- Ripley and Parker report to the others that the creature has killed Brett and taken him into the air shafts. Parker is surprised how big it is.
- Dallas decides the air shafts could be used to their advantage; if they can corner it, they can then flush it into space.
- They decide to rig some incendiary units to use as weapons as temperature change might affect it, and Dallas volunteers to go into the air shafts.