Good Witch (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Starting Over... Again - full transcript

Somebody's watching us.

What? Where?

Next door. In the window.

I don't see anybody.

I think the realtor gave
me the wrong code.

Dad, this is a sign.

I don't believe in signs.

We should go back
to New York.

It's our new home.
Get used to it.

I don't wanna live here.

Once I master this lock,



I'm gonna explain the difference
between a want and a need,

and it is gonna
blow your mind.

I don't care how late it is,
I'm gonna call the realtor.

I hope I wake him up.

Hello!

Welcome to Middleton.

I'm your neighbor.

I'm Cassie Nightingale.

Sam Radford.
This is my son, Nick.

Looks like you could
use some help.

Only if you're a locksmith.

Looks like the realtor
gave us the wrong combination.

I doubt Ryan did that.
He's very thorough.

And yet, here I stand.



Why don't you
try it one more time?

I've tried it about a dozen times.
It won't open.

Maybe 13's the charm.

Give it a try.

Okay.

I will, but...

I don't think
it's gonna make...

13 gets such
a bad reputation,

but it's actually been
a very lucky number for me.

You have the magic touch.

Some people say I do.

I guess we'll be
seeing you around.

I think you already have.

Well...

I replaced the fill valve
in the guest bath.

I've, repaired
the creaky hinge on my door,

and I'm halfway through
with the dresser

I'm making for Grace.

What would I do without you?

Well, I live
right down the hall,

so you'll never have
to worry about that.

I always get such a kick
out of seeing this.

"Written by Lori Russell."

It's a great article.

My granddaughter, the writer.

And the band
Brandon is managing,

just booked another concert.

I have some
very talented grandchildren.

Agreed.

Their dad would be proud.

He is.

Is Lori coming for the...

- Dedication?
- She'll be here tomorrow.

You know, this whole thing
was Martha's idea,

so if you don't
want it to be...

No, Jake belongs to more
than just me.

He belongs to Middleton,

and they all just want
to show their love for him

for everything he did
as Chief of Police.

Dried avocado and soybean
with boswellia.

It's, derived from the gum of
boswellia trees, native to India.

I put a little in your tea.

Boswellia?

It's for your arthritis.

- How did you know it?
- I won't be happy

until you're powerwalking
around the block again.

Okay.

I have absolutely
nothing to wear.

You should probably tell
that other young lady

to get her clothes
out of your closet.

Mom, seriously.
Does this look okay?

It looks great.

Grandpa, does this look okay?

You're a beauty.

You two
are absolutely no help.

What do you want us to do?

Well, look at me.

I mean, head to toe.

Outfit, hair, shoes, jewelry,

but don't look at me
with the loving eyes

of my mother and grandfather.

Instead, look at me with
the eyes of a ninth grade girl

who hasn't had a carb since
she learned how to spell.

Find my flaws. They're there.

Why?

Well, because if you
find them, then I fix them.

You look very pretty.

I'm doomed.

Lemon balm.

And?

Passion flower and...

I give up.

Valerian root.

I should have gotten that.

- Love you.
- Love you.

- Bye, Grandpa.
- Bye, sweetie.

Tell Lori I said hi.

Lori, what a surprise.

What are you doing
up so early?

How does she do that?

I'm sorry I wasn't here
to greet you.

I had a house to show.

Any problems getting
in the place?

- Yes.
- Yes?

No, no. Everything's fine.

But, but that
house next door...

Grey House.

It's one of
the oldest in town.

It's got quite the history.

Wait till you meet the owner.

He already did.

Cassie!

Hello again.

Dr. Radford.

How did you know I'm a doctor?

- Your license plate. M.D.
- Right.

Herb tea,
my own special blend.

It's great
for relieving stress.

Thanks, but I love stress

and I'm a coffee guy.

Actually, espresso.

You love stress?

I thrive on it.

Well, careful.

Too much caffeine can
cause headaches and anxiety.

Well, I love caffeine,

and...

I've never been a big believer
in the benefits of herbs.

But that might just be 11 years
of medical school talking.

Well, you should really read
Wallace Pickworth's article

in The Lancet about
caffeine dependence.

You read medical journals?

I read a lot of things.

Well...

If you'll excuse me, I have a
teenage son to blast out of bed.

I give him about a month.

New Yorkers always think
they wanna trade the noise

and smog and craziness
for small town living

until they actually try
living in a small town.

It's no secret that you weren't my
first choice to replace Jake as Chief.

Yes, you remind me
almost daily.

I'm very worried about
Jake's dedication.

I heard the artist
is dragging his feet.

Seriously, how long
does it take to chisel stone?

Well, it's not stone.

It was wood,
then it was nickel,

then it was glass
and now it's brass.

I will not apologize
for changing my mind,

nor will I lower my standards.

Good enough is not
good enough for me.

Please do keep in mind
that I've invited the press.

I've already done
a number of interviews.

All eyes will be
looking to me.

But the dedication
is about Jake, right?

What? Yes.
Yes, of course!

I mean, it's not really all
about the pomp and pageantry.

Well, no, but...

And I know that you wouldn't want
to take the focus off of Jake.

- Of course not.
- I didn't think so.

However,
how it's all perceived

will undoubtedly reflect
directly upon me, the mayor.

Don't worry, Martha.

Everything has been
taken care of, all right?

No expense has been spared.

Honestly, how often do we
have to go through this?

When I am on official
business, as I am now,

I am Madam Mayor.
I don't call you Derek.

I don't mind if you do.

Well, your lack of propriety
and decorum are your business.

Don't try to drag me into your
gutter of mutual disrespect.

Without rules,
we are no better than animals.

So how many classes
are you gonna be teaching?

It's just research, Brandon.
We've had this conversation.

I'm a little off.

Are you going
'cause of what I did, Tara?

No.

But...

I think it says a lot
about our marriage

that you don't take
my feelings into consideration

before making
big life decisions,

and you need to tell Cassie
what you did.

I love you.

You know that.

I love you too.

But I just think...

Some space right now
is a good thing.

Yes! I've got Mr. Cuthbert
for history this semester.

Everybody makes an A.

That's because he hasn't
changed his tests in 30 years.

The kids post them online.
It's basically cheating.

Not if you think
of those tests

as very thorough study guides.

Anthony,
who is that guy?

That's, Nick Radford.

I have him in homeroom.
He's a total jerk.

Okay, give me the deets.

He's from New York.

- Okay.
- He's your neighbor.

His dad's a doctor, surgeon.

His parents are divorced.

Final assessment?

I'd say he suffers from

an overinflated
sense of self-worth.

Classic narcissistic
personality disorder.

Your prognosis?

By the end of the year, he'll
be captain of the football team

and all the girls
will be in love with him.

Not this girl.

Thanks.

Hi.

This! This is why
I went into medicine.

You know, you should
call Matthew Nelson.

He's a wonderful handyman.

I'm sorry, I don't have
anything to offer you.

It's...

Well, it's a mess.

You know, I just came by
to welcome you to the neighborhood.

Bell, Book and Candle
is my shop.

It seems we're neighbors yet again.

Great, my first patient.

Okay, come on, get out!
Out, out, out!

Here, let me try.

No, you're scaring him.

Well...

What do you want me to do?
Give him an appointment?

Put the broom down
for a second.

Let him perch for a moment.

Come on.

How'd you do that?

I... I didn't do anything.

He just needed
a little direction.

We all do at one time or
another, don't you think?

Yeah, I do.

And I should probably
call that handyman.

I'm great with a scalpel,

but, not so much
with a hammer.

Yes, you probably should.

Yeah?

That door may not be
your only problem.

A little bird told me.

Matt, how are ya?

Doc!

I came to see how you
were settling into the place.

Well, if Matt there
were a doctor,

I'd be looking for a priest
to do the last rites.

Yeah, sorry about that.

No one's been
in this place for years.

Which is exactly why
I thought I'd be busy

from the minute
I opened the doors.

But it's kind of slow.

Yeah.

What don't I know?

To be honest, nobody really liked
the doctor that used to be here.

So I don't have an
established patient base,

but now that I'm here...

Well, when they stopped going to
him, they started seeing Cassie.

- My neighbor?
- Yeah.

Yeah, allergies, cholesterol,

minor sprains, anxiety, you
name it, she's got us covered.

It's amazing.
You go into that store,

whatever you're looking for,
you'll find it.

But she's not a doctor.

No, but she helps people.
Everyone trusts her.

Hello, Stephanie.

Okay, did you see him?

I take it you met Sam.

Sam.

You say that
so matter-of-fact,

like we got a new
postman or something.

He is the most
eligible bachelor

to hit Middleton
since my divorce.

He has a son too, Nick.

Who cares?

I mean, it's "Dr. Good looking
and single" I care about.

He's McDreamy,
McSteamy...

He's all the "Mc's"
and then some.

I tried to book
an appointment,

but he doesn't have
a phone yet.

What? You're not sick.

Yeah, I am.
I'm sick of being single.

I am sick of going
to wedding showers,

and I'm sick to death of never
having a date for national holidays.

There's lots of things to
love about living in a small town.

The shallow dating pool
is not one of them.

So, have you met him?

Yes, he's my new neighbor.

Well, you have
all the luck.

Well, I don't think so.

Look, I have
joined running clubs,

skiing clubs,
rock climbing clubs.

I've played golf,
tennis, racquetball,

I go to every
sporting event there is.

If there is a ball and a man,
I'm there.

But you, they just
move in next door.

If what you have isn't luck,

then I would like
some of whatever it is.

Don't you ever,
you know, miss it?

You haven't dated
anyone since Jake.

- He's been gone for a while, now.
- No, I...

I think it would be greedy
to want what I had with Jake

twice in one lifetime.

Brandon!

Hello there!

How's the music business?

Hi, Steph.

Next time your band's in town,

take them by the bistro,
on me.

- Thanks.
- Yeah.

Just one of the benefits
of owning your own restaurant.

So, when's your next concert?

Well, it's not
really definite yet.

Well, I thought you told me...

I should go.

Bye.

What's with him?

There is no respect for band.

Seniors get the best uniforms,
and we get what's left.

And it doesn't fit right.

I mean, seventh grade,
I almost lost my pants

- during the halftime show.
- God.

I mean you never see a football
player's pants drop on the field.

That's true.

We're in here.

We're supposed
to be in 302.

This is
Mrs. Cavanaugh's class.

Wrong!

See? Look, right there.
Mrs. Cavanaugh.

English?

Mrs. Cavanaugh?

- Yeah.
- We're in here.

The room changed
at the last minute.

Lucky guess.

Remind me to take you to Vegas.

Yeah. You've got a hard head.

Yeah, no need to apologize,
but it was nice that you did.

You hit me.

I know Miss Russell
has somewhere to be,

and I'm betting, Mr. Radford,

that there is an algebra teacher
waiting for your company.

Dr. Radford?

Mayor Martha Tinsdale.

We've had a
lengthy correspondence,

but I'm so grateful
to finally meet you.

And I must say

your profile picture
does not do you justice.

Are you settling in?

- Actually...
- I can't tell you

how thrilled we are
that you're here.

As you can see, Middleton
is a booming metropolis

but the one thing missing
was our own doctor.

Most people had to go
all the way to Blairsville.

Yeah, about
that correspondence,

you left a few things out.

Whatever do you mean?

I believe you used the terms
"state of the art"

and "up to date" to describe
the office I'm renting.

Well, isn't it?

No!

I'm going to have to bring a
lot of new equipment in here,

which I wasn't expecting.

I'm sure you'll recover
any extra costs you endure,

after all, you're
the only doctor here,

and once I get the word out,

you'll be turning
sick people away.

I think the words you're
looking for are "thank you".

Thank you...

For lying to me about the
condition of the space I rented.

Well, really, Ryan takes care
of all that property nonsense.

No, no, I'm here
on much bigger business.

The Ladies' Auxiliary
has you down

to be our guest speaker
next week.

12:00 sharp,
buffet lunch to follow.

I do hope you're
not allergic to shrimp.

And word to the wise,

avoid Shelly Masters'
vegan fat-free muffins.

You've got to be kidding.

No, they're horrible!
And wear a tie.

No.

No?

Yes, the opposite
of yes is no.

No.

But it's
the Ladies' Auxiliary!

My Ladies' Auxiliary.

Then, no thank you,

I'll be busy fixing up
my "state of the art" office.

Hi.

Thanks.

So, how's your head?

Okay? You?

Yeah. I'm Grace.

- Nick.
- Nice to meet you.

Officially.

We're neighbors.

Cool.

- Come in.
- Okay.

So, if you have any questions
or anything...

The only question I have is,

what's the fastest way
out of town?

You just moved here.

No offense but this town

is no New York.

There is nothing
but offense in that statement.

And Middleton
may not be New York City,

but not every place can be filled with
crime, poverty and overpopulation.

George.

There, everything okay?

You all right?

Yeah, I am.

George?

Well, looks like
you just fainted.

So, tell me...

- George.
- George...

Are you on any medication?

What... What do you
have me taking?

Lots of herbs,

vitamins, elixirs, nothing that
would have made you faint.

I am very careful
about interactions.

Okay, well,
let's start with,

what you took
the last 24 hours.

A mixture of ginseng,
licorice root, yohimbine.

It's bark from
a west African tree.

Your blood pressure
is elevated.

Wouldn't low blood pressure
make someone pass out?

Well, sure, but...

Have you ever been
diagnosed with hypertension?

A while back, yeah.

Well, see, whatever
your doctor gave you

could be
what's making you dizzy.

Sometimes medicines
have side effects.

I know.

The pills I was taking
to make me feel better

were making me feel awful.

Wait, it's also dangerous

to stop taking something
without consulting a doctor.

The doctor was as bad
as the pills he gave me.

I consulted Cassie,

and she mixed me up
some stuff,

and my blood pressure
has been fine for years.

Yeah, textbook perfect.

Okay.

But you did pass out.

I'm fine.
I... I lost my footing.

Okay, how about

come by the office tomorrow?

I'll run a few tests just
to be sure, free of charge.

I'm sorry, but,

I've had it with doctors.

He needs to see a doctor.

He doesn't like doctors.

I don't either and I am one,

but when I'm sick,
that's who I want to see.

Well, in my opinion,

real healing can only happen
when there is a bond, a trust.

George didn't trust
the last doctor he had.

A lot of people in town
didn't trust him.

I trust you.

Well, it's too bad
your father-in-law doesn't.

Yet.

Tree bark!

Hi, Mom.

You met our new neighbor?

Yeah.

So? Tell me.

How was your first day?

Good, I guess.

- Mom.
- Yes, what's going on?

You know,
since I can remember,

I would get these feelings,

things that hadn't happened

before they actually happened.

It's a wonderful gift.

But the things I saw...

They were always
just about us...

The family.

And now?

I've been seeing things
about Nick.

Who I only just met.

Well, the universe
is always bringing

seemingly unrelated people
and events together.

Clearly, Nick is in your
consciousness for a reason.

Translation.

Unless it's a feeling
of concern or worry or harm,

just let the universe's
plan play out.

What is it?

How come I can see

all sorts of things
before they happen,

but I didn't see
what happened to Dad?

It's a gift, it's not a power.

You can't summon it
or wield it.

It's just there sometimes
and other times...

It's not.

Here you go.

What's up?

Just wanted to make sure
you didn't need anything.

No. Got everything planned
down to the last detail.

You know, it's going to be a really
nice dedication for your dad, Brandon.

I appreciate everything
you've done.

Have you,
talked to Cassie?

Grace?

You gotta tell them.

I don't know how.

Well, find a way
to tell them, okay?

Okay?

Yeah.

You guys want
some Ice Capps, yeah?

My profile of Nick
seems to be bearing fruit.

Yeah,
I'll grab two Ice Capps.

He's here less than a week

and he has
more friends than me.

All right, thanks.

Those aren't friends.

- Let's go.
- Okay.

Aren't you guys
gonna be late for school?

Nah, we're blowin' off
the first couple of periods.

I wouldn't, if I were you.

Well, you're not me,
so see ya.

Let's go, Grace.

I can't give you
his credit scores.

You sold him the house.
You have that information.

Yes, but there are
these things

called privacy and ethics.
Forget it.

But I'm the mayor.

Not for long if the citizens
of Middleton find out

that you are mining me for
their personal information.

I am doing it to protect them.

- Can't help you.
- Honestly.

Well, hello!

Martha, here's your teas.

Thank you.

- What's going on?
- Our good mayor here

would like me to divulge

privileged information
on our new doctor.

I thought I did a very
thorough vetting process

before enticing Dr. Radford
to move here to Middleton

but I have a feeling
I might have missed something,

something big.

Perhaps, he's running
from the law...

Or maybe his real name
isn't Radford.

I have a good
feeling about him.

Cassie,
if only this were as easy

as believing your "feelings".

She's just angry at him,
because he turned her down.

I offer him the honor
to be a speaker

at my Ladies' Auxiliary
and he refuses,

which made me suspicious,

not angry.

As we all know, I never let my
emotions dictate my actions.

Martha, he just moved here,
give him a chance.

Sam seems like a good guy.

And to be honest, Martha,

I saw the email you sent him.

You embellished, quite a bit,
about the state of the clinic.

- Please.
- You did.

Listen, you got him here,
just give him a chance.

Seems fair.

You know, Cassie, I too can
sense things about people

and I sense that he's here in
this town, because he's no good.

This time,
Ms. Cassie Nightingale,

you are wrong
and I am right.

Hello, Nick.

What happened to you?

The school called?

The Vice-Principal.

And on the second day!

That's a new personal best,
congratulations.

I'm not a serial killer.
I skipped a few periods.

Well, now you have a few more,

every day this week.
Detention.

Why are you doing this to me?

Man, I don't wanna live here.

You're the reason we had to move.
Remember?

To get you away from
those arrogant,

spoiled kids you were
hanging out with.

And who spoiled us, Dad?

Yeah, it was my fault...

That you broke into somebody's
empty beach house and trashed it.

No one else's parents
had to move.

Nobody else's parents
were even in the country.

I want to live with mom.

And yet, I have full custody.

So, it's me, it's here

and it's not gonna change.

And it's for your own good.

Lori!

- Let me take your bags.
- Hi. Thank you.

- Welcome home, Lori.
- Thank you.

I missed you so much.

- Lori. How was your trip?
- Hi.

Trip was fine.
Where's Brandon?

- Upstairs.
- We've got new neighbors.

Somebody finally
bought that place?

- A doctor and his son.
- He's in my class.

Yeah? He hot?

He thinks he is.

- Men.
- Boys.

Lori.

I got a new job.

If this is a joke,
it's not funny.

It's not a joke.
I'm a police officer.

I passed all my tests, I start
the day after tomorrow.

So you just suddenly
decided to do this?

It wasn't "sudden".

Brandon, what are you
trying to do here?

I didn't mean
to upset everybody.

- Well, then quit.
- What?

Quit.

Enough, okay?

I'm done losing people I love.

I'm gonna be fine.

Yeah, well, dad thought
he was gonna be fine too,

now he's gone.

This is the last thing
your father would have wanted.

Cassie...

I...

I can't believe
this is what you want.

- Thanks for coming.
- Anytime, you know that.

Why are we here?

Not that I don't love
to hang with you,

I do, but that's
your second cup of tea

and you've yet to say a word.

Brandon joined the
Middleton Police Department.

Really?

And you're not happy?

I'm surprised and... And hurt
that he didn't come to me,

and I'm scared
that I can't stop him,

and if I do, I'm...

I'm scared that
he won't be happy.

Well, I know
what you would say.

You would say that you can't stop
people from living their lives,

that bad things happen

and good things happen.

You met Jake,
that was a good thing.

You made Middleton
your home, good thing.

You lost your husband...

A very bad thing.

I don't want to lose Brandon.

If you stop him,

you're gonna lose him even if he's
alive and well, you know that.

You know, you've been there
since Jake died,

I... I don't know
what I'd do without you.

We've been there
for each other.

You're a good friend.

No.

I'm about to get one cinnamon
roll with two forks.

I am an awesome friend.

- Hi.
- You were right.

I was?

I shouldn't have cut.
I got busted

busted by both the
Vice-Principal and my dad.

Next time, maybe
I'll listen to you.

Nick, let's go.

I'm... I'm good.

But Nick...

I'll... I'll see you later.

All right.

You should know that Amber isn't used
to people not doing what she wants.

Back in New
York, I went to a school

filled with Ambers.
I can handle her.

Well, that should be
fun to watch.

Yeah.

So, I haven't seen
your dad around.

Divorced?

My dad passed away
a while ago.

I'm so sorry to hear that.

The whole town knows.

He used to be Chief of Police.

Sorry, I'm late.

Is...

He walking home with us?

I didn't know
you two were an us.

We're not.

Well, I don't
wanna go home, so...

- All right. See ya.
- See ya.

Come on.

- Bye.
- Bye.

- I knew it.
- Excuse me?

I hit pay dirt.

Sam.

With no help from Ryan,
thank you very much.

Apparently, there are
these websites

where patients
can rate their doctors.

"Dr. Radford
seemed very aloof."

"Dr. Radford needs to work
on his bedside manner."

"Not a very warm person."

And there are five more, all
saying basically the same thing.

There are 512 comments,

and you found seven complaining
about his bedside manner?

What about his competence
as a doctor?

Well, I... I... -Johns
Hopkins, top of his class.

On the board
of several hospitals.

Published a textbook.

Martha, if you ask me,
we got very lucky.

He's a good doctor.

Well, we'll just
have to agree...

To disagree.

Hi.

Brandon won't answer
my calls or my texts.

I feel bad.

Don't worry,
he'll come to his senses.

No, I mean I feel bad
that none of us supported him.

Well, I can't support
something I don't believe in.

But he believes in it,

and he wants
to be a policeman.

I can tell.

I always thought that
it was music that he loved,

but I was wrong.

I think we were all wrong.

We're not. He is.

Your first job out of college
writing for that newspaper...

They sent you
to the Middle East.

It was right after Dad died,

and I was so scared.

We all were.

Nothing happened to me.

But it could have.

But we all still supported
your decision.

Me, Mom, Grandpa.

Brandon.

What are you trying to say?

You know what I'm saying.

You just don't wanna hear it.

So you are my first patient.

Well, I'm just happy
you could see me.

So what brought you in today?

You.

What...
What symptom brought you in?

- Well, I have migraines.
- Yes?

Actually, "had" is more accurate.

How did you
get rid of them?

Cassie gave me this oil

to rub on my energy points.

Works like a charm.

So, that and yoga.

And I gave up caffeine.

So Cassie helped you?

Yeah, she helps the whole town.

What's up?

I just need your help
with a suspect.

- You do?
- Yeah.

You wouldn't return my calls.

Don't blame Derek,
I twisted his arm.

Okay!

I'm just gonna leave
you two here to talk.

- Well, hello neighbor.
- Hello.

- How's, how's business?
- Slow.

It'll pick up.

Yeah, I don't think so.

Why not?

Well, it turns out I've got
competition in this town.

Who?

- You.
- Me?

Yeah, seems that even before
the other doctor was gone,

people in town chose
to see you

for whatever ailed them.

Sam, I'm...

I think what you
are doing is dangerous.

I have never suggested to anyone,
anyone, that they not see a doctor.

I just offer alternatives.

There are other ways, alternative
ways to treat illness.

To treat the patient
as a whole being.

I've heard this
a million times.

Well, have you
ever actually listened?

I'm just saying
that popping pills

doesn't always have to be
the first option.

I can point to proven studies

that verify the results from those pills.

I haven't seen many studies
on tree bark.

A lot of the things
I suggest are preventative.

I would be happy
to explain my methods...

No! Thank you.

I'm a doctor. You're...

Well, not a doctor.