Report #3270, Transcript Section #7
(Operation SANDMAN)
©1998 Shane Ivey

KEEPER:   McCannon, I sent Lundquist some background information on Det. Kluwer. I haven't had time to write up the latest batch of BI reports for the website, so I'll give the information here.

McCANNON:   Cool.

KEEPER:   Basically, Kluwer's official record comes off boring. He's been on the force for 15 years; he was promoted to detective-sergeant nearly ten years ago but has not been promoted since.

KEEPER:   He was never implicated in any of the corruption hearings that the Mollen Commission held regarding the 116th precinct, nor did he offer to testify against any other officers.

McCANNON:   Which makes him my superior, right. And we work under the same Captain. Is he either A) trustworthy, or B) loud about his opnions?

KEEPER:   He's had no excessive problems with complaints from suspects.

KEEPER:   No, you're a lieutenant; you're one up from sergeant.

McCANNON:   Sorry. Never in the military - can you tell?

KEEPER:   And you're at HQ, which adds more informal clout in some circumstances.

McCANNON:   Well, then. Is he generally the type to make noise if he's bossed around?

KEEPER:   Kluwer is a detective of the 116th precinct, so you work under completely different parts of the organization.

McCANNON:   Like I did at the church?

KEEPER:   From his records it looks like he's not a wave-maker. Your guess would be that he's putting in time. In five years he'll have 20 in and be eligible for retirement. Considering that his career is going nowhere, he'd probably take it.

KEEPER:   But that guess does not include the possibly strange events at the church.

KEEPER:   As for making noise about being bossed around, there's nothing to indicate that in his record.

McCANNON:   O.K. But the Reverend is another animal altogether. How much time, if any, has passed between sessions?

KEEPER:   Lundquist also asked about the search warrant that Kluwer used when he went to the church.

McCANNON:   Oi?

KEEPER:   Between sessions--not long. I want to get a sense of what the investigators are doing in the immediate aftermath of the church shooting.

KEEPER:   The search warrant: basically the warrant was a little fishy, but not overly so. The supporting facts behind it were a little weak; if he had gone to a judge who was less police-friendly the warrant probably would not have been issued.

KEEPER:   The fact that Kluwer flashed the warrant after he entered and talked to the church staff was also unusual, but not illegal.

KEEPER:   The fact that Kluwer went to the church alone, without calling for backup from another detective or any uniforms, WAS technically a violation of department poicy.

KEEPER:   Policy, that is.

McCANNON:   Well, for mine, I want to become "blurred" in the crowd for a little after last week's events, annd keep an eye on Kluwer and the Reverend.

KEEPER:   Not the sort of thing to get the case tossed out, but it might go in his file.

McCANNON:   Where are the others?

KEEPER:   Rogers was taken off by the police to give a statement, as were the Reverend and his secretary. After other detectives arrived, Kluwer likewise went to the precinct house to write his report.

KEEPER:   A Lieutenant Wright of the 116th precinct vice squad came to take over the scene and relieve you. She recommended that you also go to the precinct house to start the paperwork.

McCANNON:   O.K. I'm particularly interested in the Reverend. I want to see what his post-initial reaction is (spec., if he's going to go through with charges).

KEEPER:   Meanwhile, reporters arrived by the vanload, and the crowd got very thick around the church. There's a lot of yelling and a lot of questions.

LUNDQUIST:   I too am keeping a very close eye on the reverend... What's my reading on how he's taking the shooting?

McCANNON:   Cool. Easier to hide in,

McCANNON:   One step ahead of you, Lundy. Stick with me.

KEEPER:   Lundquist, are you still at the safe house? Ezekiel was taken to the precinct house to give a statement.

LUNDQUIST:   Good question... I was there for the shooting, right? At the church, I mean.

KEEPER:   Rogers had said that he wanted to call you to ask you to handle false documentation for his cover identity, and to come pose as his lawyer.

KEEPER:   No, you were back at the safe house. Rogers and McCannon went to the church.

LUNDQUIST:   Okay, good enough then. I'll do what Rogers asks.

KEEPER:   All right. McCannon, in the time before Lt. Wright comes, how do you handle the reporters?

McCANNON:   I tell them that there has been an "incident of unknown circumstance", and that they're going to have to wait for an official statement.

McCANNON:   I also want to pop off to the station-house for my statement (which is strtegically close to Ezekiel).

KEEPER:   "But detective.. This is Theresa Carlton of New York One news... Witnesses say there were a number of shots fired here, and a man was taken to the hospital. Can you confirm that this was a police shooting?"

McCANNON:   "No, maam. I cannot."

KEEPER:   "Are you saying this was NOT a police shooting, detective? Who was involved here? Detective?"

McCANNON:   "Hey, you! No loitering on a crime scene! Move along, now!"

McCANNON:   To some passerby.

McCANNON:   "No, maam. I am not."

McCANNON:   "Excuse me a moment, yes?"

McCANNON:   Walk away, prefereably into the house (so that I can leave through the opposite door).

KEEPER:   "Detective, what can you tell us about this tragic incident? Given the history of violence in this precinct don't the people have a right to a clear statement?"

KEEPER:   "Detective!"

KEEPER:   The uniformed officers close ranks to block access so you can walk off.

McCANNON:   As I am leaving, "Yes, maaam, they do. And they'll get one - when the officials think they're ready. Can't have disinformation..."

McCANNON:   Sneeringly, "...can we?"

KEEPER:   You hear her shouting again as you walk off; "Detective, can we get your name for the record please!"

McCANNON:   Walk into the house.

McCANNON:   As if I didn't hear her.

KEEPER:   A short time later, Lt. Wright of the 116th drives up and bustles inside to find you.

McCANNON:   Make myself available.

McCANNON:   Also make it look like I was checking something important as he walks up (to cover that I'm not at the station house already).

KEEPER:   She shakes your hand. Very businesslike, very impatient. "Lieutenant. I understand you were a witness to the shooting. Is this correct?"

McCANNON:   "Yes. How can I help you, Lt. Wright?"

KEEPER:   "Well, you can tell me what happened."

McCANNON:   What department does she work?

KEEPER:   She's Kluwer's immediate supervisor.

McCANNON:   "I was in the neighborhood, and heard gunshots. I, and my friend who was in the car at the time, stopped and approached the building with guns drawn."

McCANNON:   "We heard screaming from the back yard of the church, proceeded there, and found the victim already wounded."

McCANNON:   Wait for a reply.

KEEPER:   "I see. Did you see any of the events leading up to the shooting?"

McCANNON:   "No, maam."

KEEPER:   "What were you doing in the neighborhood, detective?"

McCANNON:   "My friend lives near here. I was dropping him off."

KEEPER:   "Is that it? You weren't here in an official capacity?"

McCANNON:   "No, maam."

KEEPER:   "Thank you, lieutenant. I can take over here if you'll give your official statement now."

McCANNON:   "Of course," as I walk to my car (or a sqaud car if it's not here). "Good luck, Lt."

KEEPER:   Quick question: McCannon, did Rogers give you his pistol, or just his wallet?

McCANNON:   Just his wallet.

KEEPER:   OK. I think he had arranged for a local pistol permit. I'll work that out with him next time.

KEEPER:   You're on the way to the station house.

KEEPER:   Lundquist, Danforth, what are you up to?

LUNDQUIST:   I guess we're heading to the scene...

LUNDQUIST:   Might as well be there, right?

DANFORTH:   yeah, what he said...........

DANFORTH:   we're going to the church to wave badges

DANFORTH:   i want answers dammit

DANFORTH:   i through fuckin around with this wana-be al sharpton motherfucker

LUNDQUIST:   We want to arrive about the time the reporters are drifting away... Give it an hour or so, I guess...

KEEPER:   In an hour the reporters have not gone anywhere. More have arrived. Heck, Al Sharpton himself has arrived.

KEEPER:   Everyone is waiting for Ezekiel to finish giving his statement and come out to talk to the press.

DANFORTH:   can we kick the press out of here?

LUNDQUIST:   Yeah, that won't draw any unwanted attention...

LUNDQUIST:   You already got Sharpton down here...

KEEPER:   Reporters at the church itself are still trying to get reports from the police & from neighbors, and basically just taking film of the church for stock footage.

KEEPER:   And yes, Mr. Sharpton himself has come. There already is a big spin being played on the air: "This is no surprise. This is nothing new. The good people of this community have been plagued with brutality and corruption for years. For years!"

DANFORTH:   maybe it would be a good idea to shake him down in front of the cameras.............

LUNDQUIST:   Subtle.

KEEPER:   Good from a "Hey, cool, there are government MIBs beating up on the civil rights activists!" point of view? ;-)

DANFORTH:   this bitch reeks of criminal involvment.........

DANFORTH:   i say we make it clear that he's goin down

KEEPER:   (Danforth and Lundquist are discussing this in the car, presumably.)

LUNDQUIST:   Yeah, but we either need evidence, or we need to do it quietly.

DANFORTH:   i could give a fuck what the local ghetto roaches think about it

LUNDQUIST:   Problem is, there

DANFORTH:   i don't have the patience to be playin fuckin paddy-cake with the press

LUNDQUIST:   are probably some network affiliate cameras out there.

KEEPER:   (BTW all, make sure you put quotes around stuff that your character is saying in discussions.)

DANFORTH:   so what...we know he's crooked....the ends will justify the means

DANFORTH:   and it would shake him up more if it were done in front of reporters

KEEPER:   (I'll shut up now and let you discuss it... BRB) ;-)

LUNDQUIST:   "I think we need to give it a few hours... Let things calm down a bit here."

DANFORTH:   why save hime the embarrassment?.........he's a fuckin cultist dude

LUNDQUIST:   "I'm more concerned about our embarrassment, actually."

DANFORTH:   you're a pussy......

DANFORTH:   time to let the big dog eat ;)

LUNDQUIST:   Keeper, is Officer Lemonde in the crowd? I assume I know what he looks like.

KEEPER:   Lemonde does indeed show up.

KEEPER:   He meets with Lt. Wright, the vice squad supervisor, inside the church.

KEEPER:   Which you have wired, of course.

KEEPER:   They talk for no more than five minutes. She relays the stories she got from Kluwer and McCannon, which seem to match so far.

McCANNON:   Of course they do :)) (fat man smiling)

KEEPER:   She asks for his comments on the church and on Carl Williams.

KEEPER:   "Well, ma'am, I haven't known them to be involved in anything like this."

KEEPER:   Wright: "No?"

KEEPER:   Lemonde: "No, ma'am. Williams has kept his nose clean. Things stay quiet around here."

Lundquist whispers to Keeper:
Can I make a psych roll while listening to this? Does Lemonde strike me as honest, truthful?

KEEPER:   Wright: "I see. Report back to me after you conduct your interviews."

KEEPER:   Lemonde: "Yes, ma'am."

Keeper whispers to Lundquist:
You can't tell. You're just getting an audio feed, and you haven't dealt with him before to make comparisons.

Keeper whispers to Lundquist:
Plus you rolled a 99.

Lundquist whispers to Keeper:
Right, figured as much...

KEEPER:   Lundquist, Danforth, what's the plan?

LUNDQUIST:   We need to lay low for a few hours, let things die down at the church a bit.

DANFORTH:   we're gonna wait for the zoo to die down ...then flash badges at ezekial

KEEPER:   Okay... McCannon, they take your report at the 116th precinct.

McCANNON:   Whta time is it?

KEEPER:   You manage to get a desk near where Ezekiel is giving his statement.

KEEPER:   It's... around 12:30, I think.

Lundquist whispers to Keeper:
In the meantime I want to call Osborne to see about getting Bato's body discarded quietly. And maybe grab a nap for a while.

McCANNON:   What's being said?

Keeper whispers to Lundquist:
OK

KEEPER:   Ezekiel is giving the facts in a fairly straightforward manner: no embellishment, but a lot of opinionating.

McCANNON:   And that is?

KEEPER:   "That's right, officer. The detective did show me his alleged warrant. AFTER he had requested entry into the premises on false pretenses, pretending that he only wanted to question Carl."

KEEPER:   "Then he began searching the closet and Carl's tools, without giving us time to review the warrant. And there he claimed to find the alleged "drugs."

KEEPER:   The officer says, wearily, "What happened next?"

KEEPER:   "I believe Carl got scared. This detective came in under false pretenses and planted evidence right before our eyes and said that he would take Carl away. So Carl ran."

KEEPER:   "Did you see Detective Kluwer place the drugs on the premises?"

KEEPER:   "There were no drugs there before he came, officer. I am pastor of that church. I know what happens there, and I know the people there. Carl never had anything to do with drugs."

KEEPER:   "Did you see the Detective place the drugs on the premises?"

KEEPER:   "The first I saw the alleged drugs, they were in the Detective's hand. Before that, there were none in the toolbox."

KEEPER:   "Did you see..."

KEEPER:   "No, sir. You may write that down. It won't save that liar of a policeman."

McCANNON:   How long does the Reverend dodge the question?

KEEPER:   The officer writes silently for a moment. Then: "What happened next?"

KEEPER:   "The detective took a screwdriver from the toolbox and ran after Carl with a hand on his pistol, like this." (He places a hand on his hip, demonstrating.)

KEEPER:   "Did you see the detective take a screwdriver from the toolbox, Reverend?"

KEEPER:   "Carl had put that screwdriver down before he came to talk to the detective, officer. He was not holding it when he ran. Where else could it have come from?"

KEEPER:   Growing exasperated: "Reverend, did you see the detective take a screwdriver from the toolbox?"

KEEPER:   "I did not SEE the screwdriver in his hand. But I know nevertheless that it was there."

KEEPER:   The questioning proceeds like that for a while: Ezekiel ran after Kluwer and Williams. He stopped to tell Maddy to call their lawyer. Then he heard the gunshots.

McCANNON:   Is Maddy here as well?

KEEPER:   He went outside and saw Kluwer and McCannon with their guns out and "that doctor" helping Williams.

KEEPER:   Maddy is also giving a statement, yes.

KEEPER:   Are you telling anything interesting in your version, McCannon?

McCANNON:   I'll listen closely to this bit of the Reverend's statement, then make my way over to Maddy (quietly, remaining in the background).

McCANNON:   No. Keep it simple and vague.

KEEPER:   Maddy is shaken up badly. She describes Kluwer's arrival pretty accurately, then she doesn't know much until she saw Ezekiel again and heard the gunshots.

KEEPER:   Basically, unless some unknown witness comes forward, the shooting itself will come down to Kluwer's testimony against Williams'.

McCANNON:   Do I have any friends in dispatch?

KEEPER:   Sure. Dispatch for the NYPD is all handled on a floor of Headquarters, in Manhattan. You know a couple of people there.

McCANNON:   Woudl I know which one was on shift during the shooting?

KEEPER:   You could find out with a call.

McCANNON:   I'll do that - discreetly.

KEEPER:   You call: it turns out neither of your friends was on duty at the time.

KEEPER:   Ezekiel and Maddy eventually finish giving their statements.

McCANNON:   O.K. How about records? I'd like to find out as much about Kluwer's background and previous cases as possible.

McCANNON:   Anything that stands out as unusual, I'd like to find out. I realize that your background report already covered this, but I get the feeling he's not on the level, and knows more about this than meets the eye.

KEEPER:   How quiet are you being about it? You could get them quickly enough by going through channels and tapping into the IAB investigation which will no doubt follow this shooting.

McCANNON:   Do I know anyone in IAB? I'd perfer to keep all this on the QT.

KEEPER:   Yes... in fact, you overhear the officers talking after IAB calls. They're sending Lt. Arthur Daniels. You know him from HQ and from the Academy, way back when.

McCANNON:   They're calling him now?

KEEPER:   You hear about it after the supervisors talk to him and word drifts down.

McCANNON:   Cool. Can I give him a call?

KEEPER:   Sure. He doesn't have a cell phone, but after you page him he calls back in a few minutes. "This is Daniels. I got a call from this number?"

KEEPER:   Danforth, Lundquist, Ezekiel and Maddy are coming out of the precinct house now.

McCANNON:   "This is McCannon. How are you, Art?"

KEEPER:   There's a big crowd there to meet Ezekiel, including Sharpton and his supporters and an army of reporters.

KEEPER:   "Joe, I'm doing all right. On my way to Queens. What can I do for you?"

McCANNON:   "I hear you're working on the church shooting."

KEEPER:   Daniels: "Yeah, I just got the case a few minutes ago. You know anything about it?"

McCANNON:   "Yeah, kinda. I was at the scene."

KEEPER:   "Is that right? I didn't get that detail yet. Did you see what went down?"

McCANNON:   "Not exactly. I came in after the shooting."

KEEPER:   Daniels: "Too bad. Sounds like it's going to be another 'He said, he said.'"

McCANNON:   "Yeah. But listen, what have you guys got on Kluwer?"

KEEPER:   "Kluwer? Not much. He's a nobody. Fifteen years of nothing, now this."

McCANNON:   "He was really on edge at the church. Like outta control. I'd be extra cauitious about him."

KEEPER:   Lundquist, Ezekiel approaches a podium which has been set up not far from the precinct, bristling with news microphones.

KEEPER:   Daniels: "Out of control? How so?"

McCANNON:   "Nervous, like he was afraid of something. I think he might owe someone."

LUNDQUIST:   I suddenly have a bad feeling about this. I want to try to get up behind the podium, if I can. I'm actively looking for anyone who might be trying

KEEPER:   Ezekiel approaches the podium and is quiet for a moment while cameras flash and people shout questions.

LUNDQUIST:   to hurt the reverend, and am telling Danforth to do the same.

KEEPER:   Daniels: "Do you have anything to back that up, Joe? Anything solid?"

LUNDQUIST:   I call McCannon, too.

McCANNON:   "Nope. Sorry. All I got is gut instinct."

Lundquist whispers to Keeper:
Specifically, we're looking for snipers or other lone gunmen...

McCANNON:   "He was shaking, Art. He's unbalanced."

KEEPER:   Daniels: "Yeah? Okay. Okay, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the heads-up."

McCANNON:   Before he hangs up, "Can I ask a favor, Art?"

KEEPER:   Daniels: "Sure, what is it?"

McCANNON:   "I know it's against procedure... but can you keep me posted about this one. I have a bad feeling about it."

KEEPER:   Lundquist, you sidle up to the area behind the podium. There are a number of police officers around. Ezekiel & Sharpton's folks are giving all of you unhealthy glares.

KEEPER:   Daniels is silent for a second. "Sure, Joe. Stay close to the 116 and I'll look you up."

McCANNON:   "If you can't find me, leave a message at my house, and I'll get back to you."

KEEPER:   "You got it, Joe."

McCANNON:   "Thanks." Hang up.

KEEPER:   Lundquist: Ezekiel looks up and out at the crowd.

KEEPER:   "My friends," he says, holding up a hand for attention. "My friends, this has been a terrible day. A tragic day."

LUNDQUIST:   Do I notice anything out of the ordinary out there?

KEEPER:   It is chaotic. The crowd is huge, with reporters and activists and onlookers.

LUNDQUIST:   Okay, can I approach the reverend himself?

KEEPER:   People are shouting: reporters are shouting questions, people are shouting objections.

LUNDQUIST:   I want to push through the crowd if I have to.

KEEPER:   There is a wall of young bodyguard-looking men behind the podium.

LUNDQUIST:   The reverend's friends?

KEEPER:   They look at you suspiciously. "The Reverend is not available yet, sir," says one crossly.

KEEPER:   Yeah. They came with Sharpton.

LUNDQUIST:   Is there anyone obviously in charge?

LUNDQUIST:   Is Sharpton around?

KEEPER:   Shapton is standing next to Ezekiel.

LUNDQUIST:   I flash my ID and try to bully my way through. "This is a goddamn emergency! We just got a death threat!"

KEEPER:   "A tragic day!" Says Ezekiel. "We had prayed that the days of--"

KEEPER:   The young bodyguards look around in alarm. They close in around Ezekiel, but they part enough for you to get close.

KEEPER:   Ezekiel turns angrily. "What is the meaning of this?"

LUNDQUIST:   "Reverend, I'm with the justice department. We just received a death threat against you."

KEEPER:   People in the crowd start shouting again. "Let him talk! Let him talk!"

LUNDQUIST:   "We think we need to get you inside, right away. You can address the press from there. It's not safe here."

KEEPER:   Sharpton shakes his head incredulously. "Noooo," he says. "What proof do you have, sir? Why do you wish to stop this man from telling the truth to these people?"

LUNDQUIST:   "Sir, we have reason to believe this is credible."

KEEPER:   They look unconvinced. "Then place your eyes on the crowd, sir," says Sharpton. "Do not tell us to be silent or to wait!"

KEEPER:   Ezekiel nods stiffly. "The truth will not be delayed further."

LUNDQUIST:   Oh, well... "Suit yourself, then..." I get out of his way.

LUNDQUIST:   I'm still looking at the crowd. I want to move off to one side.

KEEPER:   He turns to the crowd again. "Do you see how they would silence us? I tell you, this has been a tragic day! My friends, this day has shown us that the ways of the past are the ways of the present. They say we have seen reform? Today we have SEEN those reforms!"

KEEPER:   "How many years have we seen of corruption?"

KEEPER:   "How many years have we seen violence?"

KEEPER:   "How many years have we heard lies?"

KEEPER:   "My friends, this is the latest link in a long and terrible chain. Carl Williams is a good man. Carl Williams is a law-abiding man. But Carl Williams lies broken and bleeding now, shot by the police. And why?"

KEEPER:   "I will TELL you why! I will tell you! The police have come in violence to my church, because they know that their secrets are not long to be held."

KEEPER:   "They know that men have seen them on our streets... we have seen officers of the New York Police Department, and the CIA, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, bringing to our streets the very DRUGS for which they murder our people!"

KEEPER:   "And I tell you, they are afraid. They are afraid of the truth. They are afraid, because I have heard the truth. And now they want the truth to be silenced."

KEEPER:   "My friends, Carl Williams is not alone. Another good man is gone. Another man whom I called friend."

KEEPER:   "Bertrand Leguerre was his name! He was a disciple of evil for far too long, was Bertrand. He was a gangster, it is true. He did mighty wrongs. But he saw the light. He saw wrongs still GREATER, done by the men who hold POWER over our nation! And he saw the light!"

KEEPER:   "Bertrand came to me! And I led him to the Lord. And he hungered to share the truth."

KEEPER:   "And--"

KEEPER:   Lundquist: you see the beginnings of a stirring in the crowd not far from the podium.

LUNDQUIST:   Do I see any weapons? Is anyone saying anything (like "gun")?

KEEPER:   In an instant: You see a person's eyes go suddenly very wide. Then you see a pistol aiming up at Ezekiel, held by a young man with a strangely glassy look in his eyes.

LUNDQUIST:   Do I have a shot at him or not? I'm yelling "Assassin!" as loud as I can, and pointing.

LUNDQUIST:   I'm getting my gun out too.

KEEPER:   You bring your gun out and shout. People look around in shock. Ezekiel is in mid-statement, oblivious. The gunman fires. You can shoot.

LUNDQUIST:   Is my shot clear enough that I'm not going to hit bystanders?

KEEPER:   The gunman is in the middle of the crowd. If you miss, or if your shot blows through, it might well hit somebody else.

LUNDQUIST:   How far away is he? Am I at point-blank range?

KEEPER:   He's about ten feet from the podium. You could move forward a couple of steps and get in point-blank.

LUNDQUIST:   I rush forward and try to tackle him.

LUNDQUIST:   If he begins to point that thing at me I stop and shoot him instead.

KEEPER:   The gunman fires fast, BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. The crowd screams. Ezekiel cries out and falls to the ground.

KEEPER:   Lundquist, you leap at the gunman. You barrel into him and shove him to the ground, but you fail to get a good grip on him.

KEEPER:   He looks dazed as you knock him down. He struggles instinctively, but he doesn't turn the gun on you.

LUNDQUIST:   Where is Danforth?

KEEPER:   Danforth is... hmmmm....

KEEPER:   Danforth charges over with a pistol drawn to cover the man.

LUNDQUIST:   How far away is my car from here?

KEEPER:   As the gunman struggles to get up again you twist him around into an arm lock.

KEEPER:   He still seems dazed. "Hey--Ahh! What's goin on?"

LUNDQUIST:   (I'd love to abduct this guy out of the middle of the crowd of cops like this...)

LUNDQUIST:   "You're under arrest! You have the right to remain silent!" etc

KEEPER:   Your car is very close. (Luck roll of 04) Like, ten feet away.

LUNDQUIST:   I bustle him towards it.

KEEPER:   OK. You shove through the crowd. Danforth opens the door. "Move it, police, police!"

LUNDQUIST:   I guess there's about fifty TV cameras looking my way, or are they focused on the reverend?

KEEPER:   The real cops come around the platform now. The crowd goes nuts, as if suddenly realizing what's happened. Ezekiel has not yet gotten up.

KEEPER:   The TV cameras are all over. There are some trying to track you and the shooter, but others are on the Reverend.

KEEPER:   Do you shove the shooter into the car?

LUNDQUIST:   Well, this probably isn't going to work then... I'll try to flag down some cops. Keep the shooter pinned on the pavement, not in the car,

KEEPER:   The cops come over at a run, guns drawn, looking nervous. People are screaming. One of the cops brings handcuffs out. "WAS HE ALONE?"

LUNDQUIST:   "Looks like it. Better start canvassing."

LUNDQUIST:   "You, find out who was standing next to him! You, get your lieutenant over here!"

KEEPER:   He slaps cuffs hard onto the gunman. Another cop picks up the man's pistol. Others start a feeble attempt at crowd control.

LUNDQUIST:   "We've got to get him out of here!" I push him into the car.

KEEPER:   The officer with the cuffs pulls him the other way. "Get him inside!"

LUNDQUIST:   "Yeah, good idea! Get him inside! Move!"

KEEPER:   "Right!" They shove him along back through the crowd, with the officers pushing people back to clear the path.

KEEPER:   As you pass the podium you see Ezekiel lying motionless on the pavement surrounded by people. There's a lot of blood. It looks like at least one head wound.

LUNDQUIST:   I want to glare at Sharpton, if he's around.

KEEPER:   He's there, kneeling over Ezekiel and trying to talk to him. He doesn't notice you.

LUNDQUIST:   Well, I'm pretty much out of time here. I hate it when I'm right.

KEEPER:   You drag the gunman into the precinct house. Within a few minutes they have searched him and charged him and placed him upstairs in an interrogation room.

LUNDQUIST:   I make sure they take blood & urine samples.

KEEPER:   An ambulance takes Ezekiel to the hospital. He's dead on arrival.

KEEPER:   And the gunman still looks baffled.