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AUTOMATED VOICE: Core temperature too high.

Meltdown imminent.

(alarm blaring)

Core temperature too high. Meltdown imminent.

Core temperature too high.

-Meltdown imminent. -(groaning)

Core temperature too high. Meltdown imminent.

(blaring continues)

Shut down reactor immediately.

(gasping)

-Core temperature too high. -(steady beeping)

Meltdown imminent.

-(coughs) Help! -Core temperature too high.

-(gasping and grunting) -Meltdown imminent.

Core temperature too high.

-Meltdown imminent. -(grunts)

Core temperature too high. Meltdown imminent.

-(coughing) -Shut down reactor immediately.

East wall.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Core temperature too high.

(grunting)

Meltdown imminent.

(electricity crackling)

-Meltdown imminent. -(Owen groans)

Nuclear meltdown in ten, nine...

eight, seven...

Nuclear meltdown in six, five...

-(Owen groaning) -...four, three...

two, one.

(theme music plays)

TK STRAND: Oh, my God, this is terrible.

Babe, I can't believe I missed this.

What? What's going on?

Our aspirin expired two months ago.

So? What's the big deal?

Because they check for that kinda stuff.

They go through our medicine cabinets?

Yes, it's the Department of Family and Protective Services.

They, they kinda look through everything.

Babe, you need to relax.

How am I supposed to relax?

I just FaceTimed Jonah at that boarding school

that Enzo sent him to,

and he was crying his little eyes out.

-All he wants is to live with us. -CARLOS REYES: And he will.

It's what your stepdad wants for him. too.

This is basically a formality.

Yeah, I don't know about all that.

He's facing 25 years for fraud.

I don't think the courts are gonna

hold his opinion at a very high regard

if the social worker disagrees.

She won't.

(sighs deeply)

You think our emergency plan is displayed well enough?

-I do. -TK: Good.

'Cause I want her to know

that we can handle a crisis.

We submitted sworn affidavits

of our work history and job performance.

Pretty sure she knows.

Alright, what if she doesn't like where we put his bed?

Where else would we put it?

I mean, we could give him our room.

We're not giving him our room.

But, babe, he's not gonna have any privacy.

He will when we finish these bookshelf partitions.

(sighs deeply)

What if she thinks our aesthetic is too severe for a child?

(light music playing)

Our aesthetic...

is not too severe.

When the social worker looks around,

she's not gonna care about the bed

or the aspirin in the cabinet.

She's going to care about all the love we have for Jonah.

-I sure hope so. -I know so.

This is where your brother is going to grow up.

We're going to be a family.

-Okay. -Okay.

Now grab a hammer and work on that bookshelf.

(chuckles) Okay.

MATEO CHAVEZ: So why can't we get a dog again?

(chuckles) Because we are too busy

and dogs are really needy.

And we're both allergic to cats.

Yeah, but plants are, like, the most boring pet ever.

They are not boring. They're magic.

I mean, look at those money trees over there.

They're definitely plants.

They're lucky.

MATEO: I could get behind that.

So should we just get, like, the biggest one here, yeah?

Uh, well, not too big,

because we're gonna have to schlep it back and forth

between our places.

Seriously? The tree?

Look, why don't we just move in already

and let's just get it over with?

Babe, you know I'm not ready for that.

Well, when will you be?

What are we waiting for?

We both know how this is gonna end up either way.

Which is?

Marriage.

Or not.

Um, Nancy, do you not wanna

get married to me?

I don't wanna get married to anyone.

I don't believe in marriage.

You don't believe in marriage? What? What does that even mean?

Baby, I'm just saying that I don't think that you and I

need rings to prove that we're each other's person.

Right here.

-Right. Yeah. You're right. -Yeah.

Are you freaking out?

I feel like you're kinda freaking out.

No, I'm just looking for the most portable one

that we could, um, carry back and forth, like you said, right?

You know, what about this one?

You like that one? Yeah. Let's get that one.

Oh, hey, bro. I-I was gonna pick that one.

Well, then why is it in my hands?

Uh, because you snaked it from me.

What's your problem?

Hey, babe, Teo, let's just get another.

I don't want another plant, okay? I want this one.

Listen to your wife, buddy.

You don't want any part of this.

She's not my wife, jerk!

-Let it go. -Or what? Huh?

Or I'm gonna kick your little...

(grunting)

You said let it go.

(grunting)

-(punch thuds) -(pots clatter)

Hey, just stay down, bro, okay?

Look, we don't even need to do this right now.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean--

-Yo! -Whoa! Dude!

MAN: Get back, the both of you!

You, you're under arrest for assault.

Dude, are you making a citizen's arrest right now?

No, I'm off-duty APD.

Bro, I'm a firefighter. We're on the same side here.

Call 9-1-1. Tell 'em Sgt. Landon

is code 3 at this address, they'll know what that means.

MATEO: But you swung first.

Yeah? Tell it to the judge.

♪♪♪

-(knock on door) -PAUL STRICKLAND: Hey, Cap.

-Hey, Paul. What's up? -Not much.

Just wanted to let you know that Nancy just called

and said Mateo's gonna be late today.

-She say where he was? -PAUL: No.

Only that he had a personal appointment

-that he couldn't get out of. -OWEN STRAND: Hmm.

Alright.

Are you going somewhere?

Uh... Uh, yeah.

I, I too have a personal appointment

that I can't get out of.

Oh, at the top of the shift?

Where you going?

It's a, uh...

Uh, it's a hair thing, if you must know.

You always take your briefcase to these hair things?

-I work while I'm there. -Hmm.

-Don't do that. -Don't do what?

Dismissed, Lieutenant.

Hmm.

PAUL: Mm-hmm.

♪♪♪

(sirens wailing)

So they were on the door when it went up

and got caught in the gears.

-They? -Jax is non-binary.

-They use they/them. -Got you.

Lieutenant, you want me to grab the airbag?

-PAUL: Yeah, please. Gallagher! -GALLAGHER: Yes, sir?

Grab the rotary saw and find the building manager

-so we can turn off the power to the gate. -GALLAGHER: Copy that.

Hey, Jax, we're gonna get you down, okay, bud?

Greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

-PAUL: How's your arm? -Fine. Just stuck.

The gate turned off when I got caught.

It's probably a safety shut-off.

Hey, do I know you? Doesn't she look familiar?

-Eh. -Ysabel, keep filming.

-This is great content. -YSABEL: Bet.

PAUL: So how exactly did they get stuck up there, anyway?

-EVAN: Um... -No comment.

Probably playing chicken.

Kids film themselves hanging off these gates

to see who jumps first. Am I right?

PAUL: Yeah, so I'm guessing you lost, huh?

What makes you say that?

Favoring your right ankle. Probably from the fall.

Hey, Marjan, can you check out his ankle until EMS gets here?

Yes, sir.

Wait, you're Firefox.

Jax! Jax, this is Firefox!

Seriously? Hey, could you follow my Insta?

JaxAtax! Two X's, one T, and-and one exclamation point!

Why don't we get you down first, alright?

Hey, I think there could be a lot of synergy here.

They're gonna be the next Jackass for Gen Z.

Yeah, they're certainly on their way.

GALLAGHER (on radio): Okay, power's off, L.T.

PAUL: Hey, Jax. I'm Paul.

Why don't you put your feet over here

on this ladder so you can rest?

-There you go. Is that better? -Yeah.

Great. Alright.

-How's your pain? -Fine.

Cool Hand Luke over here, huh?

I don't know who that is.

(chuckles) Don't worry about it.

Alright, look, let me take that saw there.

I'm gonna try to cut you out of here, okay?

-Okay. -Cover you up with this.

If it starts to hurt, you let me know, alright?

Okay.

Just gonna cover you.

Watch out for this box, okay?

JAX: Got it.

(saw whirring)

PAUL: Just gotta get through these bars, and you're out.

(groans)

Hey, I thought you said it wasn't hurting.

(straining) I said it was fine.

I'm used to pain.

You sound like someone who's made a habit out of it.

Yeah, not always by choice.

(saw whirring)

(groans)

(metal clunks)

PAUL: Okay. (grunts)

-Alright. (grunts) -(Jax groans)

Okay, they're out!

(gate rattling)

Hey!

I thought you killed the power to this thing!

I did too!

Probably reactivated now that nothing's blocking it!

Their hoodie's stuck!

(dramatic music playing)

-Shut it off! -I'm trying!

PAUL: It's gonna crush them!

♪♪♪

-(Jax screaming) -(Paul grunts)

(metal gate clangs)

-Are you okay? -Yeah!

Okay, come on. Come on.

-Roll. No problem. -JAX: Thank you.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

-Thank you. -Alright.

-Thank you. -You're okay.

-That was close, right? -Yeah, too close.

Alright.

That was wicked!

Ysabel got all of it.

You're gonna trend for sure.

Hell, yeah.

PARAMEDIC: Come here, kid, let's check you out.

We baby-locked all the cabinets, covered all the outlets.

We also have an emergency plan in plain view

per the state's recommendation.

I assume we're calling this Jonah's room?

We were actually talking about just giving him the master.

ALISSA: I don't think that's necessary.

I think this is adorable.

Who doesn't love a race car bed?

(TK chuckles)

I told you she'd like it.

The purpose of a pre-adoptive home screening is to ensure

Jonah is brought up in a stable and loving environment.

-CARLOS: Mm-hmm. -So I'd like to ask you

about the homes you grew up in.

Carlos, let's start with you.

You wrote that your parents were married for 31 years, correct?

-Correct. -How would you describe the household in a word?

In a word? Um... Disciplined.

But my mom was very affectionate, though.

Still is.

And your father?

Didn't really show it.

Especially when I first came out.

Uh, but he did in the end. He was a very loving man.

He was a great dad.

ALISSA: TK, I see your parents got divorced.

That can be very traumatic for a child.

It was, but it made me appreciate how important it is

to never take your family for granted.

Do you think it could have contributed

to your drug use later on?

Uh, sometimes addiction develops as a response to trauma.

I see you checked "yes" on having

a history with drug or alcohol abuse.

Oh. Um, no, no, I...

I got hooked on pills after a bike accident.

It had nothing to do with my parents,

who were amazing, by the way.

They're the ones who got me into rehab and...

I mean, they saved my life.

TK has been sober for five years.

Yes, I see he wrote that here.

Well, he-he didn't just write it in.

Uh, he goes to meetings every week.

-He has a sponsor. -Babe, it's okay.

Um, is that gonna disqualify us?

Not if you're willing to submit to random drug testing.

-Yeah, absolutely. Of course. -Yeah.

Then you should be fine.

Congratulations on five years, by the way.

I'm in recovery myself.

I'd like to talk about something slightly less sensitive now.

-Yes, please. -Let's talk about your jobs.

CARLOS: Mm-hmm.

You both work pretty long hours.

Yes, we do,

but we can get off whenever we might need to.

It's true. And my mom can be here anytime for Jonah.

I mean, 24/7. (laughs) Whether we like it or not,

-right? -(TK chuckles)

So, walk me through a typical day's work for you.

Um, well, that's...

I mean, that's what we love about our jobs.

-CARLOS: Yeah. -There is no typical.

-(all chuckle) -ALISSA: I can only imagine.

As a paramedic, you must have some wild stories.

I wouldn't even know where to start.

Well, there was that time that

I got stuck in a toxic gas cloud

or running through lava bombs.

Lava bombs? That's like out of a movie.

No movie script would be that ridiculous.

What about you, Carlos?

As a Texas Ranger,

you must have your fair share of adventures.

Well, I mean, it comes with the territory.

You never know if you'll be chasing down bank robbers

or kicking in the door to a cartel stash house. (chuckles)

Amazing.

(scribbling notes)

I think I have everything I need.

So...

(TK sighs)

Did we pass?

Are you gonna recommend for Jonah to come live with us?

I'm afraid I can't do that.

-What? -Why not?

Your little brother has already lost both of his parents

to tragic circumstances.

His mother's sudden death, his father's incarceration.

I can't place him in a home where both adoptive parents

are involved in such dangerous work.

Heroic as it may be.

I'm sorry.

♪♪♪

Hey, Dr. Collins.

Hi, Tommy. How are you feeling?

Well, I had an egg yesterday that I managed to keep down.

And I watched an entire episode of Bridgerton

without falling asleep, so I think, uh,

I might finally be turning that corner.

Good. That's good.

And yet you say it like it's not.

(Tommy softly chuckles)

Dr. Collins...

what's going on?

I just looked at your latest scans,

and the results are concerning.

How concerning?

This is your scan from when we started treatment.

This is from today.

As you can see, the tumors have grown.

No, this doesn't make any sense.

No, this, this treatment...

was supposed to be a sure thing.

With cancer, there's never a guarantee.

Okay. Could, could it just be that they're swollen?

Right? That can happen, right?

The immune cells attack the cancer,

and it causes the tumors to swell before they shrink.

DR. COLLINS: That can happen, yes.

In very rare cases.

But either way, I'm afraid it may not matter.

What does that even mean?

This tumor here is now pressing against your aorta.

It looks like it's already started a small bleed.

If it grows another millimeter, it's going to rupture.

Is there anything we can do?

There's no surgery for something that close to your heart.

What am I looking at here?

Months?

Weeks?

Less?

It's impossible to say.

(gentle, somber piano music playing)

Um...

My girls are in Atlanta...

visiting their uncle for a week.

Should I be calling them to come home?

I think that's for the best.

Mr. Chavez, I'm Officer Ross. This is Agent Sutton.

Listen, what that cop said is BS, okay?

I'm AFD, and he totally started it.

-We know. -You do?

That guy's always been such a dick.

Here, let me help you with those.

MATEO: Oh...

Thank you.

So, does this mean that I'm off the hook?

No, you'll still be charged with disorderly conduct

for smashing all those plants,

but we should have you out of here soon.

So why is there an FBI agent here?

Well, I'm not with the FBI, Mr. Chavez.

I'm from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

ICE.

As a Dreamer, I'm sure you're aware,

any unlawful actions puts your DACA status in jeopardy.

And that we take all attacks on law enforcement

extremely seriously.

No matter who started it.

MATEO: That's crazy.

I didn't know that was a cop.

AGENT SUTTON: Well, be that as it may,

considering the severity of the incident,

we've had to make a very difficult decision.

Decision? What decision?

(Agent Sutton clears throat)

Mateo Chavez,

this letter is to notify you of the process of removal.

If you leave the country voluntarily,

you'll be allowed to reapply for legal re-entry

in the next two to three years.

What are you saying?

I'm saying we're deporting you, Mr. Chavez.

♪♪♪

(indistinct PA announcements)

Hey, Jax. Hey, buddy.

Hey, Paul. What are you doing here?

Uh, I... I just wanted to see if you were okay.

Ah, it's just a few stitches. I've had worse. (chuckles)

I do not doubt that. You got a second?

Do you always visit the hospital of people you rescue?

Well, sometimes the rescue is not over

just because you bring someone to the hospital.

(Paul clears throat)

I saw some of your TikToks.

I saw some videos of you base jumping, car surfing.

Listen, Jax, you're, you're a brave kid,

but some of those stunts you're doing are just plain stupid.

I don't know what to tell you, man.

You don't get likes playing it safe.

That's kinda what I wanted to talk to you about.

You know, of all the videos I've seen,

do you know which one was the most concerning to me?

Grocery cart on the highway?

No, no.

It's the one you posted before you started doing all the daredevil stuff.

Today was rough, you guys.

I had to introduce myself at my new school,

and when I said my pronouns,

the teacher groaned

and then some kids started laughing.

People just don't get how painful it is to not be seen.

Jax, I know what it's like to wanna feel seen.

And doing this stuff is going to get you eyeballs,

but it's going to get you killed.

That's not true.

Yes, it is.

You have no idea how many kids I've scraped off the pavement

because of one stupid mistake.

No, I mean, respectfully,

you don't know what it's like to not be seen.

What makes you say that?

Oh, come on, man, you're a firefighter.

You're a hero.

Nobody cares about me. Everybody looks up to you.

First of all, I care about you.

And I'm also trans.

What?

You? No way.

I wasted so much time

trying to prove who I was to everybody else.

Trying to justify my existence.

But I don't have to do that.

We do not have to do that.

But believing that we do is dangerous.

I just wish I had someone who would have told me

that I was enough.

So I'm telling you...

you are enough.

(voice breaking) Um, thanks.

Thanks for, thanks for saying that.

You're welcome.

While we're on that, I highly recommend

you get some new friends.

(chuckles)

Some who don't enjoy recording you

getting choked to death on TikTok.

Yeah, well, if you have any tips

on where to find them, let me know. (laughs)

Why don't you come down to the firehouse?

Seriously, I'd love to give you a tour.

I mean, who knows, maybe you can make a career out of it.

We're always looking for people who have guts.

Jax! Are you done or what?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, I just finished.

EVAN: Alright, then, let's bounce.

I gotta go.

Take care of yourself, Jax.

YSABEL: How many stitches did you get?

-JAX: Nineteen. -YSABEL: Oh, sick!

We should get a pic of them for Insta.

(laughter)

(knocking)

Hey, Cap. These just came for you.

OWEN: Open Sesame?

JUDD RYDER: Open Sesame.

I don't think I know what that is.

That's 'cause it's in New York.

"A taste of what's to come."

-NYFD. -Hmm.

Is this, uh, New York trying to woo you

to be their, uh, chief again?

Uh, I am officially beyond being wooed.

I met with my lawyer. I went over the contract.

I've accepted.

Hot damn.

Congratulations, Owen.

Hey, this time there's nothing in God's green earth

that's gonna stop you from going.

Well, don't tempt Him.

JUDD: Yeah. Wow.

Wow. So, when, uh, when do you start?

In a month.

(knock on door)

Hey, Cap. Um, you got a sec?

There's something I need to talk to you about.

Let me finish up here. I'll come find you.

Sure. No problem.

-What's up, Judd? -JUDD: What's up?

Whew. So I guess now you're gonna have to tell everybody.

(exhales deeply) Yeah.

They're doing a story in The Times tomorrow.

In The Times? You're a big deal.

I'm a little worried how the gang is gonna take it.

It'll be hard for 'em, but they're all going to be proud of you.

I know I am.

Thanks, Judd.

Boy, The New York Times.

The Gray Lady.

(laughing)

JUDD: How about that?

(FaceTime ringing)

(sniffles, exhales)

(ringing continues)

EVIE VEGA (on phone): Hey, Mom. What's up?

Hey, mija.

Iz, it's Mom.

Hey, Mom.

Hey, you girls look like you're out in the world somewhere.

We just ordered boba.

TOMMY VEGA: Nice.

Is your, uh, is your Uncle Julius there?

Yeah, he's outside. Do you want us to get him?

No.

No, it's fine.

IZZY VEGA: You'll never believe what he got us.

What?

Tickets to Olivia Rodrigo Friday!

(exhales sharply) What?

Wow. We love her.

EVIE: I guess he met her on tour or something.

We have backstage passes!

That's amazing.

Don't worry. We'll send you selfies.

So, what's going on?

What?

Why are you calling? Is everything okay?

Yep. Yeah.

Everything's fine. Fine.

I, um, I was missing you girls, and so I just wanted to call

and let you know I was thinking about you.

Okay...

And I love you very much.

Very much.

We love you too, Mom.

-BARISTA: Order 21. -Our boba order's up.

We gotta go.

Okay.

Hey, have fun.

And, and don't forget to send me those selfies.

(gentle, somber music playing)

(sobs)

(coughing)

SPEAKER: You always did look so beautiful when you cried.

(gasping)

(exclaims)

Charles...?

Hello, Tommy.

No.

No, no. No.

No, you're not...

No, you can't be here.

I'm having a stroke.

I must be having a stroke. (sniffles)

It's... Yes.

(exhales sharply) The tear in my heart just threw a clot.

And I should probably call 9-1-1.

You're not having a stroke.

You don't need to call 9-1-1.

They've been to this address enough.

You're not real.

No, no. You're a hallucination.

You're a hallucination brought on by...

It's my stress.

And chemo and...

I can't... I can't...

(sniffles) No.

♪♪♪

-How real was that? -(gasps)

That's too real.

(Charles chuckles)

Hey. You hungry?

I'm gonna make you something.

How does steak and eggs sound?

Charles?

Yes?

(voice breaking) Why are you here?

I'm here to bring you home.

Charles... (exhales)

There's still so much to do.

I know it feels that way.

I felt like that.

But you'll see in time, it all happens as it should.

Well, what about the girls?

The girls are strong.

You made sure of that.

Who's gonna watch over them?

The same person who's watching over them now.

Their Uncle Julius.

You think your baby brother is up to this?

Yeah.

Yeah. Me too.

I thought I had this.

That I could beat it.

You gave it everything you had.

You suffered so much, Tommy.

You fought so hard.

Now you can rest.

Does it hurt?

Not nearly as much as living does.

(chuckles)

(Tommy sighs)

I love you, Charles.

I love you too.

(sighs)

(clock ticking)

-(ticking stops) -(birds chirping)

(indistinct station PA chatter)

JUDD: TK?

Do you have any extra shammies?

They're gonna kill me if they know that the probie

don't have any towels to dry off the truck.

Yeah, man, it's, it's just right there in the bin.

How you doing, man? You doing okay?

-I'm good, man. -JUDD: Yeah?

Your demeanor don't exactly look like things are good.

(sighs)

Carlos and I saw that social worker today.

JUDD: Mm-hmm.

She's not gonna let us be Jonah's parents.

Because of this high-risk career.

That's absurd. So can y'all appeal it?

Doesn't work like that.

No, no, look...

There's gonna be something you can do.

There's not.

We haven't even gotten him, and it feels like

we've lost everything already, you know?

Yeah. Charlie's been, uh...

living with her grandparents for the last couple months.

Did they get custody?

No, no, it's nothing like that.

It's just, I was going through some personal stuff,

and, uh, I'm actually in recovery now.

Oh, I, uh...

Judd, I didn't... I didn't... I didn't know, man.

I mean, that's the way it usually goes, right?

But, yeah. Yeah, your dad actually helped me out a lot.

He saved my life.

So in that sense, you know,

it kinda makes us, uh...

Like brothers.

-JUDD: Like brothers, yeah. -Yeah.

Look, you know how in the program they say

that we just gotta do the next right thing?

With this whole Jonah deal...

just keep doing the next right thing.

It's gonna be okay.

Yeah.

Hey, probie, where are the shammies?

I'ma kill them. I'ma...

(laughs) I swear.

My God, woman. Hang on.

You're gonna get your shammy. You want a shammy?

-No, don't throw that. -MATEO: Hey, you're the probie.

You should be doing this, by the way, too.

Oh!

-You're about to get... -Oh! Hey!

(laughter)

-MATEO: Get off of me! (laughs) -Stop it!

(overlapping chatter)

Your mama wants a shammy!

-(indistinct playful yelling) -(laughter)

Your mama wants a shammy!

(indistinct chatter)

(yelling and laughter continue)

Hey, everybody.

Uh, I have an announcement.

Um, Captain, you wanna get, uh, TK and the rest of EMS?

Sure thing.

It's the whole squad. Must be serious.

What's going on, Dad?

Uh...

This is gonna be harder than I thought.

I have something that, um, I need to say.

It may be hard for me to get through.

-Is the cancer back? -No, no, no.

It's, it's nothing like that. It's not the end of the world.

But something has come up.

(phones blaring)

Saved by the bell.

I don't think so.

"Asteroid threat to Austin

in approximately one hour."

"Seek immediate shelter"?

"This is not a drill."

Good Lord.

So maybe it is the end of the world.

NEWSCASTER (on TV): If you are just tuning in,

no, the texts are not a joke.

We have confirmation an asteroid

is on a collision course

with the skies over Austin 56 minutes from now.

(beeps)

NANCY GILLIAN: This is a thing that can just happen?

Asteroids hitting Earth?

Well, one crashed in Siberia about ten years ago.

-What did it do? -Sent a shock wave 60 miles wide in every direction.

NEWSCASTER: We are joined on the phone by Dr. Marie Rao,

whose team at JPL first spotted the asteroid.

Dr. Rao, what can you tell us about it?

DR. MARIE RAO: It's roughly 70 feet wide, 8,000 tons,

and traveling 50,000 miles an hour

towards the Austin Metroplex.

Somebody in this town has really bad karma.

And what's going to happen when it hits the atmosphere?

DR. RAO: That's the million-dollar question.

It could shatter into thousands of harmless fragments

and rain down in the Texas Hill Country.

Or it can retain its size and hit downtown Austin,

which would likely involve catastrophic,

if not total loss of life.

So either it kills everybody or it kills nobody.

Either way, people are gonna be freaking out.

(dramatic music playing)

City officials are pleading

for people to shelter in place as roads are jammed.

Shops have been looted and burned,

and perfect strangers have been seen

crying into each other's arms

as everyone comes to grips

with the possibility of extinction

in about 39 minutes.

("My Blue Heaven" by Fats Domino playing)

♪ And evening is nigh

♪ I hurry to my blue heaven

♪ You turn to the right

-♪ You find a little bright light ♪ -(grunting)

♪ That leads you to my blue heaven ♪

(straining)

♪ You find a cozy place, fireplace, a cozy room ♪

♪ A little nest that nestles... ♪

CHRIS: Hey, Milton.

MILTON: Yeah, yeah. Hello, Chris.

-Oh! -Here, let me give you a hand.

No, no, no, I can manage by myself. Thank you.

Alright. No worries.

Hey, bud, can I ask you a favor?

-No. -(Chris laughs)

You don't even know what I'm gonna ask.

You're gonna ask if you can join me in my bunker

and survive the meteor strike.

Okay, that's, that's what I was gonna ask.

Yeah, for years, you laughed at me.

Oh, come on, we never laughed at you.

You called me a crazy doomsday prepper.

I heard you.

At all those barbecues

you never invited me to.

Well, we never thought that you wanted to come.

You'd always call the cops on us about the noise.

MILTON: Goodbye, Chris.

Enjoy the apocalypse.

Wait, wait, wait! Wait! Wait!

Okay, you know what? You're right.

I did call you a doomsday prepper, and I'm sorry.

But please, man.

Just take Meadow in there with you.

Please help our daughter!

I'm not a babysitter!

No, but you're a human being.

Please!

It's not her fault that we were jerks.

♪ Just turn to the right

Fine.

But she'd better like Doctor Who.

And there aren't gonna be any cartoon--

(coughing and choking)

Milton! Milton, you okay?

-(groaning sharply) -Milton!

-Milton! -♪ My blue heaven

-(sirens wailing) -(horns honking)

(tires screeching)

Guess they didn't get the memo to stay put.

You can't run from a meteor when you don't know

exactly where it's gonna land, people.

Can't really blame them for trying, though.

I can. Bunch of Chicken Littles.

Well, in their defense, the sky is actually falling.

(wailing continues)

That's him.

CHRIS: Oh, thank God.

I wasn't sure anybody would bother showing up.

Till the end.

So I guess Milton built this thing for Y2K.

He was trying to open the door for my daughter

and then he just grabbed his chest and he collapsed.

Do you know if he has a history of heart disease?

No. I mean, we're not really friends like that.

We're just neighbors.

(grunting)

TK: Hey, sir, can you hear me?

You guys, I think I see his chest rising.

Guys, he's alive in there, but barely.

MARJAN MARWANI: Okay, should I go get the acetylene torch?

OWEN: No, it's the most reinforced part of the bunker.

We'll never get him out in time.

-So what do we do? -We gotta make another hole.

Yeah, but how? This thing is built to withstand a nuclear shock wave.

But not a direct hit.

(tense music playing)

(shovel tapping cement)

Hey! Hey, Cap, I think I found the edge!

Alright, Cap, we're ready.

Alright, start stacking the tanks.

-Yep. -Here you go.

OWEN: Come on, let's hustle.

Okay, crank 'em.

(gas hissing)

Tamp the bags.

Hurry up, hurry up!

Okay, fall back.

Let's go!

Fall back! Fall back!

You ready, Mateo?

OWEN: EMS, you ready?

-Ready, ready, Cap. -Ready.

(flare sparks up)

Fire in the hole!

Cover!

Let's go. Let's hustle!

Come on, everybody!

MATEO: I'm going in the bunker, Cap.

(on radio) I'm inside.

You see anything?

TK: No, it's still too smoky.

MATEO: At the door. Coming out.

(hinges squeak)

(grunts)

(grunting)

I've got a pulse, but it's jumping all over the place.

Get him on the LIFEPAK.

TK: Copy.

-Here you go, Cap. -Thanks.

-TK: Cap! -(monitor beeping)

Heart rate's spiking 180,

blood pressure's dropping fast.

He's in severe A-fib.

We need to cardiovert

to get his heart back into rhythm.

-(monitor flatlining) -Cap, I'm losing him.

I'm losing him!

Alright, stand clear!

-(pads thud) -(screams)

(groaning and gasping)

What... Wh-what happened?

You had a cardiac event, but you're okay now.

Was my, my, my A-fib act up again?

(panting and groaning)

Wait. Wait, wait. I was in my bunker.

How'd you get in my bunker?

Oh, yeah. Uh, about that, man...

Sorry, we, uh...

No! What have you done?

Well, we saved your life.

Until the meteor hits.

Now, what am I gonna do?

There's probably just enough time

to put a few burgers on the grill with us, if you want.

Are you joking?

I would love that.

Come on.

(Milton groans)

Thanks.

-Of course. -(Milton laughing)

Let's do it.

Good save, 126.

Yeah, unless he dies again in 15 minutes anyway.

OWEN: Well, at least he won't be alone.

Let's go home.

(truck beeping)

(brakes hiss)

(indistinct radio chatter)

OWEN: Hey, everybody.

So, uh, we don't know what's gonna happen

when this rock hits,

but it's probably not gonna be good.

Um...

Everybody else gets to go home,

be with their families and loved ones...

but not us...

'cause we took an oath.

We serve no matter what the danger,

no matter what the cost.

(breathes deeply)

And I just wanted to take a second and say thank you.

There's no group I'd rather be with at a time like this.

Right back at you, Cap.

Hey, this is our family.

Hey, 126 forever.

126 forever.

Alright, so go call your loved ones. Do what you need to do.

I need you back here in five minutes.

Ready for impact.

Hey, Mateo. There's something you wanted to tell me?

Probably doesn't matter now anyways.

Hey, um, what was your announcement?

Don't worry about it.

("The End of the World" by Sharon Van Etten playing)

♪♪♪

(line ringing)

Hey, Carlos.

CARLOS (on phone): Hi, baby.

Joe, we didn't even make it to a year

before our first existential threat.

Hi, Charlie girl.

-Hi, Daddy. -JUDD: Ohh.

Honey, you know how much Daddy loves you?

To the moon?

To the moon and back.

Bye, Daddy.

♪ ...it's the end of the world ♪

♪ 'Cause you don't love me anymore ♪

♪ Why do the birds go on singing? ♪

♪ Why do the stars glow above? ♪

♪ Don't they know it's the end of the world? ♪

♪ It ended when I lost your love ♪

-MATEO: Hey, you know I would have done it, right? -What?

Schlepped that money tree back and forth

for the rest of our lives.

Good. Because...

if we survive this, I'm gonna hold you to that.

Even if we're in different countries.

NEWSCASTER: All of Austin is holding its breath.

We are hearing thousands of motorists are stranded

in their cars out on the roads.

Others are at home enjoying what might be the last time

they spend with their loved ones.

MEADOW: Here, Milton.

Oh, thank you very much.

NEWSCASTER: And for many, there is nothing left to do

but stare up at the heavens in surrender.

Either way, we will all learn our fate in about 60 seconds.

OWEN: Everybody, under the trucks!

Protective gear on.

-(air raid siren wailing) -Prepare for impact.

♪ Don't they know...

Everybody under the trucks!

Let's go.

♪ It's the end of the world? ♪

-Son. -Dad.

Let's go.

You gotta be kidding me. Jax! What are you doing here?

If something bad's about to happen,

I wanted to be somewhere I can help.

-You said you could always use people with guts. -Alright.

-Hey! Who's this? -This is Jax.

I told him I'd give him a tour of the firehouse.

Under the truck.

NEWSCASTER: Alright, folks, this is it.

The asteroid will hit the atmosphere in about 10 seconds.

God bless you all.

I'm scared, Paul.

♪ ...it ended when you said ♪

Me too, kid.

And God bless Texas.

♪ Goodbye

Here it comes.

(rumbling)

(country rock theme music playing)

♪♪♪

(music fades out)

(fanfare playing)