"Technically Circumstantial"

"Technically Circumstantial"

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Among. The Stars and Bones features characters in

0:03

a hostile environment and is intended for mature

0:06

audience. As such, it contains material that may

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be upsetting or triggering for some people. Specific

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content warnings can be found in the show Notes

0:13

for each episode. Please. Make

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use of them if you need to. A

0:42

month. For

1:22

attention of Jennifer Connelly.

1:25

You. Doc says initiative. Her.

1:28

Auditors Task Force Status

1:30

Report: Mission. Planet

1:33

and tear. Status.

1:35

Report. To. Six.

1:38

Entries included. Entry.

1:42

One. Comptrollers Report:

1:47

Comments Report. Controller.

1:49

Adriana Barnes. there were Duchess

1:51

Force Day Sick Seven Number

1:54

Nine Just Relief Mission March

1:56

Twenty first, Twenty Two Eleven.

1:59

We. Have good. Then you'd expanding our

2:01

set chevy the planet's surface, but

2:03

nothing has been detected for over

2:06

forty kilometers in any direction. Not.

2:08

Even the missing crawler. Realistically.

2:12

The longer were out there on the further

2:14

from the mind we go. The. Chances

2:16

of finding anyone alive after so

2:19

long out in that code, even

2:21

with several gear. Are slim.

2:24

Will. Keep looking until there's a reason to

2:26

call off the search, But. If.

2:29

out there. Than it's

2:31

only likely to be corpses. Kathy.

2:35

Has still been unable to locate

2:37

files on Johan murder the man

2:39

she mentioned in her last report.

2:42

Which. Is out to say the least. Even

2:44

members of the logistics the required

2:47

to file regular lungs. Blake

2:49

might love Nabhan, I just differently,

2:52

but most sign on because some

2:54

zone involvement in offload fieldwork looks

2:56

really good on a resume when

2:59

applying to doctoral programs or to

3:01

you, Doc says. Although.

3:04

Of course, he can simply have been

3:06

having an issue with his personal equipment

3:09

and which is jumping on any anomaly

3:11

that turns up assuming they clues rather

3:13

than just a routine problem that could

3:16

happen to anyone any time. Soon.

3:25

To. Your question. No

3:28

having reviewed what Bannon

3:30

Celia submitted. I'm looking.

3:33

I have a lot Kathy has dug up

3:35

from the Number Night as records. There.

3:37

Is nothing that concretely indicates that we

3:39

should not open the door and the

3:42

Foxman empty chamber and sent through our

3:44

own drones to learn more about the

3:46

rest of the site. The.

3:48

Evidence against the idea

3:50

is technically circumstantial. The

3:53

personally bloody, compelling. Given.

3:55

It includes a room the size of a rich. Assholes

3:57

covered in danger messages. An

4:00

eighty eight people having disappeared without

4:02

a trace. You.

4:04

Are also about to hear from

4:06

Kathy and Ben and Celia on

4:08

the number of strange things that

4:10

have turned up in the recordings

4:12

of the Number Nine Disdain There's

4:14

no smoking gun, but something is

4:17

definitely not right about this whole

4:19

situation. But.

4:21

Yes, the malfunction of the left

4:23

is Celia noted in a report

4:25

has now been corrected. Several.

4:28

Parts were damaged, I believe. so

4:30

for the sake of expediency, we replace

4:32

those parts with some of our

4:34

own. No idea what the

4:36

cause was. There. There seems to

4:38

be a lot of that going around. Are

4:41

you picking up on a general theme

4:44

of wrongness? Yet

4:46

without hard evidence, nothing stands in

4:48

a way of going in there

4:50

beyond Benz decision in his capacity

4:52

as head of the know archaeology

4:54

which clearly doesn't matter A job

4:57

twenty one back at Central. Since

4:59

your reply also time with an

5:01

authorization for a drone excursion be

5:03

on the door. Frankly,

5:05

I'm not sure why you bothered

5:07

eliciting my opinion. What? Exactly is

5:09

the point of protocol regarding cause to

5:12

be made by people with a on

5:14

the ground. If you win the other

5:16

powers that be a going to ignore,

5:19

undermine or out overrule last from the

5:21

comfort of corner office is a few

5:23

dozen light years away. You.

5:26

Could at least have waited until Kathy's team

5:28

and recover data from Number Night as his

5:30

own excursions be on the door. Given.

5:34

The time frames. This is not

5:37

a rescue mission. The. Chances

5:39

that we were going to find anyone

5:41

alive his were already in the single

5:43

digits the moment we made planet full.

5:46

Which. Means. Fishing. To

5:48

get us on the other side of that door

5:50

before we've done a proper evaluation. Is.

5:52

More about getting us to pick up on

5:54

number night as his work. And. Unlock

5:57

the secrets of this site! See you.

6:00

We. Are Not. Equipped for

6:02

that. This. Crew is

6:04

not in a fit state physically

6:07

or mentally. Know what? Have we

6:09

been properly prepped for that kind

6:11

of undertaking? You

6:14

know, Just this morning. One

6:17

of the corners had

6:19

an accident. Nothing major,

6:21

nothing unexpected. The. Scanners

6:23

miss the bad patch of ice

6:25

and it gave way with the

6:28

corner. Dropping through and falling a

6:30

dozen feet was no immediate danger.

6:32

Emergency systems kicked in the forties.

6:34

Scanners detected sorted look below them.

6:37

The know charles of further descent

6:39

and help was on hand within

6:41

minutes. The. Two members

6:43

of the crew. Had severe

6:46

panic attack. I

6:48

will not name means but I both

6:50

said afterwards but it felt like they

6:52

were trying to balcony off the site

6:54

on Tiffin again. Waiting. To

6:56

do. As.

6:59

I was monitoring chapter and relaying

7:01

information is all I could do

7:03

to thank the rising panic I

7:05

felt remembering when Celia and others

7:08

were in danger On There was

7:10

nothing I could do. But

7:13

corporate don't see any of that. He

7:16

just look at the situation and think

7:18

to yourself, well we lost one lap

7:20

left in the trap show but you

7:22

know what they say, it's always the

7:24

second lap. Nuggets the cheese. But.

7:27

Crying out loud, you sent us

7:30

here with an armed assault team

7:32

on a bunch of military scientists

7:34

with a couple of Saddam But

7:36

True doesn't fully armed and trained

7:39

elite recall marines. That

7:41

not make you think that maybe

7:43

just maybe. this was just a

7:45

little bit bigger than we could

7:47

handle. Burns.

7:50

Out. And.

7:52

Three. To. An

7:56

arrest, Report. For.

7:59

Months. Port Captain Edward Francis Twenty

8:02

Third Allies Marines reporting. Day.

8:05

For nominate Us release mission.

8:08

First. Let. Me say that I'm

8:10

very happy to have scanned servants. We can

8:12

finally move forward. Know. Why do?

8:14

And ten some caution. I. Believe

8:17

the team led by Katherine Winters

8:19

has recovered the original data from

8:21

another night a scan on day

8:23

seven of our mission so I

8:25

won't sensory drones until I have

8:27

studied. When. I do. You

8:29

will be able to get a sense of alaikum

8:31

compared to what was originally find. A

8:33

there's been no Lol These changes and

8:35

wishes the next step will be to

8:38

lead a team beyond the door myself.

8:41

Of course, there is a very real possibility

8:44

that the drones will come across bodies. I

8:46

do hope that you on the rest your people

8:49

are prepared for that. Miss Connelly. We.

8:53

Are still coming up empty on the search? After.

8:56

A minor incident I have decided to

8:58

scale back shift legs for those are

9:01

the crawlers. It. Is clear

9:03

to me given the condition of a her

9:05

out of the stain trying to maintain the

9:07

most efficient be a smile paradoxically lead to

9:09

less efficiency with more human error and fatigue

9:12

creeping into the equation. I

9:14

think it likely that surface search efforts will

9:17

be halted permanently soon. Anyway, I

9:20

know many of them have friends among the number

9:22

I just cruise and they'll need all their energy

9:24

to deal with a shock of what will come

9:26

when we go through that door. Dash.

9:30

There is one additional topic I wish to

9:33

raise, provide. Go.

9:35

For francis. Kept up

9:37

with that something. Movement. Alright

9:41

alert. Janowicz Train them. Hubert! Tell.

9:43

Them to meet me at the southern entrance

9:45

to the lab and I just combined take

9:47

monitoring. I'll need a location of debt and

9:49

five minutes. Patch it up. The good work

9:51

doesn't answer site. Apologies

9:54

Miss Conway. I'm playing a hunch.

9:56

I don't want to miss this

9:58

opportunity. There's. Four

10:00

hours until a stellar toss deadline. I.

10:03

Will are not, and I'm if I'm able

10:05

to before then. Francis Eight. And.

10:08

Two. Three. Technology

10:11

because. Comments

10:14

Report. Kathy. Winters data

10:16

investigation team never notice Relief

10:18

me some day. Six March

10:21

Twenty First Twenty Two Eleven.

10:24

I. Am here with in garage you

10:26

silly up in Allah and then

10:29

cancer. As Indira myself

10:31

and the rest of our team have

10:33

worked through the data and built up

10:35

a more comprehensive sense of what is

10:37

going. A number of things

10:39

came up that we wanted to run

10:41

by Ben and Celia. Because.

10:45

Well. I think it'll

10:47

make sense soon enough. I've set up

10:49

this recruiting to was attacked the files

10:51

we refer to and sink them up.

10:54

Miss Connelly. Which. Will mean

10:56

that if you have your screen up while

10:58

listening, you will be able to watch along

11:00

with the videos we show in real time.

11:03

You. Can do that. I'd. Yes,

11:06

It's the Twenty Third century. Where

11:08

have you been? Trapped in a

11:10

bygone era. More like

11:13

junior. Of. Course, it's a

11:15

much more efficient way of doing things,

11:17

Grandpa. Now. Now you to

11:19

Don't force me to make you say

11:21

back after class. The Miss winters

11:24

there bullying me. Ban.

11:26

What have I told you about tackling?

11:29

Sorry. Is this likely to go on

11:31

for a while? It's. Been known

11:33

to happen. See. Because

11:36

if you're relying on me to be the adult

11:38

in the room and get us back on task,

11:40

then. Something. Has gone very

11:43

wrong. Sorry. He

11:45

just really feels like was sitting down to some kind of

11:47

glass. And it's been a long time since

11:49

he arrived On the side the lectern. Yes,

11:52

Please. Kathy Indira, carry on.

11:56

All right, So.

11:58

One of our most and. Fine. From

12:00

the last few hours has been a

12:02

video of the group Hollister lead Beyond the

12:05

Door on day. Eight. We've

12:07

also dug out the drone scans, but

12:09

this isn't just about what can be

12:11

seen in. A three The money. On

12:14

you need from that if the layout which you

12:16

can see here. The door

12:19

opens into a short corridors that then

12:21

descends to a floor below. On

12:24

that floor, there are three chambers

12:26

which end in a second door.

12:29

They scanned through that door, but as

12:31

far as I know, they didn't send

12:33

anything beyond it. Will keep

12:35

looking. Just

12:37

out of curiosity. Can. You everly

12:39

the scans of the antechamber over the top. Sure

12:43

why. Not sure

12:45

yet. To.

12:49

Go. Interesting.

12:53

To the three chambers are directly

12:55

below the antechamber. Is.

12:58

That important. But.

13:01

Don't let me interrupt. right?

13:05

Well, I think it's important that.

13:08

Was watching what the cameras recorded.

13:10

You also watch what Hollister and

13:12

the rest of his team were

13:14

Concluded: That way if

13:17

there's an assumption or a mistake

13:19

or a detail they didn't factor

13:21

in, it might highlight a thread

13:23

we can poem. Is only

13:25

thing that you so when you watch this that made you

13:27

think they would be. Nothing that

13:29

jumped out to us, but. There's

13:32

more to it than that. Yeah. There's.

13:35

A question of. Behavior.

13:40

What? Do you mean. Look,

13:42

I don't want to lead you

13:44

in a particular direction or bias

13:46

your observations. Suffice. It

13:48

to say that Indira in I. Well.

13:51

We've never met Victor Hollister,

13:54

but you to? ah, Yes,

13:57

we have. right?

14:00

So you're more likely to notice

14:02

if something. Is all. I

14:05

don't want the say my. Best

14:07

you're just wants and see what

14:09

you notice on any front. So.

14:13

Here it is. Defending

14:17

the ramp Now. Perfect

14:20

for it's viral put. So

14:22

much in the way, ornamentation, The

14:26

what do you think that seen on the whoa that. Have

14:29

never seen anything like it. Looks

14:31

like a frozen the oil slick.

14:34

Their obsidian you don't sit on the

14:37

was above. Devastating.

14:39

Like a just not me going

14:41

to British months you get past

14:43

the got but or right once

14:46

we finished our little jaunt we

14:48

should try and get a so.

14:51

That liberal. Area.

15:03

Chamber. Be. There's

15:06

really not a lot here. I

15:10

agree. Very sparse. Not

15:12

much of the way I will be technology,

15:15

although. There

15:17

in the corner the votes. The

15:20

floor rise a slightly to

15:23

meet the world been the

15:25

design, but the design itself

15:27

to whatever it is rocks

15:30

or tools perhaps set into

15:32

the wall in a vaguely

15:34

triangular shape. Maybe

15:37

religious in nature? Entirely

15:40

possible. Maybe we're

15:42

looking at their equivalent of a crucifix.

15:44

A stop at that. A

15:46

sacred consolation in the heavens. Who.

15:49

Knows maybe some analysis along those

15:51

lines will reveal something of their

15:54

planet location. Something.

15:57

You'd like to share with the rest of the class.

16:00

This is kidding himself. He thinks it's possible

16:02

work backwards from a consolation yobo from one

16:04

planted in the universe to the location of

16:06

the planet itself. Not.

16:09

Exactly a polymath, all victor. I

16:11

want to find the homeowners much as anyone, but

16:14

that's not the solution. Also,

16:16

he's almost certainly wrong about it's function, but

16:18

I'd like to see more before we come

16:20

back to that. The.

16:23

Say the room as to

16:25

serve some purpose. Otherwise there

16:27

came a safe. Again,

16:30

not exactly a pundit with artifacts.

16:33

Those. Cylindrical odds are interesting.

16:36

Though. They look bigger in the sweep.

16:39

You. Thought there was some sort of

16:41

storage. It. Makes the

16:43

most sense given how they are

16:45

stacked. They. Do look

16:47

like some sort of canister. Get.

16:50

A scale of one of them. They.

17:04

Appear to be hello. But.

17:06

Empty. Know. Contents whatsoever.

17:09

It's hard to be sure. This.

17:12

Scanner is getting some

17:15

interference. Not from

17:17

the scene there, but. I.

17:21

Almost like signal is

17:23

reflecting. Can. They be opened

17:26

should they be opened. Know

17:29

right away obviously but we should try get

17:31

one up to about she soon. Have

17:34

a heavy me about down here for need to.

17:37

Don't. Look heavy and that?

17:39

I think so. And the

17:41

pots? perhaps in each configuration.

17:44

It's. Yes or no. Thanks

17:46

Genovese! Stop Their. Backup.

17:48

A second as the camera turns he

17:50

gets more as the cylinders in the

17:53

background look fat. Oh

17:55

hell. One. of them with already have

17:57

been. If we do end up living

17:59

in the. I want every one in four

18:01

seats. Absolutely. Strange

18:04

though. We. Haven't found

18:06

anything biological. Nothing

18:09

in the number nine states are

18:11

either. Yeah, And. even

18:13

if it was something we hadn't

18:15

seen before. The scanners are pretty

18:17

good with alien biosignatures. Any

18:22

way. From. Here they spend

18:24

a couple more minutes arguing over

18:26

whether or not bots can navigate

18:29

the descent. I think we can

18:31

skip that part blood unless you

18:33

find something unusual in that. In

18:35

also having a pointless argument. That

18:37

especially not. I'm sensing a person

18:40

in your line of questioning. Kathy. There's

18:42

a method, Yes, I promise.

18:45

Let's look forward to chamber deep. End.

18:49

Of alive least for now.

18:51

I expected more. Can

18:53

you pick up anything beyond the next door? Same.

19:02

Problem. It's like I'm

19:04

simultaneously getting infinite echoes

19:06

and a big nothing.

19:10

The unconvinced that the really significant side

19:12

is beyond his next door i imagine

19:14

it takes is another level. But.

19:17

I will admit I was hoping a visual

19:19

inspection my views on the more interesting than.

19:22

What? The during the boat back. Suppose

19:25

we'll see in time. All.

19:27

right? So. In.

19:30

A nutshell, That's the first impressions

19:32

of everything on the floor below

19:34

the antechamber. Or. Chamber

19:36

A D is Hollister. Now,

19:39

with the exception of what you

19:41

just raised about the breach cylinder

19:44

Celia, nothing jumps out to me

19:46

as being dangerous. There's. Been

19:48

no mention or record of any one trying

19:50

to make it beyond door to. Hollister

19:53

logs immediately after this suggests he was

19:55

impatient to move forward, but that the

19:57

team was going to take with you.

20:00

Before exploring beyond. Poster.

20:02

Showing some caution for once, That's.

20:05

New. Psu. Really how the into

20:07

the sky. What's The problem? And.

20:14

Judging by your faces, I will mind

20:16

my own. Business. Sorry.

20:20

It's okay, Not. The best time

20:22

on. My. Point.

20:25

Is that if something went wrong?

20:28

And it's because of something within the

20:30

site itself. Then. It has

20:32

to have come from those three rooms.

20:35

But there's nothing you know. Almost.

20:38

Nothing. Sure, There's

20:40

a room with a weird triangle

20:42

pattern on. All. A

20:45

storage room, With cylinders in it. And.

20:47

A room whose only purpose seems to be

20:49

to have a door at the other end

20:52

of it. I get

20:54

that hollister of was being dismissive

20:56

of the whole floor because he

20:58

wants to skip is vegetables and

21:00

head straight deserves but they have

21:02

to have some function right? Unless

21:05

the site has been stripped, Everything

21:08

salvaged on the way out except

21:10

for some empty space, barrels, If

21:13

that's the case then we can speculate from here in

21:15

the late at the universe because will never be of

21:17

the know for right? right?

21:20

So. Best to assume it's not.

21:23

And I know we know nothing

21:26

about proxy and spirituality, but you're

21:28

clearly not buying it as a

21:30

religious site. Chamber. A

21:32

maybe. but. This. For.

21:35

Unless it's a spiritual journey. Starting

21:38

from chamber A where the proximal will be

21:41

in wound to make ready and not approach

21:43

the coming change lightly of stripping away layers

21:45

of. Pride. And

21:48

embracing humility. Heading.

21:50

Three, the first door and moving

21:52

from chamber to chamber and being.

21:55

Lens do something each

21:57

spot you pray or

21:59

meditate. And by the time you

22:01

make it detained a d your mentally ready

22:03

for whatever comes after. If

22:05

that was an essential part of this

22:08

the doctrine, I suppose it could work.

22:11

The something on this plan. About Chambers

22:13

B, C and D. Monastic.

22:16

It's would syrian. Are

22:22

you backing that up with anything? Or

22:24

are you just having a flashback to

22:26

the last time you ate a thesaurus.

22:29

Look Fabia for me to throw a

22:31

spanner in the works regarding the notion

22:33

of regionalized approximates, But. Honest.

22:35

Was soon that everything has a purpose across the

22:38

whole site. That if those, same

22:40

as a virtually empty. Than. The

22:42

emptiness has to mean something. As

22:44

do a few features. The.

22:46

Triangular shape matter the rocks on the

22:48

wall barrels. All. Missile between

22:51

two doors. No. Other

22:53

ornamentation or declaration of any kind.

22:55

While. In Chamber A Visit Right Of

22:58

Symbols and Glisten The Hobbit. Aesthetic

23:01

classes to the point of unrecognized ability.

23:04

Even. Color scheme to different. Piano

23:06

chambers brightly colored in between all the danger

23:08

symbols. While. These rooms with

23:10

like someone decided that shiny and black without will the

23:13

cool rock songs were doing it this year. Man.

23:17

Who. Else do we know that puts great

23:19

big flushing warning signs out the front

23:21

and then has boring bland interiors where

23:23

everything is templin functional. The

23:26

military. Ten. Points to

23:28

miss Winters. Okay,

23:31

I can see past. But aside

23:33

from adding fatal account or with

23:36

an automated military security system to

23:38

the list of possible explanations as

23:40

to what happened to the now

23:42

the night a screw, it doesn't

23:44

get us any closer to an

23:46

answer. I

23:48

do have another question. From.

23:52

Your knowledge of Victor Hollister? Is there

23:54

anything about his behavior that seems it.

23:57

Out of the ordinary. He. Appeared

23:59

to be. The thing to others though,

24:01

it's main, then I don't think

24:03

that's particularly useful. Okay, fine, know

24:05

that, wouldn't say so. He's always

24:07

trusted his eyes more the computers,

24:09

so it makes sense that he'd

24:11

want to follow up drones games

24:13

with a personal sweet. He

24:16

went in didn't find anything particularly fancy.

24:18

got bored as lovely. as a result,

24:20

I thought you were going to take

24:22

this seriously. He is. In

24:25

my experience victim using the in his

24:28

best when he finds stimulation. Many seats.

24:31

Oh. Oh.

24:33

Oh. Wow.

24:37

I think it's time you approach still point.

24:40

One. I

24:43

was just. wondering. If

24:45

there was any sign that he was doing

24:48

something, Odd

24:50

because, well, We.

24:53

Started noticing a few people doing.

24:57

Weird things and wanted to get

24:59

a sense of how deep it

25:01

went. This

25:04

next quip was caught by accident. It's

25:06

from the main. Have a terrier in another night as

25:08

com. It was

25:10

quiet and one of the Z know

25:13

archaeologists was recording says field notes, comparing

25:15

photos of some of the antechamber. Some.

25:18

Of the camera catches Hollister with

25:20

the to that accompanied him in

25:23

the previous video. Genevieve My is

25:25

there and we haven't identified the

25:27

third person. Win

25:30

some. You remember him? Then

25:32

he. was with us some a written me that

25:34

time. right? Yeah,

25:36

really funny. Like to

25:38

bike. That's the one. Okay,

25:42

Well. The three of them seem to be

25:44

taking a late meal. I've

25:46

zoomed in on them in the background

25:49

and has managed to filter out most

25:51

of the main audio undies the background

25:53

conversation. Apologies

25:55

it sounds a bit of. it's

25:57

the best I could manage. And

26:01

forward thinking which interview some of the

26:03

symbols of like of what the family

26:05

same with the time right about it

26:07

being a place of work sites that

26:09

the next resume and the symbols on

26:11

the second call it says resemblance so.

26:15

Why did you do it

26:17

As to what you knocked

26:20

over the censorship? Oh to

26:22

Vegas And. Are

26:24

going to go. Don't forget to trust

26:26

him over your shoulder. Are

26:28

you sure you do it

26:31

on purpose of code plan

26:33

was to where you just.

26:35

Don't like thoughts on my

26:38

footing as a ruined the

26:40

last verse always souffle. Ah,

26:42

is this one case I

26:45

notice. D. C It.

26:48

His. Hands whispers mean. Yeah.

26:54

Moved. Then. It. Reached

26:56

out and grabbed the shake the. He

26:59

was looking. Is other hand

27:01

was busy with his fourth as his

27:03

focus was on the conversation. And

27:06

he seemed just a surprise to see when when

27:08

it was pointed out. Exactly.

27:12

Like. He had no idea what he

27:14

was doing. But maybe

27:16

his hand did. Not

27:18

a stretch. I'd agree is

27:21

it was the only time it

27:23

happened. But. We've got

27:25

other examples. Years the

27:27

best one. It's. From some

27:29

field notes, spicy know Arc: Alexis:

27:32

Constantinople. But watch

27:34

the assistant behind. Jackie

27:36

Zammit. We think that of them.

27:40

Group of emblem. Pick. Their

27:42

study end of season of

27:44

a little almost looks like

27:47

somebody. To be for

27:49

small on the like. The way you

27:51

get a song in your head and

27:53

it just makes you nod or tap

27:55

your flight significant and she's clearly board

27:57

and not listening, so that makes sense.

28:02

Them and military insignia. In. Ah

28:05

while back? Not really. am.

28:07

I now want to consider their placement.

28:10

She suddenly know him. but the hand

28:12

is you His latest and that's not

28:14

a look of Gov. Oh that song

28:16

is really start ah element of Assembled

28:18

that's looking at her own hands like

28:21

it suddenly because someone else and federation

28:23

and I swear she's concentrating earth. But

28:25

it's not until this to ten seconds

28:27

later that she seems to have some

28:29

sort of Chris Rock Hill no connection.

28:32

See. Their. And

28:36

will those two are by far

28:38

the most obvious we found for

28:41

other instances. Just little

28:43

things. Even if people who experience

28:45

them probably thought nothing of them. But.

28:48

Taken together and knowing the

28:50

day after this everyone else

28:52

disappeared. This. Still

28:54

new footage from the day after. Not

28:56

much that we found. It's

28:58

possible that if the disappearance occurred

29:01

between servers things that a lot

29:03

of what had been created simply

29:05

hadn't had a chance to be

29:07

uploaded to the surface. But.

29:10

We'll keep looking. So.

29:15

That. Was what we had for you. What?

29:18

Do you think. I'm going

29:20

to have to get into those containers. Verify

29:23

if they have any contents. Full.

29:25

Hazmat precautions, the. I

29:29

still want to avoid going beyond the

29:31

antechamber into which or it's meaning, but

29:33

I have to agree. And

29:36

besides was go overseas is footage of policies will

29:38

excursion don't sisters. No reason not to go at

29:40

least as far as they did. Didn't

29:43

Adrian tell you there was already

29:45

a command authorization on the reply

29:47

to ourselves to boat. Before we

29:49

even had this footage. Why? Would they.

29:52

Not. Gonna to that. Of

29:55

course that it. At. Least we have want

29:57

cathy in India. I found to be one. Yeah.

30:01

And in the meantime Indira and I will keep

30:03

the team dig. Try. And

30:05

see if there's anything from day

30:07

ten or more examples of people

30:10

having these moments of involuntary behavior.

30:13

Also, keep an eye out for people

30:15

complaining about seeing streams light spots in

30:17

medicine. right? That

30:19

with Hollister and probably on the same

30:22

day. Yes, Might.

30:24

Not be related, but at this point,

30:26

yeah, we've got to keep the net

30:29

pretty wide. All

30:32

right, This. Is the

30:34

data investigation team signing off?

30:38

And. Three. Oh. Man.

30:42

Who Who person? Who.

30:44

Could. Come

30:47

in support Doctor Celia Athena. Basics

30:50

of the Never Night as Relief

30:52

Mission Twenty First of March. Twenty

30:54

two enough and. A

30:56

brief follow up for me: earlier meeting with Kathy

30:58

in beer and been. Something.

31:01

Has been troubling me about the shape of the

31:04

entertained the door and I couldn't put my finger

31:06

on it until I saw what was on the

31:08

other side. The Antechamber

31:10

Fourteen but he is me now seem

31:12

to be referring to it looks a

31:14

lot like a grand and home. That's

31:18

certainly the way we've all instinctively

31:20

characterized it. But

31:22

the door contradicts that. It

31:25

is as news had previously. Smaller.

31:28

Than the rest. Of. The room weren't. It's

31:31

new grand entrance at all. It's

31:33

fairly decorated, saw one large symbol

31:35

emblazoned across it, which according to

31:37

Ben is essentially a do not

31:39

into mark. And

31:42

now I think I understand why.

31:46

It's bill backwards. What

31:50

I mean is that it's not an

31:52

entrance into the facility. Beyond it is

31:54

there for someone inside the facility. To

31:56

enter chamber A through. I

32:00

am not an expert on these. Things by

32:02

any means. But. Says person

32:04

who has more of an architectural

32:06

engineering focus to his work and

32:08

from don't viewing the footage that

32:10

the policemen to direction of operation

32:12

support my theory. Which.

32:15

Like so many other things, we've been confronted

32:17

by. Raises. The question of

32:19

why. Or. Even

32:21

I suppose, why does it matter?

32:26

We're. Still at a loss as to how

32:28

this whole site was built twelve miles below

32:30

the surface without to tunnel. I

32:34

didn't have an answer. But. If

32:36

this is an exit thing, one can assume

32:39

the majority of the site is the lois,

32:41

which means they could have worked their way

32:43

up. And. Built chamber A

32:45

lost. In. Short.

32:48

What? I'm saying is that the door we've

32:50

been staring at is a service entrance to

32:52

a construction. City. It.

32:55

Sounds bizarre. With. When Indira

32:57

showed us the scan as the lower chambers

32:59

B C and D. I was

33:01

able to see a side view of Chamber A. A

33:04

diameter overhangs the other three chambers.

33:07

With. It stream sleeping floor dropping

33:09

below them by several nieces. A

33:14

curved whole and all the rest looked a

33:16

lot like a crescent moon sitting atop the

33:18

other changes. Or. A

33:20

mushroom. Or. An

33:22

umbrella. And. Why

33:25

are umbrellas shaped the way they are? So.

33:27

That no matter what angle the rain falls,

33:30

you maximize the chance that it will strike

33:32

the umbrella and not you. Thus,

33:35

I have reached a new hypothesis. The.

33:37

Proximal built the facility below us, then

33:40

added chamber A over the top as

33:42

a safety precaution. Knowing. That

33:44

is seen the years to come. Some

33:46

other species dealt far enough below the

33:48

surface that they stumbled across the site

33:50

they would reach she but a first

33:52

and in so doing. Received.

33:54

A warning to stay away and not continue

33:57

further. It

33:59

with a one in a been. John Smith. We would

34:01

find something like this, but here we are.

34:06

I knew that given all that has happened we

34:08

will end up opening the door and searching for

34:10

the never night as crew on the other side.

34:13

But equally. I know

34:15

believe the performance went to a lot of

34:17

trouble boost to hide this place and to

34:19

warn people of the danger. For.

34:22

Once. I wish someone would

34:24

become. My.

34:28

Preference would be to leave it there,

34:31

but your personal theory on my previous

34:33

report cannot go unanswered. When.

34:36

I mentioned how long I had avoided

34:38

doing this kind of reporting Uma in

34:40

that off handed way of yours that

34:42

he's never have handed that. He was

34:44

surprised they gave the responsibility to Kathy

34:46

on the test and mission. Even.

34:48

That you would be the recipient. Let.

34:52

Me say that it was not intended as a

34:54

personal slight against you. My.

34:57

Objection to these reports is as it has

34:59

always been. There. Only purposes

35:01

to micromanage and backseat driver some

35:03

light years away and they waste

35:05

time, resources and personal energy that

35:08

is in limited supply especially when

35:10

working on expedition levels of come

35:12

to the several months. And

35:16

as your other absurd offhand remark,

35:19

That sometimes you feel you lost me to

35:21

been in the divorce. Please.

35:24

I am perfectly capable of maintaining ties to

35:26

both of you despite the fact that Been

35:28

remains a colleague here in her office. And

35:30

I think you know me well enough to

35:32

know that I would never do something so

35:34

good. She's to choose a side. I.

35:38

Hope that clears things up. In

35:41

the republic. And

35:44

ah, You know,

35:46

Archaeology Report. So.

35:48

I just heard of already been over all the way

35:51

to prefer it should be on the door against my.

35:54

Draw sleep. I just can't deal with this right

35:56

now. I can't tell if I'm

35:58

more angry or scared. No,

36:00

it's time. Definitely angry so you're gonna have

36:02

to take whatever you get of my

36:04

conversation with Sealer and Cathy L. years my

36:07

report because if I try to talk

36:09

anymore but decided I I'm probably gonna say

36:11

something that to get me fired. And.

36:14

Considering the bullshit no one's blink that

36:16

my previous reports that it's all be

36:18

something. There.

36:29

Is However, One

36:33

manner that him up while we were on

36:35

the ship that I intended to report back

36:37

to you and Central because taste or is.

36:40

But then I suddenly found myself up to

36:42

my eyeballs in advance reports and surveys, in

36:44

consulting with other departments that distance. But.

36:48

Since tomorrow or the next day, I'll likely

36:50

find myself facing whatever hell we'll least once

36:52

we step beyond the doors. Are

36:55

we get it out a way now? I'm still a lot. God

36:58

forbid I leave any outstanding people work behind

37:00

when. You

37:09

might recall during the last disastrous mission we

37:11

recently on that on day seven of Song

37:13

with Harry and mentioned a strange noise I

37:15

heard while I was alone in the city

37:17

late one evening. Had

37:19

included recording him I report but here it

37:21

is again. Have three

37:23

for humans as that correspond to the rough size

37:26

and placed into the person I positions and. I

37:43

wouldn't say that. I

37:52

will break. Their

37:55

enemy. New. So.

38:05

The time it was one more weird thing in a

38:07

long string. A Weird Things. Anyone

38:09

I found myself thinking about later, I

38:11

figured it was something to do with

38:13

B I or what activity or something

38:16

gordon. But.

38:18

During the flight home, we were working

38:20

through a bunch of commonplace artifacts and

38:22

we found something unusual in inside one.

38:26

The first, it seemed like a clear cut

38:28

case of artifact running the stand. Last I

38:30

caught in the contraband. One had been loved

38:33

by Grant Degree who died when the officer

38:35

shut down. So. We did

38:37

such be special effects and in up this

38:39

Paxman device among them. whenever.

38:42

Saying like it before but was greeted as in

38:44

a text that it was it scanner, some sort.

38:47

Still, Working Order. This. Isn't.

38:54

Even Bucks and Senate and based on the

38:56

I Step profile and all the measures. It

38:59

probably didn't come from it up minutes on. There.

39:02

Were also a couple of messages month degrees personal

39:04

correspondence which seem have been giving him specific instructions

39:06

on what he was looking for and were in

39:08

the beta site. He could find it and have

39:11

a scan. it would help. To

39:13

get his origin and the nature of the

39:15

instructions, It all seems to

39:17

link back to Stepney Simpson. So.

39:20

It seems like she's back and that

39:22

among other things she had a the

39:24

access to a little survey data about

39:26

seven or more likely access with making

39:28

on the tenth inside itself gained from

39:30

her own try that underplayed sites that

39:33

she has access to. A.

39:35

Valid a small report the go to

39:37

a little more detail about what is

39:39

all about. add it has all the

39:41

reports and.on the scanner the artifact decrease

39:44

personal text messages and contacts. I

39:46

guess you can voted on to the relevant

39:48

authorities once you've reviewed insects. Demented.

40:01

Random The previous reports. Captain.

40:04

Francis Reporting. Apologies

40:06

for the abrupt sign of our up.

40:08

Having played my sunshine, I have an

40:10

opportunity to explain it. And.

40:13

Following up on when to support on Johan

40:15

Miller. Does. He know technologist who's

40:17

files appear to be missing from the

40:19

official record. I hope to conduct a

40:21

sweep of his bar son worked out

40:23

of this is not find any of

40:25

his devices, written notes or records or

40:27

something stuck with. Doctor.

40:30

Pannella noting the malfunctioning Listers.

40:33

I. Sent several of my marines dying

40:35

to do an inspection. I'm sure

40:37

enough they discovered evidence of sabotage.

40:39

subtle. But. They're. Now.

40:42

Yes, as I suspect the nominate his

40:44

career on the other side of outdoor.

40:46

The. Sabotage your the lifters could only have

40:48

occurred after they had dancer you. Accept.

40:52

That in order to sabotage the. Somebody.

40:54

Had to be on the side of the door. My.

40:57

Immediate suspension. Miller. I.

41:00

Took some time yesterday to look more

41:02

closely for signs of habitation, unsigned recent

41:04

problems and one of the nominated kitchen

41:07

stations. With. Only a handful

41:09

of members of my squat on hand.

41:11

I brought in Corporal Jensen from the

41:13

Her out of Us Military Research Center

41:15

up with some scanners on surveillance from

41:17

our equipment package. Not. Was

41:19

her interrupting me earlier? She'd.

41:22

Gotten a pet. As

41:24

you heard I went. There were three of my team

41:26

and recorded what followed. Johnson

41:32

to have a subject stop knows

41:34

it. Appears

41:36

to be a three year right.

41:39

Any additional like since. Last

41:42

night I'm. Gonna

41:45

watch trends? You to take that

41:47

don't a hard when you're in

41:49

possession. Yes there. Is.

41:54

A subject in plain sight. Our heads.

41:56

Checking an appetite. Yeah.

42:04

I'll be that approximate location for

42:06

the door subject to be on

42:08

June. Second

42:14

and aired I have on for

42:16

Janowicz and train. Fare Eleven.

42:21

A factory. none of it's

42:23

It's against affirmative position or

42:26

right. Proceed with caution. Still

42:28

from for speed chopsticks only.

42:32

Gilbert say the base of the stamps

42:35

back me up as he comes up

42:37

me for be ready to play for

42:39

easiest is trying to get off the

42:42

cuff roger that census how like distance

42:44

a movement as required and three on

42:46

my mark ready ready. Ready

42:48

Ready. Go. On

43:34

the catwalk bring you back

43:36

to intercept. Our

43:42

ten meters wealth. Or

43:47

into the floor. Ice. Are

44:15

you one of them? zones?

44:17

Remain calm. Were here to

44:19

rescue years he was. Once

44:22

you say that. That

44:26

sense that put the red

44:28

start. We can talk about

44:30

this. Know. Scottish,

44:33

They said it. It's the only

44:35

way they will find me. You

44:37

found me. Whoa whoa whoa whoa

44:39

whoa. Keep the eyes on me.

44:41

They're locked. Looks you have I'd

44:43

put in the stick.so how's about

44:45

you do the same. You

44:48

look tired. Whatever it is,

44:50

I could help. Us.

44:55

No. Good

45:07

job Janowicz! Take him away from

45:09

that age. I've got him. He's.

45:14

A right right? The North writers that.

45:17

Looks like he was doing a food run

45:20

at. There's a ton of Russians in his

45:22

bag. Must have a

45:24

bolt hole right here. We'll look.

45:28

Journals: We find that he'd secured himself

45:30

on a crawl space between to par

45:33

regulators, which explains why we didn't detect

45:35

his life signs in any prior searches.

45:38

For find a data recorder, hunt a few

45:41

other pieces of equipment which I passed on

45:43

the coffee wanted for analysis. Mueller's

45:46

ben city of on taken into

45:48

medical custody. I

45:51

don't know he's a survivor or a

45:53

suspected this point. Bots.

45:55

His being here certainly raises the possibility that

45:57

more members of and hub and I guess

45:59

crew may. There will be alive. As

46:02

soon as he's been medically assessed. had to be

46:04

time for some answers. Process.

46:07

Art. And.

46:11

About. To. Tell.

46:34

Me more than on

46:37

Julia. East is Adrian

46:39

Farm. Oliver Smith as

46:42

captain Census. Many

46:44

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46:47

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46:49

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46:52

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46:57

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47:04

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47:06

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47:10

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47:12

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47:15

Johan Mueller, Devon Manson as

47:17

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47:19

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47:22

composed by All the Mars.

47:25

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