24 (TV Series)

Day 6: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (2007)

D.B. Woodside: President Wayne Palmer

Quotes 

• Tom Lennox : Your sister's been arrested

  President Wayne Palmer : What? When?

  Tom Lennox : Less than hour ago: the FBI was sent to the offices of the Islamic American Alliance to serve a warrant for the personnel files. Sandra proceeded to delete them right in front of the agents. They had no choice but to arrest her

  President Wayne Palmer : Damn it, where is she being taken to?

  Tom Lennox : She's being detained at one of our "provisional" facilities

• President Wayne Palmer : [In the Oval Office, after hearing demands from Fayed]  is it even possible that's what these attacks were about? Releasing prisoners at Palmdale?

  Karen Hayes : Sir, I feel it's "wishful thinking" that this is Fayed's endgame

  Tom Lennox : [to Palmer]  you cannot seriously consider giving into this man's demands: you said it yourself, Fayed cannot be trusted

  President Wayne Palmer : No, he can't and I do not believe for one second he has any intention on stopping these attacks, not permanently. If I go along with this, it only buys us more time in finding Fayed. At the very least, it gives this country a rest from the bombings

  Karen Hayes : Sir, you'd be releasing a hundred and ten extremely dangerous terrorists

  President Wayne Palmer : [Sternly]  Karen, I am very well aware of that but unless we find Fayed, I may be forced to

• Bill Buchanan : [Over the speakerphone in the Situation Room]  the casualty estimates has risen in ST. Louis to a hundred and twelve: the mall attack in Baltimore is even worse, over two hundred dead, many of them children

  President Wayne Palmer : [Over the speakerphone in the Oval Office]  my God, what about the bomb in Los Angeles?

  Bill Buchanan : We confirmed that Jack Bauer averted the attack at Union Station. Passive surveillance from metro transit has also confirmed his working with Assad

  President Wayne Palmer : Have you been able to make contact with him?

  Bill Buchanan : No Sir. Jack's been "dark" since he called to warn us about Fayed and we didn't listen

  President Wayne Palmer : "I" didn't listen

  Bill Buchanan : [after Nadia tells Bill of the call]  Mr. President, we're receiving a call on a scrambled channel from Fayed: demanding to speak with you

  President Wayne Palmer : Put him on

  President Wayne Palmer : [after walking closer to the speakerphone]  this is President Palmer

  Abu Fayed : [Over a cell phone]  Mr. President, we've proven we can strike anytime, anywhere but I am prepared to offer you a ceasefire: if you meet my demands

  President Wayne Palmer : Your demands? Fayed, we've mentioned "demands" before remember? When you deceived us about Assad being the one behind these attacks and now you just expect me to accept your assurances of a ceasefire?

  Abu Fayed : I expect you to take any action that avoids the loss of more American lives

  President Wayne Palmer : What do you want?

  Abu Fayed : You are holding one hundred and ten so called "enemy combatants" at your Palmdale military facility in violation of International Law: you must have all these "freedom fighters" on a non-military aircraft in the air by the end of the hour. The pilot will be informed of the destination once the plane is outside your airspace

  President Wayne Palmer : Even if I agree to this, there is not enough time...

  Abu Fayed : [Interrupts him]  you'll find a way because if you don't release the prisoners by the deadline, the consequences will be immediate and devastating. I will only make this offer once Mr. President. For your country's sake, I hope you accept it