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AUTHORITIES ARE DESCRIBING THE COLLAPSE

AS THE RESULT OF A MASSIVE SINKHOLE

WHICH FORMED UNDERNEATH THE LAS VEGAS STRIP.

ESTIMATES RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 500,000 TO 600,000 PEOPLE

ARE NOW BURIED UNDERNEATH THE DESERT FLOOR.

LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES ARE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED

BY THE SCOPE AND EXTENT OF THE DESTRUCTION.

FEMA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PLEDGED ASSISTANCE,

BUT WITH THE ONGOING CRISIS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY,

THEY ARE DESPERATELY SHORT ON MANPOWER.

Man: THE UNRELENTING STRING OF SEISMIC AND VOLCANIC DISASTERS

HAS THE ENTIRE NATION ON EDGE.

WITH NO END IN SIGHT, CONSERVATIVE RELIGIOUS LEADERS

ARE BEGINNING TO REFER TO THE ONGOING NATURAL DISASTERS

AS THE COMING OF THE APOCALYPSE.

The event in Las Vegas has proved that our situation

IS GOING TO GET MUCH WORSE FROM HERE ON OUT.

THEN YOUR PREDICTION OF MASSIVE FLOODING

AND SEPARATION IN THE MIDWEST

with the country cut in half by these disruptions

IS GOING TO COME ABOUT?

IT'S A REAL POSSIBILITY.

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS.

THERE MIGHT BE, BUT I DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND

the mechanics at work here.

IT'S NOT MY THEORY.

THEN WHOSE THEORY IS IT?

MY FATHER'S.

He, uh, was...

HE IS A GEOLOGIST.

YOUR FATHER? Dr. Earl Hill.

HE CAME UP WITH THE ACCELERATED PLATE MOVEMENT, OR APM,

SEVERAL YEARS AGO BEFORE HE RETIRED.

CAN HE USE THIS THEORY OF HIS

TO GUIDE US THROUGH THIS SITUATION?

AGAIN, I JUST DON'T KNOW.

How do we find out?

IT WOULD HELP IF I COULD TALK TO HIM.

THEN DO THAT!

I CAN'T, SIR.

HE WAS IN LAS VEGAS WHEN IT WENT DOWN.

I don't even know if he's still alive.

I'M SORRY, SAMANTHA.

I'LL ARRANGE FOR A RESCUE MISSION IMMEDIATELY.

Don't worry. We'll do our best to find him.

NEVADA IS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED

WITH THE COLLAPSE OF HOOVER DAM,

AND NOW LAS VEGAS.

WE NEED TO GET TEAMS OUT THERE RIGHT AWAY.

THINGS ARE SETTLING DOWN.

I THINK WE CAN START TO PULL SOME PEOPLE OUT OF HERE.

GOOD.

THE RESCUE OF DR. EARL HILL

IS OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.

I want you to head it up yourself. YES, OF COURSE.

Handpick your team,

FOCUSING ESPECIALLY ON THOSE WITH EXPERIENCE

IN MOUNTAIN AND CLIMBING RESCUE OPERATIONS.

I'LL MAKE SURE WE GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

Man on radio: ALL TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE LAS VEGAS AREA

HAS BEEN HALTED AS AUTHORITIES ATTEMPT TO FORMULATE

SOME SORT OF RESCUE PLAN.

THE SCOPE AND SIZE OF THE DISASTER,

COMING ON THE HEELS OF THE COLLAPSE OF HOOVER DAM...

I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HER BY HERSELF.

LAURA'S ALIVE, MAN. YOU GOT TO BELIEVE THAT, OKAY?

COME ON, BABY. PLEASE PICK UP.

WILL, LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE WE PULLED OUT OF HERE.

IF THEY CAN SURVIVE, SO CAN SHE. OKAY?

EVERYBODY'S GOT TO REPORT BACK TO THE ICP.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

FIELD COMMANDER'S ORGANIZING A PRIORITY MISSION TO LAS VEGAS.

THEY'RE PICKING THE TEAM MEMBERS.

LET'S GO, BOYS. LET'S GO.

WE'RE ON THAT.

YOU KNOW IT.

HEY.

HEY.

UM, ARE YOU GOING TO LAS VEGAS?

YEAH, FEMA ASSIGNED ME TO AN ADVANCE MEDICAL UNIT.

I'LL BE TAGGING ALONG WITH THE RESCUE MISSION.

CAN I COME?

WE'RE ONLY TAKING A SMALL SUPPORT STAFF.

YEAH, I-I REALLY WANT TO HELP.

I KNOW, AMY, BUT...

TRUTH IS,

WE'RE EXPECTING A LOT OF CASUALTIES.

MUCH WORSE THAN HERE.

BUT I CAN HANDLE IT.

NO. NOT ON THIS ONE, OKAY?

LOOK, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID SO.

I...I CAN HANDLE IT.

COME ON. YOU CAN...

ALL RIGHT, GET YOUR STUFF PACKED.

TRANSPORT LEAVES IN 20 MINUTES.

THANKS.

GO, GO!

ALL RIGHT, GET YOUR GEAR TOGETHER, GONZALEZ.

THE TRANSPORT LEAVES IN 30 MINUTES. YES, SIR.

MALLOY BROTHERS. YES, SIR.

LOOKS LIKE BOTH OF YOU HAVE QUITE A BIT

OF CLIMBING EXPERIENCE.

YES, MA'AM. WE'VE BOTH BEEN ROCK HOPPERS SINCE GRADE SCHOOL.

I TRAINED WITH THE AMRG AND I'M FULLY CREDENTIALED

IN THE USE OF LITTER EVACUATION, BELAYING, RAPPELLING,

ANCHORING, HARNESSING ... YOU NAME IT.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING, TOO, MA'AM.

WE WORK BEST AS A TEAM.

THE TWO OF YOU LOOK GOOD ON PAPER,

BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, I'VE GOT MY DOUBTS.

WE'LL PLAY THIS ONE STRICTLY BY THE BOOK, MR. BECKER.

MALLOY, I'M NOT CONFIDENT YOU'VE EVEN READ THE BOOK.

YOU KNOW WHERE I STAND.

BUT THIS IS YOUR MISSION. IT'S YOUR CALL.

GET YOUR GEAR.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

Approaching Las Vegas now.

Roger that.

Palace Casino in view.

Woman: HELP ME, PLEASE.

Man: OVER HERE!

Man: HEY, GIVE ME A HAND HERE!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I HOPE SO.

I JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY I'M PREGNANT.

OH, GREAT.

YO!

YO, ANYBODY UP THERE, HELP!

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

JACKSON!

DOC, IS THAT YOU? YEAH, SURE IS.

OVER HERE.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

YEAH, OKAY.

OKAY, READY?

YEAH. OKAY.

HURRY UP, HURRY UP. HURRY!

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, ME TOO. YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

IT SURE DOESN'T.

NO RECEPTION.

YEAH, MINE'S DEAD, TOO.

HERE, GIVE ME THAT. I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

GOOD, IT'S NOT HOT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GONNA USE THIS WHOLE BUILDING AS AN ANTENNA.

GREAT. HALLELUJAH.

HELLO? HELLO?

911. State your emergency.

YEAH, THIS IS DR. EARL HILL.

I'M ON THE SKY CASINO FLOOR OF THE ATLAS HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS.

THE WHOLE BUILDING ...

GO! WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE! MOVE!

OH, MY GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?!

SOMEBODY HELP ME!

OVER HERE! SOMEONE!

MY FRIEND, SHE'S TRAPPED UNDER HERE!

OKAY, OKAY. GET THIS OFF.

LET'S GET THIS OFF HER CHEST.

CAN YOU HELP US?

Man: BACK UP, BACK UP!

HEY, CAN YOU GET THIS?

HERE, LET ME LOOK AT HER. I'M A NURSE.

I LOOKED OVER THERE. THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF HERE.

YOU OKAY? CAN YOU SIT UP?

I'M FINE. I WAS JUST FREAKED OUT.

LET ME LOOK AT YOU.

LET ME LOOK AT YOU. LOOK AT ME.

FEEL THAT? YEAH? TELL ME IF IT HURTS.

I'M FINE. WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, FAST.

GO, GO, GO.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

GOT MAJOR TREMORS COMING OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

SOUTH DAKOTA?

Woman: This is Ranger Unit Five.

We're approaching the monument now.

We're moving in closer to see if there's any damage.

Wait a minute. I think I see something.

THERE IT IS.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

THE ROCK, IT'S SPLINTERING!

LOOK, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. YOU SEE IT?

YEAH, I SEE IT.

THE ENTIRE MONUMENT ... IT'S RIDDLED WITH CRACKS!

IT'S NOT GOING TO HOLD MUCH LONGER!

WE'RE OUT OF HERE!

IT'S HAPPENING.

Woman: OH, NO. IT'S STARTING.

Man: I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

Man: IT'S HEADED SOUTH.

Samantha: WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN SOUTH DAKOTA IS

exactly what I was afraid of ... a new rift fault is forming

IN THE MIDWEST THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CUT

THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT IN TWO.

A RIFT FAULT?

HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER FAULTS WE'VE BEEN FACING?

IT'S MORE VOLATILE.

The fault continually builds on itself,

GAINING MOMENTUM AS IT GROWS.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ... THIS ... THIS RIFT FAULT

IS DEFINITELY GOING TO SPLIT THE CONTINENT IN HALF?

IF THE MOVEMENT OF THE PLATES CONTINUES AT THIS PACE, YES.

ISN'T THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO

TO STOP IT FROM SPREADING FURTHER?

WITHOUT MY FATHER'S INPUT, I'M A LITTLE IN THE DARK.

Have we heard anything from our rescue mission?

OUR TEAMS ARE GETTING INTO PLACE AS WE SPEAK.

And we've just learned that 911 received

A BRIEF DISTRESS CALL FROM DR. EARL HILL,

so we know he's still alive.

Well, that's good.

THANK GOD.

EVEN IF YOU DO RESCUE MY FATHER,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR OPTIONS WILL BE, IF ANY.

I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING!

YEAH, THERE IS ... BEGIN MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

WHERE TO? IF THE FAULT LINE IS GOING TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY

TO THE GULF OF MEXICO,

that's an impossibly large area

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, DR. HILL.

I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE I COULD DO.

IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN NARROW DOWN THE EXACT PATH

this fault will take?

If you can do that, at least we can focus

OUR EVACUATION EFFORTS ON THOSE AREAS FIRST.

THAT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.

MY TEAM IS ALREADY WORKING ON THAT.

But I have to tell you, we're dealing with

A HIGH LEVEL OF UNPREDICTABILITY.

I KNOW YOU'LL DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN, SAMANTHA.

YES, SIR.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL BEGIN TO PREPARE FOR THE EVACUATION.

SEAN, SET UP A PRESS CONFERENCE.

I NEED TO ADDRESS THE NATION.

YES, SIR. RIGHT AWAY.

Delta 2-6, Base. Do you copy?

This is 2-6. Copy, over.

What's your E.T.A. into Vegas?

Convoy is en route.

E.T.A. to Vegas is five minutes. Over.

Copy that.

Man: MR. PRESIDENT ...

IN 5, 4, 3, 2...

FOUR DAYS AGO,

A SERIES OF UNPRECEDENTED AND CATASTROPHIC QUAKES

STRUCK THE WEST COAST.

SINCE THEN, THESE EVENTS HAVE MOVED EASTWARD,

BRINGING WITH THEM AN ESCALATING SERIES OF FLOODS,

VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, SINKHOLES, AND MORE QUAKES.

NOW A NEW POTENTIAL THREAT IS ON THE HORIZON.

A LONG-DORMANT FAULT

STRETCHING ACROSS VAST AREAS OF THE MIDWEST

HAS REAWAKENED.

THIS FAULT COULD EVENTUALLY

STRETCH FROM THE NORTH COAST OF CANADA ALL THE WAY

TO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TEXAS.

BECAUSE OF THIS...

THIS UPHEAVAL,

I AM ORDERING THE COMPLETE EVACUATION

OF NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA,

KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS.

I KNOW.

THIS IS...

THIS IS WHERE YOUR HOMES, YOUR SCHOOLS,

YOUR CHURCHES, YOUR BUSINESSES,

YES, YOUR VERY HISTORY LIES ...

BUT I ASK YOU NOT TO DELAY.

WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.

I'M ASKING ALL OF YOU, EVERYWHERE,

TO REACH OUT TO HELP ONE ANOTHER,

ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEED.

WE MUST WORK TOGETHER AS ONE NATION

TO ACCOMPLISH THIS DAUNTING TASK.

THANK YOU.

AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Man on P.A.: UNIT SIX, REPORT TO THE SUPPLY TENT.

UNIT SIX, IMMEDIATELY TO THE SUPPLY TENT.

DR. SMITH, REPORT TO THE CARDIAC TENT.

DR. SMITH, PLEASE REPORT TO THE CARDIAC TENT.

OKAY, JUST... EASY.

MEDICAL UNITS TO THE LOADING AREA.

MEDICAL UNITS TO THE LOADING AREA.

MY RIBS!

NURSE, NURSE!

Man: COMING!

WHAT'S THE UPDATE ON THE LAS VEGAS AREA?

WE'RE STILL SEEING MOVEMENT.

TREMORS ARE SHALLOW, STAYING WITHIN A 1.6-2.1 RANGE.

SINKHOLE COULD OPEN UP AGAIN ANY SECOND.

I WANT TO BE NOTIFIED IF ANYTHING CHANGES.

OF COURSE, DR. HILL.

OKAY ... HEY, WHOA, WHOA!

EVERYBODY JUST PLEASE ... SLOW DOWN, ALL RIGHT?

NOW, WE WILL GET OUT OF HERE,

BUT WE NEED TO DO THIS IN AN ORDERLY FASHION.

HEY! YOU CAN'T GET OUT THAT WAY.

YES, WE CAN.

THIS EXIT LEADS INTO ANOTHER TOWER.

FROM THERE, WE CAN TAKE THE EMERGENCY STAIRS

DOWN TO THE GROUND FLOOR.

NO, YOU CAN'T. IT'S GONE, ALL OF IT.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE'RE IN A SINKHOLE.

THIS WHOLE CASINO IS BURIED ... STREET, TOO.

THAT'S CRAZY!

THE ONLY WAY OUT OF HERE, MAN, IS UP, NOT DOWN.

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WALL.

WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT SAND IS COMING FROM?

IT'S BLOWING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE.

LIKE HELL IT IS. IT'S THE WEIGHT OF DIRT.

IT'S DIRT PRESSING AGAINST THE CASINO WALLS.

SOONER OR LATER, FOLKS, THIS WHOLE PLACE IS GONNA CAVE,

AND, BELIEVE ME, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

WE HAVE TO MOVE IF WE WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE!

HOW MANY FLOORS HERE, JACKSON?

45.

45 FLOORS. WE'RE ON THE 25th.

CHANCES ARE, SOME OF THE HIGHER FLOORS ARE STILL ABOVEGROUND.

THAT IS THE WAY OUT!

NO, NO, NO, LISTEN TO ME, ALL RIGHT?

THE FASTEST WAY OUT OF HERE IS RIGHT THROUGH THOSE DOORS.

THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE.

I'M CLIMBING OUT.

ANYBODY WANT TO FOLLOW ME, THEY'RE WELCOME TO.

Woman: HE KNOWS. HE WORKS HERE.

YOU PEOPLE, YOU'RE ALL MAKING A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

LISTEN, THIS GUY USED TO BE A GEOLOGIST.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. COME ON.

HEY, DOC! WAIT UP!

COME ON.

Jackson: HEY, I'M COMING.

COME ON, LET'S MOVE IT!

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP, EVERYBODY.

LISTEN UP.

OKAY, THE ATLAS CASINO IS DIVIDED INTO THREE TOWERS ...

THE MAIN TOWER WITH 45 FLOORS

AND TWO ADJOINING TOWERS WITH 25 FLOORS EACH.

ALL THREE TOWERS ARE CONNECTED BY THE SPLIT-LEVEL SKY CASINO

ON THE 25th AND 26th FLOOR.

DR. HILL WAS LAST HEARD FROM WITHIN THIS AREA.

SINCE THE LOWER FLOORS HAVE COLLAPSED,

WE'RE ASSUMING THAT DR. HILL AND ANY SURVIVORS

ARE GONNA MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE MAIN TOWER

AS THEY LOOK FOR A WAY OUT.

IF SO, THEIR ROUTES ARE LIMITED.

THE ELEVATORS ARE OUT OF COMMISSION,

LEAVING THE GRAND STAIRCASE THE ONLY WAY UP

FROM THE SKY CASINO TO THE MAIN TOWERS.

LET'S HOPE IT'S STILL INTACT.

WE'RE HOPING DR. HILL AND ANY SURVIVORS

MADE IT THAT FAR SO OUR TEAMS CAN INTERCEPT THEM.

WHAT IF THEY DIDN'T?

THEN WE SPLIT INTO PAIRS,

AND WE DO A FLOOR-TO-FLOOR SEARCH OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT PRETTY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH ALTERNATIVE.

I HAVE TO REMIND EVERYBODY,

THIS STRUCTURE IS UNDER ENORMOUS STRESS.

THE FURTHER DOWN YOU DESCEND,

THE GREATER YOUR CHANCES GETTING CAUGHT IN A COLLAPSE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME DOWN THERE.

SO HERE WE ARE, PEOPLE. WE WANT TO TREAD VERY CAREFULLY.

NOBODY IS TO DESCEND TO THE LOWER FLOORS

WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION FROM MYSELF OR MISS WARNER.

IS THAT CLEAR?

YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, MISS WARNER'S GONNA LAY OUT THE PLAN

FOR THE DESCENT INTO THE MAIN TOWER.

JIM'S TEAM'S TRYING TO OPEN UP AN ENTRY POINT

THROUGH THE ROOFTOP.

ONCE INSIDE, FIRST TEAM WILL OPEN UP THE MAINTENANCE SHAFT

AND SET UP RAPELLING LINES.

AFTER THAT, IT'S AN ORDERLY DROP,

EACH TEAM GOING TWO BY TWO.

WHAT'S PROTOCOL FOR SURVIVORS?

RADIO IN THEIR POSITION

AND WE'LL SEND A TEAM TO PICK THEM UP.

I WANT EVERYBODY TO STAY

IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH BASE.

REMEMBER, YOU'RE PART OF A TEAM,

AND OUR SUCCESS DOWN THERE

WILL DEPEND ON HOW WELL WE FUNCTION AS A TEAM.

OKAY?

ALL RIGHT! LET'S GO!

LET'S GET THIS JOB DONE, GUYS. DO IT.

Woman: Be real careful down there, guys.

Man: Copy that. We're in position right now.

We're just cutting through the roof.

OKAY, WE'RE CLEAR.

First team, let's go.

COME ON, CLIP IN.

LIGHTS ON? LIGHTS ON.

LINE SECURE? I'M GOOD.

LINE SECURE? GOOD.

DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU TWO PAIN IN THE ASSES JUST YET.

No, sir, we wouldn't want to throw off

YOUR RESCUER-TO-VICTIM MORTALITY RATIO.

GOOD LUCK, BOYS.

DON'T WORRY, SIR. WE'LL SEE YOU BACK UP HERE SOON.

DON'T YOU WORRY. HERE WE GO.

We're still descending.

We're about halfway down the shaft.

We got a long way to go still.

HYSTERIA IS SWEEPING ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA,

KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS

AS THE MIDWESTERN FAULT CONTINUES TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD.

HURRY UP! HURRY!

COME ON! COME ON!

DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES

FROM LOCAL AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES,

WIDESPREAD PANIC HAS BEGUN TO FLARE

THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA...

IRENA, TELéFONO.

...TO ESCAPE THE ONRUSHING FAULT LINE.

HELLO?

WE'RE IN.

TRACKING SYSTEMS ON.

COPY THAT. TRACKING SYSTEMS ON.

OKAY, WATCH YOUR STEP DOWN THERE.

YEP, NO SWEAT.

BE CAREFUL.

We're making our way down the 45th-floor corridor now.

I'm seeing lots of exposed wiring, broken pipe,

structural damage.

So far, no sign of survivors.

Jackson: THIS IS IT ... THE BALLROOM.

THE STAIRCASE ON THE RIGHT. RIGHT HERE.

WHERE'S THE STAIRCASE?

IT'S GONE.

HOW THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET UP TO THE NEXT FLOOR NOW?

YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN LODGE THIS SIGN UP AGAINST THAT LANDING,

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE IT TO CLIMB UP ON.

JACKSON, DO ME A FAVOR. HELP ME GET RID OF THIS JUNK.

SURE THING, DOC.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? THAT'S SUICIDE!

YEAH, WELL, IT'S SUICIDE IF WE STAY DOWN HERE.

WE GOT NO CHOICE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY UP TO THAT LANDING,

AND WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE SOMEHOW.

DOC'S RIGHT. I KNOW EVERY INCH OF THIS CASINO.

EITHER WE DO THIS THING OR WE WAIT TO BE RESCUED

AND THIS WHOLE BUILDING WILL FALL DOWN ON US.

HOW DO WE KNOW ANYONE'S EVEN LOOKING FOR US?

SHE'S RIGHT. WE'RE ON OUR OWN!

COME ON, LET'S JUST GO FOR IT.

OKAY, LET ME SEE WHAT KIND OF SHAPE THIS BABY'S IN.

ONE-INCH TUBULAR ALUMINUM WELDED AT 45-DEGREE ANGLES.

YEAH, NICE AND SOLID.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A NICE LITTLE SUSPENSION BRIDGE HERE.

HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THIS THING UP THERE?

LEVERAGE.

LEVERAGE? YEAH.

A LEVER HAS THREE POINTS OF INTEREST ...

THE FULCRUM, THE LOAD, AND THE EFFORT.

WE'VE ONLY GOT SO MUCH EFFORT AMONGST US,

I CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD,

SO WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A FULCRUM THAT'LL HELP US OUT.

DOC, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL YOU JUST SAID.

WHATEVER IT IS, LET'S JUST DO IT!

LOOK, WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME WITH THIS!

WILL YOU SHUT UP AND LEND A HAND?!

YEAH, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

WILL YOU GUYS STOP FIGHTING?

IF WE CAN GET THIS GLOBE INTO POSITION

AND WE CAN SLIDE THIS SIGN UP OVER IT,

WE'LL HAVE JUST THE FULCRUM WE NEED.

SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO GET IN PLACE, OKAY?

AND LIFT ON THE COUNT OF THREE.

HERE WE GO.

READY?

1...2...3.

COME ON! DON'T GIVE UP, GUYS!

COME ON! HOLD IT!

PUSH! PUSH!

HIGHER!

OKAY.

JACKSON, COME OVER HERE.

YOU GOT IT? YEAH.

NOW WE GOT TO TRY TO MOVE THIS GLOBE INTO POSITION, OKAY?

WHEN THIS SIGN REACHES THE HEIGHT OF THE LANDING,

WE'RE GONNA TRY TO SET IT IN PLACE.

EVERYBODY OKAY?

GRAB HOLD TIGHT, GUYS. GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT.

READY? AND...

1...2...AND 3.

PUSH!

PUSH! COME ON!

COME ON! DO IT!

ALMOST THERE! COME ON! PUSH!

OKAY, OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE GOT TO MOVE THIS GLOBE BACK REAL SLOW.

COME ON. HERE WE GO.

WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MIND,

BUT IT'S GONNA HAVE TO DO.

SO, WHO'S FIRST?

WATCH IT! GET DOWN!

TAKE COVER!

STEADY, GUYS.

WE GOOD?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

BE CAREFUL, GUYS.

CHECK YOUR LINES.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

WATCH THOSE LIVE WIRES.

ANY SIGN OF SURVIVORS?

NO, NOT YET.

Okay, split off into teams

AND SURVEY THE AREA, BUT DO NOT DESCEND TO THE LOWER LEVELS.

ALL RIGHT, COPY THAT.

WE'RE GONNA HEAD OFF THIS WAY.

OKAY, WE'LL CHECK OUT THE OTHER SIDE.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD?

OUR MIDWESTERN FAULT

IS NOW 10 MILES SOUTH OF SCOTTS BLUFF, NEBRASKA.

IT'S TRAVELED OVER 125 MILES IN THE LAST TWO HOURS.

IT'S ALSO GONE FROM 1/8 OF A MILE

TO MORE THAN 1/4 OF A MILE IN WIDTH.

WHICH MEANS IF IT CONTINUES PRETTY MUCH ON COURSE,

IT'LL REACH THE GULF OF MEXICO WITHIN 18 HOURS.

18 HOURS?

THAT'S NOT A LOT OF TIME,

SO IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE NARROW DOWN THAT ROUTE.

GINA, WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT

ABOUT THE COMPOSITION OF SOIL AROUND SCOTTS BLUFF?

IT'S MOSTLY SOFT SEDIMENTARY ROCK ...

SANDSTONE, LIMESTONE, CHALK, AND SOME CONGLOMERATE.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT WOULD CREATE

ANY RESISTANCE TO THE FAULT.

YET IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAULT'S ROUTE SO FAR,

IT'S BEEN ON A ZIGZAG COURSE,

WINDING AROUND SCOTTS BLUFF THEN DOWN TOWARDS KANSAS.

WHY IS IT VEERING?

THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DEEPER,

WAY DOWN IN THE MANTLE, THAT'S DETERMINING ITS ROUTE.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN GROUND TEMPERATURE

OVER A 1,250-MILE-WIDE AREA.

THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION SEEMS TO BE HERE,

NEAR THE CHALK PYRAMIDS IN KANSAS.

DO YOU THINK THIS IS WHERE THE FAULT'S

ACTUALLY GONNA COME THROUGH?

IT'S A GOOD BET.

IF IT DOES, IT'S A CLEAR LINE TO THE GULF.

WHAT DO WE HAVE BY WAY OF GPS SENSORS IN THAT AREA?

NONE.

WE HAVE NO IDEA IF THERE'S BEEN ANY ACTUAL GROUND MOVEMENT?

GEOLOGICALLY SPEAKING, IT'S NOT A VERY EXCITING AREA.

NOBODY'S BEEN INTERESTED.

LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, JENNA!

W-WHAT IF THE BUILDING SHAKES AGAIN WHEN I'M ON THERE?

JENNA, WE CAN'T STAY DOWN HERE, OKAY?

WE CAN'T.

I'LL SPOT YOU FROM DOWN HERE. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

COME ON, JENNA. YOU CAN DO IT.

AAH! I'M NOT CLIMBING UP THERE!

I'M NOT!

JENNA, LISTEN TO ME. I'LL GO FIRST.

YOU JUST FOLLOW ME, ALL RIGHT?

COME ON.

COME ON.

JENNA, COME ON.

JENNA, LISTEN TO ME.

THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND

WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT UP THERE, OKAY?

DO YOU HEAR ME? THERE'S NO DOUBT.

JUST COME ON. JUST FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.

COME ON!

THIS WHOLE PLACE IS COMING DOWN!

WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE!

GO AHEAD. NO ONE'S STOPPING YOU.

TAKE IT EASY, GUYS. JUST TAKE IT EASY.

COME ON, JENNA. COME ON.

FOLLOW RIGHT BEHIND ME.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. JUST KEEP FOLLOWING ME.

THAT'S IT!

OKAY.

I GOT YOU.

DON'T THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE

EXCEPT MAKING THAT NEXT MOVE, OKAY?

JUST KEEP LOOKING AT ME. KEEP FOLLOWING ME UP.

KEEP CLIMBING.

THAT'S IT. YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

COME ON, JENNA, KEEP CLIMBING. LET'S GO.

HOLD ON, JENNA!

ARE YOU OKAY?

COME ON, KEEP CLIMBING UP. LET'S GO.

I'M STILL HERE.

A LITTLE FURTHER. COME ON.

KEEP GOING, JENNA.

JUST A FEW MORE FEET. COME ON.

OKAY. OKAY, OKAY.

Man: STILL HERE, JEN. KEEP GOING.

JENNA! AAH!

JENNA!

Copy that.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DOWN HERE.

WE'VE ALSO GOT...SAND

bleeding through several large cracks.

THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME DOWN THERE.

HELLO?

LET'S START CHECKING THESE ROOMS.

OKAY.

We are entering room 4510.

HELLO? ANYBODY IN HERE?

WE'RE GETTING LOTS OF MOVEMENT DOWN THERE.

OKAY, HOLD ON, PEOPLE. IT'S OKAY. HOLD ON.

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,

have our teams start making their way down one floor at a time.

FIRST TEAM, MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN

to the 44th floor.

All right, copy that.

LOOKS INTACT.

LET'S GO.

VISIBILITY'S CLOSE TO ZERO.

THAT MUCH DUST IN THE STAIRWELL

COULD INDICATE A COLLAPSE IN ONE OF THE LOWER FLOORS.

OKAY, I GOT YA.

IS ANYBODY DOWN HERE?

HELLO?

CAN YOU HEAR US? ANYBODY?

HELLO?

DON'T LET IT GET TO YOU, BRO.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

WATCH IT!

THIS PLACE IS LUCKY TO STILL BE STANDING.

THOSE DOORS ARE THE ONLY WAY OUT.

DAMN IT, WE'RE SOCKED IN.

THIS WHOLE PLACE IS GONNA COME DOWN, ISN'T IT?

DON'T PANIC, RUSS. WE GOT THIS FAR.

I DON'T KNOW, DOC. I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

REALLY?

IS IT THE SAME BAD FEELING YOU HAD

ABOUT THE CARDS I WAS HOLDING?

YOU WERE BLUFFING?

YOU ALWAYS LOSE WHEN YOU PANIC, RUSS.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.

COME ON, LET'S CLEAR THIS DOORWAY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GRAB THE PIPE, GET IT OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU GOOD, AL?

YEAH. YEAH.

ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE, HUH? YEAH.

GOOD, GOOD. HERE?

YEAH.

GIVE YOU A HAND GETTING IT STRAIGHT.

THAT'S IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

IF THIS AREA EVEN THINKS ABOUT MOVING, WE'LL KNOW ABOUT IT.

OKAY.

I'LL GET THE REST.

OKAY. I'LL SET UP.

IT'S WARM.

TAKES AN AWFUL LOT OF THERMAL ACTIVITY

TO REACH THE SURFACE LIKE THAT.

DO YOU SMELL THAT?

WHAT?

SULFUR DIOXIDE.

JUST A HINT.

DO YOU THINK THERE'S A VENT AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE?

LET'S FIND OUT.

WHAT THE HELL?

IAN.

Ian, it's Al.

WHAT'S UP?

YOU BETTER GET DOWN HERE AND TAKE A LOOK.

ON MY WAY.

HELLO?

ANYBODY HERE?

IT'S GETTING STRONGER.

WE'RE CLOSE.

HELLO?

LOOK AT THIS TIRE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

IT'S VOLCANIC ACID.

ACID?

IT'S SEEPING UP OUT OF THE GROUND.

OH, NO.

HEY!

HEY!

HEY!

ANYBODY HERE?

OH, MY GOD!

HELLO?

THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME.

IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WHEN THIS TOWER WENT DOWN.

THERE'S NOBODY UP IN THESE ROOMS.

WE GOT TO GO LOWER, MAN.

COME ON, LET'S MOVE!

SLIDE IT, SLIDE IT, SLIDE IT!

OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.

THAT'S IT, MAN. I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

GET AWAY FROM ME, DOC!

I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE!

UNH!

Man: DOCTOR, CAN I GET YOU OVER HERE, PLEASE?

I NEED A HAND HERE!

HE'S GOING INTO CARDIAC. GET ME THE A.A.D.

THE WHAT? THE PADDLES!

OVER THERE! THE PADDLES!

COME ON.

COME ON.

COME ON.

GET A TOURNIQUET ON FOR NOW.

CLEAR.

CLEAR!

CLEAR!

COME ON! CLEAR!

Come on.

I NEED SOME HELP!

CLEAR!

COME ON!

AMY.

AMY.

YOU OKAY?

LOOK, IT'S NEVER EASY SEEING SOMEBODY DIE.

I FEEL SICK.

IT'S OKAY. COME HERE.

JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH. JUST BREATHE.

I-I-I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.

LOOK, IT HAPPENS TO EVERYBODY THE FIRST TIME.

JUST BREATHE. YOU'RE DOING FINE.

I-I DON'T ... I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.

YES, YOU CAN.

I'M SORRY. I JUST REALLY WANT TO GO HOME.

STOP. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHY YOU'RE HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE! YES, YOU DO!

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!

STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF.

WE BOTH KNOW YOU'RE STRONGER THAN THAT, RIGHT?

NOW, THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE THAT NEED YOUR HELP.

SO, COME ON, LET'S GO.

AMY, COME ON.

Gonzalez: HOW'S IT LOOK, DOC?

I THINK WE CAN GET THROUGH.

COME ON, COME ON.

AAH! AAH!

EARL!

YOU OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH. I'M FINE.

COME ON, GUYS. WE GOT TO MOVE.

COME ON. NOW.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

Man: You guys should get everything secured

down on your end as quick as you can.

Woman: Come in, 2-9.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GIVING US A LITTLE PRIVACY, MAN.

WHAT FOR, BRAD?

IF THIS SHAFT IS CLEAR

WE CAN USE IT TO RAPPEL DOWN TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

HALLELUJAH.

I CAN ALMOST SMELL THE FRESH AIR.

YEAH, YOU AND ME BOTH.

COME ON. WE'RE ALMOST AT 42.

HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, JUST GOT A LITTLE NAUSEOUS.

COME ON. LET ME HELP YOU.

OKAY.

COME ON.

OKAY, THE ELEVATOR'S UP TOP,

WHICH MEANS WE SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH ROPE.

BRAD ... BRAD, I WANT TO FIND LAURA MORE THAN ANYTHING.

WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE WORKING WITH THE TEAM,

NOT GOING OFF ON OUR OWN.

THE FIELD COMMANDERS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE.

WE DO. IT'S OUR CALL.

YOU ARE NOT GOING DOWN THERE.

JUST LIKE YOU, WILL ... ALWAYS A FOLLOWER, NEVER A LEADER.

ARE YOU COMING OR NOT?

I AM NOT LETTING YOU GO DOWN THERE, BRAD.

GET OUT OF MY WAY. GET OUT OF MY WAY!

I SAID YOU'RE NOT GOING DOWN THERE!

KEEP CLIMBING!

KEEP CLIMBING!

GO, GO, GO, GO!

COME ON! OUT, OUT! EVERYBODY OUT NOW!

COME ON, COME ON! EVERYBODY, LET'S GO!

MOVE! COME ON!

COME ON! OUT! COME ON!

AAH! AAH!

LAURA?

LAURA!

LAURA! LAURA!

YOU OKAY?

OH, MAN.

I OWE YOU ONE, LITTLE BROTHER.

Samantha: OUR FAULT STARTED IN SOUTH DAKOTA,

MOVED THROUGH NEBRASKA,

AND NOW IS MOVING THROUGH KANSAS.

THE ACTIVITY AT THE CHALK PYRAMIDS

TELLS ME IT'S HEADED THROUGH THERE.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

IF IT ADVANCES ON THE SAME TRAJECTORY

THROUGH OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS,

IT'LL SKIM CLOSE TO THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA,

CUT THROUGH HOUSTON, AND REACH THE GULF HERE AT GALVESTON

IN ABOUT 10 1/2 HOURS.

WAIT A SECOND.

CAN WE SEE A MORE DETAILED SECTION OF THE CITY GRID

ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF HOUSTON?

WHAT IS IT?

I DID SOME WORK IN THAT AREA A FEW YEARS BACK,

IF I REMEMBER RIGHT.

CENTERVILLE, HUNTSVILLE, CROCKETT,

OAKWOOD, SUMMERVILLE...

RED PLAINS, TEXAS.

WHAT'S WRONG?

RED PLAINS 1 AND 2.

YES, AND?

THEY'RE THE TWO LARGEST NUCLEAR REACTORS

IN THE UNITED STATES.

OUR FAULT'S GONNA RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH THEM.

Mrs. Warner: OUR WORST-CASE SCENARIO INDICATES

THAT A REACTOR CORE MELTDOWN OR A SPENT-FUEL FIRE

could result in millions of people killed.

The entire Southeast could be transformed

INTO A NO MAN'S LAND FOR CENTURIES.

We could lose as many as 75 million people.

HOW LIKELY IS THIS SCENARIO?

Very.

BECAUSE NO PERMANENT WASTE FACILITY

has been opened in the United States,

ABOUT 15,000 TONS OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

HAVE ACCUMULATED IN THE PLANT'S STORAGE PONDS.

IF A POND WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED

and the cooling water drained away,

IT WOULD RESULT IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE INFERNO.

The nuclear material in the concrete and steel pools

WOULD BE RELEASED INTO THE AIR,

IN EFFECT CREATING THE ULTIMATE DIRTY BOMB.

THEN LET'S MOVE THAT MATERIAL OUT OF THERE.

I've already contacted Red Plains 1 and 2.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

They can't even move a fraction of that out in time.

I'M TIRED OF HEARING WHAT WE CAN'T DO!

TELL ME WHAT WE CAN DO! I WISH I COULD.

THEN WE HAVE TO STOP THAT FAULT FROM REACHING THOSE REACTORS.

HAVE WE HEARD ANY NEWS ABOUT DR. HILL'S FATHER?

OUR TEAMS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR HIM.

THAT'S OUR PRIORITY.

YES, SIR.

JUST GET THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF THERE.

HOLD ON! LAURA!

WE'RE GETTING YOU OUT OF THERE!

WE'RE COMING! WE'RE GONNA GET YOU!

LAURA, HANG ON!

HOLD ON! LAURA!

LAURA!

YOU HEAR THAT?

YEAH.

SOUNDS LIKE IT'S COMING FROM RIGHT UNDERNEATH HERE.

HELLO?! CAN YOU HEAR US?!

HELLO?!

HELLO? ANYONE DOWN THERE?

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

CAN YOU HEAR US?

HEY!

HEY!

WE'RE DOWN HERE!

WE'RE DOWN HERE!

DOWN HERE! CAN YOU HEAR US?!

HEY!

WE'RE DOWN HERE!

WE'RE DOWN HERE!

WE GOT PEOPLE TRAPPED DOWN HERE!

I HEAR YELLING.

WE NEED A DEMO TEAM DOWN HERE RIGHT AWAY.

WE GOT SURVIVORS.

IT'S ON ITS WAY.

COPY THAT.

IT'S ALL YOURS.

YOU GUYS KEEP WORKING.

HELLO?

YEAH! YEAH, OVER HERE!

DR. HILL?

WHO'S ASKING?

THE PRESIDENT, SIR.

PRESIDENT?

OF WHAT?

OF THE UNITED STATES, SIR.

YOUR DAUGHTER SENT FOR YOU.

THERE'S A CHOPPER WAITING TO TAKE YOU TO THE USGS COLORADO.

WE GOT PEOPLE TRAPPED DOWN HERE. I GOT TO GET THEM OUT.

BELIEVE ME, WE'LL TAKE OVER FROM HERE, SIR,

AND WE'LL GET THOSE PEOPLE OUT, OKAY?

HAVE YOU SEEN MY WIFE, LAURA MALLOY?

SHE'S A NURSE FROM MEDFORD.

SHE'S PREGNANT, RIGHT? WHAT?

SHE'S THE ONE WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU GUYS, GET DOWN HERE!

SIR, SIR, WE NEED TO GET YOU UPSTAIRS RIGHT NOW, PLEASE.

PLEASE, PLEASE. OKAY, OKAY.

THEY'RE ESCORTING DR. HILL OUT OF THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW.

TRANSPORT'S READY TO FLY HIM BACK TO DENVER A.S.A.P.

HANG ON!

Laura: LOLA?

LOLA, HELP!

HELP ME!

HANG ON. LOLA!

LET ME SEE IF I CAN MOVE THIS.

Oh, God.

COME ON.

AAH! Hang on.

Hang on, it's gonna be okay. Hang on.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I NEVER GOT TO TELL MY HUSBAND I'M PREGNANT.

YOU WILL. OKAY?

YOU WILL.

Hang on.

OKAY, COME ON, THINK.

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WE'RE NOT SEEING HERE.

WE'VE LOOKED AT EVERY POSSIBILITY.

LET'S LOOK AGAIN.

WE HAVE LESS THAN SEVEN HOURS

BEFORE THE FAULT REACHES RED PLAINS.

WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO IN SEVEN HOURS?

THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE.

DAD.

Earl: HEY.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, SAM.

God.

OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANKS FOR GETTING ME THE HELL OUT OF VEGAS.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT FOR YEARS.

I KNOW, BABY. I KNOW.

EVERYONE, THIS IS MY FATHER, DR. EARL HILL.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HELLO.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

YEAH, IT SURE HAS.

SO...

LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO

ABOUT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM OF OURS, SHALL WE?

WORLD NEWS HAS LEARNED THAT RED PLAINS 1 AND 2,

THE COUNTRY'S TWO LARGEST NUCLEAR REACTORS,

25 MILES OUTSIDE HOUSTON,

ARE NOW PREDICTED TO BE IN JEOPARDY.

IF THE MIDWESTERN FAULT CONTINUES

ON ITS CURRENT COURSE, THIS NATION COULD BE FACING...

WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?

WHAT AM I NOT THINKING OF?

I'M LETTING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY DOWN.

DON'T YOU DARE THINK LIKE THAT. IT'S TRUE.

NOT EVEN REMOTELY. OH, YES.

HEY, LISTEN TO ME.

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?

YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO.

BEYOND THAT, IT'S OUT OF YOUR HANDS.

Man: ALL MAJOR THOROUGHFARES OUT OF THE HOUSTON AREA

ARE BACKED UP FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES.

IN A DESPERATE EFFORT TO ESCAPE THE ONRUSHING FAULT,

MANY PEOPLE HAVE SIMPLY ABANDONED THEIR CARS

AND STARTED THE JOURNEY ON FOOT.

MIGUEL, THEY NEED YOU BACK INSIDE.

OKAY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

LOOKS LIKE THE FAULT'S GONNA HIT HOUSTON.

YEAH, I HEARD.

MY PARENTS ARE STILL THERE.

WHAT?

THEY REFUSED TO LEAVE.

WHY?

MY FATHER'S A VERY SICK MAN.

HE'S A VERY STUBBORN MAN.

THEY DECIDED TO WAIT IT OUT IN THEIR OWN HOME.

THEY, UH...

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA SURVIVE THIS.

I'M...

I'M ... I'M SO SORRY.

Yeah.

CAN I HELP?

OH, HONEY, YOU ALREADY HAVE.

THIS DATA YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE COME UP WITH,

IT'S ... IT'S IMPECCABLE.

IT'S REALLY FIRST-RATE WORK.

THANK YOU, DAD. I MEAN IT.

I COULD NEVER HAVE COME UP WITH THIS ON MY OWN.

COME HERE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

SEE HERE?

USING THE INFORMATION YOU GAVE ME,

I CAME UP WITH A NUMERICAL FORMULA FOR THE RATE OF CHANGE.

RATE OF CHANGE. YEAH, YOU SEE?

HOW LONG THIS ACCELERATED STATE

OF GEOLOGIC ACTIVITY IS GONNA LAST.

THEN YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA STOP?

WELL, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

WHEN?

GET YOUR TEAM TOGETHER, BABY.

BRING THEM IN HERE. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I GOT.

FIVE MINUTES.

SAM...

...I'M SORRY I'VE BEEN SO DISTANT WITH YOU

THESE PAST YEARS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.

YES, I DO. YOU DIDN'T DESERVE THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU

AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ME.

I GUESS I WAS JUST...

DISAPPOINTED THE WAY THIS COMMUNITY HAS TREATED ME,

AND I COULDN'T OPEN UP TO YOU.

SORRY.

I'M REALLY VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU, SAM.

VERY.

DON'T CRY. Okay.

PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, GET OUT OF HERE. WE GOT A BIG WORLD TO SAVE.

COME ON, GUYS! LET'S KEEP IT GOING!

COME ON, LET'S GO! COME ON!

GRAB THIS.

EASY. PASS IT DOWN.

THERE YOU GO.

AAH!

It's okay.

I got you, okay?

Okay.

IS EVERYBODY ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

NO, NO, NO, NO! DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!

HOLD THE WORK!

HOLD THE WORK!

IF WE TAMPER WITH THIS ANY MORE,

WE RISK CAUSING THAT ENTIRE STAIRWELL TO COLLAPSE.

WE'RE NOT LEAVING THEM DOWN THERE.

WHY CAN'T WE JUST PUNCH A HOLE THROUGH THE FLOOR?

NO, THE VIBRATION MIGHT CAUSE ANOTHER COLLAPSE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DESCEND TO THE NEXT LEVEL ANOTHER WAY.

OKAY. OKAY, OKAY, HERE WE GO. WHAT?

I HAVE A VENTILATION SHAFT THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FLOORS.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET DOWN THAT WAY, BUT IT'S VERY NARROW.

You'll only be able to send one man down at a time.

I'LL GO.

I GOT MORE CLIMBING EXPERIENCE THAN YOU.

NO, BRAD, I'M GOING.

OKAY.

I GOT YOUR BACK.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

COMING THROUGH!

THE IMPORTANT ISSUE HERE IS ONE OF RESISTANCE.

THE FAULT LINE IS RUNNING WITH THE NATURAL GRAIN OF THE STRATA,

AND IT'S GONNA CONTINUE ALONG THIS PATH

UNLESS SOMETHING COMES ALONG TO MAKE IT DO OTHERWISE.

THEN HOW DO WE CREATE ENOUGH RESISTANCE

TO FORCE IT TO VEER OFF?

WE CAN'T FORCE IT TO DO ANYTHING.

IT'S TOO BIG. IT'S TOO POWERFUL.

AL IS RIGHT.

WE CAN'T BEAT THE FAULT BY GOING TOE-TO-TOE WITH IT,

BUT MAYBE WE CAN JUST MAKE IT TURN AGAINST ITSELF.

HOW THE HELL DO WE DO THAT, EARL?

WELL, IT'S LIKE PLAYING POKER.

YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR OPPONENT'S NATURAL TENDENCIES,

AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY BEAT THEMSELVES.

IT'S TEXAS, RIGHT?

YEAH.

SO WHAT DO THEY DO IN TEXAS?

GOT ME.

UH...RIDE HORSES, UH, RAISE CATTLE...

PUMP OIL?

EXACTLY.

HERE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TOPOGRAPHIC.

WE'VE GOT OVER 150 NATURAL GAS WELLS

WITHIN A 25-MILE RADIUS OF RED PLAINS,

SOME OF THEM RANGING IN DEPTH FROM 3 TO OVER 5 KILOMETERS.

AND THAT'S ABOUT HOW DEEP OUR FAULT IS RUNNING.

YES, HONEY, EXACTLY.

THESE POCKETS OF NATURAL GAS

ARE TRAPPED BETWEEN LAYERS OF ROCK

DEEP UNDER THE SURFACE, RIGHT? YES.

AND THEY'RE ALREADY UNDER TREMENDOUS PRESSURE.

AS THE FAULT APPROACHES,

IT'S GONNA SQUEEZE THOSE GAS POCKETS,

SQUEEZE THEM LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN SQUEEZED BEFORE.

AND DON'T FORGET,

EVERYTHING IS STILL IN A STATE OF ACCELERATION

AS WE APPROACH THE PEAK EVENT.

ALL THAT PRESSURE IS JUST GONNA BE ITCHIN' TO LET LOOSE,

SO ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS WAIT FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT,

PROVIDE THE FUSE, AND BOOM,

THERE'S YOUR PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE.

YOU WANT TO OPEN UP A NEW FAULT LINE

TO TRY TO STOP THE ONE THAT'S ALREADY THERE?

NO, NOT STOP IT, DIVERT IT.

WHY NOT?

ONCE THE GROUND OPENS UP,

THE MIDWESTERN FAULT IS GONNA HEAD RIGHT INTO OUR NEW FAULT,

FOLLOWING THE GRAIN OF THE STRATA.

AND VEER RIGHT AROUND RED PLAINS. YES.

JUST MIGHT WORK.

JUST MIGHT.

HMM.

Samantha: We've targeted 27 natural-gas wells

Within 2 miles of the Red Plains reactors,

ALL OF THEM PRESENTLY IN USE OR CAPPED.

IT WON'T TAKE MUCH TO SET ANY OF THESE OFF, MR. PRESIDENT.

IT'S LIKE USING TINDER TO LIGHT A FIRE OF DRY KINDLING.

THE FAULT LINE WILL INTERCEPT OUR GROUP OF GAS WELLS HERE,

RIGHT OUTSIDE RED PLAINS 1 AND 2.

The moment it does,

we'll initiate the detonation sequence.

ISN'T THAT CUTTING IT A LITTLE CLOSE?

YES, SIR, BUT THE CLOSER WE CUT IT TO THE PEAK EVENT,

THE BETTER OFF WE'RE GOING TO BE.

When these wells do go off,

they're going to rip the ground wide open,

concaving the entire area.

WILL THIS STOP THE FAULT FROM REACHING THE GULF?

WELL, MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY.

WE DON'T REALLY KNOW.

SAVING 75 MILLION LIVES FROM A NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE

Is still a hell of a good deal.

I'LL TAKE IT.

THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

GODSPEED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

THE DEVIL HIMSELF COULDN'T THINK OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHAT'S YOUR POSITION, DR. HILL?

We're flying over the fault line right now.

How much time do we have?

THE FAULT SHOULD REACH RED PLAINS

In less than 90 minutes.

THIS IS GONNA BE TIGHT.

Will: I'm making my way toward the access panel now.

The shaft is barely holding together.

TAKE IT SLOW, WILL. TAKE IT SLOW.

HOW ARE WE DOING, WILL?

I'M ALMOST THERE.

Man: Do you see the access panel?

YEAH, BUT IT'S SCREWED SHUT.

THAT'S IT.

YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO WORK THEM FREE,

BUT IF YOU PUSH HARD ENOUGH, IT SHOULD POP OPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

AAH!

COME ON, WE GOT TO GO BACK DOWN!

AAH!

COME ON.

STAY BACK, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S BLOCKED.

IT WON'T OPEN ANY FURTHER.

DAMN IT!

HELP!

HELP, SOMEBODY!

HELP!

WILL!

WILL, KICK IT IN!

KICK IT IN!

I'M IN.

OKAY, HE'S IN, HE'S IN!

Man: This is Fox Fire 12.

We are approaching Red Plains nuclear facility right now.

We will circle around the main cooling towers

and then make our final approach into the wind

as we prepare for a landing.

Man #2: Roger that.

We need those units down on the ground asap.

I've got a visual on the wells.

Looks like we have a clear staging area

about 200 meters from the cooling towers.

Coming back around.

Stay in formation.

All units, start your approach and prepare for landing.

50 meters.

30 meters.

Roger that, base, and prepare for landing.

Man #3: This is Red Leader One. We are on the ground.

This is Fox Fire 12. We are on the ground.

Man #4: This is Desert Wind 3. We are on the ground.

Man #5: Hard Charger 8. We are on the ground.

Let's get Dr. Earl Hill and Dr. Samantha Hill

out there right now.

DR. HILL AND DR. HILL? THAT'S RIGHT.

LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE GOT.

1 1/2-POUND BRICKS OF COMPOSITION C-4.

IMPACT ZONE ... 2 METERS HIGH, 50 METERS WIDE,

AT A 50-METER RANGE.

THAT SHOULD DO THE JOB.

WHO WILL BE INITIATING THE FIRING SEQUENCE?

SAM, IT'S YOUR SHOW.

JUST FLIP THE SAFETY AND HIT THE TOGGLE.

COME ON, BABY, LET'S GO. YEP.

LET'S GO. GET HER BACK IN.

YOU BE CAREFUL, HUH? I WILL.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

LET'S GO.

Man #1: This is Fox Fire 12. We are back in the air.

HOW YOU DOING, MALLOY?

HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?!

ARE YOU OKAY?!

I'm okay, I'm okay!

WE GOT TO GET EVERYBODY OUT OF THERE NOW!

WE HAVE TO EVACUATE THIS BUILDING IMMEDIATELY!

MALLOY'S STILL DOWN THERE!

THAT'S AN ORDER! GO!

ALL RIGHT, GO, GO! GET OUT! COME ON!

NO, I'M NOT GONNA GO ANYWHERE WHILE MY BROTHER'S STILL INSIDE!

BRAD, LISTEN TO ME!

Your brother's not gonna be able to come back up the same way!

We're gonna have to find an alternative route!

I AM NOT GONNA LEAVE HIM! NO!

YOU CAN'T HELP HIM BY STAYING THERE!

When he makes it up to the maintenance shaft,

THAT'S WHEN HE'S GONNA NEED YOUR HELP!

HOW DO I KNOW YOU'LL EVEN GET HIM THERE?!

BRAD, I PROMISE, WE'LL GET HIM THERE.

I WILL HOLD YOU TO THAT, MISS WARNER!

You understand?! I will hold you to that!

WE'RE GETTING OUT, MAN!

OKAY, OKAY, LET'S GO, GO!

SOMEBODY!

HELP, PLEASE, HERE!

HELP!

HELP!

HELP! SOMEBODY, HELP!

OVER HERE! WE'RE STUCK!

LAURA!

WILL? LAURA!

WILL!

LAURA!

I'M HERE!

I'M HERE, BABY!

OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE HURT! PUT YOUR ARM AROUND ME!

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! CAREFUL!

Man: This is Fox Fire 12. We are on the ground.

22 OF 28 WELLS ARE SET TO DETONATE, SIR.

HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE LEFT?

LESS THAN 10 MINUTES.

Man #2: This is Desert Wind 3. We are on the ground.

OKAY, GUYS, LET'S DO IT.

LET'S GO! MOVE IT!

THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.

SET THEM AGAINST THE MAIN VALVES.

THAT'LL CARRY THE IMPACT ALL THE WAY DOWN.

Man #3: Hard Charger 8. We are on the ground.

COME ON, COME ON! LET'S GO!

RIGHT HERE.

HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT!

COME ON!

AAH!

AAH!

I GOT TWO POSSIBLE ROUTES TO THE OBSERVATION TOWER.

ONE IS THROUGH THIS DELIVERY-ACCESS CORRIDOR HERE,

AND THE OTHER'S THROUGH THIS BYWAY.

I THINK THE BYWAY'S THE SAFER BET.

THE HALLWAY'S COMPLETELY BLOCKED OFF.

WHAT IF THEY GO THROUGH THIS ROUTE RIGHT HERE?

IT'LL LEAD THEM TO THE OBSERVATION TOWER.

NO, THEY'LL NEVER MAKE IT! IT'S A BETTER ROUTE!

NO, IT'S NOT GONNA WORK!

Brad: We need another way out of here!

CAN'T HANG ON MUCH LONGER!

I'M GOING WITH IT.

WILL, I'VE GOT YOUR ROUTE!

WHAT?

I'VE GOT YOUR ROUTE!

SAM? Samantha: Yeah.

HOW YOU COMING ALONG?

WE'RE JUST FINISHING 24. WE'RE HEADING TO THE NEXT ONE.

GOOD DEAL. YEAH, WE'RE ALMOST DONE HERE.

ARE WE GOOD?

WE'RE GOOD. LET'S GO. COME ON.

DO YOU FEEL THAT?

I SURE DO, BABY. IT'S COMING FOR US.

COME ON, GUYS.

NOW! MOVE!

Man: Stay in formation.

Coming back around.

WE'RE ALL ON BOARD! LET'S MOVE!

AAH!

TURN LEFT AND GO STRAIGHT DOWN ABOUT 200 FEET.

GO LEFT, OKAY!

AAH!

THERE'S A UTILITY DOOR COMING UP ON YOUR LEFT.

I SEE IT! WE'RE HERE!

That'll lead you to the access corridor.

AAH!

COME ON!

COME ON, COME ON!

THERE SHOULD BE A PANEL UP AGAINST THE FAR WALL

THAT WILL LEAD YOU INTO THE MAINTENANCE SHAFT.

THERE'S NOTHING HERE!

IT HAS TO BE THERE!

It's not!

THERE'S NOTHING!

AAH!

THESE ARE THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ACTUALLY BUILT IT!

WHAT?!

LET'S GO!

GO, GO!

GET OVER THERE!

COME ON, GUYS. COME ON.

THEY'RE PLACING THE LAST MINE NOW, SIR.

GET US THE HELL OUT OF HERE!

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY!

BRAD! I TOLD YOU I HAD YOUR BACK!

LAURA'S HURT!

OKAY, OKAY! WE'RE OUT OF HERE! LET'S GO! GET THIS LINE OFF!

OKAY, TAKE US UP! TAKE US UP!

HEY, WE'RE NOT MOVING! WE'RE NOT MOVING!

Stop! Stop! Stop!

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ONE OF THE WINCHES.

NO. IT'S NOT MOVING!

COME ON, GUYS! WE GOT TO GO!

AAH!

COME ON, GUYS! COME ON!

GRAB HIM! COME ON! TAKE HIM TO THE CHOPPER!

Man: The fault is closing in on the reactor.

Our teams are still trying to clear the area.

45 SECONDS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT CAN HOLD THE THREE OF YOU, NO MORE.

You take it. You take it!

TAKE 'EM UP! TAKE 'EM UP! TAKE 'EM UP!

OKAY, BRING THAT ONE UP.

BRAD! I'LL BE OKAY!

BRAD, NO! IT'S OKAY.

35 SECONDS, SIR.

Man: We're going in to pick up Dr. Hill's team.

28 SECONDS.

MY BROTHER!

MY BROTHER'S STILL DOWN THERE!

AAAAH!

NO!

BRAD!

BRAD!

BRAD!

10.

NOW, BABY! NOW! DO IT!

GET DOWN!

Man: The smoke is just starting to clear.

We are trying to get a visual confirmation on the situation.

IT STOPPED.

SURE AS HELL DID.

THE FAULT HAS STOPPED MOVING, SIR.

It stopped!

WELL DONE!

IS IT OVER?

I DON'T KNOW.

SIR, YOU THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA?

THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, SERGEANT.

I AM NOT GONNA PASS IT UP.

Man: Unit 2, report to the supply tent.

Unit 2 immediately to the supply tent.

HANG IN THERE, LAURA. YOU'RE DOING FINE.

PASS ME THE CLAMP.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD THE CLAMP. HAVE IT.

MAKE SURE YOU HOLD THAT STEADY.

I HAVE IT, MIGUEL.

YOU DO, DON'T YOU?

OKAY.

Medical units to the loading area.

HEY. HEY.

HOW'S SHE DOING? IS SHE OKAY?

SHE'S GONNA MAKE IT.

AND THE BABY?

THE BABY SHOULD BE FINE.

YOU CAN SEE HER IN A LITTLE BIT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

HOW YOU HOLDING UP?

I'M OKAY, I'M OKAY.

YOU KNOW, YOUR BROTHER...

HE DIED A HERO.

I'M SURE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY FOR THE BOTH OF YOU.

THANK YOU. THANKS.

GOOD WORK, MALLOY.

Medical units, incoming wounded.

Please meet them at the loading area.

MR. SANDERSON, CAN YOU HEAR US?

YOU DID VERY WELL, SIR.

OVER HERE. CAN WE GET A GURNEY OVER HERE?

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

HI, BABY.

HI.

HI.

BRAD?

JESUS.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?

IT'S LIKE THE EARTH HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN.

IT ALWAYS DID, BABY.

IF I TAUGHT YOU ANYTHING, I TAUGHT YOU THAT.

I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

IT'S OPENING UP.

IT'S OPENING UP!

Morris: The fault's on the move again.

Man: I want everyone in the air right now!

The fault is continuing to move south!

This is Fox Fire 12, ready for takeoff.

We are in the air again.

All squadrons, I want you to track the fault.

I repeat, stay with the fault.

Man #2: Roger that.

We are closing in on it right now.

What's your status, Dr. Hill?

IT'S HEADING SOUTH.

IT'S CLOSING IN ON HOUSTON, SIR.

Man: THE MIDWESTERN FAULT SEEMS TO BE PICKING UP SPEED

AS IT MAKES ITS WAY INTO HOUSTON,

DEVASTATING EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.

WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS EVACUATED THE CITY BY NOW.

Man: The fault has pushed through Houston

and is continuing to move southwards.

It doesn't show any signs of slowing.

You can see the Gulf of Mexico up ahead.

IT'S NEARING THE GULF, SIR.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

IT'S BREAKING THROUGH TO THE GULF, SIR.

COME ON, BABY. HOLD ON.

HEY.

Pres. Hollister: ALTHOUGH IT IS WITH HEAVY HEARTS

WE MOURN THOSE WE HAVE LOST,

IT IS WITH PROFOUND GRATITUDE

THAT WE CHERISH THOSE WHO HAVE SURVIVED.

AND WHILE WE ARE NOW DIVIDED GEOGRAPHICALLY,

WE WILL NOT BE DIVIDED SPIRITUALLY,

FOR IT IS ONLY BY STANDING TOGETHER

AS A SINGLE UNITED COUNTRY

THAT WE WILL HAVE THE STRENGTH AND COURAGE

NEEDED TO FACE THIS NEW DAY.