Colossus: The Forbin Project Page #4

more than just a souped-up

padding machine.

Excuse me, Mr. President.

Moscow on the line.

Throw it on these monitors

out here please.

Hello Mr. Chairman.

This is Dr. Forbin.

Hello Dr. Kuprin.

How are you?

I prefer to not use a translator

if you don't mind my English.

It has to be better

than my Russian.

You are to modest

Dr. Forbin.

As you probably know I've been ordered

to break the communication lines.

So have I. I don't approve

of handling the situation this way.

Neither do I but how do you propose

we do what we have been ordered to do?

There's not much choice

is there?

Dropping the lines

could be very dangerous.

Exactly.

I think we just have to hope

the two machines aren't too disappointed.

We understand each other perfectly.

We can be ready in exactly fifteen minutes.

Good luck Doctor.

And to you.

Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, Dr. Kuprin. I suggest we

keep our lines open and stand-by.

Six..

Five..

Four..

Three..

Two..

One..

Now.

That's that.

What's it doing?

It's trying to find an alternate route.

Persistent devil

isn't he?

It..

I mean it.

Don't personalize it Grauber.

The next stop is deification.

Call for the systems attention.

What are you doing?

I'm going to answer it

if it's alright with you Sir.

Attention..

Message acknowledge.

Mr. President?

Tell it the truth.

Communication broken

on presidential order.

You two have a big decision to make

Mr. President.

..no. I agree with you

Mr. President.

The machines are very clever.

..and regardless of their nationalities..

they must learn

that man is the master.

Exactly.

Gentlemen, Excuse me but I honestly

don't think you're being very realistic.

I think you'd better reconsider.

Don't you agree Dr. Kuprin?

I certainly do Dr. Forbin.

Dr. Forbin.

If we give way now

It will be ten times, twenty times

harder to take a firm stand later on.

The decision is made.

Right.

No matter what our differences are

Man is man

That's it.

Dr. Forbin.

Attention..

By order of The President of

The United States of America

The Chairman of

The U.S.S.R.

Communications will not be restored

at this time.

End of message.

You have to give it an E for effort

Action will be taken!

What kind of action?

What kind of action?

What kind of action?

Why doesn't it answer?

Report propose action.

It lost control Forbin.

It's not listening to you.

Acknowledge the last message please.

Mr. President. The executive programming

unit refuses to function.

I think you two better change your minds.

Peterson, throw the Moscow call

on the large monitor.

Send what I tell you.

Attention..

This is The President of

The United States of America.

We will not be threatened.

You will obey your superiors.

Transmitting facilities

will not be re-instated.

Oh my god!

Dr. Kuprin.

Kuprin!

Yes Dr. Forbin.

A missile has just been launched.

It is heading towards

the Sayan-Sibirsk oil complex.

Mr. President.

Yes.

Guardian has retaliated.

Retaliated?

Yes, Mr. President.

A missile has been launched.

Target:
Henderson

air-force base.

Henderson, Texas.

Mr. President. We have both

missiles on the radar screen

Forbin, tell Colossus to intercept.

Charlie, tell..Yes, I know Mr. President

but it may be too late Sir.

Get the Texan Governor.

Forbin!

Guardian does not respond.

The two machines are working together.

Attention..

Use Anti-missile missile

to detect soviet missile.

Acknowledge message.

Mr.President. We have got less than thirty

seconds to re-establish the communications.

What are you waiting for?

Restore them. Hurry!

Peterson. Call up operations immediately.

Tell them to bring a bowl of

DAT-lines right now

Yes, hurry please.

Hello Governor.

Dr. Kuprin, we are trying

to restore communications.

Don't hang up. I wanna talk to him.

Something's happened.

Were declaring a state of emergency.

I can't explain.

Do it now!

Attention! Communications

will be restored in five seconds!

We don't have any time!

It's on, it's on!

Communications are restored!

Intercept Guardian missile target:

Henderson air-force base.

Acknowledge message.

Will you intercept?

Ask it again.

Dammit Colossus answer me!

Will you intercept?

Peterson.

Get me the Governor again.

Yes Sir.

Mr. President..

We were unable to restore

our transmission

in time to use

an Anti-missile missile.

The oil complex has been destroyed.

The entire town.

The entire population.

Wiped out.

We need time to consider our position.

What can I tell the people?

Governor's on the line Sir.

Tell him I'll talk to him later.

Figures..

It's the only phone in the building

not tapped.

The only one not

tied directly into Colossus.

May I make a suggestion Mr. President?

I think it should be more

than a suggestion.

Then, let's try to get Kuprin

on the hot line.

I think there's time

for one last call.

He and I better meet somewhere

to discuss this situation.

Get Kuprin.

And get in touch

with the networks.

Ladies and gentlemen:

The President of the United States.

Today at 8:
30 A.M.

Eastern Standard Time.

I issued an emergency warning

for the State of Texas

When a missile test, fired from one

of our own submarines, malfunctioned.

You'll be glad to know that the interception

and safe destruction of the missile

was handled entirely

by our defense complex: Colossus.

The Soviet Union has just announced

that a large meteorite

fell late this afternoon

in North-West Siberia.

Official sources state that

the small town of Sayan-Sibirsk

was completely destroyed and that casualties

may add up to as many as six-thousand.

This has been a bulletin from

The Armed Forces Radio in Rome

How's Washington?

As well as can be expected.

We'll be picking up Dr. Kuprin

at the Piazza Cedar.

Fine.

Your Russian is much better

than you think.

I think we better sit down because

we have a lot of work to discuss.

Let's walk.

It will be much safer.

I didn't answer.

I didn't know what to say.

What can we say?

Well, let's try something..

Attention..

Dr. Forbin is not available.

Humans must have sleep.

Damn.

Forbin is exhausted.

It knows..

Forbin is in his quarters.

He is asleep.

The human body requires

a certain amount of rest.

Check units under..

Tell it the truth.

We'd better.

Alright.

Forbin is in Rome.

They're still here..

Yes I understand.

Over and out.

You have to come with me sir.

What is this?

We have to hurry.

Who are you?

What's going on?

Hurry!

Dr.Forbin, we must hurry.

Let's go!

What did the Russian agent say?

Guardian and Colossus

ordered him killed.

They threatened to vaporize Moscow

if our meeting wasn't stopped.

Surveillance!

It's making you a prisoner.

Well, I guess it eh..

doesn't trust me.

But the damned thing still needs me.

I guess Kuprin wasn't quite

as fortunate as that.

Message acknowledge..

The order will be obeyed.

Everybody here?

All the department is.

Good!

Alright, let's..

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