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What the hell were they doing?

They were supposed to be searching

for meteorites on the surface.

We better head out there.

You seem to know

your high explosives, Delfy.

I learned to recognize them pretty quick.

Karbala?

Baghdad. Support runs. You?

Somewhere in the same region, yeah.

Well, my friend, it looks like

we just traded one desert for another.

But one hell of a lot colder.

So how we doing?

- We're almost there.

- Good.

How does ex-military wind up down here

working for the U.N.?

It was an open post.

So really, how does a U.S. Marshal like you

end up in Antarctica?

Open post.

We're here.

There's nothing here.

Let's head back.

You sure this is right?

Section 104. These are the coordinates.

Maybe you wrote it down wrong.

This ice has been worked.

They were digging here.

Looks like they spread the ice out

to cover whatever they found.

Marshal!

Stetko!

- Stetko!

- Marshal!

- Marshal.

- Uhn.

You okay?

Just sit tight.

I saw a rope in the Cat.

If you're hurt, try not to move.

Watch the rope.

Okay, I'm coming down.

Guess they found

what they were looking for.

What the hell happened here?

You see all that blood behind us?

Yes, I did.

It's a cargo plane.

Is it American?

No, I don't think so.

But whatever it is, it's an antique.

How long do you think

this has been here?

Russian vodka.

Could be an Antonov An-12.

These things haven't flown for 50 years.

Oh, my God.

- What? What is it?

- It's a body.

Looks like he's been shot in the head.

Here's another.

We got another one over here.

- Why is one of the pilots back here?

- Who knows?

We really should be heading back.

Stetko.

Well, that would explain

how they crashed.

They were in the air.

Pilot stayed at the stick while the copilot

went back to take out the passengers.

He must have surprised the

first guard, but missed the others.

And the other guards returned fire

on the copilot. Bang, bang.

The guards and the copilot take each

other out, and the pilot caught a stray.

Ice swallows them whole. Jesus.

But over what?

Where's Pryce?

What have you found?

Nothing. We're too late.

Be careful.

Oh, God. Looks like fresh blood.

It's gotta be Weiss's.

Weiss had an injury to his leg.

He must have cut it

getting into this box.

Whatever was in there

was what they were after.

That's his blood in the shaft.

He left a trail as they dragged him out.

Right.

You're not surprised by any of this.

You knew this was here.

Talk to me, Pryce.

Two days ago...

...someone down here contacted

an arms dealer on the watch list.

He was arranging the sale of six canisters

recovered from an old Soviet transport.

- Containing what?

- We're not sure.

During the '50s,

the Soviets mined down here...

...for material to use

in their nuclear program.

If that's what the geologists found

in this box...

...and it makes its way

onto the open market...

- Why didn't you tell me any of this before?

- I wasn't sure...

...if your murders and my canisters

were connected.

Oh, they're connected.

You hear that?

We're gonna run out of air

long before anyone finds us.

Yeah, that's if

we don't freeze to death first.

Anything?

No.

Great.

Well, it looks like we're gonna

have to dig ourselves out of here.

With what?

That ice has got to be 20 feet deep.

Just trying to keep it upbeat.

Nobody knows we're down here.

Yeah. Thanks for reminding me.

Don't make them like that anymore.

Let's hope Captain America over there

has got a plan.

The backup oxygen's empty,

must have been damaged in the crash.

Oh, great.

- Hey.

- Yeah?

You think when that guy boarded this plane,

he had any idea he'd end up like this?

- Oh, my God.

- What?

That's why Weiss wasn't wearing

any ECW gear when we found him.

That's why there was no ax

found near the body.

Wait, wait, wait, you're losing me.

The only way in or out of Vostok

is by plane...

...which means the killer

had to have access to one.

That's why Weiss was so busted up.

You think that's why

he was at Haworth Mesa?

Yeah, I think somebody killed him

and dropped him out of a plane.

This little revelation doesn't happen

to come with an escape plan, does it?

We're f***ed.

Listen, Delfy, I've been thinking.

Does this plane have a main-hold bail out?

Yeah, it's usually on the ceiling,

in case of an ocean landing.

Here.

Explosive bolts.

We blow the hatch,

we punch a hole through the ice.

At this angle, the surface can't

be more than 10 feet above us.

No, no, no. Whoa,

you're asking a lot of 60-year-old bolts.

If the ice is too thick,

the blast will come right back on us.

We can blow ourselves up, suffocate,

or freeze to death. You take your pick.

Do it.

We need a power source.

Here, there may be enough juice

left in the SAT-phone battery.

Oh, that's smart.

Come on, it's cold.

You guys might want to take some cover.

Fire in the hole.

Oh, that's beautiful.

Now let's stack these crates

and get the hell out of here.

Carrie! Delfy! Come on!

Okay, let's hope

we have enough juice left to start it.

Come on.

Oh, f***. All right, all right.

Let's just let it sit for a second.

Oh, don't.

It'll lower your core temperature.

All right. Give me some of that.

That's what I thought.

That's what I thought.

Crazy.

I understand a bunch of Cold War Russians

killing each other over that box...

...but how did three Ph. D's

get wrapped up in some sh*t like this?

It's this place. Try it again.

Come on, baby.

Yes.

Attention, the transport plane...

...will arrive at 0900 hours for anyone

who is not staying on base for the winter.

Bag drag must be completed two hours

prior to wheels up.

All gear, equipment...

- You need to get your hand checked out.

- I will.

Failure to do so will result...

I'm gonna update my office

and tell them what we found.

You're not listening to me, Bill.

Look, I've already got two bodies

on my hands...

...and God knows what

stolen from a Russian plane.

I know, it's a bad situation.

I wanna evac the base. No winter-overs.

Evac the base?

I'm not sure we can do that.

- I have to call you back.

- You're pulling everybody off the ice?

I can't take the chance

of having my people stranded down here...

...with this guy running around.

- Don't think I can do my job?

That's not what I said.

Any calls on Rubin?

No, but we've got his face out

to all bases.

Fine, thanks.

Carrie.

Attention, all personnel:

The station manager has just informed me

of a change in schedule.

Due to recent incidents,

the base is going into lockdown...

...for the duration of the winter season.

This includes all international

science teams.

Repeat, this is a mandatory...

All are required to depart on the plane.

What the hell?

- No one will be wintering over.

- Carrie.

It's not that you aren't capable

of handling this.

- I'm just trying to keep my people safe.

- Sam, when I examined Weiss...

...his core wasn't frozen solid yet...

...so his body can only have been out

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