Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Page #5

I'm not going to pretend

to know how you feel.

My kid's down there.

I know!

But from what I've seen

You might be the only person

who knows what to do...

For everybody.

Okay, central park.

See if we can find the mayor.

( electricity snapping )

They never had a chance.

Listen to me, everyone.

We can't worry

about the people

In the rest of the train.

There's nothing we can do.

They're all dead.

We have to check for survivors.

There's nobody but us.

( banging )

Help!

Let's go get 'em.

( laughing )

Hey!

Hey, what are you doing, guys?

You're just making it worse!

Chill, lady.

What you think

You're doing, huh?

Think you're a cop

or something?

All right, take

what you want, okay?

( glass breaking )

What are you doing?

You cannot stop this.

I'm sorry.

I don't mean to...

People become like animals.

They take and they

don't care if they

hurt you for it.

And we just let them?

For somebody's jewelry?

What are you, crazy?

To stay alive, in one piece.

That is what is important.

Maybe you're okay

doing nothing

But I'm not.

Okay.

Can you imagine

what I feel?

I travel across world

to america

And now I must think

the same way I did

Where I had to run

for my life?

( glass breaking )

I just think it's wrong.

Me, too.

Good luck.

I can't get

this to work.

Try this quick-start

menu card.

Man:

We don't

know yet.

Look, con ed is

working on the grid

But it's safe to say

over 90% is down.

You're breaking up!

I can't hear you!

Here's a disaster plan

in from gracie mansion.

Have you got anything

that can run it?

Okay, okay!

Up and running!

Any word from emergency

management yet?

Emergency service units

are on the way

With briefcase satellite

hook ups.

Man:

We've got three transmitters

up and running.

That's a start.

Joseph, check with the f.C.C.

About radio transmission.

Make sure we work on the

appropriate frequencies.

Where's mark ross from

emergency management?

Well, somebody find him.

We're going to need him.

( garbled radio transmissions )

( helicopter whirring )

Mayor.

Are you aware

Of the damage

at one police plaza?

I am.

You and I have a dilemma.

You're the ranking officer

of both fire and police.

But I have your resignation

on what's left of my desk.

Consider it withdrawn.

Should we put aside

our personal differences?

This situation doesn't allow

for personal differences, mayor.

Agreed.

Until further notice, I have

not accepted your resignation.

By tomorrow night

This place will be running

amok with feds, fema

The army, navy,

you name it

But right now the city

is on its own

So we've got

to hold the fort.

Streets are blocked.

Engine companies can't get

through.

But we can get crews

through on foot

To pry people out.

Contact public works.

Locate earth-moving equipment.

We have to clear major

highways and streets.

We barely have

communications.

If we don't clear

the streets

We don't deploy

search and rescue.

You got that?

All right. You heard him.

Let's do it.

Your family all right?

My daughter may be

under grant high.

Yours?

My mother is missing

And my daughter is somewhere

down in the damn subway.

Okay, here we go.

Bert, be careful!

We got you.

Nice and slow.

Thank you.

Okay, let's move out.

Hey! Who put

you in charge?

Well, I don't want

to stay here and die.

Do any of you?

My vote is we move on

and find some way out of this.

He's probably right.

Pretty cold, though.

You going to be

all right?

Yeah, I think.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I thought once we quit

gambling that, you know...

...Our luck would

change, huh?

We should have taken

the bus like I said.

Hello?

Is anybody here?

Yes.

I don't know

where to begin.

Everything is broken.

I lost my contacts

and I can't see a thing.

If I could just

find my glasses

Then maybe

I could find my shoes.

Come on in.

The elevators don't work

and the stairs are dark.

I think we're marooned

up here.

I have

an extra flashlight

With batteries.

You can have that.

Thank you.

What is it you're doing?

This is earthquake

survival stuff.

You're from california.

Yeah.

I've been here

about a year.

It's really just, you know,

essential stuff.

And you should have these

band-aids for your feet.

I'm alice.

Dori.

These are size six.

Will that help?

Uh, that's close enough.

I'm not going to complain.

You're going

to need socks, too.

Thank you.

You are so organized.

What do you do?

I used to be an

interior designer.

Really?

I love what you did

with the place.

You should stay inside.

There are bound

to be aftershocks

And the debris

and the glass

from the buildings

Will fall

into the streets.

But you're leaving.

I have a son.

I have to find him.

Of course.

Doing something is better

than doing nothing.

I have a little dog.

His name is low rider.

If you find him,

would you take care of him?

He's hiding, or...

Or he got out or something.

Thank you.

Wait!

I can't go back

in my place.

I have to come

with you.

I can't stay here alone.

I don't think

that's possible

Given my general

state of anxiety.

Please!

Okay.

( creaking sounds )

( water dripping )

Anybody there?

Hello?

Help!

Please turn around, sir.

No one proceeds unless

on official business.

I've got official business.

My family's in the city.

I'm sorry, sir.

No civilians

past this blockade.

How am I supposed

to get back to manhattan?

There's a 90-mile-wide

perimeter

Around indian point

nuclear facility.

We're awaiting word

on whether to evacuate

the entire area.

Manhattan is off-limits

to any and all

civilian traffic.

You're saying

there's no way to...

( honking )

I'm sorry, sir.

But if I were you

I might try

some fishing.

Thank you.

Five alarm in chelsea

from a break in the gas line.

That would be

companies 11 and 27.

They can't travel,

either.

Even if the streets

were clear

There's no water pressure.

Hmm...

Utilities, give me an update.

Uh...

We expect to have

the gas supply to the city

Shut down and depressurized

In two hours.

Okay.

Water pressure's down

in too many grids.

There's a break

in the main line

We need to find it.

Patch me through

to companies 11 and 27.

Yes, sir.

And give me

a phone that works.

Okay, as far as we know

Incidents of looting

and mayhem are sporadic.

Yeah, well,

that'll change.

Trying to get a reading

on how many beat cops

There are on the island.

And we're checking to see

if queens is in any position

To give us a d.S.U. Truck.

I don't know how

We're going

to get it here.

Well, you'd better

think of something.

This is company 11, go ahead.

Okay, hand carry if you have to.

11, I want you to roll hose

down 8th avenue

All the way down to west 14th.

27, link up.

Go all the way west

Until you can draft

from the hudson.

Roger that.

I need a fire boat.

Pier 59, chelsea.

Mayor, I need those streets

cleared.

You heard the chief,

logistics.

Henry, I want the bulldozers

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