Pilot

Pilot is the first episode of the first season of Under the Dome. It was written by Brian K. Vaughn and premiered in June, 2013.

Synopsis
Dale "Barbie" Barbara buries a man's body in the woods of Chester's Mill. As he tries to escape the town, a mysterious, invisible barrier descends on the borders of the township, trapping everyone inside.

Local newspaper reporter Julia Shumway, who was investigating mysterious propane deliveries before the barrier appeared, takes a special interest in Barbie after he saves life of teenager Joe McAlister]], whose parents are trapped out of town. Town selectman "Big Jim" Rennie makes an emergency radio announcement, while police chief Duke Perkins and his deputy Linda Esquivel try to quell the rise of panic in the town. Big Jim's unstable son Junior kidnaps Angie McAlister when he begins to suspect she had an affair with Barbie.

Carolyn Hill and her partner Alice Calvert are passing through Chester's Mill when the barrier appears and their daughter Norrie has what they think is a diabetic seizure, and starts repeatedly saying that she can see pink stars falling in lines.

A link between Big Jim, Duke and the stockpiled propane is revealed. Julia takes Barbie into her home, where he realizes the man he murdered and buried is her husband, Peter. Duke suggests to Linda that the entire town is being punished and is about to reveal a dark secret about the town when his pacemaker explodes as he approaches the barrier. The U.S. military descends upon Chester's Mill as the world learns of the unprecedented phenomenon.