Plan Z

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[pants]

[ragged breathing]

[screaming]

[gasping]

[whimpers]

[Craig] The moments before you die,

I hope will be more peaceful than mine.

History is the story of those before us.

It's something we can learn from.

I am now history.

And if you learn one thing,

learn from my mistakes,

make sure you have an effective

and well thought through, Plan Z.

Let the life flow

Hold me

Taking all control of me

Let the life flow

Breathing

Filling up this empty space

Let the bite, cold, bleeding

Crawling out onto the streets

Keep the red light pulsing

Near me, keeping my heart beating

We all, we all, we all hear the night

Call to the wild

We all, we all, we all hear the night

Call...

I'm nobody special. Just a regular guy.

I have a good job.

I'm a photographer,

I get to travel to some cool places.

Meet some cool people.

But I'm ordinary.

Much like you, I expect.

Because I travel a lot, I've had plenty

of time to think about my plan.

My Plan Z.

People before the apocalypse

would have thought me crazy.

Who's crazy now?

Being a photographer

was about being prepared

for that amazing photo at any moment.

I was prepared.

But there is always the unexpected.

You will live or die

on how well prepared you are

for the unexpected.

[radio] News of the infection

known as the Atilla Bug,

has put the nation on Amber alert.

All travel will now be monitored.

The authorities are warning people

to not make any unnecessary trips.

There had been a number of signs

of something coming.

I was in Verona on a job

when I started to action my plan.

[screaming]

First things first.

Have a friend in a high place,

who can give you a heads up,

when you see those warning signs.

A policeman, a local official,

a politician.

[sirens blare]

[phone rings]

Craig, I can't really talk right now,

I'm on my way to a meeting.

I know.

You know I can't...

I'm an assistant

to the Secretary of Education,

I don't know everything.

And they don't tell me everything.

Listen, all I know is the medical team

don't know what it is.

[beeping] Craig, I have another call,

I have to go. Don't worry.

When the Government tell you not to worry,

it's time to worry.

Rule two.

Wherever you have planned your Plan Z,

get there as soon as possible.

Familiarity with surroundings

is a huge advantage

and means your plan,

made for a certain area,

can be even more detailed and exact.

Walk from the station to the house,

ten minutes.

House to shops, seven-and-a-half minutes.

Shops to house, seven-and-a-half minutes.

Timing is critical, essential,

it may save your life.

I live in Dunfermline, in Scotland.

That's where my plan

is to be actioned from.

[phone rings]

Hello?

Craig, yeah, just a heads up.

I'm hearing some pretty f***ed up things.

Go on.

I think you might be on to something.

The media won't get hold of this

for another 72 hours or so.

They're saying once you're infected,

they get a sort of fever, bad fever

and then they die.

Except once the heart stops,

they don't stay dead.

They reanimate, they come back to life

and they go mental.

What do you mean mental?

They're saying apparently crazy.

F***ing bat sh*t crazy. Mental.

Eating people, ripping their throats out,

killing them, Craig.

[siren blares]

Is there a cure?

Not yet, it's basically a flu virus

that's mutated.

If you know anyone

that has any of these symptoms,

just get the f*** away from them.

I have to go. Take care.

The sooner you can identify

what you're dealing with,

the better prepared you can be.

Rule three.

Arm up.

Bludgeon weapons are best, less blood,

no noise.

And you'll need a concealable,

kitchen knife, something, anything.

Rule four.

Have an emergency bag.

If you need to leave at a moment's notice,

this will be imperative.

[sirens blare]

[screaming from outside]

Rule five.

When the panic starts, get your groceries.

Plan for a long haul. And water.

Lots of water.

[screaming in distance]

[sirens blare]

[panting]

[thud]

[exhales deeply]

[thud]

[banging]

[screeching]

[growling]

[screaming]

[groaning]

[high-pitch screams]

When it happens,

you won't be expecting it.

You will have very little time to react.

[siren]

[crunching]

[woman screaming]

[blood-curdling screams]

Once you are in a safe place, stay put.

Let it calm down.

I watched my neighbours try to escape.

They waited three days.

[man and woman scream]

I tried to stop them.

[screams echo in the distance]

After that, days almost became a blur.

Until the... unexpected.

[mobile vibrates and rings]

Hello?

Craig? Craig?

Thank God... Craig, please

I need your help.

Whereabouts are you?

[Craig] My friend is trapped

in a local restaurant's toilets.

Can you get out?

I can't get out.

[Craig]

A dead end, if ever there was one.

I should have stuck to my plan.

Perhaps.

Seven days inside alone.

I got bored and I couldn't leave a mate

to die in a toilet.

Miss the neighbours.

Very few of the crazies

seem to wander around.

That's what I was convincing myself.

[low growl]

[growling intensifies]

[panting]

[indistinct conversation]

Nessie's at the end of that rainbow.

I'm going!

[breathing heavily]

[whispers] Come on. You can do this.

You can do this. You can do this.

[louder] You can do this. You can do this.

Come on. Come on!

[grunts]

[growls]

[squelching]

[low groan]

[panting]

I need to tell you something.

Okay.

- Promise you won't get mad?

- Depends what you tell me.

Promise?

No.

Well, this...

us.

It isn't working.

I need the bathroom.

[Bill] I couldn't get out.

There's too many of them.

- Please come and get me.

- Okay.

Please, don't leave me here.

Bill?

Bill?

[whispers] Bill?

[low growl]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[Craig roars]

[panting]

Bill we need to go... now!

Think fast. Don't look back.

You will do things

you never thought you would.

There's another!

[crunch]

[panting]

[girl growls]

I'll get the door, give me the keys.

[growling intensifies]

[groans]

Agh!

I didn't get a chance to say it earlier,

but thank you.

I left my phone on in case anyone called.

You're the only one that did.

Family?

Why do you think I always go on holiday

at Christmas, Bill?

I'm an orphan.

My parents died years ago.

First time in my life I'm glad they did.

Yours?

Are we safe here?

For now.

Can I...

Course. My room's through there.

Get some sleep.

It's good to see you.

[sniffs] Sorry, I, um, just...

Get some sleep.

Shock and exhaustion will be

two of the most common killers you face.

Both are deadly.

It's important you take everything

one step at a time.

[clicking]

Power's out. It was going to happen

sooner or later.

[Bill]

Cold coffee is better than no coffee.

- How'd you sleep?

- Like the dead.

What's all that?

Oh, I... I stocked up.

Did you know this was going to happen?

I got a head's up by a friend,

a friend in the government. He, um...

[clears throat]

What did happen?

No-one really seems to know.

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