Season 1 Episode 1 (Remastered) Day of Disaster

[00:00:00] She started her day at home in the mountains just like any other. There was nothing unusual about making the familiar drive down to Sacramento to go to work. Then, in a flash, Mother Nature decided it was time to create a new landscape.

[00:00:17] Follow the journey of a dynamic young woman, mother and wife, Erica, as she is thrust into a world turned upside down by a series of natural disasters. Embark on a gripping journey with Erica in Sarah F. Hathaway's Day After Disaster. I thought you had nights off. I traded shifts with my friend David so I could get Saturday off.

[00:00:45] Well, you better drive safe. You know how I worry about you driving home from Sacramento at night. Don't worry, Mom. I'll be fine. When's Vince coming to get Dex and Ripper? He should be here in a couple of hours. They're working on landscaping that house with the Japanese pagodas. And the sod trucks were late. Then it's a good thing I went shopping this morning. Thanks, Mom. I appreciate it. I didn't have anything going on.

[00:01:14] Dexter, come here and give me a kiss goodbye. Bye, Mommy. I love you. I love you too, little man. Daddy should be here soon. You want to go make some cookies for your dad? Yeah. You better save me some of those cookies. We will, Mom. Bye, guys. I love you. Bye, Mom.

[00:02:02] Hey, Mr. Lee has a job for us. You've been nothing but bored since Jillian left. I told you not to talk about Jillian, Max. Who are we getting today?

[00:02:29] Just another POS that chose not to pay Mr. Lee back his money. Same old story. Different day. Okay, DJ.

[00:03:00] It's about damn time you showed up. Sorry, Mr. Lee. Don't let it happen again. Give him a break, Robert. They were at the gym training. Don't defend them, Lautner. They're always late. Who are we hunting, Mr. Lee? His name is Ryan Miller. He owes me 20 grand and forgot to make his payment this month. Bring him back here just so we can remind him what happens when he doesn't pay. You got it, Mr. Lee.

[00:03:54] We'll be rolling in later tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow night slows in the 50s. Cool and breezy through Wednesday. Hello, this is Cole Burgess. Burgess, I got a contract for you. Yes, sir, Mr. McClintock, sir. I'll be there.

[00:04:24] Yes, sir. I'm canning some tomatoes from the farmer's market. Got to be ready for a rainy day. Looks like that day, man. I'll be there, sir. I'll see you in a minute. Hey, everyone. This is Phil Rabley from the Matter of Facts Podcast, voicing the role of Cole Burgess.

[00:04:55] If prepping guns and politics sounds like your cup of tea, come check out the Matter of Facts Podcast every Friday on iTunes, Citroen, Spotify with my co-host, Andrew Bobo. I'm sorry, sir. Looks like you're in a rush. I'm late for my shift and traffic was a mess. We better get moving then, boys. Can't miss our flight. Keep your head up, little lady.

[00:05:26] I will. Take care, sir.

[00:05:27] Go down in the basement and grab a bottle of Merlot.

[00:05:56] Oh, man, Casey, I hate it down there. Come on, you big baby. It's just a basement. No, it's a bomb shelter, and that door is so heavy. Just go do it. Mr. Lawrence will be in an uproar, and I have these orders to get out. Maybe Mr. Lawrence would like a big loogie in his food. Knock it off, guys. It's just another wonderful night at El Primero. Erica, go get the bottle. Fine, I'll go.

[00:06:59] Which one is it? I hate being short.

[00:07:05] Go get home tonight, TJ, or Mr. Lee will be pissed.

[00:07:56] But he'd sure love to have Jillian back home as well. Go get her, TJ. Take Yuri. Serge and I will finish the hunt.

[00:08:08] I knew you would find me eventually.

[00:08:49] You're the best, T. Jillian, you have to come home. I'll protect you. He won't hurt you while you're pregnant. No, T. It's too late. You know what he will say. I made a choice, and I did. You went back to your father? The drunk who beats your mother? He cleaned himself up, got a new job, and we've been doing okay. We can leave here together. Come with me, T. You know I can't let you go. Please don't do this, Jill.

[00:09:19] Don't run from me. Not one more step. I'm sorry, T.

[00:09:24] Why did she run from me?

[00:10:27] Getting together, TJ. That's right, TJ. We have to go home.

[00:10:54] Hello, this is L. Douglas Hogan, voice of TJ Swinson. You can follow me at Amazon or go to facebook.com slash honor your oath. I look forward to seeing you there. Chappy, Captain looks nervous about something. Maybe the underwear bomber's on the flight. It's not the underwear bomber.

[00:11:22] If you're so curious, why don't you go ask him? I think I'll do that. Everything okay, Captain? Look out the window, Virgis. Is that water? If it is. It's the biggest wave I've ever seen on land. It's headed right to Folsom Dam. Do you think it'll hold? We're about to find out. Oh my god! It'll hit Sacramento next.

[00:11:54] Sacramento Air Control, this is Flight 459. We're watching a giant wave headed your way. Sacramento Air Control, this is Flight 459. You copy? Where are they? Sacramento Air Control, this is Flight 459. Do you read? Try Reno, eh? Reno Air Control, this is Flight 459. Do you copy?

[00:12:25] Copy that, Flight 1123. That's a negative. We're supposed to be putting this bird... I'm not sure there's any land left to land on. In the water! Did you see the dam break? I'd suggest turning that bird towards Reno. What are we gonna do? We're going to Minneapolis.

[00:12:56] What about people who have families down there? What about the people who have families in Minnesota? Virgis, we might need you and your men to help keep order on this plane. You can count on us. Did you see what just happened out there, Virgis? Shh! We may have to help maintain order. Are we landing? My wife was down there. No, LaPierre.

[00:13:25] There's no runway left. We're going to Minneapolis. Let me just say, I strongly disagree with this decision, sir. Noted. Now get ready to do some crowd control. What happened? Oh.

[00:13:57] What the... I can't move. Oh, damn! What the... It's everywhere. Come on, help me! Help me!

[00:14:24] I'm so heavy! Wine! Stupid shelter! Stupid guy! Stupid job in the stupid city! Stupid shift! Who the hell builds a bomb shelter in a restaurant?

[00:14:54] Someone help me! Help me! If no one can hear me, I have to wait. I can't scream anymore. Please, God, let someone find me.

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[00:15:53] It's going to take us forever.

[00:16:38] The city will be destroyed. Get to Mr. Lee.

[00:18:18] We do, Mr. Lee. Laudner. Lee's. Summit. I will, Mr. Lee. You heard the man, TJ. Let's go.

[00:19:26] It appears what we witnessed in Sacramento is not an isolated event. The situation on the ground is unknown. We're going to need everyone to stay calm. Can't you just radio down there? I understand you all have questions. Right now, I need anyone with medical and emergency training expertise to raise their hand. Now, please keep them up. The men you see in the aisle will help you relocate to the rows closest to the exits.

[00:19:54] When we land, your groups will be given regions for area assessment. That's all for now. Wait a minute. Have you had radio contact with anybody down there? All I can tell you is right now, it is spotting. What the hell is going on down there? My family is down there. Look out the window and you'll know as much as I do right now.

[00:20:24] Burgess. Have you seen this? What do you think the airport looks like? Everything's on fire. The airport should be coming up on the horizon now. Crap! Hey, that's a lot of smoke. Look at the runways. They're all broken. Cracked like eggshells. What are we going to do? We could put it down on the lake. We have enough gas to try for Duluth. Maybe it wasn't hit so bad. What do you think, Burgess?

[00:20:54] I'm not the one you should be asking. They are. Are we going to be able to land? You can see as clear as I can what we are up against. So here are our options. We land the plane on the lake or we fly to Duluth and see if it's any better up there. Is it safe to land on the lake? Safe from the landing on that runway.

[00:21:26] Okay, quiet down. We're going to have a vote. All those in favor of flying to Duluth, raise your hand. Now, everyone in favor of landing on the lake, raise your hands. Looks like we're landing on the lake. I need everyone to follow safety instructions. Your services will help you if you have any questions.

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