[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Total shock! Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Absolutely shocked! Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine all the people Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could not believe it, I mean I was shocked. And then I'm sayoung to myself:7 Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who did this? Why anyone would hurt John? Then it struck me I might have a picture of the killer. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't let me down... Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On December 8th, 1980 I was assigned Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the 20ths precinct. I was a patrolman in a radio car Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I got a call that there was shots fired at 1 W. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,72nd street. There was a man pointing Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he said "That's the man doing the shooting." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at that point we realized that this was for real. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I peeked in and saw a man with his hands up. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I threw that guy up against a wall and at this point Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jose says to me he shot John Lennon. And I said "You what?" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(shot) Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a work of art by John's widow, Yoko Ono. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thinking about all these windows in the world Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there's so many windows that have bullet marks Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bullet holes. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I wanted to make a symbolic gesture of one bullet hole Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also you have to see it from the front. You have Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see it from the back. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you see it from the front you're the shooter. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you see it from the back, you're the victim. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I did it and then I saw it. And I thought " Oh my God! I saw that!" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That night" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On december the 8th, 1980, John Lennon was murdered Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the Dakota Building in New York Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Late this evening, one of the world's great entertainers Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and musicians, John Lennon of the Beatles. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was shot outside his New York home." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The shockwaves of John Lennon's murder were felt Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the world. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Switched on the radio and 'Imagine' was playing. It was like a knife through your heart. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You knew it was true. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a shattering blow. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stunned. I just couldn't... I just saw him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Total shock. Absolute shock. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Imagine all the people" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could not believe it. I was shocked and then I'm Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying to myself, "Who did this?" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And why anyone would want to hurt John? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then it struck me that I might have a picture of the kiler. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In January 1969, eleven years before John died, the Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beatles held their last ever concert. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the roof of their office building on Saddle Row. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the end of an era. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Lennon profoundly influenced a generation. And beyond. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you know happened here? What do I know happened? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The record label was run from here I suppose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know much what happened here. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. one last gig Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dont let me down." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see this house and I was in that queue. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was his voice, man. It makes me sad Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes me angry. It makes chilled. You know? It was Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his voice really. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Nobody ever loved me like she do." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, :right? I want to be in a band like that. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make music like that Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"One two three four" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John's whole life after he walked away from the Beatles Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was an escape from the insanity of Beatle-mania Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1971, he found his refuge with Yoko in New York Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the city in which he was, nine years later, to meet his fate Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(singing) New york city baby Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah the last time I saw you we were in Madison Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Square Garden. He said, "I can walk down the street, walk through the park. People pass me- Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Hi John' and keep on walking". He said "I love it." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought to myself, John's found peace at last. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Singing: all we saying is give peace a chance. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peace had come at a price. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John's political activism had a real effect on young people. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the President himself saw him as a threat. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nixon was determined to deny John his green card Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a piece of tape somewhere of Nixon's Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,henchmen saying "You know this guy could sway an election." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was preserved. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the first step was to kick him out. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they were very eager to do that. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Singing I would like..) Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's August 1980, with his struggle for permanent residence long behind him, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John is about to embark on a new musical venture Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with yoko. This was snapped leaving the Dakota, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the first day of recording their album "Double Fantasy" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can have no idea it will be their last. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their coproducer is Jack Douglas. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea of this album was a play, a dialogue between a man and his wife. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man who had been through the sixties. It was about Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well here we. We're turning 40. We can still do this. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can still have our voice. We managed to make it through Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all those terrible years. And now let's look to the future." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(singing) Even after all these years. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By September 1980, the album "Double Fantasy" is nearing completion. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He listened to it very intently. And I saw this smile come on his face. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he yelled out, "Mother! Tell them we have a record!" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mother was John's nickname for his wife. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He made me laugh all the time. I wasn't trying to make Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him laugh. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it seemed like he was laughing all the time about me. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just the fact that I'm saying something serious. And he said, "You're so tiny and you're saying these things." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know, that made him feel funny I suppose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To his fans, John could be kind. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In November 1980, the fan later to take the last picture of John alive, is granted his first photo opportunity. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he says, "Well let's take it now." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Let's get it the hell over with. You never know Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we'll get another chance to do it." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this was 21 days before he gets murdered. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I mean, I was like a kid under the Christmas tree Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Christmas morning. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I stooped next to him, John put his right arm Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around my shoulder. And I couldn't believe Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he pulled me to him. And when he did that. He Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gave me the idea and I held on to his fur collar. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cause I was holding it almost to make sure Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it wasn't a dream. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, he wasn't going to disappear on me. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most iconic image of John Lennon in Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New York was taken by his friend, photographer Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bob Gruen. Friday December the 5th, three days before he dies. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John phones him Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was in a good mood, very playful. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next day he asked me to come back, cause he Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had gotten a new jacket, a very fancy Yamamoto jacket. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so we stayed up all night talking Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it wasn't until dawn we were out on the street Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it was Saturday morning, December 6th Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we took a bunch of pictures there and um Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was the last time I saw him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Later that Saturday, December 6th John gives a radio Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interview to BBC DJ Andy Peebles. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was my hero. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember he put his arm around my should and said "Thank you for coming." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I felt like saying, "What do you mean, thank you for coming?" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Recording) Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I left England I still couldn't go on the street. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was still Caranby Street and all that stuff was going on. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We couldn't walk around the block, go to a restaurant, unless Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you wanted to the business of the star going the restaurant garbage. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can go right out this door now and go in a restaurant. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want to know how great that is? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And towards the end of the interview, for some reason Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it just flashed through my mind- ask him about security. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he came out with the classic quote, you know, "i can walk down the street Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people say 'hi John, how are you, how's the baby?'" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I can see him now saying it with such conviction. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He could never ever have dreamt Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what would ensue in 48 hours. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never ever have dreamt. Pfft. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's Monday the eighth of December, 1980. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John leaves the Dakota building for his favorite Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local barber. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He just wanted a haircut. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I dunno maybe I have those hairs still. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to keep his hair. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well the day started with the Liebowitz photographer. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the photographer Annie Liebowitz completes the photo shoot Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Rolling Stone magazine and the cover that was Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become world famous. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John's fan, the amateur photographer Paul Garesh, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arrives as usual. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got to the Dakota around 11:45 in the morning Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I got there, it was a nice mild day for December 8th. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only other person there was a guy standing Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a long overcoat with a fur collar. And a fur hat. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he had a scarf on and he was holding "Double Fantasy" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under his elbow Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he says to me "Are you waiting for Lennon?" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said, "Yeah" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, "My name's Mark. I'm from Hawaii." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said, "I'm Paul. I'm from New Jersey." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said "Oh. Do you work for him?" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said "No" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said "I came all the way from Hawaii to get my album signed." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I said, "where are you staying while you're in the city?" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On December 8th Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1980 I was assigned to the 20th precinct Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a patrolman in a radio car and I got a call Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there were shots fired at 1 W 72nd st Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh, there was a man pointing and he said that's the man doing the shooting and at that point we realized this is for real Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so i peeked in and saw a man with his hands up so i threw this guy up against the wall and at that point Jose says to me he shot John Lennon, and he says "you what?" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[gunshot] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a work of art by John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. I was thinking about all these windows in the world and there are so many windows that have, ah, bullet marks, you know, bullet holes. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I wanted to make a symbolic gesture of on bullet hole and also you have to see it from the front and you have to see it from the back because when you see it from the front you're the shooter, when you see it from the back you're the victim. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I did it and then I saw it and I said "Oh my God" I saw that. That night. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At 10:50 pm on Monday December the 8th, 1980 John Lennon was murdered at the Dakota building in New York. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Late this evening one of the world's great entertainers and musicians John Lennon of the Beatles was shot outside of his New York home. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The shockwaves of John Lennon's murder were heard around the world. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I switched on the radio and "Imagine" was playing. You Know, that was like a knife through your heart, you know it was true. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a shattering blow. Stunned. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just couldn't, I just sighed. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Total shock. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Absolute shock. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music] Imagine all the people... Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I could not believe it. I, I mean I was shocked and I'm saying to myself "who did this, and why anyone would hurt John." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, then it struck me that I might have a picture of the killer. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[music]...and the world will live as one. [music ends] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In January 1969, eleven years before John died, the Beatles held their last ever concert on the roof of their office building in Saville Row. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the end of an era. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Lennon profoundly influenced a generation, and beyond. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you know happened here? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do I know? The record thing was, the record label was wrong for me, wasn't it? I suppose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on december 8th, 1980 I was assigned to the 20th precint. I was a patrolman. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a radio car and I got a call that there were shots fired at 1 west 72nd street Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a man pointing and he said that's the man doing the shooting. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at that point we realized this was for real. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I peeked in and saw a man with his hands up. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at that point Jose says to me, "he shot John Lennon". and I said "you what" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a work of art. By John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thinking about all these windows in the world and there are all these windows that have bullet marks and a bullet hole. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I wanted to make a symbolic gesture of one bullet hole for that. And also you have to see it from the front. You have to see it from the back. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when you see it from the front, you're the shooter. When you see it from the back you're the victim. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I saw it and I said Oh my God. I saw that. That night. At 10:50 p.m. on monday Dec. 8, 1980 John Lennon was murdered at the Dakota building in New York. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The shock waves of John Lennon's murder were felt around the world. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We turned on the radio and Imagine was playing. It was like a knife through your heart. You knew it was true. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a shattering blow. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stunned. I just saw it. An absolute shock. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine all the people. I could not believe it. I mean I was shocked and then I was saying to myslef, who did this and why anyone would hurt John. And then it struck me that I might have a picture of the killer Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In January 1969, 11 years before John Lennon died, the Beatles held their last ever concert. On the roof of their office building in South. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was an end of an era. John Lennon profoundly influenced a generation and beyond. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you know happened? What do I know? The record label was wrong for them I suppose. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know much that happened there. One last gig. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can hear his voice man. It really makes me happy. Makes me sad. Makes me fucking angry. Makes me chilled. You know what I mean. It's his voice really. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to be in a band like that. Why can't I make music like that. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John's whole life after he left the Beatles was an escape from the insanity of Beatle mania. In 1971 he found his refuge with Yoko in New York. The city in which he was, 9 years later to meet his fate. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the last time I saw John in Madison Square garden he said I can walk down the street, I can walk in the park and people say hi John. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I keep on walking. Instead of hi John, blah blah, and he said I love it. And I thought to myself, John's found peace at last. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peace had come at a price. John's political activism had a real effect on young people and the president himself saw Lennon as a threat. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nixon was deterined to deny John his green card. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tehre is a piece of tape of Nixon's hedge men saying you know this guy could sway an election. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is preserved. and the first step was to kick him out. And they were very eager to do that. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's August 1980 with his struggle for permanent residency behind him John is about to embark on a new musical adventure with Yoko. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are snapped leaving the Dakota on the first day of recordeing their album Double Fantasy. They could have no idea it could be there last. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their co producers Jeff Douglas The idea of this album was a play. A dialoge between a man and his wife. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man who had been through the sixties. Well here we are were turning 40. We Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We