To All a Good Night (2023)

[bunniefuu]

♪

♪ All the magic in the air ♪

♪ I know that you
will soon be here ♪

♪ There's couples dancing
out on Uptown Square ♪

♪

♪ Children running
through the snow ♪

♪ Stealing bits
of cookie dough ♪

♪ Another perfect day
wrapped with a bow ♪

♪

♪ It's been a year
of stormy weather ♪

♪ But I know it's
getting better ♪

♪ Now that we are
back together ♪

♪ Once again ♪

♪ I feel the joy ♪

♪ Feel the joy, feel
the joy, feel the joy ♪

♪ I feel the love ♪

♪ Feel the love, feel
the love, feel the love ♪

♪ And I see it everywhere ♪

♪ See it everywhere ♪

♪ All the love we share ♪

♪ I feel the hope ♪

♪ Feel the hope, feel
the hope, feel the hope ♪

♪ And everywhere I go ♪

♪ Everywhere I go ♪

♪ I'm gonna let it show ♪

[camera shutter clicks]

- That's beautiful. Good job.

Let's see what you have here.

Let's see.

Those are great!

[camera shutter clicks]

[chuckles]

Remember, we're going to be
displaying these, everyone.

Looking good.

This looks good.

- It's boring. It's
grey and rocky.

- We need to fix that. Here.

A little bit of color.

- Oh, that really helps!

- The different textures and
colors really help make it pop.

[camera shutter clicks]

Yeah, that's a
great one. Perfect.

[cell phone alert chimes]

- Oh, my dad
texted. He's here.

- Oh.

Okay, everybody!

Let's wrap it up.

And remember to
e-mail me your photo

so I can make your
holiday prints and...

Merry Christmas!

- [children] Bye!
- Okay, bye.

[cell phone alert chimes]

[gasps]

Hey. He's on the move.
I'll pick you up.

[cheerful music]

Come on, come on, come on.

Hey, hey, hey.

Okay.

- Straight. Right.
Left on Elm.

Down by the harbor.

- Seatbelt, seatbelt, seatbelt.

- Ooh! Seatbelt.

- He switched
direction. What is that?

- Uh... that's a right.

- He's cutting through yards.

- What? Where's he going?

- U-turn. He's back there.

Right! Other
right, other right.

Straight, straight,
straight is good.

- Okay.

- He's just ahead. He's
just ahead, pull over.

Stop.

[tires squeal]

Pull over.

Okay. Just... this way.

- Mrs. Rogers' house?

- What?

Uh... this way.

- Ceci!

- Oh... hi.

- How lovely of you to visit me.

- Merry Christmas, Mrs. Rogers.
You know Penny from the Herald.

- Of course I do.

I am a loyal
newspaper subscriber.

Why don't the two
of you come in?

I'll make us some lovely cocoa.

- We would love to, but...

unfortunately we're here
on some official business.

Would you mind if we looked
around your... your yard?

- My yard?

- We have reason to
believe stolen property

may be held there.

- Oh.

I've seen him back
there in my shed.

It's been a week now. I
didn't know what to do.

[dog grumbles]

- You are so busted.

[all laughing]

- I can't believe you fell
for the tracker in the boot.

- Oldest trick
in the book. Hmm?

[phone rings]

- Oh.

- Ceci.

Max did what?

[cheerful music]

- Morning.

Hank Jenkins called
about the updates

to incorporate the
parking garage.

- I sent the plans
over yesterday.

- By email.

- And the portal.

- Yeah.

Hank, uh, he's not
a technology guy.

I'll, uh, call him later.
Hold his hand a little.

- What's this?

- Early Christmas gift
from a proud father.

I've been wanting to
do this for a while.

Too soon?

- No, no, no.
It's, it's, umm...

it's perfect.

Thank you.

- No, thank you.

And thank you for
coming to work with me,

for at least giving it a try.

- I am here now, and I'm
even dressed appropriately.

- Dressed appropriately? Sure.

Dressed well, not a chance.

- My shirt is tucked in today.

- It should be
tucked in a trash can

with the rest of your wardrobe.

Here.

Hand mail from an elephant,
I guess. I don't know.

- Good morning, Ella.

- Morning.

Ah. Okay.

You know what?

I think this is Christmas
fudge from Miller Electric.

- I'll take that for you.
- Ah!

- For safe keeping.

- Absolutely not, Uncle
Otto. They are my accounts.

- Hmm. Well...

- That's right. This girl.

- Who's it from?

- I, uh, have to go.

- Sam?

[cheerful music]

- I think your B&B thief
was an inside job, Abigail.

- He's a naughty boy.

Honestly, I have no idea how
he's getting out of the yard.

I think Santa is going
to have to bring him coal

instead of a squeak toy
for his stocking this year.

- I think it makes
a good cover story.

Max, the Christmas shoplifter.

- I don't suppose you can
keep this out of the news.

I still do want to show
my face in this town.

- Not a chance.

- I'll be the scandal
of Harmony Bay.

- Wouldn't be the first time.

- Or the last time I hope.

[both chuckle]

- Hey look, Mom, I found it.

- Can you hold
King Arthur a sec?

- Oh, you trust me with the
king? Can I take a picture?

- Uh, now you can.
Point and sh**t.

Hi.

I'm Ceci.

Are you looking for something?

- I accidentally left my stuffed
Rudolph outside yesterday

and now he's gone.

- That doggy.

Um...

This guy?

- Thank you for finding him.

- You are very welcome.

Oh.

- Did you get your
elephant for Christmas?

- I didn't.

This was a present from my
dad. He loved elephants.

I always wear it because
elephants never forget.

- Well, it could still
be a Christmas elephant.

- You know, it could.

Elephants are good
for any season.

Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Oh, she's too cute.

- I'm sorry she canceled To
All A Good Night this year.

- Me, too. But I get it.

- Mm-hmm.

[cheerful music]

- [sighs]

[engine revs]

♪

- She wouldn't even look at me,

at first I thought
she was snobby.

- I was shy.

[camera shutter clicks]

- She was shy.

[both chuckling]

- So if she wouldn't even look
at you, how did you ask her out?

- I just talked to her.

I talked and I talked
until she talked back.

[camera shutter clicks]

- Well, I had to or
he'd never be quiet.

[camera shutter clicks]

- Oh, beautiful.

Okay.

[camera shutter clicks]

- You know, you kids?
- Hmm.

- You have it so easy.

You like a girl, you just
send her those fancy hearts

and smile things on your phone.

[all chuckle]

In my day, if you
wanted to ask a girl out

you had to talk to
her face to face.

[dog barks]

- Hi! Who are you?

What's your name?

You want this?

Come here.

[chuckles]

- [exhales]

Winter has officially arrived.

Compliments of
Mr. and Mrs. Benson.

Cookie?

- Did you see the website yet?

- I haven't.

Oh!

He's adorable.

- I can't believe you got
him to hold that snowman.

- I know.

That doesn't bode
well for the future.

- Max's treasure trove?

- Isn't he cute?

- Two college degrees and
you're taking pictures of dogs.

- There is another
term for that. It's...

running my own business.

- Your father would have...

- Laughed.

For 10 minutes
straight at this photo.

[chuckles]

- Yes, he would have.

And he would have left
shoes out to see if Max

was going to take them.

- Mm-hmm.

- Which brings me to
the purpose of my visit.

I've been cleaning
out the attic.

- Why?

- Oh, no real reason.

And...

I found this.

And I thought you might want it.

- Oh... wow.

Yeah. That's, uh, Bongo Santa.

- Oh, I'm going to need you to
keep that far, far away from me.

- Someone gave it to
Dad. I don't know why.

- Probably as a curse.

- Mm-hmm.

He used to hide it around
the house as a joke.

Oh.

Thank you, Vivian.

That was really sweet.

- Well... gotta
go. Things to do.

- Your stepmother
is always a lot.

- Mm-hmm.

I mean, to her
credit, she is trying.

She could have just
thrown him out.

- True. Not that I
could have blamed her.

I mean, look at it.

- You know where
he would look good?

Your mantle.

- Don't you dare.

- Yeah, I'm gonna ask Ryan.

- No!
- Yeah.

- He... he would love it.
- [phone alert chimes]

Please don't.

- Oh. I gotta go back
up to Willow Glen,

one of my students thinks
he left his phone there.

Can you look after Santa?

- No.

- Great.

- No, no. Please turn him off.

Put him in the box, he's
staring right at me!

[peaceful music]

[phone rings]

Bongo Santa told me to eat
two more of these cookies.

You need to get him out of here.

Did you find the phone?

- He had it the whole time.

- Oh. Was it in his
non-dominant hand?

Whenever I can't find mine
that's usually where it is.

- Same.

[sighs]

Hey...

I'm doing the right
thing. Aren't I?

Canceling Good Night?

I know my dad would've wanted
me to host it, I just...

- No one is blaming
you for grieving.

And besides, your dad
would've supported

whatever decision you made.

He supported you through
your blue hair phase.

And that time that
you, you got a snake.

You told him that it
followed you home.

- Hey, who do we know
that has a motorcycle?

- No one I know.

- 'Cause there's one headed
to Willow Glen right now.

Huh.

- What?

- He's just disappeared
through the trees.

[tires screeching]

[crash]

Hold on. Call for help.
He went off the road.

- Yeah, of course.

- Sky Ridge, on the turnout
right before Willow Glen.

Okay.

- [man groans]

- Hi.

- [groans]
- Oh! Don't move.

Help is on the way. Okay?

- Oh, my shoulder's messed up.

- Oh, well if you can feel it,

I think that's
probably a good thing.

- Not sure I agree.

- Oh, no, no, no. Don't
take off your helmet.

Don't take off your helmet.
Paramedics are on the way.

They'll know how to
deal with it. Okay?

The number one thing I learned
in my first aid class, right?

Don't ever take off
the motorcycle helmet.

- What else did you learn?

- Oh... It was pretty basic.

You know, just
keep them talking.

Don't move them. Don't
take their wallet.

[both laugh]

- Seems right.

- Uh... here.

Here, the jacket.

- What is that?

- Oh, my necklace?
Isn't it beautiful?

I never take it off.

In fact, I was talking to
a little girl this morning,

and we both agreed there
are not enough elephants

at Christmas time.

- Elephants are underrepresented
at Christmas season.

- Yeah, that's what I said.

Yeah. They've got
cows, camels...

- Sheep.

- Sheep. No, exactly.
So many sheep.

No elephants.

It doesn't... seem fair.

What's your name?

- Sam.

- Sam. Hi, Sam.

Okay. You're gonna
be fine. Okay?

Help is on the way.

- [chuckles]

At least if I die it's holding
the hand of a beautiful woman.

- [chuckles] No, no, no, no, no.

You're not going to
die out here, okay?

You are going to wake
up in your hospital bed

with all of your friends
fussing over you.

- My friends are gone.

- Well... I'm your
friend now. Okay?

And I'll come visit you.

Yeah, I'll even sneak you in
a contraband cheeseburger.

We've got a place here, Sally's.

Ooh. They make a
Christmas burger

that you're going to think
about for the rest of your life.

- A favor?

- Favor?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, sure. Anything.

- Marry me.

- Sorry.

What?

- Marry me?

- Yeah. Okay.

[chuckles] Sure Sam, I will.

- Promise, if I live...

- When you live, Sam.

When you live I will marry
you on Christmas Day.

[chuckles]

Sam? Sam?

Sam?

[ambulance sirens
in the distance]

- You promised this mysterious
motorcycle man a what?

- A Sally burger.

- What?

- What's the big deal?

- The big deal is that
you don't even know him.

Besides, I'm pretty sure

that they feed people
at the hospital.

- The hospital thinks green
Jell-O is a vegetable.

- It's not?

- No, it's not.

- What do you know about
this guy, actually?

Aside from the fact that
he's crazy riding a bike

on winter roads.

- Uh... that his name is Sam.

- What does he look like?

- I don't know. He was
wearing his helmet.

- Seriously?
- Seriously.

I was too busy trying
to keep him alive

than to ask him
icebreaker questions.

Okay, back to work.

The kids' Christmas
display is done.

Can you put something
about it in the paper?

- Mm-hmm.

- Fifth grade Photography Club.

Theme.

Memories of Christmas
Past. Come on down.

Something like that.

I am going to go and
deliver a burger.

- And report back, right?

Especially regarding the
aforementioned appearance.

I think it's the
motorcycle vibe.

It's the, the black
leather and the helmet.

Makes them look so cool.

- Leaving now.

- Fine.

Fine, I guess I'll
get back to work.

I'll get back to work upstairs
like a responsible person.

[peaceful music]

- Max! Hey.

[dog panting]

Go home.

Seek professional help.

Go!

[dog barks]

Thanks.

- Ceci!
- Hi.

- Wait, did you get me Sally's?

Please say you did because
I brought cottage cheese

and leftover kale for my lunch
and I'm filled with regret.

- I got you covered.

Also...

- Why do you have
my dancing boot?

- Well...

- Did Max... are
those fang marks?

- Yeah.

- [laughs] I love it.

Pull up a chair.

- Actually, this
one's not for me.

Hey, you had a guy come
in here last night.

Motorcycle accident.

- Sam Calloway.

- Ooh. What's the story there?

- His team... team...

has called multiple
times to make sure

that he's receiving
the best care possible.

- Oh, so he's not a nice guy?

- Patient's great,
no problems there.

- Is he alright? I
mean, like, physically.

- Are you family?

Because if you're not,

then legally, I can't tell you
that he's going to be fine.

- Oh, good.

- And he was darn lucky that
someone saw him out there

because if they hadn't
found him until today,

this would be a
whole different story

that I wouldn't be telling you.

- No.

- Anyway, room 28.

But he's down
getting another scan.

- 28.

- Harmony Bay Hospital.

Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

Burgers.

Drink. Balloons.

[phone alert chimes]

Land acquisition.

Oh, no.

[gasps]

- Looks like you had a visitor.

You got a Sally's
Christmas burger?

Your visitor was top-shelf.

- I wonder why she didn't stay.

[sighs]

[cheerful music]

- Hello?

- Ceci!

[dog barks]

Brace yourself.

- Uh...

[chuckles]

Okay, now you'll
talk to me. Huh?

Did he tell you
what he did earlier?

- Max? No.

He doesn't usually
share his day with me.

- Oh, well...

I caught him red-handed,

or I guess I should
say red-pawed, huh?

- Oh, he's incorrigible.
Why do I love him so?

- 'Cause look at this face.

- Hot chocolate?

- Love some.

Come on.

- [gasps]

Oh, look at those eyes.
How can I stay mad at him?

Oh thank you, Ceci.

- You're welcome.

It's the least I can do
now that the entire town

knows you're harboring a thief.

- Listen.

Seeing as you're not hosting
Good Night this year,

why don't you spend
Christmas Eve here?

We could sample some white wine,

watch some Christmas movies.
Sample some red wine.

- Ooh, fall asleep on the sofa.

- This is a B&B.

By definition, I
can find you a bed.

- Speaking of which... is
there a man staying here?

- Yes. It's a B&B, we
get them sometimes.

Strange creatures but
who am I to judge?

- Uh huh. More
specifically, Sam Calloway.

- Sam?

Yes, he checked in, but then
he went right back out again.

I heard he had an accident.

- Do you know why he's here?

- He needed a place to
stay? I have no idea.

We didn't really chat
all that long. Why?

- Oh, no reason. Just... nosy.

- Do you wanna go up and toss
his room, see what you can find?

- Seriously?

Can I?

- No! Of course not.

- I just find it a little strange
he was on his way to Willow Glen

when he got into the accident.

It's like he checked in here
and went straight there,

like he knew what was there.

There's nothing else around.

- Oh, that is odd. I admit.

- I thought so, too.

[cheerful music]

- You sure you don't remember
who brought the burger

and the elephant?

- It gets really busy.

- Okay.

- We need to leave
here immediately.

- You've been in Harmony
Bay for, like, an hour,

and you're already
causing drama?

That seems fast, even for you.

- Oh, no, there's no drama.

But there will be if I
can't find a decent meal.

This entire town has
absolutely nothing good to eat.

- By this town you mean

this particular floor
of this hospital?

Because Harmony Bay is home to
Nirvana and its name is Sally.

- Where did you get that?

- It just magically appeared
along with the elephant pillows.

- Is this a symptom
of the concussion?

- No.

- Are you on morphine?

- You know, I'm always
above the influence.

- Good.

You scared us for
a second there.

I can't stay for very long,

I've got that meeting
with Mersh and Weatherby,

but your dad was wondering
if he should come.

He said he would if
you wanted him to.

- No, I'm good.
- Okay.

- Yeah. As soon as I get out
of here and get the bike fixed,

I'll be back behind the
desk where I belong.

- You want to unpack
that last part?

- No.

- Cousin to cousin.
- Not right now.

- Are you sure?
- Mm-hmm.

- Okay, well...

why don't you just
come back with me?

We can send for the bike later.

- And leave the
love of my life...

Sally?

- Okay, well I'm gonna
give you two some privacy.

I'm gonna try to find a
vending machine in here

that sells something
other than energy drinks.

It's criminal.

- Hey. What are you up to?

- Motorcycle mystery
man... is Sam Calloway.

VP of Acquisitions of
Calloway Development,

who... as the name
implies... develops. Sorry.

Large pieces of land for
luxury homes and shopping.

- Okay.

- Listen. The only
child of Otto Calloway.

Sam's mother died
when he was only 10.

Attended private schools.

His family's wealth ranges
between enormous and vast.

Who writes that?

But anyways, I think
this is a problem.

- Why?

- Because when I was in his
hospital room yesterday,

he got a message on his phone
about acquiring some land.

- You read his phone, Ceci?

- No, it just popped up.
It was in enormous letters.

How could I not?

And let's not forget, as
soon as he came to town,

he went straight to Willow Glen.

A little bit suspicious?

We should go down there.

We should go down there and we
should ask him why he's here.

- Okay.
- Really?

Because I was mostly
just posturing.

I didn't actually think
you were going to say yes.

- No, we're a newspaper.
Maybe there's a story here.

Grab King Arthur.

[pleasant music]

[PA announcement]

- Okay. You didn't say anything
yesterday about the thing

that I brought with the...

Yes.

Wait.

- What?

- I don't want him to know who I
am until we know why he's here.

- He'll recognize you.

- No, he was wearing his
helmet, he only saw my necklace.

They rolled him right
past me yesterday,

he didn't even notice me.

- Does Brenda know
that you found him?

- Only that I
brought him a burger.

- So, no one knows
except for me.

- Right.

- But I know everything.

- Mostly.
- Mostly.

- Truth is, I was riding my
bike when I shouldn't have been.

- Hmm.

Rookie mistake, you know?

- Hmm.

- I hit some ice but thankfully
a good samaritan was there

and I woke up safely
in the hospital.

- What brings you
to Harmony Bay?

- I was just taking a little
time off before Christmas,

so there's no real story here.

Although I might be... oww...

I might be here a little
longer than I anticipated.

- Do you mind if I...?

- Sure. That's a nice camera.

- King Arthur.

Yeah, I've had him for forever.

- You named your
camera King Arthur?

- Yep.

So, you're here for work...

are you some kind of
property developer?

- [clears throat]

- No, just here for fun. That
gives me an idea, though.

Maybe you two could help
me with a little mystery.

- Oh. Hmm.

- What mystery?

- The mystery of
who saved my life.

- Oh.
- Oh.

- I mean, she came in
yesterday and dropped off

a Sally's Christmas burger.

And I gotta tell you, that
burger has raised the bar

for everything from
this day forward.

[all chuckling]

- They'll do that.

- They will.

- But no one saw her.

No one.

It's like a ghost.

A ghost with an
elephant necklace.

But she made me a promise and
I'd like to discuss it with her.

So if you could print
something in the paper,

maybe help me find
her before Christmas,

I would really appreciate it.

- I could do that.

- She could do that. I
mean, we could... we'll.

- We can do that together.

- We should do that now.

- Sure. Well, off we go.
We have things to do.

- Busy.

- [chuckles]

- So nice to meet you.

- Thanks, you too.
- Feel better.

- Bye.

[chuckles]

- I think he knows.

- I don't think he does.

- He smiled at me.

- Maybe he just fancies you.

- [scoffs] Okay.

Is he watching?

- I don't know.

- Just look.

- By the way, what's
this about a promise?

- Oh, my shoe. I've
gotta tie my shoe.

Yeah, he's watching.

No, don't look. Don't... oh!

- Like, just right there.

- I know. So obvious.

- You asked me to look.

- You could at least tie
your shoe or something.

- What are you looking at?

- [exhales]

I love when you do that.

- Oh. Thank you.

But who are they? Who's
the one in the camel coat?

- That's Penny McCall.

She's the editor of
the local newspaper.

- And what about the
one with a camera?

- Ceci Carmichael.

I think she's the woman
who saved my life.

- You think or you know?

- Jury's still out a little bit.

She's not wearing
this elephant necklace

that she said she
never took off.

- Oh, wait.

Does this have something to
do with the letter you got?

- That's, uh...
that's complicated.

- He said you made
him a promise.

- It was a little...
it was nothing.

- Well... what do you mean?

- I might have told
him I would marry him.

- I'm sorry. What?

- He was going into shock,
I didn't know what to do!

I would have knocked over
a bank to keep him calm.

I didn't think he
was gonna remember.

- Who even are you?

- So, the Sam Calloway
story is hopping.

- People love a good mystery.
- [phone alert chimes]

- Oh yeah?

- That is the fourth
email I have gotten.

People are making suggestions.

- Is anybody mentioning my name?

- Not yet.

- No? 'Kay.

- But they will.

And I feel a little dishonest
because I know that it was you.

Would you consider, and I
know that this is radical,

just telling him the truth.

- I could, but two things.

One, it's a little creepy that
he remembers the proposal.

- Yes, undeniably.

And second of all, I may
be jumping to conclusions.

- You?

- Hmm. Remember
when Vivian came by?

She said she was
cleaning out the attic.

- Ugh. When she
found Psycho Santa.

- Bongo Santa.

- Potato, potato.

- When have you known Vivian
to clean out anything?

- Never.
- Never.

- So then why is
she cleaning...?

[gasps]

You think she's getting ready
to sell your dad's house?

- And if she is
selling the house,

why wouldn't she sell her
half of Willow Glen as well?

I mean, it wouldn't
be the first time

that somebody's
trying to buy it.

And if Sam Calloway is
trying to make an offer...

- Okay. Wait, wait, wait.

So you think that you saved his
life just for him to try to take

Willow Glen from you?

- I mean, I realize it's
some outrageous karma,

but that wouldn't be the first
time that's happened in my life.

- Okay, if he really
is working with Vivian,

then you can pile the guilt
on because you saved his life.

- And I'm not above that.

Nor am I above dragging
him back up the hill

and leaving him there.

- Well, either way,

I think you're about to
get some answers soon.

- Why do you say that?

- Because he's looking in
your window display right now.

- Oh. Right there.

He's creepy doing a thing.

How are you feeling?

- Still a little bit sore but
it's getting better. Thank you.

I actually was
dropping by to find out

if anyone had identified
my guardian angel.

[phone alert chimes]

- Oh, that's another
lead right there.

That makes five so far.

- Any good ones?

- Well, this one is convinced
that your heroine is,

in fact, his neighbor's
cat Colonel Mustard.

Apparently Colonel
Mustard shape-shifts.

- I've actually done a photo
sh**t with Colonel Mustard.

I still have the scar.

He is not the one
that saved you.

- Ryan! There you are.

Ryan, this is Sam. Sam,
this is my husband, Ryan.

- Nice to meet you.

- Yeah.

Uh... he's happy to meet you.

- Ah. Nice. And I
am that city boy.

- [scoffs]

- You know ASL?

- I'm a city boy
of many mysteries.

- Okay. Well, we're going
to go Christmas shopping,

and then maybe we'll
grab some lunch?

- Oh, well... uh, thank you
for running the article.

- Oh, yeah. Well, we'll see.

All you might get out of
this is a free Sally burger.

- That's a great idea.

Maybe I should go to Sally's and
see if she knows who rescued me.

- Yup. You could do that.

- Okay. Okay.

- See you later.

Ceci, do you want to
join me for lunch?

- Sure.

- Oh, Ceci, I'm so
glad we caught you.

- Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Benson.

This is Sam Calloway.

- Well, welcome to
Harmony Bay, Sam.

- Thank you.

- We read about your accident.

I do hope you will
find whoever saved you.

That elephant necklace
was a pretty big clue.

- It is.

- Ceci... don't you have a...?

- Somewhere you have to be?

So we thought we'd bring
the tree fee to you.

- Oh.

- Oh, I'm sorry.
You didn't hear...

- You're not doing
Christmas Eve this year.

We know.

- Yes, but it doesn't mean

we can't still help out
others at Christmas, does it?

You'll see that gets to
the right hands, won't you?

- I will. Thank you.

- And if you change your mind,

just put us down for a
regular tree, please.

- Okay, I will.

- Nice to meet you, Sam.
- Nice to meet you.

- Bye.
- Merry Christmas.

- Bye-bye.
- Merry Christmas.

- So, I have questions.

- Okay.

- One, do people just randomly
give you money all the time?

- Yes. I have this
entire town hypnotized.

It's working out even
better than I had planned.

- I like that for you.

Two, there's an
event that you hold?

- Yes, there is.

- Do you want to elaborate?

- Uh... okay.

Many years ago, my
father and I decided

to not chop down
a Christmas tree.

Instead, we decorated
the one outside.

People joined in and it grew to
become this Christmas Eve party.

- And the money you exchange?

- Yes, the tree fee is like
a donation towards, you know,

what people would have paid

to cut down a tree they
give to people in need.

People like the Bensons donate
way more where those that can't

just hand me an empty envelope
and no one needs to know.

- So the whole town
comes together, parties,

and the trees live
to see another year.

- Exactly.

[cheerful music]

- Ah. Welcome to Sally's.

- Hey, thanks.

Actually, is Sally here?

- You're looking at him.
Sally is short for Salvador.

- My apologies.

- It happens all the time.
Ceci there could've told you.

- Yup. But it never gets old.

[chuckle]

Sally, this is Sam Calloway.

- Oh, you're the
motorcycle fella...

looking for the elephant.

Oh, well, good luck with that.

So, what can I do for you?

- Actually, a couple of things.

I wanted to tell you
that I had my first

Sally's Christmas burger
a couple of days ago,

and if I'm being honest,
I'm a better man for it.

- [chuckles] That's
what I like to hear.

- And the other thing is,

I'm actually trying to figure
out who dropped it off for me.

Would've been a to-go order,
maybe around one probably.

You have any idea who
that might have been?

- Oh, I'm sorry. We
get real busy at lunch.

- Super busy.
- Mmhmm,

- Yeah.

- But how about a repeat?

- Absolutely. Load me up.

What do you want, Ceci?

- Oh, I already
know what she wants.

Oh, and thanks for
saving me the trip, Ceci.

Here.

- I, umm...

- I know you're canceling this
year but people still need help.

So here.

This one's from me

and this one's from
good for nothing Angelo.

- Okay. Thank you.

- Christmas special coming up.

- Right on.

Why is Angelo good for nothing?

- Ah.

Well, Angelo had the nerve of
marrying Sally's baby sister.

And that's it.

Her brothers decided long ago

that nobody would be
good enough to marry her.

But he's a good guy,
and they love him.

But he'll forever be known
as good for nothing Angelo.

- That's actually, that's
actually pretty awesome.

Like naming a camera awesome.

Come on, you're still
not gonna tell me

why you named it
after a British ruler?

- Yeah... I mean...

- Okay, okay.

Do you want to tell me about
the event and why it's canceled?

- Uh, listen... my
turn to ask a question.

Are you in Harmony Bay
to develop property?

I'll take that silence as a yes.

Um... your accident was
on the way to Willow Glen.

Is that the property?

- Ceci look, I really can't
discuss what my company

may or may not be dealing in.

- Okay.

I see.

Sam, you can't have Willow Glen.

Not Vivian's half, not
my half, not one tree.

And I will fight you on that.

I will. And you're
gonna lose, 'cause...

[emotional music]

- You know, I heard
my guest was rescued

by someone wearing
an elephant necklace.

- Oh?

- I'm actually really
impressed that no one in town

has sold you out yet.

If he even offered a $5 reward,

this little subterfuge of yours
would be over in 15 seconds.

- I don't know what
you're talking about.

- If your nose grew any longer,

you could rest
King Arthur on it.

- Smile.

- No, I don't like to
smile. My smile is lopsided.

- What are you talking about?
You have a beautiful smile.

Except when there's
spinach in it.

- What?

- No!

[laughs]

No, I'm kidding.

- This is my business, I'm
supposed to look professional.

Oh, Max! [laughs]

Hi.

- Come here, Max.

- Hi.

- Let's be professional.

Oh, now this is
a Christmas card.

Got it.

Come here.

I will get these
to you right away.

- Okay, great.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

There's coffee in
the living room.

- I'm good, thank you.

I'm actually going downtown
to check on my bike

at the, uh, motorcycle hospital.

- Oh, pro tip.

You might wanna just
put on some shoes.

- Yeah, I left my boots
outside last night

'cause they were dirty,
So I'm just gonna...

- I thought you said
that he was gone.

- Whatever gave you that idea?

- Wishful thinking.

- Um...

Does anyone know where
the other one might be?

Only on Friday nights.

Oh, if that came in my
size I'd rock it every day.

- Mm-hmm.

- We have a winner. Thank you.

- Hello in there.

- Hi, Mrs. Rogers.

Hey.

You know...

- Sam Calloway. I read
about your accident,

and I just wanted you
to have some cookies.

- Oh, wow.

Um... thank you.

- I hope you find
your guardian angel.

And Ceci, I know you're
still taking donations,

so count me in.

- Thank you.

- Sam, it's just an idea,

but have you thought
about sweetening the pot?

Somebody out there
knows something.

Maybe you just haven't
offered them enough incentive

for them to want
to step forward.

- Hmm.

Hmm.

- Something to think about.

- Cookie?

- No, thank you.

- I have a hunch that
Mrs. Rogers knows

a thing or two about
Christmas cookies.

How about if this cookie
came bundled with an apology?

I'll level with you.

I'm not trying to
buy Willow Glen.

Does that help?

- Okay.

- The truth is I'm looking into
a project closer to the highway,

but I have to keep it kind
of hush-hush because it's,

it's not exactly sanctioned.

- Sanctioned. Sounds
very clandestine.

- It's just not a normal project
that my company would make.

Certainly not one that my
father would approve of.

But I promise you,
I promise you,

I am not trying to get
my hands on Willow Glen.

- Nice.

- You were right...
about the cookies.

- I knew it.

[cheerful music]

- So does this cute little
fella say anything or make noise

or warn you when he's
about to steal your soul?

- Please don't
ask that question.

- You bet.

[clanging sounds]

- Oh... my.

- He drums happy little drums.

- No, no, he's charming.

Yeah, in a dirty
heirloom kind of way.

- Exactly.

- Oh.

- Here, you can grab a...

- Okay.

- Uh...

- So...
- So...

- Uh... I am still getting
emails about your story.

Unfortunately, it's
mostly just because

people are enjoying the mystery.

- Oh, well I actually
just got a text saying

that my bike's not going to be
ready for another day or two,

so that's good.
We'll have more time.

- Hi Vivian.

- Don't even bother
inviting me, I cannot stay.

- Would you like a
Christmas cookie, Vivian?

- Of course not. I
don't eat cookies.

Ceci, I found some family
photos buried in the attic.

I kept a few of your
father for myself,

but I thought you
might want these.

Yes?

- Uh... thank you.

- Yeah.

Who are you?

- Uh...

- Doesn't matter.

Things to do. Gotta go.

- Okay. Who was that?

- Yeah, it's...

- She certainly inhales all
the air in the room, right?

- She's my stepmother. Vivian.

- Like the other
half of Willow Glen.

- Mm-hmm.

- The one I'm in cahoots with.

- That one.

- I like that you just use the
word cahoots in conversation.

- It's a good word.

- Just because she's not
selling Willow Glen to you

doesn't mean she's not
selling it to somebody else.

Why is she cleaning
out the attic?

- Please.

[camera shutter clicks]

- And... okay.

Awesome.

Okay, you ready? There we go.

Big smiles.

You look so great by
the Christmas tree.

Nice.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- I was just stopping
by. I could come back.

- Um...

- Unless... do you
want an assistant?

- Well, that depends.
Are you free?

And by that I mean
both time and money.

- Put me in, Coach.

♪

♪ Christmas time ♪

♪ Pour me a hot mulled wine ♪

♪ Everyone's dressing up
to paint the town tonight ♪

♪

♪ Oh, the winter scene ♪

♪ Everyone looks pristine ♪

♪ There's gonna be
fun and laughter ♪

♪ In the streets tonight ♪

♪

♪ And all of your
friends are wrapping ♪

♪ All the ladies disco jivin' ♪

♪ Isn't the girl you love
under the mistletoe? ♪

♪ Everyone's feeling right at
this special time of year ♪

♪ Christmas time ♪

♪ Everyone's feeling fine ♪

♪ The party's jumping
round the clock tonight ♪

♪

Bye. Merry Christmas.

- Man, that moment she looked
up into her mother's eyes,

my heart grew three sizes.

I hope you got the shot.

- I did.

That's why I take
a million of them.

Sometimes I get lucky.

- Oh, no, no.

That has nothing
to do with luck.

You've got some real skill.

- Thank you.

- I was wondering if maybe

you wanted to get
some dinner tonight.

Maybe a Sally's burger.

- We do have other
restaurants in Harmony Bay

than Sally's Burgers, right?

- No!

- Yeah.

[both chuckle]

I can't, I have plans.

- Oh yeah, that's...
that's fine.

Um... next time.

- You know, you could come
with me if you wanted to.

- Where?

- It's this thing at
the school tonight.

It's, uh, writing letters
to Santa with the kids.

We could always use an
extra pair of hands.

- That sounds like fun.

- It's also, um... a
Christmas PJ's event,

so... it's jolly.

- I'll be there.

- Okay.

[instrumental Christmas music]

Oh, that's perfect.

Now you can go put it
in Santa's mailbox.

Okay. Good job.

[gasps]
- Refreshments?

- Ah, thank you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- Oh!
- Oh!

How much sugar do
they put in this?

- I would guess a lot.

- Okay.

Wow.

[playful music]

- Clearly, I misunderstood
the assignment.

- No, you're good.

[both chuckle]

You know, not every man can
pull off an outfit like that,

but you... you... you can.

You're just saying that 'cause
you saw me in a hospital gown.

- It's soft.

- Right?

[both chuckle]

- Come on, I'll put you to work.

- Okay.

You know, there was
a time in college

where I considered
becoming a teacher.

- What happened?

- Kids are just so
terrifying and clever,

I thought it'd be
easier to join the army.

[both chuckle]

- Remember me? You
saved my Rudolph.

- I do remember you. Hi.

- Where's your
Christmas elephant?

You said you never take it off.

- [chuckles nervously]

I did say that. I took it off.

Well, there's this whole...

anyway, it was in my
pocket, and... um...

Is that better?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

- Bye.
- Bye.

[peaceful music]

You knew?

- Not for sure.

- You did!

Why didn't you say anything?

- 'Cause you said you
never took the necklace off

and you weren't wearing it.

And hey, you never
said anything either.

- You had me put that whole
thing in the newspaper.

- I did.

So I started thinking,
okay, maybe I was wrong.

Or maybe there was
some reason why

you didn't want anyone
to know. Like...

- Ah.

- Like, I don't know. You
called in sick to work.

- Well, I would
have to fire myself

because I'm self-employed.

- You have a crazy boyfriend?

- Yes. No!

- Okay. Or hear me out.

You're an undercover spy
working a top-secret mission

to recover stolen reactor
plans from foreign operators.

- Yeah, that's the likely one.

- Right? And that's
the whole reason.

But all this time, you were
just thinking I was trying

to get my hands on Willow Glen.

- Yeah. For your
top-secret land project.

- Do you wanna hear about it?

- I would love to.

- Okay.

Envision an entire neighborhood
full of small groups of homes,

like cul-de-sacs in a community.

- Like the literal
definition of a cul-de-sac.

[both chuckle]

- Yes. Except these are groups
of people that want to live

next to each other, like
families or friends,

but still be part of
a larger community.

And I don't want them to
be cookie-cutter homes.

I want large homes, small
homes, accessible...

whatever each family needs.

- It's a great idea.

- I got the idea from a
guy I used to serve with.

Him and his parents and his
grandparents and the siblings,

they all lived together on
this one large piece of land,

but in their own homes.

And then the dad would send
a text like, "Got Dunks",

and then bam, bam, bam,
every single door flies open

and they all run across
the street to grab a donut.

- Yeah.

- It's just... yeah.

- It's a great idea.
Why the secrecy?

- Well, because my
father only does luxury.

So he wants me behind the
desk selling skyscrapers

and luxury penthouses
with doormen.

That kind of stuff.

- He's not really a run
out for Dunks kinda guy.

- No.
- No.

- But is life really worth
living if you're not?

- No.
- No.

- [chuckles]

I think it's brilliant.

If I had family,
I... I would...

love that.

I guess Harmony
Bay is my family,

which is why I want to
develop Willow Glen my way

for their use.

Oh, wow.

Wow.

[both chuckle]

The first snowfall
of the year. Wow.

- It's beautiful.

I would... I would love
to see Willow Glen.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- I'll pick you
up in the morning.

- Uh... Sally burgers
for breakfast?

- Sally pancakes.

- Sally cakes.

- [laughs] Yeah.

- Sally cakes.
They're big, right?

- Huge.

- What? I knew it.

[laughs]

I want whipped cream,
maple syrup, fruit...

- Enjoy. [chuckles]

- Hey. Okay.

- Is this it?
- Of course it is.

- Morning.

- Hi.

- What's going on?

- Nothing.

You ready to go for a hike?

- Absolutely.

- Let's do that.
- Okay.

Oh, that's the doorway.

- My grandfather
bought Willow Glen

back when Harmony
Bay was much smaller.

My father spent his
childhood up here, as did I,

I mean, when we
weren't deployed.

Sort of became my constant
which makes it home.

But as Harmony Bay
grew, my father retired.

We started to look for
ways to open up Willow Glen

to the community.

We've been doing Good
Night since I was a kid.

Sort of felt like...
a natural extension.

[camera shutter clicks]

Got it.

- So how did you decide
on the name Good Night?

- That's short for
To All A Good Night.

- From the poem.

- Mm-hmm.

- "Happy Christmas to all,
and to all a good night."

- Exactly.

[chuckles]

But last year my dad
decided he wanted to go

on a cruise around the world.

He met Vivian, the ship's
captain married them

and when he got back home
he wasn't feeling well.

He was gone within the month.

- I'm so sorry.

And then he left half of
Willow Glen to Vivian.

- Right. Which
doesn't make any sense

because he knows
how much I love it.

I don't even think
she's even been up here.

- Hey, I just want to say,
normally hiking would be

no problem for me, but...

if you recall, I was
in a small mishap.

- Right. Right.

[both chuckle]

- Thank you.

- Oh, wow.
- Mmm.

- Okay, this is breathtaking.

- Right?

You want to hear my master plan?

- You've got a master plan?

- Of course I have
a master plan.

- Good. Let's hear it.

- [chuckles]

Harmony Bay doesn't
have anything like this.

I want to put in a
campsite over there

with a common area
for a bonfire.

And over there, there's
a small waterfall.

I want to build an
amphitheater into the rocks.

Just a small one.

But can you imagine
the acoustics?

Shakespeare at Willow
Glen or concerts or...

anyway, it wouldn't
take that much, but...

it would be a real
gift to the town.

What? You're staring at me.

You think I'm
crazy? I'm crazy.

- No. You're passionate.

Now, what about
right here though?

I feel like this is,
this is Ceci's spot.

- Oh, yeah. This
is Ceci's spot.

- Yeah.

- I wanna build a
small house here.

Can you imagine?

Waking up to this
view every morning?

- Perfection.

- I mean, I would
have to do it right.

Go through a building
committee in the town.

Insurance, permits...

all the things I
don't know how to do.

And ever since my dad
passed, I've just,

uh... I've been
underwater. You know?

- Yeah. I do know.

- Uh, let me show
you up through here.

- Yeah.

Wait up.

[knock at door]

[playful music]

- Normally, all of the trees over
there would have tags on them

so people would know
which ones were theirs.

There would be food
trucks, hot cocoa.

The whole town comes out.

- It's so beautiful up here.

- Yeah.

- Did you cancel Good Night
because your father passed?

- Uh...

Yeah. And I mean,
no, it's just...

it's a lot of work.

- Seems like you've got
a town full of people

that are willing to help.

- It's just... he was
Christmas to me, and, um...

I don't know how to
do it without him.

- Come here. Come here.

I am so sorry.

- Sorry.
- No.

I do know a thing or two
about losing loved ones

during the holidays.

- Yeah.

- I get it. I lost my
three best friends.

Scott, Alex and Mitchell.

- I'm so sorry.

- And, you know, the
one thing I learned...

the tough thing is
going to be the firsts.

Your first Christmas after.
First birthday after.

The first full day that you
go without thinking of them.

The hardest part
for me, though was,

trying to deal with those
firsts all on my own.

And that is how I
hit rock bottom.

- Oh, I know what to do.

- Harmony Bay is full of
people that loved your father.

Maybe... maybe you
should be with them.

- Are you...
suggesting that I plan

an entire event two days
before Christmas Eve?

Is that what this is?

- All I'm saying is
maybe consider it.

- Oh, sneaky.

- And I will be
there to help you,

but there's something
that I want to tell you...

- Oh!
- About your father.

- Good, here you are.

- Vivian.

What are you doing here?

- Well, I'm looking
for you. Obviously.

- Why? What happened?
What's so important?

- I'm cross that you decided

to cancel the Christmas
Eve event this year.

- Vivian, I canceled
it a couple weeks ago.

- But you didn't
discuss it with me.

And we are equal partners.

And I respectfully request
that you reconsider.

- Why?

- Because your father
loved it, and we loved him.

And I've been
collecting tree fees.

I've got some from the
people in the hair salon

and the dental office
and my bridge club.

And they all need trees.

And I'm going to
need a tree too.

- Sorry, I... I
don't understand.

- It's our family
tradition, correct?

- It is.

- Well, then I need a tree.

And that's why I've been
sorting out the attic.

I've been looking
for decorations.

- Oh, well...
that makes sense.

- Vivian, um...
welcome to the party.

- And who are you again?

- Sam Calloway, ma'am.

- Army.

- Yes, ma'am.

- He'll do.

- Oh... oh, good.

[both chuckle]

- Now, let's take a
look at those trees.

- Vivian...

I thought you were
selling Willow Glen.

- Well, I was going to
wait to tell you this.

I am planning on selling it
right after the holidays.

- You are.
- Mm-hmm.

To you... for a dollar.

- Vivian, I... I...

- Merry Christmas.

- I don't know what
to say. Thank you.

- Okay. Yes or no, Ceci?
Are we hosting this event?

- Uh... yes.

- [laughs]

Okay, good.

Let's take a look at these trees

and then we can divide
up the remaining tasks.

Yeah?

- Okay.

- Uh... between you and
me, I kinda like her style.

- Yeah.

[both chuckle]

I guess we're
hosting Good Night.

- I guess we are.

- I guess we are.

[dog panting]

[playful music]

[Instrumental Christmas music]

- Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Prep is started.

Supplier has my order.
We will be there.

- Okay.

- And I can get with a
couple of other restaurants

if you want help lining them up.

I would take all the help
I can get, thank you.

- Nice necklace.

- You know, today sure looks
like a great day to tell me

why you named that
camera King Arthur.

- Oh, I am a woman
of many mysteries.

- Okay, you need
to stop doing that.

This is my cousin Ella,

and she's going to start
wearing tap shoes from now on.

- Hi.

- It's nice to meet you.

- What are you doing
back here in Harmony Bay?

- I have some paperwork
for you to sign.

Excuse me. Excuse me!

Four?

- Four slices coming up.

- So... Sam, how
is the search going

for the woman who
saved your life?

- She knows.

- I know.

Do you want a tree
for Good Night?

- I don't know, do I want
a tree for Good Night?

- It means you gotta stay here
at Christmas Eve, so yes, you do.

- Yes, I do.

- Great.

- And you have to decorate it.

- Mm-hmm.

- Well, hang on. This
sounds like a commitment.

- Do you want to pick
it or do you trust me?

- Just give me the most unloved

Charlie Brown looking
tree you have.

- My cousin here has
a thing for underdogs.

- And as for me, is the one
next to yours available?

- It's yours.

- So how are we
decorating these?

Is there, like, a
theme here or...?

- No, no. Some people do
the same thing every year.

Other people stick
to their traditions.

- I'm in.

Uh, Sam... one other thing.

Somebody called the office
about that other project

and your dad picked up.

So, he knows, and
needless to say,

he's not exactly in the
Christmas spirit over it.

Expect a visit.

- Great.
- Yeah.

I'm gonna see if your
B&B has an extra room.

Just take this. Bye.

- You wanna know the real irony?

- Hmm.

- Ella is so much, much
better at the business

than my father and I combined.
Her instincts are phenomenal.

- She can also teleport
without making a sound.

- [chuckles] Yeah, that she can.

It's just that my
father is so focused

on me taking over the business

that he doesn't even
notice her brilliance.

- Oh. Well, maybe
instead of telling him

why you're the wrong choice...

tell him why she's
the right one.

That you're better at advocating
for her than you are yourself.

- Last room.

We've had a few
last-minute bookings.

- Thank you.

Hey, I wanted to say to you,
I called a bunch of times

but it just went
straight to voicemail.

Maybe you need to
check your phone line?

- Oh, that's weird.

- Yeah.

- Maybe I left it
on do not disturb.

Hmm.

Max!

[panting]

- Max has been
visiting me a lot.

I think it's all the
Christmas decorations.

He can't help himself.

- He's a mess.

I'm getting a taller fence
put in just after Christmas.

Oh! Here it is.

I'm already convinced I'm
losing my mind most days,

I don't need my dog
gaslighting me too.

[gasps]

- Hey. I thought I was
meeting you at the Glen.

- What's wrong?

- I found this in
Mrs. Roger's shed.

- Okay.

[playful music]

- [chuckles]

Yeow!

[laughs]

- Oh, my... What
are you doing?

- You don't wanna hold him?

- No, no. Turn it off.
- Okay.

- I'll get the rock salt.

[both chuckle]

- What?

- Nothing. It's just...

I've seen you laugh
more today than you have

in, like, the last year.
It's good to have you back.

- Thank you.

Hey, I appreciate
you bringing me

into your family traditions
here, but I must...

must respectfully decline.

Abigail?

- Max, actually. That's
my father's stamp.

- Did you read it?

I tried to tell you.

- Try harder.

- I knew it was you because
I recognized the necklace.

I was with your father
when he bought it.

- That's impossible.

- My three best friends
were k*lled in combat

and I was severely injured.

I spent several long
months in the hospital,

learning to walk again.

I wish I could say that
I handled it well, but...

I didn't.

After I recovered physically,

my father wanted me to
go back and work for him.

But I just...
wanted to stay numb.

So there I was, hiding out in
southern Italy, being miserable,

and a cruise ship docks.

And in walks this big American
man and he sits down at my table

and starts talking
to me because Army.

He's army, right?

It turns out we lived
pretty close to each other.

So we talked and we walked
and we talked some more.

Eventually I told
him everything.

He told me that I would
carry the loss all my life,

but I would find
a way through it.

He told me about Willow Glen
and how it had healed his soul,

and he told me about
his love for you.

So when we saw that
necklace, he had to buy it.

Because you both loved elephants
and elephants never forget.

He promised me that he would
write me every year at Christmas

to remind me that I mattered.

For some reason I just,

I wanted to impress
this stranger.

So I got cleaned up.
I went to therapy.

I went and visited my friends'
families and felt that pain

that I did not want
to feel. You know?

I put on my good clothes and
I went to work for my father.

And then last week
I got that letter.

Would you like me
to read it to you?

- Yeah.

- Well, soldier.

I told you I'd write
you every Christmas,

but it seems like we're
running out of Christmases,

so I have to get
through this early.

Remember to show up for your
life because you are not done.

And if you have room

and you could do me a solid,

please go to Willow Glen
and look after my Ceci.

Because this Christmas is
going to be hard for her

and I trust you to
see her through it.

- Mm-hmm.

- He asked me to
come check on you.

And yes, if it comes up,
tell her that I said go ahead

and marry you because
she healed my heart

and she might heal yours too.

- He was always telling
me to marry people.

Ever since I was little,
it was our little joke.

At least your proposal
makes sense now.

- He's right. You
did heal my heart.

- Ceci...
- No.

I just... I wish you told me.

Go.

Please.

[emotional music]

- And that's why his
name sounded so familiar.

So, yes, I sent the letter
a couple of weeks ago.

- But Dad died in April. Why
did you just send it now?

- Because he didn't
want to make a fuss.

And if I sent them earlier,

well, that's probably what
people would have done.

- Them?

- Them, yes Ceci.

Your father has been writing
Christmas letters for years.

Dozens of them.

Men and women who served
who needed a reminder

that they weren't alone.

And Sam was just
his most recent.

- I had no idea.

- Well... I was one of them.

As a rear admiral, the
Navy was everything to me.

So when I retired, I was adrift.
And then I met your father.

And we started writing
letters and talking.

And then we were
talking every day.

So after about a year,

we decided to book a cruise to
see if there was anything there.

Yes. There was
something there.

Near the end we both
suspected that he was sick.

I married him anyway

because I wanted to be a part
of every hour he had left.

This was his final gift to me.

A home.

And a family. I never
had either one before.

And I think that's why he
gave me half of Willow Glen.

So that you and I would
have to work together.

- [laughs]

- I have no desire to be
someone else's obligation.

Which is why I'm
giving it back to you.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

- You made the end of
his life really happy.

- Yeah.

- And I'm sorry I never
said that to you before.

[teary] I was just...
overwhelmed in my own grief,

and I... I'm sorry.
But I'm glad.

That you are my family now.

- Yes, well, of course.

Now we have a lot of decisions
to make about Good Night.

- Hey.

Did you decorate your tree yet?

- Just about to get to it.

- And that other thing
that we are not discussing?

- Still not discussing it.

- For the record...

I think that you may
have hid more from him

than he did from you.

I mean, he let me put it in
the paper. That's next level.

- That would be
making sense of it.

I just, uh...

need a little space
from it right now.

- Done.

It looks good, though.

- Thanks,

- I'm not getting the theme.

- These are all
the unclaimed items

Max has liberated from people.

- Nice.

Hey, thank you for handing
out all the tree fees.

- Of course. I
love playing Santa.

Is that your scarf, by the way?

- [gasps]

Your dog belongs in
a federal prison.

[both chuckle]

[elephant squeaks]

You're a little... heavy on
one side. Don't you think?

- Really?

You're judging my tree and
all you've got up is berries?

- I've been distracted.

- You want some help?

- All that I can get.

- Okay.

- I'm sorry.

I'm scared.

- Do you believe in signs?

'Cause I have been saved
by two different members

of the Carmichael family.

Ceci, for so long I have
been looking backwards.

And ever since I met you, I
have been looking forward.

Forward to my life. And
that is because of you.

So, thank you.

- Hey, Sam?

- Yeah.

- If you were thinking
about kissing me,

now would be a really good time.

[romantic music]

- Did you see the clause
on the cost of servicing?

- Yeah.

I mean, these prices are good,
but something doesn't add up.

- No.

[cheerful music]

So this proposal is not really
a standalone development.

I see it more as a prototype.

I can really see this
community taking off.

- But I need you on our work.

- Well, actually...

- The thing is, you actually
don't because Ella is way better

at all of this than I am.

She's got the relationship
with the suppliers,

the other developers.

She kills it in the
presentation rooms.

I think you need to
maybe promote her

to head of development.

It'd be better for the company

and maybe you wouldn't take
her for granted so much.

- I don't take her for granted.

- You do, because I
think she should be

the head of the company.

- Excuse me. If
I could just...

- Okay. Hey! Stop talking.

Both of you.

Listen, I agree.

Sam's project could be extremely
lucrative for the company

while giving him the hands-on
outlet he obviously needs.

This is my plan for
how I would restructure

and grow the company.

I would take over the
traditional markets

and we would run it together.

Uncle Otto...

look at him. Look
how happy he is.

I mean, when was the last time
you saw him smile this much?

- It's been a while.

You're right. Okay,
let's explore it.

I'm not so old I can't change.

And when you get
back to the office,

we'll have a long
discussion about this.

- Actually, I think I'm gonna
be spending more time here...

in Harmony Bay.

- That's the smiling
part, Uncle Otto,

- I see.

Well, I guess there's
nothing left for me to do.

Merry Christmas.

- Dad.
- Yeah?

- There's a big celebration
tonight up at Willow Glen.

Would you like to come?

You know what? Let
me rephrase that.

I would love it if you came.

- I'd like that too.

[emotional music]

[festive music]

[indistinct conversations]

- This looks so good.

Hi girls.

Hi.

- Excuse me. Are you Ceci?

- I am.

- I'm Roberto.

We all got letters
from your father.

I'm sorry for your loss.

He helped us and we wanted
to come pay our respects.

- It's nice to meet you,
Roberto, This is Sam Calloway.

He also got letters
from my father.

- Nice to meet you.
- Likewise.

Can I interest you in
literally the best burger

you'll ever have in your life?

- [laughing]

- Hey.

- One hundred percent.

[both laughing]

- Alright, follow me.

- I left Bongo
Santa in your car.

So if your car is missing, you
know who took it for a joy ride.

- Got it.

[both chuckle]

Thank you.

- Hey, Ceci.

When are we turning the
rest of the lights on?

- You think we should?

- Yes!

- Let's do it.

Okay, everyone.

- Oh, okay.

- Thank you so much for
coming. This means the world.

And now the moment you've
all been waiting for.

Help me count down.

[all together] Five...
four... three... two... one...

Merry Christmas!

[cheering]

[applause]

- And to all a good night.

[cheering and applause]

So, my dad was a big fan of
show tunes and dad jokes.

So, when we were stationed
in Guam, we got a cat.

He decided to name it Eliza

because she would
do little all day...

[laughs] Lie in the sun.

- What? I see.

- Mm-hmm.
- Wow.

- So when he gave me my camera as
a gift, I like to call him Cam.

And he would joke,
you carry Cam a lot.

[both laugh]

King Arthur came out of that,

which is why I didn't
tell you because, ugh...

- That is terrible.

- He was the king of dad jokes.

- I love it.

Ella and I were talking
late the other night

and restructuring the company.

I see myself working
remotely from Harmony Bay

as much as I can.

- Must be the Sally burgers.

- Definitely the Sally burgers.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Among other things.

- Oh!

I forgot something.

- What?

- Wait.

- What?

- First things first.

Christmas photo.

- You know, now
that you mention it,

it is Christmas Day and I do
believe that promises were made.

- Really?
- Really.

- You're going to
bring that up now?

- Mm-hmm.

- I didn't say which Christmas.

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