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This one, real f***ing ugly.

I take these glasses off,

she looks like a regular person.

- I put them on, formaldehyde face.

- That's enough, or I call the cops.

The cops?

You need a Brazilian plastic surgeon.

I've got one that can see.

He's a tall, Caucasian male.

Unarmed, wearing sunglasses.

I don't like this one bit.

Not one bit.

That's like pouring perfume on a pig.

Settle down.

Where did you get those glasses?

- The tooth fairy.

- I'll bet.

- We've got him.

- Cut yourself shaving?

You look as shitty to us

as we do to you.

- Impossible.

- Don't make us splatter your brains.

You stumbled onto something here,

but maybe we can all benefit from it.

Let's go someplace quiet

so we can talk this over.

You bastards die just like we do.

I have come here to chew bubblegum

and kick ass.

And I'm all out of bubblegum.

Near the entrance. Has a shotgun.

White male. 30s. Long hair.

- Momma don't like tattletales.

- Wearing sunglasses.

And who are you?

Come to show them where I am.

Drop it.

Drop it.

Beat it.

Take it easy.

We're just going on a little ride.

Close the door.

Drive.

Not too fast.

They're gone.

- Just keep driving.

- Where am I going?

- Are you married?

- Yes.

- Please, don't lie to me.

- No.

Live alone?

- Your place.

- I'd rather not.

I'm afraid I must insist.

Hi, Holly!

- I don't know what you want.

- Just quiet.

It's like a drug. Wearing

these glasses makes you high...

...but you come down hard.

- Things didn't turn out well today.

- You're not the only one.

I'm sorry,

but I needed you to get away.

You have two guns.

You're not sorry, you're in charge.

We're in trouble. They're everywhere.

You can see them with these glasses.

We're being controlled by these things

and we've got to stop them.

I'll do whatever you want,

just don't hurt me, please.

Listen to what I'm saying to you.

You're fighting the forces of evil...

that can only be seen with sunglasses.

- Take a look.

- I'll wear your glasses, if you want.

If I don't see what you see,

I'm going to see it anyway.

- You have it your way.

- It's not my way... It's your way.

- Don't f*** with me.

- I'm thirsty.

Go ahead.

I'm sorry I have to be here.

- So your name's Holly?

- Holly Thompson.

That's a pretty name.

What do you do?

Assistant program director. Cable 54.

A TV station? They're sending

signals out of TV sets.

No, I'm all right.

Holly Thompson.

Yes, I'll hold.

Frank?

- Don't let anybody see you.

- I've had a rough couple of days.

I want nothing to do with you.

How many people did you kill?

- They're not people.

- You crazy son-of-a-b*tch.

You ain't showing me nothing.

I've got a wife and kids.

Leave me alone.

Get out of here.

No!

One week's pay.

It's the best I could do.

Wait!

You'd better find someplace to hide.

- Try these on.

- You crazy mother!

- Put these on.

- Stay away from me.

I'm trying to save you

and your family's life.

You can't even save yourself.

I'm giving you a choice. Put these on

or start eating that trash can.

- Not this year.

- Okay.

Come on.

I don't want to fight you.

Stop it.

Put on the glasses.

I told you

I didn't want to be involved.

Dirty motherf***er.

Take a look. Put them on.

No!

I'm sorry.

Put the glasses on. Put them on!

F*** you!

Look! They're everywhere.

They can see us.

They're at 5th and Spring.

Hold on. You aren't the first one

to wake up out of a dream.

What's that?

Brother, life's a b*tch...

and she's back in heat.

I want a room.

Ain't love grand?

CONFORM:

Don't wear those glasses too long.

It's like a knife in your skull.

- How long have they been there?

- Who knows?

- Where do they come from?

- They ain't from Cleveland.

I don't need that sh*t!

What are we going to do?

- Wait.

- Wait for what?

When you get your master plan,

you let me know.

If we can see, we've got to find

the people who made these.

Yeah, if any of them are still alive.

A long time ago,

things were different.

Daddy took me down to the river and

told me about the power and the glory.

I was saved.

He changed when I was little.

He turned mean.

I ran away when I was 13.

He tried to cut me once

with a big old razor.

He held it up against my throat.

I said:
"Daddy, please. "

He kept moving back and forth,

like he was sawing down a tree.

Maybe they've always been with us,

those things out there.

Maybe they love it,

seeing us hate each other.

Watching us kill each other off.

Feeding on our own cold hearts.

I've got news for him.

There's going to be hell to pay.

I ain't Daddy's little boy no more.

Frank?

There's a meeting tonight at 11.

Watch out no one follows you.

The world needs a wake-up call.

We're going to phone it in.

Hey brothers...

There's something new going down.

They're using candyfloss packaging

to cover up a toxic waste dump.

Frank, glad you made it. Take your

glasses off. We're all human in here.

They're brand new.

We got the first shipment today.

They won't hurt.

There's less interference.

Go ahead.

- Any trouble getting here?

- No.

The city is crawling with cops.

Most of them are human.

They've been told we're Commies.

Some of them have been recruited.

- People are joining up with them?

- They sell out.

Promotions, bank accounts,

new houses, cars.

Perfect, isn't it?

We'll do anything to be rich.

Fluorocarbons have increased since

They are turning our atmosphere

into their atmosphere.

- What do these things want?

- They're free-enterprisers.

The earth is just another developing

planet. Their third world.

...deplete the planet,

move on to another.

They want benign indifference.

We could be pets or food.

But all we really are is livestock.

We need an assault unit.

Someone to hit them hard.

- You've got it.

- Ever seen their disappearing act?

Once.

- What's that?

- One of their watches.

Two-way radios.

You can listen to their broadcasts.

They've got secret code.

They push a button...

All of a sudden they're gone.

I've been trying to figure it out.

Listen up. We're obviously

not getting to enough people.

There should be twice as many people

here. We're getting too sloppy.

Their detection

is becoming more effective.

Stay aware. Go to work.

Do what's expected of you.

We've become reckless.

The movement is suffering.

Stop talking about it. It's time

we started spilling some blood.

Wait a minute! We don't stand a chance

with a few guns and grenades.

- What are we supposed to do?

- We bide our time.

We locate their signal

and shut it off.

Dave works at KRDA.

He may have located the signal.

KRDA is clear.

The transmission is going out clean.

The signal is from somewhere else.

It's important to find out exactly

where this signal is coming from.

I've got to talk to someone.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay.

- I thought I'd killed you.

- I thought so, too.

I didn't know.

I'm so sorry.

I just want to...

Can we?

Get out!

- They're killing everybody.

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