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You know what I'm saying?

You take him all the way down.

If you kill him--

you kill him--

you put him in here,

the rest will--

they'll surrender.

They'll quit.

They'll stop.

Just... poof.

But it's not

gonna be easy.

Know why?

Know why?

'Cause they get inside

of people's minds.

They get inside

of people's minds.

They get inside

your mind, Ray?

No, nothing in my mind.

Because I stay up, hmm?

I've been awake,

what, four, five, six--

six days now?

- Clay:
That's great.

- Denise:
It's true.

She sleeps in there,

I'm out here guarding.

I'll pace all night.

I'll be all over this park.

- Mary had a little lamb.

She's my Mary.

- Aw.

- It's not my kid.

Not my kid.

- Denise:
No.

Ray:

But she's my Mary.

I'm looking after her.

That's great.

Sounds like you guys

are in a good place.

Oh, yeah.

But you know what?

We can resist as long

as we stay awake.

Staying awake is key.

We just stay away

from the flocks.

How you plan

on doing that?

Ray:
Oh, we got

ourselves a canary in

a coal mine, my friend.

Hey, Denise, you want to show

them and I'll finish cooking

the burgers with your son?

Denise:

My brother's doing more

to help me out now

than he ever did

when he was human.

I still hate

to see him like this.

- He's a phoner?

- Yup.

Yeah, he's like

a little calf

that broke off from

the herd and got lost.

On its own, he's nothing.

He just sits here

and waits for them to come

back and find it

or else he dies.

God, he hasn't

been eating.

Come on,

don't do this to me.

If a flock passes

within a mile or so,

he starts coming to

and acting up.

The closer they are,

the crazier he gets.

That's why we got

him covered up.

We don't want him showing

them where we are and bringing

them down on us.

( sighs )

Come on, don't do

this to me.

( sighs )

Sometimes I think he can

still recognize my voice.

- You think

they can be rehabbed?

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Johnny's voice:

Are you coming home?

Are you coming home?

- Tom:

What the hell's going on?

- Are you coming home?

I have no idea.

He never said

anything before.

Are you coming home?

Are you coming home?

Are you coming home?

Are you coming home?

I just want you

to come home.

- That's Johnny's voice.

- No, it's not.

I just want

you to come home.

- Tom:
Do not

listen to that sh*t.

- Are you coming home?

You know

that is not your son.

- Clay, no!

- Hi, Dad.

- ( gunshot )

- Denise:
No! No! No!

Tom:

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- He was my brother.

- He saw us, that means

they saw us.

He'll lead

the rest of them to us.

Come on.

Ray:

Hey, we all need

to go now.

- Tom:
Come on.

- Ray:
Everybody to the truck.

Clay, come on.

( engine stops )

Why are we

stopping, Ray?

Ray:
No, it's too late for me.

It's too late for me because

they're in my head.

At first it was in my dreams,

but now I'm seeing stuff

when I'm awake.

Things that aren't there.

( screams )

You haven't slept for a week.

Maybe you were hallucinating.

I'm hallucinating

because that a**hole

in the red hoodie

is putting thoughts

in my mind.

And what the Prez wants,

he's not gonna get

because you're

not gonna let him.

They thought it was me,

but it wasn't me.

It wasn't me, it's you.

He was wrong.

You're the man, my artist.

You are it.

What's that around

your neck, Ray?

I don't like it that you're

holding on to your kid

because your kid is done.

Your kid is done.

You know it in your heart

that your kid is toast.

- Your kid is toast.

- No, I don't.

I don't know that.

( groans )

Oh!

Here. Here.

I'm passing the torch.

I'm passing it on to you.

When the time comes,

call the number on the slip.

You'll know the time.

I hope you know the time.

- What time is that, Ray?

- The end of the road time.

The end of the road.

Mmm.

No other options.

Ray, what's that

around your neck?

( sighs )

( groans )

- This, my friend,

this is gonna--

- Ray.

This is gonna blow my mind.

You better step away,

my friend.

- Okay. Hold on.

- Step away, Clay!

( sobbing, screams )

- ( explosion echoing )

- ( birds cawing )

Stay here.

I'll be back.

No, no, no, no.

I'm going with you.

No, no, no.

Just stay with them.

I've got

to do this alone.

Johnny!

Sharon!

( sighs )

( inhales )

( sniffles )

( breathing heavily )

( creaking )

( creaking )

( rattling )

( door creaks )

( shrieking )

( grunting )

( Clay groaning )

Get off.

Get off.

( shrieking )

( Tom choking )

( gasping )

F***er!

( coughing )

( gasping )

( breathing heavily )

Is that...?

Yeah.

So what you got there?

That?

Ray gave that to me.

Right before

he blew his head off.

He told me

to call the number

when the time came.

When the time came?

Uh-huh.

When's that?

Last stop.

End of the line.

That's what he said?

That's what he said.

Hmm.

Seemed like

a reasonable man.

Did you know

there was a bomb in here?

No, or I wouldn't

have ridden in it.

So did Ray tell you

this thing was full of C-4?

There's enough plastique

in there to blow up this

whole f***ing block.

- Denise:
Oh, my God.

- Here, this is Sharon's wagon.

It's in the garage.

I'm going to Kashwak.

Are you out of your mind?

Did you not hear

what Denise said?

It's a trap.

We've been through this.

Maybe.

Come on, man.

If you're going there,

you're not coming out.

It's a suicide mission.

You're gonna die.

I got to find my kid.

I got to know

one way or the other.

Oh, God damn.

Take this.

I want you

to spray paint

T, J and D

for Tom, Jordan,

and Denise

on the side of the road

every couple miles.

If you go off-road,

dirt road,

put it up on a tree.

Always on the left-hand

side of the road

'cause that's where

I'll be looking.

Look, don't go.

It's stupid.

You're gonna die.

Hey.

You remember the story

of Orpheus, buddy?

Orpheus traveled

to the underworld

to find his loved one,

bring them back to Earth.

You're not Orpheus.

Take care

of yourself, brother.

Be right behind you.

All right?

Take care of Tom.

You know, you're about

the best friend

anybody could ever have

at the end of the world.

Well, let's hope

it's not quite the end.

Good knowing you,

Clay Riddell.

Good to know you,

Tom McCourt.

- Take care.

- ( scoffs )

Jordan:

You better find us.

Sorry about your wife.

- Kashwak, please!

- Pull over!

- Please help us!

- Please help us!

Please!

Take us with you!

( engine revving )

( static hissing )

( laughs )

( distorted mumbling )

( laughs )

( gunshots )

Johnny's voice:

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

- Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

- Clay:
Johnny!

- Johnny!

- Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

Are you coming home?

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad.

I just want you

to come home.

( voices overlapping )

Clay:

Johnny! Johnny!

Are you coming home?

Are you coming home?

( high-pitched warbling )

Johnny!

( panting )

( phoners howling )

( screeching )

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