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Oh, do you know Mr.

Hornbeck? How do you do, Mrs. Bray? How do you do, Mr. Hornbeck?

Henry!

Henry Drummond!

How are you, Henry?

Hello, Matt.

See, I've already made some friends along the younger side. Yeah, it just

appeals to me these days. Room 206, Mr. Drummond. Thanks.

Neither of us is getting any younger, eh, Henry? Matt, you know what the

said about not overeating this eat.

Don't worry, mother.

We need strength for the fight ahead.

Now take off your bags, counselor.

All right.

They're temporarily out of order. This is a recording.

Leslie, hi.

It's, uh... It's Dan Hurst.

Stanley. Is something wrong?

Oh, no, no. I was just looking at the moon, and of all the people I know, I

thought you might want to see it. The moon?

It sounds ridiculous, I know, but I was passing by my window, and...

It's brighter.

All of a sudden, it's almost daylight outside.

I can't think...

Me? Well, your bookstore's got the largest astrology section in town. I

you could tell me.

You thought I would know? I always thought you knew everything.

I should know, but I've been sitting here racking my brain.

Not yet for the life of me, thank you.

Stan?

Well, I'm sorry.

This was a mistake.

It's late.

You should go back to sleep.

Forgive me if I disturbed you.

Good night.

Good night.

Stan?

Stanley? Have you seen it?

She's come in. I was just making tea.

You're the physics man.

Tell me if you're thinking what I'm thinking.

What are you thinking, Henry?

If the moon is this much brighter than normal, something must have happened to

the sun.

I'm afraid I was thinking the same thing.

Apparently, a few minutes ago on the other side of the world,

the noonday sun went over.

Then it is.

End of the world.

End of

the world. or expand one single image to crystal clarity

and beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour, we will control all that you see and hear.

You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the deepest

inner mind to the outer limits.

Moonlight can drive men to madness and lovers to swoon.

But this night, for one last and glorious moment, it shines bright as a

harbinger of dawn.

Well?

That settles it.

Oh.

Johnston was sure that it was something atmospheric.

The fool went back to bed.

I can't say I blame him.

But no, I just can't think of anything else that would cause the moon to glow

brightly as that.

There. Even the shaded portion of the crescent is visible now.

Earthshine. Meaning the other side of Earth. It's one or two thousand degrees

probably by now.

How can you be calm about this?

Self -medication. Join me.

Have we hours or minutes?

Well, I don't think the last wave can travel faster than the speed of sound,

so... Five hours, give or take.

In Boston and New York, they'll be wondering what that red glow could be on

horizon this long before dawn.

There must be something we can do.

Somebody we can telephone.

The sun's exploded, Henry.

Who do you suggest we call? The fire department?

Well, there must be someone we can call to confirm it. I've tried that.

Long distance lines, TV and radio signals, they're all knocked out.

Since most of the night side is asleep, we should wake them.

Everyone.

If they don't know, can't hurt them.

Until morning.

That's morbid.

To wake children asleep in their beds and tell them they're about to be burned

alive is morbid.

Well, at least they could have somebody they love to hold on to.

Dan, I wish I didn't know.

I... I don't know what to do. Go home, Henry.

And pray.

Yes.

Yes, that's what I'll do.

I'll pray.

Goodbye, Dan.

Hi, it's me.

I didn't wake you now, did I?

That's right.

I was thinking of you just a second.

Hoping the phone lines were still working.

Why wouldn't they be?

Have you seen the moon?

Yes, isn't it amazing?

Yes, yes.

Yes, it is.

I wanted to thank you for waking me.

No, I shouldn't have called so late.

Oh, no, are you kidding? I'd have died if I missed this.

Well, thanks again.

Bye.

Leslie.

There may never be another moon like that.

I know. Isn't it beautiful?

I just love the way it's reflecting on the snow.

So, why should we miss it?

What do you mean?

I mean... Maybe... Maybe tonight isn't for sleeping.

Maybe it's a night for... For walks in the moonlight.

I could come over to your apartment. We could walk down... Stanley, it's after

midnight.

You wouldn't know that from looking out your window.

Once in a lifetime.

You've been in the bookstore a thousand times. Now, suddenly tonight, you're

all... What's happening here?

Tonight, we have this wonderful moon to share.

I just want to share it with you.

I promise to be a perfect gentleman.

I don't doubt that for a moment.

Please.

You really want to do this?

Yes.

Yes, more than anything.

You know, you're acting positively moonstruck.

I am.

I guess I better get dressed.

Hi. Hi.

Just a little something.

From my window sill.

It's beautiful.

Thank you. Come in. Come in.

So, how cold is it outside?

Where did that come from?

I wanted to do that for a long time.

The moon.

It's made me come to my senses.

Something's wrong, isn't there?

You're frightened of something.

I don't want to frighten you away kissing you like that. No, no, no. That

That was nice.

So, um...

You have a destination in mind for our walk?

That is why you came over tonight, isn't it?

Where do you usually go in the middle of the night?

I don't.

But if you did, where would you like to go more than anywhere else in the world?

I would like a hot fudge sundae.

Then you shall have it.

You know, I'm glad we're doing this.

Good.

Good.

So am I.

So bright out.

On Sunday, please. Okay.

So, is this a favorite place of yours?

Oh, no, not really.

I don't get out very much. The bookstore keeps me pretty busy.

How about you?

You a pool shark?

No, actually, this is the first time I've been out after midnight.

Let me ask you.

All those times you came into my bookstore...

Just so I could see you.

And you bought all those books? Instead of asking you about it.

You've been coming in ever since the day we opened.

Two years.

Wow, that's a lot of books.

Yeah.

A lot of wasted time.

Waiting for the right moment.

Which apparently was midnight on a Wednesday.

Better late than never.

All those times I came into your store, all those times we talked.

Did you ever feel, oh,

at least some small... Stan, I'm here, aren't I?

Yes, you are.

If it takes a brilliant moon to open my eyes, then here's to the moon.

Sunday. Thank you.

Thank you. Oh, boy.

This is simple.

This is a special occasion.

What did they say?

That for a woman, chocolate triggers the same hormones as the feeling of love.

The end of the world.

Make your peace.

The end has come.

Repent.

The moon is full.

There's no time left.

Make your peace.

Yeah, come on. Let's go.

Come on, come on.

Let's go. Get out.

Make your peace.

The day of judgment is upon us. No.

No.

Oh.

Let's be the moon.

The way he was acting?

And you know, you didn't have to protect me. I can take care of myself.

I know you can.

How about a nightcap?

Uh...

Gosh, I don't know, Stan. It's getting kind of late. I'm cold, actually.

Something to warm you up, then? Irish coffee.

All right.

Give me the book. Hi.

Just so you know, folks, drink cider on the gentleman at the end of the bar.

Oh.

Let's go somewhere else.

Why? He just said drinks were on the house.

Irish coffee?

You know, I was thinking, looking at the moon just now, maybe it's a sign,

something wonderful.

You know, I mean, the millennium is so close.

Literally. Oh, what? No, you don't think so. You people want to know the real

reason I'm buying tonight?

No.

Thank you.

Nobody knows.

I must be the only one in town who knows.

I'm afraid we're not interested.

Well, you should be.

Please.

Some of us would rather not know.

What is he talking about?

It doesn't matter.

I have something that I want to ask you.

Marry me.

Tonight.

Well?

You weren't being serious, were you?

Completely.

I don't know what to say.

Say yes.

You honestly want to marry me?

Stan, this is our first date.

But you've known me for years, Leslie.

You know me.

Pretend I haven't wasted all this time.

Pretend that you've expected me to ask.

You can change your mind in the morning if that's what you really feel, but...

For now, for me.

For the sake of this moment, please.

Let's stay up all night and celebrate.

What did you have in mind?

I don't know. What can we do at one in the morning?

I want to go window shopping.

There.

That one. On the top there. That one.

Actually, I picked it out years ago.

On a professor's salary? Oh, come on. You said we could pretend here. We're

pretending.

No.

What about this?

Hold on.

What? No.

Stand. Stand back. Stand back. No. Come on. The police will come. No. We'll be

long gone by then.

Run!

Oh, God, are you crazy?

Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind?

I don't know. I just did it.

You don't have to worry. We're going to be arrested for this. No, we won't.

What's going on with you, with the moon?

Something's going on. I don't know. Yes, you do know. You're just now telling

me.

Something's wrong, isn't there?

Something's going to happen.

Something's already happening.

Tell me.

The sun.

It's gone over.

God.

I knew. I knew. I just had a feeling. I knew.

Leslie. You knew when you called, didn't you?

No, not right away. I just kept thinking to myself, nothing bad is going to

happen because you're being so wonderful.

How could I tell you?

Oh, my God, I can't believe what you've done.

When were you going to tell me? Were you going to tell me? I wanted to protect

you from knowing. I wanted to make these last hours... How dare you?

We're going to die. We're going to die, and how dare you choose how I spend the

last minutes of my life?

How do you even know I wanted to spend them with you?

I didn't.

It's not true.

Oh, please.

Just tell her anything.

Tell her anything. What difference does it make?

It does.

Ask her to marry you. You're never going to have to go through with it.

Maybe you can even get her into bed before the end comes.

No.

What is it you want?

I wanted you to know how I felt, but it was still time.

Oh, stop.

I wish you'd never call me.

I would be asleep right now.

And you would never, ever know that I love you.

To me, the end of the world pales in comparison to that tragedy.

A few minutes ago, I thought I was falling in love.

Leslie, I want you to be my wife.

To cry with me.

Sorrow.

Till death do us part.

Ted.

I just wish you'd told me.

I should have.

It would have changed everything.

I'm sorry.

I'd have stolen a ring for you.

There's a storm.

Nova weather.

Strange.

Stan, when the end does come, how's it going to happen? Tell me the truth.

The truth?

Yes, the truth.

All right.

The blast waves traveling toward us at the speed of sound from the far side.

First I imagined a wall of fire. Then I realized the oceans on the far side

had boiled off instantly.

So... First there will be a thunderclap.

It will be deafening. Literally.

Then we'll be struck by a hurricane.

Live steel.

We picked up... Dave!

We'll all be over in seconds.

God, oh, God.

I should have lied. No, no, this is not fair.

I know.

This is not fair. We just found each other. Don't do this to yourself.

Maybe, can we go west? We can just follow the sunset.

No, we can't.

Hawaii, Hawaii, that would buy us more time, wouldn't it? No, we'd only die

sooner. The shockwave's coming from all directions. There's got to be some way.

There isn't, Leslie.

This is the last place untouched. The whole rest of the world is gone.

We're the lucky ones. We have this time.

However brief.

We have this time together.

How much time do we have left?

A couple of hours.

It's too bad the clouds rolled in.

With the atmosphere streaking above us, we should be witnessing the greatest

light show on Earth about now.

I have an idea.

We've shopped for the ring. We've had the wedding.

Maybe it's time for a banquet.

Look, let's get some apples, oranges, a pineapple. What do you like?

Strawberries. All right, strawberries. Lots of strawberries. I'll be right back

with champagne and crackers.

Packers, two bottles of champagne, brandy, pate.

That's more than enough.

I even bought a pack of cigarettes for all the harm they can do me now.

Here you go.

Thank you very much.

Look, pizza change.

All right.

We've got ourselves a banquet.

I can't believe what you just did.

You just gave that man all your money.

Why not?

Maybe he'll close up shop early and go home to his wife.

Boy, you are a romantic at heart, aren't you? I never would have guessed that

until tonight.

I never was until tonight.

I wish I had known sooner that this was going to happen.

What would you have done differently?

Taken last week off.

We could have spent that entire week together.

I might have told a few people what I really thought of them.

Wait a minute.

What? What, what?

You just made me realize something.

What?

Why didn't we know sooner?

There must have been warnings.

I don't know. Maybe somebody did know. Oh, no. This doesn't make sense.

All right. Look, I don't want to talk about this anymore.

Please, I just want to go home, eat our food, and wait this out in each other's

arms. Please.

You all right? You know, I got to get home.

I'm late.

Hey, take it easy. I'll give my wife the good news.

The good news?

I got a big promotion today.

You're looking at the new head of R &D for Metadyne.

A hundred grand a year.

Guess when I start?

In the damn morning.

This is going to be a morning.

I actually feel more sorry for his wife.

Shall we, Mrs. Hurst?

Mrs.? Huh.

We must have already set.

What's that?

God, it can't be.

It's too soon.

Danny! No! No!

I got you.

I got you.

Lindsay, I love you.

Let him go.

Let him go.

Let him go. Let him go.

Let him go. Let him go.

Let him go.

Why are we still alive?

I don't know.

You go warm up by the fire.

I'll be right there. Where are you going?

Back down to the grocery.

No, no, no. Leave him. Leave him. We may need them. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't

leave me. Please don't go. I'll be right back. I promise.

No, no, no.

Come on, boy.

You can't help him anymore. Come with me.

Leslie?

Leslie?

Leslie, open the door. No!

Left me.

I'm sorry, but I had to... I didn't have to do anything.

You left me alone.

You can eat your cheese and crackers in the hall for all I care.

Look, we need the food, Leslie. We could be stuck here for days. That's not

funny. I was wrong.

Whatever it was that his just now can't have been caused by a supernova, we'd be

dead.

It had to be something else.

You said we were going to die.

We may still, but not from a nova.

From what?

Solar flare.

Massive. What does that mean?

It would come without warning.

It could be bright enough to make the moon glow. It would affect weather all

over the dark side.

It makes sense.

Are you sure?

No.

It's Mr. Walter's dog.

You should take stock of what you have and ration it.

They're going to be flooded.

Flooded?

It's one of the tallest buildings in town.

We may be high enough.

Stan? We should cook everything in the refrigerator before the power goes out.

Are you saying we're going to survive?

No.

I'm saying there's a chance the solar flare, if that's what it was, will have

ended by dawn.

What if it hasn't?

Then we die.

If the sun's returned to normal, we survive another day.

Leslie, this is more than a storm. We have to prepare.

I don't want to.

I don't want to do anything.

Here, come on. Here, come on.

We have to try, don't we?

I feel so strange.

Why?

I just got used to the idea we were going to die.

Standing in front of the market, I thought, like a dream.

I didn't even have to imagine past tomorrow.

There's like two characters in a novel about the final pages, and then it would

just end.

I don't want it to end.

The university has emergency doors in the basement.

If Henry can get over here before it's flooded out, it's ringing.

Let's get to work.

Let's get the oven on, cook everything we have.

The sesame, I think. All right, good. Hard -boil them.

Roast everything else that's perishable.

Does anyone live on the floor below?

All right, we'll make do with what we have.

God, it's getting worse.

These windows won't hold.

We have to do something.

Humans could easily get up to a few hundred miles per hour.

All right.

Danny. Danny.

Danny.

What do you think?

Look,

this is the... I'm ready.

I'm sorry.

Oh, God.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I can't stop the bleeding.

It's too deep and I don't have any antiseptic.

All right, hold still now. Hold still.

I've never done this.

I'll take this.

Well, it's not as bad as it looks, but it is.

Yeah. Well, this is my lucky day.

I still have more.

Are you about finished?

I don't think I can take much more.

All right, set on a hold and close for now.

All right, we'll put a fresh bandage on it for another morning.

Thank you, doctor.

Drink.

Man. Oh, it's stupid of me to stand so near the damn window.

If we live through this, I want to know what's going to happen.

I don't know, Leslie.

I saw a lot of answers.

That's not what I'm asking.

Tell death do us part with a much easier promise to make a few hours ago than it

might be tomorrow or the next day.

No, no, I know what I said.

Hang on, Leslie.

Don't let me go. Whatever happens, I love you.

Sam?

Over here, by the window.

What do you see?

Another day.

Perhaps how we face death is not as important as how we face life.

To live each day with hope.

with courage and with love, as if it were our last.

When estimating family values, it's important to factor in the cost of

and staying alive.

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