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Previously on Project Blue Book. You've been to the base before. If you went

there again and got proof, we could blow the lid off this whole government cover

-up. This is a very important panel, Doctor.

The sad truth is, the U .S. Air Force has completely mismanaged its

investigation into the UFO phenomenon, and it's high time the CIA took that

What is this? What are you saying?

Rizzuto's a Russian spy.

Born in the U .S. to Bolshevik parents.

Party member since he was in short pants.

He's working with the Americans now.

I'm going to kill him for you and then we'll be even.

Honey? Doctor said turn him back to his bed. I know, Rex.

Just do it gently.

That's it.

It's okay, honey. Come on.

There you go.

What, do you see something?

No. No, let's just get him back to the house.

There you go. That's it.

Come on. Let's get to bed, big guy.

Son? Go away.

Okay, loud noise from a safe distance.

Wake him up.

He's coming.

Oh, my God.

What are those things?

Chapman family bought the ranch three months ago.

Claimed to have been... Go on.

I can't read your handwriting.

Claimed to have been pursued... By an extraterrestrial being... After their

chase by balls of blue light.

Well, there are natural phenomena which could explain the blue lights.

That sort of feels like the alien that's headlong here.

Sorry about that, sir. Didn't see you coming.

What you doing?

I'll find out.

Who are you?

I'm Captain Michael Quinn.

Nice to see you, Air Force.

I'm just trying to get to the Chapman Ranch.

You know it?

I know that if you don't want any trouble, you'll stay as far away from

ranch as you can.

There's creatures in those woods you don't want any part of.

Thanks for the warning.

Apparently, we're headed in the right direction.

That's security for an old farmhouse.

It doesn't feel like anyone's home.

Sorry about that. She's just trained to guard the house.

She really is a sweetheart, though.

You must be the men from the Air Force. Yes.

Mrs. Chapman?

Laura, please.

This is my husband, Rex.

We're just so happy you're here.

Rex and I read about what happened in Washington, D .C. with the saucers.

Yeah, but what was it? I mean, really.

Temperature of something.

Temperature inversions.

Inversions, right.

Right.

So, you know, we figured maybe you could help us figure out what's going on

here. Can we take a look at where you had this encounter?

Yeah, it's right over this way. All right, now, come on.

It's over Billy, all right?

Yeah, you have a son.

Yeah, he just turned 10.

It hasn't been quite right since we moved in.

Mind if I ask you about the house?

What security?

Bars on the windows, bolts on the door.

Yeah, security was there when we bought the place.

Previous tenants put her in.

We asked about her, but... They didn't give us much of an answer.

But Billy, he's been sleepwalking.

And those locks, they help keep him safe when we remember to use them.

How long has Billy been sleepwalking?

Since the first week we moved in.

And these, uh...

lights you saw how big would you estimate they were when they got up

say about the size of tractor tires they were zigzagging through the trees you

have a theory well it is possible what you witnessed is a natural phenomenon

called ball lightning the results of static electricity igniting particles in

the air does ball lightning chase people or explain what rex shot at this is

where i saw it i was about here when i fired

What's that?

I'm not sure.

So you fired out that way?

Look, something burned those trees up there.

What is it?

You see something?

It's not an alien.

Yeah, no.

Who would have made it?

Could be our neighbor.

Some kind of warning, maybe.

And he's shunned Laura and I ever since we showed up.

Calls us outsiders, cut our fences.

Yeah, if you're not from around here, some people think you don't belong.

I'm wondering if we may have met this neighbor.

What's he look like?

Something's coming.

What is that?

What are you doing here, girl?

How'd you get out?

Billy! Billy!

Billy? Billy?

We'll check his room.

He's not there.

That's him!

That's him! Billy!

Rizzuto, you missed your appointment.

Come on, I heard you turn off the vacuum. I know you were in there. Just

the door.

Can I help you?

Rizzuto!

Excuse me. What are you doing?

I'm General James Harding, United States Air Force.

Edward and I had a meeting this morning, and he didn't show.

So, I'm here out of concern.

I'm sorry.

I didn't get your name.

Susan.

Susan.

You, uh...

You're the housekeeper?

Girlfriend.

Where is he?

He left early this morning and I stayed to tidy up.

If you'd like to leave a note for him, I can make sure he gets it.

Actually, I'd like to know a little bit more about who you are and why you're in

his apartment.

Because the Rizzuto that I know would be lucky to have a gal of your caliber.

Even let him light your cigarette, let alone vacuum his place.

Well, I guess you don't know him like I do. Well, you got me there.

But now you've made me curious.

What else don't I know?

Fellas!

What's going on?

You know, he's asking about the same question.

And being that this is a matter of national security and that I have the

authority, you're going to help me find out.

Mrs. Hynek. Hi, Faye. How are you?

Alan just wanted me to check on a couple of things. I'm sorry.

May I go in?

You're not authorized to work at the Blue Book office anymore, not without

additional clearance.

When did that happen?

Yesterday. General Valentine's orders.

I'm not sure even the captain knows.

What about my research? I'm assuming my work... still belongs to me. Can I at

least get that?

One second.

Blue lights in the woods. Could be ball lightning.

Alien creature, effigy hanging from a tree. The boy in the cupboard.

You smell that odor in the house?

Yeah, what was that?

I don't know. I noticed something similar out in the woods. I'm not sure

any direct connection.

I don't need these men to tell me what happened here. No, Rex, put the raffle

down. Cut our fences, hung that monster in the trees. Now he terrorizes our son?

Please don't do this. Please. No, come on.

Rex. Everything all right?

Please, please, you have to stop him.

He's going to the neighbor's ranch. He thinks he's the one who tried to hurt

Billy. Please, please. He's just going to make things work.

Doc, this is now a property dispute between armed ranchers. It's a job for

police, not us. You heard Laura. We don't have time for the police.

Doesn't make it our business. Captain, the Chapman family called Blue Book.

asked for our help, and yes, this may be a little off the beaten track, but it

doesn't make it any less necessary.

Is that his horse?

Are you there, fella?

Which way did he go, huh?

He's got to be out here somewhere.

Mr. Chapman!

Divide and conquer?

100 yards apart, walk a straight line, every 100 feet shout my name.

If he's in here, we'll find him.

Mr. Chapman!

You hear me?

Mr. Chapman?

Rex?

You out here?

Mr. Chapman?

What are you doing out here?

Trying to stop you from doing something stupid.

Laura sent you out here after me, huh?

It's you.

You're trespassing.

Yeah?

Why don't you try putting up some signs?

The hell are you wearing?

What are you doing on my land?

Chapman family says their boy was attacked by some kind of creature.

You seem to fit the description pretty well right now.

Their boy was attacked?

Did they get a good look at it?

Hey, there you are. Rex!

You want to break into my house, terrorize my son?

Huh? I'll show you how to scare someone. All right, all right. You don't

understand. I'm not trying to scare you. I'm trying to protect you.

You need my help?

Your family's in grave danger.

Navajo call it a skinwalker.

It's the name given to a medicine man who's chosen to take the form of an

in order to inflict pain and suffering upon others, or in this case, the ranch

your property sits on.

Expect me to believe that those creatures are on my land. Why do you

paid so little for it?

It's because it's cursed.

The Navajo go back generations around here. And the Ute Nation, another tribe

the area, they used to abduct and sell the Navajo to New Mexico's slave

As the legend goes, the Navajo put a curse on them and the land.

Now, skinwalkers watch over it.

She's saying that is what Rex saw in the woods the other night.

The man who locked his boy in the pantry.

Yes.

Becoming a skinwalker requires the performance of an evil act such as the

killing of a close family member. This gives the skinwalker the ability to

transform into animals or even other people in order to exact

revenge. That's what these effigies are for.

To ward them off.

To protect you.

But if a skinwalker has already entered your home... We're too late.

It will come back again.

And it will take a life.

You've been trying to scare off me and my family ever since we got here.

Now you want me to believe that there's some shapeshifter out there?

Based on some legend.

He's gonna come back and kill us.

that's done again.

Come near me or my family.

I'll kill you.

Word of God.

I think for everyone's safety, you should probably stay away from their

from now on.

I, uh, found something else when I was out looking for Mr. Chapman earlier.

These symbols mean anything to you?

know what these are.

I might.

I think I know where it came from.

Sticking to her story? She lied to my face.

Why are you so sure?

I don't believe for a second that the woman in that room had spent an hour of

her time with a guy like Rizzuto.

You didn't get ripped, did you?

If you did, that makes my line all that more effective.

Hi, Susan.

I'm General Valentine.

Are you here to tell me why vacuuming my boyfriend's floor is suddenly against

the law?

No.

That's not unlawful.

And you're not under arrest.

You're only here because we need your help.

Eddie and I have only been dating for a couple of weeks. Clearly, you know more

about him than I do.

A couple of weeks, and he's okay with you being alone in his apartment.

Is that surprising?

Well, to be. I'm kind of old -fashioned.

So, I like to take things slow.

Where'd you two meet?

He bought me a drink. What bar? Coffee shop, actually. Why can't you ask him

this yourself when he comes home?

We will.

In the meantime, if you could write down where that coffee shop was and maybe

give me a couple of names of people that can vouch for your answers, we could

all go our merry way.

That sounds fair, right?

What is going on here? Is Eddie okay?

We certainly hope so.

So you know what it is?

Oh, I sure do. I created it.

It's an experimental flare that produces white phosphorus, smoke, and blue flame

when it's activated.

It's only supposed to stay activated for about an hour and then self -destruct.

So the fact that it survived intact tells me I've got some bugs to fix.

So how come it was found off of the base?

Not really my purview, but I can look into that for you.

You're a civilian scientist brought in by the Air Force.

So what goes on here? I thought this was an old Army post.

Until the Air Force turned it into a testing facility.

I actually oversee a new tactical weapons division.

Thank you so much for bringing this in.

And if you see the Chapmans, please tell them I owe them an apology. I hope we

didn't cause any trouble.

You think she was telling us everything she knows?

A civilian contractor.

She probably doesn't know much to begin with.

What's your gut telling you?

I don't know. Something just fell off.

Same for me, too.

Remember that sweet smell at the ranch?

When I was out in the woods, there was a sound, a kind of hum. Yeah, I heard

something like that, too.

It felt like it was coming from underground.

There was something else I never told you.

When we split up earlier, I saw what appeared to be a... I don't know.

There's that sound again.

Nobody fault lines in Utah?

It's the Wasatch fault, but that's miles from here.

Hey, come here.

What's that smell again?

That is the only way back, right?

So until we get someone to move that pole... We're stuck.

We were headed for the ranch anyway. Let's just keep going.

Yeah.

The storm's out here. Don't mess around.

Don't want to be stuck out here when it hits.

You're right.

She's lying through her teeth.

So why are we holding her?

Jim, you broke all these state and federal laws by bringing her here.

Until we find Rizzuto, I'll have her followed.

She's as smart as we think she is.

She'll know.

And then we'll know who she really is.

Excuse me.

Am I imagining things, or is everyone looking at me like I sunk the Titanic?

Hi, Mimi.

How are things at Blue Book?

What do you mean?

After the Robertson panel, I can only imagine how much things have changed.

That's all.

They transferred the files.

I'm no longer allowed in.

How did you know that?

It's the government's first move.

What are you talking about?

Do you remember what I told you when we first met?

The government is trying to control the information that gets out. That's what

they do, and that's why you've lost your access.

Believe me, this is only the beginning. No, you're overreacting. Alan is out on

a job, and when he comes back... I'm sorry, we all talked about it, and we

decided that it would be best if you took a break from us for a while.

A break?

If they came for Blue Book, they'll come for us, too.

And your presence here constitutes a risk that none of us can afford.

Be careful.

Thanks again for letting us stay.

Oh, no bother.

Can I have one of those?

Yeah, sure.

I quit myself, actually.

I wanted to thank you gentlemen for everything you've done.

You know, with Edmund and all that.

I could have overreacted and... Well... I just wanted to make sure my family was

safe, that's all.

I understand.

You must encounter people like us all the time, seeing things they can't

explain.

Well, I think there's a lot of things in this world that all of us have a hard

time explaining.

Hopefully we can provide some comfort.

You know, this, uh, this Skinwalker curse, though.

It's, uh... Oh, it really got me thinking.

You believe in any of it?

No. I think it's crazy.

But... It would explain a lot, wouldn't it?

Certainly tempting to think that, yes.

Laura and I put everything we have into this ranch.

We need this to work.

It'd bankrupt us if we had to leave.

Really?

So that's where the music's coming from.

It doesn't work.

The tractor stays inside.

Let me see.

I'll tell you what.

If you promise to go to sleep, I promise to fix your toy.

I need it.

He doesn't like the music.

That's why I play it.

Who does it?

The alien.

Billy, there is no alien. That's just your mind playing tricks on you.

The alien is the one who plays the tricks.

He just wants you to think that.

What the hell?

Go.

Did you see that? Hey! Oh, that's not a... That's a steel walker! Doctor!

I always thought it was in the hospital and ran out here!

Calm down.

Look!

I was tracking the skinwalker.

It led me here.

Billy!

What's going on?

Billy's gone. I've looked everywhere in the house for him. He's upstairs. I just

checked. I just went up there.

Look. Billy.

What the hell are you doing here? You did this. Where's my son? Hang on, hang

on. I just found him outside.

Where did my son go?

Billy didn't go anywhere.

The skinwalker took him.

All right, everybody just calm down. We're going to find him.

Just tell me when you saw him last.

I'll just talk to him. He hid in there once before.

What? What is that? Must be how Billy got out. I've never seen that before.

This goes on quite a ways. That's not how Billy got out.

That's how the skinwalker got in.

I'm coming with you. No, you stay here with your wife in case Billy comes back.

If you see his eyes, shine that light.

He will not like that.

What is this place?

That smell.

It's like it's getting stronger.

How far does this thing go?

Captain! Just a sec.

Give me that.

You see that?

What? It was a... Come on, I found something.

Come on!

Yeah.

Cory?

Calling Space Patrol Headquarters Code Room.

Calling Space Patrol Headquarters Code Room. Let's have it.

What is it, Jay?

Freeze!

Captain, you understand that the Air Force limits the information that I can

share. Dr. Haneke and I have top -secret clearance.

Unlimit your information.

Look, gentlemen.

If the Air Force hired you, they can fire you as well.

Now, we can get a couple generals on the end of that phone. They'll be more than

happy to make that happen if we ask them.

It's your choice.

Have you ever heard of tectonic strain?

Yeah, of course.

Forces generated within the Earth's crust which can comprise two anomalous,

luminous phenomena.

Lights in the sky.

Exactly.

We've been working in the caverns underneath the Chapman Ranch, drilling

and directing a high -powered water mixture into the fault line.

You're making earthquakes.

We are examining a possible connection between tremors and reports of UFOs.

Hold on a second. How does it work exactly?

Well, when the earth shakes, pockets of ethylene gas below ground can become

exposed. And ethylene gas can cause aural and visual hallucinations. Like

lights through the trees. Or creatures, all the things that the Chapmans saw.

What we saw.

So the gas created the illusions.

Yeah, like the skinwalker.

So you've been researching the use of this gas as a weapon.

And you've been using the Chapmans as lab rats.

As I said before, that was unfortunate, and I have told him more than I should

already. And what are you going to do about the Chapmans?

We have apologized, and we will certainly make sure that the power line

restored so they can have their lights back by nightfall. Again, sorry about

mix -up.

If you'll excuse me, gentlemen.

Okay, fine. Thank you.

Great. We can just handle the rest when we get home. And what were the names of

our contacts at the Times and the Post again?

Do you think that given what I do, I haven't dealt with reporters before?

The Captain and I, we shut down lights over D .C. when the President of the

United States felt that we were going to war. So trust me when I say that we

know better than you how to put our story on the front page of every

in this country.

And what you really need to ask yourself...

It's what can you do to compensate this family for the damage you've caused

them.

Let me just grab you guys a cup of coffee or something.

Well, that's very kind of you, but we've got to hit the road.

Just thought we'd check in before we leave.

Yeah, how is Billy?

Oh, it's a lot to process, but he's safe, and that's what matters most.

Thank you.

Hopefully we can put this all behind us now.

We've decided to sell.

Yeah, we've had enough of this place.

And even if we go broke, anywhere else is better than here. Well, I think that

is probably wise.

But you won't go broke.

What's this?

Open it.

I spoke to the top brass of the military base, and they have agreed that a

sizable financial compensation is what you and your family are entitled to.

is a letter of guarantee you just need to call.

How on earth did you... Your friends and I places.

And that means the case is officially closed.

Thank you. Thank you.

We don't actually have friends of the times, do we?

I thought we didn't trust the press these days.

The thing about secret government research programs, they'll pay a good

maintain their secrecy.

The threat is all we needed.

Right, they're fixing the pole already.

So the skinwalker is a legend?

Who knows? Either way, I'm glad we're not spending another night in that

Amen to that, Doc.

House has good bone.

And the yard is beautiful.

You won't find a better value in the valley.

We have a saying about this house.

The grass is green on every side.

Can we get cows, Dad? I want cows.