Falling Skies

Okay, Eli. Say "ahh."

Ahh.

Don't worry.

Tongue depressors are the first thing they teach you

in medical school.

When did you start to feel this way?

It's been a couple of days.

He's not eating, can't sleep.

Yeah, there's a lot of that going around.

This lantern's going out again.

Scott has some batteries in the science room...

And a stash of candy in his drawer.

Oh, suckers or gummy bears?

Gummy bears.

Okay.

Oh, it's okay. You can leave the door open.

So, his throat is clear,

and his temperature's just a hair above normal,

so...

What -- shut up.

Go to your mother.

I need antibiotics, painkillers --

everything you've got. No.

"No"?

It took months to get that stuff.

People are depending on it.

I'm not here to argue!

The faster we do this, the faster we're gone.

Come on! Ohh.

Oh, God.

Why?

You really have to ask?

Skitter killed a man right here, didn't he?

Kids with spikes still in their backs

walking around like it's normal.

The chance of survival around here is low,

and it's getting lower by the day. Come on!

You can leave. Nobody's stopping you.

It's the wild west out there.

If we get into trouble,

we're gonna need something to trade.

Help! Help! In here!

No more, Jeff. Don't hurt her.

No, no.

I'm sorry.

Come on!

Okay.

Okay. No, go this way! This way.

This is what happens when people lose focus.

They get careless.

There's no way Anne could have seen this coming.

I'm not talking about Anne. I'm talking about you.

Civilians are your responsibility.

The longer this siege goes on,

the more desperate people are gonna get.

Jeff: Leave us alone! I'll shoot, I swear!

No, no, hold your fire. They've got their kid with them.

J-just go back! No one has to get hurt!

Nobody's going anywhere!

You throw out that medicine, then we'll talk.

Drop it or die right now!

Drop it!

I-I just want to get my family the hell away from here.

Well, from what I could hear, that's the offer on the table,

as long as you leave that behind.

Who the hell is out there?!

Terry Clayton, 7th Mass!

Is that Dan Weaver?!

Yeah!

Well, come on up!

I'm gonna give you five seconds,

and then you're dealing with them.

No, no, no. Stand down, Mike.

They want to leave.

They don't want to be here, let 'em go.

Still a free country, right?

Terry, good to see you.

Yeah. Always had good timing.

Mike, you're a sight.

- Tom. How are the boys? - They're good.

You're a long way from home.

Last word was the 7th Mass was holding tight

outside of Wilmington.

Yeah, we were.

The 7th Mass is gone.

It's gone?

Yeah. Game's changed.

Skitters hit us, and they hit us hard.

They're coming this way next.

Phillips, my second-in-command,

he -- he grabbed his daughter Megan

and tried to pull her back,

but another Skitter came up behind him, and...

Anyway...

Once they had all our kids, the Mechs just opened up.

And I...I just ran.

I'm never gonna forgive myself, but that's just what I did.

Terry, what else could you do?

A thousand things, probably, but thanks.

Dai: How many of you got away?

Eight fighters, half a dozen civilians.

And we just kept moving

until we holed up at a farm right here --

secluded, in a valley, hills on three sides.

Skitters have already swept the area twice,

so we think we're in the clear for a while.

Why do you think they're coming this way?

Re-established contact with Porter last week.

He thinks the aliens are stepping up construction

on their structures, looking for slave labor.

Skitters have been sweeping through here and here.

- Right this way. - Yeah.

We've been seeing small patrols --

one Skitter, one Mech.

Pattern's been to I.D. a target, come back full force.

What are our orders?

Regroup. The 3rd Mass is right here.

That is...

Right in between us and the last attack.

And they're running light on fighters and ammo.

There's no way they're gonna survive an attack on their own.

Porter has ordered them to join up with you.

Now, you're to hold this position until they arrive,

and then everybody pulls out together.

How long?

I'd say 72 hours, give or take.

That's a long time to sit tight

with a Skitter attack coming our way.

Yeah, that's how Porter sees it, too.

So you're supposed to send anyone under 20 ahead with me.

- With you? - Yeah.

Be safer at the farm, and if you do have to engage,

you won't have to worry about the kids.

After the 3rd rendezvouses with you here,

you're to meet us there, and...

...we'll just find everybody a new place to live.

I hear what you're saying, and I appreciate the threat,

but I'm not ready to give my kids up.

Clayton: I'm just conveying the order.

All right. Mike, we need to double up on perimeter security.

Dai --

Bike recon. On it.

You need to talk to the parents,

start preparing them, just in case.

I don't think anybody's gonna go for this.

I'm not dragging anybody's kid away yet.

But if our patrols tell us an attack is imminent,

a head start could save lives.

You might try explaining that to these people.

I'm not exactly impartial.

Which is exactly why you're the right one to do it.

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I'll go out five miles.

Two shots means friendlies.

- Three shots -- - Not so friendly.

Good luck!

Okay, the rest of you guys, you know the drill,

so spread the word.

We need to prepare for a potential fast evacuation.

Let's load the vehicles with water, ammunition, provisions --

anything we can't carry ourselves.

W-what's this about an order

to send our kids out ahead of us? A precaution.

Yeah, that hasn't been decided.

- Well, maybe somebody should decide it? - Meaning what?

I'm just saying there's another side to this.

Now, look, Skitters want kids, right?

Now our kids are a problem?

Look, they're targets. We know that.

No, we're all targets.

Look...

If you want to make this about something else, go ahead.

All right, but this man lost his entire unit,

and they're coming for us next.

Maybe. Or the 3rd Massachusetts is gonna show up,

and we're all gonna walk out of here together.

I hope so, all right?

Because luck has been in real short supply recently.

- Hey, dad. - Pardon me.

People look pretty afraid about this attack.

- Comments like that don't help. - Yeah.

We've got enough to worry about without scaring ourselves.

- You all right? - Yeah.

Let's get started on the barricades!

Here. Make sure Sarah remembers to take one every day.

I think she can handle it.

She's a good kid.

She just picked a hell of a time

to be nine month's pregnant.

Well, it could be worse.

Could be twins.

So you two are good friends now?

Wouldn't go that far.

She could have come to the clinic herself,

but, you know, the way things are heating up,

I just...

You know, she's already on edge.

I figured she didn't need to see you like this.

I heard you fought back.