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  • Slide: 1
  • EXPOSITION
  • On quiet, suburban Maple Street, somewhere in America, the inhabitants notice a meteor-like object fly overhead. After it passes, all electronics and electricity go dead.
  • Slide: 2
  • CONFLICT
  • A young boy named Tommy tells a story he read about aliens arriving from outer space. Believing his story, the people start to suspect each other of being secret aliens.
  • Slide: 3
  • RISING ACTION
  • Mr. Goodman's car mysteriously starts. Everyone accuses him of being an alien. Steve tries to talk some sense into the mob, but fails. He becomes a suspect as attention is directed to the radio in his basement!
  • Slide: 4
  • CLIMAX
  • The mob sees a figure coming towards them. Charlie grabs a gun and accidentally shoots Van Horn, who has returned. Suddenly Charlie's lights go on, and now he is the prime suspect.
  • Slide: 5
  • FALLING ACTION
  • Everyone is hysterical. Charlie screams that the real alien is Tommy, the young boy who knew the events before they happened.
  • Slide: 6
  • RESOLUTION
  • In the end, aliens watch the town as it destroys itself. A simple trick by the aliens turned the residents against each other; they themselves were the monsters, not the aliens.
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