ABIGAIL ADAM ARTHUR CASSIE DONOVAN FOURTEEN_YEAR_OLD_JOY GEORGE JOSIE JOY MARTHA MOM PRESLEY SAM STEPHANIE SUSAN TOM CASSIE Previously on "Good Witch". ABIGAIL Dad. ARTHUR I wanted to give you something. ABIGAIL Is that what the teach you to say in prison? ARTHUR I'm here now and I'm trying the best that I can. CASSIE Is that what brings you to Middleton? JOY My gut brings me to Middleton. Hey. ABIGAIL I think your new guest is playing with us. Do you think she's ever gonna tell us? CASSIE When she's ready. Paper lanterns. SAM For our paper anniversary. CASSIE They're perfect. JOY Who is it? CASSIE It's Cassie... I thought you might like some English breakfast tea. JOY Uh, sure, yeah, come on in. CASSIE Bad dream? JOY Weird, weird dream. I was trapped in this small space like a tunnel. There was a red light… was flashing. Everything was blurry. CASSIE Dreams can tell us a lot, but sometimes they take awhile to make sense. JOY You seem to know a lot about it. CASSIE It's kind of a Merriwick thing. Breakfast is downstairs when you're ready. JOY You really go all out. CASSIE Grey House should feel like home. GEORGE The key to the whole pot of chili is the garlic. I slice it so thin it liquifies in the pan. CASSIE You wouldn't be trying to influence my decision, would you? GEORGE Influence, no, educate, yeah. If you're gonna judge chili you gotta know all the ins and outs. ABIGAIL Blueberries and garlic? Those are two smells that do not go together. GEORGE Hey, if you're gonna bring the heat, you gotta bring the garlic. Words to live by from the chili champ. ABIGAIL I thought Martha was the chili champ. GEORGE She might have edged me out for that blue ribbon ten years ago, but history is not gonna repeat itself. CASSIE Now this is why we haven't had a cook-off in so long. Middleton gets a little intense about it's chili. SAM Middleton's not gonna know what hit it when they taste my chili. ABIGAIL Nice visual with the bat. SAM Lucky coincidence. Colin Brunton hit two homers with this bat in one game. ABIGAIL You know Colin Brunton? SAM He's a patient. He signed it for me when I repaired a torn ligament in his knee yesterday. I didn't know you were a baseball fan. ABIGAIL Donovan is. He's mentioned Brunton once... or a hundred times. SAM Treat this with kid gloves, please. CASSIE I will have it mounted on a silken pillow. SAM I figured in a wooden display case, but the pillow's not a bad idea. GEORGE The bad idea is for you to go against me in the chili cook-off. Hate for you to waste your time, Doc. SAM I got a secret ingredient arriving today that's gonna make you wish you never heard the word chili. ABIGAIL I'm there already. SAM I gotta go. Thanks again for getting the bat mounted. GEORGE No kissing the head judge. CASSIE Kiss or no kiss, I promise to remain impartial. SAM Morning. JOY Yeah... morning. You got any coffee? CASSIE Of course. ABIGAIL You look tired. You get up on the wrong side of the bed? JOY That bed's pretty comfortable, I don't think it has a wrong side. CASSIE There are fresh baked blueberry scones. JOY Those were my mom's favorites. It's her birthday today. You know, the first time I tried baking these for her they were as hard as rocks... she still ate every one. ABIGAIL Remind us not to have you bake anything. JOY Yeah, good call, my pastry skills are still a little lacking. CASSIE We could probably help you out with that. JOY You obviously don't shy away from a challenge. My mom was actually a lot like you. I'm gonna take this outside. ABIGAIL She seems like she's warming up to us. CASSIE I think being here is just what she needs. MARTHA One cafe au lait and a Tinsdale on Toast, please. STEPHANIE So a coffee with hot milk and a tuna melt with sauerkraut. MARTHA Well, that took the bloom off my rose. Haven't we done this little dance long enough... when are you gonna name that sandwich after me? STEPHANIE Nothing else on the menu is named after anyone. MARTHA What about the Reuben? STEPHANIE I stand corrected. MARTHA Since you're already standing, why not give a Middleton salute to the Tinsdale on Toast. STEPHANIE Don't you have bigger fish to fry running for re-election? MARTHA There are no fish to fry when you're running unopposed. TOM There may not be fish to fry, but I have a bone to pick. MARTHA Says the man who is 15 minutes late. TOM I'm late because the Middleton foot bridge is still just that... a foot bridge. MARTHA And? TOM And you promised when you took over as mayor to finish what I started. MARTHA Yes, but that was before I took an informal poll and discovered that not everyone wants that bridge widened. TOM So you have no plans of doing anything? MARTHA I have plans to have lunch with you. TOM Fine... We'll split a Tinsdale on Toast. FOURTEEN YEAR OLD JOY It's chocolate. MOM It's perfect. FOURTEEN YEAR OLD JOY Close your eyes and turn the key... MOM Lock away my love for eternity... FOURTEEN YEAR OLD JOY No matter what, no matter why. Together we can find a cloudless sky... MOM No matter what, no matter why. Together we can find a cloudless sky... CASSIE ...Feels like forever has just begun. No matter where, no matter how. Together's all about the here and now... CASSIE It's quite a milestone. ABIGAIL More like half a mile. CASSIE Two years ago, you and your dad weren't even talking. Well, you weren't talking to him. ABIGAIL Tomato, tomahto. CASSIE Yeah, maybe you should just call the whole thing off. ABIGAIL That's not a bad idea. CASSIE Your dad wants to introduce you to his girlfriend, you should be flattered. ABIGAIL I know, I am... I guess. It's just... Something about it feels off. I can't quite put my finger on it. STEPHANIE Hello? Hi, yes, it's me... I'm here. What caller am I? Did I win? Okay, no, thank you. CASSIE That was interesting. STEPHANIE I'm trying to win tickets to the Stevie Nicks concert. It sold out in three minutes. ABIGAIL I guess these were the last two. STEPHANIE You got tickets? How? ABIGAIL Donovan pulled a few strings. STEPHANIE Do you think he could pull a few more? ABIGAIL I'll get you a T-shirt. STEPHANIE Thanks. CASSIE Thanks for the tea. See you soon. STEPHANIE Thank you. Hey, you two. SUSAN We were just walking by. PRESLEY and I really needed one of your s'mores cupcakes. STEPHANIE Sounds serious. Ah, perfect timing. ADAM Lemme guess, Presley... And you must be Susan. SUSAN And you must be the guy taking up all Stephanie's time. We've heard a lot about you. ADAM Really? STEPHANIE I might have mentioned you once... PRESLEY Or ten thousand times. ADAM Well, it's a pleasure to meet you both. And hey, you gonna come out and see me win the big chili cook-off tomorrow? STEPHANIE Not if my chili has anything to say about it. PRESLEY We're gonna miss it. SUSAN I have to be out of town in Chicago on business for the day. STEPHANIE Oh no... Well, if it's okay with mom... my chili team could use a captain. PRESLEY Can I? SUSAN How could I deny Stephanie's team a captain. PRESLEY Yes. ABIGAIL Dad. ARTHUR Abby. ABIGAIL And you must be Josie. JOSIE I hope your dad warned you, I'm a hugger. ABIGAIL He told me so many great things about you. JOSIE I'm not sure when he'd have time, he's always talking about you. CASSIE Arthur. ARTHUR Good to see you. CASSIE You too. JOSIE You must be Cassie. CASSIE Yes. You two must be exhausted. ARTHUR I wouldn't fight a nap right about now. CASSIE I will have George take your bags upstairs. if I can separate him from his chili. JOSIE I thought that's what that delicious smell was. GEORGE Nope. That smell is victory, coming closer by the hour. CASSIE George is competing for the chili cook-off title. ARTHUR You need testers, you know where to find us. GEORGE I like them already. Come on with me. ABIGAIL That went well, right? SAM Okay, I'll admit it... smells good in here. ADAM It's called an aroma... and it will pale in comparison to the exquisite flavors of the chaplain's chili. SAM People will be begging for mercy? ADAM Oh, I do like that one. And yes... yes they will. SAM You'd better hope so. Because I'm bringin' the heat. ADAM Wow, is that really the best you can do? SAM That's not good. ADAM Everything alright? SAM My chili's star ingredient isn't gonna make it in time for the cook- off. ADAM Your chili has a star ingredient? SAM Yeah. Doesn't yours? ADAM I'm more of an ensemble guy. Besides, a true chili artist paints with more than one brush. SAM Alright, Picasso. I'll let you finish your masterpiece. ADAM I'll give you a shout out from the podium. SAM Last place doesn't get to stand on the podium. ADAM Wow. MARTHA It just never gets old. Excuse me... Tom Tinsdale, what on earth do you think you're doing? TOM Keeping my promise to the people. If you won't widen the foot bridge, then I will. MARTHA And how long do you think this little ruse is going to last? TOM Sometimes change is what we need. MARTHA And sometimes it isn't. TOM Yeah, I can see you're still putting soy sauce in your chili recipe. MARTHA Well... as reigning, defending chili champion, I think it's quite obvious that I know what pleases the people. TOM Are you sure it's the people you're trying to please? MARTHA So, you think you can give me a run for my money? TOM Somebody has to. MARTHA Fine, bring it on. CASSIE Someone's on a mission. SAM Chili's so simple, yet one small ingredient can separate the good from the gold. CASSIE What exactly are you looking for? SAM You know I can't tell you that. CASSIE Do you remember when Martha had us over after she re-did her kitchen? SAM The ribbon cutting was a bit much. CASSIE Not when you have the Buckingham Palace of spice closets. SAM But her chili's in the cook-off too, don't you think she wants to win? CASSIE Maybe there's something she wants more. SAM Thanks. CASSIE Oh. A magnolia tree... a symbol of eternity. JOY I plant one of these every year on my mom's birthday. CASSIE I know just the spot. STEPHANIE Alright. What is next on my secret recipe? PRESLEY I'll stir the turkey and you chop the celery. STEPHANIE Aye aye, captain. ADAM Turkey, huh. You really think that'll stand up against beef? STEPHANIE It'll stand out. PRESLEY Don't underestimate the lady with the bistro. ADAM I won't. STEPHANIE We'll let you know after we win. ADAM Okay. PRESLEY What are you doing? STEPHANIE Checking out the competition. ADAM What is with the face? STEPHANIE I think you may have broken a rule. ADAM Oh yeah? What's that? STEPHANIE Never confuse sugar with salt. ADAM Oh no. My eyes must be wrecked from chopping all those onions. STEPHANIE Rookie mistake. ADAM This is not over. STEPHANIE Mmm-hmm. ADAM For both of you. STEPHANIE Oh. Isn't that your friend Mackenzie? PRESLEY Oh. We're not really friends anymore. STEPHANIE Oh. I'm sorry. You wanna talk about it? PRESLEY Not really. We've hung out together every single day since kindergarten. Now all of the sudden she wants to do everything with Victoria. I don't get it. STEPHANIE I'm gonna go get us some cookies and cream milkshakes. JOY You sure it's okay? CASSIE I think that Magnolia will be a perfect addition to our garden. JOY More like this garden is perfect. CASSIE My daughter Grace planted it with her dad. It holds a lot of memories. JOY I get it. I also got something stuck here in this dirt. CASSIE Probably just a rock. JOY Never seen a rock like this before. CASSIE I forgot all about that. JOY Is it the family fortune? CASSIE In a way yeah... it's a time capsule that Grace and I buried there when she was seven. JOY Probably holds a lot of interesting Merriwick history. CASSIE Maybe just holds some old jacks. We won't find out until the next time Grace is home. I'll put it in the sun room for safe keeping. MARTHA I said a drape, not a droop. Let's smooth that out. SAM You're quite the ringmaster. MARTHA Well, this is quite the circus. SAM Have you got a minute? MARTHA I've got 30 seconds. Go. SAM Word is you have a legendary spice closet. MARTHA I do. SAM You mind if I take a peek? MARTHA I would. SAM Any way I could change your mind? MARTHA Have you ever had a tuna melt with sauerkraut? CASSIE That looks great. JOY My mom wore a Magnolia flower in her hair on her birthday. We used to sing this song together that she made up. She said she sung it to me the day she brought me home from the hospital. CASSIE Sounds like you have wonderful memories of her. JOY I'm sure the time capsule is full of similar memories for you and Grace. CASSIE Yeah. Finding it has brought back a few. Grace put what was left of her baby blanket in there. She carried that thing around with her everywhere she went until she was three. It was practically nothing but threads. JOY I can relate... I have a flannel work shirt I've worn at every house I've ever renovated. CASSIE Sounds comfortable. JOY Well, at this point it's more like Swiss cheese than a shirt. But... What else did you guys put in the time capsule? CASSIE I can't remember everything... But I do know Grace put a family tree project in there that she did in second grade. We could only go back a couple of generations on her dad's side, but we found Merriwicks that went all the way back to the founding of Middleton. Be good to see that again, it'll make for interesting reading. What about your family history? JOY It's something I've started looking into. ARTHUR Hi. ABIGAIL That's quite a smile. ARTHUR Well, I never did have much of a poker face. So what do you think of Josie? ABIGAIL She makes a good first impression. ARTHUR She also makes a good ratatouille. ABIGAIL Are you offering to make dinner? ARTHUR Well, we want to show off what we learned in cooking class. ABIGAIL I'll set the table for four. ARTHUR I take it there's someone you want me to meet? ABIGAIL I always thought I got my intuition from mom's side of the family. STEPHANIE Presley looked so disappointed, I just wanted to snap my fingers and make everything better. ADAM So what did you do? STEPHANIE I made her a milkshake. ADAM Not a terrible approach. STEPHANIE Well, it's not what you would've done. ADAM I mean, I have a little bit more experience... STEPHANIE You're right, it's time to call in a pro. ADAM I mean, I appreciate your vote of confidence, but this isn't really my area of expertise. STEPHANIE I was thinking more along the lines of Cassie. ADAM Now that is a strategy I am fully on board with. SAM You know he's your competition, right? STEPHANIE So are you. Good thing "friendly" competition is my favorite kind. SAM That's why I'm hoping you'll do me a favor. STEPHANIE Depends on the favor... SAM What would it take to get the Tinsdale on Toast on your menu? STEPHANIE Wow, Martha does not give up. SAM Neither do I. And she's got something I need. STEPHANIE Well, how about a little quid pro quo, this for that? SAM You must have a "that." STEPHANIE Abigail's two Stevie Nicks tickets. SAM I get your name on those tickets, Martha's name goes on the menu? STEPHANIE You get my name on those tickets, both your names go on the menu. SAM Sam and cheese? STEPHANIE Sold. Martha. Were your ears burning? MARTHA Are you aware there's a "Tom for Mayor" sign in your window? STEPHANIE I am. There's also a "Martha for Mayor" sign in my window. MARTHA Well, yes, of course there is. But Tom is only doing this to put a bee in my bonnet. STEPHANIE Well, that bee's got a lot of honey... or coffee beans in this case. ABIGAIL Hi, Sam. SAM Hey. ABIGAIL I know that look. SAM I don't think you do. ABIGAIL You diagnose patients, I do what I do. You're looking for a dozen roses. SAM Nope. ABIGAIL Gave it a shot. It works nine times out of ten. SAM What's the tenth time? ABIGAIL Chocolates. And you may wanna get some to console yourself for not getting my Stevie Nicks tickets. SAM If you knew I wanted the tickets, you could've saved us some time. ABIGAIL This was more fun. And the answer's no. SAM Is it? Everything's negotiable. ABIGAIL Not Stevie Nicks. SAM Even Stevie Nicks. ABIGAIL Why do you want to win this chili contest so badly? SAM The Radford chili is a source of pride in our family. The recipe's been handed down from father to son for generations. We've never lost a blue ribbon and I don't intend to start now. So. Think hard. There's gotta be something you want. ABIGAIL Your signed Colin Brunton baseball bat. SAM Think again. ABIGAIL Don't have to, Donovan would love it and you want the tickets, I want the bat. STEPHANIE Cassie...? CASSIE How's this smell? STEPHANIE Wow. Oh, well. Kinda like surprise... mixed with oranges. CASSIE Yeah, I find it uplifting. STEPHANIE Well, I could use it. I feel like I'm letting Presley down. CASSIE I doubt that's true. STEPHANIE Well, she confided in me that her best friend doesn't want to hang out with her anymore, and I froze. CASSIE I would look at that as gathering your thoughts. STEPHANIE Well, then I've been gathering them for hours... and I got nothing. How do you always know the right thing to say? CASSIE I don't always know... But I do rely on experience. STEPHANIE I don't have any experience with kids. CASSIE Maybe not, but you do have friends. That's your phone. STEPHANIE Oh, it's my friend Courtney texting. CASSIE Do I know her? STEPHANIE She lives in Los Angeles. We were inseparable when we were growing up... Except when we weren't. ARTHUR Three months and voila. JOSIE A lot of broken eggs and spilled milk and then voila. DONOVAN It was worth it. If I could cook like this after three months, I might take a class. ABIGAIL That I'd like to see. DONOVAN Is that where you two met? JOSIE No, actually we met because of you. ARTHUR I went into Josie's boutique looking for your birthday gift. ABIGAIL That pendant you sent me? JOSIE He spent two hours picking it out. ARTHUR I was working up the courage to ask her to a Yankees game. JOSIE Didn't have the heart to tell him I'm a Mets fan. What about you two? DONOVAN We met over a noise ordinance. ABIGAIL Donovan's bike is now banned in several counties. ARTHUR I didn't know you ride? DONOVAN Electra Glide, it's parked out back. ARTHUR I had a old panhead when I was your age. Best time of my life. Second best. JOSIE He's learning. ARTHUR I'm so glad we got to do this. JOSIE Not often I get to dine with a mayor. ARTHUR And future governor, I hear. DONOVAN According to my mother. JOSIE You and Donovan's mom don't get along? ABIGAIL Donovan's mom is not a huge fan of our relationship. DONOVAN There's a lot of "history" between our families. ABIGAIL A 200-year-old broken engagement... DONOVAN A motorcycle accident my mom is convinced was caused by a curse... ABIGAIL Then when she found out Dad was in prison, that didn't help. JOSIE You were in prison? CASSIE Hey. Headed to breakfast? JOY Oh, yeah... I was just checking an email from Martha about the renovation. CASSIE Abigail told me about finding Roderick Davenport's secret study. I wonder what other secrets you'll discover. JOY Yeah. Been wondering that myself. CASSIE Tiring work, digging up the past, let's get you some fuel for your day. That's weird... I didn't notice that when I put the box here. JOY Definitely looks like something out of a time capsule. CASSIE Yeah. Question is, how did it get outside of the time capsule? JOY I've got a better question, where would you even get a roll of film developed these days? CASSIE George says film beats digital by a mile. He built a dark room in the old pantry downstairs. JOY Why don't I see if I can tear him away from his chili. CASSIE Yeah. I'd like to know what's on here. But I don't envy the task, though. ARTHUR Can I come in? ABIGAIL Dad, I feel bad. ARTHUR You should. ABIGAIL Whoa. I feel bad it came out the way it did, but you should've told her. ARTHUR That was my decision to make. ABIGAIL What does Josie have to say about that? ARTHUR She's not talking to me. ABIGAIL Can you blame her? ARTHUR You don't understand, Abby, the minute people hear "ex-con", that's all they see. Look how long it took you to forgive me. ABIGAIL But I did forgive you. Give her some time. ARTHUR I have no choice. MARTHA Oh, well. That'll get your barn burning. SAM Congratulations, Martha. MARTHA I appreciate your vote of confidence, but my chili chili bang bang hasn't officially claimed blue ribbon status just yet. SAM No, but the Tinsdale on Toast is officially on the menu at the bistro. MARTHA You're kidding. SAM Nope. And it's even today's special. MARTHA How can I ever repay you? Oh, of course, my bad... This is the key to the maison de Tinsdale... and this is the key to the Rolls Royce of spice cabinets. Feel free to take her for a spin. You'll find a flurry of fragrances that span the globe. Zests and zings from A to Z... However I will admit, there is one rare gem that has eluded me for years... SAM ...the paradise pepper. MARTHA How'd you know? STEPHANIE You know, seeing Mackenzie in here yesterday reminded me of my best friend when I was your age. PRESLEY Really? STEPHANIE Courtney Boyd. We used to go to the park and play every single day after school. Anyway, one day I showed up and Courtney was playing on the monkey bars with Kim Bradley. She just kind of ignored me. PRESLEY Did you do something wrong? STEPHANIE Nope. But I knew that if she truly was my best friend eventually she'd come around. So I gave her some space and then one day, when I wasn't expecting it, she said she was sorry and that she missed me and it made our friendship even stronger. PRESLEY Really? JOY Smells good. GEORGE Good won't win the blue ribbon. Spicy is the name of the game. JOY Feels like everybody's playin' that game. GEORGE You workin' for the competition? If it's not hot, it doesn't stand a shot. JOY Seems like you've got it all figured out. GEORGE I figured out that you didn't come in here to talk about chili. JOY Not a lot gets by you, does it? GEORGE You don't live with the Merriwicks for as long as I have without a little intuition rubbing off. JOY That what they call it? GEORGE I say, if you keep your eyes and ears open, you'll be amazed at what you can figure out. JOY Did you figure out I was gonna ask you to develop a roll of film? GEORGE Don't have to, you just told me. JOY That a yes? GEORGE Consider it done... after the cook off. JOY I was kinda hoping you could do it now. GEORGE What's on there that's so important? JOY Don't know. Cassie and I are trying to find out. GEORGE Like to help, but my chili won't stir itself. JOY How 'bout I stir and you develop? GEORGE It needs to be in constant motion for the next two hours. JOY Got you covered. GEORGE You make sure I don't come back to any clumps. CASSIE What's wrong, Martha? MARTHA Oh, Cassie, sometimes I just don't feel like my voice is heard. CASSIE I don't think that's possible. MARTHA Do you think change is good? CASSIE Well, it depends on what you're changing. MARTHA Tom is like a dog with a bone when it comes to widening our charming foot bridge, but I've made it crystal clear that bridge stays put. CASSIE Bridges are meant to bring sides together. MARTHA Not this one. CASSIE Might be time to meet in the middle. MARTHA I'm not sure that's possible. CASSIE You should give it some thought. A walk along the bridge might help clear things up. DONOVAN Hey, what're you doing here? ABIGAIL Are there things I don't know about you? DONOVAN Of course. ABIGAIL That's not what I wanted to hear. DONOVAN Well, I could lie, but I respect you too much. ABIGAIL Is that Donovan or Mayor Davenport talking? DONOVAN What're you trying to accomplish here? ABIGAIL An open and honest relationship. DONOVAN We have that already. ABIGAIL You just said you keep secrets. DONOVAN I said there's things about me that you don't know. But I didn't say I'm keeping them secret. ABIGAIL There's no difference. DONOVAN There's definitely a difference. I get why you're worried, but I'm not your dad. CASSIE I see George put you to work. JOY My wrist is killin' me. I never knew how much effort went into a pot of chili. GEORGE That's not just any pot of chili. JOY Well it's definitely one without clumps. GEORGE Since you held up your end of the bargain. Turns out the film was black and white. The pics are of a family vacation at a lake. JOY Half for you, half for me. GEORGE Are you okay? CASSIE These are my parents. GEORGE I had no idea. So that little girl by the lake... CASSIE Is me. I was seven. It was our last vacation together. JOY You look happy. CASSIE Yeah. I'm glad we found these. GEORGE They must be forty years old... where'd that film come from? CASSIE It must have been in the tin box I gave Grace to use for the time capsule... it belonged to my mother. GEORGE I feel bad, there's one photo that didn't turn out. I tried every trick I know, but it looked like it was overexposed. CASSIE You mind trying again? GEORGE I'll try until the cows come home if the kid here is willing to stir. Don't worry, I'll work a little magic. TOM Martha. MARTHA Well, congratulations, Tom. I had no idea you'd already won the election. TOM I'm trying to do something positive for Middleton. MARTHA Oh, yes, of course, positive. I mean, after all, your coffee bean poll jar is... "half full." TOM Martha, let's think this through together. MARTHA This place is just chock-full of nostalgic memories, isn't it? TOM It sure is. MARTHA Do you remember when we first started dating... We would take romantic walks along this bridge. Talk about our future together. Our dreams. And afterwards, we'd pick strawberries from Meyer's farm and you would eat half of them TOM before we even got home. MARTHA If this bridge goes, I just feel like all those wonderful memories will go with it. TOM Martha... I don't need bridges or parks or strawberries to bring back memories. I just need the person I made them with. MARTHA Oh, Tom... I just wish there was some way we could make this work for both of us. CASSIE Still coming up blank? GEORGE Unless you're seeing something I don't. CASSIE Leave it in a bit longer. Who knows what might develop. SAM Hey. JOY Hey, how's your chili coming along? SAM Couldn't find a paradise pepper anywhere. JOY I guess your secret ingredient isn't a secret anymore. SAM Doesn't really matter at this point. My chili recipe is just a bowl of bland without it. JOY You still got a few more hours. SAM I've looked everywhere. Paradise peppers don't exactly grow on trees. JOY Yeah, you're right. They grow on plants. CASSIE Coleslaw, mac and cheese... ABIGAIL Perfectly timed comfort food. CASSIE Yes. And I made some corn bread just with your name on it. ABIGAIL I don't see any corn bread in here. CASSIE Oh. I must have left it on the kitchen counter. ABIGAIL I'll go back and get it. CASSIE Don't worry, we have plenty of food. ABIGAIL I'm not feeling very festive, anyway. A walk might do me good. CASSIE I bet it will. STEPHANIE Wow. Where did you find time to make this feast? CASSIE I channeled my inner Stephanie. So how did your talk with Presley go? STEPHANIE Well, I told her that even the best of friends sometimes need space. CASSIE Wise words. STEPHANIE I think it made her feel a little better, but waiting for someone to come around isn't always easy. CASSIE Looks like your wait is over. STEPHANIE Well, there goes my team captain. CASSIE No matter how the cook-off goes, I think you'll always remember this day as a win. ABIGAIL I'm just picking up cornbread. ARTHUR You and me both. I thought it was up for grabs. Honest mistake. People do make them. You know, there's a fine line between putting your past behind you and pretending it never happened. I crossed it, Abby. I'm sorry. ABIGAIL Dad. ARTHUR I had chances to tell her, but tax evasion and embezzlement are not exactly first date material. Part of the reason I came here was to get your blessing. ABIGAIL You want to marry her? ARTHUR I do. JOSIE You do? I wasn't upset that you had a past, I was upset that you hid it. ARTHUR No more hiding. ABIGAIL Well, you have my blessing. ARTHUR But I don't have the ring. ABIGAIL Improvise. ARTHUR Josie, will you be my wife? JOSIE Yes. Yes. CASSIE Nice pin. TOM Thanks, Martha doesn't think so. CASSIE She's not one to hide her opinions. TOM Or her priorities. I'm not sure what to do. CASSIE Your heart's not in the race? TOM My heart is with Martha. If I could just get through to her about that bridge... CASSIE Maybe you did. MARTHA Tom, after our tete-et-tete, I stopped by Mr. Meyer's farm. TOM You had a hankering for some strawberries? MARTHA I had a hankering for a deal. I've found a detour around our impasse... the foot bridge will stay put. TOM Meyer agreed to sell part of his land? MARTHA I do drive a hard bargain. TOM I guess you do. MARTHA I made a promise to you... and to Middleton, when I was elected... TOM Then it's a good thing you'll have two more years to keep it. MARTHA Are you giving me your endorsement? TOM And my vote. At last. MARTHA Fasten your seat belt and raise your tray table, you're about to take off. CASSIE Can't wait for the flight. MARTHA Now. It's not too late to back out. I promise you won't be judged. GEORGE Remember, no playin' favorites. SAM Unless it actually is her favorite. ABIGAIL This is a real page turner. CASSIE Back to convene. The final scores are in. We have a unanimous winner. This year's champion has brought a non-traditional take to a traditional dish. Instead of bringing the heat, they brought the sweet. GEORGE I guess that lets me out. CASSIE I would like to present the blue ribbon to George O'Hanrahan. GEORGE Are you kidding me? Thank you. I've been thinkin' about this for the last ten years... and even though I wanted to take the title home on my own, I had a little help... and I owe her a big thank you. There's lots of chili, folks, so dig in. Worked a little magic on my chili? JOY Oh that... or a hint of honey and a dash of sweet potato powder. I hope you're not mad. GEORGE How could I be mad with a blue ribbon. DONOVAN Can I tell you a secret? ABIGAIL Why start now? DONOVAN I don't like chili. ABIGAIL Then what're you doing here? DONOVAN You're here. ABIGAIL If you're trying to apologize you're doing a lousy job. DONOVAN I'm trying to tell you what you didn't give me a chance to say before. ABIGAIL I'm listening. DONOVAN The longer we're together, the more we're gonna learn about each other. ABIGAIL You're really not hiding anything? DONOVAN I will always be honest with you. ABIGAIL Can I tell you a secret? DONOVAN I'm listening. I didn't quite hear you. SAM I can't believe my paradise pepper let me down. CASSIE Your chili was spicy, I'll give you that. SAM You also would've given me that blue ribbon if George hadn't "cut the heat with the sweet." CASSIE I'll give you something better. SAM My Colin Brunton bat? How'd you get it back? CASSIE You're not the only negotiator in the family. SAM You know what this calls for, don't you? CASSIE A bowl of chili? SAM Exactly. Never enough chili. JOY That's distracting. GEORGE Been having trouble with that socket. JOY I had a dream about this. GEORGE In your dream did the picture develop, because it looks like a lost cause. JOY So, you're giving up? GEORGE No, I'm giving in. CASSIE Is it safe? GEORGE Yeah, there's nothing to see here anyway. CASSIE Looks like something to me. GEORGE Why am I not surprised. That's a great shot. CASSIE That's me and my second cousin... Julia. GEORGE She looks just like you. JOY That's my mother. GEORGE You're a Merriwick? CASSIE Welcome to the family.