Everyone ready to find the witch?

Katie: Witch! Witch! :D

Jordan: Umm... :o

Little Mick: Yeah! :D

Shelly: I don't know...

How about the big boys?

Davy: I guess. Mick won't let us leave until 'e finds out.

Micky: *glares at Davy* Hey, you said you wanted to find out, too! *grumbles* Blame this on me...

(We open back in the living room of the "witch"'s house. Jordan stares at the row of dolls. The twins and Katie join each other in the middle of the room, looking around.)

Katie: "There's no witch here!"

Little Mick: "What a gyp!"

Shelly: "Can we go now?"

Voice: (Attractive, older) Hello? Is someone in there?

Shelly: "Uh oh!"

Davy: Uh, Mick...

Micky: Oh shoot...

Katie: "The witch!"

Jordan: "Uh oh."

Little Mick: "Wow!"

Katie: (Pulls out her sword as a dark figure comes to the doorway) "Don't worry, Jordan, I'll protect you!"

Jordan: (Grabs Katie's arm) "Don't hurt her, Katie! What if she's friendly?"

Voice: What's going on in there? (The figure storms into the room, holding a long stick, dressed in a long, flowing black gown and peaked black hat, bobby pins flying out of her long, thick grayish-yellow hair) If you're here to rob an old woman, there's nothing here for you to rob, so you'd best be gone, before I call the police!

Katie: Bad witch! Go 'way! (Waves her little sword at the witch)

Jordan: Oooh! :o

Micky: No, no! We're not here to harm!

Davy: We knocked on the front door and found it open. We just wanted to make sure everything was okay.

Woman: (Almost trips over Katie) Oof! (Pulls back, frowning) What in the world... (She finally flips on the light...revealing a not-unattractive older woman in a very elaborate witch's costume. The stick she holds isn't a broom, but a long, heavy staff.)

Jordan: "That's not a witch! That's a lady in a costume!"

Katie: "Oh, darn! I wanted to fight a witch, like Papa does!"

Micky: We're really sorry about barging in!

Woman: (Sighs) Well, no harm seems to have been done. (Smiles) In fact, you boys seem rather familiar. Haven't I see you somewhere before?

Davy: We're the Monkees. All of us used to live just down the street.

Micky: Yeah, in that beach house that used to look like it might fall apart if the slightest bit of wind hit it.

Woman: (Chuckles) I have seen some of you down that way recently, but I know I've seen you somewhere else. Have you ever been on TV?

Micky: Yes, we have. You've seen our specials?

Woman: (Smiles) I thought I recognized you! You're two of the Monkees, those boys who do those specials every fall and spring!

Davy: It's nice to be remembahed. ;)

Woman: (Leans over the twins) And who are these attractive youngsters? Are they yours?

Katie: Katie!

Woman: (Curtsies) Lovely to meet you, Lady Katie!

Micky: Katie is Mike's daughter. He's the Texan. This little guy, *motions to Jordan* is Peter's son, Jordan. Pete's the blond. These two twin terrors are my rugrats, Little Mick and Shelly. *the twins grin*

Woman: (Laughs) I'll bet they're a handful, if they're anything like what I see of all of you on the specials!

Davy: 'E wouldn't know. 'E 'as 'is wife 'andle them AND 'im!

Micky: Funny, Dave, real funny. :P

Woman: (Laughs and laughs) You're as much fun in person as you are on TV!

Katie: (Sniffs) What dat?

Jordan: (Sniffs) Ooooh...

Little Mick: You make food?

Woman: (Eyes widen) Holy cow, my cookies! (She runs into the kitchen, followed by the kids, Micky, and Davy. The kitchen is your basic 50s style but looks a bit worn. She runs to an oven just as a whiff of smoke is seen. Rows of light brown cookies in the shape of pumpkins, moons, cats, and ghosts cool on an old towel on the counter. Decorated cookies lay in bags next to a large, heavy cauldron half-filled with popcorn balls. She grabs two potholders, opens the oven, and pulls out some slightly blackened cookies.)

Micky: I THOUGHT I smelled cookies!

Davy: And those cookies smell great!

Katie: "Yikes, she IS a witch! Look at that big bowl! That's what witches make their potions in!"

Micky: What's in here? *leans over the cauldron* Oh, wow! (Turns to Katie) "Witches bake cookies?"

Jordan: Cook'ies!

Katie: "What if they're bad cookies?"

Woman: Oh, dear... (She puts the pan on the counter - the cookies are rather blackened) Well, I can't give these out...

Micky: Need some help getting rid of those? *grins, motioning to the blackened cookies*

Davy: Mick...

Woman: You'd like them? I can't give them out, and I don't need so many.

Micky: I'd love them!

Davy: Mick would anything if you put frosting or a sauce on it.

Micky: Hey!

Woman: I see nothing wrong with that.

Micky: Thank you!

Davy: Oh brothah. :P

Katie: (She and the twins stand on chairs, staring in the cauldron) "Do you think those are ench..enchan..encha...magic balls?"

Shelly: "They look like a bunch of pieces of popcorn stuck together!"

Little Mick: Popcorn? *points into the cauldron*

Woman: (As she hands Micky the potholders and the pan) Would you like some popcorn balls, children? I have to take these out to the trick-or-treaters, and I might as well get started!

Katie: Uh...

Little Mick: *nods* Yeah!

Shelly: Okay!

Woman: (Places a popcorn ball in each of the children's bags but Jordan's; she smiles but shakes her head) Sorry, little dragon, but you're still too small for popcorn. (Hands him a cookie) You can have one of these, though.

Jordan: (Munches on it) Yum!

Shelly: Thank you!

Little Mick: Yummy! Thanks!

Woman: (Puts three cookies in a bag for each child, ties the bag with an orange ribbon, and puts the bags in their containers) Here you go! (Sighs) Maybe you'd better go. I still have a lot to do, and now I don't know if I'll have enough cookies for all of the children out tonight!

Micky: Well, we've already been through most of the neighborhood. Maybe we could give you a hand with everything.

Woman: Oh, would you? I thought I'd be able to get everything done, but I had so many other chores to run today and I just got so busy...

Katie: Help?

Davy: Sure! We'd love to!

Woman: (Laughs) And you know, I completely forgot to tell you my name! (Puts out her hand) I'm Barbara Marion. :)

Micky: Nice to meet you, Barbara!

Davy: Pleased to meet you.

Woman: Well... (hands Davy a pot and Micky a rolling pin and some copper-colored cookie cutters) Why don't we get started?

("Lady Jane" begins as Davy goes to the stove, Micky goes to the counter, and Barbara brings out a porcelain bowl of chilled cookie dough for Micky to roll out. She shakes her finger and her staff, telling him what spells she'll cast on him if she catches him snitching!)

*Micky salutes with the rolling pin, looking fearful.*

(Barbara brings out orange and brown sprinkles, raisins, and candies to decorate the now-cooled plain cookies.)

(Jordan proudly dumps orange sprinkles all over his pumpkin.)

*The twins place raisins and candies on the cookies.*

(Katie makes an orange pumpkin with raisin eyes and a big M&M mouth.)

(Barbara makes a ghost with plain sugar and a candy mouth.)

(We see Davy working on the popcorn. He watches trick-or-treaters out the window, including some very attractive young women and their little charges.)

*Micky lightly whacks Davy with the rolling pin, then shakes it at him when he turns around.*

(Davy whacks Micky over the head and sticks his tongue out.)

(Barbara helps the twins put cookies in bags as the door bell is heard. She motions to Micky to give cookies and popcorn balls to trick-or-treaters.)

*Micky rushes to the door with the treats. He feigns being scared of the various ghoulish costumes of the group of kids.* ;)

(Barbara laughs, shaking her head at his silly faces.)

*Davy rolls his eyes.*

(Barbara lets the twins and Katie "grease" their fingers with butter while Jordan plays with an old plastic doll from the living room. They put the popcorn balls together with salt, butter, and sugar, then wrap the balls in cellophane and tie them with orange yarn.)

(Barbara goes to check on Micky's progress with cutting new cookies.)

*Micky has a pile of cut cookies waiting to go in the oven, a pile of finished cookies...and a few crumbs on his shirt.*

(Barbara laughs and takes the pan from him. She'll clean up after the last of the cookies. He can finish the popcorn balls and decorate with the twins. Davy can take trick-or-treaters.)

(The music winds down with Micky and the kids in the kitchen, putting the last of the cookies into bags, and Barbara turning around from the sink.)

Barbara: (Smiles as Davy comes in) How was that crowd? They certainly sounded lively!

Davy: Any more lively and I would've mistook them for Mick.

Katie: (Puts her final cookie bag in the cauldron) One more!

Jordan: Yay! :D

Barbara: Thanks a million for helping me out tonight, kids.

Katie: Ok!

Little Mick: We did good!

Shelly: You welcome!

Barbara: Seriously, I would have never gotten this done without your help.

Katie: (Turns to the twins) "You know, she's not so bad, for a witch."

Jordan: "She makes good cookies and she has fun toys!"

Micky: It was the least we could do, Barbara.

Barbara: (Sighs) I wish I had more visitors. My husband died a year ago, and I miss him so badly. I moved here from New York. I don't really know anybody here. This is his family's old home, and it's in horrible shape, but I don't really have the money to fix it. (Shakes her head) I've even heard rumors that people think I'm a witch! (Grins) I'm not exactly a witch, but I am a retired nurse. I specialize in selling natural folk healing potions now.

Micky: You need someone to fix up the house for you?

Barbara: If they're affordable.

Micky: How about payment is more of these cookies and any other goodies you may feel so inclined to make?

Davy: *shakes his head; grinning* Your stomach is trouble, Mick.

Barbara: How about you bring along these adorable darlings whenever you have time off from your filming and music to visit me, and I'll feed you? (Picks up her staff) I'll show you the moves my husband taught me with this. It was his. He was stationed in Japan in World War II when I was an army nurse there, which is how I met him, though we didn't actually get married until a few years later.

Micky: Deal!

Katie: (Watches as Barbara twirls it around to the best of her ability in the limited space of the kitchen) Wow!

Jordan: "Oh wow, Miss Barbara sure can make that move!"

Little Mick: "Wowee!" :D

Shelly: "We need to find out how she does that." ;)

Barbara: You're all welcome to drop by anytime, and so's the rest of your band and your wives. (She leads Micky, Davy, and the kids to the door.)

Jordan: "See, guys? She wasn't a witch at all! Just because someone has a cauldron and a big stick and big books, doesn't make her a witch!"

Little Mick: "Yeah! She's groovy!"

Katie: (Shrugs) "I guess Mama's right. You really can't believe everything you hear."

Barbara: (Shakes the boys' hands again) Thank you for all your help tonight, all of you!

Davy: You're welcome, Barbara!

Micky: Anytime!

(As the boys and kids head out of the house, we cut to the ballroom at the Montgomery House, which is decorated with pumpkins, gourds, and garlands made of fake fall leaves. There's already several adults and children milling around. Emma, dressed in her red and gold "fairy princess" costume from "Nightmare Revolutions," puts out a large bowl of fruit punch. She's joined by Valerie as a Medieval princess in a gold circlet and her golden gown from "Monkees in Wonderland" putting out chips and pretzels.)

Emma: Darn it, where ARE they? Micky and Davy said they'd have the kids here twenty minutes ago!

Valerie: Who knows? They probably got side-tracked talking to Mrs. Purdy or Mrs. Flicheck.

Emma: Or Micky got hungry, cleared out someone's trick-or-treat candies, and had to buy more.

(The two young men and the four children enter as Lauren comes over with a plate of orange cheesecake. Lauren wears her angel costume from "Monkee Masquerade.")

Lauren: It's about time, guys!

Valerie: Jordan! (She runs up to her son and takes him out of his stroller, cuddling him; he kisses her)

Jordan: Mommy! :D

Micky: Sorry we're late, but we got caught up helping Mrs. Marion down the street.

Katie: (Runs to her mama, who picks her up) Hi, Mama! We see witch!

Emma: Katie, you know that's not a nice thing to say about someone, especially a poor old lady like Mrs. Marion.

Valerie: (Grins) So, is she really a witch, or is she just a lonely and strange old lady? I want to know if all these rumors are true.

Davy: She's just a lonely lady, that's all.

Micky: Yeah. She was very nice to us, even after we kinda barged in on her.

Emma: That poor old woman! Tell me you didn't eat her out of house and home.

Katie: We good!

Micky: Don't worry, Em. She still had plenty to hand out to the trick or treaters.

Valerie: What were you doing there, anyway?

Katie: See witch!

Jordan: Wi'c, Mommy! :D

Davy: We were curious if she was really a witch or not, so we went up to see if she was home...

Micky: But when we knocked on her door, it was already open.

Davy: We went in to see if she was there and everything was okay.

Micky: We ran into her, but we explained it was by accident.

Emma: You're lucky she didn't have you arrested for trespassing.

Valerie: Well, if they didn't do any damage...

Katie: We have fun! Cookies! (Pulls the bag of cookies out of her bag)

Emma: (Grins) Hey, those look pretty good!

Valerie: (Looks in Shelly's bag) And I see a popcorn ball in there, too!

Micky: She sure makes some great goodies!

Katie: "Mama, from now on, I'm going to do what you always say to do. I'm going to check all the facts before saying someone's something they aren't!"

Emma: (Smiles) Well, I'm glad you all made a new friend tonight. I hope she can get someone to clean up her house soon.

Valerie: It's always been an eyesore, almost as bad as the Montgomery House before Sheila moved in.

Micky: Already done. ;)

Lauren: Big surprise there. Would food happen to be the payment?

Micky: Yes, and she wants us to bring the kids and all of you over to visit with her someday.

Emma: I'd be delighted to make a new friend in the neighborhood.

Katie: "Me too, Mama." (Grins at Little Mick and Shelly) "I think I'll like having a witch who bakes cookies as a friend!"

Jordan: (Yawns as he leans into his mother's shoulder) "Me too."

Shelly and Little Mick: "Us too!" :D

(The scene fades out on the laughing children in their parents' arms as Valerie takes Jordan to bed and the others join the party.)