Good Witch (2015–…): Season 3, Episode 2 - Without Magic for a Spell - full transcript

- Previously on Good Witch.
- I've been hearing

all of this talk about
some rare plant here.

- The Middleton
Merriwick. Malabathrum.

For those days when nothing
seems to be going right.

- Cassie, are you alright?
- Is something wrong?

- I don't know.

- The Merriwick looks like it's
trying to bloom, even though

it must be hurting all
the way down to its roots.

- It's this whole town that's
hurting. Everyone was so excited

to see this plant's flower;
now I don't know if we ever will!

- We're doing everything
we can to make it healthy.



- Yes, well, I need it to be
healthy now. I've already

invited the tourism committee
to come here and see it

so they'll put it on
the cover of their book!

I decided that's
what you would do.

You know, believe in the best
and then, hope that it happens.

- A solid course of action.
- Yes, but now I actually
have to deliver, so...

come on, Merriwick, don't
let this optimistic mayor down!

- Oh. I didn't realize
you'd all be here.

- The Merriwick is the heart
and soul of our community.

We all want to see
it back to full strength

as quickly as possible.
- That's right. She's one

of our most prized possessions.

- It really is struggling.

What's in the soil?
- It's, uh...



egg shells and coffee grounds. I
brought some things from Grey House.

I'm using the best
fertilizer I know of.

- Well, keep at it. I have
to get back to city hall

and find out where Chief
Sanders is in his investigation.

But in the meantime,

stay strong. And believe!

- Cassie!
- Hello, Sam!

- Trying to catch you since
I saw you on the corner.

- Well, I'm glad
you finally did.

- I'm gonna grab a bite to
eat before I go to the hospital.

Are you hungry?
- Oh, I just ate.

- Well, you could watch me eat.
- I can make time for
that, yeah.

- Hey! Can we talk
about this little problem?

- Of course.

I should probably
get back to work, then.

- Well, I can eat
without an audience.

- Hm! I'll see you around.
- Yeah.

- So this is the stuff
that made Ben's back

break out in hives.
- I still don't understand

how that could have happened.
- I know. I told him everything

you've ever gave
me worked amazing.

- Well, let's exchange that
for something that works now.

- Well, that's why you have the
best customer service in town.

Hm...

Uh...

- Here. Give him this.

- And this will help
with his sore muscles?

- Ask if it's something
he'd like to try.

- I will. Thanks.
- OK.

Abigail!
- Hey!

- Hi!
- Ah, I'm completely

out of vases at my store and I
thought maybe you had a few.

- I do, except...
- I like this one.

Ooh...
- Oh...

- Whoops!

Isn't that the Grey Lady?

- Slightly damaged, but yes.

- Well, I broke it, I'll fix it. And I'll
take as many of these as you can spare.

- Oh, except those
vases are decorative

for dry flowers, only.
They don't really hold water.

- So you don't have what I need?
- Doesn't look like I do.

- Hi.
- Grace. How was school?

- Horrible. There was
a pop quiz in calculus

that I did not see coming.
- Isn't that the point

of a pop quiz?
- Well, yeah,

but usually I can tell
when they're about

to happen and I always review,

except this time, I didn't

and if I failed that thing,
they might take me out of AP!

- They wouldn't do
that to a Merriwick girl.

- Except the Merriwick girls
don't seem to be operating

at full Merriwick.

- Wow. What a beautiful place.

- Thank you. We are fortunate
to call Grey House home.

What brings you to Middleton?

- Visiting an old friend.

- Ah, the best kind of journeys.

- Yeah. I've been
looking forward to this

trip since I booked it
a couple of week ago.

- Well, I have your
room all ready for you.

It is upstairs, second
door on the right.

Breakfast is be in the dining
room and just let me know

if there's anything you need.
- You know,

I can already tell I'm going
to love it here. Thanks.

- Ooh! Ooh!
- Sorry. Still bothering you?

- Uh, night and day.
- It's really inflamed.

I thought that steroid
shot we did last week

would bring that down.
- Well, you did say that stuff

didn't always work.

- Well, stay off it
'til we get it right.

- Ah, I appreciate
that, thank you, Doc.

- OK. I'm going to...

recommend two things.

First...

here's a prescription
for an anti-inflammatory

to bring the swelling
down in your meniscus.
- Alright, and second?

- As your doctor, I'm ordering
you to stay off of trampolines.

That I can do.

- Have you narrowed things
down to a list of suspects?

- Not yet. But this
definitely wasn't an accident.

That stalk was cut,

not broken. Looks
like with shears,

because the slice
is pretty clean.

- It's like whoever did this
was attacking the entire town!

- Well, I spoke to everybody
who works at the Gardens

and nobody saw anything.

I was also hoping to get
a little bit of information

out of this: Grace
Russell's camera.

- She told me she was
taking photos the morning

the Merriwick was cut.
- Yeah. Except we can't

get the power to come
on. So I took it down

to an electronics store, the
guy looked at it and he said

it was fine, should
be working. Nope.

- Ah! Honestly, all
this high-tech stuff!

I ask you, what is the point?
- I'll have her come pick

this up when she can.
- Well, this room is all yours

as you gather more evidence.
- I'll keep at it,

just like you asked.
- Which means that I can devote

more of my time to writing
the blurb that's going to appear

in the state's tourism book
when the Merriwick is featured

on the cover. Not looking
like that, of course, but...

when the plant is
actually in bloom.

- And you're confident it will?
- Well, I'm hoping,

which is all we can do.

- Oh, hey, I have
something for you.

It's not just that, but I
thought I'd start with that.

- Then we're off
to a good start!

Cassie wanted to
say that she was

really sorry about what
she gave you, but she is

pretty sure this
will work better.

- Pretty sure?
- If you want to try it.

- Yeah, I think I'll stick
with what I can get

from the regular old drugstore.
- I guess I can understand that.

- But wait till you hear what
happened on my way back there.

I went past the old Middleton
theater and there were

these two guys I did
construction for heading inside.

- Yeah, except that theater
has been closed for years.

- It's for sale. They're looking

to buy the place and fix it up.

- Movies at the
Middleton theater again?

That's a great idea.
- And they want me to
invest in it with them.

- That would be perfect for you.
- Right?

If I could get in there and
restore some of the frescos

and the old architecture...
- You could make it
look amazing.

- And it would actually
be something of mine.

- Yeah!
- Did I hear you say

you were going to re-open
the Middleton theater?

- Yeah, but first I
have to come up

with the money to buy into it.
- You've got connections,

and lots of money saved.
- Right now I don't have
enough of either one.

- Well, why don't you just
ask the local business-owner

that you're dating
to help you out?

- What?

- Business is good.

I'm sure Stephanie
can spare a few dollars.

- I'm not going to ask my
girlfriend for money. I mean,

that would be...

weird.
- Oh.

Sorry I brought it up.

- Thank you for dinner.

- Well, I hope you don't
mind it was delivered in a box

instead of coming
out of an oven.

- Well, I always
love Persian food.

- We had pizza.
- Which some say

was invented by King Darius's
armies more than 2000 years ago.

- Is that even true or
did you just make it up?

I never lie about food.

- Oh. I didn't
mean to interrupt.

Oh! No, no. Come on
in. Sam, this is Kevin.

Nice to meet you.

- You as well.
- Sam is a doctor here in town.

- Where are you from?
- New York.

- That's where I'm from.
- I work in advertising there.

- Kevin?

- Abigail.
- What is he doing here?

- He's a guest.

- I was hoping we could talk.
- I have nothing more

to say to you. Ever.

Are you ready for
any pop quizzes

that might surprise you today?
- I am

and I reviewed
again, just in case.

- It's always good to be
prepared, just in case.

Good morning, Daphne.
- Hi. I was just

admiring the plants in
your beautiful garden.

- Grace and I love to
work together back there.

- Except she plants things
a little too close together.

- I like them to be able to
feed off of their proximity

to others.
- And certain things need

a little extra space so they
can stand out from the rest.

- One of the many differences
between me and my daughter.

- Oh yeah, we
fight all the time.

Kevin.

Did you get some breakfast?
- I did, thanks.

And now I'm off to try to
talk to that old friend of mine.

- Kevin used to work with
Abigail back in New York.

- Have you been to the
Middleton Botanical Gardens yet?

They're quite spectacular.
- I haven't heard of them, no.

- I thought I saw you
looking at a brochure

and map of the Gardens.
In the dining room?

- Was I? Maybe. Yeah.

Anyhow, thank you for breakfast.
- You're welcome.

Have a great day.

- Stephanie. Where
are you off to?

- The Gardens. I wanted
to see the Merriwick.

- I was just there, myself.
- Ooh! How's that plant doing?

- Still not in bloom.
- Oh. Well, from what I've heard

it's leaving everyone
anticipating that it might.

- "Leaves of anticipation."

- Is that what I said?

- Well, not exactly, no, but I'm
trying to come up with something

to write in that tourism book
and I only have three days

before it goes to press.
- So we need this plant
to bloom before then?

- For the good of the town,
yes. Pour some of this on it,

that poor thing. Maybe
that'll spruce it up.

- This is iced tea.
- Oh. Well, in that case,

pour me a glass. I'm parched!

- Thank you.

- Ma'am.

- Hi, can I help you?

We're closed.

- It's ten in the morning.
- Then let me rephrase that.

Go away.

- Abigail, I came
here to apologize.

- Then you wasted a trip.
- Would you please just

hear me out. Look, I was
finally able to see things

how you saw them and I
realized how... terrible I was.

- It's weird how you
keep talking as if I care

about anything you have to say.
- Please, just let me explain
what happened.

- Kevin, you fired me
from my own ad agency

that you and I started
with our partners

who I thought I could trust.

- I know,

I was a very bad colleague
and an even worse friend.

- Do you know why

I didn't fight you when
you told me I was out?

Because I knew it
was going to happen.

I knew you were all been
going behind my back, I was just

waiting for you to
come and tell me.

But I decided that if I
was going to be treated

like that by my
partners... my friends...

then I didn't want

any of you to be either one.

- I can only imagine
how hard that was on you.

- No, you can't.

But thanks so much for trying.

- You know, it wasn't
until you left that I realized

how bad I'd blown it.

Not just for the
business, but...

for the two of us.

- There was never an "us."
- I always felt

like there could have been.

Didn't it always seem like
there was almost something

that was gonna start between us?
- Maybe.

- That's what makes
this so much worse.

But I'm glad that I
was able to come here

and see you and apologize
for messing everything up.

- You came all the way
to Middleton to say that?

- I did, yeah.

At least I get the
chance to say it in person.

Abigail, I'm sorry.

♪♪♪

- OK, when would
you like to come in?

I'll let the doctor
know. Bye-bye.

Oh, Doctor Radford.
- Mm-hm?

- That was Mister Borba.
He said the prescription

you gave him for
his knee didn't help.

- Really? That should have
reduced the inflammation,

for sure.
- Maybe you can send him to...

No, he came here.

- What?
- Never mind.

I'm going to make some
tea. Do you want some?

- What I want is to know
what you were about to say.

- Well...

It's just, I hear
some of your patients

talking about different
things they've gotten at...

Bell, Book and
Candle... and it seems

to have helped them out a lot!

- But when they need a
doctor, they come here.

- Which is what Mister
Borba did, and he's still...

limping around with
an inflamed knee.

- I'll figure it out.
- Maybe sometimes, it wouldn't

hurt to ask, "What
would Cassie do?"

She mentioned

this could be used as
an anti-inflammatory.

- I'm not about to tell one of
my patients that all of my years

of medical training lead me
to believe that his best course

of action is to try tea.
- I can put it

in a compress. You
can put it in a fancy

medical bag. He'll
never even know.

- "What would Cassie do?"

- I won't tell her, either.

- So, where did you guys go?

- We met at the park and
then, I took her to lunch.

- What did you eat?
- I had a burger.

- With French fries?
- Yeah!

- And did she reach over
and take any of your fries?

She took a couple.

- So that means
she really likes you.

I don't know what it means.

- Courtney likes you. That is
what French fry taking means.

Trust me, I know.
- Yeah, well...

thanks for helping me with the
right things to say before I asked her.

- Sure! I don't remember saying
anything that mattered, but...

- But at least I was able
to come to you, as a friend.

- Yeah. Any time.

- And I also took the advice
from my dad and brought flowers.

- Oh, I heard. Courtney
said you picked them yourself.

- Yeah, I found some
good ones when I went

to Middleton Gardens
and... Well, I mean,

I found what I needed.
- OK.

Are you guys going to
see each other again?

- I... think so.
- So, you're dating!

- We're gonna go out again.

- You're dating!
- You can call it what you want.

- Oh, it is called dating.
- Why do you have to
be so literal.

- I'm only being literal
because you are literally dating.

- Whatever.
- You are.

♪♪♪

- Oh, hello! This
is a nice surprise.

- I was just thinking about
you, thought I'd stop by.

- Well, I'm glad you did.
- Hm!

What's that?
- Oh, the Merriwick women

have been scrapbooking since
before scrapbooking was a thing.

Hm! Been reading
about what happened

the years when the
Merriwick bloomed, and...

the years when it didn't.
- Hm!

Are you finding anything out?
- Not really.

I mean, there are stories about
how the community came together

the few times the
flower bloomed.

- Which may or may not
have anything at all to do

with the flower.
- But nothing about the years

when it looked like it
might, but then, it didn't.

- You really think

that a plant can affect what
happens in an entire community?

- I've always felt that
everything is connected.

We're talking about a plant!

- Well, I didn't mean
to clutter up your mind

with unprovable thoughts.
- Just don't let that plant

know what I really think.
- Excuse me,

do you have anything
for heartburn?

- Oh yes. There are ginger
candies over on that shelf.

- I'm allergic to ginger.

- Oh! Uh... Well...

- Why don't you, um,

try not eating
anything after six PM?

And try sleeping on your side.
- I'll give that a try.

- Thanks.

- I'm glad I was here to help.
- Yeah.

Thank you very much.

If I have any more
questions I'll get back to you.

- So,

how goes the investigation?
- It's moving along.

I was just talking to an
expert trying to find out

what a plant like
that might be worth.

- The Merriwick is priceless.
- Yeah,

but if it could be
replicated and sold,

that could make a
person a lot of money.

- I suppose they could.
- Plus, I think

I'm gonna head back out
to the site again. I still feel

like there's something I missed.
- Well, it sounds like you're

going down all
the right paths. Oh!

"The garden paths that lead
to the forest that is Middleton."

Oh, that sounded horrible the
moment it came out of my mouth.

I just can't seem to come
up with the right words

for that book. But I
know who can help.

- What... Where are you going?

- To see Cassie.
There has never been

a more crucial time when
I've needed my muse!

- Hey, Grace!

- Yeah?
- Can I ask you something?

- Uh, sure.
- OK, how are you with numbers?

- I got a C minus on
my calculus pop quiz,

so, below average.

- Great.
- Yeah.

- I just wanted a
couple people's opinions

on an investment Ben wants
to make in a movie theater.

You want financial
advice from me?

- I guess it's more
like relationship advice.

- Well, then, you
better talk to my mother!

- At her shop. That is
a great idea. Thanks.

Ah! Help yourself to a cookie!

- Hey!

I earned a cookie!

- Closed?

- But I need to talk to Cassie.

- After me, dear, after me!

What's going on?
- I'm closed.

- W... For how long?
- Until...

I don't know.

- But I need you.
- Her and me both.

- I wish I could help, but,

right now, I can't.

- So, we're just on our own?
- It certainly looks like it.

I'm sorry.

- But... without Cassie,

what... what are
any of us to do?

- Mom?
- Hey, sweetie.

- Here you go.
- Oh, thank you.

So, what are you doing?

- Just sitting here.
Me and the Grey Lady.

- Ah. She's so beautiful.

I've always felt that
you look just like her.

- Except I'm not feeling
very much like her right now.

- Yeah, none of the Merriwicks
are having their best week ever.

I guess we take after the plant.

Is that thing ever
going to get better?

- I don't know. I hope so.

- Yeah...

me, too.

- I thought you never
wanted to see me again.

- I'm still not sure
that I do. I just know

when someone says they're
sorry, what they're looking to hear

is, "I forgive you."
So, there you go.

- Well, that's more
than I ever expected.

- Well, I've always
been full of surprises.

- I really am sorry, you know.

- And you just heard
me say, "I forgive you."

- Well, you might
be happy to know

that our business plans
didn't work out after you left.

- Hm! That does make
me a little bit happy.

- Hm! So, we're
finally getting around

to dissolving the company
so we can quit paying

filing fees each year.
- May it rest in peace.

- Cynthia actually called
me a couple of weeks ago.

Apparently there's some
papers us original owners

needed to sign.
- I'll be happy

to sign anything to
put that all behind me.

- Oh, right,

I guess we'll need
your signature as well.

- And then we can all move on.

♪♪♪

- Doc, I don't know what you
gave me for the knee, but it's

feeling an awful lot better.
- So that stuff worked?

- Yeah! Yeah, I held it
on there like you said,

you know, twenty minutes
on, twenty minutes off

and woke up this morning,
I could at least bend it, it's

a lot better than yesterday.
- Well, that's...

good, then.

- Yeah! And the knee ended up
smelling like cinnamon cookies.

How often does a knee
get to smell like that?

Not very.

- So I was wondering, can I
get a little bit more of that stuff?

- I don't know. Do we have
more of the... prescription?

- Sorry, we're all out.
- Oh. Well, that's a shame.

- It's OK, I know where
I can get some more.

I'll drop it off at your house.

- You sir, are the
best doctor in town.

- I'm the only doctor in town.
- You see, I was right!

- What would Cassie do?

- She wouldn't gloat!
- Who's gloating?!

- First you need
to find the motive.

That's what Columbo would do.

- I don't know who that is.

- He was just good
at his job, that's all.

- You know, at first I thought
it was vandalism, but...

now I'm pretty sure it
was for personal gain.

- Next you need
to find the weapon.

- You don't have to tell me
how to do my job, George.

- Oh, sorry.
- But I would like to get

my hands on those
gardening shears that made

that cut. I feel like

that could be the key to
solving this whole thing.

- In that case, I'm
glad you're on the job.

- Yeah, investigating a
whodunit about a plant.

That's why I joined the force.
- And it's a good thing

that you did.

This town needs the Merriwick.

And it needs people
like you who care about it,

and showing people
that this plant matters.

That's what the people
of Middleton need to see.

- Thanks, George.

- Keep up the good work.

Oh! And um...

Um, one more thing...

- Yeah?

- No, that's what Columbo
always said. You know, like,

"one more thing."
- Yeah, I still...

don't know who he is.

- Right.

- Still can't find
inspiration, huh?

- No, and it better come
quickly. That tourism book

is about to go to press
and I've got nothing.

- Is that book really
such a big deal?

- It could draw countless
tourists to our town.

- Ooh, which would mean
more people at Ben's theater,

if he can figure out how
to get money to invest in it.

- Yes, yes, yes, whatever,
first things first. Listen to this

and be completely honest.
- I always am.

- "Middleton was built upon the
bosom of optimism and the belief

"of our noble and courageous
predecessors who planted

"themselves on
this land and grew

amidst the soils of the earth."

- Yeah, you're gonna want people

to still be awake when they
get to the end of that sentence.

- Right, that is a bit of a
snoozer. What about this one?

"Middleton is a town that was
first watered by the founder's

blood, their sweat,
and their tears."

- Honestly? Yuck!

- I'm trying to make the point
that this town was created

from nothing and that some
of its poorest founders invested

in Middleton using...
What's that phrase

where you use your, you
know, your skills and your energy

and blah blah blah instead of
finances to build something up?

- Sweat equity?
- Yes, they used that.

- Yes, they did.

And that's how this town grew.

- Yes, it did!

- This is perfect, Martha!
- Thank you, dear...

- Thanks!
- I've done it!

♪♪♪

- Hi, Grace.
- Oh! Sam.

- I was just headed
to your mom's store...

to... do some shopping.
- Oh, well, I'm sorry, but Bell,

Book and Candle is closed.
- Closed?

- Yeah. she's...
taking a few days off.

- Hm. Is she OK?
- I think so.

I'm not sure.

Maybe you should go see her.
- Hm. Is she at home?

- No. She went somewhere else.

For inspiration.

- Hm.

OK. Great, thanks!

Found you.

- I just wanted to be
with the Merriwick.

- How's that thing doing?

- Not so good.

Struggling. Unsure if
she'll ever stand as tall

as she once did, and...
be what she once was.

I know that sounds crazy to you,

hearing me talk
about a plant that way.

- Nothing you say
ever sounds crazy.

- Yeah, but you
don't believe it.

- I don't know that it
matters what I believe.

- You know, plants
have an energy, Sam.

You can feel what they're
saying if you're quiet long enough.

- What's the Merriwick
saying to you right now?

- I can't hear a thing.

- I'm a doctor. Maybe I
should examine the patient.

- Well, you never know.
- Ah...

I never realized everything
was so... connected.

It looks like whoever did
the clipping also nicked

the main stem,
it's seeping there.

- So... what's the diagnosis?

- I don't know.
Unfortunately it's not my field.

We might just have
to... sit here and wait

to see if the Merriwick
pulls through.

So... we just sit here and wait.

♪♪♪

- Good morning.
- Oh, good morning!

Ah, sorry there's
nothing freshly made,

but there's fruit and
a few day-old muffins.

- It looks great.
- Here you go.

- Thank you.

- So, are you enjoying
your stay here?

- I am, but I'm eager to
see the Merriwick bloom.

I really didn't think it
would be taking this long.

- Yeah, the damage that was done

has thrown everything
off-schedule.

- Right, well as
soon as it blossoms,

I'll probably be on my way.

I've already spoken to a
few of my peers who are

quite interested in the research
I've been doing and they're

eager to see me published.
- Which could get you

a lot of attention.

What?
- My father never understood

why I wanted to be a botanist.
He wanted me to do something

that got a person noticed.

I don't know, he might finally
say that what I do is worth it.

- Well, I hope he
sees what you've done.

Some juice?
- Mm-hm! Yes, please.

This is good! Hm!

You know,

I can't believe I'm
saying this but...

it's actually good
to see you again.

- Oh, well... I'm
glad I made the trip.

- It's a shame you
have to leave so soon.

- Well, I could extend my stay,
if there's room at Grey House.

- I can probably
talk to the owner.

I'm sure we can make
something happen.

- That would be great.

Oh, Cynthia emailed me

those documents we're supposed
to sign to phase-out our company.

- Oh, you printed
them out already?

- I figured you'd want to just
sign it and get it over with.

- Yeah, sure.
"Corporate Dissolution."

- Hey, it'll be like none
of that ever happened.

- I wish it was so easy...

Ugh, I forgot to order
vases and I'm also

out of pens.
- Oh, got one right here!

- You know, I should
probably read these over first.

- Oh, it's pretty standard.
It's a formality, really.

- I know, it's just I haven't
really been feeling myself

and I just want to
be sure of things

at a time when...
not feeling so sure.

- OK! I mean... OK, sure.

- I'm sure that by the time
tomorrow gets here I'll be

feeling... ready to
move on with my life.

And then we can see
what happens after that.

I should probably
get back to work.

- OK

- Hi, can I help
you with anything?

♪♪♪

- Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
Oh, there you are.

Come with me. I've been
thinking about that theater

you're about to own.
- Oh, if I can figure out a way

to buy in to it.
- Then it's a good thing

you're dating me,
because I already did.

- Stephanie, no, I'm
not taking your money.

- Good, because I'm not
offering it. But you already have

everything you need.
It's called "sweat equity."

- I hadn't really
thought about that.

- I've seen the work you
do, you're the best in town.

So, if those guys want
to put in their funds,

you can put up
what really counts:

your heart and your
soul and actual work.

- I could do that, yeah.

- They'd be idiots not to
take you on as a partner.

And then you'd own part of
the theater when it's done.

- This is a really good idea.

- Martha helped
me come up with it.

- I'll have to thank her, too.
- Just make sure to put

a couple seats in the balcony
so we can snuggle and kiss

when the lights go out.
- I haven't done that
since high school.

- Oh, this is going to be a
lot better than high school.

- Sam! What are you doing here?

- I'm not exactly sure.

- Well, there's always
room for one more.

It's very special,
the Merriwick.

- I'm finding that out.
- Especially

to Cassie. It's as though the
two were connected somehow.

I don't know what I'd
do without either one.

- Neither do I.
- Well, I need to get this

to the printers.
- I think I'm going to stay

for a while. Soak up
the spirit of the place.

- Could it be that
Middleton's man of medicine

is finally starting
to believe in magic?

- No.

But I do believe in Cassie.

- I had a feeling

something wonderful
had happened.

- Look!

- I came as soon as I
could to see if it was true.

- I managed to get into
the Gardens early, before

they officially opened so I
could be the first one to see it.

- Does that mean
you had a feeling, too?

- What I had was my
research from the past few days

and a PhD that helped
me put it all together.

- Hm! You must have
been a very good student.

- Graduated at
the top of my class.

- Mom.
- Hi.

- So, I got out of bed and
my camera was working again.

- Ah, one of this
morning's many surprises.

- Yeah! I came here
to take some pictures

but I had no idea the
plant was in bloom.

- Isn't it amazing?
- I've never seen
anything like it.

- Ooh. I didn't know
we were having a party!

- The Merriwick
is standing tall.

- Yes, I hoped so, but I
wanted to see for myself.

- Well, you came just in
time, because you're exactly

the right person to tell
me... how hard would it be

to make a hybrid species
from a graft of a plant like this?

- Super hard. I wouldn't even
try it with something so rare.

- Oh.
- You have to really know a lot

about botany. Like,
top-of-your-class, genius.

- I'm not sure what you're
trying to imply here...

- Grace, didn't you say

you were taking
pictures near here

the morning the
Merriwick was cut?
- For my photography club.

- Hm. So, if there were
footprints left behind

they would be in the pictures
on that camera, right there?

- Yeah, they might be.

- You can't prove
anything from footprints.

- I'm not sure what
we could prove.

But I bet if we looked at
the blade on your shears,

they would match
the cut on that stalk.

- Well, even if you could do...

Those shears don't even work.
The spring has been broken

since before I even got here.
- You mean,

this spring, right here?

I found it in the bushes
when I came to do

my search. Must've
flown off the shears

of whoever did
this. Your shears.

Then I saw her car parked out
front and I thought maybe Daphne

came back to see if she
could find this for herself.

- She came to see if the
plant she nearly destroyed

would come back to life.

And now you're finally
ready to tell us the truth.

- I wanted to see if
I could make a plant

that would bloom with
that flower every year.

- That could have
been worth a fortune.

- Except it wasn't about that.

A special creation like
that could have been grown

in every garden in the world.
And brought magic in their lives...

and really gotten a
person like me noticed.

- I hope you start
getting noticed

for being the good
person I know you to be.

- Ma'am.

I'm sorry.

♪♪♪

- Hi.
- Abigail! Hey! Where you been?

- Just out for a little morning
jaunt to clear my head

and get my spirits up.
- And?

- It's clear, and they're up.

Great. I was
really hoping to get

this paperwork signed.
- All I need is your pen

and we can get this over with.
- Of course.

There you go!

- Hm.

- Hm. You know what's funny?

When we started
our little agency,

one of our dreams was
to be as big a company

as Publicis one day.
Do you remember?

- Well, dreams don't
always come true.

- Hm. We always said
that if we ever got that huge,

we'd buy up all the
smaller companies

and be in charge of everything.

- Yeah, I guess
we said that, yeah.

- So when I saw this
pen this Publicis pen...

I started thinking
about that... and then

I woke up this morning I
made a phone call to an attorney

I know that works there, and
do you know what I found out?

They're buying our company
because of one little account

that's worth a lot
of money to them.

And if I were to
sign these papers,

I'd be cut out of the
profits of that, wouldn't I?

- Abigail, I'm sorry...

- No, you don't get
to say that anymore.

Because the only reason

you came here was
to get me to sign over

what's worth a lot
of money to me.

So now that I know what I
know, I'm going to have my lawyer

send over a different
kind of contract.

The kind where I'm protected
and it's gonna make sure I get

every penny that I'm owed.

You can use that
pen when you sign it.

♪♪♪

- I heard back from the
tourism committee. They loved

what I wrote to go with
our flower: "Middleton.

We grow magic."
- Hm!

Clear. Concise. True.
- Stephanie led me to that

in your absence. But
sadly they're not putting us

on the cover. Apparently,
a plant that blooms so rarely

isn't enough of a draw.
So it looks like we failed.

- I don't know how you can
say that. The whole community

came together, everyone
helped everybody else.

That's about as wonderful
and magical as things get.

- I suppose it is.
Oh, look at that.

- Yes. Very inspiring.

- Well, I'll leave you to
soak up its inspiration

all on your own.

♪♪♪

- ♪♪ Stepping on the
cracks of the concrete ♪

♪ Listening in on top
of your heartbeat ♪

♪ Twenty miles over ♪

♪ The brushin'
of your shoulder ♪

- Hello, Sam.

- Surprise.
- My favorite kind.

- What are you looking at?
- The Merriwick women

standing in front
of the Merriwick.

- In full bloom.
- Because you believed in me.

It really is pretty.

- Yeah. And standing
as tall as it's ever stood,

thanks to everyone who believed.

I'm really looking forward

to opening up my shop again.
- Everybody will be glad

to know you're back in business.
- And I have a full shipment

of Malabathrum coming tomorrow.

- You don't say?
- Hm!

This town really needs you.

- Well, they managed to
get along OK without me.

- I hope we never have to again.

- You never will.

- ♪ Electricity ♪

♪ You and me ♪

♪ You've got me ♪

♪ I'm so charmed ♪♪

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