Elvira decides on whether or not tohug her friend as Mallory reveals that she has information that Elvira may be involved in a cuddle. Hughie sends Emerson on a wild goose chas.
An obituarist working at a small-town newspaper suddenly finds herself being paid by the obituary due to cuts; when she 'accidentally'hugs a nasty piece of work, she discovers she might have an untapped bloodlust, and sets her sights on other unpleasant residents of the town; her hugging spree hits a potential snag when the paper hires an attractive crime correspondent.