Aftershock: Earthquake in New York Page #8

Two brothers.

Oh, you look just

like your brothers.

Like twins,

only three.

Where are

they all now?

My... Parents'

Wedding rings.

My brothers'.

One each.

Little brother's

flight jacket.

( quietly ):

What happened?

In russia...

There were many crises.

Like this, only different.

I'm sorry... I feel...

I didn't know.

It is the past.

I miss my dad.

I miss my mom.

Everything I know

could be gone.

We will find her.

Help her in her grief.

I grew up two blocks

from the guggenheim.

My mother and I would visit

once a month or so

And then I got older

and we quit going.

I got too busy.

What a shame.

Do not think

about these things.

You count on your life

going a certain way, you know?

And then all of a sudden

it isn't like that at all.

Of all the things I could've

imagined for my life

I never would have dreamt

of this.

Maybe there is some good

in having nothing.

I got nothing to give

but what I have inside

And I have never had to say,

"what a shame."

Go to sleep.

( muffled conversation )

Man over p.A.:

...Please remove your vehicles

from area six after you...

Well, it's not exactly

tavern on the green.

Nothing a bottle of good red

couldn't help, huh?

Okay, what have we got?

Well, um, we're barely keeping

up with what's needed, sir.

The problem of rodents

spreading disease--

It's bound to increase

The longer we're

without sanitation.

Not to mention

bodies

Decomposing in

places that we

can't get into.

Ahearn:

Some of the fires are

still out of control.

We're rerouting to build up

pressure in the affected areas

But I think we're

going to gain

from now on.

Man:

Priority message

from fema, ms. Perez.

I'll be

right back.

This is patched in

from the state department.

He insists

on talking to you.

Mayor lincoln.

Listen to me.

I've got thousands

of new york citizens

Trapped under what were

once their homes and offices

Not to mention thousands of kids

Under the wreckage

of their schools!

The u.N...

Yes, the ambassador...

Yes, I understand.

Priorities?

Priorities are mine

To call, sir.

And that I will continue to do

Until they haul me

out of here feet first!

Man! Everyone thinks

their crapola

Is most important.

I don't know.

Maybe it's

unavoidable.

You know, we all

get caught up

in our roles.

Renegade fire chief

versus big city boss mayor.

I called you things

And I never even

knew who you were.

I believe

you called me

An opportunistic con artist.

I regret that now.

I called you

a moron.

Said you didn't know

The difference

between fire and smoke--

Among other things

that didn't get printed.

That statement reflected

more on me than on you.

The job does get in

the way sometimes.

My wife's been dead

over a decade.

But I can still

see her face in

my daughter's.

If anyone's kept me human,

it's been her.

You were right

about me, ahearn.

I'm a politician.

By nature an

opportunistic

con artist.

But it was my family

who raised the bar.

Set the standards

for me to live by.

I may be left with very little

when this is all over.

But I thank them

that I can sleep at night.

You and me, we fought

Over money... Pride.

Damn, I wish we could

have done better.

We will.

Man:

Chief ahearn!

Search and rescue teams

at grant high.

They've found some survivors.

Well, what are you

waiting for?

It's freezing.

Well, at least the water's

stopped rising.

We'll be out

of here soon.

Come on, nora,

let's keep moving.

I can't go on.

I have to sit down.

Help him. He has

a heart condition.

All right.

You got her?

He hasn't been feeling

so well lately.

It'll be okay.

I've been trying to get him

to see the doctor.

Hey, buddy, how you doing?

Come on. Just a

little farther.

All right, buddy?

Here we go.

All right.

Here you go.

Thanks, man.

Okay, here. I got you.

Nora:

Thank you.

Bert, hold

on to me.

All right,

take my hand.

Come on!

Reach up!

Don't touch me!

Never touch me.

I got to go.

I've got

to find my mom.

I got to go.

They won't let you out

until morning.

I go get us some water...

Okay?

( car honking )

I.D.

Woman:

Thomas!

Thomas!

I haven't see her.

I'm scared.

What if she's

under all that?

I'll find out what I can.

You just stay here.

Hold on to her, will you?

My daughter...

Uh, christina ahearn...

Is she on that list?

She's not on my

d-mort list for

the deceased, sir.

But there's still some

kids trapped inside.

( loud rumbling )

You can't go

in there!

My daughter's in there!

( screaming ):

No!

( loud rumbling )

( screaming )

Diane!

Diane!

Diane!

Diane!

Man:

Don't panic.

Proceed in an

orderly fashion.

Please, calm down, people.

( garbled radio transmission )

( coughing )

I want everybody up

for a head count, now.

When can we

go back in?

Have to wait for

engineering's okay.

My daughter might

be in there.

It's not going to do

anybody any good, sir,

if we all get killed.

Hold on.

I need your gear.

Take care of them.

Sir...

That's not

a good idea, sir.

What's your call,

captain summerlin?

The structure hasn't

pancaked any more

Since the main quake.

But I've got to wait

for engineering

To sign off before

I send anyone else in.

I'm not asking anyone

to go with me.

Chief, you can't go

in there alone.

It's too dangerous.

I'll take you in.

Everyone else, hold on

till engineering gets here.

Man:

Yes, sir.

Come on.

I never did

introduce myself.

I'm sam thorell.

George.

I want to thank you, george.

You're doing a lot

for a total stranger.

A crisis like this makes

people come together.

Sort of too bad it takes that.

But here we are.

Man:

...Surrounding waters

around the city

Until further notice.

I would like to pay you.

Don't worry about it.

Well, thanks again.

( coughing )

Oh god, please don't be dead.

Wake up.

Wake up.

Miss emily.

All right.

Yes.

It is all right.

Because it's my time.

No, no.

It's not your time.

Noname, do you know what it is

To go through life invisible?

Nobody sees you.

Nobody knows

your name.

Come... Come closer.

I want to tell you something

I've never shared

with anyone before.

Come.

Come closer.

My first child...

A boy...

Died three days after birth.

Such a short time

on this earth.

And yet, I think about him

Every day of my life.

I wonder what

he might have been

Had he been able

To hang on to

the gift of life.

I named him clayton.

If...

If you would carry his name

It would give me...

Peace.

Clayton.

God has a reason

For everything he does, clayton.

A damn miracle is what we need.

We had to pick our way,

inch by inch

Shoring up as we go.

The infrared and videocams

Have helped.

So have the dogs.

We have a pretty

good idea

Of where the survivors are.

( beams creaking )

( loud rumbling )

Okay, let's go.

We got nearly 50 kids

out of the gym

And even more out of what

was left of the cafeteria

But these classrooms...

A lot of kids didn't make it.

We got most

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