After MK got over her shock, it wasn't long before she found the bracelet and the ring from Brown Bear of Norway, along with the ring Chief Hiccup used to propose to Princess Merida in Myrsina. Breathing rather hard, she rushed out of the store and went for a walk. She took several deep breaths to calm herself down. First the dresses, and now this. Was the whole town playing some big, elaborate joke on her? She glanced up, across the street lay the town hall. She clenched her fists, time to do some detective work of her own. She saw that there was no traffic on the road, and crossed with determination. She took a quick glance over the parking lot and saw Esther's taupe car. A small smile crossed her lips, she was right, Esther was here. Now, it was time to get some information. She paused before opening the door, she had to come up with a good excuse to be here. Wasn't exploring the town enough? She pursed her lips, Mavis was smart, she would figure it out sooner or later. Her eyes widened, her face lighting up. That was it! She could make double sure that Jamie was in fact her son, and what better way to do it than to check the records at town hall! She let a grin spread on her face before wiping it off to enter town hall.

"Hello, I'm Belle Drew. Is there something in particular you're looking for in town hall? If you're seeking an audience with the Mayor, I'm afraid you'll have to wait, she's in the middle of a meeting at the moment."

"Oh, that's alright, I was just looking for some records on her son, Jamie Bennett? I haven't been able to double check that he's really my son."

"Oh! You're MK Bomba! Pleasure to meet you. I can totally understand, Jamie was telling me all about the excitement this morning. Well, come on, I'll show you where his records are."

"Thank you," MK smiled before following the blonde down the hall on the right. The meeting must be taking place down the other hall as the two of them passed large windows showcasing empty rooms and a few open offices. MK caught a couple of names on there, Henry King, judge, Heather Bennett, district attorney, Mavis Bennett, mayor, and, ah yes, Esther Hawkins, secretary. A smirk appeared on MK's face, Esther was definitely working for Mavis, she could almost excuse Esther's behavior because of that. Belle took her to the back room, and by far the largest in the hall. There were bookshelves filled with boxes that, as Belle explained, was filled with medical history, phone numbers, addresses, family relations, where they worked and what times, and anything else that was needed to keep Cedar Grove in order and peaceful. And to keep tabs on everyone, MK thought grudgingly. Belle pulled out Jamie's box for MK and left her to take care of some business in the front. MK thanked her before she left and turned to Jamie's box. There wasn't much to go through in Jamie's box seeing as how he was only nine years old, so it didn't take long before she found his adoption papers and birth certificate among several pictures. She sucked in her breath as tears filled her eyes, that was her signature on the birth certificate and the adoption release paper. Jamie was her son after all. He must have seen her signature and searched for her online before setting out to her apartment in Vegas. A sigh of relief escaped her smiling lips, that was all she needed. And she found out a bit more about Esther Hawkins. Two in one blow! She put back all of the papers, closed the box, and put it back on the shelf where Belle took it from. Sitting next to it was the box for Mavis Bennett, and not far from that, on a lower shelf, sat the one for Sarah May Bernards. She quickly scanned the shelves, finding Esther Hawkins and Jackson Overland fairly quickly and noticed one labeled Valerie Hawkins. She pulled it out for a peek, it was Richard's mother, a farmer. Another paper stated that she had two men in her employment, a Jason Knightly and a James Green. She pursed her lips, there was no box for Richard Hawkins. But there was one box, unmarked, that sat all by its lonesome self on the very last bookshelf, hidden away in a corner. She walked towards it quickly, she didn't know when Mavis would be out of her meeting, and Belle would tell her that she was back here. Her heart was racing when she opened the box, sure enough, it was Richard's, but it held information that didn't sit right with MK. Jamie had been right, Mavis must have known who Richard was the whole time, but didn't bother contacting his wife nor his mother. His mother! MK glanced back at Valerie's box, she needed her information now too. But she turned back to Richard's box, she found out more about him than anyone else seemed to know. He worked at the pet shop, liked to go exploring the surrounding woods with his best friend Anthony Lawrence, would get away as often as he could from his abusive wife, his only relative being his mother, his father having died in a barn fire a few years ago. Then she found a note that nearly stopped her heart, and it was clearly in Mavis' handwriting: I will keep them separated, forever! MK took out a notepad and wrote down everything she found in Richard's box before returning to Valerie's to get her information. She returned Valerie's box to where it had been, made sure her notepad and pen were in her back pocket, glanced over at Richard's to make sure it was back in its place, and went to peek out the door. She could hear Belle working with papers in the front when a phone rang. Belle answered it.

"Hello, Belle Drew speaking, how may I help you? The Mayor? I'm afraid she's in the middle of a meeting, can she call you back? It shouldn't be too long now. Alright then, your name and number please? And the reason for your call? Alright, I will let her know, Mr. Knightly, and she will return at the first chance she gets. Have a good day!" MK heard the phone returned to its receiver. MK quietly closed the door and pulled Jamie's box back out. She set the adoption papers and the birth certificate to the side, took a quick glance over Jamie's medical records and other information before glancing over at the boxes. Jason Knightly's box slid out quietly and MK quickly went through his information. A smile appeared on her face, according to a side note, Jason was the man who hated winter. She paused, this was turning out to be easier than she thought, and the easier a clue was found, she had found out, the more deadly a game she was getting herself into. She jotted down his information before returning his box and going back to Jamie's box. She slowed down to look through the pictures. She got a glimpse of him growing up, he looked so happy, even Mavis looked happy. She could tell Mavis had showered him with love, and he returned it in full, until Sarah May had given him that book. MK paused, Sarah May had said she had given it to him because he was feeling down. So, why was he feeling down? MK sighed as she returned the paperwork and pictures to their box, two mysteries solved, but more seemed to appear the more she dug. Time for another chat with Jamie, just the two of them. Something was definitely going on, and she was determined to get to the bottom of it, and right now, Jamie and Jack were the only two she knew of who wanted to get to the bottom of it. She was beginning to think that the kidnapping of Jack's family was tied in with it all. She returned Jamie's box to its slot again, made sure her notepad and pen were still in her pocket, and walked out. She reached the front desk, Mavis was obviously still in the meeting.

"Did you find everything you were looking for?" asked Belle. A few tears fell from MK's eyes. "Hey, MK, are you alright?" Belle had risen from her chair and offered MK some tissue.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry about that."

"It's alright. You did find what you looking for?"

MK smiled," Yeah, and a bit more, it seems. There were pictures of Jamie growing up in there, I don't know how many times I looked through them. Now I really want to get to know my son better."

Belle went around her desk and hugged MK, "Well, you're here, might as well use as much time as you can to get to know him."

"I plan on doing that, thanks Belle."

"No problem, and if there's any information you need about the town, come on over, I'm happy to help."

"Actually, there is one thing I was wondering about."

"Yes?"

"Could you leave a message for Mavis and ask her if it's alright if I pick up Jamie on her long days? At least, until I leave?"

"Oh, that would be great! I'll give her your message. It's usually Esther who does that, but she has long days when the mayor does."

"Thanks, you have a great day!"

"Thanks, you too!"

MK waited until she was halfway through the parking lot before letting a huge grin show up, "It has already been a pretty good day." She turned her feet towards the opposite side of Bear Valley Drive where the grocery store stood. Figuring she'd get a little something to cook for dinner for herself and Sarah May, she walked over and entered. She walked through the aisles, trying to figure out what she should cook, when a couple of male voices in another aisle caught her attention.

"Ugh, Jason! Stop acting like it's the end of the world whenever winter comes!"

"Or what? Not be prepared when the snow piles up and you're stranded in your house?"

"We haven't had that big of a snowstorm for years, and you know that."

"Well I refuse to be caught unprepared ever again."

"Why do you hate winter?" MK's voice startled them.

"What? Why do you need to know? You shouldn't have even been listening to our conversation!"

MK rolled her eyes, "Kinda hard not to when your voice is so loud that the whole store probably heard." Jason blinked in surprise while James snickered. "So, will you answer my question now? Why do you hate winter?"

"I hate the snow, the ice, the extreme cold, just all of it."

"Including Christmas?" Jason looked at her and looked away, turning to walk away.

"You'll have to excuse my friend's rudeness, he's usually only this grumpy when December rolls around." James gave her an apologetic smile before taking off after Jason. "Hey Jason, wait up!" MK decided not to follow, she would be seeing them at the farm soon anyway, and turned her attention back to dinner. Later that night, as she laid in Sarah May's guest room, her thoughts went back to the way the day had turned out. Finding Jason not long after Jack had sent her on the mission actually wasn't that hard to believe considering how tiny the town was, they'd have run into each other sooner or later, but at least she could tell Jack to stay away from the Hawkins farm when they take Richard to see his mother. MK had let Sarah May know some of what she found out while she was at town hall, only telling her why she looked through Valerie's box and what she found in Jamie's, but didn't breathe a word of what she found in Richard's box. She would let Sarah May in on it, just not yet, she wanted to do a little bit more digging before letting anyone know her suspicions, except maybe Jamie. If he had been suspecting his mom and that had been what was making him sad, that would explain so much. She bit her lip, maybe he had done a lot more research on her than just looking up her address, maybe he did find out that she was a detective and figured he'd take care of two birds with one stone. She sighed as she rolled over, there was just too much to sort through, but she had until Saturday to do some more sleuthing, and she still had to find out if there were any clues to the whereabouts of Jack's family in Jason's house. One day at a time, she told herself before drifting off to sleep, one day at a time.