24 (TV Series)
Day 7: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2009)
Cameron Daddo: Vice President Mitchell Hayworth
Quotes
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Vice President Mitchell Hayworth : [Through video conference] I've been briefed on the general situation: what are the latest facts on the ground?
Larry Moss : There's nothing further from General Juma but an infrared scan of the building shows his holding the hostages in a hallway outside the Roosevelt Room. Now this is very "possibly" good news for the President
Vice President Mitchell Hayworth : Explain?
Larry Moss : The area's not one of the more defensible places in the building. Tactically, it makes no sense for Juma to have chosen it as a base. However the area is adjacent to the ground floor lockdown which we know the President was on route to
Vice President Mitchell Hayworth : So you think the President made it to the lockdown?
Larry Moss : That's our best explanation for him being there. Therefore, we're asking you to authorize a rescue operation before Juma manages to penetrate the lockdown
Vice President Mitchell Hayworth : Do you have any other evidence that supports your theory that the President is in the lockdown?
Larry Moss : There's the fact that he couldn't "produce" the President when we asked him to prove he had her
Vice President Mitchell Hayworth : Couldn't or wouldn't? You can't be certain which one, can you?
Larry Moss : Certain is not possible in this case: we're giving you our best estimation and we urge you to allow us to launch
Vice President Mitchell Hayworth : What if you're wrong? What if Juma does have the President? He will kill her as soon as he realizes what you're doing
Larry Moss : Inaction has its own risks too sir. The more time Juma has to reinforce his position, the more difficult it will be to take the building, and to save lives
Vice President Mitchell Hayworth : I understand but my priority must be the President's life, prudence "dictates" that I hold off on authorizing the rescue operation until we can be more certain of her status
