Nightshade

Stilwell returns to Catalina Island and finds the police station empty. He radios his deputy, who asks for backup with an eviction at a fancy hotel. As he leaves, Merris Spivak complains about not being fed. Stilwell promises him a hot meal later. At the hotel, manager Fred Nettles accuses a guest named Starkey of being unable to pay for his suite. Knowing that Starkey will have nowhere to go, Stilwell convinces Nettles to give him until the following morning to pay his bill or leave. Stilwell returns home, where Dano is waiting for him.

The next morning, Stilwell begins diligently crafting a search warrant for the Black Marlin Club. Not wanting the murderer to get off on a technicality because of a problem in the initial warrant, he makes sure that every part of his theory can be substantiated by evidence. After spending the morning writing, Stilwell receives word that the mayor authorized a reward for information leading to a prosecution in the Moss case. Shortly after, the station receives a call from an anonymous woman naming Moss as the victim. A local deputy identifies the voice as that of Leslie Sneed, a local waitress.