Extinction Page #3

Bye, Neighbour Patrick.

Christ.

I didn't know what to bring, so...

You don't drink anymore, do you?

Me either.

Lu, come on down.

This is yours.

That's a...

- It's a gift for Lu.

- I figured.

What I mean is,

I don't play with these things.

Hi, Neighbour Pat...

Neighbour?

- Aren't those fancy.

- I know.

They're like my mom's,

but without the holes.

It's for your birthday.

Look, Dad. It's the one I wanted.

I thought you were getting too old

to play with dolls.

How'd you know it was the dolly

I liked the best?

I just figured.

I sure liked them when I was a kid.

Okay. So be honest.

What else did you like

when you were a kid?

Lots of stuff.

Toy soldiers.

I had a whole bucket of them.

And then robots like Mazinger.

But more than anything,

playing hockey with my buddies.

You were a lucky duck.

All I get to play with is my dolls.

There's gotta be a kid or two

out there somewhere.

- There's gotta be someone somewhere.

- My dad says there's not any.

Are you scared of the monsters?

Of course he's scared of the monsters.

That's why he protects himself.

And we'll be safe

as long as we protect ourselves.

Yeah, but he's braver.

Now that you two are friends, you can go

hunt animals with my dad, right?

So we can have real food more often.

I think that's a good idea.

I can help your dad hunt...

and he can help me go get ammunition...

and other supplies in the store.

What do you think?

I think you don't need my dad's help

to go into town.

You, when you were a kid,

did you know how to add and subtract?

Well, not much.

I tell you what, not much now neither.

Well, I do. My dad taught me.

Watch. Three plus two is five.

Six plus one is seven.

Eight plus four is...?

Come on. It's easy.

No counting on your fingers.

That's cheating.

It's 12, Neighbour Patrick, 12.

I'm glad to know

your dad is good for something.

What about geography?

Did you know about geography?

Let's see. In what country

is the Great Wall of China?

Oh, gosh.

- Mexico.

- Nope. China.

Do you know what language they speak?

Chinese.

Very good.

- Do you know what the population is?

- Right now?

What is it?

What's so funny?

Why are you laughing?

Oh, sh*t.

Dad, he said a swear word.

If you swear, people think badly of you.

- I know. I know.

- Right, Dad?

- I know.

- They will.

It's important

what people think about us.

Yeah. Well, especially the Chinese.

Goddamn Chine...

And then E.T.'s heart

started to beat again.

And the plant

that looked like it was dead...

came back to life.

That's a nice story.

Meanwhile, Elliott and his friends...

planned E.T.'s rescue.

And she's out like a light.

- Should I take her up?

- I'll handle it.

Another night where she goes to sleep

without brushing her teeth.

Not a tragedy.

I don't like it when she disobeys.

It's normal. I'm sure you were

rebellious at her age too.

It'd be normal

if we were living in a normal world.

Disobeying is dangerous here.

She's a lot like her mother.

She has nothing of her father in her.

I'm sorry about your dog, Patrick.

- I don't know what came over me.

- It's all right.

I know what it's like

to have weird things come over you.

These things are back.

I haven't forgotten what happened

or what you did.

But I can't do this alone. Not with Lu.

You can count on me.

For anything.

That truck we were

gonna take back before Emma...

I think I can get it working.

What?

- We're not going anywhere.

- What, are you planning...

on staying here

and waiting for more to come?

What makes you think more are coming?

The f*** are you saying?

They're coming.

If it's not today, it'll be tomorrow

or next week, but they're back.

Sh*t. You're worried

about her brushing her teeth...

instead of her living her life

cooped up in this prison.

There is no future here, Jack.

You lower your voice,

or you will wake her up.

We are safe here.

We can protect ourselves here.

We have no idea

what's on the other side.

That's the problem, Jack.

We don't know sh*t.

You have been so hell-bent

on surviving...

that you have forgotten how to live.

Oh, if you're so damn sure,

why the hell haven't you left already?

This dinner was a bad idea.

This was her thing.

Go.

I'm grateful for how you raised her.

- Emma would also...

- No. No.

Don't you talk about Emma.

Not in this house.

I'm sorry.

What are you actually sorry about?

Just go.

What did you do?

Emma's...

Do you know what you've done?

The infected are all gone.

They're not...

Drunk son of a b*tch.

F*** off.

It's okay. It's okay.

Where is she?

- What?

- Emma. Where is she?

You f***ing killed her.

F***.

F*** you.

You're no longer her father.

Dad.

What?

Lu, what is it? What?

Baby, you were having a bad dream.

Hey. It's okay.

The monsters can't hurt you anymore.

I...

I didn't dream about the monster.

You died, and I was left here all alone.

I don't wanna be alone, Daddy.

- I thought I was big, but I'm not.

- It's okay.

- I'm not. I'm not.

- Okay, okay, okay.

You got room for two more?

Daddy. Dad.

Dad, do you see this?

Look, Neighbour Patrick. Look.

Look at all those trees. See this?

Come on. Look.

Lu, stay close.

Lu needs a father, not a drunk.

You... You and Jack...

Patrick.

Is this where you got the dolls from TV?

There's only one way to find out.

Jack, give me a hand.

Lu?

Lu?

Lu, wait for me.

Dad.

I think there's something out there.

Are you okay?

Hey.

No. No. No.

Get in the truck. Get in the truck.

It's okay.

Calm the f*** down. It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

She's in shock.

Her clothes are soaking wet.

- All right.

- Yeah.

Come on.

Sweetie, go downstairs.

- But I don't wanna be alone.

- Go downstairs now. Do not disobey me.

Go.

Is that woman gonna die?

No.

No, she just got very cold,

and that made her sick.

She's gonna be okay.

- So there are other people in the world?

- Yeah. It looks that way.

Kids too?

I don't know.

We could ask her if she gets better.

Now, that sounds like a good idea.

Did you like my mom too?

It's just

you have so many pictures of her...

up in your room.

We don't even have that many at home.

I think that's why you and my daddy

keep fighting.

It is, isn't it?

You are a...

A very clever girl.

And when my mom chose my dad...

I bet you were pretty sad.

But weren't there

other pretty girls for you?

None as pretty as your mother.

She's stabilised...

but she is running a fever.

It's hot.

I'm gonna go out and check the fence.

You have to do what I tell you.

Please.

She was delirious.

Said dozens of creatures attacked them.

See anything?

I hadn't noticed that for so long.

What?

It's okay.

We were shut up in our house...

for over a year.

My parents, my brothers and I,

we just stayed there...

because of what we heard on the radio

before the blackout.

Then what happened?

Then...

Then we left our house

and headed north...

in just abandoned cars

we found along the way.

And...

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