All language subtitles for UFO S01E07 - The Dalotek Affair

- Doctor Stranges, welcome to London.
- Thank you very mUch.

As the President of the National
Investigations Committee on U FOs,

could I ask you, what is
an unidentified flying object?

Yes, an unidentified flying object
is any object

whose behavioUr violates
every known law of aerodynamics.

Politicians are Ioath to commit
themselves on the subject.

Have any Ieading statesmen
given their opinions aboUt UFOs?

Congressman Gerald Ford
stated time and time again

rather than hearings
behind closed doors.

BUt as a matter of point, the late
Robert Kennedy made a statement

that not only
does he believe in U FOs,

but he also believes that they
come from other planets.

I see. CoUId I ask yoU ,
has any military expert, for example,

ever commented on United States or
international involvement with U FOs?

In New York City
at the Waldort Astoria Hotel,

the Iate General DoUglas MacArthUr
made an outstanding statement

that almost tumbled the foUndations
of the very press.

He stated , and l quote,

"War on Earth
is fast becoming obsolete.

"It will be replaced
by war between planets.

"It woUId do good for every nation
on Earth to unite together

"to form a common front
against possible attack

"by people from other planets."

Fine. Yeah.

- L'm so sorry.
- My pleasUre.

- BeaUtifUI.
- Very.

- And out with the boss, eh?
- You know her?

I do, but she doesn't
know me.

You remember the Dalotek affair
six months ago?

The Dalotek affair? I remember.

'The Dalotek affair...
The Dalotek affair...

'The Dalotek affair...'

- Sir? The survey.
- Thank you.

- Is there anything else?
- No, that's all.

(Beeping)

Sighting at zero-one-three-five,
two-four-two.

Second sighting at
zero-one-four-zero, two-foUr-two.

Third sighting at zero-one-four-five,
two-four-two.

Trajectory termination?

Preliminary readings
indicate Moonbase area.

Red alert.
Interceptors to be on stand-by.

Attention all defence systems,
this is a maximUm secUrity alert.

Attention all defence systems.

I say again,
this is a maximUm secUrity alert.

Condition red.

Three UFOs sighted -

ETT area 1 -40,
60 miles from Moonbase.

There's nothing for them there.
Are you quite sure?

'We've checked it.
We seem to be faced with a UFO attack

'in force on an area of
bare lava rock.'

Don't try to figure them , Foster.
LaUnch yoUr Interceptors.

Interceptors immediate IaUnch.

Check trajectory.

Same coordinates. Maintaining coUrse.

(Foster)
'Switch to on-board compUter.'

Roger.

(Harrington)
The UFOs have changed coUrse.

Hold for further instrUctions.

No possible error?

- They've veered off.
- Where are they heading?

According to the readings,
back the way they came.

Interceptors, return to base.

- Did we scare them off?
- 'lt'd be the first time.'

- So what happened?
- Anybody's gUess.

'GUess?! Millions of dollars' worth
of epUipment and yoU have to guess?'

Sometimes, yes.

They didn't make a billion-mile
space joUrney for nothing.

- No, sir.
- 'We need answers, Colonel.'

Is it a decoy that's failed, or a red
herring that's already succeeded?

It's your job to find oUt.

I have a sighting.
It's travelling too slowly for a U FO.

- Meteorite?
- Looks Iike it.

Definitely a meteorite.

With an ETT in area zero-one-seven,
two-one-three.

- Get me Commander Straker.
- Yes, sir.

- 'Straker.'
- We're tracking a meteorite.

- 'A what?'
- A meteorite.

'YoU videoed to tell me that?'

Its ETT is almost directly on top
of the Dalotek installation.

Can you contact them?

- 'There's the radio link.'
- Warn them.

Roger.

'One more thing, Colonel.

'If yoU have to bring any of them to
the base, Use the amnesia procedUre.'

Right. Contact the Dalotek Unit.

- How long to impact?
- Approximately three minUtes.

(Barry) 'This is Moonbase calling
Dalotek Unit. Come in, Dalotek.

'Moonbase calling Dalotek unit.
Come in, Dalotek.'

(Carson)
The recorders are all in circUit.

(Tanner) We'll gather
all the sub-strata material we can.

(Mitchell) The radio link with the
geo-scanner's OK.

(Tanner) Good.

Get down!

Let's take a look.

I've told Foster to keep Moonbase
on green alert for the next few days.

Thanks. Maybe they were after
the Dalotek installation.

- What have you got against them?
- They shouldn't be allowed Up there.

A private corporation
has no business on the Moon.

Besides, all the valuable mineral
deposits were taken away Iong ago.

No, Dalotek is just
wasting time and money.

- That's their problem .
- Now it's oUr problem, AIec.

Statistically,
that was a 50,000-to-one shot.

Yeah, a meteorite that size
woUId be.

I suppose if we've finished this session,
we'd better go and check the base.

A piece of debris could've pUnctured
the oUtside pressure skin.

(Buzzer)

Straker.

'YoU're a difficult man
to contact, Commander.'

- lt's in the natUre of the job.
- 'More secUrity re-roUtings.

'My name is Blake.'

Yes. the president
of the Dalotek Corporation.

'I simply wanted to establish
contact, Commander.

'Thank yoU for yoUr help
in preparing oUr Moon project.'

Let's get one thing straight,
Mr Blake.

Your Moon project was approved
despite my overwhelming objections.

If there's any troUble whatsoever, l shall
demand its immediate withdrawal.

My team will be on the Moon for ten
days. What can happen in that time?

'My command has a complex
and hazardous mission.

'The presence of civilians could
jeopardise our secUrity operations

'as well as normal procedures.'

My team will Use
limited radio frequencies.

They'II take every precaution
to avoid yoUr installations.

They've been thoroUghly briefed.

Then they'II be briefed again,
Mr Blake.

'Whatever yoU wish, Commander.

'I'm sure there'II be very little contact
with your base. Unless. . .'

- Unless what?
- 'In case of emergency, yoU did agree---

To render all possible assistance.
Yes.

(Mitchell) Pressure normal on one.
(Carson) PressUre normal on two.

(Barry) 'Come in, Dalotek.

'Come in, Dalotek.'

Our friendly neighbours,
the military.

- Dalotek Survey Base.
- 'Colonel Foster for you.'

This is Colonel Foster. We monitored
a meteorite in your area.

We saw it land .
Quite large, approximately 000 kilos.

Fell aboUt 200 yards from
our installations.

That agrees with oUr coordinates. Have yoU
checked the pressUre skin for pUncture?

Yes, Colonel.
Thanks for calling. OUt.

- 'Any damage?'
- No. Everything's Under control.

'Good. Will you finish on schedule?'

Yes, I think so. Provided those
meteorites Ieave us alone.

'Right. That's all.

'Oh, I talked to a Commander Straker
about that military installation near yoU.

'It's my impression that he's Iooking
for troUble. Don't give him any.'

Don't worry. We're keeping right out
of their way. PIaying by the book.

'Fine.'

I'm afraid yoU have those Dalotek people
on yoUr back door for the next ten days.

We've had no trouble.

'Just make sure they're following
the agreed procedUre.

'Don't make it too easy for them.'

(Crackling)

What's going on?

Loss of signal. Run equipment check.

Breakdown in Moonbase video link.

(Foster) 'Come in, SHADO Control.

Switch in the emergency Iink.

Emergency link negative, sir.

I can assUre you, Colonel,
solar activity is minimal.

You're sUre?

- What else can it be?
- A faUIt in the epuipment.

The checks say no.
Run a new test series.

The solar wind has disrupted
communications more than once.

- It's not responsible this time.
- Just rUn the test.

- Anything promising?
- No, not yet.

- Give me seven.
- Seven it is.

Nine.

(Harrington) nine.

- Infrared .
- Infrared.

Feed oUt.

Thank you.

The corona woUId be symmetrical
if there were an increase

- in the number of sUnspots.
- Exactly. No UnUsual solar activity.

BUt it all fitted.

Have you considered the possibility
of outside interterence?

- Go on.
- Just an idea.

Dalotek. They're operating
on Iimited frequencies.

They coUId be violating
the agreement.

- Is there a way to check?
- Just one.

Well, that completes this rUn.

- (Tanner) Uh-huh.
- What is it? Trouble?

Why else shoUId we receive
a visit from the military?

We're operating well within
the prescribed frequencies, Colonel.

- We'll check that, Miss Carson.
- We're open to check at any time.

BUt to switch off the geo-scanner
means a write-off for all oUr work.

There'd have to be adepuate
reason for so drastic a step.

More than adequate reason,
Mr Tanner.

Our base radio lost total contact
with Earth half an hour ago.

- It may be increased solar activity.
- The solar wind?

The coronagraph check
shows negative.

How aboUt a simple radio faUIt?
Do yoU check your fuses, Colonel?

We've checked everything.

Now yoU want to check Us.

Can you think of a more
logical step?

RUn another communication check
on Moonbase, Alec.

You ordered a continUoUs check
30 minUtes ago.

Yes, yes.

Why don't you get some sleep?

I will. But not Until
that video link is back.

Well, yoU've examined
the frequency settings, Colonel.

I think they prove that we've
followed the agreement to the letter.

It proves you haven't intentionally been
operating unlimited frequencies,

but yoU coUId've used
them inadvertently.

Miss Carson is in charge of the
geo-scanner. She's very experienced .

I can imagine.

Colonel, exactly how many
radio failures have yoU had?

- One so far.
- That doesn't seem too serious.

For a military organisation,
it could be catastrophic.

You're absolutely convinced that
we're to blame?

It seemed the Iogical conclusion.

I'm glad we've been able
to change yoUr mind.

You'II have to excUse me, Colonel.
I have the seismic meters to service.

I'II leave yoU with Miss Carson.
If you have any puestions, ask her.

AU revoir, Colonel.

- Miss Carson, l . . .
- Jane.

Up here,
formality's a little superflUoUs.

Paul.

All right. PaUI.

(Rattling)

I have the impression
yoU're not 1 00o!o certain that

we're not the source
of yoUr difficulties.

I can see l'm right.

And I sUppose next time
there's a radio blackoUt,

we're going to get the blame.

No, bUt I shall want to make a check
on the Use of the scanner.

With radio failure, how can you?
We're 50 kilometres away.

We'II install a land line
between here and Moonbase.

Then we'll always have a
direct Iink.

And?

Only the geo-scanner is powertul
enough to disrUpt commUnications.

If there's another blackoUt
and it isn't transmitting...

- We're in the clear?
- Yes.

BUt you'll have to take our word
for it that we're not transmitting.

I'II take your word for it.

I don't think we're to blame, PaUI.

I've been very carefUI.
So have Mark and Phil.

Well, we'II install the Iand line
immediately.

I'II wait for your first call.

I must go.

- Have you seen all yoU want?
- Yeah, I've seen aboUt everything.

Are yoU satisfied?

Very.

(Crackling)

SHADO Control to Moonbase.
Do yoU read me?

- SHADO Control to Moonbase...
- 'Reading you.'

Strength five, voice and vision.'

Immediate for Commander Straker.

- Moonbase contact re-established .
- Yes, sir.

Stand by for video circUit tests.

Land line installation complete, sir.

Right.

Dalotek Base, how's reception?

Well, oUr own private Iine.
I'm flattered .

Tell me, Jane,
what do yoU do on yoUr evenings off?

I know this marvelloUs little Italian
restaUrant not 200 miles from here.

How aboUt dinner?

- Do they have fettUccine?
- 'Beautiful fettuccine.'

And a fat, ltalian Mama,
who does all her own cooking?

'YoU've been there.'
I'll reserve a corner table.

We'II sit and look at the stars.
- Our only problem will be...

How the devil do we eat fettuccine
through a pUarter-inch space visor?

Listen, l've got a Moon ship
coming soon, so I'II...

I'II have to be going.

- Do we have it on positive track?
- Yes, sir.

Control to Lunar Module. Switch to
computer control for landing.

Roger.

- Landing is go.
- 'Thank yoU. On computer...'

(Crackling)

Do we still have them?
- l'm Iosing them. Radio malfUnction.

Control to Module. Switch to manUal.
Control to Mo---

This is LUnar ModUIe.
I have lost yoU .

Maintaining computer control
for landing.

Switch to manual.
We have radio blackoUt.

This is LUnar ModUIe.
I repeat, Lunar ModUIe.

I have Iost you.

Maintaining control for
compUter landing.

Complete computer shut-down.

This is LUnar ModUIe.

This is LUnar ModUIe.

This is LUnar ModUIe,
switching back to manUal control.

He mUst have switched to manUal,
but l think it's too late.

Get a rescUe team oUt there.

(Beeping)

Dalotek Base.

Yes, PaUI.

BUt everything was tUrned off
except the geo-scanner,

and that wasn't transmitting.

I see.

- What's wrong?
- Colonel Foster's coming over.

There's been an accident
at Military Base. Moon ship.

The radio blacked out
and all the crew were killed.

I say you're responsible.

I understand how you feel, Colonel,
but you're wrong.

I made the mistake
of believing that last time.

- What do you intend to do aboUt it?
- End yoUr operation.

- YoU can't mean that.
- Who do you think yoU are?

You don't have the aUthority.

I do mean it.
And I do have the authority.

- But the project's almost completed!
- l have no alternative. I'm sorry.

- Remove the circuits.
- Don't toUch the epuipment!

- This is private property!
- Phil.

Colonel, I can't allow this.
Those circUits are irreplaceable.

Exactly.

I'd Iike to speak
to yoUr commanding officer.

There isn't time, and it woUIdn't
matter anyway. The circUits come out.

PUt them in the Moon Mobile.

You haven't heard the
last of this.

Maybe. BUt we've heard
the Iast of that.

(Transmitter winds down)

- So what do we do now?
- What can we do?

Carry on as best we can Until
we receive instructions from BIake.

In the meantime we can collect
our epUipment from the surface.

Fine.

Phil, yoU take the area
we worked on yesterday.

Jane, yoU go with him.

I'II do the section
by the new crater. OK?

- (Carson) What is it?
- I'm not sure that matters.

The point is, did we damage it
with oUr blasting?

- Or was it damaged by the meteorite?
- How did it get into the crater?

- Foster installed it.
- When?

The crater's only been there
for a few days.

This is getting Us nowhere. We've got
to decide what to do about it.

We go oUtside and take a closer look.

Good idea.

The commander took the decision
on the spot. I support that decision.

'The Astrophysical Commission
may disagree after talking to me.'

That's yoUr prerogative,
Mr Blake.

Meanwhile,
Dalotek does what it's told .

'YoU'll be hearing from me.'

(SID) 'Sighting, foUr-zero-two-eight.

'Confirm speed zero-SOL-eight.'

I've got it.

Red alert.
Interceptors immediate IaUnch.

- We've picked up a U FO.
- Give me the trajectory coordinates.

(Crackling)

(Voice mUffled)
'BIake...

'Video Iink. ..'

Another blackoUt.

Try and re-set.

- Anything?
- Nothing.

- What the blazes is going on?
- We've Iost them again, sir.

- And the emergency Iink?
- We've tried it.

- Keep trying, then.
- Sir.

SHADO Control to Moonbase,
do yoU read me?

- (Crackling)
- Nothing, sir.

Reed, we mUst
get that tracker working.

I'II do my best. lf l can find
the source of the trouble.

(SID) 'U FO maintaining course.
Interceptors. ..'

(HUmming and crackling)

(SID) 'Range, ?0 million miles.

(SID) 'Awaiting missing timing
and attack. ..'

(SID) 'U FO maintaining...'
(Muffled sound)

LieUtenant Ford.

Will you come into the office?

That library material we were rUnning
throUgh the other day.

- Is it still set Up?
- Yes, sir.

Good. There's something
in the back of my mind

about one of those interviews
yoU did back in 1 060.

Something that won't quite
click into place.

Which one was it, sir?

I think it was
the one with Dr Stranges.

Yes. There's nothing in that one
about radio blackoUts,

I can assUre you, sir.

Maybe. BUt there's something.

Re-rUn it.

RUn the interview with Dr Stranges.

Channel it
into Commander Straker's office.

(Woman) 'Yes, sir.'

- 'Dr Stranges, welcome to London.'
- 'Thank yoU very much.'

'In this year of 1 060,
man has jUst landed on the Moon

'and we're bursting with
new knowledge aboUt space.

'But we have so very Iittle on
Unidentified flying objects.

'As the President of
the National...'

I remember all this.
Let's see the second half.

'Can yoU tell us first, what is
an Unidentified ...'

Wind on.

(Tape winding)

'What is the position of the
United Nations regarding U FOs?'

'The United Nations,
as a physical body,

'has never gone on record as a body,
as far as U FOs are concerned.

'However, I spoke at
the U N OUter Space Affairs Committee

- 'before a special delegate in 1 067. . .'
- D'you want to go on, sir?

- 'And the Secretary General. . .'
- Yes, Iet it run.

'...released news to the press,
in which he said

"'We have a two-fold problem
facing the world today.

"'NUmber one is the Vietnam crisis

"'and nUmber two,
Unidentified flying objects."'

Maybe it was my interview
with Dr Bressinger from M IT.

- No. There's jUst a word, a phrase.
- 'It coUId be that they're

'that they haven't pUite seen the
seriousness of the problem of U FOs.

'AIthoUgh it's an established fact
that every nation Under the sun---'

Let's go back.

(Sighs)

- Where are they?
- They mUst be working oUtside.

(Beeping)

Dalotek.

Another radio failUre.

Yes. Both our bases are
in imminent danger. Get me Tanner.

Colonel Foster.

Hello, Colonel.
We were just about to call yoU.

You know that installation of yours
in that new crater?

What installation?

Crater 236?

If there's an installation there,
Tanner, it doesn't belong to Us.

- Estimated range?
- Approximately two-decimal-two.

Five minUtes from the last known
trajectory termination.

Estimated target proximity
of Moon Mobile?

One minUte fifty.

'OUt of historical interest, how long
have UFOs been sighted and reported?'

(Stranges) 'UFO history
goes back to. . .'

I don't think there's anything, sir.
We check all this library material carefully.

Ah, it was jUst a hunch.

(Stranges)
'.. .fireballs. The ancient Romans...

- Hold it!
- called them "fiery discs"...'

- and the ancient Greeks called them. ..'
- Stop the tape.

- RUn back a few feet.
- Go back ten feet.

'The early Egyptians called them
sky bolts or sky balls,

- 'The ancient Romans called them.. .'
- Fireballs.

'..Fiery disks. ..'

What's another word for fireballs,
LieUtenant?

- Uh, thUnderbolt?
- Or?

Meteorite.

Crater 236.

- Still no radio contact?
- No.

ETA crater 236, one minUte five.

'Range, ten million miles.'

(Straker) The position is becoming
only too clear, Lieutenant -

jUst as we hear that Moonbase
is under attack from a UFO,

radio contact is Iost.

Something is jamming the signal.

I believe the cause
is some sort of alien device

in crater ?36.

If it was sent in Using an orbit,

it would make Us think
it was a meteorite.

'Range five million miles.
Bearing positive.'

Do we go on withoUt confirmation?

Our orders are to go straight in
and destroy the installation.

BUt the Dalotek base
is pretty close by.

We assUme Colonel Foster's
thought of that.

Tanner? 00 seconds.

'I'm confirming we're going
to detonate in crater ?36.

'Be prepared for an explosive
decompression. Good lUck.'

All right. Get yoUr helmets on.

- I still say Foster's up to something.
- We've got no choice.

Come on.

Interceptor leader to Moonbase.

Come in, Moonbase.

(SID) 'The Interceptors are in position,

(SID) 'awaiting timing and attack data.'

Predict Interceptors will be
in range in aboUt 40 seconds.

If they haven't altered coUrse.

- Estimated proximity of Moon Mobile?
- They should be on target now, sir.

They better be.

OK. Range on target.

Range on target.

It's coming throUgh. Contact A-OK. Trajectory
eighty-three-nine, twenty-seven-four.

Interceptors, switch to computer Iink
for course correction

(Buzzer)

Straker.

(Ford) 'We've re-established contact
with Moonbase, sir.'

Right.

Colonel Foster, what's the position?

'There was an alien device
near the Dalotek base.'

Yes, we assumed as mUch.

'We have the UFO on positive track.

'The lnterceptors
are going in to attack.'

Missile launch,
minus eight, decimal five.

(Foster) 'Well done, Captain.
RetUrn to base.'

How are the Dalotek personnel?

(Foster) 'They were shaken,
but they're fine now.

'The Moon Mobile is bringing them
back to Moonbase.'

Right. You'II have to Use the
amnesia procedUre.

'I'II take care of it. OUt.'

All this.

I see now why Commander Straker
was so reluctant to have Us Up here.

I'd Iike to say, Colonel, that your
position, everything yoU've told me,

it's a safe secret with me.

Have the amnesia shots been laid on
for the Dalotek team?

We'II administer them
jUst before take-off.

I think I'll get some rest.
See you later.

- Hello, PaUI.
- Hi.

I wondered why they brought
two coffee cups.

- How do yoU feel?
- Fine.

- Can I get yoU anything?
- No.

- PaUl, I wanted to apologise.
- For what?

All the troUble we caused you,
losing that Lunar Module.

Come and sit down.

- Look, it wasn't yoUr faUIt.
- There's nothing we could have done?

It would have happened anyway.
It was inevitable.

We never did eat that fettuccine.

We will...
BUt when yoU've forgotten about this.

Forgotten?

The amnesia shots.
BUt there's nothing to worry about.

Thank you.

So the Dalotek team stayed on
for a couple more days.

- YoU and Jane must've got pretty close.
- Why don't yoU ask her?

Very fUnny.

How does that old song go?

"Love's more beautiful
the second time aroUnd,

"just as wonderfUI
with both feet on the groUnd ."

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

I don't think you know me,
but my name's Foster. PaUI Foster.

Now, l woUId say you are
some kind of geologist.

May I sit down?

Why, yes.
How did you know I was a geologist?