All language subtitles for ENG Eng

This is a dramatization
of a true story.

In the grey, early hours
of Monday, August 1st, 1966

while the city
of Austin, Texas, slept

a senseless rampage of crime
was about to be committed

against the entire community.

Charles Whitman,
a young student

and policeman Ramiro Martinez
had never met.

On this day, their lives
were on a collision course.

How's it going, Martinez?

Hi, Wayne.

Son?

Mama.

Son..

What are you doing here at this hour?

It's past midnight.

Charlie..

...what is it?

Nothing, mama. I'm fine.

How are you feelin'?

Fine.

- Will you please tell me--
- Mama, could I have a..

A coke or something?
Something to drink?

Sure.

Charlie.

What is goin' on?

Oh..

'Oh!'

How you doin', Ramiro?

What's it like out there?

Dark.

Oh, thanks. Now I'm
ready for anything.

Ramiro, are you gonna be there Sunday?

I don't know. Why?

Because we got a game
Sunday, that's why.

- Who with?
- The deejays from KLEV.

What? Again?

Get the car checked out, C.T.

It's been knocking like crazy again.

What's the matter with you, Ramiro?

Don't you know it's
an honor to ride in

a official Austin Police
department automobile?

Hey, you guys gonna be there or not?

I don't know, I promised Vinni

I'd do some work around the house.

Well, I'm gonna promise you right now

that I ain't taking
this job next year.

- 'I'm tired of this.'
- Hey..

Any of you guys seen my
flashlight around here?

Getting you guys out there is
like herding cattle on foot.

Do I get to start out in left?

Are you trying to bribe me, Ramiro?

That's your first holdout, Davis.

Hey, you told me I was
gonna start off in the left.

Shut up, Woody!

Take it easy, Timmy. I'll be there.

Okay?

Yeah.

Fred, you know that kid Martinez

'he's been working his tail off'

'to make the grade.
Now, couldn't you-- '

Now, don't you start in on me, Elwood.

If there's anything I
could do, I'd have done it.

Well, I know this really
isn't in my department.

But, uh, that kid Martinez
has been working with me.

He's a real fine boy, you know.

That's right, Elwood.

It's not your department.

Okay, captain.

Alright, let's go.
Let's get moving here.

Martinez, uh, hang
around a minute, will you?

I wanna talk to you
before you go home.

Alright, gentlemen,
get your note-pads out.

Rupert, Gillian, Jones..

...note your changes on the board.

Check for your mail.

Pick up your subpoenas.

'The, uh, R.C. Harris'
are out of town.'

'They, uh, request a periodic check.'

'3749, Project Street.'

Woody, uh, stop by the chief's office.

Pick up your flashlight.
You left it in the john.

Okay, that's all. Go
keep the city safe.

Alright.

Here's the roll call, lieutenant.

Hey, Timmy, you want me
to play left field for you?

How was your night?

Dull, sticky and hot.

Unbelievable, isn't it?

- Yes, sir.
- How's your wife?

Fine. Thank you, sir.

When's she due?

November.

I, um...I've got the
promotion sheets here.

They came in this afternoon.

Yes, sir.

Gillian and Jones get to sergeant.

They'll be notified tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry, Ramiro.

Tough luck. Maybe next time.

May I go home now?
I'm off duty tomorrow.

- Yeah, go home.
- Yes, sir!

Hi, Ramiro.

Oh, hi, Bush.

What are you doing back here, Mano?

Hey, I asked you a question.

Que te importa?

Did they book you?

Don't they always?

What happened?

Nothin'.

I wanna help you, Mano.

I've known you and your
folks a long time now.

So you know my folks.

- Ey, come on-- -
They were dirt farmers.

They always worked their
whole life for these gringos.

What good did it do 'em?

You tell me that, huh?

That's the easy way
out, isn't it, Mano?

Huh? You can blame
it all on them, right?

Well, what else is there?

For one thing, you can
start acting like a man.

Now you got a job to
do, you go out and do it.

That's the only way
you'll make changes.

You guys make me laugh, Martinez.

Hey, w-why don't you talk
to the rest of the force?

You know? I bet they'd listen to you.

You, you can.. You can
tell 'em, "Hey, fellas..

"Lay off off Mano. He's a good boy.

He's a Mexican, like me."

- Shut up!
- Yeah, that will do it.

You talk to 'em, Martinez.

Tell them for me.

They'll listen to you.

You're a cop with a gun
and a badge and everything.

- They respect you.
- I said, shut up!

That's enough!

Is he giving you trouble?

No, it's alright.

Hey, thanks again.

I'll see y'all at work tomorrow.

- Good night..
- Good night.

Charlie? I'm home, honey.

Charlie?

Oh, Charlie, I talked
to Mr. Joseph today

about approving my transfer.

Charlie?

Charlie?

Ramiro.

'Ramiro?'

'Ramiro?'

I was dreaming.

I woke myself up.

You feel better now?

You should go back to bed.

I was worried about you.

Well, that's your job, lady.

That's what I pay you to do.

What are you doing still up?

Just thinking.

About what?

Just thinking.

Come to bed.

I will, in a minute.

Now.

In a minute.

Now.

Okay. Okay.

To whom it may concern.

I don't quite understand

what is compelling
me to type this note.

I have been having terrible
fears and violent impulses.

I have had tremendous headaches.

I've been going to a psychiatrist

and I've come under the conclusion

that the world is not worth living in.

The time has come for
me to face my problems.

To fight them out alone.

1:30 a.m., mother already dead.

3:00 a.m., wife dead.

Got a nice price on that weapon, son.

Make yourself a good deal.

Ain't another store
in the States got a--

I'll take this one here.

Yes, sir.

Bought one of these myself
back about a few years ago.

Fella I knew once used to
have one of these. He used to--

Let me see that carbine over there.

Yes, sir.

Thirty caliber,
semi-automatic M-1 carbine.

Clip-fed, sturdy, can't
beat it for light game.

One of the most diff..

Hey, you look like
you can handle that.

I'll need about half a
dozen clips and 600 rounds.

Yes, sir.

My boy Tim went after
a wild boar last week.

Up in that open country,
a few miles north of here.

Says it's good hunting.

'Of course, I don't know
what you're looking for.'

What do I owe you?

Well, uh..

Let's just add it up while you..

...fill out the form here.

'You got yourself quite a bundle.'

Oh, come on, will
you? This is miserable.

Honey, can we get this darned
sink worked over sometime?

Ramiro?

Yeah.

Hey, Julio, what's happening?

Hey, take it easy.
Look, I'm, I'm sorry.

I
- I forgot to call.

Yeah, I-I've been busy
around here all morning.

You know, day off, a
million gotta be done.

No, I didn't get it.

Look, how should I know?
I didn't get it, alright?

Look, uh, I appreciate
the offer, Julio.

But I think it's too early for that.

Okay.

Alright, alright.

Adios. Uh.. Julio..

Let's have lunch next week
and we'll talk about it.

Okay.

Right.

So, what did he say?

Did he offer you the job again?

Did anybody say anything about a job?

Then why did he call?

He wanted to have
lunch with me next week.

Is there any law against that?
Is that okay with you, huh?

You didn't get sergeant.

That's what's bothering you, isn't it?

Do you want to quit?

I don't know. I'm thinking about it.

Last night, I woke up so frightened.

I just lay there and
I stare at the ceiling

and I wait for that door to open.

I'm not the one who loves
the work you do, Ramiro.

Sir, may I help you?

I'm sorry but you can't

'take that up there
without permission.'

Who's in there?

Nobody, now. They're at lunch.

But you still can't take that
up on the observation deck.

Alright, you go on down.
Don't you come back.

Not if your life
means anything to you.

And that's what he
said, exactly that way.

And then he shut the
door right in my face.

Well, ain't you gonna do nothin'?

Lord knows what he's up to.

Floyd and Kibb.

Go up there and see what's going on.

- Alright.
- Yes, sir.

Hold your breath so
your ears don't pop.

Captain?

Yeah, it's just like she said.

There's this big guy.

And he's got a whole
pile of guns out there.

Don't take any chances.

I'm gonna call the
city police in on this.

You two get down here and
seal all of the elevators.

Don't let anybody up. You understand?

Yes, sir.

Hey, everybody, this way.

- You sure?
- 'Sure, I'm sure.'

- 'I was here last year.'
- Oh, that's right.

- Come on.
- Come on, Alex.

Wait a minute. Wait for me.

Come on, Dolores. Come on, daddy.

Right behind you, Barbara. Go ahead.

There it is.

Curtis, come on, now. Oh-oh!

Be careful. Don't hurt him, Alex.

Oh, this is great!

Hi.

- Dolores? Dolores?
- Oh, mama. Mama!

- Oh, my God!
- What's happened, Felix?

Why don't you answer me?

- 'Oh, my God.'
- Dolores..

I'll get help.

Help me!

Help me, please!

They've killed my, my family!

They've killed me!
They've killed them!

Oh, my God!

There's a man up there, with a gun.

- He shot at us for no reason.
- We'd better not wait here--

We can't use the stairs.
We've got injured people here.

We'll hide in one of the offices.

Hurry.

Hey! This guy is dead!

Oh, my God!

This guy's been shot at.

What happened?

He's dead!

Hey, what's the hell's going on?

There's a guy up there in the tower.

- He's shooting people.
- What?

Hey, do you hear that?

That guy says there's somebody
up in the tower shooting down.

'Must be something to it.
Look at all the commotion.'

If there is, we're okay here.

We're way out of range.

Sniper in the tower up there!

Car four to headquarters.

There's a sniper in
the university tower.

He's firing on the campus
and we've got casualties.

Send all available units
and medical aid. Fast.

I've already talked to
the university people.

They don't know what the
hell's goin' on either.

Okay, I'll keep you posted.

Woody Young just called
in from the campus.

He's one of the first
one's over there.

Says that place looks
like a damn battlefield.

Let's get some more
patrol units out there.

I've already dispatched every
available unit. Reserves, too.

Call the rangers,
see if they can help.

They're on their way along with
the FBI and the secret service.

- Secret service?
- 'Captain.'

It's the hospital on the line.

They're swamped with casualties.

They wanna know if we can
loan 'em some of our vehicles.

Tell them to call
the local mortuaries.

- Borrow their automobiles.
- Alright.

Wait a minute, fellas. Now,
what are we talking about?

FBI, secret service..

The last thing we
need is more confusion.

Now why don't we find out
exactly what's goin' on

out there before we call in
half the federal government?

We got us a sniper,
Elwood. You know what means?

'That means the newspapers,
the television people'

and half the people in the country

are going to be watching
what we do here, today.

Now, let's, uh, go out to that campus

and set up some kinda command post.

- Now, that won't be easy.
- Why not?

Well, apparently where he's up there

has got some pretty
long-range equipment.

He's hitting people
three or four blocks away.

Damn it! There must be some
place that's out of range.

- Frank.
- Yes, sir.

You call special weapons.

We want some fire power out there.

- Right.
- Let's go.

'We can't get any closer than this.'

Nobody can. I mean, this
place is totally crazy.

Everybody's running in
different directions.

Let's get the preliminaries
out of the way first.

Now you make sure that somebody there

stays in touch with
the police station.

I'll pick up some interviews later.

Okay. Give me a couple
minutes to set up.

'About ready, Don?'

Look, stand right there, I need
to get a light reading of you.

No. Forget me.

Keep the camera on that tower.

Zoom in as close as you
can and keep it there.

'At least one person
was reported dead'

'and several others wounded.'

'There's no way to
confirm those reports'

'as the shooting continues
continues all around us.'

'The sniper or snipers
are apparently located '

'on the top observation
deck of the university tower'

'some 300 feet above the ground.'

'Police have issued a
warning for all persons'

'to stay away from
the university area'

'and to remain inside
whenever possible.'

'KTNS News will bring
you further details'

'as they become available.'

'We now return you to our newsroom.'

What are you going to do?

I'm going to call. They'll
need everybody they can get.

This is Officer Ramiro Martinez.

Let me talk to Lieutenant Lee.

'I'm sorry, his line's busy.'

'All lines are caught up right now.'

No, this is official
business. Break in.

'Yes, sir. I'll try.'

'For those of you
who've just joined us'

'let me bring you up to date.'

Lieutenant, line four.

Lieutenant Lee.

Uh, lieutenant, Martinez.
Where do you want me?

You're off duty, aren't you?

Where do you want me?

Campus.

I'll be there in 15 minutes.

You're off duty.

Nobody would blame
you if you didn't go.

Why have I felt this, Ramiro?

All day, I felt something coming.

'Vinni, please.'

I can't help it.

You want me just stand
here and say nothing.

I've had this feeling
that something terrible

is going to happen.

It'll be okay. I gotta hurry up.

Two hours ago you were going to quit.

What happened to that?

Just stay here and wait.
It won't be that long.

They want guys to direct traffic

and get civilians out of the area.

That's all I am going to do.

People, get back. Everybody inside.

Let's go. Go.

'It's unbelievable.'

'A disaster area. That's-that's
the only term for it.'

'It is now estimated that
within the last 20 minutes'

'since the shooting began,
some 32 people have been hit.'

'At least 10 are reported dead.'

What do you see?

Just some little old puff of smoke.

C.T.! C.T.!

What's going on?

How the hell should I know?

Where did these people come
from with all these guns?

What happened, Tim?

Alright, we're shooting right there.

And we got it covered, right?

And then all of a sudden,
Woody says, "I'm hit."

Blap! He got Woody.

Now, Ramiro, I wanna know how
can somebody shoot like that.

I mean, he's shootin'
kids, women, anybody.

And we can't reach him!

- Tim, where are the others?
- What others?

- The others? Where are they?
- They're all over.

Well, who's in command?

Nobody is in command.

Ramiro, I'm tellin'
you we can't make range

with those damn popguns.

That's what Woody kept
sayin', "I can't reach him."

But he reaches us. He's
reachin' everything.

Partner, we got a real problem.

Doctor. Doctor.

Just talk to the hospital, captain.

They're running out of beds.

They've got a disaster plan, doctor.

Tell them to implement it right away.

They already have.

Well, then there's nothing I can do.

We're doing everything we can.

Fred, we gotta find
out who's up there.

What we've got to do, Elwood,
is we got to get him down.

Don't make any
difference who it is then.

Yeah, I keep trying
to think about that.

But the question keeps comin' up. Why?

Why would anybody do that?

He's gotta be a psycho.
Somebody off the edge.

Well, then we gotta find out who.

When we do that,
then maybe we can find

a mother or a sweetheart or a friend.

Somebody to talk him down.

Be a lot cleaner, captain.

This is one hell of a time

to start launching an investigation.

Oh, Fred, every man has got
a name and he's got a face

and, and a reason why he does things.

'May not make sense to you or me.'

But let me try.

I'm not doing any good
just sitting around here.

Alright. Go ahead, but
stay away from that campus.

Don't worry.

Think he can do any good?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe.

Lee, uh, try to find out

how many officers are
over at campus, and who.

Uh, unit four, unit four,
this is an emergency.

'We've got to get some
men up in that tower.'

Unit four, unit four,
this is an emergency.

No one knows where all
these men came from.

But all of a sudden, here they were..

...pulling hunting rifles
out of their car trunks

pitching in to help the police.

Grab his feet. I'll help you.

How many you brought in?

Three so far.

I reached two more,
but they were dead.

No point wasting time on them.

Ready?

I guess so.

Let's go.

'The firing is so intense'

'that the police have been
unsuccessful in their attempts'

'to mount an assault on the tower.'

'It is been reported from
the evacuation center'

'that at least ten people are dead'

'and an uncertain number are wounded.'

'We now have a further update
from Don Wallace, on the scene.'

'Stand by.'

'From where we are, we can see'

'numerous bodies lying all around.'

'We have no way of knowing how
seriously they are injured.'

'But we have seen numerous attempts'

'by the police and medical personnel'

'to drag the wounded to safety.'

Officer.

How long you people been here?

Ever since this started.

What's your name?

Allen Crum. I work here at
the university bookstore.

Mr. Crum, stay here with that thing.

Now don't you try
to do anything crazy.

You understand?

Uh, ex-excuse me, officer.

I know a way to get
up into that tower.

Now..

...uh, you see the..

You see the building right over there?

- Right over
there? - Mm-hm.

Now, if we could get there

I can show you a way up there.

A passageway.

I was in the air force for 12 years.

And I-I-I do know
how to use this.

You ever see any action?

No. Not until today.

- Okay.
- Uh, excuse me.

Mrs. Greenly, I'm going
with the officer here.

You'll, you'll be alright.

Now, you people just stay
here. You'll be alright.

You understand? Just stay back here.

- You ready?
- Yes, sir.

Let's go.

Yeah, how long will it
take you to get here?

Mama, I have to find
someone to stay with Janice.

Now, either you come over,
or I'll find someone else.

Because I'm going!
That's all there is to it.

Ihaveto go. Are you coming or not?

Then hurry, mama. Please, God, hurry.

- You hurt?
- No. I'm just scared.

I've been here since it
started. I'm afraid to move.

Well, you're better off here.

What's happening?

Well, just stay put.
And keep your head down.

'Put him over here.'

'More stretchers.'

We need more blankets and stretchers.

Frank, even get Joe Delvy

on the phone over at
Georgetown airport.

Tell him I wanna talk to him.

Listen to this, "The receptionist

"at the tower, Mrs. Lannex

first reported the sniper
to campus security."

They confirmed that report.

She described
the man has--

Captain? Captain, I got
Joe Delvy on the phone.

Alright, uh, just a..

Just a second, huh, Elwood?

Thanks, Frank. Joe!

You know what's going on
over here, you heard about it.

Now listen, you think you could

fly somebody over that tower?

You're willing to try it?

Alright. Thanks, Joe.

I'll have a man over
there in 15 minutes.

Well, anyway, she described him
as tall, husky, 25 years old.

That description could fit
a thousand guys in this town.

Right, okay. But how many
of them spent the morning

lugging around an-an
arsenal of weapons?

- Lee?
- Yeah.

What about the National Guard?

I'd take hours to round up a platoon.

They're scattered all over the state.

Alright, the hell with them.

Don't try to reach them anymore.

We'll try to settle
this thing ourselves.

Now I got this
all worked out--

Uh, what about the weapons?

Any sniper scopes, uh, machine guns?

Not gonna do any good, sir.

It's gonna be too hard to reach him

no matter what we do.

There must be a hundred
civilians over there

taking pot shots at that tower

and they got better
weapons than we have.

Tell that to the bleeding hearts

who want to take guns
away from the people.

What the hell are you
talking about anyway?

Just how do you think
our friend up there

got those guns to begin with?

Now, Frank didn't mean anything.

Well now, that sniper
was sure to be observed

by somebody around town today, Fred.

I've got my men checking everywhere.

Elwood, there's a man

up in that tower and
he's killing people.

Now you keep checking.

Alright, we'll check in
the sporting goods shops

the gun stores, we're bound
to come up with something.

Fine, fine, but I
want you to understand.

If we get a chance at him

with or without talking him down first

we're going to go in there
and blast hell out of him.

Now, you do understand that don't you?

Okay.

Lee.

Joe, uh, Delvy over at
the Georgetown airport

says he's wiling to fly
one of our people over

and maybe, uh, get
a shot at the sniper.

From a plane?

Crop-duster. It's possible.
It's something anyway.

- Okay, I'm on my way.
- No, no.

- I don't want you to go.
- Now, captain, look..

- Now listen, no way.
- Look..

I'm the most experienced man here.

And I'm the best shot.
Now, let me do it.

Alright, go!

But for God sake, be careful up there.

And he fits the description we have?

'Yes.'

- What time this morning?
- '9:50 a.m.'

Okay, give me the address,
I'll get right on over there.

- '1549 Central Boulevard.'
- That's it. Got it.

In the meantime, you keep checking

every other gun shop in town.

- 'Yes, sir.'
- Right. I'll get back to you.

'The firing has stopped.'

'And for the first time,
Austin has settled down'

'into a temporary, if uneasy peace.'

'We can only watch and wait to
see what is going to happen.'

'I think we will take
advantage of this opportunity'

'to improve our camera position.'

Oh, my God.

It's stopped again.

We've, we've got to
get him out of here.

How?

He's hurt. Can't you see
that? He needs a doctor.

What about Curtis?

You...you help me carry him out.

The shooting has stopped.

We can't do that, Walter.

We've got to do it.

There are people lying everywhere.

I can't stand here any longer.

I've got to get help.

Don't go out there, Walter. Please.

Is she hurt bad?

- You know her?
- No.

I assume she's about seven
or eight months pregnant.

Took a hit right in the midsection.

Is that bad enough for ya?

Officer, you gonna get
up there and get him, huh?

You gonna stop him?

Oh, look!

Back into the other room!

Back into the other room! Everybody.

- Up against the wall!
- What's going on?

Up against the wall
and out of line of fire!

Now, is anybody hurt?

It's alright, nobody's been shot.

Please, listen to me, please!

Now, I'm going into the tower.

Officer, you've got
to get us out of here!

I can't stand it any longer! Please!

You're safe here, ma'am.

Now just stay back and
out of sight, all of you!

Now, I'm going into the tower.

We've got to get up to him
in order to stop all this.

'Now, you're safe
here. I promise you.'

Now, just stay back, all of you.

He'll never make it.

- He'll never make it.
- Lord, don't let him be hit.

Okay. Let's get in that building, huh?

Now!

'What can I do for you?'

I guess you've heard
what's going on, sir.

'Course. It's all over the radio.

Now, you told the
officer who phoned that

there was a young man who came in here

this mornin', sir?

That's right, about, uh, 10:00 a.m.

What did he look like?

Well, like I told
the office who called

I don't pay much attention
to the customers look.

Oh, he's a big kid and
short hair. Nice-looking.

Do you know him? You ever
seen him in here before?

Hey, I told you. I didn't
pay that much attention.

Didn't think it was funny maybe?

A man comes in here and
buys enough ammunition

to start World War III?

Look, lieutenant, I don't
choose the customers.

A man walks in here, wants
a weapon, we sell him one.

If he wants two, we sell him two.

- There's no law against it.
- Okay, okay.

Did you at least get him to fill out

the registration forms?

Yes, sir. That's the law.

Would you mind getting them for me?

Is there anything else I
can do for you, lieutenant?

Yeah.

You know, there were a lot of people

killed out there this
morning, my friend.

You think about that, huh?

Hey, it's not myfault.

I didn't know the guy
was gonna kill anyone.

Hey, Timmy, how'd you get in here?

- Utility tunnel.
- There's Ramiro.

Hey, Ramiro, are you alright?

Yeah, I'm alright.

Well, looks like we
all made it o-okay.

Well, what are we gonna do now?

There may be still some people on top.

I think we oughta go
up and get them out.

Where's the nearest
telephone in this building?

It's right over there.

You'll have trouble getting through.

'I tried a while ago and
the lines were all jammed.'

What do you wanna do?

Try to get through to Ambrose.

Maybe they've got some ideas.

I think we oughta get upstairs.

Yes, sir. I think we should.

We've got to try to get through.

We've got to know what the
hell's going on outside.

We'll have to do this ourselves.

I think we better get upstairs.

And do what? We don't have a plan.

We don't even know who's up there.

You guys go up and check for victims.

Don't do anything else.

I'm gonna try to get through.

How long are we supposed to wait?

Look, C.T., either I
get through or I don't.

And it's not gonna take me that long.

'Just wait.'

Okay, okay. Come on, let's go.

Alright. I understand.

Alright, father, go up to
that apartment and open it.

Kick the door open if you have to.

But get it open. I'll
be there in ten minutes.

'All university phone circuits
are in use at this time.'

'This is a recording.'

Oh, Fred.

We got it. Here it is.

Boy's name is Whitman,
Charles Whitman.

'He's a student at the university.'

How do you know it's him?

Well, we found his mother's body

twenty minutes ago at her apartment.

And there's a priest.
There's a Father Davidson.

He's over at the
Whitman apartment now.

Now, apparently,
Whitman called in sick

for both he and his wife this morning.

But there's nobody
answering the door now.

Are you sure you got the right man?

Fred, that boy didn't
have sense enough

to write a phony name

on his registration card
when he bought the guns.

There it is, Whitman.

Alright, Elwood, but
I want you to know

that some of our men got in the tower.

You want a chance at talkin' him down

you better get back here awful fast.

Right.

Get back, ma'am.

Didn't realize you were coming up.

This is the way up
there. I think we oughta..

Where's C.T.?

They're checking back there.

Wait a minute, Ramiro, I
think we oughta make sure

this floor's empty first.

Open the door! It's the police!

Open up!

There's somebody in there.

Open up the door!

It's the police, come on!

'Then he began telling
me about his studies'

'in structural engineering.'

'About stress as a physical force.'

'He talked about this bridge'

somewhere in the
Northwest, I think it was

that started swaying with
the rhythm of the wind.

And then the stresses
kept building up..

...until finally, it collapsed.

It's just not easy to believe

that it's Charles Whitman
up there, lieutenant.

How long did you know him?

He first came to me four,
maybe five months ago.

He was troubled. He wanted to talk.

That's not uncommon
with a young man his age.

Not uncommon at all.

But I didn't think that he was..

...dangerous or anything like that.

"Tonight, I killed my mother.

'"If there's a heaven,
she's going there.'

"If not, she's out of
her pain and misery.

"I intend to kill my
wife... after she get's home.

'"Don't want her to
face the embarrassment'

"that my actions
will surely cause her.

"After my death, I wish
an autopsy performed on me

to see if there's
any mental disorder."

We better go, father. We
don't have too much time.

'The drama being played
out here in Austin'

'is now over an hour old.'

'Since the sniping began,
at about 11:45 this morning'

'some 42 people have been shot.'

'Thirteen are reported dead.'

'There are unconfirmed reports now'

'that the sniper has been identified.'

'There's also a rumor that
several police officers'

'may already be on the
top floor of the tower'

'trying to locate the sniper.'

'We will attempt to
verify this information'

'with an in-person interview
with Captain Fred Ambrose'

'at the emergency command post.'

'We will bring you all
updated information'

'as soon as it happens.'

'Please stand by.'

Tim, we got to these
people out of here.

They probably would be safer here.

We can't get them out of the building

as long as he's shooting anyway.

Well, let's get them downstairs.

At least out of the area.

- Alright, let's do this.
- Come on.

Excuse me, sir, we're
gonna have to move

you and your family downstairs.

- But my son, he's hurt.
- Yes, sir, I see that.

We'll get him to a hospital
just as soon as we can.

For the time being.. Foss, let's go.

Give it to me!

- Give it to me!
- Let go, sir.

- Let go.
- Let me kill him!

- Let go..
- He killed my family!

- Let me kill him!
- Alright, take it easy, sir.

- Let me kill him.
- Take it easy.

- Let me kill him.
- Hey, come on.

Let me kill him.

'Somebody, please move those people'

'out of the way.'

Uh, captain?

- Don Wallace, KTNS.
- Sorry.

- No comment, Mr. Wallace.
- Now, captain, please--

I said no comment, Mr. Wallace.
Now, you'll get your story.

You're just gonna have
to wait till later.

We've got wounded here.
So, please clear out.

Uh, captain, look,
this city has been held

in absolute terror for over an hour.

'Now, the people out
there want to know'

'what's going on.'

I'm not out here for a by-line

no matter what you may think.

But the people need to know.

And somebody's got to tell them.

We, uh, have received word,
that some of our officers

uh, made it to the tower.

At this moment, we are not
in contact with those men.

Beyond that, there's
nothing I can say.

We're doing everything we can.

Captain, there have been reports

that you have the
identity of the sniper.

Is that true?

Uh, Mr. Wallace, uh, I can't
answer any more questions.

Uh, you're just gonna have to wait.

Where are the others?

Oh, they're still, uh, checking

the offices, make sure
there's nobody in there

before we, uh, go on up.

- Are you married?
- Yeah.

What's it look like down there?

I don't know.

Seemed awful quiet.

I guess I've seen this
tower every day that..

...I've lived in this town.

I...never thought about
much though, you know.

I remember, though, when
I went into the service

you know how fellas would talk about

their hometown and this and that and..

Have I ever met-met anybody

who'd ever been here?
I'd always say them

"Do you remember the tower.."

What's taking them so long?

Every time I'd ever think about home

there would be this old tower
just sticking up there as..

...big as you please.

I guess after today, it's
going to be real famous.

All of a sudden, any
man from Austin, Texas

is going to be a gun-crazed killer.

You know what I mean.

Let's get up those stairs.

Oh..

Are we..

If we're going out there

I think you ought to deputize me.

You're not a cop?

I work at the school here.

Raise your right hand.

Consider yourself deputized.

I guess we better do
this service-style, huh?

Yeah.

I'll go in. You cover.

Maybe we better just
both go on out there.

What's your name?

Allen Crum.

Ramiro Martinez.

I'll do it.

It's my job.

Out of all those fellas back there..

...how did you end up here?

How did you?

Get down!

'Now, a special bulletin from KTNS.'

'We have a partial list
of today's sniper victims.'

'Known dead are'

'Arthur Balford, 18, student.'

'Carlos Demaura, 18, student.'

'Milton Eckworth, 33,
mathematics professor.'

'Woody Young, 24, police officer.'

'James Donogher, 29, electrician.'

'Cecil Trustin, 47, tower employee.'

'Vincent Rigosi, 25, student.'

'Curtis Abenow, ten, tower visitor.'

'Anita Chadwick, 19, student.'

'Dolores Sedakas, 26, tower visitor.'

'Susan Brightman, 22,
Peace Corps trainee.'

'Cathy Wayburn, 24, senior student.'

'Jason Alders..'

'Those reported wounded
and in serious condition'

'are, Sol Lindsky, gardener.'

'Bill Barden, bakery truck-driver.'

'Harvey Beck, medical student.'

'Donald Brenner, tower visitor.'

'Sidney Decker, freshman student.'

'Conrad Ewing, restaurant employee.'

'Ellen Abbot, bookstore employee.'

'Eli Winter, news reporter.'

'Amy Olsen, college employee.'

'Linda Brophy, student.'

'Olivia Dixon, librarian..'

Drop it!

'Alice McCarthy.'

'Allen Noyes.'

Hold the fire!

Hold the fire!

It's over!

'It's all over up here!'

'Kermit Carter..'

It's all over here.

'Richard Dwight.'

'Nina Frye.'

'Donald Haskel.'

'Wade Pope.'

'Dorothy Hunter.'

'Michael Swing.'

'Sandra Jasper.'

'Pamela Kirby.'

'George Lamont.'

'Joan Mapes.'

'Samuel Pelden.'

'Trudy Price.'

'Margaret Usher.'

'Oscar Boss.'

'Charles Younger.'

'Doris Appleby.'

'Christopher Elgin.'

'Charlotte Griffin.'

'Edward Hargrow.'

'Esther Lamb.'

- Shut up.
- 'Brian Middleton.'

'Nancy Raymond.'

Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!

Lieutenant, we got him.

We're too late.

I'm sorry, father.

Well, I better get on up there.

Mitch, Young, go
around the other side.

Is everybody alright here?

Alright, boys, get them back.

Alright, clear the way! Make way.

Ramiro.

- You alright, son?
- I'm alright.

I just need to rest.

Alright, let's get him down below.

Clear the way down there!
Come on! Clear it out!

Alright, move them back, boys.

You guys better move.

Steady, steady, folks!

Alright, hold them back, folks!

'Wilson, Kenny'

'gentlemen, hold these people back!'

'Thank you. Thank you.'

That's him. His name
is Ramirez or Martinez.

That's him. He killed him.

I'm alright! I'm okay!

Davis.

Sure you're gonna be alright now?

Yes, thank you.

'Martinez.'

You did real fine.

I got a ticket.