A dear friend of Kate and Doris seems to be the chief suspect in a brutal murder, in which a bloodied body is found in a barn. The suspect disappears and Doris, who seems to know more than she should, refuses to discuss the case with Kate. In addition, Kate's deepening relationship with hot and handsome Shelbyville police detective, Sam Williamson, hits an obstacle when he discovers she will be spending the summer with her old high school sweetheart working on an archaeological dig in southern Indiana. Sam and Kate break up. Sam, to Kate's chagrin, immediately finds a new love interest and Kate discovers that her old high school sweetheart has problems of his own. Doris eventually confides in Kate and together they solve the mystery of The Body in the Barn.