V: THE TELEVISION SERIES

(Edited and Condensed into a three-hour Mini-Series)

NEW CHARACTERS:

LYDIA: Ambitious chief of security for the entire Visitor fleet. Wants to take Diana's place.

JAMES: Commander of the Visitor shock troops. Diana chooses him to lead the attack on Los Angeles. Also helps Diana in her plot to assassinate the Leader.

THELMA: Visitor technician betrothed to Willie at birth.

NATHAN BATES: Opportunistic capitalist and president of Science Frontiers which manufactures the red dust and the antidote.

KYLE BATES: Estranged and rebellious son of Nathan Bates. Falls in love with Elizabeth Maxwell and joins the resistance.

JIM THOMAS: Doctor at Los Angeles Medical Center who went to med school with Julie Parrish..

THE STORY:

FIRST HOUR

The first hour essentially would be a rebroadcast of the series' first episode, "Liberation Day" which begins where "The Final Battle" left off. As Martin pilots the Los Angeles Mothership back to earth, sensors pick up Diana's shuttlecraft. Mike Donovan jumps in a shuttle, pursues Diana back to earth, shoots her down, and gets into a wrestling match with her. Curiously, Diana somehow manages to breathe red dust contaminated air without suffering any adverse effects whatsoever. This anomaly would have to be corrected by reshooting the scene with Diana wearing some kind of gas mask or breathing apparatus (which might be common emergency equipment on a Visitor shuttlecraft). Two armed men converge on the crash site and see Diana and Mike (both dressed in Visitor uniforms) rolling on the ground. They aim their rifles and prepare to fire. Mike screams at them not to shoot.

The story then jumps ahead one year as the world celebrates the first anniversary of its victory over the Visitors. Willie works for Elias Taylor who has opened a restaurant called the Club Creole. Martin assists Mike Donovan who works for a L.A. news station. Mike's son, Sean, has been sent to Ojai for treatment of his conversion disorder. Julie Parrish works for Nathan Bates at Science Frontiers which has been awarded a government contract to unlock the secrets of the captured L.A. Mothership. Bates also produces the red dust and the antidote which Visitors like Willie and Martin must take every 12 hours to stay alive. Robert, Robin, and Elizabeth Maxwell live on a ranch. With some reluctance, Robin goes off on a vacation to Santa Cruz. Diana awaits trial for crimes against humanity.

Unable to crack Diana's security codes on the Mothership, Nathan Bates hires Ham Tyler, who runs his own security firm, to stage Diana's assassination just before her trial. Diana is then transported to a secluded cabin where Bates holds her prisoner. Bates promises that Ham can have Diana once she has given him all the information he needs. Mike Donovan and Martin figure out what Bates is up to and where he is hiding Diana. Martin knocks out Mike and confronts Diana on his own. Just as he is about to shoot her, he is attacked by one of Bates' men. Diana grabs Martin's laser gun and tells him that he has something she needs. When Donovan wakes up, he finds the cabin on fire and a badly burned Martin lying beside him. Martin tells him that Diana has taken his last antidote pill and will try to contact the Visitor fleet. Mike follows Diana to a nearby tracking station. Ham Tyler proceeds to the tracking station as well when he learns that Diana has escaped. By the time they get there, Diana has already signaled the fleet. Just as the 12-hour protection provided by Martin's last antidote pill wears off, a Visitor shuttlecraft arrives and Diana returns to the Visitor fleet which has regrouped behind the moon. Diana notes that neither she nor any of her rescuers were affected by the red dust.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth notices a strange lesion on her arm and shows it to Robert who calls Julie for help. The lesion grows, and Elizabeth becomes very ill. Julie is unable to come up with any explanation for Elizabeth's illness and fears that she might be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis. Elizabeth sneaks away and hides in a cave. Robert and Julie track her down and find her encased inside a cocoon. Julie tells Robert that Elizabeth is going through a metabolic change and that they have to let it run its course.

SECOND HOUR

The second hour would include the bulk of the second (2) episode, "The Dreadnaught," with portions of the fourth (4) episode, "The Deception," edited in at various places and a couple pieces of new footage added. A rough scene-by-scene synopsis would be as follows:

Julie and Robert witness the completion of Elizabeth's metamorphosis in the cave. (2).

MIKE VISITS MARTIN AT LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER. HE MEETS DR. JIM THOMAS WHO INFORMS MIKE THAT MARTIN SHOULD RECOVER. THOMAS COMMENTS THAT THE DOCTORS CONSULTED A VETERINARIAN BEFORE TREATING MARTIN. (NEW FOOTAGE)

Diana meets Lydia upon her return to the Visitor fleet and, convinced that the red dust is no longer a threat, promptly orders a full-scale invasion of earth and the capture of Elizabeth. (2)

Robert and Julie return to the ranch with Elizabeth who is now a beautiful 19-year-old girl. Visitor shock troops attack the ranch, but eventually are killed by the red dust. When Robert and Julie discover that the Visitors came for Elizabeth, they decide to leave. (2)

Diana receives reports of the invasion and learns that the red dust is no longer effective in warmer climates that do not experience freezing. She orders an attack on L.A. (2)

The Visitors attack L.A. Stock footage is used. (2)

People take refuge in the Club Creole. Julie, Robert, and Elizabeth arrive. Willie recognizes Elizabeth because she has the mark on Xon. (2)

Ham and Mike drive through a burning L.A. street and decide to go to Club Creole. (2)

Diana arrives with shock troops at Nathan Bates' office. Bates wears a "pulsometer" which will trigger the release of more red dust if he is killed. Bates proposes a deal with Diana in which L.A. will become an open city under his control in exchange for the return of the Mothership. Julie is outraged at the deal, but Bates reveals to her that further release of the red dust would be harmful to humans. (2)

Robin attempts to drive back into L.A., but abandons her car when she see Visitor shock troops searching cars trying to enter the city. (2)

Elias shows his prohibition-era hiding place to Julie, Robert, and Elizabeth. Shock troops arrive at the Club Creole, and a shootout ensues. Mike and Ham arrive and help clobber the shock troopers. (2)

Robin comes across Kyle Bates who offers her a ride on his motorcycle. In the sky overhead, they see a pilot eject from a disabled jet. Kyle makes his way over to the fatally wounded pilot and takes a pouch from the World Liberation Front which is supposed to be delivered to the Club Creole. Robin and Kyle then flee as a group of Visitors on motorcycles appears and pursues them. (4)

Diana tells Lydia that she has no intention of keeping her end of the bargain she struck with Bates. She intends to set a trap which entails using a super weapon, the particle-beam triax, to vaporize L.A. (2)

Kyle leaves Robin at his place and goes off to deliver the pouch. (4)

Kyle arrives at the Club Creole and gives the pouch to Mike and Ham. The pouch contains a coded message. (4)

Julie helps Mike decode the message at Science Frontiers. THE MESSAGE DIRECTS THE L.A. RESISTANCE TO SEIZE THE MOTHERSHIP BEFORE IT FALLS BACK INTO THE VISITORS' HANDS. Bates then appears on the other side of a glass partition and asks Julie to come into his office. (4 and NEW FOOTAGE)

Kyle and Willie talk. Kyle notices Elizabeth who runs away. When he attempts to pursue her, Elias and Ham intervene and kick Kyle out. (4)

Bates announces on television the creation of a provisional government which will rule over L.A. as an open city. Julie, Mike, and company agree to steal the Mothership from Bates. Ham has plans of his own and leaves. (2)

Diana tests the triax by vaporizing one of Jupiter's moons. (2)

Julie agrees to join Bates at the treaty ceremony after Bates indicates that he will bring in extra security from the Mothership. (2)

Kyle is with Robin at his place. Nathan arrives, and father and son argue about the wisdom of making deals with the Visitors. (4)

Mike outlines the plan to seize the Mothership. Elizabeth will use her powers to start the engines. Julie indicates that she will be joining Bates at the treaty ceremony. (2)

Diana appears before Lydia dressed for diplomacy. (2)

Mike and his commandos approach the beached Mothership. (2)

The treaty ceremony is about to get underway. As Diana arrives, Ham lies in wait, ready to assassinate her. (2)

Mike knocks out a guard on the Mothership. (2)

Lydia watches the monitor as the triax approaches earth. (2)

Mike and company reach the bridge where Elizabeth uses her powers to activate the Mothership. (2)

Lydia picks up the power readings of the Mothership and orders that they move to intercept it. (2)

The treaty ceremony begins. (2)

A security guard is alerted as the Mothership begins to power up. The guard enters the bridge and shoots Robert before being shot himself. The Mothership lifts off. (2)

At the ceremony, Bates is told that the Mothership has been stolen. Ham attempts unsuccessfully to shoot Diana. Julie pushes Bates out of harm's way. Diana attempts a quick getaway as the triax approaches, but Ham pins her down. (2)

Robert picks up powerful energy readings coming from the triax which Willie tells them is a weapon of mass destruction. Robert decides to stay behind and pilot the Mothership on a collision course with the triax. (2)

Lydia is prevented from destroying the Mothership because the triax is in her line of fire. (2)

Diana escapes, and Ham disappears as well. Bates thanks Julie for saving him. (2)

Mike, Elizabeth, Elias, and Willie escape in a shuttle. (2)

Robert rams the Mothership into the triax, destroying it and himself in the process. (2)

Elizabeth calls to her grandfather as she witnesses Robert's act of self-sacrifice. (2)

AFTER DIANA RETURNS TO THE MOTHERSHIP FROM L.A., SHE BECOMES CONVINCED THAT THE ATTEMPT ON HER LIFE AND THE USE OF THE MOTHERSHIP TO DESTROY THE TRIAX WAS DONE WITH BATES' APPROVAL. HOWEVER, BATES' THREAT TO UNLEASH MORE RED DUST PREVENTS HER FROM RETALIATING. (NEW FOOTAGE)

Back at the Club Creole, Elizabeth and Willie pray for Robert. (2)

THIRD HOUR

The third hour includes parts of the fifth (5) episode, "The Sanction," and the thirteenth (13) episode, "The Rescue," as well as a significant portion of the nineteenth (19) episode, "The Return." It also includes several pieces of new footage. A rough scene-by-scene synopsis would be as follows:

Elizabeth tells Julie that she is tired of staying inside and wants to go out. Julie sympathizes, but tells her it is too dangerous. (5)

ELIAS LEAVES TO SEARCH FOR ROBIN AND PUTS WILLIE IN CHARGE WHILE HE IS AWAY. (NEW FOOTAGE)

Kyle meets Elizabeth outside the Club Creole. Elizabeth goes for a ride on Kyle's motorcycle. (5)

Kyle and Elizabeth stop by a theater. While Kyle gets some ice cream, Elizabeth sees Robin enter the theater. Elizabeth tries to follow Robin into the theater, but is blocked by attendants who accuse her of trying to sneak in without paying. Elizabeth gets upset and uses her powers, causing a scene which attracts the attention of two Visitors. Kyle gets Elizabeth, and the two ride off. (5)

DIANA IS INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT AT THE THEATER AND IS SHOWN A PICTURE OF THE OLDER ELIZABETH. SHE INSTANTLY RECOGNIZES THAT ELIZABETH HAS GONE THROUGH ANOTHER TRANSFORMATION. (NEW FOOTAGE)

Out in the country, Elizabeth and Kyle comes across a horse which has escaped from its stable. Kyle unsuccessfully tries to grab the horse, but the horse instantly responds to Elizabeth. Two Visitors appear and demand that they return the horse. Kyle and Elizabeth refuse and ride away on it. The Visitors attempt unsuccessfully to pursue them. (5)

DIANA IS INFORMED THAT ONE OF BATES' SCIENTISTS WAS TAKEN DURING THE INITIAL ASSAULT ON L.A. THE SCIENTIST REVEALED DURING HIS INTERROGATION THAT THE RELEASE OF MORE RED DUST WOULD BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS. WITH BATES' BLUFF CALLED, DIANA ORDERS THAT PREPARATIONS BE MADE FOR A FINAL ATTACK ON L.A. (NEW FOOTAGE)

Elizabeth wakes up near a stream. Kyle is nearby and comments on how unusual Elizabeth is. (5)

DIANA'S PLAN TO ATTACK L.A. CONTINUES. SHE MEETS LIEUTENANT JAMES WHO HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO LEAD THE ATTACK. DIANA TELLS JAMES THAT HIS PRIMARY TARGETS ARE JULIE, MIKE, AND ELIZABETH. (NEW FOOTAGE)

Elizabeth and Kyle get a ride back to the place where they left the motorcycle. Kyle realizes that Elizabeth is the starchild. They return to L.A. (5)

THE FINAL ASSAULT ON L.A. BEGINS. (NEW FOOTAGE)

James and an army of shock troops lay siege to the Club Creole [not the Club Creole in the original episode], but everyone manages to escape before it is destroyed. (13)

Mike, Julie, Elizabeth, Kyle, and Willie run down the street with James in pursuit. They are trapped in an alley with no means of escape. Elizabeth comments that she cannot use her powers. James orders them to surrender, but they decide to make a last stand. Just as James and his shock troopers are about to open fire, a message is broadcast from the Mothership to cease all hostilities. Kyle comments that they just received a major break. (19)

TWO VISITORS ARRIVE AT LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER. THEY TELL JIM THOMAS THAT THEY HAVE COME FOR MARTIN. WHEN JIM TELLS THEM TO LEAVE, THEY EXPLAIN THAT THE LEADER HAS CALLED A TRUCE AND WANTS MARTIN TO ACT AS AN INTERMEDIARY. (NEW FOOTAGE)

Mike, Julie, Elizabeth, Kyle, and Willie have found refuge in a fitting shop. Elizabeth is behaving oddly. Willie comments that she is telepathically linked to the Leader. Martin [Martin's twin brother Philip in the original episode] then comes in and explains that the Leader has contacted him and wants to arrange a meeting to discuss a truce. Mike and Julie agree, and Martin says he will make the arrangements. (19)

Mike, Julie, Elizabeth, Kyle, and Willie arrive on the Mothership. The atmosphere is tense as words are exchanged with Diana. Lydia gives Elizabeth a dress to wear when the Leader arrives. Diana tells James that she is going to make sure that the truce is short-lived. (19)

Willie bumps into Thelma to whom he was betrothed at birth. Originally told that Willie was dead, Thelma is excited to see him and starts talking about marriage. (19)

All dressed up, Elizabeth arrives at Martin's quarters, and the two discuss Elizabeth's alien ancestry. (19).

Willie and Thelma talk in the landing bay. Willie tells her that he has changed during his time on earth and is not interested in marriage anymore. Thelma runs off broken-hearted. (19)

Two Visitors disguise themselves as human resistance fighters. James hands one of them a missile launcher and instructs them that the Leader's assassination is supposed to look like an act of resistance terrorism. (19)

A decoy shuttle arrives and is blown up by the phony resistance terrorists who are conveniently disintegrated when those in the landing bay below open fire on them. Diana instantly accuses the resistance of being behind the plot, but Martin reveals that he told the Leader to arrive on the second shuttle as a safety precaution. Exposed, Diana flees with James and her other supporters. (19)

Diana heads for the bridge as James stays behind to seal the doors. (19)

Back in the landing bay, Martin tells Elizabeth that he must keep her safe before the Leader arrives. (19)

On the bridge, Diana orders that the Mothership's fusion reactors be set to overload. James arrives just as the doors to the bridge close. (19)

Mike discovers that the doors are sealed. Martin tells him that Diana has control of the fusion reactors and that they need to penetrate the doors to the reactor hold. (19)

Willie promises Thelma that he will marry her is they survive. He introduces her to the human custom of kissing. (19)

Mike and Kyle try unsuccessfully to blast through the doors to the reactor hold. Willie suggests that the Leader use Elizabeth to blast through the doors. Julie has Willie show her another way into the reactor hold. The Leader uses Elizabeth to blow open the doors. (19)

Mike, Kyle, and Martin enter the bridge. Mike and Kyle get into a fist fight with James and Diana's other minions while Martin holds Diana at gunpoint. After they regain control of the bridge, the Leader uses Elizabeth to express his approval. (19)

Back in the landing bay, Lydia gloats as Diana and James stand handcuffed to each other. Diana promises Lydia that she will return. Mike and Martin then enter the landing bay. Elizabeth stands before the Leader's shuttle, and the Leader bids her to enter. Kyle tries to stop her. Diana tells James that she has planted a bomb on the Leader's shuttle. Elizabeth enters the shuttle, and it takes off. Julie notices that Kyle is missing and concludes that he must have stowed away on the shuttle. (19)