ABIGAIL ADAM AUTUMN CASSIE COLLEGE_AGED_AUTUMN COLLEGE_AGED_CASSIE CUSTOMER DONOVAN GEORGE MARTHA NICK SAM SAMANTHA STEPHANIE TOM WOMAN WOMAN Be still, sad heart, and cease repining. Behind the clouds is the sun still shining? Thy fate is the common fate of all... into each life some rain must fall. ABIGAIL So, what do you think? CASSIE I think you're more interested in what Donovan will think. ABIGAIL I think he's gonna love it. CASSIE Almost as much as Grace loves these candy corn muffins. ABIGAIL I'm sorry she can't be here. CASSIE Yeah. Our first Halloween apart. ABIGAIL Definitely not gonna be the same without her. CASSIE Hopefully these muffins will make her feel like she's home. ABIGAIL Is this you? CASSIE With my old college roommate. Senior year at Wellingsly. ABIGAIL I remember my senior year... It was no picnic. CASSIE Sam asked me to pack a lunch, he said be ready for a surprise. ABIGAIL And will you be? CASSIE Of course. I have a feeling our adventure will be smooth sailing. SAM Keep 'em closed. CASSIE Okay. You're just lucky I trust you. SAM Trust me, I'm the lucky one. CASSIE Can I peek now? SAM I'll allow it. CASSIE Okay. Wow. It's beautiful out here. SAM It's even more beautiful out on the lake. Your chariot awaits. CASSIE Smooth. SAM I was hoping for suave, but I'll take smooth. I figured you wouldn't mind a little calm before we go full on into holiday mode. CASSIE You figured right. SAM I also wanted to do something memorable to celebrate our first married Halloween. CASSIE Yeah, I would say this qualifies. I just have one question, how'd you get us the lake to ourselves? SAM Magic. This is kinda perfect. CASSIE Uh, Sam... SAM I know what you're gonna say. CASSIE No, I don't think you do. SAM Would it be that the boat is filling up with water? CASSIE It would. Yeah, looks like a crack. SAM Yeah, right behind me. So unless you feel like swimming, we should probably get out. Well, I did say I wanted our first married Halloween to be memorable. CASSIE I can promise you I'll never forget this. SAM Let's just hope the rest of the holiday goes better than this. CASSIE Whatever happens, I think you calling this "kinda perfect" was kinda perfect. CASSIE Happy almost Halloween. Nice to see you. CUSTOMER You too. CASSIE Martha? Is everything okay? MARTHA Everything is absolutely peachy. CASSIE Sounds like you need some of my lemon verbena tea. MARTHA Cassie... CASSIE I had a feeling. MARTHA It's my Tom. He's not acting like... well, like my Tom. Normally this time of year the Tinsdale tandem gets bitten by the romance bug. Halloween night is the anniversary of when we got engaged. CASSIE And it's usually a week long, gift giving... "snugglefest," is I believe is the word you once used. MARTHA So far, not a gift, nor a snuggle from Tom. CASSIE There's still four days until Halloween, I wouldn't give up hope. MARTHA I never do. Oh my goodness, it is only four days until Halloween and yet somehow this year just doesn't seem to have the same... pizazz. Last year's Middleton/Blairsville Harvest Festival was quite the spectacle. CASSIE And quite a lot of work, which is why we only do it once every four years. MARTHA And yet it just makes this year's Halloween festivities seem so passé. CASSIE Is that why you asked to borrow Elizabeth Merriwick's diary? MARTHA I was hoping to find something in the past to provide an answer for the present... but it looks like you loaned it to me for nothing. CASSIE You sure you read every page? MARTHA I know this diary inside and out... Wait a minute. Two of these pages are stuck together. How did I miss this? CASSIE Anything interesting? MARTHA I should say so. It's dated October 31st, 1891. Elizabeth writes, "Today, Middleton began the bewitching tradition of a Halloween bonfire. All those gathered tossed the petals of a rose into the dancing flames to inspire harmony and happiness throughout their lives." CASSIE It sounds beautiful. MARTHA More than that, it sounds perfect. This year Middleton will have the Halloween bonfire to end all Halloween bonfires. CASSIE I think I love it... STEPHANIE You came in for lunch and I put you to work, I feel bad. ADAM No you don't. STEPHANIE No I don't. ADAM How's this? STEPHANIE Just a little to the left. Yeah. That is perfect. ADAM You're right. The two inches made all the difference. STEPHANIE Hey, in this town, the placement of Halloween decorations is a big deal. ADAM From what I've seen, Halloween, period, is a big deal around here. STEPHANIE You have no idea. I'm so excited for your first Middleton Halloween. ADAM Well, if you're excited, then I'm excited... and a little dizzy. Think I'll come down now. You've gotta be kidding me. STEPHANIE Yeah, I don't get up there to dust too often. Don't judge me. ADAM "The Little Book of World Records"... and it's surprisingly dust free. STEPHANIE I forgot I had that. ADAM You have no idea how hard I tried to break a record when I was a kid. STEPHANIE That is so cute. ADAM Cute? Record breaking is serious business. One Halloween I was seconds away from eating more peanut butter cups than anyone else in history. STEPHANIE There's actually a record for that? ADAM No, but it should be. STEPHANIE It would be kinda cool to see your name in there. ADAM Right? STEPHANIE Here's a thought. What if we try and break a record together? ADAM That's a big step in a relationship. STEPHANIE Does a big a step scare you? ADAM I love a good scare. STEPHANIE Really? Well, in that case, why don't we try and... Smash the most watermelons with our heads. No. ADAM No. I'm sure there's one in here we can break. ABIGAIL Favorite scary movie? DONOVAN The Blob. ABIGAIL The Blob? DONOVAN It's a camp classic. ABIGAIL It's a blob of goo devouring a city. DONOVAN It gets me in the mood for Halloween. ABIGAIL It gets me in the mood to take a shower. Although it does kind of remind me of last Halloween's Harvest Festival where Middleton devoured Blairsville. DONOVAN That was only because I was out of town. ABIGAIL Keep telling yourself that, Mr. Mayor. DONOVAN I guess we'll never know. ABIGAIL I guess we never will. Face it, when it comes to Halloween, Blairsville's got nothing on Middleton. DONOVAN Spoken like a woman who's never experienced a Blairsville Halloween? ABIGAIL I got a little taste of it last year. DONOVAN And? ABIGAIL It's no pumpkin pie. DONOVAN Okay, I admit it, Middleton's enthusiasm for all things trick or treat pushed us to up our game. ABIGAIL You're welcome. DONOVAN And you're invited. ABIGAIL To Halloween? In Blairsville? DONOVAN Is it so wrong to want to spend it together? ABIGAIL It's actually pretty great... I just figured we'd be spending it in Middleton. DONOVAN I'm the mayor, I've gotta be home to hand out the big candy bars. ABIGAIL I get it, but Halloween is a huge deal in my family. DONOVAN I get it... but it's our first Halloween together. CASSIE Autumn Delaney... AUTUMN There is no sneaking up on Cassie Nightingale. CASSIE It's so good to see you. It seems like yesterday we were making popcorn on that hotplate in our dorm room. AUTUMN Twenty-five years ago isn't exactly yesterday. CASSIE You moved out so fast, I never even got to say goodbye. I tried getting in touch with you, but I couldn't find you anywhere. AUTUMN I had to clear my head. CASSIE Graduating is a lot to handle. AUTUMN Not for you, I heard you became quite the world traveler. CASSIE I had a few adventures, yes. How about you? AUTUMN I haven't had as many as I'd like. CASSIE Maybe your time in Middleton will change that. AUTUMN I wasn't planning on staying. I was just driving by your shop, and a little voice told me to stop. CASSIE I'm glad you listened. Funny, I found an old photo album this morning... I have a picture of us from college. AUTUMN Sounds like we were meant to reconnect. CASSIE Why don't you stay at Grey House, my family's bed and breakfast... It'll give us a chance to catch up. AUTUMN That sounds like a perfect plan. Wow. Look at us. COLLEGE AGED CASSIE Autumn. COLLEGE AGED AUTUMN Cassie, I'm glad you're back. I'm having trouble. COLLEGE AGED CASSIE Why didn't you tell me you were having trouble sleeping? COLLEGE AGED AUTUMN How'd you know? COLLEGE AGED CASSIE I saw it in the book, top of the page it says "sweet dreams." COLLEGE AGED AUTUMN It's my family's grimoire. COLLEGE AGED CASSIE You never mentioned a grimoire. COLLEGE AGED AUTUMN It's more like a folksy cookbook. You know how it is in New Orleans, these recipes have been handed down... I haven't slept in a week, I'm desperate. COLLEGE AGED CASSIE Maybe you could use one of my family's recipes... a Merriwick blend of blue chamomile flowers and geranium oil to rub on your temples... COLLEGE AGED AUTUMN If you blend it, I'll use it. CASSIE Hi, Sam. SAM Hey. CASSIE Give me five minutes and I'll be ready to go. SAM Yeah. About that. I forgot to make the reservation. CASSIE Well, prominent surgeon like you. They should be able to squeeze us in. SAM I have a better idea. Shall we? CASSIE This is amazing. SAM You better reserve judgement 'til you taste my wild mushroom risotto. CASSIE My favorite. Chivalry and risotto. How'd I get so lucky? SAM I ask myself the same question every day. Since the whole boat ride thing didn't exactly go as planned, I say we consider this take two? Here's to... NICK I'm home. SAM Nick? NICK Hey, guys. SAM/CASSIE There he is./Welcome home. NICK Is that risotto? I'm so hungry. And I'm clearly interrupting. CASSIE No. Not at all. SAM It's great to have you back. NICK I'm gonna take this to go. SAM You sure? NICK Yeah, I should unpack. We can catch up tomorrow. SAM Appreciate it, pal. NICK Bye. CASSIE Bye. SAM Take three. Here's to… AUTUMN Cassie! Cassie! There's a broken water pipe under the bathroom sink. And there's water gushing everywhere. I tried to turn it off... SAM I'll take a look at it. The garlic bread. CASSIE Oh no. There's always take four. GEORGE I shut off the water! CASSIE Mmm, something smells good. AUTUMN Apple cider donuts. My family's Halloween specialty. CASSIE That is so sweet. AUTUMN I wanted to do something for you and Sam since your dinner last night kinda fell apart. CASSIE Sometimes when things fall apart, better things fall into place. ABIGAIL Well, I hope you're right... because my special Halloween confections aren't going to arrive on time this year. NICK Wait... so no chocolate peanut butter monsters with the spider web caramel? ABIGAIL Not a one. SAM What about the mummy dirt cups with the edible eyes? I mean for the kids. ABIGAIL I need comfort food. These are incredible. CASSIE I think you just took a bite of your answer. ABIGAIL I did? I did. AUTUMN I'd be happy to bake some for your shop. CASSIE Abigail Pershing meet-- ABIGAIL Autumn Delaney, your old college roommate. AUTUMN You mentioned me? ABIGAIL I saw your picture of you in an old photo album yesterday. CASSIE And now you're here. ABIGAIL That's quite a coincidence. AUTUMN If there's one thing I learned from living with Cassie is there's no such thing as a coincidence. CASSIE You learn a lot about each other when you live together. ABIGAIL Wish you would've learned how to make these donuts. CASSIE Then I guess it's a good thing Autumn's offered to bake you some for your shop. ABIGAIL That's an offer I can't refuse. NICK Uh oh. Your camera. The old school Pony 135. I know what that means. GEORGE Don't worry, I know you've all heard the story. AUTUMN I haven't heard the story... GEORGE I'll be short and sweet. You know how Loch Ness has its Nessie? Well, Middleton has its Bessie. SAM Or so he thinks. GEORGE This is my year, Doc. This is my year. SAM Duty calls. NICK Dad, can you drop me at the Bistro? I'm meeting some friends. SAM You got it. ABIGAIL Hey, Sam, this came to my house for you. NICK Open it. SAM Nah. I think I'll let the anticipation build. CASSIE Says the man who doesn't like surprises. SAM I keep you on your toes. ABIGAIL I'll walk out with you. MARTHA Trick or treat my little goblins. CASSIE You're in a good mood. MARTHA For once, Cassie Nightingale, you could not be more wrong. I'm in a spook-tacular mood. I just spoke with Jacqueline Casey, the highly respected editor from Small Town Digest. I've been trying to get her to do a feature on Middleton's Halloween for years and finally our bonfire seems to have, how shall I say it... stoked her flames. AUTUMN I love a bonfire at Halloween. MARTHA I don't believe I've had the pleasure, Mayor Martha Tinsdale. AUTUMN Autumn Delaney... and there's nothing like a community harmoniously coming together to celebrate. CASSIE I agree. The bonfire tradition dates back to the late 1800s here in Middleton. MARTHA And our modern version must be magnifique. We have our work cut out for us, Cassie, and only days to pull it off. AUTUMN Why go modern when you could go retro? MARTHA Do tell? AUTUMN You could recreate the 1890s. MARTHA Period garb... what an inspired idea. CASSIE Maybe you could be inspired to come up with a few more. Autumn's a landscape designer. She did a fellowship at Kellington Gardens. AUTUMN Actually, I didn't. CASSIE I'm sorry to hear that. Clearly their loss. AUTUMN Sometimes there are forces out of our control. MARTHA But you've been designing since? AUTUMN I've been managing a nursery. CASSIE Do you think they could manage a few extra days without you? We could use your expertise at our bonfire. MARTHA Cassie, could I have a word? AUTUMN It's okay, it'd be better if I decline. CASSIE It would be better if you accept. I remember that festival you designed for homecoming weekend. The alumni couldn't stop talking about it. AUTUMN I won the Braden Design Medal for that. MARTHA How prestigious. CASSIE Your talent deserves to be on display. MARTHA Well, since you've got Cassie's vote, and the Braden Design award committee's... mine just makes it unanimous. Middleton would be forever grateful. ADAM You weren't kidding about this Halloween stuff. STEPHANIE I told you Middleton does not kid about Halloween. SAM Only two pumpkins, you got off easy. STEPHANIE We are just getting started. ADAM Wow. I can't believe how many pumpkins are in one place. CASSIE Actually it's even harder to believe they'll all be carved by Halloween. STEPHANIE You know, I bet there's a record for the most carved pumpkins. SAM I'm sure it belongs to Middleton. CASSIE Actually, it belongs to Blairsville. They hold the state record for the most carved jack o' lanterns. ADAM Huh. MARTHA We've secured a gifted designer who's taken the bonfire in an even more wonderful direction with an 1890s theme. Without a doubt we'll be the belle of your magazine's ball. Yes. We'll see you soon. Ta- ta. Tom, what a lovely surprise. You must be here to whisk me away to lunch. TOM Actually, I'm here to get your signature on this insurance form. MARTHA Oh, and then you're gonna whisk me away to lunch. TOM I wish I could, but I have a meeting with Charles Edelman. MARTHA You mean you're playing golf. TOM Now you know that's where he likes to talk business. Charles, I was just talking about you. I'm gonna spot you five strokes... STEPHANIE Martha, do you have a minute? MARTHA Apparently I have all day. STEPHANIE Perfect, because we have some really great news... MARTHA Your timing is impeccable. STEPHANIE Blairsville has the state record for the most carved jack o' lanterns. MARTHA Blairsville? How is that good news? ADAM We're gonna break it. MARTHA Go on... STEPHANIE Well, the record currently stands at five thousand nine hundred and eighty three carved jack o' lanterns. MARTHA Oh my goodness. How on earth will we beat that? ADAM Middleton has a population of three thousand seventeen people. If each resident were to carve two pumpkins. STEPHANIE that equals six thousand thirty four jack o' lanterns, breaking Blairsville's record by fifty one. MARTHA What are we waiting for... Go rally the troops. STEPHANIE Perfect. ADAM Okay. MARTHA I mean it. Go rally the troops. ADAM Thank you. STEPHANIE Thank you, Martha. SAM Let's see what we got. It's a four leaf clover. CASSIE That's interesting. SAM What's even more interesting is that I have no idea who sent it. CASSIE Did you check the return label? SAM There's not one. And the postmark is faded. CASSIE It has a good energy. SAM You don't really think these things are good luck. CASSIE Clearly you don't. SAM What I do think is it could be a thank you from a patient. CASSIE Without a card? SAM Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. CASSIE Hello, Autumn. AUTUMN I didn't want to interrupt. SAM You any good at solving mysteries, 'cause we've got one on our hands. AUTUMN I know the culprit is usually the person you'd least likely suspect. CASSIE And they usually think they have everyone fooled. AUTUMN I just wanted to give you the good news, I found a supplier for the 1890's period attire and they're overnighting it. We'll have it in plenty of time. CASSIE That is good news. AUTUMN I'll let you get back to your mystery. SAM Is it just me or does she seem like a bit of a mystery? CASSIE We definitely don't have the whole story. DONOVAN Of all the flower shops in all the towns in all the world, I walk into yours. ABIGAIL My favorite movie. DONOVAN My favorite actor. ABIGAIL I thought it was the blob. DONOVAN He's not exactly leading man material. ABIGAIL And what exactly is leading man material? DONOVAN Someone confident. Handsome. ABIGAIL Of course. DONOVAN Strong. ABIGAIL But sensitive. DONOVAN A must. ABIGAIL What about kind? DONOVAN Definitely. But not a pushover. ABIGAIL Never. Lemme guess... We're talking about... DONOVAN Humphrey Bogart. ABIGAIL Casablanca. DONOVAN Starts in twenty. ABIGAIL Then it's a good thing I close now. MARTHA Imagine, nearly two days, and barely a peep out of Tom. You know I'm not one for keeping tabs. Oh, alright fine, I'm an Olympic-level tab-keeper, but it's no excuse. CASSIE Maybe the tab-keeping that's making it so hard. MARTHA I know, I know. Don't focus on things you can't control. CASSIE Or focus on the things you can. What if you made a romantic gesture towards Tom? MARTHA Well, I hadn't thought of that. MARTHA Oh my goodness, what on earth happened? ABIGAIL I wish I knew, they're all like this. MARTHA We can't throw these into the bonfire, they look like they've been through one already. CASSIE This is worse than I thought. ADAM That's weird. No return address, no card, nothing? SAMANTHA Freeze. ADAM Who, me? SAMANTHA What's wrong with this picture? ADAM Can you at least give us a hint? SAMANTHA I see Dr. Radford is wearing his ID badge. ADAM You're one tough cookie. SAMANTHA Thanks for reminding me. I made your favorite, Dr. Radford. SAM Your world famous double fudge brownies. SAMANTHA With extra chocolate chips. SAM Oh, man, this could be your best batch ever. You're gonna want one of these. SAMANTHA No badge, no brownie. Wear this. Now you may have a brownie... But I got my eye on you. SAM Thanks, Samantha. ADAM You were so right. Maybe we owe it to your lucky charm here. SAM You believe in that whole good luck thing? ADAM I spent an entire summer in Ireland with my grandparents obsessed with finding one of these. SAM I'll take that as a yes. ADAM You know, only one in ten thousand get that fourth leaf. The first three represent faith, hope and love, but that fourth leaf is supposed to bring you luck. MARTHA As you can see, this is important for Middleton. So, if every Middletonian carves just two jack o' lanterns, we will secure the missing jewel from our Halloween crown. All in favor, say "pumpkin". Just kidding. Of course you're all in favor, we're Middleton. And now in other news, it would appear that Blairsville's Mayor Davenport is still stewing over their defeat at last year's Harvest Festival. So he's thrown down the gauntlet and challenged us to a Halloween Triathlon. There's one catch; he has proposed a mano y mano competition in which he himself will represent his beloved Blairsville. So... which brave Middletonian will be our Sir Galahad? This individual must be courageous... Dedicated... Selfless... And strong. Surely one of you will be our knight in shining armor. SAM Sorry I'm late... MARTHA On the contrary. You're right on time. GEORGE Congratulations. SAM How's the patient? NICK In better shape than you are. Shouldn't you be training for the triathlon? SAM I am. Up here. True strength begins in the mind. NICK Could you hand me a torque wrench? SAM Torque wrench. NICK Thanks. SAM You've got a surgeon's confidence. NICK Hoping I'll switch to pre-med? SAM That ship sailed. NICK And sunk. SAM You look happy. NICK So do you. SAM California treating you all right? NICK Dude, California's great. SAM Dude? GEORGE Still purrs like a kitten. NICK Thanks for taking care of her. GEORGE She misses having you around here. We all do. SAM Thought you'd be out looking for Bessie? GEORGE Been 58 years, Doc, there's no hurry. NICK Think there's any way she's actually out there? SAM This is Middleton. CASSIE Hey... taking a break from designing your bonfire festivities? AUTUMN You wouldn't happen to have any sketch books? CASSIE How's this? AUTUMN Perfect. Kind of like your life. CASSIE Not exactly. But I have been pretty lucky. AUTUMN Grey House, this shop, Sam. Must be nice. CASSIE Hasn't always been easy. AUTUMN I'm sure it hasn't. CASSIE But difficult roads can lead to great destinations. AUTUMN And sometimes they lead to a simple little nursery in St. Louis. MARTHA I've inscribed each of these balls with a different Halloween Triathlon event. Each town may veto one choice. Here we go. Mummy marathon. SAM Veto. MARTHA Well, that was fast. Pumpkin Bowling? DONOVAN Veto. MARTHA Oh, really? DONOVAN I look terrible in those rented shoes. MARTHA Now that your vetos have been exhausted. The events are. CASSIE Halloween hammer... MARTHA I should've known. The second event... ABIGAIL A hay bale obstacle course. MARTHA Course it is. And the final event. SAM A giant pumpkin regatta. MARTHA A giant pumpkin regatta. SAM I saw it reflected in the mirror behind you. DONOVAN I used to row in college. You may want to concede now. SAM Unless you were rowing some kind of squash, I'm not worried. MARTHA It would appear this meeting is adjourned. ABIGAIL You're in an awfully good mood for someone who's about to disappoint his entire town. DONOVAN You know pride comes before a fall. ABIGAIL I know something that's about to fall... your jack o' lantern record. DONOVAN The mighty Middleton... we'll see if you have the candle-power to pull it off. ABIGAIL You're in for a rough Halloween. DONOVAN If you're so sure you're gonna win, how about a friendly wager? ABIGAIL On the triathlon or the pumpkin carving record? DONOVAN Both. ABIGAIL A twofer, I like it. DONOVAN If I win, we watch a double feature. The original Blob and the remake. ABIGAIL That's all you got? If I win, you spend Halloween night in Middleton. With me. DONOVAN Deal. ABIGAIL Halloween can't come soon enough. ADAM Keep comin'... keep comin'... right there. Perfect. STEPHANIE So, we're really doing this. ADAM We're so doing this. ABIGAIL Hey. Less kissing more carving. I've got a lot riding... Middleton's got a lot riding on this. You're with me, we've got another truck coming in. ADAM Okay. MARTHA Attention all carvers. Let's not just go for triangle eyes and a toothy grin. Let's take it to the next level. AUTUMN Looks like our first load of firewood's here. MARTHA Nicholas and George, you've entered a restricted pumpkin carving zone. Please back your vehicle up. GEORGE Where do you want it? MARTHA I defer to the bonfire bon vivant. AUTUMN I'm not sure. MARTHA You're not sure? NICK I saw some space on the other side of the courtyard. AUTUMN That sounds good for now. MARTHA You heard her. Scoot. Perhaps now would be a good time to discuss your thoughts for the bonfire design. AUTUMN I'm still working them out. MARTHA You may want to work a little faster. Alright people, let's pick up the pace. This is a sprint not a marathon. MARTHA Cassie Nightingale, we have a problem. CASSIE Besides the buzzing in my ears? MARTHA Buzzing reminds me of a busy little bee, which Autumn clearly is not. CASSIE Can you be more specific? MARTHA The problem is she's not being specific about her design plans for the bonfire. As far as I can tell she doesn't have any. CASSIE I know she's arranged for the 1890s attire to get here. MARTHA Wonderful, we'll be all dressed up with no place to go. I know that Autumn is your dear friend, I just don't think she understands how important Halloween is to Middleton. This bonfire needs to be our Mona Lisa and she's treating it more like a paint by numbers. CASSIE Martha, you know the creative process takes time. MARTHA Of course... but unfortunately, time is not on our side. If Autumn's vision isn't blooming by the end of the day, she'll need to be relieved of her duties. CASSIE You're gonna fire her? MARTHA Good heavens no, you are. As of this moment consider her on probation. Ta-ta. DONOVAN This is a surprise. ABIGAIL And this is a donut... I take that back, this is arguably the best donut that I've ever had. DONOVAN You brought donuts to distract my training? ABIGAIL Wrong. I brought donuts to snack on while watching you train. But I do have extras if you want. DONOVAN I'd love one... Two days from now after I've won the Halloween Triathlon for Blairsville. ABIGAIL The problem with that is I can't promise they'll be any left... to console you when you lose. DONOVAN You know, now that we're a thing. ABIGAIL A "thing?" DONOVAN What would you call it? ABIGAIL Maybe over if you're gonna call our relationship a "thing." DONOVAN Donuts didn't work so now you're gonna try to get in my head now. ABIGAIL You don't know me. DONOVAN Apparently you don't know me, if you wanted to disrupt my training you should've brought a chocolate donut... with sprinkles. ABIGAIL Never underestimate me. SAM I've reached out to everybody I know and nobody is taking credit for sending me this thing. CASSIE You'd think you'd have better luck carrying around a four-leaf clover. SAM Funny. CASSIE So our little mystery is still a mystery? SAM I'm even considering X-raying this thing to try and read the faded postmark. CASSIE Before you rush it to the ER, I might have another idea. Lemon oil. SAM Could react with the ink and bring it back. CASSIE November 13, 1974. SAM 45 years ago...? MARTHA Hello, my hardworking hubby. I have a surprise for you. But it must be served hot. No, no, work comes first. But maybe you could take a few-- No, I understand. Yes. I'll see you at home. SAM I still can't believe another Sam Radford used to live in my old house. CASSIE It's possible that charm got lost in the mail for a reason. SAM What reason would that be? CASSIE Maybe you were supposed to end up with it all along. That's interesting. SAM Property records? CASSIE No, an actual record. Martha and the Middle-tones. SAM You're kidding me. CASSIE I don't think I could make that up. SAM Here we go, property records... CASSIE That was fast. SAM Don't celebrate yet. I see the 60's and the 80's. How do you misplace a entire decade? I found our missing decade. Let's see about our missing Sam Radford. According to this, the Radfords didn't live in that house in 1974, it was a family named Thurlow. CASSIE There it is. The blank page can be daunting. AUTUMN That's one word for it. CASSIE Sometimes the best way to get something done is to just start. AUTUMN I haven't started something like this in over twenty years. CASSIE Martha is worried that you're not gonna be able to do it. AUTUMN I'm worried I'm not gonna be able to do it right. CASSIE To be creative you need to lose the fear of doing it wrong. AUTUMN You don't know me anymore, why are you so sure I can handle this? CASSIE What makes you so sure you can't? MARTHA Autumn... I was just working up a few ideas for the bonfire... a plan B if you will. AUTUMN I'd like it if you could take a peek at plan A. MARTHA I can hardly wait. AUTUMN Since there will be so many carved pumpkins, I decided to incorporate them into the design. The unity of the glow of the jack o' lanterns and the historic lampposts will be in perfect rhythm to highlight the focal point of it all. MARTHA The dancing flames of the bonfire. AUTUMN Capturing the overall theme. MARTHA ...of harmony and happiness. I knew from the moment we met you were capable of greatness. AUTUMN Thank you. Now we just have to bring it all to life. MARTHA Tish tosh. In your gifted hands Middleton is more than up to the task. Bravo. SAM You sure this thing is gonna be seaworthy? GEORGE Not my first rodeo, or my first pumpkin regatta, Doc. I built a boat for Tommy Russo in '68, I'd bet you dollars to donuts it's still floating. SAM Sounds like I'm in good hands. GEORGE Well it's your own hands that's gotta paddle to victory, but I'll get you to the starting line. Just watch out for Bessie when you're out there. Hey, kid, you're late, we gotta get some more wood for the bonfire. NICK I know, but I got some news. SAM You find something on the Thurlows? NICK Came up empty on that, but I found another Sam Radford... and he lives in Middleton. SAM You got an address? Sorry, has to wait. I gotta get to the hospital. Have fun. MARTHA It appears I'll be tossing a rose petal into the bonfire all by my lonesome this Halloween. CASSIE I wouldn't throw in the towel, or the rose petal, just yet. The love between you and Tom reminds us all that you don't marry someone you can live with, you marry someone you can't live without. MARTHA You know, you're absolutely right. ABIGAIL What's up, Martha? MARTHA I've had an epiphany. ABIGAIL And you want to share it with me? MARTHA Well, I'm certainly not going to share it with Tom right now. They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, we'll see if it works with Tom. ABIGAIL Is there something wrong with Grey House? MARTHA Since we're working so closely together on breaking the pumpkin carving record, I'm moving in with you. ABIGAIL Aren't you working just as closely with Stephanie and Adam? MARTHA Stephanie didn't answer her phone. SAM Hey. CASSIE Hey. SAM Nothing better than coming home to that smile. CASSIE Figured you could use this. SAM It's green. CASSIE Spirulina smoothie. A natural source of B vitamins and beta- carotene. SAM I was hoping for a natural source of caffeine. CASSIE It'll give you an energy boost for training. SAM Not bad. Hey, Nick found another Sam Radford in town. We should deliver the four-leaf clover to its rightful owner. CASSIE It'll certainly be an unexpected surprise. NICK Just dropped off the last truckload of wood. CASSIE Care for a spirulina smoothie? SAM A natural source of B vitamin and beta-carotene. GEORGE So is that carrot cake. NICK Now we're talkin'. GEORGE Ah, that's not good. NICK The wood's gonna get soaked. AUTUMN That's odd... it's been sunny all day.