Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Page #4

Come on, get up! Come on!

You're cut.

It's all right,

I think.

Is it over?

( screaming )

We're still alive.

( gasping and coughing )

Come on, come on,

come on.

There you go.

There you go.

There you go.

Low ride... Low rider!

Low rider!

Come here, sweetie.

Come on... Low rider.

Danny...

Danny!

Dad?

Daddy!

Dad!

Dad?

Oh, my god!

Daddy!

I can't breathe.

Help! Help! I need an ambulance!

( groaning )

Shh, shh...

Diane... Are you all right?

Yeah.

You hold on, daddy.

I'm... I'm so... So glad we...

We saw each other today.

I'm glad.

Daddy, don't talk like that.

Who do I call when

everything goes haywire, huh?

Diane...

I'm so proud of you.

( laughing weakly )

Oh, dad...

I brought a dancer

into the world...

A beautiful dancer.

( coughing )

( choking )

Help!

( loud rumbling )

I'm sorry.

No!

Do not be shocked

by what I do, please.

Diane:

What are you doing?

Oh, no, don't.

Just leave him alone!

Get your hands off of my dad!

In an hour, your

father's shoes will

Be gone, his coat--

whatever he has.

Gone! All of it.

Take what your father

still has to give.

You will treasure

it later. Come on.

We have to go.

I'm not leaving him.

We have to go!

We got to get...

Come on!

( diane yelling )

Come on!

( loud rumbling )

( electrical crackling )

( man groaning )

( electrical

crackling continues )

( woman sobbing )

( groaning ):

Help me!

( groaning continues )

( woman wailing )

I think he's dying.

I think he's dying!

Let me see.

( wailing continues )

No... No!

No, no, no!

No!!

Shh, okay.

Backup lights came on.

( woman crying )

( knocking on door )

( woman screams )

Hello?

( radio static )

Joshua:

Hello? Can anybody hear me?

Hello?

He's alive.

There's nothing

to be done.

No, no, we have

to try to help him.

Joshua:

The man is

practically dead, evie.

How do you know?

The way he's breathing.

What?

Evie, we need to focus.

We don't know

what we're up against

But we do know we need

to try to save ourselves

And to waste energy

on a dead man

Would just be foolish.

Okay?

Don't worry.

We're going to be all right.

What if it's

a nuclear explosion?

Or maybe a bomb

or terrorists.

We'll soon find out.

( crying softly )

Let's get you

out of here.

Here we go.

Mom!

You got her?

Ahearn?

Get the paramedic equipment

And get out there

in the streets on foot.

We have people

down everywhere.

Yes, sir.

Got a radio?

Right here, sir.

Who's out there?

C.B.S are going strong, sir.

Those guys are on batteries.

Ham radios from outlying areas

still have power.

Got a guy in queens

says they've taken a hard hit.

Central? One police plaza?

Anything?

No word yet.

This is chief ahearn,

fire station 15, what's your 20?

Dispatcher:

Chief ahearn

I'm in the borough communication

center, mid queens.

I can't raise

central dispatch in manhattan

But I am in touch

with a helicopter overhead.

All right, patch me in.

This is fire chief ahearn.

Do you read?

I read you.

This is jillian parnell,

reporter for wcbs television.

Ahearn:

Jillian, are you airborne?

Roger that. We're airborne.

We just watched

the whole damn city shake apart.

I'm downtown. Where are you?

Right now

we are flying southwest

Over the manhattan bridge

or what's left of it.

I cannot believe

what's happened down there.

Oh, my god.

Look at the brooklyn bridge.

Cables have torn loose.

I mean, they're-they're

all over the roadway.

The cars are just

piling up right now.

Jillian, I need you.

You're my eyes up there.

Now calmly tell me what you see.

I don't even know

where to begin.

Jillian, just keep talking.

The better you describe

what you see down there

The better we can respond.

All right.

Right now, we are swinging north

over downtown.

I see the twin towers.

They look good.

They're both still standing.

Empire state building

looks good.

Chrysler building looks

like it's okay

But some of these buildings

have just lost their skins.

I mean, I mean,

they've just fallen off.

Ahearn, are you still with me?

Uh, yes, I'm here.

Have you been

over upper westside?

We made a pass earlier.

Grant high?

Honestly, I can't tell you that.

I mean, there was so much...

I don't know.

Do you want us to go up there?

No, no.

I want you to turn around.

I want you

to fly over one police plaza

And tell me what you see.

Roger that.

Ahearn:

Dispatch?

Man:

Yes, sir?

Uh... One police plaza

Should be implementing

their disaster plan.

Have you picked up

any transmission

On the emergency frequencies?

Negative. Not a word.

Ahearn, you read me?

Ahearn:

All right, jillian, go ahead.

I am flying over

one police plaza now.

It is destroyed...

Completely destroyed.

City hall?

City hall looks like

somebody dropped a bomb on it.

Chopper pilot

Do you read me?

Loud and clear.

I want you to set down

in the parking lot

Next to station 15

And look for me.

Yes, sir, but you better

pull some strings.

I can lose my license

for a stunt like this.

Ahearn:

Don't worry.

I'm tight with the mayor.

( patrons murmuring )

What's going on?

Arteries to and from the city

are completely devastated.

The streets appear to be nearly

impassable, blocked by debris.

Brick facades have tumbled

Into a lethal storm.

Many of the older buildings

Have just simply collapsed

or pancaked.

We have to assume

That there are many, many people

trapped among the ruins.

Our information

will become clearer...

I got to go.

Excuse me, folks.

We ask for your prayers...

Prayers for those

who are still alive.

Nice landing.

Welcome aboard, chief.

Where to?

Central park.

Try sheep's meadow first.

( footsteps )

( moaning softly )

Church would have

paid you.

You owe me two hours' wages.

You had a job.

If you worked,

you would have gotten paid.

I got to eat.

Besides, look around.

Ain't much of a church

left to sweep.

Damn!

( chuckling )

You're following me.

No. Yes, but not like that.

Look, I appreciate it.

You seem like

a very sweet guy

But I don't need you

to follow me.

I'm going to be fine.

But I help you

find your mother.

I don't want your help.

Go on!

I mean, you must have

somebody

Of your own

to worry about.

They're probably looking

for you right now.

No one looks for me.

I got to go.

Bye.

Oh, god.

( woman crying and yelling )

What are you doing here?

What do you want?

I remember map.

I help you get there.

88 and 5th.

Why do you care?

I save your life.

You save mine.

I lost my earring.

( loud bang )

Oh!

My daddy gave

it to me.

( sobbing )

I remember times

like this from before.

To survive is good,

but it is not enough.

You understand

what I say?

You want me to go?

I don't even know your name!

Nicholai karvoskya!

Could you spell that?

( sobbing )

K-a-r-v-o...

I'll teach you how

to spell it.

( laughs )

Oh, my god.

Look at grant.

My daughter's somewhere

in there.

Take me down.

I don't have kids, okay?

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