Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Page #7

It was my tempestuous

relationship

With my glasses that

initiated my career.

Come on, come on!

Still not working?

No.

Oh, danny must be so scared.

( helicopter approaching )

How old is danny?

He's nine.

You know, I bet

his teachers

Are taking good

care of him

Right now as we speak.

Yeah, but he's disabled.

All the more reason

why they'll look

out for him.

No, you don't understand.

He's disabled because of me.

( sobbing )

I was driving...

And I tried to pass

And I was going too fast.

And the truck, it just

came out of nowhere.

And there was nothing

I could do.

Now when I look at my son

Any time he looks at me

I feel like he's afraid

to be with me.

Hey.

Dori...

I need people

to trust me, too

So I know something

about what you're feeling.

I know I can't take

your feeling away

But I want you

to know that

From the moment I met you

I trusted you

And I felt safer.

You did?

( laughing )

really?

Are you kidding?

I mean, the city is literally

crumbling around us

And you've still

got it in you

To take me with you.

Woman ( on p.A system ):

We will take you to a medical

collection point for treatment.

Please board this vehicle

if you need medical assistance.

We will take you to a medical

collection point for treatment.

Please board this vehicle

if you need medical assistance.

Alice... Thank you.

Thank you, dori.

Now go and find your son.

Okay. Take care.

Hey, what do you do, anyway?

I'm a psychiatrist.

( laughing )

A psychiatrist

and an interior designer?

Boy, have we got our work

cut out for us now, huh?

First of the fema

urban search and rescue teams

Is lifting off

from stewart air force base

En route to manhattan.

They want a destination.

Man ( over walkie-talkie ):

10-4. Uh, we copy that.

We're going to get

supply seven

To report to eight,

four. Over.

Grant high.

Nicholai, are you sure

about this?

Yes, very sure.

Well, I'm not.

It's only one more floor.

It's dangerous.

I must go.

Please, don't.

Yes, of course.

You wait here.

I'll be right back.

No. It's crazy.

Don't go in.

Oh...

Used to be nice.

Not much, but just beginning.

Yeah.

Why don't you get what you need.

Let's get out of here.

Yes.

Is this a diploma?

Yes.

Moscow university.

Mathematics.

Here.

Is that everything?

Yes.

Except for this.

You sure?

Yes.

Sure.

We go.

Good-bye, room.

Thank you.

You should rest.

I'm fine.

Nora...

If anyone shouldn't be

doing this, it's you.

( grunts )

Hey, hey.

I can get my hand

through this opening.

Let me see.

( water trickling )

What's the matter?

It's wet.

Oh, boy.

Can I get a

light up here?

There's water up here.

It's seeping down

through the rocks.

Linda:

What does that mean?

It means the water's above us.

( water rushing )

( screaming )

Move!

( all yelling )

Yo, help!

Help!

Help!

Can somebody hear me?

Help!

Earthquakes.

Man, california stuff.

Ah, damn!

Out of all the ways

I thought I might die

Man, stabbed, shot,

but never trapped

Starving to death

in a stupid church.

There's a sandwich

and a piece of fruit

In that bag

you took the money out of.

I thought you were... Asleep.

Asleep...

With all that racket

you've been making?

You want some?

No. I lost my appetite.

Well, I'm not

that hungry either.

Damn, why they don't

come looking for us?

They don't know

we're here.

Gonna die 'cause you wanted me

to sweep the floor.

Noname.

What's your

real name?

Real name?

Come on.

Where are your folks?

You don't have

no folks, do you?

Damn. You talk too much.

I was a nurse once.

It always saddened me

to see a newborn babe

With no one

But a total stranger

to welcome him

to this world.

A person's name

is supposed to glow

With the love

in which it's given.

Nobody around then,

nobody around now.

I'm still here.

We're in this

mess together.

Don't you know that?

I don't know what

god has in mind

But it's sure something.

God sure has something in mind.

( garbled radio transmissions )

Hey, lady!

Get out of there!

( shrieking ):

My baby!

Fema!

Am I glad to see you guys!

I'm summerlin,

engine company 51.

Looks like you could use

a hand here.

We've got some preliminary

shoring set in place

But we've gone in as deep

as we can without help.

Well, if we can't give

these people some answers

At least we can

give them some hope.

Well, let's

do it.

May I have your attention?

May I have your attention,

please?

My name is bruce ramsey.

I'm the task force leader

For this fema urban search

and rescue team.

We'll be deploying

specially trained dogs

Fiber-optic video cameras

and infrared sensors.

We'll do everything

within our power

To get your loved ones

Out from underneath this mess.

If your child is in here,

we will find them.

Now, please, please...

Be patient and stay back

so we can do our jobs.

Ma'am?

Ma'am!

Curfew's been ordered.

You have to get

off the street.

I got to get

to my son's school.

I've been walking

all afternoon, please.

Board the bus.

It'll take you to

a collection point

Where you'll be safe.

Maybe your son's there.

No, you don't understand.

I need to find my son now.

I haven't got a choice!

Orders are "everyone

off the street until dawn."

But what if he's out

here on the street?

Then hopefully, ma'am,

somebody will find him.

Hello!

I'm looking for somebody

who owns a boat.

Kind of late

for sightseeing.

Actually, I, uh...

Radio said they don't want

no more people

Going to manhattan.

They got enough problems

over there.

I have a wife and child there.

I don't envy you that.

Look, if you don't own a boat

Maybe you know

somebody who does.

Probably got coast guard

patrolling all over.

I'll pay whatever it takes,

okay?

When's this trip

supposed to happen?

Now.

Ain't gonna get anywhere

just sitting there.

Go... Go... Go...

That's good!

This way, sir.

Sorry, ma'am-- step

to the shelter, please.

Man:

Once inside, please proceed

to a registration table.

If you have not already done so

Please register

at a registration table.

Officer:

Relax a second, okay?

Officer...

My son, he's nine

And I don't know

where he is.

Yes, ma'am; it's easy

to lose somebody

In a place this big.

No, he's not here--

he wasn't even

With me during

the quake.

Where was he when

you last saw him?

He was at his school.

And I think maybe

he's still there.

Now, I know that

there's a curfew.

Sorry, ma'am;

can't go on the street

Till 7:
00 tomorrow morning.

You can't bring

that dog in here!

No, he's a little boy.

If I don't find him...

I don't know...

See that table

over there?

They've got a list of kids

looking for their folks.

Now, with a little luck

Maybe he's

already on it.

Man:

Transport, pick up at 8-5,

please.

What about you?

Russian blood

is very thick.

Karvoskya,

what's in the box?

Uh...

You don't have

to tell me.

No, no, I show you.

This is my family.

My mother...

Father...

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