If your perfect day is listening to murder podcasts while knitting in front of a fire,

watching true crime shows and wishing you could solve a mystery, I have the perfect weekend for you.

February 21st and 22nd is Langley Washington's 41st annual mystery weekend, where thousands of people

participate in a who-done-it, running around town, collecting clues, meeting costume characters,

attempting to solve a mystery. Langley is a charming seaside village on Whibby Island, less than an

hour away from Seattle. And to get the clues, you'll visit charming local shops and restaurants,

like one of my very favorites, Ultra House. Their ramen is as good as any bowl I had in Japan. Double Bluff

Brewery, which is my favorite place to get a beer, and saltwater for fresh local oysters,

mussels, and beautifully cooked seafood. There are some big, amazing prizes for the mystery

solvers. But whether you win or lose, you get to spend the weekend in Langley, one of my favorite

places in the

Pacific Northwest. So book your lodging now, plan your trip at visit langley.com.

Welcome to The Leftovers. I'm Rachel Bell.

The Leftovers is audio left on the cutting room floor from last week's Your Last Meal interview.

And today, you'll hear never-before-heard cuts from Nico Case, the Grammy-nominated musician who recently released her ninth album, Neon Gray, Midnight Green. But before

Nico was able to make her full living as musician, she worked at my favorite Seattle bar and

diner, Haddy's Hat. I love the skill of making stock, you know, just roasting vegetables and bones.

I learned that I was obsessed with making soup there.

And they let me invent soup.

And it was so much fun.

I realized that it was a way to give love to people you were never going to meet.

If you miss last week's episode, I recommend pausing this one and going back to listen to that one first.

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