FABRY. Busman, keep away from that railing. Don’t touch it, damn you. Quick, switch off the current. (_DOMIN runs to L. HELENA screams and ALL drop back from the window._) The current has killed him. ALQUIST. (_Pause_) The first one. (_Still in chair down R. HELENA sits in chair at window._) FABRY. Dead, with half a _billion_ by his side. (_Crosses down to table L.C._) HALLEMEIER. All honor to him. He wanted to buy us life. (_Crosses to chair L. Pause. WIND machine begin._) DR. GALL. Do you hear? DOMIN. A roaring. Like a wind. (_To L._) DR. GALL. Like a storm. FABRY. (_Lighting the table lamp at table L.C._) The dynamo is still going--our people are still _there_. HALLEMEIER. It was a great thing to be a man. (_Facing lamp from up C._) There was something _immense_ about it. FABRY. (_Facing the lamp_) From man’s thought and man’s power came this light, our last hope. (_Leaning over lamp._) HALLEMEIER. (_Facing lamp_) Man’s power! May it keep watch over us. (_Leaning over lamp._) ALQUIST. (_Facing lamp_) Man’s power. DOMIN. (_At corner of table down L.C. Facing lamp_) Yes! A torch to be given from hand to hand from age to age forever! (_The LAMP goes out. EXPLOSIONS._) HALLEMEIER. _The end._ FABRY. The electric works have fallen! (_Terrific EXPLOSIONS outside. More EXPLOSIONS._) DOMIN. In here, Helena. (_He takes HELENA off through door R. and re-enters_) Now quickly! Who’ll be on the lower doorway? DR. GALL. I will. (_Rushes out L.2._) DOMIN. (_Near couch_) Who on the stairs? FABRY. I will. You go with her. (_Going out L.2._) DOMIN. The ante room? ALQUIST. I will. (_He rises and goes toward the L.1._) DOMIN. Have you got a revolver? ALQUIST. Yes, but I won’t shoot. DOMIN. What will you do, then? ALQUIST. (_Going out L.1_) Die. HALLEMEIER. I’ll stay here. (_EXPLOSIONS. Rapid firing of MACHINE GUN from below._) Go to her, Harry. DOMIN. Yes, in a second. (_Gets from fireplace and examines two Browning guns._) (_WARN Curtain._) HALLEMEIER. Confound it, go to her. DOMIN. Goodbye. (_Exits R._) HALLEMEIER. (_Alone_) Now for a barricade quickly! (_Drags an armchair, sofa and table to R. door_) The damned devils, they’ve got bombs. I must put up a defense. Even if--even if-- Don’t give in, Gall. (_As he builds his barricade_) I mustn’t give in--without--a--struggle. (_A ROBOT enters through windows at back. The ROBOT jumps down from balcony and stabs HALLEMEIER in the back. Enter RADIUS from balcony._) ROBOT. (_Standing up from prostrate form of HALLEMEIER_) Yes. (_Other ROBOTS enter from all doors. A revolver SHOT off L._) RADIUS. Finished them all-- ROBOTS. _Yes, yes, yes._ TWO ROBOTS. (_Dragging in ALQUIST L.1_) He didn’t shoot. Shall we kill him? RADIUS. No. Leave him! ROBOT. He is a man! RADIUS. He works with his hands like the Robots. ALQUIST. Kill me.