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The following is a transcript of the hostage situation that took place adjacent to the planned press conference for Harvey Dent on April 13.
[screaming and commotion]
[sirens] GPD Captain Wilco: Get down! Get down! Behind the door! [shuffling - Levine is probably doing what he's told] [gunshots and more screaming] Notaro: I'm serious! Imma kill this woman! Get away from the door! Wilco: Move all units back. Don't provoke the guy. Negotiator (Mandrake) on megaphone: All right, Frank, we're moving back. Wilco: Alpha team, GET in position! Levine: What's your plan, Wilco? Wilco: We need to get more info. Other gunmen, clear the vicinity, clean views. Assess the situation. Beta team, I want that optic in there. Notaro: That's better. Now get those other guys off of the roof! Mandrake: We don't have aaanybody on the roof. GPD officer: Keep that crowd back, Sergeant! Wilco: I want teams A and B IN position, LOOKING for a clear shot. Notaro: Nobody on the roof, huh? Don't blame me, Mandrake! Reporter: [sirens in background] It's a scene of terror and pandemonium here as police officer Frank Notaro holds a petrified woman at gunpoint. Notaro: I've taken your own goddamn class, Mandrake! GPD officer: [helicopter in background] This is a restricted area! If you're not police, move back! GPD sniper (Nacasha) on radio: Copy to Wilco. I have a clear shot, captain. Notaro: I see you both with two teams on the rooftop, Mandrake! We both know that! Wilco: You do not have permission to fire! I want surveillance set up right here. GPD woman: Yes sir. [footsteps in background] Notaro: So why do you want a Alpha AND Beta team outta the sky NOW! Levine: What do we know about this guy? Wilco: Cop named Notaro, 10-year vet. Doesn't look like he's going out with a pension. Levine: [in disbelief] Notaro? Frank Notaro? Notaro: Don't screw with me, Mandrake! I'm the psycho with the gun! Wilco: That's good, Nolan. Gimme a wraparound view inside. Levine: A-and he just snapped? Mandrake: Okay, okay Frank, you're too smart for me. Let's get off the rooftop, guys. Wilco: Alpha team, get down from the tops and make a show of it. Beta, move around the back. Team Alpha/Beta: Roger that. Copy that. Wilco: His partner, Cisneros. His car was just firebombed. Word is Notaro might have done it. He dropped out of contact. Nacasha: I've lost the shot. Repeat, no clear shot. Wilco: We know, Nacasha. I want a firing solution at all times. Mandrake: Okay. We did what you asked for. We want the same thing, Frank. For this to end without anyone getting hurt. Notaro: I want my family protected, Mandrake! I want witness relocation! Nacasha: Coffee shop here. We got a sweet shot. Wilco: That's good, coffee shop. Stay put. Hold your fire. Mandrake: We can do that. We can do that, as long as nobody gets hurt here, Frank. Wilco: Just sit tight, ladies. Levine: Witness relocation. Is he testifying? Wilco: I dunno. Internal Affairs has been everywhere lately. What's this? Nolan, push in on Notaro's upper back. He's got a vest, he's wearing a vest! Notaro: I want - I want a guarantee! That my kids...and my wife...are gonna be safe! Wilco: We're gonna have to go in for a head shot. Repeat, head shot only! Mandrake: We will protect your family. Nobody is out to kill your family. Notaro: Aah, screw you Mandrake! Y-y-you think I'm makin' this all UP? They killed Cisneros's family! And now they're after mine! Levine: Is that his partner? Cisneros? Wilco: Yeah. Levine: I thought you said he did it. Wilco: I dunno, his partner's car was firebombed and now he's taking hostages. Notaro: They killed his kids! I saw it! I SAW IT! I was there! Nacasha: Coffee shop here. We lost the shot, we lost the shot. Wilco: Who's got a shot? We need options, ladies! Mandrake: We can guarantee the safety of your family. Notaro: Like you guaranteed Cisneros' family?! Nacasha: I've got a shot....No, I lost it. Wilco: I want everyone to repo and give me a clear shot. Mandrake: As long as nobody gets hurt here, we can make a deal, Sergeant. [gunshot blast] [screaming] Notaro: What the hell was that?! What was THAT?? Wilco: Who the hell did that? Nacasha: That was me, boss. Nacasha. My finger slipped. Notaro: You tryin' to kill me?! KILL ME! Mandrake: It was a mistake! I didn't order anything! Stop all fire! Wilco: GOD DAMMIT! Notaro: That's it! That's it! You think I'm kidding about the girl? You think I'm kidding??!! Woman: [cries] I won't say anything! Please! Please, I have a kid! Wilco: If anybody lets loose with so much as a spitball without permission, I will personally shove your head INTO a meat hook! Do you understand? Levine: What happens now? Wilco: We are officially in the suck! Levine: Whoa, whoa. Who's walkin' up, is that one o' your guys? GPD officer: Who the hell is that? Wilco: Nac! Why is there a civilian walking up to the door? Levine: Wait, is that Dent? [in disbelief] That's Harvey Dent. That's Harvey Dent, man! Wilco: Oh Jesus. Just what we need here is some damn political circus. Hold your fire! Safety your weapons! Stay clear of Dent! Dammit! GPD on radio 1: Damn, this is screwed up. GPD on radio 2: Let's just order an air strike. GPD on radio 1: Yeah, shake and bake, baby. Notaro: Get outta here, Dent! You were the cause of all this! Levine: What's Dent saying? Wilco: I dunno, I can't hear. Levine: W-w-what's he doing? Wilco: I dunno, it looks like he's...trying to trade himself for the girl. That or he's selling Notaro his jacket. Let's just hold off boys until we see what Dent's doing. Notaro: You come into this building, and I'll shoot ya dead! Levine: Is Notaro gonna shoot him? Wilco: I dunno. [footsteps in background] Guess not. Nacasha: They got inside. No clear shot. Wilco: Copy that. Levine: [in disbelief] Wow...you ever seen him like that before? Huh? Is that uh, is that standard hostage negotiation technique? Wilco: Not exactly. Gotta admit that guy has guts. Levine: Can you see anything? Wilco: They're talking. About something. I can't figure it out. Levine: Oh my God. Is that... Wilco: Hold your fire - the girl's coming out! [applause in background] Woman: Oh my God! Oh my God! [loud footsteps approach - she's running outside] GPD officer: It's okay, lady. We got ya. You're okay. Wilco: Okay ladies, let's be ready for anything. Levine: W-can you send anyone in? Wilco: It's too dangerous. Not with Dent in there. Reporter: To update everyone, Harvey Dent has entered the shop and is currently being held by the gunman. [applause in background] Levine: Dent's comin' out with Notaro. Wilco: Alpha, swarm Notaro! Let's go, move! Move, move! GPD officer on radio: Jameson, cover Dent and secure him. Nacasha: Nacasha here. Suspect is secure, Dent is safe. Levine: I gotta write this up. |