Deputy Paul Denton, who accidentally killed Deputy Freddy, escapes his jail cell by locking Linda inside, Big Jim rescues her and decides to organize a search party to find Paul by recruiting other townsmen and a reluctant Barbie, while Linda resolves to find Paul on her own. In the woods, Paul sneaks up on Barbie and Big Jim to hold them at gunpoint and Linda shows up to shoot Paul down, prompting Big Jim to designate her as the new Sheriff. After Julia tails Junior into the underground tunnels where he is looking to find a way out, he hits the barrier of the dome and his flashlight explodes, but Julia is able to help him and use her matches to guide them out of the caverns to safety. Meanwhile, Joe and Norrie find themselves in the middle of a party as Ben invites all of the teenagers in town to charge their electronics using Joe's generator. The party ends when the generator blows, and Carolyn and Alice find Norrie there only to see her and Joe touch hands and start seizing simultaneously, repeating the same cryptic phrase "The Pink stars are falling...".