Previously on Roswell.
We came here for a reason.
Because your son is in trouble, on another planet.
Now you need to go back and do what we came for.
You know, see if your ship works.
- [Max] Our ship's there. - [Isabel] You mean our spaceship?
It's been reassembled. I saw it.
I got a message for your friend Max: Stop looking.
[Nasedo] I can shape-shift. I can change my appearance...
but not what's on the inside.
I have to contact my son.
[Man] Oh, God, I love this town, you know?
Looking down from here, it's like seeing lights on a Christmas tree, you know.
It's magic.
- That's nice, Joey. - Yeah.
Come on. Come on. What did I tell you about smoking in the car, huh?
- Gimme a break. - You gimme a break. I quit!
I can't be around that stuff no more! So get out. Go over there!
- No, it's cold outside. - I don't care. Go! Smoke over there!
- Fine! - Come on.
- Go ahead! - Shut up!
- Those things are gonna kill you, ya know. - No, you're gonna kill me.
- Yeah, right. - You bastard.
- Yeah, puff your brains out. - Oh, shut up.
You make me sick.
Oh, come on!
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Joey?
Oh, God.
[Siren Wailing]
[Police Chattering]
Hey.
So, how does a guy burn to death in his car...
without leaving behind so much as a scorch mark?
Female witness said she saw an otherworldly figure.
Any evidence of this guy?
No footprints, no tire tracks, nothing.
So what do you think it was? Lightning strike?
Spontaneous human combustion?
Registration has the guy as Joseph Ferrini Jr.
- Anything else? - Got some repair bills.
Tire gauge.
This might be something.
Looks like a license plate number. "N.M."
- New Mexico? - Let's run it.
[Knocking]
- Max Evans? - Something wrong?
Deputy Brown, Roswell Sheriff's Department.
Need to ask you a few questions about a homicide investigation.
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You recognize this man?
- No. - You sure?
- Yeah. Who is he? - His name is Joey Ferrini.
His death is being investigated as a possible homicide.
Now your license plate number turned up in his glove compartment.
In Los Angeles. You want to tell me why?
I don't know. I mean, I've only had the car for a couple of months.
Maybe this has something to do with the previous owner.
Yeah. Maybe.
Well, since this isn't officially a homicide case yet, I can't take you in.
Of course, the fact that you were arrested for armed robbery...
in Utah a few weeks ago does tempt me.
Those charges were dropped.
Yeah, I know.
It must be nice having a daddy who's a lawyer, huh?
Just wanted you to know that I know.
Okay?
And I'll be watching you.
Great. This is all I need.
I got a message for your friend Max:
- Stop looking. - [Gunshot]
Max, I know the dead guy.
So he's the same guy that wanted us to stop looking for your ship.
The deputy told me he died of mysterious circumstances.
The police are looking into it as a freak lightning strike, but...
But you think that an alien killed him.
Not just an alien. A shape-shifting alien.
- Nasedo killed the exact same way. - Nasedo's dead.
There were two shape-shifters who were sent down with us on our ship before it crashed.
Yeah, Nasedo is dead. I saw that with my own eyes...
but I don't know, what about the other one?
Maybe he's still out there. Maybe he's the one who sent Ferrini to Utah to warn us off...
and maybe he's the one who killed him.
How do you know that he's not gonna try and kill you too?
Look, Liz, I just keep on having these visions of my son.
I know this is risky, and I know that I don't have much to go on but...
You have to contact your son.
And the shape-shifter is the only one who might know how.
- So where do we start? - L.A.
L.A. Right.
Right.
Let's go.
- Liz, this thing with your dad... - That's not the point.
I can do this on my own.
Well, at least I've been to L.A.
I'm not sure Disneyland counts as L.A.
Look, this could be dangerous.
This time I think it would be better if I went alone.
So what am I supposed to do?
Just go to class?
Pretend like everything's fine?
[Max] You'll be in on every step along the way. I promise.
[Liz] I'll miss you.
[Phone Beeps]
[Max] Not like I'll miss you.
[Woman] Now our last team will be Miss Parker and Mr. Valenti.
Miss Parker, what do you say to that?
- Say yes. - Yes. I say yes.
Good. I'm sure you and Mr. Valenti will make a great team.
Now, let's talk about equipment.
- [Whispering] Thanks, partner. - Partner in what?
The job of the investigative journalist is to tell...
the truth...
no matter how uncomfortable or unpleasant that may be.
So, your assignment this week is to take these cameras...
go out into the world, and try to find the truth...
and capture it on film, or in this case, on tape.
- I, uh... - What's going on?
I got a phone call from the, uh, doctor at the nursing home this morning.
There's been another incident with your grandfather.
- I need you to go over there and deal with this. - Dad...
Kyle, I need you to do this.
[Bell Rings]
What's going on?
- Oh, my God. Jesse, I'm... I'm... - Speechless.
Yeah. Jesse, it's...
Beautiful? I know. It's two months' salary.
It's gorgeous. But l... I can't...
- What, believe it? - Wear it.
The guy said champagne color was in this year.
It's perfect. The ring is perfect. You're perfect.
But if I wear it, it just announces to the world that we're engaged.
- Which we are. - Right, but the world doesn't know that yet.
Iz, you still haven't figured out how to tell your parents.
- Well, it's complicated. - Max moved out, and they're freaked about it.
Right, and they don't know that we're dating. Is that guy watching us?
Isabel, don't try to avoid the subject.
Right. You know what? You know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna start with my mom, okay?
I'll talk to her tonight. I promise.
Yes. It's perfect.
[Groans] This should only take a few minutes.
Usually he just like spills his soup or cereal or something.
Excuse me. And I have to, like, clean it up, and that's it.
After that we can go home.
Isn't this something that your father should be doing himself?
Yeah, should be, but he won't.
He hasn't come to visit him in over a year.
- Well, how come? - I don't know.
Might have to do with the fact that my grandfather lost his job...
searching for aliens and ruined my dad's life.
But there are aliens.
Your grandfather was right. And your father knows that.
Liz, if you're going to start to point out the ironies in my family...
I warn you... they never stop.
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- [Groans] - You know...
this might be the perfect place to find something for class.
Think of all the stories that are just...
locked up here, you know?
The true stories of heartache, love and loss...
- and the pain. - Liz. Liz.
There are no stories here that I'm even remotely interested in.
You sure about that?
Don't you think we should start cleaning this up?
Not now. We just found our story. We're about to blow the doors off this place.
- We are? - Yeah. Show the folks at home...
the outrageous conditions the elderly are supposed to live in.
Didn't your grandfather make this mess himself?
Look at these ceiling tiles.
It's all water damaged.
It's unbelievable. How do they expect anybody to live like this?
Is he always like this?
Pretty much.
Well, don't you ever talk to him?
Sure, yeah.
Pretty much a one-way conversation.
Hi, Mr. Valenti.
Hi. I'm Liz Parker. I'm a friend of your grandson's...
[Chuckles] Well, and your son actually.
Oh. Would you like me to read to you?
My grandfather always used to like that.
"Mysterious objects streak across skies in Texas.
Several eyewitness reports out of the Lone Star State confirm that"...
They are among us. They are among us.
[Cell Phone Ringing]
- Hello? - [Liz] Hey, so how's L. A?
- Big. - [Man] Shut up and learn how to drive!
- And very friendly. - Yeah, it sounds like it.
Look, I have a theory about how to track down this shape-shifter.
Right.
Okay, no matter how many times Nasedo changed his appearance...
he always returned to one particular shape.
- Ed Harding. - Now why is that? He could have been anyone.
- So why keep going back to a middle-aged bald man? - Exactly.
What if the shape-shifters can change their appearance, but it's only temporary.
Eventually they have to return to their base form.
- Makes sense. - Come on. Would I steer you wrong?
I don't suppose you could steer me towards the Hollywood Cemetery.
Yeah, I can't help you there. But, uh, good luck with that.
- Thanks. - Bye.
[Man] So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
As far as the east is from the west...
so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust.
As for man, his days are as grass.
Who are you?
Friend or family?
I'm a cousin.
Funny. Joey never told me he had any cousins.
And, uh, Joey told me everything.
- He did? - Oh, yeah, yeah. We were close, Joey and me.
Like brothers. No secrets between us.
And now I find out he had this whole family he never even told me about?
- Shh! - I'm only a distant cousin.
Do you have representation?
- Do l... - Agent. Do you have an agent?
Please!
[Whispering] Okay. We'll talk after.
[Minister] Well done, good and faithful servant.
Enter thou into the glory of thy Lord.
Grant this, we beseech thee.
O Merciful Father, through Jesus Christ...
- You're supposed to say "Action." - [Liz] Kyle, just start.
Fine. Action.
In my hand, I hold a billing statement for the Sunrise Retirement Facility...
my grandfather's nursing home.
The exorbitant cost, over $1,200 a month.
Outrageous, considering the substandard care he's receiving.
Hey, guys. Filming something?
Cut! Dad, you just ruined the shot. You ruined the shot.
I'm just grabbing a beer.
- How was your gig? - It was great.
The Kit Shickers are really coming together.
Hey, uh, listen. Did you take care of that little thing we talked about?
- Yeah. - Good.
That's it?
Ask him about what your grandfather said.
He's not gonna talk about it.
Well, let's find out.
Hey, am I supposed to smile or wave or something?
[Liz] Uh, actually it's for a school project.
Our assignment is to "get the truth'" about something.
Hey, if you want, you could come down and film the band.
We're musicians. Musicians are always searching for the truth.
Well, actually, I was a little bit more interested in you and your father.
- That's not really a subject... - How come you haven't gone and seen him for over a year?
- It hasn't been that long. - [Kyle] Oh, yes, it has.
September 24, 2000. Grandpa has it marked on his calendar.
Turn that thing off. Turn that off!.
Who the hell did that? It wasn't him.
- Was it somebody at the nursing home, interfering in our... - I marked it down, okay?
- Why? - Because it makes him happy.
Kyle, I don't think he even knows who we are anymore.
He said something to me today.
He spoke to you?
Actually, he grabbed me and then he said something.
- What? - "They are among us."
Do you have any idea what that would...
"They are among us"?
They Are Among Us is a "B" movie that was shot here in Roswell back in the '50s.
It's just a painful memory rattling around in an old man's brain.
- Why is that a painful memory? - The leading lady in the film was killed during the production.
My father was the sheriff at the time, so he headed up the investigation.
- I told you about all this. - No. You never talk about Grandpa.
Anyway, my father was convinced that she was killed by an alien...
but she wasn't.
She died of a... a freak lightning strike.
[Isabel] Jesse, I got it. I'm gonna tell her.
Right. Right. I know... simple, clear and fearless.
- [Door Closes] - Yeah. I gotta go. Wish me luck. Okay. Bye.
- Who was that? - It was Maria.
- Mom, I need to talk to you. - It was Max, wasn't it?
- Max? No. - Of course it was, Isabel.
I always know when you're lying. That wasn't Maria and you know it.
You're right. It wasn't Maria. It was... Mom, I mean...
So, does Max need money or what?
Mom, it wasn't Max, okay?
It wasn't Max. I swear.
Oh. Well...
l-I just thought that, you know...
after being gone from home for three weeks...
that he might just wanna check in once in a while.
- Don't you think? - Mom?
- I mean, you talk to him, right? - Sure.
Does he need money?
I don't think so.
Do me a favor, will you?
Just in case. Just in case. [Crying]
[Groans]
- [Isabel] Max, it's me. - Hey.
Hey, when are you coming home? You're ripping out your mother's heart.
- I don't know yet. - For the record...
Michael and I disapprove of you wandering around L.A., looking for shape-shifters.
You could expose us or even get yourself killed. Have you thought of that?
- You know how important this is to me. - I know, I know.
Finding your son. I understand that.
But do you even have a plan, Max?
Yes, I have a plan.
- Well, sort of a plan. I'm getting an agent. - What?
Hit man, thug, convict, tough guy. Joey Ferrini could play 'em all.
So Ferrini wasn't really a hit man?
Oh, well...
- Enjoy. - Not recently.
So what was Joey in prison for?
You know, you really don't know very much about your cousin.
He was my second cousin, twice removed.
Assault. He was big on assault.
Loved assaulting people. Which is why he's so convincing on screen.
- Uh, Joey called me a couple of weeks ago from Utah. - Yeah?
- Do you know what he was doing there? - I didn't book that job.
I gotta be straight with you. And I don't mean to disrespect the dead...
but your cousin Joey was not a great actor.
Now, you on the other hand, you, my friend, you are on a completely different path.
Let's talk Tom Cruise. Let's talk Keanu Reeves.
I'm not an actor.
What, and Keanu Reeves is?
All you need is exposure.
That's the last thing I need.
Oh, oh, look, look, look, look, look, look!
- [Max] Who's that? - Who's that? What, are you from Kansas?
Of course. That's why I love you. That is Kal Langley.
He is just the biggest, the most powerful producer in this whole town.
Now you watch as I plant your name in his brain.
[Whistles]
[Door Unlocks]
[Cell Phone Ringing]
Hello?
I think I've found something.
I think the shape-shifter killed someone here in Roswell in 1959.
- What do you mean? - You're chasing a serial killer, Max.
Look, an actress was killed on a movie location.
The coroner said that she died of a freak lightning strike.
Coincidence?
In Roswell, there are no coincidences.
Valenti's dad was sheriff. He knew that it was alien-related, but nobody believed him.
- Did he have any suspects? - I don't know. But I'll find out.
Thanks, Liz. Thank you for helping me.
Yeah, well, you know, the sooner you find this guy, the sooner you come home.
Look, my dad's coming. I gotta go. Bye.
Bye.
[Woman] Action.
I got a message for your friend Max:
Stop looking.
[Woman] The-The person I work for...
[Ferrini] The person I work for will do whatever is necessary.
- Then I'm supposed to shoot. - And then I'm supposed to shoot.
You know, gimme that, gimme that.
- It was all an act. - [Computer Beeps]
[Computerized Voice] You've got mail.
You've got mail, Max.
What the hell are you doing here?
You've got about three seconds to tell me what's going on!
Just relax. Take it easy.
- Talk! - I'm trying to figure out who killed Joey Ferrini.
The cops said he was hit by lightning.
Well, the cops are wrong. He was murdered.
You know I'm right, don't you?
I tried telling them, but they wouldn't believe me.
They thought I was crazy.
You're not crazy.
I know Joey was no angel, but I cared about him.
Someone was out there that night.
The cops said there were no footprints, but I saw someone.
You were there when it happened?
Can you show me?
This is the place. I, uh...
I turned my back to light a cigarette, and then there was this...
- [Loud Whooshing] - It was blinding.
- And then Joey was dead. - You said you saw someone?
Yeah, yeah, a man. There was something weird about him.
- It's like he was glowing. - And what did he look like?
- I didn't really get a good look at him. - Hair color, clothes, anything?
I'm sorry. You know, he went off that way and seemed to just disappear.
I saw that video of Joey rehearsing for his role up in Utah.
Do you have any idea who cast him?
I don't know. He wouldn't tell me.
You know, when he got back, he started acting really crazy.
Talking about aliens and spaceships.
I told him he was losing it, so he stopped talking to me about it.
He just said that he got the goods on someone.
Someone big. And that it was gonna make him a rich man.
[Twig Snaps]
That's it, isn't it? That's what killed him.
- What is it? What happened in Utah? - We should get going.
- At least tell me. Am I in danger? - Come on. Let's go.
I can't believe this movie was ever released.
I know. Eighty-seven minutes never seemed so long.
- Are you Liz? - Oh, yes. Miss Covendall. Hi. Nice to meet you.
- This is Kyle Valenti. - You look so much like your grandfather.
Yeah, well, genes, you know.
I was just so excited to get your call. How did you find me?
We got your name off one of those film history Web sites. Right here.
It said that you did hair and makeup on They Are Among Us.
Are you fans of the movie?
- Oh, just loved it. - It's my favorite.
It was a very exciting time.
Roswell went totally Hollywood.
Well, we were wondering if you could tell us anything...
about the actress that got killed on the movie.
Such a shame what happened.
Hit by lightning on a clear day.
She was a gorgeous girl. A real hottie.
That is what you call them now, isn't it?
- Yeah. - Well, anyway...
uh, rumor had it that this little hottie got caught up...
in some kind of love triangle with the lead actor and the clapper loader.
My, um... My grandpa always believed that she was murdered.
Yes. Poor thing.
He caused quite a stir with that whole alien business.
Do you remember if he had any suspects?
Anyone that he might have accused of being an alien?
Sure. He thought it was the clapper loader.
What's a clapper loader?
He's the guy who bangs the thing, and goes "take one," "take two."
- [Max] Oh. - Who are you with?
Uh, a friend.
I'm just taking her back to her place.
- Her place? - I mean, I'm just dropping her off. She's helping me.
We're getting off the subject.
Okay, um...
well, here's the theory.
If the clapper loader is the shape-shifter...
then I'm thinking that maybe that's his base form.
- The body he always goes back to. - Right.
And if that's true, maybe if we can find out what this clapper loader looked like in 1959...
- He might still look like that today. - Exactly.
Okay. So how do we find out what this guy looked like?
Well, he'll be on all the film. He's not in the actual movie...
but he'll be in all the dailies.
- What are dailies? - Dailies are all the footage they shoot in one day.
You know, like outtakes, bloopers, alternate angles, that stuff.
- Thanks. - I'm really glad that she's so helpful.
So how do we get ahold of 50-year-old dailies?
I did some research, and I found out that the rights to They Are Among Us...
were eventually sold to Paramount Pictures.
So all of their dailies should be in their film vaults.
God, I love you.
- Well, did she hear that? - Definitely.
Good. Call me when you find a way onto the Paramount lot...
alone.
I, uh, don't suppose you wanna come up.
- You know. - Uh, thanks, but...
- Ah, it was worth a shot. - Bunny.
You have to forget about all this.
Forget about Joey and Utah and the whole thing.
It's important.
Your life depends on it.
And what about you? Should I forget about you?
Especially me. I don't want you ending up like Joey.
Okay.
I hope that girl on the phone knows how lucky she is.
Bye.
I want to be an actor.
I knew it. Didn't I know it? I absolutely knew it.
First thing we gotta do is get you some head shots.
I don't have time for head shots. I need an audition.
Hello, Steven. Hello, Martin.
Hello, Francis. I got a new kid for you.
He's got ambition. He's got moxie.
Hey, wait a minute. Did I just say "moxie"?
Whoa. I haven't heard that expression in a long time.
That could be the very next catchphrase. I should write that down.
I want this audition, this one at Paramount.
What? A guest shot on Enterprise?
Are you crazy? This is a big part.
This is a major network show. It's a franchise. It's top of the food chain, kid!
It says it's just a one-day role.
You're a Trekkie, aren't you? Oh, I knew it. I knew it.
And as it so happens, I happen to have an in...
with the director on that particular episode.
- Good. Because I need to get on that lot today. - Ooh, my.
We're gonna be high maintenance, aren't we?
But that's all right, 'cause I'm gonna make you a big star.
I don't know, you know. My mom hasn't been looking very well lately.
She might be coming down with something. This might not be the right time.
- Look, it's going to be fine, okay? You can do this. - I can?
Yes, of course you can. Just go in there and tell them.
Okay. All right. Just go in and tell them. Okay.
That's right. And remember, this is good news.
- Right, good news. Good news. - Good news.
Yes. Okay.
[Diane] Oh, I used to love Halloween when you were a little girl.
[Philip] Remember the year you dressed up as Madonna?
Oh, and Max... Max was Adam Ant.
Do you remember he dragged you all over town...
looking for that one perfect shirt he had to have?
Yeah, yeah. And the next year it was the Freddy Krueger glove that he just had to have.
[Chuckles] Hmm.
Have you heard from...
Philip.
Okay. Look. There's something I need to tell you both.
- About Max? - No. Not about Max. It's about me.
It's something I've been trying to say for days...
but there's just been this weight over everything...
and I thought maybe it wasn't the right time, you know.
But then I thought, you know what? It is the right time because it is really good news.
It's really, really, really good news.
And if there's anything that this family needs at this moment, it's a little joy.
Right? A little happiness.
So...
This doesn't sound like really good news, sweetheart.
It is. It is. It's absolutely great news.
It's... It's...
Mom, Dad...
I'm getting married...
to Jesse from your office, you know.
Okay, wow. I feel better.
So, what should we eat?
So, your grandfather was right. The actress was killed by an alien.
Yep.
That's it?
- Tell him what we found out. - No.
No, Kyle, your grandfather was right. You have to tell your father.
- I don't think so. - Kyle, your family is a damn nightmare.
- Somebody has to break the cycle of silence. - Yeah, someone should.
- Me? Why me? Why should I break the silence?
- Who cares who breaks it? Just do it! - Let me think about it.
No. No thinking. Just do it. Mr. Valenti, could you come in here, please?
Liz, you have no right to intrude on my dysfunctional... Hey, Dad.
Hi, Mr. Valenti. Um, Kyle here has something he'd like to talk to you about.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
I have to go. Have a really nice talk.
[Door Opens, Closes]
- Kyle? - Hmm?
It's nothing. Nothing.
- Okay. - Dad?
Hmm?
I'd really hate for what's going on between you and Grandpa to happen to us.
[Sighs]
[Picks Up Paper]
A good looking son of a gun, weren't you?
I guess it runs in the family.
[Exhales Sharply]
Hey, uh, Dad, I gotta take off, all right?
I got some stuff to do at home.
So I'll see you in a few days or something. And I'll...
I'll see ya.
Hey. Hey. Come here.
Come here. Come on.
Come on. I got ya.
I got ya. Come on.
Here we go.
[Panting]
I know.
Listen, I'll...
I'll get a pen, all right? Then we'll...
Then we'll mark today on your calendar.
All right? And when I come back tomorrow...
we can mark... we can mark that day too.
[Man] Next.
Hey, Mr. Frakes. Max Evans. From Roswell.
Oh. Nice to see you.
The U.F.O. Convention? I helped upgrade your hotel room.
That's right. Welcome to L.A.
- This is John Billingsley from Enterprise. - How ya doin'?
That's okay. I'll get the door.
Whenever you're ready. Go ahead. It's all yours.
I'm Dr. Phlox of the starship Enterprise.
I am Korgan. My people are called the Bantoo.
We claim this region of space.
The Enterprise is in a desperate situation.
Rigellian fever has swept through the ship and we urgently need a source of ryetalyn.
- Do you come to steal from us? - No.
If you do not leave our space immediately...
we will have no choice but to destroy your ship.
One minute. Hold on.
This character, Korgan, is an alien.
He's an alien from another planet.
And right now I'm not feeling really like... like you're an alien.
Do you know what I mean? Do you wanna give it another shot?
Great. Just from the top. Whenever you're ready.
- I am Korgan. My people are the Bantoo. - Much better.
Thank you very much, Max.
Take care.
- [Groans] - [Laughs]
Give me a call. We can set up an audition.
I'm one of the few people in this town that will still see raw talent.
You're a little too raw. I'm sorry. It's a tough business.
- My guy. My guy. Hey, you got it. You got it! - I did?
- Oh, I'm sure you got it. - Really?
Absolutely. And if not, there's still Buffy.
You know, I'd like to look around for a while.
My first time on a movie lot and all.
Still the wide-eyed innocent, huh?
Don't lose that. We can milk that naiveté for all it's worth.
Go ahead. Knock yourself out.
- I got people on the lot I should go hassle anyway. - Right.
Oh, cart. Yo.
[Door Unlocks]
[Liz On Phone] Max, he's threatened you twice already.
The shape-shifter obviously knows you're there and wants you out of L.A.
Liz, I'm close. I'm in the vault now.
This is making me nervous. He's been tracking you.
- Max? - Found it.
Okay, well, hurry. Just get a look at the clapper guy and get out of there.
It doesn't matter where you look.
You should be able to see him at the start of any shot.
It's tough to make anything out.
Hang on.
Max? Max?
- Oh, my God. - What do you see?
[Max] He's a movie producer.
Liz, I know this guy. I saw him in a restaurant.
- [Static Humming] - Liz?
- [Phone Beeps]
Congratulations, Max. You found me.
You're the shape-shifter.
Why'd you kill Ferrini?
Well, he figured out what I am.
And that didn't work for me.
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