Mystery on Mistletoe Lane

Ooh!

Good morning!

Hi, I'm Heidi!

Hi, Heidi.

I'm Harold!

You must be the new director of the Historical Society.

I am.

Word travels fast.

Small town.

Where are you moving from?

North Carolina.

We don't get much snow there,

so looks like it's gonna be a white Christmas.

That we will have.

But I highly suggest slippers.

Yeah. Yeah.

Those are with the movers,

and high heels just didn't feel right.

Well, let us know if you need anything.

Geraldine's my wife.

She's got slippers for days.

Great. Thank you!

Oh, and if you like history,

you're staying in the right place.

Nice meeting you!

Nice meeting you too, Harold.

Thank you!

Coffee coffee coffee coffee coffee.

Coffee!

Clara's cranberry Christmas cookies.

Thanks, Clara!

Uh ...

Heidi Wicks?

Yes. You found me!

If you could just put everything inside

where you think I might want it.

And here are the keys.

- Thank you. - Thank you!

Okay. See ya.

Hello?

Oh, in here!

There you are!

Welcome!

I'm so sorry that I'm late, and here's some cookies.

I didn't bake them, but somebody did.

Aw, thank you.

You must be Linda Swanson.

I am. And you must be Mrs. Wicks.

It's Miss now.

And please, call me Heidi.

And do you have children?

I do. Annie and Garrett.

They're not here yet.

They'll be arriving tonight.

They are driving with my ex.

It smells amazing in here! What is that?

Oh! That's my Christmas coffee.

I make this special holiday blend.

Let me get you a cup!

Sounds perfect.

I couldn't get my coffee maker to work this morning.

The electricity in the house is, it's a little tricky.

Oh, that house is beautiful,

but I'm sure it needs a lot of work.

You're actually the first director

who opted to live there,

so it hasn't been touched in ages.

But David can take a look if you have any problems.

Oh, you'll meet David.

He's just getting out our Christmas decoration from storage.

Perfect.

That was gonna be my first order of business.

I wanted to, you know,

make this place a little bit more festive.

Our previous director was not big on decorating.

We don't have a lot of people come in here,

so he just figured, you know,

why waste the money on sprucing it up?

I think that if we make it more fun and inviting,

then that will lure people in.

Mhmm.

That's the goal, right?

Yeah.

First day of work, still not here, huh?

That's what you get for hiring your new director

without meeting her in person first.

Eh.

Hi.

Thanks for the warning, Linda.

Ah.

Glad you made it.

David Avery.

Heidi Wicks.

Did you need some help with the rest of the decorations?

Oh!

No, that's it.

That? That's it?

Just one sad old fake tree?

The previous director really wasn't into decorating.

Or perhaps the former director

was just fiscally responsible.

Oh!

You know who else was fiscally responsible?

Old Ebeneezer Scrooge.

Hmm.

To be fair, nobody really comes in here.

People don't really seem to care about history anymore.

I care about history,

and I think that other people do too.

And you should probably care if you're going to work here.

Oh, I didn't say I don't care about history.

What do you do, exactly?

You do maintenance?

Something like that.

David is a master at everything he touches,

and he has kindly agreed to continue volunteering here.

I think, as the former director,

he'll be a great resource for you.

You're the fiscally responsible former director.

Yes.

But you can call me Ebeneezer.

Thank you for the warning, Linda.

I hope that me taking your old job

isn't going to make this any more awkward for us.

Not at all. This is your show now.

And I agreed to step down

because I am working on my own business.

Oh! Okay.

What's your own business?

Well, I'm glad you asked.

Historical renovations.

"Grrrreat jobs by David."

That's a lot of Rs.

Yeah.

Stands for Restore, Renovate, Refurbish, and Repair.

And my niece came up with it. She's seven.

She's smart.

Restoration. So you do care about history?

Yep. Basically my life.

Me too.

You should drink this while it's hot.

This is gonna make your day so much better.

Oh, okay!

Wow.

If we wanna get people in for the holiday exhibit,

we should offer them Linda's Christmas coffee!

Oh! Yeah, sure.

Do we have a holiday exhibit?

We will.

I've been doing some research,

and I really want to create an exhibit

that showcases the history of Christmas in New Hollow.

I cannot wait to get to work in your archive room.

Well, I appreciate the enthusiasm,

but we don't really have an archive room.

Oh, we do have some semblance of order here.

Ooh.

And we do have a microfiche reader.

That's great!

Okay, well you,

you get started on setting that up, and then Linda,

you and I can pull anything related

to Christmas in New Hollow.

Uh-huh.

Okay.

Really hitting the ground running, huh?

I'm trying.

Did you get that thing to work?

Barely.

It's pretty old.

Oh! Hello?

Yes?

Is he okay?

Okay, well I'm glad that he wasn't hurt.

Thank you for the help.

One of the movers tripped on a loose floorboard

and broke an old painting hanging on the wall.

See?

I knew it wasn't safe for anybody to be living in there.

Actually, living in that house

is a major perk of the job.

I'm hoping that it'll ease the sting for the kids

having to move up here.

You know, if your kids are coming in tonight,

maybe you should have David do a walkthrough.

Make sure there aren't any other safety hazards, right?

That's a good idea.

Would that be okay?

Yeah!

Yeah, I've got a few things to do this afternoon,

but I can stop by later and check things out.

Thank you.

Hi! - Hello!

Oh wow! Love what you've done with the place.

You do know that Boxing Day's

not until after Christmas, right?

Very funny.

Yeah, the movers decided to leave everything right here.

I was really hoping that it would feel

a little bit more like home when the kids arrived.