Stephen Blucker is a reformed slacker turned workaholic who gets hit bit a car who ran a red light, Othniel tells him that he has redeemed his bad ways ever since 2002 , but that he can get a second chance anyway, to stop a friends "accidental" death And make peace with a ex-girlfriend who caused him to never date again.

Ian comes back to Walford after finding a private investigator friend to help look into Lucy's death, but Lucy's death may soon be the least of Ian and the folks in Walford's problems.

Castle and Beckett discover a bizarre death in their town is connected to some bizarre stuff in Chicago and aliens from outer space.