Spring is coming along quickly, in Keoghan Knotts.

The sand begins to feel warmer, the waters tense up slightly and all the Christmas lights come off the palms.

The Dawn Estate sits empty, awaiting sale.

Caulfield still incarcerated, with no visitors allowed any more. It was as though someone made a deal with the devil and kept him isolated. Fernanda had gone to court a few times, and each judge wouldn't budge. The trial would be coming soon, and there was nothing but dead ends.

John and Fernanda make a nice home for Amanda, and continue to search for what could have happened to Derek & Amy. Just like Caulfield' case, dead end after dead end. It was as though Derek and Amy never existed. Amanda started school at Apollo, much to Daphne's dismay.

AAA wasn't the same. Each pupil looked at the remaining friends as though they had a plague. Gone were the popularity of simply being elite. Daphne and Spencer were drifting apart, mainly because her parents didn't want her involved with him anymore. Spencer was preoccupied with Nyal's never ending coma and the loss of his parents, who vacated the city and left him broke. Polaris was there and so was Atticus Dawn but nothing was the same.

Marigold was ousted by her friends for not being there for them, and as such she fell deeper into Kelce's web. Chet continued to attempt to see her, but even he was being closed off to her from her booming business and paparazzi. Marigold had been transformed into someone, none of them knew anymore. Marigold also, didn't know how to feel or act and simply felt distanced by her friends.

Gwen was removed from the Academy by her father. Oliver let the Spencer know, who in turn let the others know. Speculation began to arise that maybe Gwen was somehow connected to this mess brewing with the Di Lauro Clan.

Spring was supposed to be full of life and newness. It wasn't for the friends, as they became the faceless crowd within their own little world.

Spencer sits atop of Knotts Landing on a Friday night, drinking whiskey from a bottle. Chet brings Daphne and Oliver arrives with Gwen. Each bringing their own drinks for their pity party.

"Why did you guys come here?"

"Were all grieving Spence, I rallied everyone up because its time we came up with a plan!" Oliver explains.

Gwen inquires as to where Marigold was, and everyone stares at her. Chet then asks point blank if Gwen did something to make Marigold not connect or call or anything? Gwen explains that when they were whisked away, they literally didn't have connections. The focus from Kelce was intense and the work they were doing seemed just so amazing for Marigold.

"Your boss, that's Mrs. Porter isn't it?" Chet asks Gwen.

"Like the school counselors wife?" Gwen responds.

"Yeah, I seen her chatting it up with Laney Jensen at the Ice Ball."

"That creep insists that Augusta was sexually harassing him, he allowed the media to see everything that was apparently sent. He has a wife?" Daphne asks.

"No, as far as I know Kelce is single" Gwen replies.

"Has anyone else seen Kelce?" Chet asks the group. No one had. This gets Chet thinking about the odd connections all seemingly adding up. He asks Gwen to show everyone a picture of her boss.

Spencer grabs Gwen's phone and paces a bit until Daphne asks him what's wrong?

"This woman was dead outside of Augusta's bedroom door at Nyal's Villa. This was the Villa's cook, Ms. Bus!"

Daphne remembers that morning and the murders, but only blood pooled around Ms. Bus!