10.5: Apocalypse

SAM! SAM!

COME ON!

Man: Princess Isabella, be on the alert for a tidal wave

that is heading your way.

I repeat, a tidal wave is heading your way.

THIS IS CAPTAIN JAMESON. WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY.

A TIDAL WAVE IS HEADING OUR WAY.

EVERYONE MUST GET BELOWDECKS IMMEDIATELY.

EVERYONE MUST GET BELOWDECKS.

COME BACK. KEEP COMING BACK.

THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE.

GOT IT?

COPY THAT.

ALL THIS STUFF'S GOT TO COME OUT.

LET'S GO!

Woman: HONOLULU IS BRACING FOR THE IMPACT

OF WHAT IS BEING REFERRED TO AS A MASSIVE TIDAL WAVE.

THE TIDAL WAVE CREATED BY THE 10.5

THAT DESTROYED MOST OF LOS ANGELES

IS PREDICTED TO HIT THE ISLANDS WITHIN THE HOUR.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME, SEAN?

THE EVACUATION PLAN FOR HAWAII'S IN PLACE, MR. PRESIDENT.

GOOD. GOOD.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'LL BE READY WHEN IT HITS.

YES, SIR.

LISTEN TO ME.

KEEP THOSE FIELD OFFICES OPEN 24/7.

NOBODY SLEEPS UNTIL THIS CRISIS IS OVER.

YOU GOT THAT?

EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE'S REPORTING ROLLING QUAKES.

WASHINGTON STATE?

ACTIVITY IS ABOUT 1 KILOMETER BELOW THE SURFACE.

TREMORS ARE SHALLOW,

COMING IN ABOUT EVERY 30 SECONDS BETWEEN 1.4 AND 2.3.

THE QUAKES ARE SWARMING.

WHERE'S THE EPICENTER?

MOUNT ST. HELENS.

IT'S GOING TO ERUPT.

Man: WOULD THE PARENTS OF JUANITA RODRIGUEZ

PLEASE REPORT TO TENT 7?

YOU'RE ON WITH THE PRESIDENT, DR. HILL.

MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS DR. HILL.

THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, DR. HILL.

YOU HAD ME WORRIED.

YEAH, IT'S, UH ...

IT'S GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE, TOO, SIR.

I look forward to the day we can finally meet in person,

HOPEFULLY UNDER MORE FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.

I'D LIKE THAT.

IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A RIDE FOR ALL OF US.

How's Dr. Fisher?

WE'RE RELIEVED IT'S OVER.

I'M AFRAID IT ISN'T, SAMANTHA.

I don't know what kind of news you're still getting out there,

BUT MOUNT ST. HELENS HAS ERUPTED AGAIN.

MOUNT ST. HELENS?

Less than an hour ago.

USGS is also tracking signs

of significant seismic and volcanic activity

IN IDAHO, UTAH, AND THE WYOMING AREA.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN AREA THAT'S OVER 1,000 MILES.

I know.

IF YOU'RE UP TO IT, I WANT TO FLY BOTH OF YOU TO DENVER

to head a USGS task force to look into this new development.

This country already owes both of you an enormous debt

for your extraordinary work during the West Coast crisis.

I hate to ask even more,

BUT WE NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS SITUATION.

OF COURSE, SIR. I UNDERSTAND.

You and Dr. Fisher will be picked up within the hour.

WE'LL BE READY.

I have complete faith in the both of you.

I HOPE WE CAN LIVE UP TO YOUR CONFIDENCE, MR. PRESIDENT.

I'm sure you will.

Man: DR. ANISTON, PLEASE REPORT TO SICK BAY 5.

IT'S NOT OVER.

Man: DR. FISHER AND DR. HILL ARE DEPARTING AS WE SPEAK.

OVER.

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

EVEN WITH THE COMPLETE DEVASTATION OF WAIKIKI

AND THE ISLAND'S OTHER COASTAL AREAS,

REPORTS REMAIN ENCOURAGING

THAT THE MASSIVE EVACUATION HAS BEEN A SUCCESS.

WE'RE MANAGING SITUATIONS IN SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO,

LOS ANGELES, AND NOW HAWAII.

I'M AWARE OF THAT, MRS. WARNER, BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

WE MUST BE PREPARED TO SPLINTER OFF RESOURCES

ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.

I understand, sir.

WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE?

WELL, THERE IS POTENTIALLY ANOTHER RESOURCE.

And what is that?

IT'S SOMETHING ROY NOLAN AND I HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING

FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, JUST IN CASE

THIS KIND OF CATASTROPHIC SCENARIO SHOULD OCCUR.

BUT IT ... IT'S, UM ...

MRS. WARNER, ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME WHAT IT IS OR NOT?

I'M SORRY, SIR.

IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY PUT THIS PLAN

INTO ACTION BEFORE.

Essentially, it's a loose network

of civilian volunteer rescue teams ...

MANY OF THEM UNTESTED IN REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS LIKE THIS,

but all from qualified police, fire, or civilian backgrounds.

IS THIS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE?

IT'S SOMETHING MR. NOLAN HAD A LOT OF FAITH IN, SIR.

ROY.

ROY ALWAYS DID BELIEVE TRYING SITUATIONS

BRING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE.

I KNOW YOU AND MR. NOLAN WERE CLOSE,

and remembering his selfless actions

DURING THOSE FINAL HOURS...

YES, INDEED.

LET'S PUT ROY'S PLAN INTO ACTION, SHALL WE?

LET'S, MR. PRESIDENT.

THE ENTIRE COUNTRY REMAINS ON EDGE

AS THIS UNRELENTING STRING OF NATURAL DISASTERS

CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE NATION.

THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S MIND SEEMS TO BE

"WHEN WILL IT ALL END?"

THE ENORMOUS RESCUE AND CLEANUP EFFORT

UNDER WAY IN LOS ANGELES CONTINUES...

COME ON, LAURA. WE SHOULD GET GOING.

...AUTHORITIES DESPERATELY STRUGGLING

TO MANAGE THE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION.

REPORTS OF MASS CASUALTIES CONTINUE TO FLOOD IN,

INCREASING THE ALREADY STAGGERING TOLL.

DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES

FROM LOCAL AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES,

WIDESPREAD PANIC HAS BEGUN TO FLARE THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

GOD, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. YOU KNOW THAT?

THANK YOU.

MMM...WILL. HMM?

LOCAL AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN WORKING FRANTICALLY

TO EVACUATE PEOPLE FROM THE HAWAIIAN COASTAL AREAS.

WILL, WILL, STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.

PUT OUT THE FIRE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN. I CAN'T.

SOME FIREMAN YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT'S THE BIG SURPRISE, HMM?

HEY, WILL!

HEY!

YES?

WILL!

WHAT?

WHERE YOU AT, LITTLE BROTHER?

WILL!

UH, I'M UP HERE, BRAD. I'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SPEAK TO YOUR BROTHER

ABOUT BARGING INTO OUR HOUSE LIKE THIS.

I DID. YEAH?

YES, I DID.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WE'RE GETTING LATE NEWS

THAT ANOTHER ERUPTION COULD BECOME POSSIBLE

IN A STRING OF VOLCANOES...

HEY.

HEY, MAN.

FEMA CALLED.

THEY'RE ACTIVATING ALL THE RESERVE RESCUE TEAMS.

WE GOT TO BE IN SALT LAKE 00 TONIGHT FOR ORIENTATION.

FOR REAL?

YEAH, THEY'RE BRINGING IN GUYS FROM ALL OVER.

THEY WANT ALL THE TEAMS IN PLACE

JUST IN CASE SOMETHING ELSE GOES DOWN.

ANOTHER DISASTER?

I DON'T KNOW. THEY DIDN'T SAY.

JUST SAID TO GET ROLLING.

HEY...

YOU'RE UP FOR THIS, AREN'T YOU, LITTLE BROTHER?

YEAH. YEAH. BUT, UM...

Laura: WILL, I'M READY TO GO.

MY RIG'S ALL PACKED UP. LET'S GET CRACKING.

HEY! HI, LAURA. HOW YOU DOING?

HI, BRAD.

HEY, UH, FEMA JUST CALLED.

GUESS THEY NEED EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP.

SIGNED UP FOR WHAT?

UM, YOU KNOW... THE RESERVE RESCUE TEAM.

I TOLD YOU.

NO. ALL YOU SAID WAS YOU WERE TRAINING WITH THE GUYS.

WELL, HOPEFULLY, IT'LL ONLY BE FOR, YOU KNOW, A DAY OR TWO.

YOU PROMISED YOU'D COME WITH ME TO FLAGSTAFF, WILL.

WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, MY PARENTS ARE SCARED TO DEATH.

LOOK, I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA BE OKAY WITHOUT US

FOR A LITTLE LONGER.

ARE YOU COMING WITH ME OR NOT?

CAN'T THIS WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS?

NO.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF, YOU KNOW?

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

I JUST WISH YOU'D FILL ME IN ON YOUR PLANS ONCE IN A WHILE.

ALL RIGHT. HEY. LAURA!

NOW, COME ON. COME BACK HERE.

BYE, LAURA.

HEY, LAURA. LAURA!

DUDE. SHE'LL BE FINE.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT HER TO UNDERSTAND

EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING, MAN.