Defying Gravity

Previously on "Defying Gravity"...

So beta is causing these hallucinations.

Elevated heart rates and body temperatures.

Like you experienced in the past? And I'm experiencing now.

There may be a chemical reaction that acts like a psychotropic.

- A contaminated batch of H.A.L.O.s? Seriously? - All of us are running...

...low-grade fevers except for Jen and Wass.

Certainly explains what's been happening to me.

What would it have to gain? We've been hiding it from the crew, from the world.

- Maybe it wants to be revealed. - Paula!

- Steven! - She has no thumb!

She can't pilot a Venus lander without her thumb.

You will never know what I gave up for this program.

This is all yours now.

I've been having this dream. I'm pregnant. I'm up here,

and I'm floating, naked...

through here into the airlock.

And there's a really bright light

emerging from behind a planet? Yeah.

I've been having that same dream for, like, two months. What happened today...

these hallucinations, the dream...

this has nothing to do with H.A.L.O.s, does it?

No.

So no one has suffered any hallucinations

for approximately ten hours. Is that correct? That is correct.

Well, again, we apologize

for the bad batch of H.A.L.O.s, folks,

but flight surgeon has assured us

that by this time, your bloodstream

should be free of psychotropics. We understand.

Claire can't assert them of anything, Mike. You know that.

The caveat, of course,

being that everyone's biochemistry is different,

so if any of you do experience further hallucinations,

in all likelihood they will be slight

and of no cause for alarm.

Roger that.

Then what's the final word on our science funding? I second that question.

Yeah, the lawys and comptrollers are into it.

We'll figure out something to keep you guys working.

Ah, that's great, 'cause the nearest unemployment office

is 30 million kilometers away.

And I hear the lines are killer.

So, dudes, I'm glad you're all back down from your trip,

but we got a lot of work to do.

Roger that.

Venus is only a week away, people.

I need to see you busy

We're on it.

You guys heard them, man.

And we're all buying

that the H.A.L.O.s were the problem?

Till proven otherwise. Do you have a better explanation?

I don't know. Do you?

No. But I've got a back-up in the head.

Urine bypass valve on toilet 2 won't open. Come on.

I'm an aerospace engineer, not a plumber.

It's funny. You like a plumber.

A plumber who needs a shave. If I was a plumber, I'd be making more money.

Fine. Goss wants us busy, we'll get busy. All right, Paula, you ready?

Two hours in the hyperbaric chamber,

then an hour of physiotherapy. Let's go.

What, it's only three hours out of your day...

we're all gonna be working our asses off so you could just...

sneak away and practice the lander,

and nobody would even notice.

How are they doing?

I'm seeing an occasional spike,

but they're all pretty stable.

Think we sold them on the H.A.L.O.s?

I'm pretty sure Ev believes it. Ted's handling Donner.

Just give me a few days where nothing happens.

When do you tell them?

November 5th. Day after the election.

Why are you turning off the comm?

This is between you and me.

The H.A.L.O.s didn't cause those hallucinations,

and you know it.

Nadia, mission control already explained what happened-- I've never worn my H.A.L.O.,

And I was hallucinating as bad as anyone.

Ted, I'm second in command. I need to know what's going on.

I need to know what I'm doing.

What you're doing, Nadia,

is programming the Venus insertion burn.

Not if I'm being lied to.

No one is lying to you. Now program the burn.

And that's a command.

I suppose there's a kind of comfort

in following orders.

All you have to do is exactly what you're told to do.

It's effortless. It's mindless...

and it completely absolves you of any responsibility...

unless you get a conscience.

Well, frankly, I'm a little freaked out.

I mean, six ears without a H.A.L.O.--

That's like jumping without a parachute.

Prayers and pure thoughts are not gonna stop you

from hitting the ground.

It's not the H.A.L.O.s.

If they were causing the hallucinations,

you and Wass would've seen something. That's not true.

I mean, listen, Zoe, I was one of those people

that never got off on weed.

So put yours back on.

I'm not allowed to.

Rollie thinks they're dangerous.

Seriously, you guys have no idea how weird you all were.

I'm still weird, Jen.

You know how I was telling you

I'm having strange dreams?

Well, we're in a strange environment.

We're gonna have bad dreams.

Dream. One dream-- over and over.

So?

Donner's been having it, too.

Eve said we had no choice but to leave them.

How the hell would she know?

I'm trying to tell you, she has freaky high clearance,

complete access to the archives.

And she looked at everything? Yeah.

Telemetry, cockpit tapes, readings from the E.V.A. Packs.

Donner, Sharon and walker weren't going to make it.

I hate to admit it, but Goss was right.

Yeah, I don't buy it.

She just took a huge monkey off of our backs.

Your back, maybe. Nobody talked to me.

What the hell is that supposed to mean

your back, maybe. She show you any proof?

No, I believe her.

So why don't they go public with I huh?

Share it with the world. That'd make my life a lot easier.

You and I both know they have their reasons.

She flirt with you, Ted?

She's working you, Ted.

I don't trust her. Neither should you.

Ah, the morning after.

Please don't shout.

I'd ask you how you are, but that's kinda self-evident.

Hey, listen, about last night-- the, uh, rule thing.

Didn't we already... say too much last night?

Yeah, we did. I just wasn't sure if you'd remember any of it.

Well... clearly, you are a rule breaker,

and I am a rule follower.

So...

I have rules about all kinds of things--

you know, taking out the garbage,

buying clothes.

I have a rule about, you know,

not wearing eyeliner under my eye

because it makes me look like an albino Goth whore.

Do you see any eyeliner under my eye? No.

No. That is because it is a rule.

You are free to, uh, break as many rules as you like,

and I'm free to follow mine... yeah.

Yeah.

Okay. Okay.

Good morning.

Oh. Well, there he is-- Dr. No-show.

Oh, you know, I'm glad I didn't show up.

You guys look a mess.

I tried calling you.

You could've-- I don't know--picked up.

Jen, I know. I got pulled into a meeting,

and I turned my g off. I'm sorry. Well, you know,

I do still have the costume, so I could always put it on...

mmm. Drop by your place. We could do a little trick-or-treating

mmm, except I don't think you're gonna feel like

doing anything tonight after today.

How so?

Okay, listen up!

You got ten minutes to finish getting dressed

to get down to the track, run a 5k,

assemble in the stands. Let's go.

Space is an unforgiving mistress.

One mistake at the wrong time, you die.

That's the reason we have a chain of command.

That's the reason you follow orders.

Now, Donner and Shaw are standing behind me today

because they have learned this lesson.

In a critical time, they did what they were ordered to do,

and that is what we are gonna teach you to do now.

For the next 12 hours... all gotta be about Mars.

Let it go, brother. All we want you to do is follow orders.

We say run, you run. Push the red button,

you push the red button.

An order is an order. We say it. You do it.

No questions. No comments.

You will be evaluated solely

on your capacity to obey.

Is that clear?

Stand up.

Excellent. Run another 5k

then report he manual training facility.

I think they're trying to kill us, man.

Ajay?

Go to comm 6. I need some private plumbing advice.

Never work with your mouth open.

Ha ha. That's very funny. You didn't have anything to do

with the design of this thing, did you?

Subcontractor. They made a fortune.