The Invaders

You out of your mind, buster?

What are you trying to do?

Look, it's my mother.

She's had an accident back at the house.

I got to get to town and get to a doctor!

Oh, look, pal, that's against company rules.

In the name of God, please!

Okay, pile in.

Thanks.

I appreciate it.

Pull up!

Ed, what's wrong?

I don't know.

It's where he grabbed me.

He's frozen like a block of ice.

It's summer...

and he's... frozen.

Starring Roy Thinnes as architect David Vincent .

The Invaders.. .

Aliens beings from a dying planet .

Their destination... The Earth .

Their purpose... to make it their world .

David Vincent has seen them .

For him, it began one lost night

on a lonely country road

looking for a shortcut that he never found .

It began with a closed, deserted diner

and a man too long without sleep

to continue his journey .

It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy .

Now David Vincent knows that the invaders are here

that they've taken human form .

Somehow, he must convince a disbelieving world

that the nightmare has already begun .

The guest stars in tonight's story:

Robert Walker

Lynn Loring

R.G. Armstrong

A truck driver's bizarre death only added to the growing panic

in a remote corner of West Virginia .

Nine had died in a 48-hour period- -

All frozen .

Six hours ago, it became the responsibility

of Dr. George Grundy ,

United States Public Health Service ,

to bring this epidemic to an end

to find an answer to deaths

for which medical authorities had found no answer .

One man suspects the true nature

of this strange and terrifying blight- -

That its source lies somewhere

out in the vast reaches of space .

That man: .

David Vincent

Doctor... Doctor, this is the man

I was talking about... David Vincent.

I think you ought to hear what he has to say.

All, right, Vincent, you've got a minute.

I'm told you've a theory

that's going to solve all my problems.

No, sir. No theories. Facts.

Oh, don't forget that call to Washington.

All right, what's your pitch?

Witchcraft? Radioactive dust?

Germ warfare?

And don't forget the governor's conference at 2:00.

I've heard them all.

I just talked to a man named Bagley.

He's the dead truck driver's partner.

Get me those pathology reports that came in this morning.

Doctor, are you going to listen to me?

Bagley said they picked up a hitchhiker.

Shortly before Larsen died, he touched him.

Now, you find that hitchhiker,

you'll find the cause of all these deaths.

Is that a fact?

A man about 24, 25 years old, wearing a red plaid jacket.

Now, you listen to me, Vincent.

I interviewed this Joe Bagley

an hour after his partner died.

He didn't mention any hitchhiker.

He was afraid of losing his job.

Lou, find out what's holding up

that medical team from Atlanta.

Look, Doctor.

Will you look at this, please?

This is where the truck crashed.

Right here is where Bagley said the hitchhiker left the truck.

Now, two victims were found down here

before the crash.

An hour afterwards, a lineman's body was found

up here a mile into the hills.

The trail leads right down the hills to Morgan's Corner.

Assuming the man is still on foot,

that's where your men should be looking for him...

Between Morgan's Corner and Top Pine Crossing.

That's all very interesting.

As soon as some men become available,

we'll check on it.

That's it, Vincent.

Well, give me a car. I'll try myself.

I said we'll check on it when we can.

Wallace...

I want to look over that report from Truscott.

Just take it easy, Vincent.

I'll see what I can do in about ten or 15 minutes.

Right.

Grab yourself a cup of coffee, huh?

Yes, we've just turned onto Morgan's Corner Road.

-Mr. Vincent will be your responsibility.

Right.

Oh, here, now this is what you want.

This map is just a quarter

and it shows Top Pine Crossing

and all the hills and the woods around.

Is there another way out?

Well..

The-the front's always been good enough.

Well, ma'am, those men out there...

my... my girl's father sent them to look for me.

See, we want to get married, but her father's against it.

Oh, please, ma'am, don't let them find me.

But, young man...

I just want to be with my girl, please.

Can I help you?

Yes, we're looking for someone.

Maybe you can help us.

A young man wearing a red plaid jacket.

Might've come down the highway.

Maybe through the woods.

Well, have you, ma'am?

No, I can't say that I have.

You're sure?

I'm sure, yes.

We may be back this way.

We'd appreciate it if you'd keep your eyes open.

And don't let him near you.

He can be dangerous.

What are you doing?

They're not stopping you from getting married.

It's something else, isn't it?

Put down the phone.

You can't keep running, son.

You better let me call the police.

They can't help.

I can take care of myself.

I appreciate your trying to help me, though.

I can't blame you for thinking

I was trying to hide something from you.

I'll tell my girl what you did.

Thanks.

Uh, I don't know, Vincent.

Now, why, I mean, why would somebody else be looking for him?

I don't know.

He's running,

so he must be afraid of somebody or something.

That's why we have to get to him first.

What happened, Phil?

It's poor Molly.

Just like the others.

Well, maybe your map is right, Vincent.

Phil,

You look for a young fella wearing a red plaid jacket.

Now, if you spot him, you take him in for questioning.

Right.

Oh, and, officer, it's very important...

Don't touch him and don't let him touch you.

Vincent, let's split up

and meet up at Top Pine Crossing.

Now, maybe if we work fast enough,

there won't be any more Mollys.

Right.

Folks are scared right now, mister.

I know that.

And I can't say that I blame them.

What we need is more protection and less questions.

What's everybody want to know about

this kid with the red jacket for anyway?

What do you mean "everybody"? Has somebody else been here?

Well, about... about an hour ago,

two fellas came by in a blue coupe.

They asked the same thing you did.

About 10 minutes ago, two deputies came by

and they wanted to know the same thing.

The deputies have been here.

Well, one of them's still back there in the washroom.

Is he, uh... like the others?

When the doctor arrives,

I'm sure he'll find it was a cerebral hemorrhage.

The other deputy... What happened to him?

Well, he took off.

I told him that kid with the red jacket went up the road.

He went after him.

That truck out front, is that yours?

Yes.

All right, call the sheriff... tell him what happened.

I'll bring your truck back later.

Need a ride?

Yeah.

Climb in.