Daybreak

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Girl: "Under a tyranny,

most friends are a liability.

One quarter of them turn reasonable and become your enemies.

One quarter are afraid to stop and speak.

And one quarter are killed and you die with them.

The blessed final quarter keep you alive."

Sinclair Lewis said that

a long time before the new millennium,

a long time before everything changed.

Escaped positive!

Man ( over loudspeaker ): Raise your right hand and repeat after me.

I do solemnly swear... Man: I do solemnly swear...

...that I will faithfully execute the office of President

of the United States...

...that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States...

...and will to the best of my ability...

...and will to the best of my ability...

...preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States...

...preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States...

...so help me, God.

...so help me, God.

Congratulations.

President: My fellow citizens,

four years ago when I stood before you on this hallowed steps,

we faced together

the awesome task of healing the sick

and weary soul of our great nation.

Don't think a day has passed since then

that I haven't prayed in thanks

for the unity we have found in that battle.

Together, we have won back our country

from the talkers and the promise-makers.

Together we have put the darkness...

Is there a problem? ...of the late '90s behind us,

the curfews, the econ--

Didn't I tell you to keep it off the streets?

Did ya?

President ( over speaker ): Together, we have seen the dark...

There's kids around here, man!

You gotta think about that.

Clean this up.

( President continues, indistinct )

...important to tell us.

What sin and what sinners

we have yet to cast out of our midst.

We must ask for His help in returning

to the great moral principles this country was built on,

to the wellspring of our freedoms and our traditions...

I think I got it, Blue.

...must ask him... Got what?

Shh.

...understanding of why He has stricken us

with this mortal plague.

You are such a drama queen, it's unbelievable.

You don't know anything.

Laurie, how?

You know that dance we went to?

The guy with the red hair.

...more than anything, I am proud...

Hi.

...decency that is growing today among our youth.

And all you fine young men out there in the Home Guard,

I just want to say

thanks.

All: Yeah! Yes!

Could someone please give me a break?

Hey, Buckets, you want to shut your sister up for a minute?

Blue. Bucky.

It's your night for dinner.

Woman over P.A.: In honor of the inauguration, all work information centers

will be closing one half hour early.

I'm going to get tested, Blue.

I'm gonna go to that Operation Helping Hand place right now.

What's the hurry?

It's two weeks to quarterlies. Less.

Hello?

Think I could sleep one minute till I found out?

Excuse me, could we get some help?

What? What? Find out what?

That you've got a terminal case of hypochondria?

These sores I keep getting in my mouth are not hypochondria,

and neither is the way I'm always tired all the time.

Hey, there's my bus. I'll send you a postcard from quarantine.

Laurie.

I can't believe you would take such a chance.

Laurie: I had to, Blue.

There was a connection between us.

Well, did you call him, find out if he was sick?

Oh, man, Laurie.

All right, all right, so I didn't get his name.

He's just this guy, you know?

Anyway, who knows if it was even him?

I-- I could have got breathed on on the streets.

Anyway, you're not always so careful, are you?

It kind of hasn't been much of an issue lately, has it?

You mean it gets better?

Laurie: God.

It's no big deal, all right? We're gonna get through this.

Hi.

"You're safer at home. Don't take the test."

Just get rid of it.

Name, address, certificate number.

After you've been called into the examination room,

you will be requested to remain there

until the results of the test have been determined.

Blue?

( indistinct speaking over loudspeaker )

Come on.

I would die if you weren't here with me, Blue.

I would really just die.

You'll be all right.

Man: Nothing like a little good news, is there?

You'll be receiving a registered copy

of your certificate in the next day or so.

Bye bye.

Doctor?

Doctor, I'm sorry to bother you again,

but I've been waiting for my grandson for over...

Can I have that magazine?

Doctor: Mrs. Chaney, I'm sorry, but you'll know something

as soon as we do, I promise. Thank you.

Please, Doctor!

Can't you tell me where--

Laurie: Keep that thing out of sight.

Doctor: Mrs. Chaney.

Where's Tommy?

If you could please step up to my office--

I'm not stepping nowhere until I see my boy.

I'm afraid that's not possible right now, Mrs. Chaney.

He's sick.

He's sick! He's dying.

Mrs. Chaney, please, please calm down.

Please, please, your grandson will be receiving

the best care he possibly can.

It's a question of public safety.

Tommy! This is a medical facility.

I cannot allow you to create a disturbance.

We're gonna get out of here right now before they come back.

We can't just go.

They have my name.

Shit.

Um, I figured as long as I was here, I might as well get it done too.

Name, address, certificate-- Yeah, I remember. Okay.

What are you doing with that?

Security! Security!

*

Man: Hey, watch it.

Man ( over walkie talkie ): Carter, what's your 20?

Move it. They're heading west.

Hey! Come on, this way!

Come on! Come on.

Come on, get in!

What the hell is this?

There's cops after them, Torch.

They were running out of the center.

You're a good man, Willie,

a lot better than you should be. Now clear them out of here.

Come on, Torch. They're gonna get nailed.

We gotta hide--

Come on, get back.

What are they gonna do to us? Shut up.

There's a staircase up here.

Officers, officers, wait, please!

Don't shoot! Don't shoot! There were two girls with guns!

They went that way, right that way!

Hey, did they rob a bank or something?

Come on, come on. I can't believe that worked.

Wait, wait.

You never saw this place. You never met me.

You hear me? This never happened.

Okay.

I saw that.

Bucky: You're telling me you ain't scared you'd get it?

Hunter: I'm telling you she was behind the fence.

Yeah? And her guts were spilling out

and her blood was flying around.

Somebody's got to clean up the trash.

Too bad you missed it, Bucky.

You got to do more night patrols with us, man.

Anyway, enough about that. I want you to follow up

on that chink over there at the Laundromat.

That guy shows up late for his quarterlies one more time,

I'm gonna put him on report.

Yeah.

Now Payne, still keeping an eye on that bureau character?

Kinda.

You know, my guess is he's clean.

He hasn't been around that weird bookstore much.

Yeah, I don't buy it.

Stay on him for a while.

You got it.

Bucky, you're up.

Now did Rockland or did Rockland not start

that strike bullshit down at the impound place?

Well, it's hard to tell anything about him.