Brothers and sisters.
Brothers and sisters, Please, please.
I wanna ask a question.
Do they allow drug dealers and gun dealers to sell their wares...
In front of schoolyards in a rich neighborhood?
They don't, do they? Well, how come they turn a blind eye to it down here?
Do we have gun manufacturing plants in this so-called hood of ours?
Then, how do all these guns end up down here?
Do we have poppy fields in the poor communities across america?
Do we grow poppy fields? Do we have poppy fields?
Then, how does all this dope get here?
We go to jail for it every day.
We go to jail for it, brothers and sisters, Every day, don't we?
But who brings it in? Who imports it? Who makes the big money?
- Who makes the big money, huh? - They make it.
Well, let me tell you something. Logistically, we all know...
You can't get this much drugs and guns into the poor Communities...
Without the cooperation of some authorities,
Some police officials and, of course, the mafia.
Now, Brother Payne is not saying that every policeman...
Or every elected official is on the take.
I'm not saying that.
But someone is makin' some big money somewhere,
And it's not us.
It seems to me that somebody out there wants us medicated and getting high...
And not voting and shooting each other in the streets.
That's just what our young people are doing... Yellow, black, red, brown.
Aren't we doing that? Every poor community in America.
- Are the police gonna stop it? - You know they ain't.
Is the government stoppin' it?
- Is the mafia gonna stop it? - No. No.
You know what we gotta do, brothers and sisters?
Look in the mirror. That's right.
The Lord helps them that helps themselves.
- Look in the mirror. - Preach, brother.
It's with a heavy heart that I inform you...
That we're gonna have to close this church.
I'm sorry, brothers and sisters. Please, please.
No, no, no!
Sit down. We're gonna have to take this struggle to a new level.
There comes a time when you realize...
You can no longer just pray your way to freedom.
This is god's will that we act, that we do something.
Dios mio.
- Where? - Peru.
- Small village on the bolivian border. - Casualties?
A hundred percent, sir. It's as if the place was never there.
Shit! There's not a whole hell of a lot we could have done, sir.
The space guard system isn't fully operational yet.
Even if it were, the threshold for early detection is only one kilometer larger.
This impact was only 18 meters in diameter, sir.
It isn't the 18-meter object that concerns me, colonel.
It's the 23-kilometer object that's six days behind it.
Twenty-three kilometers? That's 13, 14 miles.
14.03, to be exact.
The bad news is, the comet that took out the dinosaurs was only six.
Tyrell. Hey, mom.
No, I'm up. I'm up.
Nothing, nothing. That's just the alarm clock.
No, I'm up. I told you. Yeah.
Mom, you don't have to sing.
A simple "happy birthday" will do.
Uh, yeah. Uh-huh. So, uh...
Yeah, so, uh, like as in has Jeff proposed to me yet?
No, he hasn't. But he's going up to San Francisco tonight,
And I'm gonna go with him.
So maybe... I don't know. Maybe he's got something planned. I don't know.
Oh! Ow!
Sorry, mom. Dropped the phone.
Uh!
What were you saying? Oh, yeah. Right.
Why buy the cow when he's getting the milk for free?
Oh, that's my other line.
Gotta go, mom. It's probably work. I'll talk to you later. Bye.
You are a dead man.
Hey, police brutality.
You know, I happen to know a very good lawyer.
I'm not the police.
- And I know a really good lawyer too. - Oh, really?
Mm-hmm, and my lawyer's gonna kick your lawyer's ass.
Yeah, then maybe we should settle out of court.
Hmm? Yeah.
Five weeks ago, Koma Komakoff II...
Vanished completely as it crossed the asteroid belt.
We now know that it collided with an asteroid,
Sending several fragments On an Earth-crossing trajectory.
I think the implications of such an impact are more than evident...
To everyone here.
All right. I want to put a black drape over this whole thing.
The statement to the press...
Will be this:
A derelict russian spy satellite crashed to earth in the andes.
They'll deny it, of course, but it'll buy us some time.
Colonel Keller,
The prototype of the THOR device is still at White Sands, is that correct?
Yes, sir, but there is the problem of the arming sequence codes.
Dr. Corbett is still being uncooperative.
Well, you pick up Dr. Corbett, and you get his ass over there.
- Yes, sir. - The THOR project was killed,
Well over two years ago.
I'm aware of that, Dick. I want THOR good to go in 24 hours.
Right away.
What are you doing, Bill?
Linebacker is sitting at the cape, ready to go.
- I'm aware of that too. - Are you also aware...
That congress approved it, not THOR, as the designated system for this mission?
Linebacker was designed and authorized...
for an object diameter of five miles or less.
The rules have changed. THOR is going up first.
THOR is a dead issue.
Antimatter technology has been completely discredited as a viable weapons system.
No one knows that better than you Dick, but we need another option,
and godammit' that's what I'm gonna do.
- The president's gonna back me on this. - Do what you have to do, Dick.
- You can't just... - The discussion is over, Dick. That's it.
Sir, you're taking a big risk here.
Now, don't you start. You're supposed to back me up even if I'm wrong.
Is it worth your career, sir?
Doug, from what that son of a bitch just said,
My career and yours are gonna last about four days, if we don't stop that thing.
It's a time for risk.
Okay, um, then you worked for the government for a while.
What was that like?
- It sucked. - Okay.
That's a great answer. My readers will love that.
Yeah, sure they will. All three of 'em.
Excuse me.
- Are you Dr. Corbett? - Yeah.
I'm sorry to bother you, but I just got transferred to you...
As faculty advisor, and I had some questions.
Well, you must have done something really horrible to get transferred to me.
But I'm all yours. Hey, we're gonna have to do this later, all right?
No. Just a couple of more questions, and I swear to God I'll be out of your hair.
You shouldn't take the Lord's name in vain.
What do you say we take a walk up to my office, huh?
Sure.
Dr. David Corbett?
May I speak with you, please?
Well, you're speaking to me now, aren't you?
I'm Frank Peterson, Defense Intelligence Agency. You need to come with us.
I don't need to do anything of the kind.
You guys fired me, remember?
I don't know anything about that.
I do have my orders, though.
Fuck you.
I'm authorized to place you under arrest in the event your cooperation isn't voluntary.
Now... If you don't mind...
So what's this all about?
- National security matter. - Oh, for Christ's sakes!
Would you cut the spook bullshit and tell me what's going on?
Afraid I don't have that information.
Ah... Well, is there any information that you do have?
No, sir.
Watch your head, please.
Get out.
Get in!
Get in the back.
Get us out of here, Brother Clarence.
Who are you?
A simple man of God, doc. That's all.
We got company!
I see that. That's unfortunate.
Rachel, keep an eye on our friend here.
- All right, doc. - What?
- This won't hurt. - What?
No, no! Oh, God!
God!
This is car 17. Suspects are proceeding north on the fire access road.
We're gonna try and cut them off. Other units are in pursuit.
Ready back here, Clarence.
I think they lost interest.
Not their friends!
I'm gonna need a little help here.
No problem.
He's got a grenade launcher!
Take us home.
These just came in, sir. One of Corbett's students took them.
- You're sure this is him? - Yes, sir.
NSA confirmed it. It's Payne.
It doesn't make sense, sir. Payne's a religious fanatic.
- What would he want with Corbett? - Ransom.
Corbett comes from some serious East Coast money.
It's not about money. Why today? Why now?
Payne knows that we want Corbett.
We have a leak, gentlemen.
Still leaves the question of why, sir.
- Sir. - What?
You gave him a pretty good beating in there this morning.
Think about it.
He pulled every string he could to get THOR killed in committee.
It's possible he'd go to even greater lengths now.
He's got a point, sir.
Secor's a vindictive little bastard, but what's the connection to Payne?
I don't know. He's a political animal.
Probably has connections none of us know about.
Or want to.
Put him on full surveillance.
The best case scenario, we find Corbett and we get THOR good to go.
Now what's the extreme limit of our launch window?
Three days, if everything goes perfectly.
After that...
All right, shuttle Centaurus goes up tomorrow with Linebacker aboard.
Have Olympus outfitted and on standby to be loaded with THOR.
That's all we can do until we find Corbett.
- Yes, sir. - If you don't mind my asking, sir,
With no way of contacting Payne, how do you propose to do that?
That's far enough, unless you want some dead people in here.
I'm special agent Tyrell with the FBI.
I'm unarmed. I'm not wearing a wire. I just wanna talk.
It's a fuckin' fed.
Go ahead! Talk!
I think it would be better for all of us if I just came inside.
- Tell her to go fuck herself. - Come on in, then.
- What the fuck are you doin'? - Getting us a higher-quality hostage.
We have a hostage.
They ain't gonna come shooting with one of their own here.
You're fuckin' crazy.
Fuckin' crazy.
Up against the wall, honey.
No funny stuff now, or Leo'll put a nice big hole in you.
Yeah, you too from this angle.
Leo, this cop moves, blow that fuckin' whore's head off.
Got it.
- What's this? - That's your ticket out of here.
The way it works is you write down your demands,
We talk about which ones will work, you sign, I sign,
I take it to my boss, he rubber-stamps it, and we go home happy.
She's so full of shit, it's running out of her ears.
Yeah, well believe what you want.
After Waco and Ruby Ridge, my bosses are really touchy.
All they're interested in is avoiding bloodshed.
So right away, demand what you want, within reason,
And we'll work it out.
All right. I'll give you my demands.
Goddamn it, Ed, She's stalling us.
Shut up.
I'll tell you what. I'll make this a lot easier,
'Cause this job really sucks and I hate my boss.
And plus, it's my birthday,
and I really just want to get the hell out of here, okay?
So I'll tell you what, I'll sign it first.
Then you can make your list, and we'll call it a day.
- Uh-uh! - It's my pen.
Okay?
Give me the pen.
Fuckin' bitch!
- Ah! - That's my pen.
Special agent Tyrell?
I'm Tyrell, yes.
Could I have a word with you?
It's me.
I'm here...
Bearing gifts.
Are you in the tub, naked, I hope?
Yeah, my message light's flashing.
General, I'm really happy that we're having this nice little chat,
But I was due in San Francisco three hours ago.
So if we could get to the point, I'd really appreciate it.
Certainly.
You were assigned to a task force that attempted...
To nail Thomas Payne a couple of years back.
We were investigating his so-called church, yeah.
Yes, the New Taborites.
- Right. - And this morning...
He kidnapped this man... Dr. David Corbett.
He's one of our top space Defense weapons researchers.
And he killed two of our agents while picking him up.
Was there a ransom demand?
None. No statement. No call to the press. Nothing.
From what you know of Payne,
Is there any possibility Dr. Corbett is still alive?
Payne is an ex-army ranger, trained to kill.
He would have done him at the same time as the other two.
There's a reason he let him live.
Well, whatever the reason, we need him back... Fast.
We're hoping you can help us find him.
Why do you need my help?
You must have special ops people who do this kind of thing.
We need an outsider.
Why?
It appears that Mr. Payne has a pipeline into our intelligence community.
Not surprising.
The New Taborites was started as a secret society within the military.
And we think we may have isolated the source,
But we can't take any chances.
Can you help us?
It'll take me a week or so to get a team together.
No team. You'd be on your own.
You want me to do this alone?
I mean, if this guy is so important, you should be asking for an army of feds.
You want the job?
I'll need latitude. A lot of it. No questions.
You're authorized to use any means necessary to get Dr. Corbett back alive.
There's one more thing.
You got three days.
Actually, 68 hours.
You're kidding me.
After that, it really doesn't matter anymore.
Any means necessary?
Hey, Reese. Long time no see.
Yeah, one year, 357 days.
But who's countin'? Where's your boss?
Couldn't make it.
They fire his ass?
No, they promoted him.
Yeah, that figures.
What's in the box? Ain't my birthday or nothin'.
That's good.
Hate to think we had that in common.
Look familiar?
That's my shit. What you doing with it?
Giving you a choice...
Between putting it on now or putting it on in ten years.
- I ain't interested. - You haven't heard the offer.
I don't care. I ain't fuckin' with no deals from no cops.
- You should know that by now. - This is different, and I'm not a cop.
Fed, cop, it's all the same. So is the deal. Fuck it.
I thought you were wasting away in this shit-hole.
So when you get out in ten years you can get Payne yourself.
I'm giving you that chance now, but if you don't want it, that's fine.
So, what you sayin'?
I'm saying we got a new deal.
You didn't like the last one 'cause we couldn't get the charges to stick to Payne.
He manipulated the justice system and beat the rap, right?
Somethin' like that.
Okay, well, he can't manipulate shit if he can't make it to the trial.
So here's the situation.
Payne kidnapped a government scientist. They want him back.
I need you to help me find Payne.
Once we get there, my priority is the scientist,
And whatever happens to Payne... It's none of my concern.
So you're telling me I can kill Payne, and you're just gonna look the other way?
I'm telling you that if I happen to be looking the other way...
When Payne gets killed,
How am I gonna know it was you?
That clear enough?
We understand each other now?
Yeah, I understand you.
So that's the deal. It's that simple. Take it or leave it.
I know what Payne did to your family.
And I know how it must have felt...
No, you don't. I mean, you have no fucking idea.
I'm sorry. That was presumptuous of me.
But if I did, I'd take every chance I could get.
Give me the box.
Hey!
Hey.
Who are you guys?
You're not gonna answer me?
- We can't. - You're a demon.
Did... Did you just call me a demon?
- Yes. - Yes.
- Why? - 'cause that's what my dad told me you are.
He says you work for the devil.
You can't stop the star. It's what God wants.
Stop the star? What star? What are you talking about?
Children.
I thought I told you not to bother this man.
Sorry, daddy.
It's okay. Just remember, when we consort with the emissaries of evil...
We become evil ourselves.
That's right.
Why don't you run along with that beautiful momma of yours?
Go on, now.
So you met the family, huh, Doc? How are you doin'?
Fine.
What was he talking about? What's this star?
You got your bible with you, Brother Clarence?
- Always. - Why don't you give it to the doctor here?
Your answer's in there. You got a little time on your hands.
Why don't you do some reading?
Keep an eye on him, Clarence.
- Oh, I need some coffee, like real soon. - Yeah, we should get something to eat.
I know this place up around the corner. We can get some chicken and waffles.
- Together, at the same time? - Yeah.
Forget it.
How you know you won't like it? You ain't never tried it.
I just know.
There's gonna be a lot of people there.
We could make some contacts, get some leads.
No chicken and waffles, N.F.W.
- No fuckin' way? - That's right.
So you a cop. What do you eat, donuts all day?
- That's what you want, donuts? - Yeah, and you're a felon.
- What the hell do you know? - That's why you ain't married.
For all you know, I could be.
I looked at your hand. You ain't got no wedding ring. Are you a lesbian?
- No, I'm not. - If you are, It's nothing to be ashamed of.
These are the '90s. You can talk about it.
- I'm not a lesbian, all right? - All right.
Besides, I'm not the one who spent the last two years in prison.
What's that supposed to mean?
- Think about it. - Look, I got news for you.
Number one, I'm not cute enough to have to worry about bending over in a shower.
And number two, fuckin' some guy in his fuckin' hairy ass...
Is not my idea of a good time, all right?
What do I have to do to shut you up?
Let me find out what the fuck is going on.
Yeah, let me speak to Ola. Ola, yeah.
Hey, look. What's all this shit you sayin' about me, I owe you some damn money?
Look, I don't give a fuck what them said. I didn't steal shit from you.
Hey, look. You know you keep your money in your damn titty.
How I'm gonna take your money out your tits?
All old ladies keep their money in their titties.
- Damon. - Give me your hands.
About time.
You'll like this. I promise.
- Hey, what you doin'? - This is gonna be a take-out order.
Look. The reason I brought you here is I thought we could find somebody to talk to.
- I see somebody right now that can help us. - Who?
Kid right there on the cell phone. His name is Damon. I know him.
If he wants to see me, tell him come to my house.
Hey, what you doin'? He ain't gonna talk to you.
Hey, look. I have to get back at you, "daug".
Oh, now you don't like it, but you ate half of them.
Okay, fine. Just give me the receipt.
Look, give me the receipt.
This ain't what I ordered.
Hey, come here for a second.
Hi. Have you seen a guy with a cellphone come through here?
Look, I see a lot of people... Oh, Lord.
Damn, Damon! You got to watch where you're goin'.
See this thing? I found it right here layin' on the ground.
You're lucky I picked it up. You might've tripped over it.
My nose! My nose!
Talk to me, Damon.
Hey, look, man. I told you I been clean for a long time.
I got a motherfuckin' job flippin' burgers and shit. Makin' minimum wage, man.
Everybody havin' it their fuckin' way except me, man.
Shit, I ain't seen Payne in over a year or so.
And I don't know no one who has, either.
- Where's Luther? - I ain't seen him, either.
Look, man. I'm telling you. I done got my life turned around now, man.
Look, I don't know anything, all right?
Shit, I know one damn thing.
I think you done broke my fuckin' nose, Reese.
Think so? I'm sorry, man. Let me see. Come here. Bring it over here.
- You wanna see? See? See that right there? - Now what's up?
You did...
Let me tell you something, I ain't broke it, but I'm gonna.
I swear I'm gonna break it if you don't tell me where Luther is.
All right! All right! Just let go of my fucking nose! Shit!
Goddamn!
Been in the pen only two years,
and you already actin' like a fuckin' madman.
- Hanging with white women and shit. - Look man, just do me one favor.
What kind of favor?
Just make a phone call for me.
Now, see, that's some shit I can do.
I can do that. See this here?
I make phone calls all day, baby.
It's digital?
Yeah, that's the newer digital "nokio" shit.
Man, it's got the caller id, message center, all them shits.
Yeah? Okay, this is what I want you to do.
I want you to hook up a meetin' with Luther.
Tell him I want to meet him wherever he wants to... Doesn't matter.
And then I want you to call me on this phone.
What the fuck, man? That's my phone, man!
That's right. So I know you know the number. Shouldn't be a problem.
Here. You got that.
You're in front of me 'cause you hangin' out with Pippi Longstockings now.
Oh, yeah. Son of a bitch.
Hey, yo, big boy, get me a new bag of ice, man.
Shit.
Thank you.
You ought to say grace.
- Why? - Thank God for the food.
Well, God didn't give me the food. You did.
Besides, I'm... not a believer.
You an atheist?
Yeah, I'm a... I'm an atheist.
I really feel sorry for you, doc.
Why do you feel sorry for me?
It's just sad, man. You think this is all there is.
Wait a second. Before you go, can I ask you something?
- Go ahead. - Look, this, this star stuff...
I'm not exactly Evelyn Wood, and there's quite a bit of reading material here.
You gotta know where to look.
Obviously.
It's in the back.
Revelations, Chapter eight, verse ten.
That's what you need.
"and the third angel sounded...
"and there fell a great star from heaven, burning like a torch.
"and it fell upon a third of the rivers...
And upon the fountains of waters."
- My God! - That's an interesting remark...
coming from an admitted atheist like yourself, doc.
What are you doing? Why are you doing this?
Clarence, anything else from Archangel?
Not since the news about Reese.
Hey, answer me!
It's real simple. There's a asteroid the size of Kansas city heading for us.
We only have a few days left on this earth.
And I can't allow you to interfere with god's will, my brother.
- Clarence, get up here, please. - You got it, Brother thomas.
I don't wanna hear about it.
Relax, Tyrell. I was right, you were wrong.
It won't be the last time it happens.
- What? - Get used to it.
So, they just happened to have a handcuff key?
Look, I always used to carry handcuff keys, lock picks...
Just like that credit card, you never leave home without it in the hood.
Just a minute!
Coming! Oh, my god.
- Matthew? - Hey, rhonda.
That's more like it.
- This is my sister rhonda. - Hi. Janine Tyrell.
You're a cop.
Yeah.
- I thought you didn't cooperate with cops. - Yeah.
This is different. I just need to use your phone and make a few calls.
Sure. Come on. Make yourself at home.
Luther said what?
All right. Okay.
All right. I was four. He was nine.
- So you were close? - Mm, inseparable.
We've had our differences over the years, but he's always protected me.
- You were lucky to have that. - Mm-hmm.
- Must have been good. - Sorry?
Whatever you did to get him to work with you.
He was offered a deal. He could have gotten off... Two years, time served.
I know.
- You're not gonna tell me, are you? - I can't.
Sorry.
All right. Well, gotta get going, or I'm gonna be late to work.
There's coffee in the kitchen. You could help yourself.
Thank you.
All right, Damon. You did the right thing for once in your life.
That's great. Okay.
All right. So I'm gonna hook up with you guys in a half hour.
All right? Done deal.
It's all set up.
So who's Luther?
- Luther's a weapons dealer, a survivor. - In what sense?
In the sense that Payne Gave him the same choice as he gave everybody else...
Stop what you're doing on your own or...
- Or he'd stop him. - Yeah.
And now that Payne has taken what i guess we can call a lower profile,
Luther and others like him are comin' up out of the woodworks.
Can't wait to meet him. Let's go.
What, like that? You might as well put on your big
windbreaker with the big yellow FBI on the back.
Ain't nobody gonna talk to you like that.
In case you haven't noticed, I packed kinda light, as in, this is all I got.
Is that right?
What do you want now? I'm already running late.
I need to check your closet.
Don't look so shocked, honey. I'm the black sheep of the family.
No pun intended.
They say prison will do strange things to a man.
I've tried to tell him that.
Whatever. Come check some of this stuff out.
Do you mind if she looks through your things?
No, as long as it's for her and not for you.
Don't you gotta be at work or somethin'?
See you all later.
You have to understand, the cause is greater than any one individual.
You're worryin' again.
I was just saying, Reese had a family too.
I know, brother, and so did I. I lost my brother that day, didn't I?
But no one said this was gonna be easy. Look how we livin'.
We had to go underground to deal with the underworld.
This is God's work. God's work is not easy. Now, my faith is strong.
I just hope your faith is stayin' strong, my brother.
My faith is strong too, Brother Thomas.
Okay. All right, big man.
- God bless. - God bless.
Hey.
How you doin'?
Give me my hug. Come here. Come here, man.
You ready for dinner? You ready for dinner?
Yes.
I can't believe you let her take my car.
Hey, Rhonda's a cop now. Let her take the cop car.
Her car is more sporty.
It'll be better if you let me drive.
Kind of hard with these, though.
Don't make me regret this.
You know, you might wanna hook me up with a piece while you're at it.
They gonna think something if I ain't strapped.
Don't press your luck.
You'll be sorry. Never know when you're gonna need some backup.
Here you are, sir.
Thanks, Doug. Any word on Tyrell?
Nothing yet, sir.
We have the intel on Reese, sir.
What do you got?
Well, apparently Reese's wife belonged to this new Taborite Sect.
She and several of the church members were taken hostage...
by this drug gang that Payne had targeted.
The gang leader wanted to make a deal with Payne,
Get him off their back, but Payne wasn't interested.
Instead, he went over to the place where the hostages were being held,
Blew it away, took out everybody...
Drug dealers, his own church members.
Everybody.
Hell of a guy.
Well, Reese wanted revenge,
So he ambushed Payne's car...
Shot it out with Payne, his brother, bodyguard.
Reese was able to take out two out of the three before Payne wounded him.
That is why he's doing 12 years in Lompoc.
And that is the thread that civilization currently hangs on, sir.
Thanks, Tom. That's very comforting.
I rather thought so.
'Sup, Luther?
'Sup with you?
Wasn't expecting to see your ass for another ten years.
That's the word I heard from the inside.
Word from the inside must be wrong.
Guess so.
- Who's the bitch? - That's my bitch. Don't worry about her.
Me and you got some business to tend to.
- Right. - Seems we both got a mutual enemy.
This is true, but I ain't seen him in a while, though. You know what I'm sayin'?
Motherfucker called me Lucifer or some shit.
Said I was doin' the devil's work.
Fuck him. that was some foul shit he did to your family, my brother.
But I can't help you, though.
Yeah, you can't help me. You wanna get him yourself.
Quite to the contrary, see. Brother Payne is no longer a hindrance to my business,
Therefore, his day-to-day whereabouts don't concern me.
That ain't what I heard on the inside.
They say you watchin' every move he makes so you can hit him yourself.
Now, Reese, if, uh...
If I didn't know better, I'd say you was calling me a liar.
Well, somebody's lying.
Check this out.
I ain't gotta take this shit from you or this motherfuckin' cop.
Yo, man, you check this out!
You don't tell me where he is, I'm gonna kill your ass.
Drop it!
Man, what the fuck wrong with you?
Shoot this motherfucker, man! Shoot him!
- Shoot him! - I said, drop it!
Fuck that bitch! Shoot him!
Shoot him, motherfucker!
Damn, you didn't have to do this, man.
Fuck you.
All right, Luther. You checkin' out.
This is your last chance to do somethin' right, man. Where's Payne?
- I said, fuck you. - Luther, where's Payne?
You didn't hear me, Motherfucker? I said, f...
Let's go, Reese.
Motherfucker pulled a gun on me.
Give me the gun and let's get out of here.
I said, give me the gun!
I'm not kidding around, Reese. I'm not gonna tell you again.
You might as well squeeze the trigger,
'cause I'm not going into another situation like this without a gun.
What, I'm supposed to be scared of you now, after that shit?
Centaurus is up, sir.
What's the rendezvous time tomorrow, Dr. Secor?
0748 hours, EDT.
We're reprogramming the remote arming systems now.
Well, I hope your plan works.
So do I.
Come on. You can do it. It's just like holding your breath.
Just tap me on the leg when you wanna get some air. That's all.
Fool, you done lost your mind.
I ain't doin' that. Not in the water, anyway.
Come on, baby. Don't you see I'm hurt?
I got a injury here. You ain't got no sympathy for me, huh?
No, I read in the paper the other day that some chick in Australia or someplace...
drowned doin' that, and Miss Lakwanda ain't goin' out like that.
Miss Lakwanda is a liar. You ain't read nothin' like that.
I ain't lyin'. He held her by the head,
Was holding her down on it, and she drowned.
Look, that's a bunch of bull, okay?
- I'll show you. It's not that complicated. - Go for it.
What? What did you move for? I didn't bite you.
Hey, Damon.
Oh, shit! Reese!
What the hell is wrong with you, negro?
This is a brand new hot tub! Now this fucker's gonna leak all over the place!
You, get out of here!
Hey, look, Lakwanda, baby. I'm gonna give you
a call about that get-jiggy-with-it thing.
What the hell is wrong with you, Pippi Longstockings?
You can't just come up in here, shooting up shit. You a cop!
Self-defense. You reached for your weapon.
Reese, take care of him. I'll be out front.
Oh, w-w-wait, wait, wait.
All right. This is how we gonna do it this time, Damon.
You gonna give me something I can work with this time...
Or I'm gonna blast your lying ass all over this fuckin' backyard!
Come on, Reese, man. Don't you think if I could,
I'd help your light-skinned ass out, man?
- You obviously ain't feelin' me. - All right, all right, All right. Look.
All right. Point the gun away from the beef, okay?
I'll tell you something, all right? My cousin was friends with a girl.
She was a reporter for the local news. She was at one of Payne's meetings.
And Payne's men caught her with a hidden camera.
All right? They let her go. At least, that's what she thought, anyway.
And they found her on the side of the freeway, all right?
It seems somebody ran her car off the road.
She was in a coma for two weeks. They thought she wasn't gonna make it.
But she did, apparently. Payne don't even know it, though.
I need a name and a address. Look, man. I don't know no names.
- Oh, you think I'm fuckin' with you, right? - All right, all right.
I see you got the pistol pointed at the left ball. Her name is Teresa Miller.
She's livin' in a trailer somewhere in the middle of Bum-fuck somewhere, okay?
There's no address or nothin' like that, But I'll hook you up, anyway.
- Get your fucking ass out of the pool. - All right, nigger.
Yo, you ain't got to point that shit.
Shuttle bay doors open.
Initiating final deployment sequence... Now.
Linebacker device released.
Main engine's ignition confirmed.
Device is away.
When did you find that out?
He ain't gonna like to hear that.
- You guys wanna see what you got? - Uh-huh.
- You wanna see? What do you think, mom? - I think so.
All right.
Oh, look at that.
- Does it look nice? - Yes.
Okay.
Yeah. Look at you, little princess.
Is this the dress I'm gonna wear when I meet God?
Yeah, that's right.
You're gonna look so pretty, he's gonna put you right up to the front of the line.
Well, Brother Clarence, sit down and have some dinner with the family.
- We need to talk. - Can it wait?
- I'm gonna go see this big man. - Okay.
What's up, my brother?
Just talked to Archangel. They killed Luther.
Lucifer. You see that?
Now you see that? You reap what you sow.
What else?
We have a problem.
I can't believe someone actually lives out here.
Somebody better, or Damon won't be living too long himself.
A mile to the gate, my ass. This is more like three.
I had no idea you were such a wuss.
Hello?
Teresa Miller?
Leave now!
- Hey, take it easy. - I don't want to take it easy.
I want you to leave. Now, get out!
We're here to help you.
I don't need your help.
Tell her who you are.
Hey, lady, this is Matthew Reese out here.
You're lying. Matthew Reese is in prison.
- I'm not lying. - Then, prove it.
How am I gonna prove it? I don't have any i.d. or anything.
Come in here.
I know what you look like.
Okay, relax. All right? Enough shootin'.
All right. I'm comin' in. Just be careful with that gun.
Don't get nervous.
See?
Okay, so it is you. But who's out there with you?
- Oh, out there. - Drop it!
No! Look. It's okay. It's all right.
It's okay.
This was his last sermon before he went underground.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, brothers and sisters. Thank you.
- I want to ask a question. - What we need...
Is any kind of information where he might be hiding.
Just watch it.
Gun dealers to sell their wares in a rich neighborhood?
They don't, do they? Well, how come they turn a blind eye to it down here?
Do we have gun-manufacturing plants in this so-called hood of ours?
We have incoming!
Object is 60 meters long and six meters wide.
Traveling at... 32,000 miles per hour.
Impact in approximately... 90 seconds.
Where?
122.5 west longitude,
37.6 north latitude.
That's San Francisco, sir.
Hi. It's me. Pick up.
You there? Okay, I guess you're not there.
Look, um, I got finished early,
And I changed my flight.
And I guess I'll be seeing you in a couple of hours.
We have entry into the atmosphere.
I, uh, I missed you last night.
Twenty seconds.
Okay, uh, I will talk to you soon.
Impact in ten seconds.
Six... Five...
Four... Three...
Oh, my God.
It's God's will that we act, that we do something!
This place in the video... Where is it?
I couldn't tell you.
Couldn't or won't?
I don't think you know what you're dealing with here, Agent Tyrell.
This man is a hero to his people.
Any of them would take a bullet for him.
I can't concern myself with that.
It was a factory or a warehouse of some kind.
Something Tool & Dye.
What's the name?
I don't remember.
It may have started with an "e," maybe.
Hold on.
A little earthquake.
Yeah. Little.
I don't like them. They are bad omens.
I'm from Texas. We don't have to deal with this kind of crap.
Just hurricanes and tornados.
I'll take any one of those, any old time. At least you can see 'em comin'.
Get down!
Come on!
Fuckin' Damon. I'm gonna kill him when I see him.
Let's get the hell out of here.
All right, goddamn.
Let's get this shit straight So I can get my ho back up here.
It says, "use in well-ventilated area"
Well, shit, my black ass is outside. I guess that's well-ventilated enough, shit.
What's happening, Brother Damon?
Oh, shit. You almost scared me, baby.
No need to be scared, brother. What happened to your nose There?
Oh, this? Oh, man, shit. I was workin' down at the job.
I was flippin' them burgers, and I cracked myself on the nose with the spatula, man.
Shit, I almost lost my job. I'm tryin' to get that workmen's comp and shit.
Damon... You're lyin' to me.
You know, when you lie to somebody...
You surrender your reality to the person you're lying to.
Did you know that?
My reality, man? I don't know what you're talkin' about. What do... what do you mean?
Haven't I always treated you right, brother?
Yeah. I mean, shit, You're Brother Payne, baby. You always lookin' out for me.
When your mother was sick, didn't I bring her medicine?
Didn't I treat you like family?
Yeah, you're right. You know, you looked out for my mother when she had that...
Why would you attempt to deliver me into the hands of those who would do me harm?
Come on, Brother Payne. You know I wouldn't do no shit like...
You know your bible, Damon?
Um, I haven't been to church in a while, 'cause I ain't had no offerin' money.
But, I mean, a little bit. I know some.
Matthew 10:36:
"A man's foe shall be they of his own household."
Shit. I don't understand, man.
Why don't you think about it?
God, please! Oh, God, please help me!
Lord helps them that helps themselves, brother Damon.
We need to get our hands on a phone book.
I'm trying to get in closer, get an idea of the devastation.
There are fires burning as far as you can see.
It's like the whole ground is on fire.
They're just gone. They're gone.
Wait, we're being waved off by a military aircraft. I'm gonna have to get back...
Oh, God.
shit.
Oh, God.
Clarence, is there any way I could get some paper and a pencil?
Something to write with. Like that?
That's against Brother Thomas' rules.
I'm going nuts in here. I... I can't sleep.
My mind just keeps going, and I got some thoughts...
And I can't figure them in my head, and I need to put 'em down.
I can't turn it off, Clarence. I'm goin' nuts in here.
I'm gonna see what I can do, but I can't promise you anything.
Thank you.
General Meech, the latest telemetry shows Linebacker's on target.
Set to rendezvous with the asteroid in 30 minutes.
Thanks, Tom.
Meech.
I want the truth about Corbett, general.
Tyrell, where are you? Did you get him?
You said three days. Corbett could've stopped it, Couldn't he?
There's nothing he could've done.
Don't fucking lie to me!
Advanced Space Defense Weapons Research. Come on, general!
Tyrell, calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down! Someone I cared about a lot was killed up there.
Tyrell, listen to me. There isn't anything Corbett could've done. Nothing!
The fragment was too small. We only picked it up a minute and half before it hit.
Fragment of what? What are you talking about?
An asteroid is on a collision course with the earth.
What hit San Francisco is a pebble by comparison.
Unless we stop it,
Civilization, life as we know it... Will cease to exist.
Anything that manages to survive the initial blast Will die in the impact winter.
- How long have you known about this? - Under 48 hours.
And that's the God's truth, Tyrell.
Why aren't people being warned?
Come on, Tyrell. We're talking mass panic.
But you're right about Corbett. He's designed a weapon...
That has the capability to destroy the asteroid.
Then, why doesn't the President have every goddamn resource available on this,
And why is it that me and some goddamn convict
are the only ones looking for this guy?
'Cause he doesn't know. He has no idea that I'm...
That you are out there trying to find Corbett.
Don't you think it'd be a good idea to tell him?
Tyrell, a weapon called Linebacker is on its way to the asteroid right now.
It was designed by the President's college roommate...
Which means it got bought and Corbett's didn't.
It's also completely worthless, given the target.
- That's crazy. - That's politics.
So, how close are you to finding Corbett?
Momma, momma, hush.
I just called 'cause I wanted to hear your voice...
And tell you that I love you.
Yeah. No, I know. I know you do. I know.
I just, uh... I just wanted to call and say that.
Okay? So, I'll, uh...
I'll call you later.
Yeah, I love you too. Bye.
I know it may not help, but I know what you're going through.
It's like somebody reaches inside and just tears your insides out.
Anyway, I found fifteen places that start with the letter "e"
So we got a lot of work to do. We should get with it.
What's the fucking point?
You gotta listen to me.
You got a chance to save the people you love.
I didn't have that chance.
I'm gonna take advantage of it, if you don't mind.
I'm not about to just let you sit around here and quit, okay?
So get your leg in. We're goin'.
I didn't go through all this bullshit just to get three days of freedom...
And then get killed with every other dumb motherfucker on earth.
Hey, Reese, I can't let you walk into any more of these situations without a gun.
You call this a gun?
It's my back-up.
All right. Back-up. Cool. I ain't turnin' down no guns.
We have visual contact wWith the asteroid. Image coming up now.
Thirty seconds to impact.
Arm the device.
Device is armed.
Standing by to deploy multiple warheads.
Impact in 15 seconds.
Standing by, sir.
Deploy multiple warheads.
Deploying.
Deployment complete.
Five seconds. Four, three, two...
It worked.
Way to go, man!
How long for the doppler delay?
Give me a moment, sir.
Doppler delay data readings coming in now.
It didn't work. It's still coming at us.
Trajectory differential: .00682 degrees.
I think I got the idea.
What do we do now, sir?
Whoa, whoa. This is it.
Any ideas on how to get in?
There's always a way in.
Doc, got some food for you.
I'm not real hungry right now. Thanks.
I'll bring it in anyway. you might need it later on.
What are you doing? Trying to get yourself killed?
I can't just sit here and wait to die.
Is that what you're afraid of? Dying?
Yes.
Because you don't have no faith.
Yeah, well, it's a little late for that now.
No, my brother, it's never too late.
I found the Lord three years ago.
Payne? He, uh... He brought you to the Lord?
Yes, he did. God bless him.
Let me ask you something. Doesn't it bother you?
A God that would destroy what he has created? That doesn't make any sense.
Doc, he's already done it once, by flood.
This time by fire. It says so right there in the bible.
Right, right. But it seems to me...
That if God created all of us, then he created me too, right?
- Yes, he did. - Then, if God gave me...
This knowledge to save all these people,
then isn't that God's will too?
Do you believe everything you read in the bible?
- Yes, I do. Every word. - Then, what about this?
"Take heed that you are not led astray,
"for many false prophets shall come in my name...
"saying that I am he and the time is at hand.
Do not believe them."
You're giving bible study lessons now, huh, doc?
Seems like only yesterday you didn't care much for that good book.
You obviously didn't think much of my wife's cooking, either.
Never marry a skinny woman, huh?
Clarence, you wanna give us a moment alone?
Don't leave these laying around, brother. Someone could get hurt.
So you think I'm a false prophet.
I think you're fucking crazy.
And I also think that all these people that you pretend to care about...
Are going to die.
I love them. I love them dearly, more than my own life.
That's why I'm delivering them into the loving hands of the Lord...
And not the talons of your so-called science.
That is such bullshit. If you truly cared about them, then you would let me save them,
Along with all the other people on this planet.
I don't doubt that you'd be anxious to get out there...
And tamper with mother nature or God's will.
Scientists have always been very ready to do that,
But, you see, then humanity suffers...
And we have to fight the same battles we continue to fight and continue to lose.
It is time to bring this to an end.
It's not your decision to make.
Shut up! Shut up!
Don't scream or you're dead.
- Where's Corbett? - We ain't playin', bitch.
Drop it! I said drop it!
Let her go. Get over there with your friend.
You go on back there and get your husband while I hold 'em here.
Go on! Go on!
I figure we got a minute and a half before she gets back with him.
We gotta move real fast if you want Dr. Corbett. Come on.
Come on!
So what? What's your answer? Just to destroy the world?
You know, man, if you're that disgusted with it,
Then why don't you just take yourself out and let the rest of us get on with it?
Doc, surely you know that to commit suicide, in almost every religion, is a sin.
Suicide is a sin? You are committing suicide by nNot letting me stop this thing!
I didn't create this comet.
This is a natural phenomenon. See, this is God's mercy.
Now, God is a merciful god.
He's a loving god. He's a forgiving god. But he has said enough!
If I were you, I'd look into my heart, I'd look into myself as a man.
Make peace with your god. Make peace with yourself.
Time is running short.
Thomas!
There's a way out up them stairs.
Thomas, Reese is here and the woman.
Clarence is holding them.
Brother Reese is very persistent. Let's go!
- Where did you get that? - I borrowed it from Damon.
- Why did I give you my gun? - That was your back-up, right?
- Yeah. - Well, that's what I'm usin' it for.
It's all clear. Let's go.
Brother Clarence!
- I thought you said he was here. - He was.
- You got a key? - Yep!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Hi. I'm with the FBI. I'm here to take you out.
Thank God.
We gotta go!
Welcome, Brother Reese.
Next time I fire, you go back the way he brought us.
- You better be with me. - I'll be there.
What's the matter, Reese? Don't you hear me?
Yeah, I hear you. Go.
Get him out of here! I'm serious!
People are depending on you. Go!
we'll see you outside.
Thomas!
Let's go.
You believe I've wronged you, brother? Huh?
Maybe I think you've wronged me too.
Ahhh!
Time to let God decide.
Tell me what he says!
Go!
Okay, come on.
Let's go out this way.
Jesus christ.
Meech. Tyrell!
Yeah, I have Corbett. Yes, send a chopper right away.
She's got him. Where are you? We need your coordinates.
Essential Tool & Dye. Fifth and Santa Fe.
Okay, you stay put. We'll be right there.
Put Corbett on the line. I need to talk to him.
Yes, sir? Where are you going?
- I'm not leaving without Reese. - Wait!
- Stay here. - Yes, sir?
Yes, sir, the containment field is calibrated
at eight separate points within the vessel.
Corbett, I'm gonna have to stop you, because I...
have no idea what the hell you're talking about.
Save it for the cape, 'cause that's where you're headed as soon as we pick you up.
I can give them the exact parameters.
It will be ready by the time I get there.
That sounds like the ticket. You'll have access to secure communications on the bird.
Good luck, Corbett.
Looks like we made it, sir.
Not yet, but we got a fightin' chance.
Brother Reese. Brother Reese.
Fuck you, Payne. I'm tired of that "brother" bullshit.
Put that shit down. Drop it!
Go ahead and shoot me, brother.
Surely I deserve the Lord's wrath.
He's made his decision. Go on.
Yours will come in a day or so.
We got Corbett out of here. He knows how to fix that thing.
You can't change the lord's will, my friend.
I want you to know somethin', brother.
Your family didn't die in vain.
Sometimes you have to take a stand against evil.
Sometimes the cost is high.
Brother Reese.
Guess the back-up came in handy after all, huh?
Yeah. Looks like you could've used it.
Yeah. I'm okay.
Look, there's a chopper on the way, so why don't you come on down?
I'm sick of this fuckin' place.
THOR device on final approach.
Arm the device.
Don't touch it.
- What are you doing, Doug? - I can't allow this, sir.
What is written cannot be changed.
- Thirty seconds to impact. - Security in here, now!
Man must be destroyed for his sins.
Brother Thomas was to guide us through the time of tribulation.
That task now falls to me.
Captain McNally, I order you...
The day of judgment is upon us, sir.
- Twenty seconds. - Safety the weapon, captain.
- I can't do that, sir. - Safety the weapon and stand down now!
- No, sir. - Fifteen seconds.
This is your last chance, son.
Safety the weapon. Stand down now.
- I will not, sir! - All right, fire at will!
Device is armed. Impact in ten seconds.
Nine, eight...
Seven, six...
Five, four...
Three...
Two, one...
Doppler delay, what do we got?
It's gone, sir.
All fragments below impact threshold.
- Goin' back to Texas, huh? - Hey.
Yeah, yeah, they've got a really nice gig for me in Dallas.
Plus I think it'll be nice to be closer to my mom.
- Family's important. - Yeah, it is.
Happy birthday, belated.
How sweet.
I don't think I'm gonna be needin' that anymore.
Plus I heard there's a lot of outlaws down there in Texas.
Right.
A little more scratched up than when you gave it to me, but you know...
No, I was looking to see if the serial number had been filed off.
See, there you go with that attitude.
Thank you.
So take care of yourself, huh?
You too. And if you ever come back, look me up.
We'll have coffee.
Okay, but none of that chicken and waffles, huh?
See, you don't know what you're missing.
I guess not. I'll see you.