LOGLINE:
When strange things start happening at Old Sonora Town, a simulated Old West tourist attraction, that threaten to shut it down permanently, Lassiter enlists Shawn and Gus' help to uncover the truth and keep a childhood favorite open.

SYNOPSIS:
Lassiter needs Shawn and Gus' help. Unexplained things have been happening in a small town outside his jurisdiction. Sheriff Hank is an old friend of his and since Shawn and Gus have a talent for finding something out of nothing, Lassiter enlists their services to uncover the truth about the strange occurrences. Hank explains to them that wooden fence posts around the town have been stolen, someone has poisoned the water and there's a stench in the air that Gus attributes to cat urine. But as Hank shows them around, they realize that Old Sonora is not a real town. It is an Old West tourist attraction. Some of the buildings are just facades and the townspeople are all in character. To illustrate this, Hank proceeds to “kill” Stinky Pete, the town outlaw, like he does every afternoon. Shawn quickly notices grey dust on Pete's shoes as the “body” is dragged away and wonders what they are doing there. Lassiter explains that Old Sonora was originally a historic mining town and that he spent most of his weekends there as a child. He will not let vandals shut the place down.

Lassiter leaves Shawn and Gus to spend the night there with Hank, who tells them of the legend of the Ghost Rider, a spirit that supposedly haunts the town. Hank then goes to check on what has spooked the horses as Shawn and Gus conclude that most likely age and weather are what is killing the town. As they go to find Hank, they stumble across a dead body on the trail. They sprint to the corral, only to find no Hank, no horses and two fence posts missing. They turn towards a sound of thunder to see a stampede of horses headed straight for them. Hank shoves them out of the way, but is injured in the process. Shawn, then, must take over Sheriff duties to make sure the town stays open.

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