Impostor

There wasn't always a war with the Centauri

but in my lifetime, it's all I've ever known.

By the year 2050, six years after the first attack,

we'd lost so many things.

We'd lost the sky to electromagnetic domes

to shield the Earth from frequent air raids.

We'd lost the uncovered cities that the government forgot.

We'd lost democracy to global leadership.

We didn't expect peace anymore with the Centauri

because we came to see that peace wasn't their goal.

Their goal was Earth.

The ultimate land war, with no boundaries.

When I was a boy, I built toy rockets.

I wanted to explore space and discover new worlds.

I've never seen a Centauri,

but I knew what my father told me.

I knew they were genetically superior

and they came after us with no mercy.

I also knew they were the last thing my father saw.

I stopped building rockets.

There was no need for them.

I built weapons instead.

And I know my salvation.

Her name is Maya.

IT IS THE YEAR 2079.

A little hotter.

That's good. Music on.

No, no. Something else.

Hooker, John Lee.

That's good.

Go, Johnny Lee!

TV on.

Watch the news for me, will you?

News three.

Hoping to catch a glimpse of their beloved leader

hundreds of people have thronged

the Ballard Space Port as citywide preparations

are made for the Chancellor's arrival...

Spence, it's on!

Music off.

Water off.

...last week's brutal Centauri attack

on the Tolstoy Colony

of Asteroid X-83.

What'd I miss?

Alighting from a recent briefing

with high-ranking officials at Sector Eight

the Chancellor visits our region for a secret meeting

with government scientists.

Some secret.

Tolstoy colony was a bastion of peace and free expression

in this grievous time of war.

Why do they leak these things?

They want us to think that

she's Joan of Arc and not some warmonger.

Tonight, we'll both be shaking hands with that warmonger.

With one deadly strike...

Centauri stormtroopers

annihilated this idyllic community.

Well, I hope she likes talking politics.

This war crime will be avenged.

Firefighter robots

have finally extinguished the blaze

which has devastated Sutton Wood.

Over 600 acres of forest were razed

and authorities have closed off the area

to all hikers and picnickers.

The cause of the fire is unknown

but careless campers are most likely to blame.

Morning, Mr. Siegel.

Morning, Spence.

I don't think they'll get through the dome today.

They can, and they will, sir.

They can and they will.

A mob of raucous anti-war protesters

clashed with military troops, leading to 50 arrests.

The poorly-organized faction

expressed opposition to the Chancellor's

strategic response initiatives

and the faction's disruption

of a transit facility was declared

a Mercury-class public safety threat.

The protest was dissembled

thanks to a swift response

by military leaders.

No fatalities were reported, nor were there any...

Veterans Plaza.

This station is Veterans Plaza.

Stand clear of the platform.

I'll see you tonight.

All right.

Morning.

Good morning, Nelson.

How you doing?

I am high-quality.

So tonight's the big night, huh?

Huge. Nervous?

No.

Decided what you're going to wear tonight?

Uh, no.

Don't overthink it.

Relax. I'll give you a tip.

She likes to be called Chancie

and when you get right up next to her

cup her right buttock in your hand

and jiggle it really fast.

She loves that.

Tight security this morning.

I guess Chancie's a little paranoid.

So, how's my favorite girl?

She's beautiful as ever.

We went camping this weekend up in Sutton Woods.

She loved it.

Lucky you missed the fire.

Who says we missed the fire?

VETERANS HOSPITAL MED DOCK SOUTH

Whatever med-specs you give them

I want you to double the dosages

on your order estimates.

Yes, doctor.

And I want a nurse standing by until he stabilizes.

Yes.

How are we doing on synth plasma?

SR's still waiting.

Okay, well, I'll just have to contact Central Supply

and see if they send some in the next run.

We're way over capacity, Dr. Olham.

If you want to keep inviting more wounded

we're going to have to move the party to your place.

Ah, Dr. Carone, and I'm barely awake.

Rumor has it

there's another evac on its way here from Tolstoy.

I'd like to know why you told them we could handle them.

What do you suggest I do?

We could ask evac to reroute.

Oh, to a worse hospital.

Forget it.

I am all for the war effort.

I'm not interested in the war effort.

I just care about saving as many wounded

as I possibly can.

Good morning, Dr. Olham. Please enter.

What do you care about?

This morning I'm saying goodbye to my youngest

and he says-- I swear to God--

"Dada, when I grow up

I want to be in waste management."

You tell me, should I worry?

Little Joey's on the slow side, isn't he.

You know, I pray nights he marries well.

There she is.

Three years of hard labor

and you are now the proud father

of an 80-ton baby girl.

July 16, 1945-- 5:29 a.m.

What?

Oppenheimer tests the first atomic bomb

in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Ah.

Three weeks later

the weapon hits ground zero in Hiroshima, Japan

wiping out 140,000 people.

Oppenheimer sees the madness

and urges the UN to gain control of thermonuclear development.

Government turns around

and calls him a Communist sympathizer.

And when it was all over

Einstein said,

"Only two things are infinite:

"the universe and human stupidity

and I'm not sure about the universe."

What's the matter with you?

Nothing.

I'd say it's ambivalence.

I don't have that luxury, myself

but then again, I see our people die every day.

Have we met?

This weapon is a godsend.

It will ensure the preservation of our race

and our faith.

Right.

Do we know each other?

I work for the ESA.

The ESA?

You're here because of the Chancellor.

I'm Major Hathaway.

Special unit.

Enemy infiltration.

What's this about?

Spence! My God! What the hell are you doing?

Are you insane?

Do you know who this is?

Get off me! You're dead!

Take it away.

Are you insane?

Hey, Spence, who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

You know who this is?