Goodbye World Page #5

This is my home, not

a military base.

They need a place to stay.

It's not going to happen.

Well, I think we should

put it to a vote.

It's not up for debate.

All in favour, raise your hand.

Becky?

They can't force us to

let them stay here.

Unless Congress has declared

war and passed a resolution

requiring quarter,

in which is unlikely

given how quickly

everything has happened.

Third Amendment.

The Constitution is the

bedrock of our freedoms.

You really should be

more familiar with it.

We are not going to be

able to let you stay here.

Uh, we're on official orders.

If we want to stay, we'll stay.

You ever hear of a little thing

called the Constitution?

"No soldier shall,

in time of peace,

"be quartered in any house

without the consent

"of the owner, nor in time of war,

"but in a manner to be

prescribed by law."

I'm a soldier. My orders come

from the Commander-in-Chief.

Actually, this is under the

jurisdiction of Congress.

Kyle, why don't you go ahead

and take a look around inside

while I get everybody's ID?

The right of the people to be

secure in their person's houses

papers and effects

against unreasonable

searches and seizures

shall not be violated.

I brought you snacks for the road.

This is your house, right?

Yeah.

So that's your pretty little

wife and daughter we met earlier?

That's right.

So who are these people?

They're my guests.

So we're not good enough

to be your guests.

I didn't say that.

Of course you didn't.

Thank you for your hospitality.

Come on, Kyle. Let's go.

Okay, so we take the photodiode

from the remote control,

we use the OneTouch

on the cell phone,

run it through the baby monitor.

And you have a security system.

Where'd you learn how to do this?

I did some research

on motion sensors

when I was working in Lebanon.

As a programmer?

A private consultant.

Doing what?

It's private.

I'm mostly just

plugged in computers.

Okay, water's pumped

from the well over here

into that tank over there.

Everything's powered

by the solar panel.

If the pump doesn't break

and the filter lasts,

we should be okay for

a couple of years.

Nick, it's important

someone else knows this

in case something happens to me.

What is going to happen to you?

I have a daughter.

Making sure she's taken care

of means something to me.

What about Lily?

What about her?

Hey, the President's on again.

F***.

Americans stand together

and reach out a helping hand.

I want to assure you that the

government is operating,

and full continuity of

service will resume soon.

My first priority is

dealing with those areas

most immediate.

Emergency teams are on the ground

working to help control the chaos.

This is a serious time,

but we are a serious people.

Make no mistake...

That's what he said last time.

We'll find those responsible

and bring them to justice.

It's a f***ing loop.

It's worse than that.

This is a pre-recorded generic

post-catastrophic event message.

"We are a serious people."

That's code to communicate

to certain parties

that martial law is in effect.

What parties?

Any operatives who

may be unreachable

through standard

communication protocol.

Senator Reese was a senior member

of the Homeland Security Committee.

I read every brief.

I was his closest advisor.

Trust me, this is for real.

I loved him.

Who?

The senator.

He love you back?

He said he did.

I don't know.

Maybe not.

Men aren't very nice to me.

Yeah, well, maybe that's because

they think they don't have to.

You're very tough.

Am I?

Yeah.

You challenged the dean of

the law school to a debate,

and won.

I did do that, didn't I?

Mmm.

Mmm.

Hmm.

I'm not saying you have to change.

I'm just thinking maybe

you should find a guy

that's more like a girl.

Jesus Christ, Benji.

That is terrible advice.

You know I'm right, though.

God, what do you think's

happening down there?

Nothing good.

Then why aren't we doing anything?

Benji, I need you in the cabin.

What's up?

I'm high.

I want to f***.

It's the end of the world...

Yeah.

...in case you hadn't noticed.

Yeah, I noticed.

So I'm preoccupied.

Oh, okay. So you're too preoccupied

with the collapse of civilization

to f*** me right now?

Yeah, and people's lives

are at stake out there.

People are the problem.

It doesn't mean we shouldn't

care when people get hurt.

People brought this on themselves.

It's way more

complicated than that.

I thought you were a

real revolutionary.

Guess I was wrong.

What the f*** is that

supposed to mean?

You're all talk.

Everyone likes to make speeches,

but at the end of the day

they're all just selling

something, aren't they?

What were you selling, Benji?

Benji, you all right?

No.

Hey, it's time for dinner.

Are you okay?

He said I have to leave.

Where am I supposed to go?

No.

You can stay as long as you need.

Yeah, you can stay at the house.

Thank you.

You're so amazing.

And you take care of everybody.

I'll see you up there.

Okay?

So you need to put a lot

of pressure on the rock

to keep the drill

straight up and down.

And then you use your shin

to stabilize your left hand.

I was an Eagle Scout.

Isn't that just for boys?

My dad was a troop leader.

I'm on the books as

Lawrence Sheppard.

Oh.

Yeah.

Nice.

See? Told you.

Laura's magic.

I'm going to go get

some more firewood.

You catch any more wild pigs?

No, but Mitch set some small

traps for rabbits and such.

It's kind of late to

be out wandering.

Our place is just a straight

shot down the hill.

James or Lily around?

We've been keeping our heads down.

It's been rough for folks

at outlying farms.

We thought it was best to circle

the wagons down at her place.

- That's a good idea.

- Reason we come up,

the biker gangs on their way

out of town raided the clinic.

We got someone who come

down with an infection,

so we're collecting

leftover medicines.

Yeah. We don't really keep that

kind of stuff laying around.

Mention it to Lily, if you would.

Okay.

I heard Trisha was here.

Yeah, she came by last night.

What did she want?

Nothing much.

There were some people down there

setting up camp at her place.

How many people?

She didn't say.

Well, should we invite

some of them up here?

Right. That's all we need.

More people to take care of.

Well, if they need help.

- Nick, we can handle this.

- Just saying.

I mean, maybe I should have

some say in the matter.

Yeah? And why is that?

Oh, you know, because of the

property and everything.

What are you talking about?

You never told her?

What haven't you told me?

Uh, it's not a big deal.

It's just that, um, officially

I co-own the house with Lily.

That's not how I would put it.

Wait a second.

What?

Lily's mom passed when

we were in college.

The taxes were piling up

and she was going to

have to sell the house.

We were engaged.

- You guys were engaged?

- Yeah, but it wasn't real.

She broke up with

him a month later.

Why would you keep that from me?

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