The Last Days on Mars Page #3

Lane's conclusions.

We need to speak to

Marko first. It's his find.

He's the one who's been playing silly

games. Why didn't he talk to us?

Because that would

be sharing the credit.

That's not fair.

I think we're missing the point.

This is what we came here for,

isn't it?

- Don't you think we ought to check it out?

- DALBY:
He knows what he's doing.

So, we're going to entrust

the greatest find in human history

to a man who just lied to you?

Is that it?

Rover Two, this is base.

You at Site Nine yet?

Yeah, we, um... We got here

a couple of minutes ago.

What's up, sir?

BRUNEL:
I'm declaring the site

off limits. Put Marko on now.

Yep. Stand by, base.

Marko, I've got Brunel on comms.

Are you copying any of this?

That's negative.

(SPEAKS SERBIAN)

Can you speak in English

please, mate?

Tell them the signal

is breaking up.

Tell them you can't see me now.

Tell...

(MUTTERS SERBIAN)

I've got Brunel

holding on the other line.

Don't argue with me now.

Just come out and bring

the camera with you.

You have to see this, Harry.

It's beautiful.

(LOUD CRACKING)

Harry! Harry! Help!

Marko!

- Come on!

- (BEEPING)

(PANTING)

Oh, my God.

HARRINGTON:
Mayday!

This is Harrington to base.

I need help here.

Repeat, mayday! Please help.

BRUNEL:
What happened?

HARRINGTON:
He's gone.

Have you been down there to him?

Why aren't you down there,

Harrington?

- I tried.

- Well, you didn't try hard enough.

- I'm gonna go down there myself!

- No, Dalby.

- He could still be alive!

- You'll rip your suit,

- or break your neck.

- I haven't pronounced it yet.

I'm pronouncing it, Dalby.

He's dead.

I'm not gonna risk another life,

so stand down.

People are pulled from frozen water

all the time and revived.

You don't know he's dead!

You don't know!

Dalby, stand down.

- (SNIFFS)

- Stand down.

He said he'd found something, sir.

Nobody goes down there

until we've got the right gear.

We've gotta run this

by Mission Control.

How long will it take?

Altogether, 30 to 40 minutes.

Sir. Uh...

I really wanna stay here.

We can't just leave him like this.

No. I need to do it.

You've done enough.

You're not gonna do

anything stupid, are you?

You're not gonna go in that pit.

Is that clear?

- Is that clear?

- (SNIFFS) Yes, sir.

All right.

Okay.

This is Brunel.

Contact Mission Control.

We've had an accident.

- LANE:
Did you see him?

- No.

Look, skipper, if there's

any chance he's alive,

- we need to get back out there.

- No.

There's no way he survived that fall

without compromising his suit.

Load up the lifting gear.

We'll pull him out

as soon as we hear back

from Mission Control.

Got it.

So when are we planning on

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