24 (TV Series)

Day 3: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (2004)

D.B. Woodside: Wayne Palmer

Quotes 

• Wayne Palmer : [Briefing David using a map of the city on a monitor]  quarantined areas are circled in red: now as far we know we have containment

  President David Palmer : Still not certain?

  Wayne Palmer : No, we can't really be certain for hours: maybe days. Listen, the press has been breathing down Gerry's neck pretty hard, now he thinks we should release a statement

  President David Palmer : I already have. I've closed down public transportation and I've told the people to stay in their homes. We have F-18's patrolling the sky

  Wayne Palmer : You haven't revealed the exact nature of this threat and press has been picking up on that

  President David Palmer : We have ten million people spread out over a four thousand square mile area. If even a small percentage decide to leave at the same time, it will ignite a public panic beyond anything we could control. The "right" thing to do is to withhold the truth until we're sure the virus is contained

  Wayne Palmer : [Before walking away]  I'll tell Gerry to hold off on the press as long as he can

• Wayne Palmer : So, what did Keeler want?

  President David Palmer : My job: he has proof that Sherry was at Alan Milliken's tonight

  Wayne Palmer : [Shocked]  what? What proof?

  President David Palmer : [while handing a picture of the prescription bottle]  Alan Milliken's prescription bottle turned up with Sherry's fingerprints on it

  Wayne Palmer : How did he even get a hold of this?

  President David Palmer : How do you think?

  Wayne Palmer : Sherry?

  President David Palmer : I talked to her a few minutes ago: she didn't even bother to deny it

  Wayne Palmer : She's got to be bluffing, I mean if this gets out, she goes to jail

  President David Palmer : So will I, she figures I have more to lose than she does. I think she's right

  Wayne Palmer : What does Keeler want you to do?

  President David Palmer : Withdraw from the race with whatever reason I choose, our party gets thrown into chaos whoever takes my place won't have a prayer in the election and Keeler becomes President

  Wayne Palmer : Oh my God, this all my fault

  President David Palmer : Hey look, we both made mistakes. I'm the one who called Sherry

  Wayne Palmer : There may be a way out of this

  President David Palmer : How?

  Wayne Palmer : [Referring to the prescription bottle, while holding the picture]  without this, Sherry's got nothing right?

  President David Palmer : What're you suggesting?

  Wayne Palmer : That we take away the only leverage she has

  President David Palmer : You mean steal evidence? My God

  Wayne Palmer : Before you say "No", just think about this ok? I can call Foxton and he can make all of this disappear. All you have to do is give me the "Ok"

  President David Palmer : [Lowers his head then back up giving his approval to Wayne] 

• Bruce Foxton : [Meeting privately]  I thought your brother was never the kind of politician to lower himself to my level

  Wayne Palmer : I need to recover "something" that could cause him a great deal of trouble

  Bruce Foxton : What is it?

  Wayne Palmer : A bottle of medicine that was taken from a crime scene

  Bruce Foxton : Has it been admitted into evidence?

  Wayne Palmer : No, it's in possession of Sherry Palmer: the President's ex-wife. I have a pretty good idea where she is right now and I can partially reconstruct where she's been since she stole it

  Bruce Foxton : What kind of time frame are we looking at?

  Wayne Palmer : Hours, not days

  Bruce Foxton : Is this operation authorized by the President?

  Wayne Palmer : What difference does that make? You'll get your money

  Bruce Foxton : I'm not worried about that, I just need to know who I'm working for

  Wayne Palmer : My brother knows what you're doing

  Bruce Foxton : Not that I don't trust you, I'd like to hear it from him

  Wayne Palmer : [Before taking out his cell phone and dialing the number]  fine

  Bruce Foxton : [Touches Wayne's hand with his hand implying his convinced Wayne's telling the truth]  that's proof enough