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So, pooch, you have a name? Hm?

Shadow?

Spot?

Or Storm?

Storm. Kind of fit it right now.

Storm, it's good.

Work with me, man,

these, these are cool names.

Brutus. You gotta like Brutus.

That's like a compliment.

It's gonna take a while, obviously.

You might as well take a nap.

Clearly you're smarter than I thought,

Sherlock. You like Sherlock?

Sherlock.

It's kind of cool.

Well, it's settled, then.

You're Sherlock.

Oh, but you got a tag.

Let's see what your real name is.

Rescue dog, huh?

Hope you're embarrassed.

Pretty amazing, huh?

Yeah? What do you think of this?

Gets old in about two seconds.

Trust me.

Baby, come on. We gotta go.

It's this earring is not cooperating.

Yeah, we're gonna be late.

How do I look?

Holy hell!

What?

Okay. Okay.

We don't have time for this.

We don't have time? Hmm?

You'll get us late!

Ah! You spoiled my makeup. Nolan!

- That's our reservation.

- No, it's not.

Yeah. I should pick that up.

Can, can you please...?

That did not feel like married sex at all.

Yeah. Yeah, we should get dressed

before my wife gets back.

What? What did...

That was the start of you.

Okay.

Back at it.

See? I told you this was exciting.

What do you want now?

Oh. Okay, Mister Machine.

Okay. Okay.

It this the last one?

Okay.

Last one.

You hanging in there, Abby?

That looks good.

Okay. Good.

I wanted this.

Okay, good.

This is for you.

You play fetch?

You play fetch?

Oh, yeah. You play fetch.

Let me see what you got.

Let it go.

No, this isn't tug of war.

Okay. Let me give you

a better throw. Okay?

Down the hall.,

Come on, Let's go.

Yeah, buddy.

Come on. Down the hall.

Down the hall. Down the hall.

All the way down the hall.

Alright, Abby.

Let's see how crafty Daddy can be here.

Okay.

Okay. This should work.

Let's just try it like that.

Stretch it tight.

Thank you.

No. That's mine.

I gotta focus on this right now.

But you can watch. Watch this.

What am I still doing here?

Where's that dog going?

Hey, brilliant,

I got your saline bag right here.

Sherlock?

Sherlock?

Oh! Thank you, God.

Thank you so much for coming.

What are you doing in here?

I'm just doing anything

I can to keep my baby alive.

You been in here since power went out?

Yeah. I can't leave.

You know, I gotta keep this thing going.

I've been stuck here without power.

Looks like you already scavenged

this place real good.

Yeah.

Hey. What's going on out there?

What's going on with the power?

The whole city's out, man.

Quarter mile of power lines over

on 17th, just gone.

They gonna have to lay new wire first.

What about the relief groups?

What about the...

What about the Red Cross and FEMA,

and those guys?

Who are you with?

Whoever, man.

You got any food?

What?

I'm gonna take these, man.

You can keep the rest.

No, don't you do this to me.

Look at this.

Look at my situation, man.

Look at the baby here.

Don't you go and start taking my food.

This, I need help.

It's not my problem.

Just go get me some help.

There ain't nobody out there

gonna help you, man.

I'm being real nice

lettin' you keep all the Cokes.

Look, alright? I just need help.

I'm gonna give you my watch, okay? Here, take this.

I want you to take my watch.

I'm gonna give you some money.

- Come one.

- What am I gonna do with a watch, man?

I'm desperate. Okay?

That's what I have.

I'm desperate here, okay?

So I'm pleading with you as a stranger.

Look at my situation, man.

I just want you to go out there

and just tell somebody about me.

Tell them what's going on. That's free.

That doesn't cost you anything.

- Just...

- All the other people out there now,

you don't want them to know about you.

They're a lot worse than me.

Folks raiding all the pharmacies.

Can't go ten minutes

without hearing another gunshot.

Now you stay real quiet here.

But, listen, I don't know

what somebody else's going to want!

I'll put you down, man!

Okay.

- Call off your dog, man.

- Easy.

- Call off your dog!

- No, Sherlock, don't.

Relax.

Okay.

Sherlock!

Hey, Sherlock!

Get off me!

Hey! Drop the bag!

The dog just wants the I.V. bags!

Why the hell does he have these?

You were gonna bring these to me.

You bastard!

She was a nurse! She was a nurse!

I don't even question why I do it.

I just do it.

I keep cranking this thing,

then I check on the baby.

I'm gonna crank until my arms fall off

or I'll die trying.

I know.

You're so stubborn.

I love that about you.

- I don't get it.

- Get what, baby?

This. Why this?

This wasn't supposed to happen.

I know.

But sometimes you

just have to hold onto whatever you can.

I won't be a good father.

Not like I was a husband.

Yes, you will.

Do you remember Marc's birthday party?

Yeah.

We were all loitering

in the parking lot, and...

the plan was to go

to the dive bar next door,

keep the party going.

But you said that we couldn't make it

because I had to work the next day

and you had to get me to bed.

- Yeah, and you were pissed.

- Oh, yeah.

But secretly...

I loved that.

Because I knew right then and there,

you'd be an amazing father.

But, I need you. You know?

I don't wanna do this without you.

You have me.

You always will.

She is you and me together.

You're not alone, Nolan.

Abigail.

She's listening.

She recognizes your voice.

Abigail...

I'm so tired.

I'm just tired.

If they don't have a radio

they're not exactly sure what's going on.

We actually had one gentleman giving

us some sort of Morse Code...

with his flashlight this morning

in the early darkness,

trying to signal to us...

Sixteen...

seventeen...

Yeah, I'm coming.

Yeah.

Yeah, and soon you're gonna be

breathing on your own.

Baby, almost.

Just a little longer.

Doctor said 48 hours,

so that should be pretty soon.

Just hang on a little bit longer.

Okay?

And then we'll go home.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, that's good.

Yeah. I'm getting you home.

I should have done this yesterday.

- Nothing's gonna be here, man.

- You don't know that.

- Yeah. Look at this place.

- I know.

It's been gutted.

Lenny said it was

just one dude guarding it.

Take... I'm gonna take

another one of you guys.

Okay, if I just take one...

Hello?

Hello?

What the hell you doing?

If dude is still here, might as well call him

out now so I can pop him and be done with it.

So, the cops are gone and all of a sudden

you wanna shoot everybody.

Well, yeah.

Holy sh*t!

What?

Them fools left the pharmacy open.

Oh, I'm getting so high tonight.

You, dumb-ass. You know what's better

than getting high?

Getting rich.

Spoken like someone

who never been high.

Get all the hydrocodone

on the top shelf, grab it all!

You hear that?

Lobo, hold up.

Jase! What is it?

Goddamn, man!

What the f***?

A baby?

Hey, yo, Lobo,

it's a bab...

F***.

It's okay, baby.

It's okay, baby.

Yeah. Daddy's got you.

Daddy's got you.

Sh*t!

Here.

Can you hear me?

One, two.

Let's go.

Abby...

Abby...

Save the strength, sir.

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