Seeing the hotel roof beginning to smoulder, Scott activates a device on Thunderbird 1 which fills the air with smoke, blocking out the sun and stopping the flow of reflected solar energy. A second attempt to move the dish is successful, ending with the structure toppling over. Virgil and Alan are dismayed to see a figure that appears to be Brains buried in the wreckage, but it is only Brains' discarded heat suit.
As the hotel roof erupted into flames, Scott activated a device from Thunderbird 1, releasing a thick haze that blocked out the sun and halted its rays. A second attempt to relocate the satellite dish was successful, culminating in its collapse. Virgil and Alan were dismayed to see what appeared to be Brains' lifeless body amidst the wreckage, but it turned out to be just his discarded heat suit.