1 00:01:24,163 --> 00:01:26,503 | knew this one was more than just the biggest story of my life. 2 00:01:26,543 --> 00:01:29,673 It was the biggest story in the lives of everyone on this planet. 3 00:01:29,713 --> 00:01:32,463 | fought for the story, fought harder than ever before, 4 00:01:32,503 --> 00:01:36,383 because | knew it was more than news... much more. 5 00:01:36,423 --> 00:01:39,893 | felt people should know about it, so they could be prepared when it happened again. 6 00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:44,773 If it's possible to be prepared for something like this. 7 00:01:44,813 --> 00:01:47,643 It began fairly quietly. Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago. 8 00:01:47,683 --> 00:01:49,943 September 2, 5:30 a.m. 9 00:01:49,983 --> 00:01:54,23 Shanka, the zoo's prize cheetah, was expecting her morning feeding. 10 00:01:54,73 --> 00:01:56,233 It never came. 11 00:02:05,123 --> 00:02:08,43 It started for me on a day which is supposed to be one of my happiest. 12 00:02:08,83 --> 00:02:12,713 The day of the first game of the first World Series with the Cubs in 29 years. 13 00:02:12,753 --> 00:02:15,383 The day began badly. 14 00:02:15,423 --> 00:02:18,132 As soon as Updyke took over as temporary sports editor, 15 00:02:18,133 --> 00:02:22,93 he began memorizing everything... Batting averages, bases Stolen... 16 00:02:22,143 --> 00:02:24,853 He could tell you more about Hank Aaron and Sandy Koufax 17 00:02:24,853 --> 00:02:24,853 than you would want to know. 18 00:02:27,63 --> 00:02:29,523 But he forgot other things. 19 00:02:29,563 --> 00:02:31,563 - Ron, where are my tickets? - What tickets? 20 00:02:31,603 --> 00:02:34,23 Well, the tickets you promised me for the World Series. 21 00:02:34,63 --> 00:02:36,693 - Well, | don't remember that. - You don't remember that? 22 00:02:36,733 --> 00:02:39,33 Well, then let me refresh your memory. 23 00:02:39,73 --> 00:02:42,993 Two short weeks ago, after your review of the, uh, roller derby, 24 00:02:43,33 --> 00:02:46,743 a hand was clutched around your throat, attached to one Snuffy Patechenko, 25 00:02:46,793 --> 00:02:48,753 lead jammer for the Atlanta Amazons, 26 00:02:48,793 --> 00:02:53,883 207 pounds of furious, frightening femininity. 27 00:02:53,923 --> 00:02:57,03 - All muscle, no fat. - Who are you talkin’ about? 28 00:02:57,53 --> 00:03:00,53 - Snuffy Patechenko. - She's a human being. She would have responded to reason. 29 00:03:00,93 --> 00:03:03,763 You do not reason with 207 pounds 30 00:03:03,803 --> 00:03:06,723 of outraged, feminine jammer! 31 00:03:06,763 --> 00:03:10,63 Your eyes were going glassy, as she was cutting off your breath. 32 00:03:10,103 --> 00:03:13,733 | remember your review. You called her "elephantine." 33 00:03:13,773 --> 00:03:16,863 "Graceless." "A hippo on casters." 34 00:03:16,903 --> 00:03:19,903 What a thing to say about a person, you pig. 35 00:03:19,943 --> 00:03:22,493 She had broken someone's arm the night before. 36 00:03:22,533 --> 00:03:25,202 And she was about to break your neck... until | intervened. 37 00:03:25,203 --> 00:03:28,243 Telling her that you were a bleeder, internally. Remember? 38 00:03:28,293 --> 00:03:32,463 Hmm? Of course you do. As the color returned to those rosy little cheeks of yours, 39 00:03:32,503 --> 00:03:38,303 you promised me one ticket to the World Series. 40 00:03:38,343 --> 00:03:40,883 - Oh, that explains why | don't remember. - Why? 41 00:03:40,923 --> 00:03:43,933 - | was delirious. - Uptight, you give me those tickets, 42 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:46,222 or | will pick up where Snuffy Patechenko left off. 43 00:03:46,223 --> 00:03:48,683 | was only joking. Of course | have your ticket. 44 00:03:51,223 --> 00:03:54,813 - And you call me uptight. - Thank you very much, Ron. 45 00:03:54,853 --> 00:03:57,483 - What was that? - One ticket to the ball game. 46 00:03:57,523 --> 00:03:59,903 - Are you going? - You bet your life I'm going. You crazy? 47 00:03:59,943 --> 00:04:03,533 That's too bad. | guess I'll have to find someone else to put on this thing. 48 00:04:03,573 --> 00:04:04,323 What thing? 49 00:04:04,363 --> 00:04:06,663 Oh, nothing. Just this cheetah missing from the zoo. 50 00:04:06,703 --> 00:04:08,953 You go to the game. It's all right. 51 00:04:08,993 --> 00:04:12,163 Certainly I'm going to the game. Certainly. 52 00:04:12,203 --> 00:04:13,913 N-No, no. That was yesterday's news. 53 00:04:13,963 --> 00:04:16,633 Besides, it was a, uh... It was a panther. 54 00:04:16,673 --> 00:04:18,843 Oh, no. Yesterday a panther. Today, a cheetah. 55 00:04:18,883 --> 00:04:22,763 What, are you... Are you saying that two animals are missing in two days? 56 00:04:22,803 --> 00:04:24,803 Monique, are you going to the game? 57 00:04:24,843 --> 00:04:27,223 Wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 58 00:04:27,263 --> 00:04:29,973 - You mean, no report on it? No ransom notes? - No. No. 59 00:04:30,13 --> 00:04:32,523 No hysterical old ladies on the horn to the cops? 60 00:04:32,563 --> 00:04:35,23 - Funny, isn't it? - Yeah, it is. 61 00:04:36,353 --> 00:04:39,153 - Monique... - Didn't they... 62 00:04:39,193 --> 00:04:41,903 Didn't they have a couple of animals die there last week? 63 00:04:41,943 --> 00:04:42,823 Did they? 64 00:04:42,863 --> 00:04:45,993 - Yeah. - Mr. Vincenzo, I'd be happy to go to the zoo. 65 00:04:46,33 --> 00:04:48,533 - Well, I... - Okay. 66 00:04:48,573 --> 00:04:52,373 But if that press bus leaves without me... 67 00:04:52,413 --> 00:04:55,03 - Agreed? - You know the time schedule. You got a watch. 68 00:04:55,43 --> 00:04:57,123 What do you want from me? 69 00:04:57,173 --> 00:05:00,253 Good-bye, Carl. Get back to work. 70 00:05:00,293 --> 00:05:02,633 This is the day, fans, 71 00:05:02,673 --> 00:05:06,223 that Chicago has been awaiting for 29 long years. 72 00:05:06,263 --> 00:05:08,343 After an amazing season, 73 00:05:08,393 --> 00:05:11,683 the Chicago Cubs have clawed their way to the top of the National League. 74 00:05:11,723 --> 00:05:13,973 They've won the play-offs, and now, the first game of the World Series. 75 00:05:14,23 --> 00:05:15,523 Code 5, priority. 76 00:05:15,523 --> 00:05:15,523 Code 5, priority. 201 in progress. 77 00:05:18,443 --> 00:05:22,943 Officer down. Raydyne Electronics, Commerce and 24th Street. 78 00:05:22,983 --> 00:05:25,113 ...to the rafters. Standing room only. 79 00:05:25,153 --> 00:05:26,863 In a few minutes, we'll be talking... 80 00:05:26,903 --> 00:05:29,703 It came over the police band, a Code 5 priority. 81 00:05:29,743 --> 00:05:33,623 Officer down. | caught the address as Static obliterated the broadcast. 82 00:05:33,663 --> 00:05:38,43 It was only a few minutes out of my way. The zoo would still be there. So would the ball game. 83 00:05:38,83 --> 00:05:40,543 Top of the first inning, and Juan Bosca of the Cubs... 84 00:05:45,303 --> 00:05:47,923 It's okay. I'm the press. It's all right. I.N.S. 85 00:05:47,973 --> 00:05:50,343 Carl Kolchak. Go! 86 00:05:51,643 --> 00:05:54,723 Carter! Stegman! Cover the rear! 87 00:05:54,763 --> 00:05:56,643 What's happening? What's happening? 88 00:05:56,683 --> 00:05:58,143 - Guy's been killed. - What? 89 00:05:58,183 --> 00:06:00,313 - Somebody tripped the alarm. - Inside? 90 00:06:08,743 --> 00:06:11,623 Captain, what's goin' on here? What happened? 91 00:06:11,663 --> 00:06:13,373 - | don't know. - What's that? 92 00:07:09,303 --> 00:07:13,763 Wh-Wha... What do you... What do you think happened? 93 00:07:13,803 --> 00:07:16,553 | don't Know what happened. Looks like to me... 94 00:07:16,603 --> 00:07:20,433 I'm gonna take some of that overdue vacation time | got comin’. 95 00:07:20,433 --> 00:07:20,433 Wait a... What was in there? What did | see in there? Was that steel? 96 00:07:24,523 --> 00:07:27,153 No. Lead. Two tons of lead ingots. 97 00:07:27,193 --> 00:07:29,363 Lead ingots? Bult... 98 00:07:29,403 --> 00:07:32,203 They just disappeared. | mean, we saw it with our own eyes. 99 00:07:32,243 --> 00:07:34,493 It disappeared right in front of us. 100 00:07:34,533 --> 00:07:37,533 If you know what's good for you, you'll disappear too, Kolchak. 101 00:07:37,583 --> 00:07:39,793 - Show him how, Crowley. Go on. - Now wait a minute! 102 00:07:39,833 --> 00:07:41,833 - Get him outta here! - Wait a minute. Come on, you guys! 103 00:07:41,873 --> 00:07:45,253 Will you please leave off the digits? Watch the camera. 104 00:07:45,293 --> 00:07:47,93 All right. Okay. 105 00:07:51,673 --> 00:07:53,973 All right. All right, you guys. I'll be fine. 106 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:53,973 I'm goin’, I'm goin’. All right? Thanks very much, fellas. You're very gentle. 107 00:07:57,683 --> 00:08:00,472 Curveball, taken outside, ball one. Jefferson 108 00:08:00,473 --> 00:08:03,853 steps out of the batter's box, surveys the ballpark. 109 00:08:03,893 --> 00:08:06,273 He'd like to get a hold of one and put it out of here. 110 00:08:06,313 --> 00:08:09,23 - Give Boston an early lead. Bosca has his signs. 111 00:08:09,73 --> 00:08:13,403 Here's the windup, and the pitch... 112 00:08:13,453 --> 00:08:16,203 Line drive and a great catch by Ortega, the shortstop! 113 00:08:16,243 --> 00:08:18,703 He goes up and one-hands the ball... 114 00:08:22,703 --> 00:08:25,753 First half-inning at one to nothing. The Cubs are coming to bat. 115 00:08:29,673 --> 00:08:32,213 The Cubs are off to the same great start 116 00:08:32,263 --> 00:08:34,673 as in their last series appearance in 1945. 117 00:08:34,723 --> 00:08:37,643 You recall, they beat the Tigers in Game One of that '45 classic. 118 00:08:39,893 --> 00:08:42,973 Watch your language and turn off the radio while you're on the phone. 119 00:08:43,23 --> 00:08:47,443 And remember, The Moze Kazan Show is for you... your complaints and your opinions. 120 00:08:47,483 --> 00:08:50,193 Now, back to the beef line. 121 00:08:50,233 --> 00:08:52,73 My beef is with the lousy Street Department, 122 00:08:52,113 --> 00:08:54,283 and the way they screwed up my street. 123 00:08:54,323 --> 00:08:56,993 Mariposa Way... ...big man for the Cubs. 124 00:08:57,33 --> 00:08:59,953 Isn't a batter, but he had a great season, hit .297... 125 00:08:59,993 --> 00:09:03,413 When those clowns in the Street Department repaved Mariposa, 126 00:09:03,453 --> 00:09:06,543 they dumped the leftover asphalt right on my lawn. 127 00:09:06,543 --> 00:09:06,543 | got this terrible, black gooey mess all over. 128 00:09:09,333 --> 00:09:11,542 It smells terrible. | can't get rid of it. 129 00:09:11,543 --> 00:09:13,843 My grandfather fell in it. 130 00:09:13,883 --> 00:09:15,843 We're still tr yin' to clean him. 131 00:09:15,883 --> 00:09:18,763 The dog ran through it, through the house. 132 00:09:18,803 --> 00:09:23,893 The car. | wish you could see it. It looks like tar, with lumps. 133 00:09:27,273 --> 00:09:30,63 Vincenzo's animal story was still hanging over my head, 134 00:09:30,113 --> 00:09:33,403 and chances of seeing the game were fading like lead ingots. 135 00:09:33,443 --> 00:09:35,993 Radio reception was so bad that listening to the play-by-play 136 00:09:36,33 --> 00:09:37,403 was nothing short of painful. 137 00:09:39,113 --> 00:09:41,993 But when all was said and done, my problems were very minor 138 00:09:42,33 --> 00:09:44,582 compared to the problems they had at Lincoln Park Zoo. 139 00:09:44,583 --> 00:09:47,43 Very minor indeed. 140 00:10:10,273 --> 00:10:13,23 - It's a viscid mass. Probably... - "Viscid?" 141 00:10:13,63 --> 00:10:15,283 - Sticky. - Oh. 142 00:10:15,323 --> 00:10:17,363 Seems to have a lot of acetone in it too. 143 00:10:17,403 --> 00:10:19,953 My guess is that they planned to foul up the whole zoo with it, 144 00:10:19,993 --> 00:10:22,33 - and then something frightened them off. - Who them? 145 00:10:22,73 --> 00:10:27,373 Vandals. Probably the same ones that sprayed our baby elephant with gold paint. 146 00:10:27,413 --> 00:10:29,622 - Poor Zapata. - The elephant? 147 00:10:29,623 --> 00:10:33,293 The keeper. Showed up the next morning after a three-day binge. 148 00:10:33,333 --> 00:10:36,53 First thing he saw was that elephant. 149 00:10:36,93 --> 00:10:38,303 - Poor Zapata. - Uh-huh. 150 00:10:38,343 --> 00:10:41,683 Didn't you have a leopard die here yesterday? Hmm? 151 00:10:41,723 --> 00:10:45,263 - Why? - Heart attack. 152 00:10:45,313 --> 00:10:48,563 - What about the cheetah? - Heart attack. 153 00:10:48,603 --> 00:10:50,813 Heart attack. 154 00:10:50,853 --> 00:10:54,903 - Can | use your telephone? - Mm-hmm. 155 00:10:54,943 --> 00:10:58,533 - What about the panda last week? - Heart attack. 156 00:10:58,573 --> 00:11:01,323 Heart attack. 157 00:11:01,363 --> 00:11:03,823 Yeah, hello. I'd like to speak to the program director of the Moze Kazan Hour. 158 00:11:03,873 --> 00:11:06,33 Yeah, I'll wait. 159 00:11:06,83 --> 00:11:09,583 Listen, besides being stinky, just what is... What is this gunk, anyway? 160 00:11:09,623 --> 00:11:12,423 - Who knows? - Yeah. Hello? 161 00:11:12,463 --> 00:11:14,503 Yeah, you had a guy on the show this afternoon 162 00:11:14,543 --> 00:11:16,793 that was complaining about the Street Department dumping 163 00:11:16,843 --> 00:11:19,883 a whole, big pile of evil-smelling asphalt on his front lawn. 164 00:11:19,923 --> 00:11:22,883 I'd like his name and address, please. Uh, well... 165 00:11:22,933 --> 00:11:28,513 Well, he certainly was. I-l heard him on the radio less than an hour ago. 166 00:11:28,563 --> 00:11:31,353 Yeah, you cut him off right in mid-sentence. 167 00:11:31,393 --> 00:11:35,23 Well, | agree. You should know who you have on your show. Yes, thank... 168 00:11:38,483 --> 00:11:39,903 Where'd this stuff come from? 169 00:11:39,943 --> 00:11:43,203 - Who cares? - | care. 170 00:11:45,33 --> 00:11:47,123 Well, City Hall. 171 00:11:47,163 --> 00:11:49,583 Yes, I'd like to speak to your Street Department, please. 172 00:11:49,583 --> 00:11:49,583 About some asphalt paving that was done on Mariposa Way. 173 00:11:51,543 --> 00:11:53,963 Thank you. Can | peek? 174 00:11:56,503 --> 00:11:59,503 Yeah, hello? Uh-huh. No record? 175 00:11:59,553 --> 00:12:03,973 What? You must be mistaken. | just heard the man speak about it on the radio. 176 00:12:04,13 --> 00:12:06,143 Mariposa Way. 177 00:12:09,103 --> 00:12:11,563 | don't know where we're gonna get another panda. They come from Tibet. 178 00:12:11,603 --> 00:12:13,983 - The Commies have ‘em all. - The Commies. 179 00:12:13,983 --> 00:12:13,983 Most people think the panda's a bear. 180 00:12:15,733 --> 00:12:15,733 - Actually, it's a raccoon. -Araccoon. With a heart attack? 181 00:12:20,113 --> 00:12:25,153 - Mm-hmm. - Maybe you fed it too much cholesterol. 182 00:12:39,713 --> 00:12:41,673 Waitin' for the stretch. The over-the-shoulder look. 183 00:12:41,713 --> 00:12:43,673 And here comes the pitch to Wachowski. 184 00:12:43,723 --> 00:12:45,763 He swings. It's a ground ball to short. 185 00:12:53,893 --> 00:12:56,193 Stinks, don't it? 186 00:12:56,233 --> 00:12:58,863 Have you ever seen anything like this? 187 00:12:58,903 --> 00:13:03,693 Yeah, yeah. It really does. Carl Kolchak of the I.N.S., Independent News Service. 188 00:13:03,743 --> 00:13:06,493 Mr. Brindle, | heard you on the radio. Boy, you sure got some fast action here. 189 00:13:06,533 --> 00:13:09,953 Action? One hour after | make the phone call, 190 00:13:09,993 --> 00:13:12,623 four trucks pull here, from the Street Department? 191 00:13:12,663 --> 00:13:14,333 What a bunch of idiots. 192 00:13:14,373 --> 00:13:15,753 First they start with these shovels. 193 00:13:15,793 --> 00:13:18,963 Then they try this chemical that turns the whole lawn yellow. 194 00:13:19,03 --> 00:13:20,463 Then they try these flamethrowers... 195 00:13:20,503 --> 00:13:23,03 The things that they use to burn weeds down with? 196 00:13:23,53 --> 00:13:25,423 Look what they did. They burned the hedge, the tree. They almost got the house. 197 00:13:25,473 --> 00:13:27,723 - Oh, do you mind? - Oh, no. Please. 198 00:13:27,723 --> 00:13:27,723 Thanks. Did they explain how it got here? 199 00:13:30,393 --> 00:13:35,393 No. They denied everything. | tell you. This whole city is going right down the toilet. 200 00:13:35,433 --> 00:13:38,943 And it's not just the Street Department. It's everybody. 201 00:13:38,943 --> 00:13:38,943 Police included. Did you know that the crime rate in this neighborhood 202 00:13:41,983 --> 00:13:44,403 - has gone straight up? - Would you hold that right there, please? 203 00:13:44,443 --> 00:13:46,113 - Thank you. Yes. That's very good. - Can | show you something? 204 00:13:46,153 --> 00:13:48,403 Look, come here. 205 00:13:48,453 --> 00:13:50,163 - You see the busted window up there? - Yeah. 206 00:13:50,203 --> 00:13:53,333 Henry! My neighbor, Henry Ansgaroni. 207 00:13:53,373 --> 00:13:56,453 Last night he was sitting listening to records with earphones on? 208 00:13:56,503 --> 00:13:59,463 Someone comes along, kicks out the window, 209 00:13:59,463 --> 00:13:59,463 and rips out his whole stereo system while he's listening. 210 00:14:02,753 --> 00:14:05,803 - Do you mean, right off the porch there? - Almost tore his head off. 211 00:14:05,803 --> 00:14:05,803 - Well, didn't he call the police? - | called the police. 212 00:14:07,843 --> 00:14:09,763 Know what they found? The cabinet and the chassis 213 00:14:09,803 --> 00:14:11,803 in a culvert in the back of the house. 214 00:14:11,843 --> 00:14:15,13 But they never found the electronic guts. Mrs. Fusco lives in the house over there? 215 00:14:15,63 --> 00:14:17,603 - Yeah. - Someone killed five of her cats. 216 00:14:17,643 --> 00:14:20,563 Still leaves her with a dozen or so, because she's one of those kind. 217 00:14:20,603 --> 00:14:24,273 Oh, boy, does that house smell. Almost as bad as all this gop. 218 00:14:24,323 --> 00:14:26,733 M-Mr. Ara... what's... Ansgaroni. 219 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:31,953 - Henry. Henry! - Henry. Did he see who took his stereo? 220 00:14:31,993 --> 00:14:36,373 The only thing he saw was stars when they yanked the earphones off his skull. 221 00:14:36,413 --> 00:14:39,583 - Yeah. What time was that? - Last night. | have to go. 222 00:14:39,623 --> 00:14:41,713 Uh... 223 00:14:58,603 --> 00:15:00,983 Here he comes. Here's the run for the plate. He slides... 224 00:15:01,23 --> 00:15:04,693 He's in there, and the Red Sox have the first run of the ball game. 225 00:15:04,733 --> 00:15:07,653 The score, the Red Sox, 17, the Cubs, nothing. 226 00:15:18,543 --> 00:15:21,213 Keeter Hudson, out on parole and out of money, 227 00:15:21,253 --> 00:15:26,383 endangered the first condition in an attempt to improve the second. 228 00:15:26,423 --> 00:15:28,553 My purse! 229 00:15:58,953 --> 00:16:03,543 Keeter Hudson, wealthy beyond his dreams, a happy man. 230 00:16:03,583 --> 00:16:06,673 Keeter didn't know that his parole was about to be canceled. 231 00:16:15,303 --> 00:16:18,933 Here in the seventh inning, the Cubs are up. They still trail 1-0, 232 00:16:18,973 --> 00:16:22,603 and that run scored by Boston is growing taller and taller on the scoreboard. 233 00:16:22,643 --> 00:16:25,483 ...pUumpin' the ball by the Chicago hitters. 234 00:16:27,483 --> 00:16:29,613 Hi there! 235 00:16:29,653 --> 00:16:32,863 Boy, have | got a surprise for you. 236 00:16:32,903 --> 00:16:36,363 Why, you look absolutely radiant! 237 00:16:36,413 --> 00:16:39,333 There's only one thing that puts that kind of sparkle into a woman's eyes. 238 00:16:39,373 --> 00:16:41,913 - Baloney. - Yeah, well, some call it that. 239 00:16:41,953 --> 00:16:45,583 Did you have a nice lunch? A few drinks ahead of time, hmm? 240 00:16:45,623 --> 00:16:48,43 Don't | wish. | been cooped up here all day with specimens. 241 00:16:48,83 --> 00:16:50,383 - As you know. - Yeah. Like this? 242 00:16:51,673 --> 00:16:54,93 Now, | have a suspicion that this 243 00:16:54,133 --> 00:16:58,973 is just exactly like that gunk that you picked up here at the zoo. 244 00:16:59,13 --> 00:17:00,433 - So? - So guess where | found it? 245 00:17:00,473 --> 00:17:02,973 On a lawn, halfway across town. 246 00:17:03,23 --> 00:17:07,523 Would you like to do a survey and an analysis of this for me? 247 00:17:07,563 --> 00:17:09,403 I've got things to do. Lots of 'em. 248 00:17:09,403 --> 00:17:09,403 Oh, now. Come on, now. Now, Doc Winestock. Bess. 249 00:17:11,983 --> 00:17:14,33 - It is Bess, isn't it? - Uh-huh. 250 00:17:14,33 --> 00:17:14,33 Uh, Bess, all you have to do 251 00:17:16,153 --> 00:17:19,413 is just put a little specimen of this in a test tube and shake it up, 252 00:17:19,453 --> 00:17:22,833 add some chemicals, put it on a slide, stick it under your scope, and tell me what's in it. 253 00:17:22,873 --> 00:17:25,413 Now, is that asking too much? 254 00:17:25,453 --> 00:17:28,503 Back to the mound, he feeds it over to Weltzer, and that's it for the Red Sox. 255 00:17:28,543 --> 00:17:32,03 After seven and a half, it remains, Boston 1, the Cubs, nothing. 256 00:17:32,43 --> 00:17:34,213 What's the matter? Aren't you a Cub fan? 257 00:17:34,263 --> 00:17:37,133 One of the absolute staunchest. 258 00:17:37,173 --> 00:17:39,473 If | hurry up, I'll be able to catch the last few innings. 259 00:17:39,513 --> 00:17:41,853 - I've got a box seat. - Hurry. 260 00:17:41,893 --> 00:17:47,273 As a matter of fact, | might be able to get two box seats for tomorrow's game. 261 00:17:47,313 --> 00:17:50,23 If | do the analysis for you, 262 00:17:50,63 --> 00:17:53,63 you're gonna run off and print some crazy story. 263 00:17:53,73 --> 00:17:56,363 So what? What do you care? Unless you've been told not to. 264 00:17:58,533 --> 00:18:00,493 It doesn't matter who does the analysis, 265 00:18:00,533 --> 00:18:04,413 I'm still gonna write my story. And draw my own conclusions. 266 00:18:04,453 --> 00:18:09,793 However, if you do the survey, you can guide me 267 00:18:09,833 --> 00:18:12,213 in what | write. Hmm? 268 00:18:12,253 --> 00:18:14,173 Mm, no. Absolutely no. 269 00:18:14,213 --> 00:18:17,423 Hmm? 270 00:18:17,473 --> 00:18:21,13 All right. Look. It's obvious. 271 00:18:21,53 --> 00:18:22,683 It's the same as what we found. 272 00:18:22,723 --> 00:18:26,853 - What's in it? - Hydrochloric acid. Acetone. 273 00:18:26,893 --> 00:18:31,63 - Hydrochloric acid? Why? - Hydrochloric acid is a digestive juice. 274 00:18:31,103 --> 00:18:34,653 - And acetone? - And bone marrow. 275 00:18:34,693 --> 00:18:38,863 Bone marrow? Animal or human? 276 00:18:38,903 --> 00:18:42,573 Animal. All of our animals who were killed here 277 00:18:42,623 --> 00:18:45,873 showed puncture marks at the major bone joints. 278 00:18:45,913 --> 00:18:50,963 And every last dram of marrow had been extracted from their bones. 279 00:18:51,03 --> 00:18:52,753 Hydrochloric... 280 00:18:54,543 --> 00:18:56,923 You mean, they ate the bone marrow? 281 00:18:56,963 --> 00:19:01,513 It would seem that somebody ate the marrow and threw up. 282 00:19:01,553 --> 00:19:04,683 - But why? - | don't know, Mr. Kolchak. 283 00:19:06,143 --> 00:19:07,893 | don't either. 284 00:19:11,853 --> 00:19:15,523 And the ball game is over. The first game of the World Series 285 00:19:15,563 --> 00:19:18,693 finishes on a tremendous play... How about that, fans? 286 00:19:18,733 --> 00:19:21,993 The fastest game in World Series history. 287 00:19:21,993 --> 00:19:21,993 - You know, you shouldn't have used infrared film. - Yeah. That's all | had. 288 00:19:25,163 --> 00:19:25,163 - Look, something's comin’ out, see? - Yeah. 289 00:19:27,163 --> 00:19:30,293 Yeah. Be careful. Be very careful with this. It's very important. 290 00:19:30,333 --> 00:19:34,173 Don't hassle technicians, Kolchak. This takes scientific precision. 291 00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:34,173 A few seconds off, and you get nothing. 292 00:19:36,593 --> 00:19:39,173 Which is just what you got: Nothing. 293 00:19:43,763 --> 00:19:46,643 Two tons of lead. What could use two tons of lead? 294 00:19:46,683 --> 00:19:49,13 - God's pencil? Wait, wait, wait, don't! 295 00:19:49,63 --> 00:19:51,562 What are you doing? What are you doing, ya dum-dum? 296 00:19:51,563 --> 00:19:52,443 It's garbage! 297 00:19:52,483 --> 00:19:56,153 Now, listen. You reprint that thing. This is very important. Do you hear me? 298 00:19:56,193 --> 00:19:59,323 And you put 'em in the files and you lock ‘em up. I'm making ‘em your responsibility. 299 00:19:59,363 --> 00:20:01,903 - Big deal. - Yeah. Big, big deal. 300 00:20:10,43 --> 00:20:10,623 Gordy. 301 00:20:10,663 --> 00:20:12,413 Oh, hi, Kolchak. | guess you heard we blew the game. 302 00:20:12,463 --> 00:20:14,833 Cubs looked great, right up to the top of the seventh. 303 00:20:14,873 --> 00:20:17,293 Yeah. Well, | guess I'll see it on a sports TV recap. 304 00:20:17,333 --> 00:20:19,753 I've been trying to call you. Did you know, last week, 305 00:20:19,803 --> 00:20:22,763 - the number that won the stiff lottery was 4-1-8? - Yeah, so what? 306 00:20:22,803 --> 00:20:25,93 You had 4-1-7. You missed by a hair. 307 00:20:25,133 --> 00:20:27,433 You been tr yin' to reach me all day to give me that good news? 308 00:20:27,473 --> 00:20:30,643 Mm-hmm. | want to keep your faith up. You see, you can win. 309 00:20:30,683 --> 00:20:31,273 So keep pluggin’. 310 00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:33,63 Yeah, Gordy, listen. Do you have the autopsy report 311 00:20:33,103 --> 00:20:35,353 on the guard who was killed out at Raydyne Electronics? 312 00:20:35,393 --> 00:20:37,903 - Start pluggin' before you ask any questions. - That's what | figured. 313 00:20:37,943 --> 00:20:41,323 - I'll give you 3-1-2 and 6-4-6. Okay? - Whatever. Whatever. 314 00:20:41,363 --> 00:20:43,533 - Now, what about the autopsy reports? - You know, 315 00:20:43,573 --> 00:20:46,493 I've been thinking of changing the lottery from birth year to time of death. 316 00:20:46,533 --> 00:20:50,743 - | mean, what's your opinion? - Gordy, the autopsy report, huh? ¢Donde esta? 317 00:20:50,793 --> 00:20:53,43 Max, listen. Bring the reports down to my office... 318 00:20:53,83 --> 00:20:56,03 I'm telling you for the last time. There are no special favors for anyone. 319 00:20:56,43 --> 00:20:59,213 - You get it with the rest of the reporters. - What are you talkin’ about? 320 00:20:59,253 --> 00:21:02,383 Hi. Hi, Gordon. Kolchak. What's goin' on? 321 00:21:02,423 --> 00:21:04,633 For one thing, I'd like to find the autopsy report on the guard 322 00:21:04,673 --> 00:21:06,383 who was killed at Raydyne Electronics. 323 00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:09,183 - That's what I'd like to get. - What's all the hysteria? By all means. 324 00:21:09,223 --> 00:21:11,603 I'll be glad to give it to you. You got a pencil and paper? 325 00:21:11,643 --> 00:21:13,643 | got my tape recorder here. Go on. Start talkin’. 326 00:21:13,683 --> 00:21:16,523 Okay. Here we are. 327 00:21:16,563 --> 00:21:21,113 "Subject, Lloyd Reynolds. Male Caucasian. 60 years of age. 328 00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:21,113 "Prior history of myocardial infarction. Immediate cause of death, cardiac arrest. 329 00:21:26,783 --> 00:21:30,783 "Blood sample, normal. No external wounds. 330 00:21:30,833 --> 00:21:33,833 "Stomach contents indicate ingestion of heavy meal 331 00:21:33,873 --> 00:21:37,753 several hours before death." That seems to be it, Carl. 332 00:21:37,793 --> 00:21:42,43 - Uh-huh. I'd like to look at the body. - That's not permitted, Kolchak. 333 00:21:42,93 --> 00:21:46,343 I'm sorry, Kolchak. | can't permit you to go in the drawer. That's against the rules here. 334 00:21:46,383 --> 00:21:50,93 You know, you're right. I'm sorry. | really am. | apologize. 335 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:52,223 | guess my reporter's zeal got the better of me. 336 00:21:52,263 --> 00:21:56,393 Well, Carl. | think this is kind of a landmark in our relationship. 337 00:21:56,433 --> 00:21:59,773 Stanley, | couldn't agree with you more. 338 00:21:59,813 --> 00:22:02,153 - So long. - I'll put that away, sir. 339 00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:36,643 "Prior history of myocardial infarction. 340 00:22:36,683 --> 00:22:39,63 "Pacemaker on the chest flap in good condition. 341 00:22:39,103 --> 00:22:41,273 "No evidence of cardiac arrest. 342 00:22:41,313 --> 00:22:44,483 "Inserting trocar into sternum for marrow sample. 343 00:22:44,523 --> 00:22:48,363 "Hey, Philip. Look-Look at this. It's bone dry. 344 00:22:48,363 --> 00:22:48,363 "If you'll pardon the expression, there's no marrow. None. 345 00:22:50,653 --> 00:22:53,243 Let's go for the spinal column base with the trocar." 346 00:23:03,633 --> 00:23:06,463 September 2, 10:00 p.m. 347 00:23:06,503 --> 00:23:10,53 Leon Van Heusen. Single, ambitious, slightly paranoid. 348 00:23:10,93 --> 00:23:14,223 By day, a television repairman, by night an observer... a man with a purpose. 349 00:23:14,263 --> 00:23:16,763 The author of Mathmatico, a universal language 350 00:23:16,813 --> 00:23:21,23 that Leon has refined for use in unconventional communication. 351 00:23:43,293 --> 00:23:45,923 Unfortunately, on September 2, at 10:00 p.m., 352 00:23:45,963 --> 00:23:49,843 Leon learned the oldest word in the universal language... 353 00:24:02,313 --> 00:24:06,863 | tell you that myself and every member of my staff are 354 00:24:08,823 --> 00:24:14,493 pulling double shifts, as we always do in a situation of this kind. 355 00:24:14,533 --> 00:24:18,453 Every department of this city's law enforcement facility 356 00:24:18,453 --> 00:24:18,453 is operating at peak efficiency. 357 00:24:21,663 --> 00:24:25,293 And | anticipate the arraignment of certain, um, major suspects 358 00:24:25,333 --> 00:24:26,883 within, uh... 359 00:24:30,173 --> 00:24:32,213 Well, within 24 hours. Sorry. 360 00:24:32,263 --> 00:24:36,433 Now, no questions at this time, ladies and gentlemen, if you please. 361 00:24:36,473 --> 00:24:40,513 And because I'm sure that you all know Raydyne industries is involved 362 00:24:40,563 --> 00:24:44,733 in some very classified work on missile guidance systems. 363 00:24:44,773 --> 00:24:48,523 We're talking about national security, ladies and gentlemen. 364 00:24:48,563 --> 00:24:51,573 Uh, Captain! 365 00:24:51,613 --> 00:24:54,573 Thank you, Captain. What is the department's official position 366 00:24:54,613 --> 00:24:59,663 upon the rumored puncture marks in the body of the Raydyne guard? 367 00:24:59,703 --> 00:25:03,663 There's absolutely no foundation for any such rumors, Mr. Kolchak. 368 00:25:03,703 --> 00:25:07,963 Wh-What about those missing lead ingots? Two tons of them? 369 00:25:08,03 --> 00:25:10,213 Were they simply just misplaced? 370 00:25:10,253 --> 00:25:12,803 | have no reason to believe otherwise. 371 00:25:12,843 --> 00:25:16,223 No reason? Well, you were there. You saw what | saw. 372 00:25:16,263 --> 00:25:19,143 - Those lead ingots, they just... - You saw... what, Mr. Kolchak? 373 00:25:22,63 --> 00:25:26,483 Well, | know it's gonna sound very funny... 374 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:26,483 Yes, it probably will. So if you don't mind, may we continue? 375 00:25:30,943 --> 00:25:35,863 You people are journalists. Responsible journalists, I'm sure. 376 00:25:35,903 --> 00:25:40,203 But occasionally, in your zeal to get the facts before the public, 377 00:25:40,243 --> 00:25:42,493 you sometimes forget that you can 378 00:25:42,533 --> 00:25:45,333 impede the course of justice by 379 00:25:45,373 --> 00:25:48,623 creating dissension, terrifying the citizenry, 380 00:25:48,673 --> 00:25:53,343 and, more important, losing your own credibility. 381 00:25:53,343 --> 00:25:53,343 Uh, Captain. 382 00:25:55,673 --> 00:25:59,803 Sir, Raydyne Electronics may have a national security problem, 383 00:25:59,843 --> 00:26:03,933 but what about the security of Al and Fred's TV Repair Shop, 384 00:26:03,973 --> 00:26:07,143 and what about Henry Ansgaroni's stereo, 385 00:26:07,183 --> 00:26:10,443 and what about Mrs. Shank's microwave oven? 386 00:26:10,483 --> 00:26:14,443 | have no idea what you're talking about, Mr. Kolchak. 387 00:26:14,483 --> 00:26:16,613 But I'm sure that's not unusual, is it, ladies and gentlemen? 388 00:26:18,743 --> 00:26:23,703 No, but what is unusual is that, in the last two days, in this city, 389 00:26:23,743 --> 00:26:27,503 electronic parts have become about as desirable and rare as diamonds... 390 00:26:27,543 --> 00:26:29,753 Or bone marrow. 391 00:26:29,793 --> 00:26:33,673 | have no comment on that at this time. 392 00:26:33,713 --> 00:26:36,763 Quill and | weren't the only ones with watches that didn't work. 393 00:26:36,803 --> 00:26:40,592 Everyone that had been at Raydyne Electronics had the same problem. 394 00:26:40,593 --> 00:26:46,313 What would stop 17 wristwatches at exactly the same time? 395 00:26:46,313 --> 00:26:46,313 An electromagnetic field so strong 396 00:26:49,143 --> 00:26:51,903 it might swing a compass needle off true north 397 00:26:51,943 --> 00:26:54,23 to the final truth. 398 00:26:58,943 --> 00:27:01,413 Mm, marvelous! 399 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:04,873 - Delicious, Rich. Just delicious. - Merci, monsieur. Bon appétit. 400 00:27:04,873 --> 00:27:04,873 Carl! Come on in! You care to join me? 401 00:27:06,913 --> 00:27:09,753 - No, no thanks. - Courtesy of the editor of the Times. 402 00:27:09,793 --> 00:27:12,173 He's a sucker for the Cubs. Oh, ho! Mmm. 403 00:27:12,213 --> 00:27:13,923 - Tony, I'm onto something big. - Yeah. 404 00:27:13,963 --> 00:27:16,423 - Very, very big. - Yeah. 405 00:27:16,463 --> 00:27:19,263 Quill has been covering it up, under the name of national security. 406 00:27:19,303 --> 00:27:23,223 - Covering what up? -Amess of lead ingots, stacks, 407 00:27:23,263 --> 00:27:25,603 that disappeared before our very eyes. 408 00:27:25,643 --> 00:27:28,393 A stone wall that exploded outwards, with no sound whatsoever. 409 00:27:28,433 --> 00:27:30,643 - Totally silent! - Mm-hmm. 410 00:27:30,643 --> 00:27:30,643 And the dead guard with all the marrow sucked out of his bones. 411 00:27:34,193 --> 00:27:37,903 Oh, Tony, I'm sorry. Forgive me, |... Maybe | shouldn't tell you about that... now. 412 00:27:37,943 --> 00:27:40,652 No. No, no, no, Carl. You got a story to tell, tell it. 413 00:27:40,653 --> 00:27:43,323 You know, |... Th-That doesn't bother me. Go ahead. 414 00:27:43,363 --> 00:27:45,953 All right. Now, electronic parts have been disappearing, 415 00:27:45,993 --> 00:27:47,623 for the last two days, all over this city. 416 00:27:47,663 --> 00:27:49,873 Quill tried to cover that up under national security too. 417 00:27:49,913 --> 00:27:52,293 Are you beginning to make the connection? 418 00:27:52,333 --> 00:27:54,503 Mmm, no. 419 00:27:54,543 --> 00:27:57,343 Then I'll have to start at the beginning, with the autopsy on the dead panda. 420 00:27:57,383 --> 00:27:59,923 Carl, start somewhere else, will ya? 421 00:27:59,963 --> 00:28:04,473 Tony, listen. Are you sure that you want me to talk about this now? 422 00:28:04,513 --> 00:28:07,183 Oh, yeah, sure. Cast iron stomach, Carl. Cast iron. 423 00:28:07,223 --> 00:28:11,683 - Go ahead. - Every animal that was killed at the zoo 424 00:28:11,683 --> 00:28:11,683 had its marrow sucked out of its bones, just like the guard at Raydyne Electronics. 425 00:28:16,63 --> 00:28:20,193 And in every case where there was a dead human, or a dead animal, 426 00:28:20,233 --> 00:28:25,363 there was a puddle... a pile... Of bluish, greenish, black bile. 427 00:28:27,33 --> 00:28:30,793 l-It really stinks, Tony. | mean, it's rancid. Sickening. 428 00:28:30,833 --> 00:28:35,293 And here's the capper. This gooey substance 429 00:28:35,333 --> 00:28:39,503 is composed of a strange combination of chemical elements. 430 00:28:39,543 --> 00:28:42,803 - Hydrochloric acid, acetone and... - Bone marrow. 431 00:28:42,843 --> 00:28:46,973 Bone marrow! Right! Now, guess where 432 00:28:47,13 --> 00:28:51,393 this strange, unusual combination of elements occurs. 433 00:28:51,433 --> 00:28:54,813 Nowhere in this world. 434 00:28:54,853 --> 00:28:58,113 | Knew you were going to say that, Carl. | knew it! | really did! 435 00:28:58,153 --> 00:28:59,653 - You want proof. - Yeah. 436 00:28:59,693 --> 00:29:02,283 Be right back. 437 00:29:05,113 --> 00:29:08,73 - Cervelle aux Bercy. - What's that? 438 00:29:08,123 --> 00:29:10,333 Brains. 439 00:29:17,43 --> 00:29:20,343 Monique? 440 00:29:20,383 --> 00:29:22,463 Monique? 441 00:29:22,503 --> 00:29:24,923 You gave away my pictures! 442 00:29:24,973 --> 00:29:27,513 You come out of there, or I'm gonna suck the marrow out of your bones! 443 00:29:27,553 --> 00:29:31,933 That is no inducement for me to come out, Mr. Kolchak. 444 00:29:31,973 --> 00:29:35,733 Be reasonable. What could | do? They had on suits, ties, credentials... 445 00:29:35,773 --> 00:29:39,443 They had some forms from the Internal Revenue. They knew all about me. 446 00:29:39,443 --> 00:29:39,443 - They threatened an audit. - SO, you gave away my pictures? 447 00:29:42,573 --> 00:29:46,533 | had to! They pull an audit on me, and | go off the nearest bridge. 448 00:29:46,533 --> 00:29:46,533 Why should you be concerned about the I.R.S.? 449 00:29:48,243 --> 00:29:50,623 You're just out of college. You've only been working for a couple... 450 00:29:53,163 --> 00:29:56,203 You did file an income tax return? 451 00:30:09,473 --> 00:30:11,973 They didn't look that good after they were dried. 452 00:30:12,13 --> 00:30:16,223 They looked fake. I've seen better in magazines. 453 00:30:39,583 --> 00:30:41,503 Why did you let 'em do it? Those guys in the gray suits. 454 00:30:41,543 --> 00:30:42,173 Do what? 455 00:30:42,213 --> 00:30:44,753 They stole the tape that | stole. 456 00:30:44,803 --> 00:30:47,713 Those are the same guys that were out at Raydyne. Now they're following me around here. 457 00:30:47,763 --> 00:30:50,513 Please. Don't do this to me, Carl. 458 00:30:50,553 --> 00:30:53,473 | don't need another U.F.O. Story. I've got enough problems. 459 00:30:56,433 --> 00:30:59,23 | didn't say U.F.O. 460 00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:03,523 You said U.F.O. They said U.F.O. 461 00:31:03,563 --> 00:31:06,533 Carl, | was just speaking generically. Now, please, Carl. Be reasonable. 462 00:31:06,573 --> 00:31:10,203 Remember what happened the last time we put out one of these kooky scare stories? 463 00:31:10,243 --> 00:31:12,823 All the phones were tied up. Police station phones were tied up. 464 00:31:12,863 --> 00:31:16,243 Police came down on me like a ton of bricks! 465 00:31:16,283 --> 00:31:18,453 Carl, please. Leave it alone, will ya? 466 00:31:18,503 --> 00:31:21,253 Sure. Sure, Tony. 467 00:31:21,293 --> 00:31:24,753 Why don't you have another seltzer and go on home and go to bed? 468 00:31:26,883 --> 00:31:28,633 | don't want another seltzer. 469 00:31:31,973 --> 00:31:35,223 Have you ever tried to report a U.F.O. sighting? 470 00:31:35,263 --> 00:31:38,973 I'll save you the trouble. There is not a single government agency still in existence 471 00:31:39,23 --> 00:31:41,853 that will admit to any interest in the subject. 472 00:31:41,893 --> 00:31:45,693 If you seem to be insistent, they will refer you to a private organization. 473 00:31:45,733 --> 00:31:47,943 Um, I'm very excited 474 00:31:47,983 --> 00:31:51,533 to be able to share with you all this evening 475 00:31:51,533 --> 00:31:51,533 my experiences with the flying saucer. 476 00:31:54,823 --> 00:31:59,623 Uh, | only hope that | can remember all the details, 477 00:31:59,663 --> 00:32:02,873 because it was... It was very, very exciting. 478 00:32:02,913 --> 00:32:08,43 | only spent about an hour aboard the saucer itself. 479 00:32:08,93 --> 00:32:09,963 - Do you want an application? - To what? 480 00:32:10,13 --> 00:32:13,343 - |... Wait. - And then they served me something that tasted... 481 00:32:13,383 --> 00:32:16,683 Oh, not unlike ginger ale and bourbon. 482 00:32:16,683 --> 00:32:16,683 And that's when, uh 483 00:32:20,313 --> 00:32:25,853 their leader, a very smart-looking alien, got a little fresh with me. 484 00:32:25,903 --> 00:32:30,403 But when | let him know that | was firm... determined... 485 00:32:30,443 --> 00:32:33,943 He kept his extensions to himself. 486 00:32:33,953 --> 00:32:35,823 It was quite exciting. 487 00:32:35,863 --> 00:32:38,283 Have any of your members reported any sightings the last few days? 488 00:32:38,333 --> 00:32:42,43 Well, Leon Van Heusen, one of our members, called in an Opus last Monday night. 489 00:32:42,83 --> 00:32:46,333 - An "appis"? - No, Opus. Opus is, "One Party, Unverified Sighting." 490 00:32:46,373 --> 00:32:49,883 - Oh, yes. - Oh, here it is. Here it is. 491 00:32:49,923 --> 00:32:52,553 | wonder why he didn't petition the authentication committee. 492 00:32:52,593 --> 00:32:55,263 - Well, Leon's a touch paranoid. Yes. Yes. - Ohh. 493 00:32:55,303 --> 00:32:57,263 - Yes, the Opus was... - Shh! 494 00:32:57,303 --> 00:33:00,643 "The destructive star, called Wormwood, 495 00:33:00,683 --> 00:33:03,813 is not a star but a missile." 496 00:33:03,853 --> 00:33:08,813 Now, upside down and backwards, it reads "Doomwrom." 497 00:33:08,863 --> 00:33:10,773 Doomroom? Doo... 498 00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:14,323 - That doesn't spell "Doomwrom." - Well, it certainly does. 499 00:33:14,363 --> 00:33:17,413 - The Opus was sighted at Snake, uh, Park? - If that's what it says. 500 00:33:17,453 --> 00:33:19,623 - "Snake Rock," here. Yes, Snake Rock. - Does that spell "Doomwrom?" 501 00:33:19,663 --> 00:33:22,623 | don't know. How many members in the Highland Park area? 502 00:33:22,663 --> 00:33:25,293 - Just Leon. Yes. - Just Leon. And where is this Snake Rock? 503 00:33:25,333 --> 00:33:27,793 Snake Rock. There's a bus that... No, the bus doesn't run there. 504 00:33:27,833 --> 00:33:29,753 - Do you have a car? - Yes, | have a car. 505 00:33:29,793 --> 00:33:31,803 Excuse me, Mr. Gough. | don't understand what you're talking about. 506 00:33:31,843 --> 00:33:34,303 - "Doomwrom." It certainly does. - My dear. My dear. 507 00:33:34,343 --> 00:33:38,393 - Backwards and upside down. - My dear, it's plain... It spells "Droomdrum." 508 00:33:38,433 --> 00:33:42,353 - No, | am sorry, but... - Okay, there are two... Call a cab! 509 00:34:44,533 --> 00:34:48,413 Your present location is the third planet of our star system. 510 00:34:48,463 --> 00:34:52,883 We are peaceful. | will now address you in Mathmatico. 511 00:34:52,923 --> 00:34:55,93 The universal language. 512 00:36:27,683 --> 00:36:30,813 This is Riley, at the planetarium. You better get a squad over here right away. 513 00:37:48,553 --> 00:37:50,263 Hey, old-timer, | didn't mean to disturb you... 514 00:39:31,823 --> 00:39:33,743 Let's get some lights on in here. 515 00:39:33,783 --> 00:39:37,43 | think there's some switches over by that console panel. 516 00:39:37,83 --> 00:39:39,03 Get away from that console! Don't go near that thing! 517 00:39:39,43 --> 00:39:40,253 What the hell are you doin’? 518 00:39:40,293 --> 00:39:42,43 - Paul? - He's dead. 519 00:39:43,793 --> 00:39:46,883 Any luck over there? Get some lights! 520 00:39:50,763 --> 00:39:52,843 Get back! Get away from that thing! 521 00:39:52,883 --> 00:39:56,973 Back up! Get outta there. 522 00:39:57,13 --> 00:39:59,893 What are you guys pointin' at? You can't see anything anyway. Listen, | can stop it. 523 00:39:59,933 --> 00:40:00,933 Stop it? Stop what? 524 00:40:00,983 --> 00:40:04,23 | don't know, but whatever it is, it can't stand light. 525 00:40:04,63 --> 00:40:09,653 | was alone with it in here, and | stopped it with this. It was lookin’ at maps! 526 00:40:09,693 --> 00:40:12,363 - Map? What kinda map? - Maps! Maps. Star maps. Look up there. 527 00:40:12,403 --> 00:40:15,623 See? Galaxies. See, look. Over there. 528 00:40:17,373 --> 00:40:19,703 Well, there's nothin’ over there. | don't see anything. 529 00:40:19,743 --> 00:40:22,83 Anybody see anything? Huh? 530 00:40:22,123 --> 00:40:24,713 - What? What do you see, Kolchak? - | don't see anything either. 531 00:40:24,753 --> 00:40:26,963 But that doesn't mean that there's nothing there. 532 00:40:27,03 --> 00:40:30,843 Somebody throw a net over Kolchak, will ya? | think he's about ready for the rubber room. 533 00:40:30,883 --> 00:40:35,763 Quill, | talked with Dr. Heinz Wollenweider over at the Fermi Research institute. 534 00:40:35,803 --> 00:40:38,683 Now, he told me that the human eye cannot detect 535 00:40:38,723 --> 00:40:41,933 certain portions of the light spectrum. 536 00:40:41,983 --> 00:40:45,603 Now, we know that X-rays exist. We know that cosmic rays exist. 537 00:40:45,653 --> 00:40:49,403 The fact that we can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there! 538 00:40:49,403 --> 00:40:49,403 If you can't see it, how do you know it's there? 539 00:40:53,33 --> 00:40:53,33 Infrared film. It's sensitive to heat. 540 00:40:57,283 --> 00:40:59,203 Heat makes the image. 541 00:40:59,243 --> 00:41:04,543 The flash from this flashgun saved my life just now. 542 00:41:04,583 --> 00:41:07,83 Now, either you go out and talk to your friends from Washington, 543 00:41:07,133 --> 00:41:10,03 or wherever they're from, or | will. 544 00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:13,53 Wait a minute, you... 545 00:41:13,93 --> 00:41:17,433 You mean, the light from that flashgun of yours stopped this... whatever? 546 00:41:17,473 --> 00:41:22,23 - Dead in its tracks. If it had made any. - Yeah? 547 00:41:22,63 --> 00:41:23,933 All right, we'll see about that. 548 00:41:25,483 --> 00:41:27,483 Stand by here. 549 00:41:51,133 --> 00:41:54,93 All right, you people. Gather round here, now. 550 00:41:54,93 --> 00:41:54,93 Get that mobile unit with the lights. Bring ‘em in here. 551 00:41:57,343 --> 00:41:59,223 And hit the entrance with those big lights. 552 00:42:01,353 --> 00:42:04,973 Where... You're nuts. You're gonna get your heads taken. 553 00:42:32,923 --> 00:42:35,633 Ted, get that man over there. 554 00:42:35,673 --> 00:42:37,923 Somebody get on that fire. 555 00:42:37,973 --> 00:42:41,143 Eddie? Move this out of here and get an ambulance in. 556 00:42:41,183 --> 00:42:43,433 - Quill... - Yeah? Kolchak. 557 00:42:43,473 --> 00:42:46,723 There's gotta be an explanation for this. There's gotta be. Just let me figure it out. 558 00:42:46,773 --> 00:42:49,23 You gotta figure out how you're gonna earn a living from now on, 559 00:42:49,63 --> 00:42:52,693 because of now, you're through as a paperboy in this town. 560 00:42:52,693 --> 00:42:52,693 It had to be the camera. It had to be! What else could it be? 561 00:42:55,113 --> 00:42:58,323 The lights! The lights just irritated it. 562 00:42:58,363 --> 00:43:01,203 - They wanna talk to you, Captain. - Yeah. All right. 563 00:43:04,33 --> 00:43:06,873 Get it from the other side there! 564 00:43:56,593 --> 00:43:58,383 The recharger! 565 00:44:05,93 --> 00:44:07,263 Hit the front part up there too. 566 00:44:07,313 --> 00:44:10,103 Quill! Captain, | got it. 567 00:44:10,143 --> 00:44:12,773 No, look, i-i-it was the camera, but it wasn't the light. 568 00:44:12,813 --> 00:44:15,443 Is this another one of your stupid theories, Kolchak? 569 00:44:15,483 --> 00:44:18,153 Huh? You don't know when you're well off, do you? 570 00:44:18,153 --> 00:44:18,153 No, listen. No. No. It was the battery recharger. 571 00:44:20,863 --> 00:44:24,33 The nickel cadmium batteries in there. They emit a high-pitched whine. 572 00:44:24,73 --> 00:44:26,33 Listen. 573 00:44:26,73 --> 00:44:28,913 It hurts, doesn't it, huh? Who knows what it sounds like to it. 574 00:44:28,953 --> 00:44:31,913 You know what I'd like to do to you, Kolchak? And I'd do it, too, 575 00:44:31,953 --> 00:44:34,663 only you're gonna be dealt with at a much higher level. 576 00:44:34,673 --> 00:44:37,03 | don't care. | don't care. Just get on the walkie-talkie, 577 00:44:37,43 --> 00:44:40,843 and tell your friends from Washington, | figured out how the camera works. 578 00:44:40,843 --> 00:44:40,843 Those people are gonna do to you what me, 579 00:44:43,263 --> 00:44:43,263 and no other cop in this city's ever been able to do. 580 00:44:45,843 --> 00:44:48,803 They're gonna take care of you good. Once and for all, Kolchak! 581 00:44:48,853 --> 00:44:51,353 | don't care about your threats. Just get on the horn and tell ‘em. 582 00:44:51,393 --> 00:44:54,733 - Don't be stupid, please! - You want me to get on the horn? 583 00:44:54,773 --> 00:44:56,813 Get outta here. 584 00:50:13,713 --> 00:50:16,263 They tried to make a little park out of the woods near Snake Rock... 585 00:50:16,303 --> 00:50:19,12 Daffodils, tulips... but they couldn't get anything to grow. 586 00:50:19,13 --> 00:50:21,683 There was an area shaped like a saucer at the bottom. 587 00:50:21,723 --> 00:50:23,933 If you want to see it, you'll have to hurry. 588 00:50:23,973 --> 00:50:27,813 Our park commission decided overnight to do extensive reclamation work 589 00:50:27,853 --> 00:50:29,853 in that particular spot. 590 00:50:29,903 --> 00:50:33,403 They're filling it in with concrete. 591 00:50:33,443 --> 00:50:36,693 "What happened? It's all a point of view really. 592 00:50:36,743 --> 00:50:40,283 "A traveler has a breakdown, stops to fix it, gets a road map, has a bite to eat, 593 00:50:40,323 --> 00:50:42,663 "and goes on his way... It's happened to all of us. 594 00:50:42,703 --> 00:50:47,123 "This traveler happened to be light-years off his course, 595 00:50:47,163 --> 00:50:49,543 "instead of miles. 596 00:50:49,583 --> 00:50:51,753 "As for me? 597 00:50:51,793 --> 00:50:55,133 "Well, | haven't heard from the boys in the sedan... 598 00:50:56,593 --> 00:50:58,633 Yet."