Good Witch

Previously on Good Witch.

We Merriwick women just know how to make things

- happen the way we want them to. - Good for you.

- It's the easier way, isn't it? - Easier than what?

- Than doing the real work. - I know it's hard, but after a breakup,

what you need to do is get right back up on the horse.

And it does feel good to know

that there are options out there when I'm ready.

Finally seeing the value in some of my natural remedies?

No, I'm sticking with science.

I just thought it'd be a good idea to combine

- our different perspectives. - It's a good thing we did.

Ah! Good morning! I have some fresh muffins!

I know! I followed the scent all the way down the stairs.

What are you working on?

An assignment for my creative writing class.

You want to read me what you have so far?

I would love to, but I haven't been

creative enough to do any actual writing.

- She's looking for some ideas. - What about a romance

- with all sorts of adventure? - Ooh, or a really good mystery.

Yeah, but a mystery about what?

And an adventure about who?

If this is what writer's block feels like,

then I don't think I'm ever gonna make it as a writer. Or a block.

Sometimes, inspiration arrives when we least expect it.

Well, let's just hope it arrives before tomorrow

because that is when this assignment is due.

Anybody order an old trunk?

Ohhh... I was wondering when that was gonna get here.

- Well, it's here. - Where is this from?

The Art Institute in Chicago called me

a few weeks ago and said that they had this on loan

so long, they didn't even know where it came from.

But the last known address was Grey House; They asked if we wanted it back.

Yeah. People used to use these old steamer trunks

as luggage back in the day,

which is even before my day.

I don't think they would allow that as a carry-on anymore.

Imagine trying to slip this under the seat in front of you.

Let's see what's inside.

Oh! OK, how does it open?

Some latches here, but it looks

complicated

Well, just like that.

Well, it looks like whoever owned this did not pack light.

Ooh, but they had good taste in clothes.

This dress is beautiful!

Oh, someone looked adventurous.

I do like that.

Although I can't say

that I share her taste in shoes.

This wouldn't go with anything in my closet.

Who do you think all this stuff belonged to?

Probably whoever lived here in the 1930s.

Elizabeth Merriwick lived here then.

- You think all this was hers? - It sure looks like it.

She travelled all over the world and did all sorts of different things.

And she looked

- amazing while doing it. - That would look good on you.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

Wearing that would be like wearing a little piece of history.

That's what's so great

about vintage clothes: You never know

what exciting events they might have witnessed.

It's like they each have their own story to tell.

- Hello, Andrew. - Cassie.

- Some nice work, isn't it? - It is.

Yeah, the artist who took these made

an excellent living capturing the perfect moments in time.

Hmm... He really did.

Are those headaches still bothering you?

Yeah. The peppermint tea you gave me, it didn't make them any better,

but I did learn I like peppermint tea.

Well, that's something. Did we try lavender oil?

- We did, but... - There's one more thing in here

that might help make things better.

- What's that? - Hello, Sam.

- Hi. - We were just talking about you.

- We were? - I've been trying to help

Andrew with his headaches he's been having,

but I think it's time to get a doctor's opinion.

- You want a doctor's opinion? - A certain doctor, yeah.

Although I was hoping to find a more natural solution.

I'm not anti-natural.

No, and Dr. Radford has been pretty open-minded

- since he moved to Middleton. - Happy to run a few tests

if you want to discover root cause.

And in the meantime, I'll get you started on some other aromatherapies.

But first, I've got to help the Mayor.

- Oh, is the Mayor here? - Wait for it.

- Yoohoo! - Excuse me. Haha!

Cassie... Cassie, I need

- your undivided attention. - How can I help you?

I need a grand-looking picture frame,

something to showcase an item of great importance.

I might have something like that right over here.

Good, because I have a VIP guest

visiting this week from my alma mater,

and I want to frame my diploma and hang it on the wall

- to show my school spirit. - Why haven't you framed that before?

Oh, because in my day, a Everhill degree

hardly met a thing. I mean, they just used to let in anyone.

But since then, they've turned into a very well respected school.

And you're one of its most noteworthy graduates.

Well, I don't want to brag,

but I certainly wouldn't stop you from doing it,

so keep it up.

No. Really, I mean, keep it up.

Oh, well, um, let's find something that shows off

what a distinguished alumni you are.

There you go. Oooh!

It looks great on you.

It fits kind of perfectly too.

Why would Elizabeth Merriwick have a jacket like this?

Maybe she was an aviation pioneer,

like Amelia Earhart or Beryl Markham.

Who's Beryl Markham?

The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic

- from east to west. - How have I not heard of her?

History's full of remarkable women

whose stories never got told,

just like Elizabeth Merriwick.

I bet she had some really good ones to tell.

And I finally figured out what I want to write about.

Oh, I remember when this picture was taken.

You suggested right where we should have the photographer set up.

Everything looked so different back then.

We all looked different back then,

but I remember having such a wonderful time and I can't

believe it's taken us all these years to get back here.

Is your daughter here with you?

Not yet, but she's getting in later tonight

and then, hopefully, we'll have some good mother-daughter time

before she has to rush back to work.

Hmm... Well, I hope your memories of this trip

live up to what you remember about the last one.

Oh, George, did you want

to see what the garden in front of Grey House used to look like?

I do!

Oh...

that's before the evergreens grew in, and I transplanted

these rose bushes around the other side of the house.

- They still bloom, don't they? - Practically all year.

It's like there's some magic in the soil.

Hmm... Maybe we can put things back

the way they were when this pic was taken.

You want to re-landscape?

Just so Joanna and her daughter can take a picture

- like the one they took before. - Oh!

- I've heard of people doing that. - Yeah, I can help you move

the small trees out of the way, and we can put these flowers

- back in the pots. - You know, I think

we still have those pots back in the shed.

Um, that's a good thing you saved them then.

You are the one who told me, "Make sure

you don't toss those out." Was I?

And they have

an international dorm and integrated study programs,

and they even let you design your own majors.

This is Everhill we're talking about?

I know! Until I visited, I didn't even know.

But I thought you want to go somewhere farther away

- from Middleton. - Yeah, I did,

- but now I don't. - Sounds like it would be

- a good place for you. - It would be perfect for me.

Do they have a good creative writing department?

They have a good everything department.

OK, I wasn't even thinking about Everhill

because I wanted to go out of State,

but now I'll want to give it another look.

Except the deadline for trying to get an interview is past.

I'm still waiting to find out where mine is,

but they've already told me it's happening for sure.

Well, I can still visit you after you get in.

Uh, if I get in.

Oh, come on, you're one of the most qualified

college applicants that I know. Between your volunteer work,

good grades and extracurricular stuff,

you totally deserve to go there.

Tell that to the interviewer, OK?

I'm just...

I'm sure that they're going to make the right choice.

Here you go.

Turkey sandwich for you

- and spinach quiche for Eve. - Thanks.

And will I be seeing you for breakfast tomorrow morning?

- Maybe. - Why not?

- I said, "Maybe." - Yes, but you didn't say

"for sure." Is it because you don't like the eggs here?

The eggs are fine. They taste like eggs.

So they're not "a tad dry" like someone posted on my website?

Oh, that's what this is about.

"The scrambled eggs were a tad dry,"

"the blueberry muffin too sweet

and the latte too frothy."

That's what Gourmet Eater 428 thinks about this place.

Then, they rated me one star out of five.

Well, they clearly know nothing about fine dining.

Sam, a bad review like this