Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder

I JUST ALWAYS PUT PEOPLE UP ON THIS PEDESTAL,

IN THIS LIGHT,

AND THEN WHEN IT FADES, I RUN AWAY,

AND THAT IS NOT FAIR TO ANYONE,

SPECIFICALLY ME,

RIGHT, DR. VEDDERS?

GREAT WORK, KENDAHL.

THANK YOU.

WELL, NOW I'M SENSING

THAT DEB HAS SOMETHING TO TELL US.

DID YOU MEET SOMEONE?

YOU MET SOMEONE, DIDN'T YOU?

WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?

WHERE DID YOU MEET HIM?

FIRST DATE TONIGHT.

MY GOD.

HE'S GONNA LOVE YOU JUST AS MUCH AS WE DO.

BIG STEPS ARE ALWAYS A LITTLE SCARY,

BUT JUST REMEMBER,

EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT IN LOVE AND LIFE

IS JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FEAR,

SO RUN TOWARDS IT, NOT AWAY FROM IT.

THAT IS SO TRUE.

NOW, WHY...

WHY DO I GET A FEELING

THAT DEB ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH SOMETHING TO TELL US?

THANK YOU, CHRIS.

I JUST WANT ALL OF YOU TO KNOW,

THAT YOU HAVE TRULY BEEN

THE MOST WONDERFUL GROUP I HAVE LED

AND BEEN A PART OF,

AND AS WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR,

THIS IS GOING TO BE MY LAST DAY.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE GONNA DO THIS?

THE NEW DOCTOR IS BOTH AN UPGRADE

AND AN OLD COLLEAGUE OF MINE.

NOW, YOU ALL HAVE MY NUMBER UPSTATE.

I'M JUST GOING TO BE TAKING A...

WELL, A LITTLE "ME TIME"

TO WORK ON MY MEMOIRS,

RECONNECT WITH EVERYTHING.

I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR YOU.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

CHRIS...

OKAY.

IF YOU SAY, "BUT I STILL WANT TO BE FRIENDS,"

I'M GONNA LOSE IT.

WELL, I WANT TO, BUT I WON'T.

GOOD LUCK.

AND GOOD DAY TO YOU...

CALLUM.

GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR.

MY FATHER WAS A PSYCHOLOGIST

WHO ALWAYS TAUGHT ME THAT WE'RE NOT HEALERS,

BUT RATHER, MECHANICS.

I USED TO LISTEN TO HIM

OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO THIS VERY OFFICE.

IN FACT, HE USED THE SAME RECORDING DEVICE

FOR HIS OWN BESTSELLING...

...MEMOIRS.

HEY.

I'M,

KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.

WHAT?

NO, NO, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.

NO, IT'S NOT.

WELL, I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I WON'T TALK ABOUT IT.

IT'S MY JOB.

WELL, YOU JUST CAN'T GO AROUND THREATENING PEOPLE

LIKE YOU DID LAST WEEK.

WELL, MAYBE I WON'T BE HERE WHEN YOU GET HOME EITHER.

FINE. WHATEVER.

LOOK, MAE, I JUST CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.

HELLO?

SOMEONE'S TRYING TO KILL ME.

NO, NO, PLEASE...

I AM OFF TO A GARAGE SALE.

WHATCHA GOT THERE?

THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T TELL MEANS I'VE GOT MORE WORK TO DO.

WE'RE MAKING A MAN-CAVE SLASH VIEWING ROOM

IN THE BASEMENT.

YOU KNOW, A VINTAGE THEATER VIBE

BUT WITH NEW-SCHOOL TECH.

AND OLD-SCHOOL LABOR

LIKE ME AND MY DAD USED TO DO.

WELL, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

WHAT'S THAT, DAD?

MY WORK'S GETTIN' A COMPLEX.

IT'S A MAN-CAVE DESIGN.

I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT,

BUT YOU NEED A NEW NAME FOR THE MAN-CAVE.

DON'T WORRY, MOM.

I WILL MAKE SURE IT'S EQUAL PARTS WOMAN-CAVE.

YOU WILL?

WELL, I GOTTA GO.

YAY, WOMAN-CAVE.

SEE YOU ALL TONIGHT.

NO, HON', DON'T LEAVE ME WITH HER...

I'M THINKING VELVET DRAPES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT COLOR?

WELL, I WILL TAKE A TWO-HOUR DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY

OVER 20 MINUTES IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ANY DAY.

AGREED.

I WANT A PLACE OUT HERE,

SO PRETTY AND PEACEFUL.

THE AIR SMELLS SO GOOD.

LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF GOOD PIECES HERE.

THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

NO...

WHAT?

WELL, IT CAN'T BE.

DO YOU THINK?

I HOPE SO.

EXCUSE ME.

IS THIS A 1905 PEACOCK MIRROR?

COULD BE.

THE HOUSE WAS MY HUSBAND'S FATHER'S.

HE WAS THE COLLECTOR,

I HAVE TO ADMIT, I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANTIQUES.

WELL, I WOULD ESTIMATE THIS

AT $12,000.

WHAT!

AT LEAST.

REALLY?

REALLY.

I'M JENN, AND THIS IS DANI.

WE OWN RAGS TO RICHES,

AN ANTIQUE STORE A COUPLE OF TOWNS OVER,

AND WE COULD SELL SOMETHING LIKE THIS

IN OUR STORE ON CONSIGNMENT.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT,

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF THIS CLUTTER

FOR MONTHS.

I'M DOWNSIZING FOR RETIREMENT.

MY HUSBAND JUST...

TOOK OFF AGAIN,

AND LEFT ME WITH ALL THIS... STUFF.

AND I'M OVERSHARING, AREN'T I?

I'M SO SORRY.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE OVERWHELMING

WELL, WE ARE HERE TO HELP.

WELL, GREAT, HELP AWAY.

UM, LET ME, WRAP THAT FOR YOU.

I'M MAE, BY THE WAY.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE AROUND,

BUT YOU'LL PROBABLY KNOW THE ANSWER ANYWAY.

NICE TO MEET YOU, MAE. - OKAY.

WOW...

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT FIND?

AMAZING.

WELL, IF THERE'S ONE, THERE COULD BE MORE.

THIS COULD BE A GOOD MONTH FOR US.

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE GET TODAY,

WE COULD CATALOGUE LATER THIS AFTERNOON,

AND HAVE IT IN THE STORE FOR SALE BY TOMORROW.

SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

NO.

WHAT?

I'VE GOT THIS...

VISION-BOARD PARTY THING

I'M NOT EVEN SURE I WANT TO GO TO.

"VISION-BOARD," IS THAT THE THING

WHERE YOU PUT PICTURES ON A BOARD,

AND YOU CARVE OUT YOUR FATE?

YEAH, YOU VISUALIZE WHERE YOU WANNA BE

IN 10 YEARS.

IT SEEMS A TOUCH DESPERATE, THOUGH.

NO, I THINK IT'S FUN.

OR TRAUMATIC.

MAYBE THE FOCUS SHOULD JUST BE ON WINE

WITH THESE GIRLS.

I MEAN, IT'S WEIRD PUTTING MY FATE AND MY FUTURE

IN THE HANDS OF AN INANIMATE OBJECT, ISN'T IT?

NO, I THINK TRYING SOMETHING NEW

IS GOOD FOR YOU.

HEY, SPEAKING OF NEW,

COULD I GET YOUR GINGER VEGGIE STIR FRY RECIPE?

YES.

BUT AREN'T JASON AND LOGAN PRETTY MUCH MEAT-ATARIANS?

YES, BUT I'M TRYING TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS.

DANI, YOU SHOULD GO TONIGHT.

YEAH?

WORST-CASE SCENARIO, YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME.

OKAY, I'M IN.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

LOOKS RARE.

IF IT WORKS, IT COULD SELL.

EXCUSE ME, MAE?

DO YOU KNOW IF THIS WORKS?

AS FAR AS I KNOW.

I THINK THERE'S SOME BLANK TAPES THERE, TOO.

IS IT WORTH ANYTHING?

POSSIBLY.

FINGERS CROSSED.

IT DOESN'T REALLY SCREAM RAGS TO RICHES MERCH', THOUGH,

DOES IT?

WELL, IF IT DOESN'T SELL,

IT'LL BE COOL NEW DECOR FOR THE WOMAN-CAVE.