Isolation (2021) - full transcript

What defines this city

is the bustle and noise,

but now for the first time,

I hear only birds
in the streets,

and it's barely spring.

Social distancing guidelines.

It felt like
I was leaving my past behind.

Leaving the city where
I'd grown up

and gotten married
and raised a kid.

Leaving for a new reality.

I knew we had to get out
of town.



We were lucky to have
a place to go.

Sam and Karen,
they weren't ready to leave.

But I knew it was time.

20 seconds washing your hands.

Two weeks for quarantine.

Ten days to break a fever.

Who comes up with these numbers?

I went through it over
and over in my mind.

How did it catch me?

How'd I slip up?

Like a game of tag gone wrong.

I didn't wanna tell Karen
and Sam.

Felt like admitting defeat.

Admitting I'd screwed up.



Let it get me.

I felt so alone.

Ashamed.

My world was getting smaller
and smaller.

Once it was the whole city,
and then the house.

Now the bedroom.

But mine was just one story
among many.

In my isolation,

I thought about
the city struggling

to contain the outbreak.

How many individuals
were afflicted?

Every one of us now alone.

It came on fast,

taking over my mind
like a malignant fog,

heating my body from the inside,

choking me and crushing me.

I was so weak,
I was like a child again.

Time lost its meaning.

Had it been days or weeks,
or only minutes?

It seemed my whole life up
to this moment

had been a fleeting dream,

and now I was awake
in a nightmare.

I had to stop them.

Maybe I wanted to protect them.

That's when I realized
what I had to do

to keep them
from getting infected.

The whole world
turned upside down,

turning in on itself.

Things fall apart.
The center cannot hold.

They say the darkest hour
is before the dawn,

and the fever took me there like
it brought a whole city

to its knees,
but if you're lucky,

you can find the light.

Sometimes just a reminder

that you're not alone is enough,

and as for me,

I'll go out with a song.

And that's okay.

Hello.

This is day whatever
of quarantine,

"lockdown" going on.

Been on house arrest
for a while,

and thanks
to my new best friend here,

I can't even go 50 feet outside
my own front door anymore

without the Gestapo nailing
my ass.

Yeah, it's fucking
fascism, dude.

That's what it is.

I mean, it's not like they
can shut me up forever, though,

you know?

It's all out there.

People just gotta connect
the goddamn dots.

Yeah, I know, right?

Hey, listen.

While I've got you on the phone,

I was wondering if maybe
you could post my video.

I know that's a big ask,

but I just feel like right now
would be a good time

to get my side
of the story out there.

Give people an opportunity
to figure out the truth

for themselves, you know?

Come on, man.
Please do this for me.

I'm on house arrest.

Just put it on your page!

Why not?

Oh, dude, don't even give me
that bullshit.

If you're really so scared
of what other people think...

Never mind.

No, fuck you, too.

Because of that,

I decided to actually write
a song about it.

♪ I have the truth ♪

Shut up, asshole.

As the death toll
in urban areas continues

to spike,

New York City has again become

a hotbed for the virus,

causing many citizens to flee
to their upstate homes.

You don't know shit.

And you wouldn't tell us
if you did.

5G towers.
They're all over the Southland,

but should you be worried?

The virus
has now mutated in Florida.

God is striking back
at the sin.

The first casualty
of the pandemic was freedom.

You're carrying the most
dangerous virus of all.

The truth.

That's what you...

Oh.

Freedom.

I know that you can hear me.

Well, guess what?

Fuck you, Big Brother.

Fuck you!

Ow.

Chad.

What the fuck?

Can you hear me?

Who's talking?

Down here, Chad.

Down where?

Here.

Oh!

Who the fuck are you?

Who I am isn't important,

but that you can hear me,
that could mean everything.

You disrupted the signal,

but I don't know
how much time we have.

They're beaming it at you
right now to infect you.

There's only one way
to make it stop.

Make it sto...

We've gone to great lengths

to make contact with you,

because you've been asking
the right questions.

Are you ready for the answers?

I must've hit my head
really bad.

Chad. Chad.

I really wish you'd take this
more seriously.

Yeah, well, I would if I could,

but I can't,
because there's nobody there.

Chad, listen to me.

Listen, Chad.

This is important.

I can't hear you,
because I'm not fucking crazy!

Of course you're not.

Your pulse and temperature
are elevated, though.

Are you feeling all right, Chad?

No.

I mean, yes.

No, I'm fine.

Are you, though?

Actually,
you're getting very sick,

exactly as they want you to.

I'm not getting sick.

It's not a fucking plague.

That's what they want you
to believe.

You know what?

If you know so much about
what's really going on,

then why don't you just go ahead
and lay it on me?

Go ahead. Talk.

Connect the dots, Chad.

What if there really
is a plague?

What if the 5G towers are frying
our DNA to produce the virus?

That's fucking insane.

Why would they even
wanna do that?

Simple.
To weed out the weak

and crash the economy,

with everybody on lockdown

to make their cleanup easier.

And then like magic,
there's a vaccine,

and everyone's so happy
to get it,

they don't ask
what's really in it.

What's in it?

The next stage of control.

Microchip receivers
to relay the 5G signal straight

to our brains and control
how we think,

what we say and do and buy.

Once all the other redundant,

useless bottom feeders
are gone...

people like you, Chad.

I'm not useless.

That's right. You're not.

You can still save yourself.

That's it.

I'm over this.

Chad!

I'm trying to help you, Chad.

I'm trying to help you
save people's lives.

I don't know, man.

Maybe you're right.

I need a minute to think.

You need to do this.

I tried.

But nobody cares.

Even if they did,

how do you get a bunch
of people to get off

of their asses
and actually do something?

I'm not talking about
your YouTube channel.

I'm talking about you taking
direct action.

What can I do?

And how do you expect everybody
to just believe this shit?

It doesn't matter what
you believe, Chad.

When you short circuited
the device,

it alerted
the people monitoring you.

They'll be here soon,
and they won't arrest you.

You know too much.

Any potential threat
to their plan

will be terminated
with extreme prejudice.

What the fuck?

I'm not a threat.
I didn't do anything wrong.

Why didn't you tell
me that before?

I was afraid you wouldn't
be ready for this,

but I had to hope
that when you heard it,

you would do what
any reasonable man would do

to protect himself.

Just tell me how
to make it stop.

The tower's how
they're controlling us, Chad,

culling the herd of the weak.

They made a big mistake when
they didn't lock you up

or kill you because
you know how to stop them.

You're the only one.

Light it, Chad.

Light it, Chad.

Do it!

God! What am I doing?

Having second thoughts, Chad?

Stop thinking.

Do something worthwhile
for a change.

Who are you?

Someone who figured out
how to make people

get off their asses
and so something.

You're carrying
the most dangerous virus

of all, Chad: the truth.

I just want you to spread it.

What's the truth?

Due to
the high volume of calls,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

We apologize
for the inconvenience.

Fuck.

So are you gonna kill me now?

I dunno.

Am I?

These vigilante
groups were cited storming up

the Hollywood Hills
with several reports

of gunfire
and multiple fatalities.

With states releasing
a third wave of prisoners,

crime is at an all-time high,
and in a turn for the worse,

we now have confirmation
that the virus

has become more lethal.

After being the first
U.S. territory affected

almost nine months ago,

the Pacific Northwest
has now become

the birthplace
of this new strain,

leaving thousands of victims
in its wake,

which now also includes
the animal kingdom.

It has become more resistant,
and it no longer attacks

only the elderly, but has reared
its head in young adults,

some as young as 12.

We can only pray
it does not grow stronger

and set its sights on children.

This is Channel 5 News
signing off.

Momma!

Stay out of this room!

No, I won't! She's mom!

Sammy, could I watch
Daddy's movie?

Hey, sweetie.

Don't show the kids this, okay?

I gotta wait till nightfall
to do it.

But with that bridge gone,

there's no way in, no way out.

You guys are gonna be safer.
Everyone's gonna be safer.

But...

If you hear those sirens go off,
you gotta grab the kids.

There's rumors
of this secret ship

coming through the city to help,
but I don't know.

You're just gonna have
to take your chances,

take our boat, the kids,
and get onboard.

You gotta get to Seattle
and you gotta stay in the water.

I'm gonna make it back.

Just tell the kids I love 'em
and I love you.

I heard on the news

police are letting bad guys out
of jail.

So we have to hide.

If we hear the sirens,

we have to do what Daddy says
and get on the boat.

I'll pretend the virus
is not happening for you.

Well, Dada and Momma will be...

just like normal again.

Dad will be back and Mom
will be back to life again.

Okay?

One day she saw a trapped seal.

She boost her horn
to bust out of the ice.

She was mother and his sister
and brother and his family.

Brody, look.

That means Dad is coming home.

Now?

We'll follow the rainbow,
and then we'll find Dada,

and then we'll bring him back,
and then he'll kiss Mother

and then she'll wake up again.

Do you have a crab?

- Nope.
- Go fish.

Do you have a angler fish?

That Dada outside?

Lock the door.

Hello?

Brody, let me in!

Please let me in!

Let me in, Brody!

I can't reach it!

I'm trying! I'm trying!

Dada...

Dada...

Dada. Dada.

Dada.

Dada.

Brody, come on. Let's go.

Grab your jacket.

Come on. We have to go now.

Brody, come on. Let's go.

We gotta go the secret way.

Brody, hurry. This way.

Are you okay?

It's not turning on!

Let's go!

There's rumors
of a secret ship coming

to the city to help,
but I don't know.

You're just gonna have
to take your chances,

take our boat, the kids,
and get onboard.

And last year
I'd have called you crazy,

but as we all know,

the world is upside down
right now.

Do you have any idea what
is happening in El Paso?

In a word, no.
As you know,

El Paso saw an exodus
from the city over

the last several weeks.

With hospitals full to the brim,

morgues overwhelmed,
bodies piling up,

many citizens including
city officials decided

to pack up and leave,

but that doesn't explain
the communication blackout.

Have you been able
to make any sense of it?

Unfortunately, that's
just about impossible right now.

Social media is awash

with theories.
Without any official reports,

it's hard to say what's credible
and what isn't.

Some people are saying

the government forced people
to leave.

Others claim that the entirety
of civil leadership

is in a bunker or dead

or deliberately sabotaging
the city.

We have
no indication whatsoever...

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

We apologize for the inconven...

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

We apologize...

Oh, fuck.

Ah.

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at another time.

We apologize
for the inconvenience.

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you...

We've definitely seen
a shift, right?

I mean, friends of mine
who I frankly had to kidnap

to get in public
are now begging me

to schedule video chats.

So do introverts not exist,

or do we just
not understand wellness?

Well, opportunities
for interaction are becoming

more scarce every day.

As we've talked about,

the social contact is just more
than casual. It's also...

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

We apologize
for the inconvenience.

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

We apologize
for the inconvenience.

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

We apologize
for the inconvenience.

Fuck. Fuck.

Due to higher
than normal call volume,

we ask that you call back
at a later time.

We apologize
for the inconvenience.

Before we begin,
how are you?

How am I?

Gosh, that used to be such
an innocuous question,

didn't it?

I'd say probably better
than most.

Worse than some, feeling lucky,

and I'm also desperately...

Let's start
at the beginning.

You were working on this book
before the virus hit, right?

Yeah, it was
a very different world.

How did
the pandemic change...

A bigger problem for us
is that this species provides

next to no nutritional value.

None at all.
Why is that the case?

Well, the scientific
explanation is long and boring,

but believe me when I tell you
they're just not good for you.

The virus might be

a better place to get nutrients.

So this could be as bad
as the virus.

- Sorry, sorry.
- I shouldn't be.

It's nothing to joke about.

It's not that bad.

But it wouldn't provide
enough nutrients

to make a meaningful part
of your diet.

With the virus already affecting
the local food supply,

it's the last thing you need.

Normally this is the spot

where I'd say thank you,

but I actually
for this conversation.

Don't shoot
the messenger.

Thanks, Kyle.

No problem, Adam.
Thanks for having me.

We'll be right back.

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And I know it's a long road,

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In times of shared hardship,

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Riots broke out
at the London borough

of Woodgreen as locals who
were turned away after waiting

for hours
for the nearby supermarkets

to receive food deliveries
that never came.

This marks almost a full month
of daily violence

as the death toll
from the virus continues

to climb in the capital.

The government has called
for an immediate shutdown

of all London Underground
and tube services in an effort

to prevent further spread
and isolate outbreak areas.

However, there is confusion
over this plan,

as there has been no changes
to the buses

which are operating normally
throughout the city.

The capacity
of a double decker bus

is 18.75 times 4.95
times 2.55 meters.

At that size,
we could be looking

at anywhere between 70
and 100 barrels' worth

of chemical agent
traveling freely

among the population.

This is what's supplementing
the dosage

of the chem trails
and the water pollution.

The question is,

is this related
to the 5G towers,

or is this
a separate issue entirely?

What am I missing?

Who's sending the signals?

Is this a coordinated attack
with the organizations

dosing us with the virus?

How big is this?

Hey there, fellow truth-seekers.

Paige here, and welcome back
to my channel.

Now, I'm very excited
to be sharing

yet another breakthrough
with you.

I know that we keep
getting buried

by the B.S.
from the mainstream media.

However, we know for a fact
that the 5G signals

is what's causing the virus.

However, I think I may
have discovered

yet another delivery sy...

This delivery system is caused
by the exhaust of buses,

even more potent than
the chem tra...

Hang on.

I've been feeling an almost
unnatural presence

in the flat for some time now.

Like something's spying on me.

Now, in 1984,

the U.S. and Japanese
governments started working

with tech companies and some
of the top Hollywood directors.

They faked the moon landing,

and now they've started working
on these optical technologies

which basically mean
they can create invisible suits.

Yeah.

Invisible suits.

That's so...

These...

These suits have been
predominantly used

for covert operations like
the planting of thermite

at the bottom
of the Twin Towers,

the high-profile
assassinations...

The technology uses screens
to create projections

around the wearer,

which means that they can blend
into their environment,

but that's the problem.

It can fool the naked eye,
but cameras don't process it

in the same way.

So if you actually look
at it through a camera lens,

it means that the suit
can occasionally glitch,

and that is exactly why
I have cameras

all throughout my flat.

Every single room.

You hear that?

Every single room.

I'm recording you live.

Don't think of doing anything,

or your whole cover
will be blown.

Don't think I don't know what
they do to operatives

who blow their cover.

Oh, that's...

Okay. Okay.

Okay.

I got you. I got you.

Okay.

I got you.

I fucking got you.

Everyone saw.
Everyone fucking saw.

"They're inside you."

Oh. Inside where?

The CIA.

Huh.

The CIA put listening devices
in their operatives.

It can be disguised
as fillings in the molar teeth.

So it's not too much
of a stretch

to think that they could
use them

as a surveillance device.

You're listening right now,
aren't you?

Can you hear me?

Oh, you fuckers.

I'm so close.

I figured out your trick
with the buses,

and if you want to listen
to what I have to say,

then you are going to have
to watch my videos.

Show's over, assholes.

I control me.

I control me.

I can control...

And in Seattle,
the record number

of orphan children continues
to grow

as more kids are found
either roaming the streets

or trapped at home
with their deceased parents.

The psychological implications
of these circumstances

is disturbing.

Hey, Momma. Hugging cat.

Oh.

Good evening.

The death toll continues
to rise throughout the U.S.

with thousands of new cases
being reported hourly.

In a new study done

by the Thompson Behavioral
Institute of Florida,

they have found there
to be a significant uptick

in conspiracy theories
being spread

across social platforms.

One such theory has led
to the death

of a London influencer
who live streamed herself

fatally removing
what she believed to be

tracking devices implanted
inside her by the government.

Now following up on our breaking
news story from last night,

it is confirmed that
a new mutation

of the virus has been discovered
here in Miami.

The National Guard has been
sent out by the government

in an attempt
to control any unrest,

as scientists are not releasing
any information

about the deadly new strain
at this time.

We will, of course,
keep you updated

as new details come in.

We urge you,
please stay at home.

Stay safe.

And God bless us all.

This is Cecilia Hernandez
reporting.

Did you get me any good footage?

Well, hello to you, too.

Listen, nobody gives
a shit anymore

about empty streets.

I need something bigger.

I need shit that's gonna
make people cry, scare them.

Look, I don't know what
to tell ya.

I've been scoping out hospitals,
trying to get interviews,

but nobody's coming out.

Only going in.

Okay.

Have you ever heard
of the Lanway family?

Yeah, sure. Why?

I just got a tip the other day
from one of their neighbors.

They said they see
the nurse come in and out

of the back frequently,

but they haven't seen
the family in weeks.

Okay.

And?

And you're
an investigative journalist.

Go investigate.

They're a really
well-known family

on the beach. If they're sick...

That's good TV.

Okay.

And if I do this for you?

You're on fucking retainer,
Ryan.

This is not me asking you.

Get your ass out there now
and start filming.

I wanna see something tonight.

Hi, it's Jen.
Leave a message.

Hey, babe.

I'm just over
at the beach right now.

I gotta do this job.

Won't be late.

I'll meet you at home
and I'll make dinner.

Got one steak left
in the fridge.

I'd kill for a piece of meat.

Guess that's it.
All right, I'll see you soon.

Love you.

Okay.

Ah, I'm gonna get
fucking arrested

for being here.

This is so fucking weird.

Oh, fuck.

Fuck. Fu...

Fuck!

Oh, fuck! Oh, fuck!

Fuck.

Hello?

Oh, God. Oh, shit!

Shit!

Oh, fuck! Oh, fuck.

Oh, fuck.

Oh, fuck!

Oh, shit!

Pick up.

Fuck, Ryan.

Pick up!

Lazy fucker.

Stay away from the walls!
Don’t make them angry.

Can you hear me?

Who are you?

What’s going on?

Did they take your clothes, too?

Tell me, what’s going on here?

I don’t know.

Seems we are trapped.

Did they give you water
and food as well?

Yes.

They want us to survive.

At least for a while.

“They?" What do you know?

How long have you been here?

Woke up maybe just
an hour before you.

I can only guess.

What is the last thing
you remember?

Why should I tell you anything?

As far as I know,
you could be my kidnapper.

Or you mine.

I’m afraid
we are in this together.

They broke in,
forced us down like terrorists.

What about your result?

I don’t know.

After they tested us,
they injected me with some drug.

They took me with them.

He was left behind.

Then all went black.

"Him?"

I’m sorry.

Feel your neck.

They burn a symbol
on the back of your neck

to mark you as virus
positive or negative.

I can feel the scab,
but can’t make it out.

Neither can I.

All by ourselves,
none of us can tell.

What are those noises?

I don’t want to know.

Why are we here?

If we were infected,
they’d leave us for good.

Have you heard
about the experiments?

Another conspiracy theory...

Not just a theory.

They use the infected
as human guinea pigs

to run tests on them.

They can’t do that.

Just like they can't storm in,

take you and put you
in this crate?

They use the pandemic
to their advantage.

Do all kind
of tests on the infected.

For the big pharma,
the military,

even space science.

First they started abducting
only homeless people.

Seems they have expanded
their field.

Ben told me about a friend
who just disappeared.

When he came back he was only
a shadow of his former self.

A vegetable
like some walking dead.

You see!

We have to get out of here.

Get out? There’s no way out.

What is this?

Oh my God!

What’s happening? Talk to me!

The thing next to me
seems angry and big.

Really big!

You’re okay?

Yes.

What the hell are those things?

Maybe this is hell.

I don’t want
to end up like this.

Neither do I.

If we are positive
for the virus, we die anyway.

You mentioned a “Ben” before.

Do you know
what happened to him?

He’s gone.

How do you know?

I don’t feel him anymore.

Then he might be
better off than us.

Wait! Do you hear that?

They are coming for us.

They won't get me.

Me neither.

Here, come here! I am here.

Sit down.
Let us sit down together!

I can feel you.

What’s your name?

Eva.

Then I’m Adam.

We’ll meet at some better place.

Oh, my God!

No! Oh, no.

Oh, my God. No!

Help! I need help!

Help! Oh!

Fuck, no!

No, don't! Help!

What's that sound?

Someone's coming.

Brody, shh!

Let us out!