24 (TV Series)

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

Dennis Haysbert: David Palmer

Quotes 

• Tony Almeida : [Over the speakerphone]  what've you got?

  Bill Buchanan : The second satellite pass is complete: we were unable to detect the missile with thermal imaging, there's just too much radiant heat from ground sources

  David Palmer : This is President Palmer, is there a chance another satellite pass will find the missile?

  Bill Buchanan : The more data we have Mr. President, the better but a more intensive pass will take two to three hours

  David Palmer : And we expect the missile to find its target before then?

  Bill Buchanan : Yes Sir, we do

  David Palmer : Alright make sure FBI is on a real time link with all local emergency channels

  Bill Buchanan : Yes Sir, I'll get that done right now

  David Palmer : I also want you to compile disaster scenarios for the urban centers within range of the missile

  Bill Buchanan : Sir, that's twenty of the largest cities in this country

  David Palmer : I'm aware of that. I want death rates, fallout patterns, and emergency response predictions for all of them

  Bill Buchanan : Yes Sir, I'll take care of that right now

• Mike Novick : [Over a speakerphone]  we're all here: go ahead

  Bill Buchanan : I'm afraid Marwan's associate, the woman we hoped would help us locate the missile, has killed herself and one of our agents

  President Charles Logan : Oh my God

  David Palmer : Did she leave behind any physical evidence that could help us?

  Bill Buchanan : It doesn't appear so

  President Charles Logan : So what is CTU going to do now to find the missile?

  Bill Buchanan : Mr. President, at this point, CTU no longer has any reasonable expectation of finding the missile before it reaches its target

  President Charles Logan : This is it: it's going to happen. What do we do?

  David Palmer : At this point, we have no choice but to alert all state and federal agencies and focusing all of our resources on managing the aftermath

  President Charles Logan : [to David]  but we don't even know the missile's target

  David Palmer : No, we can "assume" it will be a major city but no matter what the target is, there will be wide spread panic across this country: we need to mobilize the Army and the National Guard in every state and draw a declaration of Martial law

  President Charles Logan : Yes, we need to do that

  Mike Novick : Bill, all federal agencies need to prepare for the aftermath of a nuclear attack. CTU's priority should be "disaster management." Redeploy your people now

  Bill Buchanan : [Before hanging up]  understood