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People ask, where do you get your ideas?

Right here.

Oh, this is my magician's toy shop.

I'm Ray Bradbury, and this is...

I was... Dreaming.

You too?

About what?

It's so cold.

Turn on the heat.

The same dream.

Why?

It's that awful artificial rain. Every time I hear it, I go back to Earth.

Sweet smell of Earth's rain.

God, how I miss it.

I know.

Turn it off now.

Was Tom in your dream?

Isn't he always?

We should have brought him with us.

Anna.

Anna, he's been dead five years.

What would be the use?

Anyway, he's here with us always.

It's just... Oh, Lord, I miss driving out on Sundays

to visit the grave and give flowers and talk to him.

No more.

No more.

Let me go.

Who's there?

Who is it? Let me be.

Let me be.

What's going on out there?

I'm caught.

Don't do this to me. What?

What? You caught me.

Let me go.

Hold on.

I know you.

Yes.

Tom. Is that you?

Yes, Father.

Tom,

it can't be.

I'm here.

Who could you be?

You've got me now.

I can't leave.

Not in there.

It's all right, Father.

I'm home.

awake me. I would have made you a place to sleep.

I didn't want to disturb your sleep, Mother. Besides, I won't be very tired.

you must have been. You traveled all the way from Earth.

It was a restful journey. I can catch up on sleep later. Oh, I should have

discovered you all were.

Yeah, I guess so. I'll never forget that Fourth of July when you were only ten

and you won that contest.

Yeah, I got to carry the flag in the town parade.

Remember how everyone said you were too small to march with it the whole way?

Even Father thought so. Guess I showed him, didn't I?

You sure did.

He never doubted you again.

No, Mother, you sure didn't.

Well, sleepyhead, come sit.

Morning, Dad.

Say good morning to your son.

Tom, what's going on here?

And isn't it fine, all of us together?

Sit down.

I'll bring some more coffee.

What did you do?

Talk to her.

All night long.

I didn't want to come here.

Now I accept.

She has to.

You see?

See what?

Anna.

Don't you realize that he's been... Been what?

Away on Earth too long.

And isn't it grand, the three of us?

Oh, dear.

cream and sugar.

I'm so excited.

Don't you want me to be here?

I do.

I do, but... Well, then why can't you accept me?

Because you died.

Nothing has to stay dead.

It does.

Happen to you, Cast?

They say the Martians, the few left alive,

somewhere out there, can read our minds,

shape themselves to our image,

and come among us disguised as Earthmen.

Doubt me.

Don't make it hard to stay.

It will hurt her.

Tom. Nate.

Not fighting again.

Tom, where are you going?

Anna. Did you say something to upset him?

Don't you remember Tom having pneumonia?

The gravestone, the hospital.

What are you talking about?

Welcome back.

Um, where have you been?

I was caught, almost trapped.

Caught? Other people, their thoughts, dreams.

The only safe place is here.

Do you believe in me?

Do you accept me?

Now, what should we do after supper?

Do?

We should have a night out. Let Tom meet some people. Let me show him off.

There's a flea market in town.

The only shopping place in Mars, really. We could go there.

Well, I don't think that... I'm afraid.

Afraid?

Crowds.

Too many people.

Oh, Tom.

You'd think you were born yesterday.

I was.

What are you saying?

Well, just that he arrived on Mars yesterday.

Oh, that's what I meant, Martha.

Then you have lots to see.

Don't worry.

We'll take care of you.

Will you? Will you stay close?

Close?

Hey, come here. You want to play around with Malcolm?

Ah, good evening, Anna.

Mark? Tom?

Over here. Who's this?

My son, Tom.

Oh, welcome to Mars, Tom.

So how goes it, Lafarge? Fine.

You? I don't know. I have a strange day, peculiar.

Oh, how so?

Well, you remember Jim Connors lived down the way?

Rumor had it he left Earth because he killed a man.

Yeah, I remember.

About two hours ago, I saw Connors running, wailing into town, as far as he

the dead man alive here on Mars this afternoon.

And before you know it, Connor's run home blows his brains out.

Oh, dear.

The saddest things happen.

Yeah, sure do.

Well, good night, Anna, Farge.

Welcome to Mars, Tom.

Isn't this fun?

Mm -hmm.

Let's go home. We only just got here.

Oh, yeah.

Oh. Oh.

Tom.

Where were you at noon today?

I can't tell you.

Where? Isn't it enough I escaped and came back?

Yes. No.

I don't know.

All right, you two.

Let's go.

Hey, man. Get away.

Tom. Tom.

Tom! All right, you wait here.

In case he comes back, I'll get him.

Tom!

Tom!

Tom!

Come on, Tom.

No tricks now.

Tom!

You look like you've seen a ghost.

Bullseye. You remember the Spalding family?

Joe and his wife Clara?

Remember Lavinia, his daughter?

Lavinia.

Lost out on the foothills? Never found? Presumed dead?

She's come home alive.

Yeah.

Just now.

Right there.

Imagine how they feel.

Imagine.

Every once in a while, happy endings.

Good night, Lavage.

Good night, Charlie.

Cecily, I'm not.

You were.

You can be.

It's your fault you should have never brought me to town. I know.

I know it's not safe.

The crowds, the people.

But let us protect you.

Out where we live, there are few houses.

Hardly anyone.

Tom.

Lavinia. My son.

Their daughter.

Remember your mother's face when you returned.

How happy she was.

Don't do this to me. Don't do this to her. She loves you. And I... You'll

her heart.

Quick, the market!