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You know, Tess,

I have always loved
the look of French country.

Too cutesy.
Oh.

Well, what about something
with a lodge-type feeling?

Too many mooseheads.
Okay. No mooseheads.

It's got to be rustic.
Like this.

Logs? Tess, not logs.

How long have
you been a caseworker?

Nine years.
And in those nine years,

how many times
have I been wrong?

Hardly ever?
Almost never.

And do you know why that is?

Because you
have been a caseworker
for a very long time.

A long, long, long time.

Have you got something you
want to tell me, miss wings?

Tess, you know how we
usually go to our assignment

and they almost
never come to US?

But this time since
they are coming to US

instead of the other way around,
I thought it would be great

if we put our best foot forward

and gave them something
really much more...

French country than rustic?
Exactly.

I love the way
you reason that out.

It was wonderful.
The answer is no.

Ricky, hurry up.
Your father's here.

Ah, the bill
for Ricky's rehab.

They didn't waste any time,
did they?

You know, you're still
getting all your mail here.
Have you moved out or not?

I don't see why
I can't go camping.

Because this weekend
is just the guys, sweet pea.

But I promise you
the next time that we go,
you can come, all right?

Do you have
everything you need?

How should I know?
We've never done this before.

I really don't want
to do this.

Honey,
what did Dr. Price say?

You can bond with your family
or you can bond with the drugs.

Yeah. Would it actually help
if we had a family?

Hey.

If the phone works up there,
I'll call you.

Okay.

Have fun.

Try.

Where are we?

Well?
Be honest.

Okay, honestly, I don't think
that it really matters

which one you go with,

whether it's this moose manor
or this Swiss chalet

or just some country house.

What matters is
you put something here now

because their car's gonna break
down in about three minutes.

Tess, if you feel strongly
about the lodge thing...

Oh, no, no, no, no.
If you want French country,
it's fine with me...

Let's make that
2 1/2 minutes.

Did we pass
the afton road turnoff?

Rick! Did we pass
the afton road turnoff?

How should I know?
Come on, Rick.

Can't we just try to get along
for one weekend and have fun?

Wow. What the...

Easy.

(Della Reese singing)

♪ When you walk
down the road-- ♪

♪ heavy burden, ♪

♪ heavy load-- ♪

♪ I will rise ♪

♪ and I will
walk with you ♪

♪ I'll walk with you ♪

♪ till the sun
don't even shine, ♪

♪ walk with you ♪

♪ every time ♪

♪ I'll tell ya,
I'll walk with you ♪

♪ walk with you ♪

♪ believe me,
I'll walk with you ♪♪

(Man) Tom's truck towing.

Yes, yes, I need a tow.
My number's--

hello? Hello?

We can't get
any reception up here.

Listen,
we're gonna have to walk.

There was a store
a few miles back there.

Come on, let's go.
No, I'll wait here.

No, you won't wait here.
You're going to get your stuff.
We're going to go.

You don't trust me.

Whoa.

Boy,
talk about a lucky break.

What happened? You tear
a hole in your gas tank?

No, no, weirdest thing...
Wait. You didn't run over

a rusty muffler
and puncture your gas tank?

No, no. I--

I think
a meteorite hit our car.

See?

A rock fell out of the sky
and landed on your car?

What are the chances of that?
It was like...Ssssss...Boom!

It's what we call
in my business a "low risk."

But then, you know, you just
never know what can happen,

and that's why
everybody has insurance.

You do have insurance,
don't you?

Give it a rest, man.
Yeah, well, I'm sorry.

Well, so much for camping.
Geez, what are we gonna do now?

Are you sure they can take US
without a reservation here?

Oh, yeah.

What's it like?
It's, um, it's nice.

It's kind of a
rustic-y, log cabin-y,

country cottage-y chalet.

It's nice.
As a matter of fact
it's right...

Um...it's over there.
♪♪

It's nice, huh?

Hey, Tess,
I got some customers for you.

Welcome to
angel's crest lodge.
My name is Tess.

Joe collette.
This is my son Ricky.

This is a real nice place
you have here.

Thank you very much.
Hello, Ricky.

Ah, we just need a room
for a couple of nights.

Our car is being worked on
in rollinsville.

Two...

Two nights. Fine,
let me see what I can do.

If you'll just sign in.

You guys cut it
a little close, didn't you?

Never mind. How come
they're staying for two nights?

Their car's trashed.
Andrew.

No, no, no.
It's not my fault.

Something very weird
happened out there.

Monica will show you
to your room.

And I'm sure your
busted gas tank...Or whatever
will all be taken care of.

Monica, they're in
the bunkhouse suite.

Oh, the bunkhouse suite.
Would you follow me, please.

See you guys later.

Just what is going on?
Something got in the way.

Like what?
A meteorite.

So, this is your room.

There's extra blankets
in the closet.

Dinner will be at 8:00
family-style in the great room.

Where's the TV?

No TV, no computer,
no telephone.

That's what makes this place
a really great getaway. Okay?

This whole weekend sucks.
Hey, look, Ricky.

Just because your mother
and I are separated,

that doesn't mean
we have to be.

And, you know, I care about you,
and I brought you up here

because I want to spend
some time with you.

I was in rehab
for 16 weeks

and you only came to the family
counseling sessions once.

I was working.

Now you bring me up here to see
if you wasted your money, right?

You want to make sure
I'm not using anymore.

Are you?
Why would I?

I mean, my life
is perfect, isn't it?

I'm gonna go for a walk.
You want to come?

No.
Fine.

Well, I've only had
an hour and 15 minutes

since you called,
but I'm here,

and I read everything
published on general astronomy

from 1584 to yesterday afternoon

with special emphasis on
publications relating to neos.

That's near-earth objects.

Well, that rock
came a lot more than near.

So what's the difference if an
old muffler breaks his gas tank

or a meteorite
breaks his windshield?

I mean, it still
got him here, right?

The difference is
that something up there
changed our plans down here,

and if it has already
changed things a little,

it could
change them a lot if...

Oh, my.
What?

I just remembered something
about Joe collette.

Do you remember in his file,
what his hobby is?

Oh, yes.

You know, there's
no such thing as coincidence.

Gloria,
did you get new glasses?

Yeah, you like them?

(Knock on door)

Hello?

I just wanted to remind you
that dinner is in half an hour.

Did your father
go out for a walk?

I don't know.

Ricky, I know that we may
not seem that exciting up here

without all the usual
electronic equipment,

but we have something here
that you won't see in the city.

What's that?
Stars.

Hey.
Hi.

You mind if I take a look?
No, please, be my guest.

Wow. Polaris is
looking good tonight, huh?

Yeah.

Are you an astronomer?
No...

No, just an amateur.

It came right out of the sky
and right through the car.

Probably about 19 centimeters
in diameter.

Very dark fusion crust.
From the ablation.

Yeah, yeah.
So it wasn't cometary, then.

No, no, it was definitely
a piece of an asteroid.

I have to see this.

Rick!

I'll see you at dinner.
Yeah.

That shouldn't be there.

Oh, no.

Set that right there, baby.

We have a problem

and it's a lot bigger
than a little rock.

Asteroid.
Yes, a big one.

Remember you told me
to set up the telescope,

and I started talking
to Joe about astronomy--

which, by the way,
for an insurance salesman,
he's really knowledgeable.

Anyway, when he walked away,
I looked up and there it was.

What does it mean?
I don't know.

But it's never a good thing when
a heavy object falls on you.

That asteroid in Siberia
about a hundred years ago,

it flattened over
700 square miles of forest.

Where's this one
going to land, Gloria?

I don't know.

Rick! What were you doing?

It's embarrassing, you know?

Watching you pretend

like you know all kinds
of stuff about astronomy.

Well, I do.

Didn't you ever notice
all the science magazines

I used to get
at the house?

No.

You see, you complain
that I don't know you.

See,
but you don't know me.

Look, I know it hasn't been
such a great day today,

but tomorrow's
going to be better.

That Monica says she'll
take US fishing at sunrise.

There's no way I'm waking up at
the crack of dawn to go fishing.

You wanna bet?

There have been two near misses
in the last year.

Yes. One missed US
by 300,000 miles,

another by just 75,000...

Erica, honey,
finish your breakfast.

...no one saw that asteroid
until it had passed.

I remember. Last June.

If that would have landed,

it would have been like
dropping a nuclear bomb.

For those of you
just tuning in,

astronomers at jpl in Pasadena

have confirmed the existence
of a new asteroid

on a possible
collision course with earth.

But, you know, Brian,
we're constantly being hit
by rocks from space.

Most burn up in the atmosphere
and never reach US.

If an asteroid
is big enough, though,

it is possible for it
to hit the earth's surface.

That's right.
It could certainly do
some serious damage.

You don't know
what you're missing.
I can live with that.

Have you ever
done this before?
No.

There's nothing like the feeling
you get when you're fishing.

Except maybe
being in a coma.

It should be crossing
into the earth's orbit
in 12, 14 hours.

And it could hit US.

(Motorcycle approaching)

Oh, lord. What now?

This was going to be
such a simple assignment.

What's this place doing here?

My name is Tess.
Gosh, that's swell.

Maybe you didn't hear
the actual question.

And you are?

Mildred Mancini.
Like Henry. No relation.

You have rooms?

Rooms?

Rooms. Rooms.

Yes, Mildred.

Come with me. We'll see
what we can do for you.

The bag is in
the sidecar, cutie.

Yes, ma'am. Can I get
your backpack for you?

Nobody touches this thing
but yours truly.

You got it, green eyes?

What brought you up here,
Mildred?

My late husband and I
used to bike in here to fish.
Never caught anything.

But then that wasn't
really the point.

Al and I just liked
being alone together.

He would've hated this place.
Come with me.

Ah-huh. I have three houses
in the same neighborhood

that I can show you
this afternoon.

We interrupt this program
to bring you
a special news report.

Could you hold on
a second?

...of a civil defense alert

called by
the defense department.

We want to go now
to the Pentagon

where a briefing is
just about to get underway.

I imagine a woman like Mildred
has had a fascinating like.

Is that true, Mildred?

Honey, "fascinating"
doesn't begin to cover it.

I'm 79 years old and
I've spent 60 of those years

on the road
with my darling al,

seeing the world
one back road at a time.

You always
keep your backpack on?

A woman has to keep
a little mystery about her.

You strike me as being
the kind of woman

who has a real healthy
philosophy on life.

You bet I have.

Life is an adventure.
You just got to go along
for the ride.

I like that. No pressure.
But there are pressures.

You can't get around
being responsible.

My dad's real big
on not having fun.

The thing about
going along for the ride

is that you miss out on
the joy of planning the trip.

I don't need plans.
I go where I want.
I do what I want.

Cool.
You're darn right it's cool.

Everything that
means anything to me

I got out there on my bike.

Some clothes, a few pictures,
and a little portable TV.

I never miss judge Judy.

She is a real firecracker.
That gal--what time is it?

Um...it's 2:00.

Oh, I was going to take
a hike up that mountain today.

I guess
I'll do it tomorrow.

(Coughing)

Excuse me.

You know, I'm not a dad,
but I do know what it's like

to love somebody and not
be able to get through to them,

and I've learned that you
never really know what it takes

to bring two people together.

But you just got to recognize
that chance when it comes

because sometimes that window
opens and closes very quickly.

I just hope
it hasn't already closed.

Dad?
Yeah?

Dad, you better hear this.

Where did you get this?

Off my bike, I'd wager.

Is that right?
Just listen!

...wasn't this thing
discovered sooner?

Our telescopes aren't looking
for asteroids this size.

It's one of the reasons
we missed asteroid 2002mn

back in June.

That one actually passed by
the earth's orbit

before we knew anything
about it.

And how does this new asteroid
compare with that one?

It's roughly triple the size.

It would easily cover the space
of three football fields.

Have you been able to determine

when or if this thing might
cross the earth's orbit?

Well, at its current speed
of about ten miles per second,

it would cross the earth's
orbit in less than ten hours.

Our latest projections
on the path of the asteroid

suggest a possible--and let me
stress possible impact--

somewhere in
the western United States.

Can you be more specific?
No, not yet...

We could be
in that asteroid's path.

Works for me.
Sooner it hits, the better.

...there are hundreds
of possible scenarios.

Best case, it misses
the earth completely...

(Busy signal)

Come on.

...it lands
near a major city.

Now, given the size and speed
of this asteroid,

there would be significant
damage in a large area

extending from
the point of impact, right?

Yes, I'm afraid that's likely
if it does hit,

and that could mean
heavy casualties

in a populated area
such as Los Angeles.

Steve Chamberlain,
spokesman for NASA...

(Automated voice)
The cellular caller
you are trying to reach

is unavailable
at this time.

...we'll be checking
back with you

throughout the day
for updates.

(Reporter)...so if
asteroid 2002cs hits,

it'll have an impact the likes
of which we've never seen.

(Woman) That's correct.

This kind of destruction,
it's almost unfathomable.

(Reporter)
Tell me, Dr. Gershwin,

is this what they call
an extinction-level event?

No. However,
if it does land somewhere

in the western United States,
which is a possibility now,

the area of significant
damage could extend

for hundreds,
possibly thousands of miles.

What could survive that?
Well, probably not very much.

The first hundred miles
in every direction

would likely be
nothing but scorched earth.

After that,
there'd be hundreds of miles

in which all large animals,

including people,
would be killed.

Beyond that, hurricane winds
could have devastating effects

for a diameter of
up to a thousand miles.

Really?
Yes.

(Sound cutting in and out)

Batteries are dying.
I might have some extras
on the bike,

but come 4:00,

I'm still
gonna watch judge Judy.

Mildred, this is a
very serious situation,

but you don't
seem to care. Why?

Well, Princess, you'd have
to live as long as I have

to understand the answer
to that question.

I think I know the answer.

May sound old-fashioned,
Andrew,

but I'm a father, son,
and holy spirit kind of gal,
and I'm not afraid to die.

I don't think
that sounds old fashioned.

It hasn't failed me in 79 years.
I don't expect it to now.

Makes me feel good
to know that al's in heaven.

But now I'd just like to die
and be there with him.

But here I am,
healthy as a horse.

Here they are.

So how long were you married?

59 years. Since I was 19.

I don't much like
the world now without him.

So I'd be perfectly happy
to ride to my eternal rest

on an asteroid.

But there is one thing
that I still have to do,

and just in case
there's no tomorrow,

I would be much obliged
if you would help me

get to the top
of that mountain tonight.

I'd be happy to.

...and these calculations are
based on an estimated speed of

9.8 miles per second, 10 hours
before potential impact?

Well, that's a
conservative estimate.

The asteroid will gain speed
as it approaches earth.

So we're talking
about a collision velocity

upwards of 42,000 miles an hour
on impact.

(Sound cutting in and out)

That's great.
Now it's really dead.

I wonder if Mildred
found batteries.

Can I have the phone?
I want to call mom.

Go ahead.
It's not gonna work.

This whole thing
is totally surreal.

You know, it's probably
really nothing to worry about.

You know how the press
is when it gets ahold
of something like this.

You know, they'll say,
"disaster: Earth 2002,"

and then in a couple days,
everyone just forgets about it.

There are actually
a variety of scenarios
that are realistic.

For example,
if it did hit, it could have

30 times the impact
of the bomb that hit Hiroshima.

Ahem!

So, basically,
you're saying this could be
the end of the world?

No, oh, no. Well,
maybe just part of the world...

This part, actually.

But it could also
just come really close

and burn up in our atmosphere
and then just go right by.

We don't know what
tomorrow will bring, Ricky.

But this could be it.
I mean, all we really are

is just a rock
spinning around in space

with a bunch of other rocks.

That asteroid
isn't gonna steer around US

just 'cause we're here.

It doesn't know.
We're just in its way.

The weird thing is,

it's probably been headed for US
for thousands of years

and we were doomed
a long time ago.

And now life on earth--
books, music, religion and art--

everything that
humans have accomplished
will have meant nothing.

Love meant nothing.
War meant nothing.

Rehab meant nothing.
I don't believe that.

Yeah, well, I do,
and that means

one kid getting stoned
isn't gonna make any difference.

Whoa. Where are you going?

I'm gonna go find Andrew
and I'm gonna go home.

You're not going anywhere.

Just because you don't care
about our family anymore...

I do care.
No, you don't care.

I wish to god we weren't stuck
up here right now but we are!

What do you think,
you're gonna outrun that thing?

You can't. We don't know
where it's gonna hit.

What you're gonna do is you're
gonna wait this thing out

and you're gonna
try to have some faith.

Faith in what? God?

Faith is a joke, dad.
Don't say that.

Everybody I ever put
my faith in has let me down.

Why should god
be any different?

You're not going...

Mr. Collette, I want you
to start counting to 100.

Monica, you might want
to help him with the counting.

Gloria,
you go watch your asteroid.

I've got business
to take care of my own. Count!

And where do you think
you're going?

Home. I drive
fast enough I could...

Let me get this straight.

You're gonna get stoned,
steal my friend's tow truck,

ride a hundred miles an hour
down a one-Lane road

and try to outrun
an asteroid?

Yeah.
I think not. Give me this.

Hey!
Hey, yourself.

Now, I'm not gonna
stop you from leaving.

And as bad as I want to
give you a lecture on drugs,

I'm not gonna do that either.

But I am going to suggest
that this is not a good time

for your head to be
in a cloud of smoke.

(Radio) As you just heard,
the president has declared

a curfew for everyone
in the western United States

to begin two hours from now.

That's 8 P.M.
pacific standard time.

The national guard
has been called up

to prevent looting
and enforce the curfew.

Let's face it, folks,
there's nowhere to run.

So just sit tight,
keep your loved ones close,
and say a prayer.

Come on back, baby.
Turn around.

Come on back.

Authorities have narrowed down
the potential impact area

to include
California, Arizona,

Nevada, and parts of Utah.

That includes US here in
the rollinsville area, folks.

President...

I never planned on being
a lousy father, Monica.

I know.

You know,
sometimes I just hate myself.

You mustn't say that, Joe.
Yeah, why not?

You must not hate
what god loves.

And god loves you.

How do you know that?
He sent me here to tell you.

I'm an angel.

Whoa!

I'm an angel,
a messenger from god.

So are Tess
and Andrew and Gloria.

God knew,
even before we did,

that we would all be here
tonight watching the sky,

waiting and praying.

It's true?

Yes.

And the world's gonna end.

Oh, god...

All sorts of things
get broken in this life, Joe.

Hearts get broken,

pieces of rock are broken off
from distant worlds.

But you can't worry
about the myriad things

that can break in the universe.

Just remember

that god can heal all of them.

God can heal this world
in his time

and he can heal
your broken family right now

if you let him.
It's not too late.

I would do anything
if he could do that.

God's not making a trade, Joe.

He's given you a gift,

and all you have to do
is accept it and share it,

beginning with your son.

I don't know how.

Tell Ricky about the first time
you ever saw the stars.

♪♪

Andrew, um...

Look, I'm sorry, man.

I took your tow truck
and I ran over an old muffler

and I think I tore a hole
in the gas tank.

What do you know about that.

Well, I guess
the only thing left to do

is go back to the lodge,
so, ah, get in.

Okay.

We should know
one way or another
in about an hour.

You okay?
Yeah, yeah.

In fact, I'm a lot better
than you might think.

Um...we need to talk.

I know a great place
for talking.

Oh!
Watch your step.

I have to rest.
Okay.

Are you okay?

You go on ahead. Go on.

Watch your step up there.

I don't see it.

You aren't gonna see it until
it comes into our atmosphere.

When I was a kid,

we had this
tiny apartment in the city

and we never saw much
at night,

just asphalt
and street lights.

There was one summer
they took a bunch
of US street kids,

and they sent US
to the country for a campout.

And all of a sudden
I was surrounded

by fields and meadows.

You got horses,

cows,
birds flying around.

But the one thing
that really blew me away...

Was the stars.

I'd never seen the stars
like that before.

Yeah.

I never really looked at them
until last night.

It's what, ah,

made me want to become
an astronomer when I grew up.

So what happened?

What happened? Ah...

Everybody thought that,
you know, that was

a little bit too intellectual
for a guy like me.

Anyway, I got a job
right out of high school

and I never made it
to college until I was 30.

Yeah.

That's when I met your mom.

We fell in love
in about a minute and a half.

So why didn't you become
an astronomer in college?

Well, her dad, he was
kind of an old-fashioned guy.

He thought that
whoever married his daughter

should have a real career,
and me being an astronomer

didn't really fit
into his plan for me,

and I went into business
with your granddad,

selling insurance.

You see,
nobody seemed to think

that I could be the guy
that I knew I could be.

So I just stopped trying,
and I buried myself in work

so I wouldn't
have to think about it.

I guess you could say that
that became my drug.

I never knew
you were so unhappy.

I never realized
you were so unhappy.

You see, god gave me dreams
that night I saw those stars

and I lost them.

I lost them because
I never trusted him enough

to let him help me
make those dreams come true.

You see, Ricky, I don't
want that to happen to you.

It's kind of weird
talking about a future

when we don't even know
we're gonna have one.

Yeah, but you know what?
We got right now.

I love you, Ricky...

And maybe I should have
said that to you,

and I should have told you that
a lot more than I did.

And I'm sorry.

(Laughing)
Careful.

Okay, listen up, everybody.

I got a lot to say
and not very much time to say it

if astro girl there is right.

Right now,

there's a million people
out there

praying that this
asteroid doesn't hit,

and I might probably be
the only one praying it does

because I miss
my husband so much

and I keep asking
for god to take me, too.

But I guess god
has got his own plan.

So I'm going to keep on

staying on the road,
waiting for my time,

but...

It's time for Albert

to get off the road.

Bye, baby.

God willing,
I'll see you sooner than later.

Andrew,
can you give me a hand?
Yeah.

(Laughing)

Help me out.
Come on.

Yeah.

We are about to switch now
to live pictures

from the national observatory
in Cambridge, Massachusetts,

as we count down
the last few moments...

Hey, it's ringing.
Hello?

Sandy?
Joe?

Thank god. Where are you?

We're about 20 miles
outside of rollinsville.

Don't worry about anything.
We're okay.

I just can't believe
that this is happening.

Mom, we've been trying
to call you.

Oh, honey,
I love you so much.

I love you, too, mom.

Ricky, I want
to tell you something.

I am proud of you.
I am so proud of you.

I have always
been proud of you.

Here. Your little sister
wants to say something.

I love you, Ricky.
I love you, too, squirt.

Is daddy there?
I'm right here, baby.

Now, you listen to me, okay?
I don't want you to be scared.

All right, now,
I need you to be brave.

We're all gonna get
through this together, okay?

Me, you, Ricky, and mom.

All right?
Okay.

Okay, hold on.
Just hold on to me.

Any second now.

Tess, what does an angel do
at a time like this?

We do what we were
created to do, baby.

We praise god
for what we understand,

and we praise him even more
for what we don't understand

because he
understands everything.

♪ He's got the whole world
in his hands ♪

♪ he's got this whole wide world
in his hands ♪

♪ he's got the whole world
in his hands ♪

♪ he's got the whole world ♪

♪ in his hands ♪♪

I love you, dad.

What's happening?

You're having
a heart attack.

(Laughing)

Sandy? Sandy?
Joe?

We're okay.

It didn't hit US.
The angle--
it was too shallow.

It just bounced
right off the atmosphere.

It's gone. It's over.

I'm coming home, mom.
I'm coming home.

I'm coming home, too.

I love you.

Take me home, Andrew.

Glory be to god.
In the highest...

In the very highest.

(Cooing)

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