Amish Grace Page #3

and I'm gonna find a uniform to talk to.

I think that's one of the parents.

Do we know anything new?

No, not yet.

(Panting)

Oh, dear God.

No then. I understand.

I need to know where my daughters are.

Ma'am, that's what I'm trying

to sort out right now.

But we got girls sent

to four different hospitals.

They're all wearing the same clothes,

and we got no photos to help us out.

Has no one asked the girls their names?

Ma'am, from what I understand,

not a one of them is conscious.

Ruth.

I should have stayed, shouldn't I?

I just thought that if

I went to get help, maybe...

There's no way that you could have known

what that man was set to do.

- A total stranger.

- He wasn't a stranger, Mama.

I've seen him before... lots of times.

Where? Who was he?

The man who drives the milk truck.

It was Charlie? Charlie Roberts?

I did find this letter

from Charlie saying "good-bye"...

saying that he was mad at God...

because our little girl had died,

and he was gonna take revenge on God.

That's her.

Lisa died the day she was born.

He... He called. and I... I didn't

understand what he was saying.

I thought he was telling me

that he was gonna kill himself.

I don't think it's possible

that he could ever hurt children.

My husband is... was a good man.

Ma'am, we found a list of the items

he took into the school with him.

And receipts from the hardware store

where he bought them.

The dates on those receipts

go back six days.

We believe that your husband had been

planning this crime for at least a week.

Would you please excuse me?

I don't feel well.

- (Coos)

- (Door Closes)

It appears that Charles Carl Roberts IV...

a local milk truck driver

who is not Amish...

entered the school at 10:35 this morning

carrying an arsenal that included...

a shotgun, several pistols,

along with 600 rounds of ammunition.

He ordered all the boys

to leave the room...

and then took 10 girls hostage.

(Clears Throat)

Soon after police arrived at the scene...

Roberts shot all 10 girls

and then took his own life.

We're being told that three of the girls

were either found dead at the scene...

or died shortly thereafter.

All of the other girls

suffered gunshot wounds...

(Voice Breaking)

and are being treated at local hospitals.

- (Police Radio Chatter)

- You okay?

Yeah. I... I just... I just need a minute.

- Okay.

- (Radio Chatter Continues)

(Sobbing)

(Gasps)

It's Hannah.

She's safe in the arms of Jesus now.

- Oh, Hannah. Oh, no.

- (Crying)

- Sarah and Rebecca are still alive... at different hospitals.

- Oh...

- I must find Isaac.

- Okay.

We'll pray for them.

- Forgive me.

- Yes, Ma'am?

I was wondering if you had

any news of my daughter...

Mary Beth Graber. She's...

She's the oldest girl. Uh, 14, brown hair.

Sorry. Her name's not

on the hospital update.

Well, what does that mean?

They must have taken her somewhere.

- I'll make a call, try and find out.

- Thank you.

Excuse me.

(Sniffling)

Did they tell you about Mary Beth?

Is she in the hospital?

I don't know.

Perhaps she did run after all.

Perhaps, uh...

Perhaps she'll come walking

up the road any minute looking for us.

(Kisses)

(Crying)

(Sighs)

(Crying)

- (Sobs)

- (Crying Continues)

(Man) Do we have a definite

on the number of fatalities yet?

(Chattering)

(Chattering Continues)

Heads up. Here he comes. folks.

We have some questions for you, sir.

Mr. Taskey, is Amy going to be joining you, sir?

- Mr. Taskey?

- Mr. Taskey, what is... what is Amy's feeling?

What is she going through right now?

Could you tell us?

- (Reporters Clamoring)

- Excuse... Uh... My name is Henry Taskey.

I'm here on behalf

of my daughter, Amy Roberts.

- (Camera Shutters Clicking)

- She's been devastated by what happened today.

She's written the following statement.

Excuse me.

(Shutters Clicking)

"The man who did this today..."

"Was not the Charlie

I've been married to for almost 10 years".

"He was an exceptional father".

"He took the kids

to soccer practice and games..."

"played ball with them in the backyard".

(Sighs)

"He never said no when I asked him

to change a diaper".

"Our hearts are broken,

our lives shattered..."

"and we grieve for the innocent lives

that were lost here today".

"Above all, please pray".

"Pray for the families

who lost children today".

"Please pray for our children

and our family".

- That's it.

- (Male Reporter) Mr. Taskey...

- (Female Reporter) Mr. Taskey... Mr. Taskey...

- (Reporters Clamoring)

- A few questions, please, sir.

- Mr. Taskey?

(Male Reporter)

Mr. Taskey, please!

The coroner is gonna need

one of you to come down...

to the morgue to identify your daughter.

But I... I did identify her...

when they carried her out at the school.

Let me call the office and see

if they still want you to come down.

I... If they do, we are not able to drive.

I'd be happy to take you.

I want to go.

No. No, I will go. You...

You shouldn't see her... the way she is.

It... It will upset you.

"He leadeth me in paths

of righteousness for His name's sake".

"Yea, though I walk through the valley

of the shadow of death..."

"I will fear no evil,

for Thou art with me".

Are we leaving?

Policemen are asking for our help...

but I need you to stay here

a little longer, okay?

You keep her close.

So, anything that we can do.

- (Police Radio Chatter)

- I don't have an answer yet. I'm on hold.

It doesn't matter. Please take me

to my daughter. I want to see her.

(Beeps)

(Radio Chatter Continues)

(Door Closes)

- (Radio Chatter Continues)

- (Car Door Closes)

(Engine Starts)

(Chattering)

- (Man) I'm the same way.

- (Chattering Continues)

- "Our hearts are broken"...

- There's news people outside.

- (TV Continues)

- Well, I expect you'll have to get used to that.

I don't want to get used to it. I don't want

those cameras anywhere near the kids.

- (TV Clicks Off)

- (Sighs)

I think you're gonna have

to just lay it out for them...

the whole mess...

so they don't find out from somebody else.

How am I supposed to do that, Dad?

How am I supposed to tell

them that their father...

I can't even say the words

to myself, let alone to...

How am I supposed to tell Andy and Ryan...

"Your daddy went and murdered..."

"I don't know how many little girls..."

"girls the same age as you"?

(Gasps, Sobbing)

(Sobbing Continues)

(Reporters Chattering)

(Levi)

We thank you for the ride.

(Man) All right. Wait a minute.

Here they are. What's going on? Come on.

(Chattering)

- Gentlemen, can we ask you a question?

- Excuse me. What's your name?

Please... Can you explain

to us why you're here?

Sir? Are you here to...

It appears that some elder gentlemen

from the Amish community have come...

to visit the Roberts family.

Uh, none of them would

speak to us at this time.

(Knocking)

- Looks like some Amish fellas.

- What? Why? What do they want?

I couldn't tell you.

But the last thing you need is

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