A punishment to suit his crime - hardly distinguishable from his crime, except that for his crime he had worn a black costume against a white sky and for his punishment he wore a white costume against a black sky. In the crowds that came to witness his ordeal: Hovey Burgess, Judy Burgess, John Grimaldi, Susan Pores, Dennis Soldati and John Towsen.

Away from the public Philippe Petit rehearses alongside his close friend, Francis Brunn.