Roswell Season 2 Episode Detailed Summaries

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[Roswell]
2nd Season aired on The WB

Season 2 - 2000-2001 (The WB)
23 October 2, 2000 "Skin and Bones"
24 October 9 "Ask Not"
25 October 16 "Surprise"
26 October 23 "Summer of 47"
27 October 30 "The End of the World"
28 November 6 "Harvest"
29 November 13 "Wipeout"
30 November 20 "Meet the Dupes"
31 November 27 "Max in the City"
32 December 18 "A Roswell Christmas Carol"
33 January 22, 2001 "To Serve and Protect"
34 January 29 "We are Family"
35 February 5 "Disturbing Behavior"
36 February 19 "How the Other Half Lives"
37 February 26 "Viva Las Vegas"
38 April 16 "Heart of Mine"
39 April 23 "Cry Your Name"
40 April 30 "It's Too Late"
41 May 7 "Baby It's You"
42 May 14 "Off The Menu"
43 May 21 "The Departure"

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#23 "Skin and Bones"
After spending the summer at her aunt's in Florida, Liz returns to Roswell, New Mexico. When Max
catches her on the street shortly before her interview with Congresswoman Whitaker, he informs her
nothing 'alien' has happened during her absence. Max then asks Liz to give their relationship
another chance, but she reminds him of his destiny. Liz stands by her decision the two of them
cannot be together, even later when his touch gives her flashes of the good times they shared over
the past year.

Meanwhile, a handsome geologist uncovers a human bone in the desert with a metal detector. The
confused geologist is lead to Valenti by a somewhat smitten Isabel who has just told Alex she is
not interested in dating. Valenti immediately connects the bone to the skeleton of Agent Pierce who
he, Max and Michael burned and buried earlier that year. Before Valenti can cover up the finding,
Deputy Hanson insists the bone be tested and the area excavated.

When Michael voices his concern over the bone and the geologist, Max demands they wait to see what
will unfold. Tired of Max's insistence they do nothing, Michael goes to the excavation. While there
he discovers a skin-like material on the ground, which dissolves at his touch. Later when Michael's
pocketknife is recovered at the scene, he is arrested and thrown into jail for murder.

Meanwhile, still posing as Agent Pierce, Nasedo dissolves the Special Unit of the FBI. After
receiving an urgent call from Michael, Nasedo returns to Roswell. The kids then learn that
Congresswoman Whitaker and Agent Pierce were having a relationship, as Whitaker becomes determined
to prove the bones contain a chemical not found on Earth called Cadmium X. Learning of Whitaker's
plan, Max goes to Liz for help in locating where Whitaker has taken the bones.

After learning the location, and with the help of Isabel and Tess, Max breaks in and alters the
bones carbon dating so they appear to be over 40 years old; old enough to have been effected by
nuclear testing that occurred in New Mexico during the war. Now unable to confirm her theory,
Whitaker sets Michael free. Michael joins the others, minus Max, at the Crashdown where we meet a
new waitress Courtney. Maria then asks Michael if they can possibly renew their relationship, to
which he replies no.

In the end, thinking Michael has come to pay him a visit, Max opens his bedroom window to find an
injured Nasedo. Nasedo informs Max "they" are among them now, meaning the Skins. Nasedo then dies
in Max's arms.
 

#24 "Ask Not"
After learning of Nasedo's death, Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess take his body to the pod chamber
where they attempt to use the healing stones to revive him. Unsuccessful, they watch Nasedo turn to
dust and realize they are now on their own to face an unknown enemy alien.

Max takes Tess home and discovers someone has broken in. Max runs after the suspect, only to find a
piece of alien skin on the brush outside. Max decides to take Tess to live with Sheriff Valenti and
Kyle; who has recently returned from football camp with the self-discovery of Buddha.

Now attempting to become the leader he's destined to be, Max orders everyone to return to his or
her normal life. While at school Max gets the feeling he's being followed, and soon discovers he
has a new power to create a wall of energy a few feet in front of him.

Upon returning to work, Max discovers the UFO museum has been sold to a man named Brody. Looking
for information on Brody, Max discovers a pentagon with alien symbols. Max tells Michael and Isabel
what he found, but orders them to let him handle the situation. Against Max's orders, Michael
decides to investigate. At the museum, Michael nears the pentagon and sets it off causing him to be
thrown across the room, nearly getting caught by Brody who was holding the device at the time.

After Michael tells the others what happened to him, Isabel tells Max they should kill Brody before
he can kill them. Max agrees, but as he is about to go through with the killing realizes it's not
who they really are. Max confronts Brody about his true identity and the pentagon. Brody tells Max
he was once abducted by aliens, and the pentagon was something he bought from a man who deals in
alien artifacts. Brody thought the pentagon was junk, until May 14th when it went off, and was
traced to Roswell.

Feeling Brody is not a real threat, Max, Michael and Isabel go to the Crashdown. While there, the
new waitress Courtney excuses herself to the restroom where we discover she's actually a skin.

Meanwhile, Liz covers for Nasedo/Agent Pierce's disappearance by telling Congresswoman Whitaker
about a voicemail message he left saying he was going away and wasn't coming back. Whitaker
responds by shredding all of her files on Agent Pierce, although becomes intrigued when Liz
mentions the name 'Tess.'
 

#25 "Surprise"
Isabel shows up at the Crashdown where she discovers Max has planned a surprise 18th birthday party
for her. When the geologist Grant Sorenson shows up a few minutes later with an armful of roses,
Isabel explains to Max that the two of them had a date. Isabel then notices Grant has a small cut
on his neck, which he says he received from an accident on a dig earlier that day. Isabel then has
a flash of red pulsating letters she tries to ignore and feeling out of place, Grant leaves telling
Isabel he'll talk to her later.

Isabel and Max have an argument in the backroom about her getting too close to Grant. Maria
interrupts them telling Isabel there's a police officer out front to see her. Isabel comes out to
find Alex dressed as a cop, and he proceeds to perform a strip tease for her. When Isabel has a
flash of an injured Tess, she tells the others she thinks Tess is in trouble. Liz interrupts to
tell them she's discovered Whitaker has been taping her personal phone conversations. Liz goes on
to tell them Whitaker invited herself to the party, and is out front.

Now thinking Whitaker could have something to do with Tess's disappearance, Michael goes to search
her office where he finds a file of photographs of Courtney. Michael confronts Courtney who gives
him a story that because she once slept with Whitaker's stepson, Whitaker is keeping tabs on her.

Meanwhile, Max goes to Valenti who helps him search Tess's room for clues to her whereabouts. They
discover the last person Tess spoke to on her cell phone was Grant. Max and Valenti go and search
Grant's room, and are caught by Grant who explains he only called Tess to find out what type of
roses Isabel liked.

Back at the party, Isabel has a clearer flash of the word "Red's." Maria tells Isabel she thinks
she knows what she's seeing and the two of them leave together telling Liz to stay behind and
cover. Isabel and Maria drive to a lighted sign "Fred's" with the "F" burnt out. Isabel then spots
Tess's abandoned car. Isabel runs over to the car and finds a piece of alien skin on the door.
Isabel and Maria then follow a second set of tire tracks that lead to an abandoned warehouse.
Isabel tells Maria to go and get help, while she goes to look for Tess.

Inside the warehouse Isabel finds an injured Tess, and as they make their escape they run into
Congresswoman Whitaker who demands to know where the Granilith is. Isabel denies knowing what she's
talking about, so Whitaker explains her kind cannot exist on Earth because they lacks DNA. Whitaker
goes on to tell Isabel they only have this "skin" for 50 years, and their time is almost up.
Whitaker then demands to know the location of the Granilith, to which Isabel again replies she has
no idea.

Whitaker then tells Isabel that she knew her in her other life; that she belongs with them.
Whitaker explains her name was Vilandra, and she had a great love and for that love she betrayed
Max, her planet, and her race. Denying what Whitaker has told her, Isabel takes Tess and leaves.
Whitaker catches up to Isabel and Tess, and threatens to kill them. Isabel realizes she has no
choice but to use her powers to kill Whitaker.

Wanting to be alone, Isabel goes to the pod chamber. There she questions everything she's just
learned, and in frustration throws a rock into one of the pods. A light streams through a hole
she's made in the back of the pod, and Isabel climbs through to discover the Granilith.
 

#26 "Summer of 47"
Behind on his schoolwork, Michael is given the assignment of interviewing WWII veteran Hal Carver,
who worked on the Roswell Army Air Field military base in 1947. Through Hal, Michael learns the
story of what truly happened the evening of the supposed crash. As the story begins, Michael thinks
back in time picturing himself as a young Hal Carver. Hal and his buddy Richard Doty, played by
Max, learn of the crash and are told by to drive a troop truck back to Hanger 20 by Captain
Sheridan Cavitt, played by Alex.

As Hal and Richard are driving back to the base, they encounter two while figures in the middle of
the road, and are forced to stop. In looking in the back of the truck they discover two sacks,
which appear to be glowing.

Later, Hal receives an invitation from Betty to meet him for a drink. There, Betty introduces Hal
to Yvonne White, played by Liz, a young nurse who worked the base the night of the crash. Knowing
talking to Yvonne could be dangerous, Hal refuses to hear her story and leaves. He returns to the
base, to discover two Privates were killed in a jeep accident. Feeling the accident suspicious, Hal
decides to talk to Yvonne. Yvonne meets Hal and tells him she helped assist an autopsy, which she
describes as nothing she's ever seen before. She tells Hal the bodies were not human, and proceeds
to draw what she says she'll never forget. When Hal later attempts to contact Yvonne, he discovers
she is missing. Hal then goes back to the base where he finds a file with photographs of the dead
Privates. In the photos, the men each have a silverhandprint on their chest.

Now knowing something is amiss, Hal confronts Richard to help him find out the truth. Hal tells
Richard they both know it wasn't a weather balloon that went down that night. Hal then goes to
Betty to tell her what he knows, and later tells Richard it's all about to go down. Richard plays
along with Hal long enough to find out what he's up to. The next day expecting a report in the
paper, Hal is concerned when he learns Betty is not in. Feeling Richard sold him out Hal confronts
him. Hal learns from Richard that he's being honorably discharged. Upset, Hal attempts to find
Betty and discovers she's been killed in an automobile accident.

Wanting to know the truth for himself, Hal sneaks into the building where the government is keeping
the contents of the truck he and Richard earlier drove. There he finds two medical technicians dead
on the floor, each with a silverhandprint on their chest. Hal then discovers the sacks from the
back of the truck, and sees the white figures from earlier standing before him. Hal realizes the
aliens are only there for the contents of the sacks, and tells the beings to "save them." Hal then
runs, and escapes as we fade back to present day. Hal is telling the story to Michael and decides
to tell what he saw in the sacks. He tells him there were four human-like fetus' each sack, eight
in all. Hal tells Michael of his frustration of going through all of that without being able to
help in the end. Michael turns to Hal and tells him it was he that he saved.

In the end, Michael takes Maria to the Granilith in an attempt to tell her how he feels about her.
He also shares with her that they now know there are four other aliens out there like them.
 

#27 "The End of the World"
Fourteen years into the future we discover Max and Liz are together, but saying goodbye. A future
Max then uses the Granilith to go back in time. He appears to Liz in present day and tells her that
fourteen years from now they are taken over by their enemies. He goes on to say that because the
two of them had gotten together, Tess, who ended up being critical to their survival, had left
town. Future Max begs Liz to help present day Max fall out of love with her so they can change the
events of the future. Once Liz realizes how many lives are at stake, she agrees to help.

Liz first goes to Tess and tries to help her become someone Max would want to be with, but Max sees
through their plan. He confesses his love to her and kisses her, causing flashes of their time
together. Future Max then tells Liz she must think of something better. Liz seems frustrated until
she realizes how Maria's jealously over Courtney ruined her relationship with Michael.

Liz then decides to enlist the help of Kyle. Together, Liz and Kyle set it up so Max gets the
impression they slept together. Max leaves and goes to the park, where Tess tries to comfort him.
Tess is surprised when Max doesn't push her away. Realizing their plan has worked, Liz and future
Max share a final moment together - their wedding dance. When future Max disappears, Liz realizes
all of their futures are now undetermined.

Meanwhile, suspicious of Courtney, Michael and Maria each decide to investigate on their own.
Michael goes to Courtney's home, and creates a diversion to get her out of the room so he can snoop
through her things. As he discovers a cupboard full of skin lotion, he hears a knock on the door.
It's Maria. Maria is curious why Michael is there, when Courtney suddenly comes out from the
bathroom in a towel. Betrayed, Maria slaps Michael and leaves. Alex then finds an upset Maria at
the Crashdown, and she tells him what happened. Alex goes to Michael and punches him out for
hurting Maria, as Courtney shows up at Michael's door. As they begin to get physical, Michael
discovers Courtney is actually a skin.
 

#28 "Harvest"
The kids learn someone is covering for Whitaker's death when they witness a television report about
her being killed in a recent car accident. While searching through Whitaker's office for clues,
they find a letter from Copper Summit, Arizona from the Universal Friendship League. The letter
states if the League doesn't hear from Whitaker, they will terminate her membership. Max decides
some of them should go to Copper Summit, while Michael and Maria stay behind to learn more about
Courtney who they know now is a Skin.

At Courtney's apartment, Maria discovers a shine devoted to Michael. When Courtney walks in,
Michael demands she tell them why she's in Roswell. Courtney explains that she is part of a
renegade group of Skins who follow Michael as their leader. She says their planet was on the brink
of a golden age when it fell apart, and her group believed if Michael had been the one on the
throne instead of Max he could have united their planet and brought peace. Courtney tells Michael
because he would not betray Max it ended up costing him and the others their lives.

Back in Copper Summit the kids discover the Universal Friendship League, which is a private
organization to which non-members are not allowed. They then visit Whitaker's family who invite
them all to stay the night so they can attend the memorial service in the morning. While there,
Isabel meets Whitaker's younger brother, Nicholas, who seems to know more than he leads on to.

Later that night, Max follows Liz onto the street and confronts her about what happened with Kyle.
Liz tells Max that although it was a mistake, she and Kyle did make love. Unsure of whether he
believes her or not, Max walks away leaving her with her lie.

Meanwhile, Michael, Maria and Courtney head to Copper Summit. Along the way Courtney explains to
them that her skin is actually a husk: a shell to protect them from the Earth's environment. She
goes on to say the husks are peeling because they only last fifty years, and the time is almost up.

The next day as they proceed into the service, Nicholas motions for Isabel to follow him. She does
as the others go inside to pay their last respects. Inside, Liz touches Whitaker's body, which
breaks. They then realize what is in the coffin is only a hollow shell. Max then sees that the
entire congregation is scratching and realizes they are all Skins. As they start to leave the Skins
close the doors, and attempt to use their powers to kill them. Max then creates a force field and
with Tess's help, holds the Skins off.

At the same time, Isabel follows Nicholas into a larval chamber where she sees glass cases
containing duplicates of the people of the town of Copper Summit, including Nicholas and Courtney.
A confused Isabel looks on as Nicholas explains how it took them twenty years to nurse the husks
from spores to maturity, telling her they're almost ready for harvest. Nicholas addresses Isabel as
Vilandra, and says her destiny is with them. He goes on to explain that she was in love with Kivar,
the one who currently sits on her brother's throne and is the one for whom she sacrificed a
kingdom. Nicholas then demands to know where the Granilith is, but Isabel tells him she doesn't
know what he's talking about.

About this time, Michael, Maria and Courtney barge in to save Isabel. Michael stays behind and
faces Nicholas, who tells him he recognizes him as the king's second in command and it was he who
killed him in his last life. As they are about to battle, Courtney smashes an alien pump, which
seemed to be keeping the husks alive. As soon as the pump is smashed, Max sees the Skins losing
control and falling to the ground in pain. Max then leads Tess and Liz into the street, where they
catch up with Maria, Isabel and Courtney. Maria then notices Michael is carrying what looks like a
body, and realizes that he has saved Courtney's alternate skin.

As the seven of them then escape from Copper Summit, the Skins look on and realize they will soon
die. Nicholas then vows to them all that it's not the end
 

#29 "Wipeout"
When Max and Isabel's mother disappears in front of their eyes, the two discover all of the other
humans are gone as well. Max then makes a call to Michael, who is helping Courtney put on her new
husk, to tell him to meet at the Crashdown. At the same time, Liz and Maria have returned from
running an out of town errand for Liz's dad to discover the entire population of Roswell missing.
When Liz finds a piece of alien skin on the ground, she and Maria run to the Crashdown where they
tell the others what they found.

As Tess begins to interrogate Courtney about what happened, Isabel notices Nicholas coming toward
them. In order to hide, they all gather into the restroom where Tess creates a mind warp. Satisfied
the Crashdown is empty, Nicholas leaves. Feeling scared, Liz goes upstairs and is followed by Max.
As the two of them share an awkward moment, they hear a scream from downstairs and soon discover a
dying Courtney on the ground. Courtney explains her husk wasn't ready when she put it on, and says
it's literally feeding off of her due to a lack of nourishment.

After putting Courtney into a bath of vitamins, Tess and Isabel demand to know what is going on.
Courtney explains that Nicholas must have the technology to impose multiple subset dimensions, as
they exist on their home planet. She explains it would be like living in Pacific, Eastern, Central
and Mountain Time all at once, something in which human bodies can't function. Courtney then
explains the humans are probably in another dimension, and says Liz and Maria will soon too
disappear. With this new information, Maria and Liz proceed downstairs where a Skin confronts them.
As the Skin tries to grab them, Sheriff Valenti shoots it in the back. Unaffected by the bullet,
the Skin pushes past the Sheriff and Kyle and runs out the door.

Now feeling better, Courtney tells them the only way to kill a Skin is to hit it in the back at the
place of the seal of the husk. Max then tells everyone to go to the UFO Center where they can best
monitor the movement of the Skins. As Max and Isabel stay behind to make sure everyone has safely
gotten into the Center, Isabel tells Max she is going after Nicholas. Max objects, but Isabel goes
anyway and is caught. When Isabel attempts to trick Nicholas, Ida throws her leaving her
unconscious.

Back inside the UFO Center, Courtney tells Michael the only thing that can save her is the
Granilith. Courtney then disappears, as Kyle and Liz realize the energy field that caused the human
disappearance may be coming from a billboard Kyle and his father passed on their way back in town
from a fishing trip. After Kyle watches his father disappear, he decides to go back to the
billboard to destroy the device, which is probably some type of generator. Max objects, but Kyle,
Liz and Maria go saying they have to try.

Meanwhile, Nicholas has captured Courtney and is attempting to retrieve her memories. Wanting to
protect the location of the Granilith, which Michael exposed to her, Courtney destroys herself but
not before Nicholas learns that Max and the others have gone to the high school. Nicholas leaves
Isabel at the school, and successfully captures Max, Michael and Tess. Nicholas reveals to Michael
that he was the one who spilled the secret of the Granilith to one of their exiled members. He then
tells Michael that Courtney killed herself to save their secret. As the Skins watch, Nicholas
attempts to retrieve the location of the Granilith from Max inflicting him with a great pain.

Unable to stand Max being harmed, Tess attempts to create a mind warp but soon loses control of her
powers creating a wall of fire that destroys the Skins. At the same time, and after Liz and Kyle
have disappeared, Maria destroys the alien generator and we see the entire town reappear as if
nothing had ever happened.
 

#30 "Meet The Dupes"
Walking through the streets of New York, we see what looks like punk versions of Max, Michael,
Isabel and Tess discussing an upcoming alien summit, and the Royal Four. The punk kids later steal
a Trans Am, and change the license plate to New Mexico.

Meanwhile back in Roswell, Brody tells Max about recent alien communication activity on the East
Coast. Later when Maria brings Brody his lunch, we realize Brody may have feelings for her.

On the road to Roswell, the Dupes discuss Zan and how because he wouldn't change his mind about
attending the Summit, they are going to Roswell to find Max to convince him to go in Zan's place.
Upon arrival in Roswell, the Dupes are pulled over by Valenti. They convince Valenti they're going
to a New York theme party, and trick him into leading them to the Evans home where they go inside
and search Max's room. There they find a picture of Liz, and realize she must be Max's girlfriend.
Later when Rath goes to the high school, he confronts Liz and kisses her.

Meanwhile, Max approaches Isabel to find out what she knows about being Vilandra. Isabel hides what
she truly knows, as Max then calls everyone to a meeting at the UFO Center to discuss the signals
Brody told him. When the Dupes show up, Michael realizes the Dupes are the four from the missing
pods (Summer of '47), and asks where is their Max. The Dupes tell them Zan had an accident, and
reveal they came to Roswell to find the rest of their crew. The Dupes also reveal their protector
told them about them although he disappeared years ago. The kids then break off into groups.

Rath explains to Max how they were contacted by the five ruling families of their star system who
want to hold a summit in New York. He explains they need Max to represent their family because with
Zan dead, Max is the King, and the families are unaware there were two sets sent to Earth. Rath
tells Max the stakes are high. There are wars on their planet, and they want peace. Millions of
lives hang in the balance, and Max now needs to step up.

Michael questions Lonnie about what she knows, and she tells him that when their planet was taken
over by a hostile race, their people were overthrown and their mother arranged for them to be
created from a mix of alien and human DNA and sent to Earth. She explains how one batch was
defective, made too human, meaning Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess, and tells him they made another
set, the Dupes, who have been living in New York.

Isabel and Lonnie discuss Vilandra, and how she betrayed her family, and Lonnie realizes Isabel
hasn't told Max about what she knows. When Brody comes into the Center, Maria saves the day by
asking him to breakfast where Brody tells Maria he feels he might be about to be abducted again.

Now worried Max may not attend the summit, Lonnie uses what she knows about Isabel, and goes to Max
to tell him the truth about Vilandra. Angry about hearing it from Lonnie, Max confronts Isabel, and
the two fight. Max ends the fight by telling Isabel he's going to New York and after he leaves, we
realize Isabel was actually Lonnie. Max then goes to Liz to discuss the two of them being friends,
and tells her he doesn't think he can. He then gives her back a gift he gave her, and tells her he
needs a clean break...that he's going to New York. Using what she knows from her visit from Future
Max (End of the World), Liz tells Max to be careful. She tells him the Granilith is powerful and
could be dangerous if in the wrong hands. When Max questions Liz's knowledge of the Granilith, she
only tells him to trust her, but Max tells her he's not sure he does.

Max and Tess then meet the Dupes to head to New York. Unsure she wants to go back, Ava tells Lonnie
and Rath she's staying behind. Deciding they don't need her, Rath tells her to stay as Max, Tess,
Lonnie and Rath get in the car and head toward New York.
 

#31 "Max in the City"
Max and Tess arrive in New York with Lonnie and Rath. Unbeknown to Max, Nicholas is also there and
we discover already knows the Dupes. The Dupes take Max and Tess to their pad, where Lonnie reveals
Max will have to pass a test in order to prove he is the true King. Meanwhile, in Roswell, Maria
tells Liz there is a rumor going around that she slept with Kyle. Liz tells Maria the rumor is
true, and Maria gets upset that Liz wouldn't share something so personal with her. Liz then finds
Ava sleeping in the ally behind the Crashdown.

Back in New York, Max passes the test when an Emissary pulls information from his mind about their
star system. Rath tells Max the vision is stenciled on his brain, and the Emissary is simply using
a human body as a vessel to communicate; that he can make the human do whatever he wants, and the
human will later believe he's been abducted. As Liz decides to tell Maria she never slept with
Kyle, and about her visit from Future Max (End of the World), Max learns more about their.

The Dupes tell Max about the five worlds of their star system and how each is sending a
representative to the summit. Max learns they are all at war, and people on his planet are unhappy
with Kivar's rule. Max then learns he has a possibility of going back, and questions leaving
Michael and Isabel behind. The Dupes explain that the leaders are expecting the Royal Four, not the
Royal Seven. When Lonnie asks about the Granilith, Max denies knowing anything about it.

Max calls Isabel to ask her how she feels about going "home" and demands she and Michael give him
an answer. Max then tells Isabel that Lonnie told him about Vilandra, and Isabel is confused when
he mentions his their last meeting. Isabel realizes Lonnie had impersonated her, and confronts Ava
who tells them she knows nothing. Liz then pleads with Ava to tell them the truth saying she loves
Max as much as Ava did Zan. Ava confesses that Lonnie and Rath killed Zan, and will probably kill
Max.

Max attends the summit and meets the other leaders, all in human bodies including Brody's. In walks
Nicholas there to represent Kivar and their world, and reveal Kivar's offer: Max can return as King
in name only and all power remains in Kivar's hands; Max tells his followers to lay down their
weapons and devote their loyalty to Kivar; Max returns the Granilith. Telling them he needs to
think it over, Max and Tess take a moment to discuss their options. Max then shares Liz's warning
about the Granilith, although neither is sure how she knew.

In Roswell, Isabel is unsuccessfully trying to warn Max by dreamwalking him, and Ava reveals that
because Max healed Liz, she should have the power to get through to him. Scared, Liz agrees to try.
Meanwhile in New York, Lonnie goes to Nicholas to cut a deal in order for her to get home. We learn
the two share a past, as Lonnie tells Nicholas she remembers their World, Kivar, and being
Vilandra. Nicholas tells Lonnie that Kivar wants Max dead either way, but if she can arrange the
deal she can go home. Lonnie then goes to Max telling him millions of lives hang in the balance and
provides reasons Max should accept. Back inside the summit, Max turns down the deal as the
representatives of the worlds withdraw their offers and leave.

Upset at Max, the Dupes decide to kill him although Liz gets through just in time to warn and save
him. Max then realizes the Dupes and Tess are gone, and he later finds Tess sitting alone, scared.
Tess tells Max the Dupes tried to get inside her head and find out where the Granilith is, and
although she doesn't know where the Dupes went, she knows she's ready to go home to Roswell.

Back in Roswell, Max tells Isabel he decided not to take the deal because he realized that any deal
meaning he would be leaving she and Michael behind was not a deal he could accept. He then tells
her their relationship comes first now, and always. Meanwhile, Liz tells Ava goodbye, as Brody
tells Maria of his abduction. Liz then tells Max she doesn't feel any different as he thanks her
for saving his life. Max tells Liz he would like to start their friendship again, and says he has
only one question to ask her - did she sleep with Kyle. Max assumes the answer is yes when Liz
doesn't respond, and as Max leaves, we see Liz is torn with not being able to tell him the truth.
 

#32 "A Roswell Christmas Carol"
As Max and Michael look for the perfect Christmas tree, they witness a man pushing a little girl
out of the way of an oncoming car. As the man is then hit a crowd immediately gather, and Max makes
the decision not to save the man's life. Later at home while Isabel, the Christmas Nazi as they
call her this time of year, is ranting at the pathetic tree Max picked out, he sees the ghost of
the man who was hit sitting across the room. The ghost, John, then questions Max's reasons for not
saving his life. Max in turn goes to Liz telling her he needs a friend. The two then talk about why
Max didn't save the man, and Max realizes what he needs to do is restore the balance.

As the town attends the local Christmas pageant, headed of course by Isabel who reveals she knows
what they call her, Maria tells Liz that while caroling she discovered Brody's daughter, Sydney,
has terminal cancer. Liz goes to Max with this information, and as Max looks over to Sydney, he
gets an idea of how to restore the balance. Max later goes to Brody's house with the intent to heal
Sydney, only to discover she's been transferred to a hospital in Arizona.

Still wanting to heal Sydney, Max tells Michael he's going to Arizona and although he doesn't agree
with his decision, Michael goes with him in order to keep them out of further trouble. At the
hospital, as Michael keeps guard, Max enters the children's ward and heals Sydney. As he's about to
leave, he looks around to the other sick children and unable to stop himself, heals child after
child until all his powers and energy are drained. Just as the hospital security are about to catch
them, Michael runs in and finds an unconscious Max on the floor. We discover they escape through a
hospital window, as nurses and security guards come in to find the once sick children, playing,
healed.

Max later goes to Liz to thank her for telling him about Sydney, and she tells him he can't go on
healing people. She explains that maybe someone or something is planning everything that happens
and it was Max who once told her that he's not God. Liz then invites Max to midnight services, but
he simply leaves her saying Merry Christmas.

Later at the Evans home, Michael comes to Max to tell him he wished he could have healed the
children Max couldn't get to. He then tells Max he has something he wants to show him. Michael
takes Max to Brody's home, where they watch Brody telling Sydney a story. Max then goes to John's
house and as the two say goodbye, John tells Max he too should be with the people he loves.

Max is then seen walking into midnight service, and as he passes his family, he sits down next to
Liz who turns to him saying she didn't think he believed in God. Max looks to Liz telling her he
does believe in her, and as the snow begins to fall, the two look up to the sky holding hands with
renewed friendship.

Meanwhile, Michael's been torn over what to get Maria for Christmas and Isabel tells him to simply
make it something thoughtful. Michael then comes up with the idea of a new bumper for Maria's
Jetta, which they keep wrecking, and although she is thrilled with the sentiment, Maria looks to
him for her 'real' gift. Michael panics until he realizes Isabel left him something to give to
Maria, and as Maria opens the gift, they both discover it's a set of pearl earrings. Maria is
ecstatic that Michael would spend so much money on her, but still says the best present she has is
him.

Over at the Valenti house, Tess has discovered the Sheriff and Kyle don't normally put much
celebration into Christmas. She then attempts to bring them all closer by planning a dinner, and
inviting Amy DeLuca whom they'd earlier ran into at the grocery store. At dinner, Kyle realizes how
much time and thought Tess put into the evening.
 

#33 "To Serve and Protect"
Bored one night, Isabel dreamwalks Kyle. While in his dream, she receives disturbing visions of a
young girl in trouble. Feeling what she saw was real, Isabel and Max go to Sheriff Valenti for
help. He is skeptical at first, but Max explains it was Isabel's visions that helped them find Tess
when she was kidnapped earlier this year. Although he feels it will be hard to investigate, Valenti
says he will look into the matter.

Meanwhile, an old friend of Valenti's from the state police board, Dan Lubetkin, comes to Roswell
to investigate the shooting of Everett Hubble - a man Valenti shot last year after the Roswell UFO
convention. Dan becomes suspicious when he sees Max at the police station, connecting him to the
same "Max Evans" eyewitnesses claim was with Everett Hubble before he was shot.

At the movies with Grant, Isabel has another vision of the girl and immediately goes to Valenti's
house with Max. Valenti tells them no one has been reported missing. Isabel reveals she saw a
silver car in her vision, hoping this clue will help find the girl. After a troubled Isabel leaves,
Valenti reassures Max - he believes Isabel is telling the truth and will go to the station to do
what he can. On his way to work, Valenti stops at the Crashdown where he runs into an old classmate
who tells him two startling things. One, she thinks her daughter, Melissa Foster, might be missing.
And two, Melissa drives a silver car. Thinking Melissa is the kidnapped girl in Isabel's visions,
Valenti launches an investigation.

As the investigation begins, Isabel has another vision of the girl and sees Grant as the one who
kidnapped her. Max and Isabel tell Valenti, who attempts to obtain a warrant to search Grant's
belongings. Unable to obtain the warrant, Valenti goes to Grant anyway and illegally searches
through his things. Valenti returns to the station empty handed, and Dan questions Valenti about
his erratic behavior and poor judgement. As he and Valenti begin to argue, Melissa Foster shows up.
She wasn't kidnapped at all, her car simply broke down and she didn't call her mother.

Valenti secretly meets with Isabel and Max to tell them Melissa Foster has been found, and Isabel
apologizes for being wrong. Valenti tells her he wants her to come to him if it ever happens again.
When he returns to the station he discovers Grant has filed a lawsuit against him and the city. Dan
begins to question Valenti about Max and Isabel, but when Valenti refuses to give him any
information, Dan warns Valenti he's skating on thin ice.

Later that evening Isabel has a detailed vision of the kidnapped girl's whereabouts. She and Max
call Valenti as he's arguing with Dan. Valenti covers saying it's a deputy calling, but Dan is
suspicious. Valenti meets Max and Isabel at the place in her vision, Frazier Woods. There they
discover a girl, Laurie Dupree, buried underground. As they dig her up, gunshots suddenly explode
around them. Max quickly uses his powers to create a force field to hold off the incoming bullets,
until Isabel can successfully remove the girl from the ground. When Max releases the force field,
Valenti gets a shot off at the kidnapper, who gets away just as Dan shows up at the site.

In the end, Dan questions Valenti on how he found the girl and why he was in the woods with Max and
Isabel, two civilians. When Valenti is once again vague about the kid's involvement, Dan tells
Valenti that whatever he's covering up, he's going to uncover. Isabel comforts Laurie as she's
lifted into an ambulance. When she touches her hand, Isabel flashes on something otherworldly. She
tells Max there's something about Laurie, "Like I know her."

Meanwhile, Liz has admitted to Maria that she can't get Max off her mind, and needs a life. Maria's
cousin Sean DeLuca then shows up in town, catching Liz's interest. As Maria sets ground rules for
Sean's stay in Roswell, she warns him to stay away from Liz. At the same time, Kyle begins to
wonder how he's been changed by Max's healing him. Tess takes advantage of the moment to play
around with him by making him believe he may have powers.
 

#34 "We Are Family"
Valenti, Max and Isabel are questioned separately about the incident with Laurie Dupree. When their
stories don't match, Judge Lewis informs Valenti he has to turn in his badge and gun until the town
council can have a hearing on the matter. Later, FBI Agent Suzanne Duff shows up at Valenti's home
to tell him the FBI is investigating Laurie Dupree's interstate kidnapping case. She explains she
is heading the investigation and in order to solve it, she needs his help. Meanwhile, Michael and
Tess go to the hospital to check on Laurie and discover she's human. Michael tells Tess he wants to
meet Laurie but when they enter her room, they find her missing.

Now that Valenti is on the verge of losing his job as Sheriff, Kyle and he argue over whether to
tell everyone the truth about the aliens. Kyle then meets Agent Duff when she enters Valenti's
office to go over the case of the once-again-missing Laurie Dupree. Valenti tells Duff that Laurie
had escaped from a mental institution one week before the kidnapping. Michael then pages Valenti to
Frazier Woods, where they discover an odd blue crystal-like substance in the ground where Laurie
was buried.

Upon his return home, Valenti finds Laurie waiting for him. Laurie tells Valenti it wasn't a man
who took her, but a 'them.' Valenti is called away by Duff, so he tells Laurie to stay put and
trust whoever he sends to come and be with her. Valenti asks Isabel to come over and watch Laurie.

When Isabel shows up, Laurie tells her that 'they' put needles in her. When Isabel is unable to see
any needle marks, she wonders about Laurie's sanity. Michael and Max then show up to help and
Laurie freaks out upon seeing Michael, screaming, "You're dead! You're dead!" Laurie runs from the
house and is eventually found by Agent Duff. Laurie tells Duff that she was staying at Valenti's
and that he told her to trust him. Agent Duff questions Valenti who can't deny what Laurie is
saying. He realizes he's in bigger trouble than before, now that he withheld information about
Laurie's whereabouts.

Later at the Crashdown, the kids learn the City Council fired Sheriff Valenti. Kyle asks the aliens
to please stay away from him and his father, but Max tells him he can't make that promise. Kyle
wordlessly hands Max the blue crystals Max asked him to steal from his father's office, and walks
out. When Max, Michael and Isabel put the substance under a microscope, they discover it is a
living organism. Michael and Isabel then break into the Psychiatric Hospital that held Laurie
Dupree, and find a photo in Laurie's personal belongings that looks exactly like Michael and is
entitled "Grandpa, 1935."

Soon after learning Valenti lost his job, Amy DeLuca goes to him insisting they spend the day
together. In the end, the two begin a romantic relationship.
 

#35 "Disturbing Behavior"
While staking out the Sheriff's office, Michael and Maria discuss the possibility that Laurie
Dupree may be a descendent of Michael's human DNA donor. When they see Laurie being taken off in an
ambulance, they follow after her and eventually witness the ambulance crashing. As they pull Laurie
from the wreck a sniper fires bullets at them, and in order to escape Michael has to use his powers
in front of Laurie.

Michael calls Max and Isabel saying he thinks Laurie is crazy, but Max tells Michel to get her
talking so they can find out more about the blue crystals. Not getting anywhere with Laurie, Maria
decides to give it to her straight. She tells her she can either trust them, or run to the Mexican
border. Laurie decides to run, but Maria and Michael catch up with her. Maria then tells Michael he
needs to either tell Laurie the truth about who he is, or make a personal connection with her.
Michael goes to Laurie telling her to trust him; that he will not turn his back on her. Michael
further tells Laurie that although he's not her grandpa, he'd like to meet him. Laurie tells
Michael her Grandpa is in Tucson, Arizona.

As they arrive at Laurie's lavish home, they discover her grandfather has passed on. Laurie's Aunt
Mary and Uncle Bobby, now in control of the Dupree estate, are shocked to see Michael, who looks
exactly like their dead father. Michael explains to them how Laurie was kidnapped and is surprised
when her relatives don't react, only saying that Laurie is crazy. Laurie's relatives then give
Michael fifty thousand dollars telling him to leave, and stay away from Laurie forever.

Kyle and Tess stumble on Valenti in the family room using large woodcutting tools to work out his
frustration. They discover Grant Sorenson is suing him. Valenti then goes out to the woods to meet
with Sorenson to work out their differences. Grant screams and attacks Valenti, but quickly snaps
out of it, acting like he has no idea what happened. Valenti goes to Agent Duff telling her to put
Sorenson under surveillance; Sorenson is the kidnapper. Valenti tells Duff about Sorenson's
behavior, but Duff doesn't buy it. She tells Valenti Grant just brought her the kidnapper's gun,
which he found in the woods. Why would he do that if he was the kidnapper, she asks? Dejected,
Valenti leaves for home only to have Duff come back to him for help a few hours later. She tells
him they have connected Grant Sorenson to all of the evidence they have found, and for whatever
reason Valenti seems to know more about the case than anyone. Duff then tells Valenti that if he
helps her close the case, she will make sure he gets his badge back.

Meanwhile, at the Crashdown, Isabel tells Alex and Liz to help cover for Maria and Michael while
they're gone with Laurie. When Sean shows up looking for Maria, he asks Liz to come with him to
help calm his Aunt Amy. When Liz admits to Amy that Maria is with Michael, Amy tells Liz she's not
leaving until Maria calls on Liz's cell phone and she can talk to her. When Maria does call Liz,
Amy intercepts the call insisting she talk to Michael. Amy then tells Michael to take care of her
daughter, as Sean suggests they call the police. Liz and Sean get into a playful pillow fight just
as Max shows up wanting to talk to Liz, telling her he needs her help. Liz and Max leave to go and
investigate the blue crystals using Brody's high tech equipment. Liz determines the crystals are a
kind of parasite.

Liz dispatches Isabel to question Grant about his experiments in Frazier Woods. Afterwards, Isabel
tells Max and Liz about the water table under Frazier Woods, which seems to be the common thread in
all of his experiments. They conclude the parasites might need water to survive, and on a map
discover a stream running from where Laurie was buried to the site of the 1947 crash. Max admits
the parasites may have been on their ship when it crashed. Liz then makes a joke about phoning home
for answers, and Brody walks in. Seeing Brody, Isabel gets the idea to try and use him as a vessel
to contact their planet. Isabel convinces Brody to let her put him under hypnosis, saying it could
help him find out more about his abduction. Isabel forces a connection with Larek through him,
stopping Brody's heart in the process. Max tells Larek they need his help, and asks him about the
crystals. Larek asks if Max means the Gandarium. If it is the Gandarium, he says, Earth is infected
and they need to get off the planet now. Larek then leaves Brody's body.
 

#36 "How the Other Half Lives"
While the mysterious kidnapper breaks into Michael's home to steal a photo of Laurie Dupree,
Michael and Maria break into the Dupree home to find Laurie both scared and unstable. When they are
caught by Laurie's Aunt and Uncle, they are escorted off the premises. Meanwhile Sheriff Valenti
and Agent Duff pull over Grant Sorenson and serve him a warrant to search his car. When Grant is
unable to explain a pair of gloves and a few scratches on his neck, he defends himself by telling
Duff Valenti has been persecuting him since day one.

Maria and Michael decide to go to the local records office, and discover that Laurie is the
rightful owner to the Dupree estate. They go back to the Dupree estate with what they've
discovered, and are invited to stay as guests. Maria reveals to Meredith Dupree she knows the
Duprees paid off doctors to say Laurie was insane so they could have all the money to themselves.
In a bomb shelter under the Dupree estate, Michael and Laurie discuss Grandpa Dupree. Laurie shows
Michael old notebooks her Grandfather used to keep, explaining how he claimed to be abducted and
how it eventually drove him insane. Michael realizes that Laurie and her Grandfather contain the
genetic defect the Gandarium need to survive. Michael then tells Laurie she's not crazy, and what
happened to her was real. He also tells her she has a right to take back what is hers, including
the house and her life.

At the Crashdown, Max, Liz, Tess and Isabel meet to discuss what Larek told them about the
Gandarium. Brody shows up as Larek and explains how the Gandarium are a genetically engineered life
form used to bridge together alien and human DNA in order to make alien hybrids. He goes on to say
they will infect only certain humans who have a defect they can grab on to, in this case, Laurie
Dupree, and the infected human will eventually die. Tess and Liz realize the Gandarium have not
finished what they started on Laurie; that's why they are still after her. Larek then explains
there is a queen and a hive, and if they can find and destroy the queen the rest of the Gandarium
will die. Max tells everyone to meet in Frazier Woods to look for the crystals' nest.

At Frazier Woods when Kyle and Alex help to look for the crystals, they discover a cave, the nest,
and eventually become trapped inside. Kyle calls Liz to tell her where they are, and explains they
are unable to get out. Max, Isabel and Tess attempt to use their powers to break into the cave, but
their powers have no effect. Isabel leaves to get equipment to help rescue Kyle and Alex while Max,
Liz and Tess try to dig them out. Inside the cave, Alex and Kyle discover the Gandarium die without
oxygen.

Back at the UFO Center, Isabel is drugged and kidnapped by Grant. She later awakens to find him
rambling that he doesn't remember everything that's been going on with him, and he begs her to help
him. Isabel realizes Grant was infected by the Gandarium when he was digging at Puhlman Ranch over
the summer, and concludes the queen must be inside of him. Grant then tells Isabel he is supposed
to kill her, but can't bring himself to do it. He lets her out of the car, and she calls Valenti
telling him to get to the Dupree estate to stop Grant from killing Laurie. Valenti goes to Agent
Duff and explains the situation, asking her to come to Tucson with him.

At the Dupree estate while lounging at the pool, Michael gets a call from Max who tells him what
they learned about the Gandarium needing oxygen to survive. Feeling they are safe, Maria, Laurie
and Michael then enjoy an extravagant dinner. Upon orders from Maria, Michael goes to find the maid
and discovers she's been killed. He then tells Maria to take Laurie to a safe place and goes
looking for the intruder. While Maria and Laurie flee to the bomb shelter, Michael is shot by
Grant.

Grant reaches Laurie, just as Valenti and Duff show up at the estate and find Michael shot on the
floor. Michael tells them to go after Grant who is holding Laurie hostage. Duff shoots Grant and
everyone watches as the queen of the Gandarium comes out from his body. Remembering what Max told
him, Michael closes the queen in and uses his powers to suck the oxygen from the room. The queen
then dies, thus killing the hive and freeing Alex and Kyle.

Not knowing what she's seen, Valenti tells Duff sometimes things are better left untold, especially
if she wants to keep her career intact. Michael tells a now safe Laurie Dupree goodbye.
 

#37 "Viva Las Vegas"
When Michael begins having nightmares about keeping the bribe money the Duprees gave him, he tells
Max he needs to get away to clear his mind. When Max asks where, Michael says Las Vegas so he can
get rid of all the tainted Dupree money. Later at school, through a series of miscommunications,
Isabel, Alex, Kyle, Liz, Tess and Maria all decide they are going to Vegas, too. While Max creates
a cover plan for them, Maria uses some of the money to make extravagant accommodations and
transportation.

Once in Vegas, Michael uses his powers to change everyone's IDs to say they are at least 21. He
then tells everyone that he and Max are not to be bothered, and gives each person three thousand
dollars to spend. As everyone runs off, Liz and Max discuss how each was surprised the other
decided to come along. Max tells Liz he's only there for Michael, and Liz responds she's only there
to support Maria. Michael then tells Liz to get lost, and he and Max hit the tables.

As Maria goes for a massage, Isabel, Liz and Tess enter the Casino where Liz and Tess are stopped
by security. A nervous Liz blurts out they are only seventeen, and she and Tess are forced to go to
the video arcade. Over at a blackjack table, a bored Isabel goes off in search of something more
exciting as Alex loses his entire three thousand dollars on one hand. While Alex tries to calm
down, Maria comes up to him and begs him to accompany her to an audition for a booking agent she's
discovered. Alex agrees when Maria tells him she'll give him her entire three thousand dollars for
the favor.

Maria then goes to Michael at the craps table to tell him about her audition, and he tells her to
get lost. Michael continues to win and Max realizes he has been using his powers to cheat. Max
tells Michael he should stop, but Michael is too caught up in the energy of the moment. Michael's
tremendous luck grabs the attention of the pit boss who closes down the table. Upset at the pit
boss, Michael throws a punch and gets himself and Max thrown in jail. Michael calls Maria to bail
them out, and she tells him the audition she just went on was for a stripper. Waiting for Maria to
collect bail money from Kyle, Michael and Max get into a fight in their holding cell. Michael tells
Max he has been like a machine lately.

Meanwhile back at the arcade, Liz and Tess admit neither of them is happy to be there with the
other. Liz also admits to Tess she never wanted to come in the first place, all the while thinking
of what Future Max had told her about she and Max being married in Las Vegas. While playing the
slots, Isabel discovers a bride upset because her maid of honor has food poisoning. When the bride
asks Isabel to fill in, she agrees being smitten with the best man, Dave. After the wedding, Dave
and Isabel share a dance. Intrigued by his good looks and charm, she agrees to go to his hotel
room.

Now out of jail and back at the hotel room, Max decides to leave Vegas. Maria begs Michael to make
Max stay, saying she's planned a dinner for all of them, but Max tells them he's leaving. Max then
goes to Liz to tell her he's leaving, and the two discuss how ridiculous it would be to ever get
married in Vegas. When Max goes to leave, he sees a married couple going into the casino and has a
vision of he and Liz as a newly married couple.

Later at the dinner, Michael surprises Maria with an opportunity to sing just as Isabel shows up to
tell Alex she left Dave before anything had happened. Feeling she'll never find the right guy,
Isabel tells Alex she must be a freak and as Alex invites Isabel to dance, he tells her when she's
ready for it, she's going to make someone the happiest man ever. At the table while Liz watches
everyone dancing, Max shows up and asks her to dance. Then on the dance floor, Max tells Liz about
his vision of the two of them and just as Liz is about to tell Max about Future Max, the song ends.

That night at the hotel room, the kids walk in to find Sheriff Valenti waiting for them. He tells
them how irresponsible they were to leave, with everything that's been going on, without telling
him where they were going. He then orders them all back to Roswell, taking Kyle and Tess with him.
Max and Michael mend their friendship over a cup of coffee. Max admits he does act like a machine,
and should be more of a friend but he feels so responsible for all of them sometimes he lets it get
in the way of how much they all mean to him. Max tells Michael that without him he'd be lost and
Michael tells Max that as long as they stick together, they're going to make it.
 

#38 "Heart of Mine"
Liz again writes in her journal, this time about Sean. As the two end their first date, Sean kisses
Liz, who surprised at herself, kisses him back. Liz and Maria then talk about Sean as Liz shares
guilty feelings about Max. At the same time, Max tells Michael he remembers images about their
planet.

Maria gets upset when Michael says he's not taking her to prom, as Kyle gets peer pressure to ask
Tess. When Isabel mentions the prom to Alex, he tells her he can't go with her because he can't go
back to the place they were before he left for Sweden. Max then goes to tell Liz he's having
memories of his planet, and when she starts talking about prom he asks her to go.

The next day when Liz misses the bus for school, Sean offers her a ride. He apologizes for kissing
her telling her he thought he caught a vibe, as Liz tells him she's going to prom with Max. Kyle
asks Tess to prom, as Maria questions Michael about his missing a shift at work. When Michael blows
Maria off, she becomes suspicious and gets Liz to break into Michael's apartment where they find
the name and address of a woman, Juanita, written onto a notepad. They go to the address they found
and as Liz tells Maria she feels like she and Max are drifting apart, Maria sees Michael with
another woman. Maria begs Liz to go and ask Max if Michael is cheating on her.

At Max's as he and Tess are attempting to retrieve more of their memories, Max tells Tess he is
going to prom with Liz. Max then remembers another image from their planet and as he hugs Tess, Liz
comes to the window to see. An upset Liz goes home to find Sean waiting for her. Liz tells Sean her
life is falling apart, and the two of them go bowling where Sean tells her how he feels so much
every time he looks at her asking her if it's one sided. When Liz is unable to answer, Sean tells
her that although he understands what she feels for Max, she's not getting what she needs from him.
Over at Alex's, Isabel shows up to tell him she's going to graduate early, is going to college and
this is her last chance to have a prom. Alex then asks Isabel to prom.

The night of the prom, everyone gathers at the Crashdown. As Sean takes a group photo, Liz reflects
how she feels it will be the last time they will all ever be together. At prom, Isabel realizes she
has deep feelings for Alex, as Kyle realizes his feelings for Tess are only those of a sister and a
brother. Meanwhile, as Liz and Max dance they both realize what different paths they are on. Liz
then brings up Max's marriage to Tess and tells him they need to stop pretending; that maybe they
are holding on to something that will never be. Liz tells Max she's been in so much pain, and is
suffocating inside. Max, who can't deny any of what's she's feeling, let's her go. Max leaves, just
as Michael shows up in a tuxedo and explains to Maria that the girl she saw him with was his dance
teacher. Michael tells Maria he didn't want to ask her to the prom because he couldn't dance.

Out in the hallway, Tess sees Max sitting alone and goes to him. Max tells Tess it's over between
he and Liz, and further tells her he remembers their first kiss. Max then explains his memory in
detail and as they replay the moment, they kiss. Liz sees Max and Tess kissing, and leaves. Liz
goes to find Sean at the bowling alley, and lets go of her emotions as the two enjoy each other's
company. Liz writes in her diary how she can finally breath again.

As Maria goes for a massage, Isabel, Liz and Tess enter the Casino where Liz and Tess are stopped
by security. A nervous Liz blurts out they are only seventeen, and she and Tess are forced to go to
the video arcade. Over at a blackjack table, a bored Isabel goes off in search of something more
exciting as Alex loses his entire three thousand dollars on one hand. While Alex tries to calm
down, Maria comes up to him and begs him to accompany her to an audition for a booking agent she's
discovered. Alex agrees when Maria tells him she'll give him her entire three thousand dollars for
the favor.
 

#39 "Cry Your Name"
Per the advice of Maria and Liz, Alex blows off Isabel in order to keep an upper hand in the
relationship. When Alex's take-out food arrives, Liz and Maria leave. Alex then asks the delivery
boy why everything in life has to be a lie. After Sheriff Valenti stops at a car accident later
that night, he goes to the Crashdown to inform the kids that Alex is dead. Max then tries to revive
Alex, but is unable to bring him back to life.

Valenti talks to Kyle about Alex's death, and wishes him a Happy Birthday as Isabel has a dream
that Alex never died. At the Deluca's when Michael informs Sean of Alex's death, he asks Michael to
watch over his family. Max then calls Liz to check on her, but her mother tells him she thinks Liz
is in denial and is not even sure where she is. Meanwhile, Liz has gone to the junkyard to take a
look at Alex's car where she finds the photo of Alex and Leanna. Liz notices that Alex's head has
been cut out of the photo. Valenti then questions the driver from the crash who says Alex drove
straight into him. Isabel tells her mother she feels guilty for Alex's death.

Liz shows Maria the photo she found saying it means something. When Valenti questions the delivery
boy, he tells him that Alex acted like it was the end of the world the night of the accident.
Valenti and Hansen consider the possibility that Alex committed suicide. As the school builds a
memorial for Alex, Max shares with Tess how it felt to touch Alex's dead body. Maria gets upset
that those who didn't know Alex are pretending to care, as Kyle comes to ask Michael and Max to be
pallbearers. Isabel then tells the group she's graduating early, and is leaving for college in the
fall. She tells Max she already told their mother, and as the two get into a fight Isabel tells Max
her mind is made up.

After Liz questions the delivery boy, she goes to Valenti who tells her he thinks Alex committed
suicide. Unable to accept this, Liz goes to Max upset that everyone will think Alex committed
suicide. Max tells Liz he won't let that happen.

Isabel has another dream of Alex, and tells him she's sorry. She begs him not to go, but he tells
her as long as he stays things will never get easier for her. Alex then tells Isabel goodbye, and
she tells him she loves him. Alex tells Isabel he loved her too. Back at Max's as he and Liz
discuss Alex, he brings up a story about the prom. Liz then tells Max she saw him kiss Tess at prom
and knows they are both moving on. She then thanks him for listening, and leaves asking him to
always be her friend.

After Alex's funeral, Max argues with Valenti over what he said to Liz, and Valenti decides to give
Max the file on Alex's death. At the wake, Liz finds Mr. Whitman and asks him if she can go into
Alex's room. There she goes through Alex's things and finds tickets to a concert. Liz tells
everyone you don't buy concert tickets when you plan on killing yourself, and says she thinks Alex
was murdered; possibly by an alien. Max and Isabel get upset at Liz's accusation, and Liz brings up
the fact that if an alien did kill Alex that would make Max, Isabel and Michael responsible.

The aliens leave, and Liz tells Maria and Kyle she's determined to find out the truth. Later that
night, Liz reflects on their moments with Alex. When she finally breaks down to cry, the delivery
boy shows up with Alex's credit card receipt to show her the bizarre way he signed it.
 

#40 "It's Too Late"
Liz and Maria are in Alex's room. Liz, intent on finding the truth about Alex's death, searches his
computer for clues and unlocks a file which reads "Leanna is not Leanna." The next day, Liz corners
Derek, a kid from Alex's computer class, and asks him the meaning of the binary code from Alex's
food receipt. Max interrupts and tries to make peace with Liz. It doesn't go well and the rift
between them widens. Maria doesn't want to be involved with Liz's investigation. Instead, she
focuses on making a yearbook collage in remembrance of Alex. Michael offers to help.

The four aliens gather to discuss Liz; she's talking to a lot of people and asking dangerous
questions. Isabel tries to consider the possibility that Liz is right, but Max shuts her down.
Isabel then tries to discuss her college plans, but again Max dismisses the subject. Later, Tess
asks Max about their prom kiss, wanting to know where they stand. Max admits the implications of
them being together scare him. Meanwhile, Liz and Sean get caught breaking into the school to copy
Alex's student files. Sean covers for Liz. Deputy Hansen gives Liz a warning, but hauls Sean away.

Across town, Michael offers to talk to Isabel to discourage her college plans and Max agrees. As
they then talk about Alex, Max tells Michael he couldn't bare it if Liz is right, if they are
responsible for his death. Max goes on to say he now agrees with Michael's earlier pursuit in
finding the truth about their alien lives and that maybe they don't belong on Earth. Michael
contradicts him, saying he feels he might've been wrong all along.

Valenti informs Max about Liz's break-in and warns they should be more careful. Using a number off
the stolen files, Liz calls the Olsens, Alex's host family in Sweden, but gets an answering
machine. The next day at school, Michael tells Isabel she can't go to college and it's by Max's
command. Stung, Isabel retorts that if Max has something to say to her he should find the time to
tell her himself. Meanwhile, Max overhears Liz on the phone with the Swedish Embassy, asking about
a building in one of Alex's Sweden pictures. Max demands she stop asking questions and they have a
bitter argument. Tess comforts Max and leads him to the Observatory where she shows him a star that
can also be seen from their planet. Tess explains that even though it feels like a dream, their
home planet is a reality.

Maria goes to Liz's room. It's littered with information about Alex. She pleads with Liz to stop
chasing something that's not there and accept Alex's death. Liz goes to Sean to thank him for
covering for her. Sean tries to get her to open up, but she tells him she can't, kisses him and
leaves. Maria goes to Michael and explains she can't be with him; he's only going to leave one day
and her heart can't take any more loss. Later, Liz finally gets through on the Olsen's number, but
the man on the phone tells her no one named 'Olsen' lives there. Liz decides she must go to Sweden
herself to investigate.

Meanwhile, Max finds Isabel and offers an alternative to her college choice. When Isabel insists
she's going to do what she wants, Max tells her he will do everything in his power to keep her in
Roswell. Liz waits outside of town for a taxi to the airport. Max drives up to stop her from going.
Max tells Liz that if she leaves, their friendship is over. Liz tells Max it's the price to pay to
find out the truth.

After getting advice from Mrs. DeLuca, Michael tells Maria she's right, he will leave someday, but
he wants to give her now and they reconcile. Max returns to the Observatory where Tess finds him.
Max opens up to her, saying his life on Earth is falling apart and he's ready to accept his alien
side. They consummate their relationship Just before boarding a plane to Sweden, Liz gets a call
from the Embassy. The building she asked about was torn down seven years ago. Liz realizes Alex
never went to Sweden.
 

#41 "Baby It's You"
The morning after Max and Tess make love, Max wakes up feeling awkward. When he takes her home,
Kyle sees them kiss. Valenti then comes in and sends Tess to her room where she realizes something
is happening inside of her. Meanwhile, Liz goes to Maria to say the building in the photo of Alex
and Leanna was torn down even before it could have been taken. Liz asks for Maria's help in finding
out what happened to Alex. At the Evans', Max tells Isabel he slept with Tess but still upset with
him for disallowing her to go away to college, Isabel is less than sympathetic. later, Kyle goes to
Isabel and the two decide to have fun by using Isabel's powers to play pranks on Max. Meanwhile,
Maria enlists the help of a student at school to find the origin of an email Alex had sent to her
from Sweden as later that night, Tess tells Max she's pregnant.

Liz goes to ask Tess about her powers on mind control and Max shows up demanding to know what they
were talking about. Max jumps to the conclusion that Liz is accusing Tess of killing Alex, but Liz
tells him he's wrong. Kyle then tells everyone Tess was with him the night Alex died and Liz
leaves. Maria comes to Liz to tell her the emails she got from Alex were not sent from Sweden, but
from a nearby University. As Liz and Maria get ready to the University, Michael stops them
demanding to know where they're going. Michael later lies to Max about what he knows about the
whereabouts of Liz and Maria, as Max tells him Tess is pregnant. Max goes on to explain that Nasedo
told Tess alien pregnancies last about a month, and the baby is growing fast. Michael warns Max
about the implications of Tess having the baby, and how it affects all of their lives.

At the University, Liz and Maria search the room where Alex stayed and discover he was going by the
name of "Ray." They also find out that Alex rarely left his room, that all he ever ate was Thai
food and that he spent a lot of his time using the University's super computer. Back in Roswell,
Max studies the alien book as he and Tess discuss what to do. Tess tells Max she's going to have
the baby, and as the two begin to argue, Tess feels something wrong going on inside. Max touches
her stomach and connects with the child. Max tells Tess it's a boy. Later as they discuss looking
for an apartment, Tess brings up the subject of them going home to their planet.

As Maria and Liz feel they are close to figuring out what happened to Alex, they come upon a
concert where they see Leanna in the crowd. They chase after her but lose her and run into Michael.
Liz then questions someone at the University about what Alex was doing on the super computer, as
Michael tells them they have to go back to Roswell. Just then, the man helping Liz shows them all
what Alex was working on...decoding symbols and translating them into English. Michael remembers
the symbols as being from the alien book. The man also tells them that Alex deleted all the
results, but not before he emailed them to another address. Michael, Maria and Liz then go to find
Leanna but discover she's gone. They decide to search her room where they find a bill for a rental
property outside of the University. They go to the property and discover a glass-like rod and a
computer with the entire alien book transcribed into English.

At Valenti's, as Max studies the alien book, Tess tells Max there's something wrong with the baby.
Max again places his hand on her stomach, and tells Tess that the baby is sick - that the Earth's
atmosphere is poisoning their child. Max then comforts Tess saying he can't figure out the book. He
tells her he's sorry for always taking her for granted while over at the Crashdown, Isabel is
telling Kyle how she's over Max and doesn't want to continue playing pranks.

That night at home, Isabel finds Max outside where he breaks down and tells her what's going on.
Max confides to Isabel that he's scared, and explains how he feels irresponsible even though he
knows it's their destiny. Isabel takes Max to the park where she makes it snow. As they reminisce
about the first time they saw it snow, Isabel tells Max they'll figure out what to do. Michael then
rides up on his motorcycle and hands the translation of the alien book to Max. Max reads the
translation and says they can now go home.
 

#42 "Off The Menu"
When Brody uses an alien abduction simulation program to recover lost memories, an electrical
problem enables him to remember his body being used as a vessel by Larek. Meanwhile, Tess arrives
at the UFO Center to tell Max there's a blackout in Roswell. A now confused Brody comes out and
says he remembers them all being in New York. Brody pulls a gun on Max, but Max uses his powers to
stop the bullet. Brody then shows Max that he captured the entire event on tape, and as he insists
Max tell him who he really is, Amy, Maria and Sean come into the museum and are also taken hostage.
Meanwhile, Hansen tells Valenti the entire town is under a blackout, and asks him what he would do.
Valenti reminds Hansen he is no longer sheriff.

At the UFO Center, Brody begins ranting about his alien memories. Amy and Sean begin to say Brody
is crazy, and irritated with them, Brody orders Tess and Max to tie them all up. Maria then gets a
cell call from Liz, and attempts to give her an encrypted message. After Liz hangs up, she tells
Isabel and Michael about the call, but not getting it, Isabel and Michael simply leave to pick up
Max from work. Now tied up as well, Tess attempts to mindwarp Brody but is unable to get in because
of his confused state of mind. Brody then pulls out the alien pentagon, which throws Tess and Max
across the room as Max and Tess realize they can't use their powers. Michael and Isabel then enter
the museum and encounter Brody with a gun. Also not having use of their powers, Michael and Isabel
run for the exit. Liz sees Michael and Isabel outside the Center and the three of them decide to go
to Valenti.

Brody what he wants. Brody tells Valenti he wants food sent in. As Brody goes near Tess and Max, he
remembers the place that the two of them first met on their planetÉDemoras Rock. Brody goes on to
describe the area and we see that Tess, too, remembers. Max denies what Brody is saying is true,
saying he and Tess have never been in love, while outside Hansen comes to the UFO Center. Seeing
Hansen, Valenti calls him and tells he should check on the townÉthat he'll take care of the Center.
After Michael, Isabel and Liz prepare the food to be taken in to Brody, Valenti pins a camera on
Liz's lapel. Liz then takes the food into the UFO Center but as she leaves, Brody realizes the food
tastes different. Brody concludes the food was prepared by aliens and insists Liz is one of them.

When Max verbally comes to Liz's defense, Sean trips Brody who upset, points the gun at Liz.
Valenti then calls an upset Brody, as Sean tells Liz to get his knife and cut upon his ties. When
Sean tries to take Brody down, he is stabbed. Liz begs Max to heal Sean, but Max explains he can't
use his powers. Meanwhile, Deputy Hansen figures out something is wrong and Valenti tells Kyle,
Isabel and Michael they need to activate an old lock-down panel at the Center before the cops
arrive.

Inside the Center, Tess asks Max if he's still in love with Liz. Tess then tells Max that
everything Brody has said about them is true, as an injured Sean asks Liz out for a date. Max then
decides to tell Brody everything he's been saying is true, and almost buying into it Brody notices
Liz wearing a camera. Upset again, Brody threatens to kill Liz. Max then again comes to Liz's
defense as sirens are heard outside and Brody demands they all move into the office. Outside we see
Hansen has set up a Calvary to break into the center.

Now in the office, Max discovers Brody's head device that short-circuited as he and Liz figure out
that's what enabled Brody to access Larek's memories. Max says he can heal Brody, but needs Maria
to get him to turn off the alien pentagon. Max then heals Brody who forgets what's transpired, just
as the police are about to break in. In order to protect what Max has said, Liz tells Sean if he'll
keep quiet she'll go out with him while Tess uses her mindwarping powers to erase Amy's memories.

Later that night, Max climbs into Tess's room and tells her that when he healed Brody he saw these
flashes from Larek, and that he remembers her.
 

#43 "The Departure"
Max (Jason Behr), Isabel (Katherine Heigl), Michael (Brendan Fehr) and Tess (Emilie de Ravin)
struggle with goodbyes on what they believe to be their last night on Earth before they travel to
their home planet. Max frantically searches for the killer that is still out there and threatens
the lives of everyone they love. Shiri Appleby, Majandra Delfino, Nick Wechsler and William Sadler
also star. Patrick Norris directed the episode written by Jason Katims.
 
 

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