Flight 104
THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS; WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN HEAR US, EARTHMEN.
THE CONFERENCE AT LAKE TOMA WILL BE SABOTAGED. WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO, BUT YOU WILL NOT
SUCCEED.
Captains Scarlet and Blue have been assigned to guard the president's scientific advisor, physicist
Dr. Conrad, and escort him to a conference in Switzerland. Unfortunately for them, a journalist
and his photographer spot the scientist and realise that there's a story in it. The photographer
manages to disguise himself as a waiter, and delivers two steak dinners to the captains' room. He
gets some good shots of Scarlet, but when he returns to his own room and develops the photos,
Scarlet appears as a silhouette.*
When Scarlet, Blue and Dr. Conrad leave for the airport the next morning, they are tailed by the
paparazzi. Dr. Conrad is concerned, but Scarlet tells him that at least, if the journalists are
following them, they know where the pair are. Once they reach the airport, it is explained that
Spectrum have bought all the seats on the plane, so as not to have any problems with assassins or
the like on board. However, Spectrum allows the journalists to board the plane too, so that they
are able to control the story that is eventually released to the press.
However, disaster strikes when air traffic control loses contact with the plane. Spectrum have no
way of contacting the captains, as they are out of uniform, so Colonel White sends out the Angels
to make contact. Destiny spreads red smoke outside the plane to alert the captains to the danger
that they are in. Blue breaks into the cockpit and the pair attempt to retake the plane.
They have little success, and the plane begins to lose height over the Alps. As it squeezes between
two mountains, it passes over a power station, and the Mysteron hold on the plane is released by
the high voltage.
Scarlet and Blue pilot the plane to the airport where they are due to land. Unfortunately, however,
when Blue shot through the lock, a stray bullet hit the circuit controlling the undercarriage, and
they will have to make an emergency landing. Scarlet orders Blue to gather everyone at the back of
the plane and he lands it, skids along the runway, and the nose crashes into a building. The
passengers of Flight 104 manage to jump free, escaping the fate that Scarlet suffers; another death.
*Note: There are several explanations for this occurrence. One is offered by
Mary J. Rudy in 'A Chance For A Lifetime' (available from the
Spectrum Headquarters) - that
Spectrum has a device capable of causing the bearer to appear in silhouette in photographs.
Another is that Mysterons cannot be photographed using normal methods, only with a Mysteron
detector. (If anyone can find the story with this reference in it, I'd be most grateful)
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