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== DESERT FIELD-- JUAREZ, MEXICO ==
 
== DESERT FIELD-- JUAREZ, MEXICO ==
''[A small propeller plane is parked in a clearing as Raul Garza, whose wrists are bound behind his back, pleads for his life in Spanish to two cartel members]''
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''[A small propeller plane is parked in a clearing as Raul Garcia, whose wrists are bound behind his back, pleads for his life in Spanish to two cartel members]''
   
 
: RAUL: ''Espera! Espera!'' [English: "Wait! Wait!"]
 
: RAUL: ''Espera! Espera!'' [English: "Wait! Wait!"]

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HOUSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-- HOUSTON, TEXAS, 2008

[Two female nurses, Rose Arvale and Pepper, are walking out of the hospital late at night while they discuss Rose's recent engagement. Pepper takes Rose's hands to look at her engagement ring]

PEPPER: That's so exciting! Have you set a date? Yes, I'll be your maid-of-honor!

[Pepper reaches out and takes Rose's hand so she can look at her engagement ring]

PEPPER: Let me see that thing! Wow! How did you know?
ROSE: He asked me if women know their ring sizes! And I was like, "Of course! I mean, I do."
PEPPER: Real smooth.
ROSE: [laughs] So smooth!
PEPPER: You know, I'd almost lost faith until you guys. [They stop walking, and Pepper smiles at Rose] Maybe there's hope for me.

[Rose laughs, and Pepper reaches for her hand again]

PEPPER: Let me see it again. Awww, that's... wow. [Rose smiles and laughs happily] It's gorgeous.

[Suddenly, Rose's eyes start to flutter as she's overcome by a dizzy spell. She sways on her feet, and Pepper grabs her arms to steady her]

PEPPER: [concerned] Hey, are you okay?

[Rose still looks dazed and remains silent for a moment, making Pepper even more worried]

PEPPER: Rose?
ROSE: [worried] I've got a bad feeling...

[Suddenly, a man in a black track jacket and black knit cap appears and walks toward them with a handgun in his left hand. Rose and Pepper turn toward him and instinctively back away]

MAN: His name was Death, and Hell followed with him.

[The man aims his gun at the women and fires off three shots at Rose, which hit her squarely in the chest. As the man calmly walks away, Rose falls backwards into a parked car before collapsing on the ground, and Pepper screams before she falls onto her knees to check on her]

PEPPER: [panicked] Rose? Rose! Rose!

[She applies pressure to Rose's wounds and shouts to anyone in earshot]

PEPPER: Somebody get a doctor out here! [She looks back down at Rose', who is bleeding profusely, and whose eyelids are fluttering wildly] Hey, hey, hey! Stay with me, Rose. Stay with me! I got you. SOMEBODY HELP! HELP!

TITLE CARD & OPENING CREDITS

SEVEN YEARS LATER-- 2015

RADIO-ASTRONOMY SATELLITE DISH-- 80KM WEST OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO

[A National Deep Space Agency employee, Vera Buckley, drives through the New Mexico desert in her truck until she finally arrives to the massive satellite dish. Waiting for Vera there is her coworker, Alan Harris, who is waiting outside of one of NASA's trucks filled with astronomical monitoring equipment. Vera leaves the car and approaches Alan, looking annoyed and frustrated]

ALAN: Were you nice? You said you'd be nice.
VERA: He said we're looking for E.T. in the middle of a budget crisis. That's what he said.
ALAN: [nervously] So, you weren't nice?
VERA: [laughs bitterly] I just made one observation! That was it. You know, that I'm sure he's just as qualified to judge a team of radio-astronomers as he is to hold public office!
ALAN: [grimaces] I'm really worried about where this is going...
VERA: His daddy's oil money obviously qualifies him for both.
ALAN: [exasperated] You said that to him? You said those words to him? Vera, the man is a U.S. Congressman--
VERA: [cuts him off] The man is an idiot--
ALAN: --An idiot who owns the purse strings!

[Their argument is interrupted when they suddenly hear loud beeping noises coming from the equipment in the van. The two run over to it and start examining the computers, which show what looks like a meteor heading straight for the Earth]

VERA: [stunned] Whoa.

DESERT FIELD-- JUAREZ, MEXICO

[A small propeller plane is parked in a clearing as Raul Garcia, whose wrists are bound behind his back, pleads for his life in Spanish to two cartel members]

RAUL: Espera! Espera! [English: "Wait! Wait!"]
MAN 1: Tú no pruebas. [English: "Don't try."]
RAUL: Tú sabes! Tú sabes! Ahora yo-- [English: "You know! You know! Now, I--"]
MAN 2: [interrupts him and mutters unintelligibly]
RAUL: No soy un federale! [English: "I'm not a federal agent!"]

[Man 2 kicks Raul in the back of the legs, forcing him onto his knees, where both men hold Raul down as he continues to plead to them in Spanish. Man 1 has a long, sharp blade in his hand, and he holds it over Raul's neck in preparation to behead him]

RAUL: Espera! Tienes todo mal! Cuánto tiempo me has conoces? [English: "Wait! You've got this all wrong! How long have you known me?"]

[Suddenly, two gunshots ring out, one after the other, which hit each of the men before they can behead Raul]

MAN 1: [yells] AYYYYY!

[The men fall dead onto the ground just as Hummer with two more men carrying sniper rifles drives toward a very anxious and winded Raul. Once they have parked, they exit the vehicle and approach Raul, who has managed to pull himself onto his feet]

FEDERAL AGENT 1: Qué pasó, amigo?
RAUL: [angrily] What the hell took you so long? Five years underwater, man. My cover's blown. I got what we need-- now, I'm out.

[Federal Agent 2 cuts the zip-ties binding Raul's wrists]

RAUL: You hear me? I'm finished.
FEDERAL AGENT 1: Whoa! We gotcha, okay? Don't worry! You're out, we get it. [He gestures to himself and FA 2] That's why we're here.
FEDERAL AGENT 2: We'll getchu back across the border.
RAUL: No, not just across the border-- you take me home. I'm done.
FEDERAL AGENT 1: Absolutely.

[FA 1 takes a handkerchief out of his pocket and hands it to Raul to wipe the blood off his face and hands]

FEDERAL AGENT 1: You earned it. [He pauses for a moment] Well, we've got El Jefe over a barrel now! You did get the coordinates, right?
RAUL: [pants] Yeah, I got the coordinates. The shipment's on the plane.
FEDERAL AGENT 1: [smiles happily] Ah-ha! You are one hell of an agent, amigo.

CALDER HOUSE-- TUCSON, ARIZONA

[Outside of the Calder family home, six-year-old Amy Calder is coloring with chalk on the driveway when her young adult mother, Erin, comes outside with her purse and car keys in hand]

ERIN: [impressed] Wow! You're getting good at those sunrises, Van Gogh!
AMY: I don't wanna be Van Gogh! He cut off his ear!

[Erin laughs and tickles her]

ERIN: Oh, and your ears are so cute, too!

[Erin and Amy laugh together until Erin's cell phone starts to ring. Before she answers it, she stands to her feet and gestures for Amy to do the same]

ERIN: In the car, kiddo. Buckle up.

[Erin walks over to the car and answers the phone]

ERIN: Hello?

[Erin opens the passenger door of the car for Amy while she waits for the caller to respond]

ERIN: Amy, now.
AMY: Okay, Mom.

[After some silence, Erin speaks into the phone again]

ERIN: Hello, who is this?

[After she gets no response again, she waits until Amy is inside the car before frowning with concern]

ERIN: [on the phone] Ronnie? Ronnie, if that's you, I swear, I know what you're trying to do, and she is not going with you. [While she talks, Amy looks at her sadly] Do you hear me? As long as I live, never again.

[Erin looks over at her daughter and notices the sad expression on her face before smiling weakly and wrapping up her call]

ERIN: [on the phone] I'm hanging up now.

[Erin hangs up the phone and gets into the driver's seat of the car]

CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL REDEEMER-- HOUSTON, TEXAS

[Backstage of the church, a young newbie pastor, Joshua Silburn Jr., is preparing for his televised sermon at his family's mega-church. A producer passes him in the hall and calls out to him]

PRODUCER: One minute 'til showtime, Preacher!

[Joshua paces around anxiously when his visibly pregnant wife Charlotte approaches him with a big smile on her face]

CHARLOTTE: You're gonna kill it! You always do.
JOSHUA: [laughs nervously] It's like opening for the Stones!
CHARLOTTE: [caresses his face] You are just as good as your father. Besides-- Jagger's getting old. [She straightens his collar] It's time for the next generation.

[Joshua laughs and touches her baby bump]

JOSHUA: Shouldn't you be sittin'? The doctor--
CHARLOTTE: [cuts him off] It's not no squat! [She takes his hand and leads him toward the stage] Come on!
PRODUCER: Thirty seconds to air!

[Joshua smiles and walks toward the curtain with Charlotte before stopping just outside the stage]

JOSHUA: Hey, you could be on stage with my dad.

[Charlotte sighs and hesitates for a moment, spinning Joshua so he's facing the audience before replying]

CHARLOTTE: [smiles] The view's better from back here. Go on, preacher man! Knock 'em dead!

[Joshua laughs and kisses Charlotte before he walks on stage. At the back of the stage, there are almost a dozen people seated in chairs, presumably more members of the Silburn family. Included among them is Joshua Silburn Sr, who gives Charlotte a significant look. When she sees him looking at her, her smile falls, and she becomes visibly anxious as the producer counts down]

PRODUCER: We're on in five, four, three...

[The producer stops counting, and just as Joshua walks across the stage, a band starts to play to signal his appearance. He waves at the enormous audience who has shown up to see his sermon and waits for the applause to die down before he addresses the congregation]

JOSHUA: Does God want us to fear him?
AUDIENCE: [yells] No!
JOSHUA: Is that what you think?
AUDIENCE: No!
JOSHUA: [smiles] No! No, I don't think so either, friends. See, my father's teachings show us that God? Well, God just wants us to love! [He claps his hands enthusiastically] Yes, he does! Yes, he does! He just wants us to love!

[The audience all claps loudly]

JOSHUA: Now, I ask you to remember John 10:10-- "I have come that they may have Life, and that they may have it more abundantly." More abundantly! See, that is what Jesus brought to humanity...

[Joshua continues his sermon, as the camera pans toward the camera man who is filming the sermon. The video feed travels through the camera and into the wire, which zaps through the electrical set-up of the building. The video feed pans through the satellite dish in New Mexico, where it is beamed up to an atmospheric satellite floating in space around the Earth. Suddenly, a flaming meteor passes the space satellite as it hurtles toward the planet]

ARKANSAS / NEW MEXICO / MEXICO / ARIZONA / TEXAS

[At ARCHER HILLS HIGH SCHOOL-- LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, The bell has just rung to dismiss school for the day, and the high school's students begin to file out of the school to head home. Outside, a young high schooler named Peter Moore walks out into the sunshine and stops when he sees what looks like a shooting star overhead. He continues to watch it until his friend Alice, a young blonde teenage girl, walks over to him]

ALICE: Hey, Peter! [Peter doesn't notice her at first] Hello, Peter? Space cadet! Are you even listening?

[Finally, Peter snaps out of it and looks at Alice]

PETER: [smiles] What? Sorry.
ALICE: [smiles back] Trying to ask you when you're heading to Lindsay's party tonight.
PETER: [awkwardly] Oh, yeah! Uh, um, I don't know. I don't think I'm gonna go. [He takes a deep breath] I just think it'd be too...
ALICE: Uh, what, too much fun? Come on, Peter! You can't swim laps all night! And besides, I wanted you to drive me home--

[Their conversation is interrupted by a bully, Sam, who comes up behind Peter and yanks on his bookbag before being joined by several other male friends. They then come around so they can face Peter]

BULLY: Hey, Petey! [He points to Alice] You know, hanging out with this chick? It ain't fooling anybody.
ALICE: Hey, Sam. Is it true Susan broke up with you because you have a really small--
SAM: [angrily] You'd better shut up!
ALICE: [ignores him] --Vocabulary? I was going to say "vocabulary." Did you think I was saying something else?

[Peter smirks behind Alice, but Sam only becomes more angry]

SAM: [to Peter] You know, next time I see you? You're dead. [He turns to his friends] Let's go.


[80KM WEST OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, Vera and Alan are still in the desert near the satellite, where they are continuing to monitor the possible meteor headed toward the Earth. Alan sits down in front of a computer while Vera prints off the readings and listens to something with headphones]

ALAN: Uhhh, you getting it?
VERA: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
ALAN: [types on laptop] Seriously, what is this?

[Suddenly, Vera looks alarmed and rushes toward Alan, gently shoving him aside so she can look at his computer]

VERA: Wait-- Hold on, move. Move.

[Vera starts typing on the laptop, which brings up a screen that shows that the meteor is headed for a location that is extremely close to their current location. Vera gets up, and when Alan sees the screen, he becomes even more concerned]

ALAN: Whoa, this thing's really close!

[Vera gets out of the van and walks a couple feet away, shielding her face from the sun with her hand as the wind around her starts to increase in intensity. She watches as the meteor flies overhead, and after a moment, she runs toward its destination, which is only a few miles away from them. She watches in shock as it makes contact with a large hill and creates a huge fireball as it lands on the Earth. The force of its landing causes a shock-wave of energy that radiates outward, knocking into Vera and causing her pupils to enlarge significantly before she collapses onto the ground]


[In the desert of JUAREZ, MEXICO, the two federal agents have found a bundle of cocaine in the cartel members' vehicle while they continue to question Raul on the case while he cleans himself up]

FEDERAL AGENT 1: There's a lot more at the drop site, right?
RAUL: Along with some evidence that will put El Jefe away for good.
FEDERAL AGENT 1: Well, we gotta call in the location so we can get a team over there right away.

[FA 1 starts dialing a number into his phone when Raul suddenly senses something nearby. FA 2 begins to get nervous and reaches for his gun when Raul turns around, only to find the shock-wave of energy from the meteor has made it to them]

FEDERAL AGENT 1: Hey, my man. Hey, are you listening?

[The energy wave hits Raul, causing his pupils to be blown wide open before he collapses onto the ground like Vera did]


[In TUSCON, ARIZONA, Erin and Amy are driving in town in their car. Amy is eating a bowl full of "Cheesy Fish" crackers]

ERIN: Are those fishes delicious?
AMY: [nods] Can we go to Texas this summer? I've never been to Texas.
ERIN: You haven't been to a lot of places. You're six!
AMY: [rolls her eyes] I know.
ERIN: [laughs] Well, I do have a cousin in Houston...

[She looks over at Amy and raises her eyebrows at her, but Amy's demeanor becomes more serious]

AMY: I'm not going to Dad's anymore?
ERIN: [guiltily] No, sweetie.
AMY: Did he do something wrong again?

[Before Erin can respond, the car's radio starts to experience interference, and Amy leans over to turn the dial to find a station that works. Suddenly, all of the lights on the dashboard begin to flicker in and out, causing the car to malfunction. Confused, Erin looks out the driver's side window as she approaches an intersection to see the shock-wave of energy flowing toward her, and when it hits her, her pupils expand before her heart stops beating and she loses consciousness]


[At ARCHER HILLS HIGH SCHOOL-- LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, Peter is in his swimsuit and is preparing to start practicing for the swim team. He stands on the diving platform and puts on his goggles before jumping into the water. As he practices his butterfly stroke, the fluorescent lights overhead begin to flicker as the shock-wave of energy approaches them. The energy wave hits Peter while he's underwater, causing his pupils to dilate widely before his heart stops, and he floats motionlessly in the water]


[At the CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL REDEEMER-- HOUSTON, TEXAS, Joshua is still on stage giving his sermon]

JOSHUA: Before we all go our separate ways this afternoon, I pray that you may prosper in all things, just as you--

[He cuts himself off when he notices the lights flickering overhead, and his heart suddenly starts to pound loudly in his ears as he becomes dizzy, just before the same energy wave hits him and causes his pupils to dilate widely before he falls onto the floor. The audience collectively gasps in shock as Joshua's father and Charlotte jump to their feet and rush toward him]

SILBURN SR: Joshua!
CHARLOTTE: Joshua!
SILBURN SR: [to a producer] Call 911! Get help!


[West of SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, Alan, who has been watching the computer monitors this entire time, turns to show Vera]

ALAN: Vera!

[He realizes that she's left the van, and when he goes outside, he finds her laying unconscious on the ground and rushes over to help her]

ALAN: [worried] Vera! Hey, Vera! Hey! Wake up! [He shakes her by the shoulders, but she remains unconscious] No!

[He puts two fingers against her carotid artery, but when he doesn't feel a pulse, he starts to panic]

ALAN: [freaks out] God, no!

[He puts his head against her chest to listen for a heartbeat, and when he doesn't hear one, he rushes over to the van to call for help]


[Over at the METEOR SITE, there is a large, round, scorched patch of earth where the meteor hit that has left a huge hole in the hill where it landed. In the middle of the fiery rubble is a naked man whose skin is singed and burnt in some places and generally covered in ash and soot. He pants for breath as his skin starts to heal magically]

CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL REDEEMER-- HOUSTON, TEXAS

[Joshua's body has been laid on top of a table backstage while a teary-eyed Charlotte desperately tries to find a pulse in his neck]

CHARLOTTE: [distraught] Joshua!

[Silburn Sr. shouts an order to a producer before he runs over to Charlotte to check on her and his son]

SILBURN SR: [to the producer] Call 911! [He turns to Charlotte] What's going on?
CHARLOTTE: [tearfully] I don't think he has a pulse.

JUAREZ, MEXICO

[The two federal agents are kneeling beside Raul's body, poking him in the arm and abdomen to try to wake him up]

FEDERAL AGENT 2: Maybe it was a heart attack?


80KM WEST OF SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO

[Alan has run back over to Vera's body with a defibrillator when her heart suddenly starts to pound loudly. She wakes up with a gasp and sits straight up]

VERA: [panicked] Michael!

[She realizes where she is and looks confused, but Alan sighs in relief]

ALAN: Vera! [He tries to catch his breath] You're okay!

[Vera shakes her head before pinching the bridge of her nose in confusion]

VERA: I'm fine. I'm fine. I must have been dehydrated.
ALAN: Okay, hold on. [He puts his hand on her shoulder] Just stay sitting. I called 911--
VERA: No, no! Call them back! I'm fine.
ALAN: [concerned] Are you sure?
VERA: Yeah. I'm fine. I'm fine--
ALAN: [interrupts her] Because my name's Alan. When you woke up, you said Michael.

[Vera looks alarmed for a moment before shrugging it off and standing up onto her feet]

VERA: Look, we've got to figure out what the hell that was that fell over the horizon--
ALAN: [talks over her] --No, no, just take a second! I'm gonna grab you some water--
VERA: [determined] Let's go.

[She grabs Alan's shoulders and uses them to pull herself up onto her feet before rushing toward the van]

TUCSON, ARIZONA

[Firefighters are at the intersection where Erin was hit by the energy wave, which presumably caused her to stop her car and subsequently get hit by oncoming traffic. Erin is still unconscious while the firefighters are pulling her out of the wreckage and put her body on a stretcher]

FIREFIGHTER 1: Got it?
MEDIC: Is she breathing? What are her vitals?
FIREFIGHTER 1: Nothing. She's gone.

[They're about to wheel her over to the ambulance when Erin suddenly awakens with a gasp and sits up in the stretcher, startling everyone around her]

FIREFIGHTER 2: Don't move! Don't move! Do you know where you are, ma'am?
ERIN: My daughter! Where's Amy?

[Despite the firefighters' best efforts to keep her seated, Erin pushes out of their grip and starts running toward the ambulance]

ERIN: [panicked] Where's my daughter? Where is she?

[The ambulance drives away, and the firefighters have to hold her back to prevent her from running after it]

ERIN: [distraught] AMYYYYYY!

[Inside the ambulance, the driver is calling in Amy's status to the hospital so they can prepare]

AMBULANCE DRIVER: Female in critical condition, coming through.

[Erin continues to struggle against the grip of the firefighters]

ERIN: [overwhelmed] Let go of me! AMY! AMY!


ARCHER HILLS HIGH SCHOOL-- LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

[At the high school's swimming pool, Peter's body has just been pulled out of the water, and the lifeguard is desperately trying to perform CPR on him while other students and faculty members surround them]

MAN: [shouts] We need some help!

[Suddenly, Peter returns to consciousness and begins to cough up water. The lifeguard quickly turns him onto his side, where he continues to cough and sputter water until his lungs are empty. As he gasps for breath, he seems extremely concerned by this turn of events]


JUAREZ, MEXICO

[The federal agents have just loaded up the bodies of the dead cartel members into the truck the drug smugglers arrived in]

FEDERAL AGENT 1: Let's go.

[The turn around to find that Raul is both alive and awake, and is standing on his feet, looking confused and unnerved by their behavior]

FEDERAL AGENT 2: What the hell?
RAUL: [gasps for breath] What happened?
FEDERAL AGENT 1: [exasperated] We thought you were dead!

[FA 1 looks at FA 2 in concern, when suddenly, a high-pitched noise pierces Raul's eardrums, causing him to grab his head in pain. Suddenly, Raul is able to hear the agents' thoughts inside his own mind]

RAUL: [groans in pain] Ahhh!
FEDERAL AGENT 1: [concerned] You alright, there?
FEDERAL AGENT 2'S THOUGHTS: Remember the training-- it's three to the chest.

[Raul, even more confused, looks up to see both agents gaping at him in shock and fear]

FEDERAL AGENT 1: What's wrong, buddy?
RAUL: [overwhelmed] Uh, it's just a headache...
FEDERAL AGENT 1: [kindly] Now, you're alright, it's just been a tough day.

[Raul hears the high-pitched noise again and once again grabs his head in pain as he starts to hear the man's thoughts once more]

FEDERAL AGENT 2'S THOUGHTS: Isabelle. You're doing this for you. Three to the chest

[Raul looks at the agents suspiciously as he regains his bearings]

RAUL: ...Who's Isabelle?
FEDERAL AGENT 1: Isabelle? What are you talking about?

[FA 2 becomes worried and instantly grabs his gun from its holster and aims it at Raul, who holds his hands up in a non-threatening gesture]

FEDERAL AGENT 2: She's my wife! How the hell do you know her name?
FEDERAL AGENT 1: [alarmed] Whoa, slow down! Slow down. We're on the same team here.
RAUL: [puts the pieces together] You're gonna kill me, aren't you? Three shots to the chest, right?
FEDERAL AGENT 1: [anxiously] No. Nobody's killing anybody.

[Nevertheless, FA 1 reaches for the gun in his hip holster while FA 2 takes another step toward Raul]

FEDERAL AGENT 2: He knows, what does it matter? [He glares at Raul] Yeah, we're gonna kill you--

[He rushes toward Raul and aims the gun at his chest, but Raul easily grabs the gun from his grip and pulls him in a headlock. Raul aims the gun at FA 2's chest and holds his body close to him to use him as a shield against FA 1, who now has his own gun drawn at Raul]

RAUL: You don't wanna do this! You just let me go--
FEDERAL AGENT 2: No, don't do it!

[FA 1 looks conflicted for a moment before firing two shots at Raul, both of which hit and kill FA 2. FA 1 shoots a third shot that hits Raul in the shoulder, but Raul just drops FA 2's body and uses his gun to kill him as well. Once the agents have both collapsed onto the ground, Raul looks horrified by what he's just done and tries to figure out what to do next]

CHURCH OF THE ETERNAL REDEEMER-- HOUSTON, TEXAS

[Joshua is still laying on the table backstage in the church when he suddenly awakens with a gasp and sits up]


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