Then you and I can have a little talk.

Where am I?

Let me get you a glass of water.

My family?

Safe and sound at home.

Don't worry, it's not about them.

How much longer? - Less than 10.

When we were last in touch, I told

you to stay out of the way.

Remember?

Go back to your old life.

You didn't listen.

What exactly is it that you want from me?

Take these.

You'll feel much better.

They're just aspirin, I promise.

If you want answers to your questions,

you're going to need to prove to me that you can

take my instructions seriously.

It's gonna be very important over the next 48 hours.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

Amy, it's me.

Alan?

Thank god.

Where are you?

I came home and you were gone, and Joel was waiting outside.

He didn't have a key.

Is everything--

No, it's fine.

I'm fine.

Just-- tell Joel--

tell him I'm sorry.

I had to go out of town.

I'm at the airport now.

Where is it this time?

Amy, you know I can't tell you everything.

We've talked about this, remember?

Is the captain with you?

No, I'm just out here chasing one of my crazy theories again.

I won't be gone long, though, so I'll check in again soon.

Um-- kiss Joel goodnight for me, OK?

Can you do that?

Of course.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Mom?

Is everything OK?

Now, what do you know about Maury Island?

Maury Island?

What's that got to do with why I'm here?

Well, it's the most important UFO

encounter in American history.

Follow instructions, professor.

Remember?

Ah-- 21st of June, 1947.

Just two weeks before the events at Roswell.

A fisherman by the name of Ernest Reed

was out in Puget Sound, checking his traps.

After he was out there about an hour,

something appeared overhead.

He described them as round, silver crafts

with holes in the middle, far bigger

than the size of his boat.

And despite being able to hover less

than 100 feet over his head, they didn't make a sound.

That is, not until one of them appeared to be in distress.

He said he wasn't sure if the craft was falling apart

or whether it was bombing him with these metal fragments.

And that is when all hell broke loose.

[SHOUTING]

Mayday!

Mayday!

This is the Sophie Rose!

0426!

I am under attack from--

alien ships!

Mayday!

Mayday!

The professor does do his homework.

Yeah.

Enough to know that Reed recanted his story

shortly after the incident.

Oh, and that's never happened before, has it?

After government inspectors show up?

Well, you were there.

In the shadows, yeah.

And I can assure you that Reed was telling the truth.

There's plenty of physical evidence to back it up.

You even had some in your hand.

I have?

That object you had me steal from White Forest--

that was from Maury Island?

It will be our key to first contact.

But only if we can find more on it.