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- The generators will kick in. We'll be okay.

This place has weathered storms before. And

most of our equipment has battery backup.

Alright.

It's gonna be okay.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You heard her.

Everything's gonna be okay.

- Hey, what's going on?

- Come on, we gotta go.

- This way people!

- Alright, everyone stay together.

- Hey, what's going on?

- Evacuating. We got three drivers. Come on.

Everyone to the rear entrance.

- Hey, Doctor Edmonds?

- Mister Hayes.

- I thought you said it was bad everywhere.

- This is not my call.

Calm and orderly, please!

Is there something wrong

with the hospital?

We're overcrowded and understaffed.

The administration just got nervous,

that's all. It's just a partial evacuation.

Okay. Then what are you gonna do

with my daughter?

That ventilator isn't portable.

If they order a full evacuation, we'll

get you a private ride to Charity. Okay?

- So, you come back then?

- No, I'm not leaving.

If there's something I can do,

just let me know.

Sure.

Stop the storm.

Let's move!

Hey! You missed the party, man.

Yeah, it looks like it.

You going to Charity?

What?

Charity Hospital, man.

People are leaving.

No. I have to stay here.

You know we're closing the cafeteria

in a few minutes.

Do you think you can get me some food?

No, man.

The nurses took what was left. Sorry.

You think maybe

you can get some coins?

The ones on the first floor,

they're gonna be picked over,

but if you take the stairs up to four,

there's gonna be a little waiting

area outside surgery.

Okay. Thank you.

They're sending me out on the next bus.

Tulane they got food, but no cooks.

- Alright. Well, good luck.

- You too.

Wait.

Some luncheon meat.

No bread, but salami, some turkey...

Take it, man.

- Nah. No. I can't take your food.

- I don't need it like you do.

I was about to get mad.

- I appreciate it.

- Don't eat that all at once, though.

Yeah, finally some good news.

A levy that has broken on Lake

Pontchartrain from New Orleans.

This is new video that we have just gotten

in, we're seeing it for the first time.

Nothing to stop this water

from just pouring in right now...

Hey!

Hey!

What the hell is that?

What's that?

No, no, no, no!

Yes... Okay.

No.

No, don't do this to me.

Stupid machine.

No.

No. Hey! Hey,

we got a bad battery in here!

Hey, is anybody on this floor?

Nurse?

I need a battery.

Battery. Battery.

Alright, hold on.

Alright.

I hear you'!

I hear you'!

Come on, you, stupid battery!

Won't hold a charge.

Hey! Can somebody

get their ass in here, please?!

I could really use some help!

Hey, is anybody here?!

Oh, my God!

The first floor's flooding.

Hey, we're in 204.

Room 204, please!

Somebody please!

Nolan?

Shelly.

The levees broke.

The streets are flooding.

The back entrance is still okay.

You can go out that way.

No, wait. We gotta get her out of here then.

We gotta get out the whole thing.

The battery's old and it's only taking a small charge.

If you look at it, it's only good for 3 minutes.

Move her where?

We could roll it out.

Put it on the bus and get it out.

There's no buses.

We can go up a couple of floors, go to the roof

top and wait for a helicopter to come and...

No. The power is out and we can't get that

thing up the stairs by ourselves.

We'll have to wait 'til the power comes

back on and then we'll get you a Medevac.

- What, so we're stranded here?

- Just until power comes back.

Where's Doctor Edmonds at?

He left an hour ago.

- What?

- He went with some of the ICU patients.

He was going to come back with the bus

drivers, but then the levees broke and...

Sh*t!

Pump!

Okay, well, I'm not leaving!

Shelly listen, I'm not leaving,

so, think about it.

What else could we do?

Come here. What else can we do?

Okay.

What?

I'll go get help.

Okay? Just hang in there.

Yeah. Well, okay. Go.

- Okay?

- Yes. Please, go. You're right.

Go, please, but, hurry, Shelly.

Come on, alright? Hurry!

I'm told that the New Orleans Police put out

a call to all of its officers saying...

if you have a boat bring it here, help us.

But the officers who have boats

cannot get to them in many cases,

because the roads are floaded

to their homes.

I don't think you want some, huh?

You don't. It's not good for babies.

That's the good stuff.

That's what's good for you.

You like it, don't you?

No.

I'm not going crazy,

I just feel like talking.

Your mother,

she had a hard time sleeping at night.

But in the day time,

she was this real force of nature,

she just...

She ran her own business, and...

She carried herself like

a drill sergeant, you know.

She...

she was bulletproof.

That's what she was.

But at night she had these...

she'd have these stress dreams and...

I'd lay there in bed and...

I would, I would just say anything really,

I'd tell her how much I loved her,

and I would tell her how

everything was going to be okay.

And...

you know, most of the times,

she'd sleep the entire night through.

You would have really loved her.

Let's see what else we got.

Baby blanket?

Latex gloves. What are these?

Diapers.

I didn't even think about that.

You probably need your diaper changed.

We got daddy diaper directions.

We don't need you.

Go away.

Little diapers for a little baby.

Why isn't that working?

Oh, yeah. Yeah, this is bad.

God! What has your Mom

been feeding you? Charcoal?

Alright.

Let's get this one out of there.

Okay. Where am I putting this?

Let's get a couple of pieces going.

How does that feel?

Does it feel alright?

Someone please get the next one.

'Cause I am tapped out.

Did they give you one of these

reports to fill in?

No.

God! I hate paperwork.

I'm Nolan, by the way.

Abigail.

- Pleasure to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

I got suckered. I thought they were gonna

deputize me or something. What a gyp.

Yeah, I don't think it works like that.

Well it should.

I totally stopped that getaway driver.

- You saw that, right?

- No, No, I saw that.

- That was really good work.

- Yeah.

- Yeah. You've done that before.

- Yeah, clearly.

Maybe you can get a reward too.

For walking into the other guy.

- Oh, you mean the guy with the gun.

- Yeah, that one.

- That guy.

- That guy.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

What if I don't wanna be deputized?

Well then what are you asking for?

Dinner.

That sounds lovely.

Okay. Alright, but I'm driving.

- Oh, yeah?

- I just figure,

in case on the way we see a jaywalker and you, all

of a sudden, get this urge to run him over...

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Really? ...You had to go there.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, we gotta avoid that stuff.

- You know what?

When I'm deputy tat's gonna be legal.

Yeah, we had our first date that night and then,

what, a month later we moved in together.

Everyone thought we were being crazy, but,

I don't know, it just felt right with her.

I don't know how else to say it.

It just felt right.

That's not even the best story.

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