Moonscape (Episode 205)

Augur (Richard Chevolleau) was in Russia attempting to buy top research secrets from a failed research scientist named Dr. Smerdyakov (Aron Tager) when the two men were captured by the police. Back in America, Augur's computer-generated companion, a holographic Captain Lili Marquette (Lisa Howard), received his distress signal and alerted Major Liam Kincaid (Robert Leeshock). When Liam consulted with Da'an (Leni Parker), he learned that Augur and Smerdyakov had been convicted of treason by a Russian court and sentenced to die. The men sat in a jail cell awaiting execution when a mysterious figure appeared. The imposing man, Lazarus (Shawn Doyle), told them that they would be spared if they "cooperated." When both men consented, Lazarus whisked them away to a Taelon scientific facility. Meanwhile, Agent Ron Sandoval (Von Flores) spotted the Imerian warrior and Liberation operative, Maiya (Montse Viader), in a cafe. She stopped cold at the sight of Sandoval, mistaking him for her dead husband Jason, his double in her parallel world. Something about the woman took Sandoval aback and he pursued Maiya, who fled. Sandoval, curiously attracted to Maiya, found her, but she ran away from him again at the sight of his skrill. When Lili Marquette later met up with Sandoval, he ordered her to trace the mysterious Maiya, putting the whole Liberation movement at risk. Augur and Smerdyakov, still detained in a cell on board the mothership, watched a pre-taped message from Zo'or (Anita La Selva) which informed them that they were part of a bio-engineering project to create a warrior species capable of fighting the Jaridians. Lazarus put Augur through a series of tests to determine if he was a suitable candidate, even though Lazarus himself seemed to be suffering painful memories of his own indoctrination. Da'an and Liam arrived at the mothership to inspect the project. Da'an challenged Zo'or about the morality of his plan. When the Synod leader could not be swayed, Da'an sent Liam into the facility to free Augur. It soon became apparent to Liam that Augur had already been programmed to become a killing machine. Liam sensed that Lazarus, who had admitted to being the program's first subject, was conflicted about the project. Curiously, Lazarus also seemed to know a lot about Augur and Da'an. On Earth, Lili and Maiya tried to keep Sandoval off Maiya's trail by finding her Earth "double". Scanning through computer records, they found her to be Isabel Martinez, an anthropologist currently working in the Amazon basin.

Maiya astounded Lili when she made the connection that since Maiya and Kayla (Lili’s double in the alternate dimension) were sisters, then Isabel must be Lili’s sister on Earth. Back on board the mothership, Zo'or, Sandoval, Liam and Da'an watched as Augur was pitted against another bio-engineered subject. Both Augur and his opponent were programmed to see each other as virtual Jaridians. Only after a violent battle does Augur realize he had been fighting Smerdyakov, whose mind had been transplanted into a young, healthy body. Suddenly, Smerdyakov collapsed as his new body rejected the transplants. When the subjects were removed from the battleground, Lazarus transferred Smerdyakov back into his old body and began to plot against the Taelon project. Liam later snuck into Augur's cell to help him remember his real identity so he would want to return to his friends in the Liberation. Lazarus burst into the room, but instead of fighting Liam, he helped him heal Augur. When they finally succeeded, Lazarus took Augur to a space shuttle and instructed Liam to get Da'an off the mother ship. In the medical laboratory, Smerdyakov had used the computer to deprogram the Taelon virtual glass barrier, setting off the destruction of the mothership. As alarms went off, Sandoval prepared to evacuate Zo'or. Lazarus appeared, armed, and announced they would all die in the impending Armageddon. Augur was ready to fly to safety, but his sense of honor compelled him to rescue Liam from the mothership. He hurried to a computer console where he hacked away, repairing the virtual glass shield with only seconds to spare. A Taelon guard burst into the room and fired at Lazarus, who died in Liam's arms as the destruction countdown stopped. Augur then fled to safety on Earth. With the mothership saved, Sandoval called Lili to demand results on the search for Maiya. Lili told Sandoval that the woman he was searching for was an anthropologist named Isabel Martinez, and that her whereabouts were unknown, as she roamed the globe on her scientific surveys. Sandoval was uncharacteristically emotional as he commanded Lili to find her, leaving Lili staring at Sandoval's computer screen, wondering if this elusive Isabel was actually her sister.