[eerie music]
According to this map, the one in Seattle
is gonna open tomorrow.
That sinkhole brought us to L.A.
When I was a little girl, I was kidnapped.
So was Veronica.
I wanted to get down here to help.
Isaiah is Gavin.
I'm taking Isaiah to the light.
He has to get to 1988.
Take him up there, the moment you go,
I'll kill your son.
[whirring]
What is that?
- Josh? - Riley!
Are we in 1988?
Check this out.
We may have found our way back to 10,000 BC.
I'm responsible for these sinkholes opening.
This is our way into the building.
Do you still love her?
Gavin, I'm sorry.
[gasps]
Hey! - [grunting]
I came back, gave myself up.
I told you I wasn't leaving you.
[dramatic music]
♪
Hello?
I got the pliers.
Hey.
- What's up? - Um, uh--it's just this--
it's an inlet valve.
I'm trying to replace it, and it's shot.
Where is everyone?
Kids are at school.
[sighs] - And Gavin?
[puts tool down]
♪
You know where Gavin is.
He's come home drunk every night this week.
I just--I don't--
I don't know what to do anymore.
I shouldn't--this is not-- this is not your problem.
- Hey-- - I'm sorry.
You don't have to apologize for anything.
You're doing everything you can.
[sniffling]
Thank you.
What are friends for?
[eerie music]
[rattling]
♪
[men shouting]
Don't slow down. Come on!
♪
Move, now!
Get 'em outta here.
- Stop! - Come on! Come on!
Come on!
[indistinct shouting]
Keep moving!
Move along!
Shackles, come on! Get 'em off, now!
- What is this place? - Come on!
You! No talking!
Hurry up! Shackles off! You two--
You two, tunnel nine.
What do you want from us?
[yelps] - Son of a bitch!
[grunting]
- Levi! - Enough!
No time for this!
[intense music]
Get back to work.
You heard Taamit. Move!
♪
[eerie music]
Eve?
Josh?
♪
Eve!
Who are you?
My name is Gavin Harris.
This is Ella, my daughter Izzy.
But you knew me as Isaiah.
- Isaiah? - Yeah.
I remember you.
You bandaged my hand in that bus over there.
My God.
Everyone, it's Eve's husband!
Josh's dad.
It's Isaiah, Isaiah grown up.
Hey, do you have some water? For--
Yeah. Let's get some water.
It's unbelievable.
How did you get here?
We went through a sinkhole in Seattle
that somehow brought us here to L.A.
Wait, you're here to rescue us?
Look, I'm sorry. We--
We don't have any way home.
Listen, I'm here to find my family, my--
my son, my wife.
Are they OK?
We don't know.
Where the hell are they?
Eve was captured.
Some people took her and Levi.
What about Josh?
When you went through the portal,
it expanded.
Josh and my daughter Riley,
they went through to 1988.
What?
Yeah, and a young girl,
Lilly, she went through, as well.
I didn't remember them going through.
I don't follow.
Why would you remember?
Because, Ty, I'm Lilly.
But now my name is Ella.
Is it really you?
[tender music]
♪
OK, this is officially insane.
Dad, we came all this way, and now they're just gone.
No, no. We're gonna get them back, OK?
OK.
Hey, you said that Eve and Levi were taken by some people.
Who were they? - I'm not sure, man.
I mean, they were armed.
They had machetes, rode horseback.
Did they have wagons?
Yeah, they did. How'd you know that?
It's 'cause he was a boy here.
I remember stories about a violent group of people
that used wagons and horses to enslave
anyone who came on their land.
They were called the Exiles.
My grandfather warned me about them,
but he never told me where they lived.
[crowd chattering]
What?
What is it?
Your grandfather, he's here with us.
- Where is he? - We're holding him.
We're trying to get him to help us find
this woman named Aldridge.
You've seen Aldridge?
Yes, but she's been missing for days.
We think she can help us get Josh and Riley back.
Silas knows where she is.
He gave us a lead.
Eve and Levi went out to check it out,
but they never came back.
Well, I know he can help me find the Exiles.
Take me to him.
- This way. - OK.
Be careful. Hey, he may have raised you, but he's dangerous.
He kidnapped Eve and Levi.
He was ready to kill your children.
[tense music]
I remember.
♪
[tarp rustling]
[ominous music]
♪
Hello, my boy.
You remember me.
Welcome home.
[dramatic music]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
If we can get to that sinkhole,
it will take us back to 10,000 BC.
So, how do we do this?
We act cool.
And when these cops move, we slip under the barrier,
run up to the hole, and jump.
That's your idea?
We just run up there in broad daylight?
We have to.
This is the only way to get back to our families.
And besides, we don't know when that thing's gonna close.
No, there has to be a better plan.
There's too many cops.
Who we can outrun.
OK, so we get caught.
What do we say?
That there's way more going on with these sinkholes
than anyone knows.
Do you hear yourself?
They'll think we're insane.
That's why we can't get caught.
Look, Josh, we both want to see our families.
But we have to be smart about this.
We'll come back at night.
It's dark, less cops.
Agreed?
Yeah.
[dramatic music]
Keep moving!
You have one job and one job only.
Find this rock.
When you find some, tell the guard immediately.
Then keep digging.
You get it! Dig!
Dig! I said, move!
[men shouting] Come on, faster.
Guards! I got one.
What do you think that black rock is?
I don't know.
Maybe he does.
Hey.
We just got here.
You been in this place long? - Not too long--
I think. It's hard to keep track.
I'm Virgil.
Virgil, where did you come from?
Los Angeles.
Fell through a sinkhole up by the Tar Pits,
same as them.
About a dozen of us here. - Us, too.
We've been living in a clearing about 10 miles west of here.
What do you know about these people who are holding us?
They're brutal.
Make us dig.
Take what we find and put it in these crates.
To go where?
No one knows, man.
On your feet!
Want my advice?
Keep your head down, and do exactly what they say.
You step out of line, these people will kill you.
Hey!
Keep digging.
[rocks clattering]
I need your help.
Some people have taken my wife and my friend.
I think it was the Exiles.
Can you help me find them?
You're my grandson.
I'll do anything you ask.
Thank you.
Where the Exiles live is difficult
to access, dangerous.
But I can show you the way.
No, these people aren't gonna let you just leave.
You're just gonna have to tell me how to get there.
That's not possible.
I have to go with you, and it can only be us.
- No-- - No, we can't risk
being exposed. - Stop. Stop!
I know what you're doing.
- I'm offering to help. - No.
You're trying to use me so that you can escape.
That's all.
The Exiles are merciless.
You remember the stories, don't you?
They'll kill your wife and your friend
and never think twice about it.
You want to see them alive again,
then we need to leave now.
And you need to listen to me.
- Where to? - This way.
Whoa, whoa. What's going on?
Silas is bringing me to the Exiles.
Gavin, wait.
Look, we promised Paara we'd take Silas
back to her village.
Our relationship with them depends on it.
We can't go back on our word. - I'm sorry,
but Eve's life is on the line.
- We're going with you. - No no, no. You can't.
Silas has intel on how to get my daughter back.
I need to make sure he doesn't try and escape.
Dad, listen to them. You can't go alone.
Iz, it has to be just me and him.
It's the only way he's gonna help me.
You cannot trust him, Gavin.
Remember what he's done.
- I can't let you do this. - Hey, hey,
we're gonna save Josh and Riley.
But right now, these people have Eve,
and I have to take Silas.
Please.
Promise me you won't let him out of your sight,
and you'll get him back here.
Yeah.
Wait, Dad, Dad.
Iz, I need you to stay with them, OK?
Be careful.
I'll be back as fast as I can.
When I am, I'll have Mom and Levi with me.
Come on.
[tense music]
♪
[INXS's "New Sensation"]
♪ Live, baby, live
♪ Now that the day is over
Thank you.
Mmm.
These really are the best since 1988.
What are you talking about?
This is my dad's favorite spot.
He grew up here.
He used to bring me here all the time.
They have this giant sign that says,
"LA's best dogs since 1988."
Or they will. [people screaming on ride]
I've never thought about this before,
but I could totally run into my dad here.
How crazy would that be?
Would it be as crazy as hanging out with
your 10-year-old father, and then
sending him through a light in the sky so you don't die?
Good point. [laughs]
Josh. Josh, look at that guy over there.
I think I saw him at the sinkhole.
Yeah, so?
So do you think he's following us?
Why would he do that?
It's probably just a coincidence.
You're being a little paranoid.
OK, well, there's only one way to find out.
What are you doing?
Sorry to bother you.
Are you stalking us?
Me?
No.
You sure about that?
OK, I am following you.
Not stalking. There's a difference.
- I knew it. - I overheard you talking
at the Hollywood sign.
You said, there's way more going on with these sinkholes
than anyone knows.
Thing is, you're right.
You're not the only one to think that.
I do, too.
Who the hell are you?
I'm--I'm Franklin Marsh.
I'm a professor of geology at Cal Tech.
We have a lot to discuss.
[dramatic music]
♪
[chuckles]
You recognize this place?
These woods are where I first taught you to hunt.
That's where you killed your first wild pig.
It was a mean one, too.
You needed my help, if you remember.
Please, Gavin.
No, I'm not cutting you loose.
You bring me to Eve, I'll consider it.
There was a time you used to trust me.
Yeah, there was.
And then you hurt my wife,
threatened my children.
What if I told you I did those things to protect you?
[dark tone]
I raised you,
loved you unconditionally.
I still do.
You know, if that were true,
you would have told Eve how to bring Josh back right away.
It's not that simple.
No?
Why not?
Is there a way to bring my son back?
I don't know.
You're lying to me.
You wanna know why I don't trust you?
There's your answer.
Veronica?
Do I know you?
I know you don't recognize me, but...
it's me, Lilly.
I went through the light, but now I'm back.
[tender music]
♪
Oh, my God.
[laughs] Lilly.
♪
[creaking] [footsteps approaching]
Your mom and Josh slept there.
Yeah, I figured.
You know, if you're interested,
we've got some stuff to do.
Search party's gone out to find a friend of ours, Scott.
A few others are clearing the fields
so we can start planting crops.
You can help. - I'm fine here.
Thanks, though. - I saw you limping earlier.
You in pain?
Not really.
[chuckles] You're tough.
Just like your mom.
Let me guess, limb abrasion.
My socket got cracked.
Oh, that was my second guess.
So I came prepared.
Got some tape, little tar from the tar pit over there.
I know it sounds low tech,
but I think it'll do the trick.
How do you know all this?
I worked with the Wounded Warriors program.
I spent a lot of time with vets and prosthetics.
Can I take a look?
Yep, there it is.
OK.
Why do I feel like I've met you before?
[chuckles] My son says I've got one of those faces.
Your last name isn't Velez, is it?
How'd you know?
I go to school with your son Andrew.
I was at a vigil with him.
He showed me a picture of you and his sister.
You were with Andrew?
Is he OK?
He misses you a lot,
but he hasn't lost hope.
Uh--
Sorry your brother wasn't here to meet you.
Everything with him and Riley happened so fast.
They're gonna be OK.
My brother has always protected me,
so I know he'll watch out for your daughter.
We're gonna get them both back.
I know we will.
Thirsty?
Thanks.
I still can't believe it.
I know, but it's me.
So, how much you remember about me?
About us?
You mean, you, me, and Aaron?
I remember everything.
[somber music]
♪
I'm sorry.
It's my fault you never got the childhood you deserve.
I don't blame you.
If it weren't for you,
I wouldn't have made it through any of what happened.
I owe you, Veronica.
That's why I came back.
What do you mean?
I knew you were in trouble.
You needed help, so I came.
You came back just for me?
Yes.
You would have done the same for me.
You shouldn't have done that.
Veronica, wait.
♪
I realize you're upset with me.
But I know this land better than you.
You need to listen. - No.
I'm not a little boy anymore.
You have so much anger inside.
Yeah, because you lied to me.
- I never lied. - Really?
Hey, so tell me, then,
why do we live in that village?
Where do we come from?
What happened to my parents?
- They died. - They died how?
[rustling] - Shh.
There's something out there.
[sighs]
[grunts]
All right. [unsheathes knife]
[grunts]
Silas, hey, hey.
Pass me the knife.
Silas? Yeah.
Hey, cut me down.
Hey.
Silas! Cut me down!
Silas! Hey!
Silas, come back!
[grunting]
[snarling, growling]
[huffing, growling]
Easy, easy, easy.
[roars] Easy, easy, shh. OK, OK.
[roars]
Easy. [shushing]
[roaring] Hey! Hey!
Please! Hey, no!
No, no, no! [bear whimpers, groans]
[thud]
Silas. [panting]
[grunts]
Uh!
[panting]
Thought you left.
I would never leave you, my boy.
Thank you.
Come on.
[dramatic music]
Pick that up!
You! No talking!
Take that outside! [metal clanking]
Hey! Come on! Faster!
[tool clattering]
I've gotta go.
- Or you can stay. - Mm, I wish.
I gotta go make dinner before the kids come home.
Mm-mm, mm-mm.
[chuckles]
[sighs]
What are we doing here, Eve?
I think it's pretty obvious what we're doing.
How much longer are we gonna keep
sneaking around like this?
I don't know what you want me to say.
I think you deserve to be happy.
To be in a solid relationship, out in the open.
It would be good for you and the kids.
I gotta go.
[tender music]
♪
Eve...
I'd really like to talk about this.
It's just not that simple.
Then explain it to me.
My dad had an affair.
He left my mom, and I never got over it.
I didn't speak to him for years.
I'm sorry.
I was 15, Levi.
I was Izzy's age.
♪
[phone buzzing]
Hello?
Wait a minute. What-- I can't hear you. What?
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait-- Is she OK?
Yeah. No, I'll be right there. I'll be right there.
- What happened? - Izzy was in an accident.
- Is she all right? - I don't know.
My neighbor was driving, and I--I was supposed to
pick her up from school, and I wasn't there.
I have to go. - Eve, it's--
I gotta go!
[men shouting]
- What is it? - I can't die in here, Levi.
Not without seeing my kids again.
We have to find a way out.
[ominous music]
♪
Move!
Can we talk?
Besides the cave, are there any other entrances?
That gate's the only way in.
Heard rumors there might be another way out
through the tunnels.
Not without a map.
If we take out the guards, sneak out through the gate,
we just need a distraction.
Can you help us?
Me?
Hey, listen.
There are more of us than there are of them.
Back home, I was a chef, all right?
I've never been in a fight in my life.
You told us there was a dozen other prisoners
here from La Brea.
If we get them on board,
I think we can overpower the guards.
[sighs]
All right, I'll see what I can do.
[dramatic music]
♪
Three years ago, a sinkhole opened up
in the Angeles Forest unlike anything I'd ever seen.
I went years after, searching for another like it.
Then, a week ago, one opens up in the Topanga Canyon.
Let me guess, same thing at the Hollywood sign.
Every time one of them opens, their energy waves
coincide with the time factor that consistently
predict the next one.
Dude, English, please.
More sinkholes are coming.
Like, soon?
Try four days.
And it's gonna be really bad.
Have you told anyone else about this?
Everyone I can, but no one believes me.
Look, this is all super interesting.
But why are you telling this to us?
When I heard you talking, I figured
you might have information that could help
prove what I'm saying is true.
You need to tell me what you know.
Everyone in this area, they're all in danger.
What are you talking about?
The next sinkhole that's coming,
it has the potential to destroy a huge part of the city.
I have to figure out how to prove what I'm saying is true,
and I need your help to do it.
[dramatic music]
The Exiles are just beyond that next rise.
And then what?
There's a back entrance we can
slip into without being seen.
When it comes near dark, we'll make our move.
For now,
tell me about your life, Gavin--
who you became, what you've done.
Um, well, after I went through the light,
I got taken in by some good people.
They became my family.
I guess I grew up like most kids up there.
And I went to college, joined the Air Force,
I became a pilot.
Then I met Eve.
We had Izzy and Josh.
Then, uh--well, then I let them down.
Is it too late to set things right?
Honestly, I don't know.
That's why I'm down here, to find out.
I understand regret.
Believe me, I have my own.
Like our family?
My parents?
Hey, look, you gotta tell me something.
My whole life, I never knew who I really was
where I came from.
Can you imagine what that's like?
Can you?
You gotta at least tell me how they died.
Your mother was the single most
important person in my life.
She told me to care for you, protect you,
tell you only what you needed to know to survive
until she could see you again.
You're saying she's alive?
Your father, too.
Whoa, hey--
If my parents are alive, and they're down here--
are they down here?
Gavin, please understand.
You can't go looking for them.
Why not?
Because it may mean your life.
That's why I told you they were dead, to protect you.
Protect me from what?
If my parents are down here, I deserve the truth.
You do.
But I made a promise, and I intend to keep it.
There's a spring over there.
I'm gonna fill my canteen.
Let's hope Virgil can convince
these guys to help us out.
I need you guys to trust me.
He will.
Hey, Levi?
- Yeah? - Can I talk to you
about something?
I've been thinking a lot lately about us.
You know, and how things ended.
The day you left for Germany-- - Eve, we've been over this.
Leaving you has been the biggest regret of my life.
What the hell's going on here?
Get back to work! [grunts]
[grunting] - Virgil!
[dramatic music]
[groaning]
[grunting] [blows landing]
Levi, he's gonna kill him.
[tense music]
Ah!
[struggling efforts]
Get off me!
You're gonna pay for that.
Take him.
No, wait! Wait! No!
Where are you taking him? Where are you taking him?
Levi!
We're almost there.
Hey, you're thirsty.
Here, drink.
[sighs]
[sighs] I thought you said we were going in the back.
This is the only way.
No, no, no.
There are guards everywhere.
We'll be caught.
That's the plan.
[ominous music]
[groans] Ohh--
Wait, something's wrong.
♪
You--you drugged me.
I'm sorry, my boy.
This is where I have to leave you.
[groans]
[tense music]
♪
This is Santa Monica Bay.
Catalina Island is 26 miles to the south,
Channel Islands due west.
According to my spectrometer readings,
it's their midpoint where the next sinkhole will open.
That event will create one of the largest tidal waves
this world has ever seen.
How big?
Enough to take out Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice.
- My dad lives here. - It's going to happen.
I'm sure of it.
I just need to get people to listen before it's too late.
There's someone I need to convince.
I need you to tell me what you know, please.
You have no idea what it's like to believe something
that no one thinks is true.
Actually, I do.
For years, everyone thought my dad was crazy, but he--
but he wasn't.
If someone had just believed him,
everything could have been different.
What are you saying?
I know if we stay here, the Hollywood sinkhole
could close, and we may never
get back to our families.
But we have to do this.
[suspenseful music]
♪
We'll tell you everything we know.
We're in.
Great job clearing the field today.
By tomorrow, we'll be halfway ready to start planting.
Maybe closer if Judah ever learns how to use a rake.
Not my skill set.
I'm sure your dad and Silas made camp.
Levi and your mom are keeping each other safe.
Yeah, I hope so.
- Hey. - Hey.
Any luck finding Scott?
None.
I mean, I can't get rid of the guy since I get down here,
and then he's just gone?
Something's not right.
Veronica, you have a moment?
Sure.
But I don't want to talk about Lilly,
or whatever her name is.
Believe me, I understand.
This is strange, to say the least.
I don't know why she came back here, Ty.
She cares about you.
There are things I've done that...
can never be forgiven.
What do you mean?
[somber music]
♪
Good night, Ty.
[sighs]
[branches cracking]
Who's there?
Scott.
You OK?
You are never going to believe what happened.
[dramatic music]
I've been thinking a lot lately about how things ended
about the day you left for Germany.
[phone line trilling]
Come on, Levi. Pick up.
You've reached Captain Levi Delgado.
Leave a message. [beep]
[indistinct chatter]
Levi! Levi! [plane engine roaring]
[somber music]
♪
- Be safe. - We'll be good.
Daddy.
♪
Be safe.
♪
[door opens]
- Get in there! - [grunts]
[coughs, groans]
[door slams] - Levi.
Hi. - [groans]
- Are you OK? - I'm OK.
Oh, God.
♪
I thought I lost you.
I thought you had, too. [both laugh]
I told you, I'm not going anywhere.
I sat here for hours, thinking you were gone.
I know you feel guilty about leaving me before,
but the truth is, I let you go.
The day you were supposed to go to Germany,
I went to the base. I was gonna stop you.
I--and I didn't.
Because after Izzy's accident, I just thought--
I thought--
I just thought it was the right thing to do.
And--and that was a mistake.
I don't wanna keep anything from you ever again because--
Levi--
Yeah?
[tender music]
♪
[grunting]
[gate chains rattling]
[dramatic music]
♪
This will get you out of the caves.
It's a map.
♪
[men shouting]
Silas--
Get your family back.
[chains rattling]
♪
All of you,
move inside!
[people clamoring]
- You, come on! - [grunts]
All right, that's enough. Get moving.
Come on, you two up.
[pushes] - Ah--
[tense music]
♪
Get up! Keep moving!
♪