Plot
Anthony Fremont has been terrorizing the residents of the small town of Peaksville for 40 years, still using his telepathic powers to banish those he deems "bad", including his wife and father, to a mythical "cornfield" . His mother, Agnes, is shocked to discover that Anthony's young daughter, Audrey, has inherited those powers. This discovery is soon followed by one even more shocking: Audrey can bring back things that her father has banished to the cornfield.
With this realization, Agnes tries to influence her granddaughter to use her powers in order to free Peaksville from Anthony's reign of terror. When Anthony learns of his mother's plans he seeks out each co-conspirator one by one, sending them to the cornfield. Agnes finally confronts her son, letting go of all of the emotions that she has suppressed for forty years, and tries to convince Audrey to use her powers against her own father. Audrey is forced to choose between her grandmother and her father, whom she loves very much.
Caught between these two sides, Audrey ultimately aligns herself with her father and she empties the town of Peaksville. Anthony and Audrey are left alone, but Anthony soon realizes that he misses having everyone else around. Audrey then brings the entire world back — not just Peaksville, but everything beyond it. Audrey asks Anthony about visiting New York City, and her father replies that it is a big city with lots of people. Audrey says that they had all better be nice to her and her dad.
The episode ends with Anthony realizing that his daughter is far more powerful than he is, and he seemingly accepts that she has done a "real good thing" by returning the world outside of Peaksville.
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