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[FADE IN]

(MORSE CODE)

[FADE OUT]

[FADE IN]

(A train goes past, [BIRDSEYE] view)

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(JAKE GREEN sits in the train, he looks thoughtful)

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(JAKE gets off the train at the stop)

[PRINT COMES ACROSS THE BOTTOM: DENVER, COLORADO]

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(JAKE walks up to a car inside a car cover, he takes the cover off)

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(JAKE drives along a country road)

(JAKE passes a sign saying: JERICHO – 47 WICHITA – 196 KANSAS CITY – 362)

(JAKE drives through a town)

(JAKE drives past a store, on the window it says: GUNS, AMMO & GIFTS)

(JAKE laughs)

(JAKE changes the radio station)

RADIO: ….Is high on capital as an emergency session of congress prepares to hear the president address the issue of global violence. Recent attacks have pushed this administration to take extreme action raising more fears than is alleviated. With global tension rising the president is taking a risky step by confronting what some political observers….)

(JAKE turns radio off and gets out of his car)

STANLEY: Oh I cant believe it! JAKE GREEN!

(STANLEY hugs JAKE lifting him off the ground)

STANLEY: How ya doin’ man? When did you get back to town?

JAKE: Ah just now. Is that BONNIE?

(BONNIE waves at JAKE)

(JAKE does sign for ‘you grew up’)

STANLEY: Well, wait a minute where the hell you been?

JAKE: Around

STANLEY: JAKE, no ones been around for five years

JAKE: The army, I’ve been in the army

STANLEY: Good for you

(MIMI walks in the background)

JAKE: Who’s that?

STANLEY: She’s from the IRS

JAKE: IRS? Audit IRS?

STANLEY: Yea

JAKE: Not going well?

(STANLEY grabs JAKES coat)

STANLEY: No. Forget it, how about you and I go out tonight and we catch up

JAKE: I’d love to but I just came in to see my grandfather and then I got to get back so ah

STANLEY: Okay. BONNIE

(STANLEY throws something at BONNIE)

(BONNIE looks up)

STANLEY: (Sign and verbal) BONNIE we need a pie. One strawberry rhubarb

(JAKE does sign for thank you)

(BONNIE smiles)

STANLEY: Welcome back to JERICHO JAKE

(STANLEY hugs JAKE)

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[GRACIE LEES STORE]

(There is a sign in the window, saying: RE-ELECT JOHNSTON GREEN MAYOR)

GRACIE: (To JAKE) His wife is lovely but I don’t know about him Mrs. Olsen made me promise not to tell but she heard that he bought the old THOMPSON place in cash. Cash!

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(LISA and SKYLAR are trying on lipstick in GRACIES store)

LISA: That color looks really good on you

SKYLAR: I know

LISA: Why didn’t your mum take you to New York?

SKYLAR: Because she hates me

(DALE is staring at them while sweeping the floor)

SKYLAR: (To DALE) What are you looking at loser?!

SKYLAR: I could be shopping in SOHO right now instead of GRACIES market

LISA: I know

SKYLAR: I mean look at this thing

LISA: So ugly

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GRACIE: Promise not to tell

JAKE: I promise MRS. LEE

GRACIE: What about you JAKE, where you been keeping yourself?

JAKE: (LEANS IN CLOSE) I’ve been playing minor league baseball

GRACIE: Oh, is that a fact?

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(EMILY is on her cell phone to her fiancé RODGER)

EMILY: Well when are you getting back from CHICAGO? Alright. Good, I’ll pick you up

(EMILY sees JAKE)

EMILY: I love you to

(EMILY hangs up)

JAKE: Hae

EMILY: I’m sorry, hi. What are you doing here?

JAKE: I just came in for the day, see my grandpa, see the family

EMILY: Yea. Of course, ah sure I just didn’t hear

JAKE: Any way, how you been? Mum tells me your teaching at the high school now

EMILY: Yea, It’s weird huh. I love it. I just bought a house in the Pines

JAKE: Ah, east side on the teachers salary?

EMILY: Ah my fiancé is in banking so

JAKE: It helps

EMILY: Yea, RODGER really loves it here

JAKE: Well I’m happy for you EMILY

EMILY: Haven’t you met somebody?

JAKE: No

EMILY: I’m sorry

JAKE: No your not, you love it

EMILY: Where have you been?

JAKE: The navy. Ah why do I even bother?

EMILY: Seriously, where have you been?

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[EXTERIOR: GREEN RESIDENCE]

(JAKE pulls up outside his parents’ house)

(JAKE walks through the gate and around to the back door)

(The DOG runs up to JAKE)

(JAKE says hello to the dog)

(JAKE walks into the house, GAIL is in the kitchen with her back to the door and doesn’t notice JAKE until he walks in)

(GAIL turns around to see who came in)

GAIL: Oh JAKE! Oh honey! Oh your home!

(They hug)

JAKE: Your choking me mum

(ERIK walks in)

ERIK: I thought I heard an annoying voice

JAKE: Hey brother

(They hug, hello)

(JOHNSTON stands in the door way, you can feel the tension between the two)

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[LIVING ROOM]

JAKE: I’m not here to interfere with your campaign dad. All I want is your signature then I’ll visit grandpa

ERIK: You’ve been gone 5 years JAKE and that’s all you have to say?

JAKE: This is none of your business

JOHNSTON: It is his business, it is all of our business what you put this family through….

GAIL: JOHNSTON for god sake

JOHNSTON: Now he could’ve been….

JAKE: We can spend a week talking about what I could’ve been alright, I’ve apologized, I’ve made amends. This is me now, I have plans but I need money to make a clean start….

JOHNSTON: Its not your money, its your grandfathers money

JAKE: I know but he gave it to me for a reason

JOHNSTON: And he gave me authority over it for a reason. You convince me your living a more productive life and….

ERIK: That’s right JAKE

JAKE: We were both born on third base, quit pretending you hit a triple. (TO JOHNSTON) When are you going to realize, I’m 32 years old

JOHNSTON: When you do

(JOHNSTON gets up and walks away)

(JAKE follows)

JAKE: Can I talk to my mayor then?!

GAIL: Lets go see your grandfather

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[CEMETRY: DAY]

(TOMBSTONE: ERIC JACOB GREEN: BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, MAYOR)

(JAKE and GAIL stand in front of the tombstone)

JAKE: I just….

GAIL: Stop it JAKE. You could have been here if you could

(They walk back to their cars)

(GAIL goes through her pocket)

GAIL: I bought money, here

JAKE: I cant mom

GAIL: I’ll talk to your father

JAKE: He doesn’t get it

GAIL: Because you wont tell him why you need the money

JAKE: Mom

GAIL: You don’t give him enough credit. Your dads had a few trials of his own you know

(They hug goodbye)

(GAIL slips some money into JAKES pocket)

GAIL” Just, stay one more day

JAKE: I’ve got to get back to San Diego by tomorrow

(JAKE gets into his car)

JAKE: Mom, one more thing you have clumsy hands

(JAKE gives her the money she put in his pocket)

(They kiss goodbye)

GAIL: I love you. You be careful now

(JAKE drives off)

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[TELEVISION]

TV: MR. SPEAKER, the president of the UNITED STATES

WOODY: Do we have to watch this?

(JIMMY signals to the children that they don’t have to)

(The kids run outside)

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[JERICHO ELEMENTARY BUS]

ELEMENTARY KIDS: E.I.E.I.O

HEATHER: (ON CELL PHONE) Yeah, well we finally found a garage that can fix it. We had to take a detour.  

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[INTERIOR: EMILYS HOUSE: DAY]

(EMILY hangs something up in front of the window, it says ‘WELCOME HOME RODGER)

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[INTERIOR: BAILEYS BAR: DAY]

TV: Ocean of hatred has created (inaudible)

MIMI: Now I feel like im back in DC

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[GREEN LIVING ROOM: DAY]

(JOHNSTON and GAIL are watching something on TV)

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(JAKE drives along the road)

RADIO: ….We have an eternal commitment t leave the world a better place for our children and grandchildren, this has always been our promise….

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[CHILDREN PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK]

LITTLE GIRL: 5….4….3….2….1

(She goes to look for her brother)

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[JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUS]

HEATHER: (on cell phone) We'll be back in an hour Ms. McVeigh. (Phone dies) Ms McVeigh? Hello?

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(JAKE DRIVES ALONG. HE STARTS LOSING SIGNAL ON THE RADIO AND TURNS IT OFF)

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(LITTLE GIRL looks for WOODY)

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[BAILEYS BAR]

(The TV loses signal)

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[GREEN LIVING ROOM]

(The TV loses signal)

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(LITTLE GIRL looks for WOODY)

(WOODY climbs up onto the top of the roof)

GIRL: No fun WOODY, you have to hide better

(WOODY is staring at something in the distance)

(The camera moves up and we see that it is a mushroom cloud)

GIRL: WOODY? What you looking at?

[FADE OUT]

[FADE IN]

(BONNIE stares at the mushroom cloud)

(STANLEY walks up behind her and takes her away)

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(EMILY sits in her living room, reading)

(EMILYS clock strikes 6)

(EMILY looks at the clock, she suddenly gets up and leaves)

(Camera holds on a piece of paper that says: ROGERS FLIGHT: WICHITA AIRPORT: 10:30 PM)

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[JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUS]

(ELEMENTARY kids watch a deer running out side the window of the bus)

(HEATHER sees the mushroom cloud in the distance)

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[TRAILER PARK]

(DALE walks through the trailer park)

PASSER BY: Someone better hurry up and get home

PASSER BY: Has anyone seen CODY?

(DALE walks into his house)

(The light on the answer machine is signalling that he has a message)

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(JOHNSTON walks down the stairs in his house)

JOHNSTON: GAIL?

(WOODYS crying)

GAIL: Oh JOHNSTON

(JOHNSTON rushes down the stairs)

(JOHNSTON is holding the phone to his ear)

JOHNSTON: Nothing. Alright it looks like the explosion came from the west, maybe Denver. JIMMY get on the radio I want everbody at the sheriffs station and I’ll pick up ERIK lets move

JIMMY: Alright

WOODY: Why do you have to leave

JIMMY: Come here. I’ll be back soon alright

(JIMMY hugs his son)

JIMMY: We’ll be back real soon alright

GAIL: JOHNSTON, JAKE

JOHNSTON: We’ll find him

(JOHNSTON walks out)

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(JAKE turns a corner)

(JAKE gets distracted by the mushroom cloud)

(Drivers in an oncoming car are also distracted by the cloud)

(The oncoming car slides across the centre line)

(JAKE concentrates on the road again)

(JAKE swerves, trying to dodge the car)

(The two cars collide)

(JAKES car is hit off the road)

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[INTERIOR: SHERIFFS STATION]

(JOHNSTON is walking and talking at the same time)

Shep: We're bringing them out of the mine five at a time, as always. No need to start a panic.

Norman: Just trying to get another hours work out of my men.

Johnston: Stop it! Both of you. Norman, get everybody out of the mine. Immediately. And Shep? Help him for a change.

JOHNSTON: Sheriff, Chief. Fires, Damage?

SHERIFF: Nothing MR. MAYOR the town is fine

JOHNSTON: I hope your right

ERIK: What does that mean?

JOHNSTON: Do we have any Geiger counters?

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[EXTERIOR: BAILEYS BAR: DAY]

(MIMI walks out of BAILEYS BAR, people are panicking)

MIMI: Excuse me, excuse me, did something happen?

(People are just ignoring her)

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[INTERIOR: SHERIFFS OFFICE]

SHERIFF: So what does the emergency plan say?

ERIK:(READING THE EMERGENCY PLAN) Contact the governor, National Guard and state troopers.

OFFICER: Are we under attack?

JOHNSTON: Son, I don’t want to hear that word again. Now look, this could've been a test, an accident, there's uh military bases near Denver. One explosion does not make an attack. We stay calm, the town stays calm. Okay?

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(JAKE sits in his car and slowly puts his head up)

JAKE: (COUGHS)

(JAKE sits up)

JAKE: Ahhh!

(JAKE puts his hand to his forehead in pain)

(JAKE looks at his leg, he has a deep cut in his upper thigh)

JAKE: Ahhh!

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[SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT]

OFFICER: I found the Geiger counters

JOHNSTON: Thanks. Oh GRAY, good to see ya. We could use the extra help

GRAY: Thank you, Johnston... Eric. What can I do to help?

Johnston: We'll let you know.

(JOHNSTON tries the Geiger)

ERIK: Can you work that?

JOHNSTON: Looks okay

(A woman runs up to the desk)

WOMAN: MR. MAYOR, SHERIFF, a bomb

Johnston: Yes Ma'am. So far there's no sign of any radiation. We'll keep checking around town.

Theresa: No, no, no. No sir. The school bus isn't back from the field trip with my daughter.

Theresa: Well do something! You should be out there looking or STACEY!

JOHNSTON: Theresa, this is the first we’ve heard of it but we will deal with it, just please don’t worry

THERESA: That’s easy for you to say, you don’t have a child out there

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(JAKE gets out of the car, his arm across his stomach)

(JAKE limps across the road to check on the other people)

(JAKE opens the car door and checks the pulse of one of the people)

(JAKE doesn’t find a pulse, he closes his eyes and lowers his head)

(JAKE looks at the driver)

(The drivers face is pale and he has blood dripping out of his mouth, he is obviously dead)

(JAKE closed the door and limped down the road)

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[INTERIOR: SHERIFFS OFFICE]

JOHNSTON: (POINTING TO A MAP) So the school bus was here

Fireman: There's Wilson's Garage off of Route 160.

Eric: Or Cedar Run Road.

Fireman: Maybe they took a detour

Sheriff Daws: Well I figure with two teams there's only so many places they can be.

Gray: What about the parents?

Johnston: Folks…. Folks! FOLKS! Look I know that every part of you wants to just rush out there. I don't blame ya. But as your friend I'm asking you to think about that. You're safe here. Now what if, God forbid, you go out there and you get stranded, and your child comes back an orphan? You know the Sheriff and his men. You know they'll find your kids. So... please.

(Everyone starts talking at the same time)

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(JAKE limps along the road)

KIDS: Help! Mr!

(JAKE cant figure out where the voices are coming from)

(JAKE looks to his side and sees two kids running down the nearby hill)

KIDS: MR! Please! Mr!

(JAKE runs towards them)

JAKE: What? What is it? Ahhh

KIDS: Mr! Help!

JAKE: What?

KIDS: Mr please! I think they’re, I think they’re dying!

(JAKES eyes widen and he follows the kids over the hill again)

[FADE OUT]

[FADE IN]

[DOWNTOWN JERICHO]

SHERIFF: JIMMY get over there and calm those folks down

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[INTERIOR: SHERIFFS OFFICE]

OFFICER: I can get our frequencies sir but outside its like there’s no one there

JOHNSTON: Okay well what about analogue? We could contact government with am radio

OFFICER: That could work but there’s only one in town that I know of

JOHNSTON: I was afraid you were gonna say that

(JOHNSTON got out of his chair and left)

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[DOWNTOWN JERICHO]

SHERIFF: Excuse me

ROBERT HAWKINS: SHERIFF? ROBERT HAWKINS

SHERIFF: Well it’s good to meet you Mr. HAWKINS but as you can see we have our hands full

HAWKINS: Could you use an extra man?

SHERIFF: No civilians, mayors orders

HAWKINS: I used to be a cop, St Louis

SHERIFF: Do you know the roads around here?

HAWKINS: No, just moved to town

SHERIFF: Then you’ll just slow us down

HAWKINS: You might wanna get some black spray paint you know cover that

(HAWKINS signals the words in black on the SHERIFFS car saying: SHERIFF)

HAWKINS: I know you’re telling people it was an accident and I hope it was but if it was an attack SHERIFF and its chaos out there you might not want the wrong people knowing that JERICHO is still here

SHERIFF: With all due respect Mr. HAWKINS this is not St. LOUIS

(The SHERIFF walks away)

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(JOHNSTON and ERIK walk along a dark path)

(JOHNSTON starts coughing)

ERIK: Dad are you alright?

JOHNSTON: Don’t worry about me

(JOHNSTON knocks on a door. A man named OLIVER comes to the door with his gun up)

Johnston: (coughs) Oh, Oliver, would you stop that.

Oliver: Alright, Johnston. Thought you were aliens. Well, we're under attack! By aliens! Don't you know!

Johnston: Yes we do, that's why we're here. Do you have your ham radio?

Oliver: Yes. For you? 50 cents.

Eric: Oliver!

Oliver: Well, I need my 50 cents!

(Johnston hands Oliver some money)

Oliver: Okay... let me get your change...

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[INTERIOR: DALES HOUSE: NIGHT]

(DALE is sitting at a desk listening to the message he got from his mum)

Dales Mom: (Answering machine message) Hi Dale! Sorry I didn't call sooner, Angel, but we've decide to stay in the city an extra couple of days.

Mom's Boyfriend: Put down the phone and come to bed!

Dales Mom: Honey, stop that, it's my kid. Baby, what are you looking at out the window?

Mom's Boyfriend: Get over here and look at this!

Dales Mom: Wh-what is that?

Dales Mom: Oh my god! Oh my god! (Window breaks)

(Dale repeats the message)

Dales Mom: (Answering machine message) Hi Dale! Sorry I didn't call sooner, Angel, but we've decide to stay in the city an extra couple of days.

Mom's Boyfriend: Put down the phone and come to bed!

Dales Mom: Honey stop.....

(Dale repeats the message again)

Dales Mom: .....but we've decide to stay in the city an extra couple of days.

Mom's Boyfriend: Put down the phone and come to bed!

Dales Mom: Honey....

Dales Mom: (Answering machine message) Hi Dale! Sorry I didn't call sooner Angel

Dales Mom: (Answering machine message) Hi Dale! Sorry I didn't call sooner Angel. but we've decide to stay in the city an extra couple of days.

Mom's Boyfriend: Put down the phone and come to bed!

Dales Mom: Honey stop....

Dales Mom: (Answering machine message) Hi Dale

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[DOWNTOWN JERICHO]

(Lights go out all over JERICHO)

MAN: How could we lose power?

ANOTHER MAN: I don’t know

FIREMAN: Bomb could have fried the relays

FIREMAN 2: That’s possible

MAN: They could have blown up the power station for all we know

(HAWKINS walks up to them)

HAWKINS: Guys, it was probably just a drain from the system in Denver

FIREMAN: Are you a science teacher?

HAWKINS: ROBERT HAWKINS

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(Police cars are driving along the road looking for the school bus and JAKE)

SHERIFF: JIMMY whats your 20?

JIMMY: Willow Creek SHERIFF, there is nothing in sight

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(The kids are leading JAKE to the bus)

(We see something in front of the wheel of the bus but cant quite make out what it is)

GIRL: It just went crazy and was running down the road

(We get another view of the thing in front of the bus and see that it is a deer)

JAKE: Alright just don’t look at it

(JAKE walks into the bus)

JAKE: Ahh, augh

(JAKE checks to see if the driver is alive)

HEATHER: Is he alive?

JAKE: Yea (JAKE limps over to HEATHER) you okay?

HEATHER: I think my leg is broken

JAKE: Can you feel your toes?

HEATHER: Yea (JAKE takes his coat off) Don’t worry about me, worry about them

JAKE: Is anybody hurt, anybody?

(A kid down the back of the bus raises his hand)

KID: STACEYS sick, she cant breathe

(JAKE limps down to the end of the bus)

JAKE: AHH

(STACEY is clutching her throat)

JAKE: (TO STACEY) Whats wrong? What happened?

KID: When the bus stopped, she was like this

JAKE: Its okay STACEY, let me see it

(JAKE moves her hands away)

Jake: It's okay, let me see, let me see it. See. Let me see, Stacy. It's going to be okay. It's okay.

(Stacy struggles to breathe)

Jake: Do you have an ice pack? We've got to stop the swelling now.

HEATHER: LUCAS the first aid kit is under the seat

Jake: Okay. Come on. It's alright. Just keep breathing. Breathe normally, alright? It's okay. It's okay. You're fine. Just keep breathing normally. You're okay. Okay.

(LUCAS gets back with the first aid kit)

(JAKE puts ice on STACEYS throat)

Stacy: Please. Hurts.

Jake: Calm down. Hey Stacy! no, no, no, no,

(Stacy appears to lose consciousness)

(JAKE puts his ear to STACEYS mouth, he cant hear her breathing)

JAKE: (TO HIMSELF) Gotta think

JAKE: Alright I need everyone’s help right now. Who has a pen, does anyone have a pen? Does anybody have a pen, I need a pen!

KID: We have pencils

JAKE: No I need a tube, something hollow, a straw

GIRL: I have a straw

JAKE: Let me see it

JAKE: It’s too thin, does anyone else have a juice box?

KIDS: I do

(The kids get their straws out)

JAKE: Whats your name?

GIRL: JULIE

JAKE: I need everybody to give your straws to JULIE okay. Make them into a circle

(JAKE cuts a band aid to adescent size)

JAKE: Here stick them together with these band aids

(JAKE puts a pocket knife to STACEYS throat)

JAKE: (GRUNTS) Who’s the strongest kid? You I need you to hold her shoulders incase she wakes up okay don’t look

(JAKE cuts STACEYS throat)

JAKE: Where’s my straws?

(JULIES passes JAKE the straws)

(JAKE puts the straws in the slit he cut in STACEYS throat)

(JAKE blows through the straws, providing air for STACEY)

(STACEY opens her eyes and breathes again)

(JAKE closes his eyes in relief)

(JAKE grunts and sits down on the chair)

(HEATHER watches JAKE)

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(Police cars drive past)

SHERIFF: Wait I see something okay we see the bus

(We see the roof of a bus in the distance)

JIMMY: Ah good, you want us?

SHERIFF: No, no you keep looking for JAKE

(Two police cars pull over at the side of the road and the officers get out and make their way to the bus)

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[INTERIOR: SCHOOL BUS: NIGHT]

KID: (AMAZED: TO JAKE) How’d you learn to do that?

JAKE: Military school

KID: Were you a soldier?

JAKE: No a screw up

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(OFFICERS slowly approach the bus)

(The SHERIFF walks into the bus and shines his torch in so he can see better)

(The SHERIFF sees some handcuffs hanging over the seat)

(The bus is a prison bus)

OFFICER: SHERIFF! SHERIFF look at this, it’s the wrong bus!

SHERIFF: RILEY? RILEEY get over here, RILEY!

(A man comes up behind the SHERIFF and shoots him)

(JAKE gets out of the bus and goes to the front of the bus)

JAKE: Where’s the damn rescue party?

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(DALE knocks on the door of the GREEN residence)

GAIL: Oh hi DALE.Come on in, honey, come on we're all trying to get through this together.

BONNIE: Hi DALE

GAIL: You okay honey? What you got there?

(GAIL shines the light on the tape from the answering machine)

DALE: It’s my mum

(They play the tape)

Dales Mom: (Answering machine message) Hi Dale! Sorry I didn't call sooner Angel. but we've decide to stay in the city an extra couple of days.

Mom's boyfriend: Put down the phone and come to bed!

Dales Mom: Honey stop that, it's my kid. Baby, what are you looking at out the window?

Mom's boyfriend: Get over here and look at this!

Dales Mom: Wh-what is that?

Dales Mom: Oh my god! Oh my god! (Window breaks)

GAIL: (STOPS THE TAPE) Oh DALE I am so sorry I didn’t know your mother was in DENVER

DALE: She wasn’t in DENVER, she was in ATLANTA

(Other people in the room cry)

GAIL: I’m sure they’ll have some answers….

(DALE walks out)

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(JAKE carries STACEY up to the front of the bus)

HEATHER: How is she?

JAKE: We have to get her back

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[GRACIES STORE]

(GRACIE walks through her store aisles)

(DALE kocks at the door)

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(JAKE carries STACEY to another different seat)

JAKE: (GRUNTS) Right here right here (GRUNTS)

GIRL: Ms. LISINSKI, are we going to have school tomorrow?

HEATHER: We’ll figure it out

GIRL: I vote no

JAKE: AGH!

(JAKE looks at the wound on his thigh, blood soaks his skin)

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(DALE is taking food from GRACIES store)

GRACIE: DALE. DALE what are you doing honey? Please, please don’t steal from me! DALE!

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[DOWNTOWN JERICHO]

(A MAN is filling up containers of petrol)

Man 1: Hey you got extras there?

Man 2: First come first serve!

Man 1: You pulled up your truck. You going to mow your lawn too?

Man 2: I've got a family you know.

Man 1: We've all got families. Come on.

Man 2: Get your hand off the can.

Man 2: What are you doing?

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(JAKE sits in the drivers seat of the bus)

(JAKE starts the bus)

JAKE: Alright everybody sit down

JAKE: AHH. AHH

(The kids get excited and start saying, ‘we’re going home’)

HEATHER: Hurry

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[GRACIES STORE]

(DALE is putting food in the freezer)

DALE: This food wont go rotten if it stays cool I hope the power will be fixed by then

GRACIE: Thanks for this DALE

DALE: Anything for you ma’am

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[DOWNTOWN JERICHO]

(Fights are breaking out over JERICHO)

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HAWKINS: You need to get some lights on before people start losing it

Chief Carroll: All we have are lanterns and flashlights. That's not enough to light up the street though.

Hawkins: But your town does road work at night, right?

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[DOWNTOWN JERICHO]

(Fights are breaking out)

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(Lights are turning on)

Chief Carroll: You sure you're not the science teacher?

Man on the walkie: We have a problem at one of the gas stations. We need your help right away.

Chief Carroll: I'm on my way.

Hawkins: I've got this.

Gray: Alright, I'll come with you.

Chief Carol: Thanks.

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OFFICER: SIR

Man on walkie: There something going on at the gas station. Big crowd, looks like trouble. We need help down here.

Eric: Dad!

Johnston: I heard! Go! go! Sara...

Gail: Honey....

Johnston: I don't have time right now. Some damn fool.....

Gail: Johnston!

Johnston: What?!

Gail: Listen to me! Dale Turner,s mother died tonight. In another explosion.... Atlanta.

Johnston: Oh my God!

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(JAKE drives the bus but is slowly falling asleep)

(JAKES eyes keep closing but JAKE forces himself to open his eyes again)

(JAKE drives past the prison bus but doesn’t notice it)

JIMMY: (OVER RADIO) SHERIFF, there’s no sign of JAKE out here, in fact there’s no sign of anyone out here

(The SHERIFF is dead and half way out of the bus)

JIMMY: We're, uh, we're going to head back. Let me know if the kids need anything. Sheriff, are you there?

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Jake: Stay awake... stay awake till.... (notices the gas gauge shows empty) does this bus have a gas can? (Heather shakes her head no) The bus... it stops

Heather: Okay... kids... Listen to me. If the bus stops again, we're going to need you to walk back to town and get help, okay?

Lucas: I don't know where we are!

Jake: When you get to the stop sign. Turn left. Take a left.

Lucas: Which way's left?

Jake: Ahhh!

Heather: Hold up your hands. Stick out your thumbs. The one that makes the L, that's your left.

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[DOWNTOWN JERICHO]

(People are yelling)

(GRAY walks up to a fire engine and gets the radio, he speaks into it so everyone can hear him)

Gray: (Says two peoples names)

Chief Carroll: Break it up!

Gray: Morty, stop it right now! Yeah, Morty, I'm talking to you!

Gray: Michael Stevenson, Carl Meek, Carl! Now why are you turning on each other? Stealing from your neighbors? Then you are fighting the wrong people! We are literally in the dark. All I'm saying is that I-I think we need to get organized. I don't know where the mayor is. But maybe it's time we came up with a plan ourselves.

Johnston: What's going on Gray? We making speeches?

Gray: With all due respect, Mr. Mayor. We have a missing bus, no police, Firemen doing policemen's jobs.

Eric: How dare you politicize this?

Johnston: Eric...

Gray: I'm not talking to my opponent, I'm talking to my mayor. I don't care about the election, I care about survival. We just might be on our own here, and I need to know what my mayor intends to do

(Crowd starts agreeing)

Johnston: Look, I know we've been through a lot.tonight. I wanna tell you something. I've been to big cities, and been to foreign countries, but I will take the good people....

Shep: Take the good people of Jericho over any other city, we know Mr. Mayor we've heard the speech.

Johnston: Well, Shep, I hope you don't think I've been asleep at the switch. We had all hoped that this was an accident. But he unfortunate truth is there was another explosion in Atlanta. I've been busy trying to contact the governor.

(Crowd murmurs)

Man in the crowd: Yeah, well what if the governor is dead?

Johnston: There is no report of anything happening in Topeka

Another man in the crowd: How are we going to get reports without television? Or with no phones?

Johnston: We don't know anything about north

Yet another man in the crowd: When are we going to get the power back on?

Johnston: Folks, one at a time please. Calm down.

Man: Calm down? My boy is still out there.

Johnston: The Sheriff is out there looking for your boy AND my boy.

Theresa: Police officers...

Shep: We need to know what you're going to do now.

(We hear the bus horn in the distance, its getting louder as JAKE gets closer)

(People start running up to the bus)

(JAKE leans forward and opens the door)

JAKE: Help them!

JAKE: (TO HEATHER) Whats your name?

HEATHER: HEATHER

JAKE: JAKE

HEATHER: It’s nice to meet you JAKE

JAKE: You to

(Kids are running out of the bus to their parents)

(The paramedics take STACEY out closely followed by STACEYS mum)

(GAIL comes to the door of the bus)

GAIL: JAKE?

JAKE: Mum!

GAIL: Your face! (JAKE has blood dripping down his face)

JAKE: Are you okay?

GAIL: Yea of course. ERIK, help your brother

(They help JAKE out of the bus)

JAKE: Dad

(A paramedic comes and puts JAKES arm around him)

ERIK: Put your arm around me

GAIL: Careful

PARAMEDIC: Easy, Easy.

GAIL: EriK, get April. We'll meet you at the medical center.

ERIK: Okay.

JAKE: Hey, there's an empty prison bus out there.

ERIK; Where abouts?

JAKE: Cedar Run

ERIK: Alright. Just relax. We'll take care of it.

GAIL: Oh God. Look at you! You're a mess.

JAKE: I'm fine. Stop worrying about me

GAIL: Good luck with that.

JOHNSTON: Hey Shep! You said earlier that you had heard that speech before. You ever ask yourself why I say it? Because I happen to trust you people. Cause I love my town. Now something happened in Denver and Atlanta. And we could wake up and find out that's where it stopped. But until we know are we going to use our imaginations to solve problems or cause em? Now we can get the power back on, we can find out how big this thing is. If we have to we can fight, we can fight anybody, we can fight all enemies. The only way that's going to happen is if we work together. Now go on home. We'll meet... tomorrow. Town hall. And folks? Don't you break my heart again.

JOHNSTON: Chief? Keep all your men posted until the sheriff gets back.

JOHNSTON: Hey Shep.

GAIL: I was afraid I was never going to see you again.

JAKE: You think I'd let dad have the last word?

JOHNSTON: Hey. You're talking about me. You did a great thing out there today.

JAKE: Thanks.

JOHNSTON: Your grandfather would've been proud. I'm going to go see what's taking these guys......

JAKE: You know, I go away for a few years and the town goes to hell (laughs)

GAIL: I'm glad you're home.

JAKE: Yeah, well we'll see

CHIEF CAROL: What are you thinking?

HAWKINS: Well I was just wondering what it'd all look like in the morning.

(EMILY is in a car.)
(EMILY steps out and sees dead birds all over the road )

EMILY: What's happening?
 

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