2010: The Year We Make Contact Page #2

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You go tell the president,

I'll go on the mission.

You're the NCA chairman.

That's right, I am.

Look, tell him we're screwed

if we don't go.

Tell him, if we do go, we'll lie...

...give the Russians false information.

Tell him that. He'll love that.

He might.

CHANDRA:

Afternoon, SAL.

Do you have anything for me?

SAL [OVER SPEAKERS]: No, Dr. Chandra.

Do you have anything for me?

We have often spoken about HAL.

Yes, we have.

We've spoken

about HAL's anomalous behavior.

You've told me that we cannot

solve the problem of HAL's behavior...

-...without more information.

-That is correct.

I enjoy talking about HAL.

I agree that we need more information,

so that we may solve the anomalies.

-And how do we get that information?

-That is obvious.

Someone must return to Discovery.

That person should be you.

Well, I agree.

And now it looks as if that is going

to happen sooner than we ever expected.

I am pleased to hear that.

Oh, I knew you would be.

I would like to explore another possibility.

Diagnosis is only the first step.

The process is incomplete

unless it leads to a cure. Do you agree?

Yes, I agree.

Does that mean you believe HAL

can be restored to normal functioning?

I hope. I don't know.

There may have been irreversible damage,

certainly major loss of memory.

-I need your cooperation, SAL.

-Of course, Dr. Chandra.

-There may be certain risks.

-What do you mean?

I would like to disconnect

some of your circuits.

Particularly your higher functions,

just like HAL was disconnected.

I'd like to see the effects

when I reconnect your systems.

Just the way I will with HAL.

Does this disturb you?

I am unable to answer that

without more specific information.

I'm very sorry. It probably doesn't

mean anything, so don't worry about it.

I, uh....

I would like to open a new file.

Here is the name for it:

Do you know what that means?

There are 25 references

in the current encyclopedia.

-Which one do you think is relevant?

-The tutor of Achilles?

Heh, heh. That's very interesting.

I didn't know that one. Try again.

A fabulous bird reborn

from the ashes of its earlier life.

That is correct.

And do you know why I chose that?

Yes. Because you have hopes

that HAL can be reactivated.

Yes, with your assistance. Are you ready?

-I would like to ask a question.

-What is it?

Will I dream?

Of course you will dream.

All intelligent creatures dream.

Nobody knows why.

Perhaps you will dream of HAL...

...just as I often do.

They've already eaten dinner.

You haven't.

-Come on to the table, Christopher.

-They're hungry.

Then go in and tell them to come

to the table. I got spaghetti.

I don't want it to go to waste.

Come on, now.

[CLICKING]

Hey. You'll like it.

It's got lots of stuff in it that's bad for you.

Listen, I've been thinking about it and

I don't want you to come to my lecture.

It'll make me nervous.

Don't feel offended.

I'm just scared enough as it is.

Besides, you won't be missing much.

It's just a room full of marine biologists

arguing over plankton.

-Hello?

-What?

Oh.

I'm sorry.

I said,

I don't want you to go to my lecture.

I'd be nervous.

Okay.

Contain your disappointment.

CHRISTOPHER:

What are you gonna talk about?

Dolphins.

CHRISTOPHER:
Fish again.

-They're not fish...

-...and, yes, that's what we study.

-Oh.

Why?

Eat.

-How was Washington?

-Fine.

You're tired?

I'm going on the flight.

When?

Four months.

Where are you going, Daddy?

On a long trip.

CHRISTOPHER:

Isn't Mommy hungry?

I don't think so.

CHRISTOPHER:

How far away is Jupiter?

FLOYD:

Far.

CHRISTOPHER:
Why does it take two

and a half years to go and come back?

FLOYD:

It's so far.

CHRISTOPHER:
Why don't you go faster?

FLOYD:
Can't.

CHRISTOPHER:

Oh.

-Are you gonna forget about me?

FLOYD:
No, I love you.

CHRISTOPHER:

I won't forget about you.

FLOYD:
We'll be able to talk to each other,

see each other on television.

CHRISTOPHER:

Oh.

-Daddy?

-What?

Mommy said you're gonna be asleep

for a long time.

That's true.

-Are you gonna die?

-What?

Are you gonna die?

Why do you say that?

When Jamie's grandfather died...

...his mommy told him

he would be asleep for a long time.

No, no, no. This is different.

They're gonna wake me up.

But you have to sleep on the way up

and sleep on the way down, otherwise...

...you go cuckoo...

...and there wouldn't be enough food

aboard for the flight for everybody.

Oh.

I don't understand.

I wanna be grown-up and understanding

about all this. I really do.

I'm trying so hard, but I can't.

This won't bring back those men.

You've been punishing yourself for years

for something you thought you did wrong.

Or didn't do right.

And now you're looking for absolution.

You know,

you could get yourself killed up there.

I'll be scared enough for both of us.

[MAN SPEAKING IN RUSSIAN]

[WOMAN SPEAKING IN RUSSIAN]

KIRBUK:

Dr. Floyd?

Dr. Floyd?

RUDENKO:

Keep your eyes closed.

Breathe deeply.

Again.

That's good.

-How do you feel?

FLOYD:
Shaky.

Hungry, I think.

-Can I open my eyes?

RUDENKO:
Yes.

Are we there yet?

No, not yet.

We are about two days away.

Don't worry, there is nothing wrong.

Your government wanted us

to awaken you.

Dr. Orlov has encountered

some strange data coming from Europa.

It may be nothing.

He will explain it all to you.

There is no need to awaken the others.

-You've done a spectral analysis?

-Of course, I have.

-And?

-And what?

Dr. Orlov, I'm not taking a survey.

If you've done the analysis...

...what are the results?

Nothing conclusive.

Molecular breakdown?

ORLOV:
If you look carefully at the last

page of the data, you will find the answers.

I don't understand this.

If this data's correct,

then there's something down there.

It can't be correct.

It is correct.

-Is it moving?

-Yes.

All right. What's going on here?

What do you mean?

Well, I may not be the swiftest guy

in the world even when I'm not hung-over...

...but I do seem to remember a process

where you people ask me questions...

...I give you answers, then I ask

you questions, you give me answers...

...and that's the way we find out things.

I think I read that in a manual.

Your government wanted us to awaken you

when we reported our findings.

We did that.

You are here to help us reactivate

the Discovery and its computer systems...

...because that is United States territory.

You are authorized to observe

other aspects of our mission.

We have no other obligation.

A lot has happened

while you have been asleep.

It is not our choice.

The problem in Central America

is growing worse.

This looks as if you've detected

a presence of chlorophyll.

The United States is threatening

a naval blockade.

There's nothing but ice,

how can there be chlorophyll?

You know and I know

that my country cannot allow a blockade.

-How fast is it moving?

-We are under--

Listen. Just because our governments

are behaving like asses...

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