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- One more day to go. - Yep, one more day.

Then, back to my favourite planet... earth.

- We're gonna miss you, Grant. - Sure!

No, having a character like you around breaks the monotony.

- l'd love to stay, really, but, - You got 100 chicks just waiting.

Well, let's not go overboard. 80 or 90 maybe.

- More coffee? - Thank you, sir.

Pressure leak.

New port secure and tested. Repressurise.

l want every part of this sphere searched.

l want the remains of that port collected and reconstructed.

l want the answer.

Astronaut William Grant, killed in the line of duty,

April 12th, 1981 .

There's your answer.

We've calculated the projectile was fired from 200 metres from base.

The chemical analysis hasn't told us much except it's part alloy.

One of the constituents is unknown on earth.

You're saying that a UFO landed on the moon-undetected-

and one of its occupants got out to fired this projectile at Moonbase?

Three days ago some meteorites messed with our tracking system.

- lt could have landed then? - Yes, and then taken off again.

The interference didn't last long enough. lt's still on the moon.

The lnterceptors have been searching for the last 24 hours.

- And if they find it? - My orders are seek and destroy.

When is the next lunar launch possible?

At 1400 hours tomorrow, sir.

Alec, l'm going back to Moonbase with Commander Foster.

- You will assume command here. - Right.

Oh, and get me everything we've got

on the disintegration of UFOs in the earth's atmosphere.

- Give me 30 minutes. - Commander!

l want you to countermand your orders to the lnterceptors

Tell them to seek and observe...

Yes, l know, l know. The natural reaction is to want to hit back.

l liked Bill Grant, too.

But we know a UFO disintegrates if it stays too long on earth.

All our evidence suggests it has some reaction with our atmosphere.

-There's no atmosphere on the moon. -Exactly.

This may be our best chance ever to lay our hands on a UFO.

lntact.

Look, Foster, we won't be able to leave for another 23 hours.

Why don't you take a rest?

Yeah, l think maybe you're right.

l'll leave an address where you can contact me.

l think l know where.

- Paul! - Hi.

Paul, they're beautiful.

Why didn't you call? l look such a mess.

We'll be home in time for supper.

- Home? - Moonbase.

Tell one of the astronauts to get those aerial photos,

- He'll ask for that first. - Second, space tracker Harrington.

The first thing is a cup of coffee.

- Miss Barry. - Yes, sir?

l met your father last month. l was happy to tell him you're doing OK.

- Thank you, sir. - Now, if you'd get the aerial

- photos sent to the Leisure Sphere. - Sir.

Oh, Harrington, that's with cream and sugar, please.

- lnfra red. From 30,000 feet. - Say, in there...

Yes sir, here's a blow-up.

There it is.

How long would it take a Moon Mobile to get to that area?

- lt's just below the Terminator. - All right, let's set it up.

l suggest we use two Mobiles, two men in each.

- Who do you suggest as crew? - l'd like a crack at that, sir.

- Thank you. - Mark can handle it.

- He knows the area, - Fine. You can chose a navigator.

-Thank you, sir. -That leaves the next Moon Mobile.

l'll pick my own crew as well. l suggest we use a missile operative.

As Moonbase commander, your place is in the Control Sphere.

Maybe, sir. But l saw Bill Grant's face as he tried making the airlock

4 to Control, three miles from Terminator.

Roger.

They'll soon be in darkness.

Tell them to stick together...

Control to Mobiles. Maintain close visual contact.

Roger, control.

- Did you hear that, Mark? - Don't worry, sir.

Just under two miles from target.

At the first sign of trouble, get out and l'll send lnterceptors.

- Understood? - Yeah, but we won't need them.

Lights.

We should be able to see them from the top of the next ridge.

- We'll go in on foot. - Roger.

Right, let's go.

- lt's there all right. - Great. Any sign of life?

No.

Control, positive sighting of UFO.

- Position? - ln the centre of the crater.

- What does it look like? - Difficult to say.

- Maybe been damaged on landing. - And the radiation check?

Negative. lt's just sitting there.

lt might be abandoned.

There's only one way to find out.

- We'll move in 2 minutes. - Right. Yellow alert.

- All air supplies A-OK? - Time check.

- 1 1 :04:45. - Check.

There's a rock over that ridge.

Wait till the guy ahead reaches it before you move.

- Right. Who's first in line? - My privilege.

- l'll follow you. -Then Brad and Don. Any questions?

- We could run into an alien. - They're expendable. We want UFO.

Hold it.

Get down!

Control, the UFO has opened fire on us.

Red alert. lnterceptors immediate launch.

- Program computer for attack. - Yes, sir.

Get out of there. Fast.

Send the lnterceptors. Tell them to hold fire till l say.

- Are you OK? - Yeah.

- Straker says to pull out. - We're pinned down here.

- l'll get the Moon Mobile. - What if the UFO takes off?

lt's a chance l've got to take. Give me two minutes.

- RTA target, four minutes. - This is Control.

- When will you be clear? - A couple of minutes, sir.

- What's the hold-up? - We'll be clear any minute now.

Fall back to the Mobiles.

Come in, Mark. Can you hear me?

Come in, Mark. Can you hear me?

Mark!

lnterceptors 90 seconds from target.

Something must have gone wrong. Come on. Let's go.

The lnterceptor leader has visual contact. The UFO's lifting off.

Order the attack.

Take cover.

- Maybe he was thrown clear. - A chance in 10 million.

- lt could happen. - The Moon Mobile was destroyed.

lt's a bad business, Alec. One Moon Mobile totally destroyed,

the other so badly damaged it's a miracle it made it back.

-The Moonmobiles can be replaced. -And Commander Foster can't. Yeah.

That's one of the reasons l'm staying here for a few days.

- We will need a new Commander. - l didn't mean that.

l know what you meant. l feel the same way.

Alec, there's one thing you can do for me.

Foster had no close relatives but there was someone.

- A girl? - She was as close to him as anyone

- l think she should be told. - All right. What's her name?

Tina Duval. Apartment 19, Windermere Hall.

Right.

Miss Duval? l'm Alec Freeman, a friend of Paul Foster.

Relax, Lieutenant, relax.

- l was just gonna get some sleep. - Yes, it's been a long 12 hours.

Mark, l'm sure you realise how important this base is.

lt's a vital link in our defence system.

Whoever commands it has one of the most responsible jobs in SHADO.

- l'd like you to consider it. - You're offering me a job, sir?

- Yes, does that surprise you? - Not all together.

- Does it surprise you if l say no? - Disappoints me.

You've done your duty, you've asked and l've given you the no you want.

- What do you mean, ''done my duty?'' - After Foster l'm the senior man.

- The obvious choice, if you like. - So l offer you the command of

Moonbase and you say no. Why?

l asked you why.

- Because of this. - Don't give me that.

Racial prejudice burned itself out five years ago.

How would you know?

All right, on the surface maybe. But deep down it's still there.

Maybe it will never show and maybe it will.

Like some time l'm ordering a guy out on a mission,

- At times, he might not return. - l'm not offering an easy number.

l don't care if you're polka dot with red stripes,

you're the best man for the job. Now, do you want it?

- Do you want it? - Yes, sir, l would like it.

But not like this.

No one wanted it like this.

Now you get some rest...Commander.

Astronaut Watson please report to Medical.

- Morning, sir. - Morning.

- We're glad you're with us, sir. - Thank you very much.

This is Control to Moon Mobile 3, proceed to area 183 as instructed.

- Yes, sir. - You've send out a mobile?

- Yes, sir. - To the UFO crater?

Yes. To look for wreckage of the UFO. Do l need your permission?

You don't, Commander. Carry on.

A couple of degrees on the left.

There's a bad crevasse field 10 miles on. We'll go around it.

- Right. l see what you mean. - About what?

That crevasse belt straight ahead. Rough terrain.

Help! Help! Help!! Over here...Help!

Hold it, sir.

Over here!!

They've seen us!

Hey, hey. Come on, wake up.

We're saved. They've seen us.

Bring an air cylinder. Hurry!

Listen...We're safe...

They've found us...

Now...now...you stay here... You understand...

you stay here...

Listen...there's an alien...

he saved my life... he's a friend...

- He's trying to say something. - His radio's US.

- Can't you hear me?! An alien! - Commander, we can't hear you.

Can't you hear me? An alien...

- He's a friend. - Take it easy, Commander.

- What's he trying to say? - Let's take him to the Moonmobile.

- Shall we carry him, sir? - Hold it a minute.

There's an alien. He's a friend.

He saved my life.

- He said something about an alien. - An alien?!

You're right. l don't understand. l told him you're dead.

Then you're alive. Then you walk in here as if nothing has happened.

l can't take it any more.

You've always known there are things l can't tell you.

About your job. But does it come before everything?

Even me?

Tina...

- l'm sorry... - So am l, Paul.

Paul!!

- l'll buy you a drink, Alec. - Fine.