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which way to go.

Dad, what's going on?

I don't know. Roll

up your window.

Maybe we should turn around.

There's something up ahead.

You wait in the car.

No.

What happened?

I don't know.

Looks like the

bridge collapsed.

Doesn't make any sense.

Watch your step.

Where's Browning?

It's gone.

Wait. Listen.

What?

It sounds like country music.

It's the radio.

No. I shut it off.

Dad, I've heard that

stupid song before.

Yeah, it's definitely country.

It's coming from down there.

Well, where are you going?

I'm going to go down

there and check it out.

What for?

'Cause if there's

anybody down there,

they're going to need help.

Dad, there's

nobody down there.

What if there is?

Well...

It's all right. I'll

be back in a minute.

Okay, well, then I'm

going with you.

No.

One of us needs

to stay up here.

Why?

Would you please just do

what I'm asking you to do?

Okay!

Please.

Okay.

Well, do you see anything yet?

No, not yet.

It's definitely getting louder.

Everything I love is gone

I think I'm right on top of it.

There's definitely

something here!

Dad, let's just go!

Just give me a minute,

would you, Amanda?

What? What do you see?

Amanda, get back in the truck.

Why? What?

Don't argue with me. Just

get back in the truck.

Okay. I'm going.

Okay.

Dad...

What did you see down there?

They were dead, weren't they?

The family at the rest stop.

They were buried.

That's why this road ended.

That's why we

couldn't find a town.

They were buried alive.

No.

Yes, they were. Why

are you lying to me?

Come on, let's get in the car.

Do you understand that

could have been us?

Amanda...

Sweetheart? Come here.

Did you bring your thing?

Is it in your bag?

Is it in your bag? In here?

Breathe it in deep. Do it.

Do it again.

Is that better?

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

Dad, I just want

to go home, okay?

That's what we're going

to try to do, sweetheart.

We're going to

try to get home.

Thank you.

The families of everyone

aboard that train

need to be notified.

This is not a

recovery mission yet.

We're still calling

this a rescue mission.

Absolutely.

All right.

Rachel?

Yes, governor?

My ex-husband and daughter

are up north, camping.

Um, I haven't been

able to reach them.

I understand, governor. I'll

look into it right away.

Thank you.

That's a hard sell, Roy.

More quakes? Can you actually

predict something like that?

Well, under usual

circumstances, uh... no.

But you thought you

should bring it up?

I just want you to be aware

of all the possibilities.

I appreciate your candor, Roy.

So where is the

idea coming from?

One of our team

members, Dr. Hill,

she believes in this

theory pretty strongly.

She's done some

cutting-edge research

in the field

and documented her findings.

What about the

rest of your team?

Negative. They're

not on board.

Do you believe it?

Much of her theory is

based on extrapolation.

It's based on...

You know, what we can't see.

I wish I could bring you

some hard evidence on this,

but I can't.

What's your gut tell you?

I don't know anymore.

That's not good enough, Roy.

We can't just go around

spouting theories

we don't even believe

in ourselves,

scaring the hell

out of the public,

but if there's a chance

her theory is right and

lives are in danger,

that can't be ignored.

What do you want

me to do, Paul?

Get the evidence, Roy.

I'll get right on it.

I don't want a word of this

to anybody outside

of your group.

We don't need to create

a panic situation.

I understand, Mr. President.

Great.

I don't think that

was an aftershock.

Well, until I find

some evidence,

it doesn't really

matter what I say.

What kind of pattern is this?

That's a side to side.

It was taken minutes

before the event.

Well, what about

this, right here?

That's pre-activity.

Wait a minute.

This isn't side to side.

It's a lateral skip.

What do you mean?

See how closely

they're spiking?

Side to sides

have at least twice as

much space between them.

I'm sorry. I'm not

following you.

Aftershocks are

supposed to have

the same pattern of movement.

This is completely different.

This is another quake.

Thank you.

Any time.

Mr. Nolan, can I

speak with you?

Yes?

We looked into the event

outside of Redding.

It had an epicenter.

You found an epicenter?

We found evidence of it.

If there's a fault,

it's too deep for

our equipment.

There's nothing we can do

short of going to the site.

Can you prove this?

We can measure magnetic field,

radon activity, variances

in water level,

total absence of

earth movement...

Yes or no.

Yes. Yes, I can prove this.

If this whole notion of yours

turns out to be a

wild goose chase,

this won't be good for you.

I know.

And you still want to go?

Yes.

Okay, you'll answer

to me and to me only.

Is that understood?

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Governor, we've just

lost an entire community

at the base of Mount Renault.

Which towns have

been affected?

Browning has been

completely buried.

We're trying to get rescue

teams out there right now.

What's the delay?

The dust is too heavy

for us to fly in,

and I-5's been shut down

from, uh...

Sacramento to Oregon

due to structural damage.

I want every possible

survivor out of there.

Mm-hmm.

Contact Washington, D.C.

I'm going to declare a

state of emergency.

Yes, governor.

What's on the other side?

Sam, where are you going?

Nolan gave me the okay.

What?

I'm going to Redding.

You're going to Redding?

Mm-hmm. Something

wrong with that?

No, I just didn't think

that he'd, uh...

Have faith in me?

Not everyone's as close-minded

as you are, Jordan.

Sam. Wait a minute.

So, uh... can I come?

And actually get

your hands dirty?

That's not you

anymore, Jordan.

Whoa, whoa. Wait.

I've been a little caught up

in office politics lately...

Yeah, a little.

All right, I deserve that,

but I can still help you.

If you come, we're

doing this my way.

Fine.

You're sure you want to

take orders from me?

Yeah.

Get your stuff.

Foxtrot, this is Tango,

calling Unit 415.

Riverside, do your read? Over.

How close do you think we are?

15, 20 miles.

You really think

we're going to find

your fault line here, huh?

I'm certainly going to try.

Just out of curiosity, how?

I thought you said

you read my book.

You just don't quit.

If you think

I'm doing this to spite you,

you're wrong. Dead wrong.

Actually, I was about to say

I admire that about you.

I wouldn't be

here if I didn't.

Hmm.

All right.

The largest rupture should

have happened here.

There's got to be an

easier way than this.

I'm sure there is, but

it's not as much fun.

After we take the

soil samples,

I want to measure

the magnetic field.

I guess we'll look for Radon,

get the strain gauge.

Oh. It's good to see

you haven't forgotten

everything.

Don't start in on me, Sam.

What?

Mr. Nolan, we have reports

that towns are missing

in Northern California.

Well, for whatever reason,

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