1. Maple Street, U.S.A...Copy !req
2. A suburban community on
a pleasant Saturday afternoon.Copy !req
3. But in a few moments,
everything will change...Copy !req
4. for the residents
of Maple Street...Copy !req
5. as they discover that
the monsters they fear...Copy !req
6. may already be among them.Copy !req
7. OK, so, holiday decorations
up after Thanksgiving...Copy !req
8. and down on
the sixth of January.Copy !req
9. Great. Is there
any other business?Copy !req
10. I'm—I'm a little confused
about the decorations.Copy !req
11. People are just going to
put up anything they want?Copy !req
12. No, no, no, look.
Everybody gets to decorate...Copy !req
13. it's just that
you get to decide...Copy !req
14. whether you want
snowmen or, say, wise men.Copy !req
15. Oh, but it's so nice...Copy !req
16. when all the houses
look the same.Copy !req
17. If everybody used
white lights...Copy !req
18. and maybe a wreath
on their door...Copy !req
19. with some nice red ribbon?Copy !req
20. Yeah, what shade of red?
Tomato or fire engine?Copy !req
21. I'm glad to see you're
enjoying yourself, Will...Copy !req
22. but the rest of us...Copy !req
23. actually care about how
the neighborhood looks.Copy !req
24. Yeah, well, let's not
drag this out.Copy !req
25. Some of us would
also like to go home...Copy !req
26. and watch
the football game.Copy !req
27. I'm sorry.
It's just that...Copy !req
28. when Brent and I lived
on the base...Copy !req
29. everything was so uniform.Copy !req
30. I'm sure the base
was nicely decorated.Copy !req
31. You're not living
on the base now, Phyllis.Copy !req
32. Anyway, we're a little
short on numbers.Copy !req
33. Can we really make a
decision without a quorum?Copy !req
34. My opinion, they don't care
enough to show up...Copy !req
35. they get no say in the matter.Copy !req
36. It's not that
they don't care.Copy !req
37. It's the soccer
finals this afternoon.Copy !req
38. Over half the families
in the neighborhood...Copy !req
39. have kids that
are playing today.Copy !req
40. I know it's a radical idea...Copy !req
41. but we could reschedule
the meeting.Copy !req
42. My kids are in the soccer
final, too, and I'm here.Copy !req
43. These meetings are on the
third Saturday of each month...Copy !req
44. and that's been—Copy !req
45. Set in stone?Copy !req
46. Agreed upon.Copy !req
47. Now, Holly will type a notice
about the decorations...Copy !req
48. and we will notify everybody.Copy !req
49. Any other business?Copy !req
50. Yeah, the—the new family
at the end of the street...Copy !req
51. that fence they built...Copy !req
52. The chain link fence.Copy !req
53. Well, it's unsightly
and unfriendly.Copy !req
54. Yeah, well, that family's
a weird bunch.Copy !req
55. Did you guys notice...Copy !req
56. they were the only ones
on the block...Copy !req
57. that did not fly a flag
on Veteran's Day?Copy !req
58. They just moved in,
Dylan.Copy !req
59. Maybe they hadn't
unpacked their flag yet.Copy !req
60. Come on, Will.Copy !req
61. There were plenty of flags
on sale down at Home Depot.Copy !req
62. They could have
picked one up.Copy !req
63. And you notice
they're not here?Copy !req
64. Maybe they're at
the soccer game.Copy !req
65. No, their kids
aren't on the team.Copy !req
66. I got the list when
I tried to make this lug...Copy !req
67. join the league.Copy !req
68. No new names.Copy !req
69. So, they aren't at the game...Copy !req
70. and they couldn't be bothered
to show up here, either.Copy !req
71. Did anybody invite them?Copy !req
72. Has anybody even
talked to them?Copy !req
73. I wanted to include...Copy !req
74. a "welcome to the neighborhood"
in the newsletter...Copy !req
75. but nobody came up
with their name.Copy !req
76. I'm sure that if we
make them feel welcome...Copy !req
77. they'll be more than
happy to participate.Copy !req
78. OK, um, I will send
them a note.Copy !req
79. Now, if there's
no other business...Copy !req
80. Hey, my game died!Copy !req
81. Aah!Copy !req
82. What was that?Copy !req
83. You're traveling
to another dimension...Copy !req
84. A dimension not only
of sight and sound...Copy !req
85. but of mind.Copy !req
86. A journey into
a wondrous land...Copy !req
87. whose boundaries are only
that of the imagination.Copy !req
88. You're entering...Copy !req
89. - Was that an earthquake?
- No, a sonic boom.Copy !req
90. A sonic boom might
shatter a few windows...Copy !req
91. but it wouldn't
knock out power.Copy !req
92. Whatever it was
knocked out power...Copy !req
93. to all the houses
on the street.Copy !req
94. Did the power go out
before the boom?Copy !req
95. What difference
does that make?Copy !req
96. Well, sound has to travel.Copy !req
97. Whatever it was could have
happened miles from here.Copy !req
98. Maybe a transformer blew.Copy !req
99. We had a generator
on the base...Copy !req
100. for emergencies
like this.Copy !req
101. What about that thing
with the cell phones...Copy !req
102. before he power died?
That was weird.Copy !req
103. Yeah, mine's still not
working. Anybody else's?Copy !req
104. No. Nothing.
Not even any little dots.Copy !req
105. This is just like lD4!Copy !req
106. Independence Day,
the movie with Will Smith.Copy !req
107. Aliens invade the world
and blow everything up.Copy !req
108. Can it, Jason.Copy !req
109. Brent called me
this week to warn me.Copy !req
110. He said we went on
Orange Alert 2 days ago.Copy !req
111. What the hell
does that mean?Copy !req
112. Brent, he's overseas.Copy !req
113. He says there's been chatter
on the terrorist networks.Copy !req
114. He says we have
to be watchful.Copy !req
115. There's a difference between
watchful and paranoid.Copy !req
116. People are getting
reported to the government...Copy !req
117. for buying pita bread.Copy !req
118. Maybe they should
be reported.Copy !req
119. I mean, if somebody had
been paying attention...Copy !req
120. when Timothy McVeigh
bought all that fertilizer—Copy !req
121. Explain to me how
buying pita bread...Copy !req
122. is gonna help you make
an explosive device.Copy !req
123. It's not how they use it.Copy !req
124. It's that they use it.Copy !req
125. In my opinion,
you know...Copy !req
126. shows, you know,
they're not from here.Copy !req
127. Why would a terrorist...Copy !req
128. want to attack
our neighborhood?Copy !req
129. There's the reservoir.Copy !req
130. That's right.Copy !req
131. You see, it's not just for
sailing your fancy boat on.Copy !req
132. That's the water supply
for the whole county.Copy !req
133. Well, until I know
what's going on...Copy !req
134. I'm gonna get my kids
from the soccer field.Copy !req
135. I'll go with—
my kids are there, too.Copy !req
136. I'm gonna stay here.Copy !req
137. Be watchful.Copy !req
138. It won't start.Copy !req
139. Nothing happens.
It won't even turn over.Copy !req
140. I'll try mine.Copy !req
141. I think we should walk over
to the soccer field.Copy !req
142. Who's coming with me?Copy !req
143. Tyrone, it's 15 miles.Copy !req
144. There's no reason
to believe...Copy !req
145. the cars aren't
working over there.Copy !req
146. Maybe everybody's on their way
back here right now.Copy !req
147. That's easy for
you to say, Holly.Copy !req
148. You don't have any kids.Copy !req
149. Brent told me about
electromagnetic pulses.Copy !req
150. They cover huge areas...Copy !req
151. stop computers from working,
stop power from working.Copy !req
152. All our cars
have computer chips in them.Copy !req
153. That would explain...Copy !req
154. why my son's game thing
stopped working...Copy !req
155. and the cell phones.Copy !req
156. What causes that,
solar flare?Copy !req
157. Terrorists!Copy !req
158. They'll knock everything out,
then invade!Copy !req
159. That's it.
I'm getting my gun.Copy !req
160. Whoa, let's not panic.Copy !req
161. Whoa, whoa, no.
Come on! Come on!Copy !req
162. Now, our cars aren't working,
our phones aren't working...Copy !req
163. and there's nothing
on the radio but dead air...Copy !req
164. and what about the explosion?
Did we imagine that?Copy !req
165. Let's, OK, let's just...Copy !req
166. not go pulling out
our guns, OK?Copy !req
167. There's no invasion,
there's just us.Copy !req
168. We're all friends.Copy !req
169. Yeah, we are friends...Copy !req
170. but what about...Copy !req
171. What about them?Copy !req
172. What about the newbies?
They haven't come out.Copy !req
173. The only family that ever put
up a fence on Maple Street.Copy !req
174. So what?Copy !req
175. So it's weird.Copy !req
176. Your power's dead,
your phone's dead...Copy !req
177. your neighbors are
standing in the street.Copy !req
178. You don't go outside...Copy !req
179. to find out what's
happening?Copy !req
180. Unless maybe
you already know.Copy !req
181. That is quite a leap
to make, Dylan.Copy !req
182. I'm sure
they're just scared.Copy !req
183. Scared people
band together.Copy !req
184. Maybe someone should go
and see if they're OK.Copy !req
185. I'll go.Copy !req
186. Find out what they know.Copy !req
187. I'll go with him.Copy !req
188. So, first they move in in
the middle of the night.Copy !req
189. So?Copy !req
190. So they want to keep us from
seeing what they're doing.Copy !req
191. Who moves in the dark?Copy !req
192. Maybe they moved
from far away.Copy !req
193. Oh, yeah, like, uh...Copy !req
194. Like lowa.Copy !req
195. Let me do the talking.Copy !req
196. Hey, Marshall...Copy !req
197. we are not at work...Copy !req
198. so do not talk to me
like I work on the line.Copy !req
199. Sorry.Copy !req
200. Dylan, come on, these
people are ready to panic.Copy !req
201. You and me are
the only ones...Copy !req
202. with a head for
emergencies here.Copy !req
203. We don't want
these people...Copy !req
204. flying off the handle,
all right?Copy !req
205. Hi, I'm Will Marshall,
your neighbor.Copy !req
206. I'm just checking to see
if everything's OK.Copy !req
207. Come on,
open the damn door!Copy !req
208. What the hell
you doing in there?Copy !req
209. What?Copy !req
210. Would that make you
open the door?Copy !req
211. Let's go.Copy !req
212. It's so quiet.Copy !req
213. It's creepy.Copy !req
214. On Saturdays, people have
their music cranked up...Copy !req
215. football games blaring,
or something.Copy !req
216. It is weird how they
hole up in there.Copy !req
217. They just want to be
left alone, sweetie.Copy !req
218. It's still a free country.Copy !req
219. I know that!Copy !req
220. Stop acting so smug...Copy !req
221. like you're the only one
that knows what's going on.Copy !req
222. No wonder we don't
fit in here.Copy !req
223. You act so above everyone.Copy !req
224. You want to fit in with
people like Phyllis...Copy !req
225. who's afraid to do anything
unless it's approved...Copy !req
226. by a military committee
or Dylan...Copy !req
227. who's afraid his
sperm count'll drop...Copy !req
228. if he actually used
his brain for 5 minutes?Copy !req
229. They're our neighbors.Copy !req
230. You wanted to move
here, honey. I didn't.Copy !req
231. I thought it was a good
place to settle in...Copy !req
232. to start a family.Copy !req
233. It is.Copy !req
234. And we will.Copy !req
235. We'll keep trying.Copy !req
236. I'm scared.Copy !req
237. Something little
disrupts our life, and...Copy !req
238. nobody takes it
in stride anymore.Copy !req
239. Maybe the way
the world is right now...Copy !req
240. we can't help
but react that way.Copy !req
241. But I don't want
to be like that.Copy !req
242. OK. Let's not be.Copy !req
243. I thought we were
gonna be doin'...Copy !req
244. something useful,
like setting up...Copy !req
245. a perimeter,
finding weapons...Copy !req
246. getting ready
to defend ourselves...Copy !req
247. protect our families!Copy !req
248. We don't know yet
if we're under attack.Copy !req
249. If we haven't been attacked,
then where is everybody?Copy !req
250. And why are they
just leaving us here...Copy !req
251. to fend for ourselves?Copy !req
252. The government
will do something.Copy !req
253. My husband—you know
he's a captain.Copy !req
254. He'll send someone,
and they'll rescue us.Copy !req
255. Shut up, Phyllis!Copy !req
256. They got their hands
full at Ground Zero.Copy !req
257. The rest of us
are left on our own.Copy !req
258. Nobody's coming!Copy !req
259. I thought you
were gonna help.Copy !req
260. Stop patronizing me!Copy !req
261. You idiot, you're
scaring everyone.Copy !req
262. What did you call me?Copy !req
263. You don't want me
to think you're a jerk...Copy !req
264. then stop acting like one.Copy !req
265. Dad!Copy !req
266. Unhh!Copy !req
267. Unhh!Copy !req
268. Look.Copy !req
269. They've got power.Copy !req
270. And a car.Copy !req
271. Bet he came back
for his family...Copy !req
272. 'cause he knew
it was gonna happen.Copy !req
273. Look, they'd have to be
pretty stupid terrorists...Copy !req
274. to let us know
they're the only ones...Copy !req
275. with electricity.Copy !req
276. Their house
could be a beacon...Copy !req
277. to show the terrorists
where to bomb.Copy !req
278. If they're
after the reservoir...Copy !req
279. Well, then
they'd die with us.Copy !req
280. But that's
what terrorists do.Copy !req
281. Brent says we don't
understand their methods.Copy !req
282. We wouldn't sacrifice ourselves,
but obviously they would.Copy !req
283. Look, these people
are perfectly happy...Copy !req
284. to blow themselves up
with a bunch of kids.Copy !req
285. They could be
up to anything.Copy !req
286. Hey—Simon and Jeff.
Where are they?Copy !req
287. Do you think...
That guy...Copy !req
288. had to drive right
by them or...Copy !req
289. That's it.
I'm goin' up there.Copy !req
290. Put the gun away.
I'll go talk to them.Copy !req
291. They didn't let you in
the last time you tried.Copy !req
292. Well, I won't leave until
they talk to me this time.Copy !req
293. Look, I don't think
they're terrorists...Copy !req
294. but I'm sure we'd all feel
a lot better with some answers.Copy !req
295. All right?Copy !req
296. Will.Copy !req
297. It's all right.Copy !req
298. I'll be right back.Copy !req
299. I think I should
go over there.Copy !req
300. Give them a minute.
They're just talking.Copy !req
301. Seem awful friendly
to me.Copy !req
302. Look, everything's fine.Copy !req
303. He's not a terrorist.Copy !req
304. He works on the night shift
for an electronics firm.Copy !req
305. The family has a plan
that if there's trouble...Copy !req
306. if there's a problem...Copy !req
307. he's not home, they
don't open the door.Copy !req
308. W-what about his car?
What about the electricity?Copy !req
309. They don't know about it.
They don't have—Copy !req
310. They don't know why
that is. But... look...Copy !req
311. Just because they have
a car that works...Copy !req
312. and electricity doesn't
make him a terrorist.Copy !req
313. Look, they offered
to come outside.Copy !req
314. I told them not to.Copy !req
315. Not in this environment.Copy !req
316. You what?Copy !req
317. What the hell
are you doing?Copy !req
318. You told them not to?Copy !req
319. What are you,
their spokesman?Copy !req
320. I told them there was
a guy out here...Copy !req
321. with a gun who was scared.Copy !req
322. Will.Copy !req
323. Dad, please!Copy !req
324. You know what, Marshall?Copy !req
325. You are real quick
to defend those people.Copy !req
326. Are you one of us
or one of them?Copy !req
327. You know Will! He's
not a terrorist.Copy !req
328. - Holly.
- It's them that you want.Copy !req
329. We will not take
the fall for them.Copy !req
330. You think I'm a terrorist?Copy !req
331. Huh? Do you?
You think I'm a terrorist?Copy !req
332. Who's the one
with the gun?Copy !req
333. Who's the one that's
been inciting people...Copy !req
334. from the beginning?
Who's the one...Copy !req
335. with an intricate knowledge
of every terrorist bombing?Copy !req
336. Huh?Copy !req
337. Who's the one that
brought up the idea...Copy !req
338. of bombing the reservoir?Copy !req
339. And what about you, Phyllis?Copy !req
340. How come we haven't met
your Captain Brent?Copy !req
341. Where did you say
he was stationed?Copy !req
342. This is exactly
what the terrorists want—Copy !req
343. for us to mistrust
each other.Copy !req
344. We were in this together,
and now we're ready...Copy !req
345. to rip each other's
heads off.Copy !req
346. They haven't set a foot
in the neighborhood...Copy !req
347. and they've won.Copy !req
348. Dylan, if you want
to shoot, go ahead.Copy !req
349. When this is over, you're
gonna be accountable.Copy !req
350. - Hey, Dad.
- What?Copy !req
351. Come here. Look.Copy !req
352. W-what is it?Copy !req
353. Dylan?Copy !req
354. It's a spy camera...Copy !req
355. On my house.Copy !req
356. The guy over there works
at an electronics firm?Copy !req
357. He works at night?Copy !req
358. He's out here on the street
while we're all asleep?Copy !req
359. He's the only one
that would've done this.Copy !req
360. - Holly.
- Yeah, and there might be more.Copy !req
361. If it's us or them,
let it be them.Copy !req
362. You said we wouldn't
be like this, Holly.Copy !req
363. Things are different now.Copy !req
364. Hey, I just
found this device...Copy !req
365. wedged under the shutters.Copy !req
366. Want to bet they bugged
the phones, too?Copy !req
367. They're comin'
outta there, Marshall...Copy !req
368. one way or another.Copy !req
369. There has to be
another explanation.Copy !req
370. Then why don't you
tell us what that is?Copy !req
371. - Let's go.
- Yeah, let's go.Copy !req
372. Don't do this.Copy !req
373. Steve...Copy !req
374. Dave, come on!Copy !req
375. Laurie, please.Copy !req
376. Come on out and tell us
what's goin' on!Copy !req
377. Why aren't they
coming out?Copy !req
378. That's right!Copy !req
379. Didn't you say they
wanted to come out, Will?Copy !req
380. Would you now?Copy !req
381. If I were innocent,
I would.Copy !req
382. Maybe we should break in!Copy !req
383. No good. They're
probably armed.Copy !req
384. I'll get 'em out.Copy !req
385. Let's go, son.Copy !req
386. - Yeah!
- Come on!Copy !req
387. Yeah!Copy !req
388. Let's go!Copy !req
389. - Whoo!
- Come on!Copy !req
390. Don't do this!Copy !req
391. Stop! Please!Copy !req
392. Get them out!Copy !req
393. - Burn it down!
- Hurry!Copy !req
394. - Burn it down!
- Smoke 'em out!Copy !req
395. Burn it down!
Burn it down!Copy !req
396. Eat this!Copy !req
397. So, in the event of a
perceived terrorist attack...Copy !req
398. isolated communities will
sustain themselves for...Copy !req
399. 5 hours.Copy !req
400. Do you think they meant
to leave the power on...Copy !req
401. at that one house?Copy !req
402. Beats me.
Tell you one thing—Copy !req
403. if the other civilian security
tests went like this...Copy !req
404. we're all in trouble.Copy !req
405. It isn't enough...Copy !req
406. for a sole voice
of reason to exist.Copy !req
407. In this time
of uncertainty...Copy !req
408. we're so sure that villains
lurk around every corner...Copy !req
409. that we will create them
ourselves if we can't find them.Copy !req
410. For while fear
may keep us vigilant...Copy !req
411. it's also fear
that tears us apart...Copy !req
412. A fear that sadly exists
only too often...Copy !req
413. outside the Twilight Zone.Copy !req