24 (TV Series)

Day 8: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. (2010)

Rami Malek: Marcos Al-Zacar

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• Jack Bauer : [Through video intercom while being monitored by CTU after introducing himself]  I'm working with CTU. I know your original plan was to smuggle the fuel rods back to the IRK to reconstitute their nuclear program. So, I'm just "guessing" that helping to deliver a dirty bomb to New York City to the cost the lives of tens of thousands of innocent people isn't "exactly" what you signed on for. The truth is if you do this, you'll be killing the IRK: by bombing New York City, you'll be forcing President Taylor, to retaliate and she will: hard, you can't possibly "want" that

  Marcos Al-Zacar : It doesn't matter what I "want", this so called "peace agreement" is just Hassan signing away my country's ability to defend itself, its independence. His surrendering without a fight but there are a lot of people in his own government who are not willing to do that

  Jack Bauer : You can't win this fight. The IRK will sustain massive causalities because of this, because of you

  Marcos Al-Zacar : Not because of me. America will be the one dropping all the bombs

  Jack Bauer : No, son. The eyes of the world hold you responsible for the innocent lives taken in New York City

  Marcos Al-Zacar : Don't think you can take the "moral high ground" with me: the "arrogance" of this country, that it feels it can dictate to the rest of the world who gets to have nuclear weapons. While it insists on keeping my people in the dark ages

  Jack Bauer : You keep saying "your people", "your country." I read your file, you were born here: you're an American citizen, your father is from the IRK

  Marcos Al-Zacar : [Raises his voice]  you leave my father out of this

  Jack Bauer : What happened to your father was tragic but this is no way to honor his memory: you can still do the "right thing." You can help me stop this from happening. All you have to do is open the door. Please? I'm begging you

  Marcos Al-Zacar : You're not going to get me to change my mind. I'm prepared to die and that's what is going to happen

• Elaine Al-Zacar : [Through video intercom, while Jack stands next to her]  it's me

  Marcos Al-Zacar : Mom, what are you doing here?

  Elaine Al-Zacar : You have to stop this: this is crazy

  Marcos Al-Zacar : [Yells at Jack]  you son of a bitch, leave us alone

  Elaine Al-Zacar : [after Jack leaves the room]  talk to me

  Marcos Al-Zacar : My God mom, I told you to get out of the city. I told you to go to Aunt Shelly's, why didn't you "listen" to me?

  Elaine Al-Zacar : I'm "listening" now: you told me you were going to meet me there, I believed you

  Marcos Al-Zacar : I was trying to protect you

  Elaine Al-Zacar : From the terrorist attack? That's what they said you're involved in here. "Something" that's going to kill many, many people. Tell me that's not true

  Elaine Al-Zacar : [after he doesn't respond]  why?

  Marcos Al-Zacar : You ask me that after what this country did to dad?

  Elaine Al-Zacar : I loved your father: you know I did but he was a "complicated" man especially when it came to his politics. He never condoned violence of any kind

  Marcos Al-Zacar : He would agree with what we're doing

  Elaine Al-Zacar : You really think that?

  Marcos Al-Zacar : He hated America

  Elaine Al-Zacar : And yet he came to America. He married an "American", he had an "American" son. Honey, nothing is as "simple" as your making it out to be

• Elaine Al-Zacar : [Through video intercom]  I wish I've done more... I wished I'd "help" you deal with your grief, with your anger

  Marcos Al-Zacar : No, don't put this on yourself: you couldn't have done more or have been a better mother. Mom I know what they want you to do... but it's too late for that

  Elaine Al-Zacar : Don't say that. You can still turn yourself in: we'll hire the best lawyers, whatever it takes. I'll be with you every step of the way, I promise you that

  Marcos Al-Zacar : I'm sorry

  Elaine Al-Zacar : I'm begging you

  Marcos Al-Zacar : Listen to me. You've got to be strong now

  Elaine Al-Zacar : [Crying]  you're all I have, please don't do this

  Marcos Al-Zacar : I love you so much

• Jack Bauer : [Through video intercom]  you detonate that vest, your mother dies too

  Marcos Al-Zacar : What did you say?

  Jack Bauer : You heard me. I'm going to make sure your mother's in Manhattan when that dirty bomb goes off

  Marcos Al-Zacar : You don't know what the target is

  Jack Bauer : I'm not talking about her dying during the explosion, I'm going to personally escort her to the blast site so she's exposed to the radiation

  Marcos Al-Zacar : I don't believe you. You wouldn't do that: you're a federal agent

  Jack Bauer : The truth is, I'm not really. Well, not anymore. I'm more of a "specialist" they brought in for today. If you knew who I was, the things I've done in my life, you would know I'm not bluffing. So go ahead, blow yourself up into a million little pieces. The first thing I'm going to do is make your mother come in there and clean it up, then I'm going to take her to the blast site. Do you know how long it takes the human body to absorb a lethal dose of Cesium-137? Five seconds. Followed by twelve days of pain that's so agonizing, morphine can't even touch it. You got a decision to make... make it carefully

  Marcos Al-Zacar : You wouldn't hurt my mother

  Jack Bauer : [Looks directly into the video intercom]  I'm not "playing" with you. Look directly into my eyes

  Jack Bauer : [Yells]  look in my eyes. You think I'm joking? What happens to your mother is because of you... only you

  Marcos Al-Zacar : [Before crying]  if I open the door and I come out, you promise you won't hurt her? You promise you'll leave her alone?

  Jack Bauer : I give you my word