Top 50 Quotes From Karen Hayes

Karen: [Over the phone] are you alright?
Bill: We're beyond the point of the blast: we're fine. What's going on over there?
Karen: The Secret Service moved us down to the bunker and the President is about to meet with the Joint Chiefs. Do you have anything new?
Bill: Here's what we know: the bomb went off as we were moving in on Fayed's safe house
Karen: Do you think their presence prompted the detonation?
Bill: It could have. It's possible they were prepping the bomb in Valencia, hoping to move it to a more populated area
Karen: Is there any chance Fayed could be alive and have those four other bombs?
Bill: We don't know: we're running intel now
Karen: What about Assad?
Bill: He's on his way here. We're hoping he can help us find Fayed
Karen: Alright, keep me in the loop and please be careful
Bill: [Before hanging up] I will

Vice: [after entering the conference room] please be seated. As many of you are aware, the terrorists that attacked us this morning, Abu Fayed with the help of Dmitri Gredenko launched an aerial drone we believe is armed with another nuclear weapon. Efforts are ongoing to locate but those efforts failed: we are looking at a second nuclear attack on our country in less ten hours and I am determined not to let this attack happen without a military response on our part
Ethan: A military response directed on whom Mr. Vice President? We were under the impression that these terrorists were "essentially" stateless
Vice: Secretary Kanin, that is the "fiction" they hide behind but everyone in this room knows that element with Abu Fayed's country train and fund terrorist organizations like his: it's time to hold them accountable. The Ambassador's just been informed if the nuclear weapon on that drone detonates, we will retaliate with our own nuclear strike. Now this will be a "warning shot", not a full scale attack, the Joint Chiefs have been instructed to identify an unpopulated area where there will be "limited" civilian causalities, Admiral?
Admiral: The closest match we have to that "scenario" is a territory near their northern border: we "believe" they should result in less than two thousand deaths. Long term damage, radioactive fallout however could double that number depending on ground conditions
Vice: I can accept that
Karen: Mr. Vice President, I'm sure your aware that our intelligence suggests that their government can't control Fayed either: they are doing the best that they can
Vice: And I'm saying they need to figure out a way to do better. "Something" tells me once this bomb hits, they will
Karen: If this bomb hits, the opposite will hold true, the moderates will be driven from power, the terrorists will be strengthened there and in the region and I don't hear anyone talking about the Chinese or Russian response to this. We could start another world war
Vice: If I thought there was a high likelihood of that, I wouldn't be suggesting this
Karen: Mr. Vice President, the "stakes" are too high for this decision to be based on your "personal judgment." It is my opinion this course of action would be dangerous and reckless
Vice: Consider your concern "registered" Karen but the debate is over. America must start to stand up for herself. The attacks on this country must stop and as acting Command in Chief, that is the best way to make that happen

Karen: [after entering the Oval Office, while looking at her folder] I just got off the phone with the Pentagon and intel indicates the Russians are moving another mechanized divisions into the Central Asian theater
Vice: So they're in striking distance of our base?
Karen: Yes, our troops are at the highest level of alert. sir, Tom Lenox was suppose to be with me on the call and I couldn't find him or get him on the telephone: is there "something" going on that I should know about?
Vice: Tom is out in the field, running a classified "operation." He figured out who the "leak" was
Karen: Who?
Vice: Lisa Miller
Karen: Lisa Miller is spying for the Russians?
Vice: No, the man Lisa's romantically involved with is. The last year this man Mark Bishop has been passing Lisa's emails to the Russians along with other things that she told him in confidence
Karen: That's how the Russians knew the Chinese has the component?
Karen: [after Daniels nods] does Lisa know?
Vice: She does now. Tom sent her back to Bishop with a cover story with falsified emails. We're hoping we can convince the Russians that we've destroyed the circuit board before the Chinese can get it out of the country. With any luck, Bishop will forward those emails to the Russians, they'll back off, and that'll buy time for us to retrieve the component from the Chinese
Karen: Well, I hope that works sir
Vice: I know you wouldn't have wanted to be kept out of loop on this one but let me assure you it had nothing to do with you but everything to do with me
Karen: I don't understand
Vice: At the same time Lisa was with Bishop, she and I were in a relationship as well. Needless to say, I am ashamed
Karen: Well sir, I think you're being a little hard on yourself: you and Lisa were both single and there was no way you could know what she was doing behind your back
Vice: That's a question of "judgment." I trusted her and unless Tom's plan succeeds that mistake will bring us to war

Sandra: If the Cabinet sides with you, what're you going to do about Daniels?
President: Unfortunately, the Constitution doesn't allow the President to fire his Vice President
Karen: No, but you can "marginalize" him
Sandra: Karen's right: get him out of the bunker
President: I would love to but Daniels has way too many supporters and I can't afford to alienate any one of them right now. Besides, I'd like to have him somewhere I can keep an eye on him

Chloe: [after entering the Situation room] what's going on?
Karen: Why don't you tell us?
Chloe: I don't know
Karen: We've got you hacking into a top secret NSA archive
Chloe: I don't know what you're talking about
Miles: [to Chloe] I pulled a mirrored archive of your web traffic: whatever you took from NSA was uploaded to Jack Bauer's remote node
Karen: Tell us exactly what document you passed to Jack Bauer
Bill: [after Chloe doesn't say anything] this going to get much worse if you force me to have NSA to run a back trace, what is it?
Chloe: Jack needed the "wet list"
Karen: [Shocked] what? Why on earth would you give him that?
Chloe: Theo Stoller wouldn't lead us to Collette Stenger without it
Bill: Giving that list to another intelligence agency could be disastrous: years of work could be rendered useless. Our own agents could be exposed
Chloe: Jack needed it ok?
Bill: [Raises his voice] no, it's not ok
Karen: [to Bill] and you expected us to give your agents a chance?

Tom: [Reading over the statement she prepared] "The latest terrorist "incident?" This was a nuclear bomb: can we call it what it is?
Ellen: We thought it'd give the President a little more "flexibility." Once you mention the word "nuclear", they're not going to hear anything else
Tom: No, actually Ellen, they'll hear the truth. Everybody in this country knows what happened today and now they're looking for reassurances that no matter how ugly this "thing" is, the President is in charge
President: [to both of them] listen, we don't have any tangible leads. If confidence is low, now if I go out there and I lie to the American public and tell them that "we're on top of this"? And some other bomb goes off somewhere, they won't believe a single word I say: that can't happen
Tom: I agree Sir and that's why I see an opportunity here
Karen: Opportunity?
Tom: This bomb is going to remove any remaining doubt that we should be taking more aggressive "measures." Suspension of certain freedoms, internment, and deportation. Now is the time is to start hitting those topics
Karen: Tom, you are counseling we embrace the politics of fear
Tom: I am saying we "embrace" reality: we are afraid but if fear consolidates public support, for "measures" that saves our nation from extinction? Then you bet I am in support of fear
President: Tom, the people can't be any more afraid than they are now. I would like this message to have a "calming" effect. Yes we will call this "a nuclear bomb" because that is what it is but if we expect civil order on those streets, we cannot "stow" the panic
President: [to Ellen] we're not going to mention policy in this speech. The American public just needs to know that every single member of this Administration is working with the single purpose of restoring order and making our streets safe again

Karen: [while in her office] so what's going on? It sounded urgent
Karen: You know I've interrogating reed Pollack? Tom's chief of staff after his arrest
Karen: [Sarcastically] that must be pleasant
Peter: Pollack's looking at a probable death sentence for his part in the attempted assassination of Wayne Palmer: out of desperation his offering up everything he knows hoping you'll show some "leniency"
Karen: What does that have to do with me?
Peter: [Before taking out his laptop and playing a video file] not just you, this involves your husband as well, take a look
Peter: [after playing the video of Pollack's interrogation] do me a favor and save me some time: is it true or not?
Karen: The facts are true but there's no "cover up" here. About two years ago, we apprehended Fayed as part of a FBI/CTU "border sweep." There wasn't enough evidence to hold him, he was one of many, and he "maybe" a "mid-level player"
Peter: And that turned out to be wrong
Peter: [Sitting down] so why was it blue coded?
Karen: Every year thousands of suspects are arrested, if there isn't enough evidence to hold them, their released, and blue coded. That's just standard procedure, the only way to "guarantee" that no one becomes a threat is to hold them and deprive them of their rights and freedoms
Peter: Alright then, if this was a "no fault", why did this carry so much with you twelve hours ago? Why did you resign? Rather than have this "come out"?
Karen: Come on, we were under attack, there was no way I was going to let this information touch the President or my husband. They needed to lead us through this crisis unimpeded
Peter: Here we are: twelve hours later, Palmer's in a coma, the country's in shock over losing over thirteen thousand innocent lives, and all people are going to be asking is "who let this happen?"
Karen: Certainly not my husband, he has devoted to his life to this country
Peter: This isn't "my call", but I think you know how this "works", someone's going to have to go down and the farther from the President, the better
Karen: So, what "exactly" are you saying?
Peter: It's either going to be you or Bill. Bill would be my preference, his lower on the "food chain" but you'll do

Karen: [Over the phone] hi, it's me
Bill: Hey, how'd the Cabinet vote go?
Karen: It was a tie: which in effect Palmer's still in Office
Bill: That's good. That's what we wanted
Karen: Yes but Daniels is contesting it: his saying my vote is invalid
Bill: Based on what?
Karen: Based on the fact that I resigned and I was never officially reinstated
Bill: That's ridiculous, you attended Cabinet meetings, and you had no replacement assigned. How does he explain that?
Karen: I know but maybe his right? I did hand in my resignation
Bill: Which was rescinded before it was officially accepted. Daniels knows that, his "grasping at straws"
Karen: I'm so scared. If he wins, this will all be my fault
Bill: Stop, its "desperate maneuvering" on his part: nothing more. He hasn't got a case, the Supreme Court will agree
Karen: [after looking at her watch] well, we're giving our arguments in fifteen minutes
Bill: Call me as soon as the decision's in
Karen: Thank you for being there
Bill: You don't have to thank me: it's my job
Karen: I miss you so much
Bill: I miss you too, I'll talk to you soon
Karen: [Before hanging up] bye

Tom: You really should work from medical Sir: at least they can monitor you from there
President: I'm fine
Tom: I don't think you are Sir. Neither does Dr. Welton
President: Putting myself under medical supervision might give the Vice President a pretext to try to take a run at my job
Tom: You don't need to worry about that Sir
President: What "exactly" do you have on Vice President Daniels?
Tom: I have "the truth", Sir
President: Now's the time I need to know what that is
Tom: It is a tape recording of Vice President Daniels conspiring with Lisa Miller to commit perjury at your competency hearing
President: I'd love to hear that as soon as possible
Karen: [while rushing into the room] I have good news: CTU has recovered the two remaining suitcase nukes
President: [Surprised] what?
Karen: Just a few minutes ago, I just got off the phone with Bill, his waiting to brief you as soon as you're ready
Tom: What about Fayed?
Karen: He and his men were killed during the assault
President: Then it's over
Tom: It certainly seems so Sir, congratulations
President: The American people should know that we're no longer at a risk of a nuclear attack
Karen: I'll have the press corp. down here in thirty minutes
President: No, we're going to do this from upstairs: the press room
Tom: Shouldn't we wait for clearance from Secret Service?
President: No, there's no need for anyone of us "hiding" underground any longer. Inform Secret Service that we will be leaving the bunker, we are returning to the Oval Office

Bill: [Over the phone] I'm sorry I'm late for the briefing: tell the President we're still tracking Fayed through McCarthy
Karen: I just had to resign
Bill: Resign? What're you talking about?
Karen: I can't get into it right now but I've asked to be reassigned to CTU as an onsite liaison
Bill: You can't leave the President today: today of all days
Karen: [Sternly] you think I would do this if I had any other choice?
Bill: Lennox had something to do with this, didn't he?
Karen: I cannot talk about this right now, I will see you in a few hours ok?

Karen: [Over the speakerphone inside the Situation Room as Bill stands next to her] Air Traffic Control just received a VCI distress signal from your aircraft: that effectively authorizes President Logan to shoot you down
Jack: [Over the cell phone inside the cockpit] shoot us down?
Bill: An F-18 has been scrambled out of Point Magu, you have eight to ten minutes at best
Jack: Can you patch me through to the pilot of the F-18?
Bill: No chance: they're on a coded frequency. We can try and get in touch with the White House
Jack: And tell them what? They don't want to hear anything I have to say, hold on
Jack: [to the pilot] we need to land this plane now
Scott: We're a hundred miles from the nearest airport
Jack: They just scrambled an F-18 to shoot us out of the sky: we need to get on the ground now
Scott: You didn't hear me. There's nowhere to land
Jack: How much runway do you need?
Scott: At least five thousand feet
Jack: Bill, do you hear me?
Bill: Yeah, Jack
Bill: I need you to look for a stretch of freeway at least five thousand feet long straight enough for us to land on

President: [Over the phone] what's this I hear about a conference call you scheduled with the Attorney General? Is there some problem I should know about?
Karen: [Over the speakerphone as Jack listens] it's nothing Sir: it's a mistake. The conference call was canceled
President: Good, I'm glad to hear that. Listen, the real reason for my call is Jack Bauer
Karen: What about Jack Bauer?
President: I'm embarrassed to say after further review, it appears the evidence against him is at best inconclusive, I'll have our lawyers continue to work on it of course but for the time being I'm suspending the arrest order
Karen: You're dropping the charges against Bauer?
President: That's correct
Karen: You have had this office, other agencies, and the military dedicate all man power and resources into apprehending Jack Bauer
President: Yes, based on evidence I initially thought was creditable. Now I have new information that's convinced me the original Intel was faulty
Karen: Am I to release Bauer Sir?
President: [Before he hangs up] I'll leave that to your discretion. Thank you, good work, we'll be in touch
Jack: His letting me go because he knows his won
Karen: What does he gain by releasing you?
Jack: I'll be on my own: alone, unprotected, a perfect target

Karen: [while in the Oval Office] CTU is pouring all their resources into finding Cheng and this Executive Order gives them the authority to close all ports and border crossings
Vice: We can't stop migrant workers from crossing our borders: how the hell are we suppose to stop a determined agent?
Karen: Well, I think the point is to slow him down Sir so CTU has more time to find him but I agree Cheng will find a way to smuggle out the Russian component "eventually"
Vice: So, then Russia loses its defense to the Chinese, and Moscow blames us?
Karen: We will do everything in our power to do that Sir
Karen: [after he signs the Executive Order] thank you
Vice: Tom told me about you and Bill: how you had to fire him from CTU, how'd he take it?
Karen: Not well
Vice: You and I have had our "difficulties" in the past but I want you to know I value your role here and that I appreciate your "sacrifice"
Karen: Thank you
Vice: [after Tom knocks and enters the room] what is it?
Tom: The Russian President is calling for you in the teleconference suite: his insisting on a face to face
Vice: [Confused] did he say what he wants?
Tom: No, but his on with the heads of military and intelligence services
Vice: [to Karen, referring to her and Tom] I want both you with me on this

Wayne: So now we have to assume there is a rogue nuclear weapon somewhere on American soil or there will be soon?
Tom: All agencies are advised to proceed under that assumption
Wayne: So, what're we doing about this Karen?
Karen: "Suitcase nukes", the term refers to a number of devices manufactured by the former Soviet Union: small enough for one individual to carry and they have a yield of one kiloton or less
Wayne: Potential damage?
Karen: The kill rate for a typical suitcase nuke is about half a mile. The radiation from the blast greatly extends that radius depending on the prevailing winds and other weather conditions
Tom: You just arrived at the point here Karen, how many causalities are we talking about?
Karen: Well, that depends on the population density: in a crowded city, many thousands would die instantly. Taking the radiation into account, the number of deaths and serious injuries would multiply into the hundreds of thousands

Bill: [after entering her office] I saw a "proficiency" evaluation for all CTU personnel on my secondary screen
Karen: That's a formality: the fact is we don't have time for evaluations right now
Bill: Why was it put in the pipeline?
Karen: Like I said, it's a formality
Bill: Your here to shut this place down aren't you? The evaluations will be filled in later as a matter of protocol
Karen: I told you before the White House...
Bill: [Interrupts her] I know what you told me before: now tell me the truth
Karen: The truth is CTU is being absorbed by Homeland, which means from now on every operational decision needs to go through me. What did you expect? You've been infiltrated, fifty six of your people have been killed. The others are demoralized...
Bill: [Interrupts her, raises his voice] their not demoralized. Their angry, they want to fight back, their willing to lay down their lives, some already have
Karen: It's done, the decision's been made and I know neither one of us wants this transition to interfere with ongoing protocols, so let's keep it between us. At least until this crisis plays out

President: I need the launch protocols: the Joint Chiefs said it was Vice President Daniels along with chain of command setting
Sandra: They just came over from the Pentagon, everything is in place. If the Court sides with you, you can cancel the strike permanently
President: Also, I want an update on the situation with Fayed. Has CTU made any progress?
Karen: Yes, they have Gredenko in custody, the last time I talked to Bill, they said they were to "use" him to lure Fayed out in the open
President: Who's running it?
Karen: Jack Bauer
President: Good
Sandra: [Urgently walking into the room] Wayne, the Supreme Court was just notified: Daniels withdrew his suit
President: What?
Sandra: It's over, he gave up before the Court had a chance to make a decision
President: [Confused] why?
Sandra: I don't know, I just know your still President of the United States
President: [to Karen after Sandra leaves] let the Cabinet know I won't take any action against those who sided with the Vice President

Audrey: [after entering Karen's office] I've reconsidered my position. I'll sign your statement
Karen: May I ask why the sudden change of heart?
Audrey: I don't necessarily agree with everything in the statement but I see the need to "shield" DOD from any possible controversy that could reflect back on my father
Karen: [Instructing him to give Audrey the statement] Miles
Audrey: I want one thing in return
Karen: What's that?
Audrey: That Chloe be kept on: assigned to me
Karen: Why Chloe?
Audrey: I'm going to need "considerable" server access to compile my report for DOD. Chloe can finish that in half the time
Miles: There are other people who can do that job
Audrey: [Sternly to Miles] I having a working relationship with Chloe
Audrey: [to Karen] she's an asset you cannot afford to lose: do we have a deal?
Karen: Yes

Bill: [Over the phone] I have a minute: you wanted to talk about "something?"
Karen: The DOJ investigator found out about Seattle, when you and Homeland had Fayed in custody
Bill: "Found out"? It wasn't a secret: we did everything by the book, I can deal with DOJ
Karen: Yeah I know but the problem is they're out for blood. I can't let this "touch" me
Bill: "Touch" you? What're you talking about? Why is this suddenly an issue? Are you concerned I might "implicate" you?
Karen: No, but obviously there's "guilt by association" here
Bill: Their looking for a scapegoat
Karen: Yes, the pundits and the press are looking for "anything" to attack the Administration
Bill: What're you saying?
Karen: I have to protect the White House and in order to do that I have to distance myself from you
Bill: How are you going to do that? I'm your husband
Bill: [after Karen doesn't respond] you're asking me to resign?
Karen: No, I have to fire you
Bill: Who's pressuring you?
Karen: This is the only way this can "work" and it has to happen immediately or I'll be viewed as complicit and my ability to stay on as National Security Advisor will be undermined
Bill: Undermined? We're talking about the end of my career
Karen: You don't think I've thought this through?
Bill: No, I don't
Karen: You don't think that I don't know what this means to you?
Bill: [Raises his voice] no, I don't. Because the public will make "assumptions" that don't exist: thirteen thousand American lives lost, I had the man in custody who was responsible and I released him. It won't matter that I had no evidence to "hold" him
Karen: You know how this "works." One of us has to take the fall and it can't be me, I'm too close to the President
Bill: I can't believe I'm hearing this: who is pressuring you? What're you not saying?
Karen: You have to trust me on this. We will get through this, I promise and I love you and that's all that should matter here
Bill: Is it?
Karen: [Before he hangs up] yes

Karen: [Over the phone] hi, it's me
Bill: How's President Palmer?
Karen: Not good: the doctor says he has a cerebral hemorrhage. They don't know the extent of the damage but obviously his not able to serve, Daniels is going to "assume" the Office and the first "wave of his hand", is he wants to stop Jack's operation. Jack has to return to CTU as soon as possible with the component
Bill: Does the Vice President understand the "circumstances" under which Wayne Palmer agreed to this?
Karen: No, his not that kind of man, he doesn't operate in "shades of gray"
Bill: Does he understand Jack's not going to give up without a fight?
Karen: You just have to get Jack back to CTU as soon as possible ok?
Bill: [Before hanging up] ok I'll take care of it

Bill: [Over the phone] are you ok?
Karen: I really need your help
Bill: I'm listening
Karen: Thank you, I know that you're angry with me and I don't blame you
Bill: What'd you need from me?
Karen: I just got off the phone with Jack: his being held in custody by CTU
Bill: Why?
Karen: Because they don't want him to interfere with an "ongoing operation"
Bill: What operation?
Karen: Philip Bauer is now in possession of the component
Bill: What?
Karen: And his "claiming" he will trade the sub circuit board for his grandson but Jack thinks it's a set up that Philip will get the boy, keep the component, make a deal with the Chinese, and I completely agree
Bill: Have you spoken to Nadia Yassir?
Karen: Oh, she won't budge on this thing: she's under direct orders from the Vice President
Bill: What're you asking me to do?
Karen: Whatever it takes to stop the exchange

Vice: [Over the phone] I see from the flash report President Palmer granted Charles Logan some kind of furlough? I'm curious as to what circumstances could have possibly led to that?
Karen: Logan "claims" he can help us find Dmitri Gredenko: the man who supplied the terrorists with the suitcase nukes
Vice: How?
Karen: Through the Russian Consulate in Los Angeles
Vice: Logan believes this man will know how to find Gredenko?
Karen: He insisted on approaching the Consulate in person
Vice: I'm frankly surprised President Palmer trusts Charles Logan to conduct any business on the government's behalf
Karen: I believe the President's decision was informed by the fact that we have no other active leads on Gredenko
Vice: Is Logan being supervised?
Karen: Yes, by one of our agents Jack Bauer. Bauer's been instructed to keep him on a short leash
Vice: You keep me posted of any progress. As soon as this "plays out", I want him placed back under house arrest
Karen: Yes sir

Karen: [Over the phone] have you heard from Fayed?
Bill: Not yet, no
Karen: The President's worried: Fayed should've contacted us by now
Bill: There may be a problem. There's a possibility Fayed could be going back on the deal
Karen: What're you talking about?
Bill: He caught us trying to track Jack
Karen: The orders were he was to have a "clear field"
Bill: I know what the orders were. Chloe thought there was a work around, she did it without authorization
Karen: [Angrily] damn it, how could you let this happen? She is your responsibility, if we don't take out Assad...
Bill: [Interrupts her] I don't need a lecture, I know what the stakes are
Karen: I don't think you do. If these attacks don't stop, there are people in this Administration that are willing to tear up the Constitution in the name of National Security. The things they are talking about doing, this country will never recover
Bill: As soon as I hear from Fayed, you'll be my first call
Karen: [Realizing she's taking out her stress on him] I'm sorry
Bill: There's no need to apologize: we're all feeling it
Karen: [Before hanging up] I have to go

Karen: [after entering the Oval office] Mr. President, I just got off the phone with Bill Buchanan at CTU: he has intel that four more tactical nuclear weapons were stole along with the one that went off
President: Do we have any idea where they are?
Karen: We do not
President: [to Tom] I want to meet with the Joint Chiefs, right away
Tom: I've already let them know
President: [to Karen] has civilian air traffic been shut down?
Karen: Yes Sir. The FAA gave the order as soon as they heard about the bomb

Ambassador: [while in Oval Office] these events in the past few weeks are deeply distressing for all of us. If there's anything we can do to help, please tell me
Wayne: You can help right now Mr. Ambassador: you can have a very "candid" conversation with us
Ambassador: I'm always "candid", Mr. President
Karen: Mr. Ambassador, we've been in contact with Hamri Al-Assad. We know his been a "driving force" behind a number of terrorist attacks around the country, around the world for the past two decades
Ambassador: I know who he is
Wayne: Assad "claims" his renounced terrorism Mr. Ambassador, says his "willing" to negotiate: do you think his telling the truth?
Ambassador: I have reason to believe he is telling the truth
Tom: But how much "influence" does he have? Does he speak to a large number of terrorist organizations?
Ambassador: As you know, there are literally hundreds of such groups but Assad's reputation is that many of them, not all by any means, but a "substantial" number would follow his lead at least for a while
Wayne: So this could really be a "significant" step towards peace?
Ambassador: I sincerely hope so
Wayne: Thank you Mr. Ambassador: you've been extremely helpful
Ambassador: [Shaking hands] your welcome Mr. President

President: [In the Oval Office, after hearing demands from Fayed] is it even possible that's what these attacks were about? Releasing prisoners at Palmdale?
Karen: Sir, I feel it's "wishful thinking" that this is Fayed's endgame
Tom: [to Palmer] you cannot seriously consider giving into this man's demands: you said it yourself, Fayed cannot be trusted
President: No, he can't and I do not believe for one second he has any intention on stopping these attacks, not permanently. If I go along with this, it only buys us more time in finding Fayed. At the very least, it gives this country a rest from the bombings
Karen: Sir, you'd be releasing a hundred and ten extremely dangerous terrorists
President: [Sternly] Karen, I am very well aware of that but unless we find Fayed, I may be forced to

Tom: [Referring to conference call between Daniels and Suvarov] well, that did not go well: not that I expected much good will from Suvarov
Karen: I just got off the phone with Jack Bauer
Tom: I thought he was under arrest?
Karen: He is but he called me
Tom: [Implying she should tell him more details on the phone call] ok, he called you?
Karen: Yes and his convinced his father will to get the boy and the circuit board
Tom: How is going to do that? We can verify the authenticity of the board before we hand over Josh. you think Jack's concerns are warranted?
Karen: Absolutely, his Philip Bauer's son and his been more right than we have today
Tom: Point taken there: alright, let's say we refuse to give up Josh, which is the only thing Philip Bauer seems to want and how do we get the circuit board?
Karen: Well, if you don't have any ideas, I might?
Tom: If your plan involves keeping Daniels in the dark...
Karen: [Interrupts him] he won't listen to me but if you...
Tom: [Interrupts her] my relationship with the Vice President is complicated at best. I can't be seen making any run arounds around him. But I promise I won't be looking your way if we do

Tom: [Talking privately, to Daniels, referring to his cell phone] I've got a Philip Bauer holding for you on a scrambled line
Karen: [Surprised] what? What does he want?
Tom: I don't know: his in league with the Chinese, I think we need to hear him out?
Vice: [to Tom] put him on speaker
Vice: Mr. Bauer
Phillip: Thank you for taking my call Mr. Vice President
Vice: What's this about?
Phillip: I think you know what this is about
Vice: Tell me anyway so there's no miscommunication
Phillip: I want my grandson and I want a clear passage to a country of my choice. If you give me that, I'll give you the FB sub circuit board
Vice: You're working with the Chinese
Phillip: I was: they had their chance, they blew it
Vice: How do I know you even have this component?
Phillip: [while reading off the circuit board] the serial number is 3PTL3, check it on any records you have
Vice: [after Tom shows him a schematic of the circuit from his PDA] do you realize what you're asking?
Phillip: I'm offering you the opportunity of avoiding a conflict this country does not want: a war this country cannot afford, not after what's happened today. I'll send my instructions on an encrypted data stream
Vice: [Before Philip abruptly hangs up] Mr. Bauer...
Karen: Sir, you are not seriously considering this. Philip Bauer is a federal fugitive, complicit in selling nuclear weapons to terrorists
Vice: I know what crimes his committed
Karen: Then how can you even entertain the thought of negotiating with him?
Vice: Because maybe we can't afford not to
Karen: We are talking about trading the life of an innocent young boy
Vice: We're talking about the lives of a lot more young men if we go to war with Russia
Karen: And you think Philip Bauer is somebody we can trust? The man is a sociopath
Vice: [Asking for his opinion] Tom?
Tom: He is a sociopath: she's right about that. Given the stakes, this is a risk worth taking sir
Vice: None of this makes sense, everything we know about Suvarov tells us the man wouldn't risk a military engagement even for this piece of technology
Tom: Unless his being squeezed
Vice: By who? His cabinet?
Tom: I don't know, the military. Gredenko was not the only anti-American general left over from the Soviet regime
Karen: Yes, some of them are still in power and Suvarov does rely on them
Vice: [to both of them] so you think these generals are looking for an excuse to pull the trigger?
Tom: Well, it certainly sounds plausible sir

Karen: [Over the phone] the "situation" with the Russians has escalated: they know the Chinese has the component and their threatening military action unless we stop them taking it out of the country
Nadia: How did the Russians find out?
Karen: A leak: Tom Lennox is looking into it here and he wants you to start an investigation there
Nadia: I'll let Internal Affairs know right away
Karen: What about Audrey Raines? Did she provide any information that will lead us to Cheng?
Nadia: Not yet but the psychiatric specialist from Division just arrived so we're hoping he can get her to talk
Karen: Do you have any other leads?
Nadia: Not at the moment
Karen: That's unfortunate, I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that we stop Cheng, if you need more resources, you need to let me know now. Do you understand?
Nadia: I will, one more thing: to be honest, what we need is Bill Buchanan but there's a rumor flying around that you fired him?
Karen: Well, that's "complicated"
Nadia: Not as far as we're concerned. You know more than anyone how good he is at this job, I don't see how something like this could happen in the middle of a crisis
Karen: [Before hanging up] I'm not at liberty to discuss this: just keep me updated with your progress on finding Cheng

Jack: [to Jack after he enters the Situation Room] what do we have?
Karen: Henderson gave us fourteen names he believes Bierko is going to contact first: Chloe is doing a phone and pulling up relevant data
Karen: [to Bill] is tactical standing by?
Bill: They're on priority alert. I put Curtis Manning in command if that's alright with you?
Karen: I trust your judgment
Jack: [to Karen] security's getting ready to bring in Henderson in here for a debrief
Jack: [to Bill and Karen after noticing Audrey walking past the Situation Room, before leaving to talk to her] excuse me one second

Bill: [Over the phone] have you heard this latest mandate from Homeland Security?
Karen: No, why? What is it?
Bill: Their racially profiling our own agents
Karen: [Shocked] what?
Bill: It just came down from the White House: the problem is one of my best people is "hamstrung." She has to work twice as hard to get through these "security measures"
Karen: They're not "security measures", their the paranoid delusions of Tom Lennox
Bill: Is there anything you can do to help?
Karen: [Before hanging up] I can talk to the President

Karen: [Sternly] why did you let Chloe escape?
Shari: [after being escorted to Karen's office by security] she intimidated me
Karen: She intimidated you? Sit down: you are in a great deal of trouble. You had better start talking to me now
Shari: She said she'd recommend me for psychiatric evaluation, I'd lose my job. I'm sorry, there's something wrong with me I know that. I'd probably see someone...
Karen: [Interrupts her] did Chloe tell you why she was helping Audrey Raines and Bauer?
Shari: She thinks Jack is innocent
Karen: Based on what?
Shari: Based on an absurd idea that President Logan framed Bauer. She even said President Logan being involved in the assassination of David Palmer. I mean... can you believe her?

Karen: Now you're making policy "unilaterally", the President was absolutely clear about your proposals
Thomas: I'm sorry, what is this about?
Karen: [Reading from a piece of paper] "National Guard policing major cities, expanding detention space based on soft intel." You authorized these without Presidential consent
Thomas: Now how many times do you think we're going to be going over this? I am taking "preparatory" steps to allow the President to act swiftly should he decide to act at all. Nobody is authorizing anything
Karen: That's what you said about the detention facilities and yet those "preparatory measures" turned into a paramilitary operation
Thomas: Well, however you chose to characterize it, the President agreed to all of these actions
Karen: Your just distorting the facts: what is it? Is it you think I'm some kind of "bleeding heart liberal", who's preaching civil liberties? Is that it?
Thomas: I'll tell you what I think: the Constitution is a wonderful thing but back in the days of the Founding Fathers, the weapon at hand was a single shot musket. It took half a minute to load and fire. Fayed just killed 12,000 people in less time without even taking aim. I love the Constitution, but I won't be "ducking" behind it when the next nuke goes off
Karen: I'm a realist too and I am willing to do what it takes to protect this country
Thomas: [Raises his voice] no, you are not
Karen: But I am looking a little further down the road: these warrantless arrests and detention centers will cause irreparable damage to this country
Thomas: [Irritated] you know something? Why don't you just hop a shuttle over to the Justice Department?
Karen: You are using this crisis...
Thomas: [Interrupts her] you don't belong in national security
Karen: [Finishing her sentence before she was interrupted] to advance a very dangerous agenda and take advantage of Presidential power and I will not let you do it. And if you think you are going to wear me down, you are sadly mistaken
Thomas: [Before leaving the room] actually, you're wearing me down

Jack: That was LAPD command: they've combed the area, they can't find any witnesses
Karen: None?
Jack: 4am in the middle of a curfew, there was simply no one there
Bill: Then we've got nothing
Karen: We've got Henderson
Jack: What about him?
Karen: Henderson set up Bierko with the nerve gas to begin with
Jack: No, we've already been down that road and you know that
Bill: That was about protecting Logan. If Henderson says his a patriot as he says he is, his not going to want those terrorists to succeed
Jack: [to Karen] trust me, you're wasting your time: his not going to help us
Karen: He will if we offer him a deal
Jack: And that's not going to happen
Bill: Jack...
Jack: [Sternly to Bill] no, not this time, not this man
Karen: We're running out of options here. This is about saving lives, not indulging a grudge
Jack: You think this is about a "grudge"? He killed an ex-President of the United States. He tried to kill the Secretary of Defense, you want this man to walk with full immunity?
Bill: It's not about what anyone wants. It's about doing what needs to be done: nobody understands that better than you. Bierko is going to kill innocent people, Henderson might be our only chance to stop him. What would David Palmer want you to do if he were here? The best way to honor his memory is to make the choice to save others
Jack: Obviously, I can't stop you from doing this. If you're going to give him a deal, at least let me present it

Bill: [Over the phone] hi, I've got Jack we're on the way
Karen: I just... I wanted to thank you. You didn't have to do this, you made a big sacrifice
Bill: I'm not the only one: it won't be long before they figure out I was able to locate Jack
Karen: Yeah well, they already have, I've just been denied access, their probably on their way to arrest me. Listen, I don't know when we'll speak to each other again so I just want to let know that I'm so sorry and I love you very much
Bill: Me too

Karen: [Before hugging] how are you holding up?
Sandra: I can't believe this is happening: it doesn't feel "real"
Karen: I'm so sorry. Unfortunately, I need to ask you for your help. There's a extremely volatile situation developing at the White House. Daniels is about to launch a nuclear strike against the Middle East
Sandra: A nuclear strike?
Karen: And the Cabinet is behind him. I've tried arguing against it but no one's listening
Sandra: Are they insane?
Karen: No, they're just scared. Before the attempted the assassination on your brother, Wayne was "reaching out" to the Middle East governments to solicit their help in stopping Fayed and it was working: this strike is a complete reversal of "everything" he was working for
Sandra: You want Dr. Welton to bring him out of the coma?
Karen: Yes and I need your consent
Sandra: But the doctor said he needs to "remain" sedated for a "few days" before the swelling can subside
Karen: But we don't have a "few days"
Sandra: Yeah, well even if Wayne regains consciousness, we don't know what "state" he'll be in: physically or mentally
Karen: We won't know unless we "try", I wouldn't dare to ask you this if I did not think it was absolutely necessary for the sake of our country
Sandra: [Shaking her head] I'm sorry, I can't do it
Karen: [as Sandra tries to walk away] please?
Sandra: I've already lost one brother, I can't lose another one
Karen: I know you did not ask for this responsibility but like it or not, it is yours. Wayne Palmer is still the President of our country, he's the only one who can stop this from happening and you are the only one who can give Wayne the chance to do what he believes in. Give him that chance, ask yourself what Wayne would've wanted you to do
Sandra: [Nodding] I'll talk to Dr. Welton and God forgive me if I'm wrong

Miles: [after walking into her office] Vladimir Bierko has regained consciousness but we're still waiting for the medical assessment to be finished before we can interrogate him
Karen: Let me know when they give us the go ahead
Miles: [Handing her the file] final protocol shifts: you can tell Washington the transfer authority from CTU to Homeland Security is officially complete
Karen: [Dismissively] Ok
Miles: Two hours ahead of schedule, that is remarkable
Karen: I'm sorry, my head is somewhere else
Miles: Where?
Karen: We gave the President Bauer's location over an hour ago. We should've heard something by now
Miles: The military is handling Bauer
Karen: Yes I know, this doesn't make any sense: the President insisted we redirect our focus from Henderson to Bauer. We find Bauer, and then he hands the mission over to the military
Miles: We're out of that loop

Lisa: There's "something" on the agenda I think you want immediate clarification on
Vice: What's that?
Lisa: [Hands him a piece of paper] Wayne Palmer just issued a "finding" about allowing Jack Bauer to hand classified Russian technology over to the Chinese in exchange for the return of a "covertly" held hostage
Vice: [to Karen, holding the piece of paper] can you explain this?
Karen: Yes, that was a "personal request" from Jack Bauer to the President: they have a long standing relationship and as Jack Bauer was largely responsible for recovering the suitcase nukes today, the President wanted to honor his service to this country
Vice: I asked you to explain it, not "excuse" it
Karen: Understood, Bauer has "guaranteed" that the technology will not fall into the hands of the Chinese, it will only be used to "secure" the hostage
Tom: Incidentally sir, the hostage in question is Audrey Raines: the daughter of James Heller
Vice: Even Jack Bauer can't "guarantee" that outcome. Now I am "happy" to honor Agent Bauer's service to this country but not at the risk of giving classified technology to the Chinese and "potentially" damaging our relationship with Russia in the process: you tell CTU to stop Bauer immediately
Karen: Sir, the President expressly...
Vice: [Interrupts her] that's enough for now

Karen: [Over the phone] the Vice President would like to check on the status on the trade with Philip Bauer
Nadia: The agent handling the exchange is in position with the boy: his waiting to be contacted, I did tell the White House I would report in as soon as it happened
Karen: Yes I know, I just wanted to make sure that everyone's "on board", that no one, including yourself, has any doubts that this is the right "course of action"
Nadia: The order coming from the Vice President isn't being questioned
Karen: What's the status of Jack Bauer?
Nadia: His currently being transferred to detention at District
Karen: Good, I need to be able to view the operation on your internal grid
Nadia: Do you mind me asking why?
Karen: Yes, actually I do: the Vice President wants me to keep track of Jack Bauer so I need security code now please

Jack: [Over the phone] do you know about the Vice President's plan to hand my nephew over to my father?
Karen: I do
Jack: You cannot let this happen: it's a mistake to trust my father, you will get nothing back. He will keep Josh and the circuit board
Karen: But why would he need the circuit board?
Jack: Because it's his only leverage with the Chinese, his useless to them without it. Whatever your offering him, the Chinese are offering more. My father is smart enough to manipulate this exchange
Karen: Look, I don't think we should go through with this exchange either but the Vice President feels it's the only way to avoid war: his given his order and I don't have the authority to do anything. you're going to have to take care of this from "your end"
Jack: [Before hanging up] I can't, CTU's put me in temporary custody to stop me interfering with their operation. He is an innocent boy. You need to stop this and you need to stop this now

Bill: [Over the phone] we completed our sweep of the strike zone Sir: we recovered four bodies, none of them is Assad
President: [Over the speakerphone inside the Oval Office, surprised] what?
Karen: Are you sure?
Bill: We're still checking the site but it's safe to assume Assad is still alive
President: [shouting to Bill] how the hell did we miss him?
Karen: [to Palmer] we couldn't have. Someone must've warned him
Tom: Or the intel we got from Fayed was bad and Assad was never there to begin with
Karen: Well, that's irrelevant: what matters now is that Assad is still out there
Bill: We're sealing off a ten block perimeter Sir. Assad may still be in the vicinity
President: [Before hanging up with Bill] alright
President: [to Karen] we put everything we had into that strike: we thought if we "cut off the head", we could stop these attacks and now...
President: [to Tom] what do you think Assad's next move is going to be?
Tom: It's likely they'll be more attacks but he will respond: guaranteed

Jack: [Over the phone] I've got the recording, it was on the co-pilot
Karen: [Over the speakerphone as Bill stands nearby] the co-pilot?
Jack: Yeah, he was working for Henderson: the captain's unconscious but I've secured the co-pilot. We're on route back to Van Nuys Airfield
Jack: [to the co-pilot] what's our ETA?
Scott: Twenty one minutes
Jack: [to Karen] we're going to be on the ground in twenty one minutes. Listen to me, this recording proves President Logan was complicit in David Palmer's assassination, it is imperative it does not fall into the hands of anyone that is loyal to the President. As soon as we're on the ground, I'm going to need you to provide me with a safe "quarter" back to CTU
Bill: Jack, it's Bill, I'm back here with Karen, and I'll explain everything later. We can dispatch a team to meet you at the airfield: they can head off any law enforcement and take you to protective custody
Jack: Ok good. How is Audrey?
Karen: Curtis just brought her in, she's medical getting treatment, looks like she's going to be ok
Jack: [Before hanging up] thank God, ok, I'll get back to you when we're on final approach

Karen: [while in the Oval Office, after a staff member hands her a report] Mr. President...
President: Another attack?
Karen: Los Angeles, a bus
President: How many causalities?
Karen: Twenty three so far, including the suicide bomber
President: And we're still certain this man Assad is behind all these attacks right?
Karen: Yes Sir, we confirmed he arrived in the United States three days before the first bombing in San Antonio
Tom: And let us not forget Assad has been calling for the destruction of the United States for the last twenty years
Karen: Mr. President, my analyst believe Assad's organization cannot survive without him and once his dead, these attacks will stop
Tom: So this assumes the success of the operation to terminate Assad?
Blake: CTU estimates the success probability at seventy five percent
Tom: [Sarcastically] oh, I think that's very generous
President: It sounds like your anticipating failure Tom?
Tom: I fully acknowledge Sir that this is our only option but I am firmly advocating "contingencies"
President: "Contingencies" are well and good Tom but CTU needs to eliminate Assad: that's all there is to it. God knows we're paying a steep enough price to get him

Karen: [Surprised to see him] you're coming to say goodbye?
Tom: Well, in a manner of speaking: you're free to go. The Vice President is dropping all charges against you
Karen: What about Bill?
Tom: He's being pardoned as well. First, the Vice President's still expecting your resignations but your free to go, live your lives without fear of prosecution. Is that suitable?
Tom: [Smiles, nods] yes, yes it is
Tom: Well, good luck
Karen: I know you had a hand in this: thank you
Tom: You know, I actually think I'm going to miss you
Karen: Really?
Tom: [Jokingly] I can answer that after you're gone

Thomas: I'd like you to tender your resignation, Karen.
Karen: [laughs] My resignation; what are you smoking?

Karen: [to Wayne and Sandra while handing him a folder] instructions from the Supreme Court our arguments have to submitted in writing, in the next ten minutes
President: Sandra's working on her brief. How's it coming?
Sandra: I'm just about finished. You have a strong case
Sandra: [to Karen] you resign, Daniels was in charge when you returned: so the legal question is did he consent to your reinstatement?
Karen: Of course he did
Sandra: And he made no objections when you returned to the bunker? You sat in his first Cabinet meeting and he never "questioned" your right to be there?
Karen: No, he didn't
Sandra: [to Wayne] his own actions prove our case
President: [to Sandra] Thank you for everything

Karen: [after they enter the Situation room] we're minutes away: what's your status?
Chloe: Everything is set up. I've got a T-1 line to the Attorney General, the other two lines are secured under dedicated channels
Jack: What other two lines?
Bill: We're conferencing a representative from the House Judiciary Committee and congressional liaison: we need their support to call an emergency session of Congress to begin impeachment proceedings
Jack: Impeachment proceedings? What about an arrest warrant?
Bill: We'll never get Justice to indict a sitting President. We're moving him from offices as a necessary step to begin full criminal prosecution
Karen: Alright Chloe, check the sound levels, play the recording
Jack: [after they hear static] what's wrong?
Chloe: I don't know
Jack: What'd you mean you don't know? Where's the recording?
Chloe: This is what's on the digital media
Jack: That's impossible: see if there's an overlay, check your connections
Chloe: There are no mistakes
Jack: Damn it Chloe, you were responsible for this recording. What the hell happened?
Chloe: I just told you I don't know but if there was something on this memory chip, it's been erased
Jack: Someone got to that recording
Karen: Perhaps it was damaged in your attempt to retrieve it?
Jack: It wasn't. Chloe, who had access to this room?
Chloe: No one
Jack: [Raises his voice] someone did: who had access to this room? Think about it
Chloe: Miles was in here
Karen: What?
Chloe: You sent him in here to check up on me while I was setting up
Karen: I never sent him in here

Vice: [Over the phone] how could CTU been hit?
Karen: We're not sure
Vice: [Over the speakerphone as Logan sits nearby] are you telling me they didn't have any safeguards in place?
Karen: They had partial containment but our early reports indicate forty percent of their personnel have been "taken out"
Vice: You mean they've been killed?
Karen: I'm afraid so sir
Vice: CTU is protecting this city: are you saying their no longer capable of doing that?
Karen: I'm saying they've been seriously compromised yes
President: So what're going to do? We've got terrorists with nerve gas out there, who is going to stop them?
Karen: Mr. President, I suggest an emergency restructuring
President: Meaning what?
Karen: Meaning the chemical response team will go in, neutralize the nerve gas at CTU and I will take a team in there and personally manage the operation
Vice: [after Logan nods to him] how soon can you do that?
Karen: Within the hour
Vice: Fine, do it

Tom: [Calling his name while chasing after him in the hallway] yes I hear you
Karen: You can't possibly be in favor of Daniels' plan of a nuclear strike
Tom: You heard the Vice President: it's a "warning shot" into an unpopulated area
Karen: It is a military offensive on foreign soil and you and I both know it will be impossible to contain. You know this is insane, I know you do. I saw you in that meeting. I saw the doubt in your eyes
Tom: Do not presume to know what I am thinking or what I am feeling. I serve at the "discretion" of those above me
Karen: You serve the President and you know Wayne would not sign off on this course of action
Tom: Wayne was wrong: every decision he made today was wrong. Rejecting my security initiates, using Assad as an appeal to his extremist groups, and look what we've been lead to
Karen: You can't seriously believe that, you just cannot
Tom: It doesn't matter what I believe. As long as the President is in a coma, Daniels is the acting Commander in Chief. Now if you want him to abort that missile launch, you had better pray that CTU can find and stop that drone

Karen: [while in Bill's office] give me details of the current threat assessment?
Bill: There's a high probability Bierko is planning an attack on a much larger scale than anything we've seen today. That's why he targeted CTU: cripple our ability to stop him
Karen: And the question is, was he successful? When you look at the numbers, you were harder hit than you thought
Bill: We're still functioning, maybe not at a hundred percent, when you install the people I asked for, we'll be back to fighting strength
Karen: Have you made any progress finding Bierko?
Bill: We've identified a woman who might lead us to him: Collette Stenger

Karen: [after hanging up a call with Bill] how's your progress?
Miles: [while using his laptop computer] good, I've already reformatted their main servers to ours: all their tactical protocols will have to go through me. I may have to replace some of their personnel with my people, do you have a problem with that?
Karen: Absolutely not. After what these people's been through most of them won't be working at full capacity. We need to identify these people quickly and send them home
Miles: What about chain of command? If I going to need approval from Bill Buchanan if I want to make a personnel change?
Karen: No, Bill won't be in charge when we get there: I will. For all intents and purposes, CTU is no longer an operational entity. It's a building with workers who will report to us