Susan checks into the Treherne's hotel and meets Lisa, Cecily's sister and Aiden, Cecily's husband. As she investigates she learns more from the hotel night manage and spa manager, both of whom indicate that former employee Stefan was correctly found guilty in the murder of Frank Parris. In "Atticus Pünd Takes The Case", Pünd and his assistant Madeline Cain journey to Melissa James' home to investigate her murder. There they meet Detective Inspector Chubb and learn about possible suspects, including Melissa's doctor and husband.

Susan meets with Alan's ex-partner, who tells her that Alan knew Frank quite well. He also tells Susan that Frank had a relationship with a sex worker named Leo which could be a clue. In ‘Atticus Pünd Takes The Case', Algernon discovers that Leonard and Samantha have received a large sum of money and have been concealing it from him. He threatens Leonard to share the money with him.