Surrera-Blow Out

Search & Rescue

Against Robert's wishes, Ripley and Herrera prepare to enter the
buckled structure (also against Battalion Chief Frankel's wishes)
The human and material toll stuns the members of stations 19, 20,
23, and 88.

By this time members of 19, 23, and 88 have gathered around the command post. Faintly, through the 'comms', Sullivan heard muttering:

"Hier... ist, wo ich mein Schicksal treffe Baby Ich bin ein Mann, den ich geboren wurde, um zu hassen..."

"What is that he's saying?" Vic asks

"It's German-he's reciting part of a poem by Eliot" says Ripley. "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death..he's giving up; he feels that he has nothing left to live for," he adds bitterly, sending Andy a scathing look.

"If he feels that way he has good reason," Montgomery snarks bitterly. "Right, Herrera?"

"I-I k-know that Chief," Andy replies miserably. "If you believe that I don't kick myself daily for causing him to build those walls higher and stronger than before you're wrong. I'm guilty as charged, OK? Your best friend and the man I never stopped loving is running out of time; can't we litigate my numerous personal failings another time? The engineer said it: any more than 345 lbs could cause another collapse: your 220 and my 115 is 10 lbs less than that. YES; okay; neither you nor he wants me in there but Hughes has smoke inhalation and Noonan sprained her ankle: they're the only ones within the weight parameters so it seems you're stuck with me. Sir."

Ripley stared at her for long minutes. "Sully's surely gonna wallop me good for this. IF we're successful you stay away from him; he'd planned to leave the area within the week: that will obviously change now. I'll authorize you for the S and R as long as you promise to stay away from him-COMPLETELY AWAY, Herrera."

Andy has no option except to agree. As she walks away to prepare Frankel approaches the Chief. "Sir I'd be remiss if I fail to remind you of the many protocols, you are breaking if you carry on with this...this foolishness. You cannot go int"-

"Get out of here, Frankel," he says through gritted teeth.

"E-Excuse me, Chief?!"

"Get.The.Fuck.Off.Of.My.Scene, Chief Frankel. LEAVE."

Frankel sputtered "I'm reporting this to the Commission, Sir ."

"Yeah, right, OK: fuck off as you do. Chief Sato Assume the scene."

"Yessir," Sato agreed reluctantly.

"Herrera-let's move!"

"Jesus...Jack and Maya, Ornelas, Kozanich are GONE, and maybe probably Sullivan...: Hughes, Noonan, Finch, and Vasquez offline: are we DREAMING?" asked Montgomery rhetorically.

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Victoria Hughes: Someone else should go in after Sullivan, Lucas. Someone not named Lucas Ripley.

Lucas Ripley: That's no option, baby. You know that. Did you leave MONTGOMERY after I ordered you out of that site.

VH: Alright, I get it. But PLEASE-you have to come out of there alive, Baby. You HAVE TO, understand, Husband?

LR: Understood, Wife.

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Ripley and Herrera consult the Lead City Engineer, Laz Villegas once more prior to their attempted entry into the cave-in: "You enter on the northeast corner...you follow these pipes to this dogleg...60 or 70 meters after the dogleg per our scans only Herrera will be able to traverse this narrow part that I've circled in yellow. Inside the neon square is where your Battalion
Chief should be."

Frankel chose that moment to run up. "Chief you force me to relieve you of command per Article"-

"Chief Frankel time is running out for the man trapped in that cave in-no matter what you say he IS my family...you're FUCKIN' WITH MY FAMILY, CHEIF!" Andy butts in and with that she and Ripley make their way to the NE corner of the structure...

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Warren calls Miranda and advises her that a multiple casualty event had occurred and that the PRT and Aid Cars are heading her way soon; he adds that Maya Bishop-Gibson and Jack Gibson are believed deceased as well as two others...and possibly ROBERT SULLIVAN.
"Be there for Herrera, Benjamin...I'll, um...notify Deluca. Lord, this is terrible. And don't go inside."

"It's SULLIVAN, Miranda...but no worries: I have my hands full with the PRT."

"Remember that I love you, Ben."

"I love you, Baby. See you soon."

Inside The Collapsed Building

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Crawling forward through the narrow bit after the dogleg, Andy reflects on the 'what ifs': what if they're too late to save Robert? And if they're not she's made an agreement with Ripley to stay away from him...what if he goes through with his plans to leave Seattle (which he failed to notify her of...and why should he have?) The 'what ifs' can wait, she decides. Get Robert Out-that's the
mission...

GERMAN TRANSLATION COURTESY OF GOOGLE:
Hier... ist, wo ich mein Schicksal treffe Baby Ich bin ein Mann, den ich geboren wurde, um zu hassen:
HERE is where I meet my end- in a better time you could be my friend