| Original UK Transmission: | Monday 14th May 1990, BSB Galaxy |
"The Copernicus just broke up..." - Piers Gilpin
As the Ilea heads homeward, the newly restored comms link is busy with people eager for contact with their families. Rosie tries to get in touch with Victoria's father aboard the Helium 3 plant.
In Medicom, Sara tells a recovering Victoria that even on Earth they had heard the Ilea was missing, and wonders if Victoria's father has been trying to get through. Victoria says Piers will try to contact him again later. Rosie enters, looking for Piers.
Petra gives a dozing Eliot an update on the shuttle's expected arrival. He settles back to sleep again.
Piers joins Victoria and Sara in Medicom. Victoria asks him if her father has called yet, but Piers expects that the lines are still busy.
Alex runs into Mercedes but she tries to put him off. She wonders why nothing she says can get through to him. He tells her that she needs someone who is not in awe of her.
In the Dome, Piers tells Rosie that the storm hit the Helium 3 plant at a critical moment. There were no survivors. She wonders how Victoria will take the news that her father is dead.
In the common room, Herlinde tells Sara that Daniel overheard the message about the Helium 3 plant. They wonder what Victoria will do now. Anna suggests she return to her mother, but Sara says that all she cared about was her father.
Piers breaks the news to Victoria.
Petra tries to inform a sleeping Eliot that there may be bombardment with space debris. He mumbles in his sleep.
Rosie tells the girls that Victoria may have been expecting the worst. The ship is rocked by a collision and Rosie rushes out. Eliot is woken and orders manual steering. Mercedes enters and discovers that there has been some minor damage. She asks Eliot why he didn't see it coming.
Melody tells Jean-Francois that she doesn't want him to leave. He is torn between staying or returning to Earth, but doesn't know what he can do on Callisto. She wonders if he can get a job on the Ilea.
Eliot shares the Cranfield song with an approaching Cats, unaware that he has left shipside communications on, to the amusement of the rest of the ship. As Cats prepares to dock, Mercedes gets ready. Rosie rushes to meet him at the entyport, where he is greeted by an appreciative group of girls. He gives a flower to Herlinde, but virtually ignores Rosie and Mercedes.
Over a drink in Comcen, Cats tells Eliot that he was glad to get out of Space City. He explains that they lost their Comcen when the dome was hit by a meteor, killing seven men. Five men went down with the Helium 3 plant on the Copernicus, and the Valencia was severely damaged and won't be going anywhere in a long while. He tells Eliot to make the most of the voyage home, and asks about Finbow.
Cats joins Rosie in the common room. She asks him if Finbow can be courtmartialled, as he saved all their lives. Cats says he would probably have done what Finbow did.
In the club, Mercedes introduces Cats to a drunken, jealous Alex. He drops hints about the command module, and leaves. Mercedes denies that she knows what he's talking about.
Sara tells Melody that Herlinde has a crush on Kitebrook. Melody tells them that Jean-Francois is thinking of becoming a miner on Ganymede.
Cats is called to Comcen. He kisses Mercedes and tells her that he will be back.
Anna tells Herlinde she wouldn't have made it without her. Herlinde says she wants to hit the Stardust Cafe when they get back. Anna says she will go to the hospital with Victoria. Herlinde invites Anna to join them.
Eliot tells Cats that no one has offered to help him, and asks him to take a watch as he is exhausted. Cats grudgingly agrees and, after Eliot leaves, contacts Mercedes to wish her goodnight.
Piers joins an upset Victoria who tells him that she was horrible to her father when she last spoke to him. She wishes she could tell him she loves him, but breaks down in tears as she can't even give him a burial.
Eliot is in the club, having a nightcap when Jean-Francois and a group of students arrive. They tell him that they feel Finbow has been punished enough. Eliot tells them that he is the Captain of the ship, and will not take advice from students. A Court of Inquiry, not he, will decide Finbow's fate.
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