Infiniti (2022) s01e03 Episode Script

1
(RADIO CHATTER)
It's gonna crash!
(SCREAMS)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(MAN SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
Kurz took your place
again at the last minute.
Anthony Kurz, NASA.
Anna Zarathi, ESOA.
Yeah, I know. I'm your new backup.
(DEVICE CRACKLES AND BEEPS)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
LYDIA: Do you recognise the body?
That's impossible.
You knew him quite well.
EMIL: Kurz is alive.
(MAN SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(MAN SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
They are speaking to us!
So, what does it say?
600km from planet Earth
there's a station gone into a spin,
its crew desperate -
it's not a rowboat you need.
We need to send a crew.
Nobody will volunteer for that.
I'll do it.
(MAN SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(RAPID GUNFIRE)
(SCREAMING)
(WIND BLOWS)
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
This is it.
'First Lightning'.
It's the name the Soviets gave
their first atom bomb.
They tested it here.
Before thatthere was
a tower of silence.
A tower of what?
An ossuary or burial mound.
Zoroastrian priests
left the dead here,
offering them up to the sun's rays.
Why did the Russians
choose this place?
What else is an atomic bomb
but a tiny sun?
Yes, except the sun's rays
aren't toxic. An atom bomb is.
Because we're protected
by the atmosphere.
Up there on the ISS, those rays
will cut right through you.
Disrupting your DNA.
When you come back,
you won't ever be the same.
I'm starting to think
you don't want me to go.
Yeah, you'd be right.
But if you stay,
then I go without you.
I'm not wild about either option.
Is that your way to be romantic?
It's my attempt at being French.
Don't try. Just be you.
That's
..not allowed between cosmonauts.
You wouldn't be here if you were
afraid of breaking the rules.
(TENSE MUSIC SLOWLY BUILDS)
(DEVICE BEEPS REPETITIVELY)
(BEEPING STOPS)
We should go.
(WONDROUS MUSIC)
(GENTLE MUSIC)
(ENGINE RUMBLES)
(CAR HORN BLARES NONSTOP)
(GASPS)
(HORN STOPS)
(EERIE MUSIC, FAINT WHISPERING)
(GASPS)
(MUSIC BUILDS)
(GASPS AND WHEEZES)
(SPEAKS LOCAL LANGUAGE)
(DARK MUSIC BUILDS)
(MAN SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(CRUNCH)
(EXHALES)
ISS to TsUP, do you copy?
ISS to TsUP,
do you copy?
(SOFT STATIC)
The station is continuing
to lose its heat.
They must have used up the battery
to send their last message.
Keep talking to them.
We'll try them also again tonight.
(PHONE BUZZES)
Yeah.
ISS to TsUP, do you copy?
(PHONE BUZZES)
ISS to TsUP, do you copy?
(SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(SPEAKS FRENCH)
(STATIC DISTORTS VOICE)
OK.
Uh
(BEEPING)
What are you doing?
Can't trust anyone.
I trust this man.
Do you trust people around him?
They kept you from knowing that
your fucking station is empty.
Oh, come on! Huh!
(DARK MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(KETTLE WHISTLES)
(WHISTLE FADES, WATER POURS)
(DOOR OPENS)
IRINA:
POLICEMAN:
(BEEPING)
FEF:
(DOOR SHUTS)
(VEHICLE ENGINES RUMBLE)
They are gone.
Thank you.
(SOFTLY) Reva.
Reva.
Oh, did they respond?
No. It's daytime.
We'll try again tonight.
(SIGHS) Oh, God.
Come, you need some sleep.
No, I'm fine.
Do you like American breakfast?
American?
Yep.
Well, a breakfast
that's not Russian.
Well, anything that's not Russian.
I've got Russian food
coming out of my ears.
Sorry, I didn't mean it like that.
I love Russian food.
Yeah, I know exactly what you meant.
Yeah.
ANNA:
MAN:
Do you believe in God?
'Cause I hope none
of your organs were hit.
Chew the garlic,
and spread it on the wound
with a little honey.
This is gonna help me.
Garlic is an antibiotic
and honey is an antiseptic.
If you don't wanna
go to the hospital,
that's all I can do for you.
Sure it works?
(SIGHS) Say a little prayer.
(RADIO PLAYS SOFTLY)
Sorry, this is about
as un-Russian as it gets.
Hey, they'll respond.
If they've got the procedure,
they'll need some time
to recharge the
nickel-hydrogen batteries.
We did what was needed.
Now we just have to wait.
What I don't understand
is why they asked for her.
Maybe because she's a doctor.
Some of them may be injured.
Yeah, but she's not the only doctor.
Revawhat are you
trying to tell me?
That they don't trust us.
And why wouldn't they trust us?
Because you don't trust them.
May I?
I wanted to speak to you.
Oh, maybe the only
decent coffee in town.
And why wouldn't we trust them?
Kurz disagreed with us
during the docking attempt.
He affirmed that the cargo
was coming in too fast.
Why not believe him?
He was in the front row, no?
The automatic rendezvous system
system was double-checked.
And I'm the one who checked it.
The cargo was properly aligned.
Not necessarily.
The ARS correctly processed
the data it received,
but who's to say
that the data was accurate?
I'm not sure I understand.
Look
(HELICOPTER RUMBLES)
This is the ISS. May I?
And this is the cargo
approaching it.
And thesethese are the satellites
that are helping it approach.
They send out radar signals
constantly
to help it find
its position in space,
but all it takes
is for one wrong bit of data,
and the relative speed of the cargo
is completely miscalculated.
Boom.
That's why they don't trust us.
Reva, do you realise
you're talking about sabotage?
And that's not all.
This is confidential, but Anna
Zarathi was abducted last night.
Oh, my God.
Evidently, someone doesn't
want her to save the station.
And maybe it's the same person
whosabotaged the docking.
No, you're wrong.
That satellite data is accurate.
There's never been a mistake before.
Never.
Who said anything about a mistake?
One malicious act would suffice.
No-one would have any reason
to do such a thing.
That's because you think
like an engineer, Mikhail,
not like a politician.
The only question is who profits
the most from the crime?
If you ever find out
(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
(DOOR OPENS)
LYDIA:
EMIL:
(SCOFFS)
(SNIFFS)
(SIGHS)
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
(BLEATING, BIRDS CHIRP)
(UNSETTLING MUSIC)
(FAINT WHISPERING)
(GROANS SOFTLY)
How are you holding up?
Better.
Apart from garlic breath.
I'll be able to take care of you
where we're going.
And where is that?
You said they were dead
and the station was empty.
Then they must have come back.
And no-one can come back from the ISS
without a radar recording their fall.
So if they did come back,
Gilga would know it.
Gilga?
(FOREBODING MUSIC)
(TV PLAYS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
(RAPID KNOCKING)
Hey.
So, I was thinking, is it possible
to corrupt data from the
..uh, from a, um
a relay satellite?
I'm so sorry. Did I wake you up?
No, no, not at all, um
A relay satellite, you said?
Umyeah.
Soso, satellites
send and receive data,
but is it possible to modify this
from a distance?
In theory, yes, but you'd need
the satellite source codes.
What were the relay satellites
at the time of the accident?
There was a French and an American
satellite, I think.
An American?
What are you going to do now?
(DARK MUSIC)
MIKHAIL: Crash minus 2 minutes,
the GPS data was transmitted
to the 'Progress' by HGP7,
a Russian geostationary satellite.
But the data is also cross-referenced
with another satellite
in the event of a failure.
Courier 15, an American
telecommunications satellite.
Based on that GPS data, the automatic
rendezvous system program
positions 'Progress'
when in autopilot.
However, a minute and 10 seconds
before the daddy-mummy process
(LAUGHTER)
..the 'Progress' camera broke down,
forcing the ARV to kick in,
and we lost the signal from the HGP7.
So we were using
the Courier 15's data feed,
and Courier 15's alone, to make
the speed and steering calculations.
Now, I want you to compare the GPS
data transmitted by the Courier 15
with the data sent by HGP7
in the minutes before the accident.
I'm trying to figure out
how the automatic rendezvous
system was fooled.
Yes?
So, what exactly are we looking for?
A bug?
We're looking for proof
of human interference.
(GRUNTS)
Anna?
(LAUGHS)
(MELANCHOLY MUSIC)
Anna.
(CRIES)
He needs antibiotics.
(WATER FLOWS)
He saved my life.
Can we trust him?
He was a friend of my mother.
He was on Mir with her.
(CLUNKING)
Yes, she was part of the program too.
So she took you here on weekends
to play with her there?
It's a tracking station, Mr Turgun.
A tracking station.
How can he help us?
If anything fell into the desert,
he would have seen it.
Or heard it.
It doesn't look, it listens.
Here, take this.
Anna.
What are you really looking for?
Everything recorded in Balkhash
goes through this
and can be accessed here.
If anything came down
it would have recorded it.
(DARK MUSIC)
IRINA:
(CHANTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(CROW CAWS)
(UNEASY VOCALISING)
FEF:
(DARK MUSIC)
DRIVER:
(SOLDIER SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
(HELICOPTER RUMBLES)
(TENSE MUSIC)
GILGAMESH: There is nothing, Anna.
You're wasting your time.
You're just fooling yourself,
and this Kazakh too.
There - on January 15.
It's the day the storm hit.
ISAAK: What storm?
A solar explosion hit Asia Minor
last January.
The solar particles interfered
with the Earth's magnetic field.
It disrupted all the electrical
systems, like GPS computers.
And radar data too.
Is it possible they used it
to hide the descent?
Can you make a Doppler
from that night?
(LOW RADIO CHATTER)
(PRINTER BEEPS AND WHIRRS)
There, at 12:57am.
Something fell at 50.0744 north,
78.4348 east.
It could be a meteorite.
Have you ever seen a meteorite
slow down in the last mile?
Where did it fall?
Semipalatinsk.
Smack in the middle
of the fall zone.
That's where Anthony took me.
To the Tower of Silence?
Or what's left of it.
(KETTLE WHISTLES)
That's exactly where
I landed 25 years ago.
There was a fire aboard Mir.
Five crew members evacuated
aboard two capsules.
One of the capsules caught fire
and never touched down.
The one my mother was in.
(PENSIVE MUSIC)
Only Gilgamesh and Emil survived.
(SIGHS)
Especially Emil.
What do you mean?
The first short circuit happened
during one of my
maintenance operations.
They needed someone to blame.
I was accused while Emil was given
all his honours and medals.
You know that's not what he wanted.
Then why he didn't do
anything to help me?
I saved his life.
He was unconscious when
I pulled him into the pod.
He was still unconscious
when we landed.
Without me, he would be dead.
And now look.
How he thanked me.
(CHUCKLES)
He's not the one who chose.
You'll leave at dawn.
The road is dangerous at night.
(SIGHS) Here, have my bed.
I changed the sheets.
You have the sofa.
And I'll sleep in tracking room.
It seems to be where I belong.
Gilga.
(DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS)
(SIGHS)
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
(MAN SPEAKS RUSSIAN)
Da.
(FOREBODING MUSIC BUILDS)
(SLOW BEEPING)
(HELICOPTER WHIRRS)
(MAN SPEAKS QUIETLY)
It's time to pass the torch, Emil.
No, it's obvious that Anna Zarathi
can't handle this mission.
SpaceX and the CSNA are waiting
for the tech transfer.
You've gotta give us
the docking codes for the station.
It's over.
I knew you'd take advantage
of the situation.
You'd rather let them die
just to prove that
you're the only ones
capable of reaching the station.
What's wrong with you?
(TENSE MUSIC BUILDS)
Start the technology transfer.
Transmit the docking codes
to SpaceX.
It's time to pass the baton.
(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
Holy fucking shit, I found it!
There, at H minus 37 seconds.
There.
(MUSIC STOPS)
Whoo!
(WIND BLOWS)
(DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE)
(TENSE MUSIC)
FEF: Shh, shh, shh, shh.
(TENSE MUSIC BUILDS)
(MUSIC FADES)
(SOFT RAPID TICKING)
(SIGHS)
(SPEAKS FRENCH)
Good God, Mason, what have you done?
My job, Livier, just my job.
I got proof right here
that at crash minus 37 seconds
the lines of code sent by
the American Courier 15 satellite
were falsified.
Check this.
What are you talking about?
We've verified it four times.
It was American sabotage
that caused the ISS crash.
S-sabotage?
What better way to have
your launches and rescue missions
seen by the entire planet?
And what better way to promote
your Chinese robots
than a rescue in technicolour?
Is that France talking
or some little zealous emissary
who's playing with fire?
China will not suffer such insults.
They are right.
Well, youyou are aware
that by accusing me,
you're accusing
the United States of America?
You should think twice
before you escalate this
into something that
you're going to regret.
(TENSE MUSIC STOPS)
WOMAN ON RECORDING: I can hear
something outside.
MAN ON RECORDING: Please calm down.
There's something out there.
Why did you close the airlock?!
MAN 2: I didn't. Try manual.
I can't!
Try again!
Guyslisten.
I can't!
Keep trying!
You hear that?
Emil, we've had our differences
over the years.
We would never risk the lives
of our astronauts.
You more than anyone know that.
Back off. Don't touch me.
There is nothing easier than hacking
into a satellite like Courier 15.
Now, if true, it could be anyone.
Mason, if all this is true,
you'll have to answer for it
in a Russian court.
You're making a big mistake.
You're under arrest, Mason.
(TROUBLING MUSIC)
(HELICOPTER RUMBLES)
MAN ON RECORDING:
We have to leave right away.
Do something! Do something!
MAN 2 ON RECORDING: It's OK.
It's nothing.
It's just the solar storm.
No! No, no! It's something else!
(HELICOPTER GROWS LOUDER)
(SHOUTS)
There's something wrong!
It's the solar storm!
Look! Look, look! I saw something!
Over there, look!
Calm down right now!
It's just the station.
Let me out!
(CRASH!)
Let me out! Let me out!
MAN 3: What is going on?!
It's OK.
Everybody calm down.
Look at me. Look at me!
There's something on the other side!
It's not possible. There's nothing.
We're not alone!
Will you stop it?!
We are not alone!
(GUN CLICKS)
(MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
(COMPUTER BEEPS)
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