Jericho (2006–2008): Season 1, Episode 5 - Federal Response - full transcript
Everone in Jericho was waiting, then suddenly there's a short automatic, probably nation-wide telephone-message from Homeland Security: they are taking over. Shortly afterward Internet, radio and TV are reserved by the military. Jake's mother insists his dad proved his love by fixing everything after Jake left; it's time to tell him the full truth. A power cut is followed by an overload which starts terrible fires all over the place, threatening various machines too, and thus the water supply. The Green men lead the fire fight with fair success. The mayor tells Jake it doesn't really matter what he did in San Diego, he was changed by it from a stupid punk to a fellow to be proud of. The mysterious Robert 'Rob' Hawkins proves very handy at many things, not fathering.
Previously on Jericho:
All right, it looks like the explosion
came from the west, maybe Denver.
Could have been a test,
could have been an accident.
If it was an attack,
and there's chaos out there,
you might not want the wrong people
knowing that Jericho was still here.
The unfortunate truth is
there was another explosion in Atlanta.
All right, we got it.
We got something.
They just reporting it
or are they behind it?
Hire as many deputies as you can.
Use them to help get gas.
Clinic's running low.
I couldn't find
an empty pesticide container.
I thought this water tank might do.
No, no, no. We can't use steel.
There's too much risk of static.
Gas has been sloshing
around in there.
One spark, the whole thing
could blow sky high.
We don't have time
to look for something else.
Help.
He's a refugee from Denver.
Do you recognize him?
- No.
- We need information.
- Where are they?
- It burns.
He needs morphine.
Why did you go back to Denver?
I couldn't let them die.
Well, it was a mistake, Vic,
because now we are a man down.
He's gone.
I'm tired of War.
No one ever really wins.
Me too.
We can play Crazy Eights instead.
Or Hearts.
I'm calling it a night.
Call it whatever you want,
but it stopped being night hours ago.
You all want coffee?
Make mine an Irish.
So, Mimi, what would you be doing
if you were back home in D. C?
Sleeping. You know the hardest thing
about sleeping in this dump?
- What?
- The quiet.
I don't know you stand it.
It's like my brain is an echo chamber.
Why do you think I left town?
I could tell her.
What?
- Why Jake left town.
- Watch it, Jimmy.
Let me guess.
The pressure got to be too much.
- I'm a people reader.
- Yeah.
I'm betting, captain
of the football team,
prom king, most likely to succeed?
Am I right?
- Don't quit your day job.
- Why?
What am I missing here?
I think he beat up the prom king.
Oh, yeah, I did.
Eric, you must have a million stories
about your brother screwing up, right?
Yeah, at least that many.
Could we get a couple
of coffees to go, Mary?
Coming up.
So do we have a plan?
Try to get news, make contact.
We haven't heard from Gray
in a couple of days, so...
No, Eric. Do we have a plan?
I will talk to April. Tonight.
Then?
And then I won't need coffee
as an excuse to come see you.
Secrets of a small town.
Hello?
Hello, this is
Assistant Secretary Walsh
from the Department
of Homeland Security.
Do not be alarmed.
If you are safe, stay where you are.
Do not attempt to leave.
Who is it, Rob?
We will be in contact again shortly.
Until then,
know that help is on the way.
Hello, this is
Assistant Secretary Walsh
from the
Department of Homeland Security.
Do not be alarmed.
If you are safe, stay where you are...
- Maybe we should get to the town hall.
- Yeah.
Homeland Security?
Well, that's what they said.
So they're in charge now?
Well, they're supposed to be
in charge in case of a disaster.
So, what happens next?
- Why are you asking her?
- She's from D.C.
This is what they told us. First they
restore power, then communication
and transportation. I am this close
to nonfat lattes and shiatsu.
Does anybody have a quarter? If they
can call in, maybe we can call out.
Hey. Did your phone ring?
Yeah, everyone's did.
All the land lines in town.
Why?
Because Kansas has a "Reverse 911"
system. If there's an emergency
it just pulses out a call.
That's what we all heard.
Why can't we call out?
Everybody's trying to use the phone at
the same time. System's overloaded.
You think the power's back for good?
I don't know.
I'm not gonna count on it.
Hey, Skylar. Any luck?
No. I really need to check
my e-mail.
I mean, my parents could have tried
to contact me from New York.
Well, have you tried typing
a straight IP address?
A what?
- That's weird.
- What?
Well, the Internet was built
by the military.
It's supposed to survive nuclear war.
So why can't I check my e-mail?
Allison. Is it working now?
It is, but not for us.
We're being blocked out.
Look, miss, you can't do that.
Yeah, okay. Thanks.
Okay.
Come on.
No.
Your machine just ate my card.
Doesn't work.
That's what I tried to tell you.
Thank you. You're just so helpful.
Hey, Dad.
Same thing on every channel?
- So far.
- What about the radio?
Same message. Sit and wait.
You look like crap.
I didn't sleep.
Next time put the cards down
and go home.
Well, sooner or later the phones
are gonna free up.
Let's keep calling out until
we reach somebody.
Calling who?
Well, that Homeland Security message
came out of Topeka. Let's start there.
Yeah, but everybody's thinking that.
I say we start with the National Guard
base in Great Bend.
That's a good idea, son.
We should get to the gas station
and get some gas while...
I already sent Jimmy.
He's there now running the pumps.
We need to charge our batteries.
All right. Looks like
you got it covered.
- Where are you going?
- Home.
You take a shower?
Nothing gets past you.
Go clean the tub and fill it up.
Why?
The water doesn't get
to that shower by magic.
If the power goes out again
so do the pumps that get it there.
So we store what we can.
That is why.
She is your daughter, Rob.
Not your employee.
Well, she needs to talk less
and listen more.
You need to learn to ease up on her.
Darcy...
...I don't know how long I'll be here.
So whatever I got to teach her,
it needs to happen now.
You know, when we find out
what's going on,
are you going to stay or leave?
Don't think about that yet.
Well, I can't help it.
I finally have you back.
You were always good at blocking out
the bad. Dad, not so much.
He's had more to block out.
When you left...
...you left quite a mess.
You have no idea the lengths
your father went to to square things.
Why didn't he talk to me?
Because he knew you'd resent it.
And there's a stubborn streak
that runs in the family.
Honey... I think you
owe him the truth.
You want me to tell him about my...
About my time away?
This house is too small
for big secrets.
What was that?
It's a power spike.
Boys...
Wow, looks like business as usual.
How'd you get your kids
back so quick?
Always lead with recess.
Ought to get things back to normal.
Whatever that is.
Go, go, go.
Hurry, hurry, run.
Emily? Emily. Emily. Emily?
Oh, my God.
Emily, wake up. Emily, wake up.
Everybody, you remember
the emergency drills we did at school?
Yeah.
Okay, go find your buddy
and go sit behind the fence.
One-two-three-go!
Come on, quickly. Go!
Is she gonna wake up?
Yes.
With superpowers?
Probably not. Now go. Go.
Go, Lucas, go!
Come on, Emily, come on.
Wake up.
Wonder when they're gonna come.
You really can't wait
to fly this coop, huh?
Are you still going to file
that IRS report on my farm?
It's not exactly
my first order of business
but it is the reason I fell into this
godforsaken hellhole in the first place.
So is that a yes, no, or maybe?
It's an eventually.
Look, if it were up to me,
I'd see what I could do.
But that's probably just
the Irish coffee talking.
You got a family back home?
I have fish.
I'm sure they really miss you.
See what that's about.
Mary, keep my tab open, will you?
Your tab, Stanley?
Yeah. And keep the
Irish coffees coming.
Till I get my farm back, at least.
You heard the hillbilly.
Keep them coming.
Okay, let's board her. Get an IV
started, and get some O2 on her.
Eye on pulse.
Let me know if BP drops.
We've got to keep an eye on her.
Where's Ashlee?
She went to get Alice.
Alice? Alice in Wonderland? Inside?
Ashlee? Ashlee!
Ashlee!
Ashlee. Ashlee, it's Miss Lisinski.
Ashlee? Ashlee!
We got another blaze
over on the south side. Over.
Copy that.
All right, we've got a second fire!
South side, near the trailer park.
We don't have enough guys
to fight this one.
They'll come back as soon as they
can. Take the second truck. Move!
Truck 77, let's get a ladder up there.
What happened?
Looks like she got hit with
a lot of voltage.
How'd it start?
Power line.
Power line? Hold the water!
- What's wrong?
- Electrical fire.
Spray water on electricity and
everybody it touches gets fried.
Johnston?
I thought you were at the ranch.
The horses are safe.
What about the stables?
There's nothing but dirt around
for miles. They're fine.
You are not going to that fire.
I let Chief Carroll
and half the department go to Denver.
We're down to a handful of men.
Who can handle it. Johnston, if you
get any sicker than you already are
you're not going to be
any use to anybody.
Dad? Dad, are you still there?
Yeah, Eric. I'm on my way.
No, no, no, no. Go downstairs and
turn off the power grid to the library.
Give me five minutes. Looks like you
get your way. They can use me here.
Good.
The power should be cut in five
minutes. Get your men in position.
Cover one-seven, 4 o'clock
east of Maple. Stand by.
What are you doing?
Making sure she didn't have
a heart attack.
Hey...
...you're in good hands.
Power's down. You're good to go.
Copy. All right, that's it!
Power's down.
Okay, open them up.
- They're on!
- Okay!
What's going on?
We lost pressure.
Pumping station must be
on the same power grid as us.
When we lost power to one,
we cut it to both.
- Where's the pumping station?
- Uphill at the end of Chaparral.
Unhook those hoses. See if there is
a working hydrant around back.
Hey, Jake!
Stanley.
Thank God.
- Chaparral.
- Got it.
Pumping station. Let's go.
- Heather.
- What?
Heather? Where, where's Heather?
- Eric!
- Let's go!
- Yeah.
- I think Heather might still be inside.
No, they said they
cleared the building.
Are you sure?
Ventilate that area.
Eric, what are you doing? Eric, no!
I wonder what Lindsay Lohan
is doing right now?
Do you think she's still alive?
I'm trying to find my parents, Lisa.
I could care less.
Great, my battery's almost dead.
Excuse me. Sorry.
- Do you guys sell phone chargers?
- What kind of phone?
I'll check the back.
Thanks.
Why do you like that freak?
Why do you like stupid
bulimic actresses?
Hey, incoming!
Whoa, Sean, no skateboards.
Read the sign.
Hey, you guys gotta check it out.
Library's burning and I didn't do it.
Is anyone hurt?
- Probably.
- Sky, let's go.
- Go ahead, I'll catch up.
- Come on.
This one says universal,
so it should work.
We were going to go check out
the fire, if you want to...
Dale, make sure our extinguishers
are working, will you?
I should stay. But, if you want, I could
charge it and you can come back.
Okay.
- If my parents call...
- I'll find you.
Thanks.
Come on, if we can open the valve
we can get water to the fire.
Ashlee!
Hey, Ashlee. Let's get out of here.
Let's go. Come on.
Is anyone here? Heather!
Come on!
Hey, come on! Let's go!
Better do what the angry fireman says.
Let's go.
Come on this way! Let's go!
Damn.
- It's not gonna budge.
- Thanks, Stanley.
How do you even know this is it?
Trust me. It's the manual override.
When the power spiked, the
valve shut down in the "off" position.
What? Dude, you're freaking me out.
How do you even know that?
How do you not?
Looks like nobody's
touched it in years.
Nobody has. The motor opens
and closes it when the power's on.
- No power, no motor.
- Yeah.
No water. Of course, right now,
what we really need is leverage.
You know what? Wait right here.
You can't go in there, ma'am.
But my husband's in there!
Stand back, please.
Ashlee, we're going
to go out another way.
- Are you okay?
- What's wrong?
Nothing. Nothing.
We've just got to use the other door.
No, no, this way's blocked.
Smoke!
- We've got to stop it!
- Okay, okay. Can we use this?
Yeah.
Honey, I need you to get down, and
try not to breathe the smoke, all right?
It's all gonna be okay, Ashlee.
It's gonna be okay.
Eric... we need another snake.
Ashlee, I need you to crouch down
here. Like a game of leapfrog, okay?
Ready?
This is going to help protect you.
This will protect you
and help you breathe.
Here. Here.
Here. Breathe using this.
Got it! We got it.
It's running. It's running.
We got water.
We're gonna be okay!
Hey, hey.
Come on, this is our chance.
Let's get the hell out of here!
Come on, let's go!
Somebody has to go
in there and help them!
Ma'am, stand back, please!
Oh, my God!
Are you hurt?
No, don't worry about me.
The little girl, she got a lot of smoke.
April, can you take her?
Eric, yeah.
You're going to be okay, Ashlee.
Give me the scope. I want to see
if they have water down at the library.
Listen... the scope was
a Christmas present, okay?
Relax.
Careful.
- What do you see?
- It's working!
They've got water at the library.
What about the south side fire?
Looks like the fire's out down by
the trailer park. There's a lot of smoke.
There's another fire.
It's in the east woods.
What?
It's right near Eric's house.
What the hell?
What is it, Jake? What's going on?
April, April!
Eric, Eric, there's another fire!
We'll get to it as soon as we can.
We need help clearing the alley.
The fire's spreading.
Eric, Eric, it's heading to your house.
What do you want to do?
It's heading to your house.
There's nothing to do.
We're already spread too thin.
If we don't stop the fire,
it could take out Main Street.
April?
He's right.
What are you planning to do?
Put out a fire.
Do you need a hand?
I'm good.
If I knew anything,
I would tell your mayor.
What do you know?
Not much. I got the same
message as everyone else.
Do you want my help?
Get in.
First thing I'm going to do when I
get back to D.C. is burn these clothes.
So, what's on your agenda
once things settle?
No agenda. Just...
...Iooking forward to living my life.
With Dudley Do Wrong?
Never gonna happen.
That's really none of your business.
Besides, you don't know
Eric the way I do.
Mercifully. But I know his kind.
Guys like that don't leave wives
for girls like us.
"Girls like us"?
I've been around
this particular block before.
Well, I'm sorry to blow
your theory, but...
...Eric is telling his wife
about us tonight.
Is he, now?
Yes, he is.
Well, never mind then.
To the happy couple.
Hey, we got it. We got it.
Save your house!
- What now?
- Water. Let's use the pool pump.
Filter system.
That's pretty smart, Jake.
So where'd you learn to do all this?
I was a pool guy.
Turn it on!
Turn it on!
What?
Turn on the pumps!
Hawkins!
Hawkins!
Come on!
What the hell are you doing?
The fire knocked out the power.
So I found my own.
- Got it?
- Yeah.
- That was quick thinking.
- Yeah, I was a pool guy too.
Hey, how you doing, Ashlee?
I'm okay.
Minor smoke inhalation,
but she's going to be okay.
You saved her life.
Are the other fires still going?
The south side's under control.
The one near your house?
I haven't heard. My wife...
Hey, where's April?
You're still here.
Yeah.
Did my parents...?
Sorry.
Oh, it's charged, though.
You going home now?
You going to stay here all night?
Don't have anywhere else to go.
Fire moved through the trailer park.
It's all gone.
- Dale, I am so sorry.
- It's okay.
No, it's not.
Why are you being so calm about it?
Don't have much of a choice.
How about scream?
Fight, hit something.
Break something.
- Come on.
- Where are we going?
We'll start with the mayor.
We'll get him to get you a place to live,
and some clothes, and some money.
I can take care of myself. I'll be okay.
I was just trying to help.
I know.
I know.
Here... let me help you with that.
I've got it.
- I told you.
- I'm sorry.
Divorce papers?
I had them drawn up before the bombs
went off. I didn't want you to see them.
I don't...
I don't want that anymore.
The divorce. I don't want it.
Well, I can't blame you, April.
Things have been bad
between us for... a long time.
Not bad. Just...
Not good.
Not now.
Everything's changed, Eric.
The world has changed.
Please.
We can think about this.
Just...
...not today.
Good silver. What's the occasion?
Well, this set's been passed down
for five generations.
Probably seen the light of day maybe
half a dozen times since I've had it.
From now on,
every night's a special occasion.
Did you turn off the TV?
Yeah.
Seemed kind of silly to be
staring at a blank screen
waiting for God knows who
to tell me God knows what.
Did get me thinking, though.
You know that thing
you've been running away from?
It's not out there.
He's upstairs, waiting on dinner.
Hi. I'm glad you're home.
Last call, folks. Closing early tonight.
- What are we going to do about this?
- Watch it at home.
Last... call.
Stanley, go tell everyone.
- But I want to watch.
- Then pay your tab.
Okay, I'm going.
- Check it out, check it out.
- I know.
It's something else every day.
How are we gonna handle all this?
The same way we did today.
We lost a few buildings, but no lives.
And that is in no small part
thanks to you.
A lot of folks are saying how lucky
Jericho is to have you back again.
Yeah, and what are you
telling them?
Well, I try to correct them,
but nobody listens to me.
You know what the hardest part
about growing up your son was?
It's not the politics, or the expectations,
it's that I always knew you were
a good judge of character,
and you thought mine was lousy.
When I left town, I was determined
to prove you wrong, but...
But instead, everywhere I went,
I seemed to prove you right.
Dad,
I wasn't just in San Diego.
I don't care.
What?
I don't care.
If you need to tell me, I'll listen.
But wherever you went,
whatever you did, it changed you.
And a stupid little punk
may have left home,
but a pretty decent fellow
came back.
I can live with that.
Daddy, now that the electricity's
back on, can we go to the movies?
Of course.
And baseball games,
and the aquarium, and...
Let's just start with a movie, okay?
Okay.
Why were you working outside today?
Daddy had to fix something.
What was in that big box?
That was my tools.
Come on, son. It's bedtime.
Will you come tuck me in, Dad?
Okay.
Did you fix the problem?
Daddy's working on it.
After all these years, wanting to have
the whole family around the table...
Careful what you wish for.
- It's delicious, Gail.
- Thanks.
Yeah, who knew instant potatoes
could taste like anything?
Well, things will get better after
we get real food.
Filet mignon and blue cheese.
Don't pretend you haven't
thought about it.
Cheeseburger and french fries.
Corned beef and cabbage with
that spicy mustard.
Yeah, I could go for
a slice of Mom's blueberry pie.
Fried chicken and some
fresh corn on the cob.
Blueberry pie...
Excuse me.
They're getting a feed at Bailey's.
Let's turn on the TV.
No, they're the only ones picking it up.
I think it's a satellite feed from D.C.
You're coming, aren't you?
Yeah, of course.
Come on.
- Keep moving it. We lost the picture.
- What's going on?
All right, everybody
calm down, all right?
We'll have it back in a second.
All right, it looks like the explosion
came from the west, maybe Denver.
Could have been a test,
could have been an accident.
If it was an attack,
and there's chaos out there,
you might not want the wrong people
knowing that Jericho was still here.
The unfortunate truth is
there was another explosion in Atlanta.
All right, we got it.
We got something.
They just reporting it
or are they behind it?
Hire as many deputies as you can.
Use them to help get gas.
Clinic's running low.
I couldn't find
an empty pesticide container.
I thought this water tank might do.
No, no, no. We can't use steel.
There's too much risk of static.
Gas has been sloshing
around in there.
One spark, the whole thing
could blow sky high.
We don't have time
to look for something else.
Help.
He's a refugee from Denver.
Do you recognize him?
- No.
- We need information.
- Where are they?
- It burns.
He needs morphine.
Why did you go back to Denver?
I couldn't let them die.
Well, it was a mistake, Vic,
because now we are a man down.
He's gone.
I'm tired of War.
No one ever really wins.
Me too.
We can play Crazy Eights instead.
Or Hearts.
I'm calling it a night.
Call it whatever you want,
but it stopped being night hours ago.
You all want coffee?
Make mine an Irish.
So, Mimi, what would you be doing
if you were back home in D. C?
Sleeping. You know the hardest thing
about sleeping in this dump?
- What?
- The quiet.
I don't know you stand it.
It's like my brain is an echo chamber.
Why do you think I left town?
I could tell her.
What?
- Why Jake left town.
- Watch it, Jimmy.
Let me guess.
The pressure got to be too much.
- I'm a people reader.
- Yeah.
I'm betting, captain
of the football team,
prom king, most likely to succeed?
Am I right?
- Don't quit your day job.
- Why?
What am I missing here?
I think he beat up the prom king.
Oh, yeah, I did.
Eric, you must have a million stories
about your brother screwing up, right?
Yeah, at least that many.
Could we get a couple
of coffees to go, Mary?
Coming up.
So do we have a plan?
Try to get news, make contact.
We haven't heard from Gray
in a couple of days, so...
No, Eric. Do we have a plan?
I will talk to April. Tonight.
Then?
And then I won't need coffee
as an excuse to come see you.
Secrets of a small town.
Hello?
Hello, this is
Assistant Secretary Walsh
from the Department
of Homeland Security.
Do not be alarmed.
If you are safe, stay where you are.
Do not attempt to leave.
Who is it, Rob?
We will be in contact again shortly.
Until then,
know that help is on the way.
Hello, this is
Assistant Secretary Walsh
from the
Department of Homeland Security.
Do not be alarmed.
If you are safe, stay where you are...
- Maybe we should get to the town hall.
- Yeah.
Homeland Security?
Well, that's what they said.
So they're in charge now?
Well, they're supposed to be
in charge in case of a disaster.
So, what happens next?
- Why are you asking her?
- She's from D.C.
This is what they told us. First they
restore power, then communication
and transportation. I am this close
to nonfat lattes and shiatsu.
Does anybody have a quarter? If they
can call in, maybe we can call out.
Hey. Did your phone ring?
Yeah, everyone's did.
All the land lines in town.
Why?
Because Kansas has a "Reverse 911"
system. If there's an emergency
it just pulses out a call.
That's what we all heard.
Why can't we call out?
Everybody's trying to use the phone at
the same time. System's overloaded.
You think the power's back for good?
I don't know.
I'm not gonna count on it.
Hey, Skylar. Any luck?
No. I really need to check
my e-mail.
I mean, my parents could have tried
to contact me from New York.
Well, have you tried typing
a straight IP address?
A what?
- That's weird.
- What?
Well, the Internet was built
by the military.
It's supposed to survive nuclear war.
So why can't I check my e-mail?
Allison. Is it working now?
It is, but not for us.
We're being blocked out.
Look, miss, you can't do that.
Yeah, okay. Thanks.
Okay.
Come on.
No.
Your machine just ate my card.
Doesn't work.
That's what I tried to tell you.
Thank you. You're just so helpful.
Hey, Dad.
Same thing on every channel?
- So far.
- What about the radio?
Same message. Sit and wait.
You look like crap.
I didn't sleep.
Next time put the cards down
and go home.
Well, sooner or later the phones
are gonna free up.
Let's keep calling out until
we reach somebody.
Calling who?
Well, that Homeland Security message
came out of Topeka. Let's start there.
Yeah, but everybody's thinking that.
I say we start with the National Guard
base in Great Bend.
That's a good idea, son.
We should get to the gas station
and get some gas while...
I already sent Jimmy.
He's there now running the pumps.
We need to charge our batteries.
All right. Looks like
you got it covered.
- Where are you going?
- Home.
You take a shower?
Nothing gets past you.
Go clean the tub and fill it up.
Why?
The water doesn't get
to that shower by magic.
If the power goes out again
so do the pumps that get it there.
So we store what we can.
That is why.
She is your daughter, Rob.
Not your employee.
Well, she needs to talk less
and listen more.
You need to learn to ease up on her.
Darcy...
...I don't know how long I'll be here.
So whatever I got to teach her,
it needs to happen now.
You know, when we find out
what's going on,
are you going to stay or leave?
Don't think about that yet.
Well, I can't help it.
I finally have you back.
You were always good at blocking out
the bad. Dad, not so much.
He's had more to block out.
When you left...
...you left quite a mess.
You have no idea the lengths
your father went to to square things.
Why didn't he talk to me?
Because he knew you'd resent it.
And there's a stubborn streak
that runs in the family.
Honey... I think you
owe him the truth.
You want me to tell him about my...
About my time away?
This house is too small
for big secrets.
What was that?
It's a power spike.
Boys...
Wow, looks like business as usual.
How'd you get your kids
back so quick?
Always lead with recess.
Ought to get things back to normal.
Whatever that is.
Go, go, go.
Hurry, hurry, run.
Emily? Emily. Emily. Emily?
Oh, my God.
Emily, wake up. Emily, wake up.
Everybody, you remember
the emergency drills we did at school?
Yeah.
Okay, go find your buddy
and go sit behind the fence.
One-two-three-go!
Come on, quickly. Go!
Is she gonna wake up?
Yes.
With superpowers?
Probably not. Now go. Go.
Go, Lucas, go!
Come on, Emily, come on.
Wake up.
Wonder when they're gonna come.
You really can't wait
to fly this coop, huh?
Are you still going to file
that IRS report on my farm?
It's not exactly
my first order of business
but it is the reason I fell into this
godforsaken hellhole in the first place.
So is that a yes, no, or maybe?
It's an eventually.
Look, if it were up to me,
I'd see what I could do.
But that's probably just
the Irish coffee talking.
You got a family back home?
I have fish.
I'm sure they really miss you.
See what that's about.
Mary, keep my tab open, will you?
Your tab, Stanley?
Yeah. And keep the
Irish coffees coming.
Till I get my farm back, at least.
You heard the hillbilly.
Keep them coming.
Okay, let's board her. Get an IV
started, and get some O2 on her.
Eye on pulse.
Let me know if BP drops.
We've got to keep an eye on her.
Where's Ashlee?
She went to get Alice.
Alice? Alice in Wonderland? Inside?
Ashlee? Ashlee!
Ashlee!
Ashlee. Ashlee, it's Miss Lisinski.
Ashlee? Ashlee!
We got another blaze
over on the south side. Over.
Copy that.
All right, we've got a second fire!
South side, near the trailer park.
We don't have enough guys
to fight this one.
They'll come back as soon as they
can. Take the second truck. Move!
Truck 77, let's get a ladder up there.
What happened?
Looks like she got hit with
a lot of voltage.
How'd it start?
Power line.
Power line? Hold the water!
- What's wrong?
- Electrical fire.
Spray water on electricity and
everybody it touches gets fried.
Johnston?
I thought you were at the ranch.
The horses are safe.
What about the stables?
There's nothing but dirt around
for miles. They're fine.
You are not going to that fire.
I let Chief Carroll
and half the department go to Denver.
We're down to a handful of men.
Who can handle it. Johnston, if you
get any sicker than you already are
you're not going to be
any use to anybody.
Dad? Dad, are you still there?
Yeah, Eric. I'm on my way.
No, no, no, no. Go downstairs and
turn off the power grid to the library.
Give me five minutes. Looks like you
get your way. They can use me here.
Good.
The power should be cut in five
minutes. Get your men in position.
Cover one-seven, 4 o'clock
east of Maple. Stand by.
What are you doing?
Making sure she didn't have
a heart attack.
Hey...
...you're in good hands.
Power's down. You're good to go.
Copy. All right, that's it!
Power's down.
Okay, open them up.
- They're on!
- Okay!
What's going on?
We lost pressure.
Pumping station must be
on the same power grid as us.
When we lost power to one,
we cut it to both.
- Where's the pumping station?
- Uphill at the end of Chaparral.
Unhook those hoses. See if there is
a working hydrant around back.
Hey, Jake!
Stanley.
Thank God.
- Chaparral.
- Got it.
Pumping station. Let's go.
- Heather.
- What?
Heather? Where, where's Heather?
- Eric!
- Let's go!
- Yeah.
- I think Heather might still be inside.
No, they said they
cleared the building.
Are you sure?
Ventilate that area.
Eric, what are you doing? Eric, no!
I wonder what Lindsay Lohan
is doing right now?
Do you think she's still alive?
I'm trying to find my parents, Lisa.
I could care less.
Great, my battery's almost dead.
Excuse me. Sorry.
- Do you guys sell phone chargers?
- What kind of phone?
I'll check the back.
Thanks.
Why do you like that freak?
Why do you like stupid
bulimic actresses?
Hey, incoming!
Whoa, Sean, no skateboards.
Read the sign.
Hey, you guys gotta check it out.
Library's burning and I didn't do it.
Is anyone hurt?
- Probably.
- Sky, let's go.
- Go ahead, I'll catch up.
- Come on.
This one says universal,
so it should work.
We were going to go check out
the fire, if you want to...
Dale, make sure our extinguishers
are working, will you?
I should stay. But, if you want, I could
charge it and you can come back.
Okay.
- If my parents call...
- I'll find you.
Thanks.
Come on, if we can open the valve
we can get water to the fire.
Ashlee!
Hey, Ashlee. Let's get out of here.
Let's go. Come on.
Is anyone here? Heather!
Come on!
Hey, come on! Let's go!
Better do what the angry fireman says.
Let's go.
Come on this way! Let's go!
Damn.
- It's not gonna budge.
- Thanks, Stanley.
How do you even know this is it?
Trust me. It's the manual override.
When the power spiked, the
valve shut down in the "off" position.
What? Dude, you're freaking me out.
How do you even know that?
How do you not?
Looks like nobody's
touched it in years.
Nobody has. The motor opens
and closes it when the power's on.
- No power, no motor.
- Yeah.
No water. Of course, right now,
what we really need is leverage.
You know what? Wait right here.
You can't go in there, ma'am.
But my husband's in there!
Stand back, please.
Ashlee, we're going
to go out another way.
- Are you okay?
- What's wrong?
Nothing. Nothing.
We've just got to use the other door.
No, no, this way's blocked.
Smoke!
- We've got to stop it!
- Okay, okay. Can we use this?
Yeah.
Honey, I need you to get down, and
try not to breathe the smoke, all right?
It's all gonna be okay, Ashlee.
It's gonna be okay.
Eric... we need another snake.
Ashlee, I need you to crouch down
here. Like a game of leapfrog, okay?
Ready?
This is going to help protect you.
This will protect you
and help you breathe.
Here. Here.
Here. Breathe using this.
Got it! We got it.
It's running. It's running.
We got water.
We're gonna be okay!
Hey, hey.
Come on, this is our chance.
Let's get the hell out of here!
Come on, let's go!
Somebody has to go
in there and help them!
Ma'am, stand back, please!
Oh, my God!
Are you hurt?
No, don't worry about me.
The little girl, she got a lot of smoke.
April, can you take her?
Eric, yeah.
You're going to be okay, Ashlee.
Give me the scope. I want to see
if they have water down at the library.
Listen... the scope was
a Christmas present, okay?
Relax.
Careful.
- What do you see?
- It's working!
They've got water at the library.
What about the south side fire?
Looks like the fire's out down by
the trailer park. There's a lot of smoke.
There's another fire.
It's in the east woods.
What?
It's right near Eric's house.
What the hell?
What is it, Jake? What's going on?
April, April!
Eric, Eric, there's another fire!
We'll get to it as soon as we can.
We need help clearing the alley.
The fire's spreading.
Eric, Eric, it's heading to your house.
What do you want to do?
It's heading to your house.
There's nothing to do.
We're already spread too thin.
If we don't stop the fire,
it could take out Main Street.
April?
He's right.
What are you planning to do?
Put out a fire.
Do you need a hand?
I'm good.
If I knew anything,
I would tell your mayor.
What do you know?
Not much. I got the same
message as everyone else.
Do you want my help?
Get in.
First thing I'm going to do when I
get back to D.C. is burn these clothes.
So, what's on your agenda
once things settle?
No agenda. Just...
...Iooking forward to living my life.
With Dudley Do Wrong?
Never gonna happen.
That's really none of your business.
Besides, you don't know
Eric the way I do.
Mercifully. But I know his kind.
Guys like that don't leave wives
for girls like us.
"Girls like us"?
I've been around
this particular block before.
Well, I'm sorry to blow
your theory, but...
...Eric is telling his wife
about us tonight.
Is he, now?
Yes, he is.
Well, never mind then.
To the happy couple.
Hey, we got it. We got it.
Save your house!
- What now?
- Water. Let's use the pool pump.
Filter system.
That's pretty smart, Jake.
So where'd you learn to do all this?
I was a pool guy.
Turn it on!
Turn it on!
What?
Turn on the pumps!
Hawkins!
Hawkins!
Come on!
What the hell are you doing?
The fire knocked out the power.
So I found my own.
- Got it?
- Yeah.
- That was quick thinking.
- Yeah, I was a pool guy too.
Hey, how you doing, Ashlee?
I'm okay.
Minor smoke inhalation,
but she's going to be okay.
You saved her life.
Are the other fires still going?
The south side's under control.
The one near your house?
I haven't heard. My wife...
Hey, where's April?
You're still here.
Yeah.
Did my parents...?
Sorry.
Oh, it's charged, though.
You going home now?
You going to stay here all night?
Don't have anywhere else to go.
Fire moved through the trailer park.
It's all gone.
- Dale, I am so sorry.
- It's okay.
No, it's not.
Why are you being so calm about it?
Don't have much of a choice.
How about scream?
Fight, hit something.
Break something.
- Come on.
- Where are we going?
We'll start with the mayor.
We'll get him to get you a place to live,
and some clothes, and some money.
I can take care of myself. I'll be okay.
I was just trying to help.
I know.
I know.
Here... let me help you with that.
I've got it.
- I told you.
- I'm sorry.
Divorce papers?
I had them drawn up before the bombs
went off. I didn't want you to see them.
I don't...
I don't want that anymore.
The divorce. I don't want it.
Well, I can't blame you, April.
Things have been bad
between us for... a long time.
Not bad. Just...
Not good.
Not now.
Everything's changed, Eric.
The world has changed.
Please.
We can think about this.
Just...
...not today.
Good silver. What's the occasion?
Well, this set's been passed down
for five generations.
Probably seen the light of day maybe
half a dozen times since I've had it.
From now on,
every night's a special occasion.
Did you turn off the TV?
Yeah.
Seemed kind of silly to be
staring at a blank screen
waiting for God knows who
to tell me God knows what.
Did get me thinking, though.
You know that thing
you've been running away from?
It's not out there.
He's upstairs, waiting on dinner.
Hi. I'm glad you're home.
Last call, folks. Closing early tonight.
- What are we going to do about this?
- Watch it at home.
Last... call.
Stanley, go tell everyone.
- But I want to watch.
- Then pay your tab.
Okay, I'm going.
- Check it out, check it out.
- I know.
It's something else every day.
How are we gonna handle all this?
The same way we did today.
We lost a few buildings, but no lives.
And that is in no small part
thanks to you.
A lot of folks are saying how lucky
Jericho is to have you back again.
Yeah, and what are you
telling them?
Well, I try to correct them,
but nobody listens to me.
You know what the hardest part
about growing up your son was?
It's not the politics, or the expectations,
it's that I always knew you were
a good judge of character,
and you thought mine was lousy.
When I left town, I was determined
to prove you wrong, but...
But instead, everywhere I went,
I seemed to prove you right.
Dad,
I wasn't just in San Diego.
I don't care.
What?
I don't care.
If you need to tell me, I'll listen.
But wherever you went,
whatever you did, it changed you.
And a stupid little punk
may have left home,
but a pretty decent fellow
came back.
I can live with that.
Daddy, now that the electricity's
back on, can we go to the movies?
Of course.
And baseball games,
and the aquarium, and...
Let's just start with a movie, okay?
Okay.
Why were you working outside today?
Daddy had to fix something.
What was in that big box?
That was my tools.
Come on, son. It's bedtime.
Will you come tuck me in, Dad?
Okay.
Did you fix the problem?
Daddy's working on it.
After all these years, wanting to have
the whole family around the table...
Careful what you wish for.
- It's delicious, Gail.
- Thanks.
Yeah, who knew instant potatoes
could taste like anything?
Well, things will get better after
we get real food.
Filet mignon and blue cheese.
Don't pretend you haven't
thought about it.
Cheeseburger and french fries.
Corned beef and cabbage with
that spicy mustard.
Yeah, I could go for
a slice of Mom's blueberry pie.
Fried chicken and some
fresh corn on the cob.
Blueberry pie...
Excuse me.
They're getting a feed at Bailey's.
Let's turn on the TV.
No, they're the only ones picking it up.
I think it's a satellite feed from D.C.
You're coming, aren't you?
Yeah, of course.
Come on.
- Keep moving it. We lost the picture.
- What's going on?
All right, everybody
calm down, all right?
We'll have it back in a second.