This can't be right.
Yes.
No.
Professor.
Dr. Lehman.
Dr. Lehman, these numbers, they can't be right.
I wish they weren't.
No, look. The mass assumption...
It's surprisingly hefty, but correct.
I was gonna say too small.
And... and the trajectory, that means it's heading...
Right for us.
And she is, pardon the melodrama, a planet killer.
But that's impossible.
I mean, I just checked the near earth object database
and nobody has logged anything remotely close.
Unless something hit one,
something big enough to knock her out of her orbit...
Here, I'm pretty sure it's Kassandra.
No way.
I'm afraid so.
That's 61 miles, about three times the size of Mount Everest.
Okay, we're... we're talking extinction event, like the dinosaurs.
What's so funny?
In Greek mythology, the sun god Apollo cursed Kassandra
with the power to predict death and destruction.
So what do we do?
We run the asymmetrical trajectory algorithm
to find Kassandra's approach vectors.
Send the coordinates to JPL,
and pray there's enough firepower to blast it from the sky.
Hey, it's me, AGAIN.
I'm heading back to school.
Um... I, uh... Grandpa says hi.
I love you. Call me when you can.
There.
Jenny, I know there's tension between you and your dad.
You've had words, but believe me, they are just words.
He loves you very much.
Right, well, you know, if he ever finds the time,
he can tell me that himself.
Grandpa says hi.
I love you.
Perfect timing, kid.
Cal?
In here.
You, uh, conserving electricity?
Yeah, on a cop salary, you betcha.
So...
You called me.
I thought we talked about going in the morning.
You want to go now?
Why not?
Did you tell Mary?
Yeah, I told her.
What'd she say?
Jesus.
Don't! Get it up!
Don't look away, jack.
Look at your handiwork!
I said look!
You might as well pull the trigger yourself, buddy boy.
What does it have to...?
What'd you think was gonna happen, Jack?
I turn myself in. You become a big hero bringing in the dirty cop,
ex-partner to boot.
Cal, I can help. I can help you. I can.
Thanks, Jack. But I think I can handle it from here.
Hello.
Dr. Chetwyn? It's lmogene O'Neill.
Imogene. Uh, sweetheart...
We have an emergency, and Dr. Lehman...
An emergency? You mean another emergency?
Dr. Chetwyn...
Now, if you had just taken the job at JPL,
you wouldn't always be off on these wild goose chases with Daniel.
No, no. It's not a goose chase.
Okay. I'm gonna put you on speakerphone.
Asteroid 114 Kassandra is coming right at us.
I need you to get to sac-norad on this.
Kassandra is a main belt asteroid, Daniel.
It's a minor planet, for god's sake.
Its closest pass to us is 400,000 miles outside of earth's orbit.
And she was knocked off course after an impact with a comet.
You might be able to see her with near earth radar by morning.
But by then, it'll be too late. Get to JPL now! We don't have...
Ah, we don't have much time.
Oh, god, Daniel.
Daniel, go to bed, all right?
I'll look into it when I get to the office.
We're coming right to you.
We have the numbers to show you.
But right now, every minute counts.
The harbingers that are being knocked loose
by the initial collision are already here.
We have maybe 24 hours before...
I know what harbingers are, Dr. Lehman.
They belong to you, don't they?
They're the reason you're alive now.
You took my family from me, Jack.
Now I'm gonna return the favor.
I'm gonna pay a little visit
to jenny out there at that fancy college of hers.
Oh, your dad lives out that way too, doesn't he?
Convenient.
Mom, dad, wake up.
- What? - What, baby?
What, Mikey?
You gotta check this out.
You okay?
Okay.
Oh, wow. That's cool.
Russ.
Come here, quick. Have a look.
- Come on. - I'm comin'.
That's amazing.
It's bright.
Yeah.
It's... it's kind of...
Back away from the window.
Go! Go! Down in the cellar!
Now, when you get there, I want you to call me.
Grandpa, it's gonna be too late.
- I don't care how late it is. - Keith.
It's Russ Hapscomb. There... there's a fire at his place.
He said a meteor crashed in his field.
What?
All right, get the fire department up there.
We'll be right behind 'em.
Yes, sir.
I gotta run, sweetheart.
Did he really just say meteor?
The boy's got an imagination.
Now, listen, I want you to drive the speed limit.
Okay.
Give me a hug.
I love you, grandpa.
I love you too, sweetheart.
Thanks for coming.
I know that you're not a huge fan of Dr. Chetwyn.
But don't you think he's gonna figure this all out
when he gets to JPL and looks at the radar readouts?
I mean, wh... why are we... why are we going?
We were the only ones monitoring the initial impact,
so they'll need our data to plot an intercept trajectory.
Plus, none of their systems allow for enough variables.
Look, Dr. Lehman, please don't take this the wrong way but...
Come on out with it.
Why are we going? He didn't believe you.
Trust me, he'll believe us when we get there.
Why?
Because by then, lots more rocks will have fallen.
Lots more people will be dead.
Ladies and gentlemen,
you were awoken from your beds
and flown here in the dead of the night
because somewhere in your past,
you either volunteered for or were volunteered by your agency for a seat
on the near Earth Object Emergency Response Task Force.
Now, for those of you who don't know me,
I'm General Brasser of the Army Space Program,
and I have been appointed by the president to lead this task force
in solving the crisis we face today.
Put simply, an interplanetary dust storm
seems to be headed our way.
Uh, hi. Um... Nate Chetwyn, JPL.
Ah, the rocket scientist. Welcome.
In the last six hours, we've had multiple meteor impacts
on the west coast of the United States.
We're still compiling data from the navy and various satellites.
But we can estimate that
there have been at least other impacts in the Pacific Ocean.
Now, Dr. Chetwyn, I assume you've got a team tracking this.
Well, l... I've only recently been briefed on all of this.
The... the information's been trickling in and...
But yes, um, we... we got word a few hours ago
from one of our observatories in the meteor tracking network.
Now, the... the data is still being verified.
But, um, there is the possibility that a comet has struck an asteroid.
And if that's true, then the increased
meteor activity we're experiencing is the, uh,
debris from that initial collision.
How big can these rocks get?
Anything from a pebble to the size of a truck.
And the bad news?
The comet collision may have altered
the parent asteroid's trajectory enough that...
it may be on its way to us, too.
Size? Mass? Velocity?
He's calculating that as we speak.
The worst-case scenario.
We may be looking at 114th Kassandra, a main belt asteroid.
It's large enough to be considered a small planet.
She's 60 miles in diameter and her impact with earth
would be enough to end life as we know it.
You want the worst-case scenario.
Time till impact?
Still calculating.
But my... my best guesstimate is 24-48 hours.
Unfortunately, if it is Kassandra,
you're gonna have to destroy her long before that,
because if... if we hit her when she's too low in our atmosphere,
the... the debris fallout from the explosion...
It would be catastrophic.
Okay, people. We got our hands full. Let's get moving.
Dr. Chetwyn, I need a full workup on the asteroid we're dealing with
and a trajectory for an ideal interception point.
And I need it in minutes or less.
I know it's early. Don't tell me how early it is.
I need you at your desk in ten minutes.
And get me Dr. Lehman now.
Just gonna get your numbers, sir.
Okay.
Trust me. Stark's not gonna get far. Jack, I'm gonna do everything I can.
Jesus, cap, that's not enough. It's Calvin.
You know him. Look, this is jenny we're talking about.
I know, man.
But do you see what's goin' on out there?
Tom.
Tom, you used to bounce her on your knee.
Please.
Well, he's not getting far, all right?
Who is that? Is that about jenny?
It's the mayor.
You call me if you hear anything.
Will do. Now get some rest, would you?
Come on, baby.
Sorry, all circuits are busy. Please try your call again later.
We're following this breaking story.
The AP is reporting a large meteor impact in Taft, California,
with additional impacts in other areas along
the west coast and the Pacific Ocean.
NASA officials have scheduled
a press conference one half hour from now.
And we expect some answers regarding
what seems to be the largest in recorded history.
Small meteors collide with the earth
all the time but the impact is so minor...
Hey, you guys, check it out.
It's beautiful.
I bet it's even better up in the mountains. Come on.
Hey.
Forget something?
Oh, thank you. Maya, you rock. Best roommate ever.
Come on. We gotta roll.
See ya.
This is awful.
Yeah.
Hey.
We got out, right?
Do you want me to stay home?
No, no, no. You... you go on. Someone's got to pay the bills.
Yeah, but you shouldn't have to deal with all this by yourself.
Hey, hey, at least someone's enjoying this.
He's still here?
Yeah. We missed the bus in all the excitement.
I'll take him in.
No, no. I'll do it.
It'll give us some good motherlson time.
Hey, kid! Let's go. Time for school. The limo's leavin'.
Shouldn't I stay and help?
Nice try. Come on. Get in the car. I'll try to get off early, all right?
Hey, Russell! The firemen tell me it's safe now.
You might want to come take a look.
Well, how bad is it?
See for yourself.
You get a chance to watch the news this morning?
No, the power's still out.
Well, apparently, uh, a few of these things hit some time last night.
Some kind of freak meteor shower.
Most of them landed in the pacific, except for this one.
Ooh, hi. My radiator overheated. Can I get water?
- Thank you. - Thanks.
Have a good day.
Suspect is still at large. Repeat.
Detective Calvin Stark is considered armed and dangerous.
Use extreme caution. All units.
All units respond a 511 at 11465 High View Drive.
Hello.
Imogene, it's Nate Chetwyn. Is Daniel with you?
I'm right here.
Dan. I'm sorry. L... I was wrong about Kassandra.
Have you had a chance to calculate trajectory?
You're breaking up. Call us back.
We're standing by for a missile launch.
No, no! Don't launch! You don't have the trajectory right!
Hello?
He doesn't have the original impact coordinates.
He's using an algorithm I gave him years ago.
They're gonna miss. Get him back!
No signal.
Ha. He said sorry.
What?
He apologized. I think he actually apologized.
Oh, great.
No, ma'am, I'm not trying to tell you how to do your job.
But you need to get the president to address the country right away
or we will have widespread panic.
Thank you, ma'am.
Sir. Just heard from NASA.
Near-earth satellite radar confirms that it's 114 Kassandra.
Colonel Beck, how long till missile launch?
Twenty-one minutes, sir.
Perfect. Let's get a live feed in five.
Yes, sir. And I still need the...
Dr. Chetwyn, how about those coordinates?
I've got them, sir. I'm just double-checking them.
We need them now.
Okay. You got it.
I got it.
Perfect.
You've reached the cell phone of Dr. Lehman. Please leave a message.
Dr. Lehman, lmogene, it... it's Nate.
We're... we're about to launch,
and I need to confirm the kassandra trajectory with you.
There's... there's something wrong with the numbers.
Just call, call, call.
- Whoa! - Watch out, sorry.
Will you help me out, please? Thank you.
Russell Hapscomb, meteor man.
Simon. Long time.
Yeah, a long time.
Hey, what's goin' on here?
I thought my house was the only one that got hit.
Some fema guy told people to stock up so...
Wow.
Yeah. Wow is right.
Hey! That's my water.
You got your name on this?
I'm over here getting milk before they run out of that too.
Yeah, well, look, sorry, sir.
I said that's my water. It's for my family.
Hey, relax...
Why don't you just get your ass out of my town
and crawl back to where you came from?
Come again?
Just let's let it go. He's not worth it.
Yeah, let it go.
There's more water over there.
You have yourself a nice day... sir.
Heard what he said to me?
Yeah, I heard.
I was born here.
Some mouth.
Yeah. That mouth gonna get his ass cancelled.
You did the right thing.
Damn it. I think it's dead. Sorry.
Don't panic. We have to keep our heads.
See if you can wave someone down. They always stop for a girl.
Hey! Hey, stop!
Great. Hey, look.
I'll get the phone.
Hey!
Dr. Lehman. Dr. Lehman! Oh, God. Dr. Lehman.
The laptop.
Don't speak. Shh, don't try to speak. Oh, my god. Oh, my god, Dr. Lehman.
Get it.
No.
Dr. Lehman.
Dr. Lehman!
I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.
Now here's a list of alternate routes to get you home from our eye in the sky.
If you're trying to head north from the 405, allow for extra time.
Make sure you...
Come on, answer, baby. Answer.
Hi, it's jenny. Leave a message.
Jenny. Listen to me. It's your dad. Listen very carefully.
You are in real danger.
Stark, my... my ex-partner, Calvin Stark. You remember him?
Well, he's done something terrible, baby.
You are in danger, okay?
As soon as you get this message, you need to call-
no, you need to run to the police station in town
and have them call me
or Captain Finnegan at LAPD precinct immediately.
All right? This is for real, baby. All right? I love you.
Just go. Go now.
Due to the unpredictable nature of
the current meteor shower crisis, all motorists...
Told you, I knew a shortcut.
Yeah, it sure beats the parking lot on the side.
It is recommended that all drivers safely exit
and proceed to the nearest public shelter.
Maybe we should go back.
Why?
I mean, things are falling out of the sky.
They're telling people to stay off the road.
People are sheep. They overreact.
Just think... hot tub. Hot tub. Hot tub.
I'm serious.
Me too. There's also a fully stocked bar.
Forty acres of pristine forest.
Hey, babe. If the world's ending, I'd rather be with you.
Thanks.
You are so full of it.
Come on. That was for real.
Yeah. Mm-mm-mm-mm.
I tell you what, if you're a good boy the rest of the way,
I might let you fish that out.
Oww!
You stopped a fight over water?
Yeah. I'm telling you, our house gets hit,
but it's everyone else around here who's freakin' out.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Just fixin' up the windows before Michael gets home.
I hear they're letting the kids out early.
- Dr. Hapscomb, we need you stat. - All right?
You heard that, babe. I love you. I gotta go.
Watch it. Oh!
Excuse me!
Oh, come on. What are you doing? Out of my way.
Oh, I'm... that's rude.
Sorry, sorry.
They've been all over the radio and TV.
What was it fema said? What was his big message?
Stay off the roads like it's some freakin' kind of travel advisory.
Unbelievable.
That's your tax dollars at work right there.
I've been all over town.
People starting' to hoard food and supplies.
Next thing, everyone's gonna be holed up in their houses.
And that's when the lowlifes are gonna be coming' out of the woodwork.
Havin' a slow day at the garage?
Hello, chief.
Dwight. You boys, uh, plannin' a huntin' trip?
Well, you know, duck season's right around the corner.
Well, today might be a good day to stay indoors.
Yeah. But what if you have some real trouble?
You're gonna need some god-fearin' boys at your side.
What I need is for people to stay nice and calm,
not runnin' around with weapons.
I don't recall martial law being declared.
We have the right to assemble.
Dwight... You are beginning to annoy me. That would not be in your best interest.
Are you threatening me?
I'm not threatening you. I'm just tellin' you how it is.
Now I suggest you take care of your families rather than your guns.
So, uh, where in Los Angeles you... you need to go?
Uh, JPL. Jet Propulsion Laboratories.
It's just off the 210th. Thanks for picking me up.
You remind me of my daughter. And I never let her walk alone.
As of yet, we have heard no official word on what's going on.
But with the meteor strikes increasing,
what started out as an especially beautiful sunrise
might turn out to be the first warning sign of a national emergency.
Maybe they'll cancel school tomorrow.
- Aw, Mickey's got a girlfriend! - Hey, if you ever want a real man...
Leave her alone.
Or what?
He ain't gonna help you.
Doofus can't protect his woman.
Nope.
Quit it.
Oh, is doofus gonna cry?
Big mistake.
Coordinates confirmed?
Yeah.
Your confidence is overwhelming.
Punch it.
We're locked in.
Launch codes.
Hot and ready, sir.
We're go for launch, sir.
Call it, colonel.
On my mark, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3...
Talk to me, people.
We... we lost 'em, sir. I-I got no feeds.
Me neither. They're off line.
The satellite.
Speak up.
Are we on satellite com link with the launch site?
That's right.
I think the satellite got hit.
The harbingers.
The... the debris from the initial comet impact.
Quigley. Yes. Yes. Confirmed? Yes. Roger that. Please stand by.
Sir, missiles are intact. We just lost the satellite feeds.
Recommendations.
Launch based on the trajectory model, sir.
No. No! Without satellite guidance, l... I advise against that.
The trajectory computation, it... it's not foolproof.
I need more time.
Christ.
Well, I'm sorry.
I don't think we should be hurling nuclear weapons blindly!
Pardon me, Dr. Chetwyn,
but what the hell have you been doing all this time?
The best I can.
We've never dealt with this big an asteroid mass,
and not at this proximity.
And the... the algorithm I'm using isn't working.
For some reason, I can't reach the man that created it.
Well, find him for Christ's sake! Where is he?
He's on his way in from Mexico.
Mexico?
What the hell is he doing in Mexico if he's so integral to this whole thing?
I fired him. He went crazy.
Help Dr. Chetwyn to find his man.
Get the White House involved.
Call in the god damn marines.
We need that trajectory on this thing right away, now!
I'm sorry, but it's not my fault. The thing overheated, okay?
The car is a piece of crap. Yeah? Oh, that's nice. Nice. Yeah. Jackass!
Sorry, ma'am. LAPD.
I'm gonna have to commandeer your vehicle.
Police emergency.
You gave me a heart attack.
Step away from the car, please.
Have you seen what's happening out there?
I gotta get home.
Ma'am, I'm gonna have to insist.
Officer, please.
Please, I live all the way in Palm Vista.
My kids are waiting. I'll never make it on foot.
Palm Vista. You live out near the college?
Yeah.
My lucky day. Do you mind if I bother you for a ride?
Yes. Of course I'll take you wherever you need to go. Pop in.
Well, thank you, ma'am.
Still nothing?
Nada.
The little one starts school today.
I'm sorry.
Oh, no. It's okay. It's okay.
Is okay if I, uh, get you to border?
No, no. Look, I really... I have to...
I'm very sorry, senorita.
L... I just need to get to my familia, you know.
Of course.
Wait. Is that a police station?
Si!
Great. Well, maybe they could radio the embassy or call JPL for me.
Very good idea, senorita. Yes, very good.
Gracias. Thank you so much.
De nada.
Are you sure you're going to be okay?
Si. Yeah. You go home to your family.
Gracias. Buenas suerte.
Good luck to you too.
Oh, god.
Yeah. It's a big rock.
And lift. Got it?
Double check that fuel line.
Come on, let's go.
Hey!
What about the rest of these kids?
We're full up.
We gotta take this group to... to High View
and this next one gotta go to coast central.
You've only got one ambulance?
We got accidents all over. It's insane.
I don't believe it.
All right, I want you to get over to
Dylan's car dealership as soon as possible.
Round up every available man.
Get every truck and van over here just as soon as you can.
Michael?
You just take it easy, son. You're gonna be fine.
Uh, we'll get you to the hospital
and I'll make sure your mom and dad are there to meet you, okay?
Sir, everyone's losing satellite coverage,
NSA, Pentagon, commercial networks.
How big can these dust storms get?
Don't think of it as dust.
I'm sure our satellite and every satellite worldwide
is gettin' shredded to pieces.
Let's not lose it, people.
We won the second World War without satellites.
We're not gonna give it up now. Ground wire all communications.
Sir. What if he can't solve it?
Well, at some point, the thing will be visible on ground radar.
Which is another reason that
I think we should save our biggest missiles for them.
We also may be underestimating the amount of firepower
we're gonna need here.
Colonel Beck has targeted for 500 missions in his career.
General, we're not talking about a surgical strike on Baghdad.
You're trying to pulverize a giant rock
that's four times the size of Manhattan into
tiny little pieces small enough so the fallout,
if we're lucky enough to hit it, doesn't kill us anyway.
We got one chance at this thing. I think we all better get it right.
We'll take that under advisement. I want you to get your numbers straight.
Hello.
What? Where?
Where?! I'm coming.
Hey, how ya holdin' up?
I'm fine.
Thanks for checkin' in and thanks for the wheels.
I owe ya.
You're gonna be putting my kids through college after they fire my ass.
You won't get fired. I'll get Finnegan to vouch for you.
All right. I trust you, handsome.
You're the woman of my dreams, Trish. Gotta go.
Hello?
Hola.
Hello.
Hola.
Hello.
Hola.
I'm sorry. I didn't see you. No lo vi.
Ah, Americana.
Si. Yes.
I have to get to
Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Los Angeles.
There's information on this computer
that's very important the government needs.
L... I'm a scientist and I'm-
I'm working on the meteors that are... that are coming down.
It... it's very, very important.
This, uh, very, um, como se dice, importante?
Urgent, huh?
Si. Yes.
Why don't you just call them on the telefono?
Yes. Right!
Vamanos. Otro oficina.
We have... they have phones, uh, how you say, uh, long distance.
Oh, thank you.
Yeah. Office.
Okay.
- Ow, please. - What the hell, Carlo?
Ella estaba snooping around. She's alone.
Please. Please, please. I'm just trying to get to Los Angeles.
She's kinda cute, huh?
I mean, like this meteor thing, I mean, sure, I'm worried.
I mean, who wouldn't be? But it's kind of exciting, you know?
I mean, I'm no crazy,
but I like a little adventure every now and then.
So are you married?
Yes.
Happily?
I guess I could tell you that.
Yeah?
But then I'd have to kill you.
That was good! You actually had me on that one.
You'd have to kill me.
Casualty report.
Only 41 so far nationwide, which is a minor miracle.
Injuries are in the hundreds, sir.
Last batch was the second bus full of kids.
It's getting ugly.
General, here you go.
We need to get people underground. How are we comin' with that?
We've opened shelters in every conceivable location.
Underground parking lots, malls, old bomb shelters,
any tunnel that's not jammed with traffic.
Even a few working mine shafts.
And I've got word from the pentagon
so we'll open civilian access to subterranean facilities.
Mostly old missile storage in
Arkansas, Idaho, lowa, and Kansas, and working on more, sir.
General, we've got an image on ground radar.
On screen, please.
Oh, my god, they're getting larger.
Which one of these is Kassandra?
We can't see kassandra yet.
All right, people, things are about to get a whole lot worse.
We need to get people underground,
and we need to get the National Guard out to guide them there.
More importantly, Colonel Beck.
Uh, missile deployment nearly complete.
We've got every major population center covered
with stingers and patriot batteries in the rural areas.
Roger that. Good work. Okay, people. Let's move!
Sir.
Did you find them?
The Mexican police found Dr. Lehman, sir.
Excellent.
They found him dead, sir. A suspected hit-and-run.
What about lmogene, his assistant?
They didn't find anyone else, sir. I'm sorry.
Move out! Steady twos. Let's go.
Roger, we're in position. Permission to fire.
Charlie 11, Charlie 11.
This is Charlie 01 -. Have visual contact.
Let's go! Roger, 22, we've got inner...
What the hell?
What's the problem, officer?
You'll have to turn back
and exit at that detour sign you just ignored.
That'll lead you to a pick-up point.
They'll take you to a shelter from there.
I'm sorry, but that's unacceptable, all right?
Shut up. Do as he says.
We have a mass casualty accident. A spillover at Miami General.
How many?
Seven children. A school bus.
Christ. Uh, how far away are they?
They're here?
Here? Did they forgot to call ahead?
Well, the phones are screwed up. The radios are messy. Chelsea.
What? What?
The bus... it's from Michael's school.
God.
Okay, baby is hypo, 90 over 66. Pulse is tachy. Internal injuries.
I've got two units of plasma IV. Push and prep for surgery. Go.
Oh, god.
180 over 90. resp. Is shallow, but pulse is holding up.
Possible concussion.
He's been out... doctor.
Chelsea, what do we do?
My baby. Oh, my baby.
Dr. Hapscomb.
Uh, ten units of saline IV push, x-ray and cat scan.
Move! Next patient.
Oh. Oh, crap. The gas.
God, I'm such an idiot.
You hadn't filled up?
No, I mean everything was just so crazy,
and I just... just wanted to get home.
You passed two or three gas stations.
I know. Kind of funny, you know.
- Shut up. - It's just kind of funny.
I mean, here I am...
- Shut the hell up. - Get off me.
Hey, get you want to bag these things, please?
All right.
All right. This is ridiculous. We're going as fast as we can, sir.
Well, you're not going fast enough. I gotta get home to my kids.
Can we go home?
Hush.
Excuse me. Come on.
Sir, you didn't pay for that. Sir, freeze!
Please, put those things down, and get out.
Man, I got kids.
Let him go!
Stop.
Please. What are you gonna do, shoot me over two gallons of water?
No, but I sure the hell will.
We ain't gonna put up with any of this thievery.
We're not gonna tolerate any lawlessness.
That's right, Dwight. You're absolutely right.
That's why you need to go home.
I'm just trying to lend a helping hand here, chief.
You've helped enough. Time to go home now.
And if I see either of you boys with your pea-shooters out again,
I will confiscate them, and I will melt them down for scrap iron.
Get him to the hospital.
When he's up to it, I suggest he press charges.
Yes, sir.
Things are starting to fall apart here.
You know, I mean no disrespect, but you're not getting any younger,
and this place was being robbed, and you came in way late.
Please, just go. Okay, I'll settle...
Hey, nobody's talking to you.
Now get him home. He needs to cool off.
Get him some ice.
There's no need for that. You know, he's got a point.
We're spending a lot of time tearing each other apart.
We need to lend each other a hand. Now, I want you all to go home.
I want you to pick up your kids, some food, some blankets,
whatever medicine you need,
and then head over to the fallout shelter at the high school.
You'll be safe there.
We'll do everything we can to make you comfortable.
And remember, we're all in this together.
We need to look out for each other.
So tell your friends and tell your neighbors.
Let's help each other. Go on home.
Let's do what he said. You can pay me later.
Here's something for your boys.
Just go home, everybody. It's okay.
In what experts are calling a one-in-a-million tragedy,
a meteor has struck down a passenger plane,
killing all passengers and crew.
The real tragedy is that the aircraft was
struck while trying to land minutes
after the FAA suspended all air traffic in Northern America
because of the meteor storm that has turned this
into one of the most tragic days in modern history.
Sir, incoming.
Right over downtown LA. And it's a big one.
Patch it through to the ground commander.
Let's go! Alpha team, you're main effort!
Bravo team, get ready to shoot if they miss!
Let's go!
We're hot! Line 'em up!
They nailed it!
Good shootin', army!
You're a glass-half-empty kind of guy, aren't you?
We don't have enough missiles to knock them all down.
The United States arsenal has a lot of assets.
You better save most of them for Kassandra,
or we're all dead, no matter what.
How low is the trajectory?
Working on it.
How can any man say this is not the lord's wrath?
Repent now, for the hour of judgment is at hand!
Oh, I have gazed through a glass that has shown me the future.
This is the emergency broadcast service.
Stand by for official instructions from state and federal authorities.
All roads and highways,
including the Eisenhower interstate highway system,
are closed to all traffic until further notice,
with the exception of public safety,
emergency medical, and military vehicles.
All citizens are strongly urged...
Hey, doctor, doctor.
Over here, this way. Put her in this room.
Okay, hurry up. We're gonna lose him.
Local burns on, uh, extremities.
Get a line in.
Did you check on Michael?
Yeah, his vitals are stable.
Cat scan was negative. Look, do you want...
No, not right now.
I gotta finish up here. Michael's stable.
He's luckier than this poor kid.
Now, the shirt.
Please, if I don't get to JPL, we're all gonna die.
The camiseta! The shirt!
Okay. Okay, okay, okay.
Please, please, you don't have to do this.
Please, please.
Please, don't. We have to get to shelter.
Now the rest.
Do you wanna die?
If I die today, I will die con un smile in my face.
Screw it. I'll do it myself.
On your knees, now.
Let's go, move up! Go! Go!
Tell 'em we're ready to go with 21, go!
- Yes, sir! - Hurry along!
Bring 'er up. Let's see it.
On target!
Let's go, come on!
Emergency services have been stretched to the limit.
I can't believe they made me leave my 'vette.
Squad, fall in.
Shut the hell up about your damn car already.
Sorry, folks! We just got word from the shelter.
That's all the room we've got.
Oh, god. They can't.
That's not right! You can't just leave us out here!
We're way overcrowded,
and there's plenty of room at the shelter just over in Carville.
I can't walk 15 miles! I've got two kids.
Please, officer, please.
Come on. Leave it alone.
Sir, sir!
Miss, you need to get back on the truck.
You can let her in. I'm sure we can squeeze her in.
The shelter is dangerously overcrowded as it is.
Please.
Folks, the sooner you get moving, the sooner you'll get there.
Come on.
You get on the truck. We'll give you our place.
Oh, honey, I couldn't.
No, we can walk miles. You can't.
Come on, let's go.
What?
Let her on the truck. My boyfriend and I are leaving.
There are three of them.
It's a baby.
You're being ridiculous.
Don't worry, you just go with him. We'll be fine.
Come on, it's not our fault that we got here first.
Please, someone, this lady has kids.
Jenny!
You're making a scene.
We'll go.
God bless you. God bless you!
Move out!
Do you think we'll make it to Carville by nightfall?
Not with the freeway shut down. We should find someplace to crash.
I know somewhere.
- Oh, yeah? - They've got a hot tub.
Dad, hey.
Oh, thank god. Are you okay?
Mom, come on. It's cool, I'm okay.
Hey.
He's fine. He just... he just has a minor concussion.
I knew that thick head was good for something.
Very funny, dad.
I'm sorry, Mr. Hapscomb.
What's wrong?
The supply truck. It didn't come. No answer in the company.
Oh, crap.
What is it?
Today, of all days, we were supposed to be restocked on half our meds.
But the truck never showed.
I guess, given everything...
and we're out of really basic stuff, like penicillin, disinfectant.
I already shouldn't be performing half the procedures I'm doing.
What about the pharmacy?
What do you mean?
Grangers. Their daughter's in my class.
Wouldn't they have some of the stuff you need?
Yeah, yeah. I don't know why I didn't think of that.
Well, you've been busy, honey.
Do you think they're open?
Well, I know Dan Granger. He'll definitely help out regardless.
Just make a list.
Your father is a genius. I love you. I love you!
Get a room, people.
You make a list. I'll go call ahead to the pharmacy.
Get some rest, okay?
You take care of your mom.
Come on. Move!
Damn it!
Stop your vehicle, ma'am. Keep your hands where I can see 'em.
What's your hurry?
I'm an American citizen, and I'm...
Are you a police officer, ma'am?
No, but...
Step out of the car, please.
You don't understand.
Now, ma'am.
My name is lmogene O'Neill.
And, um, I'm working on the meteor task force so...
There's a gun in the car.
What?
She's got a firearm, Johnny!
No, no, no. That is not my gun.
Would you turn around and face the vehicle, please?
Turn around, face the vehicle, please.
But...
Face the vehicle. Put your hands out. Spread your legs.
Please, I have to get to a phone.
I have coordinates that Dr. Chetwyn-
the government needs to shoot down the asteroid.
All right, she's clean. May I see your passport, please?
Yes, of course. Damn it. My jacket.
My jacket, I left my jacket back at the police station.
I see. Why are you driving a Mexican police car.
Because I was... I was attacked. By these two men.
And... and they killed these two officers back at the police station.
All right, uh, you're gonna have to come with me, please.
No, you're not listening to me here, okay?!
We don't have time!
Then we'd better get this sorted out quickly.
We're getting slammed.
The frequency of the rocks coming through the atmosphere is increasing,
and they're getting bigger.
The hits are measuring on the Richter scale
and we're starting to miss.
Christ. Casualty count?
It's over a thousand.
Sir, we got two monsters heading for Huntsville, New York,
and no patriot missiles in range.
Population?
17,000. I grew up a couple towns from there.
I got a sub off the coast. Saab missiles will vaporize this.
Wait, wait, wait... once again,
we can't afford to waste the big missiles.
We gotta save everything we got for kassandra herself!
So, what, we're just supposed to let 17,000 people die?
I don't know!
But what good is saving 70,000
you lose the whole planet in the morning?!
So aren't most people in shelters by now?
Some... it's taking time.
Sir, I have two more heading for towns in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Same scenario... out of patriot range.
All right, general, you cannot...
Enough!
The next thing I want to hear from you are the coordinates for
where to hit the asteroid. I'm sorry.
But I will not sacrifice all these people.
Take whatever you need, knock down anything you can.
You heard the man... all subs, all silos, spit 'em up!
To determine...
Keep movin'. Take the stairway to the right.
There's food and water down there. You'll be safe.
I got these from Myrna at the motel.
Good work. Get 'em down there. We're filling up fast.
You got it.
Uh, here.
Here you go, ma'am.
First stairway to the right, sweetheart.
Chief, he's got a gun!
You think you can sucker punch me and get away with it, old man?
No sir! You do not disrespect me.
Son... it may seem to you like you have the drop on me,
but I can assure you, it only seems that way.
Don't forget, I do this for a living.
So I can guarantee you this.
First, I will disarm you, and then I will shoot you dead.
You don't want that, now, do you?
Do you?
You want respect, Dwight?
You got to earn it.
Well, there's your chance. That sound... that's our challenge.
That's the good lord throwin' down his gauntlet,
askin' us who we are and what we're made of.
He wants to know what we're capable of doing in the face of adversity.
Whether we'll stick together, or whether we'll just fall apart.
Now, all of us could be dead here in a split second.
But before we go, we each of us have to answer the call.
What's your answer, Dwight?
How can I help?
You made the right choice.
Lots of people downstairs need help getting set up.
I called your father myself, still no answer.
I'm sorry. Try to get some rest, okay? The two of you.
My mom's a really good doctor.
She's gonna fix him up. You'll see.
TV just went out. God.
- Mom? Mom! Mom! - I apologize.
We are experiencing technical... technical difficulties.
Again, federal off...
are advising every... to get to a shelter.
Maya...
Ohh... Mr. Crowe?
I didn't mean to scare you. Where's jenny?
Uh, she went to the cabin for the weekend with Jeff.
I just gave the address to your partner.
Calvin was here already?
How long ago?
Uh... half an hour ago?
And you told him where she was?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
He said you had your hands full and you asked him to get her home,
what with the meteors and all. Doesn't he work with you?
Yeah, yeah, it's okay. Um... do you have the address?
Uh... here.
All right, thanks. Shouldn't you been to the shelter?
I'm on my way.
All right, well, get a move on.
Oh, my god.
Ah, we are now officially out of meds.
Okay. Okay, move! Everybody out! Everybody out! Out, out!
Thanks for the help, pal.
I really mean it.
It was good of you to help a brother out.
You're a good man.
Are you people gonna come talk to me!
You got quite a temper.
We're all gonna die... unless you talk to me.
I've been doing this job for years. First time I ever heard that.
I am a scientist. I am working...
Just hold on, ma'am.
They say one of them meteors hit some computer routing thing in Nevada.
So we got no internet at all.
I can't check your identity until we're up and running.
Do you know what happens
when a class-one asteroid hits a class-one comet?
No, ma'am.
It gets knocked off course.
Its trajectory becomes unknowable. Unless you know exactly how to look.
And when it hits the earth...
We all go home to the good lord.
You're a man of faith.
Look me in the eye and tell me I'm lying.
Now you're playing me, miss.
Wait! Wait. Lock me up, put me in a cell.
Keep me here forever. I don't care!
Just call Jet Propulsion laboratories.
Tell them that you have Daniel Lehman's computer.
You have the asymmetrical trajectory algorithm.
I will write this down for you. Please, we're running out of time.
I'll tell you what. I'll get you a phone.
Thank you!
You're really scared, aren't you?
I'm terrified.
Come on.
Just take her out that way.
Okay, thank God.
Where are you going? Yeah, second floor is as stable.
No, I have to get my son.
The damage was not confined to
the actual impact area as this spectacular point...
I calculated the most likely course for Cassandra,
I had flying shots but then no shots at all.
It started in the early morning hours
just after the San Clemente strike, firemen...
We have about an 11 minute window, 13 tops.
She's about to enter the atmosphere
and as you know we'll have it if we hit her too low.
The plug is in, watch in five minutes.
Mr. President? We're launched.
Dr. Chetwyn, there's an image in the AOL in 19-30.
Wait.
Excuse me, Mr. President, what?
It's Lehman's assistant, she may have an update.
Imogene.
I'm running the A-symmetrical algorithm
on Cassandra's trajectory.
I know, I know. I've been running them all day.
The 3-D analytics don't hold up.
These are big numbers, they are going off the chart.
That's what Dr. Lehman was trying to tell you.
He revised the algorithm.
I've been trying to get this
so you could plug it into your mainframe.
Imogene.
But we're going to have to rely on the laptop.
I've used a much smaller settling ratio.
No, no, we're waiting to launch.
Will you just give me five minutes?
I need the trajectory now.
It's been hours since Dr. Lehman...
At last we have the numbers.
Am I holding the launch?
- Imogene, now, now. - We're going in two minutes.
Okay, here we go, here we go.
I got it.
Hold on, hold the launch, hold the launch.
Oh, c'mon, general?
I got the trajectory.
Imogene, I'm putting you on the speaker phone.
Give me the trajectories now, go, go.
Cassandra's trajectories is from 5-17-46 descending to 0-2-20-0-6.
I repeat, it's got it.
Sir, do I reprogram the launch?
How sure are you of these numbers?
I am more sure than of anything else we've got.
Dan Lehman was a genius.
Who you fired because he was crazy.
Sir?
Reprogram in the new numbers.
Hit it hard, to try to kill her.
Thank you, miss.
I think we're quite clear on that vine now.
Mr. President, we're launched, go.
New coordinates, reset the clocks. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five...
We'll never get too level, get the paramedics ready,
there's going to be debris and a lot of it.
Three, two, one, launch.
The birds are away.
They're still on radar blank, how do we know if we hit it?
It would fall on our heads, we'd know.
Get the missile near to the bunk right ahead to Edwards Air Force Base,
I need her on a secure hard line.
Don't fly her, there's going to be a ton of debris.
Ground all the flights, military too.
Let's do it, ground all flights.
Get missile near at Edwards, use any means necessary.
Yes, sir.
Oh, thank you.
What's wrong?
You know I'm not sure.
I was extrapolating Dr. Lehman's formula and the assumption is not right.
One minute to intercept.
Murphy, sir?
Yes, sir.
She's right here.
Of course, sir.
Thank you, sir.
That was the Vice-President?
Of what?
The Vice-President of the United States.
They need you at Edwards Air Force Base ASAP.
Okay, hang on.
Can you do that in the car?
Yeah, yeah.
Well, let's go.
I want to take you there myself.
It's not everyday you get a call like that.
We have contact.
Status?
Standby,
target reduced.
Keep the Patriot and Nessus on standby.
It came through
The missiles on standby.
Aye.
Hey.
That was way too easy, buddy boy. You're not much of a cop.
Let her go. Let her go, Cal.
Oh, you're a funny man, put the gun down.
Put it down or I'll spread her all over the damn room.
Put it down.
Atta, boy, nice and easy. Kick it over to me now.
On your knees now, get down on your knees, that's a good boy.
Just take me and let her go.
Oh, that's just touching. But you're missing the point.
I want you to feel what I feel, my pain.
Cal, goddamit, I feel it.
You don't know my pain. But you will.
No.
Now, that's some fireworks.
Oh, god.
Beautiful, huh.
So, those things are going to land. We got to find cover, now.
Run, get inside.
Michael? Michael?
Michael? It's mommy, can you hear me?
Backstairs.
Oh, god, Michael.
Chelsea, Michael, can you hear me?
Chelsea.
Look at the bright side, you did it, you saved us.
No, I didn't, you should have seen us a lot sooner.
What's wrong?
The asteroid, it should be reaching us a lot later and somewhere in Europe.
Everything is off from the mass estimate.
I'm sorry I 'm not following.
Right there, wrong assumption right from the start,
Dr. Lehman miscalculated the asteroid's mass.
The original comet hit Cassandra already
but it didn't just send it toward the earth.
Okay.
The original impact splitt her in two.
So?
So, it's not over.
The second half of Cassandra is still coming.
I think she's bigger.
We're the only ones who know. We have to call them now.
I have no brakes.
All right. We are transmitting right now.
We do have a signal.
A Pentagon... A Pentagon official... A Pentagon official,
reached by telephone has just confirmed
that U.S. Missiles have destroyed an asteroid
that entered the Earth's atmosphere.
The tail end... to hit our planet in recorded history-
to hit our planet in recorded history.
Let's go.
Meteor impacts have caused destruction worldwide.
We've been unable to reestablish communication
with anyone outside of North America since our satellite feed went down.
So all we're able to bring you are
these images from last night... last night.
I apologize.
We are experiencing technical difficulties.
Here in the U.S., casualty...
Here in the U.S., casualty counts are still being compiled,
but the estimates we've been able to piece together
are rapidly climbing to a staggering 22,000.
Property damages being estimated in the hundreds of billions,
and environmental impact is truly catastrophic.
An hour ago the president addressed the nation via shortwave radio,
which is quickly becoming
the only reliable mode of communication.
We ask that you stay where you are.
Or if where you are isn't safe,
please proceed to the closest shelter or FEMA camp.
Now that the meteor storm and debris fallout has stopped,
we've begun using aircraft to deliver aid nationwide.
Try to remember, as dark as this day may seem,
we have neutralized an asteroid that could have wiped us out of existence.
We have lived to fight another day. We have prevailed.
Calvin. Calvin, please.
All right, all right, partner.
Just for old times' sake, I'm gonna be real nice about this.
And make it fast.
No!
Ladies and gentlemen,
it's over there have been no reported impacts in the last three hours.
Now I'm not one for speeches,
but on behalf of the president and a very grateful nation,
I want to thank each and every one of you for a job well done.
We have accomplished our mission. We stopped the meteors.
Now it's up to other teams to clean up the mess.
Now, I know we all want to get to our families.
The skies are clear.
We've got choppers on standby. Let's go home.
Michael! Chelsea!
Michael.
Murphy. Ah.
Murphy.
- No. - Don't try to talk.
You gotta go. Go warn them. Go.
Oh, no. No, you're not getting off that easy.
I have a granddaughter.
When she grows up, I want her to be like you.
No.
Channel one?
Our signal's too weak.
Oh, man.
Got some more blankets here, folks, if anybody didn't get one
Lester, turn it down a little bit, will you?
You're scaring people.
All right, listen up, folks. Listen up, please.
I've got some good news, and I've got some bad news.
The good news is that we haven't seen or heard anything
fall out of the sky for the last couple of hours,
and the radio seems to be giving us an all-clear.
The bad news is...
I 'm afraid you're gonna have to stay here for a little while longer
until we go out and check and make sure everything is safe.
So give us your patience for just a little while longer,
and we'll get you home just as soon as we can.
Nothing.
The satellites are probably damaged.
Can't we just leave him here? Tie him to a pipe or something?
I don't trust him.
He's too smart. Come on.
Are you okay?
Oh.
I'm feeling a little tender.
You?
Yeah. I wish mom was here.
I do too.
Uh, Trent, are you okay?
It's my leg.
Uh, okay.
Come on, I got ya. I got ya.
Oh, jeez, sorry.
Careful.
Right.
Buck, come on. Buck, wake up. Buck.
Michael!
Michael?
Come on, kiddo. Please answer.
Oh, god, he's not breathing.
What do we do?
I don't know. Help! Help!
Michael, can you hear me?
Mom, I'm here.
Oh, baby, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, but buck's not. He's passed out. He's not breathing.
I need you to go to buck and do exactly what I say.
Okay.
Okay, I'm here.
Is he laying on his back?
Yeah.
Now I need you to breathe for him.
Ma, I can't do this. I don't know how.
You can do this, Michael. His life depends on it!
Outstanding, sir.
Oh, it's gonna be okay.
Sir! We've got incoming.
What?
They're reading off the charts.
What the hell?
We got the level five counter!
They're not fallout. They're too big.
Then what are they?
I don't know. It could be another wave.
I don't know where it's coming from. I got no data here.
And where the hell's our warning?
We got no satellite coverage.
And ground radar's still only 30% operational.
Get everyone back. How far out is Colonel Beck?
We can't raise his chopper, sir.
My god.
General, get everything in the air down now.
You heard the man.
And let's get all missile batteries back on alert.
And pray that we have enough left.
One, two, three, four.
No way, man. No way.
What is it?
He's okay.
Michael, answer me! Michael, please!
He's okay, mom! Buck's okay!
Oh, thank God. Oh, thank you, god.
Folks, I know that some of your homes have been damaged,
but just remember, the Fallout Shelter is open for business.
We're here to help you if you need us.
It's horrible.
Yeah, it could be worse. At least we're alive.
Hi.
Hello.
Do you have a phone?
A landline?
Great. And it works?
Yup.
Oh, thank god.
$50.
Excuse me?
$50 for the phone.
That's ridiculous.
Look, I'm a scientist. There's another asteroid coming.
This is an emergency. I need to talk to the government.
Fine, we're all gonna die,
but apparently, all you care about is your stupid money.
I just came across the border, okay? I have pesos and, like, $16.
Come on. $16 for one stupid phone call?
This is an emergency.
I need to use the goddamn phone now.
Drop it!
Drop it now.
Please.
Now go.
Please... Please don't shoot.
Even though the meteors have stopped falling,
many fear this is just the first chapter in a worldwide catastrophe from
which we may never recover.
The estimated cost of rebuilding damaged
and destroyed structures is projected
to continue to rise for the foreseeable future.
Many analysts are predicting a figure
in the hundreds of trillions of dollars.
Leading experts at the IMF have gone on record as saying
that it will take a concerted effort
by countries around the globe to
address the truly biblical scale of the devastation.
Max Pearl, assistant secretary of the treasury,
testifying at the first congressional hearings...
Said that he believes the economies of the world
will unilaterally become what he described...
I thought they'd stopped.
Economies of necessity,
where rebuilding infrastructure and providing basic
needs will become paramount for decades.
Kitty Corcoran, NPR News, Los Angeles.
Let go! Let go!
Russ?
You're lucky I decided to make another run for survivors.
Why aren't you at the shelter?
I think Chelsea... Chelsea and Michael are inside.
This whole place could cave in at any moment.
I know. Which is why I gotta get 'em out.
Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Come on. This is a big place.
There gotta be another way in.
Where?
There's a service entrance behind the south wing lot.
We could try there.
Come on. Let's go. Come on. Come on.
Jenny.
Hello, this is Chief Crowe
at the Taft Police Department requesting assistance.
Anybody out there? Highway patrol, come in.
Still nothing.
Maybe the relay station in Del Mar got hit.
Yeah, maybe.
Um, Chief?
What is it, son? What's the matter?
How long do you think we're gonna be able to hold out?
This is... this is a catastrophe. We're gonna need help.
And we're gonna get it. Son, we just keep going.
We take it one hour at a time. The important thing is to stay cool.
Now, you hang in there. You're doing just fine.
Whew. Okay. Thank you, sir.
Hello. This is Chief Crowe at the Taft Police Department.
Come in. Come in.
General, it's confirmed.
Colonel Beck's chopper went down. No survivors.
Sir!
Go.
I have a rock heading just south of Taft, California.
Isn't that mostly desert?
Sir, there's the Taft power plant.
So? Most of the pacific grid is already out.
That's a nuclear power station.
What are the chances?
I don't know.
I've never heard of a nuclear power station
taking a direct hit from a meteor.
Mom.
What, honey?
Look.
Any station this net.
This is CHO station seven. Radio check, over.
Come in, station seven.
Chief, a meteor just hit the power station.
Damn it...
Let's get everybody back to the shelter right now.
Mom?
Mom!
Hey, uh, something's happening.
Mom!
What... what happened?
Buck, he's not breathing right.
Okay, is he bleeding? Is blood coming out of his mouth?
No.
Okay. All right, that's good. Um...
Mom, what do we do? It's getting worse.
Oxygen. He needs oxygen.
What do I do?
You need to calm him down. Get him to calm down his breathing.
That's very important.
How do I calm it?
Um...
Mom!
Michael, uh, honey, I need you to look around.
Do you see a closet?
In fact, there should be an exit to a closet in the back. Is that blocked?
Yeah, I think I can get in there. Why?
Okay, um, good, you're gonna-
there's a hallway that leads down to stairs that go down to the first floor.
That's where they keep the oxygen tank.
Okay, I'm going.
And, oh, once you get down there,
you're gonna make a sharp left and then a right.
And then you'll see the storage room. Okay, and please be careful.
I will.
Listen, you need to stay here and keep him calm
while I get oxygen, all right?
How?
I don't know.
I can't do this.
No, you have to!
Okay, just hurry.
Russ, Russ, come on. Come on.
Breathe into it. Breathe into it. Stand up.
Whoa, whoa come on.
You gotta rest. All right, we'll figure this out.
Christ!
You know what? This I can solve.
Chelsea! Michael!
Chelsea! Come on!
Lieutenant, have you heard anything about lmogene O'Neill yet?
Nothing yet. I'm sorry, sir.
I really could use her.
Hey!
Hey, hey, wait! Wait! Can I get a ride?
Look at us.
Maybe we deserve it.
Want some?
Why are you doing this?
I thought maybe you were thirsty.
I know what you mean.
Your father destroys my life. And now it's his turn to suffer.
Is that what you mean?
Just let me go. There's... there's nothing...
Come on, Jenny. Come on! Have some fun, huh?
Life is too short, baby. It's a gorgeous day.
We got fireworks in the sky.
Oh, god. Please don't kill me.
Killing me will do nothing.
Contraire, my sweet love.
Killing you is gonna be so, so much fun.
And then I'm gonna do your grandpa, your papa.
And then, you know what's gonna be the best part of all of this, huh?
Watching your daddy's face see it all happening.
You're good for now. But you know what?
I see that look again, you try to walk away again,
I'm gonna blow out your kneecaps and still make you walk.
Understand me? And that hurts.
Please, please.
You ever try walking without kneecaps, baby? Huh?
It's hard to do. And it hurts. Go!
These prices for real?
Supply and demand. What you need?
I'll take two of these bottles of water and one of what you're eating.
This oughta cover it.
Your math's not too good.
No?
Well, then maybe this will help.
I'm not doing anything illegal.
Pop, you all right?
You have a permit for that?
Put the gun down, now.
Or what?
Okay, this can end a couple of ways, none of them good.
This keeps up, your son will wind up dead or a murderer.
It's your call.
Put it down.
Now!
Wait outside.
Ordinarily, I'd have to confiscate the gun and take him in.
Today's not really normal, though, is it?
No. But showing him it's all right to
take advantage of people during a crisis,
it's just not a very...
Not a very good example. You follow me?
You should get to a hospital.
No, I don't have time. I have to find my, uh, my daughter.
You on foot?
Yeah, I... totaled my car back down the road.
Look, let me help you out.
I owe you.
Hello?
May I help you?
I'm sorry. I called out, but nobody answered.
Oh, that's okay.
L... my hearing isn't as good as it used to be.
Uh, would you like a cup of tea? I just made a pitcher.
Yes, please.
All right.
But can I use your phone, first? I'm just in a bit of a hurry.
Oh, surely, go right ahead. Make yourself at home.
Finn. Yes. Right away.
Dr. Chetwyn. Imogene O'neill on two.
Hey, how are you?
Well, I've been better. Dr. Lehman's assumptions were off.
Wait, wait, I'm putting you on the box. Lehman's assumptions what?
Were off. He miscalculated the mass.
The first half of Kassandra split the comet in two.
And the asteroid we blew up?
Was only half of Kassandra. And the other half is bigger.
Now, this shouldn't be happening,
but I still think it's heading right for us.
All right, that explains the meteor activity we're getting.
Wait, are you telling me there's another asteroid coming?
Yes.
Are you sure?
Why didn't near-earth radar pick that up yesterday?
Because the first half of Kassandra was shadowing the radar.
Now look, I'm running the asymmetrical trajectory algorithm.
Sir, I have incoming, and it's huge.
That's Kassandra.
Not as big as Kassandra. I'd say 900 square feet.
Where's it headed?
Uh, sir?
Is that?
Incoming.
Everybody down!
Dr. Chetwyn?
Lieutenant, move! It's coming down!
Here we go.
Dr. Chetwyn! Anyone?
Sometimes it acts up.
No, I think they've been hit.
Anything?
No. I think we're all gonna die.
Well, I think you're right.
Shouldn't you be getting to a shelter?
Why?
If I'm going to die,
I'll do it right here in my home with the things that I love.
See, honey, I've come to terms with who I am and how I've lived my life.
And I'm surprisingly happy. Here.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, I'm...
No.
I can't.
I can't just give up.
Not if there's still a chance.
Then you go, girl.
Where's the nearest Army base?
Well, that's Claremont Naval Station. My Ronnie was...
Okay, okay.
So if I could just communicate with Dr. Chetwyn, if he's not gone.
And, um, okay, and if he is,
I'm sure there are some sort of command center by now.
Um... can I borrow your car?
Oh, I'm sorry, I gave it to charity last year.
Damn it.
Oh, I'm sorry. Could you use a gun?
All right.
Follow me.
Michael!
Move, move, move!
Come on.
The president has just declared martial law...
Chief, you think it was nuclear? I didn't see a mushroom cloud.
Well, there could be radiation. That's why we need to get inside.
All right, let's go, folks. All the way into the shelter.
Water are being distributed at the local level
by National Guard and Army Units.
City authorities... l.D. Tags... Um, I've just been informed...
Uh, sharp right than a left. Sharp right...
Come on. Think. Think.
One, two, now!
What?
Find lmogene. She h-has t-trajectory.
Christ.
My god. He saved my life.
Now who's gonna save ours?
Turns out we used up most of our missiles on only half an asteroid.
The other half's coming back to finish the job.
And even if we had enough firepower left,
we're radar-blind.
No. No, we're not. The space station.
Didn't we just send a team up last week?
You're assuming they survived last night.
But, sir, no one said they didn't.
If they're still up there, they could be our eyes.
How do we communicate? Satellites aren't on.
Yeah, and shortwave won't reach.
What about the ground base dishes?
We can hook 'em up on a ghost relay, and then...
It won't work for audio.
We don't need audio. Just bursts.
Morse code. Good thinking, soldier.
Let's just hope it works.
Now, I know you folks have been through a lot here,
what with all the hoo-hah going on out there,
and I want you to know I'm kind of in a hurry.
So I need you to just stay calm and relaxed, all right?
Oh. Oh, yeah. This is good.
Ah. Look at that. Say cheese.
That's gonna turn out great, baby. There you go.
All right. Gonna be out of your here in just one sec.
You're doing great. You're doing very good.
You're not looking very relaxed, though.
Why? Why not let them live?
You know what? Never even occurred to me.
Here we go.
All right, you can do this. Aah!
The associated press is reporting there have been two hits in Siberia.
One off the coast of Iceland and one as far south as the Sinai desert.
Trent! Is he back yet?
No!
Reports are widespread of civil unrest...
Looting and violence appear to be growing...
Come on, baby, what are you doin'?
Stop!
Leave me alone!
Damn!
Whoo! Come on, baby.
Come on! Oh, yeah, baby.
Don't!
LAPD. On the ground, now!
Now! Drop the weapon.
What's it to you? The world's gonna end.
Please don't shoot me, please.
It's all right. It's all right. It's all right.
I am a cop. I am a cop. Okay? Come on.
Let's get you somewhere safe.
For the record, steam pipes are hot.
Hey, hold up. I just thought of something.
Water. They've been without water for hours.
Shouldn't we have brought the water?
Look, the most important thing is to find them and get 'em out of here.
Yeah. Let's go.
We gotta move.
Hey! Hey!
No, you don't understand. Wait!
Damn it!
Damn it.
Damn it! Damn it! God.
Stand by.
They're alive.
They're on the other side of the globe, through the worst of it.
Can they track the center?
Yes, they say they've now got her on visual.
She's that close?
Yeah, they say their biggest problem will be staying out of her way.
Huh, and our biggest problem is shooting her down.
What good is knowing where she is if we used up all our missiles?
We've got some left.
Chetwyn's girl said this asteroid is bigger.
We're dead!
Mr. Whitaker, you will either calm down,
or I will calm you down.
Well said, lieutenant.
And here's a thought.
What?
We're not the only ones with missiles.
Get me through to the bunker on shortwave.
I need to get the president to
start speaking with the Russians and, uh...
The Chinese.
And let's pray they haven't used up their arsenal.
I'm really sorry, ma'am,
but I told you already, the fresh fruit is for the kids.
I think this rationing is ridiculous. Why should the elderly suffer?
Ma'am, we have limited supplies.
Limited supplies. Don't treat me like an idiot.
Look, Mrs. Neely, just choose something else.
Oh! Uhh!
Excuse me.
Look, Dwight, stay out of this.
We have plenty of fruit. For the kids and Mrs. Neely.
God bless you, young man.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Here you go, guys.
Dwight.
I was wrong. Thank you.
Okay, folks. Listen up.
I checked the FEMA guidelines.
The explosion itself was certainly not nuclear.
So the chances of radioactive fallout, very small.
But they're there.
You're absolutely right. And that's why I brought these.
What are those?
Geiger counters.
You have radiation suits that go with those?
No. No, we don't.
Unfortunately, we didn't plan the way we should have.
This is unacceptable.
Which is why I am taking full responsibility.
I'll check the radiation myself.
Sure that's wise, chief?
Comes with the territory.
You can't go alone.
He's right.
The more that go with you, the quicker you can cover the town,
the less you'll be exposed to radiation. Count me in.
Me too.
Comes with the territory.
I was hoping you'd say that. Step right up, gentlemen.
Come on, Lester.
I had to kill the two guys.
So if you guys are headed back that way, back down the road...
Ma'am, you want some water? Here you go.
Hey.
Listen, these fellas are gonna take you to the FEMA camp.
It's... it's only about a half an hour down the road.
They have a full medical team there, and...
Well, I'm sorry.
I wish I could take you myself.
But... I just have to find my daughter, so...
Do you think anyone will care?
About me, I mean? With all this going on?
Yes. I care. These fellas care. The doctors will care.
It may not seem so, but there are still decent people out there. Okay?
Really?
Thank you.
Glad I could help.
Oh, God. Oh, my God! Mom! Mom! Mom!
Trent?
Trent!
Yeah.
Do you hear anything? Like Michael?
He's not back yet. I tried calling out earlier.
How's Buck?
He passed out a while ago.
Behave yourself.
We're gonna need you to turn around.
Sir, you all right?
Oh, I'm fine, thank you. I'm LAPD.
We're in pursuit of a suspect we think might have come this way.
May I pass?
I'm sorry, sir. I can't let you do that.
Nuclear power plant got hit with a meteor,
and they think there's gonna be some fallout.
I need you to turn back.
Oh, wow, that's crazy. No problem. No problem. Oh, excuse me.
Sir?
Do you guys have an extra bottle of water or something?
Yeah, of course, detective. One for the lady. Hold tight.
Thank you.
Look out!
If you ever try that again,
I'm gonna do things to you
that's gonna make you beg me to kill you.
Do you understand?
I can't trust you anymore.
That's what I'm talking about.
Hey, hey! Stop! Damn it!
What is that?
That's the pipes.
Pressure's changing.
Something must be blocking the valves. Aah!
Look, we gotta move. We gotta move. We gotta get outta here!
Look, we gotta get outta here.
Whoa, no, no!
That stuff will burn you alive.
Look, you go first, okay?
Yeah.
One. Two. Ah! Go! Go! Aah! Move, Russ! Let's go, let's go! Oh!
Go!
- Get out of the car. - Ho, ho, ho... wait.
- Get outta the car now! - Okay. All right.
You may want to take the safety off that weapon first, though.
Please, don't kill me.
This is your lucky day, lady.
I am a cop and I don't even have the time to arrest you.
Okay, please. I need to get to the Claremont Navy Base. Please.
No, you need to get lost, all right? I am done. I need to find my daughter.
Okay, and I need to get these coordinates to the army
to shoot down that asteroid,
or we're all gonna die while I sit here yelling at you.
So basically you need a lift.
Yes.
All right. I'm going to Taft.
It's an hour away from Claremont.
If the government really needs you,
they can send someone to pick you up.
No, you don't understand.
Do you want to walk?
No. Then get in. Get in!
Idiots!
Sir?
The Chinese are on board,
but the God damn Russians refuse to share their arsenal.
They're radar blind.
They've got to protect their people. Blah, blah, blah...
What do the boys upstairs say?
They estimate 20 minutes till
she enters the atmosphere, 1l2 hour tops.
All right, let's hope our missiles and the Chinese are enough.
Let's get a trajectory from the space station.
Sir.
Go.
You say the Russians are radar blind.
Yeah, so are we. So what?
So they don't know what's coming their way until it's about to hit.
Your point?
Why don't we warn them that
ground zero for the asteroid hit is Moscow.
And how would we know that, soldier?
We don't, sir. They have to think we do.
You mean...
Yes, sir.
We tell them Kassandra's headed their way
and they won't get the exact coordinates
until they agree to a coordinated launch.
That's insane.
Sir, we are running out of options.
That's so insane it just might work.
Man, I'm freezing.
You smell that?
Oh, God.
Oh, god. Uhh! God, no.
No.
Mom!
Help!
To the right.
Russ, Russ!
Okay.
Whoa, whoa. Ladies first.
Damn!
What?
Something must be blocking it from above.
Well come on, let me give it a go.
No, wait, wait. I got it.
Hey, chief. Dwight here.
Hey, Dwight. How's it going?
Looks all clear here.
Same here.
I'll do a few more blocks, then let's head up past oak street.
Copy that.
Would you look at that?
Your old grandpa didn't even stop to say hello.
And you call that family.
You did it, kid. The Russians bought it.
They're not happy about it,
but they'll aim the missiles where we tell them.
And that's good, 'cause the space station
says the asteroid's entering earth's gravity as we speak.
Trajectory vectors?
Should have them at any minute.
Luckily, Kassandra's going to miss them by at least a mile.
Good.
We lost 'em.
What? No.
Nothing. We lost contact.
We have to assume the worst.
Trent?
Trent!
Michael!
I'm not dying here today.
They're wasting missiles.
Okay, the initial impact was there...
So allowing for a trajectory differentiation and atmospherics...
How long till your asteroid hits?
About a half hour, if we're lucky.
You're not making this up, are you?
It's all right here. We're gonna die, unless we stop this.
I'm sorry about your daughter.
I will find her if it's the last thing I do.
Which, according to you, it may well be.
This is insane. It's just...
I know.
Well, I don't care if it is all ending.
You want to be with her.
I know. You're a good father.
No, i am a poor excuse for a father.
Look, my dad went out for cigarettes when I was 12 and never came back.
So wherever he is, I can guarantee he's not thinking about me.
Trust me. You're a good father.
Thanks.
Dad!
Michael! Thank God!
I'm stuck.
Yeah. Hang on, try not to move.
Dad, we need to get mom. And oxygen for Buck.
We gotta get you out of here first. Come on, come on!
Does it hurt anywhere?
What the hell?
I grew up here.
I'm sorry.
Let's get you a phone before... before this gets any worse.
I hope I can still reach JPL.
My father's office is just down at the end of the, uh...
Run!
Come on, Jackie boy! Gonna get you, baby!
And your little friend too!
Dr. Hapscomb?
Yeah. Which way did Michael go?
Uh, there.
Okay. I'm gonna get you guys outta here.
That's okay.
That's it. You're okay.
All right, can you help me with that wheelchair over there?
Yeah.
All right, we're gonna take you outta here.
You're gonna be okay.
What the hell?
He has my daughter.
This way!
Coming for you, Jackie!
Whoo! Dance, Jackie, dance! I'm coming to get you!
Dad.
Jack.
Dad, we're not alone.
That's right. You're not.
Is that you, Calvin?
Yep. Play time's over, jack. Slide your gun out to me. Now!
What's going on, Calvin?
Uh-uh-uh. Don't do that, chief.
Dad, he has Jenny.
Where is she, Calvin? I won't ask again.
You're in no position to ask anything.
Now... I think it's time for you to say good-bye to your daddy.
Good-bye, Calvin.
Good shot, son. You got him.
Come on.
You haven't lost your touch, son.
Dad, this is lmogene. She needs the phone right away.
I think the phones are out all over town.
Where do you think he stashed Jenny?
I don't know, but I'll find her.
What about the radio tower on the Hangman's Hill?
Is it a microwave transmitter?
I don't know. I think so.
But don't you think we ought to find my granddaughter first?
I will find Jenny, all right? You get lmogene up the hill.
We'll meet you there.
All right.
Jenny.
Baby.
Daddy! I knew you'd make it.
Is he dead?
Yes, he's dead. It's over.
Honey, I'm so sorry about all this.
It's not your fault.
Yes. Yes, it is.
You're a cop. That's what you do.
You do the right thing even if it hurts.
I get it. Is grandpa okay?
Yeah.
All right, we have to get out of here, all right?
Hello?
Russ! Oh, my God!
Chelsea
Oh, my God! Russ, Michael, my baby! Good God!
Oh, sweetheart! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Are you all right?
I'm okay.
Oh, my God.
Hey, Buck's... Buck's kind of passed out.
Oh, right.
All right, out. Out... everybody out now.
Move, move! I got 'em, I got 'em, I got 'em.
Give 'em oxygen outside. Come on.
Here, rest here.
Ugh. I'm never calling this air polluted again.
Mom, look.
We gotta get away from the building.
One more percussion's gonna bring it down. Let's go, come on.
Is there anything I can do?
No, I'm almost there. I just gotta boost the cell signal.
San Diego and L.A. Both have visuals.
Oh, God.
And now Seattle. That's three.
Start triangulating.
Descent vectors?
Coming through.
Forgot to shut the windows.
Brasser.
It's lmogene. Are you tracking Kassandra?
We're about to launch. We have her on visual.
No, she's past the event horizon. The fall-out...
Will probably kill a lot of us. I'm sorry, Ms. O'Neill.
What is it?
It's too late.
We're all gonna die.
Ms. O'Neill, we're launching.
How much firepower do you have?
Well, hopefully enough.
China and Russia are launching with us.
Okay, I need your real-time descent vector.
What's the point?
Just give it to me, okay? I have an idea.
1... 1-0-5, 18 at 30 degrees to the ecliptic.
Okay, okay. Uh...
Hello?
Hello, Ms. O'Neill?
Sir, we really should launch.
Start the launch sequence.
Yes, sir.
What's wrong?
The lights shouldn't be off.
We gotta get them back.
I think the power's plugged in. Um... The generator.
Gonna need a fuse for that.
I thought this would come in handy.
No!
Funny it should end this way, huh?
Yeah, funny.
Okay, assume velocity is at least...
He's gonna be okay.
You did it, man. You did it.
You okay?
Yeah.
I thought I told you to stay in the car.
Yeah. I never listen, do I?
Well, l... I'm fine. Thanks. Don't worry about me.
Grandpa, are you okay?
You think this thing is radioactive?
Oh!
I still need power.
Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One.
Launch. Repeat. Launch.
Weapons are red and free... go.
Mom, are we gonna die?
No.
Look, whatever happens, we're all together.
90 seconds till impact.
It's been an honor to serve with you. All of you.
Brasser. I'm sorry. We've launched.
How long till impact?
Just over a minute.
You can reprogram on the go. Put me on the box. New coordinates.
What's the point?
Because l... I figured it out. No fall-out.
Impossible.
Okay, well I can explain it to you, or we could save the planet, okay?
So it's your choice.
Go, new coordinates, reset on the fly.
Okay, new target. 5-0-2. 46, 18 degrees. Two seconds below midpoint.
Got it.
New coordinates. 5-0-2, 46, 18 degrees. Two seconds below midpoint.
Okay, now set all missiles to self-destruct on impact.
That's ridiculous.
General, do you want to die today?
Sir, the woman's a genius.
40 seconds to impact.
Do it.
Set all missiles to detonate on impact.
Five seconds to impact.
Four. Three. Two. One.
Please. Please.
Birds are blown. Detonation complete.
Fall-out?
We...
What?
We... we missed, sir.
All ground units report still seeing the asteroid.
Lieutenant, you said she was a genius! Why did I listen to that girl?
Because we're still alive, sir.
What's happening?
I don't know.
All I know is that we're still alive.
I think it's getting smaller.
She wasn't trying to hit the asteroid.
Imogene gave us coordinates to deflect her.
The missile explosion acted as a shield, a bumper.
And it worked?
All stations report the asteroid changed trajectory.
It's heading out of the atmosphere.
Oh!
General, did it work?
Oh, my God.
What's wrong?
I think they're dying.
You did it! Lmogene, you did it!
They sound pretty happy for dead people.
Excuse me.
Mm, wow.
Oh, my goodness. That is beautiful.
I just... I want... I want to say something.
I'd like to propose a toast, first of all,
to our gracious host for providing us with this wonderful meal.
Oh, it's the least we could do.
And I would also like to say a special thanks to you,
lmogene, for your courage.
Without you, none of us would be here. Thank you.
Cheers.
Thank you.
Please excuse me.
Excuse me.
Hey.
You okay?
Yeah. I mean, it's still so raw.
You know it'll take time, but... things will get back to normal.
Until next time.
And what do you mean "Next Time"?
They say there will be another close call 18 years from now, around 2027.
How close?
An asteroid named A-N-1999.
They think it's gonna pass within about 200,000 miles of earth.
Well, that doesn't... that doesn't seem so close.
Unless we're one degree off or if something knocks her off her course.