Flight 8236 sends an emergency and tower control loses normal contact. Onboard, a father frantically urges Theo to act after the captain apparently orders him to take controls; Theo says, "Dad, trust me," and begins manual inputs. At the tower, black box data confirm manual control but altitude remains insufficient. The jet is 30 kilometers from the hazardous Dragon Snow Mountain, so all rescue units are deployed. The situation escalates into a desperate race to climb. The episode ends with Theo at the controls, the plane still too low, and the outcome unresolved.