Most of us make a hundred choices a day.
Sometimes, we know
when the choice will take our lives in a new direction,
like my decision to open a bakery.
But sometimes,
we have no idea that choice will be significant.
Like my decision to bake a peach cobbler.
How could I have known
that innocent choice would lead to disaster?
Melanie?
Melanie, it's... It's Hannah.
I just...
Wanted to make sure...
Everything was okay.
You left your lights on.
Melanie?
Melanie!
Melanie, are you all right?
Melanie, you better have a very good reason
for not calling me back.
Mike!
She's been shot!
What?
Hannah, what happened here?
What do you think?
Should I do this one, or that one?
Pass the tape.
Look!
Mrs. Norton,
going in the magnolia blossom bakery.
She's nearsighted. Maybe she's just lost?
Maybe she's just excited
that there's a new bakery in town.
I think it's the free coffee...
Or maybe it's the buy-one get-one-free coupons.
Andrea!
You look great! How far along are you?
Almost five months.
Were you with the mayor and his wife this morning?
Oh, yes, last minute details.
You should see the church.
What? No. None for you.
Oh, please...
You know, you should do this professionally,
and you could be a wedding planner, too,
and an interior designer. Why not?
You know, I love doing this wedding,
but I only did it as a favor for this family.
Who exactly is going to be your date for the wedding?
Mike, I hope.
Well, he hasn't asked.
I wouldn't be surprised if he walked
right into the magnolia blossom bakery
and asked Melanie.
Everyone knows Mike likes you.
I'm willing to bet
Mike wouldn't even set foot in the mag...
Nolia... blossom... bakery.
What?
Well...
What?
Melanie...
Interesting.
I... may have told bill
to go check out the competition.
You tell Mike that, too?
They're looking awfully cozy to me.
Oh...
Come take these cookies from Andrea
before she eats all our merchandise.
Hello, my dears.
Two Valentine specials, please.
We are on a coffee break.
Douglas has been building shelves
at my store all day.
Turns out he's not only marvelously handsome,
but marvelously handy too, aren't you?
And marvelously wrapped around your little finger.
Ugh...
So cute...
Guess they're going steady now.
Online dating clearly works.
Well, but I don't know
how I feel about mother with him.
I know.
Well... I don't think it's him.
I think it's the way she acts around him.
Nope...
It's called happiness, darling.
Maybe you should give it a try.
Speaking of which,
I am going to try two blue heavens...
To match his eyes.
Oh, mother...
Two blue heavens coming up.
Ha!
You're Gloria Travis!
Come meet the true beauty cosmetics queen!
I recognize you from the instructional videos.
I just started selling true beauty cosmetics last week!
Oh, how wonderful.
Oh, Gloria Travis!
I read an online profile about you
in Minnesota women magazine.
I'm delores Swensen,
and this is my wonderful new sweetheart, Douglas.
- Pleasure. - Ms. Travis.
Mother, here are your cookies.
Oh, thank you...
And these are my two beautiful daughters,
Hannah and Andrea...
- Hello. - Good morning!
Oh, and look! Here is our mayor.
Mayor bascomb, please, meet Gloria Travis.
Gloria Travis!
Yeah, we spoke on the phone.
So you're having your company retreat here after all?
Yes,
and now, I'm here to order a tray of goodies
to have waiting for my people when they arrive on Sunday.
- I'll go get you an order form. - Thank you.
Nothing says "welcome to eden lake"
like Hannah's cookies.
As a matter of fact,
I'm going to show you my very favorite, okay?
Oh. Okay.
Totally worth the calories.
Chocolate overload bars.
Chocolate's my favorite.
Oh! Ms. Travis!
I was just thinking...
Why don't you come
to my daughter's wedding on Saturday?
The reception is going to be at the inn.
The food is going to be amazing.
Oh, that's so kind.
I do have a lot of work to do to prepare for the retreat,
but I will certainly try.
Well, you're always welcome.
Thank you.
Everything is terrific.
Well, it was lovely chatting with you!
See you at the wedding!
Okay!
That's curious...
Not very busy today, Hannah.
Yeah, well,
there seems to be a lot of interest
for the new bakery across the street.
Oh, the magnolia blossom?
What do they have that you don't have?
Free coffee!
Special for today!
I don't know. I haven't been over.
Would we?
That's nonsense.
How can you battle your competition
if you don't know what they're selling?
Why not do it?
Why not go over there and check it out?
You all can go ahead. I'll hold down the fort.
I'm staying right here
because it is actually impossible
to make a better cookie than this.
Thank you, Douglas.
Well, onward!
- You warm enough? - Hey, Hannah!
Oh, Norman!
What is this, an invasion? I'll be your wingman.
Oh! Good!
I'm glad you learned to drive with one arm, then.
Norman, what happened to your arm?
Oh, nothing, I...
Got in a fight with some ice, and the ice won.
He did not!
He was mentoring those boys,
and you got... What's it called? Cross-checked?
Yes.
It's not very inviting.
Lot of pink.
Wow.
Hello, Linda.
Hannah!
It is so, so...
So, so, so good to see you.
Hi, Melanie.
I was hoping you'd take me up on my invitation
to come in for a visit.
Yeah...
You know, Hannah here
is my inspiration for opening a bakery of my own.
I didn't know that.
That's really sweet.
- Mr. mayor! - Hello.
It is so good to see you! How is Sophie?
Oh, she's fine.
Please tell her I said hello.
I will.
Mike told me how much he loved your place,
but sometimes, it'd be too crowded for him
to find a place to sit.
So I thought, okay,
this town needs another bakery so people can sit...
And I can give them chairs that are actually comfortable.
I'd just love to show you my kitchen. Come.
Come on back.
I'll bring her right back, I promise.
You're gonna love it.
I-I'll be right back, mother.
Toodle-ooh!
"Toodle-ooh!"
Ah... here we are!
Oh, wow. Those look great.
Oh, you have a Hobart legacy mixer!
I've been dreaming of saving up enough money
for one of these.
Mm, good luck.
It cost a fortune... But like my sister said,
if I want to have the best bakery in town,
I should have the best equipment.
Wasn't Vanessa generous, to finance this place?
She handles the books while I handle the baking.
What would we do without sisters, huh?
I think Vanessa needed to start a business
even more than I did.
She's been so depressed since her husband died.
I see.
Uh, I had no idea that she had a business background.
Oh, she's always been a wiz with money...
So...
Would you like to try any of my scrumptious goodies?
Sure! What's your signature dessert?
Her Southern peach cobbler.
From my Georgian grandmother's recipe.
She thinks granny giving her that recipe
means granny liked her better.
No, she knew you have no idea
what an oven even looks like.
Whatever.
Pot calling the kettle black, Melanie.
Mike just loves my cobbler.
He had some this morning.
I'll take a whole pan.
Well, that was interesting.
Mm, the cupcake's fine, but it's nothing special.
Agreed.
My cake's a little dry.
Mm-hmm.
Can't say as I understand this crowd,
even if the coffee's free.
Well, it's not just the free coffee.
I saw someone in there
with a buy-one get-two-free coupon.
- No way! - You're kidding?
Well, I think they were all eating that cobbler,
so maybe it's delicious.
Too bad you don't make a cobbler, Hannah.
We could compare.
Yeah, you should make one. We could have a taste test.
Ooh! A bake-off!
Now, that would be fun.
Oh, wouldn't it, though? Huh? So what do you say?
Yeah, Hannah.
Sure, I'll make a cobbler.
Are you all available to come back at 5:00
to try it?
It'll be the highlight of my resume, bake-off judge!
- Thanks, mayor! - See ya!
Well, I'll show up,
what makes you so sure?
I'm a man of science, Hannah.
It's an educated hypothesis.
See you later, Norman.
The crust is not doing it for me.
It's a little bit dry on the crust on that one.
Mm-hmm.
Okay, okay, so is everyone ready to vote?
- Yes! - Oh, honey...
Lisa, you're first.
Blue.
'Kay. Norman?
Blue.
Yup, I'm... I'm thinking the blue.
For better or worse, Hannah, blue here.
Blue.
I've got to go, too, for blue.
Yup. Yup. Blue all day.
This is unanimous for the blue?
- Oh, Hannah. - Ready to find out?
Mm-hmm.
Ta-dah!
I knew it!
Hannah, it's your crust that makes it, honey.
Seriously, it's just melt-in-your-mouth.
- Thanks, mother! - Just delicious.
Melanie's tastes familiar to me, too.
I thought the same thing,
but I can't quite place it.
You know what, Hannah,
I think I'd better order two pans of the cobbler
for my daughter's wedding rehearsal tomorrow.
I've got to go.
Uh oh, I'm late, too.
You won fair and square, honey.
Proud of you.
Thank you, mother.
And I'm going to get to work.
Guess we have some cobblers to make.
No contest.
Thanks, Norman.
Thank you for another good day.
Thank you.
Hey!
Don't tell me I'm too late for the taste test?
You look very familiar to me.
Do I know you?
Wait. Hold on. You mean...
I'm not unforgettable, and my mother misled me?
Because...
My peach cobbler's over there if you really want to try it.
That's why I'm here.
Nice.
What's with all the jackets and...
What, are you jacket-hoarding?
Well, the heater in my truck
is busted,
so if I don't layer up, I freeze.
You know, there's these guys
that can help you with that.
They're called auto mechanics.
Yeah, well, those guys cost money,
and I'm a bit short on that lately...
'Cause business has been a bit slow
because of the new bakery in town.
Oh! That's right.
You know all about that place.
Saw you walking out of there this morning.
So there is such a thing as Baker's envy?
There's also such a thing as customer loyalty.
Point taken.
Are you going to try the cobbler, or what?
Well?
I want you to know
that I am still your very loyal customer.
What about the cobbler?
I just felt responsible to help her get set up in town.
The reason that she moved to eden lake
was 'cause I said how great it is to live here.
Well, did you also say how great it would be
for her to open a bakery in town?
No, see, I thought I'd talked her out of that,
but I guess her sister talked her back into it...
But I did convince her not to sell any cookies...
Although...
It looks like you're going into the cobbler business?
I am not going into the cobbler business.
I wanted to know if I could...
Bake a better dessert?
Did I?
What I really wanted to talk to you about
was, um... the wedding.
I volunteered to work that night
so the guys that are really close to the groom
could, you know, go.
That is very nice of you.
Yeah, well, I'm a nice guy...
And I figure I'll be done around 8:00,
and then I'd like to go to the reception afterwards.
Um... so I guess I'm here,
asking you if you would...
Save a dance for me?
Oh.
Yeah.
I'd love to.
I mean, dance.
Mike, what about the cobbler?
Men.
Oh, you know what I wanted to tell you?
No contest with the cobbler.
Yours is perfect.
Moishe, come and get it!
Dinnertime, kitty.
Come here, moishe.
You're such a good cat.
You're so reliable.
Not like that Mike Kingston.
Never reliable.
You think I should believe him
when he says that he and Melanie are just friends?
Would Mike say that he loves this cobbler
if he and Melanie were just friends?
Wait a minute.
Hannah?
All right, well...
This is it.
Moishe.
Yup.
This is it.
This is Melanie's peach cobbler!
Are we here yet? It's freezing!
Yes, we are here. I get it. I get it.
You've been saying that this whole time.
I would have driven myself
if I knew you were going to pick me up
in your frozen popsicle wagon.
So I said yes to a dance... Without even thinking.
I don't even know how I feel about Mike,
and I don't know how Mike feels about me,
for that matter.
I mean, he never talks to me about his wife.
Can you carry that one?
Yeah.
Maybe he's just not ready to, you know, move on, right?
Bill says
Mike never talks about his wife either.
I mean, he must talk to Melanie, though,
because she was friends with both of them.
Oh, that's right, she was.
Maybe that's exactly what he's doing.
You know, I think that's it!
It has nothing to do with Melanie,
it's to do with his wife.
Yeah.
Oh! Melanie!
Andrea!
What a surprise!
I knew the wedding planner would be here.
I had no idea I'd be seeing you, Hannah.
Yeah, hi.
Did you bring dessert?
Yes, I did!
Oh!
Hi...
Hi.
Um... Andrea, Hannah...
I am so sorry.
My wife and I didn't communicate very well today, and...
Mayor, it's no problem. I'm happy to take this...
Oh, no, no, no, you come on in.
I just forgot to tell her
that I ordered from the cookie jar last night,
and she forgot to mention
that she bought from the magnolia blossom, so...
But I'm sure all our guests will enjoy
this embarrassment of riches.
Oh, Andrea, our little wedding angel...
- You look fabulous. - Thank you. So do you.
- One daughter? - We hope.
And Hannah, can't wait to see what you brought us.
Oh, well, the mayor asked me
to bring two pans of peach cobbler.
He did?
Yes!
I had no idea
the cookie jar carried cobbler.
Yeah, uh, well, we don't normally.
Of course you don't.
Peach cobbler is a Southern dish.
Well, what does that mean?
If you don't have a genuine Southern recipe
like my grandmother's, well...
You could embarrass yourself.
I think you should be embarrassed!
What does that mean? You're just a decorator.
Okay, no, Andrea, we are not engaging.
Hannah says she knows for a fact
that you sell frozen pre-made peach cobbler!
And no wonder your kitchen looks so unused.
You don't even know how to bake!
Andrea...
Uh, didn't... She didn't mean that.
Hannah, are you telling people that I don't know how to bake?
No, I was just having
a private conversation with my sister.
I am so sorry.
I'm just going to... I'll be over here.
That's a good idea. You do that,
I'm going to go get my stuff and then we'll go.
How about that? That's a good idea.
No, no, no.
If the mayor wanted you to bring yours,
then they don't need mine tonight,
so I'll just pack this up...
Please! Come on!
No, no, it's fine...
Because I'll bake a new one for you,
for the wedding reception.
I'll bake three... And I'll bring them,
and everyone will know that I do bake...
And that I am a real...
Baker.
Lisa, why don't you go home?
You've got to get ready for the wedding.
You don't have to tell me twice.
See you later.
Mother, what about you?
Oh! Yes, we do.
We've just been so entertained
watching what's going on across the street.
Why? What's happening?
The twins are running around in blind panic.
They dropped a bag of flour on the sidewalk.
- What, really? - Yeah.
They just brought in another one.
Well, if they haven't even started yet,
they're going to miss the ceremony.
Especially if
they've got to clean themselves up.
It will be interesting to see what they bring to the wedding.
They don't know what they're doing over there.
See you at the church, honey.
Yeah, see you there.
Oh, my gosh.
Melanie!
Hannah, I need you
to come over to the magnolia blossom.
It's an emergency...
A baking emergency! Please!
Will you look at my crust?
Why is it doing this?
I'm following the directions exactly.
Well, crust can be tricky.
No, crust is evil!
I've been at this for hours,
trying to make peach cobbler from scratch,
to prove that I can do it.
Vanessa's been useless.
You were right about me.
I don't know how to bake a thing.
Well, I...
I admit, I've been a jealous jerk to you...
But I can't bring this mess of a cobbler to the wedding.
It'll kill this bakery...
And Vanessa will be furious.
She needs us to stay open at least three or four months,
but if you help me with this,
I promise you,
I'll shut the whole place down by easter.
You'll be the only bakery in town again.
Will you help me, please? Please?
Yes, of course, I will help you, I...
Thank you!
Yeah... And it's going to be all right,
but I don't want to help you just so that you close down.
If I can't compete and keep my business thriving,
that's on me, not you.
Oh, I'm going to shut down.
Pretending to bake is way too much work.
Right, well, first thing we need to do is,
get your hair out of the way.
Can you put it up?
I'll put it up.
Okay, we're going to put your hair up,
and let's use a different topping.
You know, crust is tough,
so let's do, like, a crumble or...
No! It has to be a crust,
so it matches the cobbler that we sell here.
Sure. Of course.
Do you have cold butter?
Uh-huh.
Okay. Okay.
I'm off to the airport.
You mean abandoning me in my hour of need.
The estate works lawyer said it's urgent.
Neil's wretched niece is trying to...
Hello, Vanessa.
Hannah.
Melanie, I told you to take off that dress
until you're finished the cobbler.
It's couture, and you're ruining it!
I put on an apron.
And you wonder why granny said I got all the brains.
Then how come I'm the one who went to college?
I just love driving her crazy.
Do you have any clean bowls?
Okay, so you just have to...
Why don't you do it at the same time?
Okay.
Yeah, exactly.
Now I get why Mike is interested in you.
He's crazy for sweets.
The first time I ever saw him,
he was in the dining hall near my dorm.
He had a tray stacked with five brownies.
Oh, I had the biggest crush on him.
I thought you were friends with his wife?
We were all three friends...
But I was the one who liked Mike first,
the one he went out with first.
You and Mike...
You... you dated?
You've got to just, you know,
weave the lattice the other way.
Sorta kinda...
Until I figured out he was crushing on Lydia.
You know, Mike is guarded that way.
He doesn't show his feelings at first...
But when he finally falls...
Oh, I'd give anything
to be loved the way he loved Lydia.
You look like you're doing great,
and I have to get ready for the wedding,
so I'm going to go,
and all you have to do is brush the egg wash on.
And then you just sprinkle some sugar on top,
and bake it at 350.
We have the oven pre-heating.
Okay, uh...
Here's your towel.
Oh... yeah,
but how long do I leave it in for?
40 minutes!
40 minutes...
Check it!
How am I supposed to compete with a ghost?
He loved his wife like crazy.
Okay...
Hey, Hannah!
It's okay, they're running late.
Oh! Great, thanks, Douglas!
You bet.
Oh, oh, I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to...
Okay, I got that. Stand right here.
Good luck. You look beautiful.
Sit down!
Oh, I'm so glad I didn't miss it.
Wow, Andrea, it looks beautiful.
You did such a great job.
Where's Douglas?
I saw him in the parking lot, mother.
He went back to get the bird seed packets.
Rice is so not done anymore.
It's bad for the birds.
Oh.
Congratulations.
Sorry.
Oh, look!
Can't you just picture Norman standing up there,
waiting for you?
Don't even think about it.
Where is Norman, anyway?
Ok, isn't it gorgeous? Come, look at the room.
It's a fairy tale... And you're my prince.
Gloria's here!
Honey! I am so glad you could make it.
Come join our table, please.
Thank you.
So glad you did!
It was almost eerie, driving through town tonight...
No cars anywhere.
It's 'cause everybody's here! It's magical.
Of course, yeah.
You remember Gloria.
Yeah, of course!
Hello again.
Everything looks so beautiful.
Andrea really outdid herself.
Yeah, she worked hard.
I'm so proud of both my girls, Hannah,
the way you both try and keep people happy.
Thank you, mother.
I don't know why happiness always makes me cry.
Are you all right?
Oh, yes, fine, thank you.
She just needs a drink.
Oh, yes, we all need. More champs, please!
Yeah.
Anne!
C'mere.
Can you please take this to back?
Just be careful. That comes off.
Thank you.
Andrea, you're still working?
Ugh, never ends. Hold on one second.
'Scuse me!
Thank you!
There you go. Thank you!
What's happening?
My dessert table
is finally going to be balanced.
I left room for Melanie's cobblers,
and she never even showed.
Oh, maybe her cobblers didn't turn out after all.
You know, Mike didn't come.
He's working.
I mean, who knows what could have happened.
Why don't you just get bill to find out?
I can't check up on Mike, Andrea.
Well, all I'm saying is, there's still time.
He may still show.
Uh, excuse me?
Young miss?
Hi!
Hi! Husband! Remember me?
We're finished working,
we're going to have some fun?
Sure, yeah.
Yeah? Okay. Let's go.
This is for you. Enjoy.
Hi, Norman.
Hi.
Wow, Hannah, you look gorgeous.
Oh, thank you.
I'm glad to see you.
I noticed that you weren't at the wedding.
You noticed that?
Yes, I did,
and I'm noticing right now that you're not dancing,
and I notice that I'm not dancing...
Shall we?
I would love to.
I'm so sorry!
I'm kidding! It's fine!
You're kidding?
I'm fine. I'm sorry! I'm sorry.
Wait a minute.
One more song.
Okay.
- Is this okay? - Yeah, this works.
♪ All the things I loved are faded ♪
♪ I am afraid
♪ I'll never get the chance
♪ to change my world
♪ and face the things I can't
♪ break the ice around your heart ♪
♪ don't ever be afraid
♪ you know it's not too late for you ♪
♪ to take another chance in life ♪
♪ want to roll the dice
♪ and start over
♪ you still have time
- all right. - Sorry.
Yeah, you got it.
So, now tell me again
why you're leaving with all the cake leftovers?
The bascombs asked me
to store their stuff in my walk-in
'til they can figure out what to do with it all.
Here, you want to give it to me?
Yeah. Are you sure?
Yes, I've got it, Norman.
So I will meet you there, and I'll help you unload.
Oh, I'm so glad you're going to help me!
I promise! I will.
Thank you.
Oh, Norman?
Yeah?
You're a very good dancer.
Thank you very much, my dear.
I think we're great together, is what it is.
I'll see you there.
All right.
You've reached the magnolia blossom bakery.
We're closed at the moment, but leave us a message,
and let us know how we can make your day!
Melanie, it's Hannah Swensen.
I'm in front of the magnolia blossom,
and, well, you've left all your lights on,
so I'm sort of concerned that maybe you...
Left the door unlocked or something.
I thought I would check,
and I'll let you know.
Melanie?
It's... it's Hannah.
I just... Wanted to make sure...
Everything was okay.
You left your lights on.
Melanie!
Melanie, you better have a very good reason
for not calling me back.
Mike! Mike...
It's...
Hannah, what...
- What happened? - Melanie, she...
She's been shot.
Hannah, what happened here?
I don't know.
I just walked in right before you.
Okay.
Stay right here.
Did you hear anything or see anything when you came in here?
No.
Did you touch anything? Anything at all?
No, nothing.
Okay, Hannah, don't touch anything
and don't move.
This is Kingston. Is this Shepard?
Okay, I know we're stretched thin tonight,
but I need you to call Todd and Reynolds
and get them back on duty right now.
I have what looks like a homicide.
A 187. Adult female.
At the magnolia bakery on main street.
Send the coroner and a squad car.
Yes. Right away.
Are you okay?
No.
Are you?
No, I'm not. I'm not even close.
I need you to wait out front, okay,
until I secure the area, please?
Okay?
I'll need to ask you some questions,
so stay out...
Stay out front, please.
Mike...
I know she was your friend. I'm sorry.
Wait out front for me, okay?
Hey! Hannah!
You do realize that...
You're at the wrong bakery, right?
What's up? You okay?
Melanie Quinn is dead.
I just found her murdered.
What?
There were two cobblers burnt in the oven,
and one was on the floor,
so she must have been just taking her cobblers
out of the oven
when someone shot her.
Okay, so... You called the police?
No, no, I didn't call the police.
Mike just walked in right behind me.
He must have had plans with Melanie, I guess.
I've got a forensics team on the way.
Rhodes, what are you doing here?
I told Hannah
I'd meet her at the cookie jar.
Wh-what's going on?
Then why are neither of you at the cookie jar?
I mean...
Hannah, what were you even doing in Melanie's kitchen
to begin with?
Well, all the lights were on.
I just thought I'd be a good neighbor
and go and check,
make sure everything was all right.
Okay, did you see anybody walking nearby,
anybody walking away from the bakery?
No, it's all quiet. I mean, there's no one here.
All right, look, I need you to go home,
and I'll get your official statement
tomorrow, all right? Guys, hold up.
Nobody goes in there. This is a live crime scene.
I need the coroner
to step foot in there first, okay?
Do you understand?
My cake is still in the truck...
Don't worry about that.
I'll help you get it, and I'll drive you home, okay?
I should call my mother.
Okay, one thing at a time.
Let's just get you inside.
Well, I'm off to bed, but I have to thank you
for getting me out on the dance floor.
I haven't danced like that in ages.
We showed the kids how it's done, didn't we?
Listen, man, I'm off the clock,
so if you think I'm going to...
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Say that again?
What? Where? Hannah did?
Again?
Yeah, I'm on my way.
I'll be right there.
Can you two make sure that Andrea gets home?
Wait!
You just said Hannah's name. What'd she do?
She found a body, probable homicide.
Hannah did?
Again?
That's awful.
Oh, my daughter...
Hannah!
Freezer!
Oh, Hannah!
Brace yourself.
What?
Hannah! Are you here?
Hannah!
Hannah, where are you? Hannah!
Oh...
Oh, Hannah! Another dead body?
And right across the street!
What a shock it was to drive up
and see all those police cars!
Oh, honey...
You must feel positively cursed!
Mother!
Well, I hadn't thought about it like that,
but thank you, mother.
Well, I didn't mean that literally.
Although...
You don't think she really is cursed, do you?
No. No.
Douglas, where are you going?
Just going to look out the front window,
see what's going on over there.
Isn't that just a tad morbid?
I'm a little curious, too.
We just have to make sure you're okay.
Well, I feel like I keep going into the wrong place
at the wrong time.
Is that what it feels like to be cursed?
We'll take you home.
No, no, mother, it's all right.
Norman offered to take me home.
Well, aren't you Mr. wonderful?
They're bringing the body out now.
Oh...
I hope that Vanessa's not out there watching.
Vanessa?
Well, you found Melanie, right?
I mean, she never showed at the reception.
Yeah.
But I thought it was...
No, it was... It was Melanie.
She's gone...
And Vanessa had to go out of town,
so I don't know if she even knows about it yet.
Melanie's dead, then?
Well, I just feel terrible the way we just sat there today,
just watching and laughing at them.
I'm going to go see what's going on now.
No, no, Douglas, you just stay here.
There is safety in numbers.
Besides, Hannah's exhausted.
She just wants to lock up, don't you, honey?
I do. Yes, mother.
We'll all go out together.
Look, I don't know what else to tell you.
I was following my instincts.
I need to know
that this department has not lost its objectivity.
Given the circumstances,
I did not feel the need to search for a weapon.
It was just a small error in judgement. That's...
The fact is, you failed to follow procedure
in the investigation of a murder, correct?
I suppose that is true. Yes, I did.
By the book, from now on.
Is that clear?
Crystal clear.
- Got it. - Sir.
Good.
We're dealing with a homicide, not a lost puppy.
Most importantly, we need to maintain
the objectivity of this department.
That's our job...
And gentlemen, I'll be watching.
- Andrea. - Good to see you.
I'm on my cell if you need me.
Hey.
Um...
Hey, honey. Hey.
Um... why exactly is sheriff grant
going to be watching you?
Rough morning?
Mike.
You're here to take my statement?
Uh, somebody else will take care of that.
What are you here for, then?
To apologize for standing me up last night...
Sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen.
I got stuck on a call, a drunk and disorderly...
Oh.
'Cause, um... I had sort of thought that...
You had plans with Melanie.
No. No, no, no.
I'd just drove by, I saw her lights,
I called just like you did,
she didn't call me back...
Look, never mind. That's not why I'm...
I'm here right now.
Then why?
To tell you that I...
We have a suspect in Melanie's murder.
Oh.
Well...
That's good news, isn't it?
Who is it?
Hannah...
It's you.
Swensen. S-w-e-n-s-e-n.
Hey, joanne, I got it from here.
It's cool, thanks. Thank you.
You don't really think I killed Melanie, do you?
This is not about what I think or what I believe.
This is about evidence, and right now,
the little we have points at you,
at least until I can rule you out
as the owner
of those prints that we found all over the crime scene.
What evidence do you have on me?
The mayor told us
that you had a problem with Melanie
at their wedding rehearsal.
I didn't have a problem with Melanie.
Andrea said one thing to her,
and it was only because she was trying to defend me.
You are also her main competition in town
and will probably benefit the most if she was gone,
so that gives you a motive.
But I don't have a motive.
Melanie told me herself
that she was going to be closing her bakery soon.
When did she tell you that?
Yesterday. She told me when...
Those fingerprints all over the crime scene
are mine.
Wait, you said you didn't touch anything last night.
I didn't touch anything last night,
but yesterday afternoon, Melanie came over,
and she asked me to help her make those cobblers.
Okay, okay.
Come back around here, please. We're not done.
You should have told me.
You should have told me if you were in that kitchen.
I should have searched you for a weapon.
I mean, I walk in,
you're standing over a dead body,
I don't even search you.
No wonder the chief thinks that I've lost my objectivity.
That doesn't make any sense.
Why would I be standing over a dead body
with a gun at 10:00
when she was killed at 5:00?
You know the time of death?
Before we've released that information?
You are not helping yourself here.
I left her a little after 4:00.
It would've taken her another 10 minutes
to get those cobblers ready for the oven.
They take 40 minutes to bake,
and from what I saw, she was killed
when she was taking them out of the oven, so...
Yeah, 5:00.
The coroner wasn't even that exact.
He said between 5 and 5:30.
Well, he's... not a Baker.
Hmm.
But this is good news, right?
I mean, it clears me.
I have an alibi. I was at the wedding.
Bill was at the wedding, too.
He said it started about 15 minutes late,
around 5:15,
and you got there just in time
to see them walking down the aisle.
It means I don't have an alibi.
Hannah? Hannah...
Mother...
Oh, honey, I just had lunch with Gloria,
and she said the most wonderful things about you.
What?
Mother, um...
I'm in trouble.
Hannah...
Ing that the police have you
as their top suspect in Melanie's murder?
I didn't want to believe it either,
but bill said it's true, so...
That's outrageous!
Mm-hmm.
Well, the problem is,
my fingerprints are all over the crime scene.
Yes... You were just helping Melanie.
Shame you're going to get punished
for doing a good deed.
Yeah... I'm just worried
that if the police spend all their time focused on me,
they're not going to find out who really did this,
unless...
Unless we figure out who did it ourselves...
Right?
See? I knew you'd rise to her defense.
No, I'll do everything I can to clear your name.
Of course you will.
Honey, Douglas and I will do the same, won't we?
Absolutely.
Okay, so I have to find out
who has an alibi for 5:00 P.M. on Saturday
and who doesn't?
We know that everyone who knew Melanie
was at that wedding,
but maybe some of them were late, like me?
I can check the guest book.
I had the groom's cousin
standing there the entire time
to make sure everyone signed in.
Ooh, well, then you can see
if anyone signed in after Hannah.
I think we should also check out Vanessa.
Ooh, hold on!
I mean, I can understand
getting annoyed with your sister, but...
I'm just saying...
But Vanessa loved Melanie,
I mean, enough to invest in her bakery.
I still think we should check her out.
She said she had a flight to catch.
She left the bakery around 4:00.
Well, we could go to the airport tomorrow morning.
Sure, ask around,
see if anyone saw her there.
You know who else we should check out
is people that were not at the wedding,
but present
at the reception.
Except for me, of course.
That's right, you weren't there.
No, no, I wasn't.
I, uh... You okay with that?
Yeah.
Everything looks delicious, honey.
Um...
My point is, I don't have an alibi.
Well, you also hardly knew Melanie,
and you... Thank you, Norman...
Definitely didn't have a motive.
No, no, one could make the argument
that she ran a competing business,
and I did it to help you.
That's just silly.
Norman, a killer...
Exactly, right?
Oh, moishe...
Going to check out Melanie Quinn.
What do you say?
"My wonderful friend."
I don't think that's...
Going to help me.
Wow, she had a fancy business page.
"My wonderful friend."
Bill!
Hannah.
Uh, this is a search warrant.
I'm sorry,
we have to come in and search the place.
Yeah.
'Course. Come on in, bill.
Come on in, boys.
If you're looking for Mike,
he's supervising the search at the cookie jar.
Hannah, stop.
Take this.
What?
It's $67. It's all I have.
You'll think I'm being dramatic,
but it's enough to get you to, mm, Canada
if you make a run for it.
Why would I run for it?
Hey, Mike, I...
Mike?
I think you'd better call a lawyer, Hannah.
Sorry! We're closed!
People just don't know what to think,
us being closed on a Monday.
I'm just furious that bill didn't warn us
that the sheriff was getting that search warrant.
Hannah?
Your sister is a terrible spy.
Well, I'm just glad they found the gun,
and I hope it turns out to be the murder weapon.
Hannah! They found the gun here.
That doesn't look good.
I...
I have a lawyer friend who could recommend you
to an excellent criminal attorney.
Ooh, ooh, see, now,
Norman would tell you to get a lawyer, too.
I haven't done anything wrong. I don't need a lawyer.
But someone planted that gun here
to make it look like you're guilty.
Well, it'll be obvious to the police, too.
I wouldn't give sheriff grant that much credit.
I know his mother.
I think it's obvious
that we need to find out
who really killed Melanie.
Well, you said we've hit a dead end with that.
Yeah, right. All the people who knew Melanie
but that weren't at the wedding, I mean...
Their alibis all check out.
Haven't checked out Gloria Travis yet.
My true beauty cosmetics queen?
She doesn't even live here!
She's only person who was at the reception
who wasn't at the ceremony...
And am I the only one who thought it was odd
that she dressed more for a business meeting
than she did for a party.
I think it's a real possibility.
No, Gloria is a lovely person,
and how could she possibly know Melanie?
Cookies, please. Cookies!
I don't think she did.
Admittedly, I haven't made that connection yet.
I was up all night... I was on the Internet,
looking for something in Melanie's background,
something that would give me a clue
as to why someone would want to kill her...
And I just did hit a dead end.
Please let me help you find an attorney.
Your mom's worried sick, and I...
You love her.
Yeah, I do.
She's an amazing woman.
Lisa, what's wrong?
You look like you've just seen a ghost.
What?
Oh, Vanessa's back.
Andrea told me that bill told her
that the police had to pick Vanessa up
at the airport...
So she could identify her dead sister's body.
It's just so heart-wrenching.
Guess I didn't see her hair.
Maybe it's the coat she's wearing.
I'm sure I've seen Melanie wear that coat before.
I really did think I'd seen a ghost!
No, you're right,
Melanie used to borrow her sister's clothes,
and she was wearing Vanessa's dress
the night of the wedding...
I asked her to put her hair up.
Maybe that's why we've hit a dead end.
Maybe Melanie wasn't the killer's intended victim.
Oh, my goodness...
Maybe the killer meant to kill Vanessa
and shot Melanie by accident.
You could be right.
Maybe Vanessa's the key to this whole thing!
Mike, what are you doing here?
Well, um, you must be seeing things,
because I'm not really here.
Well, then I guess I'm seeing and hearing things.
Exactly, because if I was actually here,
then I would be disobeying a direct order
to stay away from you.
Well, I would hate for you to get in trouble
because of me...
But since you are... Aren't here,
why don't you tell me if the gun you found
is the one that was used to kill Melanie?
No, I cannot tell you that,
because I'm not really here,
and I definitely can't tell you
that even if ballistics did confirm
that it is the same gun,
that I made the argument
that probably 50 people walked through your bakery
in the last 24 hours,
and any one of those people
could have put the gun in that jar.
Yeah, I had a hundred customers yesterday.
I sold out of everything...
Even the gluten-free stuff.
And I'm also not here telling you
that the chief is chomping at the bit
to make an arrest on this, okay,
and I can give them
all the arguments in the world
why you are not the person we're looking for,
but I just would feel a lot better
if you got yourself a lawyer, okay,
so please make a phone call.
I don't need a lawyer. I haven't done anything wrong!
Call somebody!
Please.
What happened to your objectivity, detective,
and following the evidence?
What makes you so sure it wasn't me?
Because I trust my instincts.
Course, I'm not 100% sure I could find you
in all those jackets.
The heater in my truck is broken, remember?
Yeah, well, you might want to, um...
Give that one more try.
Just in case.
Hey, Andrea!
Want to go for a ride in my now-warm popsicle wagon?
I'm craving a strawberry flip cookie,
and I cannot think of anything else
until I get one.
If I get you a cookie,
will you do something for me?
You want to buy my what?
Your mixer.
You have a legacy mixer in the kitchen,
and I'd like to make an offer.
I thought it might help.
Melanie had said that you were...
Losing money on this business.
We weren't losing money.
Maybe this isn't the best time.
This is good a time as any.
I do plan to sell this place, and everything in it.
If I had my way,
I'd never have to look at it again.
I guess I just want to say
I'm sorry for your loss.
I can't imagine what it's like to lose a sister,
especially so soon after having lost your husband,
Neil...
Ryder. And yes, it was hard losing him...
But nothing like...
I wish we'd never set foot in this town!
But no, Melanie just had to try to drum up some kind of romance
with Mike.
Told her she was crazy.
They only dated a few weeks in college.
He just wasn't that into her. He was into Lydia.
'Course, now that he's all alone,
I can see how it would be nice to snuggle up to him at night.
You're into Mike?
Maybe I would be, if he wasn't interested in her.
He told me how upset he is
that you're a suspect in what happened to my sister.
He told you about that?
Yeah.
I told him I doubted you're nearly complicated enough
to murder someone.
I'm not complicated enough? I think I'm plenty complicated.
You can hear yourself, right?
Okay, Neil ryder,
president of techdyne industries.
That was Vanessa's husband?
Board of directors for the Minneapolis children's hospital.
Board of directors for the carrington museum...
There's, like, a hundred charities on there.
Not just charities. Look at that..
True beauty cosmetics.
That means that Gloria...
And Neil worked together.
All right, we need to find out more
about Gloria and Neil's relationship.
Maybe you and I could take a...
I'll just go by myself.
You're not going by yourself. I'll tell mother.
That's cold.
Well, it's for your own good.
Okay.
Fine.
'Kay, wait, Hannah... Who are you going to take, then?
Norman, it's Hannah.
I wondered if you would take a drive with me
into Minneapolis?
Faker than a one-armed bandit.
Awesome.
Yeah, 1035. This is it.
Yeah, true beauty cosmetics and techdyne industries
are both in this building.
That would explain
why Gloria knows Neil ryder, then, right?
Well, they're both CEOs of major corporations.
I think there's more to it than that.
Is that your secret weapon?
Yeah. German chocolate cake cookies.
They work every time.
Watch and learn, Dr. rhodes.
Hello.
How can I help you?
Hi, I'm interested in selling true beauty cosmetics.
I'm sorry.
Our sales liaison is away at an executive retreat today.
Well...
Maybe I could just learn a little history on the company
in the meantime...
Then you'd want to talk
to our public relations manager,
but she's at the retreat, too.
Um... look,
I'm actually really interested in learning
about one member of the board of directors...
A man named Neil ryder.
Is there someone here who might have known him?
Our human resources manager might know, but she's...
At the retreat, too.
How about a cookie? I, um, baked them myself.
German chocolate cake cookies.
Pretty good.
Thanks...
But I don't eat carbs... Or sugar... or dairy.
Okay.
What happened?
So, did you strike out?
Let's just go to techdyne.
Roberta?
Hi. I'm Hannah.
I wondered
if you might be able to help me out.
I sure will try.
Thank you. I'm writing this article
about your former president, Neil ryder,
and I thought
maybe you could provide me with some information.
I could tell you the dates he was president,
things like that...
Well, it's actually a human interest story,
so I was looking for more information
about all the good works that he did.
He was on the board of so many charities,
I'm sure you know,
and other companies like true beauty cosmetics.
I'm pretty sure I'm not at liberty to discuss that.
I totally understand.
Listen, if you'd like,
straight from my bakery,
I have the best German chocolate cake cookies
you will ever try.
Are they made with eggs? 'Cause I'm allergic to eggs.
Oh.
Well, uh, next time. I'll getcha, okay?
Okay.
So? Anything?
I don't understand this city, I swear.
Nobody here is interested in gossiping,
or cookies, or anything.
Let me try something.
- Oops! - Excuse me.
Sorry.
Excuse me? Hey, hi, sorry to bother you.
My name is Dr. Norman rhodes.
I wonder if you can help me out.
I have a set of x-rays
that I'm trying to get to Gloria Travis?
I think you're in the wrong place, doctor.
Gloria Travis is with true beauty cosmetics.
That's five floors up. Excuse me.
Right...
Yeah, you know, I... I don't know if you...
Ah!
Are you all right? What happened?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Old hockey injury.
I see.
That's what you get for playing with people
younger and faster than me, right?
Sorry, right, so yeah,
um, I don't know what to do here.
I was given instructions to drop these records off here.
Um, I wish I could help you.
Apparently, it has something to do with...
The lawsuit that she initiated a few months ago?
I have no idea
why she wants these records dropped off here
and not at her own office.
Who knows, right?
Well...
I might know.
Who are you?
Barbara's boss.
What?
What'd you find out?
Okay, so...
Gloria Travis was unofficially engaged
to be married to Neil ryder...
And she wasn't very happy
when she found out
that he'd eloped with someone else.
Guess who?
Vanessa?
- Yes. - You know what that is?
Yeah! It's a pretty good motive for murder, I'd say!
And you found it! Oh, Norman!
I think she's still watching us.
Oh, we're in trouble.
I had no idea you were so good
at clandestine missions.
Well, I did dress up as James Bond
six years in a row for Halloween
when I was a kid.
So you going to quit being a dentist
and join the FBI?
Yeah, I'm going to trade in my dental forceps
for a .40 caliber glock.
Hey, hold up...
I had so much fun spending time with you today.
Well, it's been the best part of a very terrible week.
Um...
Be my date on Valentine's day.
I might be in jail on Valentine's day
seriously! If this doesn't work out...
Bad time to ask?
Maybe more a bad time to answer.
Okay.
I'm not worried.
Yes, mother, 10 minutes exactly.
Okay.
Yes, I know, Mike does make my heart race...
But so does Norman.
What should I do?
I'm not the least surprised
that Norman came through for you.
I knew from the moment I met him,
that Norman is the kind of man
who would be there for you
through thick and thin, Hannah.
Just like I feel about Douglas.
Ooh, he's a keeper.
I'm glad, mother.
As a matter of fact, we did a little key exchange.
That means that I give him a key to my place,
and he gave me a key to his.
I know what it means.
Look, he made mine on a little heart key.
With bling!
Isn't that just the sweetest thing?
I'm pretty sure I did not need to know that story, mother.
Fine!
Back to Norman and the cosmetics queen, then.
Personally,
I don't see how Gloria Travis could've murdered Melanie.
Gloria is much too classy.
Ooh...
Isn't that her?
Yeah.
Whoa!
They were already coming for her.
Hannah, be care... Pull over.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, Gloria Travis.
We need you to come to the station with us.
We got some questions
about the night of February 6th
and you being at the magnolia bakery.
Would you please get in the car?
I only went down there to talk to Vanessa!
She left me a message telling me to meet her there!
We'll go down to the station.
I never touched her sister!
Well, whaddya know...
I actually beat Hannah Swensen to questioning a suspect.
Why don't you just hop back into your nice warm toasty car?
Wait, so you're just questioning her,
you're not arresting her?
Well, the gun was registered to a Ms. Gloria Travis.
The gun was Gloria's?
Wait...
You found my gun?
The one I left in Neil's safe?
Get in the car, please.
I just want to ask you one...
No, no, no.
Gloria, can I just... I've got one question, please.
I got this.
- I really do. - One more question.
I got it.
Mother? In the car!
Wait, Hannah...
Come on.
Put your seat belt on.
Bill! Hey...
Hey, yeah.
Mike said you might be stopping by
to talk to Gloria.
Yeah, I just have one question...
And he also said to tell you
that is not going to happen.
Bill, I just want to talk to her, okay?
Took her down to lock up,
and we're just waiting for the judge
to sign the warrant...
The thing is, sir,
is that I'm just worried that maybe we're, um...
We're just, we're jumping the gun here a little bit.
Really? You serious?
Well...
Mike. Travis is our perp.
She owned the gun.
No, no, no.
Mike said to make sure you go home.
Let me listen, please.
Mike, for the last time, the case is closed.
That all makes perfect sense. It really does.
The thing that I'm curious about is why...
Excuse me? I'm sorry...
I'm sorry, sir...
My sister-in-law's a little stirred up.
Mike, I really want to...
What seems to be the problem, miss Swensen?
Just that...
You've arrested the wrong person.
Gloria Travis did not murder Melanie.
This is an investigation, okay?
An open investigation, and you are interrupting.
Not to mention getting bill and me
in a lot of trouble here.
I'm so sorry. I really am sorry about that,
but I believe Gloria.
If she's telling the truth,
and she left that gun in Neil's safe...
Then the person who had custody of that gun after Neil died
is Vanessa.
I know you don't want to hear this,
but there was something sketchy going on
in that bakery, I'm telling you.
Melanie was giving away free stuff
and telling people that she was operating at a loss,
and then Vanessa said
that she was making money on the business,
so what if Vanessa had something going on, you know, a scam,
like a money-laundering scam, and Melanie found out?
Do not try to point the finger at Vanessa. Don't do it.
Well, I know, okay?
I know Vanessa was at the airport,
and she has a very tight alibi...
Right. So stop. Stop.
Here you go, here's your purse. You go home. I...
Okay, fine.
Hannah...
No, it's fine.
Hold on.
Look, h-ha...
Look, just stop, just stop, please, please.
I am sorry. I am sorry.
I know you're just trying to help.
I know you are.
I just want this case to be over with,
'cause it's really starting to get to me, all right, and...
The truth is,
being forced to stay away from you
is, like, a hundred times harder for me
than I thought it was going to be.
I want this to be over so we can just go out,
and... and get a sandwich,
and have a real conversation.
That's what I want.
And I promise,
Gloria will not go to jail if I can rule her out, but...
Until then...
You have to keep your distance.
I'm going to go across the street real quick.
I think Vanessa's up to something.
Okay, well, if you're going there,
I'll come with you.
Let him.
I don't think that's a good idea.
It'll just put her on guard.
You guys can watch from the window if you want,
and I'll call you if I get into any trouble.
Vanessa?
If you're here to talk kitchen equipment,
I'll give you everything in here for a thousand dollars.
A thousand dollars?
It's worth three, four times that.
I don't care.
I just want to be done with this place.
I plan to be out of here by morning and never look back.
Is that what you did after your husband died?
Sold everything?
I don't want to talk about my husband.
I just want to know
if you're going to take this equipment off my hands.
Yeah, I'd be crazy not to.
Good.
Send a check to my lawyer in Minneapolis.
Yeah, no problem.
I'll text you his address.
He'll get a delivery company to haul everything over to you.
You know, I'd be happy to arrange for all that,
if you want to leave me your keys.
No, I do not want to do that.
All I want is to throw these useless memories
into the dumpster and finish packing.
If you don't mind getting the back door for me?
No, I don't mind.
Do you need help with that?
No, I'd rather do it.
There you go.
Could you get that lid for me, too?
The... yeah, sure.
The garbage lid, yeah.
You all right?
Thanks, yeah.
Got it?
Yeah.
Feels good to get rid of that bad rubbish.
I'm sure.
I'm going to head back this way. Good night.
I'll tell my lawyer to look for your check.
Yeah, thanks.
Hey, Hannah, are you okay?
Wait, wait, wait,
you want me to meet you where?
What'd she say?
Okay, on my way.
Where are you going?
Is she coming? Did she hear that?
No.
I don't think so, no.
Okay.
Whoa, Hannah!
Wait, wait, wait. What are you doing?
Wouldn't be the first time
I've had to look through a dumpster for evidence.
Just... okay, well, just... I'll do it.
How?
Why don't you just give me an arm?
Okay. Please be careful, all right?
Just the one that you have.
Here, put your foot here. Use my leg.
Thank you.
Careful.
Whoa, you okay?
Yeah.
You're nuts.
Hey, listen...
I was thinking, now that Gloria's been arrested,
and you probably won't be spending Valentine's day
in jail...
I want you to have dinner with me.
You know that place just outside the city
that overlooks the river,
with the dance floor that glows?
You and I dance really well together.
I want you to be my Valentine, Hannah...
But only if you want it, too.
I don't want to be your second choice.
I mean, I won't, I won't...
Is that... Is that Douglas?
That's Douglas.
He's friends with Vanessa?
Read the back.
"Robert Peters and me."
What does that mean?
It means that Douglas isn't Douglas.
That's terrible.
How are you going to tell mother?
She's here.
Lisa, will you please finish the order for the dairy for me?
Sure. You know I love ordering.
- Good morning, dearies. - Good morning.
So, what was so important
that it couldn't wait?
Uh, where is Douglas?
Well, you told me not to bring him.
He had a breakfast meeting
with a client anyway.
Mm.
Good grief, what's with the dreary faces, girls?
You're just inviting wrinkles with those frowns.
No, no, mother. Mother. Please.
What?
Mother, sweet mother...
Oh!
We have something to tell you.
Honey... twins?
Oh, no, no, no.
Wishful thinking.
Okay...
What?
So... Douglas had dinner with Vanessa Quinn recently?
Well, I don't think it's a recent photo...
And I don't think his name is Douglas.
Look at the back.
What?
Mm...
I don't have my glasses, Hannah. What does it say?
The man you've been seeing, his name isn't Douglas.
His name is Robert Peters.
Look.
What are you talking about?
This is Douglas.
Hannah looked him up.
He's a con man.
He's been working through the midwest,
taking money from people.
He's been arrested twice.
Well, that's not true!
Why are you saying that?
I printed out his mug shot.
Mother...
We know how happy you've been.
I believed everything he told me.
Everything.
Was I just a fool?
No!
Mother, you took a chance on love,
and you showed us that that's important.
He is the fool, not you.
And don't you dare blame yourself
for one second.
This man has made an entire career
out of scamming money out of people.
We just need to know if you gave him any money.
No.
We also think he was working with a female partner.
I think it's Vanessa.
Just stop. I don't want to hear any more...
Not until I slap his lying face.
No, mother, you can't...
Andrea, she can't go anywhere.
She left her keys here.
Should still go after her, calm her down.
Mother!
No, wait, you can't go after Douglas yet!
Oh, yes, I can!
Where are my keys?
You can't go anywhere. He'll bolt.
I am ready to explode!
I can't just sit here and do nothing!
Okay, shh, mother, you're making a scene.
Just calm down.
Let's go inside. Andrea's upset.
I'm so upset.
That's bad for the baby, don't you think?
Oh... oh! Oh, Andrea!
I think we should go inside,
and calm Andrea down,
take care of your grandbaby, right?
How about some cookies?
Yes, we'll have some cookies.
Lisa!
Come up with some fabulous fudge cookies
for my mother and sister. What do you say?
Absolutely. They just came out of the oven.
They are chocolatey and chewy...
Okay, wait, wait, hold on, hold on.
What?
I'm going to stay here with her,
you're going to go talk to bill and Mike.
Well, I don't think we have enough evidence.
To go to the police yet.
Yes, we do!
No, we don't!
What if Vanessa hid that photo on purpose for me to...
Yeah, oh, yay! Oh, good!
Okay, just one second.
Happy for you. Be right there.
If she hid that photo on purpose,
that means she was setting Douglas up
to take the blame for something she did.
But, but no, I mean, Vanessa? That's her own sister!
Well, she could have hired someone to do it, right,
and then she was trying to blame me for it,
and then maybe she didn't even know
that the gun was Gloria's.
But then, maybe it's Douglas.
Okay, well, if it's Douglas,
then he was standing right here with mother,
making fun of how the twins don't know how to bake,
planning to murder Vanessa,
and then he shot Melanie by accident!
But someone's trying to set up Gloria.
That's why they sent the message to meet Vanessa.
And why they hid the gun there,
knowing that it would be found.
Well, that just means
I have to go to Douglas' townhouse.
I have to find some evidence.
Oh, hold on! No, no, no, no.
You are going to leave that for bill and Mike.
That is their job.
You really think mother can pretend
like nothing is wrong
for the amount of time that it'll take them
to actually get a search warrant?
Guess what? I don't need a search warrant...
Because I have the key to his front door.
Hannah! What if he catches you?
Then I'll...
Say that mother is planning a surprise for him
for Valentine's day.
Okay, but... I don't like this.
Neither do I, but we have to make sure
the right person ends up in handcuffs.
Watch the curb!
Aah!
Hi. Hi! Sorry!
Ugh... I don't feel very well.
I'm not surprised.
You just ate 10 cookies.
No, it's not that.
A cookie never lets you down, Andrea.
It's because I've been sitting there,
thinking about Douglas sitting right over there
this whole time,
pretending to help clear Hannah's name,
and all the while, keeping his vile secrets.
Oh...
He's a deceiver.
Mm-hmm.
And you know what?
I am so glad that Hannah is down at that police station
right now, and...
You know what? As a matter of fact,
I'm going to go down there right now, too,
and tell them everything I know.
No, no, wait, you cannot do that.
She is not actually at the police station yet.
She is... Collecting evidence.
- Collecting evidence? - Yeah.
Where?
Um...
Andrea Lynn... Where is your sister?
And please do not tell me she is at Douglas' townhouse.
Okay, I will not tell you that she's at Douglas's townhouse.
Oh...
Well, I'm...
I'm going to go get her out of there,
right now.
No, you can't. Hannah has your keys.
Ha! What have I always told you girls?
Hide a key.
Ha!
Upstairs, now.
Vanessa, whatever you're thinking,
you're wrong.
You always have excuses.
This is what you always do.
Stop talking.
Just give me a chance.
Just stop.
Vanessa...
Shut up.
If you'd just give me a chance to explain...
It's a little dramatic, don't you think?
We could talk it over like rational adults.
Oh, we're going to talk, all right.
Sit down, Robert, now.
Got a lot to talk about...
Don't we, Bobby?
Whatever you're thinking, you're wrong.
They arrested Gloria.
Well, that was my first thought when they called me on Sunday,
that Gloria was gunning for me and got Melanie by mistake...
But then Mike told me
that beretta was found at the cookie jar...
The beretta registered to Gloria...
The gun I found in Neil's safe,
the gun I gave you to sell for me...
But you didn't sell it, did you, Robert?
Kitchen counter. Now move it.
You must have known by leaving it there,
I'd figure out it was you.
N-no...
You were supposed to be on your way to the morgue,
with everything pointing at Gloria. Argh!
Perfect.
As soon as I saw her come in the cookie jar, I knew...
She was my cover.
Just had to get her
to the wrong place at the wrong time,
and I would be rid of you.
Oh, come on. You begged me to work for you.
And then I told you it was over!
We have enough money.
I just want to get out, marry delores...
But you couldn't take it, could you?
You just couldn't take seeing me happy.
We were partners. We had a business deal.
You blackmailed me, after what I did for you!
Oh, you made it so easy.
You didn't even notice I was recording you
smothering Neil with that pillow.
You handed me the pillow!
God, is it any surprise
I want to put a bullet in your back?
You killed my sister.
I was trying for you.
Well, now it's going to be you.
Think you can shoot me
just 'cause you got that video?
You're out of your mind.
I'm not going to shoot you, Bobby.
I'm going to shove this knife...
Straight into your heart...
And guess who it belongs to?
Your precious delores.
Yeah, that's right.
You die,
and all the evidence will point to delores.
I made sure she'd find out
who you really are from her daughter,
the one Mike can't stop talking about...
The one who's so nosy, she'll jump into a dumpster.
I let Hannah find a picture of you and me,
your real name written on it.
I saw her chasing her mother down main street,
file in her hand.
I expect delores will be here any minute,
demanding answers...
And she'll find you here, with a knife in your chest,
and I'll be outside, calling the police.
Vanessa...
You've got to kill me, that's fine.
Leave delores out of it.
It's too late.
She's already here. Don't move.
No, mother, don't! It's a trick!
Hannah!
All units to...
Hannah!
Repeat, everyone available...
- What in the world? - Mother!
We got the gun!
On your feet. On your feet!
Robert killed my husband and sister!
I was crazy with grief.
All right!
No jury would convict me.
I don't know about that, Vanessa.
I am pretty sure
the jury is going to want to hear this.
You blackmailed me, after what I did for you!
Oh, you made it so easy.
You didn't even notice i was recording you
smothering Neil with that pillow.
You handed me the pillow!
Hey, hey, easy!
Get her out. Get her out.
Hannah! Hannah! Where... where's Douglas?
He went that way. He was running!
Okay, no, you stay. You stay.
You can't let him get away.
Bill's got it.
It's all right. Bill's got it.
That was for Melanie!
Delores, no.
No, no, I did that...
For you.
For us.
So we could be together.
Just stop lying.
You're a lowlife and a con man.
No, I'm not. Not anymore.
I was, but...
I wanted to get better for you.
Delores, I love you.
Delores, stay there, stay there, stay there.
You okay?
Yeah.
You stay on the ground.
All right, we're going up in three, two, one... up!
Hand behind your back.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you
in a court of law.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you.
Watch your head.
Let's go.
Come here.
It means a lot to me
that Melanie is going to have justice,
so thank you
for not giving up until we had the truth.
I never got a chance to tell you about Douglas.
How did you know to come here?
Why are you always surprised
when I know how to do my job?
Okay, it was you who made me rethink
what I thought I knew about Vanessa,
which led me to dig a little deeper,
which led me find the mug shot of...
Robert Peters.
Right.
You're welcome.
So are you going to scold me
for showing up here
instead of calling you?
Yeah, absolutely...
As soon as I finish the hours of paperwork
that I have to do.
What do you say, um...
Tomorrow night, take you out for dinner,
and, of course, the appropriate scolding.
Tomorrow's Valentine's day.
So it is.
Are you asking me to be your Valentine, Mike?
Yes, sure.
I'll even cut you out a little mini-heart
out of construction paper while I'm at it.
Why do I get the feeling
that you're not a big fan
of Valentine's day?
No... the day is fine.
I just, um...
Well, basically, I just want to be with you.
I don't need to make a statement,
that's all.
I see.
Do you? 'Cause I'm...
I'm not sure that you do.
No, Mike, I understand what you're saying.
Your wife died not that long ago, and...
And you're not ready to make some... big statement.
I get it.
There they are. Those powers of deduction.
Look...
I, um...
Well, regardless of what the calendar says,
I would love...
To take you out to dinner
tomorrow night.
What do you say?
Chocolate chip, sugar, shortbread,
lemon bar, ginger snap...
A bakery offers its customers so many choices.
Some people know what they want immediately.
Some people stand for a long time,
trying to decide.
To those who stand in my shop,
trying so hard to figure out what they want,
i always say there is no rush.
Happy Valentine's day!
Oh! You, too?
Bill had to work.
Thank you, mother.
Oh, it's lovely, Hannah!
Thank you! Thank you.
You look amazing!
Thank you. I can dress up.
Aw....
Aw.
To the two true loves of my life.
Aw...
Thank you, mother.
Cheers!
I wish I could reach you.
That's okay. Don't hurt the baby.
Happy Valentine's day.
Life presents us with choices of all kinds...
But as long as we trust our heart
to show us the way,
eventually, we'll be just fine.