The Invaders (1967–1968): Season 2, Episode 10 - Summit Meeting: Part II - full transcript

David has learned from an alien that the purpose of the summit is to murder all of Earth's most important leaders. But he cannot convince Thor Halvorsen of this. Halvorsen knows the aliens are here, but believes their mission is peaceful. They have offered "AR-5" as a solution to rising radiation levels. David and Michael Tressider manage to steal an alien timetable that describes how they will move to take control of the world once the summit attendees are dead - but the aliens want it back, and there are quite a few of them between David and Halvorsen.

Thank you, General.

And so, this mountain fortress,

home of the European
Allied Command,

has become the focal point

for the hopes of
the entire world.

The five heads of
state and their staffs

have now all gathered here,

the President of the United
States having deplaned

just a few moments ago.

For it is here,

almost directly below
where I'm speaking,



that the conference host,
Premier Thor Halvorsen,

will demonstrate at
3:00 this afternoon

the anxiously awaited
AR-5, anti-radiation pollutant,

that Premier Halvorsen
claims will reduce the present

dangerously high
level of radioactivity

by a significant degree.

Since last night,

the famous names and
faces have been arriving here,

having been ferried up by
helicopter from the Capitol.

A summit conference

in a mountain stronghold
18 miles from the Baltic Sea.

There are two who do
not share the high optimism

of the other arrivals here--

David Vincent and his ally
and friend, Michael Tressider,



who step off a helicopter
and into a moment of history.

They share the grim knowledge

that this conference
was initiated

and is being controlled
by alien invaders.

Michaelson, Continental
Press, Mr. Tressider.

I wonder if you could tell us

if your company has
already contracted

for the United States
manufacture of AR-5?

I'm sorry, I cannot
discuss that at this time.

Does that mean that
you feel it's premature,

that is, before the
demonstration?

It means that I
cannot discuss that

at this time.

Ellie...

Not now. not here.

What's the matter?

We can't be seen together.

My room, D-12, half hour?

Mm-hmm.

They've made contact...

Tressider, Vincent
and Ellie Markham.

Starring Roy Thinnes as
architect David Vincent.

The invaders...

alien beings from
a dying planet.

Their destination... the Earth.

Their purpose... to
make it their world.

David Vincent has seen them.

For him, it began one lost night

on a lonely country road

looking for a shortcut
that he never found.

It began with a
closed, deserted diner

and a man too long without sleep

to continue his journey.

It began with the landing of
a craft from another galaxy.

Now, David Vincent knows
that the invaders are here,

that they've taken human form.

Somehow, he must
convince a disbelieving world

that the nightmare
has already begun.

The guest stars
in tonight's story:

William Windom.

Eduard Franz.

With special guest
star Michael Rennie

and Diana Hyland
as Ellie Markham.

Thank you.

What is Ellie
Markham doing here?

She said she was going
to have herself reassigned

to the secretarial pool
for the general staff.

I guess she did.

She wants to talk to us.

I'm afraid you trust
her a lot more than I do.

Mr. Tressider?

That is correct, sir.

May I introduce my associate,

Mr. David Vincent?

Sir.

You are both welcome here.

I wondered, sir, if we
might speak with you...

alone.

Chancellor Alquist is
part of our official family,

Mr. Tressider.

I Understand
that, sir, but, uh...

And if you wish to tell me
that Chancellor Alquist is

a representative of
an extraterrestrial body,

then let me assure you,
I'm already aware of the fact.

You are?

For some time now,

and I wish to tell you
how aggrieved I was

to learn what transpired
between you two in Washington.

"Transpired"?

Did you know that on his orders,

I was tortured and
practically killed?

Mr. Alquist reported

that he interrogated
you at length

and that minimal force was used

only when you became
actively uncooperative.

If I may say so, sir,

that is a gross
distortion of the facts.

Sir, the man's a murderer.

That's rather extreme
language, Mr. Vincent.

Not extreme enough, I'm afraid.

I'm afraid you both
are too involved.

Or perhaps not involved
enough. Who knows?

But what I am trying
to do is preserve

the very life of this planet,

as Mr. Alquist is trying
to preserve the life of his.

Now, it may be possible

although I can
scarcely believe it

that in his zeal,
Mr. Alquist could forget

the, uh, value of a single life,

the importance of
the fallen sparrow.

However, you must
remember that there are billions

of lives hanging in the balance.

Billions, Mr. Tressider.

Is it not possible, sir, that
you are merely being...

Well... Being used,
Mr. Tressider?

We believe that Alquist and
his people are determined

to take over this planet.

I'm afraid I cannot
believe that.

Then why are their
methods so... so devious?

Why don't they simply bring
this substance, this AR-5,

directly to the United Nations?

You're being
naive, Mr. Tressider.

You know as well as I do

that should this
world of yours discover

it's playing host to, uh...

What is the term you used,
"visitors from outer space"?

The result would
be panic, chaos.

Any proposal of
ours would be met

by universal
suspicion and hostility.

No, we had to find
someone to do it for us,

someone who is above suspicion.

So, we came to
Premier Halvorsen.

So, as you can see,
I am being used...

but for a good cause
and with my full consent.

AlQUIST: Premier Halvorsen,
we felt, would grant us a hearing

without prejudging
and without fear.

His long history of dedication
to the cause of peace

warranted our making
that assumption.

Sir, we've been
informed that this...

this conference
has been arranged

as a smoke screen, a camouflage.

To conceal what, Mr. Vincent?

The assassination

of every world leader
attending this conference.

That's quite an
accusation, Mr. Vincent.

Rather melodramatic,
don't you think?

That's the information we have.

Thank you, Mr. Vincent.

Of course we'll take
it under advisement.

Now, if you'll forgive me,

I must prepare myself

for the meeting
with your president.

If you'll excuse me.

And...

I want you to know your
concern is appreciated.

We'd better get in touch

with American
Security right away.

Well, you know
how they'll react.

Anyway, we have to meet Ellie.

I don't get you at all.

We both know how they operate,

we both know exactly
what they're after,

and we've both been
too close to getting killed

to trust any of them.

I know that.

Well, then, why start now?

Because she saved your life.

I don't know that.

She took me to that factory.

She might've been
trying to get you killed.

At least listen to
what she has to say.

All right, I'll listen,

but I'm not making any promises.

All right.

What I really want to do

is check the timetable
against my notes.

I'm sure it'll be all right.

Just a minute.

I'll see if it's here.

It's Markham.

She wants to come here

and have a look at the schedule.

Well, I think we should let her.

Oh, good. I'll be
up in a few minutes.

Thank you.

How'd your meeting
with Halvorsen go?

Alquist has him all wrapped up.

Well, I think I have a
way of unwrapping him,

but first, there are a few
things you have to know.

First, I want to know
why you're working

against your own people.

You didn't tell him?

He did.

I'd like to hear it from you.

I simply think the
assassination plan is a mistake.

Alquist and the others
feel that as soon as it's over,

they can move into power.

But you don't?

No.

I think it's going to backfire.

It will alert your people
to our presence here

and unite the warring
factions on Earth

into one single unit,
which will destroy us.

Do I make myself clear?

I understand what you say...

But you don't trust me.

You said there was
something we should know.

Yes.

The warhead of that
missile they're testing

does not contain
anti-radiation pollutant.

Its payload is a deadly gas...

Enough to wipe out
every speck of life

within a radius of
ten miles, or almost.

"Almost"?

Whatever its toxic element is,

it won't effect our people.

Well, Halvorsen saw
the AR-5 demonstration.

There is AR-5, but
it's only effective

at relatively low
levels of radioactivity.

In case of a severe
attack, it's useless.

There is severe radiation.

Now, I thought you people...

Wanted to take
over a clean planet?

We do.

But the current radioactivity,

as you call it, is our doing.

Took us over a year
to create this threat.

We have less than an
hour to knock it down.

Then we'd better move fast.

If we can get to Halvorsen
with the timetable,

he'll cancel the launch.

What timetable?

Alquist has a schedule.

He was reading from it
yesterday at a briefing.

I'm sure it's in
his handwriting.

Well, what exactly is it?

Every last detail of the plan.

I just spoke to Alquist's aide

and told him I'd
be up to look at it.

He said it would be in
the top drawer of the desk.

Rather careless,
don't you think?

Well, whatever,
there is a guard.

I just spoke with him.

One guard?

As far as I know.

Well, it's worth a try.

I don't know.

You still think I'm lying?

You could be.

Then I'll go myself.

You can stay
here if you want to.

I'm going.

What room is Alquist in?

D-2.

It's just down the corridor.

We'd better get started.

May I help?

Don't move.

Please.

I hope you're satisfied.

Of what?

That your friend sets
a pretty efficient trap.

You mean Ellie?

Not only is the timetable
gone, if there ever was one,

but two of their thugs
are waiting there for us.

They could have
been waiting for her.

All right, then, where is she?

I don't know, but I
don't think it was a trap.

I'm going to ask the
American Security office

to get our mission out of here.

Are you coming with me?

No. I'm going to look for Ellie.

And with any luck
I'll find that timetable.

You're not only wasting time,

it's dangerous, too.

If we're going to
be dead in an hour,

what does it matter how we go?

Who is it?

David.

Want to explain?

There's nothing to explain.

I'm just glad you made it.

Michael thinks you set us up.

What do you think?

Where did you go?

David, I didn't know

they were going to set a trap.

There was nothing
I could do. I ran.

There had to be one of us left.

You don't believe me, do you?

Does it matter?

Well, it matters if we have
any hope of stopping the launch.

There was nothing in that desk.

Well, then, Alquist
has it with him.

C-1, please.

Halvorsen's suite.

Hello. Yes, this is the desk.

Um, could you tell me if
Mr. Alquist is there, please?

Oh, I see. Uh, no, thank you.

I'll catch him there.
Thank you very much.

He's at the press lounge
holding a news conference.

Now what?

We improvise.

I know exactly how it sounds.

That's why I didn't
bring it to you before.

You really expect me
to go to the President

and tell him there are
some sort of space creatures

that are trying to kill him?

Tell him anything you want.

Just get him out of here.

I'll take the full
responsibility.

But the responsibility is mine.

And you intend
to die with it, right?

Mr. Tressider...

I'm familiar with
your reputation

but isn't it possible that...

that somehow you've
imagined all this?

You think I'm losing my mind.

No, I don't mean that exactly.

I think you do.

I'm sorry, Mr. Tressider.

There's nothing I can do.

Yes, there is, but you
would rather risk the life

of every member of the
American mission here

than take a chance on making
a mistake even in good faith.

That's not true. If
I felt there was...

All right, forget it.

Unfortunately, you
won't live long enough

to realize the mistake
you're really making.

Our warhead today contains
an equal amount of AR-5

and we trust the results will
be substantially the same.

Is there any potential danger

in the AR-5 itself?

None, sir.

Can you tell us,
how long would it take

before there'll be any
change in the radiation level?

Well, the instruments should
begin to record a change

within ten to 15 minutes

after the AR-5 is infused
into the atmosphere.

As we understand
it, sir, you're using

one of your usual land-to-air
missiles for this test.

Is that correct?

That is correct.

As you know, this is one
of our regular missile bases.

And let me add that
every nation utilizing AR-5

will be able to adapt
its existing missiles

for this purpose.

Let me show you what I mean.

As you can see, the
AR-5 in liquid form

is contained in this
pressurized warhead.

And although we're only using

five liters of AR-5 today,

almost any existing
ground-to-air missile

could contain ten
times that amount

and therefore be that
much more effective.

Now, gentlemen, it's exactly
40 minutes till launch time...

So, if you have no
further questions,

I must attend to
final preparations.

One more question, sir.
No more questions, no.

One more. Excuse
me. No more questions.

They're on their way
down to Halvorsen.

Around the back way.

Those are yours,
too, aren't they?

Now what? We have
to get to a phone...

Call Michael Tressider.

I'm sure he'll believe you now.

It's not too late?

Come on.

Sir?

It's half an hour
to launch, sir.

How do you feel?

Oh, the dream of a lifetime.

Half an hour shouldn't
seem too long, but...

of course it is.

Thank you. I feel well.

And immodestly proud

and very, very grateful.

And you, Per?

Are you satisfied?

Completely, as long
as the heads of state

agree to the full
terms of the bargain.

Well, these men are
realists, not stupid men.

If you tell them they must
lay down their arms forever,

surrender their right to
blow each other to bits,

they'll pay the price
for your chemical.

They need it.

They understand
they have no choice.

Hmm.

Men at peace.

Well, is everything ready?

Yes, sir.

I think we should start
down at the observation room.

Good.

I've ordered guards
to accompany you, sir.

David Vincent
approached me again.

I'm afraid he's irrational
enough to try to get to you.

We men with missions
are fanatics, aren't we?

Very well... if you
think he's a menace.

If you were one of us, David,

do you know what
you'd be feeling now?

Nothing.

Wouldn't that be better?

I can't imagine anything worse.

Why?

Look at Alquist... he's
not in a panic, and you are.

He doesn't hate
you. You hate him.

Who's better off?

I happen to be involved
in something I care about.

Do you understand that?

He's going to win eventually.

Yes. Please page
Michael Tressider.

Have him call David
Vincent in D-12.

Thank you.

Must be a million
laughs back home, huh?

All those warm,
emotional people?

One big, happy planet.

You're so used to emotion,

you wouldn't know
what to do without it.

Shall I tell you?
Would you like to learn?

No, I wouldn't.

I'm sorry for you.

You love, but you also hate.

You're happy, but
you're miserable.

You love peace,
but you make war.

You despise us.

I'm sorry, David.

Your way is no better.

How would you know?

You never feel anything.

You've never felt love.

No.

And I've never hated.

Wouldn't that be better?

To have never loved,
but never hated?

Yes?

I was tied up with
the wire service boys.

What's happening?

I have the timetable.

You sure?

I haven't read the whole
thing, but it's all here...

Every detail on how
they're going to take over

when they polish us off here.

Bring it to me. I'll
get it to Halvorsen.

Well, Alquist knows
I have the timetable.

Halvorsen is under guard.

I'll meet you

on the, uh,
E-level in the lobby.

Right.

Be sure you're not followed

because they may have
someone on you, too.

There is someone.

He's been breathing down
my neck for the past hour.

Well, lose him, and hurry.

Right.

I must ask you to come with us.

For what reason?

The gentleman you've
been following says

you've been making threats
against the experiment.

Oh, no thanks, Jim.
I've got an errand to run.

Why don't you grab
yourself a sandwich?

Yes, sir. Thank you.

As explained earlier,

the radiation
gauges in front of you

show the current radio
activity factor at ground level

up to 50,000 feet.

15 minutes to countdown.

25 minutes to launch.

The delegations from
the five great powers

are now arriving on the scene

and are taking their places
in the observation room.

Alquist. What is it?

Tressider left B-level
a few minutes ago.

He met Vincent and
Markham in the lobby

and went to room E-44.

You there now?

Yes, sir. Just outside.

Vincent stole a
document from me.

I want you to get it back.

Yes, sir.

I want you to liquidate
all three of them.

Can you handle that?

Yes, sir.

Do so.

If this is not a forgery,

it's exactly what we need.

I took it out of
the case myself.

You trust me, don't you?

Okay, okay, I apologize.

To you, too, I'm sorry.

It's not important.

The important thing is, we
get this to Halvorsen right away.

Look, I might have
the best chance

of getting through.

Some of them may
not know about me yet.

No, no, she doesn't go at all.

Why not?

There's going to be killing.

They'll be her people.

She'll be all right.

Why not let her decide that?

It could come down
to quite a choice.

Either you or me or one of them.

All right, you sure
you want to go?

I'm afraid none
of you are going.

Please keep your hands
away from your sides.

I understand you have a document

belonging to Mr. Alquist.

You will please hand it over.

Slowly.

Get down!

All right!

We're giving up!

Do you trust her now?

Of course.

How many of you are here?

There were ten of us.

Alquist thought it
would be difficult

to assimilate more.

All right.

There's you, Alquist,

the four we saw outside
of Halvorsen's office...

That's six.

And the one we
eliminated in Alquist's room.

Right, and this one
here... That's eight.

Who are the others?

One is Alquist's aide.

Who else?

I don't know.

I just know that there were ten.

Why wouldn't you know?

Because Alquist
thought it would be better

if we didn't all know
about each other.

I didn't even know that one.

All right, then
counting Alquist,

we've got seven of
them to go through.

Yeah, including one
we don't even know.

How much time?

15 minutes.

Well, then, we'd better
get started, hadn't we, huh?

Premier Halvorsen, please?

Been gone too long... failed.

Is Halvorsen still in
the observation room?

We have two men
watching him every minute...

One screening his calls.

They're going to try
to get through to him.

They don't have much time.

Neither do we.

Tressider just
phoned for Halvorsen.

I told him I'd relay the
message. What was it?

He wants him to delay the
launch until he talks to him.

He said to tell Halvorsen

he has proof the launch
will result in disaster.

Well, we'll watch Halvorsen.

You and the others
intercept Tressider.

I'm sure he's on his way, so see
that he's permanently delayed.

No, I'm not going
to let you do it.

It's already done.

But you know your message
didn't get through to Halvorsen.

But you will... just
show him the timetable.

You set yourself
up like a sitting duck.

When that sergeant
doesn't report back,

they'll be looking for me.

Now this phone call just
gave them a little more reason.

You'll never
make it. Sure I will.

I'll leave, you wait a few
minutes, then you follow me there.

Mike, let me go first. I have
a better chance of making it.

Not after that phone call.

They'll be looking
for me. That's right.

Who knows, I
may fool all of you.

Mike.

The countdown
starts in ten minutes.

If Tressider ever
gets to Halvorsen...

They may have
already stopped him.

All right, you get inside
and watch Halvorsen.

I'll wait here for them.

I wouldn't worry.

I would.

Sorry.

The document, please?

Shh, listen.

Mike.

We'll get you a doctor.

There's no... There's no time.

No use.

Is there anything we can do?

Just get... get to Halvorsen.

Don't worry.

Call Vanders... Tell him he...

Mike?

Colonel Vanders,
American Security.

Six minutes to countdown.

Come on, be there.

A ten-minute
countdown will begin

in approximately two minutes.

It is expected that
within ten or 15 minutes

after the missile is launched,

a sharp drop in
radiation will be recorded

on these instruments.

The missile itself is
very much like those used

for military purposes
in all of your countries.

The major difference
here, there is no warhead.

It's been replaced

with a capsule of
anti-radiation pollutant, AR-5.

At a height of
approximately nine miles,

the AR-5 will be released
into the atmosphere.

From that height,
it will disperse

to cover a ground area of
approximately 110 miles.

The countdown will
begin in one minute.

Last reports from
the silo indicate

that all is in readiness.

All systems operating perfectly.

Here they come.

Well, exactly what is
this all about, Mr. Vincent?

Sir, I have evidence supporting
everything Mr. Tressider and I

have been telling you all along.

Alquist has been lying to you.

He plans to kill every
human being in this area.

That's impossible.

Please look at this.

This paper could be fraudulent.

That's Alquist's handwriting.

It appears so,

but it could also
be a clever forgery

manufactured by
you and Mr. Tressider.

Tressider is dead.

Alquist had him murdered.

Excuse me, Your Excellency.

Let him go.

I told you this young man

has become quite irrational.

It would be better for him

if he were placed
under protective custody.

This young man claims that
you had Tressider murdered.

That's nonsense, sir.

I saw Mr. Tressider
a few moments ago.

As a matter of fact, I
think he's still outside.

If you will come with me, sir.

Then it's all been a lie?

All of it?

I think the word is "tactics."

The countdown must be stopped.

There's no use. We
programmed the launch.

I'm the only one
who can stop it.

Then you will do so immediately.

Of course I won't.

I'm afraid your rescue
has come too late.

I'll stop it myself.

That's impossible.

Mr. Halvorsen...

Straight through
here, Mr. Vincent.

I'm sorry.

If I'd listened, your
friend would still be alive.

Get down!

Control, Premier Halvorsen.

Do you know who I am?

Yes, sir.

I'm ordering you
to stop this launch.

Well, I can't, sir.

Once the system interlocks,

the controls are automatic.

Then... deactivate
the missile itself.

Yes, sir.

Something's wrong.

It won't respond.

It... won't respond.

Let me in, please.

Sorry, sir, but it
just won't respond.

What have you done, sir?

That's the emergency launch.

Get out.

I've just pressed the
emergency launch button.

In one minute and ten seconds,

an instant after that missile

tries to leave its silo...

I'll press the destruct button.

You'll destroy the entire area.

There must be some other way.

Can't you change the course?

You'd better all leave.

Mr. Vincent, you
have 60 seconds...

starting...

now.

There's no more
danger, is there?

Buried everything.

Everything.

He was a good man.

All we know for certain is
that both Premier Halvorsen

and Chancellor Alquist perished
in the tremendous explosion.

But perhaps the primary
victims of this great tragedy

will be all of us.

For without the benefits
of the promised AR-5,

the world still faces
eventual extinction

from radiation poisoning.

Scientists here say

that due to the secrecy
surrounding the experiment,

the only complete
formula for AR-5

was in the hands of Mr. Alquist
and is buried along with him.

The unexplained death
of Mr. Michael Tressider

remains a mystery.

Authorities here have
been unable to find any clues

as to the identity of his
assailant or assailants.

What are your people going to do

about the radioactivity?

We stopped
manufacturing it already.

A poisoned world
is of no value to us.

You know that.

What'll you do?

Return.

We've been allies
for a while, David,

but not friends, unfortunately.

So, I suggest you don't
count on me next time.

I didn't count on you this time.

How do you mean?

If you'd made a wrong move,

anywhere along the way,
I would have killed you.

Then we understand
each other very well.

Good-bye, Mr. Vincent.

Miss Markham.

It is over.

A great man's dream lies
buried beneath a mountain.

The leaders of nations
return to their homes

and David Vincent
returns to his continuing war

to rid the world of the invader.

That is his dream, and
he will not see it buried.