Falling Skies

Previously on Falling Skies...

This sanctuary here turned out too good to be true.

If she's meeting with the enemy

and she's not telling us about it.

Let's just give her the benefit of the doubt.

She's earned that.

Okay.

But I'm bringing my guns.

You lied to me, Lexi.

What are your plans for my daughter?

Soon the transformation will begin.

Someone let the monk go.

Did you do this?

It's Hal.

Shh.

Where were you?

Ben.

Ben?

I'm... I'm up. Come in.

How are you feeling?

I wanted to let you sleep,

but Anne convinced me I should get you.

I'm fine. What's wrong?

The Overlord she was interrogating escaped.

What? No, Anthony was guarding him. He was chained.

I think Lexi let him go.

No. Lexi was deathly sick.

Well, we got to get him back.

We're doing a full perimeter sweep.

We need you.

What's wrong?

They're looking for him. Should I do something?

They won't find him.

They're so afraid of him.

I think they're afraid of me.

It doesn't matter what they think.

Maggie's with them.

She used to believe in me, but now...

Everything's changing.

I haven't changed. I never will.

Humans talk so much about change,

but they're afraid of it.

Why?

We're weak, afraid of the unknown.

Don't be afraid.

My father is returning.

I need to be ready.

Tom's coming here?

I'd like to be alone.

It's got to be, what, 6 miles?

No skitters, no mechs.

You sound surprised.

Even after what the mech hard drive confirmed.

Yeah.

Doesn't make any sense.

Why would the Espheni leave this place alone?

Hey, did you see that?

No, no, no. Right there at the moon.

Right here.

I don't see anything.

Yeah, keep looking.

Drop your weapon!

We don't want any trouble.

We're looking for Lourdes Delgado.

We heard this is a place of safety.

We heard on the radio. I said, "drop your weapon."

Why don't you drop your weapon?

Drop 'em. I'm not gonna say it again.

Dad!

Matt?

Matt!

Good to see you Tom.

You got him.

Wow.

You got my message, too. I know you said to stay put.

Aliens were on us. We had to get out of there.

No, you did the right thing.

Agreed. Very impressive, soldier.

Hal?

Dad?! Ben?

Dad!

Where have you been?

How did you...

Long story.

What is this place?

Longer story.

Matt.

You look unbelievable.

You look awful.

Lexi?

She's here.

She's... changed.

I think we should talk alone.

I brought you some tea.

Oh.

Here's one for inquiring minds.

How the hell did this happen?

Lexi happened.

Baby Mason? Took down a mech?

What is she... Zeus?

Sort of.

She's not a baby anymore.

Welcome

please... have one of these.

Oh. Would you like one?

Hey, Tec.

Huh?

Christmas!

Hey, hey, hey, hey! They're starving... like we used to be.

It's beautiful here.

I've missed this.

I've missed you.

I've missed you, too.

I've needed you.

It took me months to find Lexi.

And now that I found her...

I'm here.

You're not alone anymore.

You are starting to scare me a little bit.

What aren't you telling me about Lexi?

She's...

Tom! You're here!

Lexi said you would be here, and you are!

It's really good to see you.

I'm glad you're okay.

Is Lexi inside?

Yes, but you won't believe it.

Something wonderful is happening.

Lexi?

Lexi?

Lexi. I don't understand.

Oh, my God. I-is that... it can't be.

Yes. That's Lexi.

Can't be.

What is this?! What happened?!

I-I don't know, but... but she said we shouldn't be afraid.

We have to let her be.

Anne! Anne! No, no, no, no! Wait!

We have to get her out of there! We will!

But not until we figure out what this is and what it's doing to her.

I don't care what it's doing! You have to care.

What if it's like Ben and the harness?

You don't think I wanted to rip that thing off his back

the second I saw it?

It would have killed him.

Look at her. She's not in any pain.

She's breathing. She's all right. She's not okay, Tom!

She's been meeting with an Espheni Overlord.

She thinks he's her father.

What?

We captured him, but then he escaped.

He's been feeding her all these lies.

What does he want with her?

I don't know. All he would say is that he's protecting her.

But he's behind this. I know it. We have to get her out of here!

We will! But we're gonna do it the right way!

I promise.

Lexi...

Excuse me. I'm looking for a girl named Maggie.

Do you know her?

Hal!

God, I missed you.

Look, I know things were weird between us

when the walls came down, but I want you back.

Shut up, Hal. Shut up.

Uh, Dad's looking for us.

All right.

We better go.

I don't get it. How... I mean, h-how is that Lexi?

Looks like she's some sort of insect.

When Dr. Glass first brought me

Lexi's DNA sample back in Charleston,

I discovered she had both human and Espheni DNA.

Somehow, the alien DNA remained... inactive.

Think caterpillar and butterfly.

They're born with all the DNA necessary to create both insects,

but the butterfly DNA remains inactive.

Slowly, it... activates,

encourages the caterpillar to...

Create and enter a chrysalis.

Once inside, the butterfly DNA fully activates.

And when the cocoon opens, uh... the butterfly emerges.

What happens to the caterpillar?

It's... gone.

So... Lexi's gone?

I... all I'm saying is you can't cut a caterpillar

out of its chrysalis without killing it.

Do the Volm know anything about these cocoons,

how to get her out?

They're an Espheni creation.

But we've never attempted to get one out alive.

Wait a minute. S-she's not an Espheni.

As you say.

If you know anything... You have to tell us.

I have nothing more to share.

I'm sorry.

I must return to my men.

I've seen one of these before.

In the Espheni tower, Karen had you and Lexi

in something very similar to this.