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Dr. Keane. I was just heading...

Hi. Hi. We weren't really prepared for this,

but Colonel Martin

mentioned something that...

Wow. You're Sam Whitaker.

Yeah. It's nice to meet you

and don't mind us.

We're just here to observe.

Okay. Great. Sure.

Just give me a moment and

I'll show you something really cool.

You buying this?

No. Just browsing.

Looking for the shot?

What shot?

The shot. The one that everyone will see.

The raising of the flag at Iwo Jima?

The naked Vietnamese napalm girl?

See, that's the shot that I want.

The one that millions will see

long after I'm dead.

That's not what I'm looking for.

What are you looking for?

When I was a little girl,

my brother woke me up one night

and told me that aliens

were landing outside.

And he rushed me out and showed me

dozens of bright streaks all across the sky.

- He was just messing with you.

- Well, yeah. It was a meteor shower.

But I don't know.

I still look up in the sky and I think,

"We can't be alone. No, they're coming."

If they haven't already.

That's why I'm here. Why are you here?

Looking for the shot.

- You're all set with that?

- Yeah, ready.

Shoot away. Fire at will.

So, why did you go on national television

and call me a corporate puddle?

I didn't. I called you a tabloid traitor.

Well. That's much better.

But you cannot raise standards

from the outside.

I'm in it every day doing everything I can

to make a difference.

You work for a network whose slogan

is "We go beyond the headlines."

And?

It's your job to go beyond the headlines.

It's like Betty Crocker saying,

"We make food you can eat."

You don't think that I fight with my bosses

every day so that I can report on stories

that damn well matter?

No. I just think

you're not fighting hard enough.

Okay. So, you mind if I give you

a piece of advice?

Please. I can't wait.

- You keep challenging the Colonel.

- And?

And you don't get the real story

by attacking your subject.

You befriend him.

You make him feel comfortable.

You earn his trust and then you coax

out of him what you really need.

So why do you think

he let us loose down here?

I think it's a chess game

and I think the Colonel knew

that we were not playing his game,

and so he made a move

that we didn't expect.

He gave us something we wanted

in hopes to gain something even bigger.

Haven should have been there by now.

So either there's nothing down here

to discover,

or he knows we won't discover it.

Well, but maybe there's a third option.

Maybe there is something to discover.

And the colonel wants us to discover it.

So you mean he wants us to find something.

He just can't give it to us.

I mean, yeah.

Maybe.

Okay. We're ready.

Three, two, one...

Yeah.

I don't get it.

Look closer.

It's an invisibility shield.

It's wrapping light around my arm

so that you only perceive the light

from behind the arm,

making it appear to disappear.

Oh, my God!

I knew they'd have this technology,

but I had no idea that it was...

No, no, no, I had no...

I mean, this is much more advanced...

But see, what the really neat thing is...

All right. Listen up.

Everyone needs to evacuate the area

- and return to ground level.

- Why? Colonel, what's going on?

I'll explain later upstairs.

- You turn that off. Now.

- Hang on. Why can't we...

- Now listen, Miss Fallon...

- What?

My priority is to get

my valued scientists to safety.

Now, if you and the rest of the tour group

make it, that's fine with me.

Let go of me.

No! No! No!

Everybody out! Go on. Go!

Get out of here! Go! Go!

You still upset about what Travis said?

What's there to be upset about?

He was right. I'm a fake hero.

You know the story.

I know what I read.

Yeah.

What you didn't read

was how they sold it to me.

Drugged up,

lying in a hospital bed in Germany.

Some military journalist hovering over me,

pitching me a story.

"Female airman shot down in war zone.

"Sole survivor empties her gun fighting off

enemy troops with a broken arm.

"Escapes on foot.

Rescues wounded orphan on the way."

Well, you did get shot down.

And you are female.

At least they got that right.

My shoulder was sprained.

I never broke my arm. I never fired my gun.

I just ran, fast as I could.

Kid was on the same chopper as me.

I was holding him when we disembarked.

Yeah. I remember the photo.

And the 60 Minutes interview.

You were like Superwoman for a month.

Yeah.

Every time I tried to speak up, say,

"This is wrong,"

military publicists kept saying,

"Just go along with it.

Your country needs you.

"You're an inspiration."

How can you inspire people with lies?

Honestly, I was relieved

when Claire Fallon exposed it all.

I could never live up to

what they wanted from me.

Wasn't even strong enough to tell the truth.

Yeah, well...

At least you served in combat.

I hope we don't find anything crazy up there.

Clear.

No!

- No.

- Colonel, we're trying to get...

Come on, come on, come on. Let's go.

Clear.

Go!

Go!

Clear.

- Let's go. Let's go! In.

- Come on! Let's go!

Let's go! Let's go!

Sam, grab those lights.

Here.

Colonel, what's going on?

Quiet.

What was in the vent?

All right, come on.

Kevin! Come on!

Come on.

This is it.

That's the shot.

Kevin!

Kamecki!

Shoot!

Damn it.

What the hell was that thing?

The least of our problems.

What did you mean earlier when

you said that thing about combat?

I don't know what you're talking about.

You said, "At least you served

in combat," like you hadn't.

Is that what I said?

Just because you accidentally

shot your foot doesn't...

It wasn't an accident.

I never even went to battle.

I was so scared.

I heard these voices saying,

"Don't do it. Don't do it."

So I stepped off the carrier,

pointed the gun at my foot,

and boom, back on the carrier,

back to safety.

Nice work, huh?

At least you set foot on the battlefield.

Some don't even make it that far.

Did it ever hurt?

Not there.

- Attention!

- Yes, sir. Right away, sir.

Shoes, drop everything.

You're coming with me.

- Yes, Chief.

- Hannah?

- Coming, Chief.

- No, you're not.

You're staying up here in the hangar.

- All due respect...

- I need a staff sergeant up top.

Until I return, you're the ranking officer.

Yes, Chief.

Yes, sir. Affirmative.

Back up through. Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. Shoes, break the glass.

Yes, sir.

Looks like you're all about to jump six levels

of security clearance, Airmen.

Stay sharp.

If anything comes up here

that isn't human, kill it.

Yes, Chief.

Did he just say anything that comes up here

that isn't human?

I knew it. I told you. I told you!

All right, Airmen.

You've all been in combat, right?

- Yes, Chief.

- Affirmative, Chief.

What's this?

Last resort.

Damn it. Someone's calling the elevator

from down below.

What do you mean down below?

You said there were only two levels.

Oh, my God.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

She's out. She's out.

All right. Come on. Come on, buddy.

You're going to make it.

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