"Space: Above And Beyond"
"Never No More" Part 1 of 2
February 4, 1996
Episode 14 DVD:
00:18:04
Lt. Colonel T.C. McQueen: Gentleman, respectfully, I was briefed on Operation Shadow Watch. I am not questioning the validity of the mission nor its objectives. However, the use of an entire squadron to deploy one MIRG and the nature of the directives indicates to a veteran pilot that the rumors of an alien ace out there are true. It does exist. And, gentlemen, respectfully, my senior officers appear scared.
Mr. Saber: We believe it is a new form of fighter and there is most likely just one being tested.
Lt. Colonel T.C. McQueen: Then that's what our pilots need to be told.
Mr. Saber: It's imperative to keep this under wraps.
Lt. General Alcott: We're not keeping anything under wraps. We simply cannot have any cause for hesitation during engagement, Colonel.
Lt. Colonel T.C. McQueen: Hesitation? These are our people! You give us everything you've got and we'll go out and hunt it down.
Lt. General Alcott: And what are you going to look for, Colonel? No one has ever lived to see it.
Lt. Colonel T.C. McQueen: Our pilots will never know unless they are told of this situation. Sir, respectfully, you're sending them into the dark without a light.
Admiral Broden: Colonel. What I am about to divulge is our greatest military secret. I expect you to act responsibly with the information. Deployment of the MIRG satellite is the first small step in ending this war. Sometime in the coming weeks, the forces of Earth will engage in a major offensive landing a massive expeditionary force in the Ceres star system. The fifth planet from Helios, we have learned, is the enemy's home. We will attack aggressively and drive the Chigs to defeat and surrender.
Lt. Colonel T.C. McQueen: Yes, sir. Aggressively, sir.
Admiral Broden: This plan cannot be diverted by an obstacle that no one can substantiate.
Gentlemen, until it is clear what we are up against, we are not to reveal the existence of this alien craft.
