Wednesday, 1 December 1999
At the Crashdown, after closing, Maria is alone, sweeping the floor. There's a heat wave and perspiration is glistening on her body. She looks up and sees Michael standing at the door. She unlocks the door and steps back to let him enter. When he does, he takes her in a torrid embrace, kissing her passionately. He picks her up and sits her on the counter, oblivious to items already there. Liz, who is upstairs, comes down to the Crashdown kitchen for a drink, where she sees Michael and Maria making out on the floor.
Thursday, 2 December 1999
At school the next day, Michael and Maria are making out in the janitor's closet. Liz runs into Kyle and his new girlfriend Vicky, who tells her about a party on Friday at the old soap factory. Sheriff Valenti questions Alex about Agent Topolsky. Liz sees Max and tells him she saw Valenti with Alex, that Kyle has a new girlfriend and about the party on Friday. She asks him if he's noticed Michael acting different around Maria. Concerned, Max asks if there's something going on between them. Liz says "No…would it be bad if there were?" Max says "Yes, I mean… I don't know".
Amy is making a scene at the principal's office because she was called in by Topolsky, who has supposedly "disappeared". Valenti sees Amy, flirts with her and makes a joke about her staying out of jail.
Liz sees Alex and tries to talk to him. He says "What do you want from me: More blood? A urine sample? How about my kidney?" She says she wants to be friends again and he says she's only interested in protecting Max. He tells her he use to feel he could trust her with his life and now it feels as if he doesn't even know her. She tells him she wants to tell him but it's not her secret to tell and asks what he said to Valenti. He replies that it's not his secret to tell.
In the girls' room, Liz comments on Maria wearing a turtleneck when it's 105° and then gives her some make-up to cover up the hickey. She tells her she saw the two of them at the Crashdown.
In the boys' room, Max asks Michael if there's anything going on between him and Maria and he says just kissing. Max reminds him they agreed to discuss things before acting on any urges. Michael replies "Well, I hate to tell you this, Max, but when I have urges, you're not exactly the first person I think about". Max warns him not to let things spin out of control. Michael admits "It feels so wrong but it feels so good".
In the girls' room, Liz is trying to reason with Maria and asks if the two of them even talk. Maria says "Of course we talk".
Michael and Maria are making out in the eraser room and Maria saying "Shouldn't we like, talk or something". While kissing each other on the neck, etc, they exchange pleasantries and then she asks him if he's going to the soap factory party. He says he doesn't know "Friday's like years from now".
At the Crashdown, Amy is selling alien cocktail stirrers to Jeff. Valenti comes in. He apologises to Amy for arresting her when she was 18 for protesting against the destruction of a 200 year old piece of Native American architecture. He was just doing his job but he singled her out "Cuz you were cute".
Liz and Isabel are outside painting their toenails. Liz asks her why she tends to keep things platonic with guys. Isabel asks her if she's afraid to let someone in, to let them see who she really is. Liz says yes and Isabel says "Well, multiply that by about a million". Isabel then uses her powers to change the clear nail polish to the blue of the Liz's sandals, and says "At least we can do cool stuff like that". She asks Liz whether she thinks Alex will "cave" and when Liz says she wishes she knew what was going on inside him, Isabel says "I'll look into it".
Isabel is preparing to visit Alex in his dreams. Alex is in a ballroom dressed in a tux, with his dream date - Isabel, who is in a red gown. Alex tells dream Isabel "I think that underneath that beautiful exterior is an even more beautiful interior. But I have a feeling that not too many people get to see that interior, do they?" He tells her not to be afraid to show him the real Isabel. They dance elegantly. The real Isabel is touched by what she has seen and heard.
Friday, 3 December 1999
The next morning, Max is angry at Isabel for invading Alex's dream but wants to know what she learned. She tells Max that Alex is a complex individual and he asks her why she is blushing. She says it's the heat and tells him she found out that, of all the people involved, she is the one who can control him, with "just a little old fashion charm".
In the boys' room, Michael tells Max that things are getting complicated with Maria. That she wants to have conversations, talk about his feelings and now wants to go to a party together "Like suddenly, the eraser room's not enough". That she should know it can't become public and all week long he's had this weird feeling that he was going to hurt her.
Max finds Liz in the biology lab trying to get two slugs to mate. Liz tells him she is hurt and wants to know why it's OK for Michael and Maria to be together but not them. He tells her he's afraid of it working out really well because he knows it's not meant to be and he couldn't bear for her to get hurt. She let's him know she's willing to take the risk and he's about to kiss her when the teacher comes in and asks Liz how she is doing with her mating ritual. Liz responds through gritted teeth "I was doing just fine!"
Isabel sees Alex in the hallway, flirts with him and tells him to meet her at the party at 8.
At the party, Liz is looking for Max and Maria for Michael. Alex sees Isabel and comments on her outfit; she is purposely wearing red. She suggests they find someplace to talk. One of the guys at the party starts hitting on Liz and Max rescues her. Liz says she was afraid he wasn't coming and he says "I've been waiting for this a long time". They head for the dance floor. Maria finds Michael and tells him she doesn't understand why he's avoiding her and that it hurts. He says "Sorry, I can't get this involved. I'm alone and that's the way it's gotta be. Maybe we should've never started this". Maria leaves to "get some air". Isabel tells Alex that she likes that he's not like the guys who try to maul her, that she thinks she knows how he feels, that she can trust him, that they all can trust him. He realises she just wants to know what he said to Valenti and gets angry, saying he was such a fool for believing she would actually be interested in him, then walks off.
Amy and Valenti are having dinner together. She tells him how she and Maria aren't as close as they use to be, that Maria used to tell her every detail of her life but now she's so guarded. That Maria and Alex use to be so close but now they hardly speak. Valenti is interested in the Alex situation but his questions are interrupted by a phone call about a disturbance across town which requires his attention.
Liz and Max go outside for some privacy. They are about to kiss when Kyle spots them and asks if they are enjoying the party. Sirens are heard and then fire trucks and police cars arrive. Max and Liz go back in to find the others. Liz runs into Alex and tells him they have to leave. One of the organisers of the party hands them liquor bottles. Valenti sees them and places Liz, Alex and the organisers under arrest.
In their cell Liz tries to apologise to Alex but he's not interested in talking to her. The party organisers are released when their parents come and Valenti tells Liz and Alex their parents agreed with him. "Some time in jail might make the two of you remember what your priorities are". He then adds "Or maybe even just one of you" and leaves them alone. Liz tells Alex they need to get their stories straight. Alex shouts back "I'm now in jail! I'm through lying!"
Outside, Max and Isabel overhear the organisers tell their parents that the others weren't released. Isabel thinks they're screwed and that they should have told Alex. Back in the cell, Alex tells Liz he is done protecting her or anyone she associates with and he's going to tell Valenti everything he knows. Liz realises she has to tell him the truth. She tells him that Max, Isabel and Michael are different and not from around here. She points upward when he asks where they are from and he thinks she means they are illegal aliens from Canada, so she tells him about the 1947 crash, the incubation pods, that they are under suspicion by the FBI, that Valenti knows she's involved and she's sorry but now he is too. She tells him it's been torture not being able to tell him and promises never to lie to him again.
Valenti comes to talk to Alex and asks him about his involvement with Max, Isabel and Michael and what happened to Topolsky. Alex asks him what a 16 year old sophomore in high school could possibly have to do with Topolsky leaving. He tells him he knows they are not being held because of the party and says "I want out of here, right now. I demand it or I'm going to get a lawyer and I'm going to sue for abusive treatment or a minor. I may be 16, but I know my rights". Valenti releases them.
Liz asks Alex how he feels about what she told him. He says he'd like some of the hallucinogens she's been taking, that he doesn't believe in aliens but he believes that she believes.
Max visits Liz on her balcony. He fears that just knowing him has screwed up her life. She tells him it's just the opposite and he thanks her. He tells her that he had better go because if he doesn't things will change. He says "I'm going to have to touch your hair and then tell you that no matter what we go through it's all worthwhile for me because we're together. And then I'd have to do this" and he kisses her passionately.