“The Apostles” is episode three of season two of First Wave.
A group of bikers, the Apostles, ride into a town and the locals looks none too pleased. The sheriff comes over and asks what he can do. The leader says that maybe the sheriff can help. Sure; if they turn off their engines. The bikers are looking for a man called Nick Randolph. He’s a lawbreaker. Are the bikers bounty hunters? Something like that. The sheriff gets arrest warrants daily and none came through for Nick Randolph. The biker says Randolph is too smart for ordinary cops. The sheriff warns them that if they break the law, the place will become inhospitable. Then the leader spots Randolph, who runs. The bikers chase and corner him, and Randolph is doing pretty well against them. Until he gets stabbed in the back. And his body dissolves. Randolph was an alien. After killing Randolph, the bikers shout ‘Long live Cade Foster.’
Cade himself arrives in the town, Crestline, Wyoming, where bikers are said to have killed a man but the body hasn’t been found. He speaks to a woman, Melissa (Michelle Harrison), who is running a shop. She demands to know who Cade is and, when Cade reaches into his pocket, points a gun at him. Cade is pretending to be a writer for a magazine. He heard they were having trouble with some riders.
Cade gets Melissa to be more friendly and she explains that happened. The sheriff only has two people; he’s a good man, but outnumbered. The Apostles swoop in and tear apart businesses and homes then disappear again. Cade notices some crystals that Melissa is selling; quartz, the hills are fill of them. Randolph worked for a company that mined the crystals. Melissa thinks the bikers have a base camp above town. She shows Cade a map. There are three towns above them; two are dry. Cade says the bikers will be near the third. for supplies. Beer. There’s a barren landfill up there called Devil’s Wasteland.
Cade finds the gang but is caught watching them and is taken to see the leader. He spins his writer spiel but they don’t believe him – and one suggests he’s an alien. Then another recognises him from his wanted poster. Cade Foster, the alien hunter. Their attitude changes a lot.
The bikers’ leader explains that they got into a dustup in a bar. Someone tried to kill him, he hit them, they hit their head on a table and then dissolved. They freaked out, but Bok Mike is a cyber surfer and told them about Cade’s journals. It inspired them. The alien had a pocket computer, which Big Mike cracked, that said there were aliens in Crestline. The townsfolk misunderstand them; Cade can surely relate. Cade can. They also have a bike for him.
Cade calls Eddie about the bikers; Eddie is less than enthused. They have warrants galore. Cade says the bikers are on their side; Eddie isn’t sure it’s a good thing. Their credibility is at stake. Afterwards, Cade is told that they had someone watching an address for Randolph and there are people there. They pay a visit to them and at an alien is killed. Cade finds a quartz crystal at the house.
The townsfolk are telling the sheriff that they need the National Guard. He replies that there isn’t enough evidence; they can’t even find Randolph’s body. The state police will head in as soon as they repair the washed-out bridge. It’s going to be a couple of hours. One of the townsfolk says they have the right to defend their homes and businesses. The sheriff agrees, but not to act as vigilantes. The locals likely have a lot of guns and this could get violent. Afterwards, Melissa speaks to the sheriff; he’s going to borrow a couple of deputies from another town. It looks like Melissa and the sheriff have a relationship.
The bikers’ leader says that two suspects got away, but there are no reports of them leaving town. They are planning to go house to house. Cade has a better idea; the crystal may have something to do with why the aliens are here. He’s going to get Eddie to check. The leader likes Eddie, but wants to start the house to house search anyway. He asks Cade if, by killing ten innocent civilians, he could have prevented the deaths of World war II, would he have? What about killing a thousand? Cade sees the point, but where do you draw the line. With 19 million predicted dead on the first day, the leader is willing to draw the line pretty high.
For the bikers, the ends justify the means and as allies, they are less than great. Cade has managed to get a group on his side, but are they one causing as much harm as good?