Home Before Dark

Maggie looks for the library but learns that it has closed after burning down. She goes to the Gazette offices to talk with Brian Prince. She says if he’ll help her, she’ll give him an exclusive interview. He takes her to the archives, where she selects a binder for 1889, in addition to four other volumes. She finds an article titled “Town Mourns Garson Heiress” (281). The article focuses on William’s grief rather than Indigo’s death, which annoys Maggie. The maid’s claim about the baneberries is mentioned near the end. The next article is what Ewan wrote about in House of Horrors: the one vindicating William Garson in Indigo’s death.

Brian begins the interview, and Maggie gives noncommittal answers as she reads. In the 1941 issue she finds the article about the bathtub drowning. In the 1955 and 1956 volumes she finds the articles about the deaths at the bed-and-breakfast. Throughout, she remains unhelpful in her answers to Brian’s questions. The 1974 volume contains an article titled “Fatal Fall at Baneberry Hall.” Brian is increasingly frustrated. Then she finds the article about her family’s departure dated July 17: “The Haunting of Baneberry Hall.