24 (TV Series)

Day 3: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2004)

Reiko Aylesworth: Michelle Dessler

Quotes 

• Michelle Dessler : [Over the hotel intercom to the hotel staff and guests]  this is federal agent Michelle Dessler: in order to survive what's happened, you need to listen carefully and follow my instructions, as most of you already know, an infectious substance has been released into the building and the hotel has been quarantined, anyone attempting to leave will be stopped by any means necessary. If you are in your room, stay there. If you are anywhere else, return to your room immediately. Medical assistance will arrive shortly and will be given to anyone requiring it. The first priority is to go back to your room, and stay there, thank you

• Tony Almeida : [Over the phone]  hey, it's me. The perimeter's set

  Michelle Dessler : Good, things are under control right now but a panic is still possible as more people start showing symptoms

  Tony Almeida : Yeah, we have to be ready for that since the incubation period of the virus is so much shorter than what we thought it was: how you doing?

  Michelle Dessler : I'm fine, so far. I just...

  Tony Almeida : What?

  Michelle Dessler : Things got crazy and I had to shoot a man. He was trying to get out of the hotel, his dead

  Tony Almeida : You did what you had to do. It was the only thing you could've done, you need to stay focused alright?

  Michelle Dessler : I know, I am

  Tony Almeida : There's something we need you to do. We need you to find out if Alvers ever saw the man that hired him, we need a description as detailed as possible

  Michelle Dessler : I'm on it. I'll call you right back

• Marcus Alvers : I'm bleeding

  Michelle Dessler : You don't look too bad so far

  Marcus Alvers : We had a deal. I told you what I know and you'd kill me when I start showing symptoms

  Michelle Dessler : You haven't told us everything you know

  Marcus Alvers : What're you talking about?

  Michelle Dessler : The man you work for: what's his name?

  Marcus Alvers : He never told me his name. I'm dying, I have nothing to gain by lying about it

  Michelle Dessler : When was the last time you saw him?

  Marcus Alvers : Three hours ago in a Go parlor in Chinatown

  Michelle Dessler : [Holding the phone for him with Tony on the line]  I want a description

  Marcus Alvers : Mid-thirties, Caucasian, about six one, black hair, brown eyes, and no facial hair. He speaks with a British accent

  Michelle Dessler : Got that?

  Tony Almeida : [to Michelle]  yeah we got it

  Tony Almeida : [to Chloe sitting next to him]  how long is this going to take?

  Chloe O'Brian : Once the parameters are in, not long. I just need to cross reference it with personnel Jack's worked with in the past

• Gael Ortega : Do me favor?

  Michelle Dessler : Anything

  Gael Ortega : Contact my family and tell them I love them: tell them I died quickly, no pain

  Michelle Dessler : Of course

  Michelle Dessler : [Takes her gun and places it next to him, implying he should commit suicide instead of dying in pain]  Gael

  Gael Ortega : I was raised to believe suicide is a sin

  Michelle Dessler : No one could blame you in this world or the next for ending your suffering

  Gael Ortega : You sure about that? A few seconds more is all I needed. You know when I was trying to stop the cylinder from exploding? I hesitated just a moment because I was afraid, then I forced myself to move forward. If I hadn't hesitated, this wouldn't be happening to me, to all those poor people upstairs

  Michelle Dessler : Gael, you did everything you could. I'm proud to have worked with you. Your one of the bravest men I've ever known and I will make sure your wife and children will know that

• Michelle Dessler : [Over the phone]  Gael's dead. He was suffering so badly no one should have to go through what he did. There are children upstairs who are going to die in agony in front of their parents' eyes

  Tony Almeida : Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do for them right now

  Michelle Dessler : Actually there is. Field Ops has a supply of capsules

  Tony Almeida : Those capsules are for field agents that are captured

  Michelle Dessler : I know what they're for: they're for committing suicide to prevent torture and that's exactly what they'd be used for here. We can make them available to anyone who's symptomatic, it would be their choice

  Tony Almeida : You know I'm not authorized to do that

  Michelle Dessler : I'm not "interested" in what's authorized

  Tony Almeida : You're talking about mass suicide facilitated by an agency of the government

  Michelle Dessler : I'm talking about common decency, if you could've seen Gael. I'm calling because if it was me, if I'm infected, you'd know what I want. We don't have much time, Gael was the first to die because he was the first exposed but others won't be far behind

  Tony Almeida : I'll see what I can do

  Michelle Dessler : [Before hanging up]  thank you