While Nancy and her friends race to find the relic that couldfinally untangle George's soul from Odette Lamar's, Carson andRyan are affected by a mystical substance that prompts atemporary return to the lowered inhibitions of adolescence.
Danny and Baez's attempts to find the culprit who assaulted ashop owner are hindered by the close-knit community's refusalto cooperate with the investigation. Also, Erin's suspicionsabout her boss rise when the D.A. assigns her to a seeminglylow-level case, and Gormley, Garrett and Baker are threatenedwhen Frank welcomes a new staff member to their "dreamteam".
Moiraine and Lan find help in an unexpected - and unwanted -quarter, as the separated villagers try to find their way backto each other, or at least to refuge. But they all soon learnhow far the Dark One's reach extends, and how few they cantrust on the road.
Four months after she launched a coup against her husband, apregnant Catherine is gaining the upper hand in her war againstPeter. The fact that he is deeply in love with Catherine andtheir unborn child does little to dissuade her from taking histhrone.
Emily tries to celebrate her father's birthday with anold-fashioned family singalong, but it devolves into anotherbattle in the Dickinsons' own civil war.