War of the Colossal Beast Page #5

HELLO?

MAJOR BAIRD?

JUST A MOMENT,

HE'S RIGHT HERE.

MAJOR BAIRD HERE.

WHEN?

WELL, HE WAS CHECKED

OK JUST 10 MINUTES AGO.

GLENN HAS ESCAPED.

LET ME SPEAK:

TO DR. CARMICHAEL.

I CAN'T, SIR,

HE'S DEAD.

THIS IS:

AN ALL-POINTS BULLETIN.

THE COLOSSAL MAN

IS LOOSE IN LOS ANGELES.

ALL UNITS REPORT

IMMEDIATELY UPON CONTACT.

I REPEAT. THE COLOSSAL MAN

IS LOOSE IN LOS ANGELES.

ALL UNITS REPORT

IMMEDIATELY UPON CONTACT.

[SIRENS WAILING]

WILL THEY KNOW:

WHERE YOU ARE?

YES, I TOLD

HARRIS WE'D BE HERE

IN THE OFFICE,

WAITING FOR NEWS.

LET ME HAVE:

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'M CALLING

FOR MAJOR BAIRD.

YES, WE KNOW

HE'S ESCAPED.

HAS HE:

BEEN SIGHTED YET?

I SEE.

THANK YOU.

NO POLICE REPORTS.

HE HASN'T BEEN SEEN.

WHERE COULD HE BE?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

BAIRD HERE.

HE'S BEEN SPOTTED

IN GRIFFITH PARK.

DO YOU HAVE A MAP?

YES, I'VE GOT THE MAP OF

GRIFFITH PARK RIGHT HERE.

ORDER UP:

THE ARMORED ARTILLERY.

WE'LL SURROUND THE AREA

AND MOVE THE INFANTRY

IN ON HIM:

UNTIL WE MAKE CONTACT.

DON'T OPEN FIRE

UNTIL HE'S

ISOLATED FROM:

ALL CIVILIANS.

AND THEN, ONLY

IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

HAVE THE POLICE BLOCK

OFF ALL ACCESS ROADS.

MOVE UP:

OUR COMMUNICATIONS.

WE'LL SET UP FIELD

HEADQUARTERS IN THE HILLS.

I'LL TAKE COMMAND.

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MEN,

HERE IT IS.

ATTENTION ALL UNITS.

ATTENTION ALL UNITS.

THE COLOSSAL MAN IS

IN THE GRIFFITH PARK AREA.

CAR 42, 52, AND 61

PROCEED TO THE RIVERSIDE

DRIVE ENTRANCE.

CARS 40, 41, AND 46 PROCEED

TO THE FERNDALE ENTRANCE.

ROADBLOCKS WILL BE

SET UP AT ONCE.

WE INTERRUPT:

OUR REGULAR PROGRAM

TO BRING YOU:

A SPECIAL POLICE BULLETIN.

THE COLOSSAL MAN

HAS BROKEN LOOSE.

AND IS NOW KNOWN TO BE IN

THE VICINITY OF GRIFFITH PARK.

STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN

TO RECAPTURE HIM.

DO NOT GO NEAR THE AREA.

I REPEAT. DO NOT GO

NEAR THE AREA.

YOU MAY ENDANGER

YOUR LIFE BY DOING SO.

AND YOU ARE CERTAIN

TO IMPEDE EMERGENCY SERVICES

WHICH NEED ALL THE SPACE

THEY CAN GET.

THIS STATION IS DISPATCHING

A MOBILE UNIT:

FOR ON THE SPOT COVERAGE

AT THE SCENE IN GRIFFITH PARK.

HEY, BUD!

PULL OUT!

I'M WAITING FOR

A LOAD OF KIDS.

WHERE ARE THEY?

IN THE GRIFFITH:

OBSERVATORY.

LOOKING FOR SPUTNIK

OR SOMETHING.

WELL, HURRY THEM UP

AND GET OUT OF THE PARK

AS QUICK AS YOU CAN!

WHAT'S GOING

TO HAPPEN?

THERE'S TROUBLE.

THE GIANT MAN'S

ON THE LOOSE AROUND HERE.

LET'S GO!

HURRY IT UP!

ALL ABOARD!

[SIRENS WAILING]

WE'LL SET UP

A ROADBLOCK HERE.

HE'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN

US AND THE OBSERVATORY.

THIS IS MAJOR BAIRD AT THE

GRIFFITH PARK ROADBLOCK.

ALL LIGHT UNITS,

TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

YOU'RE WITNESSING A MANHUNT

FOR THE BIGGEST MAN

IN EXISTENCE.

WE'RE IN GRIFFITH PARK.

IT'S BEEN SURROUNDED

BY TROOPS.

THEY'RE MOVING OUT TO

TRY TO MAKE CONTACT.

THAT BUILDING YOU SEE UP THERE

IS THE GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY.

NOW THE SEARCHLIGHTS ARE

SWINGING OVER TO OUR LEFT.

[GROANING]

I WANT ARTILLERY TO COVER

THE MOUNTAIN ON ALL SIDES.

PARTICULARLY,

HERE AND HERE.

ARTHUR, LAURIE,

HURRY, WE'RE LEAVING NOW.

SURE, I'D GO UP

IN A ROCKET SHIP.

WHAT'S TO STOP ME?

THEY GOT ALL:

THE PROBLEMS SOLVED.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE

ANYBODY TO TALK TO.

COLD UP HERE.

I WISH MOM WOULD HAVE

MADE ME BRING MY COAT.

I'D TALK TO ALL THE PEOPLE

BACK ON EARTH BY RADIO.

MAYBE I'D EVEN

CALL YOU, LAURIE.

Woman:
LAURIE!

THEN WHEN YOUR FATHER'S

OBJECTING TO YOU

TALKING ON THE PHONE

TOO LONG,

YOU JUST TELL HIM

IT WAS SOMEONE ON THE MOON.

THAT WOULDN'T MAKE

ANY DIFFERENCE:

TO MY FATHER.

Woman:
ARTHUR!

I WONDER WHAT'S

GOING ON DOWN THERE.

MAYBE THE MARTIANS

HAVE LANDED.

THE TEACHER'S

BEEN CALLING US.

LET HER CALL.

BOY, LOOK AT ALL

THOSE SEARCHLIGHTS.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET

SOME OF THE OFFICERS

WORKING HERE:

WITH THE ARMY:

TO RESTORE ORDER.

ANY TROUBLE WITH THE,

UH, PUBLIC CAUSING

CONGESTION OF THE

DISASTER AREA?

NOT THIS TIME.

THEY SEEM TO BE:

KEEPING THE ROADS

PRETTY WELL OPEN FOR US.

I UNDERSTAND:

YOU WERE ABLE:

TO GET EVERYONE:

OUT OF THE PARK:

BEFORE ANYTHING COULD

HAPPEN TO THEM.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, WE REALLY

APPRECIATE YOU MEN

AT A TIME LIKE THIS.

OH, OFFICER.

THERE WAS A SCHOOL BUS

FROM WESTMONT:

JUNIOR HIGH:

UP AT THE PLANETARIUM

TONIGHT.

DID YOU SEE IT:

COME DOWN?

ALL CARS WERE CHECKED OUT

OF THE PARK SOME TIME AGO.

ARE YOU SURE?

MY DAUGHTER:

LAURIE WAS ON IT.

I'VE BEEN WAITING

FOR HER:

DOWN AT THE CORNER.

YOU SEE, WE LIVE

IN GLENDALE.

AND I THOUGHT IF

I PICKED HER UP HERE

AND DROVE HER HOME,

SHE COULD:

GET HER SLEEP.

SHE HAS TO GET UP

SO EARLY IN THE MORNING

ON SCHOOL DAYS.

WELL, I BROUGHT HER COA IN CASE SHE'S COLD.

WAIT A MINUTE,

AND I'LL CHECK.

THANK YOU.

Woman:
ARTHUR!

LAURIE!

WE BETTER GO NOW.

THERE'S NOTHING

FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT.

THE BUS IS STILL

UP THERE,

BUT IT SEEMS TO BE SAFE.

CAN'T I GO THROUGH?

LET ME GO TO:

LAURIE, PLEASE.

SHE OUGHT TO:

HAVE HER COAT.

I WANTED HER:

TO TAKE IT:

WHEN SHE LEFT:

THE HOUSE THIS MORNING.

ONLY I FORGOT:

TO REMIND HER.

SHE'LL BE ALL RIGHT

WITHOUT IT.

JUST YOU TAKE IT EASY

AND WAIT RIGHT HERE.

LAURIE EDWARDS:

AND ARTHUR LANGE,

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

OVER THERE.

WATCHING THE LIGHTS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF

PEOPLE DOWN THERE.

SOMETHING'S

THE MATTER.

WELL, GET IN THE BUS.

QUICKLY. WE HAVE TO GO.

LOOK! LOOK

AT THE GIANT!

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

Glenn:
UHH.

THERE HE IS!

HE'S TREMENDOUS!

GLENN MANNING...

YOU'RE SURROUNDED.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE

FOR YOU TO ESCAPE.

MY MEN HAVE ORDERS

TO FIRE ON YOU IF YOU TRY.

AAH!

GIVE YOURSELF UP!

YOU WILL NOT BE HARMED.

AAH!

I REPEAT.

ESCAPE IS IMPOSSIBLE.

AHH!

YOU WON'T BE HARMED

IF YOU'LL GIVE

YOURSELF UP AT ONCE.

GIVE YOURSELF UP, GLENN.

GIVE YOURSELF UP!

SURRENDER YOURSELF

OR YOU WILL BE DESTROYED,

AHH!

AHH!

[SCREAMING]

THAT'S LAURIE'S BUS!

PLEASE, LET ME GO!

THAT'S LAURIE.

DON'T YOU SEE SOMEBODY'S

GOT TO DO SOMETHING?

JOYCE, COME BACK!

[SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING INSIDE BUS]

LAURIE!

OH, LAURIE...LAURIE.

AHH!

GLENN!

AHH!

GLENN!

GLENN, LISTEN TO ME!

LISTEN TO ME, GLENN, PLEASE!

GLENN!

PUT THEM DOWN!

PUT THEM DOWN, GLENN!

GLENN!

PUT THEM DOWN.

PUT THEM DOWN,

GLENN, PLEASE!

PLEASE, GLENN, LISTEN.

TRY TO THINK.

OH, YOU MUST, GLENN.

PLEASE, TRY TO THINK.

WAIT HERE WITH ME, GLENN.

THEY'RE COMING FOR US.

JOYCE.

NO, DON'T GO!

WAIT, GLENN, WAIT!

NO, GLENN, NO!

AAH!

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