Opening Credits
Two Hours Earlier
Isabel is on her way to the Crashdown, where her friends have prepared a surprise party. She's wearing a party dress. She walks in "SURPRISE". She hugs everyone. Then thanks Max whom planned it all. They talk. In the back we see Courtney using her alien power to fill some empty glasses with beverages. She goes in to the main area and gives a drink to Isabel. They question why she's all dressed up. Grant Sorenson walks in and gives Isabel purple roses her favorite. Her family and friends look disapprovingly and are rude to him. Isabel notices some blood on the back of Grant's neck. She hands Mrs. Evans the glass she was holding and wipes the blood away. Isabel has an incoherent vision. Grant leaves. Mrs. Evans is visibly upset she tells Isabel they will talk later. Max says the same. Isabel has a vision of Tess in an accident. She drops her drink. Courtney offers to clean it up.
In Whitaker's office, Liz is dancing a bit while organizing some files. Whitaker comes in and wonders what's going on. As Liz turns off the boombox, Whitaker locks one of the file cabinets. Liz notices this. Liz explains why she's still there. Whitaker tells her to go home. She mentions Isabel's party. Whitaker invites herself. Whitaker leaves into the powder room. Liz uses a letter opener to unlock the cabinet that Whitaker locked. She finds a CD labeled "Parker, Liz Date: Sep. 6-19". She puts the CD in the boombox and listens via headphones. It's one of her and Maria's conversations. Liz hastily turns off the boombox as Whitaker comes out of the powder room.
Max eavesdrops on Isabel as she calls Grant on her cell phone. She comes out and is upset. They argue. Max orders her to stay away from Grant. She refuses. She has another flash. Maria interrupts and tells Isabel there's a policeman in the next room who wants to see her. Isabel enters the main Crashdown area, followed by Max and Maria. Alex has dressed up in a policeman uniform and starts doing a striptease for her. Mrs. Evans is appalled by this striptease. She walks up to Alex he's embarrassed.
In one of the back rooms, Courtney walks in as Michael is trying to finish making Isabel's cake. She flirts then sticks her finger in the cake and tastes it. Tabasco! Courtney tastes the frosting. Maria stops by to check up on the cake. Michael tells Courtney to frost it and leaves and Maria and Courtney start arguing over him. Alex comes in and starts lamenting about how his striptease dance turned out.
Back in the main Crashdown area, Kyle is complaining to his buddies about Tess. Isabel walks up asking about Tess's whereabouts. She leaves. Kyle continues. Mrs. Evans walks by and reacts to Kyle's last words. Max grabs Michael they talk about Isabel and Grant. Michael apparently agrees with Max this time and talks to Isabel about it. They argue. Isabel sees more visions of Tess. The cake is brought out. Everyone starts singing "Happy Birthday", but during the song, Isabel sees Tess repeatedly asking her for help. Isabel explains her vision to Max and Michael in the back room. Courtney walks in and joins the conversation. Michael tells her to refill the ketchup's. Liz and Maria enter the back room. Max tells them Tess is missing. Liz tells how Whitaker's been taping her conversations. And that Whitaker invited herself to Isabel's party. Courtney walks in again. Maria tells her to leave. Max tells Michael to go to Whitaker's office and see what he can find. He's going to get Valenti. He tells Isabel to stay put.
Maria, Isabel, and Liz leave the back room. In the main Crashdown area, Whitaker is mingling. She finds her way to Isabel and They talk 'til Mrs. Evans interrupts. It's present time. Isabel opens the box to find a small alien stick figure. Courtney smiles. Isabel gets another vision of Tess in trouble. Isabel goes to the back room, followed by Liz and Maria.
Max and Sheriff Valenti search through Tess' stuff, trying to find out where she was and who may have last seen her. The two talk about Tess. Max finds her cell phone. Max presses the re-dial button. he tells the person on the other end he's with the phone company. He gives him his name Grant Sorenson. Michael breaks into Whitaker's office and starts looking around. He finds a file for Courtney and takes a picture from the file. Michael sees Whitaker unlocking the office door and makes a hasty retreat just before she enters.
Maria drives Isabel to a rundown restaurant called Fred's. The "F" on the neon sign isn't lit up. Isabel sees Tess' car, which has been damaged. It's been abandoned. Isabel finds a piece of skin on Tess' car. It disintegrates in her hand. They look around for clues Isabel finds tire tracks. They follow them. Maria and Isabel arrive at Chavez County Electric Power Facility - Plant #2. Isabel senses Tess. Maria tells her not to go inside. Isabel doesn't listen. She grabs the flash light and rips her dress as she climbs through the fence. She takes off her shoes. Maria leaves to get help. Max and Sheriff Valenti break into Grant Sorenson's motel room and start searching for anything that might give them a hint as to Tess' whereabouts. Sorenson walks in. Valenti interrogates him. Grant gets an attitude. Max and Valenti leave.
Courtney goes outside to smoke a cigarette. Michael confronts her. He shows her the picture he found in Whitaker's office. She starts to leave Michael stops her demanding info. She tells him some story. The Courtney slaps Michael. Maria pulls up in the Jetta just as Michael has his hands on Courtney's shoulders.
Isabel searches through the power plant, frequently hearing sobbing noises. She eventually finds Tess, battered and bruised on the floor. Maria and Michael are on the way to the power plant. Michael is lecturing Maria on letting Isabel go off by herself. He uses her cell phone. Back at the Crashdown, Liz is trying to get in touch with Maria. Mrs. Evans walks in and asks where Isabel is. Back at the power plant. Isabel and Tess are on the move. Back at the Crashdown Liz tells Mrs. Evans that Isabel spilt punch on her dress and went to take care of it.
Back to Isabel and Tess. Isabel moves Tess to an empty room, and bolts the door. She goes back to Tess. Something's happening behind the door. The bolts on the door slide over by themselves. Someone is opening them from the other side with an alien power. The door swings open and we see Congresswoman Whitaker. They share small talk. Then Whitaker asks about the granilith. Isabel is confused. Whitaker is furious. She admits to killing Nasado and she tells Isabel a little bit about Isabel's past life. Isabel and Tess start to leave but Whitaker raises her hand and an invisible force knocks Tess into the air. She lands with a thud. Isabel helps Tess to her and feet and then jumps with her through the window to the platform below. They start making their way to the exit and Whitaker gives chase. Isabel and Tess make it to the outside. Whitaker also makes it to the outside. She tears off an electrical cable. Max sees them from the gate to the power facility. Whitaker uses her power to start sending a stream of electrical sparks through the cable towards Isabel and Tess. Isabel holds out her hand and an invisible force reflects the electricity back at Whitaker. She blows up in a hail of shedded skin.
Max, Sheriff Valenti, Michael, and Maria rush in to help. Sheriff Valenti carries Tess to his car. Max and Isabel talk about what happened. She tells about how Whitaker killed Nasado and is looking for something called the granilith. They talk. Michael offers her help if she needs it. She leaves.
Isabel goes to the pod chamber by herself and speaks to her alien mother. When her mom doesn't answer she grabs a rock and throws it at the pods in frustration. There is a glow from one of the pod chambers. Isabel crawls into one of the pods. At the back of that chamber, a previously hidden door slides open, revealing a humming alien device. The scene fades out with Isabel gazing upon the granilith.
The End.
