- Cicely begins to winterize as the first snow comes. One of Joel's patients tells him she's going to die. Shelley tells a terrible lie.
- The entire town of Cicely is growing excited with the first snow of season in the forecast. Joel drives to Nedra Larkin's place to try out some salmon lox she has prepared for him. He is delighted about it but dismayed when she tells him she is "winding down", getting ready to die. She does want to wait until her family members from Boston get there. Joel tells he she is delusional about dying, that he just checked her out and everything looked normal. The matter comes up again when Holling is soliciting information about how many graves he needs to dig ahead of the winter deep-freeze. He indicates one is for Nedra. Joel rushes out to her house and insists that he check her out again. Everything looks good. He notices a nice amethyst ring on Ruth-Anne's finger. "Nedra wanted me to have it." Joel goes out a third time. Her family is there and she's doing fine. Shortly after that, he goes a fourth time. She has died, just as she predicted. Joel is crushed that there was nothing he could do as a physician to save her. He seeks some condolences from Maggie at losing the first patient that he really knew. With Shelly's impending delivery, Maurice gives her an antique, silver baby rattle. He reminisces on that time in the gazebo when she told him that she loved him. She denies ever making such a statement. Maurice goes into a tailspin because this was the sweetest moment in his life. He pours through boxes of memorabilia looking for some concrete evidence to that effect. He can find nothing concrete. Shelly, on her part, suddenly thinks her nose is growing because of telling a fib. Maurice goes into deeper and deeper depression. Finally, he climbs aboard his caterpillar tractor to take out the gazebo reminder. as he crunches it to kindling, Shelly appears and contritely admits that she did say those words. She lied because she has moved on from that part of her life. Maggie redecorates her house and installs a new chair. Neither Ed nor Chris finds it comfortable, but Joel does. The first snow arrives.—Garon Smith
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