24 (TV Series)
Day 2: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (2002)
Xander Berkeley: George Mason
Quotes
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George Mason : I thought I told you to handle this yourself
Tony Almeida : Yeah well, the truth is if I didn't have to talk to you again, I'd be happy but the IT people need to access the data stream Paula was working on and it's on your system so we need your password
George Mason : Password?
Tony Almeida : Yeah
George Mason : Hendrix.
Tony Almeida : Is that with an "x"?
George Mason : How else would you spell it?
Tony Almeida : Yeah, right, thanks
George Mason : How's Paula doing?
Tony Almeida : Not so good. We're still trying to dig her out but she's non-responsive. Look, I've got to go
George Mason : Ok
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Rescue Worker : [Before walking away] everything in your car I had cleared out and put it in the ambulance so whenever you're ready to go to the hospital
George Mason : [Asking how he'll die from radiation poisoning] so, how's it going to happen?
Rescue Worker : Excuse me?
George Mason : You said I might be dead by tomorrow so I'm curious to know what to expect for the rest of the day
Rescue Worker : There's a latent period where you will be mostly asymptomatic even in the most extreme cases, radiation poisoning can last a while
George Mason : What's a while?
Rescue Worker : Up to twelve hours, maybe longer. How do you feel now?
George Mason : I'm going to puke
Rescue Worker : I can give you something to control the nausea. At least until the symptoms are more acute
George Mason : Yeah, like what?
Rescue Worker : Your hair will start to fall out
George Mason : [Jokingly] I'm used to that
Rescue Worker : You'll start to manifest gastrointestinal hemorrhaging: skin legions, bleeding from the mouth, and nose
George Mason : How am I going to die?
Rescue Worker : Your mental functioning will begin to deteriorate and you'll lapse into a coma
Paramedic : [Interrupting them] Mr. Mason
Rescue Worker : Not now
Paramedic : [Handing George a phone] it's the guy from your office Tony Almeida
Rescue Worker : I said not now
George Mason : [Over the phone] hey Tony what is it?
Tony Almeida : They hit us George. They bombed CTU
George Mason : [Surprised] what kind of damage?
Tony Almeida : Damage reports are still coming in but so far we got nineteen of our people dead, twenty wounded, and seven missing
Tony Almeida : Look, we're bleeding back here. All of our Intel on the nuke was destroyed. I mean it's on the NSA server but Paula wrote the decryption code and she's in really bad shape
George Mason : Well, do whatever you have to retrieve it
Tony Almeida : Yeah well I am. That's what I'm trying to do. That's why I called you. Chain of command remember?
George Mason : Call NSA systems people and get them on it
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Tony Almeida : [Over the phone] when are you coming back here?
George Mason : I'm not sure
Tony Almeida : Well, the sooner, the better
George Mason : Look, the truth is I may not be coming back
Tony Almeida : Why not?
George Mason : Because I'm not really in a position to help out right now
Tony Almeida : [Gradually raising his voice] what're you talking about? A nuclear is set to go off sometime today in Los Angeles. We just lost half the people who were in a position to keep it from happening so don't tell me your still trying to cover your own ass!
George Mason : Look, just deal with it ok?
Tony Almeida : Yeah alright
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George Mason : What's going on here?
Tony Almeida : I should ask you the same question: I thought you weren't coming back here?
George Mason : I changed my mind
Tony Almeida : Oh, you did? Why?
George Mason : I don't have to answer to you so drop the attitude
George Mason : [to the Paramedic, referring to Paula's injuries] how bad is she?
Tony Almeida : [Answering for the Paramedic] bad, she's bleeding internally
George Mason : [to the Paramedic] anything you can do for her at the hospital you can do here?
Hazmat Paramedic : No, she needs surgery, We can't do that in the field
George Mason : They're going to put her under anesthesia?
Hazmat Paramedic : That's right
Tony Almeida : What're you doing George?
George Mason : How long is she going to be under?
Hazmat Paramedic : Couple of hours
George Mason : Then she stays here
Hazmat Paramedic : We can't keep her here
George Mason : Look, everything we have on this nuke has been destroyed. The only Intel we have left is the database Paula sent to the NSA and they didn't get the code
Tony Almeida : Well then we'll assign other IT people to retrieve it
George Mason : She's the only one who can decrypt those files and you know it
Tony Almeida : [Raising his voice] we'll send a programmer to get it
George Mason : We don't have time. I need her here and I need her lucid. Just for a few minutes. I don't care what you have to do. Can you get her conscious?
Hazmat Paramedic : I can administer epinephrine maybe get her BP up temporarily
Tony Almeida : You're out of your mind George. You're crazy
George Mason : Tell yourself that if it makes you feel better
Tony Almeida : This girl deserves a chance to live
