Episode 4 reveals that Aaron Weimar's house is broken into by a mysterious, badly burned man searching for flash drives and papers, indicating a deeper conspiracy involving Aaron. His affair with Em has ended, but their story remains significant to the plot.

Blaine claims he witnessed a bright flash of light followed by an explosion near the bridge on the night Em died, suggesting supernatural events. Em does not recall this and believes Blaine is lying, which creates tension and suspicion around Blaine's role.

The new policy to catalog and monitor all 'Revivers' causes social unrest and strains relationships in the town of Wausau. It leads to intimidation of Revived individuals, such as an older woman harassed by Blaine's followers, and increases fear and chaos among the community.

Dana takes an active detective role, confronting Blaine about the night of Em's death and investigating leads such as Em's missing flip phone. She also works to gather evidence against Aaron Weimar, whom she suspects might be involved in Em's murder.

The episode emphasizes supernatural elements including a bright flash and explosion witnessed by Blaine, a scarred man searching Aaron's house, and a non-human entity encountered by Cooper and Jordan during backyard camping, heightening the show's eerie and mysterious atmosphere.