For All Mankind 1x6

1. Gentlemen, I hope I'm not intruding.

2. Oh, lookie here, boys.

3. Gene Kranz, the new director of Johnson Space Center,

4. deigns to visit us common working stiffs.

5. I thought what the hell,I'll drop by and say farewell.

6. Plus,I wanted to personally congratulate you

7. on finally getting a command of your own, Mike. You earned it.

8. I appreciate that, Gene.

9. Hey, listen, you tell Neil that I guarantee

10. we'll do a better job of landingthan he and Buzz.

11. I think everyone did a better jobof landing than he and Buzz.

12. Gentlemen, Godspeed.

13. Houston, this is Cape Kennedy Launch Control.

14. We are approaching T minus one hourten minutes and that's a hold.

15. Scheduled hold for flight handoff.

16. Copy that, Kennedy. Holding at one hourand ten minutes for flight handoff.

17. CAPCOM, do you have our settlers on the line?

18. I do indeed, Deke.

19. Jamestown Base, this is Houston. Patching you into the big board.

20. Do you read? Over.

21. Houston, this is Jamestown Base. We read you.

22. You better not startthe festivities without us.

23. Wouldn't dream of it, Ed.

24. Administrator Weisner is just getting his speech out now.

25. Harry's doing the speech? This is gonna take hours.

26. I'll keep it brief, Gordo.I know you have a short attention span.

27. This is a big day.

28. An important day for our country.

29. A day a lot of people saidwould never come.

30. But it's also a big day here at NASA.

31. And it is only proper thatwe should recognize it as an important one

32. in the annals of our program.

33. Because today

34. a woman becomes one of ourflight directors for the very first time.

35. She earned her place at this desk

36. through her dedication and commitmentto the highest standards of this program.

37. By the depth of her technicaland professional knowledge.

38. But most of all, by the leadership she demonstrated

39. during the establishmentof Jamestown Base.

40. Her ability is unquestioned.

41. Her character and integrity areof the highest order.

42. And so, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of President Kennedy,

43. it is my honor and privilegeto present to you

44. our new White Team flight directorfor the launch of Apollo 23,

45. Irene Hendricks.

46. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, all.

47. I can only say that I stand on the shoulders of giants.

48. And I'm proud to lead this groupof exceptional professionals.

49. Now, let's get back to work. We've got a mission to launch.

50. I want those ascent trajectory updates, please.

51. Let's go.

52. And Irene, now that you're in charge,

53. we've got a few boneswe'd like to pick with you.

54. Like the shower.

55. And the food.

56. And the defective thermal ice drill bits.

57. And the food.

58. And about 5,000 other thingswe'd love to hand over to Apollo 23

59. when they get here next week.

60. Okay, guys. Message received.

61. And I'll be happy to take all your complaints

62. as soon as we get this bird upand on its way to the moon.

63. That bird was supposed to get heretwo weeks ago.

64. Day one, already behind, Irene.

65. I'm gonna file your complaintin the appropriate receptacle, Gordo.

66. - Charlie, let's cut that video feed, okay?-Yes, ma'am.

67. But now we leave our coverageof Apollo 23 at the hold point

68. to return to our special report.

69. We are down to the final minutes

70. in the vote to ratify the Equal RightsAmendment in the Illinois State Senate,

71. and the tally is very close.

72. Passage of the ERA was declareda top priority of President Ted Kennedy

73. in his inaugural speech,

74. and the last two yearshave seen a flurry of activity

75. as his administrationput on a full-court press

76. in statehouses around the country.

77. As of today,36 states have ratified the amendment,

78. leaving it only one state shy.

79. Supporters had actually written off the state of Illinois

80. until Republican Governor Ogilvie, in a surprising turn,

81. threw his supportbehind the amendment early last year...

82. Yes, I knew it!

83. which has createdsomething of a political...

84. Just a moment.

85. And I'm getting wordthat the final vote is being cast now.

86. And the vote...

87. is yea.

88. I think we're looking at a bad actuator.

89. Should only be a few minutesbefore we swap it out,

90. and then we'll clear the tower.

91. I got nowhere to be.

92. It's a beautiful machine.

93. I hold in my handthe prime crew of Apollo 24.

94. Why do I get the feeling there's a reasonyou're keeping me in suspense?

95. Don't know what you're talking about.

96. The astronauts are, in ranking of seniority...

97. Ellen Waverly, mission commander,

98. Harrison Liu, and...

99. Deke Slayton.

100. What?

101. Come on, Deke. What are you doing?

102. My medical clearance for flight status, signed, sealed and delivered.

103. You've had a heart conditionsince Mercury. Everyone knows that.

104. Which has officially been noted as nolonger a flight risk by the medical staff.

105. As attested to in the documentin your hand.

106. The president isn't gonna like this.

107. He's gonna thinkit's some kinda publicity stunt.

108. He can argue with the flight surgeonif he doesn't like it.

109. And as chief of the astronaut office,

110. I'm assigning Deke Slaytonto prime crew on Apollo 24.

111. Far as I'm concerned, that's the final word.

112. Jesus.

113. I know this must bevery disturbing to hear.

114. Well, I mean this is completelyunacceptable behavior.

115. I can assure you they bothwill be severely punished for it.

116. I think I'm not that concernedwith their punishment per se.

117. I'm more interested in gettingto the emotional roots

118. of this kind of antisocial behavior.

119. Antisocial? Well...

120. They're not psychopaths.

121. They blew up some toiletswith cherry bombs.

122. It's a prank, and they'll be punished for it.

123. I think we need to explore

124. whether there are issues at homethat might be underlying this.

125. And I would really like to includeMrs. Stevens in these discussions,

126. since her son is one of the boys involved.

127. Well, Mrs. Stevens is unable to attend, due to the demands of her job.

128. Yes, she's an astronaut.I'm aware of that.

129. As is her husband,

130. and my husband, both of whom areon the moon at this moment.

131. I'm aware of that too, Mrs. Baldwin.

132. And I can only imagine the stresses andstrains that must put on both families.

133. Oh, we manage.

134. Thank youfor bringing this to my attention.

135. I can assure you,I will handle it from here.

136. - Well... -Thank you.

137. Thank you for your time, Mrs. Baldwin.

138. Not a word out of either one of youuntil we are home.

139. And then we will discussthe appropriate consequences

140. for the vandalization of school property.

141. Let's go.

142. - Yes, ma'am.-Yes, ma'am.

143. I wish I could see my dad's face today.

144. Last Thanksgiving, we had a huge fight

145. about whether ERA meantwe'd all have to use the same bathrooms.

146. Well, it'd be a lot cleaner.

147. John Stennis is gonna fightthe whole "women in combat" thing

148. on the Armed Forces Committee, just you watch.

149. He may be a Democrat, but he's still from Mississippi.

150. Well, Mississippi, California, whatever.

151. No way Americans are gonna watch theirdaughters march off to war, believe me.

152. Used to say that about women in space too.

153. It's all just a matter of time.

154. It's the Equal Rights Amendment, Pam, not the Gay Rights Amendment.

155. You can both be as cynical as you like, but the winds of change are blowing.

156. Actuator swap-out and test is complete.

157. We're closing up and exiting the tower.

158. I'll check in when we reach the LCC.

159. I'm hungry.

160. Do they still have those double-deckercheeseburgers...

161. FIDO, do we have updates on launch winds yet?

162. Yes, Flight. Just got the balloon data from the Cape.

163. - We're within launch parameters.-Keep an eye on the data.

164. Last flight we came closeto exceeding angle of attack limits.

165. Oh, my God.

166. - Oh, no.-I'm not sure. I'm just seeing it now too.

167. Lock the doors.

168. Sixty days have now passed

169. since the shocking explosion of Apollo 23

170. on the launchpad at Cape Kennedy.

171. The tragic deaths of 12 membersof the ground crew

172. caught in the tower during the explosion,

173. including Gene Kranz, the newly appointeddirector of Johnson Space Center,

174. continue to cast a pallover the entire program and the nation.

175. The three astronauts who werepulled away from the exploding vehicle

176. by the emergency launch escape tower

177. are still recoveringfrom injuries sustained

178. when their damaged command modulelanded on the beach instead of the ocean.

179. Meanwhile, the three astronauts strandedin the Jamestown Base

180. continue to do experimentsand do maintenance work

181. on America's first manned habitaton the moon.

182. Astronauts Baldwin, Stevens and Poolehave been receiving resupply provisions

183. via unmanned Titan rockets whilethey wait for NASA's board of inquiry

184. to identify the causeof the Saturn V explosion.

185. But there can be no relief crewfor the astronauts

186. until the board certifies the fleet ofSaturn rockets ready to fly once again.

187. The FBI continues to be concernedat the possibility

188. that KGB operativesmight have sabotaged Apollo 23

189. as a way of delaying workon the Jamestown Base.

190. To that end, we would like to begin interviews

191. with some of your support personnelhere at JSC

192. and at NASA facilities at Cape Kennedy, JPL, and around the country.

193. - I understand.-I don't.

194. All due respect, but why isthe FBI still going down this rabbit hole?

195. We know the cause. And it wasn't some Russian secret agent.

196. You think you know the cause.

197. And our investigation's already turned up

198. numerous instances of breaches ofsecurity protocol at NASA facilities,

199. any one of which could have allowedSoviet agents

200. access to highly classified information

201. on the future military expansionof the Jamestown Base.

202. All right.

203. Special Agent Donahue has been givenwide latitude by the Department of Justice

204. to follow any lead that could be relatedto security breaches here at NASA,

205. and I'm sure the entire board of inquirywill give him full cooperation.

206. Thank you all for coming.

207. Can't wait to leave all this behind.

208. Got an extra seat?

209. Weisner's looking for ya.

210. Great.

211. Gotta look at that every day now, huh?

212. Keeps his memory alive.

213. No, it doesn't.

214. You know what it does?

215. It says just how insignificantwe are in this room.

216. What's that supposed to mean?

217. If an astronaut had died on that pad,

218. there'd be a hell of a lot morethan a plaque and a picture.

219. After Apollo 1, you couldn't turn on a television

220. or look at a magazineor newspaper for months

221. without seeing the faces of those guys.

222. Like "American heroes."Best of the best."

223. "The nation mourns."

224. But one of us dies,

225. one of the faceless, nameless grunts in Mission Control,

226. and it's picture and a plaque

227. and then back to Happy Daysand Six Million Dollar Man.

228. Those other 11 guys who died with Gene? You know who they are?

229. They're just the other 11 guys.

230. Have you been drinking, Bill?

231. I'm not on duty. And it's none of your goddamn business.

232. How'd you get in here?

233. Oh, sorry. My father let me in.

234. Octavio Rosales? He's one of the janitors.

235. Oh, Octavio. Yeah, I know who that is.

236. He talked to one of the security guardswho said it was okay.

237. Did he?

238. Logarithms. Hated those.

239. They're not too difficult.

240. Not yet.

241. You wanted to see me, Mr. Weisner?

242. Have a seat, Miss Madison.

243. The board of inquiry would like you tocollect an outside report

244. that was prepared on the Saturn explosionand bring it to us.

245. What do you mean by "collect"?

246. Exactly that. Collect the report and bring it to us.

247. So, I'm a messenger now?It's one thing to be passed over,

248. but I didn't count on being demotedto the mail room.

249. Miss Madison, we've talked about that.

250. Irene Hendricks wasthe most qualified person

251. to become White Team flight director...

252. Even though she's been with the agencyfor less than five years,

253. while I started at NASA in 1966.

254. I'm sorry. Really, I am.

255. But I'm afraid the book is closedon that subject.

256. Fine. But I'm not a messenger.

257. This is a delicate situation.

258. Two months ago, the board asked an outside expert

259. to conduct a thorough analysisof the entire Saturn program.

260. Someone who could provide an overview

261. of the development and operational systems

262. and give us a unique perspective.

263. Now that analysis is finished.

264. Word on the street isyou have convincing evidence

265. that metal fatigue in the second stageLH2 fill-drain valve caused a leak,

266. leading to the explosion.

267. I dislike gossip.

268. But in this case, the rumors are true.

269. We're ready to restart the Saturnproduction line and correct the flaw,

270. but the existing fleet of rockets

271. will have to be taken apartand repaired before they can be flown.

272. So, you can imagine the urgencyfor the board to issue its recommendations

273. and get Saturn flying again.

274. All we need isthis last systems analysis report.

275. Why can't this outside expertjust mail in his findings?

276. Or have one of your flunkiesgo pick it up?

277. He will only give the report to you.

278. No.

279. He won't give it to anyone else.

280. I don't wanna see him.

281. This isn't personal. He builtthe Saturn V, and we need his analysis.

282. The man is a war criminal. He should be prosecuted...

283. That is your opinion.

284. And it is not one that is sharedby the majority of the board.

285. We need the report preparedby Dr. von Braun,

286. and he has informed usthat he will only give it to you.

287. So, I'm afraid that I'm going to haveto ask you to go and get it for us.

288. The Soviet Union announced todaythat its own moon base, called Zvezda,

289. has received its first crewof three cosmonauts

290. and is now fully operational.

291. The Zvezda Base, also situatedon the rim of Shackleton Crater,

292. is eight miles northwestof the American Jamestown Base.

293. Today marks the first time

294. when crews from the USSR and the US

295. are on the lunar surface at the same time.

296. It would be a profound mistake to

297. allow our boys

298. to communicate withthe Soviets on the moon...

299. Mr. President.

300. I, uh...

301. certainly understandyour point of view, and...

302. I appreciate the advice...

303. but that's not reallythe purpose of my call.

304. I want to let you know...

305. that I've decided to pardon you

306. for all crimesthat you may have committed

307. in connection with the Watergate break-in.

308. You what?

309. I've decided it's in the best interestof the nation

310. not to prosecuteformer political opponents

311. in the criminal justice system.

312. Don't get on your high horse with me.

313. I don't want your fucking pardon.

314. I don't need your permission, Dick.

315. It's a done deal.

316. You better watch yourself, Teddy.

317. Maybe spend a little less time in

318. Palm Beach.

319. I put a deposit on that apartment.

320. You what?

321. Gordo, we talked about this.

322. I thought we agreed to wait till I gotback before we took any big steps.

323. Oh, it's just a deposit.

324. You didn't tell the boys, right?

325. No, of course not. Of course not, that's...

326. that's somethingwe'll have to do together.

327. I don't know, Trace.

328. I just think you're jumping ahead of things.

329. They don't even knowwhen we're getting back from here.

330. I know. That's why I didn't want to lose it.

331. I mean, it's a great price, perfect location,

332. it's near the boys' school, our house, even JSC.

333. Then why don't you move into it then?

334. Oh, so you and Sheila can finally havethe house to yourselves?

335. Like I would ever lay a hand on Sheila. She can't even cook.

336. Wow.

337. Hey. You think there's any wayyou could smuggle another bottle

338. onto the next resupply rocket?

339. Not... a... chance.

340. I couldn't get near a resupply rocket.

341. New security rules.

342. The FBI's everywherelooking for commies under the bed.

343. It's ridiculous.

344. Hey. What is that?

345. No. Gordo, what's that noise?

346. - Noise?-Yeah.

347. Dani's taking a shower.

348. Well, don't forget to wash her back.

349. I don't wanna screw Danielle.

350. Okay?

351. It's great talking to you, Gordo.

352. I'll see you next time.

353. Trouble in paradise?

354. Sorry, Dani.

355. Don't worry, Gordo.I don't wanna screw you either.

356. Should go apartment hunting up here.

357. As you know, the FBI is assistingwith the investigation

358. into the Saturn V accident.

359. I was hoping you might be ableto answer a few questions for me.

360. Sure.

361. Mr. Wilson, are you familiar with an areaof Houston called the Montrose District?

362. Yeah, it's downtown, isn't it?

363. That's right.

364. Do you frequent that area?

365. Have any relatives or friendsin that area?

366. No. It's not really my scene.

367. So, you've never been to an establishmentcalled the Bayou Landing?

368. Don't think so.

369. The Bayou Landing is a dance hall.

370. Okay.

371. For homosexuals.

372. Is that right?

373. We've had it under surveillancefor a few months now.

374. The whole neighborhoodis turning into a hotbed

375. for radicals and communist sympathizers.

376. Lots of European types.

377. Bikers, artists...

378. militant homosexuals.

379. In Houston?

380. An anonymous source reported seeingsomeone matching your description

381. entering the establishmentlast Saturday...

382. around 1:00 a.m.

383. Now, do you have any recollection of that?

384. Me? No.

385. I'm a Republican.

386. And a Methodist.

387. Don't hang out with a lot of bikers, artists, or militant homosexuals.

388. And where were you?

389. Last Saturday?

390. Home in bed.

391. Can you prove that?

392. Ask my girlfriend.

393. That would be...

394. Ellen Waverly.

395. Dating three years.

396. Three years is an awfully long time.

397. Most girls would've dragged a mandown the aisle by now.

398. Well, Ellen's not most girls.

399. Besides, it's hard to save for a ringon a government salary.

400. I'm sure you can understand.

401. I think I do.

402. This guy is trouble.

403. I've sailed through50 security clearances.

404. I know these guys.

405. And this one...

406. This one is just dying to finda coven of little NASA fairies to bust.

407. Why does he care so much?

408. The feds see it as a security risk.

409. If you have a secret, the Russians can use it to blackmail you.

410. He'll be talking to you eventually,

411. and he's gonna be lookingfor ways to trip you up.

412. Don't believe anything he tells you.

413. I can't believe this. Well, isn't...

414. Isn't lying to the FBI a crime? Am I gonna be committing a felony here?

415. Yes, you are.

416. It's that, or...

417. you can tell them the truth.

418. And get us both shitcanned outta NASA

419. and held up as degenerate pervertsbefore the whole world.

420. Okay, I better get our story straight.

421. Where was our first date?

422. Come in, won't you?

423. All right, I'm here. I don't know what it is you want, but I'm here.

424. Did you go by your house?

425. The new owners have let the front yardbecome quite... untidy.

426. - Please.-Not everyone can afford a gardener.

427. Yours needs to do a better paint jobon the mailbox.

428. Your father never used a gardener. Not once.

429. He kept it up himself, all the way to the very end.

430. He took pride in that.

431. He was... a good man, your father.

432. Please tell me we're not hereto talk about my father.

433. I tried to talk to you at his funeral, but you left without a word.

434. I had work.

435. Now, what's this about?

436. My dinner.

437. Anna left me one of her casserolesbefore she took Josef to Disney World.

438. Have you been?

439. Walt's vision is extraordinary.A great man.

440. Such a shame he did not live to see it.

441. I'm not staying for dinner.

442. I believe I have a good burgundyto go with it.

443. Hello? Any lost boys hereabouts?

444. We're in here.

445. - Hey, Mom.-Hi, sweetheart.

446. What's this?

447. Pinewood Derby.

448. Pinewood Derby? Didn't y'all just do that?

449. That was a year ago, Mom.

450. - It's all right. Time flies, right?-Yeah.

451. Well, the race isn't for three weeks,

452. but I told the boys if they want to be ready, they better get started.

453. Three weeks.

454. On the 10th.

455. I checked your schedulewith Deke's office.

456. You'll be at Marshallprepping your payload for 25,

457. but I got it covered, all right?

458. - Thank you.-Of course.

459. Hey, Shane, you are gonna chop your arm off.

460. Go and get the whetstone from your father's toolbox and sharpen that knife.

461. Yes, ma'am.

462. Well, it's... That's great.

463. Thank you for taking themto the pack meeting.

464. It was a den meeting, Mom. Pack meetings are only once a month.

465. Right.

466. Hey, Danny, I think someone'sforgetting to tell his mom the big news.

467. I finished my Arrow of Light badge.

468. Get out of here. Really?

469. Wow. I thought that took a long time.

470. - Do you remember their den mother, Carol?-Yeah.

471. Yeah, she said he finished all the requirements

472. faster than she's ever seen anyone.

473. I was proud of him.

474. I'm proud of you too, Danny.

475. I'm gonna tell your daddynext time I talk to him, okay?

476. Okay.

477. I think we gotta get going. Where's your brother? Where's Jimmy?

478. Oh, he was exhausted, so I put him downin Shane's bed. He's sleeping.

479. Thanks.

480. - Let's go, Son.-Can I spend the night?

481. Please. I really wanna workon my racer with Shane.

482. Oh, honey, I think Mrs. Baldwinprobably needs some quiet time.

483. Trace, it's fine. It's all right.

484. I mean, all the boys bunk togetheranyway and so it's not really a problem.

485. And, you know what, I'm making enchiladas.You should stay for dinner.

486. I'd love to...

487. but I've got an early day tomorrow.

488. You have fun. And you mind your manners, all right?

489. I love you.

490. - Thank you.-You're welcome. I'll see you soon.

491. You have barely touched your food. Anna will be hurt.

492. Don't do that.

493. Anna is a lovely, gentle woman,

494. and I won't have you manipulate mein her name.

495. Why do you find it so hard to simply talk to me?

496. I've known youpractically your whole life.

497. You learned how to play the pianoright over there.

498. Peter came to Jesus and asked,

499. "Lord, how many times shall I forgivemy brother when he sins against me?

500. Up to seven times?"

501. Jesus answered,

502. "I tell you not seven times, but 77 times."

503. Is that what you want?

504. Forgiveness, is that it?

505. Okay.I forgive you for all of your many sins.

506. There. Are we done now?

507. Can I have my report so I can go?

508. I only want you to listenso that I can tell you things.

509. Important thingsyour father wanted you to know.

510. Then why didn't he tell me himself?

511. Why?

512. That man had every opportunityto tell me whatever he wanted.

513. A whole lifetime.

514. And now I'm supposed to hear some wordsfrom beyond the grave delivered by...

515. By...

516. Margo, I only want to fulfill a promisel made to a friend of many years.

517. Will you allow me to do that?

518. Your father and I met in the facultyclub bar in the spring of 1951.

519. You had a lively debateabout Mozart and Strauss

520. and a beautiful friendship was born.

521. I know the story.

522. He was a brilliant physicist.

523. Uncommon insightsinto the nature of matter.

524. I tried to recruit him to work with meon the Redstone rocket many times,

525. but he always refused. Do you know why?

526. Because he was a small manwith small ambitions.

527. No. He was a damaged man with broken dreams.

528. This is what broke him.

529. Now, I do not pretend to understandhis feelings about this,

530. and I certainly did not sharehis perspective,

531. but I always respected him.

532. He loved you very much. You werethe most important thing in his life...

533. Don't do that.

534. Don't try and polish up his actnow that he's gone.

535. My whole life, he barelygave me the time of day, and now,

536. "You were the most important thingin his life." Please.

537. These are facts.

538. Facts you did not havewhen you were growing up.

539. Facts which your fatherdid want you to have

540. but could not find a way to tell you.

541. To explain why he couldappear remote at times.

542. "Remote at times"? "Remote"?

543. You know what mattered to my father?

544. His stamp collection.

545. He'd come home at 5:30 every nighton the dot, have two martinis.

546. Not one, not three, but two.

547. And he'd then spendthe rest of the evening in his study

548. with his records and his stamp collection.

549. That was it. That was his life, nothing else.

550. Not my mother, not me. Nothing.

551. When I graduated college,

552. the first woman in my familyon either side, by the way,

553. you know what he did?

554. He gave me a desk calendar.

555. That's how important I was to him.

556. And now I'm supposed to feel badbecause he died a lonely old man?

557. Well, I'm sorry.

558. But isn't there something in your Bibleabout reaping what you sow?

559. Yes.

560. And your father reaped the whirlwind.

561. During the war...

562. he did some very secret workfor the government.

563. He worked on advanced radar systemsfor the Army Air Corps.

564. I know because my mother told me about it.

565. She didn't tell you everythingbecause she didn't know.

566. He told me only

567. because I too had a top secret clearanceand was a man of science,

568. so perhaps he feltl could understand his experience.

569. He started working on radar in 1942,

570. but within the year, he was recruitedon something much bigger...

571. by Robert Oppenheimer.

572. Your father workedon the Manhattan Project.

573. That's not true.

574. These are his files.

575. He worked with John von Neumannto devise a method

576. whereby a plutonium core could becompressed into a critical mass

577. through a spherical implosion.

578. It was brilliant work.

579. Such complex calculations

580. were thought outside the realmof the possible when they began.

581. Their work led directly to the creationof the weapon that was used on Nagasaki.

582. - Fat Man.-Yes.

583. The bombing hada profound effect on your father.

584. It shook him to his core.

585. In retrospect, he felt as if he'd beena participant in something horrific.

586. Something evil.

587. He and I discussed the moral ramificationsof the atomic bomb many times.

588. I tried to tell himthat he had saved millions of lives

589. by avoiding the invasion of Japan.

590. He would not hear of it.

591. He retreated from the world.

592. And from you. Your mother.

593. It was only at the end of his lifethat he decided...

594. you should know the truth.

595. But he could not bring himselfto tell you.

596. So...

597. he asked me to tell you after he died.

598. I've been thinking.

599. Maybe we should take a break for a while.

600. "Take a break"?

601. This FBI thing has you all wound up, doesn't it?

602. Yeah.

603. Something else?

604. No, I mean, it's the FBI and...

605. I don't know.

606. Say it.

607. I don't know where this is going.

608. "This"?

609. Oh, did you mean this?

610. Well, I don't know. Where would you like it to go?

611. I don't know.

612. I mean,I'm not sure that it can go anywhere.

613. And, you know, it...

614. it could be just a...

615. Just a phase. Kissing girls is just a phase for you?

616. Maybe.

617. Yeah, I remember that.

618. It was about eight or nine years ago.

619. I thought it was just a phase.

620. Something I'd do for a whileand then it'd pass.

621. But it didn't.

622. It's who I am.

623. I know. I get that.

624. But you still might what? Are you gonna grow out of it, Ellen?

625. No, it's not about growing out of it.

626. I didn't say that. I'm just...

627. It's all still very new to me.

628. Sometimes it doesn't even seemlike it is me.

629. Like I'm someone else when I'm with you.

630. Well, so do I.

631. I feel like someone differentwhen I'm with you.

632. Does that scare you?

633. No.

634. May I keep this?

635. Of course.

636. Thank you.

637. And thank you for...

638. telling me.

639. Now may I have your report so I can go?

640. You will return tonight? It's a long drive.

641. - Perhaps you could stay.-No.

642. This... doesn't just...

643. wipe everything away between us.

644. Can't you see that? What you did in the war...

645. it's not the same as what my father did.

646. A comparison I do not invite.

647. Let us leave this acrimony.

648. I saw your talentwhen you were but a little girl.

649. You remember? You were struggling with geometry?

650. Don't.

651. I told you that mathematicswas like music.

652. I will never forget the look on your face.

653. Stop.

654. When you started to take piano lessons,

655. it was like the worldsuddenly opened up to you.

656. You began to see God's invisible strings

657. and how they connectedall the constructs of the universe.

658. I gave you that insight.

659. I encouraged you, challenged youand pushed you when your father could not.

660. Could not... but wanted to.

661. I appreciate all that. I do. Okay?

662. Thank you.

663. Is that enough?

664. You are wasting your talent.

665. Wasting your God-given gifts.

666. - I've done pretty well.-But not as well as Irene Hendricks.

667. Yes, I do stay in touchwith what is happening back at the ranch.

668. - I'll get there.-Where? Flight director?

669. What is your goal? Where do you see yourself in ten years?

670. In ten years, I'll be running NASA.

671. No, you will not.

672. Allow me to be blunt.

673. You are not what is called'a team player," Margo.

674. You have many strengths.

675. Intelligence, intuition, cunning, determination.

676. I'm part of the team in Mission Control.

677. Because I was your mentor.

678. And because the late Gene Kranzlooked kindly upon you.

679. Nonetheless, now you have seniority, experience, impeccable credentials.

680. So why were you passed overfor flight director?

681. Why?

682. - I don't know.-Yes, you do.

683. It is because you do not play the game.

684. You resist forming the social bondsnecessary to be seen as a team member.

685. Because you see themas trivial and unimportant,

686. insisting that merit and merit alone

687. is the only important metricfor advancement.

688. Therefore, you are not, and will never be seen as a team leader.

689. Well, thanks for the pep talk.

690. I'll manage somehow.

691. Can I have the fucking report now?

692. Hiding in plain sight the whole time.

693. Always the classics with you.

694. You hold the key to your own successin your hand at this very moment.

695. What am I supposed to do? Cross out your name on the report and write my own?

696. It's not about whose nameis on that report

697. but what happensto the information it reveals.

698. Meaning what?

699. The board believes the explosion wascaused by the second-stage LH2 valve.

700. - Do you think it was something else?-No.

701. The valve is the culprit. That much is obvious.

702. The question is why did it fail?

703. Defects in the manufacturing process.

704. Yes, but again, why?

705. Do you know why the thousands ofcontractors and subcontractors

706. who supply the Saturn V

707. are spread acrossthe continental United States?

708. Do you think it's an accident

709. that so many are locatedin key congressional districts?

710. NASA gave the contract for the valve to the wrong company for political reasons?

711. When I was reviewing the supply chainfor the Saturn as part of my analysis,

712. I was puzzled to find that the LH2 valvewas manufactured by Kirkland Aerospace,

713. a company located in Rockford, Illinois.

714. I was puzzled becausel remembered that contract.

715. I had given it to a companyfrom Colorado Springs in the mid-'60s.

716. Then, in early 1973, NASA changed contractors.

717. So... why the change?

718. You don't need to read the report. Think.

719. Why give a contractto a company in Illinois?

720. What was politically important aboutthat state to the administration

721. that had just taken office in 1973?

722. The Equal Rights Amendment.

723. Everyone was surprisedthat a Republican governor

724. suddenly threw his weight behind the ERA.

725. You're saying it was becauseNASA moved a contract to Illinois?

726. A huge contract.

727. And in a district where he needed supportfor his own re-election campaign.

728. It's all in the report.

729. My God.

730. Gene died for a political vote?

731. Not only Gene. Eleven other men.

732. You knew him becausehe worked in Mission Control,

733. but I knew every man on that tower.

734. This is gonna cause a firestorm in NASA.

735. In Congress. The White House.

736. If it is made public.

737. Why wouldn't it be? The board'swhole report will be made public.

738. Because it holds the potentialto do great harm to the president,

739. Administrator Weisner will take my report, classify it as top secret and bury it,

740. never to be seen again.

741. I don't believe that.

742. Weisner may not be the best administratorwe've ever had, but he's not that cynical.

743. Weisner is a political creature.

744. His only loyalty is to Kennedy.

745. And he will not allow Teddy'sgreat achievement of passing the ERA

746. to be stainedby this sort of ugly politics.

747. So... the only question that remains iswho will benefit from this situation.

748. What are you saying?

749. Every political system is flawed.

750. And every bureaucracy is corrupt.

751. Do you have to tell him?

752. - He's gonna be really mad.-Maybe you should've thought about that

753. before you went around smashingwater meters with Danny Stevens.

754. It was his idea.

755. Don't you dare rat out your friendjust to save your butt, mister.

756. That is not how we raised you.

757. Please don't tell Dad. Please.

758. Sit right hereand wait until I call you in.

759. Don't move. Understand?

760. Yes, ma'am.

761. So did you talk to the doctor?

762. Lieber? Yeah.

763. So what'd he say?

764. The same as all the other doctors.

765. You know, there's a chance that it could work,

766. but of course, he can't offer any guarantees.

767. No one can. But he's got a great track record.

768. So you gonna move forward?

769. Why don't we just talk about itwhen you get home?

770. I have enough on my plate right now.

771. All right.

772. Besides I can't really get pregnantwithout you.

773. You better not.

774. You okay?

775. What do you mean?

776. I'm fine. It's just long days.

777. Never-ending maintenance.

778. So... where's Shane? Is he there?

779. No. Webelos meeting.

780. It's Pinewood Derby time.

781. I love the Pinewood Derby.

782. Wish I could be there for that.

783. Well, we do too.

784. You know, Shane asked me the other day,

785. "Why can't Dad just come home?"

786. You know, I explained to him that, you know, after the rocket blew up,

787. it meant that a relief crew can't comeand take your place.

788. But you know Shane.

789. He knows all the details of NASAand he said,

790. "Well, isn't the LEM right thereon the surface

791. and the command module waiting in orbit?

792. I mean, that's their lifeboat.

793. Just tell Dad to take his lifeboatand come home."

794. Smart kid.

795. Yeah.

796. What should I tell him?

797. Tell him it's like being in the navy.

798. Someone gives you an order, you carry it out.

799. My orders are to hold this postuntil I'm properly relieved.

800. So, that's what I'm gonna do.

801. Hold until relieved.

802. I'll tell him.

803. - Hi, Bob.-Hi, Bob.

804. Hi, Bob.

805. Sorry, just a minute. What's up?

806. Sorry to interrupt.

807. I just finished the PLSS recharge,

808. and I think I've got just enough timeto do some apartment hunting

809. before it's time for "Hi, Bob."

810. - Hi, Bob.-Hi, Bob.

811. Okay. Just watch your O2 this time.

812. Aye, aye, sir.

813. What's with all the "Hi, Bob" stuff?

814. Oh, yeah.

815. It's from The Bob Newhart Show.

816. They haven't sent you anything elseto watch?

817. We've been asking,

818. but so far it's just the samesix episodes of Bob Newhart.

819. It's kind of the highlight of the day, to be honest.

820. And every time someone says that phrase,

821. we all gotta say it.

822. It's kinda dumb, I know, but—

823. And Gordo's apartment hunting? Is that part of the show or...

824. No. He likes to takethese long walks outside.

825. Calls it "apartment hunting'for some reason.

826. Just clears his mind.

827. It's a healthy thing.

828. Pretty close quarters up here.

829. So sometimes you just need to get outside, you know?

830. Hon, I don't wanna keep youfrom Bob and Emily...

831. And Howard and Jerry and Carol.

832. - Love you.-I love you too.

833. Your father's very disappointed in you.

834. You're grounded for three weeks. Let's go.

835. Well, Dr. von Braun certainlywrites a compelling report.

836. What are you gonna do with it?

837. I know that this assignmentwasn't easy for you, Margo.

838. And I just want you to know thatthe board of inquiry is very appreciative

839. of the enormouspersonal sacrifice it entailed.

840. And I appreciate it as well.

841. Mr. Weisner...

842. will Dr. von Braun's findings be included

843. in the final reporton the explosion of Apollo 23?

844. I am classifying this reportas top secret as of this moment

845. on my authority as NASA administrator.

846. You're bound by oathas a government employee

847. not to reveal any of your knowledgeabout this report,

848. or even that it exists.

849. Doing so could open you to being chargedwith revealing classified information

850. and spending 20 yearsin a federal penitentiary.

851. Do I make myself clear, Miss Madison?

852. Every system is corrupt.

853. I made a copy.

854. I could have you arrested right now.

855. And I have a friend who will mail it toThe New York Times tomorrow morning

856. unless I personally tell them not to.

857. What do you want?

858. What I deserve.

859. Flight director.

860. There aren't any openingson the Red, White or Blue teams.

861. Make one.

862. You need one of these.

863. It's called a slide rule.

864. Come see me in my office in... 20 minutes, and I'll show you how to use it.

865. Thank you.

866. What's your name?

867. Aleida.

868. I'm Margo.

869. - Do you play the piano?-No.

870. You're gonna learn.

871. No one's ever been here before.

872. No one's ever seen this before.

873. Now I have.

874. Jamestown Base.