1 00:00:04,322 --> 00:00:06,813 ( man) ln the vast immensities of cosmic space, 2 00:00:06,813 --> 00:00:13,117 bold adventurers streak their way to join battle with strange enemies on strange worlds, 3 00:00:13,117 --> 00:00:16,946 the alien , the unknown , perhaps even the invisible, 4 00:00:16,946 --> 00:00:20,202 armed only with man 's Earthbound knowledge. 5 00:00:30,969 --> 00:00:33,886 We made it, Fred. We're on Mars. 6 00:00:33,886 --> 00:00:36,718 No sweat at all. 7 00:00:37,808 --> 00:00:41,936 Check all systems. Secure retros. Maintain full power at all times. 8 00:00:41,936 --> 00:00:44,137 A-OK. 9 00:00:45,898 --> 00:00:52,694 This is Captain Fred Thomas, commanding interplanetary vehicle M-1 , colonisation probe, 10 00:00:52,694 --> 00:00:57,067 to Colonel Hal Danvers, headquarters communication , planet Earth. 11 00:00:57,067 --> 00:01:02,275 Subject of report: arrival on the planet Mars. 12 00:01:02,275 --> 00:01:05,994 Landing is completely successful. 13 00:01:10,961 --> 00:01:13,665 l'm going out, Jim. 14 00:01:15,423 --> 00:01:21,709 - Hey, Fred, remember the general's orders. - How can l forget? 15 00:01:21,709 --> 00:01:24,549 - ''Stay in touch at all times.'' - A-OK. 16 00:02:58,592 --> 00:03:02,589 This is Lieutenant James Bowman continuing arrival report. 17 00:03:02,589 --> 00:03:08,058 As of 1 3.40, Captain Thomas has left the vehicle for preliminary inspection of the terrain . 18 00:03:08,058 --> 00:03:10,887 We will be in constant communication 19 00:03:10,887 --> 00:03:15,395 and all information will be monitored over LD radio to Earth Control. 20 00:03:17,316 --> 00:03:21,313 Hello, Fred? Hello? You read me? 21 00:03:21,313 --> 00:03:26,319 - Loud and clear. - Just checking. You see anything out there? 22 00:03:26,319 --> 00:03:31,240 Mars, that's all. Not a sign of a single living thing. 23 00:03:40,918 --> 00:03:45,046 - Hello, Jim? Do you read me? - A-OK. Gotcha. 24 00:03:45,046 --> 00:03:48,837 l'm going to circle on back towards the vehicle. 25 00:03:48,837 --> 00:03:53,545 - l'll see you later. Over. - Roger. 26 00:03:53,545 --> 00:03:57,676 Listen , Fred, be real careful, will you? Over. 27 00:04:05,314 --> 00:04:09,441 Hello, Fred? Hello? Do you read me? 28 00:04:09,441 --> 00:04:14,643 - Loud and clear. - Just checking. You see anything out there? 29 00:04:14,643 --> 00:04:21,612 Mars, that's all. Not a sign of a single living thing. l'm moving out. 30 00:04:21,612 --> 00:04:26,322 General, it takes their voices three and a half minutes to reach us. 31 00:04:26,322 --> 00:04:29,373 Unfortunate. lt puts them on their own . 32 00:04:29,373 --> 00:04:32,417 l'd prefer more control down here. 33 00:04:32,417 --> 00:04:36,293 l just hope, Colonel, they observe all the instructions. 34 00:04:37,174 --> 00:04:39,249 Continuing arrival report. 35 00:04:39,249 --> 00:04:44,294 Time: 1 3.48. Mars time, that is, Colonel. 36 00:04:44,294 --> 00:04:49,340 You will receive this in three and one-half minutes, so add that on . 37 00:04:49,340 --> 00:04:54,849 - Captain Thomas reports... - ( man screams) Help me, Jim! Help! 38 00:04:54,849 --> 00:04:57,056 Fred! l'm coming! 39 00:05:09,075 --> 00:05:12,111 ( man) There is nothing wrong with your television set. 40 00:05:12,111 --> 00:05:14,913 Do not attempt to adjust the picture. 41 00:05:14,913 --> 00:05:17,743 We are controlling transmission . 42 00:05:17,743 --> 00:05:22,286 We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. 43 00:05:22,286 --> 00:05:27,495 We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. 44 00:05:27,495 --> 00:05:32,459 For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all you see and hear. 45 00:05:32,459 --> 00:05:35,797 You are about to participate in a great adventure. 46 00:05:35,797 --> 00:05:39,050 You are about to experience the awe and mystery 47 00:05:39,050 --> 00:05:44,473 which reaches from the inner mind to... The Outer Limits. 48 00:06:09,792 --> 00:06:12,911 Frank! Answer me! Where are you? 49 00:06:14,171 --> 00:06:14,921 Frank! 50 00:06:22,970 --> 00:06:27,761 - General Winston , Colonel Danvers, they're on . - Hello, Jim, do you read me? 51 00:06:27,761 --> 00:06:32,765 - A-OK. Gotcha. - l'm going to circle on back towards the vehicle. 52 00:06:33,645 --> 00:06:36,646 l'll see you later. Over. 53 00:06:36,646 --> 00:06:41,066 Roger. Listen , Fred, be real careful, will you? 54 00:06:41,066 --> 00:06:45,689 Yeah, be careful, Fred. For the hundredth time, be careful. 55 00:06:46,823 --> 00:06:51,947 Continuing arrival report. Time: 1 3.48. Mars time that is, Colonel. 56 00:06:51,947 --> 00:06:55,280 You'll receive this in three and one-half minutes, 57 00:06:55,280 --> 00:06:58,579 so add that to my figures. Captain Thomas reports... 58 00:06:58,579 --> 00:07:02,835 ( man screams) Help me, Jim! Help! 59 00:07:02,835 --> 00:07:09,330 - Stay where you are, Jim. Stay where you are. - Fred, where are you? Answer me, Fred! 60 00:07:09,330 --> 00:07:12,586 Oh! Oh, my God! Help me, Fred! 61 00:07:12,586 --> 00:07:14,795 (screams) 62 00:07:16,222 --> 00:07:19,139 What's up there? What's doing it? 63 00:07:19,139 --> 00:07:22,635 No sign of life, he said. 64 00:07:22,635 --> 00:07:25,686 Disobeyed orders. They're gone! 65 00:07:32,694 --> 00:07:37,854 ( man) Yeah, be careful, Fred. For the hundredth time, be careful. 66 00:07:44,496 --> 00:07:47,698 - Come in . - He's here, sir. 67 00:07:47,698 --> 00:07:51,781 - Who's here, Colonel Danvers? - That man with the briefcase. 68 00:07:51,781 --> 00:07:58,122 His name is Jerome. Mr Jerome. l asked him to make himself at home in the lounge. 69 00:07:58,122 --> 00:08:03,132 l wanted to give you time to get used to having a civilian monitor. 70 00:08:03,132 --> 00:08:08,468 -No doubt he has a line to the White House. - Hasn 't every assistant secretary of state? 71 00:08:08,468 --> 00:08:10,675 - How many hours? - According to schedule, 72 00:08:10,675 --> 00:08:16,051 the M-2 will land on Mars in 3 hours and 40 minutes. 73 00:08:16,051 --> 00:08:21,313 Three years in preparation , four months in flight... five years of sleepless nights, 74 00:08:21,313 --> 00:08:24,194 just to put a colony on Mars. 75 00:08:25,238 --> 00:08:27,942 Well, let's meet the man . 76 00:08:31,618 --> 00:08:33,943 - General Winston . - Mr Jerome. 77 00:08:33,943 --> 00:08:38,621 - lt's a privilege to meet you , sir. - Colonel Danvers has been filling you in . 78 00:08:38,621 --> 00:08:44,786 Mostly on safety precautions for this probe, which weren 't taken on the M-1 probe. 79 00:08:44,786 --> 00:08:48,965 Yes, procedure rules, the instantaneous communication . 80 00:08:48,965 --> 00:08:53,633 The laser method. Didn 't have it last time. Cuts out the time lag. 81 00:08:53,633 --> 00:09:01,056 Transmits an order instantly. You might say l can quarterback the operation from my desk. 82 00:09:01,056 --> 00:09:04,304 - l haven 't told him about Tillie. - Tillie? 83 00:09:04,304 --> 00:09:09,893 Tillie is TL-3, our computer. l suppose Mr Jerome would like to meet her. 84 00:09:09,893 --> 00:09:13,725 - Yes. Yes, indeed. - Gentlemen . 85 00:09:16,489 --> 00:09:18,730 (bleeps) 86 00:09:33,753 --> 00:09:39,339 This... Tillie wasn 't in existence when Thomas and Bowman were lost, was she? 87 00:09:39,339 --> 00:09:42,301 No, it wasn 't finished then . 88 00:09:42,301 --> 00:09:46,887 Well, now that she's here, how does she work? What will it correlate? 89 00:09:46,887 --> 00:09:52,636 Here's where we feed tapes of communications, information about the prescribed dangers. 90 00:09:52,636 --> 00:09:56,433 You mean like an invisible enemy, a ghost? 91 00:09:56,433 --> 00:10:02,731 A ghost is what this contraption has come up with as the best possibility to look for. 92 00:10:02,731 --> 00:10:06,988 ( man) Calling Earth Control. Calling Earth Control. 93 00:10:06,988 --> 00:10:11,277 - Earth Control here. Go ahead. - Hello, Colonel. This is M-2 reporting. 94 00:10:11,277 --> 00:10:15,157 - Major Merritt commanding. - Chuck, read you loud and clear. 95 00:10:15,157 --> 00:10:18,870 - We're ready for your report. - Roger. Wilco. Stand by. 96 00:10:18,870 --> 00:10:23,162 - That's Major Charles Merritt. Remember him? - Yes, sir, l do. 97 00:10:23,162 --> 00:10:27,920 l was there when he received the Medal of Honor. Good man . 98 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,167 This is our finest crew. Completely dedicated. 99 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:51,813 Down 3... Doubled. That's 800 points, Buckley. 100 00:10:51,813 --> 00:10:58,739 - Lucky there are no dames where we're going. - l hate to say, Major, but your mike is still on . 101 00:11:01,076 --> 00:11:03,780 That's all there is, General. Over. 102 00:11:06,205 --> 00:11:09,869 Belay the cards. Lazzari, stand by main fuel valves. 103 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:15,420 Relay orders to engineering. Johnson , topside to main control deck. 104 00:11:17,923 --> 00:11:21,872 l can 't seem to get enough of looking at that planet. 105 00:11:23,177 --> 00:11:25,882 Time to start the orbital glide. 106 00:11:36,397 --> 00:11:38,389 (sound of engine) 107 00:12:23,519 --> 00:12:26,638 Get the computer data. Secure main power. 108 00:12:26,638 --> 00:12:29,476 Rig solar batteries. Full charge. 109 00:12:33,986 --> 00:12:37,734 - Calling Earth Control. - Come in , Major. 110 00:12:37,734 --> 00:12:40,865 Observation report as requested. 111 00:12:40,865 --> 00:12:45,119 Target: 300 yards. Remains of the M-1 . 112 00:12:47,247 --> 00:12:49,951 No sign of life. 113 00:13:00,425 --> 00:13:03,544 Temperature: 1 8 degrees above Fahrenheit. 114 00:13:03,544 --> 00:13:06,429 Air pressure: 8.9lb per square inch. 115 00:13:09,182 --> 00:13:14,424 Atmosphere will support life. No helmets needed. 116 00:13:14,424 --> 00:13:17,515 ( General Winston) Secure the vehicle for the night. 117 00:13:17,515 --> 00:13:21,691 No one is to disembark. You understand that, Major? No one. 118 00:13:23,611 --> 00:13:25,686 Yes, sir. 119 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:37,323 - What did they do down there? Fall asleep? - Keep your shirt on . 120 00:13:37,323 --> 00:13:42,330 Calculations take longer than decisions. Tillie can 't make up her mind. You know women . 121 00:13:42,330 --> 00:13:45,662 Don 't tell him about dames. He wrote the book. 122 00:13:45,662 --> 00:13:49,294 Gee, fellas, l'm just a poor old country astronaut. 123 00:13:49,294 --> 00:13:52,377 Stow it. OK, Lazzari, let's have it again . 124 00:13:53,761 --> 00:13:56,678 Descend to base of vehicle and wait for orders. 125 00:13:56,678 --> 00:14:01,051 - Hey, very good. You got it right that time. - Shut up, Buckley. 126 00:14:01,051 --> 00:14:06,390 Two: proceed with caution to target, keeping under observation from the vehicle. 127 00:14:06,390 --> 00:14:10,221 - Purpose? - Reconnoitre for indication of hostile action 128 00:14:10,221 --> 00:14:14,853 against personnel of previous probe, which may have led to their demise. 129 00:14:14,853 --> 00:14:18,651 - Mission ? - Gather all evidence of nature of enemy, 130 00:14:18,651 --> 00:14:22,031 if any, and bring it back to the vehicle. 131 00:14:22,031 --> 00:14:25,278 - Safely. - Safely. 132 00:14:25,278 --> 00:14:28,578 That's it, and don 't forget it. Everybody. 133 00:14:28,578 --> 00:14:33,996 lt's all that simple. No embroidery. One: survival. Two: complete the mission . 134 00:14:33,996 --> 00:14:37,211 (radib ) Calling M-2. Calling M-2. 135 00:14:37,211 --> 00:14:41,205 - Merritt here, Colonel. - OK, Chuck. All precautions taken ? 136 00:14:41,205 --> 00:14:44,461 - Affirmative. - This is General Winston . 137 00:14:44,461 --> 00:14:50,714 Before l give the word, l want to stress again l won 't tolerate any deviation from procedure. 138 00:14:50,714 --> 00:14:54,135 - You understand? - Yes, l understand. 139 00:14:54,135 --> 00:14:58,515 - l'll check every move. You'd better be right. - Yes, General. 140 00:14:58,515 --> 00:15:02,976 When that man goes out, l want every eye to cover him. 141 00:15:02,976 --> 00:15:06,194 l'm waiting for your orders, General. 142 00:15:06,194 --> 00:15:11,741 OK. Proceed to investigate target as instructed and keep this monitor hot. 143 00:15:11,741 --> 00:15:15,911 Roger. Wilco. OK, Lazzari, you're on your way. 144 00:15:17,372 --> 00:15:20,076 Give him a hand. 145 00:15:30,925 --> 00:15:35,420 Orders received and duly executed, sir. We'll keep you posted. Over. 146 00:16:03,368 --> 00:16:06,285 ( Lazzari) All ready, Skipper. 147 00:16:14,169 --> 00:16:19,245 OK. Move out to the objective with caution . 148 00:16:28,222 --> 00:16:32,883 Pieces of this bird seem to be scattered all over the place. 149 00:16:32,883 --> 00:16:36,682 Mm-hm. Any sign of life? 150 00:16:43,485 --> 00:16:45,560 Nothing. 151 00:16:46,112 --> 00:16:50,191 OK, Paul, you move on to the nearest piece of wreckage. 152 00:16:50,191 --> 00:16:54,487 That's where you put your marker. How do you feel? 153 00:16:54,487 --> 00:16:56,695 Wilco, Skipper, 154 00:16:56,695 --> 00:16:59,534 and l feel fine. 155 00:17:55,711 --> 00:17:59,922 - Lazzari, you're out of sight! - l'm here, Skipper, behind this wreckage. 156 00:17:59,922 --> 00:18:06,928 - There's something weird, the way it's twisted. - Get out where you can be seen . 157 00:18:08,806 --> 00:18:12,055 There's an odd piece of metal buried there. 158 00:18:12,055 --> 00:18:16,430 No elements could damage it that way. Marks on it like scratches. 159 00:18:20,232 --> 00:18:24,395 - Could you bring it back to the vehicle? - l can try. 160 00:18:54,177 --> 00:18:57,545 Long enough, Lazzari. Let's see it. 161 00:19:08,063 --> 00:19:10,767 Do you read me? 162 00:19:12,984 --> 00:19:15,819 OK, Lazzari, you find something, walk out from behind... 163 00:19:15,819 --> 00:19:17,902 ( Lazzari screams) 164 00:19:17,902 --> 00:19:18,652 Major! 165 00:19:20,574 --> 00:19:22,649 (screams) 166 00:19:24,327 --> 00:19:26,402 Lazzari! 167 00:19:28,580 --> 00:19:30,656 Lazzari! Paul! 168 00:19:31,875 --> 00:19:33,950 Are you hurt? 169 00:19:33,950 --> 00:19:38,580 - Wait a minute! Major! - Major Merritt, what's going on up there? 170 00:19:43,843 --> 00:19:47,258 There's been a mishap, General. Captain Lazzari's in trouble. 171 00:19:47,258 --> 00:19:50,756 Request permission to go to his assistance. 172 00:19:50,756 --> 00:19:55,184 Request under consideration , Major. First, l want the facts. 173 00:19:55,184 --> 00:19:59,094 Was Captain Lazzari attacked? lf affirmative, by what? 174 00:19:59,094 --> 00:20:02,681 - l don 't know, sir. - He was under constant surveillance? 175 00:20:02,681 --> 00:20:05,936 He was blocked from view behind wreckage of the M-1 . 176 00:20:05,936 --> 00:20:10,019 - How do you know anything happened? - He screamed for help. 177 00:20:10,019 --> 00:20:14,983 You believe he was attacked, and yet you want to expose yourself to danger? 178 00:20:14,983 --> 00:20:20,278 - l'm in command, sir. - And responsible for the success of the mission . 179 00:20:20,278 --> 00:20:24,364 A commander has to do something about losing a man , sir. 180 00:20:26,170 --> 00:20:30,001 - Regret to say, Major, permission denied. - May l ask why, sir? 181 00:20:32,758 --> 00:20:36,921 Until l've studied tapes of all transmissions, no one may leave that vehicle. 182 00:20:36,921 --> 00:20:40,339 Do you understand, Major? Acknowledge, please. 183 00:20:41,474 --> 00:20:44,178 Let me go, Skipper. 184 00:20:47,187 --> 00:20:49,891 Yes, General. l understand. 185 00:20:56,236 --> 00:20:59,272 ( Lazzari) There's an odd piece of metal buried there. 186 00:20:59,272 --> 00:21:03,782 No elements could damage it that way. Marks on it like scratches. 187 00:21:03,782 --> 00:21:08,072 - Could you bring it back to the vehicle? - l can try. 188 00:21:18,338 --> 00:21:22,335 ''8, May, 09.1 1 a.m. All enemy possibilities still in effect.'' 189 00:21:22,335 --> 00:21:26,214 ''Disappearance unobserved. Safety factor ignored.'' 190 00:21:26,214 --> 00:21:31,421 Just as l thought. ln spite of my orders, Captain Lazzari was unobserved. 191 00:21:31,421 --> 00:21:36,100 ''Note. lncreased possibilities that enemy is aware of human presence.'' 192 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:41,648 ''Note. lncreased possibilities that enemy is not visible to human sight.'' 193 00:21:41,648 --> 00:21:43,850 What does it mean by that? 194 00:21:43,850 --> 00:21:47,933 The computer reveals the obvious with the felicity of an elephant. 195 00:21:47,933 --> 00:21:51,439 No one saw the enemy, i.e. invisible. 196 00:21:52,116 --> 00:21:55,983 - What's the procedure now, General Winston ? - Procedure? 197 00:21:55,983 --> 00:21:59,239 l'm going to push on to our objectives. 198 00:21:59,239 --> 00:22:02,041 One, to find and destroy the enemy, 199 00:22:02,041 --> 00:22:06,163 two, to gather data for the future colonisation of Mars. 200 00:22:07,629 --> 00:22:11,543 There are no safety factors for the astronauts still up there. 201 00:22:12,925 --> 00:22:16,175 Are you suggesting we withdraw? 202 00:22:16,175 --> 00:22:20,798 Well, it's hardly within my province to do that, General Winston . 203 00:22:20,798 --> 00:22:25,427 Mr Jerome, we are going to continue this mission as planned 204 00:22:25,427 --> 00:22:28,763 until it can be marked accomplished. 205 00:22:28,763 --> 00:22:31,601 Get me Major Merritt. 206 00:22:33,233 --> 00:22:39,899 - Calling M-2. Calling M-2. - Major Merritt here. Come in , Earth Control. 207 00:22:41,657 --> 00:22:45,524 General Winston here. Surely it isn 't necessary to stress 208 00:22:45,524 --> 00:22:49,408 what further deviation from procedure can mean ? 209 00:22:49,408 --> 00:22:52,954 -No, sir. l understand. - Here are your instructions. 210 00:22:52,954 --> 00:22:57,495 Keep me posted of every step. One: assign a man to target. 211 00:22:57,495 --> 00:23:02,456 Two: post the other halfway and at a tangent as sentry. 212 00:23:02,456 --> 00:23:07,548 Three: constant surveillance from you in the vehicle and the sentry on the ground. 213 00:23:07,548 --> 00:23:10,964 Armament: bazooka, nuclear-tipped. 214 00:23:10,964 --> 00:23:13,174 Four: dispatch. 215 00:23:26,653 --> 00:23:30,401 - Hello, Jack. Read me? - You bet. Ready? 216 00:23:30,401 --> 00:23:33,531 All clear. You're on your way. 217 00:23:33,531 --> 00:23:36,778 - Take care. - Roger. 218 00:24:05,894 --> 00:24:10,057 - l'm getting pretty close, Skipper. - These binoculars put me alongside you . 219 00:24:10,057 --> 00:24:14,815 When l lose sight of you , Frank will pick you up from his angle. 220 00:24:16,361 --> 00:24:18,982 (Jack) Everything seems A-OK. 221 00:24:18,982 --> 00:24:23,276 Frank here. You're coming into view good for me, Jack. 222 00:24:23,276 --> 00:24:26,243 ( Frank) l won 't lose sight of you . 223 00:24:26,243 --> 00:24:31,244 (Jack) lf l remove these sand shoes and stick to the rocks, l'll be faster. 224 00:24:31,244 --> 00:24:34,078 Roger. Be my guest. 225 00:24:54,934 --> 00:25:00,473 - ( Merritt See anything startling? - Yeah. The metal is there, like Lazzari said. 226 00:25:04,776 --> 00:25:10,979 - You've left me, but l'm sure Frank... - That's right, Major. l see him kneeling there. 227 00:25:12,324 --> 00:25:15,692 - Lazzari was right here, wasn 't he? - Yes. 228 00:25:18,746 --> 00:25:24,664 l hate to say it. lt sounds crazy, but... there's no sign that Lazzari was ever here. 229 00:25:24,664 --> 00:25:26,868 No struggle, nothing. 230 00:25:30,255 --> 00:25:33,375 The enemy must be invisible like Tillie says. 231 00:25:33,375 --> 00:25:36,425 Can you get that metal loose? 232 00:25:42,432 --> 00:25:45,717 l take it all back, Skipper. 233 00:25:45,717 --> 00:25:48,556 There's blood on this thing. 234 00:25:51,189 --> 00:25:56,812 ( Merritt Jack, bring that metal and move out where l can see you . Right now! 235 00:26:04,701 --> 00:26:07,820 An enemy that draws blood is not invisible. 236 00:26:08,996 --> 00:26:14,416 - This has got me bugged. How do you figure it? - We'll work that out later. 237 00:26:14,416 --> 00:26:17,745 l want you and Frank to return to base. 238 00:26:17,745 --> 00:26:22,836 - Good work, Jack. - OK if l circle around on the rock? lt's easier. 239 00:26:22,836 --> 00:26:25,919 - l'll look for other evidence. - Keep in sight. 240 00:26:25,919 --> 00:26:28,174 No problem, Skipper. 241 00:26:31,973 --> 00:26:36,266 - Calling Earth Control. - Come in M-2. Colonel Danvers here. 242 00:26:36,266 --> 00:26:40,889 - Ready with reconnaissance report. - General Winston is right here. 243 00:26:40,889 --> 00:26:43,264 Yes, Major? Winston . 244 00:26:43,264 --> 00:26:45,558 Foray successful, General. 245 00:26:45,558 --> 00:26:49,820 Captain Buckley secured physical evidence for study and analysis. 246 00:26:49,820 --> 00:26:53,611 Observed positive signs of violence at the target. 247 00:26:53,611 --> 00:26:58,029 - What kind of signs? - Blood, sir. 248 00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:17,339 Hey! A flower! 249 00:27:19,471 --> 00:27:22,590 ( Merritt Don 't use your hands. Not on a flower. 250 00:27:44,992 --> 00:27:49,784 - l hope it'll keep. - lt should, in the freezer. Now on your way. 251 00:29:01,097 --> 00:29:05,011 - All right, Buckley? - Right here, Skipper. 252 00:29:06,518 --> 00:29:09,009 ( Merritt You're out of sight. 253 00:29:11,731 --> 00:29:16,226 l'll be back in a minute. l can 't wait to show you this. 254 00:29:16,226 --> 00:29:19,313 l'm reporting to General Winston . 255 00:29:24,241 --> 00:29:29,661 Very well, Major. After l've studied the tapes, l'll let you know the findings. Over. 256 00:29:33,833 --> 00:29:35,908 (buzzer) 257 00:29:46,093 --> 00:29:49,010 Captain Buckley, l am not pleased at all. 258 00:29:49,010 --> 00:29:54,557 What if something happened to you behind those scarps? You're my responsibility! 259 00:29:54,557 --> 00:29:58,383 That doesn 't seem to concern you enough to suit me. 260 00:29:58,383 --> 00:30:02,054 Sorry, Skipper, but wait till you see what l found. 261 00:30:03,190 --> 00:30:05,681 Where is Johnson ? 262 00:30:09,154 --> 00:30:11,229 l don 't know. 263 00:30:13,699 --> 00:30:16,949 - l was expecting him to be here. - Frank? 264 00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:21,329 He was watching me... just before l found the blood. 265 00:30:21,329 --> 00:30:26,662 Frank, do you read me? Frank, maybe you missed the order to return . Frank? 266 00:30:28,378 --> 00:30:31,165 Frank? Frank! 267 00:30:32,381 --> 00:30:35,963 Frank! Frank, answer me! 268 00:30:37,761 --> 00:30:40,465 Where are you? Frank! 269 00:30:51,772 --> 00:30:57,192 ( General Winston) We are starting our counting. lt is one hour, ten minutes to departure. 270 00:30:57,192 --> 00:31:01,185 Meanwhile, neither man leaves the ship. My orders. 271 00:31:01,185 --> 00:31:03,813 Acknowledge, please. Over. 272 00:31:03,813 --> 00:31:09,571 Acknowledged, sir. All preparations completed. All systems go. Over. 273 00:31:13,916 --> 00:31:16,833 OK, it was my fault. 274 00:31:18,002 --> 00:31:23,506 lf l hadn 't gone out of sight, you'd have kept your eyes on Frank. 275 00:31:23,506 --> 00:31:27,961 You are selfish, Jack. You are naturally careless. 276 00:31:29,262 --> 00:31:35,797 Someday, you'll learn you can 't gamble solo on a trip like this. lt takes a team effort. 277 00:31:35,797 --> 00:31:39,516 Well, that's the way l really feel, Skipper. 278 00:31:39,516 --> 00:31:43,939 - We're all partners, and my little pebble too. - What pebble? 279 00:31:45,025 --> 00:31:50,480 Did you ever see a diamond in the rough? l was picking that up. 280 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:54,776 lt's a gem, hard as diamond. See the bluish colour? 281 00:31:58,870 --> 00:32:01,989 Tell me about it on the long trip home. 282 00:32:01,989 --> 00:32:04,827 This little pebble's priceless! 283 00:32:04,827 --> 00:32:09,370 You can 't put any value on it. They're priceless because they're unique. 284 00:32:15,342 --> 00:32:21,296 Wouldn 't it help Johnson 's family? Or Lazzari's? And the guys from the first probe. 285 00:32:21,296 --> 00:32:26,056 That pebble belongs to the guys who pay our salary. 286 00:32:27,977 --> 00:32:32,140 Turn out the light. Call me in a half-hour. 287 00:32:47,535 --> 00:32:50,452 That's debatable, who it belongs to. 288 00:33:01,922 --> 00:33:04,839 Funny thing, that sand at night. 289 00:33:06,593 --> 00:33:09,593 lt looks like the ocean at the cape. 290 00:33:11,513 --> 00:33:15,676 lused to love to look at the moon on the water. 291 00:33:31,363 --> 00:33:33,439 Wait a minute... 292 00:33:36,701 --> 00:33:39,488 That's it! 293 00:33:39,488 --> 00:33:42,739 They're not visible enemies. Skipper! Skipper! 294 00:35:01,229 --> 00:35:05,357 Thar she blows! Gotcha, you bloody killer! 295 00:35:05,357 --> 00:35:08,602 Hey, found you out there, didn 't l, baby? 296 00:35:08,602 --> 00:35:14,820 Living in the sand like a shark in the ocean . How many of you are there? 297 00:35:25,208 --> 00:35:27,283 Thank you . 298 00:35:34,382 --> 00:35:38,082 Calling M-2. Calling M-2. Come in , please. 299 00:35:41,179 --> 00:35:43,255 Major Merritt here. 300 00:35:44,223 --> 00:35:47,343 Chuck, it's 60 minutes to blastoff and counting. 301 00:35:47,343 --> 00:35:50,049 Thanks, Colonel. Buckley! 302 00:35:50,049 --> 00:35:52,262 Where are you? 303 00:35:53,940 --> 00:35:58,648 - What's happening? Where is Captain Buckley? - He is not here, sir. 304 00:35:58,648 --> 00:36:04,980 - ls he gone too? - He may be up in control. l'll report back. Over. 305 00:36:13,289 --> 00:36:15,780 Buckley! 306 00:36:35,433 --> 00:36:39,560 - Calling Earth Control. - Winston here. What about Captain Buckley? 307 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:43,553 He left against orders. The tension must have affected his judgement. 308 00:36:43,553 --> 00:36:47,354 - Order him back. - We are not in communication . 309 00:36:47,354 --> 00:36:50,604 - He left his walkie-talkie here. - What? 310 00:36:50,604 --> 00:36:57,106 - l am leaving now, sir, to bring him back. - Are you leaving your ship without permission ? 311 00:36:57,106 --> 00:37:01,820 lt's less than one hour to blastoff. What about your judgement? 312 00:37:03,748 --> 00:37:08,872 My judgement, General, right or wrong, tells me there is a man in danger. 313 00:37:08,872 --> 00:37:12,833 He is my responsibility. l am going to get him, sir. 314 00:37:14,423 --> 00:37:18,752 Major Merritt, l must, in all fairness, give you a warning. 315 00:37:18,752 --> 00:37:24,341 Since you choose to employ your judgement against my orders as project commandant, 316 00:37:24,341 --> 00:37:28,007 under the circumstances, there is nothing l can do. 317 00:37:28,007 --> 00:37:32,769 ln effect, it reduces me to the capacity of advisor. 318 00:37:32,769 --> 00:37:36,016 This is to be duly noted in your record. 319 00:37:36,016 --> 00:37:40,016 lt constitutes a serious breach of military discipline. 320 00:37:40,016 --> 00:37:42,857 lunderstand, sir. 321 00:37:42,857 --> 00:37:47,566 Please keep your monitor open and report your progress. 322 00:37:48,743 --> 00:37:51,068 Over. 323 00:38:03,673 --> 00:38:06,708 Stop! Stay there! 324 00:38:06,708 --> 00:38:10,376 Skipper, stay there! Stay there, Skipper! 325 00:38:12,763 --> 00:38:16,179 Merritt! Go round! Go round the sand! 326 00:38:22,355 --> 00:38:25,355 The sand! The sand! 327 00:38:40,370 --> 00:38:44,283 Get out! Get out of the sand! Run ! Run ! 328 00:38:58,551 --> 00:39:00,176 (roaring) 329 00:39:22,655 --> 00:39:25,988 So that's our invisible enemy. 330 00:39:30,244 --> 00:39:33,079 The sand is where it lives, 331 00:39:33,079 --> 00:39:37,783 this sea, like a bloodthirsty shark in the ocean . 332 00:39:39,210 --> 00:39:43,159 ( Danvers) lt is 48 minutes to blastoff and counting. 333 00:39:49,427 --> 00:39:51,503 (roaring) 334 00:39:56,808 --> 00:40:00,639 ( Merritt l'm marooned on this island of rock, safe for now. 335 00:40:00,639 --> 00:40:05,645 This sand is like an ocean . lt seems to be rising like a tide. 336 00:40:05,645 --> 00:40:08,609 And that creature waiting for him. 337 00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:16,610 - Blastoff time can 't be changed. This confirms it. - What happens if we do change it? 338 00:40:16,610 --> 00:40:20,904 The vehicle would never make it back with the fuel it carries. 339 00:40:22,204 --> 00:40:25,323 - Let's get all the information . - Major... 340 00:40:25,323 --> 00:40:29,288 - Yes, Colonel? - What about that tide? 341 00:40:29,288 --> 00:40:33,250 lt's coming in . l have about a foot of rock left. 342 00:40:33,250 --> 00:40:38,088 - Captain Buckley there? - l sent him to the vehicle to get some gear. 343 00:40:38,088 --> 00:40:42,713 Buckley here, from the cabin . l'm trying to improvise something that'll work. 344 00:40:42,713 --> 00:40:48,350 l'm to blame for losing Captain Johnson and getting Major Merritt into this situation . 345 00:40:48,350 --> 00:40:52,473 l even missed throwing our last sand shoes to him. 346 00:40:52,473 --> 00:40:58,606 All l can say, Colonel, is that instead of him out there, l wish it were me. 347 00:40:59,569 --> 00:41:03,482 l'm going to get my gear and go back out. Later. 348 00:41:10,536 --> 00:41:16,205 ( Danvers) There are 26 minutes to blastoff, Major. Departure cannot be delayed. 349 00:41:16,205 --> 00:41:20,116 - Do you read me? - Loud and clear, Colonel. 350 00:41:20,116 --> 00:41:24,296 We will try to chart a course of action for you . 351 00:41:28,801 --> 00:41:30,877 Gentlemen ... 352 00:41:44,773 --> 00:41:47,892 Still 25 minutes. 353 00:41:50,319 --> 00:41:54,897 What if Major Merritt doesn 't get back to the vehicle in time? 354 00:41:56,115 --> 00:41:58,357 There's Captain Buckley. 355 00:41:59,952 --> 00:42:03,036 l'd like a more definite answer, General. 356 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:07,828 Are you considering that Major Merritt is expendable? 357 00:42:10,502 --> 00:42:12,578 Mr Jerome... 358 00:42:15,048 --> 00:42:20,421 l'd like to explain how the whole picture adds up at this moment. 359 00:42:20,421 --> 00:42:25,463 l can inform Captain Buckley that he is to take command of the M-2, 360 00:42:25,463 --> 00:42:28,931 order him to blast off on time, 361 00:42:28,931 --> 00:42:32,926 thus assuring her safe return to Earth... 362 00:42:35,857 --> 00:42:42,475 ..or we can wait until Major Merritt gets off that rock, regardless of how long it takes. 363 00:42:42,475 --> 00:42:47,404 That could mean we could sacrifice both men and the vehicle, 364 00:42:47,404 --> 00:42:49,988 plus whatever information they have collected, 365 00:42:49,988 --> 00:42:53,867 which would prevent this ever happening in the future. 366 00:42:55,331 --> 00:42:59,957 Hal... how would you decide it? 367 00:42:59,957 --> 00:43:03,584 l would have to go with your decision , General. 368 00:43:03,584 --> 00:43:07,545 You haven 't asked my viewpoint, but were l in your place, 369 00:43:07,545 --> 00:43:10,545 l wouldn 't abandon Major Merritt. 370 00:43:10,545 --> 00:43:13,250 lt seems cruel and inhuman , 371 00:43:13,250 --> 00:43:17,219 and l'm sure the public would react with revulsion and disapproval. 372 00:43:17,219 --> 00:43:24,478 All astronauts are aware of the risk involved... and they learn to take it. 373 00:43:24,478 --> 00:43:29,480 Just what have we learned, General? What did we learn ? 374 00:43:29,480 --> 00:43:35,398 Learning is a step-by-step process, Mr Jerome, and if you can understand that and accept it... 375 00:43:38,909 --> 00:43:43,535 ..then regardless of my personal feelings, 376 00:43:43,535 --> 00:43:47,245 that vehicle must blast off in less than 20 minutes. 377 00:43:53,421 --> 00:43:57,253 l think l'm beginning to see how you feel. 378 00:43:58,967 --> 00:44:04,423 l wouldn 't want the responsibility of making that decision . 379 00:44:04,423 --> 00:44:08,505 Thank you . Colonel, let's get that ship back to Earth. 380 00:44:15,314 --> 00:44:19,643 Calling M-2. Captain Buckley... Come in , Captain Buckley. 381 00:44:20,402 --> 00:44:23,355 Calling M-2. Captain Buckley. 382 00:44:23,355 --> 00:44:26,192 Come in , Captain Buckley. 383 00:44:26,192 --> 00:44:29,484 Captain Buckley, come in . Come in . 384 00:44:30,786 --> 00:44:35,992 1 8 minutes to blastoff and counting. Captain Buckley, come in . 385 00:44:40,419 --> 00:44:43,869 You'd better get back to the cabin . 386 00:44:48,675 --> 00:44:54,049 Major Merritt here, General. Captain Buckley is out here with me. 387 00:44:54,049 --> 00:44:58,592 He can 't answer your call without going back to the vehicle. 388 00:44:58,592 --> 00:45:03,470 - This, he seems reluctant to do. - l'm not going to leave you alone. 389 00:45:05,690 --> 00:45:11,193 General Winston , Captain Buckley is greatly overwrought. 390 00:45:12,737 --> 00:45:16,686 lt would be unfair to hold his refusal against him, sir. 391 00:45:16,686 --> 00:45:21,200 Major, it is now 1 6 minutes to blastoff, and no turning back. 392 00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:25,538 lt is with deepest regrets that l give you this request. 393 00:45:25,538 --> 00:45:32,413 lnform Captain Buckley that by my authority, you are relieved as commander of the M-2. 394 00:45:33,379 --> 00:45:39,582 He is appointed to replace you . l command him to activate all systems of his vehicle 395 00:45:39,582 --> 00:45:44,758 and to blast off on the minute at the agreed time of departure. 396 00:45:44,758 --> 00:45:46,964 (roaring) 397 00:45:52,270 --> 00:45:54,974 l've got it! Skipper, l've got it! 398 00:45:55,856 --> 00:45:58,311 - What? - l'll be the decoy. 399 00:45:58,311 --> 00:46:03,186 Listen , Skipper. l'll run onto the sand at an angle. 400 00:46:03,186 --> 00:46:07,982 - Buckley, you're insane! -Now, you listen to me. 401 00:46:07,982 --> 00:46:14,569 l won 't say it twice. l'll run that way. That'll decoy it and let you run for it. 402 00:46:14,569 --> 00:46:17,741 Buckley, get back to your vehicle! 403 00:46:17,741 --> 00:46:23,793 You're not paying attention ! l'm going to run whether you take advantage of it or not. 404 00:46:23,793 --> 00:46:29,341 Wait for it to come for me, then you run . 405 00:46:29,341 --> 00:46:34,805 l'm not asking you . l'm telling you what l'm going to do. That's it. 406 00:46:36,932 --> 00:46:40,182 - l'm going! - Buckley! 407 00:46:41,602 --> 00:46:43,678 Wait! 408 00:46:55,906 --> 00:46:58,906 Come on ! 409 00:47:07,749 --> 00:47:10,454 Buckley! Head for the shore! 410 00:47:42,028 --> 00:47:44,103 (roaring) 411 00:48:24,271 --> 00:48:26,429 There's a whole army of them! 412 00:48:30,443 --> 00:48:32,519 Calling M-2... 413 00:48:34,530 --> 00:48:36,605 Calling M-2... 414 00:48:39,409 --> 00:48:43,240 Earth Control to M-2. Come in , please. 415 00:48:44,079 --> 00:48:49,203 M-2. Major Merritt here. Can anybody tell me how long it is till blastoff? 416 00:48:49,203 --> 00:48:52,002 Chuck! For the love of Pete, what...? 417 00:48:54,171 --> 00:48:57,006 General Winston here. 418 00:48:57,006 --> 00:49:04,047 As of this exact moment, it is six minutes and counting. 419 00:49:04,930 --> 00:49:07,171 All systems checked? 420 00:49:07,171 --> 00:49:10,224 All systems go, General, sir. 421 00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:16,802 General Winston , sir... Look, anything l said before, l was just kidding. 422 00:49:16,802 --> 00:49:21,601 About those pebbles... Can we get a ruling about who they belong to? 423 00:49:21,601 --> 00:49:25,567 We think they belong to the personnel of M-1 and M-2. 424 00:49:25,567 --> 00:49:28,816 Let the guys who follow us find their own . 425 00:49:44,421 --> 00:49:48,204 ( man) Battle joined. Casualties? Yes. 426 00:49:48,204 --> 00:49:52,634 Resolution ? Victory... of a sort. 427 00:49:52,634 --> 00:49:56,379 A painful step from the crib of destiny. 428 00:49:56,379 --> 00:50:01,140 On another day, a friend, perhaps, instead of a deadly peril. 429 00:50:01,140 --> 00:50:04,434 Part of the saga of the space pioneers.