There's 30 hostages in there -- for all we know --

Going in... are you out of your mind?

We're going in.

What's it look like?

What's going on?

Strangely enough, so far the terrorists have not communicated directly with the police... but an unidentified man has had several conversations which seem to indicate...

Since all the telephone lines have been cut, the only contact with the building had been through the use of CB communicators which the terrorists brought with them.

We're told that the situation began some two hours ago when an unidentified party of men took over the building and sealed off all of its entrances and exits...

Holy shit...

What else is new...?

This is Richard Thornburg, speaking to you live from Century City... where Los Angeles has joined the sad but world wide fraternity whose only membership requirement is the awesome spectre of International Terrorism...

Gennero. Miss Gennero.

Mr. Takagi chose his people well, Mrs...?

It will be done.

Yes, you're right.

And unless you like it messy, you'd better start taking us in groups to the bathroom.

Good enough.

Good enough?

No. But I'll have a sofa brought out to you.

I'd like permission for her to move to one of the offices where there's a sofa.

-- relax, she's not due for two weeks, but a marble floor isn't doing her back any good.

We have a pregnant woman out there --

Go on.

I don't enjoy being this close to you.

Personally I'd pass on the job.

They're looking to me.

You murdered my Boss. Now...

You did.

Oh? What idiot put you in charge?

I... have a request.

Oh shit...

Christ, Powell, he could be a fucking bartender for all we know!

-- recognizing phony ID's?

Like, knowing how to recognize a phony ID --

Things he said.

A hunch.

How do you know??

Maybe not LAPD, but definitely a badge.

I think he's a cop.

I don't think so, Sir. In fact...

Or some kind of nut case who --

Powell, has it occured to you he could be one of the terrorists, pulling your chain?

He claims?

He appears to be the man who called in the report... he's killed one of the terrorists for sure and claims he capped two others.

He won't give us his name.

We don't exactly know, Sir.

Then who the hell have you been talking to?

Don't know, Sir. We haven't heard a peep from them.

The terrorists?

What do they want?