The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 5, Episode 21 - Starcrossed - full transcript

In 2056, Cass Trenton and Winston Meyerburg are carrying a parasite that might win the war against the Hing, who invaded Earth six years earlier. The couple flee and gain the support of Cass' former lover Michael Ryan who owns a casino.

( man )
IN THE YEAR 2050,
EARTH WAS INVADED

BY A HUMANOID RACE
CALLED THE HING.

FOR SIX YEARS, A HARD
AND GRINDING WAR WAS FOUGHT.

AT ITS CONCLUSION,

WE WERE FORCED TO AGREE
THAT THE HING

WOULD RETAIN CONTROL
OVER LAND ALREADY WON.

IT WAS AN UNEASY TRUCE,

ESPECIALLY IN A CITY CALLED
ARCHANGEL.

ARCHANGEL.

ARCHANGEL.

THE BRIDGE IS
THIS WAY.



AH! OH!

GO ON, I JUST
NEED A SECOND.

IT'S THE PARASITE.

THE BOOBY TRAPS
WILL BUY SOME TIME.

THIS WILL CUT
THE PAIN.

OH!

OKAY.

THANK GOD
FOR PAINKILLERS.

COME ON, COME ON.

IF WE CAN BEAT THE HELIS,
WE HAVE A CHANCE.

( dogs barking )

I'LL GO FIRST.

STOP!

LIE DOWN.



SURE, ANYTHING
FOR A HING.

COM-LINK ON.

WE'RE IN
SUB-SECTOR FOUR.

WE'VE GOT
NOTHING HERE.

I HAVE THE MAN...

BUT STILL NO SIGN

OF THE WOMAN.

I'M IN SECTOR 23-58.

I'LL CONTINUE
MY SEARCH

UNTIL I FIND HER.

YOU'LL HAVE TO DO
BETTER THAN THAT.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

CASS!

WAS THAT BETTER?

( siren wailing )

COM-LINK, THIS IS
HIGH CENTURION SULAT RAY.

I HAVE A MAN DOWN.

HE'S BEEN INFECTED.

THE HUMANS HAVE CROSSED
THE ROAD.

LET THE PATROLS CONTINUE
SWEEPING TO THE NORTHWEST.

KILL THEM OR CONTAIN THEM,
BUT DON'T GET TOO CLOSE.

SULAT RAY, OUT.

HELP...ME.

I'M SORRY, DURO, BUT I CAN'T
TAKE THE CHANCE OF IT SPREADING.

NO!

( 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.

SOME MEN LOSE THEMSELVES
IN WAR.

OTHERS FIND THEMSELVES.

( ♪ )

WHAT IS THIS?

JUST A LITTLE
SOMETHING NEW
I DREAMED UP.

A MOCHAPALOOZA.

A LITTLE LESS
PALOOZA,

A LITTLE MORE MOCHA.

THERE'S OPEN FLAMES IN HERE.

AH,

THE SHINING LIGHT
OF MOTHER RUSSIA
JUST WALKED IN.

GOOD EVENING, ALEX.

GOOD EVENING, MICHAEL.

EVERYONE SEEMS UNUSUALLY
BOISTEROUS TONIGHT.

THEY'RE ANTICIPATING
YOUR ARRIVAL.

OH,

MY, MY, MY.

WHAT IS THE OCCASION?

I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T SUDDENLY
BECOME GENEROUS IN OLD AGE.

WE RAISED THE PRICE.

75 CENTS.
75 CENTS.

MMM.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS
WORTH AT LEAST A DOLLAR.

SURE, WHY NOT?
I LIKE ROUND NUMBERS.

YEAH, SO DO I.

A PROSPEROUS EVENING
FOR EVERYONE.

SOME MORE THAN OTHERS.

ON MORE JEJUNE MATTERS...

A PAIR OF NATO SOLDIERS MAY HAVE
ENTERED ARCHANGEL THIS EVENING.

THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

WE'RE THE GARDEN SPOT
OF THE BARENTS SEA.

THE HING ARE
BLUSHING RAINBOWS.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

A TWO-MAN HING SCOUT CRAFT
WAS HIJACKED

A MONTH AGO.

SO I HEARD.

NO DOUBT BLACK MARKETEERS
DOUBLE CROSSED THEM.

NO DOUBT.

THAT WOULD COME IN HANDY
FOR GETTING BACK TO AMERICA.

YEAH, IF THEY GOT
THEIR HANDS ON IT.

ALL THIS CAN BE GONE
IN AN INSTANT, YOU KNOW.

THE HING HAVE A VERY SLENDER
SENSE OF HUMOR.

SLENDER MIGHT BE
A LITTLE TOO BROAD.

SO, IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING...

DIRECT THEM TO THE BUS.

LUCKY FOR ME, I CAN WALK HOME.

IF YOU LIKE HOME.

YOU EVER THINK ABOUT HOME,
MICHAEL?

I AM HOME.

BUT ARCHANGEL WASN'T ALWAYS
YOUR HOME.

AND DINOSAURS
WEREN'T ALWAYS OIL,

BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

JUST CHECKING TO SEE

IF NOT ALL YOUR FEELINGS
CAN BECOME FOSSILIZED.

FEELINGS ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS.

BUT LIFE ISN'T
ALL BUSINESS.

YOU SHOULD TAKE A VACATION.

VACATIONS SCARE ME.

GOOD EVENING, MICHAEL.

THE NIGHT'S STILL YOUNG.

OH.

( clearing throat )

7/16ths,
10 MILLIMETERS...

WHY CAN'T WE ALL USE
THE SAME SYSTEM, HUH?

IT'S A PLOT, I TELL YOU.

MASS INSANITY...

INDUCED BY NUTS.

MY FRIEND
AND I ARE LOOKING

FOR A NICE WARM BED.

ONE THAT DOESN'T
HAVE...BUGS.

I'D RECOMMEND
THE HILTON...

BUT IT GOT BLOWN UP!

( laughing )

WE NEED TO GET OUT
OF ARCHANGEL IMMEDIATELY.

I GOT BULLETS.
AND I'VE GOT A GUN.

HEY, WHERE HAS THE HUMOR GONE?

WE STILL NEED TO GET OUT.

YOU THINK I CAN ARRANGE IT?

WE WERE TOLD THE UNDERGROUND
HAD CONNECTIONS.

TO TRADE ON THE BLACK MARKET,
SOMETIMES EVEN TO DO THINGS,

BUT TO GET OUT?

I VOTE FOR THE BULLETS.

THERE MUST BE SOMEBODY
WE CAN TALK TO.

NOT DRESSED LIKE THAT.

DOUBLE THE GUARD
ON THE SCOUT CRAFT.

CONSIDER IT DONE.

HEY, I COULD USE

A HAND WITH THESE.

HECTOR WILL HELP YOU.

IT'S NOT ME
SHE'S INTERESTED IN.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOING
AND NOT ME.

HOW'S A REAL HERO GET TO BE
SO CHICKEN?

I'D TELL YOU BUT THEN
I'D HAVE TO PECK YOU TO DEATH.

GO HELP TERI.

YOU, YOU, YOU TWO --

TAKE THEM!

( woman struggling )

HURRY UP!

( ♪ )

EXCUSE ME.

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I AM HIGH CENTURION SULAT RAY.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I'M LOOKING
FOR A COUPLE
NEW TO ARCHANGEL.

PERHAPS YOU HAVE SEEN THEM.

ARCHANGEL IS A VERY BIG PLACE.

I ONLY CAUGHT A GLIMPSE
OF THE WOMAN.

SHE SEEMED QUITE BEAUTIFUL,
LIKE YOU.

YOU'RE VERY KIND.

NOT AT ALL.

THEY'RE WANTED FOR SABOTAGE.

I THOUGHT I KNEW ALL
THE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN IN THE CITY.

SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU
TO
HEAVEN?

I'M...

I'M HERE TO AUDITION
FOR THE BAND.

OH,
WHAT DO YOU PLAY?

NOTHING...

SHE SINGS.

I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY HAD

A SINGER.

HE DOESN'T LOOK
SO GOOD IN A DRESS.

I PUT OUT THE WORD
THAT I WAS LOOKING

FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SINGER.

WHAT KIND OF SONGS
DO YOU SING?

UM...

GO AHEAD.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.

( ♪ )

♪ ALL THAT I WANTED ♪

♪ WAS A LOVE TO BE TRUE ♪

♪ COME IN
FROM THE COLD NOW, BABY ♪

♪ GET TANGLED IN YOU ♪

♪ JUST BREATHE IN
AND BREATHE OUT ♪

♪ BREATHE IN
AND BREATHE OUT TONIGHT ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE MY SALVATION ♪

♪ AND YOU HAVE SAVED ♪

♪ A SOUL THAT WAS LOST ♪

♪ I FELL SO HARD FOR YOU ♪

♪ I TRIPPED ON THE SIDE ♪

♪ JUST WHEN I COULDN'T SEE ♪

♪ I FOUND SOMEONE ♪

♪ JUST BREATHE IN
AND BREATHE OUT ♪

♪ YEAH, BREATHE IN
AND BREATHE OUT TONIGHT ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE MY SALVATION ♪

♪ BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT ♪

♪ JUST BREATHE IN
AND BREATHE OUT ♪

♪ TONIGHT ♪

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

LIKE A BIRD,

BUT WITH ATTITUDE.

I LOOK FORWARD

TO FURTHER PERFORMANCES, MISS...

TRENTON.

CASS TRENTON.

YEAH,

SO DO I.

MICHAEL, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU DIED.

OH, REALLY?
REALLY.

OBVIOUSLY.

I WAITED THREE MONTHS.

DON'T LEAN FORWARD.

MAKE LIKE YOU'RE ASKING
FOR MORE MONEY.

THAT'S BETTER.

I COULDN'T WAIT
ANY LONGER.

THERE'S NO STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS ON DEVOTION.

THERE'S A WAR ON.

DON'T REMIND ME.

WHY DIDN'T YOU CONTACT ME?

I TRIED.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
KEEP TRYING?

BECAUSE YOU WERE GONE.

YOU DIDN'T WAIT.

I DON'T LIKE WAITING
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GONE.

NOW, SHAKE HANDS.

SMILE.

WHO'S HE?

ON MY TEAM.

YOU JUST SWITCHED LEAGUES.

WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.

MICHAEL, I'M SORRY.

I BET,
BUT I STILL CAN'T HELP YOU.

MICHAEL,

WHY DON'T YOU
JOIN US?

WHATEVER IT IS,
THE ANSWER IS "NO".

I TOLD YOU

HE WOULDN'T ENLIST.

IT'S JUST, I'VE NEVER
BEEN GOOD AT ATROCITIES.

NEUTRALITY EXTENDS
ONLY SO FAR, MR. RYAN.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT

A MISSING SCOUT SHIP?

IT'S MISSING.

IF YOU HELP US FIND IT,

I'LL ARRANGE PASSAGE
BACK TO AMERICA FOR YOU.

DEAD OR ALIVE?

WHICH WOULD YOU
PREFER?

ALIVE --
MAKES SWALLOWING SO MUCH EASIER.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
KNOWN MISS TRENTON?

A FEW WEEKS.

WHERE DID YOU MEET?

SHE
IS
--SINGLE,
BUT I DRAW THE LINE

AT ASKING HER
IF SHE LIKES YOU.

TWO NATO SOLDIERS MAY
CONTACT YOU ABOUT THE SHIP.

WHY ME?
I SELL COFFEE.

PERHAPS THEY'D LIKE
SOME FOR THE ROAD.

WE'D LIKE YOU

TO GIVE THEM
THE SHIP.

SO YOU CAN ARREST THEM FOR
POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY.

WE HAVE TO KEEP UP PRETENSES
WHEN IT SUITS US.

SOLID PLAN,
EXCEPT I HAVEN'T GOT THE SHIP.

( breaking glass )

SUFFER ANY GOOD DEFEATS LATELY?

THE REWARD
FOR ITS RECOVERY

WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE.

DO YOU MEAN MORE THAN
30 PIECES OF SILVER?

THAT COUPLE!

NO, NO, NO, NO!

( woman screaming )

DON'T FORGET
TO TIP YOUR WAITRESS.

ALEX.

HIGH CENTURION.

SEE THE ANGEL FISH?

HOW THEY RUSH FOR THE FOOD?

DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY DO THAT?

THEY'RE DESPERATE.

AND WHEN THINGS ARE DESPERATE
YOU COULD GET BIT.

WHAT WOULD IT COST

TO RENT A TRUCK

TO TAKE US
ACROSS THE BORDER?

YOU'D HAVE TO SLEEP WITH ME.

LET'S GO.

NOT THAT DESPERATE?

LOOK,
NOBODY CAN GET YOU

ACROSS THE BORDER.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR A NOBODY.

WE'RE LOOKING

FOR A SOMEBODY.

A TRUE PATRIOT, HUH?

MR. FEEVI,
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY

WITH THE COURAGE
TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

THE CEMETERY'S A MILE DOWN
THE ROAD -- IT'S FULL OF THEM.

DON'T YOU BELIEVE
IN ANYTHING?

YEAH, STAYING ALIVE.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT,
'CAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD

IN HERE.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I RENTED
OUT A BIG FLATBED TRUCK,

BIG ENOUGH TO MOVE
A HING SCOUT CRAFT,

AND THE SCOUT CRAFT COULD
GET YOU ACROSS THE BORDER

AND THEN SOME.

WHO'D YOU RENT
THE TRUCK TO?

A GUY NAMED HECTOR.

HE WORKS FOR MICHAEL.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM?

THANK YOU.

LET'S GO.

( screaming in pain )

WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH HER?

HOLD ON.

I GOT A PATCH.

I GOT HER.

CAN YOU GET YOUR HANDS
ON ANY TRIANTIPHENTENOL?

THAT'S A VERY

EXPENSIVE PAINKILLER,
AND ILLEGAL.

WE'LL PAY YOU.

IT'S OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I NEED MORE.

THAT'S
THE LAST ONE.

I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN DO.

THEN DO IT NOW.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY
TO MANAGE THE PARASITE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

( screaming in pain )

BURN HIM.

NOW!

500 A WEEK.

MICHAEL,
I SAID I'M SORRY.

I KNOW.

HOW MUCH LONGER ARE YOU
GOING TO GRIND ME?

HOW MUCH TIME
YOU GOT?

I'M NOT SURE YOU
REALLY WANT TO KNOW.

TRY ME.

I'M CARRYING A HING PARASITE.

WE STOLE IT.

I'VE BEEN ALTERED BY
NATO SCIENTISTS TO BE ITS HOST.

ITS BLOOD IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
AND LETHAL TO THE HING.

WINSTON AND I
DIDN'T THINK

WE'D MAKE IT THIS FAR.

WELL THAT'S JUST GREAT.

YOU ALWAYS WERE A SURVIVOR.

IF THEY CATCH ME--

DON'T GET CAUGHT.

THIS THING COULD END THE WAR.

IF WE REPLICATE
ITS BLOOD, WE COULD

WIPE OUT THE HING.

WE NEED TO GET BACK.

WE NEED THE SCOUT CRAFT.

I'M SURE YOU DO.

THEN GIVE IT TO US.

I HAVEN'T GOT IT.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

I LIKE COFFEE BARS,

AND I'VE GOT A LONG MEMORY.

WHY CAN'T YOU REMEMBER
THE GOOD TIMES?

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

I REMEMBER WHERE I MET YOU.

SAN DIEGO --
THAT OFFICERS' CLUB.

YOU WERE SINGING THAT GUY
INTO THE GROUND

AND ENJOYING IT.

IT WAS A STUPID BET.
IT WASN'T FAIR.

I'D SUNG
BEFORE I'D ENLISTED.

HE WAS AN AMATEUR.

YOU WERE SOMETHING ELSE.

SO WERE YOU.

WHAT AM I NOW?

I WISH I KNEW.

I HAVEN'T CHANGED --
IT'S THE WORLD THAT'S CHANGED.

I HADN'T NOTICED.

SO, NOW WE'RE HERE.

ANOTHER PRANK OF FATE?

ONE OF THOSE ACCIDENTS OF LIFE?

CURVE BALL YOU DON'T EXPECT?

IT WAS REAL, MICHAEL.

WHATEVER ELSE YOU BELIEVE,

IT WAS REAL.

YOUR FIRST SET
STARTS AT 8:00.

AH,

I THOUGHT
I WOULD FIND YOU HERE.

OH.

I THOUGHT
RUSSIANS LIKED THE HEAT.

THERE'S HEAT...

AND THEN THERE'S HEAT.

I HEAR THERE IS

A NASTY BUG
ON THE LOOSE,

A PARASITE.

IT'S CALLED
THE FLU SEASON.

IT'S MAKING THE HING
UNCOMFORTABLE.

COULDN'T HAPPEN
TO A NICER BUNCH.

PERHAPS,

BUT WHEN THE HING
GET UNCOMFORTABLE

THEY TEND
TO LASH OUT.

THEN EVERYONE GETS
UNCOMFORTABLE.

SOUNDS UNCOMFORTABLE.

LOTS OF LOVE IN HERE.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T
STAY NEUTRAL,

EVEN IF YOU WANT TO.

AH, SURE YOU CAN.

ALL YOU NEED IS
ENOUGH MONEY TO RETIRE ON.

LIKE WHAT YOU'D GET

FOR A HING
SCOUT CRAFT?

WITH THE RIGHT BUYER.

'NIGHT, GUYS.

MMM, THANKS.

COME ON, LET'S GO GRAB A BITE.

( ♪ )

DO YOU EVER GET

AN IDEA FOR A SONG

THAT KEEPS RUNNING OVER
AND OVER IN YOUR HEAD.

YEAH,
IT'S A BITCH.

YOU'VE KNOWN MICHAEL

A LONG TIME, HAVEN'T YOU?

YEAH.

A LONG TIME.

( ♪ )

( humming )

♪ LIKE A GHOST FROM THE PAST ♪

♪ HE BREEZES BACK IN ♪

♪ LIKE A SOLDIER FROM THE WAR ♪

♪ LIKE A FLOWER LOST IN SPRING ♪

♪ AND I SEE HIM WALK
THROUGH THE RUINS OF TIME ♪

♪ HE'S DECEIVING MY MIND ♪

♪ MUST BE
THE ACCIDENTS OF LIFE ♪

♪ OH-OH, OH-OH ♪

♪ I HELD A CANDLE FOR HIM
IN THE CHAPEL LIGHT ♪

♪ IS IT FATE OR DESTINY? ♪

♪ OUT OF THE SHADOWS
TO HAUNT ME ♪

♪ THE TRUTH, LIKE A TORCH... ♪

♪ THAT BURNS THROUGH YOUR SKIN ♪

♪ LIKE A KISS FROM THE SUN ♪

♪ AND YOUR HEART JUST BEGINS ♪

♪ AND I...I AM TORN
BETWEEN LOVE AND DESIRE ♪

♪ AND IT BURNS ME LIKE FIRE ♪

♪ MUST BE
THE ACCIDENTS OF LIFE ♪

♪ OH-OH, OH-OH ♪

♪ I HELD A CANDLE FOR HIM
IN THE CHAPEL LIGHT ♪

♪ IS IT FATE OR DESTINY? ♪

♪ HE'S BACK FROM THE SHADOWS
TO HAUNT ME ♪

♪ HE'S BACK FROM THE SHADOWS ♪

( door closing )

HEY.

YOU SHOULD
BE MORE CAREFUL
ABOUT WHO YOU HELP.

HUH? WHAT?

WHAT? NO!

WHAT? NO!
PLEASE, NO!

NO!

( punches landing )

OH, MY GOD.

IT'S LOUDER WHEN YOU TURN IT ON.

THEN YOU'D KNOW
HOW BADLY I PLAY.

THERE'S TWO GUYS

FIGHTING ON
THE EDGE OF A CLIFF.

ONE IS LOSING,
BUT HE GRABS THE OTHER

AND JUMPS OVER THE EDGE,
TAKING HIM WITH HIM.

WHO WINS?

NEITHER --
THEY'RE BOTH DEAD.

FIGURED YOU'D SAY THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU WANT
TO GO BACK TO AMERICA?

LAND OF THE FREE,
HOME OF THE BRAVE.

OH, I WANT TO GO BACK,
JUST NOT YET.

WHY?
WHAT'S HERE FOR YOU?

THINGS.

AH, THINGS.

THEY CAN DO THAT, CAN'T THEY?

YEAH, THEY CAN.

I COULD ARRANGE
A SAFE PASSAGE.

NOW ALL I NEED IS
THAT HING SCOUT CRAFT.

THAT WOULD HELP.

WHY ARE YOU
SO HOT ABOUT THEM ANYWAY?

IF YOU WANT ACTION, WHAT'S
WRONG WITH THE SPANISH FRONT?

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS
ABOUT THEM THAT INTEREST ME.

AH, THINGS.

THINGS.

RUMOR HAS IT THERE'S
A NASTY BUG GOING AROUND--

OW! OOH!

ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN TO PEOPLE,
MR. RYAN.

EVEN INNOCENT BUSINESSMEN.

IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO FEEVI?

FEEVI?

THE GUY WHO LOOKED
LIKE HE FELL ASLEEP

DURING A FIRE WALK.

YES, I HEARD ABOUT THAT.

TRAGIC.

OF COURSE, NOW THAT HE'S DEAD,

HE CAN'T VERY WELL MAKE
ANY MORE BUSINESS DEALS.

OF COURSE.

THEN, ON THE OTHER HAND,

THERE ARE ALWAYS
MORE BUSINESSMEN.

THEY'RE SENDING
A MESSAGE.

WHY DOES MICHAEL
HATE YOU SO MUCH?

I DON'T KNOW.

MIGHT HELP US
GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU SAID HE WAS DEAD.

I THOUGHT HE WAS.

REALLY?

DID YOU REALLY THINK HE WAS?

I HEARD HE WAS SHOT DOWN.

UNBELIEVABLE.

I'M GOING FOR
A WALK.

I'LL MEET YOU
BACK AT THE HOTEL.

( rod falling on ground )

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL MICHAEL
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO HIM?

SURE, BUT HE'S
NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.

DID HE GO HOME?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, WHEN DID YOU
LAST SEE HIM?

WHY DON'T YOU
LEAVE HIM ALONE?

WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME,
AND THEN I WILL.

( footsteps approaching )

I NEED THAT SCOUT CRAFT,
MICHAEL.

HELLO, CASS.

OH, MY GOD.

OH.

NO, NO, NO.

WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU?

IT'S CALLED A HING HICKEY.

THEY USED GLOW-FISTS,

RED HOT GLOVES THAT
BURN RIGHT THROUGH FLESH.

IT'S THEIR FORM
OF FRIENDLY PERSUASION.

HEY, YOU CAN PUT
THAT GUN DOWN NOW.

AND DID THEY
PERSUADE YOU?

WE NEED THAT SCOUT SHIP,
MICHAEL.

I NEED THAT SCOUT SHIP.

YOU KNOW, ONLY IN BAD MOVIES
DO THE BAD GUYS TALK A LOT

BEFORE THEY SHOOT YOU.

MICHAEL.

MICHAEL.

SHH.

THIS IS NEW.

FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN

WHEN YOU HIT THE GROUND
AT MACH THREE.

( screaming in pain )

CASS?

( breathing rapidly )

OH, THAT WAS FUN.

SHH-SHH.

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

I CAN'T LET THEM GET TO ME,
MICHAEL.

I CAN'T.

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

MICHAEL HASN'T BEEN
IN HIS PLACE ALL NIGHT.

I THINK HE'S ABOUT
TO MAKE A MOVE.

I WOULD ALMOST
GUARANTEE IT.

ARCHANGEL IS
NEUTRALNYCH TERRITORYA --

NEUTRAL TERRITORY,

HIGH CENTURION.

I DIDN'T REALIZE
YOU CARED FOR HIM SO DEEPLY.

I DON'T.

THEN THAT MAKES TWO OF US.

HOWEVER, I'LL AGREE,
HE'LL SOON MAKE A MOVE.

HE'S BEEN SITTING
ON THE FENCE TOO LONG.

ALL HE NEEDS IS A LITTLE NUDGE.

AND THEN HE'LL EITHER
GIVE US THE SCOUT SHIP
AND THE SOLDIERS,

OR WE'LL ARREST ALL THREE.

HOW WILL WE KNOW
WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?

I HAVE A MAN WATCHING HIM.

THIS WAY.

ARE YOU IN LOVE
WITH HIM?

WINSTON, DON'T.

THE WORST THING
ABOUT WAR

IS NOT WHAT
THE ENEMY DOES TO US --

IT'S WHAT WE DO
TO OURSELVES.

I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT YOU.

I KNOW.

I LOVE YOU.

( dogs barking )

I THINK WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED.
GET DOWN.

SINCE WE LEFT THE VEHICLE.

COME ON.

YOU GO ON,

I'LL HOLD THEM OFF.
MICHAEL--

NO, SUDDENLY THE PROSECT
OF RETIREMENT BORES ME.

GET READY TO RUN.

( machine guns firing )

HOW MUCH ARE THEY
PAYING YOU, TERI?

NOTHING, I DID IT
FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.

AHH!
CASS!

IT'S BAD.

JUST GO!
NO.

NO, WE'RE GOING TO
GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

( screaming in pain )

NO, THEY'LL CATCH YOU.

JUST GO, PLEASE.

SHH-SHH.

( Sulat Ray )
MICHAEL!

GIVE IT UP!

MICHAEL.

I'LL HOLD THEM OFF.

SURE CAN SING, CAN'T SHE?

LIKE A BIRD.

SHH-SHH.

JUST BREATHE.

JUST BREATHE.

I NEED YOU TO GET UP,

OKAY?

GET UP. COME ON.

COME ON.

WE'RE THERE.

LET'S GO.

YOU'RE GOING
TO MISS YOUR RIDE.

TAKE THE HOPPER.

GO, NOW!

NOW WHAT?

TIME TO GET BACK IN THE GAME.

THERE IS NATO BATTALION
JUST EAST OF ONEGA.

THINK THEY GOT COFFEE THERE?

I IMAGINE.

( aircraft lifting off )

( Control Voice )
TRUE SACRIFICE IS NOT
WHAT WE SURRENDER,

BUT WHAT WE ULTIMATELY GAIN.