24 (TV Series)

Day 2: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. (2003)

Paul Schulze: Ryan Chappelle

Quotes 

• Tony Almeida : I just saw a message that the President called off the military offensive over an hour ago

  Ryan Chappelle : Who told you this?

  Tony Almeida : Someone at DOJ: someone I trust

  Ryan Chappelle : I wouldn't worry about it

  Tony Almeida : Is it true?

  Ryan Chappelle : Yes

  Tony Almeida : And you knew about it?

  Ryan Chappelle : I did

  Tony Almeida : And you didn't tell me. Why are you so determined to keep my people processing when the operation has been scrapped?

  Ryan Chappelle : Because there's a strong possibility the White House will reinstate the order

  Tony Almeida : It doesn't make sense. Why would the President reverse his orders twice?

• Ryan Chappelle : I just heard you ordered two IT's on some kind of "retrieval project"? Their working military intel

  Tony Almeida : Jack Bauer has a chip: it contains an audio file and we expect will prove the Cypress recording was indeed forged

  Ryan Chappelle : Where is this chip?

  Tony Almeida : It's been damaged

  Ryan Chappelle : Damaged?

  Tony Almeida : Jack sent us the data but it's pretty messed up. The audio needs to be reconstituted which is going to take a little time

  Ryan Chappelle : How long?

  Tony Almeida : However long it takes

  Michelle Dessler : [Walking up to them]  it'll take about fifteen minutes sir

• Ryan Chappelle : Well, what've you got?

  Tony Almeida : The chip was more compromised than we thought

  Ryan Chappelle : Do you have the audio file?

  Tony Almeida : Michelle was able to recover some information worth following up on

  Michelle Dessler : Repeating code fragments: it may tell us who programmed the information

  Ryan Chappelle : Did you find the audio file? That's all I need to know

  Tony Almeida : No, we didn't

  Ryan Chappelle : So, Bauer wasted our time

• Vice President Jim Prescott : [Through video conference with the Cabinet Members]  the airborne squadrons have been in a holding pattern since President Palmer called off the attack: they just re-fueled. If we want to resume the operation, we need to come to a conclusion now

  President Palmer : A few more minutes. This is the difference between peace and war Mr. Prescott

  Vice President Jim Prescott : It's also a pattern that's reoccurring in the last few hours. Everything will change once Mr. Bauer calls, just never quite happens

  President Palmer : [Standing aside to answer an urgent call]  this is President Palmer

  Ryan Chappelle : Mr. President Palmer, this is Ryan Chappelle

  President Palmer : Hello Ryan

  Ryan Chappelle : I have Jack Bauer on the line, he'll give you an update

  Jack Bauer : Mr. President, I found the chip, unfortunately it's been very badly damaged

  President Palmer : Is it in good enough shape to prove the Cypress recording was forged?

  Jack Bauer : Sir, I'm afraid in its current condition, it doesn't prove much of anything

  President Palmer : Can it be repaired?

  Jack Bauer : No Sir, I'm sorry. We have been following other leads. About an hour ago, I was captured and tortured by men who wanted the chip. They worked for a Peter Kingsley. I believe his part of the group that's behind the bomb. I think they've been manipulating today's events to start this war Sir

  President Palmer : What?

  Jack Bauer : To improve the value of their oil contracts in the Caspian Sea and control the oil coming out of the Middle East

  President Palmer : But I need something concrete. I need evidence

  Jack Bauer : Mr. President, I understand. Right now I'm checking up the address on who we believe engineered the Cypress recording for Kingsley. I'm sorry Sir but it's the best we've got

  President Palmer : Everything you've seen, are you absolutely convinced the Cypress recording was forged?

  Jack Bauer : Yes Sir. Absolutely

  President Palmer : [Before hanging up]  alright Jack, thank you

  President Palmer : [Returning to the video conference with the Cabinet Members]  the evidence I was hoping for is not yet available. I believe it will be in the near future

  Vice President Jim Prescott : When Mr. President?

  President Palmer : I don't know

  Vice President Jim Prescott : Meanwhile the window for a surprise attack is rapidly closing. It's time to vote

  Mike Novick : Mr. Vice President, if you can indulge me for just one minute?

  Mike Novick : [Standing to the side to talk privately]  Mr. President, this Bauer "thing" is an illusion, a mirage. Every time you get near it, it moves further away. For your sake and for the country, authorize the attack. All of this will go away

  President Palmer : And a lot of people, Americans and non-Americans will die for no reason

  Mike Novick : We don't know that Mr. President