24 (TV Series)

Day 7: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (2009)

Cherry Jones: President Allison Taylor

Quotes 

• President Allison Taylor : [Over the speakerphone, as Tim stands nearby]  tell me you have the bio weapon?

  Jack Bauer : Madam President, I'm afraid that's not the case: our search was stopped by armed mercenaries on Starkwood's base. Agent Moss and his men were forced to withdraw from a firefight they most certainly would've lost

  President Allison Taylor : Are you saying Hodges' men were ready to fire on federal agents?

  Jack Bauer : Yes ma'am, that's correct

  President Allison Taylor : My God, who does he think he is?

  Jack Bauer : Madam President, despite the "setback", I'm confident the weapons are still there. I reached out to Starwood's chairman: his willing to cooperate, his with Tony Almeida now. Their moving to a secure area on the base where we believe the weapons are being held

  President Allison Taylor : Very good. Tim, what's our troop status?

  Tim Woods : Mobilizing, Secretary of Defense says they're still several hours out

  President Allison Taylor : At which point we have a war on our hands, with fifteen hundred mercenaries armed with bio weapons

  Jack Bauer : Madam President, I do believe a surgical airstrike could work: as long as we pinpoint the exact location of the weapon

  President Allison Taylor : And you can do that?

  Jack Bauer : Yes, I believe we can

  President Allison Taylor : Mr. Bauer, you've seen the canisters containing the bio weapon, you know what they look like, is that correct? We'll need you to verify the canisters once Almeida has located them: no more mistakes

  Tim Woods : We're going to need visual confirmation from you "eyes on"

  President Allison Taylor : Jack, we have got to get this part right

  Jack Bauer : I understand, anything else?

  President Allison Taylor : I've been told you were exposed to the pathogen? How are you doing?

  Jack Bauer : Right now I'm fine madam President, thank you for asking

  President Allison Taylor : Thank you for your service, I'm not giving up on you: keep me informed

• Jonas Hodges : [Over the phone]  let me begin by saying that I'm truly sorry it's come to this but I have to do insist you turn your plans around immediately

  President Allison Taylor : You're in no position to issue ultimatums

  Jonas Hodges : Well, maybe I am? You remember several years ago Starkwood was deployed to Pakistan?

  President Allison Taylor : I remember it very well, I fought that deployment

  Jonas Hodges : And you lost: you also recall that we requisitioned a missile issue at that time, Python 5's? Well, three of those missiles are loaded with the pathogens and aimed at cities on our eastern seaboard

  President Allison Taylor : You're bluffing

  Jonas Hodges : As a sign of good faith, I'm willing to show you I'm not bluffing

  Jonas Hodges : [after showing her an image of the missiles]  see that?

  President Allison Taylor : You call this "good faith"? You are waging war on your own country

  Jonas Hodges : Well, I don't see it that way

  President Allison Taylor : What do you want?

  Jonas Hodges : We can have that conversation a little later at the White House

  President Allison Taylor : You think we're just going to sit down and discuss this?

  Jonas Hodges : Yes, I do. In the Oval Office, in confidence within the hour but in the meantime, I think it is both in our advantage the American people not know the exact circumstance of this standoff. So you will keep this conversation to yourself and turn the planes around and if you do not comply, I will have no choice but to launch those missiles

  President Allison Taylor : Mr. Hodges...

  Jonas Hodges : [Interrupts her]  and remember I can detect any you take against our facility: you have thirty seconds

• President Allison Taylor : Where are we Admiral?

  Admiral John Smith : The F-18's are loaded with bunker buster ordinates and will be in range in seven minutes

  President Allison Taylor : And what's the risk of the pathogen spreading to the surrounding areas?

  Admiral John Smith : Minimal, we're white phosphorous charges which burns at five thousand degrees: more than enough to incinerate the pathogen

  President Allison Taylor : And that's been confirmed by the CDC?

  Admiral John Smith : It has