Castles in the Sky Page #5

These are my private papers!

What exactly is the project?

Rowe! What is the project?

It's weather related hocus-pocus,

all very dull.

Are your loyalties with me

or with Henry Tizard?

Are we not all

on the same side, Professor?

Beside the sea

Oh, I do like to walk along

the prom prom prom

Where the brass band plays

tiddly-om-pom-pom

Oh, I do like to be

beside the seaside

I'll be beside myself with glee

And there's lots of girls beside

that I'd like to be beside

Beside the seaside,

beside the sea.

This can't be it.

I've stayed in worse.

I've lived in worse.

No, this CAN'T be it.

Right, lads, are we all ready?

Oh, come on! Gently.

We've got to get the pulses strong

enough to detect further away.

We need more power.

We need our pulses to go further.

Pass us that, will you?

Equalise the power.

Keep your fingers crossed.

We're picking something up.

So our new transmitter is working?

I wouldn't call it new.

Our "cobbled together with

bits of string" transmitter.

But it works? Barely.

We are detecting a plane out there,

right? Estimated a mile away.

A mile away, Mr Rowe! I assume

you know this is not good enough?

Yes, it works, well done.

Now let's pretend that you've

located an enemy bomber.

One. Two.

Let's also pretend it's

headed in our direction.

A modern bomber

flying at 200 miles an hour

covers the distance of a mile

in what...20 seconds?

You really think that's enough time

to pass on the information

and get our pilots airborne?

19. 20.

Exactly.

Mags!

I caught the train.

Thought I'd surprise you.

How nice.

I struggled to find a little music

on the wireless

with all the talk of Germany.

Yes.

It's a nice little place, isn't it?

The hotel.

Yes, it is.

Can you help me with this?

Right.

Your nephew's called round almost

every day hoping you'd be back.

He's really missing you...

as am I.

It's why I had to come here

to see you.

Be with you.

That's got it.

I'll just pop this away

and then we can spend

some time together.

Yes, erm...

After I've done this.

Look, why don't you go downstairs

and order a spot of dinner?

What about you?

You can order for me.

You know what I like.

And, er, I'll be with you

the moment I've finished.

And then? Yes.

They're sending some

supper up for you.

Oh, sorry.

So am I.

This is the future. It's soup warmed

with a high-power transmitter.

Can I have your attention, please?

Sorry, sir.

Now, we've shown

we can detect a plane

when it is flying right overhead,

but we need to go much further.

How do we do this?

It's obvious we have to go

back to the drawing board.

This is the drawing board.

The first obstacle will be...

power.

We need more power

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