The Invaders (1967–1968): Season 2, Episode 17 - The Possessed - full transcript

What are you doing?!

He had the Garner file.

You were going to kill him.

When I get finished, we're
going to take him to the car

and make it look
like an accident. No!

Your brother knows
what we're doing, Martin.

He may have been
taking that file to someone.

Well, even if he does know,

that's all the more
reason not to kill him.

We've got to find out
who he's contacted

and what he's told them.



Adam...

Adam, I can make
sure he cooperates.

No.

But he can be one of our tests.

We've had tests... Garner
and the rest of them.

Do you think I'd take a chance

with my own brother if
I wasn't sure this time?

If it doesn't work?

If it doesn't work, we
haven't lost anything.

He dies like the others.

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 have taken human form.

Somehow, he must
convince a disbelieving world

that the nightmare
has already begun.

The guest stars
in tonight's story:

Michael Tolan...
William Smithers...

Katherine Justice...
Kent Smith...

and Michael Constantine
as Martin Willard.

Willard Sanitarium...
a place of rest and help

but for David Vincent,

there will be a terrifying
vision of the future

waiting at the end
of this peaceful road.

You stay away from him.

You can tell Adam
I'll look after him.

Well... how goes the
battle? Any better?

Except for the headaches.

Well... we had to take
out a lot of sawdust.

There's nothing to stop the
marbles from running around.

Squeeze.

Other hand.

Good. The headaches
will get better, Ted.

You and I are going
to be kings of the hill.

There's a lot happening
in this world, Ted.

We're going to lead the parade.

Come see me later at the lab.

Thank you, Martin.

I'm going back now.

You can come with me.

The housekeeper
will look after him.

Hello. David Vincent
to see Dr. Willard.

Yes, sir. Come in.

Hi, Ted. David.

I'm sorry I took so long
to get here, but that letter

of yours followed me
around for a couple of weeks.

My letter?

Yeah.

Well... come in.

I... I was just on my-my way
over to the lab for a checkup.

I've-I've had an
accident, but we...

we can talk for a few minutes.

I didn't know you
had an accident.

How are you?

Well, I'm-I'm pulling out of it.

It was just a bad fall.

You, uh, you're-you're
an architect now.

Hey, uh, are you
sure you're all right?

Oh, I'm fine.

I... I wrote you.

Yes. It sounded urgent.

Yes, I-I-I did write
you. I-I remember that.

I know you-you-you've
been on my mind, but...

the accident has kind
of... kind of shaken me up.

I-I-I was talking about you
with Martin, my-my brother.

Oh... of course.

Architect... pavilion.

Well, uh, would
you be interested?

Uh, I don't know what
you're talking about.

The pavilion...

the research center
Martin needs for his work.

Yeah... Mr. Garner
left the money

for us to build it now.

Isn't that what I
wrote you about?

Well, you didn't say
anything specific.

Well, it's, uh... it's
Martin's baby, really.

Maybe that's why I didn't.

He's the one you have to meet.

I shouldn't really say
anything at all until you see him.

All right.

We'll do it now, right away.

Fine.

David... I-I am glad to see you.

You sure you don't want my help?

You've got your own work to do.

I'll give Ted his checkup today.

Having second
thoughts, Dr. Willard?

Not about what I've done.

Get it.

Yes, Dr. Willard.

Lab.

Yes?

I see.

Thank you very much.

Janet is coming to the lab.

Janet?

I don't want her
to run into Ted.

How'd she get in here?

What difference does
that make? Stop her.

Janet... Janet, this
is a restricted area.

You know that. I
have a right to be here.

It's my money, or my father's

that's paying for
your work, isn't it?

I know that, dear, but I can't
talk about it now. I'm sorry.

Neither can Ted.

That's obvious.

I've been to the house twice

and both times, your
housekeeper sent me away.

Martin, I want to see him.

That's impossible.

Why?

Because he's... not well enough.

He can't have visitors and
he can't leave the house.

I'm his fiancée.

I-I have a right to see him.

Something is wrong.

Martin, he called me
the night of the accident.

He said that he
wanted to see me.

I waited and he didn't come.

What happened?

Oh, you're the one.

I'm what?

Nothing.

Please, go home now.

You will see him soon.

He's all right.

Can I believe that?

Yes.

I'll call you.

All right.

More hysterics, hmm?

Maybe we ought
to let him see her.

Not until I'm sure
Ted's under control,

but I did find out it
was Janet he contacted.

Now we've got to make
sure she doesn't find out why.

Ted?

Oh, Ted.

Um, David, this is,
this is Janet Garner

my, uh, my fiancée.

How do you do?

What are you
doing out like this?

Martin said that you were
too sick to leave the house.

Well, he told me to come here.

I've got an
appointment to see him.

We, uh, we've got to go in now.

David has to meet Martin.

Of course. Are you going to
be working with Martin, too?

Uh, no. Ted and I were
roommates in college.

Janet, I'm, I'm sorry,
but we have to go in.

But I will see you
now that you're better?

Yes, I'll, I'll see you.

Janet.

David, we've seen
pictures of your work.

We admire it very much,

but I'm afraid we're not ready

to commission an
architect just yet.

But I sent for David

right before the accident.

I see.

Well, I hope you haven't
come on a wild-goose chase.

Ted, why don't you wait for me

down in the lab?

I'll be down in a few minutes.

Good. I'm, I'm
shakier than I thought.

I'll, uh, I'll talk to
you later, David.

Adam Lane, David Vincent.

Mr. Lane.

How do you do?

Ted sent for Mr. Vincent, Adam.

Adam is my right hand.

He's designed all the
mechanical equipment I use.

If you'll excuse
me just a moment,

I'd like to get Martin
to sign some papers.

Why don't you make
yourself comfortable, David?

After I give Ted his
checkup, I'll show you around.

We're doing some
fascinating things here.

Aren't you going to be busy?

I'll be glad to do it.

They let me see exactly
what they wanted me to see...

Nothing else.

Go on. I'm listening.

Ted heads up the
psychiatric division,

and his brother heads
up the hospital division.

It's a surgical division.

Are you sure this
Adam Lane's an alien?

Well, pretty sure.

And they've gotten to Ted.

How it adds up, I don't know.

David, one of our
subsidiaries, Hale Electronics

services the sanitarium's
data processing equipment.

I'll get somebody down there,

and I think I'd better
take a look myself.

Good idea.

I'm at the Brownwood Motel.

Are you all right?

Yeah. I'm fine, thank you.

I'll see you later.

Yes, it is the same Vincent.

I'll take care of it.

Yes, sir.

Behavior pattern one.

Assuming full behavior control.

Is Dr. Willard in?

Yes, sir.

Well, come in, David Vincent.

What's the matter?

Things can't be that bad
this early in the morning.

Will you bring us some
coffee, please, Irma?

Never mind the coffee.

Might need something stronger.

What's the matter?

Last night, someone
tried to run me down

in front of the motel.

I'll call Martin.

Ted, I want answers from you.

David, I'm, I'm sorry.

I should never have
brought you here.

It's about time you
started leveling with me.

What's going on here?
Isn't that why you wrote me?

Not a new pavilion.
You need help.

No, that's, that's wild.

I called you because
you're an architect,

because I needed you.

Hospital designers are special.

You could've hired an expert.

But I-I wanted you!

You've got to believe
that, David. I wanted you.

Ted, I know what Adam Lane is.

Your brother's working
with them. Why?

My brother? No!

You know they're
here, don't you?

I don't know!

Who are you talking about?

David, just, just
get out of here.

What is it?

It's just these headaches.

Like Mr. Garner had.

Ted, let me help you.

No, I know what to do.

Ted, I want to help.

No! I don't want any help!

Now, please, get out of here!

I'll be back.

What do you want?

Mr. Vincent?

Yes.

Mr. Scoville sent me.

Sorry about snooping, but I went
to the motel and got tired of waiting.

I checked the car rental
agency and tracked you down.

How do you know Scoville?

I work for him.

Albuquerque plant.

David Vincent.

Burt Newcomb.

Scoville tell you
what this is about?

Yeah. I can't say I buy it,

but he asked me to do
a favor and I said okay.

What's the job?

You're going to have
to get into their files.

My-my outfit services
their machines.

How hard it's going to be
depends on what you want.

I have to know what kind of
treatment was given to two men...

Dr. Ted Willard and Mr. Garner.

Then check further to see
if anybody else has received

similar treatment recently.

To use Ted, my brother!

Did you have another solution?

Any other solution!

Vincent knew about me.

I didn't know what
he was doing, Martin.

Don't be so protective.

It's not what you
think of as murder.

Look, maybe we'd better
have an understanding.

As long as I'm in charge here...

You're not in charge here,

and you haven't
been since I came.

When we started this thing,

you told me we'd
be saving lives.

Now, I know how
strong you people are.

You could kill us all in
a minute. I know that.

No, Martin, you're
making that unnecessary.

We won't have to
kill your people...

not if they don't oppose us.

I want to know what
I'm doing this for...

To save lives or to
give you murderers.

You're doing it because
if we achieve control,

first with machines
and then without,

nobody will have to be killed.

That's a beautiful
thought, Martin,

but first we have to get there.

One man against
millions that can be saved.

The laboratory is out
of bounds, Mr. Vincent.

My father's money may be
financing Martin's research,

but that doesn't give me
the right to walk in there.

You know what kind of
experiments they're doing?

There's no secret about that.

It's behavior control.

Martin has some new theory
about treating mental illness.

Through surgery?

I thought you came here to
tell me something about Ted.

I will.

First tell me something.

Did your father
have his operation

because he had an
accident like Ted?

No. The operation was
to relieve nerve pressure

at the back of his neck.

Was the operation a success?

Yes. At least, for a while.

Then what?

He began to complain about pain

at the back of his head.

I thought it was just strain

from getting back
to work too soon.

But Dad said he had so
many things to clear up.

He... he was so concerned

about business, his
health, making his will.

The will leaving the
money for the new pavilion?

I hardly knew him.

He kept saying there
was something in his head,

that they put
something in his head.

One night he grew so
irrational, I called the sanitarium,

and they came for him.

And the second
operation was a failure.

Your father was operated on.

So was Ted.

And you say your
father behaved strangely

like someone you didn't know...

The way Ted is
behaving right now.

Mr. Vincent, that
may sound logical,

but I've known Martin
and Ted for three years.

Martin loves Ted
as much as I do,

and he would never
do anything to hurt him.

Will you please go?

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Burt's been in
there a long time.

Looks as though he
can take care of himself.

What are you doing?

Just earning a day's pay.

Checking out your machines.

Who told you to do that?

It's in your service
contract, sir.

Every 90 days.

Of course, if you'd
rather we didn't...

Well, then, next
time, call first.

You bet.

Back it around.

Thanks for the hand.

Oh, don't mention it.

Here, Ed. Can you make
any sense out of that?

Willard and Garner

had operations on
the back of their necks.

So did two others.

Garner, Manfredi
and Norris are dead.

Ted Willard's still alive.

Well, sometime
after the operation...

Two, two and a half weeks...

They come back, are
operated on again and they die.

Did you have time to
check any invoices?

Yeah, just barely.

They bought some
pretty sophisticated gear...

Like somebody might use for
ultrahigh frequency transmission.

That do anything for you?

Let me tell you

what some of our people are
doing in the Syracuse plant.

If you alter a brain pattern
in an animal electronically,

you change its behavior.

Send a cat a signal...
An impulse, really...

To be afraid of a mouse,
he'll climb a wall to get away.

Tell them to charge a
tiger, they'll do that, too.

Behavior control.

Martin... What's
the matter, Ted?

David...

Somebody tried to kill him.

How do you know?

He told me... and
I saw who did it.

You what?

I mean I saw...

I mean I-I could picture
it in a car out on the road.

How much of the
stuff had you had?

Not much.

Martin, tell me the truth.

I couldn't have
known what happened

how it happened, but I did.

You know why I
could see it, don't you?

I know you're still sick, Ted.

You imagined it.

Martin, you're lying to me.

I think I was driving the car...

and I don't know why.

Martin... you've always
helped me before.

Help me now.

Tell me the truth.

Come on. Let's get upstairs.

You need some sleep.

No, please, Martin,
I'm begging you.

Tell me the truth!

Ted...

have I ever done
anything to hurt you?

You've been in an accident.

Your mind is
playing tricks on you.

That's all you can say?

Ted... No, leave me alone.

I'll find my own help.

Is that what you think?

That I tried to kill you?

I'm not saying you knew
what you were doing.

But you said it was my car,

so you must think I'm
working for these aliens.

You could be, just as
Janet's father could've been.

There's one man who
can tell us for sure.

Who?

Ted, you asked me to come here

because you wanted help.

You had found out
about the aliens.

Just how is your
brother involved?

Martin isn't involved in
anything, I promise you.

All right. There's no
reason to protect him, then.

You can help me check it out.

David, he's my brother. I
can't do anything to hurt him.

Ted, will you listen to me?

No, you listen, Vincent!

Ted is sick and you're
making him worse.

Now you get out
or I'll throw you out.

How about it, Ted?
Will you help me?

He's my brother, David.

You're my brother.

There's no doubt
about it. It was Ted.

It'd take the police
two minutes to match

the fender of his car
with the sign he hit.

Now, Janet, do
you think he'll stand

any more chance than
your father? It's not the same.

Martin would never do
anything to hurt his brother.

Martin won't have anything to
say about what happens to Ted.

Six weeks ago,
your father was killed

because they had what
they wanted from him...

The money for the new pavilion.

Now, who knows what
they want from Ted

or how long
they'll let him live.

Janet, you couldn't do
anything to save your father

but you can save Ted.

Will you help me?

What do you want me to do?

Ms. Garner...

we all know how much
your father meant to you.

I would like to know
why you want this done.

Maybe because he
did mean a lot to me.

Mr. Braemer, I
think I've complied

with all the rules.

Now will you do it?

As coroner, I have
a right to refuse

a request for a postmortem

if you don't give
me a valid reason.

I found it, Mr. Braemer.

The death certificate, yes.

Everything seems to be in order.

You can see Dr. Martin
Willard's signature.

Please don't try to make
me change my mind.

I'm the only surviving kin.

If I just wanted to have
my father's body removed,

I'd have the right,

and if you try to
deny my request,

that's exactly what I'll do.

I'll have my father's
body removed

and have the postmortem
performed elsewhere.

Very well.

If you'll step into my office,

we'll sign the necessary papers.

Adam Lane, please.

A postmortem.

Why?

I don't know.

Maybe her father said
something to her before he died.

No...

No, it's Vincent who's
made her do this.

We can stop that postmortem.

She's already signed the papers.

They won't have any
reason to go through with it

if Janet suddenly dies.

No more killing.

Your future and your brother's

depend on stopping
that postmortem.

There's only one person
who can get to her.

Maybe you didn't hear me.

I said no more killing.

Your brother's
behavior is programmed.

He'll do exactly what we want.

I'm warning you,

if you go ahead with
this, I'll go to the police.

Now, there's one
way for you to stop me:

that's to kill me.

That would be the
end of this project.

You know that.

All right, Martin.

We'll find another way to do it.

Brownwood Motel.

Uh... David Vincent, please.

One moment, please.

Hello.

David, Ted.

I, um... I've given
it some thought.

I want to help.

Good, good.

Well, listen, I'll
meet you at the lab.

How soon?

Ted?

Ted, what's the matter? Ted?

Behavior pattern one.

Active control track.

Subject: Ted Willard.

Hello?

Hello?

Who is this?

Who is this?!

Who is this?

Present behavior

is dictated by your past
relationship to Janet.

Nothing must
arouse her suspicion.

You know the way, Ted.

Choose a time when
no one will see you enter.

The rest is up to you.

Now, remember, if she lives,

if she carries out her plan,

your brother will be destroyed.

You can't afford to
let her live, can you?

Remember that... you
can't afford to let her live.

It's in your hands, Ted.

Ted!

Oh, are you all right?

Guilt complexes up to here.

Guilt?

For neglecting you.

Come.

Talk to me about the weather

the stock market,
baseball scores, anything.

Ted, I've missed you.

Ted... something's wrong.

No, no, no. Just, just
feeling a little restless.

You have a cigarette?

Ted, I know what's been
going on... David told me.

I should be grateful to him.

We'll help you.

You don't have
anything to worry about.

We'll stop them.

Yes.

Ted!

When you've finished,
report immediately.

Immediately.

How soon will this be ready?

Right away, sir.

What were you doing in there?

I was checking some
of our equipment.

We just checked it on Tuesday.

Well, some of my people
are coming next week.

They'll want to
check our progress.

What were you doing in there?

What are you so
suspicious about?

I told you I was checking
some of our equipment.

You've been transmitting.

That's Ted's tape...
It's on absolute control.

Get away from there.

You went ahead with it.

You used Ted.

I'm sorry, Martin.
It had to be done.

Now, you can't change anything.

It's over.

Your brother did kill her?

That's what you're
going to tell the police?

Your brother's
work for us is done.

I don't think you'll
try that again.

Ted... Just let
him come out of it.

My neck...

Janet... Oh, Janet, darling!

Do you remember what
you were trying to do, Ted?

Yes.

Let me up.

No, Ted.

The pressure's gone.

They must have put a
device in the back of your head

when you had that surgery.

It was destroyed when you fell.

You knew?

Behavior control.

It didn't work with Janet's
father or the others,

so they died.

But it worked with you.

I wasn't sure.

I was afraid to be sure.

Because of Martin?

I thought they were
making him do this,

that maybe you could save him.

I'm going to the lab.

Now, wait a minute.
You could use help.

Are you coming?

Call Burt Newcomb
at this number.

Tell him to send help.

Let's go.

I have a plan.

Well, this is an
unexpected bonus.

But if he tried to stop you,
why didn't you get rid of him?

I only had orders to kill Janet.

Congratulations, Martin.

You did a fine job on me.

What job, Ted?

The operation.

You were programmed to
forget all about the operation.

You know what I think?

I think you're lying;
the control failed.

Give me the gun, Ted.

No, Martin.

Give it to me, and
then you can go.

I'll take care of this.

The way you've always
taken care of everything?

Yes.

Making sure that nothing
would ever hurt me?

I've tried.

By turning me into a murderer?

Ted, you don't understand
what's happening here.

Don't, Martin!

I've listened to
you all my life...

trusted you... but
don't tell me any more.

Ted...

David knows. He knows
how superior they are.

They're going to take
over the Earth, Ted.

We don't stand a chance
unless we cooperate.

They'll wipe us
out... Every one of us.

But... if we can get to
the key men of the world

and control them,

then there won't
be any resistance.

We'll all survive.

As their slaves.

Like I was?

Ted, they're going to win.

Now, you won't shoot.

Ted... come with us.

Please, Ted.

You've got to come with us.

Ted, give me the gun.

No.

Martin! Stop!

Stay there!

It's over, Martin.

I... I could've...
saved you from them.

By doing what you did?

Adam... he wan...
he wanted to kill you.

I had to do that.

I couldn't... let him...

I... I just... wanted
to help you, Ted.

That's all I wanted.

Just... to help... you.

Do the police want to see him?

No. The, uh, police are
out looking for Adam Lane.

They say when they find him,

they'll be able to
solve Martin's murder.

We gave them a
description of Lane,

plus an eyewitness
account of what happened,

and then I wished the
police a lot of luck finding him.

Thank you very much.

Did you, uh, did you tell
them what was going on here?

They didn't ask.

How do you feel?

Like being a doctor again.

I won't have those
headaches anymore.

And there's still
a pavilion to build.

And research to be done.

We've got the best
equipment in the world

if it's used in the right
way... To help people.

Say, buddy, you've, uh...

you've come a
long way to help me.

I want to thank you.

Don't mention it.

If it'll be any help, I'll
send a list of people

who specialize in
building hospitals.

All right? Okay.

So long. Bye.

So long. Good-bye.

A defeat for the aliens,

a victory for the world.

Four people... Each
with an unfinished mission

and work to do.