Falling Skies

Ben: We're here.

This is where the rebel leader said to meet.

Can I ask you a question, dad?

Always.

After we find anne and alexis,

Will we go back to charleston?

I don't know, ben.

I'm not sure there's much of a future for us there.

Why? Do you want to?

Uh, made some friends there, you know?

People I'll -- people I'll miss.

Like denny?

She won't have a problem with the fact

That my sister's a half-alien, but the others?

Lexie will be treated like a freak.

Like you were.

I was, uh, old enough to deal with it.

But a small child?

I-I don't want her to have to go through that.

Neither do I.

So, uh, if we don't go back, what will we do?

We keep moving. Keep fighting.

Honestly, I haven't really thought that far ahead.

First task is to get to mechanicsville,

Find anne and lexie.

Their new leader -- he seems pretty full of himself.

Yeah, he makes me nervous when I'm channeling him.

It's different than red eye? Very. He's more...

Aggressive? Impatient.

Completely loyal to the cause, though.

He and the others almost treat red eye like a god.

Reaching out to humans -- that took a lot of risk.

Took a lot of --

They're coming.

Who's coming? Enemy patrol.

They're searching for you. You must divert.

Which way are they coming from?

Which way are they coming from?

You're probably too young to remember that camping jag

Mom and dad were on.

Talking about every other weekend,

We'd head out to the berkshires,

Set up camp, dad would get to cooking --

Bacon, eggs, biscuits.

I kind of remember that.

Yeah? Well, I hate to say it,

But we have oatmeal and grits, a little bit of coffee.

Food always tastes better when you're starving.

I guess.

It's weird, you know?

What's that, buddy?

It's like the war never happened here.

Yeah, I know. Right?

Especially after everything we've been through.

It makes you wonder what would have happened

If we had just come up here.

But I suppose

Dad would have never let me shoot a gun, huh?

that's for sure.

But when we find anne and lexie, I don't know.

Maybe dad will want to come back here.

Or someplace where there aren't any skitters.

Maybe.

they're back.

Come on, boys! We got to get going!

Skitters and mechs on their way!

All right, get that stuff. Let's go. Pack it up.

The good news is business is booming, profits are up.

The bad news is so what?

Well, we got more credits than we know what to do with.

That's my whole point, right?

What the hell am I gonna do

With all that pieces of paper, right?

Get myself a new tube of toothpaste?

Yeah, but someday...

The future's not ours to see, lyle.

It's carpe diem.

Grab what you can and grab it fast.

Yep.

What we need is someone or something to trade with --

Another community or something.

Maybe like the one where president hathaway was.

Actually, that's an almost-brilliant idea.

The hell do you think you're doing?

Getting ready to tow this...Thing.

No, you are not. No, I am, pope.

In fact, this whole area is being cleared out.

Cleared out, my ass.

On whose orders?

By order of the president of the new United States, pope.

So I guess it's true what they say, huh?

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

When the mouse is away, the cat takes

Pretty much whatever the hell she feels like, is that it?

Refugees keep pouring in every day.

Housing below the city is at maximum capacity.

Ms. Peralta wants to make room,

And pope town, including your bar,

Is the most logical choice.

It's the worst possible choice, cap.

People need a place to blow off steam.

You can't keep that kind of pressure building up.

Keep your powder dry, pope.

You're not being closed. You're just being moved.

Where? Timbuktu?

Listen. If tom mason was here, you know it wouldn't --

Man on p.A.: Medical evac team needed on the perimeter immediately!

Medical evac team needed on the perimeter immediately! Go! Go!

Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Man: Get to the perimeter now!

Please, hurry.

The president is in need of immediate medical...Assistance.

Nobody moves... Nobody dies.

Hey. What you got there on the back of your neck?

It's acne.

Acne?

Drop your weapons! Now!

Friend, I always tell my boys

It's best to look before leaping.

Ben.

What do you want with us?

Right now, I want you to get off your horses,

Lay your weapons on the ground.

Do it quick!

If we wanted to kill you, you'd be dead half a mile back.

We just want your horses and your supplies,

Then we'll be on our ways.

Y'all just be smart now. Do exactly as you're told.

No one needs to get hurt.

Up against the truck.

Move! That's it.

Easy, now.

You folks been living out here since the invasion?

We just came from charleston.

I guess you haven't heard.

Heard what?

That there's thousands of survivors,

Just like you, gathered there.

Why?

We're helping each other.

Planting crops. We got livestock.

Nobody's going hungry.

Even formed a government.

And an army.

Army?

Who you planning to fight, little man?

The aliens.

Is that so?

That is so.

Friend, you're out of your ever-loving mind.

Hyah!

Hyah!

What do we do now?

We're gonna go after them, get our stuff back.

Damn straight we will. We got to be smart about it.

We got to be fast about it. We got to get to anne and lexie.

We attempted to contact your headquarters

Through the frequency you gave us, mr. President,

But so far have had no luck.

Well, keep trying, colonel. They will answer eventually.

Yes, sir.

In the meantime, all of charleston is at your disposal.

Thank you, ms. Peralta. Your name sounds familiar.

Weren't you in jim webb's office?

Yes. I was his chief administrative assistant.

I knew it, yeah.

"feisty" he called you, as I remember.

He used to say,

"you don't want to have marina barking up your tree."

The senator did have a way with words, sir.

He didn't make it?

No. I'm afraid not.

But you did, mr. President --

Twice, and that is nothing short of a miracle.

The miracle is standing right here beside me.

I did nothing more than shield president hathaway

From the impact when the airplane crashed.

How is that possible?

Volm bodies are adapted genetically for combat.

And, consequently,

We can withstand much greater levels of stress.

Cochise tells me that the volm weapon is almost complete.

Even with the delays, I assure you we will be ready

To attack the espheni defense grid in less than two weeks.

I'm not so sure about that.

What do you mean?

There are some serious unanswered questions.

According to my science advisor,

Your device will deliver far more power

Than the weapon you described to us.

That is true.

Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty

To give you any more information at this time.

As you well know, there have been security leaks

Within charleston's command structure.

If you're referring to the espheni spy,

That issue has been resolved.

In what way?

By removing the espheni probe from hal mason.

We no longer have a security leak.