The Last Survivors Page #2

As far as the eye can see, this valley

has Carsons buried under every acre of it.

And I'm not gonna stop

till it's all ours.

They suffer less this way, don't they?

These little people?

Think of it...

as an extinction of a species.

Like...

passenger pigeon or the...

ivory-billed woodpecker.

Your world's about to get

so much better.

What could be better than this?

This one's yours, my love.

Now, is that everyone?

Hmm?

Yes sir.

How's the pump?

It's slow.

But okay.

The usual.

Did you get hurt?

Nope.

Good.

I know why our pump is failing.

Why?

They're draining the aquifer.

All those pumps goin' around the clock.

They're suckin' the water

right out from under us.

But it's our well.

If the company drains all the water...

and drive all the squatters away...

they control the whole valley.

Maybe we should call Carson.

Maybe the company camps aren't so bad.

We can't.

Carson's not taking people to camps.

He's the one that's been doing

all the killing.

It's not Christmas yet.

Says who?

That's good.

We should go back inside.

They'll be hunting soon.

Wait.

I wanna visit her grave.

Tomorrow.

I need to say goodbye.

I miss her.

You were just crazy enough

for her to like you.

I wasn't near as crazy as your sister.

No one was.

Do you think it keeps us here?

Her grave?

Of course not.

Let's go back in.

Listen...

When the time comes...

I want you

to burn my body.

Don't bury it. Not like this.

Nothing ties you to this house.

You understand?

You'll burn my body

and go to my uncle's place.

It's what Pia would have wanted.

Ok, I promise.

But I'm going to get us both out of here

long before you die.

Come on.

I'll be right back.

Hello the house.

Whosoever killed in the trenches,

whosoever left a man's lifeless body

to the wind and the vultures

without the dignity of a burial,

come forward.

Confess thy sins,

dearly beloved.

We bring mercy.

Whosoever wants to live another hour,

whosoever wants to see another day,

come forward.

Step into the light!

I did what I could do.

Search it

and gas it.

The attic. Above us.

Go! Go! Go!

Up the stairs! Hurry!

The sun's been pounding this side

of the building all day.

Gas it.

Then we'll move on.

Don't put it -- Don't put it there.

Put it on the siding.

There's no sense in destroying

the beauty of the craftsmanship.

Respect the carpentry.

Onward, then.

Next property's north, northeast.

The King track.

I know.

I'm gonna get you water.

Come on, keep moving.

Alby?

Alby?

Psst!

Are you okay?

I watch them in the shadows...

waiting for me to make a mistake.

But I won't make a mistake.

- Everyone makes a mistake...

- Shh!

Wait for dark.

Then leave.

You're not helping me like this.

Will you show me where you hide

in case I need to find you?

They always come looking

after you've been here.

I don't need you to come by.

But we're gonna get out of this.

You, me and Dean.

I'm gonna come for you and

we're gonna leave this place.

I promise.

Promise doesn't mean a thing.

What is it?

Vagrants. Headed for us.

How do they look?

They're in bad shape.

It's okay. They'll see Carson's been here

and they'll take off.

We'll just wait. They won't find anything.

And if they die on our doorstep?

We've got a good store of water.

You say the pump's in good shape.

Why not help them?

What if it's just another one

of Carson's traps?

We've got plenty of water.

Right?

Right.

We have the water.

I'll just give 'em a flask.

Just in case.

Not everyone's as charitable as you.

It's long gone.

We're not gonna make it

to another barn.

We won't survive the noon sun.

Oh, come on. We'll wait out the heat.

We got another farm in us yet.

Come on, all the wells

in this valley can't be dry.

Don't please.

Please, please don't, don't kill us.

We have no guns.

Only knives.

We mean you no harm.

We're just very thirsty.

Why'd Carson send you?

That liar.

We're not with Carson.

We're just...

thirsty.

Carson hit our farm some time back.

Folks thought he'd help 'em.

We're the only ones that survived.

Our well's been long dry.

And we had a good store of water

until they ran it into the ground.

We held on a week before moving on.

Every...

well we've come to

in this valley's been dry.

You done?

Here's the deal. You're gonna walk

in front of me to that tower over there.

I'm gonna pass you my flask

and when it's dry you'll move on.

You won't look back, won't come back.

So you been visited, too.

Keep moving.

Those notices they post, instructions,

they're all lies.

It's a trap.

Easy, easy, easy, easy.

Thank you.

From the bottom of our hearts.

We wouldn't a made it to another well.

How many of you are there?

I'm on my own.

Come with us, then.

Safety in numbers.

We owe you.

Trying to get to the mountains.

You've got a gun.

Improves all of our chances.

I can't.

Why not?

Looks kinda lonesome here.

Whoever you're waiting for,

they ain't comin' back.

You guys should start back on your way.

Thank you.

From all of us...

thank you.

Were they in trouble?

Thirsty people at the end.

Carson's already killed

everyone else at their farm.

We're done.

Aren't we?

We're doing fine.

No.

You've been giving me your water

for a week.

So what is it?

What is it?

The pump's dry.

How long?

Two days.

How long can we survive

on the water we have?

A week.

Maybe.

Why wouldn't you tell me?

I thought you'd be gone already.

I need to try the wreck outside

the pumping compound gates

for the missing... distributor cap.

'Cause we've tried so many.

It's too dangerous.

There's nowhere else to try.

At least we'll know.

I just don't know how

to get that close to the gates

without them spotting me.

Do they still dump their waste oil

by the fence?

Yeah.

I know how you can get close.

What's the one thing...

they fear in a world without water?

Who did this?

How did they breach the fence?

Get on out. Fan out and find out

who breached the fence.

Ridiculous!

Find them!

Come on!

Get out there!

Get the rest of the men!

What's going on?

We did it.

You did it.

Shut up.

I'll carry you the whole way if I have to.

I got it all worked out.

We can't leave just yet.

We'll be too slow over open ground.

- We'll wait till dark.

- Kendal.

We'll have the plane prepped by daylight.

You, me, Alby...

We're getting out of here.

Kendal.

The Azores.

- Beautiful, but there's no time.

- One last story.

Later.

I promise.

Here, I'll go get water, but...

drink this.

You can have as much as you want.

Didn't I say that anyone with

water to give must have a well?

Mm-hmm.

Shh.

You hid it so cleverly we had to wait

for you to get a drink.

We're very sorry

about how this turned out.

Let's end this.

There's not enough water for her, too.

When you're right...

You're right.

They're coming! Run!

Come on.

Stay quiet.

And no matter what,

don't you ever

dare come back.

I'll come back.

Dean!

Well, hello there.

We heard shots.

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