She was, like, three years old or something.
If she could make it, we can make it.
Maybe we ain't bleeding so bad inside.
-Sarge? -Yeah, Will.
You got any kids?
Four. I got four.
-That's a lot of kids. -Yeah.
It's a lot of work for my wife.
What are their names?
Steven. He's the oldest.
He's 15.
Caitlin's 12. Peanut.
JJ, he's 10.
We got a little girl.
Erin.
She's four.
We had her late.
It wasn't planned. It just... It happened.
I don't know.
-What's that? -What's what?
That sound.
I got a pipe here.
Keep doing that!
What about JJ's tuition?
-It's not easy. -Right.
Did you vomit yesterday?
Yeah. Yeah, yesterday and today.
-And today? -Yeah.
You know what? I probably just have the flu, hon.
Yeah? Okay.
So, wait...
Yeah, there's supposed to be a stripe.
-A stripe? It's a stripe. -Yeah.
Yeah, it's a stripe.
That's good.
It's good. It's good. It's good. It's good.
Yeah, it's good. Yeah.
It's good.
...seems just like a ghost town in the financial district. Very eerie.
You saw people being wheeled on gurneys
away from the site of the explosions.
People were coming out with masks over their face,
anything they could put over their face
because the air was still very thick with debris.
The ash on the ground is at least two inches thick.
It's more like snow cover.
Mom, listen.
Officials are saying that as many
as 400 police, fire and rescue teams entered the towers,
and there are fears that half of them are missing and feared lost.
We are waiting for more on the survivors.
There are no clear estimates yet on numbers,
but it is clear that many of New York's finest
have been lost on this day.
These are the so-called first responders.
Oh, my God.
That's so many. What are we going to do?
Mom, let's go get him.
Can we just go to the city and find Dad?
-We don't even know where he is. -You're gonna go drive and get him?
-Can't you call someone? -The phones don't work.
Come on, JJ, there's really nothing we could do.
-You're just worried about your birthday. -No, Caitlin, stop it.
He needs us. I know if we just go down there, we can find him.
Dad doesn't need you to go find him.
Come on, Mom, please.
JJ, would you just stop it? Stop it for a minute. Okay?
They'll call when they know something.
Lay off your ma, please. This is tough enough on everybody. Come on.
You don't really care, do you?
I'll go talk to him.
Hey, JJ, come on. Come back here, kid. Let's go.
He's scared. He's just a kid.
Yeah.
He's right, you know?
I don't even remember the last thing I said to John.
Excuse me.
This is it.
I'm sorry. No, sir. Nobody gets by here. Nobody gets by.
United States Marines.
-Sure thing. Is your unit down there? -Yes, sir.
I'm gonna take a 3-8, Sarge.
Okay.
Just don't go to sleep.
"Let me get that."
What?
That's what he said to me.
Antonio.
"Will, let me get that."
The cart.
If he hadn't switched places with me...
And Dom.
I made him stay and help me.
I told him to stay.
Yeah, I begged him.
"Don't leave me, Dom. Please don't leave me." And he stayed.
You know, there was time. He could have gotten out.
And Chris. After being cut so bad, he didn't have to go in.
You tell them.
I took them in.
For what?
What good did we do?
We wanted to go in.
Kassimatis said you were the best.
You were the guy who knew everything down here.
Dom, Antonio and Chris, nothing was gonna stop them from trying to help.
We figured we might as well follow the best guy in.
The best?
They did what they had to do, Sarge.
They couldn't have lived with themselves if they hadn't gone in.
That's who they were.
Okay.
Thank you, Will.
Will?
If this is it, I am gonna see you someplace better.
Sarge, I don't know you too good...
Our Father...
...but I love you!
...who art in heaven...
-Goodbye, John! -...hallowed be thy name.
Give us this day our daily bread...
Thank you, God, Allison and Bianca,
who needs a daddy.
Oh, God! Forgive us
our trespasses as we...
Let her know I love her!
...forgive those who trespass against us!
John?
You there?
Yeah, Will.
I'm here.
I'm still here.
About 20 minutes ago, we were reporting on another building
at the site of the World Trade Center
that they referred to as Building Seven.
Officials were watching very closely because
it was on fire and in danger of collapsing.
Well, moments ago, it did collapse.
So that would be the third building in the World Trade Center complex
that has collapsed today.
There are no reports yet of additional casualties...
Rescue officials in the area
have suspended the search for survivors.
No word yet on when rescue teams might get back to trying to find anyone...
That's a lot of guys not with him.
Port Authority Police. Sergeant King speaking.
I got cars cooking off. I got rounds flying all over the place.
I've got guns all over the place. Now back off. It's getting dark out.
Chief, you got to let us in. My whole battalion's in here, Chief.
-There's still guys in there. -I know it, boys. Not tonight.
Tomorrow's another day. It'll be dark in a half an hour, man!
God bless their souls, but I'm not letting you join them!
Everybody report to the station there.
What's the status here?
The search has been called off.
They say the Marriott's gonna go, too, and until it's more stable, we're out.
This whole thing is crap, man.
Our guys are in there. They're dying in there.
It's like God made a curtain with the smoke,
shielding us from what we're not yet ready to see.
All right, nut bag.
Didn't even finish them.
...a 45-degree angle.
See? Okay?
You put the plywood here. Put the saw here. Nice and easy.
Don't force anything. All right?
Want to try again? Okay.
Don't force it. There you go.
Sarge? You never told me your wife's name.
It's Donna.
Donna? That's a good name.
It's real American, you know?
Mine's Allison.
She's Italian and some German.
Don't get her mad.
Yeah. She's a wild one.
Donna can get mad, too. She wants a new kitchen.
I'm okay carpenter, so
I'm building her one.
There's no cabinets right now.
She's pissed.
So
I got to get out of here.
Donna, she's...
I married the right one, you know?
Yeah, I know.
Me, too.
Tell me about your wife.
Well, she's
five months pregnant now.
It's gonna be a girl.
I already got one. Bianca.
She's four.
You got to name Bianca.
You love that name Bianca.
No. I love the name, but you picked it.
So?
So I get to choose the name this time.
Alyssa.
Alyssa?
Kids are gonna love that name. "Alyssa the pisser."
Look, I like Olivia.
Olivia? Olivia sounds like Olive Oyl.
-Will. -What?
Olivia.
Olivia Jimeno.
I'm naming the baby Alyssa.
It's what Will wanted.
What?
-I'm gonna pick up that prescription. -What prescription?
The doc called in a prescription for you, honey.
You know, for the baby.
Said we got to have it on hand, just in case.
In case what?
In case you need it, honey. You know?
-I'll go with Jerry. -No, Allison...
I'm not sitting here waiting for a call that Will's dead.
-Allison... -I'm coming, too.
What am I doing here?
-AI, you all right? -Yeah.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
Will could be never coming home.
I'm walking around CVS like there's nothing wrong.
You said you wanted to get out of the house.
You have your cell phone?
I left it.
Karen, you have your cell phone?
Karen.
I forgot it.
We left the house with no phone?
Al, what are you doing?
Got to get home. This stupid light is taking forever!
Come on!
-Allison! -AI.
Allison! Would you get back in the goddamn car?
We're going home.
Did he call?
Sarge?
I don't think I'm gonna make it to the morning.
-I feel like... -Will.
-Like... -Will.
You die, I'm gonna die.
Okay?
You die,
I'm just gonna die.
Well, you can't die, either.
Sounds good.
But in case...
You think you could do me a favor?
What's that?
Could you put it out over the radio
that I request
my daughter to be named Olivia?
And tell them
to tell Allison that I love her,
and that she should name my daughter Olivia.
8-13.
This is McLoughlin
PAPD.
Officer Jimeno requests his daughter be named
Olivia.
Officer Jimeno
would like his wife, Allison,
to know he loves her.
Further to that,
please tell
my family
I love them
very much.
Jeez Louise.
JJ!
...psychologically across the country.
It's had such an enormous...
JJ, what are you doing?
I told you before.
-Sweetie, get out of the car. -No.
-JJ, get out of this car. Now! -No.
-Don't say no to me. -What's wrong with you?
-Don't you want to find him? -Yes, I want to find him.
-What if he's dying? -There's nothing that we can do.
What if we never see him again?
All right, I'll go. Get out.
I said I'm going. Now, come on.
You want some tuna without the bread?
No, Mom, I'm not hungry.
You have to eat something.
The baby's going through this, too, honey.
How about a waffle?
Forget it, Patricia. She'd throw it up.
I could cook up some macaroni.
No, that's okay, Ma. I'm going to put Bianca to bed.
It's also a great test for us all,
wherever we live, whatever our age, whatever our beliefs.
Just look at that scene and think about what happened today.
Rescue officials predict that hundreds, if not thousands...
-Mommy! -Hey, baby.
Is Daddy coming home?
Honey,
I don't know.
United States Marines! If anyone can hear me, yell or tap!
United States Marines. If anyone can hear me, yell or tap!
United States Marine?
Are you heading in, too, Devil Dog?
I've reconned the area, Sergeant.
Our best shot is going up.
All right.
Someone says stop, you don't stop.
You don't hear them. There's no going back.
Let's go.
Thomas.
Karnes.
United States Marines. If you can hear me, yell or tap.
Sarge?
John.
Yeah.
The most amazing thing just happened.
I saw Jesus.
And you know what?
He had a bottle of water.
And I could have drunk it, you know?
But I didn't drink it.
He's telling us something, Sarge.
He's telling us to come home.
Don't sleep on me, John.
No.
The pain's keeping me alive.
Keep talking.
You remember Starsky and Hutch?
When I was a kid, it was on TV.
I remember the theme song.
When that would come on,
I'd run around the house and arrest my sister, Karen.
Took me six years to be a cop.
The only thing I ever wanted to be was a cop.
How long you been in?
Twenty-one years.
Boy, that's a lifetime.
You're one tough guy, Sergeant.
I don't smile a lot.
That's why I'm not
lieutenant.
People
don't like me 'cause
I don't smile a lot.
Yeah, that's it. You got it.
We got Frank Sinatra over here.
If you can hear me, yell or tap!
John.
Remember what you said?
You sleep, you ain't coming back.
You got to come back, 'cause we're getting out of here.
Sarge!
John McLoughlin!
If you can hear me, yell or tap!
Can you hear me?
Are you sleeping?
Sarge!
Will?
Where are we?
In hell.
We're alive in hell.
How about that, John?
Pipe.
Keep trying.
Try the pipe.
Good.
Keep doing it.
We could circle back.
Never mind.
Yeah.
We hear you!
-Go! -Keep yelling!
8-13! PAPD down!
-Who's down there? -PAPD.
McLoughlin and Jimeno.
-Hello? -Here!
I don't see you!
You got to be kidding me.
Here!
Gotcha.
Gotcha!
Just hang on! Just hang on, okay?
Don't leave us. We've been here a long time.
We're not leaving you, buddy. We're Marines. You are our mission.
That's great! Oh, that's great!
The Marines, John!
Can you believe that?
Sergeant, if we leave this spot, we might never make it back.
That's what I'm thinking.
-It's overloaded? -Yeah.
My sister in Pittsburgh.
Hello?
It's me. I'm at the Trade Center.
Yeah. Emergency Command.
You got an exact location on that?
Great. Yeah.
Guys, I got two Port Authority cops found in the middle of the rubble.
They're still alive.
I got it.
Thank God!
They found him, Donna! You hear that? They got him.
Wait. Wait a minute. Wait, wait. All right.
All right. All right. Thank you. We're on our way.
He's okay! The son of a bitch walked right out onto Liberty Street.
They want us to meet him at the bus terminal.
I am going to kick his ass when I see him!
He just walked right out.
-Allison, he's alive. -What?
He's alive. They couldn't kill him. They couldn't kill him.
They found him.
He's trapped, but they're digging him out right now.
He's the toughest son of a gun I know. He's made of rocks, is he not?
-He's coming home. -Come on. Let's go.
Have you been working out? I can't keep up to you here.
I told you. Didn't I tell you?
So where are we supposed to pick him up?
Where are we supposed to pick him up?
No one asked?
Jerry! What're you doing?
-You're the Marine? -Yeah.
Scott Strauss, Emergency Service Unit.
What do we got? How many are down there? Two down there?
They're Port Authority cops.
The first one's down about 20 feet, in pretty bad shape.
The second one's even deeper.
It's a tough hole to get down, but they're in there, and they're alive.
We got to hold them off, Paddy.
All right, listen up.
No one make any sudden moves. All right?
This whole thing's like a pile of pick-up sticks.
-Is there any F.D. up here? -Any F.D. up here?
-Ed! Ed. -Yeah.
Go back to Church. Get the fire department up here.
Got it.
Is Captain Yee on the radio? Captain Yee on the air?
On the air.
-Captain. Captain, it's Scott Strauss. -Go ahead.
I got two cops here buried in the rubble.
Right in the pile near the globe. I need equipment and manpower.
Also get F.D. up here forthwith. We're gonna burn.
Got it, Scotty. Stay safe.
I need a paramedic! Who here's a medic?
I used to be.
Used to be? Jesus Christ. Come on! I need a paramedic here.
My license lapsed.
I had a few bad years.
But I know what I'm doing.
I'm good.
You know this whole thing could collapse on our heads and kill us?
Yeah.
What's your name?
Chuck Sereika.
I'm Scott. Come on. All right.
Hey.
-Seen the way to one of them. -All right, Paddy. Call it.
It's real tight, Scotty.
Hey.
You're never gonna get down there with all that gear, buddy.
Try this, Marine KBAR. Best knife ever made.
Thanks. You got a name, Marine?
Staff Sergeant Karnes.
I mean, something a little shorter.
Staff Sergeant.
-Okay. -You all right?
Yeah.
Okay.
My wife is Pat Strauss.
You tell her and my kids that I love them, okay?
You ready?
-Let's go. -All right.
Hi. Where's John McLoughlin?
-Mrs. McLoughlin? -Yes.
He's alive, but I'm afraid there's been a mistake.
Mistake?
When they called me, they really thought John walked out.
He didn't. He's still trapped, but they're working on him.
Is he hurt bad?
Oh, my God.
Oh, this is not right.
This is not right!
He gave you everything, years of his life!
And you can't even get this right?
Where is he? I'm going down there.
I'm sorry, Mrs. McLoughlin. It's too dangerous.
Where are they taking him?
Bellevue.
-Thank you. -Thanks.
Where do we take him when we get him out?
Triage at One Liberty.
And what's the status of McLoughlin?
He's further down. We're still working on him.
Easy, easy.
We need more length! Kink it!
What the hell?
-103! -Yeah.
We need a line down here fast.
Okay, breathe this. Breathe. Okay.
Chuck, how's he doing?
Blood pressure's holding. He's stable.
But he's swelling, and he's getting colder.
Paddy!
Get something to cover him, will you?
Hey, Willy.
Brother, take a blow. Take the blow. We got fresh guys up there.
All right.
I got to get down below you. We got a guy down below you.
I'm sorry, Will.
Why can't I ever get a female cop?
At least somebody skinny.
What do you want? My wife's a great cook.
She'd better be,
'cause I'm bringing 20 people to that barbecue you're giving for me.
Scotty! They say they can't control the fires.
Building Four and Five might come down.
Nothing like a little pressure, right?
God damn it. It's not working.
Try more cribbing.
Chuck. Paddy.
Just get out of here.
This whole damn thing could come down on us.
There's no sense in all of us getting killed.
You gonna pry up that slab and get him out of here yourself?
I've been in and out of rehab for years.
Finally figured out the only thing I've ever been good at is helping people.
We're doing this together.
I ain't leaving.
I don't mean to break up the moment,
but we're all getting out of here together.
Is someone there? You got water?
Who the hell's that?
I told you. That was my partner.
-Hey, John! -I thought he was your partner.
I'm almost out, okay?
They're coming soon. I promise.
-Okay, Will. -Who's that?
McLoughlin.
Scott Strauss, ESU. How you doing?
I'm okay. Need water.
We hear you. When we get Will out, we're coming for you.
We can't get anything to you down there right now, John.
There's just no room.
This guy.
He's gonna die if you don't get him out soon.
And the only thing in the way is my leg. I want you to cut it off.
Just cut it off. I can live without a leg.
Okay.
I'm not cutting your leg off. I can't.
You're coming out in one piece, you hear me?
You gotta...
Look, it's my leg. Just juice me up and cut it off.
If he dies, I die. That's just the way it is.
Look, Will, your partner must be 20 feet deeper.
Probably more compacted than you.
Even if I cut your leg off, he's not gonna get out of there for hours.
I'm sorry, man. Now, let me do my work.
We're going again!
Hi.
Ma'am, this is Allison Jimeno. She's Will Jimeno's wife.
I'm his sister. We were told he was coming here.
We're asking all the family members to please wait in the cafeteria.
It's over there through the doors.
I can't go in there.
Come on. We'll find someplace else, honey.
Hand it over here, boss.
Hey, John!
They're coming! You hang in there! Okay?
I love you, John!
I'm waiting for you!
Don't give up, okay?
Will.
Tell them
I'm coming, too.
You tell them.
It's great up here!
It's just so great!
Hey, where did the buildings go?
They're gone, kid. They're gone.
You're going home.
You done it, Will.
You done it.
Go to your family.
Who's there?
No, not yet.
Can you hear me?
Not yet.
John?
John, can you hear me?
-John! -Easy, Scott.
Scotty?
-Down here. -Coming to you. I'm good.
-I'm coming. -It's tight.
I think I see him, Lou. I got him.
-Is he awake? -Semi.
John? John, can you hear me?
John! I'm Scott, from ESU 5. Man, I'm not gonna leave you.
I'm gonna do whatever I can to get you out of here. All right?
-It's tight, Lou. -All right.
-Just send it back. -All right.
Find a place to put debris.
Louie, bring it back. I got an elevator shaft here.
You're gonna be all right, John.
-We're not leaving you. -Bring the Sawzall down.
Hang in there, John. Come on. You'll be all right.
Stay with us, John. Come on. We got you.
We're transporting Jimeno to Bellevue. Have a trauma team standing by.
Respiration's 26, B.P. is 90 over 58. Got him on 15 liters O2.
Room's prepped. Take him all the way down to the end.
Hey, they brought him in the back. Come on.
This way.
Over here.
Oh, my God.
He's breathing out rocks.
Will? Can you hear me?
Hey, baby.
Oh, baby, are you okay?
We're taking him to the O.R. now.
They said your leg was broke.
Will, baby?
They told me you were all right.
I want you to name her Olivia.
No, I want Alyssa.
For you.
Olivia.
Ma'am, we're gonna have to take him up to O.R.
It'll be better for him if you come with us, ma'am.
Will.
He'll be okay, right?
There are some complications,
-but we've given him good... -Will?
I'm going to name her Olivia, okay?
Okay.
John? You got two big slabs on your chest.
It's the only way we're gonna get you out of here, all right?
I got the big one, you got the little one.
Pull it off.
All right. John. We got one more.
One more, brother, and we got your chest clear.
We got a good start.
-Joe-Joe? -Yeah?
Tell Lieutenant to get a paramedic down here.
-We got to get an IV in him now. -All right.
We're gonna need a paramedic down here now!
Come on, John. We're almost there.
McLoughlin.
You're in good hands, John. You're getting out of here.
That's it, John. That's it. Hang in there, brother.
That's it. Hang in there, John. Don't give up.
Don't give up. We didn't give up. Don't you give up.
John, can you hear me?
John, wake up.
That's it, John, wake up. Stay with us. Don't go nowhere.
Come on, John. Come on, John.
Stay with us, John. Don't give up. Come on, brother. Hang in there.
-John. -Come on, John.
Hang in there, brother. Hang in there. Come on.
We're almost home. We're almost home, man.
Come on.
Stay with us, brother.
I let you down.
All these years, I've been so careful.
Now I screw up.
I'm sorry.
Did I ever love you enough, honey?
I mean,
did I love you good like I was supposed to?
What the hell happened?
I think we had it, John.
It was in the moments.
Happens to most people, I guess.
Me with the kids, and you with the department.
Somewhere along the way
I guess we kind of stopped looking at each other.
Come home, honey.
The kids need you.
No.
I need you.
Donna.
I can't.
I can't get out of here.
Honey, the kitchen's not even finished yet.
Okay. Would you get off the kitchen?
Is this necessary?
-I'm stuck. -Then get unstuck.
Get off your ass, John.
Just get up and come home.
Donna, I can't. I...
You can do it.
John?
What's taking so long? Hey, you guys!
One thing he said, of all the images we've seen,
it is a scene of New Yorkers calmly
evacuating...
Great.
It's not working. Don't bother.
Waiting's shit, isn't it?
If it's gonna be bad, you just want to know it. No bullshit.
That's right.
They're digging my husband out. They found him in the rubble.
That's good.
My son's down there. Lawrence.
He's the elevator operator in the South Tower. A good boy.
When I saw that building going down like a pancake...
Damn thing is, I yelled at him.
Last time, I...
I made dinner.
He got held up at work. Food went to waste.
And I yelled.
Now all I want to do is hold him.
I know.
Oh, come here. Come here.
I know. I know, sweetie.
It's all right. It's all right.
Come here.
It's all right. You're okay.
I know.
Thank you so...
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
It'll be all right. You're gonna be all right.
Thank you.
-We got you, buddy. -Hang in there, man.
-Hang in there. -Hang in there, John.
-Good job. -We got you, man. We got you.
You're going home, John. You're going home.
-Way to go, man. -Thank you.
-Welcome home. -God bless you, John.
Thank you.
Way to go. Way to go, guy.
John?
-Hi. -Donna.
Hi, baby.
John.
You kept me
alive.
You guys come all the way from Wisconsin?
Yeah, those bastards. We had to do something.
You want a brat?
Finest brat you'll get in the whole world.
That's a guarantee you can take to the bank, mister.
Yeah, sure.
What are you doing down here?
-Paramedic. -Atta way.
No, I'm not coming in today.
I don't know.
They're going to need some good men out there to avenge this.
We'll see.
Jimeno just got out. McLoughlin's still in surgery.
We're still missing 14.
Jesus. What do we do?
Thousands of people in there, Paddy. Where the hell are they?
9/11 showed us what human beings are capable of.
The evil, yeah, sure.
But it also brought out a goodness we forgot could exist.
People taking care of each other
for no other reason
than it was the right thing to do.
-That's my son, JJ. -JJ, I'm Tim.
It's important for us to talk about that good, to remember.
If she wasn't here, I wouldn't be here.
Hi. How are you? Good to see you. Hi.
'Cause I saw a lot of it that day.
Olivia, you coming?