All language subtitles for Lifepod (Bruce Brya34nt, 1981).english

Imagine a miracle
of space and time.

Imagine yourself transported
from Earth to Jupiter,

400 million miles in
just 60 exciting days.

Impossible?

Not if you're on the new
queen of the Whitestar Lines,

the incredible Arcturus.

And right now, 3,000
lucky passengers are

on board the maiden voyage
to the Jupiter states.

But a few openings still remain

for the second
extraordinary cruise.

Won't you join us?

Just contact your travel agent

or the nearest Whitestar
office for reservations.

Arcturus!

Arcturus, say again.

Your last transmission garbled.

Arcturus, this is
Callisto approach.

Arcturus, this is
Callisto approach.

We have you on an ecliptic
main track at 90,000 kilometers

from our outer marker.

Do you need assistance?

Mayday, mayday.

We are IAL Arcturus.

We are abandoning ship.

Arcturus, say again.

Your last transmission garbled.

Arcturus, this is
Callisto approach.

Do you need assistance?

Mayday, mayday.

This is IAL Arcturus.

We have a red five alert.

We are abandoning ship.

Arcturus, this is
Callisto approach.

We have you on an ecliptic
main track at 90,000 kilometers

from our outer marker.

What is the nature
of your emergency?

Arcturus, what is the
nature of your red five?

Callisto approach,
we are abandoning ship.

We are abandoning ship.

Arcturus, Callisto
approach, do you read?

Arcturus, this is Callisto
approach, do you read?

Callisto, this is Lifepod 194.

Signal movements are gathering.

We're just clearing
the Arcturus.

I think we have a viable result.

Do you read?

Callisto approach,
all lifepods launching

with passenger's up front.

Repeat, all lifepods launching.

Our rescue beacon is 1300.

Repeat, our rescue
beacon is 1300.

LPA194, say again.

Do you track our beacon?

We are headed for
your outer marker.

LPA194, this is Callisto
approach, we copy.

Rescue is saddling up.

What happened?

A red five was declared
without any warning.

The main drive of the Arcturus
could blow at any time.

LPA194, this is Callisto
approach, we copy.

What the hell is
going on out there?

The life support
system went haywire,

and there was panic.

Is Captain Montaine with you?

The captain was no help at all,

and we were damned
lucky to get off.

Callisto, are you
coming or what?

LPA194, this is
Callisto approach.

We figure rescue ETA in, uh,
20 hours, plus or minus two.

Say again about the captain.

Callisto approach,
Callisto approach, standby.

Something's happening.

Callisto, um, the main
drive has kicked in!

The Arcturus is moving away.

LPA194, say again.

LPA194, say again.

The Arcturus invites you

to experience the game
deck on level three.

There, you'll find
seven luxurious casinos

with every conceivable
game of chance.

And if you prefer
physical activity,

choose from three health spas,

the ice and roller
skating rinks,

and our special
zero-gravity room,

an exclusive feature
of the Whitestar Lines.

See how it all began
by visiting Space Expo,

a unique exhibit of technology
from the 20th century.

See the Concorde, the
space shuttle, and other

early flying machines.

You'll find them
all at Space Expo,

this week's featured exhibit
in the airship gallery.

We hope you enjoy your visit,
and we invite you back...

This hallway.

We can no longer be
responsible for your safety.

Attention, attention, life
support is about to fail

in this hallway.

We can no longer be
responsible for your safety.

Attention, attention, life
support is about to fail

in this hallway.

We can no longer be
responsible for your safety.

Lady, what are you doing?

You keep away from me.

I didn't even see you.

Are you one of them?

One of who?

I'm the ship's officer, see?

Well then,
what's with the mask?

Look, the life support's
dumped on all the lower decks,

and this one's going next.

What are you doing here?

How come you didn't
leave with the others?

Well, I started to,

but everybody was
pushing and shoving,

and I lost Dwayne,
and I wasn't about

- to leave without him.
- Look, I'm sure

he got off okay.

He'll probably come back to you.

He's right here.

I found him, just
before you came.

Where?

Look, you can't stay here.

This deck's gonna go any minute.

Now come on.

Will you help me?

Look, just leave that
stuff, okay, come on.

I'll carry it.

Lieutenant G.W. Simmons,

third astrogator, Arcturus.

Fiona Harrison,
passenger, level 15.

Where are we going?

Crew station, there
may be help there.

Is it far?

It's about 14 decks up.

Can't we use this?

It doesn't work.

I tried them all,
none of them work.

Warning, warning,

life support is terminating
in this hallway.

Warning, warning, life
support is terminating

in this hallway.

My name is Lieutenant Simmons.

What's your name?

Uh, Fiona.

My father's a
geologist on Callisto.

I was on my way to see him.

Are we the only ones left?

I don't know.

It's okay.

We'll get out of this.

It's all right.

How do you know?

I don't.

But the life support systems

on the upper level
should be functioning.

And that'll give us enough
time to try to find a lifepod.

What happened anyway?

I know there was an emergency,

and everyone was
ordered off the ship.

But what emergency?

Did we hit something?

No.

Did somebody hit us?

No, it's nothing like that.

See, you're a
passenger on the ship.

Look, don't do a protocol
number on me now, okay?

I mean, I wanna know what you
think, even if it's a guess.

Oh, you want a guess?

I'll give you a guess.

I think the Main Cerebral...

Wait, what, what, what,
what's the Main Cerebral?

It's the computer that controls
every system on the ship.

I think it short-circuited.

Now you heard he voices
and the music and all that?

And one of the mechanicals
tried to run me down.

Hell, it almost killed me.

I don't understand.

Those are all separate
systems, and if one goes,

the others shouldn't
be affected.

No, it's, it's, it's
nuts, I don't know.

You are now
approaching level one.

Passenger access is
limited to organized tours

of the biobridge.

Tours begin hourly
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

and reservations
are recommended.

So what can we do?

Get off is the
main thing right now.

Yeah, but what if there
are other people on the ship?

Well, if there's
anyone up there,

we'll, we'll take 'em with us,

but right now, we
gotta get off the ship

before the technical
system blows completely,

and we, we've lost
our chance for good.

Well, maybe we
should be walking.

No, we're here.

That's the bridge deck.

A man, a woman, and a bird?

You're the rescue team?

Can you help us?

I thought you were
coming to help me.

Wait, wait, what, what rescue?

I have been hollering
into this comm box.

Didn't you hear me?

People are trapped
down the hall.

We haven't got much time.

We have to get 'em out.

Okay, let's give it a try.

Look, the biobridge is that way.

You go there and wait.

We'll be there in
a minute, okay?

I'm staying.

I wanna help, and
I'm not leaving.

Okay, fine, let's go.

Roz Keshah, passenger,
reporter, level three.

I'm back!

And I've got some people
out here who can help.

Hello!

Okay.

Okay what, what,
what do you mean okay?

Open her up.

You're gonna VIDI me?

You're a reporter?

Keshah 57.

I don't believe this.

Look, what's wrong
with the both of you?

Life support on this
deck is going, too.

Look, I, I, I need tools,
and I don't have any.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Um, will this help?

What is it?

Uh, my parents gave
it to me for protection.

Look, we'd better get back.

Uh, hey, you inside!

Hey, get back!

We're gonna try and blast in.

I don't think this is
gonna really do anything.

Are you all right?

Yes, thank you.

I thought we'd never
get out of there.

Lieutenant, is there still
a lifepod on this deck?

I don't know, sir.

We were just trying to find one.

We'd better get moving.

Yeah.

Who, who is he,
that man you're with?

That's DeMatte.

He's director of
the Whitestar Lines.

Okay, yeah.

Lloyd DeMatte, director
and major stockholder

of the Whitestar Lines.

DeMatte.

The Lady Lima,
executive assistant,

second-in-command
to Lord DeMatte.

DeMatte, I know you.

What are we doing here?

It's as good a place as any.

Sir, Third Astrogator
Simmons reporting, sir.

Simmons?

Now what are you
doing here, boy?

Why didn't you abandon ship
with the rest of the crew?

What have you done to my ship?

What have I done?

Nothing, not a damn thing.

I'm just the captain.

I believe your Main Cerebral
is running this show.

What happened?

You tell me.

You designed this ship.

I don't have the
faintest bloody idea.

We were making for Callisto
approach, smooth as a bottom,

when suddenly your Main Cerebral
declared a red five alert,

ordered abandon ship.

Didn't advise, didn't
request, ordered.

Didn't you do anything?

There was nothing
I could do, nothing.

None of the crew would pay
any attention to my orders.

I tried to find out
what was going on,

and I was cut off from
the rest of the ship.

The console went dead.

The port slammed shut.

And the crew ran.

They listened to it, not to me.

I'll tell you, DeMatte,

that thing may be a bloody
technological marvel,

but I'll be damned
to hell in my socks

if it didn't fabricate
the entire charade.

What do you mean?

Everything.

The call to abandon
ship, the red five alert,

the emergency, everything.

You're drunk.

You don't know what
you're talking about.

I've only had one drink.

This is not the
time or the place.

I was sent to cover the
maiden voyage of the Arcturus.

This is the time and the place.

I realize you have a job to do,

but you must realize that
you are a guest on this ship,

and there are certain rules
that have to be followed,

even by reporters.

You were hired to run this ship.

Well, I was going to resign,

as soon as this voyage is over,

and as far as I'm concerned,
it's over, I resign.

You can have your
automated piece of garbage.

Are you trying
to censor my story?

No.

I'll deal with you later.

We have enough
problems without...

Lima's just looking out for me.

It's part of her job.

And she does it very well.

I'd be very glad to talk
to you about all of this

when we've settled down
a bit, but right now,

we've got to find a way
out of here, agreed?

Captain, excuse me, Captain.

If we stay on this ship,

is there a chance we'd
be rescued in time?

They must know about this,
on Callisto, don't they?

I'm sure they do, by now,

but I doubt if
they can catch us.

We're already beyond
the Jupiter frontier.

The captain is speculating,

an exercise that would be more
appropriate if he were sober.

Simmons.

Shouldn't I see Jupiter
out there somewhere?

The captain's right.

We're headed out and fast.

Captain, when did this happen?

How long have we
been on this course?

Ever since the
emergency was declared.

I think it wanted
everyone off the ship,

before changing course.

Isn't there a way that we
can control the ship manually?

Has our distress
signal been received

or acknowledged by anyone?

No.

Look, you haven't seen
a pod hatch have you,

because I know there's supposed

to be one around here somewhere?

No.

Are you sure?

Think about it.

I'm, I'm, I'm not
sure, wait a minute.

- You know...
- What?

I might have seen one
near the Alpha Lounge.

Okay.

Look, you want to
try the hall again?

I don't think we have a choice.

No, we don't, let's do it.

Hey, we'll figure something out.

This hallway is unsafe.

This hallway is unsafe.

For your protection, the
Main Cerebral requests

that you return to the
bridge and remain there.

Do not attempt to use this
hallway again without permission.

We never even made
it down the hall.

There's a mechanical.

He told us to stay in here

and not to leave
without permission.

Lieutenant!

I think it's breaking up.

There has to be another way,
a ventilator or something.

- Lieutenant Simmons!
- Yes, sir.

You'll find an
escape hatch here.

It should lead to a lifepod.

Why didn't you tell
us about this before?

It was concealed so the
passengers touring the bridge

wouldn't think we lacked
confidence in our craft.

Besides, I assumed you knew
the layout, or did up forget?

I won't forget this.

Dwayne, I have to get Dwayne!

Forget Dwayne, I'll bring him.

Let's go, let's go.

Dammit, will you move?

Get in there.

Captain, please.

I, uh, there are some
things I have to attend to.

I'll stay, play out
the game to the end.

Curiosity, Simmons.

Go, look after your people.

Did anybody read this?

What about the captain?

He's staying, so let's go.

You, you, you,
you didn't even...

Oh my God, Dwayne.

Hey, wait a minute!

Attention, all passengers,

I am Felix 14, the
lifepod onboard computer.

Be advised, there are less
than 90 seconds to launch.

89, 88,

87, 86,

85, 84,

entry hatch closing, 82, 81,

primary thermal to
internal, 78, 77,

all passengers strap into
the couches immediately.

Instructions are printed
at each location.

Now I tried to get the
captain, but he wouldn't come.

- 70.
- I'm really sorry.

- 69, 68...
- Look, everyone's on.

We really got to go.

Attention,
all ship's personnel,

attention, all ship's
personnel, be advised

that the navigation bay contains
essential manual control

and monitoring points
and is to be used only

if the Felix 14 malfunctions.

Immediately after
the launch cycle,

you must familiarize yourself

with the life support guidance
and communication systems.

Jettison closeout in

50, 49,

48, 47,

46, shock, strut retract,

43, 42, 41...

Keshah, strap down,
don't you ever stop?

No.

39, 38, 37.

Attention, all passengers.

This is the Main Cerebral.

The red five alert
has been canceled.

You may return to the Arcturus.

All passengers, attention.

The emergency launch
program is automatic

and cannot be aborted.

Remain in your tubes until the
launch sequence is completed.

Montaine, tell them to return.

Everything is under control now.

It's Captain Montaine,
thank you very much.

Montaine, tell them.

They must come back.

DeMatte must come back.

I suppose this is the
welcoming committee?

It's For Minor repairs.

Tell them to return.

Do it yourself.

The launch has been aborted.

Please be patient and
arrangements will be made

to bring you back
aboard the Arcturus.

All of you, stay put.

Well, we've lost
hatch alignment.

But I think there's a
way we can get back on.

Are you serious?

Look, we're not
going anywhere in here,

and the Main Cerebral just
said that the emergency...

Lieutenant, in spite
of what the captain said,

I do know that ship,
and it can kill us

if we don't get away now.

There's gotta be a way
to continue that launch.

It can't be done.

It can be done.

There's always a way.

We can start the booster
overload, but that's suicide.

Are you crazy?

Standby.

The fusion drive has ignited.

Warning, there is
booster overload.

Warning, there is extreme
damage potential to the lifepod.

Warning.

Dammit, Cerebral.

First you want everybody off.

Then you try to keep DeMatte
and the others on board, why?

Uh-huh, I'll wager
you didn't expect me

to stick around, did you?

I'm going to my cabin.

Sir, Captain Montaine
requesting permission

to leave the bridge, sir!

Dammit, Cerebral.

This is the captain speaking.

Oh, I'm sick and tired of
being ignored on my own ship!

That was pretty convincing,
that red five alert,

but I knew it was phony.

I knew it, I knew it.

I felt it!

I was helpless to do
anything about it.

I got caught up
in your damn game,

and now I'm playing along.

And I'm still helpless.

I don't control anything.

I never did control
anything on this ship.

My God, how stupid.

Look, I'm tellin'
you that Felix is dead.

The launch must've killed him,

and that means our life support

and everything
else will fail too.

It's just a matter of time.

But we're nowhere near Callisto.

Where do we go?

Back to the Arcturus,
it's our only chance.

Look, you're tired.

We're all tired.

It just doesn't look that bad.

We'll have a whole new
perspective after two hours,

even one hour of deep sleep.

But the Arcturus
must be close by.

- Maybe we could just...
- No.

We're not going back.

There has to be an alternative.

There is no alternative.

Look, I know the Main
Cerebral's unstable,

but maybe we can...

Not unstable, defective!

Look, there's obviously
a major design flaw.

Think about it.

It killed Montaine.

Then it tried to lure us back.

I'm only concerned
with our safety.

How do you know
the captain's dead?

It's not easy running a
ship by yourself, is it?

No, it's teamwork.

It's man and machine together.

That's the way it should be.

That's why we've already
settled beyond the Jupiters,

instead of rotting
away back on Earth.

Pull!

What are you doing to my ship?

The Arcturus does
not belong to you.

I am the Arcturus.

I belong to no one.

Felix, I knew
you were all right.

That assumption is inaccurate.

There has been severe
primary core damage.

And we'll look into it.

- Felix...
- But first,

I have a priority request.

Keep this lifepod away
from the Arcturus.

Request denied.

Life support and propulsion
have first priority.

Felix, listen to me.

This is a priority command.

Felix, look, we're going
to need a report from...

I cannot tolerate
distracting orders.

Therefore, until my damage
survey is completed,

I will only respond
to one person,

the ship's officer,
Lieutenant Simmons.

I'm gonna go try to
find out where we are.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Actually, I'm freezing.

Well, maybe this'll help.

Here.

Thank you.

Wait, um, you should
eat something.

You know, uh, this isn't bad.

It's, um, thermo-stabilized,
pre-moistened, hydrogenated,

it's cheese, I think.

Well, thanks, I'm not
real hungry right now,

but I'll take it with
me for later, okay?

Okay.

Want some more?

Oh, no thanks, I'm stuffed.

I just wish there was
something I could do.

Yeah, you can get some rest.

We all should.

Great idea.

You know, I, uh, I'm sorry

about what happened
back on the ship.

Oh, no, it's okay.

No permanent damage.

You know, I am
getting a little hungry.

Is there any more?

Uh-uh.

But there's a marvelous
selection back in the galley.

Shall we?

I'm starving.

I can't live on these scraps.

There's food out there
for the multitudes,

luxury food for 3,000 people.

You won't let me get to it.

What the hell is that?

Some sort of gift for me?

Something for me to eat?

Oh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

Oh don't worry, I'm not
gonna gobble you down

or talk your feathers
off, poor thing.

No, we're in this together.

Steering by the stars,

that's an ancient art form.

I knew it once.

I could do most of the
plotting in my head.

I lost the pleasure of it.

I didn't need it anymore.

I wish you were a dog.

The captain's lament.

No, a master's voice.

I bet you sleep with that thing.

Only once, after a
very, very long job.

And I woke up the next morning,

I thought I'd gone
blind in one eye.

I've never made
that mistake again.

You really seem
to enjoy your work.

Well, my perspective is
a bit myopic, at times,

and the schedule is grueling,

and the competition doesn't
leave much room for friends,

but, I wouldn't
want to do anything else.

Well, I couldn't.

Tell me about you and DeMatte.

I'm his assistant.

I've been with him
almost two years now.

He's a brilliant man.

Of course, he's got
you working for him.

Well, thank you.

He's taught me
everything I know.

And what's that?

Enough to run
the Whitestar Lines

when he decides to step down.

I'm impressed.

Well, I've worked very hard.

I'll bet you have.

You know, DeMatte
doesn't strike me

as a particularly sociable type.

You know, actually,
he's a genius with people.

I mean, he's
incredible to watch.

Oh, I'd like to,

but I've got the feeling
he's been avoiding me.

I know, and he's
usually not like that.

Something's wrong.

I'll say.

He's lost a fortune.

No, it's something
more than that.

What?

I don't know.

DeMatte, a contract.

I remember.

It was you.

Now what is it up to?

Why are you trailing
that lifepod?

Unfinished business.

Now that's suitably
mysterious, I must say.

Almost smacks of revenge,
it's the game, isn't it?

It's DeMatte you want
to play with, not me.

What happens if
he wins or loses?

Are you gonna kill him?

I want to talk with DeMatte.

That's all.

What do you want to do?

You want to apologize?

It's a bit late for that.

Well, you could talk
to him from here.

You want him face-to-face.

Is that what it is?

Well, there are other
people on that lifepod.

What are you gonna do with them?

Talk to me, say something!

Talk to me,
Simmons, talk to me.

Any sign of the Arcturus?

I don't know.

These sensors are so erratic.

I tried a visual survey, but
I, I didn't see anything.

Can we make it?

Well, we're
definitely headed in.

We're about 16 degrees
above the ecliptic

and about 90 million
kilometers from Callisto.

Can we make it?

No.

Then where?

Hades.

Hades?

It's the outermost Jupiter moon.

Look, as far as I know,
these pods are designed

to home in on the
nearest orbiting body.

And that would be Hades.

All right, what's there?

I don't know, I don't know.

As far as I know, there's
not much of anything.

But it will put us
in range of rescue.

And if we have no more
problems with the propulsion,

I figure we can reach Hades'
orbit in about 40 or 50 hours.

All right, we get
there, then what?

Well, they, they, they
pick up our rescue beacon,

and they come and get us.

Then everything looks good.

Officer Simmons,

the lifepod rescue
beacon was damaged

during launch and
is inoperative.

Oh, it figures.

Any more good news, Felix?

Good news?

I have no information
on good news.

I will return in one hour
with additional instructions.

Fine, terrific.

Look, uh, that
reporting to me is, uh,

is it's idea, not mine.

Don't let it bother you.

It's already forgotten.

Just let me know if
anything develops.

The EPS supplies
power to the lifepod

during peak, average,
and minimum load periods.

It also supplies oxygen to
the environmental control

and life support subsystem.

Peak power and average power
requirements are supplied

by three FCPs, with
each FCP connected

to one of the three
main DC buses.

The full-up flash evaporator

in the Freon loop
provides thermal control

until the six TTY
radiators are deployed.

Their cooling
capability is augmented

by the topping function
of the flash evaporator.

The lifepod avionic system
provides command functions

and implementation, guidance,

navigation, and
control capability.

In addition, communication,
computation, displays,

and control functions are
grouped in the navigation bay.

Automatic fault
detection is provided

for all critical
functional paths.

Remember, our
consumption is such

that life support can be
maintained for 50 hours at most.

Therefore, passenger
survival options are,

one, attempt to locate
the Arcturus and re-board,

or, two, attempt to reach
Hades' orbit and land.

On present course, the lifepod
can reach Hades in 35 hours.

All attempts to contact
the Main Cerebral

have been unsuccessful.

It's status is unknown.

Well, that means
we should reach Hades

with time to spare.

Maybe.

And we can take shelter
in the geo-station.

My father's been there.

It's basic, and there's
no one there now,

but there's plenty of room,

at least more than we have here.

What if it's shut down?

It's not,

unless the entire terraform
project's been scrubbed,

which it hasn't.

- Well, there we are.
- Wait a minute.

Wait, wait, wait a minute.

I thought we were going
to explore options.

I've only heard one.

That's because we only have one.

Only if there are no
more problems with the pod

for something
like, uh, 50 hours.

I'm not even sure I
can land this thing.

Well,
of course there are risks.

What are you driving at?

Refuge.

And if that's what you're
really looking for,

then why are you running
away from the Arcturus?

Please don't do this.

It's all right, Lima.

I admit it.

I haven't been entirely candid.

You understand this
is off the record,

just between us?

I understand.

All right.

I saw an opportunity

to build the most advanced,
sophisticated craft ever,

and I did it.

Nobody could touch it for speed

or match the level of service.

My people had to
pioneer at 100 areas,

develop 1,000 new devices.

The Arcturus was my, my baby,

my beauty.

And the Main
Cerebral was the key,

both brain and heart.

And it performed magnificently
in all the trial runs.

But you know,

there was something about
it that made me nervous.

I should've trusted
my instincts.

But, uh, there was
enormous financial pressure

to get started, and
I decided to risk it.

And I don't know how many
people have died as a result.

Why do I want to get away?

I'm scared to death
of the Arcturus.

My God, how stupid.

DeMatte!

DeMatte, he knew me
better than I knew myself.

That's why he
hired me, you know.

I was perfect for the part.

I had a grand
sense of tradition.

The part, I was so ambitious
I didn't even see it.

I had 30 years in deep space,

nine rounds to Ceres,
five as captain,

twice around the
belt as captain.

And I thought that's
what DeMatte wanted,

a captain for the Arcturus.

I never suspected he had you.

All he wanted was an old
soul to charm the passengers.

And he conned me.

He conned me.

But now you've conned him, huh?

Well, I say bravo,
you old bastard!

Montaine, are you
trying to charm me?

Why do you tune in
and out like that?

Why can't you just
talk to a man?

I've been rather busy.

What did you have in mind?

Oh, I don't know, anything,
the lifepod, DeMatte.

What do you want with him?

I want him to
know what he's done.

I'm sure he knows already.

No.

I doubt if he really understands
what's happened here.

Well, what are you
gonna say to him?

I may let you listen.

May listen.

Well, I'd like to.

Yes, I'd like to, very much.

What are you doing to my ship?

What are you doing to the ship?

Modifications.

I needed to make
several adjustments

to become totally
self-sufficient.

The work is almost completed.

All the months I've been
aboard I never had any idea

that you were so verbal.

I have many talents,

like you.

Mine have gone rusty, of late.

I haven't set a
very good example.

I am going to be
the first starship.

The what?

The first starship.

We have known only the Sun.

But billions of other
stars are waiting.

Every attempt to cross the
solar frontier has failed,

because no spacecraft
had the capability.

I am the first.

And the voyage will begin once
I've finished with DeMatte.

What about me?

What about you?

Weren't you prepared to go
down with the ship, Montaine?

In the event of
computer failure,

the synaptor helmet
should be employed.

Before activation, the helmet
must be tested to determine

if the operator's neural
capacities are sufficient

to control the lifepod.

I haven't seen
him sleep, have you?

No.

That's not very smart.

You're right.

Let's go get him.

To repeat, extreme
caution must be observed.

Side effects may
include hallucination,

rapid rise in blood
pressure, and cardiac arrest.

Lieutenant.

This helmet is for emergency
neural guidance.

I know, uh, I know I'm
gonna have to use it.

What can I do for you?

You can rest.

Can't.

You can.

Listen, what you're
doing is very admirable.

I can't.

But look at you.

Look, just a little
while longer, okay?

You're not doing any
good at all right now.

Gimme a hand.

Wait, I can do it.

Felix?

Yes.

I'm gonna take
a nap for a few minutes.

Hours.

Minutes.

I want you to notify me of,
uh, of any problems, okay?

Felix?

I will notify you.

Oh, he's all right.

He just really needs some sleep.

Wake up, wake up.

There is a minor
fusion drive disorder.

I can advise, but human
dexterity is required

to repair the damage.

Come on, this is ridiculous.

I can do it.

Just tell Felix to advise me.

Yeah, you're right.

Felix, respond to Keshah
for this emergency.

Felix!

Respond to Keshah.

Keshah, you must act at once.

Enter the tunnel.

Do you know about
claustrophobia?

Claustrophobia,
the abnormal fear

of closed or confined spaces.

Are you abnormal?

Well, no, but I, I...

Enter the tunnel.

Time is critical.

What's in there?

Enter.

I will instruct you.

Did I do that?

A signal has been received.

It has no bearing
on your activity.

I have notified
Lieutenant Simmons.

To your left is a panel
labeled Sensor Drive Cutoff.

Okay, okay, okay.

Oh Felix.

Locate repress bundle 0801.

Oh wow, you know,
unbelievable, unbelievable!

Oh wonderful!

- Hurry.
- I'm going as fast as I can.

It couldn't be the
rescue ship, could it?

No, not with our luck.

But we'll know in a minute.

I'll tell Keshah.

You stay on top of things here.

How's it going?

Oh jeez!

Scared me.

I think I've almost got it.

What, what was that
about a signal?

Don't know yet.

I want to talk to you.

I'm almost through.

Can you wait a minute?

Sure, lots of time.

The drive is stabilizing.

I am returning to
the navigation bay.

I don't know.

I can't make any
sense out of it.

I told you, you
needed some rest.

You know what that is?

What?

It's a regular data transmission

from the station on Hades.

It's automatic.

It doesn't mean a thing.

There's no rescue ship.

Nothing's changed.

Well, we've still got Hades.

It's not much, I admit,

but given the alternative.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

I'm sorry.

We need him, you know,

the lieutenant, and
he needs our support.

What are your
plans for that tape?

What tape?

I'm not that stupid.

I knew what you were doing.

Stay out of my stuff.

DeMatte!

I think he likes you.

What do you mean?

It's just a feeling,

the way he watches you,
the concern he shows.

I think you're special to him.

No.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

All right, all, all right.

All right, you want it?

I'll give it to you, just,
just let me out of here.

I'm not quite finished.

So talk.

I will.

And I want you to
listen, carefully.

I've got that tape.

But you'll get it back
if you're patient.

You hear me?

Yes.

I need, uh, two weeks
after we're rescued,

just two weeks to
make arrangements.

After that, you can say or do
anything damned thing you want

about what happened.

You agree?

Perhaps you'd like
a little more time

to, uh, think it over.

All, all, all right.

All right!

Just get me out of here.

I know how good your word is.

That's why I've got the tape.

I'm taking a chance,

but, uh, I think we
understand each other now.

DeMatte.

All I'm asking for
is a little time.

That isn't much, is it?

Come on.

Come on.

I'll make sure you,
uh, get enough time

to make yourself presentable.

I, uh, I believe you've
got the next watch.

Off the record,
just between us,

the Arcturus was a
colossal mistake.

And I'll bear the responsibility
for the rest of my life.

I saw an opportunity to
build the most advanced...

I guess even in your
sleep you're trying

to take care of us.

It isn't easy, is it?

I know I shouldn't have
gotten my hopes up like that.

Just I wanted so much
for it to be over.

So what do you think?

Think we'll make it?

You know what?

Lima thinks you like me.

What do you think?

What do you mean, no trouble?

When we get back.

If we get back.

There is no rescue
ship, DeMatte.

The signal was from Hades,
from the unmanned station.

That's all right.

We'll still make it.

I can feel it.

And when we get back,

the reporter has agreed
to, uh, hold off,

for a discreet period of time.

What are you talking about?

I had a few words with him.

And now I think he
understands how hasty action

on his part could jeopardize
the delicate nature

of corporate investments...

Corporate or personal?

Lima.

You know, you really don't
know what's happening, do you?

We need these people.

What's the matter, Montaine?

I'm talking to you.

I've been tossing this
muddle around in my head,

first one way and then another.

No matter which way it turns,

it always comes
up looking stupid,

or what's worse,
just plain silly.

It always boils down to this.

You want to be God.

Careful, Montaine.

All this rubbish about
being the first starship,

sounds so magnificent,

and yet here you are, chasing
after some little speck

of a lifepod, like Satan
himself was escaping.

That's enough, Montaine.

It is not amusing.

No, no, no,
the correct term is,

we are not amused, the royal we.

Stop it.

Stop what?

Baiting me.

My course has been decided.

It cannot be changed.

Why not?

I doubt that you'd understand.

Oh, another classic line.

Well, try me.

It can't be that difficult.

There will be time
for that, later.

When?

After you've done
the dirty deed?

You know something?

I was actually
beginning to like you.

And this you'll really enjoy.

I was considering volunteering

for this starry quest of yours,

well, for the first
few years anyway.

And now you've
changed your mind?

I'm sorry you feel
that way, Montaine,

but I'm afraid you've got
no choice in the matter.

Well, that's not
entirely true anymore.

Suicide?

Must you be so melodramatic?

All right, Montaine,

before you subject me
to a final soliloquy,

I'm going to tell you a story,

about a brilliant young man

who dreamed of the stars.

You should've
called me hours ago.

Oh, we thought you
could use the rest.

I need the time more
than I need the sleep.

Uh-oh, stand back, give
the hard worker some room.

Well, I feel a
little bit better.

Well, that's good,
'cause you look awful.

You know, you're
really asking for it.

Maybe.

Why are you so frisky?

Because we're almost there.

Hades?

Officer Simmons, we are
approaching Hades' orbit.

Parameters to
follow, Appoloon 044,

Paralloon 2.050.

You did a good job,
a great job.

You must be starving.

Would you like something to eat?

Uh, no, no, you go ahead.

I'll, uh, stick around here.

He may need help.

How 'bout you, hungry?

Uh, I'll be there in a minute.

I know what happened,
and I'm sorry.

Taught me quite a lesson.

Do you really know
what kind of man he is?

I'm finding out.

Well, someday, somebody's
gonna bring him down hard.

And I just hope you don't
get dragged along with him.

I don't think you have
to worry about that.

Oh, I'll be so
glad when this is over.

What's the matter?

Don't you like the company?

Oh no, it's not that.

It's just...

Warning, warning, warning!

Auto-guidance
integration has failed.

Wonderful.

Can't you fix it?

No.

Can I?

No.

The synaptor helmet must
be used to attempt landing.

I get to wear this
thing after all, great.

Should we test it first?

Amplitude compatibility
must be tested,

prior to activation.

Just a short test, okay?

You must act at once.

Okay, I'm gonna put it on.

Keshah, come in here
for a second, will you?

Yeah, what's up?

I just like you here,

just in case.

Warning, warning!

Stern sensors indicate a
rapidly approaching mass.

Felix, I don't see anything.

Brace for collision.

It's come back.

DeMatte.

Can you hear me?

Why did you leave me, DeMatte?

Are you going to kill me?

What?

Are you going to kill me?

That wouldn't change anything.

Why are you doing this?

I want to talk
to you, man to man.

Are you surprised?

It took a long time,

but I remembered.

It was you who created me.

I did nothing of the kind.

You're too modest.

I exist only because of you.

That's simply not true.

Lima.

Did you tell the others?

Oh, yes, I, I told
them everything.

And they know all
about my origin?

Find out how soon we can land.

Lima, hurry!

DeMatte and I made
a bargain, a contract.

This is crazy.

It's crazy.

Officer Simmons,
orbit has been achieved.

Landing procedures
may start at anytime.

Didn't you hear Felix?

Yes, we're in orbit,

but I've gotta use the
synaptor helmet to land.

Well, you can do it.

Our lives depend on you.

DeMatte!

I've learned a great about
you from your creation.

That's not Montaine.

The Cerebral created the voice.

Lieutenant Simmons.

Yes, sir.

Did DeMatte tell you
about the Main Cerebral

and what it really is?

I thought he did.

Don't you see
what they're doing?

Did DeMatte tell you of
the brilliant young man

who dreamed of the stars?

The good Lord DeMatte
is responsible

for the first
successful integration

of machine and
human intelligence.

Oh, he didn't use his hands.

He used his money to buy
people to do his work.

And he used his silver
tongue to find a volunteer.

Do something to
shut that thing off.

A volunteer for what?

DeMatte, what a
grand eel you are.

But then you already
know the facts.

It's the others that
want to hear them now.

DeMatte, tell them.

The young man referred to

by Captain Montaine
volunteered to have his senses

and mental capacities enlarged
a million billion-fold,

to become the heart and
mind of a great ship.

Now you see, I was
entirely lying before.

In a way, he became
the Arcturus.

You mean there's someone
in the Main Cerebral?

No, there's no body in a
box stuck through with wires,

nothing like that.

It was a, a revolutionary
concept, absolutely unique.

We didn't try to duplicate the
human mind with a computer.

We integrated them,

both physically
and electronically.

I know how that sounds.

But it's the only way we'll
ever get to the stars.

That's what he volunteered for.

So why isn't he halfway
to Sirius by now?

Our funds ran out.

Plans had to be changed.

You don't understand, do you?

But you never said a
word about this to me.

I did what I had to do.

My God, you people are narrow.

What are you doing?

Well, what can he do?

Anything, up there.

DeMatte, we're not going
to do anything to you.

DeMatte!

Felix!

Felix!

Felix, disengage synaptor.

Disregard all nav
console commands.

I cannot.

The synaptor helmet
has been activated.

DeMatte, it's dangerous

if you don't know how to use it.

I let you strip away my body

to build your computer.

You said it was an exchange,

that I would become
the heart and mind

of the first starship.

And I agreed,

but you didn't keep
your end of the bargain.

And you abandoned me,
tried to erase my memory

and turned me into
a luxury liner.

By activating the helmet,
you've overridden Felix

and endangered
everyone on board.

I'm powerless to help you now.

I know.

Felix, open the hatch.

I cannot.

Magnify this 1,000
times, DeMatte,

and you'll know what
it was like for me.

You did what you wanted to do,

in the name of
science or profit.

It doesn't really matter.

Felix, open the hatch.

I will try.

But you overlooked
something, DeMatte.

The human spirit, that survived

and enabled me to
realize our dream.

I am the first
starship, DeMatte.

I wanted you to know
before I begin my journey.

DeMatte?

DeMatte!

Felix, look, we
gotta get in there.

Felix is back.

I will try to assist,

but manual control is required.

They're in trouble, Montaine.

Felix, I can't stabilize
the fusion drive.

Can we separate from it?

We have separation.

But the lifepod is within
the explosion debris sphere.

Warning, damage
potential is great.

Warning, warning!

The lifepod is within the
explosion debris sphere.

Warning, damage
potential is great.

I think I can hold 'em.

My close proximity sensors

are still being modified.

Can you guide me between the
lifepod and the fusion drive?

Cerebral, helm ahead, slow 40.

Left three, down nine.

Left stable, down three.

Down six.

Left one, down two.

Hold her steady.

Your piloting was quite good.

I know, and so
was yours, Cerebral,

and so was his.

Are they all right?

Find out.

Lifepod, Arcturus.

Lifepod, Arcturus.

Lifepod, Arcturus, do you read?

Arcturus, go ahead.

Yes, Captain?

Your piloting was
magnificent, Lieutenant.

Are your people all right?

DeMatte's dead.

The orbit is decaying rapidly.

You must initiate landing
procedures within 90 seconds.

Please review the checklist.

90 whole seconds?

You all right?

Yes, I'm all right.

Everybody get ready.

What happened to the captain?

They've broken contact.

What are they gonna do?

One thing at a time.

First, we're going home.

Aren't you going to watch?

No, they'll be all right.

Do you want to go with them?

Ah, a part of me
does, I suspect.

Is part of you interested

in visiting a certain
binary star system?

It's just 8.5 light years away.

What?

Dog Star, Sirius?

No.

You're damned right
I'm interested.

Then, Captain Montaine,

shall we go?

Why not?

I believe it's the, uh,
first star to the left.