24 (TV Series)

Day 2: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (2003)

Penny Johnson Jerald: Sherry Palmer

Quotes 

• Sherry Palmer : [Over the phone]  no, Karen that does me no good. Ron Wieland has a source inside this administration and I need to know who. Fine, get to me with that

  Sherry Palmer : [to David after he walks in and turns off the television]  what's going on?

  President David Palmer : You tell me

  Sherry Palmer : What does that mean?

  President David Palmer : Ron Wieland's been contained for six hours: ten minutes after you met with him, someone let him out

  Sherry Palmer : And you think it was me? Even if I had the resources which I don't, why in God's name would I want Ron Wieland to cause a panic, especially today?

  President David Palmer : I don't know

  Sherry Palmer : I had nothing to do with this. I swear on the lives of our children

• President David Palmer : I owe you an apology

  Sherry Palmer : Why? What did Mike say to you?

  President David Palmer : Richard Armus is the one who let Wieland go

  Sherry Palmer : But Armus doesn't have his own agenda: he must be working for someone else

  President David Palmer : We're looking into that now. I'm sorry I jumped to the wrong conclusion

  Sherry Palmer : It's alright, I don't expect you to change your attitude towards me overnight. Apology accepted, what're you going to do?

  President David Palmer : Talk to the press. I'm not sure how, I may have to go after Ron's creditability

  Sherry Palmer : Ron's creditability?

  President David Palmer : Yes, make it look like his report was motivated by "personal dislike", that's not based on fact

  Sherry Palmer : Yes but it is based on fact

  President David Palmer : Believe me, I wish there was another way

  Sherry Palmer : Maybe there is. Why don't you just tell the truth? It's what you do best. I mean you pulled it off with Keith: our divorce. You've earned the public's trust. Just use it

  President David Palmer : I'm just wondering if you've really changed or just gotten good at pretending

• Sherry Palmer : [while handing her a file folder]  I made some notes on David's speech: I thought you may want to incorporate them

  Lynne Kresge : How did you get that? I didn't even show it to the President yet

  Sherry Palmer : Jenny showed me a copy

  Lynne Kresge : Well, she shouldn't have

  Sherry Palmer : She's known me for a long time. She knows what I have to offer

  Lynne Kresge : The President believes you can be an asset to him during this time of crisis. That is why you are here, he did not however give you license to insinuate yourself...

  Sherry Palmer : [Interrupts her]  wait hold it. I am not here to trespass on your territory. I am here to help, that is why I am coming to you first before I go directly to David

  Lynne Kresge : That sounds like a threat me

  Sherry Palmer : Unless David's speech is pitch perfect which right now it is not, Ron Wieland's allegation might bring down this Presidency

  Lynne Kresge : I don't need you to tell me how important his speech is...

  Sherry Palmer : [Interrupts her before throwing the file folder on the floor]  then you owe it to David to look at my revisions