Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (TV Mini Series)

Part 1 (1999)

Tom Skerritt: Thomas Ahearn

Quotes 

• Thomas Ahearn : This is Fire Chief Ahearn. Do you read?

  Jillian Parnell : I read you. This is Jillian Parnell, reporter for WCBS Television.

  Thomas Ahearn : Jillian, are you airborne?

  Jillian Parnell : Roger that. We're airborne. We just watched the whole damn city shake apart.

  Thomas Ahearn : I'm downtown. Where are you?

  Jillian Parnell : Right now, we are flying southwest over the Manhattan Bridge or what's left of it. I cannot believe what's happened down there. Oh, my God! Look at the Brooklyn Bridge. Cables have torn loose. I mean, they're... they're all over the roadway. The cars are just piling up right now.

  Thomas Ahearn : Jillian, I need you. You're my eyes up there. Now calmly tell me what you see.

  Jillian Parnell : I don't even know where to begin.

  Thomas Ahearn : Jillian, just keep talking. The better you describe what you see down there, the better we can respond.

  Jillian Parnell : Alright. Right now, we are swinging north over downtown. I see the Twin Towers. They look good. They're both still standing. Empire State Building looks good. Chrysler Building looks like it's okay, but some of these building have just lost their skins. I mean, it looks like they've just fallen off.