24 (TV Series)

Day 4: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2005)

William Devane: Secretary of Defence James Heller

Quotes 

• James Heller : [Over the speakerphone]  bring us up to speed

  Jack Bauer : [Over the phone]  we have a hostage situation involving one of the men that was involved in the terrorist attack this morning

  Erin Driscoll : We're pulling up his ID now: his name is Navi Araz, granted American citizenship five years ago

  James Heller : Who's the hostage?

  Jack Bauer : His seventeen year old son, Behrooz, he broke ranks now his father sees him as a liability. Araz knows we have his wife in custody, it's worth it if he kills the boy, and she'll betray him by cooperating with us

  Audrey Raines : What does she say?

  Erin Driscoll : She's agreed to help us find the Override, stop the nuclear meltdowns if we rescue her son

  James Heller : So the father will stall, keep the kid alive until the reactors blow?

  Jack Bauer : That's right, sir

  James Heller : We already lost one in California, can we trust this woman to help us?

  Jack Bauer : I think right now she'll do everything she can to protect her son

  James Heller : Ok, whatever you need, you've got: just get that kid

  Jack Bauer : Yes sir

  Jack Bauer : Erin, I'm going to need a thermal satellite scan of the building, we're looking for two heat sources in close proximity in remote areas of the basement

  Erin Driscoll : [Before hanging up]  we'll call you back as soon as we have something

• James Heller : [while entering the conference room]  alright, bring me up to speed

  Erin Driscoll : We're trying to hold off the meltdown process on five nuclear power plants

  James Heller : How's that going?

  Edgar Stiles : Our programmers is trying to fight off the Override: they can slow it down but they won't be able to stop it

  James Heller : Which means we still have to find the Override?

  Edgar Stiles : Yes

  Erin Driscoll : Jack has a suspect cornered in a local medical facility and we're "fairly" certain this man his pursuing is one of the key architects in today's events

  James Heller : Can we take him alive?

  Erin Driscoll : Unknown

  James Heller : What about Marianne Taylor?

  Erin Driscoll : I sent Curtis to interrogate her

• James Heller : So this Marianne Taylor "claims", she has to access the file personally?

  Curtis Manning : Yes

  James Heller : And you believe her?

  Curtis Manning : I'm not sure: the polygraph indicates she's telling the truth but in my opinion, she maybe a sociopath

  James Heller : Are you a psychologist?

  Curtis Manning : No but I've had dealings with her before

  James Heller : Dealings that might affect your judgment?

  Curtis Manning : No

  James Heller : Well, we have to check it out: the question is how

  Erin Driscoll : I can spare an operative from the cyber unit and security team

  James Heller : [to Audrey]  what'd you think?

  Audrey Raines : I think Curtis should go

  Erin Driscoll : I need Curtis here

  Audrey Raines : The information on the computer file may be important, someone with experience needs to examine it first hand

  James Heller : [to Erin]  send Curtis with a security team and you'll have to figure out how to do without him until he gets back

  Erin Driscoll : Yes sir

• James Heller : I just got off the phone with Jack: he wants me to approve Tony Almeida's reinstatement, do you have a problem with that?

  Erin Driscoll : Considering what Almeida has done for us today, I do not have a problem with that

  James Heller : Good

  Erin Driscoll : Sir, you said you spoke with Jack, how long ago was that?

  James Heller : Ten, fifteen minutes ago, why?

  Erin Driscoll : We have some new information I'd like to share it with you: we found a "curious" connection to the terrorists

  James Heller : What kind of connection?

  Erin Driscoll : Paul Raines

  James Heller : My daughter's husband?

  Erin Driscoll : One of his companies is listed as the owner of the building Jack just searched

  James Heller : The building the terrorists planned the attack from today?

  Erin Driscoll : That's the one

  James Heller : Is anyone going to pick him up?

  Erin Driscoll : We have teams on the way to the hotel where his staying but he was about to leave and the only way to keep him there was under a false pretense

  James Heller : False pretense? What's that suppose to mean?

  Erin Driscoll : Jack called to tell us Audrey is meeting Paul at his room. Jack's on his way over there

  James Heller : What?

  Erin Driscoll : She's going to try to keep him there until our backup teams can take over

  James Heller : Unacceptable, how could you let this happen?

  Erin Driscoll : This wasn't my decision. This was her choice. Jack did everything he could to stop her

  James Heller : When did you find out about this?

  Erin Driscoll : About five minutes ago

  James Heller : That's when you should've told me