The Last Days on Mars Page #2

- That was uncomfortable.

- (GROANS)

What's she doing?

Kim, that's Marko's workstation.

I just wanna know

what's so urgent.

You can't go through his private log.

Come on, Vincent, tell her!

(CHUCKLES) Oh, yeah.

Like she's gonna listen to me.

- This is bullshit.

- Kim, she's right.

Just 'cause he broke the rules,

it doesn't make it fair game.

There's no way Marko gives a sh*t

about a broken sensor, okay?

I just want to know why his research

is more important than mine.

VINCE:
What?

That's definitely

not what it looks like.

Those cavities in the rock...

those could be microbial borings.

PAH's can be formed

non-organically.

- Sample still under the scope?

- KIM:
I'll check.

All right, anyone want to tell me

what's going on?

Nothing's going on.

He found a piece of

abiotic mineral. Bullshit.

Got it.

(SCOFFS)

Holy sh*t.

- BRUNEL:
That looks like...

- WOMAN:
New cell division.

Bacterial cell division.

BRUNEL:
I want that site locked down.

No one goes near.

We'll upload the scans and

data to Mission Control,

see if they confirm

Lane's conclusions.

We need to speak to

Marko first. It's his find.

He's the one who's been playing silly

games. Why didn't he talk to us?

Because that would

be sharing the credit.

That's not fair.

I think we're missing the point.

This is what we came here for,

isn't it?

- Don't you think we ought to check it out?

- DALBY:
He knows what he's doing.

So, we're going to entrust

the greatest find in human history

to a man who just lied to you?

Is that it?

Rover Two, this is base.

You at Site Nine yet?

Yeah, we, um... We got here

a couple of minutes ago.

What's up, sir?

BRUNEL:
I'm declaring the site

off limits. Put Marko on now.

Yep. Stand by, base.

Marko, I've got Brunel on comms.

Are you copying any of this?

That's negative.

(SPEAKS SERBIAN)

Can you speak in English

please, mate?

Tell them the signal

is breaking up.

Tell them you can't see me now.

Tell...

(MUTTERS SERBIAN)

I've got Brunel

holding on the other line.

Don't argue with me now.

Just come out and bring

the camera with you.

You have to see this, Harry.

It's beautiful.

(LOUD CRACKING)

Harry! Harry! Help!

Marko!

- Come on!

- (BEEPING)

(PANTING)

Oh, my God.

HARRINGTON:
Mayday!

This is Harrington to base.

I need help here.

Repeat, mayday! Please help.

BRUNEL:
What happened?

HARRINGTON:
He's gone.

Have you been down there to him?

Why aren't you down there,

Harrington?

- I tried.

- Well, you didn't try hard enough.

- I'm gonna go down there myself!

- No, Dalby.

- He could still be alive!

- You'll rip your suit,

- or break your neck.

- I haven't pronounced it yet.

I'm pronouncing it, Dalby.

He's dead.

I'm not gonna risk another life,

so stand down.

People are pulled from frozen water

all the time and revived.

You don't know he's dead!

You don't know!

Dalby, stand down.

- (SNIFFS)

- Stand down.

He said he'd found something, sir.

Nobody goes down there

until we've got the right gear.

We've gotta run this

by Mission Control.

How long will it take?

Altogether, 30 to 40 minutes.

Sir. Uh...

I really wanna stay here.

We can't just leave him like this.

No. I need to do it.

You've done enough.

You're not gonna do

anything stupid, are you?

You're not gonna go in that pit.

Is that clear?

- Is that clear?

- (SNIFFS) Yes, sir.

All right.

Okay.

This is Brunel.

Contact Mission Control.

We've had an accident.

- LANE:
Did you see him?

- No.

Look, skipper, if there's

any chance he's alive,

- we need to get back out there.

- No.

There's no way he survived that fall

without compromising his suit.

Load up the lifting gear.

We'll pull him out

as soon as we hear back

from Mission Control.

Got it.

So when are we planning on

announcing the discovery?

You really are something else

aren't you, Kim?

Hasn't it sunken in yet?

This discovery changes everything.

Takes precedence

over everything, right?

What about human decency?

So I'm the bad guy now

for staying focused on the mission?

I didn't get him killed.

I'm sorry, what does that mean?

What the f*** are you

trying to say there, Kim?

You broke with protocol.

Figure it out.

- You are f***ing...

- Hey, hey, hey.

You are unbelievable!

- What's the matter with you?

- F***ing laugh at me.

- Okay, enough. Away.

- Okay.

Nothing wrong with me. I'm not

the one breaking the rules.

- LANE:
That's not helpful, Kim.

- BRUNEL:
Just drop it.

Cheers, Kim.

He's falling apart.

Like everything else around here.

All right. That's enough.

KIM:
Am I the only one

who's noticed this?

- (SCOFFS)

- (BEEPING)

MAN:
Base from Mission Control,

responding your priority code 13.

What can we say, guys?

We're all in deep shock.

Marko's family has been

informed of the situation,

but we haven't gone public yet

until you confirm his status.

The board are working

on an official statement,

but they'll be looking for you

to put a few words together

if it comes down to that.

Brunel, we copy your safety concerns,

but it's a go for retrieving

Petrovic. Use all caution.

Rough way to end the mission, guys,

but we're behind you 100 percent.

More soon.

16:
36, message ends.

(BEEPING)

You heard him.

We'll retrieve the body,

then announce Marko's discovery.

Let's go.

- Go ahead.

- Thanks.

(MUTTERING)

Sir, can, um...

Can I have a quiet word, please?

Yeah.

Skipper, I know it's not my place,

but you can't let Kim

behave like that.

Nor anyone else, okay?

Look, I know it's bad,

but we all knew the risks.

Honestly, it's a miracle an accident

hasn't happened up here sooner.

I'm still the one

who let him go out.

No. No, I'm sorry,

with all due respect to Marko,

he brought this on himself.

Any screw-up by anyone on this team,

that's my responsibility.

It's not fair to take Harrington

back out.

He stays here with Kim.

- All right.

- Okay.

(PANTS)

- (RADIO CRACKLES)

- (BRUNEL'S VOICE, DISTORTED)

Sir, you're breaking up.

Repeat your message.

BRUNEL:
Rover One all loaded up.

Heading back to you.

(FAINT NOISE)

How are you holding up out there?

Dalby?

- Sorry, for a second, I...

- (FAINT NOISE)

What is it, Dalby?

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

Dalby?

Somebody's coming in.

You're breaking up.

I can't hear you.

Dalby?

Dalby?

(STATIC ON RADIO)

(GASPS)

BRUNEL:
Dalby. Come in, Dalby.

Where the hell is she?

We've had static

at Site Nine all day.

Maybe the comms are down again.

Still doesn't

explain her last response.

Lane, Irwin, check Rover Two.

BRUNEL:
Jeez, it's still

venting steam.

VINCE:
Must be a lot of water

down there.

If she went down there

after I told her not to...

Dalby. Come in, Dalby.

Please respond.

Please respond.

There's nothing in Rover Two.

She wouldn't disobey an order.

Maybe she fell in.

Can't see the bottom.

How deep do you think it is?

I don't like this one bit.

All right, Vince. Strap up.

Let's see what's down there.

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