In the season finale, Johnny is witness to Janus' secret plot to assassinate the Vice President in order to move Stillson one step closer to the White House.
When Johnny meets the new sheriff of Cleaves Mills, he envisions her shooting a local psychiatrist and launches an investigation despite her objections.
The season premiere finds Johnny still shaken by his Armageddon visions and growing increasingly obsessed with Stillson whom he's secretly investigating.
Following his arrest for the murder of a young volunteer for the Stillson (Sean Patrick Flanery) campaign, Johnny struggles to persuade the victim's sister (Sarah Wynter) to help him find the real killer.