Precocious Jennifer Vaughn wants Maris to reopen the year-old case that got her stepmother convicted of killing her father. The junior sleuth even comes armed with new "evidence." Lt. Weston, who investigated the case, is so sick of the pushy, know-it-all kid that he refuses to get near her. Herb thinks Jennifer might actually know something about the murder that she's afraid to tell.
—Jay Phelps <jaynashvil@aol.com>