The Thinning Page #3

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(dinging)

- Time's up, tablets down,

test is over.

(electronic pinging)

(dramatic music)

(typing and electronic pinging)

- If I call your name,

I want you to stand up

and follow the leader.

We're gonna play a song

while we grade the test.

("My Country, 'Tis of Thee")

My country 'tis of thee

Sweet land of liberty

- Kevin Barrow.

Of thee I see.

Land where my fathers died

Land of the pilgrims' pride

- Nicole Chung.

Of every mountainside

- No, no!

Let freedom ring

- [Voiceover] Marissa Gomez.

- [Marissa] Get off me.

My native country, thee

- Nathan Hill.

Land of the noble free

Thy name I love

I love thy rocks and rills

Thy woods and templed hills

- Mark Salazar.

- [Voiceover] Come with me.

Like that above

- Sarah Foster.

- No, no, no!

No, no, please no, don't, no!

- Congratulations, the

rest of you passed.

- And lastly.

- Laina Michaels.

(anxious, pulsating music)

- What?

- [Voiceover] Come on,

it's time to go.

(heavy breathing)

- [Teacher] Class dismissed.

(anxious, pulsating music)

- Is he safe?

- [Voiceover] The

transfer is complete.

Everything is in

order, governor.

- Mason, I appreciate

your discretion.

- [Mason] As always, I

need the word from you

to make it official.

Are we approved to

commence the thinning.

- You are approved.

- [Voiceover] Yes, sir.

- Good.

- Good, are you ready?

- Time to sell the dream.

(clapping and applause)

(electronic pinging)

- Officer, wait,

I'm Kendra Birch,

I'm Laina's teacher.

Laina's the best

student I've ever had.

I'm finding it very

difficult to believe

that she failed the exam.

Maybe there was a

problem with her tablet?

Do something, please?

Make it right.

(beeping)

- [Officer] Chang, there's a

teacher in the west corridor

who thinks there's a mistake

with a student's test.

Please advise.

- [Voiceover] What's

the name of the student?

- Michaels, Laina Michaels.

- [Officer] Look up, Michaels.

First name, Laina.

- [Voiceover] There's

no mistake, proceed,

and don't hold up

the line again.

- No, I can't.

(shushing)

- There's always a chance.

Get the hell out of here.

- [Voiceover]

Let's go, move out.

(fast-paced electronica music)

- Hey, congratulations,

you made it!

Frank Halloran, EG Electric.

Aren't you Governor

Redding's son?

I'd like to talk to

you about your future.

Hey, Clare!

(fast-paced electronica music)

- Come on.

Thata boy.

Thata boy, Kellan.

(uptempo rock music)

(applause)

- When my grandfather

started at Server Global,

he only worked with

people he could trust.

And I can tell you, today,

that he would trust no

one more than my friend

and the leader of the

great state of Texas,

Governor Dean Redding!

(applause and cheering)

- Thank you, Georgina.

Thank you.

Thank you, thank you.

What a great day in Texas!

(cheering)

Being governor of this great

state for the past six years,

we've accomplished some

pretty incredible things.

We balanced the budget.

We even had a little bit

of change left to spare.

(cheering)

We cracked down on crime by 26%,

and above all,

we are number one in education

in the entire United

States of America.

(cheering and applause)

- [Voiceover] Move

down the line.

Move down the line.

- [Governor] Our

world is crowded.

We had to look facts

square in the eye.

- You must be really proud.

- [Governor] And make some

hard decisions.

We had to collectively decide,

what kind of world do

we want to live in?

25 years ago, America

was in trouble.

(intense, suspenseful music)

- [Voiceover] Prepare

for decontamination.

Remove all clothing.

- There are those that say

the thinning is barbaric.

Well, I ask you, is it barbaric

to be leading in innovation?

(cheering and applause)

Is it barbaric to

be the number one

most informed and

educated population

in 196 countries?

(mixed cheering and booing)

Is it barbaric to be the best?

(booing)

If you don't work,

if you don't support

our great society,

then you are living

off the system.

That is a parasite.

And do you know what

we do with parasites?

We wash them out.

(intense, dramatic music)

Today's average student

is yesterday's valedictorian.

Tell that to Vermont.

Tell that to Oregon.

(cheering)

We introduced competition

in the classroom

and the results

speak for themselves.

(cheering and applause)

- [Voiceover] Put these on now.

- Our great country

has many challenges still ahead.

And with your help,

we can take the good

things we've done in Texas

and lead the rest of America

into an even greater tomorrow.

(applause)

(grunting)

- [Blake] Sir, please, help me.

- [Officer] You know, you

shouldn't be in the hallway.

(grunting)

(thudding)

(dramatic music)

(smacking)

(grunting)

(intense, dramatic music)

(upbeat rock music)

(typing)

(electronic pinging)

(suspenseful music)

(upbeat rock music)

(beeping)

- This hour,

this minute,

this moment.

(typing)

(clanking)

(heavy breathing)

I have looked inside myself

and in front of the people

of the great state of Texas.

(buzzing)

(crying)

- [Woman] No, no!

- I came here to

declare my candidacy

for president of the

United States of America.

(applause and cheering)

(grunting)

(buzzing)

(music stops)

(buzzing)

(buzzing)

(buzzing)

- [Voiceover] Stay in your seat.

(grunting)

- [Voiceover] Hey,

back to the chair.

- [Voiceover] Remain seated.

- [Voiceover] Sit down!

No!

(thudding and grunting)

Get down!

- [Voiceover] Hey you, sit down!

Now!

- [Voiceover] Get

them in control!

(anxious, pulsating music)

(grunting)

(electronic pinging)

(hitting keys on keyboard)

- System is down,

commence containment mode.

Send Victor Woods directly

to the control room.

We need a full patch of

the electrical system.

- [Voiceover] Copy that.

(gasping)

(murmuring)

- [Voiceover] Victor Woods,

report to the control room.

- [Voiceover] Everybody

stand back, stand back.

- Uh, Victor Woods, thanks.

- [Voiceover] We've had

a minor power outage.

Nobody leave this room

until further notice.

(thudding and clanking)

(door shutting)

- What are they doing

out of the chairs?

- [Voiceover] Some of

the restraints shorted

during the power outage.

But we got it under control.

- Have you done a head count?

- [Officer] Sir,

the door's locked.

There's no way they could have.

- This isn't a discussion.

When's the power back?

Power's about 30 away.

The cameras are gonna

need a separate patch.

- Just get it done.

(electronic pinging)

- [Voiceover] Hey!

What are you doing down here?

- It's about time.

I called for you 10 minutes ago.

- [Voiceover] What?

- I'm Miss Birch.

I teach 10th to 12th grade.

- [Voiceover] Wait,

why are you wearing...

- I just saw a student

go down that stairwell.

(grunting)

(thudding)

(electronic powering up)

(locker clanking)

(grunting and thudding)

(grunting and thudding)

(electronic pinging

and murmuring)

- What's the count?

- [Officer] There's

one unaccounted for.

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