American Horror Story s10e08 Episode Script
Inside
I simply want to know
how you found this out.
So then it is true.
No, Dick.
I just want to know
how you found this out.
- Hoover called me.
-
Heard from one of
the joint chiefs that
that you were gonna have
a little talk with Jack.
What does that mean, Mr. President?
It means I should have fired
that bastard Hoover
when I had the chance.
Are you gonna tell Jack
about the alien treaty?
He's the President
of the United States, Dick.
He deserves to know what's going on.
Sir,
Kennedy cannot be trusted.
You're just sore because
he whooped you in the election.
Ha.
He didn't whoop me.
He stole it.
Son of a bitch Daley handed it to him.
You oughta control that
perspiration problem of yours, Dick.
We're getting off the subject, sir.
You once told me your motto
was, "Never make mistakes in a hurry".
I implore you,
don't abandon that motto now.
I did nothing
for several months.
Now things are changing quickly.
They're ramping up.
Bobby's already making
inquiries about the black budget.
And I'm sure Jack put him up to it,
but they're gonna find out the truth.
We just need to get ahead of it.
And-and what if Kennedy's
Roman Catholic conscience
can't live with this?
Are you really gonna take the chance
that they might cancel the treaty?
Ike, he's soft. He's a Democrat.
He has no
he has no balls.
I have grave concerns, Ike.
Grave concerns.
I'm gonna give them every
consideration they deserve.
I can't believe that
son of a bootlegging prick
is actually making us wait.
Language, Dick.
We've only been here 30 seconds.
Well, we shouldn't be here
at all, Mr. President.
Come right this way.
Can I get you gentlemen anything?
Oh, thank you, Evelyn, no.
No thanks.
Thank you, Evelyn.
This is a surprise, Ike.
I think last time we met
it took us a week
to get all our ducks in a row.
Well, the less people
who know about this meeting,
the better.
Well, I'm on pins and needles.
Dick, how's New York treating you?
Oh, just peachy.
I think I actually spotted
an American citizen
the other day.
Well, gentlemen, please.
- Thank you.
- Sure.
Okay.
So what's the mystery?
Is someone in my cabinet a Russian spy?
I wish it were only that.
I keep waiting for
Truman to show up, tell me this is all
a hazing ritual for new presidents.
I understand how you must feel.
It's a hard pill to swallow.
Can we call someone?
You don't look very well, Jack.
Because I'm not well.
I can't understand
how a sitting president
once the Supreme
Allied Commander in Europe
could make such a treaty.
Allowing Americans to be
abducted and experimented on?
Are you implying that
President Eisenhower somehow
Dick.
5,000 people a year.
It's a small number whose sacrifice
ensures the safety
of 190 million Americans.
And with the technology
that we are getting in exchange
we will dominate the world.
And that's what this is about.
Our dominance.
Well, of course, Jack.
What else is there?
The director of the CIA,
the head of the DOD, the joint chiefs
they all know about this treaty.
And I'm the damn President
of the United States
elected by the American people,
and they were gonna keep this from me.
Jack, honey,
aren't you even gonna try
to get into the mood?
How come you're not
going crazy about this?
What do you mean?
Well, I tell you
we have a treaty with aliens,
and it's as if I've told you
that we're
we're repainting the Lincoln Bedroom.
Well, I've always known
something like this was happening.
You have?
When I was a little girl, I woke up
in the middle of the night to this
sound.
There was this teddy bear.
I didn't know where it came from.
My foster parents
never game me any toys.
And I told my foster mother.
She didn't believe me
and she told me I was crazy.
And she sent me to another home.
It wasn't a dream.
I've never been so scared in my life.
And I do appreciate you taking
me into your confidence.
I can't tell Jackie.
I need to tell someone.
You know what I think
is really bothering you?
What's that?
You know what you need to do,
but you know it's not going to be easy.
Jack, the American people
expect the truth from you.
It's why they love you.
And it's why I love you too.
Hello?
Well, I was right.
That Ivy League bastard
he's gonna do it.
Dick, the devil
you calling me at this hour?
Is the fudge out of the pan?
Shh.
You're just dreaming, it's okay, honey.
Hold on.
What is it, Dick?
I just got word that, uh,
Kennedy is convening
a secret study group.
You wanna guess what they're studying?
- Oh, God almighty.
- That's right.
Little Lord Fauntleroy's just dying
to tell the American people
what's going on.
Now, we can't just let this happen.
Do we know who's in the study group?
Ike, you can bet your ass
there's at least one
goddamn Jew and one Harvard fuck.
And they're gonna go to the media.
They always do. And then we're
we're screwed royal.
Have you been drinking, Dick?
No, I am drinking.
And I've never had a better reason.
This is, uh
This is catastrophic, sir.
You need to think of yourself.
Your legacy.
If President Harvard comes clean,
he's gonna point the finger
directly at you.
You made the treaty with the aliens,
and he's gonna plant a target on you.
Now we have to start thinking
about containment.
We need to be prepared
for anything, sir.
If he's not out in three minutes,
we'll send somebody in there.
Isn't this wonderful?
This Salisbury steak
looks absolutely
melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Even for breakfast.
Don't you think?
And you cooked this
in a new microwave oven?
Took all of 30 seconds.
I have to confess I was a trifle nervous
about using technology we got from them.
But I have to admit
it's absolutely life-changing.
The public is going to eat it up.
Mmm, mmm.
We interrupt you
with a special news bulletin.
The President was shot as he drove
from Dallas Airport to downtown Dallas.
It is reported
that three bullets rang out.
A Secret Service man was heard
to shout from the car,
- "He's dead".
- Ike.
The President slumped into
the lap of the First Lady.
Is that related to
Apparently, a bullet wound in his head.
More details as they come.
There is a species of fungus
that threatens the Earth today.
It was discovered.
Dr. Palmer called it "blood rust".
I've seen the blood rust.
- You need to call Jackie.
- Oh, call Jackie?
To express your condolences.
I will do no such thing.
The work I did in the White House,
and all I got was scorn.
"The Pink Palace" the press called it,
as if there's something wrong
with blush tones.
- I'm gonna make some calls.
- Now, don't you tell yourself
you've done anything wrong.
Everything you do
is for the good of the country.
This is patriotism at its finest.
And I'm proud of you.
You should be proud.
You be proud for the both of us.
If you're so ashamed of this treaty,
then why did you make it?
Open the damn doors.
At ease.
Let's get this started.
You got a hearing problem, son?
You always begin these
meetings with a prayer, sir.
Well, that's when we had
something to pray to.
You're excused.
Get out!
You've all been briefed
as to what's going on,
so let's get the first
question out of the way.
Yes, it's true.
Every damn word of it.
Mr. President
this proposal from these creatures
is a complete surrender
of our national sovereignty.
If we don't play ball,
they'll make a treaty with the Soviets.
The Russians are already
ahead of us in space.
A deal like this could let us catch up.
But at what cost?
Mr. President,
Subject One has left
the containment area.
Where is she?
Holster your weapons.
Everyone, stay calm.
I feel your suspicion.
I sense your resistance.
This box is composed
of a radiation absorbing metal.
Anything made with this metal
will be invisible to radar.
Those filaments use light
to carry information.
The speed of every
electronic device you have
will be tripled.
It's a miracle.
No, it's evil.
Don't you see we're being tempted?
This is our 40 days in the desert.
Someone needs to stand up and say,
"Get behind me, Satan!"
Admiral, no!
Good God.
Our world is dying.
And if we can't find a way
to live on yours,
we will go extinct.
If you were in the same situation,
wouldn't you try to save your people?
Yeah.
Yeah, I probably would.
Well, why don't you just come here?
We're a pretty welcoming country.
Why do you need to abduct people?
Because your Earth is contaminated.
There are toxins and viruses
that we have not evolved to combat.
So we need to create something better.
Part human, part us.
That's why we need your people
so that we can go on.
We won't wait forever for your answer.
Our test subject has failed
and we need more.
Time is running out.
For both our people.
What does she mean,
"Our test subject has failed"?
What the hell happened?
It was the newborn, sir.
The baby?
Yes, sir, but it's not a baby.
It's a monster.
It attacked everyone in there.
Give me your sidearm.
Sir, we have strict protocols in place
for something like this.
Those people in there need our help.
They're beyond our help.
That thing is still alive.
There's a team on its way
Sorry, sir.
They didn't deserve this.
You're an American hero.
Enough.
I think we should look
for a venue in New York.
Or that splendid ballroom
at the Grand Hotel.
Did I tell you Rock Hudson
and Doris Day have RSVP'd?
Oh, and I ordered
the most divine birthday cake.
So yummy, lemon cake.
Acres of pink frosting,
of course.
And I do hope Rock
will help me blow out my candles.
- Wonderful.
- Oh, and Ethel Merman
and Ray Bolger are going to perform.
Have you called Lawrence Welk yet?
It slipped my mind.
Oh, please be a dear and don't forget.
All Lawrence needs is a word from you
and he'll bring his entire orchestra.
Can you believe
"The New York Times" says
adults across the country
are starting to celebrate birthdays?
And all because of me
and the ones I throw for myself.
Birthday parties are not
just for children anymore.
You're not the only one
who's leaving behind a legacy.
Well, I'm leaving something behind.
I wouldn't call it a legacy.
Oh, you're not still fretting
over the alien situation.
I thought that was all sorted.
It's not.
And I don't know
if I can go along with it.
Well, from the way you told it to me,
you don't have a choice.
If you say no,
they'll go to the Russians
and give them all their goodies.
And we can't have that, dear heart.
There's always a choice, Mamie.
The Ike I married
is too good a soldier, patriot,
to ever give the Russians
the upper hand.
Maybe you don't know me like you think.
Take your time.
Ike won't be back from
the base for several hours.
He has no idea that I'm here?
This is just between you and me,
Mr. Vice President.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
I know how you feel.
How on earth
did you get your hands on this file?
I've had a key to Ike's desk for, oh,
ten years now.
I trust you to keep that a secret.
Seems you're the only one
that trusts me with secrets.
I can't believe
that I wasn't let in on this.
Well, I suspect you would be eventually.
But we're not here to dissect
your hurt feelings.
I need you to convince Ike
to do the right thing.
Why would he listen to me?
Ike doesn't even like me.
That's true.
He doesn't exactly hold you
in the highest of esteem.
Who does?
But he does admire your political skill
And if you explained
how disastrous it would be
for him to turn down this offer,
I believe he would listen.
Let me put it in terms
you'll understand.
If Ike is ruined by this,
what do you think will happen to you?
You'll never get what you want.
The Presidency.
Never.
It's over for you.
Over.
And we can't have that.
Can we?
How the hell did you find out?
I have my sources, sir.
It doesn't matter how I found out.
- It matters to me.
- Well,
with all due respect, Mr. President,
the most important thing now
is the American people
and what a wrong decision
would do to them.
Now, I've been called
the number one red-baiter
in this country.
And that is a badge I wear with pride.
But whether it's commies
or these things,
I do not want to relinquish
the sovereignty of our country
any more than you do, sir.
But there may be another way.
I'm afraid to ask.
We play their game.
We give them what they need,
we take everything they give to us,
and when the time is right,
we use their own technology against them
and we kick their asses
right the hell back
to wherever it is those slimy
little bastards came from.
Dick, there are so many
"what ifs" in that
that it's impossible to count.
We don't even know if their technology
will work against them.
There's no technology that
cannot be applied to war.
Technology is power, Ike.
You know that better than anyone.
This is one of Mamie's.
You learned about this through my wife.
Mamie.
Ike, dear, I'm in here.
Don't "dear" me.
What are you trying to do?
I'm trying to get this fudge on the pan
so we can have it for bridge
tomorrow afternoon.
Remember, Slats is coming over.
Not the damn fudge.
Well, excuse me, Mister Man.
I trusted you, Mamie.
I told you everything
because I needed to hear
from someone who wasn't in the military,
and you break that trust
by going to Dick Nixon?
But you weren't hearing me.
That's why I went to him.
I was desperate to find anyone
who could talk some sense into you.
Well, all he did was
convince me even further
that we need to resist these things.
Because if we don't,
people like Nixon are gonna make out.
Ike, dear, you are
not thinking straight.
No, I'm the only one
who is thinking straight.
I don't even know who you are anymore.
Allow us to enlighten you.
We've spoken before.
From another body.
Mamie.
She's in here, Mr. President.
And she's not very happy about it.
You sons of bitches.
You will deal with us
for the good of your country.
You remember what happened
to the last person we
occupied.
I will kill every damned one of you
if you hurt my wife.
That all depends on you, Mr. President.
Sorry.
- Babe, will you stop?
- Come on, babe, try it.
Oh, my God, what the fuck are you doing?
Breathing exercises.
That's what pregnant women do, right?
Yes, when they're about to go in labor.
- We're about nine months early.
- I'm sorry,
I haven't had a chance
to read my copy of
"What to Expect When You're Not
Supposed to be Expecting
Because You're a Fucking Dude"!
Oh, God.
Are you sure we've got nine months left?
These stomachs were flat yesterday.
Dr. Reyes can tell us
how far along we are.
She can use the ultrasound.
We should be going to an emergency room,
not your OBGYN.
No way, too many people
asking a lot of questions
that we can't answer.
I've been seeing her since I was 18.
- She's discreet.
- Oh, yeah?
How discreet do you think she's gonna be
after you tell her that we got abducted
and impregnated by aliens?
Shh, that didn't happen.
We don't know if that happened.
- It could be a growth.
- What, like cancer?
Yeah, spontaneous cancer
just hit us all overnight
and caused a dozen
positive pregnancy tests.
Hey, remember Chernobyl?
The massive amounts
of radiation caused, like,
all kinds of strange reactions
in people and animals.
We still don't know
what happened to those cows.
Maybe there was some, like,
secret government weapon
that they were testing out there
that we just happened to be affected by.
Can we pull over right now?
- No, we're almost there.
- You guys,
there's always a logical
explanation for things.
Whenever some unexplainable
phenomenon happens,
everyone screams "aliens" or "ghosts",
but it's never any of those things.
Jeez.
Jamie.
How are you feeling?
A little freaked out, doc.
And I see you brought some friends.
Um, yeah, I felt like
I could use the support.
This pregnancy sort of
came out of the blue.
So
Is one of you the father?
Yes.
And you?
Are not.
I don't, um, know who the father is.
I was hoping you could
tell me with the ultrasound.
If you knew how far along I was
I see you're pretty freaked out,
so I'm going to save
the safe sex conversation
for your next visit.
But just know that it's coming.
Okay, let's have look.
All right.
Um, is everything okay?
Do twins run in your family?
No, why?
It's almost like
I'm getting two heartbeats.
There's there's two of them in here?
Wait here a minute.
I just need to check something.
Okay, that was weird. She was weird.
Oh, sorry, I didn't notice.
I was too stuck on the fact
that there might be
two alien babies in here.
Troy, get on the table.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Let's see what freaked her out.
Cold.
- Oh, my God.
- What?
Is there really a baby in there?
- Uh
- It's a fucking alien baby.
It's not possible.
What, aliens are real?
All that "In Search of"
Discovery Channel bullshit is real? No.
Wait, wait, wait, how is it
gonna come out of me?
Kendall?
Can you please let Dr. Sharp
know it's urgent?
I have a patient in need
of an emergency consult.
No, I'll hold.
Kendall? Is Troy having twins too?
What am I looking at?
I'm still holding.
For Dr. Sharp.
I'm sorry, the office is closed.
Yes, office hours ended at 4:00.
You're on with Dr. Sharp at Cedars?
Yes, I'm on hold.
So you haven't told him what you saw.
No.
Good.
Were those gunshots?
- What?
- What?
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
- No, no, no!
No!
No.
Jamie, Troy, Cal, wake up!
Do not.
You must stay calm.
For the baby.
Where are we?
This is a safe space.
This is where you'll be
prepared for the next phase.
You're one of them, aren't you?
The ones who did this to us.
No.
I'm something else.
What does that mean?
I want to know who took us.
Why they did this to us.
- This thing inside me
- It is hope.
For the future.
No.
It's not.
It's a monster.
Don't say that.
It can hear you.
Please.
Please.
This isn't right.
We don't belong here.
Y-you have to let us go.
Please.
You mustn't fight.
Embrace the gift
that has been given to you.
You've been chosen.
This is an opportunity
to save an entire planet.
Save Earth by populating it
with four-armed freaks?
Who said anything about saving Earth?
What?
You be quiet now.
I think you need to let it go.
I just saw someone
using one the other day.
I still can't believe they
It's a pencil.
Do they drive to the store
in a horse and buggy too?
I mean, come on, Calico.
What the heck have we been doing here
for the past 50 years?
Before I settled in Vegas,
I spent some time
working the circuit south of the border.
And I saw this girl
who could shoot ping pong balls
right out of her lady bits.
How does this relate?
People are gonna use what they have
however they see fit.
It's not our business
to tell them what to do.
And you know what?
We wouldn't be able to even if we tried.
You're right.
Thanks, Calico.
You always know what to say.
Kendall?
Kendall?
- Oh.
- Hi.
Oh, thank God you're okay.
We didn't know what happened to you.
- Yeah, where did you go?
- Uh
Hey, hi, um,
was that Steve Jobs?
Oh, yeah.
He can't dress for shit,
but he's real sweet.
Eat your food.
I'll be back with your micronutrients.
He's lying.
This ain't food.
They stopped serving food here in '79.
- I'm Calico.
- I'm sorry,
uh, 1979?
- Because that's, like
- Oh, a gentleman
would stop himself
before doing the math.
Hey, are you okay?
We were worried when we woke up
and you were gone.
- We thought
- Um
I don't know how I got here.
None of us do. We heard gunshots,
and then the next thing we knew
No, I woke up.
Before.
There was this woman.
- She told me
- Oh, sweetheart,
it's best to try and not remember.
Just take all the forgetting
you can get around here.
She said it was hope for the future.
The babies.
Ours? I mean,
does that mean
we get to leave then, after?
Well, you didn't get to leave.
Oh, most people who are here
are one and done,
but then there are a few like me
who are on the annual plan.
Annual?
As in you've been through this
more than once?
Yeah, and I thought Circus Circus
was hell on Earth.
- Is that somewhere you worked?
- No.
No, I actually worked at
the Pussycat Lounge in '68.
And then I was a backup dancer
for Ann-Margret
at the Sahara until I aged out.
And after my third divorce,
I had to get a job
being a floor girl at the Golden Nugget,
and that's where they nabbed me.
Who are they?
You know, they never
give you a straight answer.
But I know that the government
is in cahoots with them.
All I know is I haven't aged
a day since I got here,
which is not a bad deal
except for the food.
But you said that most people
are just one and done.
So then they get to go home, right?
- Yeah.
- They're just gonna
cut this thing out of me when it's time,
and then they're gonna wipe my brain,
and then I get to go home.
Right?
Life must find its own way.
What does that mean?
"Life must find its own way".
How is this baby coming out of me?
Here.
Take these.
No.
I need someone to answer me.
How is this thing coming out of me?
Sit down and stop asking questions.
Fuck you!
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Troy, Troy!
- Don't touch him!
- No, no!
Let go of him! Stop!
Wait, where are you taking him?
Ignorance is bliss, sweetheart.
Sit down, trust me.
It's okay.
It's almost over.
And then what happens?
No one will tell me what happens next.
I'm sorry we haven't answered
your questions.
We didn't mean to scare you.
But it's almost time now.
All your questions will be answered.
How is this baby gonna come out of me?
Life
must find its own way.
You'll see.
Oh, my God.
It's moving. It's moving.
Please, I don't wanna see. Just tell me.
Just tell me how it's gonna come out.
You will be honored
for your contribution
to the evolution of our species.
Fuck your species!
Am I gonna die?
Don't focus on the pain.
Focus on the future.
Please.
Just tell me what happens next.
Birth.
how you found this out.
So then it is true.
No, Dick.
I just want to know
how you found this out.
- Hoover called me.
-
Heard from one of
the joint chiefs that
that you were gonna have
a little talk with Jack.
What does that mean, Mr. President?
It means I should have fired
that bastard Hoover
when I had the chance.
Are you gonna tell Jack
about the alien treaty?
He's the President
of the United States, Dick.
He deserves to know what's going on.
Sir,
Kennedy cannot be trusted.
You're just sore because
he whooped you in the election.
Ha.
He didn't whoop me.
He stole it.
Son of a bitch Daley handed it to him.
You oughta control that
perspiration problem of yours, Dick.
We're getting off the subject, sir.
You once told me your motto
was, "Never make mistakes in a hurry".
I implore you,
don't abandon that motto now.
I did nothing
for several months.
Now things are changing quickly.
They're ramping up.
Bobby's already making
inquiries about the black budget.
And I'm sure Jack put him up to it,
but they're gonna find out the truth.
We just need to get ahead of it.
And-and what if Kennedy's
Roman Catholic conscience
can't live with this?
Are you really gonna take the chance
that they might cancel the treaty?
Ike, he's soft. He's a Democrat.
He has no
he has no balls.
I have grave concerns, Ike.
Grave concerns.
I'm gonna give them every
consideration they deserve.
I can't believe that
son of a bootlegging prick
is actually making us wait.
Language, Dick.
We've only been here 30 seconds.
Well, we shouldn't be here
at all, Mr. President.
Come right this way.
Can I get you gentlemen anything?
Oh, thank you, Evelyn, no.
No thanks.
Thank you, Evelyn.
This is a surprise, Ike.
I think last time we met
it took us a week
to get all our ducks in a row.
Well, the less people
who know about this meeting,
the better.
Well, I'm on pins and needles.
Dick, how's New York treating you?
Oh, just peachy.
I think I actually spotted
an American citizen
the other day.
Well, gentlemen, please.
- Thank you.
- Sure.
Okay.
So what's the mystery?
Is someone in my cabinet a Russian spy?
I wish it were only that.
I keep waiting for
Truman to show up, tell me this is all
a hazing ritual for new presidents.
I understand how you must feel.
It's a hard pill to swallow.
Can we call someone?
You don't look very well, Jack.
Because I'm not well.
I can't understand
how a sitting president
once the Supreme
Allied Commander in Europe
could make such a treaty.
Allowing Americans to be
abducted and experimented on?
Are you implying that
President Eisenhower somehow
Dick.
5,000 people a year.
It's a small number whose sacrifice
ensures the safety
of 190 million Americans.
And with the technology
that we are getting in exchange
we will dominate the world.
And that's what this is about.
Our dominance.
Well, of course, Jack.
What else is there?
The director of the CIA,
the head of the DOD, the joint chiefs
they all know about this treaty.
And I'm the damn President
of the United States
elected by the American people,
and they were gonna keep this from me.
Jack, honey,
aren't you even gonna try
to get into the mood?
How come you're not
going crazy about this?
What do you mean?
Well, I tell you
we have a treaty with aliens,
and it's as if I've told you
that we're
we're repainting the Lincoln Bedroom.
Well, I've always known
something like this was happening.
You have?
When I was a little girl, I woke up
in the middle of the night to this
sound.
There was this teddy bear.
I didn't know where it came from.
My foster parents
never game me any toys.
And I told my foster mother.
She didn't believe me
and she told me I was crazy.
And she sent me to another home.
It wasn't a dream.
I've never been so scared in my life.
And I do appreciate you taking
me into your confidence.
I can't tell Jackie.
I need to tell someone.
You know what I think
is really bothering you?
What's that?
You know what you need to do,
but you know it's not going to be easy.
Jack, the American people
expect the truth from you.
It's why they love you.
And it's why I love you too.
Hello?
Well, I was right.
That Ivy League bastard
he's gonna do it.
Dick, the devil
you calling me at this hour?
Is the fudge out of the pan?
Shh.
You're just dreaming, it's okay, honey.
Hold on.
What is it, Dick?
I just got word that, uh,
Kennedy is convening
a secret study group.
You wanna guess what they're studying?
- Oh, God almighty.
- That's right.
Little Lord Fauntleroy's just dying
to tell the American people
what's going on.
Now, we can't just let this happen.
Do we know who's in the study group?
Ike, you can bet your ass
there's at least one
goddamn Jew and one Harvard fuck.
And they're gonna go to the media.
They always do. And then we're
we're screwed royal.
Have you been drinking, Dick?
No, I am drinking.
And I've never had a better reason.
This is, uh
This is catastrophic, sir.
You need to think of yourself.
Your legacy.
If President Harvard comes clean,
he's gonna point the finger
directly at you.
You made the treaty with the aliens,
and he's gonna plant a target on you.
Now we have to start thinking
about containment.
We need to be prepared
for anything, sir.
If he's not out in three minutes,
we'll send somebody in there.
Isn't this wonderful?
This Salisbury steak
looks absolutely
melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Even for breakfast.
Don't you think?
And you cooked this
in a new microwave oven?
Took all of 30 seconds.
I have to confess I was a trifle nervous
about using technology we got from them.
But I have to admit
it's absolutely life-changing.
The public is going to eat it up.
Mmm, mmm.
We interrupt you
with a special news bulletin.
The President was shot as he drove
from Dallas Airport to downtown Dallas.
It is reported
that three bullets rang out.
A Secret Service man was heard
to shout from the car,
- "He's dead".
- Ike.
The President slumped into
the lap of the First Lady.
Is that related to
Apparently, a bullet wound in his head.
More details as they come.
There is a species of fungus
that threatens the Earth today.
It was discovered.
Dr. Palmer called it "blood rust".
I've seen the blood rust.
- You need to call Jackie.
- Oh, call Jackie?
To express your condolences.
I will do no such thing.
The work I did in the White House,
and all I got was scorn.
"The Pink Palace" the press called it,
as if there's something wrong
with blush tones.
- I'm gonna make some calls.
- Now, don't you tell yourself
you've done anything wrong.
Everything you do
is for the good of the country.
This is patriotism at its finest.
And I'm proud of you.
You should be proud.
You be proud for the both of us.
If you're so ashamed of this treaty,
then why did you make it?
Open the damn doors.
At ease.
Let's get this started.
You got a hearing problem, son?
You always begin these
meetings with a prayer, sir.
Well, that's when we had
something to pray to.
You're excused.
Get out!
You've all been briefed
as to what's going on,
so let's get the first
question out of the way.
Yes, it's true.
Every damn word of it.
Mr. President
this proposal from these creatures
is a complete surrender
of our national sovereignty.
If we don't play ball,
they'll make a treaty with the Soviets.
The Russians are already
ahead of us in space.
A deal like this could let us catch up.
But at what cost?
Mr. President,
Subject One has left
the containment area.
Where is she?
Holster your weapons.
Everyone, stay calm.
I feel your suspicion.
I sense your resistance.
This box is composed
of a radiation absorbing metal.
Anything made with this metal
will be invisible to radar.
Those filaments use light
to carry information.
The speed of every
electronic device you have
will be tripled.
It's a miracle.
No, it's evil.
Don't you see we're being tempted?
This is our 40 days in the desert.
Someone needs to stand up and say,
"Get behind me, Satan!"
Admiral, no!
Good God.
Our world is dying.
And if we can't find a way
to live on yours,
we will go extinct.
If you were in the same situation,
wouldn't you try to save your people?
Yeah.
Yeah, I probably would.
Well, why don't you just come here?
We're a pretty welcoming country.
Why do you need to abduct people?
Because your Earth is contaminated.
There are toxins and viruses
that we have not evolved to combat.
So we need to create something better.
Part human, part us.
That's why we need your people
so that we can go on.
We won't wait forever for your answer.
Our test subject has failed
and we need more.
Time is running out.
For both our people.
What does she mean,
"Our test subject has failed"?
What the hell happened?
It was the newborn, sir.
The baby?
Yes, sir, but it's not a baby.
It's a monster.
It attacked everyone in there.
Give me your sidearm.
Sir, we have strict protocols in place
for something like this.
Those people in there need our help.
They're beyond our help.
That thing is still alive.
There's a team on its way
Sorry, sir.
They didn't deserve this.
You're an American hero.
Enough.
I think we should look
for a venue in New York.
Or that splendid ballroom
at the Grand Hotel.
Did I tell you Rock Hudson
and Doris Day have RSVP'd?
Oh, and I ordered
the most divine birthday cake.
So yummy, lemon cake.
Acres of pink frosting,
of course.
And I do hope Rock
will help me blow out my candles.
- Wonderful.
- Oh, and Ethel Merman
and Ray Bolger are going to perform.
Have you called Lawrence Welk yet?
It slipped my mind.
Oh, please be a dear and don't forget.
All Lawrence needs is a word from you
and he'll bring his entire orchestra.
Can you believe
"The New York Times" says
adults across the country
are starting to celebrate birthdays?
And all because of me
and the ones I throw for myself.
Birthday parties are not
just for children anymore.
You're not the only one
who's leaving behind a legacy.
Well, I'm leaving something behind.
I wouldn't call it a legacy.
Oh, you're not still fretting
over the alien situation.
I thought that was all sorted.
It's not.
And I don't know
if I can go along with it.
Well, from the way you told it to me,
you don't have a choice.
If you say no,
they'll go to the Russians
and give them all their goodies.
And we can't have that, dear heart.
There's always a choice, Mamie.
The Ike I married
is too good a soldier, patriot,
to ever give the Russians
the upper hand.
Maybe you don't know me like you think.
Take your time.
Ike won't be back from
the base for several hours.
He has no idea that I'm here?
This is just between you and me,
Mr. Vice President.
I think I'm gonna be sick.
I know how you feel.
How on earth
did you get your hands on this file?
I've had a key to Ike's desk for, oh,
ten years now.
I trust you to keep that a secret.
Seems you're the only one
that trusts me with secrets.
I can't believe
that I wasn't let in on this.
Well, I suspect you would be eventually.
But we're not here to dissect
your hurt feelings.
I need you to convince Ike
to do the right thing.
Why would he listen to me?
Ike doesn't even like me.
That's true.
He doesn't exactly hold you
in the highest of esteem.
Who does?
But he does admire your political skill
And if you explained
how disastrous it would be
for him to turn down this offer,
I believe he would listen.
Let me put it in terms
you'll understand.
If Ike is ruined by this,
what do you think will happen to you?
You'll never get what you want.
The Presidency.
Never.
It's over for you.
Over.
And we can't have that.
Can we?
How the hell did you find out?
I have my sources, sir.
It doesn't matter how I found out.
- It matters to me.
- Well,
with all due respect, Mr. President,
the most important thing now
is the American people
and what a wrong decision
would do to them.
Now, I've been called
the number one red-baiter
in this country.
And that is a badge I wear with pride.
But whether it's commies
or these things,
I do not want to relinquish
the sovereignty of our country
any more than you do, sir.
But there may be another way.
I'm afraid to ask.
We play their game.
We give them what they need,
we take everything they give to us,
and when the time is right,
we use their own technology against them
and we kick their asses
right the hell back
to wherever it is those slimy
little bastards came from.
Dick, there are so many
"what ifs" in that
that it's impossible to count.
We don't even know if their technology
will work against them.
There's no technology that
cannot be applied to war.
Technology is power, Ike.
You know that better than anyone.
This is one of Mamie's.
You learned about this through my wife.
Mamie.
Ike, dear, I'm in here.
Don't "dear" me.
What are you trying to do?
I'm trying to get this fudge on the pan
so we can have it for bridge
tomorrow afternoon.
Remember, Slats is coming over.
Not the damn fudge.
Well, excuse me, Mister Man.
I trusted you, Mamie.
I told you everything
because I needed to hear
from someone who wasn't in the military,
and you break that trust
by going to Dick Nixon?
But you weren't hearing me.
That's why I went to him.
I was desperate to find anyone
who could talk some sense into you.
Well, all he did was
convince me even further
that we need to resist these things.
Because if we don't,
people like Nixon are gonna make out.
Ike, dear, you are
not thinking straight.
No, I'm the only one
who is thinking straight.
I don't even know who you are anymore.
Allow us to enlighten you.
We've spoken before.
From another body.
Mamie.
She's in here, Mr. President.
And she's not very happy about it.
You sons of bitches.
You will deal with us
for the good of your country.
You remember what happened
to the last person we
occupied.
I will kill every damned one of you
if you hurt my wife.
That all depends on you, Mr. President.
Sorry.
- Babe, will you stop?
- Come on, babe, try it.
Oh, my God, what the fuck are you doing?
Breathing exercises.
That's what pregnant women do, right?
Yes, when they're about to go in labor.
- We're about nine months early.
- I'm sorry,
I haven't had a chance
to read my copy of
"What to Expect When You're Not
Supposed to be Expecting
Because You're a Fucking Dude"!
Oh, God.
Are you sure we've got nine months left?
These stomachs were flat yesterday.
Dr. Reyes can tell us
how far along we are.
She can use the ultrasound.
We should be going to an emergency room,
not your OBGYN.
No way, too many people
asking a lot of questions
that we can't answer.
I've been seeing her since I was 18.
- She's discreet.
- Oh, yeah?
How discreet do you think she's gonna be
after you tell her that we got abducted
and impregnated by aliens?
Shh, that didn't happen.
We don't know if that happened.
- It could be a growth.
- What, like cancer?
Yeah, spontaneous cancer
just hit us all overnight
and caused a dozen
positive pregnancy tests.
Hey, remember Chernobyl?
The massive amounts
of radiation caused, like,
all kinds of strange reactions
in people and animals.
We still don't know
what happened to those cows.
Maybe there was some, like,
secret government weapon
that they were testing out there
that we just happened to be affected by.
Can we pull over right now?
- No, we're almost there.
- You guys,
there's always a logical
explanation for things.
Whenever some unexplainable
phenomenon happens,
everyone screams "aliens" or "ghosts",
but it's never any of those things.
Jeez.
Jamie.
How are you feeling?
A little freaked out, doc.
And I see you brought some friends.
Um, yeah, I felt like
I could use the support.
This pregnancy sort of
came out of the blue.
So
Is one of you the father?
Yes.
And you?
Are not.
I don't, um, know who the father is.
I was hoping you could
tell me with the ultrasound.
If you knew how far along I was
I see you're pretty freaked out,
so I'm going to save
the safe sex conversation
for your next visit.
But just know that it's coming.
Okay, let's have look.
All right.
Um, is everything okay?
Do twins run in your family?
No, why?
It's almost like
I'm getting two heartbeats.
There's there's two of them in here?
Wait here a minute.
I just need to check something.
Okay, that was weird. She was weird.
Oh, sorry, I didn't notice.
I was too stuck on the fact
that there might be
two alien babies in here.
Troy, get on the table.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Let's see what freaked her out.
Cold.
- Oh, my God.
- What?
Is there really a baby in there?
- Uh
- It's a fucking alien baby.
It's not possible.
What, aliens are real?
All that "In Search of"
Discovery Channel bullshit is real? No.
Wait, wait, wait, how is it
gonna come out of me?
Kendall?
Can you please let Dr. Sharp
know it's urgent?
I have a patient in need
of an emergency consult.
No, I'll hold.
Kendall? Is Troy having twins too?
What am I looking at?
I'm still holding.
For Dr. Sharp.
I'm sorry, the office is closed.
Yes, office hours ended at 4:00.
You're on with Dr. Sharp at Cedars?
Yes, I'm on hold.
So you haven't told him what you saw.
No.
Good.
Were those gunshots?
- What?
- What?
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
- No, no, no!
No!
No.
Jamie, Troy, Cal, wake up!
Do not.
You must stay calm.
For the baby.
Where are we?
This is a safe space.
This is where you'll be
prepared for the next phase.
You're one of them, aren't you?
The ones who did this to us.
No.
I'm something else.
What does that mean?
I want to know who took us.
Why they did this to us.
- This thing inside me
- It is hope.
For the future.
No.
It's not.
It's a monster.
Don't say that.
It can hear you.
Please.
Please.
This isn't right.
We don't belong here.
Y-you have to let us go.
Please.
You mustn't fight.
Embrace the gift
that has been given to you.
You've been chosen.
This is an opportunity
to save an entire planet.
Save Earth by populating it
with four-armed freaks?
Who said anything about saving Earth?
What?
You be quiet now.
I think you need to let it go.
I just saw someone
using one the other day.
I still can't believe they
It's a pencil.
Do they drive to the store
in a horse and buggy too?
I mean, come on, Calico.
What the heck have we been doing here
for the past 50 years?
Before I settled in Vegas,
I spent some time
working the circuit south of the border.
And I saw this girl
who could shoot ping pong balls
right out of her lady bits.
How does this relate?
People are gonna use what they have
however they see fit.
It's not our business
to tell them what to do.
And you know what?
We wouldn't be able to even if we tried.
You're right.
Thanks, Calico.
You always know what to say.
Kendall?
Kendall?
- Oh.
- Hi.
Oh, thank God you're okay.
We didn't know what happened to you.
- Yeah, where did you go?
- Uh
Hey, hi, um,
was that Steve Jobs?
Oh, yeah.
He can't dress for shit,
but he's real sweet.
Eat your food.
I'll be back with your micronutrients.
He's lying.
This ain't food.
They stopped serving food here in '79.
- I'm Calico.
- I'm sorry,
uh, 1979?
- Because that's, like
- Oh, a gentleman
would stop himself
before doing the math.
Hey, are you okay?
We were worried when we woke up
and you were gone.
- We thought
- Um
I don't know how I got here.
None of us do. We heard gunshots,
and then the next thing we knew
No, I woke up.
Before.
There was this woman.
- She told me
- Oh, sweetheart,
it's best to try and not remember.
Just take all the forgetting
you can get around here.
She said it was hope for the future.
The babies.
Ours? I mean,
does that mean
we get to leave then, after?
Well, you didn't get to leave.
Oh, most people who are here
are one and done,
but then there are a few like me
who are on the annual plan.
Annual?
As in you've been through this
more than once?
Yeah, and I thought Circus Circus
was hell on Earth.
- Is that somewhere you worked?
- No.
No, I actually worked at
the Pussycat Lounge in '68.
And then I was a backup dancer
for Ann-Margret
at the Sahara until I aged out.
And after my third divorce,
I had to get a job
being a floor girl at the Golden Nugget,
and that's where they nabbed me.
Who are they?
You know, they never
give you a straight answer.
But I know that the government
is in cahoots with them.
All I know is I haven't aged
a day since I got here,
which is not a bad deal
except for the food.
But you said that most people
are just one and done.
So then they get to go home, right?
- Yeah.
- They're just gonna
cut this thing out of me when it's time,
and then they're gonna wipe my brain,
and then I get to go home.
Right?
Life must find its own way.
What does that mean?
"Life must find its own way".
How is this baby coming out of me?
Here.
Take these.
No.
I need someone to answer me.
How is this thing coming out of me?
Sit down and stop asking questions.
Fuck you!
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Troy, Troy!
- Don't touch him!
- No, no!
Let go of him! Stop!
Wait, where are you taking him?
Ignorance is bliss, sweetheart.
Sit down, trust me.
It's okay.
It's almost over.
And then what happens?
No one will tell me what happens next.
I'm sorry we haven't answered
your questions.
We didn't mean to scare you.
But it's almost time now.
All your questions will be answered.
How is this baby gonna come out of me?
Life
must find its own way.
You'll see.
Oh, my God.
It's moving. It's moving.
Please, I don't wanna see. Just tell me.
Just tell me how it's gonna come out.
You will be honored
for your contribution
to the evolution of our species.
Fuck your species!
Am I gonna die?
Don't focus on the pain.
Focus on the future.
Please.
Just tell me what happens next.
Birth.