frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and additional support from joseph azrack and abigail congdon. >> (translated): for many years, terrorism was something hypothetical, something that happened elsewhere. but at a certain point, you have to open your eyes. how did we not see this coming? >> narrator: in early 2015, belgian police, with the help of u.s. and french intelligence, were preparing to launch a raid on a terrorist cell thought to be on the verge of an attack. the suspects were hiding out in the town of verviers. (speaking french) >> (translated): they were clearly in contact with people who could have turned them in. but nobody did. these people were extremely careful, they never left the apartment. we knew we would face determined men. they had weapons, they had explosives. (gunfire) >> narrator: when belgian commandos stormed the hideout, they came under heavy fire. (shouting and gunfire) they shot two men dead and wounded another. investigators found explosives, fake ids, and police uniforms. >> (translated): we discovered they had connections to sy