Kat goes to the Gazette offices to talk to Penny. Penny's first words are "backstabbing slutbag", so it's going to be a tricky conversation. Penny emphasizes that she's Joanna's best friend. Not Kat. Penny is Joanna's best friend. Kat needs Penny to call Joanna, because she's not answering Kat's calls. Kat leaves, saying "Something is wrong. I can feel it." Penny goes with her.
Roxie shows off Bun's stereotypical witch costume, and Bun asks if she really used to wear that stuff and, if so, she was stupid. Roxie laughs this off, because she's still in a good mood about saving Darryl's life. Because there's no way the statue could have killed someone else. Mia comes in to complain that talking to Josh was a terrible idea. Then Chad comes in to yell at Roxie about not doing anything when Darryl fired him. Chad is also sick of listening to Roxie and Darryl banter all day. He stomps out without even answering her question about whether he'll be picking her up for the bonfire.
Kat and Penny arrive at Joanna's place. She's missing and they're worried. Penny calls the police. She's got a good eye for detail, since she can tell that the ice cream has been melting for one or two hours. Unfortunately, Joanna has not been missing for 24 hours. Kat says to tell the police that she has been missing 24 hours, which you'll have to admit is logical thinking. Unfortunately, Penny already told them about the ice cream. So the cops will not be participating. Kat finds Joanna's keys in her purse and says they should go get Roxie. Penny thinks even less of Roxie than she does of Kat, so she goes off to find Joanna on her own.
Joanna is now tied to something in a garage as she watches Pastor Dunn perform woodwork. He's drilling some wood, which you're welcome to interpret as some sort of Freudian symbol. Joanna sees something that looks like a giant chisel and uses her new Jedi powers to bring it closer to her. As Dunn continues his drilling, she quickly chisels the ropes and tiptoes ... farther into the garage. Dunn sees her! She hits him in the face with a chain! Then he throws her against a pillar and she slumps to the ground unconscious. That was productive.
Bun is dressed in her stereotypical witch outfit and musing about maybe started a new, cool life. Kat rushes in, recaps the Joanna situation, and demands that Roxie go into a trance and find Joanna. Right now! But that's not how Roxie's visions work. Kat panics about kissing Will while Bun looks through Joanna's purse. She drops the keys, because they feel like they're on fire. Fire! Roxie and Kat jump to the conclusion that the bonfire will be involved and rush out, leaving Bun to do whatever NPCs do when the player characters are busy.













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