Mulder and Scully become the focus of a misinformation campaign when they attempt to trace the government's secret transport of an alien life form.
While tracking the ruthless bounty hunter who has abducted Scully, Mulder uncovers an alien plan to colonize Earth.
After they come to his aid following a Jeep accident, MacGyver helps an Amish family who face having their farm seized by the government and the aggression of an employee from the construction company waiting to start demolition.
MacGyver enlists a recluse nicknamed Earthquake to help find a person who is dumping toxic waste and polluting mountain streams, but his flashbacks to Vietnam may hinder his ability to be a credible witness.
MacGyver, on the run after being accused of an attempted assassination he actually helped thwart, is assisted by a troubled schoolgirl in stopping the real assassin who is threatening peace talks between two neighboring states.