Original subtitles

All right, hold it.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

What's the matter, senor?

We're going around in a circle.

No, senor. The desert looks the same everywhere.

All right, how much further?

- Two, maybe three miles. - You sure?

We do not lie, senor.

We told you what we have seen.

Lights of shining colour and noises.

Strange noises.

It's not too much further. Maybe two or three miles.

I gave you 300 pesos. If this is some kind of con, forget it right now.

Con?

[BOTH SPEAK IN SPANISH]

Never mind. Let's go.

Oh!

[BOTH SPEAK IN SPANISH]

Lights of shining colours.

Yes, strange noises.

[LAUGHS]

[BOTH SPEAK IN SPANISH]

[TYRES SQUEALING]

[PANTING]

[ANNOUNCER READING ON-SCREEN TEXT]

ANNOUNCER: Starring Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent.

NARRATOR: The invaders:

alien beings from a dying planet.

Their destination: the Earth.

Their purpose: to make it their world.

David Vincent has seen them.

For him, it began one lost night on a lonely country road,

looking for a shortcut that he never found.

It began with a closed, deserted diner

and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey.

It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy.

[WHINING SOUND]

Now David Vincent knows that the invaders are here.

That they have taken human form.

Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world

that the nightmare has already begun.

ANNOUNCER: The guest stars in tonight's story:

Edward Andrews,

Lin McCarthy,

and special guest star, Suzanne Pleshette.

[ANNOUNCER READING ON-SCREEN TEXT]

NARRATOR: Three weeks since the report

of a crash and strange, glowing lights

had brought reporters, the Air Force and David Vincent

to the border town of Rosario.

Betrayed by his own kind and left to die under a blazing sun,

he retains a vision of a ship launched by another kind

under another sun.

Now the Air Force and reporters have gone

and David Vincent remains, to begin the search again.

Vincent.

Fellows, Air Force Intelligence, remember?

I thought you people left town a week ago.

Vincent, you know what we used to run this thing down,

before you even showed up?

Planes, helicopters,

our best men.

- Know what we found? - Nothing.

Where does that leave you now?

Up the creek.

I've been there before.

Vincent.

Now, I can't check out of this oven until you call it quits.

Put in for hardship pay.

You wanna take a look at those pictures?

File them.

Sorry, Mr. Fellows. I'm sticking around.

I saw something out there.

I'm sure it was a disabled space vehicle.

Now, think about that.

Release form for the jeep.

How about the men who rolled me?

Well, Mexican police are holding them.

I guess you've about had it with our desert, huh?

Not quite.

Why don't you just do everybody a favour

and take your nightmares and get out of here.

When I'm finished.

Thanks.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[TYRES SQUEALING]

You all right, Mr. Vincent?

Almost looked like they had you in their sights.

Yeah, I guess I wasn't paying attention.

- Thank you. - Sure.

Thank you very much.

[SIGHS]

Any mail?

Oh, Mr. Vincent.

My name is Evans, Mr. Vincent. I'm a freelance newspaperman.

These are my credentials.

I'm here to see you, Mr. Vincent.

You know, it came to me in the middle of the night

that if David Vincent were right, oh-ho, boy, I'd--

I'd have a story that would be worth a fortune.

What do you say, Mr. Vincent? Couldn't you use a couple of bucks?

- Not interested. - Don't be a fool, Mr. Vincent.

- I can help you. - How?

Well, I found somebody who's telling the same story that you are.

They say they know just exactly where this--

This spaceship is right now.

And who is this somebody?

Oh, no, no, no.

Not until after you agree to give me the exclusive.

How reliable is is this informer of yours?

You're the expert. You decide.

[BAND PLAYING STRIPTEASE MUSIC]

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

[MAN WHISTLING]

[MAN LAUGHS]

[MAN APPLAUDS]

MAN 1: Yeah, that's it.

[WHISTLES]

MAN 2: Come on, baby.

[MEN WHISTLING]

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

[MUSIC STOPS]

How do you like her, huh?

It'll depend.

I-- I was talking about her act.

So was I.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

- Ah, Vikki-- - Look, why don't you leave me alone?

This is Mr. David Vincent.

I told you, I don't wanna talk about it.

Go ahead, please, Vikki. Tell him what you told me.

I'm tired of getting the fisheye.

Everybody's thinks I'm ready for the men in the white coats.

No, no, no. I wanna hear your story. Will you sit down?

- Not just for laughs? - No.

All right.

One more time.

I was coming back from Mexico,

sightseeing and all that jazz.

[BAND PLAYS LIVELY MUSIC]

Well, it started to get dark

and, you know, this part of the country is not known for its street lights.

And I made a wrong turn,

only I didn't know it until I realized I didn't know where I was.

Well, I started to get scared,

so I pulled over to the side of the road and I pulled out the map.

Then all of the sudden I saw this--

This thing, like lights flashing, fire everywhere.

Like 20,000 jet engines, a whining sound and colour.

You saw all this?

Sure. It was some kind of frantic.

I looked through the lights and I could see motors starting and stopping

like they were trying to get away, only they were stuck. Stuck bad.

[SIGHS]

There it goes. The fisheye again.

No. no, no. Wait a minute.

Do you think you can find this place again?

Mister, when I split the scene, it was goodbye, Charlie.

I don't want any part of it.

Just answer my question. Could you find that place again?

- Yeah, I thinks so. But why should I? - What if you were paid for it?

Like how much?

Mr. Evans here says he has a pretty valuable story.

What about 25 percent of what he gets?

- Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. - Otherwise, you have nothing.

That's probably the way it will wind up anyhow, so why bother.

A hundred, cash.

- Can you make it two? - We'll have two.

And the car?

I have a jeep.

All right.

I'll meet you in front of the hotel at 9:00 tomorrow morning.

Good. Uh...

Can I buy you a drink?

I better go back to work.

You are pretty good at spending my money.

Not spending, investing.

You're not leaving now?

- She does a great second show. - Yeah, well, I'm beat.

The show I wanna see starts tomorrow at 9.

Good luck then to all of us.

Yeah, thanks.

He will be delivered tomorrow.

EVANS [OVER DEVICE]: Repeat, he will be delivered tomorrow.

We will be ready.

Where's the girl?

It's just 9:00, she ought to be here any second.

- Sure you don't wanna come? - No, I told you.

This crummy town's all the adventure I need.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[DOG BARKING]

Good morning.

- Have you got the money? - Yeah, right here.

Oh, Vincent,

take good care of yourself. I've got a big investment in you.

[ENGINE STARTS]

About how far is it?

Look, I know I'm not paying for conversation,

but I have to know a few things.

A couple of hours.

Thanks.

Look, let's just get this over with and cut out the small talk, huh?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hey, you sure you've got the right room?

A few questions I'd like to ask about a mutual friend,

- Uh-huh. - David Vincent.

Oh.

[LAUGHS]

Look, Mac, he may be a friend of yours but me,

a buddy like that I do not need.

You were together a while ago with that girl.

That's what I mean.

I spend all week priming the pump and he takes off with the whole well.

- Where to? - I don't know.

She said something about visiting friends across...

...the border.

Sounds like a real wild scene.

Do you know why he's here?

Oh, you mean the-- The little green men and all?

I doubt if that's what he said.

Well, pretty close.

By the way, Evans, will you be around for a while?

For a while.

[DOOR CLOSES]

They're on their way.

EVANS: Time of departure, nine plus seven.

Repeat, nine plus seven.

There's a lighter in the compartment. Can I have it please?

[OPENS COMPARTMENT]

That's very nice.

It has a flaw.

But then, haven't we all.

Want something to eat?

[TYRES SQUEALING]

[SIGHING]

Sorry.

Lost my head.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[BOTH SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

I already ordered for you, if that's alright.

[BOY SCREAMS]

[SCREAMING IN SPANISH]

[SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

- You all right? - Mm-hm.

You sure?

[SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

It's all right.

[COINS DROP ON THE TABLE]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

- Are you all right? - Yeah, I'm just great.

What's wrong with you? You sat there like it was a floor show.

Leave me alone.

- What is with you? - You're hurting me.

I didn't think that was possible.

Here, let me help you.

- It'll be all right. - It's cold cream. It's good for burns.

Do it yourself.

Do you have to drive so fast?

I haven't changed my speed in an hour.

Here.

Stop here.

Is this where you saw the ship?

I think so.

Where was it?

There, over that rise.

You wait here.

David.

David, I've made a mistake. This isn't the place.

Well, something made you stop. I'll check it out.

Well, all this terrain looks alike, David.

You can see-- Take my word for it, David.

I'm sure it's a little more to that-- That side.

All right, you've seen the ship. Now, let's get out of here.

- Get my gun. - No.

David, I'm staying with you.

Now.

David, wait for me.

Don't leave me. They'll kill me.

Why should they?

[PANTING] Because they think I warned you.

[BOTH PANTING]

Now, you're supposed to start crying and say I'm sorry.

Tell me, why?

Why all the hocus-pocus? Why the kids in the hot rod?

Why the so-called rescue by Evans? Why the striptease?

Don't. It had to be that way.

The ship was in trouble.

The refracted light we'd sent up to protect us only helped from the air.

The ship still is in trouble and you--

You were getting too close.

You wanted to help me back there.

No.

You wanted to help me. Why?

Why?

I don't know why.

I want an answer.

You're alive.

Why don't you just leave it at that and trust me.

You're one of them.

I can't trust you.

No, I said it's just a hunch.

Unless you're ordering me back to Washington, I--

Yes, I know Vincent has left, but I'm not--

Yes, sir. I'll take the next plane out.

Yes, sir. Goodbye, sir.

Not that far.

Get over here when I can keep an eye on you.

[COUGHS]

I forgot.

I'm one of them.

Aren't you?

All right.

I am an alien.

But I am to them too.

What is that supposed to mean?

[SCOFFS]

As if you could understand.

As if you could possibly understand.

Well, I could try.

All right.

I'm different, that's all.

Ever since I was little, I had this--

This thing in me, this difference.

Like my--

[CHUCKLES]

I suppose here you'd call him my father.

He had this difference too and he couldn't live with it either, so he--

He stood up against them and they--

They killed him.

What is this difference?

I'm not sure.

I only know we can't be like the others.

Life means something to us and death.

In other words, you're capable of feeling.

[CHUCKLES]

You make it sound like it's something I should feel happy about.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

David.

That's what happens to us when we die here on Earth.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

What will you do now?

If we can get back to civilization, I'll call Fellows and get him out here.

- I won't be long. - Okay.

Help you?

Yes, girl that calls herself Vikki--

Later, mister. The show don't go on until tonight.

- What do you know about her? - What's it to you?

Hey, if you're gonna catch that plane, you better hurry up, like, right now.

Okay.

Did you do any checking on her?

Yeah, after she came to work.

I called the guy she said was her agent

to see, you know, if the guy had anymore girls like her--

You know what? He never heard of her.

MANAGER: Doesn't make sense.

Take my bags back to the hotel.

[SIGHS]

Thanks.

Oh, you go on.

There's a ranch house not far from here.

I can't make it.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]

- What do you want? - Help, senor.

We're running from bad people. Men who would destroy us.

I cannot help you.

We have troubles of our own.

Your truck, does it run? I'll pay you for it.

The truck-- Something is broken, senor.

[BOTH SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[COUGHS]

- Are you all right, senorita? - Yes, yes.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

- You know something about trucks? - Yes, a little bit.

If you can make it run, there's a telephone west of here.

The station is called Dos Lobos.

All right, I'll try to get it to run. I'll be back as soon as possible.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[WOMAN SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

You may need this.

Thank you.

[HENS CLUCKING]

David.

What's the matter?

David, I wanna go with you.

It'll be safer for you here. I'll be back soon.

And then what?

Just a loose fuel line. Senor.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

Do you have any gasoline?

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

Senor, the gate.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

And then what, David?

You gonna make me go to the authorities with you?

That's right.

I can't do that, David.

Helping you is one thing, but betraying them...

They'd destroy you if they had the chance.

Take me with you, David.

I know.

You think I should be happy about being able to feel and to care.

Well, for the first time I am.

Before I met you, I--

I was ashamed of caring because there was no one to care for.

But now there is and I wanna stay with you.

Vikki, you came millions of miles to this place.

You came in a different form from a different world.

That doesn't matter. Not to me.

I'm sorry.

I have to go.

[ENGINE STARTS]

He's on his way to place a called Dos Lobos.

He's going to call a man named Fellows.

Do not worry, senora. He will be back soon.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

A little coffee?

Yes, thank you.

[PHONE BELL RINGS]

Operator, quiera La Popular Hotel in Rosario.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[COIN CLANGS]

[PHONE BELL RINGS]

[SIGHS]

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

Well, can't you break in?

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

No, I'll lead the search myself.

I want a plane gassed and ready to go in 40 minutes.

Two hours?

All right, that will have to do.

No, I don't want you to clear it with Washington or Mexico City.

I'll take the responsibility.

Oh, lieutenant, one other thing.

I don't want the name of Vincent mentioned.

[HANGS UP PHONE]

[PHONE RINGS]

- Fellows here. - It's David Vincent.

You gotta meet me down here right away.

- Why, what's up? - The spaceship.

I've pinpointed its location.

- You what? - I swear I know where it is.

- Is the girl with you? - Yeah, she's one of them.

But for some reason, she's helping me.

DAVID: It's that newspaper man, Evans.

He's the one running the whole thing.

Now, you've gotta meet me down here right away.

FELLOWS [OVER PHONE]: All right. Where?

DAVID: There's a small ranch about seven miles due-east of Dos Lobos.

I'm heading back there now to pick up Vikki.

FELLOWS: I'll be there.

[PHONE CLICKS]

Make out my bill. Call me a cab, please.

[SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

No, thank you. I'm not very hungry.

Oh.

[MAN AND WOMAN SPEAK IN SPANISH]

You're wasting time.

He may not come back.

You'll be needed at the ship.

Vikki.

DAVID: Vikki.

How can he hurt us?

When the spaceship is gone, nobody will believe a word he says.

It's better not to kill him.

With him dead, people will ask questions. They'll wonder.

It's better not to kill him.

Vikki.

David! David!

Watch out!

[GUN COCKS]

[GUNSHOTS]

[GUN COCKING]

[WHINING SOUND]

The spaceship's gone.

Where's the girl?

[WATER SPLASHING]

She's gone too.

Ah. Just like that.

I come all the way out here and...

Where did she go?

They killed her.

No, there's no body. There's nothing.

DAVID: They were here.

Ask them.

My name is Fellows, U.S. Air Force Intelligence.

What happened here?

Horrible, strange men pushed into our house.

He helped us.

These strange men, do you know who they were?

Terrible men with faces like--

Like masks of steel.

How about it, Fellow?

Still sound like a tale told by an idiot?

I'll pick up Evans when we get back to town.

Let's see what happens then.

He won't be there.

Believe me.

Well?

A couple of days ago I'd have had a quick answer for you.

Right now, I'm not so sure.

When will you be sure?

When it's too late?

NARRATOR: For a moment, in the desert south of Rosario,

a man and a woman came together across a void of space and time.

Two people star-crossed from alien worlds.

In the months to come,

[ENGINE STARTS]

David Vincent would remember that moment.