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So, how was it?
Good.

You're gonna go ahead, huh?
Full steam.

Anything I can do
to change your mind?

Nope. No way.

You know, there's
an old saying that, uh,

no matter how hot it gets
up there during the day,

there's not...
Not a damn thing
to do at night.

That's right. Now just what
the hell are you gonna do at
night in the middle of nowhere?

Sleep like a winner.

Doug, you're a city boy
with a low threshold of boredom.

You'll be back in two weeks.

Can you come in
the office for a minute?

I got people waiting upstairs.

Well, what I wanted
to tell you is that, uh,

Senator Parker's
flying in for
the dedication tonight,

and he's almost guaranteed
the urban renewal contract.

Now, do you know
what that means?

Skyscrapers like this
all over the country.

You design 'em,
I'll build 'em.

Jim, I think you suffer
from an "edifice" complex.

You'll never leave.

Right after the party,
come on downstairs
and watch me burn my black tie.

Glad to see you back.
Sam.

It's Doug.
How are ya?

Doug, I can't understand it.
The dampers won't stay open.

Dampers? Whatever
happened to hello?

Hello.
How are ya?

Good. You look like
it took.
Yeah.

Hi, Mr. Roberts.
Hey, Doug.

Just a second.
We're gonna miss you.

Duncan know?
He's all smiles.

Mm-hmm.
Hey. What electromagnets
went in?

Doug.
Thompson G-4's.

Shouldn't they have been,
like, G-12's?
Oh, no.

That's what comes from
this damn last-minute panic.
I'll fix it, Doug.

Okay. What?
We keep running into groundwater
on that Atlanta job.

Bring the designs in
sometime this afternoon.

Good to see you back,
but how about Chicago specs?
Philadelphia.

In a minute, guys.

Well, hello.
Welcome back.

Are you taking any calls?

Well, is there-

Mm-hmm.

No, I'm not taking any calls.

We gonna talk at all?

No. It's my lunch hour.

Mmm.

Well, I'm not a cheeseburger,
you know.

You're better.
All protein.

No bread. All I need
to go with you is about
eight glasses of water.

All I need to go with you is
in that suitcase over there.
What's in that suitcase?

I got about 140 dollars' worth
of vulgar underwear for ya.

First things first.

It's nice.

Years from now,
when they talk about this-
and they will-

remember to tell them
that it was my idea.
Right.

Got change for a 50?

- I'm sorry. That's the smallest I have.
- Oh, not a chance.

Let's see what we got here.

Oh. Uh,

25, 50, 60...

70,

75,

85, 95.

That's it exactly.
Catch your tip next time.

Hello, Mrs. Allbright.
Hi, Phillip.

We won't be so messy
tomorrow. Tomorrow
we're gonna try charcoals.

Mommy wants to know if
you'll have dinner with us tonight.

Oh, thank you,
but I'm going up
to the party in the tower.

Aren't you coming?

Mommy says thanks, but she doesn't
go to parties since Daddy died.

Oh, here. Let me
take that paint off.

Bye. How are you, Phillip?

Sorry, Mrs. Mueller.
What was that?

I said, "How are you?"
Okay.

Good-bye.

Okay. I'll get on it
right now.

I'll have to check the panel.
Just leave all those fired up.

Mr. Callahan.
Yeah.

We still got any of those
G-12 electrodes in stock?
Yeah. Main storeroom.

Right.
Okay.
Booster pump, Zone 1.

110.
Check. Main generator,
Zone 1.

I don't get any reading.
Try the auxiliary generator.

What the hell?

Go ahead.

Ah. Here we are.

Are there offices on this floor
as well as apartments?

Oh, I wouldn't
like that at all.
Oh, no, no.

The business offices
only go as high as 80.

From the 81st floor here,
all the way up to 120,
it's exclusively residential.

Now, the apartment I want to
show you is 8145.

Say, Bill.
Tune in the main
utility room.

Okay.

Something's screwed up.
The sensor didn't trip
the fire department alarm.

Why should it?

You can see for yourself.
There's no fire.

Well, the sensor
indicates there is.

Plus Wes just called.
He said they're having
wiring problems down there.

You better stay with it.

I want you up there with me.
We can do good things together.

What's the matter?

Hello.

Dave's leaving.
They've offered me
managing editor.

That's nice.

I mean...

I guess we got ourselves
a situation.

Seems.

See, Doug, I want the kind
of life you're talking about.
I want that.

And I want a place where
our kids can run around
and grow and be free.

But?

I want this job.

I've wanted it for five years.
I've worked for it for five years.

Now suddenly it's there.

See, I have...
I have ideas, Doug.

I can do something with it.
Something that hasn't
been done before.

I guess I want both,
and I can't have both,
can I?

I don't know.

Yeah.

Where?

Be right there.

Let's hold this off
till tonight, hmm?

What happened?
We kicked on the auxiliary,
and this shorted out.

Power off?
Yeah.

What about that?
It should've been conduit.

Give me a pair of dikes.

I know, I know.
Callahan called me.

Now, just how bad is it?

Depends on how good
your imagination is.

Jesus Christ.
The specs called for
conduit safety covering.

How many fuse terminals
did you check?

How many do I have to?

Yeah.
Mr. Bigelow is here, sir.

Okay. Send him in.
Now, Doug,

one piece of scorched wire
from a burned-out circuit breaker
is hardly conclusive.

Well, maybe not, but after that,
I'm worried about what other
shocks we're in for.

Will. Doug.

J.D., wait till
you see this.

What happened?
Somebody hang the wallpaper
upside down?

We have an equipment problem.

No problem in the tower,
is there?
Could be.

Come on, Doug.
You're just guessing.
All right. I'm just guessing.

But I want to talk to that
son-in-law of yours. I want to
talk to him right away.

Okay.

Get me Roger Simmons.
Yes, sir.

I'm gonna check this thing
out, Mr. Duncan.
I guarantee you.

Sure, sure. We're all
going to check it out.

I'm missing something.

We damn near had a fire.

Yeah. A fire.

In this building?
Come on.

Do you know we haven't even
finished installing
the safety equipment?

The party should have been
put off for at least another month.
Now, hold it, Will. Hold it!

Everybody's overreacting.

Yes.
Mr. Simmons is out, sir.

- Out where?
- They don't know, sir,

but I left word
for him to call.

Okay.

We'll talk to
Roger tomorrow,

and then we'll decide
what to do.

That's okay, isn't it?
Nope. Won't wait.

Try Zone 1 again.

Damn it, Harry.
This is top priority.

We've got to get
these electrical systems
back on the beam.

Our whole security program's
loused up without 'em.

Don't go away.

Doug. Well, what a surprise.

Where's that
electrical genius of yours?

I mean, I called his office,
the club, the marina-
everywhere. No luck.

What's he done?

Come on.
I'll get you a drink.

He must have done something,
'cause my father called.

I haven't heard him
that upset in years.

You have any idea
where he is?

Well, my husband's territory
ranges rather widely.

It's roughly equivalent to
that of the timber wolf-

anywhere within
a 50-mile radius.

But if you want to wait,
he'll show up.

He has to.
His clothes are here.

Can I get you a drink?
No. No, thanks.

I guess you don't plan
to tell me what Roger's done.

Hi, Doug.

Honey.
Hello.

What are you drinking
these days?

Nothing right now.

Well, welcome back
from the wilderness.

To what do we owe
the pleasure?

Callahan was testing
a backup generator.

There was a power surge
and a systems failure.

How can that be?
Well, it can't be,
theoretically.

Unless you've been
screwing around with
the electrical specifications.

That's being rather blunt,
isn't it?

You betcha.

Then you'll understand
my being equally blunt.

What the hell business
is it of yours anyway?

Well, I'm just wondering
what kind of kickbacks
were involved.

I don't have to
take crap from you.

Now, listen. We had
an electrical flare-up
in the main utility room.

It looked to me like some of
that wiring wasn't exactly
what I asked for.

Every piece of wire I put in
that building is strictly up to
code- inspected and approved.

The code's not enough
for that building.

And you know it. That's why
I asked for installations that
were way, way above standard.

Buddy,
you live in a dreamworld.
I deal in realities.

I want your wiring diagrams
and copies of your work orders.

It'd take weeks
to get all that together-

and someone with more clout
than you to make me do it.

In my office,
tomorrow, 9:00.

They say he used to wrestle
grizzly bears in Montana.

Of course, he was younger then.
Probably in better condition.

You must have enjoyed
all this immensely.

No, I didn't.

Actually, I'm depressed
for both of us.

What did you
expect me to do?
Punch him in the nose?

Roger, if you've done anything
to Dad's building,
God help you.

Baby, I don't need God's help.
Or your old man's. Not anymore.

So don't expect me to shake
every time daddy barks.

I mean, if that's
what you want me to do.

All I want is the man
I thought I married.

But I guess we're running out
of reasons to stay married,
aren't we?

It's getting late.

Mustn't miss the party.

Stand back, please.
All right.
Give me a wide camera angle.

Everybody, back of the rope.
Stand back. Please.
Everybody, back of the rope.

Hi.

7:30 sharp.
I hope you like
your men prompt.

At my age... I only care
that they show up at all.

Oh, nonsense.

Now, you be
a good girl, Elke.

I left you some milk
in the kitchen.
See you later.

Did you find Simmons?

Yeah, I found him.

Well, did he or didn't he
change your specs?

He didn't admit it,
but two bucks will
get ya 10 he did.

Payoffs and kickbacks.
That's the only way
he could've swung it.

Well, here you are.

Your original specs.

Zone 1 only,
but we gotta start somewhere.

The son of a bitch
gave us an impossible job.

Susan.
Hello, Danny.

Good evening.
Good show.

How are you, dear?
Jim. Congratulations.
It's magnificent.

Thank you.
Uh, I'll meet you out front.

I'd like to talk to Susan
for a minute.
Right.

Find me the architect
who designed you,

and who needs Doug Roberts?

I do.

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is a gala evening.

The entire city
is in a holiday mood.

The list of luminaries tonight
reads like a who's who.

There are leaders from society
and government.

Stars of screen
and television.

And now, just arriving,

the honorable Gary Parker,

chairman of
the Federal Urban
Renewal Commission.

The senator flew in from
Washington tonight to be here
for the dedication.

Senator Parker,
ladies and gentlemen.

We'll try to get him
over to the microphone
to say a few words for you.

Thank you.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you very much.

I am honored
to be here tonight.

This magnificent building
represents yet another
landmark...

in a long succession of
landmarks for this great city.

I think you've got him
in the bag, Jim.
I am deeply appreciative...

of being here
at this historic moment.

Thank you.

Thank you. And now,
ladies and gentlemen,

it's Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Simmons.

Mrs. Simmons is
the daughter of
the builder, Jim Duncan.

How are you?

Nice to see you, Senator.

Shake hands with
Mr. Duncan, please.
Ah, yes.

Where were you all day?

I wasn't aware the leash
was that tight.

When I get the time,
I want to ask you
a few questions,

and I expect
some straight answers.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,
Mayor and Mrs. Robert Ramsay.

I thank you very much.

I hereby dedicate this
magnificent glass tower...

tallest building in the world.

Oh!

We'll make it.
That's it.

All right, Callahan?

Hit them.

Oh!

This way.

It's really something,
isn't it?
And you know, it's all...

After you.

This is really
going to thrill you.

Come on, Dan.
I'm going by the office.

I'll be up
in a few minutes.

Oh, that's incredible.

I've never seen the bridge
looking like that.

Oh, it's absolutely
unbelievable.
It's astonishing!

How did it go down there,
Mr. Bigelow?
Fine. Thank you.

Good night.
Good night.

Shall I leave you
a night line, Mr. Bigelow?
Uh, you can disconnect.

I've had it with phones
for today. Good night.
Good night.

Lorrie.
Yes.

Sorry to break into
your evening, but I have one
letter that's got to go out.

See you Monday, Janet.
Good night, sir.

Good night.

Gee, I never thought
he'd come back here
before the party.

You could have left
10 minutes ago
and missed him.

It's all right. I'm not
going to do anything tonight.
Oh.

Hey. Have a nice weekend.
Thanks. You too.

Hello.

Hi.

Promise me something?
What?

If I ever start
taking you for granted,
do something about it.

And what do you suggest?

Cut off the phone lines.
Mm-hmm.

Pour coffee down my neck.

Tweak my nose?
Mmm.

I promise.

' We may never
love like this again '

' Don't stop the flow '

' We can't let go '

' We may never
love like this again '

' And touch the sky '

' Though we may try '

' So while we're here
let's give our all '

' Release the dreams
inside us '

' And set them free '

' Oh, while we're here
let's leave a mark '

' There's a candle
in the dark '

' It's here to guide us '

' We may never love
like this again '

' But through the days '

' Beyond the haze '

' I see you reaching out '
Hi there.

Marge, how's the family?
They're just fine.
Thank you for asking.

Good. Gary.
Yeah.

Would you excuse us,
gentlemen?
Certainly.

I've got a surprise for you.

- Politicians don't like surprises.
- We'll love again

Carlos.
Yes, sir. Oh.

What can I fix you, Mr. Duncan?
I want you to meet
Senator Parker.

Carlos, a great pleasure.
Oh, it's a great honor,
Senator.

Now, show him what you've
been hiding back there.

Yes, sir.

Oh.

Twenty-nine?

That's all you're
gonna drink tonight.
A whole case?

Well, what you don't drink,
we'll ship the rest back
to Washington.

Open a bottle, will you?
Yes, sir.

Uh, how did you ever
come by a whole case?

Come on, Jim.
Oh, it's nothing.

Let me guess.
You're looking for someone.

I'm looking for someone.
Have you seen him?

I've ordered for Patty
and me. What can I get you?
Nothing right now.

Thank you, Roger.
Susan.

Tell me. Uh,

what does a girl do
in San Francisco
when her, uh,

old man decides to leave
for two years?

Beats me, buddy.
No... head-hunting?

Well, I've had
a little trouble
making that work.

Could we discuss that
tomorrow at... at lunch?

No.

You must miss
your villa.

Well, yes and no. It, uh-
It gets rather dull
in the south of France.

It really does. I mean,
nothing but swimming...

and yachting, partying
and all that sort of thing.

And believe it or not,
they, uh... they fight over
the few eligible bachelors.

Even such old scraps as I.

No false humility,
please.
Oh. Shall we?

I, uh-

I- I decided to
come back to the reality
of an Francisco,

uh, to regain my perspective
and my humility...

a-and spend more time at
the one thing in this world
that I'm really good at:

the stock market.

Monte Carlo's losses,
San Francisco's gains.

Thank you.

Do you, uh...
Do you believe in destiny?

I believe in all good things.

There must be a reason
for my coming back home.

Meeting you.

This can't be right.
Hmm?

It's too hot.

We'd better leave it off.

Utility. Wes.

Doug. I'm up on 83 with Will.
Listen. We got a little
wiring problem.

If we get an overload,
it could be trouble.

Shut down as many
Zone 1 systems
as you can.

Afraid I can't do that,
Mr. Roberts.

We've got all the lights on
for the dedication ceremony.

All? You mean
the whole building?

Well, we're taking
the overload just fine.

Well, shut it down
right away.

But I can't do that
without a direct okay from
Mr. Duncan himself.

I'll accept the responsibility
for that. Just turn off
the goddamn lights.

What about the lights
in the tower for the party?

- I didn't say kill all the power.
Just the overload.
- Yes, sir, Mr. Roberts.

We better get down to 81
and check the relay systems.

Okay.
They turned on everything
in the whole building.

There's something on 81.

Bill, phone it in just
in case our automatic lines to
the fire department are out.

I'll be in 81.
Got it.

Hey!

Get those drapes!

Smother him!
Try to smother him!

Pull it around over here!
Pull it over him! Come on!

Get some water
on that fire!

Turn it on!

Will.

Down. Down.
Stay low.

Call an ambulance
for this man.

Damn it, man!
Get on the ball!
Call an ambulance!

I want everybody
off this floor.
Yes, sir.

What about
the fire department?
They're on their way.

Get that ambulance!
Give me a hand. Let's
get him in the elevator.

All right.
Try not to touch him.

Try to get him by his belt.

Hello. This is 81. We've had
an accident up here. A man's
been burned. Get an ambulance.

Yes. Right away.
Roberts,
call Duncan in the tower.

We've got a lot of
people up there.

What?
Do it now!

It's Mr. Roberts.
Yeah. Doug.

We were getting worried
about you.

Susan's here,
Senator Parker,
the mayor and his wife.

Everybody wants to know
why the world's greatest
architect isn't here.

Never mind about that.
Will Giddings has been
pretty badly burned.

Will Giddings burned? How?

Listen. I've already
got an ambulance coming,

but you better think about
getting those people upstairs
down on the ground floor.

What for?
We got a fire here!

Well, I think
it's under control, but-

Well, then, uh,
why the urgency?

Urgency?

Hey, Dunc, if that fire
was caused by fluky wiring
in this building,

we could get fires
breaking out everywhere!

Doug, I think
you're overreacting.

Now, I feel sorry for Will Giddings,
but he'll be taken care of.

But I am not going to
concern myself with a fire
in a storage room on 81...

because it can't possibly
affect us up here.

Not in this building.

Now, have someone call me
when the fire department
arrives.

In the meantime,
get in your dinner jacket
and come up and join the party.

Now, come on!

What building's
on the corner
of Montgomery and-

Oh, Jesus.

The glass tower.
What?

The glass tower!

I sure hope that fire's
on the first floor.

You ever fight one
in a high-rise?

Yeah.

Is it as rough as I hear?

Like bein' inside a chimney!

People.

Hell, they got here
before we did.

Don't anybody ever
stay home anymore?

Get some hands over here,
and have 'em walk
out there. Okay.

Captain.
You understand? I want
you over that way.

Mike, she's throwin'
a lot of smoke.

Eighty-first floor, right?
Right.

We've got lobby control.
Second alarm is in.

Set up a forward command.
Got it.

Chief, this is Roberts,
the architect.

What've we got here,
Kappy?
Fire started 81st floor.

Storage room.
This is a bad one.

The smoke is so thick
we can't tell how far
it's spread.

What about your exhaust system?
Well, it should've
reversed automatically.

There must have been a motor
burnout or somethin'.
Sprinklers?

They're not working on 81.
Why not?

I don't know.

Jim.
Yes, sir.

All right.
Give us a quick refresher
on your standpipe systems.

Well, we got outlets
on every floor. Both three
and one-and-a-half inch.

G.P.M.?
1,500 from ground to 68,

1,000 from 68 to 100...

and, uh, 500
from there to the roof.

All right. And you're sure
these elevators are programmed
for emergency service?

These two are.
What floor do you
keep your plans on?

Seventy-nine. My office.
That's good. That's
two floors below the fire.

All right. That'll be
our forward command.

All right, men.
Take up the equipment.
Right. Let's go.

Okay.

Architects.

Yeah.
It's all our fault.

Now, you know there's no sure way
for us to fight a fire...

in anything over
the seventh floor,

but you guys just keep
buildin' em as high as you can.

Hey. Are you here
to take me on or the fire?

Okay. Well, what about
the 81st floor?

You got everybody
out of there?

I want to see
all your floor plans.
Eighty-one through 85.

Gotcha.
This is what I'm worried about.

All those beams and that glass.
Chief.

Yeah.
81 has been evacuated, but it
doesn't look too good up there.

How long before you can
give me a complete list
of your tenants?

You don't have to
worry about that.
We're movin' 'em out right now.

Not live-in. Business tenants.
We kind of looked
up there too.

The majority of them haven't
moved in yet, and those that
have aren't working tonight.

I want to know who they are,
not where they are.

Now what does that
got to do with anything-
who they are?

Do you have any wool
or silk manufacturers?

You see, in a fire,
wool and silk
give off cyanide gas.

Do you have any, uh,
sporting good manufacturers,
like table tennis balls?

They give off toxic gases. Want
me to keep goin' down the line?
No.

One list of tenants
comin' right up.
Thank you.

Over here and here.
Here.

What have we got?
Well, elevator bank.
Central core.

Service elevators over here.
Air-conditioning duct,
six inches.

Right. Pipe alleys here?
One, two, three, four, five.

This is south.
South.

Have you got any
construction going up in 81?
Nope.

Anything that could blow up,
like gasoline, kerosene,
uh, fabric cleaner?

I don't think so.
Good. I'll be up on 81.

Okay.
For what it's worth, architect,

this is one building that
I figured wouldn't burn.

Neither did I.

And they're celebrating.
A party.

- Party? What party? Where?
- In the Promenade Room.
300 people.

Why didn't you get 'em
the hell out of there?

Why don't you go on upstairs
and talk to Duncan? He ain't
exactly listening to me.

I will.

Oh. Here he is now.

This is Duncan.

A battalion chief?

I'll watch out for him.
Thank you.

Ted, take your men down.
Check that hallway.
Take it down to the other crew.

Jack. Jack. How bad?

I don't like the looks of it.
It's running the ceiling.
Uh-huh.

Work it around.
Up there.

I'll be up topside.
Right.

Jack, watch yourself.

Keep it high.

You looking for me, Chief?
If you're Duncan, yeah.

I am.
Everything under control?

We've gotta move
all these people out of here.

Oh, now just how bad is it?

It's a fire, mister,
and all fires are bad.

Well, uh,
I don't believe that
you're familiar with...

the many modern safety
systems we have designed
into this building.

We've got 'em all.

All right.
It's your building,
but it's our fire.

Now let's get these people
the hell out of here.

I don't think
you're listening, Chief.

There's no way for a fire
on 81 to reach up here.
Not in this building.

Okay. I'll do it.

Hold it. Hold it.

The mayor's out there.
Do you want me to
pull rank on you?

When there's a fire,
I outrank everybody here.

Now, one thing
we don't want is a panic.

Now, I could tell 'em,
but you ought to do it.

Just make
a nice cool announcement
to all your guests...

and tell 'em the party's being
moved down below the fire floor...

right now.

Patty, you and Susan stay
right here where I can find you.

Now don't leave this table.

You I want to talk to.

Did you change any of Doug's
electrical specifications?
I most certainly did.

For God sakes, why?

The reason
should be obvious.
Especially to you.

We've got a fire.
And if it was caused
by anything you did,

I'm going to
hang you out to dry,
and then I'm going to hang you!

Would you, uh,
please stop playing?

Stop playing, will you?

Ladies and gentlemen.

Ladies and gentlemen,
may I have your attention?

It seems that we have
a small fire...

in one of our storage rooms,
50 floors below.

Now, I assure you,
there's no danger.

But in accordance with
the fire department's orders,

a purely
precautionary procedure,

we're going to move the party
down to the lobby
for a while,

and we'll be serving
cocktails and champagne
in our Continental Room.

But I promise you.
Dinner will not be delayed.

Now, if we can all move
to the elevators.

Now, ladies and gentlemen,

there's...
there's no reason to rush.

Senator Parker,
you and your party.

It's really all right.

Stay here.
I'll be right back.

Lisolette.
Frank.

Lisolette.

How's it going, Chief?
Better get ready.

Kappy, pull out
the floor plans on 82.
We got problems.

Fire lapping up?
Yeah. Are your com lines
all set up and tested?

Phone jacks on every floor.
I'm gonna plug into
your P.A. system.

No sweat.
How about your emergency setup?

Battery-powered
standby system.
Can you take these lines...

and splice them into
our two-way communications band?
Sure.

No problem?
No problem.

Okay.
How long will this take?
About a minute.

Not bad.

Here's our problem.
Fire's lapping here. It's
going up through the windows.

Get down! Get down!

Come on!
The ceiling's going!

They're trapped!
We need help! Bring a line!

Pull 'em out!
Pull 'em out!

Drop the fire line!
Drop it low!

Battalion 2
to forward command, urgent!

Forward command. Go ahead.

Explosion on 81.
Fire heading toward
elevator banks.

We need more crews
up here fast!

All right.
They need relief on 81.
Hit it.

They're on their way.

Done.
You better call Duncan,

tell him to stop those people
in the Tower Room...

from using
that express elevator,
or somebody's gonna get killed.

Okay, Kappy.
Ring in a third alarm.

I want some rescue squads here,
and I also want choppers.

We may need 'em if we're
gonna get those people down.

All right. Come on, fireman.

I'll be on 81.
Fine.

The fire's moving toward
the main shaft.

Use the scenic elevator.
Don't overload it.

Okay, Doug.

I don't like the way
you talk to me.
You drunk?

Not yet.
Well, then
get out of my way.

You didn't talk like this
two years ago, did you? Running
over budget and out of money.

Did you ask me then how I could
shave two million dollars
of four electrical costs?

Shut up, and help me
with these people.

And let me ask you,
my dear father-in-law...
Excuse me.

Am I the only subcontractor
you encouraged to cut corners?
Excuse me.

Where did you save
the other four million
in Doug's original budget?

Everybody.

Shh!

Please. Please.

Ladies and gentlemen,
I'm sorry.

You'll have to move back
into the Promenade Room,

and we'll be taking you down
by the scenic elevator.

Now, these express elevators
can be activated by fire,

and with the probability
of short circuits,

the cars might stop
on the floor
where the fire is.

So, please, we'll use
the scenic elevators.
Over there.

For God sakes,
get out of there!

Please, back.

Looks bad, Jack.
Yeah, it is. I got
a couple of men hurt.

Fire's spreading down
all corridors.

All right.
I got a third alarm in.
Now, what about this ceiling?

Must have just happened.
I'll check the other corridors.
All right.

Fireman, let's pull it down
before it falls down.

Bring it out!
Take it down.

Empty all the water out!

Fall back!

Chief, it's out of control.
We're losin' it!
Bring in another line!

Get another hose!

Angela. Angela.

Phillip.

Phillip, open the door!

Do you have any
brilliant ideas
I can use upstairs...

to explain where
I've been all this time?
Mmm.

Well, I think what
you might do is just, uh,

walk right up to him
and say, uh,

"J.D., I'm sorry
for the delay,

but my secretary had
an urgent personal problem."

What happens if he asks
what the problem was?
Hmm.

He won't.

You know what
astonishes me?
What?

You make love with a girl-
Mm-hmm.

and afterwards, there's
no visible evidence.

Nothing to mark the event.

I mean, look at you.

You look like you could be
going to church.

In this outfit?

I love you.

Did you leave
a cigarette burning?

That's not a cigarette.

Jesus.

Get some towels.
Stuff them under the door.

Dan.
Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah. Right.

What did they say?
Help's on the way.

Oh.

There's nothing
to worry about.

We'll just sit tight
and wait till they get here.
I won't panic.

Not to worry, baby.

Please, just join
the end of the line.

Oh, no, madam, please.
You must...

But I can't find my daughter.
She's here somewhere.
Oh. But they're aware of that.

She's wearing a purple dress.
I've got to find her.
A purple dress.

I promise you.
They'll find her.

Hurry up. Come on.
Now, only 12 at a time.

Hurry up. Come on.

I'm sorry. That's it.

Well, be in
the next group.

It won't be too long.

What's she doin' on 87?

Forward command?
I wanna speak to Jernigan.

Harry.

Jernigan.

What? Damn it, man.
You should've sent
a man up there.

How do you expect her
to hear a phone call?
She's deaf.

Sure the kids can hear.

I don't know. Maybe they were
in the shower or something
when you called.

Forward command.
No. You stay where you are.
I'll get 'em down.

No. All my men are committed.
I need fresh crews,
damn it! Now!

Okay, forward command.
Fresh crews coming right up.
Still got people on 87.

I'll get 'em down.

I'll give you a hand, Harry.

Turn your face away.

There never were
any firemen, were there?

I said that
to make it easier on you.

I switched off the phones.

There's no way to call out.

Nobody knows we're up here.

Well, I always did
want to die in bed.

Nobody's going to die.

For one thing, at least
they'll never find out
about us, will they?

I used to run the 100
in 10 flat.

Don't go.

I'll be back with
the whole fire department.

On your mark.

Dan!

Down that corridor!

You all right?
They're in there.
I know it.

The mother and the two children.
Don't worry.
We'll get 'em out.

Wait a minute.
Please, Mrs. Mueller.
Please stay back.

What do you think?
I don't know.
Give it a kick.

I'll take the back.

I got Mrs. Allbright.

Anybody in here?

It's okay, kid.
It's okay.

Come on.

He's okay.
Mom. Mom.

Your mom's all right.
Mr. Jernigan took her
downstairs. She'll be all right.

Anybody else?

My sis- My sister.
Where's Angela?

He'll get her.

Angela?

Angela?

Angela?

Angela.

Angela, where are you?

It's gonna be okay.
It's okay.
It's all right.

Thank God. Angela.

Come on.

Just take it easy. Easy.
Hold it right here.

Hold it right here.
Hold it here.
All right!

That's it.
Don't press the plaza button.

Everybody just calm down.

At this rate it's gonna take
a couple of hours
to get everyone down.

So I would suggest that
those of us with stout hearts
and trim waistlines...

start using the stairs.
That's 135 floors.

Mm-hmm. All downhill.

It's closer than
they told us.

Let's try the south exit.
That might be clear.

Carlos.

Yes, sir.
Help us try to
get this thing open.

It's stuck?
Yeah.

Here. Let me try to kick it.

No.

I'll call security.
Yes, sir.

On the double.

Battalion 38,
responding to fourth alarm.

Reporting to forward command.

Where are those choppers,
Kappy?

Navy's been alerted.

Why do they make these
goddamn things so heavy?

Hey. You want it
easy, Chief?

I don't see why
they couldn't have designed
a survival suit for us...

like they did
for football players.
Who pays to see us play?

Yeah. Yeah.

Let's go to work.

I need two men
to go up the stairwell
to the Tower Room.

There's a door jammed.
I want it cleared.

Okay. You got it.

Timmy, I want you with me.

Get two men. Make sure they've
got 30 minutes of air. Kappy.
Yeah.

Now there's gonna be glass
sailin' all over this city.

Call the police downstairs.
Have them move those barricades
four blocks back.

Got it.
Let's hit it.

Right.

Yo. Security guard!
Anyone here?

Hello. Security.

Say, kitty.
Almost missed ya, huh?

Ow!

Keep away from the walls.

There's fire
on the other side.

Wait a minute.

It's a ruptured gas line.
Get back!

Oh, my God!

Can you get down?
Is there any way
you can get down?

I think I can.
Phillip.

Let him try.

There's no other way.

Come on, Phillip.
Come on.

That part's easy.

Come on, now.
Easy does it.

Get your foot over there.

Ease down.

Come on, Phillip.
Come on, Phillip.

Your foot's just a couple
of inches away now.

There you go.

Easy now. Easy.

Don't look down.

That's right.
Come on.

I got ya.
I got ya.

We were supposed to
have fire drills,

but nobody ever
told me anything.

We were supposed to have
fire drills. That's what
they said. But they never did.

It's going to be all right.
It's going to be all right.

It's going to be all right.

You all right?

You know, I had-
I got up all right,

but I think I'm gonna have
a lot of trouble
gettin' down.

You think you could help me?
Could you just hold on
around my neck real tight?

Oh, no.

Come on. Give it a try.

Just put your arms
around me, and you tell me
what to do. Okay?

Put her legs down.

Okay. Hold on tight.
Put your legs around here.

Hold on real tight now.
Go on.

Hang on.

Just hold on tight,
honey. Hold on.

Hold on.

You're okay.

Hold on tight now.

It's gonna be okay now.

Hold on!

Easy now.

Hold on, Angela.
I've got a hold of you.

Get your arms
around my neck.
That-a-girl.

Nurse.
He stayed in too long.

Bring him
right over here.

Mrs. Mueller, come on.
You've gotta try!

Take it slowly now.

You've got about
a foot to go.

Feel around with
your feet now.
Can you see it?

Hold onto that pole
and grab a hold of my belt.

Try to get your left hand
over there.

About half a foot.
Six inches.

Try to swing now.

Just try to pendulum.

Can you swing?

Come on. Just get to me
over here.

Mrs. Mueller.

Are you all right?
Fine.

All right, let's go.

Come on.
Come on.

I'm comin'.
I'm comin'.

You okay?

Nobody's gonna
get down this way.

Oh, God,
we're cut off.

Well,
the only way is up.

Come on.
Let's go.

Chief O'Hallorhan?
O'Hallorhan. Inside,
security phone on the right.

Would you get me Chief
O'Hallorhan right away?
I'm trying to get through now.

Can't we go down?
No, the fire's below us.
We have to go up.

This'll put us
right underneath
the Promenade Room.

Come on!

Tim, get that phone.

Check your ventilating
systems over here. Jack?
Yeah?

I'll send up
another truck company.

Pull this ceiling
and vent that other side.

It's for you, Chief.
The air control officer
for the copter.

Thank you. Jack, I know
you've been hittin' it.

I'm gonna get some relief
for you and your men.

This is O'Hallorhan.
Who am I speaking to?

Chief Flaker, sir.
U.S. Navy, Air Rescue.

It's about time.
We could use
your rescue choppers.

I'll order them right away.
I'd like to set up
communications...

next to the forward
command center.

No, no, too dangerous.
Stay outta those elevators.

Well, then, sir, we'll just
trot right up the stairs.

Yeah, you'll just trot
right up to 79, huh?

Standing by in the lobby, sir.

Thank you.

This isn't gonna help any.

They won't hear us in there.
There's 300 people.

It's a fire door.
It's over two and a half
inches thick.

Maybe I could crawl
through there.

Will we-
Will we be able
to go with you?

It leads to a pipe shaft
that's 135 floors
straight down.

Use this.

Phillip, you take care
of these ladies.

They're your
responsibility now.

All right.
I'll tell him.

Chief?
Yeah. How does it
look on 65?

They're getting it contained.
Well, it's still below us.
Let's take a look.

Okay,
watch the electrics.

Come here!

The master generator's blown!

But the backup
should've kicked on by now.

Go see what's holding up
our starters.

What happened?

Where the hell are we?

Security, this is Duncan.
Have the main breakers gone?

The whole system's failed.

Well, what's the last report
on the firemen getting here?

Are they on their way?

Hold onto me
a second.

Hold on!

Jesus Christ,
that's one of our men!

Oh, God!

Okay, okay.
Go down by rope.
Better get it.

Sir?
We're gonna rappel.
Down to 65.

Get on top of that elevator,
use it for an exit.

Why not pry open the doors
at this level?

I don't think so.

I can't make it.
I'll fall.
I know I'll fall.

Okay. Then you
better go first.

That way, when you fall,
you won't take
any of us with you.

Let's go to work.

Check all rooms
in that corridor.

Check this room!

Tear it down.

See? Just like
we taught you in training.

Okay, open it up.

Of course
I read you!

Look, I don't know where
the hell he is, but if
I see him, I'll tell him!

Must be an easier way
to get to a fire.
Not for us.

Mike, where have you been?
We had a little trouble
getting here.

The navy flight commander
needs you down in the lobby
right away.

Sixty-five floors?
Just walk right down?
No, it's only five.

They got
a freight elevator on 60
on auxiliary power.

Okay. You got
this thing controlled?
Well, we're gettin' there.

All right, you men stay here
with the chief.

Tell him I'm on my way.
Oh, Mike...

This one of your men?

"Dan Bigelow." Nope.
Must be a civilian.

Located O'Hallorhan.
He's on his way.

Look!

There's
another there.
Look.

It's too damn windy out there!

Hey, Carlos, give me that
security phone, will you?

Mr. Roberts.
How'd you get in here?
I'll give it to you later.

Give me O'Hallorhan.

Well, that's okay.
Anybody'll do. Listen.

The south stairwell
is blocked.

Cement, for Chrissake!
Can you send somebody up
to break it loose?

They're on their way?
How...

Okay.

Oh. Oh, my Lord, Elke.
My poor cat.

She's still
in the apartment.
Oh, it's okay, Mrs. Mueller.

I'm sure the fire didn't
get up that high yet.
She'll be all right.

Oh, hello, ma'am.
Oh, hello.

How you doin'?
We're fine.
Glad to see you.

Yeah.
That's the door right here!
It's blocked with cement.

Okay.

Ah, we're gonna have to
blow that thing.
Right.

Mrs. Mueller.
It's Mr. Roberts.

Mrs. Mueller! Phillip!

We hear you!
We're gonna blow this door!

Get everybody clear.

You've got about 30 seconds.
Understood?

Understood!

Okay, ma'am,
let's get down there
outta the way.

Okay.

Everybody, could you
please go back? They're
gonna dynamite this door.

Step back to
the elevator. We're
blowing up the exit door.

Okay, get down low.

What kind of explosives
are you using?

It's plastic, C-4.
Blow a hole in anything.

Here.

Shine this
on the bag for me.

That's it.
Keep it on there.

Is there going
to be a bang?

Ah, nothin' for you to worry
about, baby. You'll be safe.

Okay,
everybody ready?

Good goin', guys.

Hey.

You all right?

I'm James Duncan.
Can we get down that way?

No, not a chance, sir.
The stairway below
is completely gone.

Everyone, listen!

Hold it down!
Listen!

I've been informed
by the fire department...

that there's no possibility
of using this stairway
to get out.

Now, I'm-I'm sorry.

Patty.
There's still a chance
we can get out of here.

Didn't you hear
what my father said?
We can't get out that way.

Are you coming or not?

No.

If you have to wait
for permission to save
your own life, go ahead.

I'm getting out.
Roger. You...

Ah!

Come on!
Come on!

Let's go!
You guys,
pull the ceiling!

You two,
in there!

I guess you thought
I stood you up.

It crossed my mind.

You sure you're all right?
Mm-hmm.

Doug, those, uh... those
helicopters, th-they'll get us
out of here, won't they?

Sure they will,
if there's not
too much wind.

Some party.

Doug-

Hmm, da-dumm!

Can I get you
anything else? No?

Damn!

The choppers are here
all right,

but those high winds
on the roof make a landing
attempt too risky.

Get some men on the roof
of the Peerless Building.

I wanna try to
get a breeches buoy
up to the Promenade Room.

We can't shoot a line
that distance,
not in this wind.

What's the matter with
shootin' it from a chopper?
I'll get right on it.

Don?
Chief, uh, the ceiling
fell in on him.

By the time I got
to him, he was covered
with hot stuff.

Pretty ridiculous
spectacle, right?

There's no way down.
Thank God
you're all right.

Oh, Roger,
what are we gonna do?

I know what I'm gonna do.
Get quietly drunk.

If you're responsible
for all this, I know
what you must be feeling.

You don't know
the meaning of the word.

Responsible?
Feeling!

Oh, you know a lot
about responsibility.
It's a family trait.

The Duncans are very big in
the responsibility department,
at least on the surface.

That's not fair!
I don't think it's wrong
to feel a sense of-of duty!

Sometimes... when you turn
the exact same phrase,

lift an eyebrow
the exact same way,

I see, and
I hear your father.

The two of you, one!
Like a great big tree,

and a little baby tree
in its shade
where the acorn fell.

Roger, I came
over here to you...

because I-I-I-I thought
you might need me!

Right now,
what I need most...

is this.

I, um- I promised myself that
if I ever saw you again,
I'd make a full confession.

No, but thank you.

But you don't know
anything about me.
But I do.

You're penniless.

You have no villa
in the south of France-

No antiques coming,
no paintings.

But, Harlee,
I don't care.

I'm a cheap tinhorn,
a two-bit con man.

Not cheap.
Maybe unsuccessful.

But don't you see?
Your heart isn't in it.

How can you cheat people
effectively if you don't
really enjoy cheating them?

I brought you up here tonight
to sell you a thousand shares...

in Greater Anaheim
Power and Light.

Is it a good investment?

There is no Greater Anaheim
Power and Light,

only the certificate
I had printed.

I must say, I think you'd
have admired the artwork.
Beautiful engraving.

I'd like to see it.

It's in my jacket.
I took the jacket off.
I-It was needed elsewhere.

You see what I mean?
I can't even deliver
a phony stock certificate.

Did you hear what I said?
Mm. Every word.

Well, then, tell me
you're shocked.
Or at least disappointed!

But I'm not.
You must be!

Harlee, I'm not.

Okay.

I'll be right back.

Give me a few minutes
with Doug,
will you, dear?

Sure.

Will Giddings is dead.

He died 20 minutes ago.

Oh, boy.

Oh, God,
I wonder how many more'll
be dead by tomorrow?

I thought we were building
something that-

where people could work
and live and be safe!

If you had to cut costs,
why didn't you cut floors
instead of corners?

Now, listen.

Any decisions that were made
for the use of alternate
building materials...

were made because I,
as a builder, have a right
to make those decisions-

If I remain within
the building code.
And goddamn it, I did!

Building code. Jesus.

Oh, the building code.
Come on, Dunc.

I mean, that's
a standard cop-out
when you're in trouble.

I was crawlin' around
up there.

I mean, duct holes
weren't fire-stopped!

Corridors without fire doors,
and the sprinklers won't work.

And an electrical system
that's good for what?

I mean, it's good
for startin' fires!

Hoo, boy. Where was I
when all this was goin' on?

'Cause I'm just as guilty
as you and that goddamn
son-in-law of yours!

What do they call it
when you kill people?

Come on! Move it!

Okay.
Who is it?

Chief O'Hallorhan.
What happened?

Part of the central core just blew.
Now, we've got in the fifth alarm.

The helicopters?

No, it's too windy.
They can't set down.

We want to set the breeches
buoy up on the roof
of the Peerless Building.

Well, what can
we do to help?

Move all your combustible material
away from the window.

Okay. Gotcha.

Come on. Grab those
tables and chairs.

Pile 'em up
away from the walls!

There's nobody on those drapes.
Let's get on 'em now.

Jake, give me a hand!

Did you reach her?
The phones are all out.

Well, just
a little while longer,
and we'll all be home together.

If only I could have
talked to her.

Let her know
we were thinking of her.

Told her how-
how precious she is to us.

She's still such a child.

She doesn't even know
where I keep the key to
the safety-deposit box.

How will she be able
to get into it?

I mean, uh,
if she should have to.

The things you think of.

Do you wanna help me?
Oh.

Here he is. Chief,
the wind velocity's down a little.

We're gonna try
for a landing.

Gil, get Roberts.

Yeah.

Get 10 people up on the roof.
Have the rest of 'em
stand by in groups of 10.

We're gonna start
airlifting.

Will do.

Patty, put these over there
where they can get them easily.

Carlos, give me that
pad of paper and a pencil.
Yes, sir.

Give me that
brandy snifter too.
Right.

Doug, are they
going to land?
They're gonna try.

Send the kids out first...
and then the women.

Number this up to-
I don't know...
a hundred or so.

High-rise roulette.
High-rise roulette.
That's right.

Doug,
there may not be time
to tell you later.

There will be.

I'll go tell everybody.
Pass those out
when you're ready.

All right,
there's gonna be
a lot of wind up there,

especially when
that chopper lands.

So everybody
stay in one group.
Come on.

Stay back!
Stay back!

Look out!

I think so.

Roberts! Mr. Roberts!
Chief O'Hallorhan
wants to speak to you.

All right, make way.
Pardon me. Comin' through!
Comin' through!

Pardon me.

Here he is now.

Yeah?

Now look, Roberts,
I know those pilots
are dead and-

God, it was just
awful up there.

Listen, our best chance now
is the breeches buoy.

I've told my two firemen up there
to knock out a window.

We're gonna try to
shoot a line to you
from a chopper.

Okay.

Hey, one of you guys
got a pair of clippers?

Uh, yeah, sure.
What do you want 'em for?

I wanna try somethin'.

Step way back.
The firemen are gonna
knock out the windows.

Step back.
You won't get hurt.

May I have
your attention, please?

We've activated
a gravity brake
on that outside elevator.

There's no power to
bring it back up,

but at least we can get
12 people down to the street.
Which 12?

The same group
that was up on the roof.
And two additions.

The woman who saved
the children's lives
and a fireman.

I want a trained man
in there.

All right,
let's move it out!

Marge!
Here, take this.

Take it. You can
get out of here. Go on!
Take it.

What are you doing?

I'm sorry.

Listen.
I want you out of here.

So you can stop worrying
about me? What about me
down there worrying about you?

It's the only way
you can help me now, baby.

Help me.

If you ask me to go
to the North Pole,

or even the cliffs
of Mendocino, I'd go.

What if I ask you tomorrow?

Please.

Ma'am, I'll take her.
Thank you.

Come on, Phillip.
All right.

Hey.
I'll never let you go
anywhere without me again.

I don't want to,
ever again.

I'll meet you
in the lobby.
I'll be waiting.

Uh, we're still
a lady short.

You've gotta go.
But I don't want to leave you.

Honey, I'll make it.
I promise you.

Have I ever broken
a promise to you?

Good luck, honey.

Please.

All set, everyone?

Okay, here we go.

Hey, out of sight!

It's coming!

All right, let's untie this!
Take it all! Pull in
the rest of the line!

All right, hold it.
Hold it right there!

Bring me in another 20 feet
on that main line!

Hey, come here!
Tie this off, will you?

All right. That's right.
There you go!

That's it.

All right,
bring in a little more.
That's it.

Hold it now!
Brace yourselves.

Watch your heads!

Grab it! Grab it!
Take it back and secure it!

Okay! All right.
Let it go! Let it go!

All right.
Go on! Take it all!

Pull.
Come on. Pull.

Okay,
take up on it!

Make that line!
Fast!

How about the main
line? Secured?
Okay.

Good!

Chief!
Jonathan.

Explosion above 110.

Blew the scenic elevator
right off its track.

It's hanging by a cable.

How many people in it?

Loaded.
I'd say about 12.

What are you gonna do?

Flaker.

- Flaker?
- Sir?

Can you give me
a chopper with a winch
and some cable?

Have 'em pick me up
on the roof of
the Peerless Building.

We got it.
Yeah.

Try and get a hitch
on that elevator,

drop it down to the deck
by the chopper.

Mommy, Mommy!

It's all right. It's okay.
I won't let anything happen.
I promise.

I won't cry
if you won't cry.
Oh.

It's all right.

Yeah, take it up
the ladder there.

Okay, get it over.

Come on. Come on.
Get it up here.

Okay!

Okay, let it go!

Look out below!

Come on!

Hey, make that chair fast!

All right!
Pull it right in there!
Come on! Pull it in!

All right! Let's
haul that chair in!

Come on!
All of us!

That's it!

All right!
Keep it goin'!

All right!
Hold it right there!

- Who's next in order?
- I am. I am!

- Come ahead.
- I can't do that.

Yes, you can.

I'll fall!
I can't! I can't!

Yes, you can.
Yes, you can.

Oh, God. Don't let go of me.
Don't let go of me!
Don't let me fall!

Don't let go! Ah!

Don't- Don't let go of me!
Oh, oh!

All right!
Oh!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Oh!

Oh! Oh! God!

Okay.
Here she comes!

All right!
Pull that chair in!
Easy! Easy!

Hold it right there.

Okay, lower the cable!

Grab that hook!
Steady it.

Hook on the torch.

Lash it tight.

This is O'Hallorhan.
We read you, Chief.

I want you to pick me up
with the hook and set me
down on the scenic elevator.

Then you're gonna pick up
the scenic elevator...

and very gently set it down
on the street.

Can you handle
the weight?

I think we can handle it.
We'll find out in a hurry.

Okay.

Watch it.

Okay, take it away!

How much time
do we have?

Bob, I wish I knew.

Goddamn it, Jim,
you built the place!

I just don't think
that all of us
are gonna make it.

Well, I guess I'm next.

Don't suppose
you'll let me stay.

Come on.
I'll see you soon.

I love you.

Let it go!

Think
this'll hold it?
It better.

We're gonna have to
cut the elevator cable.

What's your number?

Sixty-eight.
Forty-seven.

Oh! Oh!
Oh, my God!

Oh!

Oh! Oh, no!

That was close.

Oh!

Mrs. Ramsay, you'll be-
you'll be all right now.

Please.
You'll be all right.

Please, tell my husband
I'll be all right.
I will.

You tell him
I'll be all right.
I-I... I will.

I'll be able to
see him at home later.

I will. I will.
I promise.

Let's go.

Here she is!
She's all right!

Watch the ladder!

Let's go!
Bring everything.
We're gonna need it!

Hey, Mike, deputy
wants to see you.
Okay.

Yeah, Mike, look, we've been
checking the situation
up in the Promenade Room.

And we figure
they've got only about 17,
maybe 18, minutes left, if that.

It'll take more than
three hours to get 'em
all down by breeches buoy.

Those people are
gonna die up there
if something's not done.

Now, we might just
have the answer.

Mr. Johnson's a structural
engineer. You tell the chief
your calculations.

The structural strength
of the joists and risers
up there in the Promenade Room,

in my opinion, could definitely
withstand the explosion.

What explosion?

Chief, we've got the copter
ready out on the plaza.
Fireman, wait a minute.

Look, we'll handle that.
Just get back to your job.

Yes, sir.

What explosion?

We can blow the tanks
two floors above
the Promenade Room.

They hold a million
gallons of water.

That's more than enough
to drown the fire.

- You're crazy.
- Mike, it's the only way.

Well, how do you know
it'll work? You could kill
everybody up there.

I don't think so.

You don't think.
When you take into account...

the stress and load factors,
the building design-

Wait a minute. Hold it.
Mike, look, we've already
made the decision.

Now, someone has got to go
up there, rig the charges
and blow 'em.

Now, there's only
two people in the department
qualified for that.

That's you and Connors.
They just... They just
brought Connors down.

He's on his way
to the burn center.

Look, under the circumstances,
we can't order
you to go up there.

I'm just layin' it out
for you.

But you...
You see how it is,
don't you?

How do I get back down?

Oh, shit!

Huh.

The women are gone.

We are going next.

You've all got numbers,
and you're gonna take your turn!

And if it's any consolation,

I'm going to be
the last one outta here
along with my son-in-law.

Roberts.

It's outta control.
And it's comin' your way.

You got
about 15 minutes.

They wanna try somethin'.
They wanna blow those water
tanks two floors above you.

They think it might
kill the fire.

How they gonna get
the explosives up here?

Oh, they'll find
some dumb son of a bitch
to bring it up.

Hang on, I'll tell 'em.

They wanna try to put out
the fire by blowing up
the water tanks above us.

It's gonna mean a lot of water
and steel and concrete,
but if they don't try it...

we're all gonna burn.

The fire's out of control
below us. They figure
we got maybe 15 minutes.

This way some of us
might survive.
We got no options.

Come on. Let's go.

Get that line!

- Get off!
- You crazy bastard!

Get off this line!

Let go of me!
It's not gonna work!

Oh!

It won't hold everybody!

You!
Get off!

Get outta there!
Get the hell outta there!
No!

No! No!

Get off!

Chief.

Yeah.

Well, we just lost
the breeches buoy.

There was panic up here.
It's under control now.

Okay. I'm gonna try to
set down on the roof.

I'm gonna need you up there.

Well, I know where
to place the charges,
but I don't know how.

I know how.

Okay.
See you up there.

All right!
You're gonna have to
tie yourselves down.

Ropes, tablecloths, belts,
anything you can find.

Carlos, get some knives.

For God's sakes, Carlos,
don't tie yourself up
to a lot of glass!

That's the '29!

Comin' through.
Comin' through.

Come on.

Try it.

It's okay.

Doug, I... never
thought that a thing
like this could happen.

Sure.

Hey, how much time
you think we got?

Ten minutes,
maybe less.

We're gonna have to blow
the floors out as well
as the tanks, you know.

All right,
this is your detonator.

You're running
instantaneous.
I'm running delayed.

Here you go.
This is your explosive.

This is the timer.
Now later on, after you
throw the wire,

we'll plug it and splice it
into the timer,

set it,
and then it blows.

You set your explosive...
like this.

Take your detonator,
pull the plug.

Toss it.

Got it?
I got it.

Good luck.
See you later.
Okay, thanks.

Here you go.

How much you gonna
set it for?

Five.

I think we can make that.

That's it.

Tie yourselves down,
goddamn it!

You'll never make it
through there.
How much time?

Three and a half.
Air.

Here.

I'm burning up!

Let's go.

Fireman.

Bob! Bob!

Oh, my God!

Excuse me.

She was in the elevator
with you. The fine-looking lady.
Mrs. Mueller.

Have you seen her?

I'm sorry. She's dead.

Lisa! Lisa!

Lisa!
Claiborne!

What?

I didn't want you
to see him.

You know there's nothing
that any of us can do
to bring back the dead.

All I can do now is
pray to God that...

I can stop this
from ever happening again.

I don't know.

Maybe they just ought to
leave it the way it is.

A kind of shrine
to all the bullshit
in the world.

You know,
we were lucky tonight.

Body count's
less than 200.

You know, one of these days,
they're gonna kill 10,000
in one of these firetraps.

And I'm gonna keep eatin' smoke
and bringin' out bodies...

until somebody asks us
how to build 'em.

Okay. I'm askin'.

You know where to reach me.

So long, architect.