S1:E1Starting Over … Again
It's, uh,
Somebody's watching us. What? Where? Next
door. In the window. I don't see anybody. I think
the realtor gave me the wrong code. Dad, this is a
sign. I don't believe in signs. We should go back to
New York. It's our new home. Get used to it. I don't
wanna live here. Once I master this lock, I'm gonna
explain the difference between a want and a need,
and it is gonna blow your mind. I don't care how
late it is, I'm gonna call the realtor. I hope I wake
him up.
Hello! Welcome to Middleton. I'm your neighbor.
I'm Cassie Nightingale. Sam Radford. This is my son,
Nick. Looks like you could use some help. Only if
you're a locksmith. Looks like the realtor gave us
the wrong combination. Oh, I doubt Ryan did that.
He's very thorough. And yet, here I stand. Oh, why
don't you try it one more time? I've tried it about a
dozen times. It won't open. Maybe 13's the charm.
Give it a try. Okay. I will, but... I don't think it's
gonna make... Oh, 13 gets such a bad reputation,
but it's actually been a very lucky number for me.
You have the magic touch. Some people say I do. I
guess we'll be seeing you around. I think you
already have.
Well... I replaced the fill valve in the guest bath.
I've, uh, repaired the creaky hinge on my door, and
I'm halfway through with the dresser I'm making
for Grace. What would I do without you? Well, I
live right down the hall, so you'll never have to
worry about that. I always get such a kick out of
seeing this. "Written by Lori Russell. " Ah, it's a
great article. My granddaughter, the writer. And
the band Brandon is managing, just booked
another concert. I have some very talented
grandchildren. Agreed. Their dad would be proud.
He is.
Oh, is Lori coming for the dedication? She'll be here
tomorrow. You know, this whole thing was
Martha's idea, so if you don't want it to be. No,
Jake belongs to more than just me. He belongs to
Middleton, and they all just want to show their
love for him for everything he did as Chief of
Police.
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Dried avocado and soybean with boswellia.
derived from the gum of boswellia trees, native to
India. I put a little in your tea. Boswellia? It's for
your arthritis. How did you know it? Oh, I won't be
happy until you're powerwalking around the block
again.
Okay. I have absolutely nothing to wear. Oh, you
should probably tell that other young lady to get
her clothes out of your closet. Mom, seriously.
Does this look okay? It looks great. Grandpa, does
this look okay? You're a beauty. You two are
absolutely no help. What do you want us to do?
Well, look at me. I mean, head to toe. Outfit, hair,
shoes, jewelry, but don't look at me with the loving
eyes of my mother and grandfather. Instead, look
at me with the eyes of a ninth grade girl who hasn't
had a carb since she learned how to spell. Find my
flaws. They're there. Why? Well, because if you
find them, then I fix them. You look very pretty. I'm
doomed.
Lemon balm. And? Passion flower and... I give up.
Valerian root. I should have gotten that. Love you.
Love you. Bye, Grandpa. Bye, sweetie. Tell Lori I
said hi. Oh, Lori, what a surprise. What are you
doing up so early? How does she do that?
I'm sorry I wasn't here to greet you. I had a house
to show. Any problems getting in the place? Yes.
Yes? No, no. Everything's fine. But, uh, but that
house next door... Grey House. It's one of the
oldest in town. It's got quite the history. Wait till
you meet the owner. He already did. Oh, hey,
Cassie! Hey. Hello again. Dr. Radford. How did you
know I'm a doctor? Your license plate. M. D. Right.
Herb tea, my own special blend. It's great for
relieving stress. Uh, thanks, but I love stress and
I'm a coffee guy. Actually, espresso. You love
stress? I thrive on it. Well, careful. Too much
caffeine can cause headaches and anxiety. Well, I
love caffeine. And, uh... I've never been a big
believer in the benefits of herbs. But that might
just be 11 years of medical school talking. Well, you
should really read Wallace Pickworth's article in
The Lancet about caffeine dependence. You read
medical journals? I read a lot of things. Hmm. Well,
uh, if you'll excuse me, I have a teenage son to
blast out of bed. I give him about a month. New
Yorkers always think they wanna trade the noise
and smog and craziness for small town living until
they actually try living in a small town.
It's no secret that you weren't my first choice to
replace Jake as Chief. Yes, you remind me almost
daily. I'm very worried about Jake's dedication. I
heard the artist is dragging his feet. Seriously, how
long does it take to chisel stone? Well, it's not
stone. It was wood, then it was nickel, then it was
glass and now it's brass. I will not apologize for
changing my mind, nor will I lower my standards.
Good enough is not good enough for me. Oh,
please do keep in mind that I've invited the press.
I've already done a number of interviews. All eyes
will be looking to me. But the dedication is about
Jake, right? What? Oh, yes. Yes, of course! I mean,
it's not really all about the pomp and pageantry.
Well, no, but... And I know that you wouldn't want
to take the focus off of Jake. Of course not. I didn't
think so. However, how it's all perceived will
undoubtedly reflect directly upon me, the mayor.
Don't worry, Martha. Everything has been taken
care of, all right? No expense has been spared.
Honestly, how often do we have to go through
this? When I am on official business, as I am now, I
am Madam Mayor. I don't call you Derek. I don't
mind if you do. Well, your lack of propriety and
decorum are your business. Don't try to drag me
into your gutter of mutual disrespect. Without
rules, we are no better than animals.
So how many classes are you gonna be teaching?
It's just research, Brandon. We've had this
conversation. I'm a little off. Are you going 'cause
of what I did, Tara? No. But... I think it says a lot
about our marriage that you don't take my feelings
into consideration before making big life decisions,
and you need to tell Cassie what you did. I love
you. You know that. I love you, too. But I just
think... some space right now is a good thing.
Yes! I've got Mr. Cuthbert for history this semester.
Everybody makes an A. That's because he hasn't
changed his tests in 30 years. The kids post them
online. It's basically cheating. Uh, not if you think of
those tests as very thorough study guides.
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Anthony, who is that guy? That's, uh, Nick Radford.
I have him in homeroom. He's a total jerk. Okay,
give me the deets. He's from New York. Okay. He's
your neighbor. Hmm. His dad's a doctor, surgeon.
His parents are divorced. Final assessment? I'd say
he suffers from an overinflated sense of selfworth.
Classic narcissistic personality disorder. Your
prognosis? By the end of the year, he'll be captain
of the football team and all the girls will be in love
with him. Not this girl. Thanks.
Hi. Oh! Hey. This! This is why I went into medicine.
You know, you should call Matthew Nelson. He's a
wonderful handyman. I'm sorry, I don't have
anything to offer you. It's, um... Well, it's a mess.
You know, I just came by to welcome you to the
neighborhood. Bell, Book and Candle is my shop.
Oh, it seems we're neighbors yet again. Oh, great,
my first patient. Okay, come on, get out! Out, out,
out! Here, let me try. Uhoh. No, you're scaring him.
Well... What do you want me to do? Give him an
appointment? Put the broom down for a second.
Let him perch for a moment. Oh, come on. How'd
you do that? Oh, I... I didn't do anything. He just
needed a little direction. We all do at one time or
another, don't you think? Yeah, I do. And I should
probably call that handyman. I'm great with a
scalpel, but, uh, not so much with a hammer. Yes,
you probably should. Yeah? That door may not be
your only problem. A little bird told me.
Hey, Matt, how are ya? Doc! I came to see how you
were settling into the place. Well, if Matt there
were a doctor, I'd be looking for a priest to do the
last rites. Yeah, sorry about that. No one's been in
this place for years. Which is exactly why I thought
I'd be busy from the minute I opened the doors.
But it's kind of slow. What don't I know? To be
honest, nobody really liked the doctor that used to
be here. So I don't have an established patient
base, but now that I'm here... Well, when they
stopped going to him, they started seeing Cassie.
My neighbor? Yeah. Yeah, allergies, cholesterol,
minor sprains, anxiety, you name it, she's got us
covered. Oh, it's amazing. You go into that store,
whatever you're looking for, you'll find it. But she's
not a doctor. No, but she helps people. Everyone
trusts her.

Hello, Stephanie. Okay, did you see him? I take it
you met Sam. Sam. You say that so matter of fact,
like we got a new postman or something. He is the
most eligible bachelor to hit Middleton since my
divorce. He has a son too, Nick. Who cares? I
mean, it's "Dr. Good looking and single" I care
about. He's McDreamy, McSteamy... Oh, he's all
the "Mc's" and then some. I tried to book an
appointment, but he doesn't have a phone yet.
What? You're not sick. Oh yeah, I am. I'm sick of
being single. I am sick of going to wedding
showers, and I'm sick to death of never having a
date for national holidays. There's lots of things to
love about living in a small town. The shallow
dating pool is not one of them. So, have you met
him? Yes, he's my new neighbor. Oh, well, you
have all the luck. Well, I don't think so. Look, I have
joined running clubs, skiing clubs, rock climbing
clubs. I've played golf, tennis, racquetball, I go to
every sporting event there is. If there is a ball and a
man, I'm there. But you, they just move in next
door. If what you have isn't luck, then I would like
some of whatever it is. Oh. Don't you ever, you
know, miss it? You haven't dated anyone since
Jake. He's been gone for a while, now. No, I... I
think it would be greedy to want what I had with
Jake twice in one lifetime. Brandon! Hello there!
Hey! How's the music business? Oh, hi, Steph. Next
time your band's in town, take them by the bistro,
on me. Oh, thanks. Yeah. Just one of the benefits
of owning your own restaurant. So, when's your
next concert? Uh... Well, it's not really definite yet.
Well, I thought you told me... I should go. Bye.
What's with him?
There is no respect for band. Seniors get the best
uniforms, and we get what's left. And it doesn't fit
right. I mean, seventh grade, I almost lost my pants
during the halftime show. Oh, God. I mean you
never see a football player's pants drop on the
field. That's true. We're in here. Uh, we're
supposed to be in 302. This is Mrs. Cavanaugh's
class. Uh, wrong! See? Look, right there. Mrs.
Cavanaugh English? Mrs. Cavanaugh? Yeah. We're
in here. The room changed at the last minute.
Lucky guess. Remind me to take you to Vegas.
Yeah. You've got a hard head. Yeah, no need to
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apologize, but it was nice that you did. You hit me.
I know Miss Russell has somewhere to be, and I'm
betting, Mr. Radford, that there is an algebra
teacher waiting for your company.
Dr. Radford? Mayor Martha Tinsdale. We've had a
lengthy correspondence, but I'm so grateful to
finally meet you. And I must say your profile
picture does not do you justice. Are you settling in?
Actually... I can't tell you how thrilled we are that
you're here. As you can see, Middleton is a
booming metropolis, but the one thing missing was
our own doctor. Most people had to go all the way
to Blairsville. Yeah, about that correspondence,
you left a few things out. Whatever do you mean? I
believe you used the terms "state of the art" and
"up to date" to describe the office I'm renting.
Well, isn't it? No! I'm going to have to bring a lot of
new equipment in there, which I wasn't expecting.
I'm sure you'll recover any extra costs you endure,
after all, you're the only doctor here, and once I get
the word out, you'll be turning sick people away. I
think the words you're looking for are "thank you".
Thank you... For lying to me about the condition of
the space I rented. Well, really, Ryan takes care of
all that property nonsense. No, no, I'm here on
much bigger business. The Ladies' Auxiliary has you
down to be our guest speaker next week. 12:00
sharp, buffet lunch to follow. I do hope you're not
allergic to shrimp. Oh, and word to the wise, avoid
Shelly Masters' vegan fat free muffins. You've got
to be kidding. No, they're horrible! And wear a tie.
No. Uh, no? Yes, um, the opposite of yes is no. No.
But it's the Ladies' Auxiliary! My Ladies' Auxiliary.
Then, no thank you, I'll be busy fixing up my "state
of the art" office.
Hey! Hi. Um... Thanks. So, how's your head? Okay?
Um, you? Yeah. Oh, I'm Grace. Uh, Nick. Nice to
meet you. Officially. We're neighbors. Oh. Uh, cool.
Come in. Okay. So, if you have any questions or
anything... The only question I have is, what's the
fastest way out of town? Er, you just moved here.
No offense, but this town is no New York. There is
nothing but offense in that statement. And
Middleton may not be New York City, but not every
place can be filled with crime, poverty and
overpopulation.

George. Hey there, everything okay? Hey, hey, hey,
you all right? Yeah, I am. George? Well, looks like
you just fainted. So, tell me, um... George.
George... Are you on any medication? What...
What do you have me taking? Uh, lots of herbs,
vitamins, elixirs, nothing that would have made
you faint. I am very careful about interactions.
Okay, well, let's start with, uh, what you took the
last 24 hours. A mixture of ginseng, licorice root,
yohimbine. It's bark from a west African tree. Your
blood pressure is elevated. Wouldn't low blood
pressure make someone pass out? Well, sure,
but... Have you ever been diagnosed with
hypertension? A while back, yeah. Well, see,
whatever your doctor gave you could be what's
making you dizzy. Sometimes medicines have side
effects. I know. The pills I was taking to make me
feel better were making me feel awful. Uh, wait,
it's also dangerous to stop taking something
without consulting a doctor. The doctor was as bad
as the pills he gave me. I consulted Cassie, and she
mixed me up some stuff, and my blood pressure
has been fine for years. Yeah, textbook perfect.
Okay. But you did pass out. I'm fine. I... I lost my
footing. Okay, how about come by the office
tomorrow? I'll run a few tests just to be sure, free
of charge. I'm sorry, but, uh, I've had it with
doctors. He needs to see a doctor. He doesn't like
doctors. I don't either and I am one, but when I'm
sick, that's who I want to see. Well, in my opinion,
real healing can only happen when there is a bond,
a trust. George didn't trust the last doctor he had.
A lot of people in town didn't trust him. I trust you.
Well, it's too bad your father in law doesn't. Yet.
Tree bark!
Hi, Mom. You met our new neighbor? Oh, yeah.
So? Tell me. How was your first day? Good, I guess.
Mom? Yes, what's going on? You know, since I can
remember, I would get these feelings, things that
hadn't happened before they actually happened.
It's a wonderful gift. But the things I saw, they were
always just about us... The family. And now? I've
been seeing things about Nick. Who I only just met.
Well, the universe is always bringing seemingly
unrelated people and events together. Clearly, Nick
is in your consciousness for a reason. Translation.
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Unless it's a feeling of concern or worry or harm,
just let the universe's plan play out. What is it?
How come I can see all sorts of things before they
happen, but I didn't see what happened to Dad?
It's a gift, it's not a power. You can't summon it or
wield it. It's just there sometimes and other times...
It's not.
Hey. Here you go. What's up? Just wanted to make
sure you didn't need anything. No. Got everything
planned down to the last detail. You know, it's
going to be a really nice dedication for your dad,
Brandon. I appreciate everything you've done. Hey.
Have you, uh, talked to Cassie? Grace? You gotta
tell them. I don't know how. Well, find a way to tell
them, okay? Okay? Yeah.
You guys want some Ice Capps, yeah? My profile of
Nick seems to be bearing fruit. Yeah, uh, I'll grab
two Ice Capps. He's here less than a week and he
has more friends than me. All right, thanks. Those
aren't friends. Let's go. Okay. Hey, aren't you guys
gonna be late for school? Nah, we're blowin' off
the first couple of periods. I wouldn't, if I were you.
Well, you're not me, so see ya. Let's go, Grace.
I can't give you his credit scores. You sold him the
house. You have that information. Yes, but there
are these things called privacy and ethics. Forget it.
But I'm the mayor. Not for long if the citizens of
Middleton find out that you are mining me for
their personal information. I am doing it to protect
them. Can't help you. Honestly. Well, hello!
Martha, here's your teas. Uhhuh, thank you.
What's going on? Our good mayor here would like
me to divulge privileged information on our new
doctor. I thought I did a very thorough vetting
process before enticing Dr. Radford to move here
to Middleton but I have a feeling I might have
missed something, something big. Perhaps, he's
running from the law... Oh! Or maybe his real
name isn't Radford. I have a good feeling about
him. Cassie, if only this were as easy as believing
your "feelings". She's just angry at him, because he
turned her down. I offer him the honor to be a
speaker at my Ladies' Auxiliary and he refuses,
which made me suspicious, not angry. As we all
know, I never let my emotions dictate my actions.
Martha, he just moved here, give him a chance.
Sam seems like a good guy. And to be honest,
Martha, I saw the email you sent him. You
embellished, quite a bit, about the state of the
clinic. Oh, please. You did. Listen, you got him here,
just give him a chance. Seems fair. You know,
Cassie, I too can sense things about people and I
sense that he's here in this town, because he's no
good. This time, Ms. Cassie Nightingale, you are
wrong and I am right.
Hello, Nick. What happened to you? The school
called? The Vice Principal. And on the second day!
That's a new personal best, congratulations. I'm
not a serial killer. I skipped a few periods. Well,
now you have a few more, every day this week.
Detention. Why are you doing this to me? Man, I
don't wanna live here. You're the reason we had to
move. Remember? To get you away from those
arrogant, spoiled kids you were hanging out with.
And who spoiled us, huh, Dad? Oh, yeah, it was my
fault... That you broke into somebody's empty
beach house and trashed it. No one else's parents
had to move. Nobody else's parents were even in
the country. I want to live with Mom. And yet, I
have full custody. So, it's me, it's here and it's not
gonna change. And it's for your own good.
Lori! Let me take your bags. Hi. Thank you.
Welcome home, Lori. Thank you. Oh! Hey. I missed
you so much. Oh, Lori. Hi. How was your trip? Trip
was fine. Where's Brandon? Upstairs. Oh, we've
got new neighbors. Somebody finally bought that
place? A doctor and his son. He's in my class.
Mmm. Oh, yeah? He hot? Mmm, he thinks he is.
Mmm, men. Boys. Lori. I got a new job.
If this is a joke, it's not funny. It's not a joke. I'm a
police officer. I passed all my tests, I start the day
after tomorrow. So you just suddenly decided to do
this? It wasn't "sudden. " Brandon, what are you
trying to do here? I didn't mean to upset
everybody. Well, then quit. What? Quit. Enough,
okay? I'm done losing people I love. I'm gonna be
fine. Yeah, well, Dad thought he was gonna be fine
too, now he's gone. This is the last thing your
father would have wanted. Cassie... I... I can't
believe this is what you want.
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Thanks for coming. Anytime, you know that. Why
are we here? Not that I don't love to hang with
you, I do, but that's your second cup of tea and
you've yet to say a word. Brandon joined the
Middleton Police Department. Really? And you're
not happy? I'm surprised and... And hurt that he
didn't come to me, and I'm scared that I can't stop
him, and if I do, I'm... I'm scared that he won't be
happy. Well, I know what you would say. Oh? You
would say that you can't stop people from living
their lives, that bad things happen and good things
happen. You met Jake, that was a good thing. You
made Middleton your home, good thing. You lost
your husband... A very bad thing. I don't want to
lose Brandon. If you stop him, you're gonna lose
him even if he's alive and well, you know that. You
know, you've been there since Jake died, I... I don't
know what I'd do without you. We've been there
for each other. You're a good friend. No. I'm about
to get one cinnamon roll with two forks. I am an
awesome friend.
Hey. Hi. You were right. I was? I shouldn't have cut.
I got busted by both the Vice Principal and my dad.
Next time, maybe I'll listen to you. Hey, Nick, let's
go. Uh, I'm... I'm good. But Nick, um... I'll... I'll see
you later. All right. You should know that Amber
isn't used to people not doing what she wants.
Back in New York, I went to a school filled with
Ambers. I can handle her. Well, that should be fun
to watch. So, I haven't seen your dad around.
Divorced? My dad passed away a while ago. I'm so
sorry to hear that. The whole town knows. He used
to be Chief of Police. Sorry, I'm late. Hey. Is, uh, he
walking home with us? I didn't know you two were
an us. We're not. Um, well, I don't wanna go home,
so... All right. See ya. See ya. Come on. Bye. Bye.
I knew it. Excuse me? I hit pay dirt. Sam. With no
help from Ryan, thank you very much. Apparently,
there are these websites where patients can rate
their doctors. "Dr. Radford seemed very aloof. "
"Dr. Radford needs to work on his bedside manner.
"Not a very warm person. " And there are five
more, all saying basically the same thing. There are
512 comments, and you found seven complaining
about his bedside manner? What about his
competence as a doctor? Well, I... I... Johns ways to treat illness. To treat the patient as a
Hopkins, top of his class. On the board of several whole being. I've heard this a million times. Well,
hospitals. Published a textbook. Martha, if you ask have you ever actually listened? I'm just saying that
me, we got very lucky. He's a good doctor. Well, popping pills doesn't always have to be the first
we'll just have to agree... To disagree. option. I can point to proven studies that verify the
results from those pills. I haven't seen many
Hey. Hi. Brandon won't answer my calls or my studies on tree bark. A lot of the things I suggest
texts. I feel bad. Don't worry, he'll come to his are preventative. I would be happy to explain my
senses. No, I mean I feel bad that none of us methods... No! Thank you. I'm a doctor. You're...
supported him. Well, I can't support something I Well, not a doctor.
don't believe in. But he believes in it, and he wants
to be a policeman. I can tell. I always thought that
it was music that he loved, but I was wrong. I think
we were all wrong. We're not. He is. Your first job
out of college writing for that newspaper... They
sent you to the Middle East. It was right after Dad
died, and I was so scared. We all were. Nothing
happened to me. But it could have. But we all still
supported your decision. Me, Mom, Grandpa.
Brandon. What are you trying to say? You know
what I'm saying. You just don't wanna hear it.

So you are my first patient. Well, I'm just happy

you could see me. So what brought you in today?
You. What... What symptom brought you in? Well,
I have migraines. Yes? Actually, "had" is more
accurate. How did you get rid of them? Oh, uh,
Cassie gave me this oil to rub on my energy points.
Works like a charm. So, that and yoga. Oh, and I
gave up caffeine. So Cassie helped you? Oh, yeah,
she helps the whole town. Hey! Hey. What's up?
Uh, I just need your help with a suspect. You do?
Yeah.

You wouldn't return my calls. Don't blame Derek, I

twisted his arm. Okay! I'm just gonna leave you
two here to talk.

Well, hello neighbor. Hello. How's, uh, how's

business? Slow. Huh. It'll pick up. Yeah, I don't
think so. Why not? Well, it turns out I've got
competition in this town. Who? You. Me? Yeah,
seems that even before the other doctor was gone,
people in town chose to see you for whatever ailed
them. Oh, Sam, I'm... I think what you are doing is
dangerous. I have never suggested to anyone,
anyone, that they not see a doctor. I just offer
alternatives. There are other ways, alternative