Jericho (2006) s01e02 Episode Script

Previously on Jericho: Jake Green.
How you doing, man? Where the hell you been? Around.
Jake, no one's been around for five years.
Seriously, where have you been? Hey, brother.
What you put this family through Now, he could have been We could spend a week talking about what I could've been.
All right? I've apologized, but I need my money to make a clean start.
It's your grandfather's money.
Stay one more day.
I gotta get back to San Diego by tomorrow.
All right, it looks like the explosion came from the west, maybe Denver.
- Did something happen? - Are we under attack? Hi, Dale.
Sorry I didn't call sooner, angel, but we Oh, my God.
Oh, my God! Sheriff, Robert Hawkins.
I am so sorry.
I didn't know your mother was in Denver.
She wasn't in Denver.
She was in Atlanta.
Oh, my God! I know you're telling people it was an accident, but if it was an attack, sheriff, in this chaos out there, you might not want the wrong people knowing that Jericho was still here.
It's the wrong bus.
Riley! We'll meet you at the medical center.
There's an empty prison bus out there.
- What's your name? - Heather.
It's nice to meet you, Jake.
It was a great thing you did out there.
Thanks.
Something happened in Denver, Atlanta, and it could be that we wake up and find out that's where it stopped.
But until we know are we gonna use our imaginations to solve problems or to cause them? Is there any sign of the sheriff, Mister Hawkins? No, sir.
I need to speak to your mayor.
We got trouble coming.
Oh, my God.
Mom, where's April? Jake, where have you been? Where is she? She's down the hall.
What's going on? Get Dad on the radio.
You'll be fairly mobile on it.
How do you feel? I feel like a badass.
April, does the clinic have a fallout shelter? Yes.
What's going on? It's bad.
Come on.
Jericho has two underground shelters.
One right here under the town hall, the other under the medical clinic.
What about basements and storm shelters? They're better than nothing, but you gotta seal off the rest of the house with duct tape, plastic sheeting anything you can get your hands on.
How do you know about radiation, Mister Hawkins? Because I was a cop in St.
Louis.
And after 9*11 we got up to speed.
So our biggest problem could be the rain.
Won't the rain clear the radiation out of the air? Yes, and bring it straight down on Jericho.
A direct, concentrated hit.
Anyone exposed too long Mister Mayor, sir? All right, look, we're gonna divide the town in two.
Everyone over here can go to the town hall shelter.
All those on the north side will go to the clinic.
- We'll get the word out, Dad.
- How long before radiation gets here? Oh, I'm new here.
This is your town.
How long does it normally take the storm to get here from Denver? Less than two hours.
- Sounds right.
- Two hours? - We can't do that in two hours.
- That's not enough time.
We got work to do, guys.
Jake and I used to play down here when we were kids.
I don't think anyone's been down here in ten years.
How many people can we fit in here? Three hundred.
You do know that there's almost five thousand people in this town? - Eric? - Yeah.
Make sure people that have basements use them.
We are not running out of room here today, you understand? Got it, Dad.
Jimmy! When was the last time someone was in here? You're kidding me.
I can't put people in here.
There's no air.
There's no air in there.
I hope the fan works.
We have a lot of work to do.
Wait.
Wait.
Hey! Hey! Thank God.
I haven't seen anybody for hours.
I ran out of gas.
There's dead birds all over the road.
We saw them too.
They must've flown through the radiation.
What radiation? There was a mushroom cloud.
Somebody nuked us.
Oh, my God! Look, miss, we're running low on gas.
You know if there's a gas station nearby? What do you think it is? Think it's an accident or are we? Ma'am, we don't know yet.
Did it come from Wichita because my fiancé, he's flying in No, no, wrong direction.
Looked more like Denver.
Look, we need gas.
Do you know if there is a gas station nearby? Yeah No, no.
The pumps are They don't work.
They've all been abandoned.
No, we could try the Richmond Ranch.
I think they might have gas there.
Okay, get in.
We'll take you there.
Miss.
It's okay.
Get in.
Dale? Wake up.
Wake up, angel.
Mom? Don't you remember what happened last night? Your mom's gone.
Gracie? Come on, Gracie, open up! Gracie, we need to stock the shelters with food! Attention! Attention! There is radioactive fallout coming from the nuclear blast.
You have less than 90 minutes to get indoors.
I repeat, you have less than 90 minutes to get indoors.
Use your basement.
Use duct tape or other tape to seal your home.
You have less than 90 minutes.
You can go to the shelter in the town hall or the shelter in the medical center.
There is radioactive fallout coming.
You have 90 minutes to get yourselves indoors.
We are indoors.
Yeah.
You're not from around here, are you? I came from D.
C.
to supervise a little audit on a farm.
Is God punishing me? You really should get to the basement at town hall.
You think? Jake, I'm not going anywhere.
Mom.
Mom, I'm not gonna argue with you.
Go to the other shelter.
- I'm staying.
- Mom, I don't even know if we can fix it and I can't concentrate while you're here.
Please, I'll be fine.
I'll be fine.
Promise me you'll come to the shelter after it's fixed.
Promise me.
I promise, Mom.
I want my boys with me.
I know.
We gotta go.
Frank, quit messing with the TV.
I don't wanna waste my generator on static.
Mary? What are these people still doing here? They won't go.
I can't leave these clowns in my bar.
All right, listen up! Radiation is on its way from Denver.
If you don't have a basement, you need to get to town hall.
There's a shelter there.
I'm not going to town hall.
You don't have a choice, people.
You're being evacuated.
Well, who are you? I'm the deputy mayor.
What? Did your daddy make you a deputy? Just forget it, Eric.
You've told everybody.
Do you realize a nuclear bomb went off yesterday? So? If I'm gonna die in a nuclear blast, so be it.
I'll be right here playing pool with my buddies.
But you're not gonna die in a blast.
You're gonna get radiation poisoning.
Within the first couple of hours, you're gonna be vomiting and have crippling diarrhea.
Your hair's gonna fall out in chunks.
Your skin is gonna blister.
Your internal organs are gonna start to shut down because, well, frankly they're being cooked from the inside.
You're gonna get sicker and sicker until you can't move.
And then you will die.
Over there on the floor by the pool table with your buddies.
Don't mind me.
Sit tight.
We'll be right back.
Sheriff, come in.
Come in, sheriff.
Over.
Wendell, no one's heard from sheriff since last night.
There was a prison bus out there.
I think we better assume the worst.
You're on your own.
What about Jimmy or Bill? The deputies are missing too.
You're just gonna have to handle this yourself.
Don't think we forgot you, did you? Anything wrong, miss? No, nothing.
It doesn't look like anybody's here.
Yeah, well, the pump's locked, so You know, there is this other place that I could take you to.
Look, we're running on fumes as it is.
You make a sound, you die.
I'm sorry, sir.
I don't think anybody's home.
Miss Sullivan.
Hey, Bonnie.
Oxygen tanks, IVs, all non-electrical medical supplies.
When was that written? Nineteen fifty-seven.
Population of Jericho was a thousand people.
- Let's start moving everyone.
- I'll get the ventilation system fixed.
Chewed through everything.
You mind if I pitch in? You know how to strip wires? Ever since junior high.
Yeah, I was that popular.
All right, great.
Check the fan belt.
I think it's frayed.
Well, then you might want to get another one.
Any mid-century American car would be a good match.
And check the brushers.
- We don't want the motor to seize up.
- Okay.
All right.
You take over.
I'll look for a fan belt.
Excuse me, sir? You're doing that wrong.
She thinks we shouldn't move the baby.
Ma'am the baby's protected in this little bubble.
She's got fresh air and food.
Right now she's the safest person in Jericho, but you're not.
We need to make sure she has a mother to take care of her when this thing is over.
Okay? Please, please, let us take you both down to the shelter.
Okay? Okay.
- Bobby? - Jake Green? - Just a second.
Bobby, there's - I'm Emily Sullivan's aunt.
Mrs.
Dawson, hi.
Have you seen Emily? No, not since yesterday.
Maybe she's at the other shelter.
No one over there has seen her, and she's not at her house.
I heard you were back in town I figured the one person who would know Sorry.
I have to go.
If I see her, I'll tell her you are looking for her but I'm sure she's fine.
So we'll just use your pump and be on our way.
Stanley has the key.
What did she just say? Her brother Stanley has got the key to the pump.
Wait, she's deaf? Yes.
I read lips.
When do you think Stanley gets back? Another hour.
He went to the Whoa, whoa, what'd she just say? It's gonna be about an hour.
We can wait an hour, can't we? Miss Sullivan, you all right? Yeah, fine.
I'm just hungry.
Why don't we make some food for the officers? Oh, I want eggs.
It's a farmhouse.
You got eggs, right? Yeah, why don't we all go make something to eat? Sure.
Great.
People south of Main go to you at town hall? Yeah, that's right.
All those to the north of Main go to the medical center.
Johnston You want me to take it easy.
I'm just gonna go help Eric get the supplies.
I already sent people to do that.
Gail, who is in charge here, you or me? You do not want to play that game.
Here's every book we have in the library about nuclear radiation.
Our Friend the Atom? Some friend.
Anything in here for grownups? I'd like to know what we're supposed to do if this town gets hit.
None of the books is specific.
Atom bombs have only gone off in populated cities twice in history.
And Denver was probably hit by a hydrogen bomb anyway.
Well, what's the difference? Hydrogen bombs, they literally explode the air.
So, what you're saying is that nobody knows what's really coming.
Then we pick worst-case scenario.
What needs to be done? One second, sir.
I have that.
Just Anything left outside will have to be scrubbed down.
And if it rains, the top 18 inches or so of soil will have to be removed before planting again.
And tell everybody to cover all the water wells.
That's about what it says, right? Yes.
Yes.
That's right.
Well, you heard the man.
Chuck, let's make sure all the ranchers get the livestock inside.
I'm gonna work on the radio.
This may be our last chance to make contact for a while.
There's a bunch of people in the church.
They held a vigil there.
I'm gonna make sure they get to shelter.
Hurry back.
Yes, ma'am.
I'm telling you, they need to be replaced.
Listen, girlie, don't Please don't argue with me.
The brushers are shot.
It's rubbing too high.
Turn it off! Jake, everyone's ready.
What do we do now? Don't let them in here! The rain's going to be here soon.
People are getting scared.
Do we have air or not? If we seal them up in here, they're gonna die.
Hello, Dad.
Dad, can you hear me? Dad's checking on the church, Jake.
What do you need? Our shelter's no good.
I'm bringing these people to town hall.
Whoa, hold on.
Jake, I don't know how many more people we can hold.
What about the basement? They don't have basements, Eric.
That's why they came here.
Eric, we've got 200 people here.
Some of them need medical attention.
Handle it.
Look, I will be at town hall soon.
I'll check and see how much room we have.
And I will call you back.
I don't have time.
We're coming.
Sorry, my husband needs a kick sometimes.
You don't have to apologize to me.
I gotta go to the shelter.
Bring everything you can.
How much more do you need? Enough to feed half the town, Gracie.
Half the town Wait.
Skylar, you have to come to the shelter.
I'm not going to some stupid shelter.
I'm going home to wait for my parents.
- Don't be crazy - I'm not crazy! I'm going home! Excuse me, ladies.
Are you gonna pay for those? What are you talking about? Everybody is just taking stuff.
This is still my store.
Is that for an emergency? All right, you know what? Fine.
Keep it.
Her parents are in New York, okay? Who knows if they're even gonna come back? It was just a couple cans of soda.
Yeah, my soda.
I say we head east.
She was heading east, wasn't she? Hey, how far from here would you say those crows were? About five miles west from where you picked me up.
Well, then we'll go north.
Hey, you wanna help me out with the coffee? Yeah, I'll show you where it is.
Better get down to that shelter.
That wind is moving faster than we thought.
I'm watching it.
Just get everybody underground.
You know, if you get that thing to work, just do me a favor and find out who did this to us.
Eric, come in.
This is Eric.
Go ahead.
There are a couple of busloads coming to town hall.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, people, please.
Don't get off the bus.
We can't take any more people.
Eric, what the hell are you doing? - They can't come in here, Jake.
- What do you mean? - We're packed! - What? I got a whole bus - full of people.
- You're really gonna turn away all these people, Eric? You're gonna turn away your wife? We let everybody in, we'll all suffocate.
Eric, there are really sick people here.
And the storm is coming.
Okay, we can take ten.
And I saved a spot for you.
All right, the ten most critical fast.
Gray, your salt mine.
How many people will it hold? As many as you want, but I don't think - It has a ventilation system, right? - Yeah, and water.
All right.
It's the best option we have right now, all right? Mom! Have you seen your father? He told me he was going to the church.
Well, Gail, people from the church got back 20 minutes ago.
Eric Mom, we'll find Dad.
Jake, take your people to the mine.
Leave us ten.
I'll go with you, Jake.
After 27 years, nobody knows that mine the way I do.
Guess you can fit 11 people now.
Yeah, make it 1 2.
It's my place.
I should be there.
Let's go.
Hey, we're gonna be okay.
Okay.
Hang on.
That smells good.
Oh, no, no.
I'll get it.
I am so sorry.
Damn it.
Oh, that looks bad.
Go in the kitchen right now and run cold water over it.
It'll stop blisters.
I'll clean up this mess.
What happened? I burnt my hand.
You left her alone? She's fine.
Is he okay? He'll live.
I can only get 1 2 down on the elevator at a time.
That's the best I can do.
Shep, we have to seal the entrance.
There's no door, Jake.
We can't let the rain pour down the shaft.
These people won't be safe.
We won't be safe.
Yeah, well, how do we seal it? Oh, I don't know.
It's a mine.
You have dynamite, right? We put charges here, here, here Are you crazy? How do we know we won't bring the whole thing down on top of us? We don't.
I am going to the little girls' room.
Hey, where is that? Right upstairs.
Right there.
See? Good to know.
Straight back.
Eric, any sign of Dad? No, not yet.
Checked the church, Main Street.
We're going through every inch of town hall.
Listen, Eric, I'm gonna need you to bring a crew over here and dig us out when this thing's over.
What? What? Why? We're ready, Jake.
- Are you crazy? - Just dig us out.
Find Dad, okay? Let's go.
Mr.
Hawkins, did my father come through here? No, I haven't seen him.
Mom, check the offices again.
Maybe we missed something.
I'll meet you back in the parking lot.
Look, we're gonna find him, okay? Okay, be careful.
Be careful.
We'll find him.
Could you use some help, ma'am? No, we need you on the radio.
You know, I can't get this old thing to work.
- Okay, come.
Please.
- All right.
You are not at my house.
Get off my property right now! And my property goes all the way down the hill.
You need to get back to town.
Radiation's coming from Denver.
I'm not leaving here.
My parents are on their way back.
You talked to them? No, freak.
The phones are dead.
But I'm not leaving here without them.
All right.
Stay inside, tape up the windows and don't use the water.
Don't tell me what to do.
I'm serious, Skylar! Stay inside.
Dale.
Dale, stop! Please.
Stay here.
It's not safe out there.
Please stay here.
Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Take some of that out, all right? We want to seal the entrance, not cause a cave-in.
Hey.
Where'd you learn how to do that? I knew a guy once.
Did you blow him up? Hello? Is anyone here? How does that look? That's good.
That'll do.
How we coming, Gray? Oh, this is the last of them.
I'm almost done here.
Same here.
This is Emily Sullivan.
We're at the Richmond Ranch with Bonnie.
Please help us.
Can you hear me? Is there anybody there? What was that? Did you hear that? This is Emily Sullivan.
I'm at the Richmond Ranch.
Everybody be quiet.
There are men here with guns.
I think they might've killed the sheriff.
Hello? Can you hear me? Emily! Emily! Emily, can you hear me? Emily? Come in, come in.
Come in, can you hear me? Is there anyone out there? Is there anyone on this channel? Can anyone hear me? Shep, give me your keys.
It's gonna start raining any minute now.
Give me your keys! I can make it! - All right.
- Jake, you're out of your mind.
Gray, get everybody down there, all right? - Hey, Jake! - What? When everybody's down, say all clear.
All clear.
Okay? We're almost ready, Jake.
Stand by.
Come on, come on! Jake, we're all clear.
Johnston! Johnston! Gail Oh, my God.
Mister Hawkins! Mister Hawkins! Mister Hawkins! Where's the brother? Where in the hell is the girl? I think they might have killed I think they might have killed the sheriffs.
Please help us.
Hello, this is Emily Sullivan.
I'm looking for the Jericho Police Department.
Can you hear me? Is there anyone out there? Is there anybody on this channel? There are men here with guns.
I think they might have killed the sheriff.
Please, somebody help us.
Run, Emily, run! Hey! Hey! Stop! Stop! - Let's think this through.
- Let her go.
We just want gas.
Supplies.
That's all this is about.
Just about fuel.
Let her go.
Look.
Please, please, let her go.
Is this what you want to see? You ready to talk now, miss? Please let her go.
April.
April, come here.
Hey, Dad.
Can you tell me what happened? I just found him on the floor in his office.
Did you hit your head? Bonnie, take him to the storm cellar now! Go, guys, go! Come on, we gotta get inside.
Emily.
Emily, hey, it's gonna be okay.
All right, I promise, everything's gonna be okay.
All right? We gotta go in now, Babe! Babe, we've got to get inside before the rain.
Okay? Come with me.
Come on.
Run! Run! Get inside.
- Hey, Dad.
- Hi.
How're you doing? Are you comfortable? It's like camping.
You hate camping.
Yup.
Where's Allison? - She's up in her room.
- Samuel, go get Allie.
Yes, sir.
- Tell her I'm home.
- Yes, sir.
Robert, Robert.
What's happening out there? I don't know.
Oh, you know.
You always know something.
You are alive, Darcy, okay? And the kids are safe.
You know don't ask me questions.
I think my mom died yesterday.
I think my mom died yesterday too.
I thought you were gone.
- Emily.
- Why are you here? Trying to keep you safe.
It's never safe around you.