The Doctor, Polly, and Ben are wrongfully accused of Longfoot's murder, becoming embroiled in the suspicions and prejudices of a closed-off community.

In the taproom, Tom bursts in to report Longfoot’s murder—stabbed in his locked room, the door forced open, no other suspects visible. Kewper immediately seizes on the presence of the …

Ben regains consciousness in the inn, disoriented and unaware of the Doctor’s abduction. Polly quickly informs him of their dire situation: the Squire, the local magistrate, has arrived and is …