FARSCAPE

EPISODE
10422
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BY
DAVID
I(EI,IPER DRAFT
PRODUCTION

27 August 02

THE SENDING OF THIS DOCT]MENTDOES NOT CONSTITUTE

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COLD OPEN

1 C L OS E U P O F SC O R PIU S

SP O T L IGH T o n h i s fa ce, S U R R OU N D E DB Y B LA C IO{ E S S . There' s

fi re in his eyes. H IS LIP S MOV E , but w e hear C R IC H TON .

S C OR P IU S (C ri chton V .O. )
Your i n fanti l -e obsessi on w i t.h
llhFl- r ev' Al ll i q m qn'l :c od
r r Lifu t/4 q e u u , ,T nhn
-s

2 INT. COMMAND

C R IC H T O N a n d AE R Y N. H e' s agi tat.ed. S he' s pati ent.

AERYN
I w a s th ere. f heard.

CRICHTON
So n o fa b i t ch. C an vou bel i eve hi m?

INTERCUT SCORPIUS IN HIS SPOTLIGHT LIMBO

S C OR P IU S (C ri chton V .O. )
T .i
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) OJ( p asr
^-FF my
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a,----.-,
-af tnr^rrrdq
uv,,q!*- mY
qudr
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* Lj Li l l j Ll j

CRICHTON
He leads Braca and a damn Command
C a rri e r here; Lhat' s not betrayal ?

R EV EA L , o u t t.h e F o r w ard P ortal , E he C OMMA N DC A R R IE R (C G).

3 INT. HANGAR - COI\,$iIANDCARRf ER - INTERCIIT

BRACA at th e h e l -m .

BRACA
...Sh o u l d you i ni ti ate S tarB urst,
al'ri 1 t ha nr.i nn] ad
YUU! DTIIV ^ WIIA
'.'.i !g U!IU.U!Eq.

4 FLASH _ FRAG CANNONS ROLL INTO POSITION

BRACA
T f R c n rn i rrcr i q h:mad i n :nrr W dY ,
L h e L e v iathan will be desLroved.

AERYN
,J o h n , d o you bel i eve them?

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4 C O N T fN U ED : 4

CRICHTON
H e Il no!

AERYN
f re a l i z e you don' L. w ant, to bel j -eve,
'lUL
nr r F ric ir n^- .:i hl e lur
- hc r r tr a 1-
D IL !/us >!v !e fuJ !e ucal
.]-Ii no tr y
the truth? That the messaqe--

BRACA (Aerrrn V. O. )
--was 'i nl-err-ented from the decimated
Scarran base on Katratzi.

5 INT. SCARRAN STRYKER -INTERCIII

CLOSE UP PENNOCH -- AS A IIOLOGRAM (CG) _- A GUARD behind

h i m.

PENNOCH
U s i n g the navi gaB i on graphs you have
supplied, E mperor, our course i s set
fo r th e w ormhol e that l eads to
C ri c h t.o n 's home pl anet .

6 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - KATRATZI - TNTERCI]-I

C L O S E O N E M PE R OR S TA LE E K -- A S A H OLOGR A M (C G) -- ami dsL

th e d e v a s ta ti o n .

EMPEROR STALEEK
U p o n a rr i val , begi n the process of
subduing thei r defensi ve forces and
signal for rei nforcements -

PENNOCH
As d e c reed, E mi nence.

THE HOLOGRAPHIC TRANSMISSTON ENDS.

CRICHTON
(more pl ea than certai nty)
T h e r e ts nrr w av t- harr can l rnnr.r Whefg
E a rth is. N o w ay.

AERYN
AIs o ... w hv w oul d they go?

C L O S E O N C R IC H T O N - -

7 IN T ER C U T F L AS H - S C E N E FR OM E P IS OD E 10420

C ri c h to n te T l -s Emperor S tal eek that C rystheri um U ti Li a

grows on Earth.

CRICHTON
'Fhorr r ' l.ri n1- r)-ra j 7 macri r- mrl
rrruoshroems
rr! \
g ro w o n E arth.

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C ON T fN U ED :

AERYN
D o th e y ?

He nods. She's ra ti onal . Treads careful l y.

AERl.N
Pe rh a p s w e shoul d set asi d.e hat.red
a n d l -i s ten to w hat S corpi us proposes.

CRICHTON
Aorrrn Frrrarrrt- l-r.i-^
e ! 1 urrrlry L^ l^^- I
rlE u(Jc u I:i -
manipulation. This. Us. Everything.
Since the day we met, nothino hL's
said is real.

AERYN
And if the S carrans are heacl i no fgysal d
your planer.. .? wrr"E=EiJ"ilJ-"1""."
you? '
Al one?

S C OR P IU S (C ri chron V .O. )
I a s s u re you, I had nothi nq to do
w i th th i s. That sai d, ," -Ii trz
p re s e n ts opportuni ty. A 1} y ybursel f
w i th th e peacekeepei s, and I shal l
s e e th a t our enti re mi cht i s throw n
i n t.o d e f endi ng your w oi td.

AERYN
T h a t' s somethi ng you have t.o consi der.

C R IC H TON
(Io n g beat)
Or f could j ust cl ose the w ormhol -e.
a n d s e a L off E arth forever.

A e ry n is s tu n n e d . S t.ares at hi m.

AERYN
you can do that?

CRICHTON
Ye s . N o. In theory. I__ the
k n o w l e d .ge-- i L' s -j ul t not i n order.

AERYN
What if they get there fi rst? W hat
happens E o your D ad? your si sters?

S C OR P TU S (H IS OW N V OIC E )
M a k e a deci si on, ,John. OdTot be
a fra i d of thi s commi tment.

Ae ry n and C ri c h to n l ook at each other.

AERYN
A re you?

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L CONTIwirEoi 7 : (2)
CONTTN1TED
:.
, CRTCHTON
W haE ?
,
AERYN
, A frai d of... commi t.ment?

For a moment, there' s somethi ng di fferent in t he air .

C R IC H TON
N o.

8 INT. PASSAGEWAY
- ON THE MOVE

Crichton and D'ARGO in full stride. Crichton's in his

2 INT. COMMi SPACE surr. They each carry SOMETHTNG UNSEENBELow FRAME.

D 'ARGO
Did she Lhink you were talking about
her?

CRICHTON
I don't know. I think so. Maybe
nnr

n I nn^n
IJ .H'JtL'\J

What did she say next?

'NT. PASSi 9 rNT. coMMAND- coNTrNUATroN oF pREvrous scENE

AERYN
Then... perhaps you should consider
Ehat kind of... commitment?

10 ]NT. PASSAGEWAY - CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS SCENE

D I ARGO
D i d she hesi Late l i ke that, or is
that j ust you?

CRICHTON
D ' A rgo, w hat does i t maLter?

D I ARGO
It matters because if she hesi tated ,
she know s you w ere tal ki ng about
her.

11 INT. IIATCHWAY

C L OS E ON A erl ' n and C H IA N A . They' re each H O LDI NG SO M ETHI N(

U N SE E N B E LOW FR A ME LIN E (P U LS E R IFLE S ).
4 INT. COIVIM;
CHIANA
Y ou sal d w hat? I

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14 C O N T IN U ED : 14

C R IC H TON
f h a v e to have fai t.h I can fi gure
th i s out. That. I can cl ose the
w o rmh o l e . Fai l ure means. . . everythi ng
I' v e b e en afrai d of comes true.
Be c a u s e of me.

AERYN
f' m b e h ind you, John. W e' re aII
behind you.

15 INT. HATC}II^IAY - CONTTNUATION OF PREVTOUS SCENE 15

CHTANA
G o o d j o b. A l w ays posi t.i on yoursel f
qn fhcr r h:r r a l - n.nm o le-v ^ 1r -rr
yvs.

AERYN
Chiana -- thi s is not about us.

CHIANA
Su re .

,fust then, Crichton and D'Argo ROUND THE CORNER. REVEAL

that Crichton carries a NUCLEAR BOMB (DORMANT, NO LIGHTS
OR S O U N D S), D ' Arg o carri es C ri cht.on' s H E LME T. A erl m and
Chiana leve1 PU L SE R IFLE S A T--

S C OR PIU S a n d SIK O Z U , both standi ng i nsi de the H atchw ay,

b o t.h w e a ri n g SP AC E S U ITS , both hol di ng H E LME TS .

C R IC H TON
Ke a o v /

AERYN
Ye s .

S C OR P IU S
John. W e are natural - al ]i es. The
Sc a rra n s w i Il ravage your pl anet.
A n d I c an prevent i t.

CRICHTON
Mi s s Bri tanni ca... w hat ki nd of shi p
ihor r f ' l rr i na?

S IK OZU
Sl ry k e r. S w i ft attack.

CRICHTON
Z o o m z o om fast.? C an w e beat rem to
th e w o rmhol e?

S TK OZU
U t i l -i z i n g S tarB urst? possi bl y.

C R IC H TON
Bra c a and che Queen Mary beat ' em?

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15 C ON T IN U ED : 15

S IK OZU
(d e ferenti al - to S corpi us)
I\U.

C R IC H TON
How you gonna save E arth, S corP ?

S C OR P IU S
Wi th a si mpl e decl arat.i on of al l i -ance.
Ev e n i n furi ated as he i s, E mP eror
S ta l e e k w oul d be forced to stay hi s
a tta c k , or by i t' s i nceP ti on, i ncur
th e w a r he i s sti l I afrai d of l osi ng.

CRICHTON
I s e e where thj -s i s goi ng, E l m S treet.
Y o u w a n t a l i ttl e P i ece of E arth for
v o u rs e l f? H ere- -

C ri c h to n p re s s e s th e D OR MA N TN U C LE A R B OMB Lo S corpi us' s

chesL. It S T AY S A TTA C H E D to hi m, and i nstanLl y S N A P S TO
LIFE, LIGHTS FLASHING, TONES RHYTHMICALLY SOUNDING.

CRICHTON
--w e fc o m e to E he nucl ear age. P ut
v o u r h e l mets on.

S C OR P IU S
.Tnhn caa raa q^n

CRICHTON
Se e re d ts more l i ke i u. Itm in deeP
Sc a rra n vi l l e because of you- I reti re
*i
- -L^^^ ^^^

S IK OZU
H e i s n ot w rong, C ri chton. Y ou have
to tru s t hi m.

CRICHTON
Ba d c h oi ce, GoIdi l -ocks. C aIl our
e i g h t-h u n dred hotl i ne for counsel i ng
w h e n v ou fi qure i E out.

D I ARGO
(to C hi ana)
L o c k d ow n E he Mai ntenance B ay. I I fl
h a v e Pi l ot P l ot a course Lo the
w o rmh o l e .
(t.o S corpi us and S i kozu)
G o o d ri d dance.

Chiana gives A L ITTLE , S A R C A S TIC W A V E to S corpi us and

Sikozu, a n d th e n E X ITS w i t.h D ' A rgo.

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15 CONTINUED: (2) 15

CRICHTON
(ordering them)
HeImets.
(to Comns)
Capt.ain Braca, here , s the deal .
Fearl-ess Leader, s wearing a bomb.
Werre leaving. Try Lo sEop us
boom. Once we're gone, the bomb
shuts off. Couldn,t be simpler.
Don't bother responding, werre not
lisLening.
(clicks off Comms)

Sr.nrnirrs and Sikozu HAVE P[-fI THEIR HELMETSON.

SCORPIUS
Officer Sun. Erplain to Crichton
the futility of resisting the Scarrans
without alIies.

Aer r m qt - ar es af Sr - o r n i r r g . REMAINS SILENT.

D\-\J!(.HI UD

I see. R eason has fl ed you, al so.

AERYN
Thank you for Lhe good things you
h a w a d o ne. cven i f the mot,i vat.i on
;;"=;;;i!r,l'
She backs out of the hatchway and BEGINS CLOSING THE DOOR
as Crichton PIllfS ON HIS OWN HELMET, staying in Lhe Hatchway
w i th Sc o rp i u s a n d S i kozu.

Aeryn CLOSES THE I{ATCH FROM INSIDE MOYA. Crichton, *

S c o rp i u s and Sikozu -- A LL H E LME TE D -- remai n i nsi de t.he
a i rl o c k .

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15 CONTINUED: (3) 15

Scorpius stares at Crichton. A sincere, quiet moment.

n ^ n h n ? " Td
D\-\JI(.Y J- U D
So m anr r rhinos wou misrrndersf.and.
These a cti ons D ut vour w orl d at ri sk.

CRICHTON
I c a n re trust vou anvmore.

S C OR P IU S
Y o u m u s t. Just once aqai n.

CRICHTON
I c a u s e d i t. I' l -1 f ix i t. A nd l i ve
w i t.h i t ei ther w ay.
(to S i kozu, qui et)
N i c e meeti ng you.

Cricht,on GRABS A HANDHOLD with one hand, TRIGGERS THE

HATCH wit.h The OLher. THE HATCH SI^IINGS OPEN AND--

SC O R PIU S (w e a ri n g a l i ve nucl -ear bomb, cl utchi ng takeaw ay

s o u p ) a n d Si k o z u ( hol di ng a l adl e) are S U C K E D OU T IN TO
SPACE aS CRICHTON HOLDS ON AGAINST THE EXPULSTON OF AIR.

15 EXT. SPACE (CG) - CONTINUOUS l-o

Moya begins th e StarB urst sequence.

77 INT. HATCHWAY - CONTINUOUS 77

P U S H C L O S E o n C ri c h ton i n t,he doorw ay w at.chi ng S corpi us

a n d S i k o z u d ri ft E ow ard t.he di stanL C ommand C arri er (C G).

S IK OZU (over C omms)

C ri c h to n ? . . . W eak speci es.

S C OR P IU S (over C omms)
(l e s s threat E han predi cE i on)
' fo h n . R econsi der. f f not, you doom
E a rL h E o dest.ructi on.

O F F C R IC H T ON IS E XTR E ME C LOS E U P --

18 E XT . SP AC E (C G) - C ON TIN U OU S 18

Moya STARBURSTS.

END OF COLD OPEN

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ACT ONE

19 EXT. SPACE (CG) 19

I'loya speeds past.

20 INT. MATNTENANCE
BAY 20

A WH]RRINGNOISE. METAL oT PI.ASTIC SHAVINGS scaELeT The

deck. 1812 DRD carves something (the Gondola) we can'E
yet identify. Plays FINAI STRAINS OF THE 1812 OVERTURE.

REVEAI Crichton scribbling WORMHOLE

EeUATIONS on butcher
rr r.'^ r)4li F
e ee h
v vn
q ! :r ;e
. The ecnraf i on.q pH yS IC A LLy
^ :n 6 r . , s9 , u
^rrL 9 , r lru Lv uq L JU Ir a BRANCH
O III i n to ma n y d e a d ends. The resul t is l _i ke W OR K fN G IN A
MA Z E. H e rs fru s tra ted.

CRICHTON
Again.

1 8 1 2 " Io o k s " a t. h i m l i ke, are you seri ous? Then, B E GIN S

THE 1812 OVERTURE AGAIN.

S T AR K E N T E R S . G o es ri ght up to C ri chton.

STARK
H o w a re you?

CRICHTON
Not good.

S L a rk nods, s ta re s . The B A R E S T H IN T OF A GIGGLE .

STARK
I' m w o rr i ed for your pl anet.

CRICHTON
M9 , to o , S tark.

ANOTHER TINY GIGGLE.

STARK
T h e Se a rrans f hew t re trrrrf a I A f tef
e n sl,a r r e m pnl - ,
J-hcrrr'l
LIIUJ I --
( giggles )
- - sr r b i cr:l - rrntrr nonnl
yuvyre F t---
uv -
(more giggles )
--such degradations that--
(starts laughing)

Crichton st.ares at him. Stark sLruggles to reign in Lhe

LAUGHTER. Each time he l_oses. the LAUGHTERfS STRONGER.

STARK
T lm so r r w S nrrrr ,Trrql - norrr .' ous,
--- t.
qtlu.
-'.,l . -
(e ff ort to cal m dow n)

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20 C ON T IN U ED : 20

CRICHTON
vnl 1 a I tl dnf /

STARK
Hm. Z h a anrs gone. C orporeal l y.
Sta rk r s al -one agai n.
(CHOKES OFF THE LAUGHTER)
' I n ].n K I ' m oK ay now .

CR]CHTON
S c a rra n s hurL you, A stro B oy?

STARK DISSOLVES INTO UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHTER, CLOSE TO

T E AR S. P a L h e ti c , he N OD S , moti ons apol ogi es, then, E X ITS .

C ri c h to n tu rn s back to hi s w ork, desperace.

2I E XT . KA T R A T Z I B AS E (C G) 2I

The base in p a rti a l rui n. R E U S E OF S H OT from 10421.

22 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - KATRATZI BASE 22

EMPEROR STALEEK stands amid Lhe rubble thaL used Eo be

h i s g l o ri o u s ro o m . A J{ IC { A E N TE R S and crosses to hi m.

AI{IOiA
T ^ r1 -"q e n d a uSu r iJnrrrkor
g! force to E afE h?
For impotent revenge against Crichton,
or to separate me from my lo-rer?

EMPERORSTALEEK
The fort.unes of our empire do noE
revolve around your physical affairs,
despite whaL you may think, Itlinister.

AHIOTA
Then, to what benefit?

EMPERORSTALEEK
We are political- enemies, |ou and I.
BuL Scarrans, both... Do you have
the fort.itude to ally for a greater
good than your own advancement?

AHIO{A
. You destroyed my fat.her. Your
political fortunes -- Ehe bounty of
r r nr tr r :nk -- \r r ar a c l - n'l on

E MP E R OR S TA LE E K
A s h e t. ook f rom hi s predecessor.
C a n y o u set. that asi de?

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22 C O N T IN U ED : 22

AHIOJA
(g u ard comes dow n)
Wh a t d o e s i t matter? The Tri bunal
^L^r I ..: ..i - ^ ..- 'l - ^s L L^- - L1,,
sr r ar J J uuY= uD uu Lr r r r dr >r r r y . T he
Cr tr qther i r rm M: I ri : r ah i q ann a

t.his region of galaxy denied Lo us.

EMPERORSTALEEK
(pressing harder)
A partnership?

Ahkna finally NODS. SEaleek's boot kicks a piece of rubble

ASidC TO REVEAL A SINGLE, PARTIALLY DAIVIAGEDCRYSTHERIUM
WILIA. He picks it up and holds it before her.

EIVIPEROR
STALEEK
Vnr r r I na/ar D onnnnl r | - r :r r a'l q i-n Ear f
sr- v'-
h
vv |

d ' l- r lr n : l ronrrr.e gfOW thefe.

!@-8.

And o ff th e wideninq real i zaLi on in A hkna' s face...

23 INT. MAINTENANCE BAY 23

NO MORE OVERTURE. 1872 STILL CARVES. We see a bit more

w i th o u t re a l i z i n g i t' s a Gondol a. C ri cht.on' s E QU A TION S
a re mo re v o l u m i n o u s . H e st.ands , moLi onl -ess , stari ng. We
s e n s e d e fe a t; fe a r; ri si ng desperati on.

D ' A rg o and Chiana enter. H ang back. Fi nal } y, the

fru s L ra te d a rti s t acknow i edges Lhem. They approach.

D ' ARGO
At- th i s r.noe, P i l ot can sti l l conLact.
S c o rn i trs - One more S E arB urst. . .
(a n d he can' t)

C R IC H TON
N o Eu rn i ng back.

D I ARGO
J o h n ... some advi ce? Focus on w hat
Ka c o y a taught you. Inner strengLh.

CRICHTON
I k n o w i t' s t.here, I j ust can' L fi nd
th e R o s etta S tone to make sense of
IE.

rJ f\-t(bu
K= | n r r :

CHIANA

.lJ frt(Lf U

Lttr
^L.i ^*-
arta .

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23 CONTINUED: 23

CHIANA
Sex does it.

D ' A R GO
For you.

CHIANA
For e v e r vone.
(to C ri chton)
Se x .

C R IC H TON
Wi th y o u? Or hi m?

CHIANA
W h a te v e r .

Feeling Ehe vibe agai nst. her, C hi ana E X ITS .

D IARGO
M
"r rr fl i s p d - - w ords no one el se w i l l
speak. The P eacekeepers as a w hol e
a re n o t represented by S corpi us. If
l- her r m :l<c r hi ^t- l - l r or r hnnnr r r i I
*'
::YjiY:: '
Your planet will noE be enslaved by
..i^.i- .l r ..i
J V+r { r r r y qr r 4tr
- 'r Ial tuE- .^- ^ .

C R IC H TON
W e c a n rt even geE back to E he moon.
N o w i Il . N o w ay. W e shoul dn' t be
o u t h e re. I shoul d' ve di ed on the
fi rs t day. B etter thaL Lhan thi s.

D ' A R GO
T o o l -a te. N ow w hat?

C R IC H TON
(s u rpri ses even hi msel f)
Irm n o t sure. I,m numb.

D ' ARGO
Focus. K atoya.

CRICHTON
It ma y be i mpossi bl e, D.

D I ARGO
I' v e k n ow n you for four cycl es, John,
a n d I' v e seen you do E he i mpossi bl e
b e fo re .

D IArg o squeezes C ri chton' s shoul der, then E X ITS .

C ri c h to n tu rn s b a c k to hi s w ork, studi es i L. Long beat.

PUNCHES THROUGH ONE OF THE WHITEBOARDS !
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2+ ANGLE - REVEAL RYGEL WATCHING SURREPTITIOUSLY 24

T l n to somef h'i no.

U v l l l v ur .r r l :It/v gr v hc di sannears ' naek ' i nto the shadow s .

25 BACK TO SCENE - CONTINUOUS 25

C R IC H TON
P rro t 1 Y o, P i l ot !

zo IN T . PIL OT IS DEN - IN TE R C U T 25

P ILOT
Commander?

CRICHTON
Wh y h a v e n' t. w e S tarB ursC agai n? We
n e e d to S tarB urst.

PILOT
Scarran St.ryker craft have a unigue
propulsion system that allows then.
to cover qreat--

CRICHTON
Pi-lot! Annnd...?

PILOT
We require three additional StarBursts
to reach the destinat.ion. At our
current. raEe, they will arrive before
uD.

C ri c h to n is s i l e n t. S tunned.

P ILOT
Mo y a a n d I have di scussed the opE i ons,
a n d e l e c ted to empl oy an extended
Sta rB u rs t techni que.

C R IC H TON
Ex te n d e d S tarB urst?

P ILOT
E x a c tl y as i t sounds. P oE enLi al l y
d a n g e ro u s; def i ni t.el v uncomf ortabl e
i n th e extreme. For everyone.
(to the shi p)
Will y o u al l pl ease prepare.

Then, A STRANGE BUILDING HUMMMMMbegins to RESONATE

T H R O U G H O U I T H E S H IP . A s C ri chton l ooks around--
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27 E XT . S PA C E (C G ) - CON TIN U OU S 27

Mo y a b e g i n s a S L O W E R TH A N U S U A L S TA R B U R S T. Then, three-
q u a rte rs of th e w a y through, the S TA R B U R S T S W ITC H E S TO
U L T R A -F AS T , a n d M o ya i s gone i n Lhe bl i nk of an eye.

28 BACK INSIDE THE MAINTENANCE BAY - CONTINUOUS 28

C ri c h to n is F L A T T EN E D B A C K bv the G-Force!

29 INT. PASSAGEWAY - CONTTNUOUS zt

D ' Arg o a n d C h i a n a are si mi l arl y FLA TTE N E D A GA IN S T A

BULKIIEAD as Moya takes of f . . .

30 EX T . SP AC E (C G) - S OME TIME LA TE R

Moya in Lhe rnidsL of an EXTENDED STARBURST.

31 INT. PASSAGEWAY 31

C ri c h to n w a n d e rs d o w n the cori dor l i ke a drunk. A LOU D ,

SUSTAINED, DISCORDANT HU}{I{I\O,IVIBRATES UP Through The soles
of his shoes. H e l ooks i 11.

ac ha ctn n s tcr r p sf acrai nsf a hrrl khead.

19qg, N ofanti founds
the corner and moves toward him. She hurts less Lhan he.

NORANTI
You look awful -
T r r fr n r?
\-I!l.
^n L.rl I \JJ.\

Can't... think.

NORANTI
Extended StarBurst is worse than
Pilot suggest.ed. Rygel' s vomiting
tsL^"-L tsL-F |
uurrLf rluuuSJ-y
^^nts'inrrarral" , LtIULlYTI ^6
ul. u(JLtl- 59, Lrtd,L ^
5
p e rh a p s not so unusual . S Lark,
h o w e v e r, has passed out. A nd j ust
a s w e 1 L , as he i s not.

CRICHTON
W i l -I you l eave me al one?

S h e ru m m a g e s a n d p r oduces a C H E W Y GLOB of somethi ng.

NORANTI
Mo me n ta ri l y. C hew . Thi s w i Il
d e c re a s e the srrml rtoms.
(a s C ri chtbn C Ti E W S )
H o w fa re s the w ormhol -e? C an you
c l -o s e o ne dow n?
(MOR E )

(C ON TIN U E D )
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31 C ON T IN U ED : 31

N OR A N TI (C ON T' D )
(n a u seat.ed, he sl i A K E S N O)
I k n o w of one surefi re curati ve for
b ra i n l o ck.
(p ro duces somethi ng el -se)
N a tu ra l , organi c, drugs.

As h e s t.a re s at her, A erl m E N TE R S .

AERYN
N o ra n ti . Go -

NORANTI
I{nr.rlc 1/nl1r nrrlqaa Aaar2
ueq{.
I

AERYN
B e L te r. P l ease go.

N o ra n ti nods a n d E XITS duti ful l y.

AERYN
r a n l ra A f ^r a,cu
7', in the Mai nLenance
Prrr Drrnn|ori \/n1tr !.ti1r |-hr^"^1^ t^'.r
DAI . rUrlUrrCU )/VU! wq-y Urr!VLtgtI Ct
- LCW
nrntr] amq T coo

CRICHTON
(-nmo l- a nirra mo ar^rlr hnma romadrr €nr

writers block?

AERYN
You know me better than that.

CRICHTON
Sorry. . . f'm gonna fail. It's there,
Aerwn srl close. That 'S the si_n.
If I just had a lit.tle more time.

f.'IJ}( I I\

You don't.

CRICHTON
What.... would your advice... be?

Aeryn sLudies him fondly; piercingly. One chance--

AERYN
I'm noL qualified. But... what would
your mother have told you?

He sLares. Where the heII did t.hat come from? Then--

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33 BACK TO PASSAGEWAY_ CONTTNUOUS

CRICHTON
(stares at Aeryn)
Ir7hrr
rrrrJ rii
urq rl rr^" l.-j (!rI '
J vq !! rrrY
^- u|J '-^F!..
rrru urr€L?

AERYN
I-- I d on' t know - Just,, w hen w e
w e re o n E arth -- I saw the w ay you
Io o k e d aL her pi cture. H eard your
voice w hen you spoke of her. W as i t
th e w rong E hi ng to say?

C ri c h to n ta k e s Ae ryn' s face and gentl y ki sses her.

CRICHTON
N o ... I l ove you, but f have Lo be
alone ri ght now .

H e tu rn s and s t.ri d es aw ay.

34 EX T . SP AC E (C G) 34
Moya EXfTS STARBURST and set.t.l-es RfGHT IN FRONT OF
C R IC H T O N IS WOR M H OLETO E A R TH !

35 INT. COMMAND 35
D rArg o and Chiana react from separate consol es-

D ' A R GO
Or r ' - q f:n d i na oi 1of. ...^
. JvvL tt/J
Mw comnl i menLs
F^ r '^ r r ir^-
LO y()tl arra'
-*J tvloya.

CHIANA
N o s i g n of the S carrans. W e beaL
te m!
(i n to C omms)
C ri c h to n ! W e beat em!

35 IN T . P IL O T ' S DEN 36
C ri c h to n hops o n to the consol e, Tazzed. S eLs 1g12 dow n.

C R fC H TON
Pro o f m e, good buddy?

P ILOT
ff I c a n. R emember I' m a bi t. w oozy
my s e l f from E xtended S farB urst.
Yo u ' re l -ooki nq w el l .

CRICHTON
I' 1 1 h a ve Grandmama w hi p you somethi ng
up.
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 " N o T u rn i n g B a c k rrEp . 422 P roducti on D raft - 27 A ugust 02 19.

36 C ON T IN U ED : 35

C ri c h to n T AP S 1 8 1 2 . 1812 W H IR S and E MITS A H OLOGR A M (C G)

which i l l u s tra te s L he fol l ow i nq--

CRICHTON
Wo rmh o l e ' s a di sturbance i n space-
ti me , ri ght? W eI1, i mmedi atel y before
one o p e n s, a pressure bubbl e forms.
Yo u c a n ' t see i t. but. i t' s--

P ILOT
r can s ee i t.

CRICHTON
(beat )
You can see the bubble?

PILOT
Yes. Can't you?

CRICHTON
Okay... So then you know. The bubble
starts real tiny, and expands outward.
When the bubble bursLs, the wormhole
opens behind it.

PfLOT
CorrecL.

Crichton stares at Pi1ot.. ConLinues--

C R IC H TON
Ii e re ts my theory -- stop me i f you' ve
h e a rd i t . I go dow n the w ormhol e to
E a rth i n my modul e. I l et the
w o rm h o l e cl ose. I w ai t. w hen i t' s
aDouE. tro open agaln, r trame rtr so
^L^..!
F^
^ F^ F - ^ - .i -
T ts.i - ^ .'r

right before t.he bubble bursts, I

r lir r o in
+f nr r nni - r r r i na ii
:-:-Y-= ^,
( tri u mphant )
T h i s c a usel the w ormhol e to col l apse
i n a ro u nd me, over and over and over,
all th e w ay back Lo here. I seal i t.
u p fo re v er. Gone. Fi ni to. R oad
closed.

P TLOT
{ .qf:r c q:
\ v eL4-
ha:t then- - )

That is bri l l i ant, C ommander.

C R IC H TON
It' 1 I w ork? I

P ILOT
(s c u di es the H OLOGR A M)
T h e m a th i s i mpeccabl e. The quanti caT
r el:Finneh' inc l i ne rrn nor for i . lrz
=:i-=:::-::-'

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35 CONTINUED: (2) 35

CRICHTON
O k av .
v 1\9
f
T spnse A crlralif ier fhere.
'
The Scarrans are coming, Pilot.
What's wrong?

P]LOT
fh e ti m i no recnri red t- n' nn-f l tre E he
b u b b l -e at i ts maxi mum - radi us, thereby
beginning the chai n reacLi on you
d e s c ri b e , i s i n Lhe mi 77i -ml croLs.

CRICHTON
I can't do i t?

P ILOT
Yo u r e ye-l i mb coordi nati on i s. . .
I a cki no Frrcn 'i f rrnrt narrl d .S ee the
-Yvq !ll5i5
bubble.

CRICHTON
I h a te to ask another favour, P i l ot,
b u L ... I' m beggi ng.

P ILOT
(nainod t-^ ^--. tsL.i ^\ /
\ysrrreu uu Day LIlf 5

Getting you here ahead of the Scarrans

'l
haS ef f . M o w a c o r r a r o 'l r r riohi t itatgd.
Sel- | ' i no a s i r J c h e r r-omnrehens ive dreao
of wormholes -- she requires a number
nf en' l:r r i :r r q i r r qt l- r an- \/or onnr r oi r
^
f nr nnr m: I qn: no f I i al r l -

CRICHTON
There's got to be some way to--

PILOT
Commander -- Irm sorry. There is
not.hing I can do.

D'ARGO (over Comms)

'John - - Chiana's picked up the Scryker
ar n I cr na- t
T 2T da Tr rher
uIl IVIIY- r q r r YC >U dl 15. r ul 'r rI ! I
b e h e re in l ess - =r I>E
t,hen f ouy arns.

And a s w e P U S H C L OS E on C ri chton' s desperati on...

END ACT ONE

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ACT TWO

37 E XT . S PA C E (C G) 37

Mo y a h o v e rs in s p a ce, the w ormhol e N OT V IS IB LE .

38 INT. MAINTENANCE BAY 38

C ri c h to n checking over the modul e. 1812 conLi nues C A R V IN G

SOME T H IN G . A e ry n enters. C ri cht.on fi nal _Iy sees her over
t.h e w i n g o f h i s s h i p. Long l -ooks.

AERYN
W o rmh o l e goi ng to open agai n?

CRICHTON
L i L E.l e bi t before E he S carrans arri ve.
I' 1 1 g e t one chance.

AERYN
Pi l o t e xn' l a' i ned thi s maneuver Lo me.
He's n o L opt.i mi sti c .

C ri c h to n s h ru g s .

AERYN
r.m gorng
Tr-
^^.1
*^,-.:EL
wlEn you.

She may expect some resistance. He offers none.

CRICHTON
If we survive, we may be stuck on
Earth.

AERYN
T h e re a re a few w orse pl aces.

C R IC H TON
Not if the S carrans get there.

AERYN
W e ' 1 1 - d o the best w e can. I' l -1 f ol -Iow
i n th e P row l er, that w ay, w e get tw o
c h a n c e s to col l apse the bubbl e and
s e a l th e w ormhol e.

Qu i e t b e a t. It.' s done Lhen. They f1y.

C R IC H TON
WhaL did you i magi ne? For your l i fe?

AERYN
( e h i nks )
Mi l i t.a ry servi ce. promoti ons.
R e ti re me nt..
(MOR E )

(C ON TIN U E D )
 "No T u rn i n g Ba c k " E p. 422 P roducti on D raft - 27 A ugust, 02 22.

38 C ON T IN U ED : 38

A E R Y N (C ON T' D )
Ma y b e meet another offi cer I coul d
to l -e ra te shari ng a resi dence w i th.
'l I j F i nn
Ifnnaf
nuycrurlJ, rr-l rr ho
lrE u |ro
us ann6] .l-
au roaya=
rEUIcqLIIIY.
Yvvu
( smi les )
You?

C R IC H TON
C o u p l e of tri ps i nto l -ow E arth orbi t..
M a rry s omeone smarter than me. R eal
g o o d a t recreati ng. Grow o1d. H ave
kids.

She looks a w a y , u n abl -e Lo hol d eye contact. (N OTE : R E C A P

should include A e ry n vi si t.i ng C omnand C ani er S urgery.)

AERYN
An d so it qoes.

CRICHTON
C o m e s a nd goes.

*
' T l- r o r r m o a l- o :n h 6 l| 1 e 1.'S gaze agai n.
T-/
39 TNT. PT L OT IS D E N 39

Pilot w o rk s quickly, al l four arms never stoppi ng.

P ILOT
Ye
Lv v t s Ce nfai n ,
T
4 am
qLlr doi no
s v 4 t r: j fhe beS E I
r l: n t-o rest-ore MOVatS fUll ODefational
stat.us, but you must understand --
it will take time.

D'ARGO (over Comms)

That's the only thing we don'L have.
Ci].Ecorners. D'Argo out.

As Pilot continues working, Rygel ENTERS.

PILOT
(acknowl-edging)
Dominar.

Rygel does not speak. piloc keeps working. Long momenEs

pass. The silence becomes uncomfort.abfe.
D rra o ] n n ri - j n i l e s f c ) reoarri pi l Ot . pi l Ot cOnti nU eS tO f OC US
o n h i s w o rk . A v o i d i ng a conversati on? Fi nal Iy--

RYGEL
( s i m pl y)
Y o u s h o ul d do i t.

P ILOT
(s tops w orki ng; di rect gaze)
Wo u l d y ou?

(C ON TIN U E D )
 " N o T u rn i n g Back" Ep. 422 P roducti on D raft - 2T A ugust a2 23.

39 C ON T IN U ED : 39
Dr r n a l i} - t i n ks a m o m e nt .

RYGEL
No. But Irm not you.

His piece said, Rygel turns and EXITS. HOLD ON pilot's

e n icr m a f i r. g g a g fio n . . .

40 EXT. PEACEKEEPER COI\MAI{D CARRIER - SPACE (CG) AA

.Irlra ni:ri- sn]-p

d.l.j6
s]owry
^'t^,.,'1
,,
steams
^r- past..

4T INT. HANGAR - DINING AREA - PEACEKEEPER COMMANDCARRIER 4I

T h e ta b l e i s s e t. b e fi t.ti ng the return of S corpi us: LfN E N S ,

C R Y ST A L , F IN E PE AC EK E E P E R C H IN A . S corpi us and S i kozu si t
alone, e a c h e a E i n g soup, N orant.i ' s TA K E A W A Y C ON TA IN E R and
L AD L E b e fo re Them. A B OTTLE OF FIN E R A S LA K chi l l s on
ice, th e i r GL A SS ES FIILL. B raca stands over them.

BRACA
Sir -- a 11ow me to take thi s momentr
a l o n e t.o E el -l - you how pl eased I am
to h a v e you back aboard.

S C OR P IU S
t- ) a ' lin l.r tfr ,' l ts^ be here.
r r e !u , C anfai n.
e q !/L q _ IS
Commandant Grayza not. joining us?

BRACA
S h e i s handl i no her confi nemenf hadl v.
T believe she m61y even be... sedaLed.

S C OR P IU S
ni !- -

(to Sikozu)
What do you think?

S]KOZU
(sipping soup)
T ean s e e w hr,' f h.i s i q rrnrrr f arrori te.

S C OR P IU S
W h e n w e encounter C ri chton agai n,
C a p ta i n -- and f i ntend for that to
b e s o o n - - pl ease see that the ol d
woman is brought, aboard unharmed.

BRACA
O f c o u rs e. S hal l I conti nue to t.race
h i s m o v ements and pursue?

S C OR P IU S
(k n o w s somethi -ng w e don' t)
U n n e c e s s ary. I bel i eve our rel ucLant
h u ma n m a y soon fi nd hi msel -f returni ng
o f h i s ow n vol i ti on.

(C ON TIN U E D )
 " N o T u rn i n g Ba c k " E p. + 22 P roducl i on D raft - 27 A ugust 02 24.

+I C O N T IN U ED : 4I

lJKl{LfI

(nods; beaE )
M :r r T nffc r tha hal m qi r ?

S C OR P IU S
Y o u h a v e earned thi s command, my
loyal f ri end. Let. no one -- even me
e v e r ta ke i t from vou.

Bra c a nods w a rm l y ,' proudl -y. To S i kozu--

BRACA
Ma ra m - - if there' s anyt.hi ng you
r em r ir e c oa ma i m m ar l i :t- al r r

S IK OZU
Thank vorr. C
-*f
antai n B raca. B uL f am
a woman of simple needs.

R ra r:a o e f.s c r-re rr.r h i nf N Ods One more ti me and E X ITS .

S c o rn i rrs ra ' i s e s h i s ol ass. S i kozu t.oasts i t w i th hers.

S IK OZU
T o v i c to ry over S carran domi naLi on.

>L\J I( r I UJ
' {v
Fn r r nr r Vnr r r hr :r r or r r
l r q vsr / !
Jvu

SIKOZU
Fnr r aqi qt- 'i nn f ha onom r r ?

S C OR P IU S
For noL resi sti nq vour fri ends.

He sweeps her close and begi ns E o ravage her. S he responds

in kind. An i m a l . A ggressi ve. The w ay he l i kes i t.
Sta y w i th th e m a s t.he tabl e gets C rashed. The soup gets
spilled. T o o b a d w e canrt sE ay l -onger.

42 IN T . C R IC H T O N IS QU A R TE R S 42

C ri -c h to n s i ts o n hi s bunk, D U FFE L B A G packed. H e di ctates

a m e s s a g e i n to h i s S MA LL R E C OR D E R (previ ousl y establ i shed).

CRICHTON
Pa o n l c of
v+ E
!9 . arl -h:
urf fhi
u !1 4 ! s messeoe
l l l 9 vU g J\ iS
. : - f ^ *l ^ J '
-^

(rewlnos w]-tn a sQUEI\l,J

Too Cha r l e t o n Heston.
(beglns anew)
The wormhole theory found on Lhis
recorder wil-I allow--
(rewlnos w1En a SQUEAI)
Saddam Hussein to own your ass.
(deep breath,' once more)
Mrl
..r n :m a i c ,Tnhn /-ri nl rl - nn . :n
a s tro n a u t.
(MOR E )

(C ON TIN U E D )
 "No Turning Back" Ep. 422 Production DrafL - 27 August 02 25.

42 C O N T IN U ED : AA

C R IC H TON (C ON T' D )
rF'- uu!
nr r r r r oer c 2dA r
qYU T
r ynni
uu- el 'rr uL
>r nt- t-
url 'r
r rrvnr
uvr ah
rr qi
Jsqr D
w o rrn L l o l e to a di stant part of the
g a .L-.^,
--] axy. rT enoeo
^*l^r up on a
^ snrp
^l^.i- -- a
I ' i ' r r i nr v c h i n - - n ^ n r r l : t - o d h r r e <n : n a d
nr i s oner s who ttcr-ame mw iri trnds. . .
ano m or e .

Crichton waves a hand by his ear, as if a fly is buzzing.

CRICHTON
By now you may also know that I have
'l
i n:rlrrarl- anl- rr ( l t a c l e 6ha-i
m-.lo
e n e m l e s-n, +
troo.
T h e d a n ger these forces present i s- -

C ri c h L o n waves a g a i n, pi ssed off--

CRICHTON
No! Y o u sonofabi --

43 EXT. GRASSY LAWN - DAY 43

C ri c h to n i s s q u a t.ti n g i n the grass. H arvey squats besi de

him. B o th w e a r F II LL B U N N Y S U fTS . S corpi us hol ds a strard-
Ii n e d EA ST E R BA SK ET parti al l y fi Il ed w i th C OLOU R E D FOIL
C H OC O L A T E EA ST E R EGGS he' s found i n the srass.

C ri c h to n ta k e s in t.he si tuati on, i ncredul -ous.

}IARVEY
C u ri o u s hol i day, E aster. A rel -i gi ous
leader di es, comes back from the
d e a d , and you cel ebrate l i ke thi s.

\.I(! LI-! I \JI\

No, I d on' t. Y ou do.

HARVEY
T h re e wears ol d R rrnnw qrri i -. A te
y o u r w ei ght i n chocol ate.
(s tu di es hi m)
T n f e re s f i no f hat vorr w orrrse' l f afe
skepcical of some of the hol i day
mw t-h- a nd rrcl ' , sLi l l
qr ^ g a bel i ever.
.]'99,

Perhaps that's what. Ehese trappings

are for - - t.o give cynics something
to connect with.

CRICHTON
You know that. what. I'm doing is the
m o st- imnnrrenl - j -l ri rc Ttrre orray 6]gng
f n m\t | 1 la /

}IARVEY
Of c o u rse. Ooooh--
(fi n ds anoLher E GG i n the
g rass )
L o o k a L thi s one I

(CONTTNUED)
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43 CONTINUED: 43

Crichton IS.iOCKSTHE FOIL EGG AWAY and grabs Harvey. They

crrann'l e I i ke crazed wrestlers and enrl uo ROLLING OVERA
FEW TIMES in the grass, l-ocked in combat.

CRICHTON
Why? ! Why mess with me now? You
want me to fai1, don't vou?!

HARVEY
On the conLrary, .John. Should your
planet fall victim, I would not wish
to reside in Lhe head that b]ames
!LDEA!.

CRICHTON
T h e n . .. w hy? !

IARVEY
T o te l l you that f have exami ned
t.h i s a s thoroughl y as possi bLe from
my -- " u ni quert -- vantage poi nt. I
believe your fears are correct. I
believe that. you w i l t fai l .

CRICHTON
A f te r e verythi ng that' s happened,
qrrnnnqod
Ttm
-o Lrusr
l-n frrroF
anytrnrng
=FvFLi" you
say?

F{ARVEY
We I1 , n ow , ,fohn... I thi nk that --
Ii k e re l i gi on - - i s an i ndi vi dual
decision. E i ther you bel i eve, and
th e re fo re bunni es are rrnnecessary - -
o r y o u d on' t,, i n w hi ch case...
(o ffe rs a C H OC OLA TE E GG)

44 INT. CRTCHTONIS QUARTERS - CONTINUE PREVTOUS SCENE 44

C rj -c h L o n o n L h e b u n k, record.er i n hand. B eaE . H e shuLs

o f f t.h e re c o rd e r. S i ts qui etl y w i th hi msel f ...

45 TNT. PIL OT ' S D EN 45

P i l -o t o p e ra ti n g c o ntrol s ; t.roubl ed. N orant i enters .

NORANTI
Yo u w a n ted to see me?

5 1 i -g h tl y fu rti v e , P i l ot moti ons her cl oser. H U S H E D TON E S .

P ILOT
In my tr avel s, I have come to respect
th e w i s d om of experi -ence - - and I
L---^
nave a - quesE
- .^ - L l ton.
-

(MOR E )

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45 C ON T IN U ED : 45

P ILOT (C ON T' D )
(o ff N oranti ' s l ook)
Is i t tru e w hat they say... that
e v e ry o n e di es al one?

NORANTI
(w i th a curi ous l ook)
I believe so, P i l ot. N o maLfer how
c fo s e w e are to oLhers w hi l e al i ve,
w h e n th e ti me comes, death i sol ates
l rs , s i n c e w e are the onl y one
e x p e ri e n c ing it i n our soul .

P ILOT
T h e n . e ven i f . sav. C ri r:hf on and
f r fv r ^t t ""1
, v -* v + -v v 4 -

Ae ry n a re Logecher w hen they di e,

th e y w i l l sti l l be... al one?

NORANTI
D e a r, Pi l ot " al -one" i s the onl Y
w a y o u r si mpl e morLal sel ves can
m a k e p e ace w i th the dei ti es, and
a rta c rri a for thc i r^rrrrnev herrond..

An d o ff Pilot a b s o rb i nq thi s fesson..

46 INT. COMMAND 46

T
u rr4!3U = -.1
qr ru Chiana at w ork. C ri C hLon bursts i n.
^y^^

CRICHTON
^t .-t^-ts. I have to contacE
^ L ^ --^
urfdlryc vr Prqr
Qnnrni rrq

CHIANA
W h a t? !

D ' ARGO
,lohn- - ? !

CRICHTON
If I ma ke a deal before the S carrans
aol- ?r ar a m r r r ha l .r a aan ql - nn e
4 .9 !9 '
:,9 9

massacre.

D I ARGO
Ar e v or r sr:re f hi q i.q whef vort want?

CRICHTON
Ca. r I i- r i sk anwrh i nr: el ce C:n' L
risk EarLh.

CHIANA
Why would you do this? Why selI out
1rA11r nann'l a?
^rrm

/.N
\ e v rr
.I\TTT\TTTtrN
r L L rv u u
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46 C O N T IN U ED : 45

CRICHTON
Y o u th i n k I l i ke thi s?! Thi nk I' m
n r o r td h ri nai no E ol cal roonor
r n r r ]fF r .fir - \ni l t-^ *,, L^^r-..,--A
y!vucuur vlr uu LLty !qu^w aIu l i ttfe
_
nl anct ?

CHIANA
Then d o n' t do i t.

CRICHTON
A l t,e rn a ti v e ?

CHIANA
Pn n f hc l ^l rrhl -r'l o C nl 'l anco f l ro
- "v
w o rmh o l -e .

CRICHTON
T e a n tr dn i r P i n! . T r:antf Itm
- - tl
not smart enough. I'm not fast
onnrrnh T lh n^f :'l i on annrra\.

(d e f eat.ed)
T | *(r( ,. 1. ..-^'.
I ^h'l
vlr!y !lu(il4l1 .

nr
U
ne^^
SrYv ^* r
qlIU Chiana
UtlIqfla E rade
LIdUC lJ-vu
ooks af
qu h i s 'i m r - - ^ i ^-^^
D rlrD rrrrPd,bb.LUIICL,t d,YUIJ,y,

D ' A R GO
W e rre o u t of range, and Moya can' t
mo v e . We' l l t.ake Lo' La - - head back
th e w a y w e came.

D rA rg o S T AR T S F OR TH E D OOR , C ri chton fol l ow i ng.

4' 7 IN T . P]L OT I S D EN 47

Ae rl m holds Pi l o t' s cl aw as he H Y P E R V E N TILA TE S .

AERYN
J u s t. c a l m dow n. That' s i t. N ow ,
te l l m e w hat' s w rong.

P ILOT
Moya and I are at great odds. W erve
71clrFr di<:nreeri cn fiorna'lrr

AERYN
Ov e r w h ac, P i l ot.?

Pi l o t is pained. Looks aw ay. A FE W MOR E QU IC K B R E A TH S .

P ILOT
I haven'E been enti rel y honest about
n o t b e i ng abl e to hel p C ri chton.

A n d o ff Ae ry n ' s re a cLi on...

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48 IN T . PA SS AGE WA YO I]' I S ID E P ILOT' S DEN 48

f-
gI r i nhf
IUrruvf nn r and
s.ru Rvcr cl
r\.,Il on the rqow e.

CRICHTON
Pilot s a ys i t w as you w ho Lurned hi m
a ro u n d . Y ou, S parky. Y ou seff-
c e n L e re d , egoti sti cal , sel fi sh, l i ttl -e
D o m i n a r. Y ou di d i t..
(k i s s es R ygel )
I l o v e you, man!

RYGEL
Do you want to pay me back?

CRICHTON
(e x pectant as to how )
Ye s .

RYGEL
Good.

49 IN T . P IL O T ' S D E N - C ON TIN U OU S 49

C ri c h to n a n d R y g e l E N TE R , crossi ng to w here N oranti and

Sta rk console a n d c ounsel P i l oc at. hi s consol e-

P ILOT
M o y a i s enormousl -y di stressed bY
w h a t w e 're about to do.

NORANTI
T e II h e r she musL be brave. ILrs
fo r th e good of the " fami fy."

STARK
(L o Moya)
Be a u ti fu l shi p. B l essed protecE or-
Z h a a n i s here w i E h you. A 1w ays here-
F e e I h e r presence; her cal -m.

C ri c h to n and Rygel trades l ooks; R ygel rol fs hi s eyes.

CRICHTON
How's it w ork, P i l ot?

P ILOT
R F r-a u s e the Transnnrt. pods are bui l t
o f M o y a ' s ow n el -ements, I will be
a b l e to l i ve i n one for uP to arl arn.
B u t i f w e are not rej oi ned bY then,
b o th w ounds w i ]l scab over, and our
n e u ro l o g ical connecti ons will have
n o c h a n ce of regenerati ng.

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49 C ON T fN U ED :
4q

CRICHTON
T h e re ' s a w ormhol e cycl e brew i ng.
we go. Let the hol e cl _ose. W hen i t
o p e n s a gai n, pop the bubbl e, back
n- m a

PILOT
Ifnot, my death is assured.
(a glance at Noranti)
And without. Moya, I shalI die alone.
mtln drr-F
r-H ri s H .l .p S
^ H U D D ER S
in agreement. stark speaks Lo Moya.

STARK
Y o u w o n ' L be al one. H e' 11_ come back.
A n d I' m here. W e,re here. All here.
N o ra n ti g e n tl y B L O W S MIS T IN TO P ILOT,S FA C E .

NORANTI
This will rel ax you... A eryn?

50 INT. COMIVIAND. INTERCUT

A e ry n busy b e tw e e n the tw o consol es.

AERYN
M o s t l _ i fe -sust.ai ni ng systems are on
m a n u a l b ypass. R eady l s can be.

RYGEL
Then do it i f you' re gonna do i L.
Pi l o E n o d s ,. re a d .y . C ri cht.on sees hi s fear; is humbl ed.

CRICHTON
D ! YID/

5]- INT. NEURAL CLUSTER - INTERCUT 5l_

D rA rg o and chiana a dj ust coccLE S ; hol d currrN c TooLS .

D ' ARGO
Pi l o t? f need Lo hear it from you.

P TLOT
C a p t.a i n D' A rgo. . . I remand thi s shi p
to your cont,rol . you may now cuL me
fre e o f M oya.

D ' Arg o a n d C h i a n a t.rad.e l _ooks; FrR E up rH E rR

TooLS . As
T h C Y B EGIN T O C i " I M OY A A N D P ILOTIS N E U R A L
C ON N E C TION S --
PTLOT SCREAMS BLOODY FRE.LIN/G MURDER
f rOM ThC PAiN I
S ta rk p ra y s h a rd e r.

I rar)NTTF
vvf r.
T }\TT TtaT] \
L L Tv D U
\ l
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51 CONTINUED: 51

NOTANTi BLOWSMOREMIST.

Rygel backs away.

Pilot FI'AILS :-n agony.

Aervn flinches.

D'ArgO ANd CLTiANACONTINUECUITING.

As Pilot HOWLS--

CLOSE on Crichton, wearing this one personally.. .

END ACT rWO

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ACT TIIREE

52 INT. NEURAL CLUSTER 52

D'Argo and Chiana have been cuLt.ing for some time. They're
exhausted. PURPLE PILOT GOOp drips from recent wounds.
NoTanTi CL]MBS DOI/'INTHE LADDER To Them. SHE SHOUTSO\rER
THE NOISE untiL D'Argo and Chiana SHtrT OFF THEfR TOOLS--

NORANTI
It, rs not working ! St.op I you have
to do somethinq!

D'ARGO
What's wrong?

NORANTI
He can't take it. . He's get.ting
delirious.

CHIANA
We 1 l , whattaya expect -- w e' re cutti ng
h i m i n hal f !

NORANTI
Not Pilot. The other one. Li sten...
(p o ints " upstai rs ")

S TA R K (O. S . )
/r:nFina\
! gr I u 4 1 r: ,
\ /

T o o m u c h. Too fast. Too much. Too

fa s t. Too much too fast too--

Be fo re D ' Arg o can react, C hi ana drops her cut.ti ng tool .

CHIANA
Mine.

D ' A rg o n o d s a n d C h i ana S C U R R IE S U p TH E LA D D E R . W hen

N o ra n ti m o v e s to fo l Iow , D rA rgo st.ops her.

D I ARGO
U h -u h . Y ou. . . magi c mi st.
An e s th e ti ze t.hese nerve endi ngs

A s N o ra n ti begins r ummagi ng for the proper mi xture...

53 IN T . P IL O T ' S DEN - C ON TIN U OU S 53

C h i a n a C L T MB S u P to fi nd pi l ot. i n greac pai n. srark PACES

B AC K A N D F OR T H AT o P P ILoT.S C ON S oLE , obl i vi ous.

(C ON TIN U E D )
 "No Turning Back" Ep. 422 product.ion DrafL - 27 Auqust 02 33.
q ? TTN\TT T\TTTtrN . q?

STARK
Too-much too-fast makes no sense
can' t remember Eoo-much sequent.ially
coded too-fast impossible Datt.ern
to o - m tle h w rrrn.r
,,{vrrY rrrr^nn Fi
_*m].ng
--i o-
to o -fa s t hel pl ess hel p me too-much--

CHIANA
Hey! Stark! FreLl ni ck!

s ta rk c o n ti n u e s ra nti ng. C hi ana LE A ps up onto the consore,

GR AB S H rs MA SK A N D P U LLS agai nst. the strap unti l - i t. comes
SL IGH T L Y O F F H IS FA C E . W H ITE LIGH T S TR E A MS OU T (C G).

S ta rk SH U T S U P , Chi ana l eE s the mask S N A P B A C K .

CHIANA
W H AT -- is the matter?

STARK
(q ui et; chastened)
T o o mu ch, too fast.

CHIANA
Uh huh.

PILOT
(very weak)
Chiana. These command <c . n r F n q e s must
b e p e rfo rmed w hi l -e I am separat.ed
fro m Moya. W i thout them, most
re g u l a to r y systems will fai l .

CHIANA
(w hi rl s on S tark)
Yo u s a i d you fl ew Ta1yn.

STARK
I did. There. S aE . there. FIew
Talyn. C ontrol l ed Tal yn. W as TaL1m.

CHIANA
So ?

STARK
(re P i l ot and Moya)
Wa y m o re compl i cated. Four arms.
T o o m u c h. Too fast.

CHIANA
Can you sl ow i t dow n for hi m?

P ILOT
(b a t tl i ng pai n)
T h e re i s no ti me.

CHIANA
(k n o w s she,s i n charge)
Ok a y , P i l ot. do your E hi ng.

( CONTINUED)
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53 CONTINUED: (2) 53

As Pilot uses aIl- four arms to press controls--

54 FLASH INTERCUTS _ CHIANA VISTON

Ev e ry t.h i n g i n SL OW MOTION . C amera fl i ts about absorbi ng

th e s e c m e n c e o f c o mmands. W hen the InLercuts end--

55 RESLTMESCENE IN REAL TIME 55

Chiana's E YE S AR E W H ITE .

STARK
Ynr tr or la ql T al hr t- Ai d r r nr r rsv.
l n?
Jvu

L.nrflL\A
Your job. I' m bl i nd. . . GoE i L,
Pi l o t. W e' 11 take care of Moya.

P l LOT
Thank you... C hi ana...

CHIANA
(c a l l i ng trdow n" )
D ' A rg o ! Go !

F ro m b e l o w , T H E S O LIN DOF D ' A R GO' S C U ' ITIN G TOOL R E S U ME S .

5b r-N r._ r_ l u { N s p u R | p u u 55

C ri c h to n a n d Ae ry n removi ng the t.i IIer, A LIE N TOOLS

S C A T T ER ED . T h e y w ork as one. C ompl i mentary. ff one
ra :a h o c t
rh e c o rre ct
e" v Lool i s pl aced i nto thei r hand w i E hou t
thinking. They're into each others , I'zone. 'l

CRICHTON
What're you thinking about?

AERYN
How your planeL was progressing at
rts own pace. Then we showed up...
As a Peacekeeper, I was t,rained to
just go and do. Never think about
Fhe of fonf q m1, hracah-o mi aht
-:r1qa

CRICHTON
Yeah. E ven w e have the P ri me
D i re c ti v e .

AERYN
N o w i t bot.hers me.
(o ff hi s l ook)
I' v e c h anged a 1ot. si nce I met you.

CRICHTON
' l' h: l- r r nr r l r ar r a

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56 CONTINUED: 56

ANOTHERSYNCHRONICITYTOOL HAND OFF.

AERYN
What were vou thi nki ng?

CRICHTON
Sa me . H ow the w orsL ri sk I ever
w a n te d t o be w as cracki ng up and
h i rs o f mw mcrrJrrl e rei ni nrr ! q 4 rr4 t l : ri nw n to
gvY

E a rl h .

AERYN
,Th=F m=rr at.i'l'l
J. l.l.ru ttlqY DLIIa h:nnon
rtqlvL-t. -.

Tlrorr qmi I a. a:ch I 'i lri na r,r1' ts1-'^"

trtu] oLrtf au i saurr rr^rrrY wlldL-r Lrtcy >gg.
^^^

CRICHTON
Don't fo rget t.o di sconnect the--

AERYN
A l re a d y done. B ut make sure the--

CRICHTON
G o L . i t.

H e i -n d i c a te s a P AR T on the deck. Thev sE are aL each other.

CRICHTON & AERYN SIMULTANEOUSLY

Y o u re a l ly thi nk P i l ot.,fl be abl e to
€.lF .l*
! r L rlt - -

Thar r ar - nn Not . a breath. Not a motion. rtts too f4r -e auur\J

kv. .

Too right. Without a word, in unison, they lift opposite

ends of whaEever Ehey're working on.

THE LARGE PART I,IRENCHES

FREE. Crichton and Aerlm continue
to stare at one another over the top of the part. . .

57 ]NT. NEURAL CLUSTER 57

Noranti- holds A LARGE MIXING BOWL. Scoops out a CREAMY,

BA L M -L IKE PA ST E o n to her fi ngers. S mears i t on the severed
c o n d u i t.s a n d w i re s . The S H IP S H U D D E R S .

Rygel EN T ER S.

RYGEL
T h e y ' re putti ng P i 1ot, i nsi de the
T ra n s p o rt P od. H e doesn' t l -ook w el l -.

NORANTI
I' v e fo rti fi ed hi rn w i th anti -
i n fe c ti o u s oi ntment and pai n rel i ef
th o u g h I fear boch co be w hoIl y
i n a d e g u a te i n thi s case.

( CONTTNUED)
 " N o T u rn i n g Ba c k " Epi sode 422 B LU E R evi si ons 29 A ugust 02 36- 37.

57 C O N T fN U ED : 57

RYGEL
(w ri n kl ed nose)
Wh a t' s thi s dren?

NORANTI
Ke e p th e neural ci rcui t,s moi st unti l
M n wa and P 'i l or n:n ha raivJni rrgd.
I vr r

RYGEL
Don't hold your breath. This isn't
even one you can get odds on.
(off her look)
r€ r lr a v rran t F_ make i te bar:k.
vqv/r I 'm
t

c u t.ti n g a deal w i th S corpi us. Y ou

in?

N o ra n L i looks g u i l ti l y at the mess around her. N OD S ttY E S . r l

RYGEL
N o th i n g el se to be done. D on' L feel
b a d a b o uL i t. rTust do your best.

N o ra n ti acknowledges the senti ment as R yge1 E X ITS . *

58 O MIT T E D
I I:!.K U r -t!tt u
OU OU

61 EX T . SP AC E (C G) 61 *

T H E T R AN SP O R T POD fl i es out. of Mova.

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62 INT. TRANSPORT POD - CONTINUOUS 62

C ri IcU Ih
u! I L VfI T on n
y r r iv e' 4l ln
l Y t- i rrc r (from
\ !- vr r r
t--he
\ consol es if seats are removed) .
Aeryn aLLends to the UNCONSCIOUS PILOT, secure in his
makeshift "wel_I" where the tiller used to be. AERYN SPRAYS
AN AEROSOLMIST around Pilot.'s base.

AERYN
This moist.urizer won'E work forever.
I can already see his ganglia drying
out.

CRICHTON
Wormhole cycle begins in t.hirtY
microts. Might wanna grab a seat.

Aeryn makes a final few sprays, touches Pil-oE's slack

€ -^6 in A ir rmns ir r r Lnv f o t-he
Lrrs scef
s es u l -resi de C ri C htOn.
I dLE r ClrU J Ullr!,o

53 IN T . PIL OT ' S DEN - C ON TIN U OU S bJ

S ta rk p re s s i n g c o n t rol s; i nsLruct.ed by W H ITE -E Y E D C hi ana.

CHIANA
T ri a n g u l a r red panel , far ri ght..
Sma ' lI r:i rr:rrl ar frrsi nn nad. l ow er
,
v!!

left, beneath t.he axj-lon nozzLe.

jn gp6l ronaa 'l rrna tn
T ,e ve 1 .s f q rJ e S mal I,
l e ft. of the square
'
re-ci rc gauge...

64 ]NT. COMMAND - CONTINUOUS 64

D I ARGO
,J o h n , A e ryn the S carrans are l ess
th a n a n arn aw av. Good l -uck.

55 INT. TRANSPORT POD _ CONTINUOUS 55

CRICHTON
(d a r k; scared)
Just like Independence D ay. rC ept f
ain'L no WilI S mi th. A l though P i l ot
fi l l s i n w el l for ,Jeff Gol dbl um...
Go d , p J - ease don' L l et me screw thi s
tln

H e SN AP S H T S F IN G E R S A N D P OIN TS .

Ou t th e fro n L w i n d ow , the W OR MH OLE -TO-E A R THOP E N S (C G).

C ri c h to n a n d Ae rl m trade fooks.

CRICHTON
\LIAL/
1r^ L
I U U - I ]^d . ^

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55 CONTINUED: 65

He presses controls and- -

56 INT. COMMAND- CONTINUOUS 66

D'Argo watches as the Transport Pod DIVES INTO THE

WORMHOLE, WHICH CLOSESBEHIND IT (CG), leaving no Erace.

And off D'Argo's pensive reaction...

END ACT THREE

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ACT FOUR

67 E XT . MOON (C G A S N EE D E D ) 6- 7

Sp a c e -s u i te d C ri c h L on i s Ii teraIl y w al ki ng i n hi s father' s
fn n r-q f e n s H E MO\rE S S LOW LY i n the P A R TIA L GR A V ITY . S Lops.
B e n d s to re Eri e v e . A GOLFB A LL I

CRICHTON
/^r ' ..i- .i - ^\
\ qgr ttr r !r r y /
Oh, Dad -- gol f? S o bourgeoi s.

H e to s s e s th e ball over hi s shoul der (MooN sl ,ow ) '

Cricht.on comes to an ALUMINUM FLAGPOLE planted in the

sand. A RIGID AMERICAN FLAG unfurled at permanent wave
on Lop. H e SA L U T E S . Then, noti ces somethi ng--

A PH O T OGR AP Hs L u c k hal -fw ay up the poIe.

c ri c h to n re tri e v e s the photo, moved. It.' s of hi s fami l y,

C i rC A 1 A IC 1 9 6 0 S . E A R LY C OLOU R P R IN T, S OFT H U E S . D A d,
Mo m, Su s a n a t a b o u t 9, C ri chE on around 5, Ol i vi a about 3'

D e e n b re a th .
vve v vr v\4 Y H e n ever knew hi s D ad l eft thi s here...

58 EX T . J AC KIS C R IC H TON ' S H OU S E _ N IGH T 58

A F U L L M O ON IL L I.IM I N A TE S . N O C hTi S TMA S dC C OTA Ii ON S . IT' S

m o n th s a fte r Ep i s o de 413 and the house i s repai red. Jack' s
CaR pulls up. H e ' s on the MOB ILE P H ON E . Jack geE s out
w i th T WO F U L L B AGS OF GR OC E R IE S .

JACK
C tmo n , W i nters, P retend -- j usE
p re t.e n d - - Lhat goi ng i nLo space i s
a b i g deal , and qet off vour ass.
R e q u i s i tion the equi pment w e ordered
a n d l e L someone el se P aY for it - If
th e y w a nna bi l l the C hi nese
d e l e g a Ei on, that' s thei r P robl em.
An d n o w ay are fi ve-hundred egghead
s c i e n ti s Ls sE rappi ng on handgrrns as
p a rt o f Lhei r uni form. H eIP me out,
Wi n te rs -- make thi s crap go aw ay.

A s J a c k h a n g s u p and sLruggl es to open the front door,

T H E PH O N E IN SID E TH E H OU S E B E G]N S R IN GIN G.

JACK
Yeah, yeah, comi ng.

H e p u ts d o w n o n e of the bags, opens the door, rushes i n.

Pick him up THROUGH THE WINDOW as he answers the PHONE'

( C ON TIN U E D )
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" N o T u rn i n g

58 C ON T IN U EDt 68

JACK
.l a c k C ri c hton. D on' t cal l my house
thi c l:Fo

69 EX T . MOON (C G AS N EE D E D ) - IN TE R C U I 69

C R IC H TON
H"y, Dad.

JACK
(s u d denl y confused)
,J o h n . . . ? W h- w here are Y ou?

CRICHTON
Qaran
v e! er r !
i l-rr
eJ
P'= ea

It ta k e s a m o m e n t for ,fack to absorb. H e D R OP S TH E S E C ON D

BA G OF G R O C ER IES a nd races outsi de, sLeppi ng over the one
h e 1 e ft. a t th e fro n t door. S tares up aE the FU LL MOON .

,JACK
Se re n i ty B ase?l W hy di dn' t Y ou make
Ea rth o r bi t?

CRICHTON
M u rp h y , D ad. There' s a P robl em.

JACK
(d a r k; know i ng i L' s seri ous)
W o rs e than a three-hundred dol l ar
c l i p b o a rd that hol ds P aP ers even
u p s i d e -d ow n?

CRICHTON
T h e Sc a r rans have fi gured ouL w here
Ea rth i s. They' re comi ng.

T h i s c o n v e rs a ti o n i s perhaps the mosL di ffi cul t one of

C ri c h to n ' s w h o l e ti fe. FuI1 of nervous energy, he S P R IN GS
u p w AR D S . T h e L o w gravi E y a11ow s hi m to FLOA T A B IT before
SL OW L Y D ES C E N D IN G Lo the moon' s surface.

A s th e s c e n e p ro g re s ses, C R IC H TON S P R IN GS H IGH E R A N D

H IGH ER , u n L i l a L l ast, hi s feet oi sappear above frame
l_ine for a long moment before HE sLowLY SETTLES BACK DOWN.

At s o m e p o i n t, R E VE A L the TR A N S P OR T P OD LE G i n the sand.

JACK
(re e l i ng)
W h a t-- w hat can w e do?

CRICHTON
r r ^ !L ..:- - . t^--e dO i L.
!\u Llfarr:j . r rfa v tO

1 anr\TT T \TTTtrn \
\ v v rrrs l rv u . z t
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.]ACK
Wh a t th e hel l does that mean? you
d o n ' t, h ave to do anythi ng, son --
y o u rv e done enough al ready.

C R IC H TON
I th i n k I can seal up the w ormhol e.
f L ' 1 1 i sol at.e E arth, but protect rt.

JACK
Then h ow do w e get i nto deep space?

CRICHTON
T h e o l d fashi oned w ay -- you bui l d a
ro c k e t and E ake the l onq road. frm
Ieaving you some wormhole and
n a v i g a ti on i nstructi ons up here ac
y o u r fl a gpol e.

JACK
Y o u tre not stayi ng, are you?

CRICHTON
C a n ,t.. H ave to do thi s ri ght t.he
way you taught me. Onl y one chance.

70 rNT. TRANSPORT POD - CONTINUOUS 70

A e ry n tri e s to ro u s e the groggy pi l ot.

AERYN
It' s ti me, pi tot. you have to w ake
up. We need you.

P_ L L OTMU M BL E S rn c o herent. l y, in deep pai n.

Ae ry n ]o o k s over her shoul der. ou' r rH E FR ON T w rN D ow (cG)

she can see c R rc H T oN spR rN GrN G up off the runar surface.

AERYN
(t,o hersel f; urgent)
C tm o n , . fohn...

. 7A
EX T . MOON /EX T . J A C K C R IC H TON IS H OU S E - IN TE R C LIT 77

JACK
(a g i tated as shi t)
T h e re ' s gotta be a w ay. you don' t
h a v e to cut yoursel f off from--

CRICHTON
u a a ...

.T a c k k n o w s . U n d e rs tands. H e' s pai ned.

JACK
T-inr.r
r.vYv I ann
rvrrY Aa r.'^ L---^-
uu wc rlcdv e t

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7L C O N T IN IIE D : '7I

C R IC H TON
T h c w r rc e I moqF- hef e .

JACK
T a k e m e w i th you. Take us al l .
We rre rp adv Fi ve-hundred of the
w o rl d ' s best. W e can hel p.

CRICHTON
T h e re rs no ti me. Therets no Li me.

JACK
( s n aps )
H o w c a n there be no ti me. H ow l onq
does it take Moya Lo geL from the
m o o n to E arth? B l i nk of an eye?
T w o s e c onds? H ow ? Te1l me?

CRICHTON
Dad! I can' t ! ft' s mi nutes now . - .
H o w d o we spend rem?

,fa c k calms. Si ts on the porch step, surrenderi ng to i t.

JACK
The, dh, U .N . S ecretary General - now
qnc:kq fnr fha nl :noi - qna- a
^n
m a t.te rs , John.
(p ro udl y)
We ' re p u l l i ng E ogether, j ust Ii ke
y o u w a n ted. A Lmost. every armed
c o n fl i c t has ceased.

CRICHTON
Now you gotta keep i t that w ay.

JACK
I w a s l ooki ng forw ard to goi ng w i th
you -

CRICHTON
M€ , Eo o . Me, Loo, D ad...

A long silence. J usL t.hei r breathi ng on the open l i ne.

C ri c h to n s to p s SP RIN GIN G. B ends to put hi s S I4A LL R E C OR D ER

D O W N IN T H E D U S T a t the fl agpol e' s base. W hen he stands
UP, TEARS ARE ROLLING DOWN HIS CHEEKS.

CRICHTON
Tell L i v and S usan I sai d goodb--
That I l ove them. A nd i f there' s a
wdy, f' 1 1 contact. you. TeIl everyone.

.]ACK
Y o u te l 1 m1r srandchi l -dren about me.

(C ON TIN U E D )
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7I C ON T IN U ED : (2 ) 7a

CRICHTON
( l a u g hs )
Y o u a re an i ncorri gi bl e opti mi st.,
D a d -- Mom' d be proud. B ut thaE ' s a
n o b ra i -n er. They' d have to know w ho
m y h e ro i s.

Jack is choked up. The end i s near and he' s resi sti nq.

.]ACK
Yo u ' l -I di scover w hen you have your
own. You w ant ' em to pass you. Do
b e tte r. C l i mb hi qher. . .
(e m o Li onaf beat.)
If th a t' s the measure, then I' m the
g re a te s t father on earth.

CRICHTON
I second that. -- w i th al l _ my l _ove.

.JACK
Yo u ' re t.he heart and soul of my l i fe,
son. You be w el l _.

CRICHTON
(d e vastated)
Yo u , Eo o.
(b a rel y a w hi sper)
Goodbye.

As C ri c h to n E N D S T HE C A LL, Jack 1ow ers Lhe phone and l ooks

u p a t th e mo o n o n e l -ast E i me, hi s 1oss compl ete...

LOSE INTERCUT -- STAY WITH CRICHTON ON THE MOON

C ri c h to n looks a t t.he fami l y pi cture i n hi s hand, E hen up

a t th e GL OW IN G E AR TH . S o cl ose, and yet. . .

72 INT. COMMAND 72

D'Argo and Rygel at the consoles. Electric urgency--

RYGEL
It' s less now . B y hal fl

D ' ARGO
(i n to C omms)
Sta rk ! C an thi s shi p move?

73 IN T . P IL O T IS D EN - IN TE R C U T IJ

SL a rk behind t.h e c onsol e. C hi ana (W H ITE E Y E S ) atop i t.

STARK
Mnrr: ca a hc f^l
uvv dazed
uqlss r-
LU resnond
lsDyL to
:ntlnro
qrrJvrrE 'nrrr Di'l €^-
!uL rrr(JL ^F LO.f --,..1 ^-F.i
navl_gaE.l_On.

(C ON TIN U E D )
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73 C O N T IN U ED : 73

CHIANA
D ' Arg o - -?

D ' A R GO
The Sc a r rans w i II be here momentari l y.

S L a rk PU L L S H IS J E RS E Y U P , coveri ng hi s head.

STARK
No! No! N o no no! S carrans ki l l ,
to rtu re too. S carrans ki 11, torture
Loo. Torture ki l l tortureki l l --

CHIANA
(T OP OF H E R LI]N GS )
S ta a a a rrr rrkkkkkk I

H ER PIE R C IN G S H OU T breaks hi s rant. S tark sl ow l y pu11s

r-he iersev down to REVEAL afLIST HfS ONE EyE.

STARK
(q u averi ng)
I th i n k I' m okay now .

74 EXT. MOON (CG AS NEEDED) 1A

Crichton staring up at Earth. Aer1m, SPACESUITED, sLeps

beside him. Sensitive to his mood, but pressing--

AERYN
If your prediction holds, the wormhole
should be reopening shorEly.
(he doesn,t move)
,fohn... Your rebreather l_ast.s a
c nlar t . er ewr.le. T can ietfisOn
Ju u e 4 e \ the
Pod's cargo container; leave enough
food to--
T rh^rt
LtI.
^n ^r
t_ L.tl L \JL!

S ta y here by mysel f? W ai L for IA S A

t_- raq-rra ma?

(o ff her l ook)
I t 'l 'l <
T dnn nr l o r r nr r annr r nl r l,-
-n * et you
live th e rest of your l i fe in peace
w i th o u t. me.

AERYN
(s mi l es; ri ght answ er)
T h e n w e have E o go.

He knows she's ri g h t. A s they cl i mb the pod' s sLai rs...

75 EX T . SP AC E (C G ) 15

T h e W OR M H OL Ei n front. of Moya OP E N S A GA IN i n ful -l gl ory.

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76 E XT . SP AC E (C G ) : DIFFE R E N T LOC A TION - S C A R R A N S TR Y K E R 76

T h e me a n e s t aLLack shi p in the S carran fl eet rockeLs past.

.]7 77
IN T . S T R Y KE R

PENNOCH
Emp e ro r S tal eek. The w ormhol e has
-^ ---^ ^ --^
ICdPPEclr Cu r d> wE ^-* -^--L
dPP!uqur r. scans
show Crichton's Leviathan is also
nr cconf l - l r nr r r r h i 1-
IL m
ttlak
e^seqD nc - L!^Ftr- Fr y u
dLLc
- - - J | .l 9II - r \J
to fl e e or defend i tsel f.

78 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - KATRATZI BASE - INTERCUT 78

Emp e ro r S t.a l e e k a n d A hkna.

EMPEROR STALEEK
Ig n o re Lhem. C onti nue on Lo E arLh-
F u Ifi l l your mi ssi on.

PENNOCH
As d e c re ed, E mi -nence .

AI{}O{A
C n n c n re r sw i f r' l w . hraw e
v v r r Yqv ! , NL s P ennoch, and
re L u rn t o me baLhed i n gl orY .

Pennoch s a l u te s again and Lhe transmi ssi on ends -

79 INT. COMMAND 79

D I ARGO
H e re th e y come. E verY one brace.

He and Rygel g ra b hol d of someE hi ng secure as--

80 EX T . SP AC E (C G) - C ON TIN U OU S 80

T h e s try k e r s o a rs pasE Moya on i ts w ay IN TO TH E W OR MH OLE.

As i t zips b y , th e S tryker FIR E S 3 C A N N ON B LA S TS !

MOY A IS H IT B R OA D S ID E by the Lri pl e sal vo !

AS T h C SL T Y KC T D ISA P P E A R S IN TO TH E W OR MH OLE --

81 INT. COMMAND - CONTINUOUS 81

D rA rg o a n d R y g e l a re tossed as E he shi p R ocK S from the

c > rn 1o s .i y p i mn e r-i s
s^!/rvrf A R C S A N D S P A R K S!
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uz 47.

82 INT. NEURAL CLUSTER - CONTINUOUS 6Z

N o ra n ti is s l a mme d i nto t.he panel s ! f\II\- D .H,I\ IJ D .TfIJ(IID I

83 IN T . PIL OT ' S D EN - C ON TIN U OU S 83

C h i a n a re a c ts a s the consol e A R C S A N D S P A R K S! S Lark goes

to p i e c e s s c re a m i n g hysteri cal l y fri ghtened to death.

84 INT. TRANSPORT POD - HOVERING IN SPACE 84

C ri c h to n a n d Ae ry n w ork at. rousi ng P i l ot.

AERYN
P] . r ot ! U p, now .

CRICHTON
C rm o n , bi g man. Y ou' re the onl y one
w h o c a n save al -l - E hose oeool -e.

P ILOT
(try ing to focus)
u r_ o r-- o].cl l - mrss 1E ./ uJ.cl J l -et
you down?

CRICHTON
(p o i nts out the w i ndow )
Rioht th ere. Gonna be a w ormhol e
l e a d s b a ck to Moya. Just pop the
bubble w hen i t.' s--

P ILOT
--a t i t' s apex. Y es, C ommander. .

C ri c h to n nods. Moves forw ard to ' i oi n A enrn.

CRICHTON
Y ' k n o w what. aLw ays scared me abouL
you? U nl i ke everyone el se I' ve ever
m e L i n m y l i fe -- from the momenL I
laid e y e s on you -- I coul d never
s e e t.h e end of the rel ati onshi p.

AERYN
Iro n i e . W hat scared me w as I
could a l-w ays see the end.
toEr rtE look)
It just wa s n rt s o me t h in g I e v e r
w a n t.e d , and yet, f cou1d never f i nd
a w a v to escaD e i t..

They H OL D fi A N D S. fhen, C ri chton senses i t. . .

CRICHTON
P i l o t. . . Ti me i t ri ghL.

/ arr r a fr TFn \
\ \-
^ nU I\ A II\ U gU ,/
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84 CONTINUED: 84

PILOT
(weak)
I see it, Commander. The bubble
preceding your wormhole is forming
nntrr F.ooi nni nn rnno'l or=i- i nn co-ran-F
e e Y s v rrv u .

85 F L A SH - PIL OT V ISION - C ON TIN U OU S 85

W e i rd l y D IGIT IZ E D a nd C OLOU R IZE D . Out front., i n the

b ]-a n K n e s s o f s p a c e . A GIA N T B U B B LE R A P ID LY E X P A N D S .

85 RESUME NORMAL SCENE - CONT]NUOUS

C ri c h to n a n d A e rl m rel ease hands; C ri chton ready to fl y.

CRICHTON
Wo rmh o l e in quatro; tres; pl ease;
w o rk .

P ILOT
Now!

C ri c h to n I' fl o o rs " it. The craft LE A P S FOR W A R D abruptl y.

87 EX T . S PA C E (C G) - C ON TIN U OU S 87

T h e T ra n s p o rt P o d PIE R .C E S TH E B U B B LE , w hi ch i mmedi atel y

C OL L A PS ES T N O N IT SE LF.

A s Eh e T ra n s p o rL P od di sappears i nto the ,IU S T FOR MIN G

WOR M H OL E , T h e R O IL IN G D IS TU R B A N C E fal l s i n afLer i I, liKe
a s o u ffl e c o l l a p s i n c r.

88 TNT. TRANSPORT POD - INSIDE THE WORMHOLE - CONTTNUOUS 88

S PIN N IN G w i l d 1 y as they rockeL ahead. P ILOT C OLLA P S E S .

89 INT. WORI\4HOLE(CG) - SLASHING ALONG - CONTINUOUS 89

T h e T ra n s n o rf Po d i s i rrsf harel .r.' ahced of the R OILIN G

BALL OF BURNING ENERGY chasing them as the WORMHOLE
C O L L A PS ES IN ON fT S E LF and S E A IS FOR E V E R .

90 INT. TRANSPORT POD - INSIDE THE WORMHOLE - CONTINUOUS 90

C ri c h to n a n d Ae rl m struggl e to hang on.

CRICHTON
We did i t. I thi nk w e di d it !

Aorrm nndq i-hen qnmaj- hi r^ l^^t'

C aLC neS
^-ts^L^d fl er eye--
-Lrrrrrg -

(C ON TIN U E D )
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90 CONTTNUED: 90

AERYN
Scarrans I

The STRYKERis racing toward them on a co]lision coursel

CRICHTON
Aor r m I

Thpv trMP R A C E a s --

91 INT. STRYKER _ CONTINUOUS 9I

SCARRAN ALARMS ARE SHRIEKING. Pennoch sees the Transport

Po d ra c i n g to w a rd hi m. S H OU TS --

PENNOCH
Disengage. D i senqase t

wHooooooooooos
s SHHHH
!

92 INT. WORMHOLE (CG) _ CONTINUOUS 92

The Transport Pod and St.ryker PASS THROUGH ONE ANOTHER.

93 INT. TRANSPORT POD - INSIDE THE WOzuvIHOLE- CONTTNUOUS 93

C ri c h to n a n d Ae rtrn can' L bel i eve thei r fortune.

94 INT. STRYKER - CONTINUOUS 94

Pennoch is 1ikewise rel i eved. Then, Iooks up to see--

95 INT. WORMHOLE (CG) - CONTINUOUS 95

T h e R O IL IN G , C OL L A P S IN G W OR MH OLEl oomi ng tow ard hi m!

96 INT. STRYKER - CONTINUOUS

PENNOCH
(p a n i c)
Mi n i s te rl They,ve done someE hi ngl
L^-
u!
^*i rutlLUll
^1-F^* lfa> - -

9'7 INT. WORMHOLE (CG) - CONTINUOUS 97

The Sfrwker is IMMOLATED BY THE COLLAPSING WORM{OLEI

98 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - KATRATZT BASE - CONTINUOUS 98

HISSING STATIC OVER COMMS. Ahkna SCREAIvIS, her lover

kil1ed! Emp e ro r S t al -eek S N A R LS and stal ks off, furi ous.
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99 INT. TRANSPORT POD - INSIDE THE WORMHOLE - CONTINUOUS 99

C ri c h L o n a n d Ae rl n n rocketi ng ahead unti l --

]-OO EX T . S PA C E (C G ) - C ON TIN U OU S 1O O

T h e T ra n s p o rt Po d emerges from t.he w orrnhol e mouth ri ght

b a c k w h e re i t s ta rte d. A n i nstant l -ater--

The COLLAPSTNG, ROILTNG INNARDS SEAL THE WOR]"IHOLEi-n a

f i p rw frrs i o n . In moment.s - i r ' i s cl ear' l w crnnc i orew er
, Ju 4s v ! e q rr1

101 IN T . T R AN SP O R T POD - C ON TIN U OU S 1O ] -

Sti l l n e s s . C ri c h to n and A erl m l ook back at P i l -ot. He

Io l 1 s , unconscious, but al i vel They l ook out at Moya.

Sh e d ri fts , T H R EE B U R N IN G H OLE S IN H E R S ID E , (C G).

Ex h a u s te d , C ri c h to n and A eryn H U G E A C H OTH E R TIGH TLY ...

END ACT FOUR

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IO2 EXT. LAKE (CG) - QU.]AGA - DAY 102

Mo y a h a l f-s u b me rg e d by an al i en (di fferenL col our?) sea.

103 IN T . N EU R A L C L U ST E R 103

Quiet a s a n u n i n t he nursery, N oranti exami nes the

R E SE AL E D n e u ra l c o n necti ons j oi ni ng P i l ot. and Moya.
Rernnants of her BALM are everywhere, as are SCARS from
th e c u tti n g . Bo th 1812 and One E ye D R D s S OLD E R C A B LE S
AN D C O N D U IT . P l -e a sed w i th w haL she sees, N oranti pats
o n e o f th e D R D s a n d sE arts C LIMB IN G TH E LA D D E R .

104 IN T . P IL O T ' S DEN 104

N o ra n ti EN T ER S to fi nd S tark al ternaLel y soothi ng and

e x c .' i f a d l v rc c e n r' i n o hi s i -al es Lo a S E MIC ON S C IOU S P ILOT.

STARK
Var r di d = aanr l * - 1.i t- nd=r r
evsel', Pi l O t,
-^ '

fo r w h i c h the goddess al -w ays rew ards.

F l ^ :t rrn ^n mamOri eS and ti me W i l l -
h e a l y o ur w ounds. B ut-- i f you ever
n e e d to l eave agai n, have no
h e s i ta ti o n cal l i nq on me.

P ILOT
(w e ak)
Pr r m nq di enl
----^l arge pumps. . .

STARK
(d o e sn' t hear hi m; keeps on)
T
I 'WqD
.' -- yVUr WV!urr)thrz sr:r-ce.ssor.
oueeerrv!. f W aS .
rII\Jyd,
r ^! , ^ ^ L ^ | 'lrr I tLCrr
-e ] I w oil when the
^^r ,
sFL DtlE yvu.

S c a rra n s shot her, I sei zed conE rol ,

qar r od tho qh i n T l c nnr .r r r nr r I rF nr or tr l
Dqvsq urrs D r r l },. r !e
Jvu
^ r fvw

N o ra n ti B L O W S M IST IN TO S TA R K ' S FA C E . H ers i nsE antl y

F R OZ E N IN PL A C E .

NORANTI
(gent.1y)
.i.rnrrtrl od Ql-rr]rarr €'l arf rrnnn
!!vsulgu Duy^clq -- !lveL uuvrr

m e m o rj -e s, and perhaps ti me will heal -

v o u r w o unds. . . H ead dow n.

Qiar lr I ar r q hi q ha:d r r nnn i ho c nnqn'l c :ql een

P ILOT
...d i s c h a r ge...

(C ON TIN U E D )
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104 C O N T IN U ED : 104

NORANTI
Yes, P i l o t. D tA rgo has sw i tched Lhe
rF" rw.rc-rF ^e
!/ur r r PD vr r . r ur y Lc :! :)
^^^h^-
s €Pdgc
^ will be
expelled.

P ILOT
i-h=n]r rrnrr .
_z"*.

NORANTI
Now allow the minerals in Qujaga's
sea to soot.he Moya while you rest
and r co e n prel -c vol r cnnner.t-i On tO
h e r.

Pi l o t nods like a d rugged out. paLi ent. C LOS E S H IS E Y E S .

N o ra n tj - s e t.t.l e s i n to nurse both charges back to heal t.h.

105 TNT. C OMMA N D 105

Pi s s e d , s ti l 1 blind w i th W H ITE E Y E S , C hi ana si ts w i th her

b a c k to th e F o rw a rd P orE al . D A Y LIGH T S TR E A MS IN . As
D ' Arg o consoles h e r, R Y GE L E N TE R S and crosses to them.

CHIANA
I k n e w t .hi s w oul d happen. f knew
i t. I' m gonna be bl _i nd forever.

D I ARGO
C h i a n a -- the D i agnosan w e found i s
n o t fa r from here. f promj -se, Lhe
fi rs t s top after w e l eave.

Rygel WA VE S T WO F IN GE R S i n C hi ana,s face.

RYGEL
H o w m a n y fi ngers?

Chiana B IT ES H IS F I N GE R S . R ygel Y E LP S I

CHIANA
Two.

RYGEL
T ra l k t
(c o P ' A rgo)
H o w l o n g t.i l l - w e l -eave thi s pl ace?

D ' A R GO
Wh e n e v e r Moya and P i l ot are heal ed.

RYGEL
Wo n d e rfu l -.

C h ri a n a tw i s ts to rrfooki l out. the Forw ard porLal .

CHIANA
TrTlr=t- | ra f l.,a,, .ini
vrllaL !E LrlEl/ \rvrrrY na nnr.r?
11vw;

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105 CONTINUED: 105

As D'Argo st.eps up to l-ook over her shoul_der--

106 EXT. GONDOI,AON I,AKE - DAY ]-05

Crichton and Aeryn -- in FULL LEATHERS in a SMALL BOAT. *

Crichton stows t.he OAR. Aerrm is still incredulous.

AERYN
You wasted a DRD's Lime bui-ldinq
this?

CRICHTON
I wanted to build a gondola, buL *
1812 was kinda busv. *

AERYN
There's no way you could have known
r.rolrl anA * P lr..ere.
rrn

CRICHTON
H e re , t.here, next. pl ace w i th w aLer.
W a n L e d to Lake you on a boatri de.

AERYN
wnv /

CRICHTON
IE' s w h e re I w anted to tal k about
s o me u n fi ni shed busi ness betw een us.

AERYN
(d a rkens )
Go a h e a d ...

C ri c h to n pulls a C O IN from hi s coat. The coi n.

CRICHTON
R e m e m b e r thi sr Y eer eon
" re deci ded
i t w o u l d make deci si ons for us.
(F L IPS TH E C OIN IN TO TH E A IR )
Call i t.

A e rl m re ma i n s s i l e n t. W atches the coi n travel up, then

down. It S PL A SH ES IN TO TH E W A TE R and di sappears.

Wh e n s h e Io o k s b a c k , C ri cht.on is ON ON E K N E E . H e hol ds
th e C L O S ED R IN G BOX i n hi s hand.

107 INT. COMMA}ID - CONTINUOUS 10?

D ' Arg o , Chiana a n d R ygel al l - faci ng the w i ndow .

D I ARGO
Now he's dow n on one knee.

CHIANA
why?

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107 CONTINUED: 1n?

RYGEL
I th i n k he hurt hi msel f.

108 EXT. GONDOI,A ON LAKE - CONTINUOUS l_u6

C R IC H TON
Aer1m... f don't. have anything else *
Lo say. I only have one quesLion.

Crichton opens the box revealing MOM'S RfNG. As he starts *

fo
Lv sn e a k-
D;;cq ^, dAcr r rrn
clJr sf.)UyD
DL ns hi *
rrrttl t,,,
Dy F,,Fr.i --
pU ttrIng a^ fi naar
___-r__ fn hi q I,
_fps. *
Then, she SETTLES ONTO ONE IAnEE before him. *

109 INT. COMMAND - CONTINUOUS 109

CHIANA
Wh a t? W hat' s happeni ng? I

D 'ARGO
It a p p e a rs A erl m has hurt hersel f,
1
AIDV.
- -^

.'cnoarr'l;;;::t
\ey v v q!qur v r r/

The boat's sinking.

110 EXT. GONDOLAON LAKE - CONTINUOUS 110

AERYN
I have some unfinished business,
myseIf,,John...
(off his silence)
When I was on the CommandCarrier, I
thought it best Eo see a surgeon.

CrichLon takes a breath to steel himself.

AERYN *
I was worried about what the Scarrans *
did t.o the baby.

CRICHTON
(afraid of the answer)
What happened, Aer1m. . . ?

Long beat.. Tension between them.

AERYN
They released the foetus from its
st.asis . The baby' s growing, John.

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110 C O N T IN U ED :
110

C R IC H TON
(s t,u nned w i th rel i ef )
It' s - - i t ,s heal thy? !

AERYN
V e ry . And i t' s yours. A nd i t' s
going to be born. I' m havi ng thi s
child, J oh_n.
(L o u g h bear)
I w a n te d you t.o know ... in case it
c h a n g e s anythi ng.

CRICHTON
(te a ri ng up)
Yes. Ye s, i t does. There' s now here *
else I w ant to be, A er)m, t.han ri ght.
h e re -- wi th you.

AERYN
(s ta rts cryi ng, too)
Wh a L -- w hat am I supposed to say?

CRICHTON
Yes.

AERYN
You didn't ask a quest.i on.

CRICHTON
Wi l l you marry me?

AERYN
Ye s .

H E K T SS ES ,H F R w i L h .a passi on that. overw hel ms. pul l i ng

AP Art., C T i C h ION SIi PS hi S MOM' S R IN G ON H E R FIN GE R .

111 INT. COMMAND - CONTINUOUS 111

CHIANA
A ri n g --? !

l:H;ff out53?..13"-#::l
".' "?:'l
any of rhose *"..i-u-ir,-i"i"'J" Earr.h?
lTa nr nnncaA

RYGEL
P ro p o s e d w haL?

CHIANA
' M a rri a g e , H arem H ound.

RYGEL
M a rri a g e ? I I al w ays tol d you he w as
a n i d i o t.

D i s g u s te d by it all, R ygel E X ITS .

 " N o T u rn i n g Ba c k " Ep. 422 producti on D raft. - 27 A ugust 02 5G .

LT2 EXT. GONDOLA ON LAKE - CONTINUOUS :-:-2

C ri c h to n a n o Ae ry n w i pe aw ay tears, ki ss agai n.

AERYN
N o w w h a t?

C R IC H TON
T h e w a y w e' re goi ng? W e fi nd an
El vi s ' i mnerson=f nr nro:chor 14[6
doesn't mind mixed-species marriages.
M:rrha a rlri rra F l.rrnrrnl-r

WE HEAR THE SOI]ND OF AN APPROACHING ALIEN AIRCRAFT.

AERYN
( s mi 1es )
T h e b a b y 's a boy.

C ri c h to n s ta re s . KIS S E S H E R A GA IN . Then--

Bo th re a c t to th e AP P R OA C H IN G " A IR C R A FT" S OU N D .

113 EXT. QU,JAGAN SHIP (CG) - FLYING - CONTINUOUS 113

A s1eek, one pilot craft., soari ng in l ow over the w ater,

hcedi nc di r eci- 'l rr l- nr.r :r d t. ham I

IL4 EXT. GONDOLA ON LAKE - CONTINUOUS J.]-4

C ri c h to n a n d A e rl m react, ducki ng dow n i nto the boaL as

The SHIP SLASHES PAST JUST OVER THEIR HEADS !

CRICHTON
what t.h e hel l --?!

A SON IC BOOM SF IA KE S TH E M as the shi p roars past.

115 INT. COMMAND - CONTINUOUS - INTERCUT 115

D I ARGO
,T o h n I Aarrrn t Get bar.k herrr. now !

CHIANA
Wh a t' s h appened, D IA rgo? W hat is
1 t/

C R IC H TON
T F]".^,,-LF nl:nol- r^r:cn tl-
I urrvuYtlL Lltf
-Li: E u waDrt u
nnnrr'l rFarl -vrqrru

AERYN
D rArg o -- you know w ho that. i s?

D I ARGO
No idea w hatsoever. Just get i nsi de.

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115 C O N T IN U ED : 115

C R IC H TON
(L ra cki ng the shi p)
H e ' s m a k i ng another run.

C ri c h to n a n d Ae rl m grabs OA R S and begi ns P A D D LIN G.

116 TNT. Q U J A G A N S H IP - FLY IN G - C ON TIN U OU S 115

T h e Q U J A G A N PIL OT -- bi zarre al i en w i U h a w ei rdl y

s e c ti o n a l -i z e d fa c e -- banks hard, l eani ng i nto i t.

QU.fAGAN PILOT
(re p orti ng i n)
T ra c k e r S couts w ere correcL. One
L e v i a th a n , parti al l y submerged. Tw o
o f th e i nvaders have exi ted t.hei r
ship. R equest orders.

QUJAGAN RADIO VOICE (over Comms)

Do you h ave target acgui si E i on?

The Qujagan Pi l o t' s face B R E A K S A P A R T, secti ons movi ng *

and u n fo l d i n q to re veal - -- MU LTIP LE E Y E S t *

QUJAGAN PILOT
P o s i ti v e . I scan no armaments.

QU,JAGAN RADIO VOICE

Y o u m a y neut.ral -i ze the i nvaders for
^-^1..^.:
4IIAI Y J]D ^ .

QUJAGAN PTLOT
Ac k n o w l e d ged. N eutral i zat.i on run, *
beginning. *

1.I7 EXT. GONDOLA ON LAKE _ CONTINUOUS 1-1-7

C ri c h to n a n d A e rl m paddl i ng furi ousl y t.ow ard Moya. TH E

SOUND OF THE QUJAGAN SHIP DOPPLERS AROUND, once again
comincl Loward them.

118 OMIT T E D '1 10 *

1]-9 INT. COMMAND _ CONTINUOUS

CHIANA
Are th e y gonna make i t? I . . . D ' A rgo? I

D ' ARGO
f nnorrt- ira nnnl-rn'l
9vttL!urD o\
\vye!qL4frY /,
H a tc h d o o rs openl P addl e!
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I2O EXT. GONDOLA ON LAKE - CONTINUOUS 120

C ri c h to n a n d Ae rl m paddl i ng l i ke crazy as the euj agan

s h i p b o re s d o w n o n them from behi nd, 1ow and fasl .*

12I INT. QU,]AGAN SHIP - FLYING - CONT]NUOUS :-'27

T h e mu l t.i -e y e d e u j a g an smi l _es and f i res--

I22 EXT. QU.JAGAN SHIP (CG) - FLYTNG - CONTINUOUS I22

A SE R T E S OF R AP ID P U R P LE LA S E R B U R S TS ri p from t.he fronT.

I23 EXT. GONDOLA ON LAKE - CONTINUOUS L23

T h e BL A ST S S T IT C H TH E W A TE R B E H IN D TH E M (C G), comi ng on
s E ro n g . C ri c h to n s ees they' re goi ng to be hi t--

CRICHTON
A e rl m- - l

H e p ro te c ts her w j -th hi s body as--

T H EY IR E H IT BY A P UR P LE LA S E R B LA S T A N D --

C ri c h to n a n d Ae rl m S OLID IFY , TTIR N IN G TO C R Y S TA Lt

I24 INT. COMMAND - CONTINUOUS 124

D I ARGO
N o o o o o o o o- - !

Chiana clings h e l p l e ssl y t.o D ' A rgo, petri f i ed.

I25 EXT. GONDOLA ON LAKE - CONTINUOUS I25

CRYSTALLINE CRICHTON AND AERYN. A momenr laLer, Lhe

Q u j a g a n s h i p ro a rs p ast j ust overhead (C G) and_-

A N OT H ER SON IC B O OM, w hi ch--

slarrERs cRrcHToN AND AERYN int.o zrLLroNS oF FRAGMENTED

C R YS T AL PIE C E S I

126 INT. COMMAND - CONTINUOUS 126

D ' Arg o ro w e rs his fa ce i nto C hi ana' s hai r. she can tel _I

hrr l' r i c r a = .g ljg n Ch aU S omei hi nn h--*i hl a
urrqu DUurELllflrg lluIIrIJl-g has hanncnerl

CHIANA
( crylng)
CrichLon...? Aeryn. ..?
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T27 INT. GONDOLAON LAKE - CONTINUOUS I27

BLACK, WHITE AND RED CRYSTALSdrop in a heap, creating a

litt.le mound in the center of Lhe Gondola.

Some of t.he pieces bounce off the gunwales, FALLING INTO

THE WATERWITH TINY SPLASHES!

PUSH CLOSE on Lhe PILE OF CRYSTALSuntil camera finds--

THE WEDDINGRING, intact, buried in the remains.

SUPER: TO BE COI{TINUED

END OF EPISODE