The Last Broadcast (short story)
Summary
The terrible rainstorm has come to an end, and Geoff Sinton is about to go out to the pub when two strangers -- Naval Lieutenant Harry Sullivan and a man who calls himself the Doctor -- burst into his home, claiming they need to borrow his television. Harry tries to calm down the bewildered Geoff, whose wife Linda and sons Stuart and Richard watch in astonishment as the Doctor wires their satellite TV to their telephone and places a call to an alien war marshal named Kathnor. Kathnor refuses to surrender to the Doctor, and the Doctor explains to the Sintons that the Verulans are about to broadcast a signal that will immobilise everyone within range and leave the way clear for an invasion.
The Verulans catch Sarah, who has hidden aboard their ship to ensure that the power boosters are at maximum strength; however, the Doctor tricks Kathnor into looking at his ship’s escape pod, thus showing Sarah where it is. Kathnor then sends the signal, but the Doctor has already prepared for him, and the signal bounces back and destroys the Verulan ship; fortunately, Sarah manages to get to the escape pod in time. The Doctor and Harry rush off to rescue her, while the bewildered Geoff watches his excited sons, who have enjoyed this science-fiction interlude into their lives and are now pretending to be scary aliens.
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