Jade Herrera is a wealthy software developer who becomes trapped in the Town the same day as the Matthews family. He has difficulty adjusting to his new situation, and his abrasive and arrogant personality strains his relationship with the other Townsfolk. However, he puts his intellect to work on trying to figure out the mysteries of the Town. Jade grew up with his grandmother in France but she died when he was 12, and he had to return to the States to live with his uncle because there was no one in France to take him in.
Jade says he did not want to leave his grandmother alone, even though she was dead. While Jade and Tobey , his best friend, are out celebrating the sale of Jade's software company by driving from New York City to Miami while under the influence, the two enter the Town. As they speed down the road, they encounter an RV heading the opposite direction, and the two vehicles swerve to avoid each other. Tobey and Jade hit a tree while the RV careens down the hill. Tobey stumbles out of the car, and finds Boyd Stevens and Kenny Liu.
Kenny takes Tobey back to Town, while Boyd goes to tend to Jade. However, Jade is high and responds incoherently, so Boyd cuffs him to the car door before going to help the Matthews.
Boyd, Kenny, Ellis , Kristi and Father Khatri help get most of the Matthews out safely, however the young Ethan's leg was impaled by a metal table leg, and the operation would take an hour. With only 40 minutes until darkness, Boyd decides to stay with Jim and Kristi while they help Ethan, planning to hang a talisman in the RV, while Kenny and Ellis take Tabitha, Julie, and the unconscious Jade back to Town.
However, on their way back, their truck's tires are popped by the spike strip Kenny laid down earlier. With no other options and daylight quickly fading, the group heads to Colony House on foot, with Father Khatri carrying the unconscious Jade. Meanwhile, Kenny leads his group to Colony House , and they struggle to make it through the rain. Father Khatri , who is carrying an unconscious Jade , falls, and Kenny helps him up.
