game changer in this investigation. so i think we just have to back up a little bit. we have a plane that took off from kuala lumpur in the middle of the night. the middle of the night is the least traveled time for airplanes, the least time that air traffic controllers are manning the stations. things are much more relaxed. 45 minutes into this flight we now know from the prime minister of malaysia that it was either the transponder or the acars system. i'm not sure which one, was turned often, and then you have a communication, which is, all right, good night. now, with all deference to mr. quest, i disagree with that, with his analysis. i they was an atypical and improper message from the -- from the plane to the controller. what he should have said is, malaysia flight 3-7-0 and then repeated the frequency to the