witter merged with morgan stanley and rick was promoted to executive vice president of security for the largest tenant in the entire world, the world trade center. in 1998, he met susan they married within a year. that was good. right? they were both very happy. that was a good move for both. on tuesday, september 11, 2001, rick got up early. put on his blue pinstriped suit and just before he left home in morristown, new jersey, he kissed susan and said i've never felt better in my life. i love you so. very nice. it's very nice. rick arrived in his office before 7:30 a.m. a little more than an hour later, he heard an explosion and looked out the window to see the north tower consumed by flames. bullhorn in hand, rick told everyone to ignore the p.a. system that was instructing them to remain at their desks. he directed them to start marching down the stairs two by two, get out and start marching. just do it. and they had practiced before because of him. they had practiced before. rick ran up and down over 20 floors telling employees to keep moving, keep moving, get out. keep moving. many recall them saying today is a day to be proud. tomorrow, the world will be looki