- Despite being housebound as he recovers from his injuries, Blake investigates the death of a teenage girl at her Debutante Ball.
- When a teenage girl dies at her Debutante Ball, Blake does his best to investigate despite being housebound as he recovers from being stabbed weeks before. It quickly becomes apparent the victim, Charlotte Worthington, was not only murdered but had recently suffered physical abuse and was self-harming. As the only daughter of the domineering school principal, Charlotte has long suffered the taunts and teasing of the more popular girls at her school, Sally and Christine. So why on earth was she being partnered to the Deb Ball by Sally's ex-boyfriend? Why did none of the teachers at Wendouree Grammar ever do anything to stop her ongoing bullying? And what 'big surprise' did Charlotte have planned for the assembled crowd at the dance, before her untimely demise? Rose, who had been covering the Debutante Ball for the newspaper, aids Blake in his search for the killer. But she soon finds herself becoming increasingly emotionally invested in the case. The case and Blake's recent close call with death makes him confront his own tendency for self-obsession and how it impacts his relationship with Jean. But will it be enough to help him find Charlotte's killer? And what will Jean do when she discovers that despite assuring her that he would consult her about any decisions that could affect his messy divorce, Blake has decided to take matters into his own hands?
- When teenager Charlotte dies in the dressing room of the debutante ball, Blake does his best to investigate though he is still recovering from being stabbed weeks before. Her story is revealed by the autopsy. She is badly treated by two girls, Sally Murphy and her friend Christine, who had assaulted her with foods forced down her throat while she is bound to a chair, and other schemes that leave their marks. They had a plan for her on the stage before the dance started, but she was killed before the hairy spiders were released. Charlotte's father is principal of her school. Rose Anderson is good friends with one teacher at the school, who was aware of the bullying but did not intervene, just as Charlotte's father failed to protect his daughter. Jean notices the scent of a particular perfume on Charlotte's ball dress; Charlotte did not wear perfume, but her teacher, Kim Fox, did. The teacher was having an affair with the boy who was Charlotte's escort to the ball, and she is arrested for that. Charlie will arrest the girls who assaulted Charlotte. Then Blake visits the flower shop of Helen Murphy, the mother of Sally. He realizes she had grown up at the hospital but had no chance for medical school. Instead, she was the local backroom abortionist, and Charlotte planned to announce that at the ball, to gain herself proper notice, as she endured so much herself. Helen designed a flower headband for Charlotte; she used a piece of wire on it as her murder weapon, and she is charged with the murder. In flashback images, we see Blake putting an envelope in the post box, which he recalls as he and Jean talk about their future, and making decisions together. It seems the doctor decided to file the divorce papers and has not told Jean yet.
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