- The Masons run into trouble on the road when a family of outlaws intercepts their search-and-rescue mission.
- Tom and his sons leave Charleston and ride on the road looking for Anne and Alexia. Out of the blue, they are robbed by a masked gang that steels their horses, supplies and weapons. However the Mason family decide to look for the group and retrieve their belongings. They find the robbers in their farm and there are betrayal and confrontation. Meanwhile Conchise brings the wounded President Hathaway to Charleston and he sees the Volm weapon with Marina and Weaver.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- The Mason men continue their search for Anne and Lexi. Ben asks his dad if they'll go back to Charleston once they find them. Tom's not sure there's much for them there, but Ben has made friends, like Denny. He wants to help Lexi deal with being half-alien, since he has some experience there, with his spikes.
Tom asks Ben about the new rebel leader, who Ben describes as more patient than Red Eye.
Suddenly, in the dark, a wounded rebel skitter tumbles over the cliff near them. He warns them to get moving to avoid the skitters, who are looking for them.
Tom and Ben head back to Hal and Matt at camp, warning them to get moving.
Back in Charleston, Pope is rolling in credits (money), but has nothing to do with them. He needs someone or something to trade with, like the people where President Hathaway was. Pope hears a noise and is informed by Weaver that, per President Marina Peralta, Popetown is being moved to make way for refugees.
A call for medical help goes out. Everyone rushes to see Cochise, the Volm, carrying wounded President Hathaway into town.
Tom and his sons are on horseback through a forest road when a truck pulls out in front of them and masked men come out. They pull guns on the Masons. Ben is able to use his alien speed to disarm one, but has to back down when they put a gun on Matt. When Tom realizes the robbers are isolated, he tries telling them about Charleston, but the robbers don't believe them. They take the Masons' stuff and leave.
In Charleston, President Hathaway recognizes Marina Peralta from Jim Webb's office. She was his Chief Administrative Assistant.
Cochise saved Hathaway by shielding him from the impact of the crash. The Volm body is designed to withstand greater punishment than the humans. Marina wants more information on the Volm weapon, but Cochise says it has to remain confidential given the security breaches in Charleston. He doesn't believe Hal Mason was the only leak, given how the Espheni work. Marina and Weaver share their concerns about the Volm weapon, but President Hathaway says it's key to beating the Espheni, and Tom agreed.
The robbers return to their farm. It's two men and teenagers, the Picketts.
Ben tracks the robbers to their home with his dad and brothers, determined to get their stuff back.
A young teen girl goes to get water for the horses and Ben grabs her at the pump. Ben sneaks up on the two boys as they're going through the Mason's food. He quickly gets a gun on them.
Hal goes after one of the adults, named Gil, while Tom disarms the dad, Wayne.
Hal is still grappling with Gil over a knife when a shot rings out. It's young Matt, firing at Gil. Gil's hit. "What'd you do that for?" he asks Matt as he slumps to the ground.
Back in Charleston, Weaver is annoyed to learn that Pope is encouraging a work slowdown of repair on army vehicles to make his point about citizen rights being infringed. He doesn't think Tom is coming back, saying Tom knows when to abandon a sinking ship.
In the country, Ben and Hal tend to wounded Gil while Tom tapes up Wayne and his children, explaining they only want their stuff back and they'll be on their way.
In his bar in Popetown, Pope addresses the gathered masses, urging them to say no to working for the Volm. Weaver joins them and tells them it's dangerous to stop work and it won't be tolerated. He arrests Pope for civil disobedience.
Ben works on Gil, talking to one of Wayne's son. He explains that his mom was killed by humans, so his dad is distrustful of them and they just stay up on their farm.
Tom talks to Wayne, explaining that they can't just hide forever.
Hal comes in to tell Wayne that Gil is dying. Wayne asks Tom's permission to see his dying brother and gives his word he won't try anything.
Wayne kneels at Gil's bedside and grabs the shotgun underneath and turns it on Tom. His sons disarm Hal, Matt and Ben. Wayne coldly marches them and lines them up against a wall, planning to shoot them all. Tom pleads with him, telling Wayne he shouldn't let his kids see him stop being human. He tells Tom to say good-bye to his sons. Tom turns around and faces Wayne, daring him to go through with it.
Wayne's daughter tries to stop him and the Masons take the opportunity to take back the guns, except from Luke Pickett, who manages to keep his. Wayne won't tell him to give it up, but Tom points out it'll just lead to everybody getting shot. The boy finally turns it over.
Cochise takes Hathaway, Marina and Weaver to the Volm machine. He explains the machine is to destroy an Espheni energy grid encircling the earth so that a Volm ship can get in, but if it goes awry, basically everybody gets nuked. Tom knew all of that, but didn't want to panic people.
Weaver visits Pope in lock-up, saying he might need his help. Weaver will only tell him he might be right about the Volm. He lets Pope go. "No more riling up the civilians," Weaver says.
On his way out, Pope tells Maggie that stuff might be brewing. She doesn't appreciate his gesture.
"I just figured without the Mason brood around, you might just need a friend," he says. They argue over their past sins, including him allowing his brother to abuse her.
"There's going to come a time, some time soon I suspect, when this pantomime of yours will come to an end, and you're going to come crawling back to me," Pope taunts.
Lourdes goes to change President Hathaway's IV. He calls her doctor and tells her young people like her give him faith that they'll rebuild when the aliens are gone.
Lourdes leaves and ducks into a stairwell to go down a flight. She counts off a certain number of paces in the floor, moves a bed under onto the spot and lies down. She takes out a Volm gun and aims up through the ceiling. She blasts a hole through President Hathaway on the floor above.
Later, she prays the rosary as alien squiggly things prance all over her face. When someone comes, they swim back into her eyeballs.
She's called to examine his dead body. Anthony says it was the same type of Volm gun that killed Manchester. They realize Hal wasn't the mole. With Lourdes in the room, Weaver and Marina tell Anthony to put together a task force to track down the mole.
Marina stops Weaver from telling Hathaway's people he's dead, she doesn't want his people in town on a witch hunt.
Later in the hall, Pope and Weaver essentially tell each other to watch their backs.
The Masons are on horseback 15 miles from Anne and Lexi in Mechanicsburg. Ben senses Mechs coming. There are two of them and skitters. They're headed right for the Picketts' farm. Hal doesn't want to go back, but Tom thinks if they don't help, they're no better than the aliens. He decides to go back alone and sends the boys on to recon Mechanicsburg.
Tom rides up outside the farm house, the front door is open. He looks around inside but the house seems empty. He hears a scream outside. Three skitters approach him. Tom's about to fire on them when bright lights shine behind him, a giant Mech stares him down.
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