WEBVTT - Chapter One

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<v Speaker 1>This series is based on the real events of 9-11. However, names, incidents, locations,

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<v Speaker 1>and dialogue have been fictionalized for dramatic purposes. This series

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<v Speaker 1>contains strong language and profanity and scenes that some listeners

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<v Speaker 1>could find disturbing.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm on the plane, honey.

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<v Speaker 3>Something's wrong.

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<v Speaker 4>We've been hijacked.

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<v Speaker 1>I can see people from first class and they're running

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<v Speaker 1>to the back of the plane.

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<v Speaker 2>I think someone might be stabbed. I'm thinking of you

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<v Speaker 2>and the baby.

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<v Speaker 3>Always. Always.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know, honey.

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<v Speaker 5>Something isn't right here.

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<v Speaker 2>We're way too low.

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<v Speaker 6>What I said last night. I'm sorry. I just want

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<v Speaker 6>you to know that.

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<v Speaker 4>The safe deposit number is in the top drawer of

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<v Speaker 4>my dresser.

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<v Speaker 6>I didn't mean to hurt you.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, my God.

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<v Speaker 2>We're heading towards the building.

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<v Speaker 6>I love you. You're the only one I love.

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<v Speaker 1>I love you, sweetheart.

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<v Speaker 7>Frank.

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<v Speaker 5>Frank.

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<v Speaker 4>Where are you?

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<v Speaker 7>What?

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<v Speaker 4>Tell me where you are.

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<v Speaker 1>I was.

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<v Speaker 3>Back there.

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<v Speaker 7>At the towers. There were bodies. Pieces of them.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a dream, Frank. It was a fucking dream.

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<v Speaker 4>You're here. You're home. With me.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm home.

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<v Speaker 4>And you're safe. You're safe.

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<v Speaker 7>They were despicable. The men who praised Allah's name while

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<v Speaker 7>spilling American blood. But there were other villains in 9-11.

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<v Speaker 7>And they were worse. They didn't fly the planes. They

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<v Speaker 7>wore business suits. From the death of thousands of their

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<v Speaker 7>fellow Americans, they set out to steal millions. I was there.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm sorry. 25 years later, I still am. I said

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<v Speaker 7>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 4>What for? Tonight we got two straight hours.

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<v Speaker 7>Can I get you something? Water. Ambient. What do you

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<v Speaker 7>want from me?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want anything from you. What I want is

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<v Speaker 4>for it to be over. I want the dreams to stop.

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<v Speaker 7>So do I. You don't believe me? You think I

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<v Speaker 7>enjoy this? Connie, you think I.

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<v Speaker 4>How would I know? You never talk about it. Since then,

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<v Speaker 4>you never talk about anything.

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<v Speaker 7>That's the guy you married.

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<v Speaker 6>No.

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<v Speaker 4>That's who the guy I married became. Maybe you do

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<v Speaker 4>enjoy it. Maybe that's why after all this time, you

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<v Speaker 4>still won't get help. You choose that day over us.

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<v Speaker 4>So do I believe you want the dreams to stop?

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<v Speaker 6>No.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't. Which one of us is going?

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<v Speaker 2>Where?

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<v Speaker 4>The den.

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<v Speaker 7>I will.

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<v Speaker 4>Do me a favor.

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<v Speaker 7>Whatever you need.

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<v Speaker 4>Shut the door.

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<v Speaker 7>Maybe Connie was right. Maybe I didn't want it to

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<v Speaker 7>be over because... As horrible as living through those days were,

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<v Speaker 7>nothing I've done before or since meant more to me.

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<v Speaker 5>Good morning. It's Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Primary day.

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<v Speaker 7>Frankie, you want eggs?

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<v Speaker 6>Sure.

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<v Speaker 7>What kind?

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<v Speaker 6>From a chicken.

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<v Speaker 7>We're growing a comedian.

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<v Speaker 4>Move it, or you're going to be late. What time

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<v Speaker 4>you get in?

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<v Speaker 7>Ten after four.

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<v Speaker 4>God, you said you were through with all-nighters.

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<v Speaker 8>Frank.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>It is what you said, isn't it?

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<v Speaker 7>I gotta justify the gold shield, don't I?

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<v Speaker 4>Only to you.

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<v Speaker 7>It was worth every minute. DA said it's as solid

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<v Speaker 7>a Rico case as he's ever seen.

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<v Speaker 4>You gotta go in today?

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<v Speaker 7>Why wouldn't I?

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<v Speaker 4>Because you got in at ten after four. You could

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<v Speaker 4>call in sick.

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<v Speaker 7>But I'm not.

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<v Speaker 4>Who's going to know?

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<v Speaker 2>I will.

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<v Speaker 4>Frank, for once. Dad, turn the TV up. There's a

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<v Speaker 4>fire at the trade center.

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<v Speaker 1>What?

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<v Speaker 4>What's going on? Turn up that TV.

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<v Speaker 5>We're hearing reports of a fire breaking out in the

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<v Speaker 5>north tower of the World Trade Center.

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<v Speaker 7>What the? I told you.

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<v Speaker 6>I think we can.

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<v Speaker 5>Across to live coverage now. You're looking at my video

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<v Speaker 5>from our news helicopter hovering near the North Tower. Flames

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<v Speaker 5>are visible at roughly 100 floors up. Down at street

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<v Speaker 5>level is our very own Tracy Marquez.

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<v Speaker 4>Tracy?

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<v Speaker 8>Michael, dark smoke is billowing out of the North Tower,

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<v Speaker 8>all but obscuring the sun. Rescue personnel are racing in.

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<v Speaker 8>People arriving for work are, of course, being turned away.

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<v Speaker 8>But there's an unknown number of people already inside the

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<v Speaker 8>North Tower, I'm being told. Some appear to be trapped

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<v Speaker 8>on the floors just above the fire.

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<v Speaker 7>Do we know what caused the fire? Is there any indication?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, my God, those poor people. Okay, well, keep me posted, Tracy.

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<v Speaker 6>Thank you, boo. Anybody hear me? Go ahead, sir.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm fire department operator. I'm calling from the north tower.

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<v Speaker 6>What floor are you on?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it's smoky. We're in an interior stairwell. On what floor?

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<v Speaker 8>One sec, one sec.

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<v Speaker 4>What floor are we on?

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<v Speaker 6>105. We're on our way.

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<v Speaker 4>How many people are with you?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, six or seven girls, four or five men, one's pregnant,

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<v Speaker 1>one's a girl.

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<v Speaker 4>They'll have units there soon.

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<v Speaker 6>Just stay where you are.

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<v Speaker 4>Where else are we gonna go?

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<v Speaker 6>They're on their way.

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<v Speaker 8>Rescue personnel are racing in. People arriving for work are,

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<v Speaker 8>of course.

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<v Speaker 4>You think it was a plane or.

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<v Speaker 2>Something, Dad?

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<v Speaker 7>Clear day like this? No, probably an explosion inside the building. Maybe....

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<v Speaker 5>Hi, Mom.

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<v Speaker 7>I don't know if you heard, but there's a fire

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<v Speaker 7>in the North Tower.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm in the South, so I'm okay. They told us

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<v Speaker 6>to sit tight until.

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<v Speaker 3>It's under control.

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<v Speaker 2>See you tonight at the theater.

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<v Speaker 4>The show starts at 8.

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<v Speaker 6>Love you.

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<v Speaker 4>Bye.

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<v Speaker 5>It's becoming an increasingly dire situation at the North Tower.

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<v Speaker 5>We've seen several people fall or jump from the building.

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<v Speaker 8>Michael, Michael, sorry to interrupt, but we just heard that

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<v Speaker 8>an American Airlines plane disappeared from radar at JFK 20

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<v Speaker 8>minutes ago at.

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<v Speaker 6>The same time the fire in a North Tower erupted.

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<v Speaker 5>Tracy, you broke up for a second. Did you say...

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<v Speaker 5>A plane went off JFK radar as the fire began

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<v Speaker 5>in the North Tower?

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, that's right.

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<v Speaker 8>American number 11, which took off from Logan International in

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<v Speaker 8>Boston on a flight to Los Angeles. Now, we don't

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<v Speaker 8>know why it diverted to the New York area. Perhaps

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<v Speaker 8>a mechanical issue of some sort.

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<v Speaker 7>Tracy?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you there?

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<v Speaker 6>Sorry. Here's another plane towards the Trade Center. What? It

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<v Speaker 6>appears to also be a commercial jetliner.

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<v Speaker 4>It's, uh.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, God, it's banking towards the South Tower.

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<v Speaker 7>What?

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<v Speaker 6>Heading directly at it.

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<v Speaker 4>What's happening?

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, my God.

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<v Speaker 6>Tracy, are you okay?

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<v Speaker 7>What's going on?

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<v Speaker 6>Three units went right through the building.

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<v Speaker 4>Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>How?

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<v Speaker 6>There's a huge explosion.

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<v Speaker 4>Frank, oh, my God.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, my.

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<v Speaker 6>God.

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<v Speaker 4>Holy shit.

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<v Speaker 3>Christ.

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<v Speaker 8>Frank, oh, my God.

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<v Speaker 7>Jesus Christ, I gotta go.

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<v Speaker 4>Dad, no, Dad, don't.

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<v Speaker 7>You're gonna need all of us. I'll call you when

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<v Speaker 7>I can.

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<v Speaker 4>Frank, be careful.

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<v Speaker 7>On a normal day, it would have been 15 minutes

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<v Speaker 7>from my house to lower Manhattan. But as soon as

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<v Speaker 7>I got to the Brooklyn Bridge, thousands of people in

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<v Speaker 7>full panic were coming the other way. I left my

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<v Speaker 7>car and ran toward the towers, even though I had

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<v Speaker 7>no idea what I'd do when I got there.

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<v Speaker 6>A plane hit the building a couple of floors down

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<v Speaker 6>from me.

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<v Speaker 7>The elevator's not working and there are flames coming up

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<v Speaker 7>the stairwell. I just wanted.

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<v Speaker 6>To hear your voice. You've been the best mom. And

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<v Speaker 6>if this is the.

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<v Speaker 7>End, I hope it's quick.

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<v Speaker 4>I hope it's quick.

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<v Speaker 6>And I'll see Dad in heaven.

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<v Speaker 7>Connie, it's me. I'm crossing the bridge.

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<v Speaker 6>It's completely blocked.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if you're getting this. Most of the

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<v Speaker 3>cells are down. I see the smoke from the towers.

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<v Speaker 3>Keep Frankie home. Keep Frankie home in case something happens

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<v Speaker 3>to me.

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<v Speaker 7>I want you to be together. Connie, can you hear me?

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<v Speaker 5>Recapping this morning's stunning events, two commercial jets have crashed,

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<v Speaker 5>apparently deliberately, into both towers of the World Trade Center.

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<v Speaker 5>The fires they've ignited are out of control, and we've seen...

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<v Speaker 5>Several people jumped to their deaths as emergency vehicles and

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<v Speaker 5>rescue workers have raced to the scene. President Bush is

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<v Speaker 5>currently in Florida, but will be leaving for a top-secret location.

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<v Speaker 5>The White House says the president has placed the United

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<v Speaker 5>States military on the highest state of preparedness.

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<v Speaker 7>When I got to the site, the first thing I

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<v Speaker 7>saw was SWAT vehicles on fire.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Frank, over here.

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<v Speaker 6>Lenny.

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<v Speaker 7>Ben Fineman, an officer I trained at the academy base.

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<v Speaker 2>Good to see you. Good to see you too, my friend.

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<v Speaker 7>A narco detective. His nickname was the Hebrew Hammer.

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<v Speaker 2>Frankie, what are you doing with that stuff?

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<v Speaker 7>What, this? Ben pointed to the pick and shovel I

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<v Speaker 7>was carrying. I thought it would be useful. I didn't

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<v Speaker 7>remember taking them from my car. They must have looked ridiculous,

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<v Speaker 7>but they were all I had.

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<v Speaker 2>Give me the shovel, Frankie.

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<v Speaker 6>Fred, get out!

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<v Speaker 4>Get out!

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<v Speaker 7>Those were the last words Ben ever said.

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<v Speaker 2>Benny!

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<v Speaker 7>Jesus Christ, I need a medic!

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<v Speaker 2>Over here!

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<v Speaker 7>Where's the firing coming from? It's the ordnance inside that

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<v Speaker 7>SWAT truck. It caught fire.

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<v Speaker 2>Help my buddy, will ya?

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<v Speaker 7>I'll do what I can. But when I looked at Ben,

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<v Speaker 7>I knew nothing would help. Oh, jeez. One of those

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<v Speaker 7>bullets took off the top of his head.

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<v Speaker 6>Honey?

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<v Speaker 5>Mom?

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<v Speaker 8>I can't believe you got through.

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<v Speaker 5>I have been trying for an hour. You're wishing for me?

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<v Speaker 6>Yes, yes, I am. With all the fire department people there,

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<v Speaker 6>I'm sure they're going to get to you soon, okay?

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<v Speaker 2>Mom!

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<v Speaker 5>Take a deep breath, okay?

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<v Speaker 3>I just wish I was holding you like when you

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<v Speaker 3>were little.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so sorry I'm not there.

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<v Speaker 6>Honey?

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<v Speaker 7>Honey?

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<v Speaker 5>Honey?

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<v Speaker 7>Tracy, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 5>What's happening there?

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<v Speaker 6>The South Tower is collapsing.

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<v Speaker 7>What?

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<v Speaker 8>Pancaking down floor after floor.

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<v Speaker 6>Oh, my God.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh, my God. How could this be happening? I... There

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<v Speaker 7>are no words. This way.

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<v Speaker 2>This way. Come on.

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<v Speaker 6>This way.

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<v Speaker 2>Over here.

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<v Speaker 1>Over here.

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<v Speaker 6>Get into any building you can find.

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<v Speaker 7>Any door that's open and you can close behind it.

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<v Speaker 7>This way.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, my God.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Frankie.

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<v Speaker 4>Hold me. Then pray for your dad. He'll be all right.

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<v Speaker 4>He'll be all right. I mean, He asked to. He'll

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<v Speaker 4>be fine.

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<v Speaker 7>I grew up in New York. Thought I knew every

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<v Speaker 7>inch of it. But after walking blindly through that dust,

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<v Speaker 7>I didn't know where I was. Then I realized I

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<v Speaker 7>was closer to the North Tower than I was to

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<v Speaker 7>the South, which should have meant I was on safer ground.

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<v Speaker 1>We have units in the building.

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<v Speaker 6>Just try and hang in there. Sir. Sir, can you

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<v Speaker 6>hear me?

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<v Speaker 5>Sir. And the North Tower, having survived the South by

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<v Speaker 5>half an hour, now joins its twin in a heap

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<v Speaker 5>of flaming rubble.

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<v Speaker 7>There are things in life that fundamentally change you. Your

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<v Speaker 7>kids are born. Your parents die. And when I watched

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<v Speaker 7>those people, thousands of people, walking like ghosts through the

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<v Speaker 7>dust of those collapsed towers, I knew however long I live,

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<v Speaker 7>I'd never be the same. Do you know what.

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<v Speaker 2>The plan is? Okay, okay, ladies and gentlemen, listen up,

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<v Speaker 2>settle down, please. We got a lot to cover in

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<v Speaker 2>a short time. I'm NYPD Deputy Chief Mickey Cronin. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>working in conjunction with the City Office of Emergency Management.

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<v Speaker 2>On behalf of Mayor Giuliani, I want to briefly talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the challenges we're facing. After that, we'll talk about

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<v Speaker 2>your individual assignments.

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<v Speaker 7>We've suffered.

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<v Speaker 2>incalculable loss. But there's no time to mourn, because there's

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<v Speaker 2>as much as 200 million tons of debris out there,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've got to clean it up. To do that,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to need a small army of iron workers,

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<v Speaker 2>structural engineers, truck drivers, boiler makers, pipe fitters, riggers, carpenters,

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<v Speaker 2>cement masons, Red Cross volunteers, and as many K-9 units

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<v Speaker 2>as we've got. Hey, Frank. Hey, Mick. Listen, I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 2>about Ben Feynman. I liked him.

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<v Speaker 7>He was the best.

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking about making you third in charge of

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<v Speaker 2>the cleanup behind the mayor and me.

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<v Speaker 7>No thanks.

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<v Speaker 2>You know all the construction companies, the cartage outfits that

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<v Speaker 2>carry away the debris? You've been vetting them for years.

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<v Speaker 2>I need someone who'll do the job right. Someone like you, Frank.

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<v Speaker 7>Then get someone like me.

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<v Speaker 2>The genuine article's right here, pissing on my shoe.

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<v Speaker 7>People know we're close.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not asking people.

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<v Speaker 7>I don't want it, Mick.

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<v Speaker 2>Because you're afraid you'll never come home?

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<v Speaker 7>Because I'm afraid I will. Only I'll be a guy

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<v Speaker 7>my wife and kid don't even know.

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<v Speaker 2>You were made for this, Frank. Two reasons. When Frankie Jr.

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<v Speaker 2>asked you what you did on that day the towers fell,

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<v Speaker 2>you wouldn't have to say you were directing traffic on

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<v Speaker 2>Queens Boulevard.

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<v Speaker 7>Reason two?

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<v Speaker 2>What if it was Connie out there, trapped in all

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<v Speaker 2>that rubble, dying slowly, wondering why no one was coming

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<v Speaker 2>to save her?

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<v Speaker 7>Flush, zip, and take the fucking job. Put that way,

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<v Speaker 7>Mickey knew I would. And I knew he knew it.

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<v Speaker 7>I flushed, I zipped, but what I didn't know was

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<v Speaker 7>that at the same time on Staten Island, a meeting

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<v Speaker 7>was coming to order. Called by guys who represented the Genoveses,

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<v Speaker 7>the Colombos, Gambinos, Lucchesis, the crime families in New York.

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<v Speaker 7>They had plans to turn a national tragedy into the

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<v Speaker 7>greatest profit maker since Prohibition. And it would be up

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<v Speaker 7>to me to stop them. This is Underground Zero, 9-11

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<v Speaker 7>and the Mob.

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<v Speaker 1>Underground Zero, 9-11 and the Mob is a production of

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<v Speaker 1>Thoroughbred Studios, Goldhawk Productions, and iHeart Podcasts.