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Chester's Mill is
a place like any other.
At least, it used to be,
until we were cut off
from the rest of the world
by a mysterious dome.
Invisible, indestructible,
inescapable.
We're trapped.
We don't know where it
came from or why it's here,
but now that we're all trapped
under the dome together,
none of our secrets are safe.
Thanks again
for letting me crash here.
My husband isn't here,
but he'll turn up.
You'll see, Barbie.
That thing
is never going to go away.
Oh, no. No.
The pink stars
are falling in lines.
Ride that dome!
Nice!
Whoa, Benny.
Dome ride was sick, bro.
It's not gonna be okay!
Yeah.
This thing is never gonna go
away, and we're all gonna die!
Dude. You're watching
that video again?
I still can't believe it.
You weren't kidding
about that Barbie guy.
He took that cop's *** down.
I wonder if Barbie's,
like, black ops.
Oh, my God,
your phone still works?
So jealous.
Yeah, the camera and the apps.
Just... no texting or calls.
I miss texting.
It's been, like, a day and a half.
Whatever.
Don't be judge-y.
Dude. Show 'em.
It's never gonna go away,
- and we're all gonna die!
- Paul, don't!
The bullet just
bounced off the dome.
Did Paul mean to shoot Freddy?
I don't know.
He was acting pretty crazy.
I wonder what they'll do
with him.
Cop killer's as bad as it gets.
Especially a cop
that kills another cop.
You in a hurry or something?
I want to get to
the police station
before they walk Randolph in.
What, you don't like my driving?
I...
Not that at all.
Just, uh...
Nothing wrong with using
a little caution.
I don't do caution.
I noticed.
You're a real...
run-towards-the-fire
kind of girl, aren't you?
I'm a journalist.
I've got to find out
all I can about this dome
so me, you and everyone
in this town
can get out as soon as possible.
I've got a husband out there
I'd kind of like to see again.
There he is.
Deputy Esquivel.
That was a pretty daring
- thing you did, pulling Reverend
Coggins out of the fire. - Killer!
Just doing my job.
So, what, with the entire
fire department
and half the police force
stuck outside the dome and
now two officers dead...
What's your question?
Can you handle this alone
until we find
a way to get out?
We'll be fine, Mrs. Shumway.
Long as we all
look out for each other.
Murderer!
Killer!
Let's get him!
Hey!
Any more of that,
and I'll haul your *** in!
Hey, it was the dome
that did it to Freddy!
It's gonna kill more
before it's done!
Take him inside.
I can control this.
Oh, so you're in charge now?
Friends!
I'm asking you all
to let the law do its job.
- The law did its job already--
killed an innocent man. - No, no, no.
That was a tragic accident.
As the town's
only remaining councilman,
I will not countenance any kind
of frontier justice.
Now, you go home,
clasp hands
and pray for Freddy Denton's
poor soul.
Go on.
Too bad we can't upload
that video to YouTube.
Excuse me.
Where can a girl charge up in this town?
Um...
I have a generator at my...
Your house?
We saw you
at the fire.
Uh, how'd you end up here?
I just followed some kids.
Heard 'em talking
about a bonfire.
No, I meant, how...
I knew what you meant.
I was on my way someplace and...
Wrong place
at the wrong time, I guess.
I'm not usually a mooch,
but without my music,
I can get a little,
you know, super ***.
Can I refuel at your place?
Sure. There's no one
home except me...
Cool.
I actually need
a place to crash, too.
If that's okay, I mean.
Oh...
Well, I mean, I saw
you with two ladies.
I thought you were with them.
Never seen 'em before.
So...
cool to crash?
I'm sorry.
Freddy, he was my partner,
and he was my friend,
but he wouldn't be dead
if it weren't for this dome.
You're gonna have to tell Rusty.
He'll understand.
Like hell he will!
He's Freddy's brother!
What did we do to deserve this?
Are you okay?
Paul?
I warned you, Linda.
I warned you what would happen.
This is all
a misunderstanding, Paul.
No, it's not.
It's the dome.
It's making everyone crazy,
and it's going to kill us all.
If the town doesn't
kill me first.
Paul.
Paul!
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Where were you yesterday,
Junior?
Nowhere.
Whole town pulls together
to put out a fire.
But you?
"Nowhere" to be found.
Dad...
Shut your mouth.
Mmm.
People are looking to me.
To lead.
To stand up, like a man does.
It reflects poorly
when my son is AWOL.
This situation,
it's an opportunity.
All your life, I've provided you
with advantages.
Opening doors.
Like with the football team.
Dad, I never wanted to play...
Point is
you only get so many chances
in life.
Do not squander them.
What happened to your face?
Nothing.
No, what...
Who did this to your face?
This guy.
His name's Barbie, I think.
He's totally insane.
Nine years it's been
since your mother died.
And still it's like
you're hiding behind her skirt.
Best toughen up now, Junior.
Don't you let me down.
Your dial's set to WYBS,
the only-- and I literal
mean the only--
source of news here
in Chester's Mill.
Couple of shout-outs:
first, to everyone
who grabbed a bucket yesterday
and joined
the volunteer brigade.
Way to stay
civic-minded, people.
And big ups
to the lovely Linda Esquivel
for her daring rescue of Reverend Coggins.
I made you some eggs.
Figured you could use
some protein.
I get it.
You're angry, but...
it's the dome
that's making you act like this.
Nothing's making me act
like this.
It's you locking me
down here for two days.
Everything is gonna go back
to the way it was before.
You'll see, Ange.
Soon as we get out
from under this thing.
Has anyone tried going under it?
People took shovels and tried digging...
No.
I mean... way under it.
Like through the cement factory
tunnels.
They closed those off...
after the flood
when those kids
died down there.
It's dangerous.
You and I still went down there
all the time.
Walked through the tunnels
till we came across
the town line into Westlake,
hitchhiked back.
Maybe you're right.
Maybe...
things would be different
if you could find a way out.
Maybe we could...
start over.
I'll be back later.
Rise and shine, Reverend.
The hell were you thinking?
I told you to find
the evidence and destroy it,
not torch a dead man's house.
I did what you told me.
Found the bills of sales
of propane, set 'em on fire--
all the evidence destroyed,
just like you asked.
Listen up, Lester.
Now the only files left
that can implicate us
in this drug business...
are right here.
So we have to trust each other
on the security of those.
Scoot on back to the mortuary
and take care
of Freddy Denton's corpse.
So, what are the odds
that you, just passing through,
happen to be here
on the day that
an unprecedented,
possibly supernatural
event occurred?
God, I swear,
you ask more questions
than anybody I've ever met.
Well, you know you're
pretty good at evading them.
And asking questions is my job.
That's just your way of keeping
people from asking you anything.
All right.
Your turn.
How does someone
as ambitious as you
end up here in Chester's Mill?
My husband grew up here.
And, uh...
circumstances shifted,
and it just made sense for us,
you know, to... come here
and start over.
That's our DJ, Phil.
You want to meet him?
Uh, no.
I'll let you guys
get to... work.
I'm gonna get a bite
to eat at the diner.
Linda? Where are you?
Jim! Jim!
Jim, I'm down here!
The keys.
Where's Paul Randolph?
He escaped.
Linda? I'd hoped you were
ready for the responsibility
of running this department...
Jim, with all due respect,
I don't need a lecture.
Take a pause.
We have a disturbed fugitive
on the loose.
As councilman,
it is my job to organize
a search party.
Then go do it.
But I'm not gonna wait
for someone else to get hurt.
Damn it, Paul. He took a rifle.
Where you going?
Black Ridge Woods.
He likes to hunt there.
Listen to me. It's too risky.
Jim, I know you like
to control things,
but you do not control me.
Why worry? I bet they got
government scientists
tapping on that thing,
trying to figure out
how to talk with us in here.
Maybe they'll figure out
how to get us more bacon.
Bacon's the least
of our worries, Roger.
Any sign of your daughter?
Not since last night.
Alice is out looking for her.
I can't help but think
that it's just another one
of those seizures
and Norrie's laying unconscious
on the side of a road somewhere.
Oh, now, I'm sure she's fine.
Excuse me, sir. You...
wouldn't, by any chance,
have seen my daughter?
Your daughter? How's that work?
My partner and I are
a same-sex couple with a child.
Welcome to the 21st century.
What are you doing here
in Chester's Mill anyway?
We got stuck here
on our way to drop Norrie,
our daughter--
our legitimate daughter--
off to a nearby private school.
Oh. The girl's
reformatory, you mean.
Think they can pray
the gay out of her?
Why don't you come
with me, honey?
Let's get you a cup of coffee.
Authorities outside still
don't know the composition
or the origin of the dome.
Presumably they'll keep at it
until they get some answers.
I like this symbiotic thing
we got going on, man.
Key to a civilized society
is a well-informed public.
Oh, that and indoor plumbing.
Oh. I forgot
about indoor plumbing.
Fingers crossed that holds out.
Where's Junior off to
in such a hurry?
I don't know.
It's the councilman's
kid, though.
If anyone's got
the inside scoop, it's him.
Junior!
Where you headed?
Just... going for a hike.
What's with the helmet?
I don't have to answer your questions.
It's a free country.
Thank you.
Do you mind?
Hey. It's your joint.
All mine, it seems.
Had a girl, Angie, working
the lunch counter,
but I haven't seen
her since Dome Day.
So, how's it been
staying over at Julia's?
Nice and comfy?
Small town, kiddo.
It's only gonna get smaller.
All right,
listen up, people.
I got an announcement to make.
Former Deputy Paul Randolph
has escaped police custody.
Just as a precaution,
I'm gonna ask you all to stay
in your homes until
this situation is resolved.
I'm also putting together
a search party, and I'm asking
if any able-bodied men
are keen to join up.
Right here, Big Jim.
Count me in, too.
All right.
Roger, Ollie, thank you much.
Now, listen, boys, he's already
assaulted two other people,
and he's stolen a mass
of provisions
from Casper's Department Store.
Now, he's on the run,
but there's only so many
places he can hide.
He took a rifle from
the police station,
so bring your firearms.
I don't believe we've been, uh,
formally introduced.
I'm, uh, Jim Rennie.
People around here
call me Big Jim.
Barbie.
Barbie.
Well, that's kind of
a funny name
for a fellow
with your particular expertise.
I saw you take that gun
off Randolph yesterday.
What are you, a bounty hunter
or something?
Ah, just kidding, of course.
This Paul Randolph's no fish
in a barrel. He was a...
a Marine, served
two tours in Iraq.
Oh.
Yeah. Won a Silvertar.
Perfect.
So...
Barbie,
you in or out?
This is Phil Bushey
with an update
concerning the ongoing
manhunt in town.
Former Deputy Paul Randolph's
squad car
has been spotted off the road
at Black Ridge Woo.
All Chester's Millers
are under an advisory
to stay home until
the situation is resolved.
Looks like he abandoned it.
Fellas, I got something
over here.
Come on. This way.
Hey. Hold on.
This guy's got
military training, right?
That's a dummy trail-- he'd
never do anything that obvious.
Look at this.
These branches here,
they're all broken.
Right there.
Our man came right
through here.
See, I knew you'd be useful.
Do you always eat standing up?
Animals eat standing up.
Good point, Joe.
These are really good.
They're, like, better
than those Amy's Breakfast
Scramble Wraps
my moms buy at Whole Foods.
Your moms?
Yeah, my moms, my pops,
you know, like they say.
Where are your parents?
Outside.
My dad drives a rig, so...
he's gone a lot, and...
my mom was in Westlake,
the next town over, when...
you know.
What about yours?
I was on my way to visit
my dad and... you know.
He's a musician.
Budriving a rig's
pretty cool, too.
Guess we're both
unsupervised, huh?
Hey, Joe-Joe!
These two lovely ladies
were hoping
to take advantage
of your sweet,
sweet homemade electricity.
My family
doesn't have a gennie.
Mine, neither. And the
music they play on WYBS
is, like, totally ***.
Did you invite anyone else?
Uh, I might have mentioned
the generator to a few people.
What about the whole
advisories-to-stay-inside thing?
Dude, it's the apocalypse.
Advisories don't apply.
Nice.
Please tell me you hit that.
Uncool, bro.
Leave a brother hanging.
Just like Butch
and Sundance, huh?
Are we the good
guys or the bad guys?
You're military, aren't you?
The way you disarmed Randolph
and the...
the whole dummy trail business?
No, I was just a grunt.
But you were over there,
weren't you?
You ever been to war?
No.
Never had the privilege.
Hey!
Next time, I'll aim higher!
I'm warning you guys,
you better leave me alone!
I don't want to hurt
anyone else!
Ollie, take Roger back to town
before that lunatic
takes another pop at us.
You and me,
we're finishing this thing.
What is your
objective here, huh?
Is it to bring him in, or are we
trying to take him out?
I don't see it makes
a difference
to a guy like you, does it?
What, to a guy like me?
We're losing the light.
Let's move it.
JUNIOR.
I found a way out.
Don't!
You shouldn't have followed me.
Why did you come down here?
I was just hoping
you'd find a way out.
Sorry to let you down.
I hate this thing.
I... hate you.
Junior...
are you okay?
No. These...
these tunnels are dangerous.
They're like a maze.
How can you even find
your way out of the dark?
And they're even more dangerous
with this thing cutting into it.
What if it collapses on us?
People die in here.
I did a story once
on coal miners,
guys trapped underground.
You see the way
the flame flickers?
You know which way
the air flows,
you follow it home.
Let's go home.
Dude, you're not
gonna believe this.
The guys got
The Simpsons Movie
going on a loop.
They totally saw
the dome coming.
When can I ask people to leave?
Scarecrow Joe.
Nice house party, bro.
Carter. Used to go out
with your sister.
Well, stayed in
more than we went out,
if you know what I mean.
Thanks for inviting us
in, little man.
We'll just make
ourselves at home.
Think about it.
You have a house to yourself.
You could become
the most popular guy in town.
Maybe even get
a girlfriend out of it.
She digs you.
I've got an instinct
about these things.
Just don't tell her about
that funky seizure you had.
Don't want her
to think you're a spaz.
Total spaz move.
Let's work on that, dude.
Can you remember
which way we came?
I don't have a lot
of matches left.
Who cares?
We're trapped down here,
we're trapped out there.
What's the difference?
I just wanted
to do something good today.
A man stands up.
A man doesn't screw up.
We all screw up.
We make bad choices.
Tell that to my father.
You want to know how I ended up
in Chester's Mill?
I was covering the
mayor's race in Chicago.
The guy in the lead
was a real machine politician.
I really wanted
to take him down.
About a week
before the election,
one of my sources
sent me some documents
that showed bribery.
I thought the leaked
docs might be forged,
but I went ahead with
the story anyway.
And it blew up in my face.
The truth about
my little lie surfaced,
the guy got reelected,
and I was fired
and disgraced.
And now I'm here.
So I know from
screw-ups.
Tell you one thing, though.
I will never make
that mistake again.
We just keep moving forward.
Who needs some juice?
Whoa, hold up, freshie.
Five bucks for five minutes.
Should I do something
about this?
Yeah, and get your face
Picasso-ed by a guy
who's got 25 pounds on you?
He doesn't run our electricity.
Did you ever take
American History?
Uh, yeah.
So you know about
the Sherman Antitrust Act?
I don't know. Maybe.
Maybe not. 'Cause if you had,
you'd know that what
you're doing is illegal.
Monopolies are illegal.
Monopoly's not illegal.
We have the board game
at my house.
Well, then maybe you should go
back to your house.
Play by yourself.
I think I'd rather play
with you, red.
Why don't we
take this upstairs?
I think you should leave.
Oh, I am leaving, little man.
I'm going up
to your sister's room.
I don't think she'd mind.
I've been there before.
No. I want you
to leave my house.
Move. Now.
Or this gets ugly fast.
The generator blew.
This ain't even close to over,
Scarecrow.
How many matches
do we have left?
One.
There's a reason for all this:
the dome,
all those people who died.
This all happened when
that Barbie guy showed up.
Sometimes,
when we don't understand
the answer to a thing,
we look for someone to blame.
Oh, I understand.
I understand he attacked
me out of the blue.
See this?
You know how I got that?
Good old Barbie.
People think he's this hero,
but he's a psychopath.
Barbie just attacked you
for no reason?
That's right.
You don't know this guy.
I mean, what's he
really doing here?
Has he been here before?
He has to answer some questions.
What do we do now?
Come on.
I'll give you a ride home.
I think we ought
to call it a day here
and get a fresh start tomorrow.
Why's that? So we can give
Randolph a chance to get away?
Come on, man.
We're sealed in here.
Where the hell's he gonna go?
I told you we're
finishing this.
Why is that?
So you can show the town
what a big man Big Jim is?
You ever play football, Barbie?
No. I was never much
of a team sports kind of guy.
I played cornerback.
A lot of smaller guys play
'cause it requires
speed and agility.
Back in school, we had
this all-state wideout,
a real, uh... a real
showboater, you know?
He called me "Big Jim," uh,
but as a joke, you know?
Laughing at me.
And one day we, um...
we had to scrimmage,
and he was taunting me,
you know?
"Come on, Big Jim," you know?
"You can't touch me, Big Jim,"
you know?
So...
I put the mother of all hits
on this punk.
I mean, helmet first,
went in low,
completely shattered his pelvis.
Guess what.
Big Jim wasn't a joke no more.
What does that tell you?
I don't know.
Tells me that being on your team
could be hazardous to my health.
Sometimes an example needs
to be made, you know?
Command respect.
An eye for an eye.
Jim?
I'll kill him...
just like he was gonna kill me.
Nobody wants to kill anybody here.
He said it himself.
An eye for an eye, right?
Make an example out of me.
Drop your weapon now.
I said drop your weapon now...
Evening to you, Lester.
I'm sorry to say
we brought you another customer.
I'm not finished
with Deputy Denton yet.
Patching a wound takes time.
Paul Randolph
needs your help, too.
The Lord never gives us
more than we can handle, Rev.
You clean?
Absolutely, Jim.
Any red you see in my eyes,
that's overwork, nothing else.
Let's keep it that way.
Hey, would you mind
waiting at the car?
I need to talk to Linda.
Yeah. Sure.
I'm sorry.
For questioning your dedication
or if, in any way,
I insinuated that...
you weren't capable
of filling Duke's shoes.
He'd be proud of you, you know.
Fact, I bet he's
up there right now,
eating roast beef
and mashed potatoes
with the Big Guy,
looking down on you and smiling.
We're gonna do big things,
you and I.
First, we got to get you
some deputies.
There's a new sheriff in town.
And her name is Linda Esquivel.
Um, so...
I was wondering
if maybe we could...
keep what happened today
between us.
You know, we all
have secrets, Junior.
You can call me James.
I never did like
being called Junior anyways.
I'm guessing
you're a scotch guy.
You don't miss much, do you?
Straight up, of course.
Uh, maybe we should do this
another time.
It's a small town, son.
And we all support the team.
What was that about?
Long story.
What kind of trouble
you been getting into?
No trouble.
I went down into
the cement works
and tried to find a way out.
Failed, huh?
Yeah.
The dome goes straight through.
Well, of course it does.
You didn't think
it'd be that easy, did you?
What were you doing
with that Barbie guy?
That's none of your business.
I'll make it my business.
Not unless I tell you to.
Don't you worry
your head over Barbie.
Let the grown-ups do their job.
Drink your milk, now, Junior.
What are you doing?
I don't know.
Um, maybe I can fix it.
Really?
That thing blew up
like the Death Star.
Yeah, but the Empire
rebuilt the Death Star
in The Return of the Jedi.
It was almost
fully operational.
I like nerds.
Norrie?
Oh, God.
Norrie, are you here...?
Carolyn, how did you find me?
Something goes boom
in a small town,
parents tend to know.
Let's go.
Wh-Who is this lady?
She's one of my moms.
One of your...
Okay, I guess there's just
some things I didn't
want you to know about me.
But, hey...
thanks for almost
getting beat up for me.
That was...
kind of chivalrous.
Oh, my God. Norrie?
What happened?
- The pink stars are falling.
- Norrie!
The pink stars are falling in lines.
Norrie.
The pink stars are falling in lines.
Norrie!
The pink stars are falling.
Norrie!
The pink stars are falling.
Get help!
The pink stars
are falling.
Go!
The pink stars are...
Angie?
Did you make it under?
Uh-uh. Uh...
There's no way out.
I made sure of it.
What happened to your hands?
I beat on that thing.
Stood up
and beat on it until the lights
went out, Angie.
'Cause I love you.
So, that comment that you made
about me running into the fire
was aggravatingly hypocritical.
No, especially
considering the adventure
you went on today with Big Jim.
Yeah, but there's a difference
between me and you.
How so?
I take off after the fire's out.
I mean, at least,
when there's somewhere
to take off to.
You bruised your knuckles.
Yeah.
I bruised my knuckles.
And you really
were just passing through
Chester's Mill?
No connection
to anyone here in town?
Nope.
Good night, Julia.
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