Meanwhile, blackhearted Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and his crew of "miscreants"-pirates from theBlack Pearl(Jack""s former boat), attacked Port Royal, summoned by Elizabeth""s medallion, and kidnapped her.Connor was told that Command had found "a solution" - that could end the war permanently.They had located "a hidden signal under the primary channel" on the short-wave transmitters that the machines used for communication - "it allows for direct control of the machines." Any "interference from the outside world or from those people attempting to flee" would cause an "anonymous Gothamite, his unsung hero" o trigger the bomb.Later, she spoofed her own role inThe Man With Two Brains (1983).Kasdan had also contributed as co-screenwriter for wo of the biggest early 1980s films -Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)andRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981).