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Luna from our gun come on and your act is going on long enough. I'm placing you under a ray
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An astronaut, like an athlete, is doomed to a short career than he's put out the pasture.
Former astronauts do, of course, have job opportunities, corporate executives, TV personalities, even congressmen.
But the transition is hard.
Once adventure has been tasted, a crash-diet of baby routine can starve the spirits.
Even...kill a man.
Tonight we join Commander Emmett Rockwell in an up to distant future.
A senior astronaut and about to retire.
He's attending a farewell party and wondering exactly how to make his exit.
Not just from the party, but from his career.
Wally, how long do you think this wake is going to last?
It's up to you, Emmett, the party's in your honor.
I'll take people to get tired looking at my ugly mother face it.
Not every day the America's biggest space hero would die.
I don't rub it in.
Something...
Brown and you, Emmett?
Yeah, just one question, Wally.
If a hero retires, does he stay a hero?
Or does he reflect a ordinary mortal?
Hey, don't be so gloomy.
It will be happy for me.
After I've liked tomorrow, I'll be a full commander.
And you'll be able to do whatever you want.
And let's just get...what?
You tired?
I know you had a big day tomorrow, I'll find a...
...murray and speed just thing up.
You need to just be ready.
Speed?
Speed!
See, after that roll-up on, I'll be back in a minute.
Speed.
Make sense.
That makes sense.
Talking...
...to yourself.
Commander?
What?
Good evening, Emmett.
Hello?
It's you who will register your evening.
I'll cut your eyes, ordering my way for our five tasks.
Can I tell you no, Emmett?
I don't think so, you were the space agency.
No.
The curse is somebody's way.
None of the above.
I thought you might remember my face.
What have you been for, I'd remember?
It's a boy.
An old friend, I've come to collect, on a promise, promise, that's right, we made a deal, and it, a long time ago.
Hey, who are you, where's your ID badge, ID?
Well, how'd you get past security?
I come and go as I please, hey Erna.
Yeah, just a minute, that's my co-pilot.
We'll talk again later, we'll hold it.
I told you, Erna, my gist is little intro in the mirror.
Which you go?
Or who, what?
A zoom?
A little bit strange.
I said, I'd made some kind of a promise to it.
Hey, probably any of your fans, they're always little melodramatic.
Now, I get to tell big of you, you're on Netflix.
Ah, cool.
Yeah, like, let's go.
Baby, and Jedwood.
A mean event to weave in.
At my right, sits America's finest, most famous, and oldest astronaut, I go easily.
Every pilot, tomorrow's space shuttle mission, he'll be retiring from active duty.
So, let's give him a big send-off, Commander, Emmett, Rockwell.
Please.
Please?
I am not the hero you make me out to be.
My job is simple, really.
I'm just a capsule jockey.
Well, think about it.
The tech crew builds them.
The ground crew flies them all I do is ride them.
It's you people that make me look good.
It's me, Emmett.
I'm the one who makes you look good.
What?
Emmett.
Something wrong?
No, I...
I was saying what a great support crew you've built.
Now, you're the real heroes.
Thank you all.
That way I have perfect little space, Emmett.
Oh, yeah, yeah, there.
They're great groups.
You look deep.
Now, what do you say we head back to quarters and get a nice long pre-flight sleep?
Are you going to head while we are?
I'm going to hang around a bit.
You were in a big rush.
Now you want a mingle?
No.
No, exactly.
I'd like to find that, Emmett.
Oh, I get it.
Available former astronaut, Bachelor, in need of companion.
Come on.
I get it.
Okay, I just don't forget to show up in the morning.
I'll be there.
I think it's time we talked about ideal.
Can I know you?
I'm looking for some answers this time.
Who are you?
I heard a claim.
Maybe this.
We'll help you remember.
Hey, what are you doing?
Just touching your tent.
We'll quit that.
When the embarrassed, no one is watching.
Relax.
Let go.
What are you?
This will put you in touch.
With your deepest, buried memories.
Affirmative.
The fiber energy is flowing between us.
Now, what do you feel?
The cold toward you.
Like an eyedness.
If you look, connection between us.
Like our minds are locked together.
I had this memory before our life first mission.
But you do remember.
That's enough.
Hey, that's on the trick.
It's no trick.
But we have an arrangement, Commander Rockwell,
and it will become effective after tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I'll be in orbit and space.
Of course, I will watch over your mission.
Then you will keep your part of our bargain.
Watch over my mission.
What do you try to feed me?
You are my guardian angel?
Guardian.
Hmm, you could say that.
But I know angel.
Wait a minute.
Hey, come back here.
Excuse me.
Did you see a tall red head brush out of here?
She was wearing a tight green jumpsuit.
No one has gone out.
Are you positive?
Didn't see anyone.
You are right, Commander.
Oh, it's happening.
The after all is easy.
It's starting.
Morning, Emmett.
Hey, Wally, how's breakfast?
Well, I get so hungry right before I lift off.
I can't eat anything, even this stuff.
Y'all psyched up for the flight?
Well, I didn't sleep much last night.
Huh?
What's begging you?
Look, that's really in there.
It's just anxious.
A veteran like you?
Come on.
You don't get the jitters?
Oh, no.
No, it's not bad.
Oh, what is it?
It's her.
That red head.
Red head.
Ah, from the party?
Yeah.
Yeah, I talked to her again after you left.
She did a whole number.
Hey, if you're telling me I made some kind of a deal with her
now my time is up.
She's, uh, come to collect.
The real profit of doing that.
Emmett, you keep fretting over your retirement.
You'll end up permanently retired.
Stress can kill, you know?
You know, cause a breakdown, hallucinations, intuition.
Why?
Look, no one saw that red head except me.
You think you imagined?
Well, something like this did happen before I...
I had a kind of a vision.
It's not a new record.
Well, I never reported it.
It happened 18 years ago during my first space flight.
Oh, wow.
There you go.
And that makes sense.
First flight jitters, last flight jitters.
Is it the same reaction?
If it's all.
Yeah.
Just fight it off.
By the time we get to the large part, you'll be fine.
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There she is.
Space shuttle racing team.
One more time, Emma.
Yep.
I sure logged a lot of miles in there, baby.
Good morning.
Welcome to launch, Darfur.
Hey, what is this?
The mission controller in person at the launch site?
Haha.
Just wanted to see you off.
I meant, well, for Pete's sake, Murray.
No tears.
I'll be back.
And here's the elevator.
Let's go.
Just you there.
Both been briefed on the mission.
Who needs briefing?
We've flown the same mission every month for two years.
You've seen one satellite salvage, you see them all right, Emma?
Oh, it's partly my idea of a glamorous final mission.
No spine-killing danger, no chance for heroic.
I knew that's your style, Emma.
But try not to pull any stunts this trip, okay?
And this is it.
Level 20.
Bye.
The view from up here is always spectacular.
What?
It's so clear you can see Jacksonville.
You know, whenever I'm up here, I feel it.
And we look.
Look, Darfur.
It's her.
She's here right at the base of the launch tower.
Emma.
But, Murray, help me.
What happened?
Emma, it's frozen up.
You give me a hand.
Get him back.
Away from the railing.
Emma.
Emma, enter me.
I'm okay.
What happened?
Oh, I, uh...
I had a sudden flash of vertical.
Imagine an astronaut afraid of heights, but, Alison.
If you're not well, I'll abort this mission right here and...
No, no, no.
Don't worry, don't abort.
I'm fine.
I just...
I just need to sit down.
Blully.
I'll help him onboard the ship.
Just climb in your seat, Emma.
Did you see your wife?
And shut up!
I've got a smooth Murray out of his scrub to lift off.
Uh-huh, I'll talk to you later.
Wally, come out here.
He's all right now, Murray.
What the heck is going on here?
It's just nerves.
It's his last flight.
He's a little jumpy.
You sure that's all it is?
He'll be fine.
Now, once we get into orbit, he'll come along.
You better be darn sure of that.
15 minutes to launch.
All personnel stay at the tower.
Wally, keep an eye on him.
Don't let him do anything down.
You, sir.
Don't worry.
But you didn't sail at all, Wally.
Now, Emma, let's be logical.
This is a high security area.
How could anyone even get in?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I only know that...
What I saw as real Wally...
I could feel a presence.
Somewhere, sometime in my past...
I'd seen her before, and how she's come after me.
What?
I don't know.
I don't know.
She's come after me.
For what purpose?
I can't imagine.
A beautiful woman of unknown origin.
Flaming red hair, fabulous figure,
and attention for the mysterious.
Too good to be true.
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For Commander Emmett Rockwell, retiring astronaut,
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His co-pilot, Wally Bruder, thinks she's a phantom, a trick of the mind.
We all have secret fears, our own inner demons.
The question is, should we flee from such demons or should we confront our ultimate fears head on?
For Emmett, this is a new experience.
Until now, he has neglected his inner self, focusing his attention instead on the external world and his busy career.
Are all by the stable while he locked the controls into the computer?
We'll do, Emmett.
Computer is locked.
Hey, let go of the controls and enjoy the view now.
Looks so peaceful from up here.
Better enjoy it. This is your last look at Earth from this angle.
Yeah, I'm lucky to get a last look the way I carry down it down there.
And thanks, Wally, for covering for me.
Don't mention it. I have to tell you though, are you?
I don't buy you a theory.
Not theory.
But it was a common stress reaction.
A case of nerves.
It's the only explanation that makes sense.
Now, the fact remains, I saw that woman standing at the base of a launch tower and brought daylight.
I was wide awake and completely conscious.
It was me.
Emmett, let me explain.
Now, something's bothering you, so your mind, your subconscious, gives the problem a name and a face.
Clearly, it's called a dreamer of nightmare.
When you're awake, it's then hallucination.
Wally, I can feel her presence.
How do you explain that?
Oh, you are really spooked up.
This radio Murray's going to want a status report.
You'll cater to her.
Sure, I'm okay to talk.
Now, this has shut all two seven acknowledging transmission.
Come in.
Two, seven.
This is Mission Control.
Murray here.
Beautiful launch.
Everything okay?
All systems are gold. Nothing to report.
Good.
You should run. They ruined that satellite in about five hours.
Check.
One minor item.
The close weight thing is on takeoff.
I'll show you guys a little heavy.
We're overweight?
Yeah, about 130 pounds to be precise.
Well, that's a no one.
Now, maybe the last crew left some equipment on board.
You might check out the storage lockings.
We'll do.
But I should tell you, Emmett.
Do we have our own theory down here?
Oh.
Now, what's your theory, Murray?
Well, the guy's figure you've got a girl board to, uh,
to celebrate your last flight.
Girl.
Emmett.
You still have?
Captain Wally Bruder here.
We'll check it out, Murray, and get back to you.
Roger. Two, seven.
Good. Mission Control.
Now, tell me that wasn't a nervous reaction.
Murray makes a little joke, and then you'll hear what he said.
A girl.
Now, what a ham, Matt.
Step out of it with thousands of miles away in space.
We are alone.
Nothing here.
What's here?
Well, that's it, Wally.
I've gone through every storage compartment we've got.
Nothing in the cargo bay.
Well, how could we miss 130 pounds of equipment?
Well, maybe Murray miscalculated.
All right, let's try to hear a loud M.
At the only place we haven't looked.
It is just a cubicle.
It doesn't have any lockers, just a seat.
Oh, come off it.
You don't fall like it may hand with a hatchback.
Well, this is a waste of effort, isn't it?
A snow away.
Good day, gentlemen.
Oh, who are you?
How did you get, I'm called Luna.
I am a friend of Anna.
You know, I'm not crazy, Wally.
She is real.
How did you get there, security?
No, trouble at all, really.
You get trouble now, lady.
Stowing away on a space shuttle flight as a federal offense.
That doesn't concern me.
I am here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
I'm here for commando.
Rockland.
But why?
Why?
What do you want with me?
Think back, Emmett, to your first mission.
Your very first space flight.
I never see two years ago.
How would you know anything about it?
That is where we met.
Don't you remember?
You had a vision, Mrs. Krazy.
Emmett, she must have overheard us a bit for her else.
Or else she's reading my mind that I recommend
to be larker up and keep her under surveillance.
And we radio report the mission control.
Yeah, yeah.
I suppose we should.
Stand back, man.
I'm going to shut this hatch now.
Just think back, Emmett.
Oh, that was years ago.
Mrs. Spy, Emmett.
I said it to her.
She's done her.
Oh, my God.
You've got to let your life story backwards and forward.
Let me ask you something, Wally.
Do you remember what happened on my first flight?
What?
I remember it was a big deal on the news.
I was at the kid then.
I was in a small capsule alone in Earth orbit.
The night before I was supposed to land, I had a powerful failure.
Yeah, that's right.
You're a computer winner.
Yeah, and I had to bring the ship down manually.
Everybody figured you'd turn into a fireball when you hit the atmosphere.
I was way terrified.
I didn't expect to make it, but you brought her in perfectly.
How'd you been doing it all your life?
I said, got me hooked on space.
But that's not the whole story.
What do you mean?
When my computer burned out, I still had another 12 hours in orbit before reentry.
I had a lot of time to think about it to worry myself.
So that night, all alone up there in that darkened capsule,
I had this dream, this visitation.
Her woman's voice told me I'd be protected, watched over.
And I'd land the capsule safely.
Now, obviously, that was a hallucination caused by my anxiety.
But it gave me the confidence I needed.
But what does that get to do with our friend, Downstein?
We cut she knows about it.
Well, that's why I say she's a spy.
Somehow, she got access to the ready room while we were eating breakfast.
She overheard us talking.
Now, she's trying to psych you out.
Now, while I have got a friend out, I'm going downstairs and talk to her.
Do we better report it first, then?
No.
No, Murray, you'll just abort the mission.
This is my problem.
I've got a face of a law.
But she could be dangerous.
Watch me on the monitor.
If it looks like I'm in trouble, you come on down.
Okay, well, now you can come out now.
You decided to trust me, can I?
Now, let's get something straight.
I'm here because I want some answers.
Of course.
My partner, on the other hand, is taking to lock you up and throw away the key.
But Emmett, you know all the answers.
Try to think about it.
Now, look, I've read my brains.
I just don't remember.
We have buried the memory deep inside.
We must pull it out.
Perhaps I should use the mind lock.
Or is that another one of your little tricks?
The mind lock is quite powerful.
It will allow our thoughts to mingle.
To operate it will trigger your deepest memories.
You mean I've got to trust you if I want to get to the bottom of this?
Yes, Emmett, you must trust me.
Well, okay, if it'll explain who you are, let's do it.
But I'm warning you, Luna.
But you try anything.
Paulie is watching us on the monitor.
Come back.
Just close your eyes.
And try to relax while I...
I can't help you fight.
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You're on a long run in your space capsule.
Describe what you see.
It's very small.
It's dark.
I'm shutting down the controls.
I'm getting ready for sleep.
Awake.
What's happening?
Something's wrong.
My instrument panel just lit up like a Christmas tree.
And I see a face of a view screen.
Oh, I'm not disappointed.
It's a woman.
It's you.
You're saying that you're a friend.
A traveler from far away.
You want to talk.
You want to help me.
And do you believe me?
No.
I'm thinking this must be an hallucination brought on by stress.
Do you need help and help?
Yes.
Yes, I do need help.
My ship is crippled.
I have to bring it in manually.
I'm afraid I won't be able to do it.
I'm afraid I may die.
And do I offer to help you?
You offer it.
I make a deal.
Yes.
You will unlock my mind.
Your thoughts will become one with mine.
You will guide me, give me strength, confidence.
And what do I ask in return?
You want me to make a promise.
In exchange for giving me this heroic streak in my personality.
I must agree to return with you to your home when I retire.
It's a little like.
Files.
I will be a transformed life, but I'll give you my soul.
And what is your decision?
I decide to accept your offer because...
Because you believe in me?
No.
Because I know it will end the hallucination.
I learned that in my dream.
That's enough.
You may return to the present.
See, Emmett?
You remember it all.
I remember the dream I had 18 years ago.
So what does that prove?
I was in your dream and I'm here now.
How do you explain?
The whole idea is preposterous.
Are you planning some sort of hypnotic suggestion in my mind?
While he's right, you're some kind of saboteur
and this is psychological warfare.
You know that's not true.
The explanation is very simple.
I am a superior intelligence, not of this Earth.
Not?
From Earth?
I am Luna Eczlala, from the planet Argon,
of the Star Sirius, 8.7 light years away.
But that's...
That's fantastic.
You're an expert...
...terrestrial.
Or you are an extra Argonian.
It's all on how you look at it.
That's incredible.
Now that would explain your mental powers,
your influence over me.
All right, Miss.
Hands off the commanding.
Wally, did you hear what you were hoping on the monitor?
She's got you in mesmerized, Emmett.
You don't believe me, Captain?
Luna, from Argon, come on.
Your act has gone on long enough.
I'm placing you under arrest.
I'm sorry, but I cannot allow it.
Not Wally, please.
Everything's under control.
Sorry, Emmett.
I'm going to override your judgment on this one.
Come on, lady.
Into the air.
All right, Wally.
I'm still command over this ship.
Right now, you are in no shape to run this ship.
I'm picking over your command,
according to emergency procedures.
Okay.
Let's go, lady, through the hatch.
I warn you, Captain.
You will force me to employ the Argonian mind, Ron.
You just keep your hands at your side.
The mind lock does not require contact.
Luna, my head...
She's...
It's...
I...
My...
What have you done to her?
It's called cyber-kinetic thought, Seision.
All right, so you proved your point.
If you do have superior metal powers,
is this what you intended to do of them, cripple my crew?
No.
I intend to collect on that promise of yours, Emmett,
and taking you back with me...
to Argonne.
So, Luna plans to collect on an old debt.
The amount owed is considerable.
It's Emmett's life, payable on the day he retires.
But Emmett is not anxious to pay up,
and so he's got to think fast.
Can he bargain, negotiate, or otherwise escape from his commitment?
We'll find out in Act 3.
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The universe is vast,
and doubtlessly holds more wonders than heaven and earth
to paraphrase Shakespeare.
One of these wonders is intelligent life.
Scientists are obsessed with the discovery
of new life forms.
But suppose alien beings find us first.
Will they introduce themselves to the world
or simply take a few of us back for observation or worse?
It seems that Wally and Emmett's fate may be the latter.
And with Wally out of action,
their future seems to lie in Emmett's hands.
Wally, come on.
Come out of the pit.
Let's go on.
Here, take some rest.
Oh, that's better.
You really can't get back there, didn't you?
How are you collapsed?
Remember how it happened?
We were searching through all the storage lockers.
And when we found...
Whatever it was we were looking for, right?
And you tell me.
I tell you the truth.
I'm not sure what we did.
I got completely blank.
No, I just...
I got this weird feeling like my mind's been unplugged.
And that's absolutely all you remember.
Yeah, that's it.
You don't have to report this to me.
No, no.
No reason to, really.
I'm good.
It's a fair exchange, then.
I covered for you on the launch pad,
and nothing could return to fate.
Now, wait a minute.
You do remember what happened this morning?
Of course, dude.
You had a dizzy spell.
I think it seems you didn't black out.
Can you remember what caused it?
Sure.
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Written and handled the idea of retirement.
Wally, you don't recall my mentioning a red-headed woman.
A redhead?
You have to warn him from the party last night.
You got a new girlfriend.
You didn't tell me.
I told you all about it, Wally.
Remember you thought she was a spy.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And you must have cooked this one up in your sleep.
You don't remember what knocked you out?
My mind's a total blank.
What did happen?
You were a little dizzy, I guess.
And you passed out.
It's probably that freeze-dried food they give us.
Yeah, that's probably all it was.
Pins with the jamb.
It reminds me of a look at that radar.
We should be closing in on that satellite by now.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
You monitor the satellite.
I'll go below and start prepping the cargo bay.
Okay, you can come out now, Luna.
You are ready to talk to me, Emmett.
How what did you do to Wally?
Not a panic.
I do Wally a favor.
He has no need to remember me.
This affair concerns us alone.
Very, very neat.
And just what is your plan?
The spirit me away and have Wally forget I ever existed to?
Emmett, Emmett, I got the satellite in view.
I'm bringing the shuttle up alongside the piece.
Then I'll come down to give you a hand.
Roger, Wally.
Okay, now listen.
When Wally comes down here, I'll get rid of him somehow.
I'll get him outside the ship.
And then you and I will settle this business once and for all.
You got the cargo bay doors open yet?
Yeah.
Okay, they're open.
Good.
We're sitting right next to the satellite.
You can haul her in anytime.
Yeah, we got a problem here, Wally.
The mechanical arm isn't working.
The manipulator?
You sure?
Maybe not.
No, I'm sure.
I'm sure, Wally.
It's definitely broken.
Without the arm, we can't very well grab onto the satellite.
Now I can't wait.
I will...
We'll have to do it by hand.
By hand?
Yeah, one of us will have to suit up and go outside.
I will attach a cable to the satellite.
And pull it on board with the wind.
Right.
We'll, uh, reel her in like a big game fish.
Okay.
Now let's get you into a pressure suit.
Now why, uh, why don't you suit up, Wally?
I...
I'll...
I'll let you go out there.
But this is your last chance for a space?
No, no, no.
I've had plenty of you go this time.
You can use the prep.
Okay.
It's your decision.
Okay.
Now let's see you run through the procedure.
I'll float out of the airlock.
Then push off toward the satellite.
Right.
Make sure you anchor your lifeline first.
Oh, sure.
Uh, then I'll float out about, uh, 75 yards.
Right.
With the winch cable and hand-winch cable, right?
I attach it to the satellite.
That's the tough part.
You'll have to watch.
And I know what to do.
You're trying to jinx me or what?
Oh, sorry.
Yeah, yeah.
Just want to make sure it goes smoothly.
Look, you can go yourself if you think I don't know how long.
No, no.
No, you go.
I...
I'll have my hands cool in here.
I've never seen you so close.
Oh, it's a risky job.
You're just watch yourself.
A shovel to remote one radio check.
Reach your left and clear, Amos.
I'm about, uh, just be seated on my lifeline.
I'll call you again in 10 minutes.
Roger, out.
So...
Where along, shall we talk?
I didn't hear you come up.
I've been right beside you all along.
I just made sure you couldn't see me.
Well, obviously you have enough.
Scales to do whatever you want.
Why not just overpower me?
I can't force you to come to our gun.
That would be morally wrong.
You must act of your own free will.
Morally wrong.
After what you've done.
What do you mean?
You've played around with my life,
as though I was a character in some play of yours.
The exaggerate.
Well, just think about it.
If you've tampered with my thought process,
you've modified my personality.
Your personality is intact.
And you've completely warped my motivation.
I've always wondered why people expect me to be heroic.
I was never a man of action.
I was always more of a figure.
That is true.
It was true.
Until you came along and got me to make this...
this bargain with you.
And your influence has made me into some sort of a macho swashbuckler.
I never made you into anything.
I don't have that kind of power.
True, I've helped you.
But only by encouraging your natural potential.
You've always wanted to be daring and a hero.
And so you have been.
How do you know what it is I want?
You're subconscious in it.
All your secret desires are locked in there.
I've just helped you bring them out.
And you think that's morally right?
Where I confront.
The highest morality is self-improvement.
To leave yourself undeveloped, unformed, and ineffective.
That is immoral.
I might have done things differently.
I might have...
I might have married, had a family, a home.
You can still do these things.
On our guy?
Is that it?
That's what I'd hoped.
And just what is that like?
Some crazy place where the green sky and two suns
and odd little creatures running around, no thanks.
No, I'm not going to go to a strange planet
and sit in some cage and be a man from Earth.
No, I'll take my chances here,
even if it means 40 years on the front porch
of the retired astronauts all.
Where do you paint a bleak picture of yourself?
Emma! Emma, come in.
I've got trouble.
Well, we have got all about him.
Yes, Wally, what's wrong?
I've stagged my arrows.
I think I've tried it.
Are you losing here?
I can't tell you.
I think I might be.
Okay, keep hang on.
I'm suiting up right now.
He was crazy.
Emma, it's more heroic.
Now this is all your fault.
I sent Wally out there so we could have a showdown.
And now look.
Is this?
You're doing?
My doing?
Well, sure.
Sure it is.
You've caused an accident out there to get me outside the ship.
That's it, isn't it?
I wouldn't say I caused it.
Let's say I allowed it to happen.
Well, you use your powers to save him.
And I don't let him die out there.
Sorry, I can't do that.
It's up to you to rescue them.
You will find that this rescue will work out for the best.
I've turned to a poor tank, Emma.
Keep it a homie yet quick.
No, there's no time for that.
I'm bringing the air out to you.
Now you hang top, I'm on my way.
Where are you, Emma?
I'm drifting towards you on your blind side.
My luck is in cases and zero.
I'm fading.
Oh, I've reached out with your left arm.
I'll put the air canister right into your glove.
Here it is.
Grab it.
I can't see.
My vision blowed it up.
Just attach your air hose to that canister.
Oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh.
That's a secret.
Oh.
Oh, a few more seconds, then.
Emma, Emma, you haven't got a lifeline.
What?
I must have forgotten it.
Attach it.
I was in such a hurry.
Who without a line?
You've just got into space.
It's quick.
Join your reach for me.
Hold on to me.
I can't reach.
It's too late.
I'm drifting.
Beyond your reach.
I'll get back to the ship.
And pick you up.
My oxygen will last long enough.
I can't just watch it drift off.
There's nothing you can do, Wally.
I finally got myself into a jam.
I just can't get out of it.
Emma, you...
You didn't actually plan this.
Not exactly.
I guess I...
I let it happen, huh?
All your fear of return.
You just couldn't stand the idea of returning to Earth.
It's an ordinary mortal.
I guess not.
I've outlived my usefulness, Wally.
This is an appropriate fate.
You saved my life.
And you are going, huh?
Just like the legend you are.
Don't get much.
It's only a flip.
Yeah, sure.
Anything.
But you get back.
Don't follow in my footsteps.
It's okay.
I kept promise you that.
But the radio's fading off.
Follow, Wally.
If I am it,
may the Lord be with you.
Welcome aboard, Emma.
Hey, it's Cole Swindell.
After I give everything I've got to land a perfect vocal,
I usually take five before jumping into the next track.
And I've learned exactly how to recharge in that time.
Some folks grab coffee.
I hit a quick good looks, Bill.
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You can take off your space helmet.
The atmosphere in my ship is identical to yours.
You picked me up just in time.
My air just got hot.
But this is not nearly as dramatic as your rescue of Wally.
You'll return to where?
And tell them the tragic story of how you died,
bringing him that chemistry there.
You'll be a national hero all over again.
Yeah.
Hey, your plan worked out just perfectly, Bill.
How'd you keep this ship hitting from us?
How? Wait, don't tell me.
You used your superior powers.
I'm lucky for you to be snatched out of deep space.
Right.
Part of the flying pan and into the fire.
All right, what are you planning to do with me now?
Well, now that you're officially retired,
you can return to our gun with me.
Well, I'm not exactly thrilled by that prospect.
You'll be the first Earthling to leave the solar system
and travel to another star.
I should think you'd be excited about the adventure ahead.
How would adventure be examined and probed by a bunch of Argonian scientists?
Who had the wrong impression, Emmett?
I'm not taking you back as a specimen.
I'm taking you back as a man.
I fail to see the difference.
Well, let me explain.
My world is a sad place.
We had no real men there.
We had the elders, very old men, but no reproductive fertile males.
Long ago,
genetic engineers caused a terrible accident.
And no natural children had been born on Argon for nearly a century.
Only laboratory babies.
That is why I journeyed to Earth to bring back a man.
You want a home, a family, a wife.
You told me these things.
I was sure that that was back home on Earth.
But Argon will be your new home.
You'll make a good wife.
But that's impossible.
But we're from two different worlds.
We are very compatible.
We are both humanoid species,
and we're based on the same organic chemistry.
Believe me, I've researched it.
That's why you were chosen.
chosen.
Choosing just listen to yourself.
It sounds like I'm an animal being greed for breeding.
You make me sound so cold.
I am a very romantic person.
By Argonian standard.
Yeah, well not by my standards.
But you must remember I've spent quite a lot of time allowing my mind to mingle with yours.
And I've become very attached to your thought process.
On your world you would say I am.
And love with you.
Well, that notion will take some time getting used to, I suppose.
But you will get used to me.
And as your mind develops,
you will grow to love me.
This will take some time getting used to.
And what's that?
The guidance completely.
When nearly finished our last orbit around Earth,
we must prepare for the tip to Argon now.
How does it really control how this thing powered?
My thought projection.
I wear this helmet.
I just concentrate on my destination.
What an amazing concept.
I don't suppose you could give me a lesson.
Of course.
Here, put on this helmet.
Who knows?
I may have a whole new career as an astronaut on Argon.
Just me.
Now, picture yourself under tangerine skies.
Imagine pale green clouds.
So, Emmett may not have to retire after all.
And it looks like he'll be enjoying domestic bliss
far away from the magnifying glass of public life on Earth.
I suspect many celebrities would jump at the chance to retire
into a competing new and anonymous life.
And as for Luna, more about her after this.
This is Gene King for your Better Business Bureau.
The new game seems to be the electronic one.
Video and portable electronic games have suddenly taken hold.
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Play a wide variety of games, too.
And find out which ones you prefer and then read your warranty carefully.
Most electronic games come with limited warranties, but some don't.
If yours doesn't, check out the store's repair and exchange policies.
The availability of repair should play an important part in your choice,
as should the additional expenses of different so-called software packages.
But most importantly, buy your game from a reputable dealer
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This is what happened to Larry, another reader,
or is it victim of Ravenhouse mysteries?
I was at the bus stop,
and reading the latest Ravenhouse paper bag when a lady walked by.
She seemed familiar like he knew her from somewhere.
I followed her.
She started to run, and I lost her in the crowd.
The next day, I saw her again in the supermarket.
Our eyes met over the lettuce.
I said, Sarah, you're supposed to be dead!
Ravenhouse mysteries are so engrossing,
you can't help but let the mystery take over your life.
It was a little embarrassing.
I had her confused with the character in my Ravenhouse mystery.
Ravenhouse publishes new mysteries every month.
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If you're clever enough, you'll find Ravenhouse mysteries
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There are theorists who believe that when we finally encounter alien beings,
they will not have journeyed from the stars,
but rather crossed over from parallel dimensions,
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Some even suggest these beings will be generated in our own minds.
Our only hope must be that they will be as benign
and wise as Luna.
For there is no guarantee that these creatures are not already among us.
Their sights set upon you, or me, and as for their purpose.
We'll just have to wait and see.
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Parts of the Northeast are bracing for some bitter cold weather but the Midwest is already facing temperatures below zero.
This is John Bohan on reporting on the CBS Radio Network.
We have details on the severe cold in Middle America from Rich Holder of CBS Affiliate WCCO in Minneapolis.
One of the largest cold air masses seen in recent years has settled over the upper Midwest,
driving temperatures well below the zero mark, where they're expected to stay throughout the weekend.
A bitter cold that has settled in from Montana to Michigan is being accompanied by winds of 15 to 25 miles per hour,
making it a very real threat to human life.
The temperature here in the Twin Cities is expected to reach 21 below zero by morning,
with windshield factors in the 50 below range.
In northern portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota,
conditions will be even more severe.
Actual temperatures in the 40 below range will produce windshield factors of 60 to 80 below zero,
conditions that rapidly bring on frostbite and other health complications.
Saturday's high temperatures may reach only 20 below in northern portions of the region,
and in that case it would be an instant replay for residents of International Falls, Minnesota,
where Friday's high was 19 below zero.
Rich Holder for CBS News, Minneapolis.
Search teams are using bulldozers in Santa Cruz, California, south of San Francisco
to uncover homes still buried under tons of mud.
Officials say as many as 20 additional victims may be trapped under that mud,
but clean up from severe storms continues throughout a 200 mile region of northern California,
where the death count is now 26, and more than 430 homes have been destroyed.
Thousands of others are damaged.
Total property damage is said to be nearly $300 million.
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The Justice Department and American telephone and telegraph have reached an agreement to settle the seven-year-old antitrust suit.
The government will drop the case and AT&T will sell 22 bell operating companies worth about $80 billion.
But Charles Brown, the chairman of AT&T, stresses that now AT&T can expand in a data processing and other new areas.
We feel that the country is on the threshold of what has come to be known as the Information Age.
That phrase connotes astonishing possibilities for employing electronic technology to make our lives easier,
to make our labor more productive, and to make our lifestyles more individualized.
The government says the agreement will mean more competition and telecommunications, but some local telephone build are likely to go up.
The Justice Department has also dropped a 13-year-old antitrust suit against international business machines.
Officials say that case is now without merit because the computer industry has grown enormously with a proliferation of competitors.
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