Waco (TV Mini Series)

Operation Showtime (2018)

Taylor Kitsch: David Koresh

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• David Koresh : Whoa, whoa, whoa. Calm down! Please, stop!

  Edward Wiggins : Keep your hands in the air and get on the ground now!

  David Koresh : There are women and children in here!

• David Koresh : Steve, it's happening. The fifth seal. It's opening.

• David Koresh : This is their fault. We're not the bad guys here.

  Sheriff Harwell : David, how many casualties have you got?

  [no reply] 

  Sheriff Harwell : David? You there?

  David Koresh : God is on His throne, looking down on us right now.

  Sheriff Harwell : David, how many casualties do you...

  David Koresh : When it says in Revelation 22 "Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with Me", what reward did Christ receieve in Heaven from the Father?

  Sheriff Harwell : I don't know.

  David Koresh : The seven seals, Jack.

• Sheriff Harwell : David, we have all the time in the world to talk theology. What I wanna talk about right now is resolving this thing peacefully and getting you the help you need.

  David Koresh : That's what you don't understand. We don't have all the time in the world. It's begun.

  Sheriff Harwell : What's begun?

  David Koresh : I gotta go.

  Sheriff Harwell : No, David, hang on.

  David Koresh : You wanna talk to me? You go out there. You find someone who understands.

  Sheriff Harwell : Understands what?

  David Koresh : Understands what just happened.

• David Koresh : How you doing?

  Perry Jones : Ain't gonna lie to you. It... it hurts real bad. I... I don't know how much more I can take.

  David Koresh : I have to figure a few things out. I want you to hang in there for us. Okay?

• Gary Noesner : How do you say your name, David? Is it "Core-ish" or "Core-resh"?

  David Koresh : You ever hear someone die before, Gary?

  Gary Noesner : Unfortunately, yes. I have.

  David Koresh : Then you say my name like the last breath of a dying man. Like a death knell.

  [hissing the last syllable] 

  David Koresh : Kor-ressshh.

• David Koresh : Listen up. No one do anything stupid. I'm gonna go out there, talk to them, work this out, all right? Go on.

• Sheriff Harwell : David, what the hell happened?

  David Koresh : They just started shooting at us.

  Sheriff Harwell : How bad is it?

  David Koresh : I ain't gonna lie. It's not good. Do you know if any of them wre killed? They didn't look too hot.

  Sheriff Harwell : You boys did kill some.

• David Koresh : Who?

  Steve Schneider : Winston. Peter Hipsman. Jaydean. They're dead. No one knows where Gent is. Then there's you, Judy, Perry. You're all wounded really bad.

  David Koresh : I'll be just fine. What about the children?

  Steve Schneider : None of them are hurt.

  David Koresh : Thank God.

  Steve Schneider : We should figure out a way to get the three of you to a hospital as soon as possible.

  David Koresh : You think we can just leave? We shot and killed the law.

  Steve Schneider : Yeah, but they shot first.

  David Koresh : That doesn't matter.

  Steve Schneider : Well, then I'll call Harwell. I'll tell him to send in paramedics. We know that he's on our side.

  David Koresh : No one's on our side!

• Wayne Martin : Look, I'm with Dave on this. 'Till we figure out what the heck is going on, we can't let anyone in here.

  Steve Schneider : That's easy for you to say, Wayne. Your wife's not the one with bullet holes in her.

  David Thibodeau : [hurrying in]  David, Perry's in bad shape. We need you.

  Steve Schneider : David, please. Let me call the paramedics. Have Harwell bring them in.

  David Koresh : Everyone just stop! Stop! I can't concentrate with all this talking. Get out! Get out!

  [everyone starts to leave] 

  David Koresh : [to Rachel]  You, too! Go!

  Rachel Koresh : David, I have to...

  David Koresh : Go!

• David Koresh : Mama? They shot me. I think I'm dying. Say hi to grandma for me, and I'll be back real soon. Okay? And... I'm sorry you didn't learn the seven seals. But I will... show... I will show you mercy... and God will show you mercy, too, okay? And I'll see y'all up in the skies. I love you.

• David Koresh : If we do surrender, what are we facing?

  Wayne Martin : Manslaughter. Murder. Depends how hard they wanna go.

  David Thibodeau : But they shot first. We were defending ourselves.

  Wayne Martin : Good luck getting them to admit that.

  Steve Schneider : Is there any chance we get a fair shake?

  Wayne Martin : In my opinion, none.

  Rachel Koresh : Can they take the children?

  Wayne Martin : If we're arrested, yeah.

  David Thibodeau : I feel like we gotta call 911, but... who do you call when it's your own government attacking?

• Ron Engelman : Mr. Koresh? Mr. Koresh, are you there?

  David Koresh : Yes, I am. What's left of me, anyways.

  Ron Engelman : Can you tell us what happened today?

  David Koresh : What happened today was un-American.

  Ron Engelman : How are you guys holding up there?

  David Koresh : Not good. There's a bunch of us shot dead. You know, we have kids in here.

  Gary Noesner : [at the command post]  Get the lines consolidated yet?

  Walter Graves : Almost. I asked HRT for help. They said they'd get on it.

  Gary Noesner : Yeah, don't expect any favors from those guys.

• Tony Prince : Koresh is on the radio. Why can he still call out? I don't want him committing suicide on live air.

  Gary Noesner : Mitch! Mitch.

  Mitch Decker : [to another HRT agent]  You got that secure?

  Gary Noesner : Hey, didn't my guy ask you to cut the line?

  Mitch Decker : Getting to it. Still securing the perimeter.

  Tony Prince : Cut it! What's the matter with you? Cut the line! They're on the radio!

  Mitch Decker : [into his walkie-talkie]  Hey, somebody cut the line. Over. Cut the line!

  David Koresh : [on the radio]  And I never planned on using those weapons. And the problem is, the people on the outside don't understand what we bel...

  Ron Engelman : [he's suddenly cut off]  David? David, are you there?

  Mitch Decker : Line's cut.

  Gary Noesner : All right. Re-establish a connection. Get me on the phone with Koresh.

  David Koresh : [inside the compound, he hangs up the phone]  They cut us off.

• Gary Noesner : Hello. Whom am I speaking with?

  David Koresh : This is David... "The Notorious".

  Gary Noesner : Hi, David. This is Gary, FBI.

  David Koresh : Hey, Gary. How you doing?

  Gary Noesner : Mm, you know, I suppose we've both had better days.

  David Koresh : Yeah. You're telling me.

• Gary Noesner : Well, as I said, I'm with the FBI, not the ATF. We're in charge of this now.

  David Koresh : Isn't that like getting in a fight with the neighbor boy and he whoops you, and his big brother comes over to investigate?

  Gary Noesner : No, it's not like that at all.

  David Koresh : Tell me, Gary... you gonna come kill us all?

• Gary Noesner : I'm here to work this out with words, not bullets.

  David Koresh : Well, why didn't you do that in the first place? When I was out in town, or jogging? Jacob Vazquez knew that.

  Gary Noesner : David, I can't tell you the answer to that because I wasn't involved.

  David Koresh : Put Jacob on the phone.

  Gary Noesner : Well, I wish he could, but he's not here. Now, David, I hear you're injured. And I'd like to get you medical attention. We just need you to come out.

  David Koresh : Come out? After what you did to us? After you came in and shot us for no reason?

  Gary Noesner : Well, like I said, we're FBI. We had absolutely nothing to do with that. Although, it's my understanding that your people ambushed the ATF.

  David Koresh : That is a lie! This is all their fault. You don't believe me, there was a guy right outside with a video camera. You go watch that tape.

• Gary Noesner : Tell me what I need to do to get you out of there.

  David Koresh : Hm. In Psalms 2, it says David has a vision of the future; of confrontation between man and man's law and God and God's law.

  Gary Noesner : Okay.

  David Koresh : And Revelation 13 tells of a "lamb-like beast" who will rise up. Tell me, Gary... what empire is lamb-like, or Christian? The United States of America. The leaders of the earth will join in counsel together against the Lord, against His anointed. The message in Psalms 2 is clear, Gary.

• Gary Noesner : Seems like you know the Bible back to front.

  David Koresh : I memorized every word of it.

  Gary Noesner : And you know, it also seems like you have a message.

  David Koresh : Our purpose here, Gary, is that message.

  Gary Noesner : Well, what if I could help you? What if I can convince my commanders to let you share your message with the world? Would you come out then?

  David Koresh : When you say "world", do you mean national TV?

  Gary Noesner : Sure.

  David Koresh : You broadcast my message on national TV, then yeah, I'll come out.

  Gary Noesner : Okay. Let's be clear. If I make this happen, you will peacefully surrender? You're agreeing to that?

  David Koresh : Yeah. You have yourself a deal.

• David Koresh : It's happening, Rachel. The whole world is gonna hear my message. And just imagine what's gonna happen when they do. It's gonna be unlike anything they've ever known.

  Rachel Koresh : And then after that?

  David Koresh : What do you mean?

  Rachel Koresh : Mount Carmel's in your name. If you're arrested, they'll take it away. And then where will we go?

  David Koresh : Why would they do that?

  Rachel Koresh : Why are they doing any of this? This is all we have. It's all we know.

  David Koresh : God will deliver us to where we need to be. You need to put your fate in His hands. And I'll do whatever it takes to protect you and our children from the law. But I can't protect you from God's plan.

• David Koresh : [finding his followers in the cafeteria with an air of happiness]  What are you doing? People died today! They died protecting you! Their bodies are in the next room over! Go on, take a look at 'em! Go! Y'all should be mourning and praying for the souls that we lost, not celebrating. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.

• Perry Jones : My time's done here.

  David Koresh : I need you to hang on a little longer, okay?

  Perry Jones : I ain't... I ain't gonna make it.

  David Koresh : Okay. Let's get you out of here.

  Perry Jones : I wanna die here... not out there. I want the last faces I see to be faces I love. Not ones I hate. Davey... take your sisters downstairs.

• David Koresh : Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The Father of mercies, and God of all comfort... who comforts us in all our tributlations, that we may be able to comfort those that are in any trouble. Amen.

  Perry Jones : Thank you.

  David Koresh : I will see you again.

  Perry Jones : I know.

• [last lines] 

  Gary Noesner : Hey, David. It's Gary. Our buses are ready to come pick you up, but before they do, there's a procedure I'd like to over with you first. Now, it's important to remember...

  David Koresh : You ever seen "The Lawnmower Man", Gary?

  Gary Noesner : No, David, I haven't.

  David Koresh : Oh, it's a good movie. You should see it. It's about a simple man that grows an understanding that changes the world. Nobody treats him good at first. They make fun of him and call him names. But in time, they soon realize that he has a power that none of 'em understood. You see, he taps into something. Something that changes the fabric of reality. And you know what they try to do to him when they realize that? They try to get rid of him. They burn it all down. The telephones will ring, Gary. The telephones will ring.

  Gary Noesner : I don't understand.

  David Koresh : God spoke to me. We ain't coming out.