The chaotic aftermath of an alien attack has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.
Grace
The Skitter that Tom captured is being held in a cage. Anne and Harris are given the task of studying it. The Skitter seemed to become angrier by the sight of Tom, who tells it that he remembers him. Weaver is informed by Pope that there is a motorcycle shop nearby. He tells Tom to take a team to get the bikes. Tom reluctantly agrees that Pope accompany them.
Tom, Hal, Dai, Anthony and Pope set out on a country road. Tom speaks to Dai about how he worries for his sons. Tom mentions that his wife could have handled the situation with Hal better than he.
Anne, in the hope of learning more about the Skitter, shows him pictures, of which Harris argues is a waste of time. Scott shows Weaver a radio he made and that Matt is helping him with the radio. On their hunt for bikes, the group see a group of Skitters sleeping upside down like bats. Pope requests they shoot them down but Tom disagrees.
Anne starts to give the Skitter water to drink as Harris walks in with the Skitter Pope and his gang murdered. This aggravates the alive Skitter. Before eating, Lourdes says a prayer. Weaver notices her and tells her she is lucky to still "believe in something".
At the motorcycle shop, the gang prepare to get the bikes. Hal notices a locket that Karen would have liked. Tom tells him that Hal's mother could have handled this situation better, Hal agrees. Back at the High School, Harris plans to cut into the Skitter. Anne protests and tells him that it is a living creature. Later, Mike's son Rick wakes up, not recognizing his father. Mike confronts the Skitter about this, hoping it can understand him. Failing that, Mike puts his gun in the Skitters mouth, knocking it unconscious. At the same time this is happening, Anne, Matt and Scott hear interference on the radio Scott built. Dr. Harris tells Anne and Mike that he found a "pressure point" near the Skitter's soft palate. Anne believes the Skitter's have "radio's in their heads" as the interference came on Scott's radio at the same time Mike threatened the Skitter. However, while the Skitters communicate at radio-frequencies this only has roughly the same range as a human voice does, so the captured Skitter cannot alert the other aliens. Anne attempts to perform an autopsy on the old Skitter corpse from Pope's hideout, but it has been dead for too long and the insides have already rotted into unrecognizable goo.
As the gang prepare to leave the motorbike store, Pope knocks Dai out and takes a bike, escaping. He goes back to the sleeping Skitter's and blows them up. Waking up, Rick attaches the "harness" to his back. Scott's radio experiences interference waves at this time and Mike runs in to find his son. Rick is helping the Skitter escape. Dr. Harris communicates with the Skitter by talking to Rick. Mike runs over and pulls the "harness" off his son, causing him to be knocked out.
A group of armed "harnessed kids" find Tom and the others. The kids fire, shooting Dai in the leg. Anthony suggests that they fight back but Tom says no. Tom believes that a Skitter is nearby, controlling them. The kids move together, only shooting when there is a target. Tom makes Molotov bomb using gasoline, cloth and a bottle. He ignites the cloth, then fires at a car. The car blows and the kids open fire on the car. Hal and Anthony get away but Tom and Dai are ambushed by a Skitter. Dai kills it and they drive away.
Tom talks to Weaver and tells him that he will look for the drugs needed for the operations and then go look for Ben. Tom speaks to Hal who worries that Ben will be a different person. Tom tells Hal that Ben is strong. Later, Tom goes to eat and is surprised to see fresh bread. Margaret tells him that it's a parting gift from Pope. Around the table, Tom, Hal, Dai, Matt, Anne and Lourdes hold hands and pray. Weaver, sitting at the next table, quietly whispers along with them, indicating that he hasn't lost all faith.
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