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Invasion Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot

First aired: Sep/21/2005
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Guest star: Holmes Osborne (Mayor Littles), Mesan Richardson (Dropsonde Operator), Jeanetta Arnette (Ruth), Ryan Honey (Navigator), Aramis Knight (Hispanic Boy), Bryan Anthony (Guardsman), Phe Caplan (Young Woman), Rich Skidmore (Anchorman), Lorena Mena (Hispanic Woman), Juan Ramirez (Hispanic Man), Gwen Mihok (Weather Officer), Robert Standley (Pilot)

Russell starts to investigate the strange happenings in Homestead after the hurricane hits and unknowingly begins a fight for the survival of his family, his community, and what might ultimately be the whole human race.



2 :01x02 - Lights Out

First aired: Sep/28/2005
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Cirroc Lofton (Reed), Kimleigh Smith (Admitting Nurse), Anne Dudek (Katie Paxton), Reggie Jordan (Reporter #1), Jennifer Wilkerson (Nurse), Melody Butiu (Nurse), Elisa Llamido (Reporter #2), Nick Cokas (Paxton), Holmes Osborne (Mayor Littles), Ruth Silveira (Nurse Adrianne), Nathan Baesel (Deputy Lewis Sirk), Ivar Brogger (Father Jeffrey Scanlon), Veronica Cartwright (Valerie)

After discovering an Air Force officer named Paxton in a wet suit and barely alive at the ranger station, Russell begins to question what befell the man when he notices his wounds are identical to Dave's. But Russell soon finds out that he's not the only one interested in Paxton when Sheriff Underlay and Larkin both begin to question the man's mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile Mariel finds something unexplainable protruding from Paxton's wounds, Russell's curiosity about the strange skeleton grows, and Underlay continues to push for a town quarantine.



3 :01x03 - Watershed

First aired: Oct/05/2005
Writer: Becky Hartman Edwards, Shaun Cassidy
Director: Michael Dinner
Guest star: Barry Wiggins (General Turner), Leslie Carrara (Mrs. Hernandez), Kimleigh Smith (Admitting Nurse), Joshua Gomez (Scott), Ewan Chung (Doctor), Armin Shimerman (Josh Breims), Melody Butiu (Nurse Karlen), Ivar Brogger (Father Jeffrey Scanlon), Jean Sincere (Mrs. Lowell), Joshua Harto (Greg Olgivy)

Jesse is knocked unconscious by a mysterious, unknown force, and it's up to Russell to save his son. Meanwhile, Russell becomes concerned about Mariel's strange behavior, Larkin suspects that Sheriff Underlay is aware of a possible military cover-up, and Dave searches for the meaning of the inscription found on a wedding band.



4 :01x04 - Alpha Male

First aired: Oct/12/2005
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Guest star: Kimleigh Smith (Nurse Kim), Jim Cantafio (FPL manager), James Sharpe (Frank Riegert), James Carraway (Roger Weeks), Jake Richardson (Gage), Nathan Baesel (Deputy Lewis Sirk), Lisa Jane Persky (Disheveled Woman), Jeff Perry (Terrence Gale), Christine Healy (Dr. Bates), R. C. Shivers (COC Woman), Michael Mitchell (Derek), Peggy Dunne (Dottie Petrie), Katy Yeakey (Feverish Girl), Joshua Gomez (Scott), Holmes Osborne (Mayor Littles), Bob Morrisey (Lawrence Burley)

Sheriff Underlay just might get the quarantine he's been looking for when Russell discovers that escaped laboratory animals may be responsible for a deadly flu virus that's beginning to spread throughout Homestead. Meanwhile, Jesse becomes jealous when Kira flirts with a boy at a party, and Larkin is physically attacked by a woman who questions the reporter's identity.



5 :01x05 - Unnatural Selection

First aired: Oct/19/2005
Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Michael Berns
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Guest star: Saida Parker (Newscaster #1), Michael Mitchell (Derek Culie), Matt Sigloch (MP), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Ivar Brogger (Father Scanlon), Stephen Lee (Carl McKittrick), Reggie Jordan (Newscaster #2), Jake Richardson (Gage), Jake Eberle (Man), Robert Dickenson (Newscaster #3), Veronica Cartwright (Valerie Shenkman), Matt Ross (Vince Teracoma), Alexis Ryan (Woman), Sylva Kelegian (Lucy McKittrick)

Russell questions the mysterious circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a fellow worker at Underlay's hands. Meanwhile, Larkin becomes suspicious of an old flame's motives after he invites her to visit his military base, Mariel begins to worry that she hasn't been a good mother to her children since the hurricane -- and she also wonders what Father Scanlon's intentions are when he invites her to attend his church survivor's group.



6 :01x06 - The Hunt

First aired: Oct/26/2005
Writer: Becky Hartman Edwards, Shaun Cassidy
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Sylva Kelegian (Lucy McKittrick), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Veronica Cartwright (Valerie Shenkman), Saida Pagan (Newscaster #1), Matt Sigloch (MP), Jake Eberle (Man), Matt Ross (Vince Teracoma), Alexis Ryan (Woman), Michael Mitchell (Derek Culie), Robert Dickenson (Newscaster #3), Stephen Lee (Carl McKittrick), Reggie Jordan (Newscaster #2), Jake Richardson (Gage), Ivar Brogger (Father Scanlon)

After finding an old Cuban refugee on the water who has lost his family to "the lights," Russell decides to go fishing to catch one of the mysterious, orange luminescent beings. Meanwhile, a transformed Derek begins to lose interest in Kira and directs his sights on stepmother Mariel - incurring the wrath of Sheriff Underlay.



7 :01x07 - Fish Story

First aired: Nov/09/2005
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto, Michael Alaimo
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Joshua Gomez (Scott), Lee Garlington (Helen Conrad), Allan Louis (Gerard)

After barely surviving a car crash that has left her injured and the fate of her unborn baby in question, Larkin is picked up by a man whose suspicious actions cause her to question his motives. Meanwhile, Mariel desperately tries to reconnect emotionally with son Jesse.



8 :01x08 - The Cradle

First aired: Nov/16/2005
Writer: Julie Siege
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Guest star: Ron Butler (Coroner), Nathan Baesel (Deputy Lewis Sirk), Lee Garlington (Helen), Elisabeth Moss (Christina)

After a baby is abandoned at Russell's ranger station, the mother - Christina -- is located by Underlay but vehemently denies that the child is hers. But her mother-in-law swears that the baby is her grandchild and that Christina has been acting strange ever since the hurricane hit. Meanwhile, Mariel -- who begins questioning why she has been losing touch with her kids -- makes a shocking discovery in the water, and Dave learns the identity of the owner of the wedding band.



9 :01x09 - The Dredge

First aired: Nov/23/2005
Writer: Reed Steiner, Jill Blotevogel
Director: Michael Nankin
Guest star: Meera Simhan (Connie / Pira), Leigh Kelly (Carla Hemming), Ivar Brogger (Father Scanlon), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Ron Butler (Coroner), Joyce Fessides (Woman in church), Jeff Doucette (Bob Hemming), Anthony Richardson (Scuba diver), James Carraway (Roger Weeks), Rocky Carroll (Healy)

After Russell becomes a prime suspect in a double murder, Larkin learns that her husband has a past criminal record – which leads her to question his integrity and investigate the circumstances surrounding it. Meanwhile, Dave contacts Mariel in an attempt to find out what happened to her the night of the hurricane, and Mariel pleads with Tom to dredge the bay to discover the true identity of the body she claims to have seen.



10 :01x10 - Origin of Species

First aired: Nov/30/2005
Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Juan Carlos Coto
Director: Steve Shill
Guest star: Rocky Carroll (Healy), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Ivar Brogger (Father Scanlon), Meera Simhan (Pira), Kamal Marayati (Pria's husband), Robert Peters (Craig)

After reading his blog about the strange happenings in Homestead, Dave is abducted by a couple who have a vested interest in learning what he knows about the circumstances surrounding the hurricane’s aftermath. Meanwhile, Underlay and Sirk learn the identity of the dead woman found in the bay, and Sirk gets his first look at one of the orange, luminescent beings.



11 :01x11 - Us or Them

First aired: Jan/11/2006
Writer: Shaun Cassidy, J. Miller Tobin
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Guest star: Ivar Brogger (Father Scanlon), James Carraway (Roger Weeks), Tammy Trull (Alma Tredwell), Scott Michael Morgan (Randy Tredwell), Nicole Garza (Emily), Nathan Baesel (Sirk)

Russell finally confronts Mariel about the changes she’s undergone since the hurricane, Underlay invites a confused Deputy Sirk into his home to recuperate, and Jesse meets a beautiful but strange girl while on vacation with Larkin and Rose.



12 :01x12 - Power

First aired: Jan/18/2006
Writer: Reed Steiner, Becky Hartman Edwards
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Scott Klace (Stevie), Mark Colson (Deputy Munger), Michael Mitchell (Derek Culie), Elisabeth Moss (Christina), Colin Fickes (Deputy Palmateer)

Russell pays a visit to Mariel and discovers that Underlay has taken the children on an unscheduled vacation -- without asking for her permission. Meanwhile, Russell notices someone hiding in the shadows outside of Mariel’s house, and Larkin becomes suspicious of her husband’s intentions with his ex-wife.



13 :01x13 - Redemption

First aired: Jan/25/2006
Writer: Michael Alaimo, Shaun Cassidy
Director: Bill Eagles
Guest star: Ewan Chung (Dr. Frances Cao), Carter Evans (Reporter #3), Lisa Harrison (Reporter #2), Kate Emerick (Kira (age 7)), Mark Colson (Deputy Munger), Stephen Alvarez (Reporter #1), Rocky Carroll (Healy), Kimleigh Smith (Nurse #2 (Present)), Jennifer Weston (Nurse #1 (Present)), Joshua Gomez (Scott), Bob Bancroft (Dr. Feld), Veronica Cartwright (Valerie Shenkman), Pia Artesona (Deputy Sanchez), Monica Garcia (Nurse (Past)), Meera Simhan (Pria)

Underlay subconsciously drifts between the past and the present after he is shot by an unknown intruder, re-living the 1996 plane crash that led to his “rebirth.” Meanwhile, knowing that his wife and unborn child’s life will be on the line, Russell must stop Larkin from reporting the truth about the hybrids.



14 :01x14 - All God's Creatures

First aired: Feb/08/2006
Writer: Michael Foley
Director: Harry Winer
Guest star: Juan Carlos Cantu (Survivor / Javi), Reggie Jordan (Reporter #1), James Carraway (Roger Weeks), Pia Artesona (Deputy Sanchez), Saida Pagan (Reporter #2), Jennifer Wilkerson (Nurse), James Geralden (Deputy Ramsden), Mark Colson (Deputy Munger), Ivar Brogger (Father Scanlon), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Sylva Kelegian (Lucy McKittrick), Bill Quinn (Creature), Becca Battoe (Intern)

Dave, Russell and Larkin are shocked after discovering the identity of their trespasser. Kira questions what happened to Mariel and her father from their time they had been in the water. Tom searches for the person who shot him.



15 :01x15 - The Nest

First aired: Feb/15/2006
Writer: Julie Siege, Shaun Cassidy
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Scott Klace (Stevie), Ruben Garfias (Albert Moldiva), Michael Mitchell (Derek), Patricia Bethune (Ellen Paymer), Elisabeth Moss (Christina)

Curiosity and frustration get the best of Kira as she searches for the truth about her father, Mariel and what is happening to the people of Homestead. But she soon finds her life in danger when she falls in with the wrong crowd during her search. Meanwhile, Russell helps Mariel test her blood for abnormalities and discovers a shocking anomaly.



16 :01x16 - The Fittest

First aired: Mar/08/2006
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
Director: Frederick E. O. Toye
Guest star: Aisha Hinds (Mona Gomez), Giovanni Martinez (Hybrid migrant #2), Matt Ross (Vince Teracoma), Elisabeth Moss (Christina), Jesus Mayorga (Omar), Frank Merino (Hybrid migrant #1), Rocky Carroll (Healy), James Frain (Andrew Dennison/Eli Szura), Michael Mitchell (Derek Culie)

Russell teams up with Tom try to catch a pregnant Christina and Derek, who are on the run, armed and acutely unstable. While searching Russell and Tom find a group of exiled migrant workers. Jesse and Rose learn from their mother what happened to her during the hurricane. After Kira’s encounter with the being in the water she lies unconscious in the hospital. Meanwhile, Larkin investigates Paxton further to try to discover his real reason for being in the area during the hurricane.



17 :01x17 - The Key

First aired: Mar/15/2006
Writer: Michael Alaimo, Michael Foley
Director: Bryan Spicer
Guest star: Elisabeth Moss (Christina), Ron Perkins (Man), Kimleigh Smith (Nurse #1), Eddie Rutkowski (Nurse #2), Owen Beckman (Scott), James Frain (Eli Szura), Jessica Jaques (Young woman), Tina Holmes (Ms. Wade), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Edwin Hodge (Brett), Michael Mitchell (Derek)

Mariel involuntarily performs an ultrasound on Christina when she demands to know why her womb is growing so quickly. The schools reopen and Jesse is worried by the way, that some of the fellow classmates are behaving. Russell and Dave search for answers as to what Healy knew about the hybrids.



18 :01x18 - Re-Evolution

First aired: Apr/19/2006
Writer: Charlie Craig, Julie Siege
Director: Eric Laneuville
Guest star: David Huynh (Sun Kim), Chris J. Nelson (Freshman), Marcell Brown (Sergeant), Nick Huff (Greg), Brandon Keener (William Blount), Robert Standley (Weather plane pilot), Jerry Hernandez (Zak), James Frain (Szura), Paul Lacovara (Air Force security guard #1), Sean Blakemore (Coast Guard Lt.), Taivon McKinney (Rita), Herman Chaves (Air Force guard), Valerie Cruz (Colonel Sabrina Lopez), Robyn Cohen (Assembly speaker), Gwen Mihok (Weather officer), Owen Beckman (Scott), K. T. Thangavelu (Principal Hundeen), Felice Heather Monteith (Librarian), Edwin Hodge (Brett), Ryan Honey (Plane navigator), Ivar Brogger (Father Scanlon)

Russell and Dave discover the island where Szura has been housing some special hybrids. But they also uncover what look like plans for a possible invasion. Meanwhile, Larkin accidentally hits a man with her car and is convinced he is a hybrid, and Jesse gets into a fight with some hybrids at school.



19 :01x19 - The Son Also Rises

First aired: Apr/26/2006
Writer: Michael Alaimo, Shaun Cassidy
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Owen Beckman (Student #3), Cody Benjamin Lee (Logan), Jason Rosario (Student #5), Nick Huff (Student #1), Hazel Dean (Student #2), Brent King (Lee), David Huynh (Sun Kim), Shasa Dabner (Student #4), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Frank Vargas), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), James Frain (Eli Szura), Edwin Hodge (Brett), Jay Malack (Connor), Charlie Bodin (Dino), Mark Colson (Deputy Munger), Tina Holmes (Ms. Wade)

Russell may find that because of his investigation of the hybrids that he may lose his job. Sensing another storm, the hybrids prepare. Rose’s teacher is teaching a subject that has Russell bothered. Jesse and a school friend find a way to get even with the hybrids.



20 :01x20 - Run and Gun

First aired: May/03/2006
Writer: Michael Foley, Juan Carlos Coto
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Guest star: Holmes Osborne (Mayor Littles), Mark Colson (Deputy Munger), Tina Holmes (Ms. Wade), Joshua Gomez (Scott), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Frank Vargas), Veronica Cartwright (Valerie Shenkman), Kimleigh Smith (Nurse #1), Carlos McCullers, II (Jake), James Frain (Szura), Richard Lucas (TV director), Tripp Pickell (Deputy Smith), Stephen Alvarez (Paul Hambrick), Eddie Rutkowski (Nurse #2)

Russell and Underlay find that they have to work together as another storm is quickly approaching to get their families out of Homestead and to try to find where Szura has stashed away the hybrids.



21 :01x21 - Round Up

First aired: May/10/2006
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
Director: Steve Shill
Guest star: Tripp Pickell (Deputy Armis), Jon Huertas (Nat’l Guardsman), Brennan Feonix (Guardsman #3), Denny Pierce (Guardsman #2), Eric Sheffer Stevens (Nat’l Guard Driver), Sarah Colonna (Guardswoman), James Frain (Szura), Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Tammy Trull (Alma), Cotter Smith (Deputy Buell), Julio Oscar Mechoso (Frank Vargas), Stephen Alvarez (Paul Hambrick)

While Russell and Underlay return to Homestead in an attempt to thwart Szura’s plans during the impending hurricane, Mariel, Larkin and the kids are rounded up by the National Guard for their protection. But Mariel and Larkin suspect that their saviors may well be their captors. Meanwhile, Underlay’s deputies question Dave as to the whereabouts of the sheriff.



22 :01x22 - The Last Wave Goodbye

First aired: May/17/2006
Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Charlie Craig
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Nathan Baesel (Sirk), Verda Bridges (Bretts mom), Valerie Cruz (Colonel Sabrina Lopez), Tammy Trull (Alma), Edwin Hodge (Brett), James Frain (Szura), Brent King (Lee), Alicia Wollerton (Mother), Christine Ogunade (Pregnant Hybrid #3), Allison Gammon (Wife in Crowd), Michael Klock (Husband), Brennan Feonix (Guardsman #3), Rebecca Avery (Pregnant Hybrid #2), Tracey Rooney (Pregnant Hybrid #1), Arthur Young (Seven Year Old), Annie O'Donnell (Old Woman in Crowd)

In the middle of the hurricane chaos, Underlay and Russell mount a rescue of the humans who are being round up by the hybrids. Meanwhile, two humans who suspect that Underlay is the cause of the chaos take Larkin, Dave, Jesse and Rose as hostages.