Satellite in the Sky Page #5

- I'd hoped that we could be alone tonight.

- You did?

You suddenly remembered

you had a wife.

Don't let's bicker all the time.

- I'm sorry I've been a bit busy lately.

- "A bit busy"?

Well, that's a laugh.

Even when you're with me,

you're not really with me at all.

You're thinking about some problem

on that rocket of yours.

You knew my job when you married me.

You knew it then, the sort of life

we'd lead together.

I didn't really expect anything like this.

And besides, you've changed.

You don't really need me anymore.

Oh, Barbara, I do need you.

Anyway, this job's nearly finished.

I promise after tomorrow

we can have all the time we want.

And you're sure that after tomorrow

there won't be bigger and better rockets?

Barbara.

That wasn't fair.

I thought it was pretty good.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

[VEHICLE DRIVES AWAY]

[FOOTSTEPS]

- Must be about time for our relief.

- Yes.

- Larry, will you promise me one thing?

- Certainly.

Tonight let's forget about

everything except us.

That'll be easy. I promise.

[PHONE RINGING]

Mr. And Mrs. Noble are out.

- Well, perhaps...

- Oh, Larry, please don't answer it.

Larry.

Hello?

Oh, yes, sir.

Tonight? No, I can't.

Won't it keep till the morning?

Oh, I see.

Yes, I'll be right over.

[PHONE HANGS UP]

- That was the chief.

- I heard.

Well, it's important.

Of course.

The rocket is always important.

They wouldn't call me

if they didn't need me.

And they can have you.

But this time, I'm not waiting

for the rocket to let you come back.

[DOOR CLOSES]

- Oh, hello, Michael. Come in.

- Hello.

Did they find Miss Hamilton?

No, sir. I imagine she left

without handing in her pass.

- I don't know how.

- I wouldn't worry about it, sir.

Blandford, let's get down

to the task in hand.

We should wait until Mr. Noble

gets here. He's on his way now.

I thought the crew

would have been sleeping here.

If I had my way, the whole project

would have been handled as a top-secret.

That would have drawn more attention

to it. We wanted to avoid that.

May I introduce Commander Hayden,

the chief pilot?

- How do you do?

- Professor Merrity, War Office.

Glad to meet you, professor.

All this sounds very mysterious, sir.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

- Come in.

- I didn't know that the War Office...

...were interested.

- Professor, this is Mr. Noble.

Good evening.

Hello, Mike, it's a bit late.

- Sorry.

- Let's get to the point, shall we?

All this is in absolute confidence.

Blandford, will you tell them?

Michael, we all know the scientific object

of your flight tomorrow...

...and the observations

you're going to take...

...but there is another project

even more important.

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