The Quatermass Xperiment Page #2

Let me tell you something, Blake.

They'll fire the imagination

so that there'll be a 100 men

begging for the same privilege

when we launch the second rocket.

- You can't stop it now.

- You mean I can't stop you now.

That's right.

This is Marsh calling Q-1.

Do you hear me? Over.

There's nothing, sir.

Nothing Quatermass.

You know what you've done.

I launched it and I brought it back,

that's quite an achievement, I think.

- And those 3 men...

- Quiet!

- What is it, Marsh?

- Something came through.

Pull up. Brian pull up.

The tapping coming from inside.

By the hull, near the transmitter.

Q-1, Q-1.

Green, Reichenheim,

Carroon. This is Quatermass.

We can hear you, can you hear us?

Over.

Q-1, Q-1, can you hear me?

You've landed in England.

We are here not 50 yards from you.

Are you all right? Over.

Tapping has stopped.

We can't wait. We've got to

get them out of there now.

- Bring me the fire chief.

- Right away, sir.

- Set the remote control.

- Are you mad?

Do you know what will happen

if we have no rocket door now?

We've got to take that risk. We

know one of them is alive in there.

In an hour, he may not be.

But you said that would incinerate

them. You can't do a thing like that!

Don't tell me what I

can do, what I can't do.

That shell temperature

is still 300 degrees.

Alright. What would you suggest?

Wait till it's absolutely safe

and then bring him out dead?

- Door control set, sir.

- Hold it.

Where's that fire chief?

Get an ambulance move in.

You want me, sir?

Yes. Round up every man and

piece of machinery you've got.

Move it in there as close as possible.

We're gonna open the rocket door

from here by remote control.

When the door opens,

when I give you the signal.

I want every hose turned full

force around that entrance.

Now you got it?

Oh, that thing's still as hot

as the base, I don't know.

If you start pumping water...

Don't argue with me.

I know what I'm doing.

I hope so, sir.

- Major.

- Sir.

I want this whole field cleared.

When they come out of the rocket,

I want absolutely no one on the field.

Do you understand?

No one.

Don't worry, sir.

There's someone alive in there.

We don't know what condition they'll be.

So you better get everything out.

Oxygen, morphine, glucose...

Well, now it's up to you.

Keep your eye on me.

I'll give you the signal.

- All set?

- Set, sir.

Start it up.

Let me know when you're

minus 10 the pressure.

Right, sir.

Minus ten

Nine

Eight

Seven

Six

Five

Four

Three

Two

One

Zero.

Turn off the water.

- It's Mr Carroon.

- Victor!

- Victor, darling!

- Get them into the ambulance!

- What about the others?

- Darling.

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