"[TIRES SCREECHING]" "[TYRES SCREECHING]" "[BRIDE PANTING]" "Okay" " Ooh!" "My leg." "I think" " I think it's broken." "BRIDE:" "Wait, now, don't move." "Don't move." "I'll get around the other side to help you." "Bill." "Bill, did you see that?" " Get some help, will you?" " But he just burned up." "Get going." "There's a gas station back down the road a way." "BRIDE:" "No, I don't wanna leave you here." "Hey, look, I'll be all right." "[BOTH COUGHING]" "Get going." "Please." "[CHOKING]" "[ANNOUNCER READS ON-SCREEN TEXT]" "ANNOUNCER:" "Starring Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent." "NARRATOR:" "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." "ANNOUNCER:" "The guest stars in tonight's story:" "Linden Chiles," "Julie Sommars," "Edward Asner, and special guest star, Burgess Meredith." "[ANNOUNCER READS ON-SCREEN TEXT]" "NARRATOR:" "An accident on a deserted highway." "A honeymoon couple that dies by suffocation in the open air." "A chemical truck, traced to a company that doesn't exist." "Strange circumstances for which David Vincent can find one answer." "Somehow, some way, alien beings from another world must be involved." "Hi, having any trouble?" "No." "Thanks, anyway." "[DAVID COUGHING]" "MAN:" "It is a tragic fact that hatred and war have become influential factors in our national economy." "And if the present trend continues, we may soon discover that our enemies are more valuable than our friends." "And so, until tomorrow, this is Theodore Booth saying good night." "Nice show, Mr. B." "Thank you, Ann." "Will you tell Phil--?" "Never mind." "Phil, thank you, one and all, and never mind playing back the tape." "I'll catch it on the air tonight, maybe." "Will you call the Press Club and confirm that luncheon tomorrow with the undersecretary?" " Yes, sir." " Great material, Ted." " Hope you write a column on it." " Ha, ha!" "You're a little late." "I've already written it." "Don't you read your own newspapers?" "Just the circulation reports." "And frankly, they're rather depressing." "Are you trying to tell me something?" "I got a call from David Vincent this morning." " Remember him?" " Yes, Chicken Little." "Running around claiming the sky was falling in." "Don't underestimate him, Ted." "A few months ago, he almost had you convinced." "That man is a psycho." "I warned him about bothering us." "Until he could prove his stories." "Well, he claims he has proof." "You believe him?" "It's worth investigating." "A story of that magnitude." "Well, send one of your staffmen." "McMULLEN:" "I seem to recall a quotation from one of your columns." "One of your early columns:" ""When a newsman stops chasing women, he's old." "When he stops chasing headlines, he's dead."" "Unquote." "Wait a minute, I won't be long." "Thank you for coming." "I haven't got much time." "All right." "Do you remember reading this?" "Not yet, what about it?" "Well, their car hit a truck carrying chemical supplies." "The truck driver disappeared." "The couple suffocated in open air." "You claim that your invaders are responsible for this?" "I have proof of it inside." "Safe-deposit." "Have you told the police?" "I tried them and the FBI, even the CIA." "The earliest I can get to anyone in authority is tomorrow." "By then, my proof may have disappeared." "BOOTH:" "Disappeared?" "What kind of proof is that?" "DAVID:" "That's what they've been asking." "Let's take a look at it." "Thank you." "Well, do you wanna explain to me what that is?" "Whatever it is, it does something to the air." "The foliage around the accident site where I found it was withered and dead." "It seems to shrink when it's exposed to the air." "Wow." "That looks like a piece of costume jewel" "Jewellery." "[WHEEZING]" "[COUGHS]" "You asthmatic?" "Do you always have trouble breathing?" "Well, have you--?" "Have you had that analyzed?" "Not yet." "All right," "I'll tell you what I'll do." "Now, I" " It's all right to touch this?" "Well, I have, nothing's happened to me." "As long as you keep it airtight." "All right." "Now, I'm on my way to the Press Club, and I'll take it to a lab and have it analyzed." "I have to warn you, carrying this thing could put your life in danger." "Don't worry, I don't intend to aggravate my asthma." "And I will warn the lab technicians to use oxygen masks." "What if it checks out?" "If it checks out?" "I will use my columns," "I'd use my TV programmes as a soapbox." "If it checks out." "There's one question I'd like to ask you:" "How do I recognise these creatures of yours?" "They look just like us." "Some of them have an awkwardness about their hand, a mutated fourth finger." "I have to warn you again, they may know we have this crystal." "If they know you're carrying it, there's no telling what they'll do." "Your paranoia is showing again, son." "Call me tonight about 7." "I should have a lab report by then." "Listen, I meant what I said." "You've gotta be careful." "All right." "DAVID:" "Mr. Booth." "I've only got 20 minutes before my appointment." "That cab driver, is he the same one who brought you?" "Why, of course." "I'm not so sure." "Listen, boy, you relax, will you?" "You better relax." "That was an alien weapon he had." "Now, look, you gotta call McMullen right away." "Tell him you're gonna start a series of articles exposing the existence of alien beings here on Earth." "Don't push me." "How do I know this isn't some sort of a setup, some gimmick to convince me?" "Once you announce your plans, they won't touch you." "It'll draw too much attention to the story." "All right." "I'll call McMullen." "TAUGUS:" "Mr. Vincent." "I hope you'll change your mind about this project." "My regards to your brother, Mr. Vincent, and to his charming wife." " Grace?" "WOMAN:" "In here." "Hey." "How's your son?" "Oh, boy, is he asserting himself." "Another month, I'll need long-handled brushes." " Aren't you home early?" " Mm-hm." "Hard day at the office:" "one ingrown toenail and one sore throat." "I'm probably the only doctor in town that's read all the magazines in his waiting room." "[DOORBELL RINGS]" " Bob, that's probably David." " David?" "Oh, that's" "He called this morning." "He said he was driving out to see us." " What do you suppose he wants?" " Bob, please." " Hello, David." " Bob." "Come in, David." "You must be tired." "Hi, Grace." "You look well." "What are you drinking?" "Nothing, thanks." "I don't have much time." " I wanna talk to you" " Do you mind if I make myself one?" "You're in a hurry." "What's on your mind?" "Bob." "Well, nothing's changed, huh?" "Same hostility, disbelief." "Well, here we go again." "I'll bet it's all about those bogeymen from outer space, isn't it?" "Bob, you're in trouble." "You and Grace." " David" " Now, you're gonna listen to me" " whether you like it or not." "BOB:" "Please get off" "I know what you think of me." "You think I'm a crackpot." "A sensationalist who got out of architecture to make a quick buck." " David" " I understand that, but it doesn't change the fact that a couple hours ago, you became a target for them." "Heaven's sake, you really won't get off of it, will you?" "What do you want?" "I've blown a hole in my life because of you." " Bob, listen to me." " When you started screaming about flying saucers, I backed you up all the way." "Not because I believed it but because you're my brother." "I stood behind you." "You know what I got out of it." "Nothing." " When are you gonna quit?" " When you start listening to me." "Understand I'm only trying to save" "Save?" "Save what?" "Save my practise?" "That's gone." "I think you know why." "I don't have to explain it to you, do I?" "Bob, will you do one thing?" "Call Theodore Booth at the San Francisco Courier." "This Theodore Booth, he believes you?" "That's right." "Now, call him." "After you've called him, arrange for police protection, but don't wait." "Bob, if you believe that I've ever in my life cared for you, please don't wait." "He's ill, Bob." "He needs help." "Yeah, I wish I could help him." "I really do." "[PHONE RINGS]" "Hello?" "Yes, this is Dr. Vincent." "Who is this, please?" "Mrs. Endicott, what seems to be the trouble?" "Yes." "Well, now, look, just calm down." "I'll be there in a couple of minutes." "What's your address?" "212 Frontier Avenue." "Yes, I'm leaving right now." " Emergency?" " No." "More like a heart attack." "[DOOR CLOSES]" " Mrs. Endicott?" " Yes." "I'm Dr. Vincent." "I didn't know if I had the right address." "Come in, doctor." "He's real sick." "I'm glad you're here." "Mr. Vincent." "Your brother is alive and well." "He won't be harmed if you do as you're told." "What have you done to him?" "Where is he?" "Now, now, now." "He'll be returned as soon as you meet our demands." "First, Theodore Booth is not to publish or broadcast any information concerning our presence here." "Secondly," "Mr. Booth is to publish a column completely discrediting you." "It will contain your confession that you have lied about your experiences with us." "On the day that column first appears in print, your brother will be returned to you." "If he's still alive." "Now, Mr. Vincent," "I'm sure you'll agree that it would serve no purpose for us to kill him." "Unless I see that he's all right, unless I talk to him, no deal." "I expected you to ask that." "He'll call tomorrow about this time." "DAVID:" "I'll be waiting at his place." "Oh, and one more thing." "Please, if you value your brother's life, don't call the police." "I don't believe it." "DAVID:" "I'm sorry, Grace, it's true." "But why would anyone kidnap Bob?" "We've no money." "We can't pay ransom." "Grace, didn't you understand anything I said earlier today?" "He's my brother." "As long as they have him, they can keep me from talking to Booth." "Honey, I didn't imagine this." "They came to my hotel room and told me they had taken Bob." "Dear God." "Grace." "Why haven't you called the police?" " Why?" " We can't, not yet." "You don't know who you're dealing with." "I don't care." "I want the police." "Look, you're only gonna make it worse for Bob." "They won't kill him as long as we don't panic." "Don't you see?" "He's their bargaining power." "Without Bob, they have nothing to hold over my head." "Now, let me do it my way." "You've got to trust me." "I do?" "Why?" "Because you're his brother?" "Because you say so?" "How can I trust someone who's--?" "Who might be psycho?" "Do you really believe I am?" "Honey, they're gonna let Bob call tomorrow at dinnertime." "Now, at least let me talk to Booth before you ruin our one chance of getting Bob out alive." "Please, Grace." "Please." "I don't know." "I don't know anything anymore." "Who I am, what's happening." "All right, David." "Your way." "Do whatever you want." "But God help you if your way turns out to be wrong." "[WHEEZING]" "[COUGHING]" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Harry?" "Harry?" "[KNOCKING]" "Harry, it's Ted Booth." "Harry?" "[WHEEZING]" "Police?" "There's been a bad accident at Laboratory Analysts Incorporated." "That's right, 775 Academy Boulevard." "Never mind who this is." "Just get somebody up here." "Goodbye." "[DOOR OPENS]" "[BOB YELLS]" "[COUGHING]" "May I advise you to save your breath, doctor?" "Who are you?" "I think you know, Dr. Vincent." "Your brother must have mentioned me often." "I've just met with him." "And I've agreed to let you place a telephone call, to assure him of your good health." "I'm not gonna make that phone call." "You'll subject your wife and brother to needless anxiety." "They'll think I'm dead, won't they?" " Possibly." " I'm not gonna make that phone call." "My brother, David, has found out a way to destroy you, and there's nothing you can do about it." "You'll make the call, doctor." "Don't bet on it." "DAVID:" "Yes, I know it's the third time I've tried." "You've gotta get my message through to Mr. Booth." "Now, look, does he belong to a club of any kind?" "Or does he have a lady friend?" "Any place that you haven't thought of?" "All right, fine." "Please keep trying." "Okay, fine." "Thanks." "I'll check again in about a half-hour." "Goodbye." "As a man of science, you may find this interesting, doctor." "Those crystal clusters you see in there are produced by combining the substance known as mica with a catalytic agent found only on our planet." "What does this have to do with me?" "When exposed to the Earth's atmosphere, those crystals simply displace the oxygen in the air." "Grace." "Grace." "Get her out of there!" "She'll suffocate." "TAUGUS:" "Most forms of life on this planet, including the human, suffocate within minutes." "It's difficult with my people." "Oxygen makes living here difficult for us." "It forces us to keep regenerating ourselves." "Oh." "Please, she's never done anything to hurt you." "We hope to change the Earth's atmosphere into something nearer the atmosphere on our own planet." "She's dying in there." "She's dying." "Get her out of there!" "The phone call, doctor?" "Yes, anything." "Just get her out of there." "Please." "Please, stop it." "She'll be all right, doctor." "Now, you just relax for a few hours." "We have a phone call to make this evening." "[KNOCKING]" "Grace?" "Grace, it's David." "Grace, where have you been?" "It's almost 6:00." "Hey, honey, what's wrong?" " Grace, are you all right?" " Oh, David." "Come on, let's get inside." "I think I saw him, David." "Who, Bob?" "Where?" "Some woman came by and she said she'd take me to my husband." "They" "Two men were with her." "They blindfolded me and they drove me to a factory of some kind." "Where was it?" "Try to remember." "They took the blindfold off and they" "They pushed me into a room." "All of a sudden I couldn't breathe." "It was like I was drowning." " Honey, did you see Bob?" " I think I did." "[CRYING]" "I don't" " Before I blacked out." "I don't remember." "Look, just calm down a minute." "I want you to pack your bags and get out of town, tonight." " I can't leave." " Let's not argue." "I want you out of town where they can't pick you up again." "Pack your bags." "[PHONE RINGS]" "That should be Bob." " Hello?" "BOB:" "David?" "It's Bob." " Bob?" " Bob, are you all right?" "I'm fine." "How's Grace?" "I'm worried." "They told me they took her home." "She's all right." "She's right here with me." "Oh, thank God." " Are you sure you're all right?" " Yes, I'm sure." "I'm in deep water again, David." "But I survived before, remember?" "So just don't worry about me." "Mr. Vincent?" "Have you made the proper arrangements with Booth?" "I've tried everything." "I've left messages with his service." "The television station he works for, his newspaper" "Try harder." "You've got till noon tomorrow." "What happened?" " Still in deep water." " What?" "Come on, you pack your things." "I'll call the airport." "David?" "Doesn't Booth know about Bob?" "No, not yet." "Suppose he prints something before you reach him." "The wrong thing." "What then?" "We can't print it, Joe." "And we can't put it on the air." "Here, read these messages." "It doesn't make sense." "When you need him most, he runs off for Santa Carla." "Well, if he went, it must be important." "More important than this?" "The biggest story of our time, and you want to sit on it." "That is only one column." "There's more." "There's a lot more." "But how can I get it without David Vincent?" "All right, thanks." "All right, go to Santa Carla, find him." "I'll get this ready for tomorrow's edition." "Joe." "Joe." "Listen, did you read those messages carefully?" "It says we cannot release that stuff until we've had a talk." "Maybe the man's in trouble." "Maybe they're pressuring him." "I don't know." "Whatever's holding him back, we just can't disregard it." "I have seen these creatures at work, with that lab technician, and they're not gonna stop there." "You really believe they're here, Ted?" "Yeah." "You just make sure that your life insurance is paid up." "We know they're somewhere in the area." "If I could only figure out where." "I wired your folks." "They'll meet the plane in San Diego." "You'll need the key to the house." "They may try to reach you there." ""In deep water."" "Deep water, deep water." ""I'm in deep water again."" " Archer Creek." " What?" "That's where we used to go when we were kids." "Bob almost drowned there when he was 8." ""I'm in deep water again."" "That's what he was trying to tell me on the telephone." "But that creek's dried up." "There's nothing there now but" "The old winery." "It's been deserted for years." " David, call the police." "Call them." " No, I can't." " I have to get in touch with Booth." " And then what?" "Your plane leaves in five minutes." "I'll call you in San Diego." "Well, person-to-person to Mr. Theodore Booth." "[KNOCKING]" "He's staying at the" "Never mind, operator, I'll try later." " Who is it?" "BOOTH:" "Ted Booth." " What are you doing here?" " Well, I'm looking for you." "I've got a private plane that I can use on occasions like this." "I must say, I'm not crazy about flying around" " I was just calling you." " I was just calling you." "Now, what are all these messages about?" "Is the project on or off?" " We can't go through with it." " What?" "They've kidnapped my brother." "Lord." "May I help myself?" "They said they'd let him go after you print my public confession." "They want me to lie about everything:" "the aliens, who they are, why they're here." "Well, do you intend to do it?" "I've got to." "Strong." "I'm gonna tell you something." "You may think it's very inhuman, but I'm gonna say it anyway." "You know, this brother of yours is one man." "One." "Do you think that his life is more important than the entire human race?" "At the moment, the only one I care about is my brother." "Do you know how ironic this is?" "You are forcing me to use your own arguments against yourself." "Now, I have until noon tomorrow." "I cannot let him die." "But if I help you," "I will be helping the enemy." "Now, you can't expect me to do that." "No, no, I know how you feel, but I must" "I must go ahead with these articles and I must go ahead with these broadcasts, with or without your help." "You can't do this." "In the first place, you don't have enough information." "Well, I'll use what information I have." "And I know one thing, that my publishers will back me." "It won't be easy without you, but I'm going to do it." "And I'm going to fight these creatures in every way that I know how." "I am going to fight them the way that you wanted me to fight them." "I'm going to fight them the way you fought them once yourself." "If you care to remember." "Why aren't you in San Diego?" "David, I belong here." "I can't go running off somewhere knowing Bob is..." "I just came by to return the key." "I won't be needing it." "David?" "Where are you going?" "Archer Creek." "That means you've talked with Booth." " Yes." " And he's willing to help?" " No." " But what about Bob?" "They'll kill him." "Don't worry, they won't." "But without Booth, we can't meet their terms." "I'm about to make them a better offer." "David." "David!" "[DOORBELL RINGS]" "Sorry to intrude." "My name is Theodore Booth and I'm looking for David Vincent." "He left a few minutes ago." "Are you Dr. Vincent's wife?" "May I have a word with you, please?" "Now, David must have told you that he needs my help to save his brother." "Why are you here?" "Well, unfortunately, I need his help." "As least my publisher thinks so." "Your publisher?" "Yes." "He's a very unpredictable man, and after all these years, he's finally asserted himself and he has stated that if there is no Vincent, there will be no articles." "Now, I am flying home in a short while and I would like one more talk with Mr. Vincent." "I'm sure that we can find a solution." "David's found a solution, Mr. Booth." "If I'm not mistaken, he's trading his life for Bob's." "Trading his life?" "Where is he now?" "Archer Creek." " Archer's Creek." " There's an old winery there." "Oh, yes." "Where's the phone?" "We'll call the police." "GRACE:" "They told us not to call the police." "At this point, we have no choice." "Now, you talk to them and tell them to meet me there at the winery." "I'm on my way, all right?" "TAUGUS:" "Stay right where you are, Mr. Vincent." "Why are you here?" "To renegotiate our arrangement." "TAUGUS:" "Our terms were final." "I think you'll prefer my new terms." "Now, look, I'm alone." "I have no weapon." "Come out where I can see you." "Bring my brother with you." "I wanna make sure he's still alive." "TAUGUS:" "Very well, Mr. Vincent." "Your way." "Would you care to join us?" "Get in and drive slowly." "State your terms, Mr. Vincent." "A simple trade:" "my life for my brother's." "I'm sorry." "Your death would only dramatise Mr. Booth's articles, gain them more attention." "You should know that." "I'm giving you a chance to discredit me." "My brother's a doctor." "He can declare that I became insane, was committed to an institution." "Not a chance, David." "He can later announce that I died in that institution." "Now, that's the only way I can meet your demands." "I'll be discredited, Booth will lose his source of material, my brother will be at home with his wife and child." "David, I'm not gonna do it like that." "You might as well forget it." "We would accept your terms, Mr. Vincent, but it seems your brother is not willing to cooperate." "I'm sorry, that's the way it is." "That's the way it's gonna stay." "[CAR APPROACHING]" "It seems we have another visitor, Mr. Vincent." "[SIRENS WAILING]" "[CARS APPROACHING]" "Come out of there, you two." "What's going on here?" "Some woman called and said a Dr. Vincent had been kidnapped." "I'm Dr. Vincent." "You look okay to me." "The two men who kidnapped my brother were in that building." "I suppose you didn't see what happened." "What is this, some kind of a gag?" " No." " Officer, there was a building standing right over there just a few seconds ago." "Sure, there was." "All right, fellas, party's over." "Couple of wise guys with nothing better to do than to waste the taxpayers' money." " Hey, wait a minute" " Bob." "Forget it." "It won't help." "Lieutenant, that story they were telling us about that" "Don't worry, I'll check it out." "BOB:" "What is his temperature now, Mrs. Johnson?" "A hundred and two." "Well, just keep him..." " Is that from memory?" " Mr. Booth's not easy to forget." "Now, I suppose you're leaving us too." "Oh, I'll be back." "Now, you take good care of my nephew, will you?" " Goodbye, David." " Goodbye." "BOB:" "Keep applying hot compresses and keep checking his temperature, and I'll see him tomorrow afternoon." "Yes." "Can't you stay for a day or two?" "No, we both have work to do." "Grace and I, we'd like to do something to help." "You already have." "Now that we've seen them, we know who they are," "I hate to see you go this alone, even if you weren't my brother." "Thanks." "I may take you up on that someday." "Take good care of Grace." "Take good care of yourself." "NARRATOR:" "One man fighting a secret war against a hidden enemy." "Someday, when that enemy is defeated," "David Vincent will no longer be alone." "Someday."