The story so farBefore scene 56
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.
- Scenes 8–26
They discover the impact deadline and need the government and public to respond, but Orlean refuses immediate action.
- Scene 27
After Orlean tells them to wait until after the midterms, Oglethorpe and Kate decide to leak the evidence to the press.
- Just before
- Scene 53
Brie introduces the New York Herald story about Randall and Kate’s discovery.
- Scene 54
Oglethorpe watches the broadcast and encourages Randall to continue.
- Scene 55
Randall begins explaining that Kate found the comet while observing supernovas.
- Scene 56
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