Caleb uncovers a skeleton; Gail discovers the uses of flesh-eating beetles; Selena gains a new admirer.
Lucas returns from the grave and confronts his son, Caleb, in a violent showdown for control of the town.
Ben's date turns out to be an incarnation of Merlyn who attempts to convince him of her mother's death; Caleb confronts a school bully.
Lucas (Gary Cole) calls upon the ghost of the Boston Strangler (Gareth Williams) to visit Merlyn (Sarah Paulson).
When Sheriff Buck (Gary Cole) is discovered murdered, Caleb and Ben Healy (Lucas Black, Nick Searcy) jockey for control of the town.