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By day David Milner is a mathematics professor at the University of Cape Town, but by night he spends all of his time sending encrypted messages into deep space in hopes of receiving something back.
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Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

In an oppressive future, where everyone's only contact is their computer, one lonely young man is forced to venture forth in search of human contact.