Captain Scarlet (2005): Season 1, Episode 1 - Instrument of Destruction: Part One - full transcript
Dateline: the day after tomorrow. Spectrum agents Captain Scarlet and Captain Black are assigned to investigate the source of unexplained extraterrestrial signals which have been detected emanating from Mars. They discover a stran...
Dateline. The day
after tomorrow.
Unexplained extraterrestrial
signals detected.
Signal source confirmed. Mars.
Spectrum agents Captain Scarlet and
Captain Black assigned to investigate.
It's nothing but a wild
goose chase I'm telling you.
Some 20th century
Rusky Progon renegade.
That's what's making this noise.
And why can't the scientists
at the Mars base find it?
I don't know, and I don't know
how they expect us to either.
You know Conrad, just because
Spectrum designated you Black,
doesn't mean you have
to be negative all the time.
I know, but what are the odds the
coffee's cold? You want some anyway?
Meteor strike.
Decompression. Decompression.
Emergency boatmen
closing in five seconds.
- Four...
- Scarlet, come on.
Three. Two. One.
Paul.
Decompression.
Decompression.
Decompression.
Decompression.
Emergency bulkhead
closing in five seconds.
Four. Three. Two. One.
You okay?
You know, I'm getting a
bad feeling about this mission.
Okay, zone Alpha-Five-Two clear.
This is like
fishing in a desert.
Well, something has to
be sending that signal.
So we keep looking.
What a sight.
I wish Destiny
could have seen this.
Hey, wait. I've got a fix.
But there's nothing out there.
Oh, yes, there is.
Some kind of hologram?
No, my instruments
confirm it's there, all right.
An alien city.
But there have been
people on Mars for 20 years.
How come no one
has seen this before?
Maybe they didn't
want to be seen.
What is it?
We're picking up a huge surge
of... Oh, we're under attack.
What have we done?
It was coming straight for us.
It could have been some kind of scan.
Come on, Paul.
What did you expect me to do?
Wait until we were blown
to pieces before firing back?
We've destroyed the whole city.
Not yet, we haven't. Let's get out of here!
Earthmen, this is the
voice of the Mysterons.
We have watched you for centuries.
Your violence disgusts us.
And now you visit it upon us.
You cannot destroy us, Earthmen.
But now we will crush your world.
Destiny Angel to Control.
We're returning to base.
Skybase, this is Destiny Angel.
Approaching you from the west.
Request permission to land.
Destiny Angel, you are clear
to land on runway one right.
Crosswind forty-ninth.
Destiny Angel, SIG.
Lieutenant Green, any word from Mars?
No, nothing, sir.
Destiny.
Adam.
What's wrong?
It's Conrad and Paul.
We've lost all contact.
Conrad.
Conrad!
The signals from Mars have stopped,
and there's no sign of the alien city.
Nevertheless, there can
be no doubt that these
Mysterons pose a deadly
threat to the Earth's security.
Fighting an enemy that we can't see.
Or one that we can
see, but can't recognize.
We will crush your world, Earthmen.
We will destroy you as
you destroy your own kind.
You will be our instrument of
destruction, Captain Scarlet.
Captain Scarlet?
What the--.
Engineering, report!
Lieutenant Green, report.
Multiple engine failure, Colonel.
I'll be right there.
It's no engine failure. It's Scarlet.
All security personnel,
report to main control.
I'll fire crews to engineering.
What's happened to him?
I don't know, but we have to stop him.
No obvious signs of trauma.
His stats are down.
Scarlet's down to 78. Not looking good.
- I know that.
- Switch on respiratory support.
Pulse fading. It's too late.
We're losing him.
Sam, there wasn't really
any hope I'm afraid.
Come on, Destiny.
Please. I need a few minutes.
Sure.
Dr. Gold! Dr. Gold! He's alive!
Impossible.
Why did you try to sabotage Skybase?
The Mysterons were in control.
It was as if I didn't exist anymore.
Do you mean they hypnotized you?
No, it wasn't hypnosis.
And I thought you'd want to hear this,
and I think Scarlet should hear it, too.
Go on, Doctor.
I've been running tests.
The results are remarkable.
Meaning?
Well, basically, this isn't Scarlet.
What the hell is this? He's an imposter?
No.
Doc, you're not making
a whole lot of sense.
Well, he has Scarlet's DNA, but
he's been altered at a subatomic level.
What exactly are you saying?
This man has Scarlet's
fingerprints, Iris configuration,
and even the rivets in his leg
from a break suffered ten years ago.
But this isn't the man you sent to Mars.
Are you saying I'm some kind of clone?
A clone is an exact genetic copy.
You have a unique difference.
Your body is genetically
retro-metabolizing.
Captain Scarlet, you
are virtually indestructible.
Captain Scarlet has failed us.
But the Mysterons will not fail.
We have another instrument of destruction.
Come on, Scarlet.
The Colonel wants to talk to you again.
Adam, Black is alive and
under Mysteron control.
I've got to stop him.
Spectrum is red.
Captain Scarlet has escaped.
Paul!
Scarlet!
You're not going anywhere, Paul.
Wrong again, Adam.
You have to stop him, Captain Blue.
At all costs.
S.I.G.
Skybase, I've lost him.
But I know where he's headed.
Don't move a muscle.
Adam, come and take a look.
What on earth? Where is he?
I wish I knew.
You know, I run freight
all over this planet.
Everything from space
rockets to Christmas cards.
And it gets there on time.
How come I can't get a
damn car when I want it?
Hey, what is this?
This isn't my way home, you idiot.
This is a shortcut.
I'm cutting short your life.
after tomorrow.
Unexplained extraterrestrial
signals detected.
Signal source confirmed. Mars.
Spectrum agents Captain Scarlet and
Captain Black assigned to investigate.
It's nothing but a wild
goose chase I'm telling you.
Some 20th century
Rusky Progon renegade.
That's what's making this noise.
And why can't the scientists
at the Mars base find it?
I don't know, and I don't know
how they expect us to either.
You know Conrad, just because
Spectrum designated you Black,
doesn't mean you have
to be negative all the time.
I know, but what are the odds the
coffee's cold? You want some anyway?
Meteor strike.
Decompression. Decompression.
Emergency boatmen
closing in five seconds.
- Four...
- Scarlet, come on.
Three. Two. One.
Paul.
Decompression.
Decompression.
Decompression.
Decompression.
Emergency bulkhead
closing in five seconds.
Four. Three. Two. One.
You okay?
You know, I'm getting a
bad feeling about this mission.
Okay, zone Alpha-Five-Two clear.
This is like
fishing in a desert.
Well, something has to
be sending that signal.
So we keep looking.
What a sight.
I wish Destiny
could have seen this.
Hey, wait. I've got a fix.
But there's nothing out there.
Oh, yes, there is.
Some kind of hologram?
No, my instruments
confirm it's there, all right.
An alien city.
But there have been
people on Mars for 20 years.
How come no one
has seen this before?
Maybe they didn't
want to be seen.
What is it?
We're picking up a huge surge
of... Oh, we're under attack.
What have we done?
It was coming straight for us.
It could have been some kind of scan.
Come on, Paul.
What did you expect me to do?
Wait until we were blown
to pieces before firing back?
We've destroyed the whole city.
Not yet, we haven't. Let's get out of here!
Earthmen, this is the
voice of the Mysterons.
We have watched you for centuries.
Your violence disgusts us.
And now you visit it upon us.
You cannot destroy us, Earthmen.
But now we will crush your world.
Destiny Angel to Control.
We're returning to base.
Skybase, this is Destiny Angel.
Approaching you from the west.
Request permission to land.
Destiny Angel, you are clear
to land on runway one right.
Crosswind forty-ninth.
Destiny Angel, SIG.
Lieutenant Green, any word from Mars?
No, nothing, sir.
Destiny.
Adam.
What's wrong?
It's Conrad and Paul.
We've lost all contact.
Conrad.
Conrad!
The signals from Mars have stopped,
and there's no sign of the alien city.
Nevertheless, there can
be no doubt that these
Mysterons pose a deadly
threat to the Earth's security.
Fighting an enemy that we can't see.
Or one that we can
see, but can't recognize.
We will crush your world, Earthmen.
We will destroy you as
you destroy your own kind.
You will be our instrument of
destruction, Captain Scarlet.
Captain Scarlet?
What the--.
Engineering, report!
Lieutenant Green, report.
Multiple engine failure, Colonel.
I'll be right there.
It's no engine failure. It's Scarlet.
All security personnel,
report to main control.
I'll fire crews to engineering.
What's happened to him?
I don't know, but we have to stop him.
No obvious signs of trauma.
His stats are down.
Scarlet's down to 78. Not looking good.
- I know that.
- Switch on respiratory support.
Pulse fading. It's too late.
We're losing him.
Sam, there wasn't really
any hope I'm afraid.
Come on, Destiny.
Please. I need a few minutes.
Sure.
Dr. Gold! Dr. Gold! He's alive!
Impossible.
Why did you try to sabotage Skybase?
The Mysterons were in control.
It was as if I didn't exist anymore.
Do you mean they hypnotized you?
No, it wasn't hypnosis.
And I thought you'd want to hear this,
and I think Scarlet should hear it, too.
Go on, Doctor.
I've been running tests.
The results are remarkable.
Meaning?
Well, basically, this isn't Scarlet.
What the hell is this? He's an imposter?
No.
Doc, you're not making
a whole lot of sense.
Well, he has Scarlet's DNA, but
he's been altered at a subatomic level.
What exactly are you saying?
This man has Scarlet's
fingerprints, Iris configuration,
and even the rivets in his leg
from a break suffered ten years ago.
But this isn't the man you sent to Mars.
Are you saying I'm some kind of clone?
A clone is an exact genetic copy.
You have a unique difference.
Your body is genetically
retro-metabolizing.
Captain Scarlet, you
are virtually indestructible.
Captain Scarlet has failed us.
But the Mysterons will not fail.
We have another instrument of destruction.
Come on, Scarlet.
The Colonel wants to talk to you again.
Adam, Black is alive and
under Mysteron control.
I've got to stop him.
Spectrum is red.
Captain Scarlet has escaped.
Paul!
Scarlet!
You're not going anywhere, Paul.
Wrong again, Adam.
You have to stop him, Captain Blue.
At all costs.
S.I.G.
Skybase, I've lost him.
But I know where he's headed.
Don't move a muscle.
Adam, come and take a look.
What on earth? Where is he?
I wish I knew.
You know, I run freight
all over this planet.
Everything from space
rockets to Christmas cards.
And it gets there on time.
How come I can't get a
damn car when I want it?
Hey, what is this?
This isn't my way home, you idiot.
This is a shortcut.
I'm cutting short your life.