Dick and Joanna learn that there's a body buried in the basement. The Loudons try to get the body moved to the church cemetery, only to find that she was a witch.

Dick gets his hopes up after two city officials suggest he run for town council.

Joanna falls through the ice at the annual River Day festival. Dick is on the outs when Joanna blames him for everything bad that happens in her life.

Dick and the gang pitch in to help Kirk get the Minuteman up to code after its shut down.

Dick spirals into a profound depression after the Stratford is denied in its bid to be classified an historic landmark.

Leslie's high school sweetheart returns from far off places to ask for her hand in marriage, to Kirk's obvious displeasure.

Dick praises an aspiring writer's work to avoid hurting her feelings. The writer's enthusiastic husband quits his job to allow his wife to write full time. It's up to Dick to secure her an agent and teach her to write, all before their savings runs out in a month and a half.

The inn is swamped when 24 guests are snowed in on Christmas Eve. While Kirk tries to keep the guests entertained, Dick tries to find room for a traveller named Joseph and his pregnant wife.

A U.S. Senator's wife checks into the inn and holds a press conference to announce she's divorcing her inattentive husband.