While having her tooth worked on at the dentist, Dale believes she sees a murder take place through the window across the street. When she regains consciousness, she tries to convince the dentist that the murder was real, but he tells her that such hallucinations are not uncommon. Since she is so insistent and also pretty, he agrees to help her investigate.
All her life, everyone has treated Ann as though she's fragile. When Brian thinks they shouldn't go on the river because it's a bit cold for her, she quarrels with him. On the way home, she meets a man who doesn't treat her like she'll break. But Alec goes overboard with his treatment of Ann and she is glad to go back to Brian.