
A music box signals the coming of something: Martin tells Boyd he has until the music stops playing to get away.The monsters are just the tip of the spear: When Boyd shows Martin the talisman and says “they won’t be able to hurt you” the old-timer replies: “You think those things that come out of the forest at night did this? They’re just the tip of the spear.” Boyd changes the subject-in too much of a panicked hurry for us to get any more answers.Sometimes you get stuck, sometimes you get trapped. The town is just the beginning: “I always the town was the worst part, and then I went through the tree,” Martin tells Boyd.Victor says he doesn’t trust him, but Boyd points out that they’re all still alive.

Since none of the three have been back to town since the bus arrived, they have no idea what he’s talking about. They let him in, warily, just in the nick of time. They get a fourth arrival when Elgin arrives, pursued by a handful of vampires. One thing it doesn’t have is a talisman-until, that is, Boyd shows up.

Other newcomers are also upset, and the brash guy grabs Kenny’s gun and tries to get outside, but is distracted by a knock on the door. Kristi’s fiancé is upset and the two argue, because of course there’s no good way to explain where she’s been and why she never came back.

Much of the episode takes place in the diner where Donna, Kenny and Kristi try to keep everyone calm.
