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Previously on Roswell
We know we came
out of the pods in 1989.
We just don't know
how long we were there.
This is what we've been
waiting for our entire lives.
He leaves for the day at 7:30.
There's no one
else in the wing of the sheriff! S station.
How do we know they can'tjust wiggle
their noses and poof us into an oblivion?
Sorry about the intrusion.
The other day the sheriff asked me all these
questions, and now with Topolsky poking around.
- I'm not a substitute teacher.
- He knows where we come from.
He knows who we are.
He knows why we're here.
How do we know what happens
if he kisses you?
She isn't who she appears to be.
I'm the new guidance counselor.
- Liz, we are dealing with aliens!
- Oh!
#[Radio: Woman Singing]
## [Singing Along With Radio]
Of course.
Going home?
[Laughs]
[Clears Throat]
I mean, um, do you need a ride?
Doesn't this thing
have any air conditioning?
Yeah.
It's on
all the way.
- #[Radio, Indistinct]
- [Air Whooshing]
Oh, my God!
What are you doing?
I'm just making it
more comfortable in here.
Don't do that in my car.
Whatever.
- What year is this thing?
- It's a '92, and it's never been towed either.
Well, the sound system
is pathetic.
- [Volume Increases]
- [Indistinct Shout]
I'm just trying to help you out.
Oh, uh, the key chain?
My mother makes 'em.
I'll tell her to stop.
My mother does
stupid things too.
- She does?
- Don't all mothers?
Yeah, I guess.
- Does she know?
- That she does stupid things?
No.
That, um, you and Max
are, like, you know, different?
You mean horrible, disgusting
creatures from outer space
who sneak into your room at night
and perform excruciating experiments?
[Gasps]
- [Crashing]
- Oh, my God!
Oh, my God.
!
Oh, my God.
Ladies.
#[Rock]
#[Continues]
#[Ends]
What will the future bring?
In ancient times, man looked to
the heavens to answer this question.
Today our methods are
a little more scientific, more personal.
What will the future
bring for you?
As the millennium nears,
all eyes are on you.
There are so many opportunities
out there for young people today
and I want to help you discover
exactly what's right for you.
Because the most important ingredient
to success is always preparation.
You can't become something
until you can dream it first.
What will the future
bring for you?
Let me just make it
easier for her.
Tastee Freeze, Denny's,
Gas World, prison.
[Liz Narrating]
Listening to Topolsky, I suddenly realized
it wasn't my future
I was worried about at all.
My future was full
of all kinds of promise
if I couldjust
get through my present.
[Topolsky]
Sports, student council.
That's where I come in.
Getting to know your dreams.
So, over the next few days
you'll all be coming into my
office for some interviews
a series of questions which will
indicate where your strengths lie.
And, as you all know,
I'm new here.
So, most importantly, this will give me
a chance to find out who you are.
Okay, so you rear-ended
Sheriff Valenti.
Are you okay?
- Yeah.
It was a love tap.
I can handle it.
- Are you sure?
Yeah.
It was a total
fender-bender.
Minor damage.
It wouldn't have happened if Miss Isabel
hadn't been playing with my head.
Why was she playing
with your head?
- She was deliberately trying to freak me out.
- How?
She made my air conditioner
blow like a hurricane.
Maria, what did you do
to make her do that?
What did I do?
Listen, I was there to extend myself.
I gave her a lift,
trying to reach out
give her that old
"I come in peace" thing.
Look, Liz, it, like, takes
two people to tango, you know?
And how can I tango with a girl if she's
going around creeping me out like that?
Maria, look.
I will talk to Max
and have him talk to Isabel
but the important thing is
for us to stay in control, okay?
Hey, I am in control.
You know,
I am, like, in control.
Why don't you start by telling me
what your dream job would be?
I wanna be Brad Pitt's
love slave.
- Houston Astros, left field.
- Lead guitar for Metallica.
That's a very interesting question.
Do you always ask it first?
- Supermodel.
- Like I have any skills?
Molecular biologist.
Or a dream, dream, dream job
would be head of molecular
biology research at Harvard.
That's fantastic.
Now, what job do you think
you'll actually have in 10 years?
Cheese factory, I guess.
- Houston Astros, left field.
- I usually get what I want.
Excellent follow-up question.
Very good technique.
- We could all be dead in 10 years.
- Video store.
No.
- Wait.
Well, cheese factory.
- Molecular biologist.
Okay, let's play
a relationship game.
Tell me which character in this
picture is the most like you
and tell me what
they're doing at the park.
- King of the jungle gym.
- I never really played well with others.
The kid holding the umbrella
for the other kids.
- Which one are you?
- Can this get any more lame?
[Max]
Probably the one behind the tree.
I was sort of kidding.
No.
That's interesting.
That's a hard place to be.
I've been
behind the tree myself.
In college, I barely
left my dorm for three years.
Then I realized I had gotten myself into
this situation where I wasn't really living.
I was just
going through the motions.
And it was really,
really risky to change
to get out there
in the world.
- But it was worth it?
- Yes, it was.
Coming out from behind
the tree, huh?
Exactly.
You start small.
You say, "Today I'm gonna do
one thing to get out there.
"
Nothing big.
Just one thing.
And what did you do?
Started a conversation
with this guy I liked.
[School Bell Ringing]
[Students Chattering]
Okay, sure.
So we'll talk about it.
- All right.
See you guys later.
- Bye.
- Hey.
- Oh, hey.
So, how-how's it going?
Good.
It's going good.
Good.
That's good.
Um great.
Okay.
- Max, is everything okay?
- Yeah, yeah.
I just want to say hi.
Just, uh, stepping out
from behind the tree.
What tree?
Ah, forget it.
It's
Um, Max, do you know about that whole
Maria-Isabel thing that's going on?
Yeah, yeah, I heard.
Well, um, I just sort of promised Maria
that I would mention it.
See, um, Isabel kind of
makes Maria a little
- Nervous?
- No, no.
It's not nervous.
- Because she makes some people nervous.
- She said that she did things.
- Things?
- Yeah, you know, things to her car.
So maybe you can talk to her, so we don't
let this whole situation get out of control.
Right.
Okay?
You know, it kind of seemed like you
wanted to say something before.
No.
Okay.
Bye, Max.
[Isabel]
That girl is just an accident waiting to happen.
- Look, Isabel, could you at least try
to make an effort?
- No.
Think about it.
People see movies with aliens.
Aliens killing humans.
Evil aliens, green aliens.
You keep acting that way with Maria,
she'll think that's what we are.
Exactly.
I'm telling you this evil alien
thing can work for us in this situation.
The way to deal with DeLuca is
to make her sweat, keep her on her toes.
Make her afraid of my shadow, your
shadow, her shadow, Michael's shadow.
- Right, Michael?
- Or we could just kill her.
Kidding.
- Put that key away.
- You wanna know, don't you?
You got the bug.
We got this key.
Now, what does this key open?
Admit that you have to know that.
Stop.
The key means nothing.
Then why did it give me a vision
the first time I touched it?
- Because your brain is warped?
- What do you think it means?
I mean, it's a key.
Where could it possibly lead?
I'm telling you.
The government
cleaned out the sheriff s station
and this is the key
he kept from them.
It's gotta be
something important.
Maybe it belonged
to the corpse from 1959.
Michael, you're
grasping at straws.
And I know that.
But I say we follow
where it takes us.
I mean, who knows
where we'll end up?
Maybe home.
I mean, Maxwell,
we can't let this go.
- We can't just hide.
- I don't know.
[Chattering]
One more day
before she cracks, tops.
Just try to find something
you have in common with her.
- Please! What am I even supposed
to talk to her about?
- Try something.
Order some fries.
Just start a conversation.
[Gasps]
No.
It's impossible.
She's irrational.
[Chuckles]
She is kinda weird.
So you want to be a scientist.
Wow.
That's exciting.
- Yeah.
- You seem very sure of yourself.
Well, you know, the first time that I walked
into a chemistry lab, I just knew.
There's this smell the sulfur smell?
I knew I was home.
What makes you think the world of science
is right for you? Other than the smell.
Okay.
The world is this
incredibly mysterious place
and science is just this way
of figuring it out.
With science, there are answers
to everything facts.
When you're conducting an experiment,
you're in control of everything.
So you like to be in control.
Of course.
You make a lot of plans,
don't you?
You've gotta have a plan.
What about taking life
as it comes?
No.
Sometimes you don't
have a choice.
In response to recent
shift confusion
I have created this color-coded system
so we all have a clear plan.
Now, like any good plan, there
is flexibility built into it.
But the important thing is,
is if you need to make a change
tell me and I'll make it
that way, nothing will get out of control.
Again, thank you all
for coming in.
Any questions?
- Can we go back home now?
- Yeah.
- Nice colors.
- Thanks.
Okay.
You know what? You take the front.
I'm gonna
go do that can inventory your father was
- Maria!
- She's out there.
- Who is out there?
- Queen Amidala.
Okay, Maria, you've
gotta calm down here.
You've got to
control yourself.
I am in control.
I am in control.
I'm not in control!
- Liz, let me just confide here, okay?
- Okay.
I live my life
in constant fear of her.
Okay? Moment to moment,
knowing that each one could be my last.
- Okay, I'm sorry
- No, no, no.
I get it.
We're just, like, stuck with each other,
you know? The five of us.
So, for me, just try
and be friendly with Isabel.
Okay, sure.
Great.
All right, just one
big happy family.
Okay.
You can do it.
#[Rock, Indistinct]
- Hi.
- Hi.
- So?
- So.
How about some fries?
Fries.
That's great.
Great choice.
- Really.
- Thanks.
[Door Opens, Bell Rings]
Can I get a Coke, please?
You do have Coke,
don't you?
Yes.
Yes, we do.
Um to go?
Sure.
That'd be fine.
Anything else I can
tell you today, Sheriff?
Get you today, Sheriff?
Anything?
Actually, I need your
insurance information
for that fender-bender
that we had.
- Right.
- City regulations.
- [Sighs]
- You all right?
Yes.
Totally all right.
Happy as a clam.
[Nervous Chuckle]
I'm here to protect you
from anything.
Do you understand?
Um, you know, it's-it's time
for that can inventory, Maria.
Can I ring this up
for you, Sheriff?
Keep the change.
Corey.
! Corey.
! Stop it with that thing,
or we're not going to the museum.
- Must kill all aliens!
- What did I say?
Liz isn't here.
And if she were here,
I would kill her.
Excuse me, but there's nothing really
scary in that U.
F.
O.
Center, is there?
I mean, there's
nothing real or anything?
I've never really
been in there, so l
Of course not.
Why would you
ever think such a thing?
There's no such thing as aliens,
especially anywhere around here.
That's not what it said
on the menu.
- Knock it off!
- Thank you for dining at the Crashdown.
- Let's go.
- [Sighs]
- Are you okay?
- Of course I'm okay.
Don't I seem okay?
Well, you just
shortchanged her 10 bucks.
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God.
L-I can't leave.
I'm the only one here.
Take it easy.
I'll take it to them.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah.
Why not?
Thank you so much.
[Man]
And so, on July 4, 1947
after all the fireworks
had been shot off
after all the apple pie
had been eaten, they came.
The evidence suggests they had
been studying us for quite some time.
To what end?
We'll never know.
But on that fateful night,
something went terribly wrong
and one though some
say more than one
of the alien crafts
crashed onto our planet
starting what was to become the most
elaborate cover-up mankind has ever known.
Right this way.
There are eyewitness accounts from
people still living in Roswell today
of debris found in the desert
made of strange metals
inscribed
with purple hieroglyphs.
There are those who,
on their deathbeds
spoke of being present
at alien autopsies
and of the threats
that were made to their lives
and the lives of their families
if they spoke of what they saw.
Imagine, ladies and gentlemen,
living your entire life
with such a terrible secret
that you can't share
with your loved ones
for fear of their safety.
I don't think anyone here today
is strong enough for that.
Now, are there any questions
before we enter the video theater?
I heard they found some aliens alive,
and they were tortured into giving us
their technology.
There are many theories,
son.
Many theories.
They ever come back again? You know,
like to rescue the ones in the crash?
There have been sightings in this area
on a regular basis since that night.
You decide.
Right this way.
- What about 1959?
- Who said that?
[Murmuring]
Let's continue with the documentary
portion of our tour.
Right this way.
- [Film Narrator, Indistinct]
- Must kill all aliens.
!
- [Toy Gun Whirring]
- Corey! Do I need to get a leash?
This is yours.
You left it at the cafe.
Oh, thank you.
Let's go.
We're going home.
You exhaust me.
I'm so exhausted
from the two of you.
- What do you know about 1959?
- Is there something to know?
Come back tomorrow.
We can talk more.
Hey, you're blocking
the screen!
Tomorrow.
I have something
you may be interested in.
[Film Narrator]
Out of the hands of the American public.
The mystery of what became
of the creatures inside the spacecraft
has yet to be unraveled.
[Crickets Chirping]
[Crickets Chirping]
[Dogs Barking]
Looking for something?
What if there is someone
out there somewhere
waiting for us to come home?
You know,
another Mom and Dad.
I know we never really
talk about this stuff.
But do you?
Wonder about it at all?
Every day.
What if we could find out?
What if someone
had the answers for us?
Would you want to know?
I think I'd be really scared.
What is this about, Max?
Is this about the key? Because
you know we can't do anything about it.
We're always being
so cautious, you know?
Always watching
behind our backs
never getting too involved.
But we're never
moving forward either.
We're just kinda stuck,
Isabel.
I'm not sure I want
to be stuck anymore.
What's making you
think about this?
The key or Liz?
I'm not sure.
Max, we already took a really big risk just
telling them.
I don't like where it's headed.
- I trust them, Isabel.
- You want to trust them.
You know, I wish I had somebody
I felt that way about.
But we can't, Max.
We can't expose ourselves.
I'm gonna find out exactly
what we're up against.
- What do you mean?
- I'm gonna pay Maria a little visit.
- What kind of visit?
- The usual.
You can't just go around
walking into people's dreams.
Remember when you did it with Mom?
She wouldn't go back to sleep for a week.
- It's just to check things out.
You know, preventive measures.
- Isabel.
Max, just a short visit.
Good night.
[Clattering]
- [Sighs] Some people are just pigs.
- Tell me about it.
Welcome to the Crash
[Screaming]
- [Gasping]
- What's the matter, Maria?
Look at them! They
- They're
- They're what, Maria?
They're They're repulsive.
!
I mean
They look perfectly
normal to me.
[Whimpering]
- [Gasps] What are you doing here?
- I thought we should talk.
Since we can't seem to do it when we're
awake, I thought I'd visit you in your dreams.
What do you mean, visit me?
I'm not really
part of your dream.
I can't change it or anything.
I just
wanted to see what you were thinking.
Interesting.
When he's dressed like that,
it makes me feel much less afraid.
Afraid of what?
- [Growling]
- [Screaming]
Help.
! Oh, my God.
! Sheriff!
I have to tell the sheriff!
- Tell him what?
- You guys are disgusting
creatures from outer space!
Is that what
you would really do?
Sheriff! Sheriff Valenti!
Sheriff! Sheriff!
[Panting]
Are you having a hard time with
something in your life right now, Max?
No, not at all.
Because some adopted kids
go through tough times around this age.
You know, identity issues,
things like that.
What does this have to do
with my career path again?
If I'm going to help you figure out
what you want to become
maybe we should talk about
who you really are.
Now, you're
an excellent student.
Are you thinking
of college?
It's a little soon for that.
Two years.
You don't
think that far ahead?
Not usually.
What about the past, Max?
What did you want to be
when you were five?
You don't remember anything
before you were adopted, do you?
What does this
have to do with my future?
Sometimes it's hard to move
forward with your future
until you can figure out
your past.
[Footsteps Approaching]
- Excuse me.
- It's closing time.
It's Max Evans
from, from yesterday.
Well, I thought you
were playing hard to get.
W-Well, I had school.
All right,
cut to the chase, kid.
Don't you tease me.
What do you know about 1959?
I thought you had
something to show me.
Is that the way
you want to play it?
I'm about to show you
unmitigated proof
that aliens walk this earth.
I was that boy
next to that alien shadow.
That close.
Now, what do you know
about 1959?
Only that there was a sighting
near this ice cream parlor.
Damn! I thought
you had something.
Look, I know you're hooked.
I can see it in your eyes.
And I could use a guy
like you around here.
Minimum wage.
Long, hard hours.
But just think
of the rewards
when we make the
discovery of a lifetime.
- You a nonsmoker?
- Yeah.
Good.
Can't take any chances
with my archives so close.
Archives?
Just the most complete collection
of U.
F.
O.
Facts and findings ever compiled.
Right up those stairs.
You have information
on sightings?
Look, I know it's
a tourist trap cash cow
but every penny I make
goes to my research.
Everything you want to know
about extraterrestrials since 1947
waits for you
behind that door.
Your archives, are they
open to the public?
Oh, you're hungrier
than I thought.
And you remind me
a lot of myself
as a confused,
pained adolescent.
Ever since then, I've spent
my entire life searching for aliens.
And I swear on my mother's grave
that one day I will stand
face to face
with one of these creatures
and I will say,
"I told you so.
"
What about my offer?
What do you think?
#[Rock, Indistinct]
Some people are just pigs.
#[Continues, Indistinct]
Sheriff!
What are you doing here?
I enjoyed the Coke so much,
I thought I'd try breakfast.
- Anything special you'd like to tell me about?
- No.
The board says you've got
corned beef hash.
Right.
Sorry.
Uh, yeah,
Heavenly Hash special.
- Is that what you recommend?
- Oh, absolutely.
You seem to know a lot about what
goes on around here, so I'll trust you.
Right.
One Heavenly Hash special.
Uh, to go?
No.
I think I'll eat it
right here this time.
Oh, by the way
the insurance company
took care of everything.
It's good to have a strong, dependable
institution like that on your side.
[Nervous Chuckle]
How's your neck doing?
My neck?
Yeah.
That was quite a hit you took
from that car the night of the festival.
Oh, right.
That was nothing.
Seem to be having
a lot of accidents lately though.
I tell you what.
Why don't you stop by my office,
say, tomorrow about this time?
You and I can talk.
Okay.
Oh, and, uh, I'll take
that order to go.
Okay.
#[Continues, Indistinct]
Outside forces.
They're very powerful.
Nothing in the universe
is immune to them.
If no man is an island, then
no molecule lives in a vacuum.
Heat makes them expand.
Cold forces them together.
They even affect each other.
They even affect each other.
I'll help you
if you help me.
Okay.
Okay.
Hold that open.
[Muttering]
All right.
Let me see.
Okay.
- I know this is all really, really strange
- No, it's not.
It's not.
And keeping a secret
like this is a lot of pressure.
- Max, I would never even say anything.
- I know.
I know.
Never on purpose.
I believe that.
- But what about Maria?
- Maria? Max, Maria
No.
She's like
completely trustworthy.
She's like, um she's like a fortress.
The Fort Knox of friends.
So she'll be okay when she
goes to see Valenti tomorrow?
Oh, yeah, totally.
She'll be fine.
I'm on top of it.
Don't worry.
Right.
Okay.
I guess I am
a little worried.
It's just,
she seems to be, uh
- a little
- Well, I know.
- Uh, high
- High strung.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Well, yeah, but see, that's, like,
what Maria's like on the outside
but on the inside, she's
like this really, um, like
Calm?
No, she's not calm.
It-It's something else.
She's like this
On the inside
she's much more, um
Max
Maria's my best friend
in the whole world
and she is gonna be
fine tomorrow.
I'll make sure of it.
Right.
It's just
It's important.
I know it is.
You don't need
to worry about it.
It'll be fine.
I promise.
So, I'm sure you're eager to hear
the results of your computer profile.
"Writer.
" Cool!
How hard could that be?
"Law enforcement"?
This is a joke, right?
A psych a psychologist? Wow!
How did you get started in this field?
"Video store clerk.
"
My dream.
How well do you think
you know yourself?
Very well.
Then you might be a little
surprised by your profile.
You said in our first meeting
you wanted to be a supermodel.
You work with
what you're given.
That's quite a jet-set career
for someone who puts family first
craves security and stability,
leans towards caregiving fields.
Well, I never
trusted computers.
Hmm.
Think about who you are, Isabel,
and what's important in your life.
And don't forget there's nothing wrong
with just wanting to be normal.
Okay, you got tapped by the car
and you blacked out
and you don't remember a thing
that happened after that.
Now, let's pretend
that I'm Valenti.
- What did you see in the parking lot that night?
- "Nothing.
Just headlights.
"
Perfect.
And, um, all right,
and how did you get that handprint on you?
- "I don't know.
I was unconscious"?
- Right.
Wrong.
Liz, this is,
like, so ludicrous.
The sheriff is smart.
He's gonna find out the truth.
And maybe that
wouldn't be so bad.
He's Kyle's dad.
He said he was here
to protect us.
Do you think we need protection
from Max, Michael and Isabel?
Yes.
Maybe.
I don't know.
I just wish
you'd stop trying to control the way I feel.
I am not you, Liz.
Look, I just I have to do
what I think is right.
I gotta go.
[Door Opens, Closes]
[Bell Rings]
Bye, sweetie.
- Have a good day, okay? Will you call me?
- Yes.
All right.
[Bell Rings]
Replaced the headlight,
popped out the fender.
Repaired the leak
in your radiator hose.
You can pay
at the cashier, ladies.
So what do you mean,
she was nervous?
I don't know.
She
She was just, like, nervous.
Nervous like just
overexcited nervous?
Or nervous she's
gonna crack nervous?
I'm not sure
what she's gonna say.
I'm really not sure
of anything anymore.
You're not sure.
That's great.
That's good.
Max, I'm so sorry.
I should never have even
told Maria in the first place.
Well, you did it
'cause you trusted her
and you needed
somebody to talk to.
It was only natural.
So why did you tell me?
It was only natural.
What did you mean
the other day
about that thing
about the tree?
Just somebody's advice
not to get stuck behind them.
Oh.
Well, did you take it
that advice?
I think I just did.
What are you afraid of,
Miss DeLuca?
A lot of things.
You know what I think?
I think someone's
controlling you.
Controlling you
through fear.
Am I right?
I'm here to help you.
You know that, don't you?
Then tell me what's
frightening you so badly.
What you saw the night
of the Crash Festival?
You were in that parking lot
to meet who?
Nothing.
Just headlights.
Was there someone
waiting for you?
I don't know.
I was unconscious.
Maria, we both know
why we're here, right?
So what do you say we stop
lying to each other? Okay?
Okay.
Now, who is Isabel Evans?
Um, she's a girl at school.
- Why does she make you so nervous?
- I'm not nervous.
Isabel and her brother Max
How well do you know 'em?
Uh, not well.
Not well at all.
You know, I think you and I
have something in common.
I never really got to know
my father very well either.
He was a sheriff around here
about 40 years ago.
- Did you know that?
- No.
Yeah.
Strong man.
Strong hands.
And he had this theory,
you know, about aliens
that they were real.
Sounds awfully silly,
doesn't it?
- Yeah.
- That's what everybody thought.
But my father was a
He was a very stubborn man.
And he wouldn't let it go.
He believed.
And he lost his job over it.
And, uh,
he lost his family over it.
Now, I would hate to see that happen to any
other family in this town, wouldn't you?
Now, there's one more thing
that you and I have in common.
Isn't there?
We've both seen
things recently
that have made us
start to wonder
made us question ourselves,
our beliefs.
And I think
that if we share those
things with each other
we're both gonna feel
a little bit safer.
Now, Isabel Evans
She's just a girl?
She's a special girl.
What makes her special?
Where she comes from.
Where is she from?
Maria, where are they from?
Where do they come from?
A very nice family.
And like you said, Sheriff
we wouldn't want to destroy any other
families in this town, would we?
[Sighs]
You're alone?
Do you see the army
behind me?
You lied.
Like a rug.
Were you scared?
Understatement.
But
that's when I realized
what it's like being you.
You look awful.
[Scoffs] "Thanks for saving our butts, Maria.
"
Oh, no problem, Isabel.
So, need a ride?
#[Rock]
#[Continues]
[School Bell Ringing]
#[Continues]
[Liz Narrating]
The future was always so clear to me
a straight path
towards my goal.
I just never counted on
there being any intersections.
I guess that's what
makes life more interesting
Keeping yourself open,
letting new people in
changing your mind, not being
afraid of the unexpected.
#[Continues]
#[Ends]