Brian J. Smith: Lt. Matthew Scott

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Lt. Matthew Scott

Colonel Everett Young: [in good humor] I'm dead serious about it. That was like... that was the worst shuttle docking I've ever seen in my life.
Lt. Matthew Scott: What are you talking about? I barely even dented it!
Lt. Tamara Johansen: [laughing] The grinding noise!
Colonel Everett Young: At the very least, there is a giant scrape along the bottom. I'm going to make you put on a space suit, go out there, fix it right *now*. Sergeant, we're going to need some of that high, high temperature spaceship paint for, uh, Scott here.
Master Sgt. Ronald Greer: Yes sir, I believe I've found some.

[Dr. Rush walks into the mess hall]
Colonel Everett Young: Dr. Rush, have a seat. These two have even showered.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: No, thanks.
Colonel Everett Young: Aw, come on, we should celebrate.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: Celebrate what? That we're back where we started?
[Eli lowers and shakes his head]
Lt. Matthew Scott: Aw, come on, have seat, Rush.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: Some other time.
Colonel Everett Young: All right, well, Becker, give him a double ration. He deserves it.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: Why's that then?
Colonel Everett Young: I'm in a good mood!
Dr. Nicholas Rush: We're to be rewarded at your whim, then?
Colonel Everett Young: No, no... just stop. What, you want- you want some reasons? I'll... I'll give you three. You were right about the power situation.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: Not really.
Colonel Everett Young: You figured out the subspace communications, how to call the shuttle.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: We needed to get those supplies back.
Colonel Everett Young: You took your name out of the lottery.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: So did you.
Colonel Everett Young: I was injured. You actually made a sacrifice.
[Dr. Rush shakes his head, looks Young silently in the eyes]
Colonel Everett Young: [considers] Unless you knew... that Destiny was going to make it all along.
Dr. Nicholas Rush: Cheers, everyone.
[Dr. Rush leaves the silent mess hall]

[last lines]
[On the implication left hanging in the air that Dr. Rush knew Destiny was in no danger and let the 15 risk their lives on the shuttle and possibly marooning them on an unknown, barely habitable planet, 13 by lottery plus Scott and Johansen]
Master Sgt. Ronald Greer: Ah, let it go, sir.
[Greer chuckles]
Eli Wallace: [dismissive] He didn't know. I-I-I saw his face.
Lt. Matthew Scott: There's no way.
Eli Wallace: No.
Colonel Everett Young: What if he did?
[Pregnant pause. Scott looks down, Eli and Greer look up]
Lt. Tamara Johansen: He's right, sir. Let it go.
Colonel Everett Young: [shakes his head, mutters repeated line] A lot of work.