War of the Worlds (1988–1990): Season 2, Episode 7 - Loving the Alien - full transcript

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There's rioting breaking
out throughout the city.

Fires continue to
burn everywhere.

Troops are shooting people.

My God, I... I don't know why.

There's a woman dying in front
of me, and no one's helping her.

There are conflicting reports
about who or what started the chaos.

Will someone tell
me what's happening?

This is madness.

What is this world coming to?

Set for 60 seconds. Remember,
he wants Marcus alive.



Waste the others. Move out.

Cappy, what is it?

Hush, Jo. Something
moved out there.

Jo, get out of here!

Where is he? Where is Marcus?

Jo! Jo, I'm over here!

Daddy!

Daddy, they found us.

Marcus.

- What the hell has happened?
- We've got problems.

We hit on something
big the other night.

We ambushed four of them
raiding a pharmaceutical plant

and we found something.

I don't know what it is. I
don't know how it works,



but they want it back real bad.
I think it's some kind of weapon.

Where is it?

It's in a safe place for now,
but they are right on top of us.

Okay. What can we do?

I want you to take Jo for a
short while until things cool down.

I've got to find a
safe base real fast.

Of course I'll take Jo, but we've
got to get Harrison in on this.

First things first. We're
to get Jo out of that place,

and then we'll figure it out.

The rotation period of the
second planet Venus is?

Mm!

Incorrect. Which symbols
belonged to the Mayan culture?

Mm!

Incorrect.

At the Battle of Niantes

in the 4th quadrant
of the lower galaxy,

how would you have deployed
your troops to defeat the rebels?

Correct.

To counter an assault by
earth's atomic weapons...

Correct.

In the even of
an insurrection...

Correct.

I'm concerned about
the men you've hired.

- How can you trust them?
- It's not a question of trust.

They'll perform their tasks
for anyone who pays them.

It saves our own
people from being killed

and make it appear
just another gang killing.

But her father
escaped the attack.

Does the girl know
anything about the weapon?

No, but she'll find her father,

and he'll lead us to it.

You know this
area is restricted.

- What's this child doing here?
- I'm not a child.

Disobedience is disruptive
to the operations of this base.

I must know more than I
can learn in the simulation.

It's not enough.

I know the answers, even
before the questions are asked.

You will learn the
value of discipline.

You will learn to think
before you take action.

Increase the impulse.

Discipline, rational thought...

These are the
roots of our success.

It's what separates us
from the other weaker forms.

You will be taught.

Debi? Debi?

Debi? Debi, wake up.

It's okay. It's
okay, we're here.

- You all right?
- Where's my mom?

Well, your mom had to go out.

- Don't worry, she'll be back soon.
- She's always going out.

- It's okay for her but not for me?
- Your mom loves you very much.

- Now, you know why she has to go out.
- Stop treating me like I'm a baby.

Debi, we want to help,

but you're going
to have to let us.

- What's going on?
- What's going on is that I'm going to spend

the rest of my life in a sewer.

I hate it. I can't breathe.

You know it's true.

One day they'll find us
here and then it'll all be over.

- That's not going to happen.
- Yes, it is.

We'll be cloned, burned,
or have to kill ourselves.

Debi, it's not always
going to be like this.

Don't tell me that, Harrison.

I'm not lying to you, but
it's not easy on any of us.

I'd rather live like a
normal person for one day

than be buried down
here for the rest of my life.

I won't do it. I'm not going to end up
alone and scared like you, Harrison.

Debi, we're all scared,

but if we stay together,
we won't be alone.

Don't tell me how to feel!

- Debi, look... No, get out!

Go!

- What are your instructions?
- I must find my father.

Good.

Once again, what will you do?

I must find my father

and make sure he leads us to
where he's hidden the weapon.

It must be returned
to us or destroyed.

And your father, what
do we do about him?

He could be useful.

He may know of other
groups that want to destroy us.

I'll eliminate him if I can,

but the weapon is
my primary concern.

Jo!

Jo!

Cappy?

She isn't here.

They're all dead.

- My baby... they've got my baby!
- Marcus, this isn't aliens.

Who else could it be?

I don't know, but the
Morthren don't leave anything.

I've got to find my daughter.

- Where would she go?
- She knows to head

for the old theater on Linden.

Look out!

Are you okay? You
walked right in front of him.

Yes, I'm fine.

Well, you're welcome.

- What?
- Forget it.

No, wait.

- Why'd you do that?
- You could have been killed.

What about you?

Didn't really think about that.

- That's not very smart.
- Thanks.

Next time I'll just
let you get run over.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I'm Debi.

I'm Ceeto.

The clone has found her father.

- What about the weapon?
- I don't know yet.

- I'm going in after them.
- No.

Watch them until you've
located the weapon.

Then you can kill them.

Jo!

- Jo!
- Daddy?

Oh, my God.

- I love you!
- Oh, my God!

- You're all right.
- I'm okay.

They didn't find you.

Oh, baby.

If you want to help her,

teach her how to survive.

There's more to
life than survival.

Not in my book.

Sometimes,
Kincaid, I don't think

you've got enough
pages in your book.

Maybe not,

but she'll work
it out on her own.

Don't push her, Harrison.

Besides, we're not
the friends she needs.

We're all she's got.

I'm going to see
how this sits with her.

What are Kepler's Laws?

Incorrect.

Where's the boy... Ceeto?

What relation is mass
to gravity? What's...

There... there he is.

He's still wearing the bracelet.

Quadrant 3,
Section 29... find him.

You've lost control of him.

Punishment has
made him more willful.

His intelligence
required special handling.

Now he's out there alone.

He is intelligent,

but he uses his superior
talents in disobedience.

He acts as an individual,

contrary to all our teachings.

There's only one way
to deal with Ceeto.

Don't worry. I know
what she's going through.

I was in the streets at her age.

She's not you, Kincaid.

I should have stayed with her.

I should have talked it
out when I had a chance.

She needs her freedom.

Besides, she can handle herself.

What do you think's going
to happen to her out there?

She's so young. What if
she runs into a real problem?

What is she... Just going
to blow somebody away?

Let's hope she doesn't have to.

She's out there
like any other kid

trying to figure out
where she fits in.

- Well, she was right about one thing.
- And what's that?

Living like this...
we had a choice.

She never did.

Look, my guess is she'll
be back before long.

I'll see what I can find out.

Okay.

You're not from around here.

No, I had to leave where I was.

Me, too.

Don't stare.

Haven't you ever seen
people kiss before?

No.

You don't get out much, do you?

- No.
- You know,

don't try and attract
attention. Just blend in.

- Why?
- So they don't hit on you.

You must be from uptown.

Uh, yes. Must be neat...

Going to a private school.

I bet you have a lot of friends.

I have no friends.

What about you, your
school, your friends?

I get tutored at home
and it gets really boring.

Yes, it's so easy. It's
not anything like this.

Why do I need to know about
something that happened centuries ago?

What good is that to me now?

All knowledge is useful.

- You sound like Harrison.
- Who?

One of my teachers.
He doesn't understand

that I have to learn
to do things for myself.

That's why I left the others.

At least you had
someone to talk to.

- You live alone?
- No, with my mom and a few other friends,

but they're old.

My mom's going to freak
out when she finds I'm gone.

She'll throttle me
when I get back.

I don't care what they do to me.

- This will be worth it.
- Yeah.

What do you want to do?

I don't know. how about you?

I don't care. I just feel better
knowing I'm not alone out here.

Me, too.

- Hey, simulators.
- Videos?

I know about them.

What happened, Jo?
Who attacked you?

I don't know. I... I was asleep,

and then the door blew open,

and there was gunfire
and blood everywhere.

Cappy's dead, isn't he?

Yes, honey.

Debi's going to be glad
she's got some company.

Yeah.

It'll be fun like it used to be.

This it?

I'm going to have to clear you.

Oh, come on. Harrison knows us.

- What's going on?
- It's a security procedure,

there's no exceptions.

Don't worry, it won't take long.

Jo, listen. If something
were to happen to me...

Dad, don't... don't say it.

I've got to.

I want you to go with Suzanne.

Now, she and Harrison
will take care of you.

You've known them a long
time. You can trust them.

- I win.
- Six games in a row.

I admit defeat.

Hey, pretty girl.

Get lost.

- Ceeto, come on.
- What do you want?

Don't, Ceeto!

Listen to her, Ceeto.

Hey...

pretty boy wears gold.

Take it. It's of no value.

- Sure.
- Leave him alone!

You!

Shut up!

Come on, Ceeto! Ceeto!

- Don't stop now, they'll kill us!
- I can't.

We've got to!

Don't move!

They're gone. Let's go.

- What's the matter?
- Nothing.

Go on, get out of
here. I'll be okay.

No, Ceeto. What's wrong?

Why are you out here?
Where are the others?

I'm alone. I ran away.

- Why?
- To see your world for myself.

I have to make my own decisions.

- About what?
- About your race.

You're the only species that kills
its own kind. You're quite imperfect.

Imperfect?

You killed my
friends for no reason.

You could have just
asked for our help.

What would you have done?

In our collective memory are images
of how you helped us when we arrived.

Your military greeted us.

If we came to you now,
what would you do?

Destroy you.

My leaders would do the same.

We can't stay together.

They're going to be
out looking for me.

We've got to get you some help.

Yeah, but where will we go?

We can't stay with
my people or yours.

I know a place.

Where is the boy?

The boy... where is he?

He left.

He ran out down the street.

I don't know where
he is. He's gone.

Come on.

No luck.

It's a big city.

I can't just sit
around here anymore.

Listen, we have an emergency.

Marcus Crane and his
daughter Jo are up top.

There cell has been destroyed.
We've got to bring them down.

- Suzanne.
- He got his hands on an alien weapon.

Please, they're our friends.

Debi's gone out.

- What?
- Yeah.

I went to check on her
room. She wasn't there.

I'm going to look for her now.

I leave her in your
care for a few minutes...

You can't take care
of her for that long!

You know how upset she's been!

Listen! If anything...
Anything happens to her...

Damn it!

We'd better go after her.

- Debi, I have to stop.
- It's okay, we're right here,

Come on.

Please, Daddy,
tell them where it is.

Marcus, it's Harrison!

Hi, Jo.

So they got to you, huh?

- What happened?
- I don't know.

I wasn't there.

Suzanne told me about the
weapon. I'd like a crack at it.

- Where is it?
- It's at the theater.

- I need for you to look after Jo.
- I can't right now, Marcus.

There's a problem.

Debi's gone.

Ceeto, how bad is it?

You're going to have
to leave me here, Debi.

I'm glad I met you.

I won't leave you alone.
I wish my mom was here.

Why?

She wouldn't help me.

Yes, she would. I could explain
it to her. She'd understand.

I'm Morthren.

Remember your first reaction.

But I listened, didn't I?

Yes.

Ceeto, let me call home.

No, just... just
let me... I'll...

I'll rest here.

Someone will have seen her.

Someone has to
know where she is.

She'll be all right.

She knows this part of the city.

I'm looking for a young girl...

A little cute, blond...

I'm looking for a girl...
About 14, blonde hair...

Have you seen
what I'm looking for?

I'm looking for a
young girl, 14, blonde!

- Anyone seen her?
- Ow!

Have you seen her?

Maybe I have.
What's it worth to you?

Answer the lady.

She was here with some
little creep who started a fight,

but we sliced them
and they left together.

When? What did he look like?

I don't know, lady, some goons came
around here asking the same question.

They seemed real
anxious to find him.

- What goons?
- Tall dudes... with weird clothes

One of them did this
to me with one hand.

Which way did they go?

We lost them in an alley
a few blocks south of here.

- Wait.
- Look, I think I know where she'll go.

Yeah, but first
we'll find Harrison.

All of this has gone
on too long, Harrison.

I used to think that
we could win this battle.

- We can't.
- No, they're always one step ahead of me.

They're faster,
they're smarter...

I'm all for packing this in

and getting Jo
the hell out of here.

Where are you going to go?

- Yes?
- We got a line on Debi.

- Go ahead.
- She's not alone.

She left an arcade... went out with
another kid, who may be an alien.

- Where are they?
- I don't know,

but the kid's wounded,
and he won't get far.

Suzanne thinks Debi's going to
go to the old theater on Linden.

- We'll see you there.
- Okay.

Just don't waste your time.

- The air infects my blood.
- We've got to find somebody to help us.

There is nobody, you know that.

- Come with me.
- No.

No, you can't.

You know you can trust me.

I wouldn't bring you here
if I thought they'd hurt you.

We understand each other.

Yeah, but they won't, Debi.

They'll want me dead.

This mess isn't our fault. We
weren't even born when it happened.

We can begin to fix it.

One day, maybe.

Let's start now, today.

We'll say we're not the
killers. We'll talk to them.

Debi,

step away from him.

But mommy, you don't understand.

This one is mine.

- Don't hurt him.
- Marcus, wait, he can tell us

where their base is.

- The girl, she's a clone.
- Kill him! Kill him!

He was with them!
He killed Cappy.

You little...

No! What the hell do
you think you're doing?

- You know what they are!
- He's right. Get Debi out of here.

- I won't go!
- Debi.

Listen to me, all of you.

Why won't you just
listen for a change?

You're wrong! I want to help
Ceeto. He's not like the others.

But the gun down,
Debi and we'll listen.

No.

You're all convinced
the Morthren are killers.

Well, what are we?

He saved my life.

He's using you, Debi.

Listen to me.

She wants us
dead, she's a clone.

How do you know that?

- I know that.
- Who are you going to believe, an alien

- or my daughter?
- No! No!

I think you owe it to me to
get it right this time, gentlemen.

I want Marcus Crane alive.

You can eliminate the others.

Do it.

Debi, put the gun down

- and move away from him.
- No.

Every minute you keep
arguing with us, Debi,

Morthren could
be getting closer.

They could have
followed him, setting us up.

The clone set you up.

She was sent to find her father.

Don't believe him, Daddy.
He's lying to save himself.

- Debi!
- No!

For God's sake, he's a kid.
He's not going anywhere.

He's one of them.

All right. We'll get your
information and then we'll kill him.

You'll learn nothing from me.

Let's get the weapon.
Let's get out of here.

Debi! Debi! Calm
down! Calm down!

- It's okay.
- I told him you'd help!

That you weren't like the
others and you'd understand!

I can talk to him.

His life's like mine.

He understands.

Balcony.

Stage.

The weapon's in here.

It's a trap, I knew it.

Come on. I know a place.

It'll never change. It's
going to go on and on.

Yeah, but one day, we're
going to take their places.

Are we going to stop it, then,

or will we be like them?

You're never going
to be like them.

Let's stay together. When the
fighting stops, you can leave.

I have to stop the clone.

She'll get what she's
after and then she'll kill you.

I don't care.

If we can be together, we
can make them understand.

I care.

I don't want anything
bad to happen to you.

Or to you.

What are we going to do?

If they don't believe me, you're going
to have to make them listen to you.

How?

Listen, Debi.

A clone is a perfect human.

She'll be the perfect
version of the flawed original.

What do you mean?

I don't know how else to
explain it. She's without flaws.

She's perfect.

Perfect?

Debi, I'm not going
to see you again.

Let's get the hell out of here.

Where's Debi?

Are you crazy? They
will cut you to pieces!

Come on, let's get
out of here. Move it!

I know you're there, Ceeto.

I let him go.

I have to kill you, Debi.

I know that.

- Jo!
- I found them!

Marcus, she's not your daughter!

She's protecting him,
Daddy. He's in there.

A clone is perfect!
Has no flaws!

Jo would have a scar on her arm!

No!

Where is she?
Where is my daughter?

- Daddy!
- Where is she?

Debi, where's the boy?

- Where is he?
- You just leave now,

the others will be here soon.

Please, Mom, he's been
telling the truth all along.

Go now.

They want me, not you.

Right this way.

Let's go.

Ceeto.

Your weapon was destroyed.

The clone and
her father are dead.

Your mission has
been successful.

You understand, Ceeto.

The original can
serve no other purpose.

There's a difference, Ceeto,

between learning and
willful disobedience.

You have disappointed me,

and we must correct
this fault in you.

Four units higher.

Ceeto. Ceeto.

Ceeto!

Debi. Debi.

Oh.

Baby, I'm so sorry.