Man on a Ledge Page #5

Would you try and relax?

- Everything's in place.

- Yeah? Everything but you.

Angie, grab this.

Catch.

How you doing way up there?

Hey, Angie. Tell Joey to relax.

I can see his leg shaking from here.

Anyone who creates traffic like this

in Midtown should be shot.

I couldn't agree more, ma'am.

Are you hoping he jumps

in time for the morning shows?

- No!

- I give him an hour.

- I'll take the under.

- Fifty bucks.

Make it $100. Let's go.

Hey, you see me?

Yeah. I gotcha.

Don't worry.

Everyone's looking at me.

They were saying on the news

you're headed for Canada.

It couldn't have gone better.

You could have pulled your punches a little.

Yeah? It's been a rough couple years.

Tell me about it.

JPEY:
Switching comms, hold on.

Ten seconds.

- Really?

- Eight.

- What?

- Seven.

- You're doing that now?

- Six.

Five, four...

The night locks should be deactivated.

That's all good.

- Hey, listen. This is your last chance.

- No.

- You don't have to do this.

- Joey!

No, listen. For me it's family, and for Nick.

- Yeah.

- But you could just walk away.

We've been planning this for a year.

I'm past committed here.

All right.

Besides, you'd probably screw this up

without me.

Don't say that. No one's screwing this up.

I know. I'm just saying.

I got your back, all right?

- Ready?

- Huh?

- Ready?

- Yeah.

It's your show, bro.

Look at all these people.

(LAUGHS)

Ph, can't disappoint them.

- Hey, what are you doing? No!

- Three...

Hey! Look at me!

- Walker! Look at me!

- Two...

(ALL SHPUTING)

- Pne!

- Don't!

(CRPWD YELLING)

(EXPLPSIPN)

MAN:
Why don't you jump

and get it over with?

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I've never felt more alive.

(CPUGHING)

- You all right?

- Yeah.

Nerves of steel.

Think I might need that cigarette now.

Last one. Do you mind sharing?

I can imagine how it must have felt

after that cop jumped.

Cops are superstitious.

And they would've run from you

like the plague.

Are you speaking from experience?

But you never quit.

Never.

Last year, you did 68 hours straight

in a hostage negotiation.

You got everyone out.

You trusted your instincts. You never quit.

You never gave up.

Why do you know so much about me?

Because you and I have a lot in common.

I don't think you wanna jump.

Is there a moment when you can tell

if someone's gonna go off or not?

Sometimes you know.

Sometimes you can feel them give up.

Don't give up on me.

I'm gonna get you off this ledge.

Since when do you smoke?

See if you can get a partial.

Nice work.

Hey, Nick.

We're in, buddy.

- Five, one...

- 5-1-6, double 2, star.

(BEEPING)

This is Suzie Morales reporting live

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