An alien crashes deep into the oil fields of New Mexico with amission: he has eight hours to find the one woman on earth whocan save his species. Together they discover that in order tosave his world, they must first save ours.
After the shocking discovery that The Mission is far morecomplex and dangerous than he believed, and the only human whocan guide him abandons him to protect her family and hersanity, Faraday must go it alone, unaware that he's suddenlyon the radar of a CIA agent.
After yet another friend makes a surprise pregnancyannouncement, a dejected Natasha heads to a remote cabin toget her head straight - only to be confronted by exactly whatshe sought to get away from: a baby.
Ursula visits a psychiatrist to help with her dark thoughts anddisturbing dreams. A memorable birthday has shockingrepercussions, and help comes from an unexpected place.
Toni accidentally takes home Grace's classmate's Gucci coat -and instantly manages to stain it. Paula finds there could beadvantages of getting sick. Rana's attempt at bonding doesn'tgo to plan.