34 - It Only Takes One

Episode starts with Fort Irwin being unable to contact Boulder command, it has been 2 hours since last contact. Kimmet orders a task force scrambled. The satellite gateway is not responding so they need to call one of the 3 direct lines, 1 is Boulder command 2 is direct to the Mayor and the 3rd line Kimmet tries in private but there is no response. There is 100,000 people in Boulder the thought of 100,000 thousand of the little ones is horrifying. There is 8,200 military forces in Boulder many of them Nation Guard with experience in Iraq. Michael is stressed because he is worried about his friends, he never considered Boulder at risk, but somehow they found a way around him to get to his friends. Helicopters can only carry enough fuel for a 1 way trip so they send just one team “echo” team to Boulder. About 60 miles out they make contact with Greg Muldoon and Anthony Roberts helicopter flying back from Boulder to request help.

Its confirmed that Boulder is under attack, Power and Communications relay was hit first, Hundreds inside the wall are infected. The command staff is gone and the Mayor is probably Dead. Greg Muldoon is flying the chopper but specialist Tony Roberts takes over the call. Boulder is fighting back but they need help now. Kimmet orders the attack teams to take off and take control of the situation before it gets out of hand.

The scene switches to Datu and Hope in the streets of Boulder. They are trying to make it back to their place but the small ones are getting too close. They try to flag down a military crew but they are told to get inside their homes. The first house they try for shelter the owner tells them to go away. Hope has had a surgery to fix her eyes, but has to keep them covered. Datu finds an empty house to hide in. The boarded up windows are not strong enough so Datu fixes the worst with supplies he finds in the basement. Hope questions how some of the zombies get in when the rest froze up.

Datu and Hope hear the person that denied them shelter next door get torn up by zombies so they hide in the basement. A zombie breaks into the basement so they run into the garage where the only weapon Datu can find is a Pick Axe. Mighty Datu kills the zombie in one blow, when examining the body Datu exclaims “Its skin what the hell is going on”

The scene switches back to Ft Irwin where Anthony Roberts is pleading with Kimmet to evacuate all of Boulder. Kimmet explains that there is no way to transport everyone from Boulder and there was not enough food to feed everyone if they make it. Kimmet takes Michael and Puck into a private and explains that there are nuclear bombs in both Boulder and Ft Irwin that can be set off remotely if either is overrun. Kimmet is going to set off the Nuke without evacuating Boulder but They convince him that the assault teams will arrive in 20 minutes at least some people can be saved. Kimmet reluctantly gives the order to Evacuate Boulder.