Capricorn One Page #3

WHAT'S SIXTEEN YEARS?

AN ACTUAL DROP IN THE BUCKET!

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE END OF THE SPEECH.

NOW, WE'RE GETTING

TO WHAT THEY CALL

THE MOMENT OF THE TRUTH.

COME WITH ME,

I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

ROGER, HOUSTON. TMI BURN TIME

WILL BE 5 MINS. 45 SECS.

ROGER, CAPRICORN.

DELTA VAPOR BURN TIME 3.3 SECS.

THERE'S A DOOR HERE. I'M GONNA OPEN I AND WALK INTO ANOTHER AREA.

IF YOU FOLLOW ME, YOU'LL SEE A BIT MORE.

I'LL ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS AND...

AND WE'RE GOING TO...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST FOLLOW ME?

YOU DON'T REALLY THINK YOU'RE GONNA

GET AWAY WITH THIS?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S A CHANCE.

MAYBE IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD ONE,

BUT IT'S A CHANCE.

WHO KNOWS ABOUT THIS?

ALMOST NOBODY.

HOUSTON IS MONITORING THE ACTUAL FLIGHT.

ALL THE TELEMETRY IS COMING FROM

THE COMMAND MODULE,

SO ARE YOUR VOICES AND MEDICAL DATA.

WE RECORDED EVERYTHING FROM

THE PRACTICE SIMULATIONS.

THEY DON'T KNOW.

ALL WE NEED FROM YOU IS THE ACTUAL

TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS

DURNIG THE FLIGHT AND THE MARS LANDING,

THAT'S ALL.

JUST THE TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS.

THAT'S ALL?

JUST THE TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS.

WE INSERTED A CHANGE IN

THE ONBOARD COMPUTER,

SO THE SPACECRAFT WILL LAND

TWO HUNDRED MILES OFF TARGE WHEN IT RETURNS TO EARTH.

YOU'LL BE FLOWN TO AN ISLAND

NEAR THAT POINT.

FROM THERE YOU'LL BE TRANSFERRED

TO A HELICOPTER.

THE HELICOPTER WILL FLY YOU TO THE SPACE

CAPSULE AND YOU'LL BE PUT INSIDE.

IT'LL TAKE THE RECOVERY FORCES

A MINIMUM OF AN HOUR AND A HALF

TO REACH THE SPLASHDOWN SITE.

BY THEN, YOU'LL BE INSIDE THE CAPSULE.

WHEN THE PRIME RECOVERY CARRIER

ARRIVES,

THEY'LL FIND YOU INSIDE THE CAPSULE

AND TAKE YOU OUT OF THE SPACECRAFT.

YOU'VE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW. I HOPE SO.

OF COURSE, YOU'RE SURE WE'LL GO ALONG,

RIGHT?

NO, I'M NOT.

WHAT IF WE SAY NO?

I DON'T KNOW.

DON'T SAY NO.

WHEN DOES ALLEN FUNT COME RUNNING IN

AND TELL US WE'RE ON CANDID CAMERA?

JESUS! YOU THINK I LIKE THIS?

YOU THINK I REALLY BELIEVE I'M STANDING

HERE IN THIS CRAZINESS

TELLING YOU ABOUT PATCHING

AND TAPE RECORDINGS

AND TELEMETRY AND AN ISLAND TWO

HUNDRED MILES FROM THE TARGET ZONE?

I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL

I'M DOING, EITHER!

I JUST CASE SO GODDAMN MUCH,

I THINK IT'S WORTH IT.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE OF THAT.

I JUST THINK IT.

I THINK I'M GONNA THROW UP.

WELL, THAT'LL SOLVE EVERYTHING.

WELL, WHAT'S THIS ALL GONNA SOLVE?

IT'LL KEEP SOMETHING ALIVE

THAT SHOULDN'T DIE!

BEFORE YOU ALL BEGIN TO MORALIZE,

YOU TAKE A LOOK AROUND.

YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE AND

HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN DO.

YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE MEAN TO THIS COUNTRY.

NOBODY GIVES A CRAP ABOUT ANYTHING

ANYMORE.

PEOPLE CLOSE THEIR GARAGES,

AND TRIPLE LOCK THEIR DOORS,

THEY HIDE UNDER THE BEDS,

THEY EVEN, THEY'RE EVEN AFRAID

TO TURN ON THEIR TELEVISION SETS

FOR FEAR OF WHAT THEY MIGHT FIND OU IN THE EVENING NEWS.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE TO BELIEVE IN.

NOW, YOU WANNA BLOW THIS WHOLE THING

WIDE OPEN?

GOD KNOWS WHAT IT MIGHT DO

TO EVERYBODY.

I'M SORRY. I'M SO GODDAMN SORRY.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

I'M HANGING ON BY MY FINGERNAILS,

JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

GO ON, YOU, YOU WANNA BE THE ONES

WHO GIVE EVERYONE ANOTHER REASON

TO GIVE UP?

GO ON!

THIS IS REALLY WONDERFUL.

WE GO ALONG WITH YOU

AND LIE OUR ASSES OFF,

AND THE WORLD OF TRUTH AND IDEALS IS...

PROTECTED.

BUT WE DON'T WANNA TAKE PART IN

SOME GIANT RIPE-OFF OF YOURS

AND SOME HOW OR OTHER

WE'RE MANAGING TO RUIN THE COUNTRY.

YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD, JIM.

I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.

NOW, NOW, NOW, YOU'RE TWISTING

MY WORDS.

DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT!

DON'T SELL THE PROGRAM SHORT!

DON'T OVERSELL IT. I'M NOT SO SURE

THAT CANCELING A FLIGH OR CUTTING OFF APPROPRIATIONS

MEANS AMERICA FOLDS UP.

IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THA AND YOU KNOW IT!

I DON'T KNOW IT.

IF THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP

SOMETHING ALIVE:

IS TO BECOME EVERYTHING I HATE,

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S WORTH

KEEPING IT ALIVE.

PLEASE, BRU, DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER WITH YOU,

'PLEASE, BRU, DON'T TALK LIKE THAT? '

I DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT!

ALL THE REST IS BULLSHIT!

YOU HAVE TO HELP!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE TO?

YOU HAVE TO HELP!

AND WHAT IF I DON'T?

PLEASE, DON'T PUT ME IN A CORNER.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

YOU KNOW THAT? YOU ARE CRAZY! YOU'VE

GOT US IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS NUTHOUSE!

AND YOU DON'T WANNA BE PU IN A CORNER?

YOUR FAMILIES!

WHAT ABOUT OUR FAMILIES?

PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO HELP!

WHAT ABOUT OUR FAMILIES?

YOU HAVE TO HELP!

SH*T, THIS THING IS OUTTA MY HANDS!

YOU THINK IT'S ALL A COUPLE

OF LOONEY SCIENTISTS?

IT'S NOT! IT'S BIGGER!

THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE,

FORCES OUT THERE,

WHO HAVE A LOT TO LOSE!

THEY ARE GROWN-UPS!

IT'S GOTTEN TOO BIG!

IT'S IN THE HANDS OF GROWN-UPS!

WHAT ABOUT OUR FAMILIES?

THEY ARE FLYING BACK FROM THE CAPE TO

HOUSTON! THEY ARE ALL ON THE PLANE!

NAW, YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.

PLEASE, BRU, DON'T MAKE ME!

YOU SON-OF-A-B*TCH, TELL ME!

THEY'RE ON THE PLANE TOGETHER!

YOU WANT IT IN WRITING?

THERE'S A DEVICE! IT'S ON THE PLANE!

THERE'S SOME PEOPLE...! IF I DON'T GIVE

THE 'ALL CLEAR' SIGNAL THEY'LL EXPLODE IT!

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS!

YOU HAVE TO HELP!

IT'S GOTTEN OUTTA CONTROL! IT'S TOO BIG!

YOU WOULDN'T.

TELL ME YOU WOULDN'T.

I, I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT, BRU.

THIS COFFEE IS HORRIBLE.

IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

IT IS. IT'S THAT BAD.

DON'T DRINK IT.

I'M ALWAYS UNWRAPPING THINGS.

I WAKE UP AND TAKE THE CELLOPHANE

OFF THE DRINK GLASS.

THE SOAPS IN THE HOLIDAY INN WRAPPER,

EVEN THE TOILET HAS A PAPER BAND ON I WITH A NICE LITTLE NOTE FROM THE HOTEL

SAYING THEY PUT THE BAND ON THE TOILE FOR MY PROTECTION.

I'M AFRAID THAT IF I STAY

IN BED TOO LONG,

THE MAID WALKS IN THE ROOM

AND SURROUND ME AND

THE BREADSPREAD WITH A PAPER BAND.

I DON'T MIND.

YOU WAIT. AFTER A WHILE YOU WON' KNOW WHAT CITY YOU ARE IN.

I DEFY ANYONE TO TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN THE HOLIDAY INN IN HOUSTON

AND THE HOLIDAY INN IN CINCINNATI.

THE ROOMS ARE THE SAME.

THE MUSIC IN THE ELEVATORS

IS THE SAME,

EVEN THE LADIES WITH TOO MUCH MAKEUP

IN THE COFFEE SHOP ARE THE SAME.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOU ARE

UNTIL AFTER BREAKFAST,

WHEN YOU READ THE PAPER.

I DON'T MIND IT.

WELL, I DON'T MIND IT THAT MUCH, EITHER.

IT'S JUST THAT I WOULD LIKE IT ALL TO BE

WITH SOMEONE I CARE FOR,

SOMEONE I COULD SHARE IT WITH.

BULLSHIT.

YOU'RE SO DAMN CYNICAL.

I'M NOT CYNICAL. IT'S JUST THAT YOUR AC COULD USE A LITTLE POLISH.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

LIZ HALLER, FOR STARTER.

IT WAS AT THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY?

I BELIEVE YOU USED THE ONE ABOUT BOTH

WITNESSING TO THE UNFOLDING OF HISTORY.

YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT IT'S BETTER

THAN SOAP WRAPPERS.

YOU THINK ALL I WANNA DO IS JUMP YOU.

YES.

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW SINCERITY

IF IT RAN OVER YOU.

NOT IF YOU WERE DRIVING IT.

I'M GLAD I'M NOT LIKE YOU.

I HAVE BETTER LEGS.

OKAY, I GIVE UP.

DON'T GIVE UP SO EASILY,

JUST CHANGE YOUR APPROACH.

WHAT APPROACH WOULD YOU LIKE?

HOW ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE, UH,

'I WOULD LIKE TO JUMP YOU'?

THINK THAT WOULD WORK?

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