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"Articles of Faith" is the 60th episode — the fourth episode of the fifth season — of the USA Network original series '' The Dead Zone '', based on the Novel Of The Same Name by Stephen King . PLOT SYNOPSIS A group of alienated teenagers, including "Seattle Korps" aka Darryl Cotton (Kristian Ayre), vent their frustrations in an online white supremacy chat room. Later that day, William Cotton (Andrew Wheeler), Darryl's father and a charismatic speaker, preaches tolerance to a packed auditorium at Faith Heritage. Johnny (Anthony Michael Hall), Bruce (John L. Adams) and Reverend Purdy (David Ogden Stiers) are observing from the back of the room when Johnny spots his former flame, TV reporter Dana Bright (Kristen Dalton), who is covering the event. Josh Blake (Jesse Moss), the cynical young editor of Faith Heritage's student newspaper, scoffs at the message but as Cotton finishes his speech, the crowd surges toward him, taking Johnny and Josh with it. Suddenly, Johnny is hit with a vision of himself as a murder victim covered in white paint with the words "RaHoWa" ( Racial Holy War ) and "White Power!" written on the wall behind him. As Bruce and Johnny discuss the vision in the parking lot moments later, they run into Dana, who invites herself along on their investigation. After consulting with Walt (Chris Bruno), they head to the newspaper office to talk to Josh. The young editor surprises them by revealing the layout of the following day's front page, which features a story on William Cotton topped with the headline "Interfaith Speaker Has Supremacist Ties." Josh explains that Cotton started a political party called the American Liberty Organization (ALO) and he demonstrates how the ALO web site is linked to Cotton's old white supremacist roots. Johnny, posing as a TV cameraman, accompanies Dana to the ALO office to interview Cotton, but they don't get very far. Cotton recognizes Johnny and admits to his checkered past, but insists it's been misconstrued by the media. As he moves to usher the two out, Johnny accidentally knocks over a photo of Darryl. He flashes to the perspective of an assault victim and sees Darryl swing a bat directly at him. As he snaps back to the present, he and Dana race over to Walt's office to report on the vision, but they're too late. Deputy Roscoe (Bill Mondy) reveals that a murder has been committed at an abandoned warehouse and when Johnny arrives on the scene, he sees his vision come to life, white paint and all. Later, after the CSI team has cleaned the crime scene, Johnny walks around and touches various items, including an old war medal found in the pocket of the victim, a young Pakistani man named Rashid Mahmud (Chenier Hundal). He flashes to the words being painted on the wall and the moments before Rashid was killed. Back in the present, Johnny tells Bruce and Walt he believes the young man knew his attacker, but he isn't prepared to identify anyone as yet. Johnny and Bruce visit the Mahmud home and question Rashid's parents, Syeda (Mitra Loraz) and Aziz (Dhirendra), about any enemies their son may have had. Johnny pulls out the medal and as Aziz reaches for it, Johnny is hit with a vision of the Mahmud family around the dinner table. An obviously uncomfortable Rashid is avoiding the under-the-table advances of a young woman seated next to him, who has been invited to dinner by Rashid's parents. Snapping back to reality, Johnny and Bruce leave the Mahmud home and encounter Dana, who has been reporting on the story from the front lawn. She asks to tag along again with Bruce and Johnny, saying she has a lead on Darryl Cotton. The three head to a punk club and find a sneering Darryl. Johnny introduces himself and after the young man directs a few racist comments at Bruce, Johnny grabs his arms and they morph into a vision of Darryl arguing with his father. It appears that Darryl is confessing to Rashid's murder, hoping it would make his father proud. Back in the present, Darryl shoves Johnny hard, provoking an already incensed Bruce, and a brawl breaks out. Away from the action, a hidden Josh takes digital photos of the fight. Later, as Johnny and Bruce are nursing their injuries, Dana gets a call from her producer, informing her that Josh's newspaper has reported that Darryl is a suspect, and that Johnny led the police to him. The next day, Bruce and Johnny head back to the warehouse to look for more clues. As he recreates the crime with Bruce, Johnny is hit with a vision from the killer's perspective and sees that the blunt instrument that killed Rashid was a steering wheel lock, not a baseball bat, proving that Darryl didn't kill the young man. Later, at the newspaper office, Purdy tries to talk to the reporters as Johnny announces that Darryl is not the killer. At the sheriff's station, Johnny and Bruce try to get some information from Roscoe, who directs them to a witness, Billy (Robin Nielsen), the bartender from the punk club. At the club, Johnny sits on the stool where Rashid sat the night of his murder and is hit with a vision of the young man being led outside by Darryl. However, once outside in the alley, Johnny sees Rashid break away from Darryl and get into a car. Back in the present, Dana is interviewing Darryl, who makes a white supremacist statement and confesses to Rashid's murder on live television. Walt leads a cuffed Darryl away, but as he passes by, Johnny flashes to a vision of the young man, dead and being loaded into the coroner's wagon. Johnny tells Walt what he's seen, and the next day, he and Bruce go back to the Mahmud home for more answers. While talking to Rashid's sister, Tahmina (Agam Darshi), Johnny realizes that her brother was gay and was close to someone with the initial J. His suspicions are confirmed when he touches Tahmina's earrings, a gift from Rashid, and is thrown into a vision of the young man getting into Josh's car, followed by an argument about coming out of the closet. Johnny then flashes to Josh attacking Rashid and the aftermath of the murder. At the sheriff's office later that day, Johnny runs into Dana, who tells him she's discovered that a black teenager was murdered in Seattle on a night that Cotton reported his son's car stolen. The cause of death was by a blunt instrument and the case remains unsolved. When Johnny goes to see Darryl in jail, he grabs his arms through the bars of the cell and is thrown into a vision of Darryl on the night in question. Johnny watches as a group of men wearing ski masks attacks the teenager and when one of them takes off his mask, Johnny sees it's William Cotton, who urges Darryl to kill the boy. In a fit of rage, Darryl goes through with it. Back in the present, Darryl confesses that he killed the boy only to please his father. Moments later, the two are interrupted by Cotton, who is able to get his son released on bail. As Johnny touches Darryl's keys, he flashes to the crowd outside and the boy being hit by two bullets. Bruce and Johnny rush outside to see Josh trying to conceal a gun. As Josh levels the gun at Darryl, Johnny calls out to Bruce, who pushes the young man out of the way of the bullet. Johnny tackles Josh and pins him down. As the police take Josh away, Purdy, Bruce and Johnny reflect on the events of the last few days. Later, at the Smith home, Dana returns Johnny's keys and says goodbye. Meanwhile, in cyberspace, the same alienated teenagers, joined by a new one, continue to spread the message of hate. TRIVIA
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