operation Titan 37.
Oh. Did I wake you?
I thought you might be reading or...
Anyway, I managed to bring on board
a fairly good bottle of pear brandy,
and I thought,
in the spirit of friendship,
maybe we could share a glass.
It's...
- It's all right. We'll...
- Lemme see the bottle.
How do you think they get that in there?
They put the bottles on the branches
so that the buds are inside
and the pears grow right in them.
Then, when they're ripe,
they pick the bottles,
pour in the brandy and...
Of course, the real question is
how the hell you get it out.
Rook to E7.
Congratulations, Benjamin.
Your strategy was
both subtle and forceful.
You can play with me wheneveryou want.
Permission to have a child?
I've been trying to get it ever since
you told me you wanted a kid.
What if they only approve one of us?
Two fine, non-genetically engineered
specimens like us? Are you kidding?
We're gonna get approved.
And then we're gonna make us a baby.
- Bridge.
- Check.
Nick, I think there's something
you oughta see.
Then there's this.
- DSU four. The vents weren't modulating.
- That's what killed Marley.
- A warning was going before we jumped.
- You mean he saw that too?
- He had to.
- So he took my DSU.
- Why didn't he cancel the jump?
- He thought it was an acceptable risk.
He should have transferred
the call to another vessel.
Then Marley would be alive
and you'd be playing chess with Sweetie.
And what if they never crucified Christ?
But they did.
And Marley's gone and here we are
and that's how it is.
We've got what we've got.
All crew, repor to bridge.
Now that you've all had some rest,
here's what we've got.
We were hit in our main tank when
we jumped into this high-gravity field.
We lost most of our fuel.
The good news is we've got enough left
for our docking thrusters.
They'll stop us incinerating
till the dimension drive recharges.
Then we can dimension-jump home -
but we'll be cutting it close.
How close?
1 1 minutes.
Are you telling us that we can't jump
until 1 1 minutes before we burn?
I'm telling you we have 1 1 minutes.
It's enough.
I've gotten out of worse situations before.
This ship is going to be fine.
- We have no margin for error!
- Then we won't make any.
Attention.
I-class transpor ship deparing
Titan lunarmining operation.
They must be evacuating.
Sweetie, track that.
Attention. Transpor ship has locked on
to our communication signal.
Prepare for intercept.
Suit up.
No response from pilot.
Transpor ship is on automatic approach.
You OK?
Sure.
When you said you'd been in worse
situations, were you telling the truth?
Sure. When the ship was falling
and the engines cut out, that was worse.
We'll be fine.
Warning. Fire on board approaching
vessel. lt must dock immediately.
Approaching vessel,
engage docking thrusters.
Repeat, please engage docking thrusters.
Can't spare the fuel for a hover.
We'll catch her on a roll.
Speed still increasing.
Excessive rate ofapproach.
Sterilisation bay?
- Check.
- We're taking a little hit when it docks.
Thanks for letting us know.
15 seconds to impact.
- Still no reply from approaching ship.
- He's running silent.
Or unconscious.
- Watch out!
- Clear!
We got a fire!
Get his helmet off! Check his vital signs.
This is your worst nightmare?
It's not Karl.
Bridge. One patient, male, early 20s,
traumatised, unconscious but stable.
And this isn'tthe person
who sent the call.
Run that by me one more time.
This isn't Karl Larson.
Meet me on the bridge when you can.
Benjamin, start a full
systems check on the ship.
Right, sir.
There's some kind of
growth on his bone structure.
These matrices. It looks almost as if
his bones are strengthening themselves.
Radiation explosion.
No, much too normal for that.
Note it as a minor anomaly.
Most scanners wouldn't even detect it.
Doctor.
No indication for treatment at this time.
He's as healthy as a horse.
Keep him under