24 (TV Series)

Day 6: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. (2007)

Peter MacNicol: Tom Lennox

Quotes 

• Ambassador : [Over the phone]  Mr. President, my government has alerted me of the nuclear weapon heading towards my country

  President Wayne Palmer : [Over the speakerphone]  that's correct Mr. Ambassador: we've "made good" on our threat

  Ambassador : For God's sake I implore you to stop it

  President Wayne Palmer : On what grounds?

  Ambassador : We've uncovered new information regarding your situation

  President Wayne Palmer : I'm listening

  Ambassador : We've identified a General in our Central Command: General Mohmar Habib has also been in contact with Fayed. I "believe" his been helping orchestrating the attack on your country

  Karen Hayes : Have you arrested Habib?

  Tom Lennox : Yes, his being interrogated as we speak. Please, you must abort this attack before it's too late

  Tom Lennox : Does Habib know the present location of Fayed's nuclear weapons?

  Ambassador : It is my understanding that the General's last contact with Fayed was during the drone operation: he has no current knowledge of weapon's whereabouts or their "intended" targets

  President Wayne Palmer : Mr. Ambassador, your government has known about this man for quite some time, haven't they?

  Ambassador : Mr. President, this "development" has come as a shock

  President Wayne Palmer : [Yells, slams his hand on the table]  stop lying to me. The missile will hit in less than two minutes so please don't try my patience again

  Ambassador : You must understand the fragile political "climate" of our country. General Habib is a high ranking military commander

  President Wayne Palmer : I really hope protecting this man was worth pushing us to the brink of World War Three. The missile will be aborted but in the meantime I strongly suggest you give me a full dossier on General Habib. I want a thorough update on the progress on his interrogation, I'm also demanding that you return here to the White House immediately. I want direct access to you sir for the duration of this crisis

  Ambassador : [Before hanging up]  as you wish Mr. President

• Tom Lennox : Are you feeling alright?

  President Wayne Palmer : I'm fine, just a little tired

  Karen Hayes : [to Palmer while entering the room]  I just got word from CTU: the General's phone call "appears" to have satisfied Fayed, his leading them to the safe house and the bombs

  President Wayne Palmer : Oh, thank God

  Ambassador : [to Palmer]  I'm pleased we were able to help

  President Wayne Palmer : [Stands up]  so am I, Karen would you please show the Ambassador to his car?

  Ambassador : Forgive me but I believe you asked me to remain here until the crisis is...

  President Wayne Palmer : [Interrupts him, before shaking his hand]  that won't be necessary any longer. Thank you again for your cooperation

• President Wayne Palmer : You're on speaker with Tom Lennox and myself. So what's the situation?

  Bill Buchanan : Jack Bauer wasn't able to extract any information from Fayed: his considered a "dead end." Consequently, we implemented a plan to trick Fayed into leading us to the location of the suitcase nukes

  President Wayne Palmer : What sort of "plan"?

  Bill Buchanan : We staged a fake rescue of Fayed by CTU agents posing as members of a terrorist cell with loyalties to Habib. We "hopped" he would lead us to wherever his men are hold up

  President Wayne Palmer : But he hasn't right?

  Bill Buchanan : No Sir, Fayed is "stalling" until he can get confirmation from Habib that his men are taking orders "from "him". He wants to speak to the General, Sir

  President Wayne Palmer : Habib is still being interrogated: we don't know yet how cooperative his being or even if he will be

  Bill Buchanan : I appreciate that Sir, our agents on the inside are trying to circumvent Fayed's request but Jack believes Fayed will not lead us to the location of the nukes unless he speaks "directly" to the General

  President Wayne Palmer : [to Tom]  where is the Ambassador now?

  Tom Lennox : He arrived a few minutes ago: Karen Hayes is meeting him in the lounge

  President Wayne Palmer : [to Bill]  I'll do my best to put "pressure" on the Ambassador, maybe they can "force" him into making that call. Keep doing what you're doing on your end just in case I'm not successful

  Bill Buchanan : Yes Sir, we'll keep you apprised

  President Wayne Palmer : [Before hanging up]  alright

  Tom Lennox : You know Sir, if this ruse isn't working, our time might be better served getting information out of Fayed by more "conventional" means

  President Wayne Palmer : If Jack Bauer says that's a "dead end", then that's a "dead end". I believe him