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3:51

That's the last of it?

3:53

Are

4:00

you serious? He

4:03

almost didn't make it. I can't.

4:06

I'll be the tether. Is he ever on

4:08

time? Hell no. He'll

4:12

be late for his

4:13

own funeral. Hi, Jaren. Catalina.

4:18

Sorry today they put a little light out of you. Still

4:20

hungover, Liam? Still

4:22

drunk. Sorry,

4:24

Matt. Still drunk.

4:29

Sorry, Matt. I know you're excited

4:31

to go home for me, all of those. He's just came

4:33

in, said it couldn't wait.

4:35

Jaren, you want

4:37

to do the honours? Yeah, all

4:40

you. Yuck.

4:48

Jaren.

4:53

Yeah, sorry it isn't all out of eight records, mate,

4:56

but I do need that signature. Alright.

5:01

Let's get

5:02

it loaded up. There we go. Hey,

5:05

thanks for the help. But

5:09

next time, you

5:11

can show up a little later so we can,

5:13

you know, not have to take it. Troy!

5:18

Yeah.

5:20

Hey, mate, I'll see you getting some stowaways today. I mean, you

5:22

can't fall asleep at the wheel this time. Am

5:24

I right, mate? Liam, always

5:27

a pleasure. Pretty

5:36

sure he hates you. I'm

5:39

not sure. Pretty

5:43

sure he hates

5:43

me. He might.

5:46

I've got small. So,

5:48

let's wrap it up. Captain Andrews

5:50

is on her way. We've got to get a move

5:53

on if we're going to catch a break in the storm.

5:59

A break in the storm. So,

6:02

I'll see you in your back. Out

6:05

you go Liam, we're ready to close up. When

6:07

you're back, maybe we can finally get that drink?

6:10

Ugh, maybe. Great, it's

6:13

a date. I

6:15

said maybe. Right, it's a date.

6:23

Jen, you need to talk

6:25

to Troy. Heh heh heh, you

6:28

know I do love a man in uniform. I'm

6:30

serious. Talk to him.

6:34

Do you hear that? The hell?

6:37

That's not my imagination, right? Shhhh. Weird.

6:41

You didn't see anything on the cargo manifest, did you?

6:44

Like with machine parts or anything? That could

6:46

power on? No. Weird. I'm

6:49

serious though, Jaren.

6:51

You gotta talk to...

6:53

Jaren.

6:56

If those three I do these,

6:58

we might have a star wave ride or something.

7:01

Oh god, I hope not. Nothing

7:05

back here. Not

7:08

here either. You

7:11

don't think it could be? Oh,

7:15

Liam. Hehehe,

7:18

you should have seen your face.

7:21

Jaren? Jaren! Cat!

7:25

You... Liam? Yeah,

7:28

he was pounding on the side of the plane.

7:32

What? Like this?

7:37

Jesus Christ, it's asshole! You

7:40

scared us! Come on now. You

7:42

gotta admit, that was a real ripsmorter.

7:46

See you when you get back, Cat?

7:49

If you're lucky. Enjoy

7:52

the holidays, mate. Looks

7:55

like I made him nick of time. There's

7:57

Cat. He wheels up, see? He

8:00

likes you. Why?

8:07

Because you beautiful, smart, and kind? Is

8:10

that gonna help? Or do you need me to go

8:12

on? Stop. Look

8:15

at how that shirt clings to those muscles.

8:18

That man is a marble statue. He

8:21

should totally date him, Kat. Why?

8:24

I mean, he's like at least 10 years

8:26

younger than me. Because

8:29

he's 10 years younger than you? And

8:31

because he's a small show? And

8:33

you need to get laid. Bad. Oh,

8:36

God. I know it. You

8:38

better. Alright, let's

8:41

get this bird in the air.

8:44

Troy?

8:46

Jen? They done back there?

8:49

She sealed up tight. You wanna fire her up? Nah,

8:51

I gotta dry off a little bit. She's all

8:54

yours. For now. Tower?

8:57

Come in.

8:58

ATC? This is Alpha

9:00

Alpha 28 Niner. Jenny!

9:05

Don't say it. Whatever

9:08

you say, Jenny. ATC? Any

9:11

idea why we're out here in this? Why this

9:13

trip couldn't wait until this goddamn monsoon was

9:15

over? Sorry, Jenny.

9:16

I don't know. I

9:18

told you not to call me that at work, Bill. Oh, sorry.

9:22

Right. Okay. What are we flying

9:24

into? ATC. Uh, it's gonna

9:26

be a little rough for a while. It's up,

9:28

okay? For how long? ATC? Uh,

9:32

until Hawaii, looks like. Alright,

9:34

ATC, thanks. Standing

9:37

by for all clear. Hey,

9:40

I'll finish up here. Why

9:43

don't you go talk to Jenny?

9:45

There's not much left to say.

9:47

But you should say it anyway. Alright.

9:51

But go easy on him.

9:53

He just doesn't wanna share you. That's all.

9:56

I know. Cat?

10:01

Jaren? Hello? Coffee?

10:04

Sorry. Want

10:06

some coffee? Thanks.

10:10

Just so you and

10:12

Jaren know, it's

10:14

gonna be rocky up there. For a while.

10:18

We'll do what we can to fly out of it, but

10:20

we're gonna have weather to Hawaii at least. Aye-aye.

10:24

Where's Jaren? He's hiding in the back. He

10:27

figured you'd come to check on us. Jaren?

10:30

Shh, stop. Come over here. He

10:33

can't hear us easily. You

10:36

need to talk to him. He's

10:38

not, well...

10:39

I don't know. He's not

10:41

himself. We had

10:44

a fight. Oh no. I'm

10:47

so sorry. So am I.

10:50

What happened? It's over.

10:53

We're... over.

10:56

And it's my fault.

10:58

It's all my fault. Hey,

11:00

hey.

11:01

It's okay.

11:03

I still think you should talk to him. Just

11:07

buckle up. Okay. What

11:14

the hell was that? Stage fright. Ugh,

11:17

alright. Let's go home. But

11:21

you gotta talk to him on the way. Alright,

11:24

alright. I will. Cat,

11:26

Jaren,

11:28

we're ready for cross check. Ready

11:32

for cross check. Alright,

11:35

it's a real treat to have guests aboard

11:37

with us today. We're ready to take you.

11:39

Muggle in and be ready. We're wheels up for home

11:41

and fast.

11:45

Jaren? Yeah? There's somebody

11:47

out there. Probably just a picker. He

11:50

isn't wearing any shoes. And

11:53

he looks sick. Cat, I think

11:55

he has shoes on. They're just staying. See?

11:59

You're right, though.

12:03

better get out of the rain or he'll

12:05

catch his death. Taking

12:08

her in, we're going to try and get better air

12:11

at 30,000. Hold tight until this changes.

12:19

Oh my god.

12:24

Jaren?

12:27

Jaren? Hey,

12:32

you okay? Jaren? Hold

12:35

tight. ATC says not to burst ahead.

12:39

Jaren? Jaren,

12:47

are you okay? Yeah.

12:58

Oh great. Did you hear that? Hey,

13:02

hey, Jaren? Hey, Jaren? Yeah?

13:06

I hear it again, Jaren. What

13:09

is that? I thought

13:11

it was just Liam pounding on the outside of the plane,

13:13

but... it's not.

13:15

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm

13:19

sorry. I'm sorry.

13:23

I'm sorry. I'm

13:25

sorry.

13:28

We're really sorry about this. We're

13:31

hoping to pull out of the horse to the extent. Get

13:33

a little steadier. Do

13:36

you hear that, Jaren? Jesus, Cad,

13:38

it's just the crates bouncing around. Steady.

13:48

Roger. She's

13:50

yours. ATC.

13:54

ATC, come in. ATC,

13:58

come in.

13:59

Bill? Dang

14:02

Kate. Go down to hell.

14:05

Come on now, man. Every agency is there. There's one

14:07

in the unit. AGC? AGC,

14:10

come in. What's

14:11

going on, AGC? Bill?

14:14

Kate? Yes? You're

14:17

on your own!

14:19

Bill, what? What do you mean?

14:22

She's yours. Come

14:24

on, girl. You can do this. We've

14:27

been through worse before. The

14:29

hell we have! She'll hold. Just

14:32

keep me calm. Okay.

14:35

Pressure's good. Temperature's normal. Bank

14:38

left three degrees. On my mark.

14:41

Okay. Now.

14:43

Slowly. What?

14:46

Is that hail? Steady. Look.

14:49

I see it. Take it head on. No

14:52

other choice. Breathe.

14:59

Breathe. Come on. It's gonna be okay.

15:08

I

15:12

am breathing. Calm

15:14

me. Whoa, whoa.

15:17

Oh my God. We're gonna die? We

15:20

just lost altitude through an air pocket. We're

15:22

not gonna die. Okay.

15:28

That's more like it. You okay?

15:30

DJ.

15:37

Okay. Captain Jaren? Really

15:39

sorry about that. Alright. We're

15:41

gonna get some more passes

15:43

like that in a little while, but for now we'll

15:45

have some decent air. If

15:47

you need to get up, use the bathroom or

15:49

just stretch out after that. Troy

15:52

and I recommend that you do it now. We'll

15:55

keep you posted as we head into another

15:57

rough patch. Stay tuned.

15:59

Holy hell. Heh.

16:02

Heh. You want her

16:04

back?

16:05

I'm gonna try ATC first. I

16:07

didn't understand what Bill was trying to say.

16:09

You're on your own? Yeah. ATC?

16:15

ATC. This is Alpha Alpha 28

16:17

Niner ATC.

16:21

Bill?

16:21

It's Jenny. Jen.

16:25

We're way out of range. Bill. Bill,

16:28

come in. Jen?

16:34

It wasn't just what he said. It was the sound.

16:37

It sounded like

16:38

screaming.

16:40

Hey. We just went through a hell of a thing

16:42

here. They're just out of range. I'm

16:45

sure they're fine.

16:46

You didn't hear it? No. I'm

16:48

sorry I didn't. I heard him say

16:50

we're on our own, but that's probably

16:52

because we were barely in range and he couldn't hear us

16:55

in the storm. Maybe.

16:56

Which

16:58

is why you're lucky to have the world's most incredible

17:01

co-pilot.

17:04

Want her back now?

17:06

She's yours.

17:12

She's gotta get rid of this. It's gross.

17:16

Yeah. Sure is. Don't

17:19

judge. Please. Never.

17:22

And hey, you know, I don't

17:25

hear that noise anymore. That thumping

17:27

sound?

17:29

Did you hear it back

17:31

there? I don't know. Maybe. Yeah.

17:35

I think so. But everything

17:37

sounds like it was thumping. The whole plane

17:39

sounds like it was rattling apart. I

17:41

need some water.

17:42

Yeah,

17:46

me too. Hopefully

17:49

it won't be that bad again.

17:52

Okay. I definitely heard that. Probably

17:55

a stowaway rat trying to get out of a container.

17:58

Or maybe Liam stowed away.

19:52

Get

20:00

it back into some weather in a few minutes.

20:10

Damn. Nothing in there. Shh,

20:14

shh. Listen.

20:17

I think it's over there.

20:20

Nope. Not here. Over

20:23

here? It's definitely over here.

20:27

Jaren? That's...

20:31

No. No way. You don't think? Nope.

20:35

There's a rat in there. That's all. You

20:39

heard Troy. We're heading back into weather.

20:42

We should wait until it's clear again. It'll

20:45

just take a minute. Particularly if you help me. Okay.

20:48

Ready? Ready.

20:51

Does it say what happened in that binder? Meno-co-records.

20:55

Oh my God.

20:57

This is so fast. Her name was Ellie. She

20:59

was studying abroad at McCory. She

21:03

went up

21:03

the snorkel on the reef but looked like she got a bit too drunk and she drowned. Oh,

21:06

yuck. Can you

21:08

imagine? Losing your child abroad? No.

21:13

You're not a kid. You're

21:15

a kid.

21:17

You're a kid. You're a child abroad?

21:19

No. Jesus Christ. It

21:22

is in the coffin, isn't it? You

21:24

don't think they made a mistake, do you?

21:26

That she's actually

21:29

alive in there? Good

21:32

God, I don't know. I hope not. Can

21:35

you get those? If she's alive,

21:37

she'll run out of air in there before we hit the states. And

21:40

it could just still be a rat. Ew.

21:43

In there? With her? Maybe. I

21:46

don't think it would. Eater.

21:50

Do you? Yeah,

21:52

it might. Oh God, that's

21:54

awful. Let's just leave her alone. Let

21:56

the coroner deal with it. We'll

21:59

just take a quick look.

21:59

It's too disgusting. I'll just close it

22:02

right back up

22:03

Ready? Yeah, before

22:06

the storm gets bad again

22:12

Oh God, that smell.

22:15

Good thing I don't have anything left in my stomach.

22:20

Oh my god. Oh,

22:22

oh that is awful. Talk

22:25

into your sleeve like this Oh,

22:28

poor thing. Oh

22:31

God. She's definitely dead. There must be

22:33

a rat climbing around in there. Captain, Joe.

22:36

We're headed into another pretty bad squall. If

22:38

you're up and around the cabin, please take a seat and buckle

22:41

up. In a minute, Troy. Yes.

22:44

Hey, don't touch her. I'm not. It's

22:46

fine. Just seeing if there's something

22:48

in there with

22:49

her. Oh my god. It's

22:51

her foot. Mystery solved.

22:54

I read about this. A few involuntary

22:57

nerve movements after death. Oh my god. Jaren?

23:01

I know. It's a rich body. No.

23:04

Jaren? Get away from

23:06

her! What?

23:08

Oh my god. Her eyes. Fuck.

23:13

Jaren! Oh my

23:15

god.

23:32

Hey everyone. It's Pacific again. I just wanted

23:34

to say thanks so much for listening to the

23:37

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23:39

you enjoyed this, you can subscribe to the show

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23:53

The Dead was created in partnership

23:55

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23:57

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24:00

Precious Cargo was written by

24:03

Jeff Whitehead. Jaren

24:06

Ismarquise Moore. Catalina

24:09

Isrisa Montanez.

24:11

Liam

24:12

Ischris Harris Beechey. Troy

24:15

Is Brandon Newan. Jen

24:18

Is Janine Bauer. Bill

24:20

Ischris Mulgleton. And

24:23

the Zombie in the Rain is John

24:25

Serrano.

24:26

And Ellie Iscala Temchev.

24:30

Dialogue Editing by Risa Montanez.

24:34

Sound Design by Veronica California.

24:37

Music by Newt Chotlkate.

24:40

And Directed by Hannah Wright.

24:43

The Dead's Showrunner is Risa

24:45

Montanez. Produced

24:47

by Pacific S. Obadiah.

24:50

With Executive Producers Tom Owen

24:53

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24:55

read by Suzanne D'Otré Romero.

24:59

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