Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After

Dad?

Dad?

Dad!

Dad?

Dad!

Hello? Hello. I need an ambulance.

It's my father.

No, I-I don't know!

I just got here.

Dad!

Please hurry!

Dad? Dad!

Dad?

Hey there!

If you want me alive,

you need to stop popping out of doors.

I called you a half-hour ago.

Which would've made it 4:30 in the morning,

a time when most sane people... And I count myself among them...

Are in a deep and dreamless sleep.

Well, it was an emergency.

Muffins? - Don't judge.

What in the world...

Pam Messner's coming on the show this morning.

She's running for Mayor.

Yep, and people like her because she takes care of them.

She wants to bake healthy muffins,

so I was up all night.

Billie, you wrote a cookbook.

There is a whole chapter... Muff-ins!

Not made with protein powder.

This wouldn't have anything to do with that new reporter?

The one who's starting on the show today?

No. Why would you say that?

I read a profile on him in the "Daily Dish."

Carlos Montano.

If you have time to read the "Daily Dish",

you have way too much time on your hands.

The man sounds like he should come with a warning.

You just ended a relationship,

which leaves you vulnerable to a surprise attack.

The relationship

has been over for a year,

and I keep telling you... I'm fine.

How is Ian?

Ian? He's fine.

He likes his new job

and he likes Los Angeles.

And he gets to spend more time with Emma.

You see? You two still talk to each other.

You're not ready to move on.

Can we focus on the muffins, please?

They're perfect.

Ooh! Muffins!

Wow.

Wow. This is amazing.

I don't know, I feel like there's something missing.

That's it! I've had it!

First, pull-ups, then dead bug,

now he's doing squats...

Literally steaming up my mirror as we speak.

It smells like a man cave in there!

The new reporter's sharing his dressing room.

Is this even legal?

I realize Gretchen is the executive producer

and her father owns the station,

but can she really just hire someone?

You know what, man? You should try one of these.

They are life-changing.

I can't eat, Philip.

My larynx?

If anyone asks, I will be in the green room,

doing my vocal warm-ups in peace.

Ha-ha. Ha. The proud polar bear.

Sherpa shuddered. Shuddering Sherpas.

Can I have this, then?

so have you met him?

Carlos? No. No, no, no.

But I have read a blog post about him,

and apparently, he thinks he's quite the ladies' man.

He's also a great reporter.

But he's not afraid to break rules.

He did an exposé on his own network.

Everybody in New York is afraid to hire him.

What, so that's a good thing? That...

Guys, no gossip.

Why not?

I love gossip.

Hi!

Whoa. Who made these?

She did.

Nice. Who are you?

She's the highest-rated host on your new show.

My bad.

Must be the jet lag talking.

You'll like me a lot better

once I've had some time to do my research.

Wake up, Winslow!

Wake up, Seattle!

Wake up, West Coast!

Whoo!

Hey, Westcoasters.

Have we got a day for you!

You're about to meet a new member of our family,

all the way from New York City.

He's an award-winning journalist.

You'll also meet

a woman who taught her dog to ring a doorbell.

Then, right after the break,

Billie teaches Pam Messner...

Front-runner in the tightly contested race for mayor...

How to bake a healthy muffin.

Or maybe we'll skip the muffins

and get Pam to explain

why this election is so controversial.

What just happened? What was that?

I don't know.

Well, Carlos, I'm kind of hungry,

and I hear those muffins are rather tasty.

Ooh, that sounds like a debate.

Find out who wins

when we come back after the break.

And clear!

That's it. You are finished. Lucy!

We had an agreement. No controversy.

There will be no controversy.

Every single negative ad on the air right now

says I'm too hard.

Muffins will be baked! I promise.

She can't bake muffins.

Who are you? - It doesn't matter,

because he's going to be fired in record time.

You're not gonna win any voters by baking.

That's not what the polls say.

When people vote, they're looking for a leader,

not a baker.

I'm terribly sorry.

He just started here.

I think he's right.

All the negative ads focus on your divorce,

as if being single

somehow makes you less trustworthy.

Which is why we need to show her at home.

Or you could show them the real you...

A woman who fights for families,

because you know how hard it is to raise one.

Pam. We have a strategy.

Okay? This is like taking advice from a fortune cookie.

Okay.

"Okay"?

Okay?

I'll do the interview.

But I want them both.

Okay.

Unbelievable!

So why does being single mother make you a better mayor?

This might sound corny,

but I've spent my life working

and trying to make

a loving home.

And what does that mean, in terms of policy?

It means that...

So, Pam's campaign manager just called you a genius.

Yeah, he's in Gretchen's office right now,

booking the next ten interviews,

and he wants us to cover Pam's groundbreaking ceremony

that she's doing at the waterfront.

Well, it was a good interview.

Yeah, it was, it was,

although that look that Carlos gave you,

I'm not sure that that was an "interview" expression.

You have been reading too many tabloids.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I think he used the same look on Lucy.

Phil, newsflash... Lucy has a crush on you.

That was amazing.

You're amazing!

All the right questions!

You got her talking right from the heart.

Thank you.

So why do they make you bake?

Well, I... I wrote a cookbook.

It's most of what I do on the show.

Well, somebody's making a huge mistake

because you are a fantastic interviewer.

Can I buy you lunch?

Lunch?

I think we're doing something really special here.

We got to keep it going.

A friend of mine I grew up with.

Her father's in the I.C.U..

I gotta go. Sorry.

Maggie.

Billie.

What happened?

The doctors think he had a stroke.

There could be brain damage.

He called me yesterday morning and he said he needed to talk.

I was in court all day.

I didn't get the message until later.