Original subtitles

HOW MUCH LONGER, BOYS?

THINGS ARE SMOOTH

AS BUTTER, SIR,

RADIATION LEVELS

ARE IN THE GREEN,

I SAY

ANOTHER 10 MINUTES,

OUTSTANDING,

SAY WE CHECK

HYDROPONICS AFTER THIS,

A LITTLE STROLL

IN THE MOONLIGHT?

HOW ROMANTIC,

IT'S THAT LATE?

WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?

APPARENTLY OUT OF YOUR MIND,

HEY! CAREFUL WITH THAT!

SORRY, SIR,

I'M ALL RIGHT,

I'M NOT WORRIED

ABOUT YOU, EDWARDS,

IF YOU CRACK A SEAL

ON A TRIRADIUM CANISTER,

WE'LL GLOW IN THE DARK

TILL THE NEXT CENTURY,

THINK OF THE PAPERWORK

THAT'LL CAUSE ME,

THAT'S JUST

PLAIN INCONSIDERATE,

YES, SIR,

SORRY, SIR,

AMAZING... A TEASPOON OF

THAT STUFF CAN POWER A SHIP

FROM HERE

TO THE EARTH AND BACK

OR VAPORIZE THE SHIP

IF YOU MAKE ONE LITTLE MISTAKE,

A LOT OF THINGS

ARE DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE,

JUST HAVE TO KNOW

HOW TO HANDLE THEM,

I'M NOT GOING THERE,

NO, YOU'RE NOT,

( intercom beeping )

MAJOR BOWEN,

REPORT TO THE COMMAND ROOM,

YES, MA'AM, ON MY WAY,

SO WE DIDN'T RESOLVE

THAT HYDROPONICS ISSUE,

WE DIDN'T?

I THOUGHT WE DID,

NO, WE DIDN'T,

STRANGE HOW WE HAVE DIFFERENT

INTERPRETATION OF THINGS,

YEAH, YOU'D ALMOST THINK

WE WERE MARRIED,

I THOUGHT WE WERE

JUST GETTING WARMED UP,

WARMED UP? DANGEROUS,

THAT'S HOW YOU GET BURNED,

SOUNDS LIKE

YOU'RE SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE,

OH, YEAH, IT'S HAPPENED TO ME

ONCE OR TWICE,

OH, YEAH?

ONCE BY

A TALL, MUSCULAR,

CHARMING, DARK-HAIRED,

SLIGHTLY ROGUISH,

ONLY SLIGHTLY FUNNY, ,,

OW,

,, ,NAVY COLONEL IN SHANGHAI,

OH,

SO IS THAT A YES OR A NO?

( speaking Chinese )

GESUNDHEIT,

IT MEANS

ONLY THE RAIN WILL KNOW

WHEN THE FLOWER WILL BLOOM,

AH, ,,WELL,

I'M GLAD WE'RE CLEAR NOW,

GOOD,

COLONEL,

MAJOR...

WE'VE GOT AN URGENT INCOMING

FROM COMMANDER IN CHIEF

FOR ALLIANCE SPACE FORCES,

HE PROBABLY

WANTS TO BORROW

YOUR PLACE

ON MAUI AGAIN,

AFTER WHAT HIS KIDS DID TO IT?

MY HUSBAND WOULD KILL ME,

I PROMISED MY NIECE, SHE

AND HER FRIENDS COULD HAVE IT

AS A GRADUATION PRESENT,

THAT'LL BE GOOD,

THAT'LL WORK OUT FINE,

( computer )

CODE BLUE ALPHA

TRANSMISSION

RECEPTION IN 15 SECONDS,

MAJOR TALIF, PLEASE RETURN

TO YOUR QUARTERS,

ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES

FOR LIAISON EXCHANGE,

YOUR LIAISON OFFICER IS PRIVY

TO ALL INCOMING MESSAGES,

AND I'M ENTITLED TO THE SAME,

VERY WELL,

GOING OUT OF LINE

OF SIGHT

IN 5 MINUTES, 53 SECONDS,

NEXT WINDOW...

12 HOURS, 18 MINUTES,

COLONEL ELLIOT,

SOME MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS

HAVE OCCURRED

ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE,

20 MINUTES AGO,

PEACE TALKS

BETWEEN THE FREE ALLIANCE

AND THE COALITION

OF PACIFIC STATES BROKE DOWN,

THEY ACCUSED US OF

DEVELOPING A DOOMSDAY DEVICE,

A TRIRADIUM-BASED

ANTI-MATTER WEAPON,

AT WHICH POINT THE SECRETARY

ACCUSED

THE CMPS OF THE SAME THING,

IT ENDED IN A SHOUTING MATCH,

SAM, EVERY GRAM OF TRIRADIUM

THAT HAS LEFT MARS

HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR

DOWN HERE,

IF THE COALITION IS WORKING

ON A DOOMSDAY WEAPON,

SOMEBODY

IS SMUGGLING TRIRADIUM,

TRIRADIUM ONLY EXISTS ON MARS,

WE NEED YOU TO FIND OUT

IF ANYBODY HAS SHIPPED

SOME DOWN HERE

WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION,

( explosions )

UH, SAM, HOLD ON,

MY GOD,

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE'RE NOT IN SHADOW

FOR ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES,

GET HIM BACK ON SCREEN!

COLONEL, I'M GETTING

SERIOUS ELECTROMAGNETIC WASH,

I'VE NEVER SEEN

ANYTHING LIKE IT,

GET ME A VISUAL! ANYTHING!

SWITCHING TO

MAIN TELESCOPE ARRAY,

OH, MY GOD,

( Control Voice )

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG

WITH YOUR TELEVISION,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST

THE PICTURE,

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING

THE TRANSMISSION,

WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,

AND THE VERTICAL,

WE CAN DELUGE YOU

WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE

TO CRYSTAL CLARITY, ,,

AND BEYOND,

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION

CAN CONCEIVE,

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL

ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR,

( ♪ )

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE

THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM

THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO

THE OUTER LIMITS,

( Control Voice )

HOW FAR WILL MANKIND

HAVE TO GO

BEFORE WE REALIZE THAT

THE ONLY ANTIDOTE TO

SELF-ANNIHILATION IS TRUST?

GET ME CAPTAIN ROSEN

ON THE LINE,

SEE WHAT OUR LIAISON OFFICER

HAS TO SAY,

EITHER THE CHUMP BASE

ISN'T RESPONDING,

OR THERE'S TOO MUCH

RADIATION INTERFERENCE

TO REACH

THE OTHER MARS BASE,

OKAY, LET'S GET TO IT,

THREE MINUTES AGO,

WE LOST CONTACT WITH EARTH,

AS HARD AS IT IS,

WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FACT

EARTH MAY BE DESTROYED,

AND WE'RE THE LAST SURVIVORS,

MAYBE THE REACTOR

ON ONE OF

THE SPACE STATIONS BLEW,

THAT COULD CAUSE

A RADIATION CLOUD,

BLOCKING OUT

OUR VIEW OF EARTH,

BUT WE WON'T KNOW FOR SURE

TILL WE CAN RE-ESTABLISH

LINE-OF-SIGHT COMMUNICATIONS,

THAT'LL BE

12 HOURS, 15 MINUTES,

SERGEANT NICHOLS,

WHAT'S OUR STATUS?

WE HAVE A YEAR'S WORTH

OF FOOD AND OXYGEN,

AS LONG

AS THE CONVERTERS KEEP WORKING,

WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH

TO LAST INDEFINITELY,

SO WORST CASE SCENARIO,

THE COALITION

DID LAUNCH A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE

AGAINST EARTH,

USING A TRIRADIUM

DOOMSDAY DEVICE,

WHICH MEANS NOBODY FROM EARTH

IS GOING TO BE RESUPPLYING US

FOR A LONG, LONG TIME,

600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF US

IS THE COALITION BASE,

IF THE COALITION

WAS SMUGGLING TRIRADIUM,

IT COULD MEAN

THAT THEY'RE PLANNING

TO LAUNCH AN ATTACK

AGAINST US HERE AS WELL,

BUT WOULDN'T THEY COORDINATE

THAT WITH THEIR ATTACK ON EARTH?

MAYBE THEY NEEDED

TO WAIT FOR AN ADVANTAGE,

MAYBE THEY WERE WAITING

FOR THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WASH

TO PLAY HELL WITH OUR RADAR

WHICH IT HAS,

IF THEY HAVE MISSILES,

THEY CAN LAUNCH NOW,

WE DON'T HAVE

ANY INDICATION

THEY SMUGGLED

OR THEY HAVE MISSILES,

WE NEED TO FIND OUT,

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE,

YOU CAN BET THERE'S FIRE,

WITH THESE PRESSURE WALLS,

A FIRST STRIKE IS A LAST STRIKE,

SO AT THE FIRST SIGN

OF ANY HOSTILE PREPARATIONS

BY THE COALITION,

I INTEND TO MAKE THEIR FUTURE

VERY SHORT,

ANY QUESTIONS?

MA'AM?

THE MEN HAVE FAMILIES ON EARTH,

SO DO I,

AS SOON AS

WE CAN RE-ESTABLISH CONTACT,

WE'LL TRY

TO GET IN TOUCH,

I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT

THIS IS TO EVERYONE,

HOW CAN THEY GET IT OUT?

WHAT IF THE COALITION

DIDN'T START THIS?

TRIRADIUM IS TOO IMPORTANT,

YOU DON'T START A WAR

WITHOUT WARNING

YOUR UNITS FIRST TO BE PREPARED,

ESPECIALLY

YOUR MOST VALUABLE UNITS,

AND SINCE

WE RECEIVED NO SUCH WARNING,

I CONCLUDE WE DIDN'T START IT,

BESIDES IT FITS

THE COALITION PATTERN,

30 YEARS AGO,

THEY STAGED A SURPRISE ATTACK

AGAINST THE MOON BASE,

AND THEY DID THE SAME THING

IN SAGAN-5,, ,MAJOR?

YES, MA'AM, I AGREE,

THEREFORE IN THE ABSENCE

OF ANY COMMUNICATIONS

TO THE CONTRARY,

MY STANDING ORDERS ARE CLEAR,

WE ARE

TO INITIATE NO HOSTILITIES,

BUT WE ARE TO DEFEND AND

MAINTAIN THIS BASE AT ALL COSTS,

NOT JUST

BECAUSE OF THE TRIRADIUM,

BUT BECAUSE WE MAY BE

THE LAST SURVIVORS

OF THE FREE ALLIANCE

AND THE LAST CHANCE MANKIND

HAS TO REPOPULATE EARTH,

( technician )

INCOMING CALL

FROM THE COMMANDER

OF THE CHUMP BASE, MA'AM,

COLONEL PAZ

WILL BE ON IN THREE SECONDS,

COLONEL ELLIOT, HAVE YOU HAD

ANY CONTACT WITH EARTH?

NO, COLONEL, I HAVE NOT,

HAVE YOU?

NO, I HAVEN'T,

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO CAPTAIN

ROSEN, MY LIAISON OFFICER,

HE'S OUT

ON A MINING INSPECTION SURVEY,

HE SHOULD BE BACK IN AN HOUR,

HE'S UNABLE

TO VERIFY THIS,

THEY RUN THOSE SURVEYS

EVERY TUESDAY,

WHAT CAN

WE DO FOR YOU?

THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT

A DISASTER HAS OCCURRED,

BUT NEITHER

ONE OF US

HAS RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS

THAT WE ARE AT WAR,

I ASSUME

WE ARE STILL AT PEACE,

UNTIL SOMEONE CAN

LAY DEFINITE BLAME,

I SUGGEST WE CONTINUE

OUR POLICY OF COOPERATION,

I AGREE,

BUT IT'S POSSIBLE

SOMEONE DID BLOW UP EARTH

WITH TRIRADIUM

SMUGGLED FROM MARS,

THE SAME THOUGHT

HAS OCCURRED TO US,

I SUGGEST

WE SEARCH THE SPACEPORT

AND SEE IF ANYONE

IS TRYING

TO SMUGGLE OUT TRIRADIUM,

AND IF WE FIND ANY,

THEN WE'LL

FIND OUT WHO IS BEHIND IT,

I HAVE ALREADY PREPARED A TEAM,

TWO TEAMS,

WE'LL BOTH SEND A TEAM,

MY LIAISON OFFICER

WILL GO WITH YOURS,

AND OUR LIAISON OFFICER,

MAJOR TALIF, WHERE IS SHE?

SHE'S RETIRED TO HER QUARTERS,

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO HER,

AND I'D LIKE HER TO ACCOMPANY

YOUR TEAM ON THEIR INSPECTION,

AGREED?

AGREED,

WE CAN HAVE A TEAM

UP AND RUNNING

IN 15 MINUTES,

PATCH COLONEL PAZ TO MAJOR TALIF

WHEN WE'RE FINISHED,

LET'S PRAY THAT THINGS

AREN'T AS BAD AS THEY SEEM,

ABSOLUTELY,

EDWARDS!

RUN AN IMMEDIATE INVENTORY

ON ALL THE TRIRADIUM ON BASE

DOWN TO THE LAST MILLIGRAM,

HAVE WE HAD CONTACT

WITH EARTH YET?

NOT YET,

WE HAVE TO WAIT,

HOW BAD IS IT?

NO ONE'S SURE,

GOT TO KNOW

SOMETHING,

WE CAN'T GET THROUGH,

IF I KNEW ANYTHING,

I'D TELL YOU,

SARGE, YOU GOT FAMILY

DOWN THERE, RIGHT?

THREE SISTERS AND A CAT

THAT NEEDS DECLAWING,

THREE SISTERS, ,,

WELL, ARE WE GOING TO WAR?

NO ONE IS TALKING WAR YET,

BUT THE COLONEL'S

LOCKED AND LOADED,

BUT THEY DID IT, RIGHT?

WE'LL FIND OUT,

AND IF

THEY DID DO IT?

WE'LL FOLLOW

THE COLONEL'S ORDERS,

SARGE, WHAT DO YOU THINK'S

GOING TO HAPPEN?

IF THE COALITION

DID DO THIS,

THEN SOME EGGS

WILL GET BROKEN,

I NEED THAT INVENTORY ASAP,

RIGHT AWAY, SARGE,

KEEP ME INFORMED,

YES, SIR, I WILL,

( signal beeping )

ENTER,

HOW ARE YOU

HOLDING UP?

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS,

I MEAN, BILLIONS OF

PEOPLE HAVE JUST DIED,

AND I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE

CRYING OR, ,,SOMETHING,

BUT I'M NOT,

THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE SOLDIERS,

AND A HUMAN SECOND?

NO, WE HAVE

THE SAME EMOTIONS,

WE'VE BEEN TRAINED

NOT TO SHOW THEM,

YEAH, IF WE

DON'T SHOW THEM

LONG ENOUGH,

WE'LL LOSE THEM,

IF ANYTHING, OUR

EMOTIONS ARE STRONGER,

BECAUSE WE KNOW

THE VALUE OF LIFE

BETTER THAN ANYONE, ,,

BECAUSE WE LIVE ON THE EDGE

OF LOSING IT AT EVERY MOMENT,

I KNOW

IT'S HARD TO STAY FOCUSED,

BUT I WANT YOU

TO STAY SHARP AND COOL,

YOU'RE RENDEZVOUSING

WITH A COALITION TEAM

AT THE SPACEPORT,

I DON'T WANT

ANYONE FLYING OFF THE HANDLE,

WE'RE STILL NOT AT WAR,

THAT MEANS COOPERATION,

UNDERSTOOD?

ONCE YOU REACH THE SPACEPORT,

I WANT YOU TO SEARCH EVERYWHERE,

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MISSING

TRIRADIUM CANISTERS

OR ANYTHING

THAT CAN BE USED TO SMUGGLE IT,

WE'VE ACCOUNTED

FOR OUR CANISTERS,

THE COALITION

SAYS THEY HAVE TOO,

WHICH MEANS

THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY

LEFT AT THE SPACEPORT,

GOT YOUR DETECTORS?

YES, SIR,

GOOD, ALL RIGHT,

SADDLE UP... GOOD LUCK,

OKAY,

MAJOR, GOOD,

WE NEED TO TALK,

DID YOU HAVE A NICE CHAT

WITH MAJOR TALIF?

SHE ASKED ME WHAT

THE SITUATION IS,

I TOLD HER,

SHE SEEMED UPSET,

UPSET?

LOOK, WE'RE ALL UPSET,

I DON'T KNOW

IF MY HUSBAND'S ALIVE

OR MY PARENTS

OR MY HUSBAND'S PARENTS

OR ANY OTHER OF

A THOUSAND OTHER PEOPLE,

WE'RE ALL IN THAT BOAT,

RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE TIME

FOR COUNSELING,

HALF THOSE KIDS ARE SO WORRIED,

THEY CAN BARELY DO

THEIR JOBS PROPERLY,

BUT THEY DO,

YOU KNOW WHY?

'CAUSE THEY'RE WATCHING US,

IF WE CAN DO IT,

SO CAN THEY...

WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE

TIME FOR INDIVIDUALS,

PARTICULARLY

IF THEY'RE FROM THE COALITION,

I WAS BRINGING HER UP TO DATE,

NOTHING MORE,

DON'T GET

YOUR BACK UP,

I'M NOT SLEEPING

WITH HER,

SHE'S THE ENEMY,

JAMES,

WE CAN'T AFFORD

TO TRUST

ANYBODY

FROM THE COALITION,

NO MATTER WHAT

OUR GUTS TELL US,

SHE'S HAD

ENOUGH FREE ACCESS

TO THIS BASE

TO SCREW US,

I DON'T SEE IT

THAT WAY,

ALL RIGHT,

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT,

MAYBE THEY DON'T

HAVE ANY PLANS,

THE THING IS WE DON'T

KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE,

LIKE GOOD BOY SCOUTS,

WE GOT TO BE PREPARED,

YES, MA'AM,

REMEMBER,

JAMES, SHE'S A SOLDIER,

IF I ORDERED YOU

TO DO SOMETHING

AT COALITION BASE,

YOU'D DO IT,

WOULDN'T YOU?

YES, MA'AM,

MA'AM?

YOU BETTER COME

LOOK AT THIS,

IT'S A SIMULATION,

RAN IT THREE TIMES...

THE RESULTS ARE ALWAYS THE SAME,

RESULTS TO WHAT?

IF PART OF

THE EARTH EXPLODED,

WE'RE GOING TO BE WHACKED

WITH ONE MONSTER OF SHOCK WAVE

IN 7 MINUTES, 43 SECONDS,

THERE'S A 4-SECOND MARGIN

OF ERROR, GIVE OR TAKE,

WHAT IF A LARGE PART

DIDN'T GET BLOWN UP?

THE FAR SIDE OF MARS

WILL ABSORB THE IMPACT,

EVERYBODY DOWN TO THE MESS,

HARRIER, CONTACT MAJOR TALIF

AND THE COALITION'S TEAM,

THEY WON'T

MAKE THE SPACEPORT,

TELL THEM TO SEEK SHELTER,

YES, MA'AM,

AND GET WORD

TO THE COALITION BASE,

FREE ALLIANCE ONE

TO MAJOR TALIF,

FREE ALLIANCE ONE

TO COALITION BASE,

SEEK SHELTER

IMMEDIATELY,

SEEK SHELTER

IMMEDIATELY,

( alarm wailing )

( computer )

SHOCK WAVE WILL IMPACT

IN 30 SECONDS,

GOT EVERYBODY?

YEAH, THAT'S

A FULL COUNT, MA'AM,

NOT A MINUTE TOO SOON,

SEAL OFF ALL THE DOORS,

YOU OKAY, CHARLIE?

SURE, SIR,

THE EARTH CAN'T BE

DESTROYED, CAN IT?

I JUST TALKED

TO MY BROTHER YESTERDAY,

IT'S ALL A PRECAUTION, RIGHT?

RIGHT, GET UNDER THE TABLE,

SHOCK WAVE

WILL IMPACT IN 10 SECONDS,

BRACE FOR IMPACT!

HANG ON,

FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO,

ONE,

IMPACT,

,, ,TWO, THREE, FOUR,

GIVE OR TAKE,

OKAY,

WHOO!

EVERYBODY BRACE!

ALL GONE,

THEY'RE ALL GONE,

WHAT'S THE REPAIR BILL?

MAIN SYSTEMS

ARE STILL ON LINE

USING THE BACK-UPS,

ALL OUR ANTENNAS

ARE DOWN,

WE'RE JERRY-RIGGING

REPLACEMENTS,

WE'VE LOST CONTACT

WITH THE COALITION BASE

AND MAJOR TALIF'S AWAY TEAM,

WE'RE ON

ALL STATIONS, MA'AM,

THIS IS COLONEL ELLIOT,

HOW DO I SAY THIS?

IT SEEMS THE EARTH

HAS BEEN EITHER PARTIALLY

OR COMPLETELY DESTROYED,

WORDS ARE INADEQUATE,

AT THIS TIME,

WE FACE TWO ENEMIES,

FIRST,

OUR OWN GRIEF AND SUFFERING,

AND SECOND,

FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN,

WE STILL DON'T KNOW

EXACTLY HOW BAD THINGS ARE,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TRYING

TO FIND OUT UNTIL WE DO KNOW,

UNTIL THEN, I EXPECT AND I KNOW

THAT EVERY ONE OF YOU

WILL CONTINUE TO DO YOUR DUTY,

NOW MORE THAN EVER,

OUR FUTURE

DEPENDS ON EACH OTHER,

WE MUST COUNT ON EACH OTHER

AS NEVER BEFORE

TO SEE US THROUGH THIS,

AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS,

ELLIOT OUT,

I THINK

I'VE GOT IT, SIR,

PUT IT UP ON SCREEN,

THIS IS THE LAST SIGNAL

FROM MAJOR TALIF'S

SOUP CAN,

SHOULD GIVE US AN IDEA

WHERE THEY ARE,

LET'S GO! LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

COME ON,

WE GOT TO SEAL THIS HATCH!

LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

LOOKS LIKE

THEY MADE IT

TO A FUEL STORAGE BUNKER,

I'LL ORGANIZE A RESCUE TEAM,

PLAY BACK THE FIRST PART

OF THAT TRANSMISSION,

I WANT A MEDICAL TEAM

STANDING BY AND SUITED UP,

YES, SIR,

STOP!

PUNCH IN ON THAT,

THEY FOUND A COALITION

FUEL CANISTER,

THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN

ANY CANISTERS

WITHIN MILES OF THAT PLACE,

THE COALITION

WAS SMUGGLING TRIRADIUM,

SON OF A BITCH!

GET ME SERGEANT LAUGHTON,

NO RESPONSE, MA'AM,

TRY THE OTHERS,

NO ONE'S ANSWERING,

BASTARDS,

DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS,

WHY IS NO ONE RESPONDING?

THEY COULD BE DEAD,

THEY ALL MADE IT

TO THE BUNKER,

SOMEONE SHOULD

HAVE SURVIVED,

IT'S A COALITION CANISTER,

TALIF COULD HAVE ELIMINATED

THE TEAM,

THAT'S STILL JUST

SPECULATION, MA'AM,

YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS,

BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD

TO BE WRONG ABOUT THIS,

COLONEL,

MAJOR TALIF JUST

SHOWED UP IN AIRLOCK D,

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?

JUST TALIF, MA'AM,

NOBODY ELSE,

LET'S GO,

WHAT HAPPENED

AT THE BUNKER?

WE GOT CAUGHT IN A SHOCK WAVE,

WE THOUGHT

WE WERE SAFE,

AND THEN

IT JUST COLLAPSED,

I WAS STILL IN THE AIRLOCK,

IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE

THAT WASN'T

COMPLETELY DESTROYED,

IT SMASHED MY COMMLINK,

AND EVERYBODY ELSE WAS, ,,

CRUSHED BY DEBRIS,

IT WAS HORRIBLE,

WHERE DID LAUGHTON

FIND THE CANISTER?

I DON'T KNOW,

CORPORAL EDWARDS,

CONFINE MAJOR TALIF

TO HER QUARTERS,

YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?

MY MEN ARE DEAD,

AND YOU'RE ALIVE,

HARRIER,

ANY WORD FROM COALITION BASE?

NO, MA'AM,

KEEP TRYING... IF TALIF

TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CANISTER,

I DOUBT THEY'LL BE RESPONDING,

MAYBE THEIR ANTENNAS ARE DOWN,

SERGEANT NICHOLS,

ASSEMBLE A TEAM,

CHECK OUT MAJOR TALIF'S STORY,

WE NEED

TO TALK TO PAZ,

I KNOW,

WE'RE WORKING ON IT,

EDWARDS,

HEY,

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'RE CHECKING OUT

MAJOR TALIF'S STORY,

WHAT ARE

THEY WAITING FOR?

SHE COULD BE TELLING THE TRUTH,

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?

YOU WANT TO KICK ASS

ON THE ONLY OTHER PEOPLE

IN THE UNIVERSE?

YEAH, BEFORE THEY KICK OURS,

THEY HAVE FAMILIES ON EARTH,

WHY WOULD THEY BLOW IT UP?

THEY'D BE KILLING THEMSELVES,

THEY'RE STUPID!

THEY'RE IN TROUBLE

JUST LIKE WE ARE,

THEY STARTED IT,

WE DON'T KNOW THAT!

YOU GOING TO KISS BUTT

UNTIL THEY BLOW OURS...

GO TO HELL!

YOU GOT TO HELL!

WHAT DID YOU SAY, CORPORAL?

THE COALITION

JUST KILLED MY BROTHER,

THEY'VE GOT TO PAY!

LOOK, CHARLIE,

WE'RE ALL SCARED,

BUT KILLING THEM

WON'T CHANGE IT,

YES, IT WILL,

THEY'LL BE DEAD,

AND WE'LL BE ALIVE,

EDWARDS, OPEN UP,

YES, SIR,

ELLIOT'S SENDING A TEAM

TO CHECK ON YOUR STORY,

GOOD,

LAUGHTON WAS CARRYING

A COALITION CANISTER,

I NEED TO KNOW WHY,

NO ONE WAS SMUGGLING TRIRADIUM,

ALL RIGHT?

I'M SURE OF IT,

( sighing )

YOU EVER GET TIRED OF THIS

CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME WE PLAY?

I DON'T MEAN JUST US,

THE FEDERATIONS,

I KNOW I DO,

WHEN I WOKE UP

THIS MORNING,

I WASN'T THINKING,

"HOW CAN I GET THE EDGE

ON THOSE COALITION BASTARDS?"

UH-HUH,

I WAS THINKING, "MAYBE I'D

ASK HER OUT TO DINNER TONIGHT,"

THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN LIFE,

IF WE'D BEEN ON EARTH,

I'D HAVE TAKEN YOU

TO CAPTAIN FRANKIE'S

SEASIDE CHALET,

IT'S NORTH OF L, A,

EVER BEEN THERE?

NO, NEVER BEEN TO L, A,

SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY

THAT'S A GOOD THING,

BA-DUM-BUM, IT'S AN OLD JOKE,

ANYWAY,

ONCE WE WERE THERE,

WE'D HAVE GONE

HIGH CHOLESTEROL...

FRIED POTATOES, SPICY RICE,

SOME SERIOUS COLESLAW

AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE,

BLACKENED CATFISH,

ALL WASHED DOWN

WITH SOME

REALLY NICE COLD BEER,

MMM, COLD BEER,

GOD, ,,THAT'D BE NICE,

AND THAT'S YOUR IDEA

OF A FIRST DATE?

YEAH, IT'D BE GREAT,

IF IT'S STILL THERE,

BUT YOU'D HAVE TO TRUST ME,

WHICH IS

MY WHOLE POINT,

YOU HAVE TO TRUST FIRST,

AND THEN FIND OUT,

WILL COLONEL PAZ PLAY THIS

BY THE BOOK?

THERE IS NO BOOK,

FEAR'S RUNNING THE SHOW NOW,

DO YOU HAVE ANY MISSILES?

MISSILES? MISSILE SYSTEMS

ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED

UNDER THE JOINT

COLONIZATION BY-LAWS,

WHAT'S

YOUR FIRST-STRIKE POLICY?

YOU'RE TELLING ME THE ALLIANCE

VIOLATED THE BY-LAWS?

WHAT'S YOUR

FIRST-STRIKE POLICY?

WE DON'T HAVE ONE,

ALL MILITARY OPERATIONS

HAVE ONE,

YOUR

FIRST-STRIKE POLICY!

WE DON'T

HAVE MISSILES!

REMEMBER?

JUST LIKE YOU,

BUT IF WE DID,

I'D SAY OUR POLICY

IS TO LAUNCH ON WARNING

OF ANY HOSTILE ACTIVITY,

JUST LIKE YOU,

THANK YOU,

( explosion )

WHAT WAS THAT?

( siren wailing )

ANOTHER SHOCK WAVE?

NO WAY,

( PA annoucner )

ALL PERSONNEL INITIATE

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

SEQUENCE THREE,

COME ON!

WHAT HAPPENED?

SOMETHING EXPLODED

IN THE MESS HALL,

IT'S ALREADY SEALED OFF,

WE'LL HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE

AND INSPECT THE DAMAGE,

GO TO DEFCOM ONE,

ALERT! MOVING TO DEFCOM ONE,

ALERT! ALERT!

MOVING TO DEFCOM ONE,

ANY DOUBTS

ABOUT THE COALITION'S PLANS NOW?

STEDETSKI, INITIATE

MISSILE PRE-LAUNCH SEQUENCE,

( Stedetski )

INITIATING MISSILE

PRE-LAUNCH SEQUENCE,

SWITCHING MISSILES

TO STAND-BY MODE,

MAJOR?

COLONEL, IT MAY NOT

HAVE BEEN AN ATTACK,

THE OXYGEN CONDUIT

BLEW FROM THE INSIDE,

THE METAL'S CURLING OUTWARD,

A COMMANDO UNIT COULD

HAVE PLANTED EXPLOSIVES,

THE SHOCK WAVE COULD

HAVE DAMAGED THE PIPE,

CAUSING A PRESSURE BUILD-UP?

DOESN'T FIT,

IF IT WASN'T COMMANDOS,

THEN SOMEBODY

SABOTAGED US FROM INSIDE,

THAT'S PURE OXYGEN THERE,

IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH

TO IGNITE IT,

HAVE THAT THING HACKED OUT,

GO TO DEFCON TWO,

TERMINATE

MISSILE PRE-LAUNCH SEQUENCE,

DOWNGRADE MISSILES

FROM STAND-BY TO INACTIVE,

WANT TO KNOW MY THEORY?

ALL TALIF HAD TO DO

WAS ROLL A THERMAL CHARGE

ON TIMER DOWN AN ACCESS VALVE,

BOMB GOES OFF, QUICK CHANGE

IN PRESSURE EXPELS IT OUTSIDE,

HOW AM I SOUNDING SO FAR?

TO BE HONEST,

PARANOID,

COLONEL,

SERGEANT NICHOLS' TEAM

HAS JUST RETURNED

FROM THEIR RECON

OF THE FUEL BUNKER,

THEY'RE DECOMPRESSING

IN AIRLOCK A,

PUT 'EM ON THE MAIN SCREEN,

COMING UP ONTO

THE MAIN SCREEN NOW,

IT'S A REAL MESS

OUT THERE, MA'AM,

THE AIR

IS STILL MURKY,

SO VISIBILITY

IS WAY DOWN,

FROM WHAT WE COULD TELL,

IT'S LIKE MAJOR TALIF SAID,

THE AIRLOCK

IS STILL UP,

THE FUEL BUNKERS

ARE TOAST,

WE DID FIND THIS,

DEFINITELY A CHUMP

FUEL CANISTER, MA'AM,

AND IT HAS NO TRACKING CHIP,

SECURE THAT FUEL

CANISTER, SERGEANT,

BUT DO NOT OPEN IT,

LAST THING WE NEED

IS A RADIOACTIVE FLOOD,

YES, MA'AM,

SO NOW WE KNOW,

THE COALITION

WAS SMUGGLING TRIRADIUM,

ALL WE KNOW

IS THAT SOMEONE

WAS USING

A CHUMP CANISTER

TO SMUGGLE TRIRADIUM,

COULD BE SOMEBODY

FROM HERE,

YOU DON'T GIVE UP, DO YOU?

( computer )

MISSILE LAUNCH INDICATION

DETECTED

OUTSIDE COALITION BASE,

REPEAT!

WE HAVE INCOMING!

GO TO DEFCON ONE!

GET PAZ!

TIME OF THE IMPACT?

24 MINUTES

AND 3 SECONDS,

TOO SLOW FOR A MISSILE,

WHAT'S THE I, D, ?

( computer )

COALITION PILOTLESS DRONE,

WHERE THE HELL

IS PAZ?

STILL GETTING

NO RESPONSE,

PREPARE TO INITIATE

ARMING SEQUENCE,

THEIR ANTENNAS

MIGHT BE DOWN,

LIKE HELL,

PREPARED TO INITIATE

LAUNCHING SEQUENCE,

THEY'VE LOST

ONE BEFORE,

HEADED

STRAIGHT AT US?

TARGET MISSILES AT CHUMP BASE

AND THE DRONE,

TARGETING MISSILES ONE AND TWO,

THREE IS

ON THE DRONE,

IT'S MOVING TOO SLOW,

IT'S JUST A DRONE,

FILLED WITH EXPLOSIVES,

YOU CAN BET YOUR LIFE,

THEY'RE TRYING TO TRICK US,

IT'S WHY THEY'RE

NOT RESPONDING,

THEY WANT US

TO THINK IT'S CHAOS,

COMMUNICATIONS DOWN,

DRONES RUNNING WILD,

NEXT IT'LL BE A DISTRESS CALL,

IF WE LAUNCH, THEY'LL RETALIATE,

YOU KNOW THEY HAVE MISSILES?

SHE TOLD YOU?

WHAT ELSE ARE

YOU HOLDING BACK?

SHE IMPLIED THAT

THEIR LAUNCH POLICY

WAS THE SAME AS OURS,

IF THAT'S TRUE, THINK

OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

IF YOU LAUNCH,

THEY'LL LAUNCH WITH EVERYTHING,

THERE'D BE

NO ONE LEFT,

NO ONE,

SO WE LET THEM KILL US,

SO AT LEAST

SOMEONE SURVIVES?

IF THAT MEANS

KEEPING HUMANS ALIVE, YES,

JUST KNOCK DOWN THE DRONE,

THE DRONE IS A TEST,

WE DON'T HAVE TIME

TO FIND OUT

IF IT'S A REAL THREAT,

BY THAT TIME, THEY'LL

ALREADY HAVE LAUNCHED,

THOSE PEOPLE HAVE KILLED

EVERYONE YOU LOVED,

EVERYONE I HAVE LOVED,

THEY AREN'T THE ONES

WHO DESERVE TO CONTINUE,

SIX BILLION PEOPLE

ARE DEAD DOWN THERE

BECAUSE OF THEM...

WE'RE LAUNCHING,

WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION,

THE ONLY PEOPLE

WHO CAN AUTHORIZE US ARE DEAD,

PUNCH IN

YOUR CODE, MAJOR,

GIVE ME THE CHUMP BASE,

STAY AS YOU ARE,

( computer )

INCOMING DRONE...

CONTACT IN 22 MINUTES,

PUNCH IN YOUR CODE, MAJOR,

YOU NEED MY AUTHORIZATION CODE,

I'M NOT GIVING THEM TO YOU

TILL WE NOW WHAT'S GOING ON,

YOU MUST PUNCH IN YOUR CODE,

IT'S YOUR DUTY AND AN ORDER,

NOW PUNCH IT IN,

I CAN'T DO THAT, MA'AM,

SERGEANT NICHOLS,

ARREST MAJOR BOWEN,

BRING ME THE CODE FROM

HIS QUARTERS' SAFE,

I'M PLACING

COLONEL ELLIOT UNDER ARREST...

I'M IN CHARGE HERE,

SERGEANT NICHOLS,

I AM NOW ASSUMING COMMAND,

PLACE COLONEL ELLIOT

UNDER ARREST,

MA'AM,

I CAN BY-PASS HIS CODE,

TALK TO ME,

IF I TOSS A VIRUS IN,

IT'LL FRY

THE INITIALIZATION FILES,

HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES

TO BY-PASS

THE SYSTEM'S FIREWALLS

BEFORE THE BACK-UP PROCESSOR

DETECTS WHAT'S HAPPENING,

EATS THE BUG AND RESETS,

HOW MUCH TIME?

IT'S HARD TO KNOW,

10 MINUTES, MAYBE 15,

I'LL BE THE MAIN COURSE

AT A LUAU IN 20,

YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE, SAM,

I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, MAJOR,

( computer )

INCOMING DRONE, ,,

DO IT!

CONTACT IN 21 MINUTES,

SERGEANT, CONFINE

MAJOR BOWEN TO QUARTERS,

( computer )

INCOMING DRONE,

CONTACT IN 10 MINUTES,

( banging )

EDWARDS!

EDWARDS! OPEN THE DOOR!

YOU MUST STOP COLONEL ELLIOT!

EDWARDS!

10 MINUTES TO GO,

EDWARDS!

EDWARDS!

YOU GOTTA

OPEN THE COMMLINK,

LET ME TRY

TO REACH MY BASE,

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?

BREAK A PIECE,

USE IT AS A CROWBAR,

PRY THE DOOR OPEN,

HE WILL SHOOT US,

CAN'T SHOOT BOTH OF US AT ONCE,

FORGET THE CROWBAR,

LET'S GET THIS

OVERRIDE PANEL OPEN,

WE CAN'T PROVE

YOUR BASE

WASN'T SMUGGLING

TRIRADIUM,

ALL THE CHIPS

WERE ENCODED

IN YOUR BASE

AS WELL AS OURS,

WE JUST

SCAN THE CHIP,

AND I'LL SHOW ELLIOT

HOW THE RECORDS

ACCOUNT FOR IT,

THE CANISTER

DIDN'T HAVE A CHIP,

THAT'S WHY

ELLIOT WAS SURE

YOUR BASE

WAS SMUGGLING,

THE TEST DRONES

USED MOCK CANISTERS,

( computer )

INCOMING DRONE,

WITHOUT ANY CHIPS?

WE DIDN'T NEED THEM

BECAUSE THE CANISTER

DOESN'T CONTAIN ANY TRIRADIUM,

EDWARDS!

EDWARDS, I CAN PROVE

THE COALITION WASN'T

SMUGGLING TRIRADIUM,

EDWARDS, OPEN UP!

I CAN PROVE IT,

MAJOR,

THINK YOU CAN STOP THIS?

NOT FROM IN HERE,

8 MINUTES

AND 42 SECONDS TO IMPACT,

HOW MUCH TIME

TO LAUNCH?

MISSILES WILL BE

READY IN FIVE,

ANY WORD FROM PAZ?

NO, MA'AM,

LAUNCH AS SOON AS THEY'RE UP,

( computer )

INCOMING DRONE,

CONTACT IN EIGHT MINUTES,

YOU TWO DON'T NEED TO BE HERE,

I'M STAYING,

ME TOO,

GET THE DOOR,

HERE'S THE CANISTER

THEY FOUND

AT THE BUNKER,

EASY, EASY,

WELL, THERE'S

NO TRIRADIUM CONTAMINATION

ON THE OUTSIDE,

THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT?

THERE'S ONE WAY

TO FIND OUT,

OH, MAN,

HERE GOES,

( banging )

DROP YOUR WEAPON!

HE'S TRYING TO SAVE US,

DROP YOUR WEAPON!

YOU HIT A CANISTER,

YOU'LL CONTAMINATE THE BASE!

DROP YOUR WEAPON,

MAJOR!

IT'S SAND,

IT'S ONLY SAND,

ELLIOT!

THERE'S ONLY SAND

INSIDE THE CONTAINER!

NOBODY'S SMUGGLING TRIRADIUM!

WHY DID THEY LAUNCH

THE DRONE?

I DON'T KNOW!

TO TEST

OUR DEFENSES,

SIX MINUTES TO IMPACT,

SAM, WAIT,

TALK TO PAZ!

WE'VE TRIED,

THEY'RE NOT RESPONDING,

FIRE MISSILES,

FIRING MISSILES,

NO! WAIT! WAIT!

( computer )

MISSILES FIRING,

YOU'VE GOT

TO INITIATE SELF-DESTRUCT!

ARREST THESE MEN

AND MAJOR TALIF,

CONFINE THEM

TO AIRLOCK D,

WELD THE DOOR SHUT,

THERE'S NO SMUGGLING PLOT,

THE HULL BREACH,

TALIF'S TEAM GETTING KILLED

WAS ALL A COINCIDENCE

CAUSED BY THE SHOCK WAVE,

WE'RE NOT AT WAR,

MA'AM, I'M GETTING

AN INCOMING TRANSMISSION

FROM THE DRONE,

PUT IT ON SCREEN!

WE CAN HEAR THEM,

THEY CAN'T HEAR US,

WHY THE HELL

AREN'T THEY ANSWERING US?

PLEASE, THIS

IS COLONEL PAZ!

THE SHOCK WAVE

HAS DESTROYED OUR BASE,

WE HAVE MANY INJURED

AND DYING!

PLEASE COME IN!

THE DESTRUCT CODE

FOR THE MISSILES,

THERE ISN'T ONE,

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

IT WAS KILLED

BY THE PROCESSOR,

THERE'S

NO DESTRUCT CODE,

WE CAN'T STOP

OUR MISSILES,

THEN WE WRITE A NEW ONE,

LET'S GET THOSE CODES HAPPENING,

COALITION DRONE, COME IN PLEASE,

FREE ALLIANCE ONE TO

COALITION DRONE, PLEASE COME IN,

FREE ALLIANCE ONE TO

COALITION DRONE, PLEASE COME IN,

ELLIT,

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

( computer )

ALLIANCE MISSILES DETECTED,

COALITION COUNTER-STRIKE

INITIATED,

OUR BASE HAS LAUNCHED

A COUNTER-STRIKE,

( computer )

SIX COALITION

MISSILES INCOMING,

ALLIANCE ANTI-MISSILE SYSTEMS

ACTIVATED,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

STEDETSKI? STEDETSKI?

YEAH, I'M WORKING ON IT,

WE'VE ESTABLISHED AUDIO CONTACT!

TELL PAZ TO ABORT

THOSE MISSILES,

COLONEL PAZ,

THIS IS MAJOR TALIF,

ABORT THE MISSILES!

COLONEL ELLIOT,

THIS IS CAPTAIN ROSEN,

THEY ARE NOT ARMED!

I REPEAT!

THEY'RE NOT ARMED!

THIS IS NOT A TRICK!

YOU MUST ABORT!

WE LOST THE ABORT CODES!

TELL PAZ TO ABORT!

STEDETSKI?

( computer )

DESTRUCT CODE REJECTED,

I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT!

( computer )

DESTRUCT CODE REJECTED,

ABORT ALL MISSILES,

ABORT...

STEDETSKI?

( computer )

TARGET DESTROYED,

INCOMING COALITION MISSILES,

IMPACT IN TWO MINUTES,

FIRE THE ANTI-MISSILE MISSILES,

MAYBE SOME OF US WILL SURVIVE,

FIRING ANTI-MISSILE MISSILES,

( computer )

ANTI-MISSILE MISSILES FIRED,

GET EVERYONE

TO THE LOWER LEVELS,

MOVE IT! GO! GO!

GET DOWN THERE! LET'S GO!

RIGHT NOW! MOVE IT!

( computer )

INCOMING COALITION MISSILES

IMPACT

IN 1 MINUTE, 30 SECONDS,

SAM!

SAM, LET'S GO!

COME ON, LET'S GO!

SAM!

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE IT,

COME ON! IN HERE!

( computer )

ANTI-MISSILE MISSILES

INEFFECTIVE,

ENEMY MISSILES WILL IMPACT

IN 30 SECONDS,

( computer )

20 SECONDS TO IMPACT,

HERE, WE MIGHT HAVE

A CHANCE IN HERE,

( computer )

10 SECONDS

TO IMPACT,

JAMES?

JAMES?

JAMES,

OH, ,,

OH, THANK GOD,

( labored breathing )

ARE YOU OKAY?

YOU OKAY?

YEAH,

( turning radio on )

ELLIOT,

ELLIOT,

THIS IS BOWEN,

CAN YOU READ?

ANYBODY,

OH, GOD, ,,OH, GOD,

COME ON, COME ON,

NICHOLS? STEDETSKI?

ANYONE?

CHARLIE?

( Talif )

EVERYBODY'S DEAD,

THIS IS MAJOR TALIF,

ANYBODY,

PLEASE COME IN,

THIS IS MAJOR TALIF,

ANYBODY, ,,

PLEASE COME IN,

THEY'RE ALL GONE,

OUR OXYGEN CAN'T

LAST FOREVER,

LET'S SEE WHAT

ELSE WE HAVE LEFT,

THIS IS THE EARTH

CALLING FREE ALLIANCE BASE ONE,

COME IN PLEASE,

COLONEL ELLIOT, I REPEAT,

IF YOU ARE RECEIVING US,

PLEASE RESPOND,

WE'VE HAD AN INCIDENT,

ACTUALLY, SAM,

IT'S A NIGHTMARE,

AN ALLIANCE BASE

WORKING ON

AN ANTI-MATTER WEAPON PROTOTYPE

WAS DESTROYED

BY REACTOR FAILURE ON THE MOON,

THE MOON

COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED,

I REPEAT,

COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED,

I CAN'T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE

THE DESTRUCTION HERE ON EARTH,

IT'S AS IF HELL ITSELF

HAS COME ALIVE,

THE ALLIANCE AND THE COALITION

HAVE CALLED

AN EMERGENCY MEETING,

AND AS OF TWO HOURS AGO

HAVE DECLARED A PERMANENT

AND IMMEDIATE PEACE AGREEMENT

SO WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON

REBUILDING ALL OF OUR FUTURES,

IT WAS CLOSE, SAM,

IF THAT PROTOTYPE HAD BEEN

POWERED BY TRIRADIUM,

THE EARTH WOULD HAVE BEEN

COMPLETELY DESTROYED TOO,

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU'RE NOT HERE,

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT

WE COULD HAVE COME THIS CLOSE

TO COMPLETE ANNIHILATION,

THANK GOD

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT,

YOU AND PAZ ARE AN INSPIRATION

TO EVERYONE HERE ON EARTH,

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, SAM,

COMMANDER IN CHIEF,

SPACE FORCES OUT,

( computer beeping )

( James )

OH, MY GOD, LOOK AT THE EARTH,

JAMES,

LOOK,

TRUST ME,

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT,

( Control Voice )

IF MANKIND IS TO SURVIVE,

WE MUST LEARN

TO TRUST ONE ANOTHER,

AND THAT TRUST BEGINS