"♪♪" "[CHILD'SLAUGHTER]" "[CHILD'SLAUGHTER]" "[STRONGVACUUMSOUND]" "[ENGINESOUND]" "[SUSPENSEMUSICSOUNDS]" "[DOORCLOSES]" "[EXHALES]" "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "HAROLD( O.S.)Everything alright there?" "Yeah." "You're,uh,thenew neighbor..." "Harold!" "Yeah." "YoumustbeEric." "Metyourgirlfriend this morning." "Lisa." "Nicegal!" "Verypretty." "Thisisherhouse,right?" "Lisa's?" "Right." "Thoughtyoutwowere married the way you were goingatit thismorning!" "Yeah..." "Areyouwritingsomething or...?" "Yeah...ah..." "listen,I need to get back inside." "Nicemeetingyou,Harold." "Oh." "[whispering]Fuck..." "Christ." "HAROLD( O.S)It'sa nice car!" "Lisa's, right?" "Yeah..." "[ERIC" " VOICEOVER]Carl Saganwasoneofthefirst  todrawparallelsbetween themodernalien abductionnarrative andancientfolktales." "[THROWINGUP]" "[ERIC" " VOICEOVER]We've alwayshadtheselegends." "Storiesof beingtakenaway  byfairies,or monsters..." "[TOILETFLUSH]" "[ERIC" " VOICEOVER]They've alwaysbeenwithus." "[WATERRUNING]" "[ERIC" " V.O.]There'sa need,a built-inhumanneed, forthesestories." "[CLOSECABINETDOOR]" "[ERIC" " V.O.]That's justwhereourbrains seemto naturallywanttogo ." "[WATERRUNNING]" "[ERIC" " V.O.]Taken, againstourwill, tosomeplacespecial." "[DRUMMINGONTABLETOP]" "Hey!" "What'reyoudoingup?" "LISA( O.S.)Well,notsleeping, withallthenoise you're making." "Oh,sorry,Ilockedmyselfout." "Theseheadachesjustkeep..." "Imetthenew neighbor." "Harold?" "Arealcharmer." "Guessyoutalkedto him this morning?" "Didyoutellhim about...?" "No,Eric." "Listen,weneedtotalk ." "This isn't working." "Sweetie,I know it's hard, I know." "AndI reallyappreciateit." "Medschool,Eric." "That's what I signed up for." "Notthis...whatever." "CulturalAnthropology." "Yeah." "Well,yeah." "I'msorry you don't find it asinterestingas Ido." "Comeon,youalways knew that med school wasonlyoneoption." "Iknow,but...seriously, flying saucers?" "It'snot"flyingsaucers,"" "it'sa lotmorethanthat ." "It'sabout...theidea behind the phenomena." "Whydowe feelthe need to make up these myths inthefirstplace?" "Well?" "Ok,well.ah ..." "Ithinkwe createthesestories out of a desire ortheneedtonotfeel so alone." "Yeah,butwe arealone." "Sure,but..." "There'snothingwrong with being alone." "That'snotthepoint." "That's exactly the point." "Whatareyousaying?" "I'msaying..." "Ithinkthat'swhatIneed." "To be alone, right now." "Andtobe honest,I think it would do you somegood,too." "No,noit wouldnot ." "Well,incaseyou  haven't noticed," "...that'sa twopersons..." "Lisa!" "I'msorryIwoke you up." "Alright?" "I'mgonnago forarun." "Fine." "Youdo that." "Run ." "What..." "It'snotametaphor." ""Running?"" "Yeah, I know." "I got it." "DidCindysaysomething?" "Is that what this is about?" "What?" "No." "Iknowthatshe  doesn't approve of me." "Or,I mean,evenlike me, for that matter." "Anditcan'tbeeasy , thefactthatshe got  married before you..." "Please." "It'snotCindy, alright?" "Canwetalkaboutthis  tomorrow?" "Sure,I 'lljustskipwork!" "It'snotlikeI'llever  get back to sleep now." "Okay." "Okay." "I'mhere." "Maybewejustrushed into things too quickly." "Youmovingin ." "Whateveritis ,it 'snot working." "I'm not happy." "Iknowwe agreed,Isaid  I'd support you, and I have." "But,maybethat'swhy  it's taking you so long," "Imean,what'syour incentive to finish?" "Andthis...what you're working on." "Itkindof feelslikeyou're trying to prove something toyourself,thatit'sall fairy tales, an obsession..." "You'remaking yourself sick with it." "Thesemigraines,and..." "Well..." "[SUSPENSEMUSIC] ...whenI metyou I was like:" "Great!" "Well,I feltgreat,but ..." "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "[SOUNDSCRATCH]" "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "[HEARTBEAT]" "[ERIC" " VOICEOVER] Manyabductees preferto be called "experiencers."" "Formost,detailsofthe experiencewon'temerge untilmuchlater, typicallyunderhypnosis." "Havingthemselves hypnotizediswhat'scalled theaftermath:" "Nightmares." "Headaches." "Depression." "Missingtime..." "Gaps inconsciousmemory;" "minutes,hours, sometimesevendays." "[CARTIRESSCREECHING]" "[ERIC" " VOICEOVER]That'swhen  experiencerswillreachout , tryto findout what happenedtothem." "[EXHALES]" "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "[ERIC-VOICEOVER] Whentheexperience isfinallyremembered, ittendstosync upwell with those of other abductees." "Thecreatures,"Greys," mostly, atleasthereintheU.S." "Paralysis,or  inabilitytoresist." "Thecoldtable,theprobes." "Interestin  reproductiveanatomy." "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "[SCREAM]" "[HEAVYBREATHING]" "[KNOCKONDOOR]Lisa?" "Lisa,youup ?" "[SOUNDOFWATER]" "[MUSIC]" "Hey..." "Harold?" "Isthatyou ?" "HeyEric?" "Yeah,it's me." "How you doing?" "It'sgood,good." "How are you doing?" "Can'tcomplain." "Cannot complain." "Heylisten..." "Didyou  hear anything last night?" "Like,afterwe spoke?" "Hearanything?" "Likewhat?" "Just,noises." "Whatkindof noises?" "Something wrong?" "Or..." "No." "Nevermind." "Never mind." "Thanks." "[HAROLD( O.S.)]" "Yousure,causemyniece is staying here for a bit," "Icouldaskher ..." "She doesn't sleep at all!" "Yeah." "I thinkIsaw her , actually last night." "What'sthat?" "Yousaid something?" "No,nothing." "Thanks,Harold." "Ok." "Sure." "Hello..." "ProfessorConnell..." "ThisisDr.Connell." "Yes,ofcourse." "Sorry, Dr. Connell..." "It'sme,Eric." "EricKraner..." "Howniceto hearfrom you, Eric." "How are you?" "I'mgreat,I'mdoinggreat." "Uhmm,actuallyI'mcalling becauseI thinkI'mready to come back and finish up." "Finally." "Finishup?" "Yes,mydoctorate." "Aha." "Eric,whereare you calling from?" "Thisnumber...you'rein theValleysomewherenow ?" "Yeah,I 'mstaying with my girlfriend fornow." "Oh,a girlfriend..." "Yeah..." "No,it'sjustthatIpromised I'd check in now and then..." "Butyoumoved..." "Right..." "Well..." "Solisten,thereason I'm calling now isbecauseIwas hoping that maybe I could actuallygetin thissemester." "Iknowit 'skindoflate ..." "Oh,yes,of course." "How soondo you think you could come in?" "Whenit'sgoodfor you ?" "Youthinkyoucouldmake in it in this afternoon?" "Today?" "Wow..." "Honestlythingsarekind of up in the air right now..." "[MUSIC]" "Whydon'tIgive youa  calllateron thisweek... maybewecanset something up..." "Idon'tknowifit's such  a good idea to wait, Eric." "Ok,listen..." "I'llcallyouwhenIhave things a little more together." "ThanksProfessor." "Eric..." "Listen,I ..." "Hello?" "Eric?" "[BEEP][ANSWERINGMACHINE] Hey,Lisa." "It 'sKathy." "Wherewereyou thismorning?" "Thepresentation wentok." "Iguess..." "But,canyou giveme acallandlet meknow  ifyouplanoncomingin today." "Wereally...[BEEP]" "[MUSIC]" "Lisa...hey...it'sme..." "Uhmm...yourbosscalled..." "Iguessedyoudidn't go to work today..." "Anyway..." "I'mhome,so justcall when you get a chance...bye." "[MUSIC]" "[ERICO.S]Nearlyone million peoplearereportedmissing eachyearintheUnited States." "That'smorethan 2,000peopleeveryday." "Themajorityeventuallyturns up...alive...orotherwise..." "[MUSIC]" "Statisticson alien abductionsare understandablylessprecise." "Evenif everysingle experiencerwaswilling tocomeforward andbeaccounted thatwouldstillonly  represent the number of people thathasreturnfrom the experiencetodescribeit." "[MUSICINCRESCENDO]" "Okay,Lola!" "C'mon,timetogo !" "Maybeshe'sdeaf." "C'monnow." "Getonoutofhere ." "C'mon." "Go on!" "Shoo!" "GoodLord,shecomeover  here to take a dump!" "?" "Hopenot!" "No ,there'sa,uh..." "ModernMythology,huh?" "Like what, Bigfoot?" "Yeah,somethinglikethat." "Whatisit ,abook?" "Mythesis." "Doctoratethesisactually." "So,youactually know that woman? "Lola?"" "Sowhatdo Icallyou?" ""Doctor?"" "Notyet." "Eric." "Eric." "Beth." "Greattomake  your acquaintance." "[MUSIC]" "So,what'snext?" "More"study"?" "Letmeguess:" ""Post-doctoral research."" "MindifIjoinyou?" "Yeah...gottakeepworking." "Okay." "Whatever." "Look...thanks...for the help...with Lola." "[MUSIC]" "Hi,isthisCindy?" "Cindy,it'sEric!" "EricRainer..." "Lisa's...yeah Hey, how is it going?" "Yeah,good,is Lisa there, by any chance?" "No,no,no ...shejust..." "Iguess she passed on work today so..." "Iwas..." "Yeah,well,it 'sniceout , probably shopping, right?" "Ok,socanyou domeafavor and if you hear from her... givemeacall." "[CLOCKRADIOPOPSONSTUCK BETWEEN CHANNELS][STATIC BEAT]" "[LISA'SVOICEDISTORTED:" "Eric, what's wrong with you?" "]" "[DOORBELL]" "[SCREAM][ SUDDENLYOFF]" "[AKNOCKAT FRONTDOOR]" "Iknow!" "Freaky,huh ?" "Whatareyoudoing?" "Here ?" "Youaskedaboutthe noises." "I..." "What?" "From last night." "Thismorning,withmyuncle?" "Harold?" "Nextdoor?" "You'reHarold'sniece?" "Iknow!" "Whatare the chances." "CanI comein ?" "What for?" "Sowecantalk." "About last night." "Yeah,comeon in ." "Haroldsaysyou guys argue a lot, youandyourgirlfriend," "What'shername?" "Lisa." "Howwouldyouruncle know that?" "he just moved in." "Isittrue?" "Whydon'tyouand youruncle mind your own business, ok?" "So,whatdidyou see last night?" "That'swhyyouare here,right?" "Well?" "Somethingwokemeup." "Whichisweird,'causelike , I hardly ever really..." "Youdon'tsleepmuch,yeah , I got that from your uncle." "Thanks." "Isthatit ?" "Wow,doyouplay?" "Beth,isthere something that you want?" "God,what'syourproblem!" "Idon'thaveaproblem!" "Youcamein hereand saidyou had something to tell me." "Whatisit ?" "Okay!" "God!" "Therewaslike, this...hum." "At first." "Thenitbecame this...throbbing sound." "Like,outof tune,or something." "Didyouseeanything?" "Likewhat?" "Lights?" "Howaboutyou,Eric?" "What did you hear last night?" "Whatdidyousee ?" "Wait." "Youknewthatwas me today, when we met." "What,didyoufollowme?" "Psh!" "WhywouldIfollowyou?" "Whereisshe?" "Lisa?" "Atwork." "Whatareyoudoing here, in town?" "Just...visiting..." "Really?" "Justhanging out with your uncle?" "Oh,soeveryoneelseneedsto mind their own business, huh?" "Research." "I 'mdoing a documentary." "Onwhat?" "UFOs,alright?" "Therewerea bunch of sightings, recently." "Upbythetower." "Thetower?" "Overthepastfew weeks." "Itwas on the news!" "Didn't you see?" "No." "I 'vebeenbusy." "How  long have you been in town?" "Igotin latelastnight." "Ok,well,thanks for that." "I guess." "Ericlisten,there's a meeting tonight." "Witnesses,ofUFOand stuff." "Yes,I knowall about those guys." "I'mgoing." "Comewithme." "No." "Comeon,it 'slike, "modern mythology."" "Iknowit is ." "Younevertoldme about last night." "Whatyouheard?" "Whatyousaw?" "Ihadabad dream." "Right." "Oneyouthoughtyour  neighbor might have noticed." "Iwantedto be sure it was a dream." "Well." "Nowyouknow." "Ijustthoughtitwaslikesome kind of helicopter or something." "BlackHelicopters?" "Isthatwhatyou think?" "No." "That'snotwhatIthink ." "Well?" "WhatDO youthink?" "Look,UncleHarold's the one wearing thetinfoilhatinthefamily!" "Seriously,I mean,that'swhy  I'm staying with him, mostly..." "Ithoughtit wasfor  your documentary." "That'sright." "LookI knowyouhavea girlfriend, alright?" "I'mnothittingonyou, I swear." "Ihategoingtothese things by myself, thosepeopleweirdmeout!" "Comeon!" "It 'llbe  interesting, I promise." "Please?" "[MUSIC]" "[Eric[ O.S.]Thefirstcase of alien abduction toreallycapturethe  public imagination occurredin1961." "BarneyandBettyHill, driving home late one night, noticeda particularly bright star in the sky andstartedwatchingit..." "Aftera whileit becameclear that it wasn't a star at all." "Infact,it wasfollowingthem ." "Theypulledover and it descended anditlandedabovetheircar." "Yearsaftertheexperience under hypnotic regression" "BarneyandBettyeachremember details from that night." "Bettyrememberedalongneedle being inserted into her navel." "Barneyremembersomehow giving a semen sample." "Fiveyearsafter remembering, Barney died." "Brainaneurism,he  was 46 years old." "[STEVE( O.S.)]ThisoneItook  just last week usinga high-qualitydigital camera, right from my back yard." "Usingdigital enhancement technology," "Iwasabletorefinetheimage." "Oh,forfuck'ssake." "Whydoesn'the justtakea picture of his cornflakes..." "[CLEARSTHROAT]" "Anyway..." "IbelievethistobeaReptoid Reconnaissance drone, usinga highlyadvanced form of stealth technology." "Ican'tgo in to the details right now, butsufficeto say I have my sources." "I'msureDoctorMac.will have  more to say on this later on." "Untilthen,I'll leave you with this..." "[CROWDMUTTERING]" "Myfriends,beholdone ofthe Hybrid Reptoid Infiltrators inourmidst." "Broughttoyouonyour  local evening news." "Thankyou." "[APPLAUSE]" "Ijustwanttoremindeveryone thatthisis a "judgement-free zone, whereanyonecanfeelsafe  talking about what they've seen, orperhapswhat's happened to them." "Withoutfearof beingjudged." "Yes?" "Intheback?" "Thankyou." "Youmindjust going over your qualifications are?" "IholdaPh.D.intheoretical nuclear physics from UCLA." "Andwhataboutthe group leader?" "Mydegreeis in Psychology." "Applied Behavioral Analysis." "Degree...?" "I'mcurrentlyworking on my Masters." "Willthatsuffice?" "Guessitwillhaveto." "Anyway,I knowmostof you are here to see Dr. Mac, sowithoutfurtherado ..." "Thankyou." "TonightI wouldliketo begin by talking to you aboutReptoidaliens." "Now,asmanyofyouknowit is my thesis, my contention thattheuniverseis literally teaming with life." "Thatlifeindeedis the common denominator ofthecosmicbackdrop." "Thatwetrulyresidein the inhabited universe indeedI contentthat every planet in the universe harborsanentire spectrum of bio-forms rangingfromlower to higher embodiments noneofwhichis necessarily humanoid," "Englishspeakingor  intelligent, but most certainly alive." "Nowthereptoidphenomenon as it has come to be called hasbeenhuntingus here in the States sincetheearly1860s." "InEuropesincethe early 1830s..." "[MUSIC]" "Prettytrippy,huh!" "GoodGod." "Thesepeople..." "Yeah,they'reprettyintoit." "Imean,youreadabout this stuff, you never..." "Shit!" "Harold'shere!" "Don'tlethimsee me!" "God ,I'll never hear the end of it..." "Hey,neighbor!" "Thought I saw you in there!" "Harold." "Yeah,well." "[HUSHEDCONSPIRATORIAL]" "Look,I totallyunderstand you keeping your interest inthisunderwraps." "Never know, right?" "Right." "I 'dbesurprised." "Right, exactly..." "So,whatdidyou think?" "Specially about the Reptoids?" "Well." "I can'thelpbut think they might want to keep theirplansunderwraps a little bit more." "Theseshape-shifters, you know..." "Maybenotshowuponthe news..." "Oh,see,that'shyper infiltrators, you see..." "Whattheydo is thattheycan take over folks sometimes..." "Theweakpeople...they put implants in them..." "Theycontroltheir mind...you saw them..." "Theygotallsortsofways!" "Right,right...theimplants, and this, to do what exactly?" "What'stheplan?" "Well." "Let'sjustsay  they're up to something." "Yeah..." "Iwasgoing to take the stairs," "I'msureI'llsee  you around, Harold..." "Yeah...yeah..." "I'll see you around..." "[MUSIC]" "[BACKGROUNDRESTAURANTSOUDNS]" "Didyoureachher ?" "No." "Areyouworried?" "OfcourseI'mworried." "So..." "UncleHarold...he is a character." "Yeah." "Youcouldsay that." "Iguessit 'sallabout the Reptilians, now." "Oh,no,sorry,"Reptoids."," "Seriouslyisthatwhat they think a shape-shifter wouldlooklike?" "Yeah!" "I thoughtthere'dbe more about the little guys, withtheeyes." "Greys." "They'resupposedto be , like, the scientists..." "There'sotherones,too ." "Iknow." "Believeme,  I've looked into it." "Right,foryourthing." "Ok,Beth,what'syour interest in all of this?" "Honestly." "Thesameas you,Eric." "What'sthatmean?" "ItmeansI'mdealing with the same thing." "Myboyfriendwastaken." "By" aliens?"" "Oh,fuckyou!" "Hey,listen,I'msorry." "Imean,  if you honestly believe..." "STOPIT!" "StopPRETENDING!" "We don't have time!" "I'msorry..." "Ikeeptryingtobe,like,  to play it cool, with you, butI can't!" "I'msorry!" "It'sokay." "Calmdown." "Ihaveno idea...we don't have time for what?" "You'renotgonnalisten!" "No." "I 'mgonnalisten." "Yourboyfriendis missing." "Tell me about him." "Ok...sohowlong has he been gone." "Threemonths." "Almost." "Okay." "Andno one's heard from him?" "And,whatmakes you think it was... anabduction." "'Causeithappened before, alright?" "Whenhewaslittle." "He described it to me." "Whathecouldremember." "Heknewit wasgoing to happen again." "How?" "Howwouldyou  know something like that?" "Hestartedgettingthesebad headaches, these migraines." "Andthescar,onhisstomach..." "Hehadascarinhisstomach?" "[MUSIC]" "Itstartedbotheringhim ." "Righthere." "Whatwasthescarfrom ?" "Hedidn'tremember,itwasfrom when he was really little." "Anyway,I stayedwith my folks one weekend, andwhenIgot  back, he was gone." "Whatdidyoudo?" "Iaskedaround.'Course, nobody knew anything." "ThenI calledthecops, and they were like, sorry, there'snothingwe cando!" "Adultrunaways." "Happens all the time." "Well." "Ittrulydoes..." "No!" "Hewouldn'tjust leave like that." "Listen,I heardabout this guy, here in town, whoknowsalot  about this stuff." "That'swhyIcame here, honestly." "Hewassupposedto be there tonight..." "Anyway,he'slikethisMIT professor, totally legit." "FormerMIT,Professor..." "Guy." "Youknowhim?" "What'shisname?" "That'sit,"Guy."" "Guy." "Okay...?" "Iinterviewedhim for my thesis..." "Arealpieceofwork ." "Doyoustillknowhow to get in touch with him?" "[RADIOWAVESOUNDS]" "Ascar,yousay ?" "Fromchildhood?" "Yes." "Onthestomach." "Or, say, the side..." "Well." "Asit so happens, I actually know a bit aboutthatverysubject." "Sure..." "Implants?" "Tracking devices?" "No...thekindof  thing you're about... thechildhood scar...the discomfort." "Yousee..." "Ihaveacolleague who is surgeon...so..." "Andwhatdidyou find?" "Well." "Nothingout of the ordinary..." "Goon." "It'sjustatheory..." "Tellus!" "Please." "Well." "Alright." "So,mostexperiencers describe their abductors asprimarily humanoid, in form twoarms,twolegs..." "corresponding facial features... thatsortof thing..." "And?" "Well,whenwe compare humans to monkeys, you'llseecomparable similarities." "Wellthat'snota surprise because somebreedsgenerically speaking are almost 99 percent human." "Sogiventheproper advances and breakthroughs inmanipulating genetic material, whatwouldyouthinkit would make the most sense forusto generateresources?" "For medical purposes?" "Resources?" "Okay." "I thinkIsee where you're going with this..." "Wait,whatkindofresources?" "Thinkaboutit ,Eric..." "Andthesewouldbethe Reptilians, Shape-shifters, fromAlphaDraconis?" "Notnecessarily." "No ." "Askhimaboutthe tower!" "Oh,right..." "Whatdoyouknow about the tower?" "Thetower?" "Yeah,youknowaplace in the north end of town." "Therewereabunchof sightings up there." "Recently." "Yeah." "I guessit  was on the news." "Idon'tknow anything about that." "Whatdidyouhear?" "Nevermind." "Let'sgo..." "Whataboutgettingthemback ?" "Whywon'the tellus!" "?" "Becausethereisn't anything to tell!" "Thankyou,Guy." "Have a good night." "I'msureyouwill..." "Uhm..." "[MUSIC]" "Yousawhowhegotalljumpy when we asked about it...?" "Ijustwanttosee." "Whatsoyouexpecttosee?" "Idon'tknow!" "Butitmeanssomething..." "Iknowit does." "Issomeonefollowingus?" "No,Beth..." "Nobody'sfollowingus ." "Please." "Justhumorme,  alright?" "Please." "WhatdoyouthinkI'mdoing ?" "[DRUMMUSIC]" "[STEPS]" "Whatisit ?" "I don't know." "Somekindof lock?" "Alright...seenenough?" "Ericwhatdidhemean ?" "Guy." "That...medicalstuff...?" "Comeon,Beth..." "He'sjustanut withsome  science under his belt." "That'sall." "Iknowyouthinkit's  ridiculous, okay?" "I got it!" "Ijustwantto know what he meant." "Okay." "Well..." "You know how with trees youcangraftweakerbranches onto a more sturdy trunk?" "Right." "Well,heis suggestingthat they...are doing that..." "Withus." "Splicingthings...?" "Idon'tunderstand." "Rememberhislittlepreamble about humans and monkeys?" "Heissayingthatifthere are enough chromosomal similarities thenonespeciescan  host another species organicmaterial..." "like organs..." "Whichonthefaceofit ..." ""Host"?" "Then,what?" "Latertheyjust...." "Come back and harvest them." "Harvest?" "Beth,it'sso fullofholes," "Anyonewho'sstudiedgenetics at all could tell you..." "[BethSNIFFS]" "Beth,thatguyisinsane." "Don'tgivehimthat much credit, ok?" "[MUSIC]" "[STRANGEENGINESOUND]" "What'swrong?" "Nothing." "Let'sgetoutofhere ." "It'stheonewith the grip, remember?" "Youdon'thavetodrive..." "No,that'sfine." "[LOWSCREAMS]" "Jesus!" "Relax,it 's just some guy..." "[STARTSTHEENGINE]" "[MUSIC]" "[MUSIC]" "Lisa?" "..." "LISA!" "Are you home?" "..." "Lisa?" "Shutthedoor." "Okay." "Eric...?" "I ..." "Iknow." "Iknow." "MaybeI shouldgo ." "No." "Don't...don't...don't." "Okay." "Beth..." "Whatever this is, it's not..." "Ok...that...that's where she was." "Rightthere,in ourbedroom..." "Whereshesleepseverynight." "Where I sleep every night." "Right?" "Exceptlastnight." "Wehada  fight...so I was out here." "...Uh-huh?" "Beth,I KNEWsomething was going to happen." "I'vebeengettingthese migraines lately," "And...and..." "I'vehadthisscar..." "[MUSIC]" "Idon'tevenknow..." "Ican'tevenremember where it came from." "Imean...areyouhearingme?" "TheycameforME!" "No." "No,don'tsay that." "Ok." "Howelsecan you  explain all this crazy shit happeningallof asudden?" "What'swrong?" "Whatdoyoumean, "what's wrong"?" "Whyareyouso..." "Ericiftheycameforyou they're not going to stop!" "Seriously..." "[MUSIC]" "Whatdoyoucare?" "Don't!" "[MUSIC]" "[STRANGEMUSIC]" "[GASPS]Oh,fuck!" "Eric,it'sme !" "Youhad a bad dream, that's all..." "Ididn'twanttowake you." "You looked so peaceful..." "Look,I needto go ,but,I'll be right next door, okay?" "Callmewhenyou wanttotalk." "Iputmy numberinyour  cell, it's under "Beth." Okay?" "[KNOCKONDOOR]" "Hereyougo ...?" "Hello,Eric." "Ah..." "DoctorConnell...?" "Wh...what're you..." "I'm sorry..." "Howdidyouevenfind me?" "I'msorry,Ilefta message, after you called." "Ilookedup yournumber, and, well, it turns out you'rerighton my  way in to work, so..." "IthoughtI'dstopin, see how you're doing." "IhopeI'mnot coming at a bad time." "No,It'sfine..." "It'sjust...wow...you people don't screw around whenitcomesto admissions, do you!" "Heh." "Well..." "Youdid  mention coming back...so..." "Iwantto finishmy doctorate." "Eventually." "Yourdoctorate..." "WellI thinkthat'sa very good idea, Eric." "Pickingupwhereweleft off?" "Iwantyoutoknow that I support your decision fully." "ProfessorConnell,Iappreciate you taking an active interest but,I feellikesthere'sa line and frankly... your'..." "Eric,iseverythingalright?" "WhenI 'vemadeadecision, you'll be the first to know." "Thanksforstoppingby." "Whyareyousuddenlyso interested in what I'm doing?" "Justlikeyousaid, taking an active interest." "AsI tryto do with all my...students." "[DOORCLOSES]" "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "Everythingalright there, lover-boy?" "What?" "Harold,what'dyousay ?" "[HAROLD( O.S.)]Ohhey,Eric!" "How ya doin'?" "Fine." "[MUSIC]" "Whatchalookin'at ?" "Nothing." "It'snothing..." "Areyoualright?" "Yeah, yeah..." "I'm fine." "Areyousure." "You seem..." "Yeah,I said I'm fine!" "Youwantto just mind your own business?" "Ha..." "Harold,I 'msorry." "Aspleen?" "Sure." "Why not." "You'renotsure?" "Sorry." "Yes,I'msure." "It's a spleen." "Human." "Okay,so..." "What could it mean?" "ItmeansI'mdone fucking around..." "Whoareyoucalling?" "Thecops!" "Whoelse!" "Okay." "Fine..." "Therewasbloodon the window sill!" "Ifthat...thingwas where you said it was..." "Ifoundabrokenfingernail!" "Thatmeansshewas struggling." "Shewasn'tasleep,she was wide awake and she was struggling." "That'doesn'tfit the usual pattern..." "Maybethat's'causethe  "usual pattern" is bullshit!" "This...isreal!" "Ohfuckme !" "Oh, my God!" "[WATERRUNNING]" "Ok,I thinkyougot it." "It's ok." "No." "This,thisis way out of hand." "Whatareyoudoing?" "I'm calling the cops." "Theysuspectedme , Eric." "They still do." "Whatareyoutalkingabout?" "Thepolice..." "Whenmy  boyfriend disappeared." "Ievenhadanalibi,but, it doesn't matter to them." "Harold..." "Haroldknows about us...doesn't he." "Aboutlastnight?" "Hewouldn'ttalktome." "Great." "Fuckinggreat..." "Icouldexplain,you know...?" "Right!" "Myacecharacter witness!" "Hewasreallyworriedabout his girlfriend, officer." "Hedidfuckmein her bed, but... buthewasworriedabouther." "Oh,God..." "Whatis this?" "[CLINKS]" "Thatthingwasinsideofit ?" "Yeah,it'sheavy." "What'sthatringmadeof?" "Silver." "Theringis silver." "Okay,thisis goingtosound..." "Justlistenalright?" "Whathavewe seen,recently, that looks just like this?" "Areyoutalkingabout the door?" "At the tower?" "Exactly!" "Insidea spleen?" "Idon'tknow!" "Sowe'd take it seriously?" "Make the connection?" "Jesus!" "Aren'tspleens,like..." "What'stheword,whenwe evolve past needing something, butit'sstillthere...?" "Vestigial?" "Right!" "No." "They'renot." "Okay, but, unnecessary?" "That'sdebatable." "Butyougetmypoint." "No, I don't!" "What'sthebestway  to hide something?" "Beth,whyarewe playing some kind of..." "Outintheopen!" "Right?" "Sowhatwouldbethebestway to hide something inside a person?" "Eveniftheygot ,like, x-rays, or surgery?" "Okay,swapoutsomething that won't be missed." "Right." "Butwhywould whoever's doing that leavemeafuckingsparepart with a fucking key in it?" "Idon'tknow!" "Maybesomeone's trying to help us!" "Maybeoneof them, or, someone else." "Beth,howwelldoyou know your uncle." "Harold." "Prettywell,Iguess." "Why?" "No." "No,no ..." "Haroldmaybe totally into this stuff but..." "Butwhat?" "Whyisheintoit?" "[SUSPENSEMUSIC]" "Harold'snotthe one we need to see." "[ERICO.S.]In the1970's, theFBIinvestigated a seriesof life stalkmutilations." "Thewoundsontheanimals weredescribedas surgical, organsandtissuewereremoved butnotraceofbloodor tracks couldbe foundanywhere nearthebodies." "A numberof UFO'ssightings coincidingwiththeevent, leadmanytobelievethe culpritswerealienvisitors doingresearch,experiments... nosuspectswereeverarrested inconnectionwiththe case." "[MUFFLED,THROUGHDOOR] Bake me a cake, as fast..." "Mommy?" "[GIRLO.S.SCREAMS]MOMMY!" "?" "ExcusemebutIdidn 't say you could come in!" "Iknow..." "Iknow..." "I'msorry, but we need to talk some more." "Whathappened?" "What'sgoingon?" "Ok,showhim." "[MUSIC]" "[BETHSCREAMS]" "[BUZZINGSOUND]" "[WITHA DISTANTDISTORTED VOICE] What does this have to do with the tower?" "What!" "?" "Whatis goingon!" "?" "Somebodyelse?" "[RUBY( O.S.][ SINGINGSONG)" "Whereareyou...?" "No!" "Rubydon'tcomeinhere..." "Ruby,Go!" "[MUSICLOUDNOISE]" "[GUNSHOT]" "Whatthefuckwas that?" "I...didn'tmean..." "He , he was trying to...!" "?" "Areyoualright?" "Wecan'tstayhere..." "Whynot...?" "Eric,wejust..." "Iknow..." "Alright,youare right..." "I'm sorry..." "Look,I knowa place we can stay." "Letmejustrun in, get some things." "You do the same..." "Ok." "[DOORCLOSES]" "Theytakeweakpeople..." "they put implants in them..." "Theycontroltheir mind...you saw them..." "Eric!" "Cindy,whatareyou doinghere ?" "Cynthia." "I 'mlooking for my sister." "Sheisnotwithyou?" "No,Eric." "Sheisnotwithme." "Ileftherafewmessages but never heard back." "That'snotlikeher ." "No..." "Well,youknow,Lisa and I broke up thenightbeforeshe called in sick..." "Oh." "I'msorry,shebroke up with you, right?" "Webothagreed." "So,what'sup Cynthia, what are you doing here?" "Itoldyou,Iwasworried." "I have a key, so..." "Youdon'tmind,doyou?" "Ofcoursenot." "It'sjust  a surprise, that's all." "Oh,sorry,I-Iwas  making dinner and I... hadtorunanerrand,so..." "Herworksaidshe  emailed them saying shewastakingthe day off ." "Then,later,thatit might be a week..." "Thatdoesn'tsound like Elisabeth." "Andwhaton earth IS that thing?" "[MUSIC]" "Whatareyoudoing,Eric ?" "Hello!" "It'sme !" "Youpackedyet?" "Okay." "Okay,Ican explain." "Explainwhat?" "What'shappeninghere." "Pleasejust..." "Whatdoyoumean?" "What are you..." "Beth,just,givemea minute." "Oh,myGod..." "Eric... whatthefuck!" "Who--who is this!" "?" "[STRANGEBUZZINGSOUND]" "[LOUD,SHRILL]" "[LOUDBUZZINGSOUND][NOISE]" "[BUZZINGSOUNDgrowsLOUDER]" "Eric?" "Eric?" "Whatarewe doinghere?" "We'llbesafehere." "Safe." "Thenwhat?" "Ericwehavetodo something!" "They won't stop!" "Thisisconnected somehow, I know it is!" "But...whatdoyouthink we'll be able to do?" "AllI knowis , they're still after you!" "And,andwhoeverelsethey  need!" "Wecan'tjusthide;wehave to try doing something!" "Iknow...but,Bethyou 're not saying anything." "What'stheplan?" "Doyouevenhaveone?" "Justbreakintothe tower with a fucking piece of metal?" "Thisisn'tapiece of metal, Eric!" "[BLASTSORCHESTRALMUSICSO LOUD IT DISTORTS SPEAKERS]" "[RADIOOFF]" "Waita minute..." "Whatifallofthis ..." "Whatifwe 'rebeing manipulated or controlled?" "Controlledhow?" "I don't know!" "Whatifwhatevergot put  inside me is some kind of..." "But..." "Iknow!" "Iknow,it's  what everyone says..." ""MindControl!"But..." "Eric,think." "Thisisreal !" "Lisaismissing." "So is my boyfriend." "And...justnow, that...her sister!" "Iknow..." "AndwhataboutGuy !" "He freaked out when we asked him aboutthetower,remember?" "Andwhenwe showed him this, the key..." "Myoldcollegeprofessor came by the house today..." "Really?" "Why?" "What did he want?" "She." "I don'tknow...she just showed up allinterestedin  what I am doing." "Ericwhoelseknows?" "About al this?" "Nobody,nobody." "Bytheway,wedon'tknow what the fuck is going on!" "You'reright." "Idon'tknowwhattodo ." "I'msoscared." "Idon'twanttobe alone in all this." "Iknow." "You'renot ." "I don't." "It'sok." "[MUSIC]" "[ERICO.S.]We are all storytellers." "Everyoneofus ." "It'sanotherpartofour nature." "Toexplainthings,find meaning." "Welookat acloud, see a face..." "Showusaseries of random images anda patternwillemerge." "Astory." "Giveusatangleofdotsand we'll find the straight lines, connectingthem." "It'shard-wired." "Instinctive." "Likeallinstincts, itoriginatedas a means for survival." "Theabilityto identify relationships." "Detectpatterns." "Andoperatesindependent of conscious thought, freefromtheconstraints of logic, or reason." "Alifeof itsown ." "[TRUCKDOORSOPEN,CLOSE]" "What?" "Getbackin thetruck." "What?" "No!" "We 'rebothgoing..." "I don't want you to get hurt." "No,Eric,I'mnot justgoing to let you walk in there..." "I'mnotasking." "I'llbefine." "Let medothis." "Please." "Here." "Youtakethe gun , and I'll use this..." "Idon'tthinkso." "Seriously..." "Ok,it'sfine." "I'll take the pipe." "I'mgoingto be fine." "Iswear,if youdon 't come right back out, I'm..." "Justgiveme fiveminutes..." "IfI 'mnotback, then just...go nuts." "Startshooting." "Becareful,Eric." "[TRUCKDOOROPENS/CLOSES]" "[FOOTSTEPS]" "[TAPS]" "Great..." "[DEEPBREATH]" "[CLICKS]" "[DOOROPENS]" "Eric?" "Harold..." "Whatareyoudoinghere ?" "I followed you." "Ifollowedyouoverhere ,ok." "Youfollowedme ?" "It's just that..." "I'mworriedaboutyou ..." "I overheard some..." "What'sinthere?" "Whereisshe?" "Who?" "BETH!" "?" "Ineedto know,what'sinhere." "BETH...?" "!" "Areyoualright?" "What'sinhere?" "whatdidyoudotoher?" "Who?" "What'sgoingon in here?" "Whatdidyoudotoher?" "Who's" Beth"?" "[HITSHIM]" "Beth!" "Beth!" "Beth,canyouhearme?" "Beth!" "[RINGTONE]" "Help!" "Helpme !" "Somebody help me!" "[BLOW]" "[RINGTONE]" "[DISTORTED" " Eric!" "]" "[SCREAM]" "Wait,wait..." "I-Ithink you're being used!" "You'rebeingused, that's how they do it." "Theyfindsomeone,ahuman..." "Theykillanyone that might suspect..." "Makeitlooklikeapsycho or a serial killer..." "Thatwaynobodyasksquestions about the bodies..." "Wait...wait..." "Listentome ..." "Whatdidtheymakeyou imagine to control you?" "No,wait!" "Wait,God!" "That'sright." "That'sright." "Youthink...whatwasit?" "Whatdidtheymadeyoubelieve?" "[STAB]" "Whatdoyouknow about the tower?" "Apparentlyitwasonthe news..." "So...justtellme ..." "[DISTANTCLAPS]" "Maybesheis deaf." "[MUSIC]" "[WATERRUNNING]" "[BETH( O.S.)]ERIC!" "Oh,myGod,Iwassoworried!" "Icouldn'tseeyou !" "I didn't know what to do!" "I'msogladyou 'reok." "[HAROLD'SVOICE]Whatdid  theymadeyouimagine tocontrolyou ?" "Comeon,let'sgo." "[MUSIC]" "Eric,maybewe shouldgosee your old college professor..." "Connell." "Youmentionedher." "Isaid,"myprofessor." I didn't use her name." "[MUSIC]" "[ERIC" " VOICEOVER]The Milky Wayisestimatedtohave  overonehundredbillion stars." "Someputthe numberashigh asfivehundredbillion." "That'sjustinourgalaxy." "Thereappearstobeat least  one hundred million more galaxies, justin theportionofthe universe we can observe today." "Somakingthe casethat we're "notalone"makessense, statisticallyspeaking." "Whichis justaswell ." "Noonewantstobe alone ."