Colonial Drugs 'N' Stuff

**Colonial Drugs 'N' Stuff** is one of the main locations in *Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story*. It is a store in Sleepy Hollow that many of the locals frequent.

The location that it was filmed at is a drug store in Heritage Square Museum.

## History

The store is very old, and it has been used for multiple purposes such as an apothecary and a drug store soda shop. According to Matilda, the skull of Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones (and gold medallions in his eyes) came with the store.

## Events of *Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story*

We are first introduced to the store when Ichabod Crane goes inside to ask if he can hang up a flyer in their window. When he goes to ask, he meets employees of the store- Matilda Bishop and Kat Van Tassel. Matilda offers that, among other things, the store serves coffee, beer, surge, and drugs. Once Kat walks in to wipe some counters down, Matilda leaves. Kat and Ichabod then discuss several things such as name meanings, Rip Van Winkle leaving, and the upcoming gala.

After Ichabod meets The Headless Horseman, Brom Bones suggests that they go to Matilda to see if she can help. So, they pay her a visit while she is working at Colonial Drugs 'N' Stuff. Matilda offers that, with the help of some magic, she can attatch a head to the horseman. She also explains that she only works at the store so that she can save up to open her own occult shop. During this explanation, the third known employee, Verla Wolfson, appears. Before they get a head on the horseman, Lucretia Lazenby comes in. She claims she has stopped by the store to inspect it and make sure it is up to code. Luckily, it seems the store passes inspection and Lucretia leaves. After she leaves, Matilda has Icabod flip the sign on the front door to say, "Sorry we're closed." The first skull Matilda attempts to attatch to the horseman is Henri, Verla's latest boyfriend. Henri, however, only lasts for mere moments before magic "poofing" away again.

When Ichabod and the Headless Horseman visit the store the next day, Matilda has learned more helpful magic and is counting out money from the day. Behind the counter, she manages to cast a spell that will combine the skull of Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones with the life of the horseman for a full day. Shortly after, Kat stops by to hang out with Ichabod at the shop. In the background, trivia night is going on. However, the bigger disruption to their meet up is Brom Bones and the Captain.

At a later date, the store is more quiet. Verla sits eating popcorn in front of a static TV, and Matilda practices her tarot cards. When Ichabod, the Headless Horseman, and Diedrich Knickerbocker come in, Verla quickly locks the door after them. Matilda is about to perform another spell before she has to leave to film the Trousers' play. This time, she helps the Horseman take on the life of Max Lee. From somewhere in the shop, Max manages to find an old high school yearbook that has Kat, Matilda, and Brom. They all read a few embarrassing and ominous lines from it. Then, everyone besides Verla leaves to watch the play. When Verla is left alone for too long, items start disappearing. Because of this worry, Matilda must leave shortly after the play ends.

The following day, Matilda and Verla are cleaning the store when Kat and Brom walk in. Everyone else grows rather annoyed by Brom. So, to make up for it, he helps them go through some files that Judy Gardenier drops off. They end up discovering some possibly helpful information about Cotton Van Tassel.

While waiting for other members of the group to be available, they manage to find more important evidence at various locations. They (Brom, Matilda, Ichabod, and The Headless Horseman) choose to reconvene at the shop and review it all. During this meeting, the Horseman takes on the personality of Bruce McConnell, a comedian. Colonial Drugs 'N' Stuff hosts his finale comdey show full of jokes and "hot takes" during their Open Mic nite. The crowd does not like his act and throws tomatoes while booing.

The next day, Brom comes into the store (where Matilda, The Headless Horseman, and Verla already are) carrying groceries and his and Matilda's marrige certificate. Shortly after, Ichabod also enters. They begin to put together clues such as a map made from a scrap in Captain Gravy Davy Crowbones's chest and the back of the marrige certificate, notes from old diaries, and manuscripts. During this brainstorming session, the Trousers and Trevor Trinkets interrupt to hang up posters for their new production of *Oliver*. The group already in the store quickly tries to make the Horseman seem unsuspicious. Luckily, the incoming trio is so absorbed by their flyers that they do not take notice. Thus, when Ichabod makes a comment not about them, they choose to quickly leave. Once they leave, the group realises that they should get into the basement of Storms Inn, Lucretia's business, to find the final missing skull. Ultimately, they have to go with a plan B to get in. So, Brom and his Babes bring in a new set of skulls. Ichabod goes to keep watch outside the store and runs into Kat and Douffe Martling. Inside, the others decide on the skull of Paulie Tahoe who is, among other things, the most skilled heist man.

When Ichabod and the girls return inside, they are met with a very suave and alive Paulie Tahoe. Across a countertop, Paulie has laid out blueprints of Storms Inn. Then, he goes over what everyones roles will be and the plan for the heist. Once everyone understands, they leave the shop to execute the idea.

The store is not revisited in the final two episodes of the series, however some conclusions can be drawn about the future of the store. It is likely that Verla Wolfson is the only known current employe.

## Employees

Throughout most of the series, all three of the employees listed below work at the store. Kat Van Tassel got a job at the store thanks to Matilda Bishop. Everyone who works at the store wears a nametag with a deep greenish blue background and gold lettering and trim (simillar to the store's sign).

However, after the events of Episode Ten: The Haunting of the Hollow, two of the employees, Kat and Matilda, became former workers.

 Verla Wolfson | current

## Trivia

* Every Tuesday night, they host a Trivia Night. One of the prizes included a free bloodletting session.
* They also host an Open Mic nite.
* They serve a special "night of the living bread bowl tortilla soup" for $7.99.
* The store makes an appearance in episodes One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Seven, and Eight.
* The store is one of the locations used in the commercial for The Ace of Popcorn Tea Shoppe. During this part of the commercial, Trevor and Verla play Go Fish together.
* When Ichabod puts away his inhaler in Episode Two, it is revealed that he bought a 'fake book' from the drug store to keep it in. Matilda and Baltus Van Tassel also own fake books (likely from the store).
* All of the set dressing inside of the cabinets was already done. Shipwrecked mostly added posters to the walls, and things on top of the counters, bookself, and tables.
* There is a white skull inside of a clear orb in the background that is never used.
* There are several flyers on the shop's board including ones for an improv show, the missing Rip Van Winkle, Trousers' plays, and more.

1. ↑ Judy Gardenier's Headless Gala Tour
2. ↑ Episode Three: The Briny Booty
3. ↑ Episode Seven: The Secrets In the Sea Log
4. ↑ Best Film Ever's Podcast Episode: Talking 'Headless' with Shipwrecked Comedy's Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, & Mary Kate Wiles