SC 0800A

SC 0800A
Production	Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Type	Plot
Series	C - Masa
Disc	CD2 (PC), CD1 (PSX), Side A (DVD)
Run Time	1m38s
Scenes	80
Locations	Briefing Room

SC_0800A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It is the briefing for Masa C3.

• Download: SC_0800A.mp4

Transcript

CAPTAIN HUGH PAULSEN: Gentlemen, we have a critical situation: Captain Eisen has stolen a shuttle and fled the Lexington.

1ST LIEUTENANT WINSTON "VAGABOND" CHANG: There has to be some explanation.

CAPTAIN HUGH PAULSEN: We have reason to believe he's been feeding information to Border Worlds Intelligence these past weeks. That's why he was relieved of command - but we had hoped to bring him in quietly and simply pull the plug on his indiscretions. My guess is he knew we were on to him.

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Is Captain Eisen piloting the shuttle?

CAPTAIN HUGH PAULSEN: Unfortunately, the captain seems to have enlisted the aid of Major Todd Marshall.

1ST LIEUTENANT WINSTON "VAGABOND" CHANG: Maniac?

CAPTAIN HUGH PAULSEN: Gentlemen, I know this is difficult, since you are old comrades. But this is a deadly breach of security. If the current tensions erupt into war, the information Captain Eisen might have could do us serious damage. The Confederation has never needed you more.

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Do we have a heading?

CAPTAIN HUGH PAULSEN: Unfortunately, his destination is still undetermined. these are your wingmen; your ships have been prepped and ordinance has already been committed. You must bring William Eisen back.

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Sir, if Captain Eisen has already taken these steps, I doubt he'll come back willingly.

CAPTAIN HUGH PAULSEN: Use any means necessary, Colonel: Captain Eisen must not be allowed to leave this system. He must not be allowed to rendezvous with Border Worlds forces. Dismissed!

Characters

Speaking

• Captain Hugh Paulsen
• Colonel Christopher Blair
• 1st Lieutenant Winston "Vagabond" Chang

Non-Speaking

• 1st Lieutenant Drew Naismith
• 2nd Lieutenant Troy "Catscratch" Carter
• Rodney "Miner" Brunet

Vehicles

• F-86 Hellcat V (2)

DVD

The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.

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PlayStation

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Translations

Wing Commander IV's cutscenes were dubbed for the French and German releases.

French

PC

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PlayStation

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German

PC

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PlayStation

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Script

Shooting Script

A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.

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briefing c3 - paulsen - briefing room -c3 CONDITION: This briefing will NOT be available UNTIL the previous P.A. announcement has played.

blair enters, finds vagabond has just arrived. paulsen looks like he is grinding his teeth.

paulsen Gentlemen. We have a critical situation: Captain Eisen has stolen a shuttle and fled the Lexington.

blair and vagabond look at each other in disbelief.

vagabond There has to be some explanation.

paulsen We have reason to believe he's been feeding information to Border Worlds Intelligence these past weeks. That's why he was relieved of command -- but we had hoped to bring him in quietly and simply pull the plug on his ... indiscretions. My guess is he knew we were on to him --

blair's face is impenetrable. he seems to be evaluating eisen's recent actions and words...

blair Is Captain Eisen piloting the shuttle?

paulsen Unfortunately, the captain seems to have enlisted the aid of-- (checks his notes) --Major Todd Marshall.

vagabond Maniac?

paulsen Gentlemen, I know this is difficult -- since you are old comrades. But this is a deadly breach of security. If the current tensions erupt into war ... the information Captain Eisen might have could do us serious damage. The Confederation has never needed you more.

blair Do we have a heading?

paulsen His destination ... is still undetermined. ÿÿ two images pop up on the map table screen: catscratch and Red-shirt #1.

paulsen These are your wingmen. Your ships have been prepped and ordnance has already been committed. You must bring William Eisen back.

blair (beat) If he's already taken this step, sir ... he may not return willingly.

paulsen Use any means necessary. (beat) Captain Eisen must not be allowed to leave this system. He must not be allowed to rendezvous with Border Worlds forces. Dismissed.

blair looks at vagabond. vagabond salutes paulsen, like a robot, his face absolutely expressionless.

WINGMAN SELECTION/LOADOUT NOTE: The terminal will not be operational for this mission.