Alien Nation: Dark Horizon

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[P. A... Female Speaking

In Tenctonese]

[P. A... Male Speaking

In Tenctonese]

[P. A... Female Continues

In Tenctonese]

[Speaking Tenctonese]

- [Grunting]

- [Shouting]

[Beeping]

[Tenctonese]

Hmm?

[Female Reporter]

This is not a hoax.

[Reporters Voices

Overlapping]

[Male Reporter]

We are live-

[Narrator]

California's Mojave Desert, five years ago-

our historic first view

of the alien ship Gruza.

Theirs was a slave ship...

carrying a quarter-million Tenctonese bred

to adapt and labor in any environment.

Physically stronger than human beings,

with keener senses and two hearts...

these alien Newcomers have joined

the California workforce...

including

the L.A. Police Department.

They've been

welcomed by many...

- but feared and hated by so-called Purists.

- [Shouting]

With no way to leave Earth, the Tenctonese

Newcomers have become the latest edition...

to the population

of Los Angeles.

[Tenctonese]

[Tenctonese]

[Tenctonese]

[Radio:
Female

Speaking Tenctonese]

[Radio. Female Continues

In Tenctonese]

- I want something that smells good.

- How about these roses?

- No, no. It has to be alive.

- For a Newcomer?

Hey, what do you got?

These daffodils are nice.

And you can plant the bulbs.

- Fine.

- Excuse me.

Kermit, could you

put a bow around these?

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I don't want a slag touching my stuff.

Mom, they're so cool!

You didn't see them.

Everybody's got 'em.

I don't care, Em.

Jill's got a pair.

Forget it!

I'm not buying you those boots.

- [Cooing]

- I'm not paying $300 for a pair of boots.

I'll pay half!

Please?

[Engine Off]

- [Beeps]

- Hi, Meemoo. It's George.

It's 4:
30.

I'll be leaving in about an hour.

I'll pick up some bladder

and ligaments for dinner.

- Bladder again?

- [Beeps]

Going to the gym.

Might be late. Bye.

- [Doorbell Rings]

- [Female Computer Voice] Visitor, front door.

Yes?

For a, uh,

Detective Francisco?

That's my husband.

Please sign here.

Vessna's asleep.

I'm gonna watch TV.

[Susan]

There you go.

Enjoy.

Thank you.

Who sent flowers to Dad?

Let your father

open that!

- [Inhales]

- [Inhales]

[Echoing]

Mom?

The police said

to stay back!

[Radio. Police Dispatcher,

Indistinct]

Got it.

Comin'through.

[Vessna Crying]

Detective, can you tell us

what caused the illness?

Detective Francisco, we understand

the flowers were sent to you.

- Do you have any idea who sent them?

- Leave us alone!

- Detectivel

- [Second Reporter] What's the prognosis?

Detective,

do you have a comment?

Any comments?

Please?

- Detective Francisco!

- [Vessna Continues Crying]

Can you tell us

what exactly happened?

[Radio. Police Dispatcher,

Indistinct]

Zapeda!

What the hell happened here?

Two-seventeen, Captain.

Looks like Susan and Emily were poisoned.

When I got home,

Emily was still conscious.

She said a delivery man brought flowers

to the house, and when she smelled themm-

George,

I'm so sorry.

- Was the delivery man Newcomer or human?

- Human.

A neighbor saw him leave.

He didn't seem to be suffering any ill effects.

Officer!

Get away from there!

All right.

Until we know

what we are dealing with...

I want to keep all Newcomer personnel

away from the scene of the crime.

Put Emily and Susan

in full isolation.

- [Vessna Crying]

- Come on, George.

You and your son ride with me

to the hospital.

[Officer On Bullhorn]

Clear the areal Please stay backl

[Panting]

- [Slams]

- [Chuckles]

[Water Running]

[Water Off]

[Knocking On Door]

Aaah!

[Laughs]

I'm late.

I just got home.

There was this anti-Malathion

demonstrationm-

the killer bee thing.

The steaks are frozenm-

Sorry, Lorraine. Come in. Come in.

Thanks.

[Sighs]

They detailed George

to the mayor's office...

so I'm stuck out there

without my partner...

surrounded by a bunch of snarling

environmentalist wackos.

These people got no respect

for human life.

Mmm.

I like the look.

Huh?

Oh, uh, I was just gonna

hop into the shower.

Look, have a seat.

I got some potato chips

somewhere.

There's beer in the fridge.

Give me two minutes.

Matt.

You forgot

to say hello.

Oh. [Chuckles]

Hello.

Hello.

I, uhm- I'd better

get in the shower.

- [Knocking On Door]

- Mattl

- [Knocking Continues]

- Mattl

Where's Matt?

Who's that

at the door?

Cathy.

Uh, Lorraine and I were just

gonna have a little bite.

I got a call from the hospital. Susan and Emily

were just taken to Intensive Care.

- What?

- They were purposely infected

with some kind of virus.

I'll get my shirt.

- Ms. Bryant.

- Marc.

Oh.

Miss Bryant.

Marc tells me you're the one who sent

the flowers to the Newcomer family.

You took

some of our virus...

and contaminated

the flowers?

You see, Miss Bryant,

it was that slag cop Francisco.

He busted Lonnie, my brother,

for working in a chop shop.

Lonnie pulled six years.

Six years!

I had to do somethin'. Right?

Tom, the police now know

the virus exists.

What if they're able to come up with some

kind of antidote before we're ready?

Don't you understand?

Everything we've

worked so hard for...

all our hopes of the Earth

restored to human beings...

of a future freed

of the alien parasite...

everything is jeopardized

because of your selfish act.

I'm really sorry.

I'm just heartsick

about this.

Oh, no.

[Body Falls]

When we landed here, we thought

this planet would be our salvation.

- Someone has developed this virus to kill us.

- You don't know that.

The human delivery man

wasn't affected.

In the five years

we have been on Earth...

there has never been a virus that was

exclusively harmful to Newcomers.

Suddenly this one appears

as part of a murder attempt.

It had to come

from a laboratory.

Emily and Susan

are gonna be all right. You'll see.

Look.

A falling star.

That's good luck, huh?

- [Overlapping Voices]

- [Man] Rookie Tenctonese sensationm-

- Manual transmissionm-

- [Woman Speaking Spanish]

[Woman, Man

Speaking Foreign Language]

[Overlapping Voices

Continue]

They're in a secure area.

Show 'em your badge.

[Woman On P.A.]

Nurse Hughes, report to E.R.

Nurse Hughes, report to-

George,

how are they?

The doctor's

in with them now.

Those flowers

were meant for me.

Mr. Francisco, we've got them both

on life support.

The intensive ultraviolet and nitrogen

are keeping your wife and daughter stable.

- But their condition is still critical.

- Can we go inside?

- If it's a virus, it must be contagious.

- We're not sure.

It seems through normal contact one doesn't

pick up enough of the virus to become ill.

Susan and Emily must have aspirated

a massive quantity.

You may go in if you observe

strict infectious procedure.

- But don't take the baby.

- Dad.

George, if there's

anything I can dom-

[Vessna Crying]

[Speaking Tenctonese]

We've set up a lab

to study the virus.

I've got to get to work.

Cathy?

##[Radio. Piano]

##[Continues]

[Radio. Static,

Frequencies Tuning]

[Engine Off]

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