24 (TV Series)

Day 6: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2007)

Carlo Rota: Morris O'Brian

Quotes 

• Chloe O'Brian : [after see him frustrated at his work station]  what is it?

  Morris O'Brian : I'm doubling these vectors for the Homeland subnet, I've been trying and trying, and it just won't go through

  Chloe O'Brian : [while looking at his computer screen]  check your SIP adapter

  Morris O'Brian : What about my SIP adapter?

  Chloe O'Brian : You've specified the wrong slot assignment

  Morris O'Brian : [Referring to himself after seeing his mistake]  oh, what an idiot: thank you, that'll work

  Chloe O'Brian : Did you call your sponsor?

  Morris O'Brian : I'm getting tired of you giving me the "third degree"

  Chloe O'Brian : I covered for you, I didn't tell anyone you took a drink

  Morris O'Brian : I didn't take a drink, I spat it out, and I told you

  Chloe O'Brian : You promised me you'd call your sponsor

  Morris O'Brian : And I did

  Chloe O'Brian : Well?

  Morris O'Brian : We had this long talk, I feel a lot better, really

  Chloe O'Brian : You're not acting like it

  Morris O'Brian : [Jokingly]  why don't we install a breathalyzer at my station? Will that satisfy you?

  Chloe O'Brian : I just want to make sure your ok

  Morris O'Brian : I helped terrorists arm a nuclear bomb today, I'm not going to be ok for a long time: that doesn't mean I can't do my job

• Chloe O'Brian : [Talking privately]  I need you to tell me the truth: have you been drinking?

  Morris O'Brian : [Jokingly]  I just had a couple beers love, I didn't think anybody would mind

  Chloe O'Brian : Don't be sarcastic. Your data mergers are incomplete, I had to cover for you, I just told Nadia

  Morris O'Brian : What was incomplete?

  Morris O'Brian : [after showing him the report]  oh, for crying out loud, these sectors are irrelevant, I only fill them in when I file my final report

  Chloe O'Brian : I know that. Nadia wants these completed

  Morris O'Brian : Nadia only wants to prove to Buchanan she was right and I shouldn't be here

  Chloe O'Brian : No one is out to get you

  Morris O'Brian : Even I know I shouldn't be here: there's a big part of me that wants to go home, crawl into bed, and forget this day ever happened but I'm staying because CTU needs me

• Bill Buchanan : [During a CTU briefing]  according to Charles Logan, Anatoly Markov head of the Russian Consulate in Los Angeles has information on Gredenko. Logan and Bauer are going to see Markov now. I want COMM locked on any communication outside and possibly inside the Consulate. Morris, are you still the lead on decoding diplomatic communication leaving the Consulate?

  Morris O'Brian : Yes

  Bill Buchanan : I want you to hand that over to Chloe

  Morris O'Brian : [Surprised]  why?

  Bill Buchanan : Because of what you've been through today, I'm not sure you can handle it: we can't afford any mistakes

  Morris O'Brian : Look, I'm...

  Bill Buchanan : [Interrupts him]  Chloe, I want you to take over Morris' workload on the Consulate

  Morris O'Brian : Hold on, I said...

  Chloe O'Brian : [Interrupts him]  it's ok Morris

  Morris O'Brian : [Before standing up]  no, it's not ok. I'd like to say something to everyone, I'm very sorry that I gave the programming device to Fayed, if I could take it back I would but I can't and if you don't think I can do my job Mr. Buchanan then I should leave but I can do my job

  Bill Buchanan : Ok Morris, I'll give your task full priority

  Morris O'Brian : [Sits back now]  thank you

  Nadia Yassir : Mr. Buchanan, I have to disagree with your decision. I'm sorry Morris, I just don't think you're ready

  Bill Buchanan : Your objection is noted Nadia, but my decision stands