the alien for study, regardless of risk to the crew. Ash attempts to kill her when confronted, and Parker attacks and incapacitates Ash, who is now revealed to be an android. Ash states that the alien can not be killed and expresses admiration for it. Parker incinerates Ash's remains.

With no hope of defeating the alien, Ripley decides to initiate the Nostromo self-destruct sequence and go ahead with Lambert's plan to abandon the ship. While they