Pandemic

ames.

hey, ames!

you leaving already?

i got to go, man.

i got an 8-hour drive to sydney.

got to catch a plane in the morning.

it's too bad you got to split.

waves are gonna be awesome tonight.

tell me about it, man.

i know, but the old man, he already

sprung for the tickets.

can't argue with that.

did you ever, uh--did you ever find that mangy

mutt of yours?

no. i'm sure he ran off and found a mate or something.

all right, all right.

i'll see you next month in baja.

definitely.

you drive save, huh?

all right.

in the interest of public safety, please maintain

control of your bags and carry-on items at all times.

travelers in need of assistance can be helped

at the kiosk located adjacent to the...

this is dispatch.

we have a report of a young deceased male,

location 532 ocean.

please go and investigate.

copy.

roger that.

right, right. i understand.

right. down here surfing for the weekend.

ohh!

oh, hell.

never get used to that smell.

over there.

you can bring it in through the back door.

what the hell happened to him?

blown pupils, maximum lividity.

check for i.d.

his name's charles williams.

local?

he's american.

american?

bad end to a surfing holiday.

let's get out of here and call the cdb.

roy, tooley, come here!

up here!

take a look at this.

dead fella's dog.

dead birds.

over there.

they're all over.

good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

this is your captain speaking.

we're about 9 hours into the flight, making good speed.

flight attendants should prepare for landing in about,

oh, 5 hours and 20 minutes when we'll touch down

in los angeles.

as for the rest of you, i've turned off the seat belt

sign now that we're past the bumpy weather.

you're now free to move about the cabin, but i'd keep

the break dancing down to a minimum.

oh, that's funny.

yeah. for the first 20 times or so.

i'll be right back.

would you tuck that in front of the seat, please?

thank you.

i need to get up.

sure.

i can hang that up for you, sir.

dude, all right, all right.

this is the first class bathroom, my friend.

first class?

dude, what are you on?

miss, this guy could use something to drink.

i'll be right with you, sir, if you can just get

to your seat.

excuse me, miss.

could you get this kid some help now?

yeah. the guy's suffering.

sorry.

unh.

sir, here you go.

maybe this will help.

then we'll go in there.

we should wait till then.

could be hours.

could be.

more up at the top.

yeah.

when you're done with those.

all right.

right. found something.

look here.

he took air atlanta icelandic from sydney to los angeles.

there's our boy.

yeah, that would be great.

can i get you some peanuts or some pretzels?

sure.

nothing like free booze.

you want one?

you fly first class often? hell, yes.

as long as somebody else is footing the bill anyway.

i'm a private security contractor.

gibby smolak.

aria beutefeldt.

so you're like a bodyguard?

eh, kind of.

how about you?

i'm a photographer.

i seen anything of yours?

faces.

that's my thing.

very nice.

is there a doctor on board?

excuse me. a doctor on board?

yes. i'm a doctor.

could you come here, please, quickly?

can we clear out this area, please?

everyone, please.

it's ok, son.

i'm gonna help you.

center for disease control, los angeles.

this is dr. kayla martin.

this is atc patching through a call from flight 182

with a on-board health situation.

stand by.

yeah. can you run this?

we got flight 182 incoming from australia.

we got major symptoms on board.

captain salter wanted to be on the safe side because he

got the memo about the bird flu.

yeah. no. that's good.

the first thing you need to do, avian or not, is separate

him from the rest of the passengers.

we did as best as we could.

what's his name? ames smith.

he's having trouble breathing, and he's coughing up blood.

i'm gonna put you on speaker so you can

talk to my colleague.

he's gonna ask you a couple questions, all right?

hi. this is dr. ratner.

what are his symptoms?

he's got a terrible fever, he's got the chills,

he's having trouble breathing, and, like i said, he's

coughing up blood.

ok. lindsey, tell your captain that we'll have the

cdc response team meet him at lax, and have that doctor

on board stay with him, ok?

i'll call you back in 10 minutes.

all right. thanks.

let's round up the local team, and tell them it's

just precautionary.

dr. sorkosky, call on line 3.

sorkosky here.

hey. it's dr. martin.

we've just been notified of a sick passenger on flight

182 from sydney.

he's febrile and vomiting blood.

sounds like shock lung.

you agree?

it could be.

all right. meet that plane.

alert the australians.

we'll get los alamos working on simulations.

i want to be apprised of all developments on the hour.

on the hour. yes, sir.

ratner, cdc, l.a. yeah.

yeah. could you hold on just one second?

hey. it's the aussies.

what was the name of the kid on the plane?

ames smith. why?

there are gonna be doctors meeting the plane.

you're gonna be fine.

please tell my parents that i'm sorry.

you're gonna tell them yourself when we get

to l.a., ok?

just promise me.

uhh.

10 to 1 the kid o.d.ed.

this is flight 182, sydney to los angeles.

flight 182, over.

1-8-2, operations. go ahead.

operations, we need to report a death on board.

we just had a very sick 19-year-old boy die.

could be a virus, flu or something.

you suspect a biological agent, or was there

a preexisting condition?

all i know is i have a planeload of passengers who

wish they weren't breathing the same are.

1-8-2, please change your heading to 0210.

following emergency medical protocol, you are being

diverted to runway 2-5 left.

ladies and gentlemen, we have been in touch with the

centers for disease control, and as a precautionary

measure, we have been rerouted to a secure runway.

don't worry about the folks meeting you.

transportation will be provided for them if it

is requested.