"(staticcrackling)" "(distortedchatter overwalkie)" "All clear here." "(distantsirenwailing)" "(birdschirping)" ""Beacon"playing onheadphones" "¶Hoping thelegacystands¶" "¶Butallhecoulddo iswritehisinitials¶" "¶Withastick inthesand...¶" "(lowrumbling)" "(musiccontinues inheadphones)" "(helicopterblades whirring)" "¶Makelettersinmyhead,  twistingupthepoinsettia¶" "¶I 'mgettinghigh offthenatureoftherhyme ¶" "¶I 'ma nationin my mind, I'ma majorin my prime...¶" "(musicstops)" "Matt?" "Matt?" "Matt?" "(raspybreathing)" "Oh, my God." "(thememusicplaying)" " ( tires screech ) - ( horn honks )" " Whoa!" " ( honking continues )" " Travis!" "( sighs )" " I'm sorry!" "Sorry." "Chris, it's an emergency, man." "Call me right back." " Recording:" "It's Alicia." "Leavea message." " ( beeps )" "Baby, call me back." "Call me back right away." " Try the house." " Yeah." "Man on radio:" "There'sbeenamassivespike intheofficer-related shootingsinthelast 48hours." "Travis:" "Nick,stop,please." " ( tunes radio )" " Man #2:" "And people actlikethisdoesn't changeeverything." "Itdoes." "Thisisacatastrophe ofbiblicalproportions." "Wearelosing thebestpocketpasser intheleague!" "( tunes radio )" " Nick!" " ( radio turns off )" "No one's talking about this." "No one's saying anything." "Travis:" "Weneedto getaway fromthecity." "We need to get away from people." "Just grab Alicia, Liza, Chris, and just go until we know what this thing is." " The desert?" " Yeah." "It'll be okay there." "We'll be safe." "(phonerings)" "Alicia, where the hell are you?" " Mom." " Listen, we got Nick." "We're coming to get you." "I need you to pack some things for us, load up some groceries, okay?" " No, I can't." " We're going out of town." " What?" "No." "I can't." " Why?" "What's wrong?" "He'ssick." "He'sreallysick." " Who?" "Who's sick?" " Matt." "His fever's, like, 103." " What's wrong?" " I tried to get him inthebath, but it hurts when I touch him." "Don't-- don't touch him." " I need you to call 9-1-1." " I tried." "It-- it's busy." "His parents are in Vegas." "They're not picking up." "Okay, we're coming to get you, but just stay away from Matt until we get there, okay?" "(staticcrackling)" " ( Matt coughing )" " Mom?" "Alicia." "Alicia!" "We're 10 minutes away." "(carenginerevving)" " ( music playing onheadphones) - ( chatter )" " Really?" " ( boy snickers )" "( boys laugh )" "( ringing )" "(musicresumes)" "( coughs )" "Alicia, move away from him." "What's wrong with you?" "People are getting sick." "It could be contagious." "If he has it, I have it." "Alicia, can I talk to him?" "Please?" "Hey, Matt." "Where are your folks?" "They should be home soon." "They're driving home today." "When did this start?" "He was supposed to meet me at the beach yesterday and... never showed up." "( coughing )" "Here we go." "Alicia, would-- would you?" "Come on, come on." "( groans )" "What are you doing?" "Is that a bite?" "Matt:" "Yeah." " Is that how it happens?" " Travis:" "I don't know." "I mean, Calvin was shot." "It wasn't-- wasn't like-- itwasn'tlikethis." "GetAlicia." "What are you talking about?" "I'm gonna call 9-1-1 from the car." " Okay, I'll wait for them here." " No, go outside." " Mom." "What the hell are you doing?" " Don't do this." " Are you psychotic?" "He's sick." " Alicia." "It's okay." "It's okay." "You want some water?" "Listen to me." "My parents will be home soon." "You know I'll be fine." "You know that." "No, I'm not leaving you." "I love you." "I love you, too." "That's why you gotta go." "Okay?" "You gotta go." "Go." "Thank you." "( coughing )" "(sirenswailing)" " ( music playing onheadphones)" " Man:" "Come on, let's move it!" "(hornshonking)" "(sirenwailing)" "( honking )" "Man:" "What's going on?" "Cops shot some homeless dude." "Shot him, like, 20 times!" "( chatter )" "(helicopterblades whirring)" "(dogbarking)" "Alicia." " Hey, Travis." " You're having a party?" "Yeah." "You should come by." "Gladys is nine." "You believe that?" "It's so scary." " That's great." " Got a ton of food." "We're getting a bunch of cancels 'cause of that bug going around." "So we'll see you." "Okay." "Okay, thanks." "Peter's got the right idea." "( coughs )" "(dooropens,closes)" "Mom, are you gonna tell her?" "Mrs. Cruz?" " Tell her what?" " What's happening." "Nick, we don't know what's happening." "Well, we know more than she does." "Okay, I'll talk to her." "I'll tell her." "It's just like no one is paying attention." "It's-- it's like it's not real." "It is." "It's real." "Hey." "(distantsirenwailing)" "(helicopterblades whirring)" "You saved us." "You had no other choice." "( breathes heavily )" "( sighs )" "I'm about to step into..." "a world of shit." "You know that, right?" "Yeah." "Travis:" "Damn it." "Noone'sanswering." "No Liza, no Chris." "He's pushing my calls." "Did you try Liza at her house?" "Of course I tried the house, Maddy." "Of course I did." "Okay, go." "Travis, go get them now." " ( Madison mutters ) - ( touch-tones beeping )" "Mrs. Cruz:" "There goes another one." " Where is everybody?" " I don't know." "Mrs. Cruz:" "Well,shouldIget  thecake?" "Call me if you're gonna be longer." "If I'm longer, go without me." " I'll catch up." " No." "( engine starts )" " ( tinkling ) - ( children playing )" " A little busy, Trav." " ( alarm chirps )" "I'monmy wayover." "What?" "No." "We agreed he was staying with me this weekend." "Is Chris home from school?" " Did Nick go AWOL again?" " Look, I'll explain there." "Something's happened." "I'll explain when I get there, okay?" "No, no, no." "You can't keep moving the goal-post." "Liza,Jesus." "Just" "Our settlement agreement was very clear." " Is Chris home?" " It's clear, Travis." "It is defined." " You're not listening to me." " You get him three weekends a month." "You can't just pick and choose." "Can you just please call him?" " ( horns honking )" " Call him, tell him togethisass home." "Liza:" "He'llbehomeany minute." "( honks horn )" "Travis:" "Now, Liza!" "I'll see you next weekend." "(helicopterblades whirring)" "Man:" "T.J., let's go, go." "Check it out." "Woman:" "Yeah,anotherhomeless." "(EMTradiochatter)" "( people chattering )" "Madison:" "Alicia." "Alicia." "Weneedthebucket." "Alicia?" "Alicia,getthebucket." "Dr. Han." "Hi, it's Maddy Clark again." "Listen, uh, Nick is really hurting right now, and I just need you to call in the prescription so I can pick it up, but I'm really worried about him, and I think he really, really needs it." " Hang in there, big brother." " ( breathing heavily )" "We're gonna get your medicine, okay?" "Alicia:" "Longer we leave him, the worse he gets." " I know." "I'm aware." " He won't be able to travel." " Alicia." " I gotta get under the blanket." "Mom, what are you gonna do?" "I don't know." "Dr. Han's not calling me back, and now I can't even reach Travis." "Yeah, I mean, it's like after an earthquake." "Circuits are overloaded." " Got anything stashed?" " No." "Vicodin for my wisdom teeth." "I flushed 'em." "It's dangerous for him to go cold turkey like this." " I know." "I know." " Mom, I" " It's okay." " The doctor's." "You can pick 'em up." "Mom." "I don't even know-- I think they're closed." "They're not calling me back." "By the time I" "(distantsirenswailing)" "Watch him." " Prom-- do not leave the house." " I wo" " I won't." " Alicia, promise me." " I'll look after him." "( horns honking )" "( horn honks )" "(belldings)" "God damn it." "Woman:" "Yo, Officer." " ( honks horn )" " What's going on out there?" "Was there an accident?" "It'll clear up past Sherman Oaks." "I don't even know why I asked you." "(distantsirenwailing)" "(alarmbeeps,stops)" "(bangingechoes)" "(clangechoes)" "(distantclang)" "( creaks )" "Oh, my God!" " Hello, Miss C." " Tobias." "Can I have my knife back?" "( exhales )" " ( police radio chatter ) - ( car horns honking )" " ( siren wailing ) - ( chatter )" "Man:" "Youknowthisain 'tright." "Yo, this is wrong, man." "Wrong, wrong, wrong." "Back away, sir." "Get on with your business." " This is his business." "This is all our business." " Officer:" "Stay back." "That man never hurt a fly." "That man was unarmed." " LAPD's out of control." " ( crowd agrees )" "Officer:" "We're gonna need to clear this area now." "Man:" "Yo, we ain't clearing nothing." "Officer:" "Thisisacrimescene." "Man #2:" "Yeah, and we're all behind the tape." "Officer:" "Iwillnottell youpeopleagain." "Man #2:" "Good, 'cause we people aren't moving." "Hey, kid, put the camera down." "No, no, no, homie." "Keep that camera up." "I'm gonna give jackboot over here a little civics lesson." "You wanna go to jail, son?" "Jail?" "For what?" "Freedom of speech?" "Right to lawful assembly?" "He ain't breaking any laws." "Man, he ain't threatening nobody." "Oh, call your little buddy, yeah." "(drawerslidesopen)" "(drawerslidesshut)" "Be careful." "Thank you." "Here." "Oh, can't do hot now." "I'll make gazpacho next time." "Yeah." "It's gonna end up in the bucket." "Okay,drinksomewater." "I'm not thirsty." "Water is not what I need." "Yeah, I know what you need, Nick." "Mom's working on it." "(childcryingoutside)" "( moans, retches )" "It's her party, and she'll cry if she wants to." "(Nickretching)" "( groaning, retching )" "Whoa,whoa." "Whereareyougoing?" " Hey." "Alicia." " I'll be fast." "No, no, no, no." "Hey, you can't go back there." "Hey!" "You promised Mom." "Alicia, come" "You make promises all the time, Nick." " Lie down!" " I'm an asshole." "I'm an asshole." "Okay, but listen." "Alicia, if you leave, you won't come back." "Please." "You let Mom go." "Not safe." "No, Matt!" "Matt is not safe." " Oh, Jesus..." " No, Alicia, you don't get what it makes people do." " You don't know what I had to do, Alicia!" " What did you have to do?" "!" "Mattwillhurtyou !" "Hewillkillyou ,Alicia." "I'm-  ( thuds ) - ( objects clatter )" "(dooropens)" "No, no, no, not now!" "Not now!" "Don't do this to me, Nick." "Not now!" "Don't you do this, you stupid son of a bitch!" "( grunting )" "Stay still." "Shh." "Why do I bother speaking?" "Seriously, why do I waste my breath?" " Is he here?" " You think I'm lying to you?" "We gotta find him." "It's not safe." "This virus that's going around, the shootings the past few days, it's connected." "What are you talking about?" "Didn't you see what happened on the freeway last night?" "I studied till 2:00, passed out." "Well, people are getting sick." "They get sick, and they get violent." " And the cops shoot them." " I've seen it." "You know what I've seen?" "Nothing." " It's getting worse." " Well, I don't know whattotellyou ." " What are you looking for?" " ( touch-tones beeping )" "Hey, just give me a second." "( all chanting ) Hell, no!" "We won't go!" "Hell, no!" "We won't go!" "( phone rings )" " Mom!" "Mom!" " Travis:" "Where the hell areyou?" "Dad, why do you have Mom's phone?" "I'm with your mother." "We're coming to get you." "Tell us where you are." "There's a protest." "I'm at a protest." " A protest?" " Where is he?" " Where?" " The cops, they shot somehomelessman,Dad ." "Thispoorguy, hewasn'tdoinganything." "Okay, let us come and get you." "Thepeopleweretakingaction." "Thisisimportant,Dad !" "Yeah, I get it." "I get it." "Okay, but" "Dad, I'm part of it, okay?" "I gotta go." "I gotta go, Dad." "Chris" "( chanting continues )" "I know where he is." "Cafeteria food's designed to survive a nuclear strike." "Expires in, like, the year 3000." "What did you come back for?" "Uh, Nick, my son, is not feeling well." "Well, that's smart." "LAPD lockup, they have pharmaceuticals." "Nick was here when I was a freshman." "He seemed nice." "Yeah, he's a good kid." "Yeah." "Uh, the looters hit pharmacies first, then gun shops, liquor stores." "The less you go out, the less chance you get exposed." "(Tobiasgrunts)" "Hey, Miss C, have you seen any of 'em yet?" "I mean, I've only seen 'em online." "No." "Let's hurry this up." "Mother lode." "Wow, you're stocking up for a while." "It's gonna be a while." "So your mom's back, then?" "My uncle's been around." "You should stock up, too, Miss C." "No, we have food." "( scrubbing )" "I'm sorry." "She should have been back by now." "Yeah, I know." "Someone should have called... by now." "Thank you." "( sighs )" "Mr. and Mrs. Cruz:" "¶Happybirthday toyou...¶" " I hate you." " ¶ Happy birthday toyou...¶" "I know." "¶Happybirthday, dearGladys¶" " ¶ Happy birthday to you. ¶ - ( sirens wailing )" "(cansrattling)" "Tobias:" "The desert will be safer because things will fall apart now." "No satellites, no Internet, no cell phones." "Communications will fail 'cause no one's there to manage the servers." "The electrical grid will collapse for the same reason." "It's all gonna go to hell." "And that's what they don't get." "When civilization ends, it ends fast." "They're gonna contain it." "The same "they" that's supposed to warn us?" " Come on." " ( distant rustling )" "(groaning)" "No, wait" " Miss C." "(groaningon speakers)" "(groaningcontinues)" "It's one of them." "(staticcrackling)" "(groaningcontinues)" "(distantalarmbeeping)" "Let's go." "Let's go." "Go, go, go, go." " Let's go." " ( beeping continues )" "Let's go." "Go." "Oh, God." "Leave it." "Tobias, leave it." "Oh, God." "Okay, get the door." "Okay." "Oh, God." "Artie?" "Artie." " ( raspy breathing )" " Oh, we-- we gotta go." "We gotta go." "(doorrattling)" "Artie, can you hear me?" "He can't hear you." "You know he can't." "We'll get you help, Artie." "Artie, stop." "We're gonna get you help, okay?" "We'll get you" "Tobias:" "No,no." " No, stop!" " Tobias:" "No, no!" "Madison:" "No,Tobias!" " No, no, no, no!" "Ah!" " No!" "Tobias!" "Oh, no, no, no!" "( screaming )" "( grunting )" "Help me!" "Oh, no." "No, no!" "( grunting )" " ( grunting ) - ( squelching )" "( panting )" "( engine starts )" "( crowd shouting )" "(Travis,echoing) Chris!" "( crowd shouting )" " Chris!" " Chris!" "( distorted voices )" "Chris!" "Liza:" "ChristopherJamesManawa!" "Christopher James Manawa." " We gotta go, man." " Dad, he was unarmed, but they shot him." "No, they shot him like a dozen times." " Tell us on the way." " No, I'm doing what you taught me." "Thisiswhatyou taughtme." "Dad,westandupforpeople." "Travis:" "Iknow,Iknow,butthere 's atimeandaplace" "Chris:" "Rightnow." "Thisishappeningrightnow." "(conversationcontinues indistinctly)" "(sirenswailing, hornhonking)" "Travis:" "Liza!" "Enough." "(continuesindistinctly)" " Okay, we gotta go." " This is important." "Come on, man." "You're important, okay?" "Christopher, listen to your father." "(policeradiochatter)" "Christopher, now!" "What is wrong with you?" "What is wrong with you guys?" " Are you kidding me?" " No, wait, wait." "Stop." " Come on." "Come on." " This way." " Where are we going?" " ( canister fires )" "( rasping )" "Stop." "Right now." "Ontheground!" "Ontheground!" "Stop!" " ( gunshots ) - ( crowd screams )" " ( woman screaming )" " Man:" "Get out!" "Get out!" "(helicopterblades whirring)" " ( woman screams )" " Man:" "Go!" "Go, man!" "Let's go!" " Where are we going?" " This way." " ( people shouting ) - ( sirens wailing )" " Okay?" " ( woman speaks Spanish )" " Thing of beauty." " Looks good, looks good." "Man:" "Kickthiswalldown!" "Man #2:" "Man,what'sgoingon outhere?" "Take the side." "Take the side." "Go to your right." "(peopleshouting)" "Chris:" "Jeez!" "Excuse me, sir." "Can we come in, please?" "We're closed." "Please, it's not safe out here." "I mean, it's dangerous." "Go to the police." "No, I think they're the danger." "I mean, they're not letting anyone leave." "We just need somewhere to ride it out." "Please." "Please?" "( speaks Spanish )" "Please." "Okay, come in." "Thank you." "Thank you." " ( shouting continues ) - ( horn honking )" "( crowd shouting, cheering )" "Do you have a back door?" "Access to the alley?" " There is no other door." " Travis, please." "Woman:" "Hey,hey." " ( man speaks Spanish )" " Liza:" "Travis, this is their home." " ( woman speaks Spanish )" " Do you have access to the roof?" "Travis, can you please not go in there?" "We can see what's coming there." "You will be fine in there." "I think it'll be safer if we stay away from the front door." "No, I think you will be safer in there." "Papa, I thought you were locking up." "( speaks Spanish )" " Are you okay?" " We're fine." " Who are you?" " I'm" " I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "I'm Travis." "This is my family." "We just need somewhere to ride it out, and then we'll go." " ( siren wailing ) - ( distant shouting )" "(distantbanging)" "It's okay, Papa." "Please, have a seat in there." "Thank you, thank you." "I'm sorry." "Sorry." "Just take a seat." "Thank you." "( both speaking Spanish )" "Woman on radio:" "LACountyhealthofficials recommendAngelinos stayinside." "Ifyoudon't needtotravel,don 't." "Ifyoumustleaveyour house, takeprecautions." "Localneighborhoodwatch programsarebeingestablished inmanyneighborhoods throughoutthecity... (radioturnsoff )" "You can stay with us, Tobias, until this is over." "This doesn't end." "There's room." "It's safe." "You gotta take care of your son." "I'll be okay." "You?" "Yeah." "(carapproaching)" " ( praying in Spanish ) - ( distant shouting )" "(caralarmblaring)" "Thank you." "Thank my wife." "(distanttiresscreech)" "This is insane." " Chris, get away from the window." " ( horn honks )" " Can't make anything out." " You don't wanna see anything out there." "Okay?" "Just, come on, step away." "Sitdown." "Readsomething." "(sirenwailing)" "What do you know?" "What have you seen?" "(distantshattering)" " I've seen what people do." " ( engine roars )" "What they don't do." " It doesn't make sense." " ( glass shatters )" "They don't die, Liza." "They... (glassshatters)" "Gotta get far away from what's outside." "(caralarmblaring)" "All of us." " ( man shouting ) - ( officer on P.A., indistinct)" "(tiressquealing, enginerevving)" "(sirenswailing, hornhonking)" " Alicia:" "What took you so long?" " Shut the door." "How's your brother?" "Never better." "He went grand mal on me." "I'm sorry." " Travis call?" " No." "(pillsrattling)" "We ration those." "Oxy?" "Oxy's good." "How much?" "It's enough to get us to the desert." "And then what?" "Hey." "( snaps fingers )" "She tried to leave." "Yeah." "I stopped her." "( tapping )" "Alicia:" "Hey,Matt,it 'sme again." "Can you give me a call?" "I wanna know how you're doing." "( crying ) No." "No, God." "(cellphoneringing)" " Travis?" " Maddy." "Maddy?" " Travis?" "Hi." " You can hear me?" "Yeah,baby,whereare you ?" "Areyouokay?" "Yeah, no, we're good." "I found Chris." "He's safe." "Whereareyou?" "Youokay?" "Yeah, we're okay." "Can you come home?" "We'restuck." "Thefreeway'sjammed, andhighwaypatrol's figuringitout." "I,um..." "Well, where are you?" "You're at Liza's?" "No, no." "We're waiting in a shop." "I-- how's Nick?" "Is he okay?" "Did you find him the meds?" "Uh, yeah." "Uh..." "I got him enough, you know, to wean him off." "I mean, to take him to the desert and just wean him off." " ( explosion )" " Oh, shit." "Madison:" "Wait,Travis, whatwasthat?" " Tell me what that was." " No, it's okay." "It's okay." "Yeah,I 'mfine." "I'mfine." "Look,Maddy, Iwantyoutogo." "Go to the desert, now." "Don't wait." "No, I'm gonna wait for you." "I'm gonna wait for you." "Okay,I don'tknow howlongwe 'regonnabe." "Justgoahead." "We'llcatchup ." "We'llfindyou,okay?" "No, Travis, just-- no-  ( gunshots )" " Whoa!" "Travis?" " Maddy?" " ( screaming, shattering )" "Officer over P.A. Byorderof theLAPD, youmustclear thestreetsnow." "(cricketschirping)" "( beeps )" "( sighs )" "( sighs, sniffles )" "What the hell happened?" "Mom?" "Mom, are you okay?" "Mom." ""WaitForMe "playing" "(statichissing)" "(womanvocalizing)" "¶I 'mgonnaaskyou  tolookaway...¶" " ( crowd shouting ) - ¶ Mm-mm ¶" "¶I lovemy hands, butithurtstopray ...¶" " ( touch-tones beeping ) - ¶ The life I have isn't whatI 'veseen¶" "¶Thesky'snot blue andthefield'snot green...¶" "( sighs )" "Dead again?" "Phone lines keep going off and on." "Power cuts out." "Tell me." "What's going on?" "(distantwomanscreams)" "Oh, God." " ( screaming continues )" " Oh, my God." "( man grunting )" "( Mrs. Cruz screaming )" "Don't look." "Don't look." "Mom, Mr. Dawson's hurting them." "( screaming ) Get off!" "No." "Alicia!" " ( screaming escalates )" " No." "What are you doing?" "Mom." "Mom!" "( woman praying in Spanish )" "(prayercontinues)" "(distantsirenwailing)" "(musicplaying)"