Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder

Prince?

What is it?

Is somebody there?

Okay, prince, come on back to bed.

Hey, mom.

You have a sec?

Hi, Mrs. Shannon!

We're having a fundraiser.

It's going to be so big -- -- and so much fun, too.

The cause is really important.

It's really needed.

What's the cause?

Tri-county animal shelter.

Seeing these poor dogs and cats

is heart-breaking.

It's our kappa yearly charity event.

And this year-- are you ready--

we're doing a garage sale!

It's gonna be huge!

All the moms are cleaning out their attics,

bringing really cool stuff.

But we're gonna be doing the real work of selling it.

We wanted to ask you, 'cause you're the experts,

would you take charge and run the sale?

Taylor's mom said that we could use her garage and driveway.

Sure.

Whatever we can do.

Are you sure? - Happy to.

So, all the moms want to get together

and have a big organizational meeting, just the moms--

but they don't know anything about garage sales --

you'll chair it, right? - Okay.

Kappa kappa kappa!

Whoo!

Logan's going to have to think

about where he wants to go.

We've still got a couple years.

Not really.

I want to set up some campus trips,

maybe he can find something that's not out of state.

What a beauty.

I had a car like this in college.

I remember it well.

That was a great car.

When it was running.

'65 MG

chrome bumpers,

which they changed in '74,

wire-rim wheels...

It was fantastic.

I will never understand how guys remember things

like the differences in bumpers.

When I was a kid,

I could tell you what year it was

by its tail lights.

I knew I married you for a reason.

Yeah.

Whatcha looking at?

Nothin'.

Man, when I saw that MG today,

it really brought me back.

Tell me the truth, Jenn,

is my, neck getting saggy?

No, you're vintage, like that car.

You know what I do

when I see a wrinkle I don't like?

What?

I turn out the lights.

Does it work?

Like a charm.

Come here.

Weren't those wire wheels beautiful?

It's all I can think about.

Good night, honey.

'Night.

I love you.

I love you, too.

How's it coming?

Fantastic, Tina.

I know you hate these portraits,

but it's money.

Yeah, right. - Honey.

Your time is coming.

I know it.

I saw the letter from the bank.

They're not going to foreclose.

No, not for 30 days.

I'm talking to them about it.

I will re-finance.

I've got to go to work.

Ask for a raise!

You guys really saved us

by organizing the garage sale.

Is there anything we can do to help you with the meeting?

I think we're good.

Are we good? - We're good.

So, this meeting is just the moms, and not the girls?

It is everything we could do

to keep them away from the sale.

They're way into this.

You've been warned.

Abbey, have I met your mother?

I don't know.

Her name's Sydney.

Stepmom.

Parents divorced,

dad remarried.

Not very cool.

I'm sorry.

It happens.

I mean, she tries,

like with this garage sale, for instance.

How so?

Nothing really,

just wanting to be a part of everything.

Well, we've gotta run,

but I wanted to give you a heads-up about tonight.

Okay, honey.

See you later.

Thanks.

Bye, Hannah. Bye, Abbey.

Oops...

I forgot, I can't make it tonight.

What?

I'm taking a vibrational cooking class

at the college extension.

Vibrational cooking?

Yeah, there's live food and there's dead food,

and live food has a higher vibrational frequency.

Good to know.

Okay, okay,

but here's the secret to a successful garage sale,

do not put prices on your items.

What? - That doesn't make any sense.

There has to be price tags!

How do we know what to charge?

Exactly! - Yeah!

You ask the customer to name their price.

Is that how they do it?

I don't think that's how it's done.

I mean, have you heard of that before?

My neighbor had a garage sale, and--

Ladies!

Ladies...

Raise your hand

if you've ever put on a garage sale.

All right.

This is why

we've asked Jennifer to help,

because she understands how it's done.

I'm not going to negotiate

like I'm in some third-world bazaar.

Marsha...

The girls are doing the selling, Marsha--

and I've seen you haggle with the best of them--

can you please tell us why you suggest

not to put prices on the items?

Because the sorority will make more money,

and this is a fundraiser, right?

There we go.

Most of the time,

people will offer more than you're asking,

and they think that they are getting a great deal.

They never pay the marked price anyway,

so it saves on all the haggling.

That makes more sense.

Actually, that makes sense.

More money? Check.

Clean out your closets, your garages,

bring everything you don't want.

Where are we staging this?

My house.

My husband's gonna move all his cars,

so we'll have plenty of room.

Great, well, let's remember this is for the girls.

On the day of the sale, no moms.

I'd feel better if we were there.

You are such a helicopter.

Let the girls do it. They will be fine.

And you're not? - I'm not!

Well, Sydney, that was a good meeting.

I think.

I really appreciate you helping me with this.

No problem at all. I love doing it,

and it's hard for me to say no to my daughter.

Well, I think Abbey would appreciate it

if I wasn't so involved.

I'm just getting to know Abbey.

She's got her dad wrapped around her finger,

and I'm the step-mom.

It's okay, we're getting there.

Hi, Jenn!

Hey, Abbey

I've gotta go! We've got class.

Okay, a second!

Um, I really need to come by the shop,

because I'm redecorating

and I wanted to find a few unique pieces.

Of course. Anytime.

I would love to help.