Claire, half-waif, half gypsy, comes to town under false pretenses since Resolved has sent Charlie's photo when advertising for a "housekeeper." Unable to put up with Resolved's constant pranks and threats, she takes refuge at the parsonage. This upsets the town even more - a wifeless black preacher and teenage son harboring a young woman whose sexiness has not gone unnoticed. The town busybody, played by Renée Estevez, leads the opposition to the presence of Claire. It also unnerves Charlie's putative fiancee, Athena Allen (Jean Louisa Kelly). When Claire disappears and is later found - murdered - the Reverend stands accused. In a thoroughly compelling trial scene, featuring Charlie matched against Montpelier prosecutor Sigurd Moulton (Martin Sheen), we find out who done it.