Walking Against the Rain (2022) Movie Script
1
Fuck.
Hello? Hello?
Is anyone receiving this?
Hello?
Hello?
Is anyone receiving this?
- Hello?
- I'm trapped.
- I-- I can't hear you.
-Hello?
-I don't know what to do.
But listen to me.
Where are you?
A barn.
An old hayloft.
Okay.
And it's below you.
Yeah.
You said
you're in an old barn?
A hayloft.
So, there's got to be
a hay door somewhere.
- Yeah.
- Okay, listen to me.
-You're gonna have to jump.
-Wha--
Or you're going to
have to wait until sunrise
-and just hope that it gets--
-Wha-- wait.
I can't hear it.
I can't.
Not sure
if you're still out there.
But if you are...
...thank you.
Oh, my God!
You're alive. You made it.
Yeah.
God, for a minute there
I thought I actually lost you.
Well, no idea how, but...
-I'm still here.
-It doesn't matter how.
It just matters
that you're here.
You know, it would just
be my luck, really.
I finally hear
another human's voice
for the first time
in what feels like forever.
Someone that
isn't part of a cult,
or trying to kill me.
Only for you to be eaten
by the morning.
Thanks.
So, how long
have you been out here?
For as long as
I can remember, really.
But how have you survived
for so long on your own?
I live in this yurt thing.
I mean, I don't really
venture too far from that.
Most importantly,
I never attract
any unwanted attention.
A what? A yurt?
Yeah, like,
it's an old camping thing.
To be honest,
it's pretty quiet out here.
So, your whole plan is just
to live your life in a yurt?
Well no,
I've just not had
a reason to leave,
given all the crazies
and the creatures out there.
What's your plan?
Not sure
I've got one, really.
Barn's trashed.
I can't stay there, so...
So where to?
We're aiming
for Leviathan's Peak.
My granddad used to
take us there in summer.
Just going to
put our backs to water
and work from there.
We? Who's we?
Sorry, I...
I meant me.
I'm aiming
for Leviathan's Peak.
Well, we could be us.
I could join you.
I mean, I know the peak.
It's a few days' walk from here.
Plus, it's not much
of a life alone,
living in this yurt.
Now I know
that you're out there at least.
Don't take this
the wrong way, but...
How do I know
you're not some crazy lunatic?
Well, you don't.
But maybe
that's what you need.
A little crazy to survive.
Well, if I said no,
you'd probably come anyway.
So, the peak...
it's a few days away, right?
Yeah.
Okay.
The peak it is.
We're gonna have
so much fun.
The word "fun" means
something completely
different to you,
- doesn't it?
- Maybe.
Right, okay.
We should set some ground rules.
Ground rules?
Yeah, ground rules.
Trust me.
Sure.
Our radio mics,
walkie-talkies,
whatever you want to
call them--
they're battery operated
and they're going to die.
So we can only turn them on
to check in
three times a day.
9:00 AM,
1:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
That makes sense.
Are you sure
you want to do this?
Honestly...
I've been alone out here
longer than I care to remember.
I've been waiting
for a reason
to just get up, and, you know,
give life another shot.
If I don't take
that opportunity,
then I might
not get another.
Plus, I've been riding my luck
with this place.
Eventually,
those crazies or the monsters
are going to
find me here, so...
now seems
as good a time as any.
It's settled.
Yeah, it is.
Should we check
back in at 1?
Check back in at 1.
By the way...
I'm Tommy.
Blair.
It's good
to meet you, Tommy.
Nope.
Hello?
Hey.
Is everything all right?
Yeah.
As well as it can be,
I guess.
Stark lack of food, but...
I'm holding up.
Now, how long has it been
since you've eaten anything?
A decent meal?
I can't remember.
What, your food searches
haven't turned up anything?
I haven't found anywhere
worth searching for.
It's all pretty bleak.
You've gotta try something.
Homes are worth a look,
if you're nearby any,
'cause they're stocked with food
just waiting
their sell-by date.
The opportunity is there.
You've just got to take it.
It just feels so weird,
searching through
a family's home.
It's a ghost town, Tommy.
We're all that's left.
Well, us and the crazies
and monsters.
You've got to survive, just...
...try it.
Remember, though,
just don't go making any noise,
or smashing windows or doors,
'cause we don't want you
catching the attention
of a potential disaster.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
Yeah.
So,
if we make it through this...
where would your dream
destination be?
Good question.
Anywhere in the world.
New York.
New York?
Yeah.
I guess it started
when I was a kid.
Um, I grew up
watching American sitcoms
and stuff like that,
and, um...
ever since then, I just
dreamed of going to America.
My mom, um...
she always
really loved big cities.
So, when my dad left,
we always said
that once we had enough money,
we'd start fresh in New York.
And from there,
it became a dream.
I guess it just stuck.
But aside
from an old photo,
I mean, that dream
is all that remains of her.
You know,
I've-- I've got memories,
I just haven't got
anything solid.
The idea of that fresh start,
you know, was...
was part
of our relationship, really,
it was part of our promise.
So, anyway,
what's your story?
Not much to share.
I was nobody special.
Just an easy life,
I guess.
It was actually pretty good
when I think about it.
I guess I didn't realize
how lucky I was
until everything
started to fade.
But like my dad
and my granddad said...
"It's all memories
and experiences
who shape who we are."
They wouldn't want to see me
fall on my knees.
Yeah, I like that.
It's amazing
how everything can just...
vanish in the blink of an eye.
So, now you know about
the photo I carry of my mum,
like some lost treasure.
You've got
anything cool like that?
I have a necklace
that my dad gave to me.
I hold that
pretty close to my heart.
Sounds like the perfect reminder
of a time before all this.
You know, saying that,
I don't think
I even remember
what the world
used to be like before this.
I was so close to giving up.
One last reminder
of the thing I need to do.
One last thing?
My dad
passed me down the necklace
when my granddad died.
It was all so sudden,
and way before this happened.
I never got to say goodbye,
and they scattered
his ashes at sea.
So, given
we make it through this,
I want to make it to the sea
one last time...
for the goodbye
that we never had.
It sounds stupid, right?
Of course it's not stupid.
We'll make it
through this, Tommy,
I know we will.
A fading photo
and an old necklace.
My granddad used to say...
"When everything
seems so dark,
it's the little things
that shine through."
It's the things
we take for granted
that keeps us going.
Right, well,
we have to turn them off again
for a few hours.
Um...
you should try and get
some food before nightfall,
'cause it's getting
pretty dark, so...
we'll check back in
at 9, okay?
Talk soon.
Much good
these did the world.
You were warned.
All of you.
But no one listened.
And now, you burn.
I knew I'd come across
one of you nuts, eventually.
You will never learn.
This is why
you're being punished.
This is why
your loved ones died.
Listen, I haven't got
time for this, all right?
Your stories
or your fucking reasons.
But if-- it's a big fucking if--
your god was real,
whatever god that is
you now serve,
I don't believe they are
the complete fucking prick
you make them out to be.
And if they are,
fuck them!
What, you're telling me
that all of this
is 'cause we didn't serve
or stroke their ego enough?
Again, fuck them.
I don't need their love
or permission to go out there
and survive a situation
you say they caused.
You survived the first,
and now,
you walk with monsters.
But you'll know
the end is upon us,
when the sky burns,
and the ancient beasts awake!
The seven trumpets
will fill the air!
The Faceless God
will rise.
Blair.
Blair, please, be there.
Blair, just answer.
Please, Blair.
Tommy?
It did nothing.
It was toying with me.
It could have killed me,
but it didn't.
I'm not even worth killing.
My Dad...
my little sister...
my brother...
...attacked...
just like I was,
digging for food.
Tommy, I'm so sorry.
I-- I didn't know.
Carl and Ellie were first.
My dad tried
to save them, but...
it all happened so fast.
He knew
we wouldn't all get out.
He pushed them out the door.
He locked them in...
before I could go back to help,
that's when I heard his cry.
I knew it was too late.
It all fell silent and...
I knew they were gone.
And what did I do?
Run.
They didn't run, Blair.
They died saving me.
For what?
What do I possibly
have to live for?
I'm just
the last grain of sand
in an hourglass,
waiting to drop.
Me.
You have me
to live for, okay?
It's me and you now.
You can either choose
to give up
and leave me alone out here,
or we can see
this through together.
I never had the pleasure
of meeting them,
but I bet my life
that they wouldn't want to
see you quit.
Not now.
Yeah, it's hard.
Seems impossible at times,
we have to keep going.
'Cause you're a survivor, Tommy,
I know you're a survivor.
You wouldn't have made it
this far if you weren't.
We wouldn't have
made it this far.
So you can't give up,
'cause I won't let you.
We can do this,
Tommy, we have to.
Okay?
Just get some rest,
recharge,
and we'll start fresh,
come sunrise.
We're nearly there.
Tommy.
Just remember
to turn off your mic,
before you go
to sleep, okay?
My guess is, we haven't got long
till these batteries give in,
and I'm not sick
of talking to you just yet.
Blair.
Yeah?
Thank you.
Tommy?
You okay?
Tommy, I--
What's up?
You sound...
God, it's a mess.
It just doesn't make any sense.
I've never seen one of them
attack in the day before.
Blair,
you're not making much sense.
The night
that we first made contact,
the creature
that attacked you was smarter
than any of the others
I'd ever encountered.
And this morning,
I was attacked in the day.
Blair, I'm not following you.
They're adapting.
So, what now?
How long
till you hit the peak?
A day.
A day and a half, maybe.
Okay, keep going, but just...
stay alert, yeah?
Yeah, I just got
a really bad feeling
about all of this.
Just when I thought
things couldn't get much worse.
Yeah.
You and me both.
Ask me a question, Tommy.
A-- anything,
just ask me anything,
I-- I think
we could both do
with a distraction
right about now,
don't you?
I never really asked you
what you missed
from the old world.
And I'm not talking
about friends or family.
I mean stupid shit.
Like Netflix and YouTube.
I guess I did watch
a lot of YouTube.
Don't judge me,
but I used to love watching
all those paranormal shows.
You mean the shows
that were completely fake?
They were not fake.
A guy in a muscle top
and a fresh trim
trying to start a fight
with a ghost.
Good times.
Well, you clearly
didn't watch
the same shows
that I used to watch,
'cause the evidence that I saw
speaks for itself.
What, you mean
the voices of a spirit
you could hardly hear?
I could only make it out
when they put
I think that's called
"implying the evidence."
God, you are so full of it.
All right then,
Mr. Non-believer,
what was your silly
little vice?
I guess it's only fair.
I was a little addicted
to reality shows.
I think I just heard
your jaw hit the floor.
You were laughing at me
for liking paranormal shows.
I mean, seriously.
Oh, my God, Tommy,
you do realize
that they're all fake,
all right?
You mean like, a guy
trying to hit an apparition?
No, not like--
all right, you know what?
I'm not even going to
entertain that comment.
I mean, come on, Tommy.
There's a reason
why award shows
stopped calling them
"reality shows"
and started calling them
"reality scripted television."
And what even
the hell is that anyway?
That's just
television, right?
It made for good
entertainment, at least.
Good telly while it lasted.
Oh, absolutely.
I'm sure people watching
other people watching television
was the reason
the whole world went to shit.
God.
That'd be
one sad history lesson.
I did love
the drama, though.
Yeah, I bet you did.
Right.
I think that will do
until our next call.
That was a good chat. Thanks.
Um, just be safe, yeah?
Keep your eyes peeled
now more than ever.
Blair.
Do you think
we're going to make it?
Yeah, Tommy, we will.
We have to.
Check back in at 1, yeah?
Yeah.
You stay safe, Tommy. Okay?
You too, Blair.
Hand over the bag.
This isn't hard.
I just want what's in that bag
and I'll be on my way.
Please,
just hand over the bag.
I'm sorry, I can't.
I really don't want to
hurt you.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
I'm hungry.
I'm tired.
I'm tired of searching.
All I want is the bag.
Please just--
just hand it over.
I'm sorry.
I had a brother.
You remind me of him.
A long time ago now.
It's been a long time
since I've seen anyone.
I just thought...
I may never see
anyone ever again.
Almost forgot
what people looked like.
It gets lonely.
You know.
Then you don't care so much
for people anymore.
It's all about survival.
That's what this is.
I don't want to hurt you.
It's just survival.
-What happened to your brother?
-You don't get to ask that!
It wasn't my fault!
Hand it over and walk away.
I said I can't.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
It didn't have
to come to this!
Blair, I'm so sorry
I'm late.
I was being chased by a drifter.
She's
to be fair.
Blair?
Blair? Are you there?
Blair, you okay?
Eat up.
You need the energy.
It isn't much,
but it's something.
You're hungry?
Who are you?
Just an old farmer.
Does an old farmer
have a name?
James.
I'm Blair.
Blair.
You're lucky
I found you when I did.
Those beasts
are not to be messed with.
Yeah, I'm extremely lucky.
But why did you risk
your life to save mine?
Most people
wouldn't be so kind.
Not the people I've met.
It was
the right thing to do.
Drink up
before it gets cold.
Be careful with that.
The whole place could go up.
It looks like
a really nice place to live.
Your home and the surroundings.
It's really beautiful.
Thank you.
It must
make you really happy,
living in such a beautiful place
during all of this.
Do you live here alone?
For the past few months, yes.
Before that,
I lived here with my wife.
I'm sorry.
Did she, um--
she passed before or after?
After.
I'm sorry.
She's at peace now.
And I take
some comfort in that.
There is comfort in that.
Will you excuse me?
Tommy, you there?
Blair?
Blair, I'm here.
Where have you been?
I was attacked.
This time
I nearly didn't make it.
An old farmer saved me.
Yeah, if it wasn't for him,
I wouldn't have
survived this one.
An old farmer?
Can you trust him?
You know what some
of these people have become.
It was only earlier today
I met a drifter.
They were far more worse
than the creatures
I've seen out here.
We can trust him.
And he could have let me die,
but he chose to save me.
I think he even got hurt.
brought me back here
and he let me rest
and he fed me.
I don't know
why he chose to save me, but...
I know he's got
a good heart.
His eyes are kind.
It's the same look, actually,
that I used to see
in my mum's eyes.
Tommy, if we make it
through this,
we should aim
for an old farmhouse
like this one.
One that hasn't burned
in this plague.
We could rebuild there.
That sounds nice.
I never told anyone
what happened to my mum.
Um...
but if I don't make it
through this,
I want someone else to know
that she went out swinging.
Um, we were fighting
for survival,
just like everyone else
was at the time.
We were jumping
from one hideout to the other.
And one day,
we woke to the sound
of one of those things
trying to break through
this barricade
that we'd created.
And eventually,
it started to break through.
And...
and she-- she held it off
best that she could.
She kept
telling me to escape.
She kept yelling at me
to climb out
this little window in the back.
And I panicked.
I ran and I ran,
but I couldn't leave her.
I had to go back.
I looked back
through the window
and I could see
she was holding it off
with everything
that she had.
That...
...that amazing kindness
in her eyes,
I could see it was fading.
Um...
she caught a glimpse of me
through the window.
And she was-- she was half mad
I was still there.
She was half begging me
to just end it for her.
I took out the gun
that she gave me.
And I checked the chamber
and there was one bullet left.
And I pointed
the gun at her.
And she just looked back at me
and she smiled.
And I pulled the trigger
and I--
You did everything
you could, Blair.
God, I wish that were true.
I'll be leaving soon, so...
if our batteries don't die,
we'll just check back in again
in a few hours, okay?
After today, I don't want to
wait till the morning.
Should we say midnight?
Midnight.
Hang in there, Blair.
A kid should never have to see
such a thing.
Let alone do what you did.
No one should ever
have to do what I did.
It's a feeling
no one should ever know.
I know that feeling.
I've lived with it every day
for the past few months.
I tried to save her.
But it was...
I wasn't fast enough.
I have never known
such pain like that.
She was strong.
She survived the attack.
Watching the person you love
more than anything else
in the world fade away.
Knowing there is...
there's nothing you can do.
Knowing they'll no longer
be by your side.
I failed her.
And every day since then,
it has...
it's eaten away at me,
like a disease.
Living in this house...
seeing the hole in the wall
where one of those things
crawled through.
It's an image
I'll never forget.
But I couldn't leave
this house.
This farm was our world.
Our everything.
And I suppose...
that's why I needed...
to save you.
Save someone. Anyone.
I owe that to her.
I can't leave this world
without paying that debt.
Thank you.
I've refilled
your water bottles
and packed as much food
as your bag can take.
No, I can't take this.
I have enough
to see me through.
Head north.
Back onto the path
by the tracks where I found you.
And keep your eyes
and ears open
for any more
of those creatures.
Find your friend.
And if you ever
need shelter...
The door is always open.
Thank you.
Tommy, are you there?
Come on, right about now
is when you're supposed
to reply to me.
Oh, for Christ's sake,
where are you?
Tomorrow morning, Tommy. Okay?
Look, my battery
is about to die,
so this is it, okay?
This is the last one.
Tomorrow morning,
Tommy, okay?
Please be there.
Fuck.
Damn, that door was stuck.
Blair?
Tommy!
Oh, my God.
We made it.
We made it!
I guess we did.
Oh, my God.
I forgot how beautiful
this place really is.
You know, in a strange way,
you look exactly
how I pictured you would.
It's a pleasure
to finally meet you, Tommy.
Pleasure is all mine, Blair.
I wouldn't be here,
if it wasn't for you.
Right back at you.
-This could work, right?
-I think it just might.
Unless you happen to know
of an untouched corner
of the Earth
where life is thriving.
Or a safe haven.
Better yet,
somewhere to grab a pizza.
Yeah, actually, pizza sounds
like a much better idea.
I mean, I've seen a few posters
and signs looking about,
but I'm yet to find one.
A safe haven.
Or pizza.
Safe haven,
untouched paradise.
I doubt
they're really out there.
It's just more empty promises
to try and stop the panic.
The pizza
has got to be out there.
Surely.
Yeah.
We made it.
We actually fucking made it.
Damn right--
I pray that door holds.
Now they're running in packs.
I told you
they're adapting.
So now what?
Okay.
Okay.
This is our only way out, okay?
We turn on the gas,
wait till the door caves,
climb out the window
in the back,
we light those fucks up.
Blair, we can't.
You don't understand.
This is all I have left.
Tommy, this isn't them, okay?
A small, run-down
vacation cabin, right?
This is, okay?
Your strength,
your love and your compassion
they live on inside you.
Tommy, this is it.
This is the moment. Come on.
You can do it.
Oh, fuck, it worked.
Let's take tomorrow off.
That sounds
like a great idea.
What in the fuck was that?
It's the seven trumpets.
Well...
Fuck.
Fuck.
Hello? Hello?
Is anyone receiving this?
Hello?
Hello?
Is anyone receiving this?
- Hello?
- I'm trapped.
- I-- I can't hear you.
-Hello?
-I don't know what to do.
But listen to me.
Where are you?
A barn.
An old hayloft.
Okay.
And it's below you.
Yeah.
You said
you're in an old barn?
A hayloft.
So, there's got to be
a hay door somewhere.
- Yeah.
- Okay, listen to me.
-You're gonna have to jump.
-Wha--
Or you're going to
have to wait until sunrise
-and just hope that it gets--
-Wha-- wait.
I can't hear it.
I can't.
Not sure
if you're still out there.
But if you are...
...thank you.
Oh, my God!
You're alive. You made it.
Yeah.
God, for a minute there
I thought I actually lost you.
Well, no idea how, but...
-I'm still here.
-It doesn't matter how.
It just matters
that you're here.
You know, it would just
be my luck, really.
I finally hear
another human's voice
for the first time
in what feels like forever.
Someone that
isn't part of a cult,
or trying to kill me.
Only for you to be eaten
by the morning.
Thanks.
So, how long
have you been out here?
For as long as
I can remember, really.
But how have you survived
for so long on your own?
I live in this yurt thing.
I mean, I don't really
venture too far from that.
Most importantly,
I never attract
any unwanted attention.
A what? A yurt?
Yeah, like,
it's an old camping thing.
To be honest,
it's pretty quiet out here.
So, your whole plan is just
to live your life in a yurt?
Well no,
I've just not had
a reason to leave,
given all the crazies
and the creatures out there.
What's your plan?
Not sure
I've got one, really.
Barn's trashed.
I can't stay there, so...
So where to?
We're aiming
for Leviathan's Peak.
My granddad used to
take us there in summer.
Just going to
put our backs to water
and work from there.
We? Who's we?
Sorry, I...
I meant me.
I'm aiming
for Leviathan's Peak.
Well, we could be us.
I could join you.
I mean, I know the peak.
It's a few days' walk from here.
Plus, it's not much
of a life alone,
living in this yurt.
Now I know
that you're out there at least.
Don't take this
the wrong way, but...
How do I know
you're not some crazy lunatic?
Well, you don't.
But maybe
that's what you need.
A little crazy to survive.
Well, if I said no,
you'd probably come anyway.
So, the peak...
it's a few days away, right?
Yeah.
Okay.
The peak it is.
We're gonna have
so much fun.
The word "fun" means
something completely
different to you,
- doesn't it?
- Maybe.
Right, okay.
We should set some ground rules.
Ground rules?
Yeah, ground rules.
Trust me.
Sure.
Our radio mics,
walkie-talkies,
whatever you want to
call them--
they're battery operated
and they're going to die.
So we can only turn them on
to check in
three times a day.
9:00 AM,
1:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
That makes sense.
Are you sure
you want to do this?
Honestly...
I've been alone out here
longer than I care to remember.
I've been waiting
for a reason
to just get up, and, you know,
give life another shot.
If I don't take
that opportunity,
then I might
not get another.
Plus, I've been riding my luck
with this place.
Eventually,
those crazies or the monsters
are going to
find me here, so...
now seems
as good a time as any.
It's settled.
Yeah, it is.
Should we check
back in at 1?
Check back in at 1.
By the way...
I'm Tommy.
Blair.
It's good
to meet you, Tommy.
Nope.
Hello?
Hey.
Is everything all right?
Yeah.
As well as it can be,
I guess.
Stark lack of food, but...
I'm holding up.
Now, how long has it been
since you've eaten anything?
A decent meal?
I can't remember.
What, your food searches
haven't turned up anything?
I haven't found anywhere
worth searching for.
It's all pretty bleak.
You've gotta try something.
Homes are worth a look,
if you're nearby any,
'cause they're stocked with food
just waiting
their sell-by date.
The opportunity is there.
You've just got to take it.
It just feels so weird,
searching through
a family's home.
It's a ghost town, Tommy.
We're all that's left.
Well, us and the crazies
and monsters.
You've got to survive, just...
...try it.
Remember, though,
just don't go making any noise,
or smashing windows or doors,
'cause we don't want you
catching the attention
of a potential disaster.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
Yeah.
So,
if we make it through this...
where would your dream
destination be?
Good question.
Anywhere in the world.
New York.
New York?
Yeah.
I guess it started
when I was a kid.
Um, I grew up
watching American sitcoms
and stuff like that,
and, um...
ever since then, I just
dreamed of going to America.
My mom, um...
she always
really loved big cities.
So, when my dad left,
we always said
that once we had enough money,
we'd start fresh in New York.
And from there,
it became a dream.
I guess it just stuck.
But aside
from an old photo,
I mean, that dream
is all that remains of her.
You know,
I've-- I've got memories,
I just haven't got
anything solid.
The idea of that fresh start,
you know, was...
was part
of our relationship, really,
it was part of our promise.
So, anyway,
what's your story?
Not much to share.
I was nobody special.
Just an easy life,
I guess.
It was actually pretty good
when I think about it.
I guess I didn't realize
how lucky I was
until everything
started to fade.
But like my dad
and my granddad said...
"It's all memories
and experiences
who shape who we are."
They wouldn't want to see me
fall on my knees.
Yeah, I like that.
It's amazing
how everything can just...
vanish in the blink of an eye.
So, now you know about
the photo I carry of my mum,
like some lost treasure.
You've got
anything cool like that?
I have a necklace
that my dad gave to me.
I hold that
pretty close to my heart.
Sounds like the perfect reminder
of a time before all this.
You know, saying that,
I don't think
I even remember
what the world
used to be like before this.
I was so close to giving up.
One last reminder
of the thing I need to do.
One last thing?
My dad
passed me down the necklace
when my granddad died.
It was all so sudden,
and way before this happened.
I never got to say goodbye,
and they scattered
his ashes at sea.
So, given
we make it through this,
I want to make it to the sea
one last time...
for the goodbye
that we never had.
It sounds stupid, right?
Of course it's not stupid.
We'll make it
through this, Tommy,
I know we will.
A fading photo
and an old necklace.
My granddad used to say...
"When everything
seems so dark,
it's the little things
that shine through."
It's the things
we take for granted
that keeps us going.
Right, well,
we have to turn them off again
for a few hours.
Um...
you should try and get
some food before nightfall,
'cause it's getting
pretty dark, so...
we'll check back in
at 9, okay?
Talk soon.
Much good
these did the world.
You were warned.
All of you.
But no one listened.
And now, you burn.
I knew I'd come across
one of you nuts, eventually.
You will never learn.
This is why
you're being punished.
This is why
your loved ones died.
Listen, I haven't got
time for this, all right?
Your stories
or your fucking reasons.
But if-- it's a big fucking if--
your god was real,
whatever god that is
you now serve,
I don't believe they are
the complete fucking prick
you make them out to be.
And if they are,
fuck them!
What, you're telling me
that all of this
is 'cause we didn't serve
or stroke their ego enough?
Again, fuck them.
I don't need their love
or permission to go out there
and survive a situation
you say they caused.
You survived the first,
and now,
you walk with monsters.
But you'll know
the end is upon us,
when the sky burns,
and the ancient beasts awake!
The seven trumpets
will fill the air!
The Faceless God
will rise.
Blair.
Blair, please, be there.
Blair, just answer.
Please, Blair.
Tommy?
It did nothing.
It was toying with me.
It could have killed me,
but it didn't.
I'm not even worth killing.
My Dad...
my little sister...
my brother...
...attacked...
just like I was,
digging for food.
Tommy, I'm so sorry.
I-- I didn't know.
Carl and Ellie were first.
My dad tried
to save them, but...
it all happened so fast.
He knew
we wouldn't all get out.
He pushed them out the door.
He locked them in...
before I could go back to help,
that's when I heard his cry.
I knew it was too late.
It all fell silent and...
I knew they were gone.
And what did I do?
Run.
They didn't run, Blair.
They died saving me.
For what?
What do I possibly
have to live for?
I'm just
the last grain of sand
in an hourglass,
waiting to drop.
Me.
You have me
to live for, okay?
It's me and you now.
You can either choose
to give up
and leave me alone out here,
or we can see
this through together.
I never had the pleasure
of meeting them,
but I bet my life
that they wouldn't want to
see you quit.
Not now.
Yeah, it's hard.
Seems impossible at times,
we have to keep going.
'Cause you're a survivor, Tommy,
I know you're a survivor.
You wouldn't have made it
this far if you weren't.
We wouldn't have
made it this far.
So you can't give up,
'cause I won't let you.
We can do this,
Tommy, we have to.
Okay?
Just get some rest,
recharge,
and we'll start fresh,
come sunrise.
We're nearly there.
Tommy.
Just remember
to turn off your mic,
before you go
to sleep, okay?
My guess is, we haven't got long
till these batteries give in,
and I'm not sick
of talking to you just yet.
Blair.
Yeah?
Thank you.
Tommy?
You okay?
Tommy, I--
What's up?
You sound...
God, it's a mess.
It just doesn't make any sense.
I've never seen one of them
attack in the day before.
Blair,
you're not making much sense.
The night
that we first made contact,
the creature
that attacked you was smarter
than any of the others
I'd ever encountered.
And this morning,
I was attacked in the day.
Blair, I'm not following you.
They're adapting.
So, what now?
How long
till you hit the peak?
A day.
A day and a half, maybe.
Okay, keep going, but just...
stay alert, yeah?
Yeah, I just got
a really bad feeling
about all of this.
Just when I thought
things couldn't get much worse.
Yeah.
You and me both.
Ask me a question, Tommy.
A-- anything,
just ask me anything,
I-- I think
we could both do
with a distraction
right about now,
don't you?
I never really asked you
what you missed
from the old world.
And I'm not talking
about friends or family.
I mean stupid shit.
Like Netflix and YouTube.
I guess I did watch
a lot of YouTube.
Don't judge me,
but I used to love watching
all those paranormal shows.
You mean the shows
that were completely fake?
They were not fake.
A guy in a muscle top
and a fresh trim
trying to start a fight
with a ghost.
Good times.
Well, you clearly
didn't watch
the same shows
that I used to watch,
'cause the evidence that I saw
speaks for itself.
What, you mean
the voices of a spirit
you could hardly hear?
I could only make it out
when they put
I think that's called
"implying the evidence."
God, you are so full of it.
All right then,
Mr. Non-believer,
what was your silly
little vice?
I guess it's only fair.
I was a little addicted
to reality shows.
I think I just heard
your jaw hit the floor.
You were laughing at me
for liking paranormal shows.
I mean, seriously.
Oh, my God, Tommy,
you do realize
that they're all fake,
all right?
You mean like, a guy
trying to hit an apparition?
No, not like--
all right, you know what?
I'm not even going to
entertain that comment.
I mean, come on, Tommy.
There's a reason
why award shows
stopped calling them
"reality shows"
and started calling them
"reality scripted television."
And what even
the hell is that anyway?
That's just
television, right?
It made for good
entertainment, at least.
Good telly while it lasted.
Oh, absolutely.
I'm sure people watching
other people watching television
was the reason
the whole world went to shit.
God.
That'd be
one sad history lesson.
I did love
the drama, though.
Yeah, I bet you did.
Right.
I think that will do
until our next call.
That was a good chat. Thanks.
Um, just be safe, yeah?
Keep your eyes peeled
now more than ever.
Blair.
Do you think
we're going to make it?
Yeah, Tommy, we will.
We have to.
Check back in at 1, yeah?
Yeah.
You stay safe, Tommy. Okay?
You too, Blair.
Hand over the bag.
This isn't hard.
I just want what's in that bag
and I'll be on my way.
Please,
just hand over the bag.
I'm sorry, I can't.
I really don't want to
hurt you.
It doesn't have to
be like this.
I'm hungry.
I'm tired.
I'm tired of searching.
All I want is the bag.
Please just--
just hand it over.
I'm sorry.
I had a brother.
You remind me of him.
A long time ago now.
It's been a long time
since I've seen anyone.
I just thought...
I may never see
anyone ever again.
Almost forgot
what people looked like.
It gets lonely.
You know.
Then you don't care so much
for people anymore.
It's all about survival.
That's what this is.
I don't want to hurt you.
It's just survival.
-What happened to your brother?
-You don't get to ask that!
It wasn't my fault!
Hand it over and walk away.
I said I can't.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
It didn't have
to come to this!
Blair, I'm so sorry
I'm late.
I was being chased by a drifter.
She's
to be fair.
Blair?
Blair? Are you there?
Blair, you okay?
Eat up.
You need the energy.
It isn't much,
but it's something.
You're hungry?
Who are you?
Just an old farmer.
Does an old farmer
have a name?
James.
I'm Blair.
Blair.
You're lucky
I found you when I did.
Those beasts
are not to be messed with.
Yeah, I'm extremely lucky.
But why did you risk
your life to save mine?
Most people
wouldn't be so kind.
Not the people I've met.
It was
the right thing to do.
Drink up
before it gets cold.
Be careful with that.
The whole place could go up.
It looks like
a really nice place to live.
Your home and the surroundings.
It's really beautiful.
Thank you.
It must
make you really happy,
living in such a beautiful place
during all of this.
Do you live here alone?
For the past few months, yes.
Before that,
I lived here with my wife.
I'm sorry.
Did she, um--
she passed before or after?
After.
I'm sorry.
She's at peace now.
And I take
some comfort in that.
There is comfort in that.
Will you excuse me?
Tommy, you there?
Blair?
Blair, I'm here.
Where have you been?
I was attacked.
This time
I nearly didn't make it.
An old farmer saved me.
Yeah, if it wasn't for him,
I wouldn't have
survived this one.
An old farmer?
Can you trust him?
You know what some
of these people have become.
It was only earlier today
I met a drifter.
They were far more worse
than the creatures
I've seen out here.
We can trust him.
And he could have let me die,
but he chose to save me.
I think he even got hurt.
brought me back here
and he let me rest
and he fed me.
I don't know
why he chose to save me, but...
I know he's got
a good heart.
His eyes are kind.
It's the same look, actually,
that I used to see
in my mum's eyes.
Tommy, if we make it
through this,
we should aim
for an old farmhouse
like this one.
One that hasn't burned
in this plague.
We could rebuild there.
That sounds nice.
I never told anyone
what happened to my mum.
Um...
but if I don't make it
through this,
I want someone else to know
that she went out swinging.
Um, we were fighting
for survival,
just like everyone else
was at the time.
We were jumping
from one hideout to the other.
And one day,
we woke to the sound
of one of those things
trying to break through
this barricade
that we'd created.
And eventually,
it started to break through.
And...
and she-- she held it off
best that she could.
She kept
telling me to escape.
She kept yelling at me
to climb out
this little window in the back.
And I panicked.
I ran and I ran,
but I couldn't leave her.
I had to go back.
I looked back
through the window
and I could see
she was holding it off
with everything
that she had.
That...
...that amazing kindness
in her eyes,
I could see it was fading.
Um...
she caught a glimpse of me
through the window.
And she was-- she was half mad
I was still there.
She was half begging me
to just end it for her.
I took out the gun
that she gave me.
And I checked the chamber
and there was one bullet left.
And I pointed
the gun at her.
And she just looked back at me
and she smiled.
And I pulled the trigger
and I--
You did everything
you could, Blair.
God, I wish that were true.
I'll be leaving soon, so...
if our batteries don't die,
we'll just check back in again
in a few hours, okay?
After today, I don't want to
wait till the morning.
Should we say midnight?
Midnight.
Hang in there, Blair.
A kid should never have to see
such a thing.
Let alone do what you did.
No one should ever
have to do what I did.
It's a feeling
no one should ever know.
I know that feeling.
I've lived with it every day
for the past few months.
I tried to save her.
But it was...
I wasn't fast enough.
I have never known
such pain like that.
She was strong.
She survived the attack.
Watching the person you love
more than anything else
in the world fade away.
Knowing there is...
there's nothing you can do.
Knowing they'll no longer
be by your side.
I failed her.
And every day since then,
it has...
it's eaten away at me,
like a disease.
Living in this house...
seeing the hole in the wall
where one of those things
crawled through.
It's an image
I'll never forget.
But I couldn't leave
this house.
This farm was our world.
Our everything.
And I suppose...
that's why I needed...
to save you.
Save someone. Anyone.
I owe that to her.
I can't leave this world
without paying that debt.
Thank you.
I've refilled
your water bottles
and packed as much food
as your bag can take.
No, I can't take this.
I have enough
to see me through.
Head north.
Back onto the path
by the tracks where I found you.
And keep your eyes
and ears open
for any more
of those creatures.
Find your friend.
And if you ever
need shelter...
The door is always open.
Thank you.
Tommy, are you there?
Come on, right about now
is when you're supposed
to reply to me.
Oh, for Christ's sake,
where are you?
Tomorrow morning, Tommy. Okay?
Look, my battery
is about to die,
so this is it, okay?
This is the last one.
Tomorrow morning,
Tommy, okay?
Please be there.
Fuck.
Damn, that door was stuck.
Blair?
Tommy!
Oh, my God.
We made it.
We made it!
I guess we did.
Oh, my God.
I forgot how beautiful
this place really is.
You know, in a strange way,
you look exactly
how I pictured you would.
It's a pleasure
to finally meet you, Tommy.
Pleasure is all mine, Blair.
I wouldn't be here,
if it wasn't for you.
Right back at you.
-This could work, right?
-I think it just might.
Unless you happen to know
of an untouched corner
of the Earth
where life is thriving.
Or a safe haven.
Better yet,
somewhere to grab a pizza.
Yeah, actually, pizza sounds
like a much better idea.
I mean, I've seen a few posters
and signs looking about,
but I'm yet to find one.
A safe haven.
Or pizza.
Safe haven,
untouched paradise.
I doubt
they're really out there.
It's just more empty promises
to try and stop the panic.
The pizza
has got to be out there.
Surely.
Yeah.
We made it.
We actually fucking made it.
Damn right--
I pray that door holds.
Now they're running in packs.
I told you
they're adapting.
So now what?
Okay.
Okay.
This is our only way out, okay?
We turn on the gas,
wait till the door caves,
climb out the window
in the back,
we light those fucks up.
Blair, we can't.
You don't understand.
This is all I have left.
Tommy, this isn't them, okay?
A small, run-down
vacation cabin, right?
This is, okay?
Your strength,
your love and your compassion
they live on inside you.
Tommy, this is it.
This is the moment. Come on.
You can do it.
Oh, fuck, it worked.
Let's take tomorrow off.
That sounds
like a great idea.
What in the fuck was that?
It's the seven trumpets.
Well...
Fuck.