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In a world
filled with uncertainty

and political turmoil,
a shining light emerges,

ready to lead senate
towards a brighter future.

Hey, everybody,
thank you so much for coming.

Thank you. No,
thank you very much.

Meet Bennett Wilde,

the embodiment
of hope and progress.

Let me tell you why you
want Bennett in the senate,

because I will fight for you.

I will fight for your children,

I will fight for your families,

I will fight for our future.

America deserves--

Prosperity
and opportunity thrive

for every citizen
from every background.

With a wealth
of political knowledge

and years of service
to the community,

he's the seasoned
leader senate needs...

You can't do this job
by yourself. It takes a team,

and that's what you all are.

Get ready for a new day.

...a candidate
that crosses party lines

alongside his devoted wife,

supported by some of
America's finest staff

and who wholeheartedly cares
about all Americans...

That's right, 'cause
I'd rather help people

than attack them.

You duck, then you cover.

...where
everyone has a voice

and no one is left behind.

Bennett is the candidate
who will bring us

closer to that dream.

Closer to that dream.

To that dream.

I'm Bennett J. Wilde,
and I approve this message.

Join
the movement, join the cause,

and together, let's build
a brighter future for America.

Though
international sources confirmed

the tests are routine in nature,

tensions continue to escalate,

and the topic of nuclear
weapons continues to be

at the forefront
of the conversation.

Well, if that doesn't
set a festive mood.

No? How about I
turn on the ball game?

America's pastime
on America's day.

Oh, so you're a baseball fan
now, are you, all of a sudden?

I'm a man of the people,
don't you know?

Part of the job.

It's all part of the job.

Melinda, I am so glad
you are here.

I know it's Fourth of July.
You'd rather be with your family

but it's a big night for us,

and we couldn't do
it without you.

Of course,
Mr. Wilde. No problem.

If there are any
leftovers, as always,

you can take them home
to your family.

Thank you. They'll love that.

Mind the mess, Melinda.

Sorry, Mrs. Wilde.

Answer the door.

I have to go put my face
on for your guests.

Well, hello there.

-Happy Fourth.
-Mwah.

You remember my husband Miles.

Miles,
it's good to see you.

Thanks for having us, Senator.

It's Fourth of July,
first names only.

Come on in.

Well, it's nice to see
everyone out of the office

and fundraising dinners.

Miles, how are your students?

Hopefully enjoying their
summer break with no homework.

Oh, that reminds me.

This year you're going
to be joining Miles

and his students
to draw hand turkeys.

It's a great press
hit, and, of course

in a few years,
you'll be pardoning one.

Hmm.

I'm sorry. I should've asked
about the hand turkeys first.

I'm just nervous.

He'd be an idiot
not to pick you.

Go get him.

So hand turkeys, huh?

Bold plan.

Well, that's just part of it.

Lisa, only three senators
have gone directly from congress

to the Oval Office
in over 200 years.

And with the right
person beside you,

cultivating your political
profile, it'll be four.

Well, there's more
to running an effective

administration
than public image.

Well, good thing we
have such a reliable

political strategist
on our team then.

Speaking of, where is Harry?

What?

-Just spit it out.
-Just promise me

we won't talk about money

or politics or religion.

What do you
want me to be, a mute?

This is work, Zoe.

I thought it was
a Fourth of July barbecue.

Just give him
a simple thank you,

that's it, all I'm asking for.

He helped you out,
he didn't have to.

I didn't ask him to.

-Zoe.
-What?

You're the one freaking
out about being late.

Hey.

Hey, it is extremely important
that tonight goes well.

I will thank him, okay?

Happy?

But I'll do it
when I feel like it.

Capiche?

I appreciate it.

Super. We done here?

Wait, where's the pie?

Ta-da.

Safe and sound.

-This isn't funny.
-It's a little funny.

-It's not funny.
-Okay.

Happy Fourth, Harry.

Same to you, Lisa.

Hey, Harry,
come on in here.

You must be Zoe.

I'm Lisa.

Oh, I know who you are.

This must be--

Yes, this is my sister Zoe.

Zoe, Senator Wilde.

Bennett, please.

Nice to finally meet you, Zoe.

Yeah, I just want to say

gorgeous place you've got here.

Well, thank you very much.

My beautiful wife Regina
is quite the decorator

among other things.

Yeah.

Try campaign backer.

Mind if I snoop?

Not at all. Be my guest.

Make yourself at home.

Hi, you two.

Welcome, welcome.

Regina, your home is lovely.

Bennett said you did
all the work yourself.

Not by choice.

-Thank you.
-Of course.

You try getting this man
to settle on a swatch.

No.

Well, if you'll excuse me,

I'll go put some finishing
touches on our dinner.

Excellent. Thank you, honey.

Wine.

I have an earthy
Oregon 2016 Pinot Noir,

or if you like something
a little more crisp,

2018 Sancerre.

-No, that's fine.
-I love Sancerre.

Okay.

Well, I know that I shouldn't
be talking shop tonight--

But a good crisis
doesn't take holidays.

No, it does not.

In order to end
this one quickly,

by the end of tonight,
I'm going to be choosing

my next chief of staff.

Now, you know how much
I love a healthy competition,

so have at it.

Well, whoever you choose,

I can make the announcement
on my segment next week,

if you'd like.

What segment?

- Oh, CNN.
- Oh, CNN.

They want my party
insight on the recent

international missile testing.

It's not that big of a deal.

In studio?

Yes, in New York on Tuesday.

This Tuesday in New York.

Hmm, I might have to
make an office excursion.

Are you all
right? What happened?

How bad is it?

I'm fine, I'm
fine. It's-- it's--

I know you think you're
clever, but you're not,

and it'll cost him.

Oh, don't be jealous.

You'll be on that
screen one day, kiddo.

Nice pie.

We have my family's charity
dinner Tuesday night.

I didn't know I had to go.

You don't have to go, Bennett.

I just think the family
has been very supportive

of you, and if you're
planning on announcing

your presidential campaign
in the spring, it would be--

Why do you always do that?

Do what?

Every time you talk
about how you funded me,

about how your parents
are so supportive of me,

like I'm a little piece
on the game board

you can just move around.

Like I'm some sort of show pony

you just trot out
whenever you want.

That is not true.

Oh, that's absolutely true.

I just want to know
why you do it.

I mean, I'm here doing the work.

We have guests waiting.

Okay.

I will be at the dinner.

I will be at the dinner.

So you're
with the opposition.

Something like that.

What's that you got there?

I shouldn't.

Thanks, though.

How else are we
supposed to survive

the rest of the night?

Easy there, wild man.

So how'd you end up here?

Miles, Lisa's husband. You?

Zoe, Harry's sister.

Ah.

They really hate
each other, yeah?

Yes. Yes, they do.

Don't tell me you're
a politician, too.

Me?

Ho ho. No.

No, no, no.

But I've been around it forever.

Lisa and I were
high school sweethearts.

No, I am but a lowly
grade school teacher.

What do you do?

I'm a paramedic.

Although, it's--

I used to be a paramedic.

Decided to do something else?

Hey, Miles, we're
just about ready.

Hey, honey, coming.

I'll see you in there.

You didn't
have to bring her.

I wanted to.

And she wanted to,
you know, thank you.

She's still shaken up
about everything, so.

-Yeah, of course.
-Yeah.

Cleisthenes, the
father of democracy.

It was Cleisthenes
who introduced the world

to the idea of
rule by the people.

How's that working out?

It looks expensive.

Politics was never cheap.

Whoa.

Sounds like they're having
fun in the kitchen.

Yeah, Senator, Lisa's
a campaign manager.

She can sell ice to an
Eskimo, I'll give her that,

but she's not a chief of staff.

She belongs on the trail,
not in the office.

We both know it.

How about we not pull the
knives out till after dinner?

Yes, sir.

Right, so I'm
standing up at the front

of the classroom,
and it goes quiet,

and that is not a good
sign in a classroom.

And I turn around
and there's Cassie,

and I didn't know what to do.

I mean, she's eight.

Can you imagine?

Absolutely not.

So what
happened to the girl?

Ah. They suspended her.

They suspended
an eight-year-old?

Well, God forbid we have a bunch

of little savages
running around.

Well, there's an argument
to be made that life

was better when we were
all a bunch of savages.

I was being facetious.

Mm.

"Man is born free,

and everywhere he is in chains."

Rousseau. But we're not having

that debate in the modern era.

No?

Melinda, will you please
silence the house phone?

Thank you very much.

But man still has
no natural authority

over his fellow man.

Well, I think
we can all agree

that people are better off

when a government
maintains order.

Mm, because
otherwise we

swarm the streets
and slaughter each other?

Yeah, probably.

Well,
can't we all agree?

Harry, what do you think?

At our roots,
are we all savages?

To an extent.

To what extent is that?

Well, uh, governments go to war,

people are just the tools
they use to do so.

And governments
are made up of people.

Sure, but strip
away the sovereign,

whatever form that takes,
religious doctrine,

the economic ladder,
racial privilege,

and what other reason
do I have to commit murder?

It's simple. You're
hungry, I have food.

-That's a bit reductive.
-And stripping away

all forms of status,
hierarchy, and influence isn't?

Well,
it begs the question,

why has every civilization
since the Greeks

imposed the rule of law?

Power.

Mm-hmm.

There's
been many types

of government
throughout history.

We think of power

as the ability
to control people.

But in Zoe's vision of chaos

and anarchy and violence,

no amount of military
or police power

would be able to compel
the population to behave.

Civilization is about
agreement amongst ourselves.

It asks us, who are
we to each other?

It demands that we give

a little bit of
our personal freedom

in order to live in a world
where order is possible.

But it is human nature

to protect our
individual interests,

that it is the role
of government

to protect the interests

of the collective.

And that's why
you are the senator.

Cheers to that.

Cheers.

Melinda, what--

Is she okay?

I hope her family is all right.

She has five kids.
It's a lot to take care of.

More wine?

That was the strangest thing.

Zoe, turn your phone off.

I did.

What's with all the ringing.
Is it an Amber Alert?

Is this real?

Senator, we need
to turn on the news.

In the living room.

"Ballistic missile
inbound to D.C.

Seek immediate shelter.

This is not a drill."
What does the news say?

Here. "Multiple nuclear missiles
inbound to the East Coast.

Impact estimated
within two hours."

Harry, I'm on the phone with
Senator Baguley's office.

You got Baguley? Okay.

I'll message you over,
connect to D.O.D.

-I want the bureau.
-I'm on it.

...there are believed to be...

Turn that down, please.

-Damn it. I got disconnected.
-Yeah, me, too.

I want
Carvers and Williams.

And, Lisa, your friend at
Homeland Security now.

Got it.

Amongst the various cities
targeted: New York City,

Boston, and even
Washington, D.C.

Okay, I got it.
"Speculation contends

that the U.S. missile
defense systems

were compromised by
organized cyber warfare."

I can't get through to Charlie.
Calls are dropping everywhere.

Carvers and Williams.
Calls are dropping.

I just got a text
from my friend in Boston

saying their power went out.

"Cyber attacks on
critical infrastructure

are also being reported,
telecommunications"--

"Authorities recommend
staying in your homes

until more
information comes in."

This can't be happening.

Someone will stop
this. They have to.

Miles, I meant this
can't be happening.

This literally
cannot be happening.

Mutually assured destruction

is the oldest doctrine
in the book.

They bomb us, we bomb
them, everyone loses.

It's the only reason
the Earth is still intact,

since the advent
of the nuclear bomb.

No one would challenge that.

It looks like they have,
Harry. Jesus Christ.

They haven't even
confirmed who fired them.

Who cares where
it's coming from?

We are an hour and a half
from nuclear war, Harry.

We're
gonna be all right.

All we need to do
is just settle down

and wait for more information.

This seems
slightly more urgent

than just sit around
and wait to me.

- Hey, guys.
- Lisa, read the room.

You aren't helping
the situation right now.

Hey, you should see this.

The footage
we are about to show you

is extremely graphic.

What you are watching is footage
captured in some major cities.

Authorities recommend
you stay in your homes.

No, no, no, no.

That adds a new wrinkle
to the whole savages

running around conversation.

My phone's
not working at all.

Mine either.

Same here.

All right,
this is gonna be

a ruse or a false alarm.

That does not
explain this.

In 1983, the Soviets
thought we attacked.

20 minutes later, they realized
their radar had malfunctioned.

That was over 40 years ago.
Technology has improved.

In 2018,
every cellphone in Hawaii

received an emergency
message almost identical

to the one we got.

So until the head of
the MDA personally calls

and says we're screwed,
I'm not worried.

Come on, Miles.

Where are we supposed to go?

We need to find shelter

or a bunker or
a basement or something.

Lisa, I'm pretty sure
no one in this room

knows where a nuclear bunker is.

Not only that, the entire world

is tearing itself
apart out there,

so we need to recognize

that we are in
a secure neighborhood

and the safest place
is right here.

What are you doing with that?

On the upside, though,

if Harry's wrong, don't
you want to see his face

when the world
goes up in flames?

Bennett, what do we do?

Well, we have a lot of space,

so feel free to spread out
and do what you got to do.

We're sorry. Your
call cannot be completed

at this time. Please hang up

and try your call--

Do you remember Miss
Clark in fifth grade?

She asked us what we wanted
to be when we grew up,

and I said I
wanted to be president.

Everyone started laughing,

and I started crying,
I was so embarrassed.

You remember?

But then you appeared,

and you said that you were sure

that I would be
president someday,

and I believed you.

So much so that
I made you promise

that you would be
there to see it.

I remember.

Communications
are completely down.

No phone, no internet.

We'll see how long
the power lasts.

Well, might as well
drink the good stuff.

- Great.
- Open them up.

Yes. Bennett Julius Wilde,

birthday-- April 2, 1967,

confirmation code 384--

Confirmation code 38492B.

Is this real world?

Yes, I'm here in D.C.,
at my home

with my wife and four guests.

That's not enough.

Who's on the phone?

I'm gonna
need more than that.

Yes.

I understand.

Yes.

I'm Bennett J. Wilde.

Bennett J. Wilde.

I'm Bennett J. Wilde,

Bennett Julius Wilde,

and I approve this message.

Bennett, who was that?

All right!

Just give him a second.

Give him a sec.

Is this real?

The United States Naval Fleet
in the North Atlantic

has been decimated.

Our nuclear missile
silos in North Dakota

have been disabled through
coordinated cyber attacks.

The loss of life has begun.

And it will grow.

It's real.

So what now?

Continuity
of government protocols

have been activated.

The D.O.D. will send
a helicopter

to take us to a secure location.

It should be here in
a little over an hour.

That's cutting it real close.

They indicated it would keep
us outside the blast radius.

Oh, thank God!

- Are you serious?
- Baby, is this real?

What's the catch, Bennett?

What-- what is it?

What's wrong?

They can only take four of us.

Did you tell them that
there were six of us?

I'm sure that there's more
room on that helicopter.

It's not the helicopter,

it's how many they
can take in a bunker

or wherever they're taking us.

There's only enough
room for four.

Was that a...

No, a transformer blew.

We have
to figure this out.

Anyone have any proposals?

I'll stay.

Miles.

Yeah, I'll stay behind.

The women should get on.
That's what should happen.

That's right.

No, no. I'm not
leaving without you.

Do we flip a coin?

I'm not
leaving my survival

up to a game of heads or tails.

Or draw straws.

Not what I meant.

We need to consider the facts.

The helicopter is coming
because of Bennett's position.

Without him, no ride.

That leaves three seats.

What experience are people
bringing with them

to help fix things?

Isn't it two seats?
What about Regina?

Thank you, Lisa.
That would've been nice

to have heard from my husband.

Everyone deserves to be heard.

Man of the people.

Hold on. So you want everyone
to prove their worth

to post-apocalyptic America?

A post-apocalyptic world,

if that's how
you want to put it.

Screw it. Get the straws
or the coin or whatever.

It may be
the only fair way.

Fair?

Do any of you know what happens

when a nuclear warhead hits?

Those in the immediate
blast radius

vaporize instantly.

Just beyond that,
the flash blinds you,

takes your skin clean off.

Hundreds of miles away,

the nuclear fallout
will still reach you,

guaranteeing some form
of eventual cancer.

Combine three or four
of those bombs together

and you'll kick up
enough radioactive dust

to block out the sun,

forcing whoever survives

into a hole to figure
out what to do next.

So all I'm saying
is if this is real,

if I'm stuck in
a bunker somewhere,

I want to be with the people
most likely to rebuild

whatever's left of this world.

Forgive me if
I'm not sentimental.

You're saying you don't need
a grade school teacher,

is that it? Is that it?

-Miles, he's not saying that.
-I am not not saying that.

Fuck you, Harry.

Don't speak that
way in my house.

Okay, this is crazy.

Bennett, where's that phone?

It won't work. It only
accepts incoming calls.

If they want to reach us,
they'll call. Otherwise--

No, it's--

I know one
thing's for sure.

I've had more than enough
of you government types.

Based on your logic,
we have a surplus.

We'll probably lose
one or two of you.

No? Just saying.

Remind me exactly where
would you be right now

if it weren't for us
government types?

Harry.

What's that supposed to mean?

Nothing. Forget it.

No.

-No, go on.
-Zoe, stop.

No, you want them to know?

Fine.

Two weeks ago, I got a DUI,

and Bennett pulled
some strings to get me off.

There it is.

Let's all factor that into
the blood sacrifice, shall we?

You did what?

And you think I'm
the liability to him?

Oh, and by the way,
thanks, Bennett.

This is ridiculous.

we're acting like
animals right now.

What do you suggest
we do, Regina?

Maybe
we've earned this.

Maybe we actually deserve it.

Are you trying to go
all Sodom and Gomorrah on us?

When I was a girl,
my father said to me

he that repenteth shall be saved

and he that repenteth
not shall be damned.

When is the last time

that any of us
asked for forgiveness?

Well, for
starters, I'm not a he,

so I think we're all good there.

Fine.

If it isn't prayer,

what is it exactly

that you suggest we do, Lisa?

Harry is right.

Bennett is the one
that got elected.

He is the only reason we have
a chance at survival now.

He should be the
one that chooses.

Heavy is the head that wears
the crown, right, Harry?

Agreed.

No, no, no.
This does not feel right.

Bennett, Bennett, this
seems bigger than us,

bigger than you.

This doesn't seem like
it's our choice to make.

This should be left up to God.

Well, unfortunately,
God isn't here.

You want me to choose?

I'll choose.

We are a ways
down the list.

There are protocols in place,
all of them priority-based.

The fact that we aren't
getting picked up

'til that close to impact

means we aren't near the top.

What's the point?

What's the point?

Why would it matter
if we're saved?

What is wrong with you?

It's the truth, Zo.

Some people are more
important than others.

That wasn't what
I was talking about.

What are you doing?

You clearly don't want
me on that helicopter,

so I might as well take
my chances out there.

You're being dramatic, Zoe.

I have an idea.

Why don't I go in there

and tell them all your secrets,

all the shit you're ashamed of?

I wasn't the one to tell
them about the DUI. You were.

Somebody has to choose, Regina.

You didn't think that
that was a conversation

worth involving me in?

No. Why would you?

I have to hear about you
expunging criminal records

from a complete stranger?

Not every decision I make
has to be run through you.

I hold the office. You don't.

Cut the politic bullshit.

You married a politician.

I married a decent man.

We were in love, Bennett,

and I knew that there
would be sacrifices

and bumps along the way,

but now what have we come to?

Can you even tell me why
you think I'm worth saving?

I made a mistake,

and you know why I was
so messed up that night.

Don't try and guilt trip me.

You could have paid
for his treatment,

you just chose not to.

Don't talk about him
like he's a victim.

You talk
about sacrifice.

You didn't sacrifice anything.
You didn't earn your money.

Again with that?

You have no clue what it is
when I have to perform.

You're a broken record.

I have to walk on egg shells
all the time around you

because God forbid
I fuck up one time,

you're gonna be there

ready to pull the rug
out from under me.

Do you have any
idea how it feels

to find your father
passed out in the gutter

covered in snow?

I sat beside him while he
had his stomach pumped, Zoe.

I was eight.

See, you don't
remember that shit.

But--

I'm sure it was
tough for you, too,

all those birthday cards,

sober phone calls every Sunday.

I see that lighter of
his you carry around.

I took him to rehab four
times. Did you know that?

You didn't tell me that.

No, 'cause I was ashamed.

'Cause I couldn't fix him,

'cause I wasn't enough
to make him want to change.

It wasn't your fault.

The last time I took him
to rehab, he made it one day,

and that's when it
hit me like a brick,

he's never gonna change, Zoe.

You need to move on.

I can't.

Why not?

'Cause he's our dad.

Do you resent me?

Yes.

I'm just a fucking
blank check to you.

Fine. You want to play senator?

You front the money, so you
get to make the decisions?

That is not what
I am talking about.

Who should we leave behind, huh?

You tell me now, and I'll do it.

Who should we leave behind?

Who should die?

Harry? Lisa? Me?

-Stop.
-Tell me, Regina.

-Stop it!
-Who should I kill?

It's not so easy, is it?

Four people are getting
on that helicopter.

All I can think about
are the two who aren't.

That's a burden I have to bear.

So you can clutch your cross
and keep your head held high,

but the decision
still has to be made.

And I'm sorry if you
don't approve of it.

That's just too damn bad.

I know Bennett
better than anyone.

He's not gonna leave us behind.

I bet she's worth more
than I make in a year.

Were you able to make a call?

I will get us out
of this. I promise.

Just trust me.

We'll be together
at the end of this.

What?

So much for CNN.

You know what I think?

I think you're afraid,

because you know deep down
that he's not going to pick you,

that he was never
going to pick you,

and that ultimately,

you were just not good enough.

If this is happening,

you have less than an hour left,

which means the more you say,

the less your words are worth.

I suggest you start
saying something of value.

If I walked
around with the level

of supreme arrogance
that you do,

I would've been
blacklisted years ago.

Because you're a woman?

Oh, fuck you.

It wouldn't be the first
time you used that strategy

to get ahead, now, would it?

Don't be coy.

Everybody knows that--

Oh! Are you crazy?

Jesus!

Oh, my God.

What happened?

What's going on?

It's adult time
right now, Miles.

Shut up, Harry!

Why do you still care
what he says?

Don't tell me
what to care about.

-Miles, I am so--
-I understand

that being a fourth grade
teacher might not be

on the list of most powerful
positions in the world...

-What does that have to do--
-And maybe it doesn't warrant

a spot on the helicopter on
the day of the apocalypse,

but I'm damn proud of what I do.

This world is mean,
conniving, manipulative,

but it doesn't have
to be that way.

Miles, baby, just breathe, okay?

You feel warm.

I'm gonna get you
some aspirin, okay?

Okay.

Dear Lord,

I pray for your
divine intervention,

to have your will be done.

You and only you have the power.

Cleanse us of our sins
and our trespasses

and deliver us--

Oh, I'm sorry. I--

I was looking for aspirin.

They're, um, in the, uh, box.

My parents
were religious.

I always struggled
with the idea of faith.

I guess I found it all a bit--

hollow.

I'm sorry it's so hard for you
to believe in something, Lisa.

It's ironic, the religious
prize conviction in themselves

but scorn it in those
who don't conform.

Why are you so
quick to criticize?

The world is not as black
and white as how you see it.

You don't always have
to be on the offensive.

Yes, I do, because if I'm not,

I'm too weak, too soft,

I'm not qualified,
so to do what I do,

I don't have a choice.

Don't you? There
are plenty of things

women are perfectly
qualified for.

Well, not
everybody is born

with all of God's
blessings, unfortunately.

You don't know my life.
Don't pretend to.

Did you sleep with my husband?

All those days on
the campaign trail,

the late nights at the office,

a girl like you who
does what she has to do

to even be in this position.

Or maybe I'm a woman

who's just really
good at her job.

Is anyone in there?

Hello?

Is anybody there?

Hey, I'm
with the Washington PD.

He's injured, he's bleeding
bad, and he needs help.

They should stay outside.
It's too dangerous

-to let them in right now.
-I completely agree.

Hello? Are
you listening to me?

I am a cop. You
need to let me in.

I don't know about this.

He needs
a doctor right now.

No, Zoe. No!

No.

His neck, it won't
stop bleeding,

and he's hurt himself
on his side as well.

Easy, easy, easy.

- What happened?
- A car crash.

There's something lodged
in his neck-- metal or glass.

We need towels for gauze,

a sewing kit, rubbing alcohol,

and some duct tape,
if you have it.

I thought you were a cop.

There's something
up with this guy.

Well, fix it.

What's his name?

Hey, what's his name?

Tyler.

Tyler, can you hear me?

If you can hear me,
I need to enter your neck

to remove some shrapnel.

I know. I'm sorry,
but it's gonna hurt.

Damn it. The wound's
not big enough.

I need to make an
incision to widen it.

What? No. Absolutely not.

You're not performing
surgery on a stranger.

It's not surgery.

Whatever. It--
it doesn't matter.

It does matter.

I need a knife, Regina,

the sharpest one you have.

Regina, get me a knife!

Hey.

He's gone.

Why don't we
get you cleaned up?

Come with me.

He needs to leave.

He just watched his friend die.

There's something
wrong with that guy.

He shouldn't be here.

We don't need to
complicate things

any more than they already are.

What are you doing?

You have a beautiful home.

You shouldn't be in here.

Beautiful house.

Does it make you feel safe?

Uh-uh, shh.

Let's give him
the keys to a car

- and just get him out of here.
- You think

-he's just gonna leave?
-I don't know-- Oh!

Police! Nobody move.

Nobody move.

I was just in a car accident.

They stole my badge and gun.

Are you alone?

You got to watch who
you let in here.

There's some crazy shit

going on right now.

Hey, put that gun
down! Put it down!

Or what, Senator?

Be careful. It's okay.

Hey, put down the gun.

Back up.

Okay, come on.

Get over there.

Come on.

Ladies, on the ground,
on your bellies.

Now!

On the ground, face down.

Big boy, come here
where I can see you.

Good boy.

Good boy.

Okay, you can go over
there and join them.

Go on.

You politicians,
you think you're safe

in your little castle?

You think you're not
like the rest of us?

It's dangerous out there.

Uh!

I make the rules now, huh?

There's no police
officers anymore.

There's no laws, okay?

Now we're free.

Hey, hey.

Get up.

Get up.

Get up.

Take your clothes off.

-Don't you--
-Shut the fuck up!

Fuck you.

You do what I want
or I will kill him.

I will put a hole in his face.

Come on.

Uh!

Harry!

Miles.

Miles!

Miles, stop, please.

Miles!

Please stop!

Stop!

Come here.

Here.

It's over.

Okay?

It's over.

It's over, okay?

Come on. Let's go.

We need to call 911.

I thought you said
you were a cop.

I am.

They wrecked into my car
and they took my gun and badge,

number 870.

It's dead.

What is this?

"Ballistic missile."

Is this real?

In about 45 minutes, the
bombs will start to drop.

You can't be serious.
That's crazy.

No, it's not possible.

I was on a hike.

My phone, it didn't get service.

Yeah, nobody's got service.

They managed to take out
critical infrastructure as well.

You okay?

Are you?

You're weak.

Yeah.

Nice shooting.

Yeah, I was stationed
at some embassies,

and it was very
hostile territory.

Firearm training was
highly recommended, so.

How you feel?

I'd do it again.

Something to consider.

Hey.

You did what you could.

Thought I'd go
on a nice hike today--

quiet, peaceful even.

It's the Fourth of
July after all.

So--

She's mad at me right now.

I sent them both to stay
with their grandma in Arizona

for the holiday.

Mommy had to work.

She said, "You work too much."

Then she told me she hated me.

She's just a kid.

She didn't mean it.

Yeah.

Baby, I need you to
hold it together, okay?

Can you do that for me?

There was nothing
I could do for you.

I know, baby.

It's okay.

Lisa, they're never gonna
let me on that helicopter.

Listen to me, I'm not
leaving without you.

I just need you to stay in
here and keep calm, okay?

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

Two weeks ago,
I, uh, had a rough night

and got on the highway,

crashed, and this woman stopped
to see if I was okay,

but it was dark,

so when she got out of the car,

this other driver
didn't see her.

She's in a coma now--

a vegetable just waiting to die,

and it's my fault.

I keep thinking
about her family,

their last words before she
got into the car that night.

Were they able to say goodbye?

Probably not.

But you never know.

Thanks.

Sure.

- Bennett.
- What?

I need to know
who you're taking.

I haven't decided yet.

Is it me or is it Harry?

Who's staying behind?

Well, logic says it
should be both of you.

No. I already told you I'm
not leaving without Miles.

He's unwell.

And based on present
circumstance,

it doesn't look like that's
gonna change anytime soon.

-He's cracking like an egg.
-Shut up, Harry.

He's a liability.

I don't care.

I'm not leaving him behind.

If you want to stay,
by all means.

I have done
everything for you.

I've lied, sacrificed,
threatened whatever I had to

to get you where
you wanted to be.

I have given you my life,

so I am asking you,

imploring you to
take us with you.

And I will be just as loyal

and as diligent

and as brutal as
I have ever been.

Rousing.

And you?

Excuse me?

Your turn.

Have I not done enough?

Harry, you
have to help him.

He'll never be able
to choose on his own.

Don't worry, Regina.
You're still on the list.

I would rather burn here
than grovel to you.

You want to know why you
should leave Lisa behind,

why she'd be useless
in the apocalypse?

Her knowledge of nuclear
fallout is paltry at best.

She's never so much
as gone camping,

which means hunting,
gathering, reading a compass,

all other practical
skills are out,

but worst of all,

her husband is the most
obvious weakest link.

And she wants to drag him along?

And she says she's brutal?

Hmm.

So you'd leave your
sister behind, then,

if you had to?

Hi. I'm sorry.

Can I use your bathroom?

Down the hall, to the right.

You know, I voted for you.

Oh, yeah?

Thank you.

You didn't tell her, did you?

No, but we're going
to, aren't we?

Just-- Shh, shh.

We are gonna tell her.

What purpose would that serve?

There's already not enough
room. Why get her hopes up?

- She has a family.
- For what it's worth,

I haven't decided
who gets to go yet.

Well, I didn't vote
for you, asshole,

so feel free to
factor that one in.

Zoe, you
need to calm down.

Why?

Odds are we have
30 minutes left to live.

Why can't I say
whatever the hell I want?

You don't know
that. Please just--

Desperate people are
capable of anything.

What are you gonna
do, tie me up, kill me?

How far will you go?

'Cause you shot that
guy pretty quick.

Yeah, we all have
some blood on our hands.

Either you all
tell her or I will.

Tell me what?

Nothing.

Then why are
you all being so quiet?

Zoe, what's going on?

There's a helicopter coming
to take us to safety...

Regina!

...in less
than half an hour.

It can only take four of us.

We didn't feel it was
right to get your hopes up.

Half of us are getting
left behind as it is.

It's not personal.

I know that
you all don't know me,

but I have two daughters
waiting for me

back in Arizona,
where it could be safe.

If there's any chance
that I can see them again--

This has nothing to
do with your daughters.

This has everything to
do with my daughters.

You might be
able to find shelter

if you leave right now.

Don't patronize me.

Please.

My rug.

My rug.

My show rug.

You must mind your mess.

Miles!

Miles!

Oh, God.

Miles, can you hear me?

Miles?

Miles?

No.

No.

What could you possibly
want to say to me right now?

I'm sorry.

What?

She's scared,
Bennett. We all are.

Oh, my God.

I'm gonna get you
some new clothes.

Let's get you cleaned up.

What are you doing that for?

If you let the stain
sit any longer,

it'll be impossible to get out.

That rug is gonna be destroyed,

just like the rest
of this place.

Maybe.

And you'll be on your way

to some underground
safe house or whatever.

If that is His will.

Everybody is walking around,

acting like my husband

has all the power,

like he's God.

But the truth is
he's not in control.

None of us are.

Is that so?

You really think that

our actions, they don't matter?

Just think,

is there anything that
you could do right now

to see your children?

Nothing.

If you think that, then why
are you cleaning this damn rug?

For the same reason
that you're gonna try

to get on that helicopter--

it feels good to pretend.

Don't tell me
what to care about!

I love you.

Hey, Lisa,

I brought you
some clean clothes.

What are you doing?

Why are you acting like
you haven't seen me naked?

I thought we agreed not to
talk about that ever again.

A lot has changed.

I got you here, Bennett,

and now there's going to be
a completely new power dynamic.

Money doesn't matter anymore.

You don't love her.

You don't need her.

So leave her behind.

Take me.

I want what you have.

I want to know
what it feels like.

How what feels?

Power.

But now I know
what power really is:

perception.

And it can crumble

at any minute.

Hey, why are you trying
so hard to get left behind?

What I did, I don't deserve.

Jeez.

Hey.

Hey.

It wasn't your fault.

If it was your decision,
would you save me?

It's not my decision,
so that's irrelevant.

-It's not irrelevant to me.
-How can you ask me that?

If it weren't for me, you'd
be sitting in a cell right now.

So you also need a thank you?

Well, thank you

-for being so...
-Stop.

...emotionally
available all these years.

And you know what, thank
you for worrying enough

about your political career

to slog on down and
bail me out of jail.

Oh, come on.

We're all messed up, Harry,

but I still love you and Dad.

Wish I felt the same from you.

Bennett, it's time!

We have less
than 15 minutes left.

I think I need another drink.

Stop it! Make your choice
and be done with it already.

Maybe I'll leave you all behind.

Be a man for once.

You know what, Regina? Stop it.

I am free of you.
I don't need your money,

I don't need your God.

In the new world,
you don't own me.

You made your point,
Bennett. Now get on with it.

Oh, you still think it's
all about perception.

Maybe power is fleeting,

but imagine what I can do
while I still have some.

How about you, huh?

Have you made a decision?

You'd leave your sister behind?

Why does it matter to you?

Oh, come on. This
is your sister.

You're gonna leave your
little sister behind, huh?

Can you?

Can you leave your sister,
your sweet sister?

Can you leave
your sister behind,

who put a woman in the hospital
because Daddy was upsetting her

and she got loaded?
But she's your sister.

Can you leave her behind?
That's the question!

Can you leave her behind?!

-No.
-No!

Good, good, good.

I mean, she's the only one
with medical training.

That ought to come in handy.

I'm sorry, Zoe. I'm so sorry.

You're right. There are too
many government types around.

Don't worry. I'm on it.
All right, here it is.

All right, you two,

no shit, last chance.

Persuade me right now.

Her husband killed himself
right out there.

She's clearly unstable.

You leave him
out of this, Harry.

She's soft,
easily perturbed.

She can't even avoid
an obvious goad.

And you're just trying
to fill your daddy void

by getting his approval.

Don't be coy. Everybody knows.

Leave both
of them behind.

-Oh, my fucking God.
-I'm a cop. I can protect you.

- What can they really do?
- Fuck you!

I have two good reasons
to fight for you--

Bianca and Isabella.

And they're gonna grow
up without a mother.

Is that what you want?

-No, no, no.
-You're a good man.

I know that you are,

and that's why I voted for you.

Okay.

I can't look at that right now.

No, you can make it right.

Yes. Bennett J. Wilde,
April 2, 1967,

confirmation code 4...

Shit!

Getting on that helicopter
doesn't mean you're gonna see

-your girls.
-Shut up!

The government will
keep you in a bunker

until they can sort out
what the world looks like,

-and it won't be much.
-I didn't ask for your opinions.

Confirmation 384...

And that could be
months, maybe years.

Nuclear winter will
wrack the globe, starvation,

-radiation poisoning, marauding.
-You think you can scare me?

- I'm a mama bear,
- You know what's scary...

I'll do whatever it takes.

...that while you're stuck
in a bunker somewhere,

you're gonna be thinking
about your girls

out there alone in the world.

Wondering if they're even alive.

Don't you dare!

Confirm receipt.

Cynthia, trust us.

The least painful way
out of this for you

is right through that door.

I'll take my chances.

Bring me with you.

-I'm sorry, but I can't.
-That wasn't a request.

I don't think you understand.
I can't take you with me. Whoa!

-I'm getting on that chopper.
-Cynthia, calm down.

-What the hell are you doing?
-I don't want to use this.

Don't make me.

Cynthia, you're not
thinking straight.

If you shoot Benn--

Don't tell me
what to do, please!

I don't even know you.

I don't know any of you.

I want to hear it from you.

You don't understand.

You're gonna take me, yeah?

-Whoa!
-Goddamn it.

Make your
choice or I will.

You don't have to do this.

Feels good to
pretend, doesn't it?

Son of
a bitch. Please stop.

Please!

The wife can come.

That means there's
no room for you.

No!

Jesus Christ.

Make your choice,
huh? Yes or no?

-No, no, don't do it.
-Your choice, yes or no?

You don't have
to hurt anyone else.

- You don't understand.
- One more has to go.

You don't understand!

We should've left
you outside to burn.

-Uh!
-No.

-Yes or no.
-No one is coming!

What are
you talking about?

No one is coming!

That was the D.O.D.

The chopper's not coming.

I didn't make it. I wasn't
high enough on the list.

Bullshit.

He said that was a possibility.

No!

Goddamn it!

Wait. What are you doing?

He said the helicopter's
not coming. There's no point.

He's lying. Can't you tell?

He's trying to con me into
leaving. Who heard that call?

Cynthia.

Get out of my way.

Cynthia, just put the gun down.

-Move!
-I'll leave.

You don't need to
shoot him. I'll leave.

You say the helicopter's
coming? Fine.

I'll go and there will
only be four people.

Just-- just don't hurt him.

Better start running.

And now we wait.

Sit down.

You over there, you, too.

You, too, buddy.

My dress.

My dress.

- It's not coming.
- There's still time.

Say you're right.
Even if it comes,

you just killed
a political official.

You really think
they'll let you on?

Yeah, I do.

You're all gonna vouch for me.

Isn't that right?

Wash me of my sins.

We understand you
were just trying to get back

to your family.
We understand that.

- Sit down!
- This is all part

of his plan.

Out of our hands.

Sit down. I said, sit down.

It's out
of our hands now.

I said, sit down.

Regina,
what are you doing?

You!

"Now will I-- shall I pour
out my fury upon thee,

- my anger upon thee!
- What are you doing?

Now I will achieve my
anger upon thee.

I will judge thee
for thine ways,

and I will recompense
thee for thine abominations.

We are abominations. We
need to cleanse ourselves."

I won't ask you again.

I won't ask you again.

Shoot her.

What?

Shoot her.

I'm so sorry.

She tried to kill you,
she tried to kill us. Shoot her.

What makes you think
she won't try it again?

Shoot her.

She's gonna die any
minute. All of us are.

You stood right over there

and you told me you'd
do whatever it takes.

Whatever it takes.
Whatever it takes.

You shot someone in cold blood.
You said you'd do it again.

Now let's go.
Shoot her right now.

Please, no. Don't do this.

You want to be my number two?

Huh?! You want to
be my number two?!

-I can't! I can't.
-Yes, you can.

Yes, you can. Fucking shoot her.

Rid of these--

Impurities. Away.

We must cleanse
these impurities.

These impurities.

Away.

We're savages. We're savages.

Hear that? Savages!

Now you fucking shoot her!

Wash me.

Cleanse me.

Wash me. Cleanse.

And you have the power.

Cleanse us...

You have the power.

...our trespasses.

And you have the power.

Cleanse us of our sins

and our trespasses.

Please. Bianca, Isabella.

She deserves it.

Go on, Harry. Make me proud.

Fuck you.

Be sure and remember
what Bert the turtle just did,

friends, because every one of us

must remember
to do the same thing:

duck and cover.

This is an official
civil defense film

produced in cooperation

with the Federal Civil
Defense Administration

and in consultation
with the safety commission

of the National
Education Association.

Hey, Bert, come on out

and meet all these
nice people, please.

Oh, all right. We
really can't blame you.

You see, Bert is a very,
very careful fellow.

When there's danger,

this is the way he keeps

from being hurt.

We all know the atomic bomb

is very dangerous.

We think that most of
the time we will be warned

before the bomb explodes,

so there will be time
for us to get into our homes,

schools,

or some other safe place.

You may be in your
schoolyard playing

when the signal comes.

That signal means to stop
whatever you're doing

and get to the nearest
safe place fast.

Now, you and I don't have
shells to crawl into

like Bert the turtle, so we have
to cover up in our own way.

First, you duck
and then you cover.

There's a bright flash--
brighter than the sun,

brighter than anything
you've ever seen.

It is such a big explosion,

it can smash in buildings,
and knock sign boards over

and break windows all over town.

But if you duck
and cover like Bert,

you will be much safer.

Our civil defense workers,
our men in uniform

will do everything
they can to warn us

before enemy planes
can bring a bomb near us.

If there is a warning,

you will hear it
before the bomb explodes,

but sometimes,

and this is very,
very important,

sometimes the bomb might
explode without any warning.

Then the first thing

we would know about
it would be the flash.

That means duck and cover
fast, wherever you are.

Duck and cover underneath
a table or desk

or anything else close by.