Carter Roy

Cameras can be expensive, especially back then.

Makes sense that a robber might steal one.

But also, we all know that if you run into enough coincidences, you might just be dealing with a conspiracy.

Now, John may never go so far as to use that word, but he does eventually draw two conclusions.

One, that the case he's built to substantiate Betty, Vicki, and Colby's claims is irrefutable.

And two, the UFO was either from another planet, from another country...

or part of a top secret government project gone wrong.

Which one was it?

Well, eventually the government launches a probe of their own and the answer might be found not in what they choose to investigate, but what they don't.

By 1983, life hasn't really gotten better for Betty, Vicky, or Colby.

They're famous now, but not in a good way.

Their story has been splashed all over the National Enquirer and just about every major newspaper in Texas.

Even though they've never claimed that what they saw came from another planet, they can't escape the alien associations or the sensationalized coverage.

They're always cast as sideshow characters and never the victims of a dangerous public health event.

And that remains true, even as their health problems continue.

All three have a hard time going out in the sun due to their skin sensitivity to light.

Even riding in a car during the daytime can cause blisters, so they mostly avoid it, especially Betty.

She stops working altogether, shuts herself inside her home, and basically becomes a hermit.

And what's worse than being forced to live life as a hermit?

Living life as a hermit with cancer.