Return to Jupiter (1997–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Stowaway - full transcript

Hold it right there.

Haven't you forgotten something?

What, you're not gonna eat this?

I'm not hungry.

That's pure waste.

This is a spaceship, not a restaurant
and you can't expect any favors

just because you're my sister.

Wipe your mouth.

Pockets, please?

Come on, empty them.

Not hungry?



Anna, this is bad for your teeth.

I told you...

Fruit only after meals.

I shouldn't have to repeat myself.

I don't know what's worse, missing
Abe or having to put up with you.

Can I go now, sir?

And make sure your room's tidy.

There will be an inspection!

One week and he already thinks
he's overlord of the entire universe.

Abe, what are you doing here?

The horror!

The horror!

I've also planned a surprise
inspection of their quarters

and I've been thinking about
rosters for kitchen cleanup.



If there's a problem, use
your initiative and introduce it.

Same one.

It's persistent, I'll give it that.

This time I want it sorted out.

Stop poking.

Get onto it straight away.
- It's crooked.

Because it's annoying...
It is not.

And untidy.

Where's Ghrobak?

Doing his rounds, I think.

Well, find him!

Harpoon him if you have to but I want

his backside in that
chair in five minutes!

And if you find his brain
bring that along, too.

It's them, they're coming to get me!

Don't turn me in!

Doctor!

Doctor Ghrobak!

You're needed in the control room!

Abe, there's been
messages from Earth station.

Dent had the whole ship
searched on the first day.

And what is that smell?

Garbage, listen to me.

You have to help me!

I can't stand eating one more cockroach.

We'll have to tell someone.

No way, not a chance!

But you're a stowaway!

They're probably searching
every ship from here to Jupiter.

I'll be vaporized!

Please, you have to promise
not to tell a living soul!

If you spent less
time on your exercises

and more on your computer system...

30 minutes a day to
stimulate the brain cells!

I'm still waiting for my lunch!

Well, if you don't like jogging,

why don't you try power walking?

Either you sort it out
this time or I switch it off.

Look, it's not a simple switch!

It's a complex program which
compares infrared stats

to our ID tags, activating
when there's an anomaly.

Are we speaking the same language?

It's that same phantom.

Where is it this time?

The general
location, the living quarters.

Gerard, search the living quarters.

What's the good of a security system

if it can't give me pinpoint accuracy?

Gerard, progress report, please.

Any readings on your Nasatron?

Nothing but clean air
down here, Commander.

I've checked every room.

Terrific.

So, according to Dr. Ghrobak's analysis,

it could be anything from
a cow to a lost cream bun.

Commander, I don't think

that's entirely accurate.

We know it's breathing so
that rules out the cream bun.

Space cadet at work.

So what is it this time?

Someone forget to salute?

Or wash their socks, maybe?

I'll ask the questions.

And cut the jokes!

Now, are you sure you
saw Abe get off Icarus?

Not this again!

Are you sure?

Of course, I'm sure!

I nearly ran him over.

Can you smell anything?

Something rotten, maybe?

You lived in garbage disposal?

I didn't have much choice
with your demented brother

behaving like some psycho hall monitor.

And it does have its advantages.

Here you go, come on.

Keep it away from me!

They're disgusting!
- Come on, come on.

Hi, Walter.

They're highly intelligent,
resourceful insects.

We could learn a lot
from these creatures.

You've been on your own too long.

Lunch, Commander?

Yes, thank you.

Like most optional extras it's
an expensive waste of space.

Every new system has its niggles.

Nothing, just some weird smell.

I've sampled, it, here.

Excellent, we can analyze it.

So now the computer's chasing a smell?

Well, I don't think so.

Shut the search down.

I don't need the aggravation.

There's carbon,

there's oxygen.

There's high levels of bacteria
and, um...

And a lot of methane.

In a word, garbage.

Thank you, now you've ruined my lunch.

And Vegas, next time I want
my tofu at room temperature!

Great, lunch time!

Tofu again?

I hate tofu!

And bean sprouts and broccoli?

You told me you've been
living on cockroaches, you liar!

How could I eat them?

These are my friends.

They've stood by me
through thick and thin.

Wanna say hello?

Get that away from me!

Not until you help me.

Okay, but after we get out of here

and before we catch
some disgusting disease.

You won't regret it.

And don't worry, I'll
make it back up to you.

You stay put and not a sound.

No tofu, and definitely
no bean sprouts!

I wouldn't worry.

Abe will be safe on Earth Station Two

devising a new way to
blow up the egg unit.

I hope they find him soon.

I can't stand any more of
Gerard's space commander routine.

I demand a rematch!

What is it this time, Gerard?

Anybody seen Anna?

No. Why?

Now what's he on about?

Hold it, Anna.

Hold it right there.

Why were you in my room?

What do you think you're doing?

Nothing, wrong door.

What's that smell?

What smell?

I don't smell anything.

And what's in the bag?

What bag?

That bag.

You win.

I should have known I can't fool you.

I know Dent's got you
working really long hours.

And I've noticed that
you haven't had time

to clean your clothes properly.

So, I thought I'd help out.

You really should do something
about your personal hygiene.

Particularly your socks.

Help me?

She's up to something.

Fresh bean sprouts
with tofu, excellent choice.

Would you like a juice with that?

No thanks, no time.

Enjoy your nutritious meal.

Don't move!

Idiot!

Settle down!

Don't sneak up on me!

After your shift, one on one.

I'll even give you a two-point start.

I don't need the practice, alright?

And I'm busy!

I've got a sneaky little rat to catch.

Anna?

Anna!

Anna?

Where are you, little rat?

Anna's been acting real weird lately.

Hiding, sneaking around the ship.

She's up to something.

You're the one who's been
sneaking around the ship.

Hey, I've been sneaking
because Anna's been sneaking.

And to catch a sneak
you have to be sneaky.

Really?

This is getting too much.

What's all this sneaking?

Gerard, Abe cannot be on the ship.

It's been nine days, it's impossible!

Nothing's impossible
with that little termite.

Especially if someone's helping him.

Have you actually asked Anna?

Yeah.

And?

She denied it, of course.

You really think she's hiding him?

Well, I'm gonna find
out sooner or later.

You guys better help
me because if I'm right.

Anna's gonna find herself in big trouble.

Auto-pilot secure.

Commencing full navigation check now.

Doc, Doctor Ghrobak?

We need your help.

Samantha, can you do me a favor?

Could you check the trajectory circuits?

What am I looking for?
- A personality.

Look, anything out of the ordinary.

There's something, there's
something irritating.

It's a niggling doubt.

They're always the worst kind.

Look, I'm sorry.

We want you to run the ID scans again.

I'm sorry, can't do it,
they've been shut down.

Orders from above.

Could invoke a bolt of lightning.

Pshew!

We'll risk it.

Clean unit, activate cycle.

This stuff's putrid!

Sterilize, fumigate and throw in

a photon blast for good measure.

And make it snappy.

That must be some stain.

Don't do that, you're
worse than Gerard.

Don't you think you ought
to tell me what's going on?

I can't.

I promised.

It's gonna be tough
if Dent finds him first.

Tough on both of you.

Hi, Abe.

You broke your secret oath?

I didn't have a choice.

It's great to see you, Abe.

But you can't stay here forever.

Abe, she's right, we're
just getting in deeper and...

Would somebody mind telling me

exactly what we're looking for?

Termites.

Please, just until we pass Mars!

A day or two, then I'll
give myself up I promise!

Now would be better.

Gerard's organizing another ID trace.

You'll have to go back to the garbage.

No, you can't let him!

You're the computer freak,
feed it some false data!

It's too late for that.

You've gotta give yourself up now.

Still searching.

Round and round we go.

We've got L-17, L-22.

Looks like your termite's nesting
in one of the cargo holds.

Doctor, you
were right about navigation.

I found something.

Doc, the location?

L-23.
- Gerard, that can wait.

Doc, the location!

On L-23.

Sam?

When you came online just now

the external scanner started ghosting.

There's a double image.

Double image, what's that mean?

We're heading for a phantom planet?

Don't you worry about the ship,

just worry about the termite.

You go that way.

Alright, checked hydroponics, corridors.

Nowhere.

Where is he?

Who?

What are you talking about?

Anything?
- No.

What are you doing here?

I'm just sitting.

Think I found your stowaway.

She's not wearing her ID bracelet.

Stowaway?

He thought you were trying to hide Abe.

That's terrible!

I'm your sister and you
don't even trust me!

Well, he was your friend.

Where's your bracelet, anyway?

I lost it.

But I didn't say
anything because I didn't

want you to get in trouble with Dent.

I should have told you.

Don't worry about it.

You're not gonna get into trouble.

Do you think you could
get me a replacement?

She's clever, she should be a spy.

Or maybe I could borrow yours?

You're gonna get
her in serious trouble.

You're my brother, after all.

Look, don't worry about it.

I'll see if I can get you another one.

Anna, I hope you
know what you're doing.

You were brilliant!

Sterling stuff!

I was running a
trace on the ID bracelets.

I told you to shut that down!

Well, I was asked to do it.

By whom?

Well, that's not important.

What's important is that when
I discovered the problem...

What problem?

Incorrect navigation.

There seems to be a
fault with the scanners.

They're feeding us incorrect information.

That's enough, I want some answers!

And I am not budging till
I find out what's going on!

But I have to
think so I have to get moving.

Find Ghrobak's bicycle

and bring it to the control room.

Yes, Commander.

Bicycle, what's she want that for?

Make the most of it,
'cause it could be your last.

You worry too much.

Once Gerard nicks another bracelet,

boy you suckered him well and truly.

He could lose his job.

And I'm not gonna let that happen.

You promised!

Too bad, I have to tell him.

You can't!

You'll get into trouble, too.

Sam, just say someone you know,

say, your best friend...

Yes?

And she makes a
promise to someone else,

to her best friend.

But it was more like a secret oath.

Would it be wrong to break that promise?

A promise is a commitment.

And to keep a promise
is to keep a friend.

But what if she keeps the promise

and other friends get into trouble?

Then your friend has
a lot of thinking to do.

I've repatched the scanners

that don't go through the computer.

Billings, the screen.

Yes, Doctor.

It's a direct image.

What is Mars doing there?

Well, we're about to find out

because we're heading straight for it.

What?

All the equipment says we're on course,

but we're definitely off course.

The system is lying to us.

You're telling me the
ship has a mind of its own.

How can that be?
- Well, I don't know.

We ran an ID search.

We detected a problem.

We found a problem.

Look, I don't know why I don't know.

I just don't know!

Gerard, get him on that bike!

Now think, a computer can't tell lies.

This one is.

Computer is down!
- Get it back up!

We're doing it!

We've just lost everything;

communications, navigation!

The control panel's down!
- We're gonna crash!

We need all security up here now!

Let's go, cockies.

I guess Anna's right.

Come on, Haskell, pedal faster!

We haven't got that much time, hurry!

I've already lost three
years on suspension.

I am not going to lose another three.

We have to slow our descent

or we'll burn up in the atmosphere.

The heat shields are good,
but they're not that good.

There's got to be a way to slow us down.

With everything shut down
the computer won't let us in.

There has to be another power source.

Very good.

Since we're fresh out of the latter.

Commander, the shuttle's on standby.

Only as a last resort.

Gerard, get your friends
together for evacuation.

Commander?

Anna, not now.

Haskell, don't turn this...
I have to.

Into a marathon, we've got 20 minutes!

It's Abe, you were right.
- Or less.

What's she saying?

It's Abraham.

It wasn't his fault.

He got trapped before takeoff.

If you have to evacuate...

Track him down, I'll deal him later.

There may be a way, two birds,
one stone, one alternative.

The shuttle, we can transfer

its iron feet into our generator.

There might be a way.

It's the Icarus or the shuttle.

It's an either/or, but once you commit,

there's no turning back.

Find that stowaway, get him to safety

and ready for crash landing!

Yes, Commander.

Do what you have to but
I want manual control.

Not that computer.

Get Abe, tell him to
come back to my quarters!

You got 10 minutes!

The cargo hold, I'll get him!

Hurry up, Anna,
drag him out of there!

Abe!

You knew about this, didn't you?

It was something Anna
had to decide for herself.

You're such a softie.

He's not there, he's gone!

We've gotta find him!

He can't have gone far!

I was running for the
exit, Commander Dent,

and then an amazing thing happened.

I tripped and landed
on some rubber packing.

Then I bounced, unbelievably,
straight through an air vent

where I slid down into the garbage dump

and had to survive on
stinking cockroaches.

No offense, guys.

She'll never believe me.

We can't just leave him!

We've gotta think of the rest of you!

Better four survivors than none at all!

He's just gonna have to take his chances.

He might be in the garbage container.

He's used it before.

Gerard's right.

Just grab your pillows.

Come on, Anna, move!

Abe, you've got to get out of here!

It's okay!

I had to tell!

Don't worry, I was
gonna see Dent anyway.

You were right!

No, hurry, we're in trouble!

The ship, all of us!

It's the curse of the maiden voyage.

There was this boat called the Titanic.

I bet it's the fuel or the ion drive.

Worse, we're gonna crash!

A rough landing type crash?

Or fiery inferno type crash?

Hurry up!

Damage report?

Quarter power, that's
all I can give you.

Seal the shutters.

Reverse thrust on two and three.

We need to slow our descent.

Well, I'll need a minute.

Take your pick, we've got three.

Come on, Haskell, I need more power!

I want full reverse thrust.

Heat shields 90% and rising.

Haskell, how much longer?

I'm trying, I
can't just wave a magic wand.

Mattresses and pillows?

What good are they gonna do?

Where are the safety drops,
the seat belts, the air bags?

Of all the ships to get
stuck on I'm on the one

that's about to be obliterated on Mars.

Just after I've prepared
a brilliant confession.

That's my uniform!

Look at it!

It was like it when I found it!

I'll deal with you later, get inside!

Hang on to each other,
pack yourselves together!

What good's this gonna do?

It might keep your brain

in one piece when we crash on the ground.

Gimme that, that's mine!

Final descent, 6,000 meters.

Alright, everyone, we can do this

if we stay calm and focused.

I can give you half
power and that's a maybe.

Please go easy on my ship.

Everyone's secure.

I found you a flat surface.

Reverse thrust.

Give me half of what you've got.

I'm really glad you're here.

I'm not.

We're all gonna die.

Pulverized into little squishy bits.