Two rival alien spacecraft crash at Area 51, and a military team sent to investigate is decimated. Jake Townsend, a former soldier, discovers the wreckage and befriends Jude, a wounded alien who claims to be seeking a weapon to prevent his rival, Kronnan, from destroying Earth. As they search for the weapon with Jake's former lover Monica, they're pursued by Kronnan and a paramilitary team. But when Jake confronts Kronnan, he's told that Jude is the one planning to unleash destruction. Can Jake trust Jude, or is Kronnan telling the truth?
Showdown at Area 51
Extraterrestrial beings scramble to find a devastating relic buried beneath their adopted planet, aware that unleashing it would not only ravage their new home but also put their own existence at risk.