9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) s01e10 Episode Script
Austin, We Have a Problem
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Boba gets a bad rap
because it basically has
no nutritional value, but most people
just donât appreciate the
fact that itâs fun to drink.
I mean, yeah, the tapiocaâs sort of like blobs of snot, but, uh, itâs delicious blobs of snot.
What? You filibustered a solid six minutes on boba.
Before that it was Billie Eilish, the Cowboysâ running game, and how underrated the film Benjamin Button was.
Well, Brad is magic even as a baby, so How long are you going to avoid talking about it, TK? What? The elephant in the juice bar.
Us? When I saw you in that hospital bed, not knowing if youâd ever wake up again, I had all these feelings Strong feelings, which is crazy because I still barely know you.
Iâm just confused.
What are we? Are we even a "we"? Honestly, I have no idea, Carlos.
"I have no idea.
" Yeah.
Thatâs it.
Look, hey, you think youâre confused? I donât even know who I am anymore, all right? I donât know if this is the life I want, or Iâm even in the right career or in the right state.
I feel like I need to figure that out first - before I can - You can figure this out? I got it.
Iâm sorry.
I sound like such a narcissistic dick right now.
- No - Thank you.
You sound pretty reasonable, actually.
Hey, look, at least let me get it.
- No.
- Let me get it.
No.
From what you said, youâre about to be unemployed, so I feel like youâre bummed.
No, Iâm good.
If itâs not meant to be, itâs not meant to be.
Not like itâs the end of the world.
Ow the hell? - You okay? - Yeah.
The hell is this? - Whoa, whoa.
- Oh, wow.
Hey, are you all right? Help, this thing wonât stop.
Oh, my God.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Watch it, hey, hey.
- Hey, you all right? - Yeah.
Hey, why are those lights green? What? Those lights are green.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What the Hey, Mom.
Hey, Michelle, what are you up to, honey? Iâm just leaving the camp.
I have a shift.
Whatâs going on? Okay, so I know youâve been laying low since we found out about Iris, but I donât know.
I was thinking itâs time we Yeah? Take a little - Mom? - I found this ador Mom, youâre breaking up.
Air listen Mom, can you hear me? Hey, Doc, remember me? Guys, I think we have a problem.
Itâs not working, and now itâs making this "krrsshh" sound.
Ooh, dude, tell me you did not just break Capâs espresso maker.
He had that custom-made in Italy.
- Itâs his prized possession.
- Think I donât know that? And besides, I didnât break it.
Paul did.
Hm.
Mm-mm, donât even try it, Probie.
Thing was working fine when I used it.
And you probably packed the filter basket with extra fine grounds and ran it on a high temp, didnât you? I enjoy a robust cup.
Iâm not gonna apologize for that.
How many times do I have to tell you? It puts a strain on it.
Probably overheated, threw off the water conditioning system.
This is why Iâve been saying we should just buy a coffee pot.
Hey, yeah, there you go.
Go ahead and whack it.
That ought to fix it.
Oh, God, what am I gonna do? Youâre gonna do the right thing Fall on your sword and tell the truth.
Hello.
- Paul did it.
- Objection! What? See, I tried to make you one of those Capâs half-caf cap like you like, but Paul over packed the filter basket.
Again, wow.
No, itâs true.
I always try to warn him that his grounds are too tight.
Throws off the calibration and he broke your machine.
So unplug it.
Get it serviced.
So youâre not mad? At a coffee maker? Who cares? Did he really just say "who cares"? Did he really just call it a "coffee maker"? Yeah, whateverâs going on with him this morning is Itâs bad.
I know how you feel, boy.
Hey, Cap.
Uh, can I help you guys? Yeah, we were actually gonna ask you the same question.
Hey, if you wanna take a crack at these quarterly fire prevention and training totals, knock yourself out.
Look, I hope youâre not expecting us to pretend like we donât see those dark clouds hanging over your head.
Dark clouds? There are no clouds.
Those frown lines between your eyes would beg to differ.
Has anyone ever told you that when you do your thing, it feels a little bit like a violation? Yes, all the time.
The therapy that you forced me into My guyâs always saying that the first step to solving a problem is admitting that there is one.
Is Cowboy Judd really gonna force me to talk about my feelings? Iâm as surprised as you are, you know? Itâs TK.
He may not be coming back after his medical leave.
Whoa, what was there a complication? No, medically, heâs gonna have a full recovery.
He just doesnât know whether he wants to do this.
The kid got shot, all right? So you gotta give him a minute.
Yeah, as many as he wants, but now heâs saying heâs not sure that he ever wanted to do it.
Thatâs crazy.
I mean, he was made to do this.
I agree.
Even if he doesnât know who he is right now, I do, but Iâm the one person who canât tell him.
Nobody can, Cap.
Yeah, itâs something somebody has to figure on their own.
Exactly.
You want me to talk to him? Sorry to interrupt, guys, but Captain Strand, is there any chance youâve spoken with Captain Blake this morning? - No, why? - She hasnât come in.
We havenât been able to reach her all day.
Thatâs odd.
What the hell is that? Some sort of a power surge.
Ow! - Are we being hacked? - I donât know! Judd, get up there and secure that ladder.
Paul, Marjan, kill the batteries in the rig.
You take care of this, Johnny.
Cap, the espresso machine is working.
Must have reset during the brown out.
But itâs not plugged in.
Dispatch, FS-126, you copy? Hey, Cap, none of the rigs are on.
As far as I can tell, the sirens turned themselves on, which is just spooky.
The ladders too.
Talk about ghosts in the machine.
No such thing as ghosts.
Well, either way, this is weird.
Dispatch, FS-126, you copy? Copy that, 126.
This is dispatch.
Itâs good to hear your voice.
Have any idea whatâs going on? Looks like we just had a 10-4, Big Papa Jay, look out for smokeys I told you itâs spooky.
Guys! Guys, check this out! Waves of solar energy began hitting Texas and much of the central time zone an hour ago.
Weâre told itâs the largest solar storm to reach Earth since an event in Quebec in 1989 which wreaked havoc on the power grid for 12 hours.
Joining us via satellite from Los Angeles is astrophysicist Dr.
Isabelle Wali.
Dr.
Wali, what are we dealing with here? The waves of energy currently battering our plane are a result of a coronal mass ejection or CME an explosion on the surface of the sun which has released powerful bursts of electromagnetic energy into the solar system.
So what can we expect? Well, itâs been 150 years since weâve experienced an event this powerful, so weâre not really sure, but it will likely Created lar I can be on that show men.
I donât know what happened.
It just started acting up.
The powerâs going out I assure you, sir, if it was a nuclear attack, you and I would not be speaking right now.
The power drill came to life? No, it doesnât sound insane.
Youâre the third call Iâve gotten like this.
"There will be signs" in the sun and moon and stars.
And on the Earth, distress of nations in perplexity.
" Sir "People fainting with fear "of what is coming, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
" Luke 21.
"But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, but only the Father.
" Matthew 24.
Now, I could go all day, sir, but I do not have all day.
Do you have an actual emergency? We all do.
Judgment is near.
Okay, well, it sounds like you are all ready for it.
Good-bye now.
9-1-1, whatâs your emergency? This is Chuck Granger of AirMed 0-5 niner romeo.
My nav systems, instruments, radio, everything went haywire.
Okay, Chuck, let me try to get Austin-Bergstrom ATC on the line.
They can help you make a visual approach to land.
Itâs a little late for that, maâam.
Whoa, somebody did not stick the landing.
All right, letâs deploy the rescue cushion.
Dispatch, can you hook me up with the pilot? Iâm on it, Captain Strand.
Thought you said they turned the power lines off.
Yeah, they did.
That must have something to do with the solar storm.
Those added electrons in the air need a way to get to the ground.
Okay, thanks, Professor, - now help me with the bag.
- Sorry.
Iâve got you patched in with the pilot now, Captain.
This is Captain Owen Strand, Austin FD.
- Who am I talking to? - This is Chuck Granger Chuck, how many people you got up there? Three souls, sir.
All right, weâve deployed a rescue pad directly underneath you.
I need you to open your door.
Captain, this is an AirMed flight.
One of my patients is seriously ill.
Yeah, I understand that.
Just donât have many options, and weâre running out of time.
Oh, my God.
Itâll be over before you know it.
Now, I need you to hand the phone to the next person and jump.
Okay.
Okay.
Listen, you take the phone.
Just do what they say, all right? All right, sir.
All right, weâre just gonna take you over to medical, all right? Get you checked out come on.
Yep how do you feel, buddy? Who am I talking to now? - This is Kim.
- Hi, Kim, your turn.
I canât.
I know itâs scary, but you saw how easy it was for Chuck.
Thatâs not it.
My husband needs a liver transplant.
Thatâs why we were flying in.
The fall could kill him.
This canât be the only option! Weâre in the middle of a solar storm.
These lines could go hot at any second with a lot more power than they were designed to handle.
It would be worse than the fall.
Believe me.
Canât leave him.
You have kids, Kim? Two boys Tylerâs eight.
Blakeâs six.
Jump for them and do it now.
I give you my word Iâll come up there myself and get your husband down.
Hey, you have to jump.
No.
Tell the boys I love âem.
I love you.
Okay, okay, okay.
She good? - Yeah, sheâs good.
- Sheâs good.
- Sheâs good.
Sheâs good.
- All right, Mateo, rubber gauntlet gloves and two harness packages.
Yeah, Cap.
What you ainât going up there.
Gave her my word.
No, you did what you had to do so those two boys could grow up with a mom.
I gave her my word.
And I respect that, but look, we canât get this truck anywhere near there without it turning into a lightning rod.
Iâm not putting the ladder up.
Cap, ever since that storm hit, those surges have been coming through every few minutes.
Well, then itâll be quick.
Hold on, friend, Iâm on my way.
Hey hustle up, Cap! You must be Rick.
Iâm Owen.
Put this on you.
Oh, shouldnât be difficult.
All right.
There you go.
I I canât, my legs.
- Yeah, let me help you.
- Ah, thanks.
Itâs a hell of a thing, cirrhosis.
I donât even drink.
Lung cancer donât even smoke.
Know if today has taught us anything, itâs that everybodyâs gonna get thrown a curveball.
Oh, Iâll say.
You good? All right.
Heâs coming down.
- Hey, hey.
- Come on, come on.
- All right, buddy.
- Itâs okay.
We got you, we got you, we got you.
Okay? All right, just gonna unclip you.
We gotta go.
We gotta go.
- Cap, you gotta jump now! - Go, go, go, go! Letâs get him out of here! Go, move it! - Come on, Cap! - Cap, jump! - Cap! - Cap! Holy crap, Cap, you all right? Yeah, never better.
Yeah, well, I give you a two for style and a ten for timing.
- Go over there.
Over there.
- Hey, just hey, you good? Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Police stay on the sidewalk.
- Hey, you guys okay? - Stop, stop, stop! I think weâre all okay, but the driver sheâs stuck.
Hey, come on, come on, come on.
Hey, sir, come on.
Grab my arm.
All right.
Hey, Iâm coming for you.
Everybody get off okay? Yeah, everybodyâs fine.
What the devilâs going on? - Whatâs your name, maâam? - Ellen.
Ellen, okay.
Ellen, Iâm TK.
Iâm here to get you out, all right? My backâs wet.
Itâs not blood, is it? No, itâs just some water.
You took out a hydrant when you flipped.
Ellen, are you in a lot of pain? Fair amount Iâm pretty sure both my legs are busted up.
Can you wiggle your toes for me? All right, good I donât think thereâs any spinal damage.
Are you a medical student? No, Iâm a I was a firefighter.
Well, thatâs convenient.
Yeah, itâd be convenient if I had some equipment.
Um Iâll be right back, okay? Iâll be right here.
- Hey, Carlos! - Yeah? We got a gas leak here.
Keep everybody back.
Everybody back! Everybody stay back! Please, everybody stay back! Please, stay back! Thatâs my bumper? Well, itâs no Jaws of Life, but it should do.
- Oh.
- Okay, okay.
Honey, youâre bleeding.
Huh? Oh, thatâs nothing.
It doesnât look like nothing.
I got shot.
And I thought I was having a bad day.
No, not just now, earlier.
One of the stitches must have come off.
Oh, yes, weâre good.
Weâre making progress.
Okay, okay.
I need to move you.
Can you move your leg? No.
Sorry, sorry.
The water level is rising.
We gotta get out of here! Whoa, uh, is there a fire extinguisher? There! Okay, okay.
Oh, come on.
Honey, honey, honey Youâve done everything that you can.
You need to g go.
No, no, no, hey, hey, hey, no, no, no.
Hey, no, no, no! Hold your breath! Whoa, whoa.
Hold on right there.
You're gonna be okay.
Go on.
You too, son.
Yes.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You saved us.
Think everybody saved everybody here today.
Go on, get in there.
Heâs an impressive guy.
Heâs my son.
What? What happened? You got conked, but I saved you.
Iris? Oh.
Oh, my God, youâre alive.
Mmm.
Oh, Iâve missed you so much.
We thought you were in an accident.
Wade missed the turn.
Mandy moved her mouth, but no words happened, so I left.
How long have you been living here? What day is it? Uh, Monday.
I donât know.
Have you seen me here before? You come alone.
It is not good.
So why havenât you said anything? They wouldnât like it.
They said dead, dread, red if they can, and they They prefer it when distance satisfies.
Iris, Iâm so sorry that I wasnât there for you when you needed me, when you tried to call me that night.
Iâm so sorry.
What night? You know Iâd do anything to protect you From anyone, even them.
You canât, and itâs okay.
I chew gum sometimes.
Iris, will you take a ride with me? Just for a little while.
Uh, no, I would, but I canât.
I canât, um Iris, trust.
But that junkie stole your van.
What? You know, you got me arrested, like, 15 times.
What? How did I get you arrested? Dustin filed a restraining order to avoid talking to me about you.
Dustin, what a jerk.
I was a little bit pushy with him sometimes, but Yeah, that I believe.
You know, I have to say, Iâm mad at Carlos for not keeping you out of trouble.
Who do you think kept arresting me? Oh no, he did not.
Oh, yes he did.
Iâm gonna have words with him.
Look at you, my beautiful baby girl.
Hi, Mom.
I have been praying for this moment every day for the past three years.
Oh, honey.
I love you so much.
I love you too.
Your sister tells me youâve been living under a bridge.
Um, in a tent.
You did it.
You found her just like you said you would Mm, incorrect.
I found her, actually.
Thatâs true.
Well, however it happened, it happened.
Itâs a miracle, and you look so good.
The doctor gave her some medicine to calm her nerves.
Theyâd like to keep her overnight for observation.
Well, okay, but tomorrow morning, youâre coming home with us.
Weâre gonna put some meat on those bones.
What wait, wait, what? Donât worry, I can cook now No more frozen pot pies.
A lot has changed since youâve been gone, girl.
I can rue.
I can stew.
I can cook up a storm.
Sheâs been taking classes.
No.
No, Iâm not going anywhere with you.
I have a home.
Well, you donât think weâre gonna let you continue to live under some overpass, do you? Itâs not safe for you there, my love.
Maybe not for you, but thatâs where they want me.
They? Whoâs they? The ones.
The ones.
I know I know you wouldnât understand, but if I donât listen to them, itâs very bad.
- Iris, there is no "they.
" - No.
You need help, honey.
Tomorrow youâre coming with us - Mom - End of discussion.
Go easy, okay? You you lied to me.
You said you said that we were just going away for a little while! You lied! You lied, lied, lied! Iris, I did not lie.
- Donât touch me! - Iâm sorry.
Where are you going? I have to go home! Call we should call security.
We canât make her stay if she doesnât want to, Mom.
I know where sheâs going.
Iris Lynn Blake, stop right there! If youâre gonna go back, at least take this.
And some money.
Please take care of yourself.
Yes, itâs probably related to the solar storm, maâam.
I need you to stay back and tell me where you are.
Weâre on the east side of Hello, who am I speaking with? Hey, I think I got Beijing this time.
Please, can you read me? Is anyone there? Hello? Hey, sir, Iâm here.
Houston, thank God, thought Iâd lost you.
Oh, sir this isnât Houston.
Itâs Austin.
Austin, Texas? Yes, sir, Austin 9-1-1 emergency services.
Perfect.
Weâve been having some kind of solar event thatâs been scrambling all our lines.
No kidding.
You think itâs bad there? You should see it from up here.
Sir, who am I speaking with? Tom, Tom Scanlon.
Okay, Tom, where you calling from? The International Space Station.
Youâre calling from outer space? Wish I were low Earth orbit Which is pretty much the problem.
We were in the path of the solar flares when the storm hit.
I was reporting to mission control when I got transferred to you.
Well, let me see if I can get you reconnected.
No, Iâm sorry.
I canât.
If you give me a few minutes, maybe I can try again.
Iâm not sure I have a few minutes.
Whatâd you say your name was, Austin? My name is Grace.
Tom, you wanna tell me whatâs going on up there? Is there anything I can help you with? Not unless you can cure acute radiation syndrome from 300 miles away.
Radiation sir, Iâm so sorry.
Donât worry, everybody down thereâs got the atmosphere to protect them.
Well, Tom, I canât get through to Houston, but maybe you can if you wanna hang up No, please donât hang up.
Okay.
Grace there is one thing you can do for me, actually.
You name it.
Scanlon residence.
- Hi, Melissa Scanlon? - Yes.
Hi, my name is Grace Ryder.
Iâm in Austin, Texas.
Mrs.
Scanlon, I have your husband on the line.
Thatâs impossible.
My husbandâs in Melissa.
Tom? Melissa, I donât have a lot of time, so I need you to listen, okay? Now, remember, all the insurance and bank informationâs on the computer.
In the folder named "boring crap," I know.
Whatâs going on? Why are you Oh, Tom.
Yeah.
Is that Daddy? Yep, come say hi, honey.
Hi, Daddy! Hi, Evie.
I miss you! I miss you too, baby.
When are you coming home? Iâd give anything on Earth to be down there with you right now.
You know that, right? But youâre not even on Earth.
Youâre so funny.
Evie, can you make me a promise? Promise youâll do whatever Mommy says.
Always give her a hand when she needs help.
I promise.
Good.
I want you to know I love you both so much - More than anything.
- Mommyâs crying.
Iâm not.
Iâm not crying.
Look out the window and wave up at the sky.
Why? We canât see you.
But I can see you, and I want you to know Iâll always be up here looking over you, okay? Yes, Daddy.
Iâm waving! Iâm waving back.
Youâre silly.
Daddy, are you there? Daddy? Daddy? Aquaman, back on dry land? What are you doing here? Howâd it go at the hospital? Nothing crazy they just added a couple extra stitches.
Iâm good.
Why do you look like youâre about to jump off of a cliff? Hey, guys? Uh, I wanted to talk to you about something, and, um, if you could, bear with me âcause itâs kind of a lot.
Mm.
- Iâm an addict - TK.
No, Dad, I need to do this.
Please? Itâs opioids, and a few months back, in New York, I had a relapse pretty bad one.
I ODâd and my dad Well, my captain he found me unconscious.
My heart had stopped, and, well, he did what he does best, and he saved my life, and the only reason I came down here was âcause he forced me to.
You know? What Iâm trying to say is, I never really chose this for myself.
Any of it.
Not even becoming a firefighter.
And, uh - Well - Hey, hey.
Whatever you gotta say right here, say it, - All right.
- Yeah? Heâs right, man.
We got you, fam.
Yeah, well, thatâs the point âcause today at that intersection when that woman was dying, I would have given her everything I had to save her, and I did give her everything I had, but it wasnât enough Until you showed up.
All you guys.
And I knew in that instant that not only was she gonna be okay but I was gonna be okay too because this is what I wanna do for the rest of my life.
And, at least for now, this is where I wanna do it With you guys, so I choose this family Because this is this is where I belong.
So, um No, thatâs Thatâs all I got.
Aw, hey, well, group hug.
I donât think thatâs ne Ooh, ooh, Mateo, stitches, dude.
Ow.
Ooh, someoneâs ripe.
- Thatâs me.
- Iâm guessing thatâs Judd.
Yeah, well, thatâs what you get for showing up at the end of a shift, man.
- Proud of you.
- Hey, thanks, man.
All right, everybody, hit the showers.
Proud of every one of you.
Donât you mean "every one of yâall"? Yeah, that too.
Hey, are you sure about this? Itâs been a traumatic day, an emotional time, you do not have to make this decision right now.
Dad, Iâve never been more sure about anything in my entire life.
All right, I got some paperwork Iâm gonna finish up, then I thought maybe How many life decisions did you make today? One step at a time, Dad.
Iâll see you at home.
Hey.
Your texts just came through all of âem.
- Yeah, itâs a crazy day.
- Yeah.
You were out in the middle of it.
- Sort of.
- Whoa.
What happened to you? I found my sister.
Sheâs alive.
Thatâs amazing! And then I lost her again.
And I came here.
I donât really know why.
I know my shiftâs over, but Well, tell me.
Whatâs going on? Sheâs been living on the street this whole time.
Sheâs sick Has untreated schizophrenia.
We realize now that she was showing signs of it the whole time before she disappeared, but Iâm so sorry.
Sheâs been living in this homeless camp where I volunteer twice a week.
For years I have been searching heaven and Earth for her, and the whole time she was just right there in front of me.
I mean, how many times did I just walk right past her? Well, youâd never walk past somebody who needs help, so she probably didnât wanna be found.
Maybe.
My mom and I tried to get her to come with us, but she refused.
So what now? Oh, I have no idea.
I could try and get her committed, but sheâs been out there for three years.
Itâs hard to argue she canât take care of herself.
Yeah, thatâd be difficult.
Well, Iâve recently learned that you canât make anyone do anything even if itâs for their own good.
Particularly if itâs for their own good.
So what do you think I should do? Keep the door open.
Keep the light on.
Keep trying.
Love her the best way you can.
TKâs lucky to have you as a dad.
Iris is lucky to have you as a sister.
Judd could not get out of here fast enough, could he? Itâs âcause heâs got someone to go home to.
Yeah, true that.
I donât know about yâall, but something about facing down Armageddon has given me a ferocious appetite.
- You guys hungry? - I could eat.
You could always eat.
Wow.
Itâs incredible.
What is that? That might be the most beautiful thing that we will ever see.
Wow.
Letâs go eat.
- Hey, girl.
- Hey.
Thatâs amazing, isnât it? Out of chaos comes such beauty.
Mm.
I spoke to somebody up there today.
Yeah, I think we all did.
Literally, he was, um He was an astronaut.
Oh, he was an astronaut? Are you for real? Yeah.
So what did he want? He wanted to say bye to his family.
To his wife and his daughter.
And that was a tough one.
Mm.
Can you imagine being that far from the people you love? But yâall bring âem together.
What are you thinking? Iâm thinking we make a pretty good team.
We really do, donât we? Afraid so.
Thought you could use some supplies.
Thanks.
Youâre welcome.
Well, Iâll see you soon, okay? Goodnight.
Michelle.
Itâs a nice night for a picnic, huh? Yeah, it is.
Go for a walk? Come on, boy.
Oh, boy, you seeing this? Huh? And I thought the lights in Manhattan were beautiful.
I mean, yeah, the tapiocaâs sort of like blobs of snot, but, uh, itâs delicious blobs of snot.
What? You filibustered a solid six minutes on boba.
Before that it was Billie Eilish, the Cowboysâ running game, and how underrated the film Benjamin Button was.
Well, Brad is magic even as a baby, so How long are you going to avoid talking about it, TK? What? The elephant in the juice bar.
Us? When I saw you in that hospital bed, not knowing if youâd ever wake up again, I had all these feelings Strong feelings, which is crazy because I still barely know you.
Iâm just confused.
What are we? Are we even a "we"? Honestly, I have no idea, Carlos.
"I have no idea.
" Yeah.
Thatâs it.
Look, hey, you think youâre confused? I donât even know who I am anymore, all right? I donât know if this is the life I want, or Iâm even in the right career or in the right state.
I feel like I need to figure that out first - before I can - You can figure this out? I got it.
Iâm sorry.
I sound like such a narcissistic dick right now.
- No - Thank you.
You sound pretty reasonable, actually.
Hey, look, at least let me get it.
- No.
- Let me get it.
No.
From what you said, youâre about to be unemployed, so I feel like youâre bummed.
No, Iâm good.
If itâs not meant to be, itâs not meant to be.
Not like itâs the end of the world.
Ow the hell? - You okay? - Yeah.
The hell is this? - Whoa, whoa.
- Oh, wow.
Hey, are you all right? Help, this thing wonât stop.
Oh, my God.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Watch it, hey, hey.
- Hey, you all right? - Yeah.
Hey, why are those lights green? What? Those lights are green.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- What the Hey, Mom.
Hey, Michelle, what are you up to, honey? Iâm just leaving the camp.
I have a shift.
Whatâs going on? Okay, so I know youâve been laying low since we found out about Iris, but I donât know.
I was thinking itâs time we Yeah? Take a little - Mom? - I found this ador Mom, youâre breaking up.
Air listen Mom, can you hear me? Hey, Doc, remember me? Guys, I think we have a problem.
Itâs not working, and now itâs making this "krrsshh" sound.
Ooh, dude, tell me you did not just break Capâs espresso maker.
He had that custom-made in Italy.
- Itâs his prized possession.
- Think I donât know that? And besides, I didnât break it.
Paul did.
Hm.
Mm-mm, donât even try it, Probie.
Thing was working fine when I used it.
And you probably packed the filter basket with extra fine grounds and ran it on a high temp, didnât you? I enjoy a robust cup.
Iâm not gonna apologize for that.
How many times do I have to tell you? It puts a strain on it.
Probably overheated, threw off the water conditioning system.
This is why Iâve been saying we should just buy a coffee pot.
Hey, yeah, there you go.
Go ahead and whack it.
That ought to fix it.
Oh, God, what am I gonna do? Youâre gonna do the right thing Fall on your sword and tell the truth.
Hello.
- Paul did it.
- Objection! What? See, I tried to make you one of those Capâs half-caf cap like you like, but Paul over packed the filter basket.
Again, wow.
No, itâs true.
I always try to warn him that his grounds are too tight.
Throws off the calibration and he broke your machine.
So unplug it.
Get it serviced.
So youâre not mad? At a coffee maker? Who cares? Did he really just say "who cares"? Did he really just call it a "coffee maker"? Yeah, whateverâs going on with him this morning is Itâs bad.
I know how you feel, boy.
Hey, Cap.
Uh, can I help you guys? Yeah, we were actually gonna ask you the same question.
Hey, if you wanna take a crack at these quarterly fire prevention and training totals, knock yourself out.
Look, I hope youâre not expecting us to pretend like we donât see those dark clouds hanging over your head.
Dark clouds? There are no clouds.
Those frown lines between your eyes would beg to differ.
Has anyone ever told you that when you do your thing, it feels a little bit like a violation? Yes, all the time.
The therapy that you forced me into My guyâs always saying that the first step to solving a problem is admitting that there is one.
Is Cowboy Judd really gonna force me to talk about my feelings? Iâm as surprised as you are, you know? Itâs TK.
He may not be coming back after his medical leave.
Whoa, what was there a complication? No, medically, heâs gonna have a full recovery.
He just doesnât know whether he wants to do this.
The kid got shot, all right? So you gotta give him a minute.
Yeah, as many as he wants, but now heâs saying heâs not sure that he ever wanted to do it.
Thatâs crazy.
I mean, he was made to do this.
I agree.
Even if he doesnât know who he is right now, I do, but Iâm the one person who canât tell him.
Nobody can, Cap.
Yeah, itâs something somebody has to figure on their own.
Exactly.
You want me to talk to him? Sorry to interrupt, guys, but Captain Strand, is there any chance youâve spoken with Captain Blake this morning? - No, why? - She hasnât come in.
We havenât been able to reach her all day.
Thatâs odd.
What the hell is that? Some sort of a power surge.
Ow! - Are we being hacked? - I donât know! Judd, get up there and secure that ladder.
Paul, Marjan, kill the batteries in the rig.
You take care of this, Johnny.
Cap, the espresso machine is working.
Must have reset during the brown out.
But itâs not plugged in.
Dispatch, FS-126, you copy? Hey, Cap, none of the rigs are on.
As far as I can tell, the sirens turned themselves on, which is just spooky.
The ladders too.
Talk about ghosts in the machine.
No such thing as ghosts.
Well, either way, this is weird.
Dispatch, FS-126, you copy? Copy that, 126.
This is dispatch.
Itâs good to hear your voice.
Have any idea whatâs going on? Looks like we just had a 10-4, Big Papa Jay, look out for smokeys I told you itâs spooky.
Guys! Guys, check this out! Waves of solar energy began hitting Texas and much of the central time zone an hour ago.
Weâre told itâs the largest solar storm to reach Earth since an event in Quebec in 1989 which wreaked havoc on the power grid for 12 hours.
Joining us via satellite from Los Angeles is astrophysicist Dr.
Isabelle Wali.
Dr.
Wali, what are we dealing with here? The waves of energy currently battering our plane are a result of a coronal mass ejection or CME an explosion on the surface of the sun which has released powerful bursts of electromagnetic energy into the solar system.
So what can we expect? Well, itâs been 150 years since weâve experienced an event this powerful, so weâre not really sure, but it will likely Created lar I can be on that show men.
I donât know what happened.
It just started acting up.
The powerâs going out I assure you, sir, if it was a nuclear attack, you and I would not be speaking right now.
The power drill came to life? No, it doesnât sound insane.
Youâre the third call Iâve gotten like this.
"There will be signs" in the sun and moon and stars.
And on the Earth, distress of nations in perplexity.
" Sir "People fainting with fear "of what is coming, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
" Luke 21.
"But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, but only the Father.
" Matthew 24.
Now, I could go all day, sir, but I do not have all day.
Do you have an actual emergency? We all do.
Judgment is near.
Okay, well, it sounds like you are all ready for it.
Good-bye now.
9-1-1, whatâs your emergency? This is Chuck Granger of AirMed 0-5 niner romeo.
My nav systems, instruments, radio, everything went haywire.
Okay, Chuck, let me try to get Austin-Bergstrom ATC on the line.
They can help you make a visual approach to land.
Itâs a little late for that, maâam.
Whoa, somebody did not stick the landing.
All right, letâs deploy the rescue cushion.
Dispatch, can you hook me up with the pilot? Iâm on it, Captain Strand.
Thought you said they turned the power lines off.
Yeah, they did.
That must have something to do with the solar storm.
Those added electrons in the air need a way to get to the ground.
Okay, thanks, Professor, - now help me with the bag.
- Sorry.
Iâve got you patched in with the pilot now, Captain.
This is Captain Owen Strand, Austin FD.
- Who am I talking to? - This is Chuck Granger Chuck, how many people you got up there? Three souls, sir.
All right, weâve deployed a rescue pad directly underneath you.
I need you to open your door.
Captain, this is an AirMed flight.
One of my patients is seriously ill.
Yeah, I understand that.
Just donât have many options, and weâre running out of time.
Oh, my God.
Itâll be over before you know it.
Now, I need you to hand the phone to the next person and jump.
Okay.
Okay.
Listen, you take the phone.
Just do what they say, all right? All right, sir.
All right, weâre just gonna take you over to medical, all right? Get you checked out come on.
Yep how do you feel, buddy? Who am I talking to now? - This is Kim.
- Hi, Kim, your turn.
I canât.
I know itâs scary, but you saw how easy it was for Chuck.
Thatâs not it.
My husband needs a liver transplant.
Thatâs why we were flying in.
The fall could kill him.
This canât be the only option! Weâre in the middle of a solar storm.
These lines could go hot at any second with a lot more power than they were designed to handle.
It would be worse than the fall.
Believe me.
Canât leave him.
You have kids, Kim? Two boys Tylerâs eight.
Blakeâs six.
Jump for them and do it now.
I give you my word Iâll come up there myself and get your husband down.
Hey, you have to jump.
No.
Tell the boys I love âem.
I love you.
Okay, okay, okay.
She good? - Yeah, sheâs good.
- Sheâs good.
- Sheâs good.
Sheâs good.
- All right, Mateo, rubber gauntlet gloves and two harness packages.
Yeah, Cap.
What you ainât going up there.
Gave her my word.
No, you did what you had to do so those two boys could grow up with a mom.
I gave her my word.
And I respect that, but look, we canât get this truck anywhere near there without it turning into a lightning rod.
Iâm not putting the ladder up.
Cap, ever since that storm hit, those surges have been coming through every few minutes.
Well, then itâll be quick.
Hold on, friend, Iâm on my way.
Hey hustle up, Cap! You must be Rick.
Iâm Owen.
Put this on you.
Oh, shouldnât be difficult.
All right.
There you go.
I I canât, my legs.
- Yeah, let me help you.
- Ah, thanks.
Itâs a hell of a thing, cirrhosis.
I donât even drink.
Lung cancer donât even smoke.
Know if today has taught us anything, itâs that everybodyâs gonna get thrown a curveball.
Oh, Iâll say.
You good? All right.
Heâs coming down.
- Hey, hey.
- Come on, come on.
- All right, buddy.
- Itâs okay.
We got you, we got you, we got you.
Okay? All right, just gonna unclip you.
We gotta go.
We gotta go.
- Cap, you gotta jump now! - Go, go, go, go! Letâs get him out of here! Go, move it! - Come on, Cap! - Cap, jump! - Cap! - Cap! Holy crap, Cap, you all right? Yeah, never better.
Yeah, well, I give you a two for style and a ten for timing.
- Go over there.
Over there.
- Hey, just hey, you good? Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Police stay on the sidewalk.
- Hey, you guys okay? - Stop, stop, stop! I think weâre all okay, but the driver sheâs stuck.
Hey, come on, come on, come on.
Hey, sir, come on.
Grab my arm.
All right.
Hey, Iâm coming for you.
Everybody get off okay? Yeah, everybodyâs fine.
What the devilâs going on? - Whatâs your name, maâam? - Ellen.
Ellen, okay.
Ellen, Iâm TK.
Iâm here to get you out, all right? My backâs wet.
Itâs not blood, is it? No, itâs just some water.
You took out a hydrant when you flipped.
Ellen, are you in a lot of pain? Fair amount Iâm pretty sure both my legs are busted up.
Can you wiggle your toes for me? All right, good I donât think thereâs any spinal damage.
Are you a medical student? No, Iâm a I was a firefighter.
Well, thatâs convenient.
Yeah, itâd be convenient if I had some equipment.
Um Iâll be right back, okay? Iâll be right here.
- Hey, Carlos! - Yeah? We got a gas leak here.
Keep everybody back.
Everybody back! Everybody stay back! Please, everybody stay back! Please, stay back! Thatâs my bumper? Well, itâs no Jaws of Life, but it should do.
- Oh.
- Okay, okay.
Honey, youâre bleeding.
Huh? Oh, thatâs nothing.
It doesnât look like nothing.
I got shot.
And I thought I was having a bad day.
No, not just now, earlier.
One of the stitches must have come off.
Oh, yes, weâre good.
Weâre making progress.
Okay, okay.
I need to move you.
Can you move your leg? No.
Sorry, sorry.
The water level is rising.
We gotta get out of here! Whoa, uh, is there a fire extinguisher? There! Okay, okay.
Oh, come on.
Honey, honey, honey Youâve done everything that you can.
You need to g go.
No, no, no, hey, hey, hey, no, no, no.
Hey, no, no, no! Hold your breath! Whoa, whoa.
Hold on right there.
You're gonna be okay.
Go on.
You too, son.
Yes.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You saved us.
Think everybody saved everybody here today.
Go on, get in there.
Heâs an impressive guy.
Heâs my son.
What? What happened? You got conked, but I saved you.
Iris? Oh.
Oh, my God, youâre alive.
Mmm.
Oh, Iâve missed you so much.
We thought you were in an accident.
Wade missed the turn.
Mandy moved her mouth, but no words happened, so I left.
How long have you been living here? What day is it? Uh, Monday.
I donât know.
Have you seen me here before? You come alone.
It is not good.
So why havenât you said anything? They wouldnât like it.
They said dead, dread, red if they can, and they They prefer it when distance satisfies.
Iris, Iâm so sorry that I wasnât there for you when you needed me, when you tried to call me that night.
Iâm so sorry.
What night? You know Iâd do anything to protect you From anyone, even them.
You canât, and itâs okay.
I chew gum sometimes.
Iris, will you take a ride with me? Just for a little while.
Uh, no, I would, but I canât.
I canât, um Iris, trust.
But that junkie stole your van.
What? You know, you got me arrested, like, 15 times.
What? How did I get you arrested? Dustin filed a restraining order to avoid talking to me about you.
Dustin, what a jerk.
I was a little bit pushy with him sometimes, but Yeah, that I believe.
You know, I have to say, Iâm mad at Carlos for not keeping you out of trouble.
Who do you think kept arresting me? Oh no, he did not.
Oh, yes he did.
Iâm gonna have words with him.
Look at you, my beautiful baby girl.
Hi, Mom.
I have been praying for this moment every day for the past three years.
Oh, honey.
I love you so much.
I love you too.
Your sister tells me youâve been living under a bridge.
Um, in a tent.
You did it.
You found her just like you said you would Mm, incorrect.
I found her, actually.
Thatâs true.
Well, however it happened, it happened.
Itâs a miracle, and you look so good.
The doctor gave her some medicine to calm her nerves.
Theyâd like to keep her overnight for observation.
Well, okay, but tomorrow morning, youâre coming home with us.
Weâre gonna put some meat on those bones.
What wait, wait, what? Donât worry, I can cook now No more frozen pot pies.
A lot has changed since youâve been gone, girl.
I can rue.
I can stew.
I can cook up a storm.
Sheâs been taking classes.
No.
No, Iâm not going anywhere with you.
I have a home.
Well, you donât think weâre gonna let you continue to live under some overpass, do you? Itâs not safe for you there, my love.
Maybe not for you, but thatâs where they want me.
They? Whoâs they? The ones.
The ones.
I know I know you wouldnât understand, but if I donât listen to them, itâs very bad.
- Iris, there is no "they.
" - No.
You need help, honey.
Tomorrow youâre coming with us - Mom - End of discussion.
Go easy, okay? You you lied to me.
You said you said that we were just going away for a little while! You lied! You lied, lied, lied! Iris, I did not lie.
- Donât touch me! - Iâm sorry.
Where are you going? I have to go home! Call we should call security.
We canât make her stay if she doesnât want to, Mom.
I know where sheâs going.
Iris Lynn Blake, stop right there! If youâre gonna go back, at least take this.
And some money.
Please take care of yourself.
Yes, itâs probably related to the solar storm, maâam.
I need you to stay back and tell me where you are.
Weâre on the east side of Hello, who am I speaking with? Hey, I think I got Beijing this time.
Please, can you read me? Is anyone there? Hello? Hey, sir, Iâm here.
Houston, thank God, thought Iâd lost you.
Oh, sir this isnât Houston.
Itâs Austin.
Austin, Texas? Yes, sir, Austin 9-1-1 emergency services.
Perfect.
Weâve been having some kind of solar event thatâs been scrambling all our lines.
No kidding.
You think itâs bad there? You should see it from up here.
Sir, who am I speaking with? Tom, Tom Scanlon.
Okay, Tom, where you calling from? The International Space Station.
Youâre calling from outer space? Wish I were low Earth orbit Which is pretty much the problem.
We were in the path of the solar flares when the storm hit.
I was reporting to mission control when I got transferred to you.
Well, let me see if I can get you reconnected.
No, Iâm sorry.
I canât.
If you give me a few minutes, maybe I can try again.
Iâm not sure I have a few minutes.
Whatâd you say your name was, Austin? My name is Grace.
Tom, you wanna tell me whatâs going on up there? Is there anything I can help you with? Not unless you can cure acute radiation syndrome from 300 miles away.
Radiation sir, Iâm so sorry.
Donât worry, everybody down thereâs got the atmosphere to protect them.
Well, Tom, I canât get through to Houston, but maybe you can if you wanna hang up No, please donât hang up.
Okay.
Grace there is one thing you can do for me, actually.
You name it.
Scanlon residence.
- Hi, Melissa Scanlon? - Yes.
Hi, my name is Grace Ryder.
Iâm in Austin, Texas.
Mrs.
Scanlon, I have your husband on the line.
Thatâs impossible.
My husbandâs in Melissa.
Tom? Melissa, I donât have a lot of time, so I need you to listen, okay? Now, remember, all the insurance and bank informationâs on the computer.
In the folder named "boring crap," I know.
Whatâs going on? Why are you Oh, Tom.
Yeah.
Is that Daddy? Yep, come say hi, honey.
Hi, Daddy! Hi, Evie.
I miss you! I miss you too, baby.
When are you coming home? Iâd give anything on Earth to be down there with you right now.
You know that, right? But youâre not even on Earth.
Youâre so funny.
Evie, can you make me a promise? Promise youâll do whatever Mommy says.
Always give her a hand when she needs help.
I promise.
Good.
I want you to know I love you both so much - More than anything.
- Mommyâs crying.
Iâm not.
Iâm not crying.
Look out the window and wave up at the sky.
Why? We canât see you.
But I can see you, and I want you to know Iâll always be up here looking over you, okay? Yes, Daddy.
Iâm waving! Iâm waving back.
Youâre silly.
Daddy, are you there? Daddy? Daddy? Aquaman, back on dry land? What are you doing here? Howâd it go at the hospital? Nothing crazy they just added a couple extra stitches.
Iâm good.
Why do you look like youâre about to jump off of a cliff? Hey, guys? Uh, I wanted to talk to you about something, and, um, if you could, bear with me âcause itâs kind of a lot.
Mm.
- Iâm an addict - TK.
No, Dad, I need to do this.
Please? Itâs opioids, and a few months back, in New York, I had a relapse pretty bad one.
I ODâd and my dad Well, my captain he found me unconscious.
My heart had stopped, and, well, he did what he does best, and he saved my life, and the only reason I came down here was âcause he forced me to.
You know? What Iâm trying to say is, I never really chose this for myself.
Any of it.
Not even becoming a firefighter.
And, uh - Well - Hey, hey.
Whatever you gotta say right here, say it, - All right.
- Yeah? Heâs right, man.
We got you, fam.
Yeah, well, thatâs the point âcause today at that intersection when that woman was dying, I would have given her everything I had to save her, and I did give her everything I had, but it wasnât enough Until you showed up.
All you guys.
And I knew in that instant that not only was she gonna be okay but I was gonna be okay too because this is what I wanna do for the rest of my life.
And, at least for now, this is where I wanna do it With you guys, so I choose this family Because this is this is where I belong.
So, um No, thatâs Thatâs all I got.
Aw, hey, well, group hug.
I donât think thatâs ne Ooh, ooh, Mateo, stitches, dude.
Ow.
Ooh, someoneâs ripe.
- Thatâs me.
- Iâm guessing thatâs Judd.
Yeah, well, thatâs what you get for showing up at the end of a shift, man.
- Proud of you.
- Hey, thanks, man.
All right, everybody, hit the showers.
Proud of every one of you.
Donât you mean "every one of yâall"? Yeah, that too.
Hey, are you sure about this? Itâs been a traumatic day, an emotional time, you do not have to make this decision right now.
Dad, Iâve never been more sure about anything in my entire life.
All right, I got some paperwork Iâm gonna finish up, then I thought maybe How many life decisions did you make today? One step at a time, Dad.
Iâll see you at home.
Hey.
Your texts just came through all of âem.
- Yeah, itâs a crazy day.
- Yeah.
You were out in the middle of it.
- Sort of.
- Whoa.
What happened to you? I found my sister.
Sheâs alive.
Thatâs amazing! And then I lost her again.
And I came here.
I donât really know why.
I know my shiftâs over, but Well, tell me.
Whatâs going on? Sheâs been living on the street this whole time.
Sheâs sick Has untreated schizophrenia.
We realize now that she was showing signs of it the whole time before she disappeared, but Iâm so sorry.
Sheâs been living in this homeless camp where I volunteer twice a week.
For years I have been searching heaven and Earth for her, and the whole time she was just right there in front of me.
I mean, how many times did I just walk right past her? Well, youâd never walk past somebody who needs help, so she probably didnât wanna be found.
Maybe.
My mom and I tried to get her to come with us, but she refused.
So what now? Oh, I have no idea.
I could try and get her committed, but sheâs been out there for three years.
Itâs hard to argue she canât take care of herself.
Yeah, thatâd be difficult.
Well, Iâve recently learned that you canât make anyone do anything even if itâs for their own good.
Particularly if itâs for their own good.
So what do you think I should do? Keep the door open.
Keep the light on.
Keep trying.
Love her the best way you can.
TKâs lucky to have you as a dad.
Iris is lucky to have you as a sister.
Judd could not get out of here fast enough, could he? Itâs âcause heâs got someone to go home to.
Yeah, true that.
I donât know about yâall, but something about facing down Armageddon has given me a ferocious appetite.
- You guys hungry? - I could eat.
You could always eat.
Wow.
Itâs incredible.
What is that? That might be the most beautiful thing that we will ever see.
Wow.
Letâs go eat.
- Hey, girl.
- Hey.
Thatâs amazing, isnât it? Out of chaos comes such beauty.
Mm.
I spoke to somebody up there today.
Yeah, I think we all did.
Literally, he was, um He was an astronaut.
Oh, he was an astronaut? Are you for real? Yeah.
So what did he want? He wanted to say bye to his family.
To his wife and his daughter.
And that was a tough one.
Mm.
Can you imagine being that far from the people you love? But yâall bring âem together.
What are you thinking? Iâm thinking we make a pretty good team.
We really do, donât we? Afraid so.
Thought you could use some supplies.
Thanks.
Youâre welcome.
Well, Iâll see you soon, okay? Goodnight.
Michelle.
Itâs a nice night for a picnic, huh? Yeah, it is.
Go for a walk? Come on, boy.
Oh, boy, you seeing this? Huh? And I thought the lights in Manhattan were beautiful.