While driving back to Sanctuary, Brennan ends up in a strange early 20th century town of New Hope without his powers, surrounded by an impenetrable energy dome. He is taken in by a woman, Miranda, who tries to conceal his identity from the other townfolk, telling him their town is the entire world. While the others search for him, Brennan runs afoul of Josh Marcus, whose grandfather formed the town, and meets the sheriff Zander, who knows about the outside world and warns of "The Council" run by Marcus. Marcus kills Zander and frames Brennan. Apparently an elder Marcus set up a forcefield to seal off the town. The Council votes to execute Brennan but Miranda and a witness forced to testify against Brennan admit the truth. The others force their way through the field and rescue Brennan in the nick of time, exposing the town to the modern world