While Adam and Luke plan out their next steps, Karin discovers the surviving plant life can be quite aggressive. As they trek back to the ship, a sudden dust storm complicates the mission.
The crew pick up the pieces as they realize their ship has left without them. With few supplies left, they start the journey to track down the Columbus II.
Tensions rise as the crew make their way along the unforgiving landscape. Captain Landrey plots out a new course as Luke discovers some ruins from the society that once was.
Karin has discovered the first animal life on the planet. Unfortunately, it may be the last thing she ever finds. The men race to save her life as the sun sets on their first day on Earth.
Karin receives a message from a strange figure in her sleep. Is it a warning or just the venom playing tricks with her mind? She urges the crew to keep moving, as Ian, in a flash of excitement over his discoveries, forgets to watch his step.
Ian has discovered first hand the presence of human life on the desolate Earth. The crew must now discover where she came from and if there could be others.
Dagney explains what happened to his ship. A secret told to him by one of his crew before he died hints that one of Adam's crew may have a secondary mission.