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20 seconds to liftoff.

18.

17.

16. Abort launch. Repeat. We must abort the launch. Control.

You copy.

Launch control.

Abort the launch.

Beckett. I've just had a run -in with your Mr. Zito.

He's your traitor.

Ed, get back in here now. If you're in that hall when we launch, you'll be

killed. Yeah, and if we launch with this fuel cell still in place, it'll heat up

and we'll be blown to pieces.

Liftoff. We have liftoff.

It feels completely unstable.

How do we get rid of it?

Waste airlock, fast!

I have to deploy the RX -44 so I can start locating Katuma's hidden well.

What is this?

It's impossible.

It's a laser -based weapon system housed in a satellite.

It seems to be taking aim at the shuttle.

Shuttle Excalibur, come in.

What's going on up there?

Either they're trapped up there in space, or they're already dead.

Excalibur, can you please acknowledge?

Excalibur, come in.

Excalibur.

Do you copy?

Excalibur.

This is mission control to Excalibur.

Mr. Chukwu.

Starshield has been activated. The RX -44 satellite will not be deployed.

Excellent. Without his geological survey to reveal Khatum's hidden mineral

wealth, President Haikuda's fall is assured.

Allowing you to take over.

You'll get your money.

In the meantime, you would do well to initiate the next stage of your little

revolution.

You're nothing.

Keep trying.

Why did we let him go?

I think it was his decision.

Beckett, medical telemetry is back online.

Louis Hartley?

Yes.

They're both alive.

President, I do do faith in his greatest challenge yet.

Hearing your tumor just... Three years after the first democratic election,

mounting pressure from the global bank, whose loan Taikudu had been using to

rebuild the island's economy, after years of abuse under previous

regimes, means that... Vice President Shukun, Amanda Courtney, GNC, could you

spare us a few moments? No, I'm sorry.

Can you comment on the rumours that the currency devaluation will be announced

today? No, I'm sorry, no comment.

Look, I must go.

Mr President. Yes, I'm ready.

Hold it.

I need that fax from Joy Tanata.

Could you get it for me, please?

Sure. Thank you.

Take a seat.

Oh, thank you.

Something's going on. Let's call a lift and get to it.

Why do these things take forever?

Pornhub.

Susan?

Susan, come on.

Are

you

okay? Yeah, I'm fine. What about you?

I'll live.

What the hell happened?

I'm not sure.

Yet.

You've hurt yourself.

Don't worry about me.

We need to regain contact with Control first.

Control, this is Excalibur. Do you copy?

Control, this is shuttle Excalibur. Do you copy?

Excalibur, do you copy?

Yes, we copy, Excalibur.

What's your status?

Oh, boy.

Bad.

You could say that.

Ed, can you hear me?

Roger, sure.

Do you know what happened?

Starshield. A satellite -based laser weapons system.

Fired from where?

Well, we don't know yet.

It's made control suite with here at FDA, but somehow it's been accessed from

outside.

What's the extent of the damage, Ed?

Damage?

The robot arm's been hit.

Stuck halfway out the cargo bay.

We can't move it.

Yeah, I'm afraid so. Listen, guys, I've got to go. Susan's really hurt.

Colonel, you must remember the prime task of this mission.

Ketuma needs the RX -44 geological survey now.

Whatever else they do, Ed and Bornholt must deploy Rex.

Think it's broken?

It certainly hurts enough.

Try not to run on it.

Thanks, Doctor.

I'll bear that in mind.

Scalabar, we're working on a way to get the cargo bay doors closed.

But first, we need to get that RX -44 deployed.

We've only got three more partners to launch it into the correct geostationary

orbit. Well, how can we do that with no power to the robot arm?

There's only one way. We'll have to replace the fuel fan and launch Rex

manually.

Do an EVA.

Roz? What's an EVA?

Extravehicular activity.

A spacewalk.

You'd better get studying.

Even if Ed can get Rex launched, we have a bigger problem.

We've got to get Ed and Bourne all at home.

Unless we can get those cargo bay doors closed...

The shuttle can't survive re -entry, can it? Look, maybe there's a way to use

Starshield to cut the robot arm free.

Is that possible?

Theoretically, but not from here. Whoever fired Starshield has locked us

You can get round that, can't you?

No.

They've rewritten the access code to the Starshield transceiver. Look, Beckett,

the best way is to find the equipment they used.

Right. Well, by studying the data from the attack, you should be able to

calculate the area the signal came from, Roz.

Yeah, but... Roz, you can do it.

Now, come on, please.

Hey, guys, I've gone over the checklist.

Now, apparently you have to input some kind of activation code before the RX

can be launched.

He's right.

Well, do we have the code?

Not exactly.

President Haikudu does.

Haikudu?

This satellite project is President Haikudu's last hope.

He's gambled Katuma's future on its success.

And he wanted some kind of security, so he retained the activation code until

the satellite is ready to be deployed.

Just in case something happened to me. Fantastic.

Can't we contact Katuma and get them to give us the code?

That's going to be a problem.

There's been a series of terrorist attacks all over Katuma. All

on the island are out.

So how did you get the news?

The cable news channel GNC. I've got someone on the spot who can still

broadcast.

GNC, isn't that where your friend works, Beckett?

Yeah, but... Well, this is important.

It's all your pride.

Yeah, but, Rose, it's not quite as simple as that.

Come on, Beckett.

I'm sure she'd love to help you out.

I'm not so sure about that, Ed.

Excalibur, start the EVA and begin the process.

We'll get you that code before your orbital decay makes it too late.

Copy control.

Ed.

Good luck.

It is a matter of urgency.

You can't just barge in here and expect to use the global news network to make a

personal call.

Look, this is not for a chat.

This is a matter of life and death. Now you just tell Amanda that Nick Beckett

needs to speak to her, okay? Look, pal.

Mandy's got enough on her plate today.

Her crew were caught in a terrorist bombing this morning.

Two men died.

Mandy was lucky to escape with a few cuts.

The last thing that she needs is some idiot fan hassling her. I'm not a fan!

I'm a... husband.

At least I nearly was.

Just tell her I need to speak to her. Please.

Hello, Nicky.

What a surprise.

You never used to ring me at work.

We were together.

You're looking well, Amanda.

Well, under the circumstances.

Spare me the charm, Acnic. It's not exactly new to me.

Sorry.

Don't start that again, either.

Look, I lost two friends this morning.

And it seems I'm going to be stuck in the middle of a civil war any moment.

tell me what you want, okay?

Well, believe it or not, I might be able to prevent that civil war in Kutuma.

I'm going to need your help to do it.

You failed.

The RX -44 satellite is still being deployed.

Haikuta is about to send the activation code to get the satellite online.

How? Via the Courtney woman from GNC, the news station.

Leave it with me.

I'll deal with it this end.

tether to the catch on your right.

Done that.

Oh boy!

What a sight!

There's no time for sightseeing, Ed.

You've only got 20 minutes to get Rex launched into the right orbit.

Any word on that code yet?

We're on to that, Ed. You get the RX -44 working.

Okay, Ed.

First job is to connect the spare shuttle fuel cell.

No problem.

Power again.

What's the word on this activation code?

Control. Mr. President, the RX -44 satellite is being deployed even as we

All we need now is the activation code.

That's great news, Mr. Beckett. The best I've heard in a long time.

Now we have a real chance of survival.

We're lucky that not all Ms. Courtney's equipment was destroyed by the rebel

cowardly bomb.

Yes, sir. If I could just have that activation code, I can send it straight

through to SCA.

Of course, Mr. Beckett.

Would you please wait here, Miss Courtney?

Perhaps I should assign a soldier to guard Miss Courtney and her equipment.

No. I'll leave her my personal bodyguard.

Release the four locking clamps, starting with the one nearest you.

Don't worry, it happens to us all at first.

Brace yourself.

Remember, you've only got mass, not weight.

Be grateful your tether's clipped off.

Yeah.

Would you like to excuse me for a moment? But of course.

Thank you for this.

I'll never forget it.

How's that?

Fine, but you're running out of time.

Nick? Nick?

Okay, I've got it. It's some kind of complicated bark.

I'm going to need a close -up of it as tight as possible, okay?

In focus if he can.

Thank you.

You ever have any regret?

Sometimes. Oh.

I don't.

Randy.

Randy, I'm not sure I got it.

One more to go.

We're running out of time, Ed.

Hey, Roz.

Any word on that activation code yet?

Look, something's happened to Beckett. I'm trying to read them now.

Beckett, come in, please.

Roz, there's been an explosion.

Our transmission was interrupted there.

Everything I may understand is on disk.

We've no power here. I've got no way to get a video signal to you.

Look, have you got your portable and modem in the jeep?

Yes, I have.

Then power up the video player from the jeep, freeze frame the best image, then

scan it into the computer and send it by modem.

Are you going to have to enhance it?

Isn't there some emergency procedure to release those clamps?

Yeah. By an explosive charge.

But the electronic detonators were damaged in the Starshield attack.

Well, why not have Ed set them off manually?

Ed? The clamps can be released by controlled explosions.

But we can't trigger them, can we?

We think you can set the charges off manually.

Oh, hang on.

You want me to just float here in space while a piece of the shuttle blows up in

my face? Whose bright idea was that?

Mine, actually, Ed.

Cheers, Rod.

What about this activation code? Don't I have to input that first?

Yeah, but hang on. It's just coming in now.

I'm just trying to interpret it.

Ed, it's a binary sequence, so listen carefully.

0, 0, 1.

0.

1, 1, 0.

1,

0, and finally 0.

It sparked at me.

We copy you, Ed.

Time to let Rex off the leash.

Okay, I'm ready when you are.

All you need do is connect an electrical current to the detonator on the locking

clamp.

I've been running a program to calculate the location of the equipment used to

activate the star shield.

Have you got something?

I think so.

I'm going to check it out.

Once Rex is deployed, the priority will be getting them home.

If we can get control of Starshield and cut the robot arm free, they'll be safe

to land.

towards relief.

Ed! Ed!

Ed! Shut up!

has an equal and opposite reaction.

I'm coming in.

Or do you want me to clean the windows while I'm here?

Just get back in here, Ed.

Beckett, I'm getting close to the source of the starshield signal.

Beckett, what do you know about the communications establishment at Blade

It shut down last year pending a refit.

Looks fairly dead.

We've restored power here at GNC, Rod.

Hey, there's a feed from Mission Control.

Ed's done it.

I can see Rex in position over Katooma. Fantastic.

Sir Joy's geological survey will be underway.

Sorry, Beckett.

Bladepoint's not as dead as you thought.

I'm going to try and find a way in.

Roz, be careful.

These people are not going to leave a weapon like that unguarded.

Who do you think I am?

Ed?

Mandy, someone must have known you were sending that code. Someone out there in

Katooma. How could they, Nick?

I don't know.

Just be careful.

Beckett. Beckett, I found it. Just hold on a second.

Rod, is it still working?

Looks like it.

And you can still use it?

I think so.

Rose Rose Nick

You

hear

me

Ed?

Ed, can you hear me?

Rod.

Good to hear your voice. Any news?

I'm going to use Starshield to cut the robot arm loose from the shuttle.

Uh, are you sure?

If you hit anything vital, we don't stand a chance.

That's why I need your help.

What do you want me to do?

Okay.

Send me a targeting signal from the neutron fever I gave you. I can use that

program the Starshield.

Okay.

Hang on a minute. Is Commander Vornhall happy to try this?

Do we have a choice?

Susan thinks it's a terrific idea.

Listen, we're going to have to commence the re -entry in the next door, but

Control, are you getting any of this?

We heard it all.

Can you ask Roz if she can release the star shield so we can control it from

here?

It would make this next maneuver easier.

Tell Mission Control it'll take me too long to crack the code.

Right, well, uh, we'll have to go with you then.

Okay, I'm getting your signal.

Now apply a star shield at the lowest setting as a rehearsal.

You should see the star shield laser as a faint blue light, okay?

Here we go.

Yeah, but another inch would have hit the cargo bay doors.

Okay, Excalibur.

We're about to enter the final coordinate.

This data from Rex is all we hope for. We have conclusive proof of large

platinum -bearing strata.

Good. Then it looks like your country will have a future. I hope so.

The Global Bank's deadline's nearly up.

I've sent them the data electronically.

The bank's board have summoned me over to hear their decision.

Good luck.

Thanks. Colonel Stone, we're ready.

Okay, Excalibur.

Roz, you'll go for this maneuver.

Let's get this right.

We lose our re -entry window in ten minutes.

Roz, is there a problem?

You're looking remarkably well for a dead man.

This is really very impressive.

Was this your idea?

Using the same weapon I used to disable the shuttle to release it.

Neat. Thank you.

Zito, the satellite is operational.

The results are being analyzed right now. We must stop them.

Zito, what's happening?

Zito!

Time to die!

Oh, what's happening? Sorry, Mr. Peter. Come on, come to the phone line.

Ross?

Hey, can you hear me?

Ross, what's happening?

We're running out of time up here.

We've got three minutes before we must start re -entry.

Ed, hang on. Your position's changed since the delay. I'll have to reset the

coordinates.

What was the problem?

Zito just returned from the dead.

Okay, that's it.

Well, she did it.

Rock.

You mean he had you down?

Ha! Not for a second.

The RMS is sheared off. Starfield worked like a knife putting through butter.

Controlled. Do you copy?

We copy you, Excalibur.

Cargo bay doors are closing.

Nice job, everyone.

Right, let's make this re -entry textbook perfect.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

We've done it.

We can land.

Fantastic.

Hello?

Hello, Beckett. Ros, am I doing this right?

Yes, Jo, I'm receiving you.

I'm just going into my meeting with the bank.

All the data confirms Ketuma's riches.

Well, that's fantastic news, Joyce.

But it's not over yet.

Listen, Zito, he's still active.

Now, that data you're carrying is worth a fortune. If Zito can destroy it, the

rebels can still win. Now, look, wait at the bank.

We're on our way.

Okay. Ed's still vulnerable.

I'll carry on breaking the Starshield code, then I can transfer control back

Colonel Stone.

I'll see you later. All right.

Okay, I'm ready to bring Excalibur down.

Local control on my mark.

Three, two, one, mark.

Okay, I have control, copy.

When you're entering the Earth's upper atmosphere, there's so much heat

generated we lose all contact with you.

Copy that.

Firing main engines in five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Boring main engine.

That is good, Excalibur.

Okay.

Cutting main engine.

Radio blackout in five seconds, Excalibur.

Good luck.

This is the bit I hate the most.

What's it feel like when you're up there doing radio blackout?

Like eternity.

Good news?

Yes, David, such is the finding. Our financial position is secure, but

one condition.

One condition?

Political stability in Katooma.

I must contact President Haikudu immediately so he can announce this

discovery to our people. Yeah, but all communications to Kintuma are down.

So I'm going to need one more favour from my friend at GNC.

This is Excalibur. Do you copy?

We copy you, Excalibur.

Welcome home, Excalibur.

Well done.

Susan, I know you're the pilot, but I think you'd better leave this landing to

me.

Just get us home safely, Earth. Try not to wreck my ship.

Great. I'm just taking Joy to GNC. We have to get in touch with President

Haikudu. I think I did that a long time ago, Ross.

But this isn't for me.

This is for the future of Kusuma.

Ross, just hold on a second.

I think we've got a problem.

Vito's been listening in to us.

Look, can you get over to GNC?

I need some reinforcement.

You okay?

Yeah.

We have to speak to President Hokuto.

He's about to go on local television live. We believe he's going to announce

resignation. No, he mustn't. He thinks he's failed.

But he hasn't.

Patch me through to him, please. Before he speaks.

Hold on.

Any news on that shuffle?

Sure.

What do you think?

No bad.

What a rookie.

So, when's the duty free?

I need you back.

The situation is very great. No, no, I've got great news. I've just come from

meeting at the Global Bank, and I have...

The bank has agreed.

We're safe.

Tell our people the news, and support for the rebel terrorists will evaporate.

Five seconds, sir.

Four. Three.

People of Ketumah, rejoice!

Shut up, Dito.

You won't get away.

I'm afraid you're wrong, Mr. Beckett.

You see, my associates will secure my escape.

Dito!

Earlier today, in a historic live

broadcast to his nation, President Taikudu announced the discovery of an

unprecedented concentration of the highly valuable metal

Solo? What about me?

Security, Ed.

Officially, you were never there.

Never!

I nearly died in space.

I launched Rex. I got Susan home.

STA. Cannot have the world thinking that any Tom, Dick or Ed can go into space.

Tom, Dick or... You

know,

the really weird thing is the way that Vito was killed by his own people.

Whoever gave Vito his order doesn't tolerate failure.

You know, I can't help thinking that there was someone else behind all this.

Someone we never even encountered.

Yet.

out of the unexpected turnaround in the Cthulhu economy.

No, not a killing.

The killings come later.