Sandoval (Von Flores), Tate (Richard Zeppiere) and a Black-Ops team await a special landing from ID space when the signal is suddenly lost. In the Free Republic of Rostok, Commander Yuri Kosygin (Roman Podhora) and a soldier drop into a crater and discover two dead bodies in the Taelon shuttle. The soldiers are suddenly thrown by alien blasts and two unidentified assailants climb aboard a snowmobile and ride into a curtain of fog and snow. At the Taelon Embassy, Liam Kincaid (Robert Leeshock) and Da'an (Leni Parker) receive an invitation from Mikael Federov (Garwin Sanford), the leader of the Rostok Republic, to bid on the retrieved Taelon craft at a private auction. Liam departs for Rostok and Da'an turns to attend to other matters, but stops and finds himself staring at his hands, intuitively extending them toward a pair of human hands.

In Federov's subterranean residence, Liam, Renee Palmer (Jayne Heitmeyer) and guests wait for the auction to begin. Federov unveils the damaged Taelon shuttle, two alien cadavers for medical study and an alien weapon. As the bidding begins, Sandoval demands the return of the Taelon property. The Republic of Rostok does not recognize the accords Sandoval quotes and the bidders move on to watch a weapon demonstration. Sandoval returns to the mothership and replays the video of the alien weapon. Zo'or (Anita La Selva) orders Sandoval to make a bid for all the items. Sandoval tells Tate to find back channels to deal with Federov directly and, with the Power Core from One Taelon Avenue, Sandoval is assured he has control over the Taelons and their money.

Liam, Renee and Augur (Richard Chevolleau) examine the video of the auction items and spot a trail of black dots alongside the snowmobile. They decide a closer look is necessary and Renee returns to the Rostok Compound. She plants a decoding device to the side of the portal. Renee and Federov leave for dinner and Liam enters the secured storage area and discovers a male Jaridian in a frozen block of ice. Augur, Liam and Renee discover the shuttle was shot down by a Taelon energy cannon. The identity code on the fuselage confirms it to be Lili Marquette's (Lisa Howard) shuttle.

Later, Sandoval meets with Federov to complete the bidding for the auction items. Sandoval offers an extra two billion dollars for the two crash survivors, provided they are delivered alive by Federov's army. Over a game of chess at Federov's residence, Renee agrees to help Federov for ten percent of the final bid. Renee suggests Federov go public with the shuttle craft footage and inform the public that it was shot down by the Taelons, to increase the bidding action. Later, Augur finds human blood in the samples taken from the shuttle and discovers that it matches Lili's DNA.

Meanwhile in a cave, Vorjak (Dan Chamercy), a wounded Jaridian, huddles with the pregnant Lili. Vorjak blasts one of Federov's soldiers and they escape aboard his snowmobile. Liam and Augur return to the building where Lili was held prisoner and scan for DNA. They soon discover Lili's dog tags with the message 'Find Me' scratched on them. They return to the lair and Augur locates Lili after canvassing the military radio band in Rostok. But amid static, he loses her in the roar of gunfire.

Da'an and Zo'or watch the video transmission of Federov's press conference from the mothership and Da'an questions Zo'or's zeal in shooting down the craft without establishing contact. When Da'an and Zo'or learn that the craft shot down was Lili Marquette's, Zo'or orders Sandoval to resolve negotiations with Federov quickly. Da'an once again stares at his outstretched hands and contemplates his joining with Lili. Sandoval and his company meet with Commander Kosygin and his unit to exchange the gold for Lili and Vorjak, who have been captured. Vorjak is released from his bindings and confirms that Lili is pregnant. Vorjak believes a hybrid species of human and Jaridian will be the answer to Jaridian survival.

While Da'an reclines in an energy shower, Sandoval releases the Control Core and renders Da'an helpless. Meanwhile, Renee forfeits her percentage of the gold in exchange for the location of the fugitives. Lili is taken to a freighter and hooked up to medical gear as Tate and Vorjak monitor her vital signs. Her temperature rises and she convulses. Vorjak tells Tate that Lili must receive Taelon energy in order to sustain herself and the fetus. Sandoval then wheels in a gurney with an unconscious Da'an. Lili and Da'an are hooked up to each other with a matrix of medical equipment and she lifts Da'an's palm to her own.

Meanwhile, Renee and Liam board the ship and begin their search for Lili. Suddenly gunfire breaks out on the deck. Renee finds Lili and runs to cover her. Sandoval recognizes Renee, but cannot shoot her without injuring Lili, Vorjak and Da'an. Sandoval turns to skrill Liam and they each release a blast of energy. Sandoval is hit when the energies collide, but he escapes before the smoke settles. Liam approaches Lili and discovers she is partially transformed into a Jaridian. Scales are visible and Lili has begun the final metamorphosis before becoming a Jaridian mother, as she is the only hope to save the Jaridian species. Da'an realizes that Taelon energy is needed to save the hybrid child and a Taelon must be sacrificed. Liam and Renee try to suggest alternatives, but Lili is committed in her joining with Vorjak. She rises up and rails against Liam and Renee… who will live and who will die?

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