But then Colonel Stone staunchly refuses to rescue his son with a regiment of lancers, arguing that the mission to protect the ammunition delivery would be jeopardized if the British were lured to Mogala:I am not going to do precisely what Mohammed Khan has planned that I should do.A clever camera shot showed their two shadowy silhouettes cast onto the inside of the Wendice's front door that quicky parted to opposite ends of the living room.And even then, one of the main scientists was willing to betray his colleagues by siding with the alien monster for research purposes, claiming that the vegetative, multiplying organism was worthy of being preserved for further study and communication.When Mortimer finishes the call, he absent-mindedly pours himself a glass and is about to drink the potion himself until it slowly dawns on him:Martha: Mortimer, ah, ah, ah, ah!Mortimer: Darling, don't 'ah, ah, ah, ah.