The Outer Limits (1995) s04e11 Episode Script
The Vaccine
1 JOURNAL ENTRY DAY 91 IF NOT FOR THE QUARANTINE THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE WHEN THE DISASTER STRUCK, WE WOULD SURELY BE DEAD, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, BUT WE PRAY FOR A MIRACLE, ( toy siren wailing ) ( toy siren wailing ) ( truck horn honking ) A TRUCK! MARIE! MARIE! A TRUCK! MARIE! MARIE! A TRUCK! SHH, YOU'LL WAKE EVERYBODY UP, YOU IMAGINED IT, A TRUCK OUTSIDE! EVERYBODY'S DEAD, LISTEN, ( truck horn honking ) HE'S RIGHT, THE MAJOR'S COMING BACK! AFTER ALL THIS TIME, HE'S NOT COMING BACK, OKAY, HARRY, AND YOU STAY HERE, DON'T LET HIM IN, I'LL NEED SOMEONE WITH A GUN, I GOT YOU COVERED, OKAY, ( horn honking ) OKAY, UH, JAMES, DON'T SHOOT UNLESS HE TRIES TO BREAK IN, ALL RIGHT? OKAY, AND I'LL BE BACK, STOP WHERE YOU ARE! WE HAVE NO MORE FOOD OR MEDICINE, YOU WILL NO BE ALLOWED INSIDE, ( Control Voice ) THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUS THE PICTURE, WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION, WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL, AND THE VERTICAL, WE CAN DELUGE YOU WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE TO CRYSTAL CLARITY, ,, AND BEYOND, WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION CAN CONCEIVE, FOR THE NEXT HOUR, WE WILL CONTROL ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR, ( ) YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE AWE AND MYSTERY WHICH REACHES FROM THE DEEPEST INNER MIND TO THE OUTER LIMITS, ALONG WITH FUTURES WE DARE NOT IMAGINE ( Control Voice ) THER COME CHOICES WE DARE NOT MAKE, THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR THE BERLIN VIRUS, THERE IS NOW, MA'AM, PRIVATE JOHN STANHOPE, U, S, ARMY, I'M TO REPORT TO A MAJOR FORD, HE LEFT SIX DAYS AGO TO GET US MORE SUPPLIES, HE LEAVE YOU IN CHARGE? YES, COME CLOSER, ,, SLOWLY, WHAT'S HE SAYING? I DON'T KNOW, SHUT UP, HOW MANY SURVIVORS? 13, INCLUDING MYSELF, ( gasping ) OH, THANK GOD YOU SHOWED UP, THERE'S ENOUGH VACCINE HERE FOR THREE, WHAT? THREE? BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH, THANK MAJOR FORD YOU GOT ANY, BUT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 PEOPLE, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? YOU DECIDE, HERE, THE DOCTORS WROTE UP WHAT YOU CALL CRITERIA, IT'S ALL THERE WHAT TO DO, WHAT THE DOSAGE IS, SORT OF PEOPLE YOU SHOULD PICK, NO CHILDREN? SKILLED HEALTHY ADULTS IN THEIR EARLY REPRODUCTIVE YEARS, IT'S WHAT THEY SAID, NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS IT'LL TAKE ANOTHER 73 HOURS BEFORE THE VACCINE WILL WORK, THREE DAYS? BUT WHY? SOMETHING ABOUT IT HAVING TO GROW IN A CERTAIN KIND OF BACTERIA, PLEASE, YOU NEED TO GET US MORE SUPPLIES, NO, MA'AM, NOT ME, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF WATER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE FOOD, I CAN'T HELP YOU, MA'AM, I'M HEADING BACK EAS WHILE I STILL CAN, FAMILY'S UP THERE A WIFE AND TWO GIRLS, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE DEAD, BUT FIGURE I SHOULD BE WITH THEM WHEN, ,, LISTEN, THERE'S ANOTHER DOZEN OR SO IN THE TOWN DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I GAVE THEM THE SAME AS I GAVE YOU, MAYBE YOU CAN HOOK UP WITH THEM, SO THERE ARE OTHERS, NOT MANY, A LOT MORE DEAD, IT'S WHY THE MASK, IT HELPS WITH THE SMELL, ANYWAY, I WANT TO BE HEADING ON THE ROAD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO WITH THIS? THERE'S A LOADING BAY IN THE BACK, COULD YOU PLEASE DRIVE IT AROUND? I CAN DO THAT, GO BACK TO YOUR HOMES! ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE HOSPITAL WILL BE REPELLED BY DEADLY FORCE, THESE SOLDIERS MEAN BUSINESS, FOLKS, GO HOME! PRIVATE? MA'AM? I JUST WANTED TO SAY I HOPE YOU MAKE IT HOME, HERE SHE COMES, HERE SHE COMES, WAS IT THE MAJOR? NO, IT WAS A SOLDIER, HE WAS CARRYING SOMETHING, WE SAW IT, DID HE GIVE I TO YOU? GET WHAT? THE CURE, I SAW IT, NO, IT'S NO A CURE, IT'S A VACCINE, WHERE IS IT? LET'S TAKE IT! IT CAN'T BE ADMINISTERED FOR THREE DAYS, WHY GIVE IT TO US IF IT ISN'T READY? ARE THEY SURE IT'S GOING TO WORK? NO, IT'S UNTESTED, WHAT IF WE GET INFECTED BEFORE WE CAN TAKE IT? WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, WE'RE LOW ON GAS FOR THE GENERATOR, THERE ARE CARS IN THE PARKING LOT, AREN'T WE ALMOS OUT OF FOOD AND WATER? WE RATIONED WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CAFETERIA, I KNOW IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT THERE SHOULD BE PLENTY ONCE WE CAN LEAVE THE HOSPITAL, WHAT IF WE TAKE IT NOW? THEN WE DIE, GRAHAM, COME ON, GUYS, WE MANAGED TOGETHER FOR MONTHS SINCE BEFORE THE DISASTER, WHAT'S THREE MORE DAYS? IT'S NO THAT WE'RE NOT GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, DEAR, IT'S JUST, ,,DIFFICULT, I KNOW IT IS, I KNOW, AND, JAMES, IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE GENERATOR YEAH, I BETTER GO TOP IT UP, WHAT SHOULD THE REST OF US DO? JUST HANG IN THERE, LAWRENCE, I'M SICK OF HANGING IN THERE, WELL, THEN DO SOMETHING, BARB, ( warning buzzer sounding ) ( speaking Spanish ) I THOUGH YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOU THE QUARANTINE, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO WORRY, I WISH THEY WOULDN'T CALL IT THAT, NO, IT'S JUST A BUG THAT'S RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS AND THAT THEY DON'T WAN TO GET OUT INTO THE WORLD, IT'S NOTHING AT ALL, BUT WE JUST CAN'T LET ANYONE IN OR OUT OF OUR ENTIRE WING UNTIL WE HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL, YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW MY WARD IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, BUT YOU MOM, LISTEN TO ME, JUST, JUST FOCUS ON THE OVERTIME, ALL RIGHT? EXACTLY, YEAH, IT SHOULD ONLY LAS FOR A FEW DAYS, YEAH, OKAY, I LOVE YOU, I HEARD SOMETHING OUTSIDE, YES, YOU WERE EXPECTING SOMEONE? OH, ,,NO, IT WAS A SOLDIER DELIVERING A VACCINE FROM THE CDC, AND THIS DEPRESSES YOU? HOW'S THE PAIN? AH, ,, ( sighing ) TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG, ( sighing ) IT'LL BE THREE DAYS BEFORE WE CAN TRY IT ON ANYONE, IS THAT SO BAD? WE'RE ALMOS AT THE END OF THE ROPE HERE, AH, I KNOW THE FEELING, BUT IT'S BEEN HOW LONG? TWO MONTHS? LONGER, YOU CAN WAIT THREE MORE DAYS, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, SOMETHING ELSE, WHAT IS IT? TELL ME, THERE'S, ,,ONLY ENOUGH VACCINE FOR THREE PEOPLE, DOES EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS? NO, I CAN'T POSSIBLY TELL THEM, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE GIVING ME, NO, IT'S MORPHINE, I MAY BE YOUR FAVORITE, BUT I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME OFF THE LIST, OH, MR, KATZ, DON'T ARGUE WITH ME, I'M DYING, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, THANK YOU, I'M YOUR FAVOURITE, RIGHT? THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME LAUGH, BUT YOU DIDN'T LAUGH, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN TALK TO, ( crying ) I HAVE TO CHOOSE THE THREE PEOPLE, SWEETHEART, SWEETHEART, WE CAN MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS WE WANT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT STILL WON'T BE UP TO YOU, GOD CUTS THE THREAD, NOT YOU, NOT ME, NOT ANYONE, YOU KNOW HOW I KNOW THIS? BECAUSE I GO TERMINAL CANCER, AND PRACTICALLY THE WHOLE WORLD STILL DIED BEFORE I DID, THAT'S HOW, GO AHEAD, HAVE A GOOD CRY, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY, BUT YOU CRY, MARIE, WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF GAS, I'VE GOT GAS, BELIEVE ME, YOU DON'T WANT IT, HEY, MR, KATZ, YOUNG JAMES, YOU NEVER COME SEE ME ANYMORE, HE'S FILLING THE MAJOR'S SHOES, HE'S A GOOD MAN, YOU SHOULD PUT HIM ON THAT LIST, I'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF HOURS, OKAY? IF YOU'RE IN PAIN, JUST RING THE BELL, AND I'LL BE RIGHT OVER, WHAT LIST? WE WERE GOING OVER MY WILL, YOU GET THE STAMP COLLECTION, GREAT, BYE, I'LL SEE YOU LATER, STILL MAKING JOKES, YEAH, CONSIDERING THE PAIN HE'S STILL IN, SO HOW MUCH LONGER BEFORE THE GENERATOR DIES? I FILLED IT, BUT IT WON'T LAST THREE DAYS, ONCE THE AIR PURIFIER STOPS RUNNING, THE CONTAMINATED AIR GETS INSIDE, THREE DAYS MAY AS WELL BE THREE YEARS, TOMORROW SOMEBODY PUTS ON A SUI AND GOES OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, FINDS SOMETHING THAT RUNS ON DIESEL, AND I GUESS THAT'S ME, NO, WE'LL ASK FOR A VOLUNTEER, LIKE WHO? GRAHAM? LIKE I SAID, I GUESS THAT'S ME, I GUESS SO, I'LL CHECK THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES, MARIE! YOU'D BETTER COME SEE THIS, THE PRESIDENT IS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT THE WHITE HOUSE HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT, TO REPEAT, AUTHORITIES HAVE JUST CONFIRMED THE CLAIM BY DOOMSDAY CULT LEADER GERHOLT WAGNER THAT THE SO-CALLED CULT FLU IS IN FACT A GENETICALLY ENGINEERED VIRUS CREATED BY HIS FOLLOWERS TO FULFILL THEIR PROPHECY OF THE MILLENNIUM, THE CDC IS UNSURE WHEN OR EVEN IF A CURE WILL BE FOUND BUT ADMIT THAT MANY THOUSANDS MAY ALREADY BE INFECTED, BEFORE BEING TRACKED DOWN, NEARLY ALL CULT FOLLOWERS MADE THEIR WAY TO THE MAJOR CITY CENTERS OF THE WORLD WHERE THEY SYSTEMATICALLY AND DELIBERATELY SPREAD THE DISEASE THEY CREATED, OF THE CULT MEMBERS SO FAR DISCOVERED, NEARLY ALL ARE DEAD OR DYING, LEAVING HEALTH OFFICIALS GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE REPERCUSSIONS, PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES, AND IT'S LIKELY MARTIAL LAW WILL SOON BE IMPOSED, HAVE THEY DETERMINED THE INCUBATION PERIOD? AS LONG AS TWO WEEKS, WHAT IF IT'S AIRBORNE? MARIE? MARIE? YOU ALL RIGHT? UH, YES, YES, ,,I'M FINE, WOULD ANYONE CARE TO JOIN ME IN SAYING GRACE? SO, UH, ,, WHERE IS IT? I KNOW WE CAN'T TAKE IT, I JUST WANT TO SEE IT, WHEN THE TIME COMES, SO I SAY FIRST THING WE'LL DO WHEN WE CAN LEAVE THE HOSPITAL IS GO TO THE BIGGEST SUPERMARKE AND HAVE A FEAST, HMM? THEY'RE ALL CLEANED OUT, HE'S RIGHT, THE MAJOR SAID THE LOOTING WAS WORST IN THE SUPERMARKETS, LOOK WHAT I HAVE HERE FOR YOU, HOW COME YOU GET TO DECIDE? DECIDE WHAT? WHO GETS WHAT, SHE'S ALWAYS BITCHING YOU GIVE THE KID THE BEST STUFF, THERE IS NO BEST STUFF, STUCK HERE EATING CRAP! I COULD SCREAM! WE ALL HAVE, SO WHAT? WHY ARE YOU GIVING THE OLD GUY OUR FOOD IF HE'S JUST GOING TO DIE ANYWAY? SHUT UP! YOU SHUT UP! STOP SHOUTING, IF WE WEREN'T ALREADY IN QUARANTINE WE'RE LUCKY! STOP TELLING ME! THEN STOP COMPLAINING! FOR GOD'S SAKE, IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE! THROW IT AWAY! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO WITH IT! WE COULD GO TO MY HOUSE, SURE, WE COULD, THINK MY MOM WILL BE THERE? I DON'T KNOW, HONEY, BUT, YOU KNOW, UM, PEOPLE WERE TOLD TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES, YOU DON'T THINK SHE'S STILL ALIVE, DO YOU? NO, YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I JUST WANT TO GO HOME, CAN YOU PLEASE, GRAHAM? I MEAN, WOULD YOU JUST WHY CAN'T WE JUS EAT FOR ONCE, ,, EAT IN PEACE? WHY CAN'T WE? I'LL TAKE YOU, HARRY, I TELL YOU WHAT, WE STOP AT YOUR HOUSE, YOU GE WHAT YOU NEED, THEN WE GO WHEREVER WE WANT, WE CAN DO THAT, RIGHT? YEAH, SURE, WE'VE GO THE WORLD TO OURSELVES, SO WE GO OUT INTO IT, I'VE SEEN SOME OF IT, I WAS IN THE NAVY, BUT I TELL YOU, HARRY, IT'S BIG, A LOT OF PLACES TO SEE, SO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO? WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? UM, ,, OH, WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO A BEACH, YES, SOMEWHERE WARM, I'M THINKING NEW YORK CITY, LIVE IN A PENTHOUSE FOR A WHILE, THAT WOULD BE COOL, I'D STAY OU OF THE CITIES, IF I WERE YOU, RATS, JOURNAL ENTRY DAY 92, WHO LIVES? WHO DIES? IF GOD CUTS THE THREAD, THEN I PRAY FOR HIS GUIDANCE, MAJOR? WHAT IS THIS? IT'S FOR HARRY, IT STINKS OF ANTI-BACTERIAL SPRAY, BUT IT'S CLEAN, WHERE DID YOU GET IT? HIS MOTHER, SHE WALKED ALL THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL, APPARENTLY IT'S HIS FAVORITE, THERE WAS A NOTE WITH IT, BUT IT DOESN' MAKE ANY SENSE, SHE'S IN THE LAST STAGES, SO I, ,, WHERE IS SHE? SHE'S OUT FRONT, BUT YOU DON'T WAN TO SEE HER, MARIE, YOU DON'T, I GOT TO GE BACK OUT THERE, THEY'RE STILL COMING, ( PA announcer ) GO BACK TO YOUR HOMES! THERE'S NOBODY HERE THAT CAN HELP YOU! PLEASE GO HOME! ( bell ringing ) I'M COMING, MR, KATZ! I'M COMING, IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'M HERE NOW, I'M HERE, I WAS AFRAID YOU WEREN'T COMING, NO, NO, I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED ON YOU, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT, OH, THERE, THERE, THAT'S BETTER, YES, GOD BLESS YOU, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS LIST OF YOURS, PROMISE ME YOU'LL SAVE YOURSELF, I CAN'T, IF I SHOULD OUTLIVE YOU, I COULDN'T BEAR IT, I'VE BEEN READING, THE THREE INOCULATED PEOPLE WILL DEVELOP ANTIBODIES FOR BERLIN C, SO? GIVEN ENOUGH TIME, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CREATE SERUM FROM THEIR BLOOD TO INOCULATE EVERYONE ELSE, THAT'S GOOD, OH, THAT'S GOOD, MOMMY? OH, WHAT IS IT, KIDDO? IT'S LATE, I WET MY BED, OH, IT'S OKAY, IT'S NOTHING TO BE SAD ABOUT, THAT CAN BE FIXED, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, AM I SICK NOW? NO, YOU'RE NOT SICK, IT CAN HAPPEN SOMETIMES, COME TO MY BED, COME HERE NOW, OKAY? I'M GOING TO GO AND GET YOU A NEW PAIR OF PAJAMAS AND SHEETS, AND EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY, ALL RIGHT? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, ( saw whirring ) WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, MR, KATZ JUS GOT TO SLEEP, AIN'T HE DEAD YET? ( laughing ) YOU SAID IT WASN'T READY YET, AND IT'S GOOD, IT'S FINE, WELL, LUCKY YOU, YOU WERE KEEPING ME IN A CAS TO KEEP ME IN LINE? SHE'S A POWER TRIPPER, I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO SOON, AND I STILL DO, HUH, I GUESS YOU WERE WRONG, OH! SEE? IT WORKS! TWO MORE DAYS, TWO MORE DAYS, AND YOU CAN' TELL US WHAT TO DO NO MORE, FEEL LIKE AN ASTRONAUT, WELL, IT WILL PROTEC YOU, DON'T WORRY, THE MAJOR WENT IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME, JUST TELL ME I GO THIS THING ON RIGHT, YOU DO, YOU DO, OKAY, READY, HERE, OKAY, LEAVE A LIGHT ON, I'LL BE WATCHING YOU FROM THE WINDOW, DOGS! JAMES! JAMES! HE CAN'T HEAR YOU, JAMES, GET INSIDE THE TRUCK! GET IN! ( dogs barking and snarling ) GET OUT OF HERE! GET OFF OF ME! GET OUT OF HERE! NO, GET OUT OF HERE! GET OFF! GET OFF! ( dogs barking and snarling ) ( engine not starting ) DAMN! ( engine starting ) ( engine stalling ) COME ON! COME ON! ( engine not starting ) WE HAVE TO GO GET HIM! WE CAN'T, BABY, HE'S BEEN EXPOSED, BUT WE NEED FUEL FOR THE GENERATOR, I KNOW THAT, ( truck horn honking ) ( bell ringing ) WHAT DO WE DO NOW? I'M THINKING, OKAY?! MARIE, WHAT DO WE DO? I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO! I DON'T KNOW! ( truck horn honking ) WHAT DO WE, ,,? ( footsteps approaching ) ( door opening ) ( knocking ) KNOCK, KNOCK, MAJOR, COME ON IN, IT'S ALL QUIE OUTSIDE NOW, I'VE STILL GOT TWO MEN OUT THERE, BUT, ,, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO ANY MORE SHOOTING, I JUST, UH, WAS GOING TO GRAB A COUPLE HOURS SLEEP, ANY NEWS? THE LAST ANNOUNCEMEN WAS THAT THE PRESIDEN AND HIS SENIOR STAFF WERE SAFE, DON'T YOU FEEL BETTER, WHAT ABOUT THE CDC? THEY'RE WORKING ON A VACCINE, BUT IT MAY STILL TAKE WEEKS, I MADE SURE THEY KNOW WE'RE HERE, YOU HAVE A FAMILY? YOU KNOW, WIFE, KIDS? NO, ,,YOU? MY MOM, TWO DOGS, A CAT, THEN I UNDERSTAND WHY DR, EGAN WANTED TO GO HOME, IF I HAD A FAMILY, I MIGHT WHAT'S HAPPENING? IT'S OKAY, THE GENERATOR WILL COME ON, IT'S OKAY, MARIE, MARIE? MARIE? YOU'RE OKAY, SHE'S OKAY, WHAT? YOU FAINTED, DEAR, WHAT? THE GENERATOR, OH, IT'S STILL RUNNING, FORGET ABOUT THAT, WHAT'S THIS? GRAHAM, I NEED WHAT THE HELL IS IT? I NEED THOSE INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE THE VACCINE, THIS SAYS THERE'S ONLY ENOUGH FOR THREE PEOPLE, YEAH, BUT WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL US? WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER WAY OF WHEN? WHEN YOU TOOK CARE OF YOURSELF AND THE KID? GRAHAM, IT WAS JUST OH, MY GOD, ,,MR, KATZ, HE WAS RINGING THE BELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM, I TOOK CARE OF HIM, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I SAID I TOOK CARE OF HIM, AH! AH! ( steady tone from heart monitor ) ( cocking gun ) GUESS YOU WEREN' EXPECTING US TO LOOK FOR IT IN THERE, ( generator stopping ) THAT'S IT, THE GENERATOR JUST CUT, OKAY, GO, START MIXING IT UP AND WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO, TIME'S UP, IT'S TOO SOON, YOU SAID THREE DAYS, IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS, STILL FIVE HOURS TO GO, IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH, COME ON, NO, GIMME THIS, IT SAYS PREFERENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO HEALTHY ADULTS IN THEIR EARLY REPRODUCTIVE YEARS, ME, GRAHAM, ,,AND KIRK, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS, IF YOU LET ME CHOOSE, THERE'S A CHANCE WE CAN ALL SURVIVE, HOW? NO, IT SAYS RIGHT HERE, THERE'S ONLY ENOUGH FOR THREE PEOPLE, IF WE CHOOSE BY BLOOD TYPE, IN A FEW WEEKS THERE MIGHT BE ENOUGH ANTIBODIES IN THEIR BLOOD TO TRANSFUSE INTO OURS, IT'S CALLED PASSIVE INOCULATION, AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS, AND WHO ARE THE THREE? YOU, HARRY AND JEAN, HER? ONLY THOSE BLOOD TYPE COMBINATIONS CAN PROVIDE ENOUGH DONORS FOR THE REST OF US, NO WAY, MAN, GRAHAM, I'M GIVING MYSELF THE SAME ODDS AS YOU, IT SAYS RIGHT HERE IN BIG FAT LETTERS, OKAY? "CHILDREN NOT RECOMMENDED," THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS, DOES IT SAY THAT? I MEAN THIS IS SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, THIS IS NOTHING PERSONAL, YOU SAW WHAT HAPPENED TO JAMES OUT THERE, IT'S A NEW WORLD, MAN, WE CAN'T WORRY ABOUT KIDS AND OLD LADIES, YOUR WAY DON'T WORK, MARIE, IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT, ONCE BARB IS INOCULATED, SHE CAN GO OU AND GET THE SUPPLIES WE NEED, GAS FOR THE GENERATOR MARIE, I SAID DO IT, NO, ( screaming ) NOW, ONLY IF HARRY IS ONE OF THE THREE, IT SAYS NO KIDS, I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT IT SAYS, IF YOU AGREE TO LET HIM LIVE, I'LL DO IT, OKAY, GO, GIVE ME YOUR WORD YOU'LL TAKE HIM HOME, HE WANTS TO GO HOME, ALL RIGHT, GO, GO, MARIE? YES, BABY? I'M SCARED, IT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'LL BE FINE, YOU'RE GOING TO GO HOME SOON, YOU OKAY? HERE, STAY WITH JEAN, DON'T YOU TOUCH ME! IS IT TIME TO GO HOME NOW? WHAT DID YOU SAY? IT'S TIME TO GO, THE TRUCK JUST ISN'T COMING, THERE'S NO POIN WAITING ANY MORE, I'LL FIND A VAN OR SOMETHING, GET SUPPLIES AND COME BACK, YOU'RE NOT SEEING ANOTHER NURSE, ARE YOU? ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM THE STORE? SURPRISE ME, I'LL TRY, AND, LISTEN, IF I DON'T COME BACK NO, ,,YOU COME BACK, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR NEEDLE, SWEETHEART, IT WON'T HURT, NO! ONE OF THOSE IS FOR HARRY! YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD, YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE, COME ON, I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD, MY THROAT! WHAT'S HAPPENING? ( gasping ) I CAN'T BREATHE! OH, MY GOD! JOURNAL ENTRY DAY 94, THE MIRACLE WE WERE WAITING FOR WAS WITH US ALL ALONG, THE VERY BACTERIA THAT FORCED US INTO QUARANTINE, WE ARE IMMUNE, WHERE ARE WE GOING? TO YOUR HOUSE, THEN WHAT? THEN WE'LL SEE, MARIE! AH! JAMES? OH! JAMES! YOU'RE ALIVE? I NOTICED THAT MYSELF, DON'T ASK ME WHY, YOU'RE IMMUNE, WE ALL ARE, WHY DO YOU KNOW? BECAUSE KIRK, GRAHAM AND BARB TOOK THE VACCINE, AND THEY WENT INTO ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN ALREADY IMMUNE, ALL THIS TIME, YEAH, WELL, LET'S GO THEN, ( Control Voice ) THOUGH SURVIVAL OF THE FITTES IS THE CORNERSTONE OF EVOLUTION, PERHAPS THE MEEK SHALL