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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, Mike.

Even, sir.

Go ahead.

I still think it's a mistake telling him.

Let's just go.

Baby.

Let's go in.

I was beginning to think I'd never see you again.

I wasn't going to leave without saying goodbye. Look, I know we've had our

differences, but you can't expect me to sit by while you... Dad, we're getting

married and that's the end of it.

Right, Nicky?

Maybe I ought to wait outside.

I'll be right down. My bag's already packed.

I unpacked it.

Well, I'll just be two minutes then.

Sarah.

Why are you doing this to me?

This isn't about you, Dad.

You know, maybe someday you'll understand that.

Well, where in the world do you think you're going?

Or have your parents invited you to live with them rent -free?

My parents are dead.

It's symptomatic, isn't it, that I didn't know that?

Sarah's all I've got in the world.

She's all I've got, too.

You think you're creating a family, but what you're really doing is tearing one

apart.

Where do you live, Nicky?

I don't even know that.

Outside the gate, right across from the woods.

It's as close to Sarah as I can afford.

She was planning to go to college.

Did she tell you that?

I love her, Mr. Hayward.

I know you love her, Nicky.

I don't doubt it for a minute. But if you love her, you won't want to make a

decision that you could both regret for the rest of your life.

All I'm asking is that you give it a little time.

If you're really serious, waiting won't matter.

I think you know the right thing to do.

ho ho ho

Nikki, where are you?

Why did you leave?

What did my father say to you?

I got scared, Sarah.

Nikki, just come get me.

Okay, babe, you show me you love me.

There is nothing wrong with your television.

Do not attempt to adjust the picture.

We are now controlling the transmission.

We control the horizontal and the vertical. We can delude you with a

channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour, We will control all that you see and hear.

You are about to experience the awe and mystery

which reaches from the deepest inner mind to the outer limits.

In a world where change is the rule, we rely on the unyielding constants in life

for comfort and security.

That the sun will rise, that the earth will turn.

But what if we could no longer be certain of anything?

To what then would we cling?

Hi there.

Morning. Say, did you lose power at your place?

Yeah, no power, no water.

I tried calling the utilities, but the phones are down too.

Could be this weird weather.

I don't know how it got this cold this fast.

Oh, has the development got some sort of core utility system? Maybe it's on the

fridge. That wouldn't explain why the papers are late. I mean, it doesn't look

like anyone got one.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I don't think we've met formally. I'm Joshua Hayward.

Absolutely, yes.

I've been meaning to introduce myself since I moved in. Forgive my rudeness.

Oh, nonsense. We've been here for three and a half years. I doubt we've met more

than a couple of the neighbors.

You pay for privacy and they throw in anonymity into the bargain. Yeah, I know

what you mean.

Say, just you and your daughter, I don't remember seeing your wife.

My wife left me over a year ago.

Oh, oh, well, mine's gone too.

Cervical cancer.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Yeah, well, she died just before we decided to move in here.

Well, this was going to be our forever house.

I was going to pull out, but I decided to go ahead with the deal anyway. I

who knows, maybe she'll come back.

She always swore she would.

This way, she'll know where to find me.

Yes, sir, she was the paperweight that kept my world from blowing away.

Ah, sorry.

First I give you my name, and then, bang, I'm telling you my life story.

So I'll call the utilities as soon as I go into the office. Oh, you're going

downtown. I wondered if you could give me a lift.

No problem.

Oh, thanks. That's the first one on my block to buy an electric car. Look where

it gets me.

I'll be happy to take you as soon as I've showered.

Ah,

I guess I won't be showering.

Well, just give me 20 minutes to get dressed. Okay. Thanks very much.

The clock stopped at 1 .10 in the morning. If we don't get the power back

soon, I've got a week's worth of groceries that are going to go bad.

Does this guy seem an odd color to you?

Elaine, I've got a 30 -page deposition to digest before court this morning.

Have you been outside yet? It's gotten so chilly. Rosner's expecting us to

for a settlement.

Wait till he sees the heavy artillery we're rolling out.

It's going to be a bloodbath.

You make it sound like war.

Believe me, it is war.

The last man standing walks away with a spoil.

The school bus you picked up, Sean, half an hour ago.

If it doesn't get here soon, do you think you could drive him off?

You know, the last time I looked, there were two cars in the garage. If I swing

by the school...

It's just going to cost me another ten minutes.

Of course.

Damn, cell phone doesn't work either. The whole system's cooked.

You could try one of the neighbor's houses.

Sometimes these outages are hit and miss.

Elaine, I spend my weekends avoiding these people. You ask them for a favor,

the next thing you know, they think you owe them something.

Stella's a no -show. I'm listing the things she was supposed to get today.

you could pitch in.

I tried to call her, but the phones aren't working.

Yeah, nothing's working.

Entropy.

Well, that's what they call it when everything starts breaking down.

I couldn't have talked Nicky into leaving last night if he hadn't realized

right.

You're always right, Dad.

Mom could never win a point with you either. I should go live with her for a

while. Yeah, maybe you'd rather be smothered with indifference.

Look, he's willing to wait for you, Tara. Why don't you try taking his lead?

You scared him, Dad.

That's all.

I'm going to work.

I expect you to be here when I get home.

Have a good day, Mr. Hayward.

As far as I can tell, the whole neighborhood blacked out. Must have

the water pumps, too.

Any word on how long it'll take to get back online?

I haven't heard diddly.

As soon as I'm relieved, I'll drive over to headquarters.

I'm pretty sure they're on it.

Sean,

come on, let's go.

What is it, Sean?

What is it, Shadow?

Sean! Come on.

Sean!

Sean!

I'll round him up at the tent.

Thanks, Mike.

Sean?

Sean!

Mike, there's something in the alley. What? What is it? What did you see? I

don't know. It's some kind of freak. I mean it.

All right, go back to your mom. I'll go find your freak.

So, where am I dropping you?

Rod and Whitney.

Officers of the Terrian. The Alternative Weekly?

You work on that?

Used to.

Former editor.

Try to keep my hand in. Officially, I'm retired.

Do you read alternates?

My daughter leaves them lying around. She likes them.

Because they're free, right?

So, what are you retiring to?

Oh, I'm still trying to figure that one out.

It just got too depressing, you know, trying to push that.

Damn rock up the mountain.

Politics, unsafe sex, human rights.

I mean, it's not as if, you know, editorializing ever changes anything.

Joshua, what's going on?

Wish to God I knew.

I mean, this is impossible.

The whole neighborhood, everything is gone.

Hey, hey, where are you going?

We make sure that Sarah's okay.

Pat, be careful.

I'm okay.

Something keeps me from falling over.

Come on.

Let's get the hell out of here. No, no, this thing, whatever it is, it's pushing

up against me.

Keeping us in.

Something's happened. What the hell is that? It's taken out a whole block,

more.

What are you talking about?

It's an asteroid, a neutron bomb, I don't know, but there's nothing out

We'd better get back.

It's one of the others.

Please don't scream.

I won't hurt you.

Can you understand my talk?

We need your help.

It's the disease.

We all have it.

Most of them are dead.

The elders say it's the air.

You have machines to protect you.

I can go.

Okay, please just let me go.

I swear I won't say anything.

Please, you must come with me.

They've left us to die.

It's not far, and I know you can help us.

There's still hope for a few.

You don't understand what's happened, do you?

We've both been brought here for the triumph.

You're on a moon of a planetary system far from your home.

Or what you are, but I know where I am.

I know this park.

I left my house ten minutes ago. I beg you, please.

Come help us.

If you don't, well, I'll die.

I was driving Sean to school. The town just ended, I know.

You saw it too?

I thought I was going crazy.

Hey, Mom said I don't have to go to school.

Bring Sean in the house and lock all of the doors. Where are you going?

To find out what the hell is going on.

Have you seen Sarah?

No.

Joshua.

Do you know what's happening out there?

I saw the edge of the world.

And you weren't frightened?

If I shall fear, I'm no use to anyone.

What does it mean?

Perhaps we're being tested for our faith.

Tell me what I can do.

I've lost my daughter.

She ran away this morning.

I think I lost her long before that.

Pray she's in a safer place than we are.

It surrounds about four square blocks of thread -needle wood, from Pullman all

the way to Church, from Oak Street on the west to a couple of hundred yards

the park on the eastern border. It is like everything else beyond those

boundaries has just vanished into thin air. Maybe it's one of those government

radiation experiments gone bad.

Has anyone here seen my daughter, Sarah?

You were out there, Mr. Hayward, weren't you, with Pat Dooley? So Pat is the

only thing to go through that barrier, and I very much doubt he's still alive.

Well, ask Mr. Tenzer. He was there. He saw it. I don't know what the hell I

Well, until we do know what's happening, I suggest we pool our resources.

We don't know how long this thing will last or how big it will get.

So bring any food, bottled water, blankets, medicine to the church.

Mr. Hayward, can I talk to you?

You haven't seen Sarah, have you, Mike?

That's what I wanted to talk to you about.

See, this morning there was some kind of intruder in the alley behind your

house. A guy was limping or something. I didn't get a good look at him.

I followed him out to the edge of the clearing.

I lost his trail in the park.

Look, I don't want to scare you.

But that's where I found this bag.

All of you, please, I need some help.

My daughter Sarah disappeared this morning. I think she may have been

cut through the park.

So I need someone to help me find her.

Look, we all have homes and families to protect. You said yourself, nobody knows

what's out there.

Sorry.

None of you.

I'll go with you, Mr. Hayward.

This is the place where your world ends and theirs begins.

What is it?

It's a breach in the barrier.

That's how I got to you.

Six o 'clock.

Follow me.

All that's left of us.

They were still moving.

Now they're frozen in place.

He was our leader.

Now it's up to me.

I am the Adriel of death.

I know your species is more advanced than we are.

Use a medical device.

Did you tell her this isn't a medical device? It just plays music.

You have to tell me. I want to help you, but I don't know how.

Kevin, let go.

You've got to let go.

Let go.

Please, let go.

Let go.

Right here.

This is where I found it.

Right here.

Sarah!

How far is the barrier?

About 100 yards straight ahead.

Can you hear something?

My God, it's Pat!

You're alive!

You all right, Mr. Dooley? Oh, yeah, I think so.

Have you seen Sarah?

No. Why, was she pulled through? I don't know. What happened out there?

Well, they examined me.

Who?

I don't really know. I didn't get a very good look at them.

They used machines.

Are you sure you're not hurt?

Oh, it was incredible, Judge. I mean, they're so much more advanced than we

Mike, why don't you take Pat home?

What about Sarah?

Oh, I'll keep looking for her.

Talk with Pat. See if you can find out what we're up against. They don't intend

to hurt us.

I know that now. I mean, we've got nothing to fear as long as we cooperate.

What do they want? Where did they come from?

This is where they're from.

Don't you get it?

We've been transported.

The whole neighborhood.

We're not on Earth.

Yeah, what is it? You got a gas -powered generator in your garage, don't you?

No. There's a ham radio in the Honeycutt's basement. We use your

can get that puppy running.

Uh -uh. Sorry, no way, Peter.

Sorry. I mean, I'm going to need it. I don't think you realize how serious the

situation is, Mr. Tenzer.

Honeycutt's out of town, isn't he? Just how do you plan on getting into his

house? Same way we're going to get your generator.

Hey, wait a minute.

You come back here.

You can't do this. This is my property. Hey, come back here.

Where do you think you're going?

This is my property. You can't come back there.

Smash it open. Stop it.

You can't do that!

There's no need to panic. I mean, we've been brought here for a lease. Don't

panic. They could have killed me, but they didn't.

How do we know you're not one of them?

Everybody's pulled their food but you, Tenzer.

You come any closer and there'll be one less mouth to feed, understand?

Easy now.

You don't want to do anything stupid. Yeah, like breaking into my garage and

stealing our generator.

Hey, you want it back, that's fine.

Radio didn't pick up a damn thing anyway.

Put the piece away, Mr. Tenzer.

The last thing we need is everybody running around with guns.

Well, just how am I supposed to defend my family?

Whatever the hell's out there, I don't think that's going to do you a whole lot

of good.

Welcome, Mr.

Hayward. Where's my daughter?

We are encouraged by the apparent feasibility of your species.

I want to see my daughter now.

Try not to speak things out as a way of slowing them down.

Where is this place?

The galaxy you are too busy to discover. How did we get here? The light that

connects us all.

Light?

I don't understand.

It's not important.

How many of us did you grab?

The whole town?

Just a piece.

We hope to ease your transition by bringing all that was familiar to you.

Why did you bring us here?

We need our neighbors down. We prefer to spend our stand sinking and dreaming.

Not straining ourselves. Our bodies are ill -suited for exhaustion.

You will execute our neighbors.

If you survive.

So far, none of the species have shown they can survive the air of our world.

Some force brought us here. Why not let it do the rest of your dirty work?

The power of our thoughts. What an awful thing to waste on some mundane ascent

in labor.

You will enjoy the usual purposes of slavery.

Slavery? And you will have control over your sexual and your reproductive lives.

No. No, we won't be your slaves.

That's not in our nature.

You haven't a clue who we are. We know you better than you know yourselves.

You're strong, hardworking, and you can build.

But you're better at destroying than you are at creating.

Your minds are woefully inadequate.

But you're fit for the tasks we require.

The only real question you have already helped us answer, can you survive our

anger? And if we do, what then?

You go back and pick up the rest of us?

Our cities are crumbling from neglect. We have ample word for millions of you.

What happens now?

We have chosen you, Mr. Hayward, to convey our message.

We want you to talk to your neighbors. Tell them where things stand.

We don't want them to be afraid.

Help them to understand that there is no escape.

There's nothing to be gained by revolting only over media.

What about Sarah?

If we find her, we'll see that you are reunited.

My God, what happened?

If you touch her, you'll be infected too.

I'm trapped.

Let her go.

He can't let me go.

You do what you have to.

I can't feel any pain.

No, Dad, don't.

You can't hurt me. It was good instead.

Forgive me.

No, Dad, don't touch me. You heard what he said.

Here.

Here, put this on.

I love you, Debbie.

I love you, too, babe.

We will continue to store water and provisions in the basement of the

church. Peter Canaan has agreed to organize the system for the dispersal of

Please, come in.

Welcome to God's home.

This... It's indeed a time to try men's souls.

We must all draw strength from one another.

We've asked those who've had contact with the beings on the other side to

address us.

Mr. Dooley, please.

As of one o 'clock early this morning, Everything that any of us thought we

about the world changed irrevocably.

And if we are to survive, we have to accept the changes to accommodate

to them.

The fact that we have been uprooted so summarily, along with our families, our

homes, the very ground that we stand on, is a testament to the awesome abilities

of those who summoned us here.

And it would be foolhardy.

for any of us to believe that we could fight such a powerful force.

What do they want from us? Do they tell you that?

Well, they seem to be as curious about the universe as we are. Of course,

they're a lot more advanced.

But the good news is that the atmosphere is breathable.

We can survive here.

I agree, Pat. We can survive.

The question is, do we want to?

We've been kidnapped.

to satisfy a lot more than the curiosity of our hosts.

So what did they tell you?

Mr. Julie is right.

The triunes have scoured the universe looking for an intelligent life form

can survive and flourish here.

That's because they want slaves.

We,

my friends, are feasible. They think we'll make good slaves.

Good, healthy, hard -working slaves.

We're not going to be the only ones.

In no time at all, they'll have the entire population of our planet up here.

But we can prevent them doing that.

We can choose to become infeasible.

What the hell are you talking about?

My daughter, Sarah, she met with another group of aliens. The Triumph's last

attempt to provide a slave class.

But those pathetic creatures couldn't breathe the air here. They developed a

disease that turned their bodies into stone.

Now, one of them touched Sarah, and she contracted

the very same condition.

You brought her here?

There's no danger unless there's actual physical contact.

Are you suggesting that we intentionally infect ourselves?

The Triunes have no idea how Sarah became ill.

They'll conclude that we succumbed the same way that the last species did.

Now, hold on here.

Let me get this straight.

You want us to sacrifice our lives?

For what?

I'm not making myself clear.

We have it in our power to prevent what's happening to us happening to the

of mankind.

I mean, they're talking about wiping out the entire population of Earth.

Even if what you say is true, they won't wipe us out.

I mean, we'll become a servant's class, but they will let us live.

You're prepared to consign all of humanity to perpetual slavery so a few

can survive.

I don't know how much time we have. For all I know, they could be planning an

assault on Earth even as I speak.

When I take my daughter's hand, I'll become infected.

Will someone take mine?

For centuries, philosophers and theologians have debated what it means

human. Perhaps the answer has eluded us, because it is so simple. To be human

is to choose.

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