Crimes of the Century (TV Mini Series)

The Siege at Waco (2013)

Davy Aguilera: Self - Assistant SAC, ATF

Quotes 

• Himself - Narrator : The beginning of the end comes just after 12:00 noon. A wisp of smoke floats from a compound window.

  Himself - Special Agent, FBI : My instructions over the loudspeakers went from instructions to pleas. "David, don't do this."

  Himself - Assistant SAC, ATF : And all of a sudden, you see bursts of flames. I'm like "My god, I hope they allowed the children to leave."

  Himself - Special Agent, FBI : I will never forget the exact thought that went through my head when I saw the flames: "Thank god. Those mothers will bring their children out now." And we waited, and waited, and waited. And they didn't bring their children out.

• Himself - Narrator : The entire scene unfolds before a live TV audience. The exuberance of a control room producer is tempered by the reality of the situation.

  Himself - Assistant SAC, ATF : It was quick. Didn't last very long. The structure, or the building, was shoddily made of plywood. I mean, it's like a... wooden match.

  Himself - Special Agent, FBI : We never stopped our negotiation efforts. We continued right up until I turned off the speakers on that last day at 12:35 in the afternoon.

  Himself - SAC, FBI : Everyone was in tears. We could all see the faces of the children; we all knew who they were, we'd seen them. And that's what we were dedicated to doing, was trying to rescue those kids out of there. And that had all gone up in smoke, and we knew that they were all dying, and there was nothing we could do about it.