24 (TV Series)

Day 2: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. (2003)

Xander Berkeley: George Mason

Quotes 

• Jack Bauer : [In a Cessna plane with the bomb]  What the hell are you doing here?

  George Mason : [Sarcastically]  I felt like taking a ride

  Jack Bauer : how the hell did you get on this plane?

  George Mason : It wasn't hard, some people still think I'm the head of CTU.

  Jack Bauer : son of a bitch

  George Mason : [takes out a parachute]  I brought something for you.

  Jack Bauer : I already told you, I'm taking this plane in.

  George Mason : That might've made sense back on the ground but let's face it, the hard part is over, you took off and cleared the city, what's left is flying straight, stay level and take dive am I right? Unless of course you want to die.

  George Mason : What are you talking about?

  George Mason : You've had a death wish ever since Terri died. The way things have been going for you in the past year and a half, to you this isn't such a bad idea, you want to go out in a blaze of glory, one of the greatest heroes of all time. This could be an easy way out. You still have a life, you want be a real hero, here's what you do. You get back down there and you put the pieces together. You find a way to forgive yourself for what happened to your wife. You make things right with your daughter, and you go on serving your country. That'd take some real guts. You got twelve minutes: what's it going to be? You want to live or not?

  Jack Bauer : You really think you can do this?

  George Mason : Yes

  Jack Bauer : [Sternly]  you are absolutely sure you can do this?

  George Mason : I'm suppose to do this

  Jack Bauer : You need to maintain this heading and this air speed. The second the LED reads a minute and a half, you initiate a dive at a thirty degree angle

  George Mason : Isn't a minute and a half a little early?

  Jack Bauer : That's the point. You have to absolutely certain the bomb is in the depression when it goes off

  Jack Bauer : Thank you George

• Jack Bauer : [Jack is on the phone with the President discussing who will fly the bomb]  We have a few volunteers, Sir. President. All of them good men.

  President Palmer : Whoever it is, tell him he has the undying gratitude of every citizen of this country and tell him we will take care of whatever family he leaves behind.

  Jack Bauer : Yes Sir, I will.

  [the president ends by asking to call him back when the plane is in the air] 

  George Mason : Funny, huh. I don't see any volunteers, when's the last time you flew a plane?

  Jack Bauer : I can get it in the air and put it down, George.

  George Mason : So can I. I'm current, I'm instrument rated, and I'm going to be dead by the end of the day anyway

  Jack Bauer : The problem is you could be dead any minute

  George Mason : I can hang on for another half hour: that's all we need right?

  Jack Bauer : If you blacked out and this plane went down before it got to desert a lot of people are going to die and I know you don't want that

  George Mason : Come on Jack

  Jack Bauer : I know what you're trying to do. But I have to say no

• Jack Bauer : [while arriving at the airport]  what're you doing here?

  George Mason : This is the thing that killed me: I kind of like to be here when they lay it to rest, you got it diffused yet?

  Jack Bauer : No, not yet. They've been looking at it for about ten minutes

  George Mason : Is there a timer?

  Jack Bauer : It's internal. We haven't been able to read it yet

  George Mason : Theoretically, it could detonate at any minute

  Jack Bauer : We've got it under control. Come on there has to be somewhere else you'd rather be

  George Mason : I promised myself that I would see this through to the end. That's what I'm going to do. That's what I'm going to do alright?

• George Mason : Come on Jack: get your parachute on and get the hell out of here

  Jack Bauer : I'm staying with you as long as possible

  George Mason : I got it together. I'm fine

  Jack Bauer : This is not negotiable. I'm bailing out four minutes before impact, that should give me far enough from the blast zone to make it

  Jack Bauer : [Over the radio]  this is Jack Bauer, patch me through to CTU

  Tony Almeida : Almeida

  Jack Bauer : Tony, its Jack. I need you to get a helicopter in the air immediately. We got a change of plans up here. I'm bailing out, George is taking the plane down

  Tony Almeida : What the hell is George doing there?

  Tony Almeida : [to Michelle]  I want you to send a chopper to trail Jack's plane, Mason's on board. Don't ask me how but his going to take the plane the rest of the way, Jack's going to bail out

• Jack Bauer : [after putting on his parachute]  ok I'm set: is there anything you want me to take care of?

  George Mason : Oddly enough I got everything pretty much squared away. I got to spend a little time with my son

  Jack Bauer : I didn't even know you had one. I'm glad you got to see him

  George Mason : Me too, I don't he was particularly. You know actually I wouldn't mind if you checked in on him

  Jack Bauer : [Before his hand on George's shoulder]  of course I will

  George Mason : [Touching Jack's hand]  it's time

  Jack Bauer : Yeah