Apollo 18 Page #3

and you expect me to believe

you didn't know they were here?

You know they scrubbed their

manned flight program in'69,

That's the official word.

Did you know they were here?

- Tommy?

- This is a DOD mission, Nate.

I'm just briefed in on what I need

to know. That's all I can tell you.

You get that little prick

from DOD to give me a call.

Get some rest. I'll get the DOD

over here and we'll talk to you soon.

- Tommy's a straight shooter.

- No.

I knew something was wrong

from the beginning.

All right, what are you thinking?

DOD takin' over,

lyin' to our families.

Then they're rushing us

up here for what?

What, to set up

some listening devices?

Yeah. Makes no sense.

Come on, think about Watergate, Nate.

I mean, that was our president,

for Christ sakes, and you don't think

that DOD would just lie to us?

So, what are we

doing up here then?

What are we really doing?

Well,

it's kind of spooky, really.

Strange beauty on the backside.

I don't know if it's my

mind playin' tricks on me,

but every so often you look

out these little windows and...

...get this sense that something

might be lookin' back...

...back at you.

Nate, look at this.

- What?

- Look at this!

The flag's gone.

No, this isn't right.

Houston, this is 18, over.

Houston, Liberty.

Did you see anything unusual

on the Westinghouse last night?

Uh... We got some

interference and dropouts.

Our flag is gone.

Say again?

Say again.

Maybe the other cosmonaut took it.

If there was another cosmonaut,

he'd be away from his LK for, what,

a minimum of ten, 12 hours?

- What are you thinkin', John?

- There's no way.

He couldn't carry that kind of oxygen.

So how could he survive?

Maybe there is no he.

You saying the Soviets

flew a one-man mission?

Wouldn't be the first time.

If there's one cosmonaut,

who took the flag?

Who killed the other cosmonaut

that we found?

We need to get

DOD on the line. Now.

We suspected the Soviets might

be there, but we had no confirmation.

Intelligence warned that they

might be disguising missions

- as routine satellite launches.

- Why the hell didn't you tell us?

National security. We play our cards

pretty close to the vest, Commander.

I'm sure you can understand.

Maybe a little too close.

We were concerned they might get

their eye in the sky up there first.

It would be

a national security disaster.

So where the hell's

this other cosmonaut?

What, they're just

gonna leave him here?

Our intelligence suggests

there was only one cosmonaut.

- Goddamn!

- Setup's complete.

It's time to get

you boys home again.

So that's it?

Let's focus on getting home.

We'll ask questions later.

Zero-four-seven, plus three.

- Seven-seven-six-two.

- Your RCS feed is looking good.

...minus seven-six.

What the hell was that?

Let's get outta here.

Roger. DAP looks good.

Ten seconds.

- Ten seconds. Ready on my mark.

- Ten, nine...

- Time to go home.

- ...eight, seven, six...

Master alarm!

Sh*t! We are no go!

We are no go!

- Safe this damn thing.

- I'm trying!

- I've got a major power glitch.

- We're losing the descent oxygen.

- We got a leak somewhere!

- I'm gonna try and isolate the tanks

and see if I can stop it.

Houston, do you copy?

- Repeat, Houston, do you copy?

- Engine arm off!

We've lost comm.

Prop valves, closed.

- No, no, no, no, no, no...

- What the hell is going on?

No. Houston, this is Liberty. Over.

We just lost communications.

- How the hell did that happen?

- I don't know.

Impact on the LM, maybe a meteorite?

There's no way to tell

without going EVA.

- Give me a hand with the PLSS.

- You sure about this?

We need comm to get home.

Can't just stay in here and wait.

- Look, I can play with the omni...

- Suit up!

Leaving egress platform.

Stepping down the ladder.

six days...

...13 hours, 46 minutes.

Commander Walker is performing

an unscheduled EVA

to repair the S-Band antenna

on the Rover.

We've experienced...

We've experienced some

unexplained, uh... malfunctions.

Looks like the hull's

insulation is damaged.

Could be debris from the impact,

but I don't see any meteor residue.

- This is ripped to pieces.

- Something hit us?

I can't tell.

We get that same feedback

each time we use active comm.

Sounds like crossover

chatter from another frequency.

I can't squelch it.

I've never heard anything like it.

Wait, wait.

Nate, talk to me.

What do you see?

Looks like tracks.

Footprints? Maybe there

is another cosmonaut.

No.

six days,

Commander Nathan Walker.

We're witnessing

what could be evidence...

...of extraterrestrial contact.

We're witnessing

what could be evidence

of extraterrestrial contact.

Do you know what you're saying?

These tracks are not human.

I found the flag.

It's shredded.

And the motion-sensor camera is gone.

S- Band looks OK, just got knocked.

I'm turning the Rover back up.

Connection looks good.

Try to reach Houston or Freedom.

Freedom, copy.

Houston, do you copy?

Damn it. No, look, it's not working.

All right, let me try something.

Wait. Something's...

Something's moving. Something's moving.

What? I don't see anything.

Something in... inside my suit!

It's in my helmet!

Nate, listen to me.

Get back to the LM!

- I can't get it out!

- Nate, come back to the LM, OK? Nate?

- I can't get it out!

- There's nothing inside your suit.

- Now, get back to the ship!

- it's in my helmet!

- I can't take it out!

- Nate!

Oh, Christ.

Nate!

Nate!

Nate! You need oxygen!

Come on, Nate!

You got to keep moving!

Come on, we're almost there.

Come on, Nate. Keep moving.

You're almost there. Come on.

Come on. We're almost there.

Come on. Pull yourself in.

Cabin's locked!

Cabin repress auto, point-five PSI.

Look, you're not getting enough oxygen.

Hang on. Breathe!

Breathe! PSI one.

Look at me. You're gonna be all right.

Breathe. One-point-five.

Two.

Two-point-five.

Three! Cabin pressure is stable.

It's OK. You're gonna be OK!

So... you OK?

I'm fine.

What happened out there?

You started screamin', I come

out there, you're on your back.

Liberty, this is Freedom.

Do you read me? Over.

Liberty this is Freedom.

Do you read? Over

Uh, Houston, this is Freedom.

Do you read me? Over.

- We read you, John. Over.

- I can't raise Liberty, Tommy.

Copy that, Freedom.

We're having the same issues down here.

Have you tried switching frequencies?

Well, we've got some

sort of interference.

Could have something

to do with those PSD5s.

Yeah, we've been assured the PSD5s

aren't the source of the problem.

All right, well, why don't we

try to shut down the receivers

- and see what happens?

- Uh, negative.

Well, why not? We got two men

down there, Tommy. Come on.

Tommy?

Tommy, you there?

We're working on the problem, John.

We'll keep you advised.

Oh, you're working on it.

That's great. Great.

Goddamn it.

Liberty, this is Freedom.

Do you copy?

six days, 16 hours, 12 minutes.

Post-EVA interview

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