[u][b]Part 1: [/b][/u] Opening shot, sound of a baseball bat being hit by a ball. Pull back to show a child in an oversized jersey standing in a large field, finishing his swing. Switch to front view to see child looking up at the ball flying through the air, squinting at the sun. Follow his gaze until the ball begins its downward arc, and then hear a bark. A golden retriever runs into the frame, chasing the ball as it drops. The child smiles, yells out praise of the dog, and watches as the golden retriever runs back to him. He pets the dog, grabs the ball from its mouth and hits the ball again for the dog to chase after. Wide shot of boy in field and a see a house off to the left with a woman standing on a porch watching boy. The woman, presumed to be the child's mother, smiles and muffled radio chatter plays in background. Hear brief mentions of infection and outbreak areas. A man is seen sitting at table listening to radio with a grim expression. Looks from the table out the window at his son playing with the golden retriever. As the father stares out the window, more radio stations begin to play, with overlapping warnings of infection, quarantine and death tolls. Radio static and overlap grows louder until it grows to a wall of sound and the screen cuts to black. Fade in sounds of birds chirping. Suddenly show the window the father was staring out of, now with severely broken glass panes and dirt covering the edges. Hear footsteps on dirt before seeing the boy walk into the view of the window, a shovel in his hand, and heading towards the house. The golden retriever then follows shortly after him. The boy enters the house, visibly tired and upset, throwing the shovel into the kitchen without regard to where it lands. He collapses onto a couch nearby, beginning to sob into what appears to be a shirt/dress of his mothers. The golden retriever enters the house, pauses for a moment, turning its head in search of the boy, and then walks over to him. The dog nuzzles its head underneath the boy's arms and begins to lick his face. The boy turns away, still upset, but eventually hugs the dog for comfort. Days pass as the boy tries to survive on his own with the food he has available in the house and around his deceased parent's farm. He attempts to do as adequate a job as his parents did, but fails in several tasks, making him more frustrated. The golden retriever follows him around constantly, watching the boy do the tasks and helping by carrying around small items. Eventually the boy realizes that they are running out of supplies, despite his best efforts, and decides to embark on a trip to the nearest general store, 10 miles away (or whatever is normal distance from a farm to civilization). Unsure of the journey, the boy packs enough food him and the dog for at least a day. They set off to scavenge for supplies.