Unexplained homicidal violence in a nowhere town prompts a Back-Step and a FEMA investigation. The virus-like "madness" of the villagers also strikes Parker and Donovan, and Isaac Mentnor recognizes it as linked to his work in a bio-experimentation project following WWII. New agency member Andrew (Hooter) Owsley comes aboard in time to hack into the CDC database for information on a possible antidote before FEMA carries out a destruct order on Dunwych.
