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Appreciate you both coming out.

This community needs us.

They need to know that their government cares for them.

A lot of these people haven't seen anybody since the storm, so best be

careful.

Ma'am?

Thank you.

All right, this is what I call a date.

Get some supplies out to the people of Carpenter's Ridge.

I feel like I've had my nose stuck in a book all year. It'll be good to get out

and help the community.

Nice to do it together.

Let's go.

Okay.

Y'all be safe.

I hope the Palmers.

Mom used to get tomatoes and onions from them every year.

I heard they got out before the river came down.

But not everyone was as lucky.

Let's head over to Carpenter's Ridge.

Those people really need to cry.

Oh, this helps.

Hang on there.

There you go, bud.

Thanks so much. We really appreciate it.

This will really help.

This is worse than I thought.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Welcome back, big fella.

Glad you're back after getting shot up.

Thanks.

You feeling any better?

I'm fine.

You sure? The sheriff said you could take a couple more days off if you need

it.

Went from lying in a hospital bed to just sitting at home.

I'm ready to get back to work.

Not like I can do any good being planted here all day.

Well, we got you a welcome back present. The plant was my idea.

It's plastic.

That was my idea.

Where's the sheriff?

He's out with Ellie delivering supplies in the western part of the county.

Let's get back to work.

Just...

You hear that?

Yeah.

There's an old Carpenter's Ridge chapel up there.

Want to go check it out?

I'm game.

I've got to be careful.

The ground's still loose from all the rain.

Get a bed, man.

Is everything okay, officer?

Landscape.

I had no idea you two were standing there.

Great to see you, Sheriff. Good to see you.

You too, Ellie dear.

Well, we didn't mean to interrupt, but you sound great, Brother Esty. Never

underestimate where worship to our maker can come from.

You all know Brother Charles Bishop?

Yes, sir.

Last time I saw you was the end of deer season.

You wouldn't be trying to get a head start on turkey season, would you?

No, sir.

Better safe than sorry.

You never know what you're going to run up against out here.

I've been deciphering Brother Charles since your last run in.

He's, uh, come a long way.

Yes, sir.

It's good to hear.

So what are you all doing up here?

Well, we came to help.

Bring some supplies up to families on the ridge.

How about you?

Oh, don't. We should come up and check on our sanctuary.

It survived the damage intact.

It's beautiful.

Just like life.

Beautiful things look more beautiful besides the ugliness of the world.

Come summer, I plan to be up here every Sunday, even if just one parishioner

makes it.

Well, you guys be careful up here.

Saw a lot of residual damage on the way up.

Will do.

And y'all don't be strangers once we get this place kicking again.

We won't.

It's nice to see signs of life up there.

Yeah, there's still a long way to go. Yeah.

landslide. Brother Rusty.

Brother Rusty.

He was by the cross.

Charles!

I can't really hear you. Justin, Justin, Justin.

It's you.

It's me.

It's me.

Brother Rusty, can you hear me?

Look, there's been a landslide. Can you hear me? Give me water.

Water.

Oh,

Lord.

Oh, Sheriff.

Ellie, dear.

Oh, Charles.

Where's Charles?

He was just there.

Please find him, please. I'll look for him. I'll look for him.

You're going to be okay.

Let's see what we got.

All right?

He's here! I see him! He's here!

Charles? Charles?

It's Ellie Wise.

I'm here. I'm here.

You need to stay awake.

It's important that you stay awake. You hear me?

I'll be right back.

Help Brother Charles.

Lord, help him.

Oh, gosh.

Oh, no.

You're okay.

I'm here.

I'm here.

Justin.

I can't lift it.

I'm going to lift it up.

You drag him out, okay? Okay.

One, two, three.

We've got to get him off this mountain.

How are we going to get him to the truck?

Call for help.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

There's no signal.

I've got to find a spot.

Be careful.

R.P., I got an emergency.

I'm not sure how long I'll have reception, so we gotta work fast.

What's your 20?

I'm at the top of Carpenter's Ridge. There's been a landslide. Got two

criticals. How fast can you get to Chopper up here?

Max, there's been an accident up on Carpenter's Ridge. Sheriff's up there.

We got two injured. I need a chopper out here immediately.

Yeah, copy.

See how quickly you can get an ambulance dispatched. I mean, that could be ours

if it can even make it up there. Do it, Deputy.

Dwayne, hand me that map right there. The Carpenter's Ridge one? Yeah.

Max is working on emergency vehicles.

You were a medic when you were in. I need you to walk me through this.

It's been a while, Sheriff, but I'll give it my best.

One middle-aged male, head injury, semi-conscious, blurred speech, shallow

breathing.

It's hard to say, but it does sound a lot like head trauma.

He might be looking at swelling, bleeding in the skull.

Skull fracture could lead to three spinal fluid leaks.

Meaning? That if at all possible, do not move them or you could cause permanent

paralysis.

Oh, fortunately it's too late for that.

Okay, you said there were two criticals? Yes, the older male. His right leg's

pinned underneath the tree.

Multiple fractures.

Is he bleeding?

Yes, but I don't know how bad.

All right, well do your best to stabilize both of them and just wait for

help to get there.

Well, the ground's not stable.

I'm not sure how much time we have up here.

Roger. Stay on the line, Sheriff.

Mac, ETA on the vehicles?

RP, any word on that chopper?

Yeah, we're still waiting on an ETA.

Thank you. Yep.

It's a 13-meter chopper on its way to Wilkesboro right now. Won't be available

for two hours or longer.

The EMT.

Dispatch, no ETA.

Can you send us a pin of your exact location?

Hold on.

All right, we got it.

I'm going to get this over to the ambulance, and then we'll give you an

update. R.P., I had to climb pretty high to get stuff from the service.

I'm going to go back down. I'll be in touch.

Copy.

How is he? I gave him some water.

He's trying to say something. I can't make it out.

Brother Charles, help is on the way.

Brother Rusty?

I'm Brother Charles.

It's not great.

We need to get both of you to the hospital.

But your legs pinned under this tree.

Looks like we're candidates for a miracle.

I'm not giving up yet.

Let's see what we got here.

What's the damage here?

My leg's in a bad way.

It's definitely broken.

A lot of blood loss.

I need to get these two emergency services.

Will you get in touch with my wife?

I wasn't sure at first.

Didn't want to upset her, but... I think it's time.

We don't own cell phones, and she probably ain't gonna be home this time

of day.

We'll find her.

Justin, let's prop his head up.

I'm going to put this under your head.

Lift up.

There you go.

And don't fall asleep.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

God be with you.

This is bad.

We need to figure something out.

I'll go check on him.

The accident happened right here, but the road ends right about here.

An ambulance was dispatched from here and here. I went fishing up there a few

weeks ago, and the hurricane got the area so jacked up, there's no telling

how long it'll take you to get there. At least another hour, and that's the best

case scenario.

Okay, well, the grass property's right here, and it joins up with the Wade

property here.

There's got to be some access points or something in this area.

Posture some photos.

Hey, Sheriff.

RP, did you get the images?

Yeah, I just did.

All right, walk me through it.

Oh, it could be compound fracture, which might lead to sepsis or hypovolemic

shock. Fortunately, it looks like the mud and maybe some of the pressure from

the trees slowed the bleeding somewhat for now.

So you're saying I shouldn't move him? That's the dilemma.

If you take the pressure off of the leg, there could be a rush of toxins into the

bloodstream, specifically myoglobin from all that messed up tissue.

Taking the tree off, that's going to have a lot of blood loss. So you guys

have to put that tourniquet on ASAP to stop the bleeding.

Otherwise, they might be dead in minutes.

Roger that.

Who is it, by the way?

Brother Rusty James.

Backwoods preacher?

That's him.

He baptized me in the Elk River. Twice.

And who's the other injured party?

Charles Harris.

He's still barely conscious and not coherent.

That sounded more and more like brain bleed.

Yeah. Any word on the emergency vehicles?

They're still an hour away.

Yeah, there's a lot of damage on the roads. I'm not sure they're going to be

able to get through here.

Is there anything else we can do for now, boss?

Yes, I need to find Rusty's wife, Melody.

She doesn't have a cell phone and she's not at home.

Yes, sir. And boss, weather report says another storm's coming through.

Diamonds of the essence.

Copy that. We'll be in touch.

Okay, you two go find the wife. I'm going to check in with the EMTs.

Yeah, on it.

Don't pull.

Ellie!

Ellie!

Ellie!

You okay?

I'm okay.

I'm fine.

He saves his life.

We've got to get him out of here.

Okay. Well, keep us updated.

Neither ambulance is close.

One of them had to stop in an overturned vehicle with a casualty on the 321

bypass. The other one actually made pretty good time into the base of

Carpenter's Ridge, but had to turn around.

Road's completely washed out.

There's a bunch of logging roads up there, but who knows if they're even

drivable.

What about you? Any luck on the wife?

Today's her day to deliver her pies to all her local clients, and she never

changes her route. She just left Miss Maeve's coffee shop, and she's headed to

Jeremiah's, so she'll be there in five to ten minutes.

Why don't you head over there now? I'll call Dixie, have him keep her there

until you're right.

On it.

What's your name again, big fella?

Right.

So the ambulance and the helicopter are not going to be here any time soon. So

we are on our own from the foreseeable future.

Okay. There's only one thing to do. We have to divide and conquer.

Meaning what?

Well, meaning we can't move Brother Rusty, and Charles needs to be off this

mountain immediately, so you have to take him down the mountain.

I can't leave you here alone.

Justin, I'll be fine. Look, you take down Brother Charles. I'll stay with

Brother Rusty.

Justin. Look, I want you off this mountain. That's just too dangerous.

I can't stand the thought of Maddie losing both of her parents up here.

She won't.

Okay.

Well, take Charles down together to the truck.

And you go.

You bump into the MTs, that's great. If not, you just take him to the nearest

hospital.

Okay.

Oh, my.

There's a blueberry in there. Well, there just might be.

And a strawberry for Jeremiah.

Oh, my. Miss Melody, you do know the way to a man's heart.

What happened?

Excuse me for just a minute.

There's been an accident with Brother Rusty.

What's the verdict?

First, we're going to have to put a tourniquet on that leg.

Okay. To do that, we're going to have to move him.

Oh, I'm re-binding.

Sorry, sweetheart.

So after I put that tourniquet on, we're going to carry Brother Charles down to

the truck, and then she's going to take Brother Charles to the hospital.

No, sir.

I want you both gone.

I spent many a quiet morning up on this ridge, just me and the Almighty.

I'm perfectly fine with being up here again on my last day with just him and

me.

Too bad.

You're stuck with me.

Something of a castle audience here. I can't really fight you, can I?

Get me some beers.

So be it, Sheriff. It's you and me.

Hallie, dear.

You be safe out there.

Take care of Brother Charles.

I know.

I know the Lord's going to use you.

Ready? Yes, sir. One, two, three.

You

try

to stay awake.

Take a break right here. Okay.

Okay, you gotta help me sit him down. Okay.

I got him. I got him.

Watch his neck.

You good?

Yeah.

You know, the best decision I ever made was following you and Maddie here to

Blue Ridge.

You make us regret it.

Is that I made you feel as though you had to leave me.

Move home for me.

Yeah, I never want to be a part again.

I feel the same way.

I really do.

O God, my Father, there is no shadow of

turning with Thee.

Thou changest not, thy compassions they fill

not.

As Thou hast been, Thou forever shalt

be.

Summer and winter, springtime and harvest,

sun, moon, and stars in their courses above.

Join with all nature in manifold

witness to thy great faithfulness.

Mercy and love.

Pardon for sin.

And a peace that endures.

With fine dear presence.

To cheer and to guide.

Strength for today.

And bright hope for tomorrow.

Blessings all mine.

And ten thousand beside.

Great is thy faithfulness.

Great is thy faithfulness.

Morning by morning.

New mercies I see.

All I have need.

Thy hand hath frozen.

All right. All right, you be safe.

You stay calm.

You got this.

I love you, Justin.

I love you.

Great is thy faithfulness.

Brother Rusty?

Brother Rusty, I need you to wake up.

How's Brother Charles?

He's on his way to the hospital.

You've got a good woman there, Sheriff.

We both do.

I noticed you wear a ring.

She doesn't.

You might want to fix that.

Yes, sir.

I heard that contraption of yours does all sorts of things.

Can I record a message on it?

You can.

I know you can't get me up that hill to make a call.

I'd like to say something to Melody.

Ready when you are.

RP said you're with Miss Melody. Yes, sir.

Can you put me on speaker?

You're on speaker now, sir.

Miss Melody, this is Sheriff Wise.

I'm with your husband.

He's a good spirit, but he's immobile.

Rusty, honey.

Ma'am, I'm not with him right now. I had to walk away for self-reception.

But I can give him a message.

You tell him I love him.

And I'm praying for him.

Will do.

He recorded you a message.

I sent it to my deputy.

Max, did you get it?

Yeah, I just came through.

Ma'am, I'm going to head back down.

Bless you, son.

Thank you, ma'am.

Max, can I talk to you?

Yes, sir.

Look, it's pretty dire up here.

The ground's unstable.

I don't know if he's going to make it.

Keep her calm.

I was just trying to help. You should have gotten me sooner.

She's trying to stay calm. That's my parents out there.

Where's my mom and dad? I thought she should know.

Look at me.

They're both okay.

There's been a land fight.

Two people were injured, but your mom is taking one to the hospital. And your

dad, he's taking care of the other one.

So are they safe?

As far as we know.

And we're doing everything we can to get them home.

Where are they?

Come here.

Right here.

Carpenter's Ridge.

Carpenter's Ridge. We used to go riding there all the time.

You used to ride horses right here?

Yeah.

Why?

I think you just gave me a really good idea.

This is Connor.

Councilman McGrath.

Are you at your property by any chance?

I am, Jeopardy. Why?

Do you, my darling, pass all the things I could say right now?

I could tell you how I've loved serving our Lord with you all these years.

I could say how it's been the glory of my life to walk side by side with such a

godly woman.

I could say how proud I am of our kids and how they're serving the Lord because

of you.

I think I'd like to just say you're the love of my life.

I love you, darling.

I love you, too.

Booster.

Uncle.

You know those gators that you did not moose from the construction site?

Mm-hmm.

You parked them out yet?

No, I'm not.

Good.

Because we're going to need them.

Let's round them up.

Signal.

Okay, let's get you out of here.

What I'm going to try and do is lift this up, and when I do, I need you to

scurry out from under it. Can you do that?

I'll give it my best shot.

On the count of three.

One, two, three.

Two. Three.

You're strong, son.

Let's make that enough here.

We need that miracle.

Let's ask the Almighty for some help.

We'll be right there.

Your mom made it, though.

And my dad?

Someone's coming.

Heard you needed some help.

You have no idea.

Brought a strap. Booster's got some rope.

We're going to get him out of here.

Booster, run that back to the first rig.

Don't tie it up. I need the slack.

You get it?

I'm going to try to drag him out while you give it gas, all right? All right.

On my count.

Get you out of here.

Okay, we're good.

Okay.

One, two, three!

Jeremiah, on the count of three again!

Here comes the cavalry, literally.

Whoa, whoa.

Your deputy called and said you needed help.

We brought tools.

Let's get him out of here.

Let's go.

Jeremiah.

He's still alive.

Well, we gotta get him off the mountain.

Now.

Three, two, one.

Mike,

now. Three, two, one. Up.

All right, over to AQB.

Watch that leg.

All right, one more way out. Watch his head. Watch his head.

It's about time. Let's go.

Maddie, did you ever apply to those colleges?

Yep. Still working on them.

Any nearby?

No. Still California, Dad.

You know, or maybe you don't know, you did a pretty good job up there.

Well, thank you.

You didn't do too bad yourself.

No, thank you.

You know...

This don't change our deal any.

I will have my land back.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. You boys play nice now, huh?

Oh, if we were playing any nicer, this here would be a waltz.

Hey, y'all. Looks like Brother Rusty's coming.

All right, get ready.

Thank you.

You all saved my life.

This community has seen so much pain and destruction.

This here will give us all hope.

Thank you.

You want to add anything, Sheriff?

I don't usually.

Give speeches, but I think that what I witnessed on that mountain, it needs to

be shared.

I tried everything humanly possible to save Brother Rusty here, but I failed

over and over again.

But then Brother Rusty, he asked God for a miracle.

And that miracle was you.

You worked together and you saved us.

Blue Ridge.

Blue Ridge is that miracle.