 For a year, tennis star Louise Henderson, from Cabot Cove, had weekly therapy, trying to get over her ma s killing, which she witnessed, by reliving it without masking the murderer s identity. Jessica is asked by organizing lawyer Portia Dekker as a personal family friend to help get some girls stars and their coaches to consent to a charity benefit tournament. Louise s boyfriend Jamie Carlson, a Davis cup player, isn t discouraged by her overprotective pa Lane Henderson, but her competitor Francesca Garcia hasn t given up on him. Lane uses inside information to force an endorsement contract upon Plaza sports products executive John McCarver. Overambitious dad Lane fires Lousie s coach Wendy Maitlin, to Louise s tearful horror, then prevents her from calling Jessica. John sees Lane kiss Francesca, sealing a dark business deal. Louise finds her trusted shrink Dr. Trebaro killed, and frightens Jessica by cheerfully rehiring Wendy. John informs her ex Andrew  Andy  Bascombe about Francesca s Lane-link, she convinces him it s over. In a hotel, Jessica sees Wendy s silhouette flee from where Lane was just shot. Police Lieutenant Estelle Garr investigates this and Dr. Trebaro s murder, Jessica cancels a London trip to work everything out herself...