When astrophysicists detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world's population waits for further contact with baited breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out; just pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world.
After the devastating alien attack, disparate pockets of survivors emerge into a shattered world. They quickly realise they must put their differences aside if they are to stand any chance of survival. For they are not alone. Something sinister lurks in the shadows and whatever it is, it won't consider its victory complete until it has killed every last human.
The survivors make some disarming discoveries not only about the aliens but also about themselves. Mokrani goes on the offensive, taking the fight to the aliens. Ash is forced to make the hardest decision of his life. Chloe's past catches up with her, threatening to rip apart the delicate semblance of normality she is so desperately clinging on to.
At the Observatory, Mokrani and Catherine clash over the fate to be reserved for Micah, whom Catherine considers to be a major source of information. Micah reveals to Catherine that she has to find Bill Ward. The latter, for his part, tries to find out more about Emily, still assailed by visions of Adina, the leader of the aliens urging him to kill Bill.
Without telling Emily or her parents anything, Bill decides with Zoe to test on Emily the biological weapon he hopes to be able to use against the aliens. Catherine, for her part, has had difficulty managing her grief since Mokrani's death. She now has only one thing on her mind: to find out who Bill Ward is and find him. Sophia is ready to help him, but Nathan hesitates.
Bill joins the military group formed by Ethan, Dominic and Michael. The three men hold a young alien hostage, Isla. Catherine, Sophia and Nathan continue to search for Bill. Adina, and the aliens also set out to find Bill. Chloe accuses the blow when she realizes that Sacha killed Ash. She suggests to her increasingly unstable son to run away with her.