Plot

Annie is now certain that Jesse's death has some connection to Sandy's death. With what she now knows, Annie figures the next logical step is to review her father's old evidence, the new and the old which she hopes will fill in the missing pieces. She knows that it will be a painful process, as her father killed himself two days after closing Sandy's case. In reviewing her father's notes, Annie learns Sandy's death coincided with the production of that year's Christmas pageant at the school where Sandy, Mrs. Spencer's first but perhaps not most obvious choice, was to play Mary, she who was replaced following her death. Mrs. Spencer, still directing the school's Christmas pageants, this year's which is currently in production, now takes the path of least resistance in casting. That evidence collected by her father leads Annie to a person who seems to be key to what was going on with Sandy's death, the connection to people around her which is not as clear cut as it first appears. These findings take their toll on Annie who needs to deal with the painful emotions in any way she can, destructive or not. With what Annie discovers, Peter feels the need to address certain aspects especially with regard to the Riddler and his relationship to Annie's father through Sandy's case. And Virginia finds a hole in some testimony regarding Jesse's murder case.—Huggo