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Amelia, I’m sorry.

You were just being objective.

Unless you’re punishing me for screwing up on Millers planet.

No, this wasn’t a personal decision.

If you’re wrong, you will have a very personal decision to make.

Your fuel calculations are based on a return journey.

Strike out on Mann’s planet, and well have to decide whether to return home or push on to Edmunds with Plan B.

Starting a colony could save us from extinction.

You might have to decide between seeing your children again and the future of the human race.

I trust you’ll be as objective then.

He’s been asking for you since he came to.

We were trying to reach you.

Murph.

I’m here, professor.

I let you all down.

No, you got us so far.

Real close.

I’ll finish what you started.

Good, good Murph.

You had faith all those all those years.

I, I asked you to have faith.

I wanted you to believe that your father would come back.

I do, professor.

Forgive me, Murph.

There’s nothing to forgive.

I

I lied, Murph.

I lied to you

There was no need for him to, to come back.

There is no way to help us.

But Plan A.

What?

All this.

All these people.

And the equation.

Did my father know?

Did he leave me?

No

You can’t leave.

You.

No.

Dr. Brand, I’m sorry to tell you that your father died today.

He had no pain.

He was at peace.

I’m very sorry for your loss.

Brand, did you know?

He told you, right?

You knew.

This was all a sham.

You left us here.

To suffocate.

To starve.

Frozen cloud.

It’s okay.

It’s okay.

It’s okay.

Pray you never learn just how good it can be to see another face.

I hadn’t a lot of hope to begin with, but after so long, I had none.

My supplies were completely exhausted.

The last time I went to sleep, I didn’t even set a waking date.

You have literally raised me from the dead.

Lazarus.

Hm.

What about the others?

I’m afraid you’re it, sir.

So far, surely.

No, our present situation is that there’s very little chance of rescuing any others.

Doctor Mann.

Doctor Mann.

Tell us about your world.

Our world, we hope.

Our world, uh, is cold stark but undeniably beautiful.

The days are 67 hours long, cold.

The nights are 67 far colder hours.

The gravity is a very, very pleasant 80 percent of the Earths.

Now, up here where I landed, the water is alkali and the air has too much ammonia to breathe for more than just a few minutes but down at the surface, and there is a surface the chlorine dissipates.

The ammonia gives way to crystalline hydrocarbons and breathable air.

To organics.

Possibly even to life.

We might be sharing this world.

These readings are from the surface?

Over the years, I’ve dropped various probes.

How far have you explored?

I’ve mounted several major expeditions.

But with oxygen in limited supply, KIPP there really did most of the legwork.

What went wrong with him, sir?

Degeneration.

He misidentified the first organics we found as ammonia crystals.

We struggled on for a time, but ultimately I decommissioned him and used his power source to keep the mission going.

I thought I was alone before I shut him down.

Would you like me to look at him?

No.

No.

He needs a human touch.

Dr. Brand, CASE is relaying a message for you from the com station.

Okay.

Be right there.

Excuse me.