24 (TV Series)

Day 5: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (2006)

Jude Ciccolella: Mike Novick

Quotes 

• Mike Novick : Terrorists are controlling the main terminal at Ontario Airport in Los Angeles

  President Charles Logan : Terrorists?

  Mike Novick : Yes Sir, there are eye witness reports of two causalities and they've taken hostages

  President Charles Logan : Who are they?

  Walt Cummings : Unclear at this point: CTU Los Angeles is prepping a briefing, I suggest we move to the situation room

  President Charles Logan : Now?

  Mike Novick : CTU thinks may be related to the summit

  President Charles Logan : Related in what way?

  Mike Novick : I don't know Sir: we'll find out during the briefing

• Bill Buchanan : [Over the phone, referring to the leader of the terrorists holding hostages at Ontario Airport]  his name is Anton Beresch: he's a member of the Dawn Brigade, a separatist movement blamed for numerous terrorist bombings in Russia

  President Charles Logan : [Over the speakerphone]  sounds like the kind of terrorist organization today's accord was designed to combat

  President Charles Logan : Bill, I have no intention of calling off this signing much less making a public statement at that affect so that gives less than ninety minutes to rescue the hostages

  Bill Buchanan : We're already operating on that time table, we have a unit on the ground: we're making an onsite assessment

  President Charles Logan : Spare the agency "pattern", just get it done

  Bill Buchanan : Sir, you need to be aware, we should be prepared to accept additional civilian casualties

  President Charles Logan : More casualties?

  Bill Buchanan : It's a possibility we have to face Sir

  President Charles Logan : [to Mike, pointing at him]  I'm not prepared to accept any such thing. Bill, it's your job to get those people out of there alive

  Bill Buchanan : Mr. President, the terrorists are wearing explosive vests: they've threatened to detonate themselves and the hostages if any attempt is made to retake the terminal

  President Charles Logan : I'm aware of the situation

  Mike Novick : Bill, have you tried initiating a dialog with the terrorists?

  President Charles Logan : Yes, what about talking to them? Have you tried that?

  Bill Buchanan : Beresch placed the call to an airport police sergeant: it was a blocked number but we're in the process of back tracing it

  President Charles Logan : Look, whatever you do, make sure it's done by the deadline. When I put my name on that accord, I do not want to be signing the death warrant of American citizens

  Bill Buchanan : [Before hanging up]  yes, Mr. President