Brett
[realizing Nostromo has changed its course and they have to investigate]
Well, so what?
Kane
Well, we are obligated under section eight...
Parker
I hate to bring this up but, uh, this a commercial ship, not a rescue ship...
Brett
Right.
Parker
...and it's not in my contract to do this kind of duty. Now what about the money? If you wanna give me some money to do it, I'll be happy to, uh, t-to, you know, oblige.
Brett
The man's right.
Dallas
Parker...
Parker
Let's go over the bonus situation. We haven't - Can we just talk about the bonus situation?
Ash
I'm sorry. Can I say something?
Parker
Let's talk about the bonus more.
Ash
There is a clause in the contract which specifically states any systematized transmission indicating a possible intelligent origin must be investigated--
Parker
I don't wanna hear it...
Brett
We don't know if it's intelligent.
Parker
I wanna go home and party.
Dallas
Parker, will you just listen to the man!?
Ash
... on penalty of total forfeiture of shares. No money.
Dallas
You got that?
Parker
[chuckling]
Well, yeah.
Dallas
All right, we're going in.
Parker
[to Brett]
Yeah, we're going in, aren't we?
Ripley
Ash, that transmission - Mother's deciphered part of it. It doesn't look like an S.O.S.
Ash
What is it, then?
Ripley
Well, I, it looks like a warning. I'm gonna go out after them.
Ash
What's the point? I mean by the, the time it takes to get there, you'll, they'll know if it's a warning or not, yes?
Dallas
Ok Ripley, we're clean let us in.
Ripley
What happened to Kane?
Dallas
Something's attached itself to him, we have to get him to the infirmary right away.
Ripley
What kind of thing, I need a clear definition.
Dallas
An organism, open the hatch!
Ripley
Wait a minute, we let it in the ship could be infected. You know the quarantine procedures, 24 hours for decontamination.
Dallas
He could die in 24 hours! Open the hatch.
Ripley
Listen to me, if we break quarantine we could all die.
Lambert
Look! Would you open the goddamn hatch, we have to get him inside!
Ripley
No - and if you were in my position you'd do the same.
Dallas
Ripley this is an order, you open that hatch right now you hear me?
Ripley
... Yes.
Dallas
Ripley, that was an order! Do you hear me?!
Ripley
... Yes, I read you. The answer is negative.
Ash
Inner hatch opened.
Ripley
[watching Ash examine the creature]
That's amazing. What is it?
Ash
Uh, yes, it is. Umm. I don't know yet. Did you want something?
Ripley
Yes, I, uh... have a little talk. How's, uh, how's Kane?
Ash
He's holding, no changes.
Ripley
And, uh, our guest?
Ash
Umm.
Ripley
Hmm?
Ash
Well, as I said, I'm still... collating, actually, but uh, I have confirmed that he's got an outer layer of protein polysaccharides. Has a funny habit of shedding his cells and replacing them with polarized silicon, which gives him a prolonged resistance to adverse environmental conditions. Is that enough?
Ripley
That's plenty. What does it mean?
Ash
[Ripley bends down to look through the micro-scanner]
Please don't do that. Thank you.
Ripley
I'm sorry.
Ash
Well, it's an interesting combination of elements making him a... tough little son-of-a-bitch.
Ripley
And you let him in.
Ash
I was obeying a direct order. Remember?
Ripley
Ash. When Dallas and Kane are off the ship, I'm Senior Officer.
Ash
Oh, yes, I forgot.
Ripley
You also forgot the Science Division's basic quarantine law.
Ash
No, that I didn't forget.
Ripley
Oh, I see, you just broke it. Hmm?
Ash
Look, what would you have done with Kane, hmm? You know his only chance of survival was to get him in here.
Ripley
Unfortunately, by, uh, breaking quarantine, you risk everybody's life.
Ash
Maybe I should have left him outside. Maybe I've jeopardized the rest of us, but it was a risk I was willing to take.
Ripley
That's a pretty big risk for a Science Officer. It's, uh, not exactly out of the manual, is it?
Ash
I do take my responsibilities as seriously as you, you know. You do your job and let me do mine, yes?
Ash
Ripley, for God's sake, this is the first time that we've encountered a species like this. It has to go back. All sorts of tests have to be made.
Ripley
Ash, are you kidding? This thing bled acid. Who knows what it's gonna do when it's dead?
Ash
I think it's safe to assume it isn't a zombie.
Ripley
Come on, Ash, I mean, the Science Department should be able to help us. What can we do to drive it?
Ash
Yes, well, it's adapted remarkably well to our atmosphere considering its nutritional requirements. The only thing we don't know about is temperature.
Ripley
OK, what about temperature? What happens if we change it?
Ash
Let's try it. I mean most animals retreat from fire, yes?
Dallas
Fire, yeah.
Ripley
Ash. Any suggestions from you or Mother?
Ash
No, we're still collating.
Ripley
[Laughing in disbelief]
...What? You're still collating? I find that hard to believe.
Ash
What would you like me to do?
Ripley
Just what you've been doing, Ash - nothing.
Ripley
[On Ash's tracking devices]
What's it key off?
Ash
... Micro changes in air density.
Ripley
[Later, when trying to track the alien]
'Micro changes in air density', my ass.
Ripley
Ash, can you hear me? Ash?
Ash
Yes, I can hear you.
Ripley
What was your special order?
Ash
You read it. I thought it was clear.
Ripley
What was it?
Ash
Bring back life form. Priority One. All other priorities rescinded.
Parker
The damn company. What about our lives, you son of a bitch?!
Ash
I repeat, all other priorities are rescinded.
Ripley
How do we kill it Ash? There got to be a way of killing it, how - HOW do we do it?
Ash
You can't.
Parker
That's bullshit.
Ash
You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? The perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.
Lambert
... You admire it.
Ash
... I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.
Parker
Look, I am, I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug.
Ash
[Ripley moves to turn Ash off, but he interrupts]
Last words.
Ripley
What?
Ash
I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
