Lieutenant Harper
Background
Lieutenant John "Johnnie" Harper is a police detective for the Los Angeles Police Department.
During the events of Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) played by Duke Moore
Inspector Clay and Lieutenant Harper arrive at the scene of the grave digger murders. Inspector Clay asks Patrolman Larry if the medical examiner has been there. Clay then tells Lieutenant Harper he is in charge and leaves to search alone in the cemetery. A flying saucer flies over both the cemetery and Trent house. As he is searching the cemetery Inspector Clay is attacked and killed by the dead husband and wife. Lieutenant Harper, Patrolman Larry and Patrolman Kelton hear Clay's gunshots and run to to where the sound came from. They find Clay dead. Harper tells Kelton to report in that Clay is dead and Clay is then buried. Lieutenant Harper, Larry and Kelton return to the cemetery along with Policeman. Eros calls the zombies back to their flying saucer and takes off. Harper identifies the sound as a flying saucer, but Larry doesn't believe it. Kelton tells Harper he and Policeman saw a grave site that appeared disturbed. Kelton goes inside the grave to investigate and they discover it is Clay's grave. Colonel Edwards and Harper visit the Trent's and ask Paula Trent and Jeff Trent about their experiences with the flying saucers. They hear a noise and Kelton, who was waiting at the police car is attacked by the widower's corpse. The aliens disable the signal and the widower collapses into a skeleton. They all go to the cemetery. Edwards, Harper and Jeff search the cemetery, while Paula stays with Kelton. Harper shows Edwards the empty grave of Inspector Clay. Edwards, Jeff and Harper enter the flying saucer and Eros turns on the flying saucers televisor so Jeff can see his wife is safe. Eros tells them they came as friends however the Earth governments refused to acknowledge them. He then goes on to tell the history of humans developing more powerful weapons. After being called stupid Jeff strikes Eros. A fight breaks out in the flying saucer and Edwards opens the door. Edwards, Jeff and Harper run out of the now on fire flying saucer. The flying saucer flies into the air and then explodes as Tanna screams.
