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I am trying to draw a line that just touches the tops of them all.
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That is correct.
Most likely, what's happening is that you're anticipating recoil or you're focusing on the target instead of the sights--or both. Both are extremely common mistakes and ones that can affect even experienced shooters.
The former is common across the board, and the latter is more common when the shooter is trying to speed things up a little.
Consistency can be misleading because it's a pretty vague term without more careful qualification.
What I mean by that is: assuming corrected vision reasonably close to normal, the ability to see the front sight clearly, normal upper body strength, and normal hand-eye coordination abilities, then at 25 yards a shooter should be capable of shooting 5 shot groups that measure around 3-4" or so. Your pistol is very likely capable of shooting 5 shots into a group that is smaller than 3" when shooter error is eliminated. At 10 yards, the gun is probably capable of shooting groups with all the rounds touching each other.
That's not meant to be discouraging. Having that information will help a new shooter who is focused on trying to improve to understand clearly just how much they are affecting the on-target results. In other words, even groups that look consistent actually contain a significant amount of shooter error.
So the shot that's flying out of the group every now and then isn't really as much of an anomaly as it seems. It's just that for some reason, that shot is the "beneficiary" of more shooter error than the other shots.
What you're going through is very normal and it's part of the progression of improving. At this point, you can do some more practice at the range, but some home practice will also probably be very beneficial. Here's a resource that explains how to practice safely in the home.
http://www.corneredcat.com/article/p...y-fire-safety/
Obviously you can't learn recoil management or practice followup shots at home, but you can learn sight alignment, sight focus and trigger management at home.
When you dryfire practice, focus on keeping the sights on target not only while pulling/pressing/squeezing the trigger, but also during the trigger release phase.
Here's a good primer on posting pictures.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=292842