La Palma (2024) s01e02 Episode Script

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[muffled moan]
[low rumbling]
[moaning]
[breathing heavily]
[moaning]
[tense music playing]
[groans]
[breathing heavily]
[tense music building]
[muffled moans]
- [music stops]
- [panting]
[sighs heavily]
- Hey.
- [Marie] Hi.
- Are you okay?
- [Marie] Uh
Yes. I'm still here. Um
- It's Haukur's computer. Is he
- He's here.
[Marie] And is he
He got heavy poisoning.
They put him in an induced coma,
but he will be fine.
Okay.
And, um
and the others?
[sighs]
- [Álvaro] They closed off the area.
- [Marie] Mm.
[Álvaro] It is just gas so far.
We don't know if it will continue.
If there will be ash, or even lava.
[Marie] Mm.
Look
I've looked at your measurements.
What you found is
disturbing.
Crack's still expanding?
[sighs]
You know you have to do something,
and you have to do it now.
We are talking about a tsunami warning
that affects millions of people.
On different continents.
The evacuation alone could cost billions
and could cost human lives
if it causes panic.
[Marie] Mm-hmm.
- What if nothing happens? What then?
- Nothing happens? Noth
It's right there!
It's happening right now!
We need more proof. More data.
This isn't science anymore.
This is reality, and
I decide what is reality in this matter.
Don't you understand
the consequences of being wrong?
If the institute cries wolf again,
people will lose faith in us.
You don't understand what's at stake here.
In 2004, I was, um
I was ten years old, and I was spending
Christmas in Thailand with my family.
[stirring music playing]
You were in the tsunami?
[Marie] I, um
My parents put me and my baby brother
on a tiny roof,
and they tried to hold on to it.
But that brown and dirty water was
so powerful, it just
wiped them away,
right in front of our eyes.
Álvaro, it destroyed our lives.
- I'm so sorry to hear
- There was no warning.
That wave just hit us.
And if there had been a warning,
if they had known,
they could still be here today.
So every hour counts.
You have to you have to let people know,
and let them decide for themselves
what they wanna do.
Please.
[tense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[female presenter] Ever since 1949,
the peaceful and quiet island of La Palma
has been a ticking time bomb.
[male presenter] During the eruption
in 1949,
there'd been a series
of very strong earthquakes,
and a fault zone had developed
along the crest of the volcano.
[female presenter] We're talking about
the entire flank of the mountain
moving together as one piece
down towards the ocean.
[male presenter] It seems
to already be close to failure.
The crucial question
is not a matter of if,
but of when.
[music fades]
[breathing heavily]
[gentle music playing]
[line ringing]
- [brother] Hey, where you been?
- [Marie] Hi. Um
Well, I've been, um
Um, where are you?
I'm looking for the turtles
but I think they've all left the island.
Erik
People are saying it's because of the gas
eruption. You know anything about that?
Can you please just stop for one
Can you meet me at work?
I have to talk to you about something.
Can you tell me now?
No. It's important.
- Just be there.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- [line crackling]
[indistinct chatter]
Remember to take the one on the left.
[laughs] Always.
I remembered that, um,
I have a thing like that too.
Okay. [chuckles]
I'm intrigued.
Okay. So, um,
any time that someone invites me
to do something I might wanna do, I, uh
I don't do it.
Okay, why not?
I don't really know.
Charlotte, by the way.
Everyone just calls me Charlie.
Sara.
Pleasure.
[Sara] Very.
So, um,
are you guys playing tonight?
If so, you know,
I could join you. I have time.
Phone, please.
- What?
- Your phone.
Oh, okay.
There. Now we're friends.
You can call anytime.
- Okay.
- [Charlie chuckles]
Then I'll message when we're going down?
Okay.
Great. That'll be fun. Um
Yeah, or it looks fun.
I saw that video that was
on SnapMap yesterday, so
Oh, uh
Who posted it?
Can I look?
Yeah.
Here.
Didrik!
- Why the fuck did you share a video of me?
- What?
What, are you stupid?
- [Didrik] What do you mean?
- [Charlie] I said no posting!
- [Didrik scoffs] Okay.
- Don't laugh about it. Delete it.
- Right now.
- Did you tell her?
Just delete it, Didrik, okay?
[Didrik] Okay. Okay.
[Charlie] For fuck's sake.
Can you listen to me for once?
There. Hmm?
- [Charlie] Fucking kidding me?
- [Didrik laughs]
You're all idiots! Go to hell!
- [Didrik] I have more pictures of you
- [Charlie] But Damn it!
Can you listen to me for once?
[Didrik] Hey, hey, hey.
[unsettling music playing]
I don't understand what your problem is.
I don't know what you're talking about!
[door slams]
[crying]
- [woman] Álvaro.
- [Álvaro] Madam Mayor.
[mayor] So what can you tell me
about the gas emission?
[Álvaro] The gas emission
is not why we are here.
[Marie] If the volcano erupts fully,
the mountain could split,
and we're facing
a possible landslide and a tsunami.
Don't tell me we're going
to have that conversation again? Please.
Tell me she's losing her mind.
There's a crack
several hundred meters long,
and it goes
all the way through the mountain.
- She found it yesterday.
- Yeah.
The mountain is splitting up as we speak.
So how sure are you?
[Álvaro] It is serious.
We have reasons to believe
we are facing a major catastrophe.
"Reasons to believe"?
You don't know for a fact?
We can't have 100% certainty.
We are speaking of nature,
not mathematics.
[mayor] Last time you said that publicly,
thousands of people left the island.
- [Álvaro] You think I don't remember?
- For absolutely no reason!
It almost cost me this position.
- I'm sorry, but this
- No, I don't think you are sorry.
Do you realize the consequences
if you don't act
[Álvaro] Marie. Uh, Marie.
Listen. You need to set up a meeting
with the government.
I will not say
anything publicly until then.
But I really need to talk to them.
People could be in serious danger.
- Hey.
- [mother] Hi.
Where's Sara?
I think she went to her room.
- [mother] Okay.
- [Fredrik] Mm-hmm.
Hey, I thought I'd go ahead
and pick up the car.
And why don't we just do what you said?
What?
That we drive
and go for a hike in the mountains?
- I googled the view. It's magical.
- Oh.
And then we can go see
the modern designer hotels if you like.
Yeah, okay.
- Let's do it.
- [mother] Okay.
[man] Oh yeah!
The syrup and pancakes are delicious.
I hope they have a defibrillator nearby.
[all laughing]
So what's the plan today, you two?
Well, we're actually talking about
maybe heading up to the mountains.
Well, forget about that plan, man.
What?
Yeah, there was some kind of eruption
of gas and stuff up there, and, uh
Yeah, I read
that apparently someone died too.
- No!
- [man] It's closed up there now.
- It is?
- [man] Mm.
But good thing we found
the boy here yesterday, huh? [laughs]
You were really stressed there
for a while.
- [Fredrik] Oh yeah. No, that's
- [man] I totally get it.
Those currents right by the water.
They're no fuckin' joke, that's for sure.
- [clears throat]
- [man] Don't mess with them
[Fredrik] No, no, that's all right.
- Yeah, let's talk later.
- [man] Sure, yeah.
- We're just finishing up our food.
- [man] It all worked out. Awesome.
[Fredrik clears throat]
[Fredrik sighs deeply]
Hey, do you wanna go sit on the balcony
and draw a little?
Yeah, do that. Good.
[Fredrik] There.
[door closes]
We sat out there last night,
and I asked you how the day was,
and you said, "Yeah. No, it was good.
Tobias has only been in the pool."
And Tobias disappeared on the beach.
So why wouldn't you tell me that?
We were on our way
to having a nice night, all right?
If I said something like that,
then it'd be ruined.
So you'd rather lie to me?
You even lie to yourself.
[scoffs] Please. Enough.
No, you really do, okay?
You even quit going to the doctor
because you know
exactly what she will say to you.
You're avoiding any kind of change.
Oh my God, Jen!
- [Jen] No, but you
- [laughs]
How many suggestions have I come up with
for us to get a fresh perspective
on our marriage?
You haven't wanted to join
a single course I've suggested.
- Courses? Are you
- We had a deal about that.
- To work on getting closer to each other.
- [Fredrik] No.
[Jen] And that you'll try more stuff.
What happens when we're back here?
Steak, beer, pool.
Well, I I don't get
how you can complain about me.
I've taken care of Tobias
all through the fall
to give you a chance to become
a "better version" of you.
- [Jen] Oh, come on.
- Where's the thanks?
As soon as we land,
you begin flirting wildly with a Spaniard.
- You complain about me all the time.
- [Jen scoffs]
Yeah. Hotel isn't good enough.
The beach isn't good enough.
I'm not good enough.
Everything's wrong all the time.
You've been shitting on that life we have
together. Like you're embarrassed.
- That's not
- I've not changed.
- It's not
- I'm exactly the same, yeah?
But this fucking ego trip
you've been on, it's
[Jen] Ego trip?
ruining everything we've got!
Fuck's sake!
I have taken care
of those kids for 17 years.
And you haven't fucking been able to see
that Tobias needs help. You get it?
And then I finally manage
to build a routine around him,
and for the first time in years,
I actually have a second
to pay attention to how I'm feeling.
Taken care of them for 17 years?
Do you see your daughter?
Do you really?
[solemn music playing]
Do you see how she sits in her room,
weekend after weekend, withering away?
No. She's not feeling good.
[sobbing]
I think you should go now.
Go and get yourself a vase of beer.
- [Fredrik] Hey.
- Can we swim now?
Yeah. Go. Get your swimsuit.
Jennifer?
Let's just
Hey.
[sighs]
- Why are you crying?
- Sh.
[Tobias] That means
I shouldn't say anything.
[sobs]
[continues sobbing]
[Fredrik] Yes, good.
You got your mask there?
- Mm-hmm.
- [Fredrik] Great. Um
Let's go for a dip.
[sobbing]
[slams fist]
[tense music playing]
[Álvaro] I've spoken to advisors
in the Ministry of Environment
in Madrid.
They take this very seriously.
They want us to send them a report
about the situation as soon as possible.
- [Marie] What if something happens?
- [Álvaro] There is no other way.
And, Anna, you need to analyze
the data from yesterday
and put everyone available
to monitor the mountain.
Of course. And, Marie,
your brother is here.
[quietly] Yeah.
[sighing] Hi.
[Erik] Hey. Where've you been?
You Is everything all right?
[Marie] I'm okay.
There's a lot of work to do, so, um
I've really Uh, I've been thinking about
something, and, um,
I really want
or I think it's best if you
that you go home now, to Norway.
I'll just go inside
and book you a plane ticket.
[Erik] Sure, but why though?
Why should I What are you trying to say?
Just that
I've been working a lot,
so I don't have time to look after you.
I'm thinking that you should go home now
and get your life together, by yourself.
Come on.
Like your fucking life is so together.
Yeah, okay.
And you don't think I hear you at night,
having those nightmares?
- You have no friends, no boyfriend
- Come on. At least I'm there for you.
I still show up.
It's not like you've even tried
to get it together and be there for me,
or just thinking,
"I wonder how Marie's doing?"
Okay, sure, but see
And then you come here
and expect to live off my money
and that I'll remind you
every time you have
an appointment with your psychiatrist.
I have to be happy
when you're happy,
even though I feel like shit
'cause I'm so fucking scared
you'll get triggered and sad again
[Erik] Hey, that is not okay
You don't think of anyone but yourself,
and you use our trauma
as an excuse
to not give a damn about anything.
If you don't want me in your life,
you won't have to anymore, okay?
Er Erik. Erik.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that.
Not at all.
It came out completely, totally wrong.
Please just, no matter what,
promise me you'll return to Norway now.
Okay, why?
[Anna] Marie?
There could be a tsunami.
[laughs] So you'll say anything
to get me out of your life.
- You're so fucking delusional.
- No, I know.
I know it sounds like that,
but you have to believe me.
- [Erik] The fuck?
- [Marie] Erik!
[Anna] You have to come now.
[quietly] Oh fuck.
- [Marie] What's going on?
- [Anna] You have to see.
[tense music playing]
It's tremors.
They started pretty deep.
We are used to them.
It happens all the time.
But but now they are suddenly appearing
higher and higher up. But look.
The temperature is still quite low.
- So it is ash.
- [Anna] Mm-hmm.
There may be an eruption on its way.
Maria, check the monitoring
of the crack, please.
Yes, um [clears throat]
Yes, it's, uh
it's still expanding at a slow rate.
An eruption could
break the crack wide open.
[woman] Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
How can I help you?
So you've lost your passport in Rome?
Hmm.
Okay. So you went clubbing last night,
and your buddy hasn't returned
to the hotel?
Mm. Regardless,
no police force in the world
would do a thing about a missing
25-year-old for at least three days.
If he
- Call us again tomorrow if he hasn't
- Okay, I understand.
[man] Okay. Bye.
What was about, Jens?
Meal times. Heard of them? Cafeteria?
There's mayonnaise on your mouth, kid.
And can you do something
about those clothes?
Looks like you haven't showered
in over a week.
Copy.
- I'm sorry.
- [woman] Thanks.
I'm going crazy sitting next to that guy.
So
I saw you're working
between Christmas and New Year's too?
- You have a bunch of shifts. [chuckles]
- Yeah.
Yeah, there's so many people with kids
and all, so I thought I would
pitch in.
Yeah. Us singles
usually draw the short straw, right?
Do I seem single?
Um, you know,
I need to go call a, um a Norwegian
in China.
[cell phone ringing]
[clears throat]
Yeah, Jens Uvdal.
Hi, Uncle Jens. Uh, hey, it's Sara.
Hey, Sara.
Hey. Nice of you to call.
How's the Canary Islands?
Uh You, uh
Hey, I I need to borrow some money.
[Jens] Okay, but can you tell me why?
Because, uh, I need it.
Um [sniffles]
You you always treated me
to all kinds of things,
so I thought that, uh
You're obviously calling
because you can't get it from Jennifer.
I can't give it to you
without knowing what it's for.
Mom and
uh, and Fredrik,
yeah, they, uh, are arguing.
[somber music playing]
And, uh
I just can't take it anymore.
So, uh, yeah, I bought myself
a a plane ticket to Madrid.
But I don't have enough money
to get home from there.
- All right. Sara, you're not doing this.
- So
You're not getting on a plane.
You understand?
- I'll call Jennifer, and we'll fix this
- No! [sniffles] No. No.
Then maybe I'll need to
I'll go to Madrid, and then
I'll figure it out myself. That's
Sara, wait.
[call disconnects]
[sighs]
[music fades]
[cell phone chimes]
I'M SORRY FOR TODAY. I REALLY REGRET IT.
BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE YOU. CHARLIE
[phone chiming and buzzing]
UNCLE JENS
REJEC
[alarms beeping]
Tremors are more frequent
and really high up.
It's going to blow at any time, Álvaro.
[beeping continues]
Call air traffic control, now.
- Stop all planes in and out of La Palma.
- Yeah.
[Álvaro] The ash cloud will kill
the engines and crash the planes.
[man] La Palma tower,
Echo-Zulu-Zulu seven-five-five,
reaching runway three-six.
Ready for departure.
[woman] Echo-Zulu-Zulu seven-five-five.
You're clear for takeoff
on runway three-six.
[mellow music playing over speakers]
If he spends more time in there,
I think he's gonna sprout gills.
[laughs]
[chuckles]
[man sighs] This is the life, isn't it?
[man grunts]
Hey, did you hear
that it's 36 and sleeting at home?
- Yeah.
- [man] Christmas ain't what it used to be.
But I guess it's this climate change.
But it's nice here, so
every cloud has a silver lining.
[loud rumbling]
[rumbling continues]
[man 2] Everyone, please remain calm.
It's just an ash eruption.
There's no need to worry.
[rumbling continues]
Tobias. Get out.
Let's go to the room.
- [rumbling continues]
- [Jennifer] Oh my God!
[tense music playing]
[woman] Echo-Zulu-Zulu seven-five-five.
Abort takeoff.
What?
- Say again.
- Echo-Zulu-Zulu seven-five-five.
I repeat. Abort takeoff.
- We don't have enough runway.
- [pilot] Echo-Zulu-Zulu seven-five-five.
We don't have enough runway.
- I repeat, we don't have
- You have a big ash cloud in front of you.
Abort takeoff.
[pilot] Echo-Zulu-Zulu seven-five-five.
It is too late. We are airborne.
[tense music continues]
[music fades]
JENS - MISSED CALL
[line ringing]
[explosion ripples]
[people clamoring in background]
[Fredrik] Look.
- [Jennifer] Fredrik.
- Look.
[Jennifer] Jens called.
- Sara left for the airport.
- What?
- She's gone.
- Are you sure?
I mean,
her passport is gone,
and her phone seems to be off,
and it looks like her flight's leaving,
uh, right now to Madrid.
Madrid? What are you ta
I'm sure they're not allowed
to take off in this.
[rumbling continues]
[plane flying overhead]
[explosion]
[gasps]
[muffled shouting in background]
What if she
- We need to get to the airport.
- Yeah.
[Jennifer] Come on.
Get the car keys,
and I'll take care of Tobias.
- [Fredrik] Shit!
- [Jennifer] Arnt, you have to take Tobias.
Go call Madrid.
And put me in contact with the institute.
- Now.
- Yes, I'm going.
[man on TV] in the coming hours.
The nationalities of the passengers
remain unknown,
but given that La Palma is
a popular holiday destination,
tourists are believed
to be among the casualties.
All air traffic to and from the island
has been halted.
Survivors are currently being taken
to the local hospital.
As of now, there is no official
information from Spanish authorities
What's this?
Uh, plane crash a few minutes ago.
rising death toll in the coming hours.
[man] Canary Islands.
La Palma.
It was on its way to Madrid.
[man on TV] The nationalities
of the passengers
[tense music playing]
[Jennifer whimpering]
[sirens wailing]
[Fredrik] What? What?
It was the plane to Madrid that went down.
And, um, the survivors are
being taken to the local hospital.
- Should we go there instead?
- [Fredrik] Yeah, let's
Let's try calling again.
[engine starts]
Come on, Sara.
No. Straight to voicemail.
Just keep calling her.
[Jennifer] Sara?
No, it's not her. It's not her!
Here?
[dramatic music playing]
[alarms wailing]
[woman screams]
Is that Sara? [gasps]
Excuse me. Excuse me! I need to know
if that woman in there is my daughter.
[nurse] You were on the plane?
[Jennifer] No, but there's
a woman in there being operated on
- You cannot be here. You have to go.
- [Fredrik] Sara.
- Please let go of me.
- Can you check if that is her?
- We just need some answers.
- Our daughter
I understand.
- Please leave.
- [Fredrik] Tell us where our daughter is!
- We're trying to be reasonable.
- My daughter is missing.
No, I need to know!
No! I just wanna know if it's my daughter!
[gentle organ music playing]
[breathes deeply]
[sniffles]
[Álvaro] It's no longer a matter of if.
It's a matter of when.
It could be days. It could be weeks.
Listen, please, Minister.
There are no pros and cons.
The only interesting question here is
how many lives can be saved?
[minister] But it's only ash,
and it has happened before.
The crack is expanding as we speak.
An evacuation also poses
a risk to human life.
We need to be sure.
If the eruptions turn from ash into lava,
we're talking about hours.
And rocks the size of Manhattan
will be pushed out into the sea.
And the consequences
We can't alert people
without being prepared.
It will be chaos.
But please, do something.
And do it now.
[minister] We will start the preparations.
I called my family earlier today.
They are on a boat leaving La Palma.
I propose you all do the same.
- [Marie] What?
- [Anna] What do you mean?
The airport is closed,
but the ferries are still in operation.
Planes are still leaving Tenerife.
But
[Álvaro] I will stay a bit longer
and monitor the situation.
But we can't just leave you here.
- Anna
- [Anna] Álvar
[Álvaro] I've made up my mind.
Go.
Go.
[Anna scoffs]
[Álvaro] Find your brother.
And get out of here.
No one should experience this twice.
[melancholy music playing]
[intriguing music playing]
[Marie] Hello!
Erik?
Erik, we have to go now.
Erik?
[sighs]
[line ringing]
[line continues ringing]
Hey, this is Erik
[Marie sighs deeply] Oh fuck!
[officer] This is a list with the names
of the passengers on the plane.
There's a tick next to the ones
who are here at the hospital.
The others are missing.
PASSENGER LIS
[ominous music playing]
What do you mean, "missing"?
They were in the front of the plane.
The part that exploded.
Do you understand?
Um, uh
Uh, no. I mean
But but could it be a mistake? I
C c could you please check again?
If they're missing,
maybe we should go to to the airplane?
No. That's impossible.
[Jennifer] Uh, but but
[officer] I think you should go home now.
Or to your hotel, and I will contact you
as soon as I have more information.
I'm so sorry.
[somber music playing]
[muffled voices]
[Jennifer sighs softly]
[Arnt] Are you drawing the beach?
It's good, yeah. I like that a lot.
Oh, why not?
You know, we've never been
so deep in the ocean
that we know what's down there.
I'm sure you knew that. [chuckles]
And did you know that in the summer,
I didn't even go swimming?
[music fades]
[Arnt chuckles]
Uh
[all sobbing quietly]
[poignant music playing]
[music fades]
[Jens] Hi.
You heard any more?
[Jens] Yes, she's safe.
She got off the plane before it left.
There was a misunderstanding.
I don't know much more.
[woman] That's good.
- Yeah.
- [woman] Yeah.
Well, that's what matters most.
She's alive. Yeah.
Yeah.
Do you need someone to talk to?
No. No.
No, I just need
to get some sleep, I think.
Early shift tomorrow, so
Okay. [chuckles]
Have a good night. [chuckles]
It's slippery! [giggles]
[groans]
[mellow string music playing]
[Sara] Hi.
Hi.
[string music continues]
Hey, I'm sorry
for earlier.
It's more that
my mom and dad don't know I'm here.
No. It's a little dumb
being on SnapMap, then.
I just can't deal with them
at Christmas, you know?
So I got as far away as possible.
And I I don't really know
the people I'm here with either.
Kinda just went along.
You know that plane that crashed today?
Mm-hmm.
I was onboard it.
What?
You're kidding?
- Shit.
- I got off.
[Charlie] Uh,
why'd you get off?
Because I got your message.
For real?
[Jennifer] You okay?
Sure.
[Fredrik sighs]
I've missed you.
When I realized that the plane had crashed
and that I should've been on it,
I started thinking that
I could die anytime, really.
So I need to stop feeling like
I need to control everything,
and I've gotta stop being so scared,
and I've gotta stop
waiting so long.
[Charlie] Waiting for what?
I like you.
So I was, um, wondering, um,
do you like me
in that way?
Or if I'm really a total idiot
who misunderstood everything.
[string music building]
[music ends]
[cell phone chiming]
[sighs]
Hi.
Hi, where are you?
Okay.
Okay, I'm coming.
Just, uh just stay there, okay?
[Erik, slurring] Just fucking relax.
- I'm just I'm fucking going, all right?
- [Marie] Hey, hey, hey! Hey, no. Erik?
- [officer] Back off.
- [Marie] Let me take him. Please. No!
I'm his sister, okay?
He's on medication. Please!
No, Erik. Just let me get him.
It doesn't help him, okay?
- [officer] Please back off.
- [Marie] Erik!
[officer grunts]
- So sorry!
- [officer] You need to come with us.
You can't What are you doing?
- Hey! Please! No!
- [Erik] Let her go!
[officer] Back off.
[Erik] Marie!
Erik, please just
Please get off the island, okay?
I'll be right behind you.
Just get away from here.
[Marie grunts] Erik!
[siren wailing]
Erik!
[dramatic music playing]
[mellow string music playing]
[music fades]