24 (TV Series)

Day 6: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2007)

William Devane: James Heller

Photos 

Quotes 

• James Heller : Are you here to kill me?

  Jack Bauer : Depends. Where is Audrey?

  James Heller : I told you before you're not gonna get anywhere near my daughter...

  Jack Bauer : [Points his gun at Heller]  YOU DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO ANYMORE! You understand me? *You* do not tell me what to do!

  [pauses] 

  Jack Bauer : I just watched my father die, and I felt nothing. You know why? Yeah, you know why! Because that man was dead to me years ago. I admired you. I looked up to you like a father. You were the kind of man I wanted to be, and you took advantage of it!

  James Heller : Jack, listen to me...

  Jack Bauer : NO! *You* are gonna listen to me!

  [Lowers gun and walks around room] 

  Jack Bauer : Earlier today, you said that I was cursed. That anyone I touched ended up dead or ruined. How dare you! How *dare* you! The only thing I did, the only thing I have *ever* done, is what you and people like you have asked of me!

  [Long pause] 

  Jack Bauer : Why didn't you try to get me out of China?

  James Heller : I *did* try...

  Jack Bauer : NOT HARD ENOUGH!

  [pause] 

  Jack Bauer : You had the political power. Was the timing not right? Was it a little too complicated? Or was I just an acceptable loss?

  James Heller : Jack, I understand your anger...

  Jack Bauer : [Points gun again]  SHUT UP!

  [Lowers gun] 

  Jack Bauer : You don't understand a thing about me! But I know you. I know why you're angry at me. And it wasn't because Audrey went to China to save me. It was because when you told her *not* to, she did it anyway. You'll never understand that kind of commitment. That kind of loyalty.

  James Heller : You're right, Jack. It wasn't fair of me to put all this on you, to blame you for what happened to Audrey. I know the sacrifices you made.

  [sighs] 

  James Heller : I know this country owes you more than it'll ever repay.

  Jack Bauer : I'm not interested in what you think this country owes me! I want my life back, and I want it now! Audrey's all I've got! And you can't stop me. In case you've forgotten, I'm very good at disappearing. And if you try to send someone after us, I'll kill 'em! Pretty good at that too!

  James Heller : Simply getting your life back, Jack, isn't gonna change who *you* are. And you can't walk away from it. You know that. You've tried it. Sooner or later you're gonna get back in the game. And my daughter's gonna pay the price, like your wife did!

  Jack Bauer : [Whispering]  You son of a bitch!

  James Heller : Jack, I beg you. Just stop for a moment and think.

  [pauses] 

  James Heller : Think, Jack. You won't be able to take care of her the way you want to.

  Jack Bauer : Where is she? Take me to her now.

  [Heller takes Jack to a bedroom where Audrey is sleeping] 

  Jack Bauer : [Grabs her hand, whispers]  Hey. It's me, I'm here.

  [Long pause] 

  Jack Bauer : I know I promised... to take care of you, and to protect you. But I am at a crossroad.

  [pauses] 

  Jack Bauer : Right now, the best way...

  [His voice breaks] 

  Jack Bauer : The only way... to do that, is to let you go.

  [Holds her hand in both his hands] 

  Jack Bauer : I hope one day you'll understand that. I hope one day you can forgive me.

  [Looks at her sleeping face] 

  Jack Bauer : I love you with all of my heart.

  [Kisses her forehead] 

  Jack Bauer : I always will.

  [Turns away and leaves]