Dr. Kramer
Background
Dr. Joseph Kramer runs the SSR Institute in Los Angeles, California. His daughter is Jennifer.
During the events of The Return (1980) played by Raymond Burr
In Little Creek, New Mexico, a car driven by Dr. Kramer drives up to the gas station and parks. Twenty-five years later, in Los Angeles, Jennifer shows satellite images to Dr. Kramer and he suggests they show them to Dr. Mortorff. Jennifer presents the Skycon 1 System images to Dr. Parkfield, Dr. Kramer and Dr. Mortorff. Dr. Mortorff asks what she noticed and she shows them smudges on one of the images and says it may be a system malfunction. Dr. Mortorff suggests they send someone to check it out and suggests Jennifer and Dr. Parkfield suggests she doesn’t have enough experience and he should go, but Dr. Kramer says Jennifer will go by herself. Jennfier calls Dr. Kramer and tells him she thinks she was in the same town when she saw the UFO, but he tells her it is probably just coincidence. In Little Creek, Wayne sees Jennifer and she tells him about the Dog attack and while they are talking, Dr. Kramer shows up and Wayne gets up and leaves. Jennifer and Dr. Kramer are checking on the equipment she placed when they start following a trail of blood. Homer sees them and tells Niles Buchanan they are coming and Jennifer and Dr. Kramer walk over to Niles who is standing near a mutilated cow. They examine the dead cow and Niles tells them about the missing body parts and Homer tells them the mutilated cows are scaring the locals. Homer tells Niles none of the Polaroids he took of the cow are coming out clear and Dr. Kramer looks at them and shows Jennifer and she notices they are similar in the way her photographs have bright smudges. Wayne, Walt, Eddie and Darren walk up and Walt criticizes Wayne for not finding out what is mutilating his cattle. Walt asks Jennifer what could have mutilated his cattle, and she tells him she doesn't know.
A few days later, the Motel Manager tells Dr. Kramer that Jennifer's car is at her hotel room, but she isn't in her room. Dr. Kramer tells SSR Institute Employee to gather everything they have on aerial phenomenon and has a meeting with Dr. Mortorff and Dr. Parkfield and tells them Jennifer has revealed evidence of alien contact. He shows them a map of space and says the aliens left them a message from where they are from. Dr. Mortorff says he will figure out when they stars from the message were aligned and Dr. Kramer tells Dr. Parkfield to get a plane ready. Dr. Kramer asks SSR Institute Employee if Jennifer has called back and is told she hasn't. The SSR Institute Employee then tells Dr. Kramer they have dated the star chart and hands Dr. Kramer a readout and after reading it, Dr. Kramer realizes the stars will align that day. As they arrive in New Mexico, a spaceship zooms by Homer, Dr. Kramer, Dr. Mortorff and Dr. Parkfield.