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Harvey, why do you miss when my baby kisses me?

Harvey, why does a love kiss stay in my memory?

What, Peggy? What is it? Is it a rabbit?

Oh, it's a shooting star.

What are you doing, David?

I'm making a wish.

What's that?

What? There's somebody there.

Good night.

Shattered Oscar.

These lock -ins are getting too much for me. It's good for trade, Gina. It's a

nice night for it.

Good night, Oscar, Gina.

Good night, baby.

What was that?

What was that?

Well, it can't be the gamekeeper laying landmines, can it? You said you saw a

shooting star.

I did. Well, maybe it felt you were.

Come on, let's get out of here before the world and his wife come looking for

it.

Came from over there, up in the woods. But what was it?

A falling star.

What?

A meteorite.

They're surprisingly common, apparently.

Well, it could be, I suppose.

Yeah, well, good joy it didn't land there. I'd better take a look just to

sure. I'll walk you home first.

Yeah, go on then.

I'll come with you.

Bye.

People have been killed by rocks falling from the sky, you know. Can

I have a word, Sarge?

It's about a meteorite. I've heard more than enough already.

Well, that astronomer, he watched it all through his telescope.

What astronomer?

Some stargazer he was in earlier on.

Jeff's with him now, looking for debris.

Whoever caused the explosion wasn't a meteorite.

We couldn't see much in the dark, but I found this once it got light this

morning.

Oh, dear.

Who do we know has a licence for dynamite in the area, Ralph?

What happened?

Can you hear me?

Can you tell me your name?

Come on.

We need to get you into hospital.

I landed just through here.

We found the site last night.

Very interesting.

In the old days, they were thought of as omens, you know.

A bad thing's coming.

Really?

I think that was usually Comet.

Oh.

Sorry.

What are you doing?

Collecting samples.

If some of these rocks have been hurtling through space forever, the

they contain could be invaluable.

Well, not as magnetic as you might expect. Still, we can check the weight

density back at my car.

Oh, this is where the falling star fell, then.

Start picking up rocks. Didn't you hear what he said?

Yeah.

Yeah, he said they'd been falling through space forever.

Not that bit.

Here. He said invaluable.

Come on.

Morning, Joe.

Hello. I've just taken a man into hospital. I found him semi -conscious on

Atterbury Road about half an hour ago.

An accident?

He's suffering from burns and blast injuries.

Unlikely to be a coincidence.

Who is this man?

He's in intensive care on a ventilator.

Do we know his name? George Branton.

They identified him at the hospital.

No family they could trace.

He works as a lorry driver.

Thanks very much.

As you say, Alf, unlikely to be a coincidence.

Glad to have been of help.

Morning, Don.

Hi, Carol.

No reports of any break -ins at the quarry, Sarge.

Well, this lot must have come from somewhere.

See what you can find out about a George Branton.

DS Dawson, join the throng.

We sure it's dynamite?

Nathan found a detonator cap nearby.

Who else knows about this?

Just us and someone on life support at Ashfordly General.

Let's keep it that way.

It wasn't a meteorite after all, apparently.

The astronomer says the weights are all wrong.

Thank you, Younger. It may come as a surprise to you to learn that Maffer

has been relieved.

Pardon? It was high explosives, and that's why it's the idea here.

If the locals think it was a meteorite, then that's fine with us.

Can I have a word, Sergeant?

Who's matter, Kim?

Have you heard of a Larry Fowler?

Um... Quarry at Martindale.

We've had a tip officer buying small quantities of dynamite to armed robbery

teams. Do we have any evidence against him?

No, not yet.

Well, I don't take too kindly to people blowing up bits of woodland on my patch,

so we'd better get some.

I want to send someone into cover at the quarry for a couple of days.

CID officer?

We're pretty short -staffed at the moment.

Well, if you want to send someone on a fishing expedition, I'm just the man.

What's it to you?

I'm John McCrae.

The Labour Exchange sent me.

What do you want me to do?

The toilet's over there.

Clean it.

Right.

Right.

Here we go, everybody.

What you got there?

Genuine meteor rocks, Bernie.

Fragments from that falling star that came down in the woods.

Mysterious minerals from a world before time.

You're... I'm positive.

There's a scientist up there this morning collecting them.

They must have missed these ones.

There's a chance in a lifetime, Bernie.

Not interested.

Well... That'll be your loss. I'm about to contact the British Museum.

They'll not be interested either.

Here you go, Oscar.

Genuine local curios.

You should have some of these to show tourists.

Space rock.

Hurtling throughout a space for all eternity and then landing in Adenfield.

What a story they could tell, eh?

You mean they can talk?

Looks like a box of hardcore to me. Now get it off the bar.

You're John McCrae.

That's me.

I'm Dan.

They call me Mad Dan.

Good to meet you, Mad Dan.

I don't plan to be cleaning toilets all my life.

I know.

Can you drive a lorry, John?

I can if it happens.

This man thinks he can drive one of our trucks.

Does he now?

Okay.

We've got a load of aggregate.

Here to Fifield and back in 40 minutes and you've got the job.

That can't be done.

Just as I thought.

All mouth, no track.

I'll do it.

Go with him, Dan.

How do you get on, then?

Do you know what the trouble is with folk around here, David?

Flat feet.

They've got no imagination.

Didn't sell any, then? Did I, heckers like.

Pearls before swine, that's what I've been casting.

We need something to make people really interested.

You know what I've been thinking?

Oh, yeah?

I mean, you suppose it really was a meteorite? Of course it was. What else

it have been?

Well, suppose it was something else from outer space.

You know, like in that film when people thought meteorites came, but then

Martians started crawling out from the Earth and killing everyone.

Aliens. You could be right, David. We don't want aliens killing us.

Michael Rennie, in that film, The Day the Earth... Stood still. I mean, he was

ever so nice.

And I definitely heard something up there before it all went bang.

You really think we've got aliens in our woods?

I think it's a definite possibility.

And I think you should go and look for them.

What? What? What's the word?

learned to drive like that?

Let's just say I've been around the block a few times.

I don't like losing a challenge. Man after man. Look at the state of this.

Have you damaged this truck, McCrae?

Not so you should notice.

Don't get cheeky with me, Jock.

My name isn't Jock.

Look, you just get on with it. I've got another load for you to take out.

I'll get a job, will I?

You want it, Jock.

All right.

I'll take another load.

You've got a mispice to sort out. How many? Five.

Five?

Well, maybe if you train those monkeys better.

Maybe you should pay more than peanuts.

So now you want something all, do you?

Do you want me to saw out your mess fires?

Just get on with it.

Mess fires?

For the blasting.

You either charge it up and off they go.

Only sometimes they don't.

So you have to get up nice and close.

See why they happen.

There's no you than me.

That's why they call me Ned.

What's going on?

Hey, you can make the money.

Hey!

Your fault, pal.

OK, Dom.

You did fine.

How's it going, then?

Yeah, fine.

And you've mastered your cover story?

I've had a thorough briefing.

We borrowed the life story of a burglar from Glasgow, just in case anyone checks

up on me.

Seems like a lot of trouble to go through, just to call a recruit like

Most of the people he's selling to that might be worth the effort, can't you?

Oh, by the way, forgive me for asking, but what's your sister's name?

Shona.

Paulette. You've read the cover story, then? Well, Sergeant Miller suggested

that we kept you on your toes.

Now then, John...

Who did you share a cell with when you were in Barlimmy?

Tom Hoskins, well -known gangster.

And what's he up to now?

He's going straight, but he's also a police informer, so he can back me up if

anyone asks. Oh, very good.

And what were you sent down for, Joe?

Joe?

Who's Joe?

Are you ready?

It's a definite possibility. So me and Deepa are going to go and look tonight

because, well, they might glow in the dark. Oh, that's exciting.

Don't you think?

Well, it all sounds a bit far -fetched to me.

Yeah, but if the police had been there... There's Jeff now.

Why don't you ask him what he thinks?

What about?

The meteorite and whether aliens are involved.

I'm not at liberty to discuss that.

It's a police matter.

Oh, come on, you can know.

You can tell us.

No, I mustn't give anything away.

See, there is something. I am definitely coming with you. As long as it's all

right with you. Well, I suppose we can spare you.

As long as you wear sensible shoes.

The quarry's undermanned. The staff are underpaid.

The equipment's in bad nick and it's unsafe.

The lorry's a ramshackle and the staff have to go too fast to make their

Yes, I did in fact receive a complaint about a reckless lorry driver this

afternoon.

Also, Fowler lost his contract with his haulage company because he wasn't paying

them on time.

That's why he's using his own driver as an old rented truck.

So he's in financial difficulty.

If someone's supplying dynamite, I'd say your tip -off's right. He's got to be

your man. Good work, Mason.

We still need hard evidence, though. Can you gain access to the explosives

still? No problem. We need to know whether the stocks exactly match what's

the explosives register or if there are any discrepancies.

OK.

It goes without saying, Mason, if you have the slightest concern about your

personal safety.

You just leave.

I'll be fine, Sarge.

Excellent.

Wait for me.

What's that?

What? Over there.

Look, I can see something. It's like light.

Go on.

Did you hear that?

Oh, I hadn't thought of that.

They might not be too friendly.

No, but I hadn't thought of that.

But that Michael Rennie, he was ever so nice.

What time do you call this?

Sorry, got held up.

I've got my eye on you, Jock.

Hey, my name's no Jock.

So where did you do time, Jock?

Who says I did?

It's a small world.

Barlinnie.

Shared a cell with Tom Hoskins.

For my sins.

Yeah.

See, I know him.

What was that about?

Eh, nothing.

How's your misfires?

I'm still here, aren't I?

Where did you learn your expertise?

In the army.

And another lad.

I'm like a cat, mate.

I've lost count of how many I'm down.

You'd best keep your fingers crossed, then.

Always good advice.

See you later, John McCrae.

Well, it looks like word got around pretty

fast. Ah, yeah.

We might have said something when we got back to the pub, like, afterwards.

Sorry.

Don't be sorry, lovey.

Quite the opposite.

Weatherby, his lordship's been on the phone. Some sort of mass trespass in his

woods. Go and sort it out, will you?

Whereabouts, sir? Where the explosion happened.

Oh, they'll be looking for aliens.

I beg your pardon?

Well, word's gone round that aliens have landed up there.

I thought we were trying to lower interest in the area.

Ashfordly Police Station.

Is something the matter, Younger?

No, Sergeant.

Well, go on, then, lad. Sort it out. Right. Yes, sir. I'll tell him.

Dear Dawson, lad, someone's going round checking on Joe's cover story.

Space rocks, glow -in -the -dark.

Genuine from the alien landing site.

Ten bob each.

What about that one?

There were five bob yesterday.

Yeah, well, that's before people got interested.

Thank you, sir.

There you go.

The good morning's work, I call that.

Hey, I'm buying.

A pint for you, David.

Oh, yes, please.

A pint of your very best for our David.

And I'll have a large brandy.

What is it they say about fools and their money?

Don't sneer, Oscar.

The people have spoken and they agree with me.

So what exactly has opened the eyes of the multitudes this morning, then?

Well, don't ask me. Ask Dornier and David.

Oh, yeah, it's true, Oscar. It was dead scary.

Are you sure I can't interest you in one, Oscar?

You could have it mounted in a little frame behind the bar.

If I want a lump of rock, I'll find it in the garden.

It won't do this, though.

Never did that before.

Oh, it must be the alien influence.

I want one.

I'm not helping you anymore. It's too dangerous.

This is the last time.

And it's not some little cash deal. It's the end of your troubles.

Don't make it that bad. Yes, you do.

Your mortgage's up to the hill here. Do you want to go back and lose your nice

house? What are you going to tell the wife and kiddies?

George is in hospital.

George should have checked the load wasn't decaying before he picked it up.

It's all right. You wouldn't want him to go up and in now, would you?

I've got this on the phone. Ask him if you want to break him.

They're going to be crawling all over him as soon as he's fit for questioning.

can fix that.

Without him, you're going to be a man down.

I can fix that too.

You can't do it. I can.

And I will.

With your help or without him.

And if it's without him, then someday you'll find one of your precious little

misfires rammed up your car exhaust.

Go through town, would you?

There's a man in one of his own hospital.

So, who's your friend?

Oh, just some black guys.

Hello.

Hello, I'm John McCrae.

And your name is?

Carol Cassidy.

Very nice to meet you, Carol Cassidy.

I'm sorry I can't stop longer.

Do nurses always smile at you, then?

It's really weird, but, yeah, they do.

It's just the effect I have on them, I suppose.

Oh, there you are, lovey.

We need some more rocks. Can you fetch us some?

What, now?

There's no time like the present.

It's the middle of the day.

How will I find the ones that glow?

I think they take a while to develop.

Just get us some light we found yesterday.

You're not coming with me?

No, well, I'm a bit busy at the moment.

What if I meet the alien?

Well, then, you just say, take me to your leader.

If he's not very friendly, am I... All this stuff about Martians is just a

story, David.

And if an alien has taken the trouble to come all this way, then he would want

to meet you.

You could become an ambassador.

An ambassador?

That's right. You could introduce us to super -intelligent beings from other

galaxies. You're very good with animals, and there's no reason why you couldn't

get on with them and all.

I'd better keep looking, then. I mean, tonight as well. Absolutely. And take

folk with you. I want to keep their interest up.

What?

I mean I think people will be very interested.

Wait for Jim.

He won't be receiving visitors for any time.

Uh, can I have those?

When you finish talking, smile and shake your head. Someone needs to check on

the intensive care patient right away.

Well, can't believe a man for trying.

I hear you know Tom Hoskins.

Word does get around. Yeah, I was talking to Tom on the phone.

Speaks very highly of you.

That's nice of him.

Sends his regards.

Had to be nice to see you back in Glasgow, sir.

Tom left three years ago.

You were in the Snooker Hall in Aberdeen.

How do you think I'm doing tonight?

How do you fancy some evening work?

At the quarry? No.

Is it legal?

No.

Sounds good to me.

Are you absolutely sure nobody followed you here? Don't worry, I've been keeping

my head well down. What time are you meeting with Dan Neely?

Eight o 'clock.

Did he say what the job is?

Not yet, but it's got to be big.

Fowler's not in that league.

Forget Fowler.

You've been focusing on the wrong man.

Neely is the one who's in charge. I reckon he's been behind it all along.

He's not got a criminal record. We've got nothing on him. How about the

attempted murder at the hospital?

Nobody actually saw what happened.

We'll never make that stick. Look, if he doesn't have a criminal record, he's

about to get one. That man is dangerous.

If he knows these people, I think we should take his opinion seriously, dear

Storson.

OK.

Let's assume a serious crime is being planned.

Then meet Neely tonight, find out what the job is, but let CID take it from

there.

We'll call in more resources.

I am onto something here, sir.

Well done, Mason.

But no heroics.

Find out where the target is, and then out of there.

So you're ready to go, then?

But I can't, David. I'd be too scared.

Who are we going to be? I'm battered.

Not me. I'm not.

Besides, you can't be going out gallivanting. Need you here behind the

How are you, Aunt Peggy? Oh, no, no.

I'm settled here, thanks.

Oh, go on.

You've made enough out of these aliens.

Oh, come on, Peggy.

You did say that they'd be pleased to see us.

Oh, all right, then.

But only for an hour.

Is it John McRae?

He's looking for a bit of work.

Welcome to the drive.

No way, Dan.

He's not one of us.

We're a man's shorts.

We're George Cole.

It'll take two of us to clear the vault, plus the driver.

Fowler said he'd help.

Fowler?

I need someone who can drive fast and who won't panic in the crisis.

Craig Fitzabell.

I'm sorry, Dan. I don't know him.

I won't have him in the team.

Are you saying you don't trust my judgement?

Yeah.

Don't let me down.

I won't. And don't drive off without us. No chance.

So, when's this job?

Tomorrow morning.

Where? Here.

In Ashfordly.

Northern Provincial Bank.

And we're going in the front door?

Let's have a few drinks and we're off.

Look, I need to get some stuff. They're not home.

You stay with us till the job's done.

No, thanks.

None taken.

Is there something on your mind, Sergeant Miller?

Just a feeling.

Call it a sixth sense.

Mason goes in there, finds out the target, walks away.

CID do the rest.

What can go wrong?

Exactly.

What can?

What do we know about this man that Joe's with?

Not much.

Dan Neely.

Ex -army.

Criminal record?

No. Army record?

What about his army record?

Well, he was in the army. He must have a record.

I'll get on with it.

I

think we

should call it a night, David.

I saw something.

But there's nothing to see.

Over there.

It's flickering.

Oh.

What's that ticking noise?

It's just like last night.

Oh, I don't know about this, David.

Well, you said some of them were friendly.

Yeah, but what about the ones that aren't?

Oh, good point.

Call a nature.

Okay.

It's a bike job.

Tomorrow morning. Here in Ashfordly.

I beg your pardon?

Oh, they do speak English!

Oh, don't be daft, David.

He's no more of an alien than you are. Who are you?

Dr Linden.

Oh, you're that scientist.

Indeed I am, and you're that woman who was hanging about here last night as

well.

Last night? I don't know what on earth he's talking about.

What are you doing here?

Looking for the meteorite.

Won't be in the bottom of this big hole, won't it?

Oh, no, no, no, this wasn't caused by a meteorite.

This is some kind of blast crater. The police know all about it.

Oh, so if this isn't, then there wasn't one.

Oh, no, there's no doubt that some kind of falling star landed in the woods last

night. I was tracking it. That's why I'm doing this radioactivity survey, but

just haven't found it yet.

What about the aliens?

Have you seen any yet?

Certainly not.

Oh, unless you count your friend there with the lantern and the football

There is an explanation for that, David.

What was he doing here?

He's trying to get every Tom, Dick and Harry involved. Shut up, Farley. You're

nothing but hired help.

I'm in charge here.

Let me guess.

This is the bank vault, man.

Only a few yards to go now.

Let's go digging.

Are you blowing the 6th and 8th?

Roadworks start up by 700 hours.

That'll cover the night.

He could only speak for a few seconds before one of them came in, but it's a

bank raid tomorrow morning and he wrote NP on the mirror.

Northern Provincial?

Where is he now?

He went with them.

He was supposed to bail out.

If he leaves now, they'll scrap the job.

He's putting himself at risk for the sake of the operation.

Of course.

I had a feeling he might.

I've got hold of Neely's army record.

He served in Aden in 1963 and he was dishonourably discharged.

after he led his men into a no -go area in the city. So he broke the rules. They

were fighting terrorists.

They killed six civilians. They gunned them down in reprisal for the bombing of

a barracks. But he was hushed up. They didn't want any publicity.

He's a cold -blooded killer.

I take it they're not CID.

I was just about to say, I take it they're not the gang.

We've been here all week.

The minute we see anything out of the ordinary, we move in.

If we do that, we won't have grounds for arrest.

I don't care.

I just want them nice and out of there.

Delta Hotel 3 -9 to Ashfordly Control, over.

Control receiving, Sarge. Patch me through to Weatherby House.

Will do. Anything to report?

Nothing, Sarge. All quiet.

I'll get out and stretch me legs.

Okay, we're all clear here.

I'm in over my head.

I don't have anything to get this serious.

I was only supposed to supply a few sticks of dynamite.

I never signed up for this.

It's one thing led to another.

Look, go, if you like.

I can handle it on my own from now. If I go, Dan will have me killed.

You're safe from him.

You don't know Dan like I do.

Trust me, you're safe.

Look, I'm... I'm a policeman.

Walk away now. We know where to find you.

Ready to move, lover.

Got that out!

Well, go on.

Look, there's police all round this place.

Dan's going nowhere.

Still another hour to look.

He's a copper.

He just told me. He told me to quit.

I told you not to trust him. Shut up, Mick.

And drive, copper.

Turn right at the end of the road.

That's the bank manager.

He always arrives early.

I'll let the others in in about half an hour.

I'd better go and introduce myself.

So what's your real name, copper?

Joe Mason.

You flying, squad?

No.

It's an ordinary local bobby.

That's an insult.

Where are we going?

Back to the quarry.

Quick as you can, Joe Mason.

See you next time, Mick.

I don't think so, Dan.

I've taken enough chances with you.

See it yourself.

We've got to get a move on, Dan.

What are we going to do with him?

Office.

Get in there, man.

Broke into the cellar.

Blew the safe. Almost certainly within the last hour.

We would never have heard anything over all the road work. That was the idea,

obviously.

Let's try the quarry.

So what are we going to do?

Set off some fireworks.

That way nobody will be able to tell how many people are in this place when it

went up.

You've got a decision to make.

What? Well, you're going to jail for the robbery.

If you're an accessory to murdering a policeman, then you'll go there forever.

I don't think he's dead, no.

He's different from you.

He's got a wife, family.

He won't run out on them. He's not the type.

That's what you say.

You've got a choice.

The police will be here before long.

You're the one holding the gun.

You haven't got the guts.

Don't move.

Or I swear I'll shoot.

Every time I look in a mirror, Fowler, I see a killer.

I've known a lot of killers.

You're not one of them.

God knows why you let me go.

You're mad.

You've got no chance.

So tell me, Joe Mason, how does this end?

There's a lot of men out there with guns pointed at you. No, I've had that

before. It didn't seem to make much difference.

You said before that you didn't know how many you had left. How many what?

Lives.

Probably the same number as you by now.

How many's that?

None.

There is life after prison, you know. No, I'm not going to prison.

Better to go to jail than to die here.

I'm not so sure.

You know, I think you are.

In fact, I don't think you're going to pull that trigger.

Is that a fact?

Yeah, yeah, it's a fact.

Yeah, you've got a plan.

Otherwise, you would have done it already.

So, what's the plan?

Go to jail.

Get released.

Come and find you.

That way, I'll kill you.

I'll stay for it.

I'll be waiting.

If you get the chance.

Run.

Making a good recovery?

Yeah, they seem pretty confident he'll be able to testify.

I hope he helps put Dan Neely away for a long time.

You're a lucky man, Joe.

Hey, I had everything under control.

I'll see you down the station, PC Mason.

Good evening.

Oh, did you find it?

Not yet.

So this is Dr Linden.

And he's an astronomer, and he's just looking for the meteorite.

Do you want to see my space rock? It goes in the dark and everything.

Gina, put it on the bar. Where's it gone?

Here. See?

Rock.

What is that?

This is just luminous paint.

Peggy. I want my money back.

Yeah, quite a few people will when this comes out. Come on, Peggy, cough up.

So we're not even the rocks rail? Not the rocks, nor the aliens, David.

What was it you wanted to show me, then?

Look up there.

Are there really aliens out there, Doctor?

Or is it just, you know, a story?

There are more stars in space than grains of sand on a beach.

Many of them will have planets.

Now, it's highly unlikely that Earth is the only place where life evolved.

Oh, yes, David.

There are aliens out there.

We just haven't met them yet.

I thought this was supposed to be a secret wedding.

More like a public beach jump.

Look out!

Yeah, well, now he's Lord Mayor of Ashfordly. Town clerk. Yeah, when I knew

he was more like the town clerk.

You're not my husband, are you? Got it in one.