Against the Wild Page #5

Search and Rescue operation

in my career.

We have volunteer teams

out at night

because there are

children involved.

We have systematically

searched the entire area

where we think the plane

could have gone down,

and we will

keep on searching

until we find your children

and the pilot.

Look, I'm sorry, Captain.

We're not suggesting

that your people

aren't doing their jobs.

Of course we appreciate

everything that

the volunteers are doing,

but our children may be

running out of time here.

What can we do that we're

not already doing?

If there was something

additional we could be doing,

we would be doing it.

Trust me.

In situations like this,

it's often about persistence

and patience.

This is no time to panic.

But we haven't had

one inkling of hope,

not one indication that our

children are still alive.

It's a big wilderness

out there, Mr. Wade,

but this is a big operation.

We will find your kids.

Guys, it's here!

Come on!

Here.

Charlie. Charlie.

Take some.

The kids aren't here.

Base camp,

this is red team leader.

We have found the plane.

Repeat... we have found the plane.

Roger that, team leader.

Go get the Wades.

Are there any survivors?

Over.

Charlie.

I thought

you'd never get here.

Do you copy, team leader?

Here.

Drink some more.

Do you copy, team leader?

Are there any survivors?

Over.

Drink some water.

So aside from being not dead,

how are you, buddy?

I think my legs are broken.

Base camp,

pilot is alive and conscious,

appears to have

nonlife-threatening injuries.

Request immediate

medical evac. Over.

Roger that, team leader.

Over.

- You found the plane!

- What about our kids?

The pilot has survived.

We're still waiting

for status on the children.

Team leader, what's the status

on the minors,

Hannah and Zach Wade?

Over.

Base camp, stand by.

Charlie, where are the kids?

Give me the...

give me the radio.

- What?

- Give me the radio.

This is Charlie.

I want to talk to Robert. Over.

Charlie, it's Robert.

Thank God you're okay.

Where's Zach?

Where's Hannah?

- Over.

- Over.

I think they're all right,

Robert, but they're not here.

They left the site. Over.

Charlie, what do you mean

they left? Where did they go?

- Over.

- Over.

When I came to,

dog and the kids,

they were gone.

Okay, they... they took

some emergency supplies,

and Hannah, she...

she left me a note.

They went to get help...

for me. Over.

Oh, my God.

Wow, look at this.

Yeah, it's beautiful.

This is a good place

to stay tonight.

What is it, boy?

Hannah, there's fish here!

What kind?

I don't know. The big kind.

They're salmon, Zach.

Catch one.

Okay. Give me

my fishing rod.

I'm serious, Zach.

They come upriver at this

time of the year to spawn.

To what?

To lay their eggs.

After that, they're really tired

and so slow that you can catch

'em with your bare hands.

I learned it on TV.

Come on, Zach.

I'm starving.

Okay. I'll try.

Get 'em.

Get it.

- What? No! Don't let it go!

- Crap!

Get him.

Squeeze. Come on.

Squeeze him tight.

Get him! Get him!

No, you don't. Crap.

Nuh-uh. No, you...

Ah. Oh.

I got one!

Ah, the fishy!

Oh, fishy! Fishy!

I can get him.

It's upside down.

- I got him.

- Let's eat.

- Whoo!

Charlie. Charlie!

Hey.

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

- Charlie.

I don't know what happened.

I'm so sorry.

Charlie, you landed

that airplane.

As far as I'm concerned,

you saved our kids' lives.

No word yet?

No. No, not yet.

They're smart kids,

and they...

they got

the perfect dog with them.

- Chinook?

- You think so?

I know so.

Ms. Wade.

You've got to start

calling me Susan.

Susan.

What is it?

"Hi, Charlie.

Zach and Chinook and I

are all okay...

but you're hurt, and we have

to go find a doctor.

We'll be back soon. Hannah. "

Take care, Charlie.

Thank you.

This is really good, Zach.

Yeah.

And I think Chinook

likes it too.

Don't you, boy? Don't you?

I didn't know you had to clean

a fish before you cooked it,

and I didn't know

it'd be so gross.

They didn't teach you how to

clean a fish in brainiac school?

No, and I don't want to hear

any more about Cub Scouts.

That's not where I learned it.

Remember two years ago,

the fishing trip Dad took me on?

- Oh, yeah.

- He taught me.

And that was the last time I actually

spent a whole weekend with him.

They must be

really worried about us.

- Mom and Dad?

- Yeah.

Mom might.

They both are, Zach.

If you say so.

What do you mean you're removing

resources from the search?

I've got three hikers

lost on the east ridge.

I've got a family of four

capsized their canoe in Gull Lake.

We are so close.

They found the plane.

But your children

left the crash site,

and, frankly,

because of that,

our chances for success

are greatly diminished.

They could have

gone anywhere.

That's where you're wrong.

My son was a Cub Scout

for almost three years.

He learned survival skills.

He knows orientation.

He can find his way

in the woods.

Mrs. Wade, with all due respect,

a Cub Scout?

Listen to me.

Look, if they were

looking for a doctor,

they would go

where there are people.

We need to be looking between

the crash site and the camp.

That's a good theory. I will

take that into consideration.

Now, please,

I've got work to do.

Susan.

What you said

makes perfect sense.

Good.

Then find us a vehicle.

I want to go back to the mining

camp and start our search from there.

Okay. Bill Peters

is coming up soon.

We'll take his jeep

or whatever else he brings.

Great.

I'll be in my trailer.

Susan.

Zach quit Cub Scouts?

He did.

I thought he liked it.

He did,

but you should know that,

shouldn't you?

I should, yeah.

He also loved baseball.

He actually hit his first

home run last week.

He was so excited

to tell you all about it,

but you didn't have time.

Zach quit Cub Scouts

because he was embarrassed

that his father

was never around.

All right,

let's take a break here.

Yeah. I like it here.

It's pretty.

Come here, boy.

I'm kind of sick

of granola bars.

Yeah, me too.

Hey. Zach, look.

Hey, get out of here!

Get out!

Get out!

He ate my last granola bar.

Aw, it's so cute.

I wish I had one as a pet.

Yeah. It'd eat us

out of house and home.

No, Chinook.

You'll scare the poor thing.

Good boy.

Oh, Zach, don't be so mean.

You practically rang

the dinner bell for it.

All right,

let's get a move on.

Bye, little friend.

Come on, bud.

We can see

for miles up here.

Zach, what's that?

Fire?

Hannah, we've got a serious

problem on our hands.

Let's get out of here.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Great news.

Just heard from the hospital,

and Charlie's going to be okay.

He's going to be laid up for a

while while his legs heal, but...

That's great news.

Poor Charlie.

I can't imagine

what it was like

for him out there

in pain all that time.

Well, the important thing

is that he survived, and...

now we know that Zach

and Hannah survived.

For me,

it's a major miracle.

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