Chapters 19 and 20 Summary

The day of the Junktown Block Party opens with bad weather that turns bright and sunny as the day wears on. Qwilleran takes a shift manning the Cobb's shop in Iris' continued absence, and in the process of making some good sales, encounters Riker's wife Rosie, an avid antique hunter searching for a Christmas present for her husband. Conversation reveals that Rosie and Arch were the couple meeting with Andy on the evening of his death, and that the chandelier they were looking at was different from the one found by Andy's body. That afternoon, after making some more sales, Qwilleran has a snack and a chat with Nicholas, at the end of which he discovers a long fair hair. Back at home, he calls Mary and asks her to come over.

Shortly after Ben leaves the house, Mary arrives. Qwilleran...