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Dodie is a hopeless romantic just like the pieces in her vintage antique shop. When Dodie finds a hidden box full of romantic trinkets, she makes it her mission to deliver it to its rightful owner. Following the address, she manages to persuade the handsome but reluctant new tenant, Edward, to help her with her search.
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00:00:00You
00:00:24Morning
00:00:26Merry Christmas
00:00:28Oh
00:00:30Oh
00:00:32Olivia
00:00:34The decals look amazing
00:00:36That and the sign should get us some attention
00:00:38Don't you think?
00:00:40Look what I found
00:00:42We could put it above the door
00:00:44I thought, you know
00:00:46It says welcome
00:00:48Come in
00:00:50If it also says buy stuff
00:00:52I'm sold
00:00:54There were so many to choose from
00:00:59Isn't one wreath pretty much the same as the next?
00:01:02Attention to detail
00:01:03That's what my father always said
00:01:05Get the small things right and the big things take care of themselves
00:01:09In fact, he said those exact words just this morning
00:01:13Back there
00:01:15I thought he had an early flight
00:01:17He wanted to have one last look before he left
00:01:19I
00:01:21Well, not much of a storeroom
00:01:23But plumbing looks okay
00:01:25We really, really appreciate your start-up loan, Mr. Bright
00:01:29Well, you can thank Dodie's mother for that
00:01:32She talked me into this
00:01:35But not another dime
00:01:37So you have to make this work
00:01:40I'll make you proud
00:01:41Well, we're gonna miss you this Christmas
00:01:43First time ever, I know
00:01:45Me too
00:01:46I love you, Dad
00:01:47What?
00:01:48Merry Christmas
00:01:49Love you too, honey
00:01:50We'll be fine
00:01:51Okay
00:01:52And
00:01:53Now you
00:01:55You, Olivia
00:01:57I am counting on you
00:01:58To keep that one on track
00:02:00Okay?
00:02:01Okay
00:02:02Don't let me down
00:02:03We won't
00:02:04Love you
00:02:05Love you
00:02:06Everything in life
00:02:07Love you too, Merry Christmas
00:02:11Well
00:02:12Not too much pressure
00:02:15So
00:02:17What now?
00:02:18Hmm
00:02:19Pick your battle
00:02:20All the stock to unpack and unload
00:02:22Oh
00:02:23The wardrobe
00:02:24This is early century, don't you think?
00:02:26Yeah
00:02:27It's beautiful
00:02:29Looks like 1930s art deco
00:02:32Hmm
00:02:34This is exciting, isn't it?
00:02:36I'll be excited when we open for business
00:02:39We still have two weeks till Christmas
00:02:40We've already missed the start of the season
00:02:43There's so much to do
00:02:45What were we thinking?
00:02:46We were thinking
00:02:47This is the perfect chance to prove ourselves
00:02:50Okay
00:02:52Let's get to work
00:02:53Yes
00:02:54But first things first
00:02:55I
00:02:56Want to put up the wreath
00:02:57Oh
00:02:58I'm glad you got your priorities straight
00:02:59Yes
00:03:00Priorities
00:03:01It's the holidays
00:03:02Hey, can I help you hang that?
00:03:16Uh
00:03:17No, thank you
00:03:18I've got it
00:03:24Okay
00:03:25Maybe I haven't
00:03:27It's uh
00:03:28Kinda high up there
00:03:29Yeah
00:03:31Well, uh
00:03:32I climb ladders
00:03:33Yeah?
00:03:34Yeah
00:03:35I build stuff
00:03:36Oh, okay
00:03:38Thank you
00:03:40Um
00:03:42What do you build?
00:03:43Uh, you know
00:03:44Man, offices
00:03:45Apartment buildings
00:03:47Schools
00:03:49I'm a contractor
00:03:50Any experiences with wreaths?
00:03:52First time for everything
00:03:56I'll get that for ya
00:04:01Good?
00:04:02Perfect
00:04:04Thank you
00:04:06You're welcome
00:04:08So, new store?
00:04:09You work here?
00:04:10I own it
00:04:11I
00:04:12Co-own it
00:04:13Oh
00:04:14Dodie Brights
00:04:15Ed Willoughby
00:04:16Nice to meet you
00:04:17So, antiques
00:04:18Yeah
00:04:19Vintage clothes
00:04:20Dishes
00:04:21Toys
00:04:23Everything old
00:04:24Is new again
00:04:26Well
00:04:27Not much into the past myself
00:04:29Have enough trouble living in the present
00:04:32Come on
00:04:34What?
00:04:35Big bands?
00:04:36Nah
00:04:37Um
00:04:38Classic films
00:04:39Clark Gable
00:04:41Nah, I'm more of a Chris Pratt guy myself
00:04:43What?
00:04:44Okay
00:04:45Andrew Sisters
00:04:46No, Maroon 5
00:04:47Romantic movies?
00:04:48Those 3D action films
00:04:50What is wrong with you?
00:04:51What is wrong with you?
00:04:56Well, I should probably get my groceries on before my ice cream melts
00:05:00Back home in Chicago, that wouldn't be a problem right now
00:05:02Hmm
00:05:03So, um
00:05:05Where is the snow here?
00:05:07We haven't seen a flake in 20 years
00:05:09No snow for Christmas?
00:05:10No snow
00:05:11But this town is called Mountain View
00:05:13Yeah, and we have a great view of the mountain
00:05:15And the snow
00:05:17And it stays up there
00:05:20Hey, you could always file a complaint with the North Pole
00:05:25Well, good luck with the store
00:05:33Thank you
00:05:36You're welcome
00:05:48So, Tel?
00:05:49Who was that?
00:05:50Ed something
00:05:51He's a contractor
00:05:53He built
00:05:54Yeah, he's also built
00:05:56Is he?
00:05:57I didn't notice
00:05:58Uh-huh
00:06:03Look at this
00:06:06I bet it belonged
00:06:08To a girl
00:06:10Who dreamed of going to the world's fair
00:06:13But her parents couldn't afford the ticket
00:06:14So they put it under the Christmas tree
00:06:16And
00:06:19It's her favorite gift ever
00:06:22You have a story for everything
00:06:33What should we do with this wardrobe?
00:06:35What if
00:06:36We use the drawers as a display?
00:06:40Oh
00:06:41It needs dusting
00:06:43So, you do that
00:06:45I am gonna
00:06:46File a copy of our business license
00:06:49Maybe catch a quick spin class
00:06:51Well, it's gonna be a late night
00:06:53Pick up some Chinese food while you're out
00:06:55You got it
00:06:56Thanks
00:07:03Great
00:07:04What in the world?
00:07:33What?
00:08:03What?
00:08:04What?
00:08:05What?
00:08:06What?
00:08:07What?
00:08:08What?
00:08:14What?
00:08:15Can you believe all of this?
00:08:28A second place ribbon to a gingerbread house competition?
00:08:31Aww.
00:08:32A dried rose.
00:08:34A book of poetry.
00:08:36Yeah, I believe it.
00:08:38Hey, what's this?
00:08:40Oh, a mixtape.
00:08:42Hmm.
00:08:43Hmm.
00:08:44What do you hear?
00:08:45All holiday songs in big band arrangements.
00:08:50We have the same taste in music.
00:08:51I'm sorry.
00:08:52You and who?
00:08:53Whoever hid the box.
00:08:54Whoever had this incredible romance.
00:08:56Each piece is a chapter of their romance.
00:09:00It must have been incredible.
00:09:01I mean, have you ever had a boyfriend that showered you with tokens of affection like this?
00:09:06Yeah.
00:09:07Yeah.
00:09:08Steve.
00:09:09Steve.
00:09:10Polemnic.
00:09:11He gave me his house key once.
00:09:13To feed his fish.
00:09:14Mm-hmm.
00:09:15See?
00:09:16Me neither.
00:09:17My dearest Ginger.
00:09:18May this be the first of a lifetime of holidays together.
00:09:21To have to go.
00:09:22I'll see you later.
00:09:23I'll see you later.
00:09:25What?
00:09:26All of you are now.
00:09:27A birthday.
00:09:28Oh.
00:09:29Hmm.
00:09:30How are you going to pass this make up?
00:09:31You're so excited to get into them.
00:09:33Yeah.
00:09:34All right.
00:09:35And we'll pay you later.
00:09:36And then we'll pay you later on with this.
00:09:38And I think it's coming later.
00:09:39How long?
00:09:40May this be the first of a lifetime of holidays together.
00:09:45You have my heart always and forever, Carl.
00:09:54I can't seem to read the address, but it is here in town.
00:10:00Ah, 4-3-something Mountain View Road.
00:10:06Who were they?
00:10:08My money's on Ginger and Carl.
00:10:09You know what I mean.
00:10:11Like, do they have kids?
00:10:13Do they stay in town?
00:10:16Are they still here?
00:10:19Would they want to invest in a vintage store?
00:10:22We could pay your dad back faster.
00:10:24I'm serious, Olivia.
00:10:26I mean, come on.
00:10:27If you lost this, wouldn't you want it returned?
00:10:32Yeah, but how?
00:10:33I mean, you don't have their full address or their last names or any idea if they're still in town.
00:10:38It means the movies I love got it right.
00:10:41That true, real, lasting relationships can happen.
00:10:47And that's what you're looking for?
00:10:49If the time is right.
00:10:50Mm-hmm.
00:10:51I'm going to find them.
00:10:54Return the box.
00:10:56I'll show you.
00:10:58Thank you so much for your time.
00:10:59You're welcome.
00:11:00Excuse me.
00:11:10Do you live there?
00:11:11Oh, sorry.
00:11:13No.
00:11:14Um, that house isn't on the market yet.
00:11:17But if you are, I can turn...
00:11:18Oh, oh, here.
00:11:19Oh.
00:11:20I got it.
00:11:23That was so sweet of you.
00:11:25With all of this E, this, and I, that, you wouldn't think that the world would still need this much paper.
00:11:35You're a realtor.
00:11:36Is that your listing?
00:11:37Uh-huh.
00:11:38Are you looking?
00:11:40Only some information.
00:11:42Oh.
00:11:43You should go and ask the owner over there.
00:11:45He knows everything.
00:11:47At least so he tells me.
00:11:49Okay.
00:11:51Hmm.
00:11:51Oh, oh, he's up on the ladder.
00:11:57Hi.
00:11:58Excuse me?
00:12:01Oh.
00:12:02Well, this is a surprise.
00:12:03It's Dodie, right?
00:12:05Are you following me?
00:12:07Well, you tell me.
00:12:08You're on my front lawn.
00:12:09I wasn't actually looking for you, okay?
00:12:12Is this your house?
00:12:14Yeah, it's my family's old place.
00:12:16I'm remodeling it, and then I'm going to sell it.
00:12:21Did you meet my mom?
00:12:23The realtor?
00:12:24That's your mother?
00:12:25Yeah, she just has a place across town, but I'm staying over here for now while I fix the place up,
00:12:29and that's way too much information.
00:12:31I'm sorry about that.
00:12:33How can I help you?
00:12:34I know this might sound a little weird, but I'm looking for a Carl and a Ginger.
00:12:39Carl and a Ginger who?
00:12:40They got a last name?
00:12:42Um, that's all I've got.
00:12:44I found a box, and I believe it might have sentimental value to them.
00:12:49May I?
00:12:49Yeah, go ahead.
00:12:53All right.
00:12:56Yeah.
00:12:56Well, if it has any value at all, it's definitely sentimental.
00:13:02Their first names are on a Christmas card, and the address isn't entirely legible.
00:13:06Yeah, I see what you mean.
00:13:07Yeah, it's the right street.
00:13:09I mean, that could be any house on the block, though.
00:13:11But nobody here by that name.
00:13:13Ever.
00:13:14Well, not the last 50 years, anyway.
00:13:18What's your interest in these people?
00:13:20Something I need to prove to myself.
00:13:23Seems a little silly, doesn't it?
00:13:27Says the man driving a truck with antlers.
00:13:32Agree to disagree.
00:13:33You've got to be kidding me.
00:13:37It's the same guy's house.
00:13:39Well, I talked to almost everyone on the block, and no Carl, no Ginger.
00:13:44Just Ed.
00:13:45Well, if it gets your mind back on business, you'll be happy to know.
00:13:52I solved your mystery.
00:13:54What?
00:13:56I called the store, and I got the number of the woman who put her wardrobe up on consignment.
00:14:00Oh, how did I not think of that?
00:14:03She's right over there.
00:14:06You look disappointed.
00:14:09Well, you know I like a good mystery.
00:14:15You even look like a ginger.
00:14:19Excuse me?
00:14:20Um, is this your wardrobe?
00:14:22Yes.
00:14:23Well, the one I sold.
00:14:25The woman who called me said something about a secret compartment.
00:14:29Something I left behind.
00:14:31A box of souvenirs.
00:14:38Oh, they're very sweet.
00:14:41But I've never seen these things before in my life.
00:14:44Oh, so this is not yours.
00:14:48You're not Ginger?
00:14:49Ginger?
00:14:51No, my name is Ellen.
00:14:53I found this wardrobe at a swap meet.
00:14:55Oh, maybe ten years ago.
00:14:59I had no idea these things were hidden inside.
00:15:03So this is...
00:15:05Yours, I guess.
00:15:07You bought it.
00:15:08I so appreciate you coming all this way.
00:15:14Well, sorry I'm not the one you're looking for.
00:15:16Ed?
00:15:17Ed?
00:15:18Hey.
00:15:18Uh...
00:15:19I think I acted like a jerk earlier.
00:15:48Mm-hmm.
00:15:48I mean, you know, this box obviously is important to you, and I think I can help.
00:15:53I might know where that photo was taken.
00:15:56Why do you want to help me?
00:15:58Well, because I know the town, and you don't.
00:15:59And if you want to find this couple, I mean, I can come in real handy right now.
00:16:02That's your only reason?
00:16:03Well, no.
00:16:04I mean, you know, the spirit of Christmas, my one good deed for the year.
00:16:07I kind of always wanted to be like Indiana Jones.
00:16:10Huh?
00:16:10What do you think?
00:16:13Oh, hi.
00:16:14Hi.
00:16:15I'm Olivia.
00:16:16I'm Dodie's business partner.
00:16:18Ah.
00:16:19I think I'm here inside there, so I just wanted to...
00:16:22Well, Olivia, this is Ed.
00:16:25Ed Willoughby.
00:16:26Nice to meet you.
00:16:27He wants to help me find who the box belongs to.
00:16:31Wow.
00:16:32That is so helpful.
00:16:35So?
00:16:37I don't know.
00:16:38I don't think so.
00:16:39I mean, I really need to focus on the store and the rent opening and all.
00:16:45Ashley, we're in pretty good shape.
00:16:46I mean, a few hours here and there really is not going to make money.
00:16:49It's very busy.
00:16:50Very busy.
00:16:52Right.
00:16:53Mm-hmm.
00:16:56So busy.
00:16:59Okay.
00:17:00Okay.
00:17:01Well, hey, I'll see you around town, you know, because it's a small town, so...
00:17:08It's nice meeting you.
00:17:10Mm-hmm.
00:17:11See ya.
00:17:16What is wrong with you?
00:17:18He not only wanted to help you, the guy is drop-dead gorgeous.
00:17:21Olivia, he is not my type.
00:17:23Dodie, please, he's everybody's type.
00:17:26Oh, even if he was, it's not the right time.
00:17:31I think you should be smart.
00:17:32If you really want to return that box, you could use somebody that knows this town.
00:17:36Hey!
00:17:46Oh!
00:17:48Ed, do you seriously think you know where that photo was taken?
00:17:53Yeah, I seriously think I know where it was taken.
00:17:54Because, uh, maybe it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if we checked it out.
00:18:00I mean, if you're still interested.
00:18:02Yeah, yeah, you know, I'm definitely interested.
00:18:04So, tomorrow?
00:18:06Around lunchtime?
00:18:08Is that good?
00:18:08Yeah, yeah, it's a date.
00:18:10Like, it's not a date.
00:18:11It, it...
00:18:12What is it?
00:18:13A partnership.
00:18:14Oh, like a duo.
00:18:16A team.
00:18:16Like a duet.
00:18:17Like Holmes and Watson.
00:18:19Just don't tell me which one I am.
00:18:23No problem, Holmes.
00:18:36You were right.
00:18:37It's definitely the right place.
00:18:39Yeah, and Santa's workshop hasn't changed a bit since I was a kid.
00:18:42Smile, sweetie.
00:18:44Smile for Santa.
00:18:45Good job.
00:18:51Oh, a little old for this, aren't you?
00:18:53We're actually not here for a photo.
00:18:55Oh, just here to give Santa your Christmas list, are you?
00:18:58No, we actually have a photo.
00:18:59Yes, we are hoping to find who's in it.
00:19:03It was taken 45 years ago.
00:19:05Oh, kids come, kids go.
00:19:07We don't keep records if that's what you're looking for.
00:19:09The Easter bunny, though.
00:19:11He's a real stickler for details, that one.
00:19:13Oh, yeah.
00:19:13Sorry, elf humor.
00:19:16Thank you so much for your time.
00:19:19Yeah.
00:19:21Now what?
00:19:23I don't know.
00:19:24Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho.
00:19:29Hey, look at that.
00:19:32Did I miss something?
00:19:33Yeah, check out the pose.
00:19:34Very cool.
00:19:37Sure.
00:19:38Um, excuse me.
00:19:41Could I ask, how long have you been here?
00:19:44Oh, since nine this morning.
00:19:46Between us, my feet are killing me.
00:19:49Oh, you mean, how long have I worked for Santa?
00:19:52Yes.
00:19:53Could this possibly be you?
00:19:56Let's see.
00:19:57Doesn't this take me back?
00:20:04Oh, I remember these two.
00:20:07Like, really?
00:20:07You actually do?
00:20:08Yes.
00:20:09It was my first day.
00:20:11And I was nervous as all get out.
00:20:13And this woman made me feel so at ease.
00:20:16Would you by any chance remember her name?
00:20:17Oh, not a chance.
00:20:19But that's her, all right.
00:20:20Can you remember, like, anything else about either of them?
00:20:23Well, I remember he said that if they ever got married, it would have to be on Christmas
00:20:27Day.
00:20:28And they asked if I would be their flower elf.
00:20:32Flower elf.
00:20:33You don't forget a thing like that.
00:20:35No.
00:20:35They were getting married.
00:20:37Oh, I don't know.
00:20:38I mean, when you were a kid, who knows what adults mean.
00:20:41But they were in love.
00:20:43There was no missing that.
00:20:45Say, would you two like to get a photo while you're here?
00:20:49No.
00:20:50Oh, come on.
00:20:51You can't disappoint the elf or Santa.
00:20:55Never a good idea this close to Christmas.
00:21:00Uh, this really isn't your style.
00:21:02I don't know.
00:21:03I think it is.
00:21:05Everybody comfortable?
00:21:06Not even close.
00:21:08I don't suppose you're the same Santa that was here 45 years ago.
00:21:12Oh, Santa's old, but he's not that old.
00:21:16Now, look at the camera and smile and say, what is it we say?
00:21:20Mary!
00:21:21Yes!
00:21:21Yes!
00:21:22Yes!
00:21:22Yes!
00:21:27Wow.
00:21:31Best cranberry cobbler in the Northwest.
00:21:33If you don't agree, it's on me.
00:21:36Mm.
00:21:37Mm.
00:21:38Oh, my gosh.
00:21:39You are absolutely right.
00:21:40This is delicious.
00:21:42Old family recipe.
00:21:43Not sure which old family, but that's what I'm told.
00:21:46If you need anything else, just whistle.
00:21:50Just looking at this photo, I feel closer to them.
00:21:54Yeah, it kind of brings back some memories for me as well.
00:21:56Holidays were a big deal around my house.
00:21:58I know your mom, Cyrillator in town.
00:22:00Is your dad still around?
00:22:02Uh, nope.
00:22:03Just my mom and I.
00:22:04Your family's still out east, I take it?
00:22:06Mom.
00:22:08Dad.
00:22:08Dad.
00:22:09A brother who's always doctor of the year.
00:22:12I was the one who could never figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up, so here I am.
00:22:19I'm still not sure.
00:22:20But you have a store now.
00:22:22Mm.
00:22:23Well, that was inevitable.
00:22:25Really?
00:22:25I always collected antiques and vintage clothes when I was a kid.
00:22:30So, when we saw the space online, well, I believe the universe gives us signs every now and then.
00:22:39You know, everything and it's time.
00:22:43Now, if only we can make enough money to pay back the loan I got from my dad and make my mark.
00:22:50Hey, you know what?
00:22:51This was fun.
00:22:52It's kind of adventurous.
00:22:53I think we're a good team.
00:22:54Ed, I need to make this very clear.
00:22:59I'm not really ready for a relationship, especially right now.
00:23:03You know, new business, new town.
00:23:08Oh, you, like, you thought I meant, no, no, no, no.
00:23:11What I'm saying is you have a box with a bunch of clues in it and you want to follow those clues.
00:23:15So, if you need help, I mean, I'm around, I got skills, and I have time.
00:23:20That's all I'm saying.
00:23:24You realize this is covered in rust, right?
00:23:52It adds to the charm.
00:23:54Think of it as patina.
00:23:56Yeah, well, it's a patina of rust.
00:23:59All right, now for the moment of truth.
00:24:02Let's see if this works.
00:24:05The low pressure system, now christened winter storm Megan, is making a direct hit on the Midwest.
00:24:11We here in Mountain View, however, can expect clear skies for the remainder of the week.
00:24:15No snow for Christmas.
00:24:17Can you believe it?
00:24:18Look, I still don't get your fascination with the rusty, dusty, old stuff.
00:24:25What's the draw for you?
00:24:29It's history.
00:24:30Everything has a story.
00:24:32Don't get her started.
00:24:34Everything belonged to someone.
00:24:36And maybe it helped them through hard times or celebrated their good times.
00:24:42You got her started.
00:24:43Oh, ooh.
00:24:45Like this old Petrola.
00:24:50I bet the family saved up to buy this for a year or more.
00:24:56And it sat in their drawing room.
00:25:00The family gathered around and sang to it on Sunday nights after dinner.
00:25:06This was their favorite record.
00:25:10Yeah, way easier to carry your music around in your pocket.
00:25:13I got like 5,000 songs on this thing.
00:25:15You really don't get it.
00:25:17Okay.
00:25:17How about this?
00:25:20What's the story behind this?
00:25:26This pin?
00:25:27Yeah.
00:25:28It's really special.
00:25:29They married at Christmas.
00:25:32Okay.
00:25:33And we know that, do we?
00:25:34Mm-hmm.
00:25:35Carl gave this to Ginger for their first anniversary.
00:25:40She never took it off for an entire year.
00:25:43Well, never took it off?
00:25:45Not at Halloween?
00:25:46The Fourth of July?
00:25:48Mm-hmm.
00:25:49Shower?
00:25:50Well, I love your creativity.
00:25:54I can't wait to see her face when she gets this back.
00:25:59Okay.
00:26:01Yeah, you know, about that.
00:26:03Okay, so, all this stuff, right?
00:26:07Really important to her, right?
00:26:08Mm-hmm.
00:26:09Right, and it's important.
00:26:10How'd it wind up here?
00:26:12It happens.
00:26:13You put stuff away and forget it.
00:26:16Mm.
00:26:17Well, whoever these people were,
00:26:20they absolutely loved Christmas.
00:26:23I mean, look at this stuff.
00:26:26Mm.
00:26:28Yes.
00:26:30How I love thee.
00:26:33Let me count the ways.
00:26:35I love thee.
00:26:36To the height and breadth and depth
00:26:38my soul can reach
00:26:40by Elizabeth Bear Brown.
00:26:46Well, don't look surprised.
00:26:48I, I'm sorry.
00:26:50I just assumed you were more of a
00:26:52Stephen King kind of guy.
00:26:54Stephen King kind of guy, huh?
00:26:56Stephen King, let me see that.
00:27:07Well, we are in luck,
00:27:09because if this was a gift,
00:27:11there's a warrant out for his arrest.
00:27:14Mountain View Public Library,
00:27:1745 years overdue.
00:27:20And he had to sign it out.
00:27:21Hello?
00:27:31Anybody here?
00:27:39Let's begin, Julie.
00:27:40It was the night before Christmas,
00:27:42when all through the house,
00:27:44not a creature was spurred,
00:27:45not even a mouse.
00:27:47And the stockings were hung
00:27:48by the chimney with care
00:27:51in the hopes that
00:27:52St. Nicholas
00:27:54would soon be there.
00:27:57Hello.
00:27:58Did you need something?
00:27:59Um, I'm sorry to interrupt,
00:28:01but there was no one up front.
00:28:04Can we talk to you for a minute?
00:28:06Tyler,
00:28:07can you pick up where we left off?
00:28:09You can do it, Tyler.
00:28:11I'll be right back.
00:28:15The children were nestled.
00:28:17You realize this is seriously overdue.
00:28:19Hey, don't look at us.
00:28:20We didn't sign it out.
00:28:21But we like to find out who did.
00:28:22Well, I don't think we give out
00:28:24that sort of information.
00:28:25Have you ever been asked to?
00:28:26No, but I'm new here.
00:28:28Oh, then you probably do.
00:28:29Well, still,
00:28:31the library was remodeled
00:28:32a few years ago.
00:28:33If we kept those old files,
00:28:34it'll probably be down in the basement.
00:28:36Want to have a look?
00:28:37Kids are waiting to finish that story.
00:28:41We can finish it for you.
00:28:43What a great idea.
00:28:45How about that?
00:28:47Well,
00:28:47before I can do anything else,
00:28:49there's the matter of beliefies.
00:28:51On a book almost 50 years overdue.
00:28:54Where would that come to?
00:28:55He spoke not a word,
00:29:16but went straight to his work
00:29:18and filled all the stockings,
00:29:21then turned them with a jerk.
00:29:24And laying his finger
00:29:25beside of his nose
00:29:26and giving a nod,
00:29:29up the chimney he rose.
00:29:30He went up the chimney?
00:29:32How?
00:29:33Well, I suppose...
00:29:35Christmas magic.
00:29:37Christmas magic.
00:29:39I'm sorry,
00:29:40but there's so many files,
00:29:41I haven't got the time.
00:29:42Well,
00:29:43we have the time.
00:29:44Would you mind if we looked?
00:29:46I guess I'll be okay.
00:29:49But right now?
00:29:50I kind of wanted to see how this ended.
00:29:54And I heard him exclaim,
00:29:56ere he drove out of sight,
00:29:58Merry Christmas to all...
00:29:59And to all a good night.
00:30:02See, that was a good ending.
00:30:03Huh?
00:30:03Come on.
00:30:04Who doesn't like the good ending?
00:30:12He wasn't kidding.
00:30:15There are files everywhere.
00:30:17Where do we start?
00:30:20At least try to find the right decade.
00:30:26I've always loved books.
00:30:28Especially old ones.
00:30:30The stories they hold.
00:30:31You know, it's easier to just listen to the audio book, right?
00:30:36Easy isn't always better.
00:30:38So this new business of yours,
00:30:39this escaping into the past,
00:30:41it's a good fit for you.
00:30:43And you with the present.
00:30:46I don't know.
00:30:49Just everything new is like a blank slate.
00:30:52It's like a house that's never been lived in.
00:30:54A book you've opened for the first time.
00:30:57There's no baggage.
00:30:58You just write your own story.
00:31:02Hmm.
00:31:03I never thought of it that way.
00:31:05Anyway, let's get back to work.
00:31:06Oh, yeah.
00:31:06Huh?
00:31:09How about this?
00:31:12Seventies.
00:31:13Ledgers.
00:31:13Ah.
00:31:21Let's see.
00:31:24Seventy-three.
00:31:25Nope.
00:31:28Seventy-four.
00:31:28Uh.
00:31:30What was the date in the back of the book again?
00:31:31December 2nd.
00:31:32December.
00:31:33Right.
00:31:34December.
00:31:37A garden of romantic poetry.
00:31:38Here it is.
00:31:40Carl Taylor.
00:31:42Carl Naylor.
00:31:46There's an address.
00:31:48That's four decades old.
00:31:50There's no way he still lives there.
00:31:51Four-nine-one-four.
00:31:54We want three-four-nine-one-five.
00:31:59So I'm thinking it should be right there.
00:32:02Excuse me.
00:32:15We're looking for an address.
00:32:16A house, maybe?
00:32:18Yeah, uh, I think it used to be right there.
00:32:21Huh.
00:32:22You're about 20 years too late.
00:32:25City tore that down to put in the park.
00:32:27But, uh, that's as far as they got.
00:32:29How long have you lived in the neighborhood?
00:32:31Oh, a while.
00:32:32Since Mr. McCormick over there stopped drinking and took up with the delivery girl.
00:32:37We're looking for a man named Carl Taylor.
00:32:40Maybe Naylor?
00:32:41Baylor.
00:32:42With a B.
00:32:43So you knew him?
00:32:44Oh, Carl moved away years out.
00:32:47I heard he left town, but I can't swear to it.
00:32:49He was dating a woman.
00:32:52Ginger something.
00:32:54Oh, that was her name.
00:32:56Oh, that was quite the romance.
00:32:58They were always dashing off to this movie or that dance.
00:33:02Well, wish I could be more help, but, um, if you want to know about the Marinos down the block,
00:33:09I could give you an earful.
00:33:13No, thanks.
00:33:14It's not that I'm one to talk.
00:33:16I've never been one to poke my nose in.
00:33:21Looks like we've hit a dead end.
00:33:26Yeah.
00:33:27Let's go.
00:33:28Well, she was right.
00:33:29He must have moved.
00:33:30I mean, there's no Baylor in town.
00:33:32There's a couple hundred around the country, but we can't check them all out.
00:33:34What about this?
00:33:38This movie ticket.
00:33:40What was so special about this one?
00:33:43Well, only a couple theaters in town back then, but even if we knew which one, I...
00:33:47There's writing on the back.
00:33:48It says, it's a wonderful life.
00:33:51Well, at least they had good taste in film.
00:33:55Excuse me?
00:33:57You remember it?
00:33:59Mr. 3D Action Man.
00:34:01Only one of the best films of all time, yes.
00:34:03But it's old, and in black and white, and nothing blows up.
00:34:10You know what?
00:34:11You should give me more credit.
00:34:13I know old movies, okay?
00:34:15Like Gone with the Wind, Jaws.
00:34:18I don't think so.
00:34:19No.
00:34:20No.
00:34:22But I do love this one, though.
00:34:24And if it were playing somewhere tonight...
00:34:27Well, modern technology.
00:34:32It could be.
00:34:33All we really need is some popcorn.
00:34:37It's on.
00:34:40All right.
00:34:41Oh, the angel got its wings.
00:35:02Forgot how much I love that part.
00:35:05You're really into this.
00:35:06Yeah, it's great.
00:35:08I mean, I wish it was in color, but...
00:35:11I can imagine it.
00:35:12Yeah, but if it was in color, you wouldn't have to imagine it.
00:35:15Let's just watch the movie.
00:35:16Please.
00:35:17Please, yeah, fine.
00:35:19Let's do it.
00:35:31Okay.
00:35:39Yeah.
00:35:40two days two days until we open the doors and then only one week till christmas
00:35:52we spent so much money stocking this place and i thought we were good but look at this
00:35:59deliveries insurance prepayments on taxes advertising we have to make this work
00:36:05you know i can't go back to my father
00:36:08okay okay you know what it's gonna be okay okay as long as there's no more surprises and we can
00:36:16clear about two hundred dollars a day i think we can make it i'm gonna need to pull back on my gym
00:36:24time then that's the goal day after tomorrow this place will be packed and we'll get used to this
00:36:33sound like jingo bells good morning ladies hey hey hey the santa land express has arrived at the
00:36:43station an antique model train used to run around the base of our christmas tree so i mean more than
00:36:52welcome to have it could bring in a buck or two we would love to we should set it up for the grand
00:36:57opening yeah leave it to me thanks
00:37:00the herald angels sing glory to the new born king
00:37:08well if those kids have credit cards you've already made a profit
00:37:25thank you so much ed oh hey you should find a place for this away from customers at least i would hate for
00:37:34someone to buy it out from under you that's not going to be a problem this stuff won't mean much
00:37:39to anyone but ginger and carl are you two any closer to finding them well we think they got married
00:37:48on christmas day some year some place and they went to a tree lighting ceremony what do you think
00:37:54that's all about oh that's an annual thing here uh they're celebrating the 50th anniversary tonight
00:37:5950 years that's a lot of jingle bells if this is tradition what if they went every year
00:38:04and had taken their kids and their grandkids only one way to find out
00:38:09for the fields we go laughing all the way
00:38:15bells on boxtails ring making spirits bright
00:38:20what fun it is to write and sing a slaying song to men
00:38:24when he was right that's a lot of jingle bells
00:38:28hey dave
00:38:31hey how you doing
00:38:33jenny hey oh it's a beautiful evening huh
00:38:36yeah we heard you back in town how are you i am i'm well thank you oh this is my friend
00:38:41dodie we're uh we're looking for a couple actually carl and ginger never heard of them
00:38:45never heard of them sorry good luck though merry christmas merry christmas
00:38:51merry christmas
00:38:52okay so in the picture i mean with the antlers and the noses we don't even know what they look like
00:39:02carl jingle bells ginger
00:39:07anybody know of carl ginger
00:39:09that'll be in my head for days
00:39:20eddie hey eddie
00:39:22ah there you are hello oh i knew we'd see you here oh uh this is my friend dodie brett
00:39:27actually we've met mrs willoughby i only answered to margaret and yes we did meet it was a few
00:39:34days ago not the old house right yeah oh so my mom never misses a christmas tree lighting
00:39:40i love this tradition isn't it beautiful we used to do this every year before ed
00:39:46ed set off around the country oh uh dodie leased that place over in mckinley oh you have the vintage
00:39:52shop i'm sure that's going to be a great success and then you're going to need a home to match and
00:39:58if you ever need a realtor i'll know who to call oh i'm sorry i've got to run i'm meeting a client here
00:40:06um do you think that we could maybe have lunch someday soon yes yes okay merry christmas
00:40:14thanks merry christmas it was so nice to see you again all right bye bye bye merry christmas
00:40:22how does she have so much energy hey uh you know it's about to start come on
00:40:28i used to wait for this moment all year
00:40:46it's beautiful and every time i see it it's like the first time
00:40:52we used to drive up to the mountains and cut down our own tree for the holidays
00:40:56oh yeah you're not with your family this season that's got to be tough
00:41:02store needs to be my focus i need to make it work well that's a no-brainer
00:41:11how do you know it's because you have so much passion for everything
00:41:18how is it that i have more faith in you than you have
00:41:26we still need one of those in the shop well now that's where i can come in handy
00:41:34sam it's good to see you you too hey this is my friend dodie hi very nice to meet you and she's
00:41:40looking for a tree what do you like uh i don't know um pine fur spruce
00:41:49i don't know um i don't know um i don't know um i don't know um i don't know um
00:41:53for a few hundred years yes a season for traditions calls for traditional treat simple green real
00:42:02maybe this one size the height shape
00:42:09i'll take it three two one
00:42:21every bit as beautiful as the one at the park maybe better i'll wait until you get those ornaments on it
00:42:27oh here
00:42:28pick a branch really first one yeah go for it okay i haven't done this in years you don't put up a tree
00:42:44uh i travel a lot so not really home long enough to unpack let alone decorate a tree although i do
00:42:51have one of those drugstore trees the pre-decorated plastic ones about yay high just grab and go
00:42:55somehow that doesn't say merry christmas to me no no how would you say merry christmas
00:43:10merry christmas and thank you so much for everything
00:43:20i need some music yeah yeah
00:43:25that's scratchy and old you uh you must love this actually i do
00:43:44i mean i i sort of get it you don't have to pretend to like it
00:43:47i'm not i'm not not pretending it's uh
00:43:54it's nice
00:43:56yeah dance with me uh the tree it's not done
00:44:00ah the tree can wait it's fine
00:44:01come on
00:44:03i don't know
00:44:18i don't know
00:44:20i don't know
00:44:22i don't know
00:44:24Right, I, uh, maybe I shouldn't have done that.
00:44:28I know it's not what you want right now.
00:44:31Yeah.
00:44:32Any idea when that might change?
00:44:34Well, it's like my aunt always told me I'll know when it's right.
00:44:44Still friends?
00:44:46Yeah, still friends.
00:44:49I mean, friends can still dance, right?
00:44:51Yeah.
00:44:51Like that old movie, like Dancing in the Rain?
00:44:54It's singing.
00:44:55It's singing in the rain.
00:44:57I was singing in the rain.
00:44:58Yeah.
00:45:00I was trying to impress you.
00:45:02Oh.
00:45:02I was trying to.
00:45:12Hey, hey.
00:45:14I thought you would be at the gym this morning.
00:45:16Yeah, I'm giving that up.
00:45:17I'm into food now.
00:45:19Since when?
00:45:20Since that donut shop opened up on the corner.
00:45:22Hey, did you hear the rain last night?
00:45:25Well, apparently what they lack in snow, they make up in rain.
00:45:28But it won't dampen my spirits.
00:45:31One more day.
00:45:32We open for business.
00:45:34I don't think I've ever been this excited.
00:45:36Or more depressed.
00:45:38Or depressed.
00:45:48Olivia.
00:45:50Look at this.
00:45:52It's flooded.
00:45:56Everything we've worked for.
00:45:59How much of our stock is damaged?
00:46:01Any of it is too much.
00:46:03We can't afford to lose a thing.
00:46:05This is a disaster.
00:46:07And if it rains again, it's going to flood again.
00:46:10Oh, Dodie, I could cry.
00:46:13We were so close to opening.
00:46:17What do we do?
00:46:18Do you know a good contractor?
00:46:22Our beautiful wood floors.
00:46:24So much of our merchandise.
00:46:26And we open tomorrow night.
00:46:27Well, we'll get some fans in here right away.
00:46:29I mean, most of this will dry up nicely.
00:46:31That wall's going to need some work.
00:46:33A little patch, a little plaster.
00:46:34Fresh coat of paint.
00:46:35And we've got to fix the roof.
00:46:37Because it's obviously still leaking.
00:46:39How much is this going to cost?
00:46:42Well, if we do it ourselves, not much.
00:46:43Well, that's good.
00:46:44Because not much is about all we have right now.
00:46:47Well, no need to panic yet.
00:46:49Let's see what we can do.
00:46:50Go get the old chimney sweeper.
00:47:02Make sure the chimney is clear.
00:47:06Time to get humming.
00:47:09Santa is coming.
00:47:11I love this time of the year.
00:47:14I'll set the tree by the mantle.
00:47:17Is that Ed on the roof?
00:47:30It must be.
00:47:32It's a little too early for reindeer.
00:47:34And Christmas is in the air.
00:47:38I pray when we come together.
00:47:43Our loved ones will all be there.
00:47:46Can't wait to join in the carols.
00:47:51I would miss this fabulous Christmas.
00:47:56I love this time of the year.
00:48:00I love this time of the year.
00:48:08It's done.
00:48:10Olivia.
00:48:11Look.
00:48:13Look.
00:48:13It's like nothing happened.
00:48:23Hey, Ed.
00:48:24You're our hero.
00:48:28Ed?
00:48:28Day's wasting away.
00:48:41We got a grand opening tonight.
00:48:43What is wrong with you?
00:48:44Oh, you guys were sleeping, so I took a drive up to the mountains.
00:48:47I can't have a snowball fight on my own.
00:48:49Come on.
00:48:49Okay.
00:48:50Yeah.
00:48:50It's on.
00:48:51Oh, yeah?
00:48:51It's so on.
00:48:52And you are so in for it.
00:48:55You're the only time to hunt for the year.
00:48:58Words of love and good cheer from all the people.
00:49:04Let us be talking in the air.
00:49:07Oh, yeah.
00:49:08Oh, yeah.
00:49:12Yeah, I'm getting good at this, yeah?
00:49:13Oh, yeah.
00:49:14Oh, yeah.
00:49:15Oh, yeah.
00:49:15Oh, yeah.
00:49:16Oh, yeah.
00:49:16Oh, yeah.
00:49:16Oh, yeah.
00:49:17Oh, yeah.
00:49:17Oh, yeah.
00:49:18Oh, yeah.
00:49:18Oh, yeah.
00:49:19Oh, yeah.
00:49:19Oh, yeah.
00:49:20Oh, yeah.
00:49:21Oh, yeah.
00:49:21Oh, yeah.
00:49:22Okay, that's enough.
00:49:23That's enough.
00:49:23That's enough.
00:49:24Okay.
00:49:25We won.
00:49:26I think we both lost.
00:49:27I won.
00:49:28Really?
00:49:29No.
00:49:31I so needed that.
00:49:34And you drove all the way to the mountains for it?
00:49:37Oh, it's better than watching paint dry.
00:49:39Hey, how's that wall, by the way?
00:49:40Oh, like new.
00:49:42What a relief.
00:49:43And we still have hours till the opening.
00:49:45I think we have everything.
00:49:46We have the drinks and the plates, cocktail napkins, the punch bowl.
00:49:51I still need to stop by the store and pick up some cookies.
00:49:53Well, uh-uh.
00:49:54There's a city ordinance against serving store-bought cookies at Christmas.
00:49:58I'm serious.
00:49:59It's a huge fine.
00:49:59They'll come in here and shut this place down.
00:50:01Okay?
00:50:01So what I'm going to do is I'll call my mom.
00:50:03I'll ask her.
00:50:04If she lets us use her kitchen, I can help you.
00:50:07Okay.
00:50:07Yeah?
00:50:08Fine.
00:50:08Yeah.
00:50:08All right.
00:50:10No!
00:50:10No!
00:50:11No!
00:50:11No!
00:50:11No!
00:50:12No!
00:50:12No!
00:50:21Oh, Willoughby tradition.
00:50:25New eggs, some butter, and voila.
00:50:29Those look amazing.
00:50:31And it only took four of us to make how many?
00:50:34Twelve.
00:50:35Hmm.
00:50:35Nothing to it.
00:50:36Almost nothing to it.
00:50:38How many of these are we going to need?
00:50:40Um, maybe ten, twelve dozen.
00:50:44Yeah, we're expecting a big crowd.
00:50:47Right?
00:50:47Okay, Dodie, you get the flour.
00:50:49I'll get the sugar.
00:50:50You get the butter.
00:50:51Done.
00:50:52I'll get the eggs and meet you at the mixer.
00:50:53Yeah, okay.
00:50:55Flour, right here.
00:50:58Mom, we need a bowl.
00:51:08Is there a right way to decorate these?
00:51:10Oh, just have fun.
00:51:12Eddie and I have been doing this every Christmas for years.
00:51:16Yeah.
00:51:17What do you think?
00:51:19Every Christmas, he could use some pants.
00:51:23Why does a cookie need pants?
00:51:25Oh, we'd just rather not offend the good citizens of Mountain View on our first day of business.
00:51:29Yeah.
00:51:30What she said.
00:51:31Give the man some pants.
00:51:32Excuse me, sir.
00:51:33I do believe that there is a gentleman there that is wearing no pants.
00:51:39Okay, fine.
00:51:40I will give him pants.
00:51:41Good.
00:51:44Jeans.
00:51:45Good.
00:51:45Good.
00:51:47How's that?
00:51:50Amazing.
00:51:51Now, that is a cookie we can be proud to serve.
00:51:55One more down.
00:51:56And a hundred or so to go.
00:51:58You know, I think you would look very smart in something, period, like that.
00:52:12Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:52:17It'll be a cold day in, well, Mountain View before you see me in one of those outfits.
00:52:22Over your dead body?
00:52:24Yeah, something like that.
00:52:26Oh, customer.
00:52:26Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:52:36From the late 1800s.
00:52:39Oh, and that color.
00:52:41The way it catches the light.
00:52:43It's very rare.
00:52:45Yeah.
00:52:46well if it's the price we'd be happy to discuss it did i mention it's very rare
00:52:53thank you
00:52:56i'm getting the same reaction everyone's just looking i'm not buying
00:53:08toady i thought you were supposed to put that away
00:53:16um excuse me sir i'm so sorry that's not for sale are you sure i'm only interested in this one item
00:53:26this key i'm a collector well we shouldn't have left it out we don't even know what it opens
00:53:33that's no mystery see the number etched on the top there
00:53:38it's a post office box key
00:53:42post office box
00:53:50no it's a great party decent crowd consider it plus hey we got the lead on that key so we can check that
00:53:59out tomorrow well unless winter storm megan circles back from the midwest
00:54:04on what break this town's record for snowless holidays not a chance and if it did well
00:54:11that'd be a miracle
00:54:13i'm very big on miracles this time of year
00:54:16now that i believe
00:54:19good night good night ed
00:54:27looks like i gave up the gym just in time these are fantastic you want one well at least a few
00:54:46people know we're here what do we sell five candlesticks four dresses three coats two clocks
00:54:54and a partridge in a pear tree what does that add up to hmm not enough
00:55:00what else can we do free gift wrapping or discounts ed as santa that'll be the day he's not very big on
00:55:10costumes a new website then i could build it on wix in no time and link it up to other sites bring
00:55:19in some tourists maybe even sell some of our items online too i think we've been going at this all wrong
00:55:28the problem is we have been trying to sell things right isn't that the whole point of a store what we
00:55:35should be selling are the stories behind them a customer might not want to buy this car but if it
00:55:43might once have been on ernest hemingway's library shelf or might have been filled with roses from a
00:55:51silent film star's garden a personal approach uh-huh everything has a story
00:55:59uh hi excuse me i was wondering if you could give us some information about the original owner
00:56:16it's one of ours all right eleven it's a bit of a legend around here what was so special about that
00:56:23one never any mail none but we still receive regular checks to pay for it we all wonder what the story
00:56:31is someone's been paying for this box all these years every month by clockwork do you want to check
00:56:36it out your key after all um i guess yeah sure thanks
00:56:50anything in there
00:56:53a ring
00:57:04and a note
00:57:10ginger will you marry me
00:57:13carl
00:57:15yes
00:57:17this is so romantic yeah except except what well carl proposed
00:57:22just like we thought this proves it except the ring and the note are still here
00:57:28so all it really proves is that ginger didn't pick it up oh
00:57:35oh
00:57:37well why wouldn't she pick it up
00:57:40i don't know it could be a million reasons for that
00:57:42all i need is all i need is one that makes sense
00:57:47ed the ring
00:57:49it's been sitting here for years waiting for her to see it and read the proposal
00:57:54i wonder what carl was thinking was he waiting for her to show up waiting for her to call
00:58:05what could have happened and what should we do with this
00:58:08it's not ours
00:58:13it's not anyone's
00:58:14it's
00:58:18it's really sad
00:58:31carl baylor that's right i check every month can you give us the address you want the address
00:58:38you have the key but you don't know where he lives
00:58:41that seems a bit odd
00:58:42uh we lost touch he's my uncle i haven't seen him in years
00:58:45so maybe you could help us out
00:58:47uncle or not that wouldn't be possible
00:58:50can i talk to you for a second just privately
00:58:52yes
00:58:58i was just you know wondering how much your box rentals are
00:59:02why are we whispering our prices aren't secret
00:59:06this should answer all your questions
00:59:14oh yeah oh i see okay yeah thank you um i'll be in touch
00:59:19hey are you you ready yeah yeah yeah thank you thank you
00:59:27i think he's somewhere in weveland it's not that far
00:59:31well it's about 30 miles up the road
00:59:34listen i mean i know this is what we've been after all this time but
00:59:38you still sure this is a good idea given what we know i can't stop now there have been too many
00:59:43times in my life when i hadn't followed through so i have to finish this yeah but we know the story
00:59:48isn't gonna have a happy ending maybe they eloped before she found her ring never came back for it
00:59:55okay maybe it's something else but whatever it is i need to hear it for myself
00:59:59dodie come on we we just need to be realistic here why not be hopeful
01:00:07be supportive be on my side i am on your side okay i'm just trying to protect you protect me yes
01:00:15look i am capable perfectly capable of protecting myself
01:00:23wait is this about us tori how could this be about us i have no idea what you want all i know is it's
01:00:33definitely not now and it's not me i thought we were on the same page
01:00:38finding these two people will prove i am not wrong to believe in them okay but what if this
01:00:45relationship isn't what you think it is what if it's all just in your mind and and it ends up hurting
01:00:51you right dodie don't be mad okay i'm not mad i'm i'm confused i'm upset
01:01:06okay maybe i'm mad dodie bye
01:01:10don't worry about her she'll be back do you mind if i sit it's your cafe
01:01:26you know i have seen a lot of relationships in my time good bad everything in between
01:01:33people forget when a waitress is around frustrating sometimes but oh my the things we learn
01:01:43for instance for instance you two you're a match
01:01:49in case you didn't hear what she said don't go by what she says she's wild about you that's what scares
01:01:55her it's an old story two people who fit but afraid to admit it so they find reasons to stay apart
01:02:05you'd think it was the end of the world and like i said you two are a match
01:02:12like my husband and me how long have you been married oh since before you were born
01:02:18okay so what you're saying is the moral of the story is don't give up sure go with that and always take your waitress
01:02:31this shawl will be a conversation piece and to think it might have been on cole porter's piano in the 1920s
01:02:50i mean maybe christmas
01:02:53that approach and this website is exactly what we need the customers love the stories
01:03:03and our online sales are through the roof
01:03:09and you're not listening to the word i'm saying
01:03:12i'm sorry carl baylor's address he's so close so now what you have to think this through you know ed
01:03:21thinks this is a mistake what if he's right what if this is all some silly wild goose chase what if it is
01:03:33either way i need to know i am gonna find out what happened
01:03:51uh
01:04:11well hello there and merry christmas
01:04:15i'm looking for a carl baylor
01:04:20you found him sorry i uh i just got home and i i didn't have time to to change
01:04:27so how can i help you now i'm not so sure
01:04:32all this the neighborhood kids expect it adults too
01:04:37would you care to step in it's a little nippy out there yes thank you so much
01:04:41you're mr baylor
01:04:47you're carl baylor
01:04:49well don't let the fur trim fool you as i say i just got off work and uh
01:04:55sometimes it takes me a few minutes to get out of character
01:04:59you see uh
01:05:02being one of santa's helpers it is a very complicated business
01:05:07i wasn't expecting quite so much well playing santa for a living it's all or nothing
01:05:17have a have a seat
01:05:17do i know you my name is jody bright i have a new shop in mountain view oh and as it happens i
01:05:33bought this wardrobe and one day i was dusting it and i ended up opening up a drawer
01:05:43so that's why i'm here
01:05:50that's quite a story i couldn't stop until i found you and ginger that wasn't her real name by the way
01:05:58it wasn't oh we uh we met at a dance back in the 70s she moved like a dream like a a movie star so uh
01:06:11i just called her ginger ginger rogers that's one of her favorites i never got into the old movies myself
01:06:23so she kept all those things all those memories it it takes my breath away just the thought of it
01:06:33it didn't this was one of them oh
01:06:43i never expected to see this again not in a million years
01:06:49she was something you know she really cared about things you know i've never met her equal i know this isn't right but
01:06:59i opened the post office box is the ring still there and the note
01:07:10all these years that's a miracle in itself
01:07:17i gave this tour the last time we were together
01:07:23when you're ready to make it work use this
01:07:29i i always hoped that eventually she'd change her mind use the key find the ring
01:07:37crazy i know but i never had the heart to stop paying for the box
01:07:43do you have any idea where she is now not a clue she broke it off asked me to honor that
01:07:51as hard as hard as it was i kept that promise
01:08:00do you mind if i try to find her
01:08:04i'd like to know where her life took her
01:08:09suit yourself
01:08:10this uh well here's her real name at least what it was when i last knew her oh uh
01:08:27i might check that out too
01:08:30charity dance i'm playing santa you should come
01:08:33i am really glad i found you me too
01:08:43merry christmas
01:08:47toady look at this customers everywhere business is better every day that's good
01:08:53look i'm sorry you didn't find your happy ending but at least you know the story now not the whole story but soon
01:09:04now that i have her real name i thought it would be a snap
01:09:09but there are so many people with this name and none of them
01:09:12wow did you find something her i found her olivia this this is amazing and she's still in town and
01:09:30and you're not gonna believe the rest i'm not even sure i do
01:09:35hello hi uh thought we weren't speaking we aren't we weren't but we have to now okay i may have
01:09:50overreacted okay i definitely overreacted but can we talk about that later ed i need you to come with
01:10:00me i have news about carl and ginger did you find out the whole story half of it i'm headed out to
01:10:06hear the rest but i need you to come with me you're serious yes i'm serious right now okay wait wait
01:10:13before you head out uh you need to clean up a little sawdust paint yeah yeah like right now okay okay fine
01:10:30so what are we doing here do you want to meet ginger or not at the cafe
01:10:38wait is it you'll have to wait and see
01:10:42so all this time she'll be serving us dessert that's quick here she comes act natural welcome
01:11:01folks nice to see you again together and all what can i get for you today oh thank you uh maybe it's
01:11:07what we can do for you dody um a hot chocolate will be fine thanks ed
01:11:20uh yeah um yeah hot chocolate please be just a minute
01:11:26what is happening what when are you gonna give her the box how did you find her
01:11:29so first i met with carl i told him the whole story i showed him the key
01:11:42ed
01:11:42dody mom i hope i haven't kept you waiting i had a client desperate to find a place before christmas so
01:11:50his daughter would have a place to hang her stockings is that adorable yeah i asked your
01:11:56mother to join us for lunch well isn't that a nice surprise is this a special occasion
01:12:05i i i don't know is it oh three now is it something to drink um whatever they're having is fine
01:12:17hi okay uh so what's happening
01:12:20we wanted to return this to you
01:12:29to my mother
01:12:34well where where did you find this it belonged to maggie preston
01:12:40your maiden name of course
01:12:41uh margaret it was just it was too stuffy back then so we've been looking for you this entire time
01:12:55i haven't seen this in so long i found it hidden in an old wardrobe and ed helped me find its rightful
01:13:03owner and i believe that's you the gingerbread competition second place of course there were
01:13:14only two entries that year ours was truly terrible but we had so much fun oh this is the first rose
01:13:26boy ever gave me i slept with this under my pillow for weeks as you can tell
01:13:37what about this it says for ginger
01:13:43that's right carl call me when we first met well when we first danced an old movie reference
01:13:52you wouldn't know it there we go let me know if there's anything else this was long before i met
01:14:00your father long before a part time this was it was just perfect only for a time i had these dreams of
01:14:13an art career and and and i was just obsessed i was determined that nothing would stand in my way not
01:14:19even carl not even carl i foolishly thought that it had to be a career or the love of my life one or the
01:14:27other and by the time i figured out my mistake he was gone and so i just packed all my beautiful
01:14:36memories in this box and just moved on
01:14:42so is that when you met my father you know
01:14:50it just looked really good on paper i just i didn't want to make the same mistake twice
01:14:57we never had that spark and you know how that worked out
01:15:03but it wasn't a total loss we did have the most wonderful boy in the world
01:15:08oh my christmas pen
01:15:22my oh my gosh
01:15:26you you have no idea what this means to me
01:15:38thank you
01:15:50all those years margaret lost
01:15:54i wish there was some way to make things happen too late to get them back together i suppose
01:15:58if only you had seen the way she looked at everything in that box
01:16:04she still loves him i know it
01:16:09maybe it's impossible
01:16:11but i need to make this happen
01:16:14are you doing this for margaret or are you doing it for ed
01:16:17you say no but i think you have a soft spot for the guy
01:16:24i'm doing this for carl and ginger
01:16:30this is just like the old days at christmas
01:16:43we used to sit on the porch and drink hot chocolate
01:16:47only better you've done such a great job here
01:16:50yeah you know what i'll finish the inside next week but
01:16:52it feels good to have this much done have you thought about keeping it just moving back and
01:16:58you should be so tired of traveling uh yeah it's crossed my mind i mean i traveled clear across
01:17:05the country and then just forgot why i even left well everybody needs some time to think things over
01:17:12you know to be honest i've missed the town you know missed my life here missed you
01:17:18well then move back eddie we could work together you could flip them i could sell them we'd make a
01:17:26great team we would we would
01:17:31is there something else yeah
01:17:37just this you know this carl and ginger thing i i'm only hearing about this now you had enough to
01:17:44deal with growing up with a single mother or making two yeah but i can't help but think
01:17:48what your life would have been like if you didn't have to raise me if it wasn't because of me eddie you
01:17:54were the best part of my life i wouldn't change a single thing yeah but you had to do it alone
01:17:58mom i mean if i had known maybe i could have helped you or you did help just by being my son
01:18:04dodie
01:18:14excuse me hey you i have an idea your mom still likes to dance i bet uh yeah sure why
01:18:21that sounds good yeah sounds very good all right bye something important uh something fun
01:18:35what are your thoughts on going to a christmas dance
01:18:46ed says that the theme is winter wonderland i don't have anything that's right for that
01:18:51um so i was thinking vintage um well what about this one straight out of the 40s that is so
01:19:00gorgeous i don't you think that's too glamorous for me oh no not at all you would look so beautiful
01:19:07in this margaret you think absolutely i'll take it oh i do wish you were going along tonight i mean
01:19:14get a ride with me and ed well we're open late tonight and it's my turn to lock up maybe i'll meet
01:19:23you there later the truth is you're the one that should be going with ed you need somebody like you
01:19:28in this life ed is a wonderful man she says the timing isn't right really
01:19:37what is it dodie is it the store love is love
01:19:43all it cares about is love you're a very smart lady margaret
01:19:48smart lady's made a lot of foolish choices in her life i could be a cautionary tale for you
01:19:53how much do i owe you oh no no no this is for me no i consider it a christmas gift yeah no sorry
01:20:04merry christmas out of curiosity if you are going tonight what are you gonna wear
01:20:09i have the entire store to choose from oh
01:20:12well it you know if you're wondering ed likes bread ah stop it oh both of you merry christmas
01:20:23merry christmas have a wonderful time bye dodie it's red
01:20:32he'll be here anytime now you know the dance doesn't start for an hour well that's the idea
01:20:38to give santa and ginger some alone time oh clever girl
01:20:47yes there you go uh i'm a little nervous if you weren't i'd be a little worried i mean it i've spent
01:20:54so many years wondering about this moment if it should ever happen again and yet you know if this
01:21:02goes well santa could be the one getting the best gift this year
01:21:08anybody home jody i thought you couldn't make it until later olivia she offered to cover the store
01:21:15for me tonight that was so nice of her love the dress isn't it beautiful don't you like that color
01:21:23oh wait a minute are we early there's no one here did i show up early uh i don't know maybe we both did
01:21:32um but hey there's music decorations we've got santa over here what more do you need hey santa come join us
01:21:43oh merry christmas merry christmas and who do we have here uh ed willoughby hope i'm on the good list
01:21:53and this is my mother margaret it's so nice to meet you santa
01:22:00margaret you say you you don't look like a margaret to me no well then who it'll come to me a
01:22:07beautiful pin you're wearing oh thank you it was a gift many years ago from someone special he was
01:22:21be lost touch a shame when that happens yeah well you can't turn the clock back nonsense haven't you
01:22:30heard at christmas my dear margaret anything is possible well i'm afraid there are times when
01:22:40that's true that song means something to you does it that is the song that we danced to that christmas
01:22:53my friend your first dance your first dance yes as it happens it was one of my favorites as well would you
01:23:04care to dance ginger
01:23:09carl oh my god oh my gosh i said you plus a few more years and a few more pounds i hope not so many
01:23:30that it's too late oh no no no it's not too late
01:23:39come on ginger let's show them how it's done
01:23:55i've never seen my mother so happy thank you for everything you did for them
01:23:59i've never seen them what we did well better not let the dance fall
01:24:18merry christmas car merry christmas ginger
01:24:22oh come on it's christmas eve don't leave me in suspense how do we do
01:24:48well between word of mouth and our beautiful new website i think your dad will be very happy
01:24:58this holiday we're gonna be okay thank you
01:25:03lydia this is amazing so the store is in good shape what about you and ed i don't know
01:25:11um he's pretty terrific isn't he he's pretty terrific
01:25:20olivia it's tomorrow it's christmas
01:25:25christmas
01:25:40they're carolers it's snowing
01:25:43i thought you said you wouldn't be caught dead dressed like that huh i mean i i think you're
01:26:06paraphrasing but did you set this up you did this for me i'd do anything for you you should know that by now
01:26:25hopefully it doesn't take you 40 years to use this one
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