( gasping )
SUSAN, HERE!
SUSAN!
HERE!
GRAB MY HAND!
( gasping )
REACH MY HAND!
I CAN'T REACH!
GRAB MY HAND!
COME ON!
REACH! COME ON!
COME ON! I GOT YOU!
( water rushing )
SUSAN!
ARE YOU OKAY?
THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE!
OH, GOD! GOD, IT'S GOT ME!
( water rushing )
SUSAN!
( water rushing )
( gasping )
THANK GOD,
( gasping )
( beacon humming to life )
SIR, WE THOUGHT YOU'D WANT
TO SEE THIS IMMEDIATELY,
WE'LL HAVE TO BRING IN THE CHAIRMAN,
USE PRIORITY-COM CHANNEL TO REACH HER,
SHE WON'T BE HAPPY,
DON'T I KNOW IT,
SHE HASN'T SEEN HER HUSBAND IN WEEKS,
THIS CAN'T WAIT, WHAT SHOULD I SAY?
TELL HER, ,,TELL HER
WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY RETRIEVAL AT SEA,
TELL HER THE S, O, S, JUST CAME IN,
S, O, S,?
YOU MEAN THAT SOMETHING MANNED
FELL OUT OF THE SKY?
I DIDN'T THINK WE HAD
ANYTHING MANNED IN ORBIT,
THAT'S JUST IT,
WE DON'T,
( 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,
AS TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES,
THE MEANS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER
BECOME INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED,
BUT WILL THESE MEANS EVER BE SUFFICIENT
TO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN US?
OR WILL THEY ONLY SERVE TO PULL US FURTHER APART?
MY STUDENTS HAVE FINALLY LEARNED
TO APPRECIATE THE COMMON MOLLUSC,
I MEAN MORE THAN
JUST SOMETHING TO EAT,
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT
TO COLLEGE KIDS?
PENIS SIZE,
OF COURSE,
WHAT WAS I THINKING?
ONCE THEY DISCOVERED A CLAM'S SEX ORGAN
IS ROUGHLY HALF THE SIZE
OF ITS ENTIRE BODY,
THE INEVITABLE DEBATE RAGED...
IS SIZE IMPORTANT?
WELL, IS IT?
IT IS TO A CLAM, I'M SURE,
MAYBE YOU SHOULD WRITE A PAPER,
I SHOULD,
NOT THAT YOU'D EVER FIND TIME TO READ IT,
OH, COME ON, THAT'S NOT FAIR,
YOU KNOW DAMN WELL THE STRESS I'VE BEEN UNDER
SINCE MY APPOINTMENT TO THE CHAIR,
YES, DARLING, I KNOW THE STRESS WE'VE BEEN UNDER,
AND SPEAKING OF PAPERS,
SENATOR O'REILLY WAS QUOTED IN THE TRIBUNE THIS MORNING
SPOUTING HIS USUAL RHETORIC AGAINST THE AGENCY...
INEPT LEADERSHIP,
FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT, ETCETERA,
HE'S KEEPING HIS FACE IN THE NEWS BY DUMPING ON ME,
WHAT I'VE DONE,
EXCUSE ME IF I'VE BROUGHT IT WITH ME,
O'REILLY'S ON THE ATTACK
BECAUSE HE'S TAKING A BEATING IN THE POLLS,
PULLING OUT OF THE PROGRAM WON'T HELP,
KEEPS HIM IN THE NEWS,
THE EUROPEANS ARE WORRIED,
THE FRENCH ARE TALKING
ABOUT DOING THEIR OWN THING,
THEY'RE FIGHTING WITH THE BRITS
OVER THAT DAMN MOON BASE,
I WONDER WHY I STAY ON SOMETIMES,
SO DO I,
( beeping )
SPEAKING-OF-THE-DEVIL AGENCY,
I TOLD THEM PRIORITY MESSAGES ONLY,
( sighing )
I'M SORRY,
YEAH, SO AM I,
( chuckling )
THANK GOD FOR THE NAVY,
TO GOOD FRIENDS,
WISH YOU WERE HERE,
DAMN IT, RAYMOND, HOW DID
THE PRESS FIND OUT?
SAME WAY WE DID,
THE CALL DIDN'T COME IN
OVER SECURE CHANNELS,
IT WAS SENT ON A C-BOX,
C-BOX?
COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE,
STANDARD ISSUE ON THE VEGAN CAPSULES,
WASN'T THAT SERIES DISCONTINUED
WHEN VEGAN 4 DISAPPEARED?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, DOCTOR,
SOMEWHERE IN LUNAR SPACE, CARRYING THE ONLY
C-BOX THAT'S UNACCOUNTED FOR,
DO WE KNOW WHO SENT THE SIGNAL?
A LIEUTENANT CHRISTOPHER LINDY,
CHRIS LINDY?
MY GOD, IS THAT POSSIBLE?
IT MIGHT BE BETTER IF YOU CAME WITH ME,
FOR SECURITY REASONS,
WE'D PREFER TO HAVE YOU HERE,
WE'VE MADE A ROOM UP,
IS THIS NECESSARY?
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY RESCUE,
THE NEXT FEW HOURS ARE CRITICAL,
PLEASE,
WE'D APPRECIATE IT,
SO LET'S BRING HIM IN,
FIND OUT WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING FOR 20 YEARS,
WE'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING
A FIX ON THE SIGNAL,
WHY IS THAT?
PROBLEM WITH THE RECEPTION,
MAYBE DAMAGE TO THE BOX,
THE SIGNAL'S COMING FROM
EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE,
THE NAVY'S ON ALERT FOR RETRIEVAL...
WHICH BRINGS US TO ANOTHER PROBLEM,
GOOD WORK, CARRY ON,
SENATOR O'REILLY,
MADAME CHAIRPERSON,
I THOUGHT I'D DROP IN,
WELCOME,
I'M PLEASED YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WATCH TALENTED PEOPLE AT WORK,
OUR TAX DOLLARS IN ACTION,
MONEY WELL SPENT,
IF YOU CAN BRING HIM BACK,
OH, WE'LL BRING HIM BACK,
HARD TO RETRIEVE WHAT YOU CAN'T FIND,
TEMPORARY PROBLEM,
LET'S HOPE SO,
I BROUGHT DEFENSE ON BOARD,
ALL MILITARY RESOURCES ARE FULLY ENGAGED,
THIS IS NOT A MILITARY OPERATION, SENATOR,
WE STILL PAY THE BILLS,
WE'D LIKE TO BRING HIM OURSELVES,
I'M NOT RISKING THE LIEUTENANT'S LIFE FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY,
IF THERE'S NO IMMEDIATE DANGER, WHAT'S THE HARM IN US DOING IT?
WE FINALLY GOT A FIX ON HIM,
GOOD WORK... WE'LL HAVE
OUR PEOPLE THERE IMMEDIATELY,
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT SIMPLE,
THE ORIGIN POINT IS UNUSUAL,
HOW'S THAT?
SOURCE OF THE SIGNAL ISN'T TERRESTRIAL,
WHERE THE HELL IS IT COMING FROM?
QUADRANT J-55-6A OF LOCAL SPACE,
JUST ABOVE THE LUNAR SURFACE,
THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN 25 YEARS AGO
BY AN ORBITING TELESCOPE,
PART OF A LONG-TERM MAPPING PROGRAM,
YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY,
THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN
FIVE YEARS LATER
JUST BEFORE VEGAN 4 ENTERED,
IT WAS JUST A ROUTINE FLIGHT,
IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE ROUTINE,
THEY WERE SENT TO FIX
THE SAME TELESCOPE THAT TOOK THESE PICTURES,
THEY WERE AN HOUR AWAY FROM IT WHEN RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST,
THE S, O, S, CAME OUT OF THAT BLUR?
THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN A FEW HOURS AGO,
IT'S A WORM-HOLE,
EXACTLY,
IT'S IN LOCAL SPACE?
WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN IT BEFORE?
IT'S RELATIVELY SMALL AND LOCATED IN A LOW ACTIVITY AREA,
WITHOUT LINDY'S SIGNAL WE'D STILL MISS IT,
IT APPEARS THAT WORM-HOLES OPEN AND CLOSE LIKE A DOOR,
A DOOR? INTO WHAT?
IT'S A CORRIDOR THROUGH SPACE-TIME,
AN ENTRANCE TO A ROOM SITTING NEXT TO THE MOON,
FOR AS LONG AS THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN,
DISTANT SPACE BECOMES LOCAL SPACE,
BUT THE PASSAGE CREATES TIME DISTORTION PATTERNS
THAT EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE ONLY NOW RECEIVING VEGAN 4'S S, O, S,
BOTTOM LINE?
THROW OUT YOUR IDEAS OF SPACE-TIME,
20 YEARS TO US
COULD BE 20 MINUTES TO LIEUTENANT LINDY,
HE COULD BE A THOUSAND LIGHT-YEARS FROM HERE,
AND ALL ALONE,
WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO HIM,
HOW DO YOU PROPOSE DOING THAT?
BEAM A SIGNAL INTO THE WORM-HOLE,
HE'S SENDING, HE CAN PROBABLY RECEIVE,
WE'LL RESURRECT AN OLD C-BOX,
AND GET THE UNITS TALKING,
IF WE DO? WHAT THEN?
WE TELL HIM WE'RE COMING FOR HIM,
YOU MUST BE KIDDING,
OUR MANDATE WAS NOT ONLY TO PUT A MAN IN SPACE
BUT ALSO TO BRING HIM BACK,
I REALIZE THAT, BUT...
HOW LONG WILL THIS DOOR STAY OPEN?
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF,
WHAT THE HELL?
( screeching )
SHIT!
( creature moaning )
( clock radio switching on )
♪ I'D LIKE TO ADD HIS INITIAL TO MY MONOGRAM ♪
♪ TELL ME, WHERE IS THE SHEPHERD ♪
♪ FOR THIS LOST LAMB? ♪
♪ THERE'S A SOMEBODY ♪
♪ I'M LONGING TO SEE ♪
♪ I HOPE THAT HE TURNS OUT TO BE ♪
♪ SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME ♪
( shuts off radio )
IT'S NOT EVEN 6:00,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I HAD A BAD DREAM,
I'M GOING FOR A WALK,
IT'S LINDY, ISN'T IT?
WHY CAN'T SOMEONE ELSE HANDLE THIS?
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE,
IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY,
IT'S MY JOB,
YOU'RE TOO CLOSE TO THIS,
GO BACK TO SLEEP,
KNOW WHY NO WOMAN WILL MARRY YOU?
YOU LOOK TOO GOOD IN THE MORNING,
IS IT MORNING ALREADY?
ANY WORD?
HE'S ON-LINE, HE'S OKAY,
IT'S NOT THE BEST CONNECTION,
BUT WE CAN TALK,
WHEN DO WE CONNECT?
20 MINUTES AGO,
IF YOU'RE STILL THINKING
ABOUT BRINGING HIM BACK, ,,
NO MORE THINKING,
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING,
YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
WE DON'T KNOW THE EFFECT
IT COULD HAVE ON OTHERS ENTERING,
IT COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME,
UNTIL WE KNOW MORE, A RESCUE MISSION IS UNFEASIBLE,
YOUR OPINION IS NOTED, PROFESSOR,
BUT IT'S MY CALL,
HE DID ASK SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU,
WHAT HAVE YOU TOLD HIM?
NOTHING... SO FAR AS HE KNOWS,
THE LAST 20 YEARS HAVEN'T HAPPENED YET,
20 YEARS,
( beeping )
CHRIS?
IT'S NANCY,
CHRIS, ARE YOU THERE?
YEAH,
YEAH, I'M STILL HERE,
WHEREVER HERE IS,
GOD, IT'S, ,,
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE AGAIN, NANCY,
I REALLY MISS YOU,
I MISS YOU TOO,
( beeping )
( gasping )
ALL I'M GETTING FROM YOU, COLONEL,
IS HOW IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY IS,
YESTERDAY I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE
TO GO OUTSIDE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM,
SENATOR, WE'RE STUDYING EVERY OPTION,
AND THE WORLD'S STUDYING YOU,
THERE ISN'T A PERSON ON THIS PLANET
WHO ISN'T TUNING INTO LINDY'S TRANSMISSIONS,
IT ISN'T LIKE PULLING HIM OUT OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC,
WE NEED TIME,
YOU HEARD HIS LAST MESSAGE,
HE'S SCARED AND ALONE,
I WON'T LET AN AMERICAN BECOME FOOD FOR SOME JELLYFISH,
HE DIDN'T SAY IT WAS A JELLYFISH,
HE SAID IT RESEMBLED ONE,
WOULD YOU WANT IT SWIMMING AROUND YOU?
THAT'S ENOUGH,
SENATOR, WE WANT HIM BACK AS MUCH AS YOU,
NANCY, THE LOGISTICS OF THIS ARE STAGGERING,
DAMN IT, RAYMOND, I KNOW THAT,
WE HAVE TO MOVE,
I NEED OUR OPTIONS, ,,NOW,
WELL, UH, THERE MIGHT BE A SHOT FROM THE MOON,
YOU'RE SENDING IN SOME GEOLOGISTS?
THERE'S A SOLUTION,
THE FRENCH HAVE A SMALL NUMBER
OF LEGIONNAIRES THERE FOR TRAINING,
AND THE HESIOD SHUTTLE,
SOMETHING I BELIEVE
WE LOANED THEM, SENATOR,
TO OUR EVER-LASTING REGRET,
IT'S TOUGHER THAN THE VEGAN SERIES,
IT'LL FOLLOW HIS SIGNAL IN,
PROVIDED THE FRENCH WILL AUTHORIZE ITS USE,
PAPERWORK SHOULD TAKE A FEW HOURS,
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SENATOR, YOU BETTER HURRY,
OUR WINDOW IS TIGHT,
THE WORM-HOLE'S CLOSING FAST,
THEN WE'D BETTER NOT WASTE TIME,
WE'D BETTER PUT A CARE PACKAGE TOGETHER,
IF WE CAN'T RETRIEVE HIM, HE'LL HAVE THAT,
WE'LL COORDINATE WITH THOSE ON THE MOON,
NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE HESIOD IS,
IT WASN'T DESIGNED TO LAND ON WATER,
EVEN I KNOW THAT,
IT WAS DESIGNED TO LAND
ON VIRTUALLY ANY TERRESTRIAL SURFACE,
IF LINDY CAN REACH LAND, THEY CAN GET HIM,
IF HE CAN ESCAPE THE LOCAL FOOD CHAIN,
AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERTISE
ON WHATEVER IT IS
THAT'S FOLLOWING THE RAFT,
ANYTHING INTERESTING?
NOT REALLY,
SAME OLD NEWS,
I NEED YOUR HELP,
YOU'RE THE BEST IN YOUR FIELD,
WE NEED THE BEST,
WHATEVER YOU WANT,
WHAT WAS THAT FOR?
I LOVE YOU,
NOW HELP US BRING HIM HOME,
I GUESS IT'S TIME TO MEET THE NEIGHBOURS,
GOOD GOD,
WE'LL HAVE LAUNCH FROM THE MOON
IN LESS THAN AN HOUR,
NO FOUL-UPS,
THE AGENCY HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE HESIOD,
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TRANSFERRED JURISDICTION
FOR ALL ON-BOARD PERSONNEL,
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE,
THANK YOU,
YOUR ADVANCED INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY
WAS REQUIRED READING IN MY GRADUATE PROGRAM,
MY SYMPATHIES,
EXTEND THEM TO LINDY TOO,
IT'S PART OF THE LIBRARY
WE'RE SENDING HIM ON THAT C-BOX,
ALL COURTESY OF THE NEW INFINITE DISKS,
TELL ME ABOUT THIS CREATURE,
BETTER IF HE TELLS YOU HIMSELF,
LIEUTENANT?
DR, TILLMAN?
THANK GOD,
NANCY TELLS ME YOU'RE THE BEST,
NICE OF HER TO SAY,
NOW, LIEUTENANT,
YOU'VE DESCRIBED THIS THING AS A TYPE OF JELLYFISH,
COULD YOU ELABORATE FOR ME?
IT LOOKS LIKE A HUGE TRANSLUCENT UMBRELLA,
MEDUSA SHAPED?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT,
THE TENTACLES EXTEND FROM BENEATH IT,
AND HOW BIG ARE THEY?
UM, ,,
TEN FEET LONG,
CAN YOU GIVE US A MINUTE, LIEUTENANT?
JUDGING FROM THEIR SIZE,
I'D SAY THOSE TENTACLES AREN'T DESIGNED
TO ATTACK ANYTHING AS INSIGNIFICANT AS A MAN,
BUT SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH LARGER,
THE RAFT,
THAT CREATURE MAY NOT PREY ON LINDY
IF IT SEES THE RAFT AS A BETTER MEAL,
GREG, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS,
I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE,
BUT YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT HE LEAVE THE RAFT,
I'M CONSIDERING IT,
YOU CAN'T SEND HIM
INTO THE PITCH BLACK WATER WITH THAT THING,
IF HE DOESN'T, HE'LL BE DEAD
BEFORE YOUR MISSION PULLS HIM OFF THE SHORE,
HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE'S A SHORE,
THIS THING MIGHT HURT HIM,
SO, YOU, ,,
THINK HE COULD SWIM THROUGH THIS THING?
NO GUARANTEES,
BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES, ,,
THERE'S NO WAY I'M LEAVING WITHOUT SUPPLIES,
I COULD BE STUCK HERE,
NOT IF WE CAN HELP IT,
YOU'RE COMING AFTER ME?
A SHIP IS ON ITS WAY,
ALL YOU MUST DO IS GET ON LAND,
THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE,
LET ME SEE IF I CAN BUY MYSELF SOME TIME,
( screeching )
SO FAR SO GOOD,
HE'S STILL WITH US,
THIS IS TAKING FOREVER,
THERE'S A MESSAGE
COMING FROM THE HESIOD,
LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE,
WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?
KNOW HIM? IT'S GUY LECLERC,
HE WOULDN'T CHECK IN IF IT WASN'T SERIOUS,
LINE SECURE? ABSOLUTELY,
PATCH HIM IN,
COMMANDER LECLERC, I HAVE
CHAIRMAN MACDONALD HERE,
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMANDER,
CAN YOU STILL TRACK LINDY'S BEACON?
BARELY, MADAME CHAIRPERSON,
PERHAPS WHEN WE PASS THROUGH
THE RIFT, IT'LL IMPROVE,
I DON'T KNOW HOW VEGAN 4 DID IT,
OUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS DEAD,
THE SHIP'S TAKING A BEATING,
THERE'S A GRAVITATIONAL FLUX
COMING OUT OF THE WORM-HOLE,
HOW CLOSE ARE YOU?
WE ARE JUST MINUTES AWAY,
IT'S CHANGING SHAPE,
ONE MINUTE, COMMANDER,
THE WORM-HOLE'S COLLAPSING,
WE SHOULD PULL BACK,
THEY'RE RIGHT THERE,
EVEN IF THEY GET THROUGH,
THEY STILL MUST GET TO LINDY,
THEY HAVE HIS BEACON,
THE WORM-HOLE'S BECOMING SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
IT COULD DUMP THE HESIOD,
WE WON'T GET ANOTHER SHOT,
THERE'S 12 PEOPLE ABOARD THAT SHIP,
EACH OF WHOM KNEW THE RISK
WHEN THEY SIGNED ON,
SO DID LINDY,
THAT'S THE PRICE OF SPACE EXPLORATION,
HE WOULDN'T EXPECT THE HESIOD TO BE SACRIFICED,
( sighing )
( gasping )
( screeching )
( gasping )
COMMANDER, ARE YOU ABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR POSITION?
IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT WE WILL TRY,
AWAIT MY WORD,
WHAT THE HELL ARE WE WAITING FOR?
WE'RE WITHIN INCHES OF HIM,
THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE HERE,
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT THERE IS,
WE FINALLY SENT HUMANITY TO THE STARS,
THINK OF WHAT HE'S EXPERIENCED,
YOU PULL THIS OFF, AND THE WORLD
WILL SUPPORT YOUR SPACE EFFORT,
THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR ALL THIS TIME,
I'LL EVEN SUPPORT YOU,
BUT YOU TURN BACK WHEN WE'RE THIS CLOSE,
WITHOUT EVEN MAKING AN EFFORT,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME SHUTTING YOU DOWN,
WORLD OPINION WILL DO THAT FOR ME,
GET LECLERC BACK,
HAVE HIM GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE
WITHOUT BEING PULLED IN,
I WANT HIM READY TO GO AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE,
YOU CAN'T GO AHEAD WITH THIS,
YOUR OPINION IS NOTED, PROFESSOR,
AND I'M CONSIDERING IT,
PEOPLE DON'T ENJOY NATURE ENOUGH,
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE THERAPEUTIC VALUE TO IT,
I OUGHT TO DO AN EMPERICAL STUDY,
GOD KNOWS IT WOULD BE A HELL OF LOT BETTER
THAN MEASURING THE LENGTH OF BI-VALVES,
OR PEOPLE'S LIVES,
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE HESIOD,
I SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT THEM IF I'M SENDING THEM
INTO SOMETHING THEY MAY NOT RETURN FROM,
WHO ARE THEY?
CHILDREN,
THEY'RE JUST KIDS,
THEY ALL LOOK SO IMPOSSIBLY YOUNG,
JUST LIKE CHRIS DID WHEN HE LEFT,
ALL DRESSED UP,
EAGER TO LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND,
EAGER TO LEAVE ME BEHIND,
WAS HE?
I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY NOT,
SURE SEEMED SO AT THE TIME,
AND IF YOU COULD TURN THE CLOCK BACK?
I'D STILL BE STANDING ON THAT BEACH,
STILL SCREAMING AT HIM AS HE GAVE US UP FOR THE STARS,
SEEMED SO EASY FOR HIM,
THAT'S WHAT HURT SO MUCH,
I TRIED TO UNDERSTAND,
GOD, ,,I TRIED,
BUT WHEN I LOOKED INTO HIS EYES,
HE'D ALREADY GONE,
HE'D ALREADY LEFT ME FAR BEHIND,
I'M SURE IT WAS A DIFFICULT SACRIFICE FOR HIM TO MAKE,
IT'S INTOXICATING, YOU KNOW?
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT'S KNOWN,
TRAVELLING ON THE EDGE OF NEW WORLDS,
IT'S SOMETHING, ,, DEEP INSIDE OF US,
THIS NEED TO TOUCH THE FACE OF GOD,
YOU SOUND ENVIOUS,
HE'S IN A PLACE WE'VE NEVER BEEN,
SEEING THINGS WE CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE,
EVERY DAY I GO TO MY LAB,
AND OCCASIONALLY, IF I'M LUCKY,
I CATCH A GLIMMER OF IT,
I THINK THE TWO OF YOU ARE MORE ALIKE THAN I THOUGHT,
MAYBE,
BUT WITH A HUGE DIFFERENCE,
I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU UP FOR ANYTHING,
( coughing )
( beacon humming to life )
I CAN'T HOLD MUCH LONGER,
IT'S GETTING LATE,
WHERE IS SHE?
RIGHT HERE AND AWARE OF THE TIMETABLE,
THEN GIVE THEM THE WORD,
LINDY SENT THE OKAY,
HE'S REACHED LAND,
BUT THE DOOR'S CLOSING FAST,
I'VE TOLD HIM, HE SHOULD KNOW THE RISK,
YOU HEAR THAT?
THIS IS IT,
THERE IS NO MORE TIME,
COMMANDER, DO YOU STILL HAVE LIEUTENANT LINDY'S COORDINATES?
BARELY... WE'RE BEING TORN APART,
ARE WE ON?
( Lindy ) NO, ( Senator O'Reilly ) YES!
I ALREADY LOST ONE CREW,
WE WON'T LOSE ANOTHER,
NOT FOR ONE MAN,
I'M HERE TO STAY,
( Raymond ) ONE MOMENT, LIEUTENANT,
WE CAN'T LISTEN TO HIM,
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S SAYING,
YES, HE DOES,
AND HE'S RIGHT,
JETTISON THE CARE PACKAGE,
WE'RE PULLING BACK,
AND COMMANDER?
YES?
NO MISTAKES,
THESE MAY BE THE LAST SUPPLIES HE RECEIVES
FOR A VERY LONG TIME,
AS A MATTER OF HONOR, IT WILL REACH ITS DESTINATION,
THANK YOU, COMMANDER,
WHAT WILL YOU TELL HIM?
THE TRUTH,
20 YEARS?
MY GOD,
IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS?
WHERE DID ALL THAT GO, NANCY?
WHERE DID ALL THAT TIME GO?
WISH I HAD AN ANSWER,
GUESS IT WAS FATE,
FATE JUST PUT ME IN A PLACE WHERE I WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO BE,
BUT WITH A BONUS,
I GOT REAL LUCKY,
I GOT TO REACH OUT,
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GALAXY,
I GOT A CHANCE
TO REACH ACROSS SPACE AND TIME
TO TOUCH YOU AGAIN,
TO SAY GOODBYE THE RIGHT WAY THIS TIME,
IT WAS SOMETHING OF US THAT'S, ,,KEPT ME SAFE,
♪ TELL ME WHERE IS THE SHEPHERD ♪
♪ FOR THIS LOST LAMB? ♪
♪ THERE'S A SOMEBODY I'M LONGING TO SEE ♪
♪ I HOPE THAT HE TURNS OUT TO BE ♪
♪ SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME ♪
♪ I'M A LITTLE LAMB WHO'S LOST IN THE WOOD ♪
♪ I KNOW I COULD ALWAYS BE GOOD ♪
♪ TO ONE WHO'LL WATCH, ,, ♪
( transmission breaking up )
( Control Voice ) THE DISTANCES BETWEEN US,
SO VAST AND SO CLOSE, ARE SO EASILY BRIDGED,
NOT BY WHAT WE MAKE BUT BY WHAT WE FEEL,
♪ WON'T YOU TELL HIM PLEASE TO PUT ON SOME SPEED ♪
♪ FOLLOW MY LEAD ♪
♪ OH, HOW I NEED ♪
♪ SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME ♪