Old men begin turning up dead in the town, decomposing at an increased rate, so Audrey and Nathan try to track down the source of the phenomenon and reverse it.
Audrey, Nathan and the woman who claims to share Audrey's identity try to stop an epidemic spreading across town in which people see their worst fears come to life.
Nathan gives Audrey a clue about Lucy Ripley's past, and Duke's investigation of the Crocker box leads him to discover things about his own family history.