
Aliens in the Mind - Hurried Exodus
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Aliens in the mind. Co starring vincent price as co curtis lark and peter cushing as john cornelius. On the remote Scottish isle of Luig. Lark and Cornelius are convinced that the death of their friend, Dr. Hugh Dexter was no accident. From his research notes they diagnosed the island sickness as early symptoms of a strange genetic mutation affecting many of the island's inhabitants. Turning them into zombies, blindly obeying orders from an unknown source. The key to the mystery seems to be an apparently simple minded 18 year old girl, Flora Keary, who saves them from burning to death in a fire that destroys Dr. Dexter's house and with it the housekeeper, Molly Kyle.
Curtis Lark
Let it fun.
Sergeant McBinnie
Let it go.
John Cornelius
No.
Curtis Lark
We must go. I'm coming out.
Flora Keary
Do not move.
Curtis Lark
Do not move. We must move.
Flora Keary
It is over.
John Cornelius
But she was calling them. Why didn't they go?
Flora Keary
Because I was telling them to stay.
Curtis Lark
Why? For why?
Flora Keary
Because now Luig is mine. Luig is mine.
Narrator/Announcer
Part 2 hurried exit.
Curtis Lark
Come in. Morning, John. You still in bed?
John Cornelius
Where else should one be at this unearthly hour? Oh, look. And I distinctly say it. Four minutes. Look at it. Damn things.
Sergeant McBinnie
Raw.
Curtis Lark
Well, you know, in some parts of the world, raw egg is considered quite a delicacy.
John Cornelius
Well, not here. It did you discover anything of value in Hughes notes?
Curtis Lark
Just bits and pieces. It's like a jigsaw puzzle with most of the pieces missing.
John Cornelius
That's more than we expected. We'll have to put together our own picture and then see how Hughes pieces fit in.
Curtis Lark
Well now let's see. What have we got so far?
John Cornelius
I've got a slight feeling of nausea from this revolting egg.
Curtis Lark
Perfidious albument.
John Cornelius
Oh no, please, not at this time of day. Look, pour me some coffee, will you?
Curtis Lark
Sure, it's my pleasure.
John Cornelius
Thanks. Now, what have you got so far? The fact that there occurred on this island a mutation of the human species brought about by some genetic transformation of the brain which enables it to receive some form of telepathic communication.
Curtis Lark
Only to receive. Now what about transmitting telepathic messages?
John Cornelius
That's not proven, is it? Now we can be certain of only two cases. Molly Kyle, who is now dead, presumably, and Flora Keary. Who at best, is an imperfect example of a different, more highly developed mutation. What Hugh was pleased to call the
Curtis Lark
Master Race controllers would be a more accurate description of those two bizarre ladies. They both seem to have this power of implanting their own thoughts, their own will, in the minds of other mutants.
John Cornelius
And so what outwardly looked like ordinary human beings become in fact extensions of the mind of the controller without even being aware of it. That's terrifying.
Curtis Lark
Think what Hitler or Stalin might have done with power like that.
John Cornelius
Think what they did without it.
Curtis Lark
According to Hughes notes, in the 20 years he was on the island, there were 120 cases of mental disorientation.
John Cornelius
Mutant metamorphosis.
Curtis Lark
What? You will. Which gives us 120 mutants under the age of, say, 33.
John Cornelius
And at least as many over that
Curtis Lark
age, 250 all told.
John Cornelius
And all totally indistinguishable from the rest of the inhabitants.
Curtis Lark
Except for Flora.
John Cornelius
Yes, except for Flora. We've got to get that girl to London. It's the only way.
Curtis Lark
Oh, now, wait a minute. Hang on. That could be a pretty tall order.
John Cornelius
We must do it somehow. We need to run tests on her medical checks.
Curtis Lark
And do all the other things that humans Dexter tried to do.
John Cornelius
Precisely.
Curtis Lark
And got himself murdered for. You know, that Blaze last night at Hughes place was no accident, John. It was meant for us. Someone out here just doesn't like us knowing too much.
John Cornelius
That's why we have to get Flora away from here. Surely you see.
Curtis Lark
Well, I can see the sense in it. But what I can't see is how to go about it.
John Cornelius
We'll start with the Minister.
Curtis Lark
I'd like our chances a lot better if I disliked him a little less. That man, really, he spooks me. Now, John, about the Minister. There's no doubt that he's a mutant. Well, he is a mutant, isn't he?
John Cornelius
Almost certainly, on the evidence we have.
Curtis Lark
But he's not a Controller.
John Cornelius
I would say it's unlikely.
Curtis Lark
You know, once Flora realized Mrs. Kyle was dead, she said Luig was hers. I don't believe she would have dared say that if the Minister was also a Controller.
John Cornelius
No. And when I first met her yesterday, she seemed completely overawed by him. Mind you, he is a trifle overbearing,
Curtis Lark
not to mention unpleasant. He's much too sinister for my taste. A sinister Minister. Still, this little visit of ours should dent his sanctimonious composure.
John Cornelius
How so?
Curtis Lark
But I feel sure he hoped. Perhaps he even prayed that we died last night.
John Cornelius
Well, we'll soon find out.
Sergeant McBinnie
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Curtis Lark
next few minutes could be quite interesting.
Flora Keary
Oh, Mr. Cornelius.
John Cornelius
Whatever's the matter?
Curtis Lark
Mary, Come.
Flora Keary
Come in.
John Cornelius
Thank you.
Curtis Lark
You look as though you'd seen a ghost.
Flora Keary
Ay, well, we. We thought you must be dead.
John Cornelius
What made you think that?
Flora Keary
Yon fire up at the doctor's house last night.
John Cornelius
We had gone by then.
Curtis Lark
Yes. Fortunate, wasn't it?
Flora Keary
Ay, but Mr. Cornelius said he'd be staying here for the night and when he didna come back.
Curtis Lark
The fault is entirely mine, Mary. I persuaded him to keep me company at the inn.
Flora Keary
Eh, well, all's Well, I suppose I'll. I'll get the minister. Minister.
Minister
Yes, Mary?
Flora Keary
Could I trouble you?
Minister
You're coming. Well, what is it, Mary?
Flora Keary
There's two visitors to see Mr. Cornelius and Professor Lark. Professor Lark?
Curtis Lark
Returned from the dead, Minister. What?
Minister
You did manage to escape?
John Cornelius
We left before the fire broke out.
Minister
I were fortunate.
Flora Keary
We'd feared the worst for you.
Minister
That will be all, Mary.
Flora Keary
Yes. Yes, Minister.
John Cornelius
What about Mrs. Kyle?
Minister
There's the real tragedy for you. Such a fine woman. A real pillar of strength in the community.
Curtis Lark
She is dead, then?
John Cornelius
Aye.
Minister
They brought down the body this morning. Or what was left of it. Ah. Strange that they should have found her in the doctor's study.
Curtis Lark
Why not?
Minister
She should have. She was usually out and about in the garden at that time of the day.
Curtis Lark
Maybe she was looking for something.
John Cornelius
Do they know what caused the fire?
Minister
No, and I doubt they ever will, frankly. When will you be returning to London?
Curtis Lark
We get the boat back this afternoon, most probably.
Minister
Ay, ay, very wise.
John Cornelius
And would like to take Flora with us.
Curtis Lark
Flora?
Minister
And what would you want to do a thing like that for?
John Cornelius
She is ill, Minister.
Minister
Aye, she has the island sickness. We don't need a brain surgeon to tell us that, Minister.
John Cornelius
I suspect that she has a tumor. A tumor on the brain? She has all the classic symptoms. And it's the most likely explanation why she has not returned to normal like everyone else has done.
Minister
Ah, see. I see. And I suppose you will be wanting to operate on her yourself, Mr. High and Mighty Cornelius?
John Cornelius
Only if my first diagnosis proves correct.
Minister
Well, I'm not committing that poor wee lassie to having her brain meddled with. I have no right.
Curtis Lark
Anyway, you don't need one. She has a perfect right of her own. She's of age.
Minister
But she is not compos mentis, is she?
John Cornelius
Not all the time, certainly.
Curtis Lark
But some of the time her mentis is so compass, it's almost out of sight.
Minister
What's that supposed to mean?
Curtis Lark
It's just a manner of speaking, Minister.
Minister
Well, Mary, what is the mother.
Flora Keary
Have you seen Flora this morning, Minister?
Curtis Lark
No. Why?
Flora Keary
Her bed's not been slept in. She couldn't have come back last night.
Curtis Lark
When was the last time you saw her, Mary?
Flora Keary
When she went out last evening.
John Cornelius
We'd better start looking for her.
Minister
I'm going straight down to the police station.
Flora Keary
The police station?
Minister
We can't let that girl roam around loose on the island. We've got to find her before she does some harm to herself. My court, Mary, if you would.
Flora Keary
Yes, yes, Minister.
John Cornelius
I'll come with you, Minister.
Minister
And what about you, Professor?
Curtis Lark
No, no, I think Two's company just wander up to Hugh's house and poke around in the ashes.
Sergeant McBinnie
You won't find much in there. What?
Curtis Lark
Oh, yeah, you're right, Officer.
Sergeant McBinnie
Sergeant, if you don't mind, sir. Sergeant McBen.
Curtis Lark
Okay, sergeant. Did the minister send you?
Sergeant McBinnie
Yes, sir.
Curtis Lark
What to do? Keep an eye on me to help
Sergeant McBinnie
you, sir, if you want.
Curtis Lark
Nice of you.
Sergeant McBinnie
It's only two minutes on the bike. What are we looking for, by the way?
Curtis Lark
I really don't know. Some of Dr. Dexter's research papers, perhaps? Though I don't think much could have survived this. It's one of the most comprehensive fires I've ever seen.
Sergeant McBinnie
Just as well. If you ask me. Some of the Church fellowship took great exception to Dr. Dexter's researches.
Curtis Lark
Now, why would they do that?
Sergeant McBinnie
Well, sir, over the past few years, those researches, as you call them, seem to be aimed exclusively at the Fellowship.
Curtis Lark
Come on, now.
Sergeant McBinnie
And to no one else. Practically every single member of the fellowship had been investigated by Dr. Dexter at some time or another.
Curtis Lark
Investigated, Sergeant? Oh, that's police language. You mean examined? No, sir.
Sergeant McBinnie
I mean investigated, Professor. Brain pictures, blood samples and the lake. He even went into our family backgrounds, our ancestry. Okay, it was an investigation right enough.
Curtis Lark
Did he ever investigate you, Sergeant?
Sergeant McBinnie
Yes, sir. He said it was for the influenza. That was just last year.
Curtis Lark
So you're a member of the Fellowship, too?
Sergeant McBinnie
Well, I don't think you're going to find anything here, Professor.
Curtis Lark
No. Guess you're right.
Sergeant McBinnie
I'll walk you back to the manse, see if there's any news.
Minister
What?
Curtis Lark
Of young Flora.
Sergeant McBinnie
So you know about that?
Curtis Lark
Yes. Yes, I was there when they found out.
Sergeant McBinnie
Hold on, sir. I'll just fetch my bike.
Curtis Lark
Okay. I. I wonder what makes a girl like that run off.
Sergeant McBinnie
You mean Flora?
Curtis Lark
Yeah.
Sergeant McBinnie
Well, I hear you're wanting to operate on her head. And she might not want to see it opened up like a can of beans. It is her head, after all.
Curtis Lark
But no one's told her about that yet. Maybe she doesn't need to be told. Oh, dear God.
Sergeant McBinnie
Are you ready now, sir? Yeah.
Curtis Lark
Okay, I'm coming.
Sergeant McBinnie
This is the beach road around the head. It's a wee bit further than the path over the top, but it's easier for me with the bike and all.
Curtis Lark
Is that the head?
Sergeant McBinnie
Aye, sir. Straight up above you.
Curtis Lark
Way to fall. Poor Hugh.
Sergeant McBinnie
It was an open and shut case, Professor.
Curtis Lark
Not open enough, Sergeant, and shut too damn quick. There's someone up there.
Sergeant McBinnie
You couldn't see them from here. Even if there was, nobody goes too near the edge. It's in danger of giving way as it is.
Curtis Lark
There's someone up there now.
Sergeant McBinnie
No, there are always wee pebbles falling. It's the wind and the rain that does it.
Flora Keary
It.
Curtis Lark
Look out.
Minister
Come on.
Curtis Lark
The whole cliff's coming down.
Sergeant McBinnie
Good Lord.
John Cornelius
What was that?
Minister
Oh, it's nothing. It's just a cliff. There's been a lot of rain recently. Must have weakened the overhang. It's fortunate that there was no one underneath.
John Cornelius
But there was.
Curtis Lark
Look, hi.
Minister
Aye, there's two of them. That looks like Sergeant McBinnie. Come on. We'd best hear that.
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John Cornelius
Curtis. Are you hurt?
Curtis Lark
Oh, yeah. I never felt better.
John Cornelius
But what happened?
Curtis Lark
That damn cliff tried to pull down on us.
Sergeant McBinnie
Hi. And it near succeeded, too.
John Cornelius
One man, another.
Curtis Lark
Drachna head's a pretty dangerous place, especially to foreigners. What are you all doing here anyway?
Minister
There's been news of Flora.
Curtis Lark
Oh.
John Cornelius
Well, apparently she's been seen near an old barn.
Sergeant McBinnie
Which barn is this?
Minister
Old MacKenzie's place. One of your men brought the news. Not five minutes since. We're just on our way over there.
Sergeant McBinnie
I wonder what put it into her head to come out here.
John Cornelius
Why did Flora stay with you in the first place, Minister? Our parents sent her because she was troubled in spirit.
Sergeant McBinnie
And the trouble stayed with her. More's the pity.
Curtis Lark
What about her parents, Minister? Were they members of the fellowship?
Minister
Her mother was, but her father was an ungodly man.
John Cornelius
They were happy for Flora to stay with you.
Sergeant McBinnie
Her father wasn't. Old Kiri kicked up a fuss about it. Isn't that right, Minister?
Minister
Aye, aye, right enough.
Curtis Lark
Why is everyone talking about them in the past tense as though they were dead?
Sergeant McBinnie
They are dead. They died about four years ago. A terrible accident.
Curtis Lark
Not a fire, by any chance?
Sergeant McBinnie
Ay, it was a fire, Professor. You must be feigned.
Curtis Lark
This island must be very inflammable.
Minister
There's the barn up ahead.
Sergeant McBinnie
Now, Are you sure this is the right place, Minister? It seems odd for a lassie to come here.
Minister
It was one of your own men who told us so.
Sergeant McBinnie
It seems ridiculous coming all the way up here. It's a wild goose chase, if you ask me.
Curtis Lark
You think perhaps we ought to turn back, Sergeant?
Sergeant McBinnie
There's no point in going into a place like that.
Minister
Stop your blathering, man.
Sergeant McBinnie
Stay out. She's not there, I tell you.
John Cornelius
That's easily proved, Sergeant.
Sergeant McBinnie
Stay out of that van.
John Cornelius
Why?
Curtis Lark
Don't argue with him, John.
Sergeant McBinnie
I'm ordering you to stay out.
Minister
And I am telling you I'm going in there.
Sergeant McBinnie
Keep out, I tell you. Keep him out. He mustn't come in.
Curtis Lark
Take your hands off my passion. Look out, Minister. Come on, John.
Sergeant McBinnie
Leave them at it.
Curtis Lark
Him out. Despatch your man.
Sergeant McBinnie
Let's not coming.
John Cornelius
What was all that about?
Curtis Lark
The police sergeant's a mutant. Didn't you see his eyes?
John Cornelius
Then why is he fighting the minister, of all people?
Curtis Lark
You're right. It doesn't make sense.
John Cornelius
Unless the minister isn't a mutant, which knocks our theory on the head.
Curtis Lark
I can't work that one out. At least not now. Come on, Flora must be in here.
Flora Keary
Keep him out. Keep him out.
Curtis Lark
Over here in the corner.
Flora Keary
Keep him out. Keep him out.
John Cornelius
It's all right, Flora. It's all over now. There's nothing to be frightened of. Here, blow your nose on there.
Curtis Lark
Flora, can you make the policeman go home?
John Cornelius
What about the minister?
Flora Keary
Oh, the minister. Oh, keep him away.
Curtis Lark
Minister's not here, Flora. Honestly. At least he's taking no further interest in the proceedings. I. I think the sergeant hit him with his night stick truncheon.
John Cornelius
The minister's asleep, Flora. He'll never find out about your being here unless Sergeant McBinnie tells him so. I want Sergeant McBinney to go away, don't you?
Flora Keary
Oh, yes. I want.
John Cornelius
I want Sergeant McBinny.
Flora Keary
I want Sergeant McBinnie to go.
John Cornelius
To go away from here. Wish hard, flora. Wish Sergeant McBinny away from here.
Flora Keary
I wish Sergeant McBinny away from Here.
Curtis Lark
He's going. He just turned and he's walking away like a sleepwalker.
John Cornelius
Bye bye, Sergeant McBinnie.
Sergeant McBinnie
Bye bye.
Curtis Lark
I hate breaking things up, John, but I think it's time we were moving out. That boat leaves in an hour.
John Cornelius
Right. Now, Flora, I thought it might be rather fun to go on a boat. Have you ever been on one?
Flora Keary
No. A minister always forbade me.
John Cornelius
Well, we won't let the minister know. We'll just sneak on board without telling him. Come on, then. Take my hand. Uncle Cornelius is in charge now.
Flora Keary
Uncle Cornelius.
John Cornelius
You can forget all about that horrid old minister.
Curtis Lark
Uncle. Uncle Cornelius. Hey, wait for me. Uncle Cornelius.
Sergeant McBinnie
Welcome aboard, sir. May I have your tickets, please?
Curtis Lark
Yes. There are three of us.
Sergeant McBinnie
Thank you very much, sir.
Curtis Lark
Where are the cabins?
Sergeant McBinnie
Well, they're both aft, sir. One on the port side, the other on the starboard.
Curtis Lark
Ours is cabin A, aft on the port side, sir. Come on, John. Flora.
John Cornelius
After you, Flora, my dear.
Sergeant McBinnie
Thank you.
Curtis Lark
The cabin is aft on the port side, wherever that is.
John Cornelius
Straight ahead on this side.
Curtis Lark
Cabernet. Here we are. Your Cabin awaits you, Uncle Cornelius.
Flora Keary
Do we have to go in there?
John Cornelius
Not if you don't want to, my dear.
Flora Keary
I want to stay outside and look at all the people.
John Cornelius
All right, you do that, Curtis. We must keep an eye on her. The least little thing could set her off again.
Flora Keary
Yoo hoo.
Sergeant McBinnie
Mary.
Curtis Lark
You stay with her, John. You're doing just fine. I'll see if I can get some drinks brought up to the cabin, huh?
John Cornelius
Flora, would you like something to drink?
Flora Keary
What can I have?
Curtis Lark
Anything you like.
Flora Keary
Could I have some wine?
John Cornelius
Wine?
Curtis Lark
Why not? She's over age. Wine it shall be, my lady. Won't take me a minute.
Flora Keary
Look, look. There's Mary down there.
John Cornelius
Where?
Flora Keary
Down there by the gangway.
John Cornelius
Oh, yes.
Flora Keary
I wish Mary could come. She'd love a boat ride.
John Cornelius
Oh, I shouldn't think she'd want to come.
Flora Keary
She'd want to if I wanted her to.
John Cornelius
Yes, I'm sure she would.
Flora Keary
Well, then I do want her to come.
John Cornelius
Flora.
Curtis Lark
No.
Flora Keary
Come on, little Mary. Come for a boat trip.
John Cornelius
No, Flora, she doesn't want to come. She hasn't got time.
Flora Keary
I want her to come. She will come. She has to.
John Cornelius
Welcome aboard, madam.
Sergeant McBinnie
I must go on board. May I have your ticket, please?
Flora Keary
I must go on, John.
Curtis Lark
I've had the drinks put in the cabin. The wine glass is hers.
Sergeant McBinnie
Curtis. Thank goodness you're back.
Curtis Lark
What the hell's going on?
John Cornelius
She's trying to call Mary on board now, Flora. They won't let her on without a ticket.
Sergeant McBinnie
Be reasonable.
Curtis Lark
Why don't you come and have a glass of wine with us to celebrate? No.
Flora Keary
I want Mary to come.
Curtis Lark
Well, she can't.
Flora Keary
Then I'm not coming. But don't want a boat trip.
John Cornelius
We can't get off now, Flora. It's too late.
Curtis Lark
Get her into the cabin.
John Cornelius
In here, Father.
Curtis Lark
No.
John Cornelius
Come along.
Flora Keary
No, I won't. Your cabin.
Curtis Lark
There.
Sergeant McBinnie
Get in there.
Curtis Lark
Oh, Percer. How long before we sail?
Sergeant McBinnie
Any moment now, sir.
Curtis Lark
But what was all that? Oh, it's nothing, Percy. Just a rather spoiled child who doesn't want to go back home to London.
Sergeant McBinnie
I don't blame her. He wouldn't get me going into a big city for all the tea in China. Help. Help.
Curtis Lark
No good shouting, Flora. You'll just stay there now until we sail. Help.
Sergeant McBinnie
Help.
Curtis Lark
Take me off. Help.
Sergeant McBinnie
Help. Your tickets please, sir. Take me off. Your tickets, please. Take me off. Look here. Take me off. Take me off. Right, off you go then.
Curtis Lark
Down there. Ready?
Sergeant McBinnie
I just seem so.
Curtis Lark
Take me off.
Minister
None of that.
Curtis Lark
Come here.
Sergeant McBinnie
I warned you,
Curtis Lark
John. Let me in. Let me in. Oh, for goodness sakes, John, do something. She must be calling every mutant on the island. There'll be a riot if we don't get her under control.
John Cornelius
The only way to do that is
Sergeant McBinnie
to knock her out. Yeah, exactly.
John Cornelius
Any suggestions? Mm.
Curtis Lark
Just do these two. Pop them in her wine glass and make her drink it. That should do the trick.
John Cornelius
I hope you know what you're doing.
Curtis Lark
Trust me, John. Anyway, I can't stay here chatting with you. I've got an invasion to repel. Now, don't forget to lock the door after me.
John Cornelius
All right, all right.
Curtis Lark
None of that.
Sergeant McBinnie
Pick me up. Pick me up.
Curtis Lark
It's locked.
Sergeant McBinnie
First, take me off.
Curtis Lark
Oh, my God. Now, stop kicking that door down. John, for Pete's sake, switch her off, will you? Oh, no, you don't. No, you don't. Come. Stand off. Get off. What.
Sergeant McBinnie
What are you doing? I beg your pardon. I awfully sorry, sir.
Curtis Lark
That's quite all right, Percy.
Flora Keary
What.
Curtis Lark
What happened? Well, I thought you were going to fall, so I. I just grabbed you.
Sergeant McBinnie
Thank you. Thank you very much, sir.
Curtis Lark
You feeling all right now?
Sergeant McBinnie
Yes, yes, thank you, sir. What came over me, anyway? If you'll excuse me, sir, we'll be sailing almost immediately. I must attend to my duty.
Minister
John.
Curtis Lark
Open up. John, it's me, Curtis.
Narrator/Announcer
Come in.
John Cornelius
What have you been doing?
Curtis Lark
Oh, I've been swapping bedtime stories with the purser. Where's that drink, John? I think I've earned it.
John Cornelius
There you are, dear boy. Scotch, as usual.
Curtis Lark
Oh, boy.
John Cornelius
I hope you don't mind. We started without you, didn't we, Flora?
Flora Keary
Yes, we did, Uncle Cornelius. Oh, it's lovely.
Curtis Lark
We see you like the wine, Flora?
Flora Keary
Oh, yes. He never let me drink wine.
John Cornelius
Who didn't? The minister.
Curtis Lark
N. Well, he'll have to let you now, won't he?
Flora Keary
Long as you don't tell him.
Sergeant McBinnie
Oh.
John Cornelius
Catch up. I just.
Curtis Lark
Ready and waiting, sir.
John Cornelius
What was it, Your famous Mickey Finn again?
Curtis Lark
Yes, sir. Double measure.
John Cornelius
It's very good, isn't it?
Curtis Lark
It is the best.
John Cornelius
What was all that commotion? I.
Curtis Lark
How? My dear John, I was repelling borders. Or trying to. Quite apart from the little army of mutants down on the dock, our friendly neighborhood purser decided to join in the fun and kick the door down.
John Cornelius
Great Scott. The purser. How did you stop him?
Curtis Lark
Well, I interposed my body between him and the cabin door.
John Cornelius
Clever.
Curtis Lark
And he kicked me on the ankle. Damn him. Mind you, he wasn't really himself at the time, but when he came to his senses, he apologized and went about his duties like a good little purser.
John Cornelius
Extraordinary. The purse was an unexpected complication.
Curtis Lark
Isn't he? Yes, he was a real shaker. I just wasn't prepared for a mutant here on the boat.
John Cornelius
But it's a normal enough job for an islander plying back and forth to the mainland.
Curtis Lark
Yeah, but I wonder how many mutants have used the boat to get off the island altogether. And whether they went of their own free will or under orders.
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Harold's Old Time Radio – Aliens in the Mind 77-01-09 (2 of 6) "Hurried Exodus"
Date: March 6, 2026
Host: Harold’s Old Time Radio
Episode Focus: BBC Radio Sci-Fi Thriller – "Aliens in the Mind", Episode 2
This episode continues the chilling tale set on the remote Scottish Isle of Luig, where Dr. Curtis Lark (Vincent Price) and Dr. John Cornelius (Peter Cushing) are investigating a spate of bizarre "island sickness" cases—revealed to be caused by a genetic mutation enabling telepathic mind control among islanders. Following the suspicious death of Dr. Hugh Dexter and the destruction of his house, Lark and Cornelius, aided by the enigmatic young Flora Keary, attempt to untangle the web of control on the island, confront hostile villagers, and plan a "hurried exodus" to get Flora to London—hoping her unique gifts will provide answers but risking the wrath of the controlling influence.
"Because now Luig is mine. Luig is mine."
— Flora Keary (02:48)
"Think what Hitler or Stalin might have done with power like that." — Lark
"Think what they did without it." — Cornelius (05:09–05:12)
"That man, really, he spooks me...A sinister Minister."
— Curtis Lark (06:17)
"Keep him out. Keep him out."
— Flora Keary (20:01)
"He's going. He just turned and he's walking away like a sleepwalker."
— Curtis Lark (21:29)
"I was repelling borders—Or trying to. Quite apart from the little army of mutants down on the dock, our friendly neighborhood purser decided to join in the fun and kick the door down."
— Curtis Lark (28:08)
"Yeah, but I wonder how many mutants have used the boat to get off the island altogether. And whether they went of their own free will or under orders."
— Curtis Lark (28:57)
"Because now Luig is mine. Luig is mine." (02:48)
"Think what Hitler or Stalin might have done with power like that." — Lark (05:09) "Think what they did without it." — Cornelius (05:12)
"120 mutants under the age of, say, 33...and at least as many over that age—250 all told."
— Lark and Cornelius (05:25–05:33)
"Well, I'm not committing that poor wee lassie to having her brain meddled with. I have no right."
— Minister (11:55)
"He's going. He just turned and he's walking away like a sleepwalker."
— Curtis Lark (21:29)
"She must be calling every mutant on the island. There'll be a riot if we don't get her under control."
— Curtis Lark (25:51)
| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | |------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | 00:43–03:03| Recap and setup; the mystery of Luig intensifies | | 03:19–06:11| Genetic theorizing; urgency of Flora’s case | | 09:20–13:03| Aftermath of fire; search for Flora begins | | 15:13–17:02| Cliff accident; Flora’s family history | | 18:02–21:39| Barn confrontation; telepathic control in action | | 22:25–27:32| Boat escape, mutant mob, sedating Flora | | 27:32–29:21| Onboard paranoia; possibility of the threat spreading |
This episode creates an atmosphere of mounting paranoia and knotty allegiances. The interplay of Price and Cushing’s characters brings wit ("Perfidious albument.") and gravitas, while Flora’s tragic ambiguity deepens the tension.
Wry humor and clipped dialogue reinforce the sense of British restraint even as events spiral out of control—anchoring the high-concept sci-fi with human stakes. The question lingers: Is escape truly possible when the enemy lies within?
For listeners: "Hurried Exodus" ramps up the stakes, introduces the possibility of telepathic infiltration spreading to the mainland, and leaves our protagonists in perilous uncertainty as the boat pulls away from the island."