Christopher flees and abducts Lucas. Released from prison, Xavier is attacked by Francois who tries to kill him. At police headquarters, Laure aligns the photos of all the vanished and the Crop Circles. She reads: "We are their children... We must gather... on August 12, 2007...To leave... " Noticing the airline stewardess Jeanne Laborde wearing a locket like the one her mother used to have, Laure learns that she got it from her mother on Flight 173. Is she one of them, then? Laure finds Julie, the young woman from the Crop Circle, Christopher, Lucas and Xavier. Xavier warns her that the army is looking for them. Laure takes them to an abandoned monastery. In this grandiose and mysterious place, she collapses into Xavier's arms, revealing that she belongs to another species. The general is relieved of the STAR affair and François appointed in his place. He is determined to confront Laure.