Suddenly she remembers: both woman look startlingly like Suzanne Reardon, the ""Sweetheart Murder"" victim whose husband, Skip, is now serving a life sentence for that murder. When Kerry starts asking questions, she discovers that just about everyone wants the case kept closed.

Still she persists - but what she doesn't know is that it is already too late. Her puzzled queries have triggered a response and she is in great, growing danger.