reporter: on the evening of the paris attacks, emile was working at la bonne biere, as usual.uddenly he heard sounds -- like firecrackers, only louder. when the noise stopped, emile left the kitchen to see what was happening. emile: it was unimaginable, a scene of sheer horror. there were pools of blood and people with gunshot wounds all over. reporter: among the wounded was pauline, a young woman emile's age. emile: she'd taken a bullet in her upper arm and another in the leg. i sat down next to her and thought about what i should do. reporter: emile remained calm. he wrapped a towel around pauline's wounded shoulder, which was bleeding heavily. and he kept talking to her. while they were waiting for help to arrive someone suddenly shouted that the terrorist was coming back. to g and lefpaulininininininine downstairs. still she managed to follow him, though she could barely stand up. emile: she came towards me and said. please don't leave me alone. please stay with me. and i felt really ashamed for leaving her. reporter: in that moment emile realized what it means to be there