Katie Nelligan

Katie Nelligan was the editor of the trashy tabloid, the Weekly Intelligencer. One of her reporters. Mort Pfeiffer, likened her to Mary Tyler Moore with red hair. Pfeiffer also had a crush on her, but didn't act on it.

One day, Nelligan and the Intelligencer staff found themselves inside one of their own stories when the lights in the building went out. As the staff looked for the emergency kit, four aliens appeared in the office. Initially, everyone thought it was a prank, as the aliens looked pretty much like the fictional ones the Intelligencer wrote about. Nelligan even assumed San Levy, the editor at the News of the World and notorious prankster, was responsible. he amused mood of the room changed when one alien started walking up towards the ceiling in defiance of gravity. Then the alien made Nelligan float towards the ceiling as well. Pfeiffer tried to bring her back down, but instead joined Nelligan on the ceiling. Despite the shock, Pfeiffer had the presence of mind to tell hi co-workers to take pictures; Nelligan approved

Oddly, the aliens didn't seem to mind having their pictures taken, but they did use some unknown force to keep anyone from else from helping Pfeiffer and Nelligan. The alien brought Nelligan and Pfeiffer closer, and then began removing and copying their memories. There was a backwash effect; Nelligan's memories came out, but she also had glimpses of Pfeiffer's memories, and discovered his feelings for her. Then the alien set Nelligan and Pfeiffer down, and the aliens left. After the lights came back on, Nelligan ordered the pictures be developed immediately, and Pfeiffer and Nelligan began writing their respective stories. Nelligan also thanked Pfeiffer for trying to help her.

At first, the story seemed perfect. The pictures of the aliens and the reporters floating came out perfectly. That night, Pfeiffer and Nelligan collaborated on the final story over dinner at a restaurant called Napoli, and then went back to the office to finish it. The next morning, Nelligan took the story to the publisher, Mr. Comstock. Comstock gave the greenlight to publish, but made it clear he didn't believe it had happened, even claiming to see wires holding Pfeiffer and Nelligan up in the air in the photographs. Nelligan was angry, but she did run the story.

Pfeiffer offered to take Nelligan to dinner at Napoli again. Nelligan agreed. After they'd eaten, Nelligan asked about the backwash of memories, and admitted that she now knew how Pfeiffer felt about her, and that the feeling was mutual. They went back to his apartment that night.

The story was published, but no one believed it. Nelligan cried, but Pfeiffer wasn't surprised. In the meantime, Pfeiffer and Nelligan began planning their wedding.