what you should be worried
about. What should be on your mind.
Not these few unfortunates.
What you should be worried
about is a hitchhiker.
-What?
-A hitchhiker.
Our greatest fear is that a grayboy
would catch a ride...
...with somebody and would carry them
out of here, without being consumed.
To scatter the infection,
like Johnny-fucking-Appleseed.
-Are you sure there isn't such a person?
-No.
But l am sure that if there is one
he won't get out.
Not with the net my boys
put up around the Blue Zone.
And if we do a thorough job
on the ones we've got.
lf we don't get gooey about the little picture
when our job is taking care of the big one.
Capisce?
Owen, if you think this is easy for me,
you're crazier than my mother was.
Those poor schmucks.
They drive Chevrolets, shop at Wal-Mart...
...never miss an episode of Friends.
These are Americans.
The idea of slaughtering Americans...
...it just turns my stomach.
But l'll do it.
l'll do it because it needs to be done.
So if we start at 2, we can be done
by 2:30. And it's all behind us.
Except for the dreams.
Yeah, except for them.
What are you gonna tell Rita
about what you did here?
What are you gonna tell Katrina
when she's old enough to ask?
You know me, don't you? l don't remember
when we met, but you know me.
We don't have time to screw around.
You've got two problems.
-One you know about, one you don't.
-Go ahead.
Your mentor, Colonel Curtis, he's gone
insane from hunting aliens for 25 years.
Now he wants you to help him
kill hundreds of innocent people.
-Who are you?
-Me?
Talk about that later,
once we get out of here.
You're predictable.
You won't let me burn on this fence...
...any more than you'll help
Curtis kill those people.
What you're thinking now is whether
that digital sat-scan transmitter...
...in your duffle bag will
let you get through to somebody.
Somebody named General Matheson.
''Sometimes we have to kill,
but our real job is to save lives.''
Your father was a great soldier.
Those were his last words.
You carry his picture with you always.
Tell me everything.
You'll save these people.
When we're done talking, get on the
transmitter, contact Matheson.
Cavalry rides in.
That takes care of problem number one.
Now comes the hard part.
You think the infection's been contained,
that there's no hitchhiker.
You're wrong. He's riding with
my best friend on Earth.
A guy named Gary Jones.
And he's out there.
You and l don't get after him right away,
he'll get out of my range...
...and some kind of shit
is gonna hit the planetary fan.
Our nightmare hitchhiker.
And all Dr. Mystery wants is a free pass
so he can catch his friend.
-Very convenient.
-l'm saying you ought to hear his story.
Okay. Where is he?
Had him taken to the tractor shed.
Okay. l'll check him out
and we can compare notes.
Whatever you say, boss.
Come on, come on. Time's a-wasting.
All right, lad, open up.
Dr. Boston?
Are you in here?
l'm here.
Where l've been put.
A prisoner on my own damn property.
Let's go.
Come on, let's go.
Get in.
You almost ran me down.
Figured you'd read my mind
and get out of the way.
Blue Unit, stand down.
You are under regular Army command.
Put down your weapons at once.
Your mission is rescinded.
This is no longer a Blue Unit operation.
Put down your arms.
Repeat, put down your arms.
General Matheson has assumed command.
Okay, Owen.
Okay.
You just drove over the Curtis line.
-Where we going?
-South.
All l know right now.
Just get me in range of Jonesy...
...we'll know everything we need to know.
That's