Eureka (2006)/Purple Haze

Purple Haze
Season 1, Episode 10
Airdate	September 19, 2006
Production Number	109
Written by	teleplay Johanna Stokes story Andrew Cosby & Jaime Paglia
Directed by	David Straiton
Stream
← 1x09 Primal	1x11 → H.O.U.S.E. Rules
Eureka (2006) — Season One

Purple Haze is the tenth episode of the first season of Eureka.

In the middle of the night, everyone in Eureka passes out and starts acting unlike themselves in the morning. Jack and Zoe, the lone people who are unaffected, are forced to solve the problem solo before people start killing each other.

Starring: Colin Ferguson (Sheriff Jack Carter), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Allison Blake), Joe Morton (Henry Deacon), Jordan Hinson (Zoe Carter), Ed Quinn (Nathan Stark)

Also Starring: Erica Cerra (Deputy Jo Lupo), Neil Grayston (Douglas Fargo, S.A.R.A.H.)

With: Matt Frewer (Jim Taggart)

And: Debrah Farentino (Beverly Barlowe)

Guest Starring: Alan Legros (Seth Osbourne), Chris Gauthier (Vincent), Michael Benyaer (Dr. Louis Glazer)

Co-Starring: Bryan Wilson (Baker Twin #1), Keith Wilson (Baker Twin #2)

Plot Overview

Henry is hard at work building the world's most secure cell phone and wireless tower in Eureka when Jack passes him by, over a dispute with his neighbor Seth, who is loudly playing "Flight of the Valkyrie" over the speakers in his field. Despite Jack's threats, Seth starts up his music again later that night, causing Fargo to go into commando mode. He destroys the cable leading to Seth's speaker, but as he's escaping both he and Seth suddenly pass out in the field. In fact, people all across town are suddenly dropping where they stand.

In the morning, everyone in town is acting unlike themselves. Among others, Allison is spaced out, Henry is an impatient jerk and Jo is overly cheery. Everyone, with the exception of Jack, seems to be acting completely opposite of how they typically act. Jack picks up Fargo in Global Dynamics and locks him in a cell in the police station for vandalizing Seth's property. Seth, on the other hand, is also brought in by Jo for trying to burn down Fargo's house. With everyone acting strangely, Jack looks for Allison to help him sort out the craziness in Eureka. She, however, tries to seduce him. With that option out, he goes to Henry, who's still a jerk. With no one to help him, Jack calls Zoe and asks her to go home and stay there.

Outside of the cell tower, Jack finds Taggart and asks him if he wants to help take it down. So, Taggart takes a giant buzz saw to the tower. Meanwhile, in the station, everyone is getting locked up. Jack tries to get confirmation from Henry, but he tells Jack that the tower wasn't online, so it clearly couldn't be the cause. Jack goes to Beverly's house where she's airing all of Eureka's secrets. Jack stops her, but Allison bursts through the door and attacks Beverly. She takes Jack's gun while he's trying to restrain Beverly but Jack regains control and handcuffs them to the doors in Beverly's house.

Jack returns to main street where there's pandemonium. He goes back to home where he finds Zoe is fine. SARAH tells Jack that they're in a hermetically sealed environment and that the breathable air is filtered from the outside world. The house also explains that there was a major exotic pollen spike. Jack leaves and goes to Seth's farm to find the plant that may have caused the problem. He tries to set the genetic hybrid that Seth planted on fire, but is hit over the head by Taggart with a shovel. He comes to quickly and manages to threaten Taggart with his flamethrower so that he can destroy the plants.

The next morning, the effects are starting to wear off, and have already caused Beverly and Allison to come down. They realize that Nathan hasn't been seen in a while and find him trying to get into the artifact's storage chamber in Section 5. Allison risks her life trying to stop Nathan from opening the vault and exposing himself to the radiation. She manages to talk him down and reinstate the fail safe before he kills himself.

In the weekly town meeting, Jack gives a speech to quell the masses by saying that everyone said or did something that they're ashamed of, so people should forgive and forget. Henry also takes the time to announce that he's leaving Eureka.

Arc Advancement

Characters

• Henry: After the situation in Eureka was resolved, Henry announces that he will be leaving the town.
• Allison and Nathan: While under the spell of the exotic plants, Allison and Nathan hash out their relationship problems. Allison blames the problem on Nathan putting his work life above their love life, but Nathan claims that their problems date back far earlier than when he left Eureka for Washington.