The Invaders- s01e02 - The Experiment

[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.

I don't know.

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.

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]

[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?

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]

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

You are a very foolish man,
Mr. Vincent.

Can't you understand
that there is no escape?

[GROANS]

[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]

[MACHINE WHIRRING]

[EXPLOSION]

[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.