Terminal Voyage (1994) - full transcript

Sweet dreams.

Sleep well Commander?

Like a baby Zinovitz,
cradled in his mother's arms.

I could use a glass of orange juice.

Cup of Cafe au lait
will suit me just fine.

An Arabian blend is more like it.

How 'bout it Becker, is
there any of that on board?

I'll check the inventory, I'm sure
we can come up with something.

How about issuing an order
for juice and coffee, Captain?

Um, throw on some bagels.

Yeah, croissant with with
cheese, onion, maybe.



We have a problem!

Let me get some help!

My god get him out of there!

Captain Aronsin's untimely
death puts Commander Hollis

in charge with Lieutenant Jammad second.

Although this is a non-military mission,

we are multinationals,
therefore we will follow

the chain of command prescribed
for us by United Federation.

As your government
representative, I will continue

to advise and mediate, should
the need for mediation arise.

Commander? - Thank you Becker.

I'm proud to have served
with Captain Arinson.

He was a great man, an inspired leader.

He died a frontiersman, a
long long way from home.



We as his traveling
companions on our first trip

to a new solar system, must carry on,

so his death is not in vain.

The computers woke us up on schedule.

We're approximately
seven days from Trion.

We'll bury him when we land.

Why not bury him in space, Commander?

His goal was to reach Trion, he
gave his life trying to achieve it.

But he devoted his life to space.

He will be buried on the planet.

Zinovitz, what does
your investigation tell you?

A simple malfunction killed
the captain, Commander.

Wait a minute, there's no such thing as
a simple malfunction, 200 light years

from the nearest service station.

What happened?

It was a clog in the spiral gasket
Reese, the size of a grain of sand.

How could that, how
could that have happened?

Could you determine
how long he's been dead?

As we saw, the captain's body

was badly decomposed Commander.

My best estimate is he
died 75 light years ago.

I've begun skimming the log banks,

and those of us with
families, will be pleased

to know that they're all
hibernating comfortably.

There's been no record of a malfunction
of this type on Earth.

Thank God for that.

They would have only aged a
few months by the time we return.

And by the way, Virtual Reality is up,

so anybody'd like to take
a small mind trip home.

And how are things back
on Earth, Commander?

In terms of the ecosystem,
global warming is continuing,

although it seems we still have time.

And in terms of politics?

All appears stable
as near as I can tell.

The Federation is still intact,

and the countries that
signed the global treaty

are still cooperating.

And what do you mean by
appears, near as I can tell?

Come on Jammad.

I haven't finished reviewing the
confidential logs, Lieutenant.

We've been traveling nearly a century,

that's a long time to
cover, in a couple of hours.

What about Trion, Commander?

Well we won't know until we land there.

But in the mean time,
take a look for yourself.

Like Mother Earth must have
been when she was young.

Salvation at the edge of the universe.

We have a lot of
work to do in preparation

for our landing on
Trion, so as soon as Han

finishes her examinations we'll eat.

You're buying!

Let's get to work.

Breath in deeply and slowly please.

Okay now release quickly.

Good.

Well Lieutenant Jammad,
you are a picture of health.

Pretty impressive for 138 years old,
wouldn't you say? - Yes.

Beautiful!
- Vegetation.

It's all perfectly fresh.

Can you believe it?

This looks almost ready for fall market.

This is beautiful!

Come on Beck, you saw what was going on

between Commander
Hollis and our Lieutenant.

Don't blow it out of proportion.

Well don't deny history.

Perhaps we've been
sleeping for generations but

our fathers were not.

Some of them were born during the war.

Hollis and Jammad were in
the same class at the academy.

And their grandparents
were on opposite sides

during the siege of Riyadh.

Those that survived...

No I think there's more going on there
than just schoolboy rivalry Beck.

What exactly do you think is going on?

Loading file.

Transmitting data.

Please forgive me, I
must join my loved ones.

Hollis.

My...

Get him down!

Help me!

What the hell,

shit!

No! - Shit!

Where are the clippers,
give me the clippers!

Now get him down! - Dear god!

Come on!

Okay, take him over here!

Where's Lieutenant Jammad?

Right here.

You know of course that
as second officer, Lieutenant.

That puts me in charge.

What now Lieutenant?

We carry out the commander's orders,
we get on with business.

And bury him on Trion,
along with the captain.

That's the way he would have wanted it.

Wanted it?

Why would Commander
Hollis have wanted to die?

We have all been
dealt, unfortunate setbacks

with the death of the
captain and the commander.

Unfortunate setbacks.

Is that the way you look at it Jammad?

We must try to place these
sad events where they belong,

behind us, and as soon
as we get back to work

the sooner we'll be able to do just that.

Now are there any questions, or comments?

Ye...

I believe it is your responsibility,
Lieutenant Jammad,

to inform the commander's
family of his passing.

I'll cross that bridge
when I come to it.

That won't be for another, 100 years.

Okay Beck,

what do you think of
their relationship now?

Zinovitz, ever heard of knocking?

Yeah, ever heard of murder?

Isn't that a little extreme?

Aren't you showing just a little bit
too much British reserve?

And aren't you displaying just a tad
too much Russian paranoia?

Follow the chain of command, Beck!

Two deaths at the top of the ladder is
too high a coincidence.

Everyone up on deck is
thinking the same thing.

Why aren't you? - How do
you know what I'm thinking?

There's something you need to know.

I've inspected the
captain's hibernation pod.

Yes we know, a
malfunction in the gasket.

I found something
more than a malfunction.

It was opened some
time after we lifted off.

You are suggesting...

What do you think?

What exactly are you asking me for?

I need permission to
enter the confidential logs.

I can't do that.

You know regulations, only
officers can enter those logs.

And who's going to
do the review, Jammad?

It takes a special court order
from Federation government

for anyone else to enter.

It would take years to
transmit by hyperspace.

Should we wait years for the
opportunity to examine evidence?

Z, I cannot, officially give you

permission to enter the logs.

What are you thinking Reese?

Well, I was just figuring out you know,
Captain Arinson's been dead for,

like three decades.

Why the hell hasn't
Mission Control figured it out,

and done something about it?

Contacted us?

It's as if we didn't exist.

Access denied.

Three.

And two. - Loading file.

Transmitting data.

It can't be...

What can't be? -...

You took me by surprise, I
didn't know you were back there.

What can't be? - One of the lithium

power cells, are in a
way I've never seen,

I was just scanning circuits.

It probably has to do with the lack of

gravitational pull in the outer shell.

Those files are classified.

No, no, they're um, circuit
files, they're not classified.

Not to the Master Technician.

Really we shouldn't, do that.

Is there something here
that you don't want me to see?

No, I suppose not.

Transmitting data.

Call the others in for a meeting.

Yeah.

Now we know.

What do we know Lieutenant?

Why he took the coward's way out.

The commander? - Yes, the commander.

Come in.

Hi.

Granier and I, were
wondering if you'd like

to join us for a cup of tea?

Yeah just, just give me a few minutes.

Okay.

Ever heard of knocking?

I did.

Z I just wanted to see
if you were all right.

I'm great Beck, why
the hell shouldn't I be?

The entire human race
has been annihilated but,

hey when you've got your health you got

just about everything.

We have a profound
challenge now in front of us.

Profound.

Leave it to a Brit to
choose just the right word.

I'm extremely concerned.

I don't want anymore suicides.

He didn't kill himself.

Commander Hollis's death
was an act of pure irrationality.

Han's autopsy showed
he died of asphyxiation.

I know what the autopsy showed.

As a result of the hanging.

Stop talking down to me!

You found something else?

If you did I'd like you
to tell me what it is.

Someone viewed the
confidential log banks

before the commander did.

How can you tell?

The computer records
entry and exit times.

Can you tell who?

So far I've been
unable to, it was accessed

with a code I've never seen before.

But we know who got to
the information first, don't we?

Bear in mind Z, the consequences
of confronting an officer

without absolute proof.

Aren't we a little beyond
consequences now?

What I need to know
is if I can prove this

will you back me up on it?

Don't talk to anyone
about what you find,

until you talk to me.

Cloning? - Yes, cloning.

Are we forgetting the
Klaxton experiments?

The Klaxton experiments, I know.
- The result was human slugs!

Yes I know, inoperative
bodies with dysfunctional minds.

No no, bodies and minds
like putty was more like it!

Dr. Han, we're not
suggesting cloning humans.

Then what are we suggesting here Reese?

A cow, an ear of corn
is one thing, sustenance.

See for humans, there
exists a different route.

You're talking about propagating.

Yes, yes.

Why not?

Why not? - We, we have the
potential, and the resources here,

to, to create a new society.

I...

What?

I knew it was going to lead to this!

I don't think you guys fully understand
what you're suggesting here!

They are suggesting survival.

The first law of nature,
and they're right.

We have the ability to
generate enough food to feed

each other forever, but we have to
create that future in order to have it.

Adam and Eve would to, would they not?

We're six.

With who playing God Jammad, you?

Without order, there's chaos.

Someone's gotta lead.

And you took great pains to
ensure that it would be you!

Watch yourself. - No, Jammad,

I'm watching you!

What's going on here?

My computer is down, the
whole god damned system is down!

Great, another malfunction.

More like someone pulled the plug.

Someone Zinovitz?

Z, were you able to find out

who entered the confidential logs?

So close Beck.

No?
- No!

I couldn't get who entered.

That's too bad Zinovitz.

Hey hey hey hey!

Hey come on!

No, no, calm down!

Stop, stop it, stop!

God dammit!

Hey, hey, layoff!

You get your god damn hands off me!

Off!

Come on, hey, okay, relax!

Okay? - Okay.

There'll be no more of
that on board this ship!

From now on all orders will be taken...

Taken from me.

What? - I suggest the two of

you withdraw to your
quarters and calm down.

Who put you in charge?

United Federation guidelines,
section four, paragraph eight, line 17.

There's a copy in the library Lieutenant
if you need to refresh your memory.

As long was we survive, the
United Federation survives.

And you Lieutenant, are
hereby relieved of your command.

You want to be in charge Becker, fine.

The job's yours.

And the rest of you, can
follow her, straight to hell.

Good.

There's nothing good
about any of this Zinovitz.

I recommend you follow
my suggestion as well.

Beck... - This is not,

I repeat not open for
any further discussion.

The best thing that could
be done now is for you

to continue with your work.

It's all we have left.

That's true, isn't it?

I'll be in my quarters if you need me.

Man you okay, you all right?

No, no!

I can take care of myself!

Hey Granier let me take a look at that!

No I can handle it, you
don't think I can handle it?

Nobody's saying, Granier.

Please, just leave me alone.

Here comes the new world
Reese, just like the old one.

Sorry, sorry.

Hey hey!

Hey, stop it, stop it!

Hey, cool it!

Around man, what's going on?

What's that about?

Hey, hey, you okay?

Granier, Granier stop it, hey,
hey, what's going on, man?

Who's pushing you?

Hey, I'm not the bad guy!

Neither are you.

No.
- This isn't about

you and me is it?

Is it?

Inside I feel lost, I feel...

Feel lost? - I really feel it,

I feel really lost.

Yeah, that's all right, I understand.

Hey, we're survivors you and me.

We're gonna make it, okay?

Okay. - All right?

All right.

And, I'm I'm very sorry I swing at you.

That's okay. - I didn't mean it.

Its all right, you missed. - I missed!

Yeah. - I missed.

Next time.

There you are.

Come on, let's take a walk.

Okay. - All right?

Okay.

Yeah.

Let me guess.

Sailing on the Seine,
or hiking on the Alps?

That, was an unfortunate skirmish,

it got out of control,
I'm sorry I struck you.

Yes it was very unfortunate,
for my nose especially.

Well, you look as if you could use a
little mind trip of your own, Lieutenant.

You know that American expression

all work and no play
makes Jammad a dull boy.

Yes, yes, I've heard of that.

Granier, we've always
leveled with each other.

Lieutenant, if you have a question,

why don't you just come out and ask it?

Which side are you on?

And if I refuse to choose a side?

Well I see you've brought your own

little vacation with you, yes?

Yes indeed I was planning
to pay a visit to an old flame.

An old flame, you sly
dog, I'll set it up for you.

Thank you, it's been
so long since I've used

this machine that I
forgot how to operate it.

Yes there you go.

You never forget a.

Thank you very much.

Okay just...

Is all right?

It's very nice. - Okay.

Travel safely.

Thank you.

Yes, yes...

You okay pal?

Do you ever think about your cousin?

You know, the Bernie who
you watched the football with?

I try not to. - What about your mother?

And your father?

Your sisters, and your
brothers, and your aunts

and your uncles, where
do you suppose they were

when the shock waves hit?

Do you think they were
blinded, by the blast,

or did they just melt into the scenery,

one big, bloody smear of humanity?

Blessed are the meek, for
they shall inherit the Earth.

No Reese, I was
thinking just the opposite.

Hang on.

Reese here. - Reese, I need you

and Granier in the galley
for a general meeting.

Copy that.

I'd to begin with
progress reports, Zinovitz?

This is beginning to sound like
the Russia of my great grandparents.

Someone needs to regulate.

You're telling us that's
the reason for a dictatorship?

I am not a dictator.

Pardon me Your Highness,

perhaps I should have said a monarchy.

Okay!

At least put the issue of how
policy changes are handled to a vote.

Now Becker, you want to play enforcer,

go ahead, be our guest,
the role obviously suits you.

It will be on official record
that I am opposed to this.

Fine.
- You got it Beck,

like the future historians
are gonna give a shit.

All right, we're gonna vote,
Jammad should have his.

Last time I see him, he,
at the virtual reality chair.

Jammad?

He's been here for over an hour.

Shall I bring him out of it?

Not to abruptly. - Slow, slow.

He must be pretty deep into it.

Maybe he just fell asleep.

Lieutenant?

What! - Hey there!

He's dead.

And then there were five.

At least if we vote now
Becker you don't have

to worry about a deadlock!

Hey, Zinovitz, this isn't the time.

When is Reese, tomorrow?

You let me know
'cause I'd hate to miss it

if tomorrow never comes.
- Ouch, time out!

Your findings doctor?

Multiple strokes, cardiac arrest,

massive trauma to the nervous system.

He died of shock?

But the system is
programmed to read his

vital statistics, it should have brought

him out immediately, at
the first signs of any distress!

What in god's name
happened to him in there?

Whatever it was
Reese, it's going to have

to remain a mystery.

What, again no investigation!

We can't find out what he saw,
without linking up to his program.

And there will be no new mind trips.

Somehow I'm not surprised.

We can't afford any more accidents.

And what makes you
so sure it was an accident?

The unit is malfunctioning.

As of now, it is off limits.

Great, great!

Jesus!

We need to meet. - Don't ever sneak up

on someone like that!

Shh!

But wait! - You ever think of
using the intercom? - Quiet!

What's going on? - We'll discuss it
in the VR room. - That's off limits.

I can wire us in, I've already spoken
to Han and Granier, they'll be there.

Why all the secrecy? - Just come.

You all know the deaths
of the officers were murder.

No. - Murder?

No my autopsy showed
no evidence of that.

She's quite clever.

Your autopsies showed
asphyxiation and stroke.

But did you look any further doctor?

Did you?

Are you suggesting that
Becker is a murderer?

Because if you are, you're
sounding a bit paranoid.

Zinovitz, didn't the unit malfunction?

Reese I know this ship
like the back of my hand,

the unit did not malfunction,
Jammad's program was altered.

But you, you also
have the skill to alter it.

And you plugged him in.
- I plugged him in!

Now you accuse me of killing him!

No no... - No, Granier,

are you accusing me?

No, no! - Wait a minute,

wait a minute, wait, wait,
I'm not accusing anyone!

Wait!

Sh!

What would be Becker's motivation?

What always motivates war?

War?

Land, power,

governments making a play for it.

And Becker is government.

If a situation occurred on Earth,

she would be the first one the
United Federation contacted.

And I don't think they
would have waited for her

to come out of hibernation.

So what are you suggesting?

You want a democracy?

I say we act like one.

We place her under
house arrest and we try her.

See this sounds to me like, mutiny.

Right. - Absolutely.

It's not gonna be easy.

Overthrowing a government never is.

So... - Okay.

Anything left to discuss?

Yes I think so, I think
there is to discuss

when, we place her under arrest, and how.

Yes Reese?

I saw you were working late I thought

maybe you'd like a cup
of coffee or something.

No, thank you.

I'm fine.

Okay.

She's.

Yeah, knowing Becker,

she'll work all night.

Good, she'll be more exhausted.

Less likely to put up a struggle.

Really.

And let's avoid violence if possible.

Yeah.

Taking off the edge?

What are you shooting?

Ciladrenal, Jesus Han.

Han, you know you could
overdose on this stuff,

it would kill you!

Do you think it really matters?

What are we preserving our bodies for?

Future generations?

My children...

Well you're not gonna tell on me are you?

Please, please don't tell the teacher!

How long have you been taking this?

Long enough, I hope.

Han, Han, Han!

Talk, talk to me!

There isn't anybody left to talk to.

I am here.

I am here to talk to,
you know the torment

I've been going through, please come out,

open up, let me in!

Perhaps you'd like
to join us for some tea?

How much of this did you take?

How far into it are you?

Far enough.

And the tea, is rude, and,

the cakes are rising.

Granier here. - Is Han coming with you?

No she is not well,
she is unable to attend,

I'll be right there.

Is Han okay?

A slight fever, it's not contagious.

Shall we get on with it then?

Yes.

The sooner the better.

Zinovitz, I expect nothing
less than your full attention.

Now then, since we are
within days of reaching Trion,

this is a good time for us to review

our individual responsibilities,
once we reach there.

I've prepared some graphics,
which I hope will make everything clear.

And our first order of business...

By section 23 of the
United Federation guidelines

I hereby place you under house arrest.

What felony are you referring to?

Paragraph one, line one.

First degree murder.

Let go, let go!

Let go!

You all right?

Yeah. - Yeah?

Yeah, yeah. - Okay.

Yeah are you? - Yeah.

Leave it to the Federation

to send an android to watch us.

The question is, what
do we do with her now?

Use her for spare parts.

It's too bad we can't put her on trial.

So many questions unanswered.

I think there is a way.

Get it, you got it.

Okay.

Is it gonna work?

It should.

It's the right size.

Back on autopilot.

Yeah? - Yeah.

All right.

You're good Zinovitz.

Thank you.

Patient I've almost got it now...

How are you feeling now Han, okay?

I'm okay Granier. - Good, good.

That's it.

How long have I been out?

You've been programmed
to tell the truth, have you not?

Yes and to protect it.

What the hell's that
mean, protect the truth?

Hey, answer the question god dammit!

By section 31 of the
United Federation guidelines

I'm only required to answer questions
that directly relate to my arrest.

No no we are losing
patience with you Becker.

If you have a question that
relates to the case, feel free to ask.

What do you know about
the deaths of Captain Arinson,

Commander Hollis and Lieutenant Jammad?

Everything.

And did you have anything
to do with their deaths?

Of course not, their deaths
were caused by malfunctions.

But Jammad's program was altered.

He died when the system
failed to react to his distress.

But you agreed with my findings.

You said that Commander Hollis's death,

was a suicide. - Exactly.

His brain, like Arinson's
hibernation pod, malfunctioned.

You're the one who's malfunctioned!

No I'm functioning exactly as intended.

What do you mean by intended?

How much Zinovitz do you know about the

inner workings of a Class
Seven android like me?

Do you know that our brains are
equipped with micro-transmitters?

For what?

For sending signals
to severed body parts.

Waring, warning!

What the hell's that?

She's activated the destruct mechanism.

Shit!

You humans are so predictable.

I know exactly what...

You can shut the fuck up now.

Where's that thing?

Over there! - There!

Get it off of there!

My god I don't believe it!

Dammit! - What?

Life support systems
are completely shut down!

Over ride it!

I can't! - Issue an order!

That's not the way it was programmed!

God dammit, now what?

Is that it then? - No there is a way!

The probe!

Life support should be
enough to get us to Trion!

There is only room for two!

No we can double up to
fit, I know we can make it!

No, I'm staying here!
- We can make it work!

We're staying here, now go on,
take yourselves, there's no time!

No! - What are you talking,

you're gonna sacrifice
yourselves for us, why?

Don't you want to see
what's out there Granier?

Reese, these eyes
have seen quite enough.

Now go, go! - No, no,

there isn't enough time!

Go on! - Hurry!

I don't understand!

Go!

Warning, you have 56 seconds

to abort destruct!

50, 49, 48, 47, 46

45, 44, 43, 42, 41,

40, 39, 38, 37,

Warning, you have 35 - 36, 35,

seconds to abort destruct!
- 34, 33, 32, 31, 30

29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24,

23, 22, 21, 20, 19,

18, 17, 16, 15, 14,

13, 12, 11, 10, nine,

eight, seven, six, five,

four, three, two, one.

Warning, the option to
override self-destruct

has now expired. - Okay!

You now have 20 seconds to abandon ship.

You know have 15 seconds.
- Preheat the engine!

To reach minimum safe distance.

Come on Zinovitz, we got
to get the hell out of here now!

10, - We're going to be all right,

nine, - we'll be in zero gravity

until, when it ignites! - eight,

Ready, do it! - seven,

Okay ready, go! - six,

What, what? - five,

four, - We're not disengaging!

Three, - Blow us out of here!

Use the explosive bolts! - two, one,

zero.

We've been monitored.

Look at the dates.

We've only been in
hibernation for six months.

We've never even
left the Earth, have we?

The whole thing, the launch, the flight,
it's all been one big test.

The ultimate psychological evaluation,

with us as the Guinea
pigs of the Federation.

Five people died.

I can't believe they
would let it go that far.

Yeah well, leave it to the human race.

Excuse me sir?

For this, everyone, everything gone.

There's, Nostradamus was wrong.