June 25, 2025 • 39 mins
We pick up season 4 one month after the start of winter season. The station is getting used to the isolation and new routines. A new leader is selected to run the station, and we check in on the Atlas team preparations for “Event Four.”
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(00:50):
You knew about all this, didn't you?
All, man. Hey, buddy, I had an idea.
Yeah. And you do nothing to stop it.
Stop it, Zeke. I have some of the people on
station who recommended it. And with that said, let me be
the first to congratulate the new official on Munson Scott
Station manager Bess. I only agreed to do it for 30
(01:10):
days while the NSF's like the full time replacement.
I didn't know the part time is going to be the start of a full
time gig. Zeke.
I can't think of anybody else around here who loves and will
care for the station more than you.
Yeah, well, do you know how muchpaperwork this job includes?
Yeah, I know better you than me,Ethan.
They think I'm leaving the BMF to Kenan.
(01:31):
They can slurp my big fat ass. The part of my language load
humility and what not. Zeke, you're going to have a lot
on your plate now. And Ken has got this.
Look, I was talking to him last week at breakfast, by the way.
It's hard to get a word in the edgewise of that kid, but you
trained him well. He's going to be a good
replacement. I'm still thinking this over
Bass. I mean, Wayne White managed to
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run this station and do his day gig.
Sciencing ain't nothing that says I can't do the same with
engineering. Seek long man Dung.
That's good. It's a solid choice.
But being given something and earning it are two very
different things. And you know that I don't want
someone running my VMF. Hell, my station that reeks of
ganja and cheap as Walgreens Cologne.
(02:17):
OK, well, you'd know better thanme who's the best to take over
for you. But the only bit advice I'll
offer is to make sure Lucille ison board when you do decide.
Yeah, that goes out saying. See.
Speaking of paperwork, what the hell you working on that?
You're just so messy. This ain't like you, man.
Tell me about it. Between all the usual forms I
(02:38):
have to fill out on a daily activity of three stations, I'm
also filling out and completing a mass amount of questionnaires
from the FBI on my background and history as part of the
presidential nomination. Don't they do that all before
you get to wear a badge? Why go through that all again?
We get background runnings when we first sign up.
Yes, but keep in mind, for me, that was half a lifetime ago.
(03:00):
Yeah, you are old. Uh huh.
Anyway, and this one will now cover everything of importance
from then to today. Most of it is from my OPF Dash
66, but they always want to dig deeper.
The hell is OPF? Yeah, you're not.
Oh, sorry Michael, did not hear us right.
Oh, sorry. Official personnel folder OPF.
It's basically your work history, performance reports and
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write ups or disciplinary actions.
Also anytime there is an incident review in the outcome.
You mean like that cat from the government that came to talk to
us after you shot Wilford? Exactly that.
How many of those in your OP or whatever?
Oh, now you 2 are just being means.
Truth be told, more than I like.Each one will be picked through
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and reinvestigated and double checked.
And Fiona told me that the Honolulu FBI office is swarming
with fact checkers going throughmy files, you see.
But they're not going to find nothing though, right?
No, all my shoots are good and cleared by the US Attorney
General's office eventually. Apparently it's all part of what
the Senate Judiciary Committee reviews before the confirmation
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hearing. They asked for whatever
clarification they need in that meeting.
Yeah. How's that going to work since
you stuck down here on the ice for seven more months with us?
Well, they're arranging it so I can tell a conference from here
to attend the hearings. With the additional Lifeline
data satellites from borough launched a few months back,
we'll have a constant signal. 8:00 AM start time in Washington
DC is 2:00 AM here. So don't want me to watch
(04:29):
competition for bandwidth in themiddle of our night.
Well, just in case I'll make sure priority is given to you
for satellite time. Have they are a weather team and
Ice Cube hold off on transmitting anything from 2:00
to 7:00 AM. Seems like there's something new
I'm able to do now that. Wait, is that a suit over the
back of that chair? See.
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Please don't make a big deal outof this.
How did you get why did you get a suit?
You hate suits, Beth. It's a gift from Reno.
He was able to get my measurements.
How? I can only guess and had a Henry
Poole suit tailored and sent down so I'd have something
official to wear during the hearing.
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Poole. Is that a fancy suit company on
the name of the dude that made the suit company out of London?
And it's not cheap, which just makes me feel even more guilty
since you can't exactly return tailored suits for a refund.
I try to give him money, but theold man is just being stubborn.
Oh yeah, ain't nobody here like that.
So why don't you put it on Milo for us?
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No. Oh, come on, low, man.
Slip on them fancy duds, You know what I mean?
Do your little turn on the catwalk, Zeke.
Yeah. On the catwalk.
On the catwalk. Yeah, you do.
Your little turn on the catwalk.You done.
Don't do more. Me.
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Wow, nice suit, Deputy. Don't suit Caroline.
OH. Sorry, sorry guys.
Mr. Kelly, how did you get in here?
Through the door, like always. I didn't even, you know, never
mind. Everything all right?
Well, gosh, no, Deputy. It's almost 10 AM and I need
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Zeke to sign off on formal winter season inventories to
review the staff meeting agenda for next week.
We need to update the NSF operations on research schedules
for the next 30 days. Duty rotations have to be
finalized, reservations for the large and small conference rooms
need approval, and the music rotation in the galley needs to
be selected. Sounds like you got quite the
morning ahead of you, buddy. Heaven forbid we don't get
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classical music during lunch. Oh no, those days are done.
Tradition says the station manager picks the galley music,
and Wayne White may like the highbrow, classy music, but for
me it's going to be jazz or R&B.Well, are you going to be coming
with me so we can get all this knocked out in time?
We we really should have ironed all of this out yesterday.
(07:04):
Well, got to run along man. Training for the new job never
stops. We'll get you there, Zeke, Just
like training a new puppy just takes time and patience.
Yeah, we need to find a new analogy on that one, Tommy,
after hearing about Fred and DocTim's pet names.
That's just nasty. Oh yeah, yeah.
Recording stopped. Recording has commenced. 15
(07:27):
minutes, 15 minutes late. Lawrence has never been one for
being tardy, especially when it's a meeting that he called.
Well, the galley better not run out of Frosted Flakes today.
I don't do Fruit Loops on Tuesday.
This isn't Mardi Gras after all,people.
The man gets fired from NSF, then hired as a director of R&D,
Defense and Military applications by Beauregard Loin.
(07:49):
30 seconds later and suddenly he's not just a tyrant any
longer and he's a full blown dictator with no regard to the
schedule of others. Hold on, I'm still not clear on
all of this. Did Madeleine Dante's leave BOLO
after What's his face? Senior VP lad who got nicked by
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the feds for selling secrets to China.
Well, that's when they handed her the job.
Dante's is now #2 in the whole bloody firm. #2.
The suits didn't fancy losing Wainwright's brain in the
project, so they lobbed him in Dante's old chair.
Looks like granddad's still seenas value added, eh?
(08:33):
So then, well, as an employee ofBeauregard Lowing defense
Contractors, isn't he contractorto the NSF to us?
Aren't we the clients? The DoD's got you lot and BOLO
on strings under one big posh R&D deal.
NSF runs gear, BOLO builds it. That's the setup.
(08:57):
The NSF is an independent agency, as opposed to say, the
Department of Justice or Defenseor Foreign Affairs.
Here, Beauregard Lowing is providing the funding and
technology. NSF is the labor to work that
equipment. #2 is it's got a logical reference, you see, and
it's poop. And poop is funny.
(09:22):
Right, I'm giving this muppet 60more seconds then I'm off.
Got better things to be doing all.
Right, agent, I've been mean to ask you.
Your accent is, well, Frank. It's off for Brittany.
It's not Cockney or Yorkshire orWest Country.
Yeah, definitely not RP. She's not fond of that question.
(09:45):
No, no, love. It's all right.
Oh, you're right, Doc Me accents.
Not your usual brick job becauseI ain't really British, am I
born in Sale? Yeah, but I did my growing up
all over Joburg, Athens, Falklands, Canberra, Belmopan,
you name it, military fam, we got dragged all over.
So when someone poops up about me accent, what I hear is you
(10:09):
sound weird. Can I laugh at you?
That's what you're doing, DoctorDillam having a chuckle.
Oh no, no, I think I #2 to myself a little bit.
Very good, very good people. Let's get this meeting underway,
shall we? We're ready to get underway. 15
(10:31):
minutes ago. You know when the meeting was
scheduled to start? I see.
And was I present in the room 15minutes ago, Doctor Dillham?
No. That, that's that's the whole
point. No, Doctor Dillham.
The point is, the meeting startswhen I arrive, not when it's
scheduled to start. You want me to get another
(10:52):
chair, Doctor Wainwright 1, so both you and your ego can be
comfortable. How very drawl agent.
Once more I have my standard of expectations lowered from the
repartee I can expect from the US government.
Now. What is the latest with
preparations for Event 4? We are approximately 30 days
(11:14):
away from the projected reappearance.
With the laser interferometer Dr. Rainwright you procured,
we've mapped out the optimal point to rally and wait for the
station to appear. We have it down to 1/2 square
miles or 320 acres of ice. And once the station returns,
which we estimate to be at 6:30 PM April 14th, that's the
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station time. Of course, we'll be at the front
gate within 30 to 45 minutes, leaving more than enough time to
scout the station and begin planning for Event 5 and
extraction. Well, wait a minute.
What about what about Emory Emery Waters?
What about him? Well, what if he's still alive?
What if he's able to find enoughfood sources to sustain him?
(11:56):
No food bars or Funyuns or something.
I like Fritos. We have nothing to suggest that
a human body would be able to survive passage into and out of
the anomaly. None of us saw any signs of
bodies or people. But there were the spiders.
Well, they were obviously able to cross into and out of the
event horizon. I don't have any interest in the
(12:17):
contemplation of erecting Physiology nor survival
estimates. If Mr. Waters is in fact still
alive upon our arrival, we will deal with it then and there.
Our first and foremost priority is to put place and ensure
monitoring. Well, the beacons are being
finalized when we have two dozento spread around the complex and
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each has a power cell that will last over a year, well until the
event 5 taking place. Other than the time we'll have
to wait, the only point of concern as far is.
Kylie. Wait a minute, Minogue.
What? No Emory's future artificial
intelligence that runs the station.
(12:59):
Oh, we're worried she'll figure out what we're doing and the
purpose of the beacons and stop them or interfere in some way.
Already sorted that on me last run after dumping that dopa knob
head who took a shot at marshmallow.
I had some of me DIA lads pull something special together.
Did you intend to finish that thought anytime this month,
(13:23):
Agent Fowler? Oh, can't say much just yet.
Need to know and all that, but let's just say the little geeks
computer girlfriend won't be a problem I.
Wanted it to be Kylie Minogue. I love that Aussie songsters.
That's rather cryptic. Their agent?
Fowler. Oh, Cryptic.
(13:44):
Right. So what I'm hearing is I talk
and think funny now. Yeah, that's the game we're
playing. Enough.
Fine, keep your little secrets if you must, Agent.
However, keep in mind that I am tasked with determining who will
be on the expedition for Event 4.
As such, if you wish to be assigned, you'll inform me of
everything you intend to do before departing.
(14:07):
Is that clear? I hear you, but let's jog your
memory. You might have pinched Dante's
title, but I still work for Uncle Sam, not for you.
Consider your words then before you speak, agent.
Now let's move on. The next round of monitoring is
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beginning tomorrow at 09. And now back to verdict.
Impossible. OK, I'm lost here.
Who is this guy? Oh senior partner at the firm.
He's a huge sleazeball but one of the best lawyers around.
He has a vested interest in the murder trial taking place.
(14:50):
Right, right. OK, I got it now.
Hey, what's the general consensus on bringing Sydney
into the barn crew fold? Oh yes, I think generally
everybody's on board. They think it's a good idea and
he'd definitely bring value to the table.
How much does he already know? Only the broad strokes, as far
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as I'm aware. He may have picked up on some of
the more sensitive things from hearing me think about them, but
until he formally commits, I don't want to read him into the
more inflammatory aspects. Security minded as ever.
Wait, did he just say he was planning a motion to suppress?
(15:32):
Yeah, something about having to force some of the opposing
counsel. What?
No, I think he's talking about agolf thing, sweetie, not not
sex. Oh, you don't know Chase
Rockwell. He's been around the block more
than a few times. Oh wow, I like that business
suit on her, but I don't miss wearing pencil skirts.
Is that what those things are called?
(15:53):
A pencil skirt? It's a weird name, but you could
still pull it off. Not much call for it here in
Antarctica, sweetie. Plus, don't be so quick to sing
us praises. And you know, you try walking up
or down stairs in that one. They're that tight.
I don't see that happening for me like ever.
Wait a minute. So he's a high-powered lawyer, a
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senior partner boozer and addicted to Vicodin.
But he's driving a Hyundai Sonata.
Yeah, his stepdaughter crashed his Jag a few episodes back
after his rant on the Abyssiniancrisis in 1936.
He took her car in retaliation, but hasn't discovered the 10
keys of cocaine she was smuggling in the trunk yet.
It's a side plot point. OK.
(16:37):
How's your confirmation planninggoing?
I've completed the third round of questionnaires the Judiciary
Committee requested, and there'snothing more I love than
providing the same information six different times.
Miss Kirkland says they're looking for any inconsistencies
in my answers to try to slip me up if they decide they need me
to testify. Oh, Sally said that.
(17:01):
No, Miss Kirkland said that I'd prefer to remain on a
professional and formal basis. Obviously she doesn't.
I've heard her on the speakerphone with you.
Oh, I'm sure you've got this down, Bass.
Oh, Bass, you're so committed tothis.
Oh, Bass, you're just going to wow them with that square jaw.
It's so adorable. You can't even tell she's
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flirting. She is not.
Oh, she absolutely is. She is smitten.
She's a little smitten kitten. Is not.
But she has pencil skirts. Is this pick on Baste or
something? First Zeke and now you wait.
Why is that kid giving orders tothe legal team?
(17:42):
He's like 14. Jimmy Caldwell, super smart
child savant who passed the bar at 12 This.
Show is confusing. He doesn't actually try cases
though, does he? Sure does.
So what is Zeke teasing you about this week?
Oh, Reno got me a suit as a nomination present.
(18:03):
A suit. OK, hold on.
I don't typically pause. Verdict.
Impossible for just any occasion, but this qualifies.
Look, Reno had a suit tailored so I'd have something formal to
wear if I get called to testify before the Senate committee and
if I get the confirmation. Does it fit?
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Yes, it fits. I still don't know how he did
it, but it it's tailored to my exact measurements.
Oh, so that explains the giant plastic bag you got in the mail
just before winter started. Oh, I thought it was just
Marshall stuff. Yeah, it's a suit, all right.
And to be honest, I expected that it was you who gave Reno my
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measurements. Nope, wasn't me.
I mean, other than peeking at the size tags in your clothes, I
wouldn't know how to get them without you knowing.
I don't exactly walk around withthe measuring tape.
Huh. Can we go to your berth so you
can try it on for me? It's in my office, not my berth.
Oh, perfect. It's right around the corner
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then, Kendra. Oh, come on, bass.
I've seen you in a tux. I've seen you in a Sport coat.
I've seen you naked, but I've never seen you in a suit.
Seriously. Yes, seriously.
Let's go. But we're watching the show you
begged me to watch with you. OK, A, it's paused.
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BI asked you. I didn't beg.
And C, yes. Seriously, sweetie, I really
want to see. Fine.
Verdict Impossible will be here when we get back, and I'll
explain more about the psychic paralegal before I end.
Pause. I'm only planning to wear it if
I get called to testify during the nomination hearing.
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It's not around here as a daily wear.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
We'll discuss that after I see how it looks on you.
Speaking of, has any date been set for the review process to be
completed, like when you may be called to testify?
No, nothing concrete yet, I think.
I mean, I hope I'm done with allthe paperwork and the
questionnaires. Miss Kirkland and Chief of Staff
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Lioness said it would be a monthor so for the committee to
review everything for all the 17proposed nominations.
But they've let me know as soon as we get any word there.
Ain't no way possible. She's lady.
Whistle down, Gladys, you're being about as sharp as on
marble with that one. But I tell you something, if
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anybody's going to figure that mystery out, it's going to be my
sweet Eloise. Well hey y'all, what you two
kids up to today? Hi Miss June.
Nothing much, just need to get something.
Well, you know, Dave got Bass a new suit and he's going to model
it for me. No, you heard right, Gladys.
A suit. He's fixing to try it on for us
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just now. Wait us.
Wait. No, no, no, Gladys.
He is spoken for. It ain't like he's stripping
down in front of us and giving adamns.
No, I ain't got no dollar bills.I'm gonna let you go now before
you send more into my ear. OK, Suge, you sashay that cute
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caboose into your office out Yonder and change us.
Ladies will hold court here and wait.
I. Blame you for this, Kendra.
Love you too, sweetheart. We'll be right here.
I can't believe she talked me into this.
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OK, get all your comments in nowbecause hey, where'd everybody
go? In here shug.
It's not that I don't believe you, Joe.
It's just that I'm not seeing it.
I promise you it's there. One minute for 15 seconds and
then gone. According to the logs this like
the third time in two days. I saw it this time too, Zeke.
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It was there. Can somebody clue us in on what
all the excitement is about? Oh, sorry, my bad.
OK doc. So why is a lawman in his suit?
Me likey if I. Were 20 years younger, not
married and you wasn't already spoken for.
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Who OK y'all Imma just go excusemyself and pray hard for that
one. I ain't enough Pixie dust to
make them thoughts wholesome. Damn you Gladys Deputy, you
shine up right now. You were saying, Zeke, About
what? Oh, yeah, sorry.
So the last two days there have been reports that this radar
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hits about 30 miles out a couple1000 feet up, but it only stays
visible for about 40 seconds or so each time or.
Could it be a system glitch or technical issue?
Yeah, that was my first thought too.
And I'm going to get Chris and his computer guys check out the
software to make sure. I had my guys go up and check
the radar hardware already and everything checks out.
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What about our pals from the Great White North?
Yeah. Hey, Joe, why don't you go get
yourself a cup of coffee? We need the room right quick.
No problem, Chief. See you guys later, Deputy GQ.
I know where you sleep, Joe. I'm.
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Telling you finer than a frog's hair split four ways, Gladys.
Do you think it might be the future Canadian station Roberta
Bondar? That wouldn't make sense.
Last year, Doctor Wainwright said, it reappeared every April.
We're still a month away. Plus, the station was almost 200
miles out. Assuming this isn't a software
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blip, it's too close and too soon to be the Canadian station.
Well then, gosh, what else couldit be?
Yeah, maybe the ice feet learn to fly.
You don't think it could be likebombos, something military or
DARPA? Good thought, but Nah, I doubt
they'd be able to operate in a surveillance plane that low over
the ice and especially in this weather and darkness out there.
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I don't think they even risk a drone going this low.
I don't know, some of all this just doesn't seem right.
Next closest station is troll 2.Do you want me to contact them
and see if they can cross verifytheir radar hit if they had it
too? We can rule out any type of
software or hardware glit. Damn Tommy, why did I think of
that? It's a damn fine idea, son.
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Go ahead and get on the horn with Eastlands people and see if
they recorded anything. I'll call them up now and it's
Bumbles. So it's on a glitch, not a
malfunction, not the Canadian station, Almost impossible to be
military given the altitude and extreme winds.
What does that leave us? Aliens.
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It's not aliens, pal. We got everything else in the
time lapse series up in here. Why not little green dudes?
Seek the distances between Earthand any other star able to
support life would be impossible.
To Jess and I had time travelledtwice last year, dude, time Doe
and Roberta Bondar, the Canadianstation.
You said that was impossible, soI'm putting 20 bucks on aliens.
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Lawman, you know what? I haven't want to bet against
you in two years. But I will not only take that
bet that it's not aliens, I'll give you 3 No 5 to one on Oh you
are on best model. Oh I swear it's working with 10
year olds sometimes. 100 bucks is going to buy me a lot of
Takis. Yeah, you and Takis are a good
idea. Hey, we talked about that.
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We don't bring that up. It's most likely something new
we haven't seen yet. See something?
I don't know. Could be one of Doctor Hunt's
Arrow weather balloons. Oh, Arrow weather balloons.
Just like they said in Roswell to cover up the say with me now,
long man, Ali ends. Ain't that right?
Strike that 8 year olds. Now that I see more.
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Hey guys, just spoke to the teamat Troll 2.
They checked their archive data and their radar picked up the
same thing ours did, same time and same location.
All three events thus far. Well, that nails it.
Not a malfunction. Yeah, I'll call Chris and see if
his brain crew can whip up a program or something and sends
out a notification to any more appearances.
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If this were the summer season, we'd have someone manning the
board all day, but it being the winter just ain't no need, let
alone bodies, to fill it. Hey y'all just do me a favor
please. Yeah, sure, of course.
Don't go mentioning aliens. The firefighter Fred, He's got a
phobia about them in abductions.Seriously, Zeke, not aliens.
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Aliens. When when when when did that
happen? I'm.
Just. Saying well these two will be
busy for the next 10 minutes. They do this all the time.
You calling me ridiculous past my love.
Thomas, would you join me for coffee?
I'd love to, Doctor. Allow me.
It can't be aliens, right? Oh, I see.
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You put a man in a new suit and suddenly he's authority on
everything. Zeke, look, I'm not saying that
you are too. You are being impossible again
and you're being pigheaded again.
Is that because I'm a cop? But don't put words in my mouth,
OK? If I'm putting words in your
mouth, I'm going to say it's notaliens.
It might be aliens past. They keep telling me that it's
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their decision to make. And I mean, OK, fundamentally I
know they're right. I just don't want to be putting
them in danger. How would you be putting them in
danger from? Well, from everything you've
told me, it seems they're fully aware of the consequences, the
risks, and yet they want to stay.
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Sydney I don't know if I can do this anymore.
I mean, the job, people, the risks.
Every day I feel like I'm putting the woman I love and my
friends, everyone in this iceboxin danger.
I just keep making enemies. And now, now I don't know if I
(28:20):
can trust anyone. Even the government seems to be
turning on me. I chose this.
I chose the job, I chose this life.
But they didn't ask to be part of it.
They didn't sign up for the consequences.
Thus, it sounds like you're carrying a very heavy burden.
(28:40):
The fear for your family, your friends, it's weighing on you.
But just for a second, I want you to take a step back.
You said you made these choices,right?
Yes, you chose the job, chose your path.
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But I think there's a bigger picture here that we need to
address. It's not just the job, it's the
consequences. I'm bringing all of it home.
Threats, the danger, the people who want to hurt me, or worse,
hurt the people I love. I've made enemies who will do
(29:23):
anything to get to me. And the worst part?
I'm really starting to think I can't even trust the ones who
are supposed to have my back anymore.
I hear you, I do, and I understand why you're feeling
the way you are. But Bass, I want you to
understand something fundamental.
You're not responsible for the actions of others, not for the
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choices they make, nor the harm they might try to inflict.
What if they hurt someone because of me, because of what
I've done? How do I just let that go?
I want you to think about something.
You said you made these choices.You chose to become AUS
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Marshall. You chose to be a lover and a
key member of the station, a friend.
But each of those roles is important and each of them has
something in common. What do you mean?
They all share 1 core trait. You're a protector Bass.
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You protect your family, you protect your friends, you
protect the people you love and the people you swore an oath to
serve. And in that, you've put yourself
in a position where you carry a responsibility that, frankly,
most people never have to consider.
But The thing is, you can't protect everyone all the time.
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You're a deputy Marshall, the ice sheriff.
You're not a God ice sheriff. It's a nickname that I barely
tolerate. It seems to me it's a term of
affection that you find difficult to accept from
everybody you've tried to protect.
I'm not trying to protect everyone's Sid.
I'm trying to protect the peopleI love.
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And it feels like no matter how hard I try, no matter what I do,
the world is getting bigger and scarier and I can't keep them
safe. I'm failing them.
And you're probably chalking up to being paranoid.
Being paranoid? No, not in the least.
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And how can you be sure? Well, I am a therapist for one.
Oh, and then there's the four murder attempts in the past two
years that swipe my opinion on the matter.
Bass, you're human. And no matter how much you want
to shield your loved ones from the world's dangers, the truth
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is there are forces beyond your control.
You can't stop everything, no matter how much you wish you
could. And blaming yourself, the things
that are beyond your control, well, that's not fair to you.
You're setting yourself up for aburden that isn't yours to
carry. But they're my responsibility.
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And I swore an oath. And when you swear an oath, you
don't get to walk away from it. Not even when it's this hard.
I'm not asking you to walk away from your responsibility.
I'm asking you to redefine it. You can't control everything
past, and you have to recognize that everyone in your life is
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capable of making their own choices.
Kendra, Zeke, Thomas, they're their own people.
They have their own lives and they understand the risks that
you face. They know what it means to love
someone in your line of work. But if something happens to them
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because of what I do, that is onme.
Sydney. I'm the one to put them in this
position. I get it, it's hard.
You don't want them to suffer because of your decisions.
The past. You have to remember they chose
to stand by you, they chose to be with you, even knowing these
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risks. And it's because they love you.
And in that love, they accept the dangers that come with it.
That is not a burden you put on them, Bass Marlow.
It is something they carry with you because they're with you in
this life. And you, better than anybody on
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this station, should have realized.
Pain is unavoidable. It is part of our life.
It is part of living the suffering.
Suffering. That's the part that's optional,
but it's not the same as it Didn't sign up for this, didn't
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ask for this kind of life. No, no.
But people don't always get to choose their circumstances,
Bass. Sometimes they choose the people
they want to be with and that's where their responsibility lies.
And you're not forcing them intothis role.
They are walking beside you. And one thing you need to
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remember, Bass, is that you are not alone in this.
I've just been so focused on thethreats, the danger and the
nomination. I guess I hadn't really thought
about how they feel and about the fact that they chose me part
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of this. That's a good start.
You're realizing something important, that you can't
control the world's chaos, but you can control how you face it
and how you communicate with those you love about it.
Let them share in that burden, too.
Let them be part of your fight. You do not have to carry this
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weight alone. I don't want to let them down.
You're not going to. I honestly don't think you know
how to. And you need to remember this,
that being a protector doesn't mean carrying every burden.
It means helping others stand strong even when they feel weak.
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You protect them by allowing them to be strong alongside of
you. And it's not about shielding
them from everything. It's about facing the world
together as a team, I guess. I've been so focused on what I
can't control that I forgot whatI can control, how I react, how
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I communicate. Maybe I have been shutting them
out. Think I have to carry it all.
It's very easy to fall into thattrap.
But you've got a family pass, a very strong one, I might add.
And they're there to support youjust like you're there to
support them. Thanks.
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That. I don't know if I'm ever going
to stop worrying about them, butI think I understand now.
It's about balance. It's about being there for them.
And without trying to control every possible exactly that,
then this may come as a shock toyou, but you're not perfect.
Baz Milo. No, none of us are.
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But you're trying, and that's what matters, to protect your
friends by showing them that youtrust them to walk this path
with you. That's a powerful thing.
I think I'm going to go talk to them, let them in a little more.
I need to stop assuming they can't handle this and that I've
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been making it harder on all of us.
Think you're on the right path. Take it one step at a time.
Thanks for listening, Sid. I really needed this.
Happy to do it. Hey, before I forget, we'd like
to show you more of the background of everything that's
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What do I get? Planned?
The second handshake. I'd be honoured.
Well, we all want to make sure, you know we value more than just
a therapist, but as a friend as well.
Thanks. But being a therapist and being
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That aside, just let me know when and when I'd be happy to be
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You knew about all this, didn't you?
All, man. Hey, buddy, I had an idea.
Yeah. And you do nothing to stop it.
Stop it, Zeke. I have some of the people on
station who recommended it. And with that said, let me be
the first to congratulate the new official on Munson Scott
Station manager Bess. I only agreed to do it for 30
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days while the NSF's like the full time replacement.
I didn't know the part time is going to be the start of a full
time gig. Zeke.
I can't think of anybody else around here who loves and will
care for the station more than you.
Yeah, well, do you know how muchpaperwork this job includes?
Yeah, I know better you than me,Ethan.
They think I'm leaving the BMF to Kenan.
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They can slurp my big fat ass. The part of my language load
humility and what not. Zeke, you're going to have a lot
on your plate now. And Ken has got this.
Look, I was talking to him last week at breakfast, by the way.
It's hard to get a word in the edgewise of that kid, but you
trained him well. He's going to be a good
replacement. I'm still thinking this over
Bass. I mean, Wayne White managed to
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run this station and do his day gig.
Sciencing ain't nothing that says I can't do the same with
engineering. Seek long man Dung.
That's good. It's a solid choice.
But being given something and earning it are two very
different things. And you know that I don't want
someone running my VMF. Hell, my station that reeks of
ganja and cheap as Walgreens Cologne.
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OK, well, you'd know better thanme who's the best to take over
for you. But the only bit advice I'll
offer is to make sure Lucille ison board when you do decide.
Yeah, that goes out saying. See.
Speaking of paperwork, what the hell you working on that?
You're just so messy. This ain't like you, man.
Tell me about it. Between all the usual forms I
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have to fill out on a daily activity of three stations, I'm
also filling out and completing a mass amount of questionnaires
from the FBI on my background and history as part of the
presidential nomination. Don't they do that all before
you get to wear a badge? Why go through that all again?
We get background runnings when we first sign up.
Yes, but keep in mind, for me, that was half a lifetime ago.
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Yeah, you are old. Uh huh.
Anyway, and this one will now cover everything of importance
from then to today. Most of it is from my OPF Dash
66, but they always want to dig deeper.
The hell is OPF? Yeah, you're not.
Oh, sorry Michael, did not hear us right.
Oh, sorry. Official personnel folder OPF.
It's basically your work history, performance reports and
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write ups or disciplinary actions.
Also anytime there is an incident review in the outcome.
You mean like that cat from the government that came to talk to
us after you shot Wilford? Exactly that.
How many of those in your OP or whatever?
Oh, now you 2 are just being means.
Truth be told, more than I like.Each one will be picked through
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and reinvestigated and double checked.
And Fiona told me that the Honolulu FBI office is swarming
with fact checkers going throughmy files, you see.
But they're not going to find nothing though, right?
No, all my shoots are good and cleared by the US Attorney
General's office eventually. Apparently it's all part of what
the Senate Judiciary Committee reviews before the confirmation
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hearing. They asked for whatever
clarification they need in that meeting.
Yeah. How's that going to work since
you stuck down here on the ice for seven more months with us?
Well, they're arranging it so I can tell a conference from here
to attend the hearings. With the additional Lifeline
data satellites from borough launched a few months back,
we'll have a constant signal. 8:00 AM start time in Washington
DC is 2:00 AM here. So don't want me to watch
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competition for bandwidth in themiddle of our night.
Well, just in case I'll make sure priority is given to you
for satellite time. Have they are a weather team and
Ice Cube hold off on transmitting anything from 2:00
to 7:00 AM. Seems like there's something new
I'm able to do now that. Wait, is that a suit over the
back of that chair? See.
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Please don't make a big deal outof this.
How did you get why did you get a suit?
You hate suits, Beth. It's a gift from Reno.
He was able to get my measurements.
How? I can only guess and had a Henry
Poole suit tailored and sent down so I'd have something
official to wear during the hearing.
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Poole. Is that a fancy suit company on
the name of the dude that made the suit company out of London?
And it's not cheap, which just makes me feel even more guilty
since you can't exactly return tailored suits for a refund.
I try to give him money, but theold man is just being stubborn.
Oh yeah, ain't nobody here like that.
So why don't you put it on Milo for us?
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No. Oh, come on, low, man.
Slip on them fancy duds, You know what I mean?
Do your little turn on the catwalk, Zeke.
Yeah. On the catwalk.
On the catwalk. Yeah, you do.
Your little turn on the catwalk.You done.
Don't do more. Me.
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Wow, nice suit, Deputy. Don't suit Caroline.
OH. Sorry, sorry guys.
Mr. Kelly, how did you get in here?
Through the door, like always. I didn't even, you know, never
mind. Everything all right?
Well, gosh, no, Deputy. It's almost 10 AM and I need
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Zeke to sign off on formal winter season inventories to
review the staff meeting agenda for next week.
We need to update the NSF operations on research schedules
for the next 30 days. Duty rotations have to be
finalized, reservations for the large and small conference rooms
need approval, and the music rotation in the galley needs to
be selected. Sounds like you got quite the
morning ahead of you, buddy. Heaven forbid we don't get
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classical music during lunch. Oh no, those days are done.
Tradition says the station manager picks the galley music,
and Wayne White may like the highbrow, classy music, but for
me it's going to be jazz or R&B.Well, are you going to be coming
with me so we can get all this knocked out in time?
We we really should have ironed all of this out yesterday.
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Well, got to run along man. Training for the new job never
stops. We'll get you there, Zeke, Just
like training a new puppy just takes time and patience.
Yeah, we need to find a new analogy on that one, Tommy,
after hearing about Fred and DocTim's pet names.
That's just nasty. Oh yeah, yeah.
Recording stopped. Recording has commenced. 15
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minutes, 15 minutes late. Lawrence has never been one for
being tardy, especially when it's a meeting that he called.
Well, the galley better not run out of Frosted Flakes today.
I don't do Fruit Loops on Tuesday.
This isn't Mardi Gras after all,people.
The man gets fired from NSF, then hired as a director of R&D,
Defense and Military applications by Beauregard Loin.
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30 seconds later and suddenly he's not just a tyrant any
longer and he's a full blown dictator with no regard to the
schedule of others. Hold on, I'm still not clear on
all of this. Did Madeleine Dante's leave BOLO
after What's his face? Senior VP lad who got nicked by
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the feds for selling secrets to China.
Well, that's when they handed her the job.
Dante's is now #2 in the whole bloody firm. #2.
The suits didn't fancy losing Wainwright's brain in the
project, so they lobbed him in Dante's old chair.
Looks like granddad's still seenas value added, eh?
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So then, well, as an employee ofBeauregard Lowing defense
Contractors, isn't he contractorto the NSF to us?
Aren't we the clients? The DoD's got you lot and BOLO
on strings under one big posh R&D deal.
NSF runs gear, BOLO builds it. That's the setup.
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The NSF is an independent agency, as opposed to say, the
Department of Justice or Defenseor Foreign Affairs.
Here, Beauregard Lowing is providing the funding and
technology. NSF is the labor to work that
equipment. #2 is it's got a logical reference, you see, and
it's poop. And poop is funny.
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Right, I'm giving this muppet 60more seconds then I'm off.
Got better things to be doing all.
Right, agent, I've been mean to ask you.
Your accent is, well, Frank. It's off for Brittany.
It's not Cockney or Yorkshire orWest Country.
Yeah, definitely not RP. She's not fond of that question.
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No, no, love. It's all right.
Oh, you're right, Doc Me accents.
Not your usual brick job becauseI ain't really British, am I
born in Sale? Yeah, but I did my growing up
all over Joburg, Athens, Falklands, Canberra, Belmopan,
you name it, military fam, we got dragged all over.
So when someone poops up about me accent, what I hear is you
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sound weird. Can I laugh at you?
That's what you're doing, DoctorDillam having a chuckle.
Oh no, no, I think I #2 to myself a little bit.
Very good, very good people. Let's get this meeting underway,
shall we? We're ready to get underway. 15
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minutes ago. You know when the meeting was
scheduled to start? I see.
And was I present in the room 15minutes ago, Doctor Dillham?
No. That, that's that's the whole
point. No, Doctor Dillham.
The point is, the meeting startswhen I arrive, not when it's
scheduled to start. You want me to get another
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chair, Doctor Wainwright 1, so both you and your ego can be
comfortable. How very drawl agent.
Once more I have my standard of expectations lowered from the
repartee I can expect from the US government.
Now. What is the latest with
preparations for Event 4? We are approximately 30 days
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away from the projected reappearance.
With the laser interferometer Dr. Rainwright you procured,
we've mapped out the optimal point to rally and wait for the
station to appear. We have it down to 1/2 square
miles or 320 acres of ice. And once the station returns,
which we estimate to be at 6:30 PM April 14th, that's the
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station time. Of course, we'll be at the front
gate within 30 to 45 minutes, leaving more than enough time to
scout the station and begin planning for Event 5 and
extraction. Well, wait a minute.
What about what about Emory Emery Waters?
What about him? Well, what if he's still alive?
What if he's able to find enoughfood sources to sustain him?
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No food bars or Funyuns or something.
I like Fritos. We have nothing to suggest that
a human body would be able to survive passage into and out of
the anomaly. None of us saw any signs of
bodies or people. But there were the spiders.
Well, they were obviously able to cross into and out of the
event horizon. I don't have any interest in the
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contemplation of erecting Physiology nor survival
estimates. If Mr. Waters is in fact still
alive upon our arrival, we will deal with it then and there.
Our first and foremost priority is to put place and ensure
monitoring. Well, the beacons are being
finalized when we have two dozento spread around the complex and
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each has a power cell that will last over a year, well until the
event 5 taking place. Other than the time we'll have
to wait, the only point of concern as far is.
Kylie. Wait a minute, Minogue.
What? No Emory's future artificial
intelligence that runs the station.
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Oh, we're worried she'll figure out what we're doing and the
purpose of the beacons and stop them or interfere in some way.
Already sorted that on me last run after dumping that dopa knob
head who took a shot at marshmallow.
I had some of me DIA lads pull something special together.
Did you intend to finish that thought anytime this month,
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Agent Fowler? Oh, can't say much just yet.
Need to know and all that, but let's just say the little geeks
computer girlfriend won't be a problem I.
Wanted it to be Kylie Minogue. I love that Aussie songsters.
That's rather cryptic. Their agent?
Fowler. Oh, Cryptic.
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Right. So what I'm hearing is I talk
and think funny now. Yeah, that's the game we're
playing. Enough.
Fine, keep your little secrets if you must, Agent.
However, keep in mind that I am tasked with determining who will
be on the expedition for Event 4.
As such, if you wish to be assigned, you'll inform me of
everything you intend to do before departing.
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Is that clear? I hear you, but let's jog your
memory. You might have pinched Dante's
title, but I still work for Uncle Sam, not for you.
Consider your words then before you speak, agent.
Now let's move on. The next round of monitoring is
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beginning tomorrow at 09. And now back to verdict.
Impossible. OK, I'm lost here.
Who is this guy? Oh senior partner at the firm.
He's a huge sleazeball but one of the best lawyers around.
He has a vested interest in the murder trial taking place.
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Right, right. OK, I got it now.
Hey, what's the general consensus on bringing Sydney
into the barn crew fold? Oh yes, I think generally
everybody's on board. They think it's a good idea and
he'd definitely bring value to the table.
How much does he already know? Only the broad strokes, as far
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as I'm aware. He may have picked up on some of
the more sensitive things from hearing me think about them, but
until he formally commits, I don't want to read him into the
more inflammatory aspects. Security minded as ever.
Wait, did he just say he was planning a motion to suppress?
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Yeah, something about having to force some of the opposing
counsel. What?
No, I think he's talking about agolf thing, sweetie, not not
sex. Oh, you don't know Chase
Rockwell. He's been around the block more
than a few times. Oh wow, I like that business
suit on her, but I don't miss wearing pencil skirts.
Is that what those things are called?
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A pencil skirt? It's a weird name, but you could
still pull it off. Not much call for it here in
Antarctica, sweetie. Plus, don't be so quick to sing
us praises. And you know, you try walking up
or down stairs in that one. They're that tight.
I don't see that happening for me like ever.
Wait a minute. So he's a high-powered lawyer, a
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senior partner boozer and addicted to Vicodin.
But he's driving a Hyundai Sonata.
Yeah, his stepdaughter crashed his Jag a few episodes back
after his rant on the Abyssiniancrisis in 1936.
He took her car in retaliation, but hasn't discovered the 10
keys of cocaine she was smuggling in the trunk yet.
It's a side plot point. OK.
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How's your confirmation planninggoing?
I've completed the third round of questionnaires the Judiciary
Committee requested, and there'snothing more I love than
providing the same information six different times.
Miss Kirkland says they're looking for any inconsistencies
in my answers to try to slip me up if they decide they need me
to testify. Oh, Sally said that.
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No, Miss Kirkland said that I'd prefer to remain on a
professional and formal basis. Obviously she doesn't.
I've heard her on the speakerphone with you.
Oh, I'm sure you've got this down, Bass.
Oh, Bass, you're so committed tothis.
Oh, Bass, you're just going to wow them with that square jaw.
It's so adorable. You can't even tell she's
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flirting. She is not.
Oh, she absolutely is. She is smitten.
She's a little smitten kitten. Is not.
But she has pencil skirts. Is this pick on Baste or
something? First Zeke and now you wait.
Why is that kid giving orders tothe legal team?
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He's like 14. Jimmy Caldwell, super smart
child savant who passed the bar at 12 This.
Show is confusing. He doesn't actually try cases
though, does he? Sure does.
So what is Zeke teasing you about this week?
Oh, Reno got me a suit as a nomination present.
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A suit. OK, hold on.
I don't typically pause. Verdict.
Impossible for just any occasion, but this qualifies.
Look, Reno had a suit tailored so I'd have something formal to
wear if I get called to testify before the Senate committee and
if I get the confirmation. Does it fit?
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Yes, it fits. I still don't know how he did
it, but it it's tailored to my exact measurements.
Oh, so that explains the giant plastic bag you got in the mail
just before winter started. Oh, I thought it was just
Marshall stuff. Yeah, it's a suit, all right.
And to be honest, I expected that it was you who gave Reno my
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measurements. Nope, wasn't me.
I mean, other than peeking at the size tags in your clothes, I
wouldn't know how to get them without you knowing.
I don't exactly walk around withthe measuring tape.
Huh. Can we go to your berth so you
can try it on for me? It's in my office, not my berth.
Oh, perfect. It's right around the corner
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then, Kendra. Oh, come on, bass.
I've seen you in a tux. I've seen you in a Sport coat.
I've seen you naked, but I've never seen you in a suit.
Seriously. Yes, seriously.
Let's go. But we're watching the show you
begged me to watch with you. OK, A, it's paused.
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BI asked you. I didn't beg.
And C, yes. Seriously, sweetie, I really
want to see. Fine.
Verdict Impossible will be here when we get back, and I'll
explain more about the psychic paralegal before I end.
Pause. I'm only planning to wear it if
I get called to testify during the nomination hearing.
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It's not around here as a daily wear.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
We'll discuss that after I see how it looks on you.
Speaking of, has any date been set for the review process to be
completed, like when you may be called to testify?
No, nothing concrete yet, I think.
I mean, I hope I'm done with allthe paperwork and the
questionnaires. Miss Kirkland and Chief of Staff
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Lioness said it would be a monthor so for the committee to
review everything for all the 17proposed nominations.
But they've let me know as soon as we get any word there.
Ain't no way possible. She's lady.
Whistle down, Gladys, you're being about as sharp as on
marble with that one. But I tell you something, if
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anybody's going to figure that mystery out, it's going to be my
sweet Eloise. Well hey y'all, what you two
kids up to today? Hi Miss June.
Nothing much, just need to get something.
Well, you know, Dave got Bass a new suit and he's going to model
it for me. No, you heard right, Gladys.
A suit. He's fixing to try it on for us
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just now. Wait us.
Wait. No, no, no, Gladys.
He is spoken for. It ain't like he's stripping
down in front of us and giving adamns.
No, I ain't got no dollar bills.I'm gonna let you go now before
you send more into my ear. OK, Suge, you sashay that cute
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caboose into your office out Yonder and change us.
Ladies will hold court here and wait.
I. Blame you for this, Kendra.
Love you too, sweetheart. We'll be right here.
I can't believe she talked me into this.
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OK, get all your comments in nowbecause hey, where'd everybody
go? In here shug.
It's not that I don't believe you, Joe.
It's just that I'm not seeing it.
I promise you it's there. One minute for 15 seconds and
then gone. According to the logs this like
the third time in two days. I saw it this time too, Zeke.
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It was there. Can somebody clue us in on what
all the excitement is about? Oh, sorry, my bad.
OK doc. So why is a lawman in his suit?
Me likey if I. Were 20 years younger, not
married and you wasn't already spoken for.
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Who OK y'all Imma just go excusemyself and pray hard for that
one. I ain't enough Pixie dust to
make them thoughts wholesome. Damn you Gladys Deputy, you
shine up right now. You were saying, Zeke, About
what? Oh, yeah, sorry.
So the last two days there have been reports that this radar
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hits about 30 miles out a couple1000 feet up, but it only stays
visible for about 40 seconds or so each time or.
Could it be a system glitch or technical issue?
Yeah, that was my first thought too.
And I'm going to get Chris and his computer guys check out the
software to make sure. I had my guys go up and check
the radar hardware already and everything checks out.
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What about our pals from the Great White North?
Yeah. Hey, Joe, why don't you go get
yourself a cup of coffee? We need the room right quick.
No problem, Chief. See you guys later, Deputy GQ.
I know where you sleep, Joe. I'm.
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Telling you finer than a frog's hair split four ways, Gladys.
Do you think it might be the future Canadian station Roberta
Bondar? That wouldn't make sense.
Last year, Doctor Wainwright said, it reappeared every April.
We're still a month away. Plus, the station was almost 200
miles out. Assuming this isn't a software
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blip, it's too close and too soon to be the Canadian station.
Well then, gosh, what else couldit be?
Yeah, maybe the ice feet learn to fly.
You don't think it could be likebombos, something military or
DARPA? Good thought, but Nah, I doubt
they'd be able to operate in a surveillance plane that low over
the ice and especially in this weather and darkness out there.
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I don't think they even risk a drone going this low.
I don't know, some of all this just doesn't seem right.
Next closest station is troll 2.Do you want me to contact them
and see if they can cross verifytheir radar hit if they had it
too? We can rule out any type of
software or hardware glit. Damn Tommy, why did I think of
that? It's a damn fine idea, son.
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Go ahead and get on the horn with Eastlands people and see if
they recorded anything. I'll call them up now and it's
Bumbles. So it's on a glitch, not a
malfunction, not the Canadian station, Almost impossible to be
military given the altitude and extreme winds.
What does that leave us? Aliens.
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It's not aliens, pal. We got everything else in the
time lapse series up in here. Why not little green dudes?
Seek the distances between Earthand any other star able to
support life would be impossible.
To Jess and I had time travelledtwice last year, dude, time Doe
and Roberta Bondar, the Canadianstation.
You said that was impossible, soI'm putting 20 bucks on aliens.
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Lawman, you know what? I haven't want to bet against
you in two years. But I will not only take that
bet that it's not aliens, I'll give you 3 No 5 to one on Oh you
are on best model. Oh I swear it's working with 10
year olds sometimes. 100 bucks is going to buy me a lot of
Takis. Yeah, you and Takis are a good
idea. Hey, we talked about that.
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We don't bring that up. It's most likely something new
we haven't seen yet. See something?
I don't know. Could be one of Doctor Hunt's
Arrow weather balloons. Oh, Arrow weather balloons.
Just like they said in Roswell to cover up the say with me now,
long man, Ali ends. Ain't that right?
Strike that 8 year olds. Now that I see more.
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Hey guys, just spoke to the teamat Troll 2.
They checked their archive data and their radar picked up the
same thing ours did, same time and same location.
All three events thus far. Well, that nails it.
Not a malfunction. Yeah, I'll call Chris and see if
his brain crew can whip up a program or something and sends
out a notification to any more appearances.
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If this were the summer season, we'd have someone manning the
board all day, but it being the winter just ain't no need, let
alone bodies, to fill it. Hey y'all just do me a favor
please. Yeah, sure, of course.
Don't go mentioning aliens. The firefighter Fred, He's got a
phobia about them in abductions.Seriously, Zeke, not aliens.
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Aliens. When when when when did that
happen? I'm.
Just. Saying well these two will be
busy for the next 10 minutes. They do this all the time.
You calling me ridiculous past my love.
Thomas, would you join me for coffee?
I'd love to, Doctor. Allow me.
It can't be aliens, right? Oh, I see.
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You put a man in a new suit and suddenly he's authority on
everything. Zeke, look, I'm not saying that
you are too. You are being impossible again
and you're being pigheaded again.
Is that because I'm a cop? But don't put words in my mouth,
OK? If I'm putting words in your
mouth, I'm going to say it's notaliens.
It might be aliens past. They keep telling me that it's
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their decision to make. And I mean, OK, fundamentally I
know they're right. I just don't want to be putting
them in danger. How would you be putting them in
danger from? Well, from everything you've
told me, it seems they're fully aware of the consequences, the
risks, and yet they want to stay.
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Sydney I don't know if I can do this anymore.
I mean, the job, people, the risks.
Every day I feel like I'm putting the woman I love and my
friends, everyone in this iceboxin danger.
I just keep making enemies. And now, now I don't know if I
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can trust anyone. Even the government seems to be
turning on me. I chose this.
I chose the job, I chose this life.
But they didn't ask to be part of it.
They didn't sign up for the consequences.
Thus, it sounds like you're carrying a very heavy burden.
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The fear for your family, your friends, it's weighing on you.
But just for a second, I want you to take a step back.
You said you made these choices,right?
Yes, you chose the job, chose your path.
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But I think there's a bigger picture here that we need to
address. It's not just the job, it's the
consequences. I'm bringing all of it home.
Threats, the danger, the people who want to hurt me, or worse,
hurt the people I love. I've made enemies who will do
(29:23):
anything to get to me. And the worst part?
I'm really starting to think I can't even trust the ones who
are supposed to have my back anymore.
I hear you, I do, and I understand why you're feeling
the way you are. But Bass, I want you to
understand something fundamental.
You're not responsible for the actions of others, not for the
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choices they make, nor the harm they might try to inflict.
What if they hurt someone because of me, because of what
I've done? How do I just let that go?
I want you to think about something.
You said you made these choices.You chose to become AUS
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Marshall. You chose to be a lover and a
key member of the station, a friend.
But each of those roles is important and each of them has
something in common. What do you mean?
They all share 1 core trait. You're a protector Bass.
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You protect your family, you protect your friends, you
protect the people you love and the people you swore an oath to
serve. And in that, you've put yourself
in a position where you carry a responsibility that, frankly,
most people never have to consider.
But The thing is, you can't protect everyone all the time.
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You're a deputy Marshall, the ice sheriff.
You're not a God ice sheriff. It's a nickname that I barely
tolerate. It seems to me it's a term of
affection that you find difficult to accept from
everybody you've tried to protect.
I'm not trying to protect everyone's Sid.
I'm trying to protect the peopleI love.
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And it feels like no matter how hard I try, no matter what I do,
the world is getting bigger and scarier and I can't keep them
safe. I'm failing them.
And you're probably chalking up to being paranoid.
Being paranoid? No, not in the least.
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And how can you be sure? Well, I am a therapist for one.
Oh, and then there's the four murder attempts in the past two
years that swipe my opinion on the matter.
Bass, you're human. And no matter how much you want
to shield your loved ones from the world's dangers, the truth
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is there are forces beyond your control.
You can't stop everything, no matter how much you wish you
could. And blaming yourself, the things
that are beyond your control, well, that's not fair to you.
You're setting yourself up for aburden that isn't yours to
carry. But they're my responsibility.
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And I swore an oath. And when you swear an oath, you
don't get to walk away from it. Not even when it's this hard.
I'm not asking you to walk away from your responsibility.
I'm asking you to redefine it. You can't control everything
past, and you have to recognize that everyone in your life is
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capable of making their own choices.
Kendra, Zeke, Thomas, they're their own people.
They have their own lives and they understand the risks that
you face. They know what it means to love
someone in your line of work. But if something happens to them
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because of what I do, that is onme.
Sydney. I'm the one to put them in this
position. I get it, it's hard.
You don't want them to suffer because of your decisions.
The past. You have to remember they chose
to stand by you, they chose to be with you, even knowing these
(33:29):
risks. And it's because they love you.
And in that love, they accept the dangers that come with it.
That is not a burden you put on them, Bass Marlow.
It is something they carry with you because they're with you in
this life. And you, better than anybody on
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this station, should have realized.
Pain is unavoidable. It is part of our life.
It is part of living the suffering.
Suffering. That's the part that's optional,
but it's not the same as it Didn't sign up for this, didn't
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ask for this kind of life. No, no.
But people don't always get to choose their circumstances,
Bass. Sometimes they choose the people
they want to be with and that's where their responsibility lies.
And you're not forcing them intothis role.
They are walking beside you. And one thing you need to
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remember, Bass, is that you are not alone in this.
I've just been so focused on thethreats, the danger and the
nomination. I guess I hadn't really thought
about how they feel and about the fact that they chose me part
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of this. That's a good start.
You're realizing something important, that you can't
control the world's chaos, but you can control how you face it
and how you communicate with those you love about it.
Let them share in that burden, too.
Let them be part of your fight. You do not have to carry this
(35:23):
weight alone. I don't want to let them down.
You're not going to. I honestly don't think you know
how to. And you need to remember this,
that being a protector doesn't mean carrying every burden.
It means helping others stand strong even when they feel weak.
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You protect them by allowing them to be strong alongside of
you. And it's not about shielding
them from everything. It's about facing the world
together as a team, I guess. I've been so focused on what I
can't control that I forgot whatI can control, how I react, how
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I communicate. Maybe I have been shutting them
out. Think I have to carry it all.
It's very easy to fall into thattrap.
But you've got a family pass, a very strong one, I might add.
And they're there to support youjust like you're there to
support them. Thanks.
(36:34):
That. I don't know if I'm ever going
to stop worrying about them, butI think I understand now.
It's about balance. It's about being there for them.
And without trying to control every possible exactly that,
then this may come as a shock toyou, but you're not perfect.
Baz Milo. No, none of us are.
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But you're trying, and that's what matters, to protect your
friends by showing them that youtrust them to walk this path
with you. That's a powerful thing.
I think I'm going to go talk to them, let them in a little more.
I need to stop assuming they can't handle this and that I've
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been making it harder on all of us.
Think you're on the right path. Take it one step at a time.
Thanks for listening, Sid. I really needed this.
Happy to do it. Hey, before I forget, we'd like
to show you more of the background of everything that's
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been going on down here, what we've found thus far.
What do I get? Planned?
The second handshake. I'd be honoured.
Well, we all want to make sure, you know we value more than just
a therapist, but as a friend as well.
Thanks. But being a therapist and being
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taken for granted are kind of synonymous.
That aside, just let me know when and when I'd be happy to be
there. Hi.
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