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The stinger of a second Alien whips around the neck of one of the other two
Marines; the Alien is clinging to the ceiling. He screams. Tully's Marine
sags against the foot of Ripley's capsule, his arm across the controls -- the
green indicator lights go out -- as the first Alien lunges up INTO VIEW.

CLOSE

On the jaws.

ANGLE ON RIPLEY

Her eyes snap open.

RIPLEY'S POV

As the beast mounts her coffin, terminal nightmare.

ANGLE

RIPLEY
No-ooooooooooooooooooooo!

Her hands claw frantically at the smooth curve of the plastic canopy.

The remaining Marine, crazy w
ith adrenaline and terror, unleashes his flame
thrower. The first Alien and Ripley's capsule vanish in a napalm fireball.
The Marine spins, screaming incoherently, and liquid fire hoses the second
Alien, which drops its victim and falls burning into the deck.

The vault is an inferno. Ripley's capsule is sagging, melting.

DISSOLVE TO:

A scorched hypersleep capsule is wheeled in under brilliant lamps. The
waiting crisis team plug bio-monitor leads and a HISSING air-supply line into
sockets on the capsule. A technician with a small hand-held power saw
begins to cut away the heat-crazed canopy. Hands in surgical gloves lift the
canopy away.

Ripley lies curled in a tight fetal knot.

INT. ANCHORPOINT -- MEDLAB QUARANTINE

A small white room, a white bed surrounded by medical gear. Hicks, in his
underwear, is hunched on the edge of the bed, impatiently smoking a cigarette.
The dressing on his head and shoulders have been changed. Spence enter
s. She
wears a biohazard envelope over coveralls, bubble-goggles, a transparent
filter-mask.

SPENCE
(lightly)
You know you can't smoke in here?

HICKS
Yes, ma'am.

He takes a puff.

SPENCE
I'm Spence. I'm not a medic, I'm from the tissue
culture lab. I have to get a sample.

She opens a small white case and takes out a gleaming cylinder.

SPENCE
(continuing)
Uh, just stick your thumb in here.

Hicks gives her a hard look, inserts his thumb; she touches a stud -- SNIK! --
he winces, look ruefully at his thumb.

SPENCE
(continuing)
Sorry.
(putting the tissue-
sampler away)
You're the last one...


HICKS
(grabs her wrist)
The others. Ripley, Newt -- they came through
okay?

SPENCE
Who's Newt?

HICKS
The kid.

SPENCE
Rebecca. Rebecca's fine.

HICKS
Ripley?

SPENCE
(hesitates)
Ripley's fine, Hicks.

HICKS
Bishop. Where's Bishop?

SPENCE
(puzzled)
Bishop?

HICKS
The android.

SPENCE
(carefully, worried that
she's gotten in over her
head)
There were three of you. Three that I know of,

anyway. Maybe you should try to sleep now.
You want the nurse? They can give you something...

HICKS
(leaning forward, still
gripping Spence's wrists)
Why haven't I been debriefed? Where's the brass?

SPENCE
All I know is, we've all been sleeping short
hours since your ship came in, soldier.

A CRASH from the corridor, a pained BELLOW, and Newt scuttles in, wearing a
hospital gown. She backs into a corner as a large ORDERLY rushes in,
clutching his right hand. Like Spence, he wears biohazard gear.

ORDERLY
Goddamn it! She bit me!

He starts for Newt. Hicks comes off the bed like he's mounted on springs,
hand cocked for a trained blow. The Orderly backs off.

NEWT
(near hysteria)
Where's Ripley? Where is sh
e?

HICKS
(straightens out of hand-
to-hand crouch without
losing any of the threat)
She's asking you a question.

ORDERLY
You looking to get yourself sedated, Corporal?

NEWT
Where is she?

HICKS
Now I'm asking you the question...

Spence yanks her mask down in a reflexive, very human gesture. Move slowly
toward Newt, extending her hand.

SPENCE
Rebecca... Newt. Honey. It's okay. Ripley's
going to be okay. C'mon now, I'll take you,
you can see her...

ORDERLY
Spence, there's no way --

He moves to stop them, but Hicks takes a very deliberate step forward.

INT. MEDLAB -- ANOTHER ROOM

Ripley lies in a coma, monitored
by assorted white consoles. Her forehead is
taped with half a dozen small electrodes. Newt, expressionless, walks slowly
to the bedside as Hicks and Spence look on.

SPENCE
She's sleeping.
(she and Hicks exchange glances)
Sometimes people need to sleep... To get over
things...

Newt looks up at a monitor that display's Ripley's EEG. Watches the jitter of
peaks and valleys.

NEWT
Is Ripley dreaming?

SPENCE
I don't know honey.

NEWT
It's better not to.

EXT. RODINA, THE U.P.P. STATION -- VARIOUS ANGLES

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