Waco: The Aftermath

Agent Ballesteros,

can you walk us through what happened

as you approached the compound on the morning of February 28th?

Yeah. Um...

my team was assigned to approach the, uh, front entrance, here.

And what happened as you approached?

As we got close,

David Koresh opened the door and stood there in the doorway.

And it was a double door?

Yes, a double door.

The left one was shut, Koresh had opened the right.

Did you announce yourself as you approached?

Yes. I yelled, "Police,"

and I said that we had a search warrant.

And-and what did he do?

There are women and children in here!

When I was about 15 feet from the door,

he smirked,

then turned, went back inside, and shut the door behind him.

And then what happened?

Then I heard a male voice say, "Get that SOB off the porch."

Then they just started shooting.

Heavy, like someone took a string of firecrackers

and dropped them all around me.

Shots ripped through the door.

Splintered the wood.

One struck my right hand so I, uh...

I dove over the fence

and into the dog pit, here.

So they shot first?

Meaning the Branch Davidians

shot through the door first?

Yes.

Agent Ballesteros,

when you were in the dog pit,

were you alone?

Uh, initially, and then I was joined by, uh...

Agent Willis who had also been shot.

And where had Agent Willis been shot?

All over.

The wounds he had sustained were bleeding heavily.

I pulled him over, trying to get us both flat

to avoid the shots coming from the second floor.

We couldn't move.

You were pinned there?

Yes.

The medic was trying to reach us and pull Willis back...

the gunfire was relentless...

automatic, high caliber rounds.

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And how long were you pinned there?

How long were the Branch Davidians

firing on you?

Two and a half hours.

I eventually looked down at Willis and he, uh...

Um, so I yelled over to the medic.

I basically told him there was no use coming any further.

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Oh.

["Will the Circle Be Unbroken" plays]

...over there.

And we picked up the hoses and...

Welcome home!

How was it?

It was wonderful.

Oh.

Come here, you.

Oh.

Honey, I missed you.

Oh, you too.

Israel's beautiful.

Can't wait to show it to you someday.

- - When the Lord came

For to carry my love away...

We're glad you're back, you were missed.

You guys hungry?

Not really.

Thank you, though. Mm.

You seem different somehow.

Boy, you sure don't miss a thing, do you?

Oh, quit being humble.

Tell 'em.

Vernon started seeing visions

when we were in Jerusalem.

Oh. -Vernon has become

a vessel for the Lord.

Oh, that's incredible. -Oh.

Yeah, well, I'm just grateful

that you gave me the opportunity to go.

Seemed like the right thing to do.

Well, tell us all about it.

Well, we're still working out what it is exactly,

what it exactly means.

But when the time is right, we'll share with everybody.

You know, it was a long flight and I sure am tired.

I think I'll, uh, go lay down for a while.

Yeah, I'm--I'm tired myself.

I think I'll do the same.

Ruth.

Clive.

Will the circle

Be unbroken...

You ever wonder what that would feel like?

By and by...

Hmm? What what would be like?

Have the gift of prophecy?

I bet it'd be scary at first.

How do you know you're not going crazy?

Oh, looks like Lois left her suitcase.

I'll just run it over to her.

I'll be right back.

Hide my sorrow

When they laid her

In the grave

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Are we sure there's anybody in here?

Well, Carol told us Wild Bill and his buddies

stayed here the night before the robbery.

And it figures there's still someone in there

who was helping them.

Well, I'm not sure why we had to be here at the crack of dawn.

You got somewhere else you gotta be?

Yeah, asleep.

Just like I'm sure these knuckleheads are.

Here we go.

Hands up! Get down! Freeze! Freeze!

Freeze! Get down! - Down!

On the ground! - Get down!

On the ground!

Roger on Unit 121.

Clear!

[ATF agents chattering indistinctly]

Hmm.

Yeah, you were clear. Were you clear?

Hey, excuse me. Do you mind?

Thank you.

Ah.

Huh. Turner Diaries.

Well, well, well.

Why would anyone need six fax machines?

Beats me.

Maybe it's to, uh, help spread propaganda, you know?

Something's queued up to print here.

Let's see.

Taking Aim.

Militia of Montana.

Why would bank robbers in Arkansas

want a militia newsletter from Montana?

That is a good question.

You know, the FBI's current position

is that these militia groups don't get along,

so they don't communicate, but maybe that's changing.

There's a whole box of them.

Hey, what's the oldest one in there?

May '93. - Yeah.

That's right after Waco.

Pretty smooth.

You'll need help.

I cannot be involved in something like this.

Not directly.

Then maybe someone else?

No...

no one here.

Then I can do it on my own.

No, you can't.

You need help.

One lone soldier never won a war.

Do you have any friends that can help you?

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Hey, it's Tim.

McVeigh. I'm in your neighborhood.

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"Let the Federal government be warned.

True Patriots will refresh the tree of liberty

with your blood,

as you have spilled blood

at Ruby Ridge and Waco."

You think this is enough to run his phone records?

Uh, no.

First Amendment, he's got the right to say

whatever dumb thing pops into his head.

But that's not really my concern.

I keep thinking about that bank of fax machines we found.

If this newsletter is getting out

to even a handful of these groups,

it could be amplifying the message exponentially.

I wonder what kind of readership this rag gets.

Well, we can just call and ask.

They put their phone number out on the back of this thing.

Taking Aim.

Yeah, I run a small arms manufacturing business

in Oklahoma