J"J"
Statistically, you run a higher risk
of breaking your hand...
than you do my face, you realize that, don't you?
Dr. Ranger...
Why are you doing this to me?
You destroyed a $300 million government facility.
You're an enemy of the state.
But I think destroying the HFD program was worth it, don't you?
I mean, after all, it saved the world.
Sadly, we can't find any data to back up that assertion.
You gave me a giant headache 3 years ago
with your little malfunction,
and it's not gonna happen again.
The country's a mess
and you're living out a personal vendetta?
You need to learn to prioritize, Mr. Secretary.
Ah!
You need to get used to your surroundings, Dr. Ranger,
because I have the power to detain enemy combatants
indefinitely... without a trial.
My fellow Americans, I stand before you
proud and humbled by your strength and courage.
Citizens across this great nation
rallied in the face of danger
beyond anything we've ever seen before.
Friends, family,
neighbors, strangers
came together with one goal in mind...
survival.
Sadly, lives were lost, homes destroyed,
but we are rebuilding as I speak!
Will it happen again?
I've been assured that the chances of a solar storm
of that magnitude happening again are one in a trillion.
It's over.
And as promised,
refugee centers across the country are getting
food, water, shelter, and medical aid.
Now, what I need from you...
I need your patience and your understanding.
You think you guys can give me some of that?
100% behind you, sir!
Wow, sure is hot out here.
Stand proud. Wear your courage like a badge of honor.
I salute you! God bless!
Everyone calm down! Stay calm!
This is just an aftershock!
It will pass!
What can I do for you, Jane?
Brian, why aren't you returning my phone calls?
I've been trying to get a hold of you.
I'm busy, we've all been busy. What's on your mind?
I got a phone call from Dr. Ranger a few hours ago.
He's worried about the magnetosphere and he's right.
It's deteriorating.
What are we talking about here?
Short term: communication, navigational failures.
Long term... we'll be bombarded by solar radiation.
- Are you sure about this? - I am.
And... And there's something else.
When I was on the phone with him,
I heard somebody attacking him. I think he's been abducted.
- He's been taken into custody. - What?
He destroyed a government facility.
- He's an enemy of the state. - He saved the world last night!
We have no proof of that. We got lucky.
No way in hell did we get lucky, and you know it!
Brian, we need his expertise. Where is he?
I don't trust him,
so I am keeping him somewhere where I can watch over him.
Yes.
Oh no...
Has the vice president been told?
No, no.
I'll do it.
What?
There's been an accident.
President Duncan has been killed.
It's hotter than hell out here.
It's beyond hot. - Maybe this will help.
- I'm glad we moved the cars into the shade. Yeah.
- Anything? - Nothing. He's not answering.
Maybe the remnants of the solar storm.
I don't think so. I'm getting through, he's not picking up.
- This isn't like Dad. I'm sure he's fine.
Probably just cooped up in his barn.
No. Something's wrong. I'm going over there.
- I'm coming with you. - I'll come.
Thank you, Grandpa, but we'll take the motorbike. It's quicker.
- Call us when you get there. We will.
What's all this about, Brian?
Alice...
What? What is it?
President Duncan is dead.
How?
There was a localized tremor at the speech today.
He was killed by falling debris 10 minutes ago.
Notify the chief justice and the joint chiefs of staff.
Dad?
Dad, you in here?
- Looks like there was a struggle. - I don't understand.
There's a lot of footmarks. Must have been a few of them.
- Dad's phone. - Check who he called last.
Jane Whitlow.
I'm calling her.
Michael.
No, it's Karen, Michael Ranger's daughter.
Is this Dr. Whitlow?
Yes, it is, but I-I can barely hear you.
I'm calling about my dad. He's missing.
We're in his lab. It looks like there was a struggle.
I think I know where he is.
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute
the office of the president of the United States,
and will, to the best of my ability,
preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States.
Madam President.
Thank you.
- Congratulations, madam. - Thanks very much.
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
- President Crane. - Thank you.
The country needs a strong vice president.
As the new commander in chief,
you should issue an executive order
appointing someone immediately.
I've already talked to Governor Maxwell of Michigan.
Madam President. Congratulations.
Thanks so much. Thank you.
I'm not in the mood for entertaining,
so unless you've come to offer up an apology or set me free,
I've got nothing to say to you.
Seems like your little stunt
with the high-frequency disruptor
is causing the magnetosphere to deteriorate.
The CME caused that.
The frequency disruptor saved the planet.
All you did was postpone the inevitable.
What's this?
We are running out of time, so let's just get to the point.
The Earth is heating up.
Our scientists can't agree on a reason why.
Well, it's possible that
when the coronal mass ejection was deflected,
it stalled the core's rotation.
Look, there's a lot of energy down there.
The Earth's core could be overheating.
So if we can restart the core,
we can reverse the deterioration of the magnetosphere?
That's what I'm saying.
How do we restart the core?
Let me out of here and I'll show you.
No, no, no, no. I need you right here.
Listen, I have no intention of helping you.
Oh yes, you do, because you are not the kind of man
who's gonna stand by while everybody else dies...
while his own daughter dies.
Don't you dare touch her.
Read the file. I'll be back.
Meteorologists are issuing
extreme weather alerts.
The temperature is climbing to record highs
with little relief in sight.
Are you telling me that we just barely escaped one disaster
only to be threatened with another?
Yes, Madam President, except this time, it's not the sun.
This time, it is the Earth itself.
We confirmed this morning
that the deterioration of our magnetosphere
is being directly caused by a stoppage of the Earth's core.
Without that iron core spinning,
the magnetic field around the Earth can't sustain itself.
Dr. Whitlow...
Hologram up.
Along with the magnetic field issues,
the red sections are warmer plumes
rising directly from the Earth's core
causing a global heat wave.
And how will this affect us?
In the next 24 hours,
heat-related illnesses will increase a hundredfold.
Firestorms, glacial melting,
and volcanic eruptions will become rampant.
We'll have 7, maybe 8 days until the Earth becomes...
uninhabitable.
We'll have multiple response scenarios ready within the hour.
Are we in contact with Europe?
Partially.
Most countries are still recovering from the solar storm.
Well, the rest of the world should know about this.
Still no reception?
No.
Where's Karen?
Somewhere out there looking for her father.
What's going on?
Why didn't you tell me?
So you could do what, Jack?
Go and find her?
Bring her safely home?
Pretend that your stepdaughter means something to you?
Hey, don't say that! You know I love Karen.
Why did you leave her?
I didn't leave her!
We couldn't find her.
You made a choice, Jack.
You left Karen to die. You left my father to die.
Beverly, you were unconscious.
You needed medical attention, I had to get you to Haven.
No, you had to get yourself to Haven!
Karen means everything to me.
She is my flesh and blood.
She is... she is my baby.
How could you do that to them?
How could you?
Seven more hours to Virginia.
I hope Dr. Whitlow knows what she's doing.
She gave us her key card.
I trust her.
It's the secretary of defense I'm worried about.
You think he's behind my dad's disappearance?
When we were in the HFD facility,
it was pretty obvious he hates your father.
Dad was always so busy.
When I was 12,
he finally found the time to take us camping.
Turns out it was a trip to Alaska
to collect data on the aurora borealis.
Mom was so mad.
It was more like a science expedition than a vacation.
- I bet he put you to work. - Yeah, that's my dad.
Instead of Barbies for my birthday,
I got chemistry kits and laser range finders.
I think he figured if I was busy enough,
it'd keep me out of trouble.
I always managed to freak him out, though.
On that camping trip, I climbed a tree, trying to get this photo
of the aurora borealis over the valley.
Ten feet of the ground and he treats it
like I'm dangling over the edge of a live volcano.
After 3 nights of everyone getting on each other's nerves,
we finally saw this amazingly intense display.
It was cool.
But it wasn't like this.
- Whoa! Look out! - Hang on!
- Step on it, Karen! - I am stepping on it!
Dr. Jane Whitlow.
I'm here to retrieve the information
Dr. Ranger prepared for the defense secretary.
I'm sorry, ma'am, we can't do that without authorization.
Do you see the likeness?
Yes, ma'am.
Do you see the security code clearance?
Yes, ma'am.
Open the door, soldier.
I'm losing my patience.
Oh, my God, Michael,
what happened?
Courtesy of the Department of Defense.
Brian did this?
He's out of control.
So where am I?
Beneath the Pentagon.
I'm gonna get you out of here.
Well, good luck with that.
Listen, I think I found a way to reboot the Earth's core.
Zapolyarny, Russia. Kola Superdeep Borehole.
The race to the center of the Earth.
Exactly, in 1994, the Russians stopped drilling at 12,000 meters because...
...it was too hot to proceed. - Exactly, but was it?
They went further?
It's the deepest man-made hole on Earth.
If we could stick a nuclear bomb at the bottom of that hole,
the electromagnetic pulse could kick-start the core.
- How big a blast? - A big one.
- Have you ever heard of an MK-80? - No.
Well, it's the world's largest nuclear bomb.
It's never been tested for obvious reasons.
Are you sure this is gonna work?
Right now, it's all I got.
Thank you.
Jane.
Thank me when it works.
I'm ready to leave.
Madam President,
you have not been in office for more than 24 hours,
and already, you are placing strain on our relationship with these demands.
What I am asking for, Mr. President,
is simply your cooperation.
There will be no cooperation.
Detonating what you admit
is the world's most powerful nuclear weapon on Russian soil,
is not going to happen.
The detonation will happen
at the bottom of the Kola Superdeep Borehole.
Russian lives will not be in danger.
So you say.
I still have no proof that this will fix the core problem.
Let me be clear, Mr. President.
While we argue, the world is dying.
Every option must be explored, every attempt must be made,
and that includes sending the MK-80 down the Kola Borehole.
This will be done with or without
your support, Mr. President.
You have 5 minutes to respond.
You better be right about this.
I'm worried about Karen, Dad.
I still can't get through to her.
She's with Tim. She's fine.
It's the 2nd time she's taken off to find him.
It always happens.
Michael sticks his neck out,
not realizing he's sticking her neck out, too.
- She adores him. - I know.
At least I know Michael will do
whatever it takes to protect us.
So will Jack.
I don't know, Dad... not after Operation Haven.
The heat!
She passed out!
Dad, help here!
My God... Oh, my God, Edna!
Easy, easy. 9353!-
- Easy now. - It's OK.
OK. In you go.
- Let's get her to the couch. - OK.
OK. Here we go. Got her.
- That's a lot of blood, jeez. - Got her, Dad?
Yeah. OK, down she goes.
Oh... - There you go.
I'll get water and the first aid kit.
Jesus, Jeffrey. OK. All right.
Over here, over here.
Sit yourself down. OK...
OK...
Didn't know where else to go, Governor.
You came to the right place.
Please... call me William.
Madam President, Vice President Maxwell, we're ready for you.
Have the Russians been cooperative?
Very. Excellent diplomacy skills, I must say.
The Russians have just launched the cruise missile.
Ten seconds to impact.
Five, four, three, two, one.
Dr. Whitlow...
Did it work?
No change to the core.
The borehole wasn't deep enough.
Due to the overheating core,
64% of the planet is already at Death Valley temperatures.
We're at a Category 8 threat level.
If it doesn't start spinning in the next 2 to 3 days,
the planet will be torn apart by the building pressure.
With all due respect, there are several top scientists
who disagree with Dr. Whitlow assessments,
both the timeline and this theoretical pressure buildup.
What? This is the first time I hear about this.
'Cause you're not in the loop.
Sorry, this presentation is premature.
Brian, you can't deny what's happening out there.
We need consensus, and we need it now.
You don't think we should go public?
Absolutely not! Look what happened with the CME.
The more we kept that thing under wraps,
the more infrastructure we were able to maintain.
We cannot implement a prevention scenario
in the middle of a global panic.
The problem is we do not have another prevention scenario.
Madam President,
the videoconference with NATO is in 5 minutes.
Thank you.
We're working with the brain trusts
of China, the UK, and Canada, there will be options.
We only need one, Brian. One that works.
We can't have any more mistakes.
We need to talk.
I visited Michael in his cell, Brian.
You weren't authorized. - He's been beaten.
He's a rogue. He's dangerous, Jane.
But I admit that his research could be useful.
Of course it's useful!
He's a brilliant scientist who could be working alongside
the smartest minds in the country.
You have to stop this!
Perhaps I made this personal.
Yeah. That's exactly what you did.
Release him, Brian.
The latest sonograms are in.
What's the pressure around the core?
About 450 gigapascals.
It's exactly what we estimated.
Distribute this immediately.
Dr. Whitlow.
How can I help you?
I have orders to escort you from this facility.
Your services are no longer required.
Excuse me?
- There must be some mistake. - No, ma'am.
These orders came straight from the Pentagon.
Of course they did.
What's going on?
I stepped on the wrong toes.
Peter, you're in charge now.
- Continue with our work. - But what about you?
I'm not giving up.
Damn it!
Are you sure this is where she said?
Yeah, this is it.
Still no signal.
The lightning's getting worse.
Electrical buildup from the deteriorating magnetosphere.
You made good time.
Had a good reason.
You said you know where my father is.
He's being kept in a holding cell at the Pentagon.
- Secretary of defense. - Yeah.
So how do we get him out?
I'm gonna forge a release order from the White House.
Back up a minute.
We're gonna bust Dr. Ranger out of the Pentagon?
Yeah. That's exactly what we're gonna do.
Come on.
Release order for Dr. Ranger.
One moment, please.
Excuse me, who are you calling?
- My supervisor. - It's not necessary.
It'll just take a moment, ma'am.
I'm calling to confirm a release order for Dr. Ranger.
Don't move!
You won't get away with this!
If we don't, we're all gonna die soon, anyhow.
Key card.
- Karen'. - Dad'.!
Are you OK?
What are you guys doing here?
We're getting you out of here!
Your research, grab what you can. Let's go!
Come on! Go, go, go!
Run!
Freeze!
Drop it! Now!
Good... Now kick it over to me.
Looks like we got ourselves a little jailbreak.
Please, you have to let us go, there's too much at stake.
She's right. We're talking about saving the human race.
It's not my call.
And I'm gonna need you to follow me.
Dad!
Thanks for busting me out of there.
I couldn't leave you.
Why did you do it, Jane?
After I left,
why did you rebuild our HFD program with him?
The truth?
- I sold out. - You were manipulated.
No...
No, I was selfish.
Brian offered me my own program...
50 times the budget.
No more working off my laptop,
no more waiting for government handouts.
I convinced myself that building Brian's weapon
was better than building nothing.
Well... there's still time to change your path.
Yeah...
The path I chose cost me my partner...
and my friend.
I'm so sorry, Michael.
I'm sorry for everything.
Where are we going, anyway?
My grandfather's cabin.
They won't find us.
Pause it.
Find them, Carver. No mistakes.
This is really starting to scare the crap out of me.
Dad, what's causing this?
When the CME hit, it overloaded
the Earth's magnetic field with ionized particles.
And that caused the Earth's core to stall.
It's really bad, isn't it?
Yeah, 'cause it's not sustaining
the magnetosphere anymore.
What's a magnetosphere?
It means it's gonna get hot really fast.
The Earth's gonna start opening up:
volcanic eruptions, boiling oceans...
the end of life as we know it.
Thanks for painting such a rosy picture.
We have to restart the core.
Come on, let's get to work.
There's a bed upstairs Karen and I can share.
That works for me.
Tim and I will bunk down here. Won't we, Tim?
- Yes, sir. - Yeah.
There's a generator in the storage
beside the driveway. - OK, we'll get it started.
No...
This is nicely familiar.
- Yes, it is. - Uh-huh.
Um...
Well, we should get to work.
- Yes, we should. - Yeah.
Yeah.
I hope my mom's OK. I wish I could call her.
I'm sure she's fine.
Nothing's fine, Tim.
The human race could be extinct in a few days.
I can't even comprehend that.
We're talking about our entire existence.
Unless my dad and Dr. Whitlow come up with a master plan...
it all ends.
Don't say that.
But it's the truth.
No more dysfunctional family dinners,
or stargazing off your roof,
or road trips, or...
or just dreaming of a future with you.
It's over.
We're done.
Listen.
This is a nightmare.
But we're together.
I'm with my fiancée.
The world would end right now...
there's no place I'd rather be.
What do you think is keeping them so long?
- Maybe I should... No.
- You shouldn't. - Well, what would you do?
Nothing.
Are you having trouble letting go?
It's just that...
When she was born, she had a high fever.
Before I could even hold her, they took her to the ICU and...
for a week,
all I could do was stare at my baby through a sheet of glass.
When they finally let me hold her...
I looked at her big beautiful eyes and I swore to myself
that I would never let anything happen to her again.
You know she'll always be your daughter.
Yeah.
That doesn't make it any easier.
Due to the Earth's damaged magnetosphere,
cell phone, Internet, and power disruptions,
along with the global aurora borealis,
will continue over the coming days.
There is still no official explanation
for the mysterious heat wave
that has resulted in thousands of deaths across the US.
The nationwide state of emergency continues
as temperatures reach a staggering 122°F, 50°C.
Countries worldwide are also reporting massive casualties
as temperatures continue...
On the ground! On the ground!
Do it! Now!
- Who the hell are you? - Bev, just don't talk.
These 4 fugitives are suspected terrorists.
- Have you seen them? - Oh, my God, Karen...
- Have you seen them? Hey, we're American civilians!
Get that gun out of my wife's face!
Easy! Easy! Listen to me!
We haven't seen Karen and Tim since this morning.
They went looking for Michael.
Sir, if you are caught harboring or aiding
these fugitives in any way, you will be prosecuted.
- Do you understand that? - Yes.
Sweep the area.
Go. gulls-
Jack...
- Vibration. - Vibration?
Vibration!
The Earth's core is nickel and iron alloy.
One high-frequency pulse targeted at the core
would create ripples vibrating through the nickel and iron,
creating a chain reaction until-
until the whole core is vibrating with energy.
High-frequency pulse
that would jump-start the Earth's core.
Exactly, we just need an EHF pulse
that matches the core's resonant frequency.
- I have an HFD prototype. - You have a prototype?
When I realized the DOD was taking over our program,
I made copies of all our research.
You continued with our work?
Of course I did.
I didn't become a scientist
because I wanted to build weapons.
I wanted to do things for the betterment of humanity.
So did you.
Yeah...
I miss working with you, Michael.
I miss working with you, Jane.
You stayed true to yourself.
Yeah...
A lot of good that's done me.
We should work.
The answer may be the replication
of the coronal mass ejection impact on the magnetosphere.
A shock stopped the Earth's core.
It's conceivable an identical shock could start it.
How?
We calculated the necessary blast.
It requires simultaneous detonation
of 40 neutron bombs in the magnetosphere.
What about the fallout?
Significant.
Both from neutron activation
and from the fission primaries in the missiles themselves.
Begin your simulations immediately.
Sir, Dr. Whitlow has accessed the SRAS system
using her old access key.
We've tracked her
to a remote forest location in West Virginia.
Send in your best team.
Carver...
Shoot to kill.
Yes, sir.
Dad was right.
There's geothermal activity under this lake.
What does that mean, exactly?
My best guess, gases are leaking up
from a fault line and superheating the water.
That was a guess?
That was my first term paper on lake formation.
Jane and dad need to see this.
Wait.
You hear that?
Come on.
Let's go.
- Soldiers! - Gotta move!
- How many? - Four up on the main road.
Hold.
This feels like an earthquake.
Jane...
She's breathing.
Outside. Quickly.
Get in the car!
Hundreds have been reported dead
from the Ironwood Mountain eruption
which has destroyed much of Monterey, Virginia.
In Japan, Italy, and Mexico,
there were dozens of volcanic eruptions.
Death tolls are in the tens of thousands.
Exactly what Dr. Whitlow predicted:
pressure buildup from the core.
Where is she?
Why isn't she here?
She is feared among the dead in Monterey.
Madam President?
And what are we hearing from the Chinese Academy of Sciences?
Nothing solid.
- And Russia? - Same.
But our scientists are working
on a possible solution to restarting the core.
It involves fortifying the atmosphere
with neutron detonations.
I want to see a report as soon as possible.
Dr. Whitlow estimated we would have between 2,
possibly 3 days,
to solve this, and I believe her.
Everyone's dismissed.
- Thank you, madam. - Thank you, madam.
Brian.
What-what was Dr. Whitlow doing in southwest Virginia?
Visiting a family cabin. She needed a break.
The world's falling apart, and she takes a break?
Frankly, ma'am, she was falling apart.
She blamed herself for this crisis.
You don't seem too upset.
Excuse me?
You and Dr. Whitlow have been working together for some time.
She might be dead.
And it doesn't bother you.
I would never let my personal grief
interfere with my duty to this country.
Indeed.
Don't let me keep you.
Do you believe him?
I wish I could, Madam President.
I know.
Here we are in the middle of a global crisis
and we have a secretary of defense who cannot be trusted.
It could be the pressure cap.
If it's leaking, that would explain
the cooling system malfunction light.
Aren't you a little car mechanic.
Get me a water bottle out of the trunk.
Oh, and duct tape from the tool bag.
- Don't move. - Ow!
A volcanic ash plume continues to grow
above Ironwood Mountain
after a devastating volcanic eruption.
Communities within a 100-mile radius are advised
to evacuate immediately.
Repeat, communities within a 100-mile radius
of Ironwood are advised...
Those soldiers... I think they were black ops.
They must have tracked us when we used my old access card.
No more SRAS. How's the engine?
We'll get a few more miles. Don't push it, though.
Let's go.
Bev? Hon?
What are you doing out here? It's too hot.
I couldn't take being inside anymore.
It felt like the walls were closing in on me.
Your mother loved this view.
She used to come here when she needed to think.
I do, too.
Dad, Karen is out there.
I know.
And she's coming home.
Any moment now, her, Michael, and Tim will drive up.
Preferably with some new high-tech cooling contraption.
Everyone will be safe under one roof.
Do you really think so, Dad?
I do.
And you and Jack, you two will work it out.
He had to make a tough decision.
Come on back inside. I could use your help.
Let's just-let's just stay out a little longer, OK?
OK.
One, two, three, go!
Thanks.
Guys, I want you to drink this water, all right?
OK. Thank you.
...go home soon. - Yeah.
- Thank you. - OK.
How's Edna?
She's going to be OK. Jack's taking good care of her.
I have been worried sick about you!
Where have you been?
Dad was kidnapped
by the defense secretary.
What? - We broke him out of the Pentagon.
You broke him out?
Listen, you can't stay. They're looking for you!
Soldiers were already here.
I'm not staying. I'm just picking up some supplies.
We just needed to know you were OK.
OK.
I think we should all hear this!
A giant fissure, 10 miles long
and hundreds of miles deep has opened
outside of Springfield, Massachusetts.
This is the latest in a recent global epidemic of heat waves,
earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Although there's been no official government statement,
the scientific community has linked this growing disaster
to the CME strike of 3 days ago.
There is a growing speculation
that the strike stalled the Earth's core,
and these disasters will worsen over the coming days.
World panic...
According to my predictions.
It's not a matter of days.
We have less than 24 hours.
Till what?
Till the heat and the pressure buildup tear apart the planet.
Here comes another one.
Looting and violence is rampant
in all urban centers.
With compromised communications and nationwide blackouts,
there is no clear death toll, but observers speculate
it may be in the hundreds of thousands.
The fissure in Springfield could work.
Is it deep enough?
Could be. If I build the right delivery system.
I'm trying to wrap my head around this.
You're going to send a frequency pulse
to the center of the Earth using your HFD?
That's right.
A frequency pulse that matches
the resonance of the Earth's core.
You lost me.
It's the same way an opera singer can shatters a wine glass with a high note.
When the pulse hits its surface,
the same kind of thing will happen.
The vibration will jump-start the core.
- Does your prototype work? - Basically.
- Basically? - It needs a few adjustments.
We'll need a way to get it to Springfield.
I know a place we can get a flatbed truck.
As a reminder, you're all fugitives.
Can I get a pen, paper and envelope?
You have a White House clearance, right?
- Yeah. - OK.
You'll deliver this to the president.
- Are you kidding me? - No.
She needs to know we have a plan to start the core.
Jack, you need to do this.
I'll do what I can, but how am I going to get there in time?
It's an 8 hour drive.
I can pull a few strings. A friend owns a Cessna.
What about the black ops? They're still after us.
I've got an idea.
SRAS is back online. We're locked.
Let's go!
There's only a 13% chance that this will work, Brian,
and the nuclear fallout will wipe out
half the population of the United States.
I think, under the circumstances,
this is an acceptable risk
Killing 150 million people is not acceptable
under any circumstances.
We need more options.
There are no more options, Alice.
Look, we can't save everybody.
Sometimes, people have to die for the greater good.
This is one of those times.
No. No. I do not believe that. I will not give up.
And wait for time to run out and then everybody dies?
You're gambling with the planet.
Dr. Whitlow said we had 2 to 3 days
before things became irreversible.
If she's wrong,
then we'll have stood by and done nothing!
You have to make a decision right now.
I just did!
We're not doing it.
Dad! Where are you going?
I'm leaving and you're not coming with me.
What do you mean I'm not coming?
I want you to stay here with your mother.
- She needs you. - She's safe here.
You need me.
It's too dangerous.
I- I could never live with myself if something happened to you.
You'd still be locked up if it wasn't for me.
The world's at stake and you can't do it alone.
You can't protect me forever.
Yes. I can.
I know you love me
and I know you'll always be there for me...
but if you fail,
there will be no more world to live in.
Please, Dad.
Get out of the car!
Hands up where I can see them!
Step aside.
Step aside!
She's a decoy.
Global reports
of volcanic eruptions and heat waves continue to grow
along with civil unrest in all urban centers.
We will keep...
We lost the signal.
I think I prefer not hearing it.
How much further to the truck depot?
Another 5 minutes.
This is real bad.
And it's only gonna get worse.
Michael?
I see it.
Now!
It's a trap!
Get out of the car! Come on! Give me that!
Open that door! Go around the other side.
Open that door! She's got a gun!
- Back off! Let's get out of here!
Get in the car!
The temperature is rising 50% faster
than we previously estimated.
But it might not be the heat that kills us.
The pressure from the core.
It keeps building.
Since this morning, there have been 345 new volcanic eruptions.
Fissures are now being reported on every continent.
The Earth is breaking apart.
How long do we have?
Well, the reports are conflicting.
I mean, it's impossible to say.
Well, unless there's a miracle,
we'll have to implement Brian's plan.
I'll make that call within the hour.
Miracles do happen.
Yes, they do.
But I'd rather the fate of the world didn't hang
in that possibility.
Let's use the crane to get that satellite dish off.
How much time do you think the decoys bought us?
Not much. Let's get busy.
Wow. You actually do work here.
Yeah, I enjoy the privacy.
It works. It just needs a little love.
You can access the high-frequency generator from here.
OK.
You think he could have found an easier place to mount this.
Michael!
What the hell was that?
It's a buildup of steam pressure.
The aquifers beneath our feet are heating up.
If it's happening here, it's happening everywhere.
All right, let's get back to work.
We got a lot to do.
This is the secretary of defense,
ID 5443275.
Launch Operation Phoenix.
Sir, this wing is off-limits.
Listen to me, it is important
that this letter is given to the president.
The survival of the planet depends on it.
Sorry, you must go through the proper channels.
- She has to read this! - I understand that, but the fact rem...
Take me to the president!
We need to escort you from here.
OK. I'm sorry. I'll contact her office.
- Halt! - Madam President!
Hold it right there!
I have a letter from Dr. Jane Whitlow!
She knows how to restart the core!
I wanna hear what he has to say.
Dr. Whitlow is dead. What are you talking about?
She's alive, Madam President.
Please, read the letter.
Let him go.
And get me the secretary of defense immediately.
Thank you.
OK. EHF pulse is calibrated.
How are those polarity condensers?
I've got it set at 75%,
but that's when the system overloads.
You're holding it too long for copper polarity condensers.
Patch it directly into the wave harmonizer.
That's a great idea.
All right, I think that any other adjustments,
we can make it at the fissure.
Yeah.
It's another one. It's another one.
- Everyone out of the house! - Come on, guys. Go! Go!
- Come on! - Let's get out of here!
Are we still on track, Dr. Winters?
It's risky.
The latest simulation calculated a less than 6% success rate.
Will the president be joining us for the launch?
Sorry, doctor, but we're on our own.
Seal the bunker, please.
Mr. Secretary, we may have a possible lead.
So, what do you think?
That's pretty damn deep.
Don't get too close.
It seems pretty solid.
Until the next tremor.
Hey! Do you have to do that?
Considering we're gonna park a flatbed truck next to it, yes.
OK, come on, we only have a couple of hours.
Jeffrey?
Over here!
Dad! Oh, Jeffrey!
How bad?
Feels like my ribs are broken.
Let's get this off him.
OK. Careful, Dad.
OK.
All right. All right.
Hang in there, Jeffrey.
Hang in there.
Beverly, go get the first aid kit.
OK.
Thanks, Governor.
You're welcome.
The bunker's in lockdown. There's no way in.
He's gone rogue.
He'll try the neutron strike on our magnetosphere.
He can't. He doesn't have control of Missile Command.
Contact General Stinson now.
General, key in authentication code:
Alpha-4-3...
3-5-3-5-8.
Thank you, General.
You've done your country a great service today.
Done.
In 10 minutes, we launch a wave of neutron missiles.
Mr. Secretary, has the president authorized this?
Let me make my position perfectly clear to you,
Dr. Winters.
I'm the secretary of defense.
I have a sworn duty to protect and defend
the United States of America.
We're on the brink of global annihilation
with a president who can't make the right decisions.
She gave me no choice.
All right, take it up!
OK, almost there!
We're fully extended!
You know we'll only get one shot at this.
Two minutes to impulse release.
Sir, all launch sites are now online.
Awaiting your order.
Proceed with the launch.
They found us!
45 seconds!
- Hold them off, Tim! - I'm trying!
30 seconds!
- Everybody down! - Down on the ground!
Get on the floor! Right now! Let's go!
It's malfunctioning!
The pulse hasn't released!
Ah!
- Michael! - Dad!
I'm OK.
Listen, we need to connect
the power relay to release the pulse.
Get it right or you'll fry the whole machine.
Remember, the connections are color coded.
Make sure it's still powering up.
- OK. - Ah'.!
Karen! Watch out!
It's starting to overload! Hurry!
Let's power it up! Do it now!
What is the status?
Three seconds to pulse!
We're back online!
Get off! Get off of me!
Get off! I'm doing the right thing here!
Status! Status!
Thirty seconds to launch.
We're patched straight into missile command.
Type in this abort code.
05452387.
Damn it, Alice! Let it launch!
Launch has been aborted.
You just signed the death warrant
for the entire human race.
Get him out of here.
I just-I just pray to God it was the right decision.
You did. You did.
Madam President,
reports are coming in from China, Russia, Germany.
The Earth's core... it appears to be spinning again!
It's spinning.
She did it.
She did it!
Dr. Whitlow did it.
Oh. my God!
You hear that?
It's quiet.
And that's not all.
We saved the world today.
What a beautiful day.
Today marks the end
of a global catastrophe.
It is a day to be thankful, because it has created a bond
that transcends borders, religion, and race.
We are citizens of humanity and today we have prevailed.
Can I get everyone's attention, please?
I would like to officially announce our engagement.
Dr. Ranger, I love your daughter. Very much.
And I promise to be a good husband.
Do you, now?
Beverly, what do you think about this engagement?
I think Karen and Tim know exactly what they're doing.
I'm all for it.
Jack?
If he makes Karen happy, that's all that matters.
Governor?
I like the boy.
You have anything else to say?
I wanna be a police officer, Dr. Ranger.
And a good one.
I just hope you can see past that
and see me for who I really am.
Karen.
You have grown up
to be beautiful and remarkable young woman.
These past 3 days,
you have definitely proven
that you can take care of yourself.
It will be my honor
to have you as my son-in-law.
Thanks Dad.
I wanna propose a toast!
Thank you.
To Karen and Tim.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
It really is a beautiful world we live in, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
I am so honored to have met you, Michael,
and eternally grateful for what you and Jane have done.
We're just a couple scientists.
We had nothing to lose.
Ha! You're too modest.
You overcame incredible odds
with unparalleled ingenuity and determination.
Yes, I read the report.
And Michael, there's a senior position open for you
to help run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Your expertise on climate change
would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Madam President.
It's the least we could do. See you soon.
See you soon.
I thought you were gonna ask for a new barn or a new truck.
I should've asked for a new barn!
Or that flatbed truck.
I really liked that flatbed truck.
Anything else you forgot?
Hmm? I could've asked for a boat.
We could go fishing.
- Do you like fishing? - No.
How about a house?
You know, to get you out of that trailer.
I like my trailer.
- Really? - Really.
I have everything I need...
right here.