The Humanity Bureau Page #3

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Kross knew Rachel Weller

before his time

with the Bureau.

Possible?

Find out for certain.

I wanna know who she is.

If they share a past,

I wanna know why

they've ran off into the desert.

I'm told Kross was your friend.

A good friend.

As good as friends get.

And yet he didn't confide in you?

What are you insinuating?

There are those

subversives hiding among us

who would destroy

what we left.

They don't believe this

government is a democracy anymore.

And whatever Kross is planning,

it's your responsibility to

make sure he doesn't succeed.

Those we've deemed expendable

need to believe there's

a better life waiting for them.

They need hope.

And we can't allow

that illusion to be destroyed.

I had these brought here

so I could make a point.

Huh.

What is that?

Is that tooth or bone?

I believe that's a child's tooth.

Yeah. You're right, it is.

So, you take a good

look at that, Westinghouse.

And you find Kross,

and you find him quickly.

Or you may find yourself

in New Eden as well.

Is it yours?

Yes.

But it's yours now.

I want you to have it.

For keeps?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Why do you look so sad?

Have we run out of luck?

No. We've got plenty left.

Check that out.

Jackfish Lake?

Is that where we're going?

What?

Canada. That's your plan?

There are no lakes anymore.

Not there or anywhere else.

It looks really nice.

Lucas, let's get back in the car.

- You can't...

- Don't disappoint him.

Next stop:
Jackfish Lake.

Second place,

National Fly Fishing Competition.

It's in great shape for its age.

Its age?

They stopped making vehicles

30 years ago.

This is an El Camino.

The last of its kind.

You won't find anything better.

Can you open the hood?

It smells, Mom.

Yeah, but it has four wheels,

and that's what counts.

And if I get caught

with your vehicle?

That battery alone is worth $1,000.

Straight swap.

Your El Camino for the station wagon.

I need some food and water.

Twenty bottles of water

and a case of baked beans.

Clean water.

Clean enough.

And I'll need that

fancy watch on your wrist.

I need directions.

Yeah.

There are no roads north.

Not anymore.

You won't get across the border.

Says who?

Says those who tried

and came back.

You're not the first.

There's a man I met years ago.

He might be able

to you help you.

If he's still alive.

Thank you.

- Floor?

- Uh, Three, please.

Three.

Well, isn't that so very odd.

The key that I found

in your bedroom

fits the control panel

of this elevator.

Who are you?

What did you give Noah Kross?

I don't know that name.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Listen to me Irving Ravetch.

You're a subcontractor

for the Department

of National Defense.

You were given

very sensitive information.

And you were sworn to secrecy.

This is your son.

This is your wife.

Would you like

to see them again?

They are not involved.

What did you give him?

How much does he know?

You have ten seconds

to save your family, Irving.

Nine, eight, seven,

- Six, five, four...

- Project Eden.

- Three, two, one...

- I gave him Eden.

Did he

come to you

for this information,

Irving?

All he wanted was the truth.

Pick up the pictures

of your wife and son, Irving.

Do it now.

Pick 'em up!

Go home, Irving.

To your family.

They're waiting for you.

Hey, you wear

those shoes out,

you're walking

barefoot in the snow.

Damn it, where is he?

He's gone!

Lucas!

What is your business here, stranger?

I am sorry for your

welcoming committee

but we can't be too careful.

My wife was murdered

by scavengers last year.

And my

daughter raped.

Adolf Schroder.

Hmm.

I am German.

I came here on vacation

with my parents as a boy.

Things did not go well.

And as you can see,

they didn't get much better.

It's not wise

to mess with Mother Nature.

You can only spew so much

sh*t into the air and water

before she starts to fight back.

Um.

Well, we were told

you could help us.

Who told you this lie?

A farmer.

I know no farmer.

That's you in the picture,

isn't it?

Ah, yes.

I remember her now.

We were very young.

Her father sold us a car.

We didn't get very far in it.

You can keep it.

What do you need?

A way north.

Across the border.

Through to Canada.

The land of 1,000 lakes.

When did you last visit?

When I was seven

with my mother. Why?

Like the farmer,

your lakes may have changed.

Then again, they might

not be there at all.

But you're going to find out

when you get there.

That is certain.

Yes, it is done.

Just now.

Where was I?

Oh, yes.

There is only one way north.

If you go,

you cannot come back.

Chances are highly likely

you won't make it at all.

Hmm.

You need this.

It's uh...

It's old.

But it still works.

It measures radiation.

Yeah, I-I know what it's for.

What's-what's this?

It's a rabbit's foot.

You know, for luck.

Not for the rabbit.

I'm sure it was delicious.

The border is heavily fortified

from sea to sea.

There is no way over,

under or through it.

Mm-hmm.

No one knows what's on

the other side for sure, but

if you are determined,

first, you must go west

then north.

There will be no food or water.

Do not eat the snow,

as it will make you sick.

Now, anyone who

approaches you will be hostile.

So, don't be fooled by false smiles.

They will rape you and the boy.

You will go where

no one dares to go.

Now here, you will see the

Collingwood nuclear power station.

There was a meltdown

in reactors three and four.

The government tried to hush it up,

but was unsuccessful.

As a result, the area

is highly contaminated

with radioactive isotopes.

Nobody dares go near it.

Oh, yes.

You will need this.

Iodine tablets.

The directions are on the label.

You start taking them

as soon as you see the

reactor's cooling towers.

Thank you.

Glock 18.

Nine millimeter.

Have you killed anyone?

Not yet.

But I will if I have to.

Amanda Douglas.

Will the real Rachel Weller

please stand up?

We'll die if we head north.

It's suicide.

We die if we stay here.

I'll tell them it was all my fault.

I'll tell them whatever they want.

There's no going back.

What you had

doesn't exist anymore.

You said New Eden

was a beginning.

Forget what I said.

Well, it can't be

worse than this.

W-why don't you just

try and get some sleep.

We got a long

journey ahead of us.

Mexican asters

don't grow anymore.

Hey, Lucas?

Where's your rabbit's foot?

My pocket.

- Don't lose it.

- I won't.

I come here once a month, Porter.

Whether I want to or not.

It's a timeshare.

You'll hate me if you

knew how much it cost.

Um, so I ran the

ration card you gave me.

And according to our records,

Amanda Douglas

died nine years ago.

The coroner's report?

Oh, uh, no, sir,

it was a famine year.

Mass burials were quite common.

Many deaths

weren't reported at all.

Well, she's still alive, Porter.

We know it.

Amanda Douglas assumed

the identity of Rachel Weller.

I'm guessing she's just

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