24 (TV Series)

Day 5: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2006)

James Morrison: Bill Buchanan

Quotes 

• Jack Bauer : [while in the conference room]  I don't understand the problem: David Palmer was murdered because he was about to expose Walt Cummings' connection to the terrorists. When Cummings failed to frame me for Palmer's murder, he tried to kill me

  Bill Buchanan : All that may be true but we don't have proof

  Audrey Raines : We can prove that Cummings used Spencer to get Jack's assassin into CTU

  Bill Buchanan : All we have is Spencer's word, that's not enough to build a case

  Jack Bauer : You don't have time to build a case. You want the nerve gas? Cummings is your connection

  Lynn McGill : Cummings is the President's chief advisor, how exactly do you suggest we get to him?

  Jack Bauer : I can secretly meet with Mike Novick: enlist his help

  Bill Buchanan : How do we know Novick isn't in this with Cummings?

  Jack Bauer : Because I know him. He'll listen to me and the President will listen to him. With Novick's help, we can isolate Cummings

  Lynn McGill : As much as I appreciate you want to be involved, you don't work here anymore

  Jack Bauer : That's exactly the reason why I should do this. If it backfires, there won't be any fallout on you

  Audrey Raines : I think it's worth a try

  Bill Buchanan : I agree

  Jack Bauer : [to Lynn]  it's your call

  Lynn McGill : Alright, just so we're clear, this is about finding the nerve gas, not getting revenge for David Palmer

  Jack Bauer : Understood

  Lynn McGill : Work out your protocols with Ms. Raines, we'll keep looking through Cummings' background for anything that supports our case

• Lynn McGill : [Talking privately]  I can't have you talk to me like that in front of these people

  Bill Buchanan : Your right, I'm sorry

  Lynn McGill : Are we clear on who's in charge here?

  Bill Buchanan : Yeah, but my advice stands: if this order jeopardizes our chances of finding that nerve gas, it's your responsibility to ignore it. At least until we can make our case to the White House. You also have to learn to make decisions faster

  Lynn McGill : Bill...

  Bill Buchanan : One more thing that comes with experience, if we don't do everything in our power to stop these terrorists, we're not doing our job

  Lynn McGill : [after thinking it over]  ok, disregard the order

  Bill Buchanan : [Before urgently walking away]  thank you

• Lynn McGill : [while entering the Situation room]  we're no longer running point on the search for the canisters: we've been ordered off by Division

  Bill Buchanan : Why?

  Lynn McGill : The White House wants to use their own people to coordinate from now on

  Audrey Raines : That doesn't make sense, we'll waste hours getting another agency up to speed

  Lynn McGill : Yeah I know, I tried calling the President, his not taking my calls

  Audrey Raines : What about Mike Novick? Jack should be with him by now

  Lynn McGill : Novick's people say his unreachable, and Jack's cell is rigged to voicemail

  Bill Buchanan : Something's wrong

  Lynn McGill : Yeah I know but I don't know what we can do about it

  Bill Buchanan : I do

  Lynn McGill : What?

  Bill Buchanan : We can disregard the order

  Lynn McGill : We're not disregarding a Presidential order

  Lynn McGill : If we don't, we will not find this nerve gas

  Lynn McGill : Sending Jack Bauer to have a conversation with Mike Novick as a private citizen is one thing but I'm not about to start considering disobeying a direct order from the White House

  Bill Buchanan : [Raises his voice]  that's because you don't have the experience to know any better

  Lynn McGill : [Stunned]  Mr. Buchanan, step outside for a moment