Plot Summary - Kyle intercepts a message from a downed resistance fighter that reveals the location of a rendezvous to transport Elizabeth to New York. Diana hears of the rendezvous and uses holographic technology on Mike to learn the secret location.

Detailed Review -

• Outside of LA, Robin makes her way through the woods to an almost deserted highway.  She hides when a Visitor envoy passes, but comes out of hiding to flag down a passing motorcyclist.  Kyle Bates agrees to help Robin get to her father's ranch ... Robin is obviously attracted to Kyle as well.  On the ride, they witness a plane crash.  When Kyle investigates he finds the dying pilot, who gives him a pouch for "the Fireman" at Club Creole.  Though they are chased by Visitors, Kyle and Robin manage to escape when Kyle uses his skills in bike racing to jump a gully.

• Diana and Lydia, who were tracking the courier, have learned of Resistance Plans to move Elizabeth , and of Kyle's involvement with the downed pilot.  Diana's plan to learn the date of the move includes Sean, who is being kept on the drug Procorp.  Diana instructs her trooper to move Sean to the Embassy, where holographic synthesizers are being installed in an interrogation room.

• After leaving Robin at his ranch, Kyle heads to Club Creole to deliver the pouch.  Mike and Ham are distrustful of him since he is Nathan's son, and they decide to hold him until they can have the message decoded.

• At Science Frontiers, Diana confronts Nathan with her suspicions that Kyle has joined the Resistance.  While Nathan seems oblivious, Diana plants a bug in the office.  Nathan has seen everything, however, and removes the bug before Diana leaves.  Juliet decodes the WLF message in her office, and reveals the rendezvous time for Elizabeth's departure, even though she doesn't feel that Elizabeth should be leaving.

• Once Julie has decoded the message, Ham clears Kyle to leave Club Creole.  Before Kyle leaves he literally bumps into Elizabeth, who falls through a door onto him.  When she runs off, Kyle attempts to follow her but is stopped by Elias, who insists that Elizabeth was never there.

• On the way back from Science Frontiers, Mike stops off at his house and is shocked to find Sean there.  Before Mike can react, Visitor troops attack and immobilize him.  Mike wakes up in bed in his room, being tended by Sean and 'Juliet'.  Confused and disoriented, he is told that the war has been over for a year - all because Elizabeth went to New York to assist the World Liberation Front, and they were able to develop a new weapon against the Visitors.   'Julie' leaves Mike to rest.

• Outside the room, Lydia watches the scene through a two-way mirror.  Diana, proud that she made such a convincing 'Julie', warns Lydia that any Visitor entering the room must wear a special necklace ... the necklace reacts with the holographic synthesizers to make the wearer appear to be someone that Mike knows.  They believe that they can convince Mike to reveal Elizabeth's rendezvous information.

• At Club Creole, Julie finalizes the plans for Elizabeth's trip to New York.  To alleviate Elizabeth's fears, Julie agrees to go with her to the rendezvous point.  When Julie leaves, Elizabeth confides in Willie about her feelings for Kyle.   Juliet, meanwhile, finds Ham working on one of the trucks - though they are a little concerned about Mike's disappearance, they believe that he is looking for cars to use in the rendezvous.  Elias and Ham are surprised when Kyle arrives - but Kyle is fascinated by Elizabeth.  Ham asks Kyle to help the Resistance by providing some motorbikes for the next day.  Kyle agrees.

• Diana continues with her plan to learn of the rendezvous site.  As 'Julie' she bring Mike some "food", which thankfully Mike refuses, because what he sees as pastry is actually white mice.  'Julie' and Mike kiss, which Lydia finds "disgusting".

• Ham decides to check on Mike, and finds the lock broken on his door and a Visitor in his bedroom.  Ham breaks the Visitor's neck, and reports to Julie.  They decide to continue with the rendezvous as planned.

• At the Embassy, Sean brings Mike a folder newspaper, and continues to pump him for information on the rendezvous.  Mike finally reveals the site, and Sean quickly leaves to inform Diana.

• En route to the site, Ham, Elizabeth, and Julie are forced to abandon their vehicle after running a police checkpoint.  While Kyle is preparing the bikes at his ranch, Nathan arrives.  Nathan tries to defend his deal with Diana but Kyle remains unconvinced.  Though Nathan tries to get Kyle to admit his involvement with the Resistance, Kyle ignores him and leaves the ranch.

• Sean reports his information to Diana and Lydia.  While Diana supervises the assault on the rendezvous point at China Flats, Lydia receives permission to kill Mike.  Meanwhile, in Mike's 'room', he opens the newspaper brought earlier by Sean and discovers that the front page is a picture of Elizabeth - as an 8 year old child!  Realizing that he has been duped (for the Visitors do not know that Elizabeth has aged) Mike shatters a window and destroys the illusion.  When 'Julie' enters the room with a gun, Mike knocks her out and removes the necklace - revealing Lydia.  Mike attacks a guard, steals an Embassy staff car, and escapes.

• In the mountains, Kyle meets Elizabeth et al and leads them on a shortcut to China Flats.  While the helicopter waits in a ravine, everyone says their good-byes.  Both Kyle and Elizabeth regret that they did not have a chance to learn more about each other.  As Ham, Elizabeth and Julie (still wearing her motorcycle helmet) make their way to the chopper, Kyle spots the Visitor troops and warns Elizabeth of the ambush.  He throws a grenade at the Visitors and leads several of them away as they chase his bike.  Ham, Juliet and Elizabeth reach the helicopter, only to find Diana inside - and Diana recognizes Elizabeth.

• Kyle manages to evade the pursuing Visitors and heads back to the rendezvous site.  Both Kyle and Mike arrive at the same time, just as Diana is about to unmask Julie.  As Elizabeth jumps on Kyle's bike and the others pile into Mike's embassy car, Diana is left watching as her plans to attain the Starchild fall apart around her.

• The Resistance members celebrate at Club Creole, and Elizabeth decides to stay with her friends in LA.  While Kyle refuses to "officially" join the Resistance, he says he'll be around; and Elizabeth shyly smiles ...

Freedom Network Medal of Valour - No Freedom Network broadcast.  Thanks to MacraTerr for the following information: The "Freedom Network" segment listed as part of Episode 3 was originally run as part of Episode 4.  This was the only time the Freedom Network segment was shot on video (simulating an actual newscast) rather than film.  In the subsequent appearances of this segment, it was shown in telecine form (i.e. converted to film).
 

Bloopers and Nitpicks

• This episode was aired before Episode 3.  Therefore, when Ham and Kyle meet at Club Creole both act as though they are strangers.

• When Kyle meets Robin by the highway, he has no idea that she is Elizabeth's mother.  Wouldn't he recognize her?  Surely her picture and Elizabeth's would have been plastered on every newspaper for the past year!

• Sean was converted during The First Invasion ("The Final Battle").  Why would Diana need to have him drugged?  Thanks to Nick for the nitpick!

• Neil says:  The Visitor officer with the mustache who is guarding Sean Donovan was killed in The Final Battle by Maggie's Red Dust spray.

• Sharon notes:  When Kyle first rides up to Robin, there are skid marks already on the ground (presumably from a previous take).  And isn't it convenient that Kyle has an extra helmet for Robin?

• Sharon also says:  Kyle drops Robin off at his house, but doesn't give her keys or let her in!

• Sharon also comments: You would have thought Elizabeth would wear jeans, or something more suitable than her dress, if she knew she was travelling by bike to the helicopter!

Memorable Moments

• (Kyle arrives to deliver WLF pouch to "The Fireman" at Club Creole):                                                        Willie: Boss, there is a strangler at the door.                                                                                                   Elias:  You mean a stranger, right?                                                                                                                      Willie: Yes, a stranger.  He says he is looking to burn someone.

• (Kyle watches Willie prepare a veggie lunch):                                                                                                   Kyle: Mind if I ask you a question?  Aren't you one of them?  I thought the Visitors only ate live meat?                                                                                                                                                                        Willie: Yes, that is correct.  But I am a veterinarian.

• (Willie to Kyle, who is still eating):                                                                                                                     Willie: We will open soon, so I must change.  Leave your plate, I will bust it later.

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