No Contact by Dimension X

Summary

Podcast Summary: Relic Radio Sci-Fi – "No Contact" by Dimension X

Episode Information

• Title: No Contact
• Series: Dimension X
• Release Date: June 9, 2025
• Host/Author: RelicRadio.com

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Introduction to the Galactic Barrier

No Contact transports listeners to a future where humanity has ventured far into space, only to encounter the enigmatic Great Galactic Barrier. This invisible wall has thwarted six exploratory missions to the distant planet Volta, with the first five ships mysteriously vanishing without a trace.

Key Characters:

• Captain Thorson (Wendell Holmes): The resolute leader of the Star Cloud mission.
• Lieutenant Collier (Lawson Zerby): The young, dedicated navigation officer.
• Dr. Smithson (John McGovern): The ship’s physician and morale officer.
• Lieutenant Pollison: A loyal crew member seeking answers about his father’s disappearance.

Mission Initiation and Unexpected Hindrance

The episode opens with the Star Cloud preparing for its historic sixth attempt to breach the Galactic Barrier on June 2, 1980. The crew is determined to succeed where others have failed, driven by the loss of previous ships and the mystery surrounding the barrier.

As the crew prepares for blast-off, Lieutenant Collier announces, “Condition blue. One minute till blast off” [02:06]. However, the launch sequence is abruptly halted when a stowaway named Charlie is discovered aboard the ship. Captain Thorson exclaims, “Who turned in that alarm?” [02:29], highlighting the unexpected delay.

The Stowaway Dilemma

Charlie, portrayed as a seasoned radio operator, insists on joining the mission despite regulations. He appeals to Captain Thorson’s loyalty, stating, “You put a man like me on, and I'll be getting your bedtime stories from Mars” [03:55]. Captain Thorson, constrained by protocols, reluctantly agrees to allow Charlie limited radio communication, ensuring his presence remains unnoticed by ground control.

Approaching the Galactic Barrier

Despite initial conflicts, the crew recalibrates the Star Cloud’s course. Lieutenant Collier, now entrusted with significant responsibility, successfully plots a new trajectory: “I've already plotted a new course on the integrator, sir” [05:13]. The ship nears the barrier, and tension mounts as Dr. Smithson notes, “Half the crew has come down with space blues” [10:16], a condition affecting their physical and mental well-being.

First Contact and Rising Suspicion

As the Star Cloud inches closer to the Galactic Barrier, Captain Thorson attempts to communicate with Earth. “Hello, Earthbound, can you read me?” [09:14]. However, communication is plagued by interference. Just as the barrier is about to be breached, unexpected radiation levels rise: “We're picking radiation like crazy” [14:16].

Suspicion arises when Lieutenant Pollison discovers a mysterious transmitter in his cabin: “It looks like some sort of portable transmitter, sir” [16:03]. Captain Thorson confronts him, revealing Collier’s true identity as an alien agent from Volta: “I am an agent of the Voltan government” [18:12]. This revelation shocks the crew, leading to a tense confrontation.

Mutiny and the Voltan Invasion

Lieutenant Collier declares, “Every ship that has ever left Earth was controlled by a Voltan crew” [19:33], asserting that previous missions were part of a larger Voltan invasion strategy. As the Voltan forces initiate their attack, Captain Thorson orders, “Fire” [19:09], but chaos ensues as crew members fall victim to the mutiny.

Dr. Smithson, under the influence of the space blues, attempts to send a distress message: “Voltan, fifth column. Watch out for space blues” [20:35], warning Earth of the impending invasion. The episode culminates in a desperate bid for survival as the Star Cloud faces internal betrayal and external threats from the Voltan aliens.

Climactic Conclusion

In the final moments, as the Star Cloud grapples with radiation leaks and the mutinous crew members overtake the ship, the integrity of the mission collapses. Captain Thorson’s pleas for communication fade, leaving listeners with a chilling sense of impending doom: “Star Cloud to Earthbound. Can you hear me, Earth?” [21:02].

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Captain Thorson: “Who turned in that alarm?” [02:29]
• Lieutenant Collier: “You put a man like me on, and I'll be getting your bedtime stories from Mars” [03:55]
• Captain Thorson: “I'm sorry, Charlie. I put you aground.” [04:12]
• Dr. Smithson: “It's terrible. And something tells me that as we approach that galactic barrier, I'm not going to be alone.” [08:55]
• Lieutenant Pollison: “I am an agent of the Voltan government.” [18:12]
• Captain Thorson: “Fire.” [19:09]
• Dr. Smithson: “Voltan, fifth column. Watch out for space blues” [20:35]
• Captain Thorson: “Star Cloud to Earthbound. Can you hear me, Earth?” [21:02]

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Themes and Insights

No Contact explores themes of loyalty, trust, and the psychological strains of space exploration. The introduction of the Galactic Barrier serves as a metaphor for the unknown challenges humanity faces in its quest for discovery. The revelation of Voltan agents among the crew underscores the fragility of human endeavors when confronted with hidden threats.

The episode also delves into the impact of isolation and high-stress environments on mental health, as evidenced by the crew's struggle with space blues. Dr. Smithson’s skepticism about its origins highlights the tension between scientific rationality and psychological resilience.

Conclusion

No Contact masterfully combines suspense, science fiction, and human drama to narrate a gripping tale of space exploration gone awry. Through its well-developed characters and intricate plot, the episode keeps listeners engaged while posing thought-provoking questions about humanity’s place in the cosmos and the lengths to which we will go to achieve our dreams.

Transcript

[Captain Thorson]

Relic Radio.

[Narrator]

This is Relic Radio. Sci Fi Old Time Radio Science fiction stories from relicradio.com.

[Announcer]

Adventures in Time and space Told in Future Tense.

[Dimension X Host]

The Mansion.

[Announcer]

Can you predict what will come in 100 years? Or in 10? Or in the next minute? Can you see beyond the known dimensions of time and space into the unknown? Dimension X It was in the year of 1982 that spacemen first discovered the Great Galactic Barrier. In the past 10 years, Rocket traveled to the moon and the mirror planets had become commonplace. And then men fixed their sights on a more distant star. The remote planet known as Volta. Five exploratory ships went out and none came back. Each in turn disappearing mysteriously at the same vanishing point. An invisible wall somewhere in the vast outer reaches that became known as the wrecker of spaceships. The Galactic Reef. And yet the explorers refused to admit defeat. It was on June 2, 1980, that the rocket star cloud made ready for takeoff. The sixth to attempt to crack the barrier and win through to Volta.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Now hear this. Condition blue. One minute to blast off. Now hear this. Condition blue. One minute till blast off.

[Captain Thorson]

Bridge to Nav control.

[Navigation Officer]

Navigation.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Collier.

[Captain Thorson]

This is Captain Thorson. Ready, Lieutenant?

[Lieutenant Collier]

We're ready, Captain. The course is in the integrator for takeoff at 1200 hours.

[Captain Thorson]

All right, stand by for acceleration. Bridge to engine room. Fire up your rocket chambers. Take off at exactly 1200 hours. I'll read you off. 30 seconds. 29, 28. 27. 26. Hold it. Revoke all orders. Who turned in that alarm?

[Lieutenant Collier]

We've uncovered a stowaway, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Stowaway?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Where? Sickbay.

[Navigation Officer]

Dr. Spitzen found him.

[Captain Thorson]

Have him brought up to the bridge. Engine room. Kill your rocket. Standby.

[Lieutenant Collier]

This is Colonel Harrison in ground control. What's holding you up?

[Captain Thorson]

Trouble.

[Lieutenant Collier]

What's the matter with you?

[Captain Thorson]

What's the matter with you? There's stowaway aboard.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Stowaway?

[Captain Thorson]

Yes. I thought your men were supposed to police this base. What's the matter?

[Lieutenant Collier]

All right, Captain, take it easy.

[Captain Thorson]

You know what this delay can do to us, don't you? One minute later. Takeoff can throw us a million miles off course. We'll have to reintegrate the whole works.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Well, look, how long do you think it'll take?

[Captain Thorson]

Don't bother me for a while. I'm busy here. Stupid idiot. Come in. Here's your stowaway, sir. Now. Court martial. Charlie.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Can you use a good radio man? Skipper?

[Dr. Smithson]

Oh, I see you two have met.

[Captain Thorson]

Met?

[Lieutenant Collier]

The skipper and me. Made 50 trips to the moon together, didn't we, Captain?

[Captain Thorson]

Charlie, if you wanted to come along, why didn't you volunteer?

[Lieutenant Collier]

I did, skipper. They turned me down.

[Captain Thorson]

What's wrong with you?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Oh, acceleration bends. They said my arteries wouldn't stand another trip.

[Captain Thorson]

I'm sorry to hear that, but they're wrong, sir.

[Lieutenant Collier]

I got one more good trip in me. Listen, Captain. You know these green kids don't know the first thing about space radio operation. You put a man like me on, and I'll be getting your bedtime stories from Mars.

[Captain Thorson]

You know the regulations well as I do, Charlie. I can't take you as much as I'd like to.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Colonel Harrison will murder me for this.

[Captain Thorson]

I'm sorry, Charlie. I put you aground. Tell you what, Charlie. I'll ask Harrison to put you on his ground. Radio contact. It'll seem as if you're right here with us.

[Lieutenant Collier]

He won't do it, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

He better. I'll have him busted to corporal for letting you sneak aboard. You'd be better off, Charlie. Parlisson. Yes, sir? I'm sending a man down from the bridge. Put him aground. Give him time to clear the launching platform. Yes, sir. So long, Charlie. Sorry.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Well, good luck, skipper.

[Dr. Smithson]

I thought you were going to have.

[Captain Thorson]

Him drawn and quartered than anybody else. I would have, Smitty, but Charlie. Well, Charlie's kind of special. He's been with me since my first command, when we began the regular run to the moon. He wanted to come along this time. Well, it's only through loyalty to me.

[Dr. Smithson]

You know, Lewis, I didn't realize it before, but you're almost human.

[Captain Thorson]

Navigation, Lieutenant Collier.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Nav control. Collier.

[Captain Thorson]

Lieutenant, how badly we fouled up. Can you recalculate the course, or shall I cancel the takeoff?

[Lieutenant Collier]

I've already plotted a new course on the integrator, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

That's quick work. Are you sure?

[Navigation Officer]

Positive, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

All right, Collier, putting it in your hands. We'll blast off in your signal.

[Dr. Smithson]

Lewis, isn't that a lot of responsibility for a young green officer?

[Captain Thorson]

But if he can't do his job, I'd rather find out now than at the galactic barrier. Bridge to engine room. Ready your rockets. Prepare to blast off on navigator signal. How we doing, Collier?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Coming on the bearings, sir.

[Lieutenant Collier]

4, 3, 2, 0.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

We've intersected the course vector.

[Captain Thorson]

That's good work, Carter.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Course corrected, sir. Ready to go into atomic overdrive anytime you say.

[Captain Thorson]

All right, stand by. Now hear this. Prepare for maximum acceleration. Red Shoe Engine room, kill your rockets. Rockets out. Fire up number one. Cyclotron.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Number one ready.

[Captain Thorson]

Fire up number two.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Number two ready.

[Captain Thorson]

Engineering, withdraw your dampening rods.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Mission chamber ready. Last tubes. Are clear.

[Captain Thorson]

Ready. Take it on overdrive. How we doing, Collier?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

On course, sir. She's running hot and true.

[Captain Thorson]

Well, my compliments, Lieutenant. This job would have done your father credit. He was the best navigation officer I ever saw.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Thank you, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Start your gyros. Put her on robot control. All right. Ship is yours. Mr. Collier. You need me, I'll be in Dr. Smithson's office. Yes, sir. I see.

[Lieutenant Collier]

You got to stop the ground.

[Captain Thorson]

You can thank young Collier for that. Chip off the old block.

[Dr. Smithson]

Oh, you know his father, huh?

[Captain Thorson]

Matter of fact, I knew him very well. First rate spaceman.

[Dr. Smithson]

Is he the one who.

[Captain Thorson]

Yeah, he was lost in the galactic barrier on the second ship we sent out to Boulder.

[Dr. Smithson]

Lewis, just what do you think this galactic barrier is?

[Captain Thorson]

Your guess as good as mine, Doc. All I know is that five ships have gone into it and none of them have come back out.

[Dr. Smithson]

You think it's in it? How about Mastrovic's theory? That it's a time warp in space, but that the ships reach it and slip into another dimension?

[Captain Thorson]

I think that's rubbish. My theory is that the galactic barrier is nothing more than a radioactive layer of some kind.

[Dr. Smithson]

What makes you say that?

[Captain Thorson]

Well, we know that radar signals bounce off it like they were hitting an invisible glass wall. We know it destroys our ships and our crews in some way. There's no other logical explanation.

[Dr. Smithson]

What makes you think we can get through it?

[Captain Thorson]

Because we're ready for it. The others weren't. Tire hull is completely shielded with lead. We can crack through any radioactive cloud ever detected. Besides, we're equipped with some new UHF radio devices that should enable us to maintain radio contact with Earth. Nothing can happen. Absolutely nothing.

[Dr. Smithson]

Who are you trying to convince, Lewis?

[Captain Thorson]

Myself, I suppose. Smitty. Five ships are missing, and men like Prentiss and Margotson and young Collier's father. I'm tired of seeing good men fed into that meat chopper.

[Dr. Smithson]

Then why are we going?

[Captain Thorson]

We haven't any choice, Minnie. We're in a race. Kind of race where men and ships are expendable.

[Dr. Smithson]

Well, at least it won't be boring. I'll have to play physician, morale builder, and mother substitute for 112 slightly nervous men.

[Captain Thorson]

Your morale doesn't sound too good, Doctor.

[Dr. Smithson]

As morale officer, I can state without fear of contradiction, it's terrible. And something tells me that as we approach that galactic barrier, I'm not going to be alone.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Hello, Earth.

[Captain Thorson]

Hello, Earth. Captain Thorson of the Star Cloud calling Earth. Star Cloud to Earthbound, can you read me?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Hello, Star Cloud. Hiya, Captain.

[Captain Thorson]

Charlie. I see they haven't court martialed you yet.

[Lieutenant Collier]

No, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Thanks to you, Charlie. It's good to hear you. You can read us the funny papers on Sunday morning.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Right.

[Captain Thorson]

How's the signal?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Strong. Clear the bell.

[Captain Thorson]

All right. Here's our log report for Colonel Harrison. Ready?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Shoot.

[Captain Thorson]

June 2, 1987. Four weeks out from Earth. Running true, no radiation, Operation normal. Still making our approach to the galactic barrier. That's all, Charlie. See you later.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Good luck, Captain. I sure wish I was with you.

[Captain Thorson]

How's the morale, Smitty?

[Dr. Smithson]

Well, the men know are getting closer to the barrier. They're beginning to show a little tension.

[Captain Thorson]

Lewis, how's their physical condition? Any sickness?

[Dr. Smithson]

About half the crew has come down with space blues.

[Captain Thorson]

Badly.

[Dr. Smithson]

Oh, Same as usual. Lips and hands with a bluish cast. Eyes sensitive to infrared.

[Captain Thorson]

I don't know. When I first started flying these tin cans, nobody ever heard of space blue.

[Dr. Smithson]

Well, there's a new theory that is caused by the terrific acceleration of these atomic overdrive ships. The change in gravity affects the circulation.

[Captain Thorson]

What do you think?

[Dr. Smithson]

Oh, I think it's psychosomatic. I've noticed that the same men who get space blues under tension on a ship tend to get blue coloration back on Earth when they're upset. I guess it's an occupational disease of space navigators.

[Captain Thorson]

You think it's just nerves, then?

[Dr. Smithson]

I don't know. But young Collier has a bad case. I think it's tension from overwork.

[Captain Thorson]

Maybe he needs some vitamins.

[Dr. Smithson]

Lewis, when will you realize that vitamins are not the panacea for all the troubles of mankind?

[Captain Thorson]

Come in. Oh, Lieutenant. Sir.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I understand you've relieved me from duty.

[Captain Thorson]

Dr. Smithson says that you aren't looking very well. I'm giving you a rest.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I feel perfectly able to continue, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Your lips are as blue as Minnetonka.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I'd like to remain at my post, Captain.

[Captain Thorson]

Don't be foolhardy, Lieutenant.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I'm not being foolhardy, sir. I have a special personal reason for wanting this expedition to reach Volta.

[Captain Thorson]

Your father? Yes, sir. You think he might still be alive?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I have to find out what happened, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

I think I understand. Very well, Collier, report back to duty. What's the reading, Pollison?

[Navigation Officer]

We're getting a plus five radar bounce now. It's coming off the barrier almost as fast as we send it out.

[Captain Thorson]

What's the interval?

[Navigation Officer]

3/10 of a second, shortening steadily.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

At this rate, we'll hit the wall.

[Navigation Officer]

In the next few minutes.

[Captain Thorson]

All right. Alert the crew. Sound general quarters.

[Navigation Officer]

Now hear this. Condition red. We are now approaching the galactic barrier. All hands to stations. All radiation detectors to be fully manned. Full security will prevail until further notice.

[Captain Thorson]

That is all, Partisan. I said radar bounces up to plus six. We better try to make final contact with Earth Spark. Still trying to raise the base?

[Navigation Officer]

Yes, sir, but he's not having much luck. There seems to be some interference. That's the radio room now. Yes, you've got them cut in the bridge speaker. The Captain will take it from here.

[Captain Thorson]

Hello, Star Cloud to Earthbound. Can you hear me, Earth?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Hello, Skipper, I can barely read you. We're getting heavy static from sunspots.

[Captain Thorson]

That's not sunspots. We're right on top of the galactic barrier. Stick with us, Charlie. We're switching to the automatic sender now. So you can track us in. Okay, if we crack the barrier and come through still in one piece. I'll try to get back to you on the high frequency band.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Gotcha, Skipper. Don't worry. I'll be waiting.

[Captain Thorson]

So long, Charlie.

[Lieutenant Collier]

So long, Star Cloud.

[Navigation Officer]

We must be getting awfully close now, Captain. The echo's bouncing back so fast, it's almost beating the signal when they coincide.

[Captain Thorson]

Hold onto your hat. That's when we run into the wall.

[Navigation Officer]

Any second.

[Captain Thorson]

Hold on.

[Navigation Officer]

Well, here goes nothing.

[Captain Thorson]

Here it comes.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Captain, why?

[Captain Thorson]

Why? Nothing happened.

[Navigation Officer]

We made it. We made it, Captain. No radiation, no time warp, no nothing. The crew's gone crazy, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Let us. They earned it. Say, Doc. Doc, can you break out a few bottles of snake bite serum for medicinal purposes? I sure can. This calls for a celebration. How's your morale now? Couldn't be better.

[Lieutenant Collier]

How's yours? Condition detected. Condition red. Radiation detected.

[Captain Thorson]

Good. Holy mackerel.

[Dr. Smithson]

Look at the needle on that indicator.

[Navigation Officer]

I see it, Captain. We're picking radiation like crazy.

[Captain Thorson]

What's it like?

[Navigation Officer]

It's a strong wave.

[Captain Thorson]

What kind is it?

[Lieutenant Collier]

I don't know.

[Navigation Officer]

It's too long for a cosmic ray and too short for uhf.

[Captain Thorson]

All right, track it down, triangulate it. Make it fast. I want a directional fix.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Yes, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Engine room. Yes, sir. We're picking up radioactivity. Is it the fission chambers?

[Lieutenant Collier]

No leak, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Check your gauges.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Nothing here, Captain. Must be coming from outside.

[Captain Thorson]

Damage control. Yes, sir. Is our lead shield leaking radiation?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Haven't found anything yet, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

All right, keep at it. Wallison, how you doing?

[Navigation Officer]

I've got a fix, Captain.

[Captain Thorson]

What is it?

[Navigation Officer]

I have to recheck my figures.

[Captain Thorson]

Well, hurry up.

[Navigation Officer]

The angle is correct, but I don't.

[Captain Thorson]

Come on, man. For Pete's Sake.

[Navigation Officer]

It's right, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

What's right? Speak up. Where's the radiation coming from?

[Navigation Officer]

It's coming from inside the ship.

[Captain Thorson]

That's impossible.

[Navigation Officer]

No, sir. I've checked it twice.

[Captain Thorson]

Well, then there's only one thing left to do. Call us and get a GER counter. We're going to start combing the ship inch by inch.

[Navigation Officer]

Ready, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

All right, turn it on now. Yes, sir. We'll check the atomic guns first. Cut through the officers quarters to ordinance. Come on.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Wait a minute, sir.

[Navigation Officer]

The signal's weaker now.

[Captain Thorson]

Let's go back. Hold. It seems strongest right about here.

[Navigation Officer]

It doesn't make sense.

[Captain Thorson]

Whose cabin is that?

[Navigation Officer]

Lieutenant Collier's.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Collier?

[Navigation Officer]

It's probably down in nav controls or farther door. It's not locked, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

It's in here all right.

[Navigation Officer]

Listen to that counter strongest over here.

[Captain Thorson]

Open that wall cabinet.

[Navigation Officer]

It's locked.

[Captain Thorson]

Smash it. All right. Shut off the Geiger counter. What do you make of this, Pollan?

[Announcer]

Sir?

[Navigation Officer]

It looks like some sort of portable transmitter, sir. Must be foreign manufacturer. I don't recognize the calibration symbols at all. Never seen anything like it.

[Captain Thorson]

Which raises a small question. What is Lieutenant Collier doing with a transmitter in his cabin?

[Navigation Officer]

I don't know, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Well, I intend to find out. Paulson, get down to Nav control. Bring Carlier up to the bridge on the double.

[Navigation Officer]

Well, hadn't we better find some way to shut this thing off first?

[Captain Thorson]

I know a way. Lt. Coler, I'm going to ask a few simple questions. And I want a few simple answers. Yes, sir. What were you doing with the transmitter in your cabin? Transmitter, Captain, you know nothing about it.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

No, sir, I don't.

[Captain Thorson]

Do you recognize these calibration symbols?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

No, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Can you think of how it might have been placed in your cabin without your knowing it?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

No, sir. Unless someone came in while I was on duty.

[Captain Thorson]

Would that have been possible?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Why? I suppose if. If someone had a key.

[Captain Thorson]

I found your cabin door unlocked.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I meant a key to the wall cabinet.

[Captain Thorson]

I didn't say the wall cabinet, sir. You what? Lieutenant, how could you have known it was in the wall cabinet?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I just assumed.

[Captain Thorson]

Lieutenant Collier, I find it hard to believe you would lie. Having known and respected your father and having observed the way you handled your job. However, I intend to get to the root of this thing. May I have your wristwatch, Lieutenant?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Sir?

[Captain Thorson]

Your wristwatch.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Here, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

Wallison, turn on that Geiger counter. Yes, sir. Hold this watch next to it. Yes, sir. That's all, Lieutenant. If you hadn't any close contact with that transmitter, how do you explain the radioactivity of this watch?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I don't, sir.

[Captain Thorson]

I think you'd better. To whom are you sending those signals?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Condition red. Condition red.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

There's your answer, Captain.

[Captain Thorson]

What is it? Scott here.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Alien spaceship approaching. Alien spaceship approaching.

[Captain Thorson]

Sound battle stations. Collier, who's aboard that ship? All right, now talk, man.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Very well, Captain. My mission seems complete.

[Captain Thorson]

Your mission? Are you admitting that you're an agent of a foreign power?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I am stating it.

[Captain Thorson]

What nation?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

No nation, Captain.

[Captain Thorson]

What?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

I am an agent of the Voltan government. The what? The government of the planet of Volta.

[Captain Thorson]

You're crazy.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Are you so stupid that you think your people are the only ones who can invade another planet?

[Captain Thorson]

What do you mean?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

We've had agents operating on Earth since 1945.

[Captain Thorson]

I don't believe you.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

What do you think happened to those five ships, Captain? Where do you suppose we got our information? Your language, your culture, family background.

[Captain Thorson]

But your appearance.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

You look like Commander Collier. Is that so surprising, Captain? We had a living model.

[Captain Thorson]

I ought to kill you.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

That would be very foolish. I would advise you to surrender without delay.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Alien ship outcoming in ordinance range.

[Captain Thorson]

I'll deal with you later, Collier. Follerson. Sir? Put this man in irons. Take him away.

[Navigation Officer]

No worries, sir. We'll take good care of him. Carpenter.

[Captain Thorson]

Robinson. Gunnery.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Gunnery.

[Captain Thorson]

Richardson, what's the range?

[Lieutenant Collier]

10,000 meters.

[Captain Thorson]

They're closing fast. Put your guns on radar. Tracking. Tracking.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Coming on.

[Charlie]

The Baron.

[Captain Thorson]

Fire. Fire. Richardson, you hear me?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Fire.

[Captain Thorson]

What's the matter down there? Do you hear me, Richardson? Answer me.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

It's no use to shout, Captain Collier. Yes, Captain.

[Captain Thorson]

How'd you get loose? Where's Pon?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Lieutenant Pon is dead.

[Captain Thorson]

All stations. Lieutenant Collier has escaped. Siege him, man.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Don't waste your breath. Your men can't hear you, Captain.

[Lieutenant Collier]

What?

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Those still alive are my men.

[Captain Thorson]

You're lying.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

No, Captain. Every ship that has ever left Earth was controlled by a Voltan crew.

[Captain Thorson]

That's impossible. Those were handpicked men.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Handpicked by us.

[Captain Thorson]

I don't believe you.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

Then why not call for help?

[Captain Thorson]

Carpenter. Robinson. Haley, report. Carpenter. Robinson.

[Lieutenant Pollison]

You see, Captain, it is quite useless. I would advise you to sit very.

[Captain Thorson]

Quietly and do nothing. It isn't possible. They can't all be dead. Smitty. Dr. Smithson. Smitty. Smitty, what have they done to you? Oh, those dirty. Don't talk, Smitty.

[Lieutenant Collier]

In there.

[Captain Thorson]

Closer. Not much time, Lewis.

[Dr. Smithson]

Space blues.

[Captain Thorson]

Space blues what is it, Smitty? What are you trying to tell me?

[Dr. Smithson]

All men with space brews.

[Captain Thorson]

Voltans here. Let Me help you.

[Dr. Smithson]

Smith.

[Captain Thorson]

No. Lewis.

[Dr. Smithson]

Get message back to Earth. Voltan, fifth column. Watch out for space bruise.

[Captain Thorson]

Smitty. Ready.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Hello?

[Captain Thorson]

Hello.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Star Cloud calling Earthbound.

[Captain Thorson]

Please, God, let me get through before it's too late. Hello?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Star Cloud to Earthbound.

[Captain Thorson]

Come in, please. Come in, please.

[Charlie]

Hello? Dark Loud to Earthbound. Captain Thornton calling Charlie. Come in, please. Hurry.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Hello?

[Charlie]

Hello. Can you hear me? Charlie?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Skipper, is that you?

[Charlie]

Are you getting my signal?

[Lieutenant Collier]

It's coming in a little louder now, skip. Keep sending.

[Charlie]

Thank God. Charlie, now listen to me. Not much time. It's word to Colonel Harrison. Crew mutinied. Host of crew members Vulcan.

[Lieutenant Collier]

What?

[Charlie]

Volton.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Smell that. V O L. Voltan and Reiser from the planet Boulder. Skipper, are you all right?

[Charlie]

Army, this is serious. They'll be here any second. I'll miss it. They have a fifth column on Earth. They're planning to invade you.

[Lieutenant Collier]

You don't mean it?

[Charlie]

Of course I mean it. Tell Harrison that they're posing as humans. You can detect them by space bloom. You got that? Only Bolton. Get Space Blue. Charlie, do you hear me?

[Lieutenant Collier]

Space Blue.

[Dr. Smithson]

I get you.

[Charlie]

I'm depending on your nose. Talk, everybody.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Captain. Captain. Captain. Thorchen. Hello? Hello? Star Cloud. Come in.

[Navigation Officer]

What's the trouble, Sergeant?

[Lieutenant Collier]

We're just trying to raise the star cloud, Colonel.

[Navigation Officer]

Had any luck?

[Lieutenant Collier]

No, sir. No contact.

[Dimension X Host]

No contact?

[Lieutenant Collier]

No, sir.

[Navigation Officer]

Nearly an hour since they hit the galactic barrier. I don't understand why they haven't tried to get back a message.

[Captain Thorson]

No, sir.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Neither do I.

[Navigation Officer]

All right, I'll take over for a while.

[Lieutenant Collier]

Yes, sir.

[Announcer]

Go right ahead, sir.

[Navigation Officer]

You'd better go out and get yourself some coffee, Charlie. You look a little blue around the guilds.

[Dimension X Host]

You have just heard no Contact. An adventure in Time, Space and the Unknown dimensions.

[Announcer]

Next week we have a nice blood curdling little story that starts with these two sentences. The last man alive on Earth sat alone in a room and then there was a knock on the door. Which raises the question, what knocked on the door? Left to its own devices, the human mind supplies a vaguely horrible answer. But it wasn't so horrible, really. You'll see next week when we present Knock.

[Dimension X Host]

Tonight, Dimension X has presented no Contact, an original story written by George Lefferts from the storyline by Lefferts and Ernest Kanoy. Featured in the cast were Wendell Holmes as Captain Thorson, Lawson Zerby as Lieutenant Collier, and John McGovern as Dr. Smithson. Your host was Norman Rose. Music by Albert Berman engineer Bill Chambers. Dimension X is produced by Van Woodward and directed by Edward King. Tomorrow here, Sam Spade now it's Truth or Consequences on NBC.

[Narrator]

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