Zoe finds herself anxious that her ever-critical mother will soon be visiting BlueBell for the holidays. In order to avoid spending quality time with her mother, she busies herself with a patient, but potentially ruins Christmas Eve for the whole town.
Despite Zoe's apprehensions, she decides to bid on Wade's basket at the charity picnic auction, but is surprised she is not the only one. Lemon mistakenly wins Lavon's basket.
Max, the guy Rose has a crush on, becomes infatuated with Zoe; Lemon asks AnnaBeth to start a catering business with her; Lavon tries to win over Ruby's grandfather.
After noticing some unusual occurrences, Zoe realizes that George might be sleepwalking; AnnaBeth comes up with a plan that could help Lavon win the election, but Lemon feels uneasy.
Zoe tries to convince a reporter that she has a thriving medical practice. George informs Lemon that he is going out on a date, making her feel that she too needs to find a date.
