The Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is concealing a mysterious mystery. The federal government was relocating the planet's geniuses where in conjunction have dwelt and their loved ones to this town for years. U.S. Marshal Jack Carter stumbles upon this strange town after wrecking his car and becoming stranded . After an technological creation is unleashed by the denizens of this town, Carter thus learns of a few of the nation's best kept secrets and leaps in to attempt to reestablish order.