It's 1934, and Ben Hawkins lives with his ailing mother who passes away to be buried in the back yard of the house.
Ben gets a clue that might help him sort out his mysterious past as Henry Scudder whom Ben dreams about might be his missing dad.
The authorities of the underprivileged Tipton disapprove of putting up a carnival, so Samson resorts to making the show take up a religious theme.
While the carnival heads to Babylon, Texas, a devastating dust storm strikes. Ben's powers are tested by the seer.
Some fidgety miners come to attend the chooch show, but they start behaving violently.
Ben is done with his misadventure in the mine shaft, and Lodz embraces him at the fold.
Ben and Ruthie search for snakes for the show.
Samson makes Ben run an errand to find a new attraction. Ben comes across an old rival called Phineas Boffo.
Ben tries to avoid sleeping in order not to see nightmares, which causes him many problems.
Brother Justin is back at Mintern after spending some time in the asylum and is ready to revamp his ministry.
Tommy Dolan threatens to disclose the truth about Chin's burning, and Lodz draws up a scheme to reach Ben.
Ben is perturbed about what to do regarding saving Ruthie from a snake bite, so he asks Lodz for help, but he encounters the dark Management.