The China Syndrome Page #6

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- He's not here. You must help us.

- What?

You've got to testify.

- I understand.

- Please hurry.

My God.

- Ask if they've heard from Hector.

- Jim, see if Hector's checked in.

Thank you for the opportunity

to put this on record.

Dr. Lowell?

Has your information arrived?

- Could I request another hour?

- We have a very busy agenda.

We'll schedule you for another day.

We'll now take a 20-minute recess.

I'll be downtown.

The Highway Patrol called. Hector's

been in an accident on Highway 6.

- What?

- Hector's been in an accident.

Hector's been in an accident.

He's on Highway 6.

Make sure Godell's on the agenda.

- Jesus, Mr. Godell.

- Sorry.

He'll get shot

driving up here like that.

What the hell is that?

What's going on?

Don't fight it. Okay.

Ready? Cover up his face.

Hector!

- Is he alive?

- Yes, he'll be all right.

It's okay, he's going to make it.

- Herman?

- I can't hear.

- How high will you be going?

- Are you drunk?

Spindler?

Hi, Jack.

Okay, I'll take care of it.

- How high are we?

- We'll have full power by midnight.

- No, we can't risk another scram!

- Have you been drinking?

What?

There may be a defect in the pump.

- I've got my orders.

- There was a vibration!

Ted, a sudden surge

could kick that off again.

Go home.

Why don't you just go home?

- What's the matter with Jack?

- I don't know.

- Where are we at?

- Seventy-five percent of full power.

- Take it up to 93 percent.

- All right.

- Leave it there, Jim.

- Jesus Christ, Jack!

Just get out. Go on. Get out.

Get out!

- You can't do this, Jack.

- I mean it, Ted.

Get out. Everybody, out.

It's all right, Hector. Hang on.

Easy.

- Have you come to finish him off?

- We had nothing to do with this.

I must talk to Kimberly.

Godell took over the control room.

He wants to talk to you.

Someone's tampering

with the security circuits.

If they don't stop,

I'll flood the containment area.

- You understand?

- Ted. He knows.

- We must find another way in there.

- And fast.

Thank you for coming.

I hope you can convince him to come out.

- Kimberly's here.

- Bring her down. Alone.

He wants you to go down alone.

Bill, step out where I can see you.

Kimberly, when you hear the bolts,

come in alone.

Go ahead.

What happened to your friend?

- There was an accident.

- No accident.

- I know. The radiographs are gone.

- Those bastards.

They chased me, so I came here.

But the idiots want full power.

It can't take that.

- What will you do?

- What I was going to do.

You'll interview me on TV. Here. Now.

Can I talk to my cameraman up there?

He wants an interview.

You have to talk him out of it.

We've managed to keep it quiet...

...but if anyone knows,

there'll be a SWAT team here.

Get him to come out,

and we'll listen to him.

No one will get hurt.

Don't mess around. He said,

either he makes a public statement...

...or he'll flood the containment

with radiation.

- Can he do that?

- Yes. He can just open the valves.

He can do anything he wants.

But if he floods the containment...

...you may as well bury this place.

We'll do it. He can go on the air.

- Mr. McCormack...

- Shut up, Gibson.

Joe, keep an eye on this gentleman.

They agreed.

But I won't just call your station.

- I'll call every TV station in L.A.

- They agreed.

I can't take responsibility for this.

Should we let him wreck

a billion-dollar investment?

It'll take the press an hour

to get here.

- Don't count on it.

- I expect you to take care of them.

- You do your job, and I'll do mine.

- Yes, sir.

What's holding you people up?

You spent a fortune on security

to prevent entry to the control room.

Don't tell me what you can't do.

Tell me what you can do.

We could scram the plant.

If we can do it without him knowing,

it'll distract him while we get in.

- Can you do it without him knowing?

- We can sure as hell try.

Scram the son of a b*tch.

No, Tom, that won't work.

Who's the man standing up there?

McCormack, chairman of the board.

- Are we in danger?

- I brought it down to 75 percent.

- Why don't you just shut it down?

- Then I'd lose power.

If we're on-line, I'm a threat.

Look. If we take over the generator,

we can cause a turbine trip.

- That will make the reactor scram.

- That's what spooked him, a scram.

Whose side are you on?

You want to give him a hand?

- How long will it take?

- I have to bridge a dozen circuits.

They all terminate here.

Maybe 30 minutes, maybe an hour.

Okay, get started.

I'll start with an introduction

to explain where we are.

Then I'll introduce you.

You should say who you are

and how long you've worked here.

Have you thought about

what you'll say?

You want a cup of coffee?

Yeah.

You want cream and sugar?

Agent four, over.

Level six, report in.

It's going to be fine.

Agent 14,

report to the staging area.

Tell McCormack

the police cars are arriving.

Hey, right here!

Come on.

Right here.

Kimberly's in there?

You'll take a crew in with you?

Just like I did it before.

We'll get sound from the intercom.

- Use all the available light.

- Can I ask you some questions?

- Let's go.

- Are we on the air right now?

We have nothing to say right now.

Just be patient.

- Can you give us his name?

- Godell.

Is this a SWAT team being deployed?

What the hell is a SWAT team

doing here?

- Is he armed up there?

- There are rumors.

Have your men follow me

up the back elevator, okay?

- GB3, 17.

- No, that's a front circuit panel.

Studio B, this is remote with

tone and bars. Do you copy?

We've got tone and bars.

We have bars.

Give us picture as soon as you can.

- Video, can you get camera two?

- We can go at any time.

- This is irresponsible.

- I can't hear you, Gibson.

They're here.

Bobby, set up on sticks here.

David, a two-shot at the console.

Ron, take sound from this speaker.

Okay, we made it.

The press is everywhere.

Let's just work out the sound,

and we're ready. All right?

- What?

- It'll be a few minutes.

Stay clear of the TV monitor.

There are two doors,

locked from the inside.

Get De Young.

- How do you turn on the speaker?

- Right here, that button.

- Do it.

- Lock it open?

You all set? Give us a voice level.

Testing, one, two, three, four.

- Move closer to the speaker.

- Testing, this is Kimberly Wells.

Get a little closer together.

- What's next?

- TB 46, a ground wire.

- TB 39, a ground wire.

- Nearly ready.

We've got picture.

Pete to the phone, please.

We're getting close.

Just checking levels.

Hold up something white

for color test.

- Okay?

- He's setting color balance.

Let's get the show on the road.

Stand by.

When the red light comes on,

you're on the air.

Goddamn it, do something.

He's about to go on the air.

Okay, David? Stand by, let's go.

Spindler?

We're almost ready. I'll call you.

Do something.

Camera one.

Stand by, camera two. Go, Pete.

This is Pete Martin.

We interrupt our programming...

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