7. Uncertainty
Ed Beyea worked on the 27th floor of Tower 1. Ed was quadriplegic and in a wheelchair. As his coworkers fled among fear and screaming, Ed was left alone…except for Avremel Zelmanowitz who promised to stay by his side until Captain William Burke of the NYFD arrived to carry Ed down. The three never made it out, but their story did, thanks to Avremel’s phone call to his wife.
8. Paralysis
Citizens stop their lives to stare as the Towers burn. Their disbelief will soon turn to panic and horror as they, themselves, move from spectators to participants as the South Tower falls.