▁a ▁t ense ▁situation ▁with ▁some ▁red ne cks ▁in ▁a ▁din er , ▁Gra eme ▁and ▁C live ▁observe ▁a ▁car ▁driving ▁er rat ically ▁and ▁then ▁crash ing . ▁They ▁stop ▁to ▁investigate ▁and ▁offer ▁assistance ▁to ▁the ▁driver , ▁who ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁al ien ▁named ▁Paul , ▁whom ▁Gra eme ▁agre es ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁ride ▁despite ▁C live ▁f ain ting ▁and ▁wet ting ▁his ▁own ▁p ants ▁from ▁seeing ▁him . ▁Later , ▁Special ▁Agent ▁Zo il ▁of ▁the ▁F BI ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁car - cr ash ▁site ▁and ▁inform s ▁his ▁un seen ▁female ▁superior , ▁" the ▁Big ▁Guy ", ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁closing ▁in ▁on ▁Paul . ▁She ▁sends ▁two ▁in e pt ▁ro ok ies , ▁H agg ard ▁and ▁O ' Re illy , ▁to ▁assist ▁Zo il . ▁ ▁C live ▁remains ▁par ano id ▁over ▁Paul ' s ▁intent ions , ▁considering ▁his ▁appearance ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁theory , ▁until ▁Paul ▁tells ▁them ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁sp oon ▁fed ▁his ▁image ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁from ▁pan ick ing ▁if ▁anyone ▁enc oun ters ▁his ▁race . ▁They ▁later ▁camp ▁at ▁an ▁R V ▁park ▁run ▁by ▁two ▁Christian ▁fundamental ists , ▁one - ey ed ▁Ruth ▁Bug gs ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁Mos es . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁when ▁Ruth ▁disco vers ▁Paul , ▁she ▁f ain ts , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁have ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁with