General Wilson, Harrison and others in “Unfinished Business”

Too many variables. Strength unknown, resources unknown, purposes, goals, locations... unknown, unknown, unknown.

I can only tell you what I saw.

What we all saw, Uncle Hank. It was horrible; those things were not people anymore. But I do have a theory about cell-phase matching.

Suzanne, whatever you and Dr. Blackwood saw, no matter how extraordinary, cannot be considered as evidence.

Well, talk to your Colonel. He was there!

The Colonel and I talked at length. Admittedly, something incredible did take place. However, Colonel Ironhorse is not yet ready to attribute those events to aliens from another world.

He's more comfortable believing the Russians have some secret weapon that makes us all see things that aren't really there.

Colonel Ironhorse is a highly effective warrior, Doctor. He's been trained to deal in absolutes.

In this case, General, he is absolutely wrong!

I agree. And so do a few of my superiors. However, they want this entire matter kept hush-hush.

Hold it, General. Nobody's gonna silence me the same way they silenced Dr. Forrester 35 years ago.

What happened to your adopted father, Doctor, was unfortunate for all of us. However, the President and my superiors would rather not let this become a political issue. They don't want to ignore this. They want it kept quiet. And I'm here to offer you a job. Find the aliens, Doctor, and stop them before they do more harm.

And I can do things my way?

Completely. Your own people, your own methods, anything you want. Naturally, we'll have to establish certain...security procedures.

What kind of procedures?

To protect you and your colleagues. To protect the secrecy of the project. Nothing I assure you, Doctor, you wouldn't do yourself. Aside from that, you have a blank check. But you'll need a co-signer. [Colonel Ironhorse enters the room and stands in front of General Wilson and Harrison] I believe you all know one another.