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Betrayal and Tragedy on the Cygnus
B.O.B.
The officer the men trusted most was Frank McCrae.
Charlie Pizer
Kate's father.
B.O.B.
They turned to him when Dr. Reinhardt ignored the orders to return home. They tried to take control of the Cygnus. Reinhardt called it mutiny and killed Mr. McCrae.
Dan Holland
What became of the crew?
B.O.B.
They were captured by the sentry robots and they're still on board.
Harry Booth
What?!
Pizer
Where?
B.O.B.
In the command tower, the power center.
V.I.N.CENT.
Robots, Mr. Pizer! Humanoid robots!
B.O.B.
The most valuable thing in the universe, intelligent life, means nothing to Dr. Reinhardt. Without their wills, the crew became things he can command.
Holland
That explains the funeral.
Pizer
Right.
Holland
And the limping robot you spotted.
[to Harry Booth]
Booth
Do you mean to tell me that there's actually a human body under that clothing?
[to B.O.B.]
B.O.B.
Exactly, Mr. Booth.
Holland
We can't just take off and leave these poor devils behind. Harry, it looks like we're gonna have to try your plan.
Booth
What?! And end up just like the rest of the crew?! Well, if they couldn't pull it off, what chance do we have?
B.O.B.
Captain, the damage is irreversible. Death is their only release.
[to Dan Holland]
Booth
That's right! For God's sakes, Dan, we can't take on that mechanical army!
V.I.N.CENT.
Captain, I was forced to destroy two sentry robots. The others are searching now. If they're found...!
Holland
Gotcha, V.I.N.CENT.. Charlie, start the countdown.
[to Charlie Pizer]
Pizer
Right!
Holland
V.I.N.CENT., tell Kate I want her and Alex back here on the double!
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Consequences of Actions and Accepting Defeat
V.I.N.CENT
If One Dances...One Must Pay The Piper If There's Anything I CANNOT STAND...It's A Sore Loser
[to Captain S.T.A.R. being damaged having lost a match; Captain S.T.A.R. starts smoking while throwing a fit until overloading; Captain S.T.A.R. blows a fuse and collapses]
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Wisdom of Old, Bold Pilots
Dan Holland
Kate, try to get through to V.I.N.C.E.N.T with your E.S.P.
Kate McCrae
I got through to V.I.N.C.E.N.T! He said there are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are very few old, bold pilots!
[R.J. Childerhose]
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
She's tuned into V.I.N.C.E.N.T all right!
Dan Holland
Good.
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The Nature of Cause and Existence
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
Some cause must have created all this, but what caused that cause?
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Types of People and Their Actions
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
We'd be better off without you and Maximilian trying to knock heads.
V.I.N.CENT
I can handle that thing.
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Well, far be it from you to admit there isn't anything you can't handle.
V.I.N.CENT
There are three basic types, Mr. Pizer: the Wills, the Won'ts, and the Can'ts. The Wills accomplish everything, the Won'ts oppose everything, and the Can'ts won't try anything.
Dan Holland
Well, do us all a favor, V.I.N.CENT, and try to be a Can't, especially where that monster is concerned. We need you, not another corkscrew.
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The Nature of a Wolf Remains Unchanged
V.I.N.CENT
A wolf remains a wolf, even if it has not eaten your sheep
[Manchurian proverb]
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V.I.N.C.E.N.T's Disdain for Robot Companionship
V.I.N.CENT
I don't mean to sound superior, but I hate the company of robots.
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Exploring the Unknown: Journey into the Black Hole
Hans Reinhardt
Tonight, my friends, we stand on the brink of a feat unparalleled in space exploration. If the data on my returning probe ship matches my computerized calculations, I will travel where no man has dared to go.
Alex Durant
Into the black hole?
Reinhardt
In... through... and beyond.
Harry Booth
Why, that's crazy! Impossible!
[surprised; laughs]
Reinhardt
The word "impossible", Mr. Booth, is only found in a dictionary of fools.
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Justice and Consequences in the Black Hole
Kate McCrae
If there's any justice at all, the black hole will be your grave!
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Reflection on the Fate of the Crew
B.O.B.
These poor creatures are what's left of the crew...kept alive by means I don't pretend to understand.
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The Balance of Light and Darkness
V.I.N.CENT
All sunshine makes a desert, so the Arabs say.
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Wisdom Through Age and Experience
V.I.N.CENT
To quote Cicero: rashness is the characteristic of youth, prudence that of mellowed age, and discretion the better part of valor.
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Limits of capacity and effort
V.I.N.CENT
A pint cannot hold a quart, Mr. Pizer. If it holds, the pint is doing the best it can.
[Margaret Deland]
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Unmatched Excellence in Technology and Design
V.I.N.CENT
They still haven't improved on our model. You can't modify perfection. We are the best.
[to B.O.B.]
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The Enigmatic Nature of the Black Hole
Taglines
There is an inexorable force in the cosmos where time and space converge. A place beyond man's vision, but not his reach. It is the most mysterious and awesome point in the universe, where the here and now may be forever. It is unavoidable, moving through space, swallowing everything in its path, radio waves, light, even planets and stars. Now, man is about to enter...The Black Hole. A journey that begins where everything ends.
[from trailer]
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Legacy of Success and Failure in Space Science
Dr. Alex Durant
You will be remembered as one of the biggest space scientists of all time.
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
I've never doubted that. It's about time that people learn about their failures and my successes.
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Consequences of Choices in Crisis Situations
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
I should've known he was all-talk-no-guts and locked him up!
[the Palomino is destroyed along with Booth who was fleeing in it; rants]
Dan Holland
He may have done us a favor, Charlie; at least we're alive.
[reassuringly defending Booth]
V.I.N.CENT.
And where there's life...
[Ecclesiastes 9:4]
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
That's just not what he had in mind; he was trying to save his own skin.
[dismissive]
V.I.N.CENT.
There is a saying that you can't unscramble eggs!
[J.P. Morgan]
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
A penny's worth of philosophy right now isn't gonna buy us out of this now, V.I.N.CENT.!
V.I.N.CENT.
A good offense is the best defense!
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
And what, go after Reinhardt and turn the ship around? It's too late for all that!
V.I.N.CENT.
There is an alternative!
Dan Holland
The probe ship. V.I.N.CENT., you're a genius!
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Exploring the Concept of Beyond
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
In, through... and beyond.
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Perceptions of a Cosmic Threat
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Every time I see one of those things I expect to spot some guy dressed in red with horns and a pitchfork.
Dan Holland
It's a monster, all right.
V.I.N.CENT
A rip in the very fabric of space and time.
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Redefining the Concept of Possibility
Dr. Hans Reinhardt
The word "impossible," Mr. Booth, is only found in the dictionary of fools.
[Napoleon Bonaparte]
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Embracing Legacy Amidst Obsolescence
B.O.B.
It's no use, V.I.N.CENT! My useful days are finished! But part of me goes with ya. You'll never be obsolete. Carry on the tradition. We're the best...
[badly damaged in a shootout with Maximilian; dying, his systems failing; His systems die and so does he. V.I.N.CENT's eyes slowly look down at his comrade in arms, then turns towards the probe ship, turning his head backwards to look at B.O.B. once more as he leaves.]
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Dinner Invitation with a Cautionary Twist
Dan Holland
It's only dinner.
V.I.N.CENT
Said the spider to the fly.
[Mary Howitt]
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Critical Countdown and Course Adjustments
V.I.N.CENT
2130; day 547. Unscheduled course correction due at 2200. Pre-correction check: rotation axis plus three degrees. Nitrous oxide pressure: 4100 rising to 5,000. Quad jet C and D on preselect. Rotor ignition sequence beginning in 3-0. Thruster line reactors on standby.
[beep]
Dan Holland
V.I.N.CENT, notify me with 15 to go. Alex?
Durant
Yes, Dan?
Dan Holland
Have you determined a difference in ETAs with and without our correction?
Durant
Working on it. You know, we shouldn't be needing a correction at this time. V.I.N.CENT, run a confirmation on the last inertial fix and check it with another celestial, please.
V.I.N.CENT
I have. It is correct. But I think I've found the reason for our present variation. Mr. Pizer?
[beep]
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
Yes, V.I.N.CENT?
V.I.N.CENT
Mr. Pizer, I think you should come up here.
[beep]
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A Journey Beyond the Edge of Existence
Taglines
A journey that begins where everything ends
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Discussing a risky plan for escape
Harry Booth
If Reinhart has anti-gravity strong enough to hold us here, I figure he's got enough to pull away.
Lieutenant Charles Pizer
So?
Harry Booth
So? So why not take this ship and Reinhart back home?
Dan Holland
That's a long shot you're talking, Harry.
Harry Booth
Oh, come on! You've got two scientific wizards here who could figure out the computers and possibly even reprogram the robots. And the three of us can handle Reinhart and that pet monster of his. I tell ya... we could all be heroes.
Dan Holland
We could also be dead.
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