John Shea (11/85 Alfred Hitchcock Presents)
Alfred's Place 11/17/85: John Shea | Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Television: The Human Interest Story
COLOR version (AHPC): In a small neighborhood bar, a national football game is interrupted by an unknown transmission, featuring a man named Brian Whitman (John Shea), who claims: "My name is Garo. I come from the solar system you people call Alpha Centauri. You must listen to what I'm about to say. Some of them are here already and others are close behind. They are going to colonize the Earth." Maggie Verona (Barbara Williams), a newspaper reporter, witnesses the broadcast and seeing a human interest story, seeks out Brian Whitman. Knowing her influence with the press, Brian (claiming he's Garo in Brian's body) asks her for help in putting his story out to the public before he is killed by the Alpha Centaurians. If the aliens take over, all the Earth people will look the same, but act differently. They're possessing human bodies. Maggie hesitates at first, but when Brian insists on showing her proof, she goes along with the madman. After some bizarre obstacles, they reach their destination and Brian shows Maggie the proof she needs for her story. Returning to work, Maggie reports her story to Everett (James Callahan), the news director. Brian was telling the truth - there is an alien invasion commencing. He had the proof and she had to... First aired 11/17/1985. Directed by Larry Gross.
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