The Woman in the Library

Cain, Freddie, and Marigold head out for doughnuts the next morning. Freddie’s suspicion that Marigold may be attracted to Whit is confirmed when Marigold insists they call to invite Whit since the doughnut shop in one of his favorites (a detail that becomes important later). When they call him, he is groggy because he is in Massachusetts General Hospital being treated for a stab wound. Apparently, someone came to his parents’ house and stabbed him the night before.

Freddie discovers she has several messages on her phone. These messages include a photo of her front door and a photo of another front door, which Marigold realizes is the front door to Whit’s house (with the implication that she has been to Whit’s house despite just meeting him). When the three get to the hospital, Whit is still groggy and being treated for his wounds. A police detective is there, so Freddie shows the detective the photos of her and Whit’s doors. The detective asks Marigold to explain why she knows Whit’s front door on sight. Marigold is forced to confess that she went to Whit’s house to visit him but lost her nerve at the last minute. The detective takes Marigold’s phone as evidence.