The Nest Page #4

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Hello, Hauser?

... five o'clock tomorrow morning.

Right, 5 AM.

Listen, can-- can you hear me?

This line is going.

[buzzing]

[broken dialog]

...you understand?

[Elias] Hauser,

if l can't evacuate everyone...

Listen, listen to me, Hauser,

if l can't get everyone off the island,

we will turn on the lighthouse beam.

Confirm!

...do not spray

if lighthouse lit up.

Yes, if the helicopters

see a beam from the lighthouse,

then don't spray!

You've got it?

[buzzing]

Ow!

[screaming]

No, l cannot change a hundred.

[''La Cucaracha''plays on juke box]

God!

Dessert, anybody?

Refill on that coffee, sir?

What are you staring at?

No, lady, yourtime is up.

l'm going to evacuate the island.

They're spraying at 5 AM.

The roaches are immune to Retenone.

Spray if you want, Elias.

But the results,

when the eggs hatch,

will be a species of roaches

that no known chemical can kill.

What do you m-- l saw them die!

Yes, but their eggs

became immunized.

The lighthouse.

The lighthouse, light the light.

They won't spray

if they see the beam.

Quaint, Elias.

Elias... don't do anything else.

[Homer] Right, it's party time, bugs.

And l'm makin' the cocktails.

And l'm gonna give you

the good sh*t.

There we go.

l killed your father,

l killed your grandfather.

Now, by God,

l'm gonna kill you.

Eh?

[zapping]

[whispers]

Damn!

Hubbard, where's the beam?

Dad, what's going on

on this island?

You go upstairs and pack.

Right now.

l've gotta know what the hell's

going on on this island?

Hubbard!

Dad?

Come in, this is Richard.

Come in, this is Richard.

Millie.

Millie?

Millie?

Mil.

Where the--

Oh, oh, Jesus!

Lillian?

[whispers]

Oh.

Lillian...

sleep in peace.

l'm sorry, baby.

[yells]

Sheriff, sheriff, they killed Jake.

They blew--

they blew up my house.

The roaches did it,

they're everywhere.

The whole town's dead, Sheriff.

Lillian's dead.

Oh, God.

What are we gonna do,

sheriff, huh?

What are we gonna do?

[Dr. Hubbard] Elias, there's

a malfunction in the lighthouse beam.

Elias, come in.

l repeat, there's a malfunction

in the lighthouse beam.

Elias, come in.

Damn it, Elias!

Beth, l loved your mother,

you've got to knowthat.

l know that, Dad.

l know you did.

Dad,

what are you running from?

lt's a mistake.

lt wasn't supposed to hurt the island,

it was just supposed to help.

lt was supposed to help everyone.

What was?

l wish you were a man.

Since you're not,

why are the roaches killing people

and how do we stop them?

You can put that gun away, sheriff.

lt was a normal lntec research study.

lt took a turn

that l didn't anticipate.

l was trying to find

an alternative to the pesticides.

But over time, roaches become

immune to the spraying.

She's right about that, sheriff.

So, you invented something.

A roach that eats other roaches.

Then it was supposed to die out

after one generation.

lt just kept getting hungrier.

See, their molecular structures

are starting to evolve.

Each host becomes a new species

with the ability to act together.

They're starting to develop

real social instincts.

lt's quite lovely, actually.

Gee, are you trying to say

they're becoming intelligent?

Possibly.

- Or--

- Orthere's a queen.

Which means there's a nest.

Homer P. Birum,

lndependent Pest Control Agent.

Why experiment here?

Because if l let them test here,

they would invest in the island.

Beth, look, don't look

at me like that.

l wasn't-- l wasn't starting

World War lll, for God's sake.

That wasn't a nuclear plant.

This was supposed to be

a boon to mankind.

lt was a chance to rid

the world of a pest,

an ancient, ancient--

You've done to North Port

what you did to my mother.

You destroyed them both.

[lights buzz]

Oh, my God.

Now, let me get this right--

lntec's gonna spray the island

in a couple hours

unless the lighthouse is lit.

And if they do spray,

the bugs are dead,

but so are we.

You're saying

that the unhatched roaches,

which Beth saw in the nest,

will not only survive the spraying,

but be immune to the only spray

that works on it now?.

- Great.

- Great.

Let's light this candle.

[motor starts]

Come on.

[buzzing]

[buzzing]

They're here.

l got it, Dad!

[buzzing]

l'm gonna call Richard.

Richard Tarbell, Richard Tar--

sheriff Tarbell,

come in, please.

This is an emergency.

Sheriff Tarbell, come in, please!

Yes, what is it?

Gimme Tarbell.

l'd like to do that, Elias,

but it's very important

that we get the light on.

...the hell do you think

you're doing?

We need some help here,

get me Tarbell!

Fire extinguishers--

CO2 freezes the roaches.

Oh!

Okay, try that.

[buzzes]

Whoop!

Turn it off, okay.

Just keep tryin'.

l'm gonna check in with Beth.

l just spoke to Elias on the radio.

He and Elizabeth are just fine.

And she says that she loves you,

and that they're counting on you.

And we're running out of time, Pal.

Hey, this ain't no toaster, sheriff.

Okay, okay, okay, that's it.

Give it a go.

[buzzes]

Whoops.

Dad?

Wait, wait!

The rug, Dad, the rug!

There's another extinguisher

in the cabinet, get it!

- Caught.

-All right.

Ow, sh*t.

Get away!

- Too many of them.

- Dad, let me help you.

Get back, get out,

get the hell out!

Get out!

Save yourself.

Dad!

Open up!

No!

No, Dad!

Hubbard, l said throw

the circuit breaker!

Maybe she got lost.

[crash]

[yelling]

[groan]

Hubbard?

Sh-hhh.

Meow.

[purring]

[whispering]

lt's still here.

[purring]

[screeching]

[purring]

[screeching]

Homer, go upstairs

and get my gun.

- Uh.

- No, don't kill it.

What do you want me to do,

make friends with it, doctor?

Homer?

That's incredible,

it's a hybrid of a hybrid.

Whatever they ingest,

they become.

Homer?

[growls]

Homer, when l count to three,

go upstairs and get the gun.

l'll keep it occupied.

- Ready?

- No.

One,

two,

three!

Dr. Hubbard, extinguisher!

[screeching]

Hubbard!

Spray it!

[crying]

[cries]

[yells]

No bug too big, huh?

[sighs]

[buzzing]

[gasps]

Ow!

Never changes.

Yourface has no emotion.

l could be dyin'.

lt wouldn't make any difference.

Perhaps we'll get

the chance to find out.

[clunk]

Hey, hey!

Four o'clock,

beat the choppers by an hour.

[Richard] All right, Hubbard,

time to show us your God damn nest.

[Richard on radio]

Elizabeth, Elias, come in.

Elizabeth?

Elizabeth, Elias, come in, please.

- Richard?

- Elizabeth, Elias, come in.

Richard... l'm here.

Beth... is that you?

[Beth] Yes, please come in.

You're breaking up, Beth.

Switch to channel two.

Can you hear me better?

Beth, are you all right?

Richard, my dad's dead.

l'm sorry, Beth.

Are you safe?

Yes.

Richard, l need you.

You sure you're safe?

Roaches are gone?

Beth, confirm, please.

[whispering]

Beth.

Dad.

Oh, my God.

No, don't!

No!

[yells]

[screams]

Elizabeth, can you hear me?

Uh-oh.

Hey, sheriff.

Lighthouse is out.

Sh*t!

Wait, Homer, Homer,

l want you to go to the lighthouse.

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