24 (TV Series)

Day 8: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (2010)

Bob Gunton: Ethan Kanin

Quotes 

• President Allison Taylor : [noticing the expression on his face after he hung up the phone]  they still haven't been able to lock Jack down

  Ethan Kanin : They lost him: he landed the chopper and escaped on foot. NYPD is securing a perimeter, CTU is coordinating an interagency search

  President Allison Taylor : If Jack gets this evidence and exposes the Russians, the peace agreement is over

  Ethan Kanin : The peace agreement may not be the only casualty. You covered up the Russian's involvement: that's grounds for impeachment. Possibly... a criminal indictment, you crossed the line but it may not to be too late to step back and limit the damage

  President Allison Taylor : How?

  Ethan Kanin : Expose the Russians: grant Dana Walsh immunity in exchange for evidence, we'll launch an investigation through transparent international channels

  President Allison Taylor : Which would effectively end the peace deal

  Ethan Kanin : But it will save your Administration

  President Allison Taylor : There is still a chance CTU will find Jack

  Ethan Kanin : [shakes his head]  even if they do, the evidence is still out there... eventually it will surface

  Ethan Kanin : [sits down next to her]  I know better than anyone how much this means to you: how much you sacrificed personally to make it happen

  President Allison Taylor : We are so close

  Ethan Kanin : And we will be again, if not during your Administration, during the next one

  President Allison Taylor : I wish I could believe that

  President Allison Taylor : [after thinking it over]  I want you to prepare a statement announcing our withdrawal from this accord: we have a press conference in forty minutes, I'll make the announcement then

  Ethan Kanin : [holds her hands]  as hard as this is, you're doing the right thing

• Ethan Kanin : [after entering her office]  I have a final draft of your statement, I think it's best for now to cite President Hassan's death as the reason for your withdrawal and after the dust has "settled", we can start prosecuting the Russians through backchannels

  President Allison Taylor : I've chosen not to withdraw from the peace agreement and I'm keeping the press conference as scheduled

  Ethan Kanin : I don't understand

  President Allison Taylor : Dana Walsh is being moved from CTU to a private detention facility: she'll be "off the grid", out of Jack Bauer's reach. I've hired a private interrogation team to "acquire the evidence"

  Ethan Kanin : [Surprised]  "acquire the evidence?"

  President Allison Taylor : Once we have it, she'll be "irrelevant"

  Ethan Kanin : Keeping the truth from Jack Bauer is one thing: but authorizing the illegal detention and torture of a prisoner? How far are you willing to go with this lie?

  President Allison Taylor : As far as "necessary" to "preserve" this treaty... it's vital to the security of this nation, what I am doing is for the "greater good"

  Ethan Kanin : [Nods]  this was Logan's idea, wasn't it?

  President Allison Taylor : The decision was mine and I stand behind it

  Ethan Kanin : [after sitting down]  please listen to what I have to say, I think this is about more than the "greater good", I think your Presidency has cost you your marriage and your children, and you think that this treaty will somehow redeem that loss

  President Allison Taylor : That's enough

  Ethan Kanin : You've made this "personal", and you've lost "your way", I've known you long enough to see that. I implore you... take a step back: look at this "clearly"

  President Allison Taylor : I said that's enough, I've explained my reasons and I appreciate your objections but the debate is over. So let's move on

  Ethan Kanin : Unless you stop what's being done in your name... I can't be a part of this any longer. Don't worry, I'll keep it to myself: cite my health as the reason for my resignation. After all, I'm here against doctor's orders

  President Allison Taylor : [Stands up]  please, we are "almost there", you can't just abandon me like this

  Ethan Kanin : I'm not abandoning you, I'm listening to my conscience. Anyway, you've got Charles Logan now... only room for one of us

• Charles Logan : [Surprised to see him]  I heard about your resignation, I'm glad you're putting your health first: we all just want you to get well

  Ethan Kanin : I'm leaving because you... because of what you started here: you've "deliberately "played" this out to maneuver the President into a corner

  Charles Logan : [Shrugs]  I brought the Russians back to the table

  Ethan Kanin : But you didn't tell her how you were doing it

  Charles Logan : She didn't ask because she knew what's best for her to preserve her own deniability: the President knows exactly what she's doing, she's smarter than either of us gave her credit for

  Ethan Kanin : I see, so you just provided "counsel?"

  Charles Logan : That's right

  Ethan Kanin : Well... let me "counsel" you: stop this cover up before it's too late. This peace is no good, there's too much blood on this treaty for it to ever hold

  Charles Logan : We've both been in this "game" a long time and we both know damn well that every treaty ever written had blood on it

  Ethan Kanin : Not like this: you've got Alison so far "into the woods", she'll never be able to find herself out. She isn't like you, she's unlike any politician I've ever known

  Charles Logan : That's right... she's finally got some teeth

  Ethan Kanin : You listen to me. If she suffers for this, I will come after you with everything I have

  Charles Logan : You're threatening me

  Ethan Kanin : [Sternly]  I'm "warning" you

  Charles Logan : [Ignoring his comments]  do you need to sit down?

  Ethan Kanin : I'm fine

  Charles Logan : Well, then, if you don't mind, Alison will be taking the podium any second now... get some rest, you need it