[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC BEGINS]
[AIRPLANE TAKING OFF]
[ENGINES WHIRRING]
AH, YOU MUST BE LEROY HOMER. CAPTAIN DAHL.
NICE TO MEET YOU. SHOULD WE GET STARTED?
MORNING, LADIES.
Stewardesses: MORNING, CAPTAIN.
WHAT DO YOU SAY I TAKE THE FLIGHT UP,
YOU BRING HER BACK HOME?
THAT'S GREAT. FINE WITH ME.
LET'S CHECK THE SUMMARY.
I DIDN'T BEEP?
[P.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
[BEEP]
SURE.
[BEEPING]
[BEEP]
[BEEPING]
[BEEP]
P.A.: MISS LAUREN GRANDCOLAS, PLEASE REPORT TO GATE NUMBER 26.
MISS LAUREN GRANDCOLAS, PLEASE REPORT TO GATE NUMBER 26.
ONE AT A TIME.
Woman: DO YOU HAVE AN EXTRA ONE OF THOSE?
P.A.: SKYCAP, WITHOUT A WHEELCHAIR,
TO GATE NUMBER 26, PLEASE.
SKYCAP, WITHOUT A WHEELCHAIR, TO GATE 26, PLEASE.
[BEEPS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS]
Woman: HEY, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT I'M ON THE 8:00 INSTEAD OF THE 9:20.
I CHANGED FLIGHTS,
SO I'LL BE GETTING IN AROUND 11:15 OR SO.
SEE YOU THEN, HON. EVERYTHING'S FINE.
[BEEPS]
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WELCOME TO UNITED'S FLIGHT 93 BOUND FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
WE ARE NOW BOARDING FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS,
PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN,
AND THOSE OTHERWISE NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
IT'S A LIGHT FLIGHT TODAY, SO ONCE FIRST CLASS IS SEATED,
WE'LL DISPENSE WITH BOARDING BY SECTION.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR BOARDING CARDS READY.
HI.
GOOD MORNING.
HAVE A NICE FLIGHT.
THANKS A LOT.
Attendant: HAVE A NICE FLIGHT.
[CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]
HAVE A NICE FLIGHT.
FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS?
CHECK.
PRESSURIZATION?
CHECKED AND SET FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
RADIO AND RADAR?
CHECKED. ON STANDBY.
LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP SWITCHES?
CHECK.
LEFT AND RIGHT ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP SWITCHES?
Attendant: WE'RE NOW BOARDING ALL ROWS
OF UNITED'S FLIGHT 93 TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Attendant: HI.
EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
CAN I GO AHEAD OF YOU, PLEASE? I'M SORRY.
MY PLANE LEAVES IN 10 MINUTES.
I'M SORRY. I OWE YOU ALL. SORRY.
[BEEPS] OH, MAN!
THANK YOU.
UNITED'S FLIGHT 93 IS NOW CLOSED.
ALL PASSENGERS SHOULD BE ON BOARD AT THIS TIME.
WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! HOLD UP! HOLD UP! HOLD UP!
JUST IN TIME.
[PANTING] I MADE IT.
YES, YOU DID.
OK. THANK YOU.
Homer Jr.: ENGINE START SWITCHES?
Dahl: CHECK AND CHECK.
FLAPS AND RUDDER?
CHECK.
[CHUCKLES] THANK YOU.
HERE YOU GO. HAVE A GREAT FLIGHT.
THANK YOU.
Woman: BE CAREFUL WITH THAT.
OH, EXCUSE ME. CAN I GRAB ONE OF THOSE?
ABSOLUTELY.
THANKS.
ON.
TRANSPONDER?
TRANSPONDER ON.
FIRE WARNING PANEL?
CHECK.
LEFT AND RIGHT ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC PUMP SWITCHES?
THE CABIN IS SECURE.
GREAT. LOCK HER UP.
[SIGHS]
GROUND, FLIGHT DECK?
Radio: GO AHEAD.
BRAKES OFF.
WE'RE CLEAR FOR PUSHBACK.
[ENGINE STARTS]
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I'M DEBORAH WELSH. ON BEHALF OF CAPTAIN DAHL
AND THE ENTIRE CREW, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME...
LEFT ENGINE NORMAL.
START RIGHT ENGINE.
[BEEPS]
[ENGINE WHINES]
RIGHT IS NORMAL.
Welsh: THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
HAVE A GREAT FLIGHT.
I'M GLAD IT'S LIGHT TODAY.
I WAS GONNA CALL IN SICK.
I TOOK SOMEONE ELSE'S SHIFT.
MY HUSBAND ALMOST DIVORCED ME OVER IT.
YEAH? YEAH.
HE BEGGED ME TO STAY HOME AND GOT MAD AT ME WHEN I DIDN'T.
I'D HAVE STAYED HOME IF MINE HAD BEGGED ME.
WHAT WAS YOUR EXCUSE?
WELL, I WANT TO BE HOME FOR MY SON'S FIRST BIRTHDAY.
OH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE CAPTAIN SPEAKING.
WE'RE GONNA BE ANOTHER 15 MINUTES OR SO.
THAT'S THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW, FOLKS,
BUT WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TAIL WIND,
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE UP
SOME OF THE TIME IN THE AIR.
THANK YOU.
GLAD I RUSHED.
Welsh: CAN I HELP YOU?
Woman: YEAH.
PRESS RIGHT THERE.
MATT, IT'S MARK. THANKS FOR DRIVING.
I MADE THE PLANE. I'M SITTING IN FIRST CLASS,
DRINKING A GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE.
PLANE'S GONNA BE 45 MINUTES LATE, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
I, UH... I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I GET IN. BYE.
[CHATTERING]
STAY AT 2-1,000.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
PROCEED DIRECT. EXPECT RADAR RIGHT THERE.
ILS-4, RIGHT.
STEADY AND TURN LEFT. LEVEL AT 3-0-0.
5-0-6.
STAND BY, ROGER.
REMAIN AND HOLD...
LEVEL 3-3-0.
NORTHWEST 1-1-4, SECTOR 3.
[HEADPHONE] WE HAVE THE PLANE. NOBODY MOVE.
EVERYTHING WILL BE OK. IF YOU TRY TO MAKE ANY MOVES,
YOU'LL ENDANGER YOURSELF AND THE AIRPLANE.
JUST STAY QUIET.
AMERICAN FLIGHT 11, BOSTON.
AMERICAN FLIGHT 11, BOSTON, COME IN, PLEASE.
IS THAT YOUR CALL?
WHAT DO WE GOT?
WE MAY HAVE A HIJACKING.
WE GOT A THREATENING TRANSMISSION,
PROBABLY INTENDED FOR THE CABIN.
IS ANYONE ELSE ON FREQUENCY?
AMERICAN 1-1, BOSTON CENTER, COME IN, PLEASE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RINGING]
Man: YEAH. OK, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
AMERICAN, BOSTON.
Woman: PLEASE LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.
THIS IS AMY SWEENEY ON FLIGHT 11.
WE'VE BEEN HIJACKED.
TWO ATTENDANTS HAVE BEEN STABBED.
WE'RE OFF COURSE...
[STATIC]
HELLO?
AMY? AMY? HELLO?
[RINGS]
YEAH?
HELLO, AMY?
Man: SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD.
Control tower: UNITED 93, RUNWAY 22 RIGHT, CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF.
UNITED 93, RUNWAY 22 RIGHT, READY FOR TAKEOFF.
DO WE KNOW WHERE IT'S HEADED?
ANY WORD FROM THE COCKPIT?
AMY?
Amy: YES. I HAVE TO SPEAK VERY FAST.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE YOU'RE HEADED?
NO.
PEOPLE IN COACH THINK IT'S A ROUTINE EMERGENCY.
WE'VE ASKED FOR A DOCTOR, BUT NONE'S ON BOARD.
THEY STILL THINK IT'S A HEART ATTACK.
CAN YOU TELL US ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THE HIJACKERS?
YES. THEY HAVE KNIVES AND MACE.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE A BOMB.
THEY WERE IN SEATS 3D, 5D, 1A, 3A.
WE'RE LOSING ALTITUDE PRETTY RAPIDLY.
HOW ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE STABBED?
ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S OK. I'M NOT SURE.
THE OTHER MAY NOT MAKE IT. WE HAVE HER ON OXYGEN.
OH, MY GOD! SOMETHING'S WRONG HERE!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
AMY, ARE YOU STILL THERE?
WE'RE IN RAPID DESCENT. WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
CAN YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND TELL US WHERE YOU ARE?
DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANYTHING?
AMY, DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE HEADED TOWARD KENNEDY?
I SEE WATER, BUILDINGS.
WE'RE FLYING LOW.
WE'RE FLYING VERY, VERY LOW.
[CRYING] WE'RE FLYING WAY TOO LOW.
OH, MY GOD! WE'RE...
[STATIC]
CAN YOU HEAR ME? AMY? AMY?
CAN YOU HEAR ME, AMY?
I THINK I LOST HER.
AMY?
NO, WE'VE LOST HER.
SOME FRUIT FOR YOU, SIR?
OH, YES.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
[OVERHEAD BELL CHIMES]
[OVERHEAD BELLS CHIMING]
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
Newscaster: WE HAVE NEWS OF A TRAGIC EVENT.
APPARENTLY, AN AIRPLANE HIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
AT THE TIP OF MANHATTAN.
THERE IT IS.
Second newscaster: AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE PICTURE.
THE PLANE HIT ONE OF THE TOWERS
NEAR THE TOP OF THE BUILDING.
HERE'S ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE...
Third newscaster: ...DEBRIS ALL OVER, SMOKE IS BILLOWING
FROM THE TOP 10 OR SO FLOORS OF THE TOWER.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT IT'S BEING EVACUATED.
MOM? IN HERE!
NOW WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT
WHAT TYPE OF AIRCRAFT COLLIDED...
Fourth newscaster: ...THEIR OFFICES.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONDING TO THIS EVENT,
WHICH HAPPENED AROUND 8:45 THIS MORNING,
AND WE HAVE SO FAR NOT BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN WORD
ON HOW MANY CASUALTIES WE MAY EXPECT.
THE PLANE COULD HAVE BEEN EN ROUTE TO NEWARK OR KENNEDY.
AND FOR SOME REASON, IT STRAYED OFF PATH.
PLANE'S CIRCLE THIS AREA
AS THEY WAIT IN ROTATION TO LAND AT NEWARK.
ALTHOUGH, HOW AN AIRCRAFT COULD HIT ONE OF THOSE MASSIVE TOWERS
ON SUCH A CLEAR DAY, IT'S VERY HARD TO COMPREHEND.
HI, THIS IS MELODY HOMER.
I JUST WANTED TO SEND A MESSAGE
TO MY HUSBAND, LEROY HOMER, VIA ARCS.
HE'S FIRST OFFICER ON FLIGHT 93.
Man: UH, 93, OK. UH, THINGS ARE PRETTY HECTIC.
THAT FLIGHT IS PROCEEDING NORMALLY, THOUGH.
[SIGHS]
I CAN TAKE YOUR TRANSMISSION NOW.
HI, HON.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE OK.
MELODY.
[BEEPS]
NEW YORK TERMINAL.
TERMINAL, CAN YOU HELP US TRACK A PLANE
THAT'S STRAYED OFF PATH? WE'VE LOST TRANSPONDER.
OK, YEAH, I GOT A TARGET THAT KEEPS COASTING.
OK, GOT 'EM AGAIN.
HE'S OVER STATEN ISLAND.
DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?
NO, HE'S TRACKING TOWARDS MANHATTAN.
HE'S MOVING FAST.
LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING IN.
[BEEPING]
Newscaster: THE PLANE HIT THE NORTH TOWER OF THE WORLD TRADE...
THERE! THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!
WE JUST SAW ANOTHER ONE.
YES, WE JUST SAW ANOTHER PLANE APPARENTLY GO INTO...
Second newscaster: ...HITTING THE SOUTH TOWER.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
A HUGE FIREBALL FROM THIS EXPLOSION.
THAT WOULD BE THE SECOND...
Third newscaster: 2 PLANES.
THIS RAISES, UM...
THIS HAS TO BE DELIBERATE, FOLKS.
HERE YOU ARE.
WOULD YOU LIKE COFFEE OR TEA?
TEA. TEA.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE OR TEA?
SOME COFFEE WOULD BE GREAT, THANK YOU.
SURE.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?
NO, THANK YOU.
Stewardess: SOME TEA?
Newscaster: THE SECOND PLANE HIT AT 9:03...
Girl: CAN I HAVE SOME MORE JUICE?
THE PEOPLE WERE ALREADY AT THEIR DESKS.
WHAT'S THE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, MADISON?
PLEASE?
...THE FIRES SPREADING TO OTHER FLOORS.
YOU KNOW, FIGHTING A FIRE...
I'M HUNGRY.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.
...IT'S DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN THE FIRE.
THIS IS A HUGE TRAGEDY, ALMOST INCOMPREHENSIBLE.
UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS IS TERRORIST RELATED,
BUT WE CAN ONLY GUESS AS TO WHO IS BEHIND THIS.
IS THAT A FIRE, MOMMY?
YES, IT IS. DRINK YOUR JUICE
AND DON'T WATCH THE TV, GIRLS.
Madison: IS IT A MOVIE?
Mother: NO.
IT'S POSSIBLE THEY WERE IN CONTROL.
DRINK.
THEY MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE TAKEN OVER THE PLANE
ONCE IT WAS IN THE AIR.
IT'S A SUNNY, CLEAR DAY, SO VISIBILITY WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.
Girl: I NEED SOME PAPER.
GIRLS, WATCH YOUR LITTLE SISTER.
I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.
THERE'S A MESSAGE FROM YOUR WIFE.
IN A MINUTE. WE'RE COMING ON CLEVELAND CENTER.
TOMORROW'S MY ANNIVERSARY.
NO KIDDING. HOW MANY YEARS?
FIVE.
I'M GONNA SURPRISE HER, TAKE HER TO LONDON.
[BEEPING]
YOU'D BETTER CHECK THIS OUT.
"BEWARE COCKPIT INTRUSION.
TWO AIRCRAFT HIT WORLD TRADE CENTER."
JESUS.
BETTER VERIFY THAT.
[EXCITED CHATTER]
DID YOU GET IT OUT?
2 SECTORS ARE COVERED.
I'M WORKING ON THE OTHERS.
ANY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS?
THEY'RE COMING IN NOW.
[BEEPING]
YOU'RE WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU ALL DONE THERE, SIR?
I'M OK.
[OVERHEAD BELL CHIMES]
CAN I GET SOMETHING FOR YOU?
AAH!
JUST SHUT UP.
SHH! SHH! SHH!
BE STILL. BE QUIET. SIT DOWN.
SHH. SHH. SHH. DON'T MOVE.
SHH. SHH.
STAY CALM.
BE STILL.
STAY CALM.
WE HAVE BOMBS AND GUNS.
SIT DOWN.
COME ON, GUYS. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HOLD ON, HOLD ON. SIT DOWN!
TELL US WHAT YOU WANT, TELL US WHAT YOU WANT,
AND WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
LISTEN, IT'S OK...
OHH!
SIT DOWN! SIT DOWN!
SIT! UHH!
[GROANING]
BE STILL.
[WOMAN CRYING]
SHH.
REMAIN SEATED, PLEASE.
BE STILL!
DON'T MOVE.
[CHATTERING]
DON'T MOVE.
SHH!
REMAIN.
SHH.
TAKE US IN THE COCKPIT.
[WHIMPERS]
TAKE US IN THE COCKPIT.
DO IT!
[WHISPERS] I saw you knock.
NO.
Make them.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
Open the door.
[GASPS]
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]
[WHIMPERING]
NO! OHH!
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! GET OUT OF HERE!
[SOBBING]
[SPEAKING ARABIC
DON'T! OHH!
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!
[YELLING]
[MUFFLED] GET OFF!
[ALARMS BEEPING]
[BEEP]
WHAT IS THIS GUY DOING?
I DIDN'T CLEAR HIM FOR DESCENT.
Homer: MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY!
Man: SOMEBODY CALL CLEVELAND.
UNITED 93, VERIFY 3-5-0.
UNITED 93, VERIFY YOUR FLIGHT LEVEL IS 3-5-0.
[ALARMS BEEPING]
[SHOUTING IN ARABIC]
QUIET! QUIET!
[STRAIN ON ENGINES QUIETS]
[SPEAKING ARABIC]
YOU OK?
Man: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
JUST A LITTLE TURBULENCE.
WHAT KIND OF TURBULENCE?
WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?
GENTLEMEN, I NEED YOU TO PLEASE SIT DOWN.
EVERYBODY FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NO, YOU... [CRYING, [SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] OK, OK, OK.
[BEEP]
[ALL SCREAM]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES]
[2 TONES CHIME]
Reporter, on television: BOTH TOWERS ARE IN FLAME.
THE SOUTH TOWER WAS STRUCK JUST AFTER 9:00,
AND THE PLANE ENTERED SEVERAL STORIES LOWER
THAN THE ONE THAT HIT THE NORTH TOWER.
GOOD JOB. IF ANYTHING, THERE'LL BE...
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
HELLO?
Tom: DEENA. OH, TOM. ARE YOU OK?
NO, I'M NOT. I'M ON A PLANE THAT'S BEEN HIJACKED.
HIJACKED? YES.
THEY JUST KNIFED A GUY.
A PASSENGER? YES.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY] YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT, SIR.
STAY CALM. STAY CALM.
JUST A LITTLE TURBULENCE.
WHERE ARE YOU? ARE YOU IN THE AIR?
YES. JUST LISTEN.
[GASPS]
OH, MY GOD! AAH!
OHH! OHH! SHUT UP!
NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, PLEASE. QUIET!
[FLIGHT ATTENDANT SCREAMS]
LISTEN, OUR AIRPLANE HAS BEEN HIJACKED.
IT'S UNITED FLIGHT 93 FROM NEWARK INTO SAN FRANCISCO. WE'RE IN THE AIR.
THE HIJACKERS ARE SAYING THERE'S A BOMB ON BOARD.
THEY'VE ALREADY A KNIFED A GUY. PLEASE CALL THE AUTHORITIES.
TOM? TOM?
Reporter, on television: WHAT COMES TO MIND TO ME IS PEARL HARBOR.
THE CATASTROPHES HERE, SADLY, COULD BE GREATER.
WE... WE CERTAINLY HOPE...
Second reporter: UH, AND IN NEW YORK...
DEFINITELY GONNA BE A CHALLENGE.
UNITED 93, VERIFY YOUR FLIGHT LEVEL AS 3-5-0.
Reporter, on television: YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT I WOULD ASSUME
THAT IS BEING CLOSELY WATCHED
IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT OTHER PLANES HAVE BEEN HIJACKED.
Woman: 9-1-1. WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?
THIS IS DEENA BURNETT IN SAN RAMON.
MY HUSBAND JUST CALLED FROM UNITED FLIGHT 93
TO SAY THAT HIS PLANE HAS BEEN HIJACKED.
I'M SORRY, WHERE DID YOU SAY HE WAS?
HE'S ON UNITED FLIGHT 93. HE CALLED ME FROM HIS CELL PHONE A MINUTE AGO.
HE SAID THAT HIS PLANE HAD BEEN HIJACKED.
UH, UH, A PASSENGER HAS BEEN KILLED,
AND THERE'S WEAPONS ON BOARD.
HOLD ON, PLEASE. I'M GOING TO TRANSFER YOU.
N-NO, WAIT!
THIS IS SERGEANT ROSS OF THE CONTRA COSTA POLICE.
YOU SAID A PLANE'S BEEN HIJACKED?
YES. MY HUSBAND CALLED ME FROM UNITED FLIGHT 93.
HE SAID THAT HE... HE...
YOU SAID YOUR HUSBAND CALLED FROM THE PLANE?
WHO AM I TALKING TO? DEENA BURNETT.
MOMMY, COME PLAY.
ANNA CLARE! HE... HE SAID SOMEONE HAD BEEN KNIFED.
HOLD ON A SECOND, MA'AM. I'M GONNA TRANSFER YOU.
WAIT, NO, I...
THIS IS AGENT FRANKS OF THE FBI.
WHAT IS YOUR HUSBAND'S NAME, MA'AM?
TOM BURNETT. WHAT IS HIS OCCUPATION?
C.O.O. LOOK...
HE TOLD ME HIS FLIGHT HAS BEEN HIJACKED. SOMEONE ON...
I'M SORRY. WE'RE PRETTY BUSY RIGHT NOW, MA'AM.
ANNA CLARE! YOU'RE TELLING ME YOUR HUSBAND
WAS ON ONE OF THE PLANES THAT HIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER?
NO, I'M NOT. THIS FLIGHT IS STILL IN THE AIR.
I'M SORRY, MA'AM. CAN YOU CLARIFY?
NO, PLEASE, JUST... LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE.
MY HUSBAND, HIS PLANE DID NOT GO INTO THE TOWERS.
HE'S ON UNITED FLIGHT 93, AND IT'S STILL IN THE AIR.
THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FLIGHT.
WE'VE NOTIFIED NORAD.
UNITED 93, CLEVELAND.
UNITED 93?
UNITED 93, IF YOU HEAR THE CENTER, IDEN.
Pilot, on radio: AMERICAN 1060. DITTO ALSO ON THE OTHER TRANSMISSIONS.
AMERICAN 1060, YOU HEARD THAT SHOUTING ALSO?
WE HEARD IT TWICE.
Second pilot: EXECUTIVE 956. GO AHEAD, EXECUTIVE 956.
JUST ANSWERING YOUR CALL. WE COULD HEAR THAT, UH, YELLING, TOO.
OK, THANK YOU. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
OHH! NO! [CRYING]
EVERYBODY GO TO THE BACK!
PLEASE! GET UP, GET UP! GO!
GET UP RIGHT NOW!
I SAID GET UP!
Woman: PLEASE, PLEASE...
Man: I'M GOING, I'M GOING! MOVE!
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[ALL SHOUTING AT ONCE]
OK! OK! [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[CRYING] Hijacker: MOVE! MOVE!
WHAT? COME ON, GO, GO! COME ON!
MOVE, MOVE! ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!
[GENERAL SHOUTING]
Hijacker: MOVE TO THE BACK OF THE PLANE!
SHUT UP! SHUT UP! GO ON! GO ON TO THE BACK! SIT DOWN!
SIT DOWN. SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN!
WE HAVE A BOMB.
[WOMEN SCREAMING] SHUT UP!
WE'RE CALLING 93 A HIJACKING NOW.
LET'S ISOLATE IT ON SCREEN ONE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ON BOARD? PRETTY EMPTY. 44.
IT TOOK OFF AT 8:42. IT'S TRAVELING WEST AT ABOUT 400 KNOTS.
ARE WE IN CONTACT? NO, NOT SINCE 9:27.
KEEP TRYING TO RAISE 'EM. I'M ON IT.
[SPEAKS ARABIC] OHH! AAH!
SHUT UP! WATCH IT.
MOVE TO THE BACK! SHUT UP!
SHH! KEEP HER QUIET!
Reporter, on television: DEBRIS HAS COVERED LOTS OF...
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HELLO? I WANNA TALK.
SHH! Tom: THEY'RE IN THE COCKPIT.
THE GUY THEY KNIFED IS DEAD.
HE'S DEAD?
WHO'S DEAD? WHO?
I TRIED TO HELP HIM, BUT I... I COULDN'T GET A PULSE.
TOM, THEY'RE HIJACKING PLANES ALL UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST.
THEY'RE TAKING THEM AND HITTING A DESIGNATED TARGET.
THEY'VE ALREADY HIT BOTH TOWERS AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S A SUICIDE MISSION.
THEY'RE...
THEY'RE FLYING PLANES INTO BUILDINGS UP AND DOWN THE COAST.
IT'S A SUICIDE MISSION.
Deena: WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
[WHISPERS] They're flying planes into buildings all over the place.
Tom: DO YOU KNOW WHO'S INVOLVED?
THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS.
THEY'RE SPECULATING CARGO PLANES,
PRIVATE PLANES, AND COMMERCIAL. NO ONE KNOWS.
HOW MANY PLANES ARE THERE?
THEY'RE NOT SURE. AT LEAST 3, MAYBE MORE.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Tom: OK...
DO YOU KNOW WHO'S INVOLVED?
NO.
WE'RE HEADING BACK TO NEW YORK, BACK TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.
Tom: NO. NO, WAIT.
WAIT, NO. WE'RE TURNING BACK THE OTHER WAY.
WE'RE GOING SOUTH.
Deena: WHAT DO YOU SEE?
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
WE'RE OVER A... A RURAL AREA. IT'S JUST FIELDS.
HEY, TOM...
HEY! HEY!
[WHISPERS] Gotta go.
NO, TOM...
IS THAT DADDY, MOMMY?
YEAH.
[BEEPS]
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN. WE HAVE A BOMB ON BOARD.
SIT DOWN. KEEP REMAINING SEATED.
Control tower operator: UNITED 93 CALLING.
UNITED 93, YOU'RE UNREADABLE. SAY AGAIN SLOWLY?
Pilot, on radio: EXECUTIVE 956. SOUNDED LIKE HE SAID THERE WAS A BOMB ON BOARD.
UH, SAY AGAIN. YOU THERE, 93?
SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE SAID THEY HAVE A BOMB ON BOARD.
THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT. WE JUST DIDN'T GET IT CLEAR.
EXECUTIVE 956, AIRCRAFT TRANSMITTING AT 12 O'CLOCK, 1-5 MILES.
TURN LEFT HEADING 2-2-5. I'LL GET YOU AWAY FROM HIM.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S CLIMBING. OK, I WANNA KEEP EVERYBODY AWAY FROM HIM.
Pilot: OK. I THINK WE GOT HIM IN SIGHT.
1989, I HAVE TRAFFIC FOR YOU AT 11 0'CLOCK.
15 MILES SOUTHBOUND, 41 CLIMBING.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S TURNED EAST, WIDE AND 3-6 ZERO.
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN. WE HAVE A BOMB ON BOARD.
WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THEY HAVE MET OUR DEMANDS.
UNITED 93. CALLING UNITED 93.
[SPEAKING ARABIC]
UNITED 93. CALLING...
THIS IS THE CAPTAIN. WE HAVE A BOMB ON BOARD.
WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THEY HAVE MET OUR DEMANDS.
BACK TO THE AIRPORT? NO WAY.
[SPEAKING ARABIC]
GO WAIT BY THE CURTAIN.
GO ON.
[TELEPHONE RINGS] THE BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT THERE ARE MORE ATTACKS...
YES? JOANNE, IT'S ME. IT'S JEREMY.
PUT LIZ ON THE PHONE.
YES, YES. HANG ON. LIZ? LIZ!
MOM? WHAT?
IT'S JEREMY. COME ON, SWEETIE.
JEREMY, IT'S ME. ARE YOU OK?
LIZ, THERE ARE SOME VERY BAD MEN ON BOARD.
THE PLANE'S BEEN HIJACKED.
THERE'S 3 OF THEM. MIDDLE EASTERN-LOOKING, MAYBE IRANIAN.
THEY'RE THREATENING TO BLOW UP THE PLANE.
OHH... OK, UM...
DID THEY HURT YOU?
NO. THEY SENT EVERYBODY TO THE BACK OF THE PLANE.
ONE OF THEM'S GOT A BOMB STRAPPED TO HIS WAIST.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING TO ME.
YOU... YOU'LL BE OK.
YOU'LL BE... YOU'LL BE OK.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS... I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING HERE.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
THEY SAY THEY'RE GONNA BLOW UP THE PLANE.
OH, MY GOD. [BREATHING RAPIDLY]
THEY... THEY'VE GOT A BOMB, AND JEREMY, HE'S ON THE... PLANE.
LIZ... LIZ, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH...
AND EMERSON... NO. NO. NO, LISTEN.
LISTEN. JEREMY? IT'S OK,
AND I'LL BE STRONG. I'LL BE STRONG FOR YOU.
AND YOU'LL BE OK. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT.
YOU'LL BE OK.
HONEST TO GOD, LIZ, I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA MAKE IT OUT OF HERE.
DON'T BE SILLY. THAT... THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN, JEREMY. I WON'T LET IT.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO...
DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.
I LOVE YOU!
WE'RE GONNA STAY TOGETHER.
WE'LL... WE'LL WORK THIS THING OUT.
I NEED YOU TO HOLD ON.
I NEED YOU TO HOLD ON FOR ONE SECOND.
Liz: JEREMY.
JEREMY?
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
Woman, on phone: HELLO?
KATHY, IT'S MARK. PUT MOM ON THE PHONE.
ALICE. IT'S MARK.
HI, MARK.
MOTHER, IT'S MARK BINGHAM.
I'M ON A FLIGHT FROM NEWARK TO SAN FRANCISCO.
3 GUYS ON BOARD, THEY SAY THEY HAVE A BOMB.
A BOMB? MARK. MARK, WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
THE QUESTION IS, CAN ANYBODY FLY A PLANE? THAT'S PARAMOUNT.
I CAN FLY A SINGLE-ENGINE.
Alice, on phone: MARK, ARE YOU THERE?
THIS ISN'T SINGLE-ENGINE.
CAN ANYBODY ON THE GROUND TALK YOU DOWN?
I... I DON'T KNOW. I THINK SO.
WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?
YEAH. IT'S ALL WE'VE GOT.
Alice, on phone: MARK!
MOM. MARK, WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
YOU BELIEVE ME, DON'T YOU, MOTHER?
I BELIEVE YOU. WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
[STATIC] MOTHER?
MARK?!
ARE YOU THERE?
MOTHER?
MARK?!
WE HAVE TO RESIGN OURSELVES TO THE FACT THAT THIS... IT'S GOIN' OFF.
OK? IT'S GOING OFF.
[ALL WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]
YES. IF YOU COULD COME OVER RIGHT AWAY, IT WOULD BE SUCH A HELP.
IF YOU COULD TAKE THEM TO SCHOOL?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Reporter: ...HAS STRUCK THE PENTAGON, AND HERE IS LIVE FOOTAGE FROM THE SCENE.
JERRY, EYEWITNESSES ON HIGHWAY 110 SAW A PLANE FLY INTO THE STRUCTURE.
IT STRUCK THE SOUTHWEST SIDE, WHERE THERE...
OH, MY GOD. [BREATHING RAPIDLY]
OH, MY... OH, MY GOD, OH, MY GOD. [CRYING]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
TOM? DEENA.
ARE YOU OK? UH, NO, I'M NOT.
THEY JUST HIT THE PENTAGON. I THOUGHT IT WAS YOUR PLANE.
WHAT? WHAT, WHAT?
THEY JUST HIT THE PENTAGON.
THEY JUST HIT THE PENTAGON. WHAT?!
Deena: THEY THINK THAT 5 PLANES HAVE BEEN HIJACKED,
AND THEY BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THEM ARE COMMERCIAL PLANES.
I HAVEN'T HEARD THEM SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WHICH AIRLINE,
BUT, UH, ALL OF THEM ORIGINATED ON THE EAST COAST.
DO YOU KNOW WHO'S INVOLVED?
NO.
WHAT'S THE PROBABILITY OF THEM HAVING A BOMB ON BOARD?
I DON'T THINK THEY DO. I MEAN, I THINK THEY'RE JUST USING THAT FOR CROWD CONTROL.
OK, A PLANE CAN SURVIVE A BOMB, TOM, IF IT'S IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
DID YOU CALL THE AUTHORITIES?
YES. THEY'RE HERE.
THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR PLANE.
LISTEN, WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING.
WE'RE, UH, PUTTING A PLAN TOGETHER.
WHO'S HELPING YOU?
JUST SOME PEOPLE, GOOD PEOPLE.
DON'T WORRY. I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
[ALL SCREAM]
[PLANE ENGINE ROARING]
Flight attendant: EVERYBODY, KEEP YOUR SEAT BELTS ON.
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
ARE YOU OK? IS EVERYBODY OK?
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. FELLAS, CALM DOWN.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT ABOUT THAT CART?
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
I'VE GOT A SCHEMATIC OF THE PLANE.
HOW WIDE IS THIS CORRIDOR?
UH, 18 INCHES.
WHAT ABOUT FIRST CLASS? 24 INCHES. IT'S 2 FEET.
WE'LL MOVE SINGLE FILE. WE'LL SPREAD OUT WHEN WE GET TO THE GALLEY.
I GOT THE CART.
Reporter, on television: HERE IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PENTAGON.
YOU CAN SEE THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING ENGULFED IN SMOKE.
THIS IS THE THIRD AIRPLANE TO HAVE HIT A BUILDING.
THEY ARE ALL BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN COMMERCIAL JETS
THAT WERE TAKEN OVER BY HIJACKERS...
WHAT SHOULD WE DO, VAUGHN?
SHOULD WE CALL THE POLICE?
THE POLICE CAN'T FLY, ALICE.
THEY HIT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER WITH HIJACKED PLANES,
AND THEY JUST GOT THE PENTAGON.
LISTEN TO ME, ALICE.
YOU'VE GOT TO CALL MARK ON HIS CELL PHONE,
ALL RIGHT, AND TELL HIM THIS IS A SUICIDE MISSION.
TELL HIM THEY HAVE TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN
TO TRY AND GET CONTROL OF THE PLANE BACK.
WE CAN CALL THE POLICE AFTERWARDS.
TELL MARK THAT THEY HAVE TO GET THAT PLANE BACK.
TELL HIM THIS IS A SUICIDE MISSION.
[RECORDED CHIMES PLAY]
THE CIRCUITS ARE BUSY.
TRY AGAIN.
OK, YEAH.
Man: HE'S TOO SCARED.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
Tom: LOOK, MY WIFE WAS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT.
SHE SAID A PLANE CAN SURVIVE A BOMB THAT GOES OFF IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
THIS IS LISA JEFFERSON, SHIFT SUPERVISOR.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR PLANE'S BEEN HIJACKED?
YES. I'M TODD BEAMER. I'M ON UNITED FLIGHT 93.
WE'RE, UH... WE'RE OVER OHIO, MAYBE.
UH...
THE HIJACKERS HAVE KNIVES,
AND THEY'RE IN THE COCKPIT FLYING THE PLANE, I GUESS.
HOW MANY PASSENGERS ARE ABOARD THIS FLIGHT?
MAYBE 40. 2 ARE LYING IN THE CORRIDOR...
THE CAPTAIN AND THE FIRST OFFICER.
I DON'T KNOW IF...
ARE YOU STILL THERE?
Lisa Jefferson: YES, I'M HERE.
TODD?
IF AT ANY TIME YOU THINK YOUR LIFE IS THREATENED,
LAY DOWN THE PHONE, BUT DON'T HANG UP.
LEAVE THE LINE OPEN.
NO, I'M OK. I CAN TALK.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY WANT? MONEY OR RANSOM OR WHAT?
NO. NO, I DON'T.
[PASSENGERS SCREAMING]
[PLANE ENGINE ROARING]
Todd: WE'RE GOIN' DOWN! WE'RE GOIN'...
[YELLING IN ARABIC]
WE'RE COMING BACK UP.
Todd, breathing heavily: WE'RE COMING BACK UP.
OH, JESUS, PLEASE HELP US.
[YELLING IN ARABIC]
Flight attendant: EVERYBODY JUST STAY CALM.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING DOWN.
ARE YOU THERE?
YES, I'M HERE. I'LL BE HERE AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME.
WH... UH, HOLD ON A SECOND, OK?
I'LL BE BACK.
HONEY, ARE YOU THERE?
JACK?
PICK UP, SWEETIE.
OH, WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU.
[ON ANSWERING MACHINE] WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE PROBLEM ON THE PLANE.
I'M TOTALLY FINE.
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING. AAH!
I'M COMFORTABLE, AND I'M OK FOR NOW.
UH...
JUST A LITTLE PROBLEM.
[SHOWER RUNNING]
I LOVE YOU.
PLEASE TELL MY FAMILY THAT I LOVE THEM, TOO.
BYE, HONEY.
IT'S YOUR TURN.
I KNOW YOUR MOTHER WILL WANNA TALK TO YOU, ELIZABETH.
WHAT'S HER NUMBER? I'LL DIAL IT.
Reporter, on television: AND THEN AT 9:27, A THIRD PLANE...
ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE LATEST?
LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A FOURTH PLANE ON ITS WAY HERE, TOO.
UNITED PLANE, FLIGHT 93.
THEY'RE ESTIMATING IT'S 25 MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN.
HAS NORAD BEEN NOTIFIED? WE DON'T KNOW YET.
I CALLED F.A.A., HERNDON. THEY SAY THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.
WORKING ON IT?
WHERE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT?
THEY'RE BRINGING HIM OVER FROM BLAIR HOUSE NOW.
[SIGHS]
JESUS.
F.A.A. JUST GAVE AN ORDER TO GROUND ALL PLANES.
HOW MANY ARE STILL UP?
TOTAL 4,500, BUT WE'VE BEEN BRINGING OURS IN.
WHAT'S THE PRESENT AIR SPEED ON 93?
IT'S OVER 450 KNOTS.
AT WHAT, 12,000 FEET? THE AIRCRAFT COULD BREAK UP AT THAT SPEED.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
Reporter: THIS REALLY IS UNPRECEDENTED. [TELEPHONE RINGS]
I GUESS YOU COULD GO BACK TO PEARL HARBOR,
BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S OVER.
[RING]
THIS IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT KIND OF ENEMY.
[RING]
HELLO?
MOM?
IT'S ME, ELIZABETH.
HELLO, DARLING.
UH, ARE YOU OK?
MOM, WE'VE BEEN HIJACKED, AND I'M CALLING TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
WH-WHY WOULD YOU WANNA DO THAT?
MOM...
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
Reporter, on television: EVACUATING THE PENTAGON IS OF COURSE FAR LESS PROBLEMATIC...
NO.
ELIZABETH, UM...
I HAVE MY ARMS AROUND YOU,
AND I AM HOLDING YOU,
AND I LOVE YOU.
I FEEL YOUR ARMS AROUND ME, AND...
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
BUT, MOM...
WE'RE BEING HIJACKED, AND I'M NOT GONNA COME HOME.
ELIZABETH, DARLING, I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO ME.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS ARE GONNA TURN OUT, SO...
LET'S... LET'S JUST... BE HERE
IN THE PRESENT. LET'S...
LOOK OUT THE WINDOW
AT THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKY,
AND LET'S JUST...
BREATHE.
AND LET'S TAKE A FEW DEEP BREATHS.
[INHALING AND EXHALING]
[QUIET CONVERSATIONS]
LIZ?
WE'RE GONNA VOTE SOON.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER.
IS IT TRUE ABOUT THE TRADE CENTER?
YES. YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU.
LIZ, ARE THE HIJACKERS BLOWING UP PLANES?
NO.
ARE YOU SURE?
THEY SAID THEY'VE GOT A BOMB ON OUR PLANE.
UH... I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT.
ARE THEY GONNA BLOW UP THIS PLANE?
I MEAN, THEY SAID THEY WOULD.
I DON'T THINK SO, JEREMY.
ARE THEY GONNA CRASH US INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER?
NO.
NO, THE... THE... THE TOWERS...
NO, THEY WON'T DO THAT.
WHY NOT?
THEY'VE DONE THAT.
WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING? WE NEED TO KNOW!
HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS IS GONNA WORK?
[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]
Man: THERE'S A GUY WITH A BOMB UP THERE.
Second man: THEY FLEW 2 PLANES INTO THE TRADE CENTER, ONE INTO THE PENTAGON.
IT'S THE SAME THING HERE, OK?
YEAH, BUT PEOPLE... THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
SHOULD WE RETAKE THE PLANE?
[SNIFFS]
[EXHALES]
HOW MANY OF THEM ARE THERE?
3, 4.
JESUS. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
AW, JESUS, I...
I WANT TO HOLD YOU SO MUCH.
[CRYING] I LOVE YOU, TOO, JEREMY.
UM, YOU'RE...
DO THEY HAVE GUNS?
NO. KNIVES.
AND THERE'S 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD
ABOUT AS BIG AS ME. I THINK MAYBE...
THERE ARE NO GUNS?
NO. THEY WOULD HAVE SHOWN THEM TO US.
[EXHALES]
THEN I THINK YOU SHOULD DO IT.
OK.
Man: ...WE CAN, NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I'LL USE MY PLASTIC BUTTER KNIFE.
[RUMBLE] [ALL SCREAMING]
TODD? TODD?
[ENGINES STEADY]
Man: YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU'RE OK?
Second man: YOU OK? YOU OK?
STAY THERE.
DON'T GET OFF, LIZ.
JEREMY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
STAY THERE.
JEREMY.
JEREMY!
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
OH...
OH, GOD.
Man, on speakerphone: PERSONNEL IS STILL BEING EVACUATED FROM THE PENTAGON.
MM-HMM. OK. YEAH. GOT IT.
KEEP ME POSTED.
NO ONE AT LANGLEY KNOWS WHERE THAT FLIGHT IS.
AND ANDREWS, ARE THEY SCRAMBLED, TOO?
WE HAVEN'T REACHED THEM, BUT THEY ASKED FOR A HEADS UP ON THAT.
WHO? ANDREWS?
THEY ASKED THE F.A.A. IF ANY ORDERS HAD BEEN GIVEN
TO INTERCEPT FLIGHT 93 AS OF 0936 HOURS.
WHO WERE THEY TALKING TO?
HERNDON COMMAND CENTER.
IT'S BEING ROUTED THROUGH THERE, SIR.
OK. GET THROUGH TO NORAD.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET A READ ON THIS
BEFORE IT GETS HERE.
Newsman: WE NOW HAVE A REPORT THAT UNITED AIRLINES
IS WORRIED ABOUT 2 FLIGHTS STILL IN THE AIR...
UNITED 1166 OUT OF LOGAN AND UNITED 93 OUT OF NEWARK.
OH, NO.
Newsman: WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION...
OH, NO.
...OTHER THAN THAT THEY BOTH TOOK OFF BEFORE 9 A.M....
OH!
...STANDARD TIME, AND HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO THE EMERGENCY ORDER
TO LAND THEIR RESPECTIVE AIRCRAFTS.
93 WAS EN ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO...
IT'S A VOICE MAIL.
[TV NEWS PLAYING QUIETLY IN BACKGROUND]
MARK, THIS IS YOUR MOTHER.
WELL, APPARENTLY, IT'S TERRORISTS,
AND THEY'RE HELLBENT ON CRASHING THE AIRCRAFT,
SO IF YOU CAN, TRY TO...
TAKE OVER THE AIRCRAFT.
THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MUCH OF A PLAN TO
LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY,
SO GROUP SOME PEOPLE
AND PERHAPS...
DO YOUR BEST TO TAKE CONTROL...
OF IT.
I... I... I LOVE YOU, SWEETIE.
GOOD LUCK.
GOOD-BYE.
[CRYING]
Controller: UNITED 93.
UNITED 93, DO YOU HEAR CLEVELAND?
UNITED 93 CALLING?
UNITED 93. UNITED 93, CLEVELAND.
[TURNS OFF]
AMERICAN 1060 AND EXECUTIVE 956,
WE JUST LOST THE TARGET ON THAT AIRCRAFT.
Man, via radio: EXECUTIVE 956, WE HAD A VISUAL ON IT.
STAND BY. YOU HAVE A VISUAL ON IT NOW?
WE LOST THE TRANSPONDER.
Man, via radio: WE DID, BUT WE LOST IT ON THE TURN.
YOU CAN MAKE A TURN BACK TO 220 HEADING.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU SEE HIM.
Man, via radio: HE'S STILL THERE.
WE GOT HIM. 956.
LET'S SEE A SHOW OF HANDS.
OK.
Man: OK.
[SPEAKING ARABIC]
...COCKPIT.
[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]
Man: GET THE HOT WATER.
[BEEPING]
[SPEAKING ARABIC]
[SHOUTING IN ARABIC]
[SPEAKING ARABIC]
Female TV newscaster: AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT A LIVE FEED
FROM HELICOPTERS CIRCLING THE TRADE CENTER.
YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE...
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
Female TV newscaster: THE SOUTH TOWER WAS STRUCK AT LEAST...
TOM?
Tom: ANYTHING NEW?
NO.
HOW ARE THE KIDS?
THEY'RE FINE. THEY'RE OUTSIDE PLAYING,
AND THEY WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
[RUMBLE] [PASSENGERS SCREAMING]
TELL THEM I'LL TALK TO THEM LATER, OK?
I CALLED YOUR PARENTS...
[SIGHS]
AND I TOLD THEM THAT YOUR PLANE HAD BEEN HIJACKED.
OH... YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE WORRIED THEM.
HOW ARE THEY DOING?
THEY'RE OK.
YOUR SISTERS ARE WITH THEM.
[TV NEWS PLAYING QUIETLY IN BACKGROUND]
WE'RE WAITING TILL WE'RE OVER A RURAL AREA...
THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE BACK THE AIRPLANE.
WHAT? NO, NO, NO!
JUST SIT DOWN, BE STILL, BE QUIET.
DON'T DRAW ATTENTION TO YOURSELF.
DEENA,
THEY'RE GONNA TAKE US INTO THE GROUND.
WE'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.
IT'S UP TO US TO DO IT. NO ONE ELSE CAN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
PRAY, DEENA.
JUST PRAY.
[RUMBLE] [PASSENGERS SCREAMING]
I LOVE YOU.
DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE... WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING.
OK.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[BEEPS]
Man: WHERE'S MORE SODA?
I NEED MORE CANS, GUYS.
[RUMBLE] [PASSENGERS SCREAMING]
GO! GO BACK! GO! GO, GO, GO, GO!
Woman: LET'S GO.
Man: HEADS UP. COMING THROUGH.
LET'S ROLL. KEEP IT COMING.
Stewardess: WE'RE GONNA DO THIS. LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
MOM?
I'M HERE, ELIZABETH.
Elizabeth: IT MAKES ME SO SAD TO THINK THAT...
[SNIFFS]
THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH HARDER FOR YOU THAN IT IS FOR ME.
I'M JUST...
I'M JUST SITTING HERE, BEING QUIET.
I'M NOT EVEN...
I'M NOT EVEN TALKING.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK.
WE'RE TOGETHER.
[RUMBLING]
[PASSENGERS SCREAMING]
WE HAVE AN UPDATE. THE PLANES FROM SELFRIDGE ARE 23 MINUTES
FROM CONTACT WITH FLIGHT 93.
THAT'S OUTSIDE 93's ETA, ISN'T IT?
NO ONE KNOWS FOR CERTAIN. THE ESTIMATION IS THAT 93 IS 19 MINUTES TO THE CAPITOL.
WELL, THEN, THE FIGHTERS ARE GONNA HAVE TO ENGAGE IT INSIDE D.C. AIRSPACE.
OK, CONTACT IADS. SEE IF THEY CAN EXECUTE THE ORDER IN TIME.
HAVE YOU BEEN IN TOUCH WITH LANGLEY?
THE JETS ARE CIRCLING OVERHEAD,
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR ORDERS TO ENGAGE 93 YET,
JUST FOR GENERAL PROTECTION.
WELL, SOMEBODY BETTER ISSUE THEM.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN BACKGROUND]
PLEASE TELL MY CHILDREN THAT I LOVE THEM VERY MUCH.
I'M SORRY. I JUST... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
[RUMBLE]
I'M TRYING TO STAY CALM.
UH... I HOPE...
I HOPE I GET TO SEE YOUR FACES AGAIN.
I LOVE YOU.
[BEEPS]
I ALREADY CALLED MINE.
OK.
[EXHALES]
LISA, ARE YOU THERE?
Lisa: YES, I'M HERE.
[EXHALES]
LISA, YOU CALL MY WIFE AND KIDS...
AND YOU TELL THEM JUST IN CASE.
I'LL TELL THEM WHAT YOU TOLD ME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, LISA? SHOULD WE DO IT?
I STAND BEHIND YOU, TODD.
LISA, DO ME A FAVOR.
Lisa: OF COURSE.
SAY THE LORD'S PRAYER WITH ME.
RIGHT NOW, TODD?
OK.
[EXHALES]
OUR FATHER,
WHO ART IN HEAVEN,
HALLOWED BE THY NAME.
THY KINGDOM COME.
THY WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD.
FORGIVE US OF OUR TRESPASSES,
AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,
BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM,
AND THE POWER,
AND THE GLORY,
FOR EVER AND EVER.
AMEN.
YOU READY?
[WOMAN CRYING] OK.
LET'S ROLL.
TODD, ARE YOU STILL THERE?
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY?
Man: I GOTTA MOVE THE CART.
ELIZABETH?
I GOTTA GO, MOM.
EVERYONE'S GETTING READY TO GO TO THE COCKPIT.
I LOVE YOU.
[SNIFFS, SIGHS]
GOOD-BYE.
ELIZABETH, NO!
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
[DIAL TONE]
[CRYING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN BACKGROUND]
UNITED 93, CALLING UNITED 93.
ARE YOU THERE, 93?
[TELEPHONE BEEPS]
UNITED 93...
Man: THIS IS HERNDON, F.A.A. DO YOU HAVE A POSITION ON FLIGHT 93?
ONE MINUTE, PLEASE.
PRESENTLY AROUND 10 MILES WEST OF JOHNSTOWN,
DOING AROUND 400 KNOTS.
Man: THANK YOU. WHAT'S YOUR VHF?
121.8 MEGAHERTZ.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE INTERCEPT OF THAT PLANE?
Man: NEGATIVE AT THE MOMENT. THANK YOU.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
NOTHING.
Man, via radio: DIXIE, THIS IS SIEGFRIED, DO YOU COPY?
Second man, via radio: DIXIE.
Siegfried: WE EXPECT A READ ON OBJECTIVE MOMENTARILY.
MAINTAINING COURSE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST AT 1-2-1.
COPY THAT, DIXIE. THIS IS MASCOT HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR READINESS STATUS?
BEG YOUR PARDON, SIR?
Scott: IN CASE YOU HAVE TO ENGAGE.
COULD YOU REPEAT THAT, SIR?
YES. WHAT'S YOUR READINESS STATUS
IN CASE YOU HAVE TO SHOOT 'EM DOWN?
WE HAVE 20 MILLIMETERS.
DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TAKE ON SIDEWINDERS BEFORE WE SCRAMBLED.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO CRIPPLE IT.
I GUESS IF IT COMES TO THAT, WE CAN ALWAYS RAM IT.
ROGER THAT. STAND BY.
132 IS ON THE GROUND.
ANYTHING?
NOTHING YET.
I'LL TRY A HARD COPY.
[BEEPS]
BYE-BYE.
GIVE ME A KISS.
OH. LET'S ZIP THIS UP.
GOOD-BYE.
BYE. BYE.
[TV NEWS PLAYING QUIETLY IN BACKGROUND]
TV Newscaster: WE ARE LOOKING
AT A LIVE PICTURE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
LITERALLY STARTING TO CRUMBLE.
Second newsman: IT IS COLLAPSING.
First newsman: JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
FALLING APART, MY GOD.
THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, OVER 100 STORIES,
VANISHING BEFORE OUR EYES.
AND THAT WOULD BE THE SOUTH TOWER, CORRECT?
YES, YES. THE SOUTH TOWER.
AND YOU KNOW THAT THERE HAS TO STILL BE PEOPLE IN THERE,
FIREMAN AND POLICE AS WELL.
THE REASON FOR THE COLLAPSE...
[BROADCAST FADES]
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. USE THAT.
LISTEN, UH, YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
NICE TO MEET YOU.
LOU.
I'M TOM.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[GASPS]
[SOBBING]
MY GOD, WE'RE GETTING LOW.
SOMEBODY SHOULD CARRY THESE.
I GOT ONE. I GOT ONE.
THIS CART'S REALLY GONNA BE MOVING.
ALL RIGHT. OH, MY GOD.
OK, YOU READY?
READY?
READY? GO!
[PASSENGERS YELLING AND SCREAMING]
TODD? TODD?
CHESTER 1181, CLEVELAND. LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW AT 10 O'CLOCK.
DO YOU SEE A UNITED 757 IN THE VICINITY?
AYE, I SEE HIM.
IT'S ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH/NORTHWEST,
MOVING PRETTY FAST.
WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THAT AIRCRAFT.
IT'S ROCKING BACK AND FORTH.
TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. GET OUT OF THERE, PLEASE.
COLONEL, WE GOT A VISUAL SPOTTED FROM A PRIVATE PLANE.
93 IS 10 TO 12 MINUTES AWAY, SIR.
GO, GO, GO!
GO!
AAH!
[SHOUTING IN ARABIC]
[YELLING]
[SHOUTING IN ARABIC]
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
TAKE IT DOWN! TAKE IT DOWN!
NO! NOT NOW!
[PRAYING IN ARABIC]
[YELLING]
NOW!
GO! GO, GO, GO!
[SHOUTING]
OH, GOD! OH!
[SCREAMS AND CRIES]
[AIRPLANE FLYING OVERHEAD]
PUT IT DOWN! PUT IT DOWN!
NO, NO! NOW!
UNITED 93.
UNITED 93, IF YOU HEAR THE CENTER, IDEN.
UNITED 93, UNITED 93. Woman: I GOT IT.
UNITED 93.
UNITED 93, CLEVELAND. DO YOU STILL HEAR THE CENTER?
[STATIC]
UNITED 93, DO YOU STILL HEAR THE CENTER?
[STATIC]
UNITED 93, DO YOU STILL HEAR CLEVELAND?
UNITED 93. UNITED 93, CLEVELAND?
DIXIE, FLIGHT'S DOWN.
DOWN AS IN LANDED?
NEGATIVE. DOWN AS IN SOME FIELD.
ROGER THAT.
TV Newscaster: PLANES HAVE BEEN LANDING
AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA,
BUT AT THE TIME THE ORDER WAS ISSUED,
THERE WERE OVER 4,500 EN ROUTE TO THEIR SCHEDULED DESTINATIONS,
AND THERE ARE FLIGHTS THAT THE AIRLINES ARE WORRIED ABOUT,
ONE OF WHICH COULD BE HEADING TOWARD WASHINGTON, D.C.
WELL, WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THE SITUATION
AS MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
IN THE MEANTIME...
[SIRENS]
IS THE PLANE IN THERE?
WE DON'T KNOW YET.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR IT.
AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE HOLE,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
IT MUST HAVE LANDED IN THE WOODS,
BUT WE HAVEN'T LOCATED IT YET.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 757,
A HUGE AIRPLANE.
YEAH, WE KNOW.
YOU CAN HELP US LOOK FOR IT IF YOU LIKE.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER AND TALKING]
TV Newscaster: ...MANHATTAN, AND THERE'S THE HORRIFYING POSSIBILITY
THAT THE NORTH TOWER WILL FALL AS WELL.
EXCUSE ME. WE'RE JUST GETTING THIS WORD IN
THAT A FOURTH PLANE HAS CRASHED.
IT IS BELIEVED TO BE UNITED FLIGHT 93
THAT WAS EN ROUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO.
IT WAS FLYING SOUTHEAST ON A PATH HEADING TOWARD WASHINGTON, D.C.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH,
BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED...
[CRYING]
TV Newscaster: AND THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH PLANE
TAKEN OVER BY TERRORISTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH,
BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED. AGAIN, THIS...
Woman: LISA, RELEASE THE CALL.
RELEASE THE CALL, HONEY.
TV Newscaster: HERE'S WHERE WE STAND AT THIS HOUR.
4 PLANES CRASHED...
[BROADCAST FADES]
OH...
TV Newscaster: ...AND WASHINGTON, D.C. AS OF YET...
Female newscaster: ...THAT THIS WILL TAKE A MASSIVE EFFORT
THAT WILL TAX THE RESOURCES OF OUR GREATEST CITY,
BUT AS YOU KNOW, NEW YORKERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO PULL TOGETHER
IN TIMES LIKE THIS.
THIS CITY WILL REBUILD, AND NO DOUBT
NEW TOWERS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED,
AND I WOULD ASSUME THERE WILL BE A RESPONSE,
A MILITARY RESPONSE.
[BROADCAST FADES]
TV Newscaster: YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE COVERED IN DUST AND DEBRIS
LEAVING THE AREA.
THE SCALE OF THE BUILDINGS...
[CONTINUES, INDISTINCT]
SMOKE INHALATION HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD,
AS SEVERAL SQUARE BLOCKS...
[CONTINUES, INDISTINCT]
TV Newscaster: THE PLANE MUST HAVE IMPACTED AT SUCH A SPEED
THAT IT RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION SO INTENSE...
[TURNS OFF]
TV Newscaster: THE ENTIRE AREA, OF COURSE,
IS BEING SEARCHED FOR EVIDENCE
AS WELL AS FOR THE VOICE RECORDER.
[TURNS OFF]
...OVER THERE.