In the Year 2889 Page #4

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He should be destroyed.

Destroyed? My brother?

Yes. For our safety.

You can't do that, John! Well, not just because he's my brother, but don't you see...

it's important to us that he live.

I don't see why.

I'm not sure yet.

We have to study him.

If it doesn't rain in the next few weeks, I think we're gonna live.

Somehow I knew we wouldn't die. My father always seemed so positive.

You know, after the bombs came, I didn't much care if I lived or died.

Don't talk like that.

It's true, Joanna.

But these past few weeks with you...

Now I feel I've got a big reason to live.

Me too, Steve.

Joanna...

What's wrong?

Did I misunderstand?

Didn't you hear it?

Hear what?

Something out there...

That strange feeling, sound, something...

Stronger than the last time I felt it!

It's just some harmless animal in the bushes, that's all.

No, Steve! It's more!

Let's go back in the house. Please.

These bones are still moist!

Look at the footprints!

They're Granger's.

You think he ate that rabbit?

He must have. He spends most of his nights prowling around in these woods.

49 Renchens.

You think a man could eat that poisoned meat and live?

No. No human could.

It defies all the laws of man and God.

There may be a new set of laws, John.

Laws for post-nuclear life we know nothing about.

Out with it, Steve. Say what you mean.

Well, I'm only guessing, but, we know that even small amounts of radiation can produce change.

Now if, for some reason, a man could survive complete saturation,

a thousand generations of change could take place in a matter of weeks.

The Matsuo test.

What do you mean?

Nothing. Go on with your theory.

I'm afraid there are more Grangers out here. And even worse than him.

All of us have survived more cumulative exposure than we ever thought possible.

You mean we all might become like your brother? Stalking these woods at night? Eating raw meat?

It's possible.

- Any bright theories as to what to do in this situation?

- No.

You know, when my brother couldn't find the answer to something, he looked it up in the Bible.

He believed that it held the answers to everything.

"For I am with thee to save thee and deliver thee, sayeth the Lord."

"I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked."

"I will redeem thee out of the land of the terrible."

Look, I had enough of that Bible when I was a kid.

Well, it's easy to see it had no effect on you, Mickey.

I'm gonna go look for Granger.

What was that?

Maybe you'd better tell us what the Bible says about rain.

In our situation, we'd better pray that it doesn't rain.

Not for weeks, anyway.

Because if it does rain in this valley,

it'll be coming down through clouds saturated with nuclear death.

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