Series Finale:     
Episode #21 — Loved in Return
The Langston household is vigilant and alert. Jenny and Jacob are upstairs watching cartoons; Jacob feels pain. Margaret comes out from hiding in a closet and sneaks into the room Rachael is in. She comes with a message from Preacher James to Rachael: “How would you like to be with Tom again?” Preacher James and his congregation lock Marty in a closet for betraying him. He is clearly not a friend of the preacher anymore. Joey and the True Living crew are venting about Preacher James when the preacher appears at Twain’s and confronts the group.

Back at the Langston home, Maggie tries to get into Rachael’s room and finds it locked. When she calls out to Rachael, there’s no answer. Fred breaks down the door and barges in with Maggie and Lucille, pulling Margaret away. Marty makes his escape from the closet and runs over to the Langston home. Taking Margaret out of the house, she reasons that she did it because of the pain the baby was inflicting on Jacob. As they make their way outside, Preacher James and the Returned appear. The Langstons leave Margaret outside and head back in the house.

Marty tries contacting Forrester, but she doesn’t answer – the government facility is cleared out. Fred calls the station and Joey picks up. He and his group have taken over the sheriff’s station, so no help is coming. Henry goes out to reason with Preacher James, but is unsuccessful. Henry informs Lucille the preacher says Rachael’s child is hurting Jacob; Lucille checks on him. Jacob admits the baby hurts him, but he doesn’t want to get Rachael in trouble.

Lucille wants to protect Jacob and Jenny, so it’s decided that she leave with the kids. As they walk through the crowd outside, the Returned attempt to grab the kids, but Margaret doesn’t allow them. She clearly regrets giving the preacher information. Henry and Fred gear up and load their guns. Marty and Maggie discuss the plan for when the Returned attack. Marty reveals his feelings for Maggie, and the two finally kiss. Their moment is broken, however, when a bottle flies through the window. The showdown is on.

The Returned descend on the house and Fred fires shots. Marty, Fred, and Henry are armed and ready for a fight, but as the people make their way into the house, the men are visibly outnumbered. Maggie tries to calm down a nervous Rachael when Returned men make their way in. Maggie tries to fend off the men with sharp scissors, but to no avail. When Fred hears Maggie screaming, he gets frantic, scrambling up the stairs and losing it. Maggie is subdued by the men and taken downstairs; she is fine. The Returned tie up Marty, Fred, Henry and Maggie; they are defeated.

Preacher James goes into Rachael’s room. He tells her that Tom is waiting for her to join him. Meanwhile, Margaret enters the house and orders the Returned to leave, then unties Marty, giving him a gun. He storms into Rachael’s room and reveals the preacher thinks her baby is evil. Preacher James admits his true agenda. He grabs scissors to harm Marty, who in turn shoots the preacher. Rachael continues giving birth. The next morning, Maggie hands Rachael her newborn baby. Downstairs, the Langstons gather around the TV, watching news of Returned reappearing all over the world.

One year later, Marty is the head of the National Bureau of the Returned. He visits Preacher James in jail. The preacher still believes the end times are near because of the baby. Marty tells him that it’s his last visit. Marty later joins the Langstons for dinner. Rachael sings her baby to sleep. She leaves her baby be, turning off the light. The baby is content, but all of a sudden, a swarm of cicadas fly into the window. (Courtesy ABC.)
First aired: January 25, 2015.