- Dallas calls in a group meeting to let everyone know what's happening. Mother has intercepted a transmission of unknown origin and altered their course to investigate. (Ooh, this is going to go well.)
- Parker argues it isn't in his contract to provide this kind of service, but Ash counters that there is a clause in his contract stating that transmission suggesting an intelligent origin must be checked out "on penalty of total forfeiture of shares" (Alien).
- Parker decides he'll play Scooby-Doo if it means getting paid.