1 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,790 (THEME MUSIC) 2 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:17,270 (SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 3 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,036 - Come on, Vila, you don't mean that. - I know what I mean, and I mean no. 4 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,076 At least think about it. Think about it. 5 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,152 All right. I've thought about it. No. 6 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,230 - I can't make you go. - That's right, you can't. 7 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:37,673 But I can toss you off this ship. 8 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,113 - What? - You're no use to me. 9 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,954 I don't have to be any use to you. I was here first. I was with Blake. 10 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:44,712 I've more right on this ship than you. 11 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,598 No one survives this long without learning the facts of life. 12 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,671 - The facts of life are... - That I can dump you. 13 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,911 The others wouldn't stop me. And you couldn't, could you? 14 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,948 Now I suggest you reconsider your decision. 15 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,315 But don't take too long. I'm not a patient man. 16 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,075 All my life, for as long as I can remember there's been people like you. 17 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,720 - And I thought I was unique. - You're not even unusual. 18 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,392 - I'll need my equipment. - I'll get it. 19 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,550 You stay here. Check the teleport coordinates. 20 00:02:08,640 --> 00:02:11,598 At least you can't bully a machine into doing what you want. 21 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,916 What's wrong with Vila? 22 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,992 - I scared him a little. - That must have been difficult. 23 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,550 I had no choice. We've got to have those crystals for the weaponry system. 24 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:24,834 So we do a swap... 25 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:26,558 they give us the crystals, we give them Vila. 26 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:28,119 They only want his help. 27 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,156 Why are they insisting that he goes alone? 28 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,356 I don't know, maybe outsiders make them nervous. 29 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:33,668 - Did you? - Me? 30 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,399 - Who could be nervous of me? - Only Vila, it seems. 31 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,311 We've no reason to think they'll harm him. 32 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,597 And less reason to care? Have you got the locator? 33 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,274 What locator? They stipulated no surveillance devices. 34 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,396 - So you said. - I gave them my word. 35 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,153 - You didn't give them mine. - Now you tell me. 36 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,038 Are you suggesting we send him down there without a tracer? 37 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,112 No, I'm suggesting we try and make sure they don't detect it. 38 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,838 They won't. Well? 39 00:02:57,920 --> 00:03:00,718 - "Well" is not a question. - Is it working? 40 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,952 The tracer is between the index and second finger of your left hand. 41 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,077 Thank you, Orac. 42 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:08,872 Let's get on with it, then. 43 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,758 No last minute protests, no sudden illnesses? 44 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,195 Look, I have to go down, he made that very clear. 45 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,874 I don't have to take any rubbish from you, all right? 46 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,269 All right. Take this. 47 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,756 What is it? Slow-acting poison? 48 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:22,909 It's a tracer. 49 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,629 Orac can locate it and tell us exactly where you are at any time. 50 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,278 I'm not swallowing that. 51 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,238 It's perfectly harmless. It dissolves eventually. 52 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,629 - Your hands clean? - Just take it. 53 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,153 Orac, have you found us a name for this place yet? 54 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,390 No definite records exist. 55 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,075 I have however found an obscure archaeological treatise... 56 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,311 which suggests the ancestors of the present inhabitants... 57 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,436 may have called their planet Kezarn. 58 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,353 I'm going to die on a planet that hasn't even got a name anymore. 59 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:53,919 - Ready? - Does it make a difference? 60 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,639 They're simple, unaggressive people. You'll be safe. 61 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,199 I've only got your word for that. 62 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,111 - Trust me. - Yeah. Put me down. 63 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,756 I don't know how you persuaded him to go. 64 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,751 I appealed to his better nature. 65 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,229 He hasn't got one. Leave him alone in future. 66 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,470 - Or? - Do you want me to threaten you? 67 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,551 Why not? I haven't had a good laugh in ages. 68 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,029 Sensible. You could die laughing. 69 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,515 Why are you suddenly so protective towards Vila? 70 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,192 He's irritating, but he's useful. 71 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:29,114 We can easily replace a pilot, but a talented thief is rare. 72 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:30,315 I'd agree with that. So? 73 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,994 So frighten him too much, he's no use to anyone. 74 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,548 - He wasn't that frightened. - He was terrified. 75 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,074 So terrified he might just get himself killed... 76 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:39,479 because it's easier than going on. 77 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,632 - I'll take that risk. - It isn't yours to take. 78 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,109 Without the crystals, the main blasters are useless. 79 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,670 - Do you like being helpless, Cally? - I don't know. I've never tried it. 80 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,638 - Liberator. Come in Liberator. - Yes, Vila? 81 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,598 The crystals are here. You can come and get them now. 82 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,272 Well done, Vila. 83 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,074 Killing range is only 200, so aim for the whites of their eyes. 84 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:03,919 No point in mentioning you're supposed to be unarmed? 85 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,433 Put me down. 86 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:19,633 Down and safe. 87 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:23,872 There's no one here. 88 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:25,518 Are you sure, Cally? 89 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,717 Unless they're hiding. But why should they hide? 90 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:31,115 I don't know. Maybe outsiders... 91 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,953 Make them nervous? Yes, you said. 92 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,069 I'm beginning to wonder how you managed to negotiate with them at all. 93 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,390 Any sign of the box of crystals? 94 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,391 - Not yet. - Keep looking. 95 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,837 Is that where we're going? It's miles away. 96 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,438 Why couldn't I have teleported closer in? 97 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,189 Hey! 98 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,156 They say too much walking is bad for you, you know. 99 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:10,992 Makes you go deaf. 100 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,230 Look what it's done for you. 101 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,634 Listen, sooner or later one of you is going to have to speak to me. 102 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:21,875 Well, speak to me one of you! 103 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,832 All right, that's it. No speak, no walk. 104 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,032 My feet hurt and I didn't want to come anyway. 105 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,313 Of course, I'm totally lost, you realise that. 106 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,709 Yes, of course you realise that. 107 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,589 I don't suppose you'd consider taking me back to where you met me. 108 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,830 No, of course you wouldn't. 109 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,194 All right, you've talked me into it. 110 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,271 There's a box here. And Vila's teleport bracelet. 111 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,436 Cally, it's Avon. Don't touch the box. 112 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,956 I don't share Tarrant's faith in simple, unaggressive people. 113 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,439 Yes, I know. 114 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,517 What was that? Sounded like an explosion. 115 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,912 Was it an explosion? Do you know what it was? 116 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,195 Do you care what it was? Do I care what it was? 117 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,316 Why am I talking to myself like this? 118 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,592 I wonder what it was though. 119 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,077 They booby-trapped the box. Simple enough to do. 120 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,390 They're a simple people, according to Tarrant. 121 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,278 And completely unaggressive. A slight exaggeration perhaps. 122 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,796 I was sure we could trust them. I'd have staked my life on it. 123 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,440 - You did stake Vila's. - Did I really? I'd forgotten. 124 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,637 - Now he hasn't even got a bracelet. - And that's my fault? 125 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,518 So we haven't got Vila and we haven't got the crystals. 126 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,192 What's our next brilliant move? 127 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:11,149 We persuade his simple, unaggressive friends to part with either or both. 128 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,037 We don't, I do. 129 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,315 This time I'll negotiate with a gun in my hand. 130 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,233 Orac, can you give me a precise fix on that tracer? 131 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,390 - Of course I can. - Where is it then? 132 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,234 Under the box which is 10 centimetres from your right hand. 133 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,036 - The stupid idiot. - (CALLY) He palmed it. 134 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:35,193 That's not stupid, it's suicidal. Why would he do that? 135 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,317 Because he was scared witless. He didn't trust anyone. 136 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,668 You were right. I'm sorry, Cally. 137 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,115 You're the only one who's met these people. 138 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,758 Where do you think they've taken him? 139 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,195 - What about that city? - No, they said it was a ruin. 140 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,555 No one remembers when it was built or who built it. 141 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,198 No one ever goes there. So they say. 142 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,316 We could wish for more reliable informants. 143 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,435 Anything else? 144 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,351 There's a name, something unpronounceable... 145 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,954 in what they told me was a fragment of the old tongue. 146 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,871 A translatable fragment? 147 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,918 Apparently it means "the city at the edge of the world". 148 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:06,872 (DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 149 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,958 The place is deserted. There's nobody here. 150 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:25,874 The whole place is... deserted. 151 00:09:32,560 --> 00:09:34,835 Hello? 152 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:37,799 Anybody there? 153 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,435 Come on, stop dawdling, will you? 154 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,159 If this is meant to be a joke, it's not funny! 155 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,397 (EXPLOSION) 156 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:01,992 I'll get you for this, Tarrant. 157 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,355 I'll tear your arm off and beat you to death with the wet end. 158 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,078 I'll get you for this! 159 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:07,832 Have you finished? 160 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,990 If talking got it done, you'd be a real killer, wouldn't you? 161 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:13,838 Where did you come from? 162 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,469 Here and there. Mostly there. On your feet, killer. 163 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,389 I said, on your feet. 164 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,074 Pick up your box and let's go, little man. 165 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,229 The name is Vila. 166 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,550 You can relax your gun arm, I'm not looking for trouble. 167 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,029 What's the matter, killer, lost your nerve? 168 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,473 That's right. 169 00:10:30,560 --> 00:10:33,279 - Pity I didn't lose my sense of smell. - What does that mean? 170 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:35,999 You should try taking a bath sometime, you smell terrible. 171 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,958 For someone who's lost his nerve, you take risks, little man. 172 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:40,792 You didn't go to this trouble to kill me. 173 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:42,359 - Move. - Where? 174 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:43,714 There. 175 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,758 - A mouthwash would be a good idea, too. - Move. 176 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:50,753 Move. 177 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,798 You bubble-brained idiot. You stupid son of a slime crawler. 178 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:57,108 It wasn't my fault, Captain. 179 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:58,713 "It wasn't my fault, Captain. " 180 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,472 Of course it was your fault. 181 00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:02,471 "Oh, blow a hole in it, Captain. " 182 00:11:02,560 --> 00:11:04,869 Blow a hole in it. Look at it. 183 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,032 It's not even dented. It's the only thing that isn't. 184 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,190 Well, it could have been worse. 185 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,794 - Not for you it couldn't, Sherm. - Well, I did my best. 186 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,110 I know you did your best, Sherm. 187 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,953 That's why I can do without you. 188 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,632 Please, Captain. 189 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,793 Stop snivelling, Sherm. You know I can't stand snivellers. 190 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,356 It was his fault. He could've told us how to open it. 191 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:31,638 He's been lying all along. He was laughing behind your back. 192 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,199 I saw him. 193 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,030 What? Is that true, old man? 194 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,396 No one laughs at Bayban. 195 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,392 Take him out and shoot him. 196 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,074 Bayban, if you must kill somebody, kill him. 197 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,194 - Then again, you don't smell that bad. - What took you so long? 198 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,752 You must be Vila. 199 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,633 - It's an honour, sir. - The honour's mine. 200 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:57,869 That's what I meant. 201 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,712 You better sleep with both eyes open from now on. 202 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,713 You should get together with Killer here. You make a good pair. 203 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,117 I may have to get rid of Kerril. 204 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,909 Be a pity, she's the best gun hand I ever had, but... 205 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,468 she's got no team spirit, you know. 206 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,918 And you can't run an outfit like mine without team spirit. 207 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,515 What outfit is it exactly, if you don't mind me asking? 208 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,033 Oh, I do mind you asking. 209 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,793 - I mind very much. - I can understand that. 210 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,599 I'm sorry I mentioned it, I was just making conversation. 211 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:32,557 I've brought my tools here. 212 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,677 What exactly is it you want me to do? Just name it, I'm your man. 213 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:36,909 You don't know who I am. 214 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,310 No idea. You needn't worry about it, I won't ask any questions. 215 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:45,349 Small-time thief and failed revolutionary and you don't know who I am? 216 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,592 If you put it like that, of course I know who you are. You're... 217 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:50,159 - Bayban. - Bayban, yes. 218 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:53,357 Bayban the Beserker. Bayban the Butcher. 219 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,670 Bayban the Butcher. You're Bayban the Butcher! 220 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,591 - Oh, no. - That's better. 221 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,518 You're top of the Federation's Most Wanted list, after Blake. 222 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,716 What do you mean "after Blake"? 223 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,793 I was working my way up that list before he crept out of his cr�che. 224 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,950 Working my way up. 225 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,076 I didn't take any political shortcuts. 226 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,675 You have a reputation for straightforward mayhem that's second to none. 227 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,594 I've been an admirer of yours for, well, for as long as I can remember. 228 00:13:18,680 --> 00:13:21,638 Well, maybe not that long, you're not that old, are you? 229 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,109 Then again, you did start very young, didn't you? 230 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,636 - I think I feel sick. - So you should, little man. 231 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,035 Vila, I like a man who shows respect. 232 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:33,792 You'll enjoy working for me. 233 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,110 Will I? Oh, yes, I will. Of course I will. 234 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,954 Good. Well you can start by opening that door. 235 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,831 - Now? - Now. 236 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,831 - What's behind it? - You don't need to know. 237 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,433 - I decide what I need to know. - Yes? 238 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,556 - Yes. - I make the decisions around here. 239 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,790 - The captain makes decisions here. - Why, you... 240 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,108 Sherm! 241 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:05,595 Vila, come here and sit down. 242 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,159 Now I went to a lot of trouble to get you here. 243 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,392 And that is all the trouble I intend to have. 244 00:14:13,560 --> 00:14:18,190 Now you will open that door, or I will open you... 245 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:20,272 from there... 246 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,393 to there. 247 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:23,555 Right? 248 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,358 - Right. - Right. 249 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,476 I need to know what's in there! 250 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,437 The key to any security system is how it was designed! 251 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:31,033 That depends on why it was designed! 252 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,510 I have to know what whoever designed it was trying to protect! 253 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,034 Tell him. 254 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:41,998 We have told you. 255 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:43,714 Tell him. 256 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,193 Sherm, contact the stockade. 257 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,796 - Have the men kill two more hostages. - No, wait. 258 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:54,549 Yes. 259 00:14:55,920 --> 00:15:00,038 - It contains this world and the next. - Same old stuff. 260 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,032 - He did as he was told. - Two more corpses will keep him in line. 261 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,271 - No! You can't push people too far. - You should remember that. 262 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,476 - I said people, not garbage. - Garbage! 263 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,120 Kerril, Sherm. Out. 264 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,389 This world and the next? That could mean anything. 265 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,517 Not anything, everything. 266 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,194 There's nothing on this planet, Vila. 267 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,556 No precious metals, no gems, no wealth of any kind. 268 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:25,468 And why? 269 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:28,715 Because it's all in there. 270 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,153 - This world. - And the next? 271 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,998 Religious mumbo jumbo to keep the locals out. 272 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,317 We had to kill six of them before they'd even tell us it was there. 273 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,437 And six more to make sure they didn't know how to open it. 274 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:47,069 The crystals you swapped for me, where did they come from? 275 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,594 - They didn't. - The crystals in that box. 276 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,240 There weren't any crystals in that box, were there? 277 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,198 Tarrant did a deal with you without even seeing the merchandise. 278 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,669 Oh, not with me, with them. 279 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,196 Tarrant didn't even know I was here. 280 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,431 But he did see a sample. 281 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,833 I've had it for years. Lucky piece. 282 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,595 Not so lucky for him though. 283 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:11,955 Wonderful. Me, he calls stupid. 284 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,159 Not anymore. Smile. 285 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,676 - You outlived him. - What? 286 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,639 We couldn't let them go back empty-handed, could we? 287 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:22,955 - So we gave him a bomb to play with. - A bomb? 288 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,713 Yes. Bang. You're dead. 289 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,950 - You know the sort of thing. - Cally. 290 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,838 - What do you say? - Can I ask if you've tried to blast this? 291 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,114 Blast it? 292 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,556 We blasted it, burned it, drilled it, cut it. 293 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:37,992 - How long do you need? - I don't know. 294 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:39,593 You've got an hour. 295 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,156 You, out! 296 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,551 Leave my man in peace. 297 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:46,748 And you. 298 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,671 My mother. Oh yes. 299 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,955 I had a mother. Wonderful woman. Truly evil person. 300 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,078 She had a saying. 301 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,475 "Baybe", she used to say. 302 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,195 She called me Baybe. 303 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,071 "Baybe", she used to say... 304 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,670 "Treat every hour as though it's your last. " 305 00:17:18,360 --> 00:17:20,635 I'll be back in an hour, Vila. 306 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,788 (TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 307 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,000 Tarrant, I hope you're satisfied. 308 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,357 - I still don't see the logic. - Logic? 309 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,158 I know the ground. I made the contacts. 310 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,198 They didn't take you to their village or even that city. 311 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,556 They deliberately kept you away from anything even vaguely strategic. 312 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,712 Which makes your local knowledge very local indeed. 313 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:42,869 That's not the point. 314 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:47,078 No, the point is that Vila won't trust you, whereas he will trust Cally and me. 315 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,754 - Cally, yes, but why you? - He knows what I think of him. 316 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,592 - You despise him. - Right. 317 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,597 But at least I'm consistent about it. 318 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,672 I know his value to us, just as he knows mine. 319 00:17:57,040 --> 00:17:59,554 If we need any help, I'll let you know. 320 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:00,959 Feel free. 321 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,479 - Just be ready. - We will, don't worry. 322 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,073 Put us down. 323 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,117 Thanks for your support, Dayna. 324 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,909 Well, they were right. If Vila saw you, who knows what he might do. 325 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,594 - Run away, give the alarm... - I doubt that. 326 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,353 So do I. I think he'd try and kill you. 327 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,398 That's what I'd do. 328 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,278 Seems quiet enough. 329 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:38,956 The village should be in that direction. 330 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:40,792 If Zen got it right. 331 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,197 It's a pity we're not all as reliable as Zen. 332 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:46,991 But I thought you were. 333 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,676 That block isn't really a block at all. He was clever. 334 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,918 He could turn out to be the best I've come up against. 335 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,069 Who could? 336 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,072 The designer. My opponent. 337 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,596 You see, there are two basic approaches to security. 338 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,069 Physical, locks and booby traps... 339 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,720 things designed to physically stop you getting in. 340 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,472 Then, there is the psychological approach. 341 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:16,231 Like? 342 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:17,753 You put up a fence with a notice... 343 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,513 which says that the area is impregnated with swamp fever... 344 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,591 and you'll get galloping knee-rot if you go in. 345 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,274 - So which is this? - I'm working on it. 346 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:40,119 - 0-0-2. That is beautiful. - Is it? 347 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:41,753 An indestructible block. 348 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,832 A combination of both, the psychological and the physical... 349 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,831 one reinforcing the other. 350 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,434 Elegant, my friend. Simply elegant. 351 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:53,398 So what is it? 352 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,277 Oh, it's just a simple force field. 353 00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:58,318 I was right about you, another Sherm, all mouth. 354 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,914 This is a solid block, little man. 355 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:05,153 It's a force field. Set to refract light so that it appears solid. 356 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,551 Well, naturally it feels solid, all force fields do. 357 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,315 Looks solid, feels solid, so everybody treats it as solid. 358 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,710 They bash, blast, and burn it, and like all force fields, whatever... 359 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,758 energy you push into it, it chucks right back at you. 360 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:22,958 For all energy input, there has to be an equal and opposite energy output. 361 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,395 Result, an indestructible block. 362 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:28,438 The harder you hit it, the stronger it gets. 363 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,354 There. 364 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,078 What's that supposed to be? 365 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:34,515 - A low-energy probe. - What? 366 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,712 The energy threshold of this force field is 0-0-2. 367 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:41,270 Anything more than 0-0-2 gets chucked back at you, right? 368 00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:44,989 This will push a probe into the field very slowly. 369 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,670 Maximum energy, 0-0-1. 370 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:51,911 When the probe reaches the door, the field will collapse. 371 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,513 Bye-bye block. 372 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,388 - I'll believe it when I see it. - It'll take about 45 minutes. 373 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,473 - How did you know I was here? - Sorry? 374 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,757 When I first came in, how did you know I was here? 375 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:05,719 I heard you. 376 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,313 No, you didn't. 377 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:08,828 Psychic. 378 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,556 For a thief, you lie badly. 379 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:20,828 Let me do it. 380 00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:22,997 I won't scare her so much. 381 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:26,470 All right, but be careful. Remember how they fooled Tarrant. 382 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:30,189 And Cally, don't get between her and me. 383 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:55,319 Avon! 384 00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:09,113 Seems we're not the only strangers on this planet. 385 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:10,679 That could explain a lot. 386 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,478 The woman is still with us. 387 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,676 Is she trying to bluff her way out? 388 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,718 I don't think so. 389 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,189 She just doesn't care about us. 390 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,909 It was the same when she first saw me. Polite disinterest. 391 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,470 We're not important to her. 392 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,433 So let's find out what is important to her. 393 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,234 What were you looking so pleased about? 394 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,039 Bayban isn't going to share whatever's in there, you know. 395 00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:41,759 That's true. Bayban will not share it. 396 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,790 Where does that corridor lead? Can we get out that way? 397 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,150 Now look, I'm not the only one in trouble here, you know. 398 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,550 I wouldn't give a scoop of slime for you once I get that open. 399 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,437 Bayban's insane, you realise that. 400 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,398 Once he gets his hands on the loot, he'll kill us all. 401 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,630 How many men have you got that can fight? 402 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,757 You better listen to me. I'll tell him you were in here. 403 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:08,116 I'll tell him it's all a plot. You're just using him to get that open. 404 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,112 Yes. You know how he'd react to that, don't you? 405 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,519 You don't mean that really is what's going on? 406 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,439 - That'd make you crazier than him. - Crazier than who? 407 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:19,272 - You. - What? 408 00:23:19,360 --> 00:23:20,713 - Baybe won't be pleased. - Baybe? 409 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,074 It's what his mother called him. 410 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,232 What're you doing here, Norl? This man was to be left alone. 411 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,754 Now get out and do as you're told. 412 00:23:30,360 --> 00:23:32,191 You've 25 minutes left. 413 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,236 - Who told you that? - Captain Bayban. 414 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,471 I didn't think you could've worked it out for yourself. Just a joke. 415 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:41,394 In 25 minutes from now, you're going to need a sense of humour. 416 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,118 Maybe you should lend me yours. 417 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,678 They're changing the guard over. Let's find out where the rest are. 418 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,519 You said 45 minutes, little man. 419 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,079 Any time now. 420 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,517 - What are you staring at? - I'm not staring. 421 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,668 - We've been on the move a lot. - Yes. 422 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,274 It's the first chance I've had to, well, get cleaned up. 423 00:24:25,360 --> 00:24:29,751 Right. I know the problem. It's difficult when you're... 424 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,513 moving all the time. 425 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,998 - Anything wrong with it? - Not from where I stand. 426 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,553 There's nothing wrong with that, either! 427 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,039 - You did it! - Of course! 428 00:24:43,120 --> 00:24:45,839 For a little man I'm a wonderful mover, wouldn't you say? Come on! 429 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,835 - Which way do we go? - I don't know. 430 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:10,719 We're shut in. 431 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,313 Vila, we're shut in! 432 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,994 Don't worry. My man knows we're here. 433 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,957 - Your man? - The designer. 434 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,793 He knows we're here, and he knows we're not stupid. 435 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,757 If we were, we wouldn't have got this far. 436 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,071 So, if he wanted to stop us, there's only one way left to him. 437 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,275 What? 438 00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:28,635 (SUSPENSEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 439 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,073 According to the locals, this lot is thousands of years old. 440 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,799 You sound as if you're expecting to meet this character. 441 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,316 He may be dead, but he's still trying to outthink me. 442 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:42,318 Keep behind me. 443 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,517 Step where I step, and don't touch anything. Right? 444 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,751 Right. What are you expecting him to do? 445 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,751 I'm expecting him to try and kill us. 446 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,353 - What? - Come on. 447 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:02,109 (KERRIL SCREAMING) 448 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,589 - It's all right, it's all right. - Is it? 449 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:05,999 I hope so. 450 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:15,148 (AVON) Grenade! 451 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,033 Don't move. 452 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,233 It must have been a dud. Sorry about that. 453 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,231 All we want is information. 454 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:29,594 We've lost a friend of ours. 455 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,750 We think you can tell us where to find him. 456 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,637 That's what we think. 457 00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:36,032 What do you think? 458 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,118 All the guards are in place, he can't have got away. 459 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,349 He must have done. 460 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,000 I don't see how, because we've searched every tunnel. 461 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,355 Take the rest of the men and search the whole city. 462 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,510 I want him found, and I want him found now. 463 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:54,158 - Go! - You. 464 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:55,798 When you were in here, what was he doing? 465 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,279 What exactly was he doing? 466 00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:00,352 He had not opened the door. And he was afraid. 467 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,590 He said that you were going to kill him. 468 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,148 He was looking for a way to escape. 469 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,311 Get two men down to the landing site. 470 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,960 Get the laser cannon out and set it up in here. 471 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,396 The laser cannon? That could blow away half the city. 472 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:15,913 Do it. 473 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,156 I will have it open. 474 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,118 I will have that door open. 475 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:41,509 Another door? Is this it? 476 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:43,875 Well? 477 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,474 - I think it's time to go back. - Is it booby-trapped? 478 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:48,232 - No. - Well, then. 479 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,754 - You don't understand. - That's right, I don't. 480 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:52,034 I know this man. 481 00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:54,475 If he was going to stop us, he would've done it. 482 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,233 The fact that he hasn't means that he wants us here. 483 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,788 Don't you see? We're being used. 484 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:02,871 That's what Norl was hiding. 485 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,396 - You really are a little man, aren't you? - Leave it, Kerril. 486 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,472 - Whatever's there, we don't need it. - Try telling that to Bayban. 487 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,074 - I'm going back. Are you coming? - No. 488 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,916 - I think you should. - No. 489 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:17,759 All right. 490 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,991 Vila. Vila! 491 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:40,471 (TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 492 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,039 (KERRIL SCREAMING LOUDLY) 493 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:08,076 Kerril. Kerril! 494 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,957 All right, my friend. But you didn't fool me. 495 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,708 (TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES) 496 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:35,399 - Vila. Thanks. - For what? 497 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:36,515 Following me. 498 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,830 I always did have a weakness for nice legs. 499 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,114 I'm sorry. 500 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,191 It's not what I expected. 501 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,871 He's lost a lot of weight, hasn't he? 502 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:48,916 Oh, there's another one. 503 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,359 It's all right. It's all right. 504 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,477 - I thought I was alone. - You come and sit down. 505 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:56,034 It's all right. It's all right. 506 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:59,157 - I thought I was alone. - You come and sit down. 507 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:06,431 The translator unit has identified your language as Terran... 508 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:10,957 and is translating my words into a form which I hope you will understand. 509 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:16,555 I regret that we cannot meet in person, but by the time you hear this... 510 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:20,389 I shall have been dead for over 3,000 years. 511 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,069 An almost unimaginable time. 512 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,715 As unimaginable in its way... 513 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,872 as the journey in which you have now become involved. 514 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,234 If you'll please be comfortable... 515 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,629 I'll try to explain what has happened to you. 516 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,792 It's all right. That's my man. I want to see what he's done to us. 517 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:37,791 It is called Kezarn. 518 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:38,915 Kezarn. 519 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,310 And my people will have forgotten that by the time you hear my voice. 520 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:46,951 As I record this, our society is at the height of its powers... 521 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,994 but economic expansion and social development... 522 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,116 are reaching their limits. 523 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:58,755 A collapse to barbarism and a new Dark Age cannot be long delayed. 524 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,590 We had despaired... 525 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,797 but now, we have found a solution. 526 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:09,674 We have developed a system for the instantaneous transmission of matter... 527 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,957 over any distance between two terminals. 528 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,429 Enter one terminal and step out of the other... 529 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,909 wherever it happens to be. 530 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,952 The starship in which you now sit... 531 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:26,876 contains one terminal. 532 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:31,076 The vault which you so ably penetrated... 533 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:32,878 contains the other. 534 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:38,797 You've stepped off the planet Kezarn and onto a starship... 535 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:43,795 which is now at least 3,000 light years away. 536 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,836 One small step for man. So how do we get back? 537 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:50,317 The ship is programmed... 538 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,312 to find us a planet on which we can begin a new life. 539 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,158 It must be a planet in a system with other planets... 540 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,276 which we can also colonise. 541 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:03,792 This time there must be no limit to our expansion. 542 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,838 We seem to be trapped. I think he's killed us. 543 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,276 The vault on Kezarn will protect that terminal... 544 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:13,636 during the generations of barbarism when my people will forget... 545 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,551 even who they are. 546 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,276 All that will remain to them is a race memory... 547 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,034 which we have genetically engineered. 548 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,513 Once in every 35 generations... 549 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:29,189 they will gather near the city at the edge of the world... 550 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,989 and one will be found who can enter the vault. 551 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:38,795 My people will know peace only if he returns. 552 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,595 He will return only... 553 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,553 if the ship has reached its destination. 554 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:47,599 My friend... 555 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,878 if the ship is still in flight... 556 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,758 you will not return to Kezarn. 557 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,159 I knew it. 558 00:32:56,280 --> 00:33:00,796 The air which came with you into this cabin will soon run out... 559 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:02,359 and you will die. 560 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,034 Wonderful. Thanks a lot, friend. 561 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:10,475 I suggest you make peace with whatever gods you recognise... 562 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,272 as I will try to make peace with mine. 563 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:17,878 I bid you farewell. 564 00:33:18,640 --> 00:33:21,552 And I hope you can find it in your heart... 565 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:23,073 to forgive me. 566 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:24,718 Not a chance. 567 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:28,031 I'd like to think he suffocated after that recording, but I doubt it. 568 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:31,317 - Sorry, Vila, it's all my fault. - No, you were right. 569 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,756 Bayban would never have let me out without finishing the job. 570 00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:39,118 - How long do you think the air will last? - Well, if we don't move around too much. 571 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,237 It hardly seems worth trying to stay alive a few minutes longer. 572 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:45,471 If you're thinking of shooting yourself or something, forget it. 573 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,233 I don't believe in suicide. It stunts your growth. 574 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:49,673 Actually... 575 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,069 it wasn't what I was thinking of. 576 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,550 (SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 577 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:06,270 He's in worse trouble than we thought. Bayban's as bad as you can find. 578 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:07,952 - I've heard of him. - I've met him. 579 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,275 He's the type that gives crime a bad name. 580 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,238 Right. That should put us down just inside the city. 581 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:15,675 Are you sure those three guards can't give the alarm? 582 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:17,751 Not unless they can do it in their sleep. 583 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:19,876 - You should have killed them. - Probably. 584 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:21,552 They could sleep through a war. 585 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,598 That's good, because if it is Bayban, a war is what we'll have. 586 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,877 Orac, are you ready to maintain teleport function? 587 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,359 Of course I am. 588 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,432 Then put us down, and stand by for further instructions. 589 00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:36,149 Very well. Stand by. I'm waiting. 590 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:37,639 So are we. 591 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:39,632 Teleporting now. 592 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:46,515 Cretins. You are all cretins. 593 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,678 I am surrounded by cretins. 594 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:53,829 Vila and Kerril will be found and brought here to me. 595 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:58,239 If Vila and Kerril are not found and brought here to me... 596 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,515 you will be the first to die. 597 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,748 Now go and kick some life into the others. 598 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,758 While you've still got legs to kick with! 599 00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:10,708 (TENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 600 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,429 - Cally. - Dayna. 601 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,833 Good. Good. 602 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,468 Connect it up. Hurry. 603 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,513 Try there. 604 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,479 Over here! 605 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:45,271 I think they saw me. 606 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,510 - How many? - Three. 607 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:50,999 (SHOTS FIRING) 608 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,039 Three. Not very friendly, are they? 609 00:35:56,680 --> 00:36:00,514 All right, keep them pinned down. I'll go and get some more men. 610 00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:01,914 What's that? 611 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:03,638 Something I've been toying with. 612 00:36:03,720 --> 00:36:04,914 Heat-seeking? 613 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:06,189 I hope so. 614 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,272 Make sure you point it in the right direction. 615 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,793 Neevish, find out what that was. Move. You, too. 616 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:44,951 Gaudy, but effective. 617 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,709 I think war was just declared. 618 00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:54,112 (LOUD EXPLOSIONS CONTINUE) 619 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:58,073 You. Give me a hand with this. 620 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:04,592 Come on. 621 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:16,150 (SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 622 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:28,319 We're still alive. 623 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,358 Kerril! Kerril, we're still alive! 624 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:32,839 We should be dead by now. 625 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,150 Are you bragging or complaining? 626 00:37:35,240 --> 00:37:37,754 The air's as fresh as ever. Do you know what that means? 627 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,229 We're going to die of exhaustion. 628 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:47,234 Here. 629 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,670 The door should be here! 630 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,832 They walk out of the transmitter, straight out onto the planet. 631 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:58,717 What are you talking about? 632 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:00,711 He hid the door, right? 633 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,278 To make sure none of his victims did anything rash... 634 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,351 like attacking the weakest point of the ship! 635 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:07,953 It's here, I know it's here. 636 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:10,634 - Lf you say so. - How would he hide it? 637 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,275 - Another one of those force fields? - Right. 638 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:16,591 Set to refract light at the same frequency as the wall. 639 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:18,636 - So it's invisible. - Yes. 640 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:21,712 Now supposing the ship has already landed... 641 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,155 but the force field has malfunctioned. 642 00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:28,711 Supposing the door is already open, but the field hasn't switched off. 643 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,553 - Why should we suppose that? - Because the air's still fresh. 644 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:33,551 Air will bleed through a force field. 645 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:35,039 Can we get through it? 646 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:39,033 If the energy threshold isn't too low, and the field too thick. 647 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,231 This one tried, but the air ran out on him. 648 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:47,272 Ship was still in flight. 649 00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:59,714 - Can I do anything? - Keep the sweat out of my eyes. 650 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:01,313 - Right. - No, don't do that. 651 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:03,709 Your legs are bad for my concentration. 652 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,077 (VILA SCREAMING IN PAIN) 653 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,436 Vila. Are you all right? 654 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:20,795 Discharged straight through me. 655 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:23,868 (KERRIL) Look! 656 00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:25,714 Kerril. 657 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,670 (TRANQUIL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 658 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:51,839 (SHOTS FIRING) 659 00:39:54,640 --> 00:39:56,153 Get their guns. 660 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:03,837 Drop the guns. 661 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:05,513 Do it. 662 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:11,757 Good. I hate to rush an execution. 663 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,352 - You can't use that in here. - Stand still. Both of you. 664 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:17,749 You think I'm a complete amateur? 665 00:40:17,840 --> 00:40:20,229 A laser cannon isn't very professional. 666 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:23,073 - You'll blow away half the city. - All the city. 667 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,799 Energy feedback, heat reflection, you would go with it. 668 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,838 - It's an open ground weapon. - I do know that. 669 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:31,559 You'd have to be insane to use it, then. 670 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:34,712 Well, maybe that's it. Maybe I am insane. 671 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,631 - Bayban. - Captain! 672 00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:39,871 They're wiping us out. We've only seven men left! 673 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:43,911 (INTENSE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 674 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,513 Finish her. 675 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,839 Bloodthirsty little maniac, aren't you? Where's Vila? 676 00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:16,230 - I don't know what you're talking about. - You were rumoured to be dead. 677 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:18,880 - Funny, that turns out to be true. - Do I know you? 678 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,315 Celebrities, they never remember the little people. 679 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:22,958 - Where is Vila? - Who? 680 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:26,510 Would you like me to let some fresh air into that rancid brain of yours? 681 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:28,318 Go ahead. You'd be famous. 682 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,470 The man who killed Bayban. 683 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,517 I'd quite like to be famous, too. 684 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:34,591 How about the woman that killed Bayban? 685 00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:37,592 Or better still, the girl who killed Bayban. 686 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:39,477 I don't know where he is. 687 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:41,915 - You can do better than that. - He disappeared. 688 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,433 (NORL) Only from your sight. 689 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:47,316 We are awaiting his return. 690 00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,158 You mean he got it open? 691 00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:51,151 He's been in there all the time? 692 00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:54,232 Dayna, take our guest outside and watch him. 693 00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:26,793 You know, Kerril, I really like it here. 694 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:29,673 - I wonder what planet it is. - We'll probably never know. 695 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:31,955 - Perhaps we should give it a name. - Lf you like. 696 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:34,474 How about, Homeworld. 697 00:42:34,720 --> 00:42:36,039 Vilaworld? 698 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:38,554 Homeworld. Vilaworld. 699 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:41,393 - Yes, Vilaworld. - Homeworld. 700 00:42:49,560 --> 00:42:52,677 Stop. Where did you get this? 701 00:42:52,760 --> 00:42:54,876 They're all over the place, look. 702 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,837 - Kerril. - What is it? 703 00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:58,876 These are what got me into this. 704 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:01,599 You've no idea how much they're worth. 705 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:05,190 - We're going back. - When you're ready, there's no hurry. 706 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:08,113 Well, come on, we've wasted enough time. 707 00:43:08,360 --> 00:43:11,272 Did I say something wrong? Kerril, what's the matter? 708 00:43:11,360 --> 00:43:13,510 What did I say to upset you? 709 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:15,913 - Kerril. - What? 710 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:18,474 Homeworld, you wanted to call it Homeworld. 711 00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:21,074 Then we'll call it Homeworld, it's a good name. 712 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:22,388 Are you playing games with me? 713 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:23,913 - Games? - Yes, games. 714 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,070 If you think what happened here... 715 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:27,912 gives you the right to treat me like some sort of... 716 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:31,276 Treat you like some sort of what? I haven't treated you like anything. 717 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:34,397 We're out there in the sunshine, when for no good reason... 718 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:36,630 you throw a tantrum and go off in all directions. 719 00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:39,359 - For no good reason at all? - Give me a good reason. 720 00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:42,830 I'm a reasonable man. I'll accept a good reason. I'll accept a bad reason. 721 00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:44,319 I'll accept any reason at all... 722 00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,517 just tell me what I'm meant to have done. 723 00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:51,908 - You really don't know, do you? - Isn't that what I just said? 724 00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:54,833 Oh, please. Can't we stop fighting now? 725 00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:58,474 Of all the things I enjoy doing... 726 00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:01,836 quarrelling with you comes 574th on my list. 727 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:06,199 I'm sorry. 728 00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:08,239 Shall we go? 729 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:11,319 That list. 730 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:13,318 Things you enjoy doing? 731 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:16,477 You wouldn't be interested in what comes top of it, would you? 732 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:17,629 You! 733 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:21,788 (SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 734 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:28,679 Why is it getting darker all the time? 735 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:38,316 - How long are we going to wait? - As long as it takes. 736 00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:39,959 Feeling guilty? 737 00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:41,393 Yes, a little. 738 00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:43,436 There are no lighting systems I can find. 739 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:46,478 I suggest we leave while there's light to see where we're going. 740 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:48,630 - No. - Your friend is right. 741 00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:50,631 It is time to leave this place. 742 00:44:57,320 --> 00:44:58,469 Hello. 743 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:01,395 Vila. 744 00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:04,353 Now that is what I call an entrance. 745 00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:08,312 Vila, we thought we'd lost you. 746 00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:10,356 But every silver lining has a cloud. 747 00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:12,715 I'd say you got it wrong, except I know you didn't. 748 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:14,631 - Welcome back, Vila. - Thanks. 749 00:45:14,720 --> 00:45:17,359 - Oh, this is Kerril. - And welcome back, Kerril. 750 00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:18,475 (EXPLOSION) 751 00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:21,437 What the hell is that? What happened? 752 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:23,158 Bayban got away from me. 753 00:45:23,240 --> 00:45:25,674 - He'll be making for his ship. - No! 754 00:45:26,040 --> 00:45:28,270 Let him go. He has no men left. 755 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:30,430 But there are still men guarding your people. 756 00:45:30,520 --> 00:45:33,876 They will have been dealt with. My people are coming. 757 00:45:34,160 --> 00:45:37,072 They are summoned to enter the city. 758 00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:42,751 (BELL TOLLING) 759 00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:46,635 That's what this is all about! 760 00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:49,712 This isn't a city, it's a travel terminus. 761 00:45:49,840 --> 00:45:52,559 And it's announcing that it's open for business. 762 00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:58,708 (MYSTICAL CHANT) 763 00:46:21,840 --> 00:46:25,833 The need which grew in us until it blotted out all other needs... 764 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:27,558 is now satisfied. 765 00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:32,517 My people are gone, and now I too must go. 766 00:46:32,640 --> 00:46:35,200 How much did you know beforehand, Norl? 767 00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:39,478 Only that the door to the next world must be opened by a clever man. 768 00:46:39,560 --> 00:46:41,391 You tried to get Bayban to do it. 769 00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:43,948 He came to our world at the right time... 770 00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:46,235 but he was not the right man. 771 00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:50,953 Although we realised quite soon that he could not open the door... 772 00:46:51,440 --> 00:46:55,877 yet we knew that he could find someone who could. 773 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:59,159 So, we encouraged him in that. 774 00:46:59,240 --> 00:47:02,630 By convincing him that the vault contained something of great value... 775 00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:04,199 which you didn't want him to have. 776 00:47:04,280 --> 00:47:06,396 It was no more than the truth. 777 00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:08,914 But it became more than the truth... 778 00:47:09,000 --> 00:47:11,833 because some of us died before we told him. 779 00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:16,149 Vila, you're a clever man, and brave. 780 00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:18,836 My people thank you. 781 00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:23,274 And now, I must join my people. 782 00:47:24,640 --> 00:47:26,198 Wait. 783 00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:30,196 May I come with you, Norl? 784 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:33,000 You too are brave, and have helped my people. 785 00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:34,718 You are welcome. 786 00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:37,634 You are both welcome to come with us. 787 00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:39,595 Well? 788 00:47:39,840 --> 00:47:42,035 Vila, we'll wait on the ship. 789 00:47:42,720 --> 00:47:44,551 Let us know what you decide. 790 00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:46,312 Bring us up, Orac. 791 00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:54,311 - Are you coming with me? - I can't. 792 00:47:54,400 --> 00:47:58,678 Why not? It's a chance to be free. You saw that place, it's beautiful. 793 00:47:58,760 --> 00:48:02,116 But there's nothing there worth stealing. No, listen. 794 00:48:02,240 --> 00:48:04,196 You know why I neutralise security systems... 795 00:48:04,280 --> 00:48:06,111 open safes, and break into vaults? 796 00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:08,949 It's because I can and most people can't. 797 00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:11,793 - To satisfy your ego. - No, not really. 798 00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:14,917 It's just that, it's what makes me, me. 799 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:18,638 Kerril, a thief isn't what I am, it's who I am. 800 00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:19,755 Forget it. 801 00:48:19,840 --> 00:48:22,991 - You wouldn't like what's left. - What makes you think I like you? 802 00:48:23,080 --> 00:48:25,878 Because you can't like someone without them liking you back. 803 00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:30,272 And I like you, Kerril, more than anyone. Anyone I've ever known. 804 00:48:31,520 --> 00:48:35,195 The difference is, I love you. 805 00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:39,478 - Kerril. - Very touching. 806 00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:40,834 Bayban. 807 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:43,070 You didn't think I'd leave a fortune behind? 808 00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:45,037 There's nothing for you here, Bayban. 809 00:48:45,120 --> 00:48:47,190 I should've killed you a long time ago, Kerril. 810 00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:48,269 Go quickly. 811 00:48:48,360 --> 00:48:52,194 - Vila, he'll kill you. - Take her quickly. Get her out of here. 812 00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:53,759 Go. Go! 813 00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:01,275 No! 814 00:49:03,080 --> 00:49:06,629 Don't do that. It's a force field! Get me out of here. 815 00:49:06,720 --> 00:49:08,517 (DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 816 00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:10,389 No! 817 00:49:29,480 --> 00:49:32,950 (DRAMATIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES) 818 00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:36,239 She escaped safely then? 819 00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:38,880 Oh, yes. To a new life and all that. 820 00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:40,795 Good. 821 00:49:42,080 --> 00:49:43,957 We can all get back to business then. 822 00:49:44,040 --> 00:49:47,510 Not quite. We still have to find those crystals for the weaponry systems. 823 00:49:47,600 --> 00:49:48,715 (DAYNA) Avon! 824 00:49:56,480 --> 00:49:57,879 That enough? 825 00:49:58,320 --> 00:50:00,151 Yes. I'm impressed. 826 00:50:00,240 --> 00:50:02,993 Wonderful. That makes it all worthwhile. 827 00:50:03,280 --> 00:50:04,998 Welcome back, Vila. 828 00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:10,519 Vila, I'm sorry for what I said to you. 829 00:50:10,720 --> 00:50:12,790 I didn't mean it. It wasn't true. 830 00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:17,271 To tell you the truth, I don't really care. It's not important anymore. 831 00:50:18,520 --> 00:50:20,431 What's the matter with him? 832 00:50:20,520 --> 00:50:24,638 If I thought that was a serious question, I'd be very worried about you. 833 00:50:25,160 --> 00:50:28,277 I think I've just made the biggest mistake of my life. 834 00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:31,352 In the light of your previous record, that seems unlikely. 835 00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:34,830 I would predict that there are far greater mistakes waiting to be made... 836 00:50:34,920 --> 00:50:36,911 by someone with your obvious talent for them. 837 00:50:37,000 --> 00:50:38,991 Shut up, Orac. 838 00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:43,677 Still, it's a comforting thought. 839 00:50:43,960 --> 00:50:45,871 Let's hope they've all got good legs. 840 00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:51,232 (THEME MUSIC) 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.tvsubtitles.net