were not going to let that happen. >> at times the choppers had trouble getting a clear view. not so for photo journalist roger sandler. he continued shooting pictures. in fact, sandler was so close to the action that robert kardashian mistook him for a cop and made a desperate plea. >> he kept grabbing my arm and begging, don't kill him. you shouldn't kill him. please don't kill him. kardashian was pleading with me with tears in his eyes. >> the team began to negotiate with simpson. >> we immediately go to work. we want to introduce dialogue. >> but they faced yet another challenge. the bedlam surrounding them, the deafening noise made communication next to impossible. >> get rid of these helicopters. we cannot hear. >> and they had to deal with something else, something even less manageable and way more unpredictable.