24 (TV Series)

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

Jude Ciccolella: Mike Novick

Quotes 

• Mike Novick : You should try to get some rest

  President Charles Logan : Yes I know I should try to get some rest: what is it you want?

  Mike Novick : I just got the phone with General Warren who's running military operations here in Los Angeles

  President Charles Logan : Why would you be talking with him?

  Mike Novick : Karen Hayes over at Homeland raised a few good points, I thought I'd follow up on

  President Charles Logan : What "good points"?

  Mike Novick : She doesn't understand why she was taken out of the loop on this Jack Bauer situation

  President Charles Logan : I really don't care what Karen Hayes understands: she should be doing her job and not bothering my advisors asking questions that diminish my authority

  Mike Novick : Be that as it may, I did follow up and now frankly, I'm a little mystified with some things

  President Charles Logan : What things mystify you?

  Mike Novick : You told Homeland you wanted the military to pick up Jack Bauer but I just spoke with General Warren and his unaware of any such directive

  President Charles Logan : Because I didn't go through General Warren

  Mike Novick : May I ask who you did go through?

  President Charles Logan : [Sternly]  let's get one thing straight, I don't answer to you

  Mike Novick : Of course not Sir

  President Charles Logan : However I will tell you this: I've decided to use a "covert" task force to bring in Jack Bauer and the reason I'm doing that is because Bauer "presents "special circumstances"

  Mike Novick : "Special circumstances?"

  President Charles Logan : I want this completely off the radar

  President Charles Logan : [after Mike is silent]  the Chinese government may still believe Jack Bauer is dead. If they find out his alive, they're going to blame us, they're going to "accuse" us of fabricating the story of his death

  Mike Novick : Wouldn't we be keeping the circle smaller if we let Karen handle this? Her people already know about Bauer, working under a secretive mandate

  President Charles Logan : You know what? I am tired of being second guessed, I've been dealing with this wall to wall crisis's for the last eighteen hours and I think I've done a pretty damn good job of leading the country

  Mike Novick : Of course

  President Charles Logan : You came in here suggesting I get some rest? That's the one recommendation I intend to take. Thank you

• Vice President Hal Gardner : What's up Mike?

  Mike Novick : I just got a call from Karen Hayes at CTU: do you know about the President's decision to pull them off on the acquisition of Jack Bauer?

  Vice President Hal Gardner : No, but what's the problem?

  Mike Novick : The problem is it doesn't really make any sense, Karen's teams are closer, and they can do it more efficiently. Bauer's more likely to cooperate with them than with a group of military police he doesn't know

  Vice President Hal Gardner : Well, Karen and her team has got CTU on its feet. I'm sure the President just feels more "confident" with the military units already in place because of Martial Law: what do you want me to say? It's the President's call. I can see it both ways