24 (TV Series)

Day 4: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2005)

Reiko Aylesworth: Michelle Dessler

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Quotes 

• Michelle Dessler : What did LAPD say?

  Bill Buchanan : They're keeping certain units in reserve...

  Michelle Dessler : [Interrupts him]  but they're sending more patrol men to help Jack right?

  Bill Buchanan : They're sending nine over there now and they're going to try to pull another twelve from the...

  Michelle Dessler : [Interrupts him]  nine? That's not nearly enough: we'll have to reassign our people. Send them over there now

  Bill Buchanan : I've taken care of it

  Michelle Dessler : [Sternly]  when? We need people there now, this woman has to be captured

  Bill Buchanan : Everyone understands what's at stake here. We're going to do our best to find this woman but we have to remain calm or everything will spiral out of control

  Michelle Dessler : Your right, I'm not being objective. I'll admit it, I'm worried about what this woman will do to Tony but I will not lose sight of the "big picture"

  Bill Buchanan : The "big picture" is we have to apprehend this hostile: alive, nothing else matters

• Mandy : [Over the phone]  don't bother trying to triangulate the call: it's scrambled

  Michelle Dessler : Please don't hurt him

  Mandy : He's ok for now. He won't be unless you do everything I say

  Michelle Dessler : I understand

  Mandy : I need your help getting out of here

  Michelle Dessler : What kind of help?

  Mandy : You're hesitating

  Michelle Dessler : I'm not, I just need to know what you need me to do

  Mandy : Your men are between me and my exit. I need to know what their search patterns are and how many men there are

  Michelle Dessler : Ok, I'll find out

  Mandy : You'll tell me right now

  Michelle Dessler : I have to go downstairs and talk to my tactical team

  Mandy : Oh, you're stalling: how many men are there total?

  Michelle Dessler : Upwards of thirty, not including LAPD and reinforcements are on the way

  Mandy : You will need to remove your men, from the northeast driveway of the complex

  Michelle Dessler : I don't know if I can do that

  Mandy : You'll redeploy your men by the time I call you back or Tony dies

  Michelle Dessler : When are you calling back?

  Mandy : [Before hanging up]  soon. Get moving

• Bill Buchanan : [after he enters her office]  where are we on the search of the apartment complex?

  Michelle Dessler : Nothing so far

  Bill Buchanan : LAPD there yet?

  Michelle Dessler : They're on their way

  Bill Buchanan : I'll be in COMM

  Michelle Dessler : I can't do this

  Bill Buchanan : Can't do what?

  Michelle Dessler : I can't sacrifice the lives of all those people if this warhead goes off: she called me

  Bill Buchanan : Who? Who called you?

  Michelle Dessler : The hostile who has Tony

  Bill Buchanan : When? What did she say?

  Michelle Dessler : Couple minutes ago: she said to redeploy our men so she can get away or Tony dies

• Bill Buchanan : [after sitting down next to her]  I can't even imagine what you must be feeling, I know part of you is second guessing your decision but you couldn't place Tony's life over potentially over millions of people. You made the exact kind of decision Tony would've wanted you to make, that's our job, it's why we signed on

  Michelle Dessler : [Nods]  we decided we were going to leave "this." Go somewhere and start again

  Bill Buchanan : Michelle...

  Michelle Dessler : I want to get back to work, we still have to find this missile

  Bill Buchanan : No, I want you to go home

  Michelle Dessler : I'll be ok

  Bill Buchanan : That's not advice: that's an order