"Of course I am. It's just that usually, the Prime or one of the officers will have a breakthrough at the eleventh hour and save everybody...I'm not really used to that being my job." He's encouraged by Gerry's second idea, though. "Let's check the ceiling first. If you can get out, maybe you can figure out where we are and go get help."

He lifts Gerry towards the hole in the ceiling with no apparent difficulty, despite the dirt that's starting to trickle down over his shoulders.