A Question of Priorities
Setting: Col. Freeman comes into the commander's HQ office while Straker is waiting for the medicine to reach the hospital for his son.
Freeman: Look, it's pretty quiet here. There's nothing you can do. Why don't you go home?
Straker: What home?
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Setting: Col. Freeman and the commander in Straker's HQ office discussing what the alien could be up to in Ireland.
Straker: Why?
Freeman: Well, we'll know that better when we track him down.
Straker: Well, that won't be easy, Alec.
Freeman: With mobiles in the area, we can pinpoint his exact position.
Straker: Yes, but that'll take time.
Freeman: No, less than an hour. The transporter will be there within minutes.
[Straker looks up, concerned]
Freeman: Mobiles can be in the area immediately.
[Straker slowly gets to his feet]
Freeman: And once they're in position, we can get exact bearings from his next transmission.
Straker: A transporter?
Freeman: The one from New York . . . you ordered an early take-off.
Straker: [With anguish] What have you done?
Freeman: I've diverted it, what else? Is something wrong?
[Straker gives a slight shake of his head]
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Freeman: Look, it's pretty quiet here. There's nothing you can do. Why don't you go home?
Straker: What home?
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Setting: Col. Freeman and the commander in Straker's HQ office discussing what the alien could be up to in Ireland.
Straker: Why?
Freeman: Well, we'll know that better when we track him down.
Straker: Well, that won't be easy, Alec.
Freeman: With mobiles in the area, we can pinpoint his exact position.
Straker: Yes, but that'll take time.
Freeman: No, less than an hour. The transporter will be there within minutes.
[Straker looks up, concerned]
Freeman: Mobiles can be in the area immediately.
[Straker slowly gets to his feet]
Freeman: And once they're in position, we can get exact bearings from his next transmission.
Straker: A transporter?
Freeman: The one from New York . . . you ordered an early take-off.
Straker: [With anguish] What have you done?
Freeman: I've diverted it, what else? Is something wrong?
[Straker gives a slight shake of his head]
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