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Long after that, and he became much calmer, maybe because he thought he was going to get what he wanted. and it changed from more attack to i am going to die. i'm letting these guys go but i'm going to die here. >> reporter: but in the last hour, the suspect became agitated and threatening. the men deliberately moved themselves to an area with a direct line to a side exit of the synagogue. >> up until that point, we were very willing to wait for law enforcement to do their thing. at that point, we knew we had to get out. at one point, he even said that i am going to put a bullet in each -- eac...

I love you. and um, remember me. >> reporter: cohen says that after the first hour, the suspect -- 44-year-old malik faisal akram became much more calm and that's when the hostages started thinking strategically about where they should sit, and to keep their eyes open for an opportunity to escape. >> his demeanor changed not too long after that, and he became much calmer maybe because he thought he was going to get what he wanted. and it changed from more attack to i am going to die. i'm letting these guys go but i'm going to die here. >> reporter: but in the last hour, the suspect became agit...

>> his demeanor changed not too long after that. he became much calmer, maybe because he thought he was going to get what he wanted. and it changed from more attack to i'm going to die. i'm going to let these guys go, but i'm going to die here. >> reporter: but in the last hour, the suspect became agitated and threatening. the men deliberately moved themselves to an area with a direct line to a side exit of the synagogue. >> up until that point we were very willing to wait for law enforcement to do their thing. at that point, we knew we had to get out. at one point he even said that i'm going ...

The mental trauma of what he saw and in losing andrew in the circumstances. did it at all affect your behaviour, the behaviour of your behaviour, the behaviour of your staff? was there a kind of mindfulness that came as a part of the legacy of that?— the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there _ the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there was. _ the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there was. we designed - the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say there was. we designed my office with i'm afraid that memory in our minds. so i'm afraid i met constituents with a desk between m...

Was there a mindfulness that came in as part of the legacy of that? yes. as part of the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid as part of the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to _ as part of the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say _ as part of the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say it _ as part of the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say it was. _ as part of the legacy of that? yes, i'm afraid to say it was. we - i'm afraid to say it was. we designed my office with that memory in our minds. i'm afraid i met constituents with a desk between me and a constituent and we make sure there was a sid...