All language subtitles for CAT.8.S01E02.720p.BluRay.x264-WiKi

J"J"

Statistically,
you run a higher risk

of breaking your hand...

than you do my face,
you realize that, don't you?

Dr. Ranger...

Why are you
doing this to me?

You destroyed a $300 million
government facility.

You're an enemy
of the state.

But I think destroying the HFD
program was worth it, don't you?

I mean, after all,
it saved the world.

Sadly, we can't find any data
to back up that assertion.

You gave me a giant
headache 3 years ago

with your little malfunction,

and it's not gonna
happen again.

The country's a mess

and you're living out
a personal vendetta?

You need to learn
to prioritize, Mr. Secretary.

Ah!

You need to get used to
your surroundings, Dr. Ranger,

because I have the power
to detain enemy combatants

indefinitely...
without a trial.

My fellow Americans,
I stand before you

proud and humbled by
your strength and courage.

Citizens across
this great nation

rallied in
the face of danger

beyond anything
we've ever seen before.

Friends, family,

neighbors, strangers

came together with
one goal in mind...

survival.

Sadly, lives were lost,
homes destroyed,

but we are rebuilding
as I speak!

Will it happen again?

I've been assured that
the chances of a solar storm

of that magnitude happening
again are one in a trillion.

It's over.

And as promised,

refugee centers across
the country are getting

food, water, shelter,
and medical aid.

Now, what I need from you...

I need your patience
and your understanding.

You think you guys
can give me some of that?

100% behind you, sir!

Wow, sure is hot out here.

Stand proud. Wear your courage
like a badge of honor.

I salute you! God bless!

Everyone calm down!
Stay calm!

This is just an aftershock!

It will pass!

What can I do
for you, Jane?

Brian, why aren't you
returning my phone calls?

I've been trying
to get a hold of you.

I'm busy, we've all been busy.
What's on your mind?

I got a phone call from
Dr. Ranger a few hours ago.

He's worried about the
magnetosphere and he's right.

It's deteriorating.

What are we talking
about here?

Short term: communication,
navigational failures.

Long term... we'll be
bombarded by solar radiation.

- Are you sure about this?
- I am.

And... And there's
something else.

When I was on
the phone with him,

I heard somebody attacking him.
I think he's been abducted.

- He's been taken into custody.
- What?

He destroyed
a government facility.

- He's an enemy of the state.
- He saved the world last night!

We have no proof of that.
We got lucky.

No way in hell did we get
lucky, and you know it!

Brian, we need his expertise.
Where is he?

I don't trust him,

so I am keeping him somewhere
where I can watch over him.

Yes.

Oh no...

Has the vice president
been told?

No, no.

I'll do it.

What?

There's been an accident.

President Duncan
has been killed.

It's hotter
than hell out here.

It's beyond hot.
- Maybe this will help.

- I'm glad we moved the
cars into the shade. Yeah.

- Anything?
- Nothing. He's not answering.

Maybe the remnants
of the solar storm.

I don't think so. I'm getting
through, he's not picking up.

- This isn't like Dad.
I'm sure he's fine.

Probably just
cooped up in his barn.

No. Something's wrong.
I'm going over there.

- I'm coming with you.
- I'll come.

Thank you, Grandpa, but we'll
take the motorbike. It's quicker.

- Call us when you get there. We will.

What's all this
about, Brian?

Alice...

What? What is it?

President Duncan is dead.

How?

There was a localized tremor
at the speech today.

He was killed by falling
debris 10 minutes ago.

Notify the chief justice
and the joint chiefs of staff.

Dad?

Dad, you in here?

- Looks like there was a struggle.
- I don't understand.

There's a lot of footmarks.
Must have been a few of them.

- Dad's phone.
- Check who he called last.

Jane Whitlow.

I'm calling her.

Michael.

No, it's Karen,
Michael Ranger's daughter.

Is this Dr. Whitlow?

Yes, it is, but I-I
can barely hear you.

I'm calling about my dad.
He's missing.

We're in his lab. It looks
like there was a struggle.

I think I know where he is.

I do solemnly swear that
I will faithfully execute

the office of the president
of the United States,

and will, to the best
of my ability,

preserve, protect and defend

the Constitution
of the United States.

Madam President.

Thank you.

- Congratulations, madam.
- Thanks very much.

- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

- President Crane.
- Thank you.

The country needs
a strong vice president.

As the new
commander in chief,

you should issue
an executive order

appointing someone
immediately.

I've already talked to
Governor Maxwell of Michigan.

Madam President.
Congratulations.

Thanks so much.
Thank you.

I'm not in the mood
for entertaining,

so unless you've come to offer
up an apology or set me free,

I've got nothing
to say to you.

Seems like your little stunt

with the high-frequency
disruptor

is causing the magnetosphere
to deteriorate.

The CME caused that.

The frequency disruptor
saved the planet.

All you did was
postpone the inevitable.

What's this?

We are running out of time,
so let's just get to the point.

The Earth is heating up.

Our scientists can't
agree on a reason why.

Well, it's possible that

when the coronal mass
ejection was deflected,

it stalled the core's rotation.

Look, there's a lot
of energy down there.

The Earth's core
could be overheating.

So if we can restart the core,

we can reverse the deterioration
of the magnetosphere?

That's what I'm saying.

How do we restart the core?

Let me out of here
and I'll show you.

No, no, no, no.
I need you right here.

Listen, I have no intention
of helping you.

Oh yes, you do, because
you are not the kind of man

who's gonna stand by
while everybody else dies...

while his own daughter dies.

Don't you dare touch her.

Read the file.
I'll be back.

Meteorologists are issuing

extreme weather alerts.

The temperature is climbing
to record highs

with little relief in sight.

Are you telling me that we just
barely escaped one disaster

only to be threatened
with another?

Yes, Madam President, except
this time, it's not the sun.

This time, it is
the Earth itself.

We confirmed this morning

that the deterioration
of our magnetosphere

is being directly caused by
a stoppage of the Earth's core.

Without that
iron core spinning,

the magnetic field around
the Earth can't sustain itself.

Dr. Whitlow...

Hologram up.

Along with
the magnetic field issues,

the red sections
are warmer plumes

rising directly
from the Earth's core

causing a global
heat wave.

And how will this
affect us?

In the next 24 hours,

heat-related illnesses
will increase a hundredfold.

Firestorms,
glacial melting,

and volcanic eruptions
will become rampant.

We'll have 7, maybe 8 days
until the Earth becomes...

uninhabitable.

We'll have multiple response
scenarios ready within the hour.

Are we
in contact with Europe?

Partially.

Most countries are still
recovering from the solar storm.

Well, the rest of the world
should know about this.

Still no reception?

No.

Where's Karen?

Somewhere out there
looking for her father.

What's going on?

Why didn't you tell me?

So you could do what, Jack?

Go and find her?

Bring her safely home?

Pretend that your stepdaughter
means something to you?

Hey, don't say that!
You know I love Karen.

Why did you leave her?

I didn't leave her!

We couldn't find her.

You made a choice, Jack.

You left Karen to die.
You left my father to die.

Beverly, you
were unconscious.

You needed medical attention,
I had to get you to Haven.

No, you had to get
yourself to Haven!

Karen means
everything to me.

She is my flesh and blood.

She is... she is my baby.

How could you
do that to them?

How could you?

Seven more hours
to Virginia.

I hope Dr. Whitlow
knows what she's doing.

She gave us
her key card.

I trust her.

It's the secretary of defense
I'm worried about.

You think he's behind
my dad's disappearance?

When we were in
the HFD facility,

it was pretty obvious
he hates your father.

Dad was always so busy.

When I was 12,

he finally found the time
to take us camping.

Turns out it was
a trip to Alaska

to collect data
on the aurora borealis.

Mom was so mad.

It was more like a science
expedition than a vacation.

- I bet he put you to work.
- Yeah, that's my dad.

Instead of Barbies
for my birthday,

I got chemistry kits
and laser range finders.

I think he figured
if I was busy enough,

it'd keep me
out of trouble.

I always managed
to freak him out, though.

On that camping trip, I climbed
a tree, trying to get this photo

of the aurora borealis
over the valley.

Ten feet of the ground
and he treats it

like I'm dangling over
the edge of a live volcano.

After 3 nights of everyone
getting on each other's nerves,

we finally saw this
amazingly intense display.

It was cool.

But it wasn't like this.

- Whoa! Look out!
- Hang on!

- Step on it, Karen!
- I am stepping on it!

Dr. Jane Whitlow.

I'm here to retrieve
the information

Dr. Ranger prepared
for the defense secretary.

I'm sorry, ma'am, we can't
do that without authorization.

Do you see the likeness?

Yes, ma'am.

Do you see the security
code clearance?

Yes, ma'am.

Open the door, soldier.

I'm losing my patience.

Oh, my God, Michael,

what happened?

Courtesy of
the Department of Defense.

Brian did this?

He's out of control.

So where am I?

Beneath the Pentagon.

I'm gonna get you
out of here.

Well, good luck with that.

Listen, I think I found a way
to reboot the Earth's core.

Zapolyarny, Russia.
Kola Superdeep Borehole.

The race to the center
of the Earth.

Exactly, in 1994, the Russians stopped
drilling at 12,000 meters because...

...it was too hot to proceed.
- Exactly, but was it?

They went further?

It's the deepest
man-made hole on Earth.

If we could stick a nuclear bomb
at the bottom of that hole,

the electromagnetic pulse
could kick-start the core.

- How big a blast?
- A big one.

- Have you ever heard
of an MK-80? - No.

Well, it's the world's
largest nuclear bomb.

It's never been tested
for obvious reasons.

Are you sure
this is gonna work?

Right now, it's all I got.

Thank you.

Jane.

Thank me when it works.

I'm ready to leave.

Madam President,

you have not been in office
for more than 24 hours,

and already, you are placing strain
on our relationship with these demands.

What I am asking for,
Mr. President,

is simply your cooperation.

There will be no cooperation.

Detonating what you admit

is the world's most powerful
nuclear weapon on Russian soil,

is not going to happen.

The detonation will happen

at the bottom
of the Kola Superdeep Borehole.

Russian lives
will not be in danger.

So you say.

I still have no proof that
this will fix the core problem.

Let me be clear,
Mr. President.

While we argue,
the world is dying.

Every option must be explored,
every attempt must be made,

and that includes sending the
MK-80 down the Kola Borehole.

This will be done
with or without

your support, Mr. President.

You have 5 minutes to respond.

You better be
right about this.

I'm worried
about Karen, Dad.

I still can't
get through to her.

She's with Tim. She's fine.

It's the 2nd time
she's taken off to find him.

It always happens.

Michael sticks
his neck out,

not realizing he's sticking
her neck out, too.

- She adores him.
- I know.

At least I know
Michael will do

whatever it takes
to protect us.

So will Jack.

I don't know, Dad...
not after Operation Haven.

The heat!

She passed out!

Dad, help here!

My God...
Oh, my God, Edna!

Easy, easy. 9353!-

- Easy now.
- It's OK.

OK. In you go.

- Let's get her to the couch.
- OK.

OK. Here we go.
Got her.

- That's a lot of blood, jeez.
- Got her, Dad?

Yeah. OK, down she goes.

Oh...
- There you go.

I'll get water
and the first aid kit.

Jesus, Jeffrey.
OK. All right.

Over here, over here.

Sit yourself down. OK...

OK...

Didn't know where
else to go, Governor.

You came to
the right place.

Please... call me William.

Madam President, Vice President
Maxwell, we're ready for you.

Have the Russians
been cooperative?

Very. Excellent diplomacy
skills, I must say.

The Russians have just
launched the cruise missile.

Ten seconds
to impact.

Five, four,
three, two, one.

Dr. Whitlow...

Did it work?

No change to the core.

The borehole
wasn't deep enough.

Due to the overheating core,

64% of the planet is already
at Death Valley temperatures.

We're at a Category 8
threat level.

If it doesn't start spinning
in the next 2 to 3 days,

the planet will be torn apart
by the building pressure.

With all due respect, there
are several top scientists

who disagree
with Dr. Whitlow assessments,

both the timeline and this
theoretical pressure buildup.

What? This is the first time
I hear about this.

'Cause you're not in the loop.

Sorry, this
presentation is premature.

Brian, you can't deny
what's happening out there.

We need consensus,
and we need it now.

You don't think
we should go public?

Absolutely not! Look what
happened with the CME.

The more we kept
that thing under wraps,

the more infrastructure
we were able to maintain.

We cannot implement
a prevention scenario

in the middle
of a global panic.

The problem is we do not have
another prevention scenario.

Madam President,

the videoconference
with NATO is in 5 minutes.

Thank you.

We're working
with the brain trusts

of China, the UK, and Canada,
there will be options.

We only need one,
Brian. One that works.

We can't have
any more mistakes.

We need to talk.

I visited Michael
in his cell, Brian.

You weren't authorized.
- He's been beaten.

He's a rogue.
He's dangerous, Jane.

But I admit that
his research could be useful.

Of course it's useful!

He's a brilliant scientist
who could be working alongside

the smartest minds
in the country.

You have to stop this!

Perhaps I made this personal.

Yeah. That's exactly
what you did.

Release him, Brian.

The latest
sonograms are in.

What's the pressure
around the core?

About 450 gigapascals.

It's exactly
what we estimated.

Distribute this immediately.

Dr. Whitlow.

How can I help you?

I have orders to escort you
from this facility.

Your services are
no longer required.

Excuse me?

- There must be some mistake.
- No, ma'am.

These orders came straight
from the Pentagon.

Of course they did.

What's going on?

I stepped on
the wrong toes.

Peter, you're in charge now.

- Continue with our work.
- But what about you?

I'm not giving up.

Damn it!

Are you sure this
is where she said?

Yeah, this is it.

Still no signal.

The lightning's
getting worse.

Electrical buildup from the
deteriorating magnetosphere.

You made good time.

Had a good reason.

You said you know
where my father is.

He's being kept in a holding
cell at the Pentagon.

- Secretary of defense.
- Yeah.

So how do
we get him out?

I'm gonna forge a release
order from the White House.

Back up a minute.

We're gonna bust Dr. Ranger
out of the Pentagon?

Yeah. That's exactly
what we're gonna do.

Come on.

Release order
for Dr. Ranger.

One moment, please.

Excuse me,
who are you calling?

- My supervisor.
- It's not necessary.

It'll just take
a moment, ma'am.

I'm calling to confirm a release
order for Dr. Ranger.

Don't move!

You won't get away with this!

If we don't, we're all
gonna die soon, anyhow.

Key card.

- Karen'.
- Dad'.!

Are you OK?

What are you
guys doing here?

We're getting
you out of here!

Your research, grab
what you can. Let's go!

Come on!
Go, go, go!

Run!

Freeze!

Drop it! Now!

Good...
Now kick it over to me.

Looks like we got ourselves
a little jailbreak.

Please, you have to let us go,
there's too much at stake.

She's right. We're talking
about saving the human race.

It's not my call.

And I'm gonna need
you to follow me.

Dad!

Thanks for busting me
out of there.

I couldn't leave you.

Why did you
do it, Jane?

After I left,

why did you rebuild
our HFD program with him?

The truth?

- I sold out.
- You were manipulated.

No...

No, I was selfish.

Brian offered me
my own program...

50 times the budget.

No more working
off my laptop,

no more waiting for
government handouts.

I convinced myself that
building Brian's weapon

was better than
building nothing.

Well... there's still time
to change your path.

Yeah...

The path I chose
cost me my partner...

and my friend.

I'm so sorry, Michael.

I'm sorry for everything.

Where are
we going, anyway?

My grandfather's cabin.

They won't find us.

Pause it.

Find them, Carver.
No mistakes.

This is really starting
to scare the crap out of me.

Dad, what's causing this?

When the CME hit,
it overloaded

the Earth's magnetic field
with ionized particles.

And that caused
the Earth's core to stall.

It's really bad,
isn't it?

Yeah, 'cause
it's not sustaining

the magnetosphere anymore.

What's a magnetosphere?

It means it's gonna
get hot really fast.

The Earth's gonna
start opening up:

volcanic eruptions,
boiling oceans...

the end of life
as we know it.

Thanks for painting
such a rosy picture.

We have to restart the core.

Come on, let's get to work.

There's a bed upstairs
Karen and I can share.

That works for me.

Tim and I will bunk down here.
Won't we, Tim?

- Yes, sir.
- Yeah.

There's a generator
in the storage

beside the driveway.
- OK, we'll get it started.

No...

This is nicely familiar.

- Yes, it is.
- Uh-huh.

Um...

Well, we should
get to work.

- Yes, we should.
- Yeah.

Yeah.

I hope my mom's OK.
I wish I could call her.

I'm sure she's fine.

Nothing's fine, Tim.

The human race could be
extinct in a few days.

I can't even
comprehend that.

We're talking about
our entire existence.

Unless my dad and Dr. Whitlow
come up with a master plan...

it all ends.

Don't say that.

But it's the truth.

No more dysfunctional
family dinners,

or stargazing off your roof,

or road trips, or...

or just dreaming
of a future with you.

It's over.

We're done.

Listen.

This is a nightmare.

But we're together.

I'm with my fiancée.

The world would
end right now...

there's no place
I'd rather be.

What do you think
is keeping them so long?

- Maybe I should...
No.

- You shouldn't.
- Well, what would you do?

Nothing.

Are you having
trouble letting go?

It's just that...

When she was born,
she had a high fever.

Before I could even hold her,
they took her to the ICU and...

for a week,

all I could do was stare at my
baby through a sheet of glass.

When they finally
let me hold her...

I looked at her big beautiful
eyes and I swore to myself

that I would never let
anything happen to her again.

You know she'll always
be your daughter.

Yeah.

That doesn't
make it any easier.

Due to the
Earth's damaged magnetosphere,

cell phone, Internet,
and power disruptions,

along with the global
aurora borealis,

will continue
over the coming days.

There is still
no official explanation

for the mysterious
heat wave

that has resulted in thousands
of deaths across the US.

The nationwide state
of emergency continues

as temperatures reach
a staggering 122°F, 50°C.

Countries worldwide are also
reporting massive casualties

as temperatures continue...

On the ground!
On the ground!

Do it! Now!

- Who the hell are you?
- Bev, just don't talk.

These 4 fugitives
are suspected terrorists.

- Have you seen them?
- Oh, my God, Karen...

- Have you seen them? Hey,
we're American civilians!

Get that gun
out of my wife's face!

Easy! Easy!
Listen to me!

We haven't seen Karen and Tim
since this morning.

They went looking for Michael.

Sir, if you are caught
harboring or aiding

these fugitives in any way,
you will be prosecuted.

- Do you understand that?
- Yes.

Sweep the area.

Go. gulls-

Jack...

- Vibration.
- Vibration?

Vibration!

The Earth's core
is nickel and iron alloy.

One high-frequency pulse
targeted at the core

would create ripples vibrating
through the nickel and iron,

creating a chain
reaction until-

until the whole core
is vibrating with energy.

High-frequency pulse

that would jump-start
the Earth's core.

Exactly, we just
need an EHF pulse

that matches the core's
resonant frequency.

- I have an HFD prototype.
- You have a prototype?

When I realized the DOD
was taking over our program,

I made copies
of all our research.

You continued with our work?

Of course I did.

I didn't become a scientist

because I wanted
to build weapons.

I wanted to do things
for the betterment of humanity.

So did you.

Yeah...

I miss working
with you, Michael.

I miss working
with you, Jane.

You stayed true
to yourself.

Yeah...

A lot of good
that's done me.

We should work.

The answer may be
the replication

of the coronal mass ejection
impact on the magnetosphere.

A shock stopped
the Earth's core.

It's conceivable an identical
shock could start it.

How?

We calculated
the necessary blast.

It requires
simultaneous detonation

of 40 neutron bombs
in the magnetosphere.

What about the fallout?

Significant.

Both from neutron activation

and from the fission primaries
in the missiles themselves.

Begin your simulations
immediately.

Sir, Dr. Whitlow
has accessed the SRAS system

using her old access key.

We've tracked her

to a remote forest location
in West Virginia.

Send in your best team.

Carver...

Shoot to kill.

Yes, sir.

Dad was right.

There's geothermal activity
under this lake.

What does
that mean, exactly?

My best guess,
gases are leaking up

from a fault line
and superheating the water.

That was a guess?

That was my first term paper
on lake formation.

Jane and dad
need to see this.

Wait.

You hear that?

Come on.

Let's go.

- Soldiers!
- Gotta move!

- How many?
- Four up on the main road.

Hold.

This feels
like an earthquake.

Jane...

Jane...

She's breathing.

Outside. Quickly.

Get in the car!

Hundreds have
been reported dead

from the Ironwood
Mountain eruption

which has destroyed
much of Monterey, Virginia.

In Japan, Italy, and Mexico,

there were dozens
of volcanic eruptions.

Death tolls are
in the tens of thousands.

Exactly what
Dr. Whitlow predicted:

pressure buildup
from the core.

Where is she?

Why isn't she here?

She is feared among
the dead in Monterey.

Madam President?

And what are we hearing from
the Chinese Academy of Sciences?

Nothing solid.

- And Russia?
- Same.

But our scientists
are working

on a possible solution
to restarting the core.

It involves fortifying
the atmosphere

with neutron detonations.

I want to see a report
as soon as possible.

Dr. Whitlow estimated
we would have between 2,

possibly 3 days,

to solve this,
and I believe her.

Everyone's dismissed.

- Thank you, madam.
- Thank you, madam.

Brian.

What-what was Dr. Whitlow
doing in southwest Virginia?

Visiting a family cabin.
She needed a break.

The world's falling apart,
and she takes a break?

Frankly, ma'am,
she was falling apart.

She blamed herself
for this crisis.

You don't seem too upset.

Excuse me?

You and Dr. Whitlow have been
working together for some time.

She might be dead.

And it doesn't bother you.

I would never let
my personal grief

interfere with my duty
to this country.

Indeed.

Don't let me keep you.

Do you believe him?

I wish I could,
Madam President.

I know.

Here we are in the
middle of a global crisis

and we have a secretary of
defense who cannot be trusted.

It could be the pressure cap.

If it's leaking,
that would explain

the cooling system
malfunction light.

Aren't you a
little car mechanic.

Get me a water
bottle out of the trunk.

Oh, and duct tape
from the tool bag.

- Don't move.
- Ow!

A volcanic
ash plume continues to grow

above Ironwood Mountain

after a devastating
volcanic eruption.

Communities within a
100-mile radius are advised

to evacuate immediately.

Repeat, communities
within a 100-mile radius

of Ironwood are advised...

Those soldiers...
I think they were black ops.

They must have tracked us when
we used my old access card.

No more SRAS.
How's the engine?

We'll get a few more miles.
Don't push it, though.

Let's go.

Bev? Hon?

What are you doing
out here? It's too hot.

I couldn't take
being inside anymore.

It felt like the walls
were closing in on me.

Your mother
loved this view.

She used to come here
when she needed to think.

I do, too.

Dad, Karen is out there.

I know.

And she's coming home.

Any moment now, her,
Michael, and Tim will drive up.

Preferably with some new
high-tech cooling contraption.

Everyone will be
safe under one roof.

Do you really
think so, Dad?

I do.

And you and Jack,
you two will work it out.

He had to make
a tough decision.

Come on back inside.
I could use your help.

Let's just-let's just stay
out a little longer, OK?

OK.

One, two, three, go!

Thanks.

Guys, I want you to drink
this water, all right?

OK. Thank you.

...go home soon.
- Yeah.

- Thank you.
- OK.

How's Edna?

She's going to be OK.
Jack's taking good care of her.

I have been
worried sick about you!

Where have you been?

Dad was kidnapped

by the defense secretary.

What?
- We broke him out of the Pentagon.

You broke him out?

Listen, you can't stay.
They're looking for you!

Soldiers were already here.

I'm not staying. I'm just
picking up some supplies.

We just needed to
know you were OK.

OK.

I think we should
all hear this!

A giant fissure, 10 miles long

and hundreds of
miles deep has opened

outside of Springfield,
Massachusetts.

This is the latest in a recent
global epidemic of heat waves,

earthquakes,
and volcanic eruptions.

Although there's been no
official government statement,

the scientific community has
linked this growing disaster

to the CME strike
of 3 days ago.

There is a
growing speculation

that the strike
stalled the Earth's core,

and these disasters will
worsen over the coming days.

World panic...

According to
my predictions.

It's not a matter of days.

We have less than 24 hours.

Till what?

Till the heat and the pressure
buildup tear apart the planet.

Here comes another one.

Looting
and violence is rampant

in all urban centers.

With compromised communications
and nationwide blackouts,

there is no clear death toll,
but observers speculate

it may be in the
hundreds of thousands.

The fissure in
Springfield could work.

Is it deep enough?

Could be. If I build
the right delivery system.

I'm trying to
wrap my head around this.

You're going
to send a frequency pulse

to the center of the
Earth using your HFD?

That's right.

A frequency pulse
that matches

the resonance
of the Earth's core.

You lost me.

It's the same way an opera singer can
shatters a wine glass with a high note.

When the pulse
hits its surface,

the same kind
of thing will happen.

The vibration will
jump-start the core.

- Does your prototype work?
- Basically.

- Basically?
- It needs a few adjustments.

We'll need a way
to get it to Springfield.

I know a place we can
get a flatbed truck.

As a reminder,
you're all fugitives.

Can I get a pen,
paper and envelope?

You have a White House
clearance, right?

- Yeah.
- OK.

You'll deliver this
to the president.

- Are you kidding me?
- No.

She needs to know we have
a plan to start the core.

Jack, you need to do this.

I'll do what I can, but how am
I going to get there in time?

It's an 8 hour drive.

I can pull a few strings.
A friend owns a Cessna.

What about the black ops?
They're still after us.

I've got an idea.

SRAS is back online.
We're locked.

Let's go!

There's only a 13% chance
that this will work, Brian,

and the nuclear
fallout will wipe out

half the population
of the United States.

I think, under
the circumstances,

this is
an acceptable risk

Killing 150 million
people is not acceptable

under any circumstances.

We need more options.

There are
no more options, Alice.

Look, we can't
save everybody.

Sometimes, people have
to die for the greater good.

This is one of those times.

No. No. I do not believe that.
I will not give up.

And wait for time to run out
and then everybody dies?

You're gambling
with the planet.

Dr. Whitlow said we
had 2 to 3 days

before things
became irreversible.

If she's wrong,

then we'll have stood by
and done nothing!

You have to make
a decision right now.

I just did!

We're not doing it.

Dad! Where are you going?

I'm leaving and you're
not coming with me.

What do you mean
I'm not coming?

I want you to stay
here with your mother.

- She needs you.
- She's safe here.

You need me.

It's too dangerous.

I- I could never live with myself
if something happened to you.

You'd still be locked up
if it wasn't for me.

The world's at stake
and you can't do it alone.

You can't
protect me forever.

Yes. I can.

I know you love me

and I know you'll
always be there for me...

but if you fail,

there will be no more
world to live in.

Please, Dad.

Get out of the car!

Hands up where
I can see them!

Step aside.

Step aside!

She's a decoy.

Global reports

of volcanic eruptions and
heat waves continue to grow

along with civil unrest
in all urban centers.

We will keep...

We lost the signal.

I think I prefer
not hearing it.

How much further
to the truck depot?

Another 5 minutes.

This is real bad.

And it's only
gonna get worse.

Michael?

I see it.

Now!

It's a trap!

Get out of the car!
Come on! Give me that!

Open that door!
Go around the other side.

Open that door!
She's got a gun!

- Back off!
Let's get out of here!

Get in the car!

The temperature
is rising 50% faster

than we previously estimated.

But it might not be
the heat that kills us.

The pressure
from the core.

It keeps building.

Since this morning, there have
been 345 new volcanic eruptions.

Fissures are now being
reported on every continent.

The Earth
is breaking apart.

How long do we have?

Well, the reports
are conflicting.

I mean, it's
impossible to say.

Well, unless
there's a miracle,

we'll have to
implement Brian's plan.

I'll make that call
within the hour.

Miracles do happen.

Yes, they do.

But I'd rather the fate
of the world didn't hang

in that possibility.

Let's use the crane to
get that satellite dish off.

How much time do you
think the decoys bought us?

Not much.
Let's get busy.

Wow. You actually
do work here.

Yeah, I enjoy the privacy.

It works. It just
needs a little love.

You can access the high-frequency
generator from here.

OK.

You think he could have found
an easier place to mount this.

Michael!

What the hell was that?

It's a buildup
of steam pressure.

The aquifers beneath
our feet are heating up.

If it's happening here,
it's happening everywhere.

All right, let's
get back to work.

We got a lot to do.

This is the secretary
of defense,

ID 5443275.

Launch Operation Phoenix.

Sir, this wing
is off-limits.

Listen to me,
it is important

that this letter
is given to the president.

The survival of the
planet depends on it.

Sorry, you must go through
the proper channels.

- She has to read this!
- I understand that, but the fact rem...

Take me
to the president!

We need to
escort you from here.

OK. I'm sorry.
I'll contact her office.

- Halt!
- Madam President!

Hold it right there!

I have a letter
from Dr. Jane Whitlow!

She knows how
to restart the core!

I wanna hear
what he has to say.

Dr. Whitlow is dead.
What are you talking about?

She's alive,
Madam President.

Please, read the letter.

Let him go.

And get me the secretary
of defense immediately.

Thank you.

OK. EHF pulse
is calibrated.

How are those
polarity condensers?

I've got it
set at 75%,

but that's when
the system overloads.

You're holding it too long
for copper polarity condensers.

Patch it directly
into the wave harmonizer.

That's a great idea.

All right, I think
that any other adjustments,

we can make
it at the fissure.

Yeah.

It's another one.
It's another one.

- Everyone out of the house!
- Come on, guys. Go! Go!

- Come on!
- Let's get out of here!

Are we still on track,
Dr. Winters?

It's risky.

The latest simulation calculated
a less than 6% success rate.

Will the president be
joining us for the launch?

Sorry, doctor,
but we're on our own.

Seal the bunker, please.

Mr. Secretary, we may
have a possible lead.

So, what do you think?

That's pretty damn deep.

Don't get too close.

It seems pretty solid.

Until the next tremor.

Hey! Do you
have to do that?

Considering we're gonna park a
flatbed truck next to it, yes.

OK, come on,
we only have a couple of hours.

Jeffrey?

Over here!

Dad! Oh, Jeffrey!

How bad?

Feels like
my ribs are broken.

Let's get this off him.

OK. Careful, Dad.

OK.

All right. All right.

Hang in there, Jeffrey.

Hang in there, Jeffrey.
Hang in there.

Beverly, go get
the first aid kit.

OK.

Thanks, Governor.

You're welcome.

The bunker's in lockdown.
There's no way in.

He's gone rogue.

He'll try the neutron
strike on our magnetosphere.

He can't. He doesn't have
control of Missile Command.

Contact General Stinson now.

General, key in
authentication code:

Alpha-4-3...

3-5-3-5-8.

Thank you, General.

You've done your country
a great service today.

Done.

In 10 minutes, we launch
a wave of neutron missiles.

Mr. Secretary, has the
president authorized this?

Let me make my position
perfectly clear to you,

Dr. Winters.

I'm the secretary
of defense.

I have a sworn duty
to protect and defend

the United States
of America.

We're on the brink
of global annihilation

with a president who can't
make the right decisions.

She gave me no choice.

All right, take it up!

OK, almost there!

We're fully extended!

You know we'll only
get one shot at this.

Two minutes
to impulse release.

Sir, all launch
sites are now online.

Awaiting your order.

Proceed with the launch.

They found us!

45 seconds!

- Hold them off, Tim!
- I'm trying!

30 seconds!

- Everybody down!
- Down on the ground!

Get on the floor!
Right now! Let's go!

It's malfunctioning!

The pulse hasn't released!

Ah!

Ah!

- Michael!
- Dad!

I'm OK.

Listen, we need to connect

the power relay
to release the pulse.

Get it right or you'll
fry the whole machine.

Remember, the connections
are color coded.

Make sure it's
still powering up.

- OK.
- Ah'.!

Karen! Watch out!

It's starting
to overload! Hurry!

Let's power it up!
Do it now!

What is the status?

Three seconds to pulse!

We're back online!

Get off! Get off of me!

Get off! I'm doing the right thing here!

Status! Status!

Thirty seconds to launch.

We're patched straight
into missile command.

Type in this abort code.

05452387.

Damn it, Alice!
Let it launch!

Launch has been aborted.

You just signed
the death warrant

for the entire
human race.

Get him out of here.

I just-I just pray to God
it was the right decision.

You did. You did.

Madam President,

reports are coming in
from China, Russia, Germany.

The Earth's core... it
appears to be spinning again!

It's spinning.

She did it.

She did it!

Dr. Whitlow did it.

Oh. my God!

You hear that?

It's quiet.

And that's not all.

We saved the world today.

What a beautiful day.

Today marks the end

of a global catastrophe.

It is a day to be thankful,
because it has created a bond

that transcends borders,
religion, and race.

We are citizens of humanity
and today we have prevailed.

Can I get everyone's
attention, please?

I would like to officially
announce our engagement.

Dr. Ranger, I love
your daughter. Very much.

And I promise
to be a good husband.

Do you, now?

Beverly, what do you
think about this engagement?

I think Karen and Tim know
exactly what they're doing.

I'm all for it.

Jack?

If he makes Karen happy,
that's all that matters.

Governor?

I like the boy.

You have anything
else to say?

I wanna be a police
officer, Dr. Ranger.

And a good one.

I just hope
you can see past that

and see me
for who I really am.

Karen.

You have grown up

to be beautiful and
remarkable young woman.

These past 3 days,

you have definitely proven

that you can
take care of yourself.

It will be my honor

to have you
as my son-in-law.

Thanks Dad.

I wanna propose a toast!

Thank you.

To Karen and Tim.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

It really is a beautiful
world we live in, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

I am so honored
to have met you, Michael,

and eternally grateful for
what you and Jane have done.

We're just
a couple scientists.

We had
nothing to lose.

Ha! You're too modest.

You overcame incredible odds

with unparalleled
ingenuity and determination.

Yes, I read the report.

And Michael, there's
a senior position open for you

to help run the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.

Your expertise
on climate change

would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Madam President.

It's the least
we could do. See you soon.

See you soon.

I thought you were gonna ask
for a new barn or a new truck.

I should've asked
for a new barn!

Or that flatbed truck.

I really liked
that flatbed truck.

Anything
else you forgot?

Hmm? I could've
asked for a boat.

We could go fishing.

- Do you like fishing?
- No.

How about a house?

You know, to get
you out of that trailer.

I like my trailer.

- Really?
- Really.

I have
everything I need...

right here.