Space: 1999 (TV Series)
Collision Course (1975)
Martin Landau: Commander John Koenig
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Quotes
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Cmdr. John Koenig : [after seeing a hallucinating Alan] What's all this about?
Dr. Helena Russell : Hallucination, disorientation - classic symptoms of radiation sickness. He *has* been affected.
Cmdr. John Koenig : But that's not possible! The instruments cleared him!
Dr. Helena Russell : Well, they're wrong - and they're probably wrong about you, too.
Cmdr. John Koenig : Helena... look, the man's been unconscious, dreaming, maybe having a nightmare...
Dr. Helena Russell : That was no nightmare.
Cmdr. John Koenig : Now how the hell can you be so sure?
Dr. Helena Russell : Because I know my job. Look, except for Alan, both you and Paul have had the greatest exposure.
Cmdr. John Koenig : Look, I'm not hallucinating. Okay, maybe, maybe my reaction was a bit hasty, but so is your assessment!
Dr. Helena Russell : My "assessment" is based on experience, and with no help from the clock. Extensive tests take time, John. Look, I think he has been affected, and if I'm right, then you've got to be suspect, too.
Cmdr. John Koenig : Now, look, Helena...
[his comm buzzes]
Cmdr. John Koenig : Yes, Paul?
Paul Morrow : Reconnaisance Eagle is ready on Pad 4. Co-pilot Pierre Daniel is standing by.
Cmdr. John Koenig : Thanks, Paul, but I'm going alone.
Dr. Helena Russell : You're not going out again!
Cmdr. John Koenig : Don't worry, I'll wear my galoshes.
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[last lines]
Dr. Helena Russell : John, I'm sorry.
Cmdr. John Koenig : You were right. Totally right. If you had done anything else, I'd want to know why.
Dr. Helena Russell : But...
Cmdr. John Koenig : But nothing. Helena, if you went out to that spaceship and came back with a crazy story like I did, I'd be a fool not to lock you up. How could anyone possibly know that a planet on a collision course would not collide but simply touch?