The Invaders (1967–1968): Season 2, Episode 8 - Dark Outpost - full transcript
David sneaks aboard a saucer - and is knocked unconscious by the force of takeoff. When he awakens, he discovers that he is very near an alien base. With a professor and several students, Vincent discovers that the base is an alien hospital. Stealing a crucial piece of the healing machinery, Vincent goes on the run. But the aliens catch him and the students, and pressure them to return the key component. But they'll have trouble doing that...
His name's Thatcher.
He just staggered
out of his room,
made a phone call
there and collapsed.
No... no... Cavanaugh's...
please...
I've got to get to Cavanaugh's.
What the devil do
you think you're doing?
Sorry. Public Health Service.
We got a call you got
a man with cholera.
Cholera?
You've got to be kidding.
I wish we were.
Give us a hand.
Help us get him to the car.
Without any tests,
how can you be sure?
I mean, he sure doesn't
have the symptoms of...
we'll take him to our
hospital in San Francisco
and put him in quarantine, okay?
Okay. Let me check
with Emergency.
Hello, Emergency.
Hey, what are you do...?
Wreck it.
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:
Andrew Prine... Dawn Wells...
Tim McIntire... Tom Lowell.
An ambulance wrecked
on a California highway--
Its two attendants dead.
Cause of death, in both
cases, cerebral hemorrhage.
To the world, a
bizarre coincidence.
To David Vincent, much more.
Well, I'm no
doctor, Mr. Vincent,
but Mr. Thatcher
looked to me like...
Like what?
Well, this is going
to sound crazy,
because he was so sick and all,
but my little girl came
down with it last week,
so I know the symptoms.
What was it?
Chickenpox.
Plain, old-fashioned chickenpox.
Did Mr. Thatcher have
any friends or relatives
that you know of?
Someone who might
know where he is?
Well, I know where
he wanted to go
when they dragged
him into the ambulance.
Where was that?
Look, I have some coffee inside.
Why don't you come in?
Uh, no, thank you very much.
I wish I had time,
but, uh, you know.
Where did he want to go?
He said the name
again and again.
A place called Cavanaugh's.
Okay, take it away.
Welcome to God's country.
Uh, can you be a
little more specific?
Oh... oh, Bowman County.
Well, I'm lost, you see.
Well, uh, 20... oh, about
20 mile outside of Griffin.
What? Did you think
you were on Mars?
Yeah. Someplace like that.
Uh, do you have a
couple of minutes, Mr., uh...
Devin. Sure.
Uh, Dr. Devin.
I want you to take
a look at something.
What?
I believe the newspapers
call them flying saucers.
What do you call them, pal?
Want to take a look?
Sure.
It's a science class, anyway.
Where is it?
It's in a basin just
beyond these rocks.
Oh, well... let's
take the truck.
Vern Corbin.
David Vincent.
You're not putting us on?
Did you see or hear anything?
We just got in here
a few minutes ago.
Pardon Vern for
being dense, man.
He's just never
seen a saucer before
and, you know...
You think it's from outer space?
- Yes.
Even if it doesn't pan out,
I've always thought
there were saucers.
How big is it?
About 50, 60 feet in diameter.
Did you get a look inside? Yes.
I suppose you
flew in it, too, huh?
That's beautiful.
Hal, why don't you just shut up
until we find out
what it's all about?
Well, let's go see a
flying saucer, kids.
That's what the man says.
A flying saucer.
Well, hi. I'm, uh... I'm Steve.
This is Nicole.
It's just over the hill.
It was right down there.
Well, you win a few and
you lose a few, don't you, pal?
All right, can we have a
cease-fire long enough
to figure this thing out?
Okay... now, he could be a crank
but, uh, he doesn't
sound like one to me.
He's an architect with
a graduate degree.
And a pair of $30 shoes.
Maybe he's a rich crank.
Yeah. She's right
about the shoes, Doctor.
We were just talking about them.
Yeah. We figure he
couldn't have walked very far,
at least, not through this.
Well, maybe he
parachuted or bicycled.
Hal, please.
Do you believe him?
No. I don't think I do.
Do you?
No... but I'd like to know more.
Can you stay away from
each other's throats, huh?
I'll be back after
we've kicked it around.
Why don't you take the
truck back to the campsite?
Be careful, Doctor.
Doc... Yeah.
I don't want to, uh, foul
up your trip, but, uh...
Yeah, I know.
It's pretty rough on
you after last night.
Eileen meant a lot
to you, didn't she?
Look, why don't
I just head back?
I can hike it in a day.
Why don't you stick
around till tomorrow, huh?
We'll all go back.
Okay?
All right.
Okay.
Hey...
That's how the
boogaloo was invented.
Boogaloo, Vern?
I never learned how.
That was always
part of your problem.
Here's something.
The landing pods
made these marks.
Could be.
Tire tracks.
Automobile tire tracks.
Hardly extraterrestrial.
They unloaded something
that looked like, uh, lockers.
Lockers?
Well...
Somebody's there.
Sorry. Restricted area.
Uh, we wanted to see
the camp commander.
No chance.
Now, turn it around.
One of your flying
saucer people.
Come on.
Search him.
He hasn't got it.
He has to have it.
Search him again!
Hal, cut it out.
Hal, please.
Listen! She said cut it out.
She means cut it out!
Now, Vern, that's
not going to help.
Come on.
That's really sweet, big Vern.
Jumping to the lady's defense.
You just keep forgetting that
she doesn't want you anymore.
Hal, you stop goading him.
Don't you do that again.
I'll go... get Dr. Devin.
Where's Dr. Devin?
Look, we got to get
out of here right now.
Well, tell us where he is.
We're in great danger.
Let's get into the truck.
What have you done to Dr. Devin?
He's dead.
The people from the
flying saucer killed him.
They're on their
way to get us now.
We've got to get into the truck.
Now, you got about five
seconds to tell us where he is, pal,
and then we're going
to bust you all
apart. I've told you.
One... Look, I'll
tell you in the truck.
Let's go. Two...
I'm sorry.
You'll have to come with us.
Why? Who are you?
We're from Camp Crowley.
It's about a mile from here.
Camp commander wants to see you.
Shouldn't take long.
Come on. Everybody in the truck.
Come on. Move out.
Come on, you. Move it.
Wait a second. I got to
put this back on, all right?
All right, but speed it up.
All right, come on. Let's go!
You try that again, friend,
and we're going to war.
Well... isn't this lovely?
None of the comforts
of home. Ooh.
Uh, you, uh...
obviously know what's going on,
and we obviously don't.
I think you'd better tell us.
I've tried.
Go ahead. We want to hear.
All right, your
Dr. Devin is dead.
They killed him.
They're not from the army.
Devin called them flying saucer
people... from another planet.
Look, why should we believe you?
Steve, if we had believed him,
maybe we wouldn't be here now.
Please don't lie to us.
Is Dr. Devin really dead?
I'm afraid so.
Vern... I'm sorry
about last night.
I didn't mean for it to happen.
Didn't you?
Maybe I did.
If I did, I couldn't help it.
I don't care what
you do with Hal.
That's your business.
Just not in front of me, okay?
Oh, cool it, Vern.
Why don't you just relax
and keep being
a good loser, huh?
Well, I sure don't know
what this is all about.
Are-are we prisoners, Vern?
Can the army do that?
I never heard of it.
Look, I'm sorry I threatened
you out there a while ago.
It's nothing personal.
That's all right.
What building was
Dr. Devin killed in?
This building next door.
How'd you get in
past all the guards?
There were no guards then.
What were you doing in there?
Trying to find proof
that they're here.
Find any?
Yes.
Well, let's see it.
I hid it.
That's why they searched us
and then brought us here.
Why don't you just...
give it back?
They'd have no reason
for keeping us alive.
Well, you could
tell us where it is.
I think it's better
if you don't know.
Oh, it's a gag or a stunt.
People wouldn't really
do things like this.
Nobody said they're people.
I'm Colonel Harris,
Base Commander.
Welcome to Shangri-La, Colonel.
All right, I want to know why we
were brought here and searched.
Well, I'm sorry for
the inconvenience,
but the reason
for your being here
is very simple.
This is a secret military base,
and yet you've
managed to come in here
and steal a vital
piece of equipment.
Just what is missing?
A crystal.
A circular-shaped crystal.
Colonel... Dr. Devin...
is... is he...?
He's all right. He
suffered a slight injury.
He's being treated
in the infirmary.
I'd like to see him.
Well, you will.
Now, theft of
government property
is a very serious offense.
If you return it,
immediately... we'll
forget that you took it.
We'd like to see Dr. Devin
before we talk
about the crystal.
Don't dictate terms to me!
Just return the crystal!
Or what?
Or I can't guarantee anything.
Give it to him, Vincent.
Shut up.
Which one of you is Vincent?
There are ways of finding out.
I am.
I am.
I am.
Take your time and play
your games, gentlemen.
I have as much time as you have.
Colonel...
Well, that really puts me down.
When I was in the army, I was
pushed around by sergeants
and corporals and everybody.
And now that I'm finally out...
I'm still being pushed around.
Yeah, well, this is
really groovy, isn't it?
Locked up in here with
two squares and a freak
and your ex-boyfriend.
My ex-boyfriend has more
cool than a lot of people I know.
We don't even know who you are.
You don't know who
Colonel Harris is, either.
And I know he can't
deliver Dr. Devin.
Well, until he does,
we'll go along with you.
Is that fair enough?
Fair enough.
From this moment on,
you will see what
I tell you to see
and hear what I
tell you to hear.
In a few minutes, a man
will enter your barracks.
Listen to me
closely, all six of you.
I know the army,
and they don't have
the right to lean on him.
If he's a thief?
If he's a thief,
they can arrest him,
they can charge him,
but they can't bully him.
And they can't
lock us up, either.
Hello, everybody.
You put us on, man! Ow!
Now, you listen to me.
I saw them kill Devin.
Let him go.
Let him go!
Now you give them
back that crystal.
No. Give it back, Vincent.
If the army doesn't
make you, we will.
I said no!
Don't say that again.
The Colonel knows you have it.
Apparently, it's
vital to their project.
No!
They've been patient with you.
You lied about the saucer,
you-you lied about me dying.
What do you want?
Which one's Vincent?
I am.
Where is it?
Why is it so important?
Is it part of your equipment
to cure your people?
I have it; they don't.
Let them go.
No.
Right.
Why not?
Yeah... why can't we go?
I'll tell you why.
This base is engaged
in a project so vital
that the lives of
everyone in this country
might depend on it.
As commanding officer,
it's up to me to see
that it doesn't fail.
The stakes are too high.
It's a terrible responsibility.
I'm sorry you've
forced me to this.
If Mr. Vincent refuses
to return the crystal...
you'll be taken out,
one by one... and...
And what?!
I must consider
that at this moment,
all seven of you are
enemies of our country.
You'll be taken
out and executed.
Oh, no.
You must be crazy.
You don't have
authority to do that.
I don't believe it.
Please... please...
Please... please
don't let him do this.
Look, they don't have it!
There's no sense
threatening them.
I'm threatening you, Vincent.
I'm going to execute
these people one by one
until you see the light.
Guard?
Sergeant... start
with one of the men.
You... in the orange shirt.
All right, hero, you first.
Who are you? Why
are you doing this?!
Detail, halt!
Ready... aim...
fire!
They're never going to
let us go now, are they?
No.
Still, I think you
ought to tell them
where it is.
This way, one by one,
they're going to
finish us off anyway.
Where is it?
Truck... in the air filter.
Oh... thank God.
Oh, thank God it's over.
The whole truck... seats,
tires, engine, everything.
That's where I hid it.
Who put the air filter back on?
Steve.
They'll never believe that.
And so we die...
one by one.
If they come through that door,
they'd better come
through shooting.
Hal?
Come on, Hal!
Those maniacs aren't
going to see me cry.
They shoot me
in here... all right.
Sure beats getting hanged
in a public execution.
Hanged?
Hanged, like Steve!
Wait a minute. I... I
didn't see a hanging.
I-I saw a pistol shot
in the back of the head.
What?
Eileen, how did Steve die?
What? How did he die?
Firing squad.
With rifles?
Yes.
How many men?
Well, six, eight, maybe.
What are you talking about?
They're making us see
what they want us to see.
We're being brainwashed.
Let's search this place.
No. Listen, listen.
Vincent has gotten
one of us killed already.
We shouldn't listen
to him anymore.
It won't hurt to look, Doctor.
We should be talking to them...
without Vincent!
This is wrong!
Vincent.
Don't, d-d-don't get
into any more trouble.
No.
No. No...
Guard.
They made us see all that.
But how?
Our minds filled in the details.
That's why we each
saw something different.
Then Steve's alive.
Beautiful.
For how long?
They destroyed it.
I still don't think
they're going to let
us out of here
without that crystal.
And I think we should jump them
when they come
through the door, all right?
Wait a minute.
Where'd you get this?
It's a rock specimen.
It's the crystal,
or what's left of it.
It's broken.
Well, we didn't break it.
That means they
have to let us go.
Well, don't they?
No. I don't think so.
We know they're here.
All right, no more
games, Mr. Vincent.
This second, one of
my people just died
because they don't
have that crystal.
Now it's your turn.
We'd hoped to avoid
killing this many of you
but make no mistake
about it, we will...
unless I get that
crystal back now.
All right, you win.
I want these people released.
What guarantee do
I have that this isn't
another one of your maneuvers?
You have me.
Lieutenant.
These people are free to go.
After you, Mr. Vincent.
David?
Get out of here
as fast as you can.
Are they going to kill him?
You heard what he said.
Let's get out of here.
Now, listen, pal...
Sorry. Lieutenant's orders.
I was standing
back here and, uh...
I, uh, put it into one of
these ventilator holes.
Which one?
I think it was the first one.
You wouldn't have put it there.
It would have broken
when it hit the floor.
Everything happened so fast.
I don't remember
what happened to it.
Where is it?
Where is it?!
Where is it?!
Hey!
Is this what you're looking for?
Get in the truck!
Get out of here!
Get out of there!
I thought I told
you to move out!
I forgot!
Thank you for coming.
This, uh, is the place?
It was.
They pulled out.
Now, if I seem a little
skeptical, Mr. Vincent...
I'd be skeptical, too.
But they were here.
Maybe 20 of them,
all in army uniforms.
Miss Brahm, this
was Camp Crowley.
It was deactivated in 1947.
It's been inspected regularly.
Six people told you.
Are you going to
ignore all of them?
We're not ignoring you, sir.
We have your depositions,
and they'll go into the report.
The search for
Devin is still going on.
We're pretty thorough
about these things.
I only wish we
had more to go on.
Now, the lieutenant
will take you back.
I'm sorry, David.
Where do you go from here?
Well, they may need
another hospital.
At least this time, I'll
know what I'm looking for.
Don't you ever get discouraged?
Yeah. Don't you?
Not lately.
The army report will be
thorough and painstaking
but without proof, its
conclusions will be negative.
And David Vincent
resumes his war
against the high
command of another army--
The army of alien invaders.
He just staggered
out of his room,
made a phone call
there and collapsed.
No... no... Cavanaugh's...
please...
I've got to get to Cavanaugh's.
What the devil do
you think you're doing?
Sorry. Public Health Service.
We got a call you got
a man with cholera.
Cholera?
You've got to be kidding.
I wish we were.
Give us a hand.
Help us get him to the car.
Without any tests,
how can you be sure?
I mean, he sure doesn't
have the symptoms of...
we'll take him to our
hospital in San Francisco
and put him in quarantine, okay?
Okay. Let me check
with Emergency.
Hello, Emergency.
Hey, what are you do...?
Wreck it.
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:
Andrew Prine... Dawn Wells...
Tim McIntire... Tom Lowell.
An ambulance wrecked
on a California highway--
Its two attendants dead.
Cause of death, in both
cases, cerebral hemorrhage.
To the world, a
bizarre coincidence.
To David Vincent, much more.
Well, I'm no
doctor, Mr. Vincent,
but Mr. Thatcher
looked to me like...
Like what?
Well, this is going
to sound crazy,
because he was so sick and all,
but my little girl came
down with it last week,
so I know the symptoms.
What was it?
Chickenpox.
Plain, old-fashioned chickenpox.
Did Mr. Thatcher have
any friends or relatives
that you know of?
Someone who might
know where he is?
Well, I know where
he wanted to go
when they dragged
him into the ambulance.
Where was that?
Look, I have some coffee inside.
Why don't you come in?
Uh, no, thank you very much.
I wish I had time,
but, uh, you know.
Where did he want to go?
He said the name
again and again.
A place called Cavanaugh's.
Okay, take it away.
Welcome to God's country.
Uh, can you be a
little more specific?
Oh... oh, Bowman County.
Well, I'm lost, you see.
Well, uh, 20... oh, about
20 mile outside of Griffin.
What? Did you think
you were on Mars?
Yeah. Someplace like that.
Uh, do you have a
couple of minutes, Mr., uh...
Devin. Sure.
Uh, Dr. Devin.
I want you to take
a look at something.
What?
I believe the newspapers
call them flying saucers.
What do you call them, pal?
Want to take a look?
Sure.
It's a science class, anyway.
Where is it?
It's in a basin just
beyond these rocks.
Oh, well... let's
take the truck.
Vern Corbin.
David Vincent.
You're not putting us on?
Did you see or hear anything?
We just got in here
a few minutes ago.
Pardon Vern for
being dense, man.
He's just never
seen a saucer before
and, you know...
You think it's from outer space?
- Yes.
Even if it doesn't pan out,
I've always thought
there were saucers.
How big is it?
About 50, 60 feet in diameter.
Did you get a look inside? Yes.
I suppose you
flew in it, too, huh?
That's beautiful.
Hal, why don't you just shut up
until we find out
what it's all about?
Well, let's go see a
flying saucer, kids.
That's what the man says.
A flying saucer.
Well, hi. I'm, uh... I'm Steve.
This is Nicole.
It's just over the hill.
It was right down there.
Well, you win a few and
you lose a few, don't you, pal?
All right, can we have a
cease-fire long enough
to figure this thing out?
Okay... now, he could be a crank
but, uh, he doesn't
sound like one to me.
He's an architect with
a graduate degree.
And a pair of $30 shoes.
Maybe he's a rich crank.
Yeah. She's right
about the shoes, Doctor.
We were just talking about them.
Yeah. We figure he
couldn't have walked very far,
at least, not through this.
Well, maybe he
parachuted or bicycled.
Hal, please.
Do you believe him?
No. I don't think I do.
Do you?
No... but I'd like to know more.
Can you stay away from
each other's throats, huh?
I'll be back after
we've kicked it around.
Why don't you take the
truck back to the campsite?
Be careful, Doctor.
Doc... Yeah.
I don't want to, uh, foul
up your trip, but, uh...
Yeah, I know.
It's pretty rough on
you after last night.
Eileen meant a lot
to you, didn't she?
Look, why don't
I just head back?
I can hike it in a day.
Why don't you stick
around till tomorrow, huh?
We'll all go back.
Okay?
All right.
Okay.
Hey...
That's how the
boogaloo was invented.
Boogaloo, Vern?
I never learned how.
That was always
part of your problem.
Here's something.
The landing pods
made these marks.
Could be.
Tire tracks.
Automobile tire tracks.
Hardly extraterrestrial.
They unloaded something
that looked like, uh, lockers.
Lockers?
Well...
Somebody's there.
Sorry. Restricted area.
Uh, we wanted to see
the camp commander.
No chance.
Now, turn it around.
One of your flying
saucer people.
Come on.
Search him.
He hasn't got it.
He has to have it.
Search him again!
Hal, cut it out.
Hal, please.
Listen! She said cut it out.
She means cut it out!
Now, Vern, that's
not going to help.
Come on.
That's really sweet, big Vern.
Jumping to the lady's defense.
You just keep forgetting that
she doesn't want you anymore.
Hal, you stop goading him.
Don't you do that again.
I'll go... get Dr. Devin.
Where's Dr. Devin?
Look, we got to get
out of here right now.
Well, tell us where he is.
We're in great danger.
Let's get into the truck.
What have you done to Dr. Devin?
He's dead.
The people from the
flying saucer killed him.
They're on their
way to get us now.
We've got to get into the truck.
Now, you got about five
seconds to tell us where he is, pal,
and then we're going
to bust you all
apart. I've told you.
One... Look, I'll
tell you in the truck.
Let's go. Two...
I'm sorry.
You'll have to come with us.
Why? Who are you?
We're from Camp Crowley.
It's about a mile from here.
Camp commander wants to see you.
Shouldn't take long.
Come on. Everybody in the truck.
Come on. Move out.
Come on, you. Move it.
Wait a second. I got to
put this back on, all right?
All right, but speed it up.
All right, come on. Let's go!
You try that again, friend,
and we're going to war.
Well... isn't this lovely?
None of the comforts
of home. Ooh.
Uh, you, uh...
obviously know what's going on,
and we obviously don't.
I think you'd better tell us.
I've tried.
Go ahead. We want to hear.
All right, your
Dr. Devin is dead.
They killed him.
They're not from the army.
Devin called them flying saucer
people... from another planet.
Look, why should we believe you?
Steve, if we had believed him,
maybe we wouldn't be here now.
Please don't lie to us.
Is Dr. Devin really dead?
I'm afraid so.
Vern... I'm sorry
about last night.
I didn't mean for it to happen.
Didn't you?
Maybe I did.
If I did, I couldn't help it.
I don't care what
you do with Hal.
That's your business.
Just not in front of me, okay?
Oh, cool it, Vern.
Why don't you just relax
and keep being
a good loser, huh?
Well, I sure don't know
what this is all about.
Are-are we prisoners, Vern?
Can the army do that?
I never heard of it.
Look, I'm sorry I threatened
you out there a while ago.
It's nothing personal.
That's all right.
What building was
Dr. Devin killed in?
This building next door.
How'd you get in
past all the guards?
There were no guards then.
What were you doing in there?
Trying to find proof
that they're here.
Find any?
Yes.
Well, let's see it.
I hid it.
That's why they searched us
and then brought us here.
Why don't you just...
give it back?
They'd have no reason
for keeping us alive.
Well, you could
tell us where it is.
I think it's better
if you don't know.
Oh, it's a gag or a stunt.
People wouldn't really
do things like this.
Nobody said they're people.
I'm Colonel Harris,
Base Commander.
Welcome to Shangri-La, Colonel.
All right, I want to know why we
were brought here and searched.
Well, I'm sorry for
the inconvenience,
but the reason
for your being here
is very simple.
This is a secret military base,
and yet you've
managed to come in here
and steal a vital
piece of equipment.
Just what is missing?
A crystal.
A circular-shaped crystal.
Colonel... Dr. Devin...
is... is he...?
He's all right. He
suffered a slight injury.
He's being treated
in the infirmary.
I'd like to see him.
Well, you will.
Now, theft of
government property
is a very serious offense.
If you return it,
immediately... we'll
forget that you took it.
We'd like to see Dr. Devin
before we talk
about the crystal.
Don't dictate terms to me!
Just return the crystal!
Or what?
Or I can't guarantee anything.
Give it to him, Vincent.
Shut up.
Which one of you is Vincent?
There are ways of finding out.
I am.
I am.
I am.
Take your time and play
your games, gentlemen.
I have as much time as you have.
Colonel...
Well, that really puts me down.
When I was in the army, I was
pushed around by sergeants
and corporals and everybody.
And now that I'm finally out...
I'm still being pushed around.
Yeah, well, this is
really groovy, isn't it?
Locked up in here with
two squares and a freak
and your ex-boyfriend.
My ex-boyfriend has more
cool than a lot of people I know.
We don't even know who you are.
You don't know who
Colonel Harris is, either.
And I know he can't
deliver Dr. Devin.
Well, until he does,
we'll go along with you.
Is that fair enough?
Fair enough.
From this moment on,
you will see what
I tell you to see
and hear what I
tell you to hear.
In a few minutes, a man
will enter your barracks.
Listen to me
closely, all six of you.
I know the army,
and they don't have
the right to lean on him.
If he's a thief?
If he's a thief,
they can arrest him,
they can charge him,
but they can't bully him.
And they can't
lock us up, either.
Hello, everybody.
You put us on, man! Ow!
Now, you listen to me.
I saw them kill Devin.
Let him go.
Let him go!
Now you give them
back that crystal.
No. Give it back, Vincent.
If the army doesn't
make you, we will.
I said no!
Don't say that again.
The Colonel knows you have it.
Apparently, it's
vital to their project.
No!
They've been patient with you.
You lied about the saucer,
you-you lied about me dying.
What do you want?
Which one's Vincent?
I am.
Where is it?
Why is it so important?
Is it part of your equipment
to cure your people?
I have it; they don't.
Let them go.
No.
Right.
Why not?
Yeah... why can't we go?
I'll tell you why.
This base is engaged
in a project so vital
that the lives of
everyone in this country
might depend on it.
As commanding officer,
it's up to me to see
that it doesn't fail.
The stakes are too high.
It's a terrible responsibility.
I'm sorry you've
forced me to this.
If Mr. Vincent refuses
to return the crystal...
you'll be taken out,
one by one... and...
And what?!
I must consider
that at this moment,
all seven of you are
enemies of our country.
You'll be taken
out and executed.
Oh, no.
You must be crazy.
You don't have
authority to do that.
I don't believe it.
Please... please...
Please... please
don't let him do this.
Look, they don't have it!
There's no sense
threatening them.
I'm threatening you, Vincent.
I'm going to execute
these people one by one
until you see the light.
Guard?
Sergeant... start
with one of the men.
You... in the orange shirt.
All right, hero, you first.
Who are you? Why
are you doing this?!
Detail, halt!
Ready... aim...
fire!
They're never going to
let us go now, are they?
No.
Still, I think you
ought to tell them
where it is.
This way, one by one,
they're going to
finish us off anyway.
Where is it?
Truck... in the air filter.
Oh... thank God.
Oh, thank God it's over.
The whole truck... seats,
tires, engine, everything.
That's where I hid it.
Who put the air filter back on?
Steve.
They'll never believe that.
And so we die...
one by one.
If they come through that door,
they'd better come
through shooting.
Hal?
Come on, Hal!
Those maniacs aren't
going to see me cry.
They shoot me
in here... all right.
Sure beats getting hanged
in a public execution.
Hanged?
Hanged, like Steve!
Wait a minute. I... I
didn't see a hanging.
I-I saw a pistol shot
in the back of the head.
What?
Eileen, how did Steve die?
What? How did he die?
Firing squad.
With rifles?
Yes.
How many men?
Well, six, eight, maybe.
What are you talking about?
They're making us see
what they want us to see.
We're being brainwashed.
Let's search this place.
No. Listen, listen.
Vincent has gotten
one of us killed already.
We shouldn't listen
to him anymore.
It won't hurt to look, Doctor.
We should be talking to them...
without Vincent!
This is wrong!
Vincent.
Don't, d-d-don't get
into any more trouble.
No.
No. No...
Guard.
They made us see all that.
But how?
Our minds filled in the details.
That's why we each
saw something different.
Then Steve's alive.
Beautiful.
For how long?
They destroyed it.
I still don't think
they're going to let
us out of here
without that crystal.
And I think we should jump them
when they come
through the door, all right?
Wait a minute.
Where'd you get this?
It's a rock specimen.
It's the crystal,
or what's left of it.
It's broken.
Well, we didn't break it.
That means they
have to let us go.
Well, don't they?
No. I don't think so.
We know they're here.
All right, no more
games, Mr. Vincent.
This second, one of
my people just died
because they don't
have that crystal.
Now it's your turn.
We'd hoped to avoid
killing this many of you
but make no mistake
about it, we will...
unless I get that
crystal back now.
All right, you win.
I want these people released.
What guarantee do
I have that this isn't
another one of your maneuvers?
You have me.
Lieutenant.
These people are free to go.
After you, Mr. Vincent.
David?
Get out of here
as fast as you can.
Are they going to kill him?
You heard what he said.
Let's get out of here.
Now, listen, pal...
Sorry. Lieutenant's orders.
I was standing
back here and, uh...
I, uh, put it into one of
these ventilator holes.
Which one?
I think it was the first one.
You wouldn't have put it there.
It would have broken
when it hit the floor.
Everything happened so fast.
I don't remember
what happened to it.
Where is it?
Where is it?!
Where is it?!
Hey!
Is this what you're looking for?
Get in the truck!
Get out of here!
Get out of there!
I thought I told
you to move out!
I forgot!
Thank you for coming.
This, uh, is the place?
It was.
They pulled out.
Now, if I seem a little
skeptical, Mr. Vincent...
I'd be skeptical, too.
But they were here.
Maybe 20 of them,
all in army uniforms.
Miss Brahm, this
was Camp Crowley.
It was deactivated in 1947.
It's been inspected regularly.
Six people told you.
Are you going to
ignore all of them?
We're not ignoring you, sir.
We have your depositions,
and they'll go into the report.
The search for
Devin is still going on.
We're pretty thorough
about these things.
I only wish we
had more to go on.
Now, the lieutenant
will take you back.
I'm sorry, David.
Where do you go from here?
Well, they may need
another hospital.
At least this time, I'll
know what I'm looking for.
Don't you ever get discouraged?
Yeah. Don't you?
Not lately.
The army report will be
thorough and painstaking
but without proof, its
conclusions will be negative.
And David Vincent
resumes his war
against the high
command of another army--
The army of alien invaders.