Jenna arrives (late as usual) and has smuggled a small tape-recorder into the missile command post. She wants to play a tape for Charlie.
Lights come up on a command post of the Launch Control Center of NORAD (NORAD is the North American Aerospace Defense Command - jointly staffed by the US and Royal Canadian Air Forces - It's mission is to determine whether the USSR has launched a missile or bomber attack against North America. The warning which NORAD provides triggers the Launch Control Center, a part of the SAC [Strategic Air Command], to execute preplanned retaliatory strikes.).There is a bank of computer terminals along one wall.
Center stage is a very large display screen with a map of the world.
The lighting is dim and tinged with the greenish glow from the computer displays.A large clock is prominently displayed.
It is 9 PM.CHARLIE, a Captain, sits at his desk stacking papers.
His manner lets us know that he's impatient.
He watches the clock.
As the clock ticks from 9:01 to 9:02, JENNA arrives, slightly breathless.
(no response. Charlie evens up the edges of his stack of papers)
(she takes out a small tape recorder and sets it on Charlie's work station.)
(she reaches over to turn the tape on. Charlie stops her)
Graphics, text, sounds, etc. Copyright © Christopher Yavelow 1987 and 1994