24 (TV Series)

Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (2010)

Mykelti Williamson: Brian Hastings

Quotes 

• Brian Hastings : [Interrogating her at CTU]  now I'm going to ask you again and this time I want an answer

  Brian Hastings : [Show her the keycard]  now we know this keycard was issued to President Hassan and his family at the UN. I want to know where you got it

  Meredith Reed : I'm not saying another word until my attorney gets here

  Brian Hastings : You're already looking at a life sentence at a federal penitentiary. So if this plot succeeds and Hassan dies, I promise you the death penalty. If you give me the name of the assassin, maybe we can cut a deal?

  Meredith Reed : I told you I don't know anything

  Brian Hastings : You know who you stole his keycard from

  Meredith Reed : I didn't steal it

  Brian Hastings : Then you manufactured it: cloned it somehow

  Meredith Reed : No

  Brian Hastings : Then used it to gain access to the UN security data

  Brian Hastings : [Yells]  where did you get it? Tell me

  Meredith Reed : He gave it to me

  Brian Hastings : Who?

  Meredith Reed : Omar... gave it to me

  Brian Hastings : President Hassan? Why would he do that?

  Meredith Reed : So I could have access to his private residence: when he wanted to be alone with me

  Brian Hastings : You really expect me to believe your "involved" with him?

  Meredith Reed : Believe what you want, it's the truth

• Rob Weiss : [over the phone]  tell me you got something out of that reporter you arrested?

  Brian Hastings : No sir, I'm continuing to press her but she's maintaining her innocence

  Rob Weiss : She's a co-conspirator in an assassination plot: of course she's going to deny it. Listen I need to be able to tell the President we're making progress in averting this threat

  Brian Hastings : Sir, right now our only course is to go after Meredith Reed with the evidence we have in hand: my top analyst is decrypting a file we obtained from her laptop. We're hoping it provides the intel we need about the assassin she's working with

  Rob Weiss : Well, it better provide something because if your people fail and President Hassan is killed, this peace process dies with him, do you understand me?

  Brian Hastings : I understand your concerns but I assure you we're on top of the situation. I've dispatched tactical personnel to liaise with UN security forces to step up the alert level with the NYPD at the perimeter

  Rob Weiss : [before hanging up]  fine, I'll have that to tell her at least. Let me know when that file is decrypted

• Chloe O'Brian : I need your help. I've lost contact with Jack: he called me fifteen minutes ago, and he got cut off

  Brian Hastings : This is your operation: yours and Bauer's, I don't see why this should be my concern

  Chloe O'Brian : He could be in some kind of trouble. You need to send back up

  Brian Hastings : Even if I wanted to, we don't have the manpower. I've dispatched all field personnel to the UN for Hassan's protection

  Chloe O'Brian : I watched the interrogation, I heard what Reed said about her affair with Hassan. If that's true, it supports our idea that she was framed

  Brian Hastings : And how do you figure that?

  Chloe O'Brian : Because it explains why the biometrics registered to her deception and why the "real" insider inside Hassan's camp chose her to divert our investigation

  Brian Hastings : Reed is lying: there is no "affair"

  Chloe O'Brian : What if there is? If President Hassan collaborates Reed's claim, will you "consider" sending units to finding Jack?

  Brian Hastings : Alright fine. Just so you can hear it for yourself, I'll have someone alert you when Hassan calls me back. Is that good enough?

  Chloe O'Brian : No, but it's better than nothing

• Brian Hastings : [Over the phone]  I appreciate you getting back to me

  President Omar Hassan : What can I do for you?

  Brian Hastings : Well, sir, I have a matter of some "delicacy" to discuss with you

  President Omar Hassan : Go on

  Brian Hastings : Thank you sir, I know that your time is valuable so I'll come right to the point: I understand Meredith Reed is writing an article on you for the Sunday Magazine

  President Omar Hassan : Yes, that's correct

  Brian Hastings : Do you know of any reason she would be in possession of a keycard to your residence at the UN?

  President Omar Hassan : Keycard?

  Brian Hastings : Yes sir, she "claims" she got it from you and your "relationship" with her is... perhaps more than "professional"

  Brian Hastings : [after he doesn't respond]  Mr. President?

  President Omar Hassan : Is there anyone listening to our conversation? Are we being recorded?

  Brian Hastings : No, sir, I'm speaking to you on a secure line

  President Omar Hassan : Then I will tell you what Ms. Reed said is true

  Brian Hastings : Sir, are confirming a romantic "involvement" with Ms. Reed?

  President Omar Hassan : I trust your complete discretion in this matter and I'm sure you understand the ramification of what I'm telling you becomes public knowledge

  Brian Hastings : Yes sir, I understand

  President Omar Hassan : I gave Ms. Reed this keycard for reasons I'm sure are clear to you. I'm telling you all this because I am convinced Ms. Reed is not part of this conspiracy

  Brian Hastings : Excuse me for asking sir but are you basing that certainty on anything other than your personal feelings?

  President Omar Hassan : No, I suppose not

  Brian Hastings : I see. Well, thank you for your candor. I assure you nothing we discussed will be disclosed from this office

  President Omar Hassan : [Before hanging up]  I appreciate that

• Chloe O'Brian : You said you'd send a back up team to Jack's location

  Brian Hastings : I said I'd "consider" it and I have. Confirmation of the affair doesn't prove Reed's innocence: for all we know it's a ploy she used to gain access to UN security files and Hassan's itinerary

  Chloe O'Brian : In the meantime, Jack's still missing

  Brian Hastings : His not "missing", we've "lost contact." His phone battery may have died or more likely his in an area with bad cell reception: there's "pockets" of them all over the five boroughs, which you've known if you were from around here

  Chloe O'Brian : Fine, if you're not sending someone, I'll go myself

  Brian Hastings : No, you won't. Your concern for your friend is admirable, that file we got off Reed's laptop is almost decrypted. Depending what we find, we need you here, is that clear?

  Chloe O'Brian : Yeah

  Brian Hastings : Earlier you "suggested" I speak to you more clearly and directly. You leave the building, you're fired. Is that clear and direct "enough" for you?