Cassandra Sawtell

Colter races against the clock to find the missing teenage son of Reenie’s close friend Erika.

Karl Alberg moves to a quiet, coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. He’ll quickly learn that this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets and will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore. When a longtime resident of the town ends up bludgeoned to death in his own home, Alberg must determine if another longtime resident is to blame. Meanwhile, Alberg meets local librarian, Casandra Lee, for a first date.

Lex considers whether to turn an operative loose to obtain or fake damaging information against Jonathan to upset his Senatorial race. But when Lex is shot, he falls into a coma and is visited by the ghost of his mother, who shows him what his life could be like if he frees himself from his father. Meanwhile, Clark helps deliver Christmas presents.

Everyone is working on their relationships; Alex gets closer to Claire, Michelle has an out-of-this-world encounter, Lydia finds out more about Jonah and the cult, and Laura is about to get a legal separation from Carl - until he shows up at her doorstep.