May 10, 2002 - First Broadcast (Partial transcript)

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A documentary airing on HBO tells the story of a mother who was killed September 11th at the World Trade Center, and her family's heart-wrenching efforts to tell her seven-year-old son that his mother is gone. The documentary was made by James Ronald Whitney. It's called "Telling Nicholas" and it will be seen Sunday, May 19th at 10 PM on HBO's America UnderCover Sundays. April Woodard now with this preview.

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APRIL WOODARD
The world that seven-year-old Nicholas Lanza knows has just vanished, but he just doesn't know it yet. The HBO documentary shows an intimate portrait of a family's struggle to tell him that his mother, Michelle Lanza, has died in the World Trade Center attack. Her presence is felt intensely because like other victims that day Michelle called home and left a message as the World Trade Center burned around her.

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APRIL WOODARD
The filmmaker, James Ronald Whitney, found Michelle's family after seeing her "missing" poster among the hundreds plastered around Manhattan. When he met the family they allowed him to film them for ten days until Nicholas' father, Robert, finally summoned up the courage to break the terrible news.

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DEBORAH NORVILLE:
Wow... That's Inside Edition we'll see you next time.
[SHOT OF DEBORAH NORVILLE WIPING THE TEARS FROM HER EYES]