Esther Scott

Kelly heads to Washington to surprise Brandon; Brenda sees Dylan before leaving; David is caught cheating; Andrea and her husband cope with parenthood; guest Babyface.

On the fifth season premiere, Jane tries to decipher Red John's connection with Lorelei Martins (guest star Emmanuelle Chriqui) while the CBI team is forced to partner with an FBI squad -- including Agent Gabe Mancini (guest star Ivan Sergei) and Senior Agent Alexa Schultz (guest star Polly Walker) -- to solve the murder of a hotel employee.

George and Wade hatch a plan to get even with their high school nemesis, Jimmy; when Lemon catches wind of their scheme she wants in on the action, too.

Zoe tries to win over residents of Bluebell by participating in the Founder's Day parade, but an unfortunate incident only makes matters worse.

Zoe tries to win BlueBell's gumbo competition; Lemon is upset when Lavon develops a crush on another woman; Brick and Zoe have to perform a life-saving surgery together.

When Nascar’s Brian Vickers (appearing as himself) has to drop out of hosting BlueBell Junior League’s annual turtle race, Lemon is reluctantly convinced that the mayor is the perfect replacement as her co-host. Meanwhile, Zoe is asked out on a date by a handsome local veterinarian, Dr. Judson Lyons, and Wade has an unexpected visitor who stirs up all kinds of trouble for him.