63 Hours At Gunpoint: Out Of Control

Tony Kiritsis has already taken a hostage. Now, incredibly, he's allowed to leave the scene.With Richard Hall still attached to the Dead Man's Wire, Kiritsis relocates to his apartment, claims it has been rigged with explosives, and turns a hostage crisis into a 63-hour national spectacle. As police struggle to contain the situation, negotiators search for leverage, reporters become part of the story, and authorities make concessions that would be nearly unthinkable today.In a desperate attempt to keep the hostage alive, police turn to Indianapolis radio personality Fred Heckman as an intermediary. But the final demand may be the most shocking of all: a live press conference with a shotgun pointed at a hostage's head.The nation watches. The hostage taker has a microphone. And everyone wonders whether they're about to witness a murder on live television.