Eruption: LA Page #5

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- Over there.

- Yeah, yeah, go, go!

[whirring]

[indistinct chatter]

[Robson]

I-I want every report

from every office

from here to San Francisco

on my desk, now.

All right, everybody, listen up.

A lot of eyes are gonna

be on us today.

And our official line's

that this is a,

a tectonic event,

we're compiling data.

We do not jump to conclusions,

we do not make assumptions

until we know

what we're dealing with.

All right, let's go do our jobs.

[siren blaring]

A volcano? In Los Angeles?

Uh, no, not exactly.

Um, th-this is a tectonic event.

Uh, it might be what we call

a flat volcano.

Similar to what's

in Yellowstone.

Or it just might be something

we haven't seen before.

So, you're my special science

advisor, what do we do?

[Robson] We're putting together

a plan now.

Should have it for you

within the hour.

[Josh] What are we,

just leaving the copter?

[Kat] With that rotor,

we're not going anywhere.

[Irwin] Exactly.

What we need is a phone.

[Josh] No kidding, I need to get

in touch with my sister.

I'm not getting

any bars, though.

Please.

Already tried that.

Like I told Kat,

"Put it away,

you'll just make

the situation worse."

What?

There's a massive

network overload.

You won't get through

for a while anyway.

Well, it definitely won't

happen if I don't try.

[chuckles]

Good luck with that.

We need to find a phone.

I thought you said

phones don't work.

Cell phones, no.

But if we're lucky,

we'll find a landline

if the poles are still up.

[knocking on door]

[Irwin] Hello? We need

to use your phone.

Shouldn't we be

getting out of the city?

Yes, us and four million others.

Listen, I have to get a message

through to the mayor

at City Hall

before that bastard, Robson...

Hello! Hello?

Oh, screw it.

- [Josh] Wh-what are you doing?

- Sh!

[Josh]

Okay, you can't just break in.

[Irwin]

We're not stealing anything.

We're just gonna use the phone.

What?

Ah.

[Josh] Looks like someone

left in a hurry.

[exhales]

[dial tone]

Yes!

This is playing out

just like my movie.

The eruption, the fault...

It's all in my script.

You wanna know

the problem with Hollywood?

What?

It's all just a bunch of

kale-salad-eating,

who's-dating-who

what-kind-of-car-you-drive,

smoke and mirrors bull crap.

There are real people out there,

really getting killed

and you just equate it

with how

it reminds you of your movie.

Yeah.

It's just terrible.

[Irwin]

Operator, operator,

put me through to the mayor

at City Hall, now, please.

[female operator]

All lines are busy, sir.

This is Dr. Irwin,

advisor to the president.

[female operator]

President of the United States?

[Irwin]

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