Supernova (2005) - full transcript

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IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
TO REMAIN CALM.

THE PRESIDENT HAS MOBILIZED
THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION,

TO ASSIST LOCAL CRISIS UNITS.

THE SCOPE OF THE DEVASTATION
IS STILL NOT COMPLETELY KNOWN.

THESE WILDFIRES ARE THE WORST.

WE THINK THEY'RE STILL
GONNA HAVE WATER SHORTAGES.

BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER
OF TOURISTS AND VISITORS

IN THIS AREA
AT ANY GIVEN TIME,

CASUALTIES ARE DIFFICULT

IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO ASSESS,



AND IT MAY BE DAYS…

YOU OK?

OK, I GOT THE SHOT.
I GOT THE SHOT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, PETER,

WE'RE STILL EXPERIENCING

ISOLATED STRUCTURAL
EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS INSTRUCTED

THOSE PEOPLE
IN THE HOT SPOT AREAS

TO RELOCATE TO
THE RED CROSS CENTERS.

THOSE CENTERS ARE FILLING UP,

AND IT MAY BE…

- WELL, IT SEEMS
AS THOUGH WE'VE LOST
OUR REMOTE SIGNAL

FROM THE CENTER
OF THE MAIN DESTRUCTION.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT,



BUT ASSURE YOU THAT
WE WILL BE RESUMING
OUR COVERAGE

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MOST OF THE COUNTRY
HASN'T SEEN THAT MUCH.

WE'VE BEGUN COLLECTING

ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL
FROM OUR LISTS,

BUT WE SURE
HAVE A WAYS TO GO.

A PANICKED EXODUS
OF THE GENERAL POPULATION

BEFORE WE'VE REACHED
TARGET NUMBERS

WOULD BE A DISASTER.

THE METEOR HIT IS
A GOOD COVER FOR NOW,

BUT WE HAVE GOT TO KEEP
SHEPARD'S THEORIES
OF A SUPERNOVA

OUT OF THE MIX
ANY WAY WE CAN.

BECAUSE WE CANNOT TOLERATE

ANY DELAYS
IN THE TENANTING PROCESS.

I THINK WE CAN ALL
AGREE ON THAT.

THESE ARE DIFFICULT
TIMES, PEOPLE.

NONE OF US WANTED
THIS TO HAPPEN.

BUT THIS IS WHAT
WE WERE TRAINED FOR.

OUR JOB…

IS TO FACE THE ARITHMETIC,

AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAID.

IF WE CAN DO THIS
WITHOUT SENTIMENTALITY,

WITHOUT NOSTALGIA,

MANKIND HAS A CHANCE
FOR A FUTURE.

IF WE CAN'T,

MANKIND CAN ONLY HAVE A PAST.

DELGADO.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
KEEPING DR. RICHARDSON

IN THE RESIDENCE PODS.

- WHY IS THAT, SIR?
- HE PANICKED.

HE'LL EITHER SETTLE DOWN,
OR HE WON'T.

I'D FEEL BETTER
IF YOU TRANSPORT HIM

TO THE CONTAINMENT COMPOUND.

FOR HIS OWN SAFETY.

SIR.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D
HEARD ANYTHING, SIR.

I'M SORRY.

THE RETRIEVAL TEAM
WE SENT MADE IT VERY CLEAR

TO YOUR FAMILY
IT WOULD BE SAFER
FOR THEM TO JOIN YOU HERE.

I UNDERSTAND, SIR.

SOME PEOPLE
JUST AREN'T CONVINCED

OF THE SEVERITY
OF THIS SITUATION,

OR THEY'D RATHER TAKE THEIR
CHANCES WHERE THEY ARE.

IF I COULD
JUST SPEAK WITH THEM…

WE CAN'T FORCE THEM
TO COME IN, LISA.

WE FORCED
DR. RICHARDSON, SIR.

HE'S AN ESSENTIAL.

YOU'RE AN ESSENTIAL.

SURFACE RECOVERY CREWS,
STAND DOWN UNTIL 0900.

SURFACE RECOVERY CREWS,
STAND DOWN UNTIL 0900.

REBREATHER ANALYSIS
SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE

FOR KEY LEADERS IN
THE TECHNICAL POOL.

REBREATHER ANALYSIS
SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE

FOR KEY LEADERS IN
THE TECHNICAL POOL.

THE PRESIDENT
HAS BEEN SECURED.

THE JOINT CHIEFS
ARE WITH HIM.

THE CABINET HAS BEEN
ROUNDED UP

AND A GOOD NUMBER OF SENATORS
AND REPRESENTATIVES

ARE WITH MARSHALS
OR STATE POLICE

AT TEMPORARY SHELTERS.

SO, WHAT DO WE KNOW?

ST. LOUIS HAS BEEN
DEVASTATED.

IT SEEMS THE ATMOSPHERE PROVIDED
US WITH SOME PROTECTION,

BUT THE IMPACT
AND THE RESULTING FIRES

HAVE LAID WASTE TO THE ENTIRE
METROPOLITAN AREA.

HOUSTON, GRAND RAPIDS,
AND SEVERAL MILLION ACRES
OF NATIONAL PARKLANDS

OUT WEST ARE UP IN FLAMES.

THERE ARE FIRES ON
THE OUTSKIRTS OF LOS ANGELES
AND SAN DIEGO.

THE EVACUATION IS IMPOSSIBLE
BECAUSE THE FIRE

ALMOST SURROUNDS
THE METRO AREAS.

- ANY WAY TO TELL IF
WE HAVE MORE LIKE THAT
HEADED OUR WAY?

D.O.D., NATO, AND SEATO
INFORMATION FIBER OPTIC

INTRANET NETWORK
IS STILL FUNCTIONING.

WE DO HAVE LIMITED
COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES

TO TAP INTO OBSERVATION
RESOURCES WORLDWIDE.

IT IS OUR BEST AND ONLY HOPE

TO TRY TO CATCH NEW EVENTS
AS THEY FORM.

WHAT WE NEED IS SOMEONE
WHO KNOWS SOMETHING

ABOUT WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON.

- FINE SOMEONE. NOW.
- YES, SIR.

I CAN ONLY SPECULATE.

BUT IT IS BECOMING
CLEAR TO ME

THAT THERE ARE
EFFORTS UNDER WAY

TO TRY TO MINIMIZE
THE SIGNIFICANCE

OF THE PHENOMENA
THAT THE WORLD
HAS EXPERIENCED

OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS.

BUT THESE INCIDENTS…

THE AIRLINE CRASHES,

THE ELECTRICAL STORMS,
THE BLACKOUTS…

WERE ALL ACCURATELY
ANTICIPATED

IN DR. SHEPARD'S RESEARCH,

WHICH I OBTAINED
FROM HIS OBSERVATORY

JUST AFTER HE DISAPPEARED.

THE BEGINNINGS OF WHAT
YOU'D CALL A SUPERNOVA?

YES.

WHICH MEANS?

IT MEANS THAT THE SUN

IS GOING TO EXPAND…

AND WILL EVENTUALLY CONSUME

OUR ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM.

I'M LAURIE STEPHENSON
OF CHANNEL 7 NEWS.

AND FOR THE RECORD,

MY REPORTS ON
DR. SHEPARD'S WORK

AND HIS CURRENT
DISAPPEARANCE

HAVE NOT BEEN
ALLOWED TO AIR.

SO I'VE MADE THE DECISION

TO DEFY MY SUPERIORS

AND TO GET THIS
INFORMATION OUT

THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW.

TO ALL OF YOU
WHO SEE THIS,

I CAN ONLY PROMISE
TO CONTINUE REPORTING
WHAT I LEARN

UNTIL SUCH TIME AS I'M
PREVENTED FROM DOING SO.

YOU KNOW,
I THINK YOU GUYS

HAVE ME
IN THE WRONG ROOM.

THERE'S NO TELEPHONE,
I GOT NO MINI BAR.

WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?

STAND UP.

OH, COME ON.

HANDS.

COLONEL WILLIAMS
WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU.

YEAH. HE'S A GREAT
JUDGE OF CHARACTER.

HE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE
THE ONE GETTING TO CHOOSE

WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES.

LET'S GO.

WHERE WE GOING?

THE COLONEL BELIEVES
YOU'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE

AT ANOTHER LOCATION.

DON'T MAKE THIS HARDER
THAN IT HAS TO BE.

PAPERS.

LET'S GO, SOLDIER.
IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

YES, MA'AM.

WHAT DID I MISS?

CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS

BREACHED THE ATMOSPHERE.

SAINT LOUIS?

NO ONE KNOWS HOW BAD,
BUT IT'S BAD.

SO, DELGADO,

HOW'S THE FAMILY?

GET OUT.

GET UNDRESSED.

MY MOTHER AND SISTER

LIVE IN SAINT LOUIS.

YOU LISTEN.

HE'S FINE, I PROMISE.

SO, I THINK HE'S OK.

HE'S JUST CALLING
TO LET YOU KNOW.

HALEY!

HALEY!

I'M SORRY, MOM.

I KNOCKED OVER MY GLASS.

I GOT SCARED, I…

ARE YOU OK?
DID YOU CUT YOURSELF?

NO.

NO.

I'LL CLEAN IT UP.

DARLING, WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS ON THE INTERNET.

IT'S STILL WORKING.

I WAS SEEING MAYBE

IF DADDY HAD E-MAILED
OR SOMETHING.

THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?

YEAH. EASY PICKIN'S
THIS WILL BE.

UNH!

HEH HEH!
FINE, MATE.

THERE YOU GO. PUNCH IT.

LET'S GO!

I'LL TRY AND LET
YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH US,

BUT I'M NOT SURE
I'LL GET THROUGH.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT ME, MADAM.

I'LL BE FINE.

BUT I WILL WORRY, TERESA.

AS SOON AS YOU MAKE
THE ARRANGEMENTS,

YOU LOCK UP THE HOUSE,
AND YOU LEAVE.

AND WHEN THIS IS OVER,
I'LL COME FIND YOU.

I KNOW YOU WILL, MADAM.

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER.

BYE, TERESA.

I PROMISE I'LL SEE YOU
AGAIN SOON.

LET'S GO.

TO ALL OF YOU
WHO SEE THIS,

I CAN ONLY PROMISE
TO CONTINUE REPORTING
WHAT I LEARN

UNTIL SUCH TIME

AS I'M PREVENTED
FROM DOING SO.

- ONE OF MY PEOPLE'S
KIDS DOWNLOADED IT
THIS AFTERNOON,

E-MAILED IT TO HIS MOTHER.

IT MUST BE EVERYWHERE
BY NOW.

I RECOGNIZE HER.

WE KNOCKED HEADS A FEW
TIMES IN BOSNIA OR OMAN…

SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE.

I HAD
SOMEONE CHECK THE STATION.

SHE HASN'T BEEN SEEN
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE GOT TEAMS UNDERGROUND.
WE'LL FIND HER.

LISTEN, AT THE MOMENT,
I GOT MORE PRESSING PROBLEMS.

SIR, WE STILL NEED
TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION HERE.

TELL ME.

SHE COMMANDEERED
ONE OF THE VEHICLES,

LEFT THE FACILITY
ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO.

RICHARDSON IS
DEFINITELY WITH HER.

SHE HAD PAPERS
WITH YOUR SIGNATURE.

CLEVER GIRL.

I'M SORRY.

LOOK, RICHARDSON,

WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER HOUR, MAYBE 2,

BEFORE WILLIAMS FINDS OUT
AND SENDS HIS DOGS.

NOW, IF I WERE YOU,
I'D BE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT TO DO WITH
MY NEWFOUND FREEDOM.

GET TO MY WIFE, LITTLE GIRL.

IF WE'RE LUCKY, I CAN GET YOU

INTO THE CITY
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

THEN WHAT?

THEN…

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

YOU CAN'T MAKE IT
TO SAINT LOUIS, DELGADO.

IT'S HALFWAY
AROUND THE WORLD.

WATCH ME.

THERE'S A NOTEBOOK
IN THE DUFFEL.

YOU SHOULD TAKE
A LOOK AT IT.

THESE ARE CHENISLAV'S NOTES.

JUST TELL ME
I HAVE ENOUGH TIME

TO FIND MY MOTHER
AND MY SISTER.

IT'S SO PEACEFUL.

HMM.

- I NEVER THOUGHT
THERE WOULD BE ANYTHING
IN THIS WORLD

I COULD BE SO AFRAID OF.

COLE WON'T FIND YOU, BROOKE.

NOT HERE.

I JUST WISH I COULD
GET A HOLD OF CHRIS.

HEY.

I THINK I GOT A PROBLEM
IN THE FUEL LINE.

SHE'S JERKIN'
LIKE A MARE IN HEAT.

CAN'T DO MUCH
UNTIL TOMORROW.

BUT MY WIFE'S GOT
A LITTLE MOTEL OUT BACK.

REASONABLE RATES.

THANKS.

MIND KEEPIN' HER
INSIDE, THOUGH?

THE SUN'S A KILLER
ON HER FINISH.

- SHE WON'T SEE
THE LIGHT OF DAY
TILL YOU'RE BACK.

WHAT NOW?

ANOTHER RIDE.

HANG HERE.

GET IN.

WHEN YOU GO BAD,
YOU REALLY GO BAD, DON'T YOU?

SOME THINGS YOU
JUST NEVER FORGET.

WOW.

THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

I…

I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE LAST TIME

I HAD A HOME-COOKED MEAL.

YOU'RE VERY NICE
TO DO THIS.

WELL, IT'S MY PLEASURE.

SOME FOR ME.

AND TO US.

CHEERS.

DID YOU LEAVE ANYONE?

BEHIND, I MEAN.

NO.

NO.

NO ONE SPECIAL.

I WAS MARRIED.

GREAT GUY, ACTUALLY.

SOMEHOW,
I DON'T THINK SO.

LIFE IS FULL
OF SURPRISES, ISN'T IT?

HOW IRONIC. IF I HADN'T
SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE…

LOOKING AT THE STARS…

I MIGHT HAVE MISSED
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING
ON EARTH I'VE EVER SEEN.

WHY IS THAT WE FIND
THE BEST THINGS…

WHEN THERE'S SO
LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY THEM?

I WONDER
IF ANYBODY KNOWS.

MIGHT BE BETTER
IF IT'S FAST.

I'M NOT SURE HOW
"CIVILIZATION" CAN HANDLE

THE INEVITABILITY
OF ITS OWN END.

I WISH SHEPARD
WASN'T SO FRIGGIN' SMART

OR I WASN'T SO STUPID.

THERE HAS TO BE AN ANOMALY…
I JUST CAN'T SEE IT.

- MAYBE IT ISN'T THERE.
- CHENISLAV WAS SURE IT WAS.

SOMETHING ABOUT SHEPARD'S
ASSUMPTIONS BOTHERED HIM.

ASSUMPTIONS?

IF THE PREMISE IS WRONG,

EVERYTHING AFTER
THE PREMISE IS WRONG.

CHENISLAV HAD A FEELING.

- I GOT A FEELING.
- WHAT?

WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

THIS GAS GAUGE READ FULL
NEARLY TWO HOURS AGO.

HOW FAR HAVE WE COME?

FAR ENOUGH TO BE OUT
OF GAS PRETTY SOON.

DO YOU THINK
ANYBODY'S SEEN IT YET?

- WE POSTED IT
ON EVERY NETWORK
WE COULD ACCESS.

THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.

WE HAVE TO GET
MORE INFORMATION,

GET BACK ONLINE,

KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED.

WE'RE GOING TO S.P.L.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

- IT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT SOLAR RESEARCH
LAB IN THE WORLD.

IF THERE'S ANY PLACE
WE CAN FIND OUT

WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON,
IT'S THERE.

OK, TRY IT AGAIN.

AW, FORGET IT.

FORGET IT.

SHE'S DRY.

GIVE ME THE KEYS.

GRAB THE DUFFEL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LOOKING FOR THINGS
TO SALVAGE.

UHH.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

WILLIAMS?

PLAYING MUSIC?

HEY, GUYS!

WHAT'S UP?

OUT OF GAS.

WELL, COME ON.

GET IN.

WE'RE GOING TO A PARTY!

THEY GOT A PHONE THERE?

WHO CARES?

WHOO!

MOTORCYCLE ENGINE
REVVING]

DELGADO!

SORRY.

OUR SUN HAS ENTERED
THE EARLY PHASES…

OUR SUN HAS ENTERED
THE EARLY PHASES OF…

OUR SUN HAS ENTERED
THE EARLY PHASES OF…

OUR SUN HAS ENTERED
THE EARLY PHASES

OF WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY
RESULT IN A SUPERNOVA…

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
IS THE SOLAR EQUIVALENT

OF THE PERFECT STORM,

RECORDED ABOUT 3 HOURS AGO.

THE PLASMA FLARES HAVE

AN INTENSITY AND VELOCITY

THAT FAR EXCEED
ANYTHING EVER RECORDED.

IS IT GONNA HIT US?

NOT HIT…BURY.

OUR SIMULATIONS PREDICT
THAT THE MASS

WILL DISPERSE
ON ITS WAY HERE.

IT'LL HIT US
LIKE A SCATTERGUN

LOADED WITH NUCLEAR
BIRD SHOT.

WHEN?

TRAVELING AT OVER
A MILLION MILES AN HOUR.

THE SUN IS 93 MILLION AWAY.

YOU DO THE MATH.

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT.

ST. LOUIS TIMES A THOUSAND.

COLONEL, I THINK IT'S TIME

FOR US TO MAKE
THE EVACUATION.

WILLIAMS.

I'M AFRAID THAT'S NOT
GONNA BE POSSIBLE NOW.

WHAT?

I'M AFRAID WE'RE
SPREAD TOO THIN.

OUR PRIORITIES HAVE
DEFINITELY CHANGED.

WE HAD AN AGREEMENT,
COLONEL.

I'M SORRY.

YOU WANT SOME?

NO.

NO, THANKS.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

AS OLD AS I'M
GONNA GET, DAD.

CHRISTOPHER.

CHECK THIS OUT.

ZERO TO 100 IN 6 SECONDS.

LUXURY.

AND KICK-ASS.

THEY'VE ALL GOT
THEIR KEYS IN THEM

AND A FULL TANK OF GAS.

WELL, TAKE YOUR PICK.

I JUST WANNA GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

THAT GIRL BACK THERE
WAS JUST A FEW YEARS OLDER
THAN MY DAUGHTER.

YEAH. KIDS ARE ALWAYS
THE FIRST TO SUFFER.

I SAW IT IN BOSNIA…
IN IRAQ…

TAKE AWAY THEIR HOPE
FOR A FUTURE, THEY
GET OLD REAL FAST.

ARE YOU RELIGIOUS?

NOT REALLY.
ARE YOU?

WENT TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

"AND THE MOON BECAME
AS BLOOD…

"AND THE FIFTH ANGEL SAID,

"'THE STARS IN THE HEAVEN
FELL ONTO THE EARTH…

LIKE FIGS FROM A FIG TREE…
SHAKEN BY THE WIND."

REVELATIONS.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU WEREN'T RELIGIOUS.

OUR SUN IS GOING OUT,

TAKING OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
AND EVERYTHING LIVING WITH IT.

THE END OF THE WORLD.

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

IT'S JUST A PROCESS,

A NUCLEAR ELECTROMAGNETIC
PHENOMENON.

A PROCESS?

IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS
WE'RE PRETTY INSIGNIFICANT.

THAT'S THE WAY
YOU REALLY FEEL?

ABOUT YOUR WIFE…

YOUR DAUGHTER…

INSIGNIFICANT?

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

HANDEY HAS BEEN TRACKING
THIS THING ALL ALONG.

HE KNEW ABOUT
DR. SHEPARD'S THEORIES
BEFORE ANY OF US.

AND HE'S BEEN PASSING
THE INFORMATION ON

TO SOME GUY NAMED
HARLAN WILLIAMS.

HARLAN WILLIAMS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

HE WAS IN BOSNIA.

HE'S N.I.O.

OH. SO THAT'S
HOW THEY GOT ON THIS.

WELL, GINNY,

I SEEM TO HAVE
UNDERESTIMATED YOU.

YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND,
I HAD PEGGED.

OK, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE GONNA QUESTION
HER ETHICS

AFTER WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN DOING?

AND WHAT EXACTLY

DO YOU THINK
I HAVE BEEN DOING?

SELLING US OUT.

YOU'VE BEEN FEEDING
DR. SHEPARD'S INFORMATION

TO NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
FOR MONTHS.

FOR YEARS.

HOW DO YOU THINK
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD
ALL THE RESEARCH

THAT BRILLIANT PEOPLE
LIKE YOU

WANT TO DO HERE?

OH, I SUPPOSE THEY
NEVER TAUGHT YOU

THE PRINCIPLE OF
QUID PRO QUO

UP AT STANFORD, HUH?

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE'RE GOING TO SCRUB
EVERY SITE WE CAN ACCESS

ON EVERY S.P.L. NETWORK,

BACK UP EVERY PIECE
OF DATA WE CAN

TO THE SERVERS DOWN HERE.

AND IF THERE'S
ANY POSSIBILITY

THAT SOMEONE, SOMEDAY,

SURVIVES THIS CATACLYSM,

I WANT THEM TO FIND
WHAT WE DID HERE.

I WANT THEM TO KNOW.

MOM!

AUNT LINDA! MOM!

LOOK.

OH, GOD.

AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING

THAT CONTINUED
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE WILL,

IF NECESSARY,
BE MET WITH DEADLY FORCE.

INITIAL REPORTS HAVE STATED
THAT THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE

THAT RAINED DOWN ON ST. LOUIS
WAS INDEED THE SUN.

WHEN ASKED TO CONFIRM
THESE REPORTS,

SPOKESPERSONS FOR
THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
AND THE WHITE HOUSE

SAID THAT THE REPORT WAS
ERRONEOUS AND MISLEADING.

OFFICIALS FROM F.E.M.A.
WERE ALSO TIGHT-LIPPED,

BUT THE WHITE HOUSE PROMISED

AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
WOULD BE MADE SHORTLY.

DEMONSTRATIONS ABOUT THE LACK
OF ACTION BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

HAS GRIPPED MOST MAJOR CITIES,

WITH SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA HAVING
THE MOST SERIOUS CLASHES

BETWEEN CIVILIANS
AND THE MILITARY.

WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT?

MAN.

I WISH WE'D HAD MORE TIME.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE
I WANT TO KNOW.

THAT'S THE CITY.

- AT THIS POINT,
THE SUPERNOVA IS
ALMOST ACADEMIC.

THE FIRES AND THE SMOKE POSE
A MUCH MORE IMMEDIATE DANGER,

AND IF CONDITIONS
DON'T IMPROVE…

WE'RE IN FOR
A VERY BAD TIME INDEED.

- ARE YOU SAYING
WE WON'T SURVIVE
ANOTHER FIREBALL EVENT?

WE MAY SURVIVE THE FIREBALLS,

NOT THE FIRES.

REMEMBER THE OIL FIRES
AFTER DESERT STORM?

REMEMBER THE INDONESIAN
FOREST FIRES?

WELL, AFTER A FEW DAYS,

MOST OF OUR SUNLIGHT

WON'T BE ABLE
TO REACH GROUND LEVEL.

NUCLEAR WINTER.

AFTER A FEW WEEKS,

WE MAY SEE
TEMPERATURES STABILIZE

AT 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

AND THAT'S WORLDWIDE.

AND THEY'LL STAY
DOWN THERE FOR MONTHS,

MAYBE EVEN YEARS.

YES, BASICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING

AT A MASS EXTINCTION EVENT.

WE'LL BE JOINING THE DINOSAURS

BEFORE THE SUPERNOVA
EVER HAPPENS.

THIS SORT OF EVENT OCCURS

ONCE IN A STAR'S LIFE.

THERE'S NO STOPPING IT.

THE ONLY THING STRONG ENOUGH

TO SAVE US…

IS THE EARTH HERSELF.

DAMN.

SOLAR INTERFERENCE?

YEAH, EITHER THAT,

OR THE RELAY TOWERS ARE DOWN.

EITHER WAY, IT'S NOT GOOD.

LET'S NOT ASSUME THE WORST.

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

LET'S NOT ASSUME THE WORST.

ASSUMPTIONS CAN BE WRONG.

AUSTIN'S PREDICTIONS

WERE BASED ON A STUDY
THAT I DID

SURROUNDING
A GRAVITATIONAL FIELD…

ASTEROID 460.

IS IT NEAR THE SUN?

MY NUMBERS RIGHT HERE.

CHENISLAV WAS CONVINCED
THAT MY ASSUMPTION WAS WRONG,

THAT IS WHY HE HIGHLIGHTED IT.

IF MY NUMBER IS WRONG,

EVERYTHING THAT COMES
AFTER IT IS ALSO WRONG.

I HAVE TO GET TO S.P.L.

CHRISTOPHER.

THIS COUNTRY
IS COUNTING ON US

TO BE ON THE BALL, PEOPLE.

NOW, I KNOW THIS ALL
SEEMS INSURMOUNTABLE.

BUT UNTIL WE ARE WIPED OUT,

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY
TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN
SOME SORT OF ORDER.

THE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD…
THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE…

NEED US TO ORGANIZE THINGS,

AND THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT
THERE IS ORDER AT THE TOP,

OR THEY WILL FALL APART.

IF THAT HAPPENS,

ALL MAY BE LOST.

NOW, LET'S GET BACK AT IT, OK?

CAPTAIN.

THAT ORDER I GAVE EARLIER…

APPLIES TO PEOPLE TRYING
TO LEAVE, AS WELL.

NO ONE GETS IN.

NO ONE GETS OUT.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE
FAMILIES OUT THERE.

WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES
OUT THERE, CAPTAIN.

WE FALTER,
AND EVERYONE WILL SUFFER.

ARE WE CLEAR?

ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD.

THAT'S TO
THE WEST OF THE CITY.

OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S RIGHT WHERE
MARSHALL'S HOSPITAL IS.

I CAN'T STAY HERE.

NOT NOW.

GINNY…

WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.

YOU MIGHTN'T GET
WITHIN MILES OF THE AREA.

IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.

I REALLY HOPE
I SEE YOU AGAIN.

SOMEHOW.

YOU DID GOOD, GINNY.

WE BOTH DID.

AND NOW IT'S YOUR TIME.

GOOD LUCK.

COME ON!

GET ON.

GET HIS BLEEDING STOPPED.

HEY, COLE.

LOOKY, LOOKY.

BEAUTY, HUH?

HEY, COLE.

LOOK, UH…

WE NEED TO TALK.

COLE?

HELLO?

YOU GOTTA DO
WHAT YOU GOTTA DO,

BUT I'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME FUN

BEFORE I GET CALLED BACK HOME.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

OOF!

DR. LEWIS!

MARY ANN!

IT'S ME, GINNY McKILLIP.

YEAH…I KNOW.

- WHERE IS MARSHALL?
- DON'T KNOW.

DR. LEWIS, YOU'RE HURT.

OKAY, UM, YOU'RE JUST
GONNA SIT DOWN.

DR. LEWIS. WE…
WE NEED TO…

LET'S GET YOU
OFF YOUR FEET.

MARSHALL!
OH, MY GOD, MARSHALL!

I WAS SO AFRAID.

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE BOTH GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

BUT IT'S SO TERRIBLE,
MARSHALL.

IT'S TERRIBLE…

IT'S OKAY. WE'LL STAY HERE.

OKAY, THEN.
MY NAME'S GINNY.

- WHAT'S YOURS?
- CASSIDY.

OKAY, CASSIDY.

I'M SCARED TOO,
BUT EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE JUST FINE.

ALL SET.

IT'S GONNA LINK UP
TO ANY NEWS SITE OR BLOG

OR WEB SITE STILL IN EXISTENCE.

YOU WANT TO DO THE HONORS?

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS HIT "SEND" RIGHT THERE.

MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T.

WHAT GOOD WILL IT DO?

IT'LL LET PEOPLE KNOW
THE TRUTH.

WILL THAT HELP THEM?

IT'S…

IT'S NOT GOING
TO HELP SAVE THEM,

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.

THEN WHAT'S THE POINT?

HMM?

I'VE SPENT MY ENTIRE CAREER

BELIEVING THAT

PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW.

NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL,

THE TRUTH HAS TO COME OUT,

AND I'D DO ANYTHING TO GET IT.

ANYTHING.

I'VE LOST FRIENDS,

LOVERS.

NOTHING ELSE MATTERED TO ME

AS MUCH AS FINDING OUT

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED,

WHO REALLY DID IT,

WHAT WAS BEHIND IT ALL.

AND LETTING AS MANY PEOPLE
AS I COULD KNOW ABOUT IT.

BUT NOW…

I'VE COME FACE-TO-FACE

WITH A DIFFERENT
KIND OF TRUTH.

WHAT GOOD
DOES IT DO TO KNOW?

WHAT CAN ANYONE DO
ABOUT IT?

IT'S A TRUTH THAT DOESN'T

REALLY MATTER ANYMORE.

ALL IT CAN DO IS
MAKE MATTERS WORSE.

MAYBE NOT.

STEP AWAY, MALCOLM.

YOU TOO, DAVE.

SINGH.

I KNOW WHO YOU
WORK FOR, REMEMBER.

SAME EMPLOYER YOU DO,
AS I RECALL.

EXCEPT I QUIT.

GOOD FOR YOU.

I JUST GOT FIRED.

WHAT ARE
YOU LOOKING FOR, CHRIS?

THE TRUTH.

ONE THAT MIGHT MATTER A LOT.

MR. MILLER.

SIR…

NATIONAL GUARD'S FIGHTING
A LOSING BATTLE.

EVERY POLICEMAN,
FIREMAN, MARSHAL,

DEPUTY AGENT WE HAVE
ISN'T ENOUGH.

RIOTS ARE SPIRALING
OUT OF CONTROL.

PULL ALL UNITS BACK
TO COMMAND CENTERS.

ORDER THE COMMANDERS
TO EXPAND THEIR RESOURCES

TO PROTECT FOOD
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS,

PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND ARMORIES.

LET THEM HAVE
THE LIQUOR STORES,

SUPERMARKETS, MALLS,
AND THE LIKE.

IF WE LIVE THROUGH THIS,

WE'LL NEED FOOD, WATER,

DEFENSE STOCKPILES,

AND POWER TO SETTLE THINGS.

AT THIS TIME,

WE ARE STRUGGLING
TO REMAIN ON THE AIR.

WE AREN'T EVEN SURE

IF ANYONE IS SEEING
THESE BROADCASTS,

BUT THE STAFF HAS VOWED
TO STAY ON THE AIR

FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN.

WITH ONLY SCATTERED REPORTS
STILL COMING IN,

WE CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY,

THE SCOPE OF THE DESTRUCTION

HAS BEEN MASSIVE.

FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS

HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY

WITH THE HELP OF
THE MILITARY WORLDWIDE

TO NOT ONLY DEAL
WITH THE DESTRUCTION,

BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DESPERATELY
TRYING TO MAINTAIN ORDER,

TO LITTLE EFFECT.

CASUALTY REPORTS HAVE TOPPED

WELL OVER SEVERAL MILLION,

AND THOSE ESTIMATES
ARE HOURS OLD.

SHEPARD ISN'T WRONG,
CHRISTOPHER.

THERE'S NO WAY HE'S WRONG.

WE SHREDDED HIS FIGURES
TILL THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT.

YEAH, BUT YOU
DIDN'T SHRED MINE.

KEEP GOING.

LET'S GO, CHRISTOPHER.
TIME FOR YOU TO GO HOME.

NO, IT'S…IT'S HERE.
I KNOW IT'S HERE.

I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN…

CHRISTOPHER.

YOUR WIFE, YOUR DAUGHTER.

BUT WHAT IF I'M RIGHT?

WHAT IF YOU'RE NOT?

DISPERSE IMMEDIATELY

AND RETURN TO YOUR HOMES.

DISPERSE IMMEDIATELY!

PREPARE YOURSELVES!

DISPERSE IMMEDIATELY
AND RETURN TO YOUR HOMES.

DISPERSE IMMEDIATELY
AND RETURN TO YOUR HOMES.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK WE SHOULD JUST
LEAVE BAD ENOUGH ALONE.

THAT'S A MISTAKE.

THIS IS A PLUS SIGN RIGHT HERE.

IT SHOULDN'T BE A PLUS.

WAIT…PLUS X
OVER 2 TIMES RHO.

TELL ME THIS IS GOOD.

THAT'S PE = H
TO THE SECOND

OVER 20 x Em N E

OVER EmH x 3

OVER PI x EMH

TO THE POWER OF 2/3

TIMES ONE PLUS X
OVER 2 TIMES RHO…

MINUS X OVER 2 x RHO.

MINUS X, NOT PLUS X.

WHOO!

YOU ARE KIDDING ME.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

UH, A PLUS SIGN.

A STUPID LITTLE PLUS SIGN.

WHERE A MINUS
SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT?
TELL ME THAT'S GOOD?

OH, YEAH.

IT'S GOOD.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS HAPPY

TO BE RIGHT ABOUT BEING WRONG.

AUSTIN'S WHOLE THEORY WAS BASED

ON RESEARCH HE ASKED ME TO DO.

BUT MY PROJECTIONS WERE OFF,
FRACTIONALLY.

I PUT A PLUS SIGN

WHERE A MINUS SIGN
SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

AUSTIN WAS WORKING
FROM A FAILED PREMISE.

I MEAN, IF MY CONCLUSIONS
WERE WRONG, SO WERE HIS.

THIS ALL BOILS DOWN
TO A PLUS SIGN?

SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

NOW…

YOU HAVE A TRUTH

THAT'S WORTH REPORTING.

AND I HAVE A WIFE AND A DAUGHTER

THAT I HAVE TO GET BACK TO.

SO I GUESS THIS IS WHERE
WE PART COMPANY.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

WE'VE COME THIS FAR.

LET'S MAKE SURE AT LEAST
ONE OF US GETS HOME.

BOUND TO HAPPEN.

WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT
NOTHING TO LOSE…

IS THERE ANOTHER WAY
WE CAN GO?

IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME
ANYWHERE WE GO.

WHOA!

AHH! HA HA HA!
GET EM' OUT!

CHRISTOPHER!

GET OFF!

- CHRISTOPHER!
- LET ME GO!

OOF!

UNH! OW! UNH!

BACK OFF! BACK OFF!

I SAID BACK OFF!

GET IN.

UNH! UGH!

OH!

I THINK YOU BETTER DRIVE.

OHH!

OH!

IT'S FINE.
I JUST NEED SOME AIR.

- GOD!
- I CAN'T BREATHE.

OH!

LOOK, I HAVE TO GO
GET SOME HELP, OK?

JUST STAY RIGHT HERE,
AND I'LL BE BACK.

NO! DON'T LEAVE ME.

OH!

I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO MEETING YOUR WIFE AND KID.

OH, DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE, OK?

I'M GOING TO GET YOU
IN THE TRUCK.

WE'RE GOING TO GET UP
OUT OF HERE, OK?

- LET'S GO. COME ON.
- AAH!

OH!

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN,
CHRISTOPHER.

SCIENTISTS AT S.P.L.

ARE NOW CONVINCED
THERE WAS A FATAL ERROR

IN THE ORIGINAL EQUATIONS

THAT DR. SHEPARD USED

TO COMPLETE HIS ANALYSIS

OF THE AGE OF THE SUN.

ACCORDING TO
DR. MALCOLM HANDEY OF S.P.L.,

WHO'S HERE WITH ME NOW,

THIS MEANS THAT
EARLIER PREDICTIONS

OF A SUPERNOVA EVENT
OVER THE NEXT WEEKS OR MONTH

HAVE BEEN BASED

ON INCONSISTENT DATA.

ACCORDING TO
OUR LATEST ANALYSIS,

THE RECENT DEVASTATING
SOLAR ACTIVITY

WILL ABATE OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BUT WE ARE NOT OUT
OF THE WOODS YET,

AS WE STILL HAVE
TO CONTAIN…

YES, SIR, WE HAVE
THE SAME TRANSMISSION.

YES, ORIGINATION
AT S.P.L. IS CONFIRMED.

YES, SIR,
BUT I STRONGLY ADVISE

CONTINUATION OF PHOENIX'S
OPERATIONAL STATUS

UNTIL WE FIND HANDEY

AND ANALYZE WHAT HE KNOWS.

SIR, WE HAVE
AN INVESTMENT HERE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S PRUDENT
TO CANCEL THE GAME

BEFORE WE HAVE THE TEAMS
ON THE FIELD, SIR.

YES, SIR. I UNDERSTAND.

YES, SIR.

BROOKE?

HALEY?

LINDA'S COTTAGE.

BROOKE?

BROOKE!

I WONDER HOW BAD WE GOT IT.

I THINK IT'S SAFE
TO SAY THAT, UH,

WHAT MANKIND DID TO ITSELF
IN 2 WORLD WARS,

THE SUN MANAGED TO DO
IN A FEW DAYS.

MILLIONS DEAD.

CITIES IN RUINS.

CIVIL ORDER DESTROYED.

WELL, WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN OFF
WORSE, I SUPPOSE.

THIS IS MILLER AT N.C.C.

I NEED TO SPEAK
TO THE PRESIDENT.

YES.

OH, YES.

I'LL HOLD.

OH! WHOA!

OH, MY GOD.

- OH, CHRIS. OH, CHRIS.
- LINDA?

- I'M SORRY.
- IT'S OK.

I JUST SAW THE HEADLIGHTS…

LIN, WHERE'S BROOKE?

- DADDY!
- OH!

HALEY. OH, HONEY.

I COULDN'T REACH YOU.
I WAS SO SCARED.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

THAT'S…IT'S A LONG STORY.
I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, BROOKE.

I TOLD HER TO LEAVE.

I TOLD HER NOT TO STAY THERE.

WE CAN'T TELL HER.

NOT NOW.

SHE LOVED TERESA.

I KNOW.

HE'S COMING, CHRIS.

HE DOES NOT KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE.

SHE COULD HAVE TOLD HIM.

HE COULD HAVE
MADE HER TELL HIM.

HE'LL KILL US ALL

IF HE GETS THE CHANCE.

THEN WE'RE NOT STAYING HERE.

WE CAN'T GO HOME.

THE CITY'S OUT OF CONTROL.

YOU SAW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

EVEN WHEN WORD GETS OUT

ABOUT THE SUPERNOVA,

IT COULD TAKE WEEKS

FOR THINGS TO SETTLE DOWN.

THEN WE'RE DEFINITELY

BETTER OFF ON THE RUN.

NO.

WE'RE NOT GONNA RUN.

WE'VE LOST SO MUCH TIME
BECAUSE OF THAT BASTARD.

HE'S STOLEN IT FROM US.

HE'S STOLEN MY LIFE FROM ME,

AND I CAN'T LET HIM
HAVE ANYMORE.

WHAT IF YOU'RE RIGHT?

WHAT IF HE DID GET TO TERESA?

HE'LL COME HERE.

THEN LET HIM.

LEAVE SOME SOAP
FOR THE REST OF US!

I WILL.

AH, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

I WAS SO STUPID.

SHE'S IN THE BATH.

I SAW HIM! HE'S HERE!
I SAW HIM!

WHO, HONEY? WHAT?

THAT MAN!
H-HE WAS STANDING

AT THE WINDOW
OUTSIDE THE BATHROOM,

LOOKING AT ME!

ARE YOU SURE, HONEY?

THERE WAS SOMEONE THERE, DAD.

IT WAS HIM.

OH, DAMN THAT GENERATOR.

ALWAYS DOES THIS.

WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN THIS HAPPENS?

WELL, YOU START IT
LIKE A LAWNMOWER.

WHERE IS IT?

BY THE GAZEBO.

NO, CHRIS.

WE'RE VULNERABLE IN HERE
WITH NO ELECTRICITY.

YOU STAY HERE,
WAIT TILL I COME BACK.

YEAH, BUT WHAT IF
HE'S REALLY OUT THERE?

TAKE THE GUN.

TAKE THE GUN, CHRIS.

OOF!

BROOKE.

IT'S ME.

UNH! UNH!

AAH!

OHH! OOF!

AAH!

UNH!

WHERE'S THAT NICE,

PRETTY LITTLE GIRL, BROOKE?

WHERE IS HALEY?

I'M GOING TO START WITH HER.

ARGH!

UGH! OH!

AAH!

UNH!

GET BACK, HALEY!
DON'T COME DOWN HERE!

AAH! OH!

MOM!

OK, COLE.

YOU WANT IT?

YOU COME AND GET IT.

ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH, COLE?

UNH!

OOF!

AAH!

OH!

AAH!

UGH!

OHH.

UNH!

ARGH!

AAH!

IT'S OVER.

IT'S OVER.

NURSE?

YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

THE DOCTOR'S GONNA
BE WITH YOU SOON.

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS.

* IT'S RAINING,
IT'S POURING *

* THE OLD MAN IS SNORING *

* HE WENT TO BED
AND BUMPED HIS HEAD *

* AND COULDN'T GET UP
IN THE MORNING *

OK.

WELL DONE.

MOM. DAD.

DID HE HURT YOU?

ARE YOU OK? IS HE GONE?

IT APPEARS
THAT THE RAIN

IS A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON,

DOUSING THE FIRES

THAT HAVE OVERWHELMED
OUR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL,

AS WELL AS MOST OF
THE FOREST FIRES

THAT WERE TOO REMOTE

FOR ANYONE TO REACH.

IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS,

MAJOR RAINFALL
ACROSS THE PLANET

HAS CLEANSED THE AIR.

THE EARTH IS HEALING ITSELF.

ACRE BY ACRE,
COUNTRY BY COUNTRY,

CONTINENT BY CONTINENT,

MOTHER EARTH HAS DONE
FOR MANKIND

WHAT IT COULDN'T
POSSIBLY DO FOR ITSELF.

OUR FIERCE AND TERRIFYING SUN
HAS FINALLY CALMED ITSELF.

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE
IN THIS VAST UNIVERSE,

IT WILL DIE, BUT NOT NOW…

NOT FOR A LONG TIME.

ONLY 3 WEEKS AGO,

WE STOOD ON THE BRINK
OF EXTINCTION.

WE WITNESSED THE DARK SIDE
OF HUMAN NATURE.

WE SAW RIOTS AND LOOTING.

WE SAW SELFISHNESS

AND DISREGARD
FOR ONE ANOTHER.

BUT, WORST OF ALL, WE LEARNED

THAT THERE ARE THOSE
WHO WOULD LEAVE
THE REST OF US BEHIND.

WITH THE TWISTED LOGIC

OF SOCIAL DARWINISM,

AN EXCLUSIONARY NOAH'S ARK

ALMOST SET SAIL.

THIS STORY HAS YET TO BE TOLD,
BUT IT WILL BE.

IN THE MEANTIME,
LET'S NEVER FORGET

THAT WE HAVE SUFFERED
TREMENDOUS LOSS.

BUT WE GO ON.

WE HAVE LEARNED,
PERHAPS MORE THAN EVER BEFORE,

THAT WE ARE INDEED FRAGILE.

THINK ANYONE'LL BELIEVE HER?

WOULD YOU?

RIGHT. JUST ANOTHER FANTASY

FOR THE CONSPIRACY THEORISTS.

WELL, TRANSPORT'S
WAITING OUTSIDE.

LOOK.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

COME ON OVER, HALEY.
IT'S TIME TO EAT.

HALEY, COME SIT DOWN.

COMING!

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