[theme music]
[music continues]
[train honking]
[train honking in distance]
[baby cooing]
It's okay. That's a girl.
Come on.
Robin.
You shouldn't be up yet.
[baby cooing]
Your father said you'd always liked the name Elizabeth.
I like that name.
Elizabeth?
[grunting]
Is that the other one?
Robin, you should be resting now. Come on.
No, I wanna see it!
[grunting continues]
[grunting]
[Robin] Oh, God.
Oh-oh, God!
- I'll take you back to your room. - [screaming]
[screaming]
- [Juliet] It's gonna be fine. - [Robin] I'm not gonna be fine!
[Robin] That thing's my baby!
[buzzing]
[panting]
- Where are we? - This is where we get off!
Great. In what?
In these.
[grunts]
What, are you joking?
We're gonna skydive outta here?
That's right. It's our only chance.
Do you realize how many miles up we are?
As a matter of fact, I do.
[Martin] There's no other choice. We don't have time to debate.
Got a better idea.
Let's work our way back to the landing bay,
grab a fighter and cruise home.
Get back here! Put that thing on.
I want the ship cordoned off,
searched section by section.
I want Donovan and that traitor found!
Is that the sound of panic in your voice, Diana?
The situation is under control.
Oh, under control, you say?
One of your most trusted lieutenants has betrayed you,
escaped right under your nose with the leader of the Resistance,
and you have the gall to tell me things are under control?
They will be captured
and dealt with appropriately.
Oh, I hope so.
Otherwise...
I'll be forced to strip you of your command.
Is that clear?
Quite clear.
[robotic tone] Do I have to draw you a picture?
[Diana] Carry out my orders immediately!
Very well.
You know, I don't understand why you're making such a fuss about this, Donovan.
In our service, young cadets are required to do this
in their very first weeks of training.
All right. What do I do?
Well, just lower yourself over the edge.
The force of air in the chute will take care of the rest.
Well, when we land, if we land
you'll come with me, join us?
Oh, no.
My network has spread to Earth.
I can do more good down there. Now go!
- Cadets really do this? - No.
Sounded good, though, didn't it?
[screaming]
[instrumental music]
- [Juliet] It's just like human skin. - [Willie] It is strange.
We do not shed our skin until we have six years.
[sighs] That's just fascinating, she's only a week old
and she's the size of a two-year-old.
- It's not normal. - Is she all right?
Well, as far as I can tell, she's fine.
Julie, Willie, you better come quick.
[grunting]
He's getting worse.
I just... I don't know what to do.
I've tried everything I could think of.
[grunting]
[Willie] I too have done all that I know how.
I have the fear he is dying.
Oh, Willie. Please, can't you do something?
[dramatic music]
I am sorry.
[grunting]
[somber music]
[baby crying]
It's the first time she's ever cried.
[baby crying]
[crying continues]
[dramatic music]
Julie?
Hey, Julie, come here. Take a look at this.
It's a blood sample from the baby reptile's corpse.
- [Juliet] It's teaming with bacteria.' - Yeah.
And this one..
Is the bacterium from Willie's GI tract.
[Juliet] Hmm. Mm-hmm.
And... that one.
[Juliet] Oh, this is good ol' E. coli,
it's found in every one of us.
The baby reptile seems to be a hybrid of the two.
Right... and I'll bet you, this hybrid is the bacterium that killed him.
I'm gonna do some more tests.
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Julie, this is it.
This is the breakthrough we've been looking for,
a bacterium the Visitors have no defense against.
[instrumental music]
[indistinct chattering]
Where is she?
[sighs]
[Harmony] Elizabeth.
[dramatic music]
[music continues]
[Katie screaming]
[dramatic music]
- Oh, my God! - Katie!
Oh, my God!
Her face, it's all swollen.
[Robert] She spat venom on her!
[music continues]
CPR.
[Robert] One, one thousand
two, one thousand, three, one thousand,
four, one thousand,
five, one thousand, six, one thousand,
seven, one thousand, eight, one thousand,
nine, one thousand, ten, one thousand.
Come on, Katie.
One, one thousand, two, one thousand...
[coughing]
[Juliet] She's coming around. Come on, sweetheart.
[Juliet] Harmony, get the oxygen.
[Robert] Katie.
- Okay, honey. - Katie?
[Katie coughs]
[panting]
[intense music]
Someone oughta kill that damn monster.
- [Juliet] Robert, easy. - She's your granddaughter.
[tense music]
It's good of you to take time out for us
from your busy schedule, John.
I think this is very important to you.
[door closes]
You don't know how it pains me to say this, John...
because I'm genuinely fond of Diana.
But after the fiasco with Donovan,
I can keep silent no longer.
She has become a liability to our mission.
I'll relieve you now.
- But I'm on duty until... - You're dismissed.
[John through mic] You're talking about my most valued aide.
[Pamela through mic] Yes, and she's done wonders in her own field,
the scientific area.
But her attempt of running a military operation
is an unmitigated disaster.
[John through mic] Aren't you being a bit harsh?
[Pamela through mic] She foolishly trusted Kristine.
She allowed Julie and Donovan to slip through her fingers.
And worst of all,
she exposed you to public humiliation in the medical center.
That was your responsibility.
You can't expect a professional
to do his job with a rank amateur
constantly interfering with every decision.
I'm sick of this bickering.
[Pamela] I couldn't agree more.
And we must focus our attention on these rebels.
They've turned the most elementary sort of operation into a nightmare.
One that'll soon be over, however.
I've planted a spy in the Resistance.
And I will personally coordinate the offensive against them.
We will rid you of this nuisance once and for all.
And what of Diana?
[Pamela through mic] I've given orders confining her
strictly to scientific activities
where, I'm sure, her record will continue to be superb.
[John through mic] Very well.
All I can say is...
I had better see some results.
- [John] And soon. - Of course.
[door open]
[door closes]
You wanna come into the lab and help me out?
- Sure. - Okay.
[Mike] Julie! Sean!
[instrumental music]
Oh.
I knew you'd come back.
Come here. [laughs]
Oh. You look taller.
Are you okay? Did they hurt you?
- No. How about you? - Yeah.
They kept me from you.
I bet I know what you'd like to do right now.
What?
Play some baseball with your old man.
I don't like baseball.
- Since when? You love baseball! - No, I don't.
I think it stinks.
But it's always been your favorite.
Take it easy, Mike. He's been through a lot.
It's gonna take time.
I guess you're right.
Maybe I'm rushing him.
- Brief him on the bacteria. - Sure.
We discovered this hybrid bacterium.
It's what killed the baby reptile.
Now, it's also found in Elizabeth's GI tract
but it doesn't seem to affect her.
How does it affect us?
We don't know, we don't even know if it's dangerous to the Visitors.
[Juliet] The twin was a mixture of the two species.
So what we've got is something as potentially dangerous as nerve gas...
or as harmless as baby food.
That's right.
- We need to test this stuff. - A lot.
Yeah.
It is time to feed them.
Okay, go on.
- Hello
- No way! - Why not?
Oh, come on, even you wouldn't do something like that.
In a cage, out of cage, what's the difference?
Why not?
[sighs]
- [Mike] Is that the stuff? - [Robert] That's it.
[Mike] Well, we'll find some other way of testing it.
[Daniel laughs]
All right, champagne and caviar.
Nothing is too good for us. Right, Brian?
[piano music]
To the rewards of leadership.
Yeah, all right.
[Maggie] All right.
[music continues]
[doorbell rings]
Maggie, could you go get that, please?
See, Brian, you get some power
and all of a sudden you have lots of friends.
Hello there. Got a delivery for a Daniel Bernstein.
Right this way.
[Caleb] Hey, we got two cases of, uh, California Brut.
Who's gonna sign for it?
Hey, the good times don't stop coming, do they?
[robotic tone] I didn't order this.
Well, I-I didn't, either.
- Maggie? - Shut up.
Yeah, we get upset when somebody tries to refuse delivery.
American.
But not at all inferior.
[bottle shattering]
You're the punk that killed Ruby.
[Ham] Huh?
You like hurting little old ladies, hey, punk?
She was a spy.
And, uh, I'm proud of what I did.
- Are you gonna kill him? - As many times as I can.
No, no. I got a better idea.
[thwacks]
[dramatic music]
That's it?
Trust me.
[dramatic music]
[crickets chirping]
[humming]
[telephone ringing]
Yes, who is this?
[Caleb on phone] Uh, never mind who this is.
Just listen.
I just saw one of your men captured
and I know who it was who set him up.
All right. Tell me about it.
His name is Daniel Bernstein.
[Caleb on phone] I saw the whole thing.
[line disconnects]
[imitates a gunshot]
[gate closes]
Hey, what's that there? The catch of the day?
We stopped the one that got away.
[dramatic music]
Here you go, one live lizard.
Hopefully not for too long.
- Robert! - Get him out of here.
- Get him out of here! - [Juliet] Robert!
Take it easy, take it easy. Take it...
[music continues]
I'm not afraid of you.
Then you're as dumb as you look.
- Take him to the lab. - [Mike speaking indistinctly]
Robin, Robin, tell these people I mean them no harm.
You know that! I love you!
Yeah, she's crazy about you too, buddy.
[music continues]
[crickets chirping]
[Daniel] Steven.
- [Steven] Daniel. - [Daniel] Please, Steven, no more.
Look, I am sorry about all this.
[laughs] Oh, Steven, I didn't do anything.
I was set up.
- That girl, um... - What girl?
[Daniel] Maggie Blodgett...
from the hospital, you know, that nurse?
We checked.
There's no nurse by that name registered at the hospital.
Uh, but you saw her!
You know, I think there's the possibility here
that you just might have seen the chance to advance
with Brian gone.
Brian was my friend.
[laughs] The ambitious have no friends.
I'm not ambitious.
Ah... I think you are.
[breathing heavily]
What are you gonna do with me?
Transfer you.
Give you the opportunity to reflect...
rest.
To think.
I'll do whatever you want, Steven, um...
I just thought, um...
- What? - [Daniel] Well, I...
nothing, just I-I didn't know what you were gonna do with me.
That's all.
What are you gonna do with me, Steven?
Send you where you'll serve us well.
- Where's that? - Where else?
On a serving platter. [shape]
No!
Stev... Steven, no!
[Daniel] No!
[dramatic music]
[lock clicks]
[music continues]
Robin. Robin.
[Brian] I knew you would come.
The child... is she your sister?
This is your daughter, Brian.
This is Elizabeth.
My daughter?
Our daughter.
- I'm glad, Robin. - Why?
The three of us.
We'll be together, away from this place,
away from everyone.
- Where will we go? - Wherever you want.
Wherever you want.
Anywhere...
just so long as we're together.
I don't care where we go, Robin.
[dramatic music]
Look. Look.
[Brian] She knows I'm her father!
Let me out of here, Robin. Let me... let me hold her.
[quietly] Okay.
[music continues]
[glass shattering]
What's this?
[gas hissing]
[choking]
[robotic tone] What have you done, Robin?
[choking continues]
[groaning]
[dramatic music]
Julie! Donovan!
Robin's used the toxin... in the lab!
Robin.
[music continues]
Robin.
Robin, let's go.
Elizabeth?
- Where's my baby? - It's okay.
She's with Father Andrew. It's all right, she's fine.
[Robert] He took her outside, it's okay.
Well, we found out what it does to them.
I wonder what it does to us.
[Ham] Too bad we didn't bring that little brown shirt back with us.
Now we're gonna have to find another guinea pig.
[Mike] We can't just pick somebody out at random, that'd be murder.
[Ham] There's plenty of collaborators out there.
- How about your mother? - That's a cheap...
Julie!
- Where's the key? - She's got it.
Julie!
[coughing]
[laughing]
You fool.
We needed an answer.
[coughing]
[Juliet laughing]
Looks like we got our hands on some real red dynamite.
[bird chirping]
[robotic tone] Cages are very unpleasant, aren't they?
[bones breaking]
- [birds chirping] - [wings fluttering]
I bring a caller for you, Diana.
Oh?
He claims to be an emissary of peace.
Bring him in.
I'm Father Andrew Doyle, Diana.
I'm a Roman Catholic priest.
And this is Elizabeth.
[Father Andrew] She's our first interplanetary child.
This is Robin Maxwell's child?
[Father Andrew] Yes.
Her growth is unprecedented.
Do you think it's dangerous?
She seems quite healthy.
I'll have her examined.
You risk a great deal by bringing her here.
Oh, Elizabeth's an extraordinary child, Diana.
She's a symbol of the universal unity
of all God's children.
[Father Andrew] I think she can help bring peace
between our two peoples.
Or perhaps you're afraid that your people might kill her.
Yes, there was that factor.
[Father Andrew] Look at her.
She's proof we're made of the same genetic stuff.
Surely this child demonstrates
that... harvesting human beings for food...
is nothing short of cannibalism.
An argument for another time.
Meanwhile, accept my hospitality.
You'll be all right, Elizabeth.
God bless you.
[robotic tone] Leave her with me.
And see that the priest is treated well.
I shall.
And what are we to do with you?
[dramatic music]
[Chris] I'm getting awful tired of moving.
This place sure beats that jail.
[music continues]
You know, I never figured the padre for going AWOL.
He always struck me as being a real stand-up guy, you know?
You know, if you start believing in this peace on Earth, goodwill stuff...
there's no telling how screwed up you're gonna get.
Robin, why don't you come on down to the lab
and help me out, all right?
Don't feel like it.
[sighs] Well, you can't sit in this room all day.
Could you please just leave me alone?
Look, I know how you feel, but...
You always say that!
You have no idea how I feel!
All right, then why don't we talk about it, okay?
How could Father Andrew steal my baby?
After what happened to Brian,
he was afraid for Elizabeth.
I would never hurt her.
But he wasn't sure of that.
I wasn't so sure of that, Robin.
I didn't realize how much...
I loved her till she was gone.
Look, we're gonna do everything we can
to get her back. I promise you that.
Even if we get her back,
how can I face her?
I killed her father.
How do I explain that to her?
You don't. That's, that's the war.
That's-that's part of the war!
It had nothing to do with the war.
I hated him so much
because of the way he used me. I killed him!
Doesn't that make me a murderer?
No. I mean, I-I-I don't know.
We were gonna use the toxin on him!
That's no answer!
I-I don't have any answers, Robin!
Not now, not anymore!
[sighs] Look...
there are some things in life that we do
that later... we deeply regret.
I wanted to kill Elizabeth once.
[sighs]
I just keep seeing his face.
I can't forget his face.
[instrumental music]
- I love you, Daddy. - I love you too.
I know I haven't told you in so long.
[music continues]
- How's it going? - Good.
I think I'll have it in about a week.
Great.
- I'll catch you later. - [Juliet] Okay.
Hey, kiddo. How you doing?
Hi. What's Julie doing?
She's developing a pill so that the Visitors
who are our friends won't be affected by the red toxin.
- You mean, the Fifth Column? - That's right.
Aren't the Fifth Column traitors to their own people?
Well, that's one way of looking at it
but... what their people are doing is wrong.
Hey, you wanna go outside and
learn how to pitch like Fernando Valenzuela?
No, I'll stay here.
Great.
Just handling this stuff gives me the shakes.
Don't worry.
They said it's not harmful to humans.
Hey, man, that's what they said about DDT,
Agent Orange, dio...
Okay, okay, I got the message.
Hey, guys. How's it going?
Oh, excellent.
The first shipment is going to the other Resistance fighters today.
What do you mean?
I thought we agreed not to ship the toxin until the pills were ready.
Ham ordered us to do it today.
He did, huh?
[intense music]
Tyler.
I thought we'd agreed not to ship this toxin
until we developed a vaccine.
You may wanna leave some of them alive, I don't.
We couldn't have gotten as far as we did
without the help of Martin and the others.
I'm not gonna pay 'em back by killing 'em.
[clangs]
You know, if you let them live, Gooder...
...they're gonna breed.
I prefer them to you.
I may bring the neighborhood down, but they'll eat it.
Let's unpack this stuff.
The shipment's going. Okay, move it out.
This shipment's not going anyplace.
[grunts]
[dramatic music]
[grunting]
Think we should stop it?
No, they're grown. Let 'em go.
[grunts]
Hey!
[grunts]
[music continues]
[grunts]
Nice.
[clanging]
Come on, guys, knock it off!
[groans]
[music continues]
[grunts]
[panting]
[groans]
[panting continues]
I didn't know...
you felt so strongly about all this.
The truck stays.
[keyboard keys clacking]
- Pretanama. - It's not in our destiny.
- Pretanama. - No!
[door opens]
[door closes]
- You sent for me? - Yes.
I'm worried about a Fifth Column
assassination attempt on Father Andrew.
I want you to double his guard.
I'll relay your request to Pamela immediately.
This is not a request, captain.
This is a command.
I'm sorry, I thought you knew.
Pamela issued orders this morning that any security
or military commands from you had to be cleared through her.
I see.
You may leave, captain.
[door opens]
[door closes]
Very nice, dear.
But remember...
what you work so hard to build...
others take great pleasure in tearing down.
[clattering]
You must never give them the chance.
[crickets chirping]
[dramatic music]
This is dangerous for both of us.
I had to see you.
You and your people have embarked onto something that could prove disastrous.
- What are you talking about? - This weapon you working...
- How do you know about that? - Listen to me!
If they lose...
the mothership can be turned into a thermal nuclear device
with the power to destroy the Earth.
They'll take what they have and annihilate the rest.
You sure about this? It's not an empty threat?
I've seen it.
I've seen them use it.
- I'll tell the others. - You tell them to stop!
We'll be in contact.
Martin...
we owe you much.
I speak for us all.
Hold it, hold it, the man just presented his side of the argument!
There is no argument!
We either win or we lose! There's no in-between.
[Robert] No, no, because we're not talking about just the people here in this room!
Look, be real clear, people.
If we lose, then the whole damn world loses!
[Juliet] We're not fighting the same war anymore.
The rules have changed now.
It's escalated way out of control.
Yeah, see, war has a tendency to do that, ma"am.
What I'm saying is we're not fighting
a guerrilla war anymore.
We are facing the certainty of nuclear destruction.
[Ham] We've been living with that threat for over 40 years.
That was the threat.
[Mike] This is the reality.
- They'll nuke us. - Oh, this is crazy.
Not long ago I was a gardener.
She was a student, uh, he used to work in a factory.
Here were are, trying to figure out the fate of the world.
No, we're the only ones capable of winning this war.
We better decide to do it.
I'm not prepared to risk the lives of three billion people!
How dare we even have this debate
after the Visitors killed Mark and they killed Ruby
and they killed your wife and they killed your son?
They've made life a living hell for all of us.
- That's right. - We've all suffered.
No one in this room needs to be reminded of that.
We all want quick and easy vengeance.
This isn't revenge!
This is a one-way ticket to oblivion!
The Visitors came here to suck us dry.
And when they're finished with this planet,
they're gonna take it like an empty beer can and toss it over their shoulder.
Nobody's calling them good guys, Tyler.
[Juliet] Nobody's appealing to their better nature.
You can't win a war if you're extinct!
We've got to think of another way!
There is no other way.
There's no time.
Look...
if Martin knows about the Red Dust,
then you can believe that Diana does too.
And if she doesn't, then she will in a few days.
Hey... I mean, as raggedy and as ordinary as this little bunch is...
we're the last shot before the buzzer.
Last is exactly right.
Now, if we attack...
if we attack, at least we have a fighting chance.
We do nothing and we've signed this planet's death warrant.
Well, I hate to say it, but for once in my life,
I have to agree with Tyler.
I say we attack.
I thought this was a secret ballot.
I'm sorry.
I've never felt more strongly
about anything in my entire life.
Yeah. Let's vote.
[woman] Let's vote.
[indistinct chattering]
[birds squawking]
[indistinct chattering]
[dramatic music]
[Juliet] So by a narrow margin...
ones who voted
for the attack have won.
Personally, I think that we just voted for Armageddon...
but I will abide by the decision.
Donovan?
All right.
Tyler's gonna distribute the toxin.
[Mike] He'll lead the ground assault.
I'll be in charge of the raid on Diana's ship.
Okay, Tyler.
The plan is basically a simple one.
We're gonna simultaneously hit all the air bases across the country,
then use the jets to disperse the toxins.
[Ham] Chris here has detailed plans of all the air bases.
And after we've handed them out to you, you'll all be broken up into groups,
so just hold your places until we get to you, okay?
[Ham] That's it.
[intense music]
- Hi, Julie. - Hi.
Were you just listening by the door?
Uh, no, I was just looking for my dad.
- [Sean] Is he in there? - Mm-hmm. Yeah, he's in there.
I'll tell him you're looking for him.
Okay.
[waves crashing]
- Hi. - Hi.
- How's guard duty? - Hmm, boring.
Mike, I'm worried about Sean.
Oh, he seems fine to me.
He said the Fifth Column were traitors
and he does'nt like baseball anymore.
What are you getting at?
Well, he was on Diana's ship for an awful long time.
I know that.
Well, you know what they do to people up there.
What they did to me.
You saying they converted my son?
Mike, I'm really sorry.
And it just kills me to be the one to have to tell you this,
but maybe it's true.
Oh, no, you don't.
They had him asleep. That's all. He's fine.
I caught him spying on us outside the conference room.
Oh, that's enough.
If anybody's been converted around here, it's you!
- Mike, that's not fair. - No?
Well, let me tell you something.
Don't ever make me choose between my son and you.
You'll lose...
every time.
Leave us.
Well...
what do you think?
I found your Bible...
very intriguing, Andrew.
Oh, I'm so pleased to hear you say that, Diana.
Perhaps, you'd allow me to bring the word of God
to your planet?
You would abandon your world
to bring these teachings to ours?
Oh, I'd consider that a unique privilege.
I'm sure that you would have as profound an effect on my people
as you've had on yours.
Oh, well, I'm only the spokesman.
- He writes the words. - Hmm.
You're too humble.
[robotic tone] I have found new strength of purpose
because of our time together.
And I thank you for that.
This praise was unexpected
coming from one so self-assured.
Self-assured?
You've shown me that I have vulnerabilities.
I never allowed myself to experience them before.
I never knew they existed.
And I won't allow them to exist anymore.
[gunshot]
[groans]
[dramatic music]
Vulnerabilities, my dear priest...
are exploitable weaknesses.
[gunshot]
[dramatic music]
Look, I'd rather fight you... again
than have to tell you what I have to tell you.
And I don't wanna fight you.
Your son's been converted.
[Ham] He never had a chance. You know that, don't you?
I know it's rotten for you...
but maybe not for what we've got to do.
If we change our plan of attack,
I think we can use him.
Yo, yo, go easy on the dust, dudes.
Gonna do you no good to snort it here.
[man laughs]
Elias.
Look, pop, will you give me a break, please, huh?
I'm just joking with the guys. I didn't mean anything by it.
Right away you assume I'm gonna come down on you, right?
Isn't that the way it's always been, huh?
Perhaps so.
I disagreed with what you said at the meeting.
So what's new?
You said it well.
I was damn proud of you, son.
[instrumental music]
Really?
Yes.
[music continues]
[peaceful music]
[indistinct chattering]
- Hey, Sean, come here a second. - Not now, Dad. I gotta run.
- I gotta catch Polly! - Come here a minute.
I just wanna tell you something.
- I love you, Sean. - I know, Dad.
Well...
however things might change in the future or...
get really crazy...
I want you to know that I'll still love you
more than anybody in the whole world.
Sure, Dad. I really gotta go.
[music continues]
[Eleanor] It was very clever of you to get away, dear.
What have you learned about the weapon?
It's some kind of germ. I don't know.
What are they planning to do with it, darling?
They're gonna use a bunch of jets to spray the stuff in the air.
Sean, where are they gonna get the jets?
From Air Force bases.
- They're gonna steal them. - A common thief.
Isn't that just like your father?
[robotic tone] Do they really think that a few jets
can spray enough of these germs to do any harm?
They're not doing it alone.
They've got friends in other cities.
They're gonna attack Air Force bases all around the country,
all at the same time.
[sighs] When are they planning to do all this, honey?
Can I have some cake?
[chuckles]
It's not polite to change the subject, dear.
But I'm still hungry.
Of course, you can have a piece of cake, darling,
as soon as you answer the question.
The raid's set for tomorrow, at dawn.
- Are you sure? - I'm positive.
Here's your cake, darling.
Isn't he a good boy?
- He's going to like it here. - I'm sure he is.
I'll see you later, Eleanor.
Good-bye, Sean.
[spacecraft whirring]
[indistinct chattering]
[Martin] It's good to see you again, Julie.
- Martin. - Hello, Donovan.
Did you just stop by to get some directions?
We brought weapons and uniforms.
- We're with you now. - Good.
Well, considering your plan, we had no choice.
Why don't you give me a minute and I'll think of something?
At least there won't be rats in the dorm anymore.
I apologize for their rudeness, Martin.
[Juliet] I hope that we can all be friends.
[robotic tone] With some of you we'll never be friends.
Let me introduce you to our team.
This... is Robert.
[indistinct chattering]
[beeping]
- [Pamela over radio] Yes? - I'd like to speak to you.
I'm busy right now.
It's about the rebel raids.
[Pamela] How did you find out about those raids?
That's classified information.
I'm entitled to know about the raids.
The intelligence comes from a source that I created.
You're entitled to information that pertains to the scientific mission,
nothing more.
Then you're not taking the boy's report seriously.
It's not standard practice to base troop movements
on the tattling's of a ten-year-old Earthling.
I converted him myself. The information is reliable.
I have serious doubts about your conversion process.
[Pamela] However, I'll have someone look into it.
When? The raids are planned for tomorrow.
You scientific types are so easily ruffled.
And your military types are so predictable.
[gunshots]
You rely on cunning, intrigue.
I prefer the direct approach.
Don't worry, dear Pamela.
[Diana] I'll do my scientific best to command your fleet.
And tomorrow I'll destroy the rebels.
[intense music]
Consider this an early retirement.
[gunshot]
- We're ready when you are. - Okay, come on.
This pill, it is safe?
Well, the good news, Willie, is that it's safe.
The bad news is that we don't know how long the protection lasts.
[Martin] We'll survive.
[sighs]
Well, I've tasted worse.
When?
[seagulls squawking]
[instrumental music]
Thinking about tomorrow?
Thinking about Sean.
You don't know how rotten I feel
to have had to be the one to tell you.
[sighs]
I don't blame you.
I'm sorry for what I said to you.
Thanks.
And you shouldn't blame Sean, either.
He's not a traitor or a spy,
he's just a little boy
who couldn't fight back like I did.
I don't blame him.
I blame them.
[sighs]
You think they'll believe his story?
I hope so.
[music continues]
[man on radio] This is Baker flight commander
reporting departure to Edwards Air Force Base
on schedule.
Security forces in G sector report they are ready.
Good. Proceed.
[man on radio] Denver squadron reporting
full deployment at China Lake.
[man on radio] K-sector commander reporting to mothership...
[indistinct chattering on radio]
Why is Pamela deploying so many troops to Earth?
[robotic tone] Pamela's dead.
She was careless in choosing a Fifth Columnist as her guard.
I'm in charge now.
How dare you deploy troops without my authority!
Pamela had begun preparations before she was killed.
I'm simply carrying out her orders.
The rebels are mounting a nationwide series of raids.
We have the opportunity to wipe out their entire network in one blow.
That's ridiculous.
What could they possibly hope to accomplish
by raiding Air Force bases?
Their jets are useless against our fighters.
[Diana] They plan to disperse a toxic biological weapon.
[John] I thought you'd inoculated us
against all Earthly bacteria and viruses.
[Diana] They apparently think they've developed a new one.
- Is that possible? - Perhaps.
But don't worry.
We're going to ensure that their toxin never sees the light of day.
Hmm.
[John] You've amassed quite an army.
I want this victory to be absolutely decisive.
That shouldn't be too difficult.
And if we fail... there's always this.
[machine beeps]
[intense music]
I hope we never have to use this.
[music continues]
[indistinct chattering]
[Martin] This is your high and low power right here.
And this controls the three sizes on your scope.
- Is there a safety anywhere? - Yeah, it's right down here.
Hey, slick, don't blow your foot off.
[chuckles] No. And here.
- I'm prepared for this. - Okay.
- Good. - You gonna be okay?
I'll be fine, thanks.
- [Sancho] No, here. - Oh.
I've got to go check the other squad.
- Yeah, okay. - Is there anything you need?
No, we got it.
[instrumental music]
- Good luck. - You too.
Good luck!
[music continues]
[engine turns over]
[robotic tone] Where are they?
I expected them to attack by dawn,
and take full advantage of the light.
I wonder what they're up to.
Those Earthlings are stupid. That makes them unpredictable.
[dramatic music]
[indistinct chattering]
[flame roaring]
Come on, let's move it!
Go ahead.
[music continues]
[Ham] Release time is 1100.
If you make 10,000 feet before then, just hold on.
We gotta give the others a chance to reach master control, okay?
Okay.
[music continues]
[gunshot]
Come on! Go!
[music continues]
[spacecraft droning]
[man on radio] Tanker triple-oh-28, establish radio contact.
[Martin on radio] This is Tanker trpile-oh-28,
requesting permission to land and refuel.
You're not listed in our support squadron, triple-oh-28.
We've been activated by the auxiliary squadron...
to help service the current offensive on Earth.
We have code seven orders to refuel and return immediately.
[man on radio] Hold on.
Tanker triple-oh-28,
permission to land and refuel granted.
[instrumental music]
[spacecraft droning]
Tanker captain triple-oh-28,
bring your flight log to the controller's booth immediately.
[man on speaker] Tanker captain triple-oh-28 to the controller's booth.
[intense music]
[clears throat] [robotic tone] Tanker triple-oh-28 checking in.
We've lost contact with the landing bay.
Go to your backup system.
[grunts]
[man] Go!
[guard] Halt!
[gunshots]
[grunting]
- [guard] Don't let them escape! - [gunshots]
[guard] Fire!
[gunshots continue]
[grunts]
[Juliet] Cover me!
[gunshots continue]
[Mike] Keep going.
[gunshots continue]
[gunshot]
Search 'em!
Caleb, that's the download hose, there's the vent.
Okay.
- [Martin] The rest of you... - Let's go.
[Martin] Let's get these bodies out of here!
You two, give me a hand here.
Put it right on the front porch.
No problem.
[weapon fires]
[explosion]
[people screaming]
[intense music]
[explosion]
[screaming]
Okay, three degrees left.
[weapon fires]
[explosion]
[gunshots]
[explosion]
[screaming]
[gunshots]
[explosion]
Nice shot.
[Eleanor] Steven, what are you doing? Are we leaving?
- You've gotta help me. - What can I do?
Tell them I surrender. Tell 'em anything!
I will.
Don't shoot. Don't shoot!
I'm one of you!
Hold it! Hold your fire!
Their leader is here!
He's been holding me prisoner!
[gunshot]
[grunts]
Let's go!
[gunshots]
[dramatic music]
[gunshots]
[grunting]
Say goodnight, hotshot.
[screaming]
Here.
- You're late. - Nice to see you too, lady.
Here, this will protect you from the toxin.
What's that thing?
Our most advanced decoder, a last resort,
in case Diana decides to arm the doomsday machine.
This way.
This is the main air vent.
From here we can reach the rest of the ship.
It's gonna take a while. It's a big ship.
Ready?
[Caleb] Yeah, go ahead, shoot it!
[machine whirring]
What's going on here?
Where are the other security guards?
Testing the ventilation system sensors.
I wasn't informed of any ventilation tests.
[guard] Let me see your passes.
[robotic tone] Here, I've got one.
[tense music]
[gas hissing]
[gunshots]
[beeping]
What's that?
Sensors detect a foreign substance
in the ventilation system.
What kind of foreign substance?
[Diana] The rebels have come aboard.
They're trying to feed toxin into the air supply.
And the bulk of our troops are down on Earth.
Don't worry, I'm going to shut off the contaminants in the outer sectors
and put the master control in the auxiliary system.
It's completely self-contained
and impenetrable from the outside.
Good.
Then we'll round them up and be done with them.
Finally.
[man on PA] We have a defense alert on the mothership.
All troops proceed to battle stations immediately.
Code nine orders to secure the landing bay
and outer corridors.
Repeat, we have a code nine defense alert.
- They know. - We're gonna have to hurry.
Halt! Identify yourselves!
[gunshots]
[grunts]
All right, hurry up!
We gotta take off as soon as possible.
- What's the matter here? - It's jammed.
We gotta switch to the other tank.
[dramatic music]
[Martin] Hurry up. We're behind schedule.
The troops will be here any second.
- [Caleb] Okay, we're ready. - Ready!
Willie!
[grunts]
Take cover!
[gunshots]
[screaming]
Is there another way out of here?
No.
Why aren't they dying?
They must've discovered your people in the landing bay.
Without that red dust we're done.
This plan was ill-considered from the beginning.
[gunshots in distance]
Don't die, Harmony.
You've gotta go, Willie.
It's not safe.
Please, Harmony.
I love you.
Go.
No.
No, I-I won't leave you here.
Commander, I want you to return immediately
with as many troops as you can muster within three minutes.
[commander over comms] Right. We're on our way.
[Diana] The rebels are pinned down in the corridor
and the landing bay.
They don't stand a chance.
[instrumental music]
Haul down that flag!
I can't. It's stuck!
Gimme that.
Get back.
[gunshots]
[cheering]
[laughing]
We did it!
Yeah, but did they do it?
This could be a very short celebration.
[gunshots]
[man] Get on it, Caleb.
[screaming]
[triumphant music]
[gunshots]
Get 'em! Finish them off!
[all gagging]
[Mike] It's almost 1100, let's go!
[robotic tone] We'll never make it in time.
[music continues]
They've got master control sealed up.
We have to go through here.
Report.
[man on radio] There are thousands of balloons
all over the area.
Yes, I saw them. What are they doing?
[man on radio] Nothing. They're just rising.
Why would someone release thousands of balloons and just let...
[man on radio] Diana, are you still there?
What about the other motherships?
[man on radio] They've all sighted balloons.
All over the planet.
Keep me informed.
[beeping]
[explosion]
They don't actually think these balloons
are gonna divert us from the airfields, do they?
Don't you understand yet?
The Air Force bases were the diversion.
They're not using the jets to disperse the toxin.
- It's in the balloons. - How primitive.
Even millions of balloons could hardly deliver
enough toxin to do much harm.
Don't you see?
All they need is a small amount
to spread into the planet's food and water chain.
[Diana] Because it's a bacteria, it will multiply.
Very quickly everything on this Earth will be poison to us.
You just shot one down.
You started a chain reaction that will kill us all.
They knew we would. They're much cleverer than I thought.
A fatal miscalculation for all of us.
Don't worry, you'll be safe here.
I don't relish the idea
of spending the rest of my life in here with you.
Damn them!
[instrumental music]
Look up there!
- What is it? - What is it?
[music continues]
[spacecraft droning]
[music continues]
[bell tolling]
[man on TV] This is Simon Vander, reporting from Rome,
where hundreds of thousands of people have gathered here in St. Peters
to celebrate our apparent victory over the Visitors.
Similar reports are pouring in from around the globe.
[Simon continues] Everywhere people are filling the streets to taste
their first breath of freedom in a very long time.
Since early this morning when the first flotilla of balloons
was spotted over the western United States,
there has been a growing worldwide sense of excitement
unparalleled since the end of the Second World War.
[instrumental music]
In New York today, one million people line the streets
to watch the New York mothership rise above
the Statue of Liberty and fly off into space.
But we have reports from Los Angeles
that the mothership there has not left.
And there are persistent rumors it may have been left behind
as some kind of ultimate weapon.
A meeting of the National Security Council
has been called at The White House
for later this afternoon.
[indistinct chattering]
Our ships are safely out of orbit. We must hurry.
We'll leave, but first we'll scatter their precious Earth to the four winds.
We've lost.
Don't you understand, Diana? It's over.
Or can't your vanity handle reality?
[intense music]
[grunts]
[gunshots]
[beeping]
- [Juliet] What's wrong? - They've jammed the door.
Blow it.
[intense music]
Six, five, four,
three, two...
[explosion]
- They're breaking through. - Give me your key.
No.
I'll not be part of this obscene destruction.
[grunting]
What's holding this thing together?
It's a special alloy from our planet.
We need another charge.
Go.
Give me your key.
Now, get back.
[beeping]
[automated message] This machine is now armed.
Five minutes until critical mass.
Pamela said you were ambitious,
but she underestimated you.
You stupid, feeble man.
If it hadn't been for me, you'd still be trying to decide
where to land on this planet.
You and your petty, idiotic intrigue,
wondering who was in charge.
I was in charge!
I directed this entire operation
while you made pretty speeches.
I had the power and you wore the crown.
Oh, the crown.
It's yours now, Diana.
Enjoy your reign.
Queen of a poisoned realm.
[gunshot]
[dramatic music]
[beeps]
[automated message] Four minutes until critical mass.
Come, Elizabeth. It's time to go.
[explosion]
[gunshots]
Go on. Go on.
Get back to the landing bay. Get our people off this ship.
[Mike] Martin, get us out of the Earth's atmosphere, quick.
[Martin] We'll never make it.
We won't be able to get up enough power.
Try dammit.
If we can find the program code maybe we can stop it.
Has anybody ever disarmed one of these things before?
Never.
[beeps]
[automated message] Three minutes until critical mass.
We're on optimum power.
[Martin] We'll break apart before we clear the Earth's atmosphere.
Keep going, Martin. It's our only chance.
Few more minutes of this and we'll disintegrate.
[beeping]
[beeps]
- [automated message] Two minutes. - Nothing. I'm getting nothing.
The decision is irreversible.
[Mike] We can't give up. Let me try.
We're losing power!
Two engines have failed.
Keep going!
- There's nothing more can I do! - Try!
[dramatic music]
[beeps]
[automated message] One minute until critical mass.
[Diana] Julie.
Julie, you must listen to me.
Stay where you are. Don't move.
[intense music]
Be careful, Julie. The monster's here.
If you move, he'll find you.
Don't move, Julie.
If you stand still you're safe.
[gunshot]
[automated message] We have achieved critical mass.
Thirty seconds until detonation. Thirty seconds.
[alarm blaring]
[instrumental music]
[music continues]
[triumphant music]
[music continues]
Pretanama.
What does that mean?
It means peace.
[dramatic music]
Martin...
take us home.
[triumphant music]
[music continues]
[theme music]
[music continues]