The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 4, Episode 20 - Nightmare - full transcript
Men on a mission to deploy a doomsday device against an alien planet are captured and psychologically tortured. One escapes and deploys the device but makes an unfortunate discovery.
WE'RE IN AUTO-PILOT ORBIT
AROUND PLANET N184.
ENTIRE CREW
IS IN THE CARGO BAY NOW.
AS SOON AS WE TOUCH DOWN,
WE'LL BEGIN DEPLOYMENT PROTOCOL.
THIS NEEDS
ALL SIX OF US?
THOSE ARE
THE ORDERS.
EVERY CREW MEMBER
REPORT TO THE HOLD
FOR INSTRUMENT
DEPLOYMENT.
DISPLAY OP, PLEASE.
START DEPLOYMENT
OF THE DEVICE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT SEEMS LIKE
A LONG WAY TO COME
JUST FOR
TARGET PRACTICE.
WHAT MAKES YOU
SO SURE IT'S A WEAPON?
COULD JUST BE
AN OVERSIZED MUSIC BOX.
YEAH, RIGHT.
HOW LONG DO YOU FIGURE
TO DEPLOY THE PACKAGE?
IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT,
WE'LL HAVE IT
ON THE SURFACE AND OPERATIONAL
INSIDE OF FIVE HOURS.
WITH OUR WINDOW,
THAT STILL LEAVES
ALMOST HALF A DAY FOR
SURVEY AND EXPLORATION.
SOMEBODY TELL
THE BOY SCOUT
WE DIDN'T SIGN ON
FOR A PICNIC.
WHAT DID WE SIGN ON FOR?
YOU DON'T KNOW
ANY MORE ABOUT THIS CARGO
THAN I DO.
DIFFERENCE IS I KNOW ENOUGH
NOT TO GIVE A DAMN.
TALK TO ME!
LASER FIRE
FROM THE SURFACE.
DAMAGE IS AFT
OF MAIN THRUSTER.
ALL CRITICAL SYSTEMS
INTACT.
SIGNATURE?
EBONITE WEAPONRY,
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
THIS WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE A DEAD PLANET.
WELL, THAT
CAN BE ARRANGED.
ACTIVATE WEAPONS REMOTE.
STAND BY TO LAUNCH.
COMPUTER, THIS IS
WEAPONS OFFICER DUMAR.
ARM LASER --
TARGETING.
RIGHT 40.
UP 20.
RIGHT TWO -- LOCK.
WE'RE LOCKED ON
THEIR TRACKING SYSTEM, CAPTAIN.
JUST SAY THE WORD.
LET 'EM KNOW
WHAT WE'RE MADE OF.
B-55 BORON LASER BANKS FIRE!
RIGHT DOWN
THEIR THROATS!
NO ADDITIONAL
ENERGY READINGS.
LOOKS LIKE
WE KNOCKED 'EM OUT.
ALL QUIET.
I LOVE IT WHEN
YOU FIGHT DIRTY!
WE DO WHAT WE CAN,
BUDDY.
( alarm sounding )
HEY, CAPTAIN...
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
DAMN, I THOUGHT
I ASKED FOR A PRIVATE ROOM.
WHAT THE HELL HIT US?
THE IMPULSE IS MY GUESS.
JUST ENOUGH TO KNOCK US OUT.
LOOKS LIKE
WE'VE BEEN ACCESSORIZED.
SOME SORT OF METALLIC IMPLANT.
AND STRIPPED
OF OUR WEAPONS.
IT MUST BE 100 DEGREES IN HERE.
WHOEVER PUT US HERE
MADE ONE MISTAKE.
WHAT'S THAT, CAPTAIN?
THEY LEFT US ALIVE.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
MAJOR.
IT'S 0800.
IN TWO HOURS, I WANT OPTIONS
FOR AN ESCAPE PLAN.
I'M ON IT, SIR.
( electronic voice )
PRISONERS OF WAR,
IDENTIFY YOURSELVES!
WHO'S ASKING?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NAME AND RANK IS ALL THEY GET.
KIMBRO, ROBERT R.
CAPTAIN OF
THE STARSHIP
ARCHIPELAGO.
NAGUCHI, MAJOR RONALD.
LIEUTENANT
CHRISTOPHER VALENTINE.
DR. ELAYNA CHOMSKI.
O'KEEFE, KRISTIN ANNE,
CIVILIAN.
SERGEANT WAYLON DEAD-EYE DUMAR,
SCUMBAG EXTERMINATOR.
YOU HAVE A BROUGHT
A DEVICE TO THIS PLANET
IN THE STORAGE AREA
OF YOUR SHIP.
WE DEMAND A FULL ACCOUNTING
OF ITS FUNCTION AND PURPOSE.
WE DEMAND TO SEE
YOUR UGLY MUG.
SILENCE!
OH, BITE ME!
OW! OW! OH, GOD!
OW!
OH...
YOU ALL RIGHT,
SARGE?
YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GOING
TO TAKE MORE THAN THAT, MAN.
FURTHER DEFIANCE WILL BE
DEALT WITH SWIFTLY AND HARSHLY.
YOU HAVE ONE HOUR TO DESIGNATE
ONE WHO WILL SPEAK FOR YOU.
WE ARE DEHYDRATED.
THIS MAN NEEDS WATER.
WHEN OUR DEMANDS ARE MET,
YOURS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
IF YOU FAIL TO COOPERATE,
YOU WILL MEET THE SAME FATE
AS THE LAST
UNFORTUNATE CREATURES
TO TRESPASS IN THIS SECTOR.
WHAT IS IT,
CAPTAIN?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT THEY RIPPED ITS GUTS OUT.
( Control Voice )
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR TELEVISION.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST
THE PICTURE.
WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING
THE TRANSMISSION.
WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,
AND THE VERTICAL.
WE CAN DELUGE YOU
WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS
OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE
TO CRYSTAL CLARITY...
AND BEYOND.
WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION
TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONCEIVE.
FOR THE NEXT HOUR,
WE WILL CONTROL
ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE
THE AWE AND MYSTERY
WHICH REACHES FROM
THE DEEPEST INNER MIND
TO
--THE OUTER LIMITS.
( Control Voice )
WHILE SOME PRISONERS OF WAR
SHOW BRAVERY
BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY,
OTHERS SUCCUMB TO AN ENEMY
OFTEN MORE FORMIDABLE
THAN THE ONE
WHICH CAPTURED THEM.
FRONT AND CENTER.
WOULD YOU CARE TO JOIN US,
LIEUTENANT?
ASSESSMENT, DOCTOR.
IT'S EBONITE ALL RIGHT.
DOWN THE LINE
CLASS FIVE P.O.W. COMPOUND.
THE ALIENS
BUILD 'EM TO LAST.
STRUCTURAL ASSAY, MAJOR?
( Naguchi )
NON-FERROUS ALLOY.
CORDITE AMALGAM --
IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE
UNLESS YOU'RE PACKING
AN SYNTH-8 TORCH.
WHAT'S THE PLAN,
CAPTAIN?
SAME AS WHEN WE WERE OUTNUMBERED
BY THE EBONITES ON PETAVIUS.
WE HUNKER DOWN, CLAM UP
AND WAIT
FOR OUR MOMENT.
ALL OUR DATA SHOWS
WE'RE A GOOD PARSEC AWAY
FROM ANY KNOWN EBONITE OUTPOST.
THAT PLANET
SHOULD BE UNINHABITED.
WOULDN'T BE
THE FIRST TIME
HQ UNDERESTIMATED
THE ENEMY'S REACH.
FLEET COMMAND
SENDS US TO PLANT A BOMB
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A HORNET'S NEST.
I WAS TOLD
THE DEVICE
WAS STRICTLY
TELEMETRY AND RECON.
WHO KNOWS?
BEST CREW OF THE FLEET,
THEY DON'T EVEN TRUST US
WITH THE SKINNY.
IF I DID HAVE
THE FACTS,
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS PLACE
WIRED NINE WAYS FROM SUNDAY.
SO THE LESS WE SAY
ABOUT THE DEVICE,
THE BETTER.
EVER HEAR
OF EBONITES SPEAKING ENGLISH?
NO, BUT IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.
WE'RE NOT THE FIRST HUMANS
THEY'VE CAPTURED.
MAYBE
THEY PICKED UP
THE LINGO FROM
OTHER PRISONERS.
COULD BE ONE CELL
OF A PENAL COLONY.
( Valentine )
THERE COULD BE OTHER
PRISONERS HERE LIKE US.
HELLO!
IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?!
YOU KNOW,
THE EBONITES WILL RIP
A MAN'S HEART OUT
AND FEED IT TO HIM
JUST TO GET WHAT THEY WANT.
THEN I GUESS YOU'RE SAFE, SARGE.
LET'S JUST HOPE THAT
THEY DON'T SEE OUR CIVILIAN HERE
AS AN ACHILLES' HEEL.
I'M SWORN TO SECRECY LIKE YOU.
I'VE BEEN BRIEFED
ON DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURE.
NO MORE, NO LESS --
NOT THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD RUMORS.
WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?
THAT IT'S SOME KIND
OF DEEP-SPACE BIO-SENSOR.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK
FOR ALIEN LIFEFORMS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THE DAMN THING WORKS.
THE LAST
ISF CONFERENCE,
THERE WAS TALK ABOUT
A DOOMSDAY DEVICE.
IF IT'S THE WEAPONS SYSTEM
BEING WHISPERED ABOUT,
WE JUST BETTER HOPE TO GOD
WE HAVEN'T
PUT IT IN ENEMY HANDS.
I'M TELLING YOU.
SCREWED, BLUED AND TATTOOED.
LISTEN UP.
WHATEVER DIFFERENCES WE HAVE ON
HOW FLEET COMMAND HANDLED THIS,
WE PUT 'EM
ASIDE RIGHT NOW.
IF WE'RE GOING TO SURVIVE,
WE ACT AS ONE.
AN ASSAULT ON ONE OF US
IS AN ASSAULT ON ALL OF US.
WE STICK TOGETHER, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
YES, SIR.
SERGEANT?
WE LIVE TOGETHER,
WE DIE TOGETHER.
IF WE'RE
PRISONERS OF WAR,
THEY CAN'T JUST KILL US
IN COLD BLOOD.
YOU HAVEN'T GONE AGAINST
THESE BASTARDS HAND TO HAND.
YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT KIND
OF SAVAGES WE'RE DEALING WITH.
IS ANYBODY
OUT THERE?!
SOMEBODY
PLEASE HELP US!
HEY,
BOY SCOUT, TAKE IT EASY.
NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU
THAT DOESN'T WANT YOU DEAD.
VALENTINE!
WATCH YOUR BACKS!
OH, MY GOD!
VALENTINE!
OH, JESUS.
EASY, VALENTINE.
LOOK WHAT THEY DID
TO HIS MOUTH.
BOY SCOUT,
SETTLE DOWN.
EASY, SON, EASY.
INSTANTANEOUS FUSION
IN THE EPIDERMAL LAYER.
ONE OF
THE EBONITES' FAVORITE TOYS.
COMMAND HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT
SINCE THEY CAPTURED
THAT T-CLASS SCOUT SHIP
IN THE PROCYON SKIRMISHES.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME
I'VE SEEN IT USED THOUGH.
CAPTAIN.
I'M PRETTY SURE I'VE LOCATED
THE VID AND AUDIO SENSORS.
IF YOU WANT,
I CAN TRY AND DISABLE THEM.
DO IT.
THE TIME IS UP!
HAVE YOU CHOSEN A SPOKESMAN?
WE HAVE.
WAIT, NOT YET.
WHY DON'T YOU
LET ME GO?
JUST IN CASE THEY
DECIDE TO GET UGLY
RIGHT OFF THE BAT,
YOU KNOW,
SET AN EXAMPLE.
CAN'T AFFORD TO
LOSE OUR COMMANDER.
THANKS, SARGE,
BUT I WANT THEM
TO KNOW
THEY'VE PICKED
THE WRONG SQUADRON
TO MESS WITH.
BESIDES, IF ANYONE'S
GOING TO TAKE
A HIGH HARD ONE
FOR THE TEAM,
IT OUGHT TO BE ME.
STEP FORWARD,
CAPTAIN KIMBRO.
GIVE 'EM HELL.
STEP INTO THE LIGHT,
CAPTAIN KIMBRO.
WATER.
WE HAVE BUT A FEW QUESTIONS.
ANSWER THEM TRUTHFULLY,
AND YOU WILL BE RETURNED
TO YOUR COMRADES
UNHARMED.
WE HAVE RECOVERED THE WEAPON
OF WAR FROM YOUR SHIP.
WHY DID YOU BRING IT
TO OUR PLANET?
I WASN'T AWARE
THIS WAS YOUR PLANET.
ARE WE STILL ON N184,
OR DID YOU MOVE US?
WE WILL ASK
THE QUESTIONS.
WHY DID YOU
BRING THE DEVICE?
IT'S A TOOL
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
WHAT KIND
OF RESEARCH?
WE WEREN'T GIVEN
THE PARTICULARS.
WHAT ABOUT FOOD AND WATER
FOR MY CREW?
YOU WILL GET NOTHING
IF YOU DON'T COOPERATE.
YOU WANT TO SCORE POINTS,
BRING YOUR COMMAND MY HEAD.
JUST LET THE REST OF MY CREW GO.
I SWEAR
THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
WHAT WERE
YOUR ORDERS?
TO DEPLOY THE DEVICE
AND RETURN HOME.
THEN YOU MUST BE ABLE
TO ACCESS ITS CONTROLS.
IT'S SELF-ACTIVATING.
SO...
IT'S A BOMB.
IT'S NOT A BOMB.
I TOLD YOU.
IT'S A RESEARCH INSTRUMENT.
TORTURING PRISONERS
VIOLATES THE GENEVA
AND ALPHA AQUILAE CONVENTIONS,
AND IT WON'T GET YOU SQUAT.
WHATEVER YOU THINK
YOU'RE PROTECTING,
CAPTAIN, KNOW THIS:
EITHER SATISFY ME
WITH THE TRUTH
BY THE TIME
OUR SECOND SUN RISES,
OR YOU'LL WATCH
YOUR CREW DIE.
IT WON'T BE
THE FIRST TIME
YOU'VE SEEN THAT,
WILL IT, CAPTAIN?
YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS,
DON'T YOU?
THEY START QUESTIONING US
ONE BY ONE
UNTIL SOMEBODY BUCKLES.
EVEN IF
THE CAPTAIN KNEW SOMETHING,
HE WON'T SAY ANYTHING.
DON'T BET THE FARM ON THAT.
AND WHY IS THAT?
I LIKE THE CAPTAIN.
IT'S JUST YOU CAN'T
COUNT OUT
A MAN'S HISTORY.
WAIT, YOU'RE NOT
BRINGING UP THAT B.S.
ABOUT THE FIRST
EBONITE INVASION.
I THOUGHT
THE CAPTAIN WAS DECORATED.
HE WAS.
MAYBE SO.
BUT HE ABANDONED SHIP BEFORE
HIS CREW WAS ACCOUNTED FOR.
HIS ESCAPE CAPSULE
JETTISONED SAFELY,
BUT THE SECOND POD
MALFUNCTIONED.
FOUR CREW MEMBERS
ON THE
OUTBOUND--DIED
INCLUDING
YOUR CAPTAIN'S BEST FRIEND.
YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
KIMBRO WOULD SELL US OUT
TO SAVE HIMSELF?
WE SHOULDN'T MAKE
ANY BLANKET ASSUMPTIONS.
THEN DON'T.
THIS IS THE LAST THING WE NEED
RIGHT NOW.
YOU HEARD WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAID.
WE EITHER HANG TOGETHER
OR WE HANG SEPARATELY.
CAPTAIN.
SO?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
FULL METAL
INTERROGATION, HUH?
SAME VOICE OVER AND OVER.
THEY WANT ACCESS CODES
TO THE DEVICE.
WHAT DID
YOU TELL THEM?
THE TRUTH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
TOOK YOUR TIME
SAYING NOTHING.
WANT TO SEE
MY SOUVENIRS?
IT'S WATER.
BEATS
DYING OF THIRST.
YEAH.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
ABOUT VALENTINE?
I'LL JUST HAVE TO HYDRATE HIM
THROUGH HIS SKIN.
LIEUTENANT VALENTINE.
ENTER.
VALENTINE.
YOU WISH TO REGAIN
YOUR SPEECH,
DON'T YOU?
WE CAN MAKE
THAT HAPPEN.
BUT UNDERSTAND
WE EXPECT
SOMETHING IN RETURN.
IS THAT BETTER,
LIEUTENANT?
YES.
THE DEVICE
IN THE CARGO BAY,
LIEUTENANT VALENTINE.
WE WANT TO KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK
ANYONE ELSE DOES EITHER.
IT WOULD
BE A SHAME
IF FLEET COMMAND
NOTIFIED
YOUR MOTHER
HER OTHER SON
DIED IN COMBAT TOO.
WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT MY BROTHER?
YOUR CAPTAIN.
( Kimbro's voice )
VALENTINE'S YOUR
BASIC EAGER BEAVER.
HE GREW UP
IN THE SHADOWS
OF HIS OLDER BROTHER
BILLY,
BIG WAR HERO.
IT'S NOT THAT
I DON'T LIKE HIM,
BUT HE'S NOT
A SOLDIER
YOU'D TRUST
WITH YOUR LIFE.
NOT LIKE HIS BROTHER.
HE JUST DOESN'T
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
HE'S RIGHT.
I'LL NEVER
BE THE MAN MY BROTHER WAS.
BILLY SACRIFICED HIS LIFE
TO SAVE HIS PLATOON.
THAT'S A CROCK.
OH, GOD ALMIGHTY.
BILLY.
I STUMBLED ON THAT PULSE MINE.
I WASN'T TRYING TO SAVE ANYBODY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE ALIVE?
MORE ALIVE THAN YOU'LL BE
IF YOU DON'T PLAY BALL.
NO, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
I'M DREAMING THIS.
DOES THAT
FEEL LIKE A DREAM, CHRIS?
LOOK, YOU SAID
YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE LIKE ME.
YOU CAN BE THE REAL HERO,
LITTLE BROTHER.
NOT A FRAUD
LIKE ME.
YOU CAN MAKE A LIAR
OUT OF THAT CAPTAIN.
SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE
AND THE LIVES OF
EVERYONE IN YOUR CREW.
OH, THANK GOD.
( Dumar )
WHAT DO YOU KNOW.
KID GOT HIS MOUTH BACK...
SORT OF.
THEY HAD TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE
IF THEY WANTED HIM TO TALK.
WELL, DID YOU?
OF COURSE NOT.
MY BROTHER...
MY BROTHER BILLY WAS THERE.
YOUR BROTHER'S DEAD,
LIEUTENANT.
THEY PULLED THE IMAGE
FROM YOUR MIND.
I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ME,
CAPTAIN.
THEY PLAYED IT BACK.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
ABOUT HOW
YOU COULDN'T TRUST ME,
THAT I WASN'T
HALF THE SOLDIER
MY BROTHER WAS.
I NEVER SAID ANY
OF THOSE THINGS.
EBONITES MUST HAVE
SIMULATED MY VOICE.
THEY COULD HAVE DOWNLOADED
THE PERSONNEL FILES
FROM THE SHIP.
THEN THEY'D KNOW EVERYTHING.
MAYBE MORE THAN WE KNOW.
LET'S HOPE
THEY DIDN'T GIVE HIM
HIS VOICE BACK
SO HE COULD SQUEAL.
I DIDN'T TELL THEM
ANYTHING!
DID YOUR BROTHER--
THE IMAGE
OF YOUR BROTHER,
DID HE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO TALK?
IT'S NOT
BILLY'S FAULT!
THEY MADE HIM
SAY THOSE THINGS.
THERE WAS NO BILLY!
AND I NEVER SAID
THOSE THINGS ABOUT YOU.
DON'T YOU SEE
WHAT THEY'RE DOING?
DON'T YOU SEE?
THEY'RE MESSING WITH OUR MINDS.
CAPTAIN.
THIS SHOULD
KNOCK OUT THEIR SURVEILLANCE.
WHAT DID THEY DO TO ME?
WHAT DID THEY DO!?
MY EYES.
HERE,
HAVE SOME FOOD.
YOU KNOW, THEY SAID
THEY WOULDN'T EVEN
CONSIDER GIVING US
FOOD OR WATER
UNTIL THEIR DEMANDS
WERE MET FIRST.
WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST CAN'T HELP THINKING
MAYBE, MAYBE THEY'VE ALREADY
HEARD SOMETHING THEY LIKE.
MAKES SENSE TO ME.
CAN'T YOU SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
IT'S INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT,
ALTERNATING
PUNISHMENT WITH REWARD,
THE FIRST RULE
OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
AND WHAT WAS YOUR REWARD,
CAPTAIN?
WHAT HAVEN'T YOU TOLD US?
I SAW YOUR REACTION
WHEN VALENTINE TOLD US
ABOUT HIS BROTHER.
WHAT DID
THEY SHOW YOU?
WHO DID YOU SEE?
BOBBY?
BOBBY, WAKE UP.
IT'S ME.
DENNIS?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
NOW IS THAT ANY WAY
TO GREET YOUR BEST FRIEND?
BUT...YOU DIED.
YOU, YOU DIED UP THERE.
YOU DIDN'T STICK AROUND
TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO ANY OF US.
NOT THAT
I BLAME YOU.
THE
OUTBOUND
--DISINTEGRATED.
HOW DID YOU SURVIVE?
THE EBONITES...
DEPLOYED A MOP-UP TEAM
JUST BEFORE THEY...JUST
BEFORE THEY BLEW UP THE SHIP.
I'VE BEEN A PRISONER
HERE EVER SINCE.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
THEY STONE-WALLED.
ALL DEAD?
MERCIFULLY,
YES.
DENNIS...
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.
MY INSTRUMENTS
SHOWED YOUR POD
FREE AND CLEAR
OF THE SHIP.
I WOULD NEVER
HAVE LEFT YOU BEHIND.
HEY, YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
FEAR'S A POWERFUL THING, BOBBY,
NO MATTER WHAT WE WANT
TO BELIEVE ABOUT OURSELVES.
BUT I THINK
WE BOTH KNOW
WHAT'S
MOTIVATING YOU NOW --
FEAR OF LOSING
MORE PEOPLE
ON YOUR WATCH.
DENNIS...
I'M SORRY.
IF ONLY I COULD HAVE
TRADED PLACES WITH YOU.
MAYBE YOU'LL BE
GIVEN THE CHANCE, BOBBY.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK.
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO TO ME.
I FELT THE SAME WAY
FOR THE LONGEST TIME.
BUT THEY'RE GOING
TO GET THE INFORMATION
ONE WAY...
OR ANOTHER.
DON'T MAKE IT
ANY HARDER
THAN IT HAS TO BE.
YOU'RE POSITIVE
IT WAS IN YOUR MIND?
IT MUST HAVE BEEN.
HE WAS TRYING TO GET ME TO TALK.
IN A MILLION YEARS,
DENNIS WOULD NEVER
HAVE DONE THAT.
HE WAS THE BEST DAMN SOLDIER
I'VE EVER KNOWN.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US, CAPTAIN?
LIVING IT ONCE WAS HARD ENOUGH.
THE COMMANDER
IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT
FOR THE SOLDIERS UNDER HIM.
ONE OF THEM DIES...
SO DOES A PART OF YOU.
JUST ASK THE MAJOR.
CAPTAIN,
DON'T YOU THINK
RONNY'S BEEN
THROUGH ENOUGH?
LOOK AT HIM.
YOU LOST GUYS IN COMBAT?
IF IT WAS COMBAT,
MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
HEY! BACK OFF!
I DIDN'T BRING IT UP.
CAPTAIN...
I'M PRETTY SURE
I CAN FINISH WHAT
NAGUCHI STARTED.
( Valentine )
RON...RONNY.
IT'S WORSE LIKE THIS...
IN THE DARK.
WHAT'S...
WHAT'S WORSE?
I CAN'T STOP
SEEING THEIR FACES.
HE'S TALKING
ABOUT THE AIR SHOW ACCIDENT.
IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
IT WAS COCKINESS.
STUPIDITY.
MY STUPIDITY!
WE WERE CIRCLING
TO RETURN
TO THE BASE.
SO I SAID,
"HOW ABOUT A CURTAIN CALL?"
I CLIMBED
TO 2,000 FEET
AND BEGAN MY LOOP.
THEY TOOK MY LEAD.
I THOUGHT WE HAD ENOUGH ROOM.
I SKIMMED THE TOP
OF THE TREES.
SO DID AZINGER.
BUT THE REST OF THEM
COULDN'T PULL UP.
I LED 'EM STRAIGHT TO HELL.
HOW MANY DIED?
TWO OF THE BEST PILOT
IN THE COMMAND.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED
BY THE BURNING DEBRIS...
INCLUDING A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
SHE WAS...
SHE WAS BLINDED.
LAST ONE.
( Dumar )
WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
( O'Keefe )
YOU TRIPPED A FAILSAFE.
NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!
SOME TOUGH GUY.
I'M JUST SICK
OF YOUR BULL.
ALL THIS BLUSTER, IT'S JUST
A COVER FOR A SCARED LITTLE BOY.
SHUT UP.
I WON'T TAKE ANY MORE!
DUMAR!
SERGEANT, STAND DOWN!
ARE YOU CRAZY?
SHE'S BEEN LYING
SINCE THIS MISSION STARTED.
BOTH OF YOU HAVE!
IF WE'RE GOING TO DIE
20 TRILLION MILES FROM HOME,
THE LEAST WE DESERVE TO KNOW
IS WHY.
HUH? WHY?
GOD.
YOU DON'T WANT THIS.
YOU'VE ALWAYS
BEEN READY
TO LAY
YOUR LIFE DOWN.
THAT WAS THEN!
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, O'KEEFE.
I'M OFFICIALLY
DECLASSIFYING THE INFORMATION.
THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN USE
EVEN IF THEY CAN HEAR US.
GIVE ME THE DAMN KNIFE.
NOW.
NOW TALK!
FIRST OF ALL,
YOU WERE KEPT OUT OF THE LOOP
TO PROTECT YOU.
THE LESS YOU KNEW,
THE SAFER YOU'D BE.
IF YOU HAD A BRAIN,
YOU'D KEEP IT THAT WAY.
WELL, I'LL TAKE
MY CHANCES.
THE INSTRUMENT
IS A WEAPON OF WAR,
THE MOST AWESOME MANKIND
HAS EVER DEVELOPED.
ONCE DEPLOYED,
IT CAN BE PROGRAMMED
TO TRAIN ITS FIREPOWER
ON ANY COORDINATES
IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE.
YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS ALL ALONG?
IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE
THE ULTIMATE DETERRENT.
WE WERE GOING TO TARGET
AN UNINHABITED WORLD
AND HAVE
THE ENEMY MONITOR THE TEST.
IT'S INSANITY!
SO WHAT? CAN THEY GET IT UP
AND RUNNING WITHOUT US?
IT'LL BLOW A HOLE IN THIS PLANET
FIVE MILES ACROSS
IF THEY TRY
AND DISMANTLE IT.
SO WE GET VAPORIZED?
HAD YOU GIVEN
ANY THOUGHT
TO WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THEY TORTURE YOU?
I'M CARRYING AN L CAPSULE.
IF I MUST, I'LL SWALLOW IT
BEFORE I GIVE UP ANY SECRETS
ON HOW TO DISMANTLE
OR USE THE BOMB.
DR. CHOMKSI.
PREPARE TO ENTER
THE INTERROGATION ROOM.
SO WHOSE
BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT
TO SEND
OUR SUPER WEAPON
TO AN EBONITE PLANET?
THERE WEREN'T
SUPPOSED TO BE EBONITES.
WHAT HAPPENED? SOMEBODY
TIP THEM OFF WE WERE COMING?
ARE YOU ACCUSING SOMEONE
OF BEING A TRAITOR?
IT'S A LONG MISSION,
TIME TO CONTACT THE ENEMY.
COME ON, SARGE,
THIS IS HOW IT STARTS.
PARANOIA, SUSPICION.
THEY'RE VIRUSES, THEY BREED.
AND ONCE THEY GET HOLD,
YOU CAN'T KILL 'EM.
DR. CHOMKSI,
LIEUTENANT VALENTINE TOLD US
YOU USED TO EXPERIMENT
ON CHILDREN.
( Valentine's voice )
IT WASN'T EASY HIDING
MY CONTEMPT FOR THAT BUTCHER.
THEY WERE TERMINALLY ILL.
IS THAT WHAT
YOU WANT, DOCTOR?
MORE SUFFERING?
MORE DYING?
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN
ENOUGH DEATH?
THIS WAR WAS NOT OF MY MAKING!
PROLONGING IT, THAT'S
IN ALL OUR HANDS,
ISN'T IT?
NO!
WHY DID YOU HURT US?
WE DIDN'T WANT TO DIE.
PLEASE,
DON'T LET IT START AGAIN.
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
ATTENTION
CREW OF THE
--ARCHIPELAGO.
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU
THAT SCIENCE OFFICER
ELAYNA CHOMKSI WILL NOT RETURN.
I WANT TO SEE HER.
TAKE ME TO HER NOW!
HER BODY EXPIRED.
WE MADE EVERY EFFORT
TO RESUSCITATE HER,
BUT WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
NO, YOU TORTURED HER
TO DEATH!
IT'S UP TO THE REST OF YOU NOW.
MAJOR NAGUCHI,
PLEASE COME FORWARD.
YOU'RE NOT TAKING
ANY MORE,
DO YOU HEAR ME?
NOT ONE!
NOW, MAJOR,
OR YOUR CAPTAIN DIES.
( Naguchi )
LEAD ME TO THE DOOR.
ARE YOU SURE?
( Kimbro )
NO, MAJOR! STOP!
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR
WHAT VALENTINE SAID ABOUT YOU.
( Valentine's voice )
AT THE AIR SHOW, MAJOR NAGUCHI
LED THEM TO THEIR DEATHS.
THEN HE TRIED
TO BLAME THEM FOR THE ACCIDENT.
NO, I DID NO SUCH THING!
YOU WANT TO
REMAIN LIKE THIS
FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE?
THEN AGAIN,
WHY SHOULD YOU SEE
WHEN THAT LITTLE GIRL
NEVER WILL?
PLEASE!
I WANT MY EYES BACK.
WHY?
SO YOU CAN CRY,
MAJOR?
OR SO YOU CAN SEE?
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE
TO SEE DR. CHOMKSI.
ELAYNA?
LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY
DID SOME TRADING.
WHAT WAS IT?
AN EYE FOR AN EYE?
VALENTINE,
YOU BASTARD!
I NEVER TOLD 'EM
ANYTHING!
BACK OFF.
IT WASN'T THE BOY SCOUT.
YOU WANT TO JUMP
ON SOMEBODY,
COME GET A PIECE OF ME.
WHAT? ARE YOU IN IT TOGETHER?
WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?
THEY MADE ME LOOK AT THE DOC.
DEAD?
THEY RIPPED HER WIDE OPEN.
CUT OUT HER HEART.
WHY'D THEY TREAT YOU SO WELL?
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
I'M THE ONE
WHO WAS BETRAYED!
PRISONERS OF WAR,
YOUR ORDEAL IS ALMOST OVER.
WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING
THE INFORMATION
YOU'VE PROVIDED.
IF IT BEARS OUT,
YOU'LL BE PERMITTED
TO RETURN TO YOUR SHIP
AND BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY HOME.
WHAT?
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
WE'RE GOING HOME.
WE'RE GOING HOME!
WE'RE GOING HOME!
YOU MADE A DEAL.
YOU MADE A DEAL, DIDN'T YOU?
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T TELL THEM ANYTHING!
SORRY,
BUT THAT DOG DON'T HUNT HERE.
I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT THE SERGEANT
MIGHT BE RIGHT.
WHAT ELSE WOULD
MAKE 'EM TURN AROUND?
IT COULD
HAVE BEEN CHOMKSI.
FUNNY HOW EASY
IT IS TO ACCUSE A CORPSE
INSTEAD OF A LIVING TRAITOR!
YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN INTERROGATED YET.
IT COULD BE YOU WON'T BE
AS BRAVE AS YOU THINK.
AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
YOU SHOULD
HAVE BEEN STRIPPED OF YOUR BARS.
INSTEAD YOU'RE PROMOTED
SIX MONTHS LATER.
CAPTAIN,
HE HAD ONE MEETING
JUST BEFORE WE LEFT.
THAT BRIEFING
WAS STRICTLY NAVIGATIONS
AND INTERSTELLAR PROTOCOLS!
( Dumar )
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS.
SO DID I.
YOU CAN'T JUST RUSH
TO JUDGMENT,
NOT WHEN WE KNOW THEY'RE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN
TO TURN US AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.
CAPTAIN,
TREASON IS A CAPITAL OFFENSE.
AND I, FOR ONE, INTEND
THAT THIS SENTENCE
BE CARRIED OUT.
YOU WANT TO TAKE
YOUR ANGER OUT ON THIS MAN,
YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO COME THROUGH ME.
I THINK HE'S GUILTY TOO,
BUT THAT'S
FOR A MILITARY COURT
TO DETERMINE.
THIS FAR FROM HOME,
WE EITHER CARRY OUR JUSTICE
WITH US, OR IT DOESN'T EXIST.
ALL THESE YEARS...
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MISSIONS,
WE'VE ALWAYS STUCK
BY EACH OTHER.
WE WERE A UNIT...A TEAM!
HOW MANY TIMES
HAS ONE OF US
SAVED THE LIFE OF THE SOLDIER
IN THE TRENCH BESIDE HIM?
NOT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE BOOK!
BUT BECAUSE IT WAS IN HIS HEART!
NOW LOOK AT US.
SERGEANT DUMAR,
COME FORWARD.
I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU,
YOU SPINELESS SACK OF GARBAGE.
NOT BY A LONG SHOT.
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU,
YOU COWARDS?
COWARDS,
SERGEANT?
WHO'S
THE REAL COWARD?
ALL THIS TIME?
ONE OF YOU KNOWS THE CODES.
AND WE'VE INTERROGATED
ALL THE MILITARY PERSONNEL
BUT YOU.
OUR SECOND SUN
RISES
IN LESS THAN
ONE OF YOUR HOURS.
AS PAINFUL AS
DR. CHOMSKI'S DEATH WAS,
YOURS WILL BE MORE PAINFUL.
NOT ME.
THEN WHO, SERGEANT?
WHO HAS THE ANSWERS?
SOMEBODY HELP ME.
I'M NOT GOING
TO ASK YOU AGAIN.
FORGIVE ME.
( screaming )
I CAN'T TAKE IT!
CIVILIAN O'KEEFE.
ENTER.
WHERE IS DUMAR?
WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE TO HIM?
O'KEEFE! O'KEEFE, NO!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE INSTANTANEOUS.
NOW, O'KEEFE.
NO!
THERE'S NO POINT
IN RESISTING, O'KEEFE.
THE SERGEANT TOLD US IT WAS YOU
WHO HOLDS THE ANSWERS.
WHERE IS DUMAR?
YOU KILLED HIM?
SERGEANT DUMAR
HAS BEEN DETAINED.
TIME IS SHORT.
WE WANT YOU TO DISABLE
THE ARMAMENT'S
PROTECTIVE ELECTRONICS.
DO IT OR PAY THE PRICE.
YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO FREE MY HANDS
IF YOU EXPECT ME
TO DEFEAT THE BOOBY TRAPS.
OH, GOD.
OH.
WE THOUGHT YOU WERE A GONER.
HE'S NOT HUMAN.
I SAW HIM IN THERE.
HE'S AN EBONITE, CAPTAIN.
HE'S GONE OFF THE EDGE.
I'M NO MORE AN ALIEN
THAN YOU ARE!
THEY'VE GOT O'KEEFE IN THERE.
YOU TOLD THEM, DIDN'T YOU?
I CAN READ IT
ALL OVER YOUR FACE.
NAGUCHI TOLD 'EM.
I JUST CONFIRMED IT, CAPTAIN.
THEY WERE GOING TO KILL ME.
KILL US ALL!
HE'S AN ALIEN!
DON'T YOU GET IT?!
THEY PLAYED YOU
FOR ALL YOU WERE WORTH.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE SENSE
OR THE COURAGE
YOU WERE BORN WITH.
YOU ARE A PATHETIC EXCUSE
FOR A SOLDIER!
I'LL KILL YOU!
DIE, YOU! DIE!
YOU TRAITOR!
HE KILLED HIM,
HE KILLED HIM.
( Kimbro )
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
THAT'S IT! PULL THE PLUG!
GET THE PARAMEDICS IN HERE.
WHAT THE HELL?
WAIT A MINUTE.
OH, SWEET
MOTHER OF GOD!
MEDICS,
GET IN HERE NOW!
THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
( PA announcer )
CODE BLUE.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAM
TO THE SIMULATION CHAMBER.
IS EVERYONE SEEING
WHAT I'M SEEING?
IT'S NO HALLUCINATION,
LIEUTENANT.
GENERAL SEAWELL?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?
AT THE STAR FLEET RESEARCH LAB
AT FORT DIX.
WHAT?
WE WERE ON EARTH?
AND HAVE BEEN EVER SINCE
WE BROUGHT THE
ARCHIPELAGO
BACK FROM DEEP SPACE
AND ALL OF YOU OUT OF SEDATION.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
WELL, THEN MAYBE
YOU SHOULD ASK DR. CHOMSKI.
NAGUCHI SWORE YOU WERE DEAD.
A LIFE CAST WITH
SOME GRUESOME TOUCHES.
YOU'RE PART OF IT?
I ONLY FOUND OUT
AFTER THE INTERROGATION.
I BEGGED THEM TO STOP IT.
THEY WOULDN'T.
( doctor )
WE'RE LOSING HIM.
AND MAJOR NAGUCHI?
WE USED HIS HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE
IN DUMAR'S INTERROGATION
AS THE LAST PHASE
OF THE EXPERIMENT.
I ONLY WISH HIS ASSAULT
WAS PART OF
THE SIMULATION.
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?
WE ARE AT WAR, SOLDIER,
WITH AN ALIEN RACE
OF SUCH ADVANCED CAPABILITY.
WE WON'T PREVAIL UNLESS WE KNOW
THE PHYSICAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL LIMITS
OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN
IN THE FIELD.
WE FABRICATED YOUR CAPTURE
BY THE EBONITES,
USED STATE-OF-THE-ART IMAGING
TO GASLIGHT YOU,
ALL TO TEST YOUR SNAP THRESHOLD.
THE WEAPON WE WERE CARRYING.
IT WASN'T REAL.
OH, IT'S VERY REAL.
ONE DAY YOU'LL DEPLOY IT
JUST AS YOU EXPECTED TO.
BUT WE COULDN'T RISK
IT GETTING INTO ENEMY HANDS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE FOUND OUT JUST
HOW HUMAN YOU ALL REALLY ARE.
NO.
NO, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
WE'RE NOT ON EARTH.
TELL ME WE'RE NOT ON EARTH.
( Kimbro )
WE'RE HOME, O'KEEFE.
WE HAVE BEEN ALL THIS TIME.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
I DIDN'T
DISENGAGE THE BOOBY TRAPS.
I JUST PRETENDED TO.
I SET THE DEVICE TO DETONATE
IN EXACTLY ONE MINUTE.
OH, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WE SAFEGUARDED AGAINST
ANY ACCIDENTAL TRIGGERING
BEFORE YOU WENT INTO SPACE.
WE EVEN ADDED
AN ELECTRONIC FIREWALL.
NO, NO, I BYPASSED
ALL FIVE LEVELS OF SAFEGUARDS.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE.
I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN.
I DESIGNED THE DAMN THING!
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S GOING OFF IN 40 SECONDS.
GOD ALMIGHTY!
WELL, DON'T JUST STAND THERE!
STOP THE COUNTDOWN!
THAT THING GOES OFF,
HALF THE HEMISPHERE
GOES WITH IT!
IT'S TOO LATE.
THEY CAN'T. NO ONE CAN.
IT'S BEEN GIVEN
THE FINAL COMMAND.
WE WERE IN ENEMY TERRITORY.
WE WERE GOING TO DIE ANYWAY.
GENERAL,
TELL ME
THIS IS PART OF THE SIMULATION.
O'KEEFE, DO SOMETHING!
OH, GOD,
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
( control voice )
IN OUR EFFORTS
TO PLUMB THE DEPTHS
OF OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL ENDURANCE,
WE MAY DO MORE
THAN DRIVE OURSELVES
TO THE BREAKING POINT.
WE MAY DESTROY THE VERY WORLD
WE'RE SEEKING TO PROTECT.
AROUND PLANET N184.
ENTIRE CREW
IS IN THE CARGO BAY NOW.
AS SOON AS WE TOUCH DOWN,
WE'LL BEGIN DEPLOYMENT PROTOCOL.
THIS NEEDS
ALL SIX OF US?
THOSE ARE
THE ORDERS.
EVERY CREW MEMBER
REPORT TO THE HOLD
FOR INSTRUMENT
DEPLOYMENT.
DISPLAY OP, PLEASE.
START DEPLOYMENT
OF THE DEVICE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT SEEMS LIKE
A LONG WAY TO COME
JUST FOR
TARGET PRACTICE.
WHAT MAKES YOU
SO SURE IT'S A WEAPON?
COULD JUST BE
AN OVERSIZED MUSIC BOX.
YEAH, RIGHT.
HOW LONG DO YOU FIGURE
TO DEPLOY THE PACKAGE?
IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT,
WE'LL HAVE IT
ON THE SURFACE AND OPERATIONAL
INSIDE OF FIVE HOURS.
WITH OUR WINDOW,
THAT STILL LEAVES
ALMOST HALF A DAY FOR
SURVEY AND EXPLORATION.
SOMEBODY TELL
THE BOY SCOUT
WE DIDN'T SIGN ON
FOR A PICNIC.
WHAT DID WE SIGN ON FOR?
YOU DON'T KNOW
ANY MORE ABOUT THIS CARGO
THAN I DO.
DIFFERENCE IS I KNOW ENOUGH
NOT TO GIVE A DAMN.
TALK TO ME!
LASER FIRE
FROM THE SURFACE.
DAMAGE IS AFT
OF MAIN THRUSTER.
ALL CRITICAL SYSTEMS
INTACT.
SIGNATURE?
EBONITE WEAPONRY,
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
THIS WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE A DEAD PLANET.
WELL, THAT
CAN BE ARRANGED.
ACTIVATE WEAPONS REMOTE.
STAND BY TO LAUNCH.
COMPUTER, THIS IS
WEAPONS OFFICER DUMAR.
ARM LASER --
TARGETING.
RIGHT 40.
UP 20.
RIGHT TWO -- LOCK.
WE'RE LOCKED ON
THEIR TRACKING SYSTEM, CAPTAIN.
JUST SAY THE WORD.
LET 'EM KNOW
WHAT WE'RE MADE OF.
B-55 BORON LASER BANKS FIRE!
RIGHT DOWN
THEIR THROATS!
NO ADDITIONAL
ENERGY READINGS.
LOOKS LIKE
WE KNOCKED 'EM OUT.
ALL QUIET.
I LOVE IT WHEN
YOU FIGHT DIRTY!
WE DO WHAT WE CAN,
BUDDY.
( alarm sounding )
HEY, CAPTAIN...
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
DAMN, I THOUGHT
I ASKED FOR A PRIVATE ROOM.
WHAT THE HELL HIT US?
THE IMPULSE IS MY GUESS.
JUST ENOUGH TO KNOCK US OUT.
LOOKS LIKE
WE'VE BEEN ACCESSORIZED.
SOME SORT OF METALLIC IMPLANT.
AND STRIPPED
OF OUR WEAPONS.
IT MUST BE 100 DEGREES IN HERE.
WHOEVER PUT US HERE
MADE ONE MISTAKE.
WHAT'S THAT, CAPTAIN?
THEY LEFT US ALIVE.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
MAJOR.
IT'S 0800.
IN TWO HOURS, I WANT OPTIONS
FOR AN ESCAPE PLAN.
I'M ON IT, SIR.
( electronic voice )
PRISONERS OF WAR,
IDENTIFY YOURSELVES!
WHO'S ASKING?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
NAME AND RANK IS ALL THEY GET.
KIMBRO, ROBERT R.
CAPTAIN OF
THE STARSHIP
ARCHIPELAGO.
NAGUCHI, MAJOR RONALD.
LIEUTENANT
CHRISTOPHER VALENTINE.
DR. ELAYNA CHOMSKI.
O'KEEFE, KRISTIN ANNE,
CIVILIAN.
SERGEANT WAYLON DEAD-EYE DUMAR,
SCUMBAG EXTERMINATOR.
YOU HAVE A BROUGHT
A DEVICE TO THIS PLANET
IN THE STORAGE AREA
OF YOUR SHIP.
WE DEMAND A FULL ACCOUNTING
OF ITS FUNCTION AND PURPOSE.
WE DEMAND TO SEE
YOUR UGLY MUG.
SILENCE!
OH, BITE ME!
OW! OW! OH, GOD!
OW!
OH...
YOU ALL RIGHT,
SARGE?
YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GOING
TO TAKE MORE THAN THAT, MAN.
FURTHER DEFIANCE WILL BE
DEALT WITH SWIFTLY AND HARSHLY.
YOU HAVE ONE HOUR TO DESIGNATE
ONE WHO WILL SPEAK FOR YOU.
WE ARE DEHYDRATED.
THIS MAN NEEDS WATER.
WHEN OUR DEMANDS ARE MET,
YOURS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
IF YOU FAIL TO COOPERATE,
YOU WILL MEET THE SAME FATE
AS THE LAST
UNFORTUNATE CREATURES
TO TRESPASS IN THIS SECTOR.
WHAT IS IT,
CAPTAIN?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT THEY RIPPED ITS GUTS OUT.
( Control Voice )
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR TELEVISION.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST
THE PICTURE.
WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING
THE TRANSMISSION.
WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,
AND THE VERTICAL.
WE CAN DELUGE YOU
WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS
OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE
TO CRYSTAL CLARITY...
AND BEYOND.
WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION
TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONCEIVE.
FOR THE NEXT HOUR,
WE WILL CONTROL
ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE
THE AWE AND MYSTERY
WHICH REACHES FROM
THE DEEPEST INNER MIND
TO
--THE OUTER LIMITS.
( Control Voice )
WHILE SOME PRISONERS OF WAR
SHOW BRAVERY
BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY,
OTHERS SUCCUMB TO AN ENEMY
OFTEN MORE FORMIDABLE
THAN THE ONE
WHICH CAPTURED THEM.
FRONT AND CENTER.
WOULD YOU CARE TO JOIN US,
LIEUTENANT?
ASSESSMENT, DOCTOR.
IT'S EBONITE ALL RIGHT.
DOWN THE LINE
CLASS FIVE P.O.W. COMPOUND.
THE ALIENS
BUILD 'EM TO LAST.
STRUCTURAL ASSAY, MAJOR?
( Naguchi )
NON-FERROUS ALLOY.
CORDITE AMALGAM --
IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE
UNLESS YOU'RE PACKING
AN SYNTH-8 TORCH.
WHAT'S THE PLAN,
CAPTAIN?
SAME AS WHEN WE WERE OUTNUMBERED
BY THE EBONITES ON PETAVIUS.
WE HUNKER DOWN, CLAM UP
AND WAIT
FOR OUR MOMENT.
ALL OUR DATA SHOWS
WE'RE A GOOD PARSEC AWAY
FROM ANY KNOWN EBONITE OUTPOST.
THAT PLANET
SHOULD BE UNINHABITED.
WOULDN'T BE
THE FIRST TIME
HQ UNDERESTIMATED
THE ENEMY'S REACH.
FLEET COMMAND
SENDS US TO PLANT A BOMB
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A HORNET'S NEST.
I WAS TOLD
THE DEVICE
WAS STRICTLY
TELEMETRY AND RECON.
WHO KNOWS?
BEST CREW OF THE FLEET,
THEY DON'T EVEN TRUST US
WITH THE SKINNY.
IF I DID HAVE
THE FACTS,
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS PLACE
WIRED NINE WAYS FROM SUNDAY.
SO THE LESS WE SAY
ABOUT THE DEVICE,
THE BETTER.
EVER HEAR
OF EBONITES SPEAKING ENGLISH?
NO, BUT IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.
WE'RE NOT THE FIRST HUMANS
THEY'VE CAPTURED.
MAYBE
THEY PICKED UP
THE LINGO FROM
OTHER PRISONERS.
COULD BE ONE CELL
OF A PENAL COLONY.
( Valentine )
THERE COULD BE OTHER
PRISONERS HERE LIKE US.
HELLO!
IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?!
YOU KNOW,
THE EBONITES WILL RIP
A MAN'S HEART OUT
AND FEED IT TO HIM
JUST TO GET WHAT THEY WANT.
THEN I GUESS YOU'RE SAFE, SARGE.
LET'S JUST HOPE THAT
THEY DON'T SEE OUR CIVILIAN HERE
AS AN ACHILLES' HEEL.
I'M SWORN TO SECRECY LIKE YOU.
I'VE BEEN BRIEFED
ON DEPLOYMENT PROCEDURE.
NO MORE, NO LESS --
NOT THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD RUMORS.
WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?
THAT IT'S SOME KIND
OF DEEP-SPACE BIO-SENSOR.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK
FOR ALIEN LIFEFORMS.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THE DAMN THING WORKS.
THE LAST
ISF CONFERENCE,
THERE WAS TALK ABOUT
A DOOMSDAY DEVICE.
IF IT'S THE WEAPONS SYSTEM
BEING WHISPERED ABOUT,
WE JUST BETTER HOPE TO GOD
WE HAVEN'T
PUT IT IN ENEMY HANDS.
I'M TELLING YOU.
SCREWED, BLUED AND TATTOOED.
LISTEN UP.
WHATEVER DIFFERENCES WE HAVE ON
HOW FLEET COMMAND HANDLED THIS,
WE PUT 'EM
ASIDE RIGHT NOW.
IF WE'RE GOING TO SURVIVE,
WE ACT AS ONE.
AN ASSAULT ON ONE OF US
IS AN ASSAULT ON ALL OF US.
WE STICK TOGETHER, RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
YES, SIR.
SERGEANT?
WE LIVE TOGETHER,
WE DIE TOGETHER.
IF WE'RE
PRISONERS OF WAR,
THEY CAN'T JUST KILL US
IN COLD BLOOD.
YOU HAVEN'T GONE AGAINST
THESE BASTARDS HAND TO HAND.
YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHAT KIND
OF SAVAGES WE'RE DEALING WITH.
IS ANYBODY
OUT THERE?!
SOMEBODY
PLEASE HELP US!
HEY,
BOY SCOUT, TAKE IT EASY.
NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU
THAT DOESN'T WANT YOU DEAD.
VALENTINE!
WATCH YOUR BACKS!
OH, MY GOD!
VALENTINE!
OH, JESUS.
EASY, VALENTINE.
LOOK WHAT THEY DID
TO HIS MOUTH.
BOY SCOUT,
SETTLE DOWN.
EASY, SON, EASY.
INSTANTANEOUS FUSION
IN THE EPIDERMAL LAYER.
ONE OF
THE EBONITES' FAVORITE TOYS.
COMMAND HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT
SINCE THEY CAPTURED
THAT T-CLASS SCOUT SHIP
IN THE PROCYON SKIRMISHES.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME
I'VE SEEN IT USED THOUGH.
CAPTAIN.
I'M PRETTY SURE I'VE LOCATED
THE VID AND AUDIO SENSORS.
IF YOU WANT,
I CAN TRY AND DISABLE THEM.
DO IT.
THE TIME IS UP!
HAVE YOU CHOSEN A SPOKESMAN?
WE HAVE.
WAIT, NOT YET.
WHY DON'T YOU
LET ME GO?
JUST IN CASE THEY
DECIDE TO GET UGLY
RIGHT OFF THE BAT,
YOU KNOW,
SET AN EXAMPLE.
CAN'T AFFORD TO
LOSE OUR COMMANDER.
THANKS, SARGE,
BUT I WANT THEM
TO KNOW
THEY'VE PICKED
THE WRONG SQUADRON
TO MESS WITH.
BESIDES, IF ANYONE'S
GOING TO TAKE
A HIGH HARD ONE
FOR THE TEAM,
IT OUGHT TO BE ME.
STEP FORWARD,
CAPTAIN KIMBRO.
GIVE 'EM HELL.
STEP INTO THE LIGHT,
CAPTAIN KIMBRO.
WATER.
WE HAVE BUT A FEW QUESTIONS.
ANSWER THEM TRUTHFULLY,
AND YOU WILL BE RETURNED
TO YOUR COMRADES
UNHARMED.
WE HAVE RECOVERED THE WEAPON
OF WAR FROM YOUR SHIP.
WHY DID YOU BRING IT
TO OUR PLANET?
I WASN'T AWARE
THIS WAS YOUR PLANET.
ARE WE STILL ON N184,
OR DID YOU MOVE US?
WE WILL ASK
THE QUESTIONS.
WHY DID YOU
BRING THE DEVICE?
IT'S A TOOL
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
WHAT KIND
OF RESEARCH?
WE WEREN'T GIVEN
THE PARTICULARS.
WHAT ABOUT FOOD AND WATER
FOR MY CREW?
YOU WILL GET NOTHING
IF YOU DON'T COOPERATE.
YOU WANT TO SCORE POINTS,
BRING YOUR COMMAND MY HEAD.
JUST LET THE REST OF MY CREW GO.
I SWEAR
THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
WHAT WERE
YOUR ORDERS?
TO DEPLOY THE DEVICE
AND RETURN HOME.
THEN YOU MUST BE ABLE
TO ACCESS ITS CONTROLS.
IT'S SELF-ACTIVATING.
SO...
IT'S A BOMB.
IT'S NOT A BOMB.
I TOLD YOU.
IT'S A RESEARCH INSTRUMENT.
TORTURING PRISONERS
VIOLATES THE GENEVA
AND ALPHA AQUILAE CONVENTIONS,
AND IT WON'T GET YOU SQUAT.
WHATEVER YOU THINK
YOU'RE PROTECTING,
CAPTAIN, KNOW THIS:
EITHER SATISFY ME
WITH THE TRUTH
BY THE TIME
OUR SECOND SUN RISES,
OR YOU'LL WATCH
YOUR CREW DIE.
IT WON'T BE
THE FIRST TIME
YOU'VE SEEN THAT,
WILL IT, CAPTAIN?
YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS,
DON'T YOU?
THEY START QUESTIONING US
ONE BY ONE
UNTIL SOMEBODY BUCKLES.
EVEN IF
THE CAPTAIN KNEW SOMETHING,
HE WON'T SAY ANYTHING.
DON'T BET THE FARM ON THAT.
AND WHY IS THAT?
I LIKE THE CAPTAIN.
IT'S JUST YOU CAN'T
COUNT OUT
A MAN'S HISTORY.
WAIT, YOU'RE NOT
BRINGING UP THAT B.S.
ABOUT THE FIRST
EBONITE INVASION.
I THOUGHT
THE CAPTAIN WAS DECORATED.
HE WAS.
MAYBE SO.
BUT HE ABANDONED SHIP BEFORE
HIS CREW WAS ACCOUNTED FOR.
HIS ESCAPE CAPSULE
JETTISONED SAFELY,
BUT THE SECOND POD
MALFUNCTIONED.
FOUR CREW MEMBERS
ON THE
OUTBOUND--DIED
INCLUDING
YOUR CAPTAIN'S BEST FRIEND.
YOU CAN LOOK IT UP.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
KIMBRO WOULD SELL US OUT
TO SAVE HIMSELF?
WE SHOULDN'T MAKE
ANY BLANKET ASSUMPTIONS.
THEN DON'T.
THIS IS THE LAST THING WE NEED
RIGHT NOW.
YOU HEARD WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAID.
WE EITHER HANG TOGETHER
OR WE HANG SEPARATELY.
CAPTAIN.
SO?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
FULL METAL
INTERROGATION, HUH?
SAME VOICE OVER AND OVER.
THEY WANT ACCESS CODES
TO THE DEVICE.
WHAT DID
YOU TELL THEM?
THE TRUTH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
TOOK YOUR TIME
SAYING NOTHING.
WANT TO SEE
MY SOUVENIRS?
IT'S WATER.
BEATS
DYING OF THIRST.
YEAH.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
ABOUT VALENTINE?
I'LL JUST HAVE TO HYDRATE HIM
THROUGH HIS SKIN.
LIEUTENANT VALENTINE.
ENTER.
VALENTINE.
YOU WISH TO REGAIN
YOUR SPEECH,
DON'T YOU?
WE CAN MAKE
THAT HAPPEN.
BUT UNDERSTAND
WE EXPECT
SOMETHING IN RETURN.
IS THAT BETTER,
LIEUTENANT?
YES.
THE DEVICE
IN THE CARGO BAY,
LIEUTENANT VALENTINE.
WE WANT TO KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK
ANYONE ELSE DOES EITHER.
IT WOULD
BE A SHAME
IF FLEET COMMAND
NOTIFIED
YOUR MOTHER
HER OTHER SON
DIED IN COMBAT TOO.
WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT MY BROTHER?
YOUR CAPTAIN.
( Kimbro's voice )
VALENTINE'S YOUR
BASIC EAGER BEAVER.
HE GREW UP
IN THE SHADOWS
OF HIS OLDER BROTHER
BILLY,
BIG WAR HERO.
IT'S NOT THAT
I DON'T LIKE HIM,
BUT HE'S NOT
A SOLDIER
YOU'D TRUST
WITH YOUR LIFE.
NOT LIKE HIS BROTHER.
HE JUST DOESN'T
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
HE'S RIGHT.
I'LL NEVER
BE THE MAN MY BROTHER WAS.
BILLY SACRIFICED HIS LIFE
TO SAVE HIS PLATOON.
THAT'S A CROCK.
OH, GOD ALMIGHTY.
BILLY.
I STUMBLED ON THAT PULSE MINE.
I WASN'T TRYING TO SAVE ANYBODY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE ALIVE?
MORE ALIVE THAN YOU'LL BE
IF YOU DON'T PLAY BALL.
NO, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
I'M DREAMING THIS.
DOES THAT
FEEL LIKE A DREAM, CHRIS?
LOOK, YOU SAID
YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE LIKE ME.
YOU CAN BE THE REAL HERO,
LITTLE BROTHER.
NOT A FRAUD
LIKE ME.
YOU CAN MAKE A LIAR
OUT OF THAT CAPTAIN.
SAVE YOUR OWN LIFE
AND THE LIVES OF
EVERYONE IN YOUR CREW.
OH, THANK GOD.
( Dumar )
WHAT DO YOU KNOW.
KID GOT HIS MOUTH BACK...
SORT OF.
THEY HAD TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE
IF THEY WANTED HIM TO TALK.
WELL, DID YOU?
OF COURSE NOT.
MY BROTHER...
MY BROTHER BILLY WAS THERE.
YOUR BROTHER'S DEAD,
LIEUTENANT.
THEY PULLED THE IMAGE
FROM YOUR MIND.
I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ME,
CAPTAIN.
THEY PLAYED IT BACK.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
ABOUT HOW
YOU COULDN'T TRUST ME,
THAT I WASN'T
HALF THE SOLDIER
MY BROTHER WAS.
I NEVER SAID ANY
OF THOSE THINGS.
EBONITES MUST HAVE
SIMULATED MY VOICE.
THEY COULD HAVE DOWNLOADED
THE PERSONNEL FILES
FROM THE SHIP.
THEN THEY'D KNOW EVERYTHING.
MAYBE MORE THAN WE KNOW.
LET'S HOPE
THEY DIDN'T GIVE HIM
HIS VOICE BACK
SO HE COULD SQUEAL.
I DIDN'T TELL THEM
ANYTHING!
DID YOUR BROTHER--
THE IMAGE
OF YOUR BROTHER,
DID HE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO TALK?
IT'S NOT
BILLY'S FAULT!
THEY MADE HIM
SAY THOSE THINGS.
THERE WAS NO BILLY!
AND I NEVER SAID
THOSE THINGS ABOUT YOU.
DON'T YOU SEE
WHAT THEY'RE DOING?
DON'T YOU SEE?
THEY'RE MESSING WITH OUR MINDS.
CAPTAIN.
THIS SHOULD
KNOCK OUT THEIR SURVEILLANCE.
WHAT DID THEY DO TO ME?
WHAT DID THEY DO!?
MY EYES.
HERE,
HAVE SOME FOOD.
YOU KNOW, THEY SAID
THEY WOULDN'T EVEN
CONSIDER GIVING US
FOOD OR WATER
UNTIL THEIR DEMANDS
WERE MET FIRST.
WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST CAN'T HELP THINKING
MAYBE, MAYBE THEY'VE ALREADY
HEARD SOMETHING THEY LIKE.
MAKES SENSE TO ME.
CAN'T YOU SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
IT'S INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT,
ALTERNATING
PUNISHMENT WITH REWARD,
THE FIRST RULE
OF BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
AND WHAT WAS YOUR REWARD,
CAPTAIN?
WHAT HAVEN'T YOU TOLD US?
I SAW YOUR REACTION
WHEN VALENTINE TOLD US
ABOUT HIS BROTHER.
WHAT DID
THEY SHOW YOU?
WHO DID YOU SEE?
BOBBY?
BOBBY, WAKE UP.
IT'S ME.
DENNIS?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
NOW IS THAT ANY WAY
TO GREET YOUR BEST FRIEND?
BUT...YOU DIED.
YOU, YOU DIED UP THERE.
YOU DIDN'T STICK AROUND
TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO ANY OF US.
NOT THAT
I BLAME YOU.
THE
OUTBOUND
--DISINTEGRATED.
HOW DID YOU SURVIVE?
THE EBONITES...
DEPLOYED A MOP-UP TEAM
JUST BEFORE THEY...JUST
BEFORE THEY BLEW UP THE SHIP.
I'VE BEEN A PRISONER
HERE EVER SINCE.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
THEY STONE-WALLED.
ALL DEAD?
MERCIFULLY,
YES.
DENNIS...
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.
MY INSTRUMENTS
SHOWED YOUR POD
FREE AND CLEAR
OF THE SHIP.
I WOULD NEVER
HAVE LEFT YOU BEHIND.
HEY, YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
FEAR'S A POWERFUL THING, BOBBY,
NO MATTER WHAT WE WANT
TO BELIEVE ABOUT OURSELVES.
BUT I THINK
WE BOTH KNOW
WHAT'S
MOTIVATING YOU NOW --
FEAR OF LOSING
MORE PEOPLE
ON YOUR WATCH.
DENNIS...
I'M SORRY.
IF ONLY I COULD HAVE
TRADED PLACES WITH YOU.
MAYBE YOU'LL BE
GIVEN THE CHANCE, BOBBY.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
I'M NOT GOING TO TALK.
I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY DO TO ME.
I FELT THE SAME WAY
FOR THE LONGEST TIME.
BUT THEY'RE GOING
TO GET THE INFORMATION
ONE WAY...
OR ANOTHER.
DON'T MAKE IT
ANY HARDER
THAN IT HAS TO BE.
YOU'RE POSITIVE
IT WAS IN YOUR MIND?
IT MUST HAVE BEEN.
HE WAS TRYING TO GET ME TO TALK.
IN A MILLION YEARS,
DENNIS WOULD NEVER
HAVE DONE THAT.
HE WAS THE BEST DAMN SOLDIER
I'VE EVER KNOWN.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US, CAPTAIN?
LIVING IT ONCE WAS HARD ENOUGH.
THE COMMANDER
IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT
FOR THE SOLDIERS UNDER HIM.
ONE OF THEM DIES...
SO DOES A PART OF YOU.
JUST ASK THE MAJOR.
CAPTAIN,
DON'T YOU THINK
RONNY'S BEEN
THROUGH ENOUGH?
LOOK AT HIM.
YOU LOST GUYS IN COMBAT?
IF IT WAS COMBAT,
MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
HEY! BACK OFF!
I DIDN'T BRING IT UP.
CAPTAIN...
I'M PRETTY SURE
I CAN FINISH WHAT
NAGUCHI STARTED.
( Valentine )
RON...RONNY.
IT'S WORSE LIKE THIS...
IN THE DARK.
WHAT'S...
WHAT'S WORSE?
I CAN'T STOP
SEEING THEIR FACES.
HE'S TALKING
ABOUT THE AIR SHOW ACCIDENT.
IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
IT WAS COCKINESS.
STUPIDITY.
MY STUPIDITY!
WE WERE CIRCLING
TO RETURN
TO THE BASE.
SO I SAID,
"HOW ABOUT A CURTAIN CALL?"
I CLIMBED
TO 2,000 FEET
AND BEGAN MY LOOP.
THEY TOOK MY LEAD.
I THOUGHT WE HAD ENOUGH ROOM.
I SKIMMED THE TOP
OF THE TREES.
SO DID AZINGER.
BUT THE REST OF THEM
COULDN'T PULL UP.
I LED 'EM STRAIGHT TO HELL.
HOW MANY DIED?
TWO OF THE BEST PILOT
IN THE COMMAND.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED
BY THE BURNING DEBRIS...
INCLUDING A 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
SHE WAS...
SHE WAS BLINDED.
LAST ONE.
( Dumar )
WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
( O'Keefe )
YOU TRIPPED A FAILSAFE.
NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!
SOME TOUGH GUY.
I'M JUST SICK
OF YOUR BULL.
ALL THIS BLUSTER, IT'S JUST
A COVER FOR A SCARED LITTLE BOY.
SHUT UP.
I WON'T TAKE ANY MORE!
DUMAR!
SERGEANT, STAND DOWN!
ARE YOU CRAZY?
SHE'S BEEN LYING
SINCE THIS MISSION STARTED.
BOTH OF YOU HAVE!
IF WE'RE GOING TO DIE
20 TRILLION MILES FROM HOME,
THE LEAST WE DESERVE TO KNOW
IS WHY.
HUH? WHY?
GOD.
YOU DON'T WANT THIS.
YOU'VE ALWAYS
BEEN READY
TO LAY
YOUR LIFE DOWN.
THAT WAS THEN!
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, O'KEEFE.
I'M OFFICIALLY
DECLASSIFYING THE INFORMATION.
THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN USE
EVEN IF THEY CAN HEAR US.
GIVE ME THE DAMN KNIFE.
NOW.
NOW TALK!
FIRST OF ALL,
YOU WERE KEPT OUT OF THE LOOP
TO PROTECT YOU.
THE LESS YOU KNEW,
THE SAFER YOU'D BE.
IF YOU HAD A BRAIN,
YOU'D KEEP IT THAT WAY.
WELL, I'LL TAKE
MY CHANCES.
THE INSTRUMENT
IS A WEAPON OF WAR,
THE MOST AWESOME MANKIND
HAS EVER DEVELOPED.
ONCE DEPLOYED,
IT CAN BE PROGRAMMED
TO TRAIN ITS FIREPOWER
ON ANY COORDINATES
IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE.
YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS ALL ALONG?
IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE
THE ULTIMATE DETERRENT.
WE WERE GOING TO TARGET
AN UNINHABITED WORLD
AND HAVE
THE ENEMY MONITOR THE TEST.
IT'S INSANITY!
SO WHAT? CAN THEY GET IT UP
AND RUNNING WITHOUT US?
IT'LL BLOW A HOLE IN THIS PLANET
FIVE MILES ACROSS
IF THEY TRY
AND DISMANTLE IT.
SO WE GET VAPORIZED?
HAD YOU GIVEN
ANY THOUGHT
TO WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THEY TORTURE YOU?
I'M CARRYING AN L CAPSULE.
IF I MUST, I'LL SWALLOW IT
BEFORE I GIVE UP ANY SECRETS
ON HOW TO DISMANTLE
OR USE THE BOMB.
DR. CHOMKSI.
PREPARE TO ENTER
THE INTERROGATION ROOM.
SO WHOSE
BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT
TO SEND
OUR SUPER WEAPON
TO AN EBONITE PLANET?
THERE WEREN'T
SUPPOSED TO BE EBONITES.
WHAT HAPPENED? SOMEBODY
TIP THEM OFF WE WERE COMING?
ARE YOU ACCUSING SOMEONE
OF BEING A TRAITOR?
IT'S A LONG MISSION,
TIME TO CONTACT THE ENEMY.
COME ON, SARGE,
THIS IS HOW IT STARTS.
PARANOIA, SUSPICION.
THEY'RE VIRUSES, THEY BREED.
AND ONCE THEY GET HOLD,
YOU CAN'T KILL 'EM.
DR. CHOMKSI,
LIEUTENANT VALENTINE TOLD US
YOU USED TO EXPERIMENT
ON CHILDREN.
( Valentine's voice )
IT WASN'T EASY HIDING
MY CONTEMPT FOR THAT BUTCHER.
THEY WERE TERMINALLY ILL.
IS THAT WHAT
YOU WANT, DOCTOR?
MORE SUFFERING?
MORE DYING?
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN
ENOUGH DEATH?
THIS WAR WAS NOT OF MY MAKING!
PROLONGING IT, THAT'S
IN ALL OUR HANDS,
ISN'T IT?
NO!
WHY DID YOU HURT US?
WE DIDN'T WANT TO DIE.
PLEASE,
DON'T LET IT START AGAIN.
STOP IT!
STOP IT!
ATTENTION
CREW OF THE
--ARCHIPELAGO.
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU
THAT SCIENCE OFFICER
ELAYNA CHOMKSI WILL NOT RETURN.
I WANT TO SEE HER.
TAKE ME TO HER NOW!
HER BODY EXPIRED.
WE MADE EVERY EFFORT
TO RESUSCITATE HER,
BUT WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
NO, YOU TORTURED HER
TO DEATH!
IT'S UP TO THE REST OF YOU NOW.
MAJOR NAGUCHI,
PLEASE COME FORWARD.
YOU'RE NOT TAKING
ANY MORE,
DO YOU HEAR ME?
NOT ONE!
NOW, MAJOR,
OR YOUR CAPTAIN DIES.
( Naguchi )
LEAD ME TO THE DOOR.
ARE YOU SURE?
( Kimbro )
NO, MAJOR! STOP!
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR
WHAT VALENTINE SAID ABOUT YOU.
( Valentine's voice )
AT THE AIR SHOW, MAJOR NAGUCHI
LED THEM TO THEIR DEATHS.
THEN HE TRIED
TO BLAME THEM FOR THE ACCIDENT.
NO, I DID NO SUCH THING!
YOU WANT TO
REMAIN LIKE THIS
FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE?
THEN AGAIN,
WHY SHOULD YOU SEE
WHEN THAT LITTLE GIRL
NEVER WILL?
PLEASE!
I WANT MY EYES BACK.
WHY?
SO YOU CAN CRY,
MAJOR?
OR SO YOU CAN SEE?
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE
TO SEE DR. CHOMKSI.
ELAYNA?
LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY
DID SOME TRADING.
WHAT WAS IT?
AN EYE FOR AN EYE?
VALENTINE,
YOU BASTARD!
I NEVER TOLD 'EM
ANYTHING!
BACK OFF.
IT WASN'T THE BOY SCOUT.
YOU WANT TO JUMP
ON SOMEBODY,
COME GET A PIECE OF ME.
WHAT? ARE YOU IN IT TOGETHER?
WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?
THEY MADE ME LOOK AT THE DOC.
DEAD?
THEY RIPPED HER WIDE OPEN.
CUT OUT HER HEART.
WHY'D THEY TREAT YOU SO WELL?
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
I'M THE ONE
WHO WAS BETRAYED!
PRISONERS OF WAR,
YOUR ORDEAL IS ALMOST OVER.
WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING
THE INFORMATION
YOU'VE PROVIDED.
IF IT BEARS OUT,
YOU'LL BE PERMITTED
TO RETURN TO YOUR SHIP
AND BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY HOME.
WHAT?
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
WE'RE GOING HOME.
WE'RE GOING HOME!
WE'RE GOING HOME!
YOU MADE A DEAL.
YOU MADE A DEAL, DIDN'T YOU?
I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
I DIDN'T TELL THEM ANYTHING!
SORRY,
BUT THAT DOG DON'T HUNT HERE.
I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT THE SERGEANT
MIGHT BE RIGHT.
WHAT ELSE WOULD
MAKE 'EM TURN AROUND?
IT COULD
HAVE BEEN CHOMKSI.
FUNNY HOW EASY
IT IS TO ACCUSE A CORPSE
INSTEAD OF A LIVING TRAITOR!
YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN INTERROGATED YET.
IT COULD BE YOU WON'T BE
AS BRAVE AS YOU THINK.
AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
YOU SHOULD
HAVE BEEN STRIPPED OF YOUR BARS.
INSTEAD YOU'RE PROMOTED
SIX MONTHS LATER.
CAPTAIN,
HE HAD ONE MEETING
JUST BEFORE WE LEFT.
THAT BRIEFING
WAS STRICTLY NAVIGATIONS
AND INTERSTELLAR PROTOCOLS!
( Dumar )
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS.
SO DID I.
YOU CAN'T JUST RUSH
TO JUDGMENT,
NOT WHEN WE KNOW THEY'RE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN
TO TURN US AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.
CAPTAIN,
TREASON IS A CAPITAL OFFENSE.
AND I, FOR ONE, INTEND
THAT THIS SENTENCE
BE CARRIED OUT.
YOU WANT TO TAKE
YOUR ANGER OUT ON THIS MAN,
YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO COME THROUGH ME.
I THINK HE'S GUILTY TOO,
BUT THAT'S
FOR A MILITARY COURT
TO DETERMINE.
THIS FAR FROM HOME,
WE EITHER CARRY OUR JUSTICE
WITH US, OR IT DOESN'T EXIST.
ALL THESE YEARS...
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MISSIONS,
WE'VE ALWAYS STUCK
BY EACH OTHER.
WE WERE A UNIT...A TEAM!
HOW MANY TIMES
HAS ONE OF US
SAVED THE LIFE OF THE SOLDIER
IN THE TRENCH BESIDE HIM?
NOT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE BOOK!
BUT BECAUSE IT WAS IN HIS HEART!
NOW LOOK AT US.
SERGEANT DUMAR,
COME FORWARD.
I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU,
YOU SPINELESS SACK OF GARBAGE.
NOT BY A LONG SHOT.
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU,
YOU COWARDS?
COWARDS,
SERGEANT?
WHO'S
THE REAL COWARD?
ALL THIS TIME?
ONE OF YOU KNOWS THE CODES.
AND WE'VE INTERROGATED
ALL THE MILITARY PERSONNEL
BUT YOU.
OUR SECOND SUN
RISES
IN LESS THAN
ONE OF YOUR HOURS.
AS PAINFUL AS
DR. CHOMSKI'S DEATH WAS,
YOURS WILL BE MORE PAINFUL.
NOT ME.
THEN WHO, SERGEANT?
WHO HAS THE ANSWERS?
SOMEBODY HELP ME.
I'M NOT GOING
TO ASK YOU AGAIN.
FORGIVE ME.
( screaming )
I CAN'T TAKE IT!
CIVILIAN O'KEEFE.
ENTER.
WHERE IS DUMAR?
WHAT HAVE YOU
DONE TO HIM?
O'KEEFE! O'KEEFE, NO!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE INSTANTANEOUS.
NOW, O'KEEFE.
NO!
THERE'S NO POINT
IN RESISTING, O'KEEFE.
THE SERGEANT TOLD US IT WAS YOU
WHO HOLDS THE ANSWERS.
WHERE IS DUMAR?
YOU KILLED HIM?
SERGEANT DUMAR
HAS BEEN DETAINED.
TIME IS SHORT.
WE WANT YOU TO DISABLE
THE ARMAMENT'S
PROTECTIVE ELECTRONICS.
DO IT OR PAY THE PRICE.
YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO FREE MY HANDS
IF YOU EXPECT ME
TO DEFEAT THE BOOBY TRAPS.
OH, GOD.
OH.
WE THOUGHT YOU WERE A GONER.
HE'S NOT HUMAN.
I SAW HIM IN THERE.
HE'S AN EBONITE, CAPTAIN.
HE'S GONE OFF THE EDGE.
I'M NO MORE AN ALIEN
THAN YOU ARE!
THEY'VE GOT O'KEEFE IN THERE.
YOU TOLD THEM, DIDN'T YOU?
I CAN READ IT
ALL OVER YOUR FACE.
NAGUCHI TOLD 'EM.
I JUST CONFIRMED IT, CAPTAIN.
THEY WERE GOING TO KILL ME.
KILL US ALL!
HE'S AN ALIEN!
DON'T YOU GET IT?!
THEY PLAYED YOU
FOR ALL YOU WERE WORTH.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE SENSE
OR THE COURAGE
YOU WERE BORN WITH.
YOU ARE A PATHETIC EXCUSE
FOR A SOLDIER!
I'LL KILL YOU!
DIE, YOU! DIE!
YOU TRAITOR!
HE KILLED HIM,
HE KILLED HIM.
( Kimbro )
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
THAT'S IT! PULL THE PLUG!
GET THE PARAMEDICS IN HERE.
WHAT THE HELL?
WAIT A MINUTE.
OH, SWEET
MOTHER OF GOD!
MEDICS,
GET IN HERE NOW!
THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!
( PA announcer )
CODE BLUE.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAM
TO THE SIMULATION CHAMBER.
IS EVERYONE SEEING
WHAT I'M SEEING?
IT'S NO HALLUCINATION,
LIEUTENANT.
GENERAL SEAWELL?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WHERE THE HELL ARE WE?
AT THE STAR FLEET RESEARCH LAB
AT FORT DIX.
WHAT?
WE WERE ON EARTH?
AND HAVE BEEN EVER SINCE
WE BROUGHT THE
ARCHIPELAGO
BACK FROM DEEP SPACE
AND ALL OF YOU OUT OF SEDATION.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
WELL, THEN MAYBE
YOU SHOULD ASK DR. CHOMSKI.
NAGUCHI SWORE YOU WERE DEAD.
A LIFE CAST WITH
SOME GRUESOME TOUCHES.
YOU'RE PART OF IT?
I ONLY FOUND OUT
AFTER THE INTERROGATION.
I BEGGED THEM TO STOP IT.
THEY WOULDN'T.
( doctor )
WE'RE LOSING HIM.
AND MAJOR NAGUCHI?
WE USED HIS HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE
IN DUMAR'S INTERROGATION
AS THE LAST PHASE
OF THE EXPERIMENT.
I ONLY WISH HIS ASSAULT
WAS PART OF
THE SIMULATION.
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON HERE?
WE ARE AT WAR, SOLDIER,
WITH AN ALIEN RACE
OF SUCH ADVANCED CAPABILITY.
WE WON'T PREVAIL UNLESS WE KNOW
THE PHYSICAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL LIMITS
OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN
IN THE FIELD.
WE FABRICATED YOUR CAPTURE
BY THE EBONITES,
USED STATE-OF-THE-ART IMAGING
TO GASLIGHT YOU,
ALL TO TEST YOUR SNAP THRESHOLD.
THE WEAPON WE WERE CARRYING.
IT WASN'T REAL.
OH, IT'S VERY REAL.
ONE DAY YOU'LL DEPLOY IT
JUST AS YOU EXPECTED TO.
BUT WE COULDN'T RISK
IT GETTING INTO ENEMY HANDS.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE FOUND OUT JUST
HOW HUMAN YOU ALL REALLY ARE.
NO.
NO, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.
WE'RE NOT ON EARTH.
TELL ME WE'RE NOT ON EARTH.
( Kimbro )
WE'RE HOME, O'KEEFE.
WE HAVE BEEN ALL THIS TIME.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
I DIDN'T
DISENGAGE THE BOOBY TRAPS.
I JUST PRETENDED TO.
I SET THE DEVICE TO DETONATE
IN EXACTLY ONE MINUTE.
OH, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WE SAFEGUARDED AGAINST
ANY ACCIDENTAL TRIGGERING
BEFORE YOU WENT INTO SPACE.
WE EVEN ADDED
AN ELECTRONIC FIREWALL.
NO, NO, I BYPASSED
ALL FIVE LEVELS OF SAFEGUARDS.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE.
I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN.
I DESIGNED THE DAMN THING!
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S GOING OFF IN 40 SECONDS.
GOD ALMIGHTY!
WELL, DON'T JUST STAND THERE!
STOP THE COUNTDOWN!
THAT THING GOES OFF,
HALF THE HEMISPHERE
GOES WITH IT!
IT'S TOO LATE.
THEY CAN'T. NO ONE CAN.
IT'S BEEN GIVEN
THE FINAL COMMAND.
WE WERE IN ENEMY TERRITORY.
WE WERE GOING TO DIE ANYWAY.
GENERAL,
TELL ME
THIS IS PART OF THE SIMULATION.
O'KEEFE, DO SOMETHING!
OH, GOD,
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
( control voice )
IN OUR EFFORTS
TO PLUMB THE DEPTHS
OF OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL ENDURANCE,
WE MAY DO MORE
THAN DRIVE OURSELVES
TO THE BREAKING POINT.
WE MAY DESTROY THE VERY WORLD
WE'RE SEEKING TO PROTECT.