Carter Roy

The physical side effects don't lie.

John doesn't know what it was exactly, but he does have a theory that might solve one piece of the puzzle.

To him, their symptoms look a lot like a case of radiation poisoning.

John reaches out to a radiation specialist who agrees with his theory.

There's no guarantee that's what it is for sure, but at the same time, nothing else seems to fit.

Meanwhile, John continues his investigation, and it's both promising and very frustrating.

Promising is the fact that Betty, Vicki, and Colby's stories remain consistent, even under hypnosis, and the fact that John is able to track down seven other witnesses who also saw a fleet of helicopters in a strange, blinding light in the sky that night.

Frustrating is the fact that no one will claim the helicopters.

The most logical explanation is they belong to the military.

For starters, there are Air Force bases nearby, and based on witness descriptions, they look exactly like the kind the military uses.

Plus, who else could it be?

Who else owns that many helicopters?

John reaches out to all the military bases in Texas.

but they deny any involvement in the incident.

In fact, they act like they have no idea what he's talking about, but like John is just some weirdo talking nonsense, which is a hard pill to swallow because John's sitting there with three people who have documented health problems, which seem to have a direct one-to-one connection with this military style event that seven other people also saw.

and the best the military can do is shrug and say, sorry, not us, can't help you.

Even if they're telling the truth and it wasn't them, shouldn't the government know if 20-something foreign craft suddenly entered their airspace?

His Vicki Landrum tells the newspapers, if the government really doesn't know anything about it, they'd better find out.

Now, John's investigation continues for months and eventually years.

He's dedicated to helping Betty and the Landrums.