Mistletoe Murders

We pick up where we left off last season with Emily confronting Aaron, who reveals that Chimera has been compromised by a new group that is targeting everyone connected to their old operation, forcing Emily to leave town for nearly a year to protect those she cares about. When she returns for the holidays, she reconnects with Sam, Violet, June, and Sue while trying to keep her dangerous mission separate from her personal life. Meanwhile, Sam investigates the apparent accidental death of Richard Smiley, who fell from his roof while decorating for Christmas, but several details—including a missing ladder and a mitten found in Richard’s hand—raise suspicions. Richard’s daughter Ruth reveals that she feared his wife Helen and had received an anonymous warning that Helen was dangerous, while Wes Hillman arrives claiming Helen has killed before, explaining that two of her previous husbands also died under suspicious circumstances. Emily becomes involved after meeting Helen and learning that Helen believes she is responsible for the deaths of her former husbands, though she insists those deaths resulted from her failures to act rather than deliberate murder. As Emily and Sam grow closer again despite her plans to leave, Sam receives forensic evidence confirming that someone else was on the roof, officially turning Richard’s death into a murder investigation. Emily continues to believe Helen is innocent, while her friends secretly nominate her for the town’s Christmas “Cheerman” position in hopes of convincing her to stay. The episode ends with Sam and Emily responding to a reported home invasion next door to Helen’s house, only to discover Helen emerging from the house with her hands raised, leaving the central mystery unresolved.