In this, the fifth book in The Hooper Mysteries, Bess meets Holland Maganti, the cousin of her best friend, and Holland has a secret of her own. After a strange sighting at an afternoon tea, Bess and Holland find they have a lot more in common than Eloise, and join forces to investigate a crime from the past which was never solved. Together they work at finding the clues and uncovering the the truth.
As there has been in past episodes, a little more about her time travel and the past is revealed to Bess and although the pieces don't quite fit into place, she's one step closer to finding the reason for her gift.