ABIGAIL ADAM CASSIE DAVIS DONOVAN GRACE HENRY LUKE MARTHA OLIVIA PATRICK SADIE SAM STAGE_MANAGER STEPHANIE VINCENT CASSIE Previously on “Good Witch” MARTHA Your romance is doomed. He is a Davenport and you are a Merriwick. GRACE I like writing and photography. SAM Then do more of that and just figure out which you like the best. ADAM I’d like to go on that date with you. STEPHANIE I don’t want to be the rebound girl. VINCENT Fancy food, a warm fire and good company. STEPHANIE Sounds romantic. ABIGAIL What do you want, Martha? MARTHA My job back. You need to get this Blairsville town line nonsense fixed so my house can be returned to Middleton. CASSIE This is my husband, Sam. SAM I think that’s the first time I’ve heard you say that. CASSIE Hello, Martha. CASSIE Crumpet? MARTHA Oh my, those do look delicious, but business before baked goods. CASSIE Yes, I’d love to do your TV show. MARTHA You know Cassie Nightingale, one of these days, I will surprise you. CASSIE You’re constantly surprising me, Martha. MARTHA I’m going to take that as a compliment and I’m going to take one of these crumpets. Now I was thinking for the show, uh, sort of a holistic healing demo. You know, a few herbs, a couple of wonderful smelling oils... your wisdom, my wit, how can we go wrong? MARTHA Oh these smell so good.. perhaps I could take a few home for Tom. CASSIE I thought you might ask that. HENRY Hello? CASSIE Hello, I’m Cassie Nightingale. You must be Henry. HENRY Our phone call -- my accent gave me away? CASSIE Let’s just say it stuck in my memory. MARTHA And it’s no wonder.. it’s simply music to the ears! Oh, Martha Tinsdale, Middletons authority on all things British. HENRY Delighted. MARTHA What brings you to our charming little corner of the world? HENRY I’m just looking for a little peace and quiet. CASSIE Normally that describes Grey House perfectly. MARTHA Oh my, what an inspired peace of luggage. HENRY Military issue. I just finished a tour with the Cordonian Royal Navy. MARTHA How adventurous. Were you stationed somewhere exotic? HENRY I did disaster relief in the South Pacific. MARTHA The stories you must have... MARTHA Which gives me a wonderful idea... how would you like to be the first guest on my TV show. I could interview you about your experiences. HENRY It sounds much more exciting than it actually was... and, the truth is, I’m a bit camera shy. HENRY Do I smell crumpets? CASSIE I just left some out for guests, help yourself. MARTHA What a shame. He would have been a fabulous first guest. MARTHA Of course, not as fabulous as you! CASSIE Thank you, Martha. CASSIE Don’t forget your crumpets. GRACE So, what do you think for tonight? “Some Like it Hot” or “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”? GRACE Not feeling the rom coms today? ABIGAIL I’m sorry. It’s just this budget proposal. I owe it to city council by tonight. GRACE Budget proposal. That sounds important so I’m guessing you’re gonna have to cancel movie night then. ABIGAIL I’ve had to cancel everything lately. GRACE You know I interned at Sam's office a while back… maybe I could intern for you at city hall? ABIGAIL You want to intern at the Mayor’s Office? GRACE Yeah, it would be great job experience and might even help me figure out what I want to study in college. ABIGAIL Do you have any references? GRACE My cousin’s the mayor. ABIGAIL That’s impressive. Can you start this afternoon? GRACE Yeah, I, I can be there right after school. ABIGAIL Perfect. ABIGAIL Just a heads up -- I can be a pretty tough boss. GRACE I think I can handle it. ABIGAIL We will find out. SAM This looks serious. ADAM Very serious. SAM What can I do to help? ADAM Be ready to make a quick decision. SAM I’ve already decided. SAM I’ll take the waffle iron. ADAM Out of everything we have up for auction, you want the waffle iron? SAM The one at Grey House just broke. ADAM Waffle iron it is. Just make sure you bid on it as soon as the auction goes live. PATRICK I guess they’ll let anybody be chief of staff at this hospital. SAM I guess they let anybody just walk in here. PATRICK This place is interesting. SAM What’re you doing here? PATRICK Can’t a guy drop in on an old friend? SAM Adam, this is Patrick Taylor. PATRICK Dr. Patrick Taylor, head of cardiothoracic surgery at St. Percy’s in Beverly Hills. ADAM Adam Hawkins, head of pastoral care here at Hillcrest Hospital. PATRICK Good to meet you, Chaplain. ADAM You too. PATRICK Sam and I went to medical school together. Even back then I knew he’d make a heck of a doctor. SAM Not how I remember you putting it, but it has been twenty years. ADAM You two must have a lot of catching up to do. I’ll leave you to it. SAM What’re you really doing here? PATRICK I need your help with a patient. SAM Alright, let’s go talk in my office. PATRICK Hang on -- SAM I need a wheelchair and oxygen stat! SAM Slow deep breaths, we’ll bring you a chair. CASSIE Henry, I was just bringing you some tea. How are you settling in? HENRY Quite well. Grey House is just like home, except warmer and less dusty. CASSIE I’m sure home’s not all that bad. Your family’s still there? HENRY Lurking around every corner. CASSIE They sound “involved.” HENRY Yes, that about sums it up. CASSIE Well, I hope you have time to meet the other guests. There are no strangers here. Only friends you haven’t yet met. HENRY Mr. Keats, I believe? CASSIE You know your poets. HENRY That’s a lovely old piano. CASSIE Thank you. CASSIE Do you play? HENRY It helps me think. CASSIE Then I’ll leave you to your thoughts. HENRY Oh, I didn’t realize anyone was there. OLIVIA I didn’t mean to interrupt. HENRY Not at all. I’m Henry. OLIVIA Olivia. I was on my way to work, and I heard you playing. Chopin, right? HENRY I’m so rusty, I’m surprised you recognized it. Are you a fellow traveler? OLIVIA I do love to travel, but I live in Middleton. I’m just staying here while my house is being painted. HENRY Do you play? OLIVIA No, I write. Poetry. HENRY I adore poetry. I’d give anything to be able to write it. OLIVIA And I’d give anything to be able to play the piano. You’re from England? HENRY No, Cordonia. Have you been to England? OLIVIA No. I’ve made it to the finals of the London Poetry Fellowship a few times, but no luck yet. HENRY That, I’d say, is their loss. OLIVIA And I’d say thank you. OLIVIA I’m late, I have to get to the library. HENRY Overdue book? OLIVIA I’m the librarian. HENRY It was wonderful meeting you. OLIVIA You too. SAM It’s not a heart attack. PATRICK It never is. But I still get chest pains and shortness of breath. SAM Have you done a stress test or an angiogram? PATRICK I have seen five cardiologists and I still don’t have a diagnosis. SAM I’d like to help, but it’s not really my area. PATRICK Are you kidding me? You were one of the best diagnosticians I’ve ever seen. PATRICK I really need you to figure this out. SAM We’ve got a great cardiologist upstairs, maybe I should have him take a look. PATRICK I didn’t come here for a referral, Sam. SAM I’ll order some tests. GRACE Seriously? VINCENT I was inches away from hitting the giant reef. GRACE Let’s hope my first day at the internship goes better than your first day on a yacht. VINCENT It will so long as you stay caffeinated. GRACE Already got it covered. GRACE And Abigails too. VINCENT Way to butter up the boss. GRACE Well the boss is going to want me to be on time. I’ll see you later. STEPHANIE Your regular. OLIVIA Thanks, Stephanie. STEPHANIE No, thank you for organizing the Bistro’s first ever poetry open mic. HENRY I’ve never been to an open mic before. OLIVIA You should come. HENRY Actually I-- OLIVIA If you’re busy, I completely understand -- HENRY I’d love to come. STEPHANIE You must be Henry. HENRY Word certainly spreads quickly in this little town. STEPHANIE Well it does when Martha’s around. I’m Stephanie, you look like you could use a cup of coffee. HENRY You’re a mind-reader. STEPHANIE So Martha says that you’re from Cordonia? HENRY Guilty. VINCENT You’re from Cordonia? HENRY You’ve heard of it? VINCENT Yeah I’ve sailed into that port a few times. HENRY Excuse me. It was lovely to meet you all. STEPHANIE Bye. GRACE I brought your favourite coffee -- GRACE But it looks like you already have one -- ABIGAIL Luke took care of my afternoon caffeine fix. LUKE And your budget proposal. ABIGAIL Wow, you’re good. LUKE Luke Williams. GRACE Grace Russell. LUKE I know. I’ve done my homework. ABIGAIL Luke is my other intern. LUKE Your three o’clock starts in five, Mayor Pershing. ABIGAIL Walk with me. GRACE I’ve never seen you at school before. LUKE That’s ‘cause I go to Regis Lane Academy. LUKE This also needs your signature. ABIGAIL What’s this? LUKE Permit request. A commercial developer wants to level Wishing Well Park and build a country club. GRACE How can you build on a public park? LUKE It’s actually privately owned by the Dobson family and they decided to sell. GRACE That wishing well means a lot to Middleton. You can’t let them tear it down. ABIGAIL I should have known. GRACE So what do we do now? LUKE You don’t have to do anything. GRACE What do you mean by that? LUKE Unlike some people, most of us have to put in actual work to get an opportunity like this. GRACE You don’t think I deserve to be here? LUKE I guess we’ll find out. LUKE This is Luke Williams. CASSIE There you go. PATRICK I can’t believe this guy got you to marry him. SAM She couldn’t resist my charm. CASSIE Or your sense of humour. PATRICK You guys are just like me and Serena. SAM Serena Edwards, from med school? PATRICK Serena Taylor now. Guess she couldn’t resist my charms either. SAM How long have you two been married? PATRICK Nine years next week. SAM Serena was brilliant. PATRICK She still is. She was head of neurology at Queens Bureau. CASSIE Wow, it must be hard to be apart. PATRICK It’s definitely tough being separated. SAM Well let’s figure out what’s going on with you, so you can get home. ABIGAIL That looks fun. DONOVAN Do you wanna give it a try? ABIGAIL I’ll let you enjoy it, it’s the only golf you’re gonna be playing around here. DONOVAN You’re denying my father’s permit to build a country club? ABIGAIL If you want a golf course, build it in Blairsville. DONOVAN We got a really great deal on the land in Middleton. ABIGAIL We? You’re part of Davenport Enterprises? DONOVAN It’s all in the family. ABIGAIL Wishing Well Park is a Middleton landmark. DONOVAN And the birthplace of the Merriwick Davenport curse. ABIGAIL You believe in curses? DONOVAN It’s the only reason I haven’t asked you out. ABIGAIL Or maybe you thought I’d say no. DONOVAN Be careful, Madame Mayor -- my father always gets what he wants. ABIGAIL So do I. CASSIE Good morning. PATRICK It is now. I love strawberry crepes. CASSIE Don’t forget the homemade whipped cream. PATRICK Serena would love this. CASSIE She must be worried about you. PATRICK I haven’t told her. CASSIE I imagine that would be hard. CASSIE Hang on. CASSIE I bet you like chocolate chips. PATRICK I have them at home all the time. CASSIE We like Grey House to feel like home. PATRICK Home doesn’t feel like home any more. Serena and I are separated. CASSIE I’m sorry to hear that. PATRICK She says I focus too much on work. CASSIE What do you say? PATRICK I think if you wanna be the best at what you do, you gotta put in the time. But she still means the world to me. CASSIE Maybe she needs to hear that. PATRICK I’ve got a bad headache. CASSIE Let me get you some lavender oil to rub on your temples. PATRICK No thanks... I prefer aspirin. CASSIE Someone’s in a hurry. GRACE Yeah, I’m stopping by city hall before school to reorganize Abigail’s desk. CASSIE I like the initiative. Sounds like the internship’s going well? GRACE Do you think Abigail gave me the job ‘cause we’re related? CASSIE Probably. GRACE Not what I wanted to hear. CASSIE That doesn’t mean you don’t deserve it. GRACE Luke doesn’t think so. CASSIE Who’s Luke? GRACE My competition. CASSIE Sounds like he’s keeping you on your toes. GRACE He’s trying, but I’m gonna show him GRACE Bye. CASSIE Bye. DAVIS Nothing more impressive than hard work. DAVIS Davis Davenport. ABIGAIL Mayor Abigail Pershing. DAVIS My son speaks quite highly of you. ABIGAIL I highly doubt that. DAVIS A straight shooter. I like that. Can I be straight with you? ABIGAIL I’d appreciate it. DAVIS Let me build my country club. ABIGAIL Not gonna happen. DAVIS You do realize the money and prestige it would bring to your town? ABIGAIL That’s not the image Middleton’s is striving for. DAVIS I was hoping we could work this out like professionals. ABIGAIL Professionals don’t barge into someone’s office trying to strong- arm them. DAVIS It would seem we’re at an impasse. ABIGAIL It would seem we are. DAVIS You’ll be hearing from my lawyers. CASSIE Thank you so much. STEPHANIE You think Vincent will like them? CASSIE I’m sure he’ll think they’re beautiful. STEPHANIE Well then they are the perfect earrings for what I’m sure will be a perfect first date. CASSIE But... STEPHANIE There’s no but. Why do you think there’s a but? CASSIE I just want to make sure you’re going out with the guy that you want to be going out with. STEPHANIE Are you talking about Adam? CASSIE Are you talking about Adam? STEPHANIE I like Vincent and I really want to see where this goes. CASSIE Then those are my gift to you, I hope you two have a wonderful time. STEPHANIE Thank you. STEPHANIE Hello. MARTHA Cassie, I just wanted to check in and make sure that you’re ready for the show tomorrow. CASSIE I’m ready for my closeup. MARTHA Perfect. Now we’re going to do hair first and then make-up. And we want to avoid any colour-clashing on camera, so I should tell you that I will be wearing- CASSIE Magenta? MARTHA Honestly, I don’t know why I bother. CASSIE Stop worrying. You are a natural. MARTHA I know, but it never hurts to hear it from others. CASSIE Be proud of yourself, it’s not easy to take on something new. MARTHA You know being mayor will always be first in my heart, but at least with the show, I can still serve the good people of Middleton. CASSIE See? You’ve found Martha 2.0. MARTHA I still have no idea what that means, but I think it’s become my catchphrase. SAM Well your blood work looks good. So far everything is normal. Still waiting on the results of your CT scan. PATRICK Sam, I owe you an apology. PATRICK The way I treated you in med school -- I was kind of obnoxious. SAM Yeah, you kinda were. PATRICK Could you blame me? I was jealous. SAM Of what? PATRICK The smartest guy in the entire program. SAM I appreciate that, but Serena puts us both to shame. PATRICK She is one of a kind. SAM Nice to have somebody to lean on. PATRICK Be nice if she were here. SAM Yeah, why isn’t she? PATRICK When do you think those CT results will come in? HENRY You… bungee jumping? I can’t say that’s easy to picture. OLIVIA Because I’m a librarian? HENRY It does break the mold a bit. OLIVIA Well, “Freedom lies in being bold.” HENRY Robert Frost. OLIVIA One of my favourites. HENRY I couldn’t get enough of his poems when I was a kid. OLIVIA I bet you were a cute kid. HENRY What about now? OLIVIA Now you’re handsome. HENRY You know what I can’t wait to see? OLIVIA What? HENRY You reading a poem onstage. OLIVIA I’d be too nervous. HENRY You’ll jump off a bridge with a rubber band tied to your ankles, but you won’t regale us with your poetry. OLIVIA Pretty much. MARTHA Well hello, you two. It would appear that Middleton has once again worked its romantic magic. HENRY I am growing quite fond of your town. STEPHANIE Okay welcome everyone to the Bistros first ever open mic poetry reading! STEPHANIE Now our first performer needs no introduction. You know her, you love her... she’s Middletons own... Martha Tinsdale! STEPHANIE Oh. MARTHA This is an original work entitled, “An Ode to Middleton.” Middleton, my Middleton, Mighty as the raging sea. Middleton, dear Middleton, my heart beats only for thee! HENRY It would be quite lovely to hear one of your poems. Are you sure you can’t be persuaded? OLIVIA Apparently I can be. STEPHANIE Alright our next poet is- STEPHANIE Oh, I guess it’s Olivia. OLIVIA When I come to the end of the road I will be filled with tender memories, and I shall walk humble in my grief, for the only true freedom is love. OLIVIA You said you loved the whole poem. HENRY And I meant it. But that one line, about freedom... OLIVIA I shall walk humble in my grief -- HENRY — for the only true freedom is love. Amazing. HENRY Tonight was delightful. OLIVIA It really was. HENRY Do we press our luck and venture out again... or do we simply hold onto the memory of this wonderful evening? OLIVIA I say we throw caution to the wind. HENRY Then I propose a night of dining and dancing? OLIVIA It’ll be more like a night of dining and stepping on your toes. I kinda have two left feet. HENRY You’re wonderfully forthright... I, I find that charming. OLIVIA You’re kinda charming yourself. HENRY Until tomorrow, then... good night. OLIVIA Good night. VINCENT I know where I remember you from -- VINCENT Brunton Park Polo Club. You were sitting in the royal box. HENRY Sorry, mate. You must have me mistaken for someone else. Good night. VINCENT I’m just wondering what Prince Henry of Cordonia is doing in Middleton. HENRY I’d prefer you keep that between us. OLIVIA You’re a prince? SAM It’s good to talk to you, Serena. Yeah, I will. Take care. CASSIE Patrick's wife? SAM Not for long... they’re separated. CASSIE Yeah, he told me. SAM Strawberry crepes? CASSIE Works every time. SAM She said Patrick wants her back. CASSIE What does she want? SAM Just to know that he’s okay. Which he seems to be, according to every test I’ve run so far. CASSIE I don’t think there’s a test for what’s wrong with him. SAM Meaning? CASSIE He misses Serena. SAM It’s clearly taking a toll on him. SAM Stress can do that. CASSIE So can a broken heart. OLIVIA The clock was about to strike midnight and Cinderella knew she had to leave... SADIE Why? HENRY Because Cinderella was afraid to let the prince see her in her real clothes. SADIE Wow! Are you a real Prince? HENRY I am. HENRY I’m sorry I didn’t tell you -- I just didn’t want to be given the royal treatment. OLIVIA That’s a little presumptuous. HENRY Actually, it’s very presumptuous. OLIVIA And probably true. OLIVIA Nice outfit. HENRY You like it? OLIVIA It suits you. HENRY Let’s try this again. Hi. I’m Prince Henry of Cordonia. And you are? OLIVIA Olivia... of Middleton. HENRY Might I be so forward as to ask you to join me for dinner, Olivia... of Middleton? OLIVIA That sounds lovely. GRACE I pushed your call with the finance department and got the city council to hold their vote early, so your budget is now approved. Plus, I did some research on zoning law for the arbitration this afternoon. It’s complicated, but these notes should hopefully help. ABIGAIL A few days on the job and you’re basically Deputy Mayor. GRACE I will take the title bump if you’re offering it. ABIGAIL Are you sure you don’t want the actual mayor job instead? LUKE Mayor Pershing! I have your latte. ABIGAIL Grace beat you to it. LUKE Well then uh, would you like to go over your schedule for the day? GRACE I already did that too. LUKE Okay then, Councilwoman Humphrey called about the Wishing Well Park situation. ABIGAIL About that. I need you both to go over every map of the park you can find and see if there’s anything I can use in arbitration -- while I go over these extensive notes from Grace. ABIGAIL The mayor has spoken. Off you go. DONOVAN Do you have a minute? ABIGAIL I have thirty seconds. DONOVAN Can I give you some advice? ABIGAIL This should be good. DONOVAN Don’t go up against my father. ABIGAIL Are you threatening me? DONOVAN I’m protecting you. ABIGAIL For once I actually believe you. DONOVAN It’s just easier to give him what he wants. ABIGAIL Is that what you’ve always done? DONOVAN Good luck. CASSIE Doing a little light reading on your lunch break? OLIVIA Did you hear Henry’s a prince? CASSIE I suspected. OLIVIA You should have seen him in his royal outfit. He looked very -- CASSIE Dignified? OLIVIA I was gonna say cute. OLIVIA It’s kinda surreal. I mean yesterday, we were talking about bungee jumping and now I’m trying to figure out if I’m supposed to bow in front of him. CASSIE Women are supposed to curtsy, not bow. CASSIE When was this written? OLIVIA 1850. I figured etiquette is etiquette. You really think I have to curtsy? CASSIE Uh, I think a handshake will do. OLIVIA This was a lot easier when he wasn’t a prince. CASSIE Well prince or not, he’s still the same person. OLIVIA But now there’s a whole side of him I don’t know about. CASSIE That’s what second dates are for. STEPHANIE This is amazing. You did good. VINCENT I pass muster, Captain? STEPHANIE Oh you did more than pass, I am gonna promote you to First Officer. VINCENT Well with a discerning palate like yours, I had to bring my A-game. STEPHANIE Well, you brought it. STEPHANIE I’m really glad we did this. VINCENT Me too. STEPHANIE So how is it that you’re still on the market? VINCENT Yeah, I am quite the catch VINCENT When you spend more time on water than on dry land it’s really hard to connect with someone. STEPHANIE I get it. I mean between the bistro and my catering, I find it really hard to find time. And now, well I am thinking about buying a food truck. VINCENT Well that sounds like a great idea. STEPHANIE Yeah, it would be if I could find one in my price range. VINCENT What kind of range are we talking about? STEPHANIE Not a very big one. VINCENT Well maybe I can help. CASSIE Henry, what brings you in? HENRY I was hoping to find a gift to give Olivia on our date. CASSIE Oh, did you have something in mind? HENRY I’m not sure. CASSIE About the gift or the date? HENRY Olivia’s wonderful. It’s more...the loose ends I have back at home. CASSIE I have these new journals in. CASSIE Maybe Olivia would like one for her poetry? HENRY “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. HENRY Mr. Thoreau. “Walden,” right? I forgot how un-romantic he was. CASSIE He didn’t believe that love could exist without truth. HENRY I’m not sure I trust his love advice, living alone at that pond all those years. CASSIE Well the only thing you need to trust is your heart. CASSIE Excuse me. MARTHA Oh good, there you are. OLIVIA Everything okay? You seem a little on edge. MARTHA Well I do become mama bear when someone is pulling the wool over the eyes of a fellow Middletonian. OLIVIA You heard Henry’s a prince? MARTHA Of course I did... and really, I should’ve known. Anyway, that revelation prompted me to do a little digging on my royal watcher websites. OLIVIA You follow the Royals? MARTHA The chatrooms are abuzz -- word is that Henry’s family is making an official announcement tomorrow. OLIVIA Announcement about what? MARTHA It appears that your Prince Henry is engaged to Lady Georgina, Duchess of Sutherly. I’m so sorry. CASSIE Henry. Is everything okay? HENRY I’m not so sure. I can’t find Olivia. She’s not returning my texts or calls. OLIVIA That’s because you’re engaged. HENRY I’m sorry you found out, but it’s not what it sounds like. OLIVIA I gotta go. HENRY Please, let me explain -- OLIVIA Excuse me. HENRY I’m not even engaged. HENRY Well, I suppose I am. HENRY My parents expect me to marry the Duchess of Sutherly. It’s royal tradition. CASSIE It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. HENRY E. E. Cummings... GRACE You found anything yet? LUKE Nope. GRACE I can’t believe someone would wanna tear down Wishing Well Park. LUKE Me either. It’s an important part of Middleton’s history. GRACE You care about the wishing well? LUKE A lot of couples threw a coins into that well. If it’s gone, then what happens to them? LUKE Legend says that their love’s supposed to last a lifetime? GRACE You believe in all that? LUKE Don’t you? You are a Merriwick. GRACE So? LUKE So your family’s responsible for the well being... magical. GRACE Well it is going to take something magical to stop Davis Davenport from building that country club. GRACE So I’m gonna go see if I can find any more maps. SAM Well the last of the tests results are in. SAM Good news is, there’s nothing physically wrong with you. PATRICK Bad news is you think it’s all in my head. SAM I was leaning that way, but then Cassie had another thought. PATRICK I wasn’t aware your wife went to medical school. SAM Well she’s an expert in matters of the heart.. SAM And she thinks yours is broken. PATRICK Broken heart syndrome? Is that what you think? SAM I think you need to make things right with Serena. PATRICK Serena is done with me. SAM She knows how hard you work as a doctor... all she’s asking is work just as hard as a— PATRICK That won’t be easy. SAM Maybe not... but it’ll be worth it. DAVIS Last chance Mayor Pershing. ABIGAIL I hear you’re used to getting your way. DONOVAN Not this time. DONOVAN You’re not gonna take this away from Middleton. DAVIS You have just as much to gain from this as I do. DONOVAN It’s what I’ll lose that’s the problem. DAVIS You’re talking about her? ABIGAIL He’s talking about preserving a piece of history that links our two families. DONOVAN Didn’t you and Mom toss a coin in that well? DAVIS You’re a Davenport, she’s a Merriwick, you know it won’t work. DONOVAN Not if you bulldoze the well, it won’t. DAVIS Make me an offer. DONOVAN Donate the park back to Middleton and get a tax write-off. DAVIS And if I don’t, will you back down? DONOVAN You taught me better than that. DAVIS Deal. DAVIS I didn’t know how I was gonna tell your mother anyway. MARTHA So you’ll be sitting in the chair on the left and I’ll sit camera right, which favours my profile. CASSIE You seem very calm for your first episode. MARTHA Well of course I am Cassie, I’m a professional. STAGE MANAGER 60 seconds. 60 seconds. We go live in 60 seconds. MARTHA Oh, my goodness! We’re going live. I need to warm up. MARTHA Red leather yellow. Red leather yellow. Unique New York. Unique New York. Sushi chef. Sushi chef. Sushi chef. CASSIE Martha, it’s gonna be okay. You were made for this job. Just be yourself, it’ll be fine. MARTHA You’re right. I’m back. First up will be your lavender oil demonstration. CASSIE I have a feeling something else may be first up. HENRY Martha. Forgive my intrusion, but if you’ll still have me, I’d love to be on your show. MARTHA I’m not sure I want you on my show. CASSIE I think you should give him a chance. STAGE MANAGER 15 seconds, 15 seconds... MARTHA Oh very well. I’ll allow it. STAGE MANAGER 3, 2, 1! MARTHA Welcome to Middleton today. STAGE MANAGER Wrong camera. MARTHA What? MARTHA Oh, I’m your new host Martha Tinsdale and today we have a very special guest from across the pond, Prince Henry Mountjoy of Cordonia. HENRY Thank you for having me on such short notice -- MARTHA Let’s dive right in, shall we. According to my online sources, you’ve recently become engaged. HENRY That’s what my parents would want you to believe -- MARTHA But, is it the truth? HENRY It’s more a question of tradition. They expect me to marry a fellow royal... but unfortunately we disagree. MARTHA Forgive me, but it doesn’t seem like you have a choice. HENRY Everyone has a choice. HENRY I know that now. HENRY A royal title means nothing to me if I can’t share it with someone I truly care for. MARTHA And have you met that certain someone? HENRY Perhaps, but I need to ask her for a second chance. MARTHA Perhaps she’s watching. You could ask right now. HENRY I came to Middleton to gather my thoughts and now all I can think about is you. HENRY Olivia, you were right… the only true freedom is love. MARTHA Oh! Sorry, caught up in the moment. MARTHA Well that’s our show for today. STAGE MANAGER No, no. no we still have 28 more minutes! Keep it going— MARTHA What? MARTHA Oh. Of course we do. Um... MARTHA And of course you all know my second guest, Cassie Nightingale... DONOVAN Nice place. ABIGAIL For you. DONOVAN You got me chocolates? ABIGAIL Cherries in the middle. DONOVAN That’s my favourite. ABIGAIL I took a chance. ABIGAIL Like you did for Middleton.. ABIGAIL And me. DONOVAN I just figured it was a better political move than getting a whole town upset. ABIGAIL Right. DONOVAN And I do wanna run for governor one day. ABIGAIL I can see you as governor. DONOVAN I think that’s the first thing we’ve agreed on. ABIGAIL I’m not sure how I feel about that. DONOVAN Don’t worry... it won’t last. ABIGAIL Hi, I’ll be right with you. ABIGAIL And then I have to go to city hall for a zoning meeting that just got moved up. DONOVAN Wow. Flower shop owner, chocolatier, and mayor. That’s a lot of balls in the air. ABIGAIL One too many. DONOVAN Flowers are overrated. ABIGAIL Running a business, I love. Running a city, not so much. DONOVAN Thanks again for the chocolates. STEPHANIE Thank you and let me know how that chimichurri sauce is. ADAM Hello. STEPHANIE Hey there stranger, where you been? ADAM Working a lot and my bantam league team made the playoffs. STEPHANIE That’s amazing. Congratulations. ADAM Thank you. STEPHANIE You know I meant what I said about us being friends. ADAM In that case, I’m gonna to take you up on it: I need your window. We’re doing a silent auction for Bantam League, any chance I could hang up a poster? STEPHANIE Only if you let me donate something. How about a dinner for two? VINCENT Dinner for two? STEPHANIE Yeah, for the bantam league silent auction. STEPHANIE Vincent, you met Adam at the wedding? VINCENT Yeah, you were the guy up front. Nice job on the ceremony. ADAM Nice job on the bouquet. VINCENT I’m not gonna live that down, am I? ADAM I should get this up. STEPHANIE Okay. VINCENT Hey, after our date, I couldn’t stop thinking about what you said. STEPHANIE I said a lot of things. You’re gonna have to narrow it down. VINCENT Starting a food truck. Something like that could really take off around here. And check this out -- VINCENT I saw this for sale. STEPHANIE Is that really the price? VINCENT Don’t get excited, there’s a reason it’s cheap. STEPHANIE Does it run? VINCENT It will. It needs work. VINCENT But I might be able to help you out with that. STEPHANIE You’d do that? ADAM Hey, thanks again. STEPHANIE Oh yeah, anytime. ADAM Good to see you. VINCENT You too. STEPHANIE Sorry, we were talking about a food truck.. VINCENT Yeah. HENRY Olivia. HENRY Sorry, I thought you were someone else. OLIVIA Did you mean everything you said on the show? HENRY Every word. SAM What’s the secret? CASSIE They’re made with love. SAM You did not just say that? CASSIE I really did. PATRICK Serena and I used to kiss over dessert. CASSIE I have a feeling you will again. PATRICK Thanks to both of you... you make a good diagnostic team. SAM I second that opinion. PATRICK Don’t ever let him take you for granted. CASSIE I don’t think I have to worry about that. PATRICK Neither does Serena. PATRICK We just had a long talk -- I’m going home. SAM Well let’s not let another twenty years go by. PATRICK No chance. PATRICK I’m gonna pack. PATRICK Those crepes are pretty magical, right? SAM It’s because they’re made with love. CASSIE You did not just say that. PATRICK He really did. MARTHA I’m back! ABIGAIL I’m not in the mood Martha. MARTHA Yes, you do seem a tad overworked. ABIGAIL A tad? MARTHA You’ll be thrilled to know that our dear friend Mayor Davenport has provided a solution. ABIGAIL What are you talking about? MARTHA The town line and moi are both back to where we belong. ABIGAIL He put your house back in Middleton? MARTHA He did. MARTHA And now if you don’t mind, I believe you’re sitting in my chair. ABIGAIL I don’t mind at all. ABIGAIL The office is yours, Mayor Tinsdale. LUKE Thanks for the pastry. GRACE Thanks for the coffee. LUKE I’m sorry if I implied that you only got the job because of family connections. GRACE You weren’t completely wrong -- LUKE But you did put in the work and I suppose you belong there as much as I do. GRACE Wow. Was that painful to admit? LUKE I’ll survive. LUKE I’ve gotta take this. GRACE Yeah, sure. LUKE This is Luke... LUKE I’m just getting the Merriwicks to trust me. LUKE Don’t worry, I’ll get everything that we need.