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[Dr. Nicholas Rush]:
I may be on the verge
of discovering the true nature
of Destiny's mission..
[Eli Wallace]: You've had
control of this ship
the whole time!
Why wouldn't you tell anyone?
The Lucian Alliance
is planning an attack on earth.
[Colonel Young]:
I killed Riley.
I suffocated him
with my own hands.
You are a good
commander.
[Young]: There is no mission
other than getting
these people home.
[Rush]: It was never about
going home,
it's about getting us
to where we're going.
That is the mission.
You were in detention,
for good reason.
I was just wondering
what to do about it now.
That's not up to you.
Take cover!
[Wray]: Homeworld Command needs
the intel they're providing,
and it's quite possible
that these prisoners
have information
that could help
head off that attack.
[Eli]: Ginn and I figured out
how to dial the ninth chevron
back to Earth
while Destiny recharges
in a star.
[Rush]: Somehow,
I've come back through time.
Tell them not to try
and dial earth.
It won't work.
They're all going to die.
Stop trying to scare people
and get on with this.
Wait three seconds
and follow me!
[Rush]:
The connection was made,
but you were the only one
who made it through to Earth.
Welcome back, David.
Everett.
What the hell happened?
That's gonna take
some explaining.
To the best
of our knowledge,
the connection was only
viable for a few moments,
which is why
you were the only one
who made it through.
So where did everyone else go?
The likely answer is
they were simply killed
in an unstable wormhole.
The other me?
He died
trying to retrieve
some valuable hardware
from the other
Destiny.
It was
an accident.
David?
It's a lot to process.
No...
No, I get it.
Sort of.
Anyway, I've been
around the program long enough
to know this stuff happens,
but good luck
trying to explain it
to Senator Michaels.
New head
of the off-world
spending committee?
I've got to head back,
but she's coming onboard.
She'll want a post-mortem
on this latest fiasco,
but what she's really
interested in
is Rush's little
signal from God--
I never called it that.
Well...
That's what a lot of them
are calling it back home.
It's created a bit of a stir.
[Young]: They want to know if
it's worth spending the money
to get another Icarus base
up and running.
Yeah, even if they do,
and they find another planet
and make a connection,
it's still only a one-way trip.
You, me, and eryone
on this ship
aren't going anywhere.
Yeah, it'd be nice
to get supplies.
I should switch
with the Senator,
talk to my people,
find out how this is all playing
with our international partners.
All right.
We'll need
a male volunteer as well.
She's bringing
a scientist with her
to confirm
Rush's findings.
Oh, well, in that case,
I know the perfect candidate.
Camile...
He's the only one onboard
who hasn't used the stones
to go back.
He keeps turning it down.
Well, then maybe
you should order him to go.
He was borderline
unstable
when we came
onboard.
If anyone can use
some time off--
all right,
I will make that happen.
This was your idea, wasn't it?
We don't have
all day, Sergeant.
I don't need R&R.
Yeah. Yeah, I get it.
You're the perfect soldier.
No rest,
no weakness,
no fear.
Now, can we get this over with?
Identify yourself.
What's going on?
Identify yourself now!
I'm Camile Wray, this is
Master Sergeant Ronald Greer.
Authentication code.
1-7-0-0-5-8-6.
What is going on?
This is a scheduled connection.
At ease, Sergeant.
Sorry about
this, Camile.
Senator Michaels and
Dr. Covel were briefed,
but there was
no time to warn you.
We are at a heightened
terrorist threat level.
What happened?
Nothing yet,
but intel says that
the Lucian Alliance
is on the verge of
launching an attack.
Homeworld Command
is the target.
♪ Stargate Universe 2x13 ♪
Alliances
Original Air Date on March 21, 2011
-- sync, corrected by elderman --
Does anyone know this guy
that they're sending
to check up on us?
Uh, supposedly,
he's the new head
of all research
at Stargate Command.
Um...
Hovel or shovel,
something like that.
It's Covel.
Dr. Andrew Covel.
We worked together
for a short time at Cornell
before we were both recruited
into the program.
[Young on walkie]:
Rush, come in .
Yeah, go ahead.
Our guests
have arrived.
Yeah, I'm on my way.
So... uh, what's he like?
I didn't know him
that well, actually.
But you said
you worked with him.
Yeah, well,
what can I tell you?
He's the type of man
who likes to keep secrets.
[Quietly]:
Yeah, we know the type.
Incredible.
The design predates
any ancient technology
we've seen in the milky way
or Pegasus.
Well, it's
a pretty big ship.
Anywhere in particular
you'd like to start?
I'd like to start by
clearing something up.
Given recent events,
I would like to know
once and for all
if we're closing the book
on the feasibility
of dialing within a star.
[Young]: I'm not the man
you should be asking.
Your first
order of business
was supposed to be
to get these people home.
Presumably
without killing them.
If I'm not mistaken,
all of our people
signed off on it.
The numbers were good,
but it's true,
conditions inside a star
are unpredictable.
It's just unfortunate
that the other Destiny was lost
before anyone had a chance
to go over the logs.
We needed those
spare parts.
There wasn't a lot of time.
That's
understandable.
Unfortunately,
it means
we have no idea
what really happened.
[Young]: You're assuming
the other Rush was lying.
My impressions of the man,
Colonel,
are based entirely
on your reports.
We've had our differences,
but this time
I was prepared to support him,
stay behind,
as long as we had
enough volunteers
to keep the mission going.
Sorry I'm late.
Problems with
power distribution
as usual.
Dr. Rush,
Senator Michaels,
and I believe
you know Dr. Covel.
Andrew.
Nicholas, good to see you.
So...
What are we talking about?
I was just telling
Colonel Young
how I'd like to see Chloe.
I was very good friends
with her father,
and I've know her since
she was a little girl.
Sure.
She's on the bridge.
I'll take you to her.
[Geiger counter clicking]
Is that what
I think it is?
We're sweeping
the building for radiation.
The Alliance has
managed to infiltrate
a couple of our off-world bases
and plant naquadria bombs.
All clear, sir.
Thank you.
Carry on.
Yes, sir.
We have escorts waiting
for both of you
outside.
They'll take you
wherever you need to go.
All due respect, sir,
with everything going on,
I think I'd like to stay
right here.
Appreciate the thought,
Master Sergeant,
but we've got this.
Look, I know
these people, Colonel.
I've dealt with them.
Unlike some of us...
I never trusted them.
I'll keep that
under advisement,
but for now, you're dismissed.
Yes, sir.
Nice.
[Typing, controls beeping]
Chloe?
Senator Michaels, is it you?
Yes.
Oh, my God.
Hi, sweetheart.
[Laughing happily]
Look at you.
[Chloe]: Wow, uh,
welcome to
the Destiny.
[Michaels]:
I can't believe it.
Well, what are you doing?
Oh, um, I was just going over
the ship's FTL jump logs.
We're trying to improve
the accuracy
of manual navigation.
Really?
It's the new me.
What do you think?
Well, I...
I think I'd like to leave
the science and technology
to somebody else
for a few moments
so we can talk,
if that's okay
with you?
Go ahead, Chloe,
you can finish this later.
Great, come on.
I'll show you around.
All right.
Well, I have
to say, Nicholas,
I'm impressed.
I think I'm starting
to understand
the passion you had
for this mission
even before you
found that signal.
Congratulations.
Yeah.
Master Sergeant, wait!
I'm off duty,
right?
Yes.
Then I don't
have to talk to you.
You know,
if you go into this
assuming it's
a waste of time,
it probably will be.
Do you have any idea
what's going on here?
We've known about
the Lucian Alliance threat
for a long time.
And too bad we didn't
do anything about it.
I did do
something about it.
Those prisoners gave us
valuable intelligence.
Maybe they were just
feeding us a line
while we gave them
food and shelter
and put our own people
at risk!
You don't know what--
[Alarm klaxons wail]
What's happening?
That's incoming.
[Soldiers shouting orders]
What are you doing?
We have to go--
let go of me! Where?
No, we've got to
get out of here!
[Whoosh of approaching missile]
[Explosion rumbles]
I don't know how you do it.
I would have gone crazy
in two weeks
locked up in a place like this,
let alone a whole year.
It's not like
we never get outside.
We gate to planets
all the time.
I spoke to your mom
the other day.
How's she doing?
She's holding up,
you know, it's not easy,
but she's...
She's holding up.
I-I'm so sorry, Chloe.
We should have gotten
you home long ago.
It's not just me.
Look...
Everyone else on this ship,
with the exception
of Mr. Wallace,
is a member of Stargate Command.
Yeah, that doesn't mean
they signed up for this.
Maybe not,
but it does mean
that sooner or later,
they were going to wind up
on some obscure planet,
doing God knows
what kind of research,
that may or may not
ever have seen
the light of day
on Earth.
Now, don't
get me wrong,
I realize the potential
of all of that,
but I never once thought that...
that life was for you.
Your father had such plans.
Now you're stuck here.
I'm-I'm sorry, it just
seems like such a waste.
[Soldiers shout urgently]
Colonel,
you all right?
Yeah, I think so.
What happened?
We don't know yet.
We're still getting
damage reports.
All right, come on,
let's go, folks!
[Coughing]
[Groaning with effort,
rubble shifting]
[Coughing and spluttering]
Oh, God...
Greer!
Oh, God...
Greer! Greer!
[He moans]
[Coughing]
Hey...
You all right?
What happened?
I don't know.
It sounded like an explosion.
Lucian Alliance.
Watch your head.
You're bleeding.
We got to find out
what's going on.
No, no, I-I don't think
you should be moving.
[Groans in pain]
What is it?
My knee.
It's twisted pretty bad.
[Building rumbles and groans]
Oh, now what?
[Rumble and crash]
[Electricity
crackles and snaps]
[Rumbling eases,
debris settling softly]
[Coughing and wheezing]
[Coughing]
Looks like the explosion,
or whatever it was,
might have weakened
the structure
of the building.
You still want to stay here?
Give me a second.
[Smash]
This might hurt a bit.
[Wincing]
Okay.
[Packing tape crackles]
Is that too tight?
No, that's good.
Okay.
All right.
You ready to do this?
Let's get the hell
out of here.
I got it.
[Groans]
[Recording plays
of static crackling]
Well?
I think I'm listening to
a recording
that's over
a million years old,
captured with technology
I can't imagine,
processed and filtered
using algorithms
I don't even understand.
But you can
see the structure?
Yes.
[Turns off recording]
I'm just not quite sure
I believe it.
Listen, listen...
I'll admit, there's a lot of
impressive data here,
and if I could transmit it
all back to Earth
and get 20 of our best
people working on this
for the next five years,
maybe...
maybe I could confirm it.
I can't do that.
I mean, with the stones,
it's basically word of mouth.
I have to make
a judgment call here.
Do you have any idea
what kind of a position
that puts me in?
I know that
you were offered Icarus
before they gave it to me,
and I know you turned it down.
Didn't see the potential.
I thought it was a bunch of
mythological mumbo-jumbo
about the gods
and ultimate understanding.
Yeah, well,
this proves you wrong.
We are talking
about evidence
of an intelligence present
at the beginning of time.
Yeah.
Now, you can deny it
all you like,
they're gonna call it proof
of the existence of God,
and for every politician
that tries to take that
and bend it for his own ends,
there's gonna be just as many,
maybe more,
who try to bury it, Nick.
They'll try to bury it
and you along with it--
so, what are you
saying, Andrew?
What are you
trying to tell me?
You don't want to pick a side
because you're not sure
which one's going to win?
Same old Nick.
You never make things easy,
do you?
Got it.
[Voice gasps weakly]
[Muffled coughing]
You hear that?
There.
Hello?
[Man groans weakly]
You all right?
[Coughs]
Yeah.
I think so.
I've got to
get out of this place.
Yeah, don't worry,
we'll get you out of here.
[Radio crackling]
Radio. Radio...
It's coming from
somewhere back there.
We don't have time for this.
I've got to
get out of here now.
Maintain, airman.
We're doing
the best we can.
We've got another one.
He's dead.
See if he has a gun.
What do you need a gun for?
We're still trying
to figure out what happened.
We need to be prepared
for whatever.
[Sirens wailing,
emergency vehicles honking]
[Walkie crackles]
This is Camile Wray
in Homeworld Command.
Can anybody read this?
Camile, is that you?
David?
[*** gun]
Yes.
I'm here with Greer
and another survivor,
uh, Airman Evans.
What happened?
There's been an attack.
A cloaked Alliance cargo ship
was detected on approach.
It crashed into the building
on the inner north side.
But that's near the comm lab.
If the stones were hit,
we shouldn't be here.
That's affirmative.
They must still
be connected.
Sergeant, get on that.
Look, Camile,
I've been talking with
our intelligence people.
They all agree
there's no way
a lone cargo ship
would try an attack
on Homeworld Command
without packing
a little something extra.
Like what, exactly?
We think there might be
a bomb onboard,
as yet unexploded.
You have to get
the hell out of there.
[Laughing]
Stop it, will you?
No, no, it's true,
I tell ya...
And in here,
we have our infirmary.
Hey, Colonel...
Lieutenant Johansen,
this is Senator Michaels.
We're giving her
the tour.
She's here to--
I'm here to
assess the potential
and long-term viability
of this mission.
And this is Varro,
one of our remaining
Alliance...
Uh, guests.
Yes, I know.
He's been helping me out
volunteering down here.
He's actually got
a pretty good
understanding
of first aid.
Just trying
to keep myself useful.
Well, if you don't mind,
I have a few things
I would like to discuss
with the Lieutenant.
Of course.
Look, I, uh,
I know you've been under
a lot of pressure,
trying to keep
all these people alive
in some pretty difficult
circumstances.
Well, it hasn't been easy,
but things have been looking up
since we got our hands on
the full ancient database.
There's some advanced
medical knowledge,
and I'm starting to get
a better understanding
of how some of
their equipment works.
Well, it must be
a lot to digest,
especially for someone
with only a medic's training.
No offense.
None taken.
Look, if you're
trying to say
we'd be better off with
a real doctor onboard,
you're right.
I just don't think
you're going to get
a whole lot of eager volunteers.
Really?
Why's that?
Knowing that
there's a chance
that they'll
never go home.
Oh, man.
This doesn't
look good.
Are you sure
this is the way out?
Well, it's the way
to what was the nearest exit.
David, this is Camile.
Go ahead.
Looks like our nearest
way out is blocked.
How's it coming
with that bomb disposal unit?
So far, not so good.
There's a lot of debris,
they can't dig through it.
We've got heavier equipment
on the way,
but by the time
they get here...
I don't know.
What kind of bomb
are we talking about?
Intelligence suggests
it's a weapons-grade
naquadria device,
with a probable yield
of 50 to 70 megatons.
We've already started
evacuations.
All right, well, um,
if you can't get in,
and we can't get out,
then, uh,
maybe the best plan
is for us to go for the bomb.
What?
You said impact was on
the inner north side,
near the comm lab?
We shouldn't be too far.
You don't know anything
about defusing bombs!
You can talk us through it.
No, I-I cannot allow you
to volunteer
for something like this.
You're not even
in your own bodies!
If that bomb goes off,
these bodies will die
along with everyone else,
and...
If we're still connected,
it'll kill us too.
It's not much of a choice.
[Covel]:
Eli Wallace.
Yeah?
Nick's famous
young protege.
A pleasure
to finally meet you.
I'm Dr. Andrew Covel.
Right.
Nice to meet you.
People back at
Stargate Command
call you the boy wonder.
[Laughs]
Does that make Rush
my Batman?
Guess not.
Adam Brody.
Uh, Dale Volker.
We work here too.
Good.
Maybe you can help me.
[Pressing buttons]
What can we do
for you?
Well, I just want to know
what you think.
About?
Everything.
This ship,
your role in it.
Nick's little
discovery.
[Stumbling and coughing]
[Groaning]
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Maybe we should rest
for a minute.
I can hardly breathe.
It's the dust.
It's in your lungs already.
We don't stop.
We-we keep going.
Greer...
Greer, can you just this once
not pretend to be
invincible?
Can you
just this once
stop talking?
What is your problem?
You really want to know?
Yeah, I really want to know.
We're really
going to do this now?
My problem is people like you.
People who talk
and talk,
and meanwhile
nothing gets done!
No, no, that's not it.
So now you're gonna tell me
something about me?
I know you.
You know a file in a desk!
You don't know
anything.
You're
afraid of me!
Do you hear
something?
You're afraid of what I do
because I help people
with their problems,
but I can't do it
unless they admit
that they have problems
in the first place,
and that's just somewhere
you won't go!
You need to just think
you make a difference,
instead of just
taking up space--
shut up
for a minute.
You're afraid that
if you look inside yourself
for even one second,
you might find out
that you're not
invincible,
that you're
just as scared
and vulnerable
as the rest of us--
I said shut up!
[Geiger counter clicking]
I can hear
something.
It's coming from or here.
What is it?
It's the geiger counter.
The tech who was
sweeping the building.
There he is.
Hey! Can you hear us?
We're going to get you out.
Oh, God!
[Gasping in horror]
[Gagging]
You're okay.
You're okay.
It's okay.
Just breathe.
[Clicking rapidly]
That doesn't sound good.
I don't know.
I-I can't read this thing.
Here, give
it to me.
[Coughing]
[Clicking rapidly]
This area is flooded
with radiation.
It could be from
the crashed ship,
or from the bomb itself,
but these are deadly levels.
What you're saying is
if we stay here much longer,
we could die.
No.
I'm saying we're dead already.
So, what's the verdict?
Well, I've hardly
completed my assessment,
but I do have some concerns.
Such as?
Well, you know
how long it took
to get the first
Icarus base
up and running?
Even if I were to get
Presidential approval tomorrow,
and we were to find a planet
immediately,
it'd still take
another six months
before we're ready
to do a dial-out.
And?
To be perfectly
blunt,
we're not sure you're going to
survive that long,
and more importantly,
we're not sure Destiny's
going to survive.
Well, we've managed
to hold it together so far.
What, are you kidding me?
You're the problem here.
Since you and your
people came onboard,
you've brought
this ship
to the brink of
destruction repeatedly.
It's a wonder this thing's
flying at all.
Colonel, this is Brody.
We're about to drop out of FTL.
That's understood.
Heads up.
The connection's
going to be interrupted
for a few seconds.
These bodies...
We did this to them.
There was no way
to know.
It was
the right call.
If we leave now,
get out as fast as we can,
we might still be okay.
I'm sorry, airman,
I really am,
but we've already had
lethal exposure.
You can't know that!
You're not a scientist!
Maybe not, but I've worked
with enough of them
to pick up a few things.
[Gasping]
What the hell's going on?
What is this?
What's happening?
Let me see that.
In your hand.
Colonel...
We just dropped out.
There's been an attack.
Lucian Alliance.
There's a bomb, naquadria,
radiation leaking.
We're trying
to get to it, but--
Senator?
Oh, my God...
Homeworld Command.
What happened?
The connection
was interrupted.
You think
they got the gist
of what I was
trying to say?
If he didn't,
the other two can fill them in.
They've seen it
for themselves now.
[Yelps in pain]
Evans, what the hell?
Put the gun down.
Put it down now,
or I'll kill her!
Are we sure
this is a good idea?
I mean, your people are
already on the ground.
They know the situation.
We could just
make things worse.
We won't wipe the stones.
We'll just disconnect
long enough
to get a full report.
Then we will bring you back
and let you know
what's happening.
Go ahead.
Nothing happened.
Shut the device off.
We're still here.
[Struggling]
Airman, what the hell
are you doing?
I'm not gonna die in here!
We're going to turn around
and find another way out!
You're freaking out.
I understand,
but this isn't
gonna help.
Shoot him.
Even if he kills me,
you can still get to the bomb.
Camile...
It's an act!
If you give him the gun,
he'll kill us both.
He's Lucian Alliance.
[Fires gun]
You're sure
he was one of them?
There was something
wrong about him from the start,
and he knew
I wasn't a scientist,
but I never
told him that.
All he knew was my name.
Telford gave them files
on all of us.
Clan tattoo.
He was probably the pilot.
Think there's any more
like him around here?
No, I doubt it.
I mean, my guess is
that the plan was
to land the ship cloaked,
on the roof
or somewhere nearby,
and then just walk away.
Nice catch.
[Clicking faster]
[Wray]:
The radiation's spiking.
I think we're getting close.
Can we make it through?
Yeah, I think we can
make it through here.
We'll have to crawl, though.
Sorry.
No, don't worry about me.
Right.
Well?
That's interesting.
This shouldn't be happening.
What do you mean?
The stones work
in pairs,
they're linked.
In order for a connection
to be shut off,
the command has to be
received at both ends.
We've seen radiation cut
the signal off before.
Yes, but in this case,
the transfer's still in place,
which means the signal
must be getting through.
The radiation must only be
affecting command protocols,
nothing else.
There may be a way to boost
that specific portion
of the signal,
or alter it in order to get it
past the interference.
I've done a fair amount
of research in this technology.
I can help.
Colonel.
Varro would like
to speak with you.
Tamara told me
what happened.
I realize I'm probably
the last person
you want to talk to
right now,
but I think I can help.
How?
I can tell you
how to defuse that bomb.
I see the hull of the ship.
We're almost there.
[Greer coughs thickly]
[Shouts in pain]
[Gasping]
Here, watch your head.
Is that it?
[Geiger counter clicking fast]
Yeah.
It's the source
of the radiation.
[Turns off geiger counter]
David, this is Camile.
I think we found our bomb.
[Static crackling]
David, come in?
[Static crackling]
This is Camile Wray.
Is anybody reading this?
[Static crackling]
Too much interference.
So much for plan A.
We're going to have to
do this on our own.
The alliance uses
a pretty simple design
for its naquadria bombs.
The tricky part is,
it'll be protected
by a hologram shell,
so whoever disarms it
will have to do so by feel.
The trigger wire
is a slightly thinner gauge,
probably threaded.
It's the only way
to distinguish it.
How do we know any
of what you're saying is true?
I've worked with
these devices before.
That's not
what I meant.
I didn't know about
the attack, Colonel.
If I did, I would
have warned you.
Sir, I think
he's telling the truth.
Oh, I know you do.
Well, it won't
matter anyway
if Rush can't get those
stones to disconnect.
Maybe not.
If it really is this simple,
maybe it's something
that can be explained quickly,
like, say, in a few seconds?
An FTL jump.
Deliberately interrupt
the connection.
We can't do that.
We just dropped out.
If we jump this soon, we're
gonna damage the engines.
Catastrophic,
or is it something
we can live with?
Something we can
live with, I think,
but it would be
a one-shot deal.
Once we're back in FTL,
if we force an early drop,
we're going to blow
the engines completely.
We're talking about 10,
maybe 12 seconds at the most.
What do u think,
enough time?
Yeah, I think I can get
the message across.
It must be
on a timer.
The pilot probably wanted
to give himself a chance
to get to a safe distance.
How long?
No way to know for sure,
but it's been a while
since the crash.
So it could go off any second.
Yeah, though it's possible
that it was damaged,
and it's not going to
go off at all.
Or it could go off any second.
I'm going to try something.
I think it's
some kind of hologram.
The bomb's underneath.
I-I can feel it.
We're going to have to
do this blind.
[Chuckles ruefully]
Do what, exactly?
I haven't quite figured
that part out yet.
Senator...
There you are.
We need you.
We're going to try
and force an FTL jump.
Yes, I know,
based on the word
of some Alliance soldier.
Look, I'm not sure
we have a lot of choice.
I shouldn't
even be here.
You know, I had people
on my own committee
telling me
this was a waste of time,
that our only
priority
should be
the Alliance threat,
and I didn't listen to them.
Look, I know
you're worried
about people back home.
I am too,
but you're wrong about Destiny.
You know,
the other Rush said
that in his timeline,
I was one of the people
who volunteered to stay.
And you really think
you would have done that?
My father died
so that we could all go on.
I have to believe that
it was for a reason.
I feel like I'm part
of something here.
Something important.
Okay, there's a-
a large cylindrical piece,
and, um, some kind of gasket
on the end.
Uh...
[Whimpers]
And there's
a lot of wires...
I don't know, I mean,
I-I could start
pulling at things randomly,
but--
listen--
outer shell is holographic,
inside crown is panel,
remove with pin.
The trigger wire is slightly
thinner, threaded, coarse.
Don't pu the wire,
it will detonate.
Pop the linchpin
by applying pressure
to base, and--
a pin.
A pin, we need a pin.
I got one.
What happened?
Did they
understand it?
I don't know.
Colonel Young, this is Rush
in the communications lab.
There's something
you need to see.
I'm on my way.
I got it.
Now, the trigger wire
is threaded.
Find it, but don't pull.
Yeah, I know, it will blow up.
Okay...
Okay, now what?
You didn't hear?
No, I...
I missed the last part.
I was hoping that you...
Oh, God.
So, what are we looking at?
Well, this is
the enhanced command signal.
It's now embedded
within the frequencies
of the mind transfer itself.
Wait, are you saying
you can shut down
the connection?
Oh, yeah.
And I would have done
a lot earlier...
If Dr. Covel
hadn't been sabotaging
our efforts.
What?
He altered one of
the key algorithms.
I checked.
Okay, I did it.
You have to understand
that when we went back,
and I saw that geiger counter?
The radiation levels,
they're not survivable.
What are you saying?
Our bodies...
They're as good as dead,
and I-I...
I just, I panicked,
and I needed some time to think.
You know what happens
when someone dies
at the end of a connection.
No, no, no, no,
because Dr. Perry was
in a weakened condition.
It is possible
that a healthy person
could have survived.
So, wait a minute,
what did you do?
You decided to help yourself
to this new body?
Is that what you did?
Why do they get to live
and we don't?
They put us in this position!
It was easy for them
to take a risk,
because they weren't going
to have to suffer
the consequences!
[Sighing]
Colonel, uh...
Colonel Young,
could you get
Varro down here?
He can go over
the instructions again,
and you can send us back.
I'm not going.
You don't have a choice.
We should try again.
Okay, we know which wire
is the trigger.
He said not to pull it.
So we find another way
to release it.
Yeah, and if we're wrong,
the bomb blows up!
It's going to blow up
anyway, right?
So what do we have to lose?
But what about
all the people out there,
the people that
we have to assume
are being evacuated
from this area?
Every second
gives more of them
a chance to get...
As far away from here
as possible.
You're right.
So we just wait
for it...
To happen?
You know,
I'm, uh...
I'm sorry we never...
Got along better, Ronald.
It's just-it's just
we see things differently.
I mean, you like to
take action, and...
And I like to
talk things through.
Well, we're here now,
and we're not going anywhere,
so let's talk.
I can't think of
anything else to say.
[Laughs]
[Both laughing]
I'm sorry...
Remember,
don't pull the wire.
Oh, I've got it.
You sure you're
ready for this?
Uh, just
one more thing, Colonel.
Could you tell Chloe
that I'm proud of her?
Of course.
[Beeps command]
Have you heard anything?
Not yet.
We've been back for hours.
I know.
We're going to keep
someone on the stones
24-7 until we get
a connection.
If we get
a connection.
I heard
you have a friend
who lives in D.C.
Sharon.
She's, um...
More than a friend, actually.
I wish I could
talk to her
one more time, you know?
Tell her how much
she means to me.
Yeah.
I've been
thinking about my mom.
You know, things
haven't really been that...
That good between us.
She never really wanted me
to join the military.
Last time I saw her,
I didn't really say...
Everything that I wanted to say.
She's your mother, Ron.
She knows.
Anyway, I'm sure
this will all get resolved,
and you can go and tell her
yourself soon enough.
Right.
Soon enough.
-- sync, corrected by elderman --