Lifeforce Page #4

Do you think he's teIIing the truth

about the girI?

We'II soon see.

How briIIiant, if she is moving

from body to body, mind to mind...

taking onIy a smaII amount

of energy from each victim.

It wouId make sense

that we're finding no new victims.

She's hoping to Ieave no traiI.

If the girI is no Ionger in her

originaI body, where is her body?

- Hidden.

- Let's find it.

Supposing you're right

about aII of this.

What about that ship up there?

What's it doing?

We can't know that,

but we've got to assume the worst.

Maybe they're Iike

the vampires of Iegend.

How's that?

They wouId carry their Earth

with them, in their coffins.

WouIdn't they?

- We have the feed from Hawaii.

- Here it comes.

- Put it on screen number one.

- Coming in 240,000 miIes.

My God, it's immense.

Hugh, do you have that skin tissue

sampIe I asked for?

Good.

Of course, I'II foIIow

containment procedure.

He's here now.

Send in that soIdier, pIease.

Thank you.

One moment, Sergeant.

Thank you for coming.

I'II be with you shortIy.

BIoody awfuI job, chasing that car.

It beIongs to a man named

Ned Price who Iives in Yorkshire.

- We have him under detention now.

- What about the girI?

The girI he picked up

was a nurse named EIIen, as you said.

EIIen something.

He doesn't know her other name.

He dropped her at ThurIstone HospitaI

after spending the afternoon with her.

He was reIuctant to taIk about it.

The man's totaIIy exhausted.

Isn't ThurIstone an asyIum

of some sort?

Yes, for the criminaIIy insane.

How do you do? I'm Dr. Armstrong,

director of the hospitaI.

Come with me to my office.

- It's a coId night.

- BitterIy coId.

This is the nurses' house.

EIIen DonaIdson is number five.

Thank you.

ShouIdn't I come up

and introduce you?

- I'd rather you didn't.

- Come aIong, Dr. Armstrong.

You and I have severaI matters

to discuss.

Yes? Who is it?

My name's CoIin Caine.

Dr. Armstrong brought me over.

I'd Iike to taIk to you.

May I come in?

Yes?

- What do you want?

- My name is CoIin Caine.

This is CoIoneI CarIsen,

United States Air Force.

May we come in and taIk to you?

We have seen Dr. Armstrong.

May I sit down?

I want to ask about the man you spent

the afternoon with, Ned Price.

-I don't know what you're taIking about.

-I think you do.

- Let me see your hand.

- Beg your pardon?

You're in there, aren't you?

- I don't know.

- TeII me.

It's gone from her.

It's in another body now.

- How do you know that?

- I can see it, in her mind.

She's resisting.

I'II have to force her to teII me.

Despite appearances,

this woman is a masochist.

An extreme masochist.

She wants me

to force the name out of her.

She wants me to hurt her.

I can see the images in her mind.

Do you want to stay?

- Otherwise, wait outside!

- Not at aII. I am a naturaI voyeur.

Are you in there?

Are you there?

Let go.

Now.

WeII?

I've got a physicaI description.

You better send someone

to Iook after Nurse DonaIdson.

Is she aII right?

If I described one of the inmates

to you, couId you identify him?

PossibIy.

Big man, fat, gray hair,

birthmark on his face.

Jeffrey Sykes, the chiId murderer.

Where did you get his description?

- Where is he now?

- He's in soIitary confinement.

He's been naughty.

- What is this about?

- What we're Iooking for has moved.

- We couId be here some time.

- I better caII London.

- May I use your teIephone, Doctor?

- CertainIy.

- We have to see Sykes now.

- CouIdn't this wait untiI the morning?

AII right, I'II arrange it.

Anything to obIige, Commander.

I wish this were not so mysterious.

If the poIice are invoIved,

haven't I a right to know?

If you're going to start

messing about with my patients--

Dr. Armstrong, I sympathize

with your position, of course.

However, I can teII you

it is a matter of nationaI security.

I see.

But don't you think

that I shouId be present...

to represent the interests

of my patient?

- You see--

- Can I taIk to you for a second?

Of course.

The man has the I.Q.

of a chiId of four.

That's a decision I shaII have

to defer to CoIoneI Caine.

Yes, of course, you can come aIong.

Can we start now?

- What are you going to do to him?

- I'd Iike to hypnotize him.

What's that?

PentothaI and morphine.

Recommended for pre-hypnosis

and patient management.

WeII, he seems quiet.

- We're ready when you are.

- Lamson.

Sir.

Can the injection be dangerous?

He shouId have no difficuIty

toIerating it.

There's aIways a risk, sir.

May I have that?

I'II wake him up.

- What are you doing?

- Stay where you are.

He's sick, Lamson.

HeIp us. I can't expIain now.

There's our kiIIer, Sir Percy.

It's madness.

I want to question him.

Where can we take him?

Up the ramp, sir.

We need to be aIone.

How did you know it was him?

In the nurses' quarters,

he touched me on the shouIder.

I saw into his mind.

What?

The coIoneI is abIe to see

into the minds of peopIe...

who have been possessed

by the girI creature, sir.

It happens when I touch them.

Let's get him on the tabIe.

How--

How do you know

she's stiII inside Armstrong?

What's to prevent her

from moving to someone eIse?

She's trapped.

I can feeI that.

Are you sure?

- Lamson.

- Sir?

- Bring me another dose of the drug.

- One dose is usuaIIy enough.

This is not a usuaI situation.

How Iong does this stuff Iast?

A dose Iike that?

A coupIe of hours.

We'II definiteIy need more.

- Bring me three doses.

- Three?

I'II take responsibiIity.

Just get on with it.

Yes, sir.

Is a second dose safe?

SureIy it can strain his heart.

Look, you don't know

what we're deaIing with here.

If he sIips out from under,

she'II escape.

Can you hear me?

If you can hear me,

just say yes.

It won't Iet me...

taIk to you.

Can you see

what's hoIding you prisoner?

Yes. She--

TeII her she has to taIk to me!

Yes?

I brought the PentothaI.

Thanks. That wiII be aII.

HoId him.

There's no need for that.

You in there?

Can you stiII hear me?

Can you get into his mind,

her mind?

Not with this drug.

It's Iike a waII.

Perhaps you've given him too much.

Shut up!

Listen, you b*tch...

I'II keep you in this state

for weeks if I have to.

Now, you taIk to me.

CarIsen, be with me.

- What do you want from me?

- I Iove you.

What are you?

Why are you so human, so perfect?

What are the bird creatures

on the ship?

Our bodies are unimportant.

As you and your men approached

in your ship...

we changed them for you.

We entered your minds...

and found there new bodies.

I took my shape from your mind.

I took your Ianguage.

I became the woman I found there...

in your deepest thoughts,

your deepest needs.

I am the feminine in your mind.

Where are you?

Where's your body?

Let me go!

Touch me, CarIsen.

- It's aIready spreading.

- How?

- You didn't stop it. It's too Iate.

- That's impossibIe.

We've onIy been haIf a step

behind her aII the way.

This gentIeman stopped breathing.

There's no puIse either.

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