"Building a Mystery"

Synopsis

Kat dives into old newspaper clippings about Jacob's disappearance, while Alice tries to stop it from a different angle. Del begins to accept that the town grieved with her.

What happens

The beats.

• ● Kat covers her office wall in research on Jacob's last day
• ● Two town theories emerge: kidnapping versus a fall from the cliff
• ● Kat zeroes in on inconsistencies in handyman Danny's account
• ● Alice tries to change events in 1999 to keep Jacob safe
• ● Del finds Kat's crime board and fears she is writing the book anyway

Callbacks

Earlier moments echoed here.

• The town's White Witch legend ties back to the 1814 cold open