▁It ' s ▁an ▁odd ▁looking ▁plant ▁with ▁yellow ▁flowers . ▁According ▁to ▁Mar w ella , ▁it ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁vol can ic ▁island ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mic ron esia . ▁Its ▁current ▁state ▁happened ▁over night ▁and ▁Mar w ella ▁is ▁at ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁explain ▁what ▁could ▁have ▁caused ▁it . ▁ ▁Fred ▁in exp lic ably ▁hur ts ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁plant , ▁as ▁though ▁he ▁pr icked ▁his ▁finger ▁on ▁a ▁th orn . ▁However , ▁Mar w ella ▁claims ▁the ▁plant ▁has ▁no ▁th orn s ▁and ▁neither ▁she ▁nor ▁Fred ▁can ▁figured ▁out ▁of ▁what ▁could ' ve ▁pr icked ▁him . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁seems ▁okay , ▁and ▁after ▁b idd ing ▁Mar w ella ▁good bye ▁he ▁wal ks ▁out ▁to ▁his ▁tr uck ▁where up on ▁he ▁immediately ▁starts ▁feeling ▁strange ▁and ▁col laps es . ▁Mar w ella ▁calls ▁the ▁param ed ics . ▁Fred ▁is ▁taken ▁by ▁amb ul ance ▁to ▁the ▁Hill ▁Valley ▁Hospital ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁fe ver . ▁On ▁call ▁are ▁Do ctors ▁Rach el ▁Car son ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁G lass , ▁who ▁are ▁aston ished ▁to ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁man ▁has ▁already ▁developed ▁gang rene ▁where ▁he ▁pr icked ▁his ▁finger . ▁Their ▁attention ▁is ▁taken ▁away ▁from ▁Fred ▁when ▁police ▁detect ive ▁Jim ▁Bishop ▁brings ▁his ▁partner ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁bad ▁gun shot ▁w ound . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁st ake out ▁that ▁went ▁poor ly ,