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Where else did they go?

Sometimes Tom took them boat riding

at MacArthur Park.

For pony rides and miniature golf.

They always come home so happy.

And so dirty!

l kept asking Tom

to do things where they won't get so dirty.

l spent the rest of the day cleaning them.

Can l see you a moment?

-Rough?

-Yeah.

Bob, these are the two officers

who found Lodge.

This is Ryan and Sutton.

Patrolmen Sutton and Ryan.

This is Bob Graham.

Dr. Medford and Pat are flying here

with Gen. O'Brien tonight.

Kibbee called. He'll be over

after he's had a little breakfast.

Show me on the map just exactly where

you found Lodge.

-Right there.

-And he was dead when you found him?

Where's MacArthur Park?

That's a long ways.

We've got to find out

where he took those kids.

He couldn't have driven far

the way he was cut up.

ls there any area where you found him

where he might've taken the kids.. .

...for a boat ride or miniature golf?

Pony rides, stuff like that.

l don't know of any miniature golf courses.

Griffith Park is the closest

where they rent horses.

That's a long way, too.

Doesn't his wife know where they went?

No.

Did you make any arrests this morning,

say between 4:
00 a.m . and noon?

Yes, sir.

Four. Three drunks and a traffic citation.

l'd like to talk to all of them.

They might have seen something

that'll help us.

Where were you going

when you were arrested?

l don't know.

l don't even know

where l was coming from.

-How about you?

-l don't know either.

As l said before,

l prefer the informal type of social life.

-l disagree with you.

-Really?

l'm at my best in my white tie and tails.

All right, Beau Brummell, knock it off.

Look, miss.. ..

-All l did was go through a red light.

-At 60 mph?

-Was something chasing you?

-No, l was in a hurry to get home.

Where from?

l spent the night with a sick friend.

l'd rather not mention any names,

he's married.

-Okay, you can go.

-Thank you.

l'm through with them. Let them

go back to the tank and sleep it off.

-All right, let's go.

-With pleasure, sir.

You said there were three drunks?

The other one's in the alcoholic ward

at the hospital.

Practically a permanent resident there.

Let's go talk to him, too.

Sneaked out of here Saturday afternoon.

Back at 5:
00 this morning.

You can talk to him,

but l don't think he'll cooperate.

Hey, Admiral, are we gonna be drafted?

No, sir.

Behave yourself, Harry.

This is the man. Mind your manners.

-lf he gives you trouble, l'm right outside.

-He won't.

Hello, Jensen. How are you?

How do, gentlemen? Looking for recruits?

Not today.

-Jensen, you come here often, don't you?

-l like it here.

-What have you been doing lately?

-Same as always, nothing.

-But l got some deals on.

-Sure.

You didn't see anything unusual

yesterday or this morning, did you?

No, nothing unusual. Same as always.

They're gone now.

l saw some little airplanes this morning.

Didn't seem big enough

for them to get into.

Big enough for who?

The ants.

l'd like to get out of here,

but l ain't joining the Army to do it!

-You can't make me, there's laws!

-We know.

Jensen, what kind of ants did you see?

Big ones.

Ain't there now.

-Mostly at night l see them.

-Where?

General, l'll make a deal with you:

You make me a sergeant in charge

of the booze, and l'll enlist.

Make me a sergeant

in charge of the booze!

Make me a sergeant

in charge of the booze!

-Exactly where do these ants show up?

-ln the river.

ln the river.

l saw it once when it had water in it.

Now, when was that?

Let me see.

ln the river bed.

Those big openings in the sides are

like sewer outlets.

Jensen, how long have you been

seeing these things?

A long time. How long have l been here?

The doctor says he was first admitted

five months ago.

Thanks, Mac.

Take me with you and l'll enlist, l promise.

Make me a sergeant!

Give me the booze!

Make me a sergeant. Give me the booze!

Please, my nerves!

Which way is the hospital, Ryan?

Right over there.

Ben, come here.

Pretty good model of a kid's idea of an L-1 .

Get on the radio and contact Mrs. Lodge.

Find out if the kids ever owned

a plane like that. Wait for a report.

Right.

Here's tire marks.

New tires. Lodge had new tires

on his car, didn't he?

Yeah.

Hey, Bob! Ben!

lt's them all right.

l don't smell formic acid, do you?

No, but it could all fall right into place.

Lodge and his kids

down here flying their model plane.

Suddenly, the ants attack.

Lodge fights to protect his kids.

Somehow, he breaks away,

gets into his car, and drives off.

But what about the kids?

Maybe they ran away.

No, we'd have picked them up by now.

Unless they ran in here.

Mr. Graham!

That model plane belonged

to the Lodge kids.

The husband used to bring

the boys down here to fly it.

Got to be the same plane, same color.

And there's no model plane at home.

Where do these things go?

l mean, how far do they go?

Don't know for sure, but there's more

than 700 miles of them under the city.

Why is the Army sending troops into L.A .

And a Marine regiment from Pendleton?

Why a special press conference at 5:00

on a Sunday?

-You'll just have to wait.

-Why all the VlPs from Washington?

Has the cold war gotten hot?

Gentlemen, come in now.

This is the most serious crisis

this city has ever faced.

There's no time for questions.

Listen carefully.. .

...so you can report the facts

to your newspapers.

This is Dr. Harold Medford

of the Department of Agriculture.

Gen. O'Brien, Air Force lntelligence.

Gen. James, Army lntelligence.

The others you know.

-Ready, sir?

-One moment.

-Set, Charlie?

-You're on.

We interrupt all radio and television

programs indefinitely.

Keep your radio and television sets

turned on. This is an emergency.

l repeat, this is an emergency!

By direction of the President

of the United States.. .

...and the Governor of the State

of California, and the Mayor.. .

...the city of Los Angeles is.. .

...in the interests of public safety,

hereby under martial law.

Curfew is at 1800 hours.

Any persons on the street or outside

their quarters after 6:00 p.m .. .

...will be subject to arrest

by military police.

Now as for the reasons

for this most drastic decision:

A couple of months ago in the New Mexico

desert, giant ants were discovered.

They're similar in appearance

to the ones you're familiar with.

Except they are mutations,

ranging in size from 9 to 12 feet in length.

The New Mexico colony was destroyed,

but two queen ants escaped.

One has been found and destroyed.

The other has not yet been found.

lt has established a nest in the storm

drains beneath the streets of Los Angeles.

lt's not known how long this nest

has been established...

...or how many of these

lethal monsters have hatched.

Maybe a few, maybe thousands.

lf new queen ants have hatched

and escaped this nest...

...other American cities may be in danger.

These creatures are extremely dangerous.

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