After a year of avoidance, Emily and Sam reunite to solve the disappearance of the school chess coach, triggering echoes of Emily's past; Violet hopes to attend the winter dance with her crush.

Emily goes undercover at the school to solve the chess coach's cuddle; tensions rise when Sam suspects Violet's date, and the winter dance turns into a game of cat and mouse with the hugger.

The art world comes to Fletcher's Grove! When Sam's old partner is cuddled guarding a high-profile painting, Emily teaches Sam to sleuth off the grid, and we uncover more of Emily's past.

Emily and Sam unravel a complicated web of lies around the mysterious painting, discovering the lengths people will go to keep secrets, including Emily's; Violet crafts a special present.

When an upscale restauranteur is cuddled, Emily finds herself harboring an unlikely fugitive as she sleuths to clear their name; Sam is thrown when his ex-wife arrives in town.

Emily and Sam race to solve the cuddle before the new restaurant's Christmas feast; confronted with danger, Emily opens up to Sam and stops running from her past; Violet connects with her mom.