Believing that solving Lucy's murder will lead to solving Tiffany's murder, the Drew Crew resolves to find a way to speak with the only eyewitness to both murders-Dead Lucy herself. To prepare for this incredibly risky séance, they set off to investigate the last few hours of Lucy Sable's life. Ultimately, they confront Dead Lucy in a horrifying séance, and Nancy is faced with a truth that seems to validate her greatest fear.
Tropes:
- Beauty Contest: Basically what The Sea Queen pageant is. Nancy and her friends investigate Lucy's pageant since the day of the festival was the last day she was alive.
- Everyone Is a Suspect: Add Larua Tandy to the list of suspects: if she can prove Tiffany was murdered she inherits.
- Oh, Crap!:Nancy realizing her dad sabotage her investigate by stealing Lucy's DNA samples from her colleague lab.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: McGinnis finally recognizes that Nancy Drew is really good at hunting mysteries. Subverted in that he's only doing this because he has Ace spying for him.
- Slut-Shaming: Candi, the runner-up to Lucy, threatens to out her as having slept with the judges to win. She didn't.
- Wham Episode: The Drew Crew do a seance to talk to Lucy and get some additional information, but at the cost of the coins that could bring down the Hudson family. Nancy thinks her father killed Lucy. Nick breaks up with Nancy for being too dedicated to the case and leaving no room in her life for him. George's little sister is seen talking to the device they used for the seance which confirms it is not Dead Lucy. Ace and Laura are in a bad car accident that leaves her car only a burnt out shell.Nancy discovers her dad has been spying on her texts for who knows how long through their shared family plan and that he may have stolen the Lucy Sable evidence.
- Wham Line: "Did you kill Lucy Sable?"
- Wham Shot: In a blink and miss moment Victoria freaks out upon seeing Dark Shadow figures touching the Drew Crew.
