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[wind blowing]

[wind blowing]

NARRATOR: The earth is sick...

Ravaged by water wars, famine and drought.

The west is once again wild.

Water is scarce.

[breathing heavily]

Hell, "scarce" doesn't cut it.

There's just none around.

The last aquifer in the region

is under my reservation.

[explosion]

We're going again.

MAN [on radio]: Gael, come in.

We got Nayati on two, over.

I hear you know where the spring is.

I haven't been out there in years.

I don't know how to get on.

MAN 1: Who do you want to go, boss?

Figure it out!

MAN 2: Roshambo?

But you do know where it is,

once we're on the reservation...

You ain't getting onto that reservation.

There's a prisoner that knows the way.

NAYATI: How's that?

She knew the chief's daughter,

so to speak.

Then you don't need me.

Don't undervalue yourself.

You know that reservation better than anyone.

First we got to get on,

then, we got to find that spring.

NAYATI: There's a reason no one has.

What would it take for you to help us?

Brand.

I'll show you where it is,

if you give me Brand.

You've got yourself a deal.

Come to the bunker, I'll fill in the rest.

What are you going to do with the chief, anyway?

I'm going to kill that bastard.

[explosion]

[wind gust]

MAN [on radio]: You want us to do what

with the Dirt Jouster, over?

Get her out. Put her on a leash.

MAN: Don't waste it, that's your water for the day.

[clamoring]

Put this on.

This makes sure you stick around.

You're under surveillance.

This tracker tethers you to the car.

[device beeps]

Stay within a mile, or it'll explode.

Give Gael this bag.

I believe this is yours.

Let's go.

NARRATOR: A disease called the Rot has run rampant

across the countryside.

People die now, all the time.

To be honest, some folks look forward to it.

Ain't much left to live for.

Women have become barren, so children are rare.

A sport called Dirt Jousting

is the only way to win any water,

but you've got to be willing to die to get it.

[crowd cheering]

[engines revving]

Hey, you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay. Let's go!

[cheering]

Who's that?

She used to Joust.

Killed a guy.

Yah!

She's got a money bag.

Means she's working for Gael.

[cheering]

WOMAN [whispering]: Don't turn around.

Another dirt jouster just rolled up.

MAN 1: That's Key, there.

Don't look, she's coming up.

MAN 2: I thought she was still in jail.

Did you used to dirt joust?

Didn't you ride with... True?

I mean, I liked her music.

And how she died?

WOMAN: Jousting is dangerous.

Someone always getting hurt.

I heard it was an accident.

Word is you used to be the best.

I didn't used to be anything.

[dramatic music]

-MAN 1: What's in the bag? -KEY: Nothing for you.

MAN 1: I got two bullets here that would disagree.

KEY: Well, I'd hate to have you waste any.

MAN 2: That's Gaels' bag.

MAN 3: Yeah, she's a dirt jouster.

MAN 1: Oh yeah, I've seen you race before.

I bet you're carrying something worth taking.

All I know is where I'm going.

-[gun clicks] -Give me the bag,

or you're not going anywhere.

[gunshot]

[grunting]

[blade slicing]

[empty chamber clicking]

KEY: Missing something?

MAN [screaming]: Ahh!

[blade slices]

Anything else? Huh?

[dramatic music]

NARRATOR: The fate of the land

rests in the hands of one woman.

I wouldn't call her a hero,

but she stood up for what she believed in...

and she helped protect what's left...

And that's something.

[wind blowing]

I'm here to see Gael.

Put your mask on.

Follow me.

MAN: Did you check her for weapons?

SONA: She's clean.

Go show our friend some gratitude.

SONA: You said I was done with that.

I'm not going with him.

Yes, you are.

Why am I here?

We've been having some... trouble

getting on the reservation.

This is the map we're working with.

No wonder you're having trouble.

This is out of date.

What's with your scout?

Nayati isn't my scout.

He's a specialist on the res.

If he's a specialist, why doesn't he do it?

GAEL: Your job is simple.

You're going to find a tribal leader,

goes by Brand.

He's a drunkard, and out there all alone.

He's booby trapped the road.

The word is, you know a way in.

Yeah, I know about Brand.

You can't get on.

GAEL: That's why I've got you.

[device beeping]

Ah-ah-ah.

Don't forget how this works, Key.

You're my dog.

That car is your leash.

You get me Brand,

or you go back in your cage.

I get you on the reservation, I go free.

Right?

GAEL: That's the deal.

What a deal.

[gate squeaks]

So...

tell me about the spring.

[wind blowing]

[device beeping]

[car alarm beeping]

[dramatic music]

[engine revving]

You do know why you travel in that case, right, Kellan?

Because I'm special?

Very special.

And it isn't safe.

For kids?

Right... not for kids, not out here.

What's rule number two?

Don't trust strangers.

That's right. Why not?

Because they don't care about me.

Right. What's rule number three?

You love me very much.

-Right. -More than anything.

-Quiet, son. -Hide.

[toy wolf beeps]

Nothing to be scared of, son.

Get inside the cage and stay quiet.

[suspenseful music]

[tapping car hood]

PATROL AGENT: Where you folks headed?

DAD: Going to Ian's Barter Bar.

Go and get some gray water from his greenhouse.

BORDER AGENT: Yeah, what are you trading?

DAD: I make jerky.

BORDER AGENT: Check the back.

BORDER AGENT 2: Pop open the back.

[tapping door]

What is all this stuff?

DAD: Barter goods, sir.

Food's been scarce.

What is that? Dog kennel?

DAD: We transport rats.

Harvest them for our jerky.

How's the border?

BORDER AGENT: Failing.

[car door slides shut]

We're clear.

[electric engine whirring]

COMPUTER: Hello. This is a verified Rot screening center.

Pease stand still and cover your eyes.

This will only take a few seconds.

Temperature, 99.1.

Results, negative.

This door will open in 20 seconds.

IAN: When can we trade next?

Yeah, the indoor crop's been slow.

But I'll have something for you in about two months,

if you give me some more water.

IAN: Let me make a few calls.

Good news is everybody seems to love your jerky

so that should hold 'em over.

Yeah, I've got three more boxes of that,

it's no problem.

You have any more batteries?

Not the kind that you need, but...

Best I can do is, uh...

...these.

They're on the house.

Mighty kind of you, sir.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Ma'am! Ma'am!

Ma'am, that's occupied.

It's an emergency.

Hey lady, I need you to let us in.

[moaning, loose stool plopping]

-[knocking on door] -Please?

MOM: Ma'am, I need to use the bathroom.

Let us in.

REBAR [on toy wolf]: Nothing to be scared of, son.

[knocking on door]

You should be hiding better.

MOM: Please let us in!

I'm not going to hurt you.

Ma'am?

KEY [on wolf toy]: I'm not going to hurt you.

Don't ever let anyone in there with him again.

MAN [on radio]: Martial law is yet to have any effect

on free for all states and our lawyers...

WOMAN [on radio]: Government has announced

a reward of one million dollars for any children

brought to medical facilities for testing.

[radio dial tuning]

MAN [on radio]: Pandemic known grimly as the Rot

continues to wreak havoc on rural populations.

Scientists have officially confirmed the...

Same old shit!

Ian, can I get two cubes?

[bells over door jangle]

You um...

Oh. You got anything fresher?

IAN: Nope.

Key?

Key!

[laughs] How are...

How long has it been?

Five years?

[blows lips] Almost.

I-I thought you got life.

I did.

[Chris sighs]

Did you, uh, did you get my letters?

Yeah, Katie misses you.

She, uh,

she got sick and she forgets things now.

She got the Rot a few years back

and it's gotten worse,

but she always asks about you.

Gets wondering when you're going to

stop by and I hadn't

got the heart to tell her it wasn't going to happen.

When was the last time you saw a kid?

SHIFT: Since before you went to prison.

Those sci-fi movies, they got it right...

world's gone infertile.

Hell, Katie and I could use a million dollars.

Why?

Well, howdy, stranger.

Haven't seen you in a while.

Everything all right?

Can I get you anything?

Coffee?

It's instant, and it'll cost you.

And we ain't got no

fresh water, it's boiled, but...

KEY: Ah, that's okay.

KEY [on wolf toy]: I'm not gonna hurt ya.

[bathroom door shuts]

REBAR: We gotta get goin'.

Can we settle up?

KEY [on toy wolf]: I'm not gonna hurt ya.

What'd ya say, Key?

She said, "She's not gonna hurt ya."

Oh, wow, that's good.

[chuckling]

Hey, how'd you get out?

Don't worry about it.

Rebar, I can deliver 60 gallons

of gray water next week

and I can do another 2000 in credit.

Thanks a lot bud, we'll see ya next month.

[stammering] Y-y-you just dropped it off.

We gotta go!

[stammering] But it's not done yet.

Doesn't matter, sorry, Frank.

Rebar... with all d-due respect,

it's... it's the B-BMS controller.

You override that, the... the van could explode.

Frank, give us some space, please.

The car isn't ready yet.

I think we should wait.

She saw him clear as day.

KELLAN: Remember, rule number one, no one sees me.

That's right son, shh.

Give me the keys.

Give me the keys.

Let's go.

Rebar.

[ignition starts]

What's wrong with that man?

He got sick from the lead in the water.

A lot of people did.

They would drink all they could find,

but there's metals in some water

that are really bad for you.

They make you slow like that,

and once you're sick, you don't get better.

It's not his fault.

Okay.

You never saw me...

or my car.

IAN: You got it.

You need somethin' to eat tonight,

I'll have the bar open in the back.

I'm really sorry to hear about Kate.

Tell her I said hi.

I will.

[bells above door jangle]

[phone ringing]

High Desert Barter.

GAEL: Put Chris on the line.

It's for you.

Ya.

I know you're friends with Key...

figure out how she's getting on that reservation.

You do that for me, and your wife gets the cure.

'Kay.

Hey, dad.

Yes, Kellan.

How far are we from home?

A few hours but we'll be there as soon as we can.

I gotta go to the bathroom.

I couldn't go before.

She scared me.

We'll pull over at the next bend.

Crayons!

Couldn't find the batteries to the new video game...

but look at that, you can tell your own stories huh?

I love crayons.

So what am I gonna draw with this?

[ventilator whooshing, monitor beeping]

Katie?

Katie...

Katherine?

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

[ignition starts]

All right, come on.

Okay.

All right, go out.

Don't go too far, we'll be right here, okay?

-Okay. -REBAR: Not now.

-[ignition sticking] -Come on, come on, come on.

Almost got it. Come on!

[ignition sticking]

What's wrong?

Dang! It won't start.

[wind blowing]

[whistling melody]

KATIE: No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

Chris, Chris!

The well's run dry.

-Just now? -Yeah, I know.

KATIE: What are we gonna do?

Hey, Key, I heard you lost your driver.

You got a race today, right?

Yeah.

If you win, is there water in the purse?

Can I drive for ya?

Give me a minute.

-No. -We've gotta do something.

These people are gonna die.

It's you and me together,

the rest can fend for themselves.

That's the mentality that got us into this mess.

We have to think and act as a collective now.

There's no more "you" or "me," there has to be an "us."

That's the only way we'll be able to protect what's left.

It'll be okay.

KEY: We have to choose our battles, right?

Just let me drive for you.

It's dangerous.

I don't wanna see you get hurt.

My love, how many times have I stitched you up?

Just because you're brave

doesn't mean that I don't get to be.

We've only trained together, racing is different.

You're the best there is.

We can win this together.

Chris can drive.

We can split the purse.

It doesn't need to be you.

Okay, so, the town can get the water

but my tribe will need the money.

What we've done so far has helped,

but we need more to finish.

What's this?

It's a map.

My dad has been planting landmines all over the res.

He's certain that someone is coming for the spring.

There's only one safe way in,

this shows the way.

Oh, babe.

It's okay.

I know the way.

You keep it.

What do you think?

We'll um...

[clears throat] ...we'll find water.

One way or another.

Don't worry, Katie, we're gonna figure this out.

[wind blowing, crowd cheering]

Try it again.

Come on, man. Dang!

MOM: Kellan!

Dang, it's not...

MOM: We gotta go!

KELLAN: Mom?!

[electricity crackles, explosion]

[sobbing] Mom?! Dad?!

[engine revving]

[dramatic music]

Kid!

Kid?!

Oh, Jesus!

-[head slams] -Oh, God, are you okay?

Uh...

[Kellan moans]

My parents...

Yeah, your parents aren't here anymore.

Look, I'm sorry kid but uh...

you can't come with me.

You gotta get out of the car.

No.

I'm not asking.

No one is supposed to see me.

It's not safe for kids.

You said you won't hurt me.

That doesn't mean I can help you.

-Listen. -Kellan.

Yeah.

KEY [on toy wolf]: I'm not gonna hurt ya.

Okay, I'm not gonna leave you out here alone.

-I'll take you back to... -Pinky promise?

Get some sleep.

[dramatic music]

[man breathing heavily]

KEY: I need a room for the night.

MAN: Three hundred dollars or a gallon of gray water.

-KELLAN [softly]: Hey, hey... -KEY: It's okay. Shh.

Keep sleeping.

You're safe. Shh, shh.

-Hey. -Shh, shh.

Shh... okay.

Shh...

[Kellan whimpering]

KEY: Shh...

Go back to sleep.

Go back to sleep.

It's okay.

You're okay.

I... miss... my mom.

Yeah, I know you do.

[crying and whimpering]

Come here, kid.

Come sit next to me.

I think we should have some rules.

Like what?

My parents, rules were simple.

Rule number one... no one sees me.

Rule number two... don't trust strangers.

Rule number three...

[sobs softly]

They love me very much.

Hey.

How about rule number one, um...

If I yell "wolf," you go run and hide.

Rule number two... don't come near me when I'm sleeping.

Um...

Number three.

Ahh...

Maybe we can think about that one later?

Are you going to leave me?

I'm going to find you somewhere safe.

Are we going to be okay?

I don't know.

KELLAN: Does it get... easier?

I don't want to be broken.

You know, we're all broken.

Yeah. And that doesn't make you bad.

What does that make me?

Human.

It's like, you live and you die, Kellan.

Just do the best

that you...

can, at both,

and uh...

it will be okay.

I'm going to go get us some food.

Go to sleep. Shh.

[dramatic music]

MAN 1: Who the hell is this?

MAN 2: I know that dirt jouster... that's Key.

MAN 1: She shouldn't be here.

Call Gael.

KEY: You here for me?

MAN 1: Nah, we're waiting for Gael.

Shouldn't you be on the res?

KEY: It's not going anywhere.

MAN 2: Just don't forget we need that water,

and we're waiting on you.

Can I get two meals to go?

Man, those guys are trouble.

BARTENDER: Yeah, I would keep an eye on your dirt jouster.

Can't trust them.

I'll start with a whiskey.

[door opens and shuts]

Hey... Evening, ma'am.

-No. -[laughing]

Pardon me.

I just haven't seen a pretty lady in months.

Figured I'd come say hello, maybe get to know you.

Yeah, I'm good.

All right, well, can I join you at least?

-No. -[laughs]

Free country.

Used to be.

I saw you looking at that photo of True and her family.

I'm just waiting for my dinner.

Yeah, me too.

You know True?

Mighty fine musician, that one.

Yeah, she was.

And her ma?

I never met her.

Well, that's her, there.

With Brand.

Back when they owned this place.

Can I get two more set-ups, please?

So sad what happened to her.

KEY: I never really heard.

MAN: Yeah. Not really dinner talk.

Well, we haven't really started yet.

All right.

Well, the story goes, that Brand...

an old drinking buddy of mine... he uh...

he was having a righteous time

getting shitfaced and he got home,

drunk as a skunk, passed out, door locked.

You know, simple thing. Shit happens.

But, uh,

Lane, his, his wife,

she was locked outside and...

Well...

Winters here, they get cold, you know.

Nothing to burn, no way to stay warm.

Nayati got home and

found his mom dead.

And, uh, his dad still drunk.

Beat the shit out of him.

So bad he had to skip town, never came back.

That's a really sad story.

Yeah, world's full of them.

Hey, ain't that your rig?

BARTENDER: Silverware is on the house.

Keep it outside?

You have my word.

Hey, guys, thanks for watching the car for me.

MAN 1: We checked with Gael.

He said to make sure you stick around

until he gets here.

MAN 2: Why don't you go back inside?

KEY: Why don't you shut up?

MAN 1: Just do what you're told, and this can be easy.

KEY: There ain't nothing in this life easy.

MAN 2: You don't got a choice.

KEY: Oh, I always have a choice.

MAN 2: Not about this, bitch!

[blows landing, blades slicing]

[Key panting]

MAN 1: So we had to do rock, paper, scissors

to see who dies.

MAN 2: You're telling me he decided who would go next

with rock, paper, scissors?

[banging on bar]

Hey, I'm sorry about what happened to your guys outside.

What can I get ya?

Water.

All around, with ice.

Where you been?

Nobody's got ice, boss man.

[laughing]

[gunshot]

You're all going to die...

one of these days.

Every one of you

is going to die.

Whether it's the Rot,

the rising seas,

or this heat,

we are all going down.

Ahh!

The truth is,

I hate this place.

The dust,

these god damn masks.

Oh...

When was the last time you had a shower

that wasn't gray water?

Let me be clear.

There is enough fresh water on that reservation

to last a century,

so we're going to take it.

MAN: That's our water!

[all grunting]

You're goddamn right it is.

We control the water, we control the region.

Everything runs through us.

What do we do with Key?

GAEL: Don't worry about Key.

I have Sona following her and Chris

watching to see how she gets on the res.

I don't trust those trackers.

What are you waiting for?

The Barter Bar is ours!

Go loot that cage. Take what you want.

Impeccable timing.

Did you see outside?

She's not going to go without a fight.

No matter.

We got us a war party chief.

To the man who found the water.

Now...

Show us where it is.

KEY [whispering]: Wolf. Wolf.

What the fuck are you guys doing?

[clears throat]

Come here.

It'll be quick.

No.

When did you start having a choice?

I said no!

She's got a kid.

Don't make me tell you again.

Did you hear me?

The dirt jouster has a kid!

How old?

He's young.

A girl would have been better.

He's just a kid.

-I don't think... -Go... get...

that kid.

KELLAN: I had a dream

about...

There's this man.

He had the earth in his hands,

and he's saying he wants the color back.

KEY: He wanted the color back?

You dream about that a lot?

I don't really dream anymore.

KELLAN: What do you do?

KEY: Remember things.

KELLAN: Good things?

KEY: Uh, sometimes.

I remember how it was before.

It was nice.

But they're not always nice?

No, life's not always nice.

Let's get some sleep.

[wind blowing]

[crowd cheering]

I love you.

I love you.

Push it!

True! True! Baby...

True! True! Baby...

SONA: Where's the kid?

KEY: You know there ain't no kids around.

SONA: I know you have him.

MAN: We're not here to fuck around.

KEY: Let's get this over with.

[blows landing, blades slicing]

KELLAN [whispering]: Shh... we gotta be quiet.

GAEL [on radio]: Is he there?

We got him, boss.

Use the boy to make sure

that she gets on the res, now!

Drop your weapon.

This is no place for a kid.

Come here.

Remember when you first bought me?

When you first sold me?

What you said?

GAEL [on radio]: Axe? Axe!

Axe, come in!

Sona!

I'm gonna kill you.

I'm gonna kill all of you!

KEY: Get in!

[car door shuts]

KELLAN: Where are we going?

KEY: The res.

Find whatever you can inside.

The tracker is under the hood, have him pull it out.

SONA: Out of my way.

[stammering] S-S-She's a beauty.

KEY: I heard a rattling the last 20 miles,

mind taking a look?

There's blood in here.

Y-Y-You hit something?

Possum. Couple days back.

I-I don't see any fur.

Hey, w-w-what's this...

[device beeping]

...black box?

Can you take that out?

It's, it's blinking...

Is, is that a kid?

[sensor beeping]

Come on!

Let's go!

SONA: There's nothing left in there.

-[Chris moaning] -KEY: [softly] What the...?

We gotta get out of here.

SONA: Is this thing really gonna blow up?

KEY: No. It's just a proximity sensor.

They'll know we're on the run,

but they won't be able to find us.

SONA: You sure about that?

[sensor beeping continues]

Thank you for that.

It's not you fault.

That Gael sells you.

It's not your fault.

[device beeping faster]

[alarm beeps twice and stops]

Let's get free.

[Kellan gasps awake]

KEY: You okay?

KELLAN: I had the dream again.

The man was holding the earth in his hands.

He was so sad.

Has it always been like this?

No. It used to be different.

How?

It was nicer.

There were trees to climb.

Lakes to swim in.

What's a lake?

It's a lot of water.

That's why they're fighting?

Yeah. That's why we're fighting.

Then why do those people want me?

They want both of us.

They want me because of what I know.

And they want you because

you're special.

This is my dad's jerky!

[Key laughs]

Yeah.

GAEL [on radio]: Nayati. Come in.

Nayati!

Yeah, I'm here.

What do you want?

There is an idle signal on the tracking device.

Sona has flipped on us.

I need you to track her and Key.

The beacon last shows them at Frank's.

-[radio beeps] -Go find them.

-[engine revving] -[dramatic music]

What did he say?

Who?

Gael. When he sold you.

What did he say?

Now that you don't have to be perfect...

you can be good.

It's Steinbeck.

He said, "Now that you don't have to be perfect...

you can be good."

Dick.

[music playing on car radio]

TRUE [on radio]: ♪ Always thought I'd hear ♪

♪ From you again ♪

[music and singing continue]

My wife wrote this song during the reservation wars.

I've heard it.

I don't think I want to listen to it right now, though.

-Sorry. -[radio turns off]

Can I ask you something?

What happened to her?

Ugh, not now.

Do you know where you're going?

Yeah, I have an idea.

[sighs]

[softly] Okay. Okay.

[gentle music]

Yeah, this is the spot!

[car door opens and shuts]

SONA: She's beautiful.

KEY: Yeah, she was.

Turn it over.

What's this?

She gave me that before she died.

That map is what this is all about.

We're looking for the symbols and the, uh,

the silhouette of the mountain is where we start.

Looks right.

[soft wind blowing]

Here it is.

It's like a treasure map.

But if we get it wrong,

we die.

We need to find a few more of those,

and according to the map,

they should be dummy mines.

SONA: But what if they're not?

KEY: That's why we need to test it.

SONA: Let me do it.

You need to stay here and protect Kellan.

If you trusted your wife,

and this is the path, I'll do it.

You don't have to.

I know.

We're in this together now.

[Sona vocalizing indistinct melody]

Holy shit.

-[metallic click] -It is a dummy.

Follow me!

Hell ya.

[vocalizing melody] ♪ La-la-la... ♪

[device beeping]

[softly] One more last step.

[metallic click]

Straight towards the spire and we're home free?

Yeah.

[softly] Yeah.

Looks who's awake.

KELLAN: Where are we?

This place is awesome! [chuckling]

ALL [vocalizing melody]: ♪ La la la la, la-la... ♪

[laughing]

♪ Da da da, da-da, da-da... ♪

[Kellan and Sona vocalizing melody]

SONA: ♪ Da-da da-da da, dee dee... ♪

KEY: I got this one.

[radio dial tuning, device beeping]

NAYATI: Where's the car?

SHIFT [stammering]: W-What... c-car?

[knocking on door]

You see this?

This blinking dot is the car.

And it says it's right here.

W-Wa...

was it you who put the black

box under the car?

You l-l-looking for this?

I-I-I don't... I don't need it.

Where did they go?

The, the... something about the res.

Hey! Watch it!

Sit down.

You sit there and you don't move.

You don't make a sound.

[man speaking Spanish on radio]

You count to a thousand,

even if you stutter, and you lose it

and have to start all over again.

WOMAN [on radio]: Scientists and local governments

are scrambling to determine other solutions.

NAYATI: But you gotta make it to a thousand.

Right?

Z-Z... zero.

The west has officially run dry.

Remaining reservoirs, dams and aquifers

have been completely depleted.

Turn that shit off!

What the hell are you doing here?

My boss wants your land.

[scoffs] I don't own this land,

so it's not for sale.

I figured.

Is that your, uh, dirt jouster?

You know,

I never did find out who killed my daughter.

She died in a car race a couple years back

and the government, well, they just covered it up.

Guess they didn't want another dead Indian on their hands.

But the fact is, uh,

she had the only map

that could get you here safely.

Maybe you want to tell me how you got your hands on it?

I heard she was racing for the reservation.

So?

So then she was racing for you.

How'd you know her?

True was...

dear to me.

[scoffs]

Yeah, I guess she must've been, to give you that map.

She trusted me.

Listen, cookie, I don't trust anybody.

Who the hell is that in the car?

A friend.

Huh... wow.

I didn't think they made those anymore.

I haven't seen a kid in years.

What happened out here?

Uh, wireless tech.

Did the same thing to planes

as it did to the mothers' wombs.

KEY: All in the name of progress.

What the hell is that on your ankle?

It was my leash to the car,

but I ditched it to buy us some time.

We don't have long, though...

they're coming for the spring.

BRAND: They've been after my water for years.

Why do you think I booby trapped the place?

KEY: This time it's different.

Your son is working for them.

CHRIS [on radio]: Gael.

Gael, are you there?

Gael, come in.

What do you got?

I did what you asked.

I know how to get on the res.

GAEL [on radio]: Tell me.

Not before you give me the cure.

That's not how this works.

What do you mean?

I mean, my wife doesn't need the booster.

Yours does.

They're dummy mines.

It's booby trapped, but she cut the lines to them all.

Just follow her tire tracks and you'll be safe.

Did you see the kid?

What kid?

The kid.

Bring me the kid,

and you've got a deal.

W-Wait! We already had a deal.

-Gael. -[radio disconnects]

Gael... goddammit!

[tearfully] We already had a deal.

BRAND: How did you find that kid?

KEY: He found me.

His parents are dead.

BRAND: Anything else I should know?

KEY: The water you have here

is the last left for a thousand miles.

They're coming for it.

Yeah, I know that.

The news said it was too late years ago,

said we were the last generation.

But that kid, he changes things.

Your daughter once told me there can't be a "you" or "me,"

there has to be an "us."

And I gave up after she died, but Kellan,

he makes me feel like

there's something worth fighting for.

The Earth is angry.

[softly] Fuck this shit.

I mean, I know it, you know it,

I think everybody knows it now.

True said, protect what's left.

Protect what's left.

And how the hell do you propose we do that?

We do better.

I got a tail.

Well, get the hell out of here.

I can't take them with me.

All right, they can stay with me.

Thank you.

BRAND: "Do better."

What the hell does that mean?

KEY: It means protecting that kid.

You should know it's not all about the spring,

they want him too.

BRAND: What kind of shit storm did you stir up?

KEY: There's more water in that hill over there

than there is in the rest of this whole country.

I want to leave something behind.

A future, with some life in it.

That boy can't be more than

five or six years old,

and he never had a choice.

But we do.

We get to decide what kind of life that kid inherits.

We've got to protect what's left.

I'm just trying to get by.

-[crying softly] -I know you are, man.

Trust me, I know that it's hard.

That's why I'm,

I'm saying, you know, every little thing,

ends up being a big thing down the line.

Every ripple makes a wave.

We don't need to graze cattle in the Amazon,

or mine for copper in the Boundary Waters.

We can protect old growth, instead of clear-cut it.

True believed that we can save this place

before it was too late.

And for the first time, Chris,

I think we can.

Where is the fucking kid, Key?

On the Res?

I love my wife and she's dying.

That kid gets me the cure for her rot.

Guaranteed.

Hand him over.

It's not going to happen.

If it's between me and the kid,

I'm choosing the kid.

Gael and the Revelers are coming for you

and what they do to you is going to be worse than death!

I'm sorry for this, Key.

You're my friend, I'm so sorry.

[empty chamber clicking]

Don't worry.

You'll see Katie soon.

[somber music]

[monitor flat line tone]

[soft wind blowing]

Revelers are coming.

[crickets chirping outside]

BRAND: Your tail?

Didn't make it.

We do what we have to do.

I'm going to take a dump and go to bed.

Enjoy.

[wind blowing]

I love you.

True! True! Baby...

[gasping] Oh, oh, oh... Oh God!

Oh, Kellan.

SONA: Are you okay?! It's okay...

-KEY: I'm sorry! -SONA: Come on...

[birds chirping outside]

I need you to tell me exactly what happened.

Can't sleep, it's not safe.

What the hell do you mean by that?

I have night terrors.

It's sleep walking,

but someone usually gets hurt.

Where'd you get this scar?

The war.

And what about this one, down here?

Prison. The rest are jousting.

Is that the Rot?

Yeah. I got it at the beginning.

They didn't know what it was,

so they threw me into solitary.

How do you know her?

What are you talking about?

I woke up to you screaming True's name.

True is my, uh,

the reason that I'm...

I never meant to...

Did you kill my daughter?

No, I didn't kill her.

I loved her.

We raced, we lost.

People die dirt jousting.

That's the sport.

What we did, we did by choice.

Before the reservation war when I was still racing

and you were still fighting,

True and I got married.

[chuckling] Oh, Jeez!

She knew you wouldn't approve,

so we kept it quiet.

And that money that she brought back to the tribe,

we did that together.

I loved your daughter.

Everything about her.

Yeah, me too.

[wind blowing, wind chimes tinkling]

BRAND: This is what they want.

Fresh water.

It's beautiful.

[Brand chuckling]

Wait till you try this.

The aquifer beneath us

is the deepest one in the country.

-KELLAN: Mmm! -[Brand chuckling]

That's for you.

BRAND: What's this?

KELLAN: It's the man from my dream.

He just wanted the color back.

I believe I'll go get some more firepower.

When the Revelers show up,

I want to be ready for 'em.

Sona?

Yeah?

Can we go play?

Yeah, but just stay close, okay?

-Okay. -Great.

I'm sorry that I stabbed you.

I'm not.

Keep protecting him.

Now that you don't have to be perfect...

You can be good.

That tomato looked so good.

I'm going to see if I can go find us a couple.

[suspenseful music]

[Sona moans] Oh!

NAYATI: Shh, shh...

[shotgun clicks]

Kellan!?

Wolf!

Wolf!

[gunshot, glass shatters]

You got him!

No!

No! Key!

KEY: I don't know where Kellan is.

SONA: Okay. Okay.

KEY: Kellan.

Keep him safe.

Take him.

Use the map to get to the spring.

[Nayati breathing heavily]

This is my land!

Where's Brand?

This doesn't end without his blood.

This is our land.

You're the man from my dream.

You just wanted the color back.

You are not who you've become.

You can change.

NAYATI: You've gotta keep this kid safe.

Do you know where the spring is?

-SONA: Yes. -Go, get there.

[engines revving]

SONA: Your son was here.

Nayati.

SONA: Sounds like the whole gang.

I've got enough C4 here to dig a new well.

KEY: Help me get in the car.

Let's get her out of here.

[panting] Hey, here...

Go hide.

Looks like your Revelers are here.

We got nowhere to go.

You ready?

[ignition starts]

[Revelers whooping]

SONA [whispering]: Let's go.

KEY: How does it work?

BRAND: You flip this, and you press the red button.

For True.

It's just water!

It's more than that.

Where's the spring?!

Where is it?

Tell me. Tell me!

-Hey! -[device powers on]

I'll light the fire around here, jackass.

See this dust?

It's their dust.

Dust of our ancestors.

The earth is our mother.

We've known the connection for centuries.

Goddammit! How many times you have to break a treaty?

Haven't we paid enough?

Can you feed the children that you cannot have?

Will it bring the water back?

You all forget,

there's a future,

and I think it's worth saving.

But we've got to wake up!

Join together and make some sacrifices.

You remember how it used to be?

What this world has come to?

Well, they did it.

And we let them.

We let apathy just run all over us,

when we could have done something about it.

But we still can do something about it.

We can change, if we decide,

we can protect what's left.

Get in the car.

GAEL: We're taking that water.

It's our turn now.

GAEL: Key, get back in the car.

I'm sorry, son.

[ignition starts]

For the future.

[explosion]

[gentle music]

[birds chirping, water lapping]

KEY [on toy wolf]: You've been given rules

your whole life.

It's your future.

It's time you make your own.

Good-bye, Kellan.

I love you, kid.

["Effort" performed by Victory Jones]

♪ Always thought I'd hear from you again ♪

♪ Felt this freight train come around the bend ♪

♪ So much effort in the wind ♪

♪ It's in our eyes now, yeah, it's under skin ♪

♪ We're all the things we tried ♪

♪ To never be ♪

♪ We're always there, inside ♪

♪ Of you and me ♪

♪ You can call it a bad design ♪

♪ Or destiny ♪

♪ Baby if all those tears we cried ♪

♪ Were meant to be ♪

♪

♪ We pour our blood into the earth ♪

♪ We push that boulder for all it's worth ♪

♪ So when the truth comes rolling down ♪

♪ Are you gonna let this pain define you now ♪

♪ We're all the things we tried ♪

♪ To never be ♪

♪ We're always there inside ♪

♪ Of you and me ♪

♪ You can call it a bad design ♪

♪ Or destiny ♪

♪ Baby if all these tears we cried ♪

♪ Were meant to be ♪

♪ Oh why ♪

♪ Can't we try ♪

♪ Just one more time ♪

♪ Just one more time ♪

♪

[music ends]