X Minus One – Knock. ep5, 550522.

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From the far horizons of the unknown come thrilling tales of science fiction.

The last man on earth sat alone in a room, when there was a knock at the door. The Zans have conquered the world.All life forms have been removed except for a man who has been unconscious for the past two days. Walter, the professor of anthropology is kept alive, and given whatever he requests for his comfort.

Walter is in a zoo, and kept under observation by the Zans, who he nicknames George. The Zans are puzzled by a couple of zoo exhibit that have died. No reason, jno mistreatment, just natural causes, but the Zan can’t understand the concept of death.

Later, Walter is shown to his new quarters, and meets his mate, the only other human left alive. Walter explains his theory of how the aliens have done thus far. Walter figures the Zan can be killed, but they seem to experience no aging. A new twist emerges when the Zan think that Walter is behind the critters that are diing off, and threaten him if he won’t make it stop.

Though Walter is content to be a zoo exhibit, his new lady friend is a fighter who wants to use their new found knowledge to get back at the aliens. George the Zan tortures Walter, but can he tell the aliens anything helpfl? When Zans begin fropping like flies, will they hold Walter responsible?

Death has the Zan afraid, and a desperate decision has to be made fast. What really happened between Walter and the Zan? That’s the question that the woman wants to know, and so do I. The trouble is that the audio cuts off just as he is about to share his secret with her.

Though the audio does stop short, there really isn’t much that is missed that you can’t fill in with your own imagination.