"There goes one." "It's beautiful." "It was beautiful." "How often did you say that's been happening?" "Dr. Jaffe?" "I was asking, Dr. Jaffe, how often has this been happening?" "The shower began almost 24 hours ago." "First the meteors appeared every half-minute or so." "Now they're tapering off." "One every seven to ten minutes." "Dr. Jaffe, you locked that door, didn't you?" "Yes." "Why?" "A meteor shower is the result of an object... which enters the earth's gravitational field... and disintegrates as it plummets through our atmosphere." "The fragments burn up with friction and that's what we see." "You locked the door just to give me a science lesson, Doctor?" "I observed that object which caused the particular shower you were watching." "It looks like a pyramid." "Technically, it's an equilateral tetrahedron." "A line drawn through its center... would have been a little less than 1 meter long." " Who's there?" " Me, Doctor." "Cameron." " You asked for coffee, remember?" " Thank you." "Diana Prince... my assistant, Cameron Michaels." " Hello." "Coffee?" " Thank you." "Later." "I made that sketch just hours before the object broke apart... and started falling to earth." "You mean you alerted the IADC... just because of some freak asteroid?" "It was no asteroid." "It was perfectly symmetrical, as you can see." " And smooth and flawless." " Then it was a satellite?" "Of course it wasn't a satellite." "Did you hear me say it was orbiting?" "To be frank, Doctor, I haven't heard you say anything definitive." "I'm saying it is not an asteroid, not a satellite... and that all its components are falling to earth in one certain spot." "Here." "They're falling here in California." "Exactly 117 degrees longitude, 36 degrees latitude." "There's a town there." "Crystal Lake." "If any of the meteors had hit, we would've heard about it." "It was just a mouse, Doctor." "Cameron, find it and kill it." "Go on!" "The rest of what I know is in here." "You've got to take it and get to Crystal Lake immediately." " Don't open it again until you get there." " Wait a minute, Doctor." "I've been authorized to give you direct orders, no questions asked." "I know, but" "I am hereby ordering you to go to Crystal Lake." "Be careful." "All right." "But what is it that I'm looking for?" "You'll know when you find it." "Remember, Miss Prince, be careful." "Of course, Doctor." "Nice to meet you, Mr. Michaels." "Hey, Mr. Pearson!" " Hi, Skip." " Hi, Pete." " You're looking very calm and cool." " Why not?" "In exactly seven minutes, you're gonna walk into a surprise algebra test." "What?" "Slide rule Slim's got that chalkboard covered up." "You know what that means." " Yeah." "Means I gotta borrow your notes." " So what else is new?" "Thanks, buddy." "Think he'll grade it straight or on a curve?" " Straight." " Seven out of ten's passing?" " Seven right." " I'll have it wired by test time." " Spoken like a true D student." " Thank you." "If your dad could see you now." "What were your parents doing by the bike pass so early this morning?" "Looks like they were picking flowers." " My parents were picking flowers?" " Yeah." " He even waved hello and everything." " You're nuts." "They wouldn't be out picking flowers at this hour of morning." "My dad didn't even go to work today." "He told Mom he felt sick." "Sure was acting strange." "Hi, guys." " How's it going, Sunny?" " Hi." "You're to read this in private." "It's from Sal." " Who?" " Sally." "Who'd you think I said?" "Hi, Melanie." "Is she the reason you haven't asked Sally to carnival?" "Sal is the reason I haven't asked Sal to the carnival." "Melanie Rose, the cowgirl of Crystal Lake High?" "Carnival is a dance, Skip, not a rodeo." "Knock it off, Sunny." "To get her attention, Skip, you gotta be a horse." "The man is a nut, Steve." "Somebody up there takes Eli Jaffe very seriously." "Only five people... have ever given the IADC a direct order and he's one of them." "When I got there, it took ten minutes and every credit card in my purse... to convince him I was really who I said I was." "As for this, well..." "You know what he made me promise before he'd let me leave?" "That you wouldn't open it until you got to Crystal Lake." "Like I said." "The man is a nut." "Just think of this trip as an easy assignment." "Yeah, right." "Shouldn't be too hard." "Seeing how I have no idea what my assignment is, outside of:" ""Go to Crystal Lake and be careful. "" "And keep in touch." "I mean it, Diana." "Every afternoon at 4:00, I want to hear that phone ring." "Are you holding something out on me, Steve?" "No, not really." "It's just that in the course of his research..." "Jaffe gathers and analyzes radio signals from deep space." " I'm aware of that." " Okay." "A couple of months ago, remember the rash of UFO sightings..." " we had in Australia and New Zealand?" " Yes." "It's been rumored that Dr. Eli Jaffe predicted those sightings would occur." "He predicted?" "How can someone predict a UFO sighting?" "Not these boots, Mom." "The ones I got from Uncle Rex in Arizona, the cowboy boots?" "You said you wouldn't be caught dead in them." " Now I need them." " What on earth for?" "Ma, just tell me where they are." " The closet in the spare bedroom." " Thanks." "How's your homework?" "There's no school tomorrow." "I thought I'd do it tomorrow night." " Do it now." " I'll just do it tomorrow night." "Right now." "You're going to show it to me in the morning." "And if I find one mistake... holiday or no, you're not going anywhere tomorrow." "Seeing that public education isn't completely wasted on you... is the least I can do for the taxpayers of this state." "When's he gonna get off my back, Ma?" "Your getting decent grades is very important to him." "Just because he got straight A's in school?" "Nowadays you get those grades, kids think you're a freak." "Is that why you get C's and D's?" "To be accepted?" "No, I get them because I'm stupid." "If that's the reason, Steven Keller, you certainly are." "Did I hear Ed Pearson?" "Why didn't you ask him in?" "He was dropping something off." "Well, good." "I was on my way to the bathtub, anyway." "John, could you take it easy on Skip?" "He's a good kid." "Thank you." "I'm just going to have some orange juice and toast, please." "Whole wheat." "Well, Dr. Jaffe... let's see what's in here that's so important." "I feel like a kid on Christmas morning." "But What is it I'm looking for?" "You'll know when you find it." "I think he is nuts and I'm sitting here talking to myself." "Coffee, Diana?" "Cameron Michaels." "Thought you'd be more likely to recognize me this way." "Sorry." "The people of Crystal Lake obviously have no sense of humor." "Obviously." "I had no idea that Dr. Jaffe was sending you over here, too." "Last-minute orders." "I'm afraid he didn't tell me anything beyond what he told you." "Terrific." "I was supposed to look you up and go over his notes with you." "I just got started." "Do you have any idea what it is we are looking for?" "Well, according to his notes... we're after this... which has landed here... in exactly 99 pieces." "You mean the pieces have fallen, don't you?" "Dr. Jaffe says "landed. "" "Hi, Mom." "Hey!" "Save some for the fish." "Where's Dad?" " Upstairs." " Here's my homework." "Perfect." "Just like him." "Skip, stay home today, okay?" "But, Ma, it's a holiday." "I think your father's ill." "All the more reason for me not to stay home." "I can't get sick." "I got things to do." "Bye, Mom." "You mean there's nothing else?" "He doesn't explain why we're looking for these trapezoids?" "Tetrahedrons." "That's it." "Well, this is crazy." "Anything falling to earth from outer space... would either disintegrate or cause a very noticeable crater." "Unless they landed instead of fell." "Cameron, is Dr. Jaffe's research so sophisticated... that he could've overheard a celestial conversation about the pyramid?" "It's a possibility." "I'm going to the police." "See if they've gotten reports on anything unusual." "I'll put on my hiking boots and start combing these hills..." " for the tetra..." " Hedrons." " See you." " Yes." "Keep in touch." "Tetrahedrons." "Hey, Melanie!" "Hi, Mel." "Going riding, too?" "I board here." " This your horse?" " Misty." "Misty." "She's beautiful." " He." " Yeah, he." "So, why don't we go riding together?" "Well, I was gonna practice in the ring." "I got a show coming up." "Thank you." " I didn't know you rode." " Oh, yeah." "Got an uncle in Arizona." "That's where I got these boots." "They look brand new." "I like to keep them real clean, you know?" "Well, have a nice ride." "Sure you don't want to go with me?" "Give me some pointers?" "Always wanted to be in a horse show." "If you really think there's something I can teach you about riding." " Sure there is." " Okay." "Like everything." "Now, easy, okay?" "This is crazy." "Why don't you ride ahead of me so I can watch?" "No, it's okay." "I'll just warm up a little bit." " Who taught you how to ride?" " I did." "That's right." "You used to live on that ranch in Wyoming." "How did you know?" "Everyone at school knows that." "Why don't we warm up?" "Do you mind?" "I'd like to see that." "I think my saddle's a little loose." "Skip, why are you here?" "What do you mean?" "I know what kind of games you guys play behind people's backs." "How you make fun of them without them even knowing it." "I'm not here to make fun of you, Mel." "I'm here because I like you." "A lot." "Skip!" "Turn him, Skip!" "Turn him." "Wonder Woman." "Please, you got to trust me." "Let me take your horse." "All right, Wonder Woman." "Hurry." "You're okay now, Skip, relax." "He'll take you back, won't you, boy?" "Don't be afraid." "You scared me to death." "Did you see what happened back there?" "People who don't know how to ride have no business being on top of a horse." "If you want to get yourself killed, fine." "Just don't bother doing it in front of me." "But didn't you see what happened?" "Melanie?" "Wouldn't you know it?" "Wonder Woman saves my life and there's no one to tell." "You can tell me." " Hi." "I'm Diana Prince." " Skip Keller." "My horse was running away... and Wonder Woman took Mel's and caught up..." "She is incredible." "I understand she's pretty good at things like that." "Hey, look who's here." "See, he doesn't hold any grudges." "Here he goes." "Looks pretty hot, let's walk him." "Guess it's not his fault I didn't know how to ride." "I got to tell you, Diana, that Wonder Woman is incredible." "I take it you live in town?" "I imagine that things get around this town pretty fast, don't they?" "Things get around extremely fast." "Well, now listen... have you seen, or do you know anyone who's seen any strange rocks?" " Kind of like solid triangles?" " No." "Well, I know this sounds crazy... but I'm from out of town and I need all the help I can get." "If you come across anyone who has one or has seen one... would you let me know, or have them let me know?" "I'm staying at the Crystal Lake Motel." "It's Diana Prince." "And I'm a lot saner than I sound." "I sure hope so." "Mom?" "Where is everybody?" "Mom?" "You asleep?" "You all right?" "It's about time you came home." "What's happened to Mom?" "It's painless." " You're not my father." " Of course I am." "Mom, what's happening?" "Tell me, please." "Just a minute." " Skip." " I saw one of those rocks." "Come on in." " Where?" " My house." "It did something to my mom and dad." " What are you talking about?" " They aren't my parents anymore." "They look like my mom and dad, but they're not." "Mom tried to tell me something was wrong." "Where do you live?" " I'm not going back there." " You don't have to." "I was thinking a friend of mine could check things out." "Then you believe me?" "Hey, Pete?" "Am I glad you're here." "I've got something to tell you." "You do?" "Let's go somewhere and talk then." "Come on." "What's happened to you?" "Nothing." "Come on." "I want to show you something." "What's going on?" "If you'd cooperate, you'd understand." "It's really not that bad, Skip." "Skip?" "What's going on here?" "Skip?" "Are you in here?" "Diana?" "Are you all right?" "Yes, I'm all right." "I'm all right, Skip." "What is that thing?" "There's something inside of it." "Something alive." "It was trading places with me and I couldn't stop it." "Diana?" "Diana, are you in there?" " Don't let him in." " It's all right, I know him." "He may not" "Thank goodness I caught up with you." "The people in this place are nuts!" "I asked questions at the police station." "They trumped up a charge... and tried to throw me in jail!" "Everyone acts..." "The pieces." " Don't touch it." " He's right." " Keep away from it." " That's what we came to find." "Cam, listen to me." "Dr. Jaffe was right when he used the word "landed. "" "The pyramid that broke apart was no asteroid and it was no satellite." " It was some kind of vehicle." " A space ship?" "Each of the 99 pieces contains some kind of life form:" "a being, intelligent energy, I don't know." "But something." "In order for them to function on our planet, they need our bodies." "Are you trying to say that those people acting nuts out there... have been somehow possessed?" "I know what I'm talking about." "Believe me." "What do we do?" "First of all, we get a hold of the good Dr. Jaffe... now that we know he knows a lot more than he's telling." "Skip, what are you doing?" "They got my mom and my dad and got my best friend... now I got one of them." "There're going to be a lot of people who want to take a look at that." "If we get out of here." "Don't exactly look like the Welcome Wagon, do they?" "See their faces?" "All of them look like that." "They have that same expression in their eyes." "We've got to get past them." "Meet me at the stables on Lakeridge Road in 10 minutes." "You're not going anywhere." "I'll divert them." "Then you guys take off." "That fool kid has the meteor fragment." "Cam, let's go." " Yes." " Dr. Jaffe to see you." "By all means send him in." "Colonel Trevor?" "I'm Eli Jaffe." "I just hope you've come here to tell me... why the agent you insisted I send to Crystal Lake hasn't reported in." " You've heard nothing from her?" " The silence is deafening." "Now I want some answers." "She has the answers, I'm afraid." "She must have them all." "Mel?" "No." "You're overreacting, Skip." " We can't just leave him." " He's not here." "He will be." "He's probably coming by one of the horse trails or something." "It's just taking him longer than he figured." "Every minute we wait is a minute they gain." "Maybe he's inside." "You're really being very stupid, Skip." "No." "There's nothing to it." "No, Pete." "No." "Skip!" "Skip, you'll be all right?" "Cam, go after those two." "And you stay here."