A Snicker of Magic

Mama paints a landscape of Midnight Gulch on the Gallery, but the more she works, the more frustrated she becomes. Felicity tries to reassure her. Many townspeople have gathered around, popping in and out to watch Mama work and check on the progress. Felicity wonders if Mama could work better with some privacy, but Mama likes having the people behind her. She’s just worried her art is no longer as good as it once was.

Felicity sits on Abigail Honeycutt’s bench and watches. Jonah parks his chair next to her. Florentine is absent, so they speculate that she is searching for a place to set her burdens down. Felicity focuses on the words of the curse, trying to solve it like a riddle. Boone sits nearby, playing his banjo, but he stops abruptly and asks what that noise is. Felicity realizes that Boone, too, hears the wind chimes. Jonah cannot hear it. Felicity believes only those cursed can hear it. Boone plays his banjo louder to drown it out.

The townsfolk begin requesting songs for Boone to play. Day Grissom requests a song called “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” a song he and Cleo used to play when they were a young couple.