Speed (1994)

Richard Lineback: Norwood

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• Norwood : Sir, uh, we have a serious problem.

  Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : What?

  Norwood : This freeway isn't finished.

  Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : What are you talking about?

  Norwood : The aerial unit caught it about three miles ahead. There's a section missing.

  Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : [taking out his map]  Section missing? But it's on the map. It's finished on the God damn map!

  Norwood : I guess they fell behind!

• Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : Alright gentlemen, what we have here is 13 passengers in a express elevator. Below floor 30. Bomber's already taken out cables, bomber wants $3 million or he blows the emergency brakes.

  Harry Temple : What's our clock?

  Norwood : He gave one hour. That leaves us twenty-three minutes exactly.

  Swat Cop : Anything else that will keep this elevator from falling?

  Jack : Yeah, the basement.

  Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : The city would like to avoid that event, Officer Traven.

  Harry Temple : We can't just unload the passengers?

  Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : This is an express elevator gentlemen. The only way in or out is through access panels. Bomber's also wired the hatch to trigger the bomb, which seats him in the crazy-but-not-stupid section.

  Jack : Sir, Harry volunteers to examine the device.

  Harry Temple : Yeah, right.

  Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : Fine. The two of you check it out.

  Norwood : The nearest access panel is on the thirty-second floor in the lobby.

  Lt. Herb "Mac" McMahon : I want reports only, we're in a holding patern. Worthy, Briggs, I want you to secure base area, no one in or out. Everyone else, I want you to confirm building evac. Move!

  Jack : [to Harry]  Looks like we're walking.

• [after five minutes worth of screaming from the armed elevator] 

  Norwood : Usually they fall down now.