MUDOW activates the scanning device and the LARGE alien HEAD is brought to the front the table which being scanned. VICKERS arrives and stands not far behind DAVID and watches the operation. MILBURN enters the room and stands by a corner.
VICKERS
So what can you tell me about it?
DAVID, MUDOW and SHAW turn and watch VICKERS.
DAVID
The data is coming through right now. It’s organic. No signs of DNA or tissue or even blood. It’s almost biomechanical
VICKERS
Meaning?
DAVID rubs his forehead in frustration and sighs. He looks over at VICKERS and gives a forced smile.
DAVID
Miss Vickers I mean no offence. But Scientists will be debating and examining this for decades to come. It’s Alien to us and to everything we know or understand. But if you want my honest professional opinion then I’d say it’s a helmet
VICKERS
If this is a helmet then where’s the head?
DAVID
I don’t know. I said It could be a helmet but the simple answer is that I don’t understand it at all
VICKERS
Anything else?
DAVID
The inside is completely hollow. But the computer did find traces of some sort of material. Computer cant identify it but it appears it has traces of Sulphuric acid
VICKERS
Good work. Keep me posted on all developments. So what about the material from the URN?
DAVID
It’s still being scanned. I’ll let you know right away when I find something
INT. CONTROL ROOM. NIGHT
CHANCE sits by his controls and blows bubblegum when suddenly his computer begins beeping. He stares at his monitor and types into his keyboard.
A series of coded numbers appear.
JANEK
What’s happening over there?
CHANCE
Picking up a transmission
JANEK
What you mean transmission? From Weyland?
CHANCE
Jesus Christ! Sir you’re not going to believe this
INT. MESS HALL. NIGHT
SHAW, HOLLOWAY, MUDOW, FIFIELD, MILBURN, VICKERS, JANEK, RAVEL, CHANCE, RAY and JOSHUA are all sitting around a table while DAVID stands at the front of it.
JANEK
Okay will someone explain what’s going on?
DAVID
Our computer system picked up an extraterrestrial transmission
SHAW
From this planet?
DAVID
No but it was directed to this planet
SHAW
So where did it come from?
DAVID
A nearby planetoid. Not long after Chance brought this to my attention the computer picked up another signal
SHAW