We're here at Ruddy Creek,
where just steps behind me, a local energy company
is extracting oil from deep below Millwood.
Holes the size of small cars
have been drilled into the ground
by the Fraxicon Corporation
run by Kirk Vanderhook,
a Millwood resident.
A representative from Fraxicon tells me
they play to extract over five million
barrels of crude oil in just a single day.
We're headed to the Crown Lake Club for dinner.
Did you finish your homework?
I'm gonna do it at Miranda's, remember?
You said I could stay at her house.
Fine. Just don't stay up all night.
You'll be a zombie in the morning.
That tie suits your father.
- He should wear it tonight. - He looks nerdy.
I don't know why I bother.
Long-term residents may recall Ruddy Cavern from 1994,
when a group of students went missing
in the underground caves during a school trip.
For two weeks, national news media outlets swamped Millwood
during intensive rescue efforts.
But in the end, just one of the Millwood Six,
as the six missing students came to be known, was recovered.
Mom?
Sadly, the rest of the teenagers were never heard from again.
♪ Our engine starts again
Theo! Theo!
Theo, wait up!
Dude, I called your name, like, four times.
- You did? - Yeah, I was like, "Theo."
Then, "Theo!"
- Then-- - Okay, I get it.
- Gosh, you look terrible. - Thank you.
- - Yeah, well, I kept waking up all night
'cause I thought I heard someone walking around on the roof.
It's called the wind. It's part of climate change.
Warmer, wetter, and, yeah, windier.
Educate yourself on how we're damaging our planet.
It is freezing today.
Personally, I would not mind a little more global warming.
Just promise me you'll be there after school.
Be where?
Hello? Be where?
Have you been living under a rock?
They started fracking yesterday down at Ruddy Creek.
- In, like, a big way. - What the frack is that?
Very funny.
There's massive holes in the ground
with who knows what kind of bad stuff seeping out.
Imagine what it's like for the Cerulean warblers.
Not again with the birds, come on.
I'm assuming that you're gonna shovel the dirt back in the holes, too.
We're not just protesting to protect wildlife.
- It's for people, too. - Right.
The Earth is our mother. We've gotta take care of her!
So, with the fall of the Byzantine Empire,
a new power arose.
Can anybody guess who they were?
Here's a hint.
At the end of a long day, you might put your feet on it.
- The dog? - Nice try, Charlie.
The correct answer is the Ottoman Empire,
who ruled from Constantinople.
Which brings us to page 73.
Charlie?
Okay, um...
"In the 1450s, a new challenger threatened the Ottoman Empire.
In Wah-la-chia-- "
Wallachia.
"In Wallachia, part of modern-day Romania,
an obscure prince known as Vlad the Impaler
led a rebellion that killed thousands of Turks
before being imprisoned in Hungary."
All right, hold a beat there, Charlie.
Where else have we heard of Vlad the Impaler?
You might know him as Vlad Dracula,
the inspiration for Bram Stoker's 1897 novel.
- Does that mean that vampires were real? - Just folklore.
But it's a good reminder that people can be scary, too.
Vlad was known to nail the turbans of his enemies to their heads.
That's far out, Mr. James.
So, lest we repeat our mistakes,
we should pay attention to the past.
Let's all try to stay awake for tomorrow's lessons?
Hey, Charlie, any idea where your sister Annabelle is today?
I don't know.
Hey, maybe she's with Vlad the Impaler.
That's it, everybody. See you tomorrow.
Hey, Muskrats!
Don't stay silent! Join the movement!
Ruddy Creek, four o'clock!
- Hey! - Watch where you're going, hippie.
Or what? Your dad will drill holes under my house?
At least my dad has a job, unlike your deadbeat parents.
You know what?
You and your dumb family think that you're perfect,
but you're not, and one of these days
you're gonna get what's coming for you.
Yeah, she is the worst kind of girl.
She's stupid and she's loud.
I don't know what her deal is.
What?
Are you gonna do something about it?
That's what I thought.
The beauty is all this natural gas
is deep in the ground thousands of feet below us.
So by drilling down there and pumping water into the Earth,
we're able to get huge amounts of oil and gas
without burning any fossil fuels.
But what about environmentalists
who say that fracking can contaminate groundwater,
or worse, cause earthquakes?
Those people aren't scientists, Vanessa.
They're alarmists.
Let's cut here.
Rumor is they are protesting against you this afternoon.
Well, let them try.
The only thing my guys like more than drilling
is fending off eco freaks.
You are a real charmer, Kirk.
Have a wonderful evening, Vanessa.
Mr. Vanderhook,
I've got Jimmy from construction on the line.
He faxed over something for you.
- It's on your desk. - Patch him in.
What am I looking at, Jimmy?
We saw it on the south end
of the drilling site by the old barn.
What do you make of it?
We're thinking it's those protestors.
But why would someone be walking out of the cave?
Can I help you?
♪ Honey, honey
Are you thirsty?
I'm-- I'm not thirsty.
I more hungry.
Okay, well, we got paninis,
salads, and our famous "Mama Omelet."
All right, it's not for everybody.
♪ And you look so neat
♪ You bring life to me
Are you all right, kid?
Because you look a little pale.
Maybe you should take a seat.
Are you from around here?
Because I haven't seen you before.
Um, I lived on Fenimore Street.
The blue house with the gabled roof.
Yeah, I know that house.
Maya Barnes lives there with her kid.
- She has a kid? - Sure. Yeah.
A little sleepy looking, but nice enough.
Nicer than those other kids
that come through here sometimes.
Is the pay phone still by the restroom?
Pay phone?
You got a sense of humor on you, don't you?
Hi. Anywhere you want, mister.
I'll be with you in a minute.
All right, now you're sure
you don't want any-- anything?
What the heck?
All right, what can I get you?
Steak and eggs.
All right, and how do you like 'em?
Bloody.
All right.
Hey, it's Annabelle.
Leave me a message after the beep.
Look, Ann, you have to stop cutting school, okay?
Mr. James asked where you are.
Call me back.
Fracking is bad!
We don't dig it!
Fracking is sad!
We don't dig it!
We will not stand for the destruction of our soil
- for pointless capitalism. - Flora. Flora.
We stand with nature
and against the evil Fraxicon Corp!
Flora, Flora. Come on, we have to stop this.
Hey, I'm so sorry, you guys.
- Just-- - Fracking is bad.
- Flora, can you just put that-- - We don't dig it!
- Fracking is sad, we don't dig it. - Listen to me.
- Listen to me. Let's go home. - Hey look.
Here comes the cops.
Let's show them that we will not be silenced.
All right, everyone, time to go home.
We're a peaceful protest.
We won't be silenced!
This is private property. You know the rules, Miss Baxter.
- This is private property? - Yes, let's listen to him, okay?
- Then how come the corporation is allowed... - Please put the megaphone down.
- You don't need to be screaming-- - ...to drill holes on it?
Theo, step back, okay?
They're called permits.
Now put the megaphone down and let's go.
- Heck, no, we won't go! - Flora, Flora.
- Fracking is bad, we don't-- - Flora, Flora.
Hey! I object!
You can object all you want.
You're destroying this because the Vanderhooks are rich.
We all know you're in their pocket.
You know what? You not only have the right to remain silent...
- - ...consider it an official request.
- My God. - You can't arrest us.
- Hey, whoa, whoa! - You people go home. Everyone.
Hey, you can't arrest him.
I know she's annoying
but she doesn't have to be arrested.
Why aren't you arresting them? There's only four other people
- besides me and Flora. - Wait, wait, no.
Wait.
- Wait. - Come on.
You can do all the griping you want at the station.
Watch your head.
Did you find them yet?
Just Ruby.
But she got away.
Well, I hope that we don't have to spend the night here
'cause I am absolutely freezing right now.
Kinda reminds me of my house.
Your dad still hasn't fixed the heat?
Okay, you two.
Come on with me.
Um, no one's questioning me without a lawyer present.
Lay off it, will ya?
You've been bailed out a kindly soul.
Jeez.
Doesn't look too kind to me.
Maya.
We'll talk about this later.
Come on, Flora, I'll drop you home.
All this over a stupid protest?
- It's not about that. - You did this!
What'd you do with her? - Hey, take it easy.
Take it easy, Charlie.
She said something bad would happen to us.
Charlie, Charlie, let's just worry about Annabelle, okay?
And leave it to Sheriff Preston to deal with a few disobedient kids.
Thank you, Kirk. We're doing all we can, all right?
Just hang on a minute, I'll be right back.
Let's go, everyone.
Maya.
Try to keep these two out of trouble.
You can pick up your bikes out back.
What's going on over there?
Is there something wrong with Annabelle?
She's missing.
No one's seen her since last night.
Are you serious?
I hope she's not in trouble.
- Well, karma's a real-- - Hey, come on.
Theo, drop it.
Annabelle Vanderhook would never go for you,
even if you lived a million years.
Mom, I told you,
I'm really sorry.
It's not about the protesting.
I told you that.
Mom, nothing is gonna happen to me.
Okay?
I was trapped under those caves for three days, Theo.
I still wake up most nights and see pitch-black.
I hear my friends screaming.
Mom.
I don't ask much of you, Theo.
Now that your dad is gone, you're all I've got.
Please, just do me this one favor
and stay away from that place.
I promise.
Good night, Theo.
I'll turn off the light in a minute.
I'm almost done.
That's funny.
My bed was against the other wall.
My dresser was over here.
Who-- Who-- Who are you?
I had a boombox here.
Double cassette deck.
I'm Ruby, by the way.
And I'm hungry.
Next on "Red Ruby"...
I know we're all pretty worried about Annabelle,
but I'm sure she'll come back to us soon.
You and the other teenagers.
- "I'm not hungry." - Other teenagers?
You were looking for me?
♪ Run you down, down