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Where did he put my purse?

It has to be here.

Nothing here.

Where is it? I have to get out of here.

Ellen?

Where are you going?

To visit my sister.

But now that you're home, I'll... I'll fix you dinner.

You were sneaking out.

I wasn't sneaking.

No, I wasn't sneaking. I was just trying to catch a bus.

Who is he?

Bill.

There isn't anyone else.

You're lying.

What? Go with me!

I'd like for the safe to go here.

All right.

That's funny.

What? That's supposed to be every 16 inches.

Maybe two feet on older walls.

What does that mean?

It means we're going to have to open it up and see what we have going on back

there. Okay.

Well, I'll leave you to it.

Cheryl? Be right there.

You're not going to believe what's back here.

Why? What is it?

It's one of those old laundry shoes.

You know this place used to be a house?

Yeah.

I wonder who this belongs to.

I don't know. It's been in there a while.

Yeah, I'm going to have to hold this shoe and stop for a moment.

Two by four studs to support the face.

Ellen Streeter.

Does that name ring a bell?

I can't place it.

Huh.

1934.

A piece dollar.

That could be worth some money.

Really?

Yeah, quite a quince as a kid.

No woman just leaves her purse behind without a good reason.

I'm going to try to find out what happened to Ellen Streeter.

My love, I feel like I've been living in the dark all these years.

It was you that gave me hope that there was light beyond this darkness.

I have little money that I've saved through the years.

With God's help, it will be enough to start a new life.

Even if that is without you.

I want you to know that I love you.

I pray you're reading this and I was not murdered.

Murdered?

Either way, you'll know that I loved you to the end.

Love, Ellen.

What happened to you, Ellen Streeter?

Hey, good to see you.

None does not think anything is good.

Why? What's wrong?

She is worried about Lydia.

She went to visit her family in Columbus.

She did not go to visit. She went to stay.

You do not know that.

Isn't that the point of Rome Springer? To try out a different life?

You never know.

She might come back.

I pray you are right.

Well, I know something that will take your mind off Lydia.

Does the name Ellen Streeter mean anything to you?

It looks like she lived right here.

No.

I knew the Barnes who lived here before your Aunt Mitzi and Uncle Ralph bought

the place and converted it into the store.

Chuck and I found her things in an old laundry chute in the wall. Looks like it

was covered over a long time ago.

This license is 40 years old.

And I found a note in her purse.

It said, I hope you're reading this letter and I wasn't murdered.

Do you think she was murdered?

I have no idea, but I plan to find out.

I'm going to take those boxes down to the basement.

I will have Levi come by.

You don't need to do that.

Hey, Chief.

I wanted to let you know that I happened upon a lost purse.

Fill this out.

If someone comes asking for it, I'll call you. I think they lost it 40 years

ago.

I'm sure whoever was looking for it.

Has it stopped by now?

I think it belongs to Ellen Streeter. Her driver's license is still in the

wallet. And what is it you want from me?

Could you see if there are any police reports about her?

She used to live in the Swiss Miss back when it was still a house.

Don't tell me.

You're afraid she died there.

What is it?

There is a death report at that address, but it's not Ellen. It's Bill Streeter.

Probably was her husband.

Said he died falling on the stairs.

It was ruled an accident.

I feel like there's more to your story, Ellen.

Hey!

Yeah, just dropping off some supplies.

Hey, by the way, talk to a coin expert?

That guy I knew back in the day.

He said that coin was worth ten grand easy.

Ten thousand dollars?

Now I really need to find Ellen Streeter.

Well, you know, some people would just put that money in their pocket and not

say another word.

Hi.

Hey, Levi. Chuck.

Thanks, Chuck.

I'm glad you needed some help.

I hope it's not too much trouble.

Not at all.

It's just these boxes that need to go down to the basement.

Okay.

All right. While we're down there, maybe you could look around a bit?

For what?

I don't know. A faux wall or somewhere you could hide a body?

I've never mentioned anything about a body.

I think there probably isn't one.

I'm sure there isn't one.

Assistant Ellen Streeter, the woman I'm looking for, thought that someone was

trying to kill her.

I want to know if her body was still there when they covered up those walls.

Watch your head.

You can just put them right there.

Thanks.

False walls down here.

Full rock.

Do you think someone could be buried in there?

No.

The foundation is all original to the house.

You weren't afraid, were you? No.

Maybe a little.

There's one more box upstairs.

Yeah.

Hey, a customer was telling me about this really nice gentle horse that's

available for adoption at the Cummings farm. If you need one.

My horses are all still pretty young, but I'll keep an ear out if I hear

looking for one.

Do you believe somebody is just giving a horse away?

I'm probably just trying to find a nice home for her.

Yeah. Wish I had a place.

Think Aunt Mitzi would let me keep a horse in the house?

Probably not.

Probably not.

Thanks.

101 East Main Street, Bill Streeter.

Amos Streeter must be his brother.

Amos Streeter.

Let's see where you live, Mr. Streeter.

This would be it.

Hello? Hi.

I'm looking for Amos Streeter. I have some things that belong to his sister

-law. Wait here.

Amos?

What do you want?

I'm Cheryl. I run the Swiss Miss. I found some belongings of Ellen

over there.

Thank you.

Please. I found Ellen's things behind an old wall in a laundry chute.

I wanted to ask you about this coin.

Her father gave her that before he passed away.

Well, I understand it had some real value, which is why I wanted to find

if she's still alive.

What are you talking about?

Well, I also found a note in the wallet, and it suggested that...

Ellen might have been in some real danger.

She called me after Bill died and said she was sorry.

But that's the last I heard.

And you haven't talked to her since?

Why would I?

You know, that's the problem with this town. There's too many people sticking

their nose in other people's business.

The only reason I came back here is to take care of my sister.

Well, if... Anything comes to mind.

You know where to find...

Hand

over all the dolls!

Matt! You scared me!

Yeah, well, I've had practice.

You look great.

Oh, thanks. Right back at you. I guess Sugar Creek agrees with you. I guess so.

What are you doing here?

I'm here for your birthday.

Surprise. Why didn't Mom and Dad say anything?

Because they don't know.

Oh, boy.

Happy birthday to me.

It'll be fine.

I'm here to show them that I've landed on my feet.

I always knew you would.

So can I crash with you at Aunt Mincy's?

Yeah, of course. It'll be so much fun.

Are you hungry?

Do you even need to ask? I'm always hungry.

Well, I'll treat you to lunch. Just give me five minutes.

Perfect. I need to check my email.

Office is right through there.

Don't mess up my desk.

You act like I'm 12.

I'm way more than 12.

Matt,

I told you not to touch my stuff.

No, you said don't mess up my desk.

Hey, jeez.

Hey, this letter.

It seems a little suspicious.

I found it hidden in this old laundry chute inside the wall.

Huh. So, if she was murdered, do you get to keep the coin?

What? What? I'm just saying, it seems like it could be worth something.

It is.

But please, don't mention this to Mom and Dad.

I don't think they would approve of...

Any of this.

No way. You are the golden child.

Not anymore.

That was before I came to Sugar Creek.

Now I've joined you in the ranks of misguided children.

Speaking of misguided, you promised me lunch.

Right. Lunch first, then I should probably drop you off at Aunt Mitzi's.

Dad are meeting me here at five.

Oh, noted.

Yeah. Get my purse.

Hey. Hey.

Up here.

Come on in.

So the counter used to be over here, and then I added these tables.

Looks great, honey.

Esther, this is my mom, Ginny, and my dad, Greg.

It's nice to meet you both.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

Yeah. Isn't she awfully young to be working?

Sometimes I forget how young she is. She's so responsible and such a huge

around here.

Speaking of, this is Esther's mother. This must be the famous Naomi.

Cheryl goes on and on about you.

Oh, no, not famous, but I am glad to finally meet you both.

Great to meet you. And we look forward to having you over to the house tomorrow

to celebrate Cheryl's birthday.

That's very kind of you.

That reminds me. There will be one more person joining us for dinner tomorrow,

if that's okay?

Of course it is.

Who is it?

Matt.

Matt. Your brother?

Surprise!

Um, Esther and I need to get going, but we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

We can't wait. Thank you.

Bye. Bye.

Matt's doing great.

He's really excited to see you both.

Good. This is going to be good.

We've had a long trip.

Why don't we go back to the hotel and get... That's a good idea.

Good night.

Great to see you, too.

Hi, Aunt Mitzi.

Oh, Cheryl.

It is always so good to see you.

How's everything going back at home?

Everything is good, and we do have a new mystery.

Oh, do tell.

Well, I'm having a wall safe installed in the office.

Oh, that's smart.

And inside the wall, we found an old laundry chute. Well, I'm not surprised.

You know it was a house when your uncle and I bought it.

Yes, but there's more. Inside the old laundry chute, I found the belongings of

woman named Ellen Streeter. Ellen Streeter?

I'm hoping to find her and return her things.

They must have lived there...

Forty years ago.

Apparently, her husband Bill fell down the stairs and died.

Oh, my.

Excitement does seem to follow you.

And I have a surprise guest for the weekend.

Come over here.

Hey, Missy. How's New Guinea treating you?

Matt, look at you all grown up.

I've got to be honest. It's a little weird being here without you.

I have so many good memories of you and Cheryl visiting in the summers.

Yeah, those are some good times.

Yeah. I wish I were there.

The suitcase.

No.

No, no, no, no, no.

Guys.

No.

Chuck, did you lock up when you left last night?

Of course.

I mean, I think so.

Could anyone have come in here while you were working?

I guess so.

I was making some noise and I had my headphones on.

What time was that?

Around 11.

Someone took Alan Streeter's things.

What about the coin?

Coin's gone, too.

Did see a truck drive real slow past the shop. About ten or so.

I didn't think anything of it.

Sorry.

I come with coffee.

Chuck, this is my brother, Matt.

Chuck's doing some work for me.

Hey. Hi.

Um, here we go.

Yeah, I brought some to Mom and Dad, too.

I wouldn't call it a warm welcome, but, you know, Dad tried.

He put on his best pastor face.

What's wrong?

Ellen Streeter's things are gone.

Oh, really?

The mystery thickens.

Hmm. Hey, Matt, you do me a favor?

Sure. Could you take my bag and put it on my truck?

It's the red one there on the side. Yeah, of course. Just throw it in the

Sure.

See? I am useful.

The red one?

Yeah. Cool.

You see that black truck?

That's the one I saw last night.

Oh, the farm is much bigger than I expected. Look at the little goatly

Oh, shoot.

Hey,

Levi.

This is my mom and dad, Ginny and Greg Cooper.

Nice to meet you all. Nice to meet you. Great place. And my brother, Matt.

Nice to meet you.

Shall we? Sure. Sure.

So what are you going to do?

Can't call Twitchell. From what Chuck said, Matt is the main suspect.

How could it be?

Well, Chuck was there.

I don't think he would do it either.

Chuck and Matt are the only two who know about the coin.

You may have to go to the police this time.

I am 99 % sure Matt wouldn't do it.

Well, 98.

There you go.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Thank you all.

Everything is delicious, Naomi.

Aw, I had some hell.

Thank you, though.

Marion heard from Lydia.

And? She said that Lydia is happy in her cousin's home, but she did not sound

happy. They feel on one finger.

Yes, but I don't think we should talk about that.

Oh, Cheryl, you worry too much about our feelings.

I am more than happy to answer your questions, Ginny.

Well, I've read that you encourage your children to go out and sin.

In our church, we teach our children that sin is something to stay away from.

Mom.

I didn't send my children out into the street to teach them that it's

I understand how you feel.

But there are so many children who walk away from their faith as they get older.

Of course, our desire as parents is that they join the church, but that is their

decision, one between them and good, not ours.

Makes sense.

I was expected to follow in my parents' footsteps because they're pastors, but

it wasn't until I got out into the world I started to realize why I needed a

Savior.

I think when I...

really gave my life to Christ. It was real.

Do most stay in the church after they join?

They do.

And we believe it is because they were given the chance to choose.

If they do decide to leave once they're part of the church, they'll be shunned,

right?

I have not seen any shunning for many years.

It is way less prevalent today.

Who's ready for cake?

I am. Me too.

The cake was delicious, Naomi.

Do you like it? I do.

Thank you.

No.

No.

So, I only added a few charms, so you can kind of pick your own.

Or you can just tell me which charms you want.

I thought we could add to it each year.

It's perfect.

I love it.

Now for our gift.

What? You don't have to do that.

Would everyone join me outside?

And I will get the lemonade.

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

I think I trust you guys.

What is it? Can I open my eyes now? You can open your eyes.

Cheryl, be patient.

Am I going for a ride?

I hope for many.

Patience is yours.

What?

This is the horse that you told me about.

We discussed it with the family and we're happy to board her here.

So, she's yours to take for a ride whenever you want.

That's too generous of you.

Oh, well, it's easy for us. We have an empty stall and plenty of hay.

I could barely keep a surprise from you. I was about to burst.

We're glad you like her. You always wanted a horse. I like her.

You didn't tell me about Levi.

Levi's just a friend, Mel.

As long as you know that's all he can ever be.

I still can't believe it.

I have a horse.

Did you take a picture?

Oh, yeah. I took, like, 20 pictures of you and your birthday horse. Can I see

it? Um, yeah. I think I might have left my phone back there.

Okay, I'll be right back.

Okay. Hmm.

Where would you hide a coin?

My phone was in the truck.

Good.

So if you want to tell me what you're looking for, maybe I can just help you

find it?

No, Matt, I just...

Just wanted to see if I was a thief or not.

That's not it.

But Chuck told me he saw your truck drive by the Swiss Miss last night, and

just wanted to prove it wasn't you.

Have I ever stolen anything from you?

No.

Okay, well, you know, Chuck was right that he saw me drive by, but I couldn't

sleep last night, so I just went for a drive.

And when I saw the lights on in the shop, I wanted to see what was going on,

I saw Chuck working. I figured everything was fine.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

You think you can forgive me?

No, I don't think so, unless I delete your horse photos.

Wait, that's not fair.

Okay.

If you're done snooping around, I do need to call Leah back.

Leah? Do you have a girlfriend?

Oh, she's more than a girlfriend. She is my fiancé.

What? Matt, you didn't say anything.

Okay, well, we're definitely even now.

I'm sorry. I'm not ready to really open it up for discussion with Mom and Dad.

Well, I can keep it secret.

Since when?

A job well done.

It has a default code, so you'll need to set a new one.

Thanks, Chuck.

I wish I had gotten the safe before the coin was stolen.

Yeah, sure. Sorry about that.

Thanks.

Let me know if there's anything else that you need.

I will.

Bye, Chuck.

Thanks, Chuck.

I don't think it was Chuck.

I don't either. And I'm 100 % sure that it wasn't Matt.

Who else could it be?

I have no idea.

Which is why I called Twitchell this morning and reported the coin as stolen.

I think that is wise.

Well... You coming, ma 'am?

Uh, not yet. Cheryl and I are going to go visit Maybelline.

All right, well, see you later.

Bye.

Who is Maybelline?

Maybelline Finn. I had asked her if she remembered the Streeters, and she does.

Maybe she'll know what happened to Ellen.

Mm -hmm.

Let us find out.

Maybelline has been blind since she was just a child.

Ellen was such a lovely young woman.

It's hard for me to imagine why she married a man like Bill.

Why? What was he like?

Well, I know it's not polite to speak ill of the dead, but he was just awful.

He would never let her out of his sight.

She couldn't go out without him knowing what she was doing or where she was

going.

We lived right next door to Ellen, and she and my mother would chat over the

fence.

She confided in my mother.

Bill would not have liked it if he knew what really good friends they were.

Do you remember the night he died?

I won't ever forget it.

Not because of Bill's death, but I heard things that night that just didn't make

sense.

And when I asked my mom about it, she said I must have been mistaken.

I think she knew what happened.

I think she kept it a secret, even from me.

You said you heard things?

That night, I heard a car pull in to Bill and

Ellen's, and a little bit later, a car left.

There must have been a couple of hours that went by.

And then a car arrived about 15 minutes before the police showed up.

The story was that Amos came by to visit his brother Bill and found Bill at the

bottom of the stairs.

Amos said that Ellen had left Bill about a week earlier.

But you don't think she did?

Well... I heard Ellen and my mother talking just two days before Bill's

And when I asked her about that, she said she hadn't.

I think that's the only time my mother lied to me.

You think Ellen was there, but she left before the police came?

I am blind.

But I have excellent hearing.

Do you think Ellen could have killed Bill before she left town?

Ellen was not the type of person to do something like that.

I'm afraid we may never know what really happened that night.

I spoke to Bill's brother, Amos.

He says Ellen is still alive.

Do you think he's telling the truth?

I'm not sure.

But why would he lie?

Lunch is ready.

I have something I want to show to Cheryl first.

It's right over here.

Just like the one in Ellen's purse.

She made it for my mom.

Ellen loved lilacs.

It's beautiful.

I smell something delicious.

Yes. Fresh bread.

Mm -hmm.

My friends take care of me.

We do what we can, but it's Chuck that does most of the heavy lifting around

here.

Yes. He is very good to me.

He's coming by later to do some painting.

He says something in the house needs to be touched up.

Why are you smiling?

Maybelline and Chuck were once in love.

But Maybelline didn't want to burden Chuck with her disability, so she told

that she had fallen for someone else so that he would leave her.

I believe she regrets her decision and realized that she turned love away, a

love that would have given them both happiness.

Does Chuck know?

No, and she made me promise not to tell.

Well, you just told me.

I did not promise not to tell you.

And you did not promise not to tell anyone.

Good

news.

We found your coin.

That was quick.

We are lucky.

You thought it was some guy in Akron?

We're still trying to find out who he is.

Recognize him?

I've never seen him before.

No, sorry.

No. Okay.

Well, we'll post this around town. Someone must know who he is.

Keep the picture in the meantime.

Do you think he'll come back?

I doubt it.

But you never know.

Good day, ladies.

Excuse me.

Thanks.

I can't believe it.

It's my fault.

Chuck, what's your fault?

Remember when I told you I checked with someone about the value of the coin?

Yeah? That's him.

He lives in Akron.

We met a couple years ago at a coin convention.

We've been passing emails back and forth since then.

I had no idea he would do something like this.

Wow. Thankfully, we found the coin, and to be honest, I'm just glad it wasn't

someone I know.

Well, I should never have told him.

Chuck, hang on a second.

Sure.

This reminds me of a story.

A story about a young man and a young woman who were madly in love.

She had a problem.

A problem she was afraid might ruin his life.

So she told him she was in love with someone else.

But she wasn't.

And all these years later, we still regret telling him that.

Thank you.

Bye, Chuck.

Wait!

Don't get mad.

I talked to Lance, and he mentioned that he ran into someone at the bank. They

fired the person who replaced you. Isn't that wonderful?

Why would you talk to Lance?

Honey, you know I think the world of Lance.

He broke my heart. And he's very sorry.

We all make mistakes.

I thought you wanted a family.

What does that have to do with anything?

You're not in your 20s anymore.

And if you haven't noticed, Sugar Creek is not exactly overflowing with eligible

men.

Dad lived here.

She has a point. And he left.

He knew there was no opportunity here.

I want to... help you. I don't want you to wake up one day and realize that your

life has passed you by.

She already has a cat. Not helpful, Matt.

Excuse me.

She wants me to stand by and watch her waste her life.

She has so much potential.

She still does.

Has it occurred to you that she's happy?

Matt, don't start.

Real happiness rarely comes without responsibility.

Yeah.

Cheryl is like the epitome of responsibility. Just ask Aunt Mitzi. I

talking about Cheryl.

Oh, right. Yeah,

back to me. Can you not even imagine the possibility that I've changed?

How could I when you don't come around enough for me to know anything about

Okay, well, here's something.

I'm engaged.

What? You are kidding me.

You're marrying someone we haven't even met yet.

Mm -hmm.

Matt, you don't have a thin job.

Yeah. No, I don't have a job. No, I started my own business.

And it's doing really well.

What kind of business?

You remember when I was always saying that there's an easier way...

You

left me.

Sorry. I just couldn't listen to them anymore.

I think it's safe for you to come back in now.

Why? Did Mom talk you into giving up your dreams too?

No. No, I wrote Dad a check for everything I've ever borrowed with

That helped pretty good.

I know it's not about the money, but... Matt, do you think I'm ruining my life?

Are you asking me for advice?

I hate to admit it, but Mom's not wrong.

I thought we'd be married by now.

But Lance isn't right for me.

For now, I just think this is where I'm supposed to be.

I know that doesn't make sense.

I'm sorry about all that.

We're sorry.

Your dad pointed out that what you choose doesn't have to make sense to me

long as it does to you.

It's hard to know when to stop parenting.

You always came to me for advice.

But now you two are grown and you don't need me.

That's not true.

We still need you.

Yeah, but not the same way we used to.

I want what's best for you.

And I'm going to do my best and let go.

We hope you both can forgive us.

Of course we can.

Get in here.

Warren, Miss Cooper?

Hey, Chief.

Well, I think I got some good news for you.

Oh, yeah?

Thanks to the information that Chuck gave us, the Akron police picked up the

in the photo, and he's been charged.

Did they say what he did with the other things?

He said he didn't take them.

So what? There were two robberies on the same night?

Have you thought about getting a security system?

What if someone taking them had something to do with whatever happened

years ago?

Has anything changed?

No. Then leave it alone.

That's in the past.

What happened, Ellen?

Of course.

If you weren't hiding something, why would you lie?

Because Bill told everyone that he kept Ellen inside to protect her.

That she was a danger to herself.

So Ellen was there the night Bill died.

And you went over to the house, found him dead, and helped Ellen get away?

You're Ellen Streeter.

And you're the man she loved.

When my brother must have sensed that...

Ellen was planning to leave.

He put her things inside that old chute.

Then he came back later that evening and found that she was ready to leave. Oh,

he was so furious.

There isn't anyone else.

You're lying.

Let go of me!

I tried to help him, but he died impotently.

I was afraid the police would think she'd done it, so I told her I'd come

her up and take her to the bus station in Canton.

How did you figure it out?

Maybelline Finn told me that she had heard a car pulling up, but that it had

left before the police came.

But it wasn't until I smelled Ellen's sachet that I remembered the

that Maybelline showed me.

You made that for Maybelline's mother, didn't you? Yeah.

And the flowers on that?

Match the flowers on your pillows.

Did Maybelline's mother know what happened that night?

She thought. Amos dragged me away, but she never told anyone.

Why did you take the person's suitcase from my office?

If you had told me you knew where Ellen was, I would have given them to you. I

panicked.

I hope you'll forgive me.

Of course I can forgive you.

And when that coin turns up, it belongs to you, Ellen.

Oh, thank you.

It has sentimental value.

If I were you, I would tell Chief Twitchell the truth.

Bill's death was already ruled as an accident, and after 40 years, he's not

going to want to reopen this case.

You're sure?

Trust me, he doesn't want the paperwork.

Did you enjoy your time with your family?

I did.

I'm glad they got to see my life here.

It might not be exactly what they envisioned for me, but I think they're

starting to accept that I'm right where God wants me to be.

Family is a blessing from God.

Yeah. You ready?

Let's go.

Family isn't always perfect.

It's messy and complicated.

But it's also one of God's greatest gifts.

And when we lean into love,

Even broken places can be mended.