24 (TV Series)

Day 4: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2005)

Carlos Bernard: Tony Almeida

Quotes 

• Tony Almeida : [to Audrey about Jack]  Some people are more comfortable in hell.

• Tony Almeida : I got those perimeter teams you asked for ready to go

  Michelle Dessler : Thanks, I just want you to know just because you overruled you a few minutes ago doesn't mean I don't value your input

  Tony Almeida : Don't patronize me

  Michelle Dessler : I'm not: you ran CTU for two years. Anything you have to say, I will consider seriously

  Tony Almeida : Don't worry, I'm going to tell you what I think whether you want to hear it or not, alright?

  Michelle Dessler : Good

• Audrey Raines : [Walking over to his station]  Michelle said you were doing a search on possible ties to Marwan, may I help?

  Tony Almeida : Do you have a sign on for the Sakai server?

  Audrey Raines : In Washington?

  Tony Almeida : Yeah, we're saving time if I could use it on this search

  Audrey Raines : [after typing on his computer]  there you go

  Tony Almeida : Thanks

  Audrey Raines : Anything else?

  Tony Almeida : This should kick off a few names: you can help me write them down when it's done searching

  Audrey Raines : Ok great

  Tony Almeida : So, did you tell Michelle what happened today?

  Audrey Raines : I said Jack called you

  Tony Almeida : Anything else?

  Audrey Raines : Well, I didn't say you were living with anyone if that's what you mean

  Tony Almeida : She probably already knows that and I'm sure she can probably care less. So how are you and Jack "ferrying" with him out in the field today?

  Audrey Raines : It's different: a lot different than Washington

  Tony Almeida : Yeah it is a lot different. To tell you the truth, I couldn't believe it when I heard had taken a desk job in DC

  Audrey Raines : He said he was happier this way

  Tony Almeida : Uh huh. Well, you got to see him in both worlds today, you think he'll go back to wearing a suit?

  Audrey Raines : After the hell Jack's been through today, you think he'd want to come back to this?

  Tony Almeida : Some people are more comfortable in hell

  Audrey Raines : Are you talking about Jack? Or yourself?

• James Heller : [Addressing CTU staff]  for those of you that don't know: this is Michelle Dessler, she'll be taking over as acting Director of CTU effective immediately. Tony, I appreciate you "carrying the ball" until Michelle got here, why don't you bring her and everyone else up to speed?

  Tony Almeida : Yes sir, less than an hour ago, we discovered the man responsible for planning today's attacks Habib Marwan has been a long term employee McLennan-Forrester, the third largest defense contractor in the country. Now we know Marwan has been using the alias "Harris Barnes", what we don't know yet is how he managed to evade their security checks, Marwan knows we're looking for him so his probably gone "dark". His association with McLennan-Forrester is our primary focus, Jack Bauer and Paul Raines went to the company to inspect his computer files but as they were doing so an electromagnetic pulse bomb was detonated wiping out the company's database

  Sarah Gavin : It also fried every electrical device within an eight mile radius. Street lights, computers, cars, cell phones, everything

  Michelle Dessler : Were Jack and Paul able to find anything before detonation?

  Tony Almeida : Yeah but we weren't able to contact them since the blast. We have to assume whoever detonated the EMP "thinks" Jack and Paul found something and wants them eliminated

  Michelle Dessler : Have rescue teams been sent into the area?

  Tony Almeida : Not yet. Once we confirmed the effects subsided, we'll send two full teams in with fully functional electronics, the only problem is until we find Jack and Paul, we're not going to be able to do much

  Michelle Dessler : [to the CTU staff]  we want to do everything we can to find Jack Bauer and Paul Raines but the priority to retrieve any information they found at McLennan-Forrester, that's all

• Michelle Dessler : [Before he hands her the access card]  I need the access codes for CTU and Division

  Tony Almeida : What'd you need me to do?

  Michelle Dessler : Division's sending over a supplemental list of terrorists supposedly had contact with Habib Marwan, I want you to check any names that have been flagged by other agencies including overseas

  Tony Almeida : Given what's happening right now, it doesn't seem like the best use of my time

  Michelle Dessler : It has to be done and I'd like you to do it

  Tony Almeida : Jack and Paul may have information vital to ending this crisis: I should be helping us find them

  Michelle Dessler : Last time I saw you, you couldn't stay sober long enough to keep a job

  Tony Almeida : That was six months ago

  Michelle Dessler : This is what I need you to do, if don't like it, you can resign

  Tony Almeida : [after thinking it over]  I'm going to need a security clearance

  Michelle Dessler : I'll make sure you get a Level Three

  Tony Almeida : Level Three? I used to have a Six

  Michelle Dessler : Right now? All you need is Three

• Tony Almeida : [after entering her office]  Jack and Paul are ok

  Michelle Dessler : What about the information?

  Tony Almeida : We don't know if Jack has it but even if he does, we don't know if it's going to bring us any closer to finding Marwan

  Michelle Dessler : We know McLennan-Forrester is involved, that should yield some leads

  Tony Almeida : That's going to have to be worked up here because McLennan-Forrester's computers were all knocked out by the EMP

  Michelle Dessler : You want to head that up?

  Tony Almeida : No, you know what? You should let Curtis handle that

  Michelle Dessler : Alright, I will. I shouldn't have said that earlier about your drinking, that was out of line. I'm sorry

  Tony Almeida : You don't owe me an apology: my life right now... let's just that I've been better, quite frankly seeing you here today has only made things worse. Look, I'm going to leave, get out of your hair, and let you do your job alright?

  Michelle Dessler : No, we can't afford to lose you, not today

  Tony Almeida : You sure?

  Michelle Dessler : Yes I'm sure