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In 1953, Earth experienced a war of the worlds.

Common bacteria stopped the aliens,

but it didn't kill them.

Instead, the aliens lapsed into a state of deep hibernation.

Now the aliens have been resurrected,

more terrifying than ever before.

In 1953 aliens started taking over the world.

Today, they're taking over our bodies.

I had no idea it was going to end in such tragedy.

This is Red Leader One to Omega One.

Get those students out of there!

It seemed like just another skirmish.

We gathered together intelligence reports,

indicating that the enemy was going to steal

some sophisticated optical lenses.

We didn't know why.

I was a little short-handed due to another operation,

so I positioned my men

at all the possible enemy escape routes.

We cleared away some innocents.

I was left alone to cover the East Plaza entrance.

How many? Over.

Two males, one female.

They're heading your way. Over.

I received a report over the radio

that three suspects were headed my way:

two males,

one female.

I'd have to take them on alone.

I had no choice: I had to confront them.

But it wasn't three of the enemy

like the radio report said.

It was only two.

The woman was their hostage.

And then I saw the other one.

A second...

and I froze.

I blew it.

I let her get away.

And I had shot their hostage, an innocent person.

Medic! I need a medic!

We have an emergency here! We need an ambulance, now!

Are you having nightmares?

I'm not surprised.

Are you?

Doctor, I'm a soldier.

I've been a soldier my whole life.

In war...

you kill people.

Sometimes innocent people.

That's war.

It comes with the territory.

War? What war is that?

If killing

is a standard part of your war,

why do you think this particular killing

is bothering you?

I didn't say it was bothering me.

It just...

keeps going over and over in my mind.

And that bothers you?

I'm here, aren't I?

What's different about this killing?

Well, think about it.

I went to her funeral.

I don't really know why I went.

Her smile, her laugh,

they will live forever.

Her enjoyment of life.

The absolute pleasure Sarah took in the mere act of living,

will live in our hearts forever...

as will Sarah's sense of responsibility

to her fellow man.

Sarah gave of herself willingly, and generously,

and we will never forget her for it.

I didn't want to be there.

I couldn't leave.

Every single word that minister said...

was like a knife in my heart.

How did you feel being there?

Look, I don't feel good about killing an innocent person.

But I am not going to dwell on it.

I've got a war to fight and win.

Again, what war

are we talking about?

You come here to talk to me, but you don't tell me your name.

You don't tell me who this enemy is.

How do you expect me to help you?

Is that it?

Would you like to make another appointment?

What for?

So we can figure out why you came here in the first place.

It's all under control, folks.

I'm here.

I'm going to put the chaos in order.

What are you doing?

Please, oh, God, no!

Now just relax.

Once you do this, we'll let you go.

Please, not me.

Don't do anything to me, please!

Settle down. This'll just take a second.

No problem.

We are ready, Advocacy!

Wait!

What's that thing?

You said you were going to let me go!

I lied.

No!

Ready, Advocacy.

Proceed.

Congratulations.

We are well on our way.

We have to make this weapon portable,

so each of our troops can have one.

If we each have one,

we can rule this planet by the hot season.

We will need the red mineral humans call ruby.

One for each weapon.

Then we will get them.

We can steal them.

No. That would be inefficient.

Humans hold these rubies in the highest regard.

They are under heavy security.

Casualties will be prohibitive.

We will have to buy them.

We will need great quantities of human money.

Then we will get great quantities of human money.

Sometimes it worries me

that police computers are so easy to break into.

Apparently all the aliens took out of that lab

were a couple of thousand of, uh, high-tech optical lenses.

They stole high-tech lenses in Seattle, too.

Were there any radiation readings?

Yeah. The same.

The same we always get with alien activity.

Alien activity?

In Sacramento.

Yeah, something's happening in Sacramento.

But what?

Ah, nothing is happening in Sacramento. Believe me.

If we leave now we can be there in a couple of hours.

I'm ready.

And the Army always is.

Huh?

Getting to Sacramento while the trail is still hot.

I'm surprised you're not already halfway there.

I'm not sure that's such a good idea.

Excuse me?

I don't think we should go off half-cocked.

If we wait, the trail gets cold.

I'd rather lose the trail than any more personnel.

Colonel, believe me, I'm in no hurry to lose lives,

but you're the one who told us

we should always think of this as war.

Maybe I was wrong.

Of course on the bottom end

is the synthetic ruby manufactured in Arkansas.

It is produced by fusing pure aluminum oxide.

The color comes from chromium oxide.

Mostly they're used in industrial lasers.

Of course, these are aesthetically inferior.

This, on the other hand,

is a Thai stone.

You can see how much darker they are.

And this...

is a Burmese gemstone,

the finest in the world.

Look at the tint, the depth, the transparency.

Breathtaking, isn't it?

We want the Burmese.

Very good choice.

How big a stone are we talking?

Five carats,

a thousand of them.

I don't think you understand.

That would cost over $5 million.

It will take us a week to get the money.

Hi.

I, uh,

I thought you might like to talk.

Suzanne, the last thing I need right now

is a shrink asking me how I feel about things.

Well, if you change your mind...

I come to you, I know that.

Suzanne.

Thanks.

Omega One to Red Leader One.

How do you read? Over.

This is Red Leader One, loud and clear.

What's your location? Over.

The basement.

We've got the aliens down here. Over.

How many? Over.

Two males, one female.

They're headed your way. Over.

No! No! No!

I see. I see. I see.

I'm just supposed to sit here and not do anything.

Look at this.

The matter's closed.

Isn't that beautiful?

Right. Right.

Anything you say, officer.

You got the wrong guy, folks.

I'm not letting this drop.

This matter isn't closed.

This matter isn't closed at all.

Let's go, guys. This is it.

What's going on?

There have been four alien transmissions

in the last two days from Sacramento...

In each case, virtually the exact same message.

How do you know?

Well, nearly identical patterns of electronic impulses.

Yeah, but we still don't know what they say.

I've been able to triangulate the locations

where they originated.

Ha, see, four of the same transmissions.

What does it mean?

I haven't a clue.

Well, I guess all we can do right now is just...

Go there and crack some heads.

Well, that's what we're here for, right?

Why don't we just wait and see if something happens?

Norton, check that Sacramento

police blotter, again, will you?

Well, by that time they could have gone.

They could have killed millions of people.

Paul, two days ago when we had a hot lead

you wanted us to sit tight and not go off half-cocked.

Now you want us to jump into this?

We don't even know how many there are

or what they're about.

Look, mister, I've got a war to fight.

Now if you can't deal with that,

why don't you just go back to your computers

and your test tubes.

I can do the dirty work myself, okay?

I can handle it.

Paul, let's talk.

There's been too much talk.

I'm not so sure.

Look, a lot of guys deal with this stuff

by spilling their guts.

It makes them feel better.

I'm not that type of guy.

You're a guy who's not shaken at all

when he kills an innocent woman, right?

Look, we're all walking circles around it,

but that's what this is all about, isn't it?

I didn't know that you were a psychiatrist,

along with your many other talents.

What time are your office hours?

Look, if it makes any difference to you,

I'm sure there isn't a thing you did

which wasn't legal and ethical

and by the book and totally professional.

Thanks.

And it's perfectly normal to examine everything,

to check up on yourself after something...

For a guy that uses tuning forks

and stands on his head for inspiration,

to tell me that I'm crazy.

That's not what I'm saying.

I will execute vengeance on heathens.

Psalm 149, verse seven.

I will execute vengeance on the heathens.

Cause and effect.

That's what it's all about, folks.

You do something; something else happens.

You kill someone...

someone else gets killed.

The chaotic elements of the universe must be ordered.

It will be a memorial.

A last tribute.

A farewell gift to Sarah.

Pretty impressive.

Look, I know you're not into talking about anything,

but would you accept a piece of advice?

My suggestion is that you lay low for a while.

Cool out.

You've earned it.

Dr. Forrester left me a cabin in the mountains.

It's about two hours out of here.

Nobody's up there now.

There are no phones. Nothing.

It's a real good place to get back in touch with yourself.

I am in touch with myself, Doctor.

Just fine.

You know, everyone else

is having a problem with this shooting except me.

I don't get it.

People care about you, Paul.

Damn it all, Harrison.

We don't have time to get in touch with ourselves.

The enemy is out there. Right out there.

Talked with General Wilson.

It's my obligation

to keep him informed as to what's happening

with the Blackwood Project.

You talked with my superior?

What did you tell him?

What's going on.

What did he say?

That he wasn't here, he had to follow my lead

and do what I said.

Meaning?

I think you should take a little R and R.

I don't take orders from civilians.

Call General Wilson.

You think I blew it with that shooting, don't you?

I think you need a little R and R.

You think I'm burned out, don't you?

Your work is exemplary.

I am nothing without your counsel.

Yes, but when will we be operative

in the field with these?

We're still waiting for the gemstones.

A communication has come in from the field.

We have had success.

We now have the money from four armored trucks...

214,000 human dollars.

We will need much more money than that.

Yes. This process is too slow.

We must go to the source.

I came back.

So I see.

What am I supposed to do?

About?

You're not going to say anything.

I've... been thinking a lot about all that's happened.

I think the reason why this has stayed with me more than...

more than any of the other times...

I think I...

I just keep expecting her

to walk through the door... alive.

Not to be dead.

That doesn't make any sense.

None of it makes any sense.

It's going to be all right.

Everything's going to be all right.

Sarah,

it's going to be perfect...

Absolutely perfect.

I didn't expect to see you so soon.

I have a quarter of a million dollars...

The down payment for the rubies.

This is the part I like the best.

Doesn't this turn you on?

We're going to need 2,000 rubies instead of 1,000.

2,000? Really?

What have we got?

I'm here to find out, too.

I've been checking the computer in Sacramento

for any unusual activity in the last few days.

And?

Well, do you think

I would have brought you guys down here if I'd failed?

There have been four armored truck robberies,

and their locations sync up

with the triangulation of the alien transmissions.

Are you saying they're connected?

And they say you've lost a step.

Probability of coincidence?

Minute.

Each transmission occurred

within 30 minutes after an armored truck robbery.

What could aliens want with money?

We're making a big mistake here.

We're confusing one of our people's problems

with the success of our mission.

We had enough information

to go to Sacramento.

Stavrakos, please.

Sergeant, this is Harrison Blackwood.

Put a unit together.

We're going to Sacramento.

You'll be in charge, Sergeant.

This is your big chance.

I know the type.

I know you so well.

Everything under control.

Everything your way.

Well, buddy...

welcome to the real world.

My real world... heathen!

This is heavy, hmm?

It all comes together, though.

My name is Martin.

Surprised?

No.

You don't know me.

Don't worry.

We're going to get real close.

Real close.

I'm going to tell you a little story.

I was going to class at the college

like any other day.

I noticed something was going on.

The guy in the uniform shot her.

It's like Kent State or something.

Unbelievable!

I saw you with her.

I saw your reaction.

But it never really registered.

Then I saw you at the funeral, and it all clicked.

Everyone there was family

or a friend of Sarah's, except you.

I can explain. Shut up!

I told you... You don't say squat.

You got it?!

I followed you back to your car

and wrote down your license plate.

I brought it to the police

to find out who the hell you were.

Who killed Sarah.

But they dismissed it.

No big deal.

Said it was some kind of secret anti-terrorist action.

End of subject.

Not end of subject, pal!

Not end of subject by a long shot!

The thing is...

you have no idea who you killed.

You killed...

the nicest, sweetest...

most honest and loving person I've ever known.

She helped me through tough times.

I don't know...

what would have happened to me.

And now...

What the hell are you going to do?

What the Bible tells me to.

Morning, Mr. Milton, sir.

Good morning.

Good morning, Mr. Milton.

Good morning, Janice.

Well, freak me out.

Blackwood.

It's Norton.

Where are you?

About ten miles out of Sacramento, Norton.

Well, there's been another transmission,

but no corresponding robbery.

What's going on?

It was a longer message than most,

and it came from the industrial section.

We're about ten minutes away, Norton.

I just want to let you know

that I'm going to blow your brains up

against that wall over there.

You're not going to get away with this.

You know that, don't you? In 48 hours,

you're going to be behind bars for murder.

In 48 hours, you're going to be in a shallow grave, huh?

Look, I know

how the police mind works.

They've already got an APB out on me.

I've been missing now for, for what,

about 18 hours?

They've already questioned all the people that I know.

No one knows anything.

They're going to start putting together

a list of people who might have a motive.

Okay, okay, shut up.

Guess who's going to be at the top of that list?

You talked to them.

That's on record.

They've got your name.

You know, I'm surprised

they're not here yet.

I'll bet you left your fingerprints

all over my car, and pieces of that helicopter.

Shut the hell up!

These guys are professionals.

You're not.

You don't get it, do you?

The only chance you have

is maybe if you get me away from here.

Otherwise, otherwise these guys are going to be all over you.

Look, you don't get it, do you?

These guys in forensics...

They can find a single eyelash

that doesn't belong there.

You shut the hell up, or I'll shoot you right here.

You think you're so smart.

I'm gonna take you somewhere

they're never gonna find you.

Now we're gonna see who does what to who.

This may not make any difference to you, Martin...

but... but you're not the only one who's been affected by this.

You're not the only one that's feeling pain.

You don't think I've had to reexamine myself

about what happened?

Did I do something wrong?

Was it a bad shooting?

This is going to hurt, man, but it's the truth.

Your wife was a casualty of battle.

An accident.

I know now it couldn't have been avoided.

And if the same situation came up again,

I wish to God it wasn't true...

but I'd do the same thing.

I'd do the same thing.

Norton, it's Ironhorse.

Well, if it isn't Mr. Rest and Relaxation.

Yeah, right.

All fun and games.

Look, Norton, I'm gonna need a few men for a cleanup action.

Well, they've all gone with Harrison and Suzanne.

Well, what's happening?

We've had four incidences of alien activity in Sacramento.

I mean they're on their way there.

And I'm on my way.

I'll keep in touch.

I'm gonna borrow your van, Martin,

and I need your help.

Why would I help the person who killed my wife?

Look, this battle is bigger than me or you or your wife.

I'm talking about the security of the United States,

the security of the whole damned world.

And Martin, if you want revenge against those

who were responsible for your wife's death,

help me.

You're getting real close.

See anything?

Just tacky buildings.

This could be a chance to make

a real financial killing.

Hold on.

Of course.

We should have been able to figure this out.

What?

Armored Truck Headquarters, Norton.

The aliens aren't kidding around anymore.

They're going to rob the mother ship.

What were you going to do with that one?

It was a backup in case the first one missed.

Handy.

Norton, Ironhorse here.

What's happening? What's going down?

Harrison and Suzanne

were tracking the last alien transmission

and they came across the Armored Transport Company.

They've gone in with the Omega Squad.

They should have waited!

You try telling that to Har... hold on.

We've got another transmission, and it's from the same location.

We have gained access to their safe.

The gold is in

our possession.

In a matter of hours we will have all the rubies

we'll ever need.

Alert the human who is selling us the rubies

we will have the money.

I will also tell the weapons makers

the rubies are moments away.

Hmm!

There's an alien transmission

coming from inside that facility.

That means there's some kind

of alien transmission device in there,

and that's what we're looking for.

Okay, it'll be a "tap and take" operation.

You each have your radiation devices.

We must make sure we don't take out any innocents.

Let's go!

Hey! What's going on?

It's okay. We're with the government.

Norton, what's going on?

They're on their way in.

We're observing radio silence.

Damn!

Go! Go! Go! Over there.

How you doing, Mr. Milton?

We're taking over, Mac.

Nothing.

Look at this.

They're on to us.

Well, I guess we can break radio silence.

Here, check Norton.

What else did Harrison say?

We've got real trouble.

The aliens have gotten away

from the security headquarters.

Oh, by the way...

Harrison told you to watch for an armored truck.

I see it, Norton.

I'm on it.

Is that chopper operational?

Yes.

Is it armed with explosives like the other one?

It can be.

Get it ready.

The play is broken, Advocacy.

We must stop the humans.

We are nothing without your counsel!

Our counsel is survive!

Okay, you load the explosives.

I'll stop for a second.

You put the chopper out. Then we'll start up again, okay?

Got it.

Okay.

Okay, I want you to ram it right up the back end of that truck!

You've got to get it closer!

Now!

Did you get them?

Yeah, we got them all.

We?

Sarah Cole's husband and I.

Is everything okay?

Is everything okay?

Everything's fine.