Gentlemen, congratulations. You're everything we've come to expect
from years of government training. And now, if you'll just follow me,
we have one more test to administer: an eye exam. Where are you going? Yo. Hey, man,
what the hell is all this? Back in the 1950s, the government
started an underfunded agency... ...with the purpose of establishing
contact with a race not of this planet. If you'll look at the end of this device,
we'll administer the eye test. Everybody thought the agency
was a joke except the aliens... ...who made contact March 2, 1961,
outside New York. There were nine of us the first night:
seven agents, one astronomer... ...and one dumb kid
who got lost on the wrong back road. You brought that tall man
some flowers. This way. They were a group
of intergalactic refugees. Wanted to use the Earth
as an apolitical zone... ...for creatures without a planet. You ever see the movie Casablanca?
It's the same thing, except no Nazis. We agreed... ...and we concealed all the evidence
of their landing. So these are real flying saucers... ...and the World's Fair
was just a cover-up? Why else would we hold it
in Queens? More nonhumans arrive every year,
and they live among us in secret. Look, I'm sorry, not to change
the subject or anything... ...but when was the last time
you had a CAT scan? Six months ago. It's company policy. Right, you should
make another appointment. Look, tell your boy Zed
I had an absolutely wonderful time... ...and thank you for everything,
but why don't you show me the door? All right. I'm gonna get some coffee.
You want some coffee? No, thank you, I'm fine. How you doing, fellas? -Hi, Kay.
-Hi, Kay. -That's not decaf, is it?
-Viennese cinnamon. Don't tell me we only got
powdered stuff for cream. I hate that stuff. Oh, that's good. Good, good. You guys getting along all right? -Well, don't work too hard.
-Okay. Bye. Sure you don't want some coffee? All right, kid, here's the deal. At any given time... ...there are around 1500 aliens
on the planet... ...most of them right here
in Manhattan. And most of them are decent enough.
They're just trying to make a living. -Cabdrivers.
-No, not as many as you'd think. Humans, for the most part,
don't have a clue. Don't want or need one.
They're happy. They think they have a good bead
on things. But why the big secret? -People are smart. They can handle it.
-A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky,
dangerous animals, and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago... ...everybody knew the Earth
was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago,
everybody knew the Earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago... ...you knew that people were alone
on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow. -What's the catch?
-The catch? The catch is,
you will sever every human contact. Nobody will ever know
you exist anywhere. Ever. I'll give you to sunrise
to think it over. Hey. Is it worth it? Oh, yeah, it's worth it. If you're strong enough.
