Me ?
8 years have passed,
until now I ...
So much time
has gone ....
Yeah...
Later, I was... I mean
I couldn't see him of course,
because he actually
did not exist.
Who did not exist ?
Well, let's do it
another way.
Whom this stranger
looked like ?
Mstislav Bakulin.
Cooper, show photos
of victims on Oberon.
Aye!
Which one ?
2nd to the left.
Yeah, this is Mstislav Bakulin.
Buck, are you completely sure
that this is the stranger's photo ?
I just said that
he looked like Bakulin.
Why do you use the word
"looked like" all the time ?
Because he looked like.
Well, so you're not completely
sure that it was Bakulin.
Buck, why you make us to
force you to talk ?
You already had some
doubts at that time
that it was not Bakulin.
- It just only seemed to me.
- What seemed ?
I know I can't explain
it to you and prove it.
But just answer our questions -
"What seemed to you ?"
That it was Norton.
Thank you, Buck,
you've helped us much.
Good bye.
It now appears as not
a myth, but an anecdote.
While Yuhanssen and members
of his commission are sleeping
peacefully in their cabins, --
David Norton, with a face
of Bakulin died on Oberon,
walks down the corridors.
David Norton and Bakulin...
Why these two names
are always together.
What do you think
about it, Poling ?
Mstislav Bakulin was a
closest friend of Norton.
Closest friend of Norton...
Yes, Norton, Norton...
After the expedition on "Moon
Rainbow", as I remember, he spent
half a year on Mercury.
Maybe, we should make
a request from Mercury for Garanin ?
That's a good idea!
Cooper, please, video conference
with the chief of Mercurian
commandos, Garanin.
Aye!
- Hello, Garanin!
- Hello, Gelbright!
Hello Nikolsky.
I never thought that
I could be interesting for
the Space Security Service.
We're interested in info
on David Norton, I suppose
you know him ?
Tell us, when he was your
employee, did you notice any
extraordinary things by him ?
Extraordinary ?
Nothing extraordinary.
Except that he passed
through the Plateau of Firesnakes.
Nobody could do
it before him.
And we've got an access
to mines, without which our
industries could fail.
You know it very well, how
much of our guys died there.
Dave Norton was sent
on a mission to us after
a flight on "Moon Rainbow".
I remember that day clearly,
when he arrived to us on
the "Russia" spaceliner.
Liner "Russia" to the terminal, accessed
the zone of automatic capture.
- Do you see us ?
- Yes, we see clearly you, "Russia".
- Congratulations with arriving!
- Thank you!
Decrease the pivot of
convergence down to 30 units.
Roger that! We're doing
the strong brake in 40 secs.
The side engine is
turned down, we're entering
zone of automatic capture.
Do you hear us ?
Don't bother,
we'll attach you softly.
Get your passengers ready
to be transferred on lifts.
Commander of the 1st avant-fort,
open the vacuum module.
Take the load from 5 to 8th levels.
Crew of the lifter "ML24", be
prepared to receive the
passengers, arrived on the liner.
Roger that!
"Mercury", I am the lifter "ML24",
getting on board, please give me
the support signals, and the distance.
"Lifter", I am "Mercury".
The distance is 98.
Turn by Azimuth is 55.
There's docking shaft 1
for you. Please answer ?
Roger that!
98. 55. Docking shaft 1.
Thank you.
Space commandos group
flying to Assaulting Camp of Jober Squad,
please come to the platform
of the first terminal,
and get ready
for departure.
The first terminal of our cosmoport
receiving the passengers from the "Russia"
liner, which arrived by the lifter "ML24".
For those who are meeting the
passengers - place of meeting
is the Lounge 5 of cosmoport.
I repeat: "Lounge 5".
- Glad to see you, Ivan!
- Oh, here you are at last!
I thought already
we would not meet.
So what do you know
about the Plateau ?
Nothing.
The Plateau has killed
recently 4 commandos and 3 miners.
The richest mine
is in