Bridget has nightmares about Hilde and Izzy being abducted in a van. She wakes up to find Sylvester screaming at her and Matt to get out of his bed so they move to the pull-out sofa to give Sylvester his room back. 

 

Matt finds Hilde in the attic. They go over Sylvester’s notes and decide to start the investigation from the beginning to find out who killed Richie. 

 

Ethan asks Izzy to the school dance. She says yes. 

 

Kim Collins and Frank are having an affair. Frank fears he made a mistake saying he’d run against his father but Kim says she’s proud of him. 

 

Mayor Fife comes to visit Sam Gillis while he’s at the town jail after Penny’s memorial. He asks Sam where he buried Richie. Sam swears he never touched Richie. The mayor orders the Sheriff to cut down Penny’s tree. 

 

Bridget tells Sam she’s asking for a retrial. Frank tells a reporter that his daughter isn’t a reliable witness. Frank hands Bridget a $1,000 fine for improper disposal of remains and he takes down Penny’s tree. Penny doesn’t tell him that Kim buried the ashes. 

 

The Mayor eventually relents and talks to Matt and Hilde. Turns out his ex-wife had set up a tip line after Richie was abducted. There are hundreds of calls recorded on cassette tapes. Including calls from a psychic named Fernando who claims Sam was innocent. 

 

Fernando says that Richie’s spirit told him that Sam didn’t kidnap him. He has the jacket Richie was wearing the night he disappeared. Richie’s mother gave it to Fernando to help him channel Richie. Matt wants to get it tested for DNA but Fernando refuses to give it up as it is still a big draw for his clients. Hilde steals it to do the test. 

 

Bridget receives a check in the mail from Penny Gillis’ trust. It’s $4,000 to pay for legal services for Sam Gillis. 

 

Principal Collins asks Matt and Bridget to be chaperones at the ‘80s dance. Izzy and Ethan hide out in the bathroom to avoid her parents and end up with a crowd who are vaping. Hilde comes in and threatens to tell what’s going on in there. Jessica grabs Hilde and threatens her but Izzy hits Jessica. The two fight and then Izzy and HIlde run off. Izzy is upset and tells Hilde she ruins everything in her life and she wishes she’d just disappear. 

 

Bridget suggest that Matt should write his book about Richie’s story, Matt’s story.

 

Trip calls her DMV contact for Bridget and finds that the record for Sam Gillis’ van has been expunged but there is a bill of sale on file and the model does not match the model van on the security footage. 

 

Frank drives Sam back to the prison and one the way asks him to go over the entire day Richie disappeared with him. They end up at Penny’s house. Frank tells Sam he believes he’s innocent. When the Sheriff shows up outside, Frank handcuffs Sam inside so that he can go speak to him. The Sheriff says that he’ll make sure that Sam never gets out of prison, no matter what happens. When Frank goes back inside, Sam has broken free and he’s gone.