S2 E4: A Prophecy

I was just passing through. You're from outside the valley? That's right before the accident. Did you hear any news about the attacks? Do you know if Atlanta was hit? I don't know anything about that. Jimmy doesn't have a radio in his truck before yesterday Monday. Did you hear anything about it on the news on Monday? Did they show pictures? I don't even know what day it is now, so how would I know? Come on, Mom, give her some time. It's just that we still don't know if

for sure, how bad things are in Atlanta. What do you care about Atlanta? That's where my husband is. Wait. Noonan's not your husband. Were you you his daughter? No? He just brought us here. Noon, and brought you here too. That's right, speak of the devil. Act like I'm still unconscious. Don't let him know I'm awake. But why would we do that? Mom? You are you ladies decent? How's our patient? Fine? I think she's woken up? How to drink of water?

She'll tell you anything. No, she's you've finally realize you need some rest. Your cod is all made up? Will be as quiet as possible. Actually, I'm not gonna stick around noon and I just come back to see if you like to take a little ride with me, Dory, Is it safe? I'll take Carey well, okay? Is it okay to leave? Becky here? Becky? You look after low rainforest, won't you. I guess that's a good girl. Quite a girl you got there, door. Yes, I'm truly proud of her.

We will you be gone long? I don't know, maybe maybe an hour, Becky, Rebecca? Do you We'll be back in a little while, okay, Mother? So how will you know this nooning character? We don't know him at all? I just met him yesterday. M hm. You keep any money in here? Any weapons? Not that I know? Of food? And water? A radio? Now, before we begin today, I have a special favor to ask. What's that I think we don't know the world of good? Is there something years?

Is there some reason to think? And what about this noon? And I want you to trust him and show your parents. My mom thinks we can trust him. And what about you doing this in a public you trust him? Or if you're by yourself in your own seller not hokey? To the many thousands of men and women who are bravely serving in our armed forces, not just the soldiers, but the hard working nurses, maybe you and me and government officials, we need to think about getting out of here,

all of them working hard. What do you say to that these united I say, yeah, I've been repeating these words for years, but I'll be honest with you, these words never failed to touch my heart. And every great recite the pledge. Did you hear that? She said it right, said what touch my heart? So what's the big deal about saying touch my heart? That's a cute. That's a phrase she uses when she's trying to send us a message. Let's also do it for ourselves. What's the message? I

don't know. Touching heart just tells us there is a message over your heart, and so we begin. I pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic, for which it stands, One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. I'm I'm sorry. I don't mean to get emotional. This is corny, even for Helen. You know what. I'm not sorry. I'm gonna see if I can get to the e o C and talk to her emotions as much as Jesus Stanley.

If you can't go outside, durn't sure. If you, I'll take the eyewitness news car. Don't don't let me through, and I'll be joining you throughout the day, doing what I can to touch your heart the same way that you my broadcast family touch my heart. Any idea what she's talking about, But now let's check in with the Connal rad desk to get our radioactivity update AH. The following is an emergency alert bulletin from the United States Army.

The American Meteorological Society is forecasting a warm frock from this up that may out from the YAH under the why are we stopping stations operating? You just need to rest my stations is on the air. Alternately for a few simes. Have you gotten any sleep since Monday morning? About me? As the broadcast passes for Wednesday, It's strange to see the streets so empty. Never in my life could I have imagined it. It's almost like the bombs

have already gone off. This is all that's left. I keep thinking, maybe there's something, someone somewhere I could do to stop it. I can't stop something that's already happened. Bombs will follow, there's no going back. Jesus he will. I know he will. I can feel his hand upon us already. He's guiding and protecting hand You you want to know what I believed or yes, nitting. I think

it's all part of God's will. I mean, if you are the true believer that then it can't be nothing but right, I suppose, and knowing that He's in command. Instead of fighting against his will, we should look for better ways to go along with it. Don't don't give up hope. It's sorrd for me to see happy ending in all this. That's cause you're looking at it all wrong. Instead of thinking it's the end of the world, think of it as a chance for a new beginning. The

Garden of Eden all over again. Yeah. If things are bad and the worst of it ain't ain't even here yet. Any day now, there's gonna be a blanket of radioactive fallout that covers the ground like snow, killing everything it touches. But we saw this day coming, We was prepared. What if we hunker down, hide like rabbits and our little warring up on cross Mountain, and we abide until come the spring and we step out, you, me and Becky,

like Adam and Eve into a new paradise. We'll rebuild this country and make sure she don't get broke again. Thank you for sharing that noon. And really, your faith is so strong it makes me dare to want to hope again. And uh what and we gotta repopulate it too, right, so you understand? Mm hmm, you see what I'm saying. Mmm, I'm not sure I'm saying. We Uh, those of us are still alive. We're gonna have a responsibility to rebuild the population of this country. Is going to be the

duty of every man and woman. I mean right, Yeah, dude, I'm a married I'm a married woman. I don't know where my husband is, what might have happened to him, But until I know for sure, I have to continue believing that he's still alive, and that means I couldn't begin to think about I'm sorry, I guess I guess I should have been more clear. I'm talking. I'm talking about Becky. Becky. Yeah. Wait, you thought you thought I was gonna pull some kind of oh, miss Langford. No, no, ma'am.

I'm an honorable man. It's the way I was raised. I wanted to talk to you alone so I could be a proper gentleman. And you barely know her. Well, well, we're about being close quarters together, so there'll be time. Becky, my fifteen year old daughter, Becky. Now she's fifteen. Now, she won't always. Please just do me a favor and don't say anything not to me, and for God's sake, don't mention anything of this to Becky. Thank for. I've been thinking long and hard about this, and I've been

doing some praying. My Bible. Then right there in Genesis, God said be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. She's fifteen. That means legally speaking, we could have gotten married a year ago. That's what you're asking to marry her. Not exactly, not exactly. She's a little girl. Maybe to you she is. She'd probably always be a little girl. If you want to court someone, court Lorraine, who's to

say I can't court Boe? What if we're going to replenish the earth, then it's gonna take a lot stop it. I'm giving Becky a wonderful opportunity. Ridiculous, don't you be stupid? You're not exactly in a position right now to be high and mighty. Now, if I pro create with Becky, i'd respect for her. Since you're her mother, I'd allow you to live in the shelter with us. And if I don't give my permission, well we couldn't rightly have you there unless you two believe in what we're doing.

And what if I don't believe? What are you not believing? Not much of anything right now? This little mission it's full believers. Oah. So if you ben Becking are part of the mission and we gotta leave you behind, we can't let this world get contaminated by skeptics all over again. Broadcast. Hear that theards, the looters not on my ward. Now we don't have time together. We have to go there. If this is it the beginning of the end. You

gotta believe in something, something besides smashing. When does the skin in applying something? If you're jealous, somebody's gotta better be it. Well. Nobody never gave me nothing. You don't see me ride and do no? Why not? Because I believe in something I seem a good Excuse me, miss Huntley, Yes, gentlemen, to see you Stanley. Oh, thank you Bergerie. Of course we got your message. You cued us right. You sent a message that you haven't got a story, a story,

a news story, hard news. Late bridey wait wait started to beginning in Langford. Paraded me through the whole EO CNE, showing me everything, all their operations. He left me in the office by myself for a couple of minutes. I saw glassified Miranda here, what'll I figured you wouldn't believe me, so I brought you a souvenir Opal sixty five sixty five Operation Alert Jesus. But the point is life is going on as usual outside Eden Valley. You don't know,

sty I saw it with my own eyes. What if the Soviets have taken what are you suggesting we do? Let's pretend we're real journalists just just for one day. Good ideas. I'll get Vance Norwood. What guys says my story? Oh, come on, Helen Vance as a journalist. If this story is really as big a journalist, don't get liberated on me. Helen didn't, would get inside the e O C. No, damn writing didn't. It's my story. I'm going to be

the one to tell them from here. Hell, on the minute you say one word that they don't like, they're gonna pull the plug and send you straight to go back on the air Channel twelve. Channel twelve would lose our license in nuclear goddamn emergency. Stanley already calm down, don't hell me to calm down. I'm not telling you

to calm down, right, I should be overcasting the test pattern. Yes, and and radio Hell, if we start broadcasting on a non emergency channel, feed you the information and and you go back to the station and put together a tape package with me telling the start. I'll get your photos, documents, a five minute piece and you can run it on a loop. Well, how will anyone know to tune in a Channel twelve or eleven sixty. It might take a

while for people to notice. I got it. During my Civil Defense broadcast tomorrow morning, I'll just tell people to change channels. What could be something? Oh you have to do is press play. All right, ladies, you know the drill, only this time. Do it right so we don't have to come out here a third time. No more pushy footing around. Whoa look all you see? Who's coming? Who's this guy? Is that? You guys know this clown? A little pet? You can be anything I can do to

help out? What kind of uniform is at r O? Kish caring fire milicious? Second amendments put the British on the top, put it back. I'm not suiting any housewife today. I'm block market with the hooking ladder. I reckon they're gonna cool things down, showing the hydrant. Call he knows where? Hey, Shay Henry from Nooning, Sir, are you ready to earn your stripes? Don't serve me. I'm a sergeant. You think you can help us clear the street, but I think

big show, Sir. I got a dog. If you won't grab him, he's a cure sheepherd canine police trained should not bring him on a double. Get your back here before the fireworks start. Ah, sir aye aye, Sir God, would I give for some soldiers everything okay? Not okay, but but they're about to be great. Why are you taking that? No? No, no, no, no, you can't do that. These are our neighbors, they were given. These are friends of mine. My daughter and her school friends were there

on Monday noon. At least leave me the keys and I'll monitored radio. We say, start reporting fall out. We'll need to get back up the mountain. Good here that roll off the windows while I'm gonna lock the doors. Don't let nobody take those keys from you. Hear me? Yes, yes or lots opinion on that truck. Be careful, keep your head down. Shouldn't take home, go back to Russia. World? Are you play? You can ask all the questions you want with a death sergeant books you and answer a

few while you're out. Hands off me. Don't you touch our emergency supposed to get through here trouble. This is a pease action ship on peace ready on the hose, standing by, Open the hydrant, Open the hydrant? And what do you waiting on? Baptized? Bad ship and your street two days as are all going on against the window. I got the hell they are shot. Anybody close to that windows when you and Becky no, no, this has to stop, This has to stop. This is made O K. Carry.

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