It's time for another new Festive Fridays episode with a 2025 Christmas mystery from OWN.
ABOUT VERY MERRY MYSTERY
A small-town hairstylist and Christmas enthusiast helps her detective boyfriend investigate when their host disappears during a Christmas murder mystery party, leaving behind only a ransom note.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR VERY MERRY MYSTERY
December 13, 2025 | OWN
CAST & CREW OF VERY MERRY MYSTERY
- Ashleigh Murray as Bea King
- Tristan Mack Wilds as Troy Rhodes
- Zahra Bentham as Desiree Barnes
- Robinne Fanfair as Deborah King
- Romaine Waite as Calvin Dee
- Kathy Maloney as Evelyn Whittaker
- Rainbow Sun Francks as Dr. Maurice Whitaker
- Kimberly Huie as Grace Burton
BRAN’S VERY MERRY MYSTERY SYNOPSIS
Welcome to Queen Bea Beauty—Bea is the owner, and everyone in town loves her. It’s two days until Christmas, and she’s chatting with her friends about the town Grinch, Mrs. Burton. Apparently, Mrs. Burton is throwing a Christmas party to make amends with all her enemies. Bea is invited, even though she never actually had a falling-out with her.
First, Bea helps out with a Christmas scavenger hunt. She’s surprised when her boyfriend, Detective Troy, shows up—but he’s on duty. There’s definitely some tension between the two of them.
The next day, it’s party time. The event is carol-themed, so everyone has to dress in Victorian-era costumes. Of course, it’s also a murder mystery party. Each guest is given a character card with lines they’re supposed to say. Suddenly, the fire goes out and the lights go dark. When everything comes back on, Mrs. Burton is nowhere to be found, and Des—who’s playing the maid—is lying on the floor with the Christmas tree on top of her. Thankfully, she’s fine. A guy named Calvin accidentally pushed her when he got scared.
At first, everyone assumes Mrs. Burton’s disappearance is just part of the game. But then they find a ransom note, and it becomes clear this might actually be real. Bea is known for being good at mysteries, so everyone looks to her to figure it out. Naturally, Detective Troy officially joins the case.
They question everyone but don’t get any closer to solving it. They discover there’s a secret passageway, but Mrs. Burton is still nowhere to be found.
Thanks to Bea’s keen observation skills, she starts to suspect the doctor and his wife who are attending the party. Eventually, they find Mrs. Burton in a shed outside—completely unharmed. Weird, right?
Bea believes the doctor has been having an affair with Mrs. Burton, so she accuses him, and Troy arrests him.
But something doesn’t quite add up. When Bea notices a photo in the newspaper showing what looks like bruising on the wife’s wrist, everything clicks. It wasn’t the doctor—it was his wife. She discovered the affair and “kidnapped” Mrs. Burton, hoping to force her husband to wire money so she could leave him. The plan didn’t work, but she confesses and is arrested.
Bea and Troy have a heartfelt moment and end up spending Christmas together.
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