CDRE TAGON: If the Esspees are a serious threat, we should torch the pod.
MURTAUGH: If we torch the pod, we set the research team back by several days. We could lose the whole system before they're up and running again.
CDRE TAGON: The question, then: do we declare failure on this op, and bug out?
KATHRYN: Is it really a failure if we pack up and go home before anything bad happens?