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The Taking of Pelham 123
The Taking of Pelham 123 does involve a lot of actions and issues that need to be face. At the beginning of the story, when the hijackers get on the train, the leader which is Ryder instructs the motorman to obey his instructions. The motorman does not have any other choice but to follow his instructions as he was pointing gun at him. The same goes to the police officer who supposed to be protecting the people in the train. Another issue arise when Ryder ask for $10 million in $100 bills in order to set the hostages free. Ryder instructs Garber to notify the Mayor about the situation. Following the incident, Mr. Vincent Camonetti from the NYPD Hostage Negotiation Team arrives to negotiate with Ryder. However, Ryder refuses to speak with him and demands only to communicate with Walter Garber. The motorman, Jerry Pollard, even got killed when at first Mr. Vincent try to persuade Ryder to talk to him. Furthermore, Mr. Vincent finds out from Mr. John Johnson, the Chief Transportation Officer about Garber’s bribe’s case. As a result, in the already tense moment, Mr. Vincent had to interrogate Garber in order to find any link that might cause him to be targeted by Ryder. However, Garber insists that it was only coincidence that he is the one answering the phone. Mr. Vincent even sends his man to check on Garber house. Ryder also learns that Garber took the bribe from the online news report. He forces Garber to confess that he took the bribe by threatening to kill one of the passengers. At this moment, Garber is in dilemma whether to tell the truth or not as Mr. Vincent and his man are listening to their conversation. The situation becomes tense when the police car involves in accident during delivery of the money. The police team fails to meet the deadline. In this state, Garber has no choice but lies that the money is ready to be given without knowing that Ryder could see the outside of the terminal. Ryder is angry for being lied and kills one of the passengers. The
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