Anna's Storm (2007) - full transcript

You answer
your mother's letter yet?

I haven't even opened it.

It came a week ago.

The last one
came a year ago.

Seth, I want you
to open the letter.

And I want you
to write her back.

Why? You worried

she'll think
you kept it from me?

Because it's the right thing
to do, that's why.

I'm not writing her back.

You're not going
anywhere tonight until you do.



I brought you
a couple more boxes.

I never fixed his closet door.

If someone comes
to see the house,

the closet
should have a door.

Jack, you promised
to box his stuff up.

I'll get to it.

The rummage sale is on sunday.

I'll get to it.

Don't rush me, Anna.

I don't try to slow you down.

Need some money for lunch?

No.

How about a ride to school?

No.



Emily...

We're moving to Chicago.

Hi, Mrs. B.

Hello, Tyler.

My mom and I

are going camping
this weekend.

She bought me

a new telescope
for the trip.

That's okay, Tyler.
You can keep it.

That way, you and your mom
will each have one.

No problem.
We can share.

I'll put it back
if you want.

I know
where it goes.

Hiya, doc.

Hey, Tyler.

I came by
to return Ricky's telescope.

My mom bought me
a new one yesterday.

So, my mom and I...

Are headed up to Jasper lake
this weekend.

Going camping.

I seem to remember

franny chen and Emily
skinny dipping in that lake.

And I remember them
coming out

and reaching for their towels.

And all of a sudden,

this wind
came up out of nowhere,

and kept blowing those towels
toward the woods.

Mother nature...

Only it wasn't the wind,
was it, Tyler?

It was fishing line...

Fishing line
being reeled in

by a couple of boys

who were laughing
so hard,

they blew their cover.

Yeah.

Well, you gotta admit,
it was one of our best.

See ya around, doc.

Hey, Tyler.

You want to stay for pancakes?

I could whip up some batter.

I'd love to,
but I've got to get to school.

See you.

Bye, Mrs. B.

Bye, Tyler.

You men ready
to make some noise?

Grab a sign. Let's go.
Here you go. Take that one.

What's on
the agenda, Marty?

Word is, we're going
to have trouble

with public works.

That was inevitable.

I hear you.

Cortez is back to complain
about staff for the hospital.

Paul Montana wants

a fast track permit
to cut down trees.

Why does he think

that he doesn't have to
follow the same rules

that everyone else
has to follow?

He's Paul Montana.

And remind me
why I took this job.

Well, before you,

your father
was the mayor of cottonwood.

And before him,
your grandfather.

So it's a defective gene.

Yep. Something
like that.

Mayor Davenport,

we lose one more nurse
and we lose our accreditation.

We've got to hire more staff.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Morning, Anna!

I've got all
my paperwork in order...

Geology study,

environmental
impact report.

Now, if you just
expedite my permit

to clear trees
on cedar slope,

I might me able to open up
three new lifts

by the end of the season.

Just what we need.

More broken bones
coming into the hospital.

Gentlemen,

you've come to the right place
at the right time.

Paul, you want

your fast track permit
to cut trees,

you got it.

Jason, you want more staff
at the hospital,

it's yours.

'Atta girl.

How are you going to pay
for the extra shifts, Anna?

I'm not going to.
Paul's is.

Excuse me, now.
One second, Anna. I am?

Yes.

By agreeing to a 10% surcharge
on all lift tickets.

Wait a minute. No way.

The only reason
people come here to ski

is because it's still cheaper
than Aspen and vail.

Okay.

We'll put it
on the council's winter agenda

and open it up
for public comment.

Well, that's just great.

Then Millie wildflower
and all her hippy friends

will get up there and say
what a horrible person I am

for tearing down
all the helpless trees.

We'll go with the tax hike.

10% to the hospital.

Good choice.

Looks like
you've got some fans.

We've got
a right to be here, sheriff.

You've got a right

to be 50 feet
from city hall.

Now move!

Chief Corbin!

What if he has an appointment
with the mayor?

They're too close
to government buildings.

That's the law.
You know that, Anna.

Well, if you back off,

I'm sure they'd be happy
to move down the street.

You're still in charge.

There you are.

For you.

Douglas, remember

when you were
in the fifth grade,

and Mr. Hall

made you clean up
the entire school yard,

because you put
hot sauce in his coffee?

I do.

Well, that wasn't fair.

We put you up to it.

We should have all
been punished.

So you owe me one,
is that it?

Douglas, some things
have slipped past me

since Ricky's... death.

Look, Anna, we're not
pointing our signs at you.

I know that.

But the city council

should've ratified
your contract months ago.

And I haven't done
enough to help.

Marty and I,

we'll make them
make good on their promise,

if it's the last thing
we do in my term.

Your term
or the next guy's,

we can't go back to work
until it's signed.

We can't do it, Anna.

All right, guys,
make some noise!

Empty promises, empty trucks,
empty promises, empty trucks.

Empty promises,
empty trucks...

Updating our top story...

There are several
meteorites

hitting different parts
of North America.

One has just hit a gas field
on the east coast,

and another has just landed
on the outskirts of Kansas.

Martin Reese
reporting from Kansas.

So how're those new cookies
selling for you, son?

They're not.

They're just sitting here
turning to stone.

I can't get 'em in fast enough.

Guess they go better
with coffee than with beer.

Hey, listen, they're
having a guest chef

at the lodge
on sunday night.

Indian food.
You want to come?

You've never had saag paneer,
have you?

Invite me when they're
serving prime rib.

Where's your
sense of adventure?

Hello, Anna.

Morning, Mr. Reed.

Is Emily working for you
this afternoon?

Sure is.

Good thing
for me, too.

The receipts always go up
when she comes in.

Missed a spot.

You want
to pitch in?

Maybe, after my rounds.

You make me nervous.

You want to get started
on the roll-ups?

I'm talking to all
the city council members.

We have a problem, Dalton,
and you know it.

What, those public workers
on strike?

Hell, one afternoon in Denver,

I could round up a dozen men

who'd be happy to earn
what we pay.

We pay less than
what we promised.

You saw the budget, Anna.

Big snows
didn't happen last winter.

Big tourism didn't either.

Well, you managed
to give yourselves a raise.

First one in 10 years.

Hey, folks, dj Dan here,
and I have a confession to make.

I consulted a vedic astrologer

to find out if I should have

eggs or oatmeal
for breakfast this morning.

She told me
not only to skip breakfast

but that I should
stay in bed all day.

Which is why I drove
straight to work.

Of course,
then I heard a report

of a meteorite

hitting a gas field
on the east coast.

And I can see online

that another one

has just slammed into
a farmhouse in Kansas.

Maybe I should have stayed
in bed after all.

Which is faster,
a bullet or a meteorite?

Meteorite.

Come on, em,
what's your guess?

Bullet.

Meteorite wins, at...

Seth!

I told you.

Which gives more warning?

It's a meteorite.

Bullet. You see
the guy pull a gun.

You hear
the Sonic boom.

Meteorite.
You hear the Sonic boom.

Go home
and write fast.

I'm not answering her.

Gee, that's too bad.

'Cause if you don't
finish the letter,

we can't go out later,

and it's my turn
to pick the plan.

Em, I don't know...
I...

It's okay to be nervous.

I'm not nervous.

I...

Seth...

We've got less than
two months together.

Don't you want to make
the most of it?

I'm gonna miss you so much.

I think
I can get off early.

I'll call you later.

Latte, extra foam.

And a cookie monster.

Double-latte, extra foam.

And this is for you
on the house.

Enjoy.

Whose house is it on?

What, now you're
giving away my cookies?

Yep. And that's why
they're buying

a three-and-a-half-dollar
latte here

instead of a 99-cent cup of Joe
at the diner.

I knew there was
a reason I hired you.

Hi.

Emily, we need to talk.

Do I barge in
on you at work?

No, you don't.

Then we'll talk at home.

Emily, I want you to know
why I took this job.

What difference does it make?

It's done, isn't it?

Yes.

You said we wouldn't move
until I finished high school.

That's all I wanted, mom.
That's all I wanted.

It's not only about
what you want, Emily.

Your father and I have decided.

Dad doesn't want
to move.

Did you even ask him?

He may not want to.

But he needs to.

We all need to.

Do you have any idea
how hard it is to lose a child?

I feel him all around me...

Tilting back in his chair
at the breakfast table,

just to tease me.

On the front porch.

On the sidewalks in town.

It is so real.

It is so painfully real,

I can't stand
to live here anymore.

I feel him, too, mom.

It's the best part of my day.

Now, I am going to drop off
the videos.

You want to come?

Okay.

I will take that as a no.

I'm also going to
run into the market.

Any requests?

Maybe chocolate milk,
chocolate cookies,

chocolate almonds,
chocolate kisses.

Any reasonable requests?

White chocolate,
dark chocolate.

Stay here.
I'll be right back.

These pictures
are amazing, Anna.

What a great historical record.

They're a terrific contribution
to the museum.

It's so generous
of you.

But these are
family treasures.

Are you sure you want
to leave them with me?

I know you'll keep them safe.

Look at those gams.

What?

Getting ready for
your first press conference.

Come on!

I don't know
how that one got in there.

Listen, Anna,
I want you to know

I tried to talk Douglas
out of this strike.

To at least wait until
you're out of office.

But he can get
real bullheaded sometimes.

I hope he isn't making life
too hard for you.

Not at all, Miriam.

He's just trying
to make it better for you.

I think it hit main street!

Call the fire department!

Help!

Miriam!

Help!

Can you move
at all?

I can't.

Okay, okay.
You'll be okay.

Okay...

I have to leave you
for just for a minute.

I'm going to
get help, okay?

Help!

Help!

Anna!

Anna!

Douglas!

What can I do?

Miriam! Where's my wife?

Janet, call 911.

Get an ambulance
and firefighters

to the visitors center.

Miriam's hurt.

Okay.

Okay, sweetheart,
breathe.

Just breathe.

An ambulance
is on its way.

Anna, are you okay?

I'm fine.

The paramedics
are on their way in.

Call Jason
at the hospital,

warn him we've got
injured coming in.

Get Clint Corbin
over here.

And try to reach
tad wingate

at emergency response
in Denver.

My god!

Tyler!

He's in the back!

I can't get him from here!

Give me that!

Step back, step back!

Marty, help me roll him over.

Marty, support his spine.

Now, you start to pull him out.

I'll take his legs
so we can get him out faster.

I got him, I got him.

Gently... gently.

Tyler.

It's okay.
It's okay, Tyler.

Grab his legs.

I'm right here,
I'm right here.

One, two... three!

Come on, Tyler.

Okay...

Is he okay?

Watch his head.

Is he okay?

We've got a pulse.

He's breathing.

We have got to get him
to the hospital now.

It's going to be okay.

We've got a little
boy over here.

He inhaled a lot of smoke.

This is his mother, Janet.

Carl!

Anna,
there have been many strikes...

Small fires
on all sides of town.

Several houses
are now threatened.

But I only have
so many fire trucks.

We have to make
some fast choices.

You have to leave
the truck here.

We have to protect the town.

No. You get this one
under control,

and leave
a skeleton crew,

and get your trucks
across town.

This place is going to go up.

We have to
put our resources

into saving
people's homes first.

Listen up, chance of plans.

We're going to redirect...

Did the hospital get hit?

Hey, you've reached
Emily's cell.

Please leave a message
and I'll get back to you.

Emily, it's mom.

I just wanted to make sure
that you're okay.

Please call me
when you get this.

I love you.

It's Jason Cortez.

Jason, it's Anna.

We've got injured coming in,
two critical,

and I don't know
how many others.

Right by
the front door.

Anna, we've got word
of several hits in town.

Call in
everyone from every shift.

Get a hold of Kevin Simon
and Dina McCoy.

Tell them
they're not retired anymore.

We need more than nurses, Anna.

We need doctors
who have worked in e.R.S.

All right, hand on a sec'.

Listen, I'll deal with you
in a second.

Listen, I'm handling
a situation right now.

Thank you, Marty.

Jack, they're going
to need help in the E.R.

I'm not even on staff anymore.

It doesn't matter,
this is an emergency.

I hear the new doctor's
very well trained.

The new doctor
is one person.

Anna, I haven't treated
any patients in half a year.

Ricky's death
was not your fault.

I don't know that.

Maybe it was something I did
or didn't do.

You want to look
for blame?

Well, then,
why don't you start

with the driver
of the truck?

He was the one

who didn't like
the song on his radio,

so he took his eyes
off the road

so he could
change the station.

Or how about the owner
of the minimart,

where he got
his coffee that morning.

Maybe
he watered it down.

Or what about me?

I was the one

that wouldn't let Ricky
out of the house

until he double knotted
his laces.

That took
20 seconds, Jack...

20 seconds he could have used
to get across the road.

There are people
who are hurt right now,

who might die,

if you don't walk back
into the E.R. and help them.

Tyler is one of them.

Who do you think
Ricky would want

treating his best friend?

What is going on here?

I told you to prep
warm saline dressing

and start an I.V. Line.

Ma'am, I'm sorry,
but family waits out front.

And let's get some meds
on board.

And why didn't anyone tell me

this man's not responding
to the atropine?

Give him another milligram.

Doc!
Doc, you gotta help my wife.

She was in the explosion.

She's lost a lot of blood,
and she says she's dizzy, too.

It's all right.

Excuse me.

Where is the pain?

It's in my stomach.
The side.

Do you feel nauseous?

Okay, nurse,
take her to bed four.

Type and cross

and do
an ultrasound of her abdomen.

And please start an I.V.

Sir, you have to
wait out front.

No, I'm going
to stay with her.

Sir, you want to do
what's best for your wife,

you wait out front.

Where is Dr. Coleman?

Isn't he scheduled
for a shift right now?

Dr. Coleman
lives in Boulder.

He's been called in
to the trauma center there.

And you are...

Dr. Baxter,
this is Dr. Ryan.

Dr. Baxter used to
work here in E.R.

Great, it's about time
I had some back-up.

Look, I haven't seen
half these people yet.

Why don't you take burn
and pulmonary.

I'll handle cardiac,
trauma and lacerations.

So what've we got?

It's good to see you, Jack.

Right over here.

It's a meteor storm, Anna.

We've had hits in six counties
in Colorado alone.

What caused it?

Hard to say.

Meteors are flying around US
all the time.

They just don't usually
get close enough

to be sucked in
by the earth's gravity.

Why didn't they burn up
in the atmosphere?

Same reason
the shuttle

doesn't burn up
on its way home.

Speed.

And the iron content
of these stones.

They're mostly metal.

They come in like cluster bombs.

With no warning?

NASA tracks only 7%
of near-earth objects.

These are part of
the 93% they don't.

Is it over?

No, Anna.
It's just beginning.

An alert's been issued

across the entire
western United States

for the next three hours.

What am I supposed to do?

What's protocol
for a meteor storm?

Activate
your disaster plan.

Already did that.

Tell people to stay indoors,
away from windows.

And?

Hope it passes you by.

Tyler's on 100% O2
and O2 sat is at 92.

He has partial thickness burns
on his right arm,

several lacerations
on his chest.

B.p.'s 90 over 60.

Do you know this boy?

He was my son's best friend.

He should be my patient, then.

No. He's going to be mine.

Morphine's not holding.
Up him to 1 milligram.

Maintain O2-7 94%.

Hey, Tyler, it's doc.

You're in the emergency room.

It's going to be okay.
I'm going to take care of you.

Come on, Emily.

Answer the phone, honey.

Answer the phone.

Hey, you've reached
Emily's cell...

Your wife
has a ruptured spleen.

We're giving her blood
to stabilize her.

Just tell me
when I can see her.

Well, the plan is

to transport her
to Boulder for surgery.

When can I see her?

You can see her
right now.

She's in the room
back there.

That's all I want.

And could I have a coffee...
Black this time, please.

Hey.

Hi, baby.

How are you?

Listen, you remember,

you said you wanted

to get out of town
for a couple of days?

Looks like you're getting
a free trip to Boulder.

We'll have to see
how he responds.

And Miriam?

She needs blood,
but she's o-negative.

We only have
two units on hand.

Well, how long will it last?

Couple hours at best.

My god!

Anna, we need a helicopter.

Jason's gotten nowhere.

Can you work on that for me?

Of course.

Could somebody

get Marty in here
for me?

Have you heard from Emily?

No, I just get
her voicemail.

Why won't she answer?

I don't know.

Maybe her phone's off.

Don't worry about her.

As long as she's at the cafe,

she's in
the safest place in town.

Hope street
hasn't been hit, right?

Tyler. Stat.

I've got to go.

Anna, what
do you need?

We've got to find a medivac.

I'm on it.

What's his sat?

57.

He's getting airway edema
from the heat and smoke.

I'll call rt stat.
Get him on a vent.

And get an abg.

Yes, sir.

My god.

I understand that you are
in the middle of an emergency,

and so are we,

and we need a helicopter.

Well, can't you take
more than one patient?

We are trying
flight for life.

The mayor is on the phone
with them right now.

We are right on your way.

Breath sounds are equal.

Secure.

Order a chest X-ray
for placement stat.

He's good.

Hi. Your double-shot
Espresso, sir.

And I forgot
your napkin.

Get away from the window!

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Vents down.

Geez.

Everyone, listen to me, please.
It's very important...

I need a pen light.

Top drawer.
Other side.

The hospital
has a back-up generator.

And a bag.

I've got it.

Marty, my cell is out.

We've got to try
to reach Bob hanson,

find out how extensive
the outages are.

Everyone else,

we'll monitor channel 9,
talk on 4.

Pack up your laptops
and join me at the hospital.

They've got back-up power.

We'll run our operations
from there.

Okay, vents working.

Get him back on.

Yes! Yes!

Thank you, everyone.

Any oxygen?

What settings
do you want?

Let's just control it.
Volume 350.

Set it for 50.
He did fine on the bag.

He's breathing.

It's working.

How bad's your damage?

From what we've been
able to piece together,

the damage is extensive.

Main street is a war zone.

Power plant's gone.

It's horrible.

How many times
have you been hit?

We've had multiple strikes.

We've got no power,
no phones.

Anna, we just lost

a 40-foot section
of road across both lanes.

And no way off
this mountain.

We just lost highway 40.

What's your patient status
at the E.R.?

I've got two critical
who are in need of transport,

but I can't get
anybody up here.

Let me contact
the air force bases,

see if I can get you
a chopper.

Is there anything else
I need to know?

It isn't over, Anna.

There's more coming.

Jack!

Where is she going?

I'm sending her to Boulder
by ambulance.

She can't wait
any longer.

You can't.

There's a piece of the highway
missing.

There's no way through.

Everyone, listen up!

We're about to get
another wave of injured in.

Where from?

Hope street.
Reed's underground cafe.

Emily!

Emily!

You can't go this way, Anna.

I have to.

The front stairway
has collapsed.

Anna,
you've got a chance over here,

through the service entrance.

The building was hit
really hard, Anna.

There's a lot of people
trapped.

Can we get them out?

We're going to do
our best.

Here, Anna.
Put this on.

This way, Anna.

We've got leaks
in the gas main.

When pockets of gas build up,
anything can set them off...

A spark, static electricity,
even a cell phone.

Is gas building up
in the cafe?

I don't know.

We're going to put
a sniffer down who can reach.

There's a door
around the corner,

at the end of the hall.

It leads to the back stairs,
down to the cafe.

If we can clear a path,
we should be able to reach them.

Emily's down there, isn't she?

We'll do everything we can.

I give you my word.

Got a reading
off the sniffer yet?

Down this way.

Here's where
the stairs would be,

but the upper floors collapsed.

My god.

Carl. Anna.

Gas is seeping in.

We're going to have to
dig them out.

We can't risk it.
We can't.

If we throw off one spark,
and the whole place blows.

And you know

what happens
to those people

when the oxygen
gets displaced?

At 20% gas,
they get dizzy.

At 40%, they'll vomit.

At 60%,
they are dead.

Can we shut off the flow
to the neighborhood?

All the shut-off valves
are underground.

I wouldn't know
where to look.

Who would?

Public works.

I don't understand.

Why can't you do
the surgery here?

Because
we're not surgeons.

This isn't a trauma center.

You've been saying that
all afternoon.

We don't have an O.R.
or an anesthesiologist.

Then you bring
those people here.

We can't.
The roads are closed.

There is no access.

Look, we are still hoping
for a helicopter.

And where is it?

Doug.

Anna's working on it
right now.

Excuse me,

I have
another patient.

Jack.

I'll be right there.

Be honest with me.

Without surgery,
she only has a couple of hours.

So you're saying...

That if I have
something to say to her,

I need to say it now?

Miriam.

Douglas.

Can we help you, chief?

Can I talk to you
for a minute?

Miriam is injured.
This is not a good time.

We've got a big problem.
There's a gas leak in town.

Well, I'm sure
the fire department

can figure out
how to shut off a valve.

It's a main valve
that's leaking.

Douglas.

I'm not on duty.

I'm afraid you're going
to have to be.

People's lives are at stake.

Would you step outside,
please, sheriff?

I will not leave my wife.

You don't have
a choice.

Put him in the Van.

Don't touch me!

Don't take another step.

Clint!

Anna, let me
handle this.

He's refusing
to safeguard the public

in a crisis.

You activated
the security plan.

You ought to know
its provisions.

Stop.

Clint, I want you to leave
the hospital.

I want to talk
to Douglas alone.

I will handle this.

It doesn't
look good, Anna.

If we don't get her
off this mountain...

I know.

I've got Marty and Jason
working on a medivac.

Douglas, I am so sorry
about the timing of this,

but I need you
to come to the cafe

and turn off the gas.

You can't ask me
to leave my wife

to go help people
who wouldn't help me.

I'm not asking you
to help them.

There are other people
who are trapped down there,

and they're running
out of time.

Emily one of them?

Douglas...

Hey, baby.

I'm right here.

I'm right here.

Douglas, go.

There are
six regulator stations

for the town.

The one that handles this area
is right here.

It's Chestnut street.

Now, to shut this sector off
from inside the station

takes electricity.

Can we bring in a generator?

No. Not with
unmapped leaks in the line.

It's just not safe.

So I got to get down
to the manual shut-off valve

down in the sewer.

Once I cut the flow,

we'll need to burn off

whatever gas
is left in the line,

so any businesses

that are supplied
at 2 p.S.I. And above,

they should turn
their gas on full.

That's the bakery,
the diner and the lodge.

What if we get everyone
in the area to burn off gas?

That's a good idea.

We could get into that cafe
faster.

Let's go.

Carl, I'm in. Over.

It's going up too fast, Carl.

How much longer
can they be down there?

We've got about 10 minutes.

Carl, can you hear me?

Yeah. Douglas. Douglas.

Do you copy?

Roger.

Carl, I'm at 60%.

Roger that.
I got you, I got you.

I'm at 70%
now, Carl.

It's climbing fast.

75. Still going up.

Why is he moving so slowly?

He's got to, Anna.

If he creates one spark,
he blows up the whole place.

We broke 85.

Douglas,
what's your 20?

I can see it.
I can see the valve, Carl.

Doug,
you all right?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

The valve is off.

Repeat,
the valve is off.

Tell your men
to move, Carl.

Okay. The main is off.

Go ahead and burn out
the system.

Carl!

Is it dropping?

Take a look.

It's falling.

Men, let's get ready to go.

It's at 10.

Okay, men, let's move it!

Any word on Emily?

No. And your father
hasn't come up either.

It'll be okay.

They're both going
to be okay.

Dad!

I got him,
I got him.

He's going
to be okay.

He'll be all right.

Come on, dad.
Sit down here.

Here you go.

I'll come
to the hospital.

Douglas.

You did the right thing
coming down here today.

Now it's our turn.

Here's your contract.

We all signed it,
every last one of US.

We all want to say
we're sorry.

I personally want to say thanks.

Anna.

Are you looking
for Emily?

Yes. Where is she?

She asked
for the afternoon off.

It was slow, so I let her go.

Go? Go where?

I don't know.
I'm sorry.

I can't move it.

Use your legs.

Come on

if a meteorite can
knock down a tree,

you should be able
to push it with your legs.

It won't budge.

Emily,
in my trunk,

there's a crowbar.

Go grab it.

Okay.

Wait, wait, wait...

Keys, keys, keys.

I got it!

Use it as a wedge right there.

Pry it in...

Ready...

One, two...

Three!

I don't think
it's going to move.

Try it again.
Try it again!

Hang on.

Hang on, I got an idea.

Where are you going?

Okay, okay...

Okay,
I'm going to tie the rope...

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I'll tie it
around the tree...

I'm going to loop around
that branch right there,

and then I'm going to tie
the other end to your car.

I'll back it up,

and you'll be able
to slide out.

How are you going to back up?

What do you mean?

Release the brake
and put it in reverse.

You can't drive, Emily.

How hard can it be?

My car's a stick.

I understand that
we're in a disaster here,

but your nurses can't even get
a proper set of vitals.

How am I supposed to do my job
if they can't do theirs?

We're all under a lot
of stress here, doctor.

You know what...

Just have all the vitals
rechecked.

And make sure
they're done right.

This town's just a pit stop
for you, isn't it, Dr. Ryan?

Excuse me?

In for a few years,

spend some time
on the slopes,

then out you go?

But for the rest of US,
this is home.

We were born here,

we raised
our families here.

Sometimes,
we Bury our children here.

So when we come to work
at this hospital,

it's with mutual respect.

Natalie Darwin
has 32 years' experience

in emergency medicine.

Sandy's been an aide for 17.

Dina and Kevin
had over 40 years between them

before they retired.

And Laura...

Laura hasn't missed a single day
in 37 years.

That's over a hundred years
experience, doctor.

I've found that to be
a good number in a crisis.

You got it?

Yeah.

Yeah, I got it.

That's not reverse.

Yeah. No kidding.

Put the clutch
to the floor

and shove the stick
all the way to the right.

Right. Clutch in.

Now ease on the gas
as you ease off the clutch.

Ease on the gas.

Ease off the clutch.

Come on.

Got it?
Keep it going!

Seth, are you okay?

The key word was "ease."

Just try again.

Okay.

Ease on the gas,
ease on the clutch.

That's it.
Keep it going.

That's it!
Keep it going!

Keep it going!

You piece of crap!

Well, that's useful.

Insult my car.

Seth, tell me you're okay!

I'm okay.

Seth, I think I figured out
what the problem is.

The tires are slipping

because there's
too much snow here.

Use the crowbar
to chip away at the ice.

You know, Seth, coming up here

to be alone with you
at your grandpa's trailer...

This is not how I thought
this day was going to go!

Actually, em,

it wasn't going to go
how you thought anyway.

What?

I wasn't
going to go through with it.

I wasn't going
to sleep with you.

Why not?

Because you said yes

for all
the wrong reasons.

Why was today
going to be the day?

Because you found out
you were going to move?

You had a fight
with your mom?

When we sleep together...

I want it to be about US.

Jack, what is it?

What's going on?

Jack!

Let me go!

Tyler's going to be okay.

What is he doing?

I need an 18-Gauge needle
right now

and set me up for a chest tube.

He's got a tension pneumo.

If we don't get the air out now,
we're going to lose him.

He's stable, Janet.

His lung collapsed,
but we got it reinflated.

I've upped him
2 milligrams morphine,

so he's comfortable.

He's going to pull
through this, Jack, isn't he?

He inhaled
a lot of smoke.

Until he's breathing
on his own again

and his oxygen levels come up,

I can't be sure.

He needs some time
on the ventilator.

He had his heart so set
on that camping trip.

Every day,
he would pull out the book

with the trees and the birds,

a map to the sky,

you know that one
with the little wheel?

He got that from Ricky,
a love of the sky.

God, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Jack.

I wanted to be strong, I did.

I can't lose him, Jack,
I just can't.

How do you survive
the loss of a child?

I don't know.

I don't know if you ever do.

I haven't.

I think
a part of you never does.

The rest of you just keeps
limping along day after day.

When Ricky died,

I didn't know
what to do or say

to help you and Anna.

Really?

You were the first one
to come over

and the last one
to leave every night.

You answered the phone for US
when we couldn't.

When people started flooding in,

you made sure there was coffee
on the stove.

Emily was never alone.

You brought US meals every day.

My casseroles!

God, they're awful.

Well...

No, it's true.
They are.

Tyler hates them.

Hey, we ate 'em
and we were grateful.

Jack...

Please just tell me

when this nightmare's
going to be over.

I can't.

You have to be hopeful, Janet.

Tyler needs you to be hopeful.

That's your job, okay?

Okay.

This is
mayor Anna Davenport,

talking to you

from our emergency
broadcast station,

kcxn 1610 radio.

At 4:15 this afternoon,

our town was hit
by a shower of small meteorites.

Less than an hour later,
more rocks fell.

The damage has been severe
but localized.

Both the power plant
has been hit,

knocking out most of the
electricity in the county.

We've got a broken water
main

and are being advised

to boil water
before drinking it,

or just drink bottled water
until further notice.

There have been some
casualties and many
injuries.

Dr. Ryan and Dr. Baxter
are at the hospital,

treating patients,

but they need blood...

Every type and a lot of
it.

So if you can,
please come in and give.

For those of you who cannot
stay in your homes,

or don't want to be
alone,

we're setting up
a temporary shelter

at the cottonwood
community church.

Millie wildflower will be
coordinating efforts there.

For those of you
who are afraid

that more rocks may fall

and are thinking about
getting out of town,

well, that's
no longer possible.

One of the impacts took out a
piece of highway 40

about six miles
down the mountain.

Even if you could
get off the mountain,

it wouldn't keep you safe.

There have been reports

of rocks falling
all over Colorado,

with an alert

for continued activity
in the sky.

So what are we left to
do?

Where do we turn
when we cannot run?

I hope to each other.

Don't wait to hear from
me.

Look in on your neighbor.

Share whatever food and water
you have.

It comes from the Bible:

"Two are better than one,

"for if they fall,
one will lift the other up.

And a three-fold rope
is not easily broken."

We are a town of 1900.

We are not easily broken either.

Seth?

Seth?

There is one last thing
I'd like to say.

Seth?

I'm the mayor of cottonwood,
but I'm also a mother.

Emily, wherever you are,
please, keep yourself safe.

Please, sweetie, be safe.

My daughter, Emily,
is missing.

If anyone knows where she
is,

please come to the hospital
and let US know.

And, em, if you can hear me,
I love you.

And I will find you.

All the way to the right...

Ease off the clutch.

Keep it going.

That's it.

Okay, that's it.

I'm out!

Emily!

Emily! Emily!

Emily!

Seth!

Em...

Seth, I did it.
I got you out!

God.

No!

My god,
I'm so sorry.

Better?

Yes.

How's his blood gas?

His c-o-2 is 49
and his p-h is 7-3-2.

Natalie, can you resecure
his e.T. Tube?

Yes, doctor.

I'm thinking of upping
his vent rate.

Yeah. I wouldn't
recommend that.

Why not?

Well, he's already had
a tension pneumo.

A slightly low o-2 level
won't kill him,

but if we blow out
his other lung...

I'd leave his
airway pressure down.

When I was at sc,

I was working on a study
on permissive hypocapnia

in kids with chest trauma.

There were many fewer
lung complications.

Why haven't I
seen this study?

It's still underway,
hasn't been published yet.

Look, I know
it goes against your gut.

It went against mine, too,
until I saw the early results.

But it's what Tyler needs.

How long have you been
out of residency, doctor?

Three years. Why?

You know when I said
a hundred years experience

can be a helpful number?

Three can be helpful, too.

Let's do it.

Thank you for coming.

What are you
doing here?

You asked the citizens
of this town to give blood.

I'm here to give blood.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have had
my back up.

Around me,
you always seem to.

Franny?

Are you okay?

I'm fine, Mrs. Baxter.

Do you know
where Emily is?

She left work early.

Why? Where
was she going?

She didn't say.

She didn't say.

They didn't say.

She was with Seth.

You scan. I'll drive.

What?

I put a tracking device
on Seth's car.

Makes it easy to keep tabs
on a teenage boy.

Isn't that
invasion of privacy?

You want to question me
about the way I raise my kid,

or you want to find yours?

What button do I push?

I'm getting a reading.

Show me.

They're at
my dad's trailer.

We'll be there in 10 minutes.

Are these things expensive?

I need you
to start the car.

Okay.

Now, I need you to shift
while I call out the gears.

You ready?

Put her into first.
That's third.

Back to the left and up.
Good.

Now to second.

All right,
here we go. First.

Second.

Third!

Okay, second.
Back to second.

Why wouldn't they
have called?

A cell doesn't get
reception up here.

They'd need to have
a radio.

They must have know
that something's happening.

They would have tried
to get back to town.

Maybe they thought
it was safer up here.

Maybe they tried to get back
and they couldn't.

They've had an accident.

Or they've been
struck by rocks.

Would you keep
those thoughts to yourself?

Why is it our kids
can't stand to be apart,

and we can't stand
to be together?

We've never even had
a civil conversation.

What do you want to talk about?

Well, did Seth say anything
this morning?

We had some words.

Not about Emily.
About his mother.

I didn't know Molly very well.

We were always friendly
when we saw each other in town.

I know.

I never really understood
why she left.

I know that, too.

She said
she didn't want

to live in a small town
the rest of her life.

Called it provincial.

Hopeless.

She didn't think about her son
who had his friends here.

Or the husband with a job here.

I don't begrudge her
her ambition.

I just wish she'd...

Told me before we had Seth.

So did Emily say
anything to you?

Nothing.

She wouldn't even speak to me.

She's so angry
because I want to move, too.

Sometimes I wonder what kind
of mother I've been to her.

We may not agree
on much of anything, Anna,

but my son should've been
so lucky

as to have a mother like you.

It's making a sound.

It's okay.
He's coming down the mountain.

We're on the same road
as they are.

Third.

Seth, look out!

Something wrong.

I've lost the signal.

Seth?

Emily?

Seth!
Emily!

Seth!

Seth!

Emily...

Easy now.
It'll be okay.

I got you. I got you.

Come on, come on,
come on.

It's okay.
I've got you.

He sounds sounds clear.

He's at full saturation.

Jack. Emily's hurt.

She's going
to need you

to be her dad,
not her doctor.

Emily. Baby.

She been in
an accident.

It's going to be
all right.

Dr. Ryan here's going
to stitch you up.

Doctor.

Why not you?

'Cause if screwed up.
You'd never forgive me.

You'll be all right,
sweetie.

It'll be okay.
Go with her.

Seth.

Can you walk?
Okay. Come on.

Let's get you cleaned up.

Is it just your head?

I'll hold it steady.
Hop right up there.

Good girl! Okay.

You're going to be
fine, sweetheart.

How's Tyler?

He's okay for now.

Let's sit down.

Did you write that letter?

Excuse me?

I asked you to write a letter
to your mother.

Your only son is nearly killed,

and all you can think about
is did I write that letter?

So did you?

Yeah, I wrote her a letter.

Did you mail it?

No. Thought you might like
to read it first.

That's none of my business.

Dad, I want you to know
how I feel about her.

I want you to know
what it says.

Why?

Because we should know that
about each other, shouldn't we?

Do you still
love her?

Yes, I do.

Would you take her back?

No, I wouldn't.

Do you love her?

She hasn't earned that.

Would you give her a chance to?

Yeah, I would.

Well, good.

We both know
how we feel about your mom now.

Put a stamp on that envelope,
seal it shut and mail it.

Yes, sir.

I'll get you another ice pack.

Doctor, we've got a problem.

Bed 4's coding.

We need the crash cart
and a defibrilator now.

Find Doug.
Keep him in the waiting room.

I'm seeing cardiac arrest.

I got nothing.

Start cpr.

Anna, it's tad.
Can you hear me?

Anna?

Mom.

She not responding.

Anna, I want you
to listen to me.

The rocks that have been falling
over the last few hours,

we now know that they're debris
from a single larger meteor

heading our way.

Your way or mine?

The computer models put impact
in eastern routt county,

just north of highway 40.

In other words, mine.

What's going to happen?

As it hits the atmosphere,

you're going to hear
a tremendous Sonic boom,

louder than any you've heard
so far.

The sky above you
will turn blindingly bright.

And then?

Listen,
I'm not gonna kid you, Anna,

if it hits, it's like
an atomic bomb going off,

total devastation
at impact site,

with significant damage
up to 500 miles away.

What do you mean "if it hits?"

It's theoretically
possible

that a big rock like this
could blow apart

from all the friction it causes

as it goes through
the atmosphere...

If the composition
is just right.

Has that ever happened?

Once, or at least
we think so.

In 1908, a big meteorite
about this size

was coming in over Siberia.

Seconds before
it should've hit the ground,

it just blew apart in the sky.

How much time is there?

Projected impact
is in 45 minutes.

You know we have
no road out of here, tad.

I've contacted general Wade
at northcom.

I put in a request for

as many choppers
as they can spare.

A request?

There are 1900 people
in cottonwood, Anna.

There are tens of thousands more
in towns all across the rockies.

There just aren't
enough helicopters.

And there's
not enough time.

I'm sorry.

Do you believe in prayer, tad?

I believe in science.

But sometimes I hedge my bets.

Well, hedge one for US,
will you?

I'm so sorry.

We did everything
we could, but...

Would you like me
to take you in?

Anna...

There's another one coming.

Bigger than all the others.

If it gets through,
no one will survive.

I can't do this
anymore.

I can't fix it.

I can't help the people
of this town.

I...

I can't even reassure them.

That's
what I thought

until you led me
back here.

I'll have no regrets
about today,

because I know
I did everything that I could.

And that's because of you.

There are certain things

that can't be put in a box
and made all better.

Ricky's one of them.

Now Miriam is.

And what might happen
in that sky tonight is another.

For the last six months you've
been turning away from me.

Away from Emily.

Away from everybody else
in this town.

You have 45 minutes, Anna.

What are you going to do
with them?

We can break in
in a moment, Anna.

I'll give you a cue.

Okay, Anna,
you're on the air.

This is mayor Anna Davenport.

I've just spoken to

the Colorado center
for emergency response.

The latest report from NASA

shows a large meteor headed for
possible impact with earth.

There is some hope that it
will explode in the
atmosphere.

But if it doesn't,

tracking has it making
landfall

somewhere between

the eastern rockies
and western Colorado.

The center of that radius is
right here in cottonwood.

The estimated time of impact
is in 35 minutes.

As your mayor, it is my duty
to give you this
information,

but there is no time
or means to flee.

There is only time to
reflect

on how you want to spend
this next half hour.

Some of you may want
to spend it alone,

others with your family.

I want to spend it
with my husband,

and my daughter,

and the rest of my family...
The people of this town.

I'm going now

to the cottonwood
community church.

I hope those of you
who want to

will join me there.

I have to stay.

I know.

Anna...

Do you remember
when Ricky was four,

and he learned
how to snap his fingers?

He was so proud of himself.

And he didn't just snap them,

he flicked his wrist
like he was throwing dice.

He made up a game about it.

"Mad mommy," he called it.

I would have to pretend
to be mad at him.

"Ricky, you'd better clean
up those toys right now..."

Then he'd snap his fingers
and I'd have to be nice.

Thank you for Ricky.

And thank you for Emily.

Emily, I'm really sorry
about this morning.

It's okay, mom.

I just wanted
so much to stay.

To hold on
to this place.

To Ricky.

And to Seth.

You really like him,
don't you?

Yeah. I do.

I should have
listened to you more.

I should have
talked to you more.

What's going
to happen tonight?

We're going
to be together.

Marty, what's wrong?
What's happening?

Schriever air force base
is sending a chopper.

It's on its way
here now.

One chopper?

How many does it hold?

It's an h-60.
The pilot plus 10.

10?

You're telling me
we can only save 10 people?

If it helps,
I took a head count.

How many children?

18 and under?
Yes.

More than 10.

There you go.

16 and under.

It's too many.
I'm not going.

Marty, 16 and under?
How many?

13, Anna.

Mom, I said
I'm not going.

You are going to
get on that helicopter.

Somehow, you are going
to get on that helicopter.

There isn't enough room.

Emily, I want you
to survive.

Mom, it's okay.

I'm not afraid.

It's okay, mom.

How far is schriever
from here?

50 miles.

It'll be here.

Just keep
watching the sky.

Anna?

Tad, what's happening?

General Wade issued a calldown
of all his craft.

They're needed
in the regions

where more people live.

More people?

Or more important people?

I'm sorry, Anna.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay, Tyler.
I'm right here.

You're in the hospital, Tyler.

And Jack is taking care of you.

You've got a tube in your mouth,
so you can't talk now, Tyler,

but you're going
to be just fine.

Tyler, I've been here
the whole time.

And I'm not
going anywhere.

I'm not going
to leave your side.

You should go.

Go be with your family.
I'll cover here.

What should we do now?

Where should we go?

I think our odds of surviving
are better if we split up.

If we all huddle here
and the church gets hit,

who's going to make it
out of here alive?

If we fan out
as far as we can,

we'll have a better
chance of survival.

Do you really want to survive

if the people you love don't?

I know I wouldn't.

Neither would I.

And I do believe,

if we stand together,
these moments will have meaning.

Emily.

Too bad Ricky's not around
to snap his fingers?

Maybe he is, baby.
Maybe he is.

Seth...

You've been an angel, Marty.

I'm so sorry about Miriam.

Thank you.

Mom?

Emily?

Emily!

God. My god.

Hey. Hey.

Good morning, folks,

dj Dan here again.

I have
another confession to make.

I fired my vedic
astrologer.

She tried to tell me not to
vote in today's election

for our new mayor.

She said I should embrace
whatever fate comes

and live my life
in sync with the stars.

I say she's a nut.

I'm voting.

Because I'm a free-willed man,
and I make my own fate.

And so should you.

Are you hungry?

Yeah.

Can I get you anything else?

No, I'm great.
Thanks.

If this threesome's
at my doorstep,

there must be trouble.

We don't have any troubles,
do we, Millie?

The three of US are
getting along just fine.

Then why are you here?

Well, Anna,
it's customary

for the losing
candidate

to call the winner
and offer congratulations,

but under
the current circumstances,

we thought a face-to-face visit
was in order.

So, who's conceding to whom?

We are.

To you.

To me?

Marty won 2% of the vote
on a write-in.

Millie won 12%.

And I won 26%.

The other 60% voted for you.

Great job!

Congratulations, Anna.

You did it.

What's going on out here?

Your mother
just got re-elected.

She did?

Well, what do you say?

Are we moving
to Chicago?

You want to help me
take down that sign?

Okay...
On three.

Okay.

One, two, three!