Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Page #3

I feel personally responsible

for what happened.

I was in charge.

Hundreds of lives were lost.

My own wife's father--

If I had the authority, I'd grant it to you.

But we'll have to wait.

I promise we'll recommend that you

be authorized to make radio contact...

...and meet with....

With whoever they are.

-Are we through for the night?

-Yes...

...but we're going to ask you

to remain at your hotel.

-You mean I'm under detention?

-You may be needed at any time.

Major Huglin is assigned

as your liaison.

-Good night.

-Good night.

Dr. Marvin.

I don't like this watchdog routine

any better than you do.

I'm under orders, I have a job to do.

We're both on the same side.

-I'm sorry. I'm just tired and worried.

-I know.

You were there. You heard both sides.

Who do you agree with?

I agree with you about the urgency,

but they're right too.

They have a chain of command,

they have to be careful...

...and this thing may be too big

to allow for mistakes.

Russell Marvin calling

on 225.6 megacycles. Over.

Dr. Russell Marvin calling on

Are you listening?

If you hear me, please reply.

I am tuned in

on the same wavelength. Over.

We hear you, Dr. Marvin,

and we understand you.

Do you understand us?

Yes.

Who are you?

Listen. It is now 9:30 a.m.

Earth time, Greenwich Meridian Time.

We will be waiting

at exactly 11:
00 a.m....

...at the shore of

the Chesapeake Bay...

...where the North Beach Road

reaches the sea.

Do not raise an alarm,

and keep this appointment.

Listen to me.

I can't keep the appointment.

I'm under orders.

I'll be able to meet you in a few days.

Do you hear me? Over.

-Russ?

-Hello, hello.

Dr. Russell Marvin calling

on 225.6 megacycles.

Do you hear me?

Please come in. Over.

Eleven o'clock Greenwich time.

It'll be 6:
00 here.

I can just make it.

You're not going.

I heard you say you're under orders.

I didn't arrange this meeting.

I just asked them to wait.

Who ordered that radio?

I did, today. I was hoping

they'd let me use it.

You can't go. I've already lost Dad.

-You shouldn't have called them.

-Maybe I shouldn't have...

...and maybe I should.

But it's started now

and I've got to go through with it.

But it's not your job alone.

Call someone! Call Major Huglin!

Room 312, Major Huglin.

Hurry, please.

Hello?

Yes. Yes.

Thanks.

Well, call the garage.

Tell them not to give him a car.

Tell them he's sick, anything,

out of his mind.

I'll be right down to take care of it.

-Sure thing, Mrs. Marvin.

-Frank, may I have my car, please?

Gee, Dr. Marvin, I can't.

I was talking to your wife on the phone

and she said that I--

But, Dr. Marvin,

I can't let you have the car.

-Get out of my way, Frank.

-Please, I don't want to lose my job.

There he is. See if you can

get him on the radio.

Hello, Russ. This is Carol.

Russ, come in.

He won't answer me.

Wait for us, Russ.

Major Huglin and I wanna talk to you.

Russ, please come back with us.

I'm sorry, but I have to do my job.

Let's go back.

Please come in.

-Come on, let's get out of here.

-No, wait.

With your friends, Dr. Marvin.

-I'm coming with you.

-Please come in. All of you.

-I'm gonna phone headquarters.

-You'd better do as they say.

We must be thousands of miles

away from the Earth.

And in a matter of seconds.

You are many miles away

from your planets...

...but not in a matter of seconds.

Listen to your watch, Dr. Marvin.

It's stopped.

It's supposed to be antimagnetic.

We generate a magnetic field stronger

than the gravitational field on Earth.

This is the principle by which

we move through space.

We have adjusted the magnetic field

to compensate...

...for the normal loss of gravitational

effect and atmospheric pressure.

But your watch hasn't stopped.

Feel your pulse.

I haven't any.

Neither have I.

We operate in a very different

time reference.

You might say

all this is happening...

...between the ticks of your watch

or the beats of your heart.

That's why we couldn't decipher

your message till it was too late.

It made it necessary for us

to defend ourselves at Sky Hook.

Then you shot down

our 11 rockets. Why?

At that time, we did not know they

were only primitive observation posts.

We thought they might be weapons

directed against us.

Who are you? Where are you from?

Because of your leadership in

exploring the field of outer space...

...we felt you could

best understand...

...that we are the survivors

of a disintegrated solar system.

At this moment, the remainder

of our fleet is circling your globe.

They're awaiting a signal

to tell them where to land.

What do you want with me?

Arrange for your world leaders

to confer with us...

...in the city of Washington.

They may not listen.

I'm only a scientist.

We will show you how important it is

to convince your leaders.

In an instant of your time,

we travel...

...from beyond your moon

to the surface of your Earth.

There were 300 men on that ship.

Speed, maneuverability and force.

With a weapon like that,

why don't you just land and take over?

To do that would cause

worldwide panic.

Despite our power...

...the few of us would be

busy indefinitely...

...trying to suppress

a large, hostile population.

In the end, we would be masters

of a wrecked and hungry planet.

What makes you think

you'll win without a fight?

We felt it best to meet with you

so fighting could be avoided.

Such agreements have been

made on Earth before.

How do you know so much about us?

We have the means

of accumulating information.

If you wish to convince yourself

about our detailed knowledge, test us.

Any question.

What's the size of the

Armed Forces of the United States?

It is approximately

What team has won

the most World Series?

The New York Yankees.

Who was the first president

of the United States?

Washington.

I know that voice.

-Who are you?

-John Hanley.

My father.

What have you done to him?

You have been addressing General

Hanley's mind, not General Hanley.

Look behind you.

Dad.

He will not recognize you.

He has been subjected...

...to a machine we call

an Infinitely Indexed Memory Bank.

We have transferred all knowledge

from his brain to our machine.

Thus, we have available and readily

accessible his total experience.

We can do this to as many as we like

and learn whatever we must know.

-Stop it, please, stop it.

-Put that gun away.

Don't look at that.

This is the beginning of the process

by which we read the brain...

...for the Infinitely Indexed

Memory Bank.

What have you done with my father?

We will return him to you eventually,

and the police officer too.

Will you arrange

a conference for us?

We'll tell the authorities you want one.

That's all we can do.

You're not going to work

with these monsters?

It may take weeks or months

to set it up.

You will have two of your lunar days,

or 56 days Earth time.

-Let them kill us and be done with it.

-Please, Carol.

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