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Your mother was my friend.

What do you want from me?

l wanna help you.

he creature

the being, right on your table.

You really are my father.

Mest

[Scott] Do you think we'll ever find my mom?

[Paul] We'll find her.

[officer] Unit 44, over.

[dispatcher] Go ahead, Charlie.

I'm approaching the lake cutoff

request code 7 in 20 minutes.

her] Roger to your code 7,

Unit 44. And say hello to Laurie.

10-4, kid.

-Here you go. Enjoy your food, all right?

-Two minutes to countdown. [laughs] -Very funny.

Why don't you put yourself on a plate

and squeeze whipped cream alll around?

Wipe your chin, Buddy.

-[chef] Come and get it. -Don't let Charlie hear you.

What's he gonna do? Arrest me?

[Buddy] 60 seconds, Laurie.

What would! ! do without you, Buddy?

[chuckles]

See you tomorrow, Louie.

What tomorrow? It ain't six...

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six,

five, four, three, two, one.

-[Buddy] Vern, Vern, Vern, shoot.

Okay, that's another two bits you me.

One of these days he'll be late.

Have a flat tire or something.

They don't mean nothing, honey.

‘t you expect me to with you

when you put yourself down.

You want me to fix you something

to eat at my house? Charlie?

[ thought I'd just drive you home.

-You're gonna come by later tonight?

-Don't get off till midnight.

I'll leave the porch light on.

[Laurie sighs]

fLalalas

Is camping the greatest or what?

This body is not comfortable

sleeping on the ground.

But a motel costs and all we've got is eating money.

Well, when Monday comes,

pick up the check at the post office

We're history.

[scoffs]

Where'd you hear that?

"We're gone, we're history“

I don't remember.

Probably from you.

Oh, this sure is beautifull country.

Yeah, it's cold! too.

Oh, if it does, don't worry about it:

can start it again.

Yeah, your magic marble, ! forgot.

It's not magic.

1 do love you, Laurie.

wish you loved yourself, Charlie.

[dog barking in distance]

I'm okay.

l know that.

Got a future ahead of you.

Your promotion is almost here.

-Everybody loves you. -[Scoffs]

You're a fixture in town.

Always manage to find a joke

try to talk serious about us.

That promotion comes through

Damn it, Charlie.

I love you.

Not for what you do, for who you are.

I gotta get back on patrol.

Good idea.

Who knows what you might find’ out there.

Well, you might find Jimmy Hoffa, or Judge Crater.

You might find the ghost of Bonnie and Clyde.

[Scott] Come on.

[sphere whirring]

That's it, come on.

[sphere whirring continues]

[electricity crackles]

[Scott] Oh, my gosh.

istance]

[Scott] Totally amazing.

[ducks quacking]

Okay. It's Cool, thanks. Turn off.

[sphere beeping]

[trilling Stops]

I think showers are a good idea.

l love water.

What was it? Did you see it?

What was?

[Charlie] you kidding? Up there.

Spinning) like’a) top. A whole bunch of ‘em,

-Lights, man. Blue lights.

Spinning blue lights.

-Scott? -Uh-uh.

Wait a minute.

You telling me you didn't anything?

Oh, you had to have seen them.

They were right over there. Or over there.

No Way you' could’ miss them. Huh?

I don't get it.

just have me a look around.

Good! evening.

Good! evening.

Thought we'd had it there for a minute.

He seemed Very sure that he saw something,

Oh.

sometimes things.

Plays tricks.

Are you playing a trick?

-[TV announcer] It's a brand-new car.

lause on TV]

-Quiet shift? -Pretty much.

You're sure writing a bunch.

Justdoing my joby Kelly:

Blue lights, what kind of blue lights?

Just what it says.

Don't make sense.

I don't have to explain it.

Two campers, you get their names?

I Know where they are.

Charlie, not that it's any of my business,

but you know those squareheads up at County.

They read thiswl'meant

it-it sounds like you're saying

you saw a flying saucer.

Nothing in here like that.

l saw spinning blue lights.

l wrote spinning blue lights. Period.

[Charlie sighs]

I'm starving. ! could eat a horse.

Are you sure? Charlie?

On the Johnny Carson show?

Oh, ! thought for sure more like Believe It or Not.

Don't you just love small towns?

an't sneeze wit

blowing your nose for you.

Charlie really a flying saucer?

Don't you start.

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-Thank you.

hese puppies moving.

[Laurie] Hold your water, Louie.

being a world-class chef

-Thanks. -Thank you.

Yo, rigor mortis and spuds.

[Buddy] Ah, it's just doing fine.

Doing real fine.

Yo, flappers, naked.

[Buddy] Fishing poles, fish...

ea Can ie put

[customer] Thank you.

‘t see any rigor mortis

and spuds on this one.

-How about on yours? -[Scott] Nope.

[Louie] Yo, of fire. We're talking the kitchen sink.

-Vern.

Charlie, there was a fella in here earlier looking for you.

Yeah, he was about that high,

sort of green, had antennas

growing out of his head.

Said! he met you

last night. [chuckles]

[Vern chuckles]

Iter ing.

Mind if sit down?

You gonna be around long?

Uh, till Monday.

We're gonna pick up

a check at the post office.

That a fact?

How come you've picked this for a mail drop?

This is where we are.

[Louie] Yo, burger, piggies aboard.

Say, l forgot to ask you.

-You mind giving me your names? -Why?

Maybe"! to/send! youa Christmas card!

We don't have to give you our names though.

We haven't broken any laws.

You're saying no to my request?

I'm Paul Forrester,

and this is my son, Scott.

Two R's?

We still haven't done anything,

I didn't say you had, son.

l may be a hick deputy in a backwash county,

but if there's one thing ! know, it's people.

Andi l'say you're not telling everything you know about last night.

don't know why that is.

But l mean to find out:

What?

Yes, exactly. What?

Would you file these for me, Matt?

-Okay, thanks.

[phone ringing]

l Can't believe you gave a cop our names.

Let's talk about why I told him.

Tell me about last night.

I told! you.

l remember. Now, tell me what you didn't tell me.

Yeah, hold one second.

Matt, can you give me that file on that...

[operator] Federal Security Agency.

[operator] Our regular office hours

are 8:30 to 5:30, Monday through Friday.

Thank you.

If we only had enough money for bus fare.

We have exactly $6.18.

s that right?

-[sighs]

What are you looking at?

Bus fare.

[Seat] It's called) pool.

It's allin the wrist.

Game's eight ball.

One player's got solids

the other's got stripes.

Who's ever got one kind has to knock them all in,

then the eight ball.

But you can't drop the white ball,

especially when you're shooting

for the eight ball.

That's called a

But the other way, you win.

You'd be home free.

Home free.

Just watch what they do and! do the same.

[Vern] Scratch shot, Buddy.

Buddy] Yeah, sure. = e g L ‘do a -[V thew d ial ai

[secretary] Los Angeles Tribune.

Hi, is, uh, Bill Nelson working

This is an old friend of his

Charlie Ewing.

[secretary] I'll give you editorial.

Thank you.

Are you sure this will work?

-Damn it! -[Buddy laughs]

Pleasure, Vern, as always.

That's $23. We'll forget about the cents.

Anybody else wanna get skinned?

Well, howdy.

Well, howdy.

Well, what's your game, friend?

Uh, my game is pool.

What you got there?

-l'll take a Pant of that.

[Wernp ill rack!

Are you sure you’ don't wanna\ Up the’ bet?

Oh, no, thank you. That'll be enough.

-Why don't you break?

[chuckles] Whatever you say, kid.

[Vern] Go, Buddy.

[sighs] Well, you're stripes.

[Vern] Your mother teach you that one, Buddy?

[Buddy] Be quiet, Vern.

Should! ! get them all in with one shot?

No. Uh, one at a time.

Are we gonna do this today or what?

Thank you.

[pool balls clacking]

[Vern] You may havea problem, Buddy:

[spectator 2] He's enjoying it.

hought he was gonna scratch.

ectator 3] Oh, man!

[spectator 2] ...a lot of good luck.

-[spectator 3] Who is this guy?

[Buddy] Oh, no.

[spectator 3] Man, three cushions.

[Vern] You do have a problem, Buddy.

[Vern] Lookee here.

Thought he was going for the other ball.

S$ got it, he’s got it.

[spectator 3] Ooh, man.

-[spectator 3] No way.

-[Spectator 3] This is a for-sure scratch.

[spectator 2] Yeah, let's get some eats.

-[spectator 3] He's gonna scratch.

[spectator 2] What a shot.

[spectator 3] No kidding, wow.

[spectator 2] I love it.

-[spectator 1] Look who

Maybe not, mister.

Real shark, huh?

Thank you.

l know who you are.

! called a newspaper friend of mine

who found some old clippings about you, about George Fox.

That's a great cover,

And the boy here, camping with him:

Perfect

What are you talking about?

! know that George Fox and the FSA

are investigating possible alien life.

Why didn't you identify yourself as one of his agents?

-Why didn't 1? -Exactly.

! figure you're here to check into those blue lights.

Lights l saw, remember?

tell’ me) who else has seen ‘em?

Airline pilots?

How many reports you been getting?

Is there any danger?

secret stuff.

[Charlie] Ciny come on. Yeue can tell m

l mean, half the town thinks I made it up.

Tell you the truth,

hey're kind of amused.

Okay, you're right. I lied.

You did the blue lights.

Hot damn. [chuckles]

knew it:

l don't suppose there's a shot

of you telling a couple of people around here about...

Uh, no, I-I didn't think so.

Secret’ stuff.

Secret’ stuff.

[Fox grunting]

-Mr. Fox? - wo more.

-What you got? -] thought you'd want to know.

The NCIC kicked out an inquiry on your red flag.

Why didn't you say so?

All right, how do ! get there?

There will be a rental car waiting.

ying in there?

You know what they're

They're saying you might not get

your promotion ‘cause of this.

That's ridiculous.

-What do you mean? -I can't tell you.

Il can say is that I have information

that those blue lights 1 saw

is part of a story that's gonna blow everybody's mind all over the world.

Uh-huh. And I'm part of it.

[sighs]

Okay, Charlie. [chuckles]

I gotta go back in.

-See you at six?

(e)

Urgent call

Man said he was from Washington, DC.

-[police radio chatter]

He's a cop, and' he knows about Fox.

l know.

But it's our fault he’s having trouble

with the people in this town.

Because of us, they think he’s a joke.

forget, really.

We're the ones in danger.

Howdy.

Y'all going to town?

You got room?

I'll make room. Hop in.

Mr. Forrester can ride up front.

[Charlie] Hot, ain't it?

A lot of good it's done.

Looks like y'all are moving on.

happening here.

Probably blue lights and stuff in the next county.

Wouldn't be a bit surprised.

You know, it's such a nice day.

How about it, Scott?

Why don't we walk?

[sighs]

I don't know what trouble you're in with the government.

This man, Fox, wouldn't say.

But Know what trouble you're in right here.

Nobody likes to be made a fool of.

And for my money, you're the last straw.

Oh, I'm sure there will be more.

Funny man:

If he Knew who you were, he'd die.

“(door closes] -l hope not.

Something about him ! like.

He made me empty my pockets and put everything into an envelope.

What about you?

1 guess he thought it was a marble.

Good. Then we'll leave late tonight.

[police radio chatter]

Where's Bill?

Still out at that accident, and I'm starving.

Oh, wish I'd known. I'd have brought you something.

-Everything quiet? -Yep.

Well, why don't you take on off.

I'm gonna be here.

I gotta them inside anyway.

-You sure? -Yeah.

Listen, if you're going to the Red Barn

skip the meat loaf.

Think I saw part of a in it.

[both chuckle]

-Thanks, Charlie.

-You bet, Laurie.

Hope you like hamburgers.

Mest

Thank you.

How much money do ! you?

Nothing. Compliments of the county.

Just for the hell of it, are you a spy or what?

l never saw a flyer on you, what are you wanted for?

For being myself.

Serves me right for asking.

[door opens, closes]

[TV announcer] ...

it's not his night.

Hishands are dropping lower and lower. It's a sure--

Oh! Schrader's hurt.

[Paul] Think about what you wantiit'to’ do!

Picture it happening in your mind.

lam.

Concentrate.

You can do it.

Just relax and focus.

I can't do it. You do it.

I've got to see the sphere.

[clattering]

What are you doing?

it’so that can see t

Hold’ out the sphere.

[sphere whirring]

[sizzling]

[clattering]

[TV announcer] ...he’s got the definite

advantage. Wouldn't you say that?

Tough fight, tonight, Jim.

! think it's a real tough fight going on out there...

[door opening]

Scott, run! Go on!

My God!

] won't hurt you.

[breathing shakily] Who are you?

Paul! Forrester.

Not after what l just saw.

Well, you might say that I'm the blue lights.

Oh, my God.

You're it.

You're the-- the thing.

Excuse me?

[panting]

They've been laughing at him too.

Oh, man, what do I do?

l don't know what to do.

Well, you could give me back my silver sphere and let me go.

ly a very peaceful...

What would happen if l shot you?

It would hurt.

I'd’ bleed!

This body would die, and my son would have no one to protect him.

Is he also... like you?

His mother is from Wisconsin.

Very beautiful.

Are you going to shoot me?

Not unless Ihave to.

Oh) ye'gods. Who's gonna believe this?

We both know who.

[attendant] Here's the pillow you requested.

What kind of a drive-- Wiley?

About three hours from the airport.

Mest

Richard Ill, as a matter of fact, who actually said...

Read the play.

[attendant] Everything all right in here?

-[passenger] Just fine.

[phone ringing]

-Deputy Ewing. -[Laurie] Charlie, honey?

Can't talk now, Laurie, I'll call you in the morning.

[Laurie] Wait a minute, Charlie. Charlie, are you all right?

Charlie?

l made up my mind.

As soon as it gets light, we're going for a ride.

Is my son all right?

I don't know.

But you're the one! got,

and you're the one I'm hanging on to.

Charlie?

What are you doing here?

You! think you’ can just shine me on like that on the phone, ! don't worry?

Laurie, you've gotta trust me.

I'm driving to Los Angeles

with a prisoner.

I'm gonna meet a plane from Washington, DC.

I'm delivering my prisoner

to the United States government.

i S gonna brag

forever that they knew Charlie Ewing.

[breathing heavily]

Charlie, I've never seen you like this.

You're scaring me.

You don't know what scarediis.

Laurie, you're worried about our promotion?

I'm telling you, by tomorrow, I'm going to be on every television station

and every WES DE and magazine

Charlie, what's the matter with you?

If you knew who I have locked up back there, you'd understand.

-Well, all right. -No. No.

It's dangerous.

Charlie, who's back there?

Charlie, who is it?

Okay, but you can't say anything, understand?

Swear you won't say anything?

-leven’ sent the night man away.

-Sure, Charlie, ! swear. Just quiet down.

I got an alien back there.

Call the Immigration Service.

Not from there.

From another planet, another world.

An ET.

Get it?

Oh, Charlie. Oh, my God.

Charlie, ! love you.

We alll love you.

-No, I do. I do believe you.

Charlie, there's a lot

of pressure on you, and I see that now.

And I'm so sorry

All right, look. Look.

Yo, rigor mortis and spuds.

Flappers, naked.

Charlie, I'm gonna go home now.

And \'m gonna make some tea, and I'm gonna call Bill

or whoever it is that's supposed to work tonight.

And I'm going to tell them to come on back by.

And when he gets here, you are going to come to my house,

and then we're just gonna talk. Quiet-like.

I'm telling the truth, Laurie.

Oh, Charlie, you're around the bend.

And) lam) gonna bring youl back on the road!

Quietly, with no one else on it.

l can't take the way they you now.

of this getting out.

I'm not gonna let you out of my sight from now on.

(e)

Why don't you show me how you can let yourself out of there?

(e)

Give me the keys.

Uh-uh: Not like that.

The alien way with the Force or something.

-The Force? -You know, like that.

I can't.

Why not?

No more Force.

ou mean you can't'do anything else weird?

Miss? Oh, sorry, ! didn't mean to scare you.

Don't-- Don't ! know you?

! didn't Know who else to talk to. Uh,

Your dad?

Ishea...

Is there anything UnUsUal about your dad?

No. He's a great guy.

Completely normal.

I don't believe it:

Okay, so maybe he's got

strange sense of humor.

but otherwise he's--

Oh) no; no. Iimeant Charlie. The sheriff.

Listen, what were you and your dad doing in anyway?

ell, he's kind of in between assignments.

Assignments?

Yeah, he's a photographer.

Uh, we were supposed to pick up Some money.

-For a newspaper?

and’ magazines, all't

Not to mention all his friends

Television?

Charlie, Charlie.

Charlie, can't let you go through with this.

You've got to let them go.

Don't stand so close.

but they're still prisoners.

Now, Il! want youl to’go on home, and we'll talk about this when I get back.

Laurie? Laurie, what are you doing?

Come back and\ unlock me right now:

-You best be on your way now.

-Laurie! You done lost your mind.

I'm sorry things worked out this way.

[Charlie] You hear me?

Laurie, honey, you don

what you're doing.

Now, you let me out of these cuffs immediately.

[Charlie] No matter what else we are i

our private lives, I'm a police officer.

-TV7

-Laurie, honey, there's still time.

The key is in Kelly's desk.

Laurie, you gonna let me

Honey, you're gonna get youre!

Charlie never meant any harm.

Don't do this to me.

know. Neither did 1.

Come on, we're history here.

We're not history yet.

-You know why not.

Can you let me go now?

If! let you go, what'll you do?

I don't know.

I don't know what I'd do.

don't know anything anymore.

Charlie.

It's alll right.

They were never really here.

exactly my fault either.

He's gonna get hurt some more.

s, what Wwe do about it now?

[sphere whirring]

[electricity crackles]

[spinning lights trilling]

Charlie.

Charlie, even if they were what you thought, it still wouldn't matter.

You are the one that! believe in.

I always will.

Charlie?

What if they were what you thought they were?

That's right. [laughs]

[gasps, exclamations]

[Buddy] What was that? Look!

[both chuckle]

Wow.

It's allin the wrist.

My God.

[electricity crackles]

Wiley, let's get down there.

[cheering, laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

and where did they go?

Il handle it.

Ladies and gentlemen,

my name is George Fox.

I'm with the Federal Security Agency.

Now, what! want are two things.

! want first someone to find Deputy Ewing for me,

-Charles Ewing?

Good.

All right, now, Sheriff, you know why I'm here.

So let's begin with you. ! want you to tell me, for the record,

in your own words, exactly what youl saw:

What exactly are you talking about, mister?

The blue lights up in the sky about 15 minutes ago.

Quiet!

Lights? Up in the sky?

Sheriff, you couldn't have missed them.

They were right over your head.

You couldn't have missed them.

Okay, now. Just settle down, Mister...

What do you mean "Mister"?

I'm George Fox, Sheriff.

Well, why don't you tell me what you think you saw?

Fifteen minutes ago.

Jue lights. A ring of blue lights,

a hundred across,

hovering over the town.

Anything else?

[townsfolk laugh]