- How will the end of the world come upon us?
It's something I've always wondered about
ever since I was a kid...
Well, it arrived without warning,
in a way nobody could have imagined.
About 4 years ago, a man named Dr. Skinner,
one of the most brilliant minds since Einstein,
developed a miracle painkiller known as "Hapna."
Since it was cheap and had no side effects
it dominated the market instantly
and the world became a Hapna-filled wonderland.
They said it freed people from all suffering
and was even celebrated as--
"the drug that could save the world."
Then, 3 years ago,
Dr. Skinner vanished without a trace...
And as it turned out...
Hapna was a grand trap that he set upon us all.
Hey, put some music on for me.
-What kind of music would you like?
- How about something...
with the vibe of a man who sold his soul to the devil...
along those lines.
That's what I want to hear.
[ Slow bluesy music plays ]
♪ Darkness comes like a fire ♪
♪ Draped in war, death, and desire ♪
♪ Curled up inside my name, my morning sire ♪
♪ Gave me everything my, my heart desired ♪
♪ I turn back ♪
♪ I'm lost now ♪
♪ They're letting go ♪
♪ We've made a vow ♪
♪ Sun will rise up ♪
♪ We're lost ♪
♪ Please don't fail me now ♪
- Axel Gilberto. You've got a visitor.
- For me?
♪
- You've got 10 minutes. We clear?
- Yeah... That should be plenty.
[ Sighs ]
Ah, man, great...
[ Door lock buzzes ]
Sorry... have we met before?
- This is our first time meeting...
We're complete strangers.
- Every stranger who's ever visited me
usually turns out to be either a lawyer or a hitman.
- I suppose...
you might say that I'm a little of both.
- Huh?
- My name is Hersch.
I've come here today to ask you for a favor.
And depending on how you answer...
I could free you from your current situation.
- [ Chuckles ] Free me... really?
Do you have any idea how long I'm serving?
- 888 years. Multiple life sentences.
I know everything there is to know about you.
Your birth place, work history,
medical history, your shoe size, you name it.
- Nice... What an honor. So, what's this favor of yours?
- You've heard of Hapna?
- Of course I have.
It's been all the rage around here.
- And Dr. Skinner's announcement?
- Haven't heard a thing...
- Let me show you. This clip was just posted
to every video platform around the world.
After disappearing off the face of the Earth,
Dr. Skinner has made his return.
- If you find yourself...
unable to feel any kind of pain,
then that is no different from being dead.
While it is unfortunate,
due to its dependency on Hapna,
mankind as we know it is dead.
Furthermore we have become fixated...
on short-term gains in a never-ending battle...
against our fellow man...
This struggle has irreparably destroyed
the environment of our planet.
Taking the lives of countless people in the process.
And so, as a scientist,
I'm forced to come to this conclusion...
That is the true nature of the human race.
- No way...
- Can we allow this evil to continue?
Shouldn't we, the human race...
be held accountable and face punishment for our sins?
As a matter of fact,
I did not develop Hapna to act as a mere painkiller.
I engineered it to remain in the body.
Three years after ingestion, Hapna will mutate...
killing all those who have taken it.
- Now here it comes...
- It is impossible for Hapna to be neutralized
or purged from the bloodstream.
I have no intention of playing God.
Nor do I intend to unilaterally decide what the fate
of humanity will be.
All I am doing
is serving as the Seventh Trumpeter.
- You've gotta be kidding.
- I estimate in 30 days...
The first users of Hapna will die.
But you should all know that I currently have the cure.
You have 30 days.
If someone can find me within that time,
then humanity will survive.
- You know what I mean!
- Excuse me... Teach! - I'm watching it right now.
- Yes? - Sorry to interrupt.
But I'm going home.
And I don't think I'll ever be back.
- Okay, but why?
- With what's going on...
There's no point in coming to school anymore.
- Whether we as a race are worth saving or not...
is something that I leave for all of you to decide.
- In the past,
Dr. Skinner sought peace and equality for all.
People thought the man was a real saint.
- And now that he's come back,
you must think he's turned into the devil.
- I want you to help me find him.
That's the favor I came here to ask you.
- Your time is up.
- So, you know everything about me, huh?
- I do.
- Then you must already know...
I have a pretty bad habit...
I break out of prisons.
Hurry it up.
[ Grunts ] - Hey, officer, why the rush?
- Watch yourself!
[ Grunting ]
Ow! [ Groans ]
Oh!
[ Gun clicks ]
- Calm down... Nobody move.
[ Alarm blares ]
- Uh...
- Wouldja mind taking these things off?
[ Blaring continues ]
[ Cuffs click ]
[ Metal clinks ]
♪
- [ Grunts ]
- Hold it right there!
- Hey!
♪
[ Grunting ]
[ Muffled scream ]
Aah!
[ Groans, moans ]
♪
- He fled to the third floor! After him!
- [ Grunts ]
[ Grunts, groans ]
- [ Snoring ]
[ Guard grunting, groaning ]
- Huh? - [ Groans ]
- [ Grunts, groans ]
- [ Panting ]
[ Guards groaning ]
[ Moans ]
- [ Panting ]
- Huh?
♪
- [ Grunts ]
- [ Growling ]
- [ Straining ]
- [ Grunts ]
[ Groans ]
- Hey, buddy! Let me out, too!
You stupid little shit!
[ Grunts, groans ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Groans ]
[ Grunts, groans ]
♪
- [ Grunts ]
[ Groans ]
- [ Grunts ]
♪
[ Gun clinks ]
[ Gunshots, cartridges clinking ]
[ Gunshot fires ]
[ Metal clanks ]
♪
[ Cellphone rings ]
[ Beep ] - Yes?
- He just broke out of the prison.
Bring the car around immediately.
He just flew away.
Like a bird that was let out of its cage.
- Roger that. [ Engine starts ]
[ Engine revs, tires squeal ]
[ Engine rumbling ]
[ Tires squeal ]
- Hey, Leland!
- Oh, hi, Chris.
- Sup?
Looks like someone's in a good mood.
- Really, I do? - Totally.
Does humanity being doomed really make you that happy?
- Nah, that's not why.
- Then what is it?
- It's just...
ya know, I've come to realize
that I don't have to force myself
to go to school anymore.
Know what I mean?
- You're such a child!
- Aah! [ Groans ]
What'd I say? - Oh, look, a kitty-cat!
Aww, it's so cute!
- [ Growls ] - Oh...
Not so cute...
[ Engine rumbling ]
- Elaina.
Keep tabs on all police communications.
- Roger.
- Damn it...
Unbelievable.
What a pain in the ass.
- At this point, he could've already
been shot dead by the police.
- That's highly unlikely.
He's not that kind of man.
- It looks like the police haven't found him yet, either.
Understood. Just keep monitoring them.
♪
[ Electronic tone ]
-We have breaking news.
After Professor Skinner's shocking statement
earlier today, several cities have descended into chaos.
Full-on riots have broken out in some places,
while elsewhere, people have begun lighting
pharmaceutical companies on fire.
[ Horn honking ]
[ Telephones ringing in distance ]
- My fellow citizens...
I need you all to please remain calm.
We have already assembled a team of experts.
They are doing everything they can
to develop a cure for Hapna.
[ Church bell tolling, indistinct chatter ]
- I can only assume that
Professor Skinner has lost his mind.
I have no idea why he would do something like this.
- Is it really true that all the people
who've taken Hapna can't be saved?
I mean, the government seems to that think it's possible
for their people to make a cure. - [ Sighs ]
Thirty days isn't enough time, I'm afraid.
Even if a cure could be made,
it's likely that nobody will be left alive when it's available.
- In the wake of Skinner's video,
pharmaceutical companies have ended
all Hapna sales across the board.
Furthermore, companies have issued an emergency recall.
All products still on the shelves
must be pulled immediately.
- The end is nigh as Satan calls forth Armageddon!
We must come to terms with our fate
as there is no stopping it!
- A historic crash was reported
at the New York Stock Exchange with the Dow Jones plunging
to its lowest numbers ever.
This crash eclipses even the infamous Black Monday.
- [ Humming ]
♪
- Hey, you there!
What's with the getup?
- Uh-- - Is that prisoner outfit
some type of fashion trend or what?
- Yeah, it sure is...
- Either that, or maybe you really are a prison escapee...
- [ Laughing ] Ah, man, you got me...
- Well, I guess that would be ridiculous.
- Totally ridiculous...
What kind of moron would be that stupid?
[ Both laughing ]
- Anyway, people have been rioting,
so don't go wandering around.
- Thank you, officer!
- Get home safely!
[ Handheld transceiver chirps ] - Hm?
- Attention all units--
An escapee from Northport Correctional Facility
has fled into the city.
- Oh! - The suspect's name...
Axel Gilberto-- age 23...
Forwarding a picture to you now.
- Aw, that son of a...!
♪
[ Chuckles ]
[ Humming ]
- Crap...
♪
- [ Sighs ]
I see...
It seems things are moving even faster
than we originally anticipated.
Not to mention, they'll undoubtedly move
to destroy all evidence
if they pickup the notion that we're on their trail.
Secrecy and speed will be of the utmost importance as we proceed.
- I understand.
How is the analysis of Hapna going?
- We're working on it,
but it is proving to be a difficult challenge.
This is a work of art created by a genius.
Developing a cure in such a short period of time,
will be next to impossible.
- I agree.
It sounds like we're at the point
where the only viable option
is finding Dr. Skinner.
- That is correct.
That last member of yours...
what happened with him?
- He got away.
But don't worry.
We will find him, I promise.
- All right.
If things go too far,
those people might very well be our last hope.
[ Traffic passing in distance ]
[ Horns honking in distance ]
[ Train engines rumbling ]
[ Electronic whirring ]
[ Electronic beep ]
- Fugitive Axel Gilberto.
Stop resisting and surrender immediately.
- That's, me... - Huh?
- Game on!
- [ Grunts ]
- Hey! - Sorry!
[ Doors whir close ]
- [ Grunts ] - [ Guards groan ]
- [ Chuckles ]
- [ Grunts ] - [ Chuckles ]
- There he goes! That way!
[ Alarm blares ]
♪
[ Train tracks rattling ]
- [ Chuckles ]
♪
[ Drones whirring ]
[ Train rumbling ]
[ Metal clanking ]
[ Electronic humming ]
[ Electronic warbling ]
- Target has been located. He's at Central Station.
- Roger that. On my way.
- Hold on... - What?
- Now, it looks like he's running somewhere
way off the main road.
- Okay. Time to greet our guest.
[ Engine starts ]
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Engine revs ]
♪
- Axel Gilberto! Stop immediately!
♪
[ Electronic chirp ]
Huh?
[ Vehicle door whirs open ]
[ Gun clicks ]
- So, the guy just waltzed
right into Central Station?
- Yeah. It's about time he showed up.
[ Engine rumbling ]
Elaina, run the data and predict where he's headed to.
[ Electronic whirring ]
- Okay.
I'm working on it now.
[ Drone whirring ]
♪
[ Glass shatters ]
[ Drone whirring ]
- [ Grunts ]
- I've calculated his course. Forwarding now.
- Roger that. Chris, do you copy?
You're about to get some coordinates.
Head there first. Then force him north-northwest.
- Permission to open fire?
- Permission's been granted.
- Thank you very much!
- Try not to hit anyone this time!
And don't blow anything up!
[ Engine revs ]
♪
[ Thuds ]
[ Grunts ]
♪
[ Metal clinks ] [ Grunts ]
[ Crane whirring ]
[ Drones whirring ]
- Axel Gilberto! Stop immediately!
[ Drone whooshes ]
- [ Grunts ]
[ Straining ]
- Uh...
[ Drone humming ]
[ Drone thuds ]
♪
[ Gunshot, glass shatters ]
[ Rapid gunfire ]
[ Glass shattering ]
[ Glass shatters ] - [ Grunts ]
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Tires screech ]
♪
- Watch my back. - You got it!
♪
[ Drone whirring ]
♪
- [ Grunts, sighs ]
- Freeze! [ Gun clicks ]
Show's over. Put your hands up.
[ Sirens wailing in distance ]
- Oh, I get it.
You cut off my path to get me to come up here,
so you could trap me...
- It worked, didn't it? - Yeah it did.
But don't I at least get to see the face of the guy
who's gonna kill me?
Can I at least get a name?
- Douglas Hadine.
Do me a favor and put this on my gravestone--
"Here lies a good man...
shot in the back by the cowardly Douglas Whatshisface."
- [ Sighs ] You're trying to provoke me.
I'm not falling for it.
You want to lure me into some close quarters combat...
- Well, you got me.
- This is the end of the line for you.
Seeing as humans aren't normally built to fly.
- You know there's no fun in being normal...
- You wanna test that wisdom?
[ Wings flapping ]
♪
[ Gasps ]
[ Wings fluttering ]
- Huh?!
♪
[ Gasping ]
[ Drone warbling ]
- [ Thuds, grunts ]
♪
- Uh... Ugh! [ Drone whirs, clatters ]
[ Vehicle engines rumbling ]
- Hey, mister daredevil! Look over here!
[ Camera shutter clicks ] [ Chuckles ]
You are so badass! Oh my god!
I think that was, like, the most awesome
street performance I've ever seen!
- Uh, well... I was...
Actually, I was just running from this guy.
- So, hey. - [ Gasps ]
- Would you mind if we took a selfie together?
- Oh, uh? Well, I, uh...
- Sweet! [ Laughs ] Okay! Ready?
3, 2, 1...
Smile!
[ Electricity crackles ] - [ Grunts ]
[ High-pitched tone ]
- [ Warbles, thuds ]
[ High-pitched tone continues ]
[ High-pitched tone fades ]
[ Whooshing echoes ]
[ Dreamy music echoes ]
[ Dreamy music continues ]
- [ Exhales softly ]
[ Gasps, grunts ]
[ Exhales shakily ]
Huh?
What the hell is this thing?
Huh?
- [ Gasps ]
[ Up-tempo jazz music plays ]
♪
[ Door opens ]
- Oh! Look, everyone...
[ Camera shutter clicks ] He's awake!
Wanna know what's crazy?
You've been out cold the entire day!
And since you didn't wake up,
we kinda thought you were dead.
- I recognize you guys.
You were in my dream...
- That wasn't a dream. [ Monitor powers on ]
- Finally, we meet again.
- I seriously have no idea what the hell is going on here.
Who even are you people?
- We call ourselves... Lazarus.
Welcome aboard...
Axel Gilberto.
- Huh?
[ The Boo Radleys' "Lazarus" plays ]
♪
- ♪ I ♪
♪ I must be losing my mind ♪
♪ I keep on trying to find a way out ♪
♪ There's no need ♪
♪ You don't lock the door anymore ♪
♪
♪ I ♪
- ♪ Ba, ba, ba, ba ♪
- ♪ You know I never go out ♪
- ♪ Ba, ba, ba, ba ♪
- ♪ And you know that I start to forget things ♪
♪ It's okay they weren't essential anyway ♪
♪