q q 1 Today really marks the first stage of an unprecedented technological advancement. We have begun to identify a so-called Goldilocks planet - these are planets that share a similar relationship with their sun as we have with ours. If a planet's too far away from its sun, it's too cold. If it's too close to its sun, it's too hot. But for an earth-like planet, the distance is just right. Potentially perfect for sustaining life. We have finally managed to identify one planet that is the right distance from its star to hold water and is the right mass to sustain an atmosphere. Every 24 hours, our station in Hawaii will transmit a signal to LANSAT 7, our deep-orbiting satellite, which will amplify and relay the signal to our targeted planet which is rather grandly entitled... Planet G. If there is intelligent life out there, and they come here, it's gonna be like Columbus and the Indians. Only we're the Indians. Ladies and gentlemen, please prepare to bear witness to the making of history. Start transmission. Well, it seems as though NASA is setting up shop right here in our own back yard. Today the Beacon International Project was launched. Satellite dishes here on Oahu sending out very powerful signals into deep space, with an attempt to communicate with anyone... Another round, birthday boy! A toast - happy birthday, little brother! Wishing you success and growth. Happiness, may this be a great year. A great year. It's gonna be a great year. It's gonna be a great year. I love you. I love you, too. So, in the great Hopper family tradition, this year I'm quoting from coach John Wooden. Johnny. "Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, "being especially free of admirers then." Cheers! I'm not cheersing to that. It's a very good quote for you. I may be free of admirers right now but there's still time. Would you shut up? Light your cupcake and raise your glass. Did you get me that? Yes, I got you that. Thank you. That's very sweet. You're welcome! I got this guy, Tony. He said he could get you a construction job. All you need to do is call him. Could I get a beer and a chicken burrito, please? Sorry. The kitchen's closed. You're not gonna call him, are you? Give Tony my best... but I don't need you or Tony's help for that matter. Well, you can call him or join me in the Navy. No. All right. All right. Happy birthday. Blow out your candle and make a wish. Do not waste a wish on a girl. Wish for a job, an apartment, a new alternator belt so I don't have to drive you everywhere, a job or a... You said job twice. It's my birthday. My wish. All right? Please don't waste it. You just wasted that wish, didn't you? I'm going in. You're not going in. How do I look? Wait, let me just fix... Awesome. All right, Princess, go get 'em. Great start! What seems to be the problem? I want a chicken burrito. Johnny, chicken burrito her. It ain't happening. Chicken burrito her. The kitchen's closed, Hopper. What's your name? I'm hungry. That's not your name. If you give me five minutes, I will get you your chicken burrito. Five minutes, starting now. Chicken burrito time, I'm out. Chicken burrito, roger that. Wait! Wait! Hi! Let's just... Just one twist of the key and we'll be good... How are you, man? How you doing? The burritos are right there. We're closed. Too late. Too late. OK. It's right there! Please! It's too late to eat a burrito! Too many complex carbs! 3.99. It's... # "The Pink Panther Theme" - Henry Mancini (POLICE SIRENS WAIL) # Dishonoured if you don't Prison if you do # There's no way through Either way you lose... # I got a burrito! I've got it! Police! Freeze! # Court martial if you won't Court martial if you do... # He's getting back up! # There's no way to win Either way you lose... # I've had it! Look at yourself! How is it that you screw everything up?! Oh, by the way, that girl you were trying to impress last night, do you know who her father is? Admiral Shane! He runs the whole damn fleet. So now you're messing with my job. My life! You know that girl? The burrito girl? Oh, I've always stayed out of your business, haven't I? Cos I was hoping that maybe one day you would learn from your mistakes, you would grow up, you would mature a bit! Is my back all right? Argh! Oh, my God, my back! You're 26 and what have you got? You've got what? 65 dollars to your name! I got Tased! A car that doesn't start, you're living on my couch! Those things work! Man, look at yourself. Oh, my God. As of now, as of right this second, there's a new dynamic at play. And this dynamic is the following - from here on, till I state otherwise, there'll be no more debate, discussion or compromise. It's me speaking, you listening, me saying, you doing. Do you understand that? It's time for a new course of action. A new direction. A game change. You're joining me in the Navy. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2014 'Live! Local! This is Hawaii News Now.' Thousands of sailors on dozens of ships are coming to Hawaii for RIMPAC. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational maritime exercise. RIMPAC is a military ballet of 14 navies. 20,000 navy personnel... Cooperation and collaboration amongst the countries is the goal. Relationship building is the key. Not all the action is taking place out on the water. There will also be sporting events here on land. Forget World Cup - this is the RIMPAC Cup final! It's another beautiful day here in Hawaii, as usual! It's brewing on the field as the scrappy USA team is butting heads with Japan. Score is 2-0 Japan. The US has been trailing all day. Team captain Alex Hopper has to rally the troops. Turn it up! Big save! Great save! Dives! Stone Hopper, he's answered every test today! What's wrong with you, drama queen?! Get up, Princess! Come on! USA's 40 squares the ball over to number 6, Alan. Hopper! Go-o-o-a-a-al!! The US is finally on the board, showing some signs of life with the score 2-1 Japan. We're now into stoppage time. Can the US tie it up? Time! Time, time, time! A minute left! Hey, Alex! It's coming your way. Stone Hopper's placed it perfectly! Come on, Alex! Hopper's underneath it and onside. Hey, ref! A penalty kick has been awarded to the United States. Nagata made contact with Hopper inside the box. By contact, you mean Nagata kicked him in the face. You all right? Yeah, I'm fine. Stone Hopper has come up the field. I'm fine. I don't need your help. I don't need your help. Bronson's going to take it. Bronson! He's gonna take it. What do you mean, Bronson? Negative! I'm fine! Bronson, you're gonna take this! Bronson, don't move. Bronson, come here! Bronson, you move one more step, you're dead. Do you wanna die today? Do you wanna die? Good choice. He's definitely concussed. I've got it. Did you just threaten one of my COs? It's OK. It's OK. Looks like it's going to be his little brother, Alex Hopper. If I were Stone I would've picked another shooter. I'm sceptical... Concentrate! Focus! There are two kinds of idiots, Hopper - one looks away, he kicks. Other looks away, he doesn't kick. Which idiot are you? I'm the idiot who's gonna kick it through your keeper's face. Get ready for overtime. All eyes on Hopper. He could send this into overtime. (BLOWS WHISTLE) And here we go! If Hopper scores, the US will go into overtime. (CROWD GROANS) Hopper sails one miles over the crossbar. Nowhere near the goal. Typical. What a heartbreak for the US. It was a very poor attempt by the obviously injured Alex Hopper. He refused to come out of the game and his stubbornness cost the US. Congratulations to Japan, our 2012 RIMPAC Cup winners. The final as we sign off - Japan 2 United States 1. Are you ready for this? Born. You sure? Never been more sure of anything in my life. What are you gonna say? I'm gonna walk up to him man-to-man, look him straight in the eyes. With what words? My words. OK. Sir... ..your daughter is the best thing that has ever happened to me. She's smart, kind, beautiful, funny and I'm madly in love with her. It would be an honour to have your permission to marry her. First off, I would like to welcome you all First off, I would like to welcome you all to the RIMPAC International Naval War Games. And I'd like to welcome you on board the greatest fighting ship in American naval history, the Mighty Mo. The USS Missouri. Shit! Hopper, your cover! Keeping you on your toes. Hopper, let's go. Come on! Hopper. This way. No, no, no. That way. Yep, knew that. I knew... We knew that. The USS Missouri was the final battleship to be completed by the United States, before being decommissioned and replaced with a more modern fleet of vessels, like destroyers. What's the difference between a battleship and a destroyer? You see, battleships are great ships, but they're kinda like dinosaurs. They're designed to take hits. Kinda like a floating punching bag. But then there's destroyers, which are just awesome. They're designed to dish it out like the Terminator! Are you a captain? No, he's not a captain because he's always late. Come on! I fight the ship. Come on! Which is even better! Listen, get it done. Get it done. Babe, it's a formality. OK. I'm all over it. OK! Go! We have with us today veterans from the Missouri who have served on her, some going back to World War II. Examples of the finest men to have ever served in any navy. Lieutenant Hopper, what an honour. Thank you for joining us. Good to be here. And now as we prepare to embark in this outstanding... I'm nervous. Shades off. ..I would like the commanding officers to come to the stage. Captain Nagata, Japan. Konnichiwa! Captain Lu, Malaysia. Allo! Allo! It's so close. Like the way we say it. He hates me. He doesn't hate you! Shut up, shut up. Captain Jacks, Australia! G'day! Shut up! Captain Zhao, Singapore! G'day. Shut up! G'day. A special acknowledgment to Commander Stone Hopper, US Navy... Stay calm. Knock 'em out. ..who, along with his outstanding crew and ship had the highest overall rating last year. Shades off, Hopper! Commander. Thank you, Admiral. Welcome, everybody, it's really great to see you all here today. Especially you, gentlemen. It's a true honour. Me and my crew are gonna have to be on our toes this year, because your ships look outstanding and your men look ready. So, good luck out there! Be safe! Keep chargin'! He loves his daughter. She loves you, he's gonna respect that. Hey, Mike! Admiral! You remember Sam? It's an obsolete tradition. Just asking for permission. Tell me where this came from... Stop. Sam is a physical therapist... Stop worrying about this and walk up and do what you gotta do. Hello, Hopper. Why are you here? This is gonna be sweet! I was within the rules. Were you in the rules when you kicked me in the face? Isn't there something more important to do? He hates the man! Well, that seems a bit juvenile, wouldn't you say? You go mess with him and see what happens! Why? Do. Would it be funny if I punched you in the face? Would that be funny? Stop it! Chicken! Kentucky Fried Chicken! Yep. I love it. Two piece... You look like Colonel Sanders, actually. He was a handsome man. Good job out there, Dad! What do you want? Hopper needs five minutes of your time. That's enough! What do you mean, that's enough? Isn't there something more important you should be doing? Three minutes, tops. Thank you, I love you. Thank you, Daddy. I love you, too. He's gonna smash my face in. He's not gonna smash your face in. Sir, it would be an honour... Sir! Sir! Sir! Give me your permission... It would be an honour to have your permission... Sir, give me your permission. What's your deal? It would be a thankful honour to have your permission... to honour your hand... What? Oh, my God. Sir, may I please marry your daughter? She's everything I have and I love her. (DOOR OPENS) Talking to yourself, Mr Hopper? Yeah. I was. I was actually talking about you, Nagata. Mm-hm. (SHOUTING AND BANGING) Sir, it was a fluke accident. The bathroom floor was wet. I began to fall, Captain Nagata kindly reached out to help. Our heads go bang! We fall back. Bang again. Just like the great Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis? Did he just say Jerry Lewis? Yes, sir. Are you kidding me? The Bellboy and The Nutty Professor. Very good movies. He's a great humanitarian, sir. You both think this is a joke, and you're very much mistaken. This will not happen again. Do I make myself clear? Yes, sir! Yes, sir! Gentlemen. Give me a minute with Mr Hopper here. What is wrong with you? You've got skills, but I have never, ever seen a man waste them like you. "Keep the ship out of the surf and spray... "..or you will plunge to destruction." Homer, sir. The fact that you know that infuriates me beyond words. What my daughter sees in you is a great mystery to me. You're a very smart individual with very weak character, leadership and decision-making skills. Do you have anything to say to me? Anything? Negative, sir. They're likely to be your last. They're likely to be your last. Dismissed. Is there anything I can do to help? Negative. If you wanna talk about anything... I don't. If you change your mind and you wanna talk about... I won't. Roger that. Contact Efron 1. Commence anti-submarine warfare exercises. Commence operations. # Hard as a rock # Hard as a rock # Hard as a rock # Hard as a rock... # Good afternoon, Sampson! Welcome to Day One of the RIMPAC Naval War Games. We're here to sharpen our skills as a team. As your weapons officer, let me remind you that this is a combat vessel... and we will excel in our commanding control. I want everyone to stay frosty. We're gonna be close manoeuvring with 13 nations out here. We are here to crush every other ship. I'm excited to see what we learn. We are not here in this weapons room to learn. Be safe out there, look out for each other and keep charging. If we return to Pearl without having outperformed every other ship on that ocean I will personally... Yo, Saunders, ever been in a department run by some kind of Donald Trump/ Mike Tyson mutant combo? What was that, Petty Officer Raikes? Nothing, sir. I swear you said Donald Trump. Wanna clarify? I think I heard a Mike Tyson as well. If you did, it was only in reference to the fact that you both project great physical intensity, sir. That's flattering. Hopper! A helo's headed for the Sampson. Make sure your ass is on it. Why? I don't know why. Just make sure you're on it! Copy, sir. Damn! 'Scorpio 1-4. Clear route. Lieutenant Hopper is en route.' I just got off the phone with the JAG. And? They are probably gonna kick you out of the Navy. When? The day we get back. From RIMPAC? Yep. You've gotta make some calls. Some calls? There's got to be... Who do I call to teach you humility? I'm sorry, I don't have that number. I just don't get it, man. You got so much potential. I'm sorry you have to deal with this. And I'm sorry I let you down. # 25 lighters on my dresser, yes, sir # You know I gotsta get paid # I got 25 twelves in the trunk to bang # Call 'em up so I can knock off big nine-nine Seville # I've 25 lighters on my dresser, dresser # You know I got to get paid... # Stand up tall. Focus on that green marker in the middle of your back. What do you think I'm paying attention to? Keep your feet together. My feet can't get any closer. Stand up tall! All right, I've had enough of this. Keep going. Just a little more. Turn the damn thing off! Come on, we're just about there. Turn it off now! I'm your new physical therapist. I'm sensing a lot of anger. Very perceptive of you. Is there anything besides anger in there, Mick? Not much. Your last therapist says that you lost the will to fight. Is that accurate? I lost my fight when I lost my legs. You realise you're still the same man that won the Golden Gloves at 22, Bronze Star in Afghanistan? Same man. I'm half a man, and half a man ain't enough to be a soldier. That's all I've ever known. All right. Let's go! We're gonna take a walk. No, we're not! Legs on! You're doing pretty good for a guy who doesn't wanna be hiking. My dog, Mustard, could climb this mountain. Great! You and Mustard can go and you can make some memories of Mount Ak-Kaia, sounds like fun. Mustard's dead. Mustard got hit by a dump truck. Sorry. I'm over it. (PHONE RINGS) Hey. I thought you'd be out of range by now. I have around five minutes left. 'How is it?' It's fine. I'm sorry. I messed up. 'And I'm going to talk to your father as soon as I get back.' Stop messing things up, OK? Copy that. I love you. I love you. What is it, Parker? Take a look at this. Nice one. It's a joke, right? I don't think so. (ALARMS) My God! Cal! Cal! Cal! I got some weird activity on all the radar screens. Weird? Yeah, man, really weird. Mm-hm. Oh, ah, Dr Nogrady is on the phone for you, too. That is weird. Seriously? Dr Nogrady. Lead with that next time, OK, Danny? You gotta start prioritising your information. You gotta tell me "1,2,3" you don't start with "M". Know what I mean? I'm not saying you're a boob but this is like boobish behaviour. Stop. Hi, Dr Nogrady! Are you seeing what I'm seeing? The incoming tracks. Correct. I've got five distinct objects Five distinct objects... that are moving in formation. They're locked in on my signal. They're headed straight for me. Correct. Uh, maybe we should call NASA. NASA have called us. They're on the phone right now. Good morning, Mr Zapata. NASA? We're tracking something splintering off of the main group. That's not splitting off. That thing is breaking apart. Has anyone called the Chinese? Because this is no meteor... Yes. We've checked. It's not the Russians, it's not the Chinese. Maybe we should call the Air Force because they might wanna fuel up their jets... The Air Force is on the line. It appears the event is headed your way. Prepare yourself! Roger that. How would you suggest that I prepare myself, sir? Brace! Let's all be seated. I'm hoping somebody here can explain this to me. Mr Secretary. Four of the five objects landed in the Pacific Ocean The fifth one appeared to have broken apart. We're making significant contact with Hong Kong. But other places were also affected, Scotland, Germany, France, even Iowa. So what is it? Well, sir, at this point we're working on a couple of theories. And you are who, sir? I'm with NASA. Well, what is NASA present in this room for? We're looking at the very real possibility that this is legitimate extraterrestrial contact. It appears that it originated from Gliese solar system, home of Planet G. You are saying that we sent out a signal and we got back an alien response? Sir, we just got word from Pearl. They believe whatever made impact with Hong Kong has also made impact with the Pacific Ocean. Where in the Pacific? Approximately 150 miles south of where we are right now, sir. It should be right there, but we're not seeing anything. Get me the Sampson. Yes, sir. Base course 2-2-0. Speed 25. Captain on the bridge. As casualty reports come in, it's still unclear exactly what it was that hit Hong Kong. (SHE SPEAKS JAPANESE) (SHE SPEAKS SPANISH) It isn't anything from this planet. How do we know that? Because the Chinese have sampled it. It's made of a material that doesn't exist in the periodic table. It's literally not of this earth! The only element they've been able to identify is lawrencium. Lawrencium? You gotta stop tapping! You're tapping, you're the loud one! Looking at the grid patterns, it's something in the neighbourhood of solar panelling, communications panelling. Maybe some kind of communication unit. Communications? Who's communicating what? To who? ALL CHATTER, LAUGH Hey! Over here, mate. (LAUGHS) ALL CHATTER, LAUGH Hey! Over here, mate. (LAUGHS) Thank you so much. See ya! Hey, thanks for driving tonight. Hey! Over here, mate. (LAUGHS) Thank you so much. See ya! Hey, thanks for driving tonight. You owe me. Thank you so much. See ya! Hey, thanks for driving tonight. You owe me. (LAUGHS) Fair enough. Kate was giving me the eye as well. What?! Kate was giving me the eye as well. What?! She was. No. She was. No. BOTH LAUGH What's that? BOTH LAUGH What's that? Oh crap. Don't worry about it. You're well under. Oh crap. Don't worry about it. You're well under. Yeah, but it's a lower limit now. Good evening. Any alcohol tonight? You're well under. Yeah, but it's a lower limit now. Good evening. Any alcohol tonight? Uh, just a couple... with dinner. Yeah, but it's a lower limit now. Good evening. Any alcohol tonight? Uh, just a couple... with dinner. Yeah. She's fine, eh. Stop. That's over 250 micrograms. I now require you to accompany me to the booze bus... Oh stink. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you do say... It's a failed result, ma'am. ...may be given in evidence in court. You could ring a taxi and pick your car up in the morning. Let's call your mum and dad. They're, like, 10 minutes away. your car up in the morning. Let's call your mum and dad. They're, like, 10 minutes away. We're not calling my parents. Let's call your mum and dad. CHILDREN ARGUE We're not calling my parents. Let's call your mum and dad. CHILDREN ARGUE Please. Behave yourselves. No. In the car. INDISTINCT RT CHATTER What the heck is that? Hey, bridge, starboard lookout, I've got an unknown surface contact bearings 2-3-2 true approximately 8,000 yards. Sir! Yep. You may wanna come take a look at this. I am looking at it, Mr Strogo. On the radar, sir. Something very peculiar. That's the John Paul Jones, right? Yes, sir. Myoko? Yes, sir, it is. Why don't I see... see that? Combat Captain. I have a visual on the bearing 2-3-7 on the horizon. What do you hold in that bearing? Bridge TO, I've got nothing at 2-3-7. I'm looking right at it, Mr Hopper. Find me something. Scope! 2-3-7. What've we got? Stand by. Taylor, did you break this son of a bitch? No, sir. I didn't do anything to it, sir. You know I'll throw your ass of this ship? I know you will, sir. I got it, sir. On my camera. What is it? I don't know. Is this some kind of exercise? Probably. Unknown vessel in the vicinity of 1-5 degrees 37 minutes north, 1-5-9 degrees 3-3 minutes west. Requesting status communication on my vessel on VHF channel 16 and identify yourself. Over. John Paul Jones, this is Sampson, Charlie Oscar. John Paul Jones, Charlie Oscar. I'd like you to send a team over and take a closer look. No problem. We'll get a team in the water right away. Roger. Tell you what, boys. This is a head stomper. What is it? A box of cargo? Chinese? I don't know. A yacht? A satellite? Beast, I didn't know five seconds ago and I don't know now. This is the US Navy Warship John Paul Jones. I'm attempting to communicate with you. Prepare to be boarded. You ever seen anything like this? No. Weird, man. LT! I don't think that's a good idea! Got it, chief! Real bad idea, Lieutenant! Oh, shit! Move it, Raikes! LT! Lieutenant, get up! Lieutenant! Sir! Sir! Get me the Sampson. Alpha Bravo, Sampson, this is Alpha Bravo. Sir, we're unable to contact the Sampson. Control, this is Rough Rider 404. Encountering some suspicious... Rough Rider 4-0-4, come in? Do you copy? Get the force at weapons posture 1. Warning red. Weapons tight. I want everything loaded. What's happened? My radar's closing down, sir! We've lost contact with base. All comms are offline. It's the North Koreans, I'm telling ya! Lieutenant, you good? Come on, you with me? Dammit! Come on! Squared away? Squared away. Whatever that thing is, it killed the battery. Come on, Beast! (ENGINE TURNS OVER) What is that? That's not good. What the hell is that? Do you think this could be some super-secret navy surprise exercise? What the... Let's give them a warning, Helmsman. Aye-aye, sir. (HORN BLOWS) (HIGH-PITCHED TONE) What the hell is this? I didn't sign up for this bullshit! No shit, dude! Bridge is offline. Should be back in two minutes! Copy that. Signal to John Paul Jones. Fire a warning shot. One round, 10 mil, left offset. Place mount 51 in remote. Battery is released. Who we shooting at? I do not know. Let's move it, Beast! It's dead in the water. Ort, get your ass up. Yes, sir! FIRE! Incoming headed for the John Paul Jones! Unknown inbound! Rampart! Rampart! Kill it with CWIS. What kind of chuck wagon... Were there men out on that wing? Yes, sir, there were! Firing it up! Sir! Light it up! What the hell is Hopper doing? Sir, CIC reports both spy and fire patrol radar cannot lock on. Fire! CIC, fire! Incoming on the way! We're hit! Sir, we have a hull breach! Help! Help me! Helmsman, get back on the helm! Aye, sir! Rapid contingent fire! Sir! Nooo! Get me to the John Paul Jones! NOW! 'There are no survivors in the water. Targets are holding defensive formation.' Where's the captain? Where is he? What happened? Captain and XO are dead! What? They're dead! CO and XO are dead! Who's in charge? Who's next full senior? You are. It's your ship, sir. You're senior officer, sir. Sir, if you would please just give me an order. I don't know what to do, sir. We're going in. Full attack. That's an order. Attack, sir? Yes! You wanted an order! That's the order! Let's go! You heard him. Aye-aye, sir! Ready all guns. Fire controls are offline. I need three minutes. Tell Nagata I'm going with or without him. Sir, you really want to attack this thing? Yes, yes, I do! Myoko is hit, sir! Are the weapons ready? They've killed everything that's fired on them! Get the guns online and we ram this thing! They killed my brother and every man on his ship. We have no weapons to attack with, sir. Then set course to 3-1-0. That's a collision course! 3-1-0! Sir, there are sailors in the water! Get the guns online and we're gonna ram this thing! Sir, the Myoko is sinking. Sir, please! Set the course to 3-1-0! Please, sir! 3-1-0! There are sailors in the water, sir! Hard starboard. Hard starboard, aye, sir. Get them outta the water. Yes, sir. What's happening? Shhh! What the hell's happening? What the hell are they doing?! Why aren't they attacking? Are those things aliens?! Would you please shut up! We need help. Get the carrier over here! Who's running this ship?! Hopper. Are you kidding me? Hopper's running the ship? This is bullshit! We're all gonna die! What the hell are those things?! What is that ship?! 'You got anything?' Negative on all frequencies. Oh, shit! We're going down! Dad?! Sir, I can't explain this. We've lost communication with everyone on the other side of the barrier. We can't get in and they can't get out. The field, whatever it is, extends about 300,000 feet in altitude and has a depth of about two nautical miles. And we are in contact with Admiral Shane of Pacific fleet but right now our navy is effectively trapped outside the area. So we have nobody in there? Well, sir, we have three guided missile destroyers still unaccounted for. So it's conceivable we do have somebody inside. Well who? Captain! Captain! (SHOUTS IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE) My grandmother could climb this mountain. It's a start, Mick. What was that? I'm not sure. What are you guys doing up here? I need you off this mountain right now. Wait, what's going on? Why? The island's under attack. Attack, by who? I don't know. People are using the word "alien". Aliens? We don't know. Whatever it is took out the Marine base and all roads leading to this mountain have been destroyed. Cell phones, radio, internet. Everything is shut down. The Navy's engaged just off of the coast. The Navy? I need you and your friend off of this mountain right now. Come on, let's go! Vic, leave your car here. It'll block the road. Where you going? Mick! Where are you going? I ain't ever seen an alien. Have you ever seen an alien? Mick! Don't leave me alone. Woah sole! What the hell was that? Hey, Fizz, did you see that? 'Looked like a jet.' Well I ain't never... q 1 Sir, we need you. We need you now. I can't. If you can't, who can? Captain. Where did we find it? One of their transporters must have crashed over the island. There was debris everywhere. Thomas and Potts fished him outta the water with a grappling hook. I told them it was a bad idea, but they kept yanking and I kept telling them no and they kept... Oh, damn! Beast, flashlight. My dad said they'd come. He said it my whole life. He said we ain't alone. He said one day we'd find them or they'd find us. Know what else he said? He said... "I hope I ain't around when that day comes." That is not dead! It's not dead! I've got a bad feeling about this. What kind of bad feeling? Like "we're gonna need a new planet" kind of bad feeling. 'Medical casualty. C-53, two men down.' It's still on the ship. Lock down the ship! Is everyone all right? All good! Is everyone accounted for? 'Just heard something on level 4.' Raikes, up. Move! Move! What do you see? Do you see it? No, sir! I've got nothing, sir! How is he? Not good, sir. Not good. You two, get him to medical now. Yes, sir! Raikes, you're with me. Let's go! (HISSING) (HISSING) (THUDDING) Get outta here! Yo! Hey! Raikes! Get your ass to CIC. Now! Come on. Raikes, you better be there. Come on, come on. Mahalo, mother... q q 1 We gotta get off this mountain. The cop left the keys on his belt. You gotta go down and get 'em. You can do it. Now. Radio check. Can anyone hear me? Over. Wait up! Wait up, don't leave... Stop right there! Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Who are you? I'm Cal Zapata. We sent out a beacon... Oh, shit! Is he a cyborg? Are you guys with them? If he's human, can you please put the gun down? Mick! Put your gun down. I told them something like this could happen. I said it was gonna be like Columbus and the Indians, conquistadors and Incas... They said no, they'll be sweet. They killed my grad students. OK, OK. Calm down! I can't... Slow. Slow. Sit down. Slow breaths. You're freaking him out, Mick! I doubt it takes much to freak him out. We need the Marines, we need the army. We need all of them. It is the strong belief of the Chinese that what crashed into Hong Kong was some sort of communications ship. So you're saying a flying telephone cratered and took out 25,000 people. What I'm saying is that our visitors seem extraordinarily concerned with establishing a line of communication home. If they've lost their communications ship, how could they do that? The same way we did. Our communications station in Hawaii has the ability to send a message to deep space, by the LandSat 7 satellite. I believe it's for that asset they've domed the islands. We're looking at an extinction-level event. The most critical part of any military operation is to establish communications, reinforcements, follow-on forces. Are you saying ET wants to phone home? That would be incredibly, incredibly bad. I mean, so far only five ships have made contact. If five ships can do this, what do you think 50 can do or 500 or 5,000 or 500,000? Sir, if I could just have a minute? Just give me one second. Why am I staring at a lizard? Cos this is my pet lizard, sir, Penelope III. And? They have the exact same eyes. You have 15 seconds. Go. OK, so I put the helmet on, and the helmet is just basically extreme sunglasses, and some hydration and some oxygen, and a bunch of other stuff I don't understand. We took Penelope to the beach one time. Which was a terrible idea. She went absolutely crazy because she can't handle the sunlight. You see? I don't think they can handle the sunlight either. Did you try anything else on? Negative, sir. Just the helmet. Scientists have confirmed that there was a UFO landing in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Hawaii. Today I want to update the American people on what we know about the situation in Hawaii. First we are bringing all available resources to bear... The news has sparked global unrest as populations panic, unleashing an unprecedented wave of chaos across the world. Many governments have declared martial law. Scramble the jets, Admiral! We need to get in there! I'm far more aware than you of the need to get inside there. But wasting lives will not help. Want me to send another plane? I'll do it the second you put your ass in the co-pilot seat, sir! Are they transmitting? They could be, but it wouldn't do them any good. There's no satellite to receive the transmission. We beam to LandSat 7. What's Landsat 7? It's a deep-space satellite. It only orbits into range once every 24 hours. When is the satellite in position? 8:43am. We got about five hours and they'll use it to slingshot their transmission. Slingshot where? I don't know. Wherever it is they're from. Pearl Harbor here. We're approximately here. And they, whatever they are, they're somewhere in the middle. We're trapped out here. What we know right now is we can't target them unless we have a plain line of sight. Without radar we have no way to track them. Correct? Correct. But I don't think they can see us either. Why? Because we are still alive. OK, so they can't see us and we can't see them and we have no way to hit them from a safe distance. There is a way. A way? A way of seeing them without seeing them. You're going to reference Art of War right now? What are we supposed to do, fight the enemy where they aren't? Move like water? Except I've read that thing like six times and it makes no sense. That book is Chinese. Still makes no sense. My way is much more simple. We've been doing it to America for 20 years. Water displacement. How do you track water displacement? Tsunami buoys. Tsunami buoys? You have them surrounding the islands transmitting displacement data, we hack into the transmissions, form a grid. We can't get anything without radar. I don't need radar. Just the radio frequencies. Turn off radar, please. Who is this guy? Chief Moore. Sir! Secure spy. Securing spy, sir. Display NOAA data. NOAA data? Yes, correct. You heard him, display NOAA data. What the hell is that? It's a buoy. If it gets hit by a wave, it transmits a signal. Bring up chart plot. Chart plot. Bring it up. So we can track without radar. We would practise it as a contingency plan. You dirty, cheating, sneaky... Rough world. I like it. Captain! My chair is your chair, sir. My brother would have done the same. I wish we could get a hold of Hopper. Who's Hopper? He's the Tactical Actions Officer on an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It has the resources that can take this entire mountain out. Great. That makes a lot of sense. Let's call him. We can't. Everything is jammed. They're using an electromagnetic field to block our signals, it's more like a pulse. Not a brick wall. There's gaps, OK? From inside the barrier, we might be able to get a call out. If I could get to my spectrum analyser then, theoretically, we could find a frequency that could broadcast... Do you have a piece of equipment that can make a call? Yeah. Get it! Well I can't because it's down there, in that nest of aliens. You're gonna go get it. No. Yes. We are looking for patterns of water displacement. That buoy's underwater. That's a ship. Get on your gun. Sir. Target Echo 1-1. Roger. Echo 1-1. Ready to fire. When we fire, they will know where we are. Fire! Ordy, anything? Negative, sir. It's a miss. It's heading towards us. # I can see it in your eyes, # I sometimes see you pass outside my door. TEXT MESSAGE DINGS # Hello? TEXT MESSAGE CHIMES # ...you're looking for? # I can see it in your eyes, # I can see it in your smile. TEXT MESSAGE DINGS # You're all I've ever wanted, # and my arms are open wide. TEXT MESSAGE CHIMES # Cos you know just what to say, # and you know just what to do. # And I want to tell you so much # I love you. # I'm sorry, there's no possible way I'm going down there. I do not possess that kind of courage. Right now you're going to acquire that courage or I'm going to break my steel leg off on your ass. You feel me? I feel you. Go. Now. Acquiring courage. Acquiring courage. What? Foxtrot 2-4. Foxtrot 2-4. Ready to fire. Fire! Ordy, anything? 'Negative, sir.' Stupid nincompoop idea. There's another one! 'Incoming! Incoming! Sir, they're coming from both directions!' Engines back full! Incoming, incoming! India 3-7! India 3-7! Loaded! Second coordinates Romeo 2-6. Romeo 2-6! Sir, we're hot over here. Missiles good to go. Let's light 'em up, Captain Nagata. Captain Nagata! FIRE! Holy shit! Hit, sir! Hit! 'This is a call for help. 'Any warship or any military personnel, please respond. Over. 'Any station...' This is USS John Paul Jones. State your identity and position. Over. Hopper! Hopper! Sam? Are you OK? Where are you? I'm OK. Listen. They're here at the satellite array at Saddle Ridge. Do you copy? They're going to transmit a signal and establish communication. You need to destroy the facility. We have four hours. Four hours. I copy. Hopper! 'Can you hear me?' Babe! You need to get out of there. Hopper! Hopper! They're gone. They're gone. We better get gone too. I'm thinking an Arleigh Burke class destroyer's about to rain hell on this mountain top. You ready to kill another one? Tango 1-9! Tango 1-9. Loaded. Whisky 2-5. Whisky 2-5. Raikes, can you get a track on the ship? Negative. It's moving all over the place. I can't get a line on it. Sucker's really jumping around. Very intelligent. What time is sunrise? 40 minutes, sir. Let's take these bastards somewhere they don't wanna go. 'All hands to battle stations.' I need to know when we round this point if we're gonna hold it tight. Right around Diamond Head here. There's a brutal current there. It'll take a miracle to keep her off the reef. Ordy, is it possible? Can you do it? It's not impossible, sir. I can try. But I don't know... Can you do it? Yes or no? Contact is seven miles out and closing fast. Yes, sir, I can do it. Captain Nagata, how good is your aim? Excellent. All right, let's start this turn! Aye, sir! Right, sir! Sarge, how we doing? We're on the reef! Ordy, you're way too close! Come left! Easy. We're about to kiss these rocks, Ordy! Ordy! Where did you learn to shoot? I'm not sure how to say in English. Natsu Camp. Summer camp. How about now? Still too tight! I can see fish, Ordy! Come on, man! Contact two miles out. Contact ETA 21 seconds. Summer Camp. Contact 700 yards out. Summer camp? Champion! When I was 12. Are you kidding me? Here we go. Holy...! On my mark. Three. Two. One. Light 'em up! Boom! ALL: WOOO! 'Three miles, Saddle Ridge is within range.' Status of guns. Sir, they're bringing up all the rounds from lower hatch. Sir... Clear the bridge. Clear the bridge! Shit! Ordy! Get up! Let's go! Go! Go! Go! Raikes! Hey, Raikes! Here! Come on! Let's go! We gotta jump! That's the John Paul Jones. That's Hopper. Relax, Sam. I'm seeing a lot of lifeboats in the water. You say the satellite will be in position in three hours? Yeah, that's correct. So if they miss it, they have to wait. My uplink never misses. It's not gonna miss. How are your driving skills? What do you mean? My driving skills are horrible. Not your driving. Sam! How are your driving skills? Good. Let's see if we can't buy the world another day. Who talks like that? Just get in the vehicle. Let's go. I'm not getting in. This is your show now. I don't have a death wish. Thank you very much. Bye, everyone. Stop! Stop! This is my property. It doesn't end like this. What do you want us to do, Hopper? We have no ships left. We have one. We've got a battleship. Are you crazy? That's a museum. Not today. This ship is 70 years old. It's totally outdated. The firing systems are all analogue. The engines haven't been started in a decade. Which would be fine, but they're steam, which I have no idea how to fire up. And even if I had a users' manual and six weeks to go through it all we still don't have enough crew to fire it up. I don't know what you're thinking, sir. Is everyone all right? Yes, sir. We're OK. You men have given so much to your country, and no-one has the right to ask any more of you. But I'm asking. What do you need, son? I need to borrow your boat. 1 1 Son! Sir! What the hell, you gonna stand there staring at me? Get your goddamn eye on that spotter! Eye on spotter, sir! Been working on a destroyer, haven't you? Yes, sir! Are you ready to play with the big boys? Oh, yes, sir! Come on, we need the help. Awesome! Best cover your ears. Purrs like a kitten! Bridge, Tanker Joe. I got eight boilers hot. Ready to rock and roll, sir! How we looking on fuel? 600 long, sir. Just enough for a maintenance run. Ordinance? We scraped together what we could. It's not much. All right. Let's get her to sea. We got work to do! Roger that. All engines ahead flank! All engines ahead flank! All engines ahead flank! Aye, sir! You good? Good, sir! Good, sir! Good. Status at turret 1? Turret, barrel, armed! Status at Turret 2? Armed! Status at Turret 3? Ready to rock and roll! Port side armed! Sir, are we really firing on Oahu? Sure looks that way. Holy shit. 'Saddle Ridge will be in weapons range in five minutes.' Whoa, brother. Somebody's gonna kiss the donkey. Hopper! I didn't think that one moved. Me neither. My God! Are you kidding me? Art of War. Fire control, weapons status. Aimed at target. Train all three turrets to 2-1-0. Sir, that's the wrong direction. I'm well aware of that, Raikes. What the hell's he doing? Losing his mind all over again. Hard left rudder. Hard left, aye, sir! Drop port anchor! What? Drop it now! We're gonna die! We are gonna die! You're gonna die. I'm gonna die. We're all gonna die. Just not today. Let's drop some lead on those mother... FIRE! Reload! Reload! Reset! Secure the hatchet! Port side ready! Release the anchor! Incoming! Incoming! Are you all right? They ain't gonna sink this battleship. No way. HIT IT! Everything you got! I want every available plane on this ship in the air. Now! I can't believed that worked! Yeah, Art of War. Fight the enemy where they aren't. After all these years, it finally just clicked. But that's not what it means. Really? Not even close! Keep going! Shit! My leg's stuck. Mick! Status of weapons. 'Turret 3 is down!' We got one round of high explosive back aft in turret 3. Tell them to have it ready when we get there. I got this. Beast, update. I need that round. We need to bring it to turret 2. Sir? Turret 2 is 500 feet away! This round is over 1,000 pounds! How do you expect us to get it there? Raikes, get to the gun plot. Finger on the trigger! Sir. Easy! Easy! Get outta here! We gotta go. Calm down! OK? I'm gonna friggin' save you! Number 1 is armed! Coordinates! 3-3-0. Elevation. 2-2-0. There! Go! Let's go! He's armed. You better not be up there. Let's go! Come on! Hopper! We only have one round left, right? Yeah. It was an honour serving with you, Captain. The honour was mine. Fire. Fire! Locked on target. We take great pride in honouring the many men and women who demonstrated exceptional gallantry, in the face of overwhelming enemy force. Valour and courage were exhibited by so many that I cannot honour them all. It is my great privilege to recognise those few whose actions deserve special note. Lieutenant Colonel United States Army retired, Mick Canales. (APPLAUSE) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander Stone Hopper for extraordinary heroism. Receiving this award on behalf of his brother, Lt Commander Alex Hopper. Stand fast, Mr Hopper. It is my great pleasure to present you with the Silver Star for your exceptional heroism and gallantry in combat operations. And I look forward to seeing you at sea on a ship of your own command soon. Thank you. Come on, take the picture, Beast. Say "Navy"! Navy! Mildly impressive, Hopper. You ready to get your ass off that big grey monster, get to Coronado? Get your hands dirty with the big boys? Yes, sir. You think you got what it takes? I hope so, sir. Call me, Hopper. It just might be too much sleep though, sir. Too much sleep for you? Yes, sir. We'll have to see about that. Come on, Hopper! Cosy up to Nagata. You look so cute. You guys make a great couple! Are we dating now? Say "Navy"! No, I don't know! Congratulations. Thank you. How are you? Good. You? I love you. I love you. I'm a lucky guy, you know that? Which is why it's the perfect time for you to talk to my dad. Where is he? I wish he was right here. I wish he was standing right here. Two minutes. Oh, it's perfect, cos look! Your wish came true, honey. Go get 'em! Thumbs up. That helps. Sir! What is it? I want you to know that I am in love with Sam. And I am asking your permission to marry your daughter. No! Thank you, sir! I mean, it's... What? No. Sir... I saved the world. Saving the world is one thing, Hopper, my daughter is quite another. Ye... But... No means no, Hopper! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm late for lunch. Think I'll have a chicken burrito. A chicken burrito? Sir! Come along, Hopper. We'll discuss the terms of your surrender over a meal. Yes, sir. She told you about that? CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL'S 'FORTUNATE SON' PLAYS You've got nothing on it? I mean, even I couldn't get beyond that. No way. Whoa. What the...? What is that? Don't get too close to it. Woah, guys! Look at this! Don't get too close! Do you think that looks like a door? That's not gonnae help, is it? This isn't gonnae help. (HORN BLARES) Do you know what it is? Do you think there's something inside it? Gonnae open it, Jimmy? If Jimmy says he's getting in, he's getting in. Watch out! Come to Daddy. INDISTINCT YELLING YELLING GROWS LOUDER JIMMY PANTS