
While getting their first good meal in a while Maggie and Hal have their first real conversation.

As Tom and Hal showed them the maps from the Volm, they all seemed a bit shocked and concerned that Tom and the 2nd mass were working with aliens. She also talked about having to find and deal with human collaborators. Weaver catches up with his old flame learning that they recently took on enemy fire a few weeks ago while on patrol and lost some men. As everyone settles in, Tom quickly starts to explain what they need in order to take the fight to the enemy but it doesn’t seem like the military are all that interested in going out there to fight. including armed vehicles, weapons and dozens of trained soldiers. The base has everything they could need to take the fight to the Espheni in D.C.

The 2nd mass find a running military base on their way to DC, and on their way to get a close look, they are held up by soldiers, then a Humvee arrives, revealing the person running it is an old flame of Weaver's, Capt Katie Marshall. As the two groups make plans for the final assault on the Espheni, the 2nd Mass begins to realize that things aren't exactly as they seem.
