FBI Agent John Doggett arrives at the Blackstone XL pipeline in Crook County, Wyoming with a few colleagues to investigate a potential threat to the pipeline. A crowd of protesters has gathered at the site. Doggett questions a work supervisor to determine if he has noticed anything unusual. The man says he hasn't, except for the protesters. As Doggett walks along the pipeline, the metal chain attached to his badge is strongly attracted by a magnetic force inside the pipe. Doggett enters the pipeline and finds a flow of glittering liquid instead of crude oil. The supervisor, standing behind him, shape-shifts into a cloaked figure and attacks the agent. A violent explosion occurs soon after.