"Good evening." "Thanks for tuning in to your news at 6:00." "A breaking story for central Texas tonight." "Police issued an amber alert for an eight-year-old boy." "He was abducted from his home near Eldorado, Texas, last night." "We don' t have a photo of him yet, but this is what we do know." "His name is Alton Meyer, he is eight years old, white, with blue eyes and brown hair." " 4 feet and 8 inches tall..." " Its time." "...and believed this man, Roy Tomlin, took him." "...he is said to be armed and extremely dangerous." "If you have any information please call 911..." "Its time." "Areyou ready?" "Yeah." "Better lose the bedsheet." "Okay." "Attention all units for a wanted person broadcast." "Be on the lookout for a 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle, primer gray in color bearing Texas license plate 159AG2 driven by two white males..." " Pop that open." " ...and is heading on I-30." "Any unit coming into contact hold and notify." "Hand me those goggles." "Kill the light, Alton." "Again no photos have been provided of the eight-year-old boy, he is white 4 ft 8 inches tall, weigh roughly 60 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes said to be traveling with this man Roy Tomlin." "Please call 911 with any information." "Stay with us after the break..." "Did the ranch put this out?" "No." "This is something else." "Thank you, Levi." "What you do now will decide our whole way of life." "You have four days, to get the boy back here." "He wont givehimbackeasily." "But we must get him back in time, you understand?" "The Lord has placed a heavy burden on you." " Peace be to you." " And to you." "Wellbeginwithareading from March 17th, 2011." "Gulf Eclipse." "And the numbers came." "35, 47, 97, 52." "Buildings tower." "The light comes." "To know the source of such things is to know our place in the world." "...are guided by a plan, unknown to us, but..." "Friends." "These gentlemen are from the federal government." "I suggest you listen to them very carefully." "Please remain calm." "We are agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation." "We have a warrant to search the premises and detain all members of this ranch." "There are buses waiting outside to transport you to the campus of Jefferson High School in San Angelo." "Please exit the building in an orderly fashion." "You' ll receive further details when we reach our destination." "Are we good?" "It's better to get across state line." "Wevepassedthreecounties." "Id liketo slowdown." "Lucas!" "Alton, stay down." "Ma'am." "Ma'am." "Shes hurtrealbad !" "Shes gonnaneedanambulance!" "Shes gotabad headwound!" "Dont ." "Shoot him!" "Get back in the car!" "Alton is more important!" "Get back in the car!" " Shoot him!" " Ivegotthis..." "Shots fired, officer down." "Send medical 10-18." "Country road 36." "One mile east of marker 87." "Everything is fine." "Buckle in." "Its okay." "Just settle down, alright?" "You want your comics?" "Here." "He had on a vest." "You didnt knowthat." "You did the right thing." "Hes moreimportant." "You didnt justshoot a state trooper." "We had you under surveillance since members of your ranch acquired a sizable number of firearms over the course of the last six months." "Do you have an explanation for this?" "Well, its notillegaltoown weapons in this country yet." "Whats themain economic function of your ranch?" "We [...], cattle, dairy, but they are not for profit." "We use them ourselves." "Hi." "Hello." "Hi, sir." "Agent Miller?" "Hi." "Paul Sevier, NSA." "Nice to finally meet you in person." "Hello." "As I said, my name is Paul Sevier." "I work for the NSA in the field of communications." "Do these mean anything to you?" "Ignore the rest of this." "Polo step?" "Meridian Alpha?" "Red Saber?" "The number combination 53, 23, 77, 1, 27?" "Yes." "They are excerpts from my sermons." "That particular one is from a reading January 18, 2010." "Yes, it is." "Did you write this?" "Yes." "What if I told you that words and numbers contained in your sermons include sensitive government information that, given the dates you provide, were transmitted solely by satellite through a heavily encrypted format, the decryption and dissemination of which," "other than being scientifically impossible, would surely carry punishments of treason that are so severe the government probably hasnt inventedthemyet ?" "They came from the boy." "It' all from the boy." " Alton Meyer?" " Yes." "Okay." "Well..." " We knew that." " Hes yourson?" "Adopted." " Do you know the birth father?" " Yes, I do." "Roy Tomlin." "So can you tell us how an eight-year-old got this information?" "He would have fits." "Can you explain that?" "And speak in tongues." "Sometimes other languages, sometimes unknown languages." "We wrote them down." "They became our scripture." "These are words of the Lord." "Or the Federal Government." "What is the significance of Friday, March 6th?" "We need to know where he is." "You all have no clue of what youredealingwith,doyou?" "Ivepreparedaroom forhim." "Alton, its wonderful to see you again." "Yes, sir." "Are those windows blacked out?" "Yes." "It's cardboard behind the drapes." "Well, I'll..." "Illlet you all get settled in." "Thank you." "Kick your shoes off." "Get some sleep, Alton." "Night, Lucas." "Goggles." "Try and sleep." "Wellhavebreakfast when you get up." "Okay." "Thats National." " What about the State Trooper?" " Nothing." "I can't believe the ranch released this." "I dont thinktheydid ." "Illtakefirstwatch." "You need to sleep." " You need anything?" " A drink." "You got it." "Im inthisfor Alton." "All the way." "Things with that Trooper didnt  need to go down like that." "Dont interferewithmeagain." "The details of that relationship, extremely not clear." "I've got something want you to see." "Has anyone else from the ranch decoded the coordinates you gave me?" "No." "They only have the D." "Well..." "The place is clear, but I still dont havean  answer as to why that place." "Have you ever done any studying on the concept of ley lines?" "No." "Well, their validity is arguable, but I've gotta tell you," " they never search..." " Elden." "Im tired." "Of course." "Do you miss it?" "Living on the ranch." "Yeah." "Very much." "Lucas!" "Alton!" "No!" "I got you." "I got you." "I got you." "I got you." "It's okay." "It's okay." "It's okay." "It's okay." "Things are break." "What kinds of things?" "Windows, light bulbs," "cars are shut down, that kind of thing." "It just got worse the older he got so they just started lettinghimsleep in the daytime and hed beawakeatnight." "Thats whyourservices are all at night now." "And whats your job on the ranch?" "Childcare." "I help look after all of Brother Calvins children." "Alton its beenwith him, over two years now." "And the birth mother?" "She abandoned him." " Yes, Ivedoneit." " Communing?" "Thats whatwe callit." "To be clear," "a visible spectrum of light came from his eyes." "Yes." "Others have described seeing things." "Did he show you things during this process?" "Yes." "Well, what kinds of things?" "I wouldnt knowwheretostart." "And Friday, March 6th?" "Why is this date important?" "Its thedayofourjudgment." "What makes you say that?" "I believe it." "It wasnt images." "Not what I remember." "It was more..." "It was like a feeling." "What kind of feeling?" "Comfort." "And what do you think will happen on Friday, March 6th?" "If Alton is with us we will be saved." "Barbara Meyer?" "Alright, I need everyone to stand up exit through the front doors please." "Lucas, can you get Alton in the van?" "Yeah." "Weretakingyourvan." "Please." "Dont ." "You know where weregoing." "I..." "I had to see again." "You knew better." "We need to stop for gas." "We could use some supplies." "Illgo in ." "The less people that see you the better." "I need to use a pay phone." "Whats Kryptonite?" "It's the only thing that'll kill Superman." "Its madeup ." "I should never let you given him those." "Hes neverseenacomic book in his life." "Thats whyhe neededem." "Readings reading." "He needs to know what's real." "He looks weaker." "He is." "He recovers?" "Hes fine." "He speaks Spanish?" "Its somethinghe does." "Turn on the radio." "Scroll through the stations." "Wellbe rightback." "Stay in the van." "Hey." "Yeah, wereokay." "Weshould be there in a couple hours." "Are you okay?" "I want to see you." "Wellbe theresoon." "Why are you wearin those goggles?" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Hes withme ." "He smy son." "Yeah." "Well, you have to watch your kid." "Yeah." "I got it." "Thank you." "Everything okay?" "You cannot leave the van." "You hear me?" "Im sorry." "Its okay." "Ishouldnt have left you." "No." "Im sorry." "Roy." "Go!" "Dad?" "Alton." "Lean your head back." " Is he okay?" " Yeah." "Roy." "Roy, do we need get him to a hospital?" "No." "No." "Just keep driving." "Is this something that he does?" "It's okay." "It's okay." "Alton?" "Thank you, God." "Thank you." "Let me look at you." "You're so big." "So grown up." " Hello." " Hi." "Im Sarah." "Lucas." "How are you?" "I missed him." "Come on." "You all must be exhausted." "Let's go inside." "I got a present for you, Alton." "I cant keepmy eyesoff him ." "Get some rest." "Okay." "He okay?" "He doesn't look good." "Hes sick." "Hes gettingweaker, but hellbe okay." "Should we do something?" "Just stick to the plan and get him there by Friday." "Do you think thats wise?" "Its allwe have." "This date and place is everything." "We take him to a hospital, its over." "If its between that or him dying?" "It's three days." "Hellmakeit." "I think hes right." "I dont know." "I dont knowif theresawayout of all this for yall,whichisa shame." "Youd makeanice family otherwise." "Im anelectrician." "Certified in two states." "What do I know about these things?" "He wouldnt haveaskedyou  if you couldnt doit ." "Sometimes wereaskedtodo things that are beyond us." "Yes?" "Are you Sarah Tomlins mother?" "How could someone cause a satellite to fall out of orbit?" "I don't know." "Ask an engineer." "Well..." "Alton Meyer brought down an Air Force satellite last night." "DSP9712." " It was tasked with detecting..." " A nuclear explosion." "Yeah." "This is the last image." "Sent to us by the satellite." "We believe that's the boy standing at the center of that heat bloom." "Its notexactlyaheat  bloom, but thats fine." "Whatever it is..." "The satellites whole purpose is detecting a nuclear event." "No radiation." "None." "Could a drone be programmed to search for that specific heat signature?" "Yeah." "We've got a field office in Mobile we can base your team out of." "What about the interviews?" "Youredonewiththose." "Like it or not, yourethenew resident expert on Alton Meyer." "Let's go." "Breaking news at this hour." "A weather satellite fell from space and crushed near a gas station." "This happened overnight in Northern Louisiana and as we speak a massive cleanup is underway because the debris field from the crush is nearly 60 miles wide." "The Canadian company that owns this satellite says that it suffered mechanical failure." "Can you tell Lucas to pull the van around the back?" "Roy asked if youd pullthevan  around back when youredone?" "Okay." "Yourenot from the ranch?" "No." "No." "Then how you know Roy?" "We grew up together." "We were real close for a long time, till his parents moved them out to the ranch." "And then we fell off." "Until three nights ago there was a knock at my door and there's Roy standing there with Alton." "And says that they're in trouble and they need help." "And Alton, sat me down." "He took those goggles off..." "You know when that boy does that..." "That thing with his eyes..." "Thats powerful." "What do you do in San Angelo?" "Im a StateTrooper." "Alton?" "Alton?" "Yes?" "What happened at the gas station?" "Did you mean to do that?" "Yes." "Why?" "They were watching me." "Who was watching you, Alton?" "The police." "How do you know its thepolice?" "They talk like the police on your radio." "What do they say?" "Theyrelookingfor me." "Here's a receipt for her car insurance." "Isuzu Rodeo. 99." "Theres a vanin thedriveway." "See if its gota registration in it." "Alton?" "Alton?" "Breathe." "Can you breathe?" " Roy?" " Pull over." " Breathe." " Pull over!" "Breathe!" "Breathe!" "Okay." "Okay." "Okay." "What is it?" " Mom?" " Im okay." "Alton?" "Alton!" "Water." "He needs water." "Look." "Roy." "He needs water." "We need to take him to a hospital." " No!" " Hes dying!" "Hey!" "Hey!" " Hes sick,right!" " No!" " Hes dying!" " No!" "He will not die!" " Hes meantforsomethingelse !" " Hes sickandheneedshelp!" "Alton?" "We have to go." "Theyrecoming." "Whos coming?" "There." "You take the car with Lucas." "Dad, we have to go." "That way." "Now!" "What the..." "Roy?" " Dad, are you okay?" " Yeah." "I can run." "This way." "Alton?" "How did you know this was here?" "I didnt ." "Sun will be up in a few hours." "We can wait out the daylight here." "Alton?" "Im okay." "Im sorry." "No." "I need something." "What?" "I need to be awake during the day." "In the sun." "You cant ." "I have to." "It could kill you." "Dad..." "I have to." "Hes notgoingtoAtlanta." "What?" "All these places mentioned with sermons, they dont matter." "They don't?" "They just listening to the government talk." "He's just looking for a language to describe a location an all he heard was coordinates." "That's remarkable." "Now, they want to move us to an office in Atlanta." "Doesnt matter." " What?" " I know where theyregoing." "Old habits die hard." "You still staying up nights?" "What happened to your head, Elden?" "Roy will get him here." "If hes notdead." "Im sorry." "Roy wont letthathappen." "Yeah, I hope not." "He believes in something, you don't." "It doesnt matter." "Good people die every day believing." "Thanks." "Roy spent two years watching another man raise our son." "He did what I couldnt ." "Helldo anything to get him here." "Get some rest." "Nobody is coming with the sun up." "Dad?" "Its okay." "Its stilldaylight." "Jesus." "He looks..." "He has something to tell you." "You look wonderful." "Its stilladaylight." "Yeah." "No goggles." "Lucas." "Want to sit down?" "I saw the sunrise this morning." "I think I know what I am now." "There is..." "There's a world built on top of ours." "People live there." "I think theyrelikeme." "We saw it." "Theyrelikeyou ?" "Yes." "I think so." "I understand." "Lucas?" "I believe you." "Good." " You alright in there?" " Yeah." "Roy." "I need to talk to you." "Okay." "Its abouttomorrow." "The world you saw." "It didnt lastverylong." "Seconds." "And then he got better." "Yeah." "What are you asking?" "What if Alton doesnt  belong with us?" "We need to consider that." "Come tomorrow, he may be gone." "Im out." "So you've never seen a sunrise." " No." " You like it?" "What color was it?" "Red..." "Orange." "Okay." "You just walked out..." "Alton!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Alton!" "No!" "No." "No." "Please." "No!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Im sorry,Roy." "I didnt seethemcoming." "Back in the row, guys." "Hey!" "Asshole!" "Back in the row, now!" "Roy!" "FBI." "CIA." "Homeland Security." "Someone has him." "Someone knows where he is." "The FBI have field offices." " We start there..." " We wont findhim." "Hes gone." "The only thing Iveever believed in was Alton." "And I failed." "Hello, Alton, my name is Sharon Davison." "Im a childhood development counselor." "I consult with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but I am not in law enforcement." "I need to ask you some questions, okay?" "There was a crash at a gas station you were at." "Do you remember that?" "Who is been with you the last few days?" "Have you been with your father?" "Im sorry?" "Ididnthear that." "Paul." "Who is that?" "I want to talk to Paul Sevier." " My name is..." " Paul Sevier." "Lead Operations Analyst." "They just gave me that title." "Who is this guy?" "He's NSA." "The place that you and your father were trying to get to, whats thesignificance of that location?" "Illonlyspeakwith him." "Okay." "Everybody out." "Just get the information." "Okay." "So where do we start?" "Thats impressive." "You know, I have to say, Ivereally been looking forward to meeting you." "I think you're a weapon." "I'm not." "In the ranch thinks you are their saver." "I'm not any of those things." "I belong in another world." "There are people there." "They watch us." "They've been watching us for a very long time." "I need to go where I belong." "Where you belong?" " Hello?" " Is this Roy Tomlin?" "Yes." "I have your son." "Yes." "Hes fine." "Im  bringing him to you." "Do you have something to write with?" "Okay." "Alton?" "You ready?" "29 degrees, 4 minutes, 31 seconds north." "82 degrees." "41 minutes, 48 seconds west." "Ill have him there in two hours." "Bye." "What about the backup generators?" "Theyveallfailed." "Ive never seen anything like it." "And the exits?" "We have three." "The gates to each one were opened." "We cant getthem closed without power." " Let's move out." " Alright, men." "Move!" "You over there." "Take that side." "Let's go, move it, move it, move it." " Hey." "Are you okay?" " Yeah." "Alton." "I decoded the same patterns you found in the sermons." "They know where youregoing." "Everything will be blocked up for five miles." "You won't get through." "I can help." "Come on." "Can I come with you?" "No." "Thank you." "Are those handcuffs?" "I mean, obviously they're handcuffs." "You're Lucas right?" "The State Trooper?" "Do you mind?" "Alright, thank you." "Is it too much to ask you to punch me in the face?" "You know, forget it." "Nevermind." "Thank you." "It needs to be tighter." "Get your arms up." " Hows thatfeel?" " Good." " Dad?" " Yeah." "Are you scared?" "Yes." "You dont haveto  worry about me." "I like worrying about you." "You dont haveto ,anymore." "Illalwaysworry about you, Alton." "Thats thedeal." "Can you get this on?" "Youllhavetomove  fast once we stop." "I understand." "There has to be a better way in." "Theres not." "We can do this alone." "Youvedoneenoughforus." "No." "Are you driving." "This is it." "You sure?" "It has the fewest soldiers." "Get down on the floor." "Cover him up." "No room on the shoulder." "Water." "Theyveseenyou ." "Yeah, we know." "Dont shoot!" "Theycan  only return fire!" "Wereokay." "You are alright?" "Yeah." "Here." "Alton?" "Okay." "The steerings going." "That tread comes off those tires itllgetalotharder." "Cant keepthisup." "You alive?" "Can we go back to Texas now?" "You say here that he got out of the car with the birth mother, Sarah Adams?" "Yes." "Where is she now?" "Your guess is as good as mine." " You think they just walked away?" " I didnt saythat." "Well, then just explain to me how, with multiple types of aerial and ground surveillance surrounding the area, they could simply walk away, undetected." "I dont know, but if he didnt  want you to see him, you wouldnt seehim." "Look, I can tell it to you as many times as you want." "My storys notchanging because its true." "You know." "You all saw the same shit I saw." "But keep ask me if you want to." "Im done." "Theyvesentina specialist to speak with you." "I suggest that you answer him more fully." "Hello." "My name is Paul Sevier."