[ up-tempo music plays ]
[ sirens blaring ]
[ narrator ] The world has beenravaged
by an unpredictable virus.
Life as we know it came to a halt.
Scientists have been working around the clock
without any success.
Then the storms began.
Weather around the world deteriorated.
Hurricanes, flooding, tornados, fires.
Civilization was falling apart.
[ honking ]
But the blizzards wreaked the most havoc.
Ice storms wiped out cities and farmland,
and show no signs of slowing down.
Climatologists are working tirelessly
to find out what's causing these ice storms
and how they can stop them.
I'm freezing my ass off!
Hey, you want some, kid?
Keep you nice and toasty.
Not if it's that Irish stuff you gave me last night.
Bites like a dog.
That's how you can tell it's good.
All right.
Let's get out of here and run some tests, okay?
Are you sure these are the...
Same coordinates as last year, huh?
GPS says...
90 degrees North, 135 West.
Last year there was, uh...
8325 feet above sea level.
It's about the same place.
Yeah, well, it's 4,200 now.
That's quite a change.
Yeah.
I believe in some wiggle room, but that's a sea change.
It's calving.
A little calving.
Uh, what...
Oh, come on, Joe.
What are we supposed to do when that starts happening
closer to camp?
You know the drill. We grab everything.
Grab the snowmobiles, get to safety, call Evac.
Hey, the samples are showing. Come take a look.
It says 0 PSU.
0% saltwater. That can't be right.
Last year, it was 30 PSU and that was normal.
But this is an enormous change.
Haven't seen anything quite like it.
Okay. How is that much freshwater intermixing
with saltwater so quickly?
Freshwater coming off glaciers
might be saturating the Arctic Ocean.
I mean, maybe it has something to do with those hikers that...
What?
Yeah. Remember, they set all those massive fires
by MacKenzie River.
If all those trees burned down,
then there were tributaries that were made.
And it would be more freshwater running off
into the Arctic Ocean.
That's possible.
It's a possibility.
But the numbers are just too big, staggeringly big.
Okay. Here's what we know.
Freshwater is less stable than saltwater, right?
Yeah.
And along with the influx in glacier melts,
the freshwater from the new tributaries
could be sending an unprecedented amount
of freshwater into the ocean.
Right.
Reggie, a massive polar vortex could form.
I mean, we could see flooding of biblical levels,
and in worst case scenarios, another Ice Age.
Mm, you're talking about the, uh...
Younger Dryas, huh?
The what?
They don't teach that to your kids anymore in school?
Okay, old-timer. Just tell me.
Wow, I'm so nice to you, too.
The Younger Dryas, okay.
13,000 years ago, for 1,200 years,
there was a mini Ice Age, okay?
The glaciers were saturating the Atlantic Ocean.
It wasn't man-made, of course,
but this time, I'm afraid we are the culprits.
What are you saying?
That this is causing all the ice storms?
I'm saying that we're entering a new Ice Age.
The glaciers are calving right next to camp!
We gotta get out of here!
Okay, go! Go, go, go!
The data's not uploaded yet!
I said get out of here!
I'm not leaving here without this data!
Oh my God. Reggie...
Get out of here right now!
Shit! Shit!
Damn it, I said move!
Okay, I'm moving!
-Move! -Okay!
[ rumbling ]
Joe!
Reggie, no!
Joe, I'm gonna save you!
Reggie, no! Save yourself!
Joe, no!
No!
Chamomile tea with a squirt of honey
and black coffee for Loren.
I forgot to mention the honey.
You think we'd forget your tea order?
[ chuckles ]
Got the news feed up?
Mmm, yeah. They're still just talking about the ice.
Honestly, it's nice to have the focus shift away
from the virus for a minute.
To be fair, these places have never seen snow,
let alone full-blown ice storms.
I know.
There's got to be more to it than just the polar vortex.
You know, thanks to climate change,
all that rapid glacier melt could be wreaking havoc
on the ecosystem and causing this weather.
What?
I took some climate and weather courses en route to my PhD.
Like diseases, weather patterns behave can change in an instant.
The storms have covered all of the southern United States
and Mexico in nearly a foot of ice.
And Central America is seeing our fair share
of ice storms as well.
Reggie, come in. This is Loren. Over.
Yes?
Do you want some coffee?
Not now.
Reggie? Joe? This is not funny anymore.
Over.
What is this cure waiting on?
It works. It's safe.
We've run multiple studies.
I was the guinea pig and it worked perfectly!
What more do we need to do to get this thing out there?
You know the FDA.
They're a bunch of bureaucrats who would rather wait until
every little thing is locked
than take this thing public right away.
There are thousands dead already.
We need this cure approved yesterday!
[ sighs ]
I have half a mind to walk right into their offices...
I mean, you are going to the U.S. today.
You could just do that.
Oh, no. That was today?
I need to call my sister.
Thousands of sea creatures are now washing ashore
all over the world.
There seems to be no physical injuries
or any sign of trauma in any of these animals.
But experts are investigating each incident.
Scientists believe this is climate-related only.
We'll keep you updated as we learn more...
I just received some data from an old friend
stationed at the North Pole.
Check your inbox.
Jill, I especially need you to take a look at this.
I think we can use your weather expertise
to verify the conclusion my friend is making
and what that means for protecting our vaccine.
0 PSU?
4,200 meters above sea level?
This is impossible.
I've been trying to contact my friend to confirm
that this was not a mistake, but he's not responding.
We talk occasionally,
but I don't usually get data like this from him.
NOAA should have a weather simulator
that I used when I was a student.
We should plug this into that and find out what it means.
Good, good, good. Come on.
Okay.
Some scientists are calling this an extinction level event.
We'll have our science panel in the studio when we return.
Jill? You're the weather expert here.
At least the closest we've got.
Do you mind getting us up to speed?
Of course. Um...
Just give me a second.
What are we looking at here?
Hey, Sis! Lemme guess, your flight's delayed too?
I think that's one of the seven signs of the apocalypse.
-Am I right? -No. Um, I'm sorry.
I'm actually not gonna be able to make it home.
Jill, you promised!
You were just barely able to get one of
the last socially distanced flights here for the holidays.
[ sighs ]
Something really big has come up.
We may actually be on to something here.
You know, this is a really important week for Mike.
He just got engaged. You haven't even met Andrea yet.
Family's more important now than ever.
Yeah, I know, which is why I can't leave!
My colleagues and I are so close to a major breakthrough
in this biggest health crisis in modern history!
[ sighs ] Now we have these crazy ice storms
that don't seem to be going anywhere.
And the best way I know how to take care of my family
is to make sure the cure is successful.
I understand.
Do you want me to say anything to Mike
when I pick up him and Andrea?
Just that I love him
and I hope I can see you guys soon.
I love you.
Stay safe.
Love you.
46... 45.
This is us.
Hold on sir.
Let me help you with that.
Thank you.
Hello, folks. This is your captain speaking.
There may be another delay in our departure.
But we're going to see what we can do to get us up
in the air as quickly as possible.
So make yourself comfortable
and I will keep everyone updated
once there is more information.
Just when I thought we couldn't get delayed any longer.
Think this is a sign we should just
cancel the whole engagement?
Looks like you're not getting out that easy.
Okay, folks, we have clearance for takeoff.
Our flight attendants will now walk down the aisle
to make sure your seats are in the upright position
and tray tables are put away.
Please stow away all of your small electronic devices
and place your phones on airplane mode.
Once we reach an altitude of 10,000 feet,
you'll be instructed to turn them if you wish to do.
I'm gonna get the Wi-Fi, so do you need to check anything?
Just let me know.
You know you can just download music onto your phone, right?
You don't have to stream everything.
But how am I gonna know what I want to listen to
on any given flight?
Music majors, ugh.
No...
Okay, what have we got?
No, no, no, no, no.
What is it?
It's major seismic activity
at both the North and South Poles at the same time?
That doesn't make any sense!
There's not even a major fault line by either Pole.
What could cause seismic activity of that kind
that registers on the Richter Scale?
Glaciers.
They're breaking apart.
What does that mean?
It means that Reggie was right.
If the weather is going to get worse.
We need to start to figure out an action plan
to protect this cure.
REGGIE: Loren? Come in, Loren.
Reggie! I can hear you! Over!
My research partner is dead.
What happened?
The glacier completely fell apart.
Felt like an earthquake or something.
The station survived somehow.
I tried calling the local emergency line,
but couldn't get through.
Did you get the data we sent?
We did. Is it true?
What does it mean? Are we in trouble?
The fires were just what was needed to create
a tipping point that's wreaking havoc
on the ecosystem and our climate, okay?
The glacier melt was only a part of it.
But thanks to the fires, we may see something
on a massive scale, and soon.
That would actually make the storms make sense.
Saltwater can't freeze and that consistency
is what prevents a polar vortex
from causing another Ice Age.
But you replace that with massive amounts of freshwater...
That would explain the sea creature die-offs.
They wouldn't be able to handle
the freshwater influx, not at that level.
Okay.
Let's just say all that data is correct.
What happens next?
This.
The storm gets worse.
Covers pretty much everything in ice.
Temperatures plummet to record lows worldwide...
and then...
It stops.
Wait.
What is that?
If my prediction is correct,
that is the single worst polar vortex storm system imaginable.
Temperatures starting at minus 50 Celsius
and only get colder from there.
An ice storm will circle the globe,
freezing everything that isn't insulated in.
Everyone on the outside will die.
Wait. What is this here?
It's a wall of ice.
The first storm is basically just a foreshock.
The second...
it's coming after the first, maybe two hours later.
It looks like it's gonna be 100 degrees colder
than the first wave.
It's going to destroy everything in its path:
infrastructure, survivors from the first wave.
At these temperatures it won't dissipate like the first.
Look, I know it doesn't make sense,
but I'll verify every decimal.
It's all accurate.
There's an ice storm heading your way and it looks bad.
It might already be on its way over to Greenland.
You guys need to start thinking about protecting that cure.
If humanity is gonna have any chance of a future,
then the cure must remain intact or else any survivors
of this ice storm will just die from the disease, all right?
So protect it.
By my estimate, you'll have about 24 hours to evacuate.
Did you get this data over to Washington?
I have to restore power to my computer
and secure network first.
As of right now, I'm protected
in the eye of the storm, so to speak, so...
I'm glad to hear you're still safe, Reggie.
You just worry about getting yourself back here safe.
Thanks, Loren, I'm calling a rescue chopper
and getting out of here ASAP.
Okay. Good luck.
-Over and out. -Over and out.
What do we do with the cure?
There's a safe zone.
What?
A safe zone, just shy of the equator.
There's roughly 100 miles either way of the equator
all the way around that the polar vortex can't reach
due to the northern and southern rotation
of the Coriolis Effect.
Rerun the sim.
Account for fluctuations or margins of error
in the program itself.
I know this program!
It hasn't been wrong before, it won't be wrong now!
We need to get people heading that way now.
We can't have the entire population of the world
migrate to such a small area during a pandemic.
We have the cure right here!
But it has not been approved.
We don't even know if it will work on a massive scale.
It works. We know it works.
We have run every test.
We've done everything right.
We know this will work!
If we don't act now, humanity will die!
Contact the government, give them the data
and convince them to start evacuations.
Escaping is just half the problem.
If we concentrate those survivors at the equator
without a cure, it's only a matter of time
before the virus eradicates the entire population!
We have just 24 hours, less for people closest to the Poles.
I'm going home.
What? No, you can't just give up!
I've not seen my wife in months.
I'm getting on the first plane back to her
before they cancel them all.
And then she and I will decide what to do
with the time we have left.
And just what are we supposed to do?
I don't know.
Play chess? Watch a movie? Screw?
Whatever you want, really.
I just won't be a part of it.
I wish you the best of luck, whatever you decide to do.
And for what it's worth, you guys were the best team
I ever had the pleasure to work with.
Here, for when things get bad.
They're already bad.
Then for when they get worse.
And they will.
Jill...
The U.S. government is now leading an effort to mobilize
search and rescue teams to evacuate people
from the path of the storm.
Okay, good.
At least the government's on the same page.
Let's get packing.
REGGIE: Emergency Services?
This is EC. Go ahead.
Yeah. This is Reggie Blanc.
I'm at 90 degrees North, 130 West.
I need Evac now. Over.
ARES?
Anyone?
Over.
Hey, babe?
I think we're landing.
We shouldn't be, not for another hour.
What's going on?
I think it's just a precaution.
Flight attendants, please be seated.
[ crying ]
Jill?
[ knocking ]
Jill? Everything okay?
I'm fine. You can come in.
Is everything okay?
Are you leaving, too?
No.
No family, not even a dog.
I wouldn't worry about him.
He's gonna be all right.
Yeah, well...
Looks like it's just you and me, pal.
What do we do now?
Ecuador.
-Ecuador? -Yeah.
Why Ecuador?
It's in the safe zone.
Plus, there's an American embassy in Quito.
We can meet up with scientists
and start producing the cure before it's too late.
I like the sound of that.
But we're gonna need a ton of good karma to make it there.
Even if we're going 75 miles an hour, it's a 30-hour drive.
Not to mention how shitty the roads were before the ice.
I know where we can start.
JILL: Reggie? Come in, Reggie.
Hey, it's Reggie.
Who's this?
Loren?
Uh, he wanted to spend time with his wife.
He always had his priorities, huh?
[ chuckles ]
Yeah. So it's just me and Oscar now.
I'm Jill.
We are headed with the cure
down to the American Embassy in Ecuador.
Anything I can do?
Well, if you've got something strong to drink,
I suggest starting there.
[ laughs ]
I got my old standby, Irish Whisky,
the best disinfectant money can buy.
You know, you wanna get rid of something, drink that.
Um, we're finding a route down to Quito.
But there's a chance that the storms might block access
to the Poles making GPS inaccessible.
You could help us out a little bit if you...
If I can get my computer back up,
I can lock on to your phone signal.
I'll keep an eye on you guys, okay?
Make sure you're on the right path at least
until the ice wall hits the Poles.
And I'll keep you posted on where the storm is.
Perfect, Reggie.
You're welcome and, trust me,
I'll have that drink the second I find the bottle, okay?
[ chuckles ] Cheers, mate.
Cheers. Over and out.
Over and out, Jill. Thank you.
Whoa!
[ panting ]
All set. You got the cure?
All tucked away.
All right.
Let's go.
Hello?
Where are you?
Almost at the airport.
Then we're heading south just like the Emergency Service said.
Don't wait! You need to get to Ecuador now!
Ecuador? What? Why?
A wall of ice is going to completely freeze the planet
in 24 hours except for 100 miles around the equator.
There's a massive ice storm ahead of it,
so you need to go.
I need to wait for Mike.
Sara, listen to me!
We're driving to the American Embassy in Quito.
You need to meet us there in less than 24 hours!
It's your only chance to be safe from the storm!
I can't leave Mike behind.
They should be landing any minute now.
Do you know where his plane is?
There hasn't been an update.
Pick him up, then hurry!
I love you.
Love you, too.
Hey, Mike, I'm almost there!
-Sara, the plane's going down! -What?
We can't hear the engines. I think we're losing altitude!
Is there any shrapnel in the fuselage?
What?
Did anything fly from the engine
and puncture the fuselage?
Um, maybe! I don't know!
If there's any shrapnel on the side of the plane,
you may be losing pressure which means you'll most likely crash.
I don't know!
But there's ice on the wing and on the engine!
Okay.
Then your plane probably just lost some power in steering,
which is bad.
But, hopefully, your pilot still has enough control
to keep the plane level.
How far are you from the exit row?
Sara, we're not jumping out of the plane!
Mike, I was trained on how to survive crashes
while I was in the Navy. I know what I'm talking about.
Okay.
How far are you from the exit row?
Um, maybe like five or six rows.
Which is it? Five or six?
-Five. -Five. We're five rows away.
Five. Okay, good.
You'll need to remember that in case there's smoke
after the crash and you can't see the exit signs.
Are you in the middle, aisle or window seat?
We're in the middle, but there's no one in the other.
The plane's really empty.
Good. Now ping me your GPS location.
I'll come find you and I will get you out of there
as fast as I can.
Got it. I'm on my way.
Okay.
Thank you, Sara.
I love you.
I love you, too.
We can survive this.
You're right.
It's freakin' cold out there.
Do you really think we can make it
all the way from here to Ecuador?
What choice do we have?
The longer we sit here and talk about how we're gonna die,
more likely we are.
Yeah.
Earth's about to turn into ice planet Hoth.
-I love you! -I love you!
Heh, batteries.
I need batteries. That's for sure.
Oh, wire.
I need copper wire.
I should have paid attention in shop class.
Wait a second. I'm not as dumb as I think I am.
Perfect. That should do it.
GPS says they're at Bracken Cave, about an hour from here.
I'm sure police and fire are already there.
Does he have "Find My Phone" turned on?
You could at least find out where he is.
He doesn't have his phone on, period.
Just... he better be okay.
He will be. Just get there.
-I love you. -I love you, too.
All right, Mike, I'm coming for you.
Mm.
Mike?
We have to get out of here.
Uh...
Right.
Let's...
Oh, no.
It's freezing.
Where is everyone?
[ Mike groans ]
You okay?
I think... I think my hand's broken.
Ooh, ow. Ah.
My sister said we need to go.
So let's...
[ groans ]
Are you okay?
I don't think so.
There were others, but they left...
-without me. -Come on.
[ gasps ]
[ groans ]
Is there an emergency kit somewhere?
I have to stop this bleeding.
Okay.
[ gasps ]
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
[ groans ]
Okay, here. Better?
A little.
Don't worry. I'll get us out of here.
Help is on the way.
Try not to move, okay?
Uh-huh.
No.
I thought you said the others left.
That was a while ago.
The ice must have blocked...
Frozen over the exit.
Andrea? This really hurts.
I can't breathe too well.
Oh! Oh!
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
You may have some internal bleeding.
All right.
This will help prevent you from going into shock,
keep you nice and warm.
But your hand, I'm going to have to wrap it for now.
Try not to move it, okay?
Think I'll be able to play piano again?
Let's worry about getting out of here first.
Then we'll get you back to playing the piano for me.
Okay?
How we looking so far?
We have to pick up the pace.
The roads are iced over.
If we crash and the vial containing the cure
gets damaged or broken, we're done for.
-Oh! -My God!
Ah!
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
Hey, you've reached the voicemail of Mike.
Please leave a message.
Doesn't mean anything.
I'm freezing.
No service.
Looks like we can't call for help.
There has to be something in here we can use
to get through the ice.
That must be them.
I can't get a read on where we are.
Okay, hold on.
Reggie?
Reggie, do you copy? Over.
Copy. What is it, Jill? Over.
Are you able to track the storm?
Hang on.
It's about halfway through Alaska and the territories.
And it's coming right toward you.
It's in Canada now, so it's moving your way.
We're starting to lose GPS already.
Do you have a lock on us yet?
Just about.
With the power down, I've had to resort to using
a trick from my old hacker days.
So you've locked onto her cell location
and using its motion sensors to track where we're at?
Yeah, exactly. How do you know that?
I've dabbled in some light hacking.
Nothing major.
But, yeah, you should know where we're at now.
In about three miles, there should be
a fork in the road, okay?
Now you take a right and that should get you
back on the track, okay? You got me?
Three miles, take a right.
Copy that.
Uh, Reggie?
What if I can't turn right?
You have to go right, okay?
Left takes you up a mountain without an easy exit.
You have to go to the top,
then work your way down the other side.
I'd really advise against it.
Go right.
We have to go left. There's no other choice.
Sorry, Reggie. We have to go left. Over.
My only advice then would be to
take it as fast as you can to make up time. Over.
Roger that. Over and out.
We're taking the mountain pass.
Mike?
Andrea?
Mike?
Andrea?
Still nothing?
I feel like we're grave-robbing.
I know... it's weird.
But this is survival.
Come on!
This is perfect.
[ grunts ]
So be honest.
Do you think I'll be able to play again?
I'm more worried about infection
or internal bleeding.
But if I had to guess,
I'd say you'll be serenading us in just a few weeks.
[ grunting ]
[ humming ]
You remember the first night we met?
How could I forget?
[ grunting ]
A girlfriend of mine asked if I wanted to go see a concert
and I thought...
she meant a band or a DJ set.
I didn't know she meant a piano recital.
Hey, it was standing room only.
You're lucky you got in.
[ chuckles ]
You played Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2.
One of my favorites.
And now it's one of mine.
Mike?
Andrea?
God, they should be here.
Should be here. Damn it!
Is that Chopin?
Mike!
Mike? Mike!
Sara?
Yeah? Where are you?
We're here!
The plane broke in half. We're under some... like ice!
Mike's hurt!
Okay, I'm getting you out!
We're almost out of here.
[ grunts ]
I... I don't think I can go on.
No...
Andrea, I...
Let's...
Let's get out of here.
I'm coming for you! I'm almost there!
Don't worry, I got it.
[ groans ]
Guys, this digging is taking way too long!
Do you have anything in there that can help you get out?
Uh...
No. There's nothing.
Stand back.
Mike, stop!
[ grunts ]
What were you thinking?
You could have punctured your lung!
We have to get out of here.
[ grunts ]
Mike, oh!
I can't believe I found you!
Andrea! Andrea! Oh!
It's so nice to finally meet you.
You, too.
We have to get out of here.
Okay. But we need to hurry anyways.
I'll explain everything in the car.
Okay.
We're almost back on schedule. You're doing pretty good time.
Help me look for anything that might be ice.
We can't afford to spin out up here.
Oh, no.
Jill!
It's in Seattle now!
You need to move faster.
You need to move faster if you want to beat that wall of ice!
We have to get you in Tribuga
in less than four hours to keep pace!
I'll try, but I don't wanna push it.
We can't afford to have an accident up here.
Oh! Hold on!
[ gasps ]
Oh...
[ screams ]
Jill!
Jill?
Jill!
Oscar?
Hey, Oscar? Oscar.
Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, Oscar, wake up!
Oscar, open your eyes!
I'm cold.
Hey, you okay?
Okay.
Oh, no, no, no! No, no...
Damn it!
We have to find another car.
Otherwise, we're gonna freeze to death.
Jill, the cure, the cure, the cure, the cure!
[ sighs ]
Um...
Let's get moving.
[ grunts ]
Jill, Oscar.
Come on, come on.
Move.
Don't be dead. Come on, one of you guys move.
Move!
Oh, thank God, thank God.
A truck!
Phew.
Okay.
You okay?
Here, let's get you inside, okay?
Come on.
It's too cold out here.
[ door opens ]
Here we go.
[ speaks Spanish ]
Okay, okay.
Don't come any closer!
We don't have anything of value! We're infected!
Look, we were just in an accident.
My friend's really hurt!
Try the hospital a few miles down the road,
but you can't stay here.
Look, we're from the HHS Lab.
We have a cure for the virus.
We have to get to Ecuador immediately
or else everyone who survives the evacuations
is gonna be dead in a matter of months!
How do I know you're telling the truth?
I got it, I got it, I got it.
Here.
We have the cure, sir.
Well, you can't come in the house!
But you can bring your friend around to the workshop.
I'll go get the first aid kit.
Thank you.
Okay, here, let's go.
Okay, take him right over to the table.
Can you hop up?
Hop on up.
Where are you cut, son?
Oh, this shouldn't be too much trouble.
Why don't you lie down right here for me, all right?
Okay.
My wife was a vet by trade
and I used to assist her from time to time.
[ screams ]
You said your wife was a vet?
Yep. Horses, primarily.
Moved down here years ago
when the area was in need of a livestock vet.
Was a match made in heaven.
She could fix up any of my horses,
and she always gave me a pretty good discount.
One more, son.
[ groans ]
Good, good, good.
All done.
Now take it easy for a minute or they'll tear.
I don't do second stitches for free.
No, no, no, son.
You wanna take it easy for a minute.
Last thing you need is an infection.
You look like you could use a cup of coffee.
No. We don't have time, sir.
There's always time for a cup of joe.
Not gonna make it to the equator without being caffeinated.
Why haven't you evacuated south yet?
My wife. She's sick.
Can't move her.
She's pretty far gone.
Can hardly breathe anymore.
She'd be on a ventilator if she could, but, well...
How do you know you're not sick?
Well, I keep my distance, wear a mask, wash my hands.
I only see her once a night while she's sleeping.
Read to her from her favorite books.
Don't know if she can hear me, though.
But if you stay...
If we stay, we'll be together.
When you've been married as long as we have,
that's all you can hope for.
I hope your wife is comfortable.
Comfortable as one can be, considering.
Um, look, I hate to bother you again,
but do you have any tools I can borrow?
Depends. What are you looking to fix?
A ham radio.
It got damaged in the crash
and we need it working before we can leave.
Should have everything you need over on this workbench
if you wanna take a look.
-Yeah, can I? -Mm-hm.
So we have to get to Ecuador in less than a day.
That's right.
Any hospitals coming up?
None that I can see.
Wouldn't they have taken any medications with them
in their evacuation?
No. If this was a fast Evac,
they would have a lot of med stockpiled.
There's a chance we'll find whatever they couldn't take
with them at a larger hospital.
Mike!
Mike, how do you feel?
Mike?
[ gasps ]
Damn it! It's pure ice!
Hang on!
Are you guys all right?
I'm all right. I'm...
Andrea? Are you okay?
I'm okay. I'm better than okay.
Look!
This wall of ice isn't supposed to start moving
for another 14 hours.
Reggie to Jill?
This is Reggie to Jill! Can you hear me? Over.
Why do you need this radio working?
Well... the GPS isn't working
'cause the poles are completely out of whack.
But I got a contact who has a fix on us.
Can you hand me the leads?
It's getting there.
[ banging ]
Got to turn him to his side! Get his shoulder!
Now do it! One, two, three!
Is he on any medications
or have any allergies that you're aware of?
No, no. I don't think so.
Then he must have had a concussion.
What do we do?
Just have wait it out.
I think it's over.
Pull up his shirt. I need to check his stitches.
It's infected.
I have to pull them out immediately,
clean it out and try again.
Well, tell me what I can do to help.
Do you have any kind of disinfectant,
nail polish remover or mouthwash?
Yeah. I have something.
Okay.
Shoot.
Come on, come on.
I know it's in here somewhere.
Yes!
That'll do.
Okay.
All right.
You may not want to watch this.
I hate to be that person, but a morgue seems
like the place you would go when it's too late.
Morgues are medical facilities.
They still have some amount of medicines on hand
to treat people.
It's usually not much, but there's a chance.
And what if there aren't any?
It's the best shot we've got.
Lead the way.
This way.
[ shivers ]
Must be broken windows or something.
Just be careful what you touch.
Where do you think they keep the medications?
In the back. Let's go.
Okay...
Let's give this is a shot.
Reggie? Do you copy? Over.
Reggie! Come in, Reggie! Over.
Jill, what happened to you guys?
We hit a patch of ice and crashed,
but we're okay for the most part.
Everything okay over there?
I have some bad news.
What is it?
There's been a huge pressure swing here.
The second ice wall is gonna be starting earlier.
It's not supposed to hit the Poles for another 15 hours.
And it's not supposed to reach us for at least another 13.
Look, by my estimate, the second ice wall
will start here in about two hours,
reach you in 11, which gives you
nine hours to beat the first ice wall.
Got it?
Reggie, I don't...
Sorry to interrupt. He's up.
I think he's gonna recover. Stitches look good.
Reggie, we're hitting the road. Over and out.
Good luck. Over and out.
Hey, Jill. What'd I miss?
Don't you ever scare me like that again.
Don't count on it.
Robert, we, uh... need a car.
Do you know of anyone who might have left one behind?
Can't say as I do,
although I might know of a car you can use.
Whose?
Spare gallons of gas and chains in the back.
It's all yours.
We have the cure, enough for your wife.
You can come with us.
No. It's way too late for us.
We'd only slow you down.
And, besides, this storm's gonna take us out
before too long anyway.
But if you can get the cure to everyone,
you can save the world.
I think that's worth my truck
and some alone time comforting my wife.
Be safe.
Thank you.
You take care, son. Take care of her.
Oh, don't forget your whisky.
Why don't you hang onto that?
Call us even?
Cheers. I'll get the door for you.
[ sighs ]
Thank you, Robert.
Reggie, come in.
Do you know where the ice wall is now? Over.
Yeah, it should be passing over San Antonio right now.
Sara.
-Gimme a second. -Okay.
Do you think they're occupied?
We'll be in them soon enough if I don't find some medicine.
But, actually, they're insulated
so it wouldn't be the worst place for us.
Okay, should be somewhere in here.
Mike, hold onto this.
The wind's getting stronger.
That's not the wind.
This is the first ice storm Jill warned us about!
What do we do?
Get in the drawer now!
Won't we get stuck?
This is the only way we'll survive!
Come on!
Hurry!
-You guys okay? -Yes!
We're good.
Careful.
[ Mike grunts ]
What are you waiting for?
How did you get it to slide in?
It's stuck? Pull!
[ grunting, shouting ]
[ screams ]
Get to Ecuador.
I love you!
[ sobbing ]
Andrea!
[ shouting ]
You okay?
Damn it!
We can find another road.
Really? Where? Where is there another road?
Reggie, do you copy? Over.
Copy! What do you need? Over.
How much time do we have and where should we be going?
We're stuck behind a wall of ice!
Well, the storm is heading into Mexico now.
And you guys should be entering
into northern Ecuador at about, uh...
within the hour.
You just have just over seven hours
before the first ice wall hits.
And nine before the second one does.
So as for what direction, stick to the coast.
It's a shame you can't drive over the ocean,
but, uh, cars sink, you know.
Thank you again, Reggie, for everything.
I was, uh...
[ rumbling ]
No, no!
Oh... It's here!
It's here!
The second wall of ice is here!
Reggie!
Oh, no!
I guess I was wrong about the safe zone!
Reggie, no!
We have to keep going.
But we're stuck
and our only path to Ecuador is completely blocked.
Wait. Is that...
Is that the ocean?
You know, Reggie may have been on to something.
With the roads just getting harder and harder
to drive on and GPS not functioning whatsoever...
You're not actually suggesting we drive
over the ocean, are you?
Why not?
It should be frozen solid, at least by the shore
where it's shallowest.
We could just follow the coast.
We don't know how far down frozen it is!
We should be all right as long as we stay within
30 to 50 feet from the shore.
Okay.
Careful.
If I hear one creak I don't like,
we're dropping this and heading straight for the shore.
[ panting ]
[ grunts ]
Mike?
Can you hear me?
Yes.
Andrea.
What happened? Mike?
She got up and closed my drawer and...
She...
What do you mean?
Hang on.
Wait.
Mike, can you get out?
No.
We're stuck.
There has to be some kind of emergency switch
on these things so people don't get stuck!
Frozen from the outside, Sara.
We're stuck.
Do you have anything on you that can help us get out?
I don't think so.
You still smoke?
I gave that up. I really regret it right now.
Wait a second. I have an idea.
I got it!
Yes.
Mike!
Mike, we have to hurry!
What are you doing? Come on, Mike!
[ grunts ]
What's happening out there?
Try it now!
Way to go, little bro!
Mike...
Look, I hate to say this, but we have to got to go.
Look, if we don't leave now, she gave her life for nothing.
Let's go. We got to get out of here, come on.
How are we doing on time?
A more direct path would be faster.
But we're pretty close to being back on schedule.
The storm will have hit Costa Rica by now.
That's where I went to grad school.
Now it's like it didn't even happen.
[ sneezes ] Oh...
-You okay? -Yeah.
Just getting over my new surgery.
We should try picking up speed.
Try to do our best to get as much ahead as possible.
I don't know, Jill. This is pure ice we're on.
If the ice cracks or if we sink, that's it,
not just for us, but for all of humanity.
And we are still a ways away from Ecuador.
That's why we should go faster.
We can regain some control and make up for lost time.
Okay.
Go faster.
A boat!
I see...
-A big boat! -I know! I see it!
Hang on.
-You all right? -Yeah.
Floor it!
-Get out! -Onto the ice?
If the truck sinks, we're done for.
Out!
[ panting ]
Jill! Jill!
No!
Let's go.
We're walking the rest of the way.
[ sneezes ]
And the last helicopter evacuating from
the southern Texas area have taken off.
Looks like there's a hospital coming up,
not too far from us now.
Do you think they'll actually have any medications?
The bigger the hospital, the better.
No!
No, no, no, no! This can't be happening?
Did you run out of gas?
That ice wall must have damaged something, damn it!
Damn it!
Can we fix it?
Not in this weather.
How far away is that hospital?
How much further?
We're about 20 miles in
from where the truck went down.
Jill, you're shaking.
Jill...
You sure?
Absolutely.
I'm really sorry for yelling at you back there.
It wasn't your fault.
Yes, it was.
Jill, you were right!
We had to make up time. You were right, Jill!
Stop it!
Because of my decision, we may have killed an entire race!
It's entirely my fault.
You are the smartest person I know!
The world needs you more than anybody else living in it now!
That is the problem, Oscar!
I have been so focused on my work and finding out
what's been going on that I have abandoned
what's really important, my friends, my family!
Jill, when you and your family
are back in Ecuador,
they'll be so happy to see you.
Nothing else will matter!
There is no way I could have gone this far without you.
Okay, come on.
Let's go save the world.
Okay. You're going to be okay.
Here we go.
You stay here, I'm going to find some medications.
Empty, empty.
Okay. Okay, okay, yes, yes.
Come on.
Bingo.
Here we go.
[ grunts ]
Agh!
Maybe Mike can help me with this.
Mike, what are you doing?
You should be resting.
I can rest when we're in Ecuador.
What do you need me to do?
Help me break into this room.
[ grunts ]
[ grunting ]
What do we do now?
Maybe we can crawl in through the air ducts.
Go in from above?
No9 way I'm getting into the air ducts, not like this.
There has to be something. Someone, maybe.
An emergency radio? A phone? Someone we can contact?
There has to be something or somebody that can help us.
Sara, help me grab this chair.
Yes.
You okay?
Okay, you got it.
Ready?
What are you doing?
Do you hear that?
Oh.
Helicopter. It's a helicopter!
It's a helicopter, come on!
Help!
-Help! -Hey!
-Hey, come back! -Help!
Come back!
Hey!
Yes.
Hey!
Yes....
Hey! Hey!
Yeah!
Yes!
We're about five hours away from the second ice wall to hit us
even though the first ice wall's probably hit Panama City by now,
pretty close to Quito.
All we have to do is keep heading south,
which is...
that direction.
Let's do this.
Okay.
You hear that?
Run!
-No, climb! -What?
-Climb! -Keep going, Jill!
Jill, go!
Here, take my hand!
Just take my arm!
[ screams ]
Oscar!
[ coughing ]
Oscar?
[ coughing ]
Oscar!
Get away from me!
-Take it easy. -Don't touch me!
I can get you sick. I have it.
Hey, I was a guinea pig for this cure!
You couldn't get me sick if you tried!
I can't keep going on.
I'm tired.
I'm done, Jill.
Oscar, I need you.
Don't waste it on me.
I'd be taking it away from the children.
I can't like with that on my conscience.
[ moans ]
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
Half now, half when we're in Quito.
We can still use what's left to make more.
Honestly, you're the smartest person I've ever met.
Come on. We gotta get moving.
Ready?
Here we go. One, two, three, up!
[ moans ]
Jill?
-You okay? -Yeah.
Here. Take a break.
Here. Put it on.
Thank you.
I'll take it. I got it.
Okay.
Hey, you're going to make it.
You really think we can make it?
Yes. Come on.
[ panting ]
You're good.
We're good.
You okay?
Yeah...
-Whoa! -Jill!
You okay?
Jill?
Yeah, it's just a twist.
Ah...
Can you make it?
If you can make it, I can make it.
Let's do it.
Okay.
Okay, I'm good.
I'll go check it out.
-You okay? -Yeah.
Just got to rest.
Jill?
What do you see?
It's clear. Slippery, but it's clear.
Okay.
Toss me the bag so you climb carefully.
You got it.
I'm going to toss you this.
No, no, no, no, no!
That was too close!
Sorry.
Jill.
[ grunts ]
[ panting ]
[ speaking Spanish ]
-Doctor? -Hi.
Okay, so this is just gonna sting a little bit.
Thank you.
Ready?
Okay, now just be sure
to stay at least six feet away
from others for the next week or so.
This cure is not instant, okay?
There you go.
-Gracias. -Gracias.
Oscar, when is the next supply replenishment coming in?
We shall have more within the hour.
Okay, great.
-Mike! Oh, my God! -Jill!
Jill!
I can't believe you're here!
-Jill? -Sara!
When I heard there was a cure I hoped it was you,
but I was beginning to think it was impossible.
Nothing's impossible.
Not for us.
Not for this family.
Come on, let's get you guys taken care of.
As countries around the world search for survivors
from the destruction caused by the ice walls,
hope in the form of a vaccine
will ensure the survival of the human race.
In other news, the government of Ecuador has taken the lead
in the Green Earth Initiative to ensure
that we do not make the same mistakes again.