Jericho: Season 2

A new government based in Cheyenne, Wyoming—the "Allied States of America" (ASA)—begins rebuilding the area. Major Beck, the military commander of the region, declares that the Jericho-New Bern feud is over and offers general amnesty to all, believing that penalties would only strengthen the feud. He also appoints Heather Lisinski to be an ambassador between the two towns. Angered by Beck's declaration, Jake, Eric, and several of the Rangers plot to kill Constantino. However, Hawkins abandons th

Jericho prepares for a visit from the ASA's President, John Tomarchio, but citizens are uneasy after Jericho is given revisionist history textbooks and Gray Anderson is asked to represent the region at an unelected Constitutional Convention. Gray agrees to go to the Convention, but promises he will ask tough questions there. He also installs Eric as Acting Mayor. A California reporter arrives and explains to Jake that the ASA tells newspapers what to publish and often covers up bad news. Jake te

Dale returns from a trading expedition with information that a dangerous disease known as the "Hudson River virus" has "jumped" the Mississippi River. Goetz of Ravenwood captures vaccines for the Hudson River virus and orders their destruction; agents in Jennings & Rall (J&R), the civilian company working with the government and owner of Ravenwood, are powerless to stop him. After Heather talks with another town plagued by the virus, Jake tells Dale how to hijack a J&R transport truck. Though Go

Dale is smuggling to continue importing goods under J&R's tight regulations. Goetz temporarily shuts down Dale's store after an informant tells him that Dale is the primary smuggler and arrests him. However Jake gets Beck to declare that Dale is a terror informant and Beck frees him. Mimi finds that some money may have been embezzled from J&R's stash and reports it to her supervisor who tells Goetz. Goetz demands that Mimi bring in her private ledger which Mimi agrees to do but he arrives at her

Goetz and his team learn that Mimi Clark is still alive and surround the medical center while Beck deals with an uprising in New Bern. Goetz starts taking hostages to force the Rangers to leave, but this only alerts Hawkins to the situation. Mimi awakens and Hawkins has "John Smith" give him the email address of one of Goetz's bosses. Jake identifies Goetz's informant and has him and a captured Ravenwood agent reroute Goetz to a crossroads near Stanley's farm. There Goetz's boss arrives and fire

Major Beck arrests Jake and puts him in solitary confinement, hoping that he will give up the Rangers' and especially Stanley's location. The Rangers ambush a military convoy in retaliation and demand Jake's immediate release; Beck declares the Rangers to be in open insurrection. Normal citizens of Jericho then begin guerrilla warfare against the military. Jake's mother is given permission to visit Jake; after the visit, she gives the Rangers enough information for them to find and free Jake. Me

Jake and Hawkins meet with one of Hawkins' teammates, Cheung, in Cheyenne. They plan to seize the bomb, which is being covertly transported in an ambulance by the ASA government. However, John Smith is present at the scene; he kills Cheung and wounds Hawkins before escaping. Hawkins has Jake drive the truck to the Texan embassy, where they receive political asylum. Meanwhile, Beck receives orders to move ahead with his crackdown. Heather berates Beck for this and he arrests her. Eric agrees to m