Characters
Teenager with knowledge about the aliens
Tommy
This happened first kicking off the whole chain of events
a roar and flash of light
Name of the street
Maple Street
"Steve, the power's off. I had the soup on the stove..."
Myra
Les was accused because of this
car starting by itself
States the strange occurrence in the sky was a meteor
Steve
First thing discovered not to be working
telephone
Month of the year
September
"They don't want us to leave. That's why they shut everything off."
Tommy
One reason Steve was accused was he owned
a ham radio
Accidentally killed one of the neighbors
Charlie
Second thing discovered not to be working
electricity
Time of day
6:44 PM
"He always was an oddball. Him and his whole family. Real oddball."
Charlie
The reason Charlie was accused
shot Pete Van Horn
First to be accused of being from outer space
Third thing reported not to be working
Les goes here to get away from the mob
front porch
"So I got a car that starts by itself--well, that's a freak thing-- I admit it."
Les Goodman
Charlie used Tommy as a...
scapegoat
Got shot by Charlie
Pete Van Horn
cars
Steve keeps his ham radio here
basement
"Throw them into the darkness a few hours, and then just sit back and watch the pattern."
alien/figure one
Another reason Steve was suspected
his wife talked about him