Lassiter arrives in Surprise Valley and meets Bess. He studies her, and, then, suddenly rises to leave. What is Lassiter thinking? What do you think he has figured out about Bess?

When Lassiter arrives in Surprise Valley and meets Bess, he studies her because he now knows that she is the Masked Rider. To discover that the Masked Rider was always a girl brings up a few questions. One question whether Milly Erne's kidnapped daughter is, in fact, Bess.