Joy is delighted the annual chili cook-off is happening that weekend also. Second to pizza and peanut butter, chili's her all-time favorite-the spicier the better. Unfortunately, someone uses the hubbub of the cook-off crowd to poison Darcy, a popular hairdresser.

What brought Darcy's long-lost sister back to town at this time? Who is the grey-haired attorney who's come all the way from LA? And why does Xander express an avid interest in poison? Joy's overwhelmed with suspects and problems, until suddenly Diablo's clues start making sense.