S2 E1: Red Alert

do things morning. Princess Up up, Daddy turned off my alarm. Now we're running late, Dimon. Now I need youdn't get up so we can get going way. What do you want to breakfast? You don't want breakfast. We kept toast with a bright egg. I don't want to eat. You have to eat so you don't have energy for school. I want to go to school. We all have things we don't want to do. But why you please not today? We can't afford for you to miss the bus. I can't take you this morning. I have too many things

to Please. Get out of my room. I'll get up. You just leave me alone. That's enough. Your father's driving to Atlanta. He'll be gone for a couple of days, so let's be pleasant so he can leave with a good feeling. Let's be quiet and not upset dad, how about my feelings. Don't be such a grumble post stop calling me that do what you want. Then I'll make a cup of tea to go with your toast. Fine, but I won't drink it to take time enough to today's show goes. All right, we may run tomorrow's with

a real human at the controls. Thank you, Eva, that's beautiful. All right, I'm gone. You said it was only for a couple of days. Yeah, So why take such a big suitcase? Maybe I don't want my suits to get rankled. Three suits, one for tonight, one for tomorrow, one for Wednesday. Okay, it's my briefcase by the door. You don't want to just take one suit and three ties? So now you're going to interrogate me, interrogating you? What is it you think, Dori?

What is your suspicion? Let's drop it. Sorry, I asked, are you to tell? You know? Do? Maybe this is my big chance? Maybe this time I want to make an impression, and I don't want that impression to be here's the guy who can only afford one good suit? Fine, I was only trying to Hell. Hell, did you get the door for not just nine? Call me tonight when you're settled in Okay, I'm a couple hours away, and what they charged for long distance? Wait? A second dial

person to person and I'll decline the call. I just want to know you got this all right. I will now let me go. Do you have your handkerchiefs? I have everything. Look well, I'm gone. Promise me you and Becky won't fight the whole time. Why don't you make her promise? Really, Wayne, she's becoming impossible to deal with. I'm not gonna argue about it, but I don't mind telling you. I'm starting to get pretty much fed up. Maybe you should participate a little more. Back me up

for once in your life. Goodbye, Wayne? Wait, come back for sect? Will you at least kiss me? Goodbye? I gotta go. When you get back from Atlanta, I'll make you a nice dinner. Maybe we'll dine out. Invite the Schultzs, the schultz Is. I can't be laid dory. Okay, get out of here. Love you, love you too, Try not to fight coming. Princess, Oh, never mind, a fount of myself. Please don't call me princess. It's condescending. Before you know it,

a lot of the boys and girls out there. You haven't got time to watch television, watching it and just drowning out the us of all the arguing. No one's argument. You'll damage you're hearing if you play. It's allow, Becky, you didn't touch your breakfast, doesn't matter. You still have to eat. You need fuel. My blue scarf? What about your blue scarf? I want to wear it, of course, of course, the blue and white stripes, the pale blue with the scalloped edges. Scalloped edges. Mother, Now is not

the time to make fun. Understand, you're the one who insists I wake up in the middle. I'm sorry, just so I can catch the bus and ride to school with a lot of screaming chill George scarf. Really, mother, I don't know how much longer you will insist upon treating me like a child, and I appreciate your cooperation. Couldn't you tie that once you get to school? Mother? You must be joking. Please, Becky, I need you to make that bus. Fine, I'll go you have money for lunch.

I have money for lunch. I'll be here when you get home. Goodbye, dear, goodbye. I love you. I do love her. There are the radio signals from the galaxies that surrounding observative technical progress of remote civilization to the mature and flower study their behave shoes and to keep him off by shot. Something to do with keeping as to preserve climb. We've received the dis from our sentinels. Which one those system and it's time system is it risks?

We will send a rescue pilot one of was that distance, my queen? I am afraid it's impossible. All of our agents are on assignments. Any Hraematics part. There is one agent nagas Zetron. What is happening here? Why did you look at him? Any ah? Your imagining things? Who was this pilot? Zebtron was talking about it? Answer me? Plays are one? Can't waday card love those cords? Quiz one so nice? Why someone else has signed the mission? Why did you not tell me you were training to become Jude?

Get the boys off? Okay? I wanted to surprise you. Good. What are you feeling? You certainly succeeded. I beg you to reconsider the question, when will I be allowed to live my own life? You don't think, oh, my life. I've wanted to prove myself to beat one thing other than the child of a better than me? Is being a princess such a terrible thing when you're thinking now rather than be a princess? Okay, I didn't think I'd ever get back out of the house today. Sure are

familiar with Helio's three. I'll need to be back by two thirty before she gets home and chanced wait to destroy themselves and each their own apocalypse. As I see it, you have two options. You're I can demands now, you can allow me to fail, or you can help me succeed. You will travel to Helios three under our guidance. You will dismantle the doomsday system, and you will take measures to ensure the folly is not repeated, at least for

the next thousand years. The statistical odds of your success I've been trained, and you're willing to risk such a sacrifice. Self sacrifice is the noblest gesture a person can make. You yourself told me that, so I did. I am blessed to have a daughter such as you. Quays are one. I expected this to be your answer, So preparations for your mission are already underway. May your voyage be swift, your mission successful, so that life in our galaxy shall

be preserved. So it shall be. Your space suit is equipped with a computer in the chest plain and a communicator in your helmet. No matter who language is spoken right in Asian species, the communicator will translate both your speech and there I know all the subtraum microchip and inside your head will allow you to remain in constant communication. Just get me to the capsule as you wish online, you will be kept in suspected animation or post of

the journey. Your body will be fed a steady drip of the dream a calm under this umbilicus that attaches to the ports on your space suit. This too will also be information into your computer as we obtain more data during your pride. By the time you arrive, we should ascertained the location. And my Queen, how was our pilot coming along? Just going through the previous breathing navigation child, I'd like a word with her before you see you

with a capsule. Of course, Hello. You didn't say anything to Gina about Wayne and get your appreciated and preparation or launch really and let us delay. Think we are making things a way too complicated, trying to navigate everyone's feelings. Hang on closing the cap TV capsule door closing, no reading vital statistics. Do you hear that the Simons are going on life suspension sequence? You don't think it? Could be a tornado? The tornadoes in the summer year, And

I don't hear anything. I've got on weather this morning from ready for lunch and ten nine eight seven six five. No, I suppose so three to sleep? Will on my precious daughter? Well, ways are one survived the journey? I'm going to turn down the TV and see if I can grab to Will anything be left? Becky plays it so loud I can't hear myself think. But then when she's away at school, I need something to keep me company. I need a radio in the kitchen. But that would be odd, wouldn't it.

You can't hear it? Listen again? Ah, thank you? So I'm not going crazy after all. Well I may be going crazy, but not deaf. Does it make you feel weird when you hear it? Yeah? Me too, No, I don't know. I just assumed. No, they usually test on Thursdays at noon. Hang on, let me pick up the extension in the living room. Give me two shakes. Okay, I'm here now you hear me. Okay, do you know if it's good? Yeah? I just love I forgared it must be a falsil. Arnold Helen Huntley's on Now I'm

looking at her now here, listen for yourself, girl nesting. Oh, it's really quite sophisticated. Enough okay, because what are you gonna do if Charlie starts sniffing around your skirt? I didn't realize it wasn't Well, did I ever tell you? He said to me at one of the football games. I can tell you Christmas feels you're going to appreciate this, And keep in mind that Gina was standing not five feet away from us. It's going to confirm every bad thought you ever had in your mind about him, well

just about ten seconds. That's why I'm warning you break first station. Well, you know how I feel about him, So I'm just going to let you figure this one out on your own. You might actually learn something. Philip, you know Croisarmers Association. I'm sure Christmas seals campaign your bad. Right after this, and fifteen seconds later, we are still waiting on station identification. I'm sorry, I thought I thought

we were going to I d forgive us, Elaine. It's Monday, and rather than station identification, it seems we will be sending you over to our news desk for an update from Vance Norwood. Or maybe you could just ask Vance Norwood to stop by here whenever he's ready, or you could just, I don't know, toss me some rubber balls and I'll juggle until we're ready to pitch to Vance. Oh, I'm sorry you had to witness this, Elaine. It's quite all night. Hold tight, shoot if they're about to say

what this is all about? Just moments ago, I know, I wish they'd turned it off already, giving me the vv gets. So that's all experience. Actively hold on and listening. They're saying, some airplanes are flying over Canada and you don't know who they are yet. Question, well, how am I supposed to find that out? Can I just ask? Should I ask? The nice man on television? Now? Well, give me two seconds to listen to what they're saying. You know what, you blew your chance? Now, seriously, you

blew it. You're never going to get your answer from Mr TV man. I feel terribly back to w because they switched back to Helen Huntley there with us emergency over. I guess why aren't we Tommy? Can we can't do a break while we we encourage you not to be alarmed. In a moment, we'll return to Vance Norwood for further updates and find out what's what's really happening? Is that right, Tommy?

Are we going back to Vance? Okay? Well, ah, they just announced that America is under attack, and I'm supposed to just what continue with our interview? Fine? Fine, um, We'll all just sit here for a moment, feeling a little dazed, looking confused, and starting to feel considerably anxious over the fact that Soviet bombers are now approaching American airspace? Is that what we're supposed to do? Tommy? No, No, she didn't possible. No one run down to the wire,

find out what's happening. There's not right around? Do me think I don't care together myself? Whenever co is steing in the booth, which I do. We got nothing to cut to saying what never mind? Just wait, let's she'll She'll figure it out. Let's cut away. No no, no, no, no, no no. Put your hand on the button, but Stanley, just don't press it yet. Absolutely typical. I've been in the world of television, a bubble, a fantasy for so long that I have forgotten what it means to be

a housewright. Everything together right while the whole world is coming apart of the scene. Okay, she's got a I call it a typical Monday, am I right? Ladies? How long can she roll with this? Don't you worry about it? Once her antlers go up, she won't miss a beat. You're the one who is expected to keep the family.

Take cut to a close up so we can get the guests office set tighten up, one be ready to move if she does the forgotten birthday, the guest off as soon as we switch suddenly to grown up to be and one go now tell me what you got anything. Civil Defense is about to make a statement. They're going live in two and a half minute. Have Tommy signaled her to throw advance? In two Tommy, We're going to a live feed in two minutes, and change signal Helen to throw advance and two in we make safe living

spaces for our family. Now if we can do think she got the message every day. Watch and you'll see more than Once she gets a message, she winks at the camera to let us know you're putting me on. That's how she signals to us while continuing to talk to the audience. I've been doing it for years. Watch for it. More than equipped to handle today. Watch for it. We're coming up on a minute. Amazing. Helen is a pro. She's got a gesture for pretty much every occasion. Oh,

she's got a whole vocabulary. This is go to break. This means you don't yet know what that information is, but there's a good chance you'll be grateful you voted down. This is w e a l t V twelve Radio. This is Hard Viking, your official civil defense announcer. Here is a special message from civil defense. Federal authorities have said there is a chance that this area will be attacked by an enemy force. It does not mean an attack is certain, just that there is a possibility of

such an attack. Keep tune to the station for further information and instructions. I repeat, keep saying, Americas under attack. Civil defense personnel report to your doney stations. Do not know. I am being completely serious. There are planes or rockets heading you right toward us. They just said, so I think we know, right. Wouldn't we hear something or see something? Keep you had said anything about this being a drill. No, I'm serious. They say you should see a bright flash

and then after that allowed boom. That's when you have to lie down in a ditch. But there hasn't been anything like that. Water supplies. Wait, let me listen. Don't attempt to drive toward the largest cities. Keep doing to the station for further information. Remain calm, stay at home. If you are at home, shut the doors and windows and pull down the Jesus you need to go, turn on a radio or something. I think something really big is happening with your gas and oil furnace. Keep doing

to the station for further information and instructions. If you have livestock, get the animals undercover. I wonder if I should go over to the school to get Becky Judith Judith, Hello, Hello, hello defense personnelity for your don't listen to rumors, and don't spread any rumors you have her. I can't, I can't. Just keep a station for further information. Remember You can give official civil defense programs only at six forty and twelve forty on your dial. Any other programs during the

radio alert are unaffacable. Be aware of them. The enemy may attempt to confuse you by using unauthorized nations. Do not listen or start rumors. They can cause many as nations. Nation you are listening to over the bitch and helping like thank Arna and a under Fermativa. I hope the longer play to each other. Partner's second. You're not everything. You can everything, but have no more chat. I want everyone under their desks. Listen up, children, don't make me shout.

That was a stop signed missy. He sank a local account the card. There's nothing but that's car ruler all regular where you're part or acorn pors call port on your radio to no, no, get out of the way. We got there. Okay, children, if you keep up this voice, Mr Killer is going to hear and easily name he comes. Keep m and that's even from your criminals. Think and

mobil to take a barge. The basic goal of similar provaage preventing the death, damage and destructive and let's disast this PRIs Civil defense has a mission to protect life and property, to minimize and the pandami, and they mobilize and manage resources and production. Civil difference. There is not attache from the government to government itself. David battles and the rest to minimize the senior stand ready and we'll

direct you where to corral the vehicles. Wayne, why don't you come in take the lead on setting up Sure, I'm sorry. I'm Wayne Langford on the Civil Defense District Operations Coordinator. This is General Pug Wheeley. We're here to access to fall out shelter and set up the emergency operations center. You'll have to excuse me. I don't know. Obviously, you're gonna want to get the hospital director, head doctor, and then I'm gonna want to meet the head of operations, security, physical, plant,

and even groundskeeping in that order. You got that start with the director. The phones are dead, dear. We have an internal system in case about it. I'll handle this event. How may I be of service? According to the emergency plan, all patients should be in um show me that folder again. Patients should be in the basement of the north wing, segregated by gender. Ambulatory patients in thirty minutes, incapacitated patients within ninety minutes, assuming we have a full staff. Do

you have a full staff to them? We do. They're here to set up an emergency com Emergency Operations Center e o C. We're honored to have you. You'll be in the south wing. I recommend you direct your vehicles to unload on the southeast corner, right under the fallout shelter sign. I'll have a custodian unlocked the door and show you around. Send the custodian to open up, but you stay here with me. Stand we move everyone down to the entrance. Anything you say, Mr Langford, South wing

is that way, southeast door is around back. You're familiar with the layout of the basement. Yes, I'll walk you down. You'll follow me. Please, that's what we call you. Miss Wilburn. Verdery is fine. Verdery a pretty name. Thank you. One grandmother was Vera, the other was Audrey Vera, Audrey Vergery. You shouldn't need to bring much with you. The shelter is fully stocked, perfect. The generator should come on automatically if we need it. This way. You're aware that this

is an e o C. Well aware. I used to be a block warden back when they were doing such things. You lock up the supply. I know we're not supposed to, but some of the night attendants were using. It is a mapping place. The lock is more psychological than anything. This air event at the bottom of the door, pops, I don't know a person could easily crawl through and open it up from the inside. That is a healthy supply, operational equipment on the right side, food and sanitation on

the left. This notebook has all the information, tells where everything is stacked. If you'll follow me, I'll show you where to set up. I got that door open for thank you, Claude. Will you check and make sure we have fuel for the generator. We couldn't get along without you. I think I ought to have a look around myself figure out what goes where. Well. I was going to show you where if you set up according to plan, they mapped everything out here. Of course, if you choose

not to follow the plan, carry on. I'm honored that our shelter will be used for emergency operations. I know what a big deal this is. Oh, Mr Gelong, I need you to release Becky Rebecca Langford so I can take her home? Becky, what is it according this list? Becky isn't here? Isn't here? Oh, Mrs Langford, Becky just left as we were getting the primary students into the shelter. The older students remain in their rooms until we're ready for her. I don't understand she was allowed to leave.

Kids who have cars are allowed to drive themselves. She doesn't have a car, drive themselves and their friends home if they live near her. Come on, Stewart, who drove her? Wendy Morton, Wendy More. Okay, she's probably at home waiting for you now. Sorry for the miscommunication, of course, of course, thank you for your time. Wait. Yes, they were not going to tell what what? Tell me what? She and some of the other girls were talking about going to

a protest. She didn't go home. We don't know they told us, but we've heard that they may have gone to the town square. Appear to think something may have gone home, but they probably didn't. They probably went to a protest today. We can't control where the children go once they leave camp. She shouldn't have gone. You shouldn't have let her leave, Mrs Langford. We are gathered here lobbly in open defiance of the citicipens has no right to force us to hide the dar Becky, Becky, Mom,

don't get in the car right now. Everything, Wendy. I'll talk to you about this later, but right now I expect to me to get back to the car and go directly home. Your parents must be worried, sick mother. If the bombs have really fallen, there's nothing we can do to protect ourselves. Surely you understand that. Which child, How could you be so stupid? I'm not going I'll drag your head to be hollow right now. Great, they are sending soldiers against us, against us, as if we

are the enemy of the minister impression. All right, lock arms and form a human war. Slowly put them off the screen onto the Once you're in the part, they can protest all the hell they want. I'm getting the child, burn your trip for all life. They're not allowed to do that. We have rights. We have to be allowed to protest. They're not allowed to violate our rights just because they want to keep the streets clear. Becky, there

are missiles falling all over the United States. We don't know if we're going to get He should have let them arrest me. They were already interested in arresting you. He would have used violence, I know they would, Becky. They couldn't wait to bring up the billy clubs. The world is coming to an end. Possibly, don't you understand there really are Soviet pomps falling on us right now. Going into the basement of my school is not going

to save my life. I suppose this is all some way for you to get back at your father, get back at my father. This is not about him. This is about me being mature enough to have my own political beliefs. And I'm sorry if they don't rhyme with yours Jesus sake. If my father has chosen to work for the war machine, that is his right, has been very good to us, don't you see, mother. The shelter program is part of the whole campaign to build more missiles,

bigger and more deadly bombs. We're building bombs and setting up shelters because of the Russians. Our missiles outnumbered the Soviet missiles ten to one, as well they should. They can't be trusted, so it's up to us to keep the peace. Doesn't seem to be working. Do you have to argue about everything. You're only fifteen. When you're a little older, you'll see what the government does is for her own good. Well, I may not get any older thanks to the government started. What are you doing? Is

he crazy? Oh my Jesus, you're okay. We're gonna be o. M just drive you can fit through there. I can't get through. You can just be careful. Who's this you help us? Can we put her in your car to take to the hospital. I'm sorry, I can't do that. Mother, someone's hurt. We can't just drive home. I said, nothing's happening. We have to get her to a hospital. They said it would be at least an hour before they can get an ambulance to your home. I'm give now to

help Becky. Don't you dare get out of this car. We have to help close that door. Please will lay her in the backseat. What are you doing? You will just read him over. We get through. We happy to get through. We came get through. The road is locked. The world is there. That's it. I made it. I made it. We're gonna make it. Just hold on. It's happening to you. I can't remember. Are we supposed to lock it or leave it open. Lock it, definitely draw

the curtains. At least there's still power. Check for a dial tone. No dial tone. I'm gonna find the pans and lids and start filling them with water. Are we really going to do this? Do what the whole civil defense shuck and jive, chuck and jive. I don't even know what that means. But yes, you and I are going to follow the home shelter plan. Of all people, we have to so go gather blankets and pillows from upstairs. Mother on. We need something to distract us. Okay, that's

a good girl. I'll turn on channel twelve. Let's not worry about the television right now. Stay busy, trying not to think about about Daddy, about your father. Do you think he'll stay in Atlanta or do you think he'll try to drive back to us. I'm sure he'll follow the evacuation plan, but maybe he won't follow the rules. Maybe he'll be determined to get back to us. No, he'll shelter where he's supposed to shelter. He's not the type to tect chances the highest point in your house.

How are the numbers looking? Really strong? Patrols are reporting complete visible compliance. It's a ghost town out there. Broke up, the protest broken. Imagine that you hear the world's ending in the first thing you do is go out and form a picket line. Jesus, Joseph and Mary overall, I'm impressed with your planning, Wayne, really holding this thing together. Thank you, sir. We still don't know how many people are in public shelters versus how many are sheltering at home.

By the morning, each shelters should radio names and numbers, will count heads and do the math in Do you hear anything from your people, my people, your family? Are they here? No, sir, You told him right, so they know what I thought about it, but I figured it would be better for them if they didn't see it coming. If a person receives a small armenium dose of radiation, his body will repair itself and he will get well. All in, yes, ma'am, turn up all the lights upstairs again.

Then I'm going to bar the door for the night. The most dangerous period notation about yours is that piece of wood going to stop a bomb. It may not stop a bomb, but let's not forget we are two women alone during a national emergency. Good night before I could go upstairs and get Daddy's gun. They'll do no such thing. I know where he keeps it. I won't use a gun. I refuse. You do, of course. Well maybe you and I are not so far apart after all?

What do you mean? Good night? Mother? The Control Group is a production of My Heart Radio, written and directed by Brett Wood, recorded and mixed by Rob gal featuring Tess Malice Kincaid, Alexandra Vicken, Hannah Berman, Minka Wilts, Mary Kraft, Tim Habigger and Keith Brooks. Music composed and performed by Rob Gaal. The executive producer is Ben Bolan, Supervising producer Paul Deckett.