Capricorn One Page #5

I HAVE DECIDED AFTER

A CAREFUL DELIBERATION

AND A PAINFUL SOUL-SEARCHING

TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY

TO WIN YOUR 50 DOLLARS BACK.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE PLAYING.

EIGHT BALL, FIVE DOLLARS A GAME.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

10 DOLLARS.

I'M SERIOUS.

SO AM I. I'LL EVEN LET YOU BREAK.

CAN A PERSON BE MORE SERIOUS?

YOU'RE DRUNK.

I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON

I WAS FEELING THIS GOOD.

I NEED A DRINK.

UNDERNEATH THAT WASH AND WEAR SHIRT,

YOU HAVE SOME HEART.

IT MAY BE SANFORIZED, BUT IT'S A HEART.

MIKE?

YOU SAID I BREAK.

I MUST'A' BEEN DRUNK.

HARD DAY AT THE OFFICE, DEAR?

I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.

DID YOU BREAK YOUR SLIDE RULE?

I'M NOT REALLY SURE.

I RAN A CHECK ON MY OWN

TRANSMISSIONS SIGNALS.

THE NUMBERS CAME UP SCREWY,

SO I TOLD DR. BERGEN ABOUT IT.

IT WAS LIKE HE WAS PISSED AT ME

FOR RUNNING A CHECK.

HE SAID IT MUST BE A CONSOLE

MALFUNCTIONING.

SO I TOLD DR. KELLOWAY ABOUT I AND HE SAID THE SAME THING.

BIG DEAL. WHAT DID YOU EXPECT,

A MERIT BADGE?

I GUESS SO.

THEY MUST KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THOSE NUMBERS COULDN'T HAVE BEEN

RIGHT ANYWAY. NO WAY.

IF YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN RIGHT,

WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET?

IT WAS THE WAY THEY REACTED.

NO DOUBLE CHECK OR ANYTHING.

THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS A KID

AND OFFERED ME A COOKIE.

WHAT WERE THE NUMBERS?

I HAVE TO ADMIT IT IS RIDICULOUS.

GOOD, LET'S PLAY POOL.

THOSE SIGNALS COULDN'T HAVE

COME FROM 300 MILES.

WHICH SIGNALS?

THE TELEVISION TRANSMISSION.

I THINK I JUST SOBERED UP. WOULD YOU

TELL ME WHAT YOU JUST TOLD ME AGAIN?

HEY, CAULFIELD, TELEPHONE.

HELLO?

YES, THIS IS CAULFIELD.

WHAT?

I'M SORRY, YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK

MORE CLEARLY.

I THINK WE HAVE A BAD CONNECTION

OR SOMETHING. I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

WHO?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT.

LOOK, IF YOU CALL THE ASSIGNMENT DESK,

THEY'LL BE GLAD TO SEND SOMEONE OVER

TO COVER THAT FOR YOU.

YES, ASK FOR THE ASSIGNMENT DESK.

ASSIGNMENT. THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYBODY HUNGRY?

NO.

OH, THE MARVELS OF AMERICAN

SCIENCE.

HERE WE ARE, MILLIONS OF MILES

FROM THE EARTH:

AND WE CAN STILL SEND OUT FOR A PIZZA.

I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.

NOT GONNA DO WHAT?

TOMORROW, I'M NOT GONNA SI IN THIS THING

AND TALK TO MY WIFE AND TELL HER

EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE.

I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.

I TRIED.

I GOT TWO LITTLE KIDS WITH BIG BRIGHT EYES.

AND I USED TO TELL THEM THEIR DADDY

WAS GONNA MAKE THEM PROUD OF HIM

LIKE HE WAS OF THEM.

AND NOW I GOTTA GO HOME,

I GOTTA KISS THEM AND

GOTTA LOOK IN THEIR EYES

AND TELL THEM I REALLY DID THIS?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THAT'S BETTER THA TELLING THEM I REALLY DIDN'T DO IT.

I WISH I KNEW WHAT WAS RIGHT.

I REALLY DON'T.

WE'VE BEEN SITTING AROUND HERE FOR

MONTHS, TELLING THEIR LIES FOR THEM.

AND I DON'T WANNA DO IT ANYMORE.

OKAY, SO WE GO AND BLOW THE WHOLE

THING TOMORROW, ON NATIONAL TV,

THEN WHAT HAVE WE DONE?

WE'D SCREW UP A LOTTA PEOPLE'S DINNER.

WE'VE ALREADY SCREWED OURSELVES.

OKAY, SO WHAT DO WE ACCOMPLISH

BY SCREWING EVERYBODY ELSE?

HE'S GOT A POINT THERE, YOU KNOW.

WE WENT ALONG WITH THIS FOR YOU.

YOU AND OUR FAMILIES.

NOW YOU WANNA GO OUT IN

SOME TERRIFIC BLAZE OF GLORY?

AND WE GET PULVERIZED IN THE PROCESS?

AND OUR FAMILIES?

WHAT ABOUT OUR FAMILIES?

I KNOW!

I KNOW.

SH*T!

THAT'S THE BEST THING I'VE HEARD

ANYBODY SAY IN THREE WEEKS.

WHAT'S THE BEST THING?

SH*T.

I JUST DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT.

GET ME DR. KELLOWAY.

WHY, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

ARE WE STANDING UP FOR THE BAD GUYS

AND YOU'RE ON THE SIDE

OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE?

WE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH

BRUBAKER TOMORROW.

I WISH I HAD THE WORDS.

DAMN THE WORDS, BRU!

THESE PEOPLE... THEY'RE CAPABLE

OF ANYTHING.

AND WE GOT OUR FAMILIES OUT THERE.

NOW, WE'RE IN THIS THING AND I THINK

WE'RE IN TOO DEEP TO STOP NOW.

NO ONE OS US IS GONNA DECIDE.

IT'S GOT TO BE ALL OF US.

OPERATOR, I'M TRYING A NUMBER NOW

FOR OVER AN HOUR AND IT'S BUSY.

WOULD YOU KINDLY CHECK TO SEE

IF IT'S OUT OF ORDER?

I KNOW YOU DON'T DO THAT.

YES, IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

THANK YOU. 8733657.

NO, 3657, MR. ELLIOT WHITTER.

OUT OF ORDER?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, OPERATOR.

THIS IS PAUL CUNNINGHAM,

CAPRICORN CONTROL.

WE ARE A TPLUS 223 DAYS

6 HRS. 32 MINS.

ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO.

ALL LIGHTS ARE GREEN.

WE ARE AWAITING THE START OF THE

FINAL TELEVISION TRANSMISSIONS

FROM THE COMMAND MODULE

ON ITS RETURN TO EARTH.

THIS IS SPECIFICALLY A CONVERSATION

BETWEEN THE CREW AND THEIR WIVES.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CREW HAS

BEEN CLOSE ENOUGH TO EARTH

TO MAKE NORMAL CONVERSATION

FEASIBLE.

THIS IS CAPRICORN CONTROL.

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

CAPRICORN ONE, THIS IS HOUSTON.

ROGER, HOUSTON,

THIS IS CAPRICORN ONE.

HOUSTON, DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE?

ROGER, CAPRICORN, WE HAVE A PICTURE.

WE HAVE THREE ANXIOUS LADIES HERE

WHO WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.

ROGER, HOUSTON.

WE'D SURE LIKE TO TALK TO THEM.

OKAY, GO AHEAD, BUT KEEP IT SHORT.

REMEMBER, THIS IS LONG DISTANCE.

JACK?

JACK, IT'S BETTY.

HEY, BETTY, HOW ARE YOU?

YOU LOOK FINE.

THANKS. YOU KNOW WE CAN'T SEE YOU

UP HERE, BUT YOU SURE SOUND TERRIFIC.

I MISS YOU. SO DO THE KIDS.

OKAY, I MISS THEM TOO,

MORE THAN YOU ALL KNOW.

PETER?

IT'S SHARON.

I TOLD YOU NEVER TO CALL ME HERE.

ARE YOU FEELING WELL?

I'M FEELING VERY WELL.

HOW'S SANDY?

WELL, SHE'S GOT THE PART OF WENDY

IN HER SCHOOL PLAY.

THEY'RE DOING PETER PAN.

THAT'S TERRIFIC.

YOU SOUND SO CLOSE.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE YOU REALLY ARE

THAT FAR AWAY IN SPACE.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE IT, TOO.

BRU?

HELLO, KAY.

WE'RE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME, BRU?

YES.

I'M NOT SURE OF BRUBAKER.

KEEP WATCHING.

BRU? I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

WHAT?

I SAID I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

CHARLES WROTE A COMPOSITION IN SCHOOL

AND HE WON AN AWARD.

MAY I READ IT TO YOU?

BRU, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YES...

PLEASE, READ IT TO ME.

IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

DO I CUT THE TRANSMISSION?

NOT UNTIL I TELL YOU.

'MY FATHER, BY CHARLES BRUBAKER, JR.'

'MY FATHER IS FAR AWAY FROM ME NOW.

HE IS FLYING TO MARS.

I MISS HIM VERY MUCH.

I ALWAYS MISS HIM WHEN

HE GOES AWAY.

I'M NOT SAD, THOUGH.

I USED TO BE SAD WHEN

HE WENT AWAY.

ONE DAY HE TOLD ME THAT PEOPLE

CAN'T LIVE ONLY FOR THEMSELVES.

HE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING

THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.

I KNOW THAT IS WHA HE IS DOING NOW.

HE IS DOING SOMETHING FOR

EVERYBODY, TO GIVE THEM A BETTER LIFE.

THAT MEANS HE IS DOING SOMETHING

FOR ME, TOO.

SO EVEN THOUGH HE IS FAR AWAY,

HE IS THINKING ABOUT ME

AND I AM WITH HIM.

THAT IS WHY I'M NOT SAD.

THAT IS WHY I'M SO PROUD OF MY DAD.

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.'

KAY.

WHAT IS IT?

THERE'S SOMETHING I...

I WANNA SAY.

BRU?

WHAT IS IT?

NOT UNTIL I TELL YOU.

I KNOW THIS HASN'T BEEN EASY

FOR YOU AND THE KIDS.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW

I LOVE YOU.

TELL CHARLES THANKS FOR

THE COMPOSITION, PLEASE.

I WILL.

TELL HIM WHEN I GET BACK,

I'M GONNA TAKE HIM TO YOSEMITE AGAIN,

LIKE LAST SUMMER.

I WILL.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT I LOVE YOU.

VERY MUCH.

TIME'S UP, GENTLEMEN.

ROGER, HOUSTON.

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