The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979): Season 2, Episode 7 - The Creatures Who Came on Sunday - full transcript

The story you're telling me
is just a mite far-fetched.

I'm telling you
a man has disappeared!

(DOORS CREAKING)

What is this place?

She started telling me some cock-and-bull
story about creatures from outer space.

They've got him.
The aliens. Who?

Why would somebody
deliberately upset the radar?

To keep you from seeing
what was in the area.

Don't tell me, let me guess.

All of a sudden a flying saucer
swooped in and got you, right?

It's close.



Tell us that nothing's
going on here,

that nothing jams the
radar and lights up the sky.

(SCREAMS)

NARRATOR:
Tonight on the Hardy Boys,

The Creatures Who
Came on Sunday.

SHARON: You've got
to listen to me!

I am listening.

It's just that the story you're
telling me is just a mite far-fetched.

I'm telling you a man
has disappeared, Sheriff!

Without a trace, without...

A word to you.

I told you
he's a Forest Ranger.

He was stationed at that place
up on top of the mountain.

Miss Anderson, I know
both them boys up there,



and there's no one else
with them.

Fine! I didn't just
imagine his existence.

If a good-looking fella gave you some
story about him being a Forest Ranger,

I'm sorry.

Now, if you want to make out a
missing person's report, that's fine.

You know something about
his disappearance, don't you?

Miss Anderson, I've got to deal
with every single one of them reports

before I can get even
out of here tonight.

There's nothing more
I can do for you.

Well, there's something
I can do.

Just go home.

Go home, lady.

(DOOR SLAMMING)

(HUMMING)

(SCREAMS)

Take a look at that.

JOE: Boy, a fire sure
raged through here.

This is a waste of time.
You know that, don't you?

Joe, Sharon's letter
says that she...

She lost her boyfriend and she
didn't know where to find him.

Since when have we become
the lonely hearts club?

(SIGHING) Look, Joe, Las Vegas
isn't going to disappear.

I assure you, it'll be there in
all its glory when we arrive.

We're just going a little bit out
of our way to help an old friend.

Three hundred miles?

Besides, she was more your
old friend than my old friend.

If you remember, she had quite
a history of emotional disorders.

If you mean highly strung, yes, I
remember. But she was frightened.

That's what I got from the
letter and that's why we're here.

We may be staying here for
quite some time. Right here.

According to the map, the gas station's
supposed to be up around this bend somewhere.

(SIGHS)

(SIGHING) From the wonderful
people who brought you the fire.

FRANK: We're here.

If we stay on this road and go
around the mountain its about 20 miles

but if we go up here, see, over the
mountain, it's only about 12 miles.

If we can get over that ridge, it
should be downhill from there.

Should be.

Well, it's that or walk.

I've always found
your logic compelling, Frank.

Don't worry, Joe, I got a
good feeling about this.

I'd hate to be around you
when you have a bad feeling.

Well, it was worth a try.

At this point I'd ask you
what we were going to do,

but since we're out in the middle of
nothingness and there isn't a soul in sight,

I'd say walking
is our only alternative...

Joe, take another look.

I don't believe it.

Do you have a problem?

Yeah, we're out of gas.

We tried to make it
to the top of the mountain,

figuring we could
coast on down into Justice.

As you can see,
we didn't quite make it.

You wouldn't happen to have a
gallon of gas with you, would you?

Sure do. Should have enough
to get you where you're headed.

Hi. How are you?

Fine, thank you.

How long ago did this happen?

Three weeks.
It was a big one.

I'm told you could see it
burning 80 miles away.

Take a lot of men
to bring it under control?

Sure did. Brought in 50
men from all over the state.

You know how it started?

Probably a smoldering
cigarette.

Firebreak put it out?

That's right.
You're all set.

Oh, great. Thanks a lot.
We appreciate your help.

JOE: Can we pay you for...

It's on the house.

Say, better turn around and head back
into that road that leads into Justice.

This road isn't safe
after the fire.

We've come this far,
I'm sure we can make it.

It's probably only
six or seven miles.

Afraid I'm going
to have to insist.

Not safe.

If it's not safe,
it's not safe.

Thanks again for the gas.

Station four, secure.

Just a couple of guys who'd
run out of gas. No problem.

MAN ON RADIO: Good work,
Beta unit. 10-4.

(CASH REGISTER RINGING)

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Thank you.

Thank you.

To Vegas.

To Vegas.

I didn't think you'd ever
find this place. Hi, Sharon.

It's good to see you.

It's good to see
the both of you.

I'm very grateful.

I know coming here
was far out of your way.

No, it was no problem.

Your letter sounded urgent.

I told you about Peter.

Yeah.

We met here.

Then one day he didn't show
up, and I never saw him again.

Hasn't anyone else
seen him either?

He simply disappeared.

He was working with the Forest
Service up on Ranger's Mountain.

I called up there
several times.

They told me they'd never
even heard of a Peter Harris,

that he'd never been a ranger.

Did you tell the Sheriff
what you're telling us?

Yes! But he wouldn't help.

He told me I'd probably
just been jilted

and that Peter wanted to avoid the big
scene with the broken-hearted local girl.

I know what you're thinking.

You're thinking that they're
trying to protect me, my friends.

But I think they're trying
to protect themselves.

Themselves?

A lot of people

have seen things around here.

Things?

One night I drove up
to Ranger's Mountain

to look for Peter.

I saw them myself.

Sharon, what do you mean
by "them"?

I'm not sure. I blacked out.

You blacked out?
Why? What happened?

The Sheriff says
I probably hit my head.

I'm not so sure.
If I tell you,

you'll just think I'm the same
neurotic little girl you used to know.

And I'm not!

I've grown up a lot
in the last five years.

It was a light in the sky.

The way it swooped
down on me, it was...

It was...

It was what, Sharon?

It was unearthly.

Unearthly?

I know! It sounds crazy!

Look, just forget
everything I've told you.

Forget I ever
asked you up here.

Maybe I am crazy.

SHERIFF: Yeah, sure, I remember. I mean,
after all, it ain't every day in a week

you pull a lady out of a ditch
talking about strange things in the sky.

She said that?
"Strange things in the sky"?

Was that in the report?

What report?

Why, I assumed you
filled out some sort of...

Look, what are you two
trying to stir up here, anyway?

Look, we're not trying
to stir anything up.

We're just trying to find out what
happened to Sharon that night.

And her boyfriend.

(SCOFFING)
The boyfriend again.

I ain't got enough problems with
the county judge ordering me to hire

an equal number of women
as men in my department.

Now I'm supposed to run a
lonely hearts club for transients.

Actually, we just wanted to know
was what kind of a follow-up you did

to check out
Sharon Anderson's story.

Oh, that's all you want?

Yeah, sort of, yeah.

Okay, I'll tell you.
None, that's how much.

Now what do you think of that?

Well, is that
your usual procedure?

No, no.

No, only when I'm following up
a complaint from a ding-a-ling.

That's not a very
flattering reference.

Look, what do you call
a broad... Excuse me, a lady,

who falls asleep at the wheel
right in the middle of the main road?

She could have killed herself, or ran
head-on into some busload of people.

No, I picked her up
out of the ditch

and she started telling me
some cock-and-bull story

about creatures
from outer space

just lifting her sweet soul
up in the air, car and all,

and deposited her right in
the middle of my jurisdiction.

Now I think you can understand
why I didn't put that in my report.

I was doing her a favor.

I mean, the judge would've asked me
why I didn't book her for drunk driving.

Had she been drinking?

Drinking, popping pills,
I don't know.

I just decided to take
her home and call it even

I mean, she did have a pretty
big bump on her head, you know

I felt kind of sorry for her,

you know,
losing her boyfriend and all.

This is a small town, guys, and I try
to give people the benefit of the doubt.

That sounds reasonable.

Thank you.

'Course, it don't always apply
to nosy strangers.

Well, I think we catch
your drift, Sheriff. Frank.

Thank you, Sheriff.

That's it.

What's it?

We had trouble deciding whether
to fly or drive to Nevada, remember?

Yeah, how could I forget it?
Seems like only yesterday.

So before we left I checked out
the Justice airport on Dad's charts.

That's very thorough of you. I don't
see how it's very important, though.

Well, the airport has ILS.
They have instruments, radar.

So?

So the mountain road
Sharon was driving on

is within radar range
of the airport.

If she saw anything in the sky then
the airport would have picked it up

in their radar screens. Maybe
someone remembers seeing it.

No, Frank. You're not...
No, no. no. no.

We just got finished making total
fools of ourselves in front of that sheriff

and we both agreed that Sharon is
obviously not playing with a full keyboard.

Would you feel right living it up in Las
Vegas knowing we'd let Sharon down?

You're bad.

This may sound strange but
did you pick up anything unusual

on your radar
Sunday night?

Nothing.

Not a thing?

Not a thing.

The whole system went out
about 10:00.

How long did it last?

Couple of hours.

And then you fixed it?

No.

No?

Well, I didn't really
do anything to fix it

except turn it back on,
and it worked.

You had turned it off?

Yeah, the thing had been out
of whack for a couple of minutes

so I shut it down in case
it was burning up inside.

Why?
What's this all about, fellas?

Could it have been deliberate,
your radar going out?

Why would anybody
deliberately upset the radar?

To keep you from seeing
what was in the area.

Like what?

That's a good question.

Let's go, Frank.

Why did you turn it back on?

What do you mean?

Well, isn't it usual
to call in a maintenance crew?

Well, I didn't want to feel
foolish, like the last time.

The last time?

Yeah, all they did was come out
and turn the equipment back on.

The radar worked like a charm.

You mean these blackouts
have occurred before?

Yeah, three four times. I
wasn't on duty the first two.

But we figure it must have something
to do with the radar overheating.

Yeah, yeah, that makes sense.
Come on, Frank.

Thanks.

Strange, though.

What's strange?

Every time the radar's gone out has
been on our slowest night, Sunday,

and our slowest traffic time,
10:00, almost to the minute.

Hard to figure a
coincidence like that, isn't it?

JOE: I knew it.

Only you could turn
a simple Dear John love story

into The Day The Earth
Stood Still.

The radar went out at exactly the same time
that Sharon said she was forced off the road.

It's a coincidence.

And four times before the
radar went out the same time,

on the same day of the week.
Is that coincidence?

It happens, Frank.
I mean, what night is it?

Sunday.

Well, it's a coincidence.

Look, I got
one more thing...

This isn't the way
to Las Vegas.

Right.

This isn't the way back to
town or to the airport either.

Right again.

No, Frank, no. Not going
back to that ranger station.

Look, Joe, I want to find out
what happened to him.

I want to find out what
happened to Sharon's boyfriend.

The answer is not
on the top of that mountain.

Is the answer on the top
of that mountain? You tell me.

Don't look so worried.

You don't think there's anything
going on up there, do you?

No.

I'd feel a lot better
if it weren't...

If it weren't what?

10:00.

Frank, look out!

(HUMMING)

Joe? Joe, are you all right?

Yeah, I think so.

What is that thing?

I don't know.
It's just hovering there.

I've never seen
anything like it in my life.

Sharon was right.
It is unearthly.

And it's real.

And it's headed towards
the top of the mountain.

And that's where we're going?

When you're licked,
you're licked.

Come on, Joe. We're not
licked. We're on to something big.

I was afraid you were going
to say that.

What are they trying
to keep out of here anyway?

People like us.

Joe!

Come on.

They were here!
Right here a few seconds ago.

I'm not crazy, am I?

No, I saw them, too.

How could they have
disappeared like that?

MAN 1: We'd better
do something about those two.

MAN 2: Yeah, we'll deal
with the girl first.

Miss Anderson?

Miss Sharon Anderson?

That's right.

We'd like to ask you a few
questions about a Peter Harris.

Do you mind
if we walk with you?

No, I...
What do you know about Peter?

Are you friends of his?

In a way.

Let's take that walk, huh?

All right?

Thank you.

It's open.

Well, Sunday night is
getting to be my night, isn't it?

Now, don't tell me,
let me guess now.

You were driving
along the main highway

when all of a sudden a flying
saucer swooped in and got you. Right?

It's close.

I'm not in the mood for it,
boys. I warned you once.

Tell us again. Tell us that
nothing's going on here.

Nothing jams radar every
Sunday night and lights up the sky

and lives in the tops
of those mountains.

JOE: Sheriff, we're not
leaving here until you talk to us.

I knew it, I knew it.

Well, don't feel too bad.

After all,
you didn't have any choice.

Now just sit down and
make yourselves comfortable.

Now, Sheriff,
just for the record,

which you seem to have trouble
keeping, what's the charge?

Suspicion of trespassing.

Trespassing?

Where?

On U.S. Government property.

Who said we were trespassing
on U.S. Government property?

Nobody had to say anything.
You got red clay on your shoes.

Now there ain't but one place
where that comes from around here.

Now, I'm going to make
some phone calls

just to see that you boys didn't get into
any trouble or do any damage, all right?

If we'd done any damage, you think
we would have come waltzing in here?

Sit down, will you?
Just sit down.

Don't say anything.

I didn't say anything.

Did you hear a word form me? I
didn't say a word. I was thinking it.

And you're right. It's what
we get for going by the book.

I have to admit, our story
was a little off the wall.

Sharon could be
in real trouble.

From who?

Whoever is on that hill. They
could have a pretty long reach.

When was the last time
you saw Peter?

I'm not telling you a thing
until you tell me who you are.

I'm Agent Thomas. This is
Agent Stone of the Bureau.

Peter Harris is also an agent.

Now, Miss Anderson,
there is a very, very delicate

Government operation
being carried out here.

Peter's disappeared but he did
get one last message through to us

and in that message
he mentioned you.

Do you understand
what I'm saying here?

If there's anything you can tell
us that would help us to find Peter,

anything at all, we would
greatly appreciate it.

They've got him.
The aliens. Who?

I know you're going
to think I'm crazy.

No, no. Go on.

There've been a dozen
UFO sightings in the area,

strange flashing lights
in the sky

and now
Peter's disappearance...

Look at you, you don't
believe me. What's the use?

Now, Miss Anderson... Miss
Anderson, I'm sorry. I'm very sorry.

I can see there's no use
in trying to deceive you.

You're right, our operation
does concern UFOs.

Now, there have been a dozen
landings in this country so far

so I think you can understand
the situation we have here.

They're up there at the
ranger station, aren't they?

Peter told you that?

He told me he was a ranger.

From up on that mountain?

SHARON: That's right.

Miss Anderson, you've been
a tremendous help.

I've only one other question.

There are two young men who've
been asking questions about Peter...

Yeah, they're friends of mine.
They've been trying to help.

That may be but this
is no time for amateurs.

All they're doing is putting
Peter's life in danger.

Okay, I can stop them.

Good, good. Thank you.
That would be a big help.

There's one other thing,
and this is most important.

Now, you mustn't repeat anything
that we've said here, not to anyone.

You see, there's no telling how many people
these aliens have under their control.

No! They can do that?

Miss Anderson...

I'm afraid they can
do anything.

Ranger station says
everything's okay up there.

You boys are free to go.

That's terrific.

On one condition.

What's that?

That you get
out of town right now.

You got yourself a deal.

Thank you, Sheriff.
We really appreciate it.

That's very kind of you. You
got a swell town, swell town.

Do you realize you're making a
U-turn in front of the police station?

And more importantly,
Las Vegas is this way.

Sharon's house is this way.

Frank, we gave our word.

You gave your word. Look, you can
keep the van after you drop me off.

You've lost control. These
aliens have taken over your brain.

I'm not leaving here until I find out
who they are and what they want.

Sharon, we're not
completely sure of our facts

but your UFO story might
not be as crazy as it sounds.

Last night we saw something...

I want you to stop it.

I don't want you
to go on with this.

You want us to what?

You don't have to keep looking
for Peter anymore.

He called me this morning,
long distance.

I guess I'm just not
as grown-up as I thought.

He told me he was sorry
he cut out on me

and that he's just not the kind of
person who handles goodbye well.

But that's what
the call meant, goodbye.

I feel so badly
writing to you,

and making you come
all this way.

It's no problem.

We... We're sorry this had
to happen to you.

Isn't there something
I can do to...

No, no.
The drive was interesting.

Sharon, are you sure? Are you
sure you don't want us to stay?

Yeah, I'm sure.

I really need to be alone.

It was good to see you.
We'll be on our way.

The call of Las Vegas.
Goodbye.

Okay, goodbye.

You're not going to tell me
you believed that story?

I wanted to but no, I don't. She
was lying and I can't understand why.

Because she's in trouble
and so is her boyfriend.

Perfect, perfect.

You did exactly the right thing,
Miss Anderson. Thank you.

I'm really worried.

Try and be calm.

Agent Thomas and I will
get back to you in a few hours.

You've got the Government
on your side now.

Thank you.

It's going to be okay now.
You just sit tight.

Let's go.

Frank.

I knew somebody had
gotten to her, I knew it!

What do you suppose
they're up to?

Let's find out.

Follow them?

What else?

We were supposed
to get out of town, remember?

All right,
just thought I'd mention it.

JOE: Let's not get too close.

All right, boys. Hold it.

End of the line. Police.

Let's see some
identification here.

Who are you?

Wonderful.

Wonderful! We got a wise guy
on our hands.

Police usually carry wallets
with badges.

Is that a fact?

The Government. I'm Agent
Thomas, this is Agent Stone.

Now, you know what
you two are doing here?

Do you?

No.

You're meddling in a very delicate
Government operation. You know that?

Oh?

Very delicate.

You know what happens
to citizens

who meddle in delicate
Government operations?

Not really.

I don't think
you want to know.

I'll tell you what
I want you to do.

I want you to leave town.

I want you to leave town now and
forget about what you've seen here.

Hey!
Are you listening to me?

I want you out of town right
now. Do you understand me?

Yeah, it's clear.
Good!

It's also not very legal.

They're right. We at least
owe them an explanation.

Our investigation in this town
is at a very delicate stage.

It's imperative that
you don't get involved.

It would wreck an operation
that's taken us months to set up.

Well, I guess the Government
knows what it's doing.

Yes, we do.

Thank you, for giving us
the benefit of the doubt.

Look, fellas, you're gonna read
about all this in the newspapers.

Now, can we count on you?

Sure, you can count on us.

And I didn't like the way those
two guys handled themselves.

Or us.

Did you get
a good look at their IDs?

Come on, Frank, how many times
do we have to be warned?

I mean, first the Sheriff
practically runs us out of town,

then Sharon asks us
to butt out,

then two Government agents
appear out of nowhere

and tell us if we're not out of town by
sundown, they're going to separate us.

Separate us?

From our bodies.

JOE: You're crazy.
You are totally nuts, Frank.

What do you expect
to accomplish by this?

Look, Joe, we saw those
white-faced beings here last night.

There has to be
an explanation.

Nobody disappears
into thin air.

Not human beings,
not aliens, nobody.

I want to find out where
those people went last night.

Frank, look.
That thing down the hill.

(WHISPERING) What did
I tell you?

Come on.

Does this look like something the
Forest Rangers would have built?

(DOORS CREAKING)

(DOOR CREAKING)

FRANK: What is this place?

I don't know.

I have a feeling
whoever stashed this stuff

wouldn't be too pleased
about us finding it.

(WHISPERING) Come on.

JOE: Toys?

Guess who's sleeping
in this bed?

Mystery man.

You're supposed to bring
another ball too, Peter.

Oh, okay.

Did you see that?
Did you hear that?

Yeah, he called him Peter.

Same approximate
height and weight,

but he looks nothing like
the Peter in Sharon's picture.

What do you
make of that?

What if this...

What if what?

That Peter had scars
on his face,

and the bandages...

Yeah, so?

So come on.

Come on where?
What are you doing?

We ask him. We ask him
if his name is Peter Harris,

and we ask him what's
going on here. Come on!

Frank, I don't...
Frank, Frank!

Frank, we don't know what
we're walking into up there.

(SIGHS)

(WHISPERING) Look at that.

JOE: What is it?
What is going on?

(PEOPLE YELLING)

(CHILD SHOUTING)

Forest Rangers moving in
their families?

I don't think so.

One thing's for sure,
aliens don't play baseball.

Come on.

Hi, there.
Looks like they're having fun.

Yes.

What's the score?

Score?

Yeah, how many runs
do you got? You winning?

MAN: We don't know how
to play the game, not all of us.

You can play the game?

Yeah, but it's difficult
to explain.

You're new here?

What is going on?

We're new here,
my brother and I.

They're not one of us.

We should check this
with Shano.

We're going to see him
ourselves. Thank you.

Nice talking to you.

Intruders.

Yeah, I'll talk to Shano.

Joe.

Look, it's...

We are in over our heads
now. Let's get out of here.

But Peter...
But nothing.

Let's go back and tell Sharon
what we've seen. Come on.

Come on!

So what are we going
to tell her, Frank?

That his weight and build are
the same but his face is different?

What are you thinking? You're
thinking something, I can tell.

Those scars under his eyes
and those bandages...

Yeah. What about them?

I've seen them before.
So have you.

I have?

Do you remember
the Delano case?

That's right! Plastic surgery!
They've changed his face.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Sharon, it's Frank.

Look, I told you to go away.

We found Peter.
We've got to talk.

So let's talk, gentlemen.

I couldn't warn you.

It's all right. We didn't think
they were Government agents.

But what it comes down to,
you've got something that we want

and we've got something
that you want.

Oh?

Mmm-hmm. Your lives,

and the life of
your friend Sharon here.

And what is it we've got
that you want?

Access to the Feds'
installation.

We haven't been able to find the
way in yet and it sounds like you have.

JOE: The Feds?

That's right, the Government.

They've got more
than 50 witnesses up there.

Defectors, ex-spies, people who
need to change their identities.

You probably saw those mummified
faces running around in the woods?

They rounded them all up to
protect them from people like us.

But we just want one man.
Peter Harris.

Shall we talk a deal?

Let me give you something to
think about on the way up there.

If I'm not back here in exactly an
hour and a half, your friends are dead.

Okay?

Yeah, and move them.

Move them?

Yeah, take them someplace.
Take them to our favorite little resort.

You see, that buys us
a little insurance.

Anything happens to me, Farina
there gets rid of your friends

and no one will know
where to come to save them.

You do understand that?

Yeah.

We'll be outta here
in ten minutes.

All right, let's go.

Come on, move!

Hey, you want
to keep it down, kid?

You know, we don't hardly need
a speeding ticket up here.

Go on. Lead the way.

Come on, come on.

FARINA: All right, you two.
Get out.

This the place?

Yeah.

Well, open it up.
Go on.

(DOOR CREAKING)

Go on.

It's unlocked.

You don't have to worry about
criminal types up here. Go on!

Go on!

Hey, you do that again
and I'm going to...

Yeah? You'll do what?

Let me tell you something.

My brother's not going to let your
friend gun someone down in cold blood.

You don't be so sure.

You know, you can
still get out of this.

I mean, you haven't
killed anyone yet.

Why don't you let us go?
You can take off. Get out.

Now, look.

I told you once, I don't
want to have to tell you again.

Shut up.

Is this where they are?

Son, my partner gets really
nervous. You know that.

So I'm not going to ask you
again. Is this where they are?

Yeah.

All right,
just remember one thing.

Anything happens to me, your brother
and that girl are in Never Never land.

I do hope you understand that.

Okay, pal, come up here
and point it out to me.

You know, it's funny.

You don't seem like the kind
of guy who'd want to spend

the rest of his life
in jail for murder.

I've had all I'm going
to take!

(SHARON SCREAMS)
You shut up!

Frank!

Come on!

Not a bad move in there,
not bad at all.

Do you think Peter's dead?

Not if my brother had anything
to say about it.

I got to hand it to you, kid.
They did a great job on his face.

Without your help I would
have never known who it was.

So you knew they weren't
Government agents?

We had a pretty good idea
they weren't.

How much farther is it, Frank?

It's not far.

BERARDI: Perfect.

Perfect.
This is going to be easy.

(GUN FIRING) MAN 1: Everybody
on the ground! Down, get down!

MAN 2: Get down, get down,
everybody! Down on the ground.

MAN 1: Stay where you are.
Down, get them down!

Up there! There they are!

Hold it! Hold it right there!

Do you have any idea at all?

I'm telling you I don't know
where he took them.

All I know is that I made a decision
that may have cost my brother his life.

Hey, look!

Sharon!

Peter.

Man, am I glad to see you.
Peter's fine. Everything is okay.

How did you get away?
What happened?

I had a little help
from Sharon.

I didn't think you'd let him
shoot him down in cold blood.

You don't have to explain.
Frank told me everything.

It doesn't matter.
Hold me, just hold me.

I didn't know what to do,
Frank. I didn't know what to do.

You did the right thing.

He was going
to testify against

one of the biggest crime
syndicates in the country.

They'd been looking for him
for months.

How did they get on to
where he was?

They intercepted a letter that Sharon
sent to Peter's parents asking about him.

SHARON: I wanted to find out
if they knew where you were.

I didn't get an answer.

So what started as out
as a simple love affair

almost blew up an entire
Government operation.

That's right.

Are you still willing
to testify?

Yes, sir.

SHARON: Now more than ever.

You know, I still don't
understand what those lights were

that forced Sharon
off the road.

A Government helicopter.
One of those big turbine jobs.

When the townspeople started becoming
aware that something was going on,

had to start moving
to another spot.

The helicopter at night was
the best way to do it quietly.

At least we thought so.

We had no idea it would
become a flying saucer.

Was this entire installation built expressly
for the people you're talking about?

It's an old Nike missile base from the
Cold War days, abandoned 10 years ago.

It was a great
secret hiding place.

None of the townspeople
knew it was here. It was secret.

Sheriff, you knew
about this all along.

Well, yeah, I did.

And I'm sorry I had to give
you boys such a rough time.

But I had my orders,
you understand.

We know that now.

Of course, you could
have been spinning a story.

And maybe you really are
from outer space.

(BOTH LAUGHING)