The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 3, Episode 17 - Feasibility Study - full transcript

HEY, MIKE.

GOOD EVENING, SARAH.

GO AHEAD.

I STILL THINK

IT'S A MISTAKE
TELLING HIM.

LET'S JUST GO.

BABY.

LET'S GO IN.

I WAS BEGINNING
TO THINK

I'D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

I WASN'T GOING TO LEAVE
WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE.



WE'VE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES,
BUT I CAN'T SIT BY WHILE YOU...

DAD, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED
AND THAT'S THE END OF IT.

RIGHT, NICKY?

MAYBE I'LL WAIT
OUTSIDE.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
MY BAG'S PACKED.

I UNPACKED IT.

WELL, I'LL JUST BE
TWO MINUTES THEN.

SARAH.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?

THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU, DAD.

MAYBE SOMEDAY
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THAT.

WHERE IN THE WORLD
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

HAVE YOUR PARENTS INVITED YOU
TO LIVE WITH THEM RENT-FREE?

MY PARENTS ARE DEAD.



IT'S SYMPTOMATIC, ISN'T IT,

THAT I DIDN'T
KNOW THAT.

SARAH'S ALL I'VE GOT
IN THE WORLD.

SHE'S ALL I'VE GOT, TOO.

YOU THINK YOU'RE CREATING
A FAMILY

BUT WHAT YOU'RE REALLY DOING IS
TEARING ONE APART.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE, NICKY?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT.

OUTSIDE THE GATE,
RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE WOODS.

IT'S AS CLOSE TO SARAH
AS I CAN AFFORD.

SHE WAS PLANNING TO GO
TO COLLEGE.

DID SHE TELL YOU
THAT?

I LOVE HER, MR. HAYWARD.

I KNOW YOU LOVE HER, NICKY.

I DON'T DOUBT IT
FOR A MINUTE.

BUT IF YOU
LOVE HER,

YOU WON'T WANT TO MAKE
A DECISION

THAT YOU COULD
BOTH REGRET.

ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT
YOU GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME.

IF YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS,

WAITING
WON'T MATTER.

I THINK YOU KNOW
THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

NICKY!

NICKY, WHERE ARE YOU?

WHY DID YOU LEAVE?

WHAT DID MY FATHER
SAY TO YOU?

I GOT SCARED, SARAH.

NICKY, JUST COME GET ME.

SHOW ME YOU LOVE ME...

NICKY?

SARAH?

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR TELEVISION.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST
THE PICTURE.

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING
THE TRANSMISSION.

WE CONTROL THE
HORIZONTAL,

AND THE VERTICAL.

WE CAN DELUGE YOU
WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE
TO CRYSTAL CLARITY...

AND BEYOND.

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONCEIVE.

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL
ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR.

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE
THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM
THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO THE OUTER LIMITS.

IN A WORLD
WHERE CHANGE IS THE RULE,

WE RELY ON THE UNYIELDING
CONSTANTS IN LIFE

FOR COMFORT AND
SECURITY...

THAT THE SUN WILL RISE,
THAT THE EARTH WILL TURN.

BUT WHAT IF WE COULD NO
LONGER BE CERTAIN OF
ANYTHING?

TO WHAT, THEN,
WOULD WE CLING?

HI THERE!

MORNING.

DID YOU LOSE POWER
AT YOUR PLACE?

NO POWER,
NO WATER.

I TRIED CALLING THE UTILITIES,
BUT THE PHONES ARE DOWN.

COULD BE THIS
WEIRD WEATHER.

IT'S GOTTEN COLD
SO FAST.

HAS THE
DEVELOPMENT GOT

A CORE UTILITY SYSTEM?

MAYBE IT'S ON THE FRITZ.

THAT WOULDN'T EXPLAIN
WHY THE PAPERS ARE LATE.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE
GOT ONE.

I DON'T THINK
WE'VE MET FORMALLY.

I'M JOSHUA HAYWARD.
PAT DOOLEY.

I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO INTRODUCE MYSELF

SINCE I MOVED IN.

WE'VE BEEN HERE
THREE AND A HALF YEARS.

WE HAVEN'T MET MORE THAN
A COUPLE NEIGHBORS.

YOU PAY FOR PRIVACY
AND THEY THROW IN

ANONYMITY
INTO THE BARGAIN.

JUST YOU
AND YOUR DAUGHTER?

I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING
YOUR WIFE.

MY WIFE LEFT ME
OVER A YEAR AGO.

WELL...
MINE'S GONE TOO.

CERVICAL CANCER.

I'M SORRY.

YEAH, WELL... SHE DIED

JUST BEFORE WE DECIDED
TO MOVE IN HERE.

THIS WAS GOING TO BE
OUR FOREVER HOUSE.

I WAS GOING TO PULL OUT,
BUT I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD

WITH THE DEAL ANYWAY.

MAYBE SHE'LL COME BACK.
SHE SWORE SHE WOULD.

THIS WAY, SHE'LL KNOW
WHERE TO FIND ME.

YES, SIR,
SHE WAS THE PAPERWEIGHT

THAT KEPT MY WORLD
FROM BLOWING AWAY.

GEEZ, I'M SORRY.

FIRST I GIVE YOU
MY NAME,

THEN I'M TELLING YOU
MY LIFE STORY.

I'LL CALL THE UTILITIES

WHEN I GO
INTO THE OFFICE.

IF YOU'RE GOING
DOWNTOWN,

COULD YOU
GIVE ME A LIFT?

NO PROBLEM.

I BUY
AN ELECTRIC CAR,

AND LOOK
WHERE IT GETS ME.

I'LL TAKE YOU
SOON AS I'VE SHOWERED.

GUESS I WON'T BE
SHOWERING.

GIVE ME 20 MINUTES
TO GET DRESSED.

OKAY.
THANKS VERY MUCH.

THE CLOCK STOPPED AT 1:10
IN THE MORNING.

IF WE DON'T GET
THE POWER BACK ON SOON,

A WEEK'S WORTH OF GROCERIES
ARE GOING TO GO BAD.

DOES THE SKY SEEM
AN ODD COLOR TO YOU?

ELAINE, I'VE GOT
A 30-PAGE DEPOSITION TO DIGEST

BEFORE COURT THIS MORNING.

YOU BEEN OUTSIDE YET?
IT'S GOTTEN SO CHILLY.

ROSNER'S EXPECTING US
TO PRESS FOR A SETTLEMENT.

WAIT TILL HE SEES
OUR HEAVY ARTILLERY.

IT'S GOING TO BE
A BLOODBATH.

YOU MAKE IT SOUND
LIKE WAR.

BELIEVE ME,
IT IS WAR.

AND THE LAST MAN
STANDING

WALKS AWAY WITH
THE SPOILS.

THE SCHOOL BUS
SHOULD HAVE
PICKED UP SEAN

HALF AN HOUR AGO.

COULD YOU DRIVE HIM?

THE LAST TIME
I LOOKED,

THERE WERE TWO CARS
IN THE GARAGE.

SWINGING BY
THE SCHOOL

WILL COST ME
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES.

DAMN, CELL PHONE
DOESN'T WORK EITHER.

WHOLE SYSTEM'S COOKED.

YOU COULD TRY
ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS' HOUSES.

ELAINE, I SPEND MY WEEKENDS
AVOIDING THESE PEOPLE.

YOU ASK THEM FOR A FAVOR

AND THEN THEY THINK
YOU OWE THEM SOMETHING.

STELLA'S A NO-SHOW.

I'M LISTING
THE THINGS

SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO GET TODAY.

I TRIED
TO CALL HER,

BUT THE PHONES
AREN'T WORKING.

YEAH.
NOTHING'S WORKING.

ENTROPY.

THAT'S WHAT
THEY CALL IT

WHEN EVERYTHING STARTS
BREAKING DOWN.

I COULDN'T HAVE TALKED NICKY
INTO LEAVING LAST NIGHT

IF HE HADN'T REALIZED
I WAS RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT, DAD.

MOM COULD NEVER WIN A FIGHT
WITH YOU EITHER.

I SHOULD GO LIVE WITH HER
FOR A WHILE.

MAYBE YOU'D RATHER BE SMOTHERED
WITH INDIFFERENCE.

HE'S WILLING TO WAIT FOR YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY
TAKING HIS LEAD?

YOU SCARED HIM, DAD.
THAT'S ALL.

I'M GOING TO WORK.

I EXPECT YOU TO BE HERE
WHEN I GET HOME.

HAVE A GOOD DAY,
MR. HAYWARD.

AS FAR AS
I CAN TELL,

THE WHOLE
NEIGHBORHOOD'S
BLACKED OUT.

ANY WORD ON WHEN
IT'LL GET BACK ON LINE?

I HAVEN'T HEARD
DIDDLY.

WHEN I'M RELIEVED,
I'LL DRIVE OVER
TO HEADQUARTERS.

SEAN, COME ON,
LET'S GO.

WHAT IS IT, SHADOW?

WHAT IS IT, SHADOW?

SEAN!
COME ON.

SEAN! SEAN!

I'LL ROUND HIM UP,
MRS. TENZER.

THANKS, MIKE.

SEAN!

SEAN!

MIKE,
THERE'S SOMETHING
IN THE ALLEY.

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

IT'S SOME KIND
OF FREAK.

GO BACK TO YOUR MOM.

I'LL FIND YOUR FREAK.

WHERE AM I
DROPPING YOU?

ROD AND WHITNEY.

OFFICES
OF THE CLARION.

THE ALTERNATIVE WEEKLY?

YOU WORK ON THAT?

USED TO, YEAH.
FORMER EDITOR.

I TRY TO KEEP
MY HAND IN.

OFFICIALLY I'M RETIRED.

DO YOU READ ALTERNATIVES?

MY DAUGHTER
LIKES THEM.

'CAUSE THEY'RE FREE,
RIGHT?

SO,
WHAT ARE YOU RETIRING TO?

I'M STILL TRYING
TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT.

IT JUST GOT TOO DEPRESSING,

TRYING TO PUSH THAT DAMN ROCK
UP THE MOUNTAIN.

POLITICS, UNSAFE SEX,
HUMAN RIGHTS.

IT'S NOT AS IF EDITORIALIZING
EVER CHANGES ANYTHING.

WHAT THE HELL?
MY GOD!

SWEET JESUS!

JOSHUA, WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WISH TO GOD I KNEW.

I MEAN,
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD,

EVERYTHING IS GONE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO MAKE SURE THAT
SARAH'S OKAY.

PAT, BE CAREFUL.

NO, I'M, I'M OKAY.

SOMETHING KEEPS ME
FROM FALLING OVER.

COME ON, LET'S GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

NO, THIS THING,

WHATEVER IT IS,
IT'S PUSHING UP AGAINST ME.

IT'S KEEPING US IN.

SOMETHING'S HAPPENED.

WHAT THE HELL
IS THAT?

IT'S TAKEN OUT
A WHOLE BLOCK.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S AN ASTEROID,
A NEUTRON BOMB...

BUT THERE'S
NOTHING OUT THERE.

MY GOD!

WE BETTER GET BACK,

WARN THE OTHERS.

PLEASE!

PLEASE DON'T SCREAM.

I WON'T HURT YOU.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND
MY TALK?

WE NEED YOUR HELP.

I KNOW I LOOK HORRIBLE.

IT'S THE DISEASE.
WE ALL HAVE IT.

MOST OF THEM ARE DEAD.

THE ELDERS SAY IT'S THE AIR.

BUT YOU HAVE MACHINES
THAT PROTECT YOU.

I'M JUST GOING TO GO.

OKAY, PLEASE?
JUST LET ME GO.

I SWEAR I WON'T SAY
ANTHING.

YOU MUST COME WITH ME.
THEY'VE LEFT US TO DIE.

IT'S NOT FAR.

I KNOW
YOU CAN HELP US.

THERE'S STILL HOPE FOR A FEW.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S HAPPENED, DO YOU?

WE'VE BOTH BEEN BROUGHT HERE
FOR THE TRIUNES.

YOU'RE ON A MOON
OF A PLANETARY SYSTEM

FAR FROM
YOUR HOME.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE,
OR WHAT YOU ARE,

BUT I KNOW
WHERE I AM.

I KNOW THIS PARK.

I LEFT MY HOUSE
10 MINUTES AGO.

I BEG YOU, PLEASE.

COME HELP US.

IF YOU DON'T, WE'LL ALL DIE.

PLEASE.

SARAH?

SARAH?

WHERE ARE YOU?

GOD.

DANIEL, YOU WON'T
BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS DRIVING
SEAN TO SCHOOL...

AND THE TOWN
JUST ENDED.

I THOUGHT I WAS
GOING CRAZY.

BRING SEAN
IN THE HOUSE

AND LOCK
ALL OF THE DOORS.

WHERE ARE YOU
GOING?

I'M GOING TO FIND OUT
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON.

HAVE YOU SEEN SARAH?

NO.

JOSHUA.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING
OUT THERE?

I SAW THE EDGE OF THE WORLD.

AND YOU WEREN'T FRIGHTENED?

IF I SHOW FEAR,

I'M NO USE TO ANYONE.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

PERHAPS WE'RE BEING TESTED

FOR OUR FAITH.

TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO!

I'VE LOST MY DAUGHTER.

SHE, SHE...

SHE RAN AWAY THIS MORNING.

I THINK
I LOST HER

LONG
BEFORE THAT.

LET'S PRAY SHE'S IN
A SAFER PLACE THAN WE ARE.

THIS FORCE FIELD
OR WHATEVER THE HELL IT IS,

ALL THE WAY AROUND
ITS PERIMETERS.

IT SURROUNDS ABOUT FOUR SQUARE
BLOCKS OF THREADNEEDLE WOOD

FROM PULLMAN
ALL THE WAY TO CHURCH,

FROM OAK STREET
ON THE WEST

TO 200 YARDS INTO THE PARK
ON THE EASTERN BORDER.

EVERYTHING ELSE BEYOND THOSE
BOUNDARIES HAS JUST VANISHED.

MAYBE IT'S
ONE OF THOSE

GOVERNMENT RADIATION
EXPERIMENTS GONE BAD.

HAS ANYONE HERE SEEN
MY DAUGHTER SARAH?

WEREN'T YOU OUT THERE
WITH PAT DOOLEY?

PAT WENT THROUGH
THAT BARRIER,

AND I DOUBT
HE'S STILL ALIVE.

ASK MR. TENZER.
HE SAW IT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL I SAW.

WELL, I SUGGEST
WE POOL OUR RESOURCES.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
THIS THING WILL LAST.

SO BRING ANY FOOD,
BOTTLED WATER,

BLANKETS, MEDICINE
TO THE CHURCH.

MR. HAYWARD.

CAN I TALK
TO YOU?

HAVE YOU SEEN SARAH?

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

THIS MORNING
THERE WAS AN INTRUDER

IN THE ALLEY
BEHIND YOUR HOUSE.

I FOLLOWED HIM OUT
TO THE EDGE OF THE CLEARING.

I LOST HIS TRAIL
IN THE PARK.

LOOK, I DON'T WANT
TO SCARE YOU...

THAT'S WHERE I FOUND
THIS BAG.

ALL OF YOU!

PLEASE, I NEED SOME HELP.

MY DAUGHTER SARAH
DISAPPEARED THIS MORNING.

SHE MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO CUT THROUGH THE PARK,

SO I NEED SOMEONE
TO HELP ME FIND HER.

LOOK, WE ALL HAVE HOMES
AND FAMILIES TO PROTECT.

YOU SAID YOURSELF,
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT'S OUT THERE.

SORRY.

NONE OF YOU?

I'LL GO WITH YOU,
MR. HAYWARD.

MY GOD,
WHERE IS THIS?

THIS IS THE PLACE
WHERE YOUR WORLD ENDS

AND THEIRS BEGINS.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A BREACH IN THE BARRIER.

THAT'S HOW I GOT HERE.

IT'S SAFE
TO CROSS HERE.

FOLLOW ME.

THAT'S ALL THAT'S LEFT OF US.

THESE ARE MY PARENTS.

THIS MORNING
THEY WERE STILL MOVING.

NOW THEY'RE FROZEN IN PLACE.

I'M SO SORRY.

MY FATHER...

HE WAS OUR LEADER.

NOW IT'S UP TO ME.

I AM THE ADRIELO NOW.

CAN YOU HELP US?

WHAT CAN I DO?

I KNOW YOUR SPECIES IS
MORE ADVANCED THAN WE ARE.

USE YOUR MEDICAL DEVICE.

ADRIELO, THIS ISN'T
A MEDICAL DEVICE.

IT JUST PLAYS MUSIC.

PLEASE...

I BEG.

YOU HAVE TO TRY.

I WANT TO HELP YOU,
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW.

I... I CAN'T...

I CAN'T MOVE.

ADRIELO, LET GO.

YOU GOT TO LET GO.

I... I CAN'T.

LET GO, ADRIELO.

PLEASE, LET GO.

LET GO!

I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T.

RIGHT HERE IS WHERE I FOUND IT.

RIGHT HERE.

SARAH!

HOW FAR IS
THE BARRIER?

ABOUT 100 YARDS
STRAIGHT AHEAD.

LET'S GO.

SHH.

YOU HEAR SOMETHING?

MY GOD, IT'S PAT!

YOU'RE ALIVE!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,
MR. DOOLEY?

I THINK SO... I'M FINE.

HAVE YOU SEEN
SARAH?

NO.

WHAT HAPPENED
OUT THERE?

WELL, THEY EXAMINED ME.

WHO?

I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

I DIDN'T GET
A VERY GOOD LOOK AT THEM.

THEY USED MACHINES.

ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE NOT HURT?

IT WAS INCREDIBLE,
JOSHUA.

THEY ARE SO MUCH MORE
ADVANCED THAN WE ARE.

MIKE, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE PAT HOME?

WHAT ABOUT SARAH?

I'LL KEEP LOOKING
FOR HER.

TALK WITH PAT, FIND OUT
WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.

THEY DON'T INTEND
TO HURT US.

I KNOW THAT NOW.

WE GOT NOTHING TO FEAR
IF WE COOPERATE.

WHAT DO THEY WANT?
WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?

THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE FROM.

DON'T YOU GET IT?

WE'VE BEEN TRANSPORTED...
THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'RE NOT ON EARTH.

YEAH, WHAT IS IT?

YOU GOT A GAS-POWERED GENERATOR
IN YOUR GARAGE.

SO?

THERE'S A HAM RADIO
IN THE HUNNICUTTS' BASEMENT.

WE CAN USE YOUR
GENERATOR TO RUN IT.

SORRY, NO WAY,
PETER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I'M GOING TO NEED IT.

YOU DON'T REALIZE
HOW SERIOUS

THE SITUATION IS,
MR. TENZER.

HUNNICUTT'S OUT OF TOWN.
HOW WILL YOU GET IN HIS HOUSE?

SAME WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET
YOUR GENERATOR.

HEY!
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!

YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

THIS IS MY PROPERTY.

COME BACK HERE.

WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?

THIS IS MY PROPERTY.

SMASH IT OPEN.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

YES, HE CAN.

THERE'S NO NEED TO PANIC.

WE'VE BEEN BROUGHT HERE
FOR A REASON.

THEY COULD HAVE KILLED ME,
BUT THEY DIDN'T.

HOW DO WE KNOW
YOU'RE NOT
ONE OF THEM?

LET'S GET BACK
IN THE HOUSE.

SARAH!

DADDY?

HELP ME, DADDY!

SARAH?

CAN ANYONE
HEAR ME?

MUST HAVE BEEN ME.

MY TOUCH.

I NEVER MEANT TO HARM YOU.

EVERYBODY'S
POOLED THEIR FOOD

BUT YOU, TENZER.

COME ANY CLOSER AND THERE'LL BE
ONE LESS MOUTH TO FEED.

EASY NOW.
DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID.

YEAH, LIKE STEALING
OUR GENERATOR.

YOU WANT IT BACK, FINE.

RADIO DIDN'T PICK UP
A DAMN THING ANYWAY.

PUT THE PIECE AWAY,
MR. TENZER.

LAST THING YOU NEED IS EVERYBODY
RUNNING AROUND WITH GUNS.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO DEFEND MY FAMILY?

WHATEVER THE HELL'S
OUT THERE,

I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING
TO DO YOU MUCH GOOD.

WELCOME, MR. HAYWARD.

WHERE'S MY DAUGHTER?

WE ARE
ENCOURAGED BY

THE APPARENT
FEASIBILITY
OF YOUR SPECIES.

I WANT TO SEE MY DAUGHTER NOW.

TRYING TO SPEED
THINGS UP

HAS A WAY OF
SLOWING THEM DOWN.

WHERE IS THIS PLACE?

A GALAXY YOU ARE
TOO BUSY TO DISCOVER.

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

THE LIGHT THAT
CONNECTS US ALL.

THE LIGHT?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

HOW MANY OF US
DID YOU GRAB?

THE WHOLE TOWN?

JUST A PIECE.

WE HOPE TO EASE YOUR TRANSITION
BY BRINGING

ALL THAT WAS
FAMILIAR TO YOU.

WHY DID YOU
BRING US HERE?

WE NEED
OUR LABORS DONE.

WE PREFER TO
SPEND OUR SPAN

THINKING
AND DREAMING.

NOT STRAINING
OURSELVES.

OUR BODIES ARE ILL-SUITED
FOR EXERTION.

YOU WILL EXECUTE
OUR LABORS.

IF YOU SURVIVE.

SO FAR, NONE OF THE SPECIES
HAVE SHOWN

THEY CAN SURVIVE
THE AIR ON OUR MOON.

SOME FORCE BROUGHT US HERE.

WHY NOT LET IT DO
THE REST OF YOUR DIRTY WORK?

THE POWER
OF OUR THOUGHTS.

WHAT AN AWFUL THING TO WASTE
ON SO MUNDANE A THING AS LABOR.

YOU WILL ENJOY

THE USUAL PERQUISITES
OF SLAVERY.

SLAVERY?

AND YOU WILL HAVE CONTROL

OVER YOUR SEXUAL
AND YOUR REPRODUCTIVE LIVES.

NO, NO,
WE WON'T BE YOUR SLAVES.

THAT'S, THAT'S NOT
IN OUR NATURE.

YOU HAVEN'T A CLUE
WHO WE ARE.

WE KNOW YOU BETTER
THAN YOU KNOW YOURSELVES.

YOU'RE STRONG,
HARD-WORKING

AND YOU CAN BUILD,

BUT YOU'RE BETTER
AT DESTROYING

THAN YOU ARE
AT CREATING.

YOUR MINDS ARE
WOEFULLY INADEQUATE,

BUT YOU'RE FIT FOR THE TASKS
WE REQUIRE.

THE ONLY REAL QUESTION YOU HAVE
ALREADY HELPED US ANSWER...

CAN YOU SURVIVE OUR AIR?

IF WE DO, WHAT THEN?

YOU GO BACK AND PICK UP
THE REST OF US?

OUR CITIES ARE CRUMBLING
FROM NEGLECT.

WE HAVE AMPLE WORK
FOR MILLIONS OF YOU.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

WE HAVE CHOSEN YOU,
MR. HAYWARD,

TO CONVEY
OUR MESSAGE.

WE WANT YOU TO TALK
TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.

TELL THEM
WHERE THINGS STAND.

WE DON'T WANT THEM
TO BE AFRAID.

HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE IS NO ESCAPE.

THERE'S NOTHING TO BE GAINED
BY REVOLTING.

ONLY OBEDIENCE WILL DO THEM
ANY GOOD.

WHAT ABOUT SARAH?

IF WE FIND HER,

WE WILL SEE
THAT YOU ARE REUNITED.

DAD!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

PLEASE, SOMEBODY!

DAD!

HELP ME, DADDY.

PLEASE, SOMEONE!

DAD!

DADDY, THERE'S A HOLE
IN THE BARRIER.

DADDY!

SARAH.

DAD.

DON'T TOUCH ME.

MY GOD, WHAT'S HAPPENED?

IF YOU TOUCH HER,
YOU'LL BE INFECTED.

I'M TRAPPED.

WELL, LET HER GO.

HE CAN'T LET ME GO.

DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO.

I CAN'T FEEL ANY PAIN.

NO, DAD, DON'T.

YOU CAN'T HURT ME.
I'M AS GOOD AS DEAD.

FORGIVE ME.

NO, DAD,
DON'T TOUCH ME.

YOU HEARD
WHAT HE SAID.

HERE.

HERE,
PUT THIS ON.

FIGHT THEM.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

I LOVE YOU,
TOO, BABY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO STORE
WATER AND PROVISIONS

IN THE BASEMENT OF THE CHURCH.

PETER CANAN HAS AGREED
TO ORGANIZE A SYSTEM

FOR THE DISPERSAL OF THOSE.

PLEASE, COME IN.

WELCOME TO
GOD'S HOME.

THIS IS INDEED A TIME
TO TRY MEN'S SOULS.

WE MUST ALL DRAW STRENGTH
FROM ONE ANOTHER.

WE'VE ASKED THOSE WHO'VE HAD
CONTACT WITH THE BEINGS

TO ADDRESS US.

MR. DOOLEY, PLEASE.

UM,

AS OF 1:00 EARLY THIS MORNING,

EVERYTHING THAT ANY OF US
THOUGHT WE KNEW ABOUT THE WORLD

CHANGED IRREVOCABLY.

IF WE ARE TO SURVIVE,
WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE CHANGES,

TO ACCOMMODATE OURSELVES
TO THEM.

THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN
UPROOTED SO SUMMARILY

ALONG WITH OUR FAMILIES,
OUR HOMES,

THE VERY GROUND
THAT WE STAND ON,

IS A TESTAMENT TO
THE AWESOME ABILITIES

OF THOSE
WHO SUMMONED US HERE.

AND IT WOULD BE FOOLHARDY
FOR ANY OF US TO BELIEVE

THAT WE COULD FIGHT
SUCH A POWERFUL FORCE.

WHAT DO THEY WANT FROM US?

THEY SEEM TO BE AS CURIOUS
ABOUT THE UNIVERSE AS WE ARE.

OF COURSE, THEY'RE
A LOT MORE ADVANCED.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT
THE ATMOSPHERE IS BREATHABLE.

WE CAN SURVIVE HERE.

I AGREE, PAT...
WE CAN SURVIVE.

THE QUESTION IS,
DO WE WANT TO?

WE'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED
TO SATISFY

A LOT MORE THAN
THE CURIOSITY OF OUR HOSTS.

SO WHAT DID THEY
TELL YOU?

MR. DOOLEY IS RIGHT.

THE TRIUNES HAVE SCOURED
THE UNIVERSE

LOOKING FOR
AN INTELLIGENT LIFE FORM

THAT CAN SURVIVE
AND FLOURISH HERE.

THAT'S BECAUSE
THEY WANT SLAVES.

SLAVES?

AND WE, MY FRIENDS,
ARE FEASIBLE.

THEY THINK WE'LL MAKE
GOOD SLAVES.

GOOD, HEALTHY,
HARDWORKING SLAVES.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE
THE ONLY ONES.

IN NO TIME AT ALL, THEY'LL HAVE
THE ENTIRE POPULATION

OF OUR PLANET UP HERE.

BUT WE CAN PREVENT THEM
DOING THAT.

WE CAN CHOOSE TO BECOME
INFEASIBLE.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MY DAUGHTER, SARAH, SHE MET
WITH ANOTHER GROUP OF ALIENS,

THE TRIUNES' LAST ATTEMPT
TO PROVIDE A SLAVE CLASS.

BUT THOSE PATHETIC CREATURES
COULDN'T BREATHE THE AIR HERE.

THEY DEVELOPED A DISEASE THAT
TURNED THEIR BODIES INTO STONE.

NOW, ONE OF THEM

TOUCHED SARAH

AND SHE CONTRACTED

THE VERY SAME CONDITION.

AND YOU BROUGHT HER HERE?

THERE'S NO DANGER UNLESS
THERE'S ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTACT.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT

WE INTENTIONALLY INFECT
OURSELVES?

THE TRIUNES HAVE NO IDEA
HOW SARAH BECAME ILL.

THEY'LL CONCLUDE
THAT WE SUCCUMBED

THE SAME WAY THAT
THE LAST SPECIES DID.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU WANT US TO SACRIFICE
OUR LIVES?

FOR WHAT?

I'M NOT MAKING
MYSELF CLEAR.

WE HAVE IT IN OUR POWER TO
PREVENT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO US

HAPPENING TO ALL MANKIND.

I MEAN,
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT

WIPING OUT
THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF EARTH.

EVEN IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE,

THEY WON'T WIPE US OUT.

I MEAN, WE'LL BECOME

A SERVANT'S CLASS,
BUT THEY WILL LET US LIVE.

YOU'RE PREPARED TO CONSIGN
ALL OF HUMANITY

TO PERPETUAL SLAVERY
SO A FEW OF US CAN SURVIVE?

I DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE.

THEY COULD BE PLANNING
AN ASSAULT ON EARTH NOW.

WHEN I TAKE MY DAUGHTER'S HAND,
I'LL BECOME INFECTED.

WILL SOMEONE TAKE MINE?

FOR CENTURIES, PHILOSOPHERS
AND THEOLOGIANS HAVE DEBATED

WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE HUMAN.

PERHAPS THE ANSWER HAS
ELUDED US

BECAUSE IT IS SO SIMPLE:

TO BE HUMAN IS TO CHOOSE.