1 00:01:35,629 --> 00:01:37,599 - Look at it. Just look at it. 2 00:01:37,631 --> 00:01:39,971 - It looks like a lovely home to me. 3 00:01:54,648 --> 00:01:56,148 - [Whispering]: Come on. 4 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:03,091 Stay close. 5 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:05,293 Come, come, come. 6 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:10,729 Oh! What's that? - I don't know. 7 00:02:10,764 --> 00:02:12,774 - Did you see someone? - No. 8 00:02:23,611 --> 00:02:25,781 - Here. Take a look. 9 00:02:27,781 --> 00:02:30,881 - Oh! What delicate "Rosa Borsa." 10 00:02:30,918 --> 00:02:33,718 - But at this time of year? After the first frost? 11 00:02:33,754 --> 00:02:35,764 It's bizarre! 12 00:02:40,194 --> 00:02:42,264 - Ah! 13 00:02:42,296 --> 00:02:45,626 It's as if summer never ended around here. Oh! 14 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:48,766 [Gasping] - Don't! 15 00:02:48,802 --> 00:02:52,372 If you don't know what it is, you don't know what it will do. 16 00:02:52,406 --> 00:02:55,006 - Martha, it's a flower. - Yes, one of her flowers... 17 00:02:55,042 --> 00:02:57,012 and if there's one thing I know 18 00:02:57,044 --> 00:03:00,814 about Miss Cassie Nightingale it's: one never knows. 19 00:03:00,848 --> 00:03:02,648 - Oh, stop fretting. 20 00:03:02,683 --> 00:03:06,623 This is the perfect setting for the bicentennial celebration. 21 00:03:06,654 --> 00:03:08,624 - But it's such an important event. 22 00:03:08,656 --> 00:03:12,126 Why celebrate the town's traditions with the most untraditional woman in town? 23 00:03:12,159 --> 00:03:15,859 - Because her house is 200 years old. It's a landmark. 24 00:03:15,896 --> 00:03:19,626 And the woman obviously has a green thumb. - Huh. Probably green all over. 25 00:03:19,667 --> 00:03:22,737 Like the Wicked Witch of the West. [Giggling] 26 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:25,170 [Gasping and screaming] 27 00:03:27,708 --> 00:03:30,338 Oh no! 28 00:03:48,028 --> 00:03:50,998 - Did you hear that? - Sounded like a banshee. 29 00:03:51,031 --> 00:03:54,901 - Get real. There's no such thing. - Really, Cassie? 30 00:03:54,935 --> 00:03:57,865 - Well, maybe it was Mother Nature yawning 31 00:03:57,905 --> 00:04:01,535 in preparation for a long winter's nap. 32 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:04,775 - I could use a nap myself. [Laughing] 33 00:04:04,812 --> 00:04:07,082 - You better take a break, Grandpa. 34 00:04:07,114 --> 00:04:10,554 - I wish Mother Nature would stop blowing back all the leaves we just raked up. 35 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:12,554 - She blew quite a few up against the back fence. 36 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:16,016 Why not pile all your leaves there, and build a mountain to jump into? 37 00:04:16,056 --> 00:04:18,226 [laughing] 38 00:04:20,561 --> 00:04:23,761 - Well, I'm just about ready to throw in the trowel. 39 00:04:23,797 --> 00:04:26,927 [Laughing] - It's no wonder, George. We haven't eaten since noon. 40 00:04:26,967 --> 00:04:29,437 You want a bite? - What's that? 41 00:04:29,470 --> 00:04:32,110 - It's tonight's salad. Organic. 42 00:04:32,139 --> 00:04:34,109 - I'm not much for rabbit food. 43 00:04:34,141 --> 00:04:37,281 - Oh, the rabbits wouldn't touch my garden. - Why not? 44 00:04:37,311 --> 00:04:40,711 - We have an understanding. - Oh, you do? 45 00:04:40,748 --> 00:04:43,548 - Yeah, everyone is welcome to visit my garden, 46 00:04:43,584 --> 00:04:46,394 but I made the rabbits promise, no munching. 47 00:04:46,420 --> 00:04:48,720 [Laughing] 48 00:04:48,756 --> 00:04:51,886 - You've made a wonderful home here, Cassie. 49 00:04:51,925 --> 00:04:55,095 - Thank you. That's why I'm digging extra deep today. 50 00:04:55,128 --> 00:04:56,598 So the roots 51 00:04:56,630 --> 00:04:59,300 really take hold. 52 00:04:59,333 --> 00:05:02,143 I've found my one true home here, George. 53 00:05:02,169 --> 00:05:04,469 I can finally say, 54 00:05:04,505 --> 00:05:06,735 this is where I belong. 55 00:05:15,516 --> 00:05:16,976 - Ms. Tinsdale. 56 00:05:17,017 --> 00:05:19,247 - Good afternoon, Ms. Tinsdale. 57 00:05:19,286 --> 00:05:21,246 - Well, that's debatable. - Can I help you? 58 00:05:21,288 --> 00:05:25,258 - No. This is a matter that needs to be investigated by your Chief of Police. 59 00:05:25,292 --> 00:05:28,032 It concerns Miss Cassie Nightingale. 60 00:05:28,061 --> 00:05:29,801 - Go ahead, Martha. 61 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:31,970 - I was standing outside Grey House, 62 00:05:31,999 --> 00:05:34,199 minding my own business, when the monster 63 00:05:34,234 --> 00:05:36,174 seized my ankle. 64 00:05:36,203 --> 00:05:40,143 - Cassie grabbed your ankle? - What? No. It was her creeper. 65 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:44,183 - Her what? - A vine. A vine on the ground, that creeps! 66 00:05:44,211 --> 00:05:48,181 - That's a very unusual plant. - She has a garden full of freakish plants. 67 00:05:48,215 --> 00:05:51,515 [Whispering]: Some of which I suspect may be illegal. 68 00:05:51,552 --> 00:05:54,022 - Well, sounds to me like you tripped on a root. 69 00:05:54,054 --> 00:05:56,364 - We can't have her hosting the opening night gala 70 00:05:56,390 --> 00:05:58,860 of our bicentennial if the grounds are unsafe. 71 00:05:58,892 --> 00:06:02,862 I insist that you fully investigate what she's growing in there. 72 00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:04,726 - If you insist, Martha. 73 00:06:04,765 --> 00:06:08,735 - I do. The citizens of Middleton are entitled to a full report. 74 00:06:08,769 --> 00:06:10,439 Out of my way! 75 00:06:13,273 --> 00:06:16,343 - Jeepers creepers. 76 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:19,046 [Door opening and closing shut] 77 00:06:35,095 --> 00:06:37,055 - Cassandra Nightingale? 78 00:06:37,097 --> 00:06:39,067 - Guilty, officer. 79 00:06:39,099 --> 00:06:41,069 - I'm conducting an investigation. 80 00:06:41,101 --> 00:06:43,301 - Hmm. 81 00:06:46,373 --> 00:06:48,343 - Looking good. 82 00:06:48,375 --> 00:06:50,335 - Well, thank you. 83 00:06:50,377 --> 00:06:53,407 Your kids, George and I have been gardening all afternoon. 84 00:06:53,447 --> 00:06:56,017 - I wasn't talking about the garden, but that looks good too. 85 00:06:56,049 --> 00:06:59,719 - Oh. [Short laugh] 86 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:02,923 [Kids laughing] 87 00:07:02,956 --> 00:07:06,256 - Hey, Dad. - Hey, kids. 88 00:07:06,293 --> 00:07:08,603 [Laughing] 89 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:13,203 - Something wrong, Brandon? - Um, yeah. 90 00:07:13,233 --> 00:07:15,243 I just skinned my elbow, that's all. 91 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:17,238 - Let me see that. 92 00:07:17,270 --> 00:07:20,270 I have just the thing. 93 00:07:28,816 --> 00:07:31,316 Essence of aloe. 94 00:07:35,489 --> 00:07:38,789 There. Good to go. 95 00:07:38,826 --> 00:07:41,596 - Thanks. Bye, Dad. 96 00:07:41,629 --> 00:07:43,159 - Bye. - Bye. 97 00:07:43,196 --> 00:07:45,426 - See you tomorrow, Cassie. - Bye. 98 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,465 - Thanks for the five dollars. 99 00:07:48,969 --> 00:07:50,939 - You want a cup of tea, Jake? 100 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:54,781 - Cassie, Martha Tinsdale claims 101 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:57,608 that she was attacked by one of your plants. 102 00:07:57,645 --> 00:08:00,205 - Oh, really? One of the creepers? 103 00:08:00,247 --> 00:08:03,617 - I know that the plant didn't just go after her. 104 00:08:03,651 --> 00:08:06,091 - Then you know my plants better than I do. 105 00:08:06,119 --> 00:08:09,019 - What, you're saying that one of your plants 106 00:08:09,056 --> 00:08:11,016 actually grabbed Mrs. Tinsdale? 107 00:08:11,058 --> 00:08:14,528 - Grab? No, never. But it might have given her a little hug. 108 00:08:14,562 --> 00:08:16,002 - A hug? 109 00:08:17,665 --> 00:08:20,465 Well, she's not sharing the love. 110 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:22,470 She's threatening to move 111 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:24,872 your bicentennial garden party to another location. 112 00:08:24,905 --> 00:08:26,805 - No. Why? 113 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,310 - She claims your house is unsafe. 114 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:32,882 - But it's just the opposite. Grey House is a true haven. 115 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:36,223 I'm even thinking of taking in overnight guests to help with the bills, but if Martha-- 116 00:08:42,990 --> 00:08:45,290 You really shouldn't pay my kids to help you. 117 00:08:45,325 --> 00:08:48,555 - Oh, five dollars is a bargain. And I love being with them. 118 00:08:48,596 --> 00:08:50,556 - They love being with you. 119 00:08:50,598 --> 00:08:52,828 - Well, they do a great job. 120 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:54,836 And I need lots of help. 121 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:57,938 Every last leaf has got to shine. 122 00:09:00,774 --> 00:09:03,914 - You should get rid of this. - Oh, no, no, no. 123 00:09:03,944 --> 00:09:05,984 The Veritas is going to be beautiful. 124 00:09:06,013 --> 00:09:08,323 Just in time for the bicentennial. 125 00:09:08,348 --> 00:09:11,788 - Cassie, you really have done a great job with this place. 126 00:09:11,819 --> 00:09:14,489 - Thanks. 127 00:09:17,958 --> 00:09:20,258 I better go have a word with that creeper. 128 00:09:30,604 --> 00:09:32,914 - Your teachers really pile it on, huh? 129 00:09:32,940 --> 00:09:35,580 - I have to do a history report with Jess about Middleton. 130 00:09:35,609 --> 00:09:37,579 - This town? 131 00:09:37,611 --> 00:09:40,111 Lot of books about a place where nothing happens. 132 00:09:40,147 --> 00:09:42,317 - Ah! - Here. 133 00:09:43,817 --> 00:09:46,417 - Thanks. - Yeah, no problem. 134 00:09:46,453 --> 00:09:48,563 But look, if I run into Steve or Duke, 135 00:09:48,588 --> 00:09:50,458 you got to get lost, fast. 136 00:09:50,490 --> 00:09:52,590 - How come? - 'Cause... 137 00:09:52,626 --> 00:09:55,596 they're my friends and don't hang out with little girls. 138 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:57,299 Okay? 139 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:16,924 [Birdsong] 140 00:10:18,585 --> 00:10:21,185 - Well, I'll be back and pick you up around six? 141 00:10:21,221 --> 00:10:24,021 - Okay, I'll try to wash the topsoil off by then. 142 00:10:24,057 --> 00:10:26,057 [Laughing] 143 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:40,935 What are you smiling about? 144 00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:44,544 - People who live in glass houses shouldn't hold hands. 145 00:10:44,577 --> 00:10:46,207 - Nosy. 146 00:10:46,246 --> 00:10:50,146 - Look, it warmed the cockles of my heart just to see it. 147 00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:52,393 - The plants usually keep those windows fogged up. 148 00:10:52,419 --> 00:10:54,959 - It wasn't the plants fogging the windows. 149 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:57,188 [Laughing] 150 00:10:57,224 --> 00:10:59,534 Well, I should go. The kids are probably gonna need dinner. 151 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,529 - Oh, they already have their dinner. I just sent it off with Jake. 152 00:11:02,562 --> 00:11:04,702 Homemade chili. Heat and serve. 153 00:11:04,732 --> 00:11:07,032 - Well, thank you very much. 154 00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:10,197 But I guess I should go anyway. 155 00:11:10,237 --> 00:11:12,867 They might need some help with their homework. 156 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:16,336 - George, you do an amazing job with those two. You help Jake. 157 00:11:16,376 --> 00:11:20,146 You've given them so much time and love. What about a little time and love for you? 158 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:23,180 - Those kids give me all the love I need. 159 00:11:26,653 --> 00:11:28,623 - Oh, my gosh. 160 00:11:28,655 --> 00:11:30,615 Look. 161 00:11:30,657 --> 00:11:32,287 - Aphids? 162 00:11:32,325 --> 00:11:36,095 - I don't know. Are you going to stop by the nursery? 163 00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:39,429 - I could. - Would you have someone there take a look? 164 00:11:39,466 --> 00:11:43,136 - Sure thing. - If they have some natural remedy, would you pick it up? 165 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:47,140 Oh. I thought I had more money than that. 166 00:11:47,174 --> 00:11:50,144 - You just bought four bags of grass seed and paid two kids. 167 00:11:50,177 --> 00:11:54,147 [Cassie sighing] Takes a lot of green to keep a garden green. 168 00:11:54,181 --> 00:11:55,521 - Yes, it does. 169 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:59,288 And add that to the upkeep on Grey House, and the fuel bills. 170 00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:02,789 That's why I've decided to open it up to a few guests. 171 00:12:02,823 --> 00:12:05,963 - Well, you certainly have enough room. - A bed and breakfast. 172 00:12:05,993 --> 00:12:09,663 If you could get to the nursery before it closes. 173 00:12:12,499 --> 00:12:14,229 My B and B. 174 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:19,310 Beautiful and bewitching. 175 00:12:38,025 --> 00:12:40,155 [Meowing] 176 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:42,203 There you are, Isis. 177 00:12:55,042 --> 00:12:57,542 Looking for a place to stay? 178 00:13:01,148 --> 00:13:03,448 - Yes. As a matter of fact, I am. 179 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:07,093 - Well, I haven't established any rates yet, but I'm sure they'll be reasonable. 180 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,760 - I'll get the better of the bargain, staying in a place as beautiful as this. 181 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,085 I'm, uh, Nick. 182 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:17,827 Nick Chasen. - Welcome, Nick. I'm Cassie Nightingale. 183 00:13:17,865 --> 00:13:20,325 And this is my friend 184 00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:22,937 and adviser, Isis. 185 00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:27,165 And that is 186 00:13:27,207 --> 00:13:30,677 Grey House. - Grey House, huh? 187 00:13:30,710 --> 00:13:34,180 Doesn't look gray to me. It's a lot cheerier than that. 188 00:13:34,214 --> 00:13:37,354 - I put a lot of work into it. [Isis meowing] 189 00:13:37,384 --> 00:13:39,354 Would you like to see your room? 190 00:13:39,386 --> 00:13:41,286 - Yes. Yes, I would. 191 00:13:41,321 --> 00:13:45,161 I'm sure it's as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. 192 00:14:07,114 --> 00:14:09,384 - Uh, next order of business. 193 00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:13,346 Flowers for the bicentennial reviewing stand. Cicely? 194 00:14:13,386 --> 00:14:16,456 - I thought mums. Mums are seasonal. 195 00:14:16,489 --> 00:14:19,629 - And affordable. - And colorful, too. 196 00:14:19,659 --> 00:14:23,629 - True, but since this is such a special occasion, 197 00:14:23,663 --> 00:14:27,233 I was thinking of something a little more exotic. - Excuse me. 198 00:14:27,267 --> 00:14:30,167 - Oh sir, we ask that all spouses wait outside. 199 00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:32,013 - Oh, I'm not married. 200 00:14:35,008 --> 00:14:38,808 - Um, sir, the nursery closed at 4:00 and, um, 201 00:14:38,845 --> 00:14:41,345 you're disrupting a private meeting of the Garden Club. 202 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:44,221 - If I could just-- 203 00:14:44,251 --> 00:14:48,291 - Now, what were we talking about? - Mums. 204 00:14:48,321 --> 00:14:52,231 [Short laugh] Mums the word? [Women laughing] 205 00:14:57,597 --> 00:14:59,227 - How can we help you? 206 00:14:59,266 --> 00:15:02,596 - Uh, this plant seems to have a rare infestation. 207 00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:05,735 - What sort of plant do you have there? 208 00:15:05,772 --> 00:15:08,982 - A Croton codiaeum revolution. 209 00:15:09,009 --> 00:15:12,979 It looks like a cross between a Sorghastrum nutans and a Loropetalum. 210 00:15:13,013 --> 00:15:14,883 Did you cultivate this yourself, Mister...? 211 00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:16,784 - O'Hanrahan. 212 00:15:16,816 --> 00:15:20,186 Um, I helped. A little. - Don't be modest. 213 00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:23,260 I've never seen anything quite like this. [Women agreeing] 214 00:15:23,290 --> 00:15:25,690 You must be an extraordinary gardener. 215 00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:29,225 - I'm Irish. They don't call it the Emerald Isle for nothing. 216 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:32,772 [Women laughing] 217 00:15:35,768 --> 00:15:38,908 [Background reactions] 218 00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:42,108 - I have never seen anything like this. 219 00:15:42,142 --> 00:15:45,282 Look at the way it curls. 220 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:47,982 It's quite something. [Background reactions] 221 00:15:51,818 --> 00:15:55,458 - The town turns 200 years old, right? 222 00:15:55,488 --> 00:15:57,288 - I guess. 223 00:15:57,324 --> 00:15:59,764 - Maybe we should divide the work down the middle. 224 00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:03,462 You could do the first 100 years and I could do the last. Deal? 225 00:16:03,496 --> 00:16:05,166 - Sure. 226 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:10,270 - Did you read the chapter on the Civil War? 227 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,443 Maybe that's the major event we can write about. 228 00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:16,013 - Uh, I forgot to feed my fish. 229 00:16:19,812 --> 00:16:21,482 - Whoa. 230 00:16:23,016 --> 00:16:24,476 Hi. 231 00:16:24,517 --> 00:16:26,547 - Hey. 232 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:29,316 - Oh, lot of homework? - Tons. 233 00:16:29,356 --> 00:16:31,856 Our teacher assigned us with partners, 234 00:16:31,891 --> 00:16:33,861 and I got stuck with Jess. 235 00:16:33,893 --> 00:16:36,033 - Hmm. Not much help? 236 00:16:36,063 --> 00:16:38,373 - No, she works for, like, 5 minutes and then 237 00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:40,528 she runs away and leaves me with everything. 238 00:16:40,567 --> 00:16:43,297 - Well, it's too bad she had to leave 'cause she's going to miss 239 00:16:43,336 --> 00:16:46,306 having that homemade chili that Cassie made for you. 240 00:16:46,339 --> 00:16:48,609 [Knocking at the door] 241 00:16:48,641 --> 00:16:50,781 [Loud rock music] Brandon. 242 00:16:50,810 --> 00:16:54,580 Brandon! I can hear the bass in the kitchen. 243 00:16:56,083 --> 00:16:58,953 [Turning the music off] Thanks. 244 00:16:58,985 --> 00:17:01,815 You didn't have to turn it off, you just had to turn it down. 245 00:17:01,854 --> 00:17:03,864 - No big deal. 246 00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:06,090 - Your buddy Tim called. 247 00:17:06,126 --> 00:17:08,496 - Whatever. 248 00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:10,498 I got some new friends now. 249 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:12,500 - Oh, you do? 250 00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,502 Who? 251 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:16,674 - Does it matter? 252 00:17:16,703 --> 00:17:18,513 - Well, yeah. 253 00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:21,008 I'm your dad, so I like to know these things. 254 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,540 - Why? 255 00:17:22,575 --> 00:17:24,875 - Well, because. 256 00:17:24,911 --> 00:17:28,011 I mean, you don't want to talk to me about your new friends? 257 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:30,817 - Am I under surveillance or something? 258 00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:36,191 - Come on. 259 00:17:36,223 --> 00:17:38,193 [Electronic noises] 260 00:17:38,225 --> 00:17:40,085 [Sighing] 261 00:17:42,695 --> 00:17:46,425 Brandon's got a new group of friends. 262 00:17:46,466 --> 00:17:50,166 So I asked him about it. Is that out of line? 263 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:53,043 - Teenagers hate the third degree. 264 00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:55,212 - Does he clam up with you? 265 00:17:55,242 --> 00:17:58,252 - No, but I don't ask questions. 266 00:17:58,278 --> 00:18:01,578 - What do you do? - Just listen. 267 00:18:01,614 --> 00:18:04,584 [Beeping] 268 00:18:04,617 --> 00:18:07,587 - What time is it? 269 00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:10,420 Oh, George, I got to go! - Don't you like Cassie's cooking? 270 00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:13,687 - I'm eating out tonight with Cassie. 271 00:18:39,386 --> 00:18:42,216 [Hissing] 272 00:18:54,201 --> 00:18:57,171 - Potions and Libations of Ancient Morocco? 273 00:18:57,204 --> 00:18:59,674 - I like to give my guests some variety. 274 00:18:59,706 --> 00:19:01,706 [Laughing] 275 00:19:03,210 --> 00:19:05,880 And some tea. - Thank you. 276 00:19:12,919 --> 00:19:14,349 Perfection. 277 00:19:14,387 --> 00:19:16,887 Now I must say, Cassie, 278 00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:19,633 I'm feeling very much at home here. 279 00:19:19,659 --> 00:19:22,359 - Oh, thank you. Well, I designed it that way. 280 00:19:22,395 --> 00:19:25,565 - You're well- traveled, like me. 281 00:19:27,234 --> 00:19:30,374 I can see that reflected in the decor. 282 00:19:30,403 --> 00:19:33,743 You're drawn to the exotic, 283 00:19:33,773 --> 00:19:36,213 the adventurous, 284 00:19:36,243 --> 00:19:38,783 the unusual. 285 00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:42,683 - Uh, my proudest possession. 286 00:19:42,715 --> 00:19:45,175 A portrait of the Grey Lady, 287 00:19:45,218 --> 00:19:48,688 Elizabeth Merriwick, the original owner of Grey House. 288 00:19:48,721 --> 00:19:51,691 Long ago, she married a naval officer... 289 00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:55,064 - And they spent two passionate months together. 290 00:19:56,563 --> 00:20:00,173 Until he was called to duty. Never to return. 291 00:20:04,003 --> 00:20:07,643 Elizabeth kept a candle in the window for 28 years, 292 00:20:07,674 --> 00:20:10,144 until one night, the candle went out 293 00:20:10,176 --> 00:20:12,646 and they found Elizabeth dead, 294 00:20:12,679 --> 00:20:14,809 of a broken heart. 295 00:20:14,847 --> 00:20:18,717 - Uh, you took the words right out of my mouth. 296 00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:21,919 - Cassie? 297 00:20:23,923 --> 00:20:25,693 - Hey, sweetheart. 298 00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:28,495 - The- the door was open. Am I early? 299 00:20:28,528 --> 00:20:30,498 - No, no. You're just right. Fine. 300 00:20:30,530 --> 00:20:32,500 - Okay. - Um, sorry. This is, uh-- 301 00:20:32,532 --> 00:20:34,372 - Nick. Nick Chasen. 302 00:20:34,401 --> 00:20:36,301 - Uh, Jake Russell. 303 00:20:36,336 --> 00:20:38,066 - Jake is our Chief of Police. 304 00:20:38,104 --> 00:20:40,914 - Ah. Hail to the Chief. 305 00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:44,980 - And, uh, Nick was just telling me about the Grey Lady. 306 00:20:45,011 --> 00:20:48,211 How could you possibly know so much about my ancestor? 307 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:50,047 - Because. 308 00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:53,592 I'm a blood descendent of Capt. Charles "Charlie" Hamblin. 309 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:05,667 [Crickets chirping] 310 00:21:06,933 --> 00:21:08,873 - There really was a sea captain by the name of Charles Hamblin? 311 00:21:08,901 --> 00:21:10,901 - Yes. I'm living proof. 312 00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:14,772 Well, Miss Nightingale. 313 00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:17,477 Nice to have met you, Chief. 314 00:21:17,510 --> 00:21:19,680 - Nice to meet you. 315 00:21:30,222 --> 00:21:32,262 He just went upstairs. 316 00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:35,561 - Yeah, that's where his bedroom is. He's a guest. My first. 317 00:21:35,595 --> 00:21:37,955 - You think that's a good idea? 318 00:21:37,997 --> 00:21:40,597 - Well, I have to pay for the home improvements somehow. 319 00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:43,673 - But who is he? - He's Nick Chasen. 320 00:21:45,171 --> 00:21:47,041 - What else do you know about him? 321 00:21:47,073 --> 00:21:49,313 - Well, I know that he's paid in advance, 322 00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:53,382 and he's a complete gentleman, and a distant relative. 323 00:21:53,413 --> 00:21:54,983 I find that very interesting. 324 00:21:55,014 --> 00:21:58,424 - Let me check him out. - Jake. 325 00:21:58,451 --> 00:22:00,751 He just checked in. 326 00:22:21,974 --> 00:22:23,944 [Door closing] 327 00:22:23,976 --> 00:22:27,276 - Cassie? - Good morning, Lori. 328 00:22:27,313 --> 00:22:29,983 - Good morning. What are you making? 329 00:22:30,016 --> 00:22:32,616 - Oh, oatmeal. For my guest. Do you want some? 330 00:22:32,652 --> 00:22:36,462 Lori, aren't you supposed to be in school? 331 00:22:36,489 --> 00:22:39,459 - I'm on my way. That's why I'm here. 332 00:22:39,492 --> 00:22:42,162 I'm having some trouble with my schoolwork. 333 00:22:42,194 --> 00:22:45,774 - Oh, what subject? Chemistry? 334 00:22:45,798 --> 00:22:48,128 - History. - Hmm. 335 00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:53,170 Needs some more cinnamon. 336 00:22:54,674 --> 00:22:57,984 - I'm working with one of my classmates on a report. 337 00:22:58,010 --> 00:23:01,550 She's driving me crazy. - Uh-oh. 338 00:23:01,581 --> 00:23:03,351 - Whenever it's time to do work, 339 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:05,952 she runs off to feed her fish. 340 00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:08,585 - At least she cares about them. 341 00:23:08,621 --> 00:23:12,061 - But she doesn't care about our report. - Hmm. 342 00:23:12,091 --> 00:23:15,391 - I was wondering, do you have... 343 00:23:15,428 --> 00:23:18,098 some kind of... 344 00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:20,100 magic? 345 00:23:20,132 --> 00:23:23,872 - Do you mean a spell to make her do her homework? 346 00:23:23,903 --> 00:23:27,573 Hmm, it's not easy getting kids to do their homework. 347 00:23:29,075 --> 00:23:31,905 I know. Follow me. 348 00:23:40,252 --> 00:23:43,592 Some very curious things came with this solarium. 349 00:23:48,695 --> 00:23:52,095 - What is that? - I'm not sure. 350 00:23:52,131 --> 00:23:54,731 Something to do with my garden. 351 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:57,597 Maybe you and Jess can figure it out. 352 00:23:57,637 --> 00:24:00,537 - But we're supposed to do our report 353 00:24:00,573 --> 00:24:03,483 on a big event that happened in our town's history. 354 00:24:03,510 --> 00:24:06,480 - Big trees from little acorns grow. 355 00:24:11,183 --> 00:24:13,653 - And so, Duke yells... - Fire! 356 00:24:13,686 --> 00:24:17,056 - And I go stuff all the paper towels down all the girls' toilets until-- 357 00:24:17,089 --> 00:24:20,889 - The whole place floods! [Laughing] - Pardon me. 358 00:24:20,927 --> 00:24:22,797 - You should have been there! - Oh yeah. 359 00:24:22,829 --> 00:24:25,099 - Water down the whole hall! 360 00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:29,839 - Yeah, then Mrs. Buttrick came running in, and she slipped 361 00:24:29,869 --> 00:24:32,169 and fell right in it! 362 00:24:32,204 --> 00:24:34,644 - Good afternoon, Cicely. 363 00:24:34,674 --> 00:24:38,014 - Whatever happened to common courtesy? 364 00:24:44,316 --> 00:24:47,616 [Laughing] - That's funny. - So, uh, what's your idea? 365 00:24:47,654 --> 00:24:50,664 - Oh, um, I remember something my dad told me that was pretty funny. 366 00:24:50,690 --> 00:24:52,930 - Your dad? - Uh... 367 00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:54,929 - Well, yeah. [Uneasy laugh] 368 00:24:54,961 --> 00:24:57,961 See, he changed the tape in the church tower, so instead of bells... 369 00:24:57,997 --> 00:24:59,897 [Uneasy laugh] it played Led Zeppelin. 370 00:24:59,932 --> 00:25:03,042 - No, dude. That's- that's lame. 371 00:25:03,069 --> 00:25:06,839 Look, if you want in, you're gonna have to do something huge. 372 00:25:06,873 --> 00:25:09,743 - Like what? - Don't worry about it. 373 00:25:09,776 --> 00:25:12,276 We'll let you know. - Yeah. Later. 374 00:25:22,188 --> 00:25:25,258 - Hmm. - Good afternoon, Martha. 375 00:25:25,291 --> 00:25:27,491 [Martha gasping] 376 00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:29,826 - Miss Nightingale. 377 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:32,672 - Chief Russell told me you had an encounter with one of my creepers. 378 00:25:32,699 --> 00:25:34,769 - Do you doubt it? - Oh, not at all. 379 00:25:34,801 --> 00:25:37,801 I just wondered if you had any chafing or allergic reaction. 380 00:25:37,837 --> 00:25:41,837 - I'm fine. The matter's closed. - Because I have some special ointment in my shop. 381 00:25:41,874 --> 00:25:44,844 - I am not in the mood for your black magic 382 00:25:44,877 --> 00:25:46,707 this morning. 383 00:25:46,746 --> 00:25:48,716 - You seem very troubled by something today. 384 00:25:48,748 --> 00:25:51,018 - I understand that you have 385 00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:53,020 a paying guest staying at Grey House. 386 00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:55,692 - Only one so far. But I have room for a couple more. 387 00:25:55,722 --> 00:25:58,162 - You're also hosting our bicentennial party. 388 00:25:58,190 --> 00:25:59,930 Do you want our distinguished guests 389 00:25:59,959 --> 00:26:03,029 to think of Grey House as some sort of flophouse for vagrants? 390 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:06,102 - A bed and breakfast, Martha. - Do you think it's a good idea? 391 00:26:06,132 --> 00:26:09,702 - The extra income will help pay some bills. You know how it is with these fixer-uppers. 392 00:26:09,736 --> 00:26:13,206 - But, I mean, throwing open your doors to strangers off the street... 393 00:26:13,239 --> 00:26:16,079 - Well, they won't be strangers for long. 394 00:26:16,108 --> 00:26:18,848 - Frankly, I don't believe that you're the best judge of people. 395 00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:21,178 - I don't judge people, Martha. 396 00:26:21,213 --> 00:26:23,183 Especially when I first meet them. 397 00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:26,745 People have a way of showing you who they really are - if you just give them time. 398 00:26:26,786 --> 00:26:28,586 - Whatever that means. 399 00:26:28,621 --> 00:26:31,091 - You're welcome to stop by and meet him, anytime. 400 00:26:31,123 --> 00:26:33,963 - Ha! That'll be a cold day in July! 401 00:26:39,966 --> 00:26:41,866 - Oh, I couldn't agree more. 402 00:26:43,369 --> 00:26:45,199 I'm working on it. 403 00:26:45,237 --> 00:26:48,237 [Man talking at the other end] 404 00:26:50,076 --> 00:26:52,876 It's a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the situation. 405 00:26:52,912 --> 00:26:55,212 - [Great.] - Okay, I got to go. 406 00:26:55,247 --> 00:26:57,617 - Taking care of business? 407 00:26:57,650 --> 00:26:59,790 - It never ends. - Hmm. 408 00:26:59,819 --> 00:27:01,919 For you and me both. 409 00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:05,664 So, did you do any sightseeing today? 410 00:27:05,692 --> 00:27:09,762 - No. To tell you the truth, I'm perfectly happy just to stay here. 411 00:27:09,796 --> 00:27:12,766 - Yeah, Grey House does have a magnetic quality, doesn't it? 412 00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:15,599 - Yes. Keeps whispering to me, 413 00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:19,614 "Stay. Stay." - Are you sure that wasn't the hiss of my boiler pipes? 414 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:21,908 I need to replace those as soon as I can afford it. 415 00:27:21,941 --> 00:27:24,141 - Well, old houses 416 00:27:24,176 --> 00:27:26,146 are an expensive proposition. 417 00:27:26,178 --> 00:27:27,978 - Yes, they are. 418 00:27:28,014 --> 00:27:30,154 - The house you once thought historic and charming 419 00:27:30,182 --> 00:27:32,152 suddenly becomes a money pit. 420 00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:34,594 - Well, my love for Grey House 421 00:27:34,620 --> 00:27:37,320 is unconditional. 422 00:27:37,356 --> 00:27:39,926 How does the old poem go? 423 00:27:39,959 --> 00:27:43,099 Thanks. "Even the weariest river 424 00:27:43,129 --> 00:27:45,929 winds its way safe to sea." 425 00:27:45,965 --> 00:27:49,435 This home is the end of a very long journey for me. 426 00:27:49,468 --> 00:27:52,838 - Yes, you've been through so much in your life. 427 00:27:54,340 --> 00:27:56,110 - What do you mean, "my life?" 428 00:27:56,142 --> 00:27:58,712 - Only that a real home is that much more to the orphan 429 00:27:58,745 --> 00:28:01,745 who spent so many years wandering. 430 00:28:03,249 --> 00:28:05,149 - Who told you that? 431 00:28:05,184 --> 00:28:08,654 - I had a great-aunt in Baltimore. She mapped the entire family tree. 432 00:28:08,687 --> 00:28:11,717 You were one of the most interesting branches. 433 00:28:14,693 --> 00:28:17,863 - Hmm. Well, I would love to see that some time. 434 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:36,580 [Background chatter] - Say. 435 00:28:36,615 --> 00:28:39,985 That guy Cassie took in, he is something else! 436 00:28:40,019 --> 00:28:42,789 - What happened? - He offered to buy me a donut! 437 00:28:42,822 --> 00:28:45,962 - Really? Why am I not surprised? 438 00:28:45,992 --> 00:28:50,402 - But I told him cops and donuts was a crude stereotype. So, he apologized. 439 00:28:50,429 --> 00:28:53,469 And he offered to buy me - a whole bag of donuts. 440 00:28:53,499 --> 00:28:57,369 - Oh, good. - Nice guy. Good looking, too. 441 00:28:57,403 --> 00:28:59,343 - I haven't noticed. 442 00:28:59,371 --> 00:29:01,541 - He's like a movie star or something. 443 00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:04,443 - Yeah. Just like he's playing a part? 444 00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:08,446 - You got to lighten up, Jake. He seems like an okay guy to me. 445 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:12,220 - Seems. I'm not buying it. I've been climbing his family tree. 446 00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:14,421 There's a lot of limbs missing. 447 00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:16,763 I can't find anything 448 00:29:16,789 --> 00:29:19,259 about this great ancestor of his, Captain Hamblin. 449 00:29:19,291 --> 00:29:21,631 - And what does Cassie think? 450 00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:23,630 - Same as she always thinks. 451 00:29:23,662 --> 00:29:26,072 She operates on intuition. 452 00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:28,598 I'm going to get the facts. 453 00:29:39,979 --> 00:29:43,949 - He's new in this house. We're going to give him the benefit of the doubt. 454 00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:48,447 [Speaking softly in a foreign language] 455 00:29:48,487 --> 00:29:51,317 [Cat purring] Just be patient. 456 00:29:54,894 --> 00:29:56,664 Hello, Nick. 457 00:29:59,932 --> 00:30:02,572 [Meowing] 458 00:30:05,938 --> 00:30:07,938 Superstitious? 459 00:30:07,974 --> 00:30:10,484 - No. Not at all. 460 00:30:10,509 --> 00:30:12,849 - That old myth always bothered Isis. 461 00:30:14,513 --> 00:30:17,323 Would you hand me my broom? 462 00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:18,989 - Yeah. 463 00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:38,597 You make even the simplest task seem like poetry. 464 00:30:38,637 --> 00:30:40,767 Do you ever stop working? 465 00:30:40,806 --> 00:30:44,476 - A big house is a big responsibility. 466 00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:46,480 - That it is. 467 00:30:46,512 --> 00:30:49,022 It's a shame no one took you up on your ad. 468 00:30:50,950 --> 00:30:53,090 These are tough times right now. 469 00:30:53,119 --> 00:30:56,159 Still, I'm enjoying our private time together. 470 00:30:56,188 --> 00:30:59,328 - Good. You can help me sweep. 471 00:31:11,703 --> 00:31:14,673 - Do you think it has magic powers or something? 472 00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:16,676 - You think? 473 00:31:16,708 --> 00:31:19,378 - Maybe. It belongs to Cassie Nightingale. 474 00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:24,521 - Is- Is that writing? 475 00:31:26,018 --> 00:31:27,988 Can you read it? 476 00:31:28,020 --> 00:31:30,090 - Sure. 477 00:31:31,557 --> 00:31:34,527 "Saved my life. 1816." 478 00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:45,197 - I think it's the smallest bulbs that bloom the earliest. 479 00:31:45,237 --> 00:31:49,037 [Doorbell ringing] But don't quote me on it. Good. 480 00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:54,177 Gwen! Come in. 481 00:31:54,213 --> 00:31:58,183 Uh, I usually plant them about a foot deep. 482 00:31:58,217 --> 00:32:00,287 No, no. Uh, six inches. 483 00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:03,059 No. A foot. 484 00:32:03,089 --> 00:32:06,189 Yeah, you're welcome, um, 485 00:32:06,225 --> 00:32:08,355 for what it's worth. 486 00:32:08,394 --> 00:32:10,734 Good-bye, Cicely. 487 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:14,532 - Cicely Price? Vice President of the Garden Club? 488 00:32:14,566 --> 00:32:17,536 - Oh, boy. She sure asks a lot of questions. 489 00:32:17,569 --> 00:32:20,909 - Well, I don't have a question for you but I do have an answer. 490 00:32:20,939 --> 00:32:24,109 Remember the pests on that plant you brought in? [Phone ringing] 491 00:32:24,143 --> 00:32:27,283 [Answering machine beeping] - I'll let the answering machine get it. 492 00:32:27,313 --> 00:32:31,283 - Hi, George. I'm putting in the wooden stakes for next season's tomatoes, and I wonder, 493 00:32:31,317 --> 00:32:33,947 would you have an extra hammer in your tool chest? 494 00:32:33,986 --> 00:32:36,516 Maybe I could swing on over and borrow it. 495 00:32:36,555 --> 00:32:39,385 [Beep!] - Was that our treasurer, Mrs. Carlyle? 496 00:32:39,425 --> 00:32:42,685 - Ah, I don't know. 497 00:32:42,728 --> 00:32:45,398 I only have eyes for one girl. 498 00:32:47,466 --> 00:32:49,496 And that's my special angel 499 00:32:49,535 --> 00:32:51,865 Lori here. 500 00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:56,439 Mrs. Harrison, I'd like you to meet my favorite girl 501 00:32:56,475 --> 00:32:58,775 in the world, my granddaughter Lori. 502 00:33:00,212 --> 00:33:02,382 - And this is my friend, Jess. 503 00:33:04,950 --> 00:33:07,450 - That's a very fine-looking dibble. 504 00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:10,656 - Dribble? - Dibble. - What's that? 505 00:33:10,689 --> 00:33:12,659 - It's a gardening tool. 506 00:33:12,691 --> 00:33:16,561 That one looks handmade. A long, long time ago. 507 00:33:16,595 --> 00:33:19,325 - We still use them, to dig a little hole to plant a seed. 508 00:33:19,365 --> 00:33:22,665 - Lori, you think this thing is real history? 509 00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:26,641 - Yeah. And look at that, Grandpa. 510 00:33:26,672 --> 00:33:29,312 - "Saved my life. 511 00:33:29,341 --> 00:33:31,941 1816." 512 00:33:31,977 --> 00:33:33,807 That's interesting. 513 00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:36,645 - You know, I believe the Historical Society 514 00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:39,352 has some books on colonial gardening. 515 00:33:39,385 --> 00:33:42,315 - Thanks, Mrs. Harrison! Let's go! 516 00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,364 - Thanks, Grandpa! 517 00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:51,795 - You have a lovely granddaughter. 518 00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:54,330 [Door closing] - I have to agree with you. 519 00:33:56,001 --> 00:33:58,971 - Um, Australian aphid. 520 00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:02,374 - I beg your pardon? - You wanted to know the name of that pest. 521 00:34:02,408 --> 00:34:04,678 It's definitely Australian aphid. 522 00:34:04,710 --> 00:34:06,710 - Thank you. 523 00:34:06,745 --> 00:34:09,645 - But you'll have to act quickly. 524 00:34:09,681 --> 00:34:11,651 Um, do you have a pen, Mr. O'Hanrahan? 525 00:34:11,683 --> 00:34:15,593 [Phone ringing again] - Call me George. [Beep!] 526 00:34:15,621 --> 00:34:19,131 - George, I have the loveliest garden basil, 527 00:34:19,158 --> 00:34:23,128 and I'm making a pesto that's much too much for just one. 528 00:34:23,162 --> 00:34:25,532 Call me. [Beep!] 529 00:34:25,564 --> 00:34:27,534 - You seem to be very busy. 530 00:34:27,566 --> 00:34:29,536 I'll, uh, I'll let you go. 531 00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:31,238 - Gwen. 532 00:34:43,048 --> 00:34:45,218 - Hi. 533 00:34:45,251 --> 00:34:47,051 - What time is it? 534 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:49,185 - Uh, I don't know. 6:10. 535 00:34:49,221 --> 00:34:53,061 - Oh, my gosh. Uh, sorry. Give me five minutes, okay? - Oh, it's okay. 536 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:55,691 We're not in a rush. I'm not much for sequels anyway. 537 00:34:55,727 --> 00:34:59,027 - Sorry about that. I just lost track of time, 538 00:34:59,064 --> 00:35:02,004 with the house, the shop and the garden. 539 00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:03,973 - And the guest. 540 00:35:04,002 --> 00:35:06,612 - You don't like him, do you? 541 00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:10,108 - Well, I haven't know him long enough to form an opinion. 542 00:35:11,810 --> 00:35:14,210 I do know he's moved around a lot in the past 5 years. 543 00:35:14,246 --> 00:35:16,376 - Jake, so did I. 544 00:35:16,415 --> 00:35:20,045 Until I found Grey House. Maybe it runs in the family. 545 00:35:20,085 --> 00:35:23,555 - I haven't found any details about his connection to the Captain. 546 00:35:23,589 --> 00:35:25,089 - Talk to Nick. 547 00:35:25,123 --> 00:35:27,893 - Talk to him? Why would I believe him? 548 00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:29,956 - You're saying he's a liar? 549 00:35:29,995 --> 00:35:32,895 - No, I'm just saying keep your distance. That's all. 550 00:35:32,931 --> 00:35:36,071 - Jake Russell, you're jealous. - No. No, I'm not. 551 00:35:36,101 --> 00:35:38,701 - Yes, you are. - Of who? "Slick?" 552 00:35:38,737 --> 00:35:42,707 - Just because he's handsome and charming... - Oh, now it comes out! 553 00:35:42,741 --> 00:35:46,041 - No. What's just come out is that you don't trust me. 554 00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:48,277 - No, it's your guest I don't trust. 555 00:35:48,314 --> 00:35:51,224 - Oh, have a little faith in people! 556 00:35:51,250 --> 00:35:54,790 - Cassie, after 18 years of being a cop, I've learned a few things. 557 00:35:54,820 --> 00:35:58,290 Bad things can happen to good people. 558 00:35:58,324 --> 00:36:01,064 - Just think of all the good things you'd miss out on if you always had that attitude. 559 00:36:01,092 --> 00:36:02,992 - Cassie. 560 00:36:03,028 --> 00:36:05,658 You have this wonderful way of bringing out the best in people. 561 00:36:05,697 --> 00:36:08,827 I just don't want anyone to take advantage of that. - I'm not worried. 562 00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:11,997 - Well, maybe you should be. We can't afford to be too trusting. 563 00:36:12,037 --> 00:36:15,467 - I can't afford not to. - I know you have bills. I know. 564 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:19,477 - Jake, a life where you can't trust people is a pretty poor life. 565 00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:22,981 - Just promise me that-- - I know what I'm doing. 566 00:36:35,394 --> 00:36:37,704 - Two. - Sure thing. 567 00:36:37,729 --> 00:36:39,969 - Hello, Mrs. Tinsdale. 568 00:36:41,467 --> 00:36:43,167 - I'm sorry. Have we met? 569 00:36:43,201 --> 00:36:46,271 - No. I'm about to remedy that. My name is Nick. Nick Chasen. 570 00:36:46,305 --> 00:36:49,035 - Now where have I heard that name? 571 00:36:49,074 --> 00:36:51,944 - I'm staying at Grey House. - Oh. 572 00:36:51,977 --> 00:36:54,277 Yes, well, I'm just picking up some pastries and tea. 573 00:36:54,313 --> 00:36:56,013 To go. 574 00:36:56,047 --> 00:36:59,487 - Tea in a cardboard cup? No, no. I won't allow that. 575 00:36:59,518 --> 00:37:01,748 - Oh, but I-- - Why not share my Earl Grey? 576 00:37:01,787 --> 00:37:03,987 - But I-- - It's perfectly steeped. 577 00:37:04,022 --> 00:37:07,132 In a china cup. May I? 578 00:37:07,158 --> 00:37:09,898 - Well, if you insist. 579 00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:13,268 - You know, this is the first really 580 00:37:13,299 --> 00:37:15,529 good cup of tea I've had since I've come to Middleton. 581 00:37:15,567 --> 00:37:18,737 - Oh? - No offense to Miss Nightingale. 582 00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:24,208 Oh, no, no. We won't be needing that. Martha doesn't take sugar in her tea. 583 00:37:24,242 --> 00:37:26,852 - Now how on earth do you know that? 584 00:37:26,878 --> 00:37:30,178 - Any woman savvy enough to wear this scarf with this jacket 585 00:37:30,215 --> 00:37:32,575 knows you don't dilute a good blend with cane sugar. 586 00:37:32,618 --> 00:37:34,588 [Laughing] 587 00:37:34,620 --> 00:37:37,920 - You impress me as someone with impeccable taste. 588 00:37:37,956 --> 00:37:39,586 - It takes one to know one. 589 00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:42,285 - Oh. 590 00:37:51,970 --> 00:37:55,440 - I should hire your friends to help us out. I haven't seen them around here in a while. 591 00:37:56,475 --> 00:37:57,775 - Me neither. 592 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:02,478 - Well, good friends are hard to come by. I know. 593 00:38:02,514 --> 00:38:05,324 When I was a teen, I moved around a lot. 594 00:38:05,351 --> 00:38:08,391 The minute I made new friends, I was off to the next foster home. 595 00:38:08,420 --> 00:38:10,260 Making new friends 596 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:12,658 was just as hard as losing the old ones. 597 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:15,955 - I guess so. 598 00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:19,304 - I guess every teen goes through changes. 599 00:38:19,331 --> 00:38:22,471 Mine just seemed enormous. I had so many questions, 600 00:38:22,501 --> 00:38:25,971 and no one I felt I could really talk to, you know what I mean? 601 00:38:26,004 --> 00:38:28,944 - Mm-hmm. - I had a pretty rough time 602 00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:30,944 as a teen. 603 00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:39,219 This... 604 00:38:39,250 --> 00:38:41,420 helped me through those times. 605 00:38:41,453 --> 00:38:43,423 Maybe it'll help you. 606 00:38:43,455 --> 00:38:45,955 - A mirror? 607 00:38:45,991 --> 00:38:48,961 - When all the questions were spinning around in my head, 608 00:38:48,994 --> 00:38:51,734 I just took a good long look at myself 609 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,773 and the answer would come. 610 00:38:55,934 --> 00:38:58,744 - Is it - magic? 611 00:38:58,770 --> 00:39:01,110 Do I talk to it? 612 00:39:01,139 --> 00:39:04,879 - You just take a good long look at yourself. 613 00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:11,551 - Thanks. 614 00:39:11,583 --> 00:39:14,523 - Brandon. 615 00:39:14,553 --> 00:39:17,493 Don't sit down, you might have seven years of bad luck. 616 00:39:17,523 --> 00:39:21,363 - Thanks, Cassie. - Bye. 617 00:39:29,835 --> 00:39:32,795 - Hopefully Miss Nightingale will keep her keynote speech short. 618 00:39:32,838 --> 00:39:35,368 When she's finished, Miss Cicely Price will sing 619 00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:37,377 her original composition entitled... 620 00:39:37,409 --> 00:39:40,109 - * You're a Grand Old Grey House * 621 00:39:40,145 --> 00:39:42,875 In honor of its 200th year. 622 00:39:42,914 --> 00:39:45,654 - And then, let's keep the music going with, um... 623 00:39:45,684 --> 00:39:47,154 oh, a parade! 624 00:39:47,185 --> 00:39:50,815 - A big parade, down the hill to Town Square. 625 00:39:50,856 --> 00:39:54,326 - With floats. Made from flowers. - A dozen floats. 626 00:39:54,359 --> 00:39:58,299 Each one depicting a key event in the town's 200-year history. 627 00:39:58,329 --> 00:40:01,499 - It sounds expensive. - Mayor Tinsdale... 628 00:40:01,533 --> 00:40:03,643 it's our 200th birthday party! 629 00:40:03,669 --> 00:40:06,669 - We need to close the event with some kind of a big... bang. 630 00:40:06,705 --> 00:40:08,065 - Fireworks. 631 00:40:12,377 --> 00:40:13,877 - Sir, we can't afford it. 632 00:40:13,912 --> 00:40:16,722 We can't afford any of this. 633 00:40:16,748 --> 00:40:19,488 - I think you'll find fireworks can be very reasonable, 634 00:40:19,518 --> 00:40:21,248 if you have connections. 635 00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:24,894 - Excuse me, you're not on this committee. 636 00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:28,863 - No sir, I'm not. But I would love to serve under your lovely wife Martha here. 637 00:40:28,894 --> 00:40:32,304 You see, we've been talking about how to add some pizzazz to this party. 638 00:40:32,330 --> 00:40:36,200 You can't expect Cassie's speech to, uh, carry the event. 639 00:40:36,234 --> 00:40:39,844 - Hmm. Uh, Mr. Chasen is an accomplished businessman. 640 00:40:39,871 --> 00:40:41,771 Please. You were saying? 641 00:40:41,807 --> 00:40:44,437 Nick? 642 00:40:44,476 --> 00:40:46,436 - Thank you. You see, folks, 643 00:40:46,478 --> 00:40:48,778 there was a lot of rain on the 4th last summer. 644 00:40:48,814 --> 00:40:51,284 I have an old associate who is sitting on a warehouse 645 00:40:51,316 --> 00:40:53,216 that is full of fireworks. 646 00:40:53,251 --> 00:40:55,351 And I bet I can persuade him to sell us 647 00:40:55,386 --> 00:40:58,216 those fireworks at a fraction of the cost. 648 00:40:59,791 --> 00:41:02,561 - Now what do you say to fireworks? 649 00:41:02,594 --> 00:41:05,704 - Oh, and Mr. Mayor, for the finale, 650 00:41:05,731 --> 00:41:07,871 I was thinking, a firework tableau. 651 00:41:07,899 --> 00:41:10,939 Why don't we recreate the original town flag of Middleton? 652 00:41:10,969 --> 00:41:13,369 - Oh! - Marvelous! 653 00:41:16,542 --> 00:41:19,852 - Now where would I get an image of that original town flag? 654 00:41:19,878 --> 00:41:23,408 - Right up the stairs, beside the records office, is the Historical Society. 655 00:41:23,448 --> 00:41:24,778 - Excellent. 656 00:41:37,929 --> 00:41:39,899 - I found him, Derek. - [Where was he?] 657 00:41:39,931 --> 00:41:42,231 - Meeting with the bicentennial committee. 658 00:41:42,267 --> 00:41:44,437 - [Sounds like a major felony to me.] 659 00:41:44,469 --> 00:41:47,409 [Throw the book at him.] - Very funny. Out. 660 00:41:53,478 --> 00:41:56,448 Mr. Chasen. - Yes, officer. 661 00:41:56,481 --> 00:41:58,621 - Can I ask you a couple of questions? 662 00:41:58,650 --> 00:42:01,050 - Could it wait? I have to get back to Grey House. 663 00:42:01,086 --> 00:42:04,286 - I'll walk with you. - Terrific. A police escort. 664 00:42:04,322 --> 00:42:06,892 - You made a lot of friends in Middleton. 665 00:42:06,925 --> 00:42:09,825 - Yes, it's a friendly town. - You're a friendly guy. 666 00:42:09,861 --> 00:42:12,801 - Is that a crime, officer? - No. 667 00:42:12,831 --> 00:42:16,741 I just wondered how you knew so much about Cassie Nightingale. - I'm not sure what you mean. 668 00:42:16,768 --> 00:42:20,068 - You know about her parents, that they passed away. 669 00:42:20,105 --> 00:42:23,065 You know that she was in a foster home, that she ran away. 670 00:42:23,108 --> 00:42:25,238 - Yeah. Fascinating woman, isn't she? 671 00:42:25,276 --> 00:42:28,746 - Personal stuff. Just answer the question. 672 00:42:28,780 --> 00:42:30,750 - Chief Russell, 673 00:42:30,782 --> 00:42:33,422 Cassie and I share a common heritage. 674 00:42:33,451 --> 00:42:35,591 Common ancestors. 675 00:42:35,621 --> 00:42:38,021 We even share the same home. 676 00:42:38,056 --> 00:42:40,256 - You don't seem like the sharing type. 677 00:42:40,291 --> 00:42:42,731 - Is this interrogation over? 678 00:42:42,761 --> 00:42:46,671 - No. I wonder why have you been asking the town clerk about the taxes on Grey House. 679 00:42:48,166 --> 00:42:50,136 - I was curious. 680 00:42:50,168 --> 00:42:52,968 Curious to see how much a home like that would cost me. 681 00:42:53,004 --> 00:42:55,574 I like this town. And I'd like a home of my own. 682 00:42:55,607 --> 00:42:58,907 - Ah. - Then you're sure to find it. 683 00:42:58,944 --> 00:43:00,584 - Cassie. 684 00:43:00,612 --> 00:43:02,582 What are you doing here? 685 00:43:02,614 --> 00:43:05,324 - Oh, vacuum bags. My broom needed a break. 686 00:43:05,350 --> 00:43:08,250 And I need two strong men. Looks like I found them. 687 00:43:13,759 --> 00:43:15,729 Stop. It's perfect. 688 00:43:15,761 --> 00:43:18,201 Just needs a little less sun. 689 00:43:18,229 --> 00:43:21,699 - It needs something. - You'll see. 690 00:43:21,733 --> 00:43:24,543 The Verit has a way of surprising you. Just wait. 691 00:43:24,569 --> 00:43:28,239 The blooms are like nothing you've ever seen, or smelled. 692 00:43:28,273 --> 00:43:31,743 - Cassie, I'm afraid it's dead. 693 00:43:31,777 --> 00:43:34,007 - With love and a little water, 694 00:43:34,045 --> 00:43:36,345 the Verit will burst into color 695 00:43:36,381 --> 00:43:38,721 on the day of the bicentennial celebration. 696 00:43:38,750 --> 00:43:41,550 - Veritas. That's Latin for truth, isn't it? 697 00:43:41,586 --> 00:43:45,256 - Mm-hmm. Anyone near it can't help but tell the truth. 698 00:43:45,290 --> 00:43:47,060 - I doubt that. 699 00:43:48,526 --> 00:43:52,426 - Then just stand right there and answer one question. 700 00:43:53,832 --> 00:43:55,532 What do you think of my plant? 701 00:43:57,335 --> 00:44:01,065 - It's hideous. - See. It's working already. 702 00:44:05,476 --> 00:44:07,446 - If you'll excuse me. 703 00:44:07,478 --> 00:44:09,818 I'm going to get into something more comfortable. 704 00:44:09,848 --> 00:44:13,148 - Can I speak to you for a minute? 705 00:44:13,184 --> 00:44:14,854 - Sure. 706 00:44:18,256 --> 00:44:20,186 - I've been some digging. 707 00:44:20,225 --> 00:44:23,285 - Why do I get feel you're not talking about gardening? 708 00:44:23,328 --> 00:44:25,598 - Did you know this guy's been examining your tax records? 709 00:44:25,630 --> 00:44:28,870 - Jake. - What? It's a matter of public record. 710 00:44:28,900 --> 00:44:31,940 - Well, then he hasn't done anything wrong. - Neither have I. 711 00:44:31,970 --> 00:44:34,770 - We had an understanding. You were going to leave it to me. 712 00:44:34,806 --> 00:44:38,476 - I just know he's got to be some kind of con man. I want to take a look around his room. 713 00:44:38,509 --> 00:44:40,409 - Jake! - When he's out to dinner. 714 00:44:40,445 --> 00:44:43,305 - Not another word. - For heaven's sake, Cassie. 715 00:44:43,348 --> 00:44:46,788 Can't you see that he's not on the level? - I'll tell you what I see. 716 00:44:46,818 --> 00:44:50,158 I see a man whose heart was broken when his wife died. 717 00:44:50,188 --> 00:44:52,958 And now he protects himself by expecting 718 00:44:52,991 --> 00:44:54,691 the worst from everyone. 719 00:44:54,726 --> 00:44:58,256 - This isn't about my heart. - Well, I think it is. 720 00:44:58,296 --> 00:45:01,766 - Why are you being so hardheaded? - Why are you so hardhearted? 721 00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:05,540 Just trust that the truth will show itself. 722 00:45:05,570 --> 00:45:08,470 - Cassie, come on, get real. 723 00:45:09,975 --> 00:45:12,105 - I guess our realities 724 00:45:12,143 --> 00:45:14,113 are just out of synch right now. 725 00:45:14,145 --> 00:45:17,245 - I guess so. What do you expect? 726 00:45:18,750 --> 00:45:22,550 - The best. For both of us. 727 00:45:24,055 --> 00:45:26,755 - Hmm. Well, look at us. I'm a cop... 728 00:45:26,792 --> 00:45:29,432 and you're who you always are. 729 00:45:29,460 --> 00:45:32,630 - You say that as if it's a bad thing. 730 00:45:32,663 --> 00:45:34,633 - It's just... 731 00:45:34,665 --> 00:45:36,935 we're so different. 732 00:45:36,968 --> 00:45:38,968 That's all. 733 00:45:40,806 --> 00:45:44,476 - I've got 83 different species in my garden and... 734 00:45:45,977 --> 00:45:48,177 they all get along just fine. 735 00:45:50,415 --> 00:45:52,475 Some tea? 736 00:45:52,517 --> 00:45:54,617 - No, thank you. 737 00:45:54,652 --> 00:45:56,652 I should go. 738 00:46:08,533 --> 00:46:10,543 - Have a nice day, Chief. 739 00:46:35,726 --> 00:46:37,726 [Floor creaking] 740 00:46:39,230 --> 00:46:41,570 [Suspense music] 741 00:47:37,622 --> 00:47:40,292 *** 742 00:47:57,108 --> 00:48:00,048 [High-pitched hissing] 743 00:48:14,859 --> 00:48:16,529 - Did I wake you? 744 00:48:18,029 --> 00:48:19,759 Sorry. I couldn't sleep. 745 00:48:22,934 --> 00:48:25,304 - For a moment, I thought this house was haunted. 746 00:48:25,336 --> 00:48:27,366 - Oh. Of course, it is. 747 00:48:27,405 --> 00:48:31,335 All sorts of souls and scoundrels up and about at night. 748 00:48:32,810 --> 00:48:35,910 Tea? - No, thanks. 749 00:48:35,947 --> 00:48:38,147 As a matter of fact, yesterday, I heard loud voices 750 00:48:38,183 --> 00:48:40,753 coming from this kitchen. 751 00:48:40,785 --> 00:48:43,345 A man and woman. Arguing. 752 00:48:43,388 --> 00:48:45,918 - Yes, I heard them too. 753 00:48:45,957 --> 00:48:49,887 - The couple was arguing about... nothing, really. 754 00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:52,527 This awful man refused to hear 755 00:48:52,563 --> 00:48:55,303 what the lovely lady was saying. 756 00:48:55,333 --> 00:48:57,003 Spooky, huh? 757 00:48:57,035 --> 00:49:00,265 - Nick, you have extraordinary powers of perception. 758 00:49:02,207 --> 00:49:05,307 Almost as keen as mine. 759 00:49:16,487 --> 00:49:18,387 - Why don't you pack a lunch today? 760 00:49:18,423 --> 00:49:21,333 I've got Mrs. Lacey's shepherd's pie. 761 00:49:21,359 --> 00:49:24,199 Vegetarian stew from Mrs. Buxton. 762 00:49:24,229 --> 00:49:26,729 And your choice of three desserts from... 763 00:49:26,764 --> 00:49:29,574 oh, I forget. - No thanks. 764 00:49:29,600 --> 00:49:31,940 - I'm running out of room in the refrigerator. 765 00:49:33,838 --> 00:49:36,208 - Uh, sorry. 766 00:49:36,241 --> 00:49:38,381 Wh- what were you saying, George? 767 00:49:38,409 --> 00:49:41,779 - Wake up, Chief. I'm just saying most guys would be happy 768 00:49:41,812 --> 00:49:45,282 to have a half a dozen women chasing after them. 769 00:49:45,316 --> 00:49:48,486 But me, I think I'm a one-woman kind of guy. 770 00:49:50,655 --> 00:49:52,755 Jake. 771 00:49:52,790 --> 00:49:54,890 What's the matter with you this morning? 772 00:49:54,925 --> 00:49:57,395 - Oh, Cassie and I had a fight. 773 00:49:57,428 --> 00:49:59,428 - About what? 774 00:50:00,965 --> 00:50:02,925 - Not now. 775 00:50:02,967 --> 00:50:04,597 - Look. 776 00:50:04,635 --> 00:50:06,935 I don't know what happened, but I know this. 777 00:50:06,971 --> 00:50:08,941 Cassie means the world to those kids. 778 00:50:08,973 --> 00:50:11,243 And to me. 779 00:50:11,276 --> 00:50:13,576 And to you. 780 00:50:13,611 --> 00:50:16,581 Now you hang in there. 781 00:50:26,691 --> 00:50:28,631 - What the heck is that? 782 00:50:28,659 --> 00:50:31,759 - Oh, just... a mirror. 783 00:50:31,796 --> 00:50:33,756 - Ha! You fixin' your hair? 784 00:50:33,798 --> 00:50:35,768 - So, what do you want to do? 785 00:50:35,800 --> 00:50:38,440 - I don't know. What do you want to do? 786 00:50:38,469 --> 00:50:40,769 - Maybe climb the school sign and change the letters? 787 00:50:40,805 --> 00:50:43,765 - Sounds like fun. If you're a fourth grader. 788 00:50:43,808 --> 00:50:46,278 [Laughing] - Or maybe we could go and-- 789 00:50:46,311 --> 00:50:48,111 - No. Look. 790 00:50:48,146 --> 00:50:51,116 We've got your mission all figured out. 791 00:50:51,149 --> 00:50:54,489 - Cool. What is it? - Trash that stupid bicentennial. 792 00:50:56,687 --> 00:51:00,087 - I don't think I want to do that. - Doesn't matter what you want. 793 00:51:00,125 --> 00:51:03,285 - Besides, you can't back out now. - Why not? 794 00:51:03,328 --> 00:51:07,298 - Because you know too much. - It's just that I don't want to wreck it for-- 795 00:51:07,332 --> 00:51:11,102 - Look, if you wimp out on us, then we'll wreck you. 796 00:51:11,136 --> 00:51:13,136 That's a promise. 797 00:51:26,217 --> 00:51:28,187 - What are you doing here? 798 00:51:28,219 --> 00:51:30,289 - Is that how you greet your taxpayers? 799 00:51:30,321 --> 00:51:32,721 - Well, you don't pay taxes. 800 00:51:34,225 --> 00:51:36,025 State your business. 801 00:51:36,060 --> 00:51:38,860 - I just brought you a little reading material. 802 00:51:40,398 --> 00:51:43,228 - What's this? 803 00:51:44,969 --> 00:51:46,939 - Read 'em and weep. 804 00:51:46,971 --> 00:51:49,111 Oh, um, 805 00:51:49,140 --> 00:51:51,140 my lawyer will be in touch. 806 00:51:56,013 --> 00:51:58,023 [Door closing] 807 00:51:58,048 --> 00:52:00,488 - Hey! 808 00:52:00,518 --> 00:52:02,888 Why so glum, chum? 809 00:52:04,655 --> 00:52:07,425 You want a cookie? It's got icing. 810 00:52:07,458 --> 00:52:09,758 Chocolate chips. 811 00:52:09,794 --> 00:52:12,034 What is that? 812 00:52:15,900 --> 00:52:19,370 - This is for Cassie Nightingale. 813 00:52:31,382 --> 00:52:33,782 - "Saved my life. 1816." 814 00:52:35,286 --> 00:52:37,256 How could this save his life? 815 00:52:37,288 --> 00:52:40,258 - Maybe a bear wandered into his cabin, 816 00:52:40,291 --> 00:52:42,261 and he used the dibble to defend himself? 817 00:52:42,293 --> 00:52:45,103 [Both laughing] You got any better ideas? 818 00:52:45,129 --> 00:52:47,929 - We need to know everything that happened in 1816. 819 00:52:47,965 --> 00:52:50,095 - Here. 820 00:52:50,134 --> 00:52:52,674 You read this 821 00:52:52,703 --> 00:52:55,373 and I'll take notes. 822 00:52:58,576 --> 00:53:00,876 - Lori... 823 00:53:00,911 --> 00:53:03,811 I got to tell you something. 824 00:53:03,848 --> 00:53:06,348 Something I've never told anybody. 825 00:53:06,384 --> 00:53:08,694 - Yeah? 826 00:53:10,187 --> 00:53:13,017 - It's the reason I kept running off before. 827 00:53:16,327 --> 00:53:18,297 I... 828 00:53:18,329 --> 00:53:20,469 I can't read. 829 00:53:52,630 --> 00:53:54,630 [Doorbell ringing] 830 00:54:02,473 --> 00:54:04,513 - If it's about the other day... 831 00:54:04,542 --> 00:54:07,242 - No. It's not. 832 00:54:07,278 --> 00:54:10,418 - Oh, I see. What's it about then? 833 00:54:11,916 --> 00:54:14,246 - I'm afraid I have to give you this. 834 00:54:22,092 --> 00:54:25,662 - Does he have a strong legal claim to the house? 835 00:54:25,696 --> 00:54:27,966 - You have a handwritten will that's not notarized. 836 00:54:27,998 --> 00:54:29,968 He has an ironclad chain of title, 837 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:34,000 proving the house belongs to his family, which makes Nick the sole heir. 838 00:54:35,673 --> 00:54:39,183 - This is my home. It's my anchor. I can't lose Grey House. 839 00:54:39,209 --> 00:54:42,509 - I'm going to take those documents to the town attorney and see what options we have. 840 00:54:42,547 --> 00:54:45,077 - Yeah, but this says I have to be out of here in two weeks. 841 00:54:47,217 --> 00:54:49,817 He's taking more than my home. He's taking my heritage. 842 00:54:49,854 --> 00:54:52,924 Elizabeth Merriwick was Captain Hamblin's lover, 843 00:54:52,957 --> 00:54:56,527 not his wife, which means she never had any claim to Grey House in the first place. 844 00:54:56,561 --> 00:55:00,231 - And she stole the property from the Hamblin family. 845 00:55:00,264 --> 00:55:03,434 - Which makes the Grey Lady a thief. 846 00:55:03,468 --> 00:55:05,938 Who knows what that makes me. 847 00:55:05,970 --> 00:55:07,540 - Cassie. 848 00:55:07,572 --> 00:55:10,212 You're a smart, loving, 849 00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:12,240 magical woman. 850 00:55:13,911 --> 00:55:16,911 I'll do whatever it takes. We'll fight this together. 851 00:55:28,626 --> 00:55:31,456 - So, the Grey Lady was the captain's lover. 852 00:55:31,496 --> 00:55:33,296 Not wife, lover. 853 00:55:33,330 --> 00:55:37,130 Cassie Nightingale had a portrait of a common criminal hanging in her parlor. 854 00:55:37,167 --> 00:55:39,697 - So all this time, Miss Nightingale has been... 855 00:55:39,737 --> 00:55:41,707 - Nothing but a squatter. 856 00:55:41,739 --> 00:55:44,939 Ha! Thievery and deception, that's her inheritance. 857 00:55:44,975 --> 00:55:48,805 You can't say I didn't warn you. - What about her bicentennial garden party? 858 00:55:48,846 --> 00:55:50,816 - Scratch that. 859 00:55:50,848 --> 00:55:54,148 It's Nick's garden party now. And much the better for it. - Has he said he'll do it? 860 00:55:54,184 --> 00:55:57,864 - Of course, he'll do it. He's on my committee, isn't he? 861 00:56:37,995 --> 00:56:39,995 [Doorbell ringing] 862 00:56:49,406 --> 00:56:50,876 - Welcome. 863 00:56:50,908 --> 00:56:53,338 George, you shouldn't have. 864 00:56:53,377 --> 00:56:56,777 - Oh, I didn't. It's a manicotti from Mrs. Fasulo. 865 00:56:56,814 --> 00:56:59,754 - Please, come on in. 866 00:57:01,185 --> 00:57:03,185 - Go on, kids. 867 00:57:04,755 --> 00:57:06,755 Hi. - Hi. 868 00:57:21,038 --> 00:57:23,508 - I love candles. 869 00:57:23,541 --> 00:57:26,941 Don't you, Lori? Brandon? 870 00:57:34,652 --> 00:57:37,222 - You can't leave Grey House! 871 00:57:42,226 --> 00:57:44,356 - I have to. 872 00:57:44,394 --> 00:57:46,404 I've been living here 873 00:57:46,430 --> 00:57:49,300 on borrowed time - some might even say stolen. 874 00:57:51,368 --> 00:57:54,638 So it'll have to be my last night here at Grey House. 875 00:57:57,441 --> 00:58:00,851 - Well, it's... it's just for the time being. 876 00:58:00,878 --> 00:58:03,948 - But what about your bicentennial garden party? 877 00:58:03,981 --> 00:58:06,981 - Well, it's not my garden anymore. 878 00:58:07,017 --> 00:58:10,347 - Just use your magic to make it like it was before. 879 00:58:10,387 --> 00:58:13,257 - It's just a house. 880 00:58:13,290 --> 00:58:15,430 Each one of you means more to me 881 00:58:15,459 --> 00:58:17,489 than any 10 houses. 882 00:58:17,528 --> 00:58:20,968 - But Grey House is your house. 883 00:58:20,998 --> 00:58:25,068 - Well, I'm not going to discuss this any more on an empty stomach. 884 00:58:25,102 --> 00:58:27,002 Let's go have dinner. 885 00:58:37,948 --> 00:58:40,918 - Grey House won't be the same without you, Cassie. 886 00:58:40,951 --> 00:58:44,091 - Cheer up, all of you. I'm not out of here yet. 887 00:58:44,121 --> 00:58:45,791 - Yeah, but... 888 00:58:45,823 --> 00:58:49,393 the magic's gone - already. 889 00:58:49,426 --> 00:58:51,456 I can feel it. 890 00:58:51,495 --> 00:58:53,295 - What do you mean? 891 00:58:53,330 --> 00:58:55,830 - I know what Brandon's talking about. 892 00:58:55,866 --> 00:58:59,196 There's a chill in here. I haven't felt it before. 893 00:59:00,871 --> 00:59:03,511 - Yeah. I guess we're all feeling pretty low. 894 00:59:03,540 --> 00:59:07,010 - But the magic hasn't gone away. 895 00:59:07,044 --> 00:59:08,914 It's still working. 896 00:59:08,946 --> 00:59:10,876 - You still believe? 897 00:59:10,915 --> 00:59:13,475 - I asked you for help with Jess, remember? 898 00:59:13,517 --> 00:59:16,347 Because I thought she was lazy. 899 00:59:16,386 --> 00:59:18,356 But she told me something 900 00:59:18,388 --> 00:59:20,358 she's never told anybody. 901 00:59:20,390 --> 00:59:23,230 Reading is really, really hard for her. 902 00:59:23,260 --> 00:59:25,530 But now she's getting help. 903 00:59:25,562 --> 00:59:28,402 Special classes after school. 904 00:59:28,432 --> 00:59:31,572 And you know what? The report is going to be great. 905 00:59:31,602 --> 00:59:34,172 I'm doing the reading, 906 00:59:34,204 --> 00:59:36,874 and she's doing these beautiful illustrations. 907 00:59:38,609 --> 00:59:41,549 - Yeah, but you're still doing a ton of work. 908 00:59:41,578 --> 00:59:44,208 - But I don't mind. 909 00:59:44,248 --> 00:59:47,048 Because Jess told me her secret, 910 00:59:47,084 --> 00:59:49,224 and I helped her. 911 00:59:49,253 --> 00:59:51,363 That's the real magic, isn't it? 912 00:59:51,388 --> 00:59:53,358 Helping other people. 913 00:59:53,390 --> 00:59:57,360 - Sometimes you have to dig a little deeper. 914 01:00:00,865 --> 01:00:03,595 - "Trust in the truth will show itself." 915 01:00:06,536 --> 01:00:09,166 - Lori's absolutely right. 916 01:00:09,206 --> 01:00:12,506 We've all got plenty to be cheerful about. 917 01:00:16,046 --> 01:00:18,076 [All laughing] 918 01:00:23,954 --> 01:00:27,934 [Sighing] - Hmm. I loved the pie. 919 01:00:27,958 --> 01:00:30,228 - Oh, it was good, huh? 920 01:00:30,260 --> 01:00:32,360 Shh. 921 01:00:35,599 --> 01:00:37,069 - What is it? 922 01:00:38,568 --> 01:00:40,368 - If you're very, very quiet... 923 01:00:42,572 --> 01:00:44,712 Do you hear that? 924 01:00:44,742 --> 01:00:48,012 - What? The rain? 925 01:00:48,045 --> 01:00:52,045 - No, listen carefully. You can hear the garden grow. 926 01:00:54,051 --> 01:00:56,191 - But it's November. 927 01:00:56,220 --> 01:00:58,590 I thought the growing season was over. 928 01:00:58,622 --> 01:01:01,892 - Always growing. Always changing. 929 01:01:01,926 --> 01:01:03,986 [Short laugh] 930 01:01:06,630 --> 01:01:10,100 - George, do you mind walking the kids home? 931 01:01:10,134 --> 01:01:12,274 I just, uh... 932 01:01:12,302 --> 01:01:15,612 I'd like to talk to Cassie, just the two of us, alone. 933 01:01:15,639 --> 01:01:17,809 - Sure thing. 934 01:01:23,647 --> 01:01:26,617 - Cassie, thanks but... 935 01:01:26,650 --> 01:01:28,650 here. 936 01:01:36,794 --> 01:01:39,734 - There. Maybe the image wasn't clear. 937 01:01:39,764 --> 01:01:42,574 - But... - I'll make you a deal. 938 01:01:42,599 --> 01:01:46,239 Don't give up on that mirror and I won't give up on Grey House. 939 01:01:46,270 --> 01:01:49,910 - Okay. [Cassie laughing] - We've got rain falling. 940 01:01:49,940 --> 01:01:53,210 - Yes, it's a bit romantic, isn't it, George? 941 01:01:53,243 --> 01:01:56,453 - I'm a little too old for that kind of thing. 942 01:01:56,480 --> 01:01:59,950 - Some of the best things bloom late in the season. 943 01:02:01,451 --> 01:02:05,321 You know, I almost forgot, would you mind stopping by 944 01:02:05,355 --> 01:02:09,385 the nursery early in the morning and picking up some night- flowering jasmine for me? 945 01:02:09,426 --> 01:02:12,656 - Sure thing. - Where are you sleeping tomorrow night, Cassie? 946 01:02:12,696 --> 01:02:14,926 - Well, there's a small place over at my shop. 947 01:02:14,965 --> 01:02:16,995 - You could stay with me in my room. 948 01:02:17,034 --> 01:02:21,014 - Come here. - Good night. - Good night. 949 01:02:21,038 --> 01:02:24,708 - Let's go, kids. - Thank you. - Good night. 950 01:02:26,210 --> 01:02:27,910 [Cassie sighing] 951 01:02:33,250 --> 01:02:36,250 - So what did the lawyer say about Nick's documents? 952 01:02:37,988 --> 01:02:40,458 - She said there's nothing she can do. 953 01:02:40,490 --> 01:02:42,760 But we can. 954 01:02:45,062 --> 01:02:48,702 - Jake, I didn't want to say this in front of the kids but... 955 01:02:48,732 --> 01:02:50,702 - But what? 956 01:02:50,734 --> 01:02:52,704 - When I was packing, 957 01:02:52,736 --> 01:02:55,236 I noticed that my diary had been tampered with. 958 01:02:57,407 --> 01:02:59,037 - Okay. 959 01:02:59,076 --> 01:03:01,346 Well, we can send it in for prints. 960 01:03:01,378 --> 01:03:03,678 And do me a favor - the next time he has a cup of tea, 961 01:03:03,713 --> 01:03:06,583 keep the cup and we'll send that in for prints as well. 962 01:03:06,616 --> 01:03:09,216 - I'll put some mugwort under my pillow tonight. 963 01:03:09,253 --> 01:03:11,223 - Good. 964 01:03:11,255 --> 01:03:12,915 Why? 965 01:03:12,957 --> 01:03:16,787 - Dreams, Jake. I can go anywhere in my dreams. 966 01:03:18,262 --> 01:03:20,732 - You know, between your amazing intuition... 967 01:03:20,764 --> 01:03:22,604 - And your forensic genius. 968 01:03:22,632 --> 01:03:25,102 - See, how did you know I was going to say that? 969 01:03:25,135 --> 01:03:26,695 [Laughing] 970 01:03:26,736 --> 01:03:29,566 It's all going to work out. 971 01:03:29,606 --> 01:03:33,736 [Cassie sighing] - You know, this is not just about losing the house. 972 01:03:35,245 --> 01:03:37,845 I was so honored to be the Grey Lady's great-great- 973 01:03:37,882 --> 01:03:40,922 great-great... something. [Laughing] 974 01:03:40,951 --> 01:03:44,051 And now everyone's saying she's a swindler. 975 01:03:46,390 --> 01:03:48,890 - Well, you're still great, Cassie. 976 01:03:48,926 --> 01:03:51,596 And she wasn't a thief. 977 01:03:51,628 --> 01:03:53,598 - How do you know that? 978 01:03:53,630 --> 01:03:56,700 - Because good cups have intuition of their own. 979 01:03:58,202 --> 01:04:00,102 I love you. 980 01:04:02,606 --> 01:04:05,476 - Hmm. It really is a truth plant, huh? 981 01:04:05,509 --> 01:04:07,509 I love you too. 982 01:04:09,346 --> 01:04:12,146 - And I have to go. - Okay. 983 01:04:14,885 --> 01:04:16,845 - Good night. - Hmm. 984 01:04:16,887 --> 01:04:19,017 Good night, Jake. 985 01:04:19,056 --> 01:04:21,056 Good night, Nick. 986 01:04:35,372 --> 01:04:36,972 - You're still here? 987 01:04:37,807 --> 01:04:40,577 - I was just about to leave. 988 01:04:41,478 --> 01:04:43,208 I'll be back, though. 989 01:04:45,349 --> 01:04:47,379 To remove all the things that are going with me. 990 01:04:49,486 --> 01:04:51,686 I'm leaving the plants. 991 01:04:51,721 --> 01:04:54,931 - Oh, please take them. I'm not very good with plants. 992 01:04:54,959 --> 01:04:58,759 - Sure, you are. - No. Really. I wouldn't know what to do with them. 993 01:04:58,795 --> 01:05:01,265 - But Nick, you just cultivate them the way you've cultivated 994 01:05:01,298 --> 01:05:03,298 so many friendships here in Middleton. 995 01:05:10,040 --> 01:05:13,580 - Cassie, I hope there are no hard feelings about this. 996 01:05:15,079 --> 01:05:18,749 - Hard feelings. What a phrase. 997 01:05:18,782 --> 01:05:21,022 Feelings are tender. The moment they become hard, 998 01:05:21,051 --> 01:05:23,551 you're not really feeling anymore. 999 01:05:35,832 --> 01:05:38,302 - [Lori]: Brandon, we're going to be late for school! 1000 01:05:38,335 --> 01:05:39,995 - Coming. 1001 01:05:44,741 --> 01:05:46,381 Hi, Dad. 1002 01:05:46,410 --> 01:05:48,050 - Hi. 1003 01:05:48,078 --> 01:05:51,378 - I was just, uh, checking to see if I should shave. 1004 01:05:51,415 --> 01:05:53,075 - Ah! 1005 01:05:54,918 --> 01:05:58,218 - So, uh, you probably want to know where I'm going tonight, right? 1006 01:05:58,255 --> 01:05:59,915 - No. 1007 01:05:59,956 --> 01:06:01,926 I trust you. 1008 01:06:01,958 --> 01:06:04,128 - Really? - Really. 1009 01:06:04,161 --> 01:06:06,131 - Since when? 1010 01:06:06,163 --> 01:06:08,133 - Since a friend of mine helped me 1011 01:06:08,165 --> 01:06:10,425 see myself a little differently. 1012 01:06:10,467 --> 01:06:13,337 Come on down for breakfast. 1013 01:06:24,348 --> 01:06:26,818 - Oh, Nick! Yoo-hoo! 1014 01:06:26,850 --> 01:06:28,820 Yoo-hoo! Hello! 1015 01:06:28,852 --> 01:06:32,822 I left you several messages regarding the bicentennial. 1016 01:06:32,856 --> 01:06:34,816 - Yes, I was meaning to get back to you. 1017 01:06:34,858 --> 01:06:37,788 - Oh well, we can discuss it at this morning's meeting. - About that-- 1018 01:06:37,827 --> 01:06:41,797 - I was thinking you could dress up as your ancestor, Sea Captain Charles Hamblin. 1019 01:06:41,831 --> 01:06:44,301 Naval waistcoat. Powdered wig. 1020 01:06:44,334 --> 01:06:46,304 Oh, listen to me. 1021 01:06:46,336 --> 01:06:49,306 I imagine you're swimming in ideas for the bicentennial garden party. 1022 01:06:49,339 --> 01:06:51,309 And as the new owner of Grey House, 1023 01:06:51,341 --> 01:06:53,611 I suspect you'll be setting a very different tone 1024 01:06:53,643 --> 01:06:55,613 than Ms. Nightingale did. 1025 01:06:55,645 --> 01:06:59,275 Something tasteful and worldly, as opposed to otherworldly - 1026 01:06:59,316 --> 01:07:02,646 if you know what I mean. - Well, Martha, this is where we go our separate ways. 1027 01:07:02,686 --> 01:07:04,686 - Oh, but the early bird bicentennial meeting? 1028 01:07:04,721 --> 01:07:08,331 - Yes, unfortunately, other business draws me away this morning. 1029 01:07:08,358 --> 01:07:11,198 - Other business? I don't mean to pry but-- 1030 01:07:11,228 --> 01:07:13,658 - Then don't. 1031 01:07:21,505 --> 01:07:23,005 - Oh my... 1032 01:07:24,908 --> 01:07:26,408 - George? 1033 01:07:27,911 --> 01:07:30,811 - Gwen. Let me help you with that horse manure. 1034 01:07:30,847 --> 01:07:33,517 - It's enriched topsoil. 1035 01:07:33,550 --> 01:07:36,050 - Horse manure. 1036 01:07:37,754 --> 01:07:40,894 I'll bet you think I'm still spreading it around, don't you? 1037 01:07:40,924 --> 01:07:43,234 - I have noticed that the real gardeners 1038 01:07:43,260 --> 01:07:45,730 are the ones down here when the store opens. 1039 01:07:47,197 --> 01:07:49,327 - Mary and I were always up at dawn. 1040 01:07:49,366 --> 01:07:52,496 She used to say, "The early bird catches the worm, 1041 01:07:52,536 --> 01:07:54,996 while the grub beetle, or the whitefly..." 1042 01:07:55,038 --> 01:07:59,008 - She was an avid gardener? - Avid? She was rabid. 1043 01:07:59,042 --> 01:08:01,952 Pests used to jump off the leaves just to look at her. 1044 01:08:01,978 --> 01:08:05,678 - How's Lori? - Oh, she couldn't be better. 1045 01:08:05,715 --> 01:08:08,015 - The two of you seem very close. 1046 01:08:08,051 --> 01:08:09,691 - I guess we are. 1047 01:08:09,719 --> 01:08:12,359 Sometimes I think it's easier to talk to your grandpa 1048 01:08:12,389 --> 01:08:14,359 than to your own parent. 1049 01:08:14,391 --> 01:08:17,931 - You listen to her. People don't do that so much anymore. 1050 01:08:17,961 --> 01:08:20,831 Really listen to children. - Do you have grandchildren? 1051 01:08:20,864 --> 01:08:22,834 - Two adorable twin boys. 1052 01:08:22,866 --> 01:08:25,566 But they live so far away, out on the west coast. 1053 01:08:25,602 --> 01:08:29,242 Those two used to play in my garden together. 1054 01:08:29,273 --> 01:08:32,243 They used to pick all my berries. [Laughing] 1055 01:08:32,276 --> 01:08:34,876 - Lori too. I call her my berry baby. 1056 01:08:34,911 --> 01:08:36,911 [Both laughing] 1057 01:08:36,946 --> 01:08:39,246 - It's nice running into you, George. 1058 01:08:39,283 --> 01:08:42,923 - Gwen, Cassie sent me here to... 1059 01:08:42,952 --> 01:08:44,992 pick up a plant. 1060 01:08:46,490 --> 01:08:48,430 [Laughing] 1061 01:08:48,458 --> 01:08:50,428 - What's so funny? 1062 01:08:50,460 --> 01:08:52,400 - Cassie. 1063 01:08:52,429 --> 01:08:55,029 She's quite a lady. 1064 01:08:55,064 --> 01:08:58,604 She's probably expecting me, but uh... 1065 01:08:58,635 --> 01:09:00,765 I have a feeling she wouldn't mind 1066 01:09:00,804 --> 01:09:03,114 if I asked you out for a cup of coffee. 1067 01:09:04,641 --> 01:09:08,081 Would you join me? - Sure. 1068 01:09:08,111 --> 01:09:10,511 - Good. 1069 01:09:21,658 --> 01:09:23,958 - I've got it! - What? 1070 01:09:23,993 --> 01:09:27,403 - The big event we need for our history report. 1071 01:09:27,431 --> 01:09:29,671 The blizzard of 1816. 1072 01:09:29,699 --> 01:09:33,169 - Lori, that's it! That's how this thing saved his life. 1073 01:09:33,203 --> 01:09:36,443 He had a vegetable garden. - Without the garden, 1074 01:09:36,473 --> 01:09:39,013 he would have died of starvation that winter. 1075 01:09:39,042 --> 01:09:42,582 - See if you can find any more books about the weather that winter. 1076 01:09:42,612 --> 01:09:43,652 - Okay. 1077 01:09:52,222 --> 01:09:53,722 - Find anything? 1078 01:09:55,459 --> 01:09:57,129 - Hmm, no. 1079 01:10:09,439 --> 01:10:11,409 - Lori, what are you doing? 1080 01:10:11,441 --> 01:10:14,111 - Just digging a little deeper. 1081 01:10:26,490 --> 01:10:29,690 This is amazing! - What is it? 1082 01:10:29,726 --> 01:10:32,826 - It's a book of stories by Elizabeth Merriwick. 1083 01:10:32,862 --> 01:10:35,802 - Who? - The Grey Lady. 1084 01:10:35,832 --> 01:10:38,132 - Oh! 1085 01:10:42,972 --> 01:10:45,442 - "For all the children of Middleton, 1086 01:10:45,475 --> 01:10:47,975 from your friend, The Grey Lady." 1087 01:11:03,960 --> 01:11:06,130 [Background chatter] 1088 01:11:06,162 --> 01:11:09,732 - He joined the bicentennial committee to gain access 1089 01:11:09,766 --> 01:11:11,736 to the Historical Society Library. 1090 01:11:11,768 --> 01:11:14,698 He used old land records to fake his documents. 1091 01:11:14,738 --> 01:11:17,708 - You're sure they're fake? - I had a hunch. 1092 01:11:17,741 --> 01:11:20,411 So I sent the documents to a lab. 1093 01:11:20,444 --> 01:11:23,014 Do you know why Nick was asking about your taxes? 1094 01:11:23,046 --> 01:11:26,516 - Mm-hmm. - He wanted to know the total cost to take over your property. 1095 01:11:26,550 --> 01:11:28,850 Things are adding up. 1096 01:11:28,885 --> 01:11:32,355 - Yeah, but will it be enough, and in time to stop this? 1097 01:11:32,389 --> 01:11:34,459 - Selling Grey House. 1098 01:11:36,259 --> 01:11:38,659 I guess he wasn't so proud of his legacy after all. 1099 01:11:38,695 --> 01:11:40,955 - Yeah, and he claimed to love Middleton. 1100 01:11:40,997 --> 01:11:45,367 - I've been investigating some recent real estate fraud. All the cases used the same method. 1101 01:11:45,402 --> 01:11:49,672 - What method? - The suspect would show up with a prior chain of title, 1102 01:11:49,706 --> 01:11:52,506 take over the deed for next to nothing - sound familiar? 1103 01:11:52,542 --> 01:11:55,412 Yeah, and then he turns around and sells 1104 01:11:55,445 --> 01:11:57,305 the property to developers. 1105 01:11:57,347 --> 01:11:59,077 - Develop Grey House? Into what? 1106 01:11:59,115 --> 01:12:02,815 - Well, a farmhouse was knocked down to make room for a strip mall. 1107 01:12:02,852 --> 01:12:05,092 It won't happen, Cassie. 1108 01:12:05,121 --> 01:12:07,561 We won't let him sell. I'll get an injunction. 1109 01:12:07,591 --> 01:12:10,061 - It's hard enough to think of losing your home, the thought-- 1110 01:12:10,093 --> 01:12:13,933 - Listen, no matter what happens, you have a home. 1111 01:12:13,963 --> 01:12:18,233 With me, and Lori and Brandon and George. 1112 01:12:18,267 --> 01:12:21,297 My home. It could be your home too. 1113 01:12:21,337 --> 01:12:24,967 - Dad! - Hi. 1114 01:12:28,077 --> 01:12:30,577 - We made a big discovery at the library! 1115 01:12:34,918 --> 01:12:38,218 - Jake, it's a book by Elizabeth Merriwick, the Grey Lady. 1116 01:12:38,254 --> 01:12:40,464 - There's lots of stories about her sea captain. 1117 01:12:42,759 --> 01:12:45,959 - It looks like it's all about Charles Hamblin. 1118 01:12:45,995 --> 01:12:49,825 - There might be something in there that contradicts Nick's claim to Grey House. 1119 01:12:52,268 --> 01:12:55,438 - It contradicts everything. - How's that? 1120 01:12:55,472 --> 01:12:59,442 - Well, the stories in here about the sea captain are just that - stories. 1121 01:12:59,476 --> 01:13:01,906 It's a work of fiction. 1122 01:13:09,252 --> 01:13:10,822 Good job. 1123 01:13:47,423 --> 01:13:49,593 - Mr. Chasen. 1124 01:13:51,227 --> 01:13:52,827 - Who gave you the right? 1125 01:13:52,862 --> 01:13:55,002 - Maybe I should read you your rights. 1126 01:13:55,031 --> 01:13:58,301 - The documents about your claim to Grey House are forgeries, aren't they? 1127 01:13:58,334 --> 01:14:01,244 - Of course not. - They look better than the real thing. 1128 01:14:01,270 --> 01:14:03,510 - Your chain of title had a few rusty links. 1129 01:14:05,575 --> 01:14:08,075 - Could we discuss this in the parlor? 1130 01:14:09,579 --> 01:14:12,249 It's getting a little hot in here. 1131 01:14:19,222 --> 01:14:21,532 Perhaps you should be 1132 01:14:21,558 --> 01:14:24,258 making these accusations through an attorney. 1133 01:14:24,293 --> 01:14:27,063 - I wanted to give you a chance to, uh, speak for yourself. 1134 01:14:27,096 --> 01:14:28,926 - You're too kind. 1135 01:14:28,965 --> 01:14:30,925 - Jake, would you move the Veritas 1136 01:14:30,967 --> 01:14:33,597 out of the sun? 1137 01:14:37,807 --> 01:14:39,377 Perfect. 1138 01:14:39,408 --> 01:14:43,308 - I'll be blunt. Show me your evidence or hit the road. 1139 01:14:44,814 --> 01:14:46,424 - Exhibit A. 1140 01:14:48,952 --> 01:14:50,422 - So? 1141 01:14:50,453 --> 01:14:52,463 - The tales of Captain Hamblin. 1142 01:14:52,488 --> 01:14:55,288 - Lots of people write stories about people they know. 1143 01:14:55,324 --> 01:14:58,804 - They're fiction. - Means your claim to Grey House is fiction. 1144 01:15:00,630 --> 01:15:03,370 Let me tell you a story, Nick. 1145 01:15:03,399 --> 01:15:07,439 It's about a guy who thought that he could use chemicals to age title documents. 1146 01:15:07,470 --> 01:15:09,470 [Sneezing] 1147 01:15:12,609 --> 01:15:16,179 But there was this cop who took those title documents to a lab. 1148 01:15:16,212 --> 01:15:19,452 Now it took an expert forensic chemist, but guess what he found? 1149 01:15:19,482 --> 01:15:23,322 - I have no idea. - Superstitious, Nick? 1150 01:15:23,352 --> 01:15:25,662 - I think you should both leave. - Before you call the police? 1151 01:15:25,689 --> 01:15:28,319 You ever heard of a guy named Charlie Higgins? 1152 01:15:28,357 --> 01:15:31,357 - Never. - Tom Brack? 1153 01:15:31,394 --> 01:15:34,604 - Nope. - I think you have. Because it's you. 1154 01:15:34,631 --> 01:15:36,931 You've been pulling the same crime 1155 01:15:36,966 --> 01:15:38,896 all over the state using different names. 1156 01:15:38,935 --> 01:15:43,635 - Nonsense. - You can change your name, your address, even your looks, 1157 01:15:43,673 --> 01:15:45,943 but you can't change your fingerprints, Nick. 1158 01:15:47,176 --> 01:15:50,146 - You don't own Grey House, do you? 1159 01:15:51,514 --> 01:15:53,384 The truth, Nick. 1160 01:15:56,152 --> 01:15:58,492 - Have it your way. 1161 01:15:58,521 --> 01:16:01,961 - At least let me get changed. 1162 01:16:01,991 --> 01:16:04,031 - Oh, oh. - Jake. 1163 01:16:04,060 --> 01:16:06,700 - Every man has a right to change. 1164 01:16:21,010 --> 01:16:23,010 [Cat meowing] 1165 01:16:30,419 --> 01:16:33,419 [Suspense music] 1166 01:16:50,807 --> 01:16:53,177 [Dramatic music] 1167 01:17:00,684 --> 01:17:02,324 - What are you going to do? 1168 01:17:02,351 --> 01:17:05,051 - You've hurt a lot of people, Nick. 1169 01:17:05,088 --> 01:17:07,458 And I can't let you continue. 1170 01:17:07,490 --> 01:17:09,460 - You're not going to stop me. 1171 01:17:09,492 --> 01:17:11,862 - No, she won't. But I will, Nick. 1172 01:17:11,895 --> 01:17:15,395 You know, I've got a half dozen people in this state that are willing to testify 1173 01:17:15,431 --> 01:17:17,571 about the things you've done wrong. 1174 01:17:17,600 --> 01:17:20,840 - I am going... that plant... I'm going to sue you for damages! 1175 01:17:20,870 --> 01:17:24,870 - I gave you enough rope. You're the one who tied yourself up in knots. 1176 01:17:28,812 --> 01:17:31,312 [Background chatter] 1177 01:17:51,634 --> 01:17:53,644 [Electronic noise] 1178 01:17:58,808 --> 01:18:00,878 - "It's on today at 4. 1179 01:18:00,910 --> 01:18:03,880 Be there! Steve and Duke." 1180 01:18:09,953 --> 01:18:11,963 [Background chatter and music] 1181 01:18:21,798 --> 01:18:24,768 - You know, I think we should take up gardening. 1182 01:18:24,801 --> 01:18:27,501 - Really? Yeah, sure. That would be nice. 1183 01:18:27,536 --> 01:18:31,036 - Oh, good. We'll hire someone tomorrow. Oh! Yoo-hoo! 1184 01:18:35,644 --> 01:18:37,614 [Background chatter] 1185 01:18:37,646 --> 01:18:39,976 There you are! 1186 01:18:40,016 --> 01:18:43,486 You know, I knew that man was trouble the moment I laid eyes on him. 1187 01:18:43,519 --> 01:18:46,159 - Really? Most everyone thought that Nick was terrific. 1188 01:18:46,189 --> 01:18:49,659 And that I was the problem. - Oh, really? 1189 01:18:49,692 --> 01:18:51,832 I have to admit, 1190 01:18:51,861 --> 01:18:54,401 you have done a beautiful job with this party. 1191 01:18:54,430 --> 01:18:56,470 - Thank you, Martha. 1192 01:18:56,499 --> 01:18:59,939 - But please keep your comments to a minimum. After all, the fireworks are set for 7. 1193 01:18:59,969 --> 01:19:02,239 - Well, Martha, I will follow your example 1194 01:19:02,271 --> 01:19:05,411 and I will try not to talk too much. [Laughing] 1195 01:19:09,412 --> 01:19:10,912 - Huh. 1196 01:19:17,020 --> 01:19:19,360 - It's going to be great! - I know. 1197 01:19:21,290 --> 01:19:23,560 - Hey, guys. What are you doing? 1198 01:19:23,592 --> 01:19:26,202 - Waiting for you. 1199 01:19:27,396 --> 01:19:29,796 - You're going to light a fire? 1200 01:19:29,833 --> 01:19:31,233 - Firecrackers. 1201 01:19:34,003 --> 01:19:36,343 - We'll throw them up in the air when they're dancing. 1202 01:19:36,372 --> 01:19:38,572 - And they'll really be dancing. [Both snickering] 1203 01:19:38,607 --> 01:19:40,877 - We might get caught. 1204 01:19:40,910 --> 01:19:43,180 - How? It's going to be a stampede, like a riot. 1205 01:19:43,212 --> 01:19:46,822 - A laugh riot. - What if somebody gets hurt? 1206 01:19:46,850 --> 01:19:50,190 - Look, I'm not asking you. I'm telling you. 1207 01:19:50,219 --> 01:19:53,219 So do it or you're out. - Man... 1208 01:19:53,256 --> 01:19:56,126 I told you not to trust some stupid cop's kid. 1209 01:20:04,767 --> 01:20:08,397 - You know what? My dad's a good guy. 1210 01:20:08,437 --> 01:20:11,167 And he's a lot smarter than you morons. 1211 01:20:12,775 --> 01:20:16,345 - Brandon, Steve, Duke... 1212 01:20:18,214 --> 01:20:21,384 Just the three I was looking for. I see you like firecrackers. 1213 01:20:21,417 --> 01:20:24,817 Well, the fireworks are starting soon, and I need 1214 01:20:24,854 --> 01:20:27,324 three men to help keep the kids at a safe distance. 1215 01:20:27,356 --> 01:20:30,326 - Us? - It's a big responsibility. 1216 01:20:30,359 --> 01:20:33,059 But you'll be closer to the action than anyone else. 1217 01:20:36,365 --> 01:20:38,395 Check in with Mayor Tinsdale. 1218 01:20:48,511 --> 01:20:51,151 So, did you take a good long look at yourself? 1219 01:20:51,180 --> 01:20:53,520 - Yeah. 1220 01:20:55,018 --> 01:20:57,018 I liked what I saw. 1221 01:21:06,195 --> 01:21:09,025 [Classical waltz] 1222 01:21:17,606 --> 01:21:19,106 - Hello. 1223 01:21:23,079 --> 01:21:25,409 [Background chatter] 1224 01:21:27,951 --> 01:21:31,921 - I love your corsage. - Thanks. Cassie gave it to me yesterday. 1225 01:21:31,955 --> 01:21:33,915 It doesn't wilt. 1226 01:21:33,957 --> 01:21:37,087 - You girls look awfully cute. - Adorable. 1227 01:21:37,126 --> 01:21:40,126 Laughing] Oh, and look at those two. 1228 01:21:42,765 --> 01:21:45,725 - George. - You're a pretty good dancer, George. 1229 01:21:45,768 --> 01:21:48,898 - Flattery will get you everywhere. [Laughing] 1230 01:21:48,938 --> 01:21:51,908 - A man who can garden and dance? 1231 01:21:51,941 --> 01:21:53,911 - And cook. 1232 01:21:53,943 --> 01:21:57,583 Just ask the girls in your Garden Club. I'm quite a catch. 1233 01:21:57,613 --> 01:22:00,053 [Both laughing] 1234 01:22:01,550 --> 01:22:04,020 - Where's that granddaughter of yours? 1235 01:22:04,053 --> 01:22:07,593 - Speak to the angel. - Guess what. - What? 1236 01:22:07,623 --> 01:22:10,433 - We spoke to Mr. Bartlett, our history teacher. And... 1237 01:22:10,459 --> 01:22:13,499 - We both got "A's!" - Congratulations. 1238 01:22:13,529 --> 01:22:16,469 - Thank you. - That's so good. [Applause] 1239 01:22:16,499 --> 01:22:19,999 [Laughing] - Look how beautiful! 1240 01:22:22,338 --> 01:22:25,468 - Ladies and gentlemen of Middleton, honored guests, 1241 01:22:25,508 --> 01:22:28,138 I want to thank you for coming by to visit 1242 01:22:28,177 --> 01:22:31,947 the oldest home in Middleton, Grey House. 1243 01:22:33,782 --> 01:22:36,352 It was built by a remarkable woman 1244 01:22:36,385 --> 01:22:38,345 and I'm honored to stand here 1245 01:22:38,387 --> 01:22:40,817 200 years later and call it my home. 1246 01:22:40,856 --> 01:22:43,786 I intend to give it all the love and care 1247 01:22:43,826 --> 01:22:46,956 that I possibly can so that 200 years from tonight, 1248 01:22:46,996 --> 01:22:49,626 others will stand here and say, as we do, 1249 01:22:49,665 --> 01:22:51,665 "What a wonderful home." 1250 01:22:54,537 --> 01:22:57,667 I want to extend a special thank you 1251 01:22:57,706 --> 01:23:00,106 to each and every citizen of Middleton 1252 01:23:00,143 --> 01:23:02,613 for pulling together and donating what they could 1253 01:23:02,645 --> 01:23:06,015 so that we could have our grand finale. 1254 01:23:06,049 --> 01:23:08,019 - So generous. - Girls. 1255 01:23:08,051 --> 01:23:11,221 [Background chatter] 1256 01:23:18,194 --> 01:23:20,004 - "Ladies and gentlemen." 1257 01:23:20,029 --> 01:23:22,029 - A little bit louder. 1258 01:23:26,669 --> 01:23:28,799 - [Slowly]: "The best place 1259 01:23:28,837 --> 01:23:30,807 for the f... 1260 01:23:30,839 --> 01:23:33,009 for the fireworks 1261 01:23:33,042 --> 01:23:35,882 is on the south lawn!" 1262 01:23:35,911 --> 01:23:39,351 [Proud laughter] - Bravo! Bravo! 1263 01:23:46,222 --> 01:23:48,992 [Background chatter] 1264 01:23:49,024 --> 01:23:52,734 - Shall we go to the south lawn? [Background chatter] 1265 01:24:01,637 --> 01:24:03,607 - Cassie, you're quite a host. 1266 01:24:03,639 --> 01:24:06,379 - It's the guests who make the party. 1267 01:24:08,877 --> 01:24:10,847 [Cassie sighing] 1268 01:24:10,879 --> 01:24:14,349 - You always seem to have the right words to say. 1269 01:24:14,383 --> 01:24:16,523 - Oh, thank you. 1270 01:24:16,552 --> 01:24:18,552 [Cassie laughing] 1271 01:24:20,055 --> 01:24:23,855 [Cassie sighing again] Do you mind if we watch from here? 1272 01:24:23,892 --> 01:24:27,902 I like my fireworks from a distance. They look like little spring flowers. 1273 01:24:29,365 --> 01:24:32,095 - Yeah. Sure. 1274 01:24:34,103 --> 01:24:37,243 So, do you think it was a lucky chain of events? 1275 01:24:37,273 --> 01:24:39,143 - Lucky? 1276 01:24:39,175 --> 01:24:41,635 - Yeah, that the whole town came together to pay 1277 01:24:41,677 --> 01:24:44,247 for these fireworks, after Nick ruined our plans. 1278 01:24:45,748 --> 01:24:48,248 - Well, maybe that was the plan. 1279 01:24:48,284 --> 01:24:50,624 - Ah! - Hmm. 1280 01:24:53,622 --> 01:24:56,432 - I might have a trick of my own up my sleeve. 1281 01:25:02,498 --> 01:25:04,498 Open it. 1282 01:25:20,883 --> 01:25:22,893 Marry me? 1283 01:25:24,387 --> 01:25:27,857 - Yes. [Both laughing] 1284 01:25:29,425 --> 01:25:32,695 [Fireworks popping] 1285 01:25:32,728 --> 01:25:34,728 [Oohs and ahs from the crowd] 1286 01:25:38,367 --> 01:25:40,337 - I hope the magic never fades. 1287 01:25:40,369 --> 01:25:42,439 - It won't. 1288 01:25:42,471 --> 01:25:44,471 Trust me. 1289 01:25:51,314 --> 01:25:53,824 [Oohs and ahs from the crowd]