D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear Page #3

---

And how long will that be?

- We don't know. | - What if we don't catch him?

I guess we'll be looking | for a new police chief.

The sheriff's department has verified...

that Montgomery County schools | remained...

under a code blue | lockdown status today.

And there's talk of opening | military bases so local school children...

can carry on with sporting events.

Barri ng the apprehension of a suspect, | they plan on keeping their children in this Halloween.

Theyjust don't want to take a chance.

We will release a composite image...

of a white box truck...

seen fleeing | one of the crime scenes.

A white male was seen | driving this vehicle.

That was Chief Charles Moose...

speaking to reporters earlier today on | some recent developments in the D.C. --

- We want you to start wearing a vest. | - You gonna put a million vests on a million people in Montgomery?

- No. | - Then you're not putting one on me.

I want to assign a security detail | in case-- in case--

I'm telling people | to go on with their lives.

- Doug, the Feds have intel-- | - I'm going out in public. My family's--

Al-Qaeda's trained snipers | to hit U.S. government officials.

You're the highest elected | officer in the county.

- They're killing civilians! | - Now! You're a rung up the ladder.

- So are you. | - I carry a gun.

I'm surrounded | by people carrying guns.

I'm talking about two cops | in street clothes.

Rapid Start collects the tips, | tracks who's working the lead.

F.B.I. BALTIMORE FIELD OFFICE

Most of the operators are trainees, but we | have experienced agents overseeing them.

Did you take any flak | opening the door to the Feds?

Murders in the District go Federal. | You would have come in anyway.

- We don't know D.C.'s connected yet. | - Yes, we do. We just can't say it.

Sniper tip line. | Please state your name.

"Don't talk.Just listen. | I want to talk to the policeman."

I need you to state your name, sir, | before I take your information.

My name? No, no. | You don't get that.

I-- I do-- | "I have something for you.

You're looking for the wrong people."

I can't take any information | unless you state your name first.

- You're not listening. | - Please, just start with your name, okay?

Okay. Call me God.

We got a possible. George Lenehan.

He's one of the sniper school rejects | that Fort Bragg spat out of the computer.

What's he done since the army?

- He's tied to a militia group-- | Brothers of the Cross. | - The rifle?

Purchased a Bushmaster in 200 1, | semi-auto. It shoots.223s.

He was cited yesterday for speeding | outside of Thornburg, Virginia.

That's Spotsylvania County. | He's in the neighbourhood.

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA

What's that?

Oh, my God! I need help!

Help me! Please!

Chief, shooting in Fredericksburg.

That's 20 minutes | from Thornburg on I-95.

That's 20 minutes from Rockville. | Jacobs! We're going for a ride!

Go, go, go!

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

- Look at the goosebumps. | - Look how cold that water is.

Just teasing. | She lookss good, doesn't she?

- The way she grabbed hold | of that dorsal fin. | - Nice.

- What's going on?

- Go on down that way. | - Right. Right.

Tina hasn't been | this wet since the spring break show.

You remember that one.

Go, go! That's it! Hurry! Let's go!

Let's go!

We interrupt | this programme to bring you | a fast-breaking live exclusive...

on the D.C. sniper case.

Our news team | has learned federal law enforcement | has converged on a hotel--

What the hell?

It's not one of ours.

What you are seeing now | is a live feed from our aerial camera.

Go! Make your breach! Now!

Well, there is a significant amount | of police activity outside the hotel--

Now! On the ground!

George Lenehan, this is the F.B.I.! | Come out with your hands up!

Get down! Get down!

Yes,yes! It looks like they have him. | The suspect has been apprehended.

We are holding the man on a warrant...

unrelated to the crimes | we've been discussing.

We have yet to make any connection...

between this man and the shootings.

DAY FIVE:

If and when we do...

we will provide you | with that information.

For now...

we have to stay vigilant.

- Live your lives...

but be aware.

Don't let your anxiety control you.

Go to work.

Go to school.

Your children are safe at their schools.

That was Chief Moose now confirming | that they do have a suspect in custody.

Checkmate.

You didn't see that, did you? | You gotta see it, John.

You gotta see that. You gotta focus. | Free your mind.

Free your mind.

I told you this 1 0 times already.

I returned that gun months ago.

Yeah, I guess a Bushmaster...

would be too much gun | for a skinhead rednecks like yourself.

I can handle any weapon you name.

- You're a regular sh*t-head. | - Have we found it?

No.

He could have dumped the rifle | in the Potomac, Chief.

I guess that's what they told you, huh?

Why would he do that? | He didn't know we were coming.

We haven't had a shooting | since we apprehended him.

Yeah.

Quiet weekend.

You can think | about that a little bit longer...

then we'll come right back in here, or | you can tell me where you set the gun!

- Hello? | - It's me.

Hey, you. | Get any sleep last ni ght?

Mm, yeah, yeah. I'm good.

- You coming home tonight? | - You'll be in bed before I do.

I'll wait up.

Charles, keep calling, even if it's | just to say you can't make it home.

I will.

And tell your troops | to do the same thing.

They need to call home...

even if it's just to say, | "I can't talk."

Charles?

Charles?

I'm sorry, Sandy. | I can't talk.

BOWIE, MARYLAND

Out of the building, please.

Help!

The boy's aunt | was just dropping him off.

A few people heard the shot. | No one saw the shooter.

Thirteen. | He was 1 3 years old.

What the hell kind of sick bastard | shoots a kid?

- Is he alive? | - They took him to Children's Hospital.

Here's what we know so far:

Police have closed down Route 197, | which fronts the school.

Traffic is crawling throughout the area. | It's total chaos here.

We've got parents trying to get | into the area to get their kids...

home safe and sound.

Police won 't comment on any | connection to the sniper shootings...

but the MO looks to be the same: | one shot, fired at a distance.

We may not have Bin Laden | or Timothy McVeigh.

No. Maybe David Berkowitz.

"Dear Mr Policeman. | Call me God.

Do not release to the press."

Get a fingerprint | off that shell casing.

I doubt he'd plant clues | and forget to wipe them clean.

It's the first time | he's got out of his vehicle.

Why, do you suppose?

I said they were safe.

I said the schools were safe.

He went outside his comfort range | with the boy.

He went out of range | on October 4 too, Hasbro.

But I redesigned the profile for Virginia, | and then he comes back.

I don't know what variables | are defining his kill zone.

It becomes more accurate | the more samples it gets.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes