The 27th Day

How do you like it, Eve?

Lovely.

What is it?

My impression of

the coastland of Cornwall.

Oh, Harry darling, you painted

the entire coastline of England.

I've yet to see anything

that looks like a wave.

Never mind. Keep on trying.

I'm going for a walk.

You have certain no appreciation

for modern art.

Miss Wingate

Come with me, please.

- Three sugars?

- Three.

I like your style, Pete.

Some day, You'll be the boss of

the Los Angeles "Record Telegram".

Thanks for the compliment.

That's 20 cents.

My mistake,

some day you'll be the treasurer.

- Keep the change.

- Thanks.

Mr. Clark

Yeah?

Who's that?

My name is of no importance,

Mr. Clark

But I must ask you to come with me.

Su Tan

Come with me, Su Tan.

Well, I'm ready.

At least I remember to take

my notes with me to America.

Coblenz has been honored by your

invitation to the conference.

Ah,the honor will be

to witness the launching of the satellite.

They mark the beginning

of a new phase in the progress of mankind.

Perhaps the greatest single step

toward achieving communication

between the planets.

Professor.

Your plane to America. 3 o'clock.

It will be difficult to get

there without it. Huh?

Well, professor,

have a nice trip.

And we'll hear from you soon,uh?

- Thank you, Dr. Schimidt .Goodbye

- Good bye.

Professor.

Professor Bechner.

Did someone call me?

Professor, I'm afraid

you'll have to interrupt

your departure for America.

Interrupt?

But why?

I'm afraid it's not quite that simple.

- Ivan.

- Who goes there?

You are in no danger, Ivan Godofsky.

Halt, or I'll fire.

Your gun will not help.

Excuse me. aren't you

Professor Klaus Bechner?

But what are we doing here?

Where are we?

I don't know. I was

writing a column

in the office of a Los

Angeles Record Telegram

Somebody spoke to me,

now next thing I know I woke up here.

Los Angeles?

I was in England.

And I, my dear, was in Coblenz.

But how?

The how I suspect

we may never understand.

What interests me now is why.

It's pretty obvious

where you're from, my dear.

Are you a soldier?

People of Earth.

Permit me to explain

your presence here.

Each of you is hearing

my words in his

or her native tongue.

Who are you?

Since I'm a stranger

to each of you, perhaps it

would be simplest to

call me 'The Alien'.

Where are you from?

The name of the planet I come from

is unknown to you.

One of many worlds in a

nearby universe.

- Where are we now?

- In space.

I don't believe it.

If you please...

It's the Earth.

Don't be frightened.

You'll be sent back to Earth

absolutely unharmed.

Furthermore, no measurable

time by earthly standards

will pass while you're here

Is such a thing possible?

You're travelling at almost exactly

the speed of light.

At such a speed,

time as you know it, does not exist.

Theoretically, but in actuality...

Why have we been brought here?

If you'll kindly be seated

I'll try to explain.

You five, are here

in effect as representatives.

Not of your particular countries

but as representatives of the human race.

Then, you have come to Earth

to establish contact?

No, professor

We are here to help you

save your beautiful planet.

You talk as if the earth

were about to be destroyed.

That danger exists.

Your entire history

is one of self-destruction.

You have now what you believe

to be the ultimate weapon.

The H bomb.

If you destroy yourselves,

You'll also destroy the Earth.

And that we can not permit,

for it is needed.

Needed?

The universe in which my world

exists is dying.

Soon, our sun will

be going into nova and explode.

Therefore your people

will need a new world.

Within 35 days.

Then you're going to invade us.

Oh,no, No, our moral code

does not permit us to invade,

nor to destroy any form

of intelligent life.

We are prepared to lend you a weapon.

A weapon which will permit you

to destroy yourselves.

Without harming your planet.

This weapon affects only human life.

Nothing else will be harmed.

It will belong to you, for

27 of the 35 days remaining to us.

If at the end of that time,

Midnight of the 27th day, Greenwich time,

you've not used it

The weapon will automatically

become harmless.

You are under no

compulsion to make use of the weapon.

Yet you think we will?

We cannot hope for disaster,

we merely expect it.

Say your wrong.

Say that 27 days go by

and we don't use the weapons.

What happens then?

Your race will live. Mine will die.

Who are you gonna give the weapons to?

The weapons one apiece

will be given to each of you.

You may of course turn

them over to your governments.

But the decision is yours.

The weapons are yours

to do with as you wish

Not yet, professor

I can understand your curiosity.

But they're protected

by a force field.

Each of the boxes is tuned

to the electrical impulse of its owner.

Now, professor

The one to your left is yours.

Ivan Godofsky,

the next is yours.

Eve Wingate, the next is yours.

Su Tan, you,too.

The last is yours, Jonathan Clark.

Each of you holds in your hands

the power of life and death.

Each box contains 3 capsules.

They are the weapon.

They surpass by many times the power

of anything your race is yet created.

Each of the capsules

has a diameter of lethal radiation.

Which is exactly 3000 miles.

There is then, in the combined capsules,

more than enough power to wipe out

all human life on your planet.

To use the capsules,

you remove the spindle.

Place the capsule down

speak loudly and clearly

the latitude and longitude

in the center of the target area.

The energy thus launched

takes only human life.

Damages nothing else.

It cannot be opened by

ordinary means, professor

Only your own thought waves

will activate the release mechanism.

No other force on your earth

is capable of opening the box.

But once it has been opened,

Anyone can pull the spindle.

And any voice can

launch them to their targets.

What if we die?

If any one of you is called by death

The capsules will

become ineffective immediately.

One more question, please.

Do we have your solemn word

that if we succeed in

keeping the peace for 27 days,

earth will be free of invasion?

You have my word, professor.

27 days...

You ask us to learn in 27 days

What has escaped the world

for thousand of years?

You ask us to practice

peace or die.

The choice is not new, professor.

Only the weapons.

Now, if you'll forgive me, time is short.

Will you be glad enough

to return to your

seats and you'll be

sent back to earth.

Jonathan, I forgot your last name.

Where do you live?

Clark. Los Angeles, California.

Professor

Professor.We have to hurry

to catch the plane.

Yes, of course.

You fired that shot?

Yes, sir..

What happened?

I thought I saw something.

You saw something?

I guess I was mistaken.

City room Clark

Mr. Jonathan Clark?

Yes.

Just a moment, Mr.

Clark I have a paid

call for you from

Cornwall, England.

Cornwall, England?

All right. I'll take the call.

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