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ground stops shaking

so Dad can come home.

Me too, Calvin.

Me too.

No!

What's going on?

I don't know.

In the wake

of these two

devastating events,

Northern Washington and

Northern California

have been declared

federal disaster areas.

President Hollister has

appointed Roy Nolan

the head of the Federal

Emergency Management Agency.

Mr. Nolan will be

coordinating the efforts

of a special

investigative team

to explore the causes

of these two incidents.

I just thought that

you, of all people,

would know something.

Zack, I'm sort of

busy at the moment.

Something I can do for you?

Yeah, you can tell me what

the hell is going on.

Dad, please. Come on.

No, I can't.

It's an official

state of emergency.

I'm sorry.

I never ask you for anything.

Just level with me, Dad.

Come on.

I don't have time

for this right now.

I'm very, very busy.

Right. You'll...

You'll let me know when

you do, though, right?

I'm not making any promises.

I'll let you know

as soon as I can.

Okay, good. Wouldn't want

to hold you accountable

for something.

What was that?

Nothing. I've got to go, dad.

Zack?

Dad, got to go. Bye.

What's going on?

I don't know.

They say, "jump,"

we say, "how high?"

Roy Nolan, the head of FEMA,

asked for us specifically?

That's right. Why?

I don't know.

We'll ask him when

we get there.

Where? Los Angeles.

Los Angeles?

But I didn't get a

chance to pack.

Your husband Jimmy's

on the phone again.

Donna, could you

please just tell him

I'm sorry, but I'll

call him back later?

He's called four

times already.

Just tell him that

I'll talk to him

when I get home. Thank you.

Okay.

Great. This could take hours.

What if I have to pee?

We just stopped.

Oh, excuse me for not

being on your schedule.

All right, we can fix this.

What?

Dad! What are you doing?

Thought you said

you had to go.

Well, yeah, but...

We don't even know

where this road goes.

Then I suggest that you

sit tight and relax.

Dad...

When Mom hears

you're doing this...

Yahoo!

Oh, I missed doing this.

Dad!

Oh, my God! I can't

believe this.

There's a road.

Well, which way should we go?

I don't know. We

could try that way.

No. That way.

All right.

Whoo. Hey.

We need to know what

we're up against.

Now, are these aftershocks

going to continue,

and if so,

how big are they going to get?

Each and every one of you

are here today because

you're the best.

This nation is counting on

your expertise and knowledge.

You'll have access

to some of the most advanced

equipment possible,

and if there's something that

we don't have that you need,

let me know.

Any questions?

All right.

Let's get to work.

Sponge, please.

So what did your dad say?

He share any secrets?

Same thing he always says.

Nothing.

What's his problem?

He's into avoidance.

Sponge.

Out of sight and out of mind.

That's the way it

works with him.

If it's not right

in front of him,

he doesn't have

to deal with it.

That includes me. Suction.

It's okay, though.

I'm getting used to it.

He avoided my mom's funeral.

He avoided every

birthday and Christmas

of mine since then.

Sorry to hear that, Zack.

Nothing to be sorry about.

I've accepted it.

Dad avoids.

Well, I wish my mother-

in-law would avoid me.

Dr. Hill?

Yeah.

I think these are for you.

Thank you.

Was there something else?

I just wanted to introduce

myself. Zoe Cameron.

I'm doing my graduate work

at ucla.

Really?

If there's anything I

can do to help you,

just let me know.

I'll be around.

Okay. Thanks, Zoe.

Look at this.

What is it?

Look at these dark spots.

Dust clouds.

Yeah, but from what?

They all seem to be originating

from this spot here.

What's that? What's

right there?

Mount Renault.

Yeah.

What are you thinking?

Can you get me

a measurement on Mount Renault

before and after

the last quake?

Yeah. Right away.

Jordan?

Bear with me. I'm

onto something here.

The aftershock in

Redding was a fluke,

an anomaly in the Pacific

Plate subduction zone,

exacerbated by the wet weather

this region has

been experiencing.

Maybe this wasn't

an aftershock.

Excuse me?

What if if this was a quake

with its own epicenter?

A quake?

We're listening.

Let's look at what we know.

Our first quake was here.

Ellensburg, near Seattle.

Our second quake, here,

outside of Redding.

How can you be so

sure it was a quake?

See these dark spots here?

These are dust clouds.

Where do you think

they come from?

Mount Renault.

Prior to this "aftershock,"

as you're calling it,

this mountain

measured 1,756 feet.

Afterwards, 1,736 feet. The

mountain dropped 20 feet.

Aftershocks don't do that.

It takes a quake, a

very deep quake,

to unsettle a

mountain like this.

So you're saying

that the second quake was

caused by the Seattle event?

It's possible that this

was a chain reaction

caused by the same fault...

An undiscovered super-fault

that could potentially

connect all the faults

along the West Coast.

If you look at these

last two quakes,

you'll notice something

similar about them.

The tectonic activity was

side to side on both quakes.

This fault is deep,

and I believe it's

only a matter of time

before it ruptures again.

So, according to your

hidden fault theory,

we could be looking

at the big one?

It's not out of the question.

We have to look at all

the possibilities.

It's our job, right?

That's why we're here.

This theory of yours

is, uh... certainly interesting.

Does anybody else

want to speculate?

There's a definite pattern here.

These aftershocks were felt

all the way down

to San Bernardino.

That's an enormous

area of activity.

If I'm right, these ruptures

will continue South,

interacting with

other fault lines,

increasing in magnitude.

I think the public

deserves to know

what they're up against.

We're not going to

create a panic situation

based on an unproven theory.

Then let me prove it.

Thank you, Dr. Hill.

That will be all.

This was a waste

of valuable time.

Mr. Nolan, I have something

I'd actually like to show you

that makes sense.

Sam, can you slow down?

They don't want answers.

They want excuses.

There's a way of

going about this.

You're not doing it.

They don't want to

solve the problem.

They want to

pacify the public.

I'm not going to be a

part of it, Jordan.

Can you relax?

Will you just calm

down, please?

It's right there

in front of them.

All they have to do

is open their eyes.

I'm on your side.

You acted like it back there.

You have to build a consensus

before you posit a radical

theory like that.

That was not the

right time or place.

Now, I believe the

second was a quake.

But you don't believe

there's a fault?

Right.

I'm gonna hold off

on everything

until we have all the facts.

You do that, Jordan.

Sam...

Twilight zone.

What?

Those birds overhead.

That is weird.

What are they doing?

I don't know.

They can't seem to

make up their mind

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