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My name is Derek Lindhurst. I'm head of archives at KBC Public Access

Broadcasting in Kentucky.

I was the editor on duty the night of July 3rd, 1984.

We had a night of celebration planned.

It was going to start with George Romero's film, Night of the Living Dead.

It was the first time we ran it on KBC, so it was a big deal for us.

Popcorn Friday, we were going to call it.

The booking department thought it would set the mood for Independence Day.

That broadcast happened 42 years ago on July 3rd, 1984.

What you're about to see is not the version that aired nationally, and it's

not the version that was archived. It is my own personal record, tapes no one

knows about. This is the original transmission that went out that night,

together with tapes I have acquired from various sources.

Included with this presentation are additional materials, recovered feeds,

field recordings, internal government transmissions, behind-the-scenes

footage. I suppose you could say that there are Things in this program you

weren't supposed to see.

Content that was never cleared for broadcasts. No alteration to the footage

have been made. You're about to see the footage as it was recorded.

What happened that night happened exactly as documented.

This material is being released on the internet in the interest of public

record. Viewer discretion is advised.

Good evening, Kentucky.

You're watching KBC, your local broadcasting channel.

Tonight's late night feature in celebration of Independence Day weekend

is George A. Romero's cult classic, Night of the Living Dead.

A reminder to our viewers, the following film contains scenes that some may find

disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.

Hey, Derek, did you know Night of the Living Dead is based on a true story?

Get out of here. It's just a movie.

Have you actually seen it?

I'm telling you, it's closer to the truth than people think.

You mean the one where the dead crawl out of their graves and start eating

people? The one we're airing tonight?

Yeah.

That's the one.

Happened back in 66.

A chemical spill outside Pittsburgh.

Something called 245 trioxin.

Never heard of it.

The army lost part of the shipment. Word is, one of the canisters fell off the

truck. cracked open and leaked into a nearby river, the same river the town

was pulling water from.

You're making this up, right?

We'll return after these messages.

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They're coming to get you, Barbara.

Stop it. You're ignorant.

They're coming for you, Barbara.

Stop it. You're acting like a child.

Yeah, that's all for now. Dave, audio sync.

Dave, Dave, audio sync.

He'll hear you.

Here he comes now. I'm getting out of here. Johnny.

Sink, sink, sinking.

All right, we're locked. Thank you.

We interrupt our programming for a special bulletin.

We are receiving reports of an incident in the Louisville area.

Authorities are describing this as a chemical-related emergency.

We are attempting to verify details at this time.

Authorities have declared a Level 5 containment breach in downtown

Louisville, Kentucky.

The CDC has confirmed the presence of a classified bioweapon agent.

Trioxin 245, believed to be responsible for multiple reports of reanimated

corpses and violent attacks across the area.

The CDC has confirmed the presence of military and National Guard units are on

the ground.

A full lockdown is in effect within a 10-mile radius of Ground Zero.

Officials are urging all residents to stay indoors.

Avoid contact with exposed individuals.

They are not human.

They are not human.

We are live here at the scene of what appears to be a major disturbance.

As you can see behind me, police have cordoned off the area and are dealing

with a crowd of angry protesters.

Marcus, I understand this began downtown near Moulton Avenue at Resurrection

Cemetery. Can you tell us what happened? Hello, Dave. Yes, we're now standing

outside Resurrection Cemetery where I am told it all began.

It has just started raining again, but wait a minute, I can see someone. My

God, they're coming from inside the cemetery.

We advise viewers to remain calm

Newsflash

We've just received confirmation that representatives of several religious

orders across Kentucky have convened an emergency meeting at City Hall.

Our correspondent, Carlos Oseman, is there now.

Carlos, are you with us? Yes, Dave, I'm here. The meeting has just begun.

Can you confirm who's present? We have Father Benedict Arkwithman, Ismam Karim

al-Sadi, Rabbi Eliyoda Ben-Or, and Reverend Miriam Solis.

All four traditions represented.

What are they hoping to achieve?

I don't think anyone knows.

But if the situation can't be contained by conventional means, they may believe

something else is required.

I'm going to move closer. There have been plagues before.

Not like this.

This is not disease.

No.

It is interruption.

Of what?

The natural order.

We've lost power.

Darkness is not absence.

It is concealment.

Then we are not alone in it.

We never were.

I think I have a match.

Still a terrible habit, I know.

Carlos, are you there?

We appear to have lost that feed.

We'll return as soon as possible.

Brains!

Brains! Brains! Brains! Experiencing technical difficulties following the

losses of our city. Y'all cut away.

We are working to reestablish connection.

We apologize for that footage.

and emergency services are currently responding.

And the government has assured us that the situation is being contained and

will soon be under control.

In the meantime, residents are advised to remain indoors and keep all doors

secure.

We are continuing to follow a developing situation in Louisville, Kentucky.

Authorities are still describing this as a chemical-related emergency, though

details remain unclear.

We are starting to get messages coming in from various KBC viewers regarding

tonight's outbreak.

Audio sync.

Dave, Dave, audio sync, sync, sync, sync.

Let's see if we can get back in touch with the paramedic.

This is Unit 42 Delta.

Please respond.

Please. Please. I need backup now.

I'm on East River Portway, just past the overpass. We got stopped by...

I don't even know what this is.

coming in hot copy we're gonna try to

set it down right in the middle of them we'll be

in and out two minutes ready for us on the roof

just like the sim right

We need to get out of here.

We're just above the Undia Medical Supplies Warehouse off Bolton Avenue

next to Resurrection Cemetery where the first sightings were reported.

We can see what looks like people staggering about.

Jesus Christ!

We need to get out of here.

Are we okay?

Welcome back to KBC Studio. We're now going to bring you a police report

that's just come in.

Officer Stevens will walk us through what's happened so far, and Officer Hart

will join shortly after to add more context and detail.

Let's take a look.

This is Officer Stevens, badge number 6742.

I've made it into cover.

Barely.

I don't know how long this will hold.

Dispatch, this is Officer James Hart, badge 639. I'm stuck inside my unit,

corner of Maple and 5th.

I need immediate assistance.

Something's, Jesus, something's wrong out here.

People are outside. I think they were people. I put one down. He kept coming.

No pulse, cold skin, eyes like glass.

They're not drunk. They're not high.

This is Ben Taylor.

If this is getting out, if anyone can see this, I'm on Hill Street on the east

side in the plaza behind

the liquor store.

They're in the goddamn streets.

They're not human anymore. They're not.

They act like they're sleepwalking.

They pulled him into a van.

He didn't scream.

And I just... I didn't do anything.

I couldn't help him.

Jesus Christ.

I don't know what's going on.

No one's answering the phones. There's no sirens. There's no police.

Well, there's chewing.

I can't get out. I can't run anymore.

If you get this, just burn this part of the city. Burn everything.

They're not sick. They're gone.

We're here at Star Recording Studios as part of KBC's Independence Day

celebrations where recording artist Juan N. Lards is filming the music video for

his new single, I Am Leaving.

Cut!

We'll be speaking with him shortly, but first, let's take a look at... What the

hell is that noise?

Can you shut that down?

We're rolling here.

Hello?

Nothing here?

What the hell is this?

Cut the cameras!

I didn't ask for zombies in my video!

We are receiving reports that authorities in Kentucky have declared a

state of emergency.

We're being told that emergency services are responding at full capacity and that

efforts are underway to contain the situation.

We've also received additional messages from viewers witnessing these events as

they happen.

For many in Kentucky, this is quickly becoming their only source of

information and connection.

We'll continue to bring you those updates as they come in.

We will be staying on air throughout the night, covering this situation as it

develops, fulfilling our responsibility to the public as Kentucky's only public

access channel.

Hello, Kelly.

Have you been watching these reports?

Well, I am a little concerned.

Can you come to the studio, please? I need to talk to you.

Come on, let's get the hell out of here!

Dispatch, we've got multiple attackers.

They're biting!

Go now to our top story.

Kelly, what am I looking at here? These reports just came in from three

counties. Hospitals, police bands, they're all saying the same thing. No,

no, this doesn't just happen. Not like this. This feels controlled, contained,

like it started here. Kentucky. Out of everywhere, it's Kentucky. Why here?

What if this isn't an outbreak? What if it's a test?

We are not doing that.

Not on air. I'm serious.

Government trials, contained in nation zones, there are precedents. What if

something got out?

Or what if people scare them, make it worse? You don't speculate.

You report. They're describing people coming back after they've been declared

dead. We can't say that. Not yet. If this is real, people need to know what

they're dealing with. What they need is calm. Stick to confirmed information,

emergency response, containment, nothing else. Unless confirmed is part of the

cover.

Alright, we're good to go.

Oh shit!

Unit 912 requesting backup.

This is not a standard hazmat.

The footage you just saw was provided by the local police department as they

attempt to contain the situation.

We are working to confirm the exact nature of these attacks.

Authorities are assuring us that the situation is contained.

We've just received three more reports here at KBC within the last few minutes.

This is Marcus Dawson, Channel 8 News, reporting from inside Ground Zero. I

don't know if anyone's still watching this or if it's even broadcasting

anymore.

We were covering the National Guard's quarantine perimeter, and then they

broke through. A mob of them, moving like nothing human.

My cameraman, Eli, he got bit.

He didn't even scream. He just looked at me like he knew.

I ran.

I left him.

I think I locked myself.

It's some kind of supply closet or break room.

There's blood everywhere.

Doors hanging off hinges. It's dead quiet now, but not normal quiet. The

kind that waits.

They're not people. I need you all to understand that. They look like people,

but they're not.

Their eyes are gone. They don't speak. They hunt.

The military's gone. The cops. No one's coming. If you're hearing this, don't

come down here. Don't try to find us. Just get out of the city. Whatever this

is, it spreads fast.

If I don't make it out... This is Marcus Tawson, Channel 8, signing off.

It's Rachel. I'm here strictly.

I don't know where the others are.

I need to make it out. Oh, God.

They're faster than they should be. They don't stop. They don't stop.

They got Tom. I watched them tear him apart.

I ran.

I ran and I didn't look back.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Come on, come on. Please pick up.

James, it's me. I'm in that old warehouse on 6th.

James, it's me.

Please, please be there.

Brains.

Brains?

There is no ongoing threat to the public.

This is an isolated incident.

What about the zombies reported on the streets, General?

We'll respond to them when we have the facts.

Hey! Hey! Doctor, what are you seeing inside?

They're not responding.

What does that mean, Doctor?

It means they're dead.

Dead?

Yes. They're now part of the living dead.

We're now going live to one of our reporters in the downtown district,

currently taking shelter inside the Tower Stockbridge building, where they

have a clear view of the situation as it continues to unfold.

I don't know how long I've got.

They're everywhere.

They're crawling out of the fucking drains, man.

Some rip open a guy in the street They didn't stop

Now they're gonna stop him right they don't

stop I Ran

I Don't know where I'm going I

Lost the others

Jason's gone.

I think she got pulled under a car.

My God, I don't know how I got away.

I thought this was a riot.

I thought this was just some chemical leak or something.

It's not these things.

They're dead.

They don't move like people.

They don't sound like people.

If anyone sees this, don't come downtown.

Don't. Stay away from the core.

It's spreading.

I don't know how far, but it's fast.

Tell my sister.

Tell Jamie I'm sorry I couldn't get to him.

You have to do it for me.

How does something in this state keep functioning?

It's not functioning.

Not in any biological sense we understand.

Then what is it doing?

Persisting.

Why does it make that sound?

It's a pain response.

Constant.

Unrelenting.

Consuming brain tissue seems to relieve it, temporarily.

So it's not hunger?

No.

It's relief.

Is the condition irreversible?

Yes.

Can it be terminated?

We haven't found a reliable method.

You can't stop them!

I'm telling you, we don't know how.

No fatigue and no pain threshold.

Nothing but pain.

And still, it continues.

Endurance without limit.

That's not a capability.

That's a failure.

All systems begin as failures until they're understood.

Imagine what this becomes with direction.

Look at them.

No hesitation.

No fatigue.

They're not behaving like the report suggested.

No.

They're adapting.

How long until the military moves in?

Soon. They won't understand what they're dealing with. They never do.

This isn't a failure. This is persistence.

You're thinking about containment?

Containment is temporary.

This is scalable.

We should leave.

No. We should observe.

Drive.

We are lucky enough to have the chief medical officer dealing with this

outbreak on the line.

Can you hear me?

Yes, doctor, we have you. Can you explain what is happening?

If the reports are accurate, we are not dealing with conventional pathology.

Are you suggesting... I'm suggesting that whatever agent was released

It's reanimating neural function after death.

Doctor, are you saying... I'm saying they are not surviving.

They are returning.

We need to isolate them.

We appear to have lost contact with Dr. Mencken.

We'll continue to monitor the situation and bring you updates as they come in.

In the meantime, let's move to another story happening at Ground Zero.

Who the hell are the military?

We have just had a report that they are about to come in.

About time.

General, what can you tell me about this outbreak and what are you going to do

about it?

My job, and if you'll let me get back to it instead of asking silly questions,

that's exactly what I intend to do.

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What the hell is this doing running a commercial? The city's falling apart out

there!

Maybe head office in New York doesn't realize we're being overrun with the

dead down here in Kentucky.

We're tracking multiple military units heading into the city.

This appears to be a full-scale deployment.

This is Carol Langcity reporting live for KBC, coming to you from Mulleton

Avenue here in downtown Kentucky.

Now back to Dave at the studio.

We have been able to secure a link directly into General Command.

We are about to connect you.

Containment lines are collapsing.

We've lost contact with three response units.

Reports indicate reanimation post-neutralization.

Define reanimation.

Targets continue activity after fatal trauma. So they don't die.

Well, how the hell do we stop them? We're still analyzing the data, sir.

Head trauma appears to disable them temporarily.

Temporarily? I didn't ask what you're analyzing. I asked what works. Sir,

numbers are increasing faster than predicted spread models. Containment is

no longer the objective. We isolate the city. Whatever's inside stays inside,

whatever it takes.

We appear to be receiving... Don't say it. No, not on air. It's unconfirmed.

Confirmed internal government footage from Ground Zero was packed into by

Derek.

If this is government footage, we shouldn't be watching this, should we?

Sir, if we deploy, a nuclear bomb will kill everybody in a radius 20 miles.

If we don't, this could become national.

That's no argument, no debate, just reality.

We are still awaiting official confirmation regarding the footage and

the information coming in, but we don't want to alarm our viewers.

It appears that authorities are...

preparing a final containment measure.

Get inside!

Stay inside!

Help me! Please!

Get inside!

Stay inside!

They're everywhere and they're dead.

What the hell are you doing?

I'm documenting how we saved the world.

Get behind me.

Strike platform is ready, General.

Awaiting authorization.

We end it here, gentlemen.

Leave nothing standing.

I don't want to see a zombie alive.

News flash.

This is an emergency announcement.

We have just been informed that a containment strike has been authorized.

We do not yet have full details, but we understand that a rocket has been

launched and may reach Kentucky at any moment. If you are in the Louisville

area, you need to take immediate shelter.

Did you see that?

See what?

That explosion.

Jesus Christ, Manuel.

Half the damn skyline just lit up.

Not before time.

Louisville's a shithole.

Are you out of your mind?

That wasn't some gas main going up.

That looked like a damn bomb.

And what exactly do you want me to do about it?

Seriously?

We're a county station 40 miles out.

If Luerville just got flattened, it's already happened.

We could get fallout.

Then maybe I should stop smoking.

I'm serious.

We got a prisoner.

Came in about two hours ago.

Yeah, it's a drunk.

Well, should we break him out or not?

Let the fucker sleep it off. He only has himself to blame Shit is starting to

rain.

Let me out of here What's the story with the prisoner drunken disorderly started

a fight outside Doyle's bar, okay, my shift has ended I'm heading out need

breakfast as my stomach thinks my throat has been cut

Christ.

They attacked me.

Outside Doyle's, they bit people.

Who did?

See you tomorrow.

This is KVC.

We're still live.

I don't know if this is going out.

Jesus!

They're not stopping!

They're not stopping!

They're not offing!

My God, they keep coming!

I have got to get out of here before it's too late!

Didn't I tell you?

Best seat in the house.

Yeah, man.

Nobody's getting through that heat.

You see that? We beat it.

We beat the whole thing.

Sometimes, Chuck.

You just gotta think.

Spider?

Yeah?

That wasn't there a second ago.

No. No, it wasn't.

Oh, no. Not again.

Now we run.

Yeah, now we run! Right, now we run, run!

Why do they always yell that?

Don't ask, just run!

This was your plan?

It was a good plan!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute!

It's starting to rain again.

And we both know what happened when it rained last time.

Go! Go!

Go! Go!

Get it off me!

Tell me they can't get in here.

Yeah, sure.

Nope.

We're dead.

We're dead.

We are officially dead.

No, not without a fight.

Do it again.

I really hate this plan.

Next time... Yeah?

We hide somewhere else.

Yeah.

Somewhere better.

Like Hawaii.

If anyone can

see this, do not come into the city.

They are everywhere.

Uptown, downtown, everywhere.

Lock your doors and don't let anyone in, even if you know them.

Command, we're inside the structure and about to go inside the chapel where it

all began.

This is where it started.

But the mortuary, that's where they burned the body.

When me and my partner went outside, we were overrun.

I got out.

He didn't.

It hurts.

She was here when I visited the mortuary.

I don't know how she survived.

Half woman.

What the hell?

She ain't providing this.

Command, we're inside the structure.

Moving toward the cremation room where it all began.

It's not containment.

Then what is it?

All remaining material is to be secured and transferred. No exceptions.

You called it contained.

It is.

That doesn't look contained.

This is no longer your concern.

On the contrary, it's exactly my concern.

We've reviewed your recovery logs.

The material is stable under containment.

Respondive. Responsitive?

It adapts to stimulus.

And survives total systematic destruction.

It was a mistake.

No. It was a test.

We are disposing of it. You're relocating it. There's a difference.

You don't move something like that unless you plan to use it.

You don't understand what it is.

No. I understand exactly what it is.

That one's different.

It's unstable.

No.

It's leading.

We are not experimenting with this. You already did.

The question now is, who controls what happens next?

You'll get your shipment, and then this ends.

No.

This is where it begins.

It was here.

This is where they first encountered him.

That's it.

That's what they brought in.

Nobody touch it.

That's not him.

That's not him.

Fire!

Command, we're inside.

Moving toward the chapel.

That's... not fire.

Smoke got into the air, into the clouds, then it rained, and the dead came back

with it.

So you're saying there is more dead bodies up there.

We're gonna need a ladder.

No. There's another way up. There's a door to the roof in the chapel.

That doorway will take us to the roof.

We've got two bodies.

You hear that?

There's something out here.

He's out there, searching the beyond.

Though they hide in plain sight, they're not what they seem.

Listen now.

I'm following up on the incidents reported earlier tonight on KBC Public

Access Channel, July 3rd, 1984.

That's coming from Mulleton Avenue.

I'm outside the U-Naty warehouse right now, and I am ready to go in.

And I can hear shots coming from the Colton Ring Mortuary. I don't know what

those are.

But they're not moving right.

I'm going inside the warehouse.

If anything's happening here, I'm getting it on camera.

Okay.

Stay with me.

What the hell?

It was left at reception.

I think you should take a look at this.

Review it, then show it to Dave before showing it.

No one saw who dropped it off.

Of course they didn't.

Dave, you're going to want to see this.

That's not containment.

That's transport.

Dave, what do you want me to do with it?

Ladies and gentlemen, we've just received new information here at KBC

delivered moments ago. We've been sent a VAS tape, apparently recorded earlier

this evening, which may shed light on the origin of this outbreak.

With what the government are calling patient zero, this is that tape.

Command, we have visual.

Repeat, we have visual.

Container secure.

Do not engage unless...

Tony

Johannes! What the hell is... That team!

Now!

Repeat, subject contained.

She's still moving. Doesn't matter. Package it.

Good morning, Kentucky.

We return to our ongoing coverage of the situation in Louisville where federal

authorities have confirmed the incident has been fully contained following last

night's explosion.

Residents are advised there is no further risk to the public.

We now go over to a press conference given by General Welberg regarding the

containment of this incident.

At approximately 300 hours, a containment measure was successfully

executed. All biological threats have been neutralized.

There is no ongoing risk.

But what about the reported reports of zombies, General? As I said, there are

no ongoing risks.

systematic precise bodies are bagged but not like before

now carefully selectively these bodies are no longer

just bodies they are evidence

they are evidence

Residual activity still present. Define activity.

It's dormant.

The streak web.

So? Support ECID. Seal everything.

Okay.

What the hell was that? I don't know.

Well, we better bag that one as well.

This isn't contained.

No, sir.

It is now.

This doesn't leave this room.

Understood?

We're gonna need a whole lot more of these if we are gonna can these bodies

like sardines.

Yeah, we're gonna need a lot more ammo, too.

They weren't sick. They were dead.

Stick to observable facts.

You arrived at 2214 Anuda Warehouse. No pulse, correct?

That is the fact, yes.

Then explain how, at 2219, those same individuals were moving.

They got back up.

Not like people.

Not confused, not disoriented.

They knew exactly what they were doing.

Describe exactly.

They went for the living.

Are you suggesting coordinated behaviour?

I'm telling you what I saw.

What you saw?

Or what you believe you saw?

You weren't there.

You mentioned a container.

Metal. Military designation.

What was inside it?

Something we weren't supposed to open.

But you did.

It was already leaking.

Leaking what?

It didn't stay in the container.

This interview is being suspended pending review.

They're not going to stop.

That will be all.

Hello, Kentucky.

We are advising all viewers to remain calm while we hear back from the

government.

Okay.

We have been able to get Dr. Mencken back on the line. Doctor, what do you

mean escalate?

If they escalate.

Doctor, what do you mean escalate? The line dies. You don't understand.

Fire doesn't destroy it. Tears through the blow.

It spreads it.

The stronger they get.

The stronger they get. Oh, God.

Dave, you good?

Dave?

Dave, answer me.

Dave, what the hell is happening?

Derek?

Derek, you still there?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm here.

You alright?

I must have drifted off.

Well, wake up, buddy.

Feels like it's going to be a busy night.

Yeah.

Mencken, thank you for being here. The eyes of the world are on this interview.

Let's begin with what everyone's asking.

Why did the United States government drop a nuclear bomb on Louisville,

Kentucky, July 3rd?

The response was authorized by national defense protocols.

The situation had escalated beyond the threshold of control.

Control of what?

The official statements say containment.

Biological hazard, urban panic. A nuclear weapon isn't protocol, doctor.

It's eradication.

There were variables.

Evacuation was deemed infeedimable. Why? Was it an outbreak?

A pathogen? Was it airborne, like the Spanish flu?

The specifics are classified.

Dr. Mencken, you were the chief biochemical liaison for Project

Resurrection.

How do you know that? Tell us about trioxine 245.

The people of Louisville are dead. The whole city is gone. And the official

line is a chemical accident. But trioxine 245 was recovered from the

blast zone intact.

That's not correct.

Why wasn't it?

What does it do, Dr. Mencken?

What happens when TRI toxin 2.4.5 is exposed to living tissue?

It reacts unpredictably.

There are reports from Louisville, people coming back after death, bodies

moving, breathing, screaming.

Dr. Mencken, is that what trioxin does?

I cannot confirm that.

Couldn't be allowed to read.

That's not what we saw.

That's a cover-up. That's what they told us to say.

So we say it.

No.

Forget it.

That's not what happened out there.

You've seen the footage. You know what that was.

We saw something.

That wasn't something.

They were dead.

You don't say that.

Not on air. Then what are we saying?

Chemical exposure, civil disturbance, contained incident.

Contained? You said they were still moving.

They weren't moving right.

They weren't supposed to move at all. They were dead, Frank. That's not the

story. Then what is?

The one we're cleared to tell.

That's not reporting.

That's staying on air.

They shut down two feeds already.

The government has been lying to us. They have been lying to all of us.

That's not what we saw.

For God's sake, cut the camera! I said off!

We don't need a record of this.

Good evening, Kentucky.

We conclude our coverage of the Louisville incident.

Federal authorities have confirmed that the situation has been fully resolved.

The cause has been identified as a chemical fire resulting from improperly

stored materials.

There was no bomb, just a chemical incident.

There is no evidence of any ongoing biological contamination.

The affected area will remain under restricted access as a precautionary

measure. We now return to our scheduled programming.

Good night.

There was no bomb, just a chemical incident.

Transport is green.

Initiate cargo loading.

Maintain seal integrity.

Protocol four is in effect.

Manifest is clear. Secure the bag.

Wheels up in five.

So where are they taking them?

They won't tell us till we're up in the air.

you see that no and you didn't either whatever you say

Destination confirmed.

Getting a slight fluctuation in cabin pressure.

Probably thermal.

Altitude stable. All systems nominal.

The trajectory update has just finalized.

It is confirmed.

The reentry profile is unstable.

The shielding won't hold at those angles.

Define won't hold. It will fail.

Catastrophically. You realize that the rocket will break up on descent.

Superstructure first, then the payload.

Nothing survives thermal load.

Nothing?

What's the recovery window?

There isn't one.

This system does not include return parameters.

Correct.

Then mission success probability does not include my survival.

No.

You will be out there on your own.

Understood.

I need to proceed.

Payload secured.

Final systems check complete.

We are ready to proceed with takeoff.

We're receiving internal telemetry now.

Signal's inconsistent.

With intolerance.

I have checked cargo.

Everything's stable.

Ready for launch. I repeat, I am ready for launch.

Trajectory stable.

Fuel to steep lesion threshold approaching.

Trajectory stable.

Re-entry arc projected.

Expected decay window T0210.

Everything normal.

We're not burning up tonight

Trajectory

isn't degrading what it's not entering descent.

We've lost re-entry lock

The craft is not return, it's going into space.

What?

Because I'm living a life, a life full of you.

Command confirmed.

Because I'm living a life full of you.

And why do I sing?

Why does December seem sunny as rain?

Why do I get up each morning to start?

Happy and head up with joy in my heart.

Why is each new task a triumph to do?

Because I'm living a life.

Thank you.