Night Sights

Shuttle 11S1 hosting Baxter satellite,...

this is launch control, making record at 01.00 hours.

It is now T minus three minutes before liftoff.

LSM third stage SNA arm permit to close.

Close.

SSC third stage SNA arm.

Fuel umbilical purge to open.

Okay, very well.

SSC vent one heater control exit.

Exit.

SSC vent two heater control, exit.

Exit.

NCS reports spacecraft is a go.

Time is approximately 30 seconds.

SSC hydraulic external power to on.

Up and down 100%.

Time is 25 seconds Range Control Officer.

Report Range to go for launch.

Launch control, you are go for launch.

Roger.

Liftoff is T minus 20 seconds.

Standby for liftoff.

Weather patterns are consistent.

Orbit systems launched.

Take off in T minus 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five,...

four, three, two, liftoff.

Congratulations, Mr. Palatier.

This is a great achievement for Vast Globe and for yourself.

Thank you, Mr. Gibbons.

Is everything all right?

Are we overstepping our authority?

It's a scrutinous thing to have a close eye on the world.

Do we deserve that God-like power?

That is a question of perspective.

I see it as a complement to the marvels of this world.

Holding up a magnifying glass to a work of art...

isn't overbearing, it's unveiling.

Unless of course it's something not meant to be seen.

Yes, that is true.

Baxter is now in orbit.

Mission time T plus six minutes and 30 seconds.

Jamie, I'm home.

The house looks great.

You know, I was talking to Mike Johnson today.

We were talking about Christmas plans.

And I mentioned that we are free Christmas Eve.

So I thought besides the fact that Ruby has that choir thing,...

5:00 mass, I think it might be nice if we...

joined him and his family.

Always do a fine job setting up for Christmas.

Ruby, babe!

Daddy's home.

Jamie, I hope you didn't put the star up without me.

That's--

Ruby, eat your food.

But it's too hot.

Then blow on it.

But I'm waiting for it to get colder.

What are you doing?

I'm going to eat it.

I don't want to go to waste again.

It's not your food, Rich.

Jamie, it's nobody's food.

We talked about this.

My children eat when dinner is served.

And I have served dinner.

And that's Robbie's place now.

Robbie's coming back?

I'm sorry.

You're right.

The house looks great, girls.

Don't do the star without me.

That's our thing, remember?

We're not using a star, Daddy.

We're using an angel for Robbie.

Oh.

You are both my sweet angels.

Look at it, Abby.

That's where we live.

Sometimes life is so much more beautiful...

if we look at it from far away.

Abby, Abby.

Abby, Abby, slow down.

Hey.

What is it, girl?

What is it?

What do you see?

Why did you sleep with your clothes on?

I bought you some pajamas last Father's Day.

They could've been that bad.

Hello, Richard Hadley.

All right.

Please state your name clearly and spell...

it out for the camera, please.

Richard Hadley, R-I-C-H-A-R-D - H-A-D-L-E-Y.

Excellent.

Thank you Mr. Hadley.

Welcome to the Chris Hapshow Program.

I'm Chris Hapshow.

We're here with Mr Hadley.

Mr. Hadley, people are growing more...

and more aware of this new satellite called Baxter.

Why don't you tell us a little bit more about it.

Well, Baxter stands for bilinear...

axial thermal energy receiver.

Baxter is a surveillance satellite.

It's a resource for the Department of Defense...

to detect foreign objects, spectrametrically and...

thermodynamically on the Earth's surface.

You want to elaborate a little bit more on that for us?

Yes.

Spectrametric measurement is a way to measure energy and mass,...

and thermal energy of course, has...

to do with heat concentration.

Utilizing these two techniques basically...

anything on the planet can be detected...

and examined from space.

So what you're saying is that the radar deterrence currently...

in effect by terrorist organizations for example,...

across the world to help conceal facilities, projects,...

those types of things, that will be obsolete.

That is correct.

Well, that's quite an achievement.

We are very proud of it over at Vast Globe.

Of course due credit does need to go to Edgar Palatier.

He's the visionary for the project.

We were thankful to have Mr. Palatier in here last week...

for an interview.

Brilliant man.

Why don't you tell us a little bit more...

about your involvement with the Vast Globe Inc.

Oh well, I'm in public relations with Vast Globe.

I'm in charge of interviews and press releases,...

just to make sure that all the rest of the world...

has accurate information about what we do here.

So with the super space satellite system up there...

in a surveillance world, tell us why Americans...

might sleep better tonight.

Well you know, I would imagine that it would give people...

assurance of images, details, proof that something...

is existent or not, so there would...

never be anyone in question.

There would never be doubt, only the fact or fiction.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Hadley.

I think we've got it.

- Fantastic. - Thank you.

You got that?

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Go on, Abby.

Go home!

Where were you?

I waited up for last night too, Rich.

Where have you been?

Answer me, Rich.

Where have you been going the last few nights?

You haven't been speaking to me.

You haven't even been looking at me.

What is happening?

I'm seeing something.

It's crazy.

I don't know what, but it's magical.

You saw it, Abby, didn't you?

Yeah, you saw it.

Any new activity?

Nothing.

First transmission is due in within the hour.

Gibbons wanted to be here for that.

He said to send the date over, but nothing too specific.

I'll be back.

All right.

Ah!

They've got to you too, hey?

I can see it in your eyes.

That, though.

That's a rare and unfortunate sight to see.

You're a lucky one.

You must have many questions.

I have many answers.

Sit.

The x's are for the portals.

I'm sure you know all about that.

Portals.

The portals, beacons of lights.

The Earth opens and sends them up to the heavens...

like a-- like a school of fish.

Sends what up?

The souls.

I saw one, last night, a portal out there.

What are they?

What's your name?

Rich.

Now, Rich, it means that the spirit of the dead...

are among us.

Scary thought, isn't it?

When they've served the time in Purgatory, they return.

Purgatory?

The Earth spits them out like a bad piece of meat.

But how?