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Okay, Audrey.

Ready for calibration.

You got it, Doc.

Commencing calibration.

You keep calling me "Doc,"

I'm gonna have to find
a new research assistant.

How long have you
been threatening that?

Yeah, but this time, I mean it.

Fine. Dr. Cooper, then .

I know how much
you love your title.

Tracking.

One-two-one-five.

One-two-one-five?

Check.

Huh. "1215." Magna Carta.

Come on, Doc!

It's a document,

where King John proclaimed
liberties to the people.

It's a forbearer
to our constitution.

Yeah, I know
what the Magna Carta is,

but since it has nothing
to do with dioxide sensors

or anything we're doing here,
for that matter,

guess what, you're fired.

Anything?

It's a thing of beauty.

Depth, pressure...
composition.

All in a day's work.

Wait-wait-wait.

Are you getting anything
on the surface?

Uh, no. Why?

Our seismic sensors
are showing some activity.

You're right on top of it.

Uh, Matthew?

I'm seeing
a major subsurface CO2 spike.

Uh, yeah. Me too.

Trans Nova Oil's

new laser drill

makes it possible to penetrate
deeper than ever before,

opening vast reserves
previously unattainable.

The Paxton Well

promises oil deposits larger
than those of Saudi Arabia.

The site itself is housed

in the safest, cleanest
environment ever conceived.

There's no derrick.

The entire operation
is underground,

eliminating
any surface disturbance.

In fact, the well itself

is powered by
its own hydro-electricity.

Not good enough.

Folks, nobody cares

about drill technology

or an operations room
that's 200 feet underground.

Well, I'm sure
our stockholders do.

Exactly my point!

We're not selling
our stockholders

on the benefit
of this well, Jennifer.

We're selling our critics...

The petitioners,
the protesters,

the ones
who don't want us here.

We will never
pacify those people.

All we've done is embolden them
by conceding

to every concession,
and what's that gotten us?

- Another injunction.
- We located our office...

here, locally, in Paxton,
to show them

that we're not
just a corporate logo.

We're... a neighbor.

Which means
we have to be good neighbors.

We need to earn it.

The drill site is located
on a national preserve,

which is already
one strike against us.

Jobs and the environment...

This community cares about both,
so we have to deliver both.

We need to communicate that.

A new era...
different kind of company.

I almost think you mean that.

We have to mean it!

Look, we can build
all the parks we want,

fund music programs,

but these people will never
welcome us as neighbors, Oliver.

Our focus should be congress

and getting
the injunction lifted.

It's been seven months

since the infrastructure
was completed.

We're bleeding.

Which is just what
I'm talking about.

All we need...

is Senator Bryce.

And Bryce is up for re-election,
is he not?

He listens to the voters,

the people who live and breathe
in this community.

We convince them.

That's how
we get the injunction lifted.

Have you heard back
from Senator Bryce?

Mm. I'm emailing him
again right now, but...

How do you spell
"recalcitrant?"

I don't even know
what it means.

It's basically having a bad
attitude towards authority.

Well, that's not
a very helpful thing

to say to a senator, Emily.

Mm, I'm not.
I'm saying it about myself.

You know,
a little self-deprecation

can go along way.

Oh, well, I'll remember that.

He can't ignore me forever.

He will.

Thank you. Thank you Mayor Bennett,
members of the Council,

but most of all,
thanks to all of you,

the good people of Paxton.

- Yeah!
- Whoo!

I came here personally

so that I could
get to know your community

and meet you face-to-face.

And I came here
with one agenda...

Let's get you back to work!

Yeah!

And I'm very happy to
contribute to your community.

This new park

is a reminder
that we are partners.

I know that we've had
our ups and downs,

but it's your support
that has made it possible

for us to fulfill our promise.

So call your senators,

call your representatives,
and let them know

that, together, we are helping
to make this country

independent of foreign oil.

Let's keep working together,
let's go forward together.

Enjoy your park!

Thank you!

Thank you! Thanks, mayor.

Did you know

he was coming
to Paxton himself?

People will see right
through the manipulation.

It's obvious.

He sells the product, Emily.

And you say he's a con artist,

but I'm not so sure other
people are gonna see it.

And I'm not so sure anymore
that this video

is worth our time.

Well, we need to show congress
that there isn't support here.

They need to see
Trans Nova is trying

to buy their way
out of the injunction.

The whole thing is a con!

Except you can't
make the argument

that they haven't
done their part.

We'll lose credibility.

Done their part?
Seriously?

By, what?
Drilling on

what used to be protected land?

Putting us and the environment

at risk?

Okay. Calm down.

Obviously, they've cast
their spell on you, too.

Who are you talking to, Em?

I've been leading this fight
since the very beginning.

I hate those bastards.

But guess what?

For the first time,

an oil company's
actually listened to us.

We've made a difference.

And what if it is as clean
as it promises to be?

Every green initiative
that we care about

is gonna take a backseat.

People will be
more than happy in

their gas-guzzlers,

paying a buck-fifty
a gallon.

So you'd prefer a catastrophe to
prove your point?

As long as they're drilling,
it already is a catastrophe.

So what did CalTech say?

They agree with USGS.

They said
the crystal lake event

is a one-time anomaly,

the water samples
are back to normal,

and there's
no additional venting.

All right, well,
what caused it, then?

Minor tremor under the lake

breached a pocket of gas.

That tremor wasn't
strong enough to release

that much CO2 that quickly.

All that gas had to have already
been trapped at water level

by another stronger event.

There's something else
going on here.

But there's no record of
any other seismic activity.

U-unless it happened prior
to their last report?

Of course.

It's getting worse, isn't it?

Why don't you go check
with CalTech?

Dr. Cooper?

Hey, Dr. Cooper! Hey.

I'm Emily Booth.

We met briefly at
the first senate hearing.

Yeah, I know who you are.

I... I'm sorry, okay?
I know I was rude.

I-I just want to
ask you a few questions

about what happened
at Crystal Lake.

The dead fish?

We know of other cases
where underground drilling

released toxic gasses
to the surface.

The drill's been shut down

for five months, so.

Right, but they were
drilling for two months

before we shut them down.

Well, you know mother earth

is a living, breathing
creature.

Sometimes underground
gasses vent.

I mean, that kind of volume
is a little extreme,

but it does happen.

Bad day for the fish.

No, it's not just
"a bad day for the fish."

Could those gasses have been
released anywhere else?

Well, as of right now,
they haven't.

"As of right now"?

I'm sorry, Dr. Cooper,

but I'm just
a little bit concerned here.

I mean, we have a responsibility
to the people in this community.

There's no indication

that this was anything else
but a one-time event.

I'm sorry
if that's inconvenient for you.

You think that this has nothing
to do with the drilling?

No.

Like you would admit
that anyway, right?

I'm sorry, what?

How can someone
in your profession

work for them?

You should be on
our side, Dr. Cooper.

Oh! I see.
So you think there's...

There's, what, only two sides?

Really? You think that
you're the only one

interested in making sure
they toe the line up there?

Let me tell you something.

My family has been here
for four generations.

This is my backyard, too.

Oliver.

How soon?

Thank you, Tom.

We got the votes.

We're back up and running.

That's great.

Hey!

Come here, you.

Ohh! I'll be
right in, okay?

So what time
will you pick him up?

Nice try.

I'll wait in the car.

Seriously, Todd?

How long do we have to do this?

You're a convicted felon.

I was arrested for protesting.

For destruction of
government property, wasn't it?

That has nothing
to do with this.

Right, well. This wasn't
your only arrest, Emily.

The courts ruled.
Gotta live with it.

Hi.

God, I missed you.

So... what
do you want to do?

Should we, um, should
we play a board game?

You can pick.

Do you have any video games?

No, I don't have
any video games.

How are things at your dad's?

Like always.

You know, it's not my choice

that I can't see you
that often, Dylan.

But it was your choice
to go to jail.

Remember when
you got detention?

You got in trouble

because you were sticking up

for another kid who was
being bullied, right?

Well, detention
was kind of like jail.

That's what happened to me.

Our planet...

Our environment is
bullied every single day,

and I was just
sticking up for it.

That kind of make sense?

Yeah, I guess.

Hey, so, I have stuff to make

peanut butter-and-potato chip
sandwiches.

Your favorite.

I'll go make you one.

Yeah?

You watching this?

No, what?

They lifted the injunction.

They're going to
resume drilling.

He's got them
in his hand as well.

I swear to God,
I'll blow up that well myself.

Okay, don't say that, Em.

People'll think you're serious.

Look, we have other tactics.

This is not over.

Okay?

I'll be right there,
sweetie, okay?

Uh, listen, I'll call you
right back, okay?

Hey. You heard?

Well, we need to block
their access now.

No!

Okay.

Dylan?

I'll call you back.

Ready to go?

Dylan!

Dylan! Wait!

What's up, Hank the Tank?

Eric. Remember in
high school?

I remember you...
"Hank the Tank."

Hank the Tank!

I bet you that still gets
under your skin,

doesn't it?

It's time for you to move back.

Look at you now!

All dressed up in your uniform.

Protecting what?

Land that's already
supposed to be protected.

Does that mean anything to you?

Means something to us, man!

To you, it's just a job.

Is that your excuse?

Yeah.
Yeah, that's my excuse.

Guys like me,

we actually have to have to work
for a living to pay our bills.

You should try it sometime.

That's good, man.

Thing is, when I wake up
in the morning,

it's not the food on my table
that I worry about.

It's the clean food and water

on everyone's table!

You should try that,
Hank the Tank.

Why don't you try stepping back
with your little friends?

Yo! They lifted the injunction!

These bastards are gonna
start drilling again!

Well... not here, not now!

Not here, not now!

Not here, not now!

Morning, Ana.

Hi.

I made eggs.

Mm.

Your first full day
back in awhile,

so you'll need a...

You'll need a good breakfast.

Thanks.

Talk to Mr. Larson yet?

He's going to get back to me.

Really? You know,
when I spoke with him,

he said that, uh,

they're short a couple nurses,

and he really wants you back.

Oh...

Ana, stop.

It was today.

I know.
I know it was today.

Of course, I know that.

Just... come on. Don't.
Don't set the plate.

I just need to. Okay?

Okay.

I don't have to go in, you know.
I could call them.

I think it's great you're going
back to work today, Hector.

They'll understand.

Take your mind off things.

Today is a good day
for you to go back to work.

I'll be fine.

I will.

I know that you think
this has been too long.

I just...

have to do it my way,
you know?

It's not too long.

It's never gonna be too long.

I just thoughthat
if you went back to work,

it'd be a good thing.

You'll get a chance to put
your mind on other things, too.

Yeah, I don't want
my mind on other things.

And I know you don't
understand that, Hector.

I do, though.
Ana, I understand.

Welcome back, Hector.

How's she doing, Glen?

Valves are open.

Smooth so far.

Have we pushed past
that granite yet?

Yeah. So far, it's moving
through that substrata

faster than we thought.

Yeah?
How's the heat?

Below levels.

Beautiful.

We keep this pace up,

we could end up with
a fat bonus in our pockets.

Bonus?

Yeah. I spoke with Mr. Booth
this morning.

He's really happy
with our program over here.

Yeah. This is
the easy part, Hector.

We got a ways to go
before we reach the target.

We'll get there.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

You felt that, obviously?

- What was that?
- I don't know.

Heat, pressure, viscosity,

it's all reading normal.

Let's just check
the condenser valve here.

Ah, it's a little low,
but we're still in the green.

Could be a lateral plate.

Nah, the gage would've
picked that up. Unless...

No, no, if it says
it's normal, it's normal.

Hector...

You and I both know
once we reach...

Shut up!

You and I both

signed our name in
the same place, right?

- Right?
- Yeah.

Okay.

But I'm starting to feel like

I'm getting second thoughts.

Glen... stop!

I think people should know
what we're doing up here.

We've all been out of work
a couple of years here.

We need this now.

Don't go doing anything stupid.

You got it?

- Got it.
- Got it.

Let's get back on it.

Wha...

The location of the aneurism

won't allow for
endovascular coiling,

which would've been
less invasive.

Sorry.

That leaves surgical clipping

as our only option,

otherwise the pressure

in the aneurism
is gonna continue to build

until it bursts.

It's a procedure that allows us

to essentially channel the blood
around the other blood vessels.

Will it work?

Mm-hmm. There's risk...

Particularly
where it's positioned,

and there could be side-effects.

But you've got a ticking
time bomb in there, Matthew.

I want to schedule this

for no later than Wednesday.

Jesus, Dave, how...
how risky?

We got plans on Thursday.

It could take a year
before it bursts,

or it d be a week.

But it will burst.

This is your best option.

I'm sorry, I have to take this.

Hello? This is Matthew.

How many?

Yeah. I can be there
in an hour.

Look, tell them
to stay away from there, okay?

Alright. Thanks. Bye.

Sorry. I have to go.
It's an emergency.

I'll call you
from the road. Thanks.

All right.

- Hector!
- Yeah.

Haven't seen you in awhile.

How's it going
up there at the well?

Aw, pretty good
so far, I guess.

Well, that's good.

It's nice to see

you guys up and running again.

Maybe people will come around

and start spending some money.

- There you go. Cheers.
- Cheers.

Another?

Yeah. Why not?

What's eatin' you, man?

Dev.

Five years ago today.

Just let him drink.

Cheers, bro.

On me.

Hey, Chris.

Hey, buddy, thanks.

How's Glen working out?

He holding his own?

Mm-hmm.
Yeah. Pretty good.

He knows what he's doing.

Well, if he starts
slacking off,

let me know
and I'll straighten him out.

Yeah, I'll do that.

Hector...

I didn't mean to
surprise you like this.

I just got out last week.

I've tried calling
you a few times.

Nobody wants you in here, man.

I'm talking
to my brother, Chris.

Is he talking to you?

Go back out
the way you came in.

Every day, man.

Every day, Hector,
every day, I live with it.

Yeah?

Me too.

Ana?

I saw Samuel.

He's out,

and he's back in town here.

I don't want to hear
his name mentioned again

in this house.

Ana...

He's my brother.

Well, he's not my family.

Not anymore.

Excuse me, sir.

Learn the truth
about Trans Nova.

Thank you. Have a good day.

Excuse me.

- No.
- No?

Hi. Learn the truth about
Trans Nova Oil.

Thank you.

I'll take one.

Hi.

Can we talk?

Emily, it's been 10 years.

Even just a "hello"
would be a good start.

What are you even doing here?

Why are you in Paxton?

For you, ironically.

The injunction, the protests...

I'm the head of the company.

I have to be here.

But I knew that
you would be here,

and I wanted to come.

And Dylan.

I haven't even met
my own grandson.

It wasn't me

that hasn't
returned the phone calls.

It's not me that doesn't
want to talk to you.

I see you're still angry at me,
but it's been years, Emily.

Yes, you're right, dad,
I am still angry.

You can read all about it.

Yeah, we're on
a conference call tomorrow

with Representative Hennessey.

What, how do I know
he's gonna come to the protest?

Oh, because I promised him
a case of beer.

Look, let me call you back.

Okay? Okay. Bye.

That was Lisa.

She's got dozens committed

to the sit-in
over at Indian Creek.

So why can't she get a couple
of dozen people over

at the Paxton Well?

Well, the fire's

sort of burning itself
out on that one.

Yeah, because we're letting it.

Okay, well,
what else can we do?

We can come up
with something else.

This can't be perceived

as a personal vendetta
against your father, Em.

You think
that's what this is about?

Seriously?

Everything
that I have worked for?

Everything that I've sacrificed?

Of course not.

You're just as passionate
about this as anyone else here,

but there is not so much
as a coffee stain up there.

But we know
their past violations,

and how many times have
they just walked away

from their messes before?

This is not going to
be any different.

And that's his pattern,
isn't it?

Walk away? Leave a mess?

Don't they all?

Em.

Screw you.

What time?

Hey. Can I talk to Dylan?

I just wanted to say hello.

Well, I'm allowed to talk
to him on the phone, Todd.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Look, will you please
just have him call me?

Yeah, I really feel bad
about what happened.

It won't happen again.

Em. Jerry just heard
on his police scanner

something about a bunch
of dead cows out on a farm

near Maple Grove.

Maybe you just got
what you're looking for.

I'll go and check it out.

Matthew, thanks for coming.

No problem.
What've we got?

Dead livestock.

We think it might be
some kind of gas,

but I don't know,

I've never seen
anything like this.

They were alive
not more than 15 minutes

before I found 'em like this.

Do me a favor.

Keep your family away
from here, would you?

Ricky!

Back in the house.

Hey, Dean, stand up.
Stand up.

CO2 hovers in low
pockets, like bubbles,

it'll kill you in seconds.

Dad?

Dad! Dad, the dog!

It's gas! Get up!

Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Don't do that!

- Stand up!
- Ricky! Stop!

Get him out of here!

What's that for?

Just stand back.

CO2's heavier than air.

This smoke should help us
see where the gas pockets are.

How long do we
have to stay away?

I don't know.

Until we find out
where it's coming from,

it's just too dangerous.

This is an unusual
thing to happen,

though, right?

Hasn't been lately.

Look, I'm going to request
a geothermal reading,

see if we can't pinpoint
where this thing vented.

The gas seems to be dissipating
a little bit already.

- I'll try to come back tomorrow.
- Sounds good.

Dr. Cooper!

Do you have any idea
what killed these cows?

Think it has something
to do with the dead fish?

Ma'am, you'll have to leave.
This is private property.

It was gas, wasn't it?

Do you know where
it's coming from?

We don't know.
Soil and water samples

won't come back
for a couple more days...

But there was
no contamination last time.

What do you mean, last time?

In closer to Maple Grove.

People have been getting sick,

but the samples
all come back clean.

Something ain't right
around here,

but it beats the hell out of me.

- Ma'am.
- Yeah.

So, how many cases?

Two were transported
in serious condition.

Others seemed to move through it
rather quickly.

And you don't think

that it could be
salmonella or e-coli?

Children and the elderly
in particular

are still getting sick,

but only here.

It hasn't affected anyone else

outside this area.

What about the CDC?

It's not contagious.

Whether it's in the air
or the ground, I don't know.

But I also don't know
what else to do.

Well, I was told your office
was responsible for the testing.

Our department

was responding
to a state request.

We collected samples, yes.

Well, what about
the actual testing?

Ah, let me see.

In this case,

it was contracted out
to a private lab.

Why is that?

Well, quite often, we have to.

We don't have the resources
to handle every case.

Okay, well, does
the state regulatory services

monitor the testing?

Well, they adhere

to all regulations, of course.

What's the name of the lab?

Hold on. Uh...

Company called Genco,
based out of Atlanta.

Okay. Well, thank you.

Sure.

Uh, I just can't tomorrow.

No, I understand,

but I have things I have to
get off my plate here.

No, no new symptoms.

Do you understand

that we've had
two major vents

in the last 48 hours?

Yeah. Monday could work. Sure.
Thank you.

Suggests an unusual
seismic pressure release?

I understand.
No activity, no stress. Got it.

Alright. Thanks, doc. Bye.

Okay. Thank you
very much.

So, we need approval
from USGS

for a satellite
thermal reading,

which could take
two or three days.

What's Monday?

Oh, just a follow-up.

What'd the doctor say?

Uh, that I shouldn't
be concerned.

Just migraines.

Why are you lying, Matthew?

Why don't you go
check with CalTech

on any new seismic activity

our remote sensors
might've missed?

So, genco's parent company
is YVX Enterprises.

And who sits
on the board of YVX?

A man named Ronald Forge.

Who also sits on
the board of...

Trans Nova Oil.

Uh, it gets better.

YVX has holdings in
several research companies,

two of which,
Lycon and QHTT,

they received
grant funding from...

Trans Nova.

You have one guy sitting
on both boards?

That doesn't prove that
he cooked the research findings.

It's hardly circumstantial.

They have oversight.

It's not like
they're operating in a vacuum.

What about Lycon and QHTT?

Corporations offer
research grants all the time

to all sorts of companies.

Now, Lycon,

they're working on ways

to break down oil compounds
for better clean-up.

So, you just...

You think this whole thing
is a coincidence?

The dead cows, fish?
People getting sick?

And the company
that's supposed to determine

whether or not
there's any contamination

has ties to Trans Nova?

We've filed 13 lawsuits
against Trans Nova.

They've heard it all.

E.P.A. reports
on the drill are clean,

and they're not friendly
with oil companies.

Until you can prove
a link to all this,

it's not enough.

Why can't we just say there is?

You know, we put them
on the defensive.

The more they have
to explain themselves,

the more guilty
they're gonna sound.

It's unethical.

No. What they're doing
is unethical.

Thought you believed that.

I'll need the rest of
the E.P.A. documents by Monday.

Talk to jeannine,
she'll have them ready.

Alright.

Hey! Excuse me?

Emily?

Is there anyone who
isn't on your payroll?

He's an advisor.

We hired him to comply
with federal regulations,

as we've always done.

Right. Are you paying off
the labs as well?

The testing in Maple Grove?

Genco?

You know, people
are getting sick, dad,

so why don't you try
telling the truth for once?

Do you think
that's something we would do?

Everyone is
watching Trans Nova,

every company
wants to emulate

what you're doing here,

so, yes, I think that's
something you would do.

What's a few sick people
and some dead cows

when there's billions
at stake, right?

You're not that ignorant, Emily.

You drive a car,
like everyone else.

You heat your home.

People take it for granted,
they expect it.

They bitch and moan when
gas goes up another nickel.

They vilify our profits,

but we have invested
more funding in green energy

than any company
in the world.

We... we see
the writing on the wall!

But it's not going to
happen overnight.

The world needs oil.

Cheap oil!

And guess what?

Clean oil.
That's what you wanted.

That's what we're delivering.

Yeah, you're right.
I'm not that ignorant.

And I know you'll get that oil
at any cost.

But, you know,
when people can't

breathe the air,
or drink their own water,

when is the cost too high?

Anything?

Well these two anomalies,

although unusual,
not unheard of.

I'm just having a hard time
making a connection here.

Well, I don't believe
in coincidences.

Yeah, well,
life is a coincidence, so.

Oh, come on.
You don't believe that.

You think all of this
is just one big accident?

Well, tell you what.

When there's a few less
stupid people on the planet,

I'll give your theory
on intelligent design

a little more thought.

Intelligent or not,

there's definitely
gotta be design to it.

Why?

Well, I'm... I'm not saying
that we don't make choices.

I mean, look at me.

But why do I make
these choices?

'Cause it's all been worked out

by something, or someone,
well beyond our grasp.

And what about all the people
that draw the short straw.

Who decides that?

That's the mystery, doc.

That's been the conundrum

since we started
walking upright.

We need to petition USGS
for more sensors,

keep a closer eye
on any new activity.

You're fun.

Ah, do it.

A beer, please.

You've got some balls, man.

Why do you show your face
in this town?

'Cause I live here.

Got as much right as you do.

I'll have a draft.

I think a draft beer
sounds great.

I'll take one of those, Devon.

Frickin' tree-hugger.

Thank you.

Cheers.

Do you know who I am?

Samuel Janen.

Five years ago,

you took seven tourists into
the old mines without authority.

Four of them died
from poisonous gas.

It was manslaughter, wasn't it?

Involuntary.

One was them was your brother's
eight-year-old son.

Thanks for the beer.

Hey. Look.
Just wait. Please?

What do you want,
lady?

To ask you some questions.

People are getting sick,

and I think it has
something to do

with the Paxton Well.

You, more than anybody,
might know what's happening.

It was an accident,
what happened.

I think everybody knows that.

Do they?

So then why did you come back?

I have my reasons.

May have been five years,

but it was a life sentence
for what I did.

Living somewhere else
isn't going to change that.

You were a miner.

You knew every inch
of those tunnels.

How could that much gas
have been leaking

without you knowing?

There was a tremor
that morning.

I felt it,

just like I'd felt a hundred
like it before.

There was never any problem,

but that morning,
there were gasses that vented

into the one tunnels
that I didn't test,

the only one I didn't test,

and before I knew it,
it was too late.

I carried him...

I held him in my arms
when I got out.

There was oxygen in the truck,
and I did everything I could.

They had to pr...

They had to pry him
out of my hands.

For five years,
that prison cell felt like...

It felt like those tunnels
caving in every night.

I've spent my whole life
underground,

and now I can't so much
as walk into a bar

without feeling
the walls crashing in.

I sleep outside...

So I can feel the wind
and know that the air is clean.

I'll never go
back down there again.

I'm sorry.

I don't know your brother,
but...

maybe this needs to happen
between the two of you,

on his terms.

Well, you asked
why I came back.

So, you... you think

that it was a tremor
that caused the leak?

Volcanic.
Volcanic gasses.

So these people that are
getting sick in Maple Grove,

do you think it could be

due to an increase
in volcanic activity?

Well, it could be.

Enough gas to poison people
in a mine is one thing,

there's nowhere
for it to escape.

But above ground...

It dissipates.
Unless it's...

Unless what?

Unless it's not so dormant.

Dylan?

Is this Emily booth?

Yeah, speaking.
Who's this?

I shouldn't be talking
to you right now.

I shouldn't be
talking to anybody.

Excuse me.

What's your name?

Listen, my name's
not important.

What's important

is that I know things
that the public doesn't.

Like what?

Like what we're
doing up there.

Do you...
Do you mean the Paxton Well?

So, what?
So, what, do you work there?

Is the well
causing the gas leaks?

No, you don't get it.

The gas leaks,
they're nothing

compared to
what could happen.

I'm not an expert,
I don't really know,

but at these depths...

Are you... are you drilling
deeper than permitted?

Look, why don't we talk?
We can meet face-to-face.

They're lying to the public.

Alright?

It's all a bunch of lies.

Hello? Hello!

Dr. Cooper?

Dr. Cooper, open up!
It's important.

I'm sorry for the way that
I spoke to you the other day,

but I really need
to talk to you.

May I come in?

Uh... looks like
you already have.

Spring cleaning?

Yeah, something like that.

What can I do for you?

During the senate hearing,

you said that
there was a danger

drilling to certain
depths in this area.

Why?

Engineers use
thermal technology

to find oil deposits.

Unfortunately, oil can
be easily mistaken

for compressed magma.

And you could
set off an eruption.

And you think
that could happen here?

In theory, but it's unlikely.

Why that?

Well, depth, for one.

They're not drilling
deep enough to reach magma.

Number two,

it would pretty much
take a perfect scenario

of, you know, compressed magma,

drill points,
chamber vents, etc.

But the gasses
that we've seen here recently,

isn't that evidence of
that kind of scenario?

Well, there are
a lot of scenarios

that have nothing
to do with that drill.

You're trying to connect dots
that don't exist.

Well, aren't you trying to
connect those same dots?

I mean, you were concerned

out at that farm.

Or are you just

doing another report
for Trans Nova Oil?

Okay. Thank you very much.

Okay, no, I'm sorry.

What... what if
I have proof that

they're drilling deeper
than permitted?

Look, I check the E.P.A. reports
every day.

They're not, alright?

They're doing
everything to code.

I know I can be rude,

and I know I can be pushy,

and I even know
I'm wrong half the time,

I don't think
I'm wrong with this.

There's something
happening at that well.

If I'm wrong, I'll walk away,

they can take
as much oil as they want.

If I'm right,

we could be standing
on a ticking time bomb.

And you think
you can prove this?

Yeah, with your help.

So, looking for what vented
the CO2 that killed the fish,

there was a small
substrate shift

at 20,000 meters.

Measured at 3.7.

The hypocenter was directly
under the well site,

but that was
just over five months ago.

And the drill
was shut down when?

April 22nd.
Earth day.

Well, that event could've easily
have released the CO2

that eventually found
its way to the lake.

But now check this out.

The incident at the farm?

Almost the exact same event.

20,000 meters.

Are you sure
that's all this guy had to say?

Just he thought that
they were drilling

at depths that
could be dangerous.

Doc, E.P.A.

"Doc?"

Cute.

Daniel, what do you got?

Well, I took another look.

We have an hourly monitor
on the well site

and their specs
are at code or above.

Well, has there been
a physical inspection?

Yeah. Last week.

Nobody's climbing down there
with a tape measure,

if that's what you mean.

But the computers don't lie.

We have double-redundancy
on the Paxton Well.

There's an insider at the well

who says
they're drilling deeper

than 10,000 meters.

Seriously? What can I say?

Either the computer's lying
or he is.

We stand by
our monitoring, Matthew.

Alright.
We'll get back to you. Thanks.

So, you sure it wasn't
some crackpot

who just wants to say anything
to shut down the well?

Yes, I'm sure.

Well, if we don't have him,

we don't have a link.

Dylan!

Hey!

Hey, you.

I'm really sorry
about the other day.

I got you something.

I put a bunch of games on here.

Oh, wow.

There's an account,
if you want to get more.

Dad said I can't have a phone,

and they're not
allowed at school.

One more detention,

and I could get suspended.

Okay, well,

let's just keep it between us
until I talk to your dad, okay?

Just promise you'll answer
if I call.

I will.

Mom?

Thanks. This is cool.

You're welcome.

Hello?

Can you meet me?

Yeah! Where?

Hector, um...

Keep an eye on
number four compressor.

It was tweaking
a little earlier.

- It's reading "normal" now.
- Alright.

I got a dentist appointment.

Dentist? What, now?

Yeah.
I gotta go, man.

Alright.

Hey.

You didn't answer your phone.

Yeah, I have to be
in Portland in the morning.

He called back.
He wants to meet.

Who's he?

This is Matthew Cooper,
he's a geologist.

He needs to hear this.

Cooper?
He works for Trans Nova Oil.

Wait a second!

I signed off on that well.
I need to know the truth.

Alright. Listen.

Nobody cares about the oil
at 10,000 meters.

They're after the oil
at 25,000.

There's enough there
to rival the middle east.

How could they be
drilling that deep

without anyone knowing?

Every piece of data
that comes from that well site,

all the pertinent information...

Like the depths, temperature,
volume, friction...

It all comes
through the computers.

Now, those computers
have been reprogrammed

to say anything that
Trans Nova Oil wants 'em to say.

- The data's wrong.
- Yeah, well, that...

I mean, that violates
every single code.

Who cares what violates?

Once we start pulling oil
from those reserves,

cleanly and safely,

there's not an administration
in the world

that could put that toothpaste
back in the tube.

Trans Nova Oil
will be happy to pay the fine.

25,000 meters, are you sure?

Yeah. Yeah. I run the drill.

I'm one of two people
at the site who knows.

Yeah, well, your geologists
got it wrong.

I did my own analysis
when they built that thing.

What they think they're seeing
at 25,000 meters

isn't oil, it's magma,

potentially compressed magma.

Even with the most sophisticated
equipment in the world,

it's tough to tell
the difference.

Well, there was vibration.

It could... it could be

that it was
subterranean interference.

You know, it could've been
a natural tremor.

Our indicators say normal,
but...

I'm convinced
it's something else,

a reaction of trapped gas.

I've felt it before,
not quite like this, but...

Yeah. I think

we're getting pretty close
to something very big.

I gotta get outta here.

We have to go with this.

I can't do that.

I can't do that.

You try to force me to do that,
I'll deny everything.

I've given you all I have.
You'll figure it out.

So 25,000 meters?

Assume it's
a substrate compression,

highly compressed.

Is that magma?

Well, that's what
they think is the oil deposit.

How can they not
know the difference?

Well, this method
of extraction is new.

They start with
thermal detection,

but, you know, that
can only go so deep.

The rest is calculated

with state-of-the-art
software,

but the variables are the same.

Right. So how do you tell
if it is magma?

Uh, depth, compression,

other gasses
we've been able to test.

Experience.
I certainly hope I'm wrong.

You know, most people think
that when lava gets out,

that's when
the pressure's released.

Well, that's not always true.

It's the release
of underground gasses

that can increase combustion
and cause a chain reaction.

Along the entire caldera...

Which doesn't necessarily
make one big boom,

it could set off 50 small ones.

Did my homework.

Well, "small" being relative,
but still,

"small" enough to wipe out
five square Miles,

and multiply that by 50.

Unless...

Unless what?

This.

Worst-case scenario.

The entire caldera erupts,

not just
a handful of small ones.

The last time that happened
was 200,000 years ago,

and it completely flattened
a thousand square Miles.

It'll change life
as we know it.

You can go in now, Hector.

Alright. Thank you.

Hector.

Thanks for coming in
after work like this.

I'm sure you're tired.

Come. Have a seat.

You want a drink?

Oh, no, thank you.

Oh, well, I'm gonna have one.

I'm up on the daily reports.

We're very happy.

I've meant to come up
and see you boys, but

there's always fires
to put out down here.

We're still stretching
our legs in Paxton.

Good people, though.

Yeah, I understand
that, Mr. Booth.

No, no, no.
"Oliver," please. Sit.

Okay.

Uh, hey, I don't want

to bring up anything
uncomfortable,

but someone
just told me

that you lost a son
a few years back.

Yeah.

I'm very sorry to hear that.

Thank you.

I lost my daughter, in a way.

Not what you experienced,
of course.

It was a falling out.

A long time ago.

You probably know who she is.

I've heard of her, yes.

Of course you have.

It's no secret.

She's been
a thorn in our side...

ever since
we proposed this site.

How's that for irony?

An oil man's daughter
is a die-hard environmentalist.

Mm.

You've never met?

No. No.

I just thought,
you know, small town,

people know each other.

Listen, Hector.

The reason that I ask
is because

you need to realize

that if you ever come
into contact with Emily,

if she ever approaches you,

uh, for information,

that her motives are not always

as righteous

as she leads people to believe.

As said, I'm not on
her "most admired" list.

But look...

we're in this together.

You've been trusted
with sensitive information,

which is why you signed
a confidentiality agreement,

but more importantly,

we shook hands, you and I,

so, obviously,
there won't be a problem.

Mm-mm.
No, sir. No problem.

Good.

Hey, say hi
to your wife for me.

It's Ana, right?

Yes. Yeah. I will.

Alright. Thank you
for coming in.

You're welcome.
Thank you.

So what are you gonna do?

I'm just gonna go to work
and keep my mouth shut.

Well, and if
your instincts are right?

They're not.
I'm wrong.

They've got millions
invested in this thing.

They're not gonna
jeopardize everything.

Not unless it's safe.

I never should've
contacted her.

Well, she doesn't
know who you are!

I don't know.

All that press five years ago.

I-I think she recognized me.

I don't know.

I'm getting paranoid.

Hey...

We are having a son.

What?

Really?

Yes.

And I spoke to Mr. Larson

about going back to work
at the hospital.

Just... just part-time,
until the baby's born.

Ah, now, there's that smile
I've been missing.

You have been
so patient with me.

I love you.

I love you too, baby.

Don't have to feel guilty.

It's 100% recycled.

Come on, man.

You can't be that blind
to what's going on here.

Don't you understand
the consequences?

They're not going to
stop with this.

They do this here,
they can do it everywhere.

Then what's left?

Is that really worth
a job with these people?

When I'm trying
to make insurance? Rent?

Can't afford to buy

a frickin' birthday present
for my little girl?

Yeah. Yeah.
It's worth it.

That's what I lose sleep over.

Those are my responsibilities.

What do you got?

It's what I don't have.

Apathy...

Hank the Tank.

It still gets under
your skin, doesn't it?

I was one of those guys
in high school

who called you that.

Court order says you all need to
be across the street!

Come on, man!
Here's your chance!

Retribution.

"Hank the Tank!"

Hank the Tank!
Hank the Tank!

Yeah!

It's already posted online!

You lose!

Is Hector available?

Please. Please, wait.

He doesn't want
to talk to you.

I know, but it's really
important that I speak with him.

Just leave us alone, okay?

I think something is happening
at the well

and I think that your husband
might be in danger.

Just please,
have him call me.

Hector speaking.

She was here.

Looking for you.

Thanks.

Matthew?

Yeah. Yeah.
I'm on my way.

What we usually
look for in the subduction zone

is what we call
"land-breathing"...

It's ground elevation
caused by subterranean pressure.

Do you think
that's happening here?

Well, we haven't seen any,
but with all this CO2,

it's definitely worth
another look.

Even a few inches
could be alarming.

Your grandfather,

he used to work
in the mines, right?

I read that he helped

petition the federal government

to designate most of this land

as a national preserve.

That's quite the history.

When you said
this was your backyard,

you weren't kidding.

Yeah. My grandfather
was a pretty great guy.

When I was a kid,
he used to bring me rocks,

and it could be
the most boring,

most plain rock
you've ever seen,

he had a story for it.

Its history,

how it connects
to everything around us.

Used to always say,

"it's not just a rock.
It's not just land.

"It's who we are.

"It's what will become of us.

And it'll be here
long after we're gone."

I think he wanted that
to belong to everyone, you know?

So when Trans Nova moved in,

I wanted to be on the inside,

to make sure
they did things right.

Anything?

No. We probably won't know

until we compare it with the
satellite imagery, then we'll...

- Did you feel that?
- Yeah.

Is it an earthquake?

No. I don't
think so.

What the hell is that?

Come on.

What?

We gotta go.
Let's line up.

Decide who you're sitting with.
One at a time.

Hey! One at a time.

Hey! Give that back to him.
Stop it.

Get on now.

Let's go. Come on.

Dylan. Come on.

Okay, make sure you have
your backpacks and lunches.

There are bathroom facilities
at the park,

but it's about an hour drive,
so if you have to go, go now.

Once you pick a seat,
stick to it until we get there.

And remember, no cell phones,
video cameras, or iPods,

unless you like detention.

Hey, Dylan?

Is your mom coming?

I don't think so.

Okay.

Mr. Booth? Mr. Booth.

I need to talk to you
right away.

Dr. Cooper,
I've got some people

I'm going to meet
at the mayor's office.

Can't it wait until
this afternoon?

No. Actually, there's
a major problem

developing at the well.
You need to shut it down.

I'm sorry.

I thought I heard you
say "shut it down."

- Listen to me.
- Hey! Hey.

First of all, you lied to me.

You're drilling
deeper than 20,000 meters.

But more importantly,

what you think
is a large oil deposit

is, in fact, compressed magma.

Now, if you rupture
that chamber,

you could cause
a catastrophic volcanic event.

I would be very careful,
Dr. Cooper.

It doesn't matter
how you slice it,

you still signed off
on this well.

Yeah. That's exactly right,
and that's why

you're gonna shut it down!

Listen to me!
A magma drop-out

opened up less than
10 Miles away from here.

Do you know what that means?

It is a precursor
to a major eruption.

We've already contacted USGS,
the mayor and the governor.

Can you prove this has
anything to do with our well?

You're our expert,
Dr. Cooper.

I want
your professional opinion.

I can tell you what I do know.

If what's happening here
continues,

this entire caldera on which
we're standing right now,

where thousands of people
go to school,

go to work, camp,
hike, and fish,

is gonna go up
in a series of eruptions

that'll make Mount St. Helens

look like
a fifth-grade science project.

Shut it down.

Just listen to me.

We have multiple
level-four ventings.

Dr. Cooper is requesting

a geothermal testing
of the entire caldera.

This is an escalating event
that needs immediate attention!

Look, I just...

I can't authorize something
like that without...

Sir? Sir. Just... take a look
outside your window

just take a look
at the bright-blue sky,

because it's not gonna
be there much longer

if you don't get this done.

Without the proper paperwork,

there's nothing I can do.

Geez!

Look, if we post this now,
there might still be time.

Tell people to
evacuate Paxton?

It'll cause a panic.

We have to do something.

Can you imagine the liability?

The gasses are venting now.

And where are the police?

They're investigating,

but there's still
too much red tape.

Exactly!
For a reason.

Dr. Cooper has already
contacted other agencies.

That guy who works
for the oil company?

You're riding his wave now?

Look. We have to warn people.
We're the only ones

that will say
what's actually going on here.

No, "we" don't.

I can't put us out on a limb
like that, Emily. I'm sorry.

♪ She'll be coming
'round the mountain ♪

♪ when she comes

♪ she'll be comin'
'round the mountain ♪

Tommy! Hey. No.

♪ She'll be comin'
'round the mountain ♪

♪ when she comes ♪

You don't want to sing,
Dylan?

♪ When she comes

♪ she'll be riding
six white horses ♪

♪ when she comes

♪ she'll be riding
six white horses ♪

So USGS is coming,

although they didn't sound like

they were in a hurry.

There's "paperwork" involved.

Can they shut down
the drilling?

No. No. They'd have to
go through legal channels.

By the time Washington
gets off their ass,

it'll be too late.

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

Look, we need
this guy, Hector, okay?

He's the operations manager
at the well.

He either needs to come out
or shut it dowmself.

So how do we get to him?

As of now,
I still work for them, right?

Let's go.

Hey, Dylan.

Anything you want
to talk about?

Like what?

Whatever you want.

You're a good student.

One of the
smartest kids I know.

But lately, your grades
haven't really shown that...

Or your interest in anything,
for that matter.

I just want to know
what's going on.

Maybe I'm not that smart.

You can talk to me.

I think it has to do
with your mom, right?

My dad will barely
let me see her.

And you're kind of
mad about it?

I guess.

That's okay.

Tell you what.

When we get back,
let's sit down,

and you write
your parents a note,

write it all down,

everything you're feeling,

and you can decide if you want
to give it to them or not,

but if you at least
see it for yourself,

it'll help.

Trust me. Deal?

Okay.

Cool. In the meantime,
why don't you go

collect some more
of those spruce cones?

Use 'em for
your class presentation.

It's a pinecone.

Ah! Ha. See?

Back off!
Give 'em some room!

Another report
for the damn E.P.A., Dr. Cooper?

Yeah. Something
like that.

My God.

Edward, call Mr. Booth.

Tell him we're there sooner
than we thought.

I'm on it.

I'm surprised my father hasn't

blocked your access yet.

Yeah, but we're not inside yet.

But if Hector doesn't listen...

We'll have to find
the off-switch.

Look at the size of it.

How's the pressure?

- Normal.
- Ramp it down.

We've got a spike
at 16,000 meters.

Thermal readings are racing.

Increase viscosity 20%.

20%. Still rising.

Take it to 40.
40!

Where's our coolant?

It's there,
but we're losing volume!

Four and five can't keep up!

Friction levels
are still reading the same.

How's the pressure?

The same!
Doesn't make any sense.

Where's the heat coming from?

Maybe we have a bad component.

Oh, my God!

Excuse me, Oliver.

Can I get you
to sign these, please?

All right.

This is Oliver.

Mr. Booth,
we've had a major breach.

We need to detonate

and cap now.

Well, slow down, Hector.

What the hell are you
talking about?

We've drilled into a highly
compressed lava chamber.

It's not oil down there.

It's molten lava,
it's coming up the chamber.

We need to cap it now.

Wait. Can't you just
shut down the valves?

It's past that.

If we wait, the lava moves up,
possibly to the inner chamber.

We need to cap it right now.

Oliver, that will
compromise the entire rig.

Hector, we have
triple-redundancy there.

Detonating the cap
is a last resort...

Hector! Hector?

Initiate detonation.

You're serious?

Just do it.
Get them out of there.

Aw, they're not picking up!

Get somebody up there.

Tell Jeannine to get me
on-line with them!

Okay. Right away.

Can you call security?

- Set?
- Do it.

Turn off those damn alarms now!

Everybody to the top!
Everybody, get to the top, now!

Seal the compartment.

Implement safety procedures.

Get out now!
Everybody to the top.

Come on! Let's go!

Make sure
the auxiliary vents are on!

Glen!

The pumps are still out!

Why is there smoke?

Audrey!

Epicenter 10 miles
northwest of the well site.

I'm patching into USGS now.

Audrey! Your
readings are wrong!

The epicenter's
at the well site!

- It's right on top of us.
- It's coming this way.

Audrey!

Everybody, let's get back
on the bus.

Andrea, come on.

Let's go! Hurry.
Come on, guys, let's go.

Base, this is 1-9-8-6.

Glen! Make sure the valves
are open!

Make sure the valves are open!
Do it!

As soon as two goes down,
go to system three!

Go manual! Forget automatic!
Go manual!

It's accelerating.

CO2's off the dial.

How are we gonna
get outta here?

Just give me a minute.

It will be right at
the edge of the blast area!

Audrey!

- Check the phone lines.
- Check 'em.

Anything?

Nothing. There's no response.
There's no response!

- Edward?
- There's nothing.

We got to get in there!

There may still
be people alive...

Don't open that door!

They're dead out there.

We try to get out,
we're dead, too.

Just take it easy.

You can see,
behind me here,

through the trees,
a large plume of ash,

and it's very close.

We felt a major earthquake
just seconds...

No! I want the control room.

Well, keep trying.

Has anyone gotten up
to the well?

They were 10 minutes away.

I tried calling, but they're not
picking up either.

Track down the sheriff.

Tell him we had
a distress call

just ments before
we lost all communication.

Maybe he'll send a deputy.

And we need to get back online
with their computer.

Everything's down.

Well, somebody
has to figure it out.

Those computers may be

the only way we're gonna
reach those boys.

What are we gonna do
about Atlanta?

What about Atlanta?

Well, corporate's
gonna be wanting us

to think about
a strategy here, Oliver.

Strategy? We don't even know
what happened here yet!

Right now, I want eyes and ears
on the ground up there

so that we can figure out
what happened.

The sky's
already darkening,

the ash plume
rising higher and higher.

It's hard to see here.

I'm trying
to get a better view.

Pan back to the tree-line.

Police are trying hard
to get people out of here.

And the wind has picked up.

And it keeps coming.

Come on.

Let's get inside.

Where's Dylan?

Oh, no, he's gone!

Dylan! Dylan!

Dylan! Come on!
Come on!

As you can see,
there's a better view...

Go, go, go, go, go, go!

Audrey!

Matthew?
I just got off with CalTech.

It's worse than we thought!

Increased activity throughout
the Ring of Fire.

The Ring of Fire? What...

About 75% of
the world's volcanoes.

Hank? Hank?

I can't breathe.

Where are the others?

I don't know where anyone is,

I lost them.

There is...
There is no one else.

Come on. Come on.
We gotta go.

We gotta go.
Come on. Come on!

The well's gone, Oliver.

They're all gone.

Well, still,
all communications are down.

Then... how are
they gonna know

we're alive in here?

They're not.

My son...
He's out there.

He was on a field trip.

Matthew!

Come on!

Close them!
Close the windows.

We don't have
much time!

It won't close!

My window
won't close.

Help me!

Matthew!

How long do you think
that will hold?

I don't know.

The heat sensors
have been knocked out.

There's no way outta here.

Are you okay?

Yeah...

Let's see.
Let's see.

No, I'm fine,
Dr. Cooper.

No, you're not fine.

Sit down. Sit down.

Okay.

Volcanic ash is made

out of microscopic
shards of glass.

It'll get into
that wound and cut it,

it'll make it fester.

We need to clean it, okay?

We were lucky.

We were on the edge
of the blast range.

Any closer,

and our lungs would
already be infected,

being cut by that ash
with every breath.

Well, it's pretty much
still like breathing poison.

We have to get out of here.

How close is too close?

You mean for your son?

Yeah.

Look, the best thing we can do

is get back into town.

I'm sure he's there,
at the school, okay?

Come on. Ome on.

Is anybody hurt?

Tommy's hurt.

- Oh, no!
- Oh, no, Tommy's hurt!

Does anyone have
a picnic blanket?

I have one.

Okay...

Under his head.

Hello? Can anybody hear this?

Why are these geysers
happening here?

The eruption was miles away.

Well, a caldera
is basically like

a giant volcano crater.

It can spread for miles.

When it erupts,

it doesn't just erupt in one place,
like a stratovolcano,

like Mount St. Helens,

it can erupt
in many different places,

basically wherever
that compressed magma

can find a way out.

Right.
So these geysers,

they're, like,
smaller explosions?

Essentially.

And the Ring of Fire?

The Ring of Fire

stretches from Yellowstone
to Indonesia.

It's about 75%
of the world's volcanoes.

Now, there is a scenario
that's improbable but possible,

where one eruption
could trigger the rest.

And if that happens?

It's what's called an "E.L.E."
"Extinction-Level Eevent."

==sync, correction by dcdah==
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