- A surprise visitor introduces Harry to a stressful human institution: marriage.
- Mike and Liv get a report on how Sam died. Meanwhile, the real Harry's wife Isabelle comes to visit her husband, and the alien Harry has to think fast. Kate and Ben consider sending Max to Georgia because of his "delusion" that Harry is an alien, forcing Max and Harry to compromise with some help from Sahar.—Gislef
- New York City, Five Years Ago
The human Harry and his wife attend an arty gallery opening, and Harry is talking with his fellow doctors when he makes eye contact with a woman picking up drinks. Harry excuses himself and goes over to the woman, Isabelle, and asks her opinion about a nearby painting. Isabelle says that it makes her feel upside-down. She asks how it makes Harry feel, and he says that he doesn't know but he loves the mystery. She tells Harry that she's the artist and introduces herself. Isabelle tells Harry that she' undercover" posing as a waitress, and Harry says that he's a divorced doctor and an art aficionado.
Harry tells Isabelle that he loves the painting, and introduces himself. Isabelle tells him that "a bastard" outbid him, and Harry raises his bid. He tells Isabelle that he's not letting it get away and he plans to solve the mystery.
Isabelle and Harry have a whirlwind romance
Present Day
The alien Harry drives his truck and is offended that Max pretended to be his friend so he could steal his keys and break into his cabin.
Max wakes up in a dark closet. Kate finds him and complains that Ben didn't look for their missing son there. She figures Max went to sleep in there, because he camps out there sometimes. Max remembers what happened at the cabin and plays along.
Mike and Liv arrive in response to the parents' call, and Max's parents tell them that Max turned up in the closet. When Mike says that he caught Max riding his bike out on the hallway, Ben and Kate tells Max he's not allowed to ride that far from home. Max says that he had a good reason, and had to break into Harry's cabin while he was at work. The boy says that he has proof that Harry is an alien, that Harry has alien technology in his basement. Max says that Sahar everything.
When Sahar and her mother get called over, Sahar says that she didn't see anything. She claims that she doesn't remember going to the cabin, and apologizes to Max for not remembering.
Harry returns home and finds Isabelle still there, wearing nothing but his flannel shirt. He tells her that she can't wear that because it's a man's shirt. Isabelle tells Harry that she flew across the country to talk to him, and he left and drove away. She asks where Harry went, and he claims that he went to get milk. Isabelle points out that he doesn't have any milk, and Harry says that he drank it.
Isabelle looks Harry over and asks what's different about him. He says that it's his mustache that he grew and then shaved off, and Isabelle wonders if he's high. Harry says that he is, and Isabelle tells him that she's very cross with him. The alien points out that she sounds like James Bond, and Isabelle says that she was ready to sign the divorce papers and then he stalled the lawyers. Isabelle tells him to sign the papers and hands them to him, and Harry immediately agrees to do so. She says that she thought they could talk about it like humans, and storms off into Harrys' bedroom rather than get a motel room.
Later, Isabelle gets into the sleeping Harry's bed and holds him. He wakes up and wonders what happens, and plays dead. Harry figures that it's nice, and figures that he can sleep after all. Then, Isabelle starts snoring. A lot.
The next morning, Harry wakes up and finds Isabelle performing yoga in front of him. She says that she turned off the alarm, and Harry says that he has to go to his job. Harry explains that he's now the town doctor, and asks Isabelle to take out the trash before she goes home. Going out to his truck, Harry realizes that he's late to searching the mountain and dismisses Isabelle as a distraction.
At the diner, Mike eats with his father, Lewis. Mike gives the ailing Lewis his pills. When Lewis points out that they're not living in DC because of Mike, Mike says that the mountain air is good for his father. Lewis doesn't believe it, and says that Mike is blaming him on everything. He asks if Mike has solved Sam's murder. Mike doesn't say anything, and Lewis tells his son that Sam chose the wrong town to die in. When the sheriff starts to snap at Lewis, he knocks over his water glass and Lewis asks what's wrong with him. Mike apologizes and asks Lewis to take his pills.
Harry arrives in Patience and pounds his feet on the window as he gets dressed. D'Arcy notices and comes over, and Harry tells her that he's putting on his pants. He insists that he's not living in his truck, and D'Arcy tells him that they had fun on their date and kissed, but she doesn't want to date him. Harry is more interested in her coffee, and D'Arcy tells Harry that he's not her type. She thinks it's his ego, but can't describe it. Harry figures that she's not very smart, and D'Arcy takes offense.
Harry figures that human men don't say mean things to women, and he has to apologize. He does so, awkwardly, and assures D'Arcy that she's smart... relative to their species. Harry walks off, unaware that D'Arcy is still angry.
At the cabin, Isabelle notices the lock on the basement door. Curious, she chisels it open and goes downstairs. She finds Sahar's wrap on the floor and smells perfume on it, and figures that Harry is cheating on her.
Abigail brings a box with Sam's medical files into the clinic. She's surprised to see Harry there, and he tells her that Ben hasn't found a replacement for Sam yet "because he's bad at his job". Abigail figures Harry wanted Sam's files, and asks if he's finished Sam's autopsy report. Harry tells her that he can't until he gets the toxicology report back from Denver, and says that his insurance claim is null and void if he committed suicide. Abigail suggests that Harry do "the right thing", and invites Harry to her salon to cut his hair.
Jay comes out and Harry tells her that Abigail is "pro-murder". He has Jay take the files to where the other files go. Asta is in the break room, and Jay brings the box in and says that she doesn't know where to put it. Jay passes on her mother's thanks for Asta helping Jay out the other night, and wants to make Asta dinner. Asta says that they'll talk about it, and takes the box to Harry.
Asta tells Harry that she shouldn't have brought Jay there, since she doesn't know the truth that Asta is her mother. Harry says that Asta should tell Jay that she's her mother, and Asta figures that she can't drag Jay into her life after giving her up. The alien is intrigued that Asta is willing to send Jay away because she loves her, not because she hated her. Harry immediately advises Asta to fire Jay, and offers to do it himself when Asta says that she can't.
Isabelle comes in and asks who the scarf belongs to. She wonders if it is Asta, and Asta takes offense. Isabelle says that she's Harry's wife, and Asta points out that Harry told her his wife is dead. His wife throws the scarf at Harry in disgust, then throws the files and box at him. Isabelle says that she's going back to NYC and leaves.
Isabelle goes to the 59 and orders a drink from D'Arcy. D'Arcy sympathizes when Isabelle says that she's going through a divorce, saying that that she hasn't been divorced and is still working on the pre-divorce. Isabelle wonders how people can change so much, saying her husband used to be alive and present, but is now so blunt. D'Arcy says that the man she's dating is also blunt, unaware that they're both talking about Harry.
Harry finds the Hawthornes waiting in his office. Kate has Max tell Harry that he stole his keys and duplicated them so he could sneak into Harry's cabin. Harry feigns surprise and says that he doesn't accept Max's apology. Kate points out that Max hasn't apologized yet, and Harry admits that he's getting ahead of himself. Max apologizes, and Harry refuses to accept it. Ben says that he has to accept it because of the rules, but Harry figures that Max isn't really sorry so he's not accepting Max's apology.
Kate agrees and tells her son to say it like he means it. Max yells that he doesn't mean it, and Harry says that he's snowflaking. He shows Max several photos, including one of the real Harry, and asks Max to point out which one is him. Max says that he can't tell because he only sees the alien Harry as an alien. Kate tells him to stop fooling around, and Max points at a photo at random.
Harry tells them that Max got it wrong, and Kate shows him the photo of the human Harry. Harry tells Max that he forgives him for breaking into his house because he's sick. Max accuses Harry of setting him up and storms out, and Ben goes after him. Harry tells Kate that it's worse than he thought, and Max sees monsters and scary things. He warns that Max might suffer from "face blindness" and anxiety, and shows Kate a special school on the web... in Georgia.
In his office, Mike looks at photos of Sam and tells Liv that he's gone over all the evidence but hasn't come up with anything. Liv is busy playing with a yo-yo, because it calms her. Mike takes it so he can calm himself, and points out that they have nothing on Sam's apparent murder. He breaks the yo-yo and blames Liv, and she says that Sam was probably murdered and the foot in the lake has something to do with it.
Mike says it felt good when he thought they had a serial killer, and is angry that other towns in Colorado have serial killers. Liv suggests that her aunt might punch someone at Bingo night to cheer Mike up.
D'Arcy and Isabelle drink and talk about how they're strong, independent women who don't need men. Isabelle tells D'Arcy that any real man would be in love with her, and real women don't run away. D'Arcy agrees, and Judy comes over and asks where Danny the jukebox repairman is. Judy and D'Arcy exchange insults, and D'Arcy offers a toast to Isabelle for "women supporting women".
At the clinic, Jay goes through Sam's files. Asta suggests that the clinic isn't very busy. Jay has found the file saying that Asta had a baby, and the baby was born on Jay's birthday. Asta says that it's complicated, and Jay tells her that Asta gave her away and then lied to her. She wonders if Jimmy is her father, and realizes that he is from Asta's silence. Jay storms out past Harry, who tells Asta that he was going to fire Jay and leaves.
Later, Harry finds Asta sitting on a street bench. He sits down with her and talks about Buddhist monks. Harry says that Asta just lied to Jay and pretended to be a friend, and Asta points out that he lied about his wife being dead. The alien says that humans lie because that's what they do, because they don't want people to know who they really are.
Jimmy comes up despite Asta saying that he'd meet her at the diner. When Jimmy recognizes Harry as the man who attacked him at Asta's cabin, he gets in Harry's face until Asta takes him to the diner. They sit down and Asta tells Jimmy that Jay finds out they're her parents. Jimmy didn't know Jay was their daughter, and says it's messed up.
Harry is at a nearby table, listening, and Jimmy sees him. Jimmy wonders why Harry is there, and Harry says that he's a "ninja". Asta tells them to ignore each other, and Jimmy angrily says that Asta also wasn't ready to be a parent. Dan comes out when Jimmy yells at Asta, and Asta tells Jimmy that if Jay comes to find her, he shouldn't "flip out" on her. Jimmy accuses Asta of getting involved with Jay if she wanted to protect their daughter, and leaves.
Once Jimmy leaves, Dan sits down with Asta and tells his daughter that it's better that Jay knows. Asta tells her father that it isn't his problem, and Dan says that night when he realized his wife wasn't coming back, he promised that he wouldn't leave Asta to face things alone. Dan promises that Jay has a family that loves her as if she was their own, and Asta takes her father's hand. Harry has moved behind them and clears his throat, pointing out that he's a "ninja".
That night, Harry drives back to his cabin and sees the lights on. Isabelle's car is parked outside, and Harry goes in and discovers that Isabelle has made dinner. Harry points out that she said she was going away forever, and Isabelle tells him that she didn't handle things well and wants to make things up to him. She's making steaks, and says that she got them from the freezer downstairs.
Harry says that it's impossible and discovers Isabelle chiseled the door open. Isabelle offers to get some peas from the freezer, and Harry says that he'll do it. He goes downstairs and discovers Isabelle broke into the freezer. The real Harry's body is still there, and Isabelle apparently didn't see it. Harry gets the peas and covers the corpse over, then goes back upstairs.
Isabelle and Harry have dinner, and Isabelle says that Harry hasn't been himself since she got there. Harry insists that he's always been a man, and Isabell figures that Harry is afraid. She says that she's afraid as well, and men showed up at the apartment and said they needed to talk to Harry. Isabelle says that she'll be there for Harry no matter what, and she hugs him while he eats his steak.
D'Arcy drives to Harry's cabin to make another attempt at a romantic relationship with him.
Isabelle tells Harry that they should have a dance, and Harry dances with her. Awkwardly. D'Arcy comes up to the cabin and sees the couple dancing, and drives away. Meanwhile, Isabelle asks Harry what's next. He says that he can only think of one thing, and tells Isabelle to scrub the pans before she leaves. As he walks away, Isabelle sings "their song", and Harry goes to her and they kiss.
At the Hawthorne house, Max overhears his parents talking about sending him to Georgia. Kate figures that Max will get worst if they don't do something about it, and points out that Max doesn't seem like a normal boy. Max goes to his room and calls Sahar on the radio, and says that his parents are sending him away. Sahar assures Max that she still believes him about Harry, and she has an idea to keep Max's parents from sending him away. As they talk, Sahar looks at the copy of 'Communion' that she's reading.
On the bed, Isabelle tells Harry that she'll take care of him. She rips off their clothing and kisses him, and Harry tries to remove her bra. Harry finally says that he doesn't know what they're doing, and Isabelle tells him that they're "reconnecting", as Harry gurgles.
The next morning, Isabelle lies next to Harry and sees her painting hanging on the bedroom wall. She figures that Harry still loves her, because he didn't have the heart to take the painting down. Isabelle tells Harry that they're going to be together forever and hugs him.
Later, Harry goes to the diner to have coffee. Max and Sahar sit down across from him, and Sahar says that touching the floating apple might have wiped her memory but it didn't kill her. She tells Harry that Max isn't going to Georgia, and she'll teach him how to hold his breath until he gets his way. Sahar says that she snuck Max's ashes into Harry's pocket so he can't spit on them when Max dies. Max says that they win again, and Harry spits on him.
Sahar tells Harry that she and Max are holding their breath until Harry promises to leave Max alone. If he doesn't and they pass out, then everyone will think Harry was responsible. The kids hold their breath, and Harry finally cracks. Max tells him that if Harry stops trying to have him sent away, he'll stop accusing Harry of being an alien. Harry also can't kill Max, and Max and Harry shake on their truce.
Max asks why he can see Harry's true form, and Harry explains. They exchange questions about each other's races.
Asta and Jay pass in the street, and Jay glares angrily at her birth mother.
D'Arcy goes to the 59 and sleeps on a bench rather than go home. She wakes up, and drinks a whiskey with an egg.
Jay goes to the diner, and Dan asks if she's hungry. She says that she's not, but when Dan tells her that family doesn't pay, Jay orders a big meal. Liv comes in and finds Mike with Lewis, and shows him Sam's toxicology report that came in. they show that Sam was poisoned, and Mike is thrilled that they have a murder.
Harry figures that he didn't hate Max, but how he made Harry feel inside: exposed and vulnerable. After talking to Max and Sahar, he felt his hatred for himself going away. He figures that there's something out there stronger than hate.
That night, Harry sleeps with Isabelle and discovers that she snores. He feels close to her, but sometimes wants to be far away. Harry confirms that Isabelle only snores when he doesn't hold her nose, and admits that he doesn't hate her but just needs sleep. He decides to let Isabelle live another day and goes to bed.
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