[uptempo music]
♪ Can you feel it
♪ I can
♪ There's a magic when you hold my hand ♪
♪ I'm an addict
♪ For your love
♪ Maybe one day I could be your man ♪
♪ 'Cause I get a rush when I'm next to you ♪
♪ I never want you to go away
♪ And I can't get enough
♪ When you got to leave me
♪ I can't wait until the next day ♪
♪ I get to see your face
♪ I got a feeling
♪ That it could be love
♪ I know I got this feeling
♪ That it must be love
♪ Hey, I got a feeling and it could be love ♪
♪ I know I got this feeling
♪ And it must be love
♪ Would you know that I care
♪ From the first day that I saw you standing there ♪
♪ Automatic, no competition
♪ Just lay your head on my chest and maybe listen ♪
[alarm beeping]
- A new era is coming to Great American, gentlemen.
It's an exciting time for our company
and I need you both to step up
and be part of the team.
- We understand, Mrs. Shank.
But Ron had no idea that you wanted him to switch out
the ceramic Tiki torches yesterday.
I forgot to tell him-- No, Jack.
[talking over each other]
- Stop!
I'm talking about the future and commitment.
Is that clear?
- So I'm not getting fired?
[sighs]
- Honestly, I'm just as surprised.
- We thought this meeting was going very differently.
- Oh no, not today.
You're in luck, I'm in a good mood.
You have a new boss who should be arriving,
oh, now.
- [Catherine] Mrs. Shank, so good to see you again.
- Likewise.
Peterson, this is your new boss and my daughter.
- Your daughter?
Jack Peterson, ordering department manager.
This is my assistant.
- Rob. - Ron.
- Hi.
- Mr. Peterson, how long have you been with us?
- Going on eight years now, I guess.
Wow, when you say it out loud, it sounds pretty crazy.
- That does sound crazy.
Since I've only been here eight minutes and I've noticed
there's a light burnt out in loading bay two,
a female employee refusing to leave the restroom
and a third of your shelves are improperly stocked.
- It's a wonder we sell anything.
- Walk with me, Mr. Peterson.
- Sure.
Come on. - Oh, okay.
[quirky music]
- Exactly how many items are you tracking
for Valentine's Day stock?
- Uh, for all the stores?
- Yes, all 16.
- A lot to be exact
- 2,601, and that's including the heart-shaped
garden lights being unloaded as we speak.
- Yeah, I was right.
2,601 is a lot.
- Is everything a joke to you?
Before you leave today I'd like a report
on my desk detailing your inventory systems
and cross-referencing all vendors.
- Lots of things are funny if you give them a chance.
Take you for instance.
You're a lot like your mom.
- Hmm.
I'll take that as a compliment, Mr. Peterson.
Having an identical education to my mother helps.
I just graduated.
- Me too, I got my business certificate in 14 weeks.
- I have an MBA from Cornell
and a PhD in psychology and human behavior.
- Well, I feel great now.
- Having a rounded character is an important quality
for a person in a leadership position.
- Is there anything else I can help you with?
- No tie says you probably can't.
Maybe you should educate yourself
on professional apparel, Mr. Peterson.
- I...
[scoffs]
Well, looks like we're working late tonight.
- Oh, I have that charity thing,
but I can stay if you-- - No, no, no.
Please, please, please.
Thank you, but I'll handle this.
- Thank you.
[mellow music]
- Oh! - Oh!
Sorry, I thought my mother and I
were the only ones still working.
- I was just heading out.
- Oh, I didn't know anyone actually read these.
It so-- - Romantic?
- Uh.
- I haven't gotten very far.
I keep going back to the start.
I like how these two meet.
- That's just wrong.
Don't you want to know how it ends?
- I read the last page, it's a happy ending
as all great love stories are.
- You don't actually believe that, do you?
- In love?
- In fiction.
There's so much more concrete literature out there.
- But concrete doesn't have the same
emotional impact, does it?
I mean, there's a certain spark to getting lost
in the pages of somebody else's imagination,
especially when it comes to romance.
- Spark? - Yeah.
Something exciting and intangible.
After all, there's nothing more magical
in the whole world than falling in love.
[phone buzzing]
- Well, I just got your inventory report.
Let's hope it's not intangible.
- Goodnight, Jack.
Thank you for all of your hard work today.
You know, you're welcome, Cate.
You have wonderful eyes.
Hold the fort, would you?
[quirky music]
[laughs]
- Are you going to tell me what's so funny
or must I read your mind?
- Oh, it's nothing really.
It's just Mr. Peterson has managed to spell analysis
at least four different ways on this page alone.
It's quite the accomplishment.
- I don't know how he even made it to manager.
Somehow he just snuck his way up without even noticing.
- Hmm.
- You know, I can't express how proud I am of you
that you've dedicated your life to this business
and didn't fall for the first man who showed an interest.
- Well, no distractions, as you always say.
- At a girl.
[gentle music]
- [Richard] Young man, I wanted oatmeal, these are pancakes.
- [Jack] Your oatmeal is almost ready.
- [Richard] I don't have time to wait.
I have to get my wife flowers for Valentine's Day.
- There's time, it's not Valentine's Day just yet, dear.
- Where's the waiter?
- He's not a waiter, Richard.
That's Jack, our son.
- If he's not the waiter, why is he bringing me oatmeal?
- Maybe 'cause I'm waiting for a tip one of these days, dad.
[laughing]
- Will you be working late tonight?
- I hope not.
The store is really busy right now.
So I'll try to get home in time to make dinner.
- Oh, I can cook, you know, I'm not that old.
- I know.
I just happen to be a much better cook.
- Oh!
Are you working all weekend?
- Not if I can help it.
- Who made this oatmeal?
- I did, Pop.
- Is this what I ordered?
- Sure is.
Do you like it?
- I love it.
- Oh, I should get going, guys.
I love you very much.
- I love you, son.
[talking indistinctly]
- That would be amazing.
It's just that way, thank you.
- Clean this place up.
Here we go.
I don't want neighbors.
Well, we'll see.
[clears throat]
- So this is where you hide out?
The office has been paging you.
- They have?
- They have.
Were you talking to the plants?
- My dad and I used to spend every summer gardening.
And, well, he told me that talking to the plants
helps them to grow faster and stronger
and just healthier overall.
- They're not sentient.
They don't know what you're saying.
- Well, I don't know how it works, but it does.
Apparently, they respond to female voices even better.
- Really?
- Really.
- I don't know what to say.
- Whatever comes to mind.
I mean, I know it's tough when you're facing off
against the purple accord pansy, but if anyone can do it.
- Hey, little guys.
Uh, keep on blooming.
You're doing great, smells great.
Well, that was, um.
- Liberating?
- Humiliating.
- Sorry, you've got a little, uh.
There.
- Oh.
Um.
Well, I should get back to work.
And so should you, Mr. Peterson.
This is our busiest time of the year,
so no time for slacking.
- Yeah.
What do you think?
How did this happen? - I don't know.
I was so careful.
I was trying to be so careful.
- Well, how many are there?
- 600 pallets.
- And how many do we need?
- 60. - Six, Ron!
- I swear, I triple checked it.
I must've made a mistake on the ordering form,
but she's going to fire me for sure this time.
- We'll think of something like we always do.
- Could we send them to another store?
- They'd be dead upon arrival.
I'd hate to see them wither on some shelf.
- Where are you going?
- I got to break this to the boss
before she gets wind of it herself.
- Well, Catherine, this is just another bucket list moment.
Your first layoff.
- I might actually finish my bucket list before I'm 32.
- There's got to be another way.
- I'll get Rob. - Ron.
- Catherine, you prepare your speech and, Peterson,
I'd like you to witness this
and make sure your friend doesn't do anything
too outlandish when he gets the good news.
- Oh, there's good news?
- Permanent vacation.
- You can't fire him.
- What choice do I have?
Even if I cut his wage in half
that's still doesn't cover the cost of the flowers.
- Right, but Ron can't afford to lose this job.
He doesn't have any money.
His dad left him the house,
he can barely afford property taxes.
- It's too bad money doesn't grow on flowers.
- Yeah.
Listen, Ron is the only man in here, okay,
who comes in every day with a smile on his face.
And I don't know a single person in Valentine
who doesn't love him.
If you fire him, you not only risk losing the respect
of your staff, but of the entire community.
- Okay, but if I don't, I lose the respect of my mother.
- We're both creative people.
There's gotta be another option.
- Um, okay, so there's 540 extra flower pallets.
Um, an opportunity instead of a mistake.
Flowers are used for holidays, birthdays,
weddings, funerals.
Valentine's Day is six days away.
Um, we live in the town of Valentine.
I've got it!
A Valentine's Day themed competition
hosted by The Great American Garden Store.
- What's this?
- A challenge.
A town-wide Valentine-themed garden contest.
- Exactly!
Ron has presented the Great American Garden Store
with the means to make this the most successful
Valentine's Day it's ever seen.
- I'm listening.
- We'll offer a full backyard renovation to the winner.
- People will be buying all kinds of decorations to win,
not just flowers.
- We'll need a complete marketing campaign
and we need the whole town to compete.
- Catherine and I could arrange the entire event.
There won't be a single flower left on the shelf
by the time Valentine's Day arrives.
- I like it, it's fresh.
- This is exactly the change I wanted to implement,
a reason for people to get excited.
We'll have to get started right away.
- And as for you, Eisely--
- I'm just glad I could be of service.
- Um.
Ron!
- Let's get started on this.
- [Catherine] Okay, great.
- [Mrs. Shank] We could even live stream
and broadcast the contest.
[quirky music]
- I didn't realize you kept all of this stuff.
- No, no, not this one, the other Valentine's box.
- Right.
You sure it's a red box?
- [Richard] With red hearts.
- [Jack] Red hearts, red hearts, red hearts
- Why don't you notice?
He's not very good at direction, is he?
- No, he's not.
- All right.
Who do you think you're talking to now, Pop?
- Cate.
- Catherine.
- Hi, I was just helping my dad
get his Valentine's decorations out.
It's kind of a big deal around here.
He and my mom got married on Valentines.
- How sentimental.
- Yeah.
Hey dad.
Dad meet Catherine.
She's my boss.
- Hi.
- I got everything here.
Candles.
Cards.
Chocolates. - Oh, I wouldn't eat those.
- Oh.
I love to dance.
Five, six, seven, eight.
- Okay. - And step.
- Sorry about my dad.
He's living in another time.
Lucky guy, right?
Did you come by for any particular reason?
- Yes, my mom's already aired the competition town-wide,
so the pressure's on.
That leaves you and I to address public relations
along with continuous inventory upkeep.
So let's start with early morning meetings
at 6:00 a.m. sharp, followed by email updates at noon
and then Zoom meetings at the end of the day
before signing off.
And I've already asked around,
so I know you don't have any
extracurricular activities or hobbies.
So I imagine this would suit your schedule fine.
- And what if we imagine that I'm more
of a go-with-the-flow type?
I like to feel problems as they arrive.
- Well, with the proper preparation,
no problems should arrive.
- Okay.
So you came all the way down here
just to discuss the competition?
- Of course.
Why else?
- In my driveway?
- I want to succeed, Mr. Peterson.
It's important that you take this seriously.
- Whoa, whoa, I am taking this seriously.
I was kind of surprised that's all.
[dog barking]
- Hey Jack.
- Hey Ron. - Miss. Shank, nice to see ya.
- Ron's your neighbor?
- Yeah, we grew up together.
He's sort of like my little brother.
- So you hired your friend as your assistant?
- He has the biggest heart in town.
Is this about his mistake?
- Nope, just an observation.
- Well, I'll have you know I made
some observations of my own.
- About what?
Me?
- What do you know, Gary's home.
- What have you observed about me?
- Jack!
My garden store insider.
- What's up, Gary?
- You must be a new friend.
- Boss, actually.
- Oh, I haven't seen you around before.
I'm Gary.
- Just arrived in town, Catherine.
- Well then, Catherine,
welcome to our fine little community.
Hey, I heard on the radio the store's having a contest.
First prize is a complete backyard renovation.
Well, what's that mean exactly?
- Just what it says.
- I know what it said.
I want to know what it means.
- It means that the Great American Garden Store
will give you a full backyard renovation
to suburban paradise.
- And what's included?
- Anything in the store you want.
- Anything?
Even a new barbecue.
- Yes. - Gas fire pits?
- We have those.
- How about a dual, hydrostatic, zero-turn,
rideable field tractor with nose roller
and triple blade cutting capacity?
- Field tractor?
- He's talking about a lawnmower.
- Oh. - Yes, Gary,
we have those too.
- You guys talking about the contest?
- Myra, you're gonna enter?
- Thinking about it.
- You?
I've never seen you do a thing out there,
it's always Bob.
- I am more than capable of competing
with Bob or without Bob.
In fact, this year I might show him how I really care
with a new deck.
- What a lucky husband.
I'm so glad to see so many people reacquainting themselves
with the true meaning of the holiday and entering.
- Hmm, I did the math.
- What's the catch, Jack?
Is this some kind of money-making scheme?
- There's no catch, Gary.
- The contest isn't a scheme.
It's a way to reintroduce Valentine's Day
to Valentine, Oregon.
A new tradition in the making.
- Mm-hm, mm-hm.
Yeah, that's great.
[whispering]
- As a representative of the store,
Ron really should do something for the contest.
- Well, the thing about Ron is that he's more
of a crafty man, likes to make his own decor.
- I'm just saying my mom's not gonna like it.
We should make sure that he has at least something
festive in his yard.
It is Valentine's Day on the street of Valentine
in Valentine, Oregon.
He's not much of a gardener.
- Yeah.
See, Ron's focused on helping others.
He volunteers for all kinds of organizations here in town,
but I'm not really going to be decorating either.
So he and I could be festivally unfestive together.
Oh!
- There are two parts to a rose.
The thorny stem and the sweet, fragrant blossom.
It symbolizes everlasting love.
There are also two parts
to the Great American Garden Store Valentine Competition.
Decorate your front yard this Valentines
and you stand to win a fully-renovated,
brand new backyard.
Compliments of me, Debra Shank, at Great American.
For more information, visit our website
and follow us live from the contest. [clapping]
- Not bad for a day's notice.
- It's amazing.
You were made to be on TV.
- I know, I was a pre-Madonna in my last life.
Hey, there's something I wanted to talk to you about.
- Is everything okay?
- Yes, so I calculated the cost
of a complete backyard renovation.
And if the contest is a bust
and I'm forced to award a winner,
how can I ensure that I'm not losing money?
- Well, there's no real way to ensure that unless...
- Unless?
- Well, unless you knew the winner wouldn't ask for much
or would decline the renovation altogether.
- Yeah, it's too bad we couldn't guarantee the winner
or know that he'd decline the prize.
I'd feel a whole lot better about the contest
if that was the case.
- All the neighbors are signing up.
- Yes, this might actually work.
- First day of the contest.
- I'm aware, you updated me three times
at our 6:00 a.m. Zoom meeting.
- We had a meeting?
- Oh, just for the contest planning committee.
- You want to trade jobs?
- Really? - No!
Sorry, no.
Mr. Eisely, can we have a minute?
- Sure, yeah.
- I meant with Mr. Peterson.
- Right.
Yeah.
- I have good news for you.
- Oh, I'm off the contest committee?
No more meetings?
- Yes.
- Ha-ha!
- I'm serious.
As of today, you're officially entered.
All future meetings will be diverted
to your positioning in the contest.
- Why would I enter the contest?
I'm an employee here.
- Well, now that you're off the committee,
no one can accuse you of cheating.
And after you win, no one can prove
it was actually pre-decided.
- You're rigging the contest?
- Of course not.
Your house will truly have the best presentation,
mostly because I'll be the one in charge.
- Oh, now you have a PhD in flower garden design too.
- No, because she has her mother's impeccable
sense of design.
- Of course, and what a lovely mother that is.
And when you win, Peterson,
you'll donate half your prize money
to the charity of your choice.
Ah, charming, a tax write-off.
- I was thinking maybe an Alzheimer's
charity would be nice.
- It's my parent's house.
They're not going to like this.
- I'll talk to them.
This afternoon, we'll leave early.
That way we can get started tonight.
- Tonight?
- There's no time to waste, Mr. Peterson,
not if we want to win.
- And what if I have a date tonight?
[laughing]
You said there was good news?
- Oh, Rob. - Ron.
- Is off the hook.
Well, assuming you can pull this off.
Don't disappoint me, Peterson.
Let's go.
- That is good news, I guess, maybe.
Don't, we'll talk about this later.
[uptempo music]
♪ Break your stride
- Catherine, you would do this for any employee
under your watch.
Mr. Peterson, as the manager of this department,
you need to start dressing like one.
Therefore, I've taken the liberty of buying you.
- How long have you been standing there?
- About 42 seconds.
- Why didn't you say something?
- I said many things, namely about this.
It's a tie.
- Oh, is this required now?
- No, but it shows commitment to success.
- Goes quite nicely with my eyes too, doesn't it?
- Your eyes, although nice, had nothing to do
with this very professional gesture.
- Jack, floral department is on line five
and it sounds like there's trouble.
- Jack Peterson.
- Jack. - What's going on?
- [Employee] You've gotta get down here.
The shelves are emptying, everyone's on till.
Sir, you can't climb on that!
- Ron here. [phone beeping]
♪ Ho-Ho, you feel it
♪ Whoa, it's stirring inside me ♪
♪ Hey, hey, keep rising
- Okay, let's divide and conquer.
- All right, I'll take the front.
- Incoming.
- [Jack] Oh.
- Kinda looks like you guys are running out of stock
in the middle of the contest.
You are, aren't you?
You know, someone could sue.
I'm not saying they would, I'm just saying they could.
- Honey, don't worry.
No matter what you create you'll be the winner in my eyes.
- They're in trouble, Linda.
I can see it in their faces.
- We're not in trouble, Gary.
We're not gonna run out of flowers.
- See, let's try to focus on this contest.
Please.
- Looks like you've committed.
- He is, 10 years and counting.
- Oh, that's lovely.
I actually meant to the competition.
- Well, that too.
But how am I supposed to get everything I need
with these teeny tiny carts?
I mean, they're for amateurs.
- Well, it'll take an innovative customer
to win this competition.
Maybe a second trip?
- Hmm.
- You know, you scare me sometimes, Cate.
- Confidence goes a long way, Mr. Peterson.
- You can call me Jack.
- You cannot call me Cate.
Now, let's get back to work,
and don't forget, I want to leave early today
to start on your house.
- Great, I have two jobs now.
Oh, sorry.
♪ Whoa, it's coming
♪ Inside here, keep rising
♪ It's a new day
♪ Just let go and let love lead the way ♪
- What do you think?
This will work.
I love a challenge.
I'm here with you, aren't I?
- You just made a joke.
- I did.
- There's hope for you.
- Is there hope for you, Mr. Peterson?
- I want there to be.
Shall we go meet my parents?
- Yes.
- Hello there.
I didn't know we were having guests.
- Mother, this is Catherine Shank.
Catherine, this is my mother Juliette.
- So nice to meet you.
Oh.
- We're huggers in this family.
- Um, thank you for having me in your lovely home.
Hello, Richard
- Have you two met? - Uh, briefly.
I'm not sure that he will remember.
- Oh, I remember her.
This way.
- Oh.
Well.
This was Juliette when we got married.
What was it four years ago, my love?
- Oh, wow, that looks like a full four years.
- I think 40 years ago is more accurate.
- Your commitment to each other is so inspiring.
It's such a long time.
- Yes, and yet not nearly long enough.
What I would give for 40 more years just like this.
- Do you have a husband?
- Not yet.
My plan is to spend the next two years as store manager
before getting engaged in year three.
Then I'll spend two quarters of the following year
planning the wedding and get married
in the spring of year four when I'm 33.
- Wow, that's awfully specific
- Planning your future is always a good idea.
And how's it going so far?
- I'm right on schedule.
- And when are you scheduled to find this man?
Or have you already?
- Not yet, but you're right.
I should write that in my day planner.
- Lest we forget, dear Mother.
Catherine's here for work.
So if it's okay with you and dad this year,
she's going to be the one decorating our house
for Valentine's Day.
- What a lovely idea.
You must be a romantic like Jack.
- I don't know about that,
but I do have an eye for floral arrangement.
- Hey, where there's artistry, there's always passion.
- So Jack's a romantic?
Has he done any great displays of affection
for Valentine's Day? - Whoa!
Nothing.
- Oh, I wouldn't say nothing.
- We really don't have to tell that story, okay, please.
- Well, this one time. - Seriously, mom.
- Okay, now I have to know.
- I believe it was his final year of high school.
Jack spent the entire morning
in the woods. - Dad, no!
- Collecting plants and wild flowers
for this girl he had a crush on.
- That is so sweet.
- It would be.
However, he was too shy to tell her
that she was his Valentine.
So he left the bouquet in her locker.
That girl was so proud of having a secret admirer
that she spent the entire day carrying the bouquet
from class to class until a rash
started forming all over her body.
Turns out Jack had accidentally added poison ivy
to the arrangement.
- I shouldn't laugh, but what did she do?
- Oh, she went to the hospital is what she did.
Yeah, and I had to fess up to her parents.
She thought I did it on purpose,
like it was some kind of a prank.
- Well, you never made that mistake again.
- [Jack] No.
- So is that how you got to know your plants?
- Uh, let's just say it was the extra push
I needed to pick up my first flower identification book.
- Nothing says Valentine's like this.
You'll find a good place to put them, won't you?
- I'll do my best.
So any other Valentine's disasters I should know about?
- Hey, at least I've taken shots at love.
- Meaning what?
- Meaning you can't simply manage your way
into a relationship, Cate.
- Sure, I can, Jack.
Relationships are basically management issues,
time management, commitment management,
financial management, but managed correctly,
and a relationship stand a much better chance
at longterm success.
And it's Catherine.
- Yeah, that is the least romantic description of love
that I've ever heard.
- Just because I'm logical doesn't mean I'm not romantic.
- Oh! - Oh!
- What about the intangibles?
You know, passion and romance, you know, Valentine's Day.
Flowers?
- All manageable line item details.
The better you manage them, the faster you find success.
- Okay, look, all I'm saying is that love
happens to a person, whether they like it or not.
You know, it sneaks up behind you
when you're least expecting it.
And then, bam, everything changes.
Everything changes.
[dramatic music]
- [Myra] Working overtime, Gary?
- I noticed you stayed home from work.
- Oh, it's cost-effective
since I'm going to win this contest.
- Yeah, how many flowers you got going on?
- Enough. - You planting magnolias?
- I might. - Yeah, sure.
You wouldn't know a magnolia from a marigold.
- Neither would you.
- As a matter of fact, I'm taking an online florist course.
- Cheater! - All within the rules.
But I'm not so sure about your Christmas lights.
- The lights are pink.
That's the color of Valentines.
They emit a romantic hue.
- It's a floral contest.
Daytime.
- No, it's a Valentine's contest.
- Ron's home.
Let's go ask him.
[talking over each other]
Ron!
- [Ron] Hey Guys.
- Hey, Ron, we've been friends a long time.
- Sure. - We're practically family.
You came to my wedding.
- And mine.
- I did, yeah.
- Is this a Valentine's contest?
- Or a floral contest?
Now, no pressure, Ron.
We'll still love you no matter whose side you're on.
- I think that it's up to interpretation.
Is that Jack? - Jack?
- You scared him off!
- Me? - Let's go ask Jack.
[talking over each other]
- Hi Catherine, Jack.
We need you to settle a dispute about the contest.
- Happy to be of service.
- It's Valentines, you know, neighborly love and all that.
- I told you it's a Valentine's competition.
- He's talking about the sentiment, not the contest.
Now, is it a floral contest or a Valentine's contest?
- We'll accept all Valentine's Day decorations,
hearts, flowers, whatever Valentine's Day means to you.
- Ha!
- You're supposed to create something magical
that says love.
- [Catherine] It could be pink watering cans.
- Chocolate bouquets.
- Doves aloft in peace.
- [Jack] Candy canes and happy hearts
dancing under a harvest moon.
- That was poetic.
- I guess I'm feeling pretty inspired.
- Okay, well, I better get back to work.
- I have to get to the garden center
before my husband comes home.
- Ah.
I think we make a pretty good team.
- Yeah, yes, we do.
Did you bring Cupid?
Great.
- They don't call us Valentine, USA, for nothing.
Remember it's a complete backyard renovation
and all you have to do
is have the best Valentine themed display in town.
- There's an angel in our front yard.
- Of course, there is dear.
We're blessed.
- We are, aren't we.
Is that tea?
- Does this plan of yours involve flowers at any point?
- I can't build until I design.
I need a vision before I plant.
- Right, well, my vision tells me that everybody else
is decorating with flowers.
- Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.
Move him to the left two feet.
- Aye-aye.
You know, when I was a kid,
my dad told me that the town of Valentine
is actually named after Saint Valentine.
- Naturally, the same person the holiday was named after.
Two feet to the right.
- Yeah.
- You know, the original St. Valentine was a priest
who allowed lovers to marry
back when getting married was forbidden.
He was later executed.
- Why would marriage be forbidden?
- Because single men made better soldiers.
At least, that's what my mom told me.
- Ah, what a lovely story to tell
your young and impressionable daughter.
- No one ever accused my mother
of being a hopeless romantic.
- No.
- Valentine's Day was always overrun
with banquets at the Hilton
or business meetings at her estate.
A little backwards.
- My parents were all about Valentines
and we'd spend all morning making heart-shaped pancakes
and, essentially, writing each other love letters.
Now, there's nothing quite like receiving your own
homemade Valentine's Day card is there?
- Um, I've never gotten one.
- What?
You mean never?
- Valentine's was always me, my mom and 200
of our closest associates.
- Please tell me you've at least watched one romantic movie?
- Why, so I can give myself a stomach ache
along with unrealistic expectations of love?
- I think you're missing the real point of Valentines.
I mean, it's, it's about friendship
and family and warmth.
It's an opportunity to show those you love that you care.
- Let's move on.
This will do.
- What, but are you okay?
Did I?
- Of course
No, I, um, I just need time to think on the design.
- I like working with you, Cate.
- It's Catherine.
But I'll accept the compliment on Cate's behalf.
- Goodnight
- [Catherine] Night.
- I told ya.
- Listen to me, Peterson.
I've made more money in the last two days
than I made in the last two months.
And I've made plenty of money in the last two months
but I am not willing to waste it
on some small town mum's backyard.
So turn up the heat, Peterson,
and just take whatever you need
from the store to outdo them all.
Of course, you have to return everything
the day after the competition.
- Oh, of course.
Cate's made the company priorities very clear to me.
- Cate?
- Oh, I'm sorry?
- Catherine doesn't date B-types.
She's far too ambitious for that.
- And what's a B-type?
- B is for boyish, boring, boorish.
- Brave?
- She's out of your league. - Morning.
Nice tie.
Jack, I wanted to get together with you this evening.
How does six sound?
- I would love to go on a date with you tonight at six.
Thank you so much for asking me, Cate.
- Date?
- If you love me say what?
- What?
He's definitely different.
- That boy is trouble.
As soon as this competition is over,
we're going to promote him to store manager
at the Portland site.
- What?
He moved here to look after his father
who has Alzheimer's.
He can't leave.
- Oh, he will if he wants to stay with the company.
[dramatic music]
[motor buzzing]
- So, Ron, got any good Valentine's this year?
- Just the usual friends and family.
- Oh, really, how many?
- I don't know, three, four dozen.
- What? - Listen, I think
you're really going to need more flowers.
Might be time to make another trip to the garden store.
But can your budget handle all this?
- Have you looked at Myra's?
I mean, haven't you seen what's going on over there?
- Hi!
- Look, I don't care what it costs.
I can't let a museum curator beat me.
- Oh.
Don't compare yourself to Myra.
She's focusing on a large, fantastical display.
What you're creating is thematic,
you know, love's endless struggle for perfection.
- I appreciate the kind words, Ron,
but what do you know about theme?
- Theme is the coordination of artistic elements
to create meaning and personify
the experience of Valentine's Day.
The statement you need to make is love, romance, beauty.
But judges just can't see beauty.
They need to feel it.
- Who are you?
[mellow music]
- So a date?
Has the intangible spark lit up your soul?
- Actually, you asked me on this date.
- I was just asking for a quick business meeting
about our design plans.
- Yeah, and what better place to work our creative minds
than the greenhouse, right?
- The high concentration of oxygen
released by plants does help the mind
to process information more easily.
Plants help us think.
- I love it when you talk botany to me.
[gentle music]
- You did all this for me?
- Wait till you see what's in the basket.
- [Catherine] This is amazing.
- Only Valentine's finest burgers and fries
for you, Miss Shank.
- Well, lucky for you, I happen to love burgers and fries.
Will a bottle of wine be accompanying our fine dining?
- Oh, something much better than that.
- Oh.
- Cate, there's something that I've been meaning
to tell you about.
- Go on.
- I'm not totally comfortable
with this whole me winning the contest thing.
It's a small town.
People are going to think it's rigged if I win.
- Well, we've been over this, it's not rigged.
Nothing's actually predetermined.
But when you win--
- If I win.
- Right, if you win, it'll be because your garden
is truly the best.
And when you say that it's rigged,
you imply that my mother's a cheat.
- Well, I didn't mean that.
Obviously, not explicitly.
- There's been something I've been meaning to ask you too.
- Okay, go for it.
- Why are you only ordering manager?
You've been working for my mother for eight years
and you should be on the verge of VP by now.
- Ah, promotions means more work and more responsibility.
- Gross.
Don't you mean opportunity and money?
- Mm-mm.
- If you took half as many bold steps at work
as you do with your French fries,
you'd be at the top of this company.
- Look, being a big shot boss, it's not for me.
And if you took a few steps out of your comfort zone
from time to time, you might find
that you enjoy your life a little more.
Not that you're not, but a little more.
- Sounds like you've given up.
- Oh.
- I never give up.
And that was surprisingly good.
- Right?
There are a few things in life
that I won't ever give up on.
Some things are just far too important.
- Like?
[dramatic music]
- So we kissed and it was really good.
What does this mean for us at work tomorrow?
- You have a great car.
Have I told you that?
- Yeah, great deflection.
[laughs]
- I think it's best if we keep our professional
and personal lives separate.
We don't want gossip in the workplace.
- You scared to tell your mom?
- The only thing I'm scared of is you
getting home alive in that car.
- Looks can be deceiving.
Just saying.
Thanks for a wonderful evening, Cate.
- Thank you, Jack.
It was unlike any other date I've been on.
- Goodnight.
It's a little chilly to be out here in your pajamas
this morning, isn't it?
- Your father wanted me to introduce him
to the angel in the yard.
- He's not real.
- I'm sorry, Pop.
- You can't make someone love you with a bow and arrow.
- I know that.
But he's here for the contest, remember.
- How was your date?
- Oh, mom, it was enlightening.
I mean, there's so much more to Catherine
than meets the eye.
- I could tell, believe it or not,
she reminds me of myself at that age.
- Feisty like a fast train.
The type of woman to keep you on your toes.
If you're not careful that train
will leave the station!
Choo-choo-choo! - No, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad!
- [Mrs. Shank] Morning.
I thought you were taking the day to work
on the Peterson display.
- I am, just looking for something.
- Boy, things are really heating up out there.
It's in the paper every day.
Do you know anything about Myra and her swans?
- Uh, that's Mr. Peterson's neighbor.
She won't win.
- Do you think Peterson can pull this off?
- With my help, of course.
- Hmm.
Do you trust him?
- Jack?
Mr. Peterson?
Yes.
I think you would too if you knew him.
- Oh, just remember that you're his boss,
not his friend or anything else, right.
You need to put this business ahead of your feelings.
- Yes, of course.
Got it.
[upbeat music]
- Can you believe this?
Spectacular.
- Bye, honey, okay, bye, bye.
- Yup, it'll be a close competition.
- Oh. - We've got to
step up our game.
- Oh, don't look now, I think we've been spotted.
- [Gary] Hey Jack, Catherine.
- Gary, Myra
- I notice your house is really starting to come together.
- [Myra] Didn't realize you were participating
in the competition.
- Isn't that a little sketchy?
- Unfair?
- Immoral? - Biased?
- Guys, I'm doing the same work as everybody else.
- Yeah, but for the same price?
Yeah, come on, let's see some receipts.
- Okay, I'm glad to see you two found some common ground.
It's nice to see neighbors agreeing,
but you should know Jack has no sway
over who wins the competition.
- But you do, don't you?
- Yeah, aren't you Deborah Shanks' daughter,
and isn't that the one who's making the final judgment?
- She's Deborah Shanks' daughter,
but I've never met a more honorable
young woman in my life.
And if you two know me as well as I know you know me
then you'll trust my judgment as well.
And I, for one, trust her to be unbiased.
- I should go.
- What, why?
- Um, I'm needed back at the store.
- [Jack] But you took the day off.
- I bet the store has new stock in it
and she's going to nab the best of it.
- Let's go, we can beat her there.
We'll take my car, it's faster.
- [Myra] Let's go!
- What is going on?
- [Mrs. Shank] Trouble in paradise?
- I'm fine.
I'm just tired.
- Is it about the boy?
I told you he was bad news.
- You know, I don't get emotional
over relationships, mother.
It's the competition.
Valentine's Street has gone all out.
The houses look spectacular.
- Are you saying that I might not legitimately
be able to claim Jack Peterson as the winner?
- I don't know.
- Well, I would consider that
a huge disappointment, Catherine,
one I'm surprised you're even suggesting.
- Yes, mother.
- Are we clear?
- Very.
- All right.
Tomorrow's another day.
One step closer to victory.
[gentle music]
- What have I gotten myself into?
♪ Are they pretending 'cause true love feels like a lie ♪
♪ I haven't seen my happy ending ♪
♪ I've watched the movie and I've heard the song ♪
♪ I know that I'm still young
- Morning, Ron.
- Morning, Jack.
- You seen Katherine yet today?
- Uh, no, but she was on the radio about 10 minutes ago.
- All right, I'll check her office, thanks.
Um, this display, I set it up two days ago.
Is there a reason why you're moving it?
- Yeah, that's what she radioed about.
I'm supposed to put all the merchandise over $500
in the back until after Valentine's Day.
- Catherine, how could you do this?
Ron says that you told the employees
to take all the expensive furniture out of the stores
just in case I don't win.
It's pretty cutthroat.
And I thought I knew you better than that.
- And what makes you think you know
my daughter at all, Peterson?
- Well, Mrs. Shank, your daughter's falling from me.
- Come on in, and I'm going to tell you
what my daughter has in store for you.
Oh perfect.
- Oh, uh!
- She can tell you herself.
- [Jack] Catherine?
- Um, I got to go.
- Catherine?
- I left my phone in the car.
[dramatic music]
- [Jack] Catherine?
Wait!
- I don't know what to tell you, Jack.
- Some of this isn't true.
Tell me you didn't tell the employees
to take the merchandise off the shelves.
- It's what my mother asked me to do.
- And what about that feels right to you?
In your heart.
- You can't run a business with your heart.
You should know that by now, Jack.
Why don't you take the day off
and finish setting up the final decorations in your yard?
- What, I'm not gonna...
Why are you talking to me like I'm just
another one of your employees?
- You are an employee, an important one.
The best there is.
- Do you want to know why that is?
- Because you follow the rules.
- No, it's because I know how to listen to people.
I take that time and I know how to keep my word.
- Well, maybe it's just easier to criticize
from the cheap seats.
- Is that what you're thinking?
- Well, isn't it?
My mother is responsible for the livelihoods
of hundreds of people.
This has nothing to do with how I feel about you.
- Oh, really?
It sure seems like a does.
- I can't do this right now, Jack.
I'm going to need you back here by five.
I need all hands on deck to restock tonight.
The employees listen to you much better
than they listen to me.
- I...
Are you serious?
- Jack!
Jack!
- Mom?
- Your father has wandered off again.
I can't find him.
- All right, well, he can't be far.
I'll search the neighborhood.
You stay here in case he comes back.
- Bring them him home, son.
- [Myra] Oh, oh, that's mine!
- Hey, what are you doing?
That's obviously mine, you just took it off my cart!
- Well, you have no way of proving that!
- Okay.
He doesn't have to prove it, Myra.
It's not a courtroom.
- You heard her, let go of the box.
- Not today, Gary.
I've stood by and watched you
throw neighborhood block parties
without a single invite my way.
Well, now it's time for me to throw the parties
and with my new backyard,
they're going to be something special to behold!
- You don't need a personal invitation, Myra.
If you live in the neighborhood, you're invited.
That's what a block party is.
I thought you just didn't like me enough to come.
- Sure, make me feel bad.
I'm not buying it!
- Okay, stop fighting.
There's another box in the back.
I'm sure.
[groaning]
- So no knight in shining armor to rescue you.
- He was supposed to be here
at five to help organize the staff.
I can't control customer support
and the restocking and the cashiers all at once.
- I can't believe you're surprised
that he's disappointed you.
I mean, it's just the kind of guy he is.
He's flaky and inconsistent.
- Okay, well, I thought he knew how important today was.
- Oh, watch and learn, sweetie.
Oh, oh, oh, Gary.
Gary, why don't you proceed to the till?
And Myra, why don't you come with me
and I'll show you where our more exclusive items are?
You'll be glad you did.
- Thank you, Mrs. Shank, you understand me.
- Your mother is quite the woman.
Big shoes to fill.
- Yeah.
- Hey, where are you going?
[dramatic music]
[phone buzzing]
- Ah!
[dramatic music]
Mr. Peterson?
Richard, what are you doing here?
- Are you an angel?
Lots of those around lately.
I've been looking for someone to talk to.
- Really?
You know, Jack still talks to flowers.
- Every living thing likes to be appreciated.
Then they tell you all their secrets.
- Flowers have secrets?
- Oh yes.
Every petal has a story about the wind and the rain,
favorite bee, one wondrous sunny day.
So many secrets.
- I guess I never really thought about it.
- You just have to open your eyes with your heart
and you realize it's been there all along.
- What?
- Life.
Wonderful, beautiful life.
It's growing all around us all the time.
Everywhere.
- Does Jack know you're here?
- Who's Jack?
- Um, what about Juliette?
- That's why I'm here.
It's Valentine's Day.
We're supposed to be getting married.
I guess she stood me up.
But we could get married.
- Well, Valentine's Day isn't until tomorrow.
So you're a little early and, trust me,
I'm no Juliette.
- No one is.
You know, when I first met Juliette she couldn't stand me.
I asked her to dance and I didn't even know a single move.
- Was she embarrassed?
- Oh, boy, was she ever.
She had to lead, dodge both my left feet,
but that woman could be dancing with a broom
and she'd still be the most graceful person in the room.
- How did you win her over?
- I didn't.
She was dating someone else at the time.
A real go-getter.
Organized, savvy.
- Sounds pretty perfect.
Tough competition.
- No competition at all.
Turns out Juliette didn't want to date a replica of herself.
She wanted a challenge.
So did I.
- Well, I'm sure you've been
exceptionally challenging today.
Shall I take you home?
- What happened to my street?
- It's decorated for the Valentine's Day contest.
What do you think?
- I think Valentine's Day has finally returned
to my little town of Valentine.
- Come on.
Let's get you to the door.
- I checked the whole neighborhood.
Nobody saw him.
- He's always been stealthy.
- Yeah, I don't know what we can do now
other than call the police and report him missing.
- I'll call the captain, he'll understand.
He knows Richard.
- Right.
- Not him.
He's no fun at all.
- Richard! - Dad!
- Where have you been?
You scared us half to death.
- I was only gone a minute.
- It's been two hours.
- How did you get home?
- A beautiful angel descended from the church.
- You mean you walked all the way from the church?
- Of course not, we drove in her cherry red sports car.
Choo-choo.
- Oh.
Come on, dearest.
It's time for you to have some dinner.
You gonna join us?
- Uh, thanks, I'd love to,
but there's something I got to do.
♪ I thought we had something
♪ But maybe we don't
♪ I thought it meant more to you ♪
♪ But maybe it don't
♪ So, baby, there's no need for you ♪
♪ To say it again
♪ I don't believe a single thing that you said ♪
♪ Take what I need and leave the rest at the door ♪
♪ 'Cause, baby, good people come ♪
♪ But sometimes good people go
♪ So come again with the news
[gentle music]
- [Jack] Hey, Cate.
- [Catherine] My name's Catherine.
- Sorry, Catherine.
Just wanted to come by to thank you.
- I don't know what you're talking about.
- I know it was you who brought my dad home.
I'm really sorry that I couldn't be here tonight.
- It was the busiest night of the year.
- [Jack] Yeah.
- Highest grossing too.
- I'm sure it was a huge success.
Everything you do is.
- I didn't stay, Jack.
I abandoned the store, literally got in my car and ran away.
I just ended up at the church
and happened to bump into your dad.
I wasn't trying to do a nice thing.
I just want to feel like I'm in control, like my mom.
But there's something she has that I don't.
- A cold, unfeeling heart.
- Jack.
- I'm just kidding, mostly.
But you don't have to be like your mom, just be you.
And I like the real you, a lot,
a woman who cares very deeply about others, cares about me.
Please, don't strangle me.
- I like the real you too.
- Are you aware that this is known as a sweet William?
- No.
- Well, let me tell you about the sweet William.
In the kingdom of flora and fauna,
there was a prince flower and he was the most
beautiful flower compared to all of the other flowers.
This very quickly became known around the world.
[dramatic music]
- I can't believe how busy it still is.
The competition's in five hours
and people are still shopping.
I'm surprised they haven't hit a wall.
These people must be exhausted.
- I did.
- You did what?
- I took shopper's fatigue into consideration.
Half of these people have already dropped out
from sheer exhaustion.
It'll make our win even easier.
- Accounting did this?
The current rate of attrition due in equal parts
to contest fatigue, financial limitations.
- Don't those words just fill your heart?
- It says here we could do 18 backyard renovations
and still have made a substantial profit
off this contest.
- And yet we won't even have to do one.
- Well, you don't know that.
Jack might decide to cash in the full prize.
He might even bring out that new patio furniture
you had me hide away in the back.
- Is that a threat?
I don't want you wasting your time with Peterson.
I've told you before.
And it's the last time, he's not right for you.
- Why?
- Because he's soft.
- Versus hard and cold like us?
- Oh, come on, Catherine.
Look in the mirror.
Is that the face of a young woman
whose life is destined for picket fences and block parties?
I mean, I see empires and boardrooms
and employees all around the world.
Peterson doesn't even want to cross town.
He's gonna hold you back.
- You don't know him.
And I love this town.
- Oh, well, I'd argue I do know him.
He's worked for me for eight years
and you've known him for?
- A week.
- That's right.
[knocking on door] [gasps]
I thought I fired that man.
[knocking]
- Hi. - Hey!
- I saw Ron.
Is he wearing some kind of costume?
- Cupid, he does it every year.
And that costume just keeps getting better and better.
- He volunteers to put that on?
- Ah, I think the leotard is quite becoming.
So is that it?
Everything else set for this afternoon?
- Uh, there are still a few minor details left to handle,
but I'd say we're as close to all set as it gets.
- Now, I've been thinking a lot lately
about what you were saying.
You know how I close doors and opportunities?
- Oh, forget I ever said that.
Holding your family above all is admirable.
There's more to life than job titles and paychecks.
- Right, but now I think there's a happy medium.
So all we have to do is find it.
- We do kind of balance each other out.
- [Jack] Yeah, in more ways than one.
- Uh, I can't, I'm sorry.
- I know, my hands get awfully sweaty when I'm nervous
and, well, you still make me nervous, so.
- No, I mean, I mean, I can't do us.
Um, I do admire your commitment to your family,
but my family is my mother and this business.
Um, so I need to put them first.
- Um.
- What's this?
- A Valentine's card.
You told me you never received one before.
So I just thought I'd...
- Thank you.
I'll see you at three.
[dramatic music]
- I think we're almost back to normal levels.
Can you believe it?
- Amazing, yes.
Uh, mom, I've been meaning to ask you,
what are we doing after the contest?
- Well, the contest is going to wrap about four o'clock
and then I thought we'd pick up takeout
and go back to the office to discuss
planning the Easter contest.
- Easter contest, what are you talking about?
- Well, why quit while your ahead?
Every holiday is a contest.
Every contest is an influx of cash.
And you know what that is?
That's good business. - Business, yes.
Okay, but we live in a town called Valentine.
That's why the competition held such significance.
- Well, sweetie, people will take every chance
they get to keep spending.
[chuckles]
- So we're not doing anything for Valentine's Day?
Nothing special at all?
- Well, it's just another day of the year.
No need to get sentimental about it.
- Of course not.
I'm going to check on till
and then I'll meet you back at the office.
[dramatic music]
Oh!
[energetic music]
♪ Can you feel it
♪ I can
- [Mrs. Shank] Welcome to the first
Great American Valentine's Contest.
Be sure to follow us live
as we show off all the beautiful homes on Valentine Street.
And then crown a grand prize winner at the end.
You won't want to miss this.
♪ That it could be love
♪ I know
♪ I got this feeling that it must be love ♪
♪ I got a feeling
♪ I got a feeling that it could be love ♪
♪ I know
♪ I got this feeling and it must be love ♪
♪ I got a feeling that it could be love ♪
♪ I got this feeling that it must be love ♪
♪ I got a feeling that it could be love ♪
♪ I know
♪ I got this feeling that it must be love ♪
- What are you wearing?
- Seriously?
You're asking me that?
You're the one wearing pantyhose, man.
- This is a unisex leotard, Jack.
And I've worn this before.
I have never seen that.
- I am trying to impress Catherine.
I need her to know that there's more to me than fun games,
that I have a have a professional side.
- So things are going great?
- Yeah, they were.
And then something changed.
I don't know what happened.
She won't even look at me the same way.
- You know, now that you mention it,
she was looking at me weird today too.
Hope I didn't steal her away from you.
- Yeah, yeah, I really don't think that's the problem.
- Ah, I don't know.
Ha-ha!
- Okay, that's the last of it.
We're all set.
Um, that's everything, except for this.
- Where is that gonna go?
- Um, Jack's father wanted to add it
to the display, however.
- [Jack] It's quirky, right?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- I only have homemade decorations in my place.
I can put it out there
- Please.
Thanks.
Oh.
- Sorry, pal, looks like she's interested in me.
- It looks like you're misreading things.
- She gave me a candle on Valentine's Day,
message couldn't be more clear.
[groans]
- Yeah.
♪ I've got a feeling
♪ You know that feeling
♪ I got a feeling and it must be love ♪
- Hello and welcome shoppers to the final few moments
of the Great American Garden Store Valentine Competition.
- Catherine.
Catherine, I want to talk about this.
I know you're busy, but not about us.
- It's ahead of my schedule.
I'm not supposed to start dating
until second quarter of this year, so.
- I understand, but.
- Look.
- [Jack] I am looking.
- No, look!
- Oh.
- This is fabulous.
I hope everyone is enjoying the live stream so far.
Keep pressing the like button.
- Why are you dressed like that?
You look like you're about to sue Cupid.
- Well, I just thought that...
I'll change.
- No, no, no, no, don't leave.
She's almost here.
It looks great.
♪ Love when you gotta leave me
♪ Can't wait until the next day ♪
♪ I get to see your face
♪ I got a feeling that it could be love ♪
♪ I know
♪ I got this feeling and it must be love ♪
♪ Hey, I got a feeling that it could be love ♪
♪ I know, I got this feeling and it must be love ♪
♪ Did you know that I care
♪ From the first day that I saw you standing there ♪
♪ Automatic, no competition
♪ Just lay your head on my chest and, baby, listen ♪
- What?
Myra!
Are those your nephews?
- Oh, you know how kids are.
Boys, come over here and play where it's safe!
Oh, there you go!
Yeah.
Oh no, that looks so bad.
Romeo and Juliet look a little tragic.
- They've ruined my entire display.
- Oh, you know how kids are.
Maybe if you secured it better, this wouldn't have happened.
- Well, I think I may still have a chance.
- What do you mean?
My art is perfect.
- Really?
'Cause it looks like there's trouble in paradise.
- [Myra] No, no, boys!
[Myra screaming]
♪ A feeling
♪ You know that feeling
♪ I got a feeling and it must be love ♪
♪ You know that feeling
♪ That special feeling
♪ Don't deny that feeling when you know it's love ♪
- Oh, this is, this is, this is not good!
- I'm almost tempted to help them.
After all that work.
- I'm kind of relieved I live on this side of the street.
- I did create the most perfect display for you.
- Look at this, the Garden Store is trending.
Thank you for the support.
I hope our viewers at home love these decorations.
Oh, they're so lovely.
Make sure to watch the conclusion
to see which lucky homeowner will win
a brand new backyard renovation.
It's exciting and we've got our live TV coverage with us
as we round the last few homes.
I have the assessments right here.
Now, let's see what Valentine Street has for us.
- This is an abstract art set.
I'm calling it swan's swim together.
- Well, if you asked me, and people do ask me
because that's the magic of being a judge,
it looks like they've been splashing around a bit too much.
[laughs]
Let's move along.
This is great.
Over here.
Here, we have a floral arrangement
of historic proportions.
- Thank you.
- Like Romeo in this display,
it just feels a little tired.
[quirky music]
Yeah, move along, keep going.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
feast your eyes on the last house
in our competition
Oh.
Right after commercial.
- Why is she looking at us like that?
- I don't know.
Maybe we're standing too close together?
- Very funny.
♪ I wandered around
♪ And finally found
♪ Somebody who could make me
- [Jack] Dad, stop!
♪ May be true
- [Mrs. Shank] What's going on?
- I, I don't know.
- You don't know?
- He must've seen everybody else
getting caught up in the Valentine chaos
and, you know, thought it looked like fun.
He's a big fan of fun, I mean, who isn't, right?
- Really?
Well, I'm a big fan of perfection, Peterson.
If I wasn't already moving you to Portland
I'd fire you this second!
- Mom!
- Portland, what is she talking about?
What's going on? - Oh, so my daughter
hasn't told you?
Oh, well, fine, I'll tell you myself.
As of tomorrow,
you're the new manager in the Portland store.
- I can't move, I live here.
My dad lives here and I'm taking care of him.
- Mom, you're being ridiculous.
Punish me, not him.
- Enough, Catherine.
We can hire another Mr. Peterson for you to flirt with.
They're a dime a dozen in this town.
Now, get in the convertible.
I don't want the entire town to watch my daughter
standing beside a sinking ship.
- [Jack] Dad, I'm going to lose my job,
if I haven't already.
- You don't work here.
Loosen up a little.
I'll teach you to hip hop.
- Hip hop?
Yeah, maybe later.
Help me put Cupid back, please.
Oh, you managed to move this yourself?
- I'm stronger than I've ever been, revitalized by love.
- Yeah, that's the thing, dad.
Today's not about love.
It's about my career, I could lose everything.
- If you think Valentine's isn't about love
then you've already lost everything.
- Dad, please get inside.
Mom, made your favorite, huh,
the heart-shaped pancakes.
- Tell my Juliette to come out here and dance with me.
That Cupid is stiff as a board.
- I'll dance with you.
- Oh, my angel from the church.
- Believe it or not, I actually love to dance.
- I didn't realize I was missing out on a party.
- Come join us, we're just getting started.
- Catherine, what are you doing?
- It's Cate.
- Really?
- And as your boss I say the only reason
you're getting fired is if you don't join in.
You're not going to Portland, Jack.
Not unless my mom wants me going with you.
[laughs]
- Catherine Shank.
You get in this car right now or I'll--
- [Cameraman] And we're live.
- Well, hello and welcome back
to the Great American Garden Store Valentine Contest.
Let's take a look now at our last house for this evening.
As you can see, this house has been put together
with expert care.
Nothing is out of place and everything has been
thought through to this perfect conclusion,
a place where Valentine dreams really do come true.
Look at all the happy people.
It's, it's a delight, really.
- If they announce me as the winner
the whole town's gonna know that the contest was rigged.
- Do you trust me?
- Of course.
- Then kiss me.
- What?
- Now, I don't think anyone can dock marks
for that lovely arrangement.
Huh!
Ha-ha, young love.
Catherine, you're a lady.
You're on television.
- Sorry, mom.
I was just spending my Valentine's following my heart.
Like you always taught me, right?
- Well, yes, and a beautiful display of love like that
is certain to sway the judges.
Say, I've got the assessments right here.
Maybe you'd like to announce the winner?
- Gladly, mother.
Hello everyone.
My name is Cate and I've been in Valentine for one week.
When I first arrived here,
I had one goal in mind,
make this the most successful Valentine's Day
the store has ever seen.
And, believe it or not, I achieved this.
But along the way, I got to know the people of Valentine.
And I realized that when you fill your pockets with money,
you forget to fill your heart with love.
That's why the Great American Garden Store has decided
that this year's winner should be the person
who has shown the most heart.
Someone who helps their neighbors.
And is still helping right now.
Someone who decorated their home
with all the Valentine's Day cards they received this year,
proving just how truly cherished they are in this town.
- Catherine, what are you doing?
- Saving this business.
I'm proud to announce Ron Eisley as this year's winner
of the Great American Valentine's Day Contest.
[crowd cheering]
- You did it! - Me?
Is this a joke?
I've never won anything in my life.
- Well, you have now!
- The best thing that I ever won was this lady right here.
- This is such a deserving win, Ron.
It's about time you caught a break.
- Oh, let's get a swimming pool.
- Oh, it's Ron's renovation--
- Hey, a pool for me is a pool for everyone.
I mean, you guys can come over whenever you want.
- Oh, a trampoline!
- I love trampolines.
- Rob?
- Ron, actually.
- He didn't buy a single thing.
He wasn't even entered into the contest.
- Well, that's a technicality.
- Catherine, listen, I thought you had potential.
I thought you were going to be just like me.
[gasps]
- [Woman] Look, this story's trending
number one after that speech.
Wow.
- Don't you see, Mrs. Shank?
She is just like you.
She's smart and brave and determined.
She's willing to take risks to turn heads,
even risk her own mother's disapproval
if it's the right thing to do.
- Catherine?
- Mom, love is intangible and chaotic,
impossible to believe in unless you feel it.
And I feel it.
- I've always wanted the best for you.
I thought I knew what that was, but I can see now
that you are your own woman and, more than anything,
that's the dream that I wish for you.
And I'll always be proud to be your mom.
- So does this mean that I don't have to go to Portland?
- Oh no, you're still being promoted,
but I'm going to need you
in the Valentine office headquarters.
- Yes!
- So Catherine, if you're okay with that,
maybe you could pick up some takeout and come to the office.
We have some business to discuss.
- Yes, Ma'am.
- Mrs. Shank, I'll join you.
And I don't mind paying for dinner
because it's a chance to talk about my new backyard.
- Oh, okay.
- We're almost there.
Watch your step.
Oh.
- Can I look yet?
You know I hate surprises.
- You can look when you can guess where we are.
- That's not fair.
- Yes it is, we talked about it.
Rules are rules.
- Oh look who suddenly wants rules?
- [Jack] Ah, but it's my game.
All right.
Getting closer, closer.
- [Catherine] Are we not there yet?
- Very close, little to your left.
Okay, forward.
Okay, you've been blindfolded for a while.
But that will all end soon.
- You may sit. - Sit?
You want me to sit?
- Gently descend, whatever you like.
Here you are.
- Okay. - Okay.
- Um, this is a small table.
We're in your backyard.
- Why would I take you to my backyard
to celebrate our first year together?
- I thought we were celebrating your promotion?
- Even still.
- Okay, this feels like the picnic basket
from our first date.
Are we at the Garden Store?
- Warmer, but no.
- Um.
[bell tolling]
Oh, we're at the church that your parents were married in!
- Bingo.
- Awh, finally.
- Yeah, what gave it away?
- I knew it the whole time.
[gasps]
Jack, this is beautiful.
- Yeah.
For you, my love.
- No poison ivy in here, I hope?
- No, it's something much more dangerous.
Catherine, Cate, love of my life,
milkshake to my French fry,
I can't imagine spending my life without you.
Will you marry me?
- Yes.
♪ Forever yours
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I wish I could stop the hands of time ♪
♪ So I could always live this love of mine ♪
♪ Everyday in every way
♪ I'd never close my eyes
♪ Say you're mine forever
♪ And I'll say I'm forever yours ♪
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all my love
♪ I belong here by your side
♪ Nothing else could be so right ♪
♪ I see the future in your eyes ♪
♪ See the love I long to find
♪ I promise this to you
♪ We'll be so strong together
♪ I promise this is true love
♪ Say you're mine forever
♪ And I'll say I'm forever yours ♪
♪ And I'll give you all the love ♪
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
[dramatic music]
♪ So be my lighthouse, be my guide ♪
♪ Be the one I walk beside
♪ Be my last sight every night
♪ Be the best part of my life
♪ And I promise this to you
♪ We'll walk as one together
♪ Promise this is true love
♪ Say you're mine forever
♪ And I'll say I'm forever yours ♪
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I wish I could stop the hands of time ♪
♪ So I could always live this love of mine ♪
♪ Everyday in every way
♪ I'd never close my eyes
♪ Say you're mine forever
♪ And I'll say I'm forever yours ♪
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all the love
♪ I've got to give
♪ I'll give you all my