The Invaders (1967–1968): Season 2, Episode 18 - Counter-Attack - full transcript
Professor Eliot Kramer has completed calculations that will allow the Believers to create an automated jamming station that will cause navigational malfunctions aboard incoming saucers. But unfortunately, he used the university's computers to do the work, instead of Edgar Scoville's secure machines. That has led to his discovery by the aliens. In the scuffle, Kramer dies and David has to go on the run with the key data. When the police catch up with him, Edgar Scoville won't help, because Scoville blames David for the death of his friend Kramer! So David does the only thing he can to save his neck - he sells out to the aliens, offering them the details of the jamming process in exchange for a premier place in the new order!
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By the way, David,
I'm afraid I got a
confession to make.
I used the
university's computers
to finish up these reports.
Now, look, I know you warned me,
but reprogramming
for Scoville's computers
would have delayed us a week.
Yeah, well, your getting killed
would delay us a lot longer.
David, it's our first
offensive action.
I'm getting anxious.
Another thing:
Remember we're using
code names, will you?
It's not "Scoville,"
it's "Alex."
I forgot. I'm sorry, David.
Give me a little time.
I'll catch on.
Good night, Dr. Kramer.
Good night, Walter.
I wonder how they're
going to like being
on the receiving end
of this for a change.
All right, turn
around, both you!
Up against the wall.
Come on.
Get the case.
I'll call an ambulance.
Get the...
material... and try...
Dr. Kramer!
There's been an accident.
Call the police.
Dr. Kramer's dead.
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:
Lin McCarthy... Donald Davies...
Anna Capri... Kent
Smith... John Milford.
Astronomer Elliot
Kramer is dead,
but as a legacy to seven people
who know our
planet is under attack,
he has bequeathed
a powerful weapon--
A computerized program
that will at last enable
his seven friends to go
from defense to attack.
Where's Elliot?
They killed him.
Trouble is, once
we start jamming
their navigational signals
and they lose a few spacecraft,
they'll switch radio bands
and without Elliot Kramer,
we'll have a devil of a time
isolating the new frequencies.
How long had you known him?
20 good years worth.
He was one of the
best friends I ever had.
I talked him into helping us.
Now it seems he
died almost for nothing.
Maybe not.
There might be a way
to make his work pay off
in something permanent.
Some goodies, Lieutenant.
Where'd you find those?
One up on the landing
and one down below here.
.38 caliber.
Did you track down
Kramer's secretary?
Yes. Kramer had an
appointment tonight
with a man named David
Vincent... an architect.
Walter...
Yes, Lieutenant.
Did you hear any shooting?
No, sir.
But, Lieutenant...
The man who was bending
over Professor Kramer...
He went off with the
professor's briefcase.
Elliot Kramer gave us the means
to go from defense to attack.
The means of jamming
the navigational signals
the aliens are using to
get from their planet to ours.
But he was more
than a scientist.
He was a man you
were proud to know.
Computations completed?
Yes, everything you need
to start the transmitters.
Excuse me.
Pour a lady a cup?
My pleasure.
I'm sorry to see
Edgar take this so hard.
Yeah, I wish I
could've stopped it.
I know.
Come in, Archie.
Hi, Edgar.
Glad to see you.
Thank you. Good to see you.
This is Colonel Archie Harmon.
Colonel Harmon's an aide
to the Undersecretary
of Defense, Air Force.
Jim Bryce, my chief engineer.
How are you, Mr. Bryce?
Fine, sir.
My niece, Joan Surrat.
She's acting as confidential
secretary to the group.
How do you do?
Miss Surrat.
And this is Mr. David Vincent.
Colonel.
Pleased to meet
you, Mr. Vincent.
Edgar's told me a
great deal about you.
Is the colonel with us, Edgar?
If you mean in our
group, I'm afraid not.
Well, then I'm afraid I
don't understand what...
the colonel's doing here.
Mr. Bryce...
I don't buy what you
people are selling,
but when Edgar
told me your plans
I decided to see for myself.
Jamming radio waves
is something I understand
and Dr. Kramer is
someone I respect.
I thought you said he was
going to be here, Edgar.
Dr. Kramer was killed tonight.
Killed?!
I'll fill you in later.
Jim, I suggest you get to
work on those transmitters.
I want action within 36 hours.
Right, Edgar.
Good night.
Good night.
I'll drive up there
with you, Jim.
David... I'd prefer
that you didn't.
Well, we're finished
here, aren't we?
That's not the point. You've
been through a good deal.
What you need right now
more than anything else
is a good night's sleep.
What I need right now
is to get to work. Ready?
Uh, sorry, David.
Uh, car's loaded with equipment.
Besides, it's, uh... all pretty
technical from here on in.
Go home, David.
Try to rest.
Why the sudden interest
in how much rest I get?
You've been under a strain.
Why don't you recognize it?
I would be, too, under
the circumstances.
Are you blaming me for Kramer?
All right... how
did they get to him
if it wasn't through you?
I told you he used the
university computers.
They must have been monitored.
I can't believe he'd commit
such a flagrant
breach of security.
You're calling me a liar.
Look... maybe this is
none of my business,
but... well, you've made
me a part of your group
and I have to say something.
Edgar, you're upset
because your friend is dead
and you're feeling guilty.
But that's no reason to
be at each other's throats.
Now, both of you; please.
Sorry, David.
Joan, can you give
me a lift back to my car?
Of course.
Edgar...
you two need each other.
Drink?
You still keep that
12-year-old sour mash?
How was Kramer killed?
If I told you aliens,
would you believe me?
No.
You will.
I'll guarantee that.
Mr. Vincent, police department.
This your gun, Mr. Vincent?
No.
Where'd you get it?
It's a long story.
You better tell it
at headquarters.
Look, I'm tired.
What do you want?
Try the truth.
I've been trying that
since early this morning.
Let me have a whack at it.
You were after whatever
was in that attaché case.
You pulled a gun on Kramer.
He fought you for it.
It went off twice.
You knocked him over the railing
made sure he was dead
then took off with
that attaché case.
Well, Mr. Vincent?
Well, that's, uh...
that's very good.
I hate to screw it
up with the facts.
Okay, maybe a
couple of hours in a cell
will make you less squeamish.
Filing charges?
We're holding you
for further questioning.
You got a right to an
attorney, I told you before.
All I want is sleep.
All right, move along.
Did you kill Kramer?
No.
Well, how did it happen?
Was it little green men?
Was it, Lieutenant?
Not exactly.
What, then?
He said it was aliens.
Aliens? What happened to
them? Come on, Lieutenant.
He says they incinerated.
Incinerated? Vincent,
what's your plea?
Innocent by reason
of incineration?
Let's go.
Hey, those aliens,
what do they look like?
David!
Sorry, miss.
She's a friend of mine.
Later, miss.
Get Alex.
I don't have to tell you
what the public
will think of this.
He looks sick, he sounds sick
and anyone associated with him
would be considered sick, too.
But the whole thing's unfair.
David's trying to protect us.
That's why he can't
tell a coherent story.
Do you think Colonel Harmon
can get the Department of
Defense to trust a man who...
well, who seems
to have lost his grip?
You could get David
out in ten minutes.
Just call the district attorney
and tell him you have
Kramer's attaché case.
They think David stole it.
Sorry, I can't jeopardize
the group just for David.
Did you say, "just for David"?
Without David, there
wouldn't be any group.
Joan, our duty's to our work.
Edgar, sometimes
you frighten me.
She in love with him?
The only thing I could do
is go back to the
apartment and tell...
He must have done something
to straighten out this mess.
I think you ought
to see a lawyer.
Any lawyer in the country
would think I killed Kramer
and start building
an insanity plea.
Now, what's with him?
Does he still blame
me for Kramer's death?
David, I don't agree with him,
but, right now,
things are crucial.
Has he seen what the
papers are doing to me?
Does he care?
We'll do something... I promise.
Want some coffee?
No.
Feeling any better?
What do you want?
Thought maybe you'd feel
more like talking now.
I told you everything
I have to say.
Okay, Mr. Vincent,
get out of here,
but stay where we can find you.
What?
Your attorney filed
a writ of habeas corpus.
Don't have an attorney.
Evidently you do.
All right.
Thanks for the hospitality.
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When did you move in here?
When we decided to jam
their navigational bands
two months ago.
All we were waiting for
were Elliot's
final calculations.
Mr. Scoville. Colonel.
Bryce.
Well, you certainly
aren't going second class.
That's one luxury
we can't afford.
Used to be an FM radio station.
We took it over.
Completely revamped it.
How's it coming?
No problem.
Elliot knew what he was doing.
I wish he were here.
Uh, David?
Take this over to the office.
I, uh, tried to call you.
Wanted to let you know
that there'd be no
delay on the plans.
David... I'm sorry.
The board of directors
voted that you be replaced.
Wait a minute. The
police let me go.
They didn't charge
me with anything.
Mr. Leeds, this project
is important to me.
I know that, David.
I put a year's
sweat into this place.
My ideas are new.
And you were all
so encouraging...
The board, the bank.
David, I like your work,
but even if you
were Michelangelo,
I'd still have to replace you.
I'm sure you understand that.
No, I don't understand.
I'm trying, but I don't.
My work is good.
Why don't I continue?
Now, look.
You're going to receive a
pro-rated check in the mail.
Change your name.
Go away.
Forget this, uh... delusion.
How many frequencies
are you jamming?
The whole band that
Kramer postulated
they'd be using for navigation.
And the next time they
send down a saucer,
they'll get some action.
We'll see.
I hate to see you so unhappy,
mister, um... David. David.
I'm Louise.
What's bothering you, Mr. David?
Have you ever been pro-rated?
Have I ever been what?
Fired.
Oh, fired. Yes.
Sure. Lots of times.
Why? What's the big deal?
You've got it made,
you know that?
You're beautiful,
you're happy
and you don't have
a brain in your head.
Well, now, if you mean that
I, I don't let things get to me...
Well, you're right, I don't.
Well, they will. Mm-hmm.
I promise you that...
They'll get to you.
They'll get to all of us.
Promise you that.
Mr. David, are you
sure you're all right?
I mean, would you like
to talk somewhere else?
'Cause my apartment's
right down the street.
You're probably
just what I need,
but I have to go.
You're very nice...
but... bye-bye.
Oh, Mr. David?
Don't forget your
cigarette case.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Bye. Bye.
Buy you a drink, Mr. Vincent?
Oh, that's funny.
That's very funny.
You cost me a job.
Listen, Vincent, in
one way or another,
you're responsible for
the death of a brilliant man.
You're sick and you're dangerous
and you shouldn't
be walking the streets.
Is that your opinion?
Yes, it's my opinion.
You started this, Vincent.
They all saw it.
Now, you better get out of here
before I call the men
in the white coats.
Paranoid, pure and simple.
Let's get a drink.
Hi, David.
Hi. You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
That lawyer that got you out...
Was he from the group?
No chance.
His name was Corbin.
I called his office.
They said he was out of town.
Nearest the court
clerk could fig...
What's the matter?
Nearest the court
clerk could figure,
a sympathizer must
have hired the attorney.
What he meant to say
was a fellow saucer nut.
Well, maybe they got you out.
I thought of that, but
why would they bother?
To stop the publicity.
They don't have to.
I'm a laughingstock.
Oh, David, don't say that.
Hey, have you been in a fight?
The most important
punch of my life.
It sobered me up.
I want you to go away with me.
Go where? Anywhere.
We can start over.
It's not my war anymore.
It belongs to the money boys
and they consider
me an embarrassment.
David, it's still
everybody's war.
I've had it.
There's no place to go,
no place they won't
find you if they win.
That could take years.
We could live out our lives.
By then, who knows?
Don't. You believe in this.
I believe in you and me.
Nothing else matters.
It's everybody's war.
I've done my hitch, and I
deserve a long vacation.
Now, how about it?
We'll have fun, be happy.
You shouldn't be making
any decisions right now.
Give yourself some
time, a chance to think.
Please.
You coming with me?
There's no place to hide
from them, or yourself.
All right.
Ciao.
All right.
Stand by.
David!
David! David!
You're not a young man, David.
Young in the sense
that the future
is full of options.
A murder charge,
loneliness, sickness,
death... that's your future.
What do you want?
Cooperation.
I'm no traitor.
But you are at a dead end.
We know that.
David, do you want
to die for them?
For those people
who rejected you?
For the society that
plans to destroy you?
You're an outcast.
Your only refuge is with us.
You're asking me to...
betray my own kind.
To kill them.
You won't have to
kill anyone, David.
You won't have to fight anymore.
We'll take care of you...
All of your needs.
It could be a good life.
Ever read Faust?
It's about a man who
sold his soul to the devil,
knowing he'd end up in hell.
Where do you think you are?
What do you think this
planet is going to be like
for everyone but us
and those who work with us?
I am offering you power, David.
I don't want power.
I want peace.
I want out.
Maybe we should
talk about money.
Money is easy.
A million?
Two.
In a numbered account in Geneva.
And immunity to whatever
happens when you win.
Agreed.
You have something to do.
Do you drink... or do we work?
I guess we work.
Well... that does it.
From here on in,
we're fully automated.
Good boy.
How will you know
if you get results?
Well, what we're hoping
is their saucers will crash
and when they do,
we'll hear about it.
Edgar, if I were
listening to anyone else...
Yes?
Now take it easy, Joan.
We'll do what we can, I promise.
Now, can you get out here?
Fine.
I'm sorry I couldn't
tell you this before,
but David and I agreed
that his life would depend
on the strictest
kind of security.
David has let himself
be taken by the aliens.
What?
He's done his part
and if we do ours,
we may cripple the
invader conspiracy.
Surely you know something
more about this Alex?
He's distinguished looking,
obviously rich...
after that, I'm blank.
But you worked with him.
And he cut me out, didn't he?
Yes, I keep forgetting that.
He was a contact of Kramer's.
People respected Kramer...
influential people.
And is Alex
responsible for this?
Alex's money.
And the equipment?
From Alex's factories.
You're a very
selective traitor, David.
About Alex, you know nothing.
About this transmitter...
you're a fund of information.
Well, we'll see.
We've taken the
liberty of inviting
a dear friend of yours in.
Why?
Simply because I
don't believe you.
How would I know what it is?
Because you've
probably been there.
It's a radio transmitter.
If you say so.
Designed for what purpose?
Your group built it.
What group?
Who is Alex?
I don't know.
You mentioned his
name in the police station.
I did?
Oh, yes, you mean Alex Garrotta,
the lawyer from Chicago.
I thought he might
be able to help David.
You're a foolish young woman.
We have ways...
Don't waste your time.
They've all been
given a hypnotic cover.
It's a pity about
David, isn't it?
What have you done with him?
The way he cracked up.
David's fine.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Did you tell them anything?
There was nothing to tell.
They know about the transmitter.
And they know that
Kramer invented a way
to jam their
navigational signals.
That's right, I told them.
Now all they want
is a confirmation.
You can save your life.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Tell the truth.
It doesn't matter anymore.
Alex double-crossed
me, didn't he?
Well, I'm getting
two million dollars.
Confirm my story
and we'll both be safe.
You're ill.
He's fantasizing.
What have they done to you?
Yes?
I see.
Evidently he wasn't
fantasizing, Miss Surrat.
We've just lost
one of our ships.
Malfunction of the
guidance system.
Get the equipment ready.
We'll be leaving in 30 minutes.
Shouldn't we wait until tonight?
We're due in
Rockland in three hours.
We will leave in 30 minutes.
What're you doing?
We don't need her now.
You kill her, you'll
have to do without me.
I thought you
were with us now...
You heard me!
You'll have to kill me, too.
She's coming with us.
Why? She'll only get in the way.
If anything goes wrong,
she'll be killed instantly.
Is that clear?
Nothing will go wrong.
Don't worry.
David, why?
It's for the best.
Best for whom? For what?
I mean, wouldn't
it be better to die?
I don't want to die.
Our friends don't either,
but you're going to kill them.
Oh, David, in the name of
god, you're going to kill them.
Let's go.
Oh, David, don't. Please, don't.
Don't! Don't!
Don't!
Don't!
300 cycles.
We're ready.
Very good.
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Reality, Miss
Surrat... cold reality.
Get the unit.
Well... right there.
Stop it!
Get her on her feet.
Keep working!
Don't do that again.
Very impressive.
Very impressive, indeed.
Have you seen this?
We've underestimated you.
Is this more of Kramer's work?
No, Alex acquired it elsewhere.
We're going to have to talk more
about this Alex, David.
You let the girl go,
perhaps I can get
more information.
Then you do know who Alex is?
No, but I can find out.
David, you planned
this, didn't you... all of it.
I never planned
to get you involved.
Oh, forgive me.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Ready.
Now.
These brain tracings...
How close to human are they?
About a hundred light
years away, Colonel.
Sorry about what we
put you through, David.
I'm not. It was worth it.
I want Walter Reade Hospital
in Washington immediately
and hold the line open for me
to Air Force Intelligence,
the Pentagon.
David... what's happening?
Regeneration.
They needed regeneration.
David?
Is there any way to
prevent his going?
Depends upon how
much time he has.
No time at all.
I canceled the trip
to the regeneration
station in Rockland.
I didn't trust you.
I took a chance on
you, but I didn't trust you.
This time, you lose.
Not quite.
Take a look.
Fantastic.
Naturally, most of them
were skeptical about the film.
Film can be faked.
They know it and they said it.
Does that mean we're
back where we started?
Not at all.
I went to my boss.
If he had any
doubts about the film,
he had none about me.
He's setting up a
special study commission.
I honestly think
you're on your way
to enlisting official support.
Now, David, if you need
any unofficial support
with the police...
No, no.
Edgar's taken care of that.
Gentlemen, Joan,
in the next room, I have
some material laid out
that just came down from Canada.
David?
If I could have stopped you
from helping those
aliens yesterday,
I think I would have killed you.
I pitied you and... I
guess I hated you.
Now that it's over,
David, I... I know.
Let's go.
They're waiting for us.
A new war,
a war in which
the ability to attack
is no longer the sole
prerogative of the invader.
By the way, David,
I'm afraid I got a
confession to make.
I used the
university's computers
to finish up these reports.
Now, look, I know you warned me,
but reprogramming
for Scoville's computers
would have delayed us a week.
Yeah, well, your getting killed
would delay us a lot longer.
David, it's our first
offensive action.
I'm getting anxious.
Another thing:
Remember we're using
code names, will you?
It's not "Scoville,"
it's "Alex."
I forgot. I'm sorry, David.
Give me a little time.
I'll catch on.
Good night, Dr. Kramer.
Good night, Walter.
I wonder how they're
going to like being
on the receiving end
of this for a change.
All right, turn
around, both you!
Up against the wall.
Come on.
Get the case.
I'll call an ambulance.
Get the...
material... and try...
Dr. Kramer!
There's been an accident.
Call the police.
Dr. Kramer's dead.
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:
Lin McCarthy... Donald Davies...
Anna Capri... Kent
Smith... John Milford.
Astronomer Elliot
Kramer is dead,
but as a legacy to seven people
who know our
planet is under attack,
he has bequeathed
a powerful weapon--
A computerized program
that will at last enable
his seven friends to go
from defense to attack.
Where's Elliot?
They killed him.
Trouble is, once
we start jamming
their navigational signals
and they lose a few spacecraft,
they'll switch radio bands
and without Elliot Kramer,
we'll have a devil of a time
isolating the new frequencies.
How long had you known him?
20 good years worth.
He was one of the
best friends I ever had.
I talked him into helping us.
Now it seems he
died almost for nothing.
Maybe not.
There might be a way
to make his work pay off
in something permanent.
Some goodies, Lieutenant.
Where'd you find those?
One up on the landing
and one down below here.
.38 caliber.
Did you track down
Kramer's secretary?
Yes. Kramer had an
appointment tonight
with a man named David
Vincent... an architect.
Walter...
Yes, Lieutenant.
Did you hear any shooting?
No, sir.
But, Lieutenant...
The man who was bending
over Professor Kramer...
He went off with the
professor's briefcase.
Elliot Kramer gave us the means
to go from defense to attack.
The means of jamming
the navigational signals
the aliens are using to
get from their planet to ours.
But he was more
than a scientist.
He was a man you
were proud to know.
Computations completed?
Yes, everything you need
to start the transmitters.
Excuse me.
Pour a lady a cup?
My pleasure.
I'm sorry to see
Edgar take this so hard.
Yeah, I wish I
could've stopped it.
I know.
Come in, Archie.
Hi, Edgar.
Glad to see you.
Thank you. Good to see you.
This is Colonel Archie Harmon.
Colonel Harmon's an aide
to the Undersecretary
of Defense, Air Force.
Jim Bryce, my chief engineer.
How are you, Mr. Bryce?
Fine, sir.
My niece, Joan Surrat.
She's acting as confidential
secretary to the group.
How do you do?
Miss Surrat.
And this is Mr. David Vincent.
Colonel.
Pleased to meet
you, Mr. Vincent.
Edgar's told me a
great deal about you.
Is the colonel with us, Edgar?
If you mean in our
group, I'm afraid not.
Well, then I'm afraid I
don't understand what...
the colonel's doing here.
Mr. Bryce...
I don't buy what you
people are selling,
but when Edgar
told me your plans
I decided to see for myself.
Jamming radio waves
is something I understand
and Dr. Kramer is
someone I respect.
I thought you said he was
going to be here, Edgar.
Dr. Kramer was killed tonight.
Killed?!
I'll fill you in later.
Jim, I suggest you get to
work on those transmitters.
I want action within 36 hours.
Right, Edgar.
Good night.
Good night.
I'll drive up there
with you, Jim.
David... I'd prefer
that you didn't.
Well, we're finished
here, aren't we?
That's not the point. You've
been through a good deal.
What you need right now
more than anything else
is a good night's sleep.
What I need right now
is to get to work. Ready?
Uh, sorry, David.
Uh, car's loaded with equipment.
Besides, it's, uh... all pretty
technical from here on in.
Go home, David.
Try to rest.
Why the sudden interest
in how much rest I get?
You've been under a strain.
Why don't you recognize it?
I would be, too, under
the circumstances.
Are you blaming me for Kramer?
All right... how
did they get to him
if it wasn't through you?
I told you he used the
university computers.
They must have been monitored.
I can't believe he'd commit
such a flagrant
breach of security.
You're calling me a liar.
Look... maybe this is
none of my business,
but... well, you've made
me a part of your group
and I have to say something.
Edgar, you're upset
because your friend is dead
and you're feeling guilty.
But that's no reason to
be at each other's throats.
Now, both of you; please.
Sorry, David.
Joan, can you give
me a lift back to my car?
Of course.
Edgar...
you two need each other.
Drink?
You still keep that
12-year-old sour mash?
How was Kramer killed?
If I told you aliens,
would you believe me?
No.
You will.
I'll guarantee that.
Mr. Vincent, police department.
This your gun, Mr. Vincent?
No.
Where'd you get it?
It's a long story.
You better tell it
at headquarters.
Look, I'm tired.
What do you want?
Try the truth.
I've been trying that
since early this morning.
Let me have a whack at it.
You were after whatever
was in that attaché case.
You pulled a gun on Kramer.
He fought you for it.
It went off twice.
You knocked him over the railing
made sure he was dead
then took off with
that attaché case.
Well, Mr. Vincent?
Well, that's, uh...
that's very good.
I hate to screw it
up with the facts.
Okay, maybe a
couple of hours in a cell
will make you less squeamish.
Filing charges?
We're holding you
for further questioning.
You got a right to an
attorney, I told you before.
All I want is sleep.
All right, move along.
Did you kill Kramer?
No.
Well, how did it happen?
Was it little green men?
Was it, Lieutenant?
Not exactly.
What, then?
He said it was aliens.
Aliens? What happened to
them? Come on, Lieutenant.
He says they incinerated.
Incinerated? Vincent,
what's your plea?
Innocent by reason
of incineration?
Let's go.
Hey, those aliens,
what do they look like?
David!
Sorry, miss.
She's a friend of mine.
Later, miss.
Get Alex.
I don't have to tell you
what the public
will think of this.
He looks sick, he sounds sick
and anyone associated with him
would be considered sick, too.
But the whole thing's unfair.
David's trying to protect us.
That's why he can't
tell a coherent story.
Do you think Colonel Harmon
can get the Department of
Defense to trust a man who...
well, who seems
to have lost his grip?
You could get David
out in ten minutes.
Just call the district attorney
and tell him you have
Kramer's attaché case.
They think David stole it.
Sorry, I can't jeopardize
the group just for David.
Did you say, "just for David"?
Without David, there
wouldn't be any group.
Joan, our duty's to our work.
Edgar, sometimes
you frighten me.
She in love with him?
The only thing I could do
is go back to the
apartment and tell...
He must have done something
to straighten out this mess.
I think you ought
to see a lawyer.
Any lawyer in the country
would think I killed Kramer
and start building
an insanity plea.
Now, what's with him?
Does he still blame
me for Kramer's death?
David, I don't agree with him,
but, right now,
things are crucial.
Has he seen what the
papers are doing to me?
Does he care?
We'll do something... I promise.
Want some coffee?
No.
Feeling any better?
What do you want?
Thought maybe you'd feel
more like talking now.
I told you everything
I have to say.
Okay, Mr. Vincent,
get out of here,
but stay where we can find you.
What?
Your attorney filed
a writ of habeas corpus.
Don't have an attorney.
Evidently you do.
All right.
Thanks for the hospitality.
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When did you move in here?
When we decided to jam
their navigational bands
two months ago.
All we were waiting for
were Elliot's
final calculations.
Mr. Scoville. Colonel.
Bryce.
Well, you certainly
aren't going second class.
That's one luxury
we can't afford.
Used to be an FM radio station.
We took it over.
Completely revamped it.
How's it coming?
No problem.
Elliot knew what he was doing.
I wish he were here.
Uh, David?
Take this over to the office.
I, uh, tried to call you.
Wanted to let you know
that there'd be no
delay on the plans.
David... I'm sorry.
The board of directors
voted that you be replaced.
Wait a minute. The
police let me go.
They didn't charge
me with anything.
Mr. Leeds, this project
is important to me.
I know that, David.
I put a year's
sweat into this place.
My ideas are new.
And you were all
so encouraging...
The board, the bank.
David, I like your work,
but even if you
were Michelangelo,
I'd still have to replace you.
I'm sure you understand that.
No, I don't understand.
I'm trying, but I don't.
My work is good.
Why don't I continue?
Now, look.
You're going to receive a
pro-rated check in the mail.
Change your name.
Go away.
Forget this, uh... delusion.
How many frequencies
are you jamming?
The whole band that
Kramer postulated
they'd be using for navigation.
And the next time they
send down a saucer,
they'll get some action.
We'll see.
I hate to see you so unhappy,
mister, um... David. David.
I'm Louise.
What's bothering you, Mr. David?
Have you ever been pro-rated?
Have I ever been what?
Fired.
Oh, fired. Yes.
Sure. Lots of times.
Why? What's the big deal?
You've got it made,
you know that?
You're beautiful,
you're happy
and you don't have
a brain in your head.
Well, now, if you mean that
I, I don't let things get to me...
Well, you're right, I don't.
Well, they will. Mm-hmm.
I promise you that...
They'll get to you.
They'll get to all of us.
Promise you that.
Mr. David, are you
sure you're all right?
I mean, would you like
to talk somewhere else?
'Cause my apartment's
right down the street.
You're probably
just what I need,
but I have to go.
You're very nice...
but... bye-bye.
Oh, Mr. David?
Don't forget your
cigarette case.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Bye. Bye.
Buy you a drink, Mr. Vincent?
Oh, that's funny.
That's very funny.
You cost me a job.
Listen, Vincent, in
one way or another,
you're responsible for
the death of a brilliant man.
You're sick and you're dangerous
and you shouldn't
be walking the streets.
Is that your opinion?
Yes, it's my opinion.
You started this, Vincent.
They all saw it.
Now, you better get out of here
before I call the men
in the white coats.
Paranoid, pure and simple.
Let's get a drink.
Hi, David.
Hi. You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
That lawyer that got you out...
Was he from the group?
No chance.
His name was Corbin.
I called his office.
They said he was out of town.
Nearest the court
clerk could fig...
What's the matter?
Nearest the court
clerk could figure,
a sympathizer must
have hired the attorney.
What he meant to say
was a fellow saucer nut.
Well, maybe they got you out.
I thought of that, but
why would they bother?
To stop the publicity.
They don't have to.
I'm a laughingstock.
Oh, David, don't say that.
Hey, have you been in a fight?
The most important
punch of my life.
It sobered me up.
I want you to go away with me.
Go where? Anywhere.
We can start over.
It's not my war anymore.
It belongs to the money boys
and they consider
me an embarrassment.
David, it's still
everybody's war.
I've had it.
There's no place to go,
no place they won't
find you if they win.
That could take years.
We could live out our lives.
By then, who knows?
Don't. You believe in this.
I believe in you and me.
Nothing else matters.
It's everybody's war.
I've done my hitch, and I
deserve a long vacation.
Now, how about it?
We'll have fun, be happy.
You shouldn't be making
any decisions right now.
Give yourself some
time, a chance to think.
Please.
You coming with me?
There's no place to hide
from them, or yourself.
All right.
Ciao.
All right.
Stand by.
David!
David! David!
You're not a young man, David.
Young in the sense
that the future
is full of options.
A murder charge,
loneliness, sickness,
death... that's your future.
What do you want?
Cooperation.
I'm no traitor.
But you are at a dead end.
We know that.
David, do you want
to die for them?
For those people
who rejected you?
For the society that
plans to destroy you?
You're an outcast.
Your only refuge is with us.
You're asking me to...
betray my own kind.
To kill them.
You won't have to
kill anyone, David.
You won't have to fight anymore.
We'll take care of you...
All of your needs.
It could be a good life.
Ever read Faust?
It's about a man who
sold his soul to the devil,
knowing he'd end up in hell.
Where do you think you are?
What do you think this
planet is going to be like
for everyone but us
and those who work with us?
I am offering you power, David.
I don't want power.
I want peace.
I want out.
Maybe we should
talk about money.
Money is easy.
A million?
Two.
In a numbered account in Geneva.
And immunity to whatever
happens when you win.
Agreed.
You have something to do.
Do you drink... or do we work?
I guess we work.
Well... that does it.
From here on in,
we're fully automated.
Good boy.
How will you know
if you get results?
Well, what we're hoping
is their saucers will crash
and when they do,
we'll hear about it.
Edgar, if I were
listening to anyone else...
Yes?
Now take it easy, Joan.
We'll do what we can, I promise.
Now, can you get out here?
Fine.
I'm sorry I couldn't
tell you this before,
but David and I agreed
that his life would depend
on the strictest
kind of security.
David has let himself
be taken by the aliens.
What?
He's done his part
and if we do ours,
we may cripple the
invader conspiracy.
Surely you know something
more about this Alex?
He's distinguished looking,
obviously rich...
after that, I'm blank.
But you worked with him.
And he cut me out, didn't he?
Yes, I keep forgetting that.
He was a contact of Kramer's.
People respected Kramer...
influential people.
And is Alex
responsible for this?
Alex's money.
And the equipment?
From Alex's factories.
You're a very
selective traitor, David.
About Alex, you know nothing.
About this transmitter...
you're a fund of information.
Well, we'll see.
We've taken the
liberty of inviting
a dear friend of yours in.
Why?
Simply because I
don't believe you.
How would I know what it is?
Because you've
probably been there.
It's a radio transmitter.
If you say so.
Designed for what purpose?
Your group built it.
What group?
Who is Alex?
I don't know.
You mentioned his
name in the police station.
I did?
Oh, yes, you mean Alex Garrotta,
the lawyer from Chicago.
I thought he might
be able to help David.
You're a foolish young woman.
We have ways...
Don't waste your time.
They've all been
given a hypnotic cover.
It's a pity about
David, isn't it?
What have you done with him?
The way he cracked up.
David's fine.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Did you tell them anything?
There was nothing to tell.
They know about the transmitter.
And they know that
Kramer invented a way
to jam their
navigational signals.
That's right, I told them.
Now all they want
is a confirmation.
You can save your life.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Tell the truth.
It doesn't matter anymore.
Alex double-crossed
me, didn't he?
Well, I'm getting
two million dollars.
Confirm my story
and we'll both be safe.
You're ill.
He's fantasizing.
What have they done to you?
Yes?
I see.
Evidently he wasn't
fantasizing, Miss Surrat.
We've just lost
one of our ships.
Malfunction of the
guidance system.
Get the equipment ready.
We'll be leaving in 30 minutes.
Shouldn't we wait until tonight?
We're due in
Rockland in three hours.
We will leave in 30 minutes.
What're you doing?
We don't need her now.
You kill her, you'll
have to do without me.
I thought you
were with us now...
You heard me!
You'll have to kill me, too.
She's coming with us.
Why? She'll only get in the way.
If anything goes wrong,
she'll be killed instantly.
Is that clear?
Nothing will go wrong.
Don't worry.
David, why?
It's for the best.
Best for whom? For what?
I mean, wouldn't
it be better to die?
I don't want to die.
Our friends don't either,
but you're going to kill them.
Oh, David, in the name of
god, you're going to kill them.
Let's go.
Oh, David, don't. Please, don't.
Don't! Don't!
Don't!
Don't!
300 cycles.
We're ready.
Very good.
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Reality, Miss
Surrat... cold reality.
Get the unit.
Well... right there.
Stop it!
Get her on her feet.
Keep working!
Don't do that again.
Very impressive.
Very impressive, indeed.
Have you seen this?
We've underestimated you.
Is this more of Kramer's work?
No, Alex acquired it elsewhere.
We're going to have to talk more
about this Alex, David.
You let the girl go,
perhaps I can get
more information.
Then you do know who Alex is?
No, but I can find out.
David, you planned
this, didn't you... all of it.
I never planned
to get you involved.
Oh, forgive me.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Ready.
Now.
These brain tracings...
How close to human are they?
About a hundred light
years away, Colonel.
Sorry about what we
put you through, David.
I'm not. It was worth it.
I want Walter Reade Hospital
in Washington immediately
and hold the line open for me
to Air Force Intelligence,
the Pentagon.
David... what's happening?
Regeneration.
They needed regeneration.
David?
Is there any way to
prevent his going?
Depends upon how
much time he has.
No time at all.
I canceled the trip
to the regeneration
station in Rockland.
I didn't trust you.
I took a chance on
you, but I didn't trust you.
This time, you lose.
Not quite.
Take a look.
Fantastic.
Naturally, most of them
were skeptical about the film.
Film can be faked.
They know it and they said it.
Does that mean we're
back where we started?
Not at all.
I went to my boss.
If he had any
doubts about the film,
he had none about me.
He's setting up a
special study commission.
I honestly think
you're on your way
to enlisting official support.
Now, David, if you need
any unofficial support
with the police...
No, no.
Edgar's taken care of that.
Gentlemen, Joan,
in the next room, I have
some material laid out
that just came down from Canada.
David?
If I could have stopped you
from helping those
aliens yesterday,
I think I would have killed you.
I pitied you and... I
guess I hated you.
Now that it's over,
David, I... I know.
Let's go.
They're waiting for us.
A new war,
a war in which
the ability to attack
is no longer the sole
prerogative of the invader.