Satellite in the Sky Page #8

She might reach the Stardust...

...although we don't exactly know.

- Any luck, Jimmy?

- No joy, skipper.

The static's sounding terrible.

Feeling better, professor?

Yes, thank you.

- I'd like to apologize, commander.

- That's all right. Forget it.

Anyone like some coffee? Sandwich?

- Professor?

- Thank you, ma'am.

I don't know about a sandwich,

but I'll help you get the coffee.

You ever been in love, Lefty?

Yes, I have.

- Well, give. Who was it?

- My wife.

- Your wife? I didn't know you were married.

- She's dead.

- Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.

- There's no need to be sorry.

We were very happy together.

I've known you three years,

but I've never seen you having a good time.

- We have different ideas of it.

- You can tell if a guy's having a good time.

Would you know

I was enjoying myself now?

- Are you crazy?

- No, I don't think so.

I've always wanted to achieve

something, and I've done it.

To get up here.

What's happened now can't be helped.

Man, that's one way of looking at it.

- What do you make the time, Lefty?

- Just one hour to go, professor.

At least we know

we've only got one hour.

What about the guy who just steps off

in front of a bus, and bingo?

I met the right girl,

got her to agree to marry me...

...and the story stops right there.

- Good place for it to stop, Jimmy.

Why so sour, Larry?

You and Barbara are happy.

Not really, Mike.

Barbara hated my work at Thunder Hill.

We were very happy once,

but that was long ago.

- Coffee?

KIM:
Here are the sandwiches.

Lefty, I want to go and have

another look at that bomb.

- Will you come with me?

- Would it do any good?

We can try. It's better than sitting here

waiting for it to go off.

Will you come?

KIM:
What kind do you want, cheese or ham?

- I'll take cheese.

Okay. Thanks.

MAN [O VER RADIO]: Thunder Hill to Stardust.

Thunder Hill to Stardust. Can you hear me?

Hello, Stardust to Thunder Hill.

I am receiving you on Beam 3. Over.

BARBARA:

Larry.

This is Barbara.

Your wife, Larry.

Come back to me, Larry.

Please, you must come back.

MAN:

Hello? Hello? Can you hear me, Stardust?

JIMMY:

I'm still receiving you clearly. Stand by.

Tell Barbara everything's all right.

BLANDFORD:
We will.

I have a message for your telex operator...

... James Wheeler.

It says, "I'm still wearing your ring."

And it's signed "Ellen."

Your message received and understood.

Thank you.

Blandford, can you relay a message to the

World Press Service from Miss Hamilton?

- My report will follow.

- Yes, just a minute.

Ready.

- Right.

- This is Kim Hamilton.

Now that I have shared this experience...

...I feel that the mission of

the Stardust will be justified...

...if the explosion up here shows people

the stupidity of a future war.

No matter what happens to...

They don't hear you.

I've lost them.

Five years of sweat

and disappointments building this ship...

...just to have it blown to bits.

I don't mind going myself...

...but I hate to think of that bomb

taking the Stardust with it.

Hurry up, before they find

where we've gone.

Tell me something.

If things had turned out differently,

would you have married me?

I think I would have.

Maybe it would've taken a lot

more time to get around to it.

Mike. The airlock light's on.

MICHAEL:

Lefty? Professor Merrity?

LARRY:

Lefty?

Mike.

You can't. You'll break the vacuum.

I can't see them.

They're behind the stone tubes.

MICHAEL:
What do they think they can do?

- They must have felt they had to try.

- They couldn't stand the waiting any longer.

- Yeah, well, the waiting's nearly over.

Mike.

There was a chance the fuse might

have worked, but the acid's eaten through.

If we use our own propulsions,

we can get it away...

...but it'll take both of us to do it.

- It's going.

- They've done it. Mike.

It's possible to get away now.

And leave them? Oh, Mike, you can't.

You mustn't.

That's why they went out there.

That's what they want us to do.

- Larry, take the turbos.

- Mike.

Jimmy, get in your seat.

Larry, switch on all jets.

Quick, man.

Something's wrong, Mike.

The jets won't fire.

The airlock door is still down.

Takes a few seconds to get the pressure

back to normal. Keep the switches down.

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