Man on Wire Page #2

May 28th 197 4

The first attempt had failed.

He called me and asked me

to come over immediately.

Of course my role was

to support and encourage him.

It was always a matter

of trying to understand

what was going on in his head

and of encouraging him.

That was my job

and it was really exhausting.

He would spend the night

watching television.

He only ever watched

detective movies, bank robberies,

stories about cops and robbers.

I'm convinced he was getting

in shape with this.

He was looking for the strength,

so he could break into these towers.

So he went back, again and again,

to the World Trade Center,

to the main entrance hall.

And Philippe observed very carefully

how people went in,

showing their passes, etc.

David aka "Donald"

Rock Singer

Alan aka "Albert"

Quality Guy

I was really very worried.

The team included people

who were totally unreliable.

Jean-Louis reminded me

about Notre Dame,

said it would be

the same kind of thing,

the same adventure, but this time

in New York at the World Trade Center.

He didn't tell me much more,

just asked whether

I wanted to come or not.

When we arrived in New York

on the Boston train,

at one point we went past

the Empire State Building.

At that moment I looked up,

I saw the height

of the Empire State Building

and I was horrified.

My legs started to shake,

it was terrifying!

Especially when I realised the World

Trade Center was even higher.

I kept it all to myself,

but I was terrified.

When Jean-Louis came back,

the tension rose enormously.

It became unbearable.

The problem was the team.

The very night before the coup,

they arrived at the apartment

in a deplorable state.

One of them was stoned.

He was completely gone,

lost in a haze of smoke.

Jean-Louis was absolutely dismayed.

So was Philippe.

There was someone there

that we hadn't expected,

sitting at a desk with a little light.

I remember the vastness of New York!

The altitude!

The Statue of Liberty, the UN building,

all looking so tiny.

It was magnificent.

And the sounds as well,

the police sirens all night long.

It was all so alive!

And we were kings!

The streets were deserted.

I found a taxi willing to take me there.

So I waited with the others.

Other members of the team joined us.

And our eyes were absolutely glued

to the towers.

I was looking out

for the slightest movement,

but we couldn't see a thing.

It was absolutely terrifying.

Suddenly we saw something,

a shape,

just for a second, falling down.

There was a huge cry of relief...

it was only a piece of clothing.

We all thought:
" He must have just

dropped something, that's ok."

We all thought:
"Of course

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