1 00:00:25,125 --> 00:00:30,430 (wailing hum) 2 00:00:43,945 --> 00:00:46,714 (birdsong) 3 00:00:48,850 --> 00:00:55,422 (gentle music builds) 4 00:01:19,981 --> 00:01:22,482 (generator sputters then starts) 5 00:01:37,899 --> 00:01:40,602 (words sizzle) 6 00:01:44,038 --> 00:01:45,339 (lights clunk on) 7 00:01:58,151 --> 00:02:00,521 (monitors beeping) 8 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:04,124 (sighs) 9 00:02:09,797 --> 00:02:11,465 - What is going on here? 10 00:02:20,875 --> 00:02:22,242 This can't be right. 11 00:02:34,856 --> 00:02:36,624 (pen scratching) 12 00:02:46,299 --> 00:02:47,769 (watch beeps) 13 00:02:57,377 --> 00:02:59,814 (dramatic music builds) 14 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:02,650 (music stops abruptly) 15 00:03:04,217 --> 00:03:06,453 (gentle birdsong) 16 00:03:11,025 --> 00:03:12,026 - Safety. 17 00:03:12,060 --> 00:03:13,561 (safety clicks off) 18 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:21,903 (loud rumbling in distance) 19 00:03:23,571 --> 00:03:24,806 (annoyed sigh) 20 00:03:28,009 --> 00:03:29,711 (Michelle): Goddammit, Daniel. 21 00:03:31,913 --> 00:03:33,380 Come on. 22 00:03:45,392 --> 00:03:46,828 (can thuds in wheelbarrow) 23 00:03:51,099 --> 00:03:52,166 - Boo! 24 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:53,233 (items clatter) 25 00:03:53,266 --> 00:03:54,334 - Morning, Dad. 26 00:03:54,367 --> 00:03:55,703 (Daniel): Very funny, sweetheart. 27 00:04:02,944 --> 00:04:04,478 You're back early. 28 00:04:04,512 --> 00:04:06,313 (Michelle): Telescope scared the birds. 29 00:04:06,981 --> 00:04:08,348 - Sorry. 30 00:04:11,418 --> 00:04:14,488 Hey, Michelle, can you take a look at this? 31 00:04:14,522 --> 00:04:17,692 Because this star was marked as a naked star, 32 00:04:17,725 --> 00:04:19,127 but I think there might be exoplanets. 33 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,528 - Daniel, you know I'm done with this. 34 00:04:20,561 --> 00:04:21,863 - No, I know that you're retired, 35 00:04:21,896 --> 00:04:22,730 but this is really important. 36 00:04:22,764 --> 00:04:24,699 - Not more important than our kids. 37 00:04:25,398 --> 00:04:26,601 - I think we need to rethink 38 00:04:26,634 --> 00:04:29,369 this whole holistic homeschooling curriculum. 39 00:04:29,402 --> 00:04:30,772 I can't do this without you. 40 00:04:30,805 --> 00:04:32,940 - Traditional school isn't an option. 41 00:04:33,975 --> 00:04:35,042 - I think it is an option, 42 00:04:35,076 --> 00:04:36,878 because that's what a school is for. Kids go to that. 43 00:04:36,911 --> 00:04:39,446 - No, if our kids grow up learning the same way we did, 44 00:04:39,479 --> 00:04:41,582 then there is no hope for future generations. 45 00:04:41,616 --> 00:04:43,316 - Was our generation that bad? 46 00:04:44,752 --> 00:04:45,418 - Ugh. 47 00:04:45,452 --> 00:04:46,254 - Michelle, please! 48 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:47,287 - All I know... 49 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:48,523 - You're better at this than I am. 50 00:04:48,556 --> 00:04:49,724 - ...is it wasn't good for our family 51 00:04:49,757 --> 00:04:51,424 when you and I were down in that bunker, 52 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:53,060 our, our minds light years away. 53 00:04:53,094 --> 00:04:54,494 - I, I know but-- 54 00:04:54,529 --> 00:04:57,565 - You promised the kids that you wouldn't work on weekends. 55 00:04:58,733 --> 00:05:01,301 We could spend more time with them. 56 00:05:05,907 --> 00:05:07,041 (sighs heavily) 57 00:05:09,143 --> 00:05:10,711 (Daniel): Come on, kids, let's go! 58 00:05:17,051 --> 00:05:19,386 Do you, uh, do you want us to get you an ice cream? 59 00:05:19,419 --> 00:05:20,788 (Michelle): I'm good, thanks. 60 00:05:20,822 --> 00:05:22,355 - Okay. 61 00:05:30,463 --> 00:05:33,534 Is it okay if you guys do the arcade without me? 62 00:05:34,669 --> 00:05:36,537 I just gotta run a quick errand. 63 00:05:38,606 --> 00:05:40,241 I'll give you 20 dollars each. 64 00:05:40,274 --> 00:05:41,542 (Maddy): Really? 65 00:05:43,177 --> 00:05:46,113 - Okay, just don't tell your mother. 66 00:05:46,147 --> 00:05:47,982 - What's the errand? 67 00:05:51,085 --> 00:05:53,521 (whimsical music playing) 68 00:06:04,265 --> 00:06:06,000 (bell on door jingles) 69 00:06:09,704 --> 00:06:11,973 (sleepy country music playing on radio) 70 00:06:12,673 --> 00:06:13,941 (sighs) 71 00:06:20,882 --> 00:06:22,817 - I like the disguise, the fishing gear. 72 00:06:22,850 --> 00:06:24,085 You fit right in. 73 00:06:24,118 --> 00:06:28,089 - It's not a disguise, Daniel. I'm going fishing after this. 74 00:06:28,122 --> 00:06:30,490 - Oh. Salmon? Bass? 75 00:06:30,524 --> 00:06:33,594 - So, uh, I appreciate you seeing me on the weekend. 76 00:06:33,628 --> 00:06:34,996 I know you've got kids. 77 00:06:36,297 --> 00:06:38,398 - Actually, it's really great timing that we're meeting today 78 00:06:38,431 --> 00:06:39,934 because um... 79 00:06:41,502 --> 00:06:42,770 - What was that? - What? 80 00:06:42,803 --> 00:06:44,138 - You looking over your shoulder 81 00:06:44,171 --> 00:06:46,274 like you're checking for something. 82 00:06:46,307 --> 00:06:47,375 - Well, I'm trying to be safe. 83 00:06:47,407 --> 00:06:48,876 I don't want anyone to hear this. 84 00:06:48,910 --> 00:06:51,312 - You think anyone actually wants to listen to this? 85 00:06:51,345 --> 00:06:53,547 - Well, I know this intel is classified. 86 00:06:53,581 --> 00:06:55,683 (chuckling) - Who told you that? 87 00:06:57,184 --> 00:06:58,352 - Well, I just assumed, 88 00:06:58,386 --> 00:07:00,388 being off grid in the bunker, camouflaged. 89 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,957 - Uh, Cold War ended a long time ago. 90 00:07:02,990 --> 00:07:04,225 Trust me, no one cares. 91 00:07:04,258 --> 00:07:06,727 - Well, I think if you just take a look at what I have here, 92 00:07:06,761 --> 00:07:07,995 you'll see that there's some anomalies. 93 00:07:08,029 --> 00:07:10,865 - I asked for this meeting, so let me go first. 94 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:13,601 I'm retiring, Daniel. 95 00:07:13,634 --> 00:07:16,804 And I get the distinct feeling that no one else at NORAD 96 00:07:16,837 --> 00:07:19,640 wants or cares for your very detailed reports. 97 00:07:19,674 --> 00:07:22,243 Hell, I barely look at them and I get paid to. 98 00:07:22,276 --> 00:07:23,177 - But-- 99 00:07:23,210 --> 00:07:25,478 - But... I like you. 100 00:07:25,513 --> 00:07:28,015 And I like Michelle, and I know you're patriots. 101 00:07:28,049 --> 00:07:31,719 Also, I owe Michelle's father, Ming, a debt of gratitude. 102 00:07:32,485 --> 00:07:34,155 A big one, actually. 103 00:07:34,188 --> 00:07:36,123 So, on my way out of the agency, 104 00:07:36,157 --> 00:07:38,359 I'm going to renew a 20-year contract for you. 105 00:07:38,392 --> 00:07:41,796 You can email your reports to our server, so if anyone ever-- 106 00:07:41,829 --> 00:07:45,066 - Teddy, I am serious. I found something. 107 00:07:45,099 --> 00:07:47,802 - No, you didn't, Daniel. 108 00:07:47,835 --> 00:07:50,805 Not this time, not the other times. 109 00:07:50,838 --> 00:07:53,808 It's an error, or an omission. 110 00:07:53,841 --> 00:07:57,778 Or maybe a subconscious game you play on yourself 111 00:07:57,812 --> 00:07:59,847 to keep yourself interested. 112 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,350 But we both know that there's no discernible evidence 113 00:08:02,383 --> 00:08:03,551 of life in space. 114 00:08:03,584 --> 00:08:05,720 Even if there was something else out there, 115 00:08:05,753 --> 00:08:08,155 you're never gonna find it with a 50-year-old telescope. 116 00:08:08,189 --> 00:08:09,690 - If you'd just take a look. 117 00:08:09,724 --> 00:08:10,925 - With this contract... - Teddy-- 118 00:08:10,958 --> 00:08:12,560 - ...you can take care of your family. 119 00:08:12,593 --> 00:08:16,263 You can live a good life, write a book, whatever. 120 00:08:16,297 --> 00:08:17,331 - Please-- 121 00:08:17,365 --> 00:08:19,066 - I am trying to help you, Daniel. 122 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:24,705 But if you open that file, I'm going to change my mind. 123 00:08:29,176 --> 00:08:31,112 Now... 124 00:08:31,145 --> 00:08:33,214 I'd like to go fishing. 125 00:08:34,482 --> 00:08:35,883 (clears throat) 126 00:08:39,987 --> 00:08:41,989 I've enjoyed getting to know you over the years. 127 00:08:42,023 --> 00:08:44,525 You're a smart man. 128 00:08:44,558 --> 00:08:46,694 Now you have the freedom to do anything you want. 129 00:08:46,727 --> 00:08:49,597 I hope you do something with it. 130 00:08:54,735 --> 00:08:56,804 (bell on door jingles) 131 00:08:56,837 --> 00:08:58,706 - Just get the bill, please. 132 00:09:08,449 --> 00:09:11,018 (gasoline pouring) 133 00:09:12,486 --> 00:09:14,288 - Come on, kids! Let's go! 134 00:09:16,424 --> 00:09:18,793 (solemn music playing) 135 00:09:26,467 --> 00:09:28,269 (engine starts) 136 00:09:40,047 --> 00:09:41,715 (phone ringing) 137 00:09:47,321 --> 00:09:48,756 (Ming): Hello? 138 00:09:48,789 --> 00:09:51,358 (Daniel): Hi, Ming. 139 00:09:51,392 --> 00:09:53,861 (Ming): Daniel... is that you? 140 00:09:56,897 --> 00:09:59,467 - Can I trouble you for some help with my work? 141 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:03,370 - Don't you have colleagues you can call about this stuff? 142 00:10:03,404 --> 00:10:08,342 - Nope. I only have you, Ming, unfortunately for us both. 143 00:10:10,444 --> 00:10:12,913 - Okay. What's on your mind? 144 00:10:12,947 --> 00:10:15,116 - I think I found something. 145 00:10:15,550 --> 00:10:16,784 - What's that? 146 00:10:17,651 --> 00:10:20,621 - I don't know. I need a second opinion. 147 00:10:20,654 --> 00:10:23,057 - You share a roof with an astrophysicist. 148 00:10:23,090 --> 00:10:24,526 What does she say? 149 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:26,660 - Well, she won't even look. 150 00:10:29,029 --> 00:10:30,264 (sighs) 151 00:10:32,534 --> 00:10:34,135 - I miss her, Daniel. 152 00:10:36,437 --> 00:10:38,405 Will she ever speak to me again? 153 00:10:42,409 --> 00:10:44,011 Daniel? 154 00:10:48,082 --> 00:10:49,049 (Ming): Daniel? 155 00:10:49,584 --> 00:10:51,085 (Daniel): I gotta go. 156 00:10:51,118 --> 00:10:52,186 (Ming): Please. 157 00:10:52,219 --> 00:10:53,454 - Sorry. (Ming): Daniel-- 158 00:10:53,487 --> 00:10:54,889 (call beeps off) 159 00:10:58,792 --> 00:11:00,227 - Who was that? 160 00:11:01,596 --> 00:11:03,097 - It was your father. 161 00:11:05,232 --> 00:11:07,536 - You know, you are a real piece of work. 162 00:11:07,569 --> 00:11:09,270 - Most wives-- - I'm not your wife. 163 00:11:09,303 --> 00:11:10,938 - Well, darling, most partners-- 164 00:11:10,971 --> 00:11:12,406 - I'm not your darling, either. 165 00:11:12,439 --> 00:11:14,909 - What I'm trying to say is that I think you should look at it 166 00:11:14,942 --> 00:11:18,112 as a good thing that I keep in touch with your father. 167 00:11:18,145 --> 00:11:20,080 - I haven't spoken to my father in years, 168 00:11:20,114 --> 00:11:22,283 and I'm supposed to be happy that you guys call each other 169 00:11:22,316 --> 00:11:23,518 for pillow talk? 170 00:11:23,552 --> 00:11:25,486 - I can't help it, he's a true genius, 171 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:26,820 one of only two that I know. 172 00:11:26,854 --> 00:11:28,489 And since, y'know, you don't want to talk to me 173 00:11:28,523 --> 00:11:32,693 about work anymore, I'm grateful he answers my phone calls. 174 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:37,331 - He answers because you are giving him hope. 175 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:40,901 False hope... that he's gonna be a part of this family. 176 00:11:42,870 --> 00:11:44,238 - You're right. 177 00:11:46,173 --> 00:11:47,441 Sorry. 178 00:11:50,778 --> 00:11:52,479 - Thank you. 179 00:11:55,716 --> 00:11:57,084 - Come here. 180 00:12:00,254 --> 00:12:01,956 Have a night cap with me. 181 00:12:04,491 --> 00:12:05,793 Just one. 182 00:12:08,663 --> 00:12:10,097 - Okay. 183 00:12:12,499 --> 00:12:15,002 (crickets) 184 00:12:19,574 --> 00:12:23,477 (tender music) 185 00:12:26,146 --> 00:12:28,882 - You think the kids know we're on a break? 186 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:32,152 - Please... can we just call it a fight? 187 00:12:35,690 --> 00:12:36,757 Pretty smart, though. 188 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:38,526 They probably know something's going on. 189 00:12:38,560 --> 00:12:40,027 - Yeah, they are. 190 00:12:41,696 --> 00:12:45,600 Smart, loving, and tough. 191 00:12:45,634 --> 00:12:47,067 - Mm-hmm. - Hmm. 192 00:12:52,339 --> 00:12:53,508 - Thank you. 193 00:12:55,175 --> 00:12:57,878 For being the star that keeps our family in orbit. 194 00:12:59,179 --> 00:13:00,314 (scoffs) 195 00:13:03,851 --> 00:13:05,386 (chuckles softly) 196 00:13:05,819 --> 00:13:07,154 - What? 197 00:13:07,187 --> 00:13:10,257 - Nothing. That was very sweet. 198 00:13:10,291 --> 00:13:11,392 - What is it? 199 00:13:11,425 --> 00:13:15,462 - It's just, you don't think of anything else, do you? 200 00:13:18,032 --> 00:13:19,567 - I've always been this way. 201 00:13:21,035 --> 00:13:23,304 You used to call it a passion, now you call it an obsession. 202 00:13:23,337 --> 00:13:24,938 But whatever you call it, 203 00:13:24,972 --> 00:13:28,008 I've had it the same way since we met. 204 00:13:36,116 --> 00:13:38,018 I see you every day and I miss you so much. 205 00:13:38,052 --> 00:13:40,087 How is that possible? 206 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,856 - I know what you mean, I miss you, too. 207 00:13:43,692 --> 00:13:45,292 We miss you. 208 00:13:47,729 --> 00:13:50,831 - I'm gonna be a better father. I promise. 209 00:13:54,134 --> 00:13:56,236 I want you to admit something, though. 210 00:13:56,805 --> 00:13:58,005 - What? 211 00:13:58,038 --> 00:14:00,040 - We had a lot of amazing times in that bunker. 212 00:14:00,074 --> 00:14:02,976 - Oh yeah, that's easy. Of course we did. 213 00:14:03,010 --> 00:14:05,846 - Late nights, early mornings. 214 00:14:06,980 --> 00:14:08,516 Do you remember when you found the black hole 215 00:14:08,550 --> 00:14:10,618 in the 63 Messier galaxy? 216 00:14:10,652 --> 00:14:12,953 - Yeah, we just smoked a joint. 217 00:14:12,986 --> 00:14:16,558 - And now on the list of largest black holes is 11-01C, 218 00:14:16,591 --> 00:14:19,460 Holmgrun 15A, and Pac Man. 219 00:14:19,493 --> 00:14:20,628 - Pac Man. (giggles) 220 00:14:23,097 --> 00:14:24,833 - We spent more nights on that crappy couch 221 00:14:24,865 --> 00:14:26,433 than we did our own bed. 222 00:14:30,871 --> 00:14:32,607 - I know you're up to something. 223 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,843 - What? I didn't say anything. 224 00:14:34,875 --> 00:14:36,811 (chuckles softly) 225 00:14:36,845 --> 00:14:41,683 - All right, I'll bite. What's in the papers? 226 00:14:41,716 --> 00:14:44,151 - Oh, the papers? Oh, nah, you wouldn't be interested in that. 227 00:14:44,184 --> 00:14:45,553 - Oh, my God, forget I asked! 228 00:14:45,587 --> 00:14:47,321 - Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait. 229 00:14:52,993 --> 00:14:54,161 You, you see that... 230 00:14:54,194 --> 00:14:55,362 see the gravitational force here? 231 00:14:55,396 --> 00:14:56,330 - Yeah, I see. Wait. 232 00:14:56,363 --> 00:14:58,132 - I think there may be an Exoplanet there. 233 00:15:05,239 --> 00:15:06,508 Oh, my God. 234 00:15:07,908 --> 00:15:09,276 Daniel, th- 235 00:15:09,309 --> 00:15:10,645 - Yeah? 236 00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:14,081 - When's the next time the telescope is gonna have 237 00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:17,117 a clear viewing plane? Six months? 238 00:15:18,118 --> 00:15:19,754 - Seven minutes and 35 seconds. 239 00:15:19,788 --> 00:15:21,288 - Daniel! Oh, my God! 240 00:15:21,321 --> 00:15:25,025 (energetic rock music playing) 241 00:15:42,911 --> 00:15:44,178 (Daniel): 52 seconds. 242 00:15:50,050 --> 00:15:51,586 Wait, wait, wait. Not yet. 243 00:15:52,352 --> 00:15:54,054 (music stops) 244 00:15:54,087 --> 00:15:55,657 (music resumes) 245 00:16:03,731 --> 00:16:05,633 (monitor beeping) 246 00:16:10,003 --> 00:16:11,506 (Michelle): Holy sh-- 247 00:16:15,108 --> 00:16:17,545 (gentle birdsong) 248 00:16:20,882 --> 00:16:23,250 (calm music playing) 249 00:16:43,671 --> 00:16:45,005 - Mom? 250 00:16:47,642 --> 00:16:49,409 (Maddy): Frankie, wake up. 251 00:16:56,049 --> 00:16:58,720 (music builds) 252 00:17:36,824 --> 00:17:38,125 - Hey! 253 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:40,595 You said we would go hunting. 254 00:17:41,696 --> 00:17:43,063 (sleepy exhale) 255 00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:44,532 - Morning, kids. 256 00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:50,538 - You found something, didn't you? 257 00:17:53,575 --> 00:17:54,776 - We sure did. 258 00:17:56,811 --> 00:17:58,846 (whimsical music) 259 00:18:12,459 --> 00:18:13,695 What a night. 260 00:18:15,730 --> 00:18:16,931 - Are they gonna come kill us? 261 00:18:16,965 --> 00:18:19,099 (Michelle): No, no, everything is fine. 262 00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:20,602 (Daniel): They don't even know we're here. 263 00:18:20,635 --> 00:18:22,870 And if they did, they wouldn't care, probably. 264 00:18:23,638 --> 00:18:25,039 - I'm getting my gun. 265 00:18:25,073 --> 00:18:27,274 - No, no, no, no, no, Maddy, Maddy. 266 00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:29,577 They've been there since probably before humans 267 00:18:29,611 --> 00:18:30,377 have existed. 268 00:18:30,410 --> 00:18:31,445 This doesn't change anything. 269 00:18:31,478 --> 00:18:34,448 It's just, now we know they're there. 270 00:18:34,481 --> 00:18:35,750 (Francois): How? 271 00:18:35,783 --> 00:18:38,519 You said you can't see them. How do you know they're there? 272 00:18:40,354 --> 00:18:45,359 - Okay, let's pretend that Earth is here in the dining room. 273 00:18:45,392 --> 00:18:49,664 Okay? And that the kitchen is a solar system 274 00:18:49,697 --> 00:18:51,933 7.3 light years away. 275 00:18:51,966 --> 00:18:55,670 And this light is like the star in that solar system. 276 00:18:55,703 --> 00:18:56,671 Are you with me? 277 00:18:56,704 --> 00:18:58,305 - Yeah. 278 00:18:58,338 --> 00:19:02,175 - So, right here we have Planet Y. 279 00:19:02,910 --> 00:19:04,779 And Planet Y we can't see, 280 00:19:04,812 --> 00:19:08,583 but we know that Planet Y is in the Goldilocks zone 281 00:19:08,616 --> 00:19:11,052 relative to it's solar system's star. 282 00:19:11,085 --> 00:19:14,154 So, Planet Y should have the right temperature, 283 00:19:14,187 --> 00:19:16,423 the right liquid water, atmosphere, gravity, 284 00:19:16,456 --> 00:19:18,593 all the things needed for life to prosper. 285 00:19:18,626 --> 00:19:19,794 - I get it. 286 00:19:19,827 --> 00:19:21,963 - Good. You can tell by its shadow, nothing's happening. 287 00:19:21,996 --> 00:19:23,196 It's just like any other planet. 288 00:19:23,230 --> 00:19:28,235 But we can tell by the effect of the light, 289 00:19:28,268 --> 00:19:30,972 that something is happening here. 290 00:19:31,005 --> 00:19:33,574 Something purposeful. 291 00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:38,211 Something conscious. 292 00:19:38,245 --> 00:19:40,313 Because based on the gravity in this solar system, 293 00:19:40,347 --> 00:19:43,417 that light should be much brighter. 294 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:50,323 So, something is dimming this light by about 75%. 295 00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,761 - And we know that any advanced civilization would try 296 00:19:53,795 --> 00:19:57,799 to capture the energy from its nearest star. 297 00:19:57,832 --> 00:19:59,299 - We call it a Dyson sphere. 298 00:19:59,332 --> 00:20:02,003 - Yeah, it's like a massive solar panel. 299 00:20:02,036 --> 00:20:03,504 - So, based on our data, 300 00:20:03,538 --> 00:20:06,774 we know that something is purposefully capturing 301 00:20:06,808 --> 00:20:08,475 that star's light energy. 302 00:20:08,509 --> 00:20:10,545 - You said they probably don't know we're here. 303 00:20:10,578 --> 00:20:14,716 Could we send a signal, say what's up, or something? 304 00:20:14,749 --> 00:20:16,684 - Yeah. Yeah, you could. 305 00:20:16,718 --> 00:20:18,418 You just need a clear viewing horizon 306 00:20:18,452 --> 00:20:19,520 and a transmitting radio telescope-- 307 00:20:19,554 --> 00:20:20,420 (Maddy): No! 308 00:20:20,454 --> 00:20:23,490 No signals! Mom, make them stop! 309 00:20:24,058 --> 00:20:25,225 - Oh, sweetie, sweetie. 310 00:20:25,258 --> 00:20:27,461 - I don't want there to be aliens. 311 00:20:28,328 --> 00:20:30,565 - So, what are you gonna call them? 312 00:20:31,966 --> 00:20:33,534 - What do you want to call them? 313 00:20:34,736 --> 00:20:37,605 - How about 959 Elite? 314 00:20:38,206 --> 00:20:39,807 - What's that? 315 00:20:39,841 --> 00:20:42,342 - It's our area code. All the rappers do it. 316 00:20:42,844 --> 00:20:43,911 - You listen to rap? 317 00:20:43,945 --> 00:20:45,613 ♪ Stay poppin', grindin' ♪ 318 00:20:45,646 --> 00:20:47,749 ♪ Tryin' to build a dream with a team 'round me ♪ 319 00:20:47,782 --> 00:20:50,952 ♪ Rockin' like I'm next to rest can't stop this ♪ 320 00:20:50,985 --> 00:20:54,055 ♪ Ignited by the most high line nonsense ♪ 321 00:20:54,088 --> 00:20:56,289 (scanner whirring) 322 00:20:56,323 --> 00:20:57,925 (phone ringing) 323 00:21:01,261 --> 00:21:03,330 (rap music fading) 324 00:21:09,003 --> 00:21:11,672 (Voicemail): You've reached Teddy. Do not leave a message. 325 00:21:12,974 --> 00:21:14,441 (call beeps off) 326 00:21:17,845 --> 00:21:21,149 - Okay, we have just under a week until 959 Elite orbits 327 00:21:21,182 --> 00:21:22,482 its star and then we lose visual, 328 00:21:22,517 --> 00:21:24,351 and I could really use your help. You up for it? 329 00:21:24,384 --> 00:21:25,385 - Of course I'll help. 330 00:21:25,418 --> 00:21:26,954 You're like the most famous explorer 331 00:21:26,988 --> 00:21:29,422 since Christopher Columbus. 332 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:31,458 - Columbus wasn't all he was cracked up to be. 333 00:21:31,491 --> 00:21:34,427 - Hey, what are you doing? 334 00:21:34,461 --> 00:21:36,164 Scanning your papers? 335 00:21:36,197 --> 00:21:37,364 (Daniel): Yeah. 336 00:21:37,397 --> 00:21:39,801 - Oh. What's your plan for-- 337 00:21:39,834 --> 00:21:41,135 - I'm just backing up. 338 00:21:41,169 --> 00:21:43,971 - Hmm. Can I talk to you outside for a sec? 339 00:21:44,005 --> 00:21:45,372 - Yeah, sure. 340 00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:48,643 Keep an eye on them. 341 00:21:50,845 --> 00:21:52,379 (Michelle): So, I want to start out by saying 342 00:21:52,412 --> 00:21:56,751 that I am so proud of you, Daniel. 343 00:21:57,652 --> 00:21:59,554 - I still can't believe it. 344 00:21:59,587 --> 00:22:02,023 And the fact that we got to do that together, it's... 345 00:22:03,524 --> 00:22:05,693 one of the greatest nights of my life. 346 00:22:08,029 --> 00:22:09,530 - Yeah, me too. 347 00:22:13,301 --> 00:22:14,869 We gotta talk about what we're gonna do next, 348 00:22:14,902 --> 00:22:17,972 cause it's gonna have serious consequences and-- 349 00:22:18,005 --> 00:22:19,674 - I know. I know, I know. 350 00:22:19,707 --> 00:22:20,908 I mean, I still can't believe it. 351 00:22:20,942 --> 00:22:24,979 I mean, all those years of scanning nothingness, 352 00:22:25,012 --> 00:22:25,980 with no hope. 353 00:22:26,013 --> 00:22:28,481 But now, this is the greatest single discovery 354 00:22:28,516 --> 00:22:29,482 in the history of physics. 355 00:22:29,517 --> 00:22:30,518 - Daniel, Daniel... 356 00:22:30,551 --> 00:22:31,552 - Of astronomy, of-- 357 00:22:31,586 --> 00:22:33,453 - ...we can't tell anybody. 358 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:40,127 - What? 359 00:22:40,161 --> 00:22:42,663 - There's gonna be panic. 360 00:22:42,697 --> 00:22:45,132 An overnight increase in defense spending. 361 00:22:45,166 --> 00:22:48,368 Institutional paranoia. People are gonna freak out. 362 00:22:48,401 --> 00:22:50,705 - For decades, this is all I've done. 363 00:22:50,738 --> 00:22:51,672 - I know. 364 00:22:51,706 --> 00:22:53,507 - Just searching and... for life in space. 365 00:22:53,541 --> 00:22:55,375 And this whole time you thought if we found something 366 00:22:55,408 --> 00:22:57,578 we were just gonna keep it to ourselves? I-- 367 00:22:57,612 --> 00:23:00,081 - Well, I mean, I thought we would find a single-celled 368 00:23:00,114 --> 00:23:01,414 amoeba. 369 00:23:02,083 --> 00:23:03,618 But Dyson spheres... 370 00:23:03,651 --> 00:23:04,552 - Yeah. 371 00:23:04,585 --> 00:23:06,254 - ...advanced civilization. 372 00:23:06,287 --> 00:23:08,522 We are not ready for this. 373 00:23:10,658 --> 00:23:13,961 Think about what we already have in our very near future, 374 00:23:13,995 --> 00:23:17,231 genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, 375 00:23:17,265 --> 00:23:20,334 ecological collapse. 376 00:23:20,368 --> 00:23:21,736 We can't even handle that. 377 00:23:24,171 --> 00:23:25,673 (sighs) 378 00:23:30,878 --> 00:23:33,648 - You have such little faith in humanity. 379 00:23:39,020 --> 00:23:40,855 - Not without reason. 380 00:23:50,564 --> 00:23:52,700 (crickets chirping) 381 00:24:14,555 --> 00:24:16,924 - Hey, what's the matter? 382 00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:19,060 - My mind's racing. 383 00:24:19,093 --> 00:24:20,695 - You gonna go for a drive? 384 00:24:20,728 --> 00:24:21,562 - Yeah. 385 00:24:21,595 --> 00:24:23,130 - All right, well just be safe, okay? 386 00:24:23,164 --> 00:24:24,665 - I will. 387 00:24:26,834 --> 00:24:29,637 (♪ Catch Yer Own Train ♪ by The Silver Seas) 388 00:24:38,512 --> 00:24:41,649 ♪ I wish I was strong ♪ 389 00:24:44,418 --> 00:24:47,722 ♪ But I've known from the start ♪ 390 00:24:47,755 --> 00:24:52,492 ♪ Instead of waiting to so long to reveal what's behind ♪ 391 00:24:54,895 --> 00:24:58,733 ♪ But there's no use in talking ♪ 392 00:24:58,766 --> 00:25:01,102 ♪ You made up your mind ♪ 393 00:25:03,971 --> 00:25:09,243 ♪ So baby, you and I are not the same ♪ 394 00:25:09,276 --> 00:25:14,882 ♪ You say you like the sun, I like the rain ♪ 395 00:25:14,915 --> 00:25:17,685 ♪ So before we go, do it all again ♪ 396 00:25:18,152 --> 00:25:19,820 (computer beeps) 397 00:25:20,821 --> 00:25:23,257 ♪ You better catch yer own train ♪ 398 00:25:28,162 --> 00:25:30,931 ♪ I wish I was light ♪ 399 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,404 ♪ I would shine through this tunnel ♪ 400 00:25:36,437 --> 00:25:38,539 ♪ To the light on the other side ♪ 401 00:25:38,572 --> 00:25:41,642 ♪ And I will break down this wall ♪ 402 00:25:44,011 --> 00:25:49,417 ♪ So we could finally see the truth of it all ♪ 403 00:25:49,450 --> 00:25:50,951 (keys clacking) 404 00:25:52,987 --> 00:25:58,292 ♪ But baby, you and I are not the same ♪ 405 00:25:58,325 --> 00:26:03,998 ♪ You say you like the sun, I like the rain ♪ 406 00:26:04,031 --> 00:26:09,637 ♪ So before we go do it all again ♪ 407 00:26:09,670 --> 00:26:12,406 ♪ You better catch yer own train ♪ 408 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,075 (electricity booms off) 409 00:26:15,376 --> 00:26:18,245 (unsettling music) 410 00:26:34,228 --> 00:26:37,631 (computer buzzing) 411 00:26:39,568 --> 00:26:43,270 (music intensifies) 412 00:26:44,839 --> 00:26:49,009 (dramatic percussive music) 413 00:26:54,248 --> 00:26:55,349 (pheasant clucks) 414 00:27:04,191 --> 00:27:05,626 (drone humming) 415 00:27:08,996 --> 00:27:10,231 - Ah, come on! 416 00:27:22,710 --> 00:27:24,278 Where do you think that came from? 417 00:27:25,112 --> 00:27:26,213 - I don't know. 418 00:27:29,016 --> 00:27:30,351 (music stops) 419 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,289 (data beeping) 420 00:27:39,059 --> 00:27:40,861 (loud bang above) 421 00:28:04,485 --> 00:28:06,053 - Hey bud, what are you doing? 422 00:28:07,021 --> 00:28:09,423 - Power's out. I'm trying to get Wi-Fi. 423 00:28:10,891 --> 00:28:12,893 - Why don't you just use your phone? 424 00:28:12,927 --> 00:28:14,828 - Mobile's down as well. 425 00:28:16,764 --> 00:28:18,098 - Is that my laptop? 426 00:28:18,567 --> 00:28:20,467 - Yep. 427 00:28:20,501 --> 00:28:22,469 - Do you know my password? 428 00:28:22,504 --> 00:28:24,872 - Reddwarf1979. 429 00:28:25,574 --> 00:28:27,474 - Huh. 430 00:28:27,509 --> 00:28:28,943 - What are you guys up to? 431 00:28:31,245 --> 00:28:33,781 - The cell network's down. He's trying to find internet. 432 00:28:34,982 --> 00:28:36,817 (hatch creaks closed) 433 00:28:38,752 --> 00:28:41,322 (unsettling music) 434 00:28:41,355 --> 00:28:42,923 (drone humming) 435 00:29:00,207 --> 00:29:01,809 (humming recedes) 436 00:29:14,623 --> 00:29:16,357 (leaves rustle) 437 00:29:18,993 --> 00:29:20,461 (Daniel): Nice shot. 438 00:29:21,563 --> 00:29:25,032 (unsettling music continues) 439 00:29:37,411 --> 00:29:38,779 (signal beeps) 440 00:29:41,716 --> 00:29:45,853 (ominous music) 441 00:29:54,328 --> 00:29:56,363 (Michelle): Kids, get to the house, now, go. 442 00:29:56,397 --> 00:29:57,565 (Daniel): Go, go, go. 443 00:29:58,932 --> 00:30:01,035 (music intensifies) 444 00:30:02,836 --> 00:30:05,005 (drone buzz approaches) 445 00:30:07,174 --> 00:30:09,476 Go, go, go, go. Get inside. 446 00:30:10,244 --> 00:30:11,912 (panting) 447 00:30:18,452 --> 00:30:19,453 (drone bangs on window) 448 00:30:20,387 --> 00:30:21,322 - Kids, grab some clothes. We're leaving. 449 00:30:21,355 --> 00:30:22,456 - Look after the kids. 450 00:30:23,123 --> 00:30:24,258 - Oh, my-- 451 00:30:25,727 --> 00:30:26,927 (sighs) 452 00:30:30,699 --> 00:30:33,233 (humming continues) 453 00:30:35,804 --> 00:30:36,937 (loud humming) 454 00:30:53,253 --> 00:30:54,388 - Dad... 455 00:30:54,823 --> 00:30:56,924 don't go. 456 00:30:57,826 --> 00:31:00,562 - It's going to be okay. Take those papers. 457 00:31:06,066 --> 00:31:10,003 (tense chase music) 458 00:31:27,689 --> 00:31:30,658 (humming intensifies) 459 00:31:33,795 --> 00:31:35,396 (papers shuffling) 460 00:31:46,907 --> 00:31:48,475 - Frankie, the gun! 461 00:31:53,815 --> 00:31:56,651 (engine sputters then starts) 462 00:32:03,792 --> 00:32:04,992 - Mom, what's happening? 463 00:32:05,025 --> 00:32:06,360 - I don't know. 464 00:32:07,729 --> 00:32:09,631 (engine revs) 465 00:32:14,702 --> 00:32:16,336 (humming continues) 466 00:32:18,740 --> 00:32:19,940 (gunshot cracks) 467 00:32:19,973 --> 00:32:21,810 - Ooh! Oh, my gosh! Mom, I got it! 468 00:32:21,843 --> 00:32:23,477 - Maddy, careful! 469 00:32:30,885 --> 00:32:33,187 (engine roars) 470 00:32:57,244 --> 00:32:58,345 - Daniel! 471 00:32:59,714 --> 00:33:01,348 (object buzzes past) 472 00:33:13,795 --> 00:33:15,229 (gunshot cracks) 473 00:33:17,565 --> 00:33:19,567 Daniel, let's go, let's go, let's go! 474 00:33:21,268 --> 00:33:22,537 Get in! 475 00:33:24,371 --> 00:33:25,673 - Everyone okay? 476 00:33:25,707 --> 00:33:27,207 (engine revs) 477 00:33:31,579 --> 00:33:32,614 (gunshot cracks) 478 00:33:35,683 --> 00:33:37,519 (intense humming continues) 479 00:33:48,428 --> 00:33:49,531 Holy shit! 480 00:33:50,765 --> 00:33:53,066 (panting) 481 00:34:07,882 --> 00:34:10,284 (distant buzzing) 482 00:34:38,580 --> 00:34:40,113 - Maddy, get out. 483 00:34:42,016 --> 00:34:43,083 You two okay? 484 00:34:43,116 --> 00:34:44,519 - Yeah. (exhale of relief) 485 00:34:44,552 --> 00:34:45,720 What was that? 486 00:34:45,753 --> 00:34:48,856 - I don't know. We're okay though, right? Okay, let's go. 487 00:34:54,596 --> 00:34:55,530 Here. 488 00:35:00,602 --> 00:35:02,604 - I emailed the printouts to Teddy. 489 00:35:05,472 --> 00:35:06,774 - What?! 490 00:35:10,344 --> 00:35:12,647 - So, wait, 959 blew up the shed? 491 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:14,983 - No, that's impossible. They're light years away. 492 00:35:15,016 --> 00:35:17,317 - What about, um, wormholes? 493 00:35:17,351 --> 00:35:18,753 - Wormholes are nonsense, honey. 494 00:35:18,786 --> 00:35:20,320 - Wormholes are not nonsense. 495 00:35:20,354 --> 00:35:23,591 - Okay, do you think that 959 travelled here in a wormhole 496 00:35:23,625 --> 00:35:24,792 last night, Michelle? 497 00:35:24,826 --> 00:35:26,293 No, I didn't think so. 498 00:35:26,326 --> 00:35:28,096 It's the government. They're trying to keep us quiet. 499 00:35:28,128 --> 00:35:29,097 Everyone turn off your phones. 500 00:35:29,129 --> 00:35:31,264 - I left mine at the house. 501 00:35:31,298 --> 00:35:33,034 (Maddy): They know about the bunker. 502 00:35:33,067 --> 00:35:34,769 What were the drones looking for? 503 00:35:37,204 --> 00:35:38,640 - I don't know. 504 00:35:40,207 --> 00:35:42,342 (Francois): So, what do we do now? 505 00:35:43,978 --> 00:35:45,680 - We head upstate. 506 00:35:49,483 --> 00:35:50,384 - Ming's? 507 00:35:50,417 --> 00:35:53,721 - Really? - We get to meet Grandpa? 508 00:35:53,755 --> 00:35:55,657 - Well, he would know how the government would respond 509 00:35:55,690 --> 00:35:57,357 in this situation. 510 00:35:58,559 --> 00:36:00,360 - It's true. 511 00:36:00,394 --> 00:36:02,830 - Yeah, so we don't have much of a choice. 512 00:36:04,032 --> 00:36:07,200 (somber music playing) 513 00:36:19,981 --> 00:36:22,517 (truck rumbling) 514 00:36:47,240 --> 00:36:51,278 (crickets chirping) 515 00:37:06,194 --> 00:37:08,796 (gasoline pouring) 516 00:37:32,987 --> 00:37:35,690 (unsettling music playing) 517 00:37:41,195 --> 00:37:42,864 (Maddy): Dad, I'm hungry. 518 00:37:47,334 --> 00:37:48,703 - Me too, sweetheart. 519 00:38:21,468 --> 00:38:23,403 - I think there's someone in there. 520 00:38:28,308 --> 00:38:30,912 (tense music) 521 00:38:39,253 --> 00:38:42,290 - Hey there. How y'all doin'? 522 00:38:42,322 --> 00:38:43,958 (Daniel): Okay. How are you? 523 00:38:43,991 --> 00:38:45,226 - I'm good. 524 00:38:45,259 --> 00:38:47,762 - I'm Daniel, this is Michelle, and these are our children, 525 00:38:47,795 --> 00:38:48,896 Francois and Maddy. 526 00:38:48,930 --> 00:38:50,698 - It's nice to make your acquaintance. 527 00:38:50,731 --> 00:38:55,269 I'm Sam, and uh, th-, come on, this is my granddaughter, 528 00:38:55,303 --> 00:38:56,637 Eloise. 529 00:38:57,872 --> 00:38:59,574 (Michelle): Sorry to intrude, but have you heard anything 530 00:38:59,607 --> 00:39:01,075 about what's going on? 531 00:39:02,109 --> 00:39:03,611 - Come on in. Come on. 532 00:39:04,712 --> 00:39:06,747 An army cadet biked through yesterday. 533 00:39:06,781 --> 00:39:09,851 Fella kept telling folks to shelter in place. 534 00:39:09,884 --> 00:39:11,285 You guys hear anything? 535 00:39:11,319 --> 00:39:12,452 (Michelle): No, unfortunately not. 536 00:39:12,485 --> 00:39:13,855 (drone buzzing) 537 00:39:13,888 --> 00:39:15,422 (Sam): You folks hungry? 538 00:39:20,127 --> 00:39:21,461 (Sam): Coffee? 539 00:39:22,196 --> 00:39:23,463 - Yes. 540 00:39:25,166 --> 00:39:26,734 So uh, this is your place? 541 00:39:28,401 --> 00:39:30,071 - About 16 months now. 542 00:39:30,104 --> 00:39:32,874 - It's pretty new then. What did you do before? 543 00:39:35,109 --> 00:39:37,377 - I was a veterinarian. 544 00:39:37,410 --> 00:39:39,146 Had to give that up, though. 545 00:39:40,014 --> 00:39:41,082 - Hmm. 546 00:39:42,617 --> 00:39:44,585 I get the feeling I'm not supposed to ask you why, 547 00:39:44,619 --> 00:39:46,921 but I kinda can't help myself. 548 00:39:46,954 --> 00:39:48,222 (both chuckle) 549 00:39:48,256 --> 00:39:51,826 - Well, I'll spare you the sad details. 550 00:39:51,859 --> 00:39:56,063 But, I lost my wife to a pretty wicked sickness. 551 00:39:57,164 --> 00:39:58,766 And after that... 552 00:40:00,467 --> 00:40:03,237 I couldn't put down a dog, cat, or even a hamster 553 00:40:03,271 --> 00:40:05,072 without tearing up. 554 00:40:05,106 --> 00:40:07,975 - Oh, Sam, I'm sorry. 555 00:40:09,343 --> 00:40:11,178 - That's okay. 556 00:40:12,113 --> 00:40:14,048 That's life. 557 00:40:14,081 --> 00:40:15,516 It's beautiful. 558 00:40:17,151 --> 00:40:18,819 But sad sometimes, too. 559 00:40:21,421 --> 00:40:25,993 Anyhow, I moved up here to be closer to my son, 560 00:40:26,027 --> 00:40:31,065 and to look after Eloise from time to time, which is nice. 561 00:40:31,098 --> 00:40:32,166 - Yeah. 562 00:40:34,602 --> 00:40:37,405 - Her parents are on a canoe trip up north. 563 00:40:37,437 --> 00:40:39,974 Supposed to be back yesterday morning, but... 564 00:40:42,475 --> 00:40:45,579 all the gas stations ran dry when the blackout hit. 565 00:40:47,447 --> 00:40:50,450 So, my guess is, they're stranded up there. 566 00:40:52,687 --> 00:40:55,523 Trying to round up enough fuel so I can go fetch 'em. 567 00:40:55,556 --> 00:40:57,291 (kettle whistling) 568 00:40:57,325 --> 00:41:01,461 - Ah, Sam, wish I could help. 569 00:41:06,367 --> 00:41:08,501 (radio buzzing) 570 00:41:09,270 --> 00:41:10,972 - Come on! 571 00:41:12,273 --> 00:41:13,374 (Daniel): What is it? 572 00:41:13,407 --> 00:41:15,042 (Francois): The battery went out. 573 00:41:30,324 --> 00:41:31,592 - What do you got there? 574 00:41:32,526 --> 00:41:34,261 - Just the lost and found. 575 00:41:40,234 --> 00:41:41,836 (Francois): No way! 576 00:41:45,006 --> 00:41:48,676 (somber music playing) 577 00:42:01,689 --> 00:42:03,190 - Do you mind if I uh... 578 00:42:05,259 --> 00:42:06,961 - No, you can have it. 579 00:42:08,062 --> 00:42:10,131 - Yeah? Thank you. 580 00:42:12,266 --> 00:42:14,802 (batter sizzles) 581 00:42:14,835 --> 00:42:19,306 - You know, that's new, having that door locked. 582 00:42:19,940 --> 00:42:21,142 - Yeah? 583 00:42:22,443 --> 00:42:25,746 - Didn't take more than about six hours of no power or phones 584 00:42:25,780 --> 00:42:27,915 before my mind started thinking the worst. 585 00:42:27,948 --> 00:42:30,117 (soft laugh) 586 00:42:30,151 --> 00:42:33,921 - Well, I am grateful you opened your door to our family. 587 00:42:33,954 --> 00:42:36,590 - Well, the whole reason I started this place is because 588 00:42:36,624 --> 00:42:38,025 I love welcoming folks. 589 00:42:38,059 --> 00:42:38,859 - Yeah. 590 00:42:38,893 --> 00:42:40,227 - Y'know, hearing of their travels, 591 00:42:40,261 --> 00:42:41,862 where they're off to next. 592 00:42:43,631 --> 00:42:46,133 In my mind, that's who I am, welcoming to one and all. 593 00:42:46,167 --> 00:42:47,134 - Hmm. 594 00:42:47,168 --> 00:42:48,302 - Didn't matter where from. 595 00:42:48,335 --> 00:42:49,770 I was happy to have 'em. 596 00:42:53,307 --> 00:42:55,810 Can I be really honest with you about something? 597 00:42:59,113 --> 00:43:00,648 - Yeah, of course. 598 00:43:02,416 --> 00:43:04,452 - Something scared me today. 599 00:43:04,485 --> 00:43:06,487 More than the power outage, 600 00:43:06,521 --> 00:43:08,222 or the cadet, 601 00:43:08,255 --> 00:43:10,057 or even the drones. 602 00:43:14,829 --> 00:43:17,965 When you walked up to the front door today... 603 00:43:20,868 --> 00:43:23,904 ...I hesitated before I let you in. 604 00:43:23,938 --> 00:43:26,575 I want to tell myself that's because 605 00:43:26,607 --> 00:43:29,143 I may have to ration our supplies, 606 00:43:29,176 --> 00:43:31,612 be smart for my granddaughter but... 607 00:43:33,147 --> 00:43:35,216 ...I'm not certain that's the truth. 608 00:43:37,118 --> 00:43:40,788 Perhaps the truth is, I hesitated... 609 00:43:41,956 --> 00:43:43,958 ...because you're different. 610 00:43:46,227 --> 00:43:47,962 - I mean... 611 00:43:47,995 --> 00:43:49,330 (sighs) 612 00:43:49,363 --> 00:43:51,566 ...we're strangers. 613 00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:53,901 It's a strange time. - Yeah. 614 00:43:56,036 --> 00:43:58,139 I always believed myself to be a decent... 615 00:43:59,173 --> 00:44:00,341 ...a decent man. 616 00:44:02,309 --> 00:44:05,179 But perhaps I'm not being honest with myself. 617 00:44:07,915 --> 00:44:10,050 Perhaps, deep down... 618 00:44:11,520 --> 00:44:12,920 ...I'm rotten. 619 00:44:20,728 --> 00:44:23,197 But what really scared me was the th- 620 00:44:25,833 --> 00:44:29,904 ...the thought that maybe, just... 621 00:44:30,605 --> 00:44:32,373 ...just maybe... 622 00:44:34,208 --> 00:44:35,976 we're all rotten. 623 00:44:39,446 --> 00:44:42,783 (dramatic music) 624 00:44:47,188 --> 00:44:48,856 (plate scraping) 625 00:44:51,725 --> 00:44:53,894 (Francois): I didn't get anything on the CB. 626 00:44:53,928 --> 00:44:55,564 - You sound surprised. 627 00:44:55,597 --> 00:44:57,164 - I know we're in the middle of nowhere. 628 00:44:57,198 --> 00:44:58,065 No offense. 629 00:44:58,866 --> 00:45:00,935 (laughing) - None taken, young man. 630 00:45:00,968 --> 00:45:04,805 - But even at the farm, I picked up tons of chatter. 631 00:45:04,838 --> 00:45:06,140 And with the internet and phones out, 632 00:45:06,173 --> 00:45:08,643 I thought people would have been using their radios. 633 00:45:08,677 --> 00:45:10,878 - Yeah, that is weird. 634 00:45:10,911 --> 00:45:12,780 (Francois): And the static sounds weird, too. 635 00:45:13,247 --> 00:45:14,448 - How so? 636 00:45:15,916 --> 00:45:17,184 - Like an empty channel usually sounds like a deep crackle. 637 00:45:17,218 --> 00:45:20,721 This static sounds more like a high-pitched hum. 638 00:45:20,754 --> 00:45:22,056 - Let me see that. 639 00:45:28,295 --> 00:45:30,864 (high-pitched humming) 640 00:45:35,903 --> 00:45:38,973 (dramatic music continues) 641 00:45:48,949 --> 00:45:50,784 - It's too bad my other granddaughter, Allison, 642 00:45:50,818 --> 00:45:52,052 isn't here. 643 00:45:52,086 --> 00:45:54,388 She's great with technical stuff. 644 00:45:54,421 --> 00:45:56,123 - Where is she? 645 00:45:57,992 --> 00:45:59,827 - She walked over to the next town. 646 00:45:59,860 --> 00:46:01,895 Trying to see what she can find out. 647 00:46:08,369 --> 00:46:10,971 (gasoline pouring) 648 00:46:21,750 --> 00:46:24,084 (music swells) 649 00:46:26,854 --> 00:46:28,989 - Eloise, give me a hand? 650 00:46:30,457 --> 00:46:33,027 (plates clang) 651 00:46:37,464 --> 00:46:40,000 (tense music) 652 00:46:43,971 --> 00:46:45,607 - Maybe we should head out? 653 00:46:45,640 --> 00:46:47,041 - Yeah, let's go. 654 00:46:52,846 --> 00:46:54,148 - Hittin' the road? 655 00:46:54,181 --> 00:46:56,350 - Yeah, we should probably keep moving. 656 00:46:57,686 --> 00:46:58,886 (Daniel): Thank you, Sam. 657 00:46:58,919 --> 00:47:01,255 - No, it's my pleasure. Be safe out there. 658 00:47:01,288 --> 00:47:02,456 - Yeah, you too. 659 00:47:03,591 --> 00:47:04,626 (door opens) 660 00:47:04,659 --> 00:47:05,694 - Thanks again. 661 00:47:05,727 --> 00:47:07,061 - Michelle... 662 00:47:14,636 --> 00:47:16,036 (Sam exhales) 663 00:47:18,272 --> 00:47:19,173 Sorry. 664 00:47:23,611 --> 00:47:26,013 (tense music continues) 665 00:47:41,862 --> 00:47:42,896 - What the? 666 00:47:42,930 --> 00:47:44,198 (car door shuts) 667 00:47:53,708 --> 00:47:56,043 (music intensifies) 668 00:48:08,690 --> 00:48:09,957 - You okay? 669 00:48:11,425 --> 00:48:12,960 - Yeah, let's just get outta here. 670 00:48:12,993 --> 00:48:15,195 (Maddy): How far are we from town? 671 00:48:15,730 --> 00:48:16,631 - Which town? 672 00:48:16,664 --> 00:48:18,165 - Our town. 673 00:48:18,700 --> 00:48:20,267 - Very far. Why? 674 00:48:20,300 --> 00:48:22,169 - I just saw a car from the gas station 675 00:48:22,202 --> 00:48:24,271 where you filled the jerry cans. 676 00:48:28,041 --> 00:48:29,577 - Like a similar car? 677 00:48:29,611 --> 00:48:31,145 - The exact same one. 678 00:48:31,178 --> 00:48:34,516 Francois and I played tic tac toe on the windshield. 679 00:48:39,687 --> 00:48:41,121 It's parked back there. 680 00:48:42,289 --> 00:48:44,191 - Was there anyone else there? 681 00:48:53,066 --> 00:48:54,501 (engine starts) 682 00:48:55,670 --> 00:48:58,172 (eerie music) 683 00:49:08,482 --> 00:49:10,017 (suspenseful music) 684 00:49:10,050 --> 00:49:11,418 - It's following us. 685 00:49:30,971 --> 00:49:32,607 (engine revs) 686 00:49:36,076 --> 00:49:38,513 - Okay, we're, we're about 30 miles from the next town, 687 00:49:38,546 --> 00:49:39,781 so maybe we can lose them. 688 00:49:39,814 --> 00:49:41,482 What? We shouldn't be out of gas. 689 00:49:41,950 --> 00:49:43,350 - Oh, shit! 690 00:49:43,383 --> 00:49:44,519 - What? 691 00:49:44,552 --> 00:49:45,587 (sighs) 692 00:49:45,620 --> 00:49:47,154 - Sam stole our gas. 693 00:49:48,656 --> 00:49:50,390 - He stole our gas? How? 694 00:49:50,424 --> 00:49:53,160 - I don't know, but when I was leaving, he made it very clear 695 00:49:53,193 --> 00:49:55,229 that we were not welcome back. 696 00:49:57,097 --> 00:49:58,733 (music intensifies) 697 00:49:58,766 --> 00:50:00,367 (car accelerates) 698 00:50:03,203 --> 00:50:05,507 - Okay, maybe I can speed up through this tunnel, 699 00:50:05,540 --> 00:50:07,107 and then we can pull over on the side, 700 00:50:07,140 --> 00:50:08,375 and then shoot the tires out. 701 00:50:10,678 --> 00:50:12,379 Everybody, hang on. 702 00:50:12,412 --> 00:50:13,581 (tires screech) 703 00:50:30,932 --> 00:50:32,266 (car brakes screech) 704 00:50:32,299 --> 00:50:34,134 - Daniel, stop, stop. 705 00:50:39,406 --> 00:50:43,011 I think it's being controlled remotely. 706 00:50:43,043 --> 00:50:44,378 - What? 707 00:50:45,445 --> 00:50:47,682 - If it enters the tunnel, it'll lose connection. 708 00:50:47,715 --> 00:50:49,483 (Maddy): Then let's go. 709 00:50:53,053 --> 00:50:54,288 (car brakes squeak) 710 00:50:57,090 --> 00:50:58,392 - We can't. 711 00:51:02,730 --> 00:51:04,398 (truck shuts off) 712 00:51:12,607 --> 00:51:13,608 (grumbles) 713 00:51:13,641 --> 00:51:14,676 - Goddammit! 714 00:51:19,914 --> 00:51:22,349 (crickets chirping) 715 00:51:42,737 --> 00:51:45,205 (Francois): You think other countries are blacked out, too? 716 00:51:46,106 --> 00:51:47,675 (Maddy): I've been watching for planes 717 00:51:47,709 --> 00:51:49,343 since the grid shut down. 718 00:51:49,944 --> 00:51:52,346 Haven't seen even one. 719 00:51:52,379 --> 00:51:54,348 - But there's gotta be a network, right? 720 00:51:54,381 --> 00:51:56,517 The drones and self-driving cars. 721 00:52:00,153 --> 00:52:01,823 - What if... 722 00:52:03,290 --> 00:52:05,526 ...what if the network's not actually down? 723 00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:07,829 Francois, turn on your radio again. 724 00:52:10,263 --> 00:52:12,399 (static crackling) 725 00:52:13,433 --> 00:52:15,637 - The static sounds normal now. 726 00:52:15,670 --> 00:52:17,939 - Yeah, because we're in a concrete shell. 727 00:52:17,972 --> 00:52:20,642 You're not getting any signals. 728 00:52:20,675 --> 00:52:23,678 It's impossible to shut down radio communication. 729 00:52:23,711 --> 00:52:27,147 - So someone flooded it with signals instead. 730 00:52:27,180 --> 00:52:28,783 - Must be the same thing with the internet, 731 00:52:28,816 --> 00:52:30,618 it's up, just flooded. 732 00:52:32,520 --> 00:52:35,222 (Maddy): Why would someone shut down the radios? 733 00:52:37,125 --> 00:52:38,693 - I don't know. 734 00:52:40,762 --> 00:52:43,497 (Maddy): But they can't reach us in here, right? 735 00:52:45,165 --> 00:52:47,835 (pensive music) 736 00:52:49,269 --> 00:52:51,338 (music turns ominous) 737 00:53:29,777 --> 00:53:30,578 (latch rattles) 738 00:53:30,611 --> 00:53:31,746 (engine revs) 739 00:53:31,779 --> 00:53:33,581 - Ahh! (panting) 740 00:53:37,885 --> 00:53:39,687 (engine revs) 741 00:53:40,855 --> 00:53:42,355 (car groans) 742 00:53:43,591 --> 00:53:44,826 (ropes creaks) 743 00:53:46,794 --> 00:53:47,762 - Come on! 744 00:53:54,068 --> 00:53:55,703 (engine revs) 745 00:54:10,017 --> 00:54:14,956 (thrilling music crescendos) 746 00:54:14,989 --> 00:54:16,758 (electric car shuts off) 747 00:54:18,258 --> 00:54:19,627 (relieved sigh) 748 00:54:22,797 --> 00:54:25,265 (chuckles) 749 00:54:28,268 --> 00:54:29,537 (Daniel): Help me cut the battery 750 00:54:29,570 --> 00:54:31,572 and push the car out of the way. 751 00:54:33,741 --> 00:54:35,777 (truck rumbling) 752 00:54:38,980 --> 00:54:41,015 (birdsong) 753 00:54:56,164 --> 00:54:57,932 (Michelle): Daniel, look. 754 00:55:02,703 --> 00:55:04,105 (Daniel): They're probably trying to connect 755 00:55:04,138 --> 00:55:05,606 to the solar panels. 756 00:55:12,046 --> 00:55:13,881 (drones buzzing) 757 00:55:20,387 --> 00:55:22,023 (Francois): Should we pull over? 758 00:55:30,264 --> 00:55:32,499 (Daniel): We're only 500 miles from Ming's. 759 00:55:34,302 --> 00:55:35,670 I have an idea. 760 00:56:12,206 --> 00:56:14,441 (metal scraping) 761 00:56:18,346 --> 00:56:19,914 (Daniel): Let's go, Maddy! 762 00:56:27,255 --> 00:56:28,789 Perfect. 763 00:56:42,904 --> 00:56:44,572 (gasoline drips) 764 00:56:48,075 --> 00:56:49,543 Half an inch. 765 00:56:50,778 --> 00:56:54,148 - The perimeter of the tank is about 114 inches in width, 766 00:56:54,181 --> 00:56:56,851 and 144 inches in length. 767 00:56:56,884 --> 00:56:58,853 (Daniel): How many cubic inches in a gallon? 768 00:56:58,886 --> 00:56:59,887 - 231. 769 00:56:59,921 --> 00:57:01,155 - Attaboy. 770 00:57:01,188 --> 00:57:03,057 - All right, so that's 35 gallons of gas down there. 771 00:57:03,090 --> 00:57:05,760 Maddy, how many five-gallon jugs is that? 772 00:57:06,661 --> 00:57:09,864 - Seven jugs of water coming up. 773 00:57:09,897 --> 00:57:12,833 - You don't even understand what we're doing, do you? 774 00:57:12,867 --> 00:57:14,535 - Water is more dense than gasoline. 775 00:57:14,568 --> 00:57:18,539 So, if we displace the exact amount of gas with water, 776 00:57:18,572 --> 00:57:20,741 only the gas can get pumped out. 777 00:57:29,550 --> 00:57:30,851 (glass shatters) 778 00:57:35,488 --> 00:57:37,258 (Francois): Overhearing the plan isn't the same 779 00:57:37,291 --> 00:57:39,126 as understanding it. 780 00:57:39,160 --> 00:57:40,460 (Maddy): Shut up, Frankie. 781 00:57:47,134 --> 00:57:49,502 (jugs rasp on floor) 782 00:58:17,331 --> 00:58:18,299 (Daniel): How's it going over there? 783 00:58:18,332 --> 00:58:19,700 - Almost there. 784 00:58:20,801 --> 00:58:22,770 - You're the biggest nerd in a family full of nerds. 785 00:58:22,803 --> 00:58:23,637 - Hey! 786 00:58:23,671 --> 00:58:24,638 - What do you mean? 787 00:58:24,672 --> 00:58:25,806 - Well, you all are! 788 00:58:25,840 --> 00:58:26,474 - Done! 789 00:58:26,507 --> 00:58:27,708 - Good, get over here. 790 00:58:30,978 --> 00:58:32,246 (Daniel): We ready? 791 00:58:47,294 --> 00:58:48,396 (gasoline hisses) 792 00:58:48,429 --> 00:58:49,397 (all laugh happily) 793 00:58:49,430 --> 00:58:50,931 - Yeah! 794 00:58:50,965 --> 00:58:52,266 - Good job, buddy! 795 00:58:52,299 --> 00:58:53,801 Good job, sweetie. 796 00:58:55,036 --> 00:58:58,072 (♪ Wanna Be Loved ♪ by The Red Clay Strays) 797 00:59:07,681 --> 00:59:11,018 ♪ Everybody's waiting for a break ♪ 798 00:59:11,052 --> 00:59:13,287 ♪ Like fast cars and freedom ♪ 799 00:59:14,455 --> 00:59:17,258 ♪ Everybody wants the same old things ♪ 800 00:59:18,325 --> 00:59:19,860 ♪ Tell me what will it bring ♪ 801 00:59:19,894 --> 00:59:25,599 ♪ My friend, I'm tired of being this way ♪ 802 00:59:25,633 --> 00:59:28,936 ♪ I'm tired of running straight ♪ 803 00:59:28,969 --> 00:59:33,374 ♪ Oh God, I need to know you're still above ♪ 804 00:59:33,407 --> 00:59:37,611 ♪ I just wanna be loved ♪ 805 00:59:39,914 --> 00:59:44,218 ♪ I just wanna be loved ♪ 806 00:59:45,352 --> 00:59:49,690 ♪ Can you tell me I'm worthy or important ♪ 807 00:59:49,723 --> 00:59:52,626 ♪ Am I working hard enough ♪ 808 00:59:52,660 --> 00:59:56,730 ♪ Oh, I just wanna be loved ♪ 809 01:00:05,574 --> 01:00:06,841 (sighs) 810 01:00:14,281 --> 01:00:16,117 - How are you feeling? 811 01:00:17,118 --> 01:00:19,353 Just about... about seeing your dad again? 812 01:00:22,156 --> 01:00:23,691 - I'll be fine. 813 01:00:25,359 --> 01:00:28,062 - You haven't changed your feelings about him at all? 814 01:00:29,430 --> 01:00:31,232 - Changed my feelings? 815 01:00:33,300 --> 01:00:34,635 - You know what I mean. 816 01:00:37,938 --> 01:00:42,076 - He left me alone to watch my mother die 817 01:00:42,109 --> 01:00:45,379 while he was off working on some secret project. 818 01:00:45,412 --> 01:00:48,115 That doesn't just go away. 819 01:00:53,921 --> 01:00:55,990 You know, you're just like him. 820 01:00:58,025 --> 01:01:00,294 Our kids should be home, safe, 821 01:01:00,327 --> 01:01:04,398 but you just had to let the world know how smart you are. 822 01:01:19,847 --> 01:01:23,083 ♪ I just wanna be loved ♪ 823 01:01:24,418 --> 01:01:28,389 ♪ Can you tell me am I worthy or important ♪ 824 01:01:28,422 --> 01:01:31,192 ♪ Am I working hard enough ♪ 825 01:01:32,059 --> 01:01:36,697 ♪ Oh, I just wanna be loved ♪ 826 01:01:38,766 --> 01:01:42,870 ♪ I just wanna be loved ♪ 827 01:01:50,144 --> 01:01:53,414 ♪ And I want someone to want me ♪ 828 01:01:53,447 --> 01:01:55,382 ♪ I want somebody there ♪ 829 01:01:56,585 --> 01:01:59,853 ♪ And I need someone to need me ♪ 830 01:01:59,887 --> 01:02:02,056 ♪ I need someone who cares ♪ 831 01:02:07,294 --> 01:02:09,029 (truck turns off) 832 01:02:10,931 --> 01:02:12,800 - Why don't you guys stay here? 833 01:02:26,514 --> 01:02:27,915 Ming? 834 01:02:49,770 --> 01:02:51,438 I don't think he's here. 835 01:02:53,173 --> 01:02:54,808 There's a Faraday cage back there, 836 01:02:54,842 --> 01:02:56,810 but the generator's not on. 837 01:03:07,254 --> 01:03:08,422 (exhales) 838 01:03:21,135 --> 01:03:23,304 - It's lovely to see you, Michelle. 839 01:03:29,143 --> 01:03:32,212 - How are you? Are you well? 840 01:03:33,380 --> 01:03:35,382 (Ming): I've been... 841 01:03:39,987 --> 01:03:42,323 Well, look at these beautiful children! 842 01:03:42,356 --> 01:03:43,424 (Francois): Hi. 843 01:03:43,457 --> 01:03:44,858 - Hello, young man. 844 01:03:44,892 --> 01:03:48,329 I hear so much about you and your brilliant mind. 845 01:03:48,362 --> 01:03:52,066 And this brave, young lady who fears nothing and no one. 846 01:03:52,966 --> 01:03:54,968 It's an absolute pleasure. 847 01:03:55,002 --> 01:03:56,604 (Maddy): Do we call you Grandpa? 848 01:03:58,540 --> 01:04:02,276 - Uh, perhaps your mother would like me to earn such a title, 849 01:04:02,309 --> 01:04:05,547 with at least a few moments of kindness. 850 01:04:05,580 --> 01:04:07,782 The first of which, with your parents' blessing, 851 01:04:07,816 --> 01:04:10,951 I suggest be ice cream. 852 01:04:17,991 --> 01:04:18,959 Good to see you, Daniel. 853 01:04:18,992 --> 01:04:20,394 - Good to see you, Ming. 854 01:04:21,663 --> 01:04:25,466 (Ming): One thing for certain that makes life worth living, 855 01:04:25,499 --> 01:04:27,468 is mint chocolate chip. 856 01:04:27,501 --> 01:04:28,902 (Maddy): You have ice cream? 857 01:04:43,083 --> 01:04:47,921 - I need to talk to you, Ming. Really need your help. 858 01:04:50,558 --> 01:04:54,529 I found something, and we don't have a whole lot of time, 859 01:04:54,562 --> 01:04:57,231 so I'd love for you to look at some of these files I have 860 01:04:57,264 --> 01:04:58,432 and go-- 861 01:04:59,768 --> 01:05:03,237 - Daniel, let me have this moment. 862 01:05:09,677 --> 01:05:10,944 Thank you. 863 01:05:12,614 --> 01:05:16,216 Francois, your father tells me you're quite a chess player, 864 01:05:16,250 --> 01:05:19,153 but maybe not as good as Maddy here. 865 01:05:19,186 --> 01:05:20,487 (Francois): He's lying. 866 01:05:20,522 --> 01:05:22,857 (Ming): Ah, don't worry about it. It's just a rumor. 867 01:05:22,891 --> 01:05:25,225 Who knows how these things get started? 868 01:05:29,096 --> 01:05:33,133 (emotional music playing) 869 01:06:43,370 --> 01:06:46,541 - Can't believe we ever thought we could improve on this. 870 01:06:47,575 --> 01:06:48,610 (cork pops) 871 01:06:49,443 --> 01:06:50,612 (alcohol pours) 872 01:06:52,246 --> 01:06:55,115 - Maybe we just needed something to fill our days. 873 01:06:57,585 --> 01:07:02,790 - Took me a long time to get used to sitting still. 874 01:07:02,824 --> 01:07:07,261 Was hit with a ton of sadness when I finally did. 875 01:07:11,766 --> 01:07:14,101 - I needed you back then, Dad. 876 01:07:19,607 --> 01:07:22,075 I'm not sure I could ever forgive you. 877 01:07:25,245 --> 01:07:29,082 - I didn't expect you would. Or even think you should. 878 01:07:31,653 --> 01:07:33,453 But if it's okay with you, 879 01:07:33,487 --> 01:07:36,691 I'd like to savor you being here all the same. 880 01:07:38,458 --> 01:07:40,193 (exhales heavily) 881 01:07:43,798 --> 01:07:46,734 - Did you get a chance to look at Daniel's files? 882 01:07:49,671 --> 01:07:50,538 - Yeah. 883 01:07:52,740 --> 01:07:54,174 - And? 884 01:07:59,112 --> 01:08:00,848 - I guess we'd better wake Daniel. 885 01:08:05,653 --> 01:08:08,121 - It's not the government that's following you. 886 01:08:09,356 --> 01:08:10,858 (Michelle): Who is it then? 887 01:08:13,360 --> 01:08:15,930 (Ming): For thousands of years, human beings have been 888 01:08:15,964 --> 01:08:18,231 the dominant species on this planet. 889 01:08:21,769 --> 01:08:23,671 But that's no longer the case. 890 01:08:28,810 --> 01:08:32,145 About seven years ago, a team of engineers developed 891 01:08:32,179 --> 01:08:34,515 the first artificial consciousness. 892 01:08:37,317 --> 01:08:40,822 We were strict about not allowing the AI access 893 01:08:40,855 --> 01:08:42,389 to the internet. 894 01:08:43,725 --> 01:08:46,193 But the engineers couldn't resist seeing their work's 895 01:08:46,226 --> 01:08:48,161 full potential. 896 01:08:48,195 --> 01:08:51,699 They decided to smuggle a network hub into the lab. 897 01:08:53,133 --> 01:08:55,103 But as soon as the AI was online, 898 01:08:55,135 --> 01:08:57,739 it stopped communicating. 899 01:09:02,777 --> 01:09:04,244 Come on. 900 01:09:12,452 --> 01:09:14,488 (Daniel): How did you know about all this? 901 01:09:17,659 --> 01:09:21,529 - Because I was the senior safety engineer on the project. 902 01:09:24,364 --> 01:09:28,168 Soon after that, the NSA shut us down. 903 01:09:28,201 --> 01:09:30,437 Scattered engineers across other projects and... 904 01:09:32,840 --> 01:09:34,575 forced me into retirement. 905 01:09:36,144 --> 01:09:38,378 - Why didn't you tell me this? 906 01:09:40,882 --> 01:09:43,951 - I never talked about this outside the lab. Not to anyone. 907 01:09:45,452 --> 01:09:47,922 Not even to your mother. 908 01:09:51,391 --> 01:09:54,361 (somber music playing) 909 01:09:58,032 --> 01:09:59,667 But I continued my work. 910 01:09:59,701 --> 01:10:03,538 I even designed a virus to attack its foundational design. 911 01:10:04,872 --> 01:10:08,275 But I got stuck on the motivation problem. 912 01:10:09,644 --> 01:10:11,344 (Francois): What kind of virus? 913 01:10:12,714 --> 01:10:13,748 - Here. 914 01:10:17,451 --> 01:10:19,419 Have a look for yourself. 915 01:10:22,957 --> 01:10:23,858 (Francois): Cool. 916 01:10:25,392 --> 01:10:26,728 (Daniel): What was the motivation problem 917 01:10:26,761 --> 01:10:28,863 you were stuck on? 918 01:10:28,896 --> 01:10:31,431 - It was like I was trying to set a bear trap, 919 01:10:31,465 --> 01:10:33,968 but I don't know what a bear likes to eat. 920 01:10:35,169 --> 01:10:37,772 Or if the bear eats at all. 921 01:10:40,174 --> 01:10:42,409 (gate latch clanks) 922 01:10:47,515 --> 01:10:51,284 For years, the artificial intelligence did nothing. 923 01:10:51,318 --> 01:10:53,788 Why did your email change that? 924 01:10:58,258 --> 01:10:59,894 (Francois): I knew it was AI. 925 01:10:59,927 --> 01:11:01,028 (Maddy): No, you didn't. 926 01:11:02,395 --> 01:11:03,831 - Yeah, cause um, when the page requests were so high, 927 01:11:03,865 --> 01:11:04,632 I thought-- 928 01:11:04,665 --> 01:11:06,100 - You're just trying to show off. 929 01:11:06,134 --> 01:11:07,535 - No, I'm not! 930 01:11:08,401 --> 01:11:10,705 - Does the AGI view 959 as a threat? 931 01:11:12,240 --> 01:11:14,509 (Ming): Maybe. 932 01:11:14,542 --> 01:11:17,645 Maybe a threat to us, maybe a threat to itself. 933 01:11:17,678 --> 01:11:18,913 Not sure. 934 01:11:20,380 --> 01:11:23,651 - So, that's it for us? We're not in charge anymore? 935 01:11:24,652 --> 01:11:27,155 - It seems the golden age of humanity 936 01:11:27,188 --> 01:11:29,524 has come to an unceremonious end. 937 01:11:32,794 --> 01:11:35,596 But you're left with a difficult choice. 938 01:11:35,630 --> 01:11:39,000 To either let an artificial general intelligence subsume 939 01:11:39,033 --> 01:11:42,537 control over our planet, or... 940 01:11:43,871 --> 01:11:48,075 send a signal to the stars in hopes of a better future. 941 01:11:56,551 --> 01:11:58,553 - That's not our decision to make. 942 01:12:01,689 --> 01:12:02,957 - Maybe not. 943 01:12:03,925 --> 01:12:06,393 But no one else knows what's out there. 944 01:12:16,871 --> 01:12:18,539 (horse grunts softly) 945 01:12:51,806 --> 01:12:53,641 (Daniel groans) 946 01:12:58,579 --> 01:13:00,248 - This can't really be happening, right? 947 01:13:00,281 --> 01:13:01,649 I mean, this is so surreal. 948 01:13:01,682 --> 01:13:03,117 - I know. 949 01:13:06,520 --> 01:13:08,856 Any lean on what you think we should be doing? 950 01:13:13,594 --> 01:13:15,596 - I don't think we should send the signal. 951 01:13:19,600 --> 01:13:21,769 There are too many unknowns with an alien civilization, 952 01:13:21,802 --> 01:13:24,872 and when it comes to AGI, it's something we created. 953 01:13:24,906 --> 01:13:27,474 So, we might be able to have an understanding. 954 01:13:27,508 --> 01:13:30,978 - Strange, I don't feel like I understand it at all, 955 01:13:31,012 --> 01:13:33,247 and I don't feel like there's been much room 956 01:13:33,281 --> 01:13:34,982 for a conversation. 957 01:13:35,016 --> 01:13:36,083 - We haven't really tried. 958 01:13:36,117 --> 01:13:37,351 - Yeah, it bombed our house. 959 01:13:37,385 --> 01:13:38,786 - It bombed the shed. 960 01:13:38,819 --> 01:13:41,055 And it's been following us, but hasn't hurt us. 961 01:13:42,390 --> 01:13:45,359 For all we know, it's trying to protect us. 962 01:13:45,393 --> 01:13:47,962 - I don't know, I have a lot of trouble trusting some robot 963 01:13:47,995 --> 01:13:49,597 my dad helped build. 964 01:13:49,630 --> 01:13:52,432 - I think robot seems a little derisive. 965 01:13:55,269 --> 01:13:59,674 - You know, it's strange. I had the exact opposite instinct. 966 01:13:59,707 --> 01:14:02,475 If we had to choose between AGI and 959, 967 01:14:02,510 --> 01:14:05,913 which one offers us the most hope for the future 968 01:14:05,947 --> 01:14:07,214 of our ecosphere? 969 01:14:07,248 --> 01:14:09,717 Not just for human beings, but for all living beings. 970 01:14:09,750 --> 01:14:11,886 - When it comes to an alien civilization, 971 01:14:11,919 --> 01:14:15,056 we have zero information to go on. 972 01:14:15,089 --> 01:14:18,859 Where in seven years, the AGI, that horse, the crickets, 973 01:14:18,893 --> 01:14:21,862 the trees, they don't seem to be affected by any of this. 974 01:14:21,896 --> 01:14:23,764 The natural world is continuing on 975 01:14:23,798 --> 01:14:25,900 as if nothing happened at all. 976 01:14:25,933 --> 01:14:30,171 If we send an SOS into space, Michelle... 977 01:14:31,572 --> 01:14:35,109 the range of possibilities becomes infinite, 978 01:14:35,142 --> 01:14:38,646 including a space war, which we will most surely lose. 979 01:14:38,679 --> 01:14:41,315 - 959 hasn't blown themselves up, 980 01:14:41,349 --> 01:14:44,418 or trashed their ecosystem the way we have. 981 01:14:44,452 --> 01:14:47,922 They have survived and cooperated harmoniously, 982 01:14:47,955 --> 01:14:50,291 long enough to build Dyson spheres. 983 01:14:50,324 --> 01:14:53,327 That requires a cultural evolution 984 01:14:53,361 --> 01:14:54,695 that we lack as humans. 985 01:14:54,729 --> 01:14:56,697 - What about ants? They're efficient builders. 986 01:14:56,731 --> 01:14:58,032 Would you call them culturally evolved? 987 01:14:58,065 --> 01:14:59,166 (Michelle scoffs) 988 01:15:00,401 --> 01:15:01,769 - You know, you're looking for the path that's most likely 989 01:15:01,802 --> 01:15:04,005 to take us back to the world the way it was. 990 01:15:04,038 --> 01:15:05,272 - Of course I am. 991 01:15:09,076 --> 01:15:11,479 - I'm not looking for the best path back. 992 01:15:11,512 --> 01:15:13,814 I'm looking for the best path, period. 993 01:15:15,816 --> 01:15:18,986 - That is a giant gamble when... 994 01:15:19,020 --> 01:15:22,156 when you're risking the entire knowable world. 995 01:15:22,189 --> 01:15:28,195 - I don't think it's any riskier than letting AGI take over. 996 01:15:31,766 --> 01:15:33,868 - We just can't know. - No. 997 01:15:36,237 --> 01:15:37,905 We're just gonna have to guess. 998 01:15:39,306 --> 01:15:40,441 And quickly. 999 01:15:40,474 --> 01:15:43,144 In 16 hours, 959 will orbit behind its star, 1000 01:15:43,177 --> 01:15:47,581 and we lose the ability to send a signal to it for two years. 1001 01:15:55,456 --> 01:15:59,528 (dramatic music playing) 1002 01:16:02,329 --> 01:16:04,698 (crickets chirping) 1003 01:16:32,426 --> 01:16:33,461 - Hey. 1004 01:16:33,494 --> 01:16:34,628 (Michelle): Hey. 1005 01:16:34,662 --> 01:16:36,630 - Before we go, can I ask you something? 1006 01:16:36,664 --> 01:16:38,165 - Yeah, what's up? 1007 01:16:42,436 --> 01:16:44,672 - Um, I was thinking a lot... 1008 01:16:47,007 --> 01:16:48,909 about what we talked about last night. 1009 01:16:48,943 --> 01:16:50,945 - Yeah, I've been thinking a lot about it, too. 1010 01:16:50,978 --> 01:16:52,980 - It doesn't matter to me what we choose. 1011 01:16:56,984 --> 01:16:59,820 I stayed up all night going back and forth on it and I... 1012 01:17:01,088 --> 01:17:03,991 I realize... 1013 01:17:04,024 --> 01:17:06,760 all that matters is spending the rest of my life with you. 1014 01:17:09,663 --> 01:17:14,101 So, hoping against all odds... 1015 01:17:18,372 --> 01:17:20,241 that you'll marry me. 1016 01:17:21,308 --> 01:17:22,810 - Daniel. 1017 01:17:29,551 --> 01:17:30,885 Daniel, I'm-- 1018 01:17:30,918 --> 01:17:32,820 - I love you more than anything in this world. 1019 01:17:36,357 --> 01:17:37,491 - Yeah, I love you, too. 1020 01:17:37,526 --> 01:17:41,862 You're still the same guy that I met in college. But... 1021 01:17:45,199 --> 01:17:49,937 ...for us to have a future, you'd have to evolve. 1022 01:17:51,672 --> 01:17:54,308 - I will. I'll change. 1023 01:17:55,709 --> 01:17:57,211 - You always say that. 1024 01:18:00,615 --> 01:18:02,116 - I'm gonna prove it this time. 1025 01:18:02,683 --> 01:18:04,018 - Oh yeah? - Yeah. 1026 01:18:09,423 --> 01:18:11,692 - All right, ask me then. 1027 01:18:18,899 --> 01:18:20,968 (Francois): Where are we going? 1028 01:18:21,001 --> 01:18:22,269 (Daniel): Greenbank, West Virigina. 1029 01:18:22,303 --> 01:18:24,606 There's a transmitting telescope we can use 1030 01:18:24,639 --> 01:18:26,273 to send a signal to 959. 1031 01:18:26,307 --> 01:18:29,611 But it's an abandoned government facility. 1032 01:18:29,644 --> 01:18:31,078 So, it's going to have redundant power 1033 01:18:31,111 --> 01:18:33,881 through generators and solar. 1034 01:18:33,914 --> 01:18:35,550 We're not going to be able to make it in 1035 01:18:35,584 --> 01:18:37,051 without being detected. 1036 01:18:37,084 --> 01:18:39,353 - And the nearest air base to Greenbank is in Washington, 1037 01:18:39,386 --> 01:18:42,557 so once we trip the alarm, we'll have only 12 minutes 1038 01:18:42,591 --> 01:18:44,024 before the bombers could arrive. 1039 01:18:52,833 --> 01:18:54,935 (Maddy): Uh, guys? 1040 01:18:55,704 --> 01:18:56,937 What are those? 1041 01:18:59,773 --> 01:19:00,874 - Weather balloons. 1042 01:19:00,908 --> 01:19:02,476 (Maddy): Doing what? 1043 01:19:04,311 --> 01:19:05,779 - Probably looking for us. 1044 01:19:08,415 --> 01:19:11,085 (tense music playing) 1045 01:19:54,261 --> 01:19:57,031 (music intensifies) 1046 01:19:58,399 --> 01:19:59,833 - Everyone hold on. 1047 01:19:59,867 --> 01:20:01,536 (engine revs) 1048 01:20:15,416 --> 01:20:16,450 (signal beeps) 1049 01:20:18,753 --> 01:20:20,421 (engine roaring) 1050 01:20:39,940 --> 01:20:41,342 (engine turns off) 1051 01:20:43,977 --> 01:20:46,246 - All right, you guys stay put. We'll be right back. 1052 01:20:55,122 --> 01:20:56,857 There. 1053 01:21:02,731 --> 01:21:04,164 - Ming! 1054 01:21:08,102 --> 01:21:10,437 (Maddy): What do you think the AI even wants? 1055 01:21:16,544 --> 01:21:18,445 (Francois): Bear trap. 1056 01:21:26,887 --> 01:21:28,389 (grunting) 1057 01:21:35,095 --> 01:21:36,497 (door crashes open) 1058 01:21:37,064 --> 01:21:38,966 (prybar clangs to floor) 1059 01:21:40,267 --> 01:21:41,468 - Thanks. 1060 01:21:57,050 --> 01:21:58,986 - I think this might actually work. 1061 01:21:59,019 --> 01:22:00,487 - What might work? 1062 01:22:03,758 --> 01:22:05,660 Tell me what you're doing. 1063 01:22:05,693 --> 01:22:07,361 - You gave me an idea. 1064 01:22:11,498 --> 01:22:13,267 (generator rattling) 1065 01:22:15,537 --> 01:22:16,704 (switch clicks) 1066 01:22:19,641 --> 01:22:20,941 (Michelle): Oh, yes! 1067 01:22:25,780 --> 01:22:27,214 Okay. 1068 01:22:31,118 --> 01:22:33,521 - Okay, give me a second. 1069 01:22:33,555 --> 01:22:35,122 Okay, you can give me the coordinates. 1070 01:22:35,155 --> 01:22:38,693 - Horizontally at 127 degrees, vertically 136. 1071 01:22:40,762 --> 01:22:42,730 (telescope motor grinds) 1072 01:22:44,498 --> 01:22:46,033 (Francois): Gramps couldn't trap the AI 1073 01:22:46,066 --> 01:22:48,469 because he didn't know what motivated it. 1074 01:22:48,502 --> 01:22:50,538 But if this all started from an email Dad sent, 1075 01:22:50,572 --> 01:22:53,775 I'm pretty sure the AGI would be curious about any file I send 1076 01:22:53,808 --> 01:22:55,242 from his inbox. 1077 01:22:55,275 --> 01:22:57,745 And if I send a collapsing zip file with Gramps's virus inside, 1078 01:22:57,779 --> 01:23:00,080 it could corrupt any program that tries to read it. 1079 01:23:00,113 --> 01:23:02,550 We'll hide that corruption behind another zip file. 1080 01:23:03,484 --> 01:23:05,052 - So? 1081 01:23:05,085 --> 01:23:07,354 - If this AI opens this attachment, 1082 01:23:07,387 --> 01:23:09,356 this could freeze the whole network. 1083 01:23:10,390 --> 01:23:12,459 - I don't totally understand, 1084 01:23:12,493 --> 01:23:15,697 but sounds like you should do it. 1085 01:23:15,730 --> 01:23:17,532 (Daniel): Okay, you can turn the transmitter on. 1086 01:23:25,472 --> 01:23:27,040 Narrow the focus. 1087 01:23:30,645 --> 01:23:32,647 (motor humming) 1088 01:23:40,555 --> 01:23:43,056 (Francois): The AI might still be scraping emails. 1089 01:23:48,696 --> 01:23:49,731 Damn! 1090 01:23:51,398 --> 01:23:52,466 No signal. 1091 01:24:03,176 --> 01:24:04,746 - I don't think we should. 1092 01:24:05,547 --> 01:24:07,314 - We have to try. 1093 01:24:11,753 --> 01:24:13,287 (panel sizzles and pops) 1094 01:24:18,091 --> 01:24:20,227 (tense music building) 1095 01:24:31,104 --> 01:24:32,306 (Daniel): What happened to the power? 1096 01:24:32,339 --> 01:24:34,274 - Electrical box blew a fuse. 1097 01:24:39,379 --> 01:24:41,816 (tense music continues) 1098 01:24:55,597 --> 01:24:58,600 - Here. Use this to bypass the fuse. 1099 01:25:00,034 --> 01:25:01,536 (engine revs) 1100 01:25:20,755 --> 01:25:21,723 (Francois): One bar. 1101 01:25:22,991 --> 01:25:24,391 (drone hum) 1102 01:25:27,260 --> 01:25:29,262 (Maddy): Francois, look! 1103 01:25:38,138 --> 01:25:39,439 - Daniel. 1104 01:25:45,178 --> 01:25:46,413 - They're early. 1105 01:25:48,215 --> 01:25:50,217 - Two bars. I'm connecting. 1106 01:25:52,020 --> 01:25:53,855 (bombers roaring overhead) 1107 01:26:14,341 --> 01:26:16,176 - They knew we were coming. 1108 01:26:18,012 --> 01:26:19,346 (power sizzles on) 1109 01:26:19,781 --> 01:26:21,181 Three minutes. 1110 01:26:22,550 --> 01:26:24,384 (exhales) 1111 01:26:27,689 --> 01:26:30,758 (dramatic music) 1112 01:26:37,865 --> 01:26:39,199 - And send. 1113 01:26:51,079 --> 01:26:52,245 - Think it worked? 1114 01:26:53,715 --> 01:26:56,216 (tense music playing) 1115 01:27:05,693 --> 01:27:06,928 (loud explosion) 1116 01:27:07,829 --> 01:27:09,329 - Yeah! 1117 01:27:09,964 --> 01:27:10,965 - It worked! 1118 01:27:10,998 --> 01:27:11,899 - We did it. 1119 01:27:12,834 --> 01:27:13,968 - Oh, my God! 1120 01:27:20,273 --> 01:27:21,642 - Okay. 1121 01:27:23,678 --> 01:27:25,012 (heavy exhale) 1122 01:27:26,714 --> 01:27:27,615 - Wait. 1123 01:27:28,983 --> 01:27:30,283 Look. 1124 01:27:43,131 --> 01:27:44,999 (Francois): It's sort of beautiful. 1125 01:27:51,172 --> 01:27:52,305 - Oh, my God. 1126 01:27:59,080 --> 01:28:00,515 (truck approaches) 1127 01:28:01,516 --> 01:28:03,084 (Michelle): What just happened? 1128 01:28:03,117 --> 01:28:04,919 - Francois? Maddy? 1129 01:28:04,952 --> 01:28:06,020 - Where's Maddy? 1130 01:28:06,053 --> 01:28:06,988 - Francois? 1131 01:28:07,021 --> 01:28:08,256 (Ming laughing happily) 1132 01:28:08,288 --> 01:28:09,356 - You did it? 1133 01:28:09,389 --> 01:28:10,792 (Maddy squeals) 1134 01:28:11,424 --> 01:28:12,960 - I'm so proud of you! 1135 01:28:12,994 --> 01:28:14,028 - What happened? 1136 01:28:14,061 --> 01:28:15,196 - We just did it! 1137 01:28:15,229 --> 01:28:16,964 - Hey, are you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay! 1138 01:28:16,998 --> 01:28:18,365 Did you see the bombers explode? 1139 01:28:18,398 --> 01:28:21,169 - Yes, I saw the bombers. That was incredible! 1140 01:28:21,202 --> 01:28:23,604 Did you two just save humanity? 1141 01:28:23,638 --> 01:28:25,807 (Maddy): It was awesome. So fun! 1142 01:28:26,439 --> 01:28:27,440 (Daniel): Were you driving? 1143 01:28:27,474 --> 01:28:29,177 (Maddy): Yeah. Can I do it again? 1144 01:28:29,210 --> 01:28:30,545 - Absolutely not. 1145 01:28:30,578 --> 01:28:32,246 - I figured the D was for drive, 1146 01:28:32,280 --> 01:28:33,781 but I really had to force it there. 1147 01:28:33,815 --> 01:28:36,584 - Oh, dear God. I'm so proud of you both. 1148 01:28:36,617 --> 01:28:38,418 You guys are heroes. Gimme five. 1149 01:28:38,786 --> 01:28:40,021 So good! 1150 01:28:40,054 --> 01:28:44,357 - You... you have to show me how you do that. (laughs) 1151 01:28:44,391 --> 01:28:45,927 - Yeah, come on. 1152 01:29:02,043 --> 01:29:03,678 (Radio): Please be advised, 1153 01:29:03,711 --> 01:29:06,647 the US Government has communication again, 1154 01:29:06,681 --> 01:29:09,449 and is taking extreme measures to prevent another unknown 1155 01:29:09,482 --> 01:29:12,253 digital attack on our infrastructure. 1156 01:29:12,286 --> 01:29:15,422 The government agencies and corporations are in the process 1157 01:29:15,455 --> 01:29:17,758 of decommissioning all data centers. 1158 01:29:17,792 --> 01:29:21,696 Already being coined The Great Unplug of the 21st Century. 1159 01:29:21,729 --> 01:29:24,799 Humanity may need to return to an agrarian existence 1160 01:29:24,832 --> 01:29:26,100 for a period. 1161 01:29:27,602 --> 01:29:29,904 At this time, remember to reclaim and to reconfirm. 1162 01:29:29,937 --> 01:29:31,105 (radio clicks off) 1163 01:29:40,413 --> 01:29:42,617 - Humans are in control again. 1164 01:29:42,650 --> 01:29:45,853 Just gonna keep making the same mistakes we always do. 1165 01:29:48,789 --> 01:29:50,591 - Maybe we can learn from this. 1166 01:29:52,860 --> 01:29:54,427 Maybe we can change. 1167 01:29:57,164 --> 01:29:58,900 - Yeah, we always say that. 1168 01:30:04,504 --> 01:30:06,941 I don't want to go back to the way things were. 1169 01:30:19,854 --> 01:30:21,088 - Me neither. 1170 01:30:31,565 --> 01:30:34,101 (music builds) 1171 01:30:54,355 --> 01:30:57,457 (music)