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Okay, winds South by Southwest, 10 miles an hour.

The big guy upstairs is definitely on our side.

I put some weights at the bottom

so it won't fly on the wind.

That will definitely get their attention.

I just can't wait to see the look

on Chandler's face when we float by in this.

I'm more worried about Chief Caldwell's

reaction when he finds out we're

protesting on a day off.

Can't fire both of us.

I got your back, partner.

Well...

Break a leg or break wind,

whatever it is you guys say to balloonists.

Good luck, have fun.

You're meeting us at the landing site.

No, I'm going with you guys.

You have a full scholarship waiting

and I'm not risking...

Mom, you always do this!

No!

Is everybody ready?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

You're all Joan's got.

You're not gonna be here next fall.

Whatever, she treats me like a kid.

What do you say we go down to Synco

and photograph the fly over?

Can we?

Yeah, she said you couldn't go in it,

she didn't say anything about not following it.

You're the best dad ever.

Yeah, I know, it's always nice to hear.

So I have everything sunk

into this operation, son.

Yeah, I know Dad, but do

you have to expand here?

Well rejuvenating this well after

20 years is gonna rejuvenate this town.

Tell that to my girl...

My ex-girlfriend.

Listen, once this well goes into production

and jobs start flowing into White Valley,

she'll come around.

You've clearly never met Paige, Dad.

Listen, I admit that I

don't know anything about women.

But I do know that they're attracted to success.

Whatever you say.

Paige?

See, she's already come around

and wants to watch the plant go online.

Perfect timing too, we start

the initial venting in two minutes.

Yeah, perfect timing.

Mr. Chandler, we haven't met.

I'm Paige's father.

It's nice to meet you...

Gary.

Gary.

Right.

Hey Paige.

What?

I'm just saying thanks for

showing up, I mean I appreciate it,

you came to watch the plant

go online, it's great.

Jason, I'm not here for the

reason you think I'm here.

Really?

Really.

What are you here for?

I'm taking pictures for the paper.

Now, Heather!

Dad, look!

Hey!

That display is what you're here for, Gary?

No, I'm here for my daughter.

That's just the icing.

Lower, can we go lower?

Yeah.

Damn it.

Stop the venting!

Hold the ejection process now!

Do it!

Did you guys hear that?

Probably just trying to scare us.

It's gonna take a lot more

than sound to scare off this, right?

Damn straight.

Gary, get your wife on the phone

and have her stop descending.

What, you're scared of a little free speech?

Look, if we don't stop the injection process,

those towers are gonna vent pressurized

steam in 20 seconds.

Do it!

Mom!

Is that Paige?

Mom!

There's no answer.

Lawson, if you hurt my wife, I swear to God...

Hey!

Jason!

Mom!

Hold on, hold on!

Mom!

Hey!

Look, you could call for help!

Let's go, come on.

Jeff, Jeff, keep her down!

No.

No!

Why don't I give you a hand with that?

Thanks, Dad.

Where's it going?

The garage.

All right.

How's your mama?

Being a capital B, bitch.

Easy.

You gotta give her some time, okay?

Doctor Phil fixes people in an hour.

Yeah, that's realistic.

Have you talked to Jason?

Why would I?

You guys used to be so close.

Yeah, until his father created all

this with his stupid fracking.

Come on, it's not Jason's fault.

What, are you on his side now?

Of course I'm not on his side, but...

I'm on your side, I'm always

on your side, you know that.

Come on, things aren't always black and white.

Yeah, like you and Mom.

Yeah, exactly.

Maybe some things should be black and white.

Who's supposed to giving who advice here?

Really, seriously?

It's in the garage liked you asked, Mom!

How about I take all of us

out to dinner tonight?

Mom.

Can we?

I don't feel much like...

It'll be really good for us

to all go out as a family.

Have you finished that term paper, young lady?

Mom, it's not due 'till Monday.

Hey, why don't you go up

and get your track stuff ready, all right?

We don't have to decide on dinner

until after the meet.

How you doing?

You know you don't have to be alone here.

I know.

I just need a little more time to sort things out.

What are those?

Escrow papers for the house.

For this house?

When were you planning on

discussing that with me?

I haven't made any decisions.

Well I'd hope not.

I'm just reviewing options.

My job is here, Joan.

Paige's friends are here,

our lives are here.

Running away from it is not gonna solve anything.

Just stop.

Look, I miss us, Joan.

You're gonna throw all that

away because you feel guilty

over something that you

can't change, something that

you have absolutely no control over?

I'm gonna be back later to

drop Paige off after the meet.

Can we talk then?

I love you.

Okay ladies, all aboard.

Yeah, very cute.

Don't make me take your phones

from you, come on, let's go.

Sorry, Mr. Thomas.

Wouldn't want you to have to punish us.

Seats now.

Okay, I know why Dwayne, Ben

and Penny have to take the short bus,

but why do we always get stuck

riding the dorkmobile?

Because track doesn't have as

much pull around here as football.

It's also the same reason your

principal is driving you, so come on, let's go.

Ah, there she is!

Little track princess.

Dad, not at school!

Oh yeah, that'd be horrible,

you wouldn't want anybody

to know your daddy loves you.

You're such a dork.

Yeah, that's why I drive the dorkmobile.

Hey, why aren't

you two in your school uniforms?

Because this team's a joke!

Hey!

We have not yet won an event

and the year is almost over.

The only reason why we're doing it

is because this sport is

mandated by the facist school board

and we don't wanna get

felt up by the lesbian field hockey girls.

You know, you two aren't going

to be the most popular girls forever.

Hey, learning some teamwork may

actually be useful for your future.

Paige.

Ms. Saunders.

First base, that's all we're doing in the first place.

Booyah, welcome to the apocalypse!

Shut it, dweebs!

I'm in the zone.

All right, here we go.

Paige.

You haven't said one word

to me all semester, you know that?

Come on, Paige.

Would you at least look at me?

You owe me that much.

I owe you?!

God!

Because of you, my mother's best friend died!

Because of you, my parents

might be getting into a divorce!

Because of you, this whole town

could be drinking water that's flammable!

God, if I owe you anything

it's a kick to the nuts!

Three Victor Echo,

Three Victor Echo, dispatch!

Three Victor Echo,

Three Victor Echo, dispatch!

Yeah.

Is this Three Victor Echo?

Yeah.

Non-standard reply, Three Victor Echo,

please confirm badge number for authentication.

Six, nine, 69.

Unable to verify, badge number not valid.

Goddammit, Bertie, what the hell do you want?

Identity confirmed.

Reports coming from across

the county is sink holes.

What?!

Sink holes, a sink hole is an

underlying...

Thanks for the lesson, Bertie.

You're welcome, Sheriff.

So what's the report?

Summerville Fire Department

reports most of downtown has

dropped 150 feet into the ground.

Jesus Christ Bertie, start with that, I'm coming in!

What an idiot.

Hey, my phone's not working.

No cell towers until we get to Summerville.

Enjoy withdrawal.

Abe's been staring at you.

Ew, dude's like a neanderthal.

I dunno, he's kinda hot.

Yeah, if you're into serial killers.

I think it's time for me to plan for my future.

What?

Well with the new oil well thing,

Jason is easily worth a couple mill.

Need I say more?

Give it up, Lana.

He's totally in love with

sweet Paige the virgin.

Ugh, how can he pass on this?

You're such a tramp.

I will be a rich, spoiled tramp

if I have my way.

You could be my entourage.

Aww.

I need you to keep Paige distracted.

So I hear you got the scholarship to State.

It's for Debate.

Well that's probably for the best.

How's that?

You wouldn't want to pin your

hopes on a medical career.

I mean it's obviously not

your family's calling.

Your mom couldn't even save her own partner.

Go away.

Heard Paige called your dad Satan in a suit.

Yeah, she's still upset.

How are you doing?

I'm okay.

Just miss her, you know?

You know, you don't have to be alone.

If you ever wanna talk, I'm a

very, very good listener.

Okay.

Hold on gang, I'm gonna take a shortcut.

Oh my God!

Hold on!

- Whoa! - Whoa!

It's the apocalypse.

The bus fell into a hole.

I saw it.

Anyone hurt?

Ow, ow, my leg.

Where does it hurt?

A little higher.

Are you okay?

Dad!

Dad?

Dad?

Oh god, my leg is puking out blood.

Ben is like dead or something.

Hey, Abe's not breathing.

He needs air, blow into his mouth or something.

No way!

Are you into me?

I saved your life, didn't I?

Somebody stop this blood, there can't

be much more blood in me!

Sandy, shut up!

Paige, help me!

Your mother's a paramedic!

And it's Sandra!

Penny, pass me those ropes.

Nobody touches my stuff.

I need you to hold on to

these and let them loose

every ten minutes, okay?

I said nobody touches my stuff!

I want that back and clean, princess.

Whatever, ape.

Okay, there's gotta be a first aid

kit around here somewhere.

Yeah, I'll find it.

Got it!

Okay, just hold him still.

Oh my God.

It's the apocalypse, dude, you're missing out.

Zombie or rapture?

Could be zombie.

Aw, sorry.

For what?

Looks like I'm first to be a brain eater.

Probably won't eat yours though.

Thanks, man.

Not enough nourishment.

Dick.

Loser.

Puke face.

Looks like Rapture, man.

Bogus.

Sandra, I need your mirror.

In a minute.

Now!

So gross, can't we just get rid of him?

Nobody's touching Ben.

Guys, stop, we need to keep our heads.

It can't be long until someone finds us.

Thanks, Susie Optimistic, but here's

the reality, my leg is freakin' killing me

and there's a dead guy in the next seat.

Actually it could be awhile,

no one uses this road anymore.

We'll think of something.

Didn't expect to see you ever again.

Chief here?

Should have gone to the funeral, Joan!

Jeffrey deserved that much from his partner.

Damn it, Joan, I need you back.

A rookie.

Third week on the job.

I took him under my wing.

With me a couple of weeks.

We were first on the scene.

At a three alarm.

We were setting up the perimeter

and I heard this kid inside screaming.

The regs say don't go in alone, but I did.

I grabbed the little girl, I gave

her my oxygen mask.

But I was in too deep.

I passed out.

The rookie came in.

Put his mask on my face.

What happened?

He didn't make it.

And the girl?

She finished college last year.

You saved her.

No, that rookie saved her.

My life has been on a loan ever since.

What happened to Jeffrey in your balloon

is now a permanent part of who you are.

It's a deep, open wound.

Accept that and move on.

That little girl came to see me in the hospital.

She had burns just like mine.

But I looked into those young eyes...

And I saw courage.

Enough courage to face the next day.

And the next.

Jeffrey always used to say that I have his back.

I don't ever want that kind of trust again.

Chief, Summerville's...

Half the town's collapsed.

Hundreds are trapped.

Oh my God.

Send everyone!

Yes, sir!

No no, no, you and Reilly, stay back.

Sir?

We've gotta have somebody here.

Get on it.

Paige is in Summerville.

Dad, Dad.

Here, just don't move.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

What about everybody else?

They're okay.

There's a few injuries, Mrs. Saunder's is unconscious,

but we're gonna be okay.

Hang on.

Just stay still.

You still want me to teach you how to drive?

Maybe on buses.

Just stay still, we're gonna get you out of here, okay?

Is he okay?

I think the gas tank's leaking.

No, it's crude oil.

Mrs. Saunder's, she's still breathing,

but she's not doing too good.

Can you get him free?

Yeah, I'll try.

Yeah, I can do it.

Paige?

What's going on?

Studying, you do realize it's senior year right?

You're like third in class.

And you already have a scholarship.

Just saying, you can slow down.

It's okay, enjoy things a bit.

This isn't for school.

Oh, not for school, just a little light reading.

It's research.

For what, Armageddon?

For life.

That seems a bit dramatic.

It's called caring, maybe you should try it sometime.

It's clear we don't view the world

the same anymore.

I care.

You used to.

I still do.

I care about you.

If you cared about me you'd care

about the things that are important to me.

Why is it always back to this every single time?

Why is my dad's drilling outside of town

in the old oil wells the reason

we're not together anymore?

Because his drilling and fracking in general

destroys ecosystems.

That hasn't been conclusively proven.

Unbelievable.

What?

You!

You're trying to sell me the company line!

I'm not trying to sell the company line, Paige,

I'm not trying to sell anything!

Paige, I'm just trying to find a middle ground

so that we can be together.

Middle ground dissolved when you sold out.

Hey, that's not fair.

Three months ago you drove a

beat up car that you got with your own money.

Now you drive that.

Oh, so now the car's the reason we're apart.

It's not the car, it's what the car stands for.

Look, I'm gonna go visit my dad

tomorrow at the plant, you should come.

We can talk about everything,

you can ask questions. No, no, no thank you.

Come on, if you don't like what

he has to say still, then...

I'll get rid of the car.

You'll get rid of the car?

I will get rid of my car.

Deal?

Okay, I made plans with my mom,

but I'll think about it.

Okay, cool.

Well I'll see you tomorrow.

No promises.

Right.

Are they trapped in Summerville or not?

I've confirmed they never arrived at the track meet.

So what we're trying...

They were there when the town collapsed!

You gotta do something!

Look, every off duty first responder

is in Summerville helping with the rescue.

I'm gonna tell you everything I know when I know it.

It was a kidnapping!

What?

Yeah, they wanted my son.

There's no reason to believe that foul play's involved.

There's a Synco helicopter on its way.

Well what good's a chopper gonna

do in the middle of the night, Lawson?

My kid's out there somewhere,

I'm not gonna wait around for a helicopter!

Wait wait wait wait, we can't all

run off in all directions willy nilly!

There were reports of sink holes

across six counties.

Is that what you're saying happened to them?

We don't know what's happened,

but we're trying to find out.

Joan, will you coordinate a volunteer search?

Yes, Chief.

Okay, let's keep two people in every car.

The more eyes on this the better.

Let's go.

I've been worried about a kidnapping for years.

We should have put Jason in a boarding school.

One second.

Chandler.

No, we gotta make our quota,

keep them at full capacity.

Listen, I'll get my employees

out on the search.

Just coordinate this with Joan.

You just tell Joan to stay out of my way.

Whoa!

Stop it, Richie Rich!

Hey, at least I'm doing something!

Quit the macho act, man, why don't you

put your muscles to use and help out?

One more move out of pretty boy

and I'll throw him out the window.

Mr. Thomas is dying.

We're all in this together, guys, we need to focus...

You're all in this together!

I don't much care for our

principal or any of you right now.

Abe's right, we can't take any

chances of moving that pipe.

My leg!

This is what's gonna happen if we

don't get the hell off this bus!

Show some respect!

Sit still, nerd, or I'll send you to meet your buddy!

Hey, leave him alone!

Nobody touches me!

Okay, I'll take care of him,

you need to relax.

Stop fighting or the bus is gonna fall!

Dwayne, stop moving around!

Ben's dead, I have to tell his mom!

Abe, stop!

You animal.

Just did what needed to be done.

Ask him!

Go on, ask him!

Dwayne sounded crazy, somebody had to do something.

He could kill us all.

See Paige?

Hey man...

Easy, Richie Rich.

I swear to God when this is all over...

What?

You'll get your daddy's lawyers on me?

Your leg healed quickly.

Shut up, witch.

Abe's giving the orders.

Everyone agree?

Tie up the dweeb so I don't have to throttle him.

Several hours ago the Calfornia

town of Summerville mysteriously

vanished into a sink hole with the estimated

size of 20 football fields.

The dead and the injured are

already at 300 and may reach into

the thousands by morning.

What caused this sink hole still remains a mystery.

Firefighters, police and The Red Cross

are all fighting desperately trying to

rescue trapped residents some 200 feet below the ground.

This is Tracy Campbell reporting

For Action News Channel 3.

What kind of bus we looking for?

I don't know, but whatever it is,

we're getting warm!

Aha, yeah, Dirty!

Oh, mud puddle, mud puddle!

- Woohoo! - Ah yeah!

Shh, shhhh!

I hear something.

It's a car.

Nobody move.

Abe and I are the first to get rescued.

Hey, Spike, gun it!

Why, what's your rush, man?

Hey, hey don't worry about it,

this here road is deserted as

a church on Sunday morning!

I hear you, I hear you.

Ha ha!

Evening, Lawson.

Have you found them?

Well your illegal parallel drilling

has created quite a mess, pal.

Look, don't threaten me,

you were bought and paid for to keep quiet.

Everyone I'm not using in Summerville

is on the search for the missing children.

I don't give a crap what you have other people doing.

I want you out there.

You called me here, boss.

That's right, John, I did call on you.

And you came running.

Is there anything else I can do for you, Lawson?

Well there's always something else.

But I bought you your position, John.

If you're not useful to me anymore, you're gone.

Okay.

Get out there and bring my son back.

You got it, boss.

Sheriff?

Yeah?

It's Mr. Chandler.

Yes sir, Mr. Chandler.

Through here somewhere.

The chopper.

Chandler's in it.

Not much good without infrared or nightvision.

I begged him...

To use it to help with Summerville,

but he's convinced it's a kidnapping.

Shut down the search until morning.

They've all gone off looking on their own.

Joan, go get some rest.

Paige is out there somewhere.

I have to find her.

Dwayne.

Cut it out, dweeb!

He has asthma!

There, cured.

We have to do something about those two.

Shh.

Yeah Paige, shh!

Lana, what in the hell is wrong with you?

Don't you dare lecture me!

All you guys make me wanna puke inside!

"Stop the oil, stop global warming."

"Save the seals, save the rainforest."

Sandra, you know that gash on your leg's gonna scar.

At least I won't have to listen you yak

on and on about how you have

the hottest legs in school.

Ha!

Penny, you're like a shadow.

Nobody ever really cares about you.

Paige, God, you're the worst.

You'd give your life to save an endangered flea,

but if Lana comes to school without any

lunch money, not a word.

You think you're better than us?

Have you ever been to my house, Penny, huh?

Sandra, Paige?

No, no one's ever been to my house

because I live in a beat up crap trailer

with a psycho stepdad!

I take a bus all the way to the good part of town

just to take another to school.

Lana, you never asked us for anything.

You're pathetic!

I would never ask any of you guys for help!

My mom's an alcoholic.

Yeah, a rich alcoholic whose had

a little too many martinis.

Try having to sneak into your

back window so your stepdad doesn't freak on you.

We all have problems!

No, I have problems, you guys have

issues that made your therapist rich!

You're okay, Lana.

Exactly how is this helping us now?

Well in case you haven't noticed,

no one's in a rush to come get us.

Your mom flying around in that stupid balloon,

killing people on her off days, pathetic.

Paige, Paige, it's not worth it, okay?

It's not worth it.

Yeah and what are you worth, Jason?

Five, 10 million?

Where are your dad's millions now, huh?

Oh Paige, you'll love this little tidbit of gossip.

Guess whose company name's on that pipe?

You're kidding.

It's one of our pipes.

It must have burst and it created this hole.

I love it, I love it, what...

What do you call that again?

Hmm, ah, karma!

Yes, karma, I love karma.

Untie dweeb.

Any day, Penny.

What are you guys doing?

Leaving.

Ready?

You're leaving us here!

We make a good team.

I'll pull you up.

What about us?

We'll send someone.

Maybe.

Hopefully they come soon.

We might be a little busy.

There's more than enough room to get us all up there.

Sorry Paige, there's only one rope.

Maybe we can do this again sometime.

Losers.

So you knew about your dad this whole time?

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry.

Good or bad, he's still my dad.

Unbelievable.

Paige!

I don't think I can make it.

It'll be easy, I'll jump first

and then I'll catch you.

Piece of cake.

Walk in the park.

Abe!

Lana, I got her!

Got Abe!

Stay!

I'm gonna pull you through!

Dwayne, help me!

Karma.

Lana, don't!

Joan.

Joan.

Keep it together.

The hell did you do that for?

Survival, it was either me or him.

You should've died!

Lana, do you see me now?!

Lana, do you see me now?!

Do you see me now, you little tramp!

Let me get her, let me go!

Penny, stop!

Pull yourself together!

Guys, we don't know how long

we're gonna be here until we're rescued!

All I know is we have to get up

on that ledge right now!

It's safer than waiting here.

Sandy, can you make it?

I don't think so.

We're all gonna help you, come on.

What about your dad?

Once we get all the weight off here,

I'm sure we can get him out.

Okay.

Ms. Saunders!

- Oh my God. - What happened?

Where are we?

The bus fell into a hole.

Is anyone hurt?

Yeah.

Ben's dead.

Abe's gone too.

What?

Look at my leg, Ms. Saunders,

please, I don't want it to scar.

Okay, where's my bag?

Paige has it.

Ms. Saunders, my dad is the most critical.

Gary!

Ms. Saunders, look at my leg please!

Sandra, don't move, okay, the bus

could drop at any moment.

Survival of the fittest.

Jason, we have to get everybody out of here now.

Okay, yeah.

Jason!

I'm helping Mr. Thomas.

Sandra, you're next, come on.

Dwayne, your turn.

No.

Jason, I need your help with Ms. Saunders.

Okay, yeah.

Let's get you out of here.

Let's go, ready?

We're gonna put you up through that hole.

Give me your leg.

Ready?

One, two, three!

I'm gonna go get your dad.

Dwayne, come on!

I can't leave Ben.

Ben doesn't need our help right now.

Yes he does!

Paige, you next okay?

No, I'm helping my dad!

Come on!

Dad, we're gonna get you out of here.

Paige, I got him, go!

Hold on, Mr. Thomas.

Dwayne, time to go.

Here you go, come here.

Let's go.

Come on, here we go, Mr. Thomas.

Come on.

Help me lift him up.

Okay.

Ready?

Yeah.

One, two, three!

Hold on hold on.

Okay, I'll go up and I'll pull him from the top.

Okay, ready?

One, two, three!

Come on.

I got you.

Okay.

Get to that ledge.

Go!

Okay.

Give me your hand!

Come on!

Just go!

Paige, Paige, come on Paige,

hurry up, jump, Paige!

This is the most dysfunctional track team in the world!

Jeffrey?

Dad, Dad, are you okay?

Yes, help the others.

Please just don't try to take...

I'll take care of them.

Ms. Saunders.

Please help me.

Proof your mother killed my husband, killed him.

No, it was my dad, okay?

It was his fault.

Sandra's lost a lot of blood.

Here, Paige.

Here, let this loose every 10 minutes or so.

I don't feel good.

Penny, hold on to her.

Lana, you all right?

I got scared, okay?

Yeah, we'll we're all scared.

Paige!

Mom, it's mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Hey!

Mom!

Paige, I hear you!

Gary!

I'm gonna go get help!

Paige, we did it, guys!

We're getting out of this hole.

I knew it!

Oh my God.

Here in Claremont, the sink hole disaster

has trapped a school bus deep underground,

a rescue team is trying desperately to

establish contact with.

It's the oil fracking.

The whole substrata is compromised.

Any vibration could collapsed it even more,

just like in Summerville.

Call in a ladder truck?

No, everything for 200 miles

has been dispatched to Summerville.

Take at least 24 hours before we get any help.

How close can I get our truck?

No closer than 45 or 50 feet.

That's not close enough.

Okay, I got this.

Paige is down there, you do it.

We're gonna get you out of there, I promise.

It's gonna take a little longer.

Mom!

We hear you!

Help!

Come here!

Hey!

Help us, hey!

Stay calm.

Why don't they hear us?

I don't know why they're so far away.

Authorities are blaming Synco's

recent oil fracking for several of

the sink holes, including the one that

has destroyed the city of Summerville.

Hey, quiet!

I know you got a story to do,

but we're.

Okay, all right.

Thank you.

Hey, does anybody have anything to write it?

A paper or pen, come on.

No.

Dad.

Jason, find a rock or something.

Yeah.

Here you go.

Oh yeah, great idea.

Okay, let's go, here we go.

Careful.

The baseball coach said I didn't have a pitcher's arm.

We're next!

Hold on!

We better hurry.

How hard is it to throw a rope down here?!

Right, that's far enough.

Chet, you're the strong man.

Reily, rope him.

You got it, Chief.

On it.

No heroics.

It's just a rock.

Yeah, well if that ground starts moving,

I'm pulling you back.

I need to sit down.

Okay.

Guys, hold on to each other.

That's a good idea.

Ow!

Ow, somebody help us!

Here here here.

Leave it.

No, don't!

A lone firefighter is inching toward

a desperate message from deep inside the abyss.

Cutter, will you take care of that?

I'd love to, Chief, but if I try

to remove her, she's just gonna be a bitch.

Look, if something goes wrong out there,

I don't want it in the 6:00 news.

I understand, I don't either.

I'll see what I can do.

Okay, let's move it and have the

sink hole behind us now.

I'm gonna have to ask you to move.

I'm here with Holden County's Sheriff Cutter.

Sheriff, what can you tell us?

I just told you.

Now I have to ask you to get behind the barricade.

Our viewers deserve an update.

Well I'm sure they'll

understand more than you do.

That's cool.

Hi, folks, here's the update.

Okay, right now we're trying to

save some young kids...

And instead of me actually

helping with the effort, I'm here talking,

I'm sure if it were your children,

you'd rather I be out there looking

for them instead of talking about them, right?

So...

Cut.

Do you have any 8x10s?

'Cause my brother and I watch you

really every morning and he'd love a picture.

Ground's really loose out there, Chief.

I can get my chopper here in 10 seconds.

Hey, you charge that thing up,

I'll throw you in the hole myself.

It's from Paige.

Read it!

"Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Saunders are hurt bad.

"Sandra is injured, but okay."

"Lana, Penny, Jason and Paige are okay."

"Ben, Zach and Abe are missing."

We gotta take care of this now.

"We're stuck on a ledge, please hurry."

All right, options?

No equipment gets near the edge.

We need to have someone go down

without touching the sides.

Repelling is off the table.

Chet got pretty close.

The engine's ladder has a 50 foot range.

I'll risk it.

No, no we can't chance

moving the engine closer.

Summerville has a longer truck, right?

Cutter, nobody's coming to help us.

Chet, 35 foot extension ladder.

Could we push that out maybe

another five, six feet over the edge?

Support two people?

Ground's really weak.

What if we laid plywood underneath the ladder?

Distribute the weight?

It could help, but be very careful.

Okay, that's the plan.

Then we send down a camera.

Cutter?

I'll get the plywood.

Good.

Time to find out what we're up against, people.

Look!

It's a rope!

No, I think it's a camera.

Wow, the sides are disintegrating.

It's worse than I thought.

Pan left.

More left.

You better call your lawyers.

You're gonna need them.

Just get my son out of there.

There are six people trapped down there.

Whoa whoa, stop stop!

Joan, you're gonna wanna see this!

What is it?

Oh my God, Paige.

I need a doctor!

Help!

I'm hoping they can hear us.

It's going.

Chet should be the one doing this.

I'm all set, Chief.

You have my orders, end of discussion.

The ladder is all set, Chief.

You've got about seven feet

of clearance to the edge of the sink hole.

Tell the sheriff we're ready.

Joan, you're the only paramedic here.

I'm counting on you.

Look, your resignation isn't

in effect until I sign it.

Paramedic Joan Conners, you're out of uniform.

Joan, I'm free.

I lived with that pain for 20 years.

It's gone.

I gotta do this.

This is about that rookie, isn't it?

That's a good fit!

I got your back.

Good.

Let's go do it.

With nowhere else to turn for help,

Claremont Fire Chief James Caldwell

is risking his life to save six lives.

Give me more line!

More!

Slowly.

Joan.

This is a harness.

It's a rope, I'll grab it.

Don't reach for it!

I'll swing it across.

I'll go last.

No, you're first.

Okay, the lightest one first!

That means me, I'm 100 pounds!

I'm 95!

In your dreams you're 95!

Penny's first, Sandra, you're next.

Whatever.

Go ahead, Penny.

Thanks.

Right, across your back, under your arms.

Thanks.

Okay, relax.

We'll do all the work.

You're just along for the ride.

Ready, Chief Caldwell!

Paige...

Just tell them to hurry.

See you in class tomorrow.

It's an emotional time here at the sink hole.

The first of the trapped students

has been pulled to safety.

This is Tracy Campbell reporting live.

Are you hurt?

Oh my gosh, hi, sweetie!

Mom, I'm okay.

You won't need this anymore.

Paige?

Say hi to my mom.

Thanks.

Be a ragdoll, no movement!

There you go, almost there.

I'm next!

Mrs. Saunders is next.

You heard him, lightest first!

Lana, Mrs. Saunders is next, okay?

Okay, let's look at this leg.

Did Paige help you with this?

Yeah, she tied a tourniquet.

It's gonna be okay.

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Are you okay?

Come on, I got you, I got you.

Mrs. Saunders, they're pulling you up.

What am I, last?

My dad's next, then you.

Yay.

Okay.

You're safe now.

Jeffrey.

Jeffrey...

It's gonna be okay.

Where's Paige?

She'll be here soon.

Joan...

I'm right here.

Thank you.

Okay, try not to move.

It's okay, it's okay.

I love you.

I love you too.

Chief, back away!

Keep pulling!

Yeah, pull, keep pulling!

Chief!

I got him, I got him!

Gary, it's Joan.

Joan.

I've never felt better.

Try not to move.

Hey, don't let them leave

before we get our daughter

and Jason out of that hole.

Shh, okay, just get some rest.

I miss you.

More line!

The line, it's snagged!

I got it.

Careful.

Jason, you're next.

I'm last, Paige.

Jason, stop, don't do this!

Paige...

Jason, stop!

I'm last.

Stop!

Look, I need to know you're okay.

Hold on, I've got to clear

a snag on my safety.

Then I'll bring the next one up.

Jason, stop, this is important to me.

Okay, you get up there.

Wait, you don't think you're

just as important to me?

Stop!

Paige, listen to me!

Look, I know my dad has hurt you and

your family more than I'll ever be able to fix,

but you gotta let me try, okay?

It starts by your getting to the top to your parents.

Will you not be the strong one

for once and let me take care of you?

Just this once.

I just puked in my mouth.

You two lovebirds are taking forever,

I'm leaving.

Lana!

Whoa!

Pull!

Hold on, hold on!

More line, safety!

Chief, don't unhook!

Don't!

- Help me, help me! - Hold on, hold on!

I don't wanna die, no no no!

Just give me your hand!

No, I don't wanna die, please help me!

Stay still, give me your hand!

Stupid...

Hold tight, listen to me, we're going to fall!

I don't wanna die, nooo!

Chief!

Oh my gosh.

Oh no, oh God.

Tragedy at the Claremont sink hole.

Five minutes ago, Fire Chief James Caldwell

gave his life rescuing one of the trapped students.

All contact has been lost.

Authorities are now considering

this a recovery operation rather than a rescue.

Any hope of locating any of the students

from Claremont High is all but lost.

This is Tracy Campbell reporting

for Action News Channel 3.

We started laying another carpet

of plywood on the other side.

We gotta try again.

The far side is weaker than here.

It's suicide for anyone to go near the edge.

This could set off a chain reaction

that takes out the whole town.

We can't just leave them down there to die.

Summerville Fire Department said

they couldn't get a long ladder truck

here until tomorrow morning.

That's too late.

There's still water rushing in.

From where?

It's under pressure.

You!

I don't know what you're talking about.

You're still pumping water into the ground.

This has nothing to do with my company.

Your own son is down there.

Well fracking is safe.

Shut it down!

Sheriff, shut him down.

Look, when Synco is proved innocent,

I'm suing all you guys for lost production.

Joan, Gary is asking for you.

Yeah, shut it off completely.

You heard me, shut it down!

Having a bad day?

Gary, don't, don't!

Don't!

Is there any news?

They're gone.

The ladder truck will be there in the morning.

Maybe a couple of hours after that,

someone can go down.

You can get them, Joan.

It's too late.

You can do it!

Just rest.

Float down.

Clear about 100 yards for me to set up.

You got a plan?

I'm going down there.

Joan, it's suicide.

Just get ready.

All right, Joan, I'll clear an area.

There's still hope.

Humor her.

It must be tough waiting like this.

Doing anything is better

than just sitting here.

Come on, Reily.

Paramedic Joan Conner is about

to pilot a hot air ballon down into the sink hole.

A mother's love knows no boundaries.

This is Tracy Campbell for Action News.

Easy.

Paige!

Jason!

Paige!

Jason!

Joan.

Joan!

There's a lot of dirt and water.

I'm about halfway down.

Copy that.

Damn.

Damn.

Paige!

Can you hear me?!

Jason!

Paige!

Paige!

Jason!

They're not here.

Don't worry, once the ladder truck

arrives we'll look again, okay?

We'll look again.

I really thought I had a chance.

No!

Please!

Please don't leave, no!

Please don't leave, oh God.

Joan.

Joan.

Jeffrey?

Chet, I'm going back down.

Did you find them?

No, it's just, it's something.

I'm going back down.

Copy that.

Paige?

Paige!

Paige!

Up here!

We're here!

Paige!

Chet, they're alive!

She found them, she found them!

Yes.

Paige, hold on!

I'm coming down!

Hold on!

Paige, give me your hand!

Come on, honey.

Jason.

Jason!

Mrs. Conners!

Oh my God.

I'm here, I'm here.

Hold on, hold on, let's go.

It's leaking.

Chet, there's a tear on the envelope.

It's empty.

Mom.

Chet, I don't know if we're gonna make it.

Mom, we've stopped.

It's too heavy.

Leave me behind.

It's my fault anyway.

30 minutes ago, a hot air balloon

descended into the sink hole

to rescue the two trapped students.

The last report was that it was leaking air

and too heavy to make it back out.

It seems the final hope of a

happy ending has been extinguished.

This is Tracy Campbell for Action News.

It's nothing but black.

Anything?

Haven't heard anything for 15 minutes.

Camera doesn't show anything either.

She was so close.

Hey, look over there!

I want my lawyers down here now.

You're gonna need a lot more

than lawyers where you're going, pal.

He'll call you back.

Let's take a walk, come on.

Here we go.

Listen, I wanna see my son.

You're not calling the shots anymore, buddy.

Jason, it wasn't my fault.

Dad, we did this?

Don't say anything until our attorneys arrive.

You can't do this anymore, it has to stop.

Not another word...

Nice shot.

Oh mama!

Come on, pal, here we go.

There you go.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

That was a pretty spectacular rescue.

Someone pretty smart gave me the idea.

Anyone I know?

You should be at the hospital.

I wasn't about to leave until I

knew you and Paige were all right.

A few bumps and bruises, they're

not gonna keep my away from you

or some broken ribs.

Or a dislocated shoulder.

Just kidding.