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He isn't a murderer. Q is. She was all about Trey. Pisssed that he was w someone else. Cat remembered her being missing that night, they had a party, and whelp. She bashed herself. Set Copley up. Eve arrested her. Had to let Copley out. Merry Christmas eve!

Yeats book she gave him that first Xmas, he reads it every Xmas. Awe. They exchange gifts. She got him a magic coat. Celtic trinity knots for buttons, hidden pockets. He got her the training w Master Wu. And will put the dojo in. She gave him a framed pic of them from the movie premiere. All bloody. He will put it on his desk. He gave her the same photo lol. She got a twinge re the case and off they go to Central

The former side piece. She left and went home. Reo had stopped by. Loved her bag. They all seemed too. Copley let slip that he set Trey to have an affair w Q. So that he could get divorced and marry the side piece. And he knew about the drugs. He still in cage. She sent Peabody off. Goes home. Chills w Roarke and Summerset. They were both nice. She grabbed his gifts and shoved them under the tree. Roarke reads the

The chance to spend some Xmas time w them. Morris kissed her cheeks. He will be w family and frens.
Next day, she pucks up Peabody. Sees Leonardo w Bella, then Mavis in the window. Peabody struts. Eve warns her not too. She is heavy on the pink. Hospital. Q doesn't want to implicate Copley. Central. Trueheart put corn on the tree- for Kwanzaa. Eve rattles off the slogan. Again, hits Copley. Calls lawyer. She

McNab makes him and Peabody a hot chocolate from the mini AC in the SUV they all are in. Headed to the hospital. But Quigley is still in surgery. Split up. Eve and Roarke go to Central. She tagged Mira to give her a heads up. She goes to interview Copley,he has a major panic attack. Mira comes in. Can't talk now. Maybe it wasn't him? Did he hurt Catiana? They tell the sister. Then go to Morris. She offered him the

911, but he hit her. Arrested.
Officer Shelby. I believe she will be one of Eve's? Dunno. Roarke went w her. Then Peabody and McNab arrived.

Then they talk about love, marriage, cheating. They have a prenup, which Eve never read. Just signed. It was a business formality. It was not needed between them. It's put away. She wouldn't take any of his money. Just her ring and teardrop necklace. They are hers (and kitty). They tried to have a nice time. But the call came from the QC place. The social sectary who worked for sister is dead. Q in hospital. Called

Peabody and McNab. Eve took his coat for the size. She wants him to have a magic coat. Did McNab get one??? They were a wee bit drunk, so they slept over. Awe. Lmao. The next day, she walked in on Peabody and McNab making out in the pool. Roarke wants a veg date. They all have breakfast. Plan out the interviews. McNab got boots! Rude! Roarke asked for a pic of them wearing the gifts lol. They go talk to Q.

Eve observed the mingling of her world w Roarke's. Nadine came up and they chatted. About Morris too, how he deals w his grief. DeWinter comes up too. Her and Nadine chat. Eve found Feeney in a room watching baseball. Santiago comes in, Reineke, then Carmichael. They chat. Weirded out to see Whitney dancing, DeWinter danced w Dickhead. She ran into Trueheart kissing his gf, then chatted w Baxter. Feeney danced w

Nadine danced w Crack. Mira, Dennis w Whitney and wife. Eve wants to dole out the gifts. Talk shop. Roarke dances w her.

The pink magic coat. She says that Roarke has a gift for McNab. Did he get one too? Roarke made it pink. Eve says that Peabody is family. She cannot be protected and Peabody not. Peabody got all teary and huggy. Ilu! Gotta thank Roarke, show McNab. Charles and Louise pop up. Lt Sugar. She gave Louise a bag that resembled the old doctor bags. Asked to chat w Charles about the case. Feeney chats w Jenkinson.

Button day, are the best of his life. He took out the button. Mavis caught them. Her and Trina are early. Mavis directs some of the ppl. Trina was subdued, freaked Eve out. She snapped her out of it. The gift for her was in the room, gave it. It was candles. Eve deals w her suffering. Roarke wore the pin. Trina put a temp tat of mistletoe near Eve's butt lol. Peabody and McNab arrived. She pulled Peabody aside to

Eve sneaks off and looks up notes from Mira and Peabody. Did Copley get Trey to cheat w Quigley? Hm. Roarke comes in. Eve fills him in. She will still have to deal w the ppl. He gave her an early Xmas gift. A super old comb for her hair. From the place in the Thanksgiving book. It will compliment her outfit. She gives him one too. Same place. A white petunia lapel pin. He made it. Means a lot. Their day and the

That Summerset will lord her lateness over her if...
She does what she can, then goes up to bedlam. The florist and decorator make Eve want her stunner, but she does what she can. Roarke gave her a soda. She continued her directing.

Gives her advice. A whole team of ppl are in the driveway as she got home. Had to tag Roarke on the code for the garage. Her car manel would let her in. She followed what he said and drove in. Had her own slot. She found a AC, comp and fridge in there. Was able to access her office comp from there. She had asked Peabody for info on the side lady. Roarke came to find her lol. They go back and talk case. He warns her

Eve tried to backpedal out of talking to Summerset, Roarke held firm, so she located a new room and trudged off. Galahad was w him. Informed him, promised to be back. She found the mistress. A young, naive lady. She gushed over Roarke ( didn't know Eve lol) this poor fool. She asked Eve to hang out. Cos Eve pretended to know Copley. Eve tried to make her think, but what can u do. She goes to the previous vic

Them all. Trey taunted her re Troy. She wouldn't rise. She wouldn't kill him; she would take him down. She tells Roarke. It's not all the way behind her, but she is accepting it. She is dealing the best that she can.

Eve and Galahad go into Roarke's office. She studied the painting of them that she gave him. And he placed a wobbly bowl in there too. She is zeroed in on three ppl- husband, wife , and a vic. She had been previously assaulted. Eve will do the job, but hopes it's not her. He found that the husband- Quigley- has a side piece. Paying money to Trey? Eve needs to find out. Before she dives in to prep. She dreamt of

Summerset snarks re Eve's wrapping prowess. She was wrapping Roarke's gifts. He has elves wrap hers. The gift was from Feeney, guess it's not the bowl? Anyway, thay put it on a table in their room. K. Its not the bowl. It's a floating glass. Case talk w dinner. He will look at that husband's financials. He won't wear a tux.

They added a menorah, and a zombie Santa. Feeney was in her office. Mrs. Feeney made a bowl for them. Itched w their names and the medals, the date. Awe. Feeney wants her to see if Roarke is wearing a tux at the party. Mrs. Feeney is making him. McNab gave her a report on some stuff he found on Trey's comp. She sends them home, goes to chat w ppl. Then home- to where Galahad had a bell/bow on his collar. Awe.

He got in Trey's face cos T went after dude's sister. Peabody says that the sister closest to her age ( how many does she have?) Had an oath not to go after same guy. They go back to one woman who lied about being w Trey. She cheated and didn't tell husband. Eve pontificates that cheating is bullshit. Work it out or leave. Another chat w a dude. Nora used CGI, but, it would be AI huh? Husband of the lady. Lied.

Eve consults w Mira. She looks forward to the party every year. Eve complains about Summerset. Catching up w Peabody, who told Eve about the investment money that she and McNab were saving. They wanted that house...in a few years. Or a year? lol. Roarke would help. They go talk to another woman. She didn't know either. So, he was blackmailing them and a serial r@pist. Super duper hard to care. Next was a competito

She gave Dickhead the whiskey, then demanded he look at the tea. He had a terrible goatee. DeWinter strolled up. Called him Richard. Weird. She does it to pump up his ego. He found the drugs. DeWinter and Morris will go to the Xmas party together. Frens. Eve is still sketchy on her. They split up. Eve to Mira. Peabody to talk to the women on the list that Trina gave her.

Peabody and McNab will do a in and out shuttle to her family for Xmas. Roarke likes having Xmas w just them. She was shocked to learn that they have a fourth floor gift room. lol. Just cause- she used Maddow as a last name. Does she watch Rachel? Talked to a co-worker, then back to Trina and Sima. Trina suspected that Trey drugged Sima. Poor Sima. Mira responds to Eve re a quick consult. Off to the lab. Harvo 1st

Oh Eve. She was scammed into buying socks too. lol. Caps, lipstick cases lol. Oh man. A talking, dancing unicorn toy. She was horrified to learn that she would need to give Trina a gift. Roarke will take care of that.
Roarke will add a memorial garden to An Didean. He loves Eve's food appreciation. He suggested that she take scotch to Dickhead. She helped him pick out a cops and robbers comp game for Sean.

Wrap them. Lmao. 256 ppl will attend the party. Jesus. He will do it, but she needs to participate in the party prep. Galahad dove into one lol. She took a quick nap. Galahad was on her butt, Roarke twined their fingers. He bought a village in Tuscany.

Tiko. He had more merchandise, two employees. He took Eve to the new shop where he helped her catch the previous owners. She has 5 female frens to shop for. Peabody? Mira, Louise, Reo, Nadine, Mavis? Mira first. Tiko had a scarf that matched the bag. Mavis next. Unicorn bags for mommy and bb. Awe! Scarf, cap. She was loaded down when she got home. She dumped them at Summerset's feet. Would pay him 1,000 dollars to