02x07 - When the Smoke Clears

[bunniefuu]

I would love it
if you'd come

and you'd meet my family
before you head back.

Name the time and place.

How about where
Reagan and I first met,

My family's church.

Absolutely.

-Hi, Dad.
-Hey.

I am coming to you now.

No, not now.
That makes no sense.

I guess I could
just head to the church.

Okay. Thanks, Daddy.
I'll see you soon.

Love you, sweetheart.

That was the first time
that I didn't say
I love you, back.

-[g*nshots]
-[people screaming]

-[man] Go! Go, go, go!
-[g*nshots continue]

Reagan! Reagan and her dad!

Get as far away from here
as you can, now!

[sobbing]

[theme song playing]

♪ 'Cause life has a way
Of pulling us under ♪

♪ But we'll stick it out ♪

♪ If we got each other ♪

♪ When it all feels too much ♪

♪ I know you'll come running
For me ♪

♪ Through the highs and lows
We'll find our way home ♪

♪ Family ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Family ♪

[machine whirring]

-[fire alarm ringing]
-[people clamoring]

[man] Hustle, hustle, hustle!

Pick up the phone.

Pick up the phone.

God!

[man] Come on!

Let's go! Let's go!

[man 2]
Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Come on, Ash.

[sirens wailing]

[phone vibrating]

-Hey.
-Ashley!

Did Cole go to church today?

Yeah, he went today. Why?

There's been an incident.

What do you mean,
an incident?

There seems to be a sh**ting.

A what?

It just happened
a few minutes ago.

I don't know the details,

but we're headed over there
right now.

-[woman crying]
-[sirens wailing]

[phone ringing]

Please, back it up.

We're gonna need you
to clear this area. Okay?

-Stand back.
-You're okay.

It's a nightmare.

I can't believe
this is happening.

I'm gonna go check on Dad.

Okay, be careful.

-Ma'am...
-I need to get through here.

We were asking for everyone
to please leave the scene.

No, this is my church
and my husband is a doctor.

He's helping victims in there.

I don't even know
if my friends are alive.

The best thing you can do
is to stay calm and stand back.

[sighs]

They won't let me through.

You have to listen, Mom.

Now, we haven't seen
inside the church

as it is still
an active crime scene,

but police have confirmed

that the sh**t
took his own life

shortly after
opening fire here

inside New Grace
Community Church.

Emergency personnel
are on the scene,

but we still don't know
how many were injured

or what motivated the att*ck.

[people clamoring]

My son is in there!

Ashley!

Mom!

-Mommy!
-Cole!

[panting] Hey, baby.

Mommy's here.

Where's Dad and Luke?

Dad's inside.
He's helping them.

Luke's with Reagan.

We think her dad
was inside the church

Excuse me? Has anyone seen
my husband, Robert?

Excuse me?

I'm looking for my husband.

Who do I need to talk to?

You're experiencing
hypovolemic shock.

Hey, look at me.

That's it. I need you
to breathe deep and slow.

Atta girl.
You're gonna be fine.

Thanks, guys.

Look, I just need to know

if anybody
saw him inside, okay?

Can you please
just go and ask?

I'm sorry we're not releasing
any information right now.

The best thing you can do
is to stay safely at home.

Okay. Thank you.

Reagan, please,
you gotta slow down.

Excuse me? Hi.

Um, did you see this man
inside at any point

Are you sure?

Okay. No? Okay.

Did you see this man?
No? Okay.

Did you see this man
inside there?

-No.
-No? Okay.

Okay.

Excuse me?

Excuse me, did either of you
see this man inside
this morning?

You're positive? No point?

Okay. Thank you. [panting]

Reagan? Hey, Reagan, Reagan,
hey, look at me

I don't understand why
nobody knows what's going on.

Okay, why doesn't anybody know?

I don't know,
but we will find him, okay?

I promise you. Just,
you gotta calm down.

-Okay.
-Take a deep breath, all right?

Okay, I'm just gonna call him
one more time. Okay?

Maybe he went to my apartment,

maybe he didn't understand
what I said.

-[phone ringing]
-[Reagan panting]

[phone ringing in the distance]

Dad? Dad!

Dad!

[sirens wailing]

-Dad!
-[Landon] Hey!

[panting]

Are you guys okay?

Her dad, he's in there.

Hey, follow them
to the hospital.

-I'll tell your family, okay?
-Okay, thank you.

-Ash!
-Landon!

You okay? Is everyone okay?

We're fine.

They just put Reagan's dad
in an ambulance.

-Oh.
-What happened to him?

I don't know.

I just told Luke
to take Reagan to the hospital.

They're telling everyone
to leave the site.

The faster we clear the scene,
the faster we can help people.

-Will you let John know?
-Of course.

Thank you.

We'll see you at home.

Yeah, come straight to Mom's.

Take care of the little guy,
okay?

[man on radio] Okay,
pardon the interruption guys,

but it sounds like
there was a sh**ting

just a few minutes ago.

It was at the New Grace
Community Church.

Several people
have been injured

and first responders
are on the scene.

And, uh, we don't have
a ton of information right now,

but we'll try
and keep you posted.

[man on radio
continues talking]

[phone ringing]

[Sam] Hey, you make it
to the airport?

No. Sam, there was a sh**ting
at church, at our church.

Wait, what?
Is your family okay?

I don't know.
I called you first.

I can't fly to Dallas
right now.

No, no, no. I get it.

Call me
as soon as you know more.

Okay. I love you.

I love you, too.

Do we know why he did it?

No, but I overheard
the officer saying that

the sh**t had no connection
to the church.

So, just a random act
of total insanity?

It happens.

I hate the world
so much sometimes.

[reporter speaking
on television]

[inhales sharply]

Heavenly Father,

please send your hope
and healing

to all those affected
by today's tragedy.

Please send your strength
and comfort

into the fear and the pain.

Doctor Baxter,
do you need any help?

I'm good, son.

Hey, thanks
for being out here.

I know you're just getting
back on your feet.

May God give us strength.

[Elizabeth]
Let them know your grace

and your love above all else.

All right, just, um...

Hey, guys.

[Elizabeth] Father,
we know that you see us

and you hear us
when we cry out to you.

And now I'm asking you,
please...

...to provide physical
and spiritual healing

to all in need.

-Luke. Hey.
-[sobbing]

Your dad's already in surgery.

He's had g*nsh*t wounds
to the chest

and the right abdomen

and there's
significant bleeding,

but we are doing
everything in our power

to help him through it.

I've made sure we have
our best surgeon on it, okay?

[continues sobbing]

He needs your strength
and your prayers right now.

Okay, I gotta get back.

[Reagan] Thank you.

[Elizabeth] Father, please,
help us to hold in our hearts

all the families
who lost so much today.

Who are filled
with loss and grief.

[Elizabeth]
Father, bless the survivors.

Bless all of those...

and help to heal
their memories of trauma

and devastation.

Father, God, we ask that you
would be with those families

to give them courage,

to help them
face the days ahead.

And God please,

pour out your healing,

pour out your peace
into all those who grieve.

Light them in the darkness.

Help to soothe
their heartache.

Be their strength.

Be their courage.

Be their hope.

In the name of Jesus,
I pray. Amen.

[reporter talking
on television]

[Erin] I came as fast
as I could.

Erin, we thought you were
on a flight to Dallas.

I need to be here
with you guys.

Oh, honey.

[reporter]
And a candlelight vigil
is already being planned

for the lives lost
in this senseless att*ck.

The death toll in the sh**ting
at New Grace yesterday,

has been updated to four,

with one patron succumbing
to multiple g*nsh*t wounds

late last night.

Several others are still
in critical condition

and the police are declining
to release the name

-of any of the victims
at this time.
-Hey.

Time for lunch.

I'm ready.

I have to eat quickly,
then get to the market

before Hank comes
to pick me up.

Okay.

[reporter on TV]
While no press
will be permitted,

the service will be open to
any members of the community.

The police have confirmed
that the sh**t
took his own life...

Isn't it a shame, dear?

That the house of the Lord,
of all places,

Do you think it was the spies?

I don't know, Helen.

Such a lovely church.

It is.

Is it your church?

No.

Well... not anymore.

It's my family's.

-Are they okay?
-Yeah.

Well...

How about that lunch?

Would you like
to give a prayer first?

You start.

Okay.

Um...

[clears throat]

Um...

Dear... God,

Um...

Dear... I'll do it.

Okay.

Dear God,

wrap your loving arms
around your people.

Thank you
for being with them.

They need you.

Amen.

Amen.

[knock on door]

Can I come in?

Sure.

Have you heard from her?

No.

Not since I dropped her off
last night.

She said she wanted
to be alone,

but I feel like
I should've stayed with her.

Now she won't answer
my calls or my texts.

What do I do?

I know it's really hard
to wrap your head around this.

I'm...

I'm trying
to make sense of it too.

Feels like Colton d*ed
all over again.

I remember when that happened,

that Lillian didn't wanna
see anyone.

She still struggles with that.

We're all upset for Reagan,

and the loss of her dad.

So, it's natural that Reagan
would close off, but...

She needs you.

You should go to her.

Even just your presence

will let her know
that you're there for her

when she's ready.

-We'll see you at the vigil.
-Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there.

I love you, Mom.

I love you too.

[knocks on door]

Reagan!

Reagan, you all right?

Reagan?

I was really
worried about you.

Don't touch me.

-Don't touch me.
-Okay, okay.

I won't.

Just talk to me.
What's going on?

Are you seriously
asking me that? [crying]

I'm sorry.

[voice trembling] Just please,
tell me how I can help,
what I can do?

You can leave me alone, okay?
That's what you can do.

I understand that you're
in a lot of pain right now,

but we're on the same
team here, okay?

My father is dead, Luke,
because of us.

Because of what we did

and the lie I told him
yesterday morning.

We did this.

We should've never
slept together, Luke.

It should've never happened

and my father
would still be alive.

And I have to live with that.

Okay? I do. You don't.

I have to deal with the fact

that the last thing
that I ever told my father

was a lie
that got him k*lled.

And it was a lie
that you told me to tell him.

We sinned, Luke!

And now we're being punished.
I'm being punished.

Reagan, that is not
how God works.

[shouting] You don't know
how God works.

You don't.

Fine, fine. Just...

Just let me help you, okay?

-What do you need?
-I need to get out of here.

[sniffles]

I'm going
to New York tomorrow.

It's where we're gonna
bury my father

and my whole family is there.

Okay, then I'll come with you.

No, I don't
want you there, Luke.

At least let me drive you
to the airport.

No, I can't even look at you!

[crying]

Please, Reagan,
I just wanna help you.

You can't.

I made a mistake, Luke.

I know, I know that!

But it is a mistake that I
will be forced to live with

every single time
that I look at your face.

Do you really wanna help?

I will do anything.

Leave.

Leave.

[continues crying]

[door opens]

[sighs]

Thank you so much
for coming over.

I appreciate it.

And Luke?

I thought he would be here.

I thought so too.

Well, we're all upset.

Thank you all for coming out.

Tonight...

we honor
our brothers and sisters

who have... gone...

to be with the Lord.

We honor Pastor Mark,

who loved this church
and each of us,

so profoundly.

We honor the three other
members of our community

lost in this tragedy

and we pray for healing

in our community.

God...

You can see
our hurting hearts right now.

We don't understand
why this happened.

Or why evil like this,
exists in the world.

We feel helpless right now.

Alone, maybe even angry.

But we know that even now,

you are here.

You are close
to the broken-hearted

and you have promised

to give us beauty for ashes.

We will trust you, God.

We will be a light

in this community.
We're shaken,

but we are still here.

Amen.

[all] Amen.

[Elizabeth] Next time
on The Baxters...

Building some kind of
memorial

will help us grieve
as a community.

[John] The two of you...

... should be able to create
something really special here.

I think you two will make
a great team.

I don't love you anymore.

It's over between us.

We act on instincts
and evolutionary behavior

and at the end of it all,
we die.

Some sooner than others.

I've never met
somebody so, uh...

-Assertive?
-Complex.

Why would your teacher

want to disprove
the existence of God?

He doesn't.
I picked that side.

[theme music playing]