24 (TV Series)

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

Chris Mulkey: Doug Knowles

Quotes 

• Jack Bauer : [Over the phone]  my name is Jack Bauer, I got your number from Senator Mayer

  Doug Knowles : Senator Mayer is dead

  Jack Bauer : Yes sir, I know, I was with him when he was killed by one of your employees: a man named John Quinn

  Doug Knowles : You have no idea how much I was hoping someone would call

  Jack Bauer : I'm sorry sir, I don't understand?

  Doug Knowles : Things are very out of control

  Jack Bauer : Are you aware of what's happening on your base?

  Doug Knowles : [Referring to the surveillance monitor in front of him]  I'm watching it with my own eyes: the FBI is "pinned down", they say their looking for bio weapons

  Jack Bauer : Sir, Jonas Hodges is in possession of a military grade bio weapon. A Prion variant developed in Africa with General Juma

  Doug Knowles : That's not where they think it is. Their all standing in front of an empty hanger

  Jack Bauer : The FBI was deliberately led to the wrong location by a man named Seaton but I promise you sir, the weapon is on your base. I was contaminated when I was trying to intercept one of the canisters, they were ferried back to Starwood approximately ninety minutes ago

  Doug Knowles : Ninety minutes ago, Jonas was handing down his new strategy to the board. He" stonewalled" the government: they got no cooperation whatsoever, I can't believe this is "happening"

  Jack Bauer : Sir, this is "happening" and I promise you the weapons are on your base. Do you have any idea where they might be?

  Doug Knowles : I think I might

• Doug Knowles : [Talking privately]  you want to explain this? I'm arrested by our own security force: held captive in my own office like a prisoner. They won't allow me a phone call, even to you to find out what the hell is going on?

  Jonas Hodges : [Amused]  well, that's a lot of complaints: you're done. You were supposed to be home hours ago. Why'd this find you snooping around?

  Doug Knowles : I saw the FBI raid, they say we have bio weapons

  Jonas Hodges : Which they did not find

  Doug Knowles : That's not the point: is it true?

  Jonas Hodges : Remember when I first brought you out here? Twenty years ago? There was nothing. And out of the damn mud, we built this place: the largest private army in the hemisphere, maybe in the world? And we pulled America's ass out of the fire, again and again, and again

  Doug Knowles : [Raises his voice]  answer the question

  Jonas Hodges : I am. Everyday we've done things the government itself could not or would not do. "Get this done", that's what they say, "here's your mission." Nobody asks how it was going to be done, nobody wanted to know. All anyone wanted was "results" and we delivered

  Doug Knowles : No one is questioning that

  Jonas Hodges : No one is questioning that? You're not insane, are you? The Senate, the committees, and the President. Every chattering non entity in Washington is out there with their standard operating procedures, saying "how is this done?", how is that done?" Tearing at us, trying to bring us down, every one of them. I kept this country strong, I kept it safe, and I will not be persecuted for that

  Doug Knowles : You cannot start a war against the people you're suppose to protect

  Jonas Hodges : We were at war: the moment they decided to dismantle us and as for particular "weapons", as for your "question", let me rephrase it, "Are we prepared to defend ourselves?" We are

  Doug Knowles : [Walks closer to him]  you can't take on the federal government

  Jonas Hodges : Yeah, well you never the one for thinking "big." I treated you like a son: twenty years, a little loyalty, isn't that the least I deserved?