Bloody Sunday Page #2

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I'll be fine.

I'll see youse later, okay?

Take care of yourself, son.

I will, I will. It's fine.

Nothing to worry about.

Look after yourself, darling.

Sort them out,

would you please?

I'm sorry.

Mr. Cooper,

have you got a moment?

Uh, surgery's canceled today.

It's about my TV.

Well, it's civil rights

we're marching for

not TVs, Mr. O'Keefe.

Well, Mrs. Doherty,

sleep well last night?

Aye, I did that, Mr. Cooper.

Are you coming to Mass?

Mrs. Doherty,

a good Protestant like me?

March against internment.

Hello, folks. See you later.

March again internment.

There you are, son.

See you later.

There's the church,

and we're in this yard here.

Roger.

Proposed route of the march

is along here and then

along the street.

Runs that way.

Yes, I see.

Our job is

to catch these hooligans

and pinch them

between ourselves and C Company.

Yes.

Okay, so it's gonna be

through the wall

then down the street

and, hopefully, we'll catch them

coming straight into us.

William Street runs parallel

behind you guys

behind this wall.

Plan is machine-gun platoon

will make the breach

with their Pigs.

We'll follow through on foot.

It's about 150 yards

of waste ground

through the derelict buildings

and we'll be on William Street

and behind the marchers.

So, what about the, uh, stickies

and pyra presence

over in the Bogside?

Are we gonna...?

Well, they're there, and-and...

Do we reckon the players

are gonna be out today?

- They're bound to be.

- Okay.

They're absolutely bound to be

and we've got to be ready

for 'em.

Okay, well,

we got the guys from...

The primary...

the primary job is

picking up 200 or 300

of the Derry young hooligans,

all right?

Okay, and tell the lads

we want maximum aggression.

We want a lot of arrests today

and if the shooting starts

we're gonna shoot back

plenty of rounds.

Roger.

How do? Morning, ladies.

There you are.

All right, ladies?

Okay, see you later.

All right, boys.

Here, hand some of these out

at Mass.

Walk away, lads.

Walk away. Don't worry.

Don't be intimidated.

It's all right.

Aha.

Sorry.

Excuse us, it's all right.

It's okay, I know him.

Go on, this is a peaceful march.

Peaceful march

we're having today.

I hope you boys are the same.

Hey, lads, lads, lads.

I know him, I know him,

I know him, I know him.

It's all right.

He's full drunk.

I'll take him away.

Walk away, walk away.

Come on, walk away.

Thank you, thank you.

It's a peaceful march

we're having.

Hey, get ye away.

Go and get to bed, go home.

Sleep it off.

I'll see you later.

How are you, folks?

Don't worry. You're grand.

- It's a peaceful march.

- See you later.

No riots today.

Don't be intimidated.

Good to see youse.

I'll see youse later.

Thank you. There you are.

The Bogside is a f***ing mess.

We've got to go in there,

get a grip of it.

We've got to teach these people

a lesson.

So make sure the guys know

who the leaders

of these f***ers are.

- Yes, sir.

- Okay?

And let's go and get 'em.

Everyone's got to have a handle

on these key players.

I want them lifted

off the street today.

We're gonna have these guys.

That's why we're out there.

Make sure the guys know.

I wanna see all of them

in the bag.

Quite clear?

It's the end of our tour.

Let's teach 'em

a f***ing lesson.

Let's do the business.

Let's make the CO proud of us.

I wanna show the Brigade

what One Para are made of.

Is that all clear?

Yeah, no problem.

Any questions?

Do we just go in on our own?

We're not taking anybody else

with us?

Support Company,

Charlie Company, that's it.

All right, boys? Stewards!

Jesus.

What we've got here is

a pressure cooker situation.

Kevin.

Just a minute.

Just bear with me one minute.

So?

So, uh, whole city's shut down.

No one's getting in or out.

You've got Normandy landings

down there.

That's gonna be the flash point

so I'm bringing everybody

down here.

The march is coming down here.

These guys are gonna be

right here.

So, nobody's getting

through here.

William Street is the key thing.

- Do we have enough stewards?

- We have enough.

Michael, will you go

and ask the other fellas

to come down

as quickly as possible, please?

- Is that the Provos?

- The Provos are down there.

What the hell

are they doing here?

Well, they're

just sniffing about.

Basically,

I think they must think

that the Brits have invaded

the place.

Oh, Jesus, I've been

down William Street.

- Really?

- Have you spoken to them yet?

I'm-I'm gonna have a quick word

with the Commanding Officer

in just a moment.

I will, I will.

- Well, I'll see you down there.

- Right.

Stress to those boys that we're

in control up here, will ya?

Yep. Yep. How do?

My name is Ivan Cooper.

I'm a Member of Parliament

for this area.

- Come on, sir, back off.

- Uh, sorry.

You couldn't do us a favor

and move this back a bit?

It's just the march is coming...

No, you're not, mate.

You're participating

in an illegal march, sir.

Now back off from the barricade.

Back off

from the barricade, sir.

What gives you the right

to stop us marching in our city?

You're participating

in an illegal march.

Who says that?

The sooner we can march

in our own city...

We're just doing our job.

Back off.

...to the Guildhall, the sooner

we'll have civil rights.

We're just doing our job.

Back off.

Well, it's a basic principle

of democracy.

Northern Ireland Government

has barred this march.

Right, thank you.

Jesus.

No, I can't get

through to them.

Oh, hold on.

Mrs. Hegarty, I hope

you're joining us today.

Now, no excuses.

I can't. It's me Uncle John.

He's been on bucket all night.

Uh-huh, that's right.

Was it the beer, aye?

No, it wasn't.

He's sick, Mr. Cooper.

All right, Mrs. Hegarty.

Listen up. What are we gonna do?

We're gonna march.

Are you sure about this?

We've gotta march,

we've gotta march, Kevin.

I'll tell you, listen,

if we don't march

civil rights is dead

in this city.

The movement's dead.

We have got to march.

Sort the stewards out.

I'm gonna talk to the Provos.

- Okay. All right.

- Keep it up.

Right, gentlemen.

Be very careful.

Just go straight home.

There's a huge military buildup,

and they've got us surrounded.

Father, I'm going to miss you.

Yeah. Keep your eye on the...

on the young people, okay?

Mind yourself. Hiya, lads.

Listen, there's a lot

of Army around, okay?

Ah, don't worry, Father.

So be very careful, lads, okay.

- Listen, thanks very much.

- Okay.

Hiya, Gerry,

I wanna have a chat with you.

Listen, lads, I'll see youse,

yeah, okay?

Ah, youse boys wait for me,

right. I'll be up nigh.

How long have you been out now?

I'm out three weeks now, Father,

so I am.

So, what's the plans?

Well, I'm trying to get a job

but, uh, it's hard work trying

to get one with a record.

Things will pick up, you know

but the one thing, Gerry,

you gotta be careful

you don't get nabbed

rioting again.

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