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Next, the invaders in color.

Tired, sir?

Yeah, I'm tired.

It should be after 24 hours of no sleep.

Sir, if I just knew what you were looking for.

It's a sighting I investigated before you got here, similar to the Vincent

report.

Perkins or Prescott, something that started with a P. I'll know it when I

it. P section right here, sir.

Yeah.

What's not here?

Sergeant, I don't understand this. Last month, the Ambrose report was missing,

and now this.

Now, these files are your responsibility.

I don't understand it either, sir.

You forgot to unpack it. Look, go upstairs and see if you can find it.

to have it for the committee meeting tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Captain Ross?

Yeah, what are you doing here?

Captain Gardner would like to see you, sir.

Now? Because it's urgent, sir.

Twelve midnight.

Look, you just tell Captain Gardner I'll see him as soon as I can.

He'll come now.

Sir?

What is this?

Don't argue, Captain. Just come now.

Can I, uh...

Get my briefcase?

Get your briefcase.

The Invaders.

A Quinn Martin production.

Starring Roy Finnis as architect David Vincent.

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

form. Somehow, he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare

already begun.

The guest stars in tonight's story, William Smithers, Patricia Smith,

Catherine Justice, and the special guest star, Michael Rennie.

Tonight's episode...

The innocent.

In a decaying lobster port in Maine, David Vincent searches for a man who has

seen the invaders, a fisherman named Nat Greeley, who has taken one of their

weapons, a strange metallic disc.

For a day and a half, Vincent has combed the tiny waterfront town, but Nat

Greeley has disappeared.

Looking for someone?

They've been.

Yeah, that's right.

Pretty rough time finding you, Mr. Vinson.

You're wanted in Washington.

Who wants me?

Captain Ross, Project Harmony.

Well, look... Mr. Vinson, we know what you're looking for.

We also know who you're looking for.

And, uh... That's a subpoena.

Supposing I want to stay here and finish. We have a plane waiting for you

airport.

Follow me in that car, Will.

Oh, yeah, when they die, they vanish. They burn, just like that. How many

are you going to ask me that?

And why the third degree?

What's your reason?

It's happened to somebody else, hasn't it? Somebody else has seen it. What

you think that? It's the one thing you keep coming back to, how they die.

You've seen it All right, I've seen it so

what Have you heard of the Peterson committee

No Peterson the Office of Defense they've asked him to form a

committee to look into my findings Now the hearings start Monday. I'll have to

be there. Of course with the project talk reports.

I want you there to to testify You want me to testify?

You know, I've given up my life to fight them.

My girl, my business, my plans.

There's a valley in California I once dreamt of developing.

I've been down this road before.

I've written, I've talked, I've phoned, I've seen senators, congressmen.

I'll testify.

But if I do get up there and tell everything I know under oath, what makes

think they'll believe me?

Don't you understand? There are two of us this time. Two of us who have

seen him.

That's a lot of words, a lot of talk.

What we need is proof.

Now, the man I'm looking for is in Maine. He can give us that proof.

Nat Greeley is the town drunk, the town bum. His testimony wouldn't be worth two

cents. That's why we dropped the whole thing with him.

We need you here to testify.

Now, if you think he's that important, I'll send a couple of men up there to

find him.

Do that and he'll never come out of hiding. I know how frightened a man like

this can get.

Now, let me do it my way.

Please.

Hi, son.

Hey, you putting out the sea in that whaler?

Whaler's got a square hull.

This here's a Kettenberg.

Looked good to nobody.

Passed over then when he was drunk.

Ma!

Ma!

Miss Greeley?

Hi.

Mr. Greeley on board?

Oh, I should introduce myself.

My name is Calvin Adams, my partner at Poole. We practice law in Augusta.

My husband isn't here. What do you want, mister?

Miss Greeley, if what we found in the county records is right, your husband's

the last living descendant of the Burkitts.

Here you go.

And if your husband can prove it, he'll be $83 ,000 richer.

$83 ,000?

That's right.

Now, you just wait a minute. The only thing Nat's mother's family had to pass

to their kids was a lichen for liquor.

Maybe so, but your husband's great -uncle ran up a small fortune fishing

in Oregon.

He never had but one great -uncle, Sam Burkett.

That's the man.

Sam Burkett?

Uh -huh.

Mrs. Greeley, it's taken so long tracing down these records that we've no time

to wait.

Now, if we can't find your husband, all that money stands to go to the sailors'

fund.

Now, Mrs. Greeley, now, where can we find your husband?

When he comes back, I'll tell him about it. Now I got work to do.

Down from there, Natty. But, Mrs.

Greeley... Goodbye, mister.

He said we'd be rich. We'll be rich when it rains $10 gold pieces.

What's wrong, Ma?

Nothing.

Those two, they must have been some of your father's worthless friends playing

joke. Great -uncle Sam died when he was 14.

Record's right here in the family Bible.

Only thing he got out in Oregon was the people that killed him.

I gotta get ashore.

And you don't say nothing here.

Mrs. Greeley, I'm David Vincent.

I was here yesterday.

I don't care who you say you are, mister.

I've got somewhere to go and I'm late.

See your husband?

Where is he, Mrs. Greeley?

He's in danger. I can help him.

All right, you don't have to tell me where he is.

If you want to save your husband, you better persuade him to see me.

Call this man.

I'll tell you who I am.

The airport?

Yes.

Please, call him.

All right, Major.

Vincent, I'll call him, but I don't promise nothing.

You wait in there, Natty.

Go on.

Operator, I want to put in a long distance call.

Who are you?

David Vincent.

How do I know that?

Your wife called. She told you who I am.

She only told me your name. You checked out with the Air Force.

How are you going to save my life?

Look, I know what you've been going through.

And I know why.

That disc you found is one of their weapons.

That's what they're after. That's why they tried to kill you.

Who do you mean, they?

You saw them get off a spaceship.

What do you think?

A man like me.

They look like men.

Now, Nat, where's the disc?

I haven't got it.

You what?

They tried to kill me. I hid it.

Well, where?

Show me.

I ain't leaving here until nobody's looking for me no more.

Until they're gone.

Nat, we need that disc to convince the government that they're here, now,

If these invaders aren't stopped, not only your life is in danger, but

everybody's. Now, please, where's the disc?

I guess I can't be worse off than I am now.

I just want to be quit of this old business.

There's a wharf at the foot of Grover Street.

You meet me there at six o 'clock after it's dark.

Now, get out of here.

Mrs. Greeley, I'm sorry to intrude again, but there are a few things we are

going to have to settle.

This concerns you too, young fella.

What are you doing here? Hurry up.

Are you sure you want to follow us?

You're not going to leave that Mr. Vincent until you hear

me out.

Why? What happened? You're the one who said it.

I don't understand it.

If I give Mr. Vincent that metal disc, we're quit of this once and for all. You

can't. You can't do that.

They come.

Two of them.

Two of them.

They're coming.

What?

What? Oh, Nat, all I ever needed was a little piece.

I just wanted a little money.

Maybe I pushed you some, and I yelled at you.

What did they do? What did they want?

That disc.

They said, you've got to give them that disc.

And they said, they want Mr.

Vincent, too.

You've got to do it, Nat. You've just got to.

I don't care about anybody. I only care about us.

You and me and Natty.

And if you don't give them Mr. Vincent, they're going to kill us.

This is a great pleasure, Mr. Vincent.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Thank you, Mr. Greeley. You did splendidly.

So you wanted them.

No, no, no, Mr. Vincent. He's been useful, though, in returning our

delivering you.

The most appreciative.

Will you wait inside, Mr. Greeley?

We'll make you comfortable.

Mr. Vincent, I'd like you to come with me. I want to show you something.

You care to inspect our spaceship, Mr. Vincent?

What do you want?

Why don't you take off your overcoat? You won't be needing it.

Sit down. I'll explain to you.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

I know how you feel about us, Mr. Vincent.

I don't blame you.

We've committed blunders, too, many of them.

We've used terror, violence, we've even killed.

But the history of your people is full of those same blunders.

And what happens when one civilization finds another less advanced?

We learned, Mr. Vincent.

A great cost to you and us.

Now we have our orders.

It's got to stop.

We want to take the first step, Mr. Vincent. We want to show you, nothing to

fear anymore, that we're here to help, to contribute our knowledge to your

lives.

But it's useless just to say that.

We want you to come with us and see for yourself how we can help one another.

Where?

It's a short trip.

It'll only take a few minutes.

That is for your safety, Mr. Vincent.

This mode of travel is suited to us, our makeup.

Protective padding is for your protection against the force of our

and speed of our flight.

And when we take off, there may be some discomfort.

It's only fair to warn you, you may even lose consciousness.

However, if you do, it will only be momentary.

Unpleasant, but quite harmless.

You all right, Mr. Vincent?

Yes.

You did lose consciousness.

How long?

Not long. It was a short flight.

Can you stand?

I think so.

You'd better rest a while.

We have a surprise for you, Mr. Vincent.

What is the place you've always missed?

The place you've always wanted to see? The place you hoped would hold the key

your future happiness?

The place that was a valley until the drought came and left it a desert?

I hope we've chosen properly, Mr. Vincent.

Santa Margareta Valley?

Shall we go, Mr. Vincent?

It is Santa Margarita.

That's what we've done to it, Mr. Vincent.

But it was dying. How did you do that?

It was a problem, but we conquered it.

There's much more to see, Mr. Vincent. The car waiting is for us.

Our architect's building.

Do you like the changes, Mr. Vincent?

It's beautiful.

We've measured up to the ambitions you once had for the Santa Margarita Valley,

Mr. Vincent.

Yes, you have.

You certainly have.

Wait a minute.

How did you do this without water?

That's not your problem.

We often talked about building a dam up in the canyon.

We were told that was impossible.

Nothing's impossible, Mr. Vincent.

Not with our knowledge.

We've already built a smaller dam.

The larger one is under construction.

But every engineer I've ever talked to said it was impossible.

Everyone.

All but Billy Stearns, but his ideas were so far out.

Couldn't get financial backing.

Well, interest you, Mr. Vincent.

Bill. David. Billy.

Billy Stern.

They told me you were coming, but I didn't believe them.

You mean you knew I was coming?

Well, what are you doing here anyway?

I'm working for them.

You think I sold out.

You know me better than that.

Then why?

I fought him, too, at first.

Until he made me understand.

David, the knowledge.

Now look at that building.

Now, the material in that building is what we've been looking for since

I would stand the stress a dam a mile high would create.

I understand you're building it right now. Can I see it?

Do you have time?

That's what you want. I've got to see it.

Now, let me make a call, and then you meet me on the other side of the

okay? Good.

His leg is not limping.

Injury, disability, those are human concepts, Mr. Vincent.

You mean you can work miracles like that?

We can do whatever you want.

Thank you, Santa Margareta. It's an experiment, Mr. Vincent.

Putting ourselves in your place.

finding out what your needs are.

David?

David?

Helen?

Hello,

Helen.

I didn't think you'd remember.

How could I forget?

It was such a long time ago.

I haven't forgotten.

I'll leave you two alone.

I'll find you later.

Come on, Dave. I'll drive.

I have to tell you, I don't understand any of this.

Well, how can I help you?

I don't know.

This town, what they've done to it.

And Billy working here. Now, you... It's a different world, isn't it, David?

It's unbelievable.

Oh, no, very believable.

A world where what we want most can be accomplished.

David, they can teach us how to... how to get what we want.

They can teach us how to not let human emotions get in the way of what we want.

That's what happened to us, isn't it?

We didn't think clearly.

We were so in love, everything was an emotional crisis.

David, stay with me.

I have a house at the lake.

We can spend the morning swimming and I'll mix some drinks.

David?

David, what's the matter?

Sorry, something's wrong.

What is it? I can help you.

The town. This whole valley.

What's the matter?

The dam. Why wasn't the dam in the newspaper?

Thoughts are new. There hasn't been time.

You're lying to me. Why?

David, I'm not lying to you.

I want an answer. Why?

David, it's just you and I. That's all there is now.

You're married. You're in England.

David, forget all that. It's all in the past.

I was here only a month ago. There was nothing. No building, no dam.

David, you're ill.

The flight was too much for you.

No.

There's something wrong.

David, listen to me.

It's wrong.

David, it's just us.

We're real. We're now. That's all that matters, David. All that matters.

It's wrong.

David, listen to me. Look at me, David.

David?

It's wrong.

David. It's all wrong. Stay with me, David.

They were not.

They were not.

It was all in my mind.

It would all have been so easy if only you'd cooperated.

But we will still do what has to be done.

However, this time it will be done a little differently.

There was a plane waiting for you at the Augusta Airport.

By now, Captain Ross has the report that neither you nor Mr. Greeley showed up.

What if he has men looking for me?

He doesn't, not yet.

How do you know?

I want you to call Captain Ross.

I want you to tell him what you would have told him voluntarily if we'd

convinced you.

What would I have said?

That you know nothing about us or our activities?

But we exist only in your imagination.

So you tried to brainwash me.

So I believe that you were here for the benefit of mankind.

Call him.

You're afraid of the Peterson Committee and what they'll find out if they begin

to investigate.

I'll ask you once more to call him.

You're afraid of my testimony. You're in danger.

Do you really think I'll make that phone call?

Yes, Mr. Dean.

Mr. Greeley, you tell Mr. Vincent what you just found out.

They're going to kill my wife and boy.

Unless we do something that they want.

They said that you would tell me what.

You do understand.

Now, will you make the call?

What call?

They're trading your family for a phone call.

Well, you're just sitting there. Make the call.

If I do, the investigation goes to pieces.

They continue safely with their plan.

They're talking about my wife and my boy.

You're going to make that call.

Will you?

Please.

You may get Captain Ross.

Captain Ross, please.

Captain Ross, this is David Finch.

Where are you?

You'd never believe it.

Well, what happened? Didn't you find Greeley?

I found him.

Well, stop playing games. Tell me what happened.

We didn't find out anything.

Scratch us off your list.

You'll have to appear before the committee without our testimony.

What?

I said Greeley and I know nothing.

There are no aliens. There never have been.

It was all for publicity.

What are you trying to pull? You know I've seen one of them myself.

Vincent, are you in some kind of trouble?

The only one in trouble is you.

Vincent, I want you here in my office. I need you when I go up before that

committee, whether we have Greeley or not.

I'm sorry.

Vincent. Goodbye.

Vincent!

Thank you, Mr. Vincent.

Shall we get on with it?

You really must be very anxious to die, Mr. Vincent. You're always pushing so

hard.

Mr. Magnus, you said if we did what you

asked, I could... You're free, Mr. Greeley.

Mr. Vincent, I wouldn't have done this except to save my wife and kid.

I've never done much for them.

I couldn't let them be killed.

They won't hurt you. They promised me.

Have a drink, Mr. Vincent.

I think that I can find the way to the highway myself.

That won't be necessary, Mr. Greeley. We provided a car for you.

Goodbye, Mr. Vincent.

Thank you.

What do you expect me to believe? First you call and tell me it's all a fairy

tale, then you come in here with a song and dance about brainwashing and a

flight and a flying saucer. Just let me talk to the Peterson Commission.

You go ahead and talk to them.

After you called, I told them that our star witness had just discredited

himself, that we had no proof.

Go ahead and give them a few laughs. Tell them about your trip to Venus or

wherever it was.

Then send some men up to that mansion.

You'll find proof.

I've got news for you, Vincent.

After you call from the hospital, I sent some men up to the mansion.

They found nothing.

So why don't you and your drinking buddy go find yourself another bar?

Come in.

If you don't need me, Captain, I'll go down and clean up the Project Hog files.

Yeah, go ahead.

The sooner the better.

Well, I guess that about does it, Vincent, unless you'd like to favor me

few more of your stories.

Sergeant Roudel.

Roudel was there. He was on that ship.

Sergeant Roudel, huh?

He was there.

Get out of here.

Let me have security.

This is Captain Roth.

I want you to make a check for me.

Rudel. Sergeant Rudel.

Yeah, I know you've already run one. I want you to run another one.

I want to know everything about him.

I mean everything from the day he was born.

A trip to a nightmare world.

A committee disbanded.

Another defeat.

Another hope lost for David Vincent.

Maybe. Or maybe it's a hope begun.