Dr Sherman: A find of this type is always thrilling in this day and age. The time capsule was unearthed by an excavation team just north of Albany. It seems it was a community project of some kind.
Captain Mercer: How far back does it date?
Dr Sherman: Over 400 years. 2015, to be exact. The Delta Pavonis Museum is itching for its arrival.
Kelly Grayson: Well, we'll get it all there in one piece.
Talia: What do you think?
John: Uh, you lose the ears, you look like a born Earther.
Bortus: What are these?
Dr Sherman: Cigarettes. People used to light the tips on fire and inhale the smoke.
Talia: Why?
Dr Finn: They contained a substance called nicotine, which caused an addictive rush. That is, until they got cancer, which, at the time, was often fatal.
Bortus: The odor is very interesting.
Gordon: Dr. Sherman, what's this thing?
Dr Sherman: A communication device. A cellular telephone. We think there still may be information stored in there, but the circuitry is so degraded, we haven't been able to reactivate it.
John: Well, I got a top-notch engineering team. We'd be happy to take a stab at it.
Dr Sherman: I was hoping you would.