1st to Die

Lindsay has a dream in which she confronts the red bearded killer on the street. Chris surprises Lindsay by showing up at her apartment.

Lindsay invites Chris to dinner. There, they share more personal stories and dance. Lindsay, however, ends the evening before any more physical intimacy occurs.

Kathy and James Voskuhl are enjoying their wedding reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. When James slips away to the bathroom for a joint, Phillip Campbell follows and kills James while he sits on the toilet. When Kathy enters the bathroom, Phillip Campbell leers that he’s always liked her in white, and then kills her too.

A guest from the Brandt wedding comes to the Hall of Justice after seeing a composite sketch of the red bearded man in the newspaper. She met a strange man with a red beard at the reception, who told her that Melanie and David had been chosen.

Detective McBride from Cleveland calls Lindsay to tell her about a double murder he believes is similar to the Brandt and DeGeorge murders.

Lindsay and Chris fly to Cleveland and meet McBride.

McBride takes Lindsay and Chris to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to show them the crime scene. They hope to find images of the killer on security camera footage.

Kathy’s family tells Lindsay that Kathy worked in San Francisco for several years in publicity, “covering music” (190), before leaving for a job in Seattle, which is where she met James. Kathy did not buy her wedding dress at the San Francisco Saks store, so this connection to the other brides is broken.

Merrill Cole, a friend of Kathy’s from San Francisco, knows that Kathy left San Francisco to escape an abusive boyfriend, but Kathy always refused to give anyone any information about this boyfriend, except to say he was violent and famous.

Lindsay shares the information with McBride and Chris; they suspect that the killer knew Kathy personally. Lindsay believes red beard is Kathy’s former lover.

Lindsay and Chris have a romantic moment after dinner, but Lindsay continues to keep Chris at arm’s length because of her illness.