Captain: Report, Mr. Bride.
Bride: Carpathia is 35 miles off and coming hard, sir. Their captain estimated the arrival at three hours.
Captain: Did you hear from noone else?
Bride: Sorry, sir, the Californian still doesn’t respond.
Murdoch: All the boats have been launched, Captain. Are there any further orders, Captain?
Captain: No, Mr. Murdoch, there’s nothing more to be done.
Etches:All the ladies in first class except one, sir, are safely away on the boats.
Captain:Thank you, Mr. Etches.
Etches:I’m afraid most of the gentlemen we know are still on board. I've been assisting some of the men with their coats. There’s no hope I suppose, of--Who would have imagined it, sir? Everyone thought she was unsinkable.
Captain:Mr. Ismay was fond of boasting that Titanic was her own lifeboat.
Murdoch: That must have been before he used one of the little ones to save his own skin. I don’t envy him,
sir. He’ll have to live with this for the rest of his life.
Captain: More than anything else, the man wanted a legend. Well, now by God, he’s got one.
Murdoch: Captain, I want you to know that I take full responsibility. I was the ranking officer on the bridge
at the time--I was in command. If I were a fit master, I’d have rammed the iceberg head on. We would have staved
the bow, perhaps lost a few people, but the ship would have survived.
Captain: I’m sure you did what you thought best at the time, Mr.......Captain Murdoch.
Murdoch: You expected more of me, but your expectations were misplaced. I feel honored to have served
under your command.
Captain: The truth is, I’ve been uncommonly lucky. In my 43 years at sea, I’ve served on them all, all of the
White Star ships, (Long listing of ships including: Germanic, Baltic, Titanic, Majestic and Olympic) and in all
that time, I have never in nor even seen a ship wreck or any other calamity worth speaking of. Mr. Etches, Mr.
Bride, I declare this vessel lost. From now on, it’s every man for himself. You have both done your full duty. You must save
yourselves if you can.
Bride: As long as there’s a spark, I might as well stay at the key.
Etches:”To Be A Captain” reprise