As she watched, she
noticed three men in the parking lot below who were
behaving strangely. They were sitting or kneeling on
the roof of a white panel truck and, like her, were
watching the stricken World Trade Center. Oddly,
however, the three men were celebrating. They were
smiling and laughing, giving high-fives, taking
photos, and one looked to be filming the World Trade
Center as it burned. Their inappropriate behavior
made Maria suspicious and, a few minutes later, when
the men drove off in the van, she copied down their
license plate number. When her husband returned home
from jury duty, she discussed the matter with him,
then, called the police and reported what she had
seen.