Just as Charlotte reveals one of her secrets to him, which also raises questions for him, the unthinkable happens: Just in time for the anniversary of Eddie Marron's death, a new murder victim is found. Almost everything fits Charlotte's modus operandi perfectly: the victim died in a new way and at the correct time. Only one thing is wrong: the pattern of drops is not of blood, but of the very same red color that Charlotte used for her Ariadne A. Smith works.