In the early morning hours, news producers are jolted awake by reports of gunfire within the Olympic Village. They scramble to verify rumors of a hostage situation involving Israeli athletes while coordinating an immediate media response.
GEOFF: Marv! Get up! There’s been-
BADER: What the hell, Geoff? I’m-
GEOFF: Shots were fired in the Olympic Village! Fucking shots!
BADER: What? You serious?
GEOFF: Yeah. There’s a ton of police and--
MARIANNE: [via walkie] Can you hear me?
GEOFF: Listening.
MARIANNE: The phones won’t stop at the Ru
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