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.
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.
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.
George panics when Tansy's dog goes missing; Wade is frustrated about his lack of alone time with Zoe when she starts focusing her time on competing with the new doctor in town; Lemon and Magnolia try to break Brick and Shelby up.
The NCIS team investigates the crash of an armored transport bus carrying Naval brig detainees after four prisoners escape, including a black market broker who is one of the country's biggest national security threats. Meanwhile, Pride turns to Gibbs for assistance when a case file needed for the investigation is full of redactions. NCIS stars Mark Harmon and Rocky Carroll guest star.
