bauer
- Ryan Chappelle: Thank you
- 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
- Sherry Palmer: [after she overheard Jack talking to Tony over the phone] what'd you mean I would "try to cut a deal"? I explained to you that Alex wasn't going to say anything without my permission
- Jack Bauer: [Referring to Alex Hewitt sitting nearby] Mrs. Palmer all I care about right now is that he convinces Prescott and the Joint Chiefs that he forged the Cypress audio. After that you're free to cut any kind of deal you want
- Sherry Palmer: No: that is not what we discussed
- Jack Bauer: I'm sorry. That's the way it is
- Sherry Palmer: We'll see about that
- Jack Bauer: [Grabbing her arm to prevent her from walking away] Mrs. Palmer, the conversation ends here
- Jack Bauer: [Referring to Alex Hewitt] you don't talk to him again, do you understand me?
- Jack Bauer: [as she tries to pull away from him] don't try me Mrs. Palmer. Take a seat on the couch
- Sherry Palmer: I know. I understand your concern but the fact remains, we both made a mistake but we're lucky because they need us. Any deal I make will include you and vice versa remember? We're in this together
- Alex Hewitt: Are you sure about this?
- Sherry Palmer: Honey, I would never lie to you but you have to remember this one thing: I am the only one looking after your interests. No one else, I know how these work just do as I say and it'll all turn out well
- Alex Hewitt: [Referring to Jack standing nearby] what about him?
- Sherry Palmer: Don't worry about him, I'll handle agent Bauer. It won't be a problem, his very low on the "food chain"
- Alex Hewitt: So if I do this, you can keep me out of jail?
- Sherry Palmer: Absolutely, you'll be granted full immunity just like I promised
- 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
- Sherry Palmer: [Referring to Alex Hewitt] alright this is how this is going to work: his going to come in and I'll testify. He can demonstrate the technology in a matter of a few minutes
- Jack Bauer: Good. The chopper's on the way
- 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
- Jack Bauer: What're you doing?
- Alex Hewitt: [while typing on his computer] they took the disk that had my filter: I'll need to rebuild that file straight to process. Ok it'll have to be decompressed, it will take about twenty minutes
- Jack Bauer: How's it going to work?
- Alex Hewitt: I'm going to make a recording for them right on the spot. Shift it around, reframe segments, they'll have the same specs as Cypress, it'll blow their minds
- Jack Bauer: [Pats him on the shoulder] good
- Alex Hewitt: [Referring to Sherry Palmer] then I'm free to go right? That's what she said
- Jack Bauer: Yes, you'll be fine
- Alex Hewitt: How come you're being so nice to me all of a sudden?
- Jack Bauer: What'd you mean?
- Alex Hewitt: Ten minutes ago it was all my fault, you called me a traitor, and now it's "fine Alex"
- Alex Hewitt: [after noticing Jack and Sherry glance at each other] you guys are going to screw me aren't you?
- Jack Bauer: We're not going to screw you
- Alex Hewitt: Yes you are. The minute after you made a deal you're going to "hang me out"
- Jack Bauer: Calm down, we can't "hang you out", without you there's no proof
- Alex Hewitt: Fine, then I want it in writing. Why won't you let me have an attorney?
- Jack Bauer: Because we don't have time, right now there's bombers in the air. You're going to have to trust me on this
- Alex Hewitt: Why? Why should I trust you?
- Sherry Palmer: Maybe his right, why don't you have federal counsel to meet us wherever we're going?
- Jack Bauer: Excuse me?
- Sherry Palmer: It's just one phone call
- Alex Hewitt: [Nervously] that's right, we want federal counsel
- Jack Bauer: No, I'm not trading with you. You're going to do your demonstration then I help you, that's the deal. That's it
- Alex Hewitt: [to Sherry, referring to Jack] I want to talk to him in private
- Sherry Palmer: I told you I handled everything
- Alex Hewitt: Then what're you afraid of? He said I was the only one who can make this happen. I want to talk to him alone
- Sherry Palmer: Ok, alright, whatever you want. I'll be over here
- Jack Bauer: What's going on?
- Alex Hewitt: Is she trying to screw me or not?
- Jack Bauer: No, she's trying to help you
- Alex Hewitt: Why? I mean she doesn't even know me
- Jack Bauer: Maybe she thinks you were "tricked" into something you didn't fully understand. She wants to use her influence with the President to try and help you
- Alex Hewitt: Because she thinks I'm innocent?
- Jack Bauer: Yeah, maybe
- Alex Hewitt: I think she likes me
- Jack Bauer: [Smiles] I think she does
- 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?
- 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
- Sherry Palmer: When are your people getting here?
- Jack Bauer: Soon
- Sherry Palmer: Listen, it's not just out of my own selfish desire that I'm trying to stay clean out of all of this
- Jack Bauer: Really?
- Sherry Palmer: It wouldn't be good for David's Presidency if his ex-wife was implicated in this bomb
- Jack Bauer: So now you care about his Presidency?
- Sherry Palmer: In light of what's happened today, my resentment may seem petty. I don't know what I was thinking
- Jack Bauer: There's something I haven't told you about Mrs. Palmer
- Sherry Palmer: Mrs. Palmer?
- Jack Bauer: Yes, Mrs. Palmer. His Cabinet invoked the twenty-fifth Amendment less than an hour ago. Prescott's the President now
- Sherry Palmer: My God
- Jack Bauer: You got what you wanted