All language subtitles for 00. The Invaders-Beachhead-S1

Invaders in color.

How does a nightmare begin?

For David Vincent, architect,

returning home from a
business trip that began at

a few minutes past four
on a lost Tuesday morning,

looking for a shortcut that he never found.

It began with a welcoming sign
that gave hope of black coffee.

It began with a closed,
deserted diner and a man

too long without sleep
to continue his journey.

In the weeks to come, David Vincent would
go back to how it all began many times.

In the weeks to come, David Vincent would
go back to how it all began many times.

David Vincent would go back
to how it all began many times.

It began with a closed,
deserted diner and a man

too long without sleep
to continue his journey.

The Invaders, a Quinn Martin production.

Starring Roy Thinnes with
guest stars Diane Baker, J.

D. Cannon, James
Daly, John Milford.

Tonight's episode, "Beachhead".

Highway 166, Dirt Road, Buds...

Buds Diner. Anything else, Mr. Vincent?

I know it sounds wild.
There was this light, a kind of glow.

Yes, you told us that. Anything else?

Well, no, I got out of there right away.
I came here.

I see. Show him in.

Now, look, that ship
landed just over an hour ago.

It could still be there. Now, if
you want me to go, I'll go with you.

Oh, I don't think that'll
be necessary, Mr. Vincent.

David, what happened?

Oh, what are you doing here?

They woke me up to ask me if I
have a partner who sees things.

So I... Oh, excuse me. My name is Landers.

I'm Mr. Vincent's partner.
I thought maybe I could be of some help.

Yes, I know who you are, Mr. Landers.
I appreciate your coming down,

but I think you told us everything
we needed to know on the phone.

They wanted to know if you
were really on a business trip.

And they told me some wild story about
your claiming to have seen a spaceship.

I'm afraid it's true.

I know it shook me up, too.

Mr. Vincent, you've driven a
long way in the last 20 hours.

I'd like to suggest that you
leave your car here and Mr.

Landers or one of my
men will drive you home.

I'm not going anywhere
until you do something.

Now, you'll need those
notes to find the ship landed.

Mr. Vincent, it's 6 a.m.
and we're all a little tired.

Now, stop playing games with me.
I insist you do something.

Deputy to get a car.

Mr. Vincent insists.

Mr. Vincent is a very important citizen.

Right, Mr. Vincent?

Well, seems to be Kelly's diner.

You said Bud's diner.

[ Car Door Closes ]

Ready to go home now, Mr. Vincent?

It came down right over here.

It stretched out, uh...

from about right around in through here...

all the way over to here.

There's trees.
I-I recognize that tree, the evergreen.

It came down right here.

It looks as if nobody's been
around here for a hundred years.

Ellen, I saw it.

Look, I'm no crackpot. You know that.

I really saw it.

All right, David.

[ Car Door Closes ] David!

Hello.

Say, I was driving out here last
night, and, uh, I saw something very--

Excuse me, Mr. Vincent.

That was a good shot.

Thank you.

I'm Detective Lieutenant Holman.

We're investigating an incident
reported last night by Mr. Vincent here.

Uh, what the-- What sort of incident?

Were you around here last night?

At what time?

- Well, all night. - All night?

Well, yes. See, we
have this camper truck

parked up behind the,
uh, big tree over there.

My wife and I, we, uh--
We were just married.

How long have you been camped here?

Uh, two days.

At approximately 4.20 this morning,
did you see or hear anything unusual?

- No. - Nothing.

Well, how can you be sure of
anything at 4 o'clock in the morning?

Mr. Vincent, let me-- Well,
look, you see, we were awake.

You know, we were
getting ready to go fishing.

I mean, uh, there was nothing.

Well, you must have seen something.
I drove in here.

I parked at the diner.

Now, if you were awake,
you must have seen me.

- I'm sorry. - Was here, right?

Wait a minute, Mr. Vincent.

Sorry to have troubled you.

Oh, I'll need some
identification for the report.

Well, I, uh-- I do
have a driver's license.

I suppose you'll be in
the vicinity a few days...

in case there are any further
questions, Mr., uh, Brandon.

Uh--

Well, we had, uh-- We had
planned on going back today.

It was a pretty short honeymoon.

Yes, it is.
Well, I have to get back to my store.

But, uh, we'll be glad to
stay until, uh, until tonight.

Thank you, Mr. Brandon.

Oh, uh, congratulations on your marriage.

Thank you.

Mrs. Brandon?

That's the way it looked?

Yep.

Ah, creatures from outer space.

Even the words stick in my throat.

You haven't said much since this morning.

Sorry, it's not the kind of
story you're told every day.

Well, it's not the kind of
thing you see every day either.

Well, it's the kind of
thing you see every day.

But I saw it.

All right, let's talk about it.

So you saw it.

Look, don't humor me, huh?

Can't take that.

Look, David, I'm not
saying it couldn't happen.

You're not the only
person to have seen things.

But, uh, you can't accept it.

Well, can you?

How about some cognac in that coffee?

Accept it or not, they're here, Allen.

Maybe just a look is over.

I hope that's all.

But they're here, not a
million miles out in space.

And somebody's got to accept it.

You keep saying "they.

" Is that bothering you?

Yes, it bothers me.

Takes me back 12 years.

To be a young man in
an army hospital in Korea.

He was always talking
about what they were doing.

Didn't think you'd have to dig that deep.

I'm sorry, I guess I was just
reaching for something, some reason.

All right, David, what
I really think is this.

I think you were tired
and lost and you fell asleep.

I think you honestly imagined
that you saw something.

(sighs)

Well, I guess if you told me
that you saw a ship from space,

I'd think the same thing.

David, I did not imagine it, Allen.

It was there and I saw it.

And I'm going to prove it.

(suspenseful music)

What do you want?

I want to ask a question.

Did you change the sign in that diner?

I don't know what you're talking about.

We agreed to stay until this
evening, but we have to go now.

Quickly, get the truck.

It's past time for me.

You, you go away.

Nobody has hurt you.

I want to see your hands,
take off those gloves.

We have to go!

Take off those gloves!

We have to go!

(suspenseful music)

(dramatic music) Hurry!

(suspenseful music)

(dramatic music) Hurry up!

(suspenseful music)

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(suspenseful music)
What happened?

Do you remember anything?

Oh, the truck.

I almost got out of the way.

It must have side-swiped me.

Don't try to remember anymore.

Take these.

What are they?

Something to help you get back to sleep.

No, no.

Otherwise we will be forced
to administer it intravenously.

Will you take these now?

Arthur Gordon.

What are you trying to do to me?

What is this?

You wanted them, aren't you?

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(groaning)
- Help!

Help me!

For God's sake, help me!

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(screaming)

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(coughing)

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- All right?

- Oh yeah, fine, thanks.

(dramatic music)

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- David?

(dramatic music)

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All right, buddy.

David, I want to tell you how sorry I
am about what happened yesterday.

But I was afraid in a larger
hospital there might be reporters

and people who'd twist
the story of what you saw.

That's why I didn't want to
take a chance on your making

any phone calls, and why I
gave them a phony name.

I tried to tell you yesterday, but they
had you too heavily sedated, I couldn't.

As it stands, one of the papers
did get wind of your accident,

but I think I talked them
out of using the story.

- Accident?

- You don't remember?

Holman says your car went off
the road and you were thrown clear.

- No, no, no, that's not
the way it happened.

- I brought some magazines for you.

The doctor told me you can go home tonight,

and I don't want to see you
in office for at least two weeks.

Now, will you listen to
me for a moment, please?

I found some proof, I can't show it to you.

But that man and woman
at that camper truck,

they were some kind
of alien being, I know it.

There was something about
their skin, they started to glow.

In their hands, the bone
structure was different.

- David, please, that's over now.

- It's not over.

Look, you've got to talk to Holman

and find out everything you
can about that man and woman.

- David, no more, not now.

We'll talk about it later.

I've got to get back to the office.

We'll talk about it this
evening when I pick you up.

I promise.

- Mr. Vincent, Mr. Vincent.

You are not alone.

I want you to know that.

Many of us believe, we know.

They've been in contact
with me since I was a child.

Did they talk to you too?

- No.

But of course, it's not an invasion.

They're friendly little creatures.

It's just such a shame that
nobody seems to believe us.

- Call it the cooling off period.

Two weeks.

Give yourself a chance
to get back on your feet.

Then if you still feel the
same way, you're all right.

It wasn't easy, but I got the name and
address of that honeymoon couple from Holman.

Mr. and Mrs.
John Brandon, 285 Front Street, Kinney.

Kinney?

It's a little town between San
Luis Obispo and Bakersfield.

Put it away, hm?

Promise you won't pick it up
again for a couple of weeks?

David, two weeks?

All right.

Good boy.

David, I want to believe you.

Thanks.

[music]

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[music] [music] Hello?

Ellen, it's David.

I want you to know that
I'm going away for a while.

I mean, you're finally going to take
my advice and grab yourself a vacation?

I'm calling because I have to
break that promise I made you.

Ellen, I think they just tried to kill me.

What?

Now listen, David.

Look, I have to find the
couple from that camper truck.

I'm going up to Kinney.

[music]

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[car horn]

[car horn]

[car horn] Hello?

Hello?

[music]

Is everybody here?

[music] Can I help you?

I'm Mrs. Adams.

I run this place.

It looks like you lost a town somewhere.

Where is everybody?

Our total population is down to 12 now.

And that's including the two
dogs and my little Siamese cat.

Thank you.

It doesn't seem to have
affected business, honey.

Oh, the sign?

That just means we're not
open to the public right now.

Golly, it's hot.

I'm looking for someone, a man
and a woman named Brandon.

They gave this as
their last... Brandon?

A man and a woman?

They gave this as their last address.

Brandon, huh?

Yeah, I didn't think I would...

Sorry, it doesn't ring any bells.

You can check the register.

On the other hand, if
there were clients of Mr.

Cogan's, they wouldn't
have registered.

Who's Mr. Cogan?

Well, I don't suppose
there's any real secret to it.

Mr. Cogan's the head of the investment
group that's buying up this town.

I think they're going to turn it
into one of those retirement cities.

How do you go about buying a town?

First, you gotta find the right town.

Then you just walk in
with a suitcase full of cash.

Howdy, my name's Carver.

Saw your car outside.

You looking for someone?

A couple of friends.

Well, they probably moved away.

This used to be going down till the
state closed down its hydroelectric plant.

Oh, a few of them are still holding
out, but in the end they'll sell.

Does that include you?

No, I sold out just after my husband died.

I'm staying on as a sort of caretaker
till Mr. Cogan's group takes over.

Sometimes he sends clients down here.

Mind if I add some lemonade, Kathy?

Oh, no, go right ahead.

Thank you.

When Mr. Cogan does bring his
clients down here, what do they do?

Hunting and fishing, I guess.

Where?

Gee, I don't know.

Let's see, there's a wooded lake
a couple of miles north of here.

And there's always the river, of course.

Where's that?

On the other side of town.

Gee, I'm awful sorry I
couldn't be of more help.

No, no, thank you.

Oh, really?

Thank you.

So long.

Goodbye.

What does Lieutenant Holman do back?

Tell him he was right.

Let's cycle his to chew up down here.

I'll keep an eye on him.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Do you have a telephone that works?

Pardon me, do you have a telephone?

What?

Do you have a telephone that works?

Well, they ain't pulled that one yet.

Operator, I want to make a
collect call to Santa Barbara.

The number is 555-5235.

My name is David Vincent.

I'm calling Mr. Landers.

Ellen, it's David.

I'm in Kinney.

I think I've found something, some proof.

Ellen, you've got to
come up here right away.

Because if you don't get here
right away, somehow it'll all be gone.

I'm not sure I can get away right now.

Look, Ellen, listen to me, will you?

There's some kind of
pattern to this whole thing.

I've seen the evidence in an
abandoned power station here in town.

Ellen, I believe, I really believe
this is some kind of invasion.

Now, listen, David.

Look, they're here in Kinney.

They may be -- They
may be all over this planet.

Now, I need a witness, just one witness.

Look, Ellen, if I can't
ask you, who can I ask?

I'll be there as soon as I can.

All right, now there's a
hotel on Front Street here.

I'll be waiting for you there.

Thanks, buddy.

I see you found the Seoul
Entertainment Center in Kinney.

Yeah, I heard the music.

Have you met Mr. Kemper?

He's one of our last holdouts.

And those are the Ackerman girls.

They live just outside of town.

Can I offer you some coffee?

No, that's a good idea.

Good.

Deputy Carver's looking for you.

He telephones Santa Barbara.

Hey, you don't look like a
dangerous psycho to me.

I'm not.

Well, if you're worried
about him, don't be.

He already checked here.

It'll be a while before
he comes back again.

Here.

Is something the matter?

No.

Now, how long has Carver been in town?

A few months.

He came in about the same time the
Kogan people began buying up the town.

When are they taking over?

As soon as Mr. Kemper
and a few others set a price.

Hey, Mr. Kemper!

Mr. Kemper, you're going to
really make them pay, aren't you?

Doesn't what Carver said
about me bother you at all?

Just because you happen to
see certain things doesn't mean...

Who said anything about seeing things?

Carver.

Oh, I've been through this before.

For months before my husband
died, he kept saying over and over that...

Well, what did he see?

No.

Well, how did he die?

Well, it was a heart attack.

Tell me what he saw, please.

He's dead, and I don't want
to talk about it anymore.

Please, don't go.

Mrs. Adams, I need your help.

He wasn't sure I could
talk to you at first.

Please, Mr... Vincent, David.

Mr. Vincent, I... Will you sit down
here and just listen to me for a moment?

Please.

I'm going to tell you
something you won't believe.

Someday I'll get them all.

They were transparent tubes,
large enough to fit a human form.

Now, I think they need these tubes
to regenerate themselves somehow.

I don't know.

If I could see them, see something...
Well, maybe when my friend gets here, I...

I want you to see them, because Mrs.
Adams...

When Cogan finishes buying up this
town, his people are going to take over.

They'll have a foothold,
and it's got to be stopped.

Because who knows how many
towns like this there are in the world.

All right.

All right, is there anything
I can do to help you?

Do you believe me?

I don't know what I believe.

Just tell me what I can do.

Is your aunt still at the motel?

Yes.

Well, tell her that my
business partner is coming here.

He'll be here in a few hours.

His name is Landrys.

I can call from here.

That's a good idea.

Tell her to have him meet me here.

All right.

But don't let Carver find out about it.

Look, what was his name again?

Landrys.

If that Vincent fellow comes back here,
Aunt Sarah, try and stall him, all right?

I'll certainly do what I can, Lou.

We don't think he's dangerous.

Just that things seem to
happen when he's around.

Fires, accidents, you know.

Just want to keep an eye on him.

All right.

Thank you, Lou.

Mr. Kemper, I'll close up.

We're waiting for a friend.

Oh.

Okay.

Good night.

Good night.

It's funny how a man's
life can change so fast.

I saw that saucer.

It seems as though I had been cut
off from everything piece by piece.

Is it the same with your husband?

Catherine.

Yes.

Yes, it was the same.

You know, I've been thinking.

What happened to him might
not have been a heart attack.

They could have ways of arranging that.

If that's true, then it could
happen again with you.

No.

I've already talked too loud.

That fire in my apartment
was their last safe shot.

Anything more would
cause a lot of attention.

Make people think that maybe I was right.

Kemper!

Kemper!

Maybe your friend won't come.

No, he was delayed. He'll be here.

But how can you be so sure?

He'll be here.

Why should he really believe?

You saw what happened
when you told the truth.

Suspicion, right?

Ridicule, it's going to happen again.
You'll see.

He'll be here.

I'm sorry, I didn't see you.

Oh, that's all right. That's all right.

You are looking for
Mr. Vincent, aren't you?

Well, yes, that's right.

Well, he said you were to
meet him at the power station.

You're to park your car there.

Here?

Yeah.

Well, it's easier to walk.

It's only a couple of blocks.

Go on.

I'm sorry, I didn't see you.

Oh, that's all right. That's all right.

You are looking for
Mr. Vincent, aren't you?

Go in.

Did you wear a car just now?

No.

Oh, David.

Hey, forget about him.

Look, he won't come.
He's no different than anybody else.

Nobody wanted to hear
the truth from my husband.

They just wanted to sell it a
profit and get out of this town.

A lot of things killed him.

Hate, greed, ignorance.

If he'd thought about it, he would
have wondered what he was fighting for.

What is there in this world that's
so special, so... so worth preserving?

You still have time.

You can think about that.

Why'd you do that?
You know I'm listening for Landers.

David. David.

I did it to wake you up.

Don't spend your life listening
for cars that'll never come.

Looking for faces you can never find.

Fingers?

We're not all like that, David.

Some of us learn.

We're always learning.

Don't go.

Don't fight us.

You can't stop it. It's going to happen.

Don't go.

Don't fight us.

No, don't go.

Alan?

Alan!

Alan!

Alan!

David?

David?

Alan!

Alan!

Hold it! Hold it!

Alan!

Alan!

Alan!

Alan!

Alan?

Alan.

All right, Vincent.

Sheriff, they...

What happened? What is it?

Nothing, Mr. Kemper.

What?

Just a sick fellow.
Got a little out of hand.

You two, help me load
him into the car, will you?

What a shame.

He looked and talked so normal.

You'd just never know.

THE END

THE END

Good to see you, Ben.
Four or five years now.

Well, Vincent,

you'd still be alive today if you hadn't
wanted to believe your crazy dreams.

Sheriff Carver checked
out the power station.

Except for him, it was nothing.

No, there wouldn't be. Not now.

The coroner's report was heart attack.

Whatever you think, that's the way it was.

Sure.

Ben, what do you want me to do with him?

Let him go.

Let him go?

That's right. Let him go.

I don't know why you came here, Vincent.

Then don't come back.

No reason to.

Not anymore.

Lieutenant.

I know I can find an answer
to this if you'll only help me.

This is the final word, Vincent.

The bottom line.

For your own sake, let it end here.

Whatever you're planning, let it end here.

I wish I could.

How does a nightmare end?

Not here in the forgotten town
of Kinney, perhaps in Bakersfield,

perhaps at some undiscovered beachhead,
in another state, or another continent.

How does a nightmare end?

How does a nightmare end?

How does a nightmare end?

How does a nightmare end?

How does a nightmare end?

How does a nightmare end?

How does a nightmare end?

Perhaps in one state,
or another continent,

perhaps, or David
Vincent, it will never end.

How does a nightmare end?