Birdie's boss turns up swinging from a noose in his office! Convinced that this isn't a suicide, Alden and Birdie start to put the puzzle pieces together. The case gives Alden a direction, it gives Birdie something to do that her mom can't micromanage, and it gives this couple some common ground upon which to rebuild their crumbling marriage. Oh — and they also get to solve a murder. That's important too!