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that could find water

by scent, by smelling it,

so I thought Chinook could find

the lake by sniffing it out.

- Pretty good.

- Mm-hmm. Go get water.

- Let's follow him.

- Let's follow him.

We're approaching

the south end of the lake.

According to the timetable,

Charlie should have

made it this far.

I don't see anything.

Well, there's no debris.

That could be a good sign.

I'm going to fly over the bush

while we still have some light.

It's going to be really tough

to spot anything down there.

I don't know, Hannah. I don't

think this is going to work.

Maybe...

and I don't want

to lose Chinook.

Well, you better call him.

Why do I have to call him?

'Cause I can barely breathe.

Well, it was your idea.

You shouldn't believe

everything you see on TV.

Well, you thought

it was a good idea.

Well, I was just

being supportive.

Good job, boy!

You did it, Chinook!

You found the lake!

- Whoa!

- You found it.

Good job, boy.

You know what?

Water's a really good drink.

It's so beautiful.

Should be enough for now.

Thanks.

Oh, no. Chinook's running

off again. Come on, let's go.

Get back here, Chinook!

Come on, boy!

Chinook!

Where are you going?

Chinook.

It's a cave.

Did you make sure

there's no bear in there?

He's home,

but he's very friendly.

Come on.

You'll like it.

Okay.

Wow. It's huge.

Need a hand?

Pretty nice, huh?

Yeah. It's a lot bigger

from the inside.

Exactly, we're out of the wind,

and if it rains, we're covered.

But it's cold.

It's all right.

I'll make a fire,

and Chinook

can keep us warm.

Are you sure

there's no bear in here?

I already told you

he's friendly.

I'm just kidding.

There's no bear.

We're ready to head out, sir.

You know I can't force you

to go out there all night.

It's going to be dangerous.

Yeah, well, I had no trouble

finding any volunteers,

and when there's

kids out there,

we're going to search

as long as we have to.

Remember,

I have kids of my own.

Okay, just keep

in touch constantly.

- Yes.

- And don't take any chances.

- We'll be fine.

- All right.

Sergeant McCoy,

you're with me.

This is a good fire, Zach.

Thanks.

Good thing we had those matches

in the emergency bag.

I could have started it

without the matches.

And let me guess.

You learned how to do that

at Cub Scouts.

Yep.

One sandwich each

for dinner.

What about Chinook?

I guess he gets some too.

Only fair.

You really liked

Cub Scouts, didn't you?

I guess it was okay.

So why did you quit?

I didn't quit. Dad did.

What do you mean?

Well, he's the one

who signed me up.

We were going to do

all this cool stuff,

like camping

and contests and stuff,

but he was always too busy,

and all the other dads went,

and I felt

like a stupid orphan.

Well, his work

is just so far away, Zach.

Well, remember how he was

coming on the weekends?

Still never did.

It's just because he's so busy.

Yeah, well, he's always busy.

Hey.

No luck, I assume.

No, nothing.

What do you think

their chances are?

We got plane wrecks

up there from the '60s

that we still haven't found.

Really?

Might as well be the Amazon.

This forest is just as dense.

That's provided they survived

impact, of course.

Oh, those poor kids,

they're so young.

Yeah, and we got

another concern.

What's that?

Mating season

for the grizzlies.

Males will be on the prowl,

very grumpy,

looking for a fight.

Well, let's just hope

we find them first.

Are they really

getting divorced, Zach?

I think so.

But why?

I know Mom

was always complaining

about Dad

being away so much,

but maybe now she wants him

to stay away.

Or Dad just doesn't

want to be around Mom...

or us.

Is it our fault?

Did we do something wrong?

No, no, of course not. No.

Well, we fight a lot.

Hannah, they're not going to get

divorced 'cause we fight a lot.

How do you know?

What is it, boy?

Hannah, there's something

in the cave.

Is it a bear?

How should I know?

You said there

wasn't a bear in here.

Well, I didn't go

all the way back.

That wasn't very thorough.

Get away from me!

Get away from me!

It was birds, just birds.

Just birds, no bear.

How do you know that?

What if the bear

scared the birds?

I better go get Chinook.

Wait. Wait.

Do you hear that?

Do you hear that?

- Hear what?

- A helicopter!

- Zach, there's a helicopter!

- Come on!

Where is it?

- It's up there!

- Hey! We're down here!

- We're down here!

- We're down here!

- We're down here!

- Hello! We're down here!

- Over here!

- We're down here!

- Down here! Come on!

- Down here!

- Come on down!

- We're down here!

- We're down here! We're here!

- Here!

- We're here!

We're down here!

- We're down here!

- We're down here!

Hello!

We're down here! Whoops!

We're down here! Hello!

Look over here!

- We're down here!

- Down here!

- We're down here!

- Come here!

At least we know

they're looking for us.

- No luck, Mr. Wade?

- No, nothing.

Hmm. Well, as you know,

our main chopper

started a search

a couple hours ago.

Did they spot anything

with the infrared?

No, just wildlife.

We're going to have them

stay out tonight

as long as their fuel lasts,

and in the morning...

we'll be sending in

additional teams on foot.

- Okay.

- Okay?

My children have to spend

the night out there?

Susan. Captain Walker,

this is my wife Susan.

Mrs. Wade.

At this point, yes,

it looks like the kids

will be out all night.

Well, how cold will it get?

Just a few degrees colder

than here.

Looks like it's going

to stay above freezing,

so as long as they

stay in the plane

or find some form of shelter,

they will be

at minimal risk of exposure.

Minimal risk?

Yes, ma'am.

What about the emergency

locator transmitter?

Has that been

any help at all?

No, we lost the signal.

It died.

Well, how'd that happen?

It must have been damaged

or a short circuit.

Anyway, the battery died.

It sometimes happens with

these older analog ELTs.

But if that plane

had modern equipment,

we would have

found our kids by now.

Isn't that right,

Captain Walker?

How do you know

about all this?

Sheila told me.

Quite possibly, yes.

So what are we going to do?

Well, at this point, the

important thing is to stay calm.

Would you be calm if it were

your children out there?

No, I would not,

but rest assured, Mrs. Wade,

we are doing everything

we can to find your children.

Fine.

Susan.

What, Robert?

Where are you going?

They set me up in a trailer.

I'm going to go back there

and not sleep.

Well, there's a canteen here.

Do you want to go get

a hot meal or cup of coffee?

No. I'm just going to go

back to the trailer.

I'll see you in the morning.

Susan.

We're going to get

our kids back. I promise.

Don't.

No more promises.

Was it worth it?

Was what worth it?

All of this...

your job, the money,

all this time

away from your family?

It's already

ruined our marriage.

Now maybe we're going

to lose our kids too.

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