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Tyler?

Did you feel that?

Tyler.

- Yeah, Mom? - Yeah. You're in big trouble.

No, huge. I'm not kidding.

Yeah, I know.

Good morning, Roy.

Morning, Father Jack.

Foreclosures are on the rise.

Up another 6 percent in the last month alone.

And housing prices continue to fall...

... even as the latest economic stimulus package fights its way through...

Thanks for coming in so early.

It's a pleasure.

It was the only time I could make it down.

Don't even mention it.

All right. I'm a little excited. You got the ring?

Oh, of course I have the ring.

She is gonna like this, isn't she?

She's gonna love it.

I was gonna do the "get down on one knee" thing.

That's not too corny, is it?

The knee is a classic.

Can't go wrong with the knee.

- Knee it is. - Good.

- What was that? - I don't know.

Morning, Haley.

Hey. Good morning.

- Here. - Thank you.

You pitch Freddie my idea?

He loved it. Thought it was a great take on the vice president.

Hey, let me guess. He wants Martinez to do it.

They love you and all.

Hey.

It's cool, I get it.

Shut up, Chad, and read the news.

You snuck out in the night to go to a party?

- Well, it was Brandon's dumb-ass idea. - Who's a dumb-ass?

Where are you?

Some clinic off Bloomfield.

- I'm coming to get you. - I'll just take my bike home. It's...

[TRAY CRASHES THEN WOMAN SCREAMING]

What's going on?

- What is this? - Tyler.

Mom!

Roy.

Look out, it's coming down. Aah!

Oh, my God.

Mom. Mom?

Tyler, stay where you are. Okay, are you... Same...?

Mom? Mom.

Tyler?

Tyler, stay where you are. I'm coming for...

- Mom? - Tyler.

Something's wrong, man.

I gotta go.

I'm not going anywhere.

What's going on?

God's gonna save us.

Move it.

Go on, get it going.

It's coming down.

Rachel. I'm over here.

Today, see?

[TIRES SCREECHING AND HORNS HONKING]

Idiot.

Remain calm.

People, please, try to remain calm.

Keep moving, keep moving. Get inside.

Please go inside. Hey.

- Let's go. Move. - It's the way I get home.

- Let's move. - The streets are blocked.

- This area is restricted. Move. - Well, what...? I mean, what about my bike?

Come on, let's go. Move on, people, move.

- What is that? Let's go, let's go.

Since their arrival, there's been no contact with any of the 29 ships...

... now hovering over the major cities of the world.

Come on, Ryan, pick up.

Streets are jammed with people trying to flee.

The mass of the ships moving through New York and L. A...

... was enough to rock both for miles.

And NORAD is now confirming the first jets...

... to encounter the spacecrafts experienced full electrical failure.

Dude, this is Independence Day.

Which was a rip-off of any number of alien-invasion predecessors.

Branches of the military... Oh, thank God. Thank God.

- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay.

Good.

Oh, thank God.

I need to get through. Nobody is.

- Look, I'm FBI. - Counterterrorism Division.

I can read. Still not getting past.

- I'm looking for my son. - Everybody is.

My son is in there. Let me in. I can find him.

I'm not gonna tell you again. Turn around. Nobody's getting through.

Please, he called me an hour ago. He's in there.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, guys.

Come on, now. Just, somebody work with me.

Tyler?

- Ty? - Mom?

Tyler.

Mom.

- Are you okay? - Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.

Get out of here.

- My God. - Yeah.

Don't be frightened.

We mean no harm.

Please accept our apologies.

We're truly anguished by the turmoil our arrival has caused.

This is a momentous day.

Until now, we believed we were the only intelligent life in the universe.

We're overjoyed to find that we're not alone.

My name is Anna.

And I am the leader of my people.

We're delighted to meet you.

But we need your help.

We're far from home.

After we've replenished ourselves...

... and shared with you what we can...

... we will leave you, hopefully better than we found you.

We look forward to getting to know our new friends.

There will be more communication with your world's leaders in the hours to come.

Until then.

We are of peace.

Always.

We're all God's creatures?

That's how the Vatican explains the existence of aliens?

- Yes. - They decided that in a day?

- Yes. - Rattlesnakes are God's creatures too.

- Doesn't mean they're good for us. - Have faith in our leaders.

I do, Father. Just that there's not a lot of scripture on this subject.

Meaning?

I'm at a loss to explain how God and aliens exist in the same world, aren't you?

Do you want to call the Vatican, question their position?

No, I just...

I don't know what to do.

All we can do is pray and minister to our congregation.

Our congregation amounts to two bag ladies, a heroin addict and Roy.

That may be, Father Landry, but we will minister to any size congregation.

It appears there's some kind of transformation...

It's opening up? Oh, dude, dude, that is so cool.

- I was right there. Right under that thing. Why didn't I come with you?

Calling themselves the Visitors.

You say that like it bothers you.

Visitors are old friends who drop by for a drink.

Did you see that we got a COMSAT alert?

Uh, no. I was a little busy looking at the spaceships outside my window.

You're looking at alerts?

The chatter among terrorist cells worldwide dropped when the V's showed up.

Except for one of the cells we've been tracking.

Their chatter, instead of falling off, it actually spiked.

So what, you think there's a connection?

We intercepted an uncoded message from them yesterday.

They're suddenly looking to acquire large amounts of C4.

Why do that unless you're going after a target like, say, us...

... while we're distracted?

I'll run the databases, put together a profile on them.

Thank you. You watching?

Yeah, I'm watching.

Anna and her entourage...

... will be escorted into the building...

Hey, how are you with all of this? You and Tyler okay?

We're fine.

Did you hear from the ex?

He, uh, left a message.

He wanted us to know he's okay.

I'm not bitter. It's fine.

- Feel good. Happy. - Hey.

You know that I'm here for you, anything you need.

We'll hit the ground running tomorrow. Go be a mom.

You rock.

These are live pictures coming to you from the lobby...

- Hey, Mom, it's starting. - Yeah.

Here is Anna.

She is now approaching the mike for a statement.

Let's listen in.

How many Visitors are there?

- Damn, she's hot. - I know, right?

- Right here, guys. Uh...

This is an inspiring moment for us all.

Mankind and Visitors coming together.

We are honored by your friendship.

We will cherish it...

nurture it...

and never abandon it.

We are of peace. Always.

Anna, how long have you been...?

Can you explain the similarities between Visitors and humans?

- Our scientists say it's impossible. - Ours can explain it.

Not an answer. - You explain it.

Hey, why don't you show some respect?

Do you have a question?

Yeah, I have a question.

Is there such a thing as an ugly Visitor?

I don't understand.

Well, you all seem to be what we consider attractive.

Thank you. You're not so bad yourself.

Anna. No. Sorry.

- No one allowed past this point. Come back here, Anna.