After showing Ben an explosion of massive destruction in a desert,  Management reveals himself as Lucius Belyakov, the Russian soldier from  Ben's dreams. He tells Ben to find Henry Scudder to learn the name of  his enemy, the preacher from his dreams. Samson is to further act as  their intermediary, and it is his first task to get rid of Lodz's body.  Jonesy and Sofie are the only ones to survive the trailer fire; Samson  presents Apollonia's burned body to the police, claiming that fugitive  Ben was killed in the fire. Meanwhile, Scudder's trinket prompts Ben to  revisit the Templar Lodge in Loving, where he learns that Scudder was  once involved with chaplain Devin Kerrigan. After meeting in 1923, Kerrigan seemingly lost his mind  and painted a tattooed man into a Templar mural; he is now  institutionalized in Alamogordo.  Brother Justin visits Norman, who after suffering a stroke is unable to  speak. On his way home, Justin sees a decrepit tree that he already  encountered in a vision about the Tattooed Man and the Usher. Following another vision at the foot of the tree, Justin declares, "this will be my New Canaan.[a] Here, I will build a temple." Wilfred Talbot Smith meets up with  Brother Justin in Dolan's radio studio, predicting Justin will become  the Prophet and the Usher as soon as he kills a man named Henry Scudder.  He then hands Justin the Gospel of Matthias, a Templar book that once belonged to Scudder. Justin's "Church of the Air" radio speech reaches Varlyn Stroud in prison.

To supplement the carnival's income, Samson arranges a "fireball show".  Ben tries to drive off the torments of his dreams by staying awake. He  remains defiant to Lodz's urges to listen to his dreams and learn from  them. Samson hands Ben the medal, saying he is the rightful owner as  Scudder's son. The medal's significance becomes clear when Lodz touches  it and experiences the same strong visions as Ben had with Boffo's ring.  When Sofie envisions her mother being raped by a tattooed man, she  unburdens her heart to Jonesy and Samson. Iris, who is still in search  of Justin, participates in Dolan's radio show but rejects his romantic  advances. Brother Justin is released from the mental institution.