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[TV playing indistinctly]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, Mike.

Evening, Sarah. Go ahead.

[exhales]

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'll 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.

Maybe someday you'll understand that.

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 lives.

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.

[exhales]

[Sarah] Nicky!

[dog barking]

[phone ringing]

Nicky, where are you?

Why did you leave?

What did my father say to you?

I got scared, Sarah.

Nicky, just come get me.

Okay, babe. Show me you love me--

[signal breaking]

Nicky?

[dial tone sounding]

Sarah?

[thunder rumbling]

[exhales]

[electricity crackling]

[Control Voice] 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 deluge you with a thousand 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?

[man] Hi there!

[Joshua] Morning.

Say, uh, 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 fritz.

That wouldn't explain why the papers are late.

I mean, doesn't look like anyone got one.

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't think we've met formally.

-I'm Joshua Hayward. -Pat Dooley. I'm sorry.

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.

Uh, say, uh... 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 mean, who knows. Maybe she'll come back.

She always swore she would.

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

-[thunder rumbling] -Yes, sir, she was the paperweight

that kept my world from blowing away.

Oh, geez, I'm sorry.

First I give you my name,

and then bang I'm telling you my life story.

I'll call the utilities as soon as I go into the office.

Oh, listen, if you're going downtown,

I wonder if you could give me a lift?

-No problem. -Oh, thanks.

First one in my block to buy an electric car,

and look where it gets me. [chuckles]

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

Ah... Guess I won't be showering.

Well, just give me 20 minutes to get dressed.

Okay. Thanks very much.

[thunder rumbling]

The clock stopped at 1:10 in the morning.

If we don't get the power back on soon,

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

Does the sky seem an odd color to you?

Elaine, I've got a 30-page deposition to digest

before court this morning.

You been outside yet? It's gotten so chilly.

Rosner's expecting us to press 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.

Oh, believe me, it is war.

And the last man standing walks away with the spoils.

[dog barking]

[Elaine] The school bus should have picked up Sean Half an hour ago.

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

The last time I looked,

-there were two cars in the garage. -[phone dialing]

If I swing by the school,

it's just gonna 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 neighbors' houses.

Sometimes these outages are just hit-and-miss.

Elaine, I spend my weekends avoiding these people.

You ask them for a favor, and 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.

Maybe 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 I was right.

You're always right, Dad.

Mom could never win a fight with you either.

I should go live with her for a while.

Maybe you'd rather be smothered with indifference.

Look, he's willing to wait for you, Sarah.

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.

[door closes]

[Mike] Have a good day, Mr. Hayward.

As far as I can tell, the whole neighborhood's blacked out.

Must've gotten to the water pumps too.

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

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.

[dog barking]

-[dog whimpers] -[speaking indistinctly]

Sean, come on, let's go.

[whining]

What is it, Shadow?

[barks]

[distorted] What is it, Shadow?

-[distorted] Sean! -Come on.

Sean! Sean!

I'll round him up, Mrs. Tenzer.

Thanks, Mike.

[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.

Go back to your mom. I'll go find your freak.

[wind whistling]

[breathes shakily]

[Joshua] So, where am I dropping you?

[Pat] Uh, Broad and Whitney.

Offices of the Clarion.

The alternative weekly? You work on that?

Used to, yeah. Former editor.

Uh, I try to keep my hand in.

Officially I'm retired.

Do you read alternatives?

-My daughter leaves them lying around. She likes them. -Ah.

'Cause they're free, right? [laughs]

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 the hell? -Oh, my God!

Sweet Jesus!

Joshua, what's going on?

I wish to God I knew.

I mean, this is impossible.

The whole neighborhood, everything is gone.

Hey, hey. Where are you going?

To make sure that Sarah's okay.

Pat, be careful. No, I'm... I'm okay.

Something keeps me from falling over.

Come on, let's get the hell out of here.

No, this thing, whatever it is, it's pushing up against me.

It's keeping us in.

[static droning]

Something's happened.

What the hell is that?

It's taken out a whole block. Maybe more.

What are you talking about?

It's an asteroid, a neutron bomb...

I don't know. But there's nothing out there.

[crackling]

[Pat grunts]

Oh, my God!

We better get back,

warn the others.

[music playing over headphones]

[footsteps approaching]

[screaming] Oh, my God.

Oh, please! [pants]

[whispering indistinctly]

Please don't scream.

I won't hurt you.

Can you understand my talk?

[Sarah whimpers]

We need your help.

I don't know. [screams]

I know I look horrible.

It's the disease. We all have it.

Most of them are dead.

The elders say it's the air.

But you have machines that protect you.

I'm just going to 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.

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 Triunes.

You're on a moon of a planetary system

far from your home.

I don't know who you are, 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, we'll all die.

Please.

Sarah?

Sarah?

Where are you?

[Elaine] Oh, God.

Daniel, you're not gonna believe what happened.

I was driving Sean to school--

And the town just ended. I know.

You saw it, too. I thought I was going crazy.

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?

I'm 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 show fear,

I'm no use to anyone.

What does it mean?

Um...

Perhaps we're being tested

for our faith.

Tell me what I can do!

I've lost my daughter.

She, she...

She ran away this morning.

I think I lost her long before that.

Let's pray she's in a safer place than we are.

[mechanical whirring]

[groaning]

[man] This force field or whatever the hell it is,

all the way around its perimeters.

It surrounds about four square blocks of Threadneedle Wood

from Pullman all the way to Church,

from Oak Street on the west

to a couple of hundred yards into 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?

Pat is the only thing to go through that barrier,

and I very much doubt he's still alive.

Ask Mr. Tenzer. He was there. He saw it.

I don't know what the hell I saw.

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.

-[people murmuring] -[Mike] 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.

You see, this morning there was some kind of intruder

in the alley behind your house.

They 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...

-That's where I found this bag. -[sniffles]

All of you!

Please, I need some help.

My daughter Sarah disappeared this morning.

We think she may have been trying to 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.

My God, where is this?

This is the place where your world ends

and theirs begins.

[barrier humming]

What is it?

It's a breach in the barrier.

That's how I got here.

It's safe to cross here.

Follow me.

[whooshes]

That's all that's left of us.

These are my parents.

This morning they were still moving.

Now they're frozen in place.

I'm so sorry.

[exhales]

My father...

He was our leader.

Now it's up to me.

[distorted] I am the Adrielo now.

Can you help us?

What can I do?

I know your species is more advanced than we are.

Use your medical device.

Adrielo, this isn't a medical device.

It just plays music.

Please...

I beg.

You have to try.

I want to help you, but I don't know how.

I... I can't...

I can't move.

Adrielo, let go.

You got to let go.

I... I can't.

Let go, Adrielo.

Please, let go.

Let go!

I'm sorry. I can't.

Right here is where I found it.

Right here.

Sarah!

How far is the barrier?

About 100 yards straight ahead.

Let's go.

[wind blowing softly]

-[twig snaps] -Shh.

You hear something?

My God, it's Pat! You're alive!

[Mike] Are you all right, Mr. Dooley?

Oh, yeah. I think so. I'm fine.

-Have you seen Sarah? -No.

Why? Was she pulled too?

-I don't know. -What happened out there?

Well, they examined me.

Who?

I don't really know.

[stutters] I didn't get a very good look at them.

They used machines.

Are you sure you're not hurt?

Oh, it was incredible, Joshua.

I mean, they are so much more advanced than we are.

Mike, why don't you take Pat home?

What about Sarah?

I'll keep looking for her.

Talk with Pat, see if you can find out what we're up against.

[Pat] Well, they don't intend to hurt us.

I know that now.

I mean, we 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 ya?

So?

There's a ham radio in the Hunnicutts' basement.

We can use your generator, we can get that puppy running.

Uh-uh. Sorry, no way, Peter.

[man] What?

What do you mean, sorry?

I mean, I'm going to need it.

I don't think you realize how serious

the situation is, Mr. Tenzer.

Hunnicutt's out of town, isn't he?

Just how do you plan on getting in his house?

Same way we're going to get your generator.

Hey! Hey, wait a minute!

[people chattering indistinctly]

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.

[man] Smash it open. [Daniel] Hey, stop it!

You can't do that!

[man] Yes, he can.

[grunts]

[all chattering indistinctly]

There's no need to panic.

-I mean, we've been brought here for a reason. -[man 1] Don't panic?

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

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

[man 2] Let's get back in the house.

Sarah!

[Sarah in distance] Daddy?

Help me, Daddy!

Sarah?

Can anyone hear me?

[bones cracking]

[exhales]

Must have been me.

My touch.

I never meant to harm you.

[machine whirring]

[machine continues whirring]

[groaning]

[knocking on door]

Everybody's pooled their food but you, Tenzer.

You come any closer and there'll be one less mouth to feed. Understand?

Easy now. You don't wanna 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.

[Mike] Put the piece away, Mr. Tenzer.

Last thing you 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.

[deep voice] Welcome, Mr. Hayward.

Where's my daughter?

We are encouraged by the apparent feasibility of your species.

I want to see my daughter now.

Trying to speed things up has a way of slowing them down.

[Joshua] Where is this place?

A galaxy you are too busy to discover.

[Joshua] How did we get here?

The light that connects us all.

The light?

I don't understand.

It's not important.

How many of us did you grab?

The whole town?

[Triune 1] Just a piece.

We hope to ease your transition by bringing

all that was familiar to you.

Why did you bring us here?

[Triune 2] We need our labors done.

We prefer to spend our span thinking and dreaming.

Not straining ourselves.

Our bodies are ill-suited for exertion.

[Triune 2] You will execute our labors.

[Triune 1] If you survive.

So far, none of the species have shown

they can survive the air on our moon.

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 so mundane a thing as labor.

[Triune 3] You will enjoy the usual perquisites 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... That's not in our nature.

You haven't a clue who we are.

[Triune 2] We know you better than you know yourselves.

You're strong, hard-working, 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 air?

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 work for millions of you.

What happens now?

[Triune 2] 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 obedience will do them any good.

What about Sarah?

[Triune 3] If we find her,

we will see that you are reunited.

[grunts]

[whooshing]

[Sarah] Dad!

Can you hear me?

Please, somebody!

Dad!

Help me, Daddy.

[Joshua] Sarah!

Please, someone!

Dad!

Daddy, there's a hole in the barrier.

[crackling]

Daddy!

[whooshes]

Sarah.

Dad.

Don't touch me.

[steam hissing]

My God, what's happened?

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

I'm trapped.

Well, let her go.

He can't let me go.

[Adrielo] You do what you have to.

I can't feel any pain.

No, Dad, don't.

You can't hurt me. I'm as good as dead.

[Joshua] Forgive me.

-[Sarah whimpers] -[groans]

No, Dad, don't touch me.

You heard what he said.

Here.

Here, put this on.

Fight them.

I love you, Daddy.

I love you, too, baby.

[Shadow barking]

[church bell tolls]

We will continue to store water and provisions

in the basement of the church.

Peter Canan has agreed to organize a system for the dispersal of those.

[door opening]

Please, come in.

Welcome to God's home.

This is 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.

Um...

As of one o'clock early this morning,

everything that any of us thought we knew about the world

changed irrevocably.

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

to accommodate ourselves 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.

-[people murmuring] -What do they want from us?

Did they tell you that?

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

Of course, they're a lot more advanced.

But the good news... 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. Dooley is right.

The Triunes have scoured the universe

looking for an intelligent lifeform

that can survive and flourish here.

That's because they want slaves.

[man] Slaves?

And we, my friends, are feasible.

They think we'll make good slaves.

Good, healthy, hardworking slaves.

[people murmuring]

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 Triunes' 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.

-[people gasping] -And 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.

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 whole of mankind.

I mean, they're talking about wiping out

the entire population of Earth.

[Pat] 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 of us 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.

[all murmuring indistinctly]

Will someone take mine?

[birds chirping]

[Control Voice] For centuries, philosophers and theologians have debated

what it means to be human.

Perhaps the answer has eluded us

because it is so simple...

To be human is to choose.