Back in Beverly Hills CA, Police Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) phoned Axel, referring obliquely to how he was working on so-called "Alphabet Crimes" - he opened the monogrammed "A" envelope and studied a piece of paper with a series of cut-out numbers.A benevolent, interplanetary alien in humanoid form, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), caused a panic when he came with a message of good-will and peace, and then demanded to speak to all of the representatives of Earth""s governments.Steven retaliated by thrusting a fireplace poker hrough Josh""s back, impaling his heart on itand he crashed through a glass window to the ground below - but soon melted into the grass lawn and disappeared (was he alive or dead?) - presumably alive (as later events unfolded).The talking Evil Trees were dropped like parachuting bombs, and landed with others in the Rodeo Drive area of the kingdom to pillage the area.