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Halloween has always been

the most exciting day in Middleton. It all got started

150 years ago with a man
named Cotton Perriwood,

one of our more
"interesting" inhabitants,

for a self-described alchemist
who used his deductive powers

in a way that some people
thought was magic.

He lived alone on the outskirts of town but caught the attention

of one lady,
the mayor's daughter,

who also happened
to be a Merriwick.

The two were engaged
to be married

until Cotton used
his advanced scientific skills

to predict the Middleton
Bridge Collapse of 1886.

Some people thought
that Cotton Perriwood's magic

played a part
in causing the disaster,

so he was banished
from Middleton forever,

chased off
one stormy Halloween night,

which means he never saw
the woman he loved again.

Cotton vowed revenge
on the town,

leaving behind
a written prophecy that said

Middleton would suffer
a great curse.

And ever since then,
everyone has wondered:

"Is this the year
that the prophecy comes true?"

- He cursed the town

all because he was in love
with a Merriwick?

- But he couldn't be with her,
so he wanted

everyone in Middleton
to feel as bad has he felt.

- What do you think
the curse said?

- I don't know,
but the Merriwicks

have always wondered
if we fit into it.

- Well, it'd be a little spooky
if we did.

- Maybe so, but a little
spooky keeps life interesting.

- How about we put this...
right here?

- Uh, let's keep that spot open.
I have Jared looking
in the basement

at City Hall,
and I wanna leave a spot

for whatever he finds.
♪♪♪

- OK.

How about I put
these empty bins away?

- You're sure
they're empty?

- Wow. Oh my gosh!
There you are!

- Aw, I remember when you made
that when you were 8.

- Why don't we stick with our
tradition of setting it last.

- We light the candle together
on Halloween night.
- Mm-hmm.

Hi, Sam.
- Morning.

- Morning.

- I think anyone who looks

at your house
and then looked at my house

would know Dright away that two
very different people live here.

- Wait, you're not
putting anything up?

- Oh, I think you've got enough
decorations for all of us.

- I better get going.

I have some guests arriving
that I need to check in.

- OK. But I didn't
see any guests.

Still a little bit spooky
when you do that.

- Well, that's what makes
life interesting.

Welcome to Grey House.

♪♪♪
I've set you up

in the honeymoon suite.
- How did you know

we were on our honeymoon?
- You were both playing
with your new rings.

- We got married last week.
- Just came back from Hawaii.

We were going past Middleton
and thought,

hey, we could spend our first
Halloween together here.

- You can come in.

- We were just about to.

- Your house looks amazing
out there.

- Thank you. My daughter
and I decorate it together.

- Yeah, we heard how all out
this town goes for Halloween,

so we just decided
to check it out for ourselves.

- For our anniversary.
- Oh, how long have you
been married?

- Fifty years last Saturday.
- We got married last Saturday!

Congratulations!

- Room available if you're
looking for a place to stay.

- We are, and we'd love to.
- Yeah.

- Right this way.
- After the honeymooners...

♪♪♪

- Oh, thanks!

- That's the last
of my Halloween decorations.

I brought all my old stuff
over to the second-hand shop,

then I found that box
that I forgot to bring.

- Aren't you putting
anything up?
- Yes,

but I hired a company that is
gonna bring everything I need

and do all the work for me.
Just as soon as they can fit me

into their schedule.
: Hmm?

- Oh, I was just... curious

to know
when these would be displayed.

- Well, I'm not sure
if they are.

But if you stick around
for a few more days,

you can see this place
come completely alive.

♪♪♪

- That's something
I'm most interested to see.

- I don't know why you wanted
anything dug out of storage;

you already have
Middleton's most decorated house

regardless of the holiday.
- I just wanted to add

a bit of Halloween history
to what I did this year

in case we found
something unique.

And it looks like you did.
It's just
a bunch of old junk.

Look at that,
it looks like sort

of a gargoyle.

- And looks like there are
three more just like it!

- Oh.

There's writing on this.
Oh, my goodness!

Will you look at that.
I thought

this was lost to the ages.

- It's the Perriwood prophecy,
written by Cotton
Perriwood himself!

- Is that the guy that was in
love with the Merriwick woman?

- It was, except hardly anyone's
ever read exactly what he wrote.

- Well, then I think a Merriwick
should be the first to do it.

- Hmm... right.

Well, it's kind of hard
to tell what it says.

It's written
in some sort of verse.

"In the hall
of sustenance found,

the Halloween faces stare up
from the ground."

- I wouldn't know
what a Halloween face is,

let alone why one would be
staring up at us.

- Oops!

- Halloween faces.
- That's probably

just a coincidence, right?
- Probably.

Or maybe Cotton Perriwood
wants this to be

the most magical
Halloween of all.

♪♪♪

Good morning, Nick.
- Hey.

What's all that?
- Just a few decorations

in case anyone around here
wanted to use them.

- Aaah... Cool!

I bet I could freak
Dad out with this.

- Good morning, Sam.

- Well, hi!
That's a pleasant surprise.

- Hi.

- Just something to help you get
into the Halloween spirit.

- And by Halloween spirit,
do you mean scaring

small children or giving them
a week

- I mean decorating and being
with family and friends,

like we're gonna do
on Halloween night.

- Oh yeah, your big party's
coming up.
- Mm-hmm.

Speaking of which...

I've got to wear
a costume for that?

- Some people dress up,
but you don't have to.

- Yeah, that sounds perfect.

I can get into Halloween
thing almost as much as you.

Think that's regular or decaf?

- You didn't even flinch.
You never flinch.

Doesn't anything scare you?
- Uhhh, nothing I can think of.

- Not very much.

- Well, I thought you were
supposed to be an expert

in matters such as this.
That's why I wanted you

to take the prophecy
home and study it.

- I did, I read every page.

"While others pass
to get their sleep,

within the fount,
the creatures leap."

And then, there's this,

"Behold the rare
foreboding sight,

the chilling horde
that soars by night."

Soaring hordes?

Sounds more like the 12 days
of Christmas than anything

I can get our small business
owners excited about.

- I'm not exactly sure
why we would want

to make this the year
of the Perriwood curse.

The last page predicts
what might happen.

Friendships will be tested

and we'll all be
thrust into darkness, and love

will struggle to survive.
- Oh my!

- But until any of these other
things start happening, we don't

need to worry about that.
- Then we won't.

Jared, put out a press release
about the document being found.

150 years old, magical
predictions, blah blah blah.

Just don't say anything
about the curse.

Yuck!
- Yes, Madam Mayor. "Yuck!"

- In the meantime,
I suppose we should all be

on the lookout
for anything that leaps

or soars, just in case.

Although, that would make
Middleton's Halloweens

even more famous
than they already are. Hahaha!

Come, Jared.
♪♪♪

Thank you.

- So far so good.

- It's so weird to think
that three months ago

we didn't even know each other,
and now here we are,

about to spend
the rest of our lives together.
- I didn't realise you got

married that fast.

It was love at first sight.
♪♪♪

And then I got to know her
and found out that we like
so many of the same things.

- Well, if one of the things
you both like

is a good restaurant,
you should try the Bistro.

I think there's some things
on that menu that you
will both like.

- Thank you.

♪♪♪

- Hello, Grace.

- Hey, it's starting
to look great in here.

- It's gonna look even better
when I'm done with it.

- Well, then, maybe you can use
what I brought.

My mom thought it would look
good in here, if you have
room of course.

- I think I dated him
in college.

He didn't mention it.

Gargoyles don't
kiss and tell.

- This will look good in here.

It's a shame
all these decorations go up

and then a few days later
they all have to come back down.

- Yeah. Halloween never lasts
as long as I wish it would.

- Nobody remembers all the hard
work that goes into making

places like this look so good.
- Yeah.

Unless they did remember...

- I assure you, Mrs. Monahan,

there's nothing to worry about.

I've seen the prophecies myself
and there isn't

a word about anything happening
to your parakeet.

No, you're
most certainly welcome.

- Grace, come in!

- OK. So, I know it's late
and you're probably

getting ready to go home,
but I had an idea that I want

to talk to you about.
I hope it's OK

because I want to get started
on it, like, right away.

- Grace, I always
have time for you, dear.

So just don't rush.
Please, sit.

- OK. Thanks.

- Oh, I'm sorry,

I should get that.
Ahem! This is the mayor.

Oh! It's your mother.
- Hey, Mom.

! Outside where?!

That's so weird!
How would they have gotten here?

- I have no idea.

- You know, there's a pond
on the other side

of those trees maybe.
- Yes, but there's no way

for them to get up that high.

You don't think they could
have just fallen out of the sky,

do you? Oh, I really hope not.

: But it is just like
the prophecy said.

: Hmm?
- "While others pass to get

their sleep, within the fount,
the creatures leap."

- This was one of the things
Cotton Perriwood predicted?

- It is, which makes me
start to wonder

what's gonna happen next.

- This meeting of the Middleton
Small Business Owners
Association

will now come to order.
Oh, I'm just

so excited I'm gonna break

with parliamentary procedure
and go straight to new business.

All those opposed,
say, "Goodbye."

Now, as you know,

your mayor has found
the Perriwood prophecy.

And though I'm not one to "leap"
to conclusions,

it appears that the first
of these prophecies

has already come true.
I'm not counting

those jack o'lantern faces
on the ground,

that was simply due to
Stephanie's clumsiness. Aww!

We've put out a press release

which will bring
even more attention to Middleton

this Halloween,
which means all of our shops

and storefronts need to look
their very best.

And to encourage that,
Miss Grace Russell

has an idea. Grace.
- Thank you, Madam Mayor.

- Up-up!
- Oh, right. Sorry.

So, I started volunteering

at the children's ward
at the hospital,

and the moment that I got there,
I thought,

"Wow, this place would be

"a whole lot more cheery
and child-friendly

if there were toys to make it,
uh, well...

more cheery and child-friendly."

So I thought, what if this year
we held a contest

for the best decorated
business in Middleton?

We can sell ballots,

and anyone who votes can choose
who they like best,

and the money can go
to buying toys for the kids.

- Exactly. And then on Halloween
night, people can go

from place to place
and mark down their choice,

and we can announce
the winner at Grey House,

at my mom's party.
- Which would be a good way

for everyone to know
who's the best.

- It's really more about getting

into the spirit of the holiday
and helping out the children.
- Thanks, Mom.

- Mm-hmm.
- Well, I think

it's a wonderful idea.

A "Halloween crawl"
through Middleton showing off

the best that this town
has to offer.

- I just got a big shipment
of decorations at my store,

everything from arachnids
to zombies,

whatever anybody needs.
- Perfect!

- So don't hold back. Let's make
Cotton Perriwood proud!

Oh, and speaking of him,

I want everyone

to watch out for anything odd.

- Madam Mayor, if I may...

- Sir, this is
a business owners meeting;

It's not open
to the public.

- Um... well, I'm just curious,

you know, when you might
start talking

about the specifics
of the Perriwood curse.

- Well, the prophecy

wasn't clear about exactly
what that curse is.

- You're the Merriwick.

- There are actually
a few of us who live here.

- Well, then, you must be

especially concerned
about the town splitting apart,

falling into darkness.

: How did he know?

- If these prophecies
are starting to come true,

then this is the year
ominous things happen.

Not just for the Merriwicks,
but for everyone in the town.

Well...

just something to think about

while you get back
to your business.

- Does anybody know
who that guy was?

- It's probably just someone
who's curious about how we
celebrate the holiday.

- Which is a very good reminder
about all of the other tourists

we're going to have in town
over the next few days.

So, let your Halloween spirit

shine, everybody. Let it shine!

- Yay!

- Well, don't just sit there,

let it shine.
- Oh yeah.

♪♪♪

No, no!

Don't go in here, Jimmy.
If this door closes,

there's no way to get out.
Here you go.
- Thanks!

- Dr. Radford should be ready
for you in a moment.
- OK.

- You can get
this prescription filled

at the pharmacy
right down the street.

- Thank you so much.
I can't believe I forgot

my allergy pills.
I'm just glad we didn't

forget Pete's heart medication.
- Especially at Halloween

with all those monsters
creeping around, scare
a man half to death.

- I've got a feeling it's the
monsters that should be worried.

- Well, hello!

Did you get everything you need?
- We did.

- Now we can take a walk
through the hay maze

without me puffing up
like a pot pie.

- If you get lost in there,
you should call Sam
to help get you out.

He's an expert
with hay mazes.

- I blocked out
that entire experience.

- We should go. Thanks again.
- No problem.

- Bye. This looks nice!

- Sam lets me put up
a few decorations every year.

- As long as there
are no paper skeletons.
- Yeah, he gets distracted

if they don't have
the right number of ribs.

- The lung capacity of a human
being needs a certain amount

of negative space to...

Forget it.
- OK.

Jimmy, let's go weigh you
for your check-up.

- OK.

- Oh, I put a new lab coat

for you in exam room two.

There's a stain on the sleeve.

Where?
- Just put on a new one.

- You're the boss.

So, we're still going
to the movie tonight?

- The original
Phantom of the Opera.

Although I was gonna ask
if I could invite a couple
that's staying at Grey House

to come with.

- I just thought they'd enjoy
it. They got married last week.

- So you and I could get an idea
what married life would be like.

- Um, well, I think
it looks pretty good.

- Hmm. Sure. Invite them along.

- OK.
- I'll see you tonight.

- Yeah.

- Bye.

♪♪♪

- AAAAAH!

- Oh, hey, Nick. Uh...

don't forget to do the dishes
when you get home, OK?

- Looking good, Harvey.
- Oh, thanks!

Figured I'd spruce the place up
before too much shopping begins.

Plus, people were starting
to trip over this root...

so this'll at least
keep them away from it.

- Hey, Stephanie.
- Oh! Hi, Cassie!

- Yeah. Just a couple
decorations for home.

I actually hired a professional
to do the Bistro this year,

so this'll probably be
the last you'll see of me.
- Well, if anything changes,

I'm the only place in town that
offers one-stop shopping for
all your Halloween needs.

- Yeah, of course.
Thanks. See ya.

- Bye.

♪♪♪

Do you need something inside?

- No. Just checking out
the competition.

Looks like I've got
my work cut out for me already.

I've been scoping out
what other people are doing

and it seems like you're gonna
be the one that's tough to beat.

- She's hiring a professional.
- Yeah, so she's not eligible.

- I haven't heard
that's part of the rules.

- Wait, so I have to compete
against all that and you?

- I'm not competing. I'm just
doing it for the fun of it,

not for any award.
But if she were decorating,

that'd be a pretty
interesting contest,

between you
and Stephanie.

- That's a good point.

Beating her would mean
I really was the best.

- Whoever wins will have
certainly earned it.

- Hi. I'm just gonna grab
that table in the back.

Thank you.

- Everything looks so good.

- I think I might
just get a hamburger.

They have a chicken risotto
that sounds amazing.

- Is that what you're
gonna have?
- I think so.

- That does look good too.

- Yeah, OK, but I need you
here this week.

Well, when can you get here?

That's the day after Halloween!

OK, you know what? Forget it,
I'm just gonna have to figure

something else out
on my own.

- Oh, I hired this company

to come decorate the bistro and
now they say they can't do it.

- That is a shame. What do you
think you're gonna do?

- I don't know.
I guess I'm gonna have

to put up my decorations
from last year.

Except I gave
most of those away.

- Hmm, yeah, that is a problem.
♪♪♪

- I don't know this number.

- You should probably find out
who that is, though.

It's me.

Earrings

OK, yeah, I'll come
pick it up.

- That was the second-hand store

where I took
my Halloween decorations.

They say they found a pair of
my earrings in one of the boxes.

- So, that's good news.
- Yeah, and apparently I left
a jar of tip money in there too.

I don't know how
I'd forget about that.

- Well, these things
just sometimes happen.

But that means you can go get
all your old decorations and put

them up like you did last year.
- True.

- And maybe even try
and win that award.

- You think I'd have
a shot at it?

- You'd be in the running.

Plus, it's for
a really good cause.

- It's true.
Yeah, you know what?

I'm gonna give it a shot.
- Great.

So the competition is on, then.
- Oh, it's on.

It's on for sure.

- Hey, thanks
for inviting us out.

- Yeah, it was fun.
- I just like old movies

better than new ones. I don't
even know why they make
new movies anymore.

- Hi.
- Hey, Pete.

- Uh, no, no, no.

Alexis and I found a little
park bench, left her there,
and then hunt for ice cream.

- Better get it to her
before it melts.

- I will.
I'll see you all later.

- See you later.
- See you later.

- Ice cream sounds
kind of good.

Did the two of you want
to come get some with us?

- Oh, why don't you two
go on your own.

Let the newlyweds
have some time together.

- Cassie's right. It's
your honeymoon. Go. Have fun.

- We will, thanks.
- OK. Bye.

- OK.
- Goodnight.

- So, who decided
the way to improve

The Phantom of the Operawas to turn it into a musical?

- Because that made it
more romantic.

- Oh, because people
can't just say how they feel,

they have to sing it?
- Sometimes, words

just aren't enough.

- That movie we just saw
didn't even have words.

- You know, sometimes,
two people can be in love

and just not have
to say a thing.

See?

Haha! You know,
I'm really glad

we invited
Brad and Marinda along.

- Yeah. They seem nice.
- Yeah, they are.

I really think
that they're discovering

things about themselves.

- I don't know.

: Are those bats?

: Yes, they are.

- Ah, that's weird.

- Or predicted.

"Behold the rare
foreboding sight,

the chilling horde
that soars by night."

- It means another one
of Cotton Perriwood's prophecies

just came true.

♪♪♪

- I just wish
we knew what it meant.

Frogs in the fountain
and bats in Middleton? I mean,

have you ever seen bats
in Middleton?!
- No.

- Well, and if someone
like you hasn't,

I can't imagine anyone else has.

Does this mean that the curse
is happening?

Well, if that means

we're looking at this town
"splitting apart"

and all of us being
"thrust into darkness,"

that's just something I don't
think any of us can endure.

- It's hard to know exactly
what's gonna happen.

- But if it did,
you're a Merriwick,

so you could stop it, yes?

- I'm not always sure
how things work.

- Well, then, keep at it,
let me know what you learn.

♪♪♪

- Oh.

Uh, why, I just wanted to say
I share the mayor's concerns.

The curse could be something
that threatens all of Middleton.

He agrees with me.

And who exactly
is agreeing with me?

- Oh, it's just
an interested visitor.

One who's seeing
the predictions come true...

...and is eager to see
what happens next.

- Well, that was rude.

He didn't even buy anything.

- Alright, so make sure
to bring the ballot

back to Grey House at the end
of the night after checking out

all the decorations.
And you can wear a costume

for Halloween,
if you want.

Thanks.

- Oh! Hey, George!
Can I get you something?

- These cinnamon rolls
look pretty good.

- Well, it just so happens

that I have a deal today:
free cinnamon roll

for all
of my favourite customers.

Just as long as you buy
a ballot from Grace

and promise to think about me
when you're filling it out.

- That sounds like
a pretty good price.

: Enjoy.

- Hi, Grace.
- Hey, Grandpa.

You want a ballot?
: Yes, please.

: Pay up.

- Oh, nothing.
Just hoping a potential voter

will notice
all of the work I've done.

- Well, I'd say you're in
the running for a solid
second-place finish.

- Except I've just started.
In fact, I'm headed

over to Harvey's later,
and I may just buy

that whole place out.

Hey, Grace, could you help me
put these scarecrows up

on the wall?
- Oh, yeah, sure.

- Wait a minute,
so you have

an assistant, too?
- Whatever it takes to win.

- Grace, what are you doing
when you're done here today?

- Oh, I was just gonna help
put up some more stuff with Mom.

She doesn't even care
about the competition.

- OK, how could somebody
not care about the competition?

- Because she likes to make
things look nice for Halloween.

- Me too. I just like
to be rewarded for my efforts.

So I'm gonna need your help
today and tomorrow.

- And I'm gonna need your help
when you're not helping her.

- OK. Yeah, you know, I guess
I could help the both of you.

- Great! Let's get started.

Because these scarecrows
are not gonna hang themselves.

- It'd be extra-spooky
if they did though, right?

♪♪♪

I'm gonna get to work.

♪♪♪

: Did they ever figure
out where those bats came from?

- No. There doesn't seem to be
an explanation.

- Maybe it's just a bunch
of bats with a broken GPS.

- I know you don't believe
in this stuff, but there are

a lot of people who are starting
to get scared about that curse.

- I just don't understand

how anybody can believe
something like that.

- Well, stick around.
It's something you might learn.

- OK.

Hey, I saw the poster
for the movie they're
showing tomorrow night:

Abbott and Costello
meet Frankenstein.Wanna go?

- Well, I was afraid
you might not be into that.

I always thought those guys were
funny. There's a monster in it.

- You know that Frankenstein
was actually the doctor?

- I know. I don't think
that guy was board certified.

- Even if I wanted to go,
my friend Margo

is having a pumpkin-carving
party and she wanted

both of us to go,

but I don't think
you'd be so into that.

- I... I just feel strange

cutting into something without
a surgical team next to me.

But it sounds like fun,
you should go.

- Yeah, you should go
to the movie.

- I think I will.
- OK.

- Oh!

Hey. Did you have fun

on the hay ride?
- Yeah. We did.

- No thanks.
- That'd be great.

You can go up.
I'll be up there

in a little bit.
- Oh. OK.

Goodnight.
- Night.
- Night.

So, it seems like you two
are having fun together.

- Cassie's right.

Seemed like you both enjoyed
the movie.

- Yeah. Brad liked it.

I fell asleep three times.
- Awww...

Well, it looked like you were
into it when I invited you.

- I'm sure it did seem
like that...

When I heard that The Phantom
of the Operawas playing,

I thought it was the musical.

Thank you. But Brad knew it was
the black and white version,

and I could tell he was really
into movies like that,

so I just pretended
like I was too.

There's a whole list of that:

restaurants,
books I've never read...

- I don't think you need to
pretend to be someone you're not

when you're with a man who
obviously loves you very much.

- He loves the woman
he thinks I am.

The Stantons have been
married for 50 years,

and they seem to have
so much in common.

And the two of you,
you're just so...

..."right" together,
you know?

But Brad and I...

we're not like that,

♪♪♪
I'm beginning to wonder...

- Maybe we never should have
gotten married at all.

- Hey, Nick.

I didn't think you ever got out
of bed this early.

- I saw this in a movie,
and I for sure

thought it was gonna work.
- Well, it might have

if I hadn't seen
that movie 14 times.

Jamie Lee Curtis could really

handle a knife.
- Nuts!

- Hahaha!

- You want me to help you
decorate a decorations store?

- Ironic, I know, but I could
really use someone like you.

- Except I'm already helping
two other people.

- I just need you for a little
bit over the next few days.

And I promise,
when I win the award,

I'll say that I couldn't
have done it without you.

- You know, having
another strong competitor

on the contest would help us
sell more ballots,

which would mean
more toys for the kids.

So it's a win-win-win.
- I'm in.

- Ah, Grace,

I'm glad you're here. Can you
help me find some cobwebs?

- They're on aisle two.
- OK, thanks.

- But we're all sold out.

- Someone bought all
your cobwebs?
- I sure did.

OK, well,

how about the headstones?
- Aisle three,

but I bought all of those, too.
- Right.

- I have a couple
of dozen plastic mummies

if anybody wants those.
: I could use those.

- Fifty dollars apiece.
!

- Last week you were selling
them for five bucks.

- Supply and demand. Oh!

And the "Perriwood Prophecy"
t-shirts are going fast,

so you'd better snatch those up
before their price goes up, too.

- "They stumble
where the pumpkins set

and purchase not
their fair regrets."

- I don't know, but I have it
in extra-small up to triple XL.

- Not fair: you own the store
with all the stuff we need.

- Yeah, how are we supposed
to compete with that?

- Well, I guess you should
have thought of that

before you opened up
a restaurant and a flower shop.

- Oh, boy.
- And the award for best

Halloween decorations
goes to...

me! Hahaha!

- Wow!

♪♪♪

♪♪♪
- Brad.

Are you here
by yourself?

- Yeah. Marinda just wanted
to hang out at Grey House.

- Are you looking
for something special?

- I don't know. Just something
to remember this trip by.

- Well, let me know if there's
something that you and your
wife might both like.

I found this in Fiji.

It looked beautiful
on the white sand.

Honeymoon Beach.

- Huh...

I really like it.

Although I'm not sure

a seashell is the right way
to be reminded about Middleton.

- But you'll remember
finding it here,

and what it means
to both of you.

- We'll take it.

- There has to be
some more information

about Cotton Perriwood
down here, something to help us

figure out what he meant
by that curse.

Gather up some more of those
photos. I'll look at them
in my office.

Perhaps I'll discover something
new about Middleton's history.

AAH!
- And... perhaps
its future as well.

- My goodness,
you have a habit

of showing up
when nobody's expecting it.

Hmm.

I didn't realize
I could be so...

...surprising.

- This area is not open
to the public.

- Well, I hope you can
make an exception.

I wanted to get some insight
on the town's history

and how it affects it today.

Such a fascinating man.

So many secrets to tell.

And a beautiful woman.

It's a pity

the two of them were never able
to be together.

- Oh!

Excuse me.

Hahaha!

Ahem!

Hello?

Harvey, what can I do for you?

Well, if it's a regulation
I'm not sure that I can...

Yes, yes, fine.
I'll be right there.

I'm so sorry,
but you'll have to excuse me.

I need to speak
to a small-business owner.

- What do you mean,
we can't go in?

Look, this competition is
only a couple of days away and
I don't have everything I need.

- Well, don't blame me,
blame the politicians.

Oh, look, there's one now.

- Well, I came back from lunch
and I found this notice

on the door and all of this
blocking the way.

The city is shutting me down.
They said that this root

is too close to the entrance
and it's a hazard.

It's all because of
this old tree that they planted,

and now I can't do business
until they dig this root up,

but they can't do the job
for another two or three days.

- Which is after Halloween.
- Well, it looks

like the ordinance is clear.

- I only have so much power.

- Well, I'm closed
because of that.

♪♪♪

- "They stumble
where the pumpkins set

and purchase not
their fair regrets."

- That was written on a t-shirt.
- Yeah.

It's a Perriwood prophecy.

- Now it's happening right here.
- Abigail's right,

which means that Cotton
Perriwood has been right

three times in a row now.

And he could be right
about everything.

♪♪♪

Frogs and bats.
And now pumpkins!

Everything is happening
exactly the way

that Cotton Perriwood
said it would, which means

this is the year that the curse
is going to happen too.

- Well, the future isn't always
written exactly as it seems.

- That's a very good point.
It could be even worse!

- No, what I meant
is that the Merriwick women

aren't ones for just
letting things happen.

- Does that mean you've figured
out a way to stop the curse?

- I wasn't saying that exactly.

What if there was
something in these pages

that could tell us
how to stop the worst things

that are yet to come?
- I'll re-read

the prophecy again.
Maybe there's something
that I haven't noticed.

- We have to find
out if there is!
- Yeah. Excuse me.

- But, uh...

- Can I help you
with something?

Hi. This is lovely.
It's an antique.

- Here is your ballot,
and we will see you

for the Halloween crawl
in just a few more days.

♪♪♪

- Here's your free box
of chocolates

and a rose.
Give them to someone you love.

- So it's true.

- We heard Abigail
was giving away

free stuff
to influence voters.

- Oh, I wouldn't know
anything about that.

- Here is your free box
of chocolates.

All buttercreams because I know
they're your favourite.

And I taped a ballot to the box
to remind you who to vote for.

- Thank you.
- You know,

if I could take back that free
cinnamon roll, I would.

- Or you could give me another
one, so I remain impartial.

- Whatever. My decorations
can speak for themselves.

- Well, they certainly are loud
and obnoxious enough.

Look, I know that we're all
a little stressed out

because of the competition

and the prophecies
coming true,

but I think
it'd be good for us

to remember that we live
in this town together...

...we have history
with one another.

And when people walk
through our town,

seeing all the decorations,
that is what they should be

thinking about: our friendships,
how we care about one another.

Because if that is not
who we are,

then maybe we do deserve
whatever evil curse

Cotton Perriwood
put on all of us.

- Grace... what are you doing

at Abigail's now when you're
supposed to be helping me?

- She's supposed to help me!
- How is she gonna decorate
a store no one's allowed into?

- Because I'm decorating
the outside.

- You guys, I can still
help all of you.

- Fine.
- Good.
- Great. Let's get back to work.

- She took my candy.

♪♪♪

Something chocolate?

- Sure. You can pick.

- Oh, and I forgot to show you
what I got at Cassie's shop.

I hope you like it.

- I love it.

- It got me thinking
about our first real date.

The day we went
to that beach.

- Yeah...

- Oh! Hi, Sam.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Aren't you supposed
to be carving pumpkins?

- Not until after dinner.
- Ah. Well, I was gonna eat

before I go to the movie.
Do you want to get something?
- Sounds great.

- Well, well, well.
So this is

where all the young people
hang out, huh?

- You keep calling us
"young people" and you're gonna
have a free room the next time

you stay at Grey House.
- Oh, we'll be back

for sure. We love it here.
- We're gonna make

Halloween in Middleton
one of our new traditions.

- Oh!
- Ah!

- Those two would make a good
advertisement for being married.

- Yeah, they really do seem
right for each other.

- And it looks so easy,
at least the way they do it.

- Hmm. I guess

some couples have to work
harder at it than others,

but I always thought
it was worth it.

- There you are!

I have some very disturbing news
about what I read

in the prophecy.
- Oh, you read

the prophecy?
- Yes, I... Oh.

Well, it just sort of "fell"

into my hands, and...

Oh, anyway. Yes, I spent
the entire afternoon

poring over each and every word.

- Well, you were right about
the curse. It's very clear:

all divisions
and darkness and...

blugh!

That's one of
the predictions: "Blugh"?

- And here is
the most frightening thing

about the last page:
it isn't there.

I counted all the lines
in the prophecy

and I realised that there's
a pattern to the way

it was written. Now look,
you can see it right here.

Each couplet is part
of a larger section,

and each larger section
is 14 lines.

- And that's disturbing
because...?

- The last section only has 11.

- So you knew
it was incomplete.

Why didn't you tell me?!
- I didn't want you

to get all worked up about
something we didn't even know.

- But now we do know.
Except we don't even know

what we don't even know,
which could be worse than
what we already know!

We need to find the last page
of this prophecy.

and stop the curse

or else everything that we have
come to love about Middleton

could be lost. Forever!

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Hello, Stephanie.
- Hey...

I was hoping they were gonna
let Harvey open back up.

- Nope. Not for a couple
more days.

- I still have
a whole list of decorations

I need before Halloween.

- I'm sure you'll be able to
come up with some creative ways

to use what you already have

and anything else
that you might be able to find.

- Well, I guess
I'm gonna have to.

Hey, that gargoyle's
kind of cool.

- Yeah, I brought it over
from my mom's.

She's still got
two more just like it at home.

- Do you think she'd let me
borrow one for the Bistro?

- I'm sure she would.

I'll bring one over.
- Awesome! Hahaha!

- Your work is making the town
look especially festive.

- Ah, it's you. Hello.

- You know, I think
Cotton Perriwood

would be proud to know

that his tradition of decorating
has so endured.

- Yeah, it seems like that guy
was really into Halloween.

- And with the day approaching,

I'm becoming especially curious
about the predictions

on the undiscovered final page
of the prophecy.

♪♪♪

- Oh, there is indeed.

And its discovery could make

all the difference in the world.

:
How did he know that?

- Hello, Sam.

- Hey. I, uh, saw
your light was on,

but what are you doing home?

I thought you'd be
at that pumpkin-carving thing.

- Hm, I decided
to stay home instead.

- Hmm!
- Aren't you missing

the Abbott and Costellomovie?
- I've seen it before.

Whatcha working on?
- Oh, Grace made this

when she was little
so I'm trying to make it last

as long as it can. It's always
the last decoration we put up

and then Grace lights
the candle.

- Hmm. It's a nice tradition.

- Cassie! Cassie!

It's my husband! He grabbed
his chest and he just collapsed!

- I'll call 9-1-1.

♪♪♪

- Your husband had what's called
a paroxysmal atrial flutter.

- His doctor's been concerned
about his heart.

- I've already consulted
with him about the episode,

and we agree it doesn't
portend anything worse.

- Oh, I'm just glad you were

at Grey House when it happened.
- We'll keep him here

another night or two but should
be OK pretty soon after that.

- He's gonna be fine.

He's in great hands.

- It's just that we've hardly
spent any nights apart

since we got married.

Neither of us gets much sleep
when we do.

- I could ask the nurse
to set up a cot

in his room if you'd like.
- I know my husband will

sleep better if I'm with him.
- Well, a good night's rest

is good for the patient.
- And for the patient's wife.

Can I see him?

- Sure, no problem.

♪♪♪

- Good morning, Nick.
- Hey.

- Maybe. I'm still looking

for something to scare
my dad with. No matter what I do

or where I am, he always seems
to be expecting it.

- Hmmm, I'm sure
there's at least one thing

your father's isn't expecting.
Something that, if it happened,

he would say
it scared him a lot.

- Yeah, whatever that is,
he's never admitted it to me.

- Hmm...

- That is so weird.

What's it do?
- Turn the crank and see.

The early settlers
in Middleton believed

that that light and sound
could ward off evil spirits.

That would
scare me a little.

You wanna take it and see
if it scares anyone else?

- Thanks, Cassie.

- Well, hello.

Did you enjoy Middleton Gardens?
- Eh, it was OK.

But there was
a wedding reception there,

and they asked us
to join in the toast.

- Well, how did it feel
to be veterans in a room

with two people who have been
married less time than you?

- Oh, well, we're not really
experts on any of this. Haha!

- But just think, one day,
the two of you will be the ones

with years of experience,

and you'll be able to talk about
all the things you've shared.

♪♪♪

I had to be very creative and
use everything I already had.

- I think it looks really good.

And I brought you this guy.

- Ohhh, he is gonna
look great... somewhere

on something.
- We'll make sure

to find the right place
so it's sure to get noticed.

- Oh! Hi! Make sure

that you buy a ballot
and vote for the Bistro.

- OK.
- Yes, and any donation

will be used to buy toys
for the kids in the hospital.

- Oh, thank you.
- All the fun starts
tomorrow night at 9.

See ya.
- Thanks.

- It's great.
- I hope you're not

helping Stephanie
more than you're helping me.

- I'm helping anybody who asks.
- Great, because I bought

a bunch of stuff at Harvey's
before it closed and I need

your help putting it up.

- Mm-hmm.
- So that was thinking ahead.

- Maybe. Whatever, I don't know.
Just come by later.

And I'll need you
tomorrow as well

up until the very last minute.

Oh, and by the way,

those flowers are dead.
♪♪♪

- I bought those from you
this morning. Fresh.

- It's a shame how some flowers
just don't last.

- It's so wonderful
to get a look

at all this Middleton history.
- Except I'm not thinking

about our history;
I'm thinking about the now,

figuring out where the last page

of this prophecy might be
and stopping the curse.

- So far, clues but no answers.

If only this mysterious fellow
could speak to us.

Perhaps tell us
some of his secrets.

- I'm sure he would have
a lot to say.

- Excuse me.
- AAAH!

- I was hoping I might be able
to converse with the mayor.

Right now?

JARED!

What are you doing here?

- Oh, I just wanted
to acquire some information

about Middleton
and share the reason

for my visit.

- Well, the mayor
is not available

right now.
I have you set to meet

with the town's archivist
to discuss the whereabouts

of that... missing page.

- It's important business.
: Hmm...

- So I shouldn't
stand in your way.

Well, my apologies

for the interruption.

: Madam Mayor.

I'll return later
at a more, uh...

appropriate time.

: Thanks for dinner,
that was great.

- Yeah, that's the nice thing
about having you over, Liam,

you are easy to please.
- That's true.

- Hey, are you going to Cassie's
Halloween party tomorrow night?

- Yeah of course. Everyone who's
doing the Halloween crawl is
ending up there when it's over.

- I didn't know you were part
of the competition.

- I'm not. But with
so many people going around

checking out the decorations,
I thought I'd set up outside

and sell "bat wings"
and "zombie flesh sliders."

Uh, chicken wings
and pulled-pork sandwiches.

- Ah. Sure.
!

- Oh, Cassie brought that over.

- I don't know if I've ever seen
you put up an actual decoration.

- Yeah. I usually don't.

- But now you have
a festive side?

- This stuff means
a lot to Cassie.

- But you do know

they're supposed
to come out of the box, right?

- Yeah, I know how it works.

- See you tomorrow.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- It's a real nice hospital
you work at there, Doc.

No offence, this Grey House
place is a whole lot better.

- Just don't let me catch you
running up and down the stairs.

One more day of rest
and you can have your life back.

- And we'll try not to make too
much noise at the party tonight.

- Oh, don't worry
about making any noise.

I love the sound of a party.
- We both love

being in a house full of people.
- I have never known

two people that enjoy
so many of the same things.

You're really lucky
you found each other.

: Except
it wasn't always this way.

- Haha!
- When we first met,

the two of us disagreed
about everything.

- We hardly could find
anything we ever liked.

- But I was fascinated

by the way he looked
at the world.

- And she was just different
than any girl I'd ever known.

- And 50 years later,

we've had a lifetime of
discovering new things together.

- Which no one would have ever
predicted right after we met.

- Well, they say
that opposites attract.

Once they're together,

nothing can
pull them apart.

♪♪♪

- Oh!
- Oh! Oh!

- Haha! Hello, Martha.

- Oh, George, I am so, so sorry.
I've had my mind so focused

on the Perriwood curse and how
to break it that I've hardly
noticed anything else.

- That's OK. I'm thinking
about the decorating
contest just as much.

Everyone in town really wants me
to pick them as the winner.

- Now I hope you're not allowing
people to buy your vote.

- George O'Hanrahan
can't be bought!

However, if you'd like
to rent my opinion,

I'd be willing
to negotiate. Haha!

- Well then, I'll see you
tonight. Judging starts

at the Bistro, and then we hit
the streets from there.

- Oh, don't forget
to bring a jacket.

It looks like it's gonna be
a windy one tonight.

♪♪♪

"And the winds of change
shall blow that night..."

I've read that
in the prophecy.

It's all coming true.

♪♪♪
- Happy Halloween!

♪♪♪

: I called in
Mrs. Garza's prescription,
but we might need to modify it,

so that she has
more than one refill.

: I'll let
the pharmacy know.

: Well, I guess
that does it.

We might as well try to get home
before it starts getting dark.

Hey, if you do
that Halloween crawl tonight,

you should stop by Liam's for
some bat wings and zombie flesh.

Trust me, it's good stuff.
Where'd that come from?

- Oh, Cassie dropped it by

this morning to add
to the Halloween spirit.

- You know, you actually did

a really good job
decorating the place.

- Thanks. It was fun
putting stuff up.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Ah... there you are!

I just have a little bit more
to do, but if you want to
help me finish, we can put

your black cat on the mantel
and light the candle.
- I wish I could,

but I promised Abigail
and Stephanie that I would

help them out with some
last minute decorations

before the judging starts.
- They both really want

to win, huh?
- Yeah, a little too much.

Because nobody
is getting along, at all.

Maybe this town
really is cursed.

♪♪♪
- I think by the time

the winner is announced,
the two of them will feel

like this competition
was worth it.

- And how can you be
so sure of that?

- Because they have a Merriwick
woman helping them out,

and that means that there's
always more to the story.

- Oh, from the attic.
It's a little wobbly, but...

- No, no, it is the perfect size
for what Stephanie needs
at the Bistro.

- Then you should take it.
- Thanks.

Oh. Hi, Sam.
- Trick-or-treat!

- Oh, that reminds me,
don't give away all the candy.

- Oh, I got some extra
just for you.

- Happy Halloween.
- Mm-hmm.

- You know, the party's not
for a few more hours.

- I know. I'm going
to have dinner with Nick first

and then I thought
I'd come over after.

- Mhm!
- But first,

I wanted to come see
if you could use a hand

putting up decorations.

- Hmm... I always save
the most special ones for last

in case anyone wants
to join in on the fun.

- Well, then, I'm just in time.

♪♪♪
Hey!

What are these?
- Movie tickets.

- The theater's having
a revival next week.

I thought we could go together.
I hear they're really funny.

- Thank you.

Where does this go?

- Over here by me.

♪♪♪

- Yoohoo!

Happy Halloween, everybody!

Now, make sure

you buy a ballot --
the more judges we have,

the more toys that we can
buy for the kids --

and then make your way
through our windy little town

until we all meet up
at Grey House

for the announcement
of the winner.

Let the judging commence!

- I like it.

Interesting choice

to use dead flowers
instead of fresh ones.

- Yeah, I wanted to do something
different with those, but they
died right after I got them,

so I had to improvise
at the last minute.

- Well, they're perfect.
It's all dark and Halloween-y.

♪♪♪
- Yeah...

kind of all worked out.

- I suppose I should tell you,
"Time's up, no more decorating,"

but I think I can look the other
way for one more minute.
- Thank you.

I just have to set this little
guy here and then I'll all done.

- I don't suppose
that gargoyle mentioned

where the last page
of this prophecy is, did he?

- Not to me.
- Well then, I'll just have

to keep scouring these pages
until I figure out

a way to stop this curse
before it's too late.

- Alright.
There you go. All set.

Mayor Tinsdale?

Where are you going
with that? I need that.

- I do too.

- Because I think
I know what happened

to the last page
of the Perriwood prophecy.

If I can find the rest of it.

♪♪♪

- It's too windy to keep
these out there, but I hope

you all saw how awesome they
looked before I took them in.

So you can just write Abigail's
Flowers on your ballots

because there's really no reason
to look anyplace else.

- I've seen these weird
little guys all over town.

- Yeah, these weird
little guys are popular.

Hey! What are you doing?

- I'm putting together a puzzle.

And I just need two more pieces.

- Ah!

♪♪♪

- Oh, I was just bringing
this up for your husband.

It's Gabaron oolong tea,
and it's good for circulation

and lowering blood pressure.
- It smells delicious.

- It is. And that's why
there's an extra cup for you.

- It's hard to say where my
husband got better care:
here or at that hospital.

- Well, the doctors and I
may offer different kinds
of treatment,

but we're just as interested
in the patient's well-being.

- I can take this.
- Let me know if you need more.

- Thanks.

- Liam.

- Hey. Uh...
am I the first one here?

- You are, but everyone should
be getting here very soon.

- I had all this food set up
outside the brewery,
but it started

getting too windy, so I thought
I'd bring it here for the party.

- You can set it up
in the dining room.
- OK. Great.

- George!

- It's just getting started.
- In that case, I'll get
my costume on.

If this curse happens, I want
to be dressed for the occasion.

- OK. Uh, those are
for trick or-treaters.

- You're never too old.
- Ha!

: Trick-or-treat!
- Hello!

Here you go.

Happy Halloween.
: Thank you.

Hey, this is
Sam Radford, Nick's dad.

Look, Nick was supposed
to meet me at home

hours ago and he's still
not here and he's not answering

his phone. Do you have any idea
where he is?

Well, when was the last time
you saw him?

No, if you hear from him,

just tell him
I'm looking for him, OK?

Yeah. Thanks.

♪♪♪

- Happy Halloween!

- These bat wings
taste like chicken.

- That's 'cause
they're chicken.

:
If you say so.

- Hey, Sam.
- Hey.

- He hasn't come home,

and he usually lets me know
where he is.

- I'm sure he's all right.

- I hope so. I still have
a few places to check.

- Do you want me
to come with you?

- Um... No, that's OK.
- Call me when you find him.

- I will.

- It is a secret ballot.

- You can show me yours.

It's OK,
we're married.

So, we disagree about that.

- It was really hard to decide.

♪♪♪

- Excuse me! Coming through!

City business!

- I've figured it out:

how to stop the curse.

There are confusing references
to branches and vines

all connected to the woman
that Cotton Perriwood loved.
Just as you're connected

to her as well.
- Because we're both Merriwicks.

- And when I reread this part,
it all became clear.

"From the healer's hands,
all hope shall be brought

as, thus intertwined,

all secrets be taught."

- And you know
what that means?

- It's obvious!

It's you and Sam -- that's
the key to breaking the curse!

Don't you see?
His are the healer's hands

which need to be
intertwined with yours

at midnight, the very moment
that Cotton Perriwood

was banished from Middleton.
Everything is so clear

and written right here
in black and...

What would you call that
Maybe a light tan, I suppose.

- So all we need to do

is hold hands
and that will break the curse?

- Well, I'm sure it's a lot
more complicated than that,

but let's start with what
we know and move on from there.

Where is that handsome man
of yours?

- Oh, he went looking for Nick.

But he has to be here!

You two together are
the only hope that Middleton has

of not splitting apart
and living in darkness and...

Oh, my goodness, what horrible
things might happen to love?!

The mayor looks troubled.

- Martha is concerned
about the future of this town.

- Because everything
that Cotton Perriwood said

was going to happen
has come true.

First with the frogs

and then with those bats.
That's where it all started

and then it just kept
going from there!

- Except I'm the one
who started it.

- I... put the frogs
in the fountain.

!

- And the bats,
I did those too.

- Well, why would you do
such a thing?!

- I suppose it was
for you, Martha.

To attract some well-deserved
attention to our town.

- Well, news of the prophecy has
been awfully good for tourism.

- Yes, but now that the tourists
are here, who knows what
might happen to them?

Who knows what might
happen to any of us?

- But you already
admitted yourself that
all the prophecies weren't real.

- The first two, no,
but I had nothing to do

with Harvey's store
closing down.

And then these "winds of change"
started blowing.

I'm starting to wonder
what kinds of horrors are gonna

happen next.

: OHHH!
: What was that?

- Everything is OK.
Probably the sub-station

at the end of our block
shut down because of the wind.

Yeah, the whole neighbourhood
is out.

- Well, at least
we have light in here.

- But we've been
thrust into darkness,

just like the curse said.

Cotton Perriwood said
that this was going to happen,

and it did,
just like he said it would!

- What if that means he's going
to return in the flesh

to seek his revenge?!

- Do these people

actually believe
something as crazy as this?

- Oh, that's right,

you haven't lived
here that long.

♪♪♪

- The door was open.
I let myself in.

- Oh, my goodness!

It's... it's... It's him!

- Hello. Welcome to Grey House.

♪♪♪

- Let's try to be welcoming

to the strangers among us.
- I suppose we have to.

Ah, excuse me, sir,

of course, anyone is welcome
in our town,

but why have youcome?
Here and now?

- Well, for the same reason
everyone else is.

To experience the magic
of the Middleton Halloween.

- Well, that doesn't sound
like such a horrible curse.

- I'm Wil Fuller.

Writer for the Midwest Monthly.

- Mmm-hmm.
See, I came here

to write a story

about the lead-up
to the holiday.

And then the curse happened

which, well, it made
the story even bigger.

So I decided
to stay for the week.

- Unfortunately, the prophecies
were Jared's doing.

- Well, I will tell you,

it got me and my editor
very interested.

We had heard
how the spirit of the season

becomes so fully alive
around here, and it is true.

I've seen it everywhere.
- Well, I'm afraid

the ending to your story
could be a bit

of a let-down. You see,
the prophecies weren't true,

and I don't know whether
the curse is going to come

true either.
- I'm not so sure that's true.

The darkness and the winds
were predicted to happen.

And just because someone caused
those other things doesn't mean

Cotton Perriwood wasn't right
to say that they would.

- A self-fulfilling prophecy
is nonetheless fulfilled.

- I don't think we'll know
what's actually in store for us

until midnight finally arrives.

So I hope we're
all together when it does.

!
- Hey, Grace.

Have you seen Nick?
- No.

- I've been looking everywhere.
- Uh, I could text him.

- No, I already did,
I got no response.

I don't know where else to go.
Is there somewhere that he might

hang out that he's never
told me about?

- Other than your office,
your house, the Bistro?

No, I-I don't know.
- OK. Well, you should get home

out of this wind. Already seen a
few neighborhoods without power.

- Yeah, I will. I just have
one more place to go.

- OK.
- Hey, Sam. Just let
me know if Nick's OK.

- I will. Thanks.
♪♪♪

- Hi. I was just
seeing how many people

were here voting for you.
- Not many.

I figured they were all over
at the Bistro.

- I had a few
that came and went.

Heard a lot of people saying how
good this place looked though.

Because all I kept hearing
was how great the Bistro looked.

- Ugh, hardly.

I had some really big ideas,
and then Harvey's shop

got shut down, and then I didn't
know what to do.

- Yeah, that was
sort of my plan.

- I was the one who reported
Harvey to the city,

so that no one could buy
anything and you wouldn't be

such strong competition.
- But you were

the one who wanted me
to compete in the first place.

- Because I wanted the award
to mean something,

so I could... say I beat
the best in town.

- And you thought
that was me?

- It's absolutely you.

Especially after I saw what you
did with those jack o'lanterns.

- That was just sort of
a last minute decision,

which I sort of
stole from you.

After I saw what you did
with the flower pots

on the wall.
♪♪♪

- So I guess...

we... inspired each other.

- Yeah, I guess we did.

You know, I have a couple
of cakes left over that I was
gonna use to bribe every--

persuade everyone
to vote for me.

- And I guess these flowers
have served their purpose...

- So, what do you think
we should do with everything?

♪♪♪

Are there any more plates?

- Oh, here you go. The city
got that tree root dug up

right before the wind started,
which means

I am open for business again.

- Yeah, I should probably
talk to you about why you got

shut down in the first place.

Did you put a curse on me?

Hahaha!
- Not exactly.

- I'm here!

- Oh, Grace, you got here.
- Uh, yeah.

It's a good thing I had
these guys to weigh me down

or I might just have blown away.

Now I just need to match them
with the fourth one.

Where is it?

Hello?

Dad, I'm in here!

Dad!

- I've been stuck
in there all day.

- Oh, my God!
- Thanks a lot.

- I was gonna scare you.

With this. When you turn it,
it kind of sounds like a ghost.

- You did scare me. I was
looking all over. I thought

something might have
happened to you.
- I'm OK.

At least, I had this thing
that Cassie gave me for light.

- Oh, when I... I didn't know
where you were, you weren't
answering your phone...

- Yeah, my phone's
been dying on me all week.

- Well, I didn't know what was
going on, and for a minute,

I was afraid that...

- I'm a dad,
that's what I do.

- So there's at least
one thing that scares you.

- Yeah, yeah, there is
that one thing.

♪♪♪

- Hey.

There you are.

- Oh, hey.

- Oh, just, uh...

something I found
sitting on this table.

I was thinking about that time
we went to the beach.

- That was the day I realised
I wanted to marry you.

When I found out we liked
so many of the same things.

- Yeah...

except...

- I wanted you
to like me so much.

So if you liked something,
I just said

that I did, too.

And then you married me.

- Yeah...

And we're getting along great.
- Except...

...I like new movies.

And hamburgers.

And a lot of different things
than you do.

But I haven't
wanted to tell you

because maybe that'd mean
you weren't in love

with the real me.

You just fell in love
with the person

I was pretending to be.

- That day,

at the beach,
there were, like,

a thousand tiny sand crabs.

And the tide had gone out,
and they were running around

on the hot sand, trying to make
their way back to the ocean.

And there was no way

they were all gonna make it,

so you picked one up

and took it
over to the water.

- I didn't want it
to just die there.

- And then you did it again,

and a few more times,
and I said,

"Marinda, come on,
you can't save them all."

And you said, "No,

"but I can save this one,

and this one,

and this one."

That's the woman
I fell in love with.

And the one I'm falling
in love with more

every single day.

- I was wondering
where you two went.

I brought you mimosas.

- That's what they were serving
at that wedding reception.

Well, that's the perfect drink

to toast
to your new life together.

- Thank you.
- Thanks.

- Thank you.

Oh, hey, Sam!

Did you find Nick?
- I did. Everything's fine.

He'll be over later.

He just decided to stay home
and hand out candy.

I think, mainly,
so he could eat it himself.

And I brought you this.
I thought you might want
to box it up until next year.

- Hmm... Except I might

want to keep that out
just a little bit longer.

- Sam!

Well, at least,
the two of you are together,

so maybe we're not
all doomed after all.

- Martha is convinced

that you and I hold the key
to breaking the curse

and saving all of Middleton.

- Oh, we're still
believing that, are we?

- We're wondering, that's all.
- Oh! There you are!

- Yeah, but I didn't realize
I was so popular.

- Oh, Sam, hi.
I was talking

to the gargoyle.
- Ah.

- I did, he's OK.
- Good. I'll take that.

♪♪♪

If these go together,

like I think they should,
we'll finally be able

to figure it out.

- What Cotton Perriwood
really meant

and how the story ends.

♪♪♪

Look at that. It fits!

- It's the final page
of the prophecy.

Pieced together

on each of the statues.

- Yeah.

They cut it up and used it
to repair the base

of those gargoyles.
I didn't have all the pieces

until Sam brought over
the last one.

- "From the healer's hands,
all hope will be brought..."

He handed it to a woman
from the Merriwick vine.

That was Grace

that that was
written about, not you.

- It's a little too dark
in here to read.

- Here.

- Thanks. OK.

"And in that year..."
- ...the people shall come

together as never before."

- "The gentle server
will sit down

"with she who sells
fragrant beauty...

- ...and differences
will be forgotten,"

"fading into the light of day.

- "The hands of the healer
and the hostess

"shall forever be entwined.

- "And the Halloween spirit
will last long

"after the last candle
has burned so bright...

: "...filling the
town with all that is beautiful,

"all that is true,

and all that is good."

- Those weird little guys
said all that?

- Actually, Cotton Perriwood
predicted all that,

including how you two
would be together.

- Well, in that case...

It's so well written, I figure
we should do what it says.

- I don't get it.

Why would a man who was
kicked out of Middleton

wish something so good
for the future of this town?

- Because maybe Cotton Perriwood
had one power

we never even considered:
forgiveness.

- Just in time to announce

the winner of the award
for best decorations.

- I guess it doesn't
matter who wins.

- Yeah. Maybe not.
- It doesn't really.

I told my editor
that it would be impossible

to pick
a single victor

because everyone in town
showed such expertise.

So we decided to do
a "best of" and feature

all of the shops in the town
rather than just one.

- Well, then it's like
everybody wins.

- Wait a minute.

Does that mean my ballot
doesn't count anymore?

- Afraid not.
Sorry, Grandpa.

- Oh. Well,

in that case,

I guess it's better
no one knows who I picked.

Although the, uh,

Christmas decorating season
is just around the corner,

so perhaps you'll all
get a chance

to win me over
once again.

- Well, there's plenty of food,

thanks to everyone,
so please help yourselves.

And happy Halloween!
: Happy Halloween!

: Hear! Hear! Cheers!

- Did it say anything in
that prophecy about this being

the best Halloween party ever?
- Not exactly.

- Well, then,
maybe Cotton Perriwood

didn't know everything
after all.

: Now, there's only
one thing left

to do.

♪♪♪

Perfect.

Awww...

♪♪♪

It was wonderful
having all of you here

and getting you back
in one piece.

- Glad to be going home with
my ticker still ticking.

- It was so wonderful
to meet you.

- Yeah, my wife and I,
we were talking

about how we hope we could have
as long a marriage as you.

- I've seen
how your husband looks at you;

I think you're well on your way.
You should mark these two down

for 50 years from now.
Reserve them a romantic room.

- We'll be here.
- For sure.

:
We love this place.

- Grey House will
always be here,

and you're welcome any time.
- Thank you so much.

- Bye-bye.
- Bye.
- Thanks.

: Hi.
: Hey.

- So, uh... another group
of satisfied customers?

- Yeah. I'm pretty happy
they were here, too.

- I guess there's
something to be learned

from a couple that's been
together that long.

- Yeah. Even the newlyweds.

- Can you believe

that you and I are about
to be newlyweds?

- Hmm, I can hardly wait.

♪♪♪
Cotton Perriwood was right:

the spirit of Halloween
came alive that year.

In the days that followed,
Middleton was reunited.

Those who had been at odds

put aside their differences
and began to look

toward a future filled
with a deeper kind of joy.

The wonder that had always

been known by those
who appreciated this season

was shared with those
who were invited to experience

the magic on their own.

Hope was offered
to those in need

of healing,
and the thanks they expressed

while receiving was matched
only by the happiness

of those who gave
the gifts away.

And the goodness,
truth and beauty

that was forever in their hearts shined for everyone to see.

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