Two of the Candlestick Quartet are heavily injured. Billy and Johnny take them to the hospital where a strange relic of Thornrose's curse comes into play. As police get involved, Johnny has to struggle to regain some sense of control.
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Johnny and Lanette try to reach Billy but Billy is at Thornrose, a child care facility where every caretaker and child disappeared decades ago. And the swamp does not want Johnny to approach. At Thornrose, Billy cares for an injured Jayson while meeting his new allies. He also cannot shake the sense that something is using them all as playthings.
Johnny and Lanette regroup and meet Upton's family. Then, as they prepare to dive back into the mystery and start getting things accomplished, they meet a surprise person. A surprise person with a surprise gift.
Upton is about to call his family when his family shows up to find him. Elsewhere, Billy and Jayson quickly realize just how dangerous the game is and how evil some players are going to be. And still elsewhere, Johnny and Lanette are in over their heads. Like always, only much worse.
As Billy and Upton's group realize that Lanette is missing, they receive an unexpected knock on the door. Elsewhere, Johnny and Lanette need to find safety. Only the Kid is not yet done playing games. Both groups are starting to figure out the enormity of their respective tasks, but neither side is backing down.
Johnny has been captured and must find a way to free himself. Elsewhere, the four young adults from the Candlestick Farm are beginning to search for the Forked Tongue. What lengths are they willing to go and how much will they be able to live with their decision to save The GLOW?
Finley "Farsight" Estevan has gone rogue. Senior Agent Scooter "Wisteria" Johnson has contacted Johnny outside of official channels and sent him on a mission. The mission? Find Farsight and find out why he has seemingly gone against the Order. The Order's best liar versus the Order's best truth-seeker. Thus begins the story of Johnny Blue's worst case ever.