D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

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Although this movie is based upon actual events, | certain characters and scenes have been fictionalized.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2002

Freeze!

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

There he is! There!

Where are you, boy? | Come on, son.

I said freeze!

TWO WEEKS LATER:

OCTOBER 3, 2002

And a good morning, and | our top stories around the world today--

Assistant Secretary of StateJames Kelly | continues his talks in Korea...

this time with North Korean officials.

This is the first mission to the country | by a senior American official...

since the Clinton administration.

Checking business news-- | A rally by the stock market...

may boost investor confidence, | but are more criminal charges...

in the works for Enron executives?

In local news, Montgomery County police are investigating...

a shooting last night | in a Wheaton shopping--

DAY ONE:

- Come on, Sandy. We gotta go. | - I'm up. I'm up.

What time did you | come to bed last night?

I don't know. 2.00 or so.

You need to get more sleep, Charles.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE CHIEF CHARLES MOOSE | We had a murder last night in Wheaton.

I told Jacobs to check in.

- A domestic dispute? | - We don't know.

How will that affect our weather?

All on our forecast after our look | at Thursday morning traffic.

A lot of traffic out there, | especially if you're on the Outer L oop...

leaving I-95 College Park | headed toward Silver Spring.

The Beltway out of Oxon Hill | is gridlocked...

with everyone leaving | for the Wilson Bridge.

Did Lieutenant Jacobs have something he | needed to tell you at 2.00 in the morning...

that he couldn't have told you at 8.00?

I've gotta drop you at the airport, | stop by the headquarters...

go to Officer Murphy's funeral, | get back to the airport for my flight.

You know, I might miss | Jacobs altogether.

Chesapeake | Bridge and a lot of slow traffic left...

however, on the 95 and 395 | between Springfield and Bridge Street.

If you're on your way to work, allow a lot | of extra time and patience this morning.

That's the shape of things | at the moment,Jim. Back to you.

Thanks, Christine. In the Middle East--

Do you realise that | since we moved here, you haven't--

you haven't lost one officer | in the line of duty?

Yeah, that's one thing | I don't miss about Portland.

Yeah.

The almanac says | the record high in Montgomery County...

for October 3 | was way back in 1954.

So how hot can it get?

WHITE FLINT, MARYLAND

- Hey. Yeah. Yeah. | - Yeah.

Good morning, Chief.

Good morning, sir. | I'll call you back.

I typed up the notes for your talk with | a couple Post-Its where it reads awkwardly.

Don't worry, Silvia. | My vernacular endears me to people.

Yeah. Paulson.

- Paulson. | - Yes, sir.

You want to talk | about the sergeant's exam?

Ah, no. It can wait, Chief. | I mean--

You got five minutes. | Come into the sanctum.

A man's gotta know his limitations.

I'm not saying don't take the test. | I'm saying give yourself--

Chief, we have a problem.

ASPEN HILL, MARYLAND

DOUG DUNCAN | MONTGOMERY COUNTY EXECUTIVE

- Good morning, Mayor Duncan. | - Good morning.

- You're gonna miss the bus. | - What?

- You're gonna miss the bus. | - That's okay. I'll ride my bike.

- Ride fast. | - Milk, honey.

So I miss homeroom, maybe. | It's not a big deal.

- All right? | - Kiss.

- Sandwich? Thank you. | - Phone?

Come on, Jack.

- It's here. It's here. | - Thank you.

- See you later. | - Are you in front of the TV?

Is it on? See it?

Witnesses are saying they heard one shot.

- One report from a rifle or a handgun. | - Yeah, I see it.

A shooting last night. | A second one earlier this morning.

I'm at the third. | I don't know what's going on.

- Declared dead by paramedics. | - Yeah, I'll meet you downtown.

His name has not been released.

Again, if you are just joining us...

there has been a shooting | at a local Rockville Mobil station.

Yeah, this is Doug Duncan. | I need to talk to the governor.

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND

Three witnesses heard a shot.

It was a single shot.

One says he saw a white box truck | fleeing the scene, white male driver.

The guy was just filling his taxi.

Okay. Here's what happens.

Every cop on the street wears a vest. | Mandatory!

I want autopsies on the bodies-- | Wheaton, White Flint, Aspen Hill--

done this morning.

I want an officer | to hand-deliver the slugs...

from the M.E. | to the ballistics lab.

I want results | from the ballistics lab today!

Chief, we've got another one! | Post office in Silver Spring. That's three.

- Four! Four, you count last night. | - Damn it!

Wheaton, White Flint, | Aspen Hill, Silver Spring.

- What time, Foster? | - What?

- The Silver Spring shooting. What time? | - I don't know. Five minutes ago.

That'd be 8.37. | And our guy here?

- 8.1 2. | - Twenty-five minutes.

Look, we need the state police chopper | up over the interstate now.

We need an all-points out | for the box truck!

- Chief? | - He's using the Beltway.

Put it on AM, John.

The super sale will be on for two days...

so you don 't want to miss out.

- Slashing prices in every department.

- The cockpit voice recorder was recovered yesterday-- | - Change it again.

If you've just joined | us, there's been a series of shootings.

We're not sure if they're related | or not at this point.

- At 7.40 this morning.

Police are still processing | the crime scenes, and we expect--

KENSINGTON, MARYLAND

We're outside Montgomery County | police headquarters...

in Rockville, Maryland...

just moments outside Washington, D.C., | awaiting some news on these murders.

County executive Doug Duncan | and Chief Charles Moose...

are set to make a statement | in a few moments.

I'm getting 1 50 state troopers to fill in | the blanks. Two hundred tomorrow.

Governor Glendening has committed | emergency funds. Don't worry about O.T.

I wasn't going to.

What are we looking at? | Hate crimes?

- The guy's a world-class misanthrope. | - What do you mean?

He shoots men and women, | minority and white. Hates everybody.

Charles, we're not talking | about terrorism?

I don't want to cry terrorist | if this is just some a**hole with a scope.

A little panic might make people cautious. | It might save some lives.

There's no such thing as a little panic. | Not any more.

- The chief looks nervous. | - Can you blame him?

The whole nation's watching.

Nothing like this has ever happened | in Montgomery County.

Our homicide rate just increased...

by 25% in one day.

To the people | in the D.C. metropolitan area...

be advised to be alert, | be vigilant.

There's been no consistency | in the people that have been targeted.

We are not able to assure anyone...

their safety at this time.

Chief, are you exploring | connections to terrorism?

Sir, we are a large...

suburban community, | adjacent to our nation's capital.

We're not gonna rule out | any avenue at this time.

Chief, are we dealing with a professional | of some kind? A trained sniper?

We do have someone that, so far...

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