- The away team arrives at the inner hatch, agitated and wanting to come inside because some organism has attached itself to Kane.
- Ripley refuses to admit them as quarantine procedure requires twenty-four hour decontamination, which seems like a solid procedure in this case.
- Dallas argues Kane could die in that time; Ripley says letting that thing inside could kill them all.
- In the end, Ash opens the inner hatch against Ripley's orders.