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It's not much of a hideout.

But still a charming place to spend the night.

He'll never know what hit him.

Even though I like it when they do.

[mumbling]

One of those guys.

A couple of freaks!

Show time.

Let's get him.

Hey, I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry.

This ain't my car.

These aren't my clothes. I met this guy and he gave me all this stuff.

Where to, Chief?

You can have it if you want. He told me...

Oh, my God.

[cellphone ringing]

[Control Voice] 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.

[Control Voice] Sometimes, to uncover that which is hidden,

we must first be made to look.

[door lock buzzes open]

Hey, we were getting a little worried about you.

I wouldn't miss this one.

We've got a show to do.

Oh, Donald. Where the hell have you been?

I had to give a couple of ardent fans the slip.

That's comforting.

Well, I'm here. Did everybody make it?

Yes, barely.

That's good.

Boys, lock it up real tight today.

I don't want anybody in or out of the studio, got that?

Everybody! Focus! This is the big one.

Sandra, you're losing your edge. I've been here a minute already,

and you haven't asked me for the script.

I'm don't care. I'm behind the camera, remember?.

Get this on the teleprompter ASAP.

Listen, Donald. It's not too late to rerun

your expose on the Hartford River nuclear facility, you know?

You just say the word.

There's a reason people don't do live TV anymore.

Well, we used to do a lot of it, remember?

Yeah, for cable access in Des Moines.

Life was simple then.

You think the job's still open?

Sandra, we're going to make history here.

People need to know this.

And we need them to watch.

They will.

Good show.

Who's got closed-circuit today?

I'll check out the remote before we lock it up.

-[man] Camera one. -Bring it up then and, Colin,

could you pipe me into interview 'A' and make that private?

You got it.

Close-up would be nice, thank you.

Hello? My friend, are you there?

-Can you hear me? -[man over phone] Yes, Donald.

Good. How are you feeling?

Fine.

That bad, huh?

I don't feel safe here, Donald.

Well, that's an improvement.

Remember last time we spoke, you didn't feel safe anywhere.

The fact that this place

isn't any worse than any other

isn't very comforting.

There has to be another way.

Well, your brother tried it another way, remember?

And that's what got him into that mess.

You're going to have to try to trust me here.

You trust me, don't you?

Yes.

Good, well, we're going live in about five minutes.

So just try to relax,

and remember what you're here for.

-I remember. -Okay.

Yeah. That's all I want you to do.

It's the big one today.

That's right.

We just got the script down on the set.

You got it.

So I'll be giving you the break cues directly.

[man on phone] No problem.

I'll need double checks on all the gear and cameras two and three as well.

[man on phone] No problem.

I want them prepped and ready to roll at a moment's notice.

[man on phone] No problemo.

The network guy just called.

He's got a transmitter on standby for you.

But he's not too happy about it.

Well, neither am I. So where are we at?

The crew's set to go.

Billy's ready to take the floor,

but he can't find his headset.

And he won't find it.

I'll be taking the floor tonight.

Something wrong with that?

No...I mean, Sandra, all this security and stuff.

I thought it was standard promo hype.

This is for real, huh?

I wish it weren't.

Well, you know I came here to a TV reporter.

I guess I can do a little James Bond on the side.

Yeah.

Come on.

[man 1] Let's be sharp, people!

[woman 1] Standing by. Cameras ready.

[man 2] Get yourselves together. We're going to air!

[woman 2] We don't have time for that now. We'll do it later.

Okay, everybody, we're on in 10.

Here we go. This is it.

This is the big one. Let's make it happen.

In five, four, three...

[mouths]

[program announcer] This is The Whole Truth.

[Donald] Tonight, on a special edition of The Whole Truth...

DNA...

Genetic engineering...

Cloning...

The daily advances in bio-technology are almost overwhelming.

But what does it really mean for our lives?

And where will it ultimately lead us?

Good evening, I'm Donald Rivers.

And what you're going to see tonight will shock you,

Maybe even terrify you.

You might be tempted to turn away or change the channel,

hoping or praying that none of this is true.

It will be my job, my responsibility,

to make you listen, to make you believe.

How many times have our own elected officials deceived us?

Used us?

Alabama, 1932...

The U.S. Government denies penicillin

to black men infected with syphilis

so that researchers could observe the disease

run its course.

The Tuskegee Experiment continues for the next 40 years

as scientists watch their subjects' bones,

hearts, and nerve tissue slowly disintegrate

and do nothing to stop it.

In 1946, as part of the Manhattan Project,

the government secretly injects 12 patients in Rochester, New York

with uranium and plutonium

to test the effects of radiation exposure on human beings.

Fifty years later, the Department of Energy releases files

detailing similar experiments on nearly 20,000 other people

including prisoners, mentally disabled children, and pregnant women.

In 1953, the CIA initiates MKUltra,

a series of experiments in advanced mind-control techniques,

including electroshock therapy

and psycho-active drugs

on a wide variety of often unsuspecting subjects.

The project is spread out across a vast network

of governmental and private institutions

and continues in secret for nearly 20 years.

Time and again, our government

has openly confirmed our worst most paranoid fears.

And if that's what they're willing to admit,

then what have they chosen to conceal?

Tonight, The Whole Truth

will expose a secret government program

dispersed through numerous public agencies

and private corporations, all with the same goal.

To slowly and invisibly

manipulate the course of human genetic development

and by extension

the future of every man, woman, and child in this country.

Since the people responsible will do everything

in their considerable power to suppress this information,

we are broadcasting tonight's show live.

Everyone here has volunteered to be here

and I'd like to thank my colleagues and the network

for their courage in letting me go on air with this.

Our story begins over 30 years ago

with an extraordinary U.S. Army medical experiment on immortality.

In a series of brutal tests,

Dr. Terrance Sinclair made extensive studies

on the blood of a remarkable young woman

identified only as Jade,

who appeared to be immune to the aging process.

While Sinclair's attempts to extend human lifespans

did achieve some success,

the intervention of an unidentified soldier

brought his experiments to an abrupt halt

as we see in this dramatic re-enactment.

[woman moaning in pain]

No!

No!

No!

Stop!

Make it stop!

[actor in re-enactment] June 20, 1600 hours.

This is Dr. Terrance Sinclair.

I'm about to introduce the second test series

into the bloodstream to measure toxicity response.

Sinclair, why don't we sedate her?

[Jade] Please stop!

We can't. That would affect the test results.

Hold her still.

[screaming]

[Jade] Please.

Please don't hurt me anymore.

I won't hurt you.

Please help me.

I'm looking at a court-martial just coming in here.

What the hell is he doing to you?

Please help me before he comes back.

I think I can walk.

What will they do to you?

Let's just get you out of here.

-[Dr. Sinclair] Put her down! -[gasps]

I can't let you hurt this girl anymore, sir.

That was an order. I'll repeat it. Put her down!

[Jade sobbing]

Look, Corporal, I don't think you know--

I know that you can't treat a person like this!

She's not a person! She's not...

I'm a scientist.

I know how this must look.

But the work we're doing here is very important.

It could mean a great deal to the rest of us.

Look, soldier, just put her back on the table and get out!

Please don't.

It's okay.

We're leaving. Now.

[cocks gun]

You can't have her!

[gun fires]

Don't!

Don't shoot! Don't!

Taped logs obtained by The Whole Truth

reveal the astonishing details.

[Dr. Sinclair on tape] August 11, 2100 hours...

The laboratory and virtually all evidence

of the project were destroyed.

No bodies were ever recovered.

But was this simply an isolated incident?

Or the first piece of a much larger puzzle?

When we return, we'll meet the person responsible

for bringing this evidence and a great deal more to light.

[announcer] Coming up next...

The man who's made a picture from those pieces.

When our chosen leaders turn against us, where do we turn?

To the police? To our laws?

To a gun under the pillow?

Or to the courage of a man armed only with the truth?

The source for much of what you will see tonight

Is just such a man.

He's a molecular biologist

formerly with the Department of Defense.

And for obvious reasons, we've taken every precaution

to keep his identity and location secret.

We appreciate you being here with us tonight, sir.

[electronically altered voice] Thank you.

Now you claim you've pieced together evidence

of a long-range government project

to change the course of human genetic development?

Yes, that's correct.

And this project

was created by Dr. Sinclair?

Not exactly.

Sinclair's longevity experiments were just a starting point.

But several of the current research initiatives

did build on his work.

And what's wrong with an attempt to extend human lifespans?

Nothing... The government never intended

that research, that technology to reach the public.

Why?

They were developing a process

to alter humans at a cellular level.

It began as a way to reverse necrosis in human tissue.

You mean a way to reanimate the dead?

Right. But it was more than that.

Their process involved

rebuilding the neural pathways of a subject's brain

in such a way that they could control the subject.

That's what they were really trying to do.

All right. Joining us via satellite is Dr. Richard Morgan.

He's Vice President of Research and Development

at Ferritin Laboratories, one of the companies in question.

Dr. Morgan, how do you Respond to these allegations?

Well, in a nutshell, the allegations are absurd.

The Ferritin Corporation

has a distinguished record of public service

and the most scrupulous research protocols in the industry.

But, it's true that over 75% of your R&D

is devoted to defense projects?

We're a defense contractor.

[molecular biologist] The benefits from your research

are being kept exclusively for the government agencies

that support you.

Well, that's ridiculous.

[Donald] Is it?

We have a video which was distributed

to Ferritin's board of directors

containing a progress report of your reanimation project.

What?

Doctor, please, just watch your monitor.

[computerized voice] Pressure, 165 pounds PSI.

[narrator] Through the use of the scanning molecular reorganizer

or SMR,

necrosis reversal is accomplished in a four-step process.

[computerized voice] SMR module beginning orientation.

Secondary systems online.

[narrator] Step one, photolytic regeneration.

[computerized voice] Laser probes activated.

Necrosis process reversing.

[narrator] The SMR's high-energy laser array

repairs and restores

all nerve, tissue and organ functions.

Step two.

Neural reorganization.

The SMR re-establishes all cortical and higher brain functions.

Synaptic repatterning is possible with an optional module.

[computerized voice] Blood replacement systems online.

[narrator] Step three, fluid replacement.

All the preservatives and fluids are flushed and profused

as the body temperature is restored to normal.

Step four, reactivation.

The subject's nervous system is re-energized

by a series of high-frequency electrical impulses,

thus completing the process.

[Donald] Doctor, care to comment on what you just saw?

That material is completely out of context.

Clearly, it's been used in a--

[molecular biologist] So, you're admitting that it's authentic?

Well, this research was exploratory.

The project was only for proof of principle.

And it was never... Never intended to be used

as a working project and if in fact it's been taken out of--

[signal interrupting]

Doctor, we're losing your signal here.

If you would bear with us for just a moment.

We're experiencing some technical difficulties.

Please stand by.

[molecular biologist] They're trying to take us off the air.

We are apparently having trouble with one of the network satellite transponders.

We're not sure if the interference is accidental or intentional,

but in any case we're prepared for this contingency.

We have several back-up transmitter relays

set up across the country.

They can be switched over to make sure we stay on the air.

This will be just another moment.

[molecular biologist] Donald, they're coming. I know they are.

I have to get out of here!

No, not yet.

You were saying that, uh, many of these government-funded

breakthroughs were deliberately suppressed?

Yes.

Um...Uh, there's another example.

The Dayton C compound created at Metadyne Pharmaceuticals.

Uh... This one was a cellular regenerative agent,

a way to accelerate the self-repair mechanisms

in the human cells.

It was basically a broad spectrum cure,

a genuine wonder drug.

But it never reached the public?

There's a good reason for that.

Which we will see in this dramatic re-enactment

based on Metadyne security transcripts.

[man] Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Very clever, Karl.

Evading the containment systems

by transporting them in your own body.

World has a right to know, Michael.

The virus coursing through your veins

is the property of Metadyne Pharmaceuticals.

Computer, unlock the door.

Security code, McKendrick-5775.

[computer] That code has been terminated.

Please restate authorized security code.

McKendrick, damn it! 5775!

[Michael] I meant to tell you, Karl.

You're fired.

[computer] That code has been terminated.

So you can suppress the retro-virus?

Suppress it? No.

Restrict it? Absolutely.

Only the people who I want to have it will get it.

What are you going to do to me, Michael? Huh?

You going to kill me?

[computer] All living tissue will be vaporized.

[Michael] All living tissue.

That includes you.

[computer] Eight, seven, six...

Michael, unlock the door!

[warning buzzer beeping]

[computer] ...three, two, one.

Come on!

Open the door!

When we return, the pattern behind it all.

How these apparently different research developments

are actually connected.

Longevity studies, neural programming, cellular regeneration...

Now, at first glance these would all seem to be

separate and distinct areas of research,

but according to you, sir, they are not.

No, they're not.

You see, all of those procedures

are based on physical alteration

of human genetic material.

So the key is transformation?

Yes, changing one thing, one human thing, into another.

-And the reason for that-- -Just a moment please.

We're getting word that there is another broadcast

going out over several of the major news networks right now.

It's being picked up.

Can we bring that up?

Okay... Here we go.

And I reiterate that Affiliated Technologies

is simply the network's parent corporation.

We aren't involved in day-to-day programming.

However we're appalled that they would allow

this kind of sensationalism on the air.

[male reporter] Is this just a publicity stunt?

Come on, guys. The name of the show notwithstanding,

Donald Rivers is obviously only interested in one thing,

and that's ratings.

Just one more, please. Frank?

[Frank] Can you tell us anything about his source?

We have it on excellent authority

that his so-called source

is nothing more than a mentally ill individual

who is being used in the worst possible way.

This is the kind of thing that really inflames the public.

It can make some people do crazy things.

That's all we have for now, thank you.

So, you might have to wing this, okay?

Thank you.

My producer has just informed me that a number of our affiliates

are having problems receiving our network feed.

And we're learning that several stations

have been ordered by their corporate owners

to drop this broadcast entirely.

I can only urge our affiliates to please stay the course,

keep us on the air.

We are depending on you to let the truth come out.

You know, over the years,

I've done over 100 reports and exposes.

I've developed, I'd like to think,

the instincts to know when something is right and when something's wrong.

And time and again, you people have placed your trust in me.

I like to think that trust has been rewarded.

What I'm showing you tonight is the truth.

I'm asking you to trust in me one more time.

There will always be people

who will try to hide the truth, they will try to poison it, murder it.

And tonight, we're not going to give them that chance, isn't that right?

That's right.

I'm honored to introduce my source, Dr. Avery Strong.

Welcome, Doctor.

This is the man your government is trying to discredit,

but they're not going to succeed,

because we know exactly how they're planning to do it,

how they're planning to drag his name through the mud.

We're going to face their accusations head on

and pre-empt them, if you're ready.

[sighing]

-Yes. -[Donald] Good.

Please.

What you're about to see is hidden-camera footage

taken two years ago inside the Pentagon.

Watch.

Mr. Randal Strong, welcome.

Mr. Chairman, thank you.

I'm grateful that the committee has granted me a hearing.

Mr. Chairman, in the past several years,

I have been conducting research.

I've come to the inescapable conclusion

that the United States, quite possibly the entire world,

is being overrun by aliens.

I believe this may be the greatest threat

we've ever faced as a nation.

We have to act.

And we have to act now.

Before it's too late.

-You're paranoid.

-No, sir.

Understandably distressed.

I see a threat for what it is.

-You see delusions. -I beg your pardon, sir!

This hearing is over. Goodbye.

[grunting]

[gun cocks]

Dr. Strong, what does this have to do with you?

The man in the tape, the one who shot the chairman,

he was my brother Randal.

He was institutionalized after testifying to that committee.

He hasn't spoken a single word since.

And we've obtained army medical records

indicating that your brother was an unstable individual.

That he's suffering from paranoid delusions

and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Randal had his problems.

It was no secret.

There are similar files on you, you know that?

They're fabrications.

They're trying to make me out to be some kind of lunatic,

so that people will think everything I'm telling you

is just some twisted attempt at revenge by an unstable man

who blames the government for the loss of his brother.

All right, if not revenge, then what is your motive for coming forward?

Because of what I saw.

I was part of a military research team,

a project to transform humans into alien lifeforms.

And when you say alien, you mean extra-terrestrial.

Yes, it was purely theoretical at first.

Everybody treated it kind of like a joke.

Then it stopped being funny.

Well, we have some security camera footage

from the Department of Defense files. You should watch this.

[Avery] We were given a sample of alien DNA.

And we implanted the genetic material in a volunteer.

At least I think he was a volunteer.

He started to change, in small ways at first.

Then it accelerated.

[groaning]

He was in a lot of pain.

I didn't kill anyone! You hear me?

You can't touch my soul!

God knows.

[alarm sounding]

[Avery] He nearly died...

More than once.

[flat lining]

[paramedic 1] Set! [paramedic 2] Clear!

After a while,

it was hard even to look him in the eye.

Sergeant, I'm Dr. Strong.

I'm here to test your--

Sensory acuity.

Your hearing.

That's incredible.

Why didn't you tell us about it before?

Never show your advantage to the enemy.

We're not...

I'm not your enemy.

There is a reason behind this.

There has to be.

We've all got jobs to do.

What is yours?

They never told us why we were doing it or what for.

Then they told us to forget it ever happened.

Yes... Well, of course

You couldn't forget that.

I couldn't get the image of that man out of my mind.

I had to know why.

I still had my security clearance, so, I started looking around

Even in a few places I probably shouldn't have.

It took years to put it all together,

But I'm convinced that this project

was just another step in perfecting physical

transformation techniques on human beings.

The terrifying reason why in just a moment.

Can you put this all together for us, Doctor.

You begin with raw genetic material,

living or even dead.

Then you regenerate the cells, rebuild the tissue,

Accelerate the cell growth,

shape it to whatever form you want.

And then you reprogram the neural pathways.

And you get?

A replacement for anyone you want.

Human like a clone, but better because you can

make it think and act and talk any way you want it to.

Go on.

The government is attempting to replace powerful individuals

using this technique.

World leaders with exact duplicates

completely under their control.

Perfect for espionage.

Or disinformation, propaganda.

Or simply manipulation

of critical people, at critical times.

Consider the case of Mason Stark,

CEO of the Eigenphase Corporation.

The Defense Department contractor

whose very public disagreements with the Pentagon

were recently and unexpectedly settled.

In this exclusive footage, an experiment log recovered

from an abandoned government laboratory,

we see Mr. Stark coming face-to-face

with what can only be clones of himself.

[man] Hello? Hello? Oh, great!

Another one that looks like me!

-[man sobbing] -What the hell are you doing?!

I can't look at these other two guys any longer!

And you bring another one!

Yeah, come over here!

You should all just wait! I'll take your head off!

Help!

[sobbing continues]

[breathing heavily]

No, no, no!

Is the current Mr. Stark truly who he seems to be?

At this point we can't answer that question.

None of our calls to Mr. Stark

or his representatives were returned.

The Whole Truth has turned over copies of this footage

to the proper authorities for further investigation.

Next, we'll examine other possible clone replacements.

People who are walking the corridors of power even--

[power shutting down]

Are we still on the air?

[crew member] Picture's still up.

[Sandra] Studio power must be down. Try the--

[man] Open that door!

-[guns firing] -[woman screams]

They are not gonna take me alive, Donald.

I will not end up like my brother.

You won't. But we're not finished.

Okay, everybody out of here now! Quick! Use the service tunnels!

Come on, move it!

[Donald] Get the hand-held!

Stay with us! Stay with us!

-[Sandra] Hurry, Donald. -Not much juice left.

-Use what you got. -Come on!

Let's go!

[people clamoring]

Switch to remote! Remote!

[Colin] Got it. [Sandra] Move, everyone. Let's go!

Watch your step out there. If you don't have to be with me, then don't.

Go for shelter somewhere.

I need Sandra, Colin, Avery.

Are they coming after us?

-[Colin] Are they following us? -I don't know.

What about security? Were they still in front?

Ladies and gentlemen, we don't know exactly

who is trying to interrupt this broadcast

or how long we'll be able to continue.

Be careful going through there.

But, we'll stay on the air as long as possible.

We're not sure how much power we've got left.

[Colin] We're running out of juice.

But stay with us.

We'll see how this turns out.

We have important information for you still, and we will be back.

You're watching The Whole Truth.

Forgive us if our production values aren't up to standard today.

We're broadcasting live via remote

and unsure at this moment

exactly what the situation is back at the studio.

As far as we determined, we aren't being followed.

Just because we can't see them

doesn't mean they're not there.

Well, yes, very true.

We're going to show you hidden camera footage

taken at great personal risk by Dr. Strong.

This will show the government's secret cloning facilities.

Uh, Sandra, please.

[babies crying]

[Avery] There were thousands of babies,

clones in various stages of development

everywhere I looked.

It was like livestock, raw material.

It was horrible.

We are en route to that facility at this very moment.

And once we're there, we'll confront the people who run it

and find out if, in fact, they truly have nothing to hide.

We'll see. We have to take a break right now.

Please stay with us.

And we're clear.

They're never gonna let us in, Donald.

Well, then, let them explain that

to a national television audience.

Yeah, this isn't an alien autopsy hoax.

This is real.

Please... Put that away. That makes people very nervous.

It's designed to do that.

That's the kind of attitude that got your brother put away.

Randal did what he thought he had to do, and so will I.

You already are, Avery.

Please, all of us are.

I'm sorry... Sorry.

How much further is it to the lab?

We should have been there by now.

We're scheduled to lose network feed in less than 15 minutes.

They won't cut away in the middle of this.

I'll cut in live when we get to the lab.

We still owe the affiliates one more commercial.

I'll have them run all the PSAs--

[brakes screeching]

Hey! Watch out. What's going on up there!

Donald, we've lost our satellite uplink.

How do we get it back?

I don't know.

The board looks fine.

Definitely. You know, I don't think the problem came from this end.

There's something very wrong here.

Wait! Wait! We're back. We're back.

Okay, let's go.

In five, four,

three...

As promised, we are still reporting--

Donald, wait.

This isn't our signal.

What?

Ladies and gentlemen, something terrible has happened here.

Avery Strong lied to me, lied to all of us.

And everything he said, everything he showed us

has turned out to be a fabrication, a hoax.

Everything you have seen, everything you've heard--

Did you go to tape?

No.

I never recorded any of this stuff.

...ramblings of a deranged man.

Just a very sick mind.

It's all in his suicide note.

Uh, Avery Strong is dead.

And, um... Killed himself.

It all happened so fast.

He went absolutely crazy.

He just started shooting.

Uh... And in the process, shot my producer, my crew.

Only my driver and I got out in time.

And, uh...

I... I can only accept full responsibility

for this tragedy.

I've notified the authorities.

They should be here shortly.

Uh...

And to you, the audience,

I can only apologize for being gullible.

I should have known better.

I'm a professional, and, uh, I'm sorry

to you and to these good people.

I'm so...

I'm sorry.

That, um...

[Donald] Who's there?

Who are you?

I'm not going like my brother.

[Donald exclaiming]

[Sandra sobbing] Oh, my God!

You were telling the truth.

No hard feelings.

There's plenty more where he came from.

Oh, you're one hell of a reporter, Donald.

This would have been the story of a lifetime.

Doesn't matter what you do to us now.

The people have seen it. They saw everything.

Oh, but they didn't see enough.

And by tomorrow, they'll already be starting to forget.

Because as important as you are and as influential

as your program is,

in the end it's just a TV show.

And you've been replaced.

[gun firing]

[Control Voice] We rely upon others

to inform us, but wisdom can never be taught.

and we must always decide the truth for ourselves.

[gun fires]