(wind whistling) WOMAN (over radio): Attention all units, attention all units. Probable domestic disturbance with hostage situation. 10-24, officer down. Perp is a Caucasian male, no known priors. Considered extremely dangerous. Proceed with caution. MAN (over radio): Unit 16. Suspect is Ray Hutchinson, 38, six foot two, white male, medium build, ex-wife... (indistinct chatter) (over radio): We've got three hostages-- ex-wife and two kids. Situation is extremely unstable. WOMAN: Suspect is wanted in connection with the murder of a police officer. He should be considered armed and dangerous. RAY (over phone): I'm not coming out, you hear me? I'm not coming out. I want everyone gone-- you, your men, snipers, everyone. If I don't see tail lights in the next five minutes, you're not gonna like what happens next. -(line clicks) -Ray? Can you get him back on the phone? He's done talking. Do it. Yes, sir. (whimpering softly) COMMANDER (over radio): Gold Unit, this is HR1. Move to green. (woman and children screaming) Ma'am, come with me. FBI, show me your hands! Hands! Turn around! Oh, shit. -Got him clean, boss. -Ben, no. He's not carrying. Ray. Ray, look at me. -(crying) -It's all over. I didn't want it to end like this. It's not supposed to end like this. Put your son down and step away. I'm sorry. It's okay. Good. (exhales) -No! -(explosion) (explosion reverberates) PILOT: Command, this is Navy Alpha two-one-niner en route to Beaufort Naval Hospital. (monitor beeping rhythmically) DOCTOR: I need more saline over here! WOMAN (over P.A.): Dr. McCullen, Surgery, please. NURSE: Three, two, one, lift. NURSE 2: He's ready for you, Lieutenant. You're gonna be okay. (bird screeching) NEWSMAN (voice-over): From the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Tower of Babel, brick by brick and stone by stone, mankind has been consumed by one singular desire: to touch the sky. NEWSWOMAN (voice-over): Perhaps finally, we've done it. (speaking Cantonese) NEWSMAN 2 (voice-over): The brainchild of former tech magnate, Zhao Long Ji. -WOMAN: Zhao Long Ji. -MAN: Zhao Long Ji. Visionary entrepreneur, Zhao Long Ji. NEWSMAN: ...who has spared no expense creating this city in the sky, going so far as to build a 30-story vertical park at the building's centre. The Pearl speaks to what we can achieve when we don't accept limitations. NEWSMAN 3: This isn't just another building. NEWSWOMAN 2: Tallest building on Earth. NEWSMAN: This high-tech high-rise generates all of its energy needs from a massive double helix wind turbine near its top. NEWSWOMAN: Dwarfing the Burj Khalifa and tripling the height of the venerable Empire State Building. -Over 3,000 feet. -(speaks Cantonese) -The Pearl. NEWSWOMAN: The Pearl's lower half has delighted the public for six months. NEWSMAN 4: It's residential upper half has yet to open its doors. NEWSMAN: Buildings shape our society. -Better buildings... -NEWSWOMAN: ...better cities. NEWSMAN: A better world. NEWSWOMAN 2: But it's the mysterious sphere that has the world buzzing. NEWSMAN: In a statement released today, the secretive billionaire confirmed that despite rumours of an inability to fully insure a structure this size, plans to open the building's upper half remain on track. NEWSWOMAN 3: He promises that the sphere will be the number one tourist attraction in the world, with views of Hong Kong... The screens go off, shoes go on. It's panda time. Where's your dad? I need him to fix my phone before we go. -Bathroom. -Okay. GEORGIA: He's talking to himself again. (speaking Mandarin) (repeats phrase in Mandarin) (clicks) (sighs) (exhales) (repeats phrase in Mandarin) (repeats phrase in Mandarin) Ah, screw it. I'm just gonna high-five the guy. You okay? Yeah. -Yeah, just some leg stuff, you know. Well, you look very handsome. You think so? Mm-hmm. Does it look like I'm trying too hard? No, it looks respectful. Maybe I lose the tie? No, but you should learn to tie one. Come here. (Sarah sighs) I can hear your gears turning. What's going on? I just don't want to screw it up, you know. You're not gonna screw it up. I don't know. What if I missed something? Baby, there's no way you've missed something. You've been preparing for this meeting for six months. I've never seen you work harder on anything. You're ready for this. You know this place better than the architect. You're gonna do great. They flew you out here for a reason. They want to hear what you have to say. Yeah, hope so. Ben stuck his neck out for me and then, you know, this could be a real game-changer for us. They give stuff like this to big companies. I work out of our garage. Yeah, it's a good garage. Okay, look, just because you're a smaller company does not mean that you don't belong and, for the record, Ben stuck his neck out for you because he's your friend and that's what friends do. Hey. Look at me. Look at me. You've got this. I love you. -You better. -(both chuckle) -Come here. -My phone isn't working. (laughs) Oh, so was all the, uh, "Hey, look at me, you've got this, you look so handsome," just a way of buttering me up to fix your phone again? It's a distinct possibility. (chuckles): Okay. All right, well, what do I tell you to do any time something's wrong with your phone? Try turning it off and on again. WILL: Try turning it off and on again. 90% of the time, you can fix a problem by turning it off and on again. And so, did you, uh, try turning it off and on again? Nope. I like it better when you do it. It gives you a sense of accomplishment. Oh, I see. So you're asking me to fix your phone for-for me? (chuckles) You're welcome. (giggles) Put your coats in the bags. WILL: All right, kids. You guys are gonna go see pandas. SARAH (gasps): Pandas. Daddy's gonna go make that bacon. -(children laugh) -Let me ask you a question. -Daddy loves who? -Me. -Daddy loves who? -Me. -Daddy loves who? -Me! Me! -Me! Me! -Can't hear you. Can't hear you. -Me! -Me! -Confidence. Not confident. -Me! Me! -Daddy loves who? -Me! Me! -Me! Okay, okay, you know what? You're both right -because Daddy loves you both. -Aw... I got to get a chant. (sighs) -You fixed it? -As always. (gasps) You really do love me. -Eh, kinda. -(laughs): Come here. Mmm. -Gross. -(elevator bell chimes) AUTOMATED VOICE: Floor 98. (speaks Cantonese) My brother. Brother. Get in here. -Oh, Jesus Christ. -(laughs) Sarah, you look beautiful. Mm, thank you. It's so good to see you. -Come on. -Right? -You're kidding me. -I know. These are the twins? They're so big now. What are you guys up to? -We're going to see the pandas. -I heard. This'll get you in to see the night-time panda feeding. -Oh... (laughs) -After everybody's left. Very hard to come by. -Thank you. -But I know a lot of pandas, so. -(all laugh) -There you go. Some gear, just to look the part. -SARAH: What do you guys say? -BOTH: Thank you. Get out of here, go have fun. I'll see you tonight, honey. Good luck. -Love you. -See you guys. -SARAH: Bye. -GEORGIA: Bye. (elevator bell chimes) -(grunts) What's up? -(laughs) Good to see you. Wow. (birds chirping) (turbines whirring) Hey, look. Thanks for putting in a good word. I know my company's small for something this size. Come on. It's nothing. Just doing my job. They're dying to open the upper half. And they needed somebody to check the math on their safety and security systems. Plus, you were cheaper than anyone else. A lot... cheaper. Like half. (chuckles) AUTOMATED VOICE: Floor 220. (speaks Cantonese) Oh. (water trickling nearby) So subtle? Yep. Solid titanium. Nothing says, "Welcome to my penthouse panic room" like ten inches of military-grade super alloy. (door chimes) Ready to meet Oz? Well, I think so. WILL: Wow. I mean, I guess if you got to live somewhere... Right? (chuckles) ZHAO: Mr. Sawyer. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. (speaks Mandarin) Oh. (speaking Mandarin) (laughs) You know, I, um... (laughs) I'm kidding. Oh. (laughs) Thank God. My, uh, my wife only taught me one phrase. Sarah, right? She's a Naval surgeon, isn't she? She is. She also minored in language and East Asian studies -at Annapolis. -And your twins, Henry and Georgia. You know your stuff. You are the very first family we have had in the residential section of The Pearl. I thought it might be a good test for us. Well, they absolutely love it. It's their first visit to Hong Kong. ZHAO: Ah, here they are. Allow me to introduce my head of personal security, Ajani Okeke, and Mr. Pierce, from the Hawthorne-Stone Insurance Group. A pleasure. -Very nice to meet you, Mr. Sawyer. -Likewise. After your independent third-party assessment is approved, they will confirm full coverage of The Pearl, which I'm told will carry the most expensive premium for a single structure in underwriting history. So, shall we begin? Can't wait. WILL: The Pearl's anti-fire measures employ a one-of-a-kind self-sealing ventilation system and a robust sprinkler and CO2 array which can put out a fire in a fraction of the time. All monitored by a control facility located over a mile away. You hired me to assess your safety and security systems and after a complete analysis, I can say that it's the safest super-tall structure in the world. It's Fort Knox, a mile in the sky. Once I inspect the security at the off-site facility, my job will be done, and you can open the residential upper half. Thank you. You were the right man for the job. Just like Ben said. This tablet will give you administrative access to The Pearl's fire and safety control measures. Once linked to your biometric data, you'll be the only one who can access it. Ben will take you to our off-site facility so you can make sure everything checks out. Thank you. ZHAO: If we hurry, there's still time. WILL: Time for what? For you to see it. -Go. -Yeah. (sighs) This... is the real pearl. 317 motion-sensitive projection panels make this sphere the eighth wonder of the world. (chiming, whooshing) Wow. (echoes): It's incredible. (echoes): I'm over there. (chuckles) (laughs) In here, anything is possible. (whirring) The sphere is comprised of nearly 25,000 ultra high-definition panels with embedded 8K microcameras on both sides. Both sides? Why is that? Whoa. (wind gusting) (gasps softly) Welcome to heaven, Mr. Sawyer. (boat horn blows) Oh, God. "Welcome to heaven"? -He really said that? -Yeah. -But, like, cool or creepy? -Uh, little of both. (both chuckle) God, rich guys. -You work for them, though. -Eh. (laughs) You ever miss it? The team? Yeah, sure. Yeah, but things are a lot different now. I-I... I got a wife and kids, and I haven't touched a gun in ten years. -You're kidding. -No. What's that about? Well, after what happened... I just... kind of put my sword down, you know? I laid it down, and... I'm just never gonna pick it up again. Come on. He was unarmed. You know, he was wearing a vest. There's no way you could've known that. Just bad luck, that's all. Maybe. You know, the funny thing is, without that bad luck, I, uh... I never would've met Sarah. I never would've had my kids. I don't know who I'd be without my family. I'd be... I'd be lost, -and I'd be... -Me. Come on, man, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. Come on. Relax. I'm kidding. (electronic bell chimes) Oh. We're here. Come on. (woman speaking Cantonese over P.A.) (boat horn blows in distance) (overlapping chatter) The kids are really excited about the night-time feeding. BEN: Yeah, it's a blast. They'll be there all night. -Thanks for taking me to the off-site. -No worries. I mean, dinner's on you, of course. Hey. He's got my bag! (people screaming) (people screaming, clamouring) -You all right? -Yeah. (Will groans) Oh, man. It's nasty. -Yeah. -Better get that cleaned up, huh? (machines humming quietly) (quiet crackling) (crackling continues) (steam hissing softly) -(choking) -(filtered breathing) -Well, this feels familiar. -WILL: Yeah. (laughs) You're gonna need some stitches for that, though, man. -That's a nasty cut, bro. -Uh-huh. -I'm gotta call Sarah. -Yeah. Is that Zhao's tablet? Yeah, I put it in my jacket before we left. How's that for luck, huh? Yeah, man. Nice one. Thought we were both gonna get fired for that. (sighs) (sirens wailing in distance) WILL (voice-over): Hey. How are the pandas? -(elevator bell chimes) -AUTOMATED VOICE: Floor 98. Well, we didn't really get to see them because Henry ate a weird candy and started throwing up, so we came back. Is he okay? Did he have an attack? No, he's breathing fine. Just, you know, no pandas, which sucks. -HENRY: It sucks. -Don't say "sucks," honey. I'll take you there tomorrow, okay, if you're feeling better. -I'll see you soon. -Okay. Bye. Oh, sorry, miss. Building maintenance. W-We thought this floor was empty. Uh... yeah, me, too. -Everything okay? -Everything's fine. We're just checking the phone lines. I didn't know they were active yet. Well, they will be when we finish with them. Ah. Well, look at this precious little pair. (chuckles) Are you having fun? You got the run of the castle on this floor. Not too bad for a big strong knight and a beautiful little princess. I'm a king. A thousand apologies, Your Majesty. Come on, guys. They were supposed to be gone. -I know. -Want me to clean that up? No. Leave it. -It'll take care of itself. -(door closes) (Will grunts softly) -What's up? Where you going? -Ah, I got to go. Henry's not feeling well. They went back to The Pearl. -They went back to The Pearl? -Yeah. All right. I'll call you tonight. What a day, huh? You're not gonna make it in time. What? Why'd you take it out of the bag? You should've just left it in the bag. Ben, what are you talking about? Give me the tablet, Will. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. -What's going on? -What's going on? You screw up, you get a whole new life. What do I get? Hmm? Medical discharge? Working for thugs? You don't know these people, Will. I don't have a choice, 'cause you messed it up. I know you're hurting, brother, but you don't want to do this. We're not brothers. (both grunting) -(metallic clank) -(Will groans) (panting) Ben. Stop! Stop! (both straining) -Stop! -(gunshot) -(Ben grunts) (shell clatters on floor) (panting) Come here. Here, stay with me. Let's get you up. Come on, let's go. Sit up. -There we go. -(groaning) Let's get you over here. Okay, here, stay with me. Hold this here. Hold it tight. I need you to tell me what happened, okay? (mumbles) All right? I can help you if you tell me what happened. They weren't supposed to go back, Will. They weren't supposed to be there. Who wasn't supposed to be there? Sarah... and the kids. What did you do? (filtered breathing) Light a man's house on fire... and you find out what he truly loves. (smoke alarm beeping) (rapid beeping) AUTOMATED VOICE: Shelter in place. -Mom? What's going on? -(alarm wailing in distance) AUTOMATED VOICE: Anti-fire measures activated. I don't know. Let me go check. (automated voice speaking Cantonese) AUTOMATED VOICE: Shelter in place. (speaking Cantonese) Anti-fire measures activated. -(speaking Cantonese) -Stay on the couch. -Should we evacuate? -(alarm beeping) Evacuate? Yes, take a helicopter. Why would we do that? Well, the building's on fire. The building isn't on fire. The 96th floor is on fire. We're more than a hundred stories above that, and the anti-fire measures will keep it there. We're perfectly safe here, I assure you. (Ben panting) What did you do? I set you up. They need the tablet. Run. They're coming, Will. They're gonna kill you. Who's coming? Who? -Run. -Ben? Ben? (sirens wailing in distance) -(leg clicks) -(grunts) (gasps) Shit! (groaning) Hello, Will. -(Taser crackling) -(grunting) (coughs) (tablet beeping) Thank you. (siren whoops) (officers shouting in Cantonese) Go! (siren wailing) (tyres screeching) (officers shouting) (horns honking) -(alarm wailing) -(people murmuring) (man speaking Cantonese over P.A.) (emergency horn honks in distance) (camera clicks) (people speaking Cantonese) (siren whoops, emergency horn honks) -(sirens wailing) -(explosions in distance) (indistinct police radio chatter) (alarm continues wailing) AUTOMATED VOICE: Anti-fire measures activated. (automated voice speaking Cantonese) Okay, guys, in the bathroom. -Shelter in place. -SARAH: Come on. (automated voice speaking Cantonese) -Anti-fire measures activated. -SARAH: Come here, bud. I'm fine, Mom. I don't need it. You're fine now, honey, but we're about to go out there, and there's a lot of smoke and a lot of bad air, and we don't want you to have an attack, okay? Georgia, dunk them all the way. Make sure they get completely wet, -the hand towels, too. -Okay. Two quick inhales please. (Henry sighs) (inhaler pumps) GEORGIA: Mom? -(inhaler pumps) -Are we gonna die? (automated voice speaking Cantonese) AUTOMATED VOICE: Anti-fire measures activated. No. Baby, we are not gonna die. We are gonna be just fine. I promise. -(guns clicking) -(alarm continues wailing) XIA (over radio): We're in position at the off-site control facility. Do it. -(silenced gunshot) -(man grunts) (quiet chatter) (whistles) (chatter stops) (rapid gunfire) (crowd chatter, horns honking) (people speaking Cantonese) (phone ringing) There you are. Baby, there's a-a fire in the building. I know. All right, look, I can't get to you. The police have the entire building locked down. I want you to get out of there right now. Go inside the hallway; there should be a logistics panel. If you show it to me, I can tell you where it's safe to go. Take the kids with you. I'm gonna stay on the phone. Okay. (alarm wailing) Hand me those towels. Come on. AUTOMATED VOICE: Occupancy warning on floor 98. (speaks Cantonese) Will Sawyer's family unlocked their apartment door an hour ago. They're in the building. Send two men. Use the manual override code on the elevators. -Bring them here. -Yes, sir. You two, go. What? Listen, the fire isn't just gonna go out. We need to leave now. AUTOMATED VOICE: Security alert. (speaks Cantonese) I can only access nominal control. I can't lock out the on-site functions without the... root access. Okay. (computer trilling) We're in. The entire system has been compromised. I'm completely locked out. What do you mean you're locked out? I thought that couldn't happen. XIA: We have full control of the anti-fire systems. Seal all the fire doors from 95 to the ground. And disable all anti-fire measures from 96 to the top. WILL (over phone): Everything's gonna be okay. The logistics panel should be to your left. -(Sarah coughs) -Tell me what you see. Okay, hon. All the floors above us are yellow. What does that mean? It means the entire fire system above you is offline. Sarah, listen to me. The fire is not gonna stop. I want you to get outta there right now and go up. -Go up, keep going up, don't stop, don't look back. Okay. BOTHA: Now force the fire up. Open the elevator shaft air vents and feed it with fresh oxygen. Let it burn. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a $6.5 billion chimney. (beeps) (elevator bell chimes) (coughs) Mrs. Sawyer? We're with the building security. Come with us, please. -No! Get back! -SARAH: Run! -No! No! -(crowd exclaims) (newswoman speaking Cantonese) AJANI: What is your status? Report. Do you copy? No one could survive that. They're gone. BOTHA: We're moving into position. You know what to do next. SARAH: Go, hurry, up the stairs. WILL: Sarah. (newswoman speaking Cantonese) ...Will Sawyer. (newswoman continues speaking Cantonese) Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa, please. You don't understand. My family's inside. Listen to me. I have to get to them. -(gunshot) -(people screaming) So, you have full systems control from the tablet. There's no facial recognition needed. All other access points to The Pearl mainframe have been encrypted. The entire building now, it's locked out. I used my own logarithmic base cipher to encrypt it so I am literally the only human on the planet Earth that can crack this. Yeah, it's pretty smart, right? Not that smart. AJANI: If the fire continues to climb, it will super-heat the air around the helipad, making lift-off impossible. Our departure window is closing, sir. I hate to say it, but it is now or never. AUTOMATED VOICE: Warning. Anti-fire measures offline. Happy? You got to play the hero, it didn't work, it's time to go. All right, Mr. Pierce. You'll get your wish. Get the helo ready. Prep the bird. (alarm blaring) (beeps) (helicopter blades whirring) (grunting) (gunshot, people screaming) Yes, sir. (newswoman speaking Cantonese) Sir? (grunts) Yes, sir. Even when you're not outside, you can still move like you are. 'Cause even when space is limited, you can still move without limits. (newsman speaking Cantonese) (women gasping) (officers shouting in Cantonese) Shit. -(grunting) -(wind whistling) (officer speaking Cantonese) (grunting) (grunts, panting) (distant sirens wailing) (wind whistling) (crowd scream) (newswoman speaking Cantonese) (metallic creaking) (grunting) (groans) (yells) (grunting) (crane whirring) Sir, I can't protect you if you don't tell me what's going on. This isn't just a fire. It's a plot. -I can't say for sure. -I don't need facts. What is your gut telling you? Who's behind this? Kores Botha. I don't understand. If a man like Botha wanted you dead, -there are easier ways. -(scoffs) He doesn't want me dead. At least not yet. He wants this. And lighting The Pearl on fire is the only way he can get it. Is there something I should know? Yes. The helicopter is ready. (sirens wailing) (pilot speaks Cantonese) (newswoman speaking Cantonese) (rapid beeping) (rapid beeping continues) (officers speaking Cantonese) Sorry, boys. (metallic creaking) (grunts) (gasping) Oh. Shit. (shouting in Cantonese) Go! Go, go, go! -Hands up! -Okay. Don't shoot. Turn around. (helicopter blades whirring) (officer shouting in Cantonese) (grunting) (shouts) (newsman speaking Cantonese) (crowd cheering) Yes. (panting) -SARAH: This way. -(Henry coughing) You're doing great. Wait, hold on. Come here. Baby, we're gonna wet these again, okay? -Okay, Mommy. -(gasps, coughs) -Okay, baby. Calm down. Calm down. -Okay, one second. -(metallic thumping) -What's that sound? It's the fire, baby. (inhales, coughs) -Where are we gonna go? -I don't know. That's the bridge to the waterfall. We'll keep heading up. (gasps) Run! Go! (Georgia screams) Come on. Up the stairs. -(coughing) -Okay. Keep going. Don't stop. (watch beeps) (chiming) (helicopter blades whirring) Wait. What is it? That is not our pilot. Botha. AJANI: Get down! Go, go! (groans) Long time, Botha. Yeah. Did you miss me? I see you met my associate. Surprise, surprise. Why don't you just shoot me and take it? You think I'm stupid? Huh? You know I can't do that. And the men I work for kill me if I don't get it back for them. You should've paid me and been done with it. But no. Clever boys like you always think you can be clever. So how's this for clever? I'm gonna take you and your drive and your helicopter. And I'm going to make you watch as your building burns to ash and there's nothing you can do about it. (helicopter engine whining) Look out! (yells) (grunting) (crowd exclaiming) -(alarm blaring) -(men groaning) (watch beeps) (chiming) Zhao! Zhao! Yes. He sealed himself in the penthouse. Open the doors. The penthouse floor has its own sub-routine. Zhao must have isolated that system. I can't open the doors with this tablet. Wait. It looks like Will Sawyer's in the building. And I've got a movement alert. It's his family. XIA (over radio): They're still alive. BOTHA: Zhao! (panting) (alarm continues wailing in distance) (groans) You're not gonna get in using force. You need someone who knows the system. And I know just the man for the job. Sawyer. If anyone can get in, it's him. He's in the building. Just need to find him. We don't need to find him. We know what he wants. (panting) (groans) (metal clinks on floor) (groans, shouts) (tosses bottle on floor) (grunts) If you can't fix it with duct tape... then you ain't using enough duct tape. (newswoman speaking Cantonese over TV) All right, you were on the 98th floor, east side stairwell. Means you would've had to go through the park. I'll find you. Hang on. I'll find you. (alarm continues wailing) (coughing) (sirens wailing in distance) -Stay with me, baby. Okay? -(Henry coughing) Come on. Almost there. (explosion rumbles) -(debris crashes) -(coughing) -Mrs. Sawyer. -Yes. Nice to meet you. I got them. They're in the park. -(gasps) -Come on. -Kids, too. -Do what he says. Okay? That's right. Listen to your mummy. SARAH: It's okay, guys. Everything's gonna be okay. Just do exactly what I say. -Run! Run! -(Pierce screams) -Mom! -Come on! (groans) (screams) (coughing) Okay. Come on. Just have to go up a little bit farther. (trees crackling, rumbling) (Georgia screams) Georgia! Henry! I'll find another way up. Keep going. Go all the way up to the waterfall. I'll go around to the other side. -I'll meet you there. (coughs) -Okay. PIERCE: I'm not supposed to kill you, but I think your kids will be enough. WILL: Sarah! Hmm? (grunts) -(Pierce screams) -(body thuds) -Are you okay? -Yeah, I'm okay. How did you get in the building? It's a long story. Where are the kids? -Mom! Dad! -SARAH: Oh, God, are you okay? -Don't move, all right? -Where's your sister? She's at the top of the park by the waterfall. Dad! -Honey, stay right there. Daddy's coming for you. -Okay. -How do we get across the bridge? -(coughing) WILL: Let's figure this out. It's gonna be okay, baby. -(grunts) -(board snaps) -(grunts) Okay. -(nail clatters) Shit. The bridge is unstable. -All right, we got to do this together. -Okay. When I tell you to, walk it out, drop it, and go get him, okay? All right. -Okay. What are you gonna do? Will? I'm gonna hold the bridge steady. Hold on, baby. (grunting) -Okay. -Go! SARAH: Okay, baby, here I come. Here I come. -(board creaking) -(Henry coughing) Okay. (exhaling) Oh, I got you. I got you. WILL: Okay. Come back, hurry! That's it. That's it. Come back. Come on. -Okay. As still as you can. -(board creaking) (flames whooshing) (grunting) Okay, we're almost there. -(bridge rumbling) -(yelling) -No! -Mom! (straining): You can do it. You can do it. (bridge creaking) That's it. Get up. I can't hold it any more! Jump! (sighs): Okay. -SARAH: (panting) Oh, my God. -(Henry coughing) Will, what the hell is going on? I don't know, but I got to get you guys out of this building. Henry can't breathe. -It's okay. -(coughing) -Georgia, I'll be right there! -Okay, Dad. (grunts) (distant explosion, glass shatters, metallic groaning) Okay. All right, these elevators operate on electromagnetic induction. When there's a fire, they're held in place by a fail-safe brake. When I cut this cable, you're gonna fall. -What? Will? -It's all right. Just listen to me. You're gonna fall through the fire. The magnets are gonna kick back on once you pass the fire line. But I need you to pull this handle in order to engage the braking system. It's about 500 feet from here until the fire line. I want you to count to five and pull the handle. -This is crazy. -Trust me. (sighs): Okay. WILL: How you doing, buddy? I'm scared. It's okay to be scared. In order to be brave, we got to be a little scared. All right? Now I need you to be brave right now. -Can you do that for me? -Yeah. I want you to hold on to your mom. -Daddy loves who? -Me. That's right. Come here. Okay. Okay. -(elevator bell chimes) -Okay, baby. We're gonna sit down. We're gonna brace ourselves, all right? Okay. I love you. You better. (grunts) SARAH: Count with me, baby. Five... BOTH: ...four... ...three... ...two... one! Mom! Okay. (brakes squealing) -Hey! -(gasps) Oh, God. Hey, hey. It's okay. It's okay. We're the good guys. You're safe. Come with us. Daddy! Daddy! -(panting) -(alarm continues wailing) (door slams shut) (steam hissing softly) -(gasps) -Found you. You little shit. (Will yells) (grunts) Georgia! Just the man I was looking for. Your Majesty. (gasps) I hear your dad knows everything about this building. BOTHA: All I care about is what my business partner is holding behind those doors. And you're going to get it for me. Listen to me. The only way those doors open is from the inside, or the fire alarm on this floor triggers it, but that can't happen because you took the entire system offline. Is that so? Well, let me tell you something. Every man has a weakness. It's easy to find. Once you know what he loves, you have it. Zhao, he loves this building. And you, your weakness is your family. So now we're going to find out how much you love your family, Will. Listen to me. Opening those doors from this floor can't be done. Anything can be done with the proper motivation. (snaps fingers) -No, no, no, no! No, no... -Daddy! Don't hurt him! Stop! (Will panting) Okay, cuzzie. You're gonna bring Zhao and what he's holding behind those doors to me. Or I'm gonna throw your daughter off the fucking roof. I hear it's like heaven up there. -No, no, no! Daddy! No! -No. Georgia! Georgia! (groaning, coughing) BOTHA: Straight to the roof, boys. We're not gonna wait around here to burn. GEORGIA: No! Daddy! Daddy! Let me go! -Daddy, help me! -(shushing) Daddy! Georgia! (panting) (groaning softly) NEWSMAN (over TV): ...into the destruction of Zhao Long Ji's Pearl tower. We're getting reports of activity on the ground floor of the building. We're going to go live to Kowloon Plaza, where we may have some survivors coming out of the building. It's difficult to imagine how anyone could have survived -the raging fire on the upper floors. -(grunting) HENRY: My dad's inside. He saved us. -He-He's still inside. -Is there any other news? He's a good guy! NEWSMAN: It appears this may be the family of William Sawyer, the American security consultant... Okay. There's got to be a way to open these doors. Where did you put the sub-routine panels that controls them? Where did you hide it, Zhao? Behind the turbines? Oh, come on, man. Shit. (reporters clamouring) How did you get out of the building? Can you comment? (urgent chatter) HAN: And you claim your husband isn't involved? It's not a claim. He's not involved. How many of them did you say you saw? One in a suit, two others in coveralls. The one that I spoke to, he had an accent. Scandinavian, I think. Six-foot, white, muscular. There. Top row. Second from the right. -Is this the man you saw? -That's him. Who is he? Kores Botha. Ex-military. Has a nasty crew with him, too. High-end muscle for three different crime syndicates. Excuse me? One of them was carrying a container, and it had a logo with wings on it, and the word "Sirin." Look it up. (grunts) (grunts) (wind whistling) (panting) (grunts) (wind whistling) This is stupid. This is The Pearl. A base jump from 1,000 meters up gives you roughly about two kilometers descent distance. Now, if you're right, they will land somewhere within this circle. Somewhere open and flat, secluded. Now, they wouldn't go for Victoria Park. There's too many trees to get hung up on. South, they wouldn't clear the peak. North, maybe, but it's a longer haul to an open spot. What about this? What's that? That's nothing. It's a construction site. Bay Dredge. You think I would willingly trap my own children in a burning building? I think you could be playing a role. This could all be part of your husband's plan. Take me there. If I am wrong and it's empty, then what have you lost? But if I am right, this might be your only chance to catch the people responsible for this whole thing. My family is in there. Please. (crowd murmuring outside) (newswoman speaking Cantonese urgently over TV) (newsman speaking rapidly in Cantonese) SARAH: Oh, my God. (wind whistling) (distant sirens wailing) (grunts) Come on, baby. Come on. (newsman continues in Cantonese) (exhales) (metallic creaking) (grunts) (creaking continues) (turbines whirring loudly) (exhales) (softly): Two, three. One, two, three. (yells) Okay, easy. Just cut the wire, doors will open, climb back up there. Okay. (grunts) (beeps) (rapid beeping) Shit! -(people screaming) -(Sarah gasps) (yells) (grunting) Oh, come on. (grunts, screams) (grunts) -(gasps) -(crowd exclaims) (newsman speaking Cantonese) (leg clicks) (straining) (yells) (glass breaks) (grunts) (newsman continues in Cantonese) (grunts) (grunts) (cheering) MAN: Yeah! (exhales) (grunts, pants) Does that look like someone with a plan to you? Now do you believe me? (grunts) (yells) (gears whirring) (yells, pants) (doors close) (gasping) (kisses) (clicks) (gasps) Don't move. -You're too close. -What? -(groans) -We need to talk. (duct tape ripping) All right, if we're gonna get outta here, you're gonna have to tell me the truth. How does a man like that call you his business partner? His name is Kores Botha. He handles extortion for three powerful crime syndicates. And when I began construction on The Pearl, Botha came to me. He said that if I didn't pay him, he'll cripple my labour force and keep me from ever completing this place. -You paid him. -Yes. But what he didn't know was that I hid tracking software inside my wire transfer. As Botha laundered my payments through their offshore accounts, I was able to trace every transaction, giving me their bank accounts, their names, their identities. This was my insurance policy. Botha would never be able to extort money from me again. But when the syndicates found out that they were compromised, they threatened to destroy Botha if he didn't clean up his mess. If he kills me, the copies I've made will be sent to the authorities. But if he gets his hands on this, the original, he can reverse engineer my tracking software and hide the identities before anyone's the wiser. So he lit this entire building on fire knowing that you would take the most valuable thing in this world to you and run. -And his plan worked. -Not yet, it hasn't. We're gonna give Botha what he came here for. As soon as he has the drive, he'll kill us both. Maybe. But he has my daughter. And her life is what matters to me, not mine. Now, I'm taking that drive to the roof. You could either be attached to it or not. It's your choice, Zhao. All right. So, what's the plan? You got any duct tape? -Daddy! -BOTHA: Hey! Mr. Sawyer, see, I knew you'd find a way. You have what's mine, -and I have what's yours. -(whimpering) Give me the drive. -And bring Zhao. -No. My daughter first. -I can't let you do this. -Hey, what are you doing? -This is not in the plan. -Turn around. He's got my daughter. Please, don't do this to me. ZHAO: Turn around! I want a parachute! You need me alive. A parachute or you get nothing. -Give him your parachute. -Huh? Give him your parachute. ZHAO: Bring it here. Stop. Drop it there. Come. Bring the drive. Here's what you want? Go get it. Run! (yells) Doors! Come on! Georgia. (echoes): Daddy! (gunshot) (grunts) (sirens wailing) WU: It looks like you were right. We've got armed suspects up ahead. (man speaks Cantonese) (sirens approaching) (tyres screech) Stay down, don't leave the car. (gasps) (gasps) (both grunting) (both grunting) (man yells) (screams) (sighs) Thanks. You almost had me convinced out there. Let's go find your daughter. -(gun cocks) -(Georgia panting) (automatic gunfire) Go, go, go! (men grunting) (officers shouting in Cantonese) (grunting) (groans) (yells) (horn honking) (choking) (Wu speaks Cantonese) (coughing) SARAH: Hey. (groans softly) Easy, easy. Easy. (Georgia screams) ZHAO: Go. Go get her. I'm coming back for you. (coughs) (coughing) Turn around. Turn around now! You shoot me, I drop this and the girl. Daddy! Disarm now! No, please! Daddy! All right. You win. It's gonna be okay, honey. It's gonna be okay. Now toss me the drive. All right. But there's one thing you should know first. What? I'm behind you. -(yells) -(Georgia screams) (sighs heavily) I got you. I got you. I got you. -Daddy's got you. -(coughs) -(tablet beeps) -What's that? I don't know, she had it on her. (beeps) It looks like it controls the building. Hey, let's wait for someone who knows what they're doing. My husband and daughter are in that building, it's on fire right now. I'm not gonna wait another damn second. -Yes, sir. -(tablet beeping) Come here. Stay down, stay low. I'm gonna find us a way outta here. GEORGIA: Okay. What are you doing? I'm trying to bring the fire systems back online. Is it working? (sighs) Not yet. Daddy! Come here, come here. Come here. Come on. Come on. -(Georgia whimpers) -Daddy's got you. (panting): Daddy's got you. Daddy's got you. I got you. (kisses) I got you. Look at me. Look at me. -Daddy loves who? -Me. Daddy loves you. Daddy, Daddy loves you. -I'm sorry. -No. I'm so sorry. -(sniffles) -(whimpers) (power winding down) (crowd murmuring) (indistinct radio transmission) (power whirring) (electronic chiming) (exhales, laughs) It worked. How the hell did you do that? I rebooted the control systems for the entire building. I turned it off and on again. (laughs softly) (laughs) Even when you're not outside, you can still move like you are. 'Cause even when space is limited, you can still move without limits. Our normality. Our rituals. Our togetherness. (CHOIR HUM SOFTLY) Our normality. Our lives. This is not what we are giving up; this is what we are saving. (LAUGHTER, CHATTER) So when you look around, don't see the emptiness. See the power of our unity. To lose could only take one of us; to win, it will take all of us. (APPLAUSE) Be strong, Aotearoa. Kia kaha. Be resolute. Kia maia. (CROWD CHEER) The stronger we all are today,... (CHEERING FADES, WOMAN CHANTS KARANGA) ...the sooner we will welcome tomorrow. Stay in it. Stay united. Zhao! Zhao, let's go. Let's go. Come on. (grunts) (Zhao coughs) (helicopter blades whirring) Here. What are you gonna do now? Rebuild. (crowd cheering) (speaking Cantonese) (reporters clamouring) -REPORTER: One question. -Sarah. Has anyone seen my wife? -(clamoring continues) -What about my son? -REPORTER: Mr. Sawyer... -Henry! Sarah! (distantly): Henry! Sarah! (speaks Cantonese) Mom! (camera shutters clicking) Dad! You okay? You okay? Are you hurt? -No, no, we're okay. -I'm okay, Dad. SARAH: We're fine. We're fine. I love you. I love you, too. (crowd cheering) You really need a shower. (both laugh) -Yes, I do. -(laughs) -Let's go home. -Oh, yeah. WU: Will Sawyer. Nice to finally meet you. You've got quite a family there. I'm a lucky man. ("Walls" by Jamie N Commons playing) # And I know, oh, oh # # It's been a hard time, my dear # # And I know, oh, oh # # It's been a long time, my dear # # But I will be your saviour # # Fighting through the flames, yeah # # When the walls come falling down # # When the walls come falling down # # I will be your saviour # # Fighting through the flames, yeah # # When the walls come falling down # # When the walls come falling down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down # # Oh, my love # # Won't you take my hand? # # Oh, my love # # Won't you understand? # # That I will be your saviour # # Fighting through the flames, yeah # # When the walls come falling down # # When the walls come falling down # # I will be your saviour # # Fighting through the flames, yeah # # When the walls come falling down # # When the walls come falling down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down # # Down, down, down, down # # When the walls come falling down. # ("Break in the Clouds" by Frightened Rabbit playing) # Been sitting on a feeling # # Trying to figure it out # # It's difficult to see it through those clouds # # Hold on, hold on # # You're not done yet # # Hold on, hold on # # The sun is not set # # I will not sit and wait for a break in the clouds # # Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah # # I'll carry on through the rainstorm # # Without you now # # Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah # # Ooh, ooh # # What do I believe in? # # Where is the truth? # # 'Cause I thought # # The weather I needed revolved around you # # The voice said # # Hold on, hold on # # You're not done yet # # Hold on, hold on # # The sun is not set # # I will not sit and wait for a break in the clouds # # Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah # # I'll carry on through the rainstorm # # Without you now # # Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah # # Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh # # Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh # # Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh # # I will not sit and wait for a break in the clouds # # Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah # # I'll carry on through the rainstorm # # Without you now # # Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah # # I will not sit and wait for a break in the clouds # # Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah # # And I'll carry on through the rainstorm # # And dry me out # # Ah-ah, ah-ah. # (song ends) Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2020