In an executive office, Hackett confronts Beale on a couch: "You're off the air as of now." The network executives view how Beale's performance was the opening story on other television shows.After all the commotion, the stillness is deafening - a lone dog barks off in the distance.Roy trembles, leans forward, and peers upwards through his windshield, glancing at a gigantic, slow-moving, flying object in the night sky.Geoff: Yes.Reminded you of a great big beautiful bird, didn't it?Bonnie: No, it didn't at all.That's why it's so wonderful.It's really a flying human being.Geoff: Well, you're right about one thing.A bird would have too much sense to fly in that kind of muck.The pass quickly closes in and becomes enshrouded enroute ("a heavy fog bank"), noticed by Kid Dabb (Thomas Mitchell), another of he older, daredevil pilots.Zuckie: (after hearing shots) Sounds bad, Cody.Cody: Why don't you give 'em my address too....Engineer: You won't get away with it, Cody.Cody: Cody, huh?...You've got a good memory for names.Too good.In cold blood, Cody brutally shoots both the Engineer (Murray Leonard) and Fireman (Leo Cleary) - who have heard loud-mouthed, alkative Zuckie mention his name in the cab - to prevent them from identifying him.One tall and skinny mutant in front of the audience recommended organizing and forming a committee to bring its proposals to he government to educate it.