44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out Page #5

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- Hello.|- Hi, honey.

- Hey.|- Did you get to go back to sleep?

- No, I couldn't.|- No, it doesn't work, does it?

So, you, um,|heading anywhere special?

- Going to the post office.|- Good to hear it.

Uh, you, uh,|gonna be late tonight?

I think I'll call it off early today.

Oh, great. Okay.|I'll talk to you later, baby.

- I love you, honey.|- Love you too.

When you're a cop...

you have to make|split-second decisions.

Sometimes it's life or death.

Then, everybody else--|your boss...

and the police commission|and all the reporters--

well, they get to take all the time|in the world to, uh...

form an opinion about what it is|that you did and how you did it.

It's kinda like|being on trial every day.

And sooner or later, I mean,|how much of that sh*t can you take?

You wake up one morning|and you say, ''That's

it. I wanna turn|in my papers.''

Everyone's got an S.U. V.|They're nice.

Yeah, and they're fun to drive too.

Sh*t!

- Sh*t. Hang on.|- 21 1 .

- Everybody down!|-

On the floor!

Heads down!

Move and you die!|Don't look at my face!

1 5-A-39,|we have a possible 21 1 in progress.

- 6600 Laurel Canyon. Bank of America.|- Go! Go! Go!

Multiple suspects armed with AK-47 s.

Officers requesting help.

- 21 1 . Let's clear this street.|- Right!

I'll get the other side.!

All units, 2 1 1 in

progress. 6600 Laurel|Canyon. Shots fired.

Nine Adam 37, we're en route.

- Let me out here, man. It's cool.

Suspects described as|large males wearing

body armour and carrying|automatic weapons.

I repeat, multiple shots fired.

I'm en route.

That day, I was ready to say, ''Enough.''

And then... I got the call.

It's not something|that you can turn your back on.

- Stay down!|-

Attention, all Valley units.|Officer needs help, 6600 Laurel Canyon.

''Officer needs help'' call is|the most important call you can get.

That means there's somebody,|he's down, he's in trouble.

I'm gonna put the call|out there, and anyone

in the area, get|your ass over here.

The way I grew up,|the LAPD was family.

My dad was, uh,|a cop for 3 1 years.

Uh, my mom died|when I was very young.

And so these guys were the people|that I knew. They came over to the house.

They, you know, we had picnics|together. And, uh, they were my family.

You get|an ''officer needs help'' call...

that means your family needs help,|their life is in danger.

It's your job to get there.

We got a 21 1 in progress,|North Hollywood. Officers need help.

Come on. Get your sh*t.|Let's go.!

Load up the .223s. Leave the MP5s.|We don't need 'em.

Move and you're dead.

I did two tours of Vietnam,|and there's two things you never forget.

Your number of days in and the sound of a Chinese-made|AK-47 machine gun.

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