Well, you oughta
be proud of yourself, Russ.
All the years
of hard work
are about to pay off.
Shouldn't have any trouble
getting an underwriter
after this.
I just wish I had
a little time
to run a few more tests.
Think of all the tests
you can run after the offering.
I just wanna be sure.
Look, we're gonna be
under negative pressure
during the release.
You got nothing
to worry about.
All right, where are we?
The crop is at
maximum concentration.
All right,
what are we waiting for?
Get your people
out of there.
All personnel clear the dome.
I repeat, all personnel
clear the dome.
Stand by
for X-Swarm release.
The dome is clear
of silage and personnel.
Dome is under
negative pressure.
All right, let 'em go.
And...opening
the holding pens.
Relax, Russ.
We got plenty of time
to work the bugs out.
Have a martini.
Holding pen is empty.
Let 'er rip.
How long?
Just over a minute.
That should do it.
Bring 'em back in.
Triggering pheromone lure...
now.
The dome is clear.
All right.
Take us off
negative pressure.
Backflush the system.
And somebody
find me a bug.
They're all gone.
How's the crop?
It's fine.
You sure?
Yes, sir.
What about the corn?
The corn's fine.
They didn't
touch the corn.
It worked.
It actually worked.
The most destructive
form of locusts on the planet.
And ours eats the bugs
off the corn.
How's it feel?
Be worth about
half a billion dollars.
Feels great.
What's that?
The holding pen's empty.
That's impossible,
you triggered the lure.
No, the pen's empty.
Look.
What the hell?
Did you backflush
the system?
Uh, we did that already.
Uh-oh.
What?
It looks like
the back pressure
has opened one of
the external vents.
Well, close the damn thing.
No response.
It's jammed.
Keep 'em in there.
We'll close it manually.
Get Bartlett
down there on the double!
But, sir, the swarm
is still in the--
Close that vent!
Contain this thing,
you understand me?
I'm in.
Move it.
Move it!
All right, I see it.
It's stuck.
Can you guys hear me?
I'm getting nothing
but static on my end.
Wait a minute...
Close the vent!
Close the damn vent!
Close the vent!
Did he close the vent?
Negative.
The vent's still open.
We've lost them.
How many?
All of them.
The entire swarm.
Mike!
Mike!
Go to field seven
and bring back
some of those apples, okay?
All right.
Kid had half a brain,
he'd be dangerous.
Colt.
Hank.
Hi, Colt.
How you doing?
We're fine.
Yeah, we're okay.
How's Vicki?
Oh, she's real well.
Well, sure gonna throw those
pesticides boys for a loop.
Really?
How's that?
My apples don't need
another spray until harvest.
Oh, it sounds like
I'm bioengineering myself
right out of business, huh?
Maybe.
Hey, Hank, you think maybe
I could get that $1,600
from the last spraying?
1,600?
Ain't that a little high?
Well, I'm not using any
caustic chemical pesticides.
It's all organic.
Costs a lot more
to produce,
but with the reduction
in your spraying,
your pesticide cost
is gonna go down by 25%.
Good point.
All right.
I'll cut you a check
tomorrow.
Come on by
after you land.
Say hi to Vicki.
I will.
All right, take care.
Vic!
Hey!
What are you
doing at home?
And what is that smell?
I had some tests
running at the lab
and I won't get the results
'til morning,
so I thought
I'd surprise you
by ruining dinner.
I think we may have
done it, Vic.
Done what?
I hit seven farms today.
Not a single farm
scheduled a second spraying.
They didn't need it.
It works.
The formula works.
I told you, didn't I?
I told you it would work.
You were right.
I knew you could do it.
And I know how hard it was
for you to leave Silogen
and my father, but this
is what you're supposed
to really be doing.
I know.
And I couldn't have done
any of it without you.
Ah, well, you know.
I'm good like that.
Yeah.
Oh, God.
We got a problem.
What in the hell is that?
That's what's left
of Bartlett.
I found it in shaft six.
We, uh...we don't say anything
about this to anybody.
What are you talking about?
They're out there.
Look what they did to him!
Oh, who's to say
they did this?
Maybe he slipped
and fell into the exhaust fan.
This is no time
to joke around!
We've got to contact
the Department of Agriculture
and have 'em
set up a quarantine zone
until the swarm dies off!
And we gotta do it now!
No.
I won't risk it.
You won't risk it?
We've come too far.
Invested too much money,
too many years.
You and I both know
what'll happen
if either of us says anything
about this accident.
I don't give a damn
about the money!
Well, I do.
I'm not gonna see
all that we've built
go down the tubes
for some glitch!
You call a man's life
a glitch?!
Think it through, Russ.
I have thought it through,
and this is the right thing
to do.
Look, all I'm talking about
is a couple of days.
I mean, think about it.
In a way, you solved
this crisis for us
when you first created
the X-Swarm.
What are you talking about?
You know what
I'm talking about.
Early proof of concept.
How do we keep the farmers
coming back
and buying the bugs
from us?
What's to keep them from
hatching a swarm of their own?
And you had the answers.
Because you're the genius.
You made 'em all drones,
so they can't breed.
And you shortened
their lifespan.
Now, how long has this batch
been in the pen
before the experiment,
a day?
That means that they only
have a couple of days
before they die off.
Gary...
we are talking about
the most voracious
species of locust
on earth.
Their sole purpose
is to eat.
Once they clear
a feeding area,
they just move on to one
to another to another!
And thanks to you,
they don't eat crops anymore.
They eat the insects
that threaten the crops.
And what happens
when they run out?
They'll be dead in two days.
For a species
that went through
North Africa in one month,
two days isn't
a very long time!
When the food runs out,
what are they
gonna eat then?!
Agatha, can you read me?
What's up?
Getting a lot of interference
in the field position
program.
Did Mike load another
video game on this thing?
I don't know.
Been looking for him
all morning.
Hold on, I got a failure
in the husker blades.
What the hell?
Agatha, there's a dead steer
caught in the blades.
Maybe one got loose
from the berry ranch.
Maybe.
But there's something else.
Looks like something's
eaten its skin clean off.
Uh, wait a second.
I hear something.
Mike!
Hank, something's happened.
Mike!
What?
Hank, something
k*lled Mike.
Get over here.
Okay, Agatha, sit tight.
I'm pulling the combine out
and I'm coming to get ya.
Agatha, get back
in your truck
and get out of here.
Now!
No!
Noooo!
Hank!
Hank?
Hank?
What the hell?
Hank?
The End Days
are upon us.
Repent!
And then came out
of the smoke locusts
upon the earth.
And unto them
was given power.
As the scorpions
of the earth have power.
And it was commanded
to them that they
should not hurt
the grass of the earth.
Nether any green thing.
Neither any tree.
Praise the Lord!
Where can I find
Vicky Snow?
I think that I saw her
head into her office.
But you can't go up there.
Sir?
Vicky.
Hey.
Oh, Colt,
it's not a good time.
Listen, I just came
from the Odems' farm.
Hank's been k*lled.
k*lled?
Yeah.
What about his wife Agatha?
I don't know.
I saw her truck parked
on the other side
of the field.
Oh, my God.
The other thing is,
there were dead locusts.
Desert locusts.
Locusts?
Yeah, and it appeared
that the locusts
had attacked them
and not the crops.
But I know that's
not possible.
Are you sure
they were desert locusts?
Well, I didn't put one
under a microscope,
but yeah,
I'm pretty sure.
Vicky, what is going on here?
We're still trying
to figure it out.
Look, we've been
getting reports.
40 or 50 so far.
Mutilated livestock,
cattle...
Any other human casualties?
No, but if what happened
at the Odems' farm
is any indication, we're
gonna have a panic situation.
I mean, right now
I am dealing with
every farmer
across two counties
up in arms.
If I could just get a look
at one of those cows...
They just brought in
some mutilated parts of one.
I'm about to take a look.
Well, let me sit in.
USDA only.
Look, the government wants us
to keep a lid on it
until we know
exactly what it is
we're dealing with.
Honey, you're a veterinarian.
If these locusts are connected
to the mutilations,
you're gonna need
an entomologist
and a damn good one.
Whatever did this
was pretty thorough,
I can tell you that much.
There's practically
nothing left here.
Definitely looks like
it was eaten.
Striations.
This wasn't done
by an animal.
There aren't
any bite marks,
teeth rips,
scissor tissue.
There's no evidence of that.
The affected area's
too clean.
I should have kept
the specimen of the locusts
I found on the farm.
But...after I saw Hank,
I really didn't have
the stomach for research.
Wait.
Hey, what's that?
I don't see anything.
Gimme those tweezers there.
And move the light.
Got it.
How can that be?
I thought all locusts
were herbivores.
They are.
There must be some other way
it got in there.
Well, there's one way
to find out.
Okay, let's find out
what this guy ate.
What do you think?
That's definitely tissue.
Now we know how
he got inside the cow.
It just--it can't be right.
It goes against everything.
I've never seen
anything like this.
Well, I have.
Before I left Silogen,
they had me
sequencing fruit fly DNA.
Are you saying my father
has something to do with this?
All I know is that
Wolf and your dad
were looking into
new pesticides, okay?
Your dad thought he could
engineer a bug
that would eat
other bugs.
The fruit fly
was just the test bed.
I kept telling them
that there was just
too many chances that things
could get out of control.
Kyle, come back over here
and finish your sandwich.
I'm full, Mom.
You barely touched it.
I'm not hungry!
Help!
Help!
Help!
Help!
What's that sound?
I don't know.
Maybe power lines?
Kyle!
Kyle, where are you?
Mom!
Kyle, what's wrong?
Mom!
Mom!
Run, Mom!
Dad!
What's wrong?
We gotta
get out of here!
There are bugs!
The bugs can't hurt you.
I thought you liked bugs.
Bill, get in the car!
No matter what happens,
stay in the car.
Do you hear me?
No!
Noooo!
Noooo!
Mommy!
No!
No!
No!
Wait, where are you going?
I'm going to see
your dad.
If I'm right,
this is gonna
get a hell of a lot worse.
We don't have much time.
What do you want me to do?
Get a hold of your people.
We're gonna need
all the help we can get.
Colt.
What have you done, Russ?
What are you talking about?
You turned on
the television lately?
...all over the country
as the Department
of Agriculture
races to identify
the source
of these bizarre mutilations.
City offi--
You and I both know
what is responsible for this.
What are you trying
to accuse me of?
I know what you did.
Why, huh?
Did Gary feed you that,
"Russell, you're a genius" crap?
You and I both know
that that project
was abandoned two weeks
after you left the company.
I was there, Russ.
At one of the farms
right after the attack.
I saw them.
Now, I told you all the things
that could go wrong with this,
but you wouldn't listen.
You had to go to prototype!
Well, your prototype
is out there
destroying half of
the county right now.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
You can't hide forever.
People will find out.
Vicky already knows.
What did you tell Vicky?
Stop it, okay?
You need to help us
stop them
before this thing gets
completely out of control.
We have got to contain
the swarm
before anyone else is k*lled.
It'll all be over
by tomorrow.
The swarm
is made up of drones.
They can't breed.
We programmed them
for a two-day life span.
Everything will be dead
by morning.
Two days.
A two-day k*lling spree.
And that makes
everything okay?
It was an accident!
It was all an accident.
I can't destroy everything.
This company
is my life's work.
Well, just think about
the fact
that your life's work
k*lled a lot
of innocent people.
Colt.
Please tell Vicky that I...
I am not gonna lie to
your daughter for you, Russ.
You wanna try
and explain yourself,
you know where
to find her.
Yeah.
How much does he know?
Everything.
What'd you tell him?
I didn't have
to tell him anything.
He already knew.
You realize
what's gonna happen
if it leaks that Silogen
was responsible?
Well, maybe we should just...
Should just what?
Tell what happened?
The company'll
go down the drain
and you and I will
be lucky not to spend
the rest of our lives
in jail.
We need to cover
our tracks.
What do you suggest
we do?
You...backed up all
your research, right?
Of course I did.
Get rid of everything.
The eggs, the larvae,
get it all off site.
Sterilize the lab.
Any notes, any copies
you got lying around,
I want 'em shredded tonight.
When all this blows over,
we'll start again.
It's just a setback,
that's all.
All right, Russ?
And another thing,
you tell that
future son-in-law of yours
if he so much
as sets one foot
in this building ever again,
I'll k*ll him.
Nobody is gonna
destroy this company.
I mean nobody.
Not even you.
Let me make something
clear, Gary.
Colt's not flesh
and blood,
so there's only so much
I'll do to protect him.
But when it comes
to my daughter,
there's nothing
I won't do.
Has your search
turned up anything?
Nah, I got nothin'.
No sign of any
swarm of k*ller bees.
They're locusts.
Yeah, I know, I know.
Locusts.
It's just that
k*ller locust
doesn't quite have
the same ring.
Look, tell the Feds
I'm all over this
and I'll call as soon
as I got something, okay?
Copy that, Henderson.
Hang on a second.
I may have something.
Get back to you.
Son, open the door.
I need help!
Greg Ballard.
Alex Grimes.
I guess
this is pretty important
considering you flew all
the way out here to get me.
So, you were the man
who took care
of the locust problem
down in North Africa.
Yes, sir, I was part of
the international team.
Well, we have
another situation.
This time here
in the United States.
What kind of situation?
A locust infestation.
In Idaho.
It's gotta be more
than infestation
if you're talking to me.
These are more than
your standard
run-of-the-mill locusts.
How so?
We believe
they're bioengineered.
Bioengineered?
By who?
A company called Silogen.
Silogen?
Genetically modified
foods and pesticides.
A few years ago
they violated
a bunch of
section eight rules.
Last thing I heard
they were supposed to
get shut down.
That's right.
But they have money.
And money buys lawyers.
Good ones.
So they got off the hook
with just a fine.
And now they're back
in business.
Seems like they were
engineering
some kind of
modified locust
as a pesticide
alternative.
The problem is...
the entire nest escaped.
So what would you
like me to do, sir?
We need you
to contain them.
And every resource we have
is at your disposal.
I don't need to tell you
how bad it'll be
if these bioengineered locusts
go unchecked.
He probably engineered them
to be carnivores
rather than herbivores.
And if that's the case,
we're gonna have
a major catastrophe
on our hands.
Ah, come on.
Damn it!
Hello?
Vicky!
Colt, you talk
to my dad?
Yeah, I saw him.
So it was Silogen,
wasn't it?
Yeah, but I guarantee
they're gonna
make it virtually impossible
for us to prove it.
You know, right now,
all I care about
is stopping it before
anybody else gets k*lled.
I put in a call
to Washington.
They're sending
an emergency response team.
It should be here
by this afternoon.
Okay, great.
Listen, your father
told me something
that might help.
He said that he engineered
some fail-safes into this thing
and that the swarm
should die out by the morning.
Finally,
some good news.
Yeah, but we gotta find 'em,
'cause they can do
a lot of damage
in two days.
I'll see you.
I've got my people
working on some maps.
And the weather service
lent us a satellite.
Now, I don't know
if it'll help.
It's a start.
Where are we?
Right in here.
The white pins represent
confirmed reports.
Dead livestock, et cetera.
Uh, so far the Odems' farm
seems to be the first.
Okay, what about
outside the county?
Not yet.
In the good news,
the swarm seems to be
sticking to a relatively
small area.
We still have to stage
evacuations
and the pattern
could change.
And it will as soon as they
clear out their feeding ground.
How long we got?
It's hard to say.
They've been at it for
quite some time already.
I've notified
the field offices
in Ellis
and surrounding counties.
They're standing by
on alert.
Well, hopefully
we can stop the swarm
before they get that far.
Dr. Snow?
Yes?
A family was attacked
out near
the Frisco picnic grounds.
A state trooper
just brought the little boy
to Prairie General.
We're on our way.
What do you want me to say
to the people
who keep calling in?
Just tell them we have
the situation under control.
So you want me to lie?
You got it.
They look just like
that cow that we brought in,
don't they?
Yes.
You said the sheriff
brought the child in here.
Yes, he did.
Is he still here?
Yes, he is.
I'll get someone
to find out
which room he's in.
Has he said anything?
He's been like this
since they brought him in.
What's his name?
We don't know.
We're waiting for an ID
of the parents.
This is Colt.
Good, thank you.
I'll be down
in just as second.
They found the sheriff.
What's your name,
sweetheart?
Can you tell me
your name?
How the kid made it
after seeing
what happened to his parents,
I don't even
wanna think about it.
Yeah, I know.
They just kept coming.
I've never seen
anything like it.
Thank you.
I need to use your lab.
This way.
Vicky, how far away
is your team?
Um, about an hour.
Why?
I think this is gonna get
a lot worse
before it gets any better.
I thought you said
all we had to do
was contain the swarm
until they died out.
Well, I know, because that's
what your father had told me.
What are you saying?
Look, I took a new specimen
from the patrol car
the sheriff used
to bring in the little boy.
It was a juvenile.
That's impossible.
The swarm is made up
entirely of drones.
Maybe there was some sort
of mutation.
Something that your father
didn't know about.
If what you're saying
is true, then that means...
It means the swarm
is breeding.
Hiya, Vick.
Greg.
Good to see you.
Good to see you too.
Hi, Colt Dutton.
You part of Vicky's team?
Yes, sir.
He's an entomologist.
He's consulting on
the infestation.
Great, good to meet you.
So I took a look at all
the stuff you faxed over.
Is it as bad
as it looks?
It's worse.
I hope you're ready
to lose some sleep.
Come on, Vick,
you know I don't sleep.
I'll brief you
on the drive.
So if what you're saying
is accurate,
then there must have been
some kind of
spontaneous adaptation.
I've seen it before.
It's a trait fairly common
to amphibians and reptiles.
But in the insect world,
it's incredibly rare.
We gotta figure
something out.
These people are scared.
Well, we gotta find the nest.
Well, judging from the pattern
they've been feeding in,
I'd say it's somewhere
around here.
That's the Frisco
picnic grounds.
That's where the boy
and his family were attacked.
All right,
we'll start there,
we work on
a grid pattern,
we find the nest,
we get rid of it.
I'll have my people
ready to go at first light.
All right, gentlemen,
listen up.
Let's just hope
nothing happens
between now and then.
Whoa!
Whoa!
John!
John!
Aaaagh!
Hey.
Hey.
Aaah.
Thanks.
Long day.
Yeah, I should be the one
rubbing your shoulders.
When we're done with this,
I'll take you up on that.
Hey, you okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm just thinking.
About what?
About all the years I spent
trying to explain to people
that our actions
have consequences.
I mean, we put poison
in our bodies
and wonder why we're sick.
We put poison
in the environment
and then can't figure out
why it rebels against us
with things like
global warming.
Before I left Silogen...
I warned your dad
what could happen,
and he didn't listen.
And now here we are.
Makes me feel like I've
just been wasting my time.
No, no you're not
wasting your time, Colt.
Getting people to change
isn't easy.
You have to want to.
It takes a long time.
Yeah, I guess.
You really think
we'll be able to stop them?
I don't know.
But I'd hate to find out
what could happen
if we don't.
Everybody
keep your eyes open.
Stay focused, people.
Wait a minute.
Nobody move.
What's up?
I think we found
the nest.
We're in it.
What's that smell?
You don't wanna know.
My God, there's millions
of them.
Colt.
Nobody move.
All right then,
get your samples
and let's get out of here.
Okay, that oughta do it.
Okay, hose 'em down.
Colt!
The pesticide's not working.
What do you mean?
It's not working!
The pesticide's not working.
We gotta pull out now!
Burn 'em.
Burn 'em!
No, what are you doing?
You're just gonna
agitate 'em!
You don't have enough
firepower!
You're not in charge, Dutton.
Burn 'em!
Burn 'em, go!
Let's go!
Let's get out of here now!
Aaaargh!
Vicky!
Aaaaah!
Aaaaaaah!
You gonna be okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
What happened?
Oh, my God.
I-I don't get it.
Why didn't they
attack us?
I don't know.
Ballard, what the hell
is going on out there?
The entire team
was wiped out,
so I've got
the back-up team here.
They're still
pulling out bodies.
Colt, Dutton,
and Vicky and I
are the only survivors.
Looks like that swarm
is on the move.
I've seen the projections,
Greg.
It looks bad.
I've contacted General Barish
and I'm authorizing
the use of UD-66,
the military grade pesticide.
Yeah.
Let's hope it doesn't
come to that.
I just don't understand
how you guys made it.
For some reason,
they just never attacked us.
Okay, that takes care
of that nest.
Now, it's pretty obvious
that the swarm
is still viable
and on the move.
And it's just
a matter of time
before they look
to nest again.
Maybe next time
in a more populated area.
I think you two
should see this.
What are we looking at?
Computer simulation
of the swarm's progress.
We used the same modeling
in North Africa
during the '92 infestation,
so we know it's accurate.
This is today.
This is 24 hours.
48 hours.
And if the swarm
is left unchecked...
This is 96 hours.
Can you imagine
if those things
made it to a major city?
Boise, Omaha?
With all the places
to nest and hide,
there'd be no stopping them.
And right now
we're only dealing
with the one swarm.
He's right.
And if it splits...
The destruction
would increase exponentially.
I think it might be time
to talk about
our other options.
What other options?
The way the emergency response
structure is set up,
you can approve
an emergency directive
that would allow us
to bring in
a special military unit.
Military?
More specifically,
a National Guard Unit
trained to deal with
this kind of situation.
Oh, okay, and what
are you gonna do?
sh**t 'em down with some
laser-guided smart bombs?
I'm just trying to work this
step by step, okay?
If your contact at Silogen
had been right
and the things actually
had been sterile,
this would all be over now,
but they aren't.
Yes, we've taken out
the nest,
but you know
what we're facing here.
This same species
swept through
the entire African continent
in less than a month.
1.6 million people
starved to death as a result.
People starving to death
is not our problem right now.
Look, I'm just trying to do
the job
I was sent here to do.
Which is to stop that swarm
before it gets
any more out of control.
And we've gotta
be realistic, Colt.
Come on, you saw what
happened back at the nest.
Now, the military has access
to pesticides
that aren't
commercially available.
Yeah, that's because
they're poisonous
to a hell of a lot more things
than just bugs.
I can appreciate
your position, Colt,
but we have to look at this
as a w*r.
And we've gotta use
all the weapons
at our disposal.
I can have a couple
of guard choppers
loaded with UD-66
airborne and on site
within an hour.
Vick, come on,
you cannot seriously
be considering this!
I don't have a choice, Colt!
We've got to stop
that swarm from spreading
even further.
Issue the order.
I'll sign it.
Good.
This is a huge mistake.
UD-66 is the most
deadly pesticide
on the planet.
The United States Government
didn't use it
in Afghanistan
to k*ll the opium fields
because once you spray it,
things do not grow back
for ten years.
People weren't being
eaten alive!
Oh, you think people
won't start dying
if you spray UD-66?
Give me another option!
Okay, Vicky, look.
There is a reason
why the locusts
did not attack us.
Maybe we were
just lucky.
We weren't just lucky, okay?
I don't know what it is,
but there's a reason.
Okay, I am going down
to the lab.
I'm gonna figure this out!
I know that was tough.
You did the right thing.
I hope you're right.
It's Vicky Snow.
I need a list of all
the outdoor activities
across the county
over the next 24 hours.
Oh, there it is.
What's wrong
with these people?
It's not that scary
of a ride.
Oh, sick!
Dad?
Aaaaaah!
Yaaaah!
I've got a fix
on the swarm!
So where is it?
It just hit an amusement park
off I-41.
Casualties?
We don't have exact numbers,
but it looks bad.
Look, at the rate
the swarm is moving,
it's gonna reach Prairie
in under three hours.
Probably cleared out
their last feeding ground
and are looking
for a new one.
You make any progress
figuring out
another way to stop them?
No, not yet.
If we could just figure out
a way to slow 'em down.
Put together
a lot of livestock somewhere.
Get that swarm
in one place.
And what, use choppers
with sprayers
and hit 'em
as they fly in?
Exactly.
Hit 'em with the UD-66.
Oh, whoa, that's madness.
The collateral damage
would be devastating.
Look, at this point,
it's the only way.
There's gotta be
a better option.
Okay, we'll go with U-45.
It's a lot stronger
than what we used in the cave.
This is Ballard.
I need those choppers
in the air with U-45.
Target coordinates to follow.
Is it done?
It's done.
So will it work?
It better.
Those boxes
are emitting a sound
that'll make
the swarm think
it's other locusts feeding.
It'll bring 'em straight here.
We'll destroy them
with the U-45.
Yeah.
But will it work?
Like I said, it better.
This is helo whiskey foxtrot.
We are airborne
and awaiting coordinates.
Over.
Roger, whiskey foxtrot.
Look onto this signal.
Stand by to deploy.
Over.
Roger that.
Locking onto your signal
and standing by.
Okay.
Let's see what
you think of this.
You're resistant
to pesticide.
In fact, you even seem
to be attracted to it.
But you didn't attack
Vicky or me.
Oh, no.
Here they come.
Hello?
Vick, it's me!
Colt, what--I can
barely hear you.
What?
I said you've got
to call off the choppers!
Call them off?
Colt, what...
The pesticides what?
The pesticides
attract the locusts.
I think it even
makes them stronger.
This is helo whiskey foxtrot.
I have visual
on the target area.
Deploy at will.
No, Greg!
You gotta call
them off!
What?
The choppers!
Call them off!
Why?
Colt said the pesticide
attracts the locusts.
It won't k*ll them.
What the hell
is he talking about?
The pesticide
won't work.
You've gotta
call them off.
Just trust him, Greg.
Abort!
Abort!
Whiskey foxtrot,
do you copy? Over.
Damn it!
The swarm's so massive
it must be
interfering
with the radio transmissions.
Aaaargh!
Take cover!
Now there's nothing
to stand in their way.
Yes, Mr. President.
Sir, the swarm just attacked
an amusement park
outside the town
of Prairie.
Yes, sir, we don't know
the casualties yet.
We're still assessing
the damage,
but it looks pretty bad.
Sir, according
to our projections,
the swarm will be
in the town of Prairie
in just a few hours.
I'm asking you to authorize
the use of the National Guard.
They'll assist with
casualty evacuation
and also support
our teams on the ground.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
All right, send 'em in.
The locusts were not
given power to k*ll them,
but to t*rture them
for five months.
And the agony they suffered
was like that
of the sting
of the scorpion.
And they sought death,
but death they did not find.
They longed to die,
but death eluded them.
He rescued mankind
not k*lled by the plague.
But still did not repent
of the work of their hands.
They did not stop
worshipping demons.
You're all God's children
and you shall all be spared.
The judgment day
is upon us.
Only he that believes
in the Lord
shall be spared.
Show no fear as
I walk through
the valley
of the shadow of death...
We're down to
our last option.
Not the UD-66.
Yes.
It may not even work!
It's just a super pesticide
with really bad side effects.
UD-66 is not
a pesticide, Colt.
It's classified
as a chemical weapon.
I know what it is.
Now, look, you saw
how they reacted to the U-45.
What makes you think
they would react
any differently to this?
Because there isn't
a biological system
on the planet
that can survive
concentrated exposure
to UD-66.
And just where
do you plan on dropping it?
Obviously, we would try
to avoid a population center.
I don't even wanna think
what would happen
if people are exposed
to this.
Look, I fully understand
the risk here, Colt.
But we need to stop
that swarm.
Hell, while you're at it,
why don't you just go ahead
and nuke 'em?
We're out of options.
The decision has been made.
The Last Days
are upon us
and only he who believes
in the Lord
shall be spared.
You are all
God's children.
Feel no fear.
Repent!
The Lord is my Shepherd.
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down
in pastures...
Ballard.
Thank you.
The choppers are airborne.
Ballard, wait, wait.
Don't you get it, man?
Now, there's something
in their genetic make-up
that attracts them
to chemical pesticides
and weapons.
They thrive on it.
It's beyond a resistance.
It's almost as if
it's hardwired
into their system.
It explains everything.
Nothing can survive UD-66.
Nothing.
Wait, wait.
Just listen to me, okay?
Hear me out.
Okay, it's a cycle,
all right?
We grow crops,
most of which are sprayed
with chemical pesticides.
Those crops
are then harvested,
and fed to humans
and animals.
Thus spreading traces
of that pesticide
into humans and animals.
That's why both
are being attacked!
Then why didn't they attack
you and Vicky?
Because we only consume
organic foods.
Foods not sprayed
with chemical pesticides.
They weren't
attracted to us.
Look, I checked out a list
of infested farms.
There were half a dozen
organic farms
in the infestation pattern.
None of them were attacked.
This is really
stretching it, Colt.
No, Greg.
Greg, wait!
Wait, what he's saying
makes sense.
Great.
We've got one of the most
toxic substances
ever engineered by man
on its way here
and you're telling me
it won't do any good.
That's exactly
what I'm telling you.
Then what will?
Look, their resistance
to chemicals
is kind of like
our immune system, okay?
We're exposed to viruses
all the time.
Therefore, our body
becomes immune.
But it's when
that rare virus
gets into our system
that our antibodies
can't fight it
and we become sick.
Okay, so what
are you getting at?
I'm just telling you
we need to find
the equivalent
of that rare virus.
Something organic.
Something that they've never
been exposed to before.
Something that their systems
won't know how to deal with.
Exactly.
Wait, where are you going?
I'm going
to the airfield.
I think I know
what will stop them.
Take my truck.
There's a curfew in force
and soldiers on the street.
They see you
in a civilian vehicle,
they'll arrest you
on sight.
In my truck,
you'll have a chance.
I'll order the choppers
to remain on station
until I hear from you.
I'm taking one hell
of a chance here, Dutton.
You better be right.
Thanks.
h*!
Give me a hand with this!
Vicky, I'm airborne.
Hurry, Colt,
we're running out of time.
Yeah, let's just hope
this works.
Bombs away.
The locusts are dying!
I repeat,
the locusts are dying!
He did it.
It's working.
The swarm's dying.
This is Ballard.
Recall the choppers,
the swarm has been neutralized.
I repeat, the swarm
has been neutralized.
So what happens now?
Well, we start the clean-up,
and we pay a little visit
to the folks at Silogen.
I hate to think my father
could be responsible for this.
Colt!
The swarm must have split
before we found
the first nest.
How much more of
that organic pesticide
do you have left?
Not enough.
It'll take days
to make more.
So what do we do now?
Evacuate the town and go with
the UD-66 after all.
No, there may be
one more shot.
Vicky, what do you mean?
Where are you going?
To see my father.
Get back to the airfield.
You're gonna need to be
ready and re-fueled.
If you're going to Silogen,
I'm going with you.
And hurry up!
Celia.
I need you to get me
on the next plane to New York.
I'll call you
from the airport.
Certainly, Mr. Wolf.
Ms. Snow,
you can't go up there.
Henry, I need to see
my father, now.
Honey?
I'm here on official business.
Agent Ballard.
Department of Agriculture
Enforcement Division.
We need to ask you
a few questions.
I know why you're here.
We'll also be needing
to speak
with Mr. Wolf.
Do you happen to know
where he might be?
No idea.
Daddy, please tell me
you didn't have anything
to do with this.
I wish I could.
So Colt was right.
Even after he warned you.
Even after he quit
because of this project,
you went ahead
with it anyway?
Knowing how
dangerous it was?
Gary thought we needed something
new and innovative to compete,
and I thought that I could
control them.
People have died.
I know.
And I know
it's my fault.
Well, then I guess
you should also know
that the swarm has split
into sub swarms.
And at the rate
they've moving,
they'll cover North America
in less than a few weeks.
We need your help
to stop them.
I think I may
have a solution.
Colt, did you hear me?
No, say it again.
Here, talk to my father.
It's a pheromone lure.
A method we used
to control them
during the experiments.
They have to respond
because it's hardwired
into their generic make-up.
You can lure them
into the dome
and they'll be contained.
Okay, then what?
We blow up the dome
and k*ll the swarm.
Okay, let's do it.
I've got a tanker
heading in your direction
right now.
Yeah, I see it.
It just got here.
That should do it.
Yeah, well,
let's hope so.
Good luck.
Everything's
riding on this, Vicky.
So I need you
to level with me.
Will this work?
It has to.
This is Ballard.
Get the choppers on the pad
warmed up
and standing by.
Okay, here we go.
Activating
the pheromone lure.
Put it there.
All right, come to papa.
I need everything you got,
baby, let's go.
Oh, this is gonna be close.
Fasten your seatbelts.
Get your tray tables up
and locked
in the full upright
position.
expl*sive device
in place, Sergeant?
Yes, sir!
Radio detonation ready to go
on your order!
We're ready, Colt.
Bring 'em in.
Stand by to detonate!
Open the doors.
All right, let's hope
that does it.
I'll see you guys
on the ground.
Hit it, Sergeant!
Fire in the hole!
Damn it!
The swarm could be
interfering
with the radio signal.
That's it!
I'm going with the UD-66.
The UD-66 will not work.
And if we don't
stop 'em here,
we'll never stop 'em.
Just what do you suggest
we do?
The charge is on a single
radio detonator, right?
Yeah, so?
So someone goes in
and sets it off manually.
Someone?
Honey, I gotta do this.
No.
This is all my fault.
I'll be fine.
The device is on a delay.
I've got plenty
of time to get out.
Daddy.
I love you, baby.
I love you, Dad.
Just plug it
in the device.
You've got 30 seconds.
What the hell
is he doing?
Come on, blow!
I'm sorry, Vick.
I'm so sorry.
Is it over?
Yeah
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8th Plague, The (2005)
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