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Good evening, this is Howard K. Smith, and this is the State of the War

Good news from the big island of Hawaii. The daring resistance leader, Chi -Chi

Haspe, has once again cheated death and escaped the sweep of the island alien

command. And at Land's End in southern England, a violent hit -and -run goes on

between the Robin Hood Brigade and the alien Fifth Air Wing as the British

freedom fighters attempt once again to drive the visitors from their shores.

On the darker side, however, there is still no word from the Chattanooga

volunteers who three weeks ago were driven into rugged terrain south of

Mountain following the occupation of southern Tennessee.

Yet, from the ashes of destruction, our spirits are lifted by the tales of

heroism we hear about from all over the country. This week's Medal of Valor goes

to Frankie Weatherwax, a mechanic from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

who single -handedly stopped an alien attack on a junior high school by taking

over a laser cannon and turning it on the visitors.

And that's where we stand tonight. From the Freedom Network in New York, our

hopes are with you. Good night.

Simon.

We've got to make this fast. I think I'm being followed.

Charles is secretly shipping arms into the open city.

He's preparing to...

Simon!

Don't move.

You're under arrest.

Stop or I'll shoot.

Don't worry.

He won't get far.

Good evening, Los Angeles.

It is now exactly two hours past curfew.

All is quiet, and I've instructed the police to see that it remains that way.

May I ask you once again not to... Kyle, have you seen Willie?

Our only hope for survival lies in peaceful... Willie, is everything okay?

Remember, the visitors are our... Look at his eyes.

I am firmly committed to maintaining the peace in this city.

What?

Those of you still fighting, I implore you to lay down your arms. We cannot

That's not my father.

Kyle, your father's been through a lot.

Maybe he hasn't fully recovered from his wounds.

That's the point.

He was shot at close range. The best doctors in the world couldn't put him on

his feet this fast.

Where are you going?

Personal business.

I can see.

Is it always going to be personal business?

No.

It's just for now.

Be careful.

You're risking the entire experiment by coming here.

As far as I'm concerned, the experiment is over.

You've served under me long enough to know how I deal with insubordination.

Or would you like me to refresh your memory?

I don't consider this insubordination, Diana.

You were ready to let me die.

You were in the wrong place at the wrong time. And I don't intend to be there

again.

fallen in love with you, hasn't she?

Why does it frighten you so much when a woman wants you?

You should be used to that by now.

You're a master.

I don't care about this little Robin.

Now, either you approve my request for transfer or I take the matter directly

Charles. Oh.

Is that what you're going to do?

Well, let me make myself clear.

You have a choice, Lieutenant Langley.

You can either carry out your mission...

and impregnate Robin Maxwell.

Or you'll force me to write a letter to your relatives that you were killed in

action and burned beyond recognition.

Well.

That's better.

Now, tell me.

Where is this, uh, resistance headquarters that you go to?

Then take the chance that you'll blow it up with me still inside.

Diana, I didn't just slither out of the swamp yesterday.

Caution becomes you, John.

Do try to smile.

You're supposed to be in love.

Simon.

Simon.

Frank, here, give me his.

Press a little harder.

How's he doing?

He's lost a lot of blood.

Damn. What was he doing out there in the first place?

Doesn't make much difference now, does it? He was trying to meet a fifth

columnist, he knew.

Look, if I don't stop this internal bleeding, I really don't know what I'm

here. I don't know that much about their anatomy. You're doing fine.

Let me know the sponge.

Is there anything we can do?

Yes. You can get some help. You can get a visitor doctor, somebody.

You can go with Complex.

We can try.

This is damn risky.

We don't have any choice. Willie's life's on the line.

Looks like they're changing shifts.

Keep your eye out for the doctor types.

How do we tell?

They'll be the ones carrying golf bags.

What's the trouble, Howie?

Nothing, Doctor. Why do you ask? You seemed a little nervous in the operating

room.

Did you hear what happened, Simon?

Charles promised to weed out suspected members of a fifth column.

Apparently, Simon was a suspect.

Doctor, he was one of your best students.

So are you, Howie.

That's why I'm going to give you a very valuable piece of advice.

Don't get involved in politics.

Our job is to save lives.

The question is, what's the best way to save lives?

Check out the armbands.

Aren't you coming back to the mothership?

No, I'm going to stick around for a while.

I told this nurse I'd meet her. We were going to go out. You

sure?

That's our man.

All right, let him get a little closer.

Could you help us, please?

My friend's real sick.

Please?

Get in.

Thank you, Lydia.

Is everything proceeding as we discussed?

Yes. Most of the shipments of laser weapons are already in Los Angeles. Very

good. You've shipped heavy laser weaponry into the open city, and we're

doing it. In crates marked medical supplies to be assembled on a moon's

I've taken the opportunity to do a little stockpiling while our gallant

lies ill.

You realize that you've violated the provisions of our peace treaty with

Well, of course, but then he won't mind, will you?

I approve of Charles' plan 100%. Thank you. You're welcome.

We've established a secret and highly potent armed force within his city.

A brilliant plan, wouldn't you say, Diana?

Yes, quite brilliant.

My only regret is that I wasn't able to assist Charles.

We assumed you had your hands full with your genetic experiments.

By the way, when will we see some results?

Soon, Lydia.

Very soon.

Yes, what is it?

Methods for trance.

Thank you.

Bates has come out of his coma.

I'm going to pay Mr. Chang a visit.

Who is it?

Robin.

Hi. Thought you'd never get here.

What's so funny?

Nothing's funny.

I'm just happy.

Good.

Sean, do you?

Do I what?

Nothing.

Hey, come on. No secrets.

Do I what?

Do you ever wish we were someplace else?

Away from the war and the visitors and the resistance?

The two of us?

wars everywhere.

The only thing we can do is find an escape with each other.

John, I mean it. So do I.

John, I'm sorry. I just don't think I'm ready for this yet.

I don't understand you.

After all we've said, what we've been through.

I don't understand myself. I just need more time.

We don't have any time.

You're hurting me.

Robin.

I do love you, John.

What are you doing here?

Don't tell me it surprised you to find a woman in your apartment.

Not when I've asked her to be here, but in your case.

Where is she?

I thought she'd be with you and we could shorten up this process considerably.

I wish you would back off and let me do things my way.

Of course you do.

You have the vanity of a man who expects to succeed.

Well, we all have our little talents.

But your talents are so special.

What is it that these human females find so, um, how do you say?

Well, they like me.

Like moths to a flame.

How curious are you, Diana?

Let's just say I'm curious enough to come here and find out.

Is this an order, Commander?

Can't you do something?

Give him something to stop all this pain.

I don't know what to give him, Elizabeth.

If you don't give him something, he's gonna die.

Please.

Okay.

Hold it down. He mustn't move.

Oh, thank God.

There's your patient. Go to it.

Wait a minute.

What's going on here? What's in that?

It's morphine.

You use that and you don't need me.

Morphine is poison to us.

Okay, okay. How's he doing?

He's gonna die.

You don't seem to understand.

I care about this lizard.

Look! He has lost too much blood. This wound has been open too long for me to

heat suture it. He needs an immediate transfusion and surgery to repair this

damaged tissue.

Can't you please help him?

I'm not a doctor.

Our man.

I mean, I'm going to be a doctor. I'm still in medical school, though.

Hey, compared to you guys, I'm an expert, and my expert opinion, we're

precious time.

Wait just a second.

Put me on that table. I don't think I'd want this clown operating on me.

You don't have an alternative, Tyler.

Look, I'm not going to be doing the operating. She is.

What?

You're a doctor, aren't you? Yes, I am, and I almost just killed him.

Look, your friend needs a blood transfusion, and unless I'm terribly

I'm the only one who can do it.

I know this procedure. I'm going to talk you through it.

I feel the outer right ventricle. There are two.

But be careful of those wispy fibers. Those are nerve conduit. It's very

stuff.

Good. I just removed the damaged tissue.

Is that it all?

Well, if he can make it the next 24 hours, I think he has a chance.

You don't sound very optimistic.

I'm not.

John, it's Robin.

Ah!

I'm sorry about before.

I thought it over, and if you still want me to, I want to stay.

You do seem to be in a difficult position.

Yes, Diana.

Most difficult position.

When Mr. Bates finds out what the computer impersonation has been saying,

I'm afraid he'll have my head.

Mr. Chang, don't you think you may be overreacting?

I don't think so.

Bates will probably have him executed for treason.

Oh, dear.

Charles.

Maybe you can persuade him.

After all, I've acted in everyone's best interest.

Of course you were.

But I'd hate to interfere.

After all, Nathan Bates is the legal administrator here.

But he's incapable of... Don't misunderstand me.

I'd like to help you. You've been most cooperative.

However, as long as Nathan Bates is alive.

You see, it's really rather simple.

You kill Nathan Bates, and the city is yours.

He was hit by a laser pistol. Is he all right?

Yes. Who's he?

He was a doctor we borrowed.

No, I'm not a doctor.

Can we trust him?

Let's just say he's got a stake in all this.

Ma 'am?

What are you looking at?

I'm sorry. I thought I recognized you from somewhere.

Must have been your nightmares.

I was frying lizards.

Was that pan -fried lizard or deep -fried?

No, I'm just kidding.

Listen, everything happened so quickly, I didn't even get a chance to ask you

your name.

Howard. My friends call me Howie.

Nice to meet you, Howie. Julie, right? Yeah.

You showed some really nice moves in there. You'd make a fine surgeon.

Well, thank you. If it wasn't for you, Willie wouldn't have had a chance.

Who's to say he does?

What is that supposed to mean? It means, how do we know what he had you do to

Willie?

Patch him up or put him under?

His heart.

It's beating again normally.

I can feel a pulse.

He's alive.

You all right?

I think so.

Does she do this kind of thing often or what?

As a matter of fact, she does.

You're the star child, aren't you?

I've heard so much about you.

Robin, take a good night in.

What a fantasy, Jimmy.

My child.

Now for the magical question.

What do we do with him?

I'll take care of him. Hold on.

We owe him something.

I say we let him go.

What's to keep him from going straight back to Diana?

He knows everything about us.

But I won't betray you.

I want to help you. Diana's my enemy.

I'm part of the fifth column.

I thought you all were purged when Diana returned to the fleet.

Many of us were killed. And some of them were my best friends. But that just

drove the rest of us to deeper cover.

The fight goes on.

Nothing can defeat the struggle for freedom on any planet.

Yeah, well, you almost blew it today, didn't you, Doc?

It's not fair, Tyler. He did the best he could. I was there.

We have no real reason to trust him.

Think about it.

He came here at gunpoint.

With all due respect to Julie, we can't be sure what he did for Willie.

Look, I don't expect you to believe me. You'd be stupid if you did. But I can

prove to you that I am on your side.

You'd better.

At this moment, Charles is moving a massive shipment of armaments into the

city.

Yeah, don't try to talk.

There's some things you've got to know.

I've set up a system of underground tanks with concussion detonators said to

off if the visitors try to take L .A. by force.

A doomsday device.

If Chang didn't bring me, he doesn't even know I'm here.

If Chang didn't bring you here, that means he's gone over to the other side.

You've got to get out of here fast.

No. Not without you.

Hang on, Dad.

We're going to get out of here.

Kyle, I want you to do something you've never done before.

I want you to listen to me.

Get out of here.

Now.

Dad, I love you.

But I'm not going to leave you here.

See, they don't keep patients in that part of the hospital.

It's used to store guns and liquid xenon. Liquid xenon? What's that?

The fuel source for our cannons. It's used to triple the firepower.

How do you know all this?

Fifth column keeps tabs on everything that's high security.

If there's a high security place, why is there anything there?

They don't want to attract attention.

Nobody's supposed to carry weapons in the open city, remember?

That makes sense. Charles wouldn't want to advertise his intentions.

We still need proof.

Why don't you believe me?

Because you're a lizard.

Wait a minute. Take a look. The kid could be on to something.

It's all being sucked right into a trap cutter.

Well, we better blow whatever's down there before it blows us.

I know where we can do that.

Well, Mr. Bates, I see you have found your son.

Mr. Chang, I hired you because you were hungry.

It's nice to see some things don't change.

One must be practical.

We're leaving, Chang.

I am sorry.

No one is going to leave here.

Dad, no!

Get out of here!

Yes, what is it?

It's from Lieutenant Langley.

This is it?

We got cut off.

Have my ship repaired in five minutes.

your authorization.

You guys give me a hand.

Wait by the ambulance.

All right, Kyle.

That's enough.

The game is over.

Move this plate sky high.

All we need to do is create a meltdown.

That way they can't use the xenon as a weapon. That's according to Howie. He

us this far.

There are the medical supplies.

You're up.

Hi.

Maintenance check. You have a cryotic modulator on a blink.

We've had no report of problems.

Funny, it says so right here.

This is not valid.

These orders require two signatures.

Here's one.

Here's the other. Buzz us in.

Hey.

What are you looking at?

Now I know where I know you from.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, you're one of Diana...

Once the liquid xenon reaches its boiling point, those tanks are going to

sky high.

Will the cooling system be coming back on?

I don't think it will.

I'm not taking any chances.

the guards, sir.

Let's go. John.

What were you just telling them?

I told them to kill your friends.

That's not funny.

Where's Howie?

Why are you doing this?

Because I'm one of them.

Stop kidding.

You didn't overlook anything.

I'm just good at what I do.

Very good.

Come on, come with us. No, I can do more for our cause if I stay.

What happened here? The Resistance, Commander.

They destroyed the Xenon tanks.

I don't know how they did it.

I bet he does.

You disappointed me, John.

At least you're not pregnant.

You sure you want to do this, huh?

Yeah.

If I stay here, I'm going to go crazy.

You sure you won't change your mind and come with me to Chicago?

I love you, Mother.

But I can't.

Because of Kyle.

Kyle and Willie.

And the whole...

Just leave that. I'll take it.

We're going to have to move it if we're going to meet Chris at the Mojave

pickup.

Okay.

Left to his escort.

I'll be constant danger.

I just want you to know that I want you to come back whenever you feel ready.

Okay.

I'm going to miss you.

Say goodbye to William.

Well,

Marbrock?

You all set?

You're not so bad for an amateur.

But you're still a sucker for a sad story.

And I'm not going to be around to cover your back.

Take care.

It matters.

You watch the shadows.

You think I'll ever see them again?