24 (TV Series)

Day 4: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m. (2005)

James Morrison: Bill Buchanan

Quotes 

• Cheng Zhi : [after Bill introduces Cheng to Jack]  of course I know of Mr. Bauer: from his previous service to this country. We knew you were in Los Angeles today, when did you arrive?

  Jack Bauer : Few in a few days ago with Secretary Heller

  Cheng Zhi : I assume Secretary Heller is still here?

  Jack Bauer : No, for security reasons, his at our District office

  Cheng Zhi : Why aren't you with him?

  Jack Bauer : We felt under the circumstances today, I could be more helpful here at CTU with Bill

  Cheng Zhi : That's odd

  Jack Bauer : Not really, as you know I used run this office

  Cheng Zhi : So if there's anyone "capable" of leading a covert operation on short notice, you would be the ideal candidate

  Bill Buchanan : Mr. Cheng, this kind of...

  Jack Bauer : [Interrupts him]  it's alright Bill, I've got it. Mr. Cheng, I can assure you that neither CTU nor I had anything to do with the terrible events that took place at your Consulate tonight

  Cheng Zhi : [after taking out a printed photo from his briefcase]  I assume you know this man? Howard Bern: one of your field agents, this was taken by one of our surveillance cameras tonight

  Jack Bauer : [while looking at the photo]  this photograph has been altered

  Cheng Zhi : Just to make it clearer

  Jack Bauer : Or set up a scenario that you can utilize for political propaganda?

  Cheng Zhi : No Mr. Bauer, we ran this image through our database, the computer picked Mr. Bern as a "near perfect match"

  Jack Bauer : Did you take the time to cross reference your database to include members of the People's Freedom Coalition? Because according to our information, their the group most likely behind this attack

  Cheng Zhi : That would be pointless, wouldn't it? This man is not Asian

  Jack Bauer : Mr. Cheng, you and I both know that the PFC has initiated terrorist activities around the globe. Utilizing European mercenaries: half a dozen which are a closer match to this photograph than Agent Bern

  Cheng Zhi : I take it Mr. Bern is not available to question?

  Bill Buchanan : No, his not here tonight

  Cheng Zhi : Of course

  Bill Buchanan : Mr. Cheng, you must know it will not be in America's best interest to provoke the Chinese government

  Cheng Zhi : Then what're we playing these games for? Thirty minutes before we were asked our Consul to give up Lee Jong, and before our government can comply, the Consulate was attacked, Lee Jong disappears. Howard Bern is not available to be questioned, what are you trying to hide?

• Curtis Manning : [Briefing CTU staff on a monitor]  the warhead was stolen here: in eastern Iowa, we don't know yet how it's being transported

  Bill Buchanan : Are we monitoring air traffic?

  Curtis Manning : Yes, so far nothing's been picked up

  Tony Almeida : If they have to stay on the ground, how far could they have gone?

  Curtis Manning : Based on our latest information, a three hundred mile radius which includes three metropolitan cities

  Tony Almeida : Have those cities been alerted?

  Bill Buchanan : The President wants to keep that information restricted for the time being

  Curtis Manning : We have raised local alert levels, we haven't mentioned specifics

  Bill Buchanan : Marwan and his people have control of a nuclear warhead. We have to figure out when and where he'll set it off. I want you to look at everything: from satellite to local police, we have a small window. It's still in the middle of the night, if Marwan leaves a trail, it's going to be a hell of a lot easier to follow it now than in two hours when people start going to work. Let's get to it

• Bill Buchanan : Tell me the latest on Lee?

  Tony Almeida : He just got out of surgery: Dr. Besson thinks he'll be able to respond to questions soon

  Bill Buchanan : [Before entering Michelle's office]  alright, when that happens, I want everyone from COMM on standby. Whatever Lee gives us I want it worked up without any time lags

  Michelle Dessler : [after hanging up the phone]  that was Secretary of State Taylor: he just authorized the head of security at the Chinese Consulate to come here and question us about the raid

  Tony Almeida : What? In the middle of all this?

  Bill Buchanan : Alright, this breaks down very simply, they want to prove we attacked the Consulate tonight, we have to make sure they can't do that

  Tony Almeida : That ambush is going to land on someone

  Bill Buchanan : Mike Novick's working on that from Washington. We just have to make sure all of our bases are covered over here. Finding that nuclear warhead is our number one priority. I'm going to go over the strategy with Jack, when Cheng gets here, send him to the situation room, make sure all of our visible screens are masked

• Cheng Zhi : [Before Bill enters the room]  I am surprised after you were kidnapped, that you stayed on to work here: that must have been very difficult for you

  Audrey Raines : Well, I wasn't physically hurt and I wanted to try and help find the people who planned these attacks

  Cheng Zhi : Very admirable, I looked through the hourly's for Mr. Bauer, your associate from the Defense Department. I noticed from 1am to 3 am, you and he were working on some data processing tasks?

  Audrey Raines : Yes, that's correct

  Audrey Raines : And what analyst did you give this information to?

  Audrey Raines : Edgar Stiles: why does that matter?

  Cheng Zhi : They go through all this trouble to re-enlist a man who used to run this place, Jack Bauer, and his doing data processing?

  Audrey Raines : Well, it's much more subtle than it sounds. There are hundreds of lists that have to be cross referenced, and with Mr. Bauer's experience, we were able to narrow the search

  Cheng Zhi : I am surprised

  Audrey Raines : Why's that?

  Cheng Zhi : I mean no disrespect, the log shows that your husband Paul Raines was at the clinic at the same hours and unfortunately he passed away

  Audrey Raines : What's your point?

  Cheng Zhi : I don't believe you were with Jack Bauer mining data, that you were waiting for your husband while he was in surgery, and that you're lying to me now to cover for Mr. Bauer

  Bill Buchanan : Mr. Cheng, I'm not going to stand there and allow you to accuse my people of lying

  Cheng Zhi : No and I'm not going to stand here to endure "half baked" alibis

  Audrey Raines : You can believe whatever you want: my answers stand. Now if we are done I do have to get back to work, if you will excuse me