Lauren Bittner

Shortly after Frank awards a detective with the Medal of Valor for his undercover work for the NYPD in Malaysia, the detective is taken hostage by a Malaysian drug lord whose brother he helped put in prison.

Lemon receives an offer she may not be able to refuse. AnnaBeth seems eager for Lavon to go out of town, causing him to wonder why. Plus, is Zoe ready to face her extended family?

Zoe hosts a Hanukkah party. Lemon enlists George and Lynly to help uncover information about one of Brick's exes.

Brick turns to Zoe when he is asked to help with the local cabaret; Lemon and AnnaBeth try to motivate Lavon, who is feeling defeated about the potential merger; Wade is happy about his new romance.

Lavon enlists George to help save BlueBell from merging with another town. To help keep the planned merger quiet, Zoe uses Joel and AnnaBeth to create a distraction.

Zoe is secretly thrilled to get undivided attention from her mother; Brick asks Lavon for help planning a party to celebrate Lemon's return; George is roped into assisting Magnolia.