Roswell Page #6

that's what they said.

No, he's not here right now.

l've told you that. who is this, please?

jess, where were you?

who is this?

jess, i'm scared.

why don't you just tell me

who this is, okay?

Yes, hello?

l know what

you're trying to do.

You should look in to

the case of gary ward.

He committed suicide

six months ago.

Or was it a car accident?

Great. Now, do you see

where this is getting you?

This is happening because i'm getting

closer to it. Sit down.

You're close to nothing.

Face it, dad.

You're never gonna find

what you're looking for.

You just want an answer, like there's

proof out there of god or an afterlife.

U.F.O.S-- it's all the same thing. Something

to hang on to when nothing makes sense.

This is fantasy to make you feel

better in the night.

lt's the truth, and you know it.

Or you used to know it.

You were there, son,

in the kitchen with me.

You saw what l saw.

You held it in your hands.

lf you choose to run away from that,

that's up to you. l'll do this alone.

- please do it alone. - stop it.

- no, l will not.

- look what you're doing to us!

- look whatthey'redoing to us.

l want you to know something.

l really admire you...

For what you're doing.

Excuse me. Major?

Uh, could we talk?

So you saw the bodies? no, sir.

But, uh, we know people who did.

One of them was on the medical staff

and the other was, uh,

Helping recover the bodies

from the crash scene.

what did they look like? one guy says that

they were-- they were...

Like real humans

with real smooth skin.

That was the guy from the crash site.

Right, but the other one--

He was from the autopsy room, and he

insists that they were really small, like children.

But much frailer, and they had

sort of scaly skin.

Like a reptile, sort of. And their

heads were shaped sort of like eggs.

No, no, like a pear.

Like an upside-down pear.

A little more like eggs.

No.

were these guys making this up?

uh-uh. No way. Neither of them.

we know these guys.

They were really scared.

Look, l was shot down

overjapan, okay?

l know what scared looks like. lt was nothing

compared to the look on these guys' faces.

Captain henry enicht,

who left us...

One rainy morning

in august of 1969,

And lt. Colonel

everett pryor,

who passed away

one year ago today.

You will all be sorely missed.

Bugler, please.

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Excuse me, please.

l wonder if l could talk to you privately

for a few minutes.

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There's nothing to be

afraid of. Come on inside.

we hear you're thinking

about talking.

That could be

very risky.

l've been tracking this story,

and l know the chances you're taking.

who are you? some people

call me townsend.

My name's not important. l've been

on the same search that you have.

But l think l may

have gone much deeper.

l don't know if i

believe it all, but...

This is what

i found out.

Supposedly, four tiny bodies were

recovered from the crash, right?

Right.

well, they did bring them

back here to the base.

Eyes:
almond shaped.

No discernible

auditory lobes.

Skin texture:

slightly scaly,

Almost reptilian.

Stretchable,

somewhat elastic,

Over what feels like...

Smooth muscle.

ln skeletal tissues, no striated muscle

discernible.

ln the thoracic area,

also no striated muscle.

Mouth would seem to be

a wrinkle-tight fold.

A colorless liquid

present in the body.

Doesn't seem to be

what we call blood.

Uh, seems to have...

No digestive system.

No gastrointestinal tract.

There's no rectal area.

No reproductive organs.

No genitalia.

No teeth.

The mouth opens to a cavity

about two inches deep-- hey!

This one just moved!

He was alive?

ltwas alive.

This information went

straight to the president, and his response...

was to form a top-secret

commission to deal with it.

Under what agency

will we be operating?

None. we will have

complete control.

Morning, mr. Secretary.

Good morning.

And our mandate,

exactly?

To investigate the event

and all of its, uh,

lmplications--

the technology.

And any other such events,

should they occur.

But most of all, to safeguard

the public interest.

That's why this information has to be so

carefully controlled.

Think of our religious institutions.

l mean,

lf this were all to just

come out, what are people going to believe in?

Not to mention the effect

on our social and our political institutions.

Even the military?

Especially the military.

l mean, what the hell

are we dealing with here?

ls it friendly? is it hostile?

maybe it's neither.

Maybe they're just studying us the way

we study insects.

well, the point is, there could be panic

if this all came out.

we're supposed to ensure

domestic tranquility, not eliminate it.

l mean, what-- what if people

think that we are not in control of the skies?

They'd be right.

what about leaks? someone's bound

to say something.

well, as long as we control

the way the information is released,

Leaks shouldn't

necessarily hurt us.

ln fact, mingled with a little

well placed disinformation, they should help.

Hoaxes. Oh, yes.

Certainly.

And also accurate information

released...

From less-than-reputable

sources.

That's not such

a bad technique either.

- recruit a group of crackpots?

- exactly.

Gentlemen, if you'd open

the folders in front of you.

As you can see,

under magnification...

The creature's skin appears to be, uh,

mesh-like.

- rather like that of a lizard.

- has there been any communication?

From?

it, to us.

Uh, not sure.

Possibly.

we believe that it may use

some form of, uh,

Thought projection.

At least, that's what the men

who've been close to it seem to think.

- how long do we keep this to ourselves?

- well, there's no telling.

we will determine that.

why?

l think mankind has the right to know

about something as significant as this.

well, yes. Of course.

we don't intend to keep this

under wraps forever.

Right.

Okay.

Good. Fine.

So what they decided to do

was build some secret bases...

Out in the middle of the desert

to study all this.

But secretary forrestal demanded

that he see for himself...

what was going on out there.

ln here, gentlemen.

How are you doing

today?

Oh, uh, let me check, and i'll see what

i can do, okay?

He knows you're here. l thought

this was mirrored.

lt is.

jesus!

what's the matter, james?

Oh! More of them

are coming.

-what do you mean?

- different ones.

Not like him.

Many different races,

Different species.

They're coming!

are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, i'm all right.

oh, my god.

Oh, sh*t. No, no, no,

no, no, no!

Something's happening here.

Norman, we're losing him!

Check the cardiogram for arrhythmia.

Get an endo tube, stat!

Communicate.

Tell me what to do!

Please, what can we

do for you?

Oh, god!

So where's the body?

the one that died?

Have you seen it?

no.

l have seen photographs.

Photographs can be faked.

That's true.

But the people whose word i've

come to rely on insist they were not.

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