Bellingwood's Sesquicentennial celebration is nearly here and the entire town scrambles in preparation. The Bell House's yard looks fabulous, but that's the only part of the place that is ready for guests. While Hayden and Heath tear into the walls of the inside of the house, a thief breaks in to rip out old copper pipe. The Chief of Police, Ken Wallers, is certain it is an old nemesis of Polly's. It was less than three months ago when Polly, Kayla, and Rebecca found the young man's body in the Elevator's parking lot east of Boone. Sheriff Merritt wasn't alone in hoping that series of deaths was over. Polly finds the next body in an truly unexpected place and discovers that the sheriff's department suppressed important evidence that connects these murders directly to her. Life never slows down in Bellingwood. Sal and Mark Ogden's lives changed over the summer, Stephanie loves her new office and title, and Jason Donovan enjoys the freedom that a driver's license brings. But the best changes always happen around new people. Family members show up in Eliseo's life, and Henry's friend, Roy Dunston from Chicago, brings his charges to town. These characters add so much to the lives they touch, whether they stay for good or for just a short time. Welcome back to Bellingwood.