Okay-
It's going to work this time.
Here we go.
Polarity condenser's at seventy-five percent.
Close enough.
Here we go. It's going to work.
Come on.
And it overloads again.
How was the last diagnostic?
We still have a ten second targeting system delay.
Acceptable, but barely.
I'm more concerned about containment.
If that solar flare is a B Class.
We'll have to shut it down.
Great.
We have an untested system
and we're giving a personal demonstration to the President.
No pressure.
Are we ready Dr. Whitlow?
I would feel more comfortable if we had another month.
We're over budget and out of time.
This is our one last shot.
Thank you, Brian.
Good luck.
Mr. President.
Vice President, Crane.
We're looking forward to this, Brian.
Let's start the show.
Yes, sir.
Please have a seat.
Today we unveil the world's
most advanced global defense system
A space-based interceptor armed with unlimited energy.
Dr. Jane Whitlow's going to take us through a demonstration.
Thank you.
In 2010,
our High an Frequency Disrupter Program
made Incredible scientific breakthrough.
We discovered how to use high-frequency pulses
to affect the Earth's magnetosphere.
The purpose:
to eventually combat global warming by affecting weather patterns.
But the potential didn't stop there.
We also discovered we could affect the sun's magnetosphere.
And use it to harness incredible power
We will start by sending an extreme
high-frequency pulse into the sun.
How safe is this, Dr. Whitlow?
Very.
The pulse will disrupt a localized area in the sun's magnetic field,
releasing an A class solar flare with zero threat potential.
Peter, we're up.
Activating...
Five. Four. Three. Two. One.
The sun's released energy
will now be collected by our satellite
and then re-directed as a focused beam
to destroy targeted space objects.
Tracking trajectory.
Activating solar array.
We're in position.
Energy collection in
five, four, three, two, one.
We're at maximum capacity.
Containment is holding.
Mr. President,
the unlimited power of the sun has now armed
us against any oncoming threat.
Be it a rogue missile,
satellite or asteroid.
For the purpose of this test,
we've chosen
one of our decommissioned communication satellites.
Peter, fire when ready.
Target is locked.
Ion beam initialized.
Yes!!!
All right!
That's what I'm talking about.
That's the stuff!
Congratulations!
Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen
you've just witnessed the future of global defense.
I stuck my neck out to keep this lab.
I'm glad I did.
Excellent work, Dr. Whitlow.
Thank you.
Very impressive.
Thank you, very much.
We're in the clear.
Well...
we just made history.
And our next round of funding.
So, can I breathe now'?
Peter, what just happened?
Massive system failure!
The satellite's emptying it's energy banks!
Where? What's it targeting'?
The sun.
Shut it down! Now!
What the hell is going on?
Our satellite just triggered a solar storm.
HOW big?
Peter, status.
Oh hell...
looks like the first solar flare is an X class!
And how bad is an X class?
Satellites, power grids, electronics, navigation system...
they'll all be affected.
When'?
Approximately ten minutes.
- Wha...?! - You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law.
You have the right to speak to an attorney.
Hey! Easy, huh.
If you can't afford one, one will be appointed to you.
Do you understand?
Yeah, I understand.
Do you wish to call a lawyer?
You'll pay for legal fees, right?
Davis, not a half bad take down.
Houston, your pat search was terrible.
You didn't properly handcuff the felon.
So you both fail.
Failed'?
Yeah. As in you just screwed up.
Your partner makes a mistake,
you both pay the price.
So, pack up.
I want to see you both back at the academy in half an hour.
I guess if that was a real situation
you probably would have saved my life
Yeah. But I think I would have preferred a pass.
The dinosaurs were everywhere.
They roamed the land.
Flew through the air and swam in the seas.
But sixty-five million years ago
them something happened that totally killed off.
Does anyone know what caused the extinction of dinosaurs?
The ice age.
Even my baby brother knows that.
Thank you, Sam.
Extreme climate change is a possibility
But it also could have asteroids or global volcanic eruptions.
Some scientists even think the huge dinosaurs died off
because of several huge disasters combined.
So, where's the guest speaker?
He should be arriving shortly.
Peter, what's our status?
One minute to impact.
Right here is why I volunteer to do this every week.
Okay? Now, the second reason.
Exercise.
Let's pick up the pace and work those glutes!
Come on!
Watch your step.
Hey.
I was getting worried.
Well, the traffic was terrible.
I'm not that late anyway, am I?
You're ten and a half minutes late.
Ten and a half minutes.
Guys, it's my pleasure to introduce Acclaimed scientist,
Dr. Michael Ranger.
Okay-
I'm here today to talk to you about what it is that I do.
And why science is such a great profession.
Did you feel that?
Was that a tremor?
Earthquake!!
Give me your hand.
What?!
Watch it! Watch it!
Where do we go?
Everybody stay calm!
Get off the street!
Come on! Hurry. Let's go. Move!
This is what we're going to do.
We're going to exit the building nice and calmly.
Stay calm.
Exit the building.
Guys, hang on!
Breathe in through the nose,
not through the mouth. Breathe.
Call 911!!!
We'll look for survivors.
Thank you for saving my life.
That's all right.
Don't worry about it.
Are you all right?
Yeah. I'm okay.
Yeah.
Dad, I can't get a signal.
Neither can I.
That was no ordinary earthquake.
We just got hit by a solar flare.
Guys,
help me get this off him.
It was a 6.5 magnitude earthquake.
For a class X.9 solar flare,
it could have been worse.
How the hell does a solar flare cause an earthquake?
Its impact on the outer atmosphere
of had the energy of one billion megatons TNT.
It literally wobbled the Earth on its axis.
Dr. Whitlow,
what exactly have we done?
Like hurricanes we have categories for global catastrophic threats.
Category 5, global economic impact.
Six, a breakdown of infrastructure in society.
Seven, the destruction of the human race.
Eight, the destruction of the planet.
This may qualify as a category 5.
No, no.
We need time to assess this situation.
What happened here today is a matter of national security.
Mr. President,
we are the only ones who know what caused this thing.
And for the good of this country,
I believe it's important that it stay that way.
Agree.
We can't allow this government
to be undermined with an environmental scandal
when we have a population to protect.
Understood?
Alright.
I am declaring a nation-wide state of emergency
I want all planes in the US grounded,
but for military flights.
I want all military sectors on high alert.
Get me FEMA, Homeland Security.
I want the director of Central Intelligence
in the Oval Office in twenty minutes!
All right. Listen,
I'm sure everybody's family is fine.
As soon as the cell phones start working again
Karen'll call your parents and let them know you're okay.
Good?
Look. There you go.
- Hello. - Michael.
I'm trying to get through to Karen.
Is she okay?
No, no. She's fine.
Don't worry.
Please tell her I'm okay.
And we'll see her at home.
The cell signals are totally out of wack.
I think it was a solar storm that caused this.
It must be wreaking havoc on everything electronic.
Including cell signals.
Bev, what's wrong?
We just watched a passenger plane fall out of the sky.
I'm sorry.
It's a mess here.
I'm waiting for fire and rescue.
Listen Bev,
you can handle this.
Just go home.
Karen and I will meet you there as soon as we can.
Thank you, Michael.
I mean that.
All right.
Bye.
Is Mom okay?
Yeah.
She's just a little shaken up.
Okay-
Yeah. All right?
Okay-
Let's call your parents first.
All right. Go ahead.
Tell me the number.
There are wide spread communications
and power disruptions throughout the country.
Death tolls are trickling in.
At the moment it stands at 140,
but that does not include
the three passenger planes that are currently unaccounted for.
What about the rest of the world?
The solar flare struck the Northern Hemisphere.
Europe should be comparable to us.
Same with parts of Central America.
We've been in contact with Canada,
the UK and France and their damages
seem to be only to their power grids as well.
How long will this last?
This is the largest solar storm we've ever seen.
It could last a couple of days,
or it could last a week.
The region of the sun that was hit is still very volatile.
That's true,
but I think the key here is to avoid feeding panic.
We're going to have the power grids up and running
in all major cities by tonight.
Military and government communication has not been affected.
I think it's safe to say that the worst of this is behind us.
Well, at least that's something.
Let's work that into the national address.
And what if the worst isn't behind us?
Well, with all due respect,
Vice President ,Crane, it is.
My fellow Americans,
today at 10:12 am Pacific time,
the Northern Hemisphere was struck by a class X solar flare.
This unprecedented event triggered a series of global earthquakes,
disrupted our power grids,
communications and transport systems.
This solar flare is the first wave of a geomagnetic storm
that will plague our planet for the next 48 hours.
But there is no need to panic.
Our government and military infrastructures remain unaffected.
Everything is under control.
Yeah, right.
You just know when they say
that has"everything's under control"
the crap hit the fan.
Texting Tim?
When that earthquake hit,
I kept seeing his face.
If I ever lost him...
why don't you like him?
It's not that I don't like him,
it's...
look, I know it's none of my business,
but I've been doing some research.
What kind of research?
Dad, spit it out.
Statistically, 75% of marriages to police officers end in divorce.
19% in domestic violence.
Are you kidding me'?
Well, the stats don't lie.
That means you have a 6% chance at a successful marriage.
Dad, will stop with the stats?
I love Tim.
And he's the nicest,
most respectful man on the planet.
Okay. All right.
I just worry about you.
You don't need to worry.
I can take care of myself.
Are you okay?
Yeah.You?
I'm fine.
I couldn't reach your grandfather.
I'll check out back.
I'll check by the lake.
Okay. Okay.
Governor!
Governor.
Here.
Looks like you cut your head.
Why the heck do you keep calling me "Governor"?
I haven't been a governor for twenty years.
All right.
From now on, I'm going to call you Willy.
Dad!
He's up here!
In the study!
- Dad! - He's going to be all right.
Oh God.
Don't stand there gawking.
Help an old man up.
All right.
Mr. President,
Brian has got a very good reason to down play the solar storm.
It was his program that got us into this mess in the first place
and he's simply trying to protect his ass.
I'll take your opinion into consideration.
That's all I ask.
Come in.
Sir, you have a call.
It's NASA administrator.
It's urgent.
President Duncan.
When'?
Is this an isolated event?
Thank you.
We may have another situation.
The second you get back,
you send all your data to NASA.
Brian,
this is spiraling out of control.
The HFD program never should have been rushed.
It was a calculated risk meant to meet a deadline.
That's it.
A risk without proper simulations.
You forced my team to ignore protocols.
Mistakes were made.
But we've got to move forward.
We're going to fix this.
I hope we can, before more people die
Did you feel that?
We just got hit by another solar flare.
When's this going to stop?
Hi.
Jack!
I'm so glad you're home.
It's going to be okay.
What's the inside scoop, Jack?
It's a solar storm.
A bad one, but we've seen it before.
Forty-eight hours tops
and everything will be back to normal.
A solar storm that hits that hard and this fast
doesn't disappear in two days.
It's being down-played to avoid panic.
Your ex sounds like a conspiracy nut.
And you sound like a typical senator's lackey.
Well, whatever the hell is going on,
hopefully we're through the worst of it.
I'm sorry, William,
but this is just getting started.
We've got magnetic fields going haywire.
Birds are dying,
planes are falling from the sky.
Conjecture.
Jack, what I saw today was
was a terrible tragedy and a horrible coincidence.
Well, think about it Bev,
if this solar storm is as bad as Michael says it is,
why aren't there hundreds of planes dropping out of the sky?
Because right now the pockets of electromagnetic pulses are random
and dispersing quickly.
Ventually the atmosphere is going to become oversaturated.
E Affecting everything electrical.
Okay, maybe we're over-reacting.
Right now the most important thing is that we're prepared.
We need to go to town
and stockpile food and water for at least a month.
For a two day solar storm?
Seriously? Seriously.
I mean, who should we believe,
the President of the United States in consultation
with the greatest minds of the world
or one disgraced scientist?
I rest my case.
Come on, Michael.
I'll help you get those supplies.
Have fun shopping.
Jack Hillcroft.
Yes, Senator, we're back on-line.
Jack's a senator's aide.
He knows what's going on.
Yeah, well my father's a scientist
with a doctorate in solar physics.
I think he knows what he's talking about, Mom
What's going on?
This keeps getting worse.
DOD just placed us on satellite watch.
Solar flares?
They're knocking satellites out of orbit.
Fast.
Five seconds to impact.
An M class solar flare.
We might feel this one!
Great.
NASA's requesting the coordinates of any satellites at risk.
They're desperate.
How many satellites are designed to burn up completely upon re-entry'?
A few smaller models would disintegrate,
but the average communication satellite weighs five tons.
The bulk of it will stay intact.
So, almost thirty-five hundred satellites
are at risk of becoming fire balls'?!
Technically over 10,000
if you include non-operational.
Contact the space station.
Let's see what kind of information they have.
I'm on it.
What's the trajectory of that one?
It's dropping right above London.
Dr. Whitlow.
You've been updated?
Just now.
Brian,
we're about to have satellites striking populated areas.
We may have underestimated this thing.
You think we may have over-reacted just a little'?
Trust me Governor.
In a couple of days, you'll be grateful.
Hi ya, Governor!
We're making the rounds.
Checking on the neighbors after all that chaos.
Greatly appreciated, Geoffrey.
Put please, call me William.
Of course.
- Edna. - Hello.
What's with all the supplies?
Oh, best to be prepared.
That solar storm's only going to get worse.
You want to make sure you have a lot of dry goods and plenty of water.
Listen to him, Geoffrey.
The man's a scientist.
That sounds good.
We're going to check on Miss Swanson.
Let us know if she needs anything.
We're pretty well equipped.
Hey, Dr. Ranger.
Governor.
Tim.
Officer Davis.
Uh, what's all the stuff'?
Why don't you make yourself useful.
Sure.
I'm sorry I lost my cool with Michael.
That guy gets under my skin.
Jack, after what I saw today,
it put things into perspective.
You know, life's too short to be holding grudges.
You got to let it go.
I know.
You're right.
Hey, Tim.
Oh, hey.
Your folks okay?
Yeah, they're good.
Hey.
What's the matter?
I need you all to see this.
It's a clip from London.
London?
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
It was some kind of fire ball.
It totally destroyed Big Ben.
It's not a fire ball.
It's a satellite knocked out of its orbit by the solar storm.
Is this going to keep happening?
Yeah.
Why didn't they see it coming'?
They should've.
The space weather center can forecast these things days in advance.
Something's happening.
Like what?
I won't know until I analyze the solar storm data.
But right now we need to move quick.
Let's finish unloading the truck.
I'll head back to the barn,
pick up a generator and some more supplies.
I'll get my old radio out of the garage and dig out the emergency kit.
Good. We'll need it.
Jack, what do you know about
the Special Routing Arrangement Service?
SRAS'?
It's a secure government network
independent of public internet cell phones.
It's used to shield military satellites.
We're going to lose internet and cell phone service any minute.
That hardware could keep us connected.
I'll head into the office now
and sign out an access key.
I was so worried.
Me too.
You okay?
It's getting scary out there.
I'll protect you.
Tim, what are you doing?
Nothing.
I, I wasn't doing anything. Honestly.
No, I don't mean that.
I mean what are you doing right now?
What, whatever you need.
Good.
I need you to help me pick up a generator and some more supplies.
Sure. Done.
I think I've been drafted.
It's okay.
He doesn't bite.
Are you sure?
Hey! We don't have all day.
I just spoke with NASA.
Cloud-Sat and Terra just went down.
They can't get through to the space station.
Any ideas?
Try skipping the signal off a satellite in the upper orbit.
Anik E1 is still operational.
Contact with the space station coming up now.
Well, that's strange.
It's a live transmission.
That thing is the only portable High Frequency Disrupter in existence.
High Frequency Disrupter'?
It sends EHF pulses into our magnetosphere.
Why?
To manipulate the weather.
Hopefully it will reverse global warming.
Is that you?
Karen drew that when she was five years old.
Give it to me.
Thank you.
The gas cans are in the corner.
The generator's in the back.
Next to the manure bags.
Of course it is.
Mmhm.
Oh, my God.
Son of a...
ls everything okay?
My satellite picked up a high frequency post that was targeted at the sun.
It triggered the solar storm.
You have your own satellite?
Sort of.
Technically it was decommissioned.
Who would target the sun'?
This is bad.
This is really, really bad.
It originated at the HFD Facility outside of Boston.
Who else knows about this?
I'm the only civilian monitoring the EHF pulses.
This had to be the government.
They're covering it up.
Pick up, Jane.
All right. Change of plans.
Let's load up.
We're going someplace else.
To do what?
You ask a lot of questions.
I'm a cop.
You're a cadet.
Let's go.
London's a mess.
We've got the UN saying it was an isolated incident.
We now have eighteen "isolated incidents".
What about telling the truth?
Cause more mass panic?
No, thank you.
We're dealing with it.
All the satellites in lower to mid-orbit are shutting down,
including the space station.
It's the size of a football field, Brian.
That should disintegrate upon re-entry.
It was designed to de-orbit in a controlled manner
with its debris shower aimed at the ocean.
But with this compromised electromagnetic field...
it's going to hit the Earth like a nuclear blast.
Ah, Jack!
Good timing.
We lost cell phone service and our land line's down.
Karen, give this to your father.
- It's the key. - How does it work?
Plug it in to a USB port and it'll connect automatically.
Okay-
My fellow Americans,
the unexpected size and intensity of the solar storm
is disrupting lower orbital satellites.
Some are burning up as they enter the atmosphere.
Unfortunately some are making their way back to Earth
with destructive results.
Today's devastating strike on central London
has been traced to a malfunction in outer...
Ah, lost him.
I have to get back to the office.
It's chaos.
Okay-
Be careful.
I will.
Mom,
where are they?
- Can I see your ID, please. - Yeah.
I'm a civilian scientist.
Dr. Whitlow is a personal friend.
This is my associate.
I'll be right back.
Yeah.
Okay-
What am I getting myself into?
Just relax.
Dr. Whitlow was my partner when I worked in Alaska.
Wasn't that where you sabotaged your own research three years ago?
Karen must have said something about that... to me.
It was an ethical decision.
Let's just leave it at that.
Thank you.
There are no scheduled appointments with Dr. Whitlow.
What does that mean?
Please leave the premises immediately.
No. You listen to me,
that solar flare is a threat to the entire human race.
Sir, I'm not going to ask again.
Listen...
Come on, Dr. Ranger.
Let's go. Come on.
Let's go home.
Everyone's expecting us.
I can't just drive away.
I'm the guy that made the HFD program
that created this mess.
You heard what he said, they're not letting us in.
There must be another way.
If we could just get past those guards.
We'?
Yeah. I can't do this alone.
You're asking me to break the law.
I'm a police cadet.
Listen, in a few days there might not be any law.
Do you know how crazy you sound right now?
I do.
But this is getting worse.
And we've got to do something.
Now.
Come on.
That's it.
See, that wasn't hard.
'Til someone gets electrocuted.
What now?
We find Dr. Whitlow.
I can't believe I'm doing this.
You two!
Halt!
- Oh crud. - Halt!
Hold it right there!
Hands in the air! Come on!
Get down!
- Down. - Down on the ground! Come on!
We're here to see Dr. Whitlow.
On your knees. Now!
Hands behind your head.
We have eighty in-coming satellites.
I need trajectories and impact estimates.
We can't calculate that many.
Then prioritize.
Urban strike zones first.
Guesstimate if you have to!
Jane,
two intruders have been captured.
One of them is Michael Ranger.
Tell security to detain them.
I'll deal with Dr. Ranger later.
Okay-
Detain them.
Dr. Whitlow will deal with them later.
We've had reports of falling satellites
hitting Athens, Cairo, Mumbai.
And our own missiles couldn't stop
strikes on Maui and Texas.
Can anyone explain that to me'?
Anyone?
The solar storm has intensified to the point
that our military systems have been compromised, sir.
Do we get China on board?
Yes, sir.
Along with Russia, Great Britain,
France. Canada. Australia.
But their anti-missile arsenals are being affected as well.
How many satellites are going to drop on us'?
Hundreds.
We're at category six threat level.
And we can't stop these things from crashing into us?
I'm sorry, sir.
The space station,
it's started a re-entry.
Where and when?
Tracking...
Come on, Peter!
I need a location.
It's going to fall on Chicago.
I want to speak with NATO and the UN Security Council.
Brian Lee.
Put her through.
Brian,
in fifty-two minutes the space station's going to hit Chicago.
It's blast radius is going to wipe out the city.
We have to evacuate government officials.
Government officials?!
In less than an hour 2.7 million people are going to die,
Brian.
There's nothing else to do!
It's too late.
I never should have let you talk me into this.
I'm going to be charged with trespassing, breaking and entering.
I can't have a record,
they'll kick me out of the academy.
Yeah.
You'd be doing yourself a favor.
How could you say that'?
This is all I ever wanted to be.
What have I ever done to piss you off?
I don't want my daughter marrying a cop.
Why do you want to be a cop, anyway?
My dad was a police officer for thirty years.
I'll admit it was hard.
He worked long hours.
It was dangerous.
But he always had this quote he'd tell me all the time,
"All it takes for bad people to prevail is for good people to do nothing."
Even as a little kid,
I could remember my dad sticking up for the little guy.
There'll never be a big parade for him,
or the key to the city,
but he helped people anyway he could.
And that made a real difference in the world.
And I want to do the same.
That was a big one.
Thirty seconds to impact.
At 7 pm Eastern time,
a falling satellite laid waste
to several city blocks in Boston.
In comes on the heels of the biggest disaster ever to be unleashed
on American soil,
the total destruction of downtown Chicago.
Mom...
it's been four hours.
Something must have happened.
Maybe they had engine trouble.
You know, your father's truck is not exactly reliable.
He's right.
And your father drives me insane,
but he's also the most resourceful man I know.
And he's with Tim.
Those two can handle anything.
I know.
But still, I can't just wait.
You're exhausted.
Get some sleep.
We'll do shifts.
Okay-
I'll try.
I'll wake you in a few hours.
Jane.
This isn't your fault.
Oh, no.
What?
It's the sun.
You see that black patch on the sun's surface?
Yeah.
That's the sun spot we created with the ion beam.
It's now a hundred thousand kilometers from end to end.
Four times bigger than the Earth.
So what's it going to do?
Emit another X class solar flare?
No.
It's going to be a giant cloud of magnetized, radioactive particles.
The biggest coronal mass ejection we've ever seen.
Hey, grandpa.
Can I come in?
Sure.
Have a seat for a minute.
I wanted to give this to you.
Your grandmother gave me this compass
during my very first campaign.
We were still dating at the time,
but you know, Jen already had me figured out.
She told me it was a reminder to always choose the right path.
And never compromise my beliefs.
I've kept this compass with me ever since.
It's been a reminder to always follow my heart.
Because that's our true compass.
Anyhow...
I figure it's time to pass it on.
Think of it as a,
as a good luck charm
Thank you.
We'll get through this.
Okay. Try to get some sleep.
I will.
Calculating trajectory.
Direct hit on the northern hemisphere.
ETA seven hours, twenty-two minutes.
Get out that data now!
And get NASA working on impact simulations.
Well, how could this possibly be getting worse?
Forget the storm, forget the satellites.
We have a coronal mass ejection heading for Earth.
We're going to need some response scenarios for the President.
The HFD may be an option.
Peter, bring up Dr. Ranger.
Dr. Ranger?
He's already here.
I swore if that man even so much as stepped foot on a government facility,
I would have him shot.
He's still the smartest man I know.
Brian,
this CME could wipe out all life on this planet.
The brightest minds in the world
are trying to figure out how to stop it.
We do not need Michael Ranger.
Now excuse me,
but I've got to go contact the President.
Hello, Michael.
You've been busy.
Who's your friend?
My daughter's boyfriend.
Tim Davis.
What are you doing here?
What do you think I'm doing here?
It was the HFD program that created the solar flare, isn't it?
We're doing everything we can to fix it.
And how's that going?
I need your help.
Really?
You need my help.
Can you just take a look at this?
That's the largest CME ever recorded.
And it's heading straight for Earth.
That sounds bad.
Very.
The impact will be catastrophic.
All thanks to Jane and her weapon of mass destruction.
It was weapon that caused this, right?
I knew it.
You knew why I destroyed that program
and you went ahead and created a weapon.
Didn't you?!!
Are you done'?
For now.
Look, you still know more about this than anybody else!
Help me use it to stop this!
Dr. Ranger has nothing to offer us
except an admission that he destroyed an HFD facility.
Mr. Secretary, I don't like you.
I don't like what you do
and I don't like what you represent.
But Jane is right.
You need me.
So, I'm at your disposal.
Yes, you are.
Dr. Whitlow,
the President needs a briefing.
We have another option.
I'm sorry.
Me too.
Now, Dr. Whitlow.
That went well.
What do we do now?
In six hours the coronal mass ejection will reach Earth.
It will ignite parts of our atmosphere and burn off our ozone.
Unless we're deep underground we won't survive.
Mr. President,
global threat level now is at category 7,
the imminent destruction of all human life.
Oh, my God.
There may be a way to stop it before impact,
Mr. President.
A deep space military satellite with a nuclear reactor.
Heavily shielded.
We can reposition it in the path of the CME and detonate.
NASA thinks that the blast will disperse the plasma.
Brian, I'm authorizing you to make this happen now.
We'll coordinate that from here, sir.
I'll see you shortly.
Get your team to work.
NASA needs that repositioning data immediately.
Dad?
Tim?
Karen, you okay?
Yeah.
Where've you been all night?
I was locked up with your father.
What?!!!
It's a long story.
Did Jack get you that SRAS key?
Good.
Come on, we've got a lot of work to do.
Detonation in ten seconds.
'IO, 9, 8, 7, 6,
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
What's the status?
2.4% reduction in mass.
No change in trajectory.
It absorbed the blast.
There must be some other option.
I'm sorry, sir.
Nothing in the present time frame.
My fellow Americans,
our world is about to face its greatest threat.
In approximately three hours
our planet will collide with a coronal mass ejection.
Which is a massive solar cloud released by our sun.
It's impact could potentially destroy our ozone layer
leaving us vulnerable to lethal levels of UV radiation.
I want to assure each and everyone of you
that everything possible is being done to avert this disaster.
At the very best to minimize its impact.
There are measure you can take to protect yourself
during this unprecedented event.
Seek shelter in basements subways,
anywhere that's underground.
Take with you as much food and water as you possibly can.
And above all, keep your loved ones close.
We will face this threat together.
We are Americans.
We are brave.
We are strong.
And we will prevail.
God bless each and everyone of you.
And God bless these United States of America.
Thank you.
If the world's going to end, let's just do it.
Let's get married.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
Right now.
You made it.
Yeah.
I wish it could have been nicer.
I think it's beautiful.
I, Timothy Davis,
hereby take you,
Karen Ranger, for my Wife,
to have and to hold,
from this moment on,
until death do us part.
I, Karen Ranger,
hereby take you,
Timothy Davis, for my husband,
to have and to hold,
from this moment on,
'til death do us part.
Wow. We're kinda married.
Operation Haven is a top secret project,
years in the making, designed for a crisis such as this.
It's a network of underground facilities
throughout the US connected directly to the White House bunker.
Which will also serve as Haven's communication center.
There's only room for 150, 000 people.
Key government and military personnel
as well as a select group of professionals
and trades people necessary for a society to survive.
If you are in this room, you're on the list.
Gather your families. Quickly.
Beverly! Bev!
Beverly.
Pack your bags fast.
Only the essentials. We're leaving.
What do you mean, we're leaving?
Operation Haven.
What's that?
A network of government underground shelters.
I never thought I would live to see it used.
Go get Karen.
What about our neighbors and our friends?
Beverly, they're not on the list.
There's no time to discuss this!
What about Michael and Tim?!
Come on.
Karen.
Karen's gone.
We have to go look for her.
Bev, we don't have time.
She's my daughter!
I'm not leaving without her!
Go find her!
I'll stay here in case she comes back.
Forty minutes.
If we can't find her in forty minutes,
we come back here, get William, and we leave.
Jack, you find her.
You don't come back for me.
William.
You give my place to Tim. Go.
Listen, you were right about the High Frequency Disrupter.
It can stop this.
It's too late.
The facility's been shut down and evacuated.
No.
There's still a chance.
The key is to use the High Frequency Disrupter as a shield.
What are you talking about?
I've been running simulations.
The CME are negatively charged particles.
If we use the disrupter to negatively charge the Earth's magnetic field,
it'll be like two similar magnetic poles repelling one another.
The Earth can deflect it!
The HFD can't do that
with a negatively charged frequency pulse.
It's too localized.
Unless it's an uninterrupted beam.
It'll spread exponentially.
The system wasn't designed for that.
It would have to be reconfigured.
Well, I'm willing to try.
My system password is Whitlow 2464
Security code is Alpha 6832.
Got it.
Michael...
you only have two hours.
Don't worry about it.
I'll be fine.
Load up.
We're moving out.
Wait...what was that?
Tim taught me.
What?
She wanted to learn how to handle a weapon.
I don't even want to know.
Tim!
Tim, are you home?
Mr. Davis!
Mrs. Davis!
We'll try the barn.
Maybe she's with Michael.
Bev!
Do it, Jack!
What the hell was that?
I don't know.
But it's getting worse.
There's a solar flare.
That might have been an X class.
Why are we stopping?
Because I don't want my spark plugs
to get ruined by that EMP blast.
What's happening?!
Hang on!
Jack!
Bev'?
Bev. Bev. Oh, my...
I think it's over.
Yeah.
You gotta be kidding me.
The solar flare must have killed it.
We should've bought a new battery.
We'll have to jump start it.
Put it in second.
Pop the clutch.
There's one coming!
It's going to be close.
Push!
Pop the clutch!
- There's another one! - Pop the clutch! Pop the clutch!
Pop it now!
Almost!
How long has she been like this?
Maybe an hour.
We were in a car accident.
All entrants please proceed to Station A for processing.
Blast doors will close in one hour.
Pupillary dilation is normal.
There's no swelling from the injury.
Mr. Hillcroft,
do you have any more family coming'?
Mr. Hillcroft!
No. Just my wife and I.
Let's get her to the ME.
Thank you, Jane.
Come on. Come on.
Okay-
That's it.
We're in.
How much time before impact?
I don't want to know.
Forty minutes.
And hypothetically,
ten minutes to negatively charge the ionosphere.
Hypothetically
They still have one satellite connected.
It's monitoring the CME.
Headsets.
What do I do?
I want you to keep us posted on the countdown.
All right.
I'm setting the target.
Wide dispersal in the ionosphere,
1000 km, maximum intensity.
Okay-
Now, we override the safety systems.
Bypass the polarity condensers.
We'll hard wire the generators together right into the antennae array.
It'll give us one continuous negatively charged beam
instead of an oscillating pulse.
How do we hard wire the generators?
Very quickly.
All right.
Tim, grab your tool bag.
I really hope you know what you're doing.
Piece of cake.
All right, here's what we're going to do.
We passed a rack of black cables
when we were coming in.
I want you to take them
and daisy-chain each of those generators together.
Can you do that?
Daisy-chain them?
Yeah.
We're going to connect all the generators
and create one massive generator.
Got it.
Move!
Operation Haven's been completed.
This bunker is now linked with all of our other facilities.
And the CME'?
Twenty-four minutes to impact.
Seal the bunker.
How's it going?
We're attached to the array conduit.
Now we just have to hard wire the generators.
The insulation ring is stuck.
We better get it un-stuck pretty damn quick!
It won't budge.
Come on.
Dad,
you have thirty seconds before the frequency beam starts.
There's too much static!
I can't hear you!
Why's it humming?
Because it's already initiated.
It's going to release a gigawatt of power
whether we're connected to it or not!
Dad, if you can hear me,
the frequency disrupter has commenced countdown.
Ten...Nine, eight, seven, six,
five, four, three...two, one.
Dad! Dad, can you hear me?
Come on! Let's go.
Dad, say something!
Come on, go! Go! Go!
It's working.
One continuous beam.
Can the system sustain that'?
Hopefully.
Well, this it,
William, old man.
Come on.
Show me what you got.
The atmosphere is negatively charging
23%.
32%.
Please work.
Will it be enough of a shield?
It's going to be close.
Listen, you two have to get out of here.
What? Why?
The beam needs to be uninterrupted right til the end.
The impact of the CME is going to cause a reverb effect
down the beam to its source.
Dad, what are you saying?
You mean feedback?
A power surge?
It's going to destroy the array.
I'll stay here and maintain the beam,
but you two have to get out of here.
It's too dangerous.
No way in hell, am I leaving you.
We're in this together.
Karen, we gotta go.
No! I'm not leaving you!
Listen,
Karen,
I'll be right behind you.
I'll make it.
But you never make it on time!
You're always late for everything.
I will this time.
I promise.
You have to leave.
It's been an honor to serve with you, Mr. President.
It's been a pleasure to serve with you.
CME impact in five,
four, three, two, one.
Here it comes.
Jack“.
Where's Karen?
Dad!
What happened with the CME?
Solar radiation is 12%.
Penetration of the thermosphere holding at 150 kilometers.
Any causalities?
No.
The atmosphere is still intact.
Oh my, God! We survived!
We made it!
Hallelujah.
Okay-
Dad?
You're okay.
Hey. The explosion must have knocked me out.
Help me up.
Yeah.
Oh, baby...
You did it!
You saved the whole world!!
Yeah.
I kinda did, didn't I'?
My calculations worked.
I don't think the Defense Secretary's going to be too happy.
Yeah...well,
better get you home.
You're hurt.
I'm okay.
I'm so glad you're home.
You brought our baby home.
Yeah.
That's a bad cut.
What happened to your head?
We had a close call,
but we made it safe and sound.
Thank God.
You okay?
You look like you've been through the war.
Oh, it's nothing that a good hot shower can't take care of.
Dad saved the world tonight.
- Come inside for a drink. - Naw...
Let's celebrate.
Thanks. I gotta get back to the lab.
I couldn't have done it without you.
Both of you.
Thanks.
Good night.
Get some rest.
I'll bring you guys a generator.
Thanks.
Well, let's have that drink.
Yeah. Yeah.
Come on. In the house.
My fellow Americans,
we witnessed a miracle tonight.
A disaster was averted.
The coronal mass ejection which threatened our very survival
was deflected by the Earth's ionosphere.
As our sun settles,
the solar storm will diminish over the next two days.
We are safe.
The damage will be repaired.
Homes will be rebuilt.
New satellites will be launched.
Our great nation will rise again stronger than ever before.
Together, with our friends and allies
we will all face a better tomorrow.
I guess we kinda jumped the gun on getting married, huh'?
You mean how we skipped the proposal
and went straight to the wedding vows
We can slow down...
make it all official.
I would love to make it official.
Get you a proper ring.
This one's growing on me.
Hey...check it out.
Your compass has gone haywire.
That's weird.
Oh, my God.
It was you, wasn't it'?
Listen...
The calculations worked,
but when the CME was deflected it...
It compromised the integrity of the magnetosphere.
I know.
Reports have been trickling in,
but we're, we're still dealing with the effects of the storm.
We're working with 10% of our normal resources.
I'll analyze what I can on my end.
In the meantime...
Michael?
Get off me!
Michael, what's happening?
Michael?
What is this?!
Let go of me!
Where're you taking me?!!
Michael!
It's still spinning.
I don't like this.
Something's going on.
What the hell is that?
Wow. It's beautiful.
This is all wrong.
It's a huge Aurora Borealis.
Tim, this isn't over.
Mr. President...
Vice President Crane.
Today we unveil
the world's most advanced global defense system.
Peter, what just happened?
Massive system failure.
In approximately three hours our planet will collide
with a massive solar cloud released by our sun.
It's impact could potentially destroy our ozone layer.
Leaving us vulnerable to lethal levels of UV radiation.
All thanks to Jane and her weapon of mass destruction.
If the world's going to end then let's then let's just do it.
Let's get married.
Brian, we're about to have satellites striking populated areas.
It's going to hit the Earth like a nuclear blast.
We may have underestimated this thing.
Seal the bunker.
We use the destructor negatively charge the Earth's magnetic field
it'll be like two similar magnet poles repelling one another.
The Earth can deflect it!
Dad!
You saved the whole world!
Yeah.
Oh, my God! We survived!
The solar storm will diminished over the next two days.
We are safe.
Tim...
this isn't over.
Oh, my God.
In the meantime Statistically,
you run a higher risk of
breaking your hand than you do my face.
You realize that, don't you?
Dr. Ranger.
Why are you doing this to me?
You destroyed a three hundred million dollar government facility.
You're an enemy of the state.
I think destroying the HFD program was worth it.
Don't you?
I mean, after all it saved the world.
Sadly, we can't find any data to back up that assertion.
You gave me a giant headache three years ago with your little "malfunction".
It's not going to happen again.
The country's a mess
and you're living out a personal vendetta?
You need to learn to prioritize,
Mr. Secretary.
And you need to get used to your surroundings,
Dr. Ranger.
Because I have the power to detain enemy combatants indefinitely
without a trial.
My fellow Americans,
I stand before you proud
and humbled by your strength and courage.
The citizens across this great nation
rallied in the face of danger
anything we've ever seen before.
Friends,
family,
neighbors,
strangers
came together with one goal in mind.
Survival.
Sadly,
lives were lost,
homes destroyed.
But we are rebuilding as I speak.
Will it happen again?
I've been assured
that the chances of a solar storm of that magnitude happening again
are one in a trillion.
It's over.
And as promised,
refugee centers across the country are getting food,
water, shelter and medical aid.
Now,
what I need from you
I need your patience and your understanding.
You think you guys can give me some of that'?
Sure is hot out here.
Stand proud!
Wear your courage like a badge of honor.
I salute you.
God Bless!
No, no! Calm down.
Stay calm.
This is just an aftershock.
It will pass!
What can I do for you, Jane?
Brian,
why aren't you returning my phone calls?
I've been trying to get a hold of you.
I am busy.
We've all been busy.
What's on your mind?
I got a phone call from Dr. Ranger a few hours ago.
He's worried about the magnetosphere
And he's right.
It's deteriorating.
Okay-
What are we talking about here?
Short term, communication, navigational failures.
Long term, we'll bombarded by solar radiation.
You sure about this?
I am!
And, and there's something else, when I was on the phone with him,
I heard somebody attacking him.
I think he's been abducted.
He's been taken under custody.
What?!!
He destroyed a government facility.
Jane, he's an enemy of the state.
He saved the world last night!
We have no proof of that.
We got lucky!
No way in hell did we get lucky!
And you know it!
Brian, we need his expertise.
Where is he?!!
I don't trust him.
So I am keeping him somewhere where I can watch over him.
Yes?
Oh, no.
Has the Vice President been told'?
No, no.
I'll do it.
What?
There's been an accident.
President Duncan has been killed.
It's hotter than hell out here.
It's beyond hot.
Maybe this'll help.
Glad we moved the cars into the shade.
Yeah.
Anything?
Nothing. He's not answering.
Maybe the remnants of the solar storm.
I don't think so.
I'm getting through, he's just not picking up.
This isn't like Dad.
I'm sure he's fine.
Probably just cooped up in his barn.
No. Somethings wrong.
I'm going over there.
I'm coming with you.
I'll come.
Thank you, Grandpa,
but we'll take the motorbike, it's quicker.
Alright.
Call us when you get there.
We will.
What's all this about, Brian'?
Alice...
What? What is it?
President Duncan is dead.
How?
There was a localized tremor at the speech today.
He was killed by falling debris ten minutes ago.
Notify the Chief Justice and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Dad!
Dad, you in here?
Looks like there was a struggle.
I don't understand.
There's a lot of foot marks.
Must have been a few of them.
Dad's phone.
Check who he called last.
Jane Whitlow.
I'm calling her.
Michael!
No, it's Karen,
Michael Ranger's daughter.
Is this Dr. Whitlow?
Yes, it is, but I, I can barely hear you.
I'm calling about my dad.
He's missing.
I'm in his lab.
It looks like there was a struggle.
I think I know where he is.
I do solemnly swear
that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States.
And will, to the best of my ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Madam President.
Thank you.
Congratulations, Madam President.
Thanks, very much.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
President Crane.
The country needs a strong Vice President.
As the new commander-in-chief,
you should issue an executive order appointing somebody immediately.
I've already talked to Governor Maxwell of Michigan.
Madam President congratulations.
Thanks so much.
Thank you.
I'm not in the mood for entertaining.
So, unless you've come to offer up an apology,
or set me free,
I've got nothing to say to you.
Seems like your little stunt with the high frequency disrupter's
causing the Earth's magnetosphere to deteriorate.
The CME caused that.
The frequency disrupter saved the planet.
All you did was postpone the inevitable.
What's this?
We are running out of time.
So, let's just get to the point.
The Earth is heating up.
And our scientists can't agree on a reason why.
Well, it's possible that when the coronal mass ejection was deflected,
it stalled the core's rotation.
Look, there's a lot of energy down there.
The Earth's core could be overheating.
So, if we can restart the core,
we can reverse the deterioration of the magnetosphere?
That's what I'm saying.
How do we restart the core?
Let me out of here and I'll show you.
No, no, no, no, no.
I need you right here.
Listen, I have no intention of helping you.
Oh, yes, you do.
Because you are not the kind of man
who's going to stand by while everybody else dies.
While his own daughter dies.
Don't you dare touch her.
Read the file.
I'll be back.
Meteorologists are issuing extreme weather alerts.
The temperature is climbing to record highs
with little relief in sight.
Are you telling me that we just barely escaped one disaster
only to be threatened with another?
Yes, Madam President.
Except this time it's not the sun.
This time it's the Earth itself.
We confirmed this morning that the deterioration of our magnetosphere
is being directly caused by stoppage of the Earth's core.
And without that iron core spinning,
the magnetic field around the Earth can't sustain itself.
Dr. Whitlow...
Hologram up.
Along with the magnetic field issues.
The red sections are warmer plumes rising directly
from the Earth's core causing a global heatwave.
And how will this affect us?
In the next twenty-four hours
heat related illnesses will increase a hundred fold.
Fire storms, glacial melting
and volcanic eruptions will become rampant.
We'll have seven, maybe eight days,
until the Earth becomes uninhabitable.
We'll have multiple response scenarios ready within the hour.
Are we still in contact with Europe?
Partial.
Most countries are still recovering from the solar storm.
Well, the rest of the world should know about this.
Still no reception?
No.
Where's Karen?
Somewhere out there, looking for her father.
What's going on?
Why don't you tell me?
So you could do what, Jack?
Go and find her'?
Bring her safely home?
Pretend that your step-daughter means something to you?
Hey! Don't say that.
You know I love Karen.
Then why did you leave her?
I didn't leave her!
We couldn't find her.
You made a choice, Jack.
You left Karen to die.
You left my father to die.
Beverly, you were unconscious.
You needed medical attention.
No! I needed to get yourself to Haven.
Karen means everything to me.
She is my flesh and blood.
She is, she is my baby.
How could you do that to them'?
How could you'?
Seven more hours to Virginia.
I hope Dr. Whitlow knows what she's doing.
She gave us the key card.
I trust her.
It's the Secretary of Defense I'm worried about.
You think he's behind my dad's disappearance?
When we were in the HFD facility,
it was pretty obvious he hates your father.
Dad was always so busy.
When I was twelve
he finally found the time to take us camping.
Turns out it was a trip to Alaska
to collect data on the Aurora Borealis.
Mom was so mad.
It was more like a science expedition than a vacation.
I bet he put you to work.
Yeah, that's my dad.
Instead of Barbies for my birthday
I think he figured if I was busy enough,
it'd keep me out of trouble.
I always managed to freak him out, though.
On that camping trip, I climbed a tree
trying to get this photo of the Aurora Borealis over the valley.
Ten feet off the ground and he treats it
like I'm dangling over the edge of a live volcano.
After three nights of everyone getting on each other's nerves,
we finally saw this amazingly intense display.
It was cool,
but it wasn't like this.
Look out!
Hang on!
Step on it, Karen!
I am stepping on it!
Dr. Jane Whitlow,
I'm here to retrieve the information Dr. Ranger prepared
for the Defense Secretary.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
We can't do that without authorization.
Do you see the likeness?
Yes, ma'am.
Do you see the security code clearance?
Yes, ma'am.
Open the door, soldier.
I'm losing my patience.
Oh, my God, Michael.
What happened?
Courtesy of the Department of Defense.
Brian did this?
He's out of control.
Listen, where am I?
Beneath the Pentagon.
I'm going to get you out of here.
Yeah, well, good luck with that.
Listen, I think I found a way to reboot the Earth's core.
Zapolyarniy, Russia.
The Kola Super Deep Borehole.
The race to the center of the earth.
Exactly.
In 1994
the Russians stopped drilling at 12 thousand meters
because it was too hot to proceed.
Exactly. But was it'?
They went further?
It's the deepest man-made hole on Earth.
If we could stick a nuclear bomb and the bottom of that hole,
the electromagnetic pulse could kick-start the core.
- How big a blast? - A big one.
- Have you ever heard of an MK80? - No.
Well, it's the world's largest nuclear bomb.
It's never been tested, for obvious reasons.
Are you sure this is going to work?
Right now, it's all I got.
Thank you.
Jane,
thank me when it works.
I'm ready to leave.
Madam President,
you have not been in office for more than twenty-four hours
and already you are placing strain on our relationship with your demands.
What I am asking for Mr. President,
is simply your cooperation.
There will be no cooperation.
Detonating what you admit is the world's most powerful nuclear weapon
on Russian soil is not going to happen.
The detonation will happen
at the bottom of the Kola Super-Deep Borehole, Mr. President.
Russian lives will not be in danger.
So you say.
I still have no proof that this will fix the core problem.
Let me be clear, Mr. President,
while we argue the world is dying.
Every option must be explored,
every attempt must be made.
And that includes sending the MK80 down the Kola Borehole.
This will be done with or without your support, Mr. President.
You have five minutes to respond.
You better be right about this.
I'm worried about Karen, Dad.
I still can't get through to her.
She's with Tim.
She's fine.
It's the second time she's taken off to find him.
It always happens.
Michael sticks his neck out not realizing he's sticking her neck out too.
She adores him.
Yeah, I know.
At least I know Michael would do
whatever it takes to protect us.
So would Jack.
I don't know, Dad.
Not after Operation Haven.
The heat!
She passed out.
Dad! Help here!
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. Edna.
Edna, easy, easy, easy.
Easy now.
It's okay.
Okay. In you go.
Let's get her to the couch.
Okay. Okay.
Here we go.
I've got her.
Blood
Got her, Dad?
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Okay. Down she goes. All right?
I'll get water and the first aid kit.
Jesus, Geoffrey okay.
All right.
Over here, over here.
Sit yourself down.
Okay-
Didn't know where else to go, Governor.
Oh, you came to the right place.
Please, call me William.
Madam President.
Vice President Maxwell.
We're ready for you.
Have the Russians been cooperative?
Very.
Excellent diplomacy skills, I must say.
The Russians have just launched the cruise missile.
Tens seconds to impact.
Five. Four, three, two, one.
Dr. Whitlow,
did it work?
No change in the core.
The borehole wasn't deep enough.
Due to the overheating core, sixty-four percent of the planet is all ready
at Death Valley temperatures.
We're at a Category 8 threat level.
If it doesn't start spinning in the next two to three days,
the planet will be torn apart by the building pressure.
With all due respect, there are several top scientists
who disagree with Dr. Whitlow's assessments.
Both the time-line and this theoretical pressure build-up.
What? This is the first time I hear about this.
Because you're not in the loop.
I'm sorry, Madam President,
but this entire presentation is premature.
Brian, you can't deny what's happening out there.
We need consensus and we need it now.
You don't think we should go public?
Absolutely not!
Look, look what happened with the CME.
The more we kept that thing under wraps,
the more infrastructure we were able to maintain.
We cannot implement a prevention scenario
in the middle of a global panic!
The problem is, we do not have another prevention scenario.
Madam President,
the video conference with NATO is in five minutes.
Thank you.
Madam...Madam President
we are working with the brain trusts
of China, the UK and Canada.
There will be options.
We only need one, Brian.
One that works.
We can't have anymore mistakes.
We need to talk.
I visited Michael in his cell, Brian.
You weren't authorized.
He's been beaten.
He's a rogue.
He's dangerous, Jane!
But I admit that his research could be useful.
Of course it's useful!
He's a brilliant scientist
who could be working alongside the smartest minds in the country.
You have to stop this!
Perhaps I made this personal.
Yeah.
That's exactly what you did.
Release him, Brian.
Latest sonograms are in.
What's the pressure around the core?
About 450 gigapascals.
It's exactly what we estimated.
Distribute this immediately.
Dr.Whitlow?
How can I help you?
I have orders to escort you from this facility.
Your services are no longer required.
Excuse me?!
There must be some mistake.
No, ma'am.
These orders came straight from the Pentagon.
Of course they did.
What's going on?
I stepped on the wrong toes.
Peter, you're in charge now.
Continue with our work.
But what about you?
I'm not giving up.
Damn it!
Are you sure this is where she said?
Yeah. This is it.
Still no signal.
The lightning is getting worse.
It's the electrical build-up from the deteriorating magnetosphere.
You made good time.
Had a good reason.
You said you know where my father is.
Michael's being kept in a holding cell in at the Pentagon.
Secretary of Defense.
Yeah.
So, how do we get him out?
I'm going to forge a release order from the White House.
Back up a minute, Dr. Whitlow.
We're going to bust Dr. Ranger out of the Pentagon?!
Yeah.
That's exactly what we're going to do.
Come on.
Release order for Dr. Ranger.
One moment, please.
Excuse me, who are you calling?
My supervisor.
That's not necessary.
It'll just take a moment, ma'am.
I'm calling to confirm a release order for Dr. Ranger.
Don't move!
You won't get away with this.
If we don't,
we're all going to die soon anyhow.
Key card.
Karen!
Dad!
Are you okay?
What are you guys doing here?
We're getting you out of here.
The research, grab what you can.
Let's go!
Come on.
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
Run!
Freeze!
Drop it!
Now!
Good.
Now kick it over to me.
Looks like we've got ourselves a little jail break.
Please, you have to let us go.
There's too much at stake.
She's right.
Afterall, we're talking about saving the human race.
It's not my call.
I'm going to need you to follow.
Dad!
Thanks for busting me out of there.
I couldn't leave you.
Why'd you do it, Jane?
After I left,
why did you rebuild our HFD program with him'?
Truth?
I sold out.
You were manipulated.
No.
No, I was selfish.
Brian offered me my own program.
Fifty times the budget.
No more working off my laptop.
No more waiting for government hand-outs.
I convinced myself
that building Brian's weapon was better than building nothing.
Well,
there's still time to change your path.
Yeah.
But the path I chose cost me my partner.
And my friend.
I'm so sorry, Michael.
I'm sorry for everything.
Where're we going, anyway?
My grandfather's cabin.
They won't find us.
Pause it.
Find them, Carver.
No mistakes.
This is really starting to scare the crap out of me.
Dad, what's causing this?
When the CME hit it
overloaded the Earth's magnetic field with ionized particles.
And that caused the Earth's core to stall.
That's really bad, isn't it?
Yeah.
Cause it's not sustaining the magnetosphere anymore.
What's a magnetosphere?
It means it's going to get hot really fast.
The earth's going to start opening up.
Volcanic eruptions, boiling oceans
the end of life as we know it.
Thanks for painting such a rosy picture.
That's why we have to re-start the core.
Come on, let's get to work.
There's a bed upstairs Karen & I can share.
That works for me.
Tim & I will bunk down here.
Won't we, Tim?
- Yes, sir. - Yeah.
There's a generator in the storage beside the driveway.
Okay. Well, Tim and I will get it started.
No, wait...
This is nicely familiar.
Yes, it is.
Well, we should get to work.
- Yes, we should. - Yeah...
I hope my mom's okay.
I wish I could call her.
I'm sure she's fine.
Nothing's fine, Tim.
The human race could be extinct in a few days.
I can't even comprehend that.
We're talking about our entire existence.
Unless my dad and Dr. Whitlow come up with a master plan,
it all ends.
Don't say that.
But it's the truth.
No more dysfunctional family dinners.
Or star gazing off your roof,
or road trips,
or just dreaming of a future with you.
It's over.
We're done.
Listen,
this is a nightmare,
but we're together.
I'm with my fiance.
If the world were to end right now,
there's no place I'd rather be.
What do you think's keeping them so long?
- Maybe I should... - No...you shouldn't.
Well, what would you do?
Nothing.
Are you having trouble letting go?
It's just that
when she was born she had a high fever.
Before I could even hold her
they took her to the ICU.
And for a week all
I could do was stare at my baby through a sheet of glass.
When they finally let me hold her,
I looked at her big beautiful eyes
and I swore to myself
that I would never let anything happen to her again.
You know she'll always be your daughter.
Yeah...that doesn't make it any easier.
Due to the Earth's damaged magnetosphere,
cell phone, internet and power disruptions,
along with the global Aurora Borealis will continue over the coming days.
There is still no official explanation for the mysterious heatwave
that has resulted in thousands of deaths across the US.
The nation-wide state of emergency continues as temperatures reach
a staggering 122 degrees Fahrenheit, 50 degrees Celsius.
Countries world-wide are also reporting
massive causalities as temperatures continue.
On the ground!
Do it! Now!
Who are you?
Bev, just don't talk.
These four fugitives are suspected terrorists.
Have you seen them'?
Oh my, God. Karen...
Have you seen them!
Hey, we're American civilians!
Get that gun out of my wife's face!
Jack!
Easy! Easy!
Listen to me!
We haven't seen Karen and Tim since this morning.
They went looking for Michael.
Sir, if you are caught harboring
or aiding these fugitives in anyway,
you will be prosecuted.
Do you understand that?
Yes.
Sweep the area.
Go guys.
Vibration.
- Vibration? - Vibration.
- The Earth's core is nickel and iron alloy. - Yeah.
One high frequency pulse targeted at the core would create ripples
that would vibrate through the nickel and iron,
creating a chain reaction until,
until the whole core is vibrating with energy.
A high frequency pulse that would jump start the Earth's core.
Exactly.
We just need an EHF pulse
that matches the core's resonant frequency.
I have an HFD prototype.
You have a prototype?!
When I realized the DOD was taking over our program
I made copies of all our research.
You continued with our work?
Of course I did.
I didn't become a scientist
because I wanted to build weapons.
I wanted to do things for the betterment of humanity.
So did you.
Yeah.
I miss working with you, Michael.
I miss working with you, Jane.
You stayed true to yourself.
Yeah.
A lot of good that's done me.
We should work.
Yeah.
The answer may be the replication of the Coronal Mass Ejection impact
on the magnetosphere.
A shock stopped the Earth's core,
it's conceivable an identical shock could start it.
How?
We calculated the necessary blast.
It requires simultaneous detonation of forty neutron bombs
in the magnetosphere.
What about the fallout?
Significant.
Both from neutron activation and from the fission primaries
in the missiles themselves.
Begin your simulations immediately.
Sir,
Dr. Whitlow has accessed the SRAS system
using her old access key.
We've tracked her
to a remote forest location in West Virginia.
Send in your best team.
Carver...
shoot to kill.
Yes, sir.
Dad was right.
There's geothermal activity under this lake.
What does that mean exactly?
My best guess, gases are leaking up from the fault line
and super heating the water.
That was a guess?
That was my first term paper on lake formation.
Jane and Dad need to see this.
Wait.
Do you hear that?
Come on.
Let's go.
Soldiers!
We gotta move!
- How many? - We saw four up on the main road.
Hold!
This feels like an earthquake.
Jane“.
Jane.
She's breathing.
Outside. Quickly.
Get in the car!
Hundreds have been reported dead from the Iron Wood Mountain eruption
which has destroyed much of Monterey, Virginia.
In Japan, Italy and Mexico,
there have been dozens of volcanic eruptions.
The death tolls are in the tens of thousands.
Exactly what Dr. Whitlow predicted.
Pressure build up from the core.
Where is she'?
Why isn't she here?
She's feared among the dead on Monterey.
Madam President?
And what are we hearing from the Chinese Academy of Sciences?
Nothing solid.
And Russia?
Same.
But our scientists are working on
a possible solution to restarting the core.
It involves fortifying the atmosphere with neutron detonations.
I want to see a report as soon as possible.
Dr. Whitlow estimated that we would have between two,
possibly three days to solve this...
And I believe her.
Everyone's dismissed.
Thank you, Madam.
Brian,
what um, what was Dr. Whitlow doing in southwest Virginia?
Visiting a family cabin.
She needed a break.
The world's falling apart and she takes a break?
Frankly ma'am, she was falling apart.
She blamed herself for this crisis.
You don't seem too upset.
Excuse me?
Well, you and Dr. Whitlow have been working together for quite sometime.
She might be dead
and that doesn't bother you.
I would never let my personal grief
interfere with my duty to this country.
Indeed.
Don't let me keep you.
Do you believe him?
I wish I could, Madam President.
I know.
Here we are in the middle of a global crisis
and we have a Secretary of Defense who cannot be trusted.
It could be the pressure cap.
If it's leaking,
that would explain the cooling system malfunction light.
Aren't you a little car mechanic.
Get me a water bottle out of the trunk.
Oh, and duct tape from the tool bag.
Don't move.
Cw!
A volcanic ash plume continues to grow above Iron Wood Mountain
after a devastating volcanic eruption.
Communities within a hundred mile radius
are advised to evacuate immediately.
Repeat,
communities within a hundred mile radius of Iron Wood are advised...
Those soldiers...
I think they were Black Ops.
They must have tracked us
when we used my old access card.
So no more SRAS.
How's the engine?
We'll get a few more miles.
Don't push it though.
Let's go.
Bev'?
Hon?
What are you doing out here?
It's too hot.
I couldn't take being inside anymore.
It felt like the walls were closing in on me.
Your mother loved this view.
She used to come here when she needed to think.
I do too.
Dad, Karen is out there.
I know.
And she's coming home.
Any moment now,
her and Michael and Tim will drive up.
Preferably with some new high-tech cooling contraption.
Everyone will be safe under one roof.
Do you really think so, Dad'?
I do.
And you and Jack,
you two will work it out.
He had to make a tough decision.
Come on back inside. Hm?
I could use your help.
Let's just...let's just stay out a little longer.
Okay?
Okay-
One, two, three, go...
Thanks.
Guys, I want you to drink this water. All right'?
Thank you.
How's Edna?
She's going to be okay.
Jack's taking good care of her.
I have been worried sick about you!
Where have you been?
Dad was kidnapped by the Defense Secretary.
What?!
We broke him out of the Pentagon.
You broke him out'?
Listen, you can't stay.
They're looking for you.
Soldiers were already here.
I'm not staying.
I'm just picking up some supplies.
Yeah. We just needed to know you were okay.
Okay-
I think we should all hear this.
A giant fissure,
ten miles long and hundreds of miles deep has opened
outside of Springfield, Massachusetts.
This is the latest in a recent global epidemic of heatwaves,
earthquakes and volcanic eruption.
Although there's been no official government statement,
the scientific community has linked this growing disaster
to the CME strike of three days ago.
There is a growing speculation
that the strike stalled the Earth's core.
And these disasters will worsen over the coming days.
World panic...
According to my predictions,
it's not a matter of days.
We have less than twenty-four hours.
Til what?
Til the heat and the pressure build-up tear apart the planet.
Here comes another one.
Looting and violence is rampant in all urban centers.
With compromised communications
and nation-wide blackouts,
there is no clear death toll.
But observers speculate it may be in the hundreds of thousands.
I think the fissure in Springfield could work.
Is it deep enough?
It could be,
if I build the right delivery system.
I'm trying to wrap my head around this.
You're going to send a frequency pulse to the center of the earth
using your HFD thingy?
That's right.
A frequency pulse that matches the resonance of the earth's core.
You lost me.
The same way
an opera signer can shatter a wine glass with a high note.
When the pulse hits the surface of the core,
the same kind of thing will happen.
There will be a vibration, big enough to jump-start the core.
Does your prototype actually work?
Basically.
Basically?
Well, it needs a few adjustments.
But we're still going to have to figure out
how to get it to Springfield.
I know a place you can get a flatbed truck.
As a reminder, you're all fugitives.
Can I get a pen, paper and envelope?
Yeah.
You have a White House clearance, right?
Yeah.
Okay-
You're going to hand deliver this to the President.
Are you kidding me'?
No.
She needs to know we have a plan to start the core.
Jack,
you need to do this.
Okay-
I'll do what I can,
but how am I going to get there in time?
It's an eight hour drive.
I could pull a few strings.
I've got a friend who owns a Cessna.
What about the Black Ops?
They're still after us.
I got an idea.
SRAS is back on-line.
We're locked.
Let's go.
There is only a 13% chance that this will work,
Brian.
And the nuclear fallout will wipe out half the population of the United States
I think I know the circumstances.
This is an acceptable risk.
Killing a hundred and fifty million people
is not acceptable under any circumstances.
We need more options.
There are no more options, Alice!
Look, we can't save everybody.
Sometimes people have to die for the greater good.
This is one of those times.
No. No. I do not believe that!
I will not give up.
And wait for what?!
Wait for time to run out
and then everybody dies!
You're gambling with the fate of the entire planet!
Dr. Whitlow said we had two to three days
before things became irreversible!
And if she is wrong,
then we would have stood by and done nothing!!
You have to make a decision right now!
I just did!
We're not doing it.
Dad!
Where're you going?
I'm leaving.
And...you're not coming with me.
What do you mean, I'm not coming?
I want you to stay here with your mother.
She's safe here.
You need me.
It's too dangerous.
I, I could never live with myself if something happened to you.
You'd still be locked up if it wasn't for me.
The world's at stake
and you can't do it alone.
You can't protect me for ever.
Yes. I can.
I know you love me.
And I know you'll always be there for me,
but if you fail,
there will be no more world to live in.
Please, Dad.
Get out of the car!
Hands up where I can see 'em.
Step aside.
Step aside!
She's a decoy.
Global reports of volcanic eruptions and heatwaves
continue to grow along with civil unrest in all urban centers.
We will keep...
We lost the signal.
I think I prefer not hearing it.
How much further to the truck depot?
Another five minutes.
This is real bad.
And it's only going to get worse.
Michael...
I see it.
Now!
It's a trap!
Get out of the car!
Come on. Give me that!
Open the door!
Go around the other side!
Open that door! Hey!
' She's got a gun! - Got a gun!
Back up!
Let's get out of here!
Get in the car.
The global temperature is rising 50% faster
than we previously estimated.
But it may not be the heat that kills us.
The pressure from the stalled core...
It keeps building.
Since this morning
There've been three hundred and forty-five new volcanic eruptions.
Fissures are now being reported on every continent.
The earth is breaking apart.
How long do we have?
Well, the reports are conflicting.
I mean, it's impossible to say.
Well, unless there's a miracle,
we're going to have to implement Brian's plan.
I'll make that call within the hour.
Miracles do happen.
Yes, they do,
but I'd rather the fate of the world didn't hang on that possibility.
Let's use the crane to get that satellite dish off.
How much time do you think the decoys bought us?
Not much.
Let's get busy.
Wow. You actually do work here.
Yeah. I enjoy the privacy.
It works.
It just needs a little love.
You can access the high frequency generator from here.
Okay-
You think he could have found a easier place to mount this.
Michael!
What the hell was that?!
It's a build-up of steam pressure.
The aquifers beneath out feet are heating up.
If it's happening here,
it's happening everywhere.
All right. Let's get back to work.
We've got a lot to do.
This is Secretary of Defense.
ID 5443275.
Launch Operation Phoenix.
Sir,
this wing is off limits.
Listen to me,
it's of the utmost importance that this letter is given to the President.
The survival of the planet depends on it.
I'm sorry, sir.
All correspondence must go through the appropriate channels.
There's no time.
She has to read this.
I understand that,
but the fact remains...
Just take me to the President!
Sir!
We need to escort you from the facility.
Okay. I'm sorry.
I'll contact her office.
- Halt! - Madam President!
Hold it right there!
I have a letter from Dr. Jane Whitlow!
She knows how to restart the core!
I want to hear what he has to say.
Dr. Whitlow is dead.
What are you talking about?
She's alive, Madam President.
Please, read the letter.
Let him go.
And get me the Secretary of Defense immediately!
Thank you.
Okay. EHF pulse is calibrated.
How're those polarity condensers?
I've got it set at 75%,
but that's when the system overloads.
No. You're holding it too long.
For comparable polarity condensers,
patch a pulse directly into the wave harmonizer.
That's a great idea. Alright.
I think that any other adjustments we can make at the fissure.
Yeah.
Everyone out of the house!
Are we still on track, Dr. Winters?
It's risky.
The latest simulation calculated
less than 6% success rate.
Will the President be joining us for the launch?
Sorry, Dr., but we're on our own.
Seal the bunker, please.
Mr. Secretary,
we may have a possible lead.
So what do you think?
It's pretty damn deep.
Don't get too close.
It seems pretty solid.
Until the next tremor.
Hey, do you have to do that?
Considering we're going to park a flatbed truck next to it,
yes.
Okay. Come on.
We only have a couple of hours.
Geoffrey?
Over here.
Dad.
Geoffrey.
Oh, how bad?
Feels like my ribs are broken.
Oh, God.
Let's get this off him.
Okay-
Careful there.
Okay-
All right. Okay, Geoffrey.
Let's have a look.
Beverly, go get the first aid kit.
Okay-
Thanks...Governor.
You're welcome.
The bunker's in full lock-down.
There's no way in.
He's gone rogue.
He's going to try the neutron strike on our magnetosphere.
But he can't.
He doesn't have control of Missile Command.
Contact General Stinson immediately.
General, key in authentication code Alpha
...4335358.
Thank you, General.
You've done your country a great service today.
Done.
In ten minutes we launch a wave of neutron missiles.
Mr. Secretary,
has the President authorized this?
Let me make my position perfectly clear to you.
Dr. Winters,
I'm the Secretary of Defense.
I have a sworn duty to protect
and defend the United States of America.
We're on the brink of global annihilation
with a president who can't make the right decisions.
She gave me no choice.
All right, take it up!
You're almost there!
We're fully extended.
You know, we're only going to get one shot at this.
Two minutes to impulse release!
Sir, all launch sites are now on-line.
Awaiting your order.
Proceed with the launch.
They found us!
Forty-five seconds!
Hold them off, Tim!
I'm trying!
Thirty seconds!
Everybody down!
Down on the ground!
Yeah, floor!
- Get down! - Let's go!
Move!
Secure!
It's malfunctioning!
The pulse hasn't released.
- Michael! - Dad!
I'm okay.
Listen, you need to connect the power relay to release the pulse.
Okay-
Get it right or you'll fry the whole machine.
Remember the connections are color-coded.
Make sure it's still powering up.
Okay-
Karen!!
Watch out!
It's starting to overload! Hurry!
It's powered up, do it, now!
What's the status?
Three seconds to pulse!
We're back on-line!
Get off of me!
Get off!
I'm doing the right thing here!
- Status? - Get off!
Status!
Um...thirty seconds to launch.
We are patched straight into Missile Command.
Type in this abort code!
054-523-87.
Damn it, Alice!
Let it launch!
Launch has been aborted.
You've just signed a death warrant for the entire human race.
Get him out of here.
I just...l just pray to God
it was the right decision.
You did.
Madam President?
Reports are coming in from China, Russia, Germany...
the Earth's core.
It appears to be spinning again.
It's spinning.
She did it.
Dr. Whitlow did it!
Oh, my God!
You hear that?
It's quiet.
And that's not all.
We saved the world today.
What a beautiful day.
Today marks the end of a global catastrophe.
It is a day to be thankful,
because it has created a bond that transcends borders, religion and race.
We are citizens of humanity
and today we have prevailed.
Can I get everyone's attention, please?
I would like to officially announce our engagement.
Dr. Ranger,
I love your daughter very much.
And I promise to be a good husband.
Do you, now?
Beverly,
what do you think about this engagement?
I think Karen and Tim know exactly what they're doing.
I'm all for it.
Jack?
If he makes Karen happy,
that's all that matters.
Governor?
I like the boy.
You have anything else to say?
I want to be a police officer, Dr. Ranger.
And a good one.
I just hope you can see past that
and see me for who I really am.
Karen...
you have grown up to be a beautiful and remarkable young woman.
These past three days,
you have definitely proven
that you can take care of yourself.
It would be my honor
to have you as my son-in-law.
Thanks, Dad.
Well, propose a toast.
To Karen and Tim.
Cheers.
It really is a beautiful world we live in, isn't it?
Yes. It is.
I am so honored to have met you, Michael.
And eternally grateful for what you and Jane have done.
We're just a couple of scientists, you know.
We had nothing to lose.
You're too modest.
You overcame incredible odds
with unparalleled ingenuity and determination.
Yes, I read the report.
And Michael,
there's a senior position open for you.
To help run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Your expertise on climate change
would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Madam President.
It's the least we could do.
See you soon.
I thought you were going to ask for a new barn,
or a new truck.
I should have asked for a new barn.
Or that flatbed truck.
I really liked that flatbed truck.
Anything else you forgot?
Mmm...l could have asked for a boat.
We could go fishing.
Do you like fishing?
No.
How about a house?
You know, to get you out of that trailer.
I like my trailer.
Really?
Really.
I have everything I need.
Right here.