[THUNDER RUMBLING]
REPORTER 1: All we're asking from you is one little stat.
Why all the silence, doctor?
REPORTER 2: Is this true that you've been investigating UFOs
for the last three months?
REPORTER 3: Sir, do you really believe in these saucers?
REPORTER 1: Come on, professor? Are there people from outer space?
LLOYD: The doctor is not answering any more questions.
REPORTER 1: Oh, just one little statement, sir.
Evidence that there are people and invaders from other planets?
Look, that is enough. The doctor is sick. He is exhausted.
REPORTER 1: Yeah, we know, he's exhausted.
LLOYD: If you want any more information you will have to wait
until the conference in New York. Come on. Just go please, now.
Come on, get off the plane.
You know you shouldn't be on here in the first place.
[THUNDER CRACKS]
LLOYD: Dad? - I've changed my mind.
- We're not going. - Oh, we're not going?
There's a man out there. I saw his hand. He's one of them.
- What do you mean, one of them? - One of the aliens.
Oh, dear Dad, you simply must cut this out.
Don't you understand? This plane could be a death trap for me.
[THUNDER CRACKS]
NARRATOR: The Invaders.
A Quinn Martin Production.
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.
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.
The guest stars in tonight's story:
Roddy McDowall.
Laurence Naismith.
Harold Gould.
Tonight's episode:
NARRATOR: Plot or paranoia?
There was no doubt in David Vincent's mind.
A celebrated astrophysicist, Dr. Curtis Lindstrom,
had discovered the truth,
that alien beings were here on Earth.
In less than a week, at a meeting of his colleagues,
Dr. Lindstrom would announce it to the world.
Then, perhaps, David Vincent could put down his burden.
It all seemed so simple.
Will you see that these bags get to the Covington Hotel.
MINISTER: Mr. Vincent?
Hello. Hello, hello.
I'm afraid that Dr. Lindstrom isn't feeling too well.
So he asked me if I'd meet you and bring you out to the house.
- That's very kind of you. - It's no trouble.
Least I can do for an old friend. Should I have Hank take your bags?
- They've been taken cared of, thanks. - Good, good, good.
Dr. Lindstrom's home, please.
LINDSTROM: The whole world is blind.
Sick.
Complacently marching to its own annihilation.
Curtis, if you'll just allow us to help you--
I am no lunatic, Paul.
And I don't intend to be locked away in a hospital,
either by your or by my son.
PAUL: Look, Curtis, please try to understand. All I'm suggesting--
I know, a few days rest, some tranquilizers,
- and peace and solitude. PAUL: But at least at the hospital--
I am not sick, Paul, and I don't need a psychiatrist.
How can I convince you?
Look,
supposing I were to tell you within the very near future
that the Americans or the Russians would land on another planet.
Would you of necessity think I was mad?
Well, the invaders are real, Paul. They are here amongst us.
And they intend to wipe us out like bugs.
Curtis, by your own admission, you are exhausted.
- You are overworked. - I am not sick, Paul.
How long do you think you can go on this way?
Don't you think I know how this sounds?
But I can prove every word I say.
And they know it.
That's why they've got to try it again.
That's why they've got to try to kill me.
And this time they can't afford to miss.
I'm scared, Paul.
I'm scared.
Curtis, let me take you to the hospital.
You'll be safe there. I'll keep personal watch over you.
Trust me, Curtis.
Please, Dad.
All right, I'll go.
But understand this:
I intend to go to that meeting on Tuesday.
And I will not be silenced.
MINISTER: Something wrong, Mr. Vincent?
Relax, Mr. Vincent. It's just a few more miles.
Dr. Lindstrom said he lived 10 minutes from town. We've been driving for 25.
Traffic's a little heavier than usual today, I'm afraid.
DAVID: What traffic? There's no traffic. - You haven't been noticing.
If you'll forgive me for saying so, you apparently notice very little.
A pity.
Pull over.
I said pull over.
Don't extend yourself, Mr. Vincent.
We're almost there.
You'd better hope that he doesn't make it to the hospital in time.
All prepared, doctor.
Shall I bring Professor Lindstrom down now?
What do you want?
Doctor, I'm David Vincent. I talked to you on the telephone yesterday.
How do I know who you are? How did you find me?
Well, your housekeeper told me.
Look, doctor, I know what you're going through. I've been there myself.
So they're going to try to kill you, right here, now, today.
I know they tried it with me just a few minutes ago.
- You? Why you? - Well, my arrival forced their hand, sir.
They're afraid. They're afraid you're gonna share your knowledge with me.
Now, you've got to get out of here, right now.
Here we go, professor.
Doctor's orders. Just a warm bath.
Most patients in--
- What are you doing here? - I have permission.
- You do, huh? - Yes.
Well, check it if you like.
All right, mister.
That's just what I'm gonna do.
You say they tried to kill you, Mr. Vincent? Who?
What do they look like?
I have a better question.
How did they know I was coming to see you?
I don't know.
I don't know anything anymore except that I'm supposed to be safe here.
Doctor, you're not safe here.
You are not safe anywhere as long as someone knows where you are.
Doctor, you've got to go into hiding until the conference.
Somewhere no one can find you.
You? What do you want?
Please, doctor, I'll go with you if you want me to.
- But I can not-- - Will you leave him alone?
This is my patient. I will not have him upset.
DAVID: His life is in danger every second he's here.
PAUL: Must I have you forcibly removed?
DAVID: This is a matter of life or death. - Get out of here.
- Get him out of here. - All right, I'll leave.
But Dr. Lindstrom, please do what I asked you to do.
Before it's too late. I know them better than you.
- If you need me, I'll be at the hotel. NURSE: Come on, mister.
The Hotel Covington.
Are you all right?
I wonder if he's speaking the truth.
It must be hell for him if he is.
He says I should leave here.
Oh, no. No, no, you're safe here.
Anyway, what about the treatment that Dr. Mailer's arranged for you?
I don't know.
[LAUGHS]
You really expect me to believe any of this?
I expect you to call Dr. Lindstrom, lieutenant.
If he confirms my story, I expect you to give him protection.
Well, for heaven's sakes, at least call.
Have a drink.
You know,
it's been a pretty rough day, Vincent.
So...
I just hope that this doesn't turn out to be--
Yes, I'd like to speak to Dr. Lindstrom, please.
I just hope this doesn't turn out to be
some kind of a gag because you're gonna--
Yes.
Oh, really.
No.
Thank you.
You just got shot down in flames, mister.
His son checked him out of that hospital one hour ago
and he was alive and healthy.
Got any other problems, Mr. Vincent?
I'm going into town. Can I bring you anything?
- No, thanks. - It's no trouble.
- I like to make my guests comfortable. - I said, no thank you.
- Well, good night. - Good night.
WOMAN 1: Operator. - Hello, operator?
- Yes, sir. - I want to speak
- to the hotel at Covington. - One moment please.
- Hurry, please. - Yes, sir.
WOMAN 2: Evening, Covington Hotel. - I want to speak to Mr. David Vincent.
- David Vincent? - Yes, that's right, Vincent.
David Vincent. I'll ring.
Hello operator? Operator.
Operator.
WOMAN 2: I'm sorry, sir, there's no answer.
Do you with to leave a message?
LINDSTROM: Yes, yes. Tell him Dr. Lindstrom called.
Tell him I have proof. Documentary evidence.
Tell him it's at my--
Hello?
- Hello, sir? Are you there? Hello? - Good evening, sir.
- If you want Mrs. Davis-- - We're government agents, sir,
- asked to bring you to Washington. - Hello?
Something about a conference on Tuesday.
Hello, sir. Are you there?
- Hello? - And you found me?
- How? - Well, your son told us.
He's quite worried about you, doctor.
He seemed relieved that we were taking over.
Thank God.
MAN 1: Shall we go, doctor? We have a long drive.
By the way, doctor, you do have the proof in that suitcase?
How did you know about the proof?
I told no one.
[CAMERA CLICKS]
COP: Now, just a minute, doctor. - Not now, please.
Well if you'll just confirm what his son has told us--
Dr. Lindstrom was mentally ill.
He's paranoidal, if you wish.
In his state of mind, he--
He was a very sick man, sergeant.
Excuse me.
DAVID: He was murdered, Mr. Lindstrom.
I'm sorry.
Perhaps if I had been with him...
or if I had gained his confidence sooner--
Did you hear me when I said your father was--
I heard.
Mr. Vincent, I think
that you are disturbed.
I think you are even more disturbed than my father was.
Are you so sure your father was disturbed?
There are no doubts, no fears?
A plane blew up.
His own automobile went over a cliff three days later.
And you're so certain--
I cannot understand your concern over the death of a man
you hardly even knew.
Now, my father could not have been murdered.
I was the only one who knew where he was. The only one.
And I certainly didn't tell any--
Oh, my God. Oh, no.
Oh, my God, no.
Mr. Lindstrom, who did you tell?
No. They were--
They were government agents. They showed me their credentials. They--
[SIGHS]
What do you want?
Your father called me just before the accident.
He left a message at my hotel saying he had proof. Documentary evidence
that they are invaders from another planet here on Earth.
I've got to have that proof.
It must be found before they could destroy it.
You think I know where he did it? Did it ever occur to you that the men--
No, no, they didn't get it.
Because I know that.
When I went back to my hotel after the accident,
my room had been ransacked, turned upside down.
Now, Lloyd, I need your help. I've got to have that proof.
Please, trust me. Help me to find it.
LLOYD: All right.
Of course, but I--
I simply can't do anything until tomorrow morning.
I must be alone with my father now.
Certainly.
[GRUNTING]
You did very well.
I want you to stay close to him.
Oh, my head.
These-- These headaches.
Ever since Maryland--
It will all be over soon, my son.
[GRUNTING]
LINDSTROM [ON TAPE]: I don't care what you believe, Paul. It's true.
They're here. They're going to take over the Earth.
How long I can go on evading them, I don't know.
But, God willing, I'll stop them.
I'll stop them, Paul.
I've got to stop them.
PAUL: Are you satisfied, Mr. Vincent?
Are you sure Lindstrom didn't say anything
about proof or where he hid it?
PAUL: This tape represents the only interview we had at the hospital.
It was all we had time for.
Face it, Mr. Vincent,
if your failure to find anything here
or at the hospital hasn't convinced you there is no proof--
I'm sorry, doctor, I haven't been convinced.
Where are you going?
I'm going to search the inn where your father spent his last hours.
Wait a minute. I'll go with you.
I think it would save time if you check his office at the university.
I'll call you later.
PAUL: Lloyd, have you lost your reason, too?
Why are you cooperating with that man?
Lloyd?
What is it?
Doctor, may I please have the pills?
What's wrong Lloyd, what are these for?
It's just like I get these violent headaches.
- Please, may I have them? - When did you start suffering
- headaches this violent? - Please.
Who gave you these? There's no prescription--
Give me those pills.
Oh, Paul, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude.
It's just that-- Well, with the strain of Dad's death, I had--
I've just been getting these headaches, but I'm all right.
Now, Lloyd, you still haven't told me who prescribed those pills.
There's a doctor in the apartment building where I live in New York.
You know, just before I came out to join Dad. But look, now don't worry.
I'm fine. I'm just going out and get a breath of air.
[SIGHS]
I told you he didn't leave anything behind.
Oh, could he have left a package or a briefcase
with the handyman, gardener?
No, I run the place myself.
All alone.
Say, wait a minute.
He could have mailed it.
Here's a post office receipt made out to him
showing that a registered package was delivered to--
Well, to whom? Where was it delivered?
It's a New York address.
Look, miss, I've got to have that stub. It's important to me.
Well, so is my licence. It's against the law
- to tamper with the mail. - Oh, it's all right.
You see, the man to whom this belongs is dead.
You can't get in trouble.
- I don't know. If-- - If it'll make you feel better
you can call his son, Lloyd Lindstrom. He stayed with his father in Covington.
He'll vouch for me.
I never could resist a good-looking man.
Thank you.
Say,
are you sure you can't stay for lunch?
No, thank you.
I'd like the number of a Lloyd Lindstrom in Covington.
[PHONE RINGING]
Yes?
Yes, yes, this is he.
Oh.
Oh, thank you. Thank you very much.
Oh, no, don't worry about it, madam. Thank you for telling me.
Goodbye.
Well, I was sure sorry to read about Dr. Lindstrom.
He was always so kind.
So nice when he stayed here at his son's apartment.
I was really looking forward to saying hello to him
when he came to attend that big conference.
Know what I mean?
I put the package on the bureau when it was delivered.
It's over there.
You know, I really shouldn't be doing this.
But you got an honest face.
Excuse me.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hello?
Yeah.
It's for you. Mr. Lindstrom.
- Lloyd? - Where have you been?
I've been trying to reach you. I thought I had missed you.
How did you know where to find me?
Well, that lady at the Pine Cone Inn. She called me after you left.
Hey, did you find anything?
Is there any proof?
Oh, boy, have I found--
Would you mind?
Okay, don't take too long.
Lloyd, I've got enough here to blow the lid right off.
Thanks to your father's hard work.
Well, look, I'm coming right in.
I want to be there when you turn it over to the conference.
I'm not going to the conference, Lloyd.
I'm going to Washington. I'm leaving tonight on the midnight train.
Washington? Why Washington?
Well, I have an old army buddy.
He's with the CIA. His name is Jack Bryant.
I'm gonna call him before I leave.
I'm gonna make an appointment for the first thing in the morning.
I know it's Sunday, but I'll meet him at his apartment.
By noon tomorrow, every capitol in the world is gonna know.
Lloyd, I wanna thank you for all the help you've given me.
I'll get in contact with you when I get back. So long.
[DIALLING PHONE]
I just spoke to Vincent.
He found the material in my New York apartment.
He's taking it to Washington,
to Jack Bryant of the CIA.
No, no, he's going to meet him in his apartment.
That's right. His apartment.
I'm glad you're pleased, sir.
[DOOR OPENS]
What are you doing here? How did you break in?
I had this pill analyzed.
It's like nothing the chemist has ever seen.
I want an explanation.
Lloyd.
Lloyd. Listen, I've known you all your life. You can trust me.
Look, you've got to tell me what this is all about.
That phone call, the pills, the headaches. What's behind it?
Lloyd.
Whatever it is, I'll stand by you.
Believe me, I'II--
You're going to give me an explanation, Lloyd.
You can stand there until doomsday but--
Will you answer me?
My father
was an enemy.
What happened to him was necessary.
It was all necessary.
Hello, operator?
I want New York City, Endicott 29971.
Quickly please, operator. A man's life may depend on it.
[PHONE RINGING]
[GRUNTING]
[CAR HORN BEEPS]
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- David Vincent to see Mr. Bryant. - Mr. Bryant's expecting you.
If you'll come this way.
Mr. Bryant, here is Mr. Vincent.
Hi, Jack.
I would have been here sooner, buddy, but the traffic in this town is--
Jack?
LLOYD: Please forgive us, David.
Your friend, Mr. Bryant, lives across the hall.
We changed the directory.
It's good to see you again, my son.
You'll take him to Maryland?
That's right. To Maryland.
Last meal?
[SIGHS]
Lloyd, I understand betraying me. But why your father?
Why?
My father was an enemy.
What happened to him was necessary. It was all necessary.
What are you afraid of? They're not going to execute you.
They're just going to change your brain patterns.
Impose their will on yours. That's all.
How?
- How did they do that? - I was the first,
and you'll be the second.
- And after that-- - Why don't they just kill me?
Oh, well, now. You see, you said
that your friend in the CIA was expecting you.
You said you had positive proof.
Now you will attend the conference and say there never was any proof.
It was all just an old man's nightmare.
Or otherwise--
I'm sorry you didn't have a chance to finish your meal, but it's time.
Oh, God.
[LLOYD GRUNTING]
[MACHINE WHIRRING]
[CLICKING]
[MACHINE WHIRRING]
You are a very foolish man, Mr. Vincent.
Can't you understand that there is no escape?
[GROANS]
LLOYD: Evening, Dave.
You know, you've been sleeping all day.
What?
It's not gonna do any good to fight it.
If they don't break you the next time, you know, you'll--
All right, so I'll die.
Now,
what is that going to prove?
Get out of here.
Just go tell your friends they're wasting their time.
You're a bigger fool than he was.
Who?
Your father?
May I remind you--
Remind you that my father...
...was an enemy.
What happened to him was necessary.
It was--
My father was--
Oh, no.
Is that what happens when you begin remembering, Lloyd?
Is it?
Is that what happens?
[LLOYD GRUNTING]
Whose voice do you remember Lloyd?
Whose voice do your hear, your father's?
Tell me Lloyd.
Shut up. No, no, no. Please.
- This is how they hold you, Lloyd. - Please, give me--
This kills the pain. This keeps away the memories.
- Give me, give me those. - No, Lloyd, I'm sorry.
Give me those pills!
[LLOYD SCREAMING]
Mr. Vincent?
Shall we go?
Peacefully this time?
[MACHINE WHIRRING]
[EXPLOSION]
[LLOYD SCREAMING]
[MAN SCREAMING]
Ah! Ah!
Lloyd, come on, let's get out of here.
Lloyd.
Come on, let's go.
- My, my-- - Get up.
My father was an enemy.
What happened to him was necessary.
It was all necessary.
You weren't responsible for what happened to your father.
They--
They were wrong. Wrong.
You must stop them David.
You must...
[POLICE SIRENS WAILING]
NARRATOR: For David Vincent,
another beachhead destroyed.
For the invaders,
evidence that the human race can never be enslaved.