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Thank you.

Thank you.

I'll be on duty in an hour.

Earth blast off 15 minutes precisely.

All personnel for leave report to control sphere immediately.

Will Paul Roper report to control sphere immediately.

Countdown is proceeding.

Flip -flop complete.

The answer's no. I won't do it.

You're being stupid.

It's no good. I can't go through with it. Do what you want to.

Temper, temper.

For God's sake, look, I said I won't tell you anything.

My wife?

Yes. Leave her out of it, will you?

What about you?

What happened?

Oh, it was horrible.

When you came in the door, I thought he'd come back.

It's all right, darling.

Come on.

It's all right. Come

on.

Come on, it's all right, darling.

It's all right.

Sit down.

I'm sorry.

Now, calm down, darling. It's all right.

I'm here.

Look. Look.

Take one of these.

Yes.

Shouldn't we phone someone? The police or something?

The police?

Yes. Yes, I'll... I'll phone them right away. All right, darling.

All right. All right, you've convinced me.

I can't talk now.

I'll call again.

No. When?

Tomorrow night, 12 o 'clock.

My car.

I'll give you all you want then.

But if you come near my wife again...

Carol. Hello, darling.

How do you feel?

Fine.

That pill suddenly gave a trick.

Yes. Listen, you mustn't worry about last night. It's all right now.

Thank you, darling.

Tea?

You phoned the police?

Yes.

They came round.

You were asleep.

They seem to think your scream frightened him off.

You did scream?

Yes. Well, you can forget it.

They caught him.

Picked him up a couple of miles along the road.

What did he want?

Oh, just an intruder.

Apparently they've been after him for some time.

Will I have to make a statement?

I don't know.

Or maybe not. It's an open and shut case.

Look, darling, I've got to go.

I'll ring you.

Are you sure you'll be all right?

Yes, really.

Bye. Bye, darling.

Drink your tea.

8 -0 -7 Roper for debriefing test, Doctor. Thank you.

This way, Roper.

I assume you're familiar with this test? It measures how much strain goes into

any decision you make.

Yeah. It's amazing how hard we work even on the simplest decisions, like whether

or not to have a cup of coffee.

Ah, this is your monitor. Here.

From big decisions, the stress can render a man useless.

Right. All set?

Start the test.

Stop.

Thank you, Rover.

Oh, Saul.

Just the man I was looking for. For me?

To ask you to come and have a drink.

Oh, no, I'll take a rain check on that.

Something on your mind?

Oh, nothing. It's these kids' games.

They'd be briefing tests. Yeah.

It's not like you, Paul. Maybe I'm getting old.

Well, they're not just for amusement.

Right, forget it, shall we? I've got to ring Carol. I'm taking her out this

evening. Sure. How is she? She's fine.

Fine.

Oh, look, I'll see you later for that drink, Alec.

Okay? Sure.

See you.

Oh, Doctor, how did Roper make out in the decision stress?

It was too early to say for certain, but he seemed...

Well, he seemed a bit strung out.

Indications of supernumerary stress factors during his last tour of duty.

Any ideas? Not at this stage.

Could be anything.

Boredom. Misses his wife.

See you.

Ready? Ready.

Oh, hold it.

I don't think I can take you out looking like that.

What do you mean?

People might say, what's that beautiful young girl doing out with a broken down

old wreck?

Well, don't worry.

I can always tell them I married you for your money.

They didn't ring.

Who?

Police.

Come on, cradle snatcher.

I'm hungry.

Well, what do they say?

Not good.

Decision tests are positive.

Signs of anxiety.

Traces of tension and traces of neurosis.

The observers report similar findings.

Decision making below par.

Reflexes bad.

Impetuosity. Nervousness.

I don't believe it.

Well, it's all down here.

He's an out -and -out risk, Alec.

And we can't afford to take chances.

I've known Paul Roper for years.

Well, take a look at the facts, Alec.

The man's a mess.

I don't know why.

Check him.

Lovely evening, darling.

Thank you.

I'm not Cinderella, you know.

What?

Oh, don't drive so fast.

I don't have to be home by midnight.

Sorry.

Don't be long.

I thought I saw someone.

What?

It's nothing.

We're both tired.

It's nothing.

Come on.

I'll see you into the house.

All right now?

Yes, fine.

Thanks, darling.

I'll put the car away.

All right to close the door.

Yes?

Yes, all right.

But you must never contact me or my wife again.

Okay. On those conditions.

Ready?

Begin.

42 degrees, 2 minutes, angle 8 -4.

58 degrees, 7 minutes, angle 65.

Go down 2.

answers. Who are they?

What did you tell them?

What do they want?

Come on. Come on.

You're pushing him too hard.

You've got to make him talk, Alec.

Let's... Let's try another angle.

Money? No.

Blackmail?

I don't see it.

Threats? Violence?

His wife, maybe.

All right.

Tell me about her.

Carol? She's young, attractive.

Roper's crazy about her.

I can understand it if she... Understand it?

Can't you accept the fact that... That he's a traitor?

I know that.

But it's also a matter of degree.

Degree nothing.

It's what he's told him that matters, not why.

Well, you say he's crazy about his wife.

We'll see just how crazy.

All right, Roper.

Let's take it from the beginning once more.

Just a moment, Doctor.

All right, Roper.

So it's your wife.

And naturally, you don't want to see her get hurt.

And you think by keeping quiet, you'll be able to protect her.

You tell us what we want to know.

That's the best way to give her protection.

Seven minutes.

Position, 33 degrees.

Down two.

Alternate coordinates.

Two, seven, four, two.

Now down three.

Numbers. Angles.

What do they mean, Roper?

I was given program numbers for SID.

Told to feed in certain information, memorize the results.

So, we've got a batch of data.

But how do we apply it?

I can give you the data, but the significance.

You mean to tell me you didn't know what you were doing when you handed over

those figures?

No.

Then we're going to have to put everything into finding out.

Get me Commander Straker. Yes, Lieutenant.

Well, keep working on it, Lieutenant.

Is there any deal from Sid?

So far, we've got a series of three -dimensional direction indicators.

Now, what does that mean?

Well, it's like some sort of navigation course only in three dimensions.

So it's a course for some sort of space vehicle to steer.

A UFO?

Could be.

Well, as you say, Lieutenant, it's not much, but maybe it's a start.

Let me know the moment you have anything.

Right.

A flight path.

But to where?

Well, let's see what we've got.

Some sort of a flight path and the fact that they chose Roper to do their dirty

work.

Why?

One, because he had access to S .I .D. and understood his operation better than

most. And two, they knew he was particularly vulnerable where his wife

concerned. He's told us all he knows.

Except who his contact was.

Who was on the other end of that phone.

I want an immediate yellow alert on all shadow installations.

Yes, sir. Let him go, Alec.

What? Let Roper go in one hour's time.

Your key is still down, sir.

Oh, thank you.

Very neat.

You've just let the whole base know we're going to release Roper in an hour.

Yes.

I've been thinking about Roper's contact, Alec.

Whoever he is, he would have to be able to radio moon base.

He would know Roper's movements on Earth, have access to his records.

There's only one answer.

You mean someone on this base?

Yes, someone on this base.

Let him go, Alec.

We must draw them out into the open.

Okay. Roger, I've got that.

One moment, Moonbase.

I've ten dollars for you, sir.

Straker. I've had Joan Harrington work over Roper's figures.

And what does she make of them?

They describe relative planetary positions.

Which planets?

Considering the urgency of the problem, there seems to be no choice but to make

an educated guess.

All right, Lieutenant, educate me.

The relative position of the sun, moon, and earth would fit Roper's figures.

One snag. The last set of information is a time reference, but it still doesn't

make sense.

Well, you've come up with enough to scare that daylight out of me,

Keep working on that last sequence out.

Did you swing this? It seems pretty suspect to me. Look, if Straker says you

go, don't ask too many questions.

Yes, but you're not exactly the forgiving type. Don't push your luck.

He wanted to know when Roper left.

You mean he's gone already?

Why, yes, sir.

But my orders were that he was to be released in one hour's time.

Yes, sir, but I understand Colonel Freeman. I see.

Signal a maximum security alert and get me Captain Carlin on Skydiver. Right,

sir.

Attention all defense systems.

This is a maximum security alert.

Attention all defense systems. This is a maximum security alert.

Condition read.

Your instructions have been received and understood.

Standing by.

This is Straker.

We are faced with a probable UFO attack against an unknown target.

Until we have further information, all shadow defense systems and vehicles will

remain on alert.

Maximum security alert operational, sir. Captain Carlin standing by. Right.

Captain Carlin?

Straker. Carlin, reading you. I want you to launch Sky One for possible

interception. Area? Green zero B. Make a 20 -mile radius sweep around Shadow HQ.

Sounds pretty close to home, sir. What's going on?

That's our problem, Captain. You just concentrate on being ready.

Out.

Long stations. Yes, sir. Long stations.

Tail one.

Long tail.

Tail two.

Toe tail.

Check boosters.

Relocated UFO in area 427 Blue.

Get me Captain Carlin immediately.

Yes, sir.

Can I control the Sky One?

Carlin, this is Straker. Receiving you. Suspect driving east on Route 4 in

bronze shadow car.

Follow and observe.

Roger. Out.

Sky 1 to shutter control.

I'm positioned over target area.

Building below destroyed.

You can see no sign of life.

Request UFO fix and attack coordinates.

Roger, Sky 1.

I mean, that's it.

This is a war, Alec.

People have to be at risk. I don't buy that.

And I never will.

It's too complicated for people like me.

And too simple for people like you.

Now, how is Roper?

Conscious.

He'll be all right.

So they gave us two wrong figures in the timing sequence.

Two wrong figures?

Yes. Must have been a memory lapse.

Not surprising, considering the strain he was under.

But we got our figures from the tape.

That means the aliens have the same false information.

Yes. We finally managed to sort it out about an hour ago.

It would have taken them about five minutes.

I realize that, but they obviously thought he did it on purpose.

That mistake would have cost him his life. Wait a minute.

It could cost him his wife.

Carol.

Now, you stay here.

I'll send a couple of guards to rope us out.

We've just passed the Raptor and flyover.

ETA Roper's house, six minutes.

Data and figures from flight plan passed to aliens by ROPA have been analysed.

Input information incorrect.

Result negative.

What do you make of it, Joan?

Nothing. Draco's not going to buy that.

Rerun it. It won't order the result, Lieutenant.

Well, if you permutate it differently.

And if you insist on that.

Dawson died ten minutes ago.

Yes.

Shotgun makes quite a mess.

The doctors found this.

It's some sort of electronic probe. It had been inserted into his temple.

Well, I think the picture is almost complete.

Come over here, Alec.

Watch this.

Sunrise on the moon.

Exactly. That's how they plan to make the attack.

Flying across the lunar horizon at sunrise, keeping between moon base and

sun. Visually undetectable.

Totally. But it would be picked up by moon base radar the moment it crossed

horizon. No.

Not if the attack were planned to coincide with heavy sunspot activity.

Like that predicted in two days' time.

and with Roper's flight plan to guide the attacker.

Moon base wouldn't stand a chance.

Chance? Well, we have Roper's flight plan, too, remember?

I don't see how we can stop it. One man, on his own, had a predetermined

position out on the moon's surface.

Rocket launcher, polarized visor. It'd be suicide.

Possibly.

You can't expect a man to... I don't need a volunteer, Alec.

You mean Roper?

And I suppose you used this to twist his arm.

No, I didn't have to.

He's doing it to try and even the score.

And when are you going to tell him?

Maybe you'll never need to know.

Right.

One hour.

Now, once you're outside, maintain radio silence.

One favor.

I couldn't tell Carol, my wife.

If you could book an earth call, either way, you know what I mean.

I'll thought things out when you get back.

All set?

All set.

Good. Begin stage one.

Roper, good luck Safety check one

Safety check one Prepare for exit procedure

Good luck, Paul.

Depressurized.

Open outer doors.

Stand by for exit.

Is there any chance that the radar track is operating?

Not with all this sunspot activity.

The time is now 075

.49.

Sun rises in 10 minutes.

This is moon base time check.

at 07 .6 precisely.

Thank you.

Earth is undone.

23 seconds since sun -up, Lieutenant.

He's done it.

Get a moon hopper out there fast. Right.

Losing a little air.

Damage.

Only slight.

Is everything all right?

Yeah.

Sure.

Listen, a moon hopper is on its way.

It'll be with you in minutes.

Hello?

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