1
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[heartwarming music playing]

2
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[woman] <i>Christmas is almost here.</i>

3
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<i>And after that day,
I know my life will never be the same.</i>

4
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<i>I'm a little scared.</i>

5
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<i>Well, to be honest, a lot scared.</i>

6
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<i>What will happen to me, to us?</i>

7
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<i>And then there's little Jacob.</i>

8
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<i>What about him?</i>

9
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<i>I just hope he'll be okay.</i>

10
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[festive music playing]

11
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[indistinct chatter]

12
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- [fan] There he is!
- [crowd cheering]

13
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[cheering and chatter continue]

14
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How's everybody doing?
See you in there. Thanks for coming.

15
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In Book Five, will we finally
learn the truth about Camille?

16
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Is she part of the French Resistance
like she says?

17
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Or is she really a Nazi spy?

18
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You know, I've been going
back and forth on that one.

19
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[gasps] Make her a heroine!
Oh, it's so much more romantic.

20
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- Yeah...
- Then again, a spy is sexier.

21
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Hmm! You know what?

22
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- [whispers] Double agent.
- [fan exclaims]

23
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Oh!

24
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Could you inscribe it to Sherri, please?
I'm Sherri.

25
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So is it an "I" or a "Y"?

26
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Either is fine.

27
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You recognize me, <i>non</i>? Book Three.

28
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[in French] Of course, of course!
Camille Toussaint. How are you?

29
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Very well, sir. Very well.

30
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Merry Christmas, Camille.

31
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Thank you so much!

32
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[in English] Make it out to Todd and Mark.

33
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Sure.

34
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Oh, make that Mark and Todd.
I read the book first.

35
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[Todd] No way. Don't you remember?
Your sister gave it to me.

36
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- No, your sister gave it to me...
- [Jacob] Tell you what, fellas.

37
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You know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna go ahead and sign two books.

38
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One for each of you, okay?

39
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My treat. There you go.

40
00:03:07,958 --> 00:03:10,625
So, are you staying in the city
for the holidays?

41
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I'm afraid not.

42
00:03:12,041 --> 00:03:14,250
- Gotta get home to my girl, Ava.
- Oh.

43
00:03:14,333 --> 00:03:15,833
I didn't know that you were...

44
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Well, she's a very lucky woman.

45
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- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

46
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[upbeat jazz music playing]

47
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[sweet music playing]

48
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Ava, hon, I'm home!

49
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Ava?

50
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- [whines and barks]
- Come here! Come here, baby.

51
00:04:50,250 --> 00:04:53,250
What's up? How are you? Come here! Hi! Hi!

52
00:04:53,333 --> 00:04:56,041
- Welcome home, Mr. Jacob.
- Oh, thanks, Svet. Thanks.

53
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[Jacob] Hi, how are you? Hello!

54
00:04:58,458 --> 00:05:00,291
- Everything under control? Yeah?
- Mmm-hmm.

55
00:05:00,375 --> 00:05:03,958
- Yeah. Refrigerator is full. Ava has bath.
- Yeah. Okay.

56
00:05:04,041 --> 00:05:05,625
I bring in extra firewood.

57
00:05:06,333 --> 00:05:08,500
Oh, and, uh, fan mail.

58
00:05:08,583 --> 00:05:09,458
Oof.

59
00:05:09,541 --> 00:05:11,541
[laughs]
More even than last book, I think.

60
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Wow. Okay, fan mail. Look at that.

61
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Now I know what I'm doing
for the next couple weeks, right?

62
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Thank you for
holding down the fort while I was gone.

63
00:05:18,458 --> 00:05:21,041
- Mmm-hmm.
- Oh, I almost forgot.

64
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- This, Svetlana, is for you.
- Oh!

65
00:05:24,625 --> 00:05:25,833
Happy holidays.

66
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- And, you know, thank you for everything.
- Oh, thank you.

67
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You're gonna be okay, Mr. Jacob?

68
00:05:32,458 --> 00:05:35,291
Okay? Yeah, what do you mean?
It's me. Of course. I'm always okay.

69
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But also always alone.

70
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I'm alone because I prefer it that way,
you know that. Besides, I'm not alone.

71
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I got my best girl here, Ava.
She'll keep me company.

72
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- See you next year, Mr. Jacob.
- Yeah! See you, you know...

73
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Ava! [clicks tongue] Come here.

74
00:06:01,625 --> 00:06:03,500
Let's, uh, see what we got here.

75
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[sighs]

76
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[festive music playing on radio]

77
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[channels switching rapidly]

78
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["Silent Night" playing on radio]

79
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No.

80
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- [jazz music playing on radio]
- Ah, there we go. All right.

81
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I could get down with that.
That's good. That is good.

82
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[exhales]

83
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[jazz music continues]

84
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[phone ringing]

85
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[ringing stops]

86
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[ringing resumes]

87
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- Hello?
- [man] <i>Hi, is this, uh, Jacob Turner?</i>

88
00:07:12,958 --> 00:07:14,000
Yeah, this is,

89
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but, you know, I don't need
my carpets cleaned, or a home loan, or...

90
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<i>Yeah. Uh, Mr. Turner, apologies.
I was, uh... hesitant to leave a message.</i>

91
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<i>My name is Matt Segreto. I'm an attorney...</i>

92
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Oh, let me guess. You have a client
who claims I stole one of their ideas.

93
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<i>No, um...</i>

94
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<i>I'm the executor of your mother's estate.</i>

95
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I'm sorry. You're, uh... What was that?

96
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<i>I really am sorry
to be the one to tell you. Uh...</i>

97
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<i>She passed last week.</i>

98
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<i>I thought you knew.</i>

99
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No, I... I didn't know that.

100
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[somber music playing]

101
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[Jacob] My mother and I
hadn't spoken in a long time.

102
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Our relationship was, uh...

103
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complicated.

104
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[Matt on phone] <i>I understand.</i>

105
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<i>She left everything to you, um,
her house and all her furnishings.</i>

106
00:08:13,916 --> 00:08:16,125
<i>There's some paperwork
that needs to be signed.</i>

107
00:08:16,208 --> 00:08:19,791
<i>Um, I can arrange to meet you
in Bridgeport one day next week,</i>

108
00:08:19,875 --> 00:08:21,041
<i>if that's convenient.</i>

109
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[wistful music playing]

110
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- [Matt] Mr. Turner.
- Hey!

111
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Matt Segreto.

112
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- Thanks for meeting me out here.
- Yeah.

113
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- I'm so sorry for your loss.
- Thank you.

114
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Place must bring back a lot of memories.

115
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You have no idea.

116
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- [Jacob] You just, uh...
- Yeah.

117
00:09:10,208 --> 00:09:11,791
- [objects clatter]
- [Matt] Oh!

118
00:09:11,875 --> 00:09:12,875
[Jacob] Careful.

119
00:09:15,208 --> 00:09:16,333
Whoa.

120
00:09:16,416 --> 00:09:17,416
[Matt] Ugh.

121
00:09:19,083 --> 00:09:21,208
Yeah, neighbors said
she rarely left the house.

122
00:09:21,291 --> 00:09:23,375
And when they dropped by,
she never let them in.

123
00:09:23,458 --> 00:09:25,416
Now I know why.

124
00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:28,750
Should be a piano
hiding over here somewhere.

125
00:09:28,833 --> 00:09:34,375
Um, yep. According to the inventory,
it's a Steinway Model S, 1940.

126
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It's worth about 40 grand.

127
00:09:37,041 --> 00:09:38,041
[Jacob] Hmm.

128
00:09:38,791 --> 00:09:41,666
From the look of things,
you're gonna be doing a lot of trash runs.

129
00:09:41,750 --> 00:09:44,208
Do you want me to
get a dumpster rental for you?

130
00:09:45,375 --> 00:09:46,375
Huh?

131
00:09:46,708 --> 00:09:48,375
Oh, uh... Yeah.

132
00:09:49,291 --> 00:09:50,666
- Thanks.
- Yeah.

133
00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:52,958
And, um, Mr. Turner...

134
00:09:53,541 --> 00:09:54,625
Jake. [chuckles]

135
00:09:54,708 --> 00:09:58,875
I hate to bother you,
but my wife is just a huge fan, and, um...

136
00:09:58,958 --> 00:10:01,000
Okay. [clears throat]

137
00:10:01,708 --> 00:10:03,833
You know, us Regular Joes
can never really live up

138
00:10:04,416 --> 00:10:06,458
to the super-suave dudes in your books.
[laughs]

139
00:10:07,583 --> 00:10:09,750
Those dudes aren't real, Matt.

140
00:10:09,833 --> 00:10:12,083
Yeah, tell that to my wife.

141
00:10:13,458 --> 00:10:15,083
Her name's Mercedes.

142
00:10:16,208 --> 00:10:17,208
Like the car.

143
00:10:17,291 --> 00:10:19,125
[chuckles] Right.

144
00:10:20,375 --> 00:10:21,541
- Here you go.
- Thank you.

145
00:10:21,625 --> 00:10:23,625
[wistful music playing]

146
00:11:09,416 --> 00:11:11,416
[choir singing Christmas carols]

147
00:11:16,833 --> 00:11:17,833
Come on, babe.

148
00:11:19,208 --> 00:11:21,375
[singing continues]

149
00:11:23,875 --> 00:11:26,166
All right, you ready? Hop on up.

150
00:11:26,750 --> 00:11:27,750
Good girl.

151
00:11:27,833 --> 00:11:29,833
[singing continues]

152
00:11:31,375 --> 00:11:33,041
Simply exquisite.

153
00:11:35,875 --> 00:11:37,125
Ellie, is that you?

154
00:11:37,208 --> 00:11:39,000
Jacob, you came!

155
00:11:39,875 --> 00:11:40,875
Of course.

156
00:11:40,958 --> 00:11:45,541
I don't know, somehow I assumed
that you'd send an assistant or someone,

157
00:11:45,625 --> 00:11:47,916
I guess because you're so famous now.

158
00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,750
No, some things you gotta do on your own.
So good to see you. You look great.

159
00:11:51,833 --> 00:11:55,291
You too. It's been a long time.
What, it's 20 years, probably?

160
00:11:55,375 --> 00:11:58,333
- You were about 18 when you left.
- 17 when I left.

161
00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,583
[Ellie] That was
a really tough time for you.

162
00:12:01,666 --> 00:12:02,791
[Jacob] Yeah, it was.

163
00:12:03,625 --> 00:12:05,465
But, you know,
I always knew you'd be a writer.

164
00:12:05,500 --> 00:12:06,625
[chuckles]

165
00:12:06,708 --> 00:12:08,208
You were an interesting kid.

166
00:12:08,291 --> 00:12:12,208
You had a wonderful imagination,
and you loved words.

167
00:12:12,291 --> 00:12:17,875
I remember sitting in your den for hours,
playing online <i>Scrabble.</i>

168
00:12:17,958 --> 00:12:20,833
Oh, whenever your mom
had a really bad day.

169
00:12:21,541 --> 00:12:23,666
Mom had a lot of bad days, didn't she?

170
00:12:23,750 --> 00:12:25,416
She was never the same.

171
00:12:26,291 --> 00:12:28,375
[somber music playing]

172
00:12:29,083 --> 00:12:30,208
[Jacob] None of us were.

173
00:12:31,791 --> 00:12:33,541
[choir singing festive music]

174
00:12:39,083 --> 00:12:40,708
- They're good!
- [Ellie laughs]

175
00:12:43,250 --> 00:12:45,791
- Oh, wonderful.
- [Jacob] That's sweet. Thank you.

176
00:12:45,875 --> 00:12:47,000
- [Ellie] Bye-bye now.
- Bye.

177
00:12:47,083 --> 00:12:48,208
Hey, are you still painting?

178
00:12:48,916 --> 00:12:51,125
You might as well
ask if I'm still breathing.

179
00:12:52,333 --> 00:12:54,708
Listen, I'm glad I ran into you.
It's good to see you.

180
00:12:54,791 --> 00:12:57,083
I'm about ready to take off. I gotta, um...

181
00:12:58,250 --> 00:13:00,708
I gotta come back tomorrow
and tackle another room.

182
00:13:00,791 --> 00:13:04,000
It's gotta be really,
really hard going through all her stuff.

183
00:13:04,708 --> 00:13:07,625
Yeah. What was it
that Robert Frost always said?

184
00:13:07,708 --> 00:13:10,541
He said, "The best way out
is always through," right?

185
00:13:10,625 --> 00:13:13,958
Although I'm pretty sure
he never met a hoarder.

186
00:13:14,541 --> 00:13:16,250
I would imagine not.

187
00:13:19,916 --> 00:13:21,916
[bittersweet music playing]

188
00:13:48,250 --> 00:13:49,666
[Jacob] It's lonely out here.

189
00:13:50,750 --> 00:13:51,833
And I miss you.

190
00:13:54,333 --> 00:13:55,791
[sighs]

191
00:14:02,666 --> 00:14:04,666
[bittersweet music continues]

192
00:14:37,875 --> 00:14:39,250
Oh, God! Oh, come on!

193
00:14:39,333 --> 00:14:40,333
[Ava barking]

194
00:14:56,125 --> 00:14:58,375
Oh, come on, Mom, really?

195
00:15:00,666 --> 00:15:02,083
- What?
- [Ava whines]

196
00:15:08,916 --> 00:15:11,208
[intriguing music playing]

197
00:15:41,625 --> 00:15:43,625
[playing soft melody]

198
00:15:44,833 --> 00:15:46,125
[knock on door]

199
00:15:48,708 --> 00:15:51,333
Still like a grilled cheese
with tomato soup?

200
00:15:52,333 --> 00:15:55,041
I figured you'd probably worked up
a pretty good appetite by now.

201
00:15:55,125 --> 00:15:56,416
You kidding? I'm starving.

202
00:15:56,500 --> 00:15:59,833
- Does she like tomato soup? Is this okay?
- She loves it. Yeah. Yeah, it's great.

203
00:15:59,916 --> 00:16:00,958
[Ellie] Oh, there you go.

204
00:16:03,958 --> 00:16:05,541
- Oh, she does!
- Look at that!

205
00:16:05,625 --> 00:16:07,916
We don't know how to thank you.
Do we, Ava?

206
00:16:08,875 --> 00:16:11,708
- You could put me in your next novel.
- Whoa, whoa, hold on a second.

207
00:16:11,791 --> 00:16:13,500
You actually read my novels?

208
00:16:13,583 --> 00:16:17,416
I'm probably the only one of your readers
who can recognize some of the characters.

209
00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:18,791
Like whom, for instance?

210
00:16:18,875 --> 00:16:21,791
- Well, in <i>Green Eyes.
- Green Eyes of Paris.</i>

211
00:16:21,875 --> 00:16:23,291
Yeah, the photographer.

212
00:16:23,375 --> 00:16:26,083
Beautiful, strong woman
who has a breakdown.

213
00:16:26,666 --> 00:16:28,791
Well, that one's pretty obvious,
though, right?

214
00:16:28,875 --> 00:16:33,000
There's another character I recognize,
you know, in <i>The Final Midnight.</i>

215
00:16:33,083 --> 00:16:34,458
The father of the soldier.

216
00:16:34,541 --> 00:16:37,625
Very minor character, though.
Sort of like in real life.

217
00:16:37,708 --> 00:16:41,125
Your memories of him can't be all that bad
if you're still wearing his watch.

218
00:16:44,208 --> 00:16:46,833
He came to your mother's funeral.
Did you know that?

219
00:16:48,125 --> 00:16:51,375
To pay his respects, but I'm pretty sure
he was hoping to see you there.

220
00:16:51,875 --> 00:16:53,208
No, I don't...

221
00:16:54,583 --> 00:16:56,625
I don't think so, no.

222
00:16:56,708 --> 00:16:59,000
And the funeral... the funeral, I feel...

223
00:16:59,083 --> 00:17:02,791
It's understandable,
but it doesn't matter anymore.

224
00:17:02,875 --> 00:17:04,875
That was then. This is now.

225
00:17:05,666 --> 00:17:06,666
Thanks.

226
00:17:07,083 --> 00:17:10,000
- [Ellie] And can I ask you a question?
- Yeah.

227
00:17:11,125 --> 00:17:13,125
- It's personal.
- Sure.

228
00:17:14,666 --> 00:17:15,666
[Ellie] Um...

229
00:17:16,208 --> 00:17:17,875
Am I too old for this?

230
00:17:19,458 --> 00:17:20,333
[Jake laughs] Are...

231
00:17:20,416 --> 00:17:22,083
- This is your question?
- Yes.

232
00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:23,916
No! No.

233
00:17:24,416 --> 00:17:26,041
- Seriously?
- This is perfect.

234
00:17:26,125 --> 00:17:28,875
Have you tried one of these?
Of course not. Why would you?

235
00:17:28,958 --> 00:17:30,750
You got women linin' up on your doorstep.

236
00:17:30,833 --> 00:17:33,666
[laughing] I do not have women
lining up on my doorstep.

237
00:17:33,750 --> 00:17:36,958
I see those magazines at the supermarket.
You date movie stars.

238
00:17:37,041 --> 00:17:40,333
[laughing] All right.
Listen, they will print anything.

239
00:17:40,416 --> 00:17:43,056
But the answer to your question,
no, I have not tried a dating app,

240
00:17:43,125 --> 00:17:44,750
but I think you absolutely should.

241
00:17:44,833 --> 00:17:46,083
I have to write something.

242
00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:47,291
- Dating profile?
- Yeah.

243
00:17:47,375 --> 00:17:49,208
I know a writer. May I?

244
00:17:49,291 --> 00:17:52,458
- You're gonna write my profile? Oh!
- It would be my pleasure.

245
00:17:53,250 --> 00:17:54,250
Hmm.

246
00:18:15,125 --> 00:18:17,125
[emotional music playing]

247
00:18:50,333 --> 00:18:53,250
- [knock on door]
- Come on in, Ellie. Door's open.

248
00:18:57,833 --> 00:18:59,583
- Hello?
- You're not Ellie.

249
00:19:00,750 --> 00:19:02,458
Uh, no. No, I'm not.

250
00:19:02,541 --> 00:19:04,421
No, it's just...
I thought you were my neighbor.

251
00:19:04,458 --> 00:19:06,083
Oh, sorry.

252
00:19:06,166 --> 00:19:07,333
You were here before, right?

253
00:19:07,416 --> 00:19:09,708
- You were across the street?
- Yeah. Yeah, that was me.

254
00:19:09,791 --> 00:19:11,708
I'm not some kind of
weird stalker or anything,

255
00:19:11,791 --> 00:19:13,458
if that's what you're thinking.

256
00:19:13,541 --> 00:19:16,750
No, I didn't think you were.
Could you close the door behind you?

257
00:19:16,833 --> 00:19:18,593
- Do you mind?
- Yeah, of course. Yeah, um...

258
00:19:20,250 --> 00:19:21,375
What can I do for you?

259
00:19:21,458 --> 00:19:24,083
- [Ava whines]
- Hey. He's cute. Good boy.

260
00:19:24,166 --> 00:19:26,458
Girl, actually. That's Ava.

261
00:19:26,541 --> 00:19:28,416
- Cool name. Hey, Ava.
- [whines]

262
00:19:29,125 --> 00:19:30,125
[laughs] Um...

263
00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,958
This is the Turner residence, right?

264
00:19:33,041 --> 00:19:36,291
[sighs] Sort of. Sort of.
Uh, I'm Jake Turner.

265
00:19:36,375 --> 00:19:38,500
Great. Nice to meet you, Mr. Turner.

266
00:19:38,583 --> 00:19:41,250
My name's Rachel Campbell.
And the reason I'm here...

267
00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:47,833
Sorry, this is a little complicated,
but I'm trying to find my mother.

268
00:19:49,041 --> 00:19:51,708
And I think you might be able to help me.

269
00:19:52,500 --> 00:19:55,416
She used to live here
a long time ago, I think. I hope.

270
00:19:55,500 --> 00:19:57,291
Your mother lived here in this house?

271
00:19:57,375 --> 00:19:58,708
Yeah, um, when I was born...

272
00:19:58,791 --> 00:20:00,583
Rather, right before I was born,
she lived...

273
00:20:01,458 --> 00:20:04,458
This is Scott
and Lois Turner's house, right?

274
00:20:04,541 --> 00:20:08,541
Yeah. Uh, well, yeah. My parents.

275
00:20:08,625 --> 00:20:11,875
Great. So, yeah, my birth mother,
she lived here and she worked for them.

276
00:20:11,958 --> 00:20:13,375
Your mother worked for my parents?

277
00:20:13,458 --> 00:20:16,666
From what I can tell,
she was actually their nanny.

278
00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:20,458
- [fire crackling loudly]
- [Rachel] Um...

279
00:20:21,083 --> 00:20:24,250
Whoa! No! Oh, whoa, whoa! No, no, no!
Okay, hold on! Hold...

280
00:20:24,333 --> 00:20:25,416
Ow! That's hot.

281
00:20:25,500 --> 00:20:27,333
You need a hand?

282
00:20:27,416 --> 00:20:28,666
[chuckling] No, no, it's...

283
00:20:28,750 --> 00:20:30,375
- I got it under control.
- Okay.

284
00:20:30,458 --> 00:20:32,250
- [Jacob] Ah, forget it.
- Okay.

285
00:20:33,916 --> 00:20:36,625
So what brings Nancy Drew
to the Turner house, anyway?

286
00:20:36,708 --> 00:20:38,416
- If you don't mind me asking.
- [laughs]

287
00:20:38,500 --> 00:20:40,916
It wasn't easy.
My adoption file was sealed.

288
00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,640
But a friend of mine worked
for the Connecticut Records Department.

289
00:20:43,708 --> 00:20:45,388
By law, he couldn't tell me my mom's name,

290
00:20:45,416 --> 00:20:49,041
but he could tell me
her last known address which was here, so...

291
00:20:49,541 --> 00:20:52,583
I understand, but I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I...

292
00:20:52,666 --> 00:20:55,708
I was just about ready to head out.
I wish I could help you.

293
00:20:55,791 --> 00:20:58,291
- I don't think I can, though.
- No, I totally understand.

294
00:20:58,375 --> 00:21:01,333
I guess I just gotta
learn to leave the table.

295
00:21:02,958 --> 00:21:04,166
Nina Simone.

296
00:21:04,250 --> 00:21:06,708
That's right. Yeah, she's the best.

297
00:21:07,791 --> 00:21:10,208
- One of your favorites?
- She is.

298
00:21:10,291 --> 00:21:15,500
- You got any others?
- Uh, Peggy Lee, Ella, Lady Day.

299
00:21:15,583 --> 00:21:17,791
- Aretha.
- Mmm. Oh, don't forget about Gladys.

300
00:21:17,875 --> 00:21:20,750
[laughs] Oh, Gladys the Baddest. My dad...

301
00:21:21,791 --> 00:21:24,416
He was my own personal musicologist,
taught me everybody.

302
00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:26,166
Like Little Richard, Marvin Gaye.

303
00:21:26,250 --> 00:21:28,875
- Marvin. We lost him when I was a kid.
- '84.

304
00:21:29,416 --> 00:21:32,625
- Yeah. Yep.
- You in music or something?

305
00:21:32,708 --> 00:21:34,666
No. No, no, I'm a...

306
00:21:34,750 --> 00:21:37,583
- I write a little bit.
- Really? Cool! Anything I know?

307
00:21:37,666 --> 00:21:40,666
Uh... You know, no, probably not.

308
00:21:40,750 --> 00:21:44,208
- No? Anything I'd like?
- No. No, probably not. [laughs]

309
00:21:44,291 --> 00:21:46,375
- Struggling artist? I get it.
- Ah...

310
00:21:47,500 --> 00:21:50,583
Well, I guess we're all struggling
in one way or another, huh?

311
00:21:50,666 --> 00:21:52,125
Ain't that the truth.

312
00:21:52,208 --> 00:21:54,291
Listen, I'm sorry
I couldn't help you with your mom.

313
00:21:54,375 --> 00:21:56,500
Yeah. Don't apologize.

314
00:21:57,416 --> 00:22:00,583
Honestly, just being in the house
where she once lived makes me feel...

315
00:22:03,166 --> 00:22:05,226
I don't know... [sighs]
...more connected to her somehow.

316
00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:06,333
- Yeah?
- Yeah.

317
00:22:06,833 --> 00:22:09,208
Anyway, thanks.

318
00:22:11,625 --> 00:22:14,208
- Um, thank you. Yeah.
- Oh.

319
00:22:14,291 --> 00:22:16,125
Oops. [laughs] Merry Christmas.

320
00:22:16,208 --> 00:22:17,688
- Merry Christmas to you.
- Thank you.

321
00:22:21,750 --> 00:22:24,416
- [Jacob] Wait, Ellie. Wait... Rachel!
- [car driving off]

322
00:22:25,833 --> 00:22:27,000
Rachel, wait!

323
00:22:27,083 --> 00:22:28,541
[Ava barking]

324
00:22:37,416 --> 00:22:38,750
[Jacob pants]

325
00:22:40,291 --> 00:22:41,458
I have an idea.

326
00:22:46,291 --> 00:22:49,375
Thing is, my neighbor's been living
here for years, and I was thinking she...

327
00:22:49,458 --> 00:22:52,000
[Ellie chuckling] I feel the same way.

328
00:22:52,958 --> 00:22:53,958
[laughs]

329
00:22:54,875 --> 00:22:56,208
Well, that was quick.

330
00:22:58,541 --> 00:22:59,375
[Rachel] What?

331
00:22:59,458 --> 00:23:01,666
Uh, nothing. I'll explain later.

332
00:23:01,750 --> 00:23:04,125
Listen, why don't I, um,
give you my phone number?

333
00:23:04,208 --> 00:23:05,833
And then you can just text me tomorrow.

334
00:23:05,916 --> 00:23:08,642
- I'm sure I'll have spoken to her by then.
- Oh, that would be great.

335
00:23:08,666 --> 00:23:09,916
Actually, you know what? Um...

336
00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,750
I think I might
just wait until she's back.

337
00:23:11,833 --> 00:23:14,416
- I'll wait in my car.
- You sure? She might be a while.

338
00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:17,083
- I've come this far, so...
- Okay.

339
00:23:17,166 --> 00:23:18,458
- Okay.
- Yup.

340
00:23:18,541 --> 00:23:19,541
Thanks.

341
00:23:39,416 --> 00:23:40,416
- Hey.
- Hey.

342
00:23:41,625 --> 00:23:42,625
What's up?

343
00:23:43,375 --> 00:23:47,750
Are you hungry?
I was gonna grab a bite, if you're hungry.

344
00:23:48,583 --> 00:23:50,208
- [Rachel] Very cool.
- Mmm-hmm.

345
00:23:50,291 --> 00:23:52,333
- So is this an old haunt or...
- No.

346
00:23:52,416 --> 00:23:54,041
I haven't been here in years, actually,

347
00:23:54,125 --> 00:23:56,958
but my mom used to take me here a lot
when I was a kid.

348
00:23:57,041 --> 00:23:59,916
- She loved this place.
- I can see why. It's nice.

349
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,166
- Welcome to Trattoria Toscana.
- Thank you.

350
00:24:02,250 --> 00:24:04,416
I am Vittorio.
May I share tonight's specials?

351
00:24:04,500 --> 00:24:06,083
[in Italian] Sure. Thank you so much.

352
00:24:06,166 --> 00:24:08,208
- [Vittorio] Ah, do you speak Italian?
- Oh, yes.

353
00:24:08,291 --> 00:24:10,041
- [Vittorio] Very good!
- [both laughing]

354
00:24:10,125 --> 00:24:12,375
For the first course,
I recommend the pumpkin tortelli.

355
00:24:12,458 --> 00:24:13,291
[Rachel] Mmm!

356
00:24:13,375 --> 00:24:15,666
Next, I would suggest
a nice baked sea bass.

357
00:24:15,750 --> 00:24:21,125
We prepare it very lightly with a drizzle
of olive oil, lemon, and rosemary.

358
00:24:21,208 --> 00:24:24,625
Mmm! [speaking Italian]

359
00:24:24,708 --> 00:24:26,541
[laughing] Yes! Oh, no. No, no, no.

360
00:24:26,625 --> 00:24:30,666
- [both laughing]
- Uh, I'll take the pasta of the day.

361
00:24:30,750 --> 00:24:31,916
- Good.
- Thank you.

362
00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,958
[in English] Could you repeat in English?

363
00:24:34,041 --> 00:24:37,208
No, no, it's... it's fine.
I'll just have whatever she's having.

364
00:24:37,291 --> 00:24:39,333
- Ah.
- Oh, and a glass of wine, please.

365
00:24:39,416 --> 00:24:40,875
- Do you want one?
- Uh, no, no.

366
00:24:40,958 --> 00:24:41,958
You sure?

367
00:24:43,958 --> 00:24:46,333
[in Italian] Two glasses
of classic Chianti please.

368
00:24:46,416 --> 00:24:49,750
- [Vittorio] Very good.
- Oh, uh, um... Separate checks?

369
00:24:49,833 --> 00:24:51,750
- Ah, but of course. Yes.
- Thank you.

370
00:24:51,833 --> 00:24:54,958
- [in English] What's that last thing?
- Oh, it's, um...

371
00:24:55,041 --> 00:24:57,041
- Separate checks. Yeah.
- Separate checks?

372
00:24:57,125 --> 00:24:59,500
You're a writer
and I just want to respect that.

373
00:24:59,583 --> 00:25:03,041
Both of my parents are artists.
They make and sell their own jewelry.

374
00:25:03,125 --> 00:25:05,458
So as you can imagine, it's, uh...

375
00:25:05,541 --> 00:25:08,125
there have been times
when the bills have been challenging.

376
00:25:08,208 --> 00:25:09,500
So I figure it's better to...

377
00:25:09,583 --> 00:25:13,083
I'm sure you can understand
and appreciate that sometimes it's...

378
00:25:13,166 --> 00:25:17,041
- Thank you. I appreciate it. Nice of you.
- Yeah. Yeah, of course.

379
00:25:17,625 --> 00:25:19,666
So you speak fluent Italian.
How'd that happen?

380
00:25:19,750 --> 00:25:23,291
Well, actually,
I also speak French and German.

381
00:25:24,458 --> 00:25:25,500
Little bit of Mandarin.

382
00:25:25,583 --> 00:25:27,059
- You speak a little Mandarin?
- A bit.

383
00:25:27,083 --> 00:25:28,250
[in Mandarin] I kid you not!

384
00:25:28,333 --> 00:25:30,351
[in English] No, it's...
I'm a language major, so...

385
00:25:30,375 --> 00:25:32,708
- Got it. Cool. You don't hear that...
<i>- Grazie.</i>

386
00:25:32,791 --> 00:25:34,375
Thank you very much.

387
00:25:34,458 --> 00:25:37,333
Um, so how do you
while away the hours these days?

388
00:25:37,416 --> 00:25:41,083
Actually, I just applied for a job
as a translator at the UN.

389
00:25:41,166 --> 00:25:43,326
- It's a long shot.
- Long shot? Why is it a long shot?

390
00:25:43,958 --> 00:25:45,291
Isn't everything?

391
00:25:45,375 --> 00:25:46,500
Mm.

392
00:25:46,583 --> 00:25:47,833
[phone vibrating]

393
00:25:47,916 --> 00:25:50,750
- Um, sorry, I should take this.
- Sure. No problem.

394
00:25:50,833 --> 00:25:52,166
- One second.
- Sure.

395
00:25:55,416 --> 00:25:58,041
I'll see you at the table, all right?
Welcome home, stranger!

396
00:25:59,416 --> 00:26:00,625
Dion, hey! How are you?

397
00:26:00,708 --> 00:26:03,333
- Man, how long has it been?
- It's been a while. 12th grade.

398
00:26:03,416 --> 00:26:06,333
Yeah, you disappeared.
Where did you go to college, anyway?

399
00:26:06,416 --> 00:26:09,708
You know, I didn't go. I ended up...
I went to Paris. School of life.

400
00:26:09,791 --> 00:26:11,583
Oh, that's right.
You look exactly the same.

401
00:26:11,666 --> 00:26:12,833
[laughs]

402
00:26:12,916 --> 00:26:13,916
Only richer.

403
00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,083
Ah...

404
00:26:15,958 --> 00:26:18,208
Is it true they're turning
your new book into a movie?

405
00:26:19,375 --> 00:26:21,208
I don't know.
I mean, this is what they say.

406
00:26:21,291 --> 00:26:24,875
- Hometown hero.
- Thank you very much. You're very kind.

407
00:26:25,791 --> 00:26:27,708
- It's great seeing you, man.
- Good to see you.

408
00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:33,000
Sorry about that.

409
00:26:33,083 --> 00:26:35,500
- Where were we?
- We were, um...

410
00:26:36,166 --> 00:26:38,333
Potential job. UN. Long shot.

411
00:26:38,416 --> 00:26:39,500
Yeah, it's...

412
00:26:41,083 --> 00:26:45,083
I don't know, with this new job,
it could be challenging. I don't know.

413
00:26:45,166 --> 00:26:47,833
- We may have to move and it's just...
- "We"?

414
00:26:48,791 --> 00:26:50,416
Yeah, Alan and me.

415
00:26:50,958 --> 00:26:54,000
- And Alan is?
- Oh, God, sorry. Alan's my fiancé.

416
00:26:54,083 --> 00:26:55,166
Oh, you're engaged?

417
00:26:55,250 --> 00:26:56,833
Mmm-hmm. Yeah.

418
00:26:56,916 --> 00:26:59,250
Hey, congratulations. I love love.

419
00:26:59,333 --> 00:27:01,916
- Great. Thank you.
- Cheers. This is wonderful.

420
00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,375
Um, we haven't set a date yet.

421
00:27:04,458 --> 00:27:07,958
And Alan wants to,
but if I do get this job, then...

422
00:27:10,250 --> 00:27:12,541
I don't... We'll just
have to figure it out, I guess.

423
00:27:12,625 --> 00:27:14,385
Haven't even looked
for engagement rings yet.

424
00:27:14,416 --> 00:27:17,833
Well, we went last week, and I don't know,
I couldn't pick anything.

425
00:27:17,916 --> 00:27:20,750
So I just... we just left and then...

426
00:27:20,833 --> 00:27:25,083
Actually, this was kind of cute.
On the walk home, he gave me this.

427
00:27:25,583 --> 00:27:26,708
[chuckles]

428
00:27:26,791 --> 00:27:28,208
- [Jacob] What's that?
- It's...

429
00:27:31,166 --> 00:27:32,208
Cigar ring.

430
00:27:33,208 --> 00:27:35,666
Believe it or not,
this silly ring came as kind of a relief.

431
00:27:35,750 --> 00:27:36,958
- Yeah?
- I'm not into all that

432
00:27:37,041 --> 00:27:39,083
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
kind of stuff.

433
00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:44,083
The truth is I'm kind of ambivalent
about the concept of being engaged.

434
00:27:44,166 --> 00:27:46,208
- Mmm-hmm.
- One the one hand, I like the certainty,

435
00:27:46,291 --> 00:27:49,208
but on the other, it makes you feel
kind of boxed in, you know?

436
00:27:49,291 --> 00:27:52,958
Yeah, no, "boxed in" is something
I've managed to avoid my entire life.

437
00:27:53,041 --> 00:27:54,166
[Rachel laughs]

438
00:27:54,250 --> 00:27:57,125
In my case, it's tricky 'cause
Alan likes doing things by the book.

439
00:27:57,208 --> 00:28:00,416
And it's important to respect
what the other person wants. Right?

440
00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:01,940
- Mmm-hmm.
- But he's a tax attorney!

441
00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,833
He's very, very good at his job,
and he's super precise.

442
00:28:04,916 --> 00:28:07,333
Believe me, he'll be the one
planning our wedding

443
00:28:07,416 --> 00:28:08,791
down to the very last place card.

444
00:28:08,875 --> 00:28:10,708
It's gonna run like clockwork.

445
00:28:10,791 --> 00:28:12,875
And the good thing is,
then I promise I'll shut up,

446
00:28:12,958 --> 00:28:15,791
but I think, I don't know,
Alan and I complement one another.

447
00:28:15,875 --> 00:28:18,958
And that's how it's...
It's supposed to be like that, right?

448
00:28:19,041 --> 00:28:22,250
I mean, I'm not an expert on the subject,
but, yeah, that sounds about right.

449
00:28:22,333 --> 00:28:24,000
Well, for better or worse, I am.

450
00:28:24,958 --> 00:28:26,958
I don't know,
I think being adopted, I'm just...

451
00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:31,333
I'm always trying
to fill some kind of void.

452
00:28:31,416 --> 00:28:34,291
I'm always looking
for security and reliability,

453
00:28:34,875 --> 00:28:38,625
and that's why I think if I find my real...
my birth mom, it's...

454
00:28:40,791 --> 00:28:44,250
I don't know, it'll resolve this
huge uncertainty in my life and then...

455
00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,833
- I don't know.
- You'll be free.

456
00:28:50,166 --> 00:28:51,333
- Yeah.
- Come on.

457
00:28:54,458 --> 00:28:57,083
[Rachel] Honestly, I really
would have been happy to split it.

458
00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:58,916
[Jacob] Oh, come on.
No, it was my pleasure.

459
00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:00,208
Good food, good company.

460
00:29:02,250 --> 00:29:03,250
[car turns off]

461
00:29:04,250 --> 00:29:05,083
Huh.

462
00:29:05,166 --> 00:29:07,083
That's a three-hour date.

463
00:29:07,166 --> 00:29:09,625
I guess the universe
really does reward the brave.

464
00:29:09,708 --> 00:29:10,708
[Rachel laughs]

465
00:29:12,541 --> 00:29:14,791
[sighs] I should probably
tackle another room.

466
00:29:14,875 --> 00:29:15,875
[Rachel] Ah.

467
00:29:17,083 --> 00:29:19,958
Hey, um, I was actually wondering,
do you think there's a...

468
00:29:20,750 --> 00:29:24,333
there's a chance your parents
kept something of my mother's?

469
00:29:25,208 --> 00:29:26,625
A card? A photo?

470
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,000
Anything?

471
00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:32,340
- [Rachel grunts] Yeah. Okay.
- Be careful now.

472
00:29:32,416 --> 00:29:34,216
- [Jacob] You got it? All right.
- Yeah. Okay.

473
00:29:34,250 --> 00:29:36,500
- [Jacob] Plop it right here's fine.
- Oh, God.

474
00:29:36,583 --> 00:29:37,625
[both pant]

475
00:29:37,708 --> 00:29:41,375
- Is there a dead body in there?
- I'm afraid to look to be honest with you.

476
00:29:43,375 --> 00:29:45,000
- Hey, who played?
- Huh?

477
00:29:45,875 --> 00:29:48,375
Oh, my mom forced me
to take lessons when I was a kid.

478
00:29:48,458 --> 00:29:50,875
- At first, I pretty much hated it.
- And then?

479
00:29:50,958 --> 00:29:53,625
Then it made her
really happy to hear me play, so...

480
00:29:54,625 --> 00:29:56,041
Will you play something for me?

481
00:29:58,083 --> 00:30:00,017
- Play something for you? Come on. No.
- Seriously.

482
00:30:00,041 --> 00:30:03,041
Seriously, I wanna see if the piano
sounds as beautiful as it looks.

483
00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:05,333
Please?

484
00:30:06,375 --> 00:30:10,083
All right. It's been a while,
so I'm probably a little rusty.

485
00:30:13,583 --> 00:30:17,083
[plays "Baby Won't You
Please Come Home" on piano]

486
00:30:19,875 --> 00:30:21,666
- Hmm.
- [playing continues]

487
00:30:21,750 --> 00:30:23,208
[chuckles]

488
00:30:34,041 --> 00:30:38,083
<i>♪ 'Cause your mama's all alone ♪</i>

489
00:30:38,166 --> 00:30:40,958
[playing continues]

490
00:30:41,541 --> 00:30:45,625
<i>♪ I have tried in vain ♪</i>

491
00:30:48,375 --> 00:30:52,583
<i>♪ Never more to call your name ♪</i>

492
00:30:54,541 --> 00:30:59,958
<i>♪ When you left, you broke my heart ♪</i>

493
00:31:02,583 --> 00:31:06,916
<i>♪ 'Cause I never thought we'd part ♪</i>

494
00:31:08,708 --> 00:31:15,458
<i>♪ Every hour in the day
You will hear me say ♪</i>

495
00:31:16,666 --> 00:31:21,208
<i>♪ Baby, won't you please come home? ♪</i>

496
00:31:21,291 --> 00:31:24,333
<i>♪ Oh, home ♪</i>

497
00:31:25,208 --> 00:31:27,416
<i>♪ Baby ♪</i>

498
00:31:29,083 --> 00:31:33,750
<i>♪ Won't you please come home? ♪</i>

499
00:31:36,416 --> 00:31:38,416
[playing ends]

500
00:31:49,375 --> 00:31:50,375
Wow.

501
00:31:51,666 --> 00:31:53,666
[heartwarming music playing]

502
00:32:29,875 --> 00:32:32,875
[indistinct chatter and laughing]

503
00:32:47,291 --> 00:32:49,291
[heartwarming music intensifies]

504
00:32:51,166 --> 00:32:52,458
[Rachel] Ah! Young love.

505
00:32:56,541 --> 00:32:58,375
- [Ellie] Hi!
- So how was the date?

506
00:32:58,458 --> 00:32:59,958
It went well.

507
00:33:00,458 --> 00:33:01,458
Just well?

508
00:33:01,916 --> 00:33:03,125
It went very well.

509
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,000
Hmm!

510
00:33:05,458 --> 00:33:06,750
This is my friend, Rachel.

511
00:33:06,833 --> 00:33:08,273
- [Ellie] Hi!
- Hi, nice to meet you.

512
00:33:08,333 --> 00:33:11,041
Rachel's got a question
I think maybe only you can answer<i>.</i>

513
00:33:12,416 --> 00:33:13,958
[Ellie] Of course, I remember her.

514
00:33:14,041 --> 00:33:17,291
She was a babysitter,
a live-in babysitter,

515
00:33:17,375 --> 00:33:19,041
like, you know, like an au pair.

516
00:33:19,125 --> 00:33:20,541
[Rachel] Right. Right, sure.

517
00:33:20,625 --> 00:33:25,833
She was very young.
Seventeen, maybe 18 at the most.

518
00:33:25,916 --> 00:33:29,125
She must have moved
before the baby was born.

519
00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:31,208
Do you remember her name or...

520
00:33:31,291 --> 00:33:32,958
Gosh, that's a good question.

521
00:33:33,041 --> 00:33:36,208
Seems like it had something
to do with Christmas,

522
00:33:36,291 --> 00:33:39,166
like, um, Christina or Joy.

523
00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:42,333
I'm drawing a blank,
but you know who would know?

524
00:33:42,416 --> 00:33:44,375
- Who's that?
- Your dad.

525
00:33:47,333 --> 00:33:49,083
Oh. Oh, no.

526
00:33:49,166 --> 00:33:51,208
No, I don't, um... No.

527
00:33:51,291 --> 00:33:53,666
Well, anyway, he lives in Vermont now.

528
00:33:53,750 --> 00:33:57,000
It's way up in the mountains
in a little town called Cornwall Bridge,

529
00:33:57,083 --> 00:33:58,916
living pretty much off the grid.

530
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,958
How do you...
[sighs] How do you know all that?

531
00:34:01,041 --> 00:34:04,041
When I saw him at the funeral,
we had a nice long chat.

532
00:34:04,125 --> 00:34:06,958
You know, I really don't think
there would be any harm in talking...

533
00:34:07,041 --> 00:34:08,791
"Harm in talking"? No, there will be harm.

534
00:34:08,875 --> 00:34:11,333
I haven't spoken to the guy in 35 years,
Ellie, come on.

535
00:34:11,416 --> 00:34:13,291
[hesitates] No, I'm aware, but...

536
00:34:13,375 --> 00:34:16,916
No, no, no. I'm... Excuse me.

537
00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,541
- [thunder rumbling]
- [Jacob sighs]

538
00:34:21,125 --> 00:34:22,416
Sorry. It's, uh...

539
00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:25,375
- [door closes]
- [Ellie] Oh, Jacob.

540
00:34:26,083 --> 00:34:28,083
Now you know why he stayed away so long.

541
00:34:29,291 --> 00:34:31,708
It would be good for him
if he could get over it.

542
00:34:33,750 --> 00:34:35,250
[thunder breaking]

543
00:34:41,791 --> 00:34:44,625
- [Jacob] Rachel! Rachel, wait!
- What?

544
00:34:48,291 --> 00:34:49,541
- Listen.
- Yeah?

545
00:34:49,625 --> 00:34:53,125
I know all that stuff in there
with my dad probably seemed irrational.

546
00:34:53,208 --> 00:34:55,833
Oh, no, Jake, please.
You don't owe me any explanation, okay?

547
00:34:55,916 --> 00:34:58,017
I'm just some stranger
who showed up on your doorstep.

548
00:34:58,041 --> 00:34:59,333
You don't owe me anything.

549
00:34:59,416 --> 00:35:03,791
You've already helped me, like, a lot.
So thank you. And...

550
00:35:04,791 --> 00:35:08,000
I really hope you have a lovely...
a lovely Christmas.

551
00:35:08,708 --> 00:35:09,708
You headed home?

552
00:35:11,416 --> 00:35:12,416
Um...

553
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,166
No, I'm going to Cornwall Bridge.

554
00:35:16,375 --> 00:35:20,708
I need to know if I ever mattered to her.
Maybe you've wondered that about your dad?

555
00:35:21,875 --> 00:35:24,500
Truth is, if I ever saw him,
I wouldn't know what to say to him.

556
00:35:26,166 --> 00:35:28,333
Well, maybe if you're up for a drive,

557
00:35:29,833 --> 00:35:31,541
we could script a few lines.

558
00:35:33,125 --> 00:35:35,458
[uplifting music playing]

559
00:35:35,541 --> 00:35:36,541
[Jacob] Come on.

560
00:35:44,041 --> 00:35:45,041
Hop on up.

561
00:35:45,833 --> 00:35:50,250
You're leaving!
I guess it's, uh, time to head home?

562
00:35:50,333 --> 00:35:53,583
Well, yes and no, actually.

563
00:35:55,166 --> 00:35:58,875
- How you doing? Jake Turner. Pleasure.
- Oh, Ian Page. Pleased to meet you.

564
00:35:58,958 --> 00:36:01,916
- I'm a big fan of your work, really.
- Oh, thank you.

565
00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:05,083
I told Ian that you
basically wrote my profile.

566
00:36:05,166 --> 00:36:08,083
Ah, well, you know,
she made me take out all the racy stuff.

567
00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:10,500
[laughs] Well, all's I can say
is meeting Eleanor

568
00:36:10,583 --> 00:36:12,750
is the greatest Christmas surprise
I could ask for.

569
00:36:12,833 --> 00:36:13,666
Aw.

570
00:36:13,750 --> 00:36:17,083
Ian plays first violin
with the Hartford Symphony.

571
00:36:17,166 --> 00:36:18,791
Is that right? That's impressive.

572
00:36:18,875 --> 00:36:20,075
- That's great.
- Thanks, mate.

573
00:36:20,125 --> 00:36:23,250
What did you mean when you
said you were leaving, "Yes and no"?

574
00:36:23,750 --> 00:36:26,583
Yes, I'm leaving. No, I'm not going home.

575
00:36:26,666 --> 00:36:27,958
Uh, Rachel's supposed to be...

576
00:36:28,041 --> 00:36:29,500
- Oh, there she is. Hey.
- Hey.

577
00:36:30,083 --> 00:36:32,375
She's convinced me... And you, uh...

578
00:36:33,541 --> 00:36:35,083
I'm gonna go see my dad.

579
00:36:35,666 --> 00:36:36,666
Jacob.

580
00:36:37,416 --> 00:36:38,791
Good for you.

581
00:36:38,875 --> 00:36:42,250
Well, the universe
rewards the brave, right?

582
00:36:44,291 --> 00:36:45,791
[expectant music playing]

583
00:36:45,875 --> 00:36:46,875
You ready for this?

584
00:36:47,541 --> 00:36:49,541
[sighs] Absolutely not. You?

585
00:36:50,458 --> 00:36:51,458
No.

586
00:36:52,083 --> 00:36:52,958
Let's go.

587
00:36:53,041 --> 00:36:57,291
<i>♪ Sha la da la la ♪</i>

588
00:36:57,375 --> 00:36:58,791
<i>♪ Christmas time ♪</i>

589
00:36:59,791 --> 00:37:04,041
<i>♪ Sha la da la la ♪</i>

590
00:37:04,125 --> 00:37:05,041
<i>♪ Christmas time... ♪</i>

591
00:37:05,125 --> 00:37:06,916
[Jacob] Don't you think
Waze would be easier?

592
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,708
Yeah, of course it would.
But maps are so much nicer, it's like a...

593
00:37:10,791 --> 00:37:13,208
tactile thing in a virtual world,
you know?

594
00:37:13,291 --> 00:37:17,416
Yeah, I know. I had this idea...
I had this idea for a book about that.

595
00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:20,208
- A Stephen King thriller-type thing.
- Yeah?

596
00:37:20,291 --> 00:37:23,750
Yeah, yeah, so here's what I came up with.
There's this couple, right?

597
00:37:23,833 --> 00:37:25,273
- They're on their honeymoon.
- Okay.

598
00:37:25,333 --> 00:37:27,000
And they're in a rental car.

599
00:37:27,083 --> 00:37:31,416
The GPS is, like, possessed or something,
or maybe the ex-boyfriend hacked into it.

600
00:37:32,416 --> 00:37:34,583
That might be better, I'm not sure.
Anyway.

601
00:37:34,666 --> 00:37:37,500
Whatever the case,
the GPS leads them into mortal danger.

602
00:37:39,541 --> 00:37:41,916
You hate it. Bad? It's bad.

603
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,208
No, no, no!
You know, I like it. I like it.

604
00:37:44,791 --> 00:37:46,958
But what happens next?

605
00:37:47,041 --> 00:37:49,500
I mean, like,
after they're in mortal danger.

606
00:37:49,583 --> 00:37:51,833
Yeah, I don't... That's as far as I got.
Never wrote it.

607
00:37:51,916 --> 00:37:53,500
- [laughs] All right.
- That's it.

608
00:37:53,583 --> 00:37:56,083
Well, as my dad said,
"No creative idea's ever wasted."

609
00:37:56,166 --> 00:37:57,791
- So there you go.
- I like that.

610
00:37:57,875 --> 00:38:00,958
[Rachel] Okay, in three miles,
take I-91 North.

611
00:38:01,041 --> 00:38:02,750
- [Jacob] 91 North. You got it.
- Yup.

612
00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:06,333
[Rachel] Alan always gets kind of
annoyed when I give him directions.

613
00:38:06,416 --> 00:38:08,625
- Really?
- He says he doesn't need a co-pilot.

614
00:38:08,708 --> 00:38:10,458
I could use
any navigational help I can get.

615
00:38:10,541 --> 00:38:11,750
[chuckles]

616
00:38:11,833 --> 00:38:13,666
Speaking of Alan,

617
00:38:13,750 --> 00:38:17,666
what's he think about this, um,
this job you applied for in New York?

618
00:38:17,750 --> 00:38:19,166
Um, actually, I, uh...

619
00:38:19,250 --> 00:38:21,666
He doesn't...
I haven't told him about it yet.

620
00:38:22,500 --> 00:38:24,500
What's he think
about this trip to Cornwall Bridge?

621
00:38:24,541 --> 00:38:26,791
Uh, he's not thrilled. He's not thrilled.

622
00:38:26,875 --> 00:38:29,708
And actually he was kind of... peeved.

623
00:38:31,541 --> 00:38:33,791
Yeah. No, let me guess, it's, uh...

624
00:38:33,875 --> 00:38:36,750
He's upset that you are taking
a road trip with this guy you just met?

625
00:38:36,833 --> 00:38:40,166
No, actually. No, it was, um...

626
00:38:42,166 --> 00:38:44,875
It was about the... the gas money.

627
00:38:46,041 --> 00:38:48,125
No, it's just like
one of those little Alan quirks.

628
00:38:48,208 --> 00:38:49,291
[Jacob] Okay.

629
00:38:49,375 --> 00:38:53,208
It's no big deal, and in the grand scheme
of things, it's meaningless, right?

630
00:38:53,291 --> 00:38:56,750
I'm kind of insulted.
He's not concerned about me, right?

631
00:38:56,833 --> 00:38:59,513
- He's concerned about gas money.
- Well, he doesn't know about you.

632
00:39:01,625 --> 00:39:02,625
[softly] Oh.

633
00:39:03,958 --> 00:39:06,476
[Rachel] As it turns out,
I didn't really know about you either.

634
00:39:06,500 --> 00:39:09,226
- What are you talking about?
- I finally broke down and I Googled you.

635
00:39:09,250 --> 00:39:12,125
- Oh, come on.
- And, honestly, I tried to put it off.

636
00:39:12,208 --> 00:39:14,083
Because I really don't like
looking people up.

637
00:39:14,166 --> 00:39:15,916
It always seems
like an intrusion, somehow.

638
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,791
- Uh-huh.
- But now... I'm really glad I did.

639
00:39:18,875 --> 00:39:20,541
- No.
- 'Cause now I know you're this,

640
00:39:20,625 --> 00:39:23,708
like, super-famous,
best-selling novelist, so...

641
00:39:23,791 --> 00:39:25,833
Uh, super famous
is a bit of a stretch, I think.

642
00:39:25,916 --> 00:39:28,125
Well, um, five million copies sold...

643
00:39:28,208 --> 00:39:31,008
It's like five and a half at this point,
but it's okay, who's counting?

644
00:39:31,083 --> 00:39:33,203
And number one
on <i>The New York Times </i>Best Seller List.

645
00:39:33,250 --> 00:39:37,000
- I got lucky.
- And, uh, translated into 30 languages.

646
00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:40,083
- I think that makes you super famous.
- Oh.

647
00:39:42,666 --> 00:39:46,166
Here was little old me worried
about how you were gonna pay for dinner.

648
00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:56,333
Hey, do you mind grabbing my wallet?
It's in the backpack in the back there.

649
00:39:56,416 --> 00:39:57,416
[Rachel] Sure.

650
00:40:00,750 --> 00:40:01,750
Oh!

651
00:40:05,875 --> 00:40:07,250
- Thank you very much.
- Mmm-hmm.

652
00:40:09,541 --> 00:40:10,541
[car door closes]

653
00:40:11,250 --> 00:40:13,250
[soft intriguing music playing]

654
00:40:30,250 --> 00:40:31,250
[car door opens]

655
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:34,333
- [grunts]
- Jake, do you know what this is?

656
00:40:34,416 --> 00:40:36,250
No. You know what? I just, uh...

657
00:40:36,333 --> 00:40:38,291
That was in a box
marked "personal" at my mom's.

658
00:40:38,375 --> 00:40:41,625
I just kinda picked it up,
and I didn't look at it. What is it?

659
00:40:43,625 --> 00:40:45,916
[voice breaking] Okay, listen to this.

660
00:40:48,416 --> 00:40:49,916
"My name is Noel Ellis."

661
00:40:51,500 --> 00:40:54,000
<i>"I'm 17 years old, and I'm having a baby."</i>

662
00:40:56,125 --> 00:40:57,666
This is my mother's diary.

663
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,000
I know it.

664
00:41:00,541 --> 00:41:01,541
I know it.

665
00:41:02,958 --> 00:41:06,291
Her name is Noel. I can't believe this.

666
00:41:06,375 --> 00:41:09,625
[laughing incredulously] I can't...
I just... I can't...

667
00:41:12,333 --> 00:41:14,833
"My parents sent me away to have my baby."

668
00:41:15,625 --> 00:41:16,875
"They're ashamed of me."

669
00:41:16,958 --> 00:41:20,083
[Noel] <i>And they're ashamed
of the child I'm bringing into this world.</i>

670
00:41:20,666 --> 00:41:22,500
<i>And so, I'm leaving.</i>

671
00:41:22,583 --> 00:41:26,291
"They truly believe it's wrong for a woman
to have a child outside of marriage."

672
00:41:27,291 --> 00:41:29,000
"'God disapproves, ' they say."

673
00:41:29,583 --> 00:41:32,416
[Noel] <i>But doesn't God
forgive our mistakes?</i>

674
00:41:35,375 --> 00:41:38,250
<i>Everyone I know and trust
has abandoned me.</i>

675
00:41:41,708 --> 00:41:44,791
"Thankfully, this really kind family
hired me as their nanny."

676
00:41:45,791 --> 00:41:48,166
[Noel] <i>The Turners are a family of four.</i>

677
00:41:49,125 --> 00:41:53,833
[Rachel] <i>"Scott and Lois and
their little boys, Benjamin and Jacob."</i>

678
00:41:55,791 --> 00:41:57,625
[train whistle blowing]

679
00:41:58,291 --> 00:42:01,125
[Noel] <i>Benji's seven
and has loads of energy.</i>

680
00:42:02,625 --> 00:42:06,083
<i>Jake is four, and he's the quiet one.</i>

681
00:42:06,666 --> 00:42:10,666
Do you have any memory of that?
I know you were little, but...

682
00:42:11,708 --> 00:42:12,708
I really don't.

683
00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:16,625
[Noel] <i>He likes me to read
the </i>Magic Tree House<i> books to him.</i>

684
00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:21,291
So where's Ben now?

685
00:42:25,875 --> 00:42:28,166
Oh, there was this, um,

686
00:42:29,458 --> 00:42:31,625
snowstorm. It was around Christmas.

687
00:42:32,125 --> 00:42:33,125
We had...

688
00:42:33,458 --> 00:42:35,791
We had this giant elm tree
in our front yard.

689
00:42:35,875 --> 00:42:39,333
Benji loved to climb
and he was in that tree all the time.

690
00:42:40,833 --> 00:42:42,291
And that night,

691
00:42:42,375 --> 00:42:45,916
Ben decided he was gonna climb
as high as he could in that tree.

692
00:42:46,583 --> 00:42:48,416
And hang his favorite ornament...

693
00:42:49,291 --> 00:42:50,791
[melancholy music playing]

694
00:42:50,875 --> 00:42:52,291
[inaudible]

695
00:43:04,875 --> 00:43:06,875
[melancholy music continues]

696
00:43:29,041 --> 00:43:30,875
[Rachel] <i>♪ Don't know why ♪</i>

697
00:43:30,958 --> 00:43:36,166
<i>♪ There's no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather... ♪</i>

698
00:43:36,250 --> 00:43:38,375
[vocalizing softly]

699
00:43:38,458 --> 00:43:39,916
[Jake sighs]

700
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,750
Sorry about earlier, I got so emotional
talking about my brother.

701
00:43:42,833 --> 00:43:43,833
No, it's...

702
00:43:43,916 --> 00:43:46,333
You don't need to apologize. I understand.

703
00:43:46,916 --> 00:43:47,916
Thanks.

704
00:43:48,458 --> 00:43:51,541
It's been over 30 years, you know?
You'd think I'd be able to...

705
00:43:52,375 --> 00:43:53,375
talk about it.

706
00:43:54,375 --> 00:43:57,250
You know that saying,
"Time heals all wounds"?

707
00:43:57,333 --> 00:43:58,583
Mmm.

708
00:44:01,375 --> 00:44:02,500
It doesn't.

709
00:44:05,291 --> 00:44:07,333
[bittersweet music playing]

710
00:44:09,541 --> 00:44:11,958
[Noel] <i>It's been two months now,</i>

711
00:44:12,041 --> 00:44:17,208
<i>and I still haven't heard a word
from either of my parents or Peter.</i>

712
00:44:17,291 --> 00:44:20,000
[Rachel] <i>"One day in my room,
I just couldn't stop crying..."</i>

713
00:44:20,083 --> 00:44:23,000
[both] <i>And there was
this quiet knock on the door.</i>

714
00:44:23,083 --> 00:44:24,916
[Rachel] "And little Jacob came in."

715
00:44:26,250 --> 00:44:30,625
[Noel] <i>He laid his head on my shoulder,
and it was as if he understood.</i>

716
00:44:32,875 --> 00:44:35,541
<i>I love that kid more and more every day.</i>

717
00:44:42,458 --> 00:44:46,250
<i>I know you're not supposed
to have favorites, but...</i>

718
00:44:47,083 --> 00:44:48,916
[waitress] One New York, rare,

719
00:44:49,500 --> 00:44:53,416
and one vegetarian plate, no peppers,
no carrots, no onions, sauce on the side.

720
00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:55,583
Thank you. Perfect.

721
00:44:57,250 --> 00:44:59,375
- Hey, can I ask you a question?
- Can I stop you?

722
00:44:59,458 --> 00:45:00,625
- No.
- [chuckles]

723
00:45:01,708 --> 00:45:05,625
Why is it that a handsome,
successful guy like you is still single?

724
00:45:05,708 --> 00:45:07,708
- Handsome?
- Don't deflect.

725
00:45:08,750 --> 00:45:09,750
Uh...

726
00:45:10,791 --> 00:45:14,333
- I like to be alone, I guess, you know?
- Hmm. Safer that way. I get it.

727
00:45:16,166 --> 00:45:17,375
But you're engaged.

728
00:45:17,458 --> 00:45:20,583
Still, there's always that,
like, push-pull thing, you know?

729
00:45:20,666 --> 00:45:21,875
- Mmm.
- "Come closer."

730
00:45:21,958 --> 00:45:24,416
- "I want to be alone." You know?
- [chuckles] Mmm-hmm.

731
00:45:24,500 --> 00:45:27,708
I mean, I've had relationships
in the past, don't get me wrong.

732
00:45:27,791 --> 00:45:30,666
I've had serious relationships
in the past, a few of them anyway, but...

733
00:45:31,166 --> 00:45:33,166
You know, in the end, they all just, uh...

734
00:45:37,500 --> 00:45:41,208
In the end, I just wasn't
what they were looking for, you know?

735
00:45:42,958 --> 00:45:44,958
Maybe they weren't
what you were looking for.

736
00:45:49,458 --> 00:45:50,666
Uh, question.

737
00:45:50,750 --> 00:45:53,517
What are the odds of us making it
through the pass before the storm hits?

738
00:45:53,541 --> 00:45:54,916
- Tonight?
- Yeah.

739
00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:57,125
Ooh, I'd say about...

740
00:45:58,333 --> 00:45:59,208
zero.

741
00:45:59,291 --> 00:46:01,000
- [Jacob] Percent?
- Percent.

742
00:46:07,416 --> 00:46:10,333
Why don't you check us in?
I think Ava needs to stretch her legs.

743
00:46:10,416 --> 00:46:12,016
- Sure! Meet you back here in 20?
- Yeah.

744
00:46:12,083 --> 00:46:13,083
All right.

745
00:46:15,750 --> 00:46:17,750
[phone ringing]

746
00:46:20,958 --> 00:46:21,958
[Rachel] Hey!

747
00:46:22,041 --> 00:46:23,458
[Alan] <i>Hey, stranger.</i>

748
00:46:23,541 --> 00:46:26,500
<i>Look, I, uh, I wanted
to apologize for the other night.</i>

749
00:46:26,583 --> 00:46:29,166
<i>I know this stuff with your mom,
trying to find her...</i>

750
00:46:29,250 --> 00:46:31,666
No, no, no, Alan. Don't worry.
Don't worry. It's fine.

751
00:46:31,750 --> 00:46:35,833
<i>Uh, so, listen,
on a forward-thinking note,</i>

752
00:46:35,916 --> 00:46:38,333
<i>I had an idea for our engagement party.</i>

753
00:46:38,416 --> 00:46:40,125
[chuckles] Yeah?

754
00:46:40,208 --> 00:46:43,583
<i>Yeah, you know that Mexican restaurant
you love, Casa Frida?</i>

755
00:46:43,666 --> 00:46:47,208
- Uh-huh.
<i>- So it's available Valentine's Day,</i>

756
00:46:47,291 --> 00:46:49,666
<i>which is perfect
for an engagement party, right?</i>

757
00:46:49,750 --> 00:46:52,208
<i>Plus, they are giving us
a phenomenal price.</i>

758
00:46:52,291 --> 00:46:53,500
Oh, that sounds great.

759
00:46:55,166 --> 00:46:56,000
<i>Yeah?</i>

760
00:46:56,083 --> 00:46:59,291
<i>So my plan is give them a deposit
first thing tomorrow morning.</i>

761
00:47:00,833 --> 00:47:02,333
Alan, can we just...

762
00:47:03,500 --> 00:47:05,333
Can we just wait on Casa Frida?

763
00:47:06,375 --> 00:47:07,583
Till I get back.

764
00:47:07,666 --> 00:47:10,291
<i>Of course, babe. Yeah. Whatever you want.</i>

765
00:47:10,375 --> 00:47:11,375
<i>Um...</i>

766
00:47:11,916 --> 00:47:13,958
<i>- When are you back?</i>
- Soon.

767
00:47:15,375 --> 00:47:17,958
<i>Okay. Love you.</i>

768
00:47:18,958 --> 00:47:19,958
I love you too.

769
00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:21,958
[bittersweet music playing]

770
00:47:27,750 --> 00:47:30,041
You're in luck! Got two rooms left.

771
00:47:30,625 --> 00:47:31,750
Great! Terrific.

772
00:47:31,833 --> 00:47:34,375
You know, if this were a rom-com,
you'd have one room left.

773
00:47:34,458 --> 00:47:35,583
We'd have to share it.

774
00:47:36,333 --> 00:47:37,500
Rom-com?

775
00:47:37,583 --> 00:47:39,166
Romantic comedy, rom-com.

776
00:47:39,750 --> 00:47:41,875
- Oh, right!
- Yeah.

777
00:47:41,958 --> 00:47:43,833
Well, if it helps,

778
00:47:44,500 --> 00:47:45,708
the rooms are connected.

779
00:47:47,958 --> 00:47:49,041
[chuckles nervously]

780
00:47:54,375 --> 00:47:56,000
Okay, I'm sorry, you're closing.

781
00:47:56,083 --> 00:47:58,541
I was gonna head to the pageant,
but it can wait.

782
00:47:58,625 --> 00:47:59,708
How can I help?

783
00:47:59,791 --> 00:48:02,416
I was wondering
if you had any books by Jacob Turner?

784
00:48:02,500 --> 00:48:05,458
[chuckles] Of course!
How far along are you in the series?

785
00:48:05,958 --> 00:48:08,958
Uh... I'm at the beginning, so I don't know.

786
00:48:09,041 --> 00:48:12,583
Okay! You want Book One,
<i>Green Eyes of Paris.</i> We should have that.

787
00:48:12,666 --> 00:48:15,125
Great! So what's it about?

788
00:48:15,208 --> 00:48:16,916
Paris in the '40s.

789
00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:20,250
The French Resistance,
espionage, forbidden love.

790
00:48:20,333 --> 00:48:22,375
Oh, wow. Sounds pretty...

791
00:48:22,458 --> 00:48:25,125
Riveting, right? And trust me, it is.

792
00:48:25,208 --> 00:48:26,583
The world this guy creates,

793
00:48:26,666 --> 00:48:29,666
it's like you're actually there
with his characters.

794
00:48:29,750 --> 00:48:31,500
It's what makes the book so absorbing.

795
00:48:31,583 --> 00:48:33,500
That's probably why I have
such a hard time

796
00:48:33,583 --> 00:48:35,000
keeping them on the shelves.

797
00:48:35,083 --> 00:48:37,916
Ah! Look at that, you're in luck.

798
00:48:38,791 --> 00:48:39,833
Thanks.

799
00:48:44,125 --> 00:48:45,000
Not bad.

800
00:48:45,083 --> 00:48:47,833
Yeah, and he writes
almost as good as he looks.

801
00:48:51,166 --> 00:48:52,333
- [Jacob] Hey.
- Hey.

802
00:48:52,416 --> 00:48:55,083
So, what do you think?
Should we call it a night, or...

803
00:48:56,500 --> 00:48:58,916
"Or." Definitely "or."

804
00:49:00,166 --> 00:49:02,208
Yeah! Yeah, yeah, come on.

805
00:49:03,083 --> 00:49:05,083
[festive music playing]

806
00:49:07,083 --> 00:49:08,708
Merry Christmas!

807
00:49:09,500 --> 00:49:11,060
- There you are.
- [customer] Thank you.

808
00:49:14,875 --> 00:49:16,208
[festive music continues]

809
00:49:16,291 --> 00:49:18,000
[indistinct chatter and laughter]

810
00:49:21,208 --> 00:49:24,958
- [Jacob] Look at this.
- Look at this! Hi! So cute.

811
00:49:25,041 --> 00:49:27,375
[Jacob] You better knock it off.
She'll get jealous.

812
00:49:27,458 --> 00:49:28,458
[Rachel laughing]

813
00:49:30,875 --> 00:49:32,642
- [Jacob] Incredible.
- [Rachel] I love it here.

814
00:49:32,666 --> 00:49:33,916
- How are you?
- Hi!

815
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:35,851
- Do you mind if we have...
- [vendor] Absolutely.

816
00:49:35,875 --> 00:49:38,351
- Thank you! You're giving these away?
- [vendor] On the house.

817
00:49:38,375 --> 00:49:39,833
- Thank you!
- It's my favorite town.

818
00:49:39,916 --> 00:49:41,791
- [Jacob] Smells great.
- Happy holidays.

819
00:49:41,875 --> 00:49:44,916
Oh, wow, look at that!
I haven't seen this film in years.

820
00:49:45,000 --> 00:49:47,875
- [Rachel] I've never seen it.
- You're kidding. You're in for a treat.

821
00:49:51,750 --> 00:49:53,708
Excuse me, are you two together?

822
00:49:53,791 --> 00:49:54,875
Oh, no.

823
00:49:55,416 --> 00:49:57,708
Yeah? Well, yeah. We were, you know...

824
00:49:57,791 --> 00:49:58,833
Maybe we are.

825
00:49:59,625 --> 00:50:01,083
- Smooth.
- [Rachel laughing]

826
00:50:02,958 --> 00:50:03,791
You okay?

827
00:50:03,875 --> 00:50:07,083
<i>I'm shakin' the dust of this
crummy little town off my feet</i>

828
00:50:07,166 --> 00:50:08,750
<i>and I'm gonna see the world!</i>

829
00:50:08,833 --> 00:50:11,250
<i>- Italy, Greece...</i>
- [inaudible]

830
00:50:12,250 --> 00:50:14,250
[heartwarming music playing]

831
00:50:26,125 --> 00:50:29,958
[Rachel] Wow! That may be
the best movie I've ever seen.

832
00:50:30,041 --> 00:50:31,291
[Ava barking]

833
00:50:39,041 --> 00:50:44,416
[Jacob] <i>He wondered if this journey
was about to take an unexpected turn.</i>

834
00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:49,500
[Rachel gasps] Oh, my God. No way.

835
00:50:56,541 --> 00:50:57,541
[knocking]

836
00:50:58,291 --> 00:50:59,791
Everything okay in there?

837
00:51:01,458 --> 00:51:02,541
- Hi.
<i>- </i>Hi.

838
00:51:03,541 --> 00:51:04,541
Yeah, I'm fine.

839
00:51:05,958 --> 00:51:07,000
Great.

840
00:51:09,750 --> 00:51:12,333
- I just... I heard... I thought I heard a...
- Oh, yeah, no.

841
00:51:12,416 --> 00:51:15,250
[laughs] Thanks for checking, though.
Appreciate it.

842
00:51:15,333 --> 00:51:18,166
[nervously] Okay. Just, uh...
Well, just have a...

843
00:51:18,250 --> 00:51:19,650
- [Rachel] Good night.
- Good night.

844
00:51:21,166 --> 00:51:23,166
[soft expectant music playing]

845
00:51:29,166 --> 00:51:30,750
[Rachel faintly] No way!

846
00:51:50,666 --> 00:51:51,791
[Rachel faintly] Oh!

847
00:52:10,625 --> 00:52:11,750
[exclaims]

848
00:52:13,041 --> 00:52:14,208
[Jacob] How'd you sleep?

849
00:52:14,291 --> 00:52:15,416
[Rachel] Um...

850
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,750
[laughs] Actually,
I was up last night reading.

851
00:52:19,250 --> 00:52:21,541
- Anything interesting?
- Uh, yeah, very.

852
00:52:22,458 --> 00:52:24,625
- Yeah?
<i>- Green Eyes of Paris.</i>

853
00:52:24,708 --> 00:52:27,375
- You know that one? [laughing]
- I've heard of it. You...

854
00:52:27,458 --> 00:52:29,791
[laughs] You bought my book
and you didn't tell me?

855
00:52:29,875 --> 00:52:31,125
Yeah, well, I didn't...

856
00:52:31,208 --> 00:52:34,500
- I didn't wanna tell you just in case...
- Just in case what?

857
00:52:35,583 --> 00:52:37,125
In case I didn't like it.

858
00:52:37,750 --> 00:52:39,750
- In case you didn't like it?
- Yeah.

859
00:52:40,333 --> 00:52:41,333
And?

860
00:52:42,875 --> 00:52:43,875
Well...

861
00:52:44,708 --> 00:52:47,208
No, it's okay. You can tell me. It's fine.
My ego is, uh...

862
00:52:47,291 --> 00:52:48,833
I think I can handle it.

863
00:52:48,916 --> 00:52:51,583
- What's up? What did you think?
- Okay, well, um...

864
00:52:53,125 --> 00:52:55,708
- You know, I find it interesting...
- Yeah.

865
00:52:55,791 --> 00:53:01,916
...that you write these novels
filled with suspense, and drama, romance,

866
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:04,125
and yet your main character, Henri,

867
00:53:04,208 --> 00:53:06,583
he never lets anyone get close to him.

868
00:53:07,708 --> 00:53:09,833
It's kinda like what we were
talking about last night.

869
00:53:10,583 --> 00:53:14,666
Henri lives in occupied France, right?
He can't trust anybody.

870
00:53:15,875 --> 00:53:17,083
Well, yeah, but...

871
00:53:21,250 --> 00:53:24,208
This isn't occupied America.
So what's your excuse?

872
00:53:28,500 --> 00:53:29,583
On the other hand...

873
00:53:30,458 --> 00:53:31,458
um...

874
00:53:32,375 --> 00:53:34,375
- I really loved the book.
- Yeah?

875
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:36,666
I loved it! It was just...

876
00:53:37,291 --> 00:53:38,375
God, the ending?

877
00:53:39,125 --> 00:53:40,125
That was...

878
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:43,458
It kind of blew me away.

879
00:53:44,208 --> 00:53:46,125
Good. Good, good, good.

880
00:53:46,208 --> 00:53:48,791
The endings are, uh... ending, it's...

881
00:53:48,875 --> 00:53:51,458
They're always hard to get right,
you know. Yeah.

882
00:53:52,166 --> 00:53:56,083
Any thoughts on the current story?
You gonna get that ending right?

883
00:53:56,166 --> 00:53:57,208
[chuckling]

884
00:53:57,291 --> 00:53:59,166
[upbeat music playing]

885
00:53:59,250 --> 00:54:01,250
- [Rachel laughs]
- [car engine starting]

886
00:54:07,625 --> 00:54:11,166
[Noel] <i>I found out today
I'm having a girl,</i>

887
00:54:11,833 --> 00:54:14,041
<i>a sweet, little baby girl.</i>

888
00:54:14,916 --> 00:54:18,583
<i>Before I left home, my parents
told me not to name my baby.</i>

889
00:54:19,708 --> 00:54:22,666
"Because it would
only make it harder to say goodbye."

890
00:54:22,750 --> 00:54:25,375
"But I've already... given her a name."

891
00:54:31,500 --> 00:54:32,625
[Noel] <i>My angel.</i>

892
00:54:34,875 --> 00:54:37,500
[wistful music playing]

893
00:54:37,583 --> 00:54:41,291
Um, can you pull over? I... I need...
I need some air.

894
00:54:41,375 --> 00:54:43,335
- You sure? It's freezing outside.
- Yeah, please.

895
00:54:43,416 --> 00:54:44,583
[Jacob] Okay. Sure.

896
00:54:57,666 --> 00:54:59,458
Hey. Come on.

897
00:55:00,583 --> 00:55:03,125
Ah! It's freezing out here. Here you go.

898
00:55:03,791 --> 00:55:04,791
You all right?

899
00:55:06,875 --> 00:55:08,875
[gentle music playing]

900
00:55:09,750 --> 00:55:11,750
[voice breaking]
Why would she leave it behind?

901
00:55:13,708 --> 00:55:16,125
Why go through the trouble
of writing everything down

902
00:55:16,208 --> 00:55:18,375
and documenting all these details
if she wasn't...

903
00:55:18,875 --> 00:55:20,583
if she was just gonna abandon it?

904
00:55:22,125 --> 00:55:22,958
I don't know.

905
00:55:23,041 --> 00:55:26,083
You know, maybe she thought it would
find its way back to you, eventually?

906
00:55:26,791 --> 00:55:29,125
Or maybe she just
wanted to forget everything.

907
00:55:30,125 --> 00:55:31,583
Like it never existed.

908
00:55:33,333 --> 00:55:35,208
- Like I never existed.
- [quietly] No.

909
00:55:44,458 --> 00:55:48,125
I'm supposed to be engaged.
I'm supposed to be getting married.

910
00:55:49,083 --> 00:55:51,083
[romantic music playing]

911
00:55:51,166 --> 00:55:52,166
[Ava barks]

912
00:55:54,291 --> 00:55:56,333
[Ava whining and barking]

913
00:55:57,291 --> 00:56:00,166
- [Jacob] Oh, no! What are you... No, wait!
- [barking continues]

914
00:56:00,250 --> 00:56:01,930
- Come on! where are you... No!
- Ava? Ava!

915
00:56:02,541 --> 00:56:04,083
- [barking continues]
- [Jacob] Ava!

916
00:56:04,166 --> 00:56:05,208
Ava, no!

917
00:56:05,291 --> 00:56:08,458
[whistling loudly] Ava Turner,
get back here right now!

918
00:56:09,916 --> 00:56:10,916
[whines]

919
00:56:14,125 --> 00:56:15,125
[barks]

920
00:56:18,625 --> 00:56:20,958
- What were you gonna do if you caught it?
- Yeah.

921
00:56:22,375 --> 00:56:24,208
[laughs] That was incredible.

922
00:56:27,708 --> 00:56:29,166
[sighs]

923
00:56:29,250 --> 00:56:31,666
Guess life's all about the chase,
huh, Turner?

924
00:56:31,750 --> 00:56:34,291
[upbeat music playing]

925
00:56:39,333 --> 00:56:41,333
[upbeat music continues]

926
00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:03,240
- [Jacob] I think we took a wrong turn.
- [Rachel laughs]

927
00:57:03,291 --> 00:57:06,291
- You mean you hope we took a wrong turn?
- Exactly.

928
00:57:06,375 --> 00:57:07,375
[Rachel chuckles]

929
00:57:24,458 --> 00:57:27,291
Please tell me
the universe really does reward the brave.

930
00:57:27,916 --> 00:57:28,916
You got this.

931
00:57:32,291 --> 00:57:33,791
[sighs] Here we go.

932
00:58:02,791 --> 00:58:04,541
[gentle music playing]

933
00:58:11,166 --> 00:58:13,833
[Jacob] <i>It was a day
he had both been anticipating...</i>

934
00:58:16,333 --> 00:58:17,541
<i>and dreading.</i>

935
00:58:26,916 --> 00:58:28,500
[gentle music continues]

936
00:58:28,583 --> 00:58:29,916
[axe striking]

937
00:58:30,958 --> 00:58:33,666
[axe striking]

938
00:58:35,166 --> 00:58:36,166
[axe striking]

939
00:58:37,791 --> 00:58:40,333
[axe striking]

940
00:58:47,208 --> 00:58:48,833
[axe striking]

941
00:59:29,541 --> 00:59:30,541
Jacob.

942
00:59:35,083 --> 00:59:37,708
You know, Eleanor called
to say you might be coming.

943
00:59:38,375 --> 00:59:40,333
I told her I didn't believe it,

944
00:59:40,416 --> 00:59:43,708
but she said over and over again,
"Just be prepared."

945
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:46,041
Are you?

946
00:59:48,458 --> 00:59:49,458
Yeah! I...

947
00:59:50,416 --> 00:59:52,666
I'm cutting down
this Christmas tree for you.

948
00:59:53,666 --> 00:59:57,291
I've only been waiting for this moment
for 30-odd years, and now that it's here...

949
01:00:02,000 --> 01:00:03,000
Yeah.

950
01:00:03,750 --> 01:00:04,750
Same.

951
01:00:10,458 --> 01:00:11,458
[grunts]

952
01:00:15,416 --> 01:00:16,791
Mind giving me a hand?

953
01:00:19,375 --> 01:00:24,291
Plus, if it's just you,
what's the point, right?

954
01:00:24,375 --> 01:00:28,041
[Jacob] Yeah, well, if it's any
consolation, I've never had a tree,

955
01:00:28,125 --> 01:00:29,500
so you're ahead of me.

956
01:00:31,583 --> 01:00:34,458
[Scott] All right.
Welcome to my humble abode.

957
01:00:35,583 --> 01:00:36,750
Here we go.

958
01:00:38,500 --> 01:00:40,958
- Now just set this end down here.
- Yeah.

959
01:00:41,041 --> 01:00:42,458
[Scott] Can you tip it up?

960
01:00:43,250 --> 01:00:45,208
- Gotta get the stand.
- [Jacob] All right.

961
01:00:47,375 --> 01:00:49,833
- You live out here all alone?
- I do!

962
01:00:53,166 --> 01:00:55,416
- All right.
- [Jacob] Ellie painted that, right?

963
01:00:57,500 --> 01:00:59,500
Good eye. Yeah, that's hers.

964
01:01:01,041 --> 01:01:02,125
All right.

965
01:01:03,708 --> 01:01:05,750
- I think that should do it.
- [Jacob] Yeah?

966
01:01:06,916 --> 01:01:08,541
- Look at that.
- [Scott] Good job.

967
01:01:08,625 --> 01:01:11,166
- [phone ringing]
- [Scott] Oh. Excuse me.

968
01:01:11,958 --> 01:01:13,291
[ringing continues]

969
01:01:14,125 --> 01:01:15,958
[in background] Scott Turner. Hello?

970
01:01:18,208 --> 01:01:19,208
Yes.

971
01:01:20,041 --> 01:01:22,250
[wistful music playing]

972
01:01:38,041 --> 01:01:39,208
[Scott] See you then.

973
01:01:40,708 --> 01:01:42,041
[grunts] Sorry about that.

974
01:01:42,791 --> 01:01:45,333
That was, uh, one of my clients.

975
01:01:46,333 --> 01:01:50,208
- Your clients? What do you do?
- I'm a social worker at the VA.

976
01:01:50,291 --> 01:01:52,541
Social, you're trying
to do some good in the world?

977
01:01:52,625 --> 01:01:53,625
[chuckles]

978
01:01:54,291 --> 01:01:55,416
Underline "trying."

979
01:01:57,458 --> 01:02:01,416
You know, I bought these
forever ago when I first moved in,

980
01:02:01,500 --> 01:02:04,083
and I never even took them out of the box.

981
01:02:04,791 --> 01:02:06,291
Think they still work?

982
01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:09,083
I don't know.

983
01:02:12,291 --> 01:02:13,333
Jake...

984
01:02:16,041 --> 01:02:18,601
I know an apology doesn't mean
a whole lot after all these years...

985
01:02:18,625 --> 01:02:19,750
You know what? It's...

986
01:02:20,916 --> 01:02:21,916
You can save it.

987
01:02:21,958 --> 01:02:25,500
I didn't come out here for a, uh,
you know, reconciliation.

988
01:02:25,583 --> 01:02:28,333
I'm only here to help a friend, honestly.

989
01:02:29,375 --> 01:02:32,666
- A friend?
- Yeah, a friend. It's a long story.

990
01:02:33,916 --> 01:02:38,458
Well, since you're here, can I at least
say what I've been waiting...

991
01:02:38,541 --> 01:02:41,291
I'd, I'd... I'd really rather you didn't.

992
01:02:41,875 --> 01:02:42,875
I am sorry.

993
01:02:48,416 --> 01:02:50,625
[mutters] You're sorry.

994
01:02:50,708 --> 01:02:53,791
I am deeply, deeply sorry.

995
01:02:55,708 --> 01:02:57,083
[chuckles]

996
01:02:57,166 --> 01:02:58,333
[grunts]

997
01:02:59,916 --> 01:03:01,208
Yeah. Good.

998
01:03:01,916 --> 01:03:03,375
Good. So we're all set then.

999
01:03:03,458 --> 01:03:04,833
You know, um,

1000
01:03:05,625 --> 01:03:07,083
you left me alone with Mom,

1001
01:03:07,166 --> 01:03:10,833
and then you run up here,
and you just disappear altogether...

1002
01:03:10,916 --> 01:03:12,500
[shouts] And you're sorry?

1003
01:03:14,833 --> 01:03:18,166
God! I said I wasn't gonna do this.

1004
01:03:18,750 --> 01:03:22,000
Uh, you know what?
This was a mistake. I can't do this.

1005
01:03:22,083 --> 01:03:23,958
- Jake!
- Enjoy your tree.

1006
01:03:29,375 --> 01:03:30,601
- Hey!
- No, I can't handle this.

1007
01:03:30,625 --> 01:03:32,601
- I thought this was a good idea. Let's go.
- What?

1008
01:03:32,625 --> 01:03:34,875
Wait, just take a breath, okay?
Take a breath.

1009
01:03:35,375 --> 01:03:38,125
You know, if you walk away now,
that's it, right?

1010
01:03:38,208 --> 01:03:39,541
It's over. Forever.

1011
01:03:39,625 --> 01:03:42,708
- Well, it's been over for 35 years...
- Stop! Jake.

1012
01:03:44,500 --> 01:03:45,541
If you leave now,

1013
01:03:46,916 --> 01:03:48,875
you are doing exactly what he did.

1014
01:03:49,875 --> 01:03:50,875
Right?

1015
01:03:53,166 --> 01:03:57,166
Why don't you just try being the first
adult in your family not to take the exit?

1016
01:04:02,625 --> 01:04:03,625
Please.

1017
01:04:03,958 --> 01:04:05,958
[gentle music playing]

1018
01:04:12,625 --> 01:04:16,208
[Scott] Jake,
it's just so hard to talk about...

1019
01:04:19,291 --> 01:04:21,541
but two days before Christmas,

1020
01:04:22,250 --> 01:04:24,791
we had the biggest snowstorm
of the winter.

1021
01:04:27,625 --> 01:04:30,125
<i>And Benji, like every year,</i>

1022
01:04:30,208 --> 01:04:32,875
<i>couldn't wait
to hang his favorite ornament</i>

1023
01:04:32,958 --> 01:04:35,250
<i>high up in the branches
of our old elm tree.</i>

1024
01:04:38,041 --> 01:04:42,166
<i>He'd climbed up so many times to
that platform that I'd built for you guys.</i>

1025
01:04:46,708 --> 01:04:47,708
[grunts]

1026
01:04:48,833 --> 01:04:50,083
- Oh!
- [ladder creaks]

1027
01:04:52,458 --> 01:04:53,666
[Benji exhales]

1028
01:04:55,208 --> 01:04:57,791
[Scott] <i>I knew the branches
could be slippery...</i>

1029
01:05:00,916 --> 01:05:03,500
<i>but he was such a determined little guy.</i>

1030
01:05:06,916 --> 01:05:09,916
<i>I thought,
"I'll just let him hang the ornament."</i>

1031
01:05:10,000 --> 01:05:11,166
[branch cracks]

1032
01:05:13,583 --> 01:05:17,541
[Scott] <i>The sound of that branch
cracking will never leave me.</i>

1033
01:05:20,416 --> 01:05:22,416
[somber music playing]

1034
01:05:25,291 --> 01:05:26,666
<i>I was Benji's father.</i>

1035
01:05:28,708 --> 01:05:30,291
<i>I should have stopped him.</i>

1036
01:05:33,791 --> 01:05:35,000
The following April,

1037
01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:37,583
<i>I cut down that tree.</i>

1038
01:05:40,333 --> 01:05:41,916
It didn't help at all.

1039
01:05:43,833 --> 01:05:45,000
[sighs]

1040
01:05:45,083 --> 01:05:46,916
And after Noel left,

1041
01:05:48,208 --> 01:05:49,416
your mom and I just...

1042
01:05:51,333 --> 01:05:53,166
couldn't comfort each other anymore.

1043
01:05:55,250 --> 01:05:57,875
And it got to the point
where one of us had to leave.

1044
01:06:00,166 --> 01:06:01,958
I wanted to take you with me,

1045
01:06:03,208 --> 01:06:04,958
but I just couldn't do that to her.

1046
01:06:05,458 --> 01:06:06,958
You were all she had left.

1047
01:06:08,958 --> 01:06:12,625
[sighs] I told myself that with you there,

1048
01:06:14,708 --> 01:06:16,666
somehow she'd find her way back.

1049
01:06:30,791 --> 01:06:32,208
[Scott sniffles and grunts]

1050
01:06:35,708 --> 01:06:39,125
You know, you used to love
stringing the lights when you were little.

1051
01:06:40,458 --> 01:06:41,791
You remember?

1052
01:06:41,875 --> 01:06:43,875
[uplifting music playing softly]

1053
01:06:51,583 --> 01:06:53,458
[Rachel] So, tell me, be honest,

1054
01:06:55,458 --> 01:06:57,875
do you think we should go in
or just let them be?

1055
01:07:01,000 --> 01:07:02,000
[whines]

1056
01:07:04,208 --> 01:07:05,291
[yaps]

1057
01:07:05,375 --> 01:07:09,166
Okay, I guess we'll let them be.
Okay. I heard you.

1058
01:07:11,166 --> 01:07:13,166
["I'll Be Home For Christmas" playing]

1059
01:07:13,250 --> 01:07:16,125
You know, I tried to stay in touch.

1060
01:07:16,708 --> 01:07:21,208
At first, I called. Left messages for you.
For years, I wrote letters to you.

1061
01:07:21,291 --> 01:07:24,625
I've never seen a letter or a message.
Mom never told me.

1062
01:07:27,500 --> 01:07:31,458
- So are you married?
- [laughs] Married? No, I'm not. No.

1063
01:07:32,250 --> 01:07:34,000
I read your first couple of books.

1064
01:07:34,083 --> 01:07:37,250
But my eyesight's not what it was,
so I listened to the third one on audio.

1065
01:07:37,333 --> 01:07:40,083
I mean, it's the first time
I got to hear your adult voice.

1066
01:07:40,166 --> 01:07:41,166
It was fantastic.

1067
01:07:43,291 --> 01:07:44,625
I love 'em.

1068
01:07:44,708 --> 01:07:46,166
[Jacob] Oh, I remember.

1069
01:07:46,250 --> 01:07:49,083
I think Benji called you a butterfingers...

1070
01:07:49,166 --> 01:07:50,875
[chatter continues inaudibly]

1071
01:07:50,958 --> 01:07:53,166
["I'll Be Home For Christmas" continues]

1072
01:07:53,250 --> 01:07:54,458
[inaudible]

1073
01:07:54,541 --> 01:07:58,083
<i>♪ Where the love light gleams... ♪</i>

1074
01:08:01,916 --> 01:08:03,166
That's beautiful.

1075
01:08:04,166 --> 01:08:05,166
Here's hoping.

1076
01:08:08,125 --> 01:08:13,291
<i>♪ If only in my dreams... ♪</i>

1077
01:08:13,375 --> 01:08:14,416
[gasps]

1078
01:08:15,541 --> 01:08:17,750
- There you go.
- [Scott chuckles]

1079
01:08:17,833 --> 01:08:24,333
<i>♪ I'll be home for Christmas... ♪</i>

1080
01:08:24,416 --> 01:08:26,208
- Success!
- [whines]

1081
01:08:27,166 --> 01:08:29,791
Didn't you say
you came here to help a friend?

1082
01:08:32,833 --> 01:08:36,416
<i>♪ My dreams ♪</i>

1083
01:08:36,500 --> 01:08:38,083
[Scott] Hey. How's the weather?

1084
01:08:38,750 --> 01:08:40,083
It's chili!

1085
01:08:41,458 --> 01:08:42,458
Here it comes.

1086
01:08:42,916 --> 01:08:46,125
- Excuse me, girl. This is not for you.
- [Rachel laughs]

1087
01:08:46,875 --> 01:08:48,416
Noel was a godsend.

1088
01:08:49,958 --> 01:08:51,833
After we lost Jacob's brother,

1089
01:08:51,916 --> 01:08:55,166
she was the glue that kept us
from completely coming apart.

1090
01:08:55,666 --> 01:08:57,166
- Here you go.
- Oh, thank you.

1091
01:08:57,250 --> 01:08:59,333
Now, bear with me.

1092
01:08:59,416 --> 01:09:01,708
I've been making
this chili for myself for 35 years,

1093
01:09:01,791 --> 01:09:04,875
so I have no idea
if it's safe for public consumption.

1094
01:09:04,958 --> 01:09:08,083
- Smells good. I'll tell you that.
- All right, son, here you go.

1095
01:09:10,041 --> 01:09:11,041
[Rachel] Mmm.

1096
01:09:11,791 --> 01:09:14,125
Oh, it's more than safe.
It's really good. Thank you.

1097
01:09:14,208 --> 01:09:16,541
- [Jacob] Mmm. That's great.
- [Rachel] It's really great.

1098
01:09:16,625 --> 01:09:17,708
Fantastic.

1099
01:09:17,791 --> 01:09:19,791
So would you happen to know

1100
01:09:19,875 --> 01:09:22,500
where Noel moved
or where she might live now?

1101
01:09:23,041 --> 01:09:24,041
[Scott] Oh...

1102
01:09:24,458 --> 01:09:28,625
You know, she sent me
something years ago. Hold on.

1103
01:09:28,708 --> 01:09:30,468
- [Rachel] Really?
- [Scott] Excuse me, baby.

1104
01:09:33,416 --> 01:09:35,083
[whispering] What do you think?

1105
01:09:35,166 --> 01:09:37,208
Um, you have his eyes.

1106
01:09:38,416 --> 01:09:39,416
Really?

1107
01:09:40,166 --> 01:09:41,166
Yeah.

1108
01:09:41,875 --> 01:09:42,958
It's a good thing.

1109
01:09:46,583 --> 01:09:47,583
Well...

1110
01:09:48,291 --> 01:09:49,291
[stifles laugh]

1111
01:09:53,041 --> 01:09:55,416
- [Scott] I, uh... Sorry.
- [Ava whines]

1112
01:09:56,125 --> 01:09:58,333
I always held on to this.
Don't ask me why.

1113
01:10:03,916 --> 01:10:04,916
Uh...

1114
01:10:09,750 --> 01:10:11,750
[sweet music playing]

1115
01:10:19,666 --> 01:10:23,708
It says she's gonna be living with her
husband, Charles Hayden, in Ridgefield.

1116
01:10:31,250 --> 01:10:32,500
Noel Hayden.

1117
01:10:36,791 --> 01:10:38,791
[gentle music playing]

1118
01:10:48,791 --> 01:10:52,083
I gotta say it.
You two would make a fantastic couple.

1119
01:10:52,166 --> 01:10:53,166
[both laughing]

1120
01:10:53,250 --> 01:10:55,708
- No, no, Rachel's engaged.
- Yeah.

1121
01:10:55,791 --> 01:10:57,208
- Really?
- Yeah, big time.

1122
01:10:58,541 --> 01:11:00,250
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

1123
01:11:00,833 --> 01:11:03,916
He must be a great guy
because you are one heck of a catch.

1124
01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:06,291
- That she is.
- Okay. [laughs]

1125
01:11:06,375 --> 01:11:10,041
So, you'll let me know
how everything turns out?

1126
01:11:10,125 --> 01:11:14,250
Oh, of course. Of course.
Thank you. Thank you so much.

1127
01:11:14,333 --> 01:11:15,958
You're welcome, sweetheart.

1128
01:11:18,208 --> 01:11:19,458
Wish me luck.

1129
01:11:19,541 --> 01:11:20,916
- Best of luck.
- Thanks.

1130
01:11:21,833 --> 01:11:23,000
[murmurs]

1131
01:11:25,791 --> 01:11:26,791
I, uh...

1132
01:11:28,958 --> 01:11:31,458
- Thanks for wearing that watch, son.
- Oh.

1133
01:11:31,541 --> 01:11:33,666
I can't tell you
how much that means to me.

1134
01:11:37,208 --> 01:11:39,708
Yeah, come on. Come on.

1135
01:11:39,791 --> 01:11:41,791
[uplifting music playing]

1136
01:11:45,125 --> 01:11:46,583
You grew up good.

1137
01:11:47,375 --> 01:11:48,375
Real good.

1138
01:11:51,541 --> 01:11:53,250
Well, um, stay in touch.

1139
01:11:53,916 --> 01:11:55,375
- A hundred percent.
- Okay.

1140
01:11:59,208 --> 01:12:00,708
[car starting]

1141
01:12:01,791 --> 01:12:03,791
[car driving off]

1142
01:12:10,291 --> 01:12:12,291
[sweet music playing]

1143
01:12:24,750 --> 01:12:26,750
[upbeat music playing]

1144
01:12:26,833 --> 01:12:28,125
[Rachel] You okay?

1145
01:12:31,125 --> 01:12:34,291
Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay. Thank you.

1146
01:12:37,458 --> 01:12:38,458
Yeah.

1147
01:12:47,166 --> 01:12:50,916
[Noel] <i>Today, my sweet baby girl was born.</i>

1148
01:12:52,625 --> 01:12:56,375
<i>And I know I will never see her again.</i>

1149
01:12:57,833 --> 01:12:59,708
"So I'm gonna leave this diary behind."

1150
01:13:02,291 --> 01:13:05,541
"Maybe someday she'll read it
and understand how much I love her."

1151
01:13:07,916 --> 01:13:09,666
[Noel crying] <i>And always will.</i>

1152
01:13:11,708 --> 01:13:12,958
"And always will."

1153
01:13:19,833 --> 01:13:21,666
God, I hope that's true... [sniffles]

1154
01:13:24,875 --> 01:13:26,666
...what she said about loving me.

1155
01:13:28,166 --> 01:13:29,291
[sighs]

1156
01:13:40,916 --> 01:13:43,666
[Rachel] So I was thinking about Noel.

1157
01:13:44,333 --> 01:13:47,916
Should I call her first, or do you think
I should just show up tomorrow?

1158
01:13:48,000 --> 01:13:50,000
- What do you... what do you think?
- Hmm.

1159
01:13:50,083 --> 01:13:52,875
I think get some sleep
and decide in the morning.

1160
01:13:52,958 --> 01:13:53,958
Yeah.

1161
01:13:55,916 --> 01:13:57,875
[chuckles] Like I'm gonna sleep.

1162
01:13:59,708 --> 01:14:03,375
[clerk] Um, let me just
triple check to make sure.

1163
01:14:07,208 --> 01:14:11,125
Oh, gosh, I'm sorry,
but we only have one room available.

1164
01:14:11,208 --> 01:14:14,000
- Oh, no, uh...
- We'll take it.

1165
01:14:14,875 --> 01:14:15,875
[whines]

1166
01:14:16,208 --> 01:14:17,250
We'll take it?

1167
01:14:17,791 --> 01:14:19,208
Yeah, we'll...

1168
01:14:19,291 --> 01:14:21,916
- You know, we'll take it.
- [clerk laughs] Great.

1169
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:23,000
Thank you.

1170
01:14:23,500 --> 01:14:25,500
[romantic jazz music playing]

1171
01:14:35,500 --> 01:14:37,208
[Rachel] So...

1172
01:14:38,208 --> 01:14:39,208
Um...

1173
01:14:39,750 --> 01:14:41,541
I have a confession to make.

1174
01:14:41,625 --> 01:14:42,708
- Confession?
- Yep.

1175
01:14:42,791 --> 01:14:43,916
Uh-oh! What'd she do?

1176
01:14:44,625 --> 01:14:46,375
Today is my birthday.

1177
01:14:48,166 --> 01:14:49,250
- No!
- Yeah.

1178
01:14:49,333 --> 01:14:51,208
- Today's your birthday?
- Yeah.

1179
01:14:52,708 --> 01:14:55,250
You're kidding.
You're just now telling me this? This is...

1180
01:14:56,083 --> 01:14:58,541
- What? You should have said something.
- Yeah.

1181
01:14:58,625 --> 01:15:01,041
This is a big deal.
You should've said something.

1182
01:15:01,125 --> 01:15:04,958
You know, you, uh, we can...
You know, it's a birthday. These are...

1183
01:15:05,041 --> 01:15:07,881
- [chuckling] What are you doing?
- We're gonna celebrate your birthday!

1184
01:15:07,916 --> 01:15:10,208
Hi! This is Jake Turner
from the Amber Suite.

1185
01:15:10,291 --> 01:15:11,375
I was wondering if...

1186
01:15:12,041 --> 01:15:15,458
Yeah, that Jake Turner. I...
Thank you. I appreciate it.

1187
01:15:15,541 --> 01:15:17,625
Listen, I was wondering
if you could do me a favor?

1188
01:15:17,708 --> 01:15:20,333
[voice fading] I've got a
birthday girl up here. I just found out.

1189
01:15:20,416 --> 01:15:23,416
I know it's late notice,
but do you have a birthday cake

1190
01:15:23,500 --> 01:15:26,708
or something,
a dessert you can put candles in?

1191
01:15:26,791 --> 01:15:29,458
- [voice fading]
- [romantic jazz music continues]

1192
01:15:30,208 --> 01:15:32,000
[Jacob] You do? Terrific.

1193
01:15:32,083 --> 01:15:34,833
Uh, you know what? Yes, more red wine.

1194
01:15:34,916 --> 01:15:36,875
And you might as well send up
some champagne too

1195
01:15:36,958 --> 01:15:39,625
because it's a birthday,
champagne is for celebrating.

1196
01:15:39,708 --> 01:15:41,083
Wonderful. Thank you very much.

1197
01:15:41,166 --> 01:15:42,583
[radio tuning]

1198
01:15:42,666 --> 01:15:45,666
["Merry Christmas Darling"
by the Uniques playing]

1199
01:15:48,250 --> 01:15:50,041
- You wanna dance?
- Really?

1200
01:15:50,125 --> 01:15:50,958
Yeah.

1201
01:15:51,041 --> 01:15:54,458
- Really?
- Yeah, come on. It's my birthday.

1202
01:15:54,541 --> 01:15:56,458
It's your birthday. You're right. Okay.

1203
01:15:56,541 --> 01:15:58,875
<i>♪ Merry Christmas, darling ♪</i>

1204
01:15:58,958 --> 01:16:01,708
<i>♪ And a happy New Year, too ♪</i>

1205
01:16:02,583 --> 01:16:08,708
<i>♪ I am so happy just being here with you ♪</i>

1206
01:16:09,333 --> 01:16:13,208
<i>♪ Your present, I will cherish ♪</i>

1207
01:16:13,291 --> 01:16:18,500
<i>♪ The wonderful gift of you ♪</i>

1208
01:16:24,375 --> 01:16:27,916
<i>♪ Moonlight is shining ♪</i>

1209
01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:31,250
<i>♪ Snow is falling down ♪</i>

1210
01:16:31,333 --> 01:16:34,750
<i>♪ Here we are together ♪</i>

1211
01:16:35,333 --> 01:16:38,583
<i>♪ True love we have found ♪</i>

1212
01:16:39,625 --> 01:16:44,000
<i>♪ Darling, let's make a resolution ♪</i>

1213
01:16:47,416 --> 01:16:49,375
<i>♪ Not for just a new year ♪</i>

1214
01:16:51,166 --> 01:16:52,625
<i>♪ But for a lifetime ♪</i>

1215
01:16:54,333 --> 01:16:56,333
<i>♪ Let's always be together ♪</i>

1216
01:16:57,875 --> 01:16:59,583
<i>♪ Come what might ♪</i>

1217
01:16:59,666 --> 01:17:00,958
<i>♪ And, darling... ♪</i>

1218
01:17:02,208 --> 01:17:03,666
Happy birthday, Rachel.

1219
01:17:04,875 --> 01:17:05,916
Make a wish.

1220
01:17:08,291 --> 01:17:11,041
<i>♪ Merry Christmas, darling ♪</i>

1221
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:13,250
Way ahead of you.

1222
01:17:15,583 --> 01:17:18,875
<i>♪ I am so happy ♪</i>

1223
01:17:18,958 --> 01:17:22,166
<i>♪ Just being here with you ♪</i>

1224
01:17:22,250 --> 01:17:25,833
<i>♪ So I give you my present ♪</i>

1225
01:17:26,500 --> 01:17:31,041
<i>♪ I love you ♪</i>

1226
01:17:31,125 --> 01:17:33,125
[song fading]

1227
01:18:04,041 --> 01:18:05,041
[Rachel] <i>Dear Jake.</i>

1228
01:18:05,833 --> 01:18:10,083
<i>First of all, I want you to know
that last night was beautiful.</i>

1229
01:18:10,833 --> 01:18:12,708
<i>And I'd be lying if I didn't admit</i>

1230
01:18:12,791 --> 01:18:15,708
<i>that I've been thinking about it
since the moment we met.</i>

1231
01:18:15,791 --> 01:18:19,208
<i>But I woke up in the middle of the night
feeling confused.</i>

1232
01:18:20,208 --> 01:18:21,666
<i>Really, really confused.</i>

1233
01:18:22,833 --> 01:18:25,000
<i>And the thing is Alan really loves me,</i>

1234
01:18:26,458 --> 01:18:27,916
<i>and that's not nothing.</i>

1235
01:18:29,958 --> 01:18:31,666
<i>And you have a very different life</i>

1236
01:18:31,750 --> 01:18:34,291
<i>with best-selling books,
and a million Instagram followers,</i>

1237
01:18:34,375 --> 01:18:35,375
<i>and I'm...</i>

1238
01:18:36,166 --> 01:18:37,416
<i>just getting launched,</i>

1239
01:18:37,500 --> 01:18:40,750
<i>which I totally understand,
at least to the extent that I can.</i>

1240
01:18:41,250 --> 01:18:45,125
<i>It's just that I'm a person who needs
a lot of certainty in their life.</i>

1241
01:18:45,208 --> 01:18:48,625
<i>And this time with you,
wonderful though it was,</i>

1242
01:18:49,791 --> 01:18:50,791
<i>it isn't that.</i>

1243
01:18:51,958 --> 01:18:55,708
<i>So I think it's better
that we part company now</i>

1244
01:18:56,583 --> 01:18:57,916
<i>before it's too late,</i>

1245
01:18:59,625 --> 01:19:00,708
<i>at least for me.</i>

1246
01:19:03,291 --> 01:19:05,458
<i>And I realized something else,</i>

1247
01:19:06,291 --> 01:19:07,291
<i>thanks to you.</i>

1248
01:19:08,541 --> 01:19:11,458
<i>My whole life,
I thought my mother didn't want me</i>

1249
01:19:11,958 --> 01:19:14,750
<i>and that I needed
to find her and ask her why.</i>

1250
01:19:14,833 --> 01:19:19,166
<i>But now that I've read her diary,
I know that she did truly love me,</i>

1251
01:19:19,250 --> 01:19:21,375
<i>and that's all that really matters.</i>

1252
01:19:22,875 --> 01:19:24,458
<i>Thank you for everything,</i>

1253
01:19:25,583 --> 01:19:29,208
<i>for going on this wild,
life-changing ride with me.</i>

1254
01:19:30,458 --> 01:19:32,166
<i>I'll never, ever forget it.</i>

1255
01:19:33,666 --> 01:19:34,666
<i>And, lastly,</i>

1256
01:19:36,291 --> 01:19:37,958
<i>I'll never, ever forget you.</i>

1257
01:19:48,083 --> 01:19:51,583
- Pardon me, the, uh, nurses' station?
- Um, down the hall, to the right.

1258
01:19:51,666 --> 01:19:53,375
- To the right. Thank you.
- Welcome.

1259
01:20:02,666 --> 01:20:05,666
Excuse me. Hi, can you tell me
where to find Noel Hayden?

1260
01:20:07,875 --> 01:20:09,833
Hi, I'm Noel.

1261
01:20:11,875 --> 01:20:14,226
I called your house,
your husband told me where to find you.

1262
01:20:14,250 --> 01:20:16,375
I don't know if you remember me or not,
but, um...

1263
01:20:17,833 --> 01:20:19,041
I'm Jacob Turner.

1264
01:20:21,541 --> 01:20:22,708
Jacob?

1265
01:20:26,375 --> 01:20:27,375
Wow.

1266
01:20:30,416 --> 01:20:32,000
How are your folks?

1267
01:20:32,791 --> 01:20:34,750
Uh, my folks? My, um...

1268
01:20:36,458 --> 01:20:38,166
My mom just recently passed away.

1269
01:20:39,416 --> 01:20:40,416
Oh.

1270
01:20:41,166 --> 01:20:43,875
- I'm so sorry.
- Thank you. Yeah, it was very sudden.

1271
01:20:43,958 --> 01:20:46,041
- But your dad, he's...
- He's good.

1272
01:20:46,125 --> 01:20:47,166
He's, um...

1273
01:20:49,000 --> 01:20:51,958
Yeah, I just saw him for the first time
in a really long time, actually.

1274
01:20:52,041 --> 01:20:54,541
He's... He's good. He's hanging in.

1275
01:20:55,916 --> 01:20:57,250
Like the rest of us.

1276
01:20:57,333 --> 01:20:59,000
Like the rest of us, yeah.

1277
01:21:00,500 --> 01:21:01,500
Um...

1278
01:21:02,625 --> 01:21:05,000
You gotta be wondering
why I'm here after all these years.

1279
01:21:06,583 --> 01:21:10,083
It's a really long,
complicated story, but...

1280
01:21:11,041 --> 01:21:12,041
Noel,

1281
01:21:13,041 --> 01:21:15,416
when my brother died,

1282
01:21:16,875 --> 01:21:20,041
I didn't realize until just recently
how much you helped my family,

1283
01:21:20,125 --> 01:21:21,291
how much you helped me.

1284
01:21:22,541 --> 01:21:25,791
- You were just a little kid, Jake.
- But if you hadn't been there...

1285
01:21:25,875 --> 01:21:26,875
But I was.

1286
01:21:27,875 --> 01:21:29,291
And you got through it.

1287
01:21:34,458 --> 01:21:36,083
Now that I'm here, I can say thank you.

1288
01:21:37,250 --> 01:21:38,500
Now that you're here,

1289
01:21:39,500 --> 01:21:40,583
you're welcome.

1290
01:21:49,708 --> 01:21:53,333
There's one other thing I wanted
to talk to you about before I left, um...

1291
01:21:55,416 --> 01:21:58,458
The child that you had, your daughter.

1292
01:22:00,291 --> 01:22:01,291
Rachel.

1293
01:22:04,166 --> 01:22:05,166
She's...

1294
01:22:06,500 --> 01:22:09,541
wonderful, she's amazing.

1295
01:22:10,125 --> 01:22:11,458
I wanted you to know that.

1296
01:22:13,583 --> 01:22:14,958
You know her?

1297
01:22:16,208 --> 01:22:17,750
I do know her, um...

1298
01:22:19,666 --> 01:22:22,500
Yeah, she wanted to come here,
she wanted to meet you in person.

1299
01:22:22,583 --> 01:22:25,958
And I think, you know, after...
after reading this...

1300
01:22:31,041 --> 01:22:34,208
she felt a connection for sure, and, uh...

1301
01:22:36,291 --> 01:22:37,916
she understands everything.

1302
01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:39,000
Everything.

1303
01:22:43,208 --> 01:22:45,166
[voice breaks]
Thank you for telling me that.

1304
01:22:50,833 --> 01:22:51,958
Merry Christmas.

1305
01:22:53,208 --> 01:22:54,583
Merry Christmas, Jacob.

1306
01:22:57,291 --> 01:22:58,958
And thank you for this.

1307
01:22:59,958 --> 01:23:01,333
It's a precious gift.

1308
01:23:03,416 --> 01:23:04,458
And, Jake...

1309
01:23:06,208 --> 01:23:07,583
if you see my daughter,

1310
01:23:07,666 --> 01:23:10,750
would you tell her that
if she ever wants to get in touch,

1311
01:23:12,041 --> 01:23:13,916
I would like that very much.

1312
01:23:16,750 --> 01:23:18,750
[gentle music playing]

1313
01:23:29,041 --> 01:23:30,166
Rachel.

1314
01:23:40,166 --> 01:23:42,166
[festive music playing]

1315
01:23:51,083 --> 01:23:53,833
[woman] Your dad's been
working on this since Thanksgiving.

1316
01:23:54,500 --> 01:23:55,625
I can't wait to see it.

1317
01:23:55,708 --> 01:23:58,041
I think it's the most beautiful
he's ever done.

1318
01:23:58,125 --> 01:24:00,250
- [Rachel exclaims] Yeah?
- [phone vibrating]

1319
01:24:05,541 --> 01:24:07,541
Uh, when will Alan be coming?

1320
01:24:08,208 --> 01:24:10,041
Uh, soon. Soon.

1321
01:24:10,583 --> 01:24:13,666
- You don't sound too excited, honey.
- Well, I am, I just...

1322
01:24:14,208 --> 01:24:17,208
I don't know, "excited" is a bit...
a strong word.

1323
01:24:19,625 --> 01:24:23,958
[man] I couldn't get it right until
finally last night at, like, 2:00 a.m.

1324
01:24:33,750 --> 01:24:37,208
No, you got it right, Dad.
This is... It's perfect.

1325
01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:43,375
I love it. This is...
It's perfect. Thank you.

1326
01:24:44,125 --> 01:24:45,916
[phone vibrating]

1327
01:24:48,041 --> 01:24:49,041
[phone stops vibrating]

1328
01:24:50,500 --> 01:24:52,625
Honey, you don't want to talk to Alan?

1329
01:24:52,708 --> 01:24:55,291
No, no, it's not that.
It's just that I don't, um...

1330
01:24:55,375 --> 01:24:58,083
I don't know.
Things are... We'll talk later, and it's...

1331
01:24:58,166 --> 01:25:00,458
We're sorting things...
sorting some things out right now.

1332
01:25:00,541 --> 01:25:02,958
"Sorting some things out"?
I thought you guys made up.

1333
01:25:03,041 --> 01:25:04,791
No, we... We did, we just...

1334
01:25:04,875 --> 01:25:07,833
You know, things are a little
up in the air right now.

1335
01:25:07,916 --> 01:25:11,541
This is starting to sound
a little like that cigar engagement ring.

1336
01:25:12,125 --> 01:25:15,000
- Dad, stop. Seriously.
- [phone vibrating]

1337
01:25:15,791 --> 01:25:18,166
Um, sorry, guys, one sec.
I'll be right back.

1338
01:25:29,833 --> 01:25:31,458
Jake, you've gotta stop calling.

1339
01:25:31,541 --> 01:25:33,750
<i>No, I'm not gonna
stop calling until we talk.</i>

1340
01:25:33,833 --> 01:25:35,250
[Rachel] I don't want to do this.

1341
01:25:36,208 --> 01:25:37,625
Okay? I...

1342
01:25:37,708 --> 01:25:39,875
So I'm gonna just hang up the phone now.

1343
01:25:39,958 --> 01:25:42,166
Please don't try to find me, okay?

1344
01:25:42,250 --> 01:25:43,500
[dog barking faintly]

1345
01:25:47,166 --> 01:25:48,250
Too late.

1346
01:25:50,416 --> 01:25:51,625
Why are you doing this?

1347
01:25:53,083 --> 01:25:54,458
Do you really have to ask?

1348
01:25:54,541 --> 01:25:55,958
I'm not coming out.

1349
01:25:57,583 --> 01:25:58,875
I'm not. I can't.

1350
01:25:59,666 --> 01:26:02,625
Why? Why not? What are you...
What are you afraid of?

1351
01:26:02,708 --> 01:26:03,708
What's gonna happen?

1352
01:26:03,791 --> 01:26:05,208
Jake, you don't understand.

1353
01:26:06,916 --> 01:26:09,583
You don't. I have finally found something...

1354
01:26:09,666 --> 01:26:10,958
that I can really...

1355
01:26:11,750 --> 01:26:14,375
I can really count on, and...

1356
01:26:16,166 --> 01:26:18,541
It may not be perfect,
but it's what I want.

1357
01:26:20,041 --> 01:26:21,416
It's what I need.

1358
01:26:21,916 --> 01:26:23,041
Okay?

1359
01:26:23,125 --> 01:26:24,625
So I need you to understand that.

1360
01:26:24,708 --> 01:26:27,083
I do understand.
I understand the whole thing.

1361
01:26:27,166 --> 01:26:28,416
I understand that...

1362
01:26:29,958 --> 01:26:32,708
what you may have needed before,
you don't need anymore.

1363
01:26:34,833 --> 01:26:35,833
Look at me, I...

1364
01:26:36,458 --> 01:26:38,750
All I wanted my entire life
was to be alone.

1365
01:26:39,333 --> 01:26:42,833
And it's hard for people like us
to trust, right?

1366
01:26:42,916 --> 01:26:43,958
To let people in.

1367
01:26:44,041 --> 01:26:47,375
It's hard. I understand that.
But here I am, right here, right now.

1368
01:26:47,458 --> 01:26:50,958
And I am standing here with the
only friend I have in the entire world.

1369
01:26:51,041 --> 01:26:53,000
I'm staring at the woman that I love,

1370
01:26:53,625 --> 01:26:56,625
and I'm begging you to trust me.

1371
01:26:56,708 --> 01:26:58,458
I'm telling you, you can trust me.

1372
01:27:00,000 --> 01:27:01,583
Just let me in, please.

1373
01:27:06,250 --> 01:27:07,250
Let me in.

1374
01:27:11,708 --> 01:27:12,833
Tell me

1375
01:27:13,708 --> 01:27:14,791
you don't love me.

1376
01:27:15,291 --> 01:27:17,416
[car approaching]

1377
01:27:20,833 --> 01:27:22,500
Jake, that's Alan. You gotta go.

1378
01:27:22,583 --> 01:27:26,416
You tell me that you don't love me
and I'll go.

1379
01:27:37,666 --> 01:27:38,666
I don't love you.

1380
01:27:40,333 --> 01:27:42,333
[wistful music playing]

1381
01:28:16,083 --> 01:28:18,416
[light jazz song playing on radio]

1382
01:28:18,500 --> 01:28:22,833
<i>♪ Ribbons and bows
Are scattered on the floor ♪</i>

1383
01:28:24,708 --> 01:28:28,833
<i>♪ Comes and it goes by so fast ♪</i>

1384
01:28:31,208 --> 01:28:33,916
<i>♪ The joy of the season ♪</i>

1385
01:28:34,625 --> 01:28:36,958
<i>♪ Spirit with feeling ♪</i>

1386
01:28:37,041 --> 01:28:43,375
<i>♪ There must be a way to make it last ♪</i>

1387
01:28:43,458 --> 01:28:49,750
<i>♪ So let's make a promise
For the rest of the year ♪</i>

1388
01:28:50,625 --> 01:28:55,250
<i>♪ And even when we'll fall apart ♪</i>

1389
01:28:55,333 --> 01:28:58,958
<i>♪ Keep Christmas in your heart ♪</i>

1390
01:28:59,041 --> 01:29:01,041
[song fading]

1391
01:29:03,416 --> 01:29:05,416
[intriguing music playing]

1392
01:29:34,458 --> 01:29:36,458
[uplifting music playing]

1393
01:29:45,833 --> 01:29:47,000
[sniffles]

1394
01:29:47,791 --> 01:29:48,791
[knock on window]

1395
01:29:51,208 --> 01:29:53,958
Saw your truck, thought we'd
pop by and wish you Merry Christmas.

1396
01:29:54,041 --> 01:29:55,500
Oh, thank you.

1397
01:29:55,583 --> 01:29:57,458
Yes, I was packing up a few things,

1398
01:29:57,541 --> 01:29:59,916
then I need to lock up,
and then take off, so...

1399
01:30:00,583 --> 01:30:03,041
Would you care to join us for dinner?
We'd love to have you.

1400
01:30:03,125 --> 01:30:05,583
We really would.
We're having a few people over.

1401
01:30:05,666 --> 01:30:07,750
It's Christmas dinner, all the trimmings.

1402
01:30:07,833 --> 01:30:09,833
I would, I would love to, and thank you,

1403
01:30:09,916 --> 01:30:12,333
but I should take off
before the roads get too slick.

1404
01:30:12,416 --> 01:30:14,208
How did things go with your father?

1405
01:30:14,791 --> 01:30:16,458
Um, you know, they...

1406
01:30:16,541 --> 01:30:19,250
Better than expected.
Much better, actually.

1407
01:30:19,333 --> 01:30:20,708
- I told you.
- You did.

1408
01:30:20,791 --> 01:30:22,333
And Rachel and her mom?

1409
01:30:22,416 --> 01:30:24,458
I think that's gonna work itself out.

1410
01:30:24,541 --> 01:30:26,791
That's very good news. Excellent.

1411
01:30:27,291 --> 01:30:29,583
Oh, bloody hell,
I've gotta go baste the ham.

1412
01:30:29,666 --> 01:30:30,916
You sure you can't stay?

1413
01:30:31,708 --> 01:30:33,541
Well, Happy Christmas, old boy.

1414
01:30:33,625 --> 01:30:36,125
- Happy basting.
- [Ellie] I'll be right there.

1415
01:30:36,208 --> 01:30:37,291
Come on in.

1416
01:30:41,458 --> 01:30:42,916
And you and Rachel?

1417
01:30:43,000 --> 01:30:44,583
Oh, um...

1418
01:30:46,083 --> 01:30:49,000
No? Really? I was so sure.

1419
01:30:50,666 --> 01:30:52,083
Well, Kerouac said it.

1420
01:30:53,083 --> 01:30:54,750
"It all ends in tears, anyway."

1421
01:30:56,541 --> 01:30:59,083
But I'll be okay,
and Rachel will be okay too.

1422
01:30:59,166 --> 01:31:00,208
Of course.

1423
01:31:01,166 --> 01:31:02,166
Merry Christmas.

1424
01:31:02,875 --> 01:31:04,000
For me?

1425
01:31:04,083 --> 01:31:05,375
What did you do here?

1426
01:31:12,916 --> 01:31:14,250
Oh, Ellie...

1427
01:31:14,958 --> 01:31:15,958
[stammers]

1428
01:31:16,500 --> 01:31:17,500
You put the...

1429
01:31:18,791 --> 01:31:19,875
tree back in.

1430
01:31:19,958 --> 01:31:21,000
Yes.

1431
01:31:23,416 --> 01:31:25,625
I have wonderful memories of this house.

1432
01:31:25,708 --> 01:31:28,041
You and Benji playing in the yard.

1433
01:31:29,291 --> 01:31:30,291
Your folks.

1434
01:31:33,291 --> 01:31:34,458
Merry Christmas.

1435
01:31:35,833 --> 01:31:38,458
- Take care.
- Oh, you too. Take care of yourself too.

1436
01:31:38,541 --> 01:31:41,208
And thank you. This is just...
You're special.

1437
01:31:43,958 --> 01:31:46,000
[sweet music playing]

1438
01:31:46,083 --> 01:31:47,083
[sighs]

1439
01:32:19,708 --> 01:32:21,041
[barks]

1440
01:32:28,458 --> 01:32:30,458
[joyous music playing]

1441
01:32:48,291 --> 01:32:50,291
[joyous music continues]

1442
01:33:01,416 --> 01:33:03,416
[festive music playing]

1443
01:34:28,250 --> 01:34:30,541
["Christmas in Connecticut With You"
playing]

1444
01:34:42,875 --> 01:34:46,166
<i>♪ I don't want my holidays ♪</i>

1445
01:34:46,958 --> 01:34:50,000
<i>♪ In Frisco or LA ♪</i>

1446
01:34:51,041 --> 01:34:54,500
<i>♪ I gotta see the snow ♪</i>

1447
01:34:54,583 --> 01:34:58,000
<i>♪ It's callin' me back home ♪</i>

1448
01:34:58,083 --> 01:35:01,791
<i>♪ Where every window on the street ♪</i>

1449
01:35:01,875 --> 01:35:05,208
<i>♪ Has a big, ol' little tree ♪</i>

1450
01:35:06,166 --> 01:35:09,041
<i>♪ Strangers pass you by ♪</i>

1451
01:35:09,750 --> 01:35:13,291
<i>♪ With a twinkle in their eye ♪</i>

1452
01:35:13,375 --> 01:35:16,708
<i>♪ Pack your bags, I'll book a flight ♪</i>

1453
01:35:17,333 --> 01:35:20,416
<i>♪ For a week or maybe two ♪</i>

1454
01:35:21,041 --> 01:35:24,916
<i>♪ Give me New Year's Eve in New York ♪</i>

1455
01:35:25,000 --> 01:35:30,083
<i>♪ And Christmas in Connecticut with you ♪</i>

1456
01:35:36,083 --> 01:35:39,500
<i>♪ Won't you run away with me ♪</i>

1457
01:35:39,583 --> 01:35:43,375
<i>♪ I know you'll never wanna leave ♪</i>

1458
01:35:43,458 --> 01:35:49,125
<i>♪ The slopes of Otter Ridge
Or Saks Fifth Avenue ♪</i>

1459
01:35:51,041 --> 01:35:55,041
<i>♪ We'll take a horse and carriage ride ♪</i>

1460
01:35:55,125 --> 01:35:58,625
<i>♪ Through a fantasy of lights ♪</i>

1461
01:35:58,708 --> 01:36:05,166
<i>♪ I'll make all your
Winter wonder dreams come true ♪</i>

1462
01:36:06,625 --> 01:36:10,291
<i>♪ Give me New Year's Eve in New York ♪</i>

1463
01:36:10,375 --> 01:36:15,833
<i>♪ After Christmas
In Connecticut with you ♪</i>

1464
01:36:29,041 --> 01:36:32,833
<i>♪ Won't you run away with me ♪</i>

1465
01:36:32,916 --> 01:36:36,708
<i>♪ I know you'll never wanna leave ♪</i>

1466
01:36:36,791 --> 01:36:42,375
<i>♪ Mohawk Mountain
Down to Greenwich Village too ♪</i>

1467
01:36:44,041 --> 01:36:48,083
<i>♪ There's cozy cabins way up there ♪</i>

1468
01:36:48,166 --> 01:36:52,000
<i>♪ We'll see the ball drop
In Times Square ♪</i>

1469
01:36:52,083 --> 01:36:58,916
<i>♪ Makin' memories that'll last
The whole year through ♪</i>

1470
01:37:00,166 --> 01:37:03,916
<i>♪ Give me New Year's Eve in New York ♪</i>

1471
01:37:04,000 --> 01:37:09,375
<i>♪ And Christmas in Connecticut with you ♪</i>

1472
01:37:14,500 --> 01:37:19,000
<i>♪ Yeah
Give me New Year's Eve in New York ♪</i>

1473
01:37:19,083 --> 01:37:25,291
<i>♪ And Christmas in Connecticut with you ♪</i>

1474
01:37:31,625 --> 01:37:34,333
<i>♪ Oh, yeah ♪</i>

1475
01:37:34,416 --> 01:37:36,416
[song fading]

1476
01:37:40,625 --> 01:37:42,625
[upbeat music playing]