SERIES ONE - Orac (A13)

[Scene: The planet's surface, on the sea shore. Travis passes an obelisk and examines a plant.]
SERVALAN: Travis -- here! [He comes over and opens a trap-door amongst the rocks.]
TRAVIS: There must be an easier way to get into the laboratory than this.
SERVALAN: The surface force barrier is impenetrable. We must go under it.
TRAVIS: Let's see the old man's map again.
SERVALAN: We go straight along this passage, turn right at the junction, and then straight on.
TRAVIS: Yeah, they begin to run below sea level there. Let's hope they're not flooded.
SERVALAN: Well, let's get started.
TRAVIS: Right. [They go down some steps into a tunnel. Travis looks around.]
SERVALAN: Travis!
TRAVIS: Huh?
SERVALAN: It's this way. [They walk through wet tunnels, there are loud breathing sounds in the background.]

[Scene: The tunnels. Travis and Servalan are moving through them.]
SERVALAN: Travis.
TRAVIS: Uh?
SERVALAN: Listen. What is it?
TRAVIS: I dunno, but it's been behind us since we started.
SERVALAN: Let's keep going.
TRAVIS: Look, the tunnel's blocked.
SERVALAN: Well, can we get through?
TRAVIS: I'll go and check. [He goes forward to inspect the blockage, then returns.]
TRAVIS: The roof looks as though it may cave in at any moment.
SERVALAN: Well, we knew there would be risks.
TRAVIS: Well, let's hope they're justified.
SERVALAN: They are. When we deliver Orac to the Federation they will be very grateful, and very generous, and it will be our success, ours alone.
TRAVIS: Keep watch, I'm going through.
SERVALAN: Right. [Travis moves off -- Servalan looks uneasy as she hears various 'roars' from the tunnels.] Travis! Travis!! [Suddenly a clawed hand is placed on her leg.] Agh!! Travis! Travis, help me! [Travis shoots the creature. Servalan is shaking]
TRAVIS: Are you hurt?
SERVALAN: [Still shaken.] No. What is it?
TRAVIS: I dunno -- some kind of lizard. We can get through. You have to crawl, but it widens out again later. The rewards and credit, remember? I'll go first, shall I?
SERVALAN: No, Travis. You will follow me. [They continue on. Cut to the surface and then back to the tunnels. Servalan is looking round, then stops and stares suddenly. We see a pair of skeletons.]

[Scene: Travis and Servalan still in the tunnels.]
TRAVIS: Let's check the map.
SERVALAN: We're almost there.

[Scene: Travis and Servalan next to a hatch]
TRAVIS: It's not good, it won't shift. It's solid.
SERVALAN: What are you going to do?
TRAVIS: I'm gonna use a charge. Right, let's take cover.

[Scene: Switches back to the charge on the hatch, which goes off]
ENSOR: What was that?
BLAKE: Get back to the lab. [He goes off.]
CALLY: Can you help me carry this?
ENSOR: Yes, yes all right..
CALLY: Come on.
TRAVIS: Come on. [He steps through as Blake turns the corner into the corridor] Blake! [He fires and misses. He and Servalan follow Blake] Which corridor did they take?

[Scene: Servalan and Travis reach the laboratory door]
SERVALAN: Blast it open.
TRAVIS: Right, stand back. Keep clear. [The door is blown and they enter.] There, they've gone through another door. He's getting away! He's getting away!
SERVALAN: Travis, forget Blake -- find Orac, although they've probably taken it with them. [They search the room.] Travis. Look.
TRAVIS: What is it?
SERVALAN: [Pointing to a map she has found.] Now, this is where we are. In order to get to a surface exit they have to go back along this passage, along here up there and there's your surface exit. Now, if we go back the way we came, along here, we'll get there first and we can be waiting for them. Let's go.

[Scene: Blake and Cally are on the beach. Blake closes the trap-door and puts a rock on top of it, then rejoins Cally.]
BLAKE: Call Liberator. [There is a small explosion nearby.]
TRAVIS: [with his gun-arm raised] Goodbye, Blake.
SERVALAN: Wait.
TRAVIS: I have waited. Too long.
SERVALAN: He's the bonus, Travis. Orac is the prize. [To Blake] Where is Ensor?
BLAKE: Ensor, like his son, is dead.
SERVALAN: It was to be expected. He survived longer than we thought was possible. That box -- Orac -- that's what we came for. If it does only half of what was promised it will give the Federation greater power than it's ever known.
CALLY: What are you going to do?
TRAVIS: What do you think I'm going to do?
BLAKE: I think you're going to kill me, Travis, with or without orders from the Supreme Commander.
SERVALAN: With orders, Blake. All right, Travis, go ahead. [Avon shoots Travis' gun-arm]
TRAVIS: Ah! Ah!
AVON: Don't move.
BLAKE: Good shot, Avon.
AVON: I was aiming for his head.
VILA: You took your time, what have you been up to?
CALLY: We had a few minor problems.
VILA: Did you bring the decontaminants?
CALLY: Yes, we've got them.
BLAKE: Tell them to bring us up.
VILA: Jenna, stand by.
TRAVIS: Well what are you waiting for? Come on, man. Why don't you kill us?
BLAKE: No, I've got a better idea: we'll get a message through to the Federation, tell them that you let us take Orac. I'm sure they'll be quite fascinated by your explanation. [Blake, Cally, Avon and Vila teleport.]
SERVALAN: You're in a lot of trouble, Travis.

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