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♪ I had a thought, dear ♪

♪ However scary ♪

♪ About that night ♪

Okay. Come up. Sit. Sit.

♪ Why were you digging ♪

♪ What did you bury ♪

♪ Before those hands pulled me From the earth ♪

♪ I will not ask you Where you came from ♪

♪ I will not ask Neither should you ♪

♪ Honey, just put your Sweet lips on my lips ♪

♪ We should just kiss Like real people do ♪

♪ I knew that look, dear Eyes always seeking ♪

♪ Was there in someone That dug long ago ♪

Hold on.

Wait. Wait.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Jasper, wait. You're hungry, huh?

Okay. Wait.

Jasper, come on.

♪ Honey, just put your Sweet lips on my lips ♪

Come on.

Hmm?

Okay.

Go on, now.

Jasper, go.

Good boy.

♪ Honey, just put your ♪

♪ Sweet lips on my lips ♪

Okay, Jas.

Where to today?

Cessna Two-Whiskey-Delta, we are go.

All right. What do you say?

Huh?

All right, Jas.

Fuck. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Too much wind, pal. Hold on, boy.

Come.

Jasper!

Shh.

Here. Up, up. Sit.

Good boy.

Okay.

Good boy. Good boy.

Go on.

Jasper, come on.

Come on.

After you. Jas, come on.

Come on.

Come on, Jas.

Ready?

Ready.

Where you going?

Ah, you wanna play?

Welcome home, buddy.

Come on.

Hey.

Go, go.

Here.

Jas, here.

Stay.

Come on.

Stay.

Jasper!

A plane, huh?

A plane that runs.

You don't see one of those every day.

Jasper.

Jasper. Shh.

You can hand over the keys or I can take it!

Taking it is more fun for me, but it's your call.

Nobody has to die, friend.

Ah, you're a real sweetheart.

You and me both know, mean fucking world like this

ran out of bullets years ago!

So don't make me tell you again.

Drop the keys

and walk the fuck away while you still can!

Shit.

You really do got bullets, huh?

You're empty.

Put the crossbow down.

You think you're calling the shots now, huh?

Shit.

You're as dead as the rest.

You just don't know it yet.

Is that right?

Sure as that smoke across town. Did you see that?

A bunch showed up out of Texas or Mexico

or some other fucking bad place.

Reapers.

Some new tribe, more feral than the others.

Killing whoever's left.

Washing over everything just like that fucking flu did,

except bloodier.

But you and me together, right?

With your bullets and me knowing my way around,

we might survive 'em, right?

Huh?

I already got a partner.

They're gonna gut you, motherfucker!

You and your fucking mutt!

And you're gonna hear me laughing

when they do.

I know. We're almost there. Almost there.

- It's him! - Yes!

- Jasper. - Look.

Hi, Jasper!

Jasper.

Good boy.

Jasper's here!

There they are.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey.

Not too close.

Remember, kids, you gotta stay back.

- Okay. - Hey, Jasper.

Go have fun.

What a good boy.

I, uh... I made a run into town.

Ah. Their favorite. Thank you, Hig.

- Kids. - How's it going?

- We're hanging in there. - Yeah.

Hi, hi. Go on.

You need a hand with anything?

Oh, I hate to put you to work when you stop by.

Nah, it's something to do.

Well, in that case, we're having trouble with the well.

It's connected to the solar, but it ain't getting power.

- Right. Let's take a look. - All right. Come on.

Go on, Jas. Come on. Where you going?

Where you going? Where you going?

Okay. Back her up.

I didn't see, uh...

I didn't see Caleb when I came in. Where is he?

Caleb passed last week.

A few of the children as well.

We think it was measles this time.

I'm sorry, Aaron.

Eh.

It seems like that's the world we live in.

Yeah.

If the virus didn't take you, something else will.

We ran out of vaccines years ago.

Come on.

And just like that.

Well, I remember you saying

your beans didn't come in well this year. So...

Thank you.

Now, what's this?

Ben drew it for you, and I colored Jasper's fur.

And Jasper and I never looked better.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay. You take care. I'll see you soon.

Jasper! Come on.

Up you go.

Up, up, up.

Good boy. Good boy. Go on.

How'd things look in town today?

Same. Was quiet.

Not that quiet.

Just a scavenger. I had to run him off.

Run him off or put him down?

You letting roaches scurry away

is gonna come back and bite you one day.

Yeah.

He said there's a new bunch

roaming around, burning the place.

- Mmm. Mm-hmm. - Called 'em Reapers.

And I saw this in town.

And it looks like they're going after

everything that's left.

Then fuck 'em. As long as they stay away from here.

Those Mormon beans?

Mennonites. But you already know that.

I thought we agreed no more visits?

You saying it doesn't make it an agreement, Bangley.

I keep telling ya, all it takes is one cough

in your eye or open mouth.

You wanna survive the fucking plague

and just die all by yourself?

That's not how it works.

He's a fucking doctor now?

You know they're children.

They need our help.

All the years we've been out here,

when has offering goodwill to others ever kept us alive?

You know, that's not the way people are supposed to be.

It's the way people have always been.

Just took pulling the mask off civilization

for you to see it.

Hmm.

At least I got these in the deal.

Here.

You know, I told you back before all this shit,

how my doctor in OKC said I had atherosclerosis, right?

Lay off the soda or it could kill me.

Right.

But you keep bringing 'em to me.

- By the case. Yeah. - Yeah.

I figured it'd make a good story.

You, outliving the rest of the world

just to die from a Coke.

- Really? - Yeah.

Nice.

Would you like some?

Please.

At least you make good fucking food.

Fuck you.

Jasper. Here. Here.

Good night, kids.

Okay.

You wanna look up, Jas?

Well, there's the goat and the wolf.

Now, look, there's a bear.

And down there's a turtle, right next to Elvis. Hmm?

And Big Jasper.

Right next to the girl.

Doesn't she look beautiful tonight?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Here.

Come here.

Come on.

You gonna help?

Okay.

Where are you going? Hmm?

Come on. Here.

Come on then.

All clear!

Lay. Wait.

Just kids.

No ammo.

It's a weapon. It does just as well.

Come on.

It's rule number one: don't bring weapons

onto someone else's land.

Not unless you plan to use them.

I doubt they knew anyone lived here.

They were just being cautious.

So, I should let some roach

with a rifle get right up close

before asking if they plan on plugging us?

Then it turns out

that they're better with theirs than I am with mine,

and then the whole balance of power

just tilts the wrong way.

Course, the odds of them

being better are slim, but still.

Look, it's like...

It's like the old saying,

"Shoot first and inquire afterwards."

Fuck you!

Ooh.

Jas!

Here! Come here.

You lost the fish.

What happened? What happened?

Hmm?

No fish for us, huh?

- What? - Wait.

It's too early for recon.

Whatever's out there is gonna be tough to spot with thermal.

I'll kill some time.

Well, not on the ground, I hope.

No vest, no rifle, unless you're trying to die.

Good boy.

Good boy.

Good boy.

Don't worry, I'll let you out first.

This is Grand Junction,

do you copy? Repeat.

Cessna Two-Mike-Mike-Whiskey-Delta.

Grand Junction, do you copy?

This is Grand Junction, do you copy?

Grand Junction, do you copy?

This is Grand Junction.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

This is Grand Junction,

do you copy? Repeat.

Grand Junction, do you copy?

- Hmm? - Grand Junction, do you copy?

That's the same voice I heard a few months ago.

It's like a...

like an old woman or something.

I heard it a few years back as well.

Some kind of loop.

Then why don't I hear it more often?

I don't know how this shit works.

Maybe the winds need to be just right.

Anyway, raise you five grand.

But either way, it doesn't matter.

You know, Grand Junction would be fucking France

with as far as you'll get on a full tank in that Cessna.

Well, I'll take more fuel.

What do you expect to find, if you even fucking get there?

I don't know.

You think Grand Junction is just gonna be

jam-packed full of what was?

Happy people everywhere,

children laughing and playing,

lovers strolling hand in hand.

That world doesn't fucking exist.

The world that you're in

has everything you need right here.

Power, food, water, weapons.

Perimeter you can defend.

I mean, shit, Hig.

With what we have here, you and me,

we're living the fucking American dream.

Well, I'm not sure I'd call it a fucking dream.

Call it what you want.

Beats the shit out of the flip side.

Cowboys over fives.

- Wait, wait, wait. That's it? - Yeah.

You got another 30 grand sitting there.

I don't care. Take it.

Come on.

You know, it was pretty bright when you got back.

You sure we're all clear?

Yeah. There's nothing out there.

All right. Then I'll sleep tight

and dream about Grand Junction.

The fucking Paris of the new world.

What is it?

Stay. Stay.

Stay.

Bangley.

Here. Here. Lay down.

Stay.

Bangley.

Stay.

Bangley, you there?

Bangley, do you--

Bangley, where the fuck are you?

Jasper! Jasper!

What the fuck?

I just thought I needed to remind you

that living feels nicer than dying,

and where the fuck is your night vis, huh?

Why'd you--

How do you think those assholes got in here?

- You fucking missed 'em. - Fuck.

You were so sweaty over your Grand Junction mystery voice

and whatever paradise is waiting out there for you,

that you reconned too early,

and you flew right the fuck over them.

So, yeah, I let you clean up your own mess.

Fuck.

At least before I had to fucking save you.

Jasper!

Here! Jasper!

No.

Good boy. Good boy.

Hi!

Hi.

Hi.

Okay. Okay.

- Jasper. - Okay.

- Hi! Hey, come here. Ah. - Where you goin'?

Ah, he's very tired. It's been a big, big day.

Hi. Is that your mom?

That's your mom. Hmm?

You taking a trip?

I'm gonna try and get to Grand Junction.

Just like that?

Not even talking about it?

What's there to talk about?

I don't know, Hig.

Maybe you just deciding to take off

without a heads-up, how that affects me.

You're not here to recon. That makes me vulnerable.

I told you for years I'd teach you how to fly.

Yeah. You don't need to teach me

'cause you're fucking here to do it.

So suppose you make it to Junction,

and there's no guarantee, but let's just say you do,

and there's nothing, then what?

I guess I'll keep heading west.

Goddamn.

I mean, if this is all because

you're pissed over what happened to--

There's nothing left here for me anymore.

Oh, shit, Hig. That's sweet of you.

I'm just saying I can't do this anymore.

You'd just rather die some place else?

If that's how it goes, yeah.

Well, that's definitely how it's gonna go.

You on your own,

in lands you don't know, but others do.

You know, we have no idea what's out there.

We've not even fucking looked, Bangley.

Why would it be different?

To whoever's already there, you're just a fucking roach,

and they'll deal with you just like we do roaches.

This world fits you, Bangley.

Wake up, defend, survive.

Oh, shit. I think you were ready for it

ten years before it hit. Hmm?

You like this shit.

I was a fucking mechanic.

You know, I fixed shit.

When I wasn't doing that,

I was kissing my wife...

or playing with my dog.

You know, wondering every day how I got so fucking lucky.

All that luck is spent.

You're not going to find more of it out there.

You, um...

You wanna tag along?

Rather stay alive.

There's a list on the fridge.

How to work the power, gardens and--

Yeah, I'll figure shit out.

Here.

In case you wanna clear anything from above.

You can't drop them from too high, though.

The flash will blind the shit out of you.

Don't get goofy thinking about the past

and let some fucker blindside you.

I know we've bitched and moaned

and gotten on each other's nerves,

but you've been a good partner.

Yeah, you too. Thank you.

Hey, sorry about Jasper.

Oh, fuck.

Fuck.

Sarah.

You get over here.

Come here, girl.

Well, where have you been, miss?

Come on, my Sarah. Come on.

Come on, girl.

You put that fucking thing down right now.

Take it off and put your hands up.

And keep your hands in the air.

What are you doing here?

I put my plane down in the meadow.

I saw your donkey.

I ain't seen one of those in a long time,

so I got curious.

- You okay? - Yeah.

- Where are you flying from? - Erie.

- Just outside of Denver-- - I know where that is.

My dog died.

Oh, so you thought you'd come steal mine?

I didn't even know you had a fucking dog.

I don't. What are you doin' here?

I'm heading to Grand Junction.

What you doing sneaking around my property all weaponed up?

Well, I didn't know what I was gonna run into.

Maybe the wrong kind of roach.

What do you mean "roach"?

Survivors.

Ones even the flu couldn't kill.

- Yeah. - What was your dog's name?

Jasper.

You must really miss that dog.

He was a good fucking dog.

You need to get out of here.

Empty that clip.

Slowly.

And your pistol.

Now get the fuck outta here.

My name is Hig.

It don't matter to us what your name is.

I'm Cima.

This is my dad. Pops.

Real pleasure.

Get out of here.

We're gonna need more runway, Jasper.

What the f...

Can you give me a hand, please?

Just hold it. Hold it right here.

Yeah. Keep it still.

- Here? - Yeah.

Smells like real coffee.

It is.

Would you like some?

- Yeah. - Mmm.

My dad makes this, um, holly and roots coffee.

This is really good.

Thank you.

You don't have any banana nut muffins, do you?

We sold out five minutes ago.

Right.

Damn.

That's stupid.

Yeah.

So what'd you do before the world ended?

I was a... I was a mechanic, mostly.

Um...

You know, did some construction here and there.

Just odd little jobs, you know.

Enough to pay the bills and still enjoy life.

The dream.

I suppose, for a while anyway.

You and your husband, um, did you have any children?

No, never got that far.

You?

Uh... um...

My wife, Melissa, she, um... uh, she was pregnant,

but we lost the baby about a year before she died.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's not your fault.

I miss music.

I miss driving in the car and listening to music.

Singing on the way to the grocery store.

I miss the fucking grocery store.

- Yeah. - And traffic.

And being stuck in traffic.

Cima, where are you?

I'm already out of the canyon, Dad.

Close your eyes.

Now wait. Close your eyes.

Trust me. Just close 'em.

I promise.

Okay.

Okay.

You're gonna like it. Trust me.

♪ Lookin' back over my life ♪

♪ Spent the most of it Tongue-tied ♪

♪ I wish I'd had more time ♪

♪ Listenin' to you Speak your mind ♪

♪ Now I'm thinkin' About her everyday ♪

♪ On my mind, atypical way ♪

♪ Are you a life force? ♪

What are we doing here?

Just helping him get on his way.

He's an unknown.

We've survived because we have rules

about how to deal with unknowns.

I know he has real coffee.

And a whole sleeve of these.

Yeah, well, I've known plenty of bad men

with this in their pocket.

I'm gonna get an axe and a saw,

and he'll be able to get out of here.

I just need to clear a few trees. I'll be gone.

I would appreciate the axe being brought back sharpened.

Of course.

♪ Looking back over my life ♪

♪ Spent the most of it Tongue-tied ♪

♪ Pullin' my belt tight ♪

♪ It's just me And the stars tonight ♪

You want some help?

Yeah.

♪ Two fingers And a tight line ♪

♪ Keep my head Above the alpine ♪

♪ Just wish I'd spent more time ♪

Three, two, go.

Come on. Come on, girl.

Come on.

Whoo!

You did it. You did a very good job.

That's a fancy witch.

It's been a minute.

- Mm-hmm. - Brain-dead, right.

That would make sense, yeah.

The last three days have been a lie.

- Hey! - And like giving and...

- Right. - That's enough dicking around.

Hey, Dad.

Let's get this shit cleared and have you on your way.

You want some coffee?

- No. - No?

How about a cigarette?

You got cigarettes?

Okay, ready?

Okay.

Tell me when.

- Ready? Three, two, one. - Mm-hmm.

Come on. Come on.

Come on. You got this.

Good girl.

- Fuck. - No, no, we gotta...

we gotta keep it level.

With the saw, or...

Yeah, you gotta keep it level.

I'd put your hand on the top of the handle. Yeah.

All right.

Come on. I'm not doing all the pushing--

You're not doing all the pushing.

I'm trying to pull when-- after you push.

- All right. - All right. Oh.

Let's get home.

Come on, Sarah.

Yeah. Let's get you nice and dry.

What if Grand Junction turns out to be like Erie,

or Denver or any other place like that?

Yeah. I've heard that one before.

'Cause it might.

What would you do?

Where would you go?

There's this mountain in Telluride.

It's about 12,000 feet high.

On one side of it,

it's basically just straight up.

I used to go there with my wife.

You know, hiking in the summers,

ski in the winters.

Wow.

So you'd head there?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I'm gonna fly my plane

right into the side of that fucking mountain.

Here.

Ah.

We're gonna have to move the bigger rocks.

Huh?

The bigger ones. Otherwise, I can't go.

All right.

Maybe you want to concentrate on the stones.

It's tight.

But if I can lift up before the first line of trees,

I think it's gonna be okay.

Well, thank Christ, 'cause my back is shot to shit.

Yeah.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Yeah.

Well...

Let's spin it around.

I'm trying.

- Okay. - Okay.

I'll push harder, you push less hard.

- No, that's it, I think. - Okay.

- You good? - Yeah.

Nice.

So you grew up here?

I grew up here, but I moved to New York.

I-I went to college there.

Worked at a hospital there with my husband. Tom.

How come you're here?

Uh...

My mom had Stage 4 breast cancer.

So, I came back to help my dad

and then, um, Tom was still in New York,

but they shut down travel and I couldn't get back.

Fuck.

And then he died.

Fuck. I'm sorry.

You gotta have something to haunt you, right?

Otherwise, you might get lonely.

It's bad.

All right. We gotta spin it around. Come on.

- Fuck. - Yeah.

Come on, muscles.

Okay.

There's another storm coming.

Where do you sleep if it's raining? In your plane?

Well, it's a little tight in there.

Usually, just under the wing.

Well, there's a shelter

at the far end of the pond if you need.

Don't want you getting sick before you leave.

Thanks.

Was he just nice to me?

I don't know. I've never seen him be nice before.

Hmm.

Night, Jasper.

Is this okay?

Yeah.

This arm straight, and this arm bent.

All right. Got it.

I gotta stand right behind you.

- Like golf. - Like golf.

Fore!

- You golf? - Huh?

- Did you golf? - Not a day in my life.

No.

I used to say, "If you ever catch me playing golf,

shoot me in the head."

Okay. That's a firm stance.

I have an idea.

Yeah?

What's that?

Hmm?

Yeah?

What if you stay?

I can't.

I can't.

Sorry.

Okay.

Cima, I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

Cima, stop.

Just wait.

Cima.

You don't think I think about Tom

every single fucking day of my life?

- I know you do. I know. - Just like you do Melissa.

I understand. I know. I know.

You don't have a fucking monopoly on grief, Hig.

I know.

I...

I killed her.

I-- I killed my wife.

She couldn't... She co-- She couldn't breathe.

Please.

I couldn't watch her suffer anymore.

Sorry.

Hey.

About time, motherfuckers.

There, there. Easy.

Fuck it!

Hig, you got-- Repeat.

Come again?

We got visitors stalking you

quarter mile behind.

Northwest to where you stand.

Fuck. How many?

I don't know, ten, 20, maybe?

Three with guns, some bows...

...some hatchets, some on horseback.

They've not seen you yet. You got a rifle?

No, just the Glock.

Turn back to me like

you got no idea they're back there.

I got eyes on them.

Jesus Christ, Hig. Listen, they've spotted you.

Run. Run for it.

Lead them here. We'll cover you.

Cima! Arm up!

Hig, get up here! Cima!

Go!

Get in.

We're too heavy.

We are eventually gonna take off, right?

Yeah, that's the fucking plan.

Come on. Fuck.

If you would've left a day earlier,

you wouldn't be stuck with us.

I'm not stuck.

We should be no more than ten miles

from Grand Junction by now.

I'm gonna try and give 'em a call.

Grand Junction, this is Cessna Two-Mike-Mike-Whiskey-Delta.

Do you copy?

Grand Junction,

this is Cessna Two-Mike-Mike-Whiskey-Delta.

Do you copy?

Grand Jun--

Grand Junction, this is Cessna Two-Mike-Mike-Whiskey-Delta.

Do you copy?

Grand Junction...

Is anyone... Repeat. Grand Jun--

Grand Junction, do you copy?

This is Cessna Two-Mike-Mike-Whiskey-Delta.

Do you copy?

Copy that, Cessna. Are you real?

Yeah. Yeah.

Well, I'll be damned.

It's been two years since an aircraft responded.

I didn't think there were any more of you up there.

Uh, likewise.

Uh, we're out of Erie. Just-- Just near Denver.

We've come a long ways.

We were thinking we might stop by.

There's three of us.

No offense, Cessna,

I... I appreciate the conversation,

but we'd prefer you move along.

We haven't been lucky with visitors.

We won't cause any trouble.

We don't mean any harm.

Well, no offense,

but who would say different?

Understood.

There used to be a hell of a pancake store downtown.

Um, Sandy's I think it was called.

Uh, I was a little partial to the blueberry.

She used to sprinkle something on top.

I can't remember what it was.

It was-- It was fantastic. Um...

Sandy would chop up marshmallows real fine

and then shake 'em over.

Yeah. Yeah. That's it. Best ever.

Keep your approach, Cessna.

We'll see you folks when you get here.

You're welcome.

Copy you. We'll see you soon.

Grand Junction, this is Two-Whiskey-Delta.

Southeast at 3,000 feet inbound for landing.

I see you, Cessna.

Two-Whiskey-Delta make a straight in approach,

runway 22.

You're clear to land.

Copy that, Grand Junction.

Welcome to Grand Junction, Cessna.

Couple of our folks are gonna meet you.

And no weapons please, if you're carrying.

It's the only real rule we've got.

All due respect, you're as, uh--

you're as unknown to us as we are to you.

Understood.

And you are free to keep flying the friendly skies

if you're not comfortable.

What do we think?

Exposes us.

Yeah. I guess it depends how much we trust 'em.

We trust 'em a little.

Thanks, man.

What are we doing in this piece of shit?

How are you doing?

Welcome. I'm John. This is Logan.

Hi. I'm Hig.

And this is Pops and Cima.

Any illnesses we should know of?

I'm sorry.

Logan likes to get to the point.

No. No, no illnesses.

Well, if you wouldn't mind.

That's a green.

Yep.

Ah, beautiful. Thank you.

Follow me.

You get to meet Darlene.

Through here, Pops.

Been a while since I've seen one of these.

Just a precaution.

I don't blame you, Cessna.

It's understandable.

New place, new faces.

Takes a lot of faith, especially in this world.

But rules are rules.

We'll get it back to you. Follow me.

♪ Take one fresh And tender kiss ♪

♪ You can't beat The memories you've given me ♪

♪ Add one stolen night Of bliss ♪

♪ You can't beat the memories You've given me...♪

A welcome for our guests.

Hmm. Let's go.

Better not keep her waiting.

♪ Don't forget A small moonbeam ♪

♪ You can't beat The memories you've given me ♪

♪ Fold it lightly With a dream ♪

♪ You can't beat The memories you've given me ♪

♪ Your lips and mine Two sips of wine ♪

♪ Memories are made of this ♪

- Welcome. - Please. Be seated.

All right.

There you are, Cessna.

Oh.

In the flesh.

Do you mind? I wanna commemorate this moment.

Say "cheese."

And a fine looking little trio to boot. Hmm.

Hig, Cima, Pops.

It's Jack, actually.

Hig there is the pilot. This is Darlene.

Darlene, thank you for letting us drop in.

Tell me about your story.

Now, I don't get to talk to new faces very often, so...

Now, Jack, I heard you used to spend

some time with Sandy and her pancakes?

Well, uh, me and my old man used to buy a lot of livestock

at the auctions here back in the day.

So, I'd end up with one of Sandy's

blueberry pancakes as a... as a treat.

Perfect little town back in those days.

Trying our best

to build one again.

♪ Fly me to the moon ♪

♪ And let me play Among the stars ♪

Once a stewardess, always a stewardess.

Thank you.

Drink up.

- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.

So, darling, do you ever speak or are you just...

window dressing?

Occasionally.

And what do you think of our little spot here?

It's interesting.

Almost like you flew through a time warp, right?

Drink up. There's more.

Now I've got something stronger if you'd like.

I wouldn't say no to something

with a little more kick to it.

How about 160 proof worth, Jack?

Just like my grandpa taught me.

- This ain't no vodka or gin. - Mm-hmm.

Yeah, tell me how you like that.

There you go.

Well, now, you haven't touched yours.

- I'm good. Thanks. - I'll just give you a topper.

- Ooh, yeah. That's... - Right?

Yeah. That's the kick I'm talking about.

I told you. If we're gonna start over,

we might as well do it right.

No fancy cocktails with umbrellas and fruit and...

Go on.

So, tell me about your trip.

You spot much life between Erie and us?

I mean, there's a few pockets here and there.

But nothing nearby.

Good to know.

Have you had a lot of trouble here?

Oh.

Book of Psalms 121,

"The Lord will protect people from all evil

and guard them as they go about their lives."

- Praise God. - Amen.

This is where he's been hiding

for the last few years.

So, Jack...

You and Big Hig, your hands always this rough

before the world turned upside down?

Uh, well, I've been a rancher all my life, so yeah.

What about you?

I was a mechanic, mostly.

Darlene, you mind if I, uh-- you mind if I smoke?

Smoke it up.

Solid, hardworking laborers. I respect that.

And you?

Medical resident.

My, oh, my.

John, a doctor.

We don't have one of those around.

No, we haven't.

You should've told me

what valuable cargo you were carrying, Big Hig.

I had no idea.

You see, laborers like you two,

they eat the same amount as the rest,

and we've already got more than enough

for that kind of work.

But now a real-life doctor, that is worth a share.

Ah, you got me wrong.

I'm actually not a real doctor.

I was just studying,

and I honestly barely remember anything, so...

Oh, I'm sure it's like ridin' a bike.

Yes, ma'am.

Logan, how'd you like to marry a doctor?

What the fuck?

Oh, I'd like that, Darlene.

I'd like that too.

I think maybe the time for our conversation is over.

- Don't be rude, Jack. - It's, uh, time for us to go.

- Jack. Jack. - Not being rude.

Sit down.

Jack, you remind me of men I used to know.

You always figured it was your job to say

when the conversation started...

- Whoa. - ...or stopped.

Or grope my ass or spread my legs.

He didn't do anything.

I didn't mean to offend you.

I appreciate your loyalty, darling. I do. I do.

See, I used to defend my daddy that same way

when he'd yell too loud or swing too hard.

But the truth is Jack is right.

Do you know why?

There's nothing more left to say except to thank Big Hig...

...for answering our call and bringing Cima here to us

so that we might bless our family.

Shall we take Cima now?

Yes, Darlene.

- Oh, fuck! - Go!

Get those motherfuckers!

Cima.

Fuck me.

- Cima. - Go, go.

Go.

Hig.

Fuck. Fuck.

Oh, my God.

♪ Add one stolen night Of bliss ♪

♪ You can't beat The memories you've given me ♪

- Down! - Down!

Let's move!

Hey, Hig...

I don't force anyone to come here.

All I do is provide a glimmer of hope

in a world where hope should no longer exist.

And you and all the rest,

you're all just so desperate for something better.

Come on. Come on, come on, come on.

You'll follow a voice

just about anywhere.

Listen to me.

This place right here,

this is as good as it gets.

I don't think so, Darlene.

Pops, there's a bag behind me full of grenades.

Here.

Pull the pins and hold the handles.

- Got it. - Careful.

Now!

Well, Daddy, I tried.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry. I--

Where to now?

You're not thinking about any, uh,

mountains in Telluride, are you?

No.

We're going back to Erie. Okay?

Yeah.

Bangley, Bruce Bangley, we are two miles out.

This is Cessna Mike-Mike-Whiskey-Delta.

Friendly. Please do not shoot.

Bangley, do you copy?

Fuck. Something's wrong.

Bangley...

Cima.

Oh...

♪ The scaffold is high ♪

♪ And eternity near ♪

♪ And she stands In the crowd ♪

♪ And sheds not a tear ♪

It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

♪ In a long black veil ♪

♪ She cries All over my bones ♪

♪ She walks these hills ♪

♪ In a long black veil ♪

♪ She visits my grave... ♪

Okay, tough guy.

Almost there.

I hear your Grand Junction fantasy was a total shit show,

just like I said it'd be.

Yeah, it didn't go according to plan.

Maybe it did, man. I don't know.

I'm sorry I left you alone.

No, it's fine.

I can handle 50 assholes without your help.

I counted 31 bodies.

Oh, shit, Hig, I had to blow a bunch of 'em up.

At least give me credit for the pieces.

Mm-hmm.

It's too bad about Grand Junction.

At least you got this out of it.

Ow!

Son of... Okay, okay.

I mean, we built it once. It will be easier this time.

We'll know what the hell we're doing.

Then what?

This place has always been too exposed.

It's a hell of a lot fucking harder to defend now.

We've figured it out before.

What's the fucking alternative?

The families aren't contagious.

Oh, Christ.

No, they got fucking power, water.

You can only see them from the air.

It's the safest place.

Goddamn Mormons?

Gonna wake up every morning

with them trying to convert me.

Last thing I need is extra wives.

Mennonites.

But you already fucking knew that.

And you?

You gonna stay there

or are you gonna keep trying to find something else?

Not sure yet.

You know, Hig,

you're a consistently stupid fucker.

I'll give you that.

I knew this asshole once, back in the OKC.

He was in the Corps.

He had a wife, two daughters.

When the virus took 'em,

it just about broke him.

But it wasn't just that they were gone.

It was all the years before

that he could've been with 'em, but he wasn't.

He was just off, doing anything else.

That's what stuck in his craw.

That he always knew that death was coming for us all.

But he still couldn't enjoy what he had.

Up until it did.

Isabella.

Do you feel tired?

Do you feel tired a lot?

- Sad. - Sad?

- Do you get hot? - Yes.

Can I touch your forehead?

So, what... what is it?

Something that is probably caused

by their bodies' defense response to the virus.

Yeah, but some of these kids were born after the virus.

Right. It would be passed down genetically.

So it's why it's probably not contagious.

Wow.

Can we help them?

Yeah.

I'll need some things. Some...

...immunosuppressants and corticosteroids.

Wow.

Ta-da!

Take all these.

Go.

- Good? - Yeah.

- That's not right. - It's these three.

Good job.

- Oh, perfect. - What do you think?

Thank you for bringing her to us, Hig.

Hig.

Where you sneaking off to?

I was just heading into town. Going to get some supplies.

You want... You want me to tag along?

Nah, it's okay.

You're coming back, right?

You're not gonna leave me alone with all these Mormons?

I'll see you.

Come on, George.

- Here you are. - Thank you so much.

- Good job doing that. Okay? - Yeah.

Appreciate it. Thank you.

Come on, sweetheart. This way. Here. Here.

I got it. I'll bring it to her.

Oh, my goodness.

That one always gets me.

That's one thing I'm probably going to miss.

- Yeah? - Here I go.

Come on. Come here. Come join us.

I don't know how you dance to this.

I think it's like that.

Hey!

See that big, bright star there?

Mm-hmm.

That's the Big Jasper.

And then if you come back. See...

See that cluster right there?

Yeah.

That's the Elvis constellation.

And these are the official astronomical names, of course?

Yeah. I mean, as far as I know.

I don't like the feeling of wondering

whether or not you're gonna come back.

You just left, and you didn't say anything.

I...

I had to say goodbye.

♪ I had a thought, dear ♪

You're cold.

♪ However scary ♪

♪ About that night ♪

♪ The bugs and the dirt ♪

♪ Why were you digging? ♪

♪ What did you bury ♪

♪ Before those hands Pulled me ♪

♪ From the earth? ♪

♪ I will not ask you Where you came from ♪

♪ I will not ask And neither should you ♪

♪ Honey just put Your sweet lips on my lips ♪

♪ We should just kiss Like real people do ♪

♪ I knew that look dear ♪

♪ Eyes always seeking ♪

♪ Was there in someone ♪

♪ That dug long ago ♪

♪ So I will not ask you ♪

♪ Why you were creeping ♪

♪ In some sad way I already know ♪

♪ So I will not ask you Where you came from ♪

♪ I would not ask And neither would you ♪

♪ Honey just put Your sweet lips on my lips ♪

♪ We should just kiss Like real people do ♪

♪ I could not ask you Where you came from ♪

♪ I could not ask And neither could you ♪

♪ Honey just put Your sweet lips on my lips ♪

♪ We could just kiss Like real people do ♪