First Contact

An Earth 2 Episode Summary
by Ariadne[April 11, 1995]

CONTENTS:

• Act I
• Act II
• Act III
• Act IV
• Act V
• Act VI
• Act VII

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Story by: Billy Ray and Michael Duggan & Carol Flint & Mark Levin
Screenplay by: Michael Duggan & Carol Flint & Mark Levin
Directed by: Scott Winant

Act I

Adair, in narration, says that her earliest memories of Earth were the stories of how it was once thought so vast, infinite skies, deep seas, boundless mountain ranges - but they were only stories. She was born on the stations, just like her parents and their parents before them. It's the only life she's ever known. She tells her son the stories of Earth as they prepare to flee this life on the stations, a life that is ordered, efficient, sterile, and, for a small group of children, deadly. Her son is one of the unlucky ones; he was born with the syndrome.

Yale is giving a geography lesson to an inattentive Uly, who is wearing his syndrome gear. Uly asks if he can run right out of the ship when they arrive on the planet. Adair, in narration, says Uly was diagnosed 6 years ago with a disease their medical community hesitates to even recognize, a disease not caused by the presence of a virus, but by the absence of what nature can provide, an absence of Earth.

Adair enters the room, wearing gear; Yale is telling Uly about the planet they will land on. Uly asks her if there will be beasts on the planet and describes monsters he has seen in his virtual reality. She tells him she hopes there will be no monsters like that and that it is time for bed, they have a big day tomorrow. Adair gets a message on gear - O'Neill wants to talk to her in the cockpit. She tells Uly she will tell him a scary story when she gets back.

Adair walks through the ship to the cockpit. In narration, she says this quest to save her son has grown to the point that 250 syndrome families wait with them in a colony ship docked alongside their small advance ship. In 8 hours they will light out in search of a place like Earth once was, a planet they might call home.

Adair enters the cockpit, which has fuzzy dice hanging from the ceiling. In there are O'Neill, the pilot Alonzo, the navigator Pam, and the communications operator Baines. O'Neill has Adair watch a news broadcast that says Miss Adair's Eden project exploded upon departure. It is a government release, pre-approved for broadcast one hour after their scheduled departure. Adair says they've given up trying to stop them, they're just going to kill them? O'Neill says if anyone finds a better world than these sanitized cans, they lose control. O'Neill starts a resonance scan for explosives. There will be no delays - they launch on schedule. Adair says no, they launch now. O'Neill smiles and asks Alonzo their status. He gives the time until departure, then says the port is wide open. They prepare for launch.

True is calling for Danziger, who is up a shaft on a rope. She comments that the ship is moving and tells him they are looking for him.

O'Neill has called the crew together. The resonance check has found 97 nonregistered items on-board, and they must check out every one for explosives. Danziger is surprised that they are doing an explosives check and launching at the same time.

The colony ship pilot, Sheila, tells Alonzo that the syndrome children are secure. Alonzo guides the advance ship to couple with the aft end of the colony ship. Sheila tells him he was as smooth as always. Port Control asks what is going on, but O'Neill says they are just stretching their legs in preparation for the morrow.

Morgan, a level 4 government agent, is practicing his outrage at the launch in the elevator on the way to the cockpit. What the hell is going on? He says it wrong when he gets there. They don't have level 6 clearance! O'Neill replies that since he is their government liaison, he should tell them what's going on. Alonzo asks that someone talk to Port Control. Adair tells Morgan that if he is still on board, he has no idea what his friends on level 6 have planned for them. Morgan does not. Someone on a TV monitor tells Alonzo to stop launching; he is not one of those lunatics. Alonzo replies that no one else can match these people's credit rating; he can retire on what they are paying him. Port Control tells them to return to dock or they will contact Port Authority. O'Neill says they are making a run for it. A computer voice says that Bay 2 portal doors are now closing.

In Bess and Morgan's quarters, a crewman has found an unauthorized suitcase, but it just contains Bess's lingerie.

Danziger is riding the elevator on his way to check out comm deck.

In the cockpit they are told that the guidance system is shut down. Alonzo will have to pilot manually; if the hull is breached, there will be a helluva mess. O'Neill tells Alonzo that if he's as good as he says he is, now's the time to show him. Alonzo gives Pam marks to follow. She is very nervous about it.

Dyson Blaylock, the station manager, contacts them asking about all this activity. Morgan tries to kiss ass with him, but O'Neill pulls him away. Blaylock says movement like this could put their clearance at risk. After all this time, this final insubordinate act. Everything they've done has been to protect Adair and her group. No human has ever been as far as planet G-889. Danziger comes in, getting a signal of an explosive device in the cockpit. On gear, O'Neill tells Adair to keep Blaylock talking. Danziger finds an explosive device attached to a TV monitor. Morgan is shocked to see it.

Throughout the rest of the sequence, we hear Blaylock blathering and Adair responding, and we see quick, alternating shots of Blaylock and Adair talking, O'Neill and Danziger dealing with the explosive device, the cockpit crew maneuvering the ship, and the ship leaving the port. The key scenes: Blaylock wants Adair to wait a few months, but she says these people are unwanted and that no syndrome child has lived beyond 9 years. Uly is 8 and she will not watch him die. The ship clears the dock just before the portal doors close. O'Neill and Danziger send the explosive device off through an airlock, and it explodes in space. O'Neill says they are already dead to the station people. Morgan is surprised that they aren't coming after them.

Adair walks through the ship to an area with two levels. She asks Yale where Dr. Vasquez is; he should be prepping Uly for cold sleep. Yale tells her he is not on board; he is on the colony ship. They have no doctor? Well, Dr. Heller is on board. She says Dr. Heller has no experience. Julia is right behind her, waiting to prep Uly. She will monitor him for 24 hours before everyone else goes down for hibernation. She reminds Adair of the risks a child like Uly faces. Adair says they don't have much choice now, do they? No, they don't.

Danziger is upset about the risks they took departing as they did. O'Neill tells Danziger they stick to the original contract: transport to and deposit on the plant. Danziger says he still has to deal with the station people when he gets back. O'Neill tallies the time - 22 light years each way; how many administrations does he think that'll be? Adair arrives and says hazard pay clause has been invoked. Danziger is pleased.

The advance ship separates from the colony ship. The colony ship people will be in cold sleep 24 years. By the time they are out of it, those in the advance ship will have set up New Pacifica. Alonzo tells Sheila he wishes he could bring her along.

Julia and Adair are prepping Uly for cold sleep. He asks Adair if it will be like any other night. She reassures him he will wake up and that when he does they will be on the verge of a whole new life. Julia gives him the shot. Adair and Yale tell him good night. Uly is sealed in a cold sleep chamber. Adair, in narration, says they bring so many questions with them: Will this new planet hold the key to healing humanity? Will the frontier hold the same promise it did for their ancestors? And will Uly ever get to slay his monsters?

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Act II

It is 22 years later, and the ship is repressurizing the cabin. Julia is awakened from cold sleep.

Julia gets off the elevator with some difficulty; she looks awful. Alonzo is in the cockpit cheerfully checking the ship's position. It is the pilot's job to do so before everyone else is awakened. He says she'll be happy to know his record is intact - he hasn't missed yet. Julia checks how he is with her diaglove. He suggests he postpone everyone's defrost so the two of them can celebrate life a little bit. She asks if that's the only come-on sleep-jumpers can come up with these days. She says his reputation precedes him, but he tells her he doesn't stick around long enough to make one. He wipes sleep from her eyes as Danziger stumbles in. Julia checks him before leaving.

Alonzo laughs at Danziger and tells him they are on course, and he (Alonzo) won the bet with the crew. Danziger asks if he's a morning person. It is Danziger's third cold sleep (never more than 19 months, though), and he had a weird dream. Alonzo has been under so many times, he no longer dreams. He never gets used to how the world changes; one long sleep and everybody you knew is almost a quarter of a century older. He holds up a picture of a woman and says she is probably a grandmother by now. Danziger asks how old he is, and Alonzo replies "A lot older than you, kid."

Adair is worried because Uly is still not awake; she wants Julia to give him a stimulant. Julia tells her that he will be fine and that she knows what she is doing. Adair knows - she checked . Julia has a cum laude in diagnostic analysis, and her parents had her chromosomes skewed toward the medical arts. Uly awakens and asks if they are there yet.

Danziger finds True, who is quite sleepy, and tells her to buzz her teeth. True wants a cat when they get back. Danziger tells her one must win the trans-station lottery, be a billionaire, to have a real cat because a pet allowance is so expensive. She insists on getting one, and Danziger agrees.

Bess and Martin are in their quarters. Morgan is complaining; he can't believe they are actually doing this. He hates travel and that Devon woman: Miss-stop-the-world-my-son-is-sick-my-cyborg-tutor-and-I-want-to-get-off. Bess, looking in the mirror, says she feels older. He yells that she is not; they were in suspended animation. She says feelings cannot be suspended, and he apologizes. He tells her she is his whole world, and they kiss.

True checks a panel in a corridor. Uly, in his syndrome gear, walks down the corridor. He asks her not to stare at him. Yale enters with Uly's wheelchair and tells him not to tire himself. He notices True. She says her father said that they stopped the Yale program because they all went crazy. Yale agrees that a few of the Yales had recall of their criminal past. Uly defends Yale, saying he is a great tutor. Yales says it is too bad they were parting ways at G-889; they could have all gotten to know each other.

O'Neill calls Adair to look at the planet through the view window. It's a place to call home.

They release the communication dish from the front of the ship. Alonzo guides it perfectly into location. O'Neill tells Alonzo to launch the cargo, then goes to the head.

Once there, O'Neill takes out a cigar, sits on the closed toilet, and lights the cigar. The glass container the cigar was in starts to roll off its ledge, then suddenly O'Neill is hurled across the room. He leaves for the cockpit.

The ship is rocking violently, and everyone is being thrown about. Alonzo is frantically trying to control the ship. He tells O'Neill the cargo pods wouldn't release and are dragging them down. The release mechanism is jammed, and they've picked up a heavy magnetic charge. A computer voice tells everyone to head for evacuation pods 1, 2 or 3. Baines says the charges are dead.

Morgan gathers suitcases and Bess and heads out of their quarters. He has no intention of dying on this thing.

In the upper level of the corridor, Adair, carrying Uly, passes Yale, who is telling everyone not to panic. Julia is at a closet, filling a bag with medical supplies. Everyone is being thrown about.

Danziger, searching for True, sees Bess and Morgan enter an evacuation pod. Morgan closes the air lock. Danziger says not to leave; there are people still there. Morgan releases the pod. A computer voice tells everyone to head for evacuation pods 2 or 3. Danziger is disgusted.

O'Neill tells Alonzo to abort. Both leave the cockpit.

Danziger finds True hiding in a cabinet. He carries her off.

Alonzo passes Julia and tells her to hurry. He is thrown into the closet.

Danziger reaches evacuation pod 2, but Pam tells him there's no room - take the other one. The pod is released from the ship.

Alonzo, who has been helping Julia fill her bag, drags her away from the closet.

Danziger and True reach the pod. Yale, Adair, Uly and O'Neill are already there. Alonzo and Julia arrive. Alonzo asks if everyone's inside. Adair says Go. Alonzo releases the pod. A computer voice says pod 3 is away. Yale starts praying. True screams.

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Act III

Inside the pod, which has crashed on the planet, people are coughing - there is dust in the air. O'Neill tells everyone to check for injuries and to stay calm. He asks Baines for an atmospheric reading, but sensors are down. Adair says to open the hatch - there is nowhere else to go. O'Neill agrees and opens the hatch. The are all momentarily blinded by the sunlight that enters the pod. They slowly leave.

O'Neill helps Adair down from the pod. They are in a valley with pines, meadows, and a stream. The air is filled with floating seeds, and Adair catches some in her hands. Everyone looks around in amazement.

Julia and Adair check Uly's health. Yale tells Adair that there are no signals from the other crafts. Julia tells Uly he is clear.

O'Neill hands Yale a pistol, telling him to keep his eye out for anything that moves. Yale cannot accept the gun because of a weapons aversion in the Yale program.

Julia runs her diaglove over Alonzo's leg. He says he tried to hold the ship, but he couldn't shake the unit. Julia tells him to stop moving. He says he just wrenched his leg, he'll be fine. She informs him he has multiple fractures and won't be able to walk until at least tomorrow. He did take a bone-healer vaccine? He did not; it was for the colonists, and he wasn't even landing.

True is playing with the soil and asks Danziger if it is dirt. He guesses so. They look in awe at a rock.

Night. There are two moons in the sky, one extremely large. Bess and Morgan are at a fire. On Earth, burning wood has been illegal since she was a kid. He is afraid of the fire and thinks they are the only ones left alive. He feels awful about leaving everyone like that. She tells him that he explained it; wind shear ripped the pod off the ship and there was nothing he could do. He is a hero.

O'Neill and Yale are looking at a hologram globe of the planet. O'Neill identifies a glowing, red dot as one of their pod sections, Pod #12, which contains vehicles, aircraft, and probably clothing. The other 15 pods could be scattered all over this planet. Adair, staring at the night, asks how many more hours of darkness they think there will be. She cannot believe this planet is anything like Earth was hundreds of years ago. Yale says it is a second chance.

True eats her survival ration (semolina). Danziger tells her to save some of it for later.

O'Neill tells Uly he must eat his ration because that's all there is. He calls True to join them, then shows the kids an Indian head nickel. He explains that people used to use coins for goods down on Earth before they got fund transfer codes. He gives the coin to Uly for good luck. True looks jealous. After O'Neill leaves, she tries to scare Uly out of his ration. He catches on and throws it into the dark, telling her to go get it.

True goes after the ration, finds it, and starts eating it. A Koba is behind her. When she sees it, she screams and rolls away. It intrigues her; she calls it kitty, pets it, and feeds it.

The next morning, the group is walking. Three men are carrying Alonzo in a stretcher, and Adair and Yale are pulling Uly in a cart. Danziger feels sorry for him and carries him on his back. True looks jealous. She pulls off to look at the Koba in her sack.

From a ridge, O'Neill spots the pod in the next valley.

The group arrives at the pod. It has gaping holes in its sides. Adair is shocked to find that they've been robbed. They are not alone.

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Act IV

Yale and Danziger are searching through the empty, robbed bay of the pod. VTO Aircraft, titanium building units, and a land vehicle have been stolen. The don't know what is in the untouched bay, which is not yet open.

O'Neill looks at a large, 3-toed footprint in the sand; 25 years of probe info indicated no sign of civilization. Adair says that whatever it is, it likes manufactured goods. The probe info was geared for newscast; they saw what they wanted them to see.

Walman pries open the pod hatch far enough that Danziger can pull out Zero's head, which tells him he's got an entire body in there. When Danziger tosses his head to someone, Zero tells him, "Easy there, pal."

Danziger sends True into the bay to look for the rest of the Zero unit. She finds it.

Zero pulls the transrover from the bay.

Danziger carries Uly to the ATV. O'Neill comes up and says that the recon rail is their top priority. Danziger thinks everyone should be mobile. He shows Uly how to drive the vehicle. True looks jealous.

Adair tells Yale most of the vehicles and communication equipment are gone; something's out there and it cleaned them out. He says perhaps they were foolish to believe there was no intelligent life here. She tells him that O'Neill wants to follow those tracks, but Yale thinks it might be imprudent.

True is working on the dune rail. The Koba knocks down a wrench. True calls "Here, Kitty"

O'Neill tells Adair that their valuable equipment is just shiny beads and trinkets to some three-toed hominid. It is theirs, and they have every right to hunt it down. Adair is unsure.

Danziger asks True if the dune rail is ready. He and O'Neill head off in the rail, with the Koba in the back.

Alonzo is sleeping under the parachute. He awakens into the cockpit of the ship with alarms going off. He can walk and leaves into rocky, underground caverns. He sees a shadow, follows the caverns away from it, and walks into a Terrian. He wakes up, frightened.

Julia is checking Uly's breathing; it's all right, but not great. Uly is in the red rail and races it to a tree. Julia tells Adair that at least Uly is no worse. Adair just wants to give him a chance.

Danziger looks through binoculars in search of their equipment, but sees nothing. The Koba accidentally fires off O'Neill's rifle in the dune rail. He fires his pistol at it. Danziger tells him to hold off, but O'Neill will not. The Koba throws a claw at him. O'Neill says it stings, then collapses to the ground; his face has large wounds. Danziger goes to him and finds he is dead.

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Act V

The group is standing around a grave on a rocky hill; the grave is crowned by a cross. Yale leads the funeral service. At its end, Adair kneels by the grave. After everyone else leaves, the kids stand looking into the grave. Yale asks them if they want to talk about it. They do not understand why they put O'Neill into the dirt. Yale tells them that sometimes you need to return to the place you think you came from. Will they die? Not for a very long time. Everything is different here; O'Neill died because he forgot that. If they see the thing that killed O'Neill, they are to stay far, far away from it; the kids agree. Zero fills in the grave.

Yale looks at the hologram globe, pointing out the locations of the communication dish and cargo to Adair. The other 15 pods could be anywhere. Danziger, while working on the dune rail, watches them. Zero tells him he is equipped with a variety of retractors. Adair says they should head out once the vehicles are operational; they wanted to be pioneers. True says they won't be able to go home, will they? Danziger gets up to talk to Adair.

Danziger asks Adair if she is planning a trip. Adair replies they are charting a course to New Pacifica, where they dropped the communication dish. He asks Yale to leave so he can talk to his boss alone. Danziger tells her she is crazier than he'd heard; she just can't drag this group over whatever land mass this is. Half of them weren't even supposed to set foot on this planet. She is sorry, but they didn't come this far to stop now. Are you in shock, Adair? They have crashed on this planet, have lost most of their cargo, and a rodent killed O'Neill. Her plans have changed! She promised the families on the colony ship a fully operational outpost at New Pacifica in 26 months. He says that half of them are hired hands. She reminds him that he read the risk disclosure and was paid four times the standard cryosleep rate for this job. And don't bring up O'Neill's death - he was her friend. He says it's about survival, not contracts; put moving on to a vote. She says thanks for your advice, Mr. Who? Danziger. What she really needs now is an operational transrover. Can he handle that?

Julia sees two Terrians standing on the ridge. Everyone is scared; Adair and Danziger frantically search for their children. Danziger locks True in the hummer. Alonzo looks at the Terrians through a scope. True brings the Terrians into focus on a hummer monitor and screams.

They send Zero to investigate the Terrians; they can see what he sees through a monitor. The Terrians blind them all with light from their staffs and disappear. Zero sees no indication of the alien bipeds, then detects movement over the ridge. It is Bess and Morgan, walking with their luggage.

That night around the campfire, Morgan tells everyone his version of their escape from the spaceship. Danziger is disgusted. Julia asks if anyone wants to talk about what they saw that day. Animals? Animals don't carry staffs. An illusion? Julia asks about the light; sun flares are just not a good enough explanation. Adair says there are a lot of things they don't know about this place. Danziger says it's a fine time to realize that.

True is trying to fall asleep. The Koba comes up to her and purrs. She tells it she is not supposed to associate with it.

Alonzo is sleeping. He awakens into an overly sunny desert. Terrians start popping out of the sand. Who are they? What do they want? Leave him! He is suddenly on the ground beside his hammock. Julia finds him and cradles him in her lap. He keeps repeating that he doesn't have dreams.

True walks out of camp; Uly sees her and follows in the ATV. Away from camp, True takes the Koba out of a sack and tells it that it can't stay with them anymore. They wave goodbye, then she holds it in her arms. Uly arrives and says he will tell on her. She chases him and throws him off the ATV. She goes back for him, returning in time to see him pulled into the ground by two arms. True screams.

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Act VI

Everyone is searching for Uly with flashlights; Adair is calling for him. Danziger is digging in the spot were Uly was pulled in. Zero detects a gear reading, and Danziger digs faster, but it is not Uly, just his syndrome gear. Adair starts frantically digging with her hands until Yale pulls her away. Danziger wants everyone else to go back to camp, but Adair refuses to leave Uly. The rest of the group leaves; Danziger tells them to pull up stakes if anything happens.

Danziger sends Zero's head down a hole to investigate caverns Yale found. They are 63 meters long, an interconnected labyrinth. Zero says he comes fully equipped with excavation accessories, but they were all stolen. Danziger tell Adair that he will keep her informed of everything he sees as he searches for Uly in the caverns. He tells Zero that if he hears him screaming in terror, it's his cue to yank him out of there. Without fail, sir.

Danziger goes down into the cavern on a rope, and Zero tracks him.

True is working on the transrover. Bess comes up, introduces herself, and asks if she can help. Bess tells her it wasn't her fault; they will find Uly. Bess leaves, and True sees the Terrians have returned.

Actually, there are two sets of Terrians. Morgan looks at them through the scope. He asks everyone what they're waiting for - for them to kill them too? He picks up a weapon and fires it at a set of Terrians. The Terrians disappear. Morgan says he showed these things who's boss on this planet. Julia calls him an idiot, then investigates the spot where the Terrians last stood.

Danziger, down in the caverns, calls for Uly. He thinks it's an old underground river or abandoned mine.

True tells Julia that Alonzo keeps calling for her; Julia goes to him. Alonzo tells her that the creatures are Terrians, the ones that swim up from the earth. She asks him if he is with her and waves her hand in front of his face; he holds it. How does he know what they're called? He talks to them.

Yale tells Adair to go back to camp and get some rest. She says 22 light years for this? Why did she bring all these people here? Yale reminds her that they followed her. She says maybe they're not supposed to go to the end of the universe to save themselves. Yale thinks they just haven't gotten there yet.

Julia calls in on gear. She thinks she knows who or what has Uly.

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Act VII

Julia tells Adair that she is not sure her idea will work, but she thinks it makes the most sense. The soil on the ridge was disrupted the same as it was where Uly was taken. Maybe the Terrians are trying to approach them through Alonzo's dreams. They could trying putting him under. Alonzo says that all he said was that he saw them in a dream. Yale reminds them that Uly was not taken in a dream.

Danziger calls in. He has found a smooth, odd-shaped column. He does not think animals live down there.

Adair decides to go after Uly. She is not just sitting around waiting anymore. She gives herself the sedaderm and floats to the ground in the dream cavern.

Julia checks Adair and tells Alonzo that it isn't right; they approached him and he has to go with Adair.

In the dream cavern, Adair calls for Uly. In the real cavern, Danziger can hear her. Alonzo joins Adair in the dream cavern. A Terrian pops out of the sand, followed by others. Adair is frightened but asks where her son is. Uly swims up from the sand, calls Mom!, and sinks back in. She dives for him.

She is back on the ship. She watches her first conversation with Julia, then watches herself kiss Uly before he went into cold sleep. She sees an empty, moving wheelchair and runs after it. Uly is there calling for her.

Adair is suddenly in the dream desert with Alonzo. He says the Terrians fear them, are confused by them. The Terrians are aware that Uly is special, different. His abduction is an attempt to understand them though him. The dream plane is real; it is the only way they can reach them. Two Terrians appear. Adair sees Uly in the sand, but cannot reach him before he sinks back in. She throws herself to the ground in great despair.

Adair and Alonzo are back in the dream cavern with the Terrians. The Terrians talk, and Alonzo translates. The Terrians claim they've been to this planet before. They fear they're evil; they've left their mark on the planet already. Uly's return would have a price. Adair will do anything; she will give her life for her son's. It is different for the Terrians. The Terrians start fading back into the cavern walls. Adair asks about Uly. The last remaining Terrian holds out its hand. Adair follows it and asks what it wants, what it is asking. Though she is frightened, she gives the Terrian her hand, and it pulls her into the rock.

Danziger finds Uly in the cavern. A Terrian in the shadows leads them out.

The next morning, Adair wakes up. She doesn't know what happened, but she walks to a meadow. Uly, without syndrome gear, comes running across to her. She catches him and swings him about. He is okay.

The group is gathered, listening to Adair talk. She says if they can average 20 km a day, they can make it to New Pacifica in 9 months and will have 17 months to prepare for the colonists. She doesn't understand this new world better than any of them, but she knows New Pacifica is there and they will be all right there. Indicating a healthy Uly, she says they've all seen something to help them believe that. Morgan says they should just take off, just like that? Adair looks at Danziger and says, no, she thinks they should take a vote. Julia is the first to raise her hand, followed by all but Morgan and Bess. Bess smiles.

The group heads off, starting their trip across the desert. Mostly they are walking, but some are in the vehicles. In narration, Adair says that they came to this planet a group of strangers, and now they head out, still strangers, but united toward a single purpose, braving this new land. Four days ago, aliens landed in a distant planet, and they are them. Now they struggle across an unknown planet, an uncharted world, looking all the while for that moment when they must fulfill their promise and wondering what will stand in their way.

Alonzo says to Adair that he doesn't know what kind of promise they made or what kind of price they'll have to pay. She replies that she doesn't know either, but she knows she'd make it again.

As the group walks on, Gaal stands on a ridge and watches them head off

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