"Mac?" "Mac, can you hear me?" "Where are you?" "I can hear you just fine." "We're circling around Manhattan." "Why?" "Do you need something?" "I've got a job for you." "It's urgent." "There's a ship, the Caribbean Lady, heading towards the Verrazano Bridge." "It's not answering our calls." "Can you go and check it out?" "OK." "We're heading for the bridge." "Going UP" "Get a move on." "The old man's already called me six times." "This is a helicopter, not Concorde." "You try telling him that." "The ship's coming in fast." "We're above a lady holding a torch." "Tell me more about this ship." "The harbour master spoke to the captain last night and told him to wait for permission to enter." "We've heard nothing since and it's heading full tilt into the harbour." "Maybe their radio's broken." "Maybe." "But the captain should know the rules." "He should have stopped in the bay instead of steaming into the harbour." "They must have drunk all the whisky they're smuggling." "I'll go and wake them up." "Good man." "There it is, right there." "At 12 o'clock." "You're right, it's coming in fast." "It's breaking all the rules." "The captain must be off his head." "I'll go in for a closer look and then call you back." "Mac, I want to know too." "What can you see?" "We can't see anyone on board." "It's pretty weird." " Any signs of damage or fire?" " No, nothing." "I think something happened all of a sudden." "What the heck do you mean?" "What about the lifeboats?" "They're all there." " You'd better send a tug right away." " OK, Mac." "Will do." "Inform the health department and put the ship in quarantine in an isolated dock." "OK." "I'll put the coastguard on alert." "What now?" " The tug's on its way." "Go back." " We're leaving now." "This is a restricted area." "I'm Dr Turner from the Health Department." "I was told to come." "Right." "The lieutenant's waiting for you over there." " Lieutenant Arras?" " Dr Turner." "Thank you for coming so quickly." "Pleased to meet you." " So is this the mystery ship?" " Yes, the Caribbean Lady." "It was stopped by a tug." "The men went on board and shut down the engines." "What about the captain and the crew?" "There wasn't a soul on deck." "Just a weird smell like something rotting." " Where did it come from?" " The tropics." "We're checking on it." "We need to do a hygiene check below deck." "Of course." "There could be survivors in the cabins." "Lieutenant, I can't proceed without a witness." "You need to come with me." " With you where?" " Onto the ship." "It's the last thing I want to do, but the captain said I had to make myself available to you, so here I am." "We need protective suits." "I want to go home in one piece." "Tell me about it!" "Let's go and shed some light on this mystery." "After you, Doctor." "We'd better split up." "Charlie, you and the sergeant go that way." "We'll check the bridge." "It's like a film set." "Do you remember The Ghost Ship?" "There must be an explanation." "You told me the captain radioed in last night saying everything was fine." "A whole crew can't just disappear into thin air." "Here's the log book." "Let's see what it says." "Here." "The last entry from last night." "It says they're on the 15th day of their voyage and will dock in New York within 24 hours." "Good visibility, moderate south-easterly wind of about seven knots, calm sea." "No mention of the crew." "Signed by the captain, Pedro Mendez." "Fine, but where have they all gone?" "One thing's for sure, whatever happened must have happened unexpectedly because otherwise it would be logged in here." "This must be the officers' mess." " Shall we check it out?" " That's what we're here for." " Shall I go first?" " Sure." "I thought you'd say that." "Here goes." "There's nobody here." "We can go." "We'd better take a closer look." "We'll be here all night at this rate." "Where the hell could these people have gone?" "It looks like they left their dinner half-eaten and jumped overboard." "Was the food really that bad?" "Very funny, Doctor." "I wonder what's behind this door." "Shall I open it'?" "That's what we're here for." " You don't want to try?" " Come on, open it." "Oh, my God." "Judging by his uniform that must be Mendez, the captain." "Right." "He hasn't been dead for very long." "It looks like he was hiding from something in there." "Look." "It's as if he's been torn apart." " What could have happened?" " That's what I want to know." "Look at the state of his skin and his clothes." "It's almost as if..." "I don't know..." "It's almost as if he exploded." " Exploded?" " Not because of a bomb." "It's like he exploded from inside." "Look at his stomach, his chest cavity..." "It's as if some force inside him was unleashed." "Let's inspect the other areas." "Nothing here." "This one's empty." "Let's look in here." "Doctor." "Come here." "I've found another one." "My God." "He's literally in pieces." "One thing's for sure." "No disease or virus can reduce a person to this state in such a short time." "The log book says everything was normal up until last night." "Henry, call headquarters and tell them we've got a major emergency." "Be quick." "Yes, sir." "Right away." "Did you see that?" "He's just like the other two." "Arras was right, this definitely can't have been a virus." "What could it have been, then?" "There must be..." "We've found loads more bodies down here." "It's a horrible sight." "It's like they exploded." "He's right, Lieutenant." "And there's this green slime coming from the hold." " Green slime?" " We wanted to tell you before we went in." " Is the door open?" " Yes." "Let's go and have a look." "There's loads of coffee here." ""Univerx"." "Strange name for Colombian coffee." " What do you think, Lieutenant?" " Don't ask me." "My doctor won't even let me sniff it." "This "X" looks strange." "It's written in different lettering." " It must be their trademark." " Right." "Everything seems normal here." "Yeah, apart from all the dead bodies." "I don't think it was the coffee that killed those men." "Hold on a minute." "What's over there on the floor?" "That's not coffee." " What are they, Doctor?" " I don't know." "Whatever they are, they came out of these cases." "Do you think the other cases are full of that stuff?" "Probably." "Something very strange is going on." " What do you think they are, Doctor?" " I've no idea." "I've never seen anything like them." "They look like giant pumpkins or some strange kind of fruit." "I think they look like big eggs." "Doctor, look behind you." " Where?" " Under the pipes." "It looks like the other eggs but it's bigger." "It looks like it's throbbing with a kind of heartbeat." "They're hot." "There must be steam or hot water running through these pipes." "The heat must have an effect on them." "Maybe it makes them develop more quickly." "That would explain why the others are still green and smaller." "Of course, like being in an incubator." "Do you think they've got anything to do with those men dying?" "I don't know." "We'd have to examine them in the lab to be sure." " All right, I'll get it." " Be careful, it could be dangerous." "Don't worry." "And as soon as I was informed I gave orders to isolate the pier and place it under constant supervision." "Good." "Put emergency plan number seven into effect." "Has General Hazon been informed?" "Yes." "A group of experts should be here in a couple of hours." "What about the man who survived?" "They've just finished decontaminating him." "He's Lieutenant Arras from the Police Department." " He's the one who informed us." " Let's go and see him." "Sure." "Has the decontamination process been completed?" "Five more minutes." "He's undergone all the necessary tests." "The results don't show any abnormal or active microorganisms on his body." "Right." "As long as we're dealing with microorganisms we already know about." "I'm sick of being in here." "When I get out, I'm going to make you pay for..." " Arras, try to control yourself." " What?" "Can you hear me?" "You can hear me!" "You've got some nerve telling me to control myself." "They've smoked me like a herring, turned me back to front and inside out like a sock for six hours and left me here for two hours to freeze my balls off." "And now you stroll in here telling me to control myself." "Listen, sweetheart." "Please don't call me sweetheart, young man." "You're the one who shouldn't be calling me young man, sweetheart." "It may not be apparent but I'm a police lieutenant, sweetheart." "And I'm a colonel." "Security Service, directly responsible to the Pentagon." "Special Division Five." " Any other comments, Lieutenant?" " No, sir." "I mean no, ma'am." " At ease, Lieutenant." " Yes, of course, thank you." "Excuse me." " You don't need to salute me." " Of course." "As of now I am officially in charge of the Caribbean Lady case." "Now, what exactly did you see on board?" "You talked about eggs." "Is that correct?" "Well... to tell you the truth, they did look like eggs." "But they were the size of a melon or a football." "There were lots of cases in there with "Univerx" written on one side." "There were hundreds of them." " Was the ship's hold full of them?" " Yes, sir." "I mean yes, ma'am." "I'm afraid it was." "One of the cases had fallen over and an egg had rolled under a big heating pipe." "And the egg..." " The egg was ripening." " What do you mean?" "It was different." "It wasn't green like the others." "It looked like it was breathing, like it was alive." "That was the one that sprayed the slime on the poor doctor and made him..." "I need to see one of those eggs immediately." "But we have to be extremely careful." "Call in the special section, squad number two." " You want to freeze the eggs?" " Yes." "The eggs and all the ship's cargo." "I don't know yet what kind of organism we're dealing with, but whatever substance there is inside those eggs will be neutralised by freezing." "Then we'll see." "All right, I'll take care of that right away." "Speaking of freezing, could I have my clothes?" "For security reasons, your personal effects have been destroyed." " You'll be issued with a set of overalls." " What?" "Destroyed?" "What about my credit cards?" "My watch?" "My wallet?" "My badge?" "Find the lieutenant a new pair of underpants." "There." "That's the thing that killed those poor men." "Macmillan." " Here, Doctor." " You pick it up, Young." "The first tests all show the same results." "This isn't a plant, it's an intensive culture of unknown bacteria." "Maybe pathogenic and definitely lethal." " Artificial?" " I don't know yet." "But what we could define as the yolk of this egg is a culture that's designed to ripen." "It reacts to heat." "When the temperature rises its cells mutate and it becomes lethal." " How?" " Come and have a look." "Watch this." "As you can see, I'm extracting a sample of the substance from inside the egg." "What's that stuff?" "It caused those men's deaths, didn't it?" "Exactly." "It's 100 per cent active." "Now watch." "I'm now going to inject some of this liquid into the animal." "There." "We just have to wait." "The effect's almost instantaneous." "My God." "I saw it happen to humans." "It's terrifying." "Do you have any idea how or why this happens?" "We need more time for the tests." "If you need help, don't worry." "The State Department can open any door." "We could call Hilton at the University of Michigan." "He's the top expert on artificial bacterial cultures and mutagens." "We can have him here in three hours." " Can you see to that, Young?" " Right away." "I feel responsible for all this." "If I'd alerted you straightaway when that ship was towed in, there would have been three less deaths and you would have had more time to investigate." "I don't think you were responsible for notifying me, Lieutenant." " Can I go?" " No." "You're staying here." "What else can I do?" "Don't underestimate yourself." "You can't leave here because I need you." "Well, if I really am necessary..." "To be honest, I don't really need you working with me." "But seeing as you've been involved in this business right from the start," "I'd rather keep the number of people who know about it to a minimum." "Have I made myself clear?" "Yes." "Maybe too clear." "Where do we start?" "First we need to find out who was supposed to receive this lethal cargo." "I've already checked." "It's an import-export company." "They don't have an office, just a warehouse in the Bronx." "Oh, my God, that's their plan." "That's where the central sewer is." " Sewer?" " Yes, sewer." "Sewers are damp, warm and snug, just like a massive incubator." "Imagine a hundred of those eggs scattered around New York's sewers." "They'd blow up the entire city in a few hours." "Hold on a minute." "The ship was going to be unloaded tomorrow morning." "Right." "Whoever was supposed to receive this cargo may not know about it yet." "We might catch them by surprise." "De Silva, you go first." "Open up!" "Open up!" "There's somebody in there, I'm sure." "It's probably the watchman." "What do you want at this time of night?" "Police check." "We've got a search warrant." "Open up." "OK, OK, OK." " Young!" " Open fire!" "Drop your guns." "Go on." "You're surrounded." "There's no way out." "No." "You stay here." "Bring in the flamethrowers." "The flamethrowers?" "Why?" "It's the safest way to destroy those eggs." "Go on, burn everything." "First you freeze all the ship's cargo, now you're burning these." "You don't believe in half-measures." "I'm just doing my duty." "You must have realised by now that national security is at stake." "And probably even more too." "Dr Hilton and I have managed to analyse the composition of the eggs." "There." "Segmented dodecahedric cells." "They never showed us those at police college." "They don't actually exist in nature." "Not in our nature." "Or in the mutations we've been able to create up till now." "As you can see, the cells of these eggs have a silicon-based structure whereas all terrestrial organisms' cells are carbon-based." "Terrestrial organisms?" "We think these don't belong to our planet." "You mean that they could come from space?" "Why not?" "How many worlds are there in the universe?" "Millions." "Maybe billions." "Sure, they're millions of light years away from Earth." "But perhaps a life form like this doesn't have the same concept of time as us." "It remains inert and shapeless, passive as long as it stays in the freezing temperatures of sidereal space." "But if it falls into an atmosphere like ours, the heat can activate its seeds and make the eggs grow." "If you're talking about spores drifting around in space, they have one chance in several billion of falling here on Earth." "And so it's practically impossible." "Completely." "Unless they come... from a much closer planet." "Of course!" "Try to imagine that it all happened not because the seeds that generate the eggs came to us, but because we went to them." "A man could easily have brought the seeds here." "But a man would never do anything like that." "The warehouse guards might have been crazy hotheads but they were still men." "Yes, but people can't just go into space and come back without anybody knowing." "We knew about it." "We've always known about it right from the start." "Don't you remember the mission to Mars?" "Hubbard, one of the project's two astronauts, the first one to set foot on the red planet, was slightly crazy when he came back to Earth." "He said strange things had happened to him at the Martian Pole." "Yes, but the other astronaut, Hamilton, said that Hubbard had dreamt it." "Don't you remember what else Hubbard said when he came back?" "He spoke of..." "That's right." "Now I remember." "He said he'd seen eggs." "Yes." "Eggs." "Long, oval eggs." "Eggs like footballs." "Like that one over there behind us." "I think Hubbard wasn't as crazy as we all thought he was." "Me included." "Right." "We need to find Hubbard as quickly as possible." "Are you sure this is the house?" "It's the most recent address in our files." "I'd rather go by myself." "You wait here." " All right." "If you need me, whistle." " OK." "Why does she want to go by herself?" "Well, Stella Holmes was on the committee that questioned Hubbard after his mission to Mars." "She was one of those who said he was crazy when he returned from space." "Maybe she feels a bit guilty." "I didn't think she was capable of human reactions." "Yes, we know each other, Commander Hubbard." "I'm Stella Holmes." "Colonel Holmes." "Special Division Five." "You're the last person I want to see." "What else do you want from me?" "Haven't you put me through enough..." "Stop it, Hubbard." "Don't overdo it." "I fully understand your bitterness, seeing as I was on the committee that questioned you." "Questioned?" "You judged me and convicted me, Colonel." "I was kicked out like some... some crazy visionary." "Why have you come here anyway?" "Has your curiosity returned?" "Come on, Colonel, what do you want to know now?" "How many times a week I screw?" "If you're always like this, you wouldn't even be able to get it up using a crane." " What do you want?" " Information." "And I want it right now." "Time is of the essence." "This is a very serious matter." "Here." "Do you recognise this drawing?" "What about this one?" "Why do you keep tormenting me?" "Can't you see that this whole business has been over and done with for years?" "These are your drawings." "This is what you claim to have seen on Mars, right?" "Why won't you leave me alone?" "I never saw anything." "You were right." "I made a mistake during that mission." "Nothing strange happened." "I know what you went through." "Shame, dishonour." "Everybody was against you and treated you like a hallucinating madman." "And you were with them." "You were right in the front row." "Yes, I remember you, Colonel Holmes." "I remember you only too well." "With your top-of-the-class attitude, your sarcasm, your smugness." "Always so sure of yourself." "Always so damn..." "Conceited and arrogant." "You're right." "Now I know." "You were always right, all along." "Does this look like what you saw?" "But... this is a photograph." "There haven't been any more missions to Mars." "No." "These were found here on Earth." "Thousands of them." " Here?" " Yes, here, in the United States." "We found them by chance and burnt them." "But how many of them are left, where, and what exactly they are, we don't know." "Hubbard, you're the only one who can help us." "You said you saw them on Mars." "You do remember, don't you?" "Look, it was all... all such a long time ago." "Please tell me what happened on Mars two years ago." "You know everything about our mission." "We reached Mars and landed on the polar ice cap." "Hamilton and I got out and had a look around." "After a while we came to an opening, a kind of cave in a mountain of ice." "And..." "And then we..." "Go on." "What happened after that?" "It's all so confused, it's..." "It's difficult to remember." "Well... we went into the cave." "It was dark and strangely humid." "It was there that we saw the eggs." "Oh, my God, there were so many of them." "They were green..." "like the one in your photograph." "Then we heard a noise coming from the back of the cave, as if something was approaching." "Something terrible, radiating a light." " A light?" " Yes." "It was moving slowly towards us and the cave was filling up with a blinding, hypnotic light." "I looked at Hamilton and his eyes..." "Hamilton was beginning to... was beginning to..." "Hamilton!" "Mars has always stimulated man's imagination." "It is a common belief that there are other life forms in our solar system, particularly on Mars." "HG Wells imagined Martians as tentacled monsters invading Earth." "Others portrayed them as little green men." "But as far as that cave was concerned, there was absolutely nothing inside it." "No life forms, just rocks and ice like the rest of Mars." "And so..." "I'm sorry to have to contradict my colleague Hubbard." "Our mission pushed us beyond human limits." "We came close to a nervous breakdown more than once." "I was just luckier than my poor friend, that's all." "Son of a bitch." "He even managed to convince me." "Now we know that Hamilton lied." "But I don't understand." "If he'd seen those eggs, why did he deny it?" "Let's question Hamilton again." "If we could, we would." "But it's not possible." "I don't have a gift for bringing corpses back to life, Major." "Unfortunately Hamilton died six months ago." " What?" " Yes." "His private jet went down off the coast of Florida." "So, Colonel, who could be responsible?" "Hubbard?" "You saw the state he's in." "But he was the first person to talk to us about the eggs." "And so I think we need to take the investigation in a different direction." "What do you intend to do?" "Well, I do actually have a plan." "If I could call the Pentagon and persuade them to authorise me..." "Call the airport and book three seats on the first flight." "Tourist class, like regular passengers." "Invent three names and get three fake passports." "OK." "Did Washington give the green light?" "Yes, but with certain conditions, as usual." "I've only got 72 hours to solve the case." "If I don't, they'll raise the alarm and call a special session of the Security Council." "That means the people controlling the eggs will be able to find a safer hiding place." "Exactly." "We've got to stop them before then." "Luckily we already have a lead." "Do you mean that coffee company in South America?" "Very good." "I'm glad to know that you're not such an idiot after all, especially..." "What's that?" "Since I've decided to bring you with me." "It's very flattering to know that your superiors appreciate you." "I mean it." "We're leaving right away." "Go and pack." "There's no need." "I travel light." "Well, go and get a spare comb, then." "Do you understand?" "Yes, I understand." "You two would rather be alone." "See you later." "Have fun." "So what are you going to do?" "Are you coming with us?" "No." "I got out a long time ago." "Didn't you countersign my discharge?" "I can reinstate you in your previous grade in 48 hours if that's what you want." "I don't give a damn about your grades." "What good have they done me?" "With all my diplomas and merits, I'm still a wreck." "OK." "You can sit there and wallow in self-pity if that's what you want." "But I was convinced that... under that wreck there was still a man." "A man who had the guts to go to Mars." "A man who fought to the end for what he believed was right." "A man who could help us save this damn planet from a fate worse than death." "But that man remained up there on the glaciers of Mars and there's nothing left of him..." " If you were a man, I'd..." " What would you do?" "Nothing." "You wouldn't do anything." "You're no longer capable of doing anything." "You're a wimp." "You're only half a man." "That's just so you realise it's best not to mess with me." "Right." "That's just how I like you, Hubbard." "Now, do you fancy a little trip to South America?" "They've arrived." "They're at the Hotel Prado." "Three separate rooms." "On the second floor." "I don't know who the guy in the middle is, but he looks like a cop." "She's Stella Holmes." "A first-class brain." "Too bad." "And then..." "look who it is." "My old friend Hubbard from the Mars mission." "He's the only one we still haven't been able to get." "But his turn will come." "What do you intend to do?" "Don't worry, darling." "They haven't found out anything yet." "We're running this game." "Since they're on our territory, let's start by sending them a welcome gift." "Stella Holmes will be first." "The coffee factory's here." "If this is their headquarters, the egg plantation should be somewhere in this area." "If the eggs are there, I'll find them." "Very good." "You can fly over this area tomorrow morning." "Arras and I will search the coffee factory." "Let's not take anything for granted." "Remember that you're dealing with something from another planet." "We've already lost a whole day travelling." "We'll make up for it tomorrow." "We're in big trouble if we don't, along with the rest of humanity." "Well, if we don't have a bite to eat this piece of humanity could be in big trouble very soon." " Shall we go and eat?" " Not yet." "In half an hour." " Why not now?" " Because I want to wash and change." "Jesus, the world's about to be wiped out and you're worried about getting changed." "Listen, Arras, if I'm going to be wiped out with the rest of the world," "I'd rather be wearing a nice dress and clean underwear." "What the colonel's trying to tell you, Arras, is that some people travel with more than just a comb and a pair of pyjamas." "I sleep naked." "I don't wear pyjamas." "Out." "I want to have a shower." "She said out." "Didn't you hear?" "I said out." " I was talking to both of you." " OK." "What a shame." "Such a beautiful woman." "Is something wrong with her or is she happily married?" "Of course." "To a whip and a test tube." "You know, I think the colonel would have been in her element in one of those ice caves on Mars." "Deep down all women are the same." "It's just a question of knowing how to handle them." " I know how to do it, if I say so myself." " Really?" "Don't worry, I'm not going to try it on with Stella." "I'm a warm-blooded creature." "I don't like the cold." " I'll see you at lunch." " In half an hour?" "Very good." "See you later." "Didn't you say you didn't like the cold?" "Yes, you're right." "I'd better turn off the air conditioning." "It's not the only thing you should turn off." "All right, all right." " I'll come and get you in half an hour." " All right." "Who's there?" "Oh, my God!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Hello?" "Could you give me the number of the airport, please?" "Help!" "Can I speak to the operator, please?" "Can you put me through to Miss Stella Holmes' room?" "Number 227." "Thank you." "Help!" "Help!" "Get me out of here!" "Help!" "Hubbard!" "I'm sorry, sir, there's no answer from room 227." "That's fine, no problem." "Thank you." " Ready?" " Yes, I was just waiting for you." "Are we going to eat here in the hotel or go somewhere else?" "I think we'll do what the colonel decides, as usual." "I think we should call her." "No, let's go and eat on our own." " Yeah, but she..." " No, no, no." "Let's leave her alone." "If she's hungry she can order room service." "What, an ice lolly?" "It's strange, though." "It's not like her to be late." "You're right." "When I put a "Do not disturb" sign on my door it's because I'm doing serious stuff, not just having a shower." "What's the matter?" "I don't know." "Maybe we'd better knock." "No, come on." "What if she's sleeping?" "Don't worry." "I'll take the blame." "Help!" "Help!" "Hubbard, get me out of here!" "Help!" "Hubbard!" "Hubbard!" "Help!" "Get me out of here!" "Just a little." "Bon appétit." "Thank you." " This is a local speciality." " Really?" "I got them to make it for you to celebrate the untimely and tragic demise of Stella Holmes." "What's wrong?" "The egg." "The egg." "But..." "What's happened to the egg?" "I felt it inside me, like I always do." "Another one of our creatures has been sacrificed in vain." "It was all to no avail." "That woman is still alive." " But... that's impossible." " I know she is." "I can feel..." "I can feel that she's alive." "The egg didn't manage to kill her." "Out!" "Everybody out!" "Leave me alone." "You too." "Out!" "This place looks really bleak." "I've got this nasty feeling inside my head." " It could mean we're on the right track." " Yeah..." "It could also mean that we're heading straight into a trap." "Would you feel safer if we had the Marine Corps as back-up?" "I don't aspire to be a national hero," "I'm happy with a modest police pension." "Hello." "We phoned this morning." "Are you Mr Gomez?" "No, sir." "That's Mr Gomez." "Gomez, these are the Americans who called about the coffee order." "This is Mr Gomez." "Hello, my name's Arras." "Pleased to meet you." " Hello, Mr Gomez." " Shall we go in?" "Of course." "This way." "As you can see, we use the most modern equipment." "We have 200 employees in various departments, which each have a different function." "Here the coffee is roasted at different temperatures depending on where it is exported." "We roast three tons every day." "If you teamed up with a Swiss cattle farm you'd make great cappuccino." "Madam?" "This American lady and gentleman would like information about our coffee." "Yes, I was waiting for them." "You can go." "I'm Perla de la Cruz, the owner." "How can I help you?" "Well, we'd like to buy a large batch of your coffee." "You see, we know that you have this very unique type." "Yes, a very special kind." "I know you recently sent a large shipment to New York on the Caribbean Lady." "That's right." " Really?" " Yes." "Doesn't that name mean anything to you?" "Frankly, no." "We send shipments all over the world." "But if you'd like to get an idea of the various kinds of coffee we produce, follow me." " Then, you can choose the one you like." " Excellent idea." "We have a complete production chain here, including instant and decaffeinated coffee." "The various operations are controlled by electronic machines." "Each unit is vacuum-packed and contains 200 grams of coffee." "This way, please." "This is where the coffee is unloaded and stored before processing." "Our plantations are nearby." "Interesting, isn't it?" "There we are." "We've reached the end." "The end?" "What does that mean?" "All your questions will be answered here." "This is proof that you're the one cultivating those eggs, right?" "Yes." "But I'm not alone." "I'm the head of this operation." "Hamilton!" "You're still alive?" "Yes, but luckily you won't be able to tell anyone." "A map... and a flare pistol." "It's not much but it's better than nothing." " Arras?" " Yes, Colonel Holmes." "You can call me Stella." "Thanks." " My name's Tony." " OK." "Well, Tony, if only we'd listened to your sound Brooklyn cop instinct instead of my MIT-graduate calculations." "You're right." "I told you I felt something scratching my head from the inside." "A premonition." "I'm very receptive." "Maybe it's because I've got a low IQ." "You want to know something?" "Now I can tell you." "You've always made me feel like a caveman." "You're the first woman in my whole life that I didn't have the guts to try it on with." "What a pity." "Maybe this was the one time that it was really worth trying." "Turn around towards me." "It's not much, I know." "It's the most fantastic thing that's happened to me in my whole life." "Who did this?" "It was... zombies." "White zombies." "White zombies." "Come on!" "Move!" "This way." "Hurry up!" "Get a move on." "First squad, sector A." "Second squad, sector B." "Only pick the ripe ones." "White zombies." "Watch out." "Handle those eggs carefully." "Slowly." "Slowly!" "I said slowly!" "Come on, let's go." "Let's go." "On your feet." "It's time to go." "Where?" "To the Cyclops." " The Cyclops?" " Yes." "The Cyclops." "Hey, you." "Where the hell do you think you're going?" "That's not your place." "Get in the front." "Come on, we've got to go." "Hundreds of eggs are being collected right now." "Everything will be ready in a few days." "The cases will be shipped all around the world." "This time there won't be any mistakes." "No one will stop us." "What's the purpose of all this, Hamilton?" "It's absolute madness." "What's the purpose of a living being?" "To grow, multiply, survive." "Eat so as not be eaten." "Kill so as not be killed." "The strongest creature will crush the weakest." " You're not talking like a human being." " He's not a human being." "He was once but sadly he isn't any more." "You can't understand me." "A superior being is speaking to you through me." "He can destroy you with the mere power of his mind." "No, he's not that superior." "You were destroyed, Hamilton." "Hubbard wasn't." "His mind resisted on Mars and now it can resist again here." "It will destroy your damned master, the monster that's dominating you." "Yes, that's true." "Hubbard resisted." "But he no longer exists, Colonel Holmes." "We arranged for his little plane to be sabotaged." "Hubbard is dead." "Dead?" " Everything all right?" " Yes." "We've collected 240 eggs." "Excellent." "Give me the checklist." "This is the Cyclops who creates the eggs." "He grew out of the tiny seed that I brought back from Mars." "He produces the eggs and the heat causes them to ripen." "Go on." "He's calling you." "He wants you." "Go!" "Tony." "Tony..." "Tony, no!" " Shut up!" " Let me go." " It's no use." " Tony!" "Tony, stop!" "Tony!" "Stop!" "He's in his power." "One false move and I'll shoot you." "Hubbard!" "So you know who I am." "Then you'll also know that I've got nothing to lose." "Where do you incubate the eggs'?" "It's too late." "Hamilton has captured your friends." "Hamilton?" "Yes, your old friend Hamilton." "Where are they?" "Where are they?" "In the forbidden room." "Take me there." "Move!" "Tony!" "No!" "No!" "Look." "Look!" "Look." "Now go." "It's your turn." "If you say one word, you're dead." "Kill him!" "He's a spy." "Stop!" "No!" "Hamilton!" "Watch out!" "If you shoot you'll hit her." "No!" "Hamilton, don't shoot." "Don't do what the Cyclops commands." "Don't shoot!" "No!" "Stella!" "Damn you!" "This way!" "Surround the factory." "Block off the area." "We're safe." "It's doomed now." "Let's go." "Stop!" " Come on." " Keep moving." "Go on, keep going." "Poor Hamilton." "It wasn't his fault." "The man you saw was just an appendage of that monster." "Completely under his power from the moment they met in that cave on Mars." "Right, and they both died at the same time." "But the real Hamilton never came back to Earth." "He stayed up there." "On Mars, on the Cyclops star." "From now on it'll be hard for us to look at the sky without thinking that maybe somewhere in space" "there's still something waiting."