1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Kuiper Belt Productions presents Kingdom by Phil McMurtry 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Episode 3 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:15,000 Robert Pyne has now converted enough of his investments into the capital necessary to construct the time machine, 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,000 which he hopes will now proceed smoothly. 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,000 However, he is about to discover that Dr Scott has hit a problem, 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:30,000 a problem that requires a very complex and costly solution. 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,000 Dan, how are you? How's the time machine coming along? 8 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,000 Ah, I knew you'd cut to the chase. 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:41,000 We've got a bit of a problem and it involves some amount of space travel. 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,000 Space travel? What on earth are you talking about, Dan? 11 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Let me explain. Our time machine requires a very special and rare compound. 12 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,000 I say rare because it's not available on Earth. 13 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:58,000 It's a special hydrocarbon and it simply can be synthesised on Earth, 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:03,000 as the process would be both time consuming and ridiculously costly. 15 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,000 Since we require a phenomenal amount of energy, 16 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,000 equivalent to thousands of nuclear explosions, it's very difficult to create. 17 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:17,000 Moreover, it will cost hundreds of billions of pounds, way outside your budget. 18 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 What are you proposing? 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,000 I've carried out a spectroscopy analysis of the solar system, 20 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,000 and this element is only available in one area. It's called the Kappa Belt. 21 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,000 Where? The K-what? You say belt? 22 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,000 Precisely. 23 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:38,000 So, this belt then, where is it located in our solar system? 24 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,000 Some area of the Moon? Venus? Mars? 25 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,000 Sorry, I'm not too clued up on astronomy. 26 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 If only we were so lucky. 27 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:50,000 Unfortunately, it's a lot further than any of those planets you just mentioned. 28 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:55,000 It's between 30 and 50 astronomical units away from the Sun, 29 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:00,000 or to put it in units of measurement, roughly 6 billion kilometres away. 30 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Is this some kind of wind-up? 31 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,000 Because I really have lots to do today, you know. 32 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Sorry, no wind-up. I'm dead serious. 33 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:13,000 With a conventional spaceship, it would take approximately just under six years 34 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,000 of travelling at 120,000 kilometres an hour. 35 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,000 What? Well, how is that going to work then? 36 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,000 Well, it's only a concept, 37 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:28,000 but the spaceship would have to be built with something called an IMT and TTTZ. 38 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:34,000 IMT is a bit like teleportation, and it stands for Instant Matter Transportation. 39 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,000 TTTZ is the cleverer bit. 40 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:42,000 It's a time machine, but can only go forward in time or back to when it was first started. 41 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,000 It stands for Temporary Time Travel Concept. 42 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Combining the two technologies, it would take approximately two years to return to the Kuiper Belt. 43 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:57,000 The spaceship can return to Earth instantaneously once its mission in the Kuiper Belt has been completed. 44 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:04,000 I've calculated it to take 19.376 milliseconds. Genius, oh, wow. 45 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:10,000 All very clever stuff, Daniel, but two years is a real disappointment. 46 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,000 That's the best you're going to get. Take it or leave it. 47 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,000 We can't build your time machine without this special element. 48 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:21,000 OK, but how much would it take, Dan? What's the damage? 49 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:27,000 With a team of 30,000 scientists, engineers, designers and architects, 50 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:32,000 it would take 15 years to complete the spaceship at a cost of $300 billion. 51 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:39,000 This would involve building seven physical prototype ships as well as one design intent ship. 52 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:45,000 The spaceship would have to be constructed within the inner space, 900 kilometers above the Earth's surface. 53 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Its construction is modular and hundreds of mini rockets would have to be launched from Earth into space to deploy all of its materials. 54 00:03:53,000 --> 00:04:02,000 Its outer shell dimensions are 200 meters length by 100 meters diameter, which gives it a mass of over 600 tons, 55 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:08,000 thereby making it too heavy to launch from Earth, hence the necessity to build it in space. 56 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,000 This is much too long and too costly. 57 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:17,000 Build this in six years and slash the time and materials cost right down to 1.7 billion dallons. 58 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:23,000 No physical prototypes will be built. Implement thousands of virtual simulations instead. 59 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:30,000 Utilize only 8% of your original 30,000 workforces. Can you deliver, Dan? 60 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:38,000 Hmm, if my calculations are strictly correct, it'll certainly be a challenge Rob, but you always drive a hard bargain. 61 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,000 And quite annoyingly, you are correct most of the times. 62 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Ha ha ha ha, yes, thanks Dan. 63 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:54,000 By the year 3020, the revolutionary new spaceship has been completed, on time and within budget. 64 00:04:54,000 --> 00:05:04,000 It is christened Discovery 3020 and has had to be constructed in orbit far above Earth's surface, in full view of the eyes of the whole world. 65 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:13,000 From the ground it has been dubbed Earth's second moon and many popular songs and column inches have been penned, speculating upon its mission. 66 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:17,000 Robert Pyne and Dr Scott are meeting on launch day. 67 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Well, Dan, when we said that the spaceship will be ready in six years, I didn't think we'd launch her exactly six years to the exact date to when we first kicked off the project. 68 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,000 You're truly a perfectionist. 69 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:41,000 One does try to achieve one's objectives. I can't lie, I do like a challenge and this has been the most challenging project that I've ever worked on. 70 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:50,000 I would like to do several more tests before launching her, but we've done enough computer simulations to do this trip several times over. Fingers crossed. 71 00:05:50,000 --> 00:06:00,000 At least only our small shuttles have to break through our atmosphere to reach the mothership. Thank God that it's already docked in space. How far away is it from the ground? 72 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:16,000 Approximately 900 kilometers from sea level. Enough to miss our orbiting satellites, but the computer can also detect space debris and if necessary, overrides manual piloting and it avoids it within a minimum of 10 milliseconds, which is pretty fast. 73 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:27,000 It's getting busy up there these days. We still don't have a successful way of getting rid of the junk up there. It's been over a thousand years and no one has reached a viable solution yet. 74 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,000 There's a commercial opportunity for you there, Rob. 75 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:36,000 Maybe, but at the moment my target is fixed somewhere else. You know that well. 76 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,000 Robert, shall we meet the crew one last time before the shuttle launches then? 77 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Let's do it. 78 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Hey, team. John, Jason. 79 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,000 Robert, glad you could make it for the launch. 80 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,000 Wouldn't have missed it for the world. No chance. 81 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:11,000 I guess it's a big day for all of us as we'll be traveling in space for two years from now. Yep, when the time machine gets developed, we'll effectively wind back those two years again, as stated within our contract, right? 82 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:27,000 Well, there's no guarantees that the time machine will work, but if Dan's calculations are correct, then yes, you'll make up that time. There is a huge risk on all of us, really, but mine is more financial than time. 83 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:37,000 I guess time will tell. We're all very wealthy men, thanks to Rob, but we're all going to miss our families. 50 million pennons isn't a bad paycheck at all. 84 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:51,000 Glad to help there, at least. I wish you all the very best of luck. We will be in constant contact, on standby to put it bluntly. You're navigating uncharted space. You're the pioneers, really. 85 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:57,000 Those are the exact words we're looking forward to at this difficult yet also exciting time. 86 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:00,000 I couldn't have said it any better myself, John. 87 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,000 Good luck, team. 88 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:08,000 13 feet, 8 feet, 2 minutes to countdown. 89 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:35,000 T minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, and liftoff. 90 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:44,000 We're strapped in our seats, we're looking up at the sky. 91 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:53,000 10 seconds to blast off, rockets ignite to take us high. 92 00:08:53,000 --> 00:09:02,000 Mission control, do you receive? We're looking good. 93 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:12,000 We've left our launch pad, our dangerous journey lies ahead. 94 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:21,000 Rocket booster sequence number one implementation good. 95 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:30,000 We're thinking of our families, we leave behind today on planet Earth. 96 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:39,000 We're bursting through the atmosphere, searching for children's life of fear. 97 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:49,000 The year is 3020, time will help us plan it, we're traveling to the cover bell. 98 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:57,000 The place is all around us, the moon in front of us shines bright. 99 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:06,000 100 years of travel, we keep on moving day and night. 100 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:15,000 We're floating round our ship, ship's music playing in our ears. 101 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:25,000 We'll make some repairs, so we'll improve our time by years. 102 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:34,000 Suddenly the ship is shaking, crew are thrown everywhere. 103 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:43,000 The damage report is not good, we'll have to improvise our way from here. 104 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Long of all the haze was thrown, we dare to venture in the unknown. 105 00:10:52,000 --> 00:11:01,000 The ship will surely bring us time to make a name for what's coming to the cover bell. 106 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:06,000 Seems that time has ceased and we're standing still. 107 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:11,000 Ten million miles per hour is showing on our screen. 108 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:15,000 The light is blinding us, it's insanity. 109 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:24,000 We have no concept now of what's reality. We don't know where we are, expectations run high. 110 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:29,000 The truth changed black and white as the lights fly by. 111 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,000 Is this the final frontier, have we reached our goal? 112 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Is this our destination, have we left the world for? 113 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:49,000 The ship has held together through the world, the weather, we're traveling through the hypervent. 114 00:11:49,000 --> 00:12:00,000 The ship has held together through the world, the weather, we're traveling through the hypervent. 115 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:05,000 Four shuttlecraft, originally used to ferry materials from the ground into orbit, 116 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:11,000 transfer the crew in stages to their new home 900 kilometers above the Earth's surface. 117 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:18,000 Discovery 3020 will now travel a total of 6 billion kilometers to reach the Kuiper Belt objects, 118 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:23,000 on which the shuttles will land and arrive at the Kuiper Belt. 119 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:30,000 They will travel a total of 6 billion kilometers to reach the Kuiper Belt objects, on which the shuttles will land 120 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:36,000 and ascertain which are rich enough to mine for the special hydrocarbons needed for the time machine. 121 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:40,000 Our captain, John Arrow, and his second-in-command, Jason Burns, 122 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:46,000 are on board one of the shuttlecraft heading to their new command. 123 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:51,000 So Jason, the time has finally arrived. How are you feeling? 124 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,000 I'm a little nervous, a little nervous, a little melancholic. 125 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,000 I've got mixed feelings flowing through my veins right now. How about yourself? 126 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:04,000 I'm no different. I guess the mothership is in control of our lives to a certain degree, right? 127 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:08,000 I don't intend to let go of the wheel too soon whilst in space, 128 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,000 although it's mostly traveling by autopilot, I guess, 129 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:15,000 and is being controlled by the million quantum computers running the software. 130 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Not bad, considering it's all built to the size of a small computer rack. 131 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:22,000 Yep, that's a serious amount of quantum juice controlling everything. 132 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:27,000 And to think it's all possible to be controlled remotely from Earth as well. 133 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:34,000 All outstanding technology, really, and only with a two-nanosecond delay for every one billion kilometers that we travel. 134 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:43,000 Yep. There she is, Jason. Our ship, Discovery 3020, a namesake of the space shuttles from the 20th century. 135 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,000 Let's get on board now that the shuttle has docked with her. 136 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,000 So, what's on the agenda next, John? 137 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,000 What time is it? Hmm, ten o'clock. 138 00:13:52,000 --> 00:14:03,000 We'll let the crew settle in for a few hours. Maybe we'll hold a 20-minute speech at 1400 postlunch, and depart towards Kuiper Belt at 1500. 139 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,000 What do you think? 140 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Sounds good to me, John. I'll await your meeting to be scheduled and then settle into my quarters. 141 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,000 Until then, Jason. Enjoy. 142 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,000 I'll try. 143 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:22,000 As the last of the crew transfer from their shuttle to Discovery 3020, the mood is high. 144 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Husband and wife Max and Sarah Stone were early arrivals and are relaxing in one of the bars onboard aptly christened Club Infinity. 145 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:40,000 You know, I'm such a lucky man. I've been married to you for 15 marvelous years. 146 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:44,000 Do you still think we've made the right decision, heading off to the Kuiper Belt? 147 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,000 Of course, darling. We always make the right decisions. 148 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:55,000 This is possibly the biggest decision of our lives, but should we think it's the wrong decision, we can always apply to get teleported back to Earth. 149 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,000 It depends on the approval, but we've always got that option, haven't we? 150 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:03,000 Yes, we do. Although, we should try and stick it out to the end, really. 151 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Well, I know I'd never forgive myself if I quit. 152 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:16,000 Yeah, me too. There's a lot on our plate for the next two years, unless, of course, we do get a wee bit of a shortcut through that wormhole and cut it by six months. 153 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,000 I don't exactly remember what they said about that. 154 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,000 It's something mind-blowing like those sort of figures. 155 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:30,000 Yeah, I think the wormhole creates a rotational projection which over the course of a few nanometers, connects trillions of kilometers together. 156 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Kind of like a secret shortcut, but isn't it just all theories? Still, uncharted waters, right? 157 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:41,000 Correct. I guess we'll just have to find out, won't we? 158 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:49,000 By then we should all have completed all three levels of the training in mining KBOs, space travel as well as piloting our shuttles. 159 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,000 KBO? 160 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:58,000 Kuiper Belt Objects. The asteroids in the Kuiper Belt region that we're supposed to be landing our shuttles on to mine this special hydrocarbon. 161 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:03,000 Oh, that's right. I remember now. What time is the captain's seminar? 162 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,000 It's 1400 hours, I believe. 163 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:10,000 Oh, plenty of time then. You want another mocktail? It's all free after all. 164 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:15,000 Oh, go on then. We've got hours left. Then we'd better get settled in our cabins. 165 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,000 Yeah. 166 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:29,000 In anticipation of their imminent launch towards the Kuiper Belt, Captain Arrow summons all 300 of Discovery's crew to the main theater for a final briefing. 167 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:40,000 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard Discovery 3020, the number representing our year of travel. 168 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Ahead lies a journey of the greatest lengths that mankind has ever known with humans on board a spaceship, 6 billion kilometers distance, or approximately halfway through the Kuiper Belt's asteroid area. 169 00:16:55,000 --> 00:17:06,000 This roughly equals 40 times the distance between Earth and the Sun. We'll be just one and a half billion kilometers shy of Pluto. 170 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:12,000 With conventional rocket space technology, this would take us a little over five and a half years. 171 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:26,000 But with our new nuclear and engineering technology called IMT and TTT-C, we'll reduce this down to just two years, which will be enough time to have intense training for all of our 300 crew members. 172 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:42,000 In that training, there will be three levels to become experts in mining, space travel, and piloting your shuttles onto these icy Kuiper Belt objects, the largest objects being approximately 100 kilometers in length. 173 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:52,000 The KBOs have very little gravity. Therefore, upon landing, each of the shuttle's landing pads will drill into them to remain fixed on the surface. 174 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:59,000 You will also do a geological survey to find the best KBOs with the highest density of hydrocarbons. 175 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:08,000 Then you will deploy your mining drills to extract the important hydrocarbons from the rocks. It is simple in theory, but extremely challenging in practice. 176 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:18,000 Most of you will have trained for many years prior to this, but you will have refresher training courses in all of the faculties I've already mentioned. 177 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:26,000 You all have an important purpose in this mission. We're only as strong as the weakest link, so strengthen yourselves as much as possible. 178 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:36,000 We're fraught with dangers such as high space traveling speeds, avoiding dust, and KBOs. On the plus side, we do have a protective shield. 179 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:49,000 Our gravity generator is of the highest quality, and on a lighter note, there are plenty of leisure activities aboard the ship, ranging from swimming pools to bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants, cinemas, and more. 180 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:58,000 We shall depart at 1500 today. The 25-strong bridge crew are to report for duty at 1445 latest. Any questions so far? 181 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:05,000 Are we definitely going to approach and fly through this recently discovered wormhole between Saturn and Uranus? 182 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:19,000 We have reason to believe that this is a relatively safe option, albeit new and uncharted territory, but it would possibly save us six months of travel, so it's worth some serious consideration. 183 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:26,000 Well, you say relatively safe, but how can one know if one has never flown through such a wormhole before? 184 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:40,000 Our computers on board shall be scanning for gravity fluctuations 30 trillion times per second. If they detect any danger to the ship's hull, we will automatically be teleported to 1000 kilometers before the entry of the wormhole. 185 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:50,000 Should this present any further difficulties, the ship would be transported a further 9000 kilometers away from the entry to the wormhole until we get back to safety again. 186 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,000 What if the computers fail? 187 00:19:52,000 --> 00:20:07,000 We have thousands of computers all carrying out the same activities in parallel. Should one or more fail, which is highly unlikely, the next will perform its task. They are all connected on different power sources too. 188 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:15,000 Dr Scott's thought of this, and we've been through thousands of simulations emulating this disaster scenario. Does that help? 189 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,000 Yes, it does. So long as no one's life is put at risk there. 190 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,000 You think I don't want to return alive? 191 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,000 I guess so. 192 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:34,000 Leaving the main theater, Captain Arrow proceeds to the bridge, where he must brief the bridge crew. 193 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:56,000 Welcome to the bridge team. I'm sure most of you will have some pertinent questions about the trip, but before we go there, if any of you have any points we've not already discussed, please state your activities for the launch, which will happen in a couple of hours. Jason, can you go first, followed by the person to your left, then continually clockwise around the bridge? 194 00:20:56,000 --> 00:21:05,000 Okay Captain, I've checked all the trajectories from the computer scan. Do you want to go for the quickest route and switch on the ship's shield and fly through the space debris? 195 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:13,000 Let's keep the shields off for the time being so that we don't waste any of the nuclear energy. Let's circumvent the debris. Is that it? 196 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Okay, thanks. Actually no, I've got one more question. I've checked the IMT and TTTC and they're displaying a charge level of 98%. Is this enough energy to abort the mission in an emergency operation? 197 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:43,000 So long as we don't consume any more energy, 92% of full energy capacity is the absolute minimum required to teleport back to Earth, or 10% is required to teleport back a few thousand kilometres. Does that help? 198 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Yes, that completes my questions for the day. 199 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,000 Anyone else? 200 00:21:47,000 --> 00:22:04,000 Captain, sorry to mention about the wormhole again. I see some scepticism in the ranks about going through it. People are stating that perhaps our computers are powerful, but what if the computers on board just can't understand what's happening? We end up lost in some kind of transition that we can't leave. 201 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:32,000 Max, we must not lose more than 10% of our crew for us to mine the KBOs for those hydrocarbons, but if people want to abandon the ship before going through the wormhole, then they must apply for this exemption through the proper channels and they will be teleported back to Earth. But they will only get 15% of their bonus if they do bail. The choice is theirs. Now, 99% are up for travelling through it. I will keep a close eye on the matter though. 202 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,000 That's 100% clear now. Thanks, Captain. 203 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:46,000 Anything else? Right then. Everyone at their stations see you in 15 minutes. We're to leave at 15 hundred. 204 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:56,000 And so, at 15 hundred hours on the 28th of March, 3020, with the crew at their stations on the bridge. 205 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:06,000 Jason, fire up the engines and advise when they're fully charged. 90, 95, 100% fully charged up, Captain. 206 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:15,000 Max, initiate the engines in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, now. 207 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:16,000 Engines initiated. 208 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Jason, accelerate please. 100 metres per second, 1000 metres per second, 2 kilometres per second, 5, 20, 37, 44, Captain. 209 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:39,000 We're at maximum normal engine capacity. We are now travelling at 33 kilometres per second or 120,000 kilometres per hour. 210 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Do you want me to initiate the IMT? 211 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:50,000 Negative. Let's leave her in this state for 24 hours, double check all of the system settings and then switch on the IMT. 212 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:55,000 Captain, I've already checked the settings and zero error reports have been detected. 213 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,000 Is there any validation to it, Max? 214 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:03,000 I've checked the IMT seven times, tested her seven times and I've found zero errors. 215 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:09,000 Impressive, Max. In that case, there's no time like the present. Everyone ready? 216 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,000 Totally ready, Captain. 217 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:18,000 Dear crew, we are about to switch on the IMT much earlier than we had originally expected. 218 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:28,000 Please note that you will feel a surge in acceleration of 7 Gs, so everyone to be fully strapped into their station seats within the next two minutes. 219 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:33,000 Failure to do so is at your own risk. Many thanks. 220 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:37,000 Max, please initiate the IMT. 221 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,000 IMT initiated, Captain. 222 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Jason, please keep me informed of the ship's speed. 223 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:50,000 35 kilometres per second, 40, 50 kilometres per second. We're at full speed. 224 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:54,000 Captain, permission to initiate the shields urgently, then I'll… 225 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,000 Affirmative. 226 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,000 Shields initiated. 227 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,000 Well done, Max. Reconfigure the computer to recognise this issue from now on. 228 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:05,000 Will do, Captain. We're good to initiate the 3TC. Do you give permission? 229 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Assuming you've done the same checks as previously? 230 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,000 The same checks, Captain. 231 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,000 In that case, affirmative. 232 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,000 3TC initiated, Captain. 233 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,000 Jason, speed. 234 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:26,000 55 kilometres per second, 60, 90, 95 kilometres per second. We're at full speed, Captain. 235 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:32,000 Well done, everyone. Isn't it nice that all the engine noise has completely disappeared as well? 236 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,000 Yes, Captain. 237 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:44,000 The first six months of the trip have passed relatively quickly, and so far only one member of the crew has dropped out of the programme. 238 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:51,000 They were transported back to Earth through the technological process called Instant Matter Teleportation. 239 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:57,000 Unfortunately, this is a one-way process, and so there is no opportunity to change one's mind. 240 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:04,000 And at a table in the Club Infinity bar, Carl Norton and Wendy Smith are sharing a coffee. 241 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,000 So, what do you think so far? 242 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,000 What about Carl? 243 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:18,000 This space travel mission or project, or whatever you want to call it, are you going to be on boarded until the very end? 244 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,000 You must be missing your husband, right? 245 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:25,000 Missing him? Like a hole in my head? No, I'm missing my dog and my cat. 246 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,000 Now that I can testify to. You? 247 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,000 Can't miss me entire family. And drop it out, Wendy. 248 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:37,000 No, Carl, are you serious? Who are we going to have a social drink with for the next 12 months then? 249 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:41,000 Well, that's if we don't go through that blasted wormhole they keep talking about. 250 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,000 Can I change your mind? 251 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,000 No, I've already applied. 252 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:50,000 You've already applied? Tell me this isn't true. It's a joke, right? 253 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:55,000 No, Wendy, I'm miserable out here and I'm leaving at 17.15 today. 254 00:26:55,000 --> 00:27:01,000 What? All right, well, this is a complete shock. Why didn't you tell me you were unhappy? 255 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,000 Couldn't I have done anything to change your mind? 256 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,000 Oh, I've let you down. Pretty badly, haven't I? 257 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,000 Well, I guess you think you know someone until something like this happens. 258 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:16,000 However, you're not happy with this and even I wouldn't want that. So you have my reluctant blessing. 259 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:22,000 Thanks, Wendy. I knew you'd understand. Well, I guess I should wish you a successful trip ahead 260 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:27,000 and hope that you all mind for lots of this special hydrocarbon on the KBOs. 261 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,000 I'm the only one, by the way, who's dropping out early. 262 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:35,000 I'll only get 15% of my entire wage, but it's so much better than not kicking the teeth. 263 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,000 Good luck, Carl. 264 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,000 Thanks. 265 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:49,000 Back on board Discovery 3020, now many kilometres distant from the Earth, social life in deep space has continued. 266 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:57,000 There have been some minor brawls between some of the livelier characters on board, but in general, morale remains high. 267 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:05,000 Training of the mining crews is progressing satisfactorily, and now it is the turn of the shuttle pilots to practise the close quarter manoeuvring 268 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:10,000 that will be required to successfully operate within the Kuiper belt. 269 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:17,000 Novices have already progressed to level one, but all of them must reach level three by the 12th month on board. 270 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:25,000 However, a few more crew members have been tempted to drop out, four in total, all of whom were missing their families. 271 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:30,000 Captain Arrow has called Jason Burns to the captain's quarters. 272 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,000 I'm concerned, Jason. 273 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,000 What's the matter, Captain? 274 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:40,000 I've had a further four mission abort requests from our crew. 275 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:46,000 It states from Graham, our on-board psychologist, that they are all suffering from SPDE. 276 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,000 From what? 277 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Space Psychological Disturbance and Effects. 278 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:58,000 It's a combination of where people get an anxiety from permanently being enclosed in a confined area, in this case the spaceship, 279 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:05,000 with the addition of a constant thread of feeling close to death, for example if the ship's hull were to be compromised we'd explode, 280 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:10,000 followed by artificial air conditioning systems missing Earth and their families. 281 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:19,000 So, in layman's terms, claustrophobia, anxiety and paranoid attacks, no fresh air and homesickness, right? 282 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,000 Yep, something like that. 283 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:25,000 Well, I guess I can actually relate and understand a lot of that. 284 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:29,000 We all miss our families, but this mission is not going to go on forever. 285 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:36,000 It's just a few months, and if we didn't have this IMT and 3TC technology, it would have been several more years. 286 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:41,000 However, at the end of the day, it's all down to character and where those people's strengths lie. 287 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:49,000 Yes, true. But that means we are only sixteen people away from aborting this entire KB mission, 288 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:53,000 and I am concerned that we're starting to follow a trend now. 289 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,000 Sixteen people? Why sixteen? 290 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:05,000 We must have an absolute minimum of 280 people in order to mine enough hydrocarbons in the time period allocated. 291 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:10,000 We are, after all, under contract with Karma Space Enterprises, aren't we? 292 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:16,000 There's no point worrying about it, and what we've got to do is to motivate the rest of the 295 crew members to stay, 293 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,000 and I know just the man to do that. 294 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,000 Oh yes, who? 295 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:25,000 You, Captain. You. Who better than to come from the leader of this ship? 296 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,000 They need a mentor, a guide, a leader. 297 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:29,000 You reckon? 298 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:35,000 Yep. Look, over half the crew have passed their Level 2 training the first time around, 299 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,000 the remainder the second time around. 300 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:43,000 Only Mack Stone has failed twice. He's now been summoned to the board where his wrists will be slapped. 301 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:48,000 He's either got to pass the exam third time, or be teleported back to Earth, 302 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,000 or become an administrator on board our vessel. 303 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,000 The crews are two-thirds way through their training. 304 00:30:54,000 --> 00:31:00,000 There's only Level 3 to complete now, plus we're approaching the wormhole rather quickly. 305 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,000 This could knock off six months off our journey. 306 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:09,000 You've got to motivate them into believing that they are close to success, that they can almost taste it. 307 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:15,000 You're right. I'll call the crew to the main theatre today. We can't waste any more time. 308 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:24,000 On the 30th of December, 3020, Mack Stone is summoned to the boardroom aboard Discovery 3020. 309 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,000 Mack has failed his Level 2 exam for the second time, 310 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:35,000 and Sam Malloy, the Head of Training, is about to lead a meeting which explains the options available to Mack. 311 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:42,000 We noticed that you failed your Level 2 exam twice. Here are your options. 312 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:51,000 Repeat your exam for the third time. If you pass, you'll be allowed to stay aboard and then continue your training for Level 3, the final training. 313 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:55,000 If you fail, you'll have the option of getting teleported back to Earth. 314 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:56,000 Really? 315 00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:03,000 Aye, really and without any hesitation. We don't need any of our crew to hold back on progress of this mission. 316 00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:09,000 Or you could stay aboard and become an administrator. Is that perfectly clear? 317 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,000 Well, what does the role of administrator involve? 318 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:22,000 Administration. That can involve everything from paperwork to cleaning the lavatories. It depends on the timetable really. Are we clear? 319 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,000 I guess so. 320 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:25,000 What does that mean? 321 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,000 Well, it means yes. 322 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:35,000 Good. Your re-examination shall be in a week. Please study hard for it and don't let us and yourself down. 323 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:40,000 What did they say in the boardroom? 324 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,000 Well, they've given me some options. 325 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,000 What sort of options? 326 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,000 Don't worry, it'll be fine. 327 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:48,000 I don't understand. 328 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:55,000 They've said I've got to pass me Level 2 for the third time or else I'll become an administrator or I'll be teleported back to Earth. 329 00:32:55,000 --> 00:33:04,000 Oh, Max, that's terrible news. Well, you'd better pull your socks up and pass this exam. Don't let us down. 330 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,000 Have you studied well in the last week since the board saw you? 331 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:10,000 Yes, I have. I feel much more prepared now. 332 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:22,000 Good. Now knock them dead and don't repeat this ever again. You know you are as good as the rest. You've just got to believe in yourself. I believe in you, Max. 333 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,000 You're such a sweetie. I do love you. 334 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:29,000 I love you too. Let me know how it goes, won't you? 335 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,000 I will, darling. 336 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:37,000 One week later, Max has retaken his Level 2 exam. 337 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,000 How did you do? 338 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,000 Well, not as well as I'd hoped for. 339 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,000 Oh, what does that mean? You're worrying me. 340 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:50,000 I only mean 98 percent. I've got a distinction. 341 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:56,000 Oh, Max, you're an absolute terror. You had me worried. That's brilliant. 342 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,000 I know, and... I know. 343 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:19,000 By now, Discovery 3020 has passed the orbital plane of Saturn and is fast approaching the wormhole. And no one on board has the slightest idea of what to expect or what the outcome might be. 344 00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:24,000 So, how far away is this wormhole, then? 345 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:32,000 According to the UDSAS, it's an empty area, although we have no proof whether it's a wormhole. It's only theoretical. 346 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,000 So, what does that acronym stand for, then? 347 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:42,000 It's basically a Deep Space Scanner, Max. The UDS stands for Ultra Deep Space. 348 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,000 Oh, right. And the AS bit? 349 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:51,000 Oh, God, you are a pain. Analysis Scan. It's a space scanner. Let's just leave it at that, OK? 350 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:56,000 You know I'm always interested in picking up new bits of info. It's in my nature to be inquisitive. 351 00:34:56,000 --> 00:35:02,000 Yes, indeed. Like I said, you're a flipping pain. 352 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:09,000 Back to my original question, then, which you still haven't answered. How far away is it from us? 353 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:22,000 Only a stone's throw away in relative terms to our speed. Only 55 million kilometres, or approximately 160 hours away. Seven days away, Max. We've all got to cast our vote to the ballot. 354 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:29,000 Electronically, of course. And if 78% of the crew votes in favour, we're going through it. What day is it today? 355 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:36,000 Well, relative to Earth, it's Tuesday. Although that's a little bit irrelevant out here in space. 356 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:42,000 We must all cast our vote by Saturday. And if it succeeds, we're going through it on Sunday. 357 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,000 And how do you feel about it? 358 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:51,000 Because of our computer's safety mechanisms? I'm comfortable with it. Like the captain stated in his speech all those months ago. 359 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:59,000 We're not going through it as guinea pigs in laboratory. It's more like an exciting new exploration. It's a very calculated risk, really. 360 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,000 I don't like it, but, well, what do I know? 361 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:09,000 Let's see what happens with a vote on Saturday, shall we? If you don't want to go, you can always get teleported back to Earth. 362 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:17,000 But, on the positive side, it will take six months off our journey time, in which case we'll be at our destination. 363 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:19,000 Nah, I'm going to brave it out. 364 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,000 Good lad. 365 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:31,000 Captain Arrow summons the entire crew to the main theatre on Saturday to announce that they must vote for or against going through the wormhole. 366 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:43,000 Team, we have travelled for a whopping period of 46 weeks and have covered 2.6 billion kilometres since leaving Earth. 367 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:49,000 During this time we've all learnt about mining, space travel and flying our shuttles. 368 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:55,000 We are not the same people today as we were a year ago. We have become better. 369 00:36:55,000 --> 00:37:05,000 We now have a chance to make ourselves proud by slashing the timeframe of this mission down to just a few more days by flying this mothership through the wormhole tomorrow. 370 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:08,000 If, of course, it does exist. 371 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:19,000 On our UDSAS it's showing up as an empty spot, so the assumption is that the scanner can't detect it fully. No one knows. 372 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:29,000 Tomorrow we will decelerate our ship's speed from 95 km per second to a slight fraction of our normal speed, only 10 km per hour. 373 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:36,000 We shall approach it at that speed from exactly 10 km away to get a feel for what is about to happen to the ship. 374 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:40,000 So it will take us an hour to approach the mouth of the entity. 375 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:45,000 Then we shall increase our speed but not to its full capacity. 376 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:59,000 Today I ask you all to cast your vote to the ballots, either in favour or not, as to whether we should fly through the wormhole tomorrow on 17 February 3021. 377 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:08,000 The majority must be 78% or greater for ground control on Earth to give us an approval to act upon this. 378 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:15,000 If everything goes to plan, we should be smack bang in the middle of the Kuiper belt, a miracle right before our eyes. 379 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:22,000 If we experience massive gravity force fields and the ship's hull or crew find ourselves being compromised, 380 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:30,000 our IMT shall teleport us back to where we were when we approached the wormhole, that is 10 km away from the mouth again. 381 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:35,000 We will then try it with a different approach until we get it right. 382 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:44,000 If you all vote no to enter the wormhole, then we shall bypass it and carry on to the Kuiper belt as per our Plan B. 383 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,000 It's all up to you now to decide. 384 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:53,000 Please cast your vote before midnight and we'll all know the results by the morning, first thing. 385 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:58,000 Rest assured, whatever you do decide, I shall honour and respect your decision, 386 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:04,000 regardless of whether it goes for or against my belief of what we should do. 387 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:08,000 That's all folks, many thanks for all your time. 388 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:15,000 The crew are in the main theatre again to hear the result of the vote. 389 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:21,000 Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to announce the results of your vote. 390 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:27,000 96% of the vote are in favour of flying our ship into the wormhole. 391 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:33,000 The remaining 4% have voted not to fly our ship into the wormhole. 392 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:38,000 Could those who voted no, please state electronically what your intentions are now. 393 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:49,000 All 4% have chosen to get teleported back to Earth. 394 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,000 Your intentions shall therefore be honoured. 395 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:58,000 Please pack your belongings, say your goodbyes to your crew members and kindly go to the IMT teleportation room. 396 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,000 Many thanks for your contributions. 397 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,000 We are sorry to see you all go, but your minds are made up. 398 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,000 Good luck to all of us. 399 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:19,000 On 18 February 3021, the spaceship Discovery 3020 is about to enter a wormhole at a speed of 95 kilometres a second. 400 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:24,000 It is something that no human has ever experienced before. 401 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:29,000 Captain John Arrow is giving instructions and receiving feedback from his crew. 402 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,000 Jason Burns is second in command. 403 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:41,000 Jason, please take the IMT and 3TC down to a third of capacity. 404 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,000 This should make the wormhole transition smoother. 405 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:47,000 IMT and 3TC set to a third, Captain. 406 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:53,000 But should we not increase this as we may experience gravitational turbulence from the wormhole? 407 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:58,000 I understand that it's all theoretical and we are essentially the guinea pigs for wormhole entry. 408 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,000 But what if that's the correct way? 409 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:04,000 Like you said, Jason, it's theoretical. 410 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:07,000 How many seconds to wormhole entry? 411 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,000 20 seconds, Captain, and counting. 412 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:14,000 19, 18, 17, and 17. 413 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:19,000 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 414 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:22,000 Why hasn't anything happened yet? 415 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:32,000 There is silence amongst all on board the spaceship and then suddenly, without warning, the spaceship jolts to the right then the left. 416 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:41,000 What on earth was that? Could it be the gravitational turbulence? 417 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,000 Perhaps. Take the IMT and 3TC to a higher setting like you said. 418 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:49,000 Are you sure? Jason, do it now! 419 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:54,000 Time, light, space and sound appear to stand still. 420 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:58,000 Black and white colours beam around the spaceship. 421 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:05,000 The present, past and future within a five second tolerance is happening in ultra slow motion. 422 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:18,000 Jason and Captain John Arrow are seen gasping in horror. 423 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:47,000 What on earth is going on? 424 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:51,000 Look all around you, tell me what do you see? 425 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:54,000 Where are you heading now? 426 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,000 All you want to be free? 427 00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:00,000 You're looking for the answers. 428 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:03,000 You're dreaming of the future. 429 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:07,000 Why don't you tell me what you wanted to be? 430 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:16,000 You couldn't place the truth, so you're destined to be asking the same old questions. 431 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:19,000 Not knowing your direction. 432 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:21,000 Tell me what you're thinking. 433 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:27,000 Are you out of your mind? 434 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,000 You can be confusing. 435 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:35,000 Are you out of control? 436 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:43,000 Stop playing those mind games. 437 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:52,000 You're playing mind games. 438 00:43:52,000 --> 00:44:00,000 Damn, you can be a maniac. You're moody and you're changing like the wind. 439 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:04,000 You never knew where you were heading. 440 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:08,000 You couldn't even make a living. 441 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:11,000 I wouldn't hurt you if you knocked on my door. 442 00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:16,000 I'm damned if I take the chance just to gamble for more. 443 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:20,000 You never knew what you had. 444 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:23,000 You turned from good to bad. 445 00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:25,000 Tell me what you're thinking. 446 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:31,000 Are you out of your mind? 447 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:33,000 You can be confusing. 448 00:44:33,000 --> 00:44:39,000 Are you out of control? 449 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:47,000 Stop playing those mind games. 450 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:56,000 You're playing mind games. 451 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:37,000 Say you want me, say you need me, say you love me for all of time. 452 00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:47,000 Say you want me, say you need me, say you love me for all of time. 453 00:45:47,000 --> 00:46:08,000 Say you want me, say you need me, say you love me for all of time. 454 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:33,000 In this episode of Kingdom, Robert Pine was played by Michael Tanzer and Captain John Arrow was Bob Finch. 455 00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:39,000 Jason Burns was Chris Sheldrick and Dr. Dan Scott was played by Thomas Horton. 456 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:41,000 The narrator was Alec Newman. 457 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:48,000 Studio production was by Phil McMurtry and the programme was directed by Robert Finch. 458 00:46:48,000 --> 00:47:17,000 This has been a Kuiper Belt production.