Night of the Big Heat Page #4

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(sobbing) I don't understand.

I don't understand.

- Neither do I, Frankie.

- Here.

His thinks the island is being used

as a test base for an invasion.

- Don't ask me why.

- It's quite obvious.

They have to discover if they

can survive in our atmosphere.

- That's incredible.

- Is it?

We probe space searching

for information about other planets.

It's logical that same thing

might happen in reverse.

Are you saying that Earth

has become a subject of a probe

carried out by creatures

from another planet?

Yes, I am.

And what I saw land tonight

was one of those creatures?

HANSON:
Yes.

One of them,

forming a spearhead

to find out if life is possible

for them on Earth.

And if it is possible?

Then, the main force will come.

Have you any idea

what they need to survive?

Heat. The way that car battery

and cylinder were split

suggests they were seeking

heat energy.

- They obviously need it to exist.

- Fine, fine!

We'll just wait for you

to complete your tests!

The temperature has risen three

degrees in the last half hour. 108.

At this rate, we'll all dead

by morning.

I accept that the situation

is serious.

The indications are that

we're approaching a crisis.

- Hanson!

- Getting emotional won't help.

- We must alert the mainland.

- How?

The telephone's out of action.

What about the Met station? They can

send a message. I'll drive up there.

Just a moment, Doctor.

This could be very dangerous.

Someone must go.

We've lost enough time already.

Very well.

But don't go until I come back.

- I'll come with you.

- There's no point both of us going.

You stay and look after the girls.

And Jeff, I should leave that alone.

Too much of it doesn't help

in a crisis.

This will help us

keep in touch.

Aerial, press to speak,

release to receive. Got it?

Yes. Thank you.

Good luck, Doctor.

- And be careful.

- Don't worry, I will.

These creatures,

are they likely to attack us?

Depends what they're looking for.

I think they're looking for an energy

source to keep them alive.

But once they've found it

they'll spread to the mainland.

Yes.

Hello, Hanson.

Are you there, Hanson?

Yes, Stone. I can hear you.

Where are you?

I'm on the road to the point.

I've just passed White's Meadow.

I can see the outline of the Met

station in the distance.

The radiator's boiling up.

She's losing power.

How far is the station?

I'm not sure. About a mile

and a quarter I should say.

She's slowing down.

She won't last long.

The heat's affecting the engine.

It's very dark out here.

She's pulling badly.

The gravel pit's coming up.

I can make out the entrance.

She's stopping.

It's no good. I'll have to

leave her. I'll walk the rest.

(high pitched whirring)

Hanson, I'm on the road.

There's a gap in the fence.

It looks like something...

- It's that noise again.

- Get away from there!

Get away!

It's your only chance.

(shouting) I can't hear you!

It's this noise!

(screaming)

Stone. Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Get away from that sound.

What's wrong?

Isn't it working?

Yes, Mrs. Callum.

The set's working.

It's horrible.

What now?

- It depends.

- On what?

Whether that meeting was an accident

or a deliberate interception.

If it was deliberate, it means we're

not dealing with brute monsters,

but with a superior intelligence.

Which do you think it is?

I don't know, Mrs Callum.

I honestly don't know.

There must be an answer

to these things.

We've got to try again.

I'm going this time.

Wait, Callum.

If you go out, you risk

sacrificing another life.

The Doctor took the risk.

We can't just leave him there.

No!

I'll have to go.

HANSON:
I'm not being heroic.

Stone was taken by surprise

I'm better equipped to deal

with this situation.

He's right, Jeff.

I'll take your Land Rover.

Have you got the keys?

Supposing they're still out there,

what will you do?

If they are, I'll have to avoid

making the same mistakes as Stone.

Keep these doors locked

and that set switched on.

Lock the windows, Frankie.

(sobbing)

Angela. It's all right.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

I must've had a nightmare.

I kept seeing that man

coming towards me.

His hands...

I thought...

It's all right, Angela.

It's all right. He's gone now.

There's no need to be afraid.

Come on. Lie down.

I shouldn't think we'll hear

from Hanson yet. It's too soon.

You knew her before, didn't you?

- Who?

- You know who I mean. That girl.

- You knew her before she came here.

- No.

Don't lie to me, Jeff.

I've said I didn't know her.

I saw you kissing her

in the study.

That doesn't mean I knew her.

Ever since she came here,

you've been tense.

Just as you were before we moved.

Frankie, let it be.

You did know her.

All right, I knew her.

Leave it at that.

It wasn't difficulty with

your writing. It was her.

- That why we moved here.

- Drop it, Frankie.

You're overwrought. The heat

is affecting us all. Let it go.

Are you in love with her?

Answer me.

Are you in love with her?

Not now, Frankie.

We're fighting for our lives!

It's important to me.

I must know.

Tell me,

are you in love with her?

No.

- Then, what is it?

- I wanted her. I wanted her body!

Now you know.

She was a slut and I wanted her.

But not any more.

I didn't ask her here.

She's no more than a common slut.

There's no comparison

with what I feel for you.

That's why we moved here. It was

completely physical, I promise.

She never meant a thing to me.

She never will.

(latch opening)

Where is everybody?

Where's the doctor?

He's not here.

Go back to the study.

Get him! I need him!

He can't come.

Go back and lie down.

He should be here.

I'm ill.

I need him.

Where the hell is he?

He can't come, you selfish b*tch!

He's dead.

(sobbing)

Dead? Dead...

Dead...

(dog barking)

Callum. Callum.

This is Hanson.

This is Hanson.

He's found the other one.

Can you hear me? Callum?

Can you hear me?

- Why don't you answer?

- I can hear you. Where are you?

I'm at the gravel pit.

I've found Stone's body.

He's dead.

He's burnt to death.

Just like all the others.

The ground here is all scorched.

This is obviously the way they came.

I can see something.

Something glowing down in the pit.

It's getting hotter.

I'm going in.

Hanson, remember two people

have already died there.

It's horrible.

What's he doing there?

It's very dark in here.

I can't see very far.

I can see it again.

It certainly is a light source.

The light seems to be...

I'm not receiving you.

(high pitched whirring)

- Hanson, do you hear me?

- Why doesn't he answer?

Hanson!

He's not coming through.

(high pitched whirring)

It's a woman!

I'll have to stop her.

(screaming)

(Volume increases,

screaming continues)

Of course.

The light!

What are we going to do?

What the hell are we going to do?

The area beyond the gravel pit

must be their assembly point.

I saw one down there.

What happened? The set went off.

Are you all right?

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