Onboard the Taelon Mothership, Zo'or (Anita La Selva) and Liam (Robert Leeshock) try to hone Liam's telepathic skills in order to decipher an ancient manuscript encrypted by Ma'el and encased within a Taelon relic. Placing their hands on the relic, they succeed in making the object glow, but it quickly fades. Frustrated, Zo'or vows he will force Liam to repeat the exercise every day until the manuscript is decoded, as it contains information on synthesizing core energy that is vital to the survival of the Taelons.

The next day, Italian art dealer Vera Rizzori (Ramona Milano) and Daniel Fratalli (Pascal Petardi) rendezvous in front of a boutique. As he shows her Ma'el's relic, suddenly the two are entrapped and frozen by an energy vortex. When the Vortex lifts, Vera flees to a nearby portal and escapes, just as Ronald Sandoval (Von Flores) and a team of storm troopers move in.

Later, Vera meets with Liam and Renee (Jayne Heitmeyer) and shows them a video clip of the artifact she was attempting to buy. Liam instantly recognizes it as Ma'el's relic and asks who hired her to acquire it. She informs them that she has never met the purchaser face to face, but she knows where to find him. Liam and Renee go to meet him, but not before putting Vera in the protective care of J Street (Melinda Deines).

Liam and Renee arrive at Happy Time Holograms, the address of Vera's client. An elevator inside turns into a portal transport to the mysterious man's private offices. Drawing their weapons, they enter the main office cautiously and are met by their old Resistance colleague, Augur (Richard Chevolleau). Augur reveals that with the aid of Ronald Sandoval's (Von Flores) retinal map, he's learned that the Taelons were more evolved 2,000 years ago than they are now. This makes deciphering Ma'el's old manuscript crucial to the Taelon future. Augur believes that if the humans can access the manuscript before the Taelons, they will hold the veritable "keys to the kingdom," perhaps even regaining control of Earth from the Taelons. Augur is determined to decode the manuscript, and Liam and Renee agree to help.

Later that day, an enraged Zo'or summons Liam to the Mothership for another attempt at accessing the manuscript. Suddenly, Zo'or smashes the relic containing the manuscript, declaring it to be a forgery. He proclaims that theft of the authentic relic is an act of war, and tells Liam and Sandoval that they have twelve hours to find the genuine artifact or he will destroy a major North American city every hour thereafter until the human population is wiped out.

At Rizzori's Art Gallery, Renee finds Vera and accuses her of having the relic, suspecting that she intended to use Liam's search as a way to find a buyer for it. Renee's suspicions are confirmed as Vera pulls a gun and escapes to meet with Sandoval and set up a deal. The next day, Liam and Renee again pay a visit to Vera at her gallery. She tells them that Sandoval forced her to reveal her original client, Augur. Meanwhile, Street goes to Augur's lair to offer her assistance in decoding the manuscript. Concerned for Augur's safety, Liam and Renee rush to his offices, but they are too late. Augur and Street have already been taken into custody by Sandoval and his band of volunteers. They are taken to a laboratory deep beneath an abandoned military base where Sandoval, who now has possession of the real relic, instructs them to find a way to access Ma'el's manuscript.

Augur is able to send a distress signal to Liam and Renee, who sneak into the facility and free Augur and Street and recover the relic. With less than an hour until Zo'or's deadline, Liam returns the artifact, saving Earth from attack.

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