A pre-recorded phone call to the residents of Jericho from Homeland Security alerts them that help is coming. Just as life begins to return to normal a power surge and downed electric lines cause fires to break out all over town. Jake and Hawkins find out that each of them is not who they had believed they were. The townspeople are still in want of any information and gather at Mary's bar in hopes of seeing another broadcast.
Season 1 Episode 5 of Jericho resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
A drama about what happens when a nuclear mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of a small, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated and wondering if they're the only Americans left alive. Fear of the unknown propels Jericho into social, psychological and physical mayhem when all communication and power is shut down. The town starts to come apart at the seams as terror, anger and confusion bring out the very worst in some residents. But in this time of crisis, as sensible people become paranoid, personal agendas take over and well-kept secrets threaten to be revealed, some people will find an inner strength they never knew they had and the most unlikely heroes will emerge.