The Last Ship (TV Series)

Lockdown (2014)

Rhona Mitra: Dr. Rachel Scott

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• Dr. Rachel Scott : The virus seems to be a little bit more complicated to target than I anticipated, and the added gene might not be one that I've identified as of yet.

  CO CDR Tom Chandler : So you don't really have an answer for what's going wrong?

  Dr. Rachel Scott : I'm still trying to figure out what the right questions are.

  CO CDR Tom Chandler : You've gotta be kidding me.

  Dr. Rachel Scott : This is all part of the scientific process.

  CO CDR Tom Chandler : You heard what I told the crew earlier.

  Dr. Rachel Scott : I did, and I kind of wish you hadn't been so optimistic.

  CO CDR Tom Chandler : Really?

  Dr. Rachel Scott : I said that I was ready to test. I did not say that I had the vaccine.

  CO CDR Tom Chandler : You brought tea. You said you would've brought champagne.

  Dr. Rachel Scott : I am making progress.

  CO CDR Tom Chandler : It doesn't seem like it.

  Dr. Rachel Scott : The biggest breakthroughs almost always come after the most enormous setbacks. You just need to be patient.

• CO CDR Tom Chandler : We've all seen Dr. Rachel Scott, but most of you have no idea what it is she's doing here or even who she is. She's dedicated her life to research on treatments and vaccines for malaria, ebola, and half a dozen other viruses. But she wasn't chosen for this. She fought to be here; fought the politicians and the bureaucracy, and convinced them to take a chance on her. And she was right. When all the scientists were failing, she knew what had to be done. Just so we understand who we're working with here, Dr. Scott, can you explain what's happening?

  Dr. Rachel Scott : Thank you, captain. I, um, understand this must all be incredibly foreign to you, so I'll do my best to explain without completely boring your socks off. You see, the monkeys have been dying because... right now, my vaccine is failing. I'm sure you've all heard of the disease Yellow Fever. It killed millions of people all over the world. In 1937, there was a young doctor named Max Theiler who was testing a vaccine on mice. Theiler and his coworkers attempted the use of 99 different substrains of the virus in their vaccine. But each and every time, the mice died, until finally, on the hundredth attempt, they found it. I don't have the answers today, and I may not have them tomorrow, but I can promise you this: there's absolutely nothing that will stop me until I do.

  CO CDR Tom Chandler : It's easy to believe in people when they're succeeding. But that's not what we're about. We have to believe in each other when we fail. And if we have to go back to Nicaragua for more monkeys, we will. If we have to go to Puerto Rico, we will. If we have to go to Bangladesh to find a Bengal tiger, that is what we will do. Now what I can promise you is that whatever we do from here on in, we will do together. And the chiefs and officers on this ship will share with you what we know, good or bad. Now... it has come to my attention that there's a group of you who may no longer wanna continue on with this mission. Your enlistments are up. I will not hold you here. As a matter of fact, you are owed our gratitude for your services. And we have calculated what you are collectively entitled to in back pay; $148,673. Enough to buy you one used R.H.I.B. with a full tank, plus food, water, and medical supplies. We have determined to set a course towards home, again. But for those of you who still wish to leave us, report to the fo'c's'le tomorrow at 0700. Your boat will be waiting.