:31:02
That's embarrassing for the Russians.
Nine-tenths of it...
:31:06
...was over water and our free world.
:31:08
None was over the Soviet Union
or any sphere of Communist influence.
:31:11
That's when the lights began to burn
in the Kremlin.
:31:14
Although the orbit had been radically
changed, the satellite was not aborted.
:31:18
They still had sufficient control to bring
it down in a reentry. But where?
:31:24
A pickup in the ocean would involve
a whole naval operation. We'd know.
:31:27
And a land expedition would be even worse.
:31:30
They should have asked us.
:31:32
They were hoping
we didn't know it existed.
:31:34
We calculated they had 13 days maximum
in which to determine the point of reentry.
:31:40
Beyond that, the satellite would
slow down, reenter of its own accord...
:31:44
...and burn up in the atmosphere.
:31:46
- Consider their dilemma.
- The Arctic or the Antarctic.
:31:49
The Antarctic is busy.
There are scientific expeditions there...
:31:52
...from the U.S., Great Britain,
Netherlands, Chile...
:31:55
...France, Australia, New Zealand...
- Russia.
:31:58
And Russia. We sent Vaslov down there
to sniff about, just in case...
:32:01
- And we turned our attention to...
- Zebra.
:32:04
At the North Pole.
:32:05
The innocent civilian weather station.
:32:08
Isolated from the world...
:32:09
...studying the weather
and the movement of the ice pack.
:32:12
Perfect cover for the Russians.
:32:16
Ten days ago...
:32:18
...a Dr. R.A. Goodwin appeared
and applied for permission...
:32:23
...to do some research here. A university
professor of impeccable qualifications...
:32:27
...he was immediately accepted
and flown up the next day.
:32:31
- You knew he was their agent?
- Ever since he became impeccable.
:32:34
Now, we knew exactly
where they would drop the satellite.
:32:37
Then three of your men of impeccable
qualifications came up the next day.
:32:41
No. Same day, same flight.
:32:43
- Goodwin didn't suspect?
- What difference does it make?
:32:46
If he sent for reinforcements,
we'd send them too.
:32:48
He'd escalate, we'd escalate,
and soon somebody pushes a button.
:32:52
We have a very strict code of ethics
in our game, captain.
:32:55
We usually know what cards
the other man holds...
:32:58
...but we always keep our aces
up both sleeves.