After a summer in New York, Zoe is ready to make her more permanent but needs to go back to BlueBell for one last thing; Brick offers to write Zoe a good reference if she tracks down George; Lemon helps Wade save face.

Lavon and AnnaBeth invite Zoe and Joel (Josh Cooke) to dinner; Lemon meets Alabama's most eligible bachelor (Ryan McPartlin); George makes a bad decision that could impact his friendship with Lavon.

Zoe secretly starts to see patients again in BlueBell; Lavon tries to bring a minor league baseball team to town; George needs Zoe's help with a medical situation.

Lemon is blacklisted from a Halloween masquerade party; a health scare disrupts AnnaBeth and Lavon's anniversary; Wade keeps getting himself in trouble with ineligible ladies.

Zoe tries to improve the town's perception of Joel; George is pleasantly surprised with Lynly; Lavon is desperate to be part of the Gazebos of Alabama calendar.

When Zoe and Joel look for a more permanent residence, they find a place owned by one of Zoe's relatives; Lemon receives a tempting offer; George and Lynly's connection grows.

Zoe worries about how much time Joel and Wade spend together, especially when it starts to interfere with Joel's writing; Lavon tries to avoid talking to AnnaBeth; Lemon thinks Brick should start dating again.

Zoe treats her uncle and decides to invite him to the Hanukkah celebration she is hosting; Zoe ends up in trouble with Vivian (Lauren Bittner).

Zoe tries to intervene in one of Wade's love interests; Lavon and George try to keep BlueBell from merging with another town; someone from Brick's past resurfaces.

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.