Screenplay data
Astronaut Roy McBride is tasked by SPACECOM to journey to Neptune to find his father, H. Clifford McBride, who is believed to be alive and conducting dangerous experiments threatening the solar system. Roy's perilous journey takes him from the moon, where he fails to contact his father, to Mars, encountering violent attacks and a baboon incident along the way. On Mars, Roy learns his father's true location and the catastrophic nature of his experiments, leading him to confront his father, who is in a vegetative state. Roy releases his father's body into space, destroys the Lima Project station, and returns to Earth with critical data, having reconciled with his past.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Engineer Major Roy McBride undertakes a series of escalating space missions—from GISA near Earth’s atmosphere, to the Moon, to Mars, and finally to Neptune—to contact his presumed-dead father, H.
Open full beat sheetRoy McBride is listed as Engineer Major, Army Corps of Engineers. Forties, handsome, light blue eyes, icy quality, guarded, precise, competent, prone to awkward jokes. In the parsed data, Roy McBride is connected to 51 scenes, 177 dialogue lines, 217 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
51 scenes / 177 dialogue linesDonald Scobee is listed as Mission Specialist. Late thirties, brown hair in a comb-over, excellent physical condition. In the parsed data, Donald Scobee is connected to 15 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 26 text mentions, first appearing around scene 46.
15 scenes / 18 dialogue linesDr. Joao Pedrosa is listed as Commander of SPACECOM lunar operations. Older man, studied neuroscience with Clifford McBride. In the parsed data, Dr. Joao Pedrosa is connected to 11 scenes, 20 dialogue lines, 21 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
11 scenes / 20 dialogue linesFrancesca DeSanctis is listed as Cornell Extension program researcher. Early forties, lovely but fragile, emotionally vulnerable, born on Mars. In the parsed data, Francesca DeSanctis is connected to 9 scenes, 41 dialogue lines, 59 text mentions, first appearing around scene 90.
9 scenes / 41 dialogue linesH. Clifford McBride is listed as Astronaut, Director of the Lima Project. Roy's father, noted activist and educator, free-thinker, countercultural figure. In the parsed data, H. Clifford McBride is connected to 8 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 44 text mentions, first appearing around scene 17.
8 scenes / 18 dialogue linesWilly Levant is listed as Military Astronaut. Cheerful, burly man, late forties. In the parsed data, Willy Levant is connected to 8 scenes, 14 dialogue lines, 18 text mentions, first appearing around scene 32.
8 scenes / 14 dialogue linesLawrence Blunt is listed as Mission Commander. Early 40s, dark wavy hair, dark eyes, powerful physical presence. In the parsed data, Lawrence Blunt is connected to 6 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 41 text mentions, first appearing around scene 54.
6 scenes / 17 dialogue linesFranklin Yoshida is listed as Medic. Mid-forties, remote, taciturn. In the parsed data, Franklin Yoshida is connected to 6 scenes, 14 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 58.
6 scenes / 14 dialogue linesAlan Tanner is listed as Navigation and Payload. Early 30s. In the parsed data, Alan Tanner is connected to 6 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 19 text mentions, first appearing around scene 59.
6 scenes / 11 dialogue linesColonel Lipset is listed as Military officer on Mars. Grizzled man, about forty-five years old, lined face, gaunt. In the parsed data, Colonel Lipset is connected to 5 scenes, 23 dialogue lines, 37 text mentions, first appearing around scene 88.
5 scenes / 23 dialogue linesRADIO VOICE is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, RADIO VOICE is connected to 4 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 17.
4 scenes / 4 dialogue linesCOMPUTER VOICE is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, COMPUTER VOICE is connected to 4 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 120.
4 scenes / 4 dialogue linesSPACECOM VOICE is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, SPACECOM VOICE is connected to 4 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 75.
4 scenes / 4 dialogue linesSamir Malik is listed as Astrophysicist, Superintendant at Helios Station. Bearded, thirtysomething, bespectacled, hippyish, stoner. In the parsed data, Samir Malik is connected to 3 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 17 text mentions, first appearing around scene 88.
3 scenes / 11 dialogue linesKATHRYN COLLINS is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, KATHRYN COLLINS is connected to 2 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 8 text mentions, first appearing around scene 89.
2 scenes / 6 dialogue linesSGT. BELLO is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, SGT. BELLO is connected to 2 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 87.
2 scenes / 5 dialogue linesSERGEANT ROMANO is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, SERGEANT ROMANO is connected to 2 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 44.
2 scenes / 3 dialogue linesLESLIE CORTEZ is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, LESLIE CORTEZ is connected to 2 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 24.
2 scenes / 3 dialogue linesYOUNG WOMAN IN ARMY FATIGUES is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, YOUNG WOMAN IN ARMY FATIGUES is connected to 2 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 13.
2 scenes / 3 dialogue linesVOICE is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, VOICE is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 51 text mentions, first appearing around scene 19.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesSPACECOM is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, SPACECOM is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 32 text mentions, first appearing around scene 48.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesA VOICE is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, A VOICE is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 21.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesMAN'S VOICE is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, MAN'S VOICE is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesLieutenant General Sharpe is listed as Director of SPACECOM Special Operations. High-ranking military official. In the parsed data, Lieutenant General Sharpe is connected to 1 scene, 10 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
1 scenes / 10 dialogue linesThe scene begins with title card information, then establishes a future setting with a superimposed legend and a view of Earth from above, accompanied by cheerful music, before transitioning to a news report on PBS.
A reporter's voiceover describes the construction and purpose of the massive Gravitational Interferometer Space Antenna (GISA), which aims to find intelligent life in the universe. The scene then introduces Engineer Major Roy McBride, who discusses his team's dedication and his personal motivation, revealing his father, H. Clifford McBride, was an astronaut tragically lost in space.
Roy McBride, REPORTER'S VOICEThe scene shows the exterior of the Gisa Tether Station, focusing on a large antenna that appears to be nearing completion.
The scene opens inside the GISA Tether Station, a crowded and practical space filled with electronics, recreation, and Hank Williams' music, all from Roy's point-of-view as he walks in a spacesuit, hearing radio voices announce sports scores and cheer him on.
SMILING WOMAN, RADIORoy McBride is prepared for a mission in a high-altitude station, sharing a lighthearted moment with technician Sal before the compartment door opens to reveal their incredible height above Earth.
Roy McBride, SALThe scene describes the beautiful yet hostile outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, around 100,000 feet up, where Roy, his face obscured by a helmet, steps out of a pod onto the station's exterior.
Roy McBride descends a tether on the GISA platform, admiring Earth, but a sudden power surge activates the tether, causing him to spin wildly out of control. He eventually manages to stop his spin, deploy a parachute, and float safely towards Earth.
Roy McBride, CONTROLRoy collapses on a plateau in the Colorado Mountains, and many people rush to help him as a man's voice comments on his remarkably good shape.
MAN'S VOICERoy McBride is examined by Med Techs in a hospital, where he learns about the tragic loss of his support crew and others. He expresses a desire to return to work, and the Med Techs observe his behavior, noting "MILD AUTISM" in his medical record.
MED TECH #1, Roy McBride, MED TECH #2Roy, recovering in a dormitory, video calls his mother, Leanne McBride, who expresses overwhelming relief and concern for his well-being, while Roy maintains a calm and somewhat detached demeanor, reassuring her he is fine and prefers to be alone.
Roy McBride, Leanne McBrideRoy wakes up in his dormitory room, covered in sweat and experiencing a vivid, blurry vision of a young boy, an older girl, and a medieval castle gate. His breathing becomes labored, and he looks out the window, his panic slowly subsiding.
A young woman in army fatigues walks down a hallway in the morning.
A young woman in army fatigues arrives at a dormitory to take Roy McBride to SPACECOM Control for debriefing, and Roy agrees.
YOUNG WOMAN IN ARMY FATIGUES, Roy McBrideThe scene takes place in the Fort Carson Control Center, which functions like a tourist attraction with a "USSPACECOM" sign, a restaurant, souvenir stand, and a tourism board promoting space travel and aliens. Roy is being escorted through this bustling, family-friendly environment.
Roy is led down a corridor to a closed door, where a young woman in army fatigues offers him refreshments, which he politely declines while complimenting the dorm food.
YOUNG WOMAN IN ARMY FATIGUES, Roy McBrideRoy McBride is debriefed by USSPACECOM superiors about a recent space accident, which they reveal was caused by the catastrophic destruction of Neptune's moon, Larissa. They then shock Roy by informing him that his father, previously thought lost on the Lima Project, is believed to be alive and conducting dangerous experiments near Neptune, and they task Roy with contacting him from the moon.
Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Lieutenant General Sharpe, Adjutant General Amelia Vogel, Brigadier General Fallon, Roy McBride, Colonel EpingerRoy McBride is in a prep room getting fitted for his space suit while listening to an old audio file of H. Clifford McBride discussing the Lima Project and the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. After the recording is cut off, a technician checks on Roy's suit and prepares him for a pre-breathe procedure.
MAN IN WHITE PANTS AND SHIRT, RADIO VOICE, Roy McBride, H. Clifford McBrideRoy and Pedrosa ascend a primitive, fifty-foot stepladder to a lunar shuttle entrance, while a loudspeaker voice instructs climbers to use safety straps.
LOUDSPEAKER VOICERoy and Pedrosa board a utilitarian lunar shuttle, undergoing a degaussing process, before a flight attendant announces a colleague's marriage, prompting applause from passengers.
FLIGHT VOICE, MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, VOICEThe scene opens with a high-angle shot of Earth as a shuttle launches and begins its ascent to the moon.
Roy McBride travels on a lunar shuttle where he observes the moon's surface and human development, while a friendly but talkative Indian neighbor attempts to strike up a conversation, which Roy politely declines. The shuttle pilot announces the approach to the moon, warning passengers about lawless areas, and the flight attendant distributes customs forms as the shuttle nears a heavily developed lunar surface.
A VOICE, SHUTTLE PILOT'S VOICE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT, INDIAN NEIGHBOR, Roy McBrideA ship makes a gentle landing near the heavily guarded Tycho Base on the moon.
The scene describes the interior of a lunar hangar, which is a blend of New York's Penn Station, a large parking garage, and a mundane airport, as a shuttle approaches an entrance.
Dr. Pedrosa leads Roy through a wood-panelled lunar hangar corridor where they encounter a group of people and dogs; Roy greets a dog, Pedrosa introduces Roy to the group, and Leslie Cortez informs Roy that an overnight stay will be necessary, despite Roy's desire to return to his duties.
Dr. Joao Pedrosa, LESLIE CORTEZ, MAN'S VOICE, EVERYONE, Roy McBrideRoy McBride is in a communications center on a lunar base, preparing to transmit a message to his father on Neptune. He reads a prepared script, crafted to elicit a response, expressing his feelings and desire to reconnect, after which Dr. Pedrosa informs him they must wait 36 minutes for any transmission.
Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Roy McBride, TECHNICIAN ONERoy McBride receives a grim update from Dr. Pedrosa, who informs him that there was no response and he will be returned to Earth. Roy accepts the news, and the two men shake hands.
Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Roy McBrideRoy McBride confirms a shuttle reservation in his lunar base room, then observes his TV screen which displays a cryptic message and a series of numbers, which he later identifies as coordinates.
Roy McBride, VOICEIn a lunar base conference room, Roy McBride argues with Leslie Cortez and Dr. Pedrosa, insisting he must continue the mission to confront his father despite their concerns about his personal involvement being a risk. Roy believes his unique connection and determination are vital to resolving the crisis.
Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Roy McBride, LESLIE CORTEZRoy is escorted through a lunar base corridor while Dr. Pedrosa's voiceover details his upcoming classified mission to Mars, departing from the moon's Far Side and involving travel through recently-settled territory with a military escort.
Dr. Joao PedrosaRoy receives an injection in a medical unit while Dr. Pedrosa's voice-over explains that crew members were selected for their skills and limited social needs, which should not be an impediment.
Dr. Joao PedrosaDr. Pedrosa gives Roy McBride instructions and warnings via voice-over as they travel on a monorail, emphasizing the monitoring of his psychological state due to his relationship with the mission target, to which Roy assures Pedrosa of his focus and emotional fitness for the mission.
Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Roy McBrideRoy and Pedrosa join military astronauts in a large hangar where Willy Levant briefs them on their upcoming mission through a "war zone" on the moon. Pedrosa invites Roy to pray before they depart, but Roy declines, stating his belief that prayer doesn't affect outcomes, before they all board a lunar roving vehicle.
Willy Levant, Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Roy McBrideInside a cramped LRV, Levant prepares to drive, confirming the destination with a radio voice and engaging autodrive, while Pedrosa works on his computer and Roy sits in the back.
RADIO VOICE, Willy LevantAn LRV rapidly departs from the lunar base, and a note specifies that all dialogue in this sequence will have a radio filter effect.
Levant and Roy traverse the lunar surface in an LRV, observing the Tranquillity Base Monument and the Earth in the sky, which Roy finds magnificent.
Willy Levant, Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Roy McBrideA caravan of mysterious, armor-plated Lunokhods driven by dark-suited astronauts approaches Willy Levant and his team on the moon. Initially believing them to be mining vehicles, Levant soon realizes they are armed and hostile, prompting him to request backup and prepare for a confrontation as weapons are revealed.
RADIO VOICE, Willy LevantAn LRV on the Moon's Promenade de Luna drives past a power plant and comes under fire from Lunokhods, prompting Willy Levant to radio for immediate backup.
Willy LevantInside the LRV, everyone is jolted as Levant swerves to avoid a barricade, causing a pursuing Lunokhod to crash violently, while Levant struggles to control their spinning rover.
Under attack by Lunokhods, Roy McBride skillfully defends their LRV by firing his weapon, leading to an explosion and the destruction of at least one enemy, before the scene transitions to the permanent darkness of the Moon's far side.
RADIO VOICE, Roy McBride, Willy LevantWilly Levant reports their entry into the Moon's Far Side and requests a course correction, while Roy observes Pedrosa briefly slumping before recovering.
Willy LevantThe scene depicts a violent bombardment on the far side of the moon as Roy's ship approaches Moonbase Veda, after which Willy Levant bids farewell to Major Pedrosa, Roy, and two astronauts.
Willy LevantRoy, Pedrosa, and two other men disembark from their vehicle and descend into a crater, where they find a launch pad for a fusion-powered craft called The Cepheus.
The scene describes a massive, impregnable underground silo containing vehicle assembly and life-sustaining structures. Roy and Dr. Pedrosa perform an action before the silo opens.
At the launch pad, Dr. Pedrosa, visibly ill and bleeding, gives Roy McBride a silver card with redacted information about Roy's father, warning him about SPACECOM's distrust. Pedrosa then collapses, and Roy is pulled away by army personnel as medics attend to the dying doctor.
Dr. Joao Pedrosa, Roy McBride, SERGEANT ROMANORoy exits an elevator and is immediately addressed by a woman's voice.
A WOMAN'S VOICEMajor Roy McBride is introduced to Captain Lawrence Blunt and his crew in the suit room, where he learns about his mission to Mars and the unfortunate death of Dr. Pedrosa, while attempting to conceal blood on his suit.
Lawrence Blunt, Roy McBride, SERGEANT ROMANO, Donald ScobeeRoy, in his spacesuit, walks with others carrying airpacks into the top of a rocket on the launch pad.
In the cockpit of The Cepheus, Roy straps in while Captain Blunt and Scobee prepare for launch, confirming readiness with SpaceCom as the countdown begins and engines roar to life.
Donald Scobee, Lawrence Blunt, SPACECOMThe Liftoff Team scrambles to get away as the Cepheus, barely held to its gantry, is ready for launch.
The Cepheus spacecraft launches from the moon, with Donald Scobee's voiceover counting down and announcing lift-off before the ship hurtles around the Far Side.
Donald ScobeeInside the Cepheus's sedation area, Roy struggles with G-forces as Spacecom gives the command for throttle up and separation.
SPACECOMThe Cepheus spacecraft fires its boosters and accelerates around the Far Side of the Moon, leaving the launch pad in darkness.
The group settles into the Cepheus, listening to the engine's hum. Donald Scobee reports to SpaceCom about commencing CTP ingestion, and while everyone else takes a pill from the console, Roy secretly pockets his.
Donald ScobeeRoy observes his crewmates before feigning an oxygen leak in his suit, declining assistance from Lawrence Blunt. As Roy gets up, a "CAUTION: MANUAL BOOSTER CONTROL" sign is subtly revealed.
Lawrence Blunt, Roy McBride, Donald ScobeeRoy floats into a secluded part of the ship and activates an electronic dossier using a silver card, a small computer, a password, and a bioscan. The dossier then displays an intercepted transmission and an untelevised interview.
Roy McBrideProfessor H. Clifford McBride, appearing unhinged on a space station, records a message for his son Roy about humanity's survival, which deeply affects Roy, causing his vitals to spike.
H. Clifford McBrideRoy disposes of a stick and a pill into space via an airlock, then hears a voice calling him "Major" through his radio earpiece, prompting him to turn.
A VOICEIn a section of the Cepheus, Yoshida informs a panicked Roy McBride about a "mayday" call requiring an EVA, but Roy adamantly refuses to stop, prioritizing their mission to Mars.
Franklin Yoshida, Roy McBrideRoy enters the control room of the Cepheus and finds the crew responding to a distress call from the Vesta IX, a research station orbiting asteroid Toro, despite Roy's insistence on continuing to their destination. Captain Blunt informs Roy that he must accompany the EVA team to investigate the Vesta IX, to which Roy reluctantly agrees.
Lawrence Blunt, Alan Tanner, Roy McBrideRoy and Blunt prepare for an EVA, with Blunt advising Roy to arm himself, while Donald Scobee provides updates from the cockpit about their approach to the Vesta IX.
Lawrence Blunt, Roy McBride, Donald ScobeeRoy and Blunt are in the airlock of The Cepheus, which opens into space, and they exit into it.
The scene opens with a view of the Cepheus in the darkness of space, distinguished by a few lights, as Roy and Blunt jet towards the Vesta IX.
A ship ventures into deep space, moving away from the Cepheus, while the Vesta slowly but surely gets closer.
Roy and Blunt arrive at Vesta IX, and Roy, after failing to open the airlock manually, uses a gatling gun to blast it open.
Roy and Blunt enter an airlock on Vesta IX, armed and ready, but find no one. Donald Scobee's voice instructs them to find the flight recorder box, prompting Roy and Blunt to split up.
Donald ScobeeRoy explores the vacant Vesta IX, a silent craft filled with idle instruments and floating objects due to zero gravity, while Captain Lawrence Blunt's voice is heard over the radio responding to a mayday signal.
Lawrence BluntRoy explores a dark lab within a craft, using a tracking device and spinning flashlights to illuminate his surroundings. He observes that the lab equipment indicates research on viruses and diseases.
Roy moves towards an opening in a passageway that leads to a deck, from which lights are emanating.
Roy explores a cluttered deck on Vesta IX, where he encounters crimson orbs, views a suicide video from a Norwegian astronaut, and discovers numerous dead bodies, realizing the orbs are formed from their leaking blood.
Donald Scobee, Roy McBride, NORWEGIAN ASTRONAUTRoy is downloading data when he investigates a lack of response from Captain Blunt, only to discover a baboon devouring Blunt's face, which Roy then kills. After reporting the incident, Roy is attacked by a rush of monkeys and barely escapes into an airlock with Blunt and a data box.
Roy McBride, Donald ScobeeRoy retrieves a helmet from a row inside the airlock and carefully places it onto Blunt's bloodied face.
Roy, tethered by his cord, pulls the black box and an unconscious Blunt back towards the Cepheus spacecraft.
Roy approaches the spinning Cepheus spacecraft and waits for the airlock door to align with his position.
Roy returns to the Cepheus airlock with Blunt's body, explaining to Yoshida that the scientific vessel lost control, while Alan Tanner retrieves the black box and confirms Blunt's death.
Franklin Yoshida, Roy McBride, Alan TannerSpaceCom confirms Captain Scobee is in control of the craft, leading to a brief exchange where Roy McBride emphasizes their Mars mission while Scobee directs the crew towards Helios Station, before Roy is distracted by a sound.
SPACECOM VOICE, Alan Tanner, Roy McBride, Donald ScobeeFranklin Yoshida performs last rites for Blunt, whose body is visible in his spacesuit, before confirming the airlock is engaged. Donald Scobee acknowledges, and the airlock opens.
Franklin Yoshida, Donald ScobeeThe Cepheus releases Blunt's body into the void of space and then speeds away, leaving the body to tumble forever.
The scene opens with a view of Mars and its space elevator, followed by the arrival of the Cepheus spacecraft.
Inside the Cepheus, Donald Scobee contacts SpaceCom via radio to report their approach to Mars, specifically Helios North.
Donald ScobeeThe space elevator slows to a stop and docks with the docking bay connected to Mars.
ROY MCBRIDE (CONT'D) Dr. McBride... It's your son, Roy. Prior to this message, I believed you were dead. Our family was informed of this approximately two decades ago. We were told the stress of deep space had altered your behavior. And...as a result, US SPACECOM was forced to terminate your life support systems. However, SPACECOM now believes you have survived. And attempted contact, without revealing yourself due to fear of hacking. If this is true, I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you. I've always felt that it's very important to have a true bond between father and son. We could have this bond. I do recall we would watch motion pictures together, very old ones in black and white--funny ones. And I remember your laugh even more than your face. I would like very much to reconnect with you. I will surely be able to move past any feelings of abandonment your departure presented me with. Your loving son, Roy.
H. CLIFFORD MCBRIDE (CONT'D) I'd like to use this opportunity to reach out directly. To my son. If you could get this to him...please... Roy... Solitude has increased my perception... I look so far into the universe here, and I see how cruel it is in its indifference... So many planets potentially suitable for life, yet as of now we hear and see nothing... I've come to worry that our own long-term survival is in doubt. My death is not something I fear. But--the extinction of ALL ideas, of all human expression--that is the true terror. Our consciousness must extend into the future, past any force that renders us extinct. We must commit ourselves to this goal... And so I, I... If you see this-- we're, we're real far away. And some people haven't been able to keep their composure... It's been very difficult...
DR. PEDROSA (V.O.) You will travel on a United States military craft already designated for Mars. It contains a payload of a classified but routine nature, and the crew will know of you only as a passenger--a higher-ranking officer making a visitation to the outpost. It will depart from outside standard surveillance, on the Far Side of the moon. As your participation was unanticipated, the path from our current point will take us through only recently-settled territory. We will be escorted by the United States Army's Space Division. And I will protect you as far as I am able.
FRANCESCA DESANCTIS (CONT'D) The mission went too far from the Earth, and many in the crew went insane... You've seen for yourself how hard it becomes when the Earth is no longer visible. When they attempted their sabotage, he did what he had to do to continue on. He is a truly great man. He told me they found antimatter, that he wanted to make it all anew. But he's gone silent now. All his findings have stopped being sent to Earth. I am concerned--I worry for him so much... He needs our help. I can locate him. I will give that to you.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHARPE We'd like you to try and contact whoever is communicating with the Lima Project. We've determined that the signal is coming from Mars. Presumably, any message sent there would ultimately reach your father, on Neptune. We've tried already without success. It's a bit of a Hail Mary...but we'd like YOU to give it a shot, find out his location and any other information you can gather. You'll have to go to a secure spot on the moon, of course--for a quantum connection that can't be hacked.
H. CLIFFORD MCBRIDE (CONT'D) We are so excited about this prospect. And who really knows if we haven't been contacted already? Who knows if our cosmic friends haven't tried to reach us through gravitational waves, or some other method we can't fathom? We might be cockroaches walking along a chessboard, not knowing about the great game of chess! Now--I...AM a little surprised we don't have anything yet. [Surprised by] The silence. But--I have confidence. So...thank you, Brookhaven Solar! We have many--
H. CLIFFORD MCBRIDE (CONT'D) A craft was assembled from 3-D-printed parts, piece by piece, out of view of the onboard system. But it was recognized upon completion, and our nuclear fuel has been intentionally destroyed by the system. This resulted in the catastrophic destruction of moon Larissa. All of us have suffered severe radiation poisoning. Brain death is imminent. The onboard system will likely maintain only our organ function in order for it to remain operational.
ROY MCBRIDE (CONT'D) Mother, I, I was unable to protect her. I regret this--terribly. Even worse than I regret any negative feelings toward father. It's led me to commit acts that you would condemn--but were required by circumstance. It has forced me to be alone, a situation I now find unacceptable. But I have succeeded in my mission. I want to say goodbye now, and whatever occurs on my return, I am forever your loving son.
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