The story so farBefore scene 21
After PhD candidate Kate Dibiasky discovers a comet on a direct collision course with Earth, she and Professor Randall Mindy try to persuade a politically distracted President, a media-saturated public, and a powerful technology company to stop it before impact.
- Scenes 1–7
Kate and Randall work within the familiar routine of astronomy and university research.
- Scene 8
Independent calculations agree the comet will hit Earth in six months and fourteen days.
- Just before
- Scene 18
Rain and traffic surround the Washington motel where the scientists are lodged.
- Scene 19
Kate tells Phillip that the White House made them wait for seven hours without hearing their warning.
- Scene 20
Phillip describes the President’s nomination scandal while Kate tries to explain why the comet has consumed her attention.
- Scene 21
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