Frisco takes over the Holmes case from Anna, and gets a lead after Amy blabs that Lucy had threated Ted. Bobbie confirms that Lucy had accused Ted of stealing a portion of royalities from her tell-all book. Frisco then confronts Lucy and puts her on notice that she's his prime suspect. Frisco gets the forensics report and is dismayed to learn that the fibers underneath Ted's fingernails are from the lab coats like the ones used at GH, therefore making virtually anyone at the hospital a possible suspect. Panicking, Lucy tells Jake that she might need him to represent her should she be charged, but later is pleased when she overhears Buzz and Sandy talking about his problem with Ted. She quickly informs Frisco who then questions Buzz. Buzz tells him that his alibi was that he was on his way to Pautauk to serve as Jimmy Lee's best man. Unfortunately for Buzz, he had pulled off the road to sleep a bit, which caused him to be arrive late.

Frisco gets another lead when Terry calls from Laurelton to say that Sheriff Broder almost died due to food poisoning. About the same time, Broder shows up in PC and terrifies Lucy with the news that he's investigating Holmes murder. He then gasps, has trouble breathing, and drops dead on the floor of Lucy's apartment. She quickly calls Jake to come over, not telling him why. The police autopsy reveals he died from strychnine posioning, and a search of Lucy's garbage turns up in a poisoned tea bag. Lucy then admits she served him tea, but insists that Broder used his own tea bag. Jake agrees to represent her and invites her to stay at the Brownstone. Thanks to Amy, Frisco learns that Buzz had searched Broder's overnight bag when he had stopped by the hospital earlier that day.