1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,200 (haunting music) 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,200 - [Narrator] This is Le Bourget Airport. 3 00:00:07,970 --> 00:00:09,250 Under close guard, 4 00:00:09,250 --> 00:00:11,800 the two black boxes of the Rio-Paris flight, 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,490 are ushered into the offices of the BEA, 6 00:00:14,490 --> 00:00:16,780 the Bureau of Inquiry and Analysis, 7 00:00:16,780 --> 00:00:18,693 the French Civil Aviation Authority. 8 00:00:21,350 --> 00:00:23,240 The boxes have just been recovered 9 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:26,270 from the depth of 3,900 meters, 10 00:00:26,270 --> 00:00:28,740 and are ready to reveal their secrets 11 00:00:28,740 --> 00:00:32,820 23 months after Flight AF447 crashed 12 00:00:32,820 --> 00:00:34,683 in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. 13 00:00:37,260 --> 00:00:39,690 For two years now, the world has been wondering 14 00:00:39,690 --> 00:00:41,870 what caused this accident. 15 00:00:41,870 --> 00:00:46,000 Two years, during which the families of the 228 victims 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,200 have been desperate to find out what happened 17 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:49,600 to their loved ones. 18 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,190 Two years, during which investigators 19 00:00:52,190 --> 00:00:53,870 have tirelessly pursued what's already one 20 00:00:53,870 --> 00:00:57,510 of the biggest inquiries in the history of aviation. 21 00:00:57,510 --> 00:01:00,930 For the first time, using previously unseen footage, 22 00:01:00,930 --> 00:01:02,600 we are going to tell you 23 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,833 about their search in the ocean depths. 24 00:01:07,129 --> 00:01:10,962 (mysterious electronic music) 25 00:01:51,530 --> 00:01:56,240 May 31st, 2009, 10:29 p.m., 26 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,253 Flight AF447 takes off for Paris. 27 00:02:00,580 --> 00:02:04,770 At 2:10 a.m., it reports its position for the last time, 28 00:02:04,770 --> 00:02:07,393 then vanishes in a communication dead zone. 29 00:02:08,590 --> 00:02:12,100 Within a few hours, the missing flight becomes headline news 30 00:02:12,100 --> 00:02:13,203 all over the world. 31 00:02:20,381 --> 00:02:21,214 - [Martine] (Speaking foreign language) 32 00:02:21,214 --> 00:02:24,330 - [Interpreter] What's hard to grasp, is the word vanished. 33 00:02:24,330 --> 00:02:27,510 How can a 21st century aircraft just vanish, 34 00:02:27,510 --> 00:02:30,030 nighttime, the middle of the ocean, no witnesses, 35 00:02:30,030 --> 00:02:32,273 just disappear without a trace? 36 00:02:33,950 --> 00:02:35,979 Very quickly, the French Navy and Air Force 37 00:02:35,979 --> 00:02:38,703 deploy considerable resources in the zone. 38 00:02:40,350 --> 00:02:44,180 An international coalition begins to form around France, 39 00:02:44,180 --> 00:02:46,993 involving Brazil and the United States. 40 00:02:49,070 --> 00:02:53,763 Military frigates and nuclear submarines are sent in. 41 00:02:57,300 --> 00:02:59,540 At this stage, the passenger's families 42 00:02:59,540 --> 00:03:00,923 have not given up hope. 43 00:03:02,334 --> 00:03:06,420 - (speaking foreign language) 44 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:08,833 - [Interpreter] I didn't cry at all the first week. 45 00:03:09,746 --> 00:03:12,610 Until it was confirmed otherwise, 46 00:03:12,610 --> 00:03:15,393 there was a chance they were still alive. 47 00:03:18,890 --> 00:03:21,967 Someone in our family said, "Alexander is a good swimmer. 48 00:03:21,967 --> 00:03:24,657 "So is Julia, maybe they survived." 49 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,200 Those are the kind of irrational thoughts you have 50 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,363 in that situation. 51 00:03:32,470 --> 00:03:34,550 - [Narrator] In the days following the disappearance, 52 00:03:34,550 --> 00:03:38,160 the Brazilians find the tail fin of the AF447, 53 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,823 as well as pieces of debris. 54 00:03:41,070 --> 00:03:45,050 In total, 1,000 pieces are found floating on the surface, 55 00:03:45,050 --> 00:03:49,050 amounting to about 5% of the aircraft. 56 00:03:49,050 --> 00:03:51,910 These clues make one thing certain. 57 00:03:51,910 --> 00:03:54,633 No passengers can possibly have survived. 58 00:03:55,605 --> 00:03:58,655 (suspenseful music) 59 00:03:58,655 --> 00:04:01,300 (helicopter blades whirring) 60 00:04:01,300 --> 00:04:04,723 Among the floating debris, 50 bodies are found. 61 00:04:06,350 --> 00:04:09,063 They are repatriated and identified. 62 00:04:11,030 --> 00:04:14,563 But where are the other 178 victims? 63 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:17,323 Where is the wreckage of the plane? 64 00:04:19,170 --> 00:04:20,003 - (speaking foreign language) 65 00:04:20,003 --> 00:04:23,730 - [Interpreter] We figured, since they'd found the aircraft, 66 00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:25,430 they'd find people's remains, too. 67 00:04:27,670 --> 00:04:31,150 But no, parts were found, people too, 68 00:04:31,150 --> 00:04:32,700 but they didn't find the plane. 69 00:04:34,750 --> 00:04:36,730 - [Narrator] In the days following the accident, 70 00:04:36,730 --> 00:04:38,360 the investigation is taken up 71 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,903 by the Bureau of Inquiry and Analysis, the BEA. 72 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,780 It was in these offices that investigators mapped out 73 00:04:47,780 --> 00:04:48,673 their strategy. 74 00:04:49,820 --> 00:04:51,200 Their prime objective was 75 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,340 to find the black box flight recorders, 76 00:04:53,340 --> 00:04:55,513 containing the secrets of what happened. 77 00:04:56,745 --> 00:04:58,154 - (speaking foreign language) 78 00:04:58,154 --> 00:04:59,300 - [Interpreter] By understanding this accident, 79 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:03,530 and its causes, could we prevent other similar accidents? 80 00:05:03,530 --> 00:05:05,410 Are there other aircraft flying right now, 81 00:05:05,410 --> 00:05:08,110 liable to suffer, maybe not an identical, 82 00:05:08,110 --> 00:05:09,260 but a similar accident? 83 00:05:13,310 --> 00:05:16,240 - [Narrator] What happened to this Airbus A330? 84 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:17,910 A technical breakdown? 85 00:05:17,910 --> 00:05:18,983 A handling error? 86 00:05:20,730 --> 00:05:22,750 Faced with such uncertainties, 87 00:05:22,750 --> 00:05:24,033 something had to be done. 88 00:05:27,106 --> 00:05:28,640 - A plane shouldn't fall out of the sky, 89 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,893 and no one knows why or where it is. 90 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:34,313 To many people fly every single day. 91 00:05:35,457 --> 00:05:37,520 The rumors, of course, were, 92 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,020 it was a bomb, it was terrorism, 93 00:05:40,020 --> 00:05:41,483 and until you find out, 94 00:05:43,050 --> 00:05:45,270 everybody is more at risk, 95 00:05:45,270 --> 00:05:47,200 because you don't know, is there a problem with the plane? 96 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,490 Is there a failure in maintenance, 97 00:05:49,490 --> 00:05:50,790 or something nobody knows, 98 00:05:50,790 --> 00:05:55,417 until you find out exactly what happened. 99 00:05:55,417 --> 00:05:57,020 - [Narrator] What, exactly, was it that cost the lives 100 00:05:57,020 --> 00:06:00,150 of 228 passengers and crew? 101 00:06:00,150 --> 00:06:03,113 Where were they now, in the vastness of the Atlantic? 102 00:06:05,890 --> 00:06:07,600 Although there was little to work on, 103 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,930 the investigators kept their cool. 104 00:06:09,930 --> 00:06:12,813 They focused on the aircraft's last known position. 105 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,513 From that point, they traced a radius of 75 kilometers. 106 00:06:18,590 --> 00:06:20,723 This was the designated search area. 107 00:06:22,290 --> 00:06:25,563 Cliffs, mountain peaks, flat lands, 108 00:06:26,550 --> 00:06:29,140 the uneven topography beneath the water, 109 00:06:29,140 --> 00:06:31,220 makes it one of the most mysterious, 110 00:06:31,220 --> 00:06:33,853 most hostile areas of the earth's surface. 111 00:06:36,976 --> 00:06:38,378 - [Alain] (speaking foreign language) 112 00:06:38,378 --> 00:06:40,840 - [Interpreter] It was like trying to find a single piece 113 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:42,963 in an area the size of Switzerland, 114 00:06:43,890 --> 00:06:45,440 or a large part of Switzerland. 115 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,550 We were looking for a needle in a haystack. 116 00:06:55,976 --> 00:06:58,637 (suspenseful music) 117 00:06:58,637 --> 00:06:59,870 - [Narrator] The BEA launched the first phase 118 00:06:59,870 --> 00:07:03,300 of its investigation with a degree of optimism. 119 00:07:03,300 --> 00:07:05,330 They were looking for the signals transmitted 120 00:07:05,330 --> 00:07:07,360 by the black boxes. 121 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,330 To that end, the French Navy submarine, the Emeraude, 122 00:07:10,330 --> 00:07:12,900 was deployed to comb the area. 123 00:07:12,900 --> 00:07:15,840 The BEA also called into action two ships, 124 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,733 the Fairmount Glacier, and the Fairmount Expedition. 125 00:07:20,070 --> 00:07:23,360 These two vessels boast unique hydrophonic technology 126 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:24,853 for sounding out the sea bed. 127 00:07:32,370 --> 00:07:34,900 The objective was to pick up the locator beacon 128 00:07:34,900 --> 00:07:38,090 transmitted by the aircraft's black boxes. 129 00:07:38,090 --> 00:07:42,180 In aviation terminology, these are known as pingers. 130 00:07:42,180 --> 00:07:45,310 Once underwater, they send out an ultrasound signal 131 00:07:45,310 --> 00:07:46,293 every second. 132 00:07:47,910 --> 00:07:49,490 But in a vast ocean, 133 00:07:49,490 --> 00:07:53,110 detecting these pingers is a huge challenge. 134 00:07:53,110 --> 00:07:55,370 First, the beacon needs to have survived the impact 135 00:07:55,370 --> 00:07:56,343 of the accident. 136 00:07:57,780 --> 00:08:01,290 Then, it has to be found within the 30 to 40 day period, 137 00:08:01,290 --> 00:08:03,423 during which the signal is transmitted. 138 00:08:05,464 --> 00:08:06,297 - [Arnaud] (speaking foreign language) 139 00:08:06,297 --> 00:08:07,630 - [Interpreter] It had to be found. 140 00:08:07,630 --> 00:08:09,070 It just had to be. 141 00:08:09,070 --> 00:08:09,993 We had no choice. 142 00:08:10,950 --> 00:08:12,630 We had just 30 days, 143 00:08:12,630 --> 00:08:16,283 and we had the best on-board resources at our disposal. 144 00:08:19,950 --> 00:08:22,450 - [Narrator] To coordinate this armada of hardware, 145 00:08:22,450 --> 00:08:25,440 the BEA also chartered an immense ship, 146 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:26,340 the Pourquoi Pas?. 147 00:08:27,896 --> 00:08:30,563 (radio chatter) 148 00:08:34,250 --> 00:08:36,630 The hunt for the black boxes has been going on 149 00:08:36,630 --> 00:08:38,400 for almost a month. 150 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,490 The investigators work tirelessly, 151 00:08:40,490 --> 00:08:42,390 but they have only a few days left 152 00:08:42,390 --> 00:08:44,140 to pick up the sound of the pinger. 153 00:08:45,636 --> 00:08:47,055 - [Captain] (speaking foreign language) 154 00:08:47,055 --> 00:08:49,383 - [Interpreter] Okay, we'll go back up towards .63. 155 00:08:50,593 --> 00:08:52,693 - [Radio Speaker] We are now at 2500 meters. 156 00:08:54,110 --> 00:08:57,104 - [Narrator] Despite their concerns, the teams met up 157 00:08:57,104 --> 00:09:00,169 each day around mission coordinator, Frederic Hervelin. 158 00:09:00,169 --> 00:09:01,259 - [Frederic] (speaking foreign language) 159 00:09:01,259 --> 00:09:02,702 - [Interpreter] We kept on believing, 160 00:09:02,702 --> 00:09:03,872 we were in the right zone. 161 00:09:03,872 --> 00:09:04,911 We knew that potentially, 162 00:09:04,911 --> 00:09:05,850 the pingers would keep transmitting, 163 00:09:05,850 --> 00:09:07,000 so we couldn't give up. 164 00:09:08,430 --> 00:09:10,567 - [Weather Announcer] Apparent wind speed, 13 knots. 165 00:09:14,340 --> 00:09:17,690 - [Narrator] The investigators reached their deadline date. 166 00:09:17,690 --> 00:09:21,070 In theory, the pingers were no longer transmitting. 167 00:09:21,070 --> 00:09:23,113 They were now, undetectable. 168 00:09:24,410 --> 00:09:27,070 To sum up this early campaign, for a month, 169 00:09:27,070 --> 00:09:30,520 the zone was explored by American hydrophones. 170 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:34,660 In BEA jargon, it had been blanche, or cleared. 171 00:09:34,660 --> 00:09:36,460 The wreckage must be somewhere else. 172 00:09:40,130 --> 00:09:42,430 Before returning, the crew of the Pourquois Pas? 173 00:09:42,430 --> 00:09:44,160 Gathered on deck. 174 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,080 A strange ceremony unfolded 175 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,780 around Captain Philippe Guillaume. 176 00:09:48,650 --> 00:09:52,820 He decided to symbolically address the 228 victims 177 00:09:52,820 --> 00:09:54,103 of the Rio-Paris flight. 178 00:09:56,411 --> 00:09:57,380 - [Captain] (speaks foreign language) 179 00:09:57,380 --> 00:10:00,270 - [Interpreter] As our mission moves on to the next stage, 180 00:10:00,270 --> 00:10:02,080 I'd like to say one last farewell, 181 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,880 in the name of all the sailors aboard the Pourquoi Pas?. 182 00:10:08,670 --> 00:10:11,950 I want you to know, that we aboard the Pourquoi Pas?, 183 00:10:11,950 --> 00:10:14,240 have all done our utmost in our attempts 184 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,760 to solve the mystery of the tragedy 185 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:18,313 that took away your lives. 186 00:10:20,999 --> 00:10:23,820 (haunting music) 187 00:10:23,820 --> 00:10:26,429 - [Narrator] Meanwhile, the lack of progress 188 00:10:26,429 --> 00:10:28,310 began to arouse suspicion among the victims relatives, 189 00:10:28,310 --> 00:10:31,530 regarding the integrity of the investigation. 190 00:10:31,530 --> 00:10:33,060 Questions were asked. 191 00:10:33,060 --> 00:10:37,030 Were the BEA, Airbus, and Air France dragging their feet 192 00:10:37,030 --> 00:10:40,493 in an accident investigation that may incriminate them? 193 00:10:41,639 --> 00:10:42,516 - (speaking foreign language) 194 00:10:42,516 --> 00:10:43,720 - [Interpreter] There was a feeling that maybe 195 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,920 they were trying to hide things from people. 196 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,070 A great deal of suspicion arose around the idea 197 00:10:50,070 --> 00:10:51,723 that there was too much at stake, 198 00:10:54,748 --> 00:10:56,770 that the airline and aircraft constructor 199 00:10:56,770 --> 00:10:58,603 were being deliberately secretive. 200 00:11:00,387 --> 00:11:01,376 - (speaking foreign language) 201 00:11:01,376 --> 00:11:02,839 - [Interpreter] The question was, 202 00:11:02,839 --> 00:11:03,903 were they really looking, or just pretending? 203 00:11:05,780 --> 00:11:08,860 So they could claim to have done what they needed to, 204 00:11:08,860 --> 00:11:10,260 but failed to find anything. 205 00:11:12,411 --> 00:11:13,770 - (speaking foreign language) 206 00:11:13,770 --> 00:11:15,040 - [Interpreter] Imagining that the BEA 207 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:15,873 didn't want to find the truth, 208 00:11:15,873 --> 00:11:18,573 was like thinking, a doctor doesn't want to cure you. 209 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,947 Would I really sully 30 years of my career 210 00:11:21,947 --> 00:11:23,893 for short-term, petty, interests? 211 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,600 (suspenseful music) 212 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,610 - [Narrator] Despite the failure of the initial phase, 213 00:11:40,610 --> 00:11:42,080 despite the rumors, 214 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,123 the BEA wasn't about to give up. 215 00:11:45,110 --> 00:11:47,500 Since they could no longer count on the pingers, 216 00:11:47,500 --> 00:11:49,483 some new hardware was towed in, 217 00:11:51,690 --> 00:11:54,240 high resolution sonar equipment, 218 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,963 designed for geological study of the seabed. 219 00:12:01,860 --> 00:12:03,720 The sonar was towed by a cable, 220 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,273 several kilometers long. 221 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,800 Every nook and cranny of the seabed had to by analyzed, 222 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,673 to discover where the aircraft wreckage was lurking. 223 00:12:15,490 --> 00:12:17,790 But, after 22 days of searching, 224 00:12:17,790 --> 00:12:20,883 there was still no trace of AF447. 225 00:12:22,820 --> 00:12:25,650 At a cost of around nine million euros, 226 00:12:25,650 --> 00:12:27,963 almost zero headway had been made. 227 00:12:30,540 --> 00:12:33,410 During this second phase, only this small rectangle 228 00:12:33,410 --> 00:12:34,523 had been cleared. 229 00:12:35,780 --> 00:12:38,320 With the momentum now against the BEA, 230 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,410 new director, Jean-Paul Tradec, was convinced 231 00:12:41,410 --> 00:12:44,810 that to systematically explore the entire crash zone 232 00:12:44,810 --> 00:12:48,650 would be too costly, and take far too much time. 233 00:12:48,650 --> 00:12:51,530 In order to more accurately target their next move, 234 00:12:51,530 --> 00:12:54,400 the BEA called in the world's top researchers 235 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:56,593 in the field of ocean currents. 236 00:12:58,950 --> 00:13:01,200 Starting from the point where debris was found 237 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:02,500 after the accident, 238 00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:05,610 these scientists calculated the direction of drift 239 00:13:05,610 --> 00:13:08,173 in order to pinpoint the site of the wreckage. 240 00:13:10,300 --> 00:13:11,760 All calculations pointed 241 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,310 to this 2,000 square kilometer area, 242 00:13:14,310 --> 00:13:16,520 northwest of the crash zone. 243 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,913 This is where the wreckage of AF447 ought to be. 244 00:13:21,095 --> 00:13:22,382 - (speaking foreign language) 245 00:13:22,382 --> 00:13:23,700 - [Interpreter] The interesting thing was, 246 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:26,190 several scientists from different countries, 247 00:13:26,190 --> 00:13:27,463 using different models, 248 00:13:28,850 --> 00:13:31,470 all seemed to be pointing in the same direction. 249 00:13:31,470 --> 00:13:33,020 So, that was pretty convincing. 250 00:13:35,338 --> 00:13:38,338 (suspenseful music) 251 00:13:46,710 --> 00:13:48,850 - [Narrator] The port of Resife, in Brazil, 252 00:13:48,850 --> 00:13:51,480 nine months after the accident, 253 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,900 two ships chartered by the BEA, the Seabed Worker, 254 00:13:54,900 --> 00:13:56,783 and the Anne Candies weigh anchor. 255 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,570 Paul-Henri Nargeolet was handed the reins 256 00:14:00,570 --> 00:14:02,640 for this new campaign. 257 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:06,783 His previous experience involved exploring the Titanic. 258 00:14:08,596 --> 00:14:11,596 (suspenseful music) 259 00:14:14,150 --> 00:14:16,740 Once in the area, the crew of the Seabed Worker 260 00:14:16,740 --> 00:14:19,050 began to set up their new machine. 261 00:14:19,050 --> 00:14:22,640 This was the REMUS, an autonomous underwater vehicle, 262 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,983 that would make research much more efficient. 263 00:14:27,706 --> 00:14:28,539 - (speaking foreign language) 264 00:14:28,539 --> 00:14:31,690 - [Interpreter] It's an almost surgical piece of equipment, 265 00:14:31,690 --> 00:14:33,610 capable of very precise work, 266 00:14:33,610 --> 00:14:35,973 with the advantage of being very fast. 267 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,770 Most of all, you can send it down to a certain depth, 268 00:14:39,770 --> 00:14:42,063 and it will stay there, and get to work. 269 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:49,960 - [Narrator] Once on the sea bed, 270 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,890 the REMUS started its sonar scans. 271 00:14:52,890 --> 00:14:55,600 It works like an underwater drone, 272 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,270 adapting to the relief, it sounds out the depths 273 00:14:58,270 --> 00:14:59,713 with surgical precision. 274 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,773 Once near the seabed, its camera is triggered. 275 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,470 This gives the crew on the surface 276 00:15:06,470 --> 00:15:08,323 visual contact with the seabed. 277 00:15:09,672 --> 00:15:12,589 (mysterious music) 278 00:15:16,550 --> 00:15:19,260 While the BEA search was at a dead end, 279 00:15:19,260 --> 00:15:21,490 in the zone identified by scientists, 280 00:15:21,490 --> 00:15:23,903 some astonishing news was breaking. 281 00:15:25,170 --> 00:15:27,603 The Ministry of Defense made and announcement. 282 00:15:30,978 --> 00:15:31,811 - (speaking foreign language) 283 00:15:31,811 --> 00:15:32,710 - [Interpreter] Good evening everyone. 284 00:15:32,710 --> 00:15:33,910 In tonight's news, 285 00:15:33,910 --> 00:15:35,260 people were beginning to lose faith, 286 00:15:35,260 --> 00:15:37,410 but the French Navy has made significant progress 287 00:15:37,410 --> 00:15:39,960 in the hunt for the Rio-Paris black boxes. 288 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,447 According to the Ministy of Defense, 289 00:15:42,447 --> 00:15:43,950 the signal sent out by one of the flight recorders 290 00:15:43,950 --> 00:15:46,800 was apparently pick up by French submarine, the Emeraude. 291 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,160 - [Narrator] To their very great surprise, 292 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,770 the investigators realized that the Emeraude 293 00:15:54,770 --> 00:15:58,120 had recorded the sound of pingers a year earlier, 294 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,313 during the first stages of the search. 295 00:16:01,150 --> 00:16:04,053 The signals were not heard at the time. 296 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:08,400 Analysis of the submarine's recordings a year later, 297 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,283 isolated the sound of the flight recorder's pinger. 298 00:16:14,950 --> 00:16:18,370 The BEA's director called a press conference. 299 00:16:18,370 --> 00:16:21,330 The families and journalists were baffled. 300 00:16:21,330 --> 00:16:23,033 In truth, so was he. 301 00:16:24,888 --> 00:16:26,458 - (speaking foreign language) 302 00:16:26,458 --> 00:16:27,450 - [Interpreter] I would like to caution against jumping 303 00:16:27,450 --> 00:16:28,623 to any conclusions. 304 00:16:30,408 --> 00:16:33,023 First, we have not located the wreckage. 305 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:36,660 We think it's a good chance it's there, 306 00:16:36,660 --> 00:16:38,920 but our misplaced optimism in the past 307 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,553 means we cannot say with any degree of certainty. 308 00:16:45,188 --> 00:16:46,558 - (speaking foreign language) 309 00:16:46,558 --> 00:16:47,663 - [Interpreter] We were totally baffled. 310 00:16:48,890 --> 00:16:50,473 Everything seemed to go wrong, 311 00:16:52,018 --> 00:16:53,460 and we didn't know which way to turn 312 00:16:53,460 --> 00:16:55,033 to understand the situation. 313 00:16:57,820 --> 00:17:00,558 - [Narrator] The crew of the Seabed Worker 314 00:17:00,558 --> 00:17:01,977 had a decision to make. 315 00:17:01,977 --> 00:17:03,750 Should they head for the zone identified by the Ministry, 316 00:17:03,750 --> 00:17:05,423 several days sail away? 317 00:17:06,275 --> 00:17:07,108 - (speaking foreign language) 318 00:17:07,108 --> 00:17:07,941 - [Interpreter] Troadec said, what do you think? 319 00:17:07,941 --> 00:17:08,780 Shall we go, or not? 320 00:17:08,780 --> 00:17:09,990 I said, we have no choice, 321 00:17:09,990 --> 00:17:11,290 we have to head up there. 322 00:17:11,290 --> 00:17:13,990 If they said they'd found something, we had to go see. 323 00:17:17,642 --> 00:17:20,392 (dramatic music) 324 00:17:21,970 --> 00:17:23,740 - [Narrator] Paul-Henri Nargeolet gave orders 325 00:17:23,740 --> 00:17:25,790 to head southwest. 326 00:17:25,790 --> 00:17:27,370 The Seabed Worker thus set off 327 00:17:27,370 --> 00:17:29,420 for the other side of the search zone, 328 00:17:29,420 --> 00:17:31,960 following up the Ministry's lead. 329 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,660 The AF447 black boxes, and their secrets, 330 00:17:35,660 --> 00:17:37,343 were apparently right there. 331 00:17:38,388 --> 00:17:41,138 (dramatic music) 332 00:17:52,380 --> 00:17:56,000 After a few hours, the first pictures were in. 333 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,090 No trace of debris. 334 00:17:58,090 --> 00:18:01,633 No trace of the black boxes detected by the submarine. 335 00:18:06,770 --> 00:18:09,420 On the third day, a conference call was held 336 00:18:09,420 --> 00:18:11,920 with the BEA in Paris. 337 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,923 Olivier Ferrante had some news. 338 00:18:15,064 --> 00:18:17,731 (phone beeping) 339 00:18:19,099 --> 00:18:19,932 - (speaking foreign language) 340 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:23,163 - [Young Interpreter] Hello, we'd like to inform you, 341 00:18:24,110 --> 00:18:26,660 we'd like to inform you of the latest developments. 342 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:30,650 Are you sitting down? 343 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:34,021 - (speaking foreign language) 344 00:18:34,021 --> 00:18:34,854 - [Older Interpreter] Sure, we're sitting down. 345 00:18:36,192 --> 00:18:38,240 - [Young Interpreter] It's very likely that the submarine 346 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:41,163 recorded sound's coming from within the vessel, itself. 347 00:18:42,260 --> 00:18:44,980 Probably, an operator was familiarizing himself 348 00:18:44,980 --> 00:18:47,269 with the sound of pingers. 349 00:18:47,269 --> 00:18:49,600 It's what we feared, and it seems to be the case. 350 00:18:52,690 --> 00:18:55,410 - [Narrator] Incredible, but true. 351 00:18:55,410 --> 00:18:57,760 When the BEA examined the recording, 352 00:18:57,760 --> 00:18:59,760 they discovered that the signal had come 353 00:19:01,029 --> 00:19:03,479 from within the vessel, itself, not from outside. 354 00:19:05,820 --> 00:19:08,180 Very probably a case of sailors on board 355 00:19:08,180 --> 00:19:10,130 listening to recordings of pingers, 356 00:19:10,130 --> 00:19:12,253 so they could learn how to detect them. 357 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,920 Basically, the Ministry believed the mystery 358 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,351 had been solved, but it was a case of misinterpretation. 359 00:19:19,351 --> 00:19:20,184 - (speaking foreign language) 360 00:19:20,184 --> 00:19:23,140 - [Interpreter] At one point, some information was received, 361 00:19:23,140 --> 00:19:26,523 and they said, we have a sound, it seems to match. 362 00:19:27,530 --> 00:19:29,193 But in fact, it didn't, at all. 363 00:19:30,460 --> 00:19:34,500 So, for the family, it was another slap in the face. 364 00:19:34,500 --> 00:19:37,163 You think, they're just amateurs. 365 00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:41,110 (dramatic music) 366 00:19:44,330 --> 00:19:45,480 - [Narrator] On the Seabed Worker, 367 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:46,963 the atmosphere was heated. 368 00:19:47,980 --> 00:19:52,640 A week had just been wasted on a horrendous mistake. 369 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,580 Around 21 million euros had been spent 370 00:19:55,580 --> 00:19:57,493 over the three initial phases. 371 00:20:01,130 --> 00:20:01,983 - Perfect shot. 372 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,870 Okay, slow and steady with that, 373 00:20:05,870 --> 00:20:07,670 'cause you're hooked up to the line. 374 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:14,230 Yeah, just a little longer, then we're gonna just, 375 00:20:14,230 --> 00:20:16,410 we're just gonna throw it when he's got most of it gone. 376 00:20:16,410 --> 00:20:17,410 You can let that go. 377 00:20:19,038 --> 00:20:21,788 (dramatic music) 378 00:20:29,910 --> 00:20:32,773 - [Narrator] At the BEA, frustration was spilling over. 379 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:36,040 What if the zone identified by scientists 380 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:37,343 wasn't the right one? 381 00:20:39,198 --> 00:20:42,300 The sea currents model had determined the search zone 382 00:20:42,300 --> 00:20:44,120 for phase three. 383 00:20:44,120 --> 00:20:46,243 What if the calculations were flawed? 384 00:20:49,710 --> 00:20:53,040 At a meeting, Jean-Paul Troadec and Olivier Faurent 385 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,320 realized their strategy needed to be reassessed. 386 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,890 They decided to use concrete evidence, 387 00:20:58,890 --> 00:21:02,913 and decide, in situ, how the sea currents actually worked. 388 00:21:06,730 --> 00:21:10,340 To that end, the BEA dropped buoys equipped with GPS 389 00:21:10,340 --> 00:21:12,863 into the zone, to analyze their drift. 390 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,750 Two weeks later, the results were astonishing. 391 00:21:17,750 --> 00:21:19,240 Each buoy seemed to take 392 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,973 a completely unpredictable trajectory. 393 00:21:23,060 --> 00:21:24,670 The unavoidable conclusion, 394 00:21:24,670 --> 00:21:27,170 was that in this area of the Atlantic, 395 00:21:27,170 --> 00:21:29,793 sea currents are completely random. 396 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,380 On the ground, the calculations that had directed the search 397 00:21:34,380 --> 00:21:37,652 for several weeks, were worthless. 398 00:21:37,652 --> 00:21:38,650 - (speaking foreign language) 399 00:21:38,650 --> 00:21:40,730 - [Interpreter] Now, it's tempting to think 400 00:21:40,730 --> 00:21:42,880 that experts at that level could have said, 401 00:21:44,441 --> 00:21:46,791 you know, in that zone, it's completely random. 402 00:21:50,980 --> 00:21:54,793 Making retro drift calculations is pretty much impossible. 403 00:21:58,193 --> 00:21:59,043 I'll say no more. 404 00:22:01,111 --> 00:22:04,360 - [Narrator] One year to the day after the accident, 405 00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:08,050 the victim's families called their own press conference. 406 00:22:08,050 --> 00:22:11,800 After all the diappointments, U-turns, and dashed hopes, 407 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:15,460 the wrangle with the BEA had become poisonous. 408 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:18,160 Were the investigators at the mercy of politicians 409 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,453 and industrialists? 410 00:22:20,580 --> 00:22:23,250 The lawyer acting on behalf of the victim's families 411 00:22:23,250 --> 00:22:24,603 expressed his outrage. 412 00:22:26,179 --> 00:22:27,190 - (speaking foreign language) 413 00:22:27,190 --> 00:22:28,620 - [Interpreter] We are forced to wonder 414 00:22:28,620 --> 00:22:29,840 if there is an agenda here, 415 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,790 inasmuch as victim's families 416 00:22:31,790 --> 00:22:34,120 are being treated with contempt. 417 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:36,590 Once again, we are told nothing. 418 00:22:36,590 --> 00:22:38,920 All our information comes through you. 419 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,173 It's just unreal. 420 00:22:41,093 --> 00:22:41,926 - (speaking foreign language) 421 00:22:41,926 --> 00:22:43,440 - [Interpreter] Desperation set in. 422 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:44,393 We'd had enough. 423 00:22:45,334 --> 00:22:48,080 But you still have to get up in the morning, 424 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,343 go to work, get on with your life. 425 00:22:51,963 --> 00:22:53,960 - (speaking foreign language) 426 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:55,740 - [Interpreter] We were pretty sure that the BEA 427 00:22:55,740 --> 00:22:57,913 hadn't done everything in their power. 428 00:23:01,643 --> 00:23:03,460 To us, the strategy was all wrong, 429 00:23:03,460 --> 00:23:05,143 and we made no bones about it. 430 00:23:07,155 --> 00:23:09,905 (haunting music) 431 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,990 - [Narrator] After a long, 10 month interruption, 432 00:23:22,990 --> 00:23:24,780 the search resumed. 433 00:23:24,780 --> 00:23:27,500 Jean-Paul Troadec, Director of the BEA, 434 00:23:27,500 --> 00:23:30,240 had managed to obtain more funding from Airbus 435 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,093 and Air France to launch a fourth campaign. 436 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:37,670 A press conference was called 437 00:23:37,670 --> 00:23:40,253 at the Ministry of Ecology and Transportation. 438 00:23:42,810 --> 00:23:45,340 After phase three, we are more confident than ever 439 00:23:45,340 --> 00:23:47,163 that we can work in these terrains, 440 00:23:48,030 --> 00:23:50,390 and that the strategy that we have developed 441 00:23:50,390 --> 00:23:53,193 to look at every place twice, at least, 442 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,840 we have a confidence that, if the aircraft 443 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,840 is in this area, we will be able to identify the wreckage. 444 00:24:03,212 --> 00:24:05,710 I want to emphasize that none of this is easy, 445 00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:07,143 none of this is routine, 446 00:24:08,140 --> 00:24:10,890 working at these depths in the ocean, 447 00:24:10,890 --> 00:24:14,710 again, is at the very cutting edge of research 448 00:24:14,710 --> 00:24:16,803 and exploration on the planet. 449 00:24:17,946 --> 00:24:20,696 (dramatic music) 450 00:24:28,540 --> 00:24:31,330 - [Narrator] Starting out from the Suape Port in Brazil, 451 00:24:31,330 --> 00:24:33,930 phase four got under way. 452 00:24:33,930 --> 00:24:37,023 The ship heading this new operation was the Alucia. 453 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,280 The objective was to search around 454 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:46,110 the last known position of the plane, 455 00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:48,950 and then explore the whole of the circled area, 456 00:24:48,950 --> 00:24:49,893 come what may. 457 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:54,290 It was basically a return to square one, 458 00:24:54,290 --> 00:24:56,950 exploring zones, that had already been cleared, 459 00:24:56,950 --> 00:24:59,683 maybe erroneously, during the first phase. 460 00:25:01,057 --> 00:25:03,807 (dramatic music) 461 00:25:12,500 --> 00:25:15,720 This new misssion was lead by BEA investigator, 462 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:16,620 Jean-Claude Vital. 463 00:25:17,530 --> 00:25:20,350 He would unwittingly become one of the key figures 464 00:25:20,350 --> 00:25:22,543 in the AF447 mystery. 465 00:25:24,780 --> 00:25:26,993 On the ninth day, there was a new twist. 466 00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:30,600 Mike Purcell, the man behind the REMUS, 467 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:32,333 went to see Jean-Claude Vital. 468 00:25:35,322 --> 00:25:37,052 - (speaking foreign language) 469 00:25:37,052 --> 00:25:37,885 - [Interpreter] I was having dinner, 470 00:25:37,885 --> 00:25:40,810 and Mike came along, and he said to me, 471 00:25:40,810 --> 00:25:43,510 Jean-Claude, we have something that might be and echo. 472 00:25:49,686 --> 00:25:52,570 A level of trust builds up. 473 00:25:52,570 --> 00:25:55,340 I trusted him, and I knew that he wouldn't be calling me 474 00:25:55,340 --> 00:25:56,243 for no reason. 475 00:25:58,010 --> 00:26:00,730 All the images from the bottom of the sea are very murky, 476 00:26:00,730 --> 00:26:03,003 are very gray, you can barely see anything. 477 00:26:04,180 --> 00:26:06,890 But in this picture, you could make out a shape, 478 00:26:06,890 --> 00:26:10,003 and we thought, ah, we might by on to something. 479 00:26:14,650 --> 00:26:15,760 - [Narrator] On the sonar, 480 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,023 a strange shape was clearly visible on the seabed. 481 00:26:22,190 --> 00:26:24,000 Seizing this glimmer of hope, 482 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,570 Jean-Claude Vital immediately sent the REMUS down 483 00:26:26,570 --> 00:26:29,020 to photograph the zone. 484 00:26:29,020 --> 00:26:30,923 But things became more difficult. 485 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,470 - [Jean-Claude] (speaking foreign language) 486 00:26:38,470 --> 00:26:39,770 - [Interpreter] And then the weather turned. 487 00:26:39,770 --> 00:26:41,530 A storm blew up, conditions worsened, 488 00:26:41,530 --> 00:26:43,080 we couldn't bring the REMUS up. 489 00:26:44,461 --> 00:26:46,210 We had to wait several hours until the sea calmed down, 490 00:26:46,210 --> 00:26:47,333 to recover the robot. 491 00:26:50,548 --> 00:26:53,465 (mysterious music) 492 00:27:06,670 --> 00:27:08,060 Once we had it on board, 493 00:27:08,060 --> 00:27:09,930 we had to recover the data, 494 00:27:09,930 --> 00:27:12,500 something like 18,000 photograhs. 495 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:14,050 So there we were, all in the room, 496 00:27:14,050 --> 00:27:15,630 watching and waiting. 497 00:27:15,630 --> 00:27:17,850 All we could see is gray. 498 00:27:17,850 --> 00:27:19,333 Gray and more gray. 499 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:21,780 Then suddenly, bang. 500 00:27:21,780 --> 00:27:23,560 We could see an aircraft part. 501 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,040 It was weird. 502 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,140 So, we wound it forward a little, 503 00:27:27,140 --> 00:27:29,080 and then saw more and more parts. 504 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:30,910 So, at that point, I said, 505 00:27:30,910 --> 00:27:33,733 right, stop everything, I need to alert people. 506 00:27:35,610 --> 00:27:38,607 So, that moment was, who do you call? 507 00:27:38,607 --> 00:27:40,440 Alain, Alain Boullard. 508 00:27:42,189 --> 00:27:45,189 (suspenseful music) 509 00:27:57,663 --> 00:27:59,255 - (speaking foreign language) 510 00:27:59,255 --> 00:28:02,006 - [Interpreter] Jean-Claude Vital called me, 511 00:28:02,006 --> 00:28:04,600 I think it was Saturday morning at around six a.m., 512 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:05,573 on April second. 513 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:09,030 Jean-Claude said, "Alain, I think we found it." 514 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,433 That moment was such a rush. 515 00:28:16,070 --> 00:28:17,860 Everybody was still in bed. 516 00:28:17,860 --> 00:28:19,110 My wife was sleeping. 517 00:28:19,110 --> 00:28:21,310 I immediately called Jean-Paul Troadec 518 00:28:21,310 --> 00:28:24,263 and Martine, to tell them, I think we found it. 519 00:28:26,647 --> 00:28:27,480 - (speaking foreign language) 520 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,760 - [Interpreter] I remember arriving at the BEA, 521 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,597 I think it was about eight in the evening, 522 00:28:32,597 --> 00:28:33,600 Alain was at his desk, 523 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,950 still looking at the photos he'd just received. 524 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:39,320 And when I saw him, 525 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:41,360 he said, we've got it, 526 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:42,560 so I said, are you sure? 527 00:28:44,140 --> 00:28:46,913 He said, yes I'm sure. 528 00:28:47,830 --> 00:28:50,403 I've got photos showing the plane's registration. 529 00:28:51,820 --> 00:28:55,340 So then, I thought, right, so now we're moving on, 530 00:28:55,340 --> 00:28:56,573 into another phase. 531 00:28:58,500 --> 00:29:00,930 - [Narrator] The anger of the victim's families grew 532 00:29:00,930 --> 00:29:04,315 when they heard that the wreckage was almost right 533 00:29:04,315 --> 00:29:05,890 in the center of the crash zone circle, 534 00:29:05,890 --> 00:29:09,653 only 12 kilometers from the aircraft's last known position. 535 00:29:11,350 --> 00:29:14,040 A zone that the investigators had eliminated 536 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,053 from their search, after phase one. 537 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,330 Having trolled the sector with their hydrophones, 538 00:29:19,330 --> 00:29:21,170 without any positive result, 539 00:29:21,170 --> 00:29:23,463 the zone had been declared, clear. 540 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,180 Still today, certain members of the victim's families 541 00:29:27,180 --> 00:29:29,550 are baffled by what happened. 542 00:29:29,550 --> 00:29:31,060 Many had said that the area 543 00:29:31,060 --> 00:29:33,110 around the aircraft's last known position, 544 00:29:33,110 --> 00:29:35,173 should be prioritized in the search. 545 00:29:36,036 --> 00:29:37,160 - (speaking foreign language) 546 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:38,900 - [Interpreter] If a needle slips through my fingers, 547 00:29:38,900 --> 00:29:40,160 where do I look for it? 548 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:41,930 Over there, or here? 549 00:29:41,930 --> 00:29:42,763 Here, right? 550 00:29:43,945 --> 00:29:46,245 Why didn't they do the same with the aircraft? 551 00:29:47,630 --> 00:29:50,820 I've never had an explanation from the BEA on this point, 552 00:29:50,820 --> 00:29:53,000 as to why they didn't look in the area where the plane 553 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:53,833 was last seen. 554 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:57,763 It's a complete mystery to me. 555 00:29:59,755 --> 00:30:00,588 - (speaking foreign language) 556 00:30:00,588 --> 00:30:01,630 - [Interpreter] It's easy with the benefit of hindsight, 557 00:30:01,630 --> 00:30:03,690 when you know where the plane came down. 558 00:30:03,690 --> 00:30:05,620 I'm sure some people say, they're stupid, 559 00:30:05,620 --> 00:30:08,270 it was right there, why didn't they look there first? 560 00:30:09,650 --> 00:30:12,630 It could have been to the south, to the west, anywhere. 561 00:30:12,630 --> 00:30:13,743 We didn't know. 562 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:17,710 The plane may even have done a U-turn and turned away 563 00:30:17,710 --> 00:30:20,690 from the clouds, gone through the clouds. 564 00:30:20,690 --> 00:30:21,653 We had no idea. 565 00:30:23,030 --> 00:30:24,510 Nothing. 566 00:30:24,510 --> 00:30:26,780 - [Narrator] They had no idea. 567 00:30:26,780 --> 00:30:28,530 But the investigators were caught up 568 00:30:28,530 --> 00:30:30,540 in a hunt for the pingers. 569 00:30:30,540 --> 00:30:32,620 It's possible that they were damaged, 570 00:30:32,620 --> 00:30:34,783 and never transmitted any signal at all. 571 00:30:36,682 --> 00:30:38,003 - (speaking foreign language) 572 00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:38,950 - [Interpreter] What happened? 573 00:30:38,950 --> 00:30:39,783 Why didn't we hear it? 574 00:30:39,783 --> 00:30:41,630 That's a whole scientific process. 575 00:30:41,630 --> 00:30:43,290 The evidence suggests that the pingers 576 00:30:43,290 --> 00:30:44,443 were not transmitting. 577 00:30:45,314 --> 00:30:46,423 - (speaking foreign language) 578 00:30:46,423 --> 00:30:47,410 - [Interpreter] Rightly or wrongly, 579 00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:49,173 later, we were proved to be wrong, 580 00:30:50,070 --> 00:30:52,670 we decided that the aircraft could not be in the zone 581 00:30:52,670 --> 00:30:54,313 scanned by the hydrophones, 582 00:30:56,020 --> 00:31:00,220 so we moved away and searched in other areas. 583 00:31:00,220 --> 00:31:02,150 We never had a case of pingers not working, 584 00:31:02,150 --> 00:31:03,350 so when the aircraft wasn't there, 585 00:31:03,350 --> 00:31:04,600 we looked somewhere else. 586 00:31:07,820 --> 00:31:10,390 - [Narrator] Alain Boullard's job was far from over. 587 00:31:10,390 --> 00:31:13,890 Now, he had to locate the key to the whole investigation, 588 00:31:13,890 --> 00:31:15,163 the flight recorders. 589 00:31:20,934 --> 00:31:23,684 (haunting music) 590 00:31:30,540 --> 00:31:34,920 This time, the investigators knew exactly where to look. 591 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:36,840 They went to the precise spot 592 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:38,560 where the wreckage had been found, 593 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,203 the scene of the tragedy. 594 00:31:42,711 --> 00:31:43,544 - (speaking foreign language) 595 00:31:43,544 --> 00:31:44,670 - [Interpreter] Every time I do a search at sea, 596 00:31:44,670 --> 00:31:46,740 I'm struck by the same thing. 597 00:31:46,740 --> 00:31:48,890 On the surface, there's absolutely nothing. 598 00:31:50,260 --> 00:31:52,883 The sea swallows everything, then forgets. 599 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,073 When I was on the surface where the aircraft crashed, 600 00:32:00,990 --> 00:32:04,470 it was just incredible. 601 00:32:04,470 --> 00:32:05,523 There's nothing left. 602 00:32:07,060 --> 00:32:10,423 But if you go down, it's all there, waiting. 603 00:32:11,610 --> 00:32:13,110 It's been there for two years. 604 00:32:21,530 --> 00:32:22,690 - [Narrator] At the crash zone, 605 00:32:22,690 --> 00:32:25,853 the crew sent down the submarine robot, the Remora. 606 00:32:27,620 --> 00:32:31,050 This allowed the investigators to explore the wreckage site, 607 00:32:31,050 --> 00:32:34,893 scouring the seabed for the AF447 flight recorders. 608 00:32:35,810 --> 00:32:38,610 The robot is controlled by a team of technicians, 609 00:32:38,610 --> 00:32:41,593 linked to it by a cable several kilometers long. 610 00:32:43,419 --> 00:32:44,252 - After you look at this, you gotta take those turns, 611 00:32:45,359 --> 00:32:47,621 so you can see all the stuff in a minute, in the zone. 612 00:32:47,621 --> 00:32:51,567 - Okay, now it's interesting. Roger that, headin' out. 613 00:32:54,526 --> 00:32:56,850 - [Narrator] But at a depth of 3,900 meters, 614 00:32:56,850 --> 00:33:01,060 the only available light is supplied by the Remora, itself. 615 00:33:01,060 --> 00:33:02,800 Alain Boullard knew that at this rate, 616 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,140 locating the black boxes could take weeks. 617 00:33:06,140 --> 00:33:07,660 - [Radio Speaker] 45 meters. 618 00:33:07,660 --> 00:33:09,780 - Thanks, 45 meters, then let me know 619 00:33:09,780 --> 00:33:11,180 when you get a visual on it. 620 00:33:12,620 --> 00:33:15,010 - [Narrator] Some parts of the final stages of the search 621 00:33:15,010 --> 00:33:18,040 are etched in the memories of all those involved, 622 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:21,363 such as this message, transmitted to the reseach team. 623 00:33:22,620 --> 00:33:26,360 - Alain brought this email to me, 624 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:30,023 and it was the husband of one of the flight attendants, 625 00:33:31,070 --> 00:33:34,650 and said, please tell all the people on the boat, 626 00:33:34,650 --> 00:33:37,920 the investigators, the technicians, the seamen, 627 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,890 thank you for your efforts in this, 628 00:33:40,890 --> 00:33:44,593 and that he and his children prayed for us every day. 629 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:49,150 Which was very emotional to me, 630 00:33:49,150 --> 00:33:53,540 that in his grief, he is thinking of others, 631 00:33:53,540 --> 00:33:55,890 and that he was thinking of us and thanking us. 632 00:33:59,461 --> 00:34:00,963 - There's a line there. 633 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,090 It looks like two things. 634 00:34:07,460 --> 00:34:09,460 There's another one there, on the right. 635 00:34:11,764 --> 00:34:14,514 (chilling music) 636 00:34:19,540 --> 00:34:20,930 - [Narrator] Among the debris, 637 00:34:20,930 --> 00:34:23,750 the investigators discovered recognizable pieces 638 00:34:23,750 --> 00:34:24,653 of aircraft, 639 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:28,220 parts of the fusilage, 640 00:34:31,460 --> 00:34:32,933 sections of the cabin, 641 00:34:34,590 --> 00:34:36,143 even the copilot's seat. 642 00:34:40,299 --> 00:34:42,980 - There, we have two straps, 643 00:34:42,980 --> 00:34:46,190 one there, up here we can't see much. 644 00:34:46,190 --> 00:34:48,850 - The copilot seat has the arm rest on the right. 645 00:34:48,850 --> 00:34:50,313 The captain's is on the left. 646 00:34:52,330 --> 00:34:54,000 - [Narrator] Despite all the doubts, 647 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,370 the disappointments, the exhaustion, 648 00:34:56,370 --> 00:34:58,293 the teams did not give up. 649 00:34:59,780 --> 00:35:01,750 Then the tide turned. 650 00:35:01,750 --> 00:35:03,983 Their tenacity finally paid off. 651 00:35:06,910 --> 00:35:08,020 - It might be on there. 652 00:35:08,020 --> 00:35:09,770 - That's it, isn't it? 653 00:35:09,770 --> 00:35:11,320 - Yes, we've got it, that's it. 654 00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:13,743 - Can someone call Alain? 655 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,400 - That definitely looks like it. 656 00:35:18,370 --> 00:35:19,253 It has the label. 657 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:21,533 - [Investigators] Yay! 658 00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:26,030 - Where's the phone? 659 00:35:26,030 --> 00:35:26,863 - Which phone? 660 00:35:27,718 --> 00:35:28,959 - To call Alain? 661 00:35:28,959 --> 00:35:30,508 - Right up here, by the powder. 662 00:35:30,508 --> 00:35:31,425 - Oh, yeah. 663 00:35:35,616 --> 00:35:37,729 - Alain, we found one. 664 00:35:37,729 --> 00:35:38,900 Can you come down? 665 00:35:38,900 --> 00:35:39,733 Okay. 666 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:43,970 - [Narrator] Once the flight recorder had been found, 667 00:35:43,970 --> 00:35:45,910 it had to be identified. 668 00:35:45,910 --> 00:35:49,660 Was it the FDR, the Flight Data Recorder, 669 00:35:49,660 --> 00:35:52,803 or the CVR, the Cockpit Voice Recorder? 670 00:35:54,670 --> 00:35:56,970 Both are obviously very important, 671 00:35:56,970 --> 00:35:58,880 but each plays a different role 672 00:36:00,053 --> 00:36:01,554 in the investigation. 673 00:36:01,554 --> 00:36:02,683 - (speaking foreign language) 674 00:36:02,683 --> 00:36:05,600 - [Interpreter] PN is 617-6096-014. 675 00:36:07,340 --> 00:36:10,730 I'm pleased to announce, we have the Flight Data Recorder. 676 00:36:10,730 --> 00:36:13,202 - Good teamwork! - Real teamwork! 677 00:36:13,202 --> 00:36:14,845 You gotta have teamwork. 678 00:36:14,845 --> 00:36:16,232 - Thank you, appreciate it. 679 00:36:16,232 --> 00:36:17,315 And good job. 680 00:36:19,193 --> 00:36:20,026 Captain! 681 00:36:22,310 --> 00:36:25,170 - [Narrator] Aircraft trajectory, altitude, 682 00:36:25,170 --> 00:36:26,453 engine perameters, 683 00:36:27,390 --> 00:36:30,210 this small orange cylinder, potentially contains 684 00:36:30,210 --> 00:36:33,990 over 1,500 pieces of data about the flight. 685 00:36:33,990 --> 00:36:36,430 It should answer the question everybody has been asking 686 00:36:36,430 --> 00:36:38,520 for the last two years, 687 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:40,893 what happened aboard the Rio-Paris flight? 688 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:43,904 - [Director] Come down, come down. 689 00:36:43,904 --> 00:36:46,743 Either that, or show that, but I'd just come down. 690 00:36:49,530 --> 00:36:50,363 Drop it. 691 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:53,773 Money in the bank. 692 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:58,730 - [Narrator] Three hours later, the flight recorder 693 00:36:58,730 --> 00:37:00,383 had been recovered from the sea. 694 00:37:07,090 --> 00:37:08,550 A few hours after that, 695 00:37:08,550 --> 00:37:11,100 investigators located the second recorder, 696 00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:13,250 just a dozen meter,s or so, from the first. 697 00:37:14,180 --> 00:37:16,053 Faces lit up with excitement. 698 00:37:22,020 --> 00:37:25,770 For two years, the BEA, the aeronautical industry, 699 00:37:25,770 --> 00:37:27,910 victim's families, and the world's press 700 00:37:27,910 --> 00:37:29,560 had been waiting for this moment. 701 00:37:36,670 --> 00:37:38,660 Right in the middle of the Atlantic, 702 00:37:38,660 --> 00:37:42,520 the black box flight recorders had finally been recovered. 703 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,120 The FDR, the Flight Data Recorder, 704 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,873 and the CVR, the Cockpit Voice Recorder. 705 00:37:49,732 --> 00:37:51,011 - (speaking foreign language) 706 00:37:51,011 --> 00:37:52,483 - [Interpreter] A recorder is only this big, 707 00:37:53,802 --> 00:37:55,993 and it was in the middle of the ocean. 708 00:37:58,390 --> 00:38:02,022 That little box will tell us a lot about the fate 709 00:38:02,022 --> 00:38:02,983 of 228 people. 710 00:38:04,922 --> 00:38:06,070 - (speaking foreign language) 711 00:38:06,070 --> 00:38:08,470 - [Interpreter] When the wreckage was located, 712 00:38:08,470 --> 00:38:11,170 when the black boxes were discovered, 713 00:38:11,170 --> 00:38:13,530 I felt a great sense of relief, 714 00:38:13,530 --> 00:38:16,830 and thought, at last, a calm and rational assessment 715 00:38:16,830 --> 00:38:18,450 of things can be made. 716 00:38:18,450 --> 00:38:20,723 And we can set aside all the irrationality. 717 00:38:23,089 --> 00:38:25,839 (haunting music) 718 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,520 - [Narrator] It took 176 days at sea, 719 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:43,230 and no less than 31 million euros 720 00:38:43,230 --> 00:38:45,360 to find these two black boxes, 721 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:48,773 and maybe, finally understand what caused the tragedy. 722 00:38:51,423 --> 00:38:52,840 - (speaking foreign language) 723 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:53,673 - [Interpreter] Yes, it's in pretty good condition. 724 00:38:55,710 --> 00:38:58,220 - [Narrator] It was, of course, essential to recover 725 00:38:58,220 --> 00:38:59,173 the flight data, 726 00:39:00,170 --> 00:39:03,130 but Alain Boullard sensed that an explanation 727 00:39:03,130 --> 00:39:07,570 for the accident would probably come from this recorder, 728 00:39:07,570 --> 00:39:11,203 the one that captured the pilot's final conversations. 729 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:23,703 The Gendarmes immediately placed the boxes under seal. 730 00:39:24,790 --> 00:39:27,920 They were a vital piece of evidence in the judicial inquiry 731 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:31,743 opened against Airbus and Air France for manslaughter. 732 00:39:33,227 --> 00:39:35,644 (applauding) 733 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:45,350 At this stage, Alain Boullard remained cautious. 734 00:39:45,350 --> 00:39:47,610 Nothing had yet been established. 735 00:39:47,610 --> 00:39:50,360 If the black boxes turned out to be unusable, 736 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:53,433 some pieces of debris could provide precious information. 737 00:39:55,487 --> 00:39:58,487 (suspenseful music) 738 00:40:03,790 --> 00:40:06,370 The robot, thus brought several pieces of wreckage 739 00:40:06,370 --> 00:40:07,363 to the surface. 740 00:40:09,947 --> 00:40:12,780 (energetic music) 741 00:40:22,357 --> 00:40:25,393 - Okay, quick place. 742 00:40:25,393 --> 00:40:28,476 - We've got right and left lap strap. 743 00:40:30,250 --> 00:40:33,000 (exciting music) 744 00:41:03,700 --> 00:41:06,180 - [Narrator] Was there a mechanical failure? 745 00:41:06,180 --> 00:41:09,253 An examination of the engine would reveal a great deal. 746 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,123 At this stage, though, no theory could be discounted. 747 00:41:17,460 --> 00:41:20,423 But the biggest hopes were pinned on the black boxes. 748 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:25,410 A French Navy patrol boat was sent out to return them 749 00:41:25,410 --> 00:41:28,373 to the BEA in Paris, as quickly as possible. 750 00:41:29,699 --> 00:41:30,637 - (speaking foreign language) 751 00:41:30,637 --> 00:41:32,580 - [Interpreter] Finding the black boxes was the first step, 752 00:41:32,580 --> 00:41:35,520 but a thorough examination of their contents 753 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,500 was the crucial part. 754 00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:39,570 There's always a doubt with flight recorders, 755 00:41:39,570 --> 00:41:41,470 and here, those doubts were increased by the fact 756 00:41:41,470 --> 00:41:43,080 that they spent two years under water, 757 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:45,163 at a depth of over 4,000 meters. 758 00:41:50,256 --> 00:41:53,256 (suspenseful music) 759 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:56,450 - [Narrator] From the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, 760 00:41:56,450 --> 00:42:00,580 the truth behind AF447 was finally making its way 761 00:42:00,580 --> 00:42:01,423 to Paris. 762 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:12,520 A few days later, at the BEA, 763 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:14,100 it was the moment of truth, 764 00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:16,053 as the flight recorders were opened, 765 00:42:17,420 --> 00:42:19,540 an operation that investigators, 766 00:42:19,540 --> 00:42:22,110 the aeronautical industry, and the world press, 767 00:42:22,110 --> 00:42:24,853 had been waiting for for 22 months, 768 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:29,330 a moment the families of the 228 victims 769 00:42:29,330 --> 00:42:31,470 had been fighting tirelessly for, 770 00:42:31,470 --> 00:42:32,763 since June 1, 2009. 771 00:42:36,780 --> 00:42:41,200 - See, guys, we'll want to kind of take the puck in layers. 772 00:42:41,200 --> 00:42:45,180 Don't get too greedy, going too deep right off the bat. 773 00:42:45,180 --> 00:42:47,660 Just kinda work your way down. 774 00:42:47,660 --> 00:42:50,399 - And we'll go layer by layer - Just later by layer, 775 00:42:50,399 --> 00:42:52,600 work your way down until you see the surface of the-- 776 00:42:54,984 --> 00:42:56,660 - [Frederic] (speaking foreign language) 777 00:42:56,660 --> 00:42:58,600 - [Interpreter] We were all struck by the odor emanating 778 00:42:58,600 --> 00:42:59,683 from the recorders. 779 00:43:01,150 --> 00:43:05,040 The smell of mud, which filled us with foreboding, 780 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:08,330 concerning the state of the electronic cards, 781 00:43:08,330 --> 00:43:09,630 which we couldn't see yet. 782 00:43:12,061 --> 00:43:13,190 - [Narrator] The BEA investigators began 783 00:43:13,190 --> 00:43:14,703 with the Flight Data Recorder. 784 00:43:16,540 --> 00:43:17,441 - (speaking foreign language) 785 00:43:17,441 --> 00:43:18,473 - [Interpreter] It is 6:37 p.m. 786 00:43:22,620 --> 00:43:25,120 - [Narrator] Next, was the cockpit voice recorder. 787 00:43:28,352 --> 00:43:31,435 (moving cello music) 788 00:43:49,632 --> 00:43:51,750 After many hours of drying, to remove moisture, 789 00:43:51,750 --> 00:43:54,190 several examinations and repairs, 790 00:43:54,190 --> 00:43:56,533 it was time to power up the recorders. 791 00:43:58,930 --> 00:44:01,100 The tension was palpable. 792 00:44:01,100 --> 00:44:03,813 At the BEA, everyone was holding their breath. 793 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:14,623 - 25, 23, 21. 794 00:44:16,150 --> 00:44:17,950 - [Narrator] The verdict was in. 795 00:44:17,950 --> 00:44:20,770 Despite all that time spent under water, 796 00:44:20,770 --> 00:44:23,833 the data on the two recorders could be accessed. 797 00:44:24,970 --> 00:44:26,783 The download could be launched. 798 00:44:29,002 --> 00:44:31,013 - (speaking foreign language) 799 00:44:31,013 --> 00:44:31,873 - [Interpreter] The real highlight, 800 00:44:31,873 --> 00:44:33,430 was when they told us, they worked. 801 00:44:33,430 --> 00:44:36,240 That really was a landmark moment. 802 00:44:36,240 --> 00:44:38,460 It was our objective from the start. 803 00:44:38,460 --> 00:44:40,693 Finding the black boxes with their data intact 804 00:44:40,693 --> 00:44:43,663 was the culmination of a two year battle. 805 00:44:46,168 --> 00:44:48,918 (dramatic music) 806 00:44:54,080 --> 00:44:56,380 - [Narrator] After 22 months of suspense, 807 00:44:56,380 --> 00:44:58,263 the truth would finally be out. 808 00:45:00,130 --> 00:45:03,030 Hard data was now accessible, 809 00:45:03,030 --> 00:45:05,220 and the flight could be analyzed, 810 00:45:05,220 --> 00:45:06,780 minute by minute, 811 00:45:06,780 --> 00:45:09,653 to reveal any potential mechanical failures. 812 00:45:11,970 --> 00:45:13,863 And, there was a sound recording. 813 00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:18,203 Investigators could now hear what happened in the cockpit. 814 00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:29,060 - (speaking foreign language) 815 00:45:29,060 --> 00:45:31,450 - [Interpreter] We were petrified, 816 00:45:31,450 --> 00:45:32,523 white as a ghost, 817 00:45:33,589 --> 00:45:36,100 and after listening, we sat in stony silence 818 00:45:36,100 --> 00:45:37,703 for maybe 15 minutes, 819 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:40,990 not daring to look at each other or say a word. 820 00:45:43,017 --> 00:45:44,720 We had just heard a live recording 821 00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:46,883 of the Air France 447 crash. 822 00:45:48,900 --> 00:45:51,650 (chilling music) 823 00:46:04,045 --> 00:46:04,878 - (speaking foreign language) 824 00:46:04,878 --> 00:46:07,010 - [Interpreter] The families, who for 20 months 825 00:46:07,010 --> 00:46:10,050 had to accept the loss of their loved ones, 826 00:46:10,050 --> 00:46:12,673 without any tangible proof of their death, 827 00:46:13,600 --> 00:46:16,030 were forced to create a scenario for the accident, 828 00:46:16,030 --> 00:46:19,560 otherwise they couldn't cope, couldn't accept the loss. 829 00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:23,100 I remember someone saying, it's awful, 830 00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:25,513 now I have to change everything in my mind. 831 00:46:28,067 --> 00:46:33,067 Meaning, their scenario didn't necessarily match the one 832 00:46:34,371 --> 00:46:38,677 the investigators produced from the flight recorders. 833 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:43,193 I thought that must be dreadful. 834 00:46:48,050 --> 00:46:52,570 - [Narrator] On July 5, 2012, the BEA finally delivered 835 00:46:52,570 --> 00:46:54,193 its findings to the press. 836 00:46:56,461 --> 00:46:57,461 - (speaking foreign language) 837 00:46:57,461 --> 00:46:58,294 - [Interpreter] Here we are, 838 00:46:58,294 --> 00:46:59,990 after an extraordinary investigation, 839 00:46:59,990 --> 00:47:02,023 that has lasted over three years. 840 00:47:03,070 --> 00:47:06,160 Extraordinary, first of all, by the international scale 841 00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:07,233 of the disaster. 842 00:47:08,360 --> 00:47:11,130 Extraordinary, too, by the mystery that has surrounded 843 00:47:11,130 --> 00:47:13,523 the exact circumstances of this accident. 844 00:47:15,530 --> 00:47:17,950 - [Narrator] According to the BEA's final report, 845 00:47:17,950 --> 00:47:19,500 as is often the case, 846 00:47:19,500 --> 00:47:22,083 many different causes triggered the accident. 847 00:47:23,250 --> 00:47:25,020 A few hours after take-off, 848 00:47:25,020 --> 00:47:27,440 ice crystals formed on the pitot probes, 849 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:29,920 which measure flight speed. 850 00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:32,373 Speed indications were, therefore, erroneous, 851 00:47:33,400 --> 00:47:36,200 which dis-activated the automatic pilot. 852 00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:39,333 At that moment, alarms went off in the cockpit. 853 00:47:41,900 --> 00:47:46,450 The surprised copilots then nosed up to an excessive degree. 854 00:47:46,450 --> 00:47:49,130 This triggered an aerodynamic stall, 855 00:47:49,130 --> 00:47:52,583 causing the aircraft to lose lift, and go into a dive. 856 00:47:53,930 --> 00:47:58,290 In the complete darkness, the pilots couldn't see anything. 857 00:47:58,290 --> 00:48:00,570 They didn't understand what was happening, 858 00:48:00,570 --> 00:48:02,273 and didn't know how to react. 859 00:48:04,880 --> 00:48:08,333 Four minutes later, the aircraft hit the ocean. 860 00:48:11,982 --> 00:48:16,470 - (speaking foreign language) 861 00:48:16,470 --> 00:48:18,840 - [Interpreter] Thanks to the cockpit recording, 862 00:48:18,840 --> 00:48:20,980 I realized that right to the end, 863 00:48:20,980 --> 00:48:23,453 the pilots didn't understand what was going on. 864 00:48:28,860 --> 00:48:31,750 That encourages me to believe and hope 865 00:48:31,750 --> 00:48:34,550 that at least the passengers didn't suffer in the cabin. 866 00:48:39,429 --> 00:48:40,810 - (speaking foreign language) 867 00:48:40,810 --> 00:48:42,880 - [Interpreter] Air France flight 447 868 00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:44,973 was all about the distress of families, 869 00:48:45,850 --> 00:48:47,740 and was maybe the first investigation 870 00:48:47,740 --> 00:48:50,323 to be in the media spotlight to such an extent. 871 00:48:51,960 --> 00:48:53,950 But air disasters are always shocking, 872 00:48:53,950 --> 00:48:55,370 a human tragedy, 873 00:48:55,370 --> 00:48:57,083 and this accident was all of that. 874 00:48:58,760 --> 00:49:00,160 We solved the technical riddle, 875 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:02,600 but we didn't solve anything else. 876 00:49:02,600 --> 00:49:05,343 Did we enable people to understand the event? 877 00:49:06,660 --> 00:49:08,890 We didn't replace their husbands. 878 00:49:08,890 --> 00:49:10,490 We didn't replace their mothers. 879 00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:14,100 We didn't achieve any of that. 880 00:49:15,858 --> 00:49:17,599 - (speaking foreign language) 881 00:49:17,599 --> 00:49:19,100 - [Interpreter] I went through stages of uncertainty, 882 00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:23,230 suspicion, and even violent criticism. 883 00:49:23,230 --> 00:49:24,063 I know, 884 00:49:26,990 --> 00:49:28,390 because there was no result, 885 00:49:29,990 --> 00:49:32,130 and there was a stack of information showing 886 00:49:32,130 --> 00:49:35,633 that things weren't going in the right direction. 887 00:49:40,680 --> 00:49:42,760 But having analyzed it all, 888 00:49:42,760 --> 00:49:44,710 I think they did as much as they could. 889 00:49:45,620 --> 00:49:49,730 Mistakes were made, but they did as much as they could. 890 00:49:49,730 --> 00:49:51,293 So, there it is. 891 00:49:52,210 --> 00:49:53,163 I changed my mind. 892 00:49:56,294 --> 00:49:59,044 (dramatic music) 893 00:50:07,649 --> 00:50:10,732 (moving cello music)