1 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,712 - Herculanium. - TARRANT: So you can't cut it? 2 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,440 - Can't cut it, burn it, blast it. - Can you open it? 3 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,477 - You can or you can't? - Very difficult. 4 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:02,960 DAYNA: Very necessary. 5 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,680 Unless you feel like living on nuts and berries for the rest of your life. 6 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,752 - Eh? - Food, Vila. 7 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,635 What we've got will last us maybe three weeks if you can't open that door. 8 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,076 We can't get back to Scorpio and without that ship 9 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,073 we're as much prisoners here as we were on Terminal. 10 00:01:37,320 --> 00:01:38,640 (Bleeping) 11 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:40,719 I'm not sure about this. 12 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,793 I know it's a voice recognition input, but why is it just here? 13 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,076 - Well, can't you bypass it? - No, they're foolproof. 14 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,800 - Perhaps... - And before you say it, they're Avon-proof, too. 15 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,200 I'll look for him anyway. 16 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,879 Orac! Orac! 17 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:19,159 At the present stage of development, the chances of achieving critical restructure 18 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,391 are less than 1 1%. 19 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,080 Never mind that, Orac, I need teleport now. 20 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,479 Giving due consideration to the probabilities 21 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,553 I must assume that your request is a frivolous one. 22 00:02:33,640 --> 00:02:35,791 What request? 23 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,714 Avon, where are you? What do you want? 24 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,631 DAYNA: Avon, can you hear me? 25 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,353 Avon, can you hear... 26 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,070 Avon? 27 00:02:55,920 --> 00:02:58,151 Well, there's always rodents of one sort or another. 28 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,914 I'm a growing lad, Vila. Rats are not the answer to my diet. 29 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,673 But, Orac, can you get a fix on him? 30 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,197 The locator fixing device was an integral part of his transceiver 31 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,590 - which is no longer operating. - Problem? 32 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,592 Something's happened to Avon and Orac's being difficult. 33 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,792 I am not being difficult, but functioning according to request. 34 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,395 - What happened to the transceiver? - It is no longer functioning. 35 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,473 - Yes, but why? - There is a 72% probability 36 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,075 that it was damaged by a hostile agency. 37 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:29,040 - What was the last thing he said? - He requested immediate teleportation. 38 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,351 - But the teleport doesn't work. - Precisely. 39 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,000 Orac, give us a fix on Avon's last known position. 40 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,118 Grid 290 by 428. 41 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,914 - Nothing. - There, zoom in on that. 42 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,196 - Right, I'm going to take a look. - Yes, me, too. 43 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,351 - What about me? - There's a door to open, remember? 44 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,477 And there's a lady with a gun wandering about, remember? 45 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,359 Soolin's nowhere on the base, Vila. You're safe. 46 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,435 Hey! If she's out on the surface, maybe she got Avon. 47 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,153 Who is he do you think? 48 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,233 He must have come in on the Scorpio. There's no other way. 49 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,233 - Should we check? - I shall. You follow. 50 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,199 Sir, we have the intruder. 51 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,840 - His equipment and gun. - Oh, bring him in, bring him in. 52 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,116 - Let's see what you've got. - Bring him in. 53 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,598 Well, don't just stand there, woman. Bring meat! Ale! 54 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,836 - You have a fetching way with women. - Who are you to address me like some joker? 55 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,720 - My name is Avon. - I don't care what you call yourself. 56 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,678 I am Gunn Sar, chief of the Hommiks. 57 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,399 I rule by right of challenge, 58 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,599 which means I'm the biggest, toughest meanest son of a Seska on this planet. 59 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,956 - I believe you. - You'd better. 60 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,517 - What's the tally of challenges? - 25 dead and one missing, sir. 61 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:41,914 Oh, come on, Cato. Don't quibble. Marquin fell backwards off the cliff. 62 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,196 - Yes, sir. - So he's dead. 63 00:05:44,280 --> 00:05:46,954 Like, you can't say someone's missing as such, 64 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,033 not when they've taken a dive into a bottomless gorge. 65 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:51,190 No, sir. 66 00:05:51,280 --> 00:05:53,590 So, it's 26 dead. 67 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:57,231 The Council ruled it was 25, sir, and one missing. 68 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,311 25 men lie dead who tried to stand against me. 69 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:07,317 And one, if he's not still falling, is no more than a greasy spot on the rocks, right? 70 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,400 - Impressive. - GUNN SAR: You killed two men. 71 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,350 If I'd known we were keeping score, I would have brought more ammunition. 72 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:19,275 - What were you doing on my land? - Your land? 73 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:23,634 With instruments and tools, speaking devices. 74 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:26,834 A petroscope. 75 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,639 You know what it is? 76 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,157 What were you looking for? 77 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,198 - Some crystals, nothing of any consequence. - What crystals? 78 00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:38,158 - Dynamon. - Dynamon? 79 00:06:42,840 --> 00:06:46,072 Dynamon? You look like a man. 80 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,151 You smell like a man. 81 00:06:56,280 --> 00:06:57,350 So? 82 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,319 So, what do you want with dynamon? 83 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:08,150 Orac was right. I'd say there was a hostile agency, wouldn't you? 84 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:11,755 Avon! 85 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:16,196 Avon! 86 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,954 - Shall I hold this out of the way? - Yes, thank you, if you wouldn't mind. 87 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,435 (Exclaiming in pain) 88 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,399 I am sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. 89 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,836 I thought you were a lady gunfighter. 90 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,632 Just a minute, who are you? Where do you come from? 91 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,760 Let me. I am Pella, of the Seska people. 92 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,879 - Does this hurt? - It did. How did you get in? 93 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,472 The secondary hatch was open. 94 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:57,395 Your hand is badly bruised. Here. 95 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,316 In 10 minutes, the pain and the bruise will be gone. 96 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,989 - Do you think you can open the door? - I can open the lock. 97 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,232 - And can you break the computer code? - No, but Avon can. 98 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:21,360 - You seem to know a lot about it? - The only way off this planet is through that door. 99 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,159 - Where is Avon? - Outside. 100 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:27,314 - Are the others looking for him? - Yes, we think he may have had an accident. 101 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,918 - How do you know about the others? - Your friend hasn't had an accident. 102 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,550 - He's in trouble. The Hommiks have taken him. - Hommiks? 103 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,030 - Is that bad? - For Avon, very. 104 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:42,439 - So, you want dynamon crystals? - Yes. 105 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,071 - They're rare. - So I've been told. 106 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:51,032 So rare, there aren't any. What there was have all been dug up. 107 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,473 - Right? - I'll take your word for it. 108 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:59,760 Anyway, they're useless. Expensive baubles for the ladies. 109 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,759 So, why do you want them? 110 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:09,797 - My computer suggested they might be useful. - Your computer! 111 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:15,036 Not your books or your mates or your woman or your assistant, but your computer. 112 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:20,231 You talk to computers? You understand computers? 113 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:22,635 AVON: Don't you? 114 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,679 Watch what you're doing, you snivelling sack of offal! 115 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,910 So, you want to be number 27? 116 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,235 Don't you mean number 26? 117 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,991 Go! Make preparation. 118 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,916 So there's two tribes, the Hommiks and the Seskas? 119 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,276 - The Seska are not a tribe. - Not too close. 120 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,920 The gap is all connected with the thickness of the door. 121 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,957 So what's the difference between Seskas and Hommiks? 122 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,509 - How do you know how thick it is? - By the stress pattern. 123 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,479 - I don't see anything. - Not without this you won't. 124 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:05,233 - Oh, I see. And what does that tell you? - The weight of the door. 125 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,710 I know the height, the width, what it's made of, how dense it is. 126 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,998 - And the computer works it out? - Computer? Who needs computers? 127 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,037 - I just have to look at it. - You must be very clever. 128 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,272 That's what I keep telling everyone. They even believed me in CF-1. 129 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,955 - CF-1? - A sort of academy, when I was a boy. 130 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,157 They chose me as technical advisor for the escape. 131 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,038 Escape? From an academy? 132 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,636 - Perhaps academy was the wrong word. - What about this? 133 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,794 - Do you know what it is? - Oh, yes. I just don't know what it's for. 134 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,597 And they didn't teach this in...academy? 135 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,431 There's a switch. 136 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:43,072 When the door is closed, every 48 hours, Dorian must say a code word to reset the timing. 137 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,117 Is that 48 hours standard time? 138 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,477 Earth standard time. This planet is very like Earth, I think. 139 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:51,200 - That is why the Seska came here. - And what happens if Dorian 140 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,796 - doesn't reset the switch? - There's a nuclear compression charge. 141 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,517 - Yes, there would be. - The whole base would... 142 00:10:59,680 --> 00:11:02,036 Oh, well. Nuts and berries it is, then. 143 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:04,790 - Nuts and berries? - Or rodents. 144 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,958 - You speak like a Hommik. - What do you eat, then? 145 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,399 - We have a hydroponic dome. - And the nutrients? 146 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,199 Dorian brings them from Onus Two. 147 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,749 Well, you better start thinking nuts and berries, then. 148 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:19,991 - Dorian's dead. - Dead? 149 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,756 200 years, but he made it in the end. I didn't think anyone would be sorry. 150 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,672 Least of all me. 151 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,433 This could go at any time, couldn't it? 152 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,113 (Beeping) 153 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:30,475 I must go. 154 00:11:30,560 --> 00:11:32,995 No, wait, what about this? 155 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:34,435 Pella... 156 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:43,037 I'm sorry, Vila, truly, but I must go. 157 00:11:44,680 --> 00:11:46,239 Don't let me stop you. 158 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,676 Pella, quickly, you must hurry. The others are at the main entrance. 159 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,314 - Orac knows more than he's saying. - So what do we do? 160 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,791 - You can't put thumbscrews on a computer. - Oh, he'll answer. 161 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,440 We just have to ask the right questions, that's all. 162 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,074 - Did you see her? - Who? 163 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:14,753 Pella, a young woman. She was here a moment ago. 164 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,752 - What are you talking about? - We've got to get out of here. 165 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,038 This whole place... There's a nuclear compression charge, we've got to move. 166 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,794 - Vila, take it easy. - It could go at any time! 167 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,440 Let's just take one thing at a time. This young woman... 168 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:53,952 I am Gunn Sar, slayer of Mavarik. Lord of the Hommiks. 169 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:58,797 I rule by the strength of my right arm and by my left arm and by the... 170 00:13:04,680 --> 00:13:10,358 - When Gunn Sar dies in combat, the victor is Lord. - ALL: Hurray! 171 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,636 - I've got to say all that. - Tradition. 172 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:19,396 Well, old Mavarik was 63. He had it coming anyway. 173 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:23,919 Gunn Sar will live! 174 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,913 - ALL: Gunn Sar will live! - Pick a weapon. 175 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,752 I'll have a neutron blaster. 176 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,474 No neutron blasters. 177 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,512 - In that case I'll have a glove. - A glove? 178 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,037 - A glove. - A glove. 179 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,312 - Get up, Gunn Sar. - Kill him. 180 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,112 (Gunn Sar groaning) 181 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,593 Kill him, Gunn Sar. 182 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:28,999 Get him, Gunn Sar! 183 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:31,879 - Come on. - Come on. 184 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:35,430 (Bleeping) 185 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,829 An ordinary domestic heliofusion rod. You haven't seen one, have you? 186 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,960 Don't! All that underground heat, light, power. 187 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,995 And you never considered where it came from. 188 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,920 Put that thing back where it came from. Use his glove. 189 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,470 The one being held by the Hommiks is called Avon. 190 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,119 Well, does he concern us? 191 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,274 - Our future depends on him. Dorian is dead. - Dead? 192 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:26,674 - But the Scorpio? - Without Avon, the Scorpio is lost. 193 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,073 Watch him. 194 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,874 I've checked the secondary hatch. Locked, from the inside. 195 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,636 - So she used the main entrance. - We used the main entrance. It was locked. 196 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,952 Besides, if she came in that way, she would have tripped the surveillance alarm. 197 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,794 - Then she's still on the base. - I've checked. There's nobody here. 198 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,678 All right, I'm going mad. 199 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,638 Comes of drinking and talking to myself. 200 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,359 I could be lying of course. Have you considered that? 201 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:13,469 Vila, we're not accusing you of lying or going mad. We just want to know how she got out. 202 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,711 - If she was here. - And how she got in. 203 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,792 I told you, the secondary hatch was open and she... 204 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,156 It wasn't. I checked them both this morning. 205 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,597 Well, look at this, I dropped the lance body right across it and the bruise... 206 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,512 I can't see any bruise. 207 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,599 No. 208 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:32,276 Must be brain warp. Think I'll just go off and die somewhere. 209 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:33,800 - Vila. - What? 210 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:35,712 - The door. - Which door? 211 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,634 The door to the landing silo, how long before you free the lock? 212 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:39,836 Oh, that. 213 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,231 I'll need to switch the lance on. Course, we still need Avon. 214 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:47,911 Have you ever seen a nuclear compression charge go off? 215 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,038 Everything gets sucked in. It's like a mini black hole. 216 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,715 Looks good. From a distance. 217 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,116 - Do you think I should go with him in case... - In case what? He has got brain warp? 218 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,716 - Or a flask of booze. - No, leave him. 219 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,151 That makes a difference, doesn't it? 220 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,911 If you get the chance, Kate, go. 221 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:39,316 Yes, all right, but I agree with Vila. I think we should get out of here. 222 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,120 Abandon Scorpio when there's every chance we can save her? 223 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,795 Look, we don't know when the place is going up, we could have hours. 224 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,360 - Or even minutes. - Seconds. 225 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,671 If we can get through the door, we can operate the switch manually. 226 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,274 Pretend it's not there, just walk through it? 227 00:17:50,360 --> 00:17:52,317 That's what your Seska friend did with the hatches. 228 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,995 - Perhaps she can show us how it's done. - Tarrant, it's serious. 229 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,072 I'm being serious. Orac! 230 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,358 Is it possible for a living person to pass through a solid, a hatch, 231 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,318 without there being any material disturbance? 232 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:06,110 - The process is called teleportation. - Oh, well, nothing like stating the obvious. 233 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,034 Could a person just teleport themselves as an act of will? 234 00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:11,919 No, unless directed by an outside agency, 235 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,158 matter transmuted to energy will merely dissipate at random. 236 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,232 Could this have done it without us knowing? 237 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:21,837 I am exploring the possibility. Without a co-radiating crystal to focus the beam, 238 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,596 the mechanism will operate at.001% efficiency. 239 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,354 Orac, a woman was inside this base and she's not inside it now. 240 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,592 Given that the hatch remained locked from the inside, how would she get out? 241 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:35,310 The logical alternatives are within the bounds of human reasoning. 242 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:40,117 I suggest you consider them and leave me in peace to reflect on those matters which are not. 243 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,079 Hey! 244 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,551 No! Let me go. No! 245 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:00,756 (Screams) 246 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:47,751 Don't get too comfortable now, we'll be back for you just as soon as the surgery is free. 247 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:03,676 Avon? 248 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,153 You are Avon, aren't you? 249 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,239 Perhaps I was somewhere else when they introduced us. 250 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:29,438 - You've been hurt. - Well, you could say that. 251 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,836 However, the nuclear compression charge is set to detonate in precisely 252 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,515 - three hours 24 minutes. - So you've got to get that door open fast. 253 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,398 - How long? - The lance will be through in about an hour. 254 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,392 But there's still the computer code. We still need Avon. 255 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,712 Do we? Orac, can you interpret and break the computer code? 256 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:48,716 The code sequence is the numerical value of the letters contained in the word "Narcissus". 257 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:53,994 - No problem. - However, the device has a secondary trip relay. 258 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,352 When the door is opened, the charge will detonate automatically. 259 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,160 Are you telling us there's no way to reach that override switch? 260 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,995 One way. The same way by which a woman passed through a hatch 261 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,914 which was later seen to be locked from the inside. 262 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,437 - How do we find that woman? - The information you require 263 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,876 is on the chronicle discs in the records locker. 264 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:16,954 Now will you please return me to the control room where I have work to do? 265 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:29,236 - Can you walk? - Very likely. 266 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,439 But just at the moment I can't think of too many places to go. 267 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:37,080 There was a girl with me when we were captured. We've got to find her. 268 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,800 She's very young. They're going to operate on her. 269 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,440 - And then on me. - Operate? Why? 270 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,669 So that we will no longer be Seska. 271 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:50,789 - Seska? - When our spirit is broken, we give them sons. 272 00:21:51,360 --> 00:21:53,477 The daughters are left to die on the hillside. 273 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,120 Sometimes we are able to find them in time. 274 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,153 The Hommiks are regressives. 275 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:02,359 They reverted to primitive tribalism hundreds of years ago. It's all they know. 276 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:06,356 Now please, if you care at all, will you help me with this door? 277 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:10,356 - There's a large bolt on the other side. - The door is open. 278 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:18,911 But there's something blocking it. 279 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,438 Or should I say someone? 280 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:37,078 - How do you suppose this happened? - Please, we must hurry. 281 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,112 Have you noticed that they're all women? 282 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,760 So far we haven't seen a single man on these discs. 283 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,991 These are all that's left. 284 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:52,040 It's as though history stops 20 years ago. This is the last. 285 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:55,392 - Has Orac scanned them? - Hm. For all the good it does us. 286 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,359 The only person he treats with any respect is Avon. 287 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:09,312 Interim report concerning the last engagement in the battle for A-XRidge. 288 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,950 At 08539, defence losses numbered 18 dead and 7 taken. 289 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,631 Estimated Hommik losses: 0. 290 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,272 At 0861 1, a nucleic burster was released 291 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:25,036 in the procreation vault contaminating the Seska seminal stocks. 292 00:23:25,120 --> 00:23:26,395 (Metallic thudding) 293 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:31,271 Survival threshold has been passed, with Seska strength now numbering 94, 294 00:23:31,360 --> 00:23:33,511 which includes 52 infants. 295 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,917 Maravik, conducting the Hommik deployment from the safety of his A-FHill HQ, 296 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,196 has called for an unconditional surrender. 297 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,956 A rejection is already being drafted, but there is a growing feeling 298 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:49,353 among the Seska remnant that women, even with the power we have could never... 299 00:23:51,120 --> 00:23:53,999 The Seskas are women. All of them are women. 300 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:59,477 And presumably the Hommiks were men. Looks like it was a war between the sexes. 301 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,190 - And the men were winning. - What's a nucleic burster? 302 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,992 A radiation flare. Very dirty. Last thing you'd want in a procreation chamber. 303 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:10,870 TARRANT: Wait a moment. 304 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,474 (Disc rewinding) 305 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:16,600 ...conducting the Hommik deployment from the safety of his A-FHill HQ... 306 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:22,390 - A-F Hill? A-X Ridge? - That's what the lady said. 307 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:27,633 Well, then we can trace it back. All we need is the original point of reference. 308 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,157 One of us will have to ask Orac. 309 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,991 I've finished. She'll sleep now. 310 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,435 Nina! Why have you done this? 311 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,113 (Groaning) 312 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:23,795 Nina, what have they done to you? 313 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:27,396 - How could you be a part of this? - Pella, never mind. We're too late. Let's go. 314 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:31,235 I can't leave Nina. Nina, come with us. We can escape. 315 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,071 - And how would I live? - We have food. You don't need the Hommiks. 316 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,358 - Nor do I need Dorian. - Pella, come on! 317 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,836 - Dorian's dead. - Then so are you. 318 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,229 - Gunn Sar feeds me. Why should I leave? - Because you are Seska. 319 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:50,553 Nina, these people, they're good. We can get off this planet. 320 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,912 I don't want to get off the planet. I don't want to go anywhere. 321 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,835 - Pella! - Now please. I have my duties to attend to. 322 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,831 I feel sorry for you, Nina. You were a Seska... 323 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,071 but more than that you were a great Seska. 324 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,755 And now, I am a woman. 325 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,639 I'll take that. 326 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,158 - It isn't yours. - Nor is it yours. But it doesn't matter whose it is. 327 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,152 - Give it to me. - No. 328 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,197 Then I'm going to have to take it. 329 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,351 I don't want to hurt you, Avon. 330 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:44,554 Oh, it's good. 331 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:49,629 - But it's not good enough. - Don't make me do it again. 332 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,276 You must, though. Mustn't you? 333 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,597 Oh, it hurts, Pella. But I will win. 334 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,158 - There's not much left, is there? - Enough. 335 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,836 You see, Pella, it's your strength and however you use it, 336 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,832 a man's will always be greater. 337 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,470 Unfair, perhaps, but biologically unavoidable. 338 00:28:02,120 --> 00:28:06,637 I'm going now, Pella, before your friend Nina calls out the guard. 339 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,757 - Is it done? - Yes, she's sleeping. 340 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:15,870 - Any problems? - No. Oh, except your prisoners escaped. 341 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:20,034 - What! - It's all right. They won't go far, I alerted security. 342 00:28:20,120 --> 00:28:21,918 Security. 343 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,473 - The Seska's name is Pella. - So? 344 00:28:31,360 --> 00:28:33,477 - I remember her being born. - Hm. 345 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,355 - She asked me to go with them. - Go where? 346 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:48,915 - Escape. - So, why didn't you? 347 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,395 - How much further is it? - 15 minutes. 348 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,314 That'll leave us an hour and a half. And I'm tired already. 349 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,279 - You didn't need to come, Vila. - I didn't need to stay. 350 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,317 I get lonely, you know. 351 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:45,756 Security alert. Intruders at A-F 43. Approach and apprehend. 352 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,354 Interesting. 353 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:54,114 - How did you find this place? - There had to be a computer room. 354 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,032 - But it's... - Concealed? Yes. 355 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,639 But then I've had a little experience in these things. 356 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:04,275 Oh, by the way, I shouldn't rely too heavily on your security. 357 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:09,240 - It has...weaknesses. - Gunn Sar? 358 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,789 Gunn Sar doesn't know. But he doesn't know a lot of things, does he? 359 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,191 - He is our leader. - And a very good one, if a little... 360 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,990 - Stupid? - Well, I didn't like to say it. 361 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,118 He thinks we have scouts posted everywhere and runners. 362 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:25,079 Impractical. So why do you keep up the illusion? 363 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,311 For the Hommiks. The people. 364 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:33,512 If they see this, they'll want more. Hydroponic food, machines, neutron blasters. 365 00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:36,312 And you don't have them to give. 366 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:43,796 - Because your civilisation died a long time ago. - Yes. 367 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,312 - What killed it? - A war. 368 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:56,479 Everything was lost. Industry, people. 369 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:01,595 Afterwards, the Council of Survivors decreed that we should start again 370 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:03,478 from the very beginning. 371 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:07,156 Wooden tools, flint arrowheads, the wheel. 372 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,356 Ten thousand years' advancement destroyed in a day. 373 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,796 - And this? - Overlooked. 374 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:20,950 It's self-maintained. Powered by our sun, it will last forever. 375 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,312 This generation, even Gunn Sar, believes it to be some kind of magic 376 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,357 that keeps the chambers light and warm. 377 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:31,400 - A computer is like some ancient god to them. - What about the Seskas? 378 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:33,631 The Seskas? Why do you... 379 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:48,229 Why? 380 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:53,797 PELLA: Yes, Avon, why? 381 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:00,759 I didn't. 382 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,356 Your finger was on the trigger. You killed him. 383 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:07,960 I didn't, Pella. 384 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,191 But you did, didn't you? 385 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,476 Yes, if you say so, Avon, I killed him. 386 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,836 You are nothing more than a Hommik, Avon. 387 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:47,317 - The guard have brought in some more intruders. - More? 388 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:48,993 What is this, an invasion? 389 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:53,791 Can't I have a minute's peace and recreation without intruders bursting in all the time? 390 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,871 Well, don't just stand there. Bring them in, bring them in. 391 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:00,593 MAN: Bring them in. 392 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,350 - What do you want? - VILA: A second chance? 393 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,879 - We're from... - I don't care where you're from. 394 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:18,673 I am Gunn Sar, chief of the Hommiks and I'm getting very weary of... 395 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:20,790 of... 396 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,559 - Nina, where's Cato when I need him? - I'll bring him. 397 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:29,757 I am Gunn Sar, chief of all the Hommiks, I rule by right of challenge. 398 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,156 - And 26 lie dead... - So I challenge you. 399 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:33,356 What? 400 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:40,799 I challenge you. You rule by right of challenge. I challenge that rule. 401 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,593 (Gunn Sar laughing) 402 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:45,831 Not one of your better ideas, Dayna. 403 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:50,237 - Do you accept my challenge? - Don't be foolish. 404 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:54,115 - You're... Well, you're a... - A woman? 405 00:33:56,440 --> 00:34:01,390 Yes. Take a good look. 406 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:10,276 All right, woman, you just made a very big mistake. 407 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,915 - Nina! - Kate! 408 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,794 But you're so... You've grown up. 409 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:32,871 I thought you were dead. 410 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:40,955 - What are you doing here? - I'm the wife of Gunn Sar. 411 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:45,433 - Wife? But you're a Seska. - No, I'm a woman. 412 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:46,636 (Bells ringing) 413 00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:48,074 You must go, quickly. 414 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,800 - Soon there will be Hommiks everywhere. - What is that? What's happening? 415 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:54,635 It's a call to the arena. Someone has just been stupid enough to challenge my husband. 416 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:26,520 Choose your weapon. 417 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:36,355 (Gunn Sar laughing) 418 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,038 Go on, Gunn Sar. 419 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:50,314 Come on, Gunn Sar. 420 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,079 (Cheering) 421 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:56,595 - Kill her. - Come on, Gunn Sar. 422 00:35:57,240 --> 00:35:58,640 Get her. 423 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,557 Get her, Gunn Sar. Get her! 424 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:06,190 Come on. 425 00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:10,471 Come on, kill her, Gunn Sar. 426 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:14,874 (Gunn Sar groaning) 427 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:17,955 - Kill her, Gunn Sar. - Move, Gunn Sar, move. 428 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:20,111 - Finish her! - Get her, Gunn Sar. 429 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:23,790 - I thought you were dead. - I nearly was. 430 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,119 Go on, Gunn Sar. 431 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:30,237 Kill, Gunn Sar. Get in there, Gunn Sar. 432 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,794 PELLA: The black woman must win. KATE: I know. 433 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:35,997 Get up, Gunn Sar! 434 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:37,679 Kill her. 435 00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,753 Go on, Gunn Sar. Kill her. 436 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:52,872 Come on, Gunn Sar. 437 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,637 Come on, Gunn Sar. 438 00:37:05,720 --> 00:37:09,157 - Two Seskas and a woman against Gunn Sar? - It is enough. 439 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:11,670 Now. 440 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:36,552 Don't make a fuss, Dayna. Just walk and keep on walking. 441 00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:28,274 (Sobbing) 442 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,399 Now the people shall leave this place, Gunn Sar. 443 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:45,555 We shall seek a new home, far from here. 444 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:48,673 A new way of life. 445 00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:00,719 Orac, in 16 minutes this base will be destroyed and you with it. 446 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:03,713 Is there anything logically more important than trying to stop that happening? 447 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:08,317 Yes. The most logical course of action is to transport me to safety with all due urgency. 448 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:10,278 - He's grovelling! - We're not going anywhere, Orac, 449 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:12,431 until you give me straight answers to two questions. 450 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:14,398 One, how did the Seska woman get out of here? 451 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,951 And two, how does that method enable us to deactivate the nuclear compression charge? 452 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:22,193 Answers: One, the woman made her exit via the secondary hatch. 453 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:23,714 It was locked from the inside. 454 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:28,192 The hatch was unlocked and locked again from the outside by telekinesis. 455 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:29,600 Telekinesis? 456 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:31,990 The power to move objects at a distance using only the mind... 457 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:33,753 Yes, we know what it means. 458 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:37,800 And yet you fail to see it as the only logical explanation and the means 459 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:40,998 by which the manual override switch may be operated to cancel 460 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:42,878 the nuclear compression charge. 461 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:47,398 Now, will you kindly remove me to a place not closer than 742 metres 462 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:49,199 from the launch chamber door. 463 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:51,476 Orac, telekinesis doesn't work, it's a myth. 464 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:53,677 The human brain doesn't generate enough energy. 465 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:56,878 The human brain does not need to generate energy. 466 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,680 There is adequate energy elsewhere in the body. 467 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:01,592 The brain merely directs it, 468 00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:06,152 given the in-grafted co-radiating crystal necessary to focus the beam. 469 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:08,914 That's a very clever machine. 470 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,480 Pella! 471 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:13,473 - No need to ask how you got in. - Telekinesis. 472 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,760 KATE: We apologise for startling you, but there isn't much time. 473 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,513 - 13 minutes. - Shall we go? 474 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:22,071 - Wait. Why should you care? - Does it matter? 475 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:26,474 We care because the Scorpio is our only contact with civilisation. 476 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:31,038 Without it, we become like the Hommiks. We need nutrients for our food process. 477 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:33,271 Now let's just be clear about this. The Scorpio is our ship. 478 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:36,194 - 12 minutes! - If that charge goes off, it won't be anyone's ship. 479 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:38,237 In return for nutrients, 480 00:40:38,320 --> 00:40:41,358 we offer what we offered Dorian. Technical assistance. 481 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:45,271 The Seska are specialists in tele-ergonomics and energy transference. 482 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,353 - What, a teleport system of.003% efficiency? - Tarrant! 483 00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:51,558 It's a matter of time, that's all. The teleport is difficult. 484 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:55,520 - The Seska have worked on it for generations. - How many Seska are there? 485 00:40:57,880 --> 00:40:59,792 - We are the Seska. - 11 minutes! 486 00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:02,520 - Yes, but what about the others? - There aren't any others. 487 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:05,115 Last week we were five. This morning, three. 488 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,159 And now we are two. 489 00:41:09,240 --> 00:41:12,517 - 10 and 3/4 minutes! - Let's go. 490 00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:31,150 The lock is free. Nine and a half minutes. 491 00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:33,391 Just do your business with your tele-whatever. 492 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:36,951 Have you ever seen a nuclear black hole go off? It's like a mini compression charge. 493 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:40,397 Yes, I know I'm prattling. It's nerves. Nine and a quarter minutes. 494 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:44,679 - Well, Orac? - "Well"is not a question. 495 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:47,395 Don't play games. You know what I'm asking. 496 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:49,751 The answer is yes. With qualifications. 497 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:53,197 - Then qualify. - The feat of calculation was prodigious. 498 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:56,432 - The result imperfect. - Degree of imperfection? 499 00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:57,749 Variably low. 500 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:00,349 You will be required to perform circuit adjustments. 501 00:42:00,440 --> 00:42:02,750 Of course. Where? 502 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:09,513 - It's safe. - Is that it? 503 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:10,716 Yes. 504 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:17,271 - It doesn't feel any different. - Try it. 505 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,352 - You haven't made any mistakes? - No. 506 00:42:19,440 --> 00:42:20,760 Try it. 507 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:30,635 Numerical Narcissus. 508 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:35,518 - That's it. - So why hasn't it opened? 509 00:42:35,880 --> 00:42:37,234 I don't know. 510 00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:39,640 AVON: I do. 511 00:42:39,720 --> 00:42:41,393 Avon! 512 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:44,279 - Narcissus is not the code word. Orac made it up. - Why? 513 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:47,592 - Because that was my instruction. - You told Orac not to crack the code? 514 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:49,911 - Why do that? - For much the same reason as Dorian. 515 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,515 I didn't like the idea of Scorpio taking off without me. 516 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:55,957 - I'm sorry to spoil your plan, Pella. - Be careful, Avon. 517 00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:59,112 I can very easily reset the detonator switch. 518 00:42:59,240 --> 00:43:03,393 - But you can't change the timing. - What is all this about? 519 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,757 - Pella's ambition to take Scorpio. - What makes you think that? 520 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:09,514 On the inside of the landing silo there's a wheel that can be used 521 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:12,798 - to crank open this door manually. - Standard safety precaution. 522 00:43:12,880 --> 00:43:16,351 Use the wheel to open the door and the nuclear compression charge won't detonate. 523 00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:19,956 Unfortunately for Pella, her telekinesis was never powerful enough 524 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:24,398 to turn that wheel and her technical expertise couldn't develop a teleport system. 525 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:26,597 - Oh, but she is developing... - Quiet, Kate! 526 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:28,558 No, that's what she told Dorian. 527 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:31,280 That's why he's been feeding you. Dorian believed her, too. 528 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:35,320 - What about Orac? - Orac has been a little devious on my instruction. 529 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:38,512 Ever since I discovered that Dorian's last attempt at a teleport 530 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:41,513 - was really a tele-ergotron. - What is a tele-ergotron? 531 00:43:41,600 --> 00:43:43,751 The controlled direction of pure energy. 532 00:43:43,840 --> 00:43:48,392 In this case directed by Pella at the wheel inside the landing silo. 533 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:54,039 You've got a good brain, Avon...so use it. Open the door. 534 00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:58,791 - What are you doing, Pella? - Keep out of this, Kate. 535 00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:03,079 - That ship is mine. - Kill me and you'll never get to it. 536 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:09,759 Open the door, Avon. 537 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:15,470 That's an interesting choice of hostage. 538 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:17,074 The door! 539 00:44:35,480 --> 00:44:36,675 Stop it, Pella! 540 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:38,194 (Kate screaming) 541 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:05,634 All right, Orac, where does the crystal go? 542 00:45:05,720 --> 00:45:09,157 There is a cavity immediately behind the forward lens mechanism. 543 00:45:09,240 --> 00:45:11,755 - Will it work? - There is a high probability. 544 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:14,800 - But you're not prepared to put a figure on it? - No. 545 00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:17,634 - The launch doors are open. - Dayna, surveillance. 546 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:21,319 Orac, the coordinates might change suddenly. 547 00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:25,076 - It is logical to assume so. - Launch thrusters are running. 548 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:26,674 Tracking on. 549 00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:28,839 I've got the countdown. 550 00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:30,670 12. 551 00:45:30,760 --> 00:45:31,796 1 1. 552 00:45:31,880 --> 00:45:32,870 10. 553 00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:34,235 - That's Slave. - Nine. 554 00:45:34,320 --> 00:45:37,950 Orac made contact and has overridden the security program. 555 00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:41,272 Slave responds to anyone on the flight deck now. 556 00:45:41,360 --> 00:45:43,511 Four. Three. 557 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:44,954 Two. 558 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:46,269 One. 559 00:45:50,720 --> 00:45:52,712 DAYNA: Launched. 560 00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:55,634 - Still tracking, Orac? - Of course. 561 00:45:56,560 --> 00:45:57,880 All right, Orac. 562 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:05,150 Go. 563 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:43,000 That always was the easy answer for the man. The Hommik! 564 00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:48,155 If you didn't want the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question. 565 00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:05,675 - AVON: Xenon base, this is Scorpio. - We hear you, Avon. 566 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:09,276 Everything's under control. Why don't you join me? 567 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:11,000 How? 568 00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:15,836 - Just tell Orac what you want. - That hasn't done us much good so far. 569 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:22,271 It's a problem, isn't it? You can have war between races, 570 00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:25,558 war between cultures, war between planets. 571 00:47:25,640 --> 00:47:30,874 But once you have war between the sexes, you eventually run out of people. 572 00:47:31,240 --> 00:47:35,200 SLAVE: It is beyond my humble capacity to offer an opinion, Master. 573 00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:41,600 Oh, that's very good. You may turn out to be my kind of computer after all. 574 00:47:50,080 --> 00:47:53,312 I did notguarantee 100% success. 575 00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:58,032 - Why is it always me? - Seems fairly obvious from where I'm standing. 576 00:48:00,280 --> 00:48:02,317 Vila, are you all right? 577 00:48:02,720 --> 00:48:07,317 VILA: Yes, listen, what do you think about having an extra person around for a while, 578 00:48:07,400 --> 00:48:10,120 to sort of help out and so on? 579 00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:14,638 - What do you think? - I think Soolin just came out of hiding. 580 00:48:16,440 --> 00:48:18,432 Who are you talking about, Vila? 581 00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:29,709 - He's talking about me. - You want to join us, is that it? 582 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:31,070 Why? 583 00:48:31,160 --> 00:48:36,918 - Why not? Dorian's dead. - You give your allegiance easily. 584 00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:41,673 I don't give my allegiance at all. I sell my skill.