Monday 4 May 2009

1. EXT. MOONBASE ALPHA (SFX)

Eagle leaves base (from series titles).
HELENA (VO): "Moonbase Alpha Status Report. Two thousand and twelve days after leaving Earth orbit. Doctor Helena Russell recording. It is now three weeks since we " [Sarah]

EXT. SPACE (SFX)
Tora.
HELENA (VO): " sighted the space phenomenon we call Tora. Within the next twenty four hours "[Sarah]
Eagle leaves Moon.
HELENA (VO): " we shall know whether it is a habitable planet. But false hopes have been raised before, "[Sarah]

3.INT. COMMAND CENTRE
HELENA (VO): " and since Commander Koenig doesn't want to raise false hopes again, he has ordered the few people who are aware of the situation to keep it secret. Command Centre has been put off limits to all but a few chosen personnel."
Narration over: Maya leaves Computer & sits at her desk. Tony moves to his desk.

4.INT. RECREATION CENTRE
The grey haired Cernik plays chess with Eva using perspex tubes for pieces.
SANDERSON (at comms post): "The picture's gone, I don't understand it." ((aggressively)) "We've got a right to know what's happening." [Sarah]
CERNIK: "Well, something is, that's for sure. The Command Centre's off limits, the screens are all blank." [Sarah]
SANDERSON: "We're approaching a planet, a habitable planet, I'm sure of it."
EVA: "You've predicted it before." [Sarah]
SANDERSON: "Well, these things take time to work out." [Sarah]
CERNIK: "But why is Koenig keeping it from us?" [Sarah]
SANDERSON: "Well, I can guess. But why should we guess, let's find out."
Sanderson leads Cernik, Eva & Stevens out. [Sarah]

5.EXT. SPACE (SFX)
Eagle flies under nebula. [Sarah]


12.INT. COMMAND CENTRE
SANDERSON (entering): "Don't tell me, I'm not supposed to be here, right? Well, I am here. And I'm going to find out what you've got on that screen."
TONY: "You're off limits, Sanderson." [Sarah]
Sanderson shoots Tony, Maya (who falls over the command desk) & Sandra as she rises. [Sarah]
SANDERSON: "Eva. Open the Big Screen." ((Eva goes to Koenig's desk. To Cernik:)) "Shut the doors." ((Eva pushes Maya off the desk and sits at it))
-Big Screen (SFX): Tora. (sc 13) [Sarah]

SANDERSON: "Like I said. A planet."
-Command Centre (sc 14)

CERNIK: "But is it habitable?"
SANDERSON: "We'll need another astroprediction for that. Get prepared. Eva, turn of the computers."
Eva switches off the computer banks & lights. They assemble 4 chairs in a circle & raise linked hands.
SANDERSON: "Concentrate...concentrate...total concentration.."
ALL: "Total concentration."
-Big Screen (SFX): Tora.
-Command Centre.

ALL: "Total concentration."
-Big Screen (SFX): Tora.
-Command Centre

ALL: "Total concentration." [Sarah]

15.EXT. SPACE (SFX)
Eagle flies under nebula.