The Thaw

The Thaw

My name is David Kruipen.

"What is sacrifice?

What does it mean to make a real difference?

Throughout my life and career, I have straddled two worlds.

Increasingly I have become...

respected.

Increasingly my books and articles...

are published and read.

Increasingly I have been embraced by policymakers...

and referenced by bureaucrats...

but today I realized...

that I have...

misguided myself.

Today I rediscovered...

what I knew when I was young".

- Is that one on her forehead? - I can't look.

Jesus Christ!

I know.

You said it was a tick.

- Um, I don't know if it was a tick. - It's not a tick.

- It was a bug. - It hurts.

I know, sweetheart, but I need you to stay still.

Okay, it's just about there. Hold on, hold on.

Hold on. Okay okay.

Okay, there, Doug, do you see that?

- Jesus. - What?

- See those hairs? - Get the tweezers, the tweezers.

I want you to grab it. Honey, keep your head still, please.

- Get back in so I can see it. - What?

Get... Just...

Shit.

What do I do? What do I do?

We have to do something about the population.

- And what is wrong with the population? - We have too many people.

There's way too many people using way too much stuff.

That's why we have global warming.

They will tell you that we are on the verge...

of imminent destruction. The carbon dioxide in the air...

is gonna turn our atmosphere into a microwave...

and we're all gonna burn and die.

What a load of crap.

I don't care what they say.

It's not a glacial meltdown or anything like that.

For decades we've been warned.

Global warming is definitely real and it's potentially catastrophic.

I believe it's prophecy being fulfilled...

hard times that's spoken about in the Bible.

Global warming is becoming a religion...

for some of these... for some of these loonies.

Of course there's global warming and of course it's man-made.

It's a hoax.

The melting Arctic will reveal a frightening truth.

I don't think that people are going to do enough in time.

We're on the brink of Armageddon. Most of us will die.

The few of us who survive will be...

living in a world like Somalia.

And what can we do about it?

We make small sacrifices, but the real ones that really matter...

- The world will change, I don't think. - Ever.

What does it mean to make a real difference?

radical environmentalists and clearly a legitimate terrorist threat.

When non-violent methods fail to...

change people's minds quickly enough...

well, we have to consider other options.

- The time is now. - We have a breaking story.

It's spreading quickly and hospitals cannot keep up.

Thousands are violently ill, hundreds dead.

There is complete chaos in the streets.

400 people have died. At least 10,000 are infected.

State troopers and the National Guard were ordered to seal off all borders...

as people are trying to flee.

When nature is the terrorist...

We're gonna... we're gonna die.

It's too late to do anything.

Die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die!

I'm gonna... Help me!

One of the horrors...

The worst bioterrorism we've ever known.

Oh my God!

I'm dead!

David!

A couple hundred pounds underweight.

He must have traveled far.

The teeth... only two years old.

He probably tried to swim...

off island, had to come back.

Not enough ice.

What's he saying?

He's saying get the fuck over here.

What did you find, man?

What is it?

Manalu.

The pine beetle is just one example...

of the profound impact global warming is having on the planet.

The truth is our way of life is leaving the door open...

to an infinite number of threats...

equally as pernicious as the tiny pine beetle.

We're not going to see an end to this sort of horror...

unless sacrifices are made.

And that's all for now.

Now as you know, a few of you will have the honor...

of joining the renown Dr. Kruipen and his team...

studying the impact of global warming...

on polar bears.

Atom Galen...

Federico Fulce...

and Ling Chen.

- Yes, Atom? - I thought four students were going.

So did I. Unfortunately that is no longer the case.

Jesus Christ!

You know, we probably would have been there by now...

if you guys didn't have to, like, put on four different bathing suits.

I asked you to please not call me.

Evelyn, don't hang up. It's important.

We discovered something. I want you to come up.

I told you I'm not ready to see you.

Can we please just leave it at that?

Ev, I just...

I want you to understand.

You want me to understand?

Dad, you couldn't even make it to her funeral.

Evelyn, this is important.

It's important to our cause.

Look, Dad, it's not my cause.

It's your cause. You're the one who chose...

Okay, so apparently people just get out of vehicles when they're moving.

Everybody knows about global warming. Congratulations.

It just really too bad nobody really gives a shit.

Ev, I'll...

give you all of your mother's money.

- No more monthly payments? - That's right.

There are some students coming up from Dawson...

I'll save you a seat.

Hey, Evy, get in the car!

Uh, I'll... I don't know. I'll think about it.

- Get in the car! - Dad, look, I have to go.

I'll think about it. Could you hold on a minute?

- We're moving. - Calm down.

How can I communicate with the world...

when I can't even communicate with my own daughter?

She's just angry right now. She'll come around.

What?

Eight hours from bottle to throttle, buddy.

Are you good?

Yeah, I'm good.

Someone named Ling called.

- Said she was running late. - Thanks.

Sounded cute.

Hello?

Bart, I need your help.

Dr. Kruipen?

I can't reach Evy. She can't come up.

Why? Is everything okay?

Yes, everything's fine.

Just make sure she doesn't come up.

- Okay. - I'll send her paperwork back with you.

Sure.

Listen...

Did you reach Bart?

David, did you tell them not to come?

To call for help?

- Yes, I did. - Thank God.

Nuti is...

he's much worse.

And I'm...

I'm not much better.

- Hey, nice chopper. - Thanks.

- Where are you from? - Dawson City.

- Where are you from originally? - Dawson City.

One of you gentlemen want to help her with her bags there?

Yeah. Here, let me take that for you.

No thanks.

- Oh, hey, let me get that. - Oh, thank you.

Thanks.

- Can I ride in the front? - Yeah.

There you go. Hop in.

Thanks.

Oh, shoot.

Uh, just put your stuff in the back there, guys.

- Evy. - Hey, Bart.

Well... shoot.

You weren't supposed to come up.

- What? - That's what he said.

I was supposed to give you some sort of paperwork when I got back.

So he doesn't even want me to come up there?

I'm sure he's got his reasons.

You know what? I don't really care what he says. I'm coming.

Uh... Uh... Evy?

Listen...

that's going to put me in a really tight spot, see...

- 'cause... - Sorry, Bart.

Yeah, you see, I kinda... I promised him...

Okay.

Ground Control, this is Major Tom. We're outta here, man.

This is Ground Control. You're cleared for takeoff.

Did I hear that you're David Kruipen's daughter?

Yeah.

No way. That... it must be so cool.

Yeah, he's my hero.