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[Cassie] Previously on Good Witch...

I don't think
I've ever seen Grace

not prepared for anything.

-Why do you do it?
-This stuff looks good

on college applications.

What is it you love?

[Abigail] There's been
a lot of talk of romance lately,

but it got me thinking if I'm ever gonna
find someone I wanna be with forever.

-I'm sure you will.
-Maybe. Maybe not.

They say that some couples
can't work together,

but I knew it would be
different with you two.

Oh, it doesn't really matter
who's the boss, does it?

Wait, you...
You're the boss now?

All I know is
that we work well together.

[soft music playing]

Okay. I'll talk to Abigail
about the flowers

and you can figure out
who's working with you on decorations.

I'm gonna need a lot of help.

Maybe we can round up
another volunteer.

[sighs] Do you want
something to drink?

No, thanks.

What were you
talking to Katie about?

The formal. We're on
the planning committee.

I wanted to ask her to go,

but I don't know if she knows me
well enough to say yes.

We could use a few more people
on the committee.

You want me to help
put together a dance?

We meet every day after school
and during lunch,

and you would get to work
side-by-side with Katie,

who would be so happy
with anyone who wanted to help.

Where do I sign up?

-But who is it?
-He asked for privacy.

Well, can't you
even give us a hint?

I told him I wouldn't tell
anyone that he was here.

[sighs]

Can I get anyone
anything else?

Get Cassie to tell us
the name of the mystery man

who's been staying
at Grey House for the past three days.

I've been in the same house
with him, and even I don't know who it is.

Is this the mystery man

that I've been sending grilled cheese
and French fries to every night?

Every single night.

So, we know he likes
grilled cheese.

-And French fries.
-And he arrived by private jet.

It's been parked at the county air strip
since he got here.

-[Stephanie] Oh!
-He is doing some work here.

I take him his tea
every day at one o'clock,

and I told him I wouldn't
tell anyone what he is doing.

Well, if he has a private jet,
then he has to be rich.

-Maybe famous.
-Ooh, or maybe even royalty!

And he's here by himself,
so he's probably single.

I just wish somebody could
find out more about who he is.

Somebody really should.

-Noah.
-Hi.

-What're you working on?
-[sighs] School formal stuff.

Oh, I was actually wanting
to talk with you about that.

I figured we were gonna go,

but I hadn't officially
asked you, so...

Yes. [chuckles]

Yes! Of course, yes.

I was thinking I should do
a big, fancy invitation, but...

No. This is perfect.
And I get something to eat.

Yeah. I was thinking that
might be the icing on the cake.

[soft music playing]

[knock on door]

-Who are you?
-I brought you some tea.

No. No, Cassie brings that
at one o'clock.

It's not even 12:30.

I was just thinking...

in case she forgets.

Should I bring this in?

Yeah. Fine.

Thank you.

Where would you like it?

Well, anywhere is fine.

[chuckles]

What are you working on?

I'm, um, developing
a dating website.

Really? I've never used
one of those before.

Well, you'd be surprised
how many people have,

to get over the awkwardness
of meeting people.

-Can I see what it does?
-Oh, no! Uh...

I'm sorry.

I'm very careful with my work.

I write it out on this board
because I like to see everything

right out in front of me,

then I transfer it all
to an offline computer,

so no one can hack into
what I'm doing.

And then I erase it all,

and I start over fresh
in the morning.

Isn't that a lot of trouble

to go through for something
that sets people up for lunch?

Oh, no. No, it does
a lot more than that.

I'm Abigail, by the way.

-Hmm?
-Abigail.

Oh! I'm, uh... I'm Phil.

Well, I will let you
get back to it.

Yeah.

Um... Thank you
for bringing the tea.

[door closes]

[theme music playing]

[piano playing]

Phil.

Um, Sam, this is
one of my guests.

-Oh, hi.
-Hi.

-Do you have a recycling bin?
-I do in the kitchen.

I'm not gonna be needing all
these questionnaires any more.

Oh. Well, here.
Let me take it for you.

-Oh, thanks.
-Yeah.

Is this what you've been
working on?

Yeah, when I was
building my, um...

Well, my dating website.

You should tell Sam
about what you're doing.

Sounds like you're some kind
of a high-tech matchmaker.

Yeah. Yeah, sort of.

I figured out a way to guarantee perfect
pairings based on subjects' responses

to some carefully-constructed
statements designed to draw out

specific levels of information.

Things like, do you like
your ice cream in a cup or cone?

-No.
-[chuckles]

We ask open-ended questions,

like describe
your perfect Sunday afternoon,

why do your friends
say they're friends with you,

then we have people
write the answers longhand,

so they reveal more
about themselves.

I always felt like
putting pen to paper

was a more personal form
of communication.

You and I think alike.

Then I input the data and
I run it through an algorithm

that discovers connections the applicants
might have never realized they had.

Oh. Why are some of these
stapled together?

Those are couples
that my program matched up.

Oh. I bet they were happy
to have found someone so right for them.

Oh, no.
This is just beta testing.

To show the program works,

I hired a marketing firm
to take anonymous samples,

but we didn't do
any real-world meet ups.

Oh, but these two people
are perfect for each other?

-That's what the computer says.
-Well, look at that.

This man and woman
both live in Middleton.

[Phil] How can you tell?
I didn't take names or addresses.

Yeah, but they describe
places they like to go,

the park with the footbridge
over Eternity Creek,

and the bookstore where
they do readings on Saturday nights.

-That's all right here.
-It was a national sample.

What are the odds two of them
would be from Middleton?

I'm not someone who thinks
too much about the odds,

but I do like to help
the right people find each other.

The chance
of finding those two people

based on those answers...

But you're also not somebody
who thinks about chance either.

-[chuckles]
-I don't understand.

What are you gonna do?

She's gonna figure out
who those two people are.

And bring 'em together.

[soft music playing]

-[door closes]
-Good morning, Sam.

[Sam chuckles]

Morning.

-What are you reading?
-Dating questionnaires.

You really think
you can figure that out?

I can't not try.

[sighs] I'm just glad I didn't have to
fill one out in order to meet you.

[chuckles] "What's the sound
of your favorite color?"

Ooh, that's easy. A flute.

What color
does that sound like?

Magenta.

-You say that like it's obvious.
-Isn't it?

"What three things would you need
in order to spend the perfect hour?"

I can answer this one.
Cassie, Cassie and Cassie.

-That's just one thing.
-I have my own way of doing math.

And I gotta get to work.

All right.

And good luck
finding anybody based on those questions.

I don't know who they would've asked
to fill those out.

-Ooh, that's a good idea.
-I had an idea?

Phil said he hired a marketing team
to gather this data.

Maybe they can tell me
who these people are.

You're gonna get in touch
with whoever conducted the survey?

-It was your idea.
-Hmm! I'm a genius.

So he's a website designer.

Yeah... But he's
way too into his work,

and he thinks dating is just two people
being matched up by a computer.

Computers?

Whatever happened to just

walking past a guy
four or five times until he notices you?

-[door bell ringing]
-Four or five times?

Okay, well some of us have
to walk further than others.

Hello. Are you here to talk about
floral arrangements for the dance?

I am, but Nick is here
to pick up the corsage for his date.

Who are you going with?

A girl on the dance committee
that I'm working with.

You're on the dance committee?

It was to get to know
the girl.

And I asked her,
and it worked.

What color dress
is she wearing?

I'm supposed
to know that already?

-Oh...
-[chuckles]

Find out, and then there's
a book of corsages over there.

-Thank you.
-[laughter]

Okay. Well, I should
be getting back to work.

Maybe I'll find a guy
to walk past one or five times.

See you later.

I saw Noah do

his cute little dance
invite yesterday.

Yeah, he's really
looking forward to going.

We both are, which is why

I wanna make sure that
the flowers look really good.

[clicks tongue] Okay.
Where are you having it?

At the school, in the gym.

You're holding a romantic winter formal
in a gym?

It barely smells
like basketballs in there.

Grace, this is one
of those nights you're gonna remember

for the rest of your life.

Can't you find somewhere
better than that?

But the dance is this Saturday.

It is too late
to find someplace else.

You're on the committee,
aren't you?

-Yes.
-And you're a Merriwick?

-Yes.
-It's never too late for a Merriwick.

We can always
make things better.

[phone ringing]

-Hello?
-[woman on phone] Cassie Nightingale?

-Yes.
-This is Helen Thorland.

Oh, thanks for getting
back to me.

I got your number
from Phil Sturgess.

You conducted
a survey last year

for a dating website
he's working on.

I supervised the team
that did, yes.

Well, I saw one
of the matches

his program made, two people
who live in my town

and are perfect for each other,

and I wondered if there might
be a way to contact them.

I'm sorry. We keep all
of our surveys confidential.

Oh...

[sighs]

If it helps,
the sample we used

was 300 men and women,

and we only used people

who failed to meet a match
on other dating sites.

So they were

really determined
to meet their right match.

And they were all between
the ages of 25 and 29.

Well, that's something
to go on. Thank you.

I appreciate your help.

[Martha] I just don't see
how it's possible.

The dance is
only a few days away,

and you wanna move it
from indoors at the high school

to outside in the city park?

[sighs] I wanna call it
A Night Under the Stars.

And I call it
wishful thinking.

Have you even
considered the cost?

I ran the numbers,
and we can make it work.

And it's supposed to be
really nice this weekend,

perfect for all of us
to be outdoors.

But you'd still need a permit,

and there is a rather
substantial fee for that.

I was sort of wondering

if you knew anyone
influential at City Hall

who might
let us do it for free?

Hmm... Give me some time,

and I'll see what I can do.

Thank you so much!

I don't know what it is
about you Merriwicks,

but you always seem to be
able to cast a spell over me.

That's what I was hoping.

Maybe I'm old-fashioned
because I don't see how people

can be brought together
by answering the question,

"If you're on a desert island,
what historical figure

would you want with you,
and what would you talk about?"

I get a lot of information
out of that question.

Hello, Phil.

So this one's still not a believer?

No, I'm working on him.

Other dating sites,
they just ask people

fill-in-the-blank questions,
but I match people

based on different things.

I bring people together

who wouldn't have realized
they were the perfect match.

How exactly does your program
decide who's supposed to be a couple?

No, no, no. That's...

That's the secret part

that's one day gonna send
my IPO through the roof.

Hmm.

You know, since your work
is mostly done,

you might enjoy seeing what's been
right outside your door.

There's a park
behind Grey House.

It's a good shortcut
to downtown.

You might wanna see where it leads you.

Maybe I'll do that
in the morning. Goodnight.

-Goodnight.
-Goodnight.

-So...
-Yeah?

"What traits of yours could be considered
both positive and negative?"

For you, I would
write skeptical.

[laughing]

Uh, this woman says
she has energy to burn.

Um, she goes to bed late

because she never falls asleep,

and everybody she shakes hands with
tells her how warm her hands feel.

When did these people
fill this out?

Uh, sometime last year. Why?

Because if a patient of mine
exhibited symptoms

like high metabolism,
irregular sleep patterns and warm skin,

I'd be curious enough
to have them checked out

for a variety of conditions,
including hyperthyroidism.

-Is it serious?
-It can be.

Especially if she says that
she thinks she's so healthy

she's never seen a doctor.

Let me see if I can move
my schedule around tomorrow.

Why?

So I have time to work with you

and find the woman
that wrote this.

[soft music playing]

Okay. So, we know
where she likes to go on weekends.

[sighs] Yeah, to that bookstore
downtown. Thank you.

which means at least
she lived in Middleton

when she filled out the form.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, and her desert island
person is Shakespeare.

She likes to read his sonnets.

Unless that's just something
she said to sound romantic.

Does anybody really read
Shakespearean sonnets?

Mm, I do. [chuckles]

-Um, what else did she say?
-[laughs]

Oh, she was on the track team
in high school.

Here in Middleton?

Yeah, she ran the mile
the year her team won state.

Oh, so a Middleton athlete
on a state championship team.

You know, there's...
There's a trophy case at City Hall

with pictures
of all the teams that won.

-With names?
-Maybe.

That's as good
a place to start as any.

-We can go tomorrow morning.
-Thanks for helping, Sam.

You're not the only one
in this relationship

that appreciates a good mystery.

Thank you so much
for meeting me here so early.

If this dance is going to happen
on Saturday night,

we need to get on it
right away.

Abigail?

Oh, good morning.
Aren't these beautiful?

Yes, I suppose they are.

Cassie told me they were in bloom,
and they don't last

that long this time of year,
so I came by to take a look.

Well, if the winter formal
ends up being here,

we'll make sure to warn the students
not to trample them.

-Thank you.
-[buzzing]

What is that noise?

Oh! Honestly, I...

I don't know
why I ever approved

giving out permits
to people to fly drones!

That's one of those models
with the built-in camera.

What? Really?

Well, I hope it's not
taking pictures of me!

I don't want the camera to see me
with my resting mayor's face.

-Look out!
-Oh!

What? Oh! Oh! Oh!

Oh! [groans]

-Are you okay?
-Oh! Yes, I...

I think so, yes.

Sorry.

Uh, I... I was showing

the boys my new toy,
and it kind of got away from us.

Yeah. We're sorry,
Mayor Tinsdale.

Well, that's all right.
I'm... I'm fine.

You do have a permit, I hope,
to fly that thing.

Of... Of course.

Well then, just try to be
more careful in the future.

I will. I will. Okay.

Oh!

Thank goodness
you were here to save me!

Martha, this is Phil.
He's staying with us at Grey House.

-Oh, so you're the mystery man!
-I am?

-Martha...
-What?

Oh. Uh. Mystery in the sense
that it's a mystery

how you happened
to show up right in time.

Right.

Well, thanks again,

and be sure to call me
when you decide

as to whether the dance
can be here or not.

-Yes, Madam Mayor.
-Mm-hm. Ta-ta!

Well, you just saved our mayor
from an aerial attack.

They might give you
a medal for that.

Where are you headed?

Cassie told me
to cut through here as a shortcut

from Grey House into town.

The other way
is actually faster, but...

you can go this way too.

So I'm gonna, um...

I'm gonna walk.

Have a nice day.

[Martha] You're lucky
I was able to be here on time,

considering the
frightful morning I've had.

Thank you for meeting with us.

We're looking
for trophies from about 10 years ago.

Well, they should
all be in there somewhere!

Well, here's one right there.
State champs.

[Cassie] Yeah,
and there's another one.

Different year.

Middleton High's track team
was the one to beat in those days.

Well, how do we narrow it down?

I wonder what these articles say
about the people on the winning teams.

[Sam] Oh, wait, look at this.

"Miler, Marion Anderson,
says she calms herself down

before each race by reading
Shakespeare to herself."

Is she the person
you're looking for?

How many people do you know
that actually read Shakespeare?

I'm sure we can find
her address in the city records,

and then you two can go
and try and track her down.

-Hmm!
-Looks like we're getting somewhere.

[soft music playing]

Hmm. Do you think that's her?

-Might be.
-Good job!

Good. Your core is getting
a lot stronger.

Next Wednesday?

Hi. Can I help you?

Um, are you Marion Anderson?

I am. [chuckles softly]

Uh, this might seem strange,

but, um, we found you
through a dating questionnaire

you filled out
with some handwritten essays.

I thought that was anonymous.

It was, uh, but you were
matched with someone,

and I thought it would be nice

to find the two of you
so you could meet.

Is this him?

No, I'm just a doctor

who got drawn into this.
I'm Sam Radford.

Hi. Oh, I have a friend
who's a patient of yours.

Some things you mentioned
on the questionnaire...

brought us here
for a different reason.

-Is there something wrong?
-Um...

No, uh, not necessarily.

Well, what's going on?
Tell me.

[sighs] What you wrote
about your energy level

and your metabolism, along with
your aversion to sunlight,

made me think that you might
need some medical attention.

"Medical attention"?
About what?

It sounds like you could have
an issue with your thyroid.

I've never felt like
there's anything wrong.

No, there might not be.

Dr. Radford just felt
they should run some tests.

Okay. Well, whatever
it takes to find out.

And I might
be overly concerned,

but we would wanna find out
as soon as possible.

[sighs deeply]

Then the coach pulls me aside
and he says

I've been hitting
with a lot more power recently,

so starting tomorrow,
he's moving me to clean up.

Wait, that doesn't seem fair

that they're making
you clean up instead of play.

-No, it's when...
-I'm joking.

I know that clean up
means you're batting fourth.

Congratulations.

Yeah, I'm starting
to think that I might...

-[cell phone ringing]
-Sorry!

Oh, I think
it's Mayor Tinsdale.

Mayor Tinsdale?

Uh-huh.

What? Really?

Uh, yes! Yes, of course. Uh...

I will get started
on everything right away.

Okay. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. [chuckles]

That was Mayor Tinsdale

and she said that we can have
the dance at the park.

I thought we were having it at school.

I know. I didn't
wanna say anything

until it was official,
but it's official!

So it is going to be
A Night Under the Stars.

-[chuckles] That's great!
-I know!

Uh, but I am going to have
to say no to bowling.

I gotta get home, put a list together
before the end of the night.

You have been putting
lists together all week.

It's why I've hardly seen you.

I know,

but we want everything
to be special, right?

I guess, but you're gonna
be at my game tomorrow, right?

Yes, of course!
I wouldn't miss it.

[sighs]

[Marion] I'm glad
you convinced me to come.

[Cassie] So are we.

So, I've asked the lab

to run a few tests to know
if your thyroid is functioning properly.

If it's not,
and we caught it in time,

you'll have to take
hormones and beta blockers.

And what if we didn't
catch it in time?

There's an iodine treatment
that's safe,

and there's
very few side effects.

I can hardly believe

that you were able
to track me down

based on how I answered
a dating questionnaire.

It's a good thing you were
a Shakespeare-loving track star.

Marion? They're ready
for you in the lab.

Dr. Stallings will be the one
working with you down there,

and, uh, I'll consult with him
once the results come back.

And oversee your treatment,
if there is any.

I'll see you in a bit.

-Thank you so much.
-Sure.

Marion should be thanking you.

There's no way of knowing
she'd be okay

if you hadn't wanted to find her
and that man she's so right for.

Well, finding her
perfect match doesn't seem

like the most important thing
right now.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

I'll let you know how she is
as soon as I hear anything.

-Okay?
-Yeah, thanks.

[soft music playing]

-Oh!
-Excuse me.

Sorry. So, is that
how your website works?

Hmm?

You figure out
where someone's gonna be

and just keep
running into them?

Actually, that's something I could work
into the software.

But it takes more than
just the right program.

It's matching a person with
the thing they desire. It's simple.

That just sounds like marketing.

It's a lot more than that.

When I worked in advertising,

it was all about creating
wants and needs

that the customer
didn't even know they had.

Yes, but people who are alone

all want the same thing.
They all want to not be alone.

So you're selling them

on the fantasy that
there's someone for everyone?

I'm selling them on the idea
that if there is someone out there,

I'm gonna make sure
they meet up.

But how can you be so sure

that they're gonna
find the right one?

Because I look
under the surface

and get to the intangibles
in a person's life.

My algorithm analyses
keywords and phrases,

and it actually reads
between the lines

to form a deeper
personality profile,

and then it matches up people
who'd have had no idea

they should even be together.

That would be amazing...

If it works.

It's gonna work.

Between the Lines
is going to be

the biggest thing
in internet matchmaking ever!

Abigail!

Martha says we can
have the dance at the park.

-That's great!
-Look out for drones.

-What?
-Never mind.

I should get back to my work,

unless you think
I'm wasting my time.

I didn't say that.

No, not exactly.
Not in those words,

but I read between the lines.

-He seems nice.
-Yeah, I guess so.

-You know, he likes you.
-No.

-He likes you.
-He barely knows me.

Oh, come on. Did you see
the way that he was looking at you?

No, I didn't.

Well, then,

it's a good thing that I got
here in time to point it out.

[Sam] As Dr. Stallings explained,
you do have hyperthyroidism,

but luckily, we caught it early,
and it's easy to treat.

I want you to make
some changes in your diet,

and a few other adjustments
to your lifestyle.

Is one of those
lifestyle adjustments

meeting that perfect match

that you and Cassie said
is out there for me?

Well, if only
it were that easy.

It was hard enough to find you.

That's okay.
I won't get my hopes up.

Although I guess he's the one

who'll never know
what he's missing.

That's the way
to think about it.

When does
the dance floor arrive?

Saturday, but someone
should be here early

to make sure it gets set up
in the right spot.

-Oh, I can do that.
-Oh, okay.

And then we can move the tables
and chairs over here,

and put the heaters in the tent
where the food will be.

I didn't realize there was
this much to do

just to get ready for a dance.

Yeah, which is why
it's great that you're helping us.

Okay. I think we've got
everything all planned out.

I just feel like
we're forgetting something.

What else is there?

Noah! Hi!

I forgot your game. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

How did you do?

We won.

That's great.

I wanted to make sure
you didn't leave

without looking at
the timeline for the dance.

I highlighted everything you need to do
from when you get here.

Okay. Thank you. Thanks.

How much more
committee stuff do you have to do?

Just a few more things.

Uh, do you have to work
during the dance too?

Just whatever's highlighted.

You know, all I wanted to do
was dance with my girlfriend.

I didn't know I had to schedule time
in between jobs.

We can still find the time.

Look, if you're
gonna be too busy,

maybe we should just
forget about it.

Forget about what?

Maybe we shouldn't
go to the dance at all.

Oh, it's just you.

[chuckles] Who was I supposed to be?

I thought you might be Phil.

No, I think
he's upstairs working.

Good, because I don't know
what to say when I run into him again.

Oh. Have you been
running into him?

A lot. And your daughter
seems to think that he likes me.

Grace is a pretty good judge
about those kinds of things.

I know. What if she's right?

Guys have liked you before.

Not one who's practically
living in this house.

Do you like him?

I thought that I might,
and then we sort of

started arguing about
how people should meet.

Right.

People who argue can't possibly
be interested in each other.

[gasps]

Phil! We were just
talking about you.

Is it about how you stole
the idea for my website?

Stole your what?

I just found out that someone else
is starting a site exactly like mine.

And the only way they could
have found out about it

is from the only person
that I told.

And the only person
I told was you.

[scoffs] Why would I
have stolen your idea,

and what would I
even do with it?

Companies pay a lot of money
for intellectual property like this.

You think I would do this
for money?

How do you know it was stolen?

Because PhysiCorp Systems
just announced

the release date
for their dating website

called In-between the Lines.

It's supposed to come out three weeks
before mine was going to go live.

They're saying
how it goes beyond

the usual yes and no answers.

It uses an algorithm
exactly like the one

I came up with,
and I wrote it on my whiteboard,

and the only person I told
about the algorithm was you.

-I told only you.
-I didn't tell anyone!

Then how else could they have
found out about it?

You'll be hearing
from my lawyers tomorrow,

which is exactly when
I'll be checking out of this place,

which I wish I'd never come to.

[tense music playing]

[soft music playing]

Can I help you?

Uh, I hope so.

I'm looking for somebody
who maybe works here.

He filled out
a questionnaire last year,

and I just wanted to get in touch
with him regarding the results.

The way he wrote
and the interests he wrote about

made me think he might be
a sports columnist.

I can put you
in touch with ours.

Great. Uh,
probably late 20s, early 30s.

Oh [chuckles]
our guy's way older.

He's been here
since Super Bowl I.

-Oh.
-You might try the Blairsville Clarion.

They hired a new guy about a year ago.

Ah. That means
I have to go to Blairsville,

and I was having
such a good day.

-Thanks for your help.
-Sure. Good luck.

[soft music playing]

[bells chiming]

Oh, there you are.

What time did you finally
get home last night?

Not until after midnight.

We still have so much
to get ready before the dance.

-Tonight's the big night.
-Yeah.

Except Noah's not going.

What?

We've been texting
back and forth since he told me,

and I didn't wanna tell you
until it was official, but...

It's official.

What happened?

He doesn't think I'm gonna
have time to be with him.

And is he right about that?

I mean, I'm gonna have
a few things to do,

but we were
still gonna be there.

Be there at the same time,
but together?

As much as possible.

Well, that's too bad.

I know that Noah
was really looking forward

to being there with you.

Hmm.

[Grace] When did you get that?

I've had this around
for a while.

[Christmas music playing]

That's nice.

I always thought
it was special.

[door opens]

-Hey, Sam.
-Hi.

-Hi, Grace.
-Hi.

What's going on with her?

Oh, high school dance problems.

-Oh!
-How's Marion?

I met with her yesterday.
She's gonna be fine.

She doesn't need
any major procedures.

Well, that's good to hear.

-Wanna hear something else?
-Mm-mm.

I tracked down the guy
that's her perfect match.

Since when did you
become a matchmaker?

It was just Marion seemed
so curious about meeting him,

and I thought, we've come this far,
why not go all the way?

-Well, how'd you find him?
-In his questionnaire,

he said he loved basketball

but wasn't good enough to play,

and he used a few sports metaphors
in his essay,

which was really well written,

and he mentioned
that his proudest moment

was the first column
he had published in college.

I went on the hunch that maybe
he's working as a sports writer.

And you went around to every newspaper
in the tri-county area?

[laughs] There are only seven,

but I got lucky after two.

His name's Richard Stroud.

I looked up his address online,
and I thought...

I wanna go there. Yeah. Now.

-Which is why I brought my car.
-[chuckles] Okay.

Oh, Abigail!

There you are.

Have you been back to that park
where I saw you the other day?

Not since you saw me there.

I was hoping you might've

taken a stroll through
with our mystery man.

That will not
be happening, no.

And you haven't seen
our drone-flying man

doing any drone flying?

No. Why?

Well, I was able to get
city council to pass an ordinance

banning those things
from the park,

and I wanted to tell him

that his permit
was officially revoked.

Maybe see if his kids are there,

the ones flying the drone with him?

Oh, those weren't his kids.

Those are the Willets' boys.

Their mother just
lets them run wild.

So that man was flying
that drone by himself?

Mm-hmm.

-And you haven't seen him since?
-No.

Do you still have his permit on file?

-Yes, it's public record.
-So I could take a look at it?

At City Hall, yes.

[sighs] Then what are we doing here?

Well, I was gonna order a...

[groans] Never mind.

So, I read
some of Richard's columns.

-He's really good.
-Yeah, a perfect match

for an English lit major
like Marion.

Maybe the computer
is really better than all of us

at figuring out
who should be together.

There might be
a few things that we know

more than it does,
but let's see if we found our match,

and let the future decide
the rest.

-Hello.
-Hey. We're looking for Richard Stroud.

Well, then you've come
to the right place.

Oh. Mr. Stroud, my name
is Cassie Nightingale.

And I'm Sam Radford.

-We found your name when we...
-Oh, no. Sorry.

I'm Richard's brother, Stephen.

I'm house sitting while he and his wife
are on their honeymoon.

Your brother's married?

Yeah, just last week.

He finally found the love of his life.

[soft music playing]

Oh, sorry. I'm all out
of ideas for you to steal.

I didn't steal your idea,
but I think I know who did.

Remember that man in the park
flying the drone with his sons?

Well, those were not his sons,

and he doesn't even live in Middleton.

I got a look at his permit,

and he arrived the exact same day you did,
and now he's gone.

So?

So, I think he used the drone

to take photos of that whiteboard,
which is facing the window.

But how would he have known
that's how I like to work?

Someone you used to work with
would know.

Maybe you should take a look
at the name on this permit.

[tense music playing]

[Sam sighs]

So, what are we
gonna tell Marion?

I don't know. Maybe it's better
if she never knows

what happened
to her perfect match.

Because Richard found somebody
that he must think

is more perfect than she is.

I guess computers
aren't always right.

I feel so bad for her.

You know, I'm surprised
that you're this disappointed.

It's just after the diagnosis
and everything,

I was hoping we could give Marion
some kind of happily-ever-after.

Hmm. Well, you never know.

That part of the story
may not be written yet.

[doorbell dings]

Grace.

Hi.

Why aren't you at the dance?

Because...

I wanted to be here instead.

You look amazing.

[Grace chuckles]

Thank you.

Um...

Look, I was...

thinking about what you said,

about just wanting us
to be able to dance together.

That's what I wanted too,
to dance under the stars.

So I, um...

brought some music.

["Hello Hello" playing]

And the stars
were already up there,

just waiting
to be danced under.

I was wondering
if you still wanted to do

what that cupcake said.

♪ Hearts skip heady ♪

♪ You illuminate the sky ♪

♪ Somewhere steady ♪

♪ We hallucinate the highs... ♪

Did I already tell you
how great you look?

You did, yeah.

I'm, uh...

-I'm a little underdressed.
-What?

No. You look fine.

Thank you.

♪ When it's only you and I ♪

♪ Spilling secrets ♪

♪ Can we keep this
To ourselves? ♪

♪ Little whispers ♪

♪ Sudden shivers
And for a moment... ♪

You know... We can still
make it to the dance if you want.

Why?

Things are perfect right here.

♪ Your lonely bones ♪

♪ Just let me love you ♪

♪ Hello, hello ♪

-Sorry.
-Excuse me. Go ahead.

Oh, no. I was just,
uh, browsing.

Mm.

My brother told me
about this place,

and I thought
it'd be a good way

to spend a Saturday night.

Uh, is there anything
specific you like?

I'm not really
an expert on books.

-Oh.
-Hmm.

Have you ever read Shakespeare?

People read Shakespeare?

[chuckles] They have
a whole section over here.

-I'd love to take a look.
-Okay.

-[Marion] Everybody loves the plays...
-[Man] Yeah?

...but I'm fascinated
by the sonnets.

Good morning.

[sighs]

Well, it seems you were right
about the guy with the drone.

He worked for my company.

I never met him, but I guess
he was upset about being fired, or...

He went to my former partner, who knew
I liked to work on the white board.

So that's how they were able
to steal my idea.

Well, I'm glad you got
to the bottom of that.

I should have known
you'd never have done it.

I... I just didn't know how
else it could have happened.

And now you do.

Yeah.

Anyway, my lawyers were able

to keep them from working
with my intellectual property.

So you can put
your website online?

I could...

But I'm not going to.

I figured out I have a lot to learn
about dating before I start telling people

who should
and should not be together.

You sure do.

But I thought
maybe you could teach me.

If you wanted to.

Anyway, I'm gonna be staying
at Grey House for a while,

so...

Maybe I'll see you around.

[soft music playing]

And, ooh, here's
a picture of us dancing,

and... And then, ooh!

Here's a picture of us
eating burgers.

And here's one of him
giving me a corsage

that's actually just a flower
that he picked out of his backyard.

Sounds like you two
had a good time.

It was everything
we both wanted it to be,

but I've gotta go.

Noah has a game today,
and I promised

that I would be there
before the first pitch.

-Well, cheer loudly.
-Oh, I will. Bye.

Oh, Nick!

How was the dance?
Did you and Katie have a good time?

We hardly had any time at all.
With you not there,

I had to work twice as hard,
and we barely saw each other.

That's too bad.
I'm... I'm sorry.

Well, all I know is that
I won't be volunteering

to help at any more
school dances.

-Hi, Grace.
-Oh! Hi, Katie.

Did Nick tell you how amazing
he was at the dance last night?

He told me a little.

There was so much to do,
and he did it all.

Didn't complain, just dove in
and got the job done.

[Grace] Hmm!

Well, I... I mean,
I did volunteer.

We should go out some other time
and actually be together, okay?

[stammers] Yeah.

-Next weekend?
-Yeah.

-Great! I'll see you.
-Bye.

You know, it's not too late

to volunteer to help out
with the prom.

I might consider doing that.

[both chuckles]

Oh, I wanted to catch Grace
and congratulate her

on how the formal went off
without a hitch.

Perfect weather,
well-behaved teens,

and best of all, no drones.

No drones
is pretty much the key

to any successful dance.

[scoffs] It's the key
to everything,

which is why I'm so pleased
that they arrested

that conniving drone operator

for trying to steal
that young man's computer dating idea.

And I'm glad Abigail
was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Justice in Middleton
is swift and severe.

Criminals are not welcome here.

Oh! That would make
a great slogan.

I'm gonna put it
on the welcome sign.

So, I saw Marion last night
at a bookstore.

Guess who she was with?

-Who?
-Stephen Stroud.

Well, I thought
she was matched with his brother.

All I know is the two of them
seem to be having a good time.

So the computer wasn't right
about who's supposed to be with whom.

But somehow,

the right two people
ended up together anyway.

It's funny how things work out
that way, isn't it?

Yeah.

Funny.

[theme music playing]