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AN EXPONENTIAL EXPANSION EVENT

CAN BE EXPECTED IN SHORT ORDER.

IN OTHER WORDS, A SUPERNOVA.

THE SUN IS NEARING CRITICAL MASS.

SURFACE SOLAR ACTIVITY

WILL GROW IN VIOLENCE AND FREQUENCY

FOLLOWED BY EXPULSION CYCLES,

WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED

TO INCLUDE EARTH

IN THEIR TELEMETRY.

SUDDEN FLARES AND NEUTRINOS

TRIGGERED BY THE COMPRESSION WAVE

HITTING THE SOLAR CORE.

INCREASED MAGNETIC CONNECTION--

S.I.D.--

SUDDEN IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE.

MORNING, DR. SHEPARD.

I WAS JUST WONDERING

IF YOU GOT THOSE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD DISTURBANCE REPORTS.

YOU KNOW, THE ONES YOU ASKED DR. RICHARDSON FOR?

UNFORTUNATELY, I DID.

EXCUSE ME?

THEY WERE FINE, GINNY. JUST--

I CROSS-CHECKED THE ANALYSIS AGAINST OUR DATA FROM MOSCOW.

EVERYTHING SEEMED IN ORDER,

BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO COME OVER THERE.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

OK.

GINNY...

THANKS FOR THE HELP

THESE PAST FEW MONTHS.

BE GOOD TO YOURSELF.

SURF'S UP.

THAT'S HIM.

WE JUST PICKED HIM UP.

HE'S ON THE MOVE.

LET'S GO.

Man on radio: WELL, I CAN'T SEE THESE MAGNETIC STORMS,

BUT I'LL TELL YA,

YOU CAN FEEL IT,

'CAUSE IT'S PLENTY HOT OUT THERE.

AND, UH, LET'S TURN TO

OUR VERY OWN DR. SHEILA.

SHE'S GOING TO BE ANSWERING SOME QUESTIONS...

THAT'S 50,000 IN U.S. DOLLARS,

ANOTHER 25 IN EUROS, AND...

5,000 IN GOLD COINS.

ARE YOU CERTAIN YOU WANT TO EXCHANGE THIS MUCH CURRENCY,

DR. SHEPARD?

BETTER CALL THIS IN.

GOTTA GO.

WE'RE HERE AT MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN NEAR DOWNTOWN

WHERE THE MAYOR LAUNCHED HIS REELECTION CAMPAIGN ONLY LAST WEEK.

BUT EVENTS HERE TODAY HAVE GIVEN NEW MEANING TO THE TERM "LAME DUCK."

APPARENTLY THESE DUCKS TOOK A WRONG TURN

ON THEIR WAY NORTH TO THE MEDITERRANEAN,

ENDING UP HERE FOR THIS UNPRECEDENTED VISIT.

ORNITHOLOGISTS BELIEVE

THE DUCKS MIGRATE USING ELECTROMAGNETIC PATTERNS IN THE ATMOSPHERE,

BUT THOSE PATTERNS HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN DISRUPTED.

IN FACT, ERRATIC MIGRATING BEHAVIOR

HAS BEEN REPORTED ALL OVER THE CONTINENT.

THE CAUSE: SUNSPOTS.

CLEAR.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL BE THE LEAD-IN.

THEN WE'LL DO SOME B-ROLL,

AND THEN I'LL DO THE WRAP-UP.

HEY! LAY OFF THE FERRAGAMOS.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE

SOME EASY MONEY?

SPEAKER'S CORNER COFFEE SHOP.

CHECK THIS.

DR. SHEPARD?

Woman on P.A.: YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.

FLIGHTS 12, 48, AND 16

HAVE BEEN DELAYED.

PLEASE SEE A TICKETING AGENT

OR WATCH THE MONITORS FOR UPDATES. THANK YOU.

AUSTIN.

AUSTIN?

Woman on P.A.: FLIGHTS 12, 48, AND 16

HAVE BEEN DELAYED.

PLEASE SEE A TICKETING AGENT

OR WATCH THE MONITORS FOR UPDATES.

OH.

CODE'S MY BIRTHDAY.

PRETTY COOL, HUH?

YEAH, PRETTY COOL.

I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

MMM.

OH, GOD.

HEH.

I THOUGHT...

I'M SORRY. I FORGOT

THAT THEY WERE STARTING THE INSTALLATION THIS W--

IT'S LOUD.

THAT'S THE IDEA.

WE, UH, REALLY NEED TO HAVE THAT ON DURING THE DAY?

IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER,

ESPECIALLY IF I'M HERE ALONE.

WELL, JUST A FEW MORE DAYS.

JUST A FEW MORE DAYS.

HE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO HURT YOU AGAIN.

DO YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE OFFICE TODAY? YOU JUST GOT BACK.

WELL, I PROMISED HANDEY AN UPDATE ON THE MEETING

WHEN I GOT IN.

I WON'T BE LATE.

HALEY'S RECITAL'S TOMORROW NIGHT.

YEAH, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN.

YOU'LL PICK US UP?

WELL, IF I GET HELD UP, I'M SURE TERESA COULD DO IT.

CHRIS.

I'M NOT GONNA MISS IT.

LIKE YOU DID THE LAST ONE?

HONEY, THE SOLAR PROBE GOES ONLINE

IN LESS THAN A MONTH.

THINGS HAVE BEEN JUST GOING CRAZY AT THE SHOP.

THINGS ARE ALWAYS CRAZY AT THE SHOP,

AND IT'S ALWAYS YOU WHO HAS TO CALM THINGS DOWN.

IT'S MY JOB.

IT'S WHAT I DO.

Haley: I'LL GET IT.

AUSTIN SHEPARD GETS TO SPEND ALL HIS TIME

STARING AT THE SKY

WHILE THEY SEND YOU,

A BRILLIANT ASTROPHYSICIST,

ALL OVER GOD'S CREATION

PUTTING OUT FIRES.

LOOK, AUSTIN SHEPARD'S A GENIUS.

I'M JUST LUCKY TO BE CARRYING HIS WATER.

THEY DON'T DESERVE YOU, CHRIS.

WE COULD BE HAPPY

BACK IN THE STATES.

YOU COULD TEACH...

DO RESEARCH...

JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS WANTED.

THIS, UH...

THIS ISN'T ABOUT AUSTIN SHEPARD

OR THE SOLAR PROBE

OR ME BEING UNDER-APPRECIATED.

IS IT?

ALL I WANT IS TO FEEL SAFE.

I JUST WANT US ALL TO FEEL SAFE.

I WILL NEVER LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU...

OR HALEY.

NEVER.

OK?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHEN WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE,

YOU SAID THERE WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.

WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT FOR 2:00.

I KNOW. I REMEMBER, AND I'M REALLY SORRY,

BUT HE'S JUST NOT ANSWERING HIS PHONE.

WE MADE THIS APPOINTMENT OVER A WEEK AGO.

IF I DON'T GET THIS INTO EDITING BEFORE THE WEEKEND,

WE WON'T MAKE AIR.

UH, WOULD YOU JUST

EXCUSE ME FOR A MOMENT?

HI. WELCOME BACK.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN DR. SHEPARD ANYWHERE, HAVE YOU?

IT'S JUST I'VE GOT THE BRITISH EQUIVALENT OF BARBARA WALTERS

HUFFING AND PUFFING RIGHT THERE,

AND SHE'S REALLY STARTING TO PISS ME OFF.

DR. RICHARDSON?

LAURIE STEPHENSON.

CHANNEL 7?

I COVERED YOUR SOLAR PROBE NEWS CONFERENCE LAST MONTH.

HOW ARE YOU? UH, JET LAGGED.

WE'RE DOING A FEATURE

ON THE RECENT SUNSPOT ACTIVITY.

UH, DR. SHEPARD PROMISED AN INTERVIEW AT 2:00,

AND IT'S NOW ALMOST A QUARTER TO 3:00.

WE'LL DO WHATEVER WE CAN

TO HELP YOU FIND HIM.

EXCUSE ME.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE MISPLACED

A NOBEL PRIZE WINNER.

UM, SO WHAT DO I TELL

WOODWARD AND BERNSTEIN DOWNSTAIRS?

JUST TELL THEM TO COOL THEIR HEELS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

MAYBE THEY'LL GET BORED, GO HOME.

OK.

CHRISTOPHER...

GINNY SENT THE CALCULATIONS

OF THE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD DISTURBANCES

ASSOCIATED WITH ASTEROID 460.

YOUR WORK IS FLAWLESS.

I WISH IT...WASN'T.

WE'VE ALL SPENT SO MUCH OF OUR LIVES

PONDERING THE MYSTERIES OF THE COSMOS,

BUT NONE OF US COULD SAY WHAT WE WOULD DO

IF WE ONLY HAD ONE WEEK LEFT TO LIVE.

BON VOYAGE.

CHRIS, I NEED TO SEE YOU.

MY OFFICE, RIGHT NOW.

GOOD NEWS, CHRIS.

I'M ASSIGNING YOU TO THE SOLAR PHYSICS CONFERENCE.

YOU'LL BE REPRESENTING US

AS LEAD SCIENTIST ON THE SOLAR PROBE.

UH, AUSTIN SHEPARD IS LEAD SCIENTIST

ON THE SOLAR PROBE.

DR. SHEPARD HAS DISAPPEARED.

AND YOU ARE?

SPECIAL AGENT DELGADO,

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION.

LONG WAY FROM HOME.

MY ASSOCIATES-- AGENT BOTT, AGENT MEANS.

INTERNAL SECURITY BUREAU.

WE'RE COOPERATING ON DR. SHEPARD'S CASE.

WHAT CASE IS THAT?

AUSTIN TOOK AN UNSCHEDULED TRIP

OUT OF THE COUNTRY THIS MORNING, CHRIS.

ANY IDEA WHERE HE WENT?

LOOKING FOR A GOOD CURRY?

HEH.

UH...

LET'S SEE. UM...

HERE. THE EQUATOR.

ALL RIGHT, CHRIS.

THEY THINK THAT AUSTIN HAS BEEN SELLING

SOME OF THE RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

FOR SOLAR PROBE...

TO OTHER PARTIES.

UH...AUSTIN?

BEFORE DR. SHEPARD LEFT THIS MORNING,

HE EMAILED 5 COLLEAGUES--

ALL ASTROPHYSICISTS,

NONE OF WHOM HAS ANYTHING TO DO

WITH THE SOLAR PROBE PROJECT,

AND ALL OF WHOM ARE SCHEDULED TO BE

AT THE SOLAR CONFERENCE TOMORROW.

HE EMAILED ME THIS MORNING.

SAYING?

NOT THAT IT'S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS,

BUT HE WAS THANKING ME FOR SOME INFORMATION

I COMPILED FOR HIM REGARDING A PLANETESIMAL

HE WAS INTERESTED IN--

ASTEROID 460--

NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SOLAR PROBE.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT THE OTHER EMAILS WERE ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU'RE THE SPOOKS. YOU TELL ME.

DR. SHEPARD'S MESSAGES SELF-DESTRUCTED AFTER BEING READ.

NO FOOTPRINT; VERY SOPHISTICATED.

WE KNOW WHO THEY WERE SENT TO, BUT NOT THEIR CONTENTS.

NOW, WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

CHRIS, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT WAS IN THOSE EMAILS.

WELL, THEN THEY CAN ASK

WHOEVER RECEIVED THEM.

OH, I GET IT.

SO THIS IS WHY

I'M GOING TO THE CONFERENCE?

YOU'LL BE WIRED WITH A SURVEILLANCE DEVICE.

NO ONE WILL KNOW.

I WILL KNOW.

DR. RICHARDSON,

IF DR. SHEPARD IS INNOCENT--

IF HE'S MERELY OUT FOR A JOYRIDE

LOOKING FOR A GOOD CURRY--

FINE. NO HARM; NO FOUL.

BUT IF HE'S SHOPPING SOLAR PROBE PROTOCOLS

TO PARTIES OUTSIDE OF OUR CONSORTIUM,

THEN THAT IS A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY.

LOOK AT THIS.

THE SCIENTISTS IN THAT CONFERENCE,

THEY'RE DOING RESEARCH

THAT COULD BENEFIT ALL OF MANKIND.

I CAN'T WALK IN THERE LIKE SOME SPY.

THERE ISN'T A CHOICE IN THIS, CHRIS.

YOU'RE LEAVING.

TONIGHT.

COME WITH ME.

TROUBLE IN EMERALD CITY.

YOU SURE THIS THING CAN FLY?

WE GO WITH GOD.

I ONCE READ THE PENTAGON STUCK A WHOLE SPY MODULE

IN THE HUBBLE WITHOUT NASA EVER KNOWING.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT AT THE TIME.

WHY WOULD THE N.I.O. BE INTERESTED IN AUSTIN'S WORK?

UNLESS SOLAR PROBE HAS SOME FUNCTION

WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD ABOUT.

BUT YOU'RE THE PROJECT MANAGER.

YOU'D KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER FUNCTIONS,

WOULDN'T YOU?

WHATEVER AUSTIN WAS WORKING ON,

ITS TWIN WOULD BE DOWN HERE.

INTERNAL SYSTEMS OPS CREATES A SHADOW FILE

OF EVERYTHING ENTERED INTO THE SPL NETWORK.

EVERYTHING?

THIS IS ODD. WHAT?

I'M SCROLLING ALL COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN DR. SHEPARD AND ANY SCIENTIST,

EITHER ON OUR NETWORK OR OUTSIDE OF IT...

AND?

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING UP UNTIL FIVE DAYS AGO.

AFTER THAT, THERE'S NOTHING.

YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING EVEN WEIRDER THAN THAT?

WHAT? IT'S ALL GONE.

ALL OF IT.

ALL OF HIS NOTES,

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SOLAR PROBE,

ALL THE DATA I SENT HIM REGARDING THE PLANETESIMAL.

EVERYTHING FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS IS GONE.

WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

AUSTIN, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

NOW, THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T SEE ALL THE TIME.

YES.

IT'S STARTED.

Woman on TV: AUTHORITIES HAVE NO EXPLANATION

FOR THIS TRAGIC ANIMAL BEHAVIOR,

BUT SCIENTISTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION

CONTINUE TO INSIST

THAT THERE'S NO RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN THE INSTANCE HERE

AND THE SPONTANEOUS ZEBRA STAMPEDE

WHICH KILLED 30 CHILDREN

IN A REMOTE KENYAN VILLAGE,

OR THE MASSIVE LOCUST STORMS...

PLEASE!

HELP ME.

HELP ME.

WHOA, I'M SORRY.

NO, I'M SORRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THERE'S A PROBLEM AT THE LAB.

AUSTIN SHEPARD IS MISSING.

MISSING?

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE SOLAR SYMPOSIUM,

AND NO ONE CAN FIND HIM,

SO I HAVE TO GO IN HIS PLACE.

WHEN?

YOU'RE GONNA MISS HALEY'S RECITAL, AREN'T YOU?

NO, NO. BROOKE, HONEY...

YOU CANNOT LIVE LIKE THIS, OK?

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE YOURSELF SICK.

YOU DIDN'T SEE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE, CHRISTOPHER.

HE ENJOYED WHAT HE DID TO THOSE PEOPLE.

HE WAS EXCITED BY IT.

YEAH, AND THANKS TO YOU,

HE IS NEVER GONNA HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO IT AGAIN.

HE SAID HE WOULD COME FOR US--FOR HALEY.

HOW?

HE--YOU KNOW, HE'S IN JAIL.

THEY'VE GOT HIM LOCKED UP.

THEY'RE NEVER GONNA LET HIM GO.

TERESA'S HERE ALL THE TIME.

THERE'S A SECURITY SYSTEM THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE.

I GOT THE GUYS FROM THE LAB-- THE SECURITY--

THEY DRIVE BY HERE ALL NIGHT.

YOU ARE SAFE.

HALEY'S SAFE.

I WISH WE'D NEVER COME HERE.

PIG SLOP FOR A PIG.

HEH HEH!

HE'S SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT THE SYMPOSIUM TOMORROW.

YEAH, HE SHOULD HAVE CHECKED IN ALREADY.

REALLY?

I'M TOLD THAT THE UNIVERSITY USES YOUR HOTEL EXCLUSIVELY

FOR VISITING PROFESSORS AND GUEST SPEAKERS.

AND YOU'RE CERTAIN DR. AUSTIN SHEPARD

HASN'T CHECKED IN?

OKAY. THANKS.

WORKING LATE?

HARRY, HOW ARE YOU?

OH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

HOW'S THE SUNSPOT THING GOING?

IT'S GOING.

DON'T MAKE A MEAL OUT OF IT.

YOU'RE NOT IN BOSNIA ANYMORE.

IT'S FILLER. FLUFF. OKAY?

FLUFF. RIGHT.

ON TUESDAY I WANT YOU TO COVER THAT

PUPPY ADOPTION THING AT THE NURSING HOME.

YOU SAID YOU'D PUT ME ON THE COLE EXECUTION.

OH, SORRY. I GAVE THAT TO KIM HADENFIELD.

I THOUGHT SHE'D BE MORE-- HOT.

SENSITIVE.

I'M SENDING CARR WITH HER.

YOU CAN TAKE THE NEW KID TO THE NURSING HOME.

PUPPIES. RIGHT. I'M ON IT, CHIEF.

YOU'RE NOT IN THE NETWORK ANYMORE, KIDDO. REMEMBER THAT.

Television: CONVICTED RAPIST AND SERIAL KILLER GRANT COLE

WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM STATE PRISON

TO THE FACILITY IN BROWNSTOWN WHERE HIS EXECUTION

IS SCHEDULED TO BE CARRIED OUT.

COLE'S ATTORNEYS HAVE CONTINUED TO FILE MOTIONS

FOR A STAY OF EXECUTION.

BUT THOSE APPEALS--

Haley: MOM!

COME ON, WE'RE GONNA BE LATE.

GO GET IN THE CAR, HONEY.

I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

NEXT TIME YOU GO PLAYING IN THE ALLEY, SOPHIA,

YOU HAVE TO WEAR YOUR SNEAKERS, OKAY?

P.A.: DR. LURIE, CALL 2137.

HELLO, DOCTOR.

WELL DONE.

SO, YOU DOING ANYTHING TONIGHT?

WHAT IS THIS?

OUR ANNIVERSARY.

ONE YEAR TO THE DAY

SINCE THE FIRST TIME I KISSED YOU.

OH, GOD. I TOTALLY FORGOT.

I'M SO SORRY.

[THUD, ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

MARY ANN, WHAT HAPPENED?

EVERYTHING'S JUST STARTED GOING CRAZY.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT SHUT DOWN, EVERYTHING.

POWER'S OUT ALL AT ONCE.

WE'VE GOT SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS HERE!

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

THIS BABY HAS A 6 MILLIMETER WIDE-ANGLE LENS IN IT.

THE MIC IS MULTIDIRECTIONAL.

JUST TALK NORMALLY,

AND WE'LL SEE AND HEAR EVERYTHING.

OH, BY THE WAY,

IT ALSO WORKS JUST LIKE A PEN.

GREAT.

YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG.

NOT IN YOUR WORLD, MAYBE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GOOD SHE'S GOTTEN.

SHE'S SO PROUD YOU CAME.

I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD.

BINGO.

DR. SHEPARD?

DR. SHEPARD?

THIS IS DR. AUSTIN SHEPARD'S RESIDENCE

AT 273 OLD WILLOW ROAD,

AND IT'S ABOUT 9:30 P.M.,

AUGUST 29.

AS WE CAN SEE,

SOMEBODY'S BEEN IN HERE

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.

AND AS ECCENTRIC

AS DR. SHEPARD IS KNOWN TO BE,

IT'S A GOOD BET

HE WOULDN'T TRASH HIS OWN HOME LIKE THIS.

SO FAR,

THERE'S NO SIGN...

OF ANY FOUL PLAY.

BUT THEN AGAIN,

THERE'S NO SIGN OF DR. SHEPARD EITHER.

AAH!

OH, GOD!

GINNY.

LAURIE STEPHENSON, CHANNEL 7.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE?

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME.

YEAH. I CAN'T TALK TO YOU.

GINNY, I THINK DR. SHEPARD'S IN TROUBLE.

SKIPPER.

SKIPPER?

THAT'S WHAT DR. SHEPARD CALLED THE PORCUPINE.

HE USE TO HANG OUT ON THE BACK PORCH ALL THE TIME.

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE DR. SHEPARD?

WELL, I SAW HIM THIS MORNING.

AT LEAST, I SAW HIM ON THE PHONE.

THERE'S A T1 LINE DIRECT FROM THE OBSERVATORY TO S.P.L.

HAS ANYONE BEEN OUT THERE?

NOBODY GOES OVER THERE

WITHOUT A PERSONAL INVITATION FROM DR. SHEPARD.

YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA

WHERE HE IS, DO YOU?

AND FROM THE LOOKS OF HIS PLACE,

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES LOOKING FOR HIM.

DOESN'T THAT CONCERN YOU?

WE SHOULD GO OUT

TO HIS OBSERVATORY, GINNY.

WE SHOULD GO OUT THERE AND CHECK ON HIM.

WHAT IF HE'S HURT?

I'M GOING OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A 4-HOUR DRIVE.

SO?

WELL, YOU'LL NEVER GET PAST SECURITY.

A MAGNETIC STORM THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE SUN

GAVE PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE A RARE TREAT LAST NIGHT,

AND GAVE CELL PHONE PROVIDERS

AND SATELLITE CHANNELS LIKE OURS HEADACHES.

RESEARCHERS FROM LEADING UNIVERSITIES

WERE BOTH AWED AND CAUGHT OFF-GUARD

BY THE LENGTH AND SIZE OF THIS LATEST MAGNETIC STORM.

AS ONE RESEARCHER SAID,

"IT REINFORCES HOW LITTLE WE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT OUR SUN."

BUT OUTSIDE OF SOME MINOR INCONVENIENCES LAST NIGHT,

SCIENTISTS TELL US TO EXPECT THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS

THE MAGNETIC STORMS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

Female News Announcer: SCIENTISTS ARE NOW SAYING

A SERIES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES ARE RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE HAVOC EXPERIENCED IN TELEPHONE, TELEVISION,

AND RADIO TRANSMISSION ALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.

THE INSTITUTE FOR ATMOSPHERIC ANALYSIS

BLAMES THE PULSES ON A NORMAL APEX

OF AN 11-YEAR CYCLE OF SUNSPOT ACTIVITY...

WE'RE JUST PICKING UP SOME PAPERS FOR DR. SHEPARD.

Man: SURE. DRIVE ON. BYE, GINNY.

FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2003,

MORE THAN A DOZEN SOLAR STORMS,

INCLUDING THE MOST POWERFUL EVER RECORDED,

ERUPTED FROM THE FACE OF THE SUN,

SENDING BLAST WAVES IN EVERY DIRECTION.

ERUPTIONS SO POWERFUL

THAT BILLIONS OF TONS OF ELECTRIFIED GAS

AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 5 MILLION MILES PER HOUR

SHOT INTO SPACE--

THE FASTEST EVER RECORDED.

FORTUNATELY, THESE BLASTS

WERE NOT AIMED DIRECTLY AT EARTH.

Man: AUSTIN WOULDN'T SEND OUT SUCH AN EMAIL

IF HE WASN'T SURE.

Second Man: IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

SOMETHING IS WRONG.

First Man: WELL, YOU'VE SEEN THE EQUATIONS.

NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

LOOK...

JUST BECAUSE WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND ERROR

IN HIS CALCULATIONS

DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN

HIS CONCLUSION IS CORRECT.

THERE IS MISTAKE.

THERE IS SOMETHING WE DO NOT SEE.

YOU ARE IN DENIAL, MY FRIEND.

GENTLEMEN...

AND LADY.

DR. RICHARDSON.

WE WERE NOT EXPECTING YOU TO ATTEND.

DR. RICHARDSON,

WHERE IS DR. SHEPARD?

AUSTIN HAS, UH, BEEN DELAYED.

DELAYED?

THERE'S TOO MUCH COINCIDENCE.

SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.

IT'S GARBAGE ON THIS BANDWIDTH.

AH, COME ON.

LET'S GET IT TOGETHER, GUYS.

I'M SORRY.

THOSE SUNSPOTS ARE AFFECTING OUR EQUIPMENT.

WAIT A SECOND.

THEY'RE ON THE MOVE.

SERGEANT, ISN'T THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO

ABOUT ALL THIS INTERFERENCE WE'RE GETTING?

NO, I'M AFRAID NOT. YOU KNOW, I SUGGEST

YOU GET ALL YOUR PEOPLE ON HARD LINES.

ANYTHING OVER SATELLITE'S IFFY AT BEST.

THAT LAST MAGNETIC STORM

KNOCKED OUT 2 D.O.D. COMMUNICATION BIRDS

AND ABOUT 50% OF THE COMMERCIAL SATELLITES THAT ARE UP THERE.

REALLY?

OH, YEAH.

JOINT CHIEFS HAVE ORDERED

THAT WHATEVER SATELLITES WE HAVE THAT CAN STILL BE MOVED

BE PUT INTO A GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT.

WE'RE GONNA HIDE THEM BEHIND THE PLANET,

TRY TO PROTECT THEM FROM ANY MORE DIRECT HITS LIKE WE HAD LAST NIGHT.

LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING

WE GOT FROM S.P.L.

WHATEVER MAGNETIC WAVES

AREN'T ABSORBED BY THE EARTH

JUST KIND OF FLOW AROUND IT.

ENVELOP IT LIKE A BLANKET.

YOU KNOW, THEY LOSE SOME OF THEIR JUICE,

BUT A REALLY BIG ONE'S GONNA KNOCK OUT EVERYTHING ANYWAY.

Woman: JOSEPH, PLEASE.

ARE WE NOT BEING A LITTLE PARANOID?

MAYBE.

MAYBE NOT.

OK.

WHERE'S OUR GOOD FRIEND AUSTIN?

AUSTIN'S MISSING.

I THINK HE'S MISSING

LIKE IBRAHIM, YES?

WHAT ABOUT IBRAHIM?

SUICIDE.

AT LEAST, THAT IS

WHAT WE ARE BEING TOLD.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

JUST LIKE OLD SOVIET UNION.

S.S.S.R.

EVERY DEATH OF SCIENTIST--

SUICIDE.

UH, JOSEPH, WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY,

THAT

FIRST IBRAHIM.

NOW AUSTIN.

IT IS SAME OLD STORY--

K.G.B., C.I.A., N.I.O.

THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.

THEY ONLY WANT CONTROL.

BUT WHY IBRAHIM?

WH-WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO HURT HIM?

BECAUSE OF WHAT AUSTIN TOLD HIM.

BECAUSE OF WHAT AUSTIN TOLD ALL OF US.

WHAT DID HE TELL YOU?

YOU BETTER SIT DOWN, MATE.

DR. SHEPARD'S PLAN FOR A SOLAR PROBE

WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE SUN'S CORE GRAVITY.

THIS ALGORITHM HERE IS A FORMULA

FOR HYDROGEN CONVERSION TO HELIUM BY NUCLEAR FUSION.

SURE, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MY GUESS.

IT'S THE PROCESS AT THE SUN'S CORE

THAT CREATES THE HEAT.

NOW, THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD.

WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND

IS HOW THAT...

RELATES TO THIS...

WHICH WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE

SOME SORT OF BREACH IN THE CORONA,

THROUGH THE PHOTOSPHERE--

AND INTO THE CHROMOSPHERE.

HMM.

WHAT CAUSED THE BREACH?

WELL, WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE,

BUT AUSTIN HAS ALWAYS THOUGHT

THAT THE SUN IS FAR OLDER

THAN WE'VE IMAGINED.

THAT'S JUST A HYPOTHESIS.

THE SOLAR PROBE WAS BUILT

TO EXPLORE THAT ASSUMPTION.

SAVE THE ROCKET FUEL, CHRISTOPHER. IT IS SETTLED.

I AM NOT CONVINCED.

IF AUSTIN IS RIGHT--

AND WE'VE BEEN WRONG ABOUT THE AGE OF THE SUN,

SO WHAT?

IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY,

AUSTIN'S CONVINCED

THAT THIS BREACH

IS JUST THE BEGINNINGS OF A PROCESS

THAT WILL RESULT IN--

A SUPERNOVA.

OUI.

THE END OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.

BUT OUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE JOSEPH

DOESN'T SEEM TO AGREE

WITH AUSTIN'S CALCULATIONS.

THERE IS TOO MUCH WE DO NOT KNOW

ABOUT STAR MATURITY AND DEATH.

LOOK.

LOOK RIGHT HERE.

HE IS MAKING AN ASSUMPTION

ABOUT CORE GRAVITY.

WHERE'D HE GET THIS ASSUMPTION?

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

THE ASSUMPTION MUST BE CORRECT, JOSEPH.

EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWS

IS HAPPENING--

INTERFERENCE WITH COMMUNICATIONS,

ANOMALOUS ANIMAL BEHAVIOR.

A BREAKDOWN OF THE MAGNETOSPHERE.

SOMETHING IS WRONG.

I FEEL IT.

RIGHT OR WRONG,

WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONSIDER.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA TELL THE PUBLIC?

YOU TELL THE PUBLIC NOTHING.

MY NAME IS SPECIAL AGENT DELGADO,

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION.

I MUST ASK YOU ALL TO COME WITH ME NOW.

IN THE INTEREST OF SECURITY,

YOU WILL BE ESCORTED TO A SECURE LOCATION

WHERE YOU WILL BE DEBRIEFED.

ABOUT WHAT? DEBRIEFED?

REPRESENTATIVES FROM YOUR GOVERNMENTS

WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION WITH YOU.

I HAVE NO INTEREST

IN GOING TO A SECURE LOCATION.

I SECOND THAT.

I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT A MATTER OF CHOICE.

DR. RICHARDSON,

PERHAPS YOU CAN EXPLAIN

THE SERIOUSNESS OF OUR INTENTIONS.

THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT STOLEN PROTOCOLS, WAS IT?

UNH!

OOF!

HE'S GETTING AWAY!

GET HIM.

STOP!

STOP!

DR. CHENISLAV.

DR. CHENISLAV.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU, SIR.

I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET...

BUT PLEASE STAY CALM.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.

NO! NO!

AAH!

UNH! AAH! AAH!

DELGADO!

DELGADO, NO!

UNH! DAMN IT!

HANG ON.

HOLD ON!

UHH, HOLD ON.

UHH!

HOLD ON!

AAH!

TAKE THE OTHERS TO THE VAN.

YES, MA'AM.

I WANT DR. SHEPARD'S NUMBERS

PUT THROUGH A RINGER.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

THESE CALCULATIONS MEAN

AND WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH HIS CONCLUSIONS.

NO ASSUMPTIONS, PEOPLE.

NO DRESSING THINGS UP.

NOBODY EATS. NOBODY SLEEPS.

I WANT THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO.

LET'S HOPE THERE'S A FLAW.

HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO TAKE?

AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

WE HAVE TO GET THIS OUT.

GET WHAT OUT?

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

I REALIZE I'M JUST A CIVILIAN HERE,

BUT I THINK THE POTENTIAL END OF THE WORLD

IS IMPORTANT NEWS.

POTENTIAL

WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

GINNY SEEMS FAIRLY CERTAIN.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, 3 MONTHS AGO,

GINNY WAS CLEANING OUT HER DORM ROOM.

NO OFFENSE.

IF I WERE IN YOUR POSITION, MISS STEPHENSON,

I'D WAIT UNTIL THERE'S A BIT MORE INFORMED ANALYSIS

BEFORE MAKING A FOOL OF MYSELF

AND RISKING WHAT'S LEFT OF MY CAREER.

LAURIE.

I'M SORRY. THAT WAS CRUEL AND UNCALLED FOR.

I'M USED TO IT.

BESIDES, YOU MAY BE ONLY THREE MONTHS OUT OF YOUR DORM,

BUT I BET YOU KNOW MORE THAN ALL THOSE WONKS PUT TOGETHER.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? I...

I KNOW WHAT I'D DO.

I'D GO FIND THAT GORGEOUS BOYFRIEND YOU LOVE

AND SPEND EVERY POSSIBLE SECOND IN HIS ARMS.

Man: YOU'VE GOT GREAT VEINS, SO IT'S EASY TO HOOK YOU UP.

THE NEEDLE GOES IN REALLY SLOWLY.

THAT'S WHEN THE WARDEN SIGNALS FOR THE CURTAINS TO BE OPENED,

SO YOU CAN SEE ALL YOUR GUESTS STARING AT YOU,

STRAPPED IN LIKE AN ANIMAL.

AND YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, HEAR EVERYTHING,

FEEL EVERYTHING.

BUT YOU CAN'T MOVE.

BUT THE BEST PART IS THE STUFF THAT STOPS YOUR HEART...

NICE AND SLOW.

YOU CAN FEEL EVERY LAST DROP OF BLOOD

DRAINING FROM YOUR BRAIN.

AND GUESS WHAT?

YOU'RE AWAKE.

"SHE WAS THE BEST HORSE I COULD EVER IMAGINE.

"HER MASTER CALLED HER 'SWEET,' BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS.

"EVERY TIME SHE SAW HIM SHE WOULD NEIGH AND PRANCE

"UNTIL FINALLY HE'D COME AND STROKE HER.

"AND THEN HE WOULD LOOK DOWN ON ME AND SAY,

'LUCKY BOY, YOU ARE BLACK SPOT TO HAVE A MOM LIKE THIS.'"

I HAVE EVERYONE FROM THE JOINT CHIEFS

TO THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF

BREATHING DOWN MY NECK.

I WANT THOSE PEOPLE SECURED AND DEBRIEFED

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I UNDERSTAND, SIR.

WE'LL BE EN ROUTE WITHIN THE HOUR.

SIR?

SIR?

YOU'RE BREAKING UP, SIR.

I'M IN THE AIR IN 15.

BE READY WHEN I GET THERE.

LET'S GO.

HEY, WE'RE NOT CRIMINALS.

YOU CAN'T BE TREATING US THIS WAY.

THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IS NOT GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

AND YOU STILL HAVE NOT TOLD US

WHAT HAPPENED TO JOSEPH.

YOU WILL BE BRIEFED WHEN WE ARRIVE AT OUR LOCATION.

DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS THAT YOU'RE SECURE

FOR YOUR DEBRIEFING.

THAT IS MY JOB, THAT IS WHAT I INTEND TO DO.

WHERE DO YOU INTEND TO DO THIS?

THIS WILL ALL GO A LOT EASIER

IF YOU JUST COOPERATE.

WHAT ABOUT MY FAMILY?

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL, LET THEM KNOW I'M ALL RIGHT.

THAT GOES FOR ALL OF US. WHEN WE GET TO THE LOCATION.

COULD YOU AT LEAST TAKE THE HANDCUFFS OFF?

WE'LL APPROACH THE BIRD FROM THE SIDE!

COME ON! COME ON!

UP! UP!

GO ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE.

STRAP IN.

WE'RE GOOD.

DO YOU REALLY THINK

THESE ARE NECESSARY AT THIS POINT?

IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING ANYWHERE.

THIS IS 3 DRAGON.

GAME BALL E.T.A.

APPROXIMATELY 2300 HOURS.

HAVE WE GOT A BAD ROTOR?

SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRONICS.

EVERYTHING'S OVERLOADED AT THE SAME TIME.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

IT'S THE AVIONICS.

STAND ON THE PEDAL.

I'M ADJUSTING PITCH.

STAND BY TO AUTO ROTATE.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

WE HAVE INSTRUMENT FAILURE. I'VE GOT TO PUT US DOWN.

STRAP IN.

GIVE ME A 3-PACK READ.

NEGATIVE. IT'S GONE.

SWITCH TO THE OMEGA.

DISREGARD THE FLARE.

WE'LL BRING HER IN VISUALLY.

HOLD ON!

IT'S THE NAVIGATION, ISN'T IT?

IT'S THE RADIATION.

PHOENIX 3, DRAGON.

WE'RE GOING DOWN.

WE'RE OK, WE'RE OK.

STAY ON THIS HEADING. THERE'S A HIGHWAY, 2 CLICKS.

PHOENIX 3, THIS IS DRAGON.

WE HAVE FULL-SCALE ELECTRONIC OVERLOAD

IN MULTIPLE SYSTEMS.

MAYDAY, MAYDAY. WE ARE GOING DOWN.

AT SOUTH 1-2-4 DEGREES,

3-3 MINUTES, 2-5 SECONDS,

EAST, 8-0 DEGREES,

2-0 MINUTES, 1-5 SECONDS.

I DON'T SEE IT.

THERE'S NO HIGHWAY.

IT SHOULD BE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

AAH! WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.

WE'RE GOING IN HARD. HANG ON!

AAH!

KILL THE ELECTRONICS.

IT'S STILL MOVING!

SHUT HER DOWN. HANG ON!

WHAT'VE WE GOT?

LAST MAGNETIC STORM TOOK OUT AIR TRAFFIC

AND COMPUTERIZED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE.

OK, HOW DO WE AVOID THIS

FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?

YOU GOT TO GROUND ALL AIR TRAFFIC WORLDWIDE

UNTIL THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS STORM SUBSIDES.

THAT WOULD STRAND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

IN TIMES OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS.

WE HAVE NO CHOICE, DEPUTY MILLER.

OK, GENTLEMEN, COME WITH ME.

I NEED THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE SECRET SERVICE.

THIS IS MILLER. 9-1-6 APPLE DELTA.

I AM ACTIVATING

NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT PLAN ZULU,

AND THE PRESIDENT AND HIS STAFF

NEED TO BE INFORMED OF THIS,

AND ARRANGEMENTS TO SECURE THEM

WILL NEED TO BE SET IN MOTION.

YES.

CODE PHOENIX.

NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND.

RIGHT.

INFORM THE SERGEANT OF THE GUARD

THAT THIS FACILITY IS TO BE LOCKED DOWN WITHIN THE HOUR.

ALL PERSONNEL WITHIN EASY TRANSIT ARE TO BE RECALLED.

EVERYONE ELSE IS TO BE IGNORED.

HAVE YOUR M.P.s FULLY ARMED

WITH ORDERS AFTER THE HOUR MARK

TO DENY ACCESS TO ANYONE ELSE.

WORDS, WARNING SHOTS...

THEN THEY MUST DO WHAT THEY MUST.

YES, SIR.

SHEPARD'S PREDICTIONS

FOR PHASE ONE AND PHASE 2

ARE BY AND LARGE CORRECT,

AND WE BELIEVE THAT PHASE 3

HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

WE'RE RECORDING CORONAL MASS ERUPTIONS

UNLIKE ANYTHING WE'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.

PLASMA FLARES FROM THESE ERUPTIONS

ARE MOVING AT 4, 5,

6 MILLION MILES AN HOUR.

THAT PUTS FIRST IMPACT

AT 12 TO 15 HOURS.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HIT?

Handey on telephone: CAN'T BE SURE.

ALL I HAVE TO GO ON ARE THE COMPUTER SCENARIOS.

LET'S HEAR 'EM.

WE'LL BE BOMBARDED

WITH SUPER-HEATED C.M.E. MATERIAL.

ENGLISH, PLEASE.

THINK FIRE BALLS, I SUPPOSE.

IN OTHER WORDS...

THEY'LL BURN THEMSELVES OUT BEFORE IMPACT.

HELL, THAT'S A POSITIVE.

YES, BUT...

WE ARE IN UNCHARTED

TERRITORY HERE, COLONEL.

THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY...

THAT THE PLASMA WILL ACTUALLY FEED

ON THE OXYGEN IN OUR ATMOSPHERE.

TO PUT IT BLUNTLY,

THE SKY COULD CATCH FIRE.

COLONEL,

I WAS WONDERING ABOUT OUR ARRANGEMENT.

I'D LIKE TO PREPARE MY PEOPLE.

GET THEM READY TO LEAVE.

JUST SIT TIGHT, HANDEY.

MAKE SURE NO ONE LEAVES.

YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US.

ANOTHER?

YOU MAKE A REALLY GOOD DRINK.

WELL, YOU MAKE A REALLY GOOD DRUNK.

THE PERFECT RELATIONSHIP.

I'VE GOT A SECRET, YOU KNOW.

I NEVER WOULD'VE GUESSED.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE.

NO BIG SECRET THERE.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

EVERYBODY.

SOON.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT'S COMING NEXT.

ONLY MATTERS WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW.

L'CHAIM.

DENVER INTERNATIONAL 747

OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY BY 1,200 YARDS.

PILOT MANAGED TO PUT IT DOWN ON CATTLE PASTURE.

INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION.

PEKING, SAME THING,

ONLY THEY WEREN'T SO LUCKY.

217 DEAD.

ALSO PITTSBURGH, BOMBAY, MOROCCO,

PLUS THE THING IN PARIS, THE TOKYO BLACKOUT...

IT'S WORLDWIDE.

EXCUSE ME.

NOTHING?

NOT AT THOSE COORDINATES, SIR.

HOW LONG SINCE THE MAYDAY?

8 HOURS, SIR.

WIDEN THE SEARCH.

I WANT SURVIVORS.

OR BODIES.

TAKE IT EASY.

AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, NOTHING'S BROKEN,

BUT I'D STILL GO SLOW IF I WERE YOU.

UNH.

LIKE I SAID...

MM.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?

DIDN'T MAKE IT.

DID YOU PULL ME OUT?

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

LET'S HOPE THEY CAN FIND MY SIGNAL.

I GOTTA GET HOME.

UH--

UNH.

SIT DOWN, RICHARDSON.

LOOK, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ARE ALONE.

THEY NEED ME.

THERE'S GOT TO BE A TOWN

AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

UHH.

CHRISTOPHER.

MY ORDERS STILL STAND.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

YOU GOT A HUSBAND

I DIDN'T THINK SO.

SINCE YOU ASKED, I HAVE A MOTHER AND A SISTER.

DON'T YOU WANT TO SEE THEM AGAIN?

I INTEND TO.

THEN LISTEN VERY CLOSELY

TO WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU

BECAUSE IN A VERY SHORT TIME--

WEEKS, MAYBE MONTHS--

THIS ENTIRE PLANET IS GONNA START TO BOIL

LIKE AN EGG IN HOT WATER.

THAT'S NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU MUCH TIME

FOR A FAMILY REUNION, IS IT?

YOU COULD BE WRONG...

RIGHT?

LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY--

I DON'T THINK YOUR ORDERS

ARE GONNA MATTER ANYMORE.

ORNITHOLOGISTS BELIEVE

THE DUCKS MIGRATE USING ELECTROMAGNETIC PATTERNS

IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

BUT THOSE PATTERNS HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN DISRUPTED.

IN FACT, ERRATIC MIGRATING BEHAVIOR

HAS BEEN REPORTED ALL OVER THE CONTINENT.

THE CAUSE? SUNSPOTS.

THIS SUNSPOT ACTIVITY

HAS SURPASSED ALL RECORDED HISTORICAL LEVELS,

CAUSING COMMUNICATIONS BLACK-OUTS,

FREAKISH ELECTRICAL STORMS,

AND EVEN THE RECENT AIR DISASTERS

WE'VE BEEN SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY

AND AROUND THE WORLD.

ACCORDING TO RENOWNED ASTROPHYSICIST DR. AUSTIN SHEPARD

OF THE SPACE PROPULSION LABORATORIES,

WE'RE IN FOR A LOT WORSE.

HE'S NOT ONLY PREDICTED RECENT EVENTS CORRECTLY,

BUT HIS RESEARCH SUGGESTS

THAT EVENTS ARE BUILDING TOWARDS A POSSIBLE...

CATACLYSMIC SUPERNOVA OF THE SUN.

WHAT THE HELL?

THANKS, LAURIE.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS STORY TONIGHT AT 11:00.

DON'T GO AWAY. TONY SUMMERS HAS HIS REVIEW

OF THE VICTORIA'S SECRET LINGERIE SHOW....NEXT.

Man: AND WE'RE CLEAR.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I WISH I WAS.

YOU HAVE NO CORROBORATION, NO VERIFICATION.

WOULD YOU HAVE AIRED IT IF I HAD?

THIS ONE GOES DOWN TO RADIOLOGY.

DON'T LET HIM GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE DOWN THERE, G.

AND G, STAY WITH HIM.

HEY. HEY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

A COMMUTER JET LOST ITS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS.

AND CRASHED INTO A HOTEL NEAR THE AIRPORT.

METROPOLITAN CAN'T HANDLE THE CASUALTIES.

THEY'RE SENDING THE REST HERE.

LOOK... WE NEED TO TALK.

IT'S ALL HAPPENING-- I MEAN, EVERYTHING HE PREDICTED.

PLANE CRASHES, EVERYTHING. IT'S ALL HAPPENING.

WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

WILL IT BE SOON?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M SO SORRY.

I'VE GOT AN EMERGENCY ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO NEED ME.

AND, UH...

UNTIL IT'S MY TIME...

THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA BE.

OK, GO.

WE ARE LIVE AT THE GATES OF THE FEDERAL PRISON

AT PRAETORIA,

WHERE CONVICTED SERIAL KILLER GRANT COLE

IS BEING TRANSFERRED...

THEY SAY HE NEVER CHECKED IN.

YEAH, I'VE CALLED THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

HE WAS REGISTERED.

PEOPLE SAW HIM THERE.

LOOK, I WANT TO SPEAK WITH JOE HANDEY.

OK, WELL, WHAT ABOUT GINNY McKILLOP?

HELLO?

HELLO?

Reporter on TV: NOW WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THE STUDIO,

WHERE I BELIEVE ROBERT IS LIVE.

ROBERT, DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES SO FAR?

YES, WE DO...

I'M SURE HE'S ALL RIGHT, MOM.

SURE HE IS, HONEY.

IT'S JUST THESE PHONES

AND THIS CRAZY INTERFERENCE, RIGHT?

HE'LL CALL IN,

LET US KNOW HE'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA GO PRACTICE.

GOOD GIRL.

Woman on P.A.: MAJOR LUCAS,

PLEASE SEE A STAFF DUTY OFFICER.

MAJOR LUCAS, PLEASE SEE A STAFF DUTY OFFICER.

[WOMAN ON P.A. SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

Man: SO HERE WE ARE FLOUNDERING UNDERGROUND, EH?

DR. IBRAHIM.

I WAS TOLD THAT YOU WERE DEAD.

I THINK WE ARE ALL DEAD, MY FRIEND.

NOT YET.

HARLAN WILLIAMS, DR. RICHARDSON.

I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE SAFE.

DELGADO.

AHEM.

HAVE A SEAT.

I THINK I'LL STAND.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE OWE YOU

A BIT OF AN EXPLANATION.

YEAH, JUST A BIT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO WASTE TIME

WITH A LOT OF INTRODUCTIONS.

SUFFICE TO SAY THAT THESE MEN AND WOMEN

WERE GATHERED WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY

AND WITH GREAT EFFORT, I MIGHT ADD,

TO EVALUATE AUSTIN SHEPARD'S THEORIES

ABOUT THE CURRENT UNANTICIPATED SOLAR ACTIVITY.

YOU MEAN THE END OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.

WE WERE HOPING YOU COULD SHED SOME NEW LIGHT

ON HIS CALCULATIONS.

LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY,

EVEN IF AUSTIN'S CALCULATIONS

ARE PARTIALLY INCORRECT,

LIFE ON THIS PLANET

IS ABOUT TO CHANGE RADICALLY.

THE POLAR ICECAPS MAY MELT.

THE ATMOSPHERE MAY BE STRIPPED AWAY.

IF THAT HAPPENS, EXPOSURE TO U.V. ALONE WILL KILL US.

MAKE NO MISTAKE--

A MASS EXTINCTION EVENT WILL HAPPEN.

IT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL, PEOPLE.

WE NEED TO WARN THE PUBLIC.

MAYBE THROW UP A PRAYER.

I DON'T PUT MUCH STOCK

IN BLIND FAITH, DR. RICHARDSON.

FORTUNATELY, I'M NOT ALONE.

IN THE EARLY FIFTIES,

SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE

IN SOME VERY IMPORTANT COUNTRIES

ASKED A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION--

IF CIVILIZATION WAS FACED WITH ANNIHILATION--

AND BY CIVILIZATION, THEY MEANT US, CHRISTOPHER--

THE EDUCATED, THE SKILLED, THE TRAINED.

IF SOMEHOW WE FACED EXTINCTION,

COULD ANY SEMBLANCE OF A CIVIL SOCIETY

BE REGENERATED?

AND THE ANSWER AT THE TIME WAS QUITE CLEARLY...

NO.

SO THE CONCEPT OF PLAUSIBLE SURVIVABILITY

WAS DEVELOPED, AND BACK IN THE FIFTIES,

THAT MEANT CANNED FOOD, WATER,

AND MAYBE AN 8x10 CONCRETE CUBICLE.

AS YOU CAN SEE,

WE'VE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN.

PHOENIX--

ONE OF SEVERAL SELF-SUSTAINING,

SELF-CONTAINED FACILITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD,

DESIGNED TO SUSTAIN UP TO 10,000 PEOPLE

FOR UP TO 15 YEARS.

ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS, DOCTORS,

TEACHERS, FARMERS-- VERY EGALITARIAN.

THE LISTS ARE UPDATED CONSTANTLY.

ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, CHRISTOPHER,

EXCEPT FOR LAWYERS, OF COURSE.

A NOAH'S ARK FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM.

EACH FACILITY HOUSES A DNA LIBRARY

OF OVER 250,000 SPECIES

OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

THIS ONE IS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE LIVE MAINTENANCE OF OVER 700.

IF ONLY 1/3 OF THESE FACILITIES SURVIVE,

MANKIND COULD STILL EMERGE

WITH ENOUGH DNA,

ENOUGH GENETIC DIVERSITY,

TO SAFELY REPOPULATE THE PLANET.

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?

ASSUMING THERE'S A PLANET LEFT TO, UH, EMERGE TO.

WELL, FRANKLY,

A SUPERNOVA WOULD DEFINITELY

OVERWHELM OUR PREPARATIONS.

WE'VE BEEN BETTING ON SOMETHING A BIT LESS APOCALYPTIC.

NOWHERE ELSE TO GO BUT UP.

Woman on P.A.: FUEL CONSERVATION PLAN FOXTROT IS IN EFFECT.

PLEASE BE SURE YOUR SHIFT'S IN COMPLIANCE.

AUSTIN SHEPARD'S PROJECTIONS ARE ELABORATELY COMPLEX.

HELP US OUT HERE.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANY FLAWS IN HIS WORK.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT I WOULD EVER AGREE

TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MADNESS?

YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.

EVER SINCE YOU TOOK A JOB AT S.P.L.,

YOU'VE BEEN ON THE LIST.

WHAT ABOUT MY FAMILY?

I'LL LOOK INTO IT.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

YOU ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES, TOO?

AGENT DELGADO HAS THE NECESSARY SKILLS.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOTHER, YOUR SISTER?

THEY GOT THE NECESSARY SKILLS?

YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

LOOK AROUND YOU. TRIGGER'S ALREADY BEEN PULLED.

NATIONAL EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE.

IT'S BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR YEARS.

EVERY PRESIDENT,

WHETHER HE'S AWARE OF IT OR NOT,

IS BOUND BY IT.

THE SAME IS TRUE IN AT LEAST 2 DOZEN OTHER COUNTRIES.

MARTIAL LAW. THINK OF IT AS THE DRAFT.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE?

HOW DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA REACT WHEN THEY FIND OUT?

WE DON'T ADVERTISE, CHRISTOPHER.

TELL ME THIS IS A BAD JOKE.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT CRAP.

IT'S ABOUT THE COMMON GOOD.

THE HIVE...

AND THE SURVIVAL OF IT.

DON'T BE FOOLISH, CHRISTOPHER.

UNH!

HEY!

UNH! UNH!

SIR, SIR, STOP!

UHH!

UNH! UHH!

MOVE!

GET UP.

GO!

MOVE IT, MOVE IT!

STEP BACK.

STOP!

AAH!

AAH!

WATCH OUT.

AAH! UNH.

WAIT! STOP, STOP!

CHRISTOPHER, STOP!

THERE'S NO WAY OUT!

STOP!

HOLD THE VEHICLE!

STEP AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, SIR.

RIGHT. AAH!

UHH.

HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING THE RIDE, GUYS?

IS THIS THE BEST YOU CAN DO, HANDEY?

AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT,

WE HAD TO REBOOT A COUPLE

OF RETIRED COMMERCIAL SATELLITES.

THIS IS THE BEST GRAPHIC WE COULD ACCOMPLISH

WITH THE DATA WE RECEIVED.

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE SEEING THIS MUCH.

OLD SATELLITES PLUS THIS KIND OF EVENT

ARE NOT A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS.

HOLD YOUR BREATH.

IMPACT IN...

5...

4...

3...

2...

1.

WHAT THE HELL?

YOU BELIEVE THIS?

WE'RE GONNA LOSE IT! HOLD IT.

AAH! UNH.

AAH! AAH!

WELL NOW, ISN'T THIS SOMETHING?

YOU'RE ALIVE, TOO, HUH?

YEAH, WELL...

YEAH, TOUGH SITUATION HERE.

MAYBE, UH...

YOU CAN...

WELL, THAT'S A SOLUTION.

YES. COME ON NOW.

AHH.

HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, MATE.

YOU AND ME.

Inmate: SO, WHAT NOW?

SUPPOSE WE FIND SOME TRANSPORTATION

SOON AS WE CAN NOW, RIGHT?

I MEAN, YOU'RE IN CHARGE, YOU KNOW...

I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU SAY.

YOU'RE FAMOUS. I'VE HEARD QUITE A LOT ABOUT YOU.

AND I TELL YA...

I--I CAN DO A FEW THINGS. I CAN HOT-WIRE ANYTHING.

ANYTHING YOU TELL ME TO DO-- IT'S JUST ME AND YOU.

ALL RIGHT?

WE'RE DOING WELL, CONSIDERING THE TIME CRUNCH.

THE PHOENIX COMPOUND IS READY TO BE INHABITED.

WE HAVE A LOCK ON 40% OF OUR TARGETS,

WORKABLE WHEREABOUTS ON AN ADDITIONAL 25.

EVEN IF WE TOP OUT AT THAT, WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

MY ADVICE: WE BEGIN COLLECTING IMMEDIATELY.

COLONEL! THE LONGER WE'VE DODGED THE BULLET--

HOLD ON.

WILLIAMS.

BETTER CHECK YOUR MONITORS AGAIN.

CAPTAIN? MR. MILLER.

WHAT IS THIS? IT'S A SOLAR PLASMA EJECTION.

S.B.L. SAYS IT'S HEADED FOR EARTH.

WHAT? SOLAR MATERIAL. IT'S A FORM OF MATTER.

IT'S UNSTABLE. WE KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT.

HOW MUCH TIME? MINUTES.

ARE THE PHOENIX COMPLEXES IN THE U.S., EUROPE

AND AUSTRALIA AWARE OF THIS?

YES, SIR, THEY ARE.

SPACE COMMAND SATELLITES OFF-LINE, SIR.

WITHOUT KNOW WHERE OR WHEN, WE CAN'T ORDER EVACUATIONS.

OH, GOD HELP US.

Woman on P.A.: ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TO LEVEL 5, SECTION 3.

ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE TO LEVEL 5, SECTION 3.

DAYLIGHT SEQUENCING TEAM 2,

MEET MR. BINDER IN POWER GRID 7.

DAYLIGHT SEQUENCING TEAM 2,

MEET MR. BINDER IN POWER GRID 7.

VETERINARY AND HUSBANDRY TEAM LEADERS

REPORT TO ORGAN ROOM.

VETERINARY AND HUSBANDRY...

♪♪

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMAIN CALM.

Newscaster: THE PRESIDENT HAS MOBILIZED THE 101st AIRBORNE DIVISION,

F.E.MA. HAS SENT ALL AVAILABLE SEARCH AND RESCUE UNITS TO ST. LOUIS

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.

P.A.: SURFACE RECOVERY CREWS, STAND DOWN UNTIL 0900.

SURFACE RECOVERY CREWS, STAND DOWN UNTIL 0900.

P.A.: 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.

Handey: 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.

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.

Shepard: 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.

Delgado: 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?

[MUSIC BLASTS, KIDS WHOOPING]

All: WHOO!

MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVVING]

DELGADO!

SORRY.

Ginny : 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...

Handey: 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.

Williams: 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.

Handey: 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?

Soldier : 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!

Singh: 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.

Lisa: WHOA!

Man: AHH! HA HA HA! GET EM' OUT!

CHRISTOPHER!

GET OFF!

Lisa: CHRISTOPHER! Chris: 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.

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

Chris: 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.

Linda: LEAVE SOME SOAP FOR THE REST OF US!

I WILL.

Chris: AH, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

I WAS SO STUPID.

Linda: SHE'S IN THE BATH.

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

WHO, HONEY

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.

Linda: 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!

Chris: AAH!

OH!

AAH!

UGH!

OHH.

UNH!

ARGH!

AAH!

IT'S OVER.

IT'S OVER.

Man: NURSE?

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

THE DOCTOR'S GONNA BE WITH YOU SOON.

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS.

Both: ♪ 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

Laurie : 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.

Chris: ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

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

Brooke: HALEY, COME SIT DOWN.

Haley: COMING!