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In 1953, Earth experienced a war of the worlds.

Common bacteria stopped the aliens,

but it didn't kill them.

Instead, the aliens lapsed into a state of deep hibernation.

Now the aliens have been resurrected,

more terrifying than ever before.

In 1953, aliens started taking over the world.

Today, they're taking over our bodies.

Don't you see?

It's not just our problem.

If we lose this war, we lose the entire planet.

Hustle, guys, hustle.

Come on everybody. Let's hurry.

Watch his arm. Watch his arm.

Watch it. Watch it.

Come on. Move back, everybody.

Take it easy.

Check his pulse.

Okay, come on through.

Come on through. Get this fire out.

All right, guys...

It's time.

All right, men. Come on. Move it in.

Okay, get to the truck. Let's go.

Okay, hurry up.

Got the oxygen?

Remember: we want them alive.

Okay, take these guns.

Take it.

Everyone, get in your positions.

Now!

Okay, everybody, move in.

Move it! Move it!

Get 'em.

Out of the truck.

Come on, move over to the side.

All right, just move it. Walk.

Okay, hold it there. Stand.

Don't let them fool you.

They're aliens.

Don't forget, Colonel.

I want these aliens alive.

We've got a lot to talk about.

Stop them!

We had them.

The inside intelligence, we set the trap,

and they take themselves out.

It was as if they knew they were going to be taken.

What's going on here?

I don't know what's going on,

but I'm sure as hell going to find out.

I want to know who told General Wilson

these aliens were going to be here.

That is sick.

Harrison, you've got to get yourself out of this.

This isn't good.

This isn't good for the mission.

More importantly, it's... it's not good for you.

I know what you're feeling.

That the point, the prime discussion, was the mission.

Fighting an enemy that you can't see...

it takes everything you have just to hold it together.

Look, I've been there.

We fought all night at Que Son.

Pinned down...

The screams, the dying that night.

We all knew we'd be overrun.

We'd be dead by the end of the night.

In the morning, the mist cleared...

in the valley.

And they were gone.

We'd done it.

We'd held our position.

We won.

That night...

was a million nights long.

You're going through a night like that, Harrison.

But the mist will clear...

and we will have won.

We have a report in from the hijack operation.

Yes?

Our three soldiers were killed.

You're certain?

Yes.

At least we're doing something right.

The one on the left is Mona.

The other one's Mabel.

Other than my daughter,

I think I am closer to them

than anyone else on Earth.

They're incredible.

You have no idea.

They're a constant source of amazement.

We've been carrying on studies in the language now

for more than a decade, together... we're family.

You talk about them as if they're humans.

Hmm... They are the gentlest,

friendliest, most playful creatures.

They're smart, too.

We're equal partners in this research.

We really are.

We're teaching each other.

See, when you, uh,

study language, there's certain criteria.

Dr. Bouchard... No, please.

Adrian's fine.

These criteria... Adrian.

About how you knew that truck

was going to be on the road at that particular time?

Ah... yeah.

You see, my research center is down in the islands,

and, uh, I spend a lot of time on the radio.

I mean, it's lonely out there.

I started picking up these odd,

percussive transmissions.

I'd never heard anything like it.

Now, I-I have the kind of brain that solves problems,

and, uh, this was a problem that sucked me right in.

So, I started dissecting these transmissions with my computer.

They used a very complex

conceptual base.

This was fascinating.

And after three transmissions I noticed a pattern,

a bizarre synchronicity, with-with

terrorist acts that I'd read about in the paper.

At first, I, uh, I thought it was just a, a freak coincidence,

but it just continued.

Blew my mind.

Now, I have friends in intelligence.

I went to them.

They didn't think I was crazy.

I showed them all my data and how I arrived at it and...

That's what led you to us and our project.

And, uh...

I ended up here, being interviewed once again.

What do you say you tell me what's going on here?

Okay.

We'll tell you.

You will? You're gonna...

Hey, that's terrific.

I've been looking for you.

This is top secret.

Entire matter is classified.

I do some dolphin conditioning for the Navy,

so I have top secret clearance.

Yes, we know.

This is above top secret.

What we're about to tell you,

many people find difficult to believe.

Hey, I've used that same speech about my own work.

Those transmissions that you intercepted

and translated are not from terrorists.

They're from intelligent life-forms

from across the galaxy

to their counterparts here on this planet.

Extraterrestrials?

Yes.

Left over from an invasion force

that came here in 1953.

Invasion force... You mean they're malevolent?

Yes.

With the goal of...?

Taking over this planet.

And you know this because...?

We've been fighting them,

this time for over a year.

And we're not doing so well.

Have you tried dealing with them in peace?

Yes.

We've prepared an alien history for you...

Documents, the whole story.

We have video tapes we confiscated

from an amateur photographer.

Now they show the aliens

taking out a local policeman

in New Hampshire.

Now, once you see that, you'll get it.

Where do they come from?

From a planet called Mortax.

And the remaining members of their civilization,

several millions of them, are on their way here now.

ETA?

About four years.

And we're not talking cute, little E.T.s either, doctor.

These are deadly soldiers, fanatics.

With no regard for human life.

How did they get here?

What was their means of propulsion?

What's the story of their civilization?

I've got a million questions here.

We can't answer all of them.

We don't have the time.

We've been monitoring the same signals,

but we haven't got to first base

on figuring out what they're saying.

Your ability to decipher their transmissions...

Yes, yes, I understand.

Let's get to your computer.

Well, uh, let me show you what we got running.

Your idea of using

foreign language characters was brilliant.

I use it a lot with my girls, uh, my dolphins.

You really communicate with them, don't you?

Better than I communicate with you,

but please don't get me started on that.

This Norton fellow's a whiz.

Yeah, he certainly is. Please, don't tell him, though.

We'll have to pay him more money.

How's it going?

I think we're making real progress.

Excuse me. I've forgotten my glasses.

I'll be right back.

It's so incredibly stimulating.

Even with so much at stake.

Everyone's so bright.

I can't remember when I last worried about keeping up.

My brain hurts.

You are making progress.

I think so.

We're expanding my cipher program.

Norton's made a few refinements that'll make it work smoother.

I'm so impressed with what you people are doing here.

We haven't been totally successful, though.

Your cipher should definitely help.

I'd better get back.

I have told those who come of our impending victory.

Caution, Advocate.

If our plan doesn't work, it could mean catastrophe.

We shall succeed.

We have no choice.

Prepare for transmission.

Hello!

What's up?

Well, I get it to work to a certain point,

and then I'm blocked.

I see the problem.

Take a look at this.

See, try thinking of it as, uh, music.

You got to figure out what key it's in.

Then you can begin to interpret it.

A new transmission.

Open up a new window.

Uh-oh, better get out.

Oh, damn!

Oh, terrific.

We're dead in the water.

Adrian.

What happened?

Computer's down.

We overloaded.

If we had a bigger system,

we could solve this.

Well, why not use the supercomputer?

You have access to a supercomputer,

and we're not using it?

You're holding back,

not working to capacity.

How big an emergency can this be?

Adrian.

Adrian!

We have to get back to the cottage.

I'll alert them that we're on the way.

What about Adrian?

I received Adrian's security clearance

just before the system went down.

The man is cleaner than any of us.

We can't do this without him.

He's the expert.

We have no choice.

I don't know, Harrison.

It just worries me.

I'm real worried about the alien invasion.

Now, let's see if he'll do it.

Don't even bother. I'm out of here.

Adrian, the supercomputer is where we work...

Where we really live.

We couldn't have brought you there

without having you checked out.

It's too dangerous.

You may have jeopardized the security

of our whole project.

But we'd like you to come with us now, Adrian.

I-I've got to get back to my own research.

Can I offer an alternative...

Some way we can work this? Um...

I can communicate by phone.

"Phone."

No, we can't let anything out over the lines.

It's too sensitive.

And if word of what we're doing here ever got out...

I understand your problem.

It's not that.

It's not just our problem.

If we lose this war, we lose the planet.

I think that...

I think I'm having trouble really accepting this.

It's real, Adrian.

It's frighteningly real.

You understand the need

for maintaining the secrecy of our location.

Of course.

Anyway, I like being blindfolded

in the back of a van.

It's my idea of a good time.

You didn't have to ride back here, you know.

Oh, I don't mind keeping you company.

It's dedication above and beyond the call of duty.

I have three doctorates,

and I'm blindfolded in the back of a van

on my way to fight extraterrestrials.

What is wrong with this picture?

Harrison mentioned aliens taking over human bodies.

What does that mean?

Our theory involves cell-face matching.

The aliens are capable of absorbing themselves completely

into the human body.

The like cells match up,

and they take complete possession

of the intelligence of the body.

Except the aliens stay in control.

Under new management.

Yes, exactly.

Have you seen my mom?

Hi, Debi. She's in the truck.

Hi, pooch.

Oh, thanks.

Ah, hello!

Mom, look at the new dog

Mrs. Pennyworth got for the cottage.

His name is Guido.

Debi, take the dog away, please.

I'm trying, Mom!

Sorry. I...

I don't like dogs.

Ever since I was a kid, I...

I was attacked by one.

I'm sorry.

Adrian.

Wow!

This is Norton's lab... State of the art.

And this is my lab through here.

Phew! This is a dream facility.

You guys are lucky.

I'd love to have gear like this.

This could all be yours as well.

We need talent

like yours on the team.

That's very nice, but...

I'm not being nice.

If you can add to our effectiveness,

we need you here with us, full-time.

No match in pattern or pulse,

so I should try the next frequency, right?

Hey, I don't know why the others said you were slow.

You're picking this right up.

Told you it was a piece of cake, right?

Oh, right, a real piece of cake, Doc.

Watch. Ten years from now

I'll still be trying to figure it out.

Now we're talking.

Try extracting number constants.

Could put us into the right frequency.

We're cooking now!

Your supercomputer is incredible.

Run the final sequence for word values.

Hold on! Hold on!

Unbelievable!

We're cracking this sucker wide open!

Yes!

Great stuff.

All right!

Now that we finally know what they're saying,

we have the control.

If we use this information correctly,

the aliens won't have a chance.

Ah, but we have to remember

though we have solved the basic cipher,

it appears they're revolving the code with each transmission.

These aliens are very sophisticated.

Yes, well, we couldn't have done it

without you, Adrian. Thank you.

So, what do these translations say?

Well, that's the bad news.

We can only read parts of it.

They apparently have two levels of codes working.

Maybe even a trinary system.

Chemicals... used in the manufacture of nerve gas.

Figures.

Chemical warfare is the perfect weapon for them.

Easy to distribute,

and very deadly.

Exactly, Colonel.

Gertrude, 360!

Not bad, Norton.

Back up, Gertrude, four.

Thought you said you were handicapped.

Forward, Gertrude.

Ayi!

My teacher always said,

"Endeavor to surprise your opponent."

This staff has an iron core!

Surprise.

I've been reading your papers on language.

You're certainly charting new waters.

Hardly scratched the surface.

I hate going to sleep at nights.

Yeah.

That's the way it should be.

You know, we're both lucky.

We actually get paid for doing something we'd do free.

Suzanne talked to me about the possibility

of you working with us on a permanent basis.

Well, I'd be lying if I didn't say

it was an intriguing idea.

But I've got so much to do with the dolphins.

Hundreds of thousands of these beautiful creatures

are being killed every year by commercial fishermen.

I know.

We both have so much to do.

But try and keep an open mind

when you think about it.

It would certainly be amazing having you here.

Thanks.

Guido!

Guido!

Guido!

Harrison, have you seen Guido?

I haven't. No.

Hi, Debi.

I let him out this morning and he never came back.

Well, he must be in the compound somewhere, Debi.

Unless he's learned how to jump 20-foot fences.

Guido!

Guido!

It is almost time.

It has been too long

since we have been able to give our counsel.

We cannot be sure everything is proceeding according to plan.

The plan is in motion.

We cannot stop it even if we wanted to.

Better close that door.

What's the problem?

Well, we have been thinking about Adrian

as a possible addition to our team.

Yeah, we were thinking of giving him your office

and your parking space.

Seriously, Colonel,

he's a brilliant scientist and I like him.

I do, too.

I think he's terrific.

The question is will he do it.

His heart is still in Florida with his dolphins.

I think if he looks at things

in perspective, we can convince him.

Now what do you think?

Well, if you want him and you need him,

that's the bottom line.

I'll run it past

General Wilson, but I can't see a problem.

Good.

All right.

Moving right along, since we're all here together,

does anybody have any fresh ideas

on what might have caused those truckers to kill themselves?

Harrison, another transmission's coming in.

Don't forget to enter the frequency quotient.

Right.

That's it.

It's printing the transcript.

The staging area coordinates!

Major alien action set for tomorrow morning...

Not far from here.

We don't have a whole lot of time.

The Delta Force will meet us out there.

Adrian, I think you should stay here

just in case there are any new transmissions.

Good idea.

I can be your eyes and ears.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Yo,

Adrian.

Anybody seen Adrian?

I've seen Adrian.

You better get your body down here.

I am having some problems

with these older transmissions I recorded.

Your magic formula doesn't seem to work at all.

Your voice is my command, oh, great wheeled genius!

Okay, let's go.

Let's go. Let's go.

You see anything?

Yes, sir.

We ID'd the enemy in place.

We estimate there are 100 of them.

Looks like they're getting ready to ambush us.

Something's wrong here.

They were supposed to be here in three hours

and they're here waiting for us.

It's a trap.

All units,

any sign of activity... report.

We've got 'em here.

West sector shows activity.

East quadrant: activity.

Movement in the South...

What do you think?

I think it stinks.

Yeah.

Norton.

What's the head count, Doc?

100. Look, run the formula on that transmission again.

See if you come up with the same information

and get back to me.

Problems?

Gertrude, third base.

Hmm...

He wants us to run the formula again.

Can you believe these are defective

and we haven't even used them yet?

Government-issue.

Listen, why don't you rerun the program

and, uh, I'll get us something to eat.

Ah, a salad'd be nice. Thanks.

All right.

Uh, Gertrude, elevator.

Is Norton here?

He'll be right back.

Come here.

It's all right.

Would you like to see a video of my dolphins?

I don't know.

Their names are Mona and Mabel.

Come on.

Mr. Drake!

The new dog! It's dead!

Killed!

Bled to death!

He's hanging up in the coach house!

I think we've got a problem.

Who would have done such a terrible thing?

Our guest.

Dr. Bouchard!

He knows too much.

The radiation counter...

the dog!

I think he's an alien.

This alien knows where we are!

We've got a problem.

Security's been breached!

Where do the outside phone lines come in?

Back near the kitchen.

Let's go!

Pull the phone wires.

Do it!

Keep watching them.

Phone's gone dead to the cottage.

There's something very wrong here.

We haven't received any transmissions in the interim.

I don't like this at all.

My history teacher once told me,

"When searching for the cause of great wrongs,

look for the small ones first."

Now what little things have seemed wrong lately.

Anomalies...

Norton's problem in decoding the older transmissions.

Suzanne, what's the first thing that comes to mind?

We never found Guido the dog.

The dog that went for Adrian.

Anomalies.

The crashed computer at the safe house.

We had to go back to the cottage.

Are we finding a common denominator?

Adrian.

An alien?

It would explain a great deal.

Oh, my God! Debi!

We've got to seal off the stairway to the basement.

Then we cut the power.

With the elevator out, that should put Adrian on ice.

We've got to make sure Debi's safe.

Where is she?

She was looking for you a while ago.

Debi, can you hear me?

Hi, Norton.

Uh, what are you doing, Deb?

I'm watching this video on dolphins.

It's great!

Uh... Mrs. Pennyworth made some soup.

Why don't you come on up?

I'm not really hungry now. Thanks.

My salad ready, Norton?

Yeah, I'm whipping it up personally.

I'll be right down.

We're gonna need some firepower.

I'll go to Ironhorse's weapon locker.

I'm gonna go down and get Debi.

Now you listen in on the intercom.

Once you know I'm back in the elevator, cover me.

Once we get back, cut the power.

Okay.

Oh, I ran the formula again.

It, uh, checks out.

Any more word from Harrison?

No. Nothing!

Well, maybe the aliens

are using some frequency that we're not monitoring.

Hey, Norton!

Look at the neat dolphins.

Adrian says I can swim with them, right next

to them in the water when I go there to visit.

That's great, Deb.

We'd better start checking that after we eat.

Oh... here's your salad.

I hope oil and vinegar is all right.

That's fine. Thanks.

Gertrude, Biolab Two.

Pretty amazing, huh?

You know, Deb, I think you should go upstairs

since, uh, Mrs. Pennyworth

made that soup especially for you.

I want to watch this.

Damn!

What's wrong?

The security system's armed.

I helped design this system.

I know the layout.

I have to go in.

Think you can actually break in?

We have no other choice.

Debi... listen to me carefully

and don't ask questions.

No. Look at the screen.

Get up slowly and go to the elevator.

I'll be there in a second.

Now if Adrian asks, you just tell him

you're going to go get your soup, okay?

Go on, Debi.

Gertrude, home base.

So... how many frequencies are there left to check?

Well, there are a number of areas that we could, uh...

Debi,

where are you going?

I'm hungry.

Where's my head?

Gertrude, elevator.

I bring your salad and I forget to bring mine.

I'll be right back.

Maybe I'll go with you.

He's coming, Norton! Come on!

Gertrude! 180!

Gertrude! The annex!

Let's go! Come on!

Norton's still down there!

Go with Mrs. Pennyworth.

If anything happens to Debi...

Try not to worry.

Ironhorse is the best.

Stop right there.

Where's Mr. Drake?

No need to be scared.

We both want the same thing:

peace and cooperation.

Give me a break.

It's all over.

You lose.

I only lose if you get out of here.

You have to get past me.

You and your wheelchair.

Yeah.

Me...

and my wheelchair...

and my staff.

Your piece of wood doesn't intimidate me.

Mrs. Pennyworth!

What's going on?

Adrian's on the rampage.

There was a shot!

Go and wait in the coach house!

Gertrude! Forward!

Full speed ahead!

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Always a surprise.

Come on.

You got him?

We got him.

Was he able to send anything out?

No, we cut the phone lines in time.

It was too close.

Where's Suzanne?

She's out back with Debi and Mrs. Pennyworth.

Where's Kensington?

He didn't make it, Harrison.

He died

saving my life.