 Woody s parents get a gift for Kelly and Woody: small pet pig named Snuffles. Pet is somewhat of a misnomer as the Boyds, from a farming background, see Snuffles as Christmas dinner. Rebecca has an immediate connection with Snuffles as an animal. When Woody tells her of its ultimate fate, Rebecca wants to buy Snuffles. When Woody won t sell, Rebecca sets Snuffles free in the country. Snuffles ultimately makes its way back "home" to Hanover to the Senior Boyd s place. Rebecca sees this story as a Christmas miracle, until she hears the pig s fate in Hanover. Meanwhile, Sam starts dating Susan Metheny, the widow of Kirby, the man who bought Sam s Corvette. Sam is only doing so as he wants his Corvette back at a reduced rate. Susan, a kindergarten teacher, is a nice, sweet, innocent, shy woman who is vulnerable at the best of times, let alone at this grieving point in her life. But Sam only has his Corvette on the brain and doesn t even consider Susan s feelings. After a friendly week together with Sam, Susan does sell Sam his Corvette back at a reduced rate. However immediately following, Woody spills the beans to her that Sam has had nothing on his mind but getting back the Corvette since they met. Susan is hurt. To get Sam out of her life, Susan throws him the car keys in anger, but Sam is still only happy that he has his precious car back, for free no less. However, Sam gets into one accident after another with the car. Frasier thinks Sam is having remorse about the way he got the car; Sam concurs and decides he has to make peace with Susan. Susan, a usually forgiving woman, decides this is the first time she won t be a pushover and does not forgive Sam. Sam, literally in the doghouse, gets the exact treatment that her students would receive in such a situation. After some penance, Susan does forgive Sam and sells him his car back at full market value. But is there anything else of Kirby s that Sam wants?