Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Page #4

If our officials don't believe me,

I can't be held responsible.

When you tell of

the destroyer being sunk...

...refer to latitude

...longitude 45 degrees, 15 minutes.

They will believe you.

Suppose Major Huglin, my wife, myself

were all hysterical or hypnotized...

...that we never saw what the fiends did

to General Hanley or the police officer.

How do you explain the destroyer?

There's word the Atlantic fleet has

lost contact with a vessel...

...but there's no confirmation of

a sinking. We're continuing to check.

You realize your contacting the saucer

violated our instructions.

This itself may have placed

the entire country's safety in jeopardy.

Now that the damage is done,

and assuming your story is verified...

...are you proposing that we meet

with these creatures...

...and yield to their demands?

Why Washington?

If they want to parley with

the whole world, why meet there?

They appear to be realists.

Washington

is a center of political power.

What about our atomic

and hydrogen weapons?

Would they work

against the saucers?

I'd like to answer that question, sir,

if I may.

Our atomic weapons might work,

if we could deliver them.

But using nuclear power when they

land would destroy our own cities.

And then we don't know

whether they're vulnerable or not.

To answer your question, Mr. Cassidy,

I learned a little about their operation...

...and I've got an idea

for a new kind of weapon.

It's only a guess, of course.

A new weapon in less than 56 days?

I have an idea for an ultrasonic gun.

With enough engineering help...

...we could construct a working model

in a very short time.

Maybe it will work.

If not, we'll know soon.

Meanwhile, you'll work on

every other means of defense.

We have no choice but to use

every conceivable weapon if they land.

Gentlemen, please.

"Destroyer Franklin Edison was sunk

at latitude 30 degrees, 20 minutes...

...longitude 45 degrees, 15 minutes

at approximately 0600."

We are expected at the White House

in an hour for a policy decision...

...that will involve not only our

own country but the entire world.

Whatever the decision...

...you'll be given every assistance

in testing your theory.

I suggest you start

to work right away.

Major Huglin will arrange for

whatever facilities you may require.

Thank you.

-Hello.

-Hi.

How's it going?

Instead of turning electric impulses

into ultrahigh-frequency sound...

-...we nearly burned the place up.

-What?

All right, let's try it out

on the cement block.

All the way.

Well, there goes your generator.

-But it worked, Russ, didn't it?

-We know what hit Sky Hook.

-What?

-Sound.

Sound?

Having two small boys, I know noise

doesn't do a man much good...

...but burn him up,

knock his house down?

The sound I want is of a higher wave

frequency than we've ever produced.

Then you mean we've got

the weapon?

No, I'm afraid not.

With the best materials

and circuits available...

...all we've succeeded in doing

is pulverizing a cement block.

The theory is beautiful.

We don't have the tools and materials

to make it work.

Maybe in 10 years, five, even two.

-How many days left?

-Twenty-seven.

Russ, remember that report

from Dr. Patek in New Delhi?

He suggested a different approach.

Instead of attempting to duplicate

the ultrasonic devices of our visitors...

...we try to interrupt

their magnetic field...

...by projecting a highly intermittent

induced electrical field.

-Now, suppose we take--

-Of course!

We cut the ultrasonic wavelength

into the circuit and knock them down.

-Not so fast, Russ--

-It can work. It can work.

-Here, major, get on the phone.

-Yes?

We'll need the largest portable

generator that Schenectady makes.

From all parts of the globe,

under top priority...

...came every facility

and scientific help...

...the world governments

could furnish.

Dr. Marvin and staff assembled

these materials in a concealed lab...

...where they were to translate a short

experience in a craft from space...

...into a formula, then plans...

...and, finally,

a functioning reality.

It's only a hollow steel ball...

...but for our purposes

it's a flying saucer.

You can start up the generator now.

The magnet does that, doesn't it?

The magnetic attraction above

counteracts the pull of gravity below.

Go ahead, it was your idea.

You be the first to try it.

My idea? Nonsense.

It was just as much yours, Dr. Patek's

and a dozen scientists worldwide.

Come on.

-It works.

-It works fine.

Russ, look.

What was it?

The same thing that's watched us

since the start of the project.

-Watched who?

-Russ and the rocket program.

I always thought it was

St. Elmo's Fire.

I'll have to change my mind

about that.

Whatever it was, the saucers sent it

to find out what we're doing.

We have TV.

They may have a different device

that serves the same purpose.

We'd better get to Washington

before they decide to drop in.

Major, help him load that gun

on the generator truck.

Never mind the files, professor.

I'll take the diagrams.

We ought to be in Washington

in about an hour.

I hope they haven't spotted us.

Let's pull away from the lab.

Come on.

If that saucer stays in firing range...

...we may be able to give the gun

its first real test.

Saucer landing near Belmont Lab.

Major Huglin calling

for aerial protection. Over.

They're sending a bomber.

We should go with the diagrams

as quickly as we can.

-I'll get them from Russ.

-I'll go with you.

Fire up the generator.

We're gonna see if this gun works.

-What's the matter?

-I can't get this blasted thing started.

They're looking for us, all right.

Russ, getting you to Washington is

more important than anything else.

Right.

She's right, if this machine works.

If not, it doesn't make any difference.

It works. If we just had

a little more power.

Russ, let's go, please.

Before it's too late.

Keep the gun circling overhead

and the saucer will stay away.

Russ, be careful.

I think it's dead.

It's light as a feather.

Humanoid, and ancient.

These suits serve as an electronic

and mechanical outer skin...

...to take the place of their

atrophied flesh and muscles.

I must get this to a lab.

Don't go out there.

Don't go out there.

Here are Dr. and Mrs. Marvin now.

-We've been waiting for you.

-Thanks.

-This is Dr. Alberts.

-How do you do?

You know General Edmunds,

Admiral Enright.

Certainly.

And Mrs. Marvin

is General Hanley's daughter.

-His death was a great loss to all of us.

-Thank you.

-Well, I see you've been busy.

-We've been doing a little work.

Let me show you. It didn't take

too long to break this thing down.

These helmets have

a language-translating device in them.

Mrs. Marvin, would you say something

into the microphone?

The quality of mercy is not strained

It droppeth as the gentle rain

From heaven

Shakespeare wouldn't like it.

Professor Alberts said if we read

the dictionary into the device...

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