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Amidst renovation of an old hotel, a divorcing couple's marriage gets a chance when their kids find love letters from the past. Saving their parents' marriage before a developer buys the hotel becomes the siblings' mission.
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00:01:01Michael.
00:01:02Honey.
00:01:03Wash up for dinner.
00:01:06Okay, Mommy.
00:01:07Now put your toys away.
00:01:09It's bath night.
00:01:10Oh, I just had one.
00:01:17That was a week ago, mijito.
00:01:19Barely.
00:01:20Barely.
00:01:21I'll see you in the kitchen, okay?
00:01:27I'll see you in the kitchen, okay?
00:01:28Oh, I just had one.
00:01:29That was a week ago, mijito.
00:01:30Barely.
00:01:31I'll see you in the kitchen, okay?
00:01:35I'll see you in the kitchen, okay?
00:01:36I'll see you in the kitchen.
00:01:37I'll see you in the kitchen.
00:01:39You want corn?
00:01:43Do you want corn?
00:02:06Papeiros?
00:02:14Greens?
00:02:15No!
00:02:22Children, you have to move out of the hotel for a while.
00:02:31Your father's savings is gone.
00:02:34We have to work in the city for a couple of months.
00:02:37Where will we live?
00:02:39We will be offering this room to other renters while we are going to work.
00:02:45We get to live in the homes of other people that are working out of town.
00:02:51Okay, the railroad has been very helpful.
00:02:57What about grandmother?
00:03:01Your father's mother has not written back.
00:03:05But I have it all figured out.
00:03:08It will be an adventure.
00:03:11Sounds fun.
00:03:12Sounds fun.
00:03:13It will be.
00:03:15Now eat your food.
00:03:19You know you can buy a book.
00:03:22We will live in now.
00:03:24We love you.
00:03:25It will be better, not to be fair.
00:03:28I really want to buy you in the house.
00:03:30You don't care.
00:03:31We're going to be new.
00:03:32You can't be new.
00:03:33We're going to be new.
00:03:34Let's go to our house.
00:03:35Let's go to the house.
00:03:36I just do great.
00:03:37We'll get to the house after a little of your house.
00:03:39This place has seen better days.
00:03:55Kids, don't get in anybody's way.
00:04:01Good morning.
00:04:03Uh, Roger.
00:04:05That's me.
00:04:09He's up there, Roger.
00:04:11Still not divorced.
00:04:13Yeah.
00:04:14Um, Catherine said there are no guests currently, but they will arrive later tonight.
00:04:20So how much of the hotel is damaged?
00:04:23The East Wing has collapsed, but the rooms and lobby are sound.
00:04:28With a little bit of work, they'll be available to be used.
00:04:31How much staff?
00:04:32Two.
00:04:33Catherine and Rogalio.
00:04:35They call them Junior.
00:04:36They?
00:04:37Well, he's got a crew.
00:04:39And we pay them?
00:04:40I'm not exactly sure what the deal is.
00:04:42I didn't spend a bunch of time here when your grandfather was alive.
00:04:46I just met these folks at the Thanksgiving feast.
00:04:49So how many plates did they sell?
00:04:5075.
00:04:51And how many are we expecting for Christmas?
00:04:54Catherine just said 125.
00:04:56Why don't you come in?
00:04:56I'll introduce you.
00:04:57Hi.
00:05:09Hi.
00:05:10Hi.
00:05:11I'm Jason.
00:05:13I'm Nadia.
00:05:14Catherine.
00:05:15This is so great.
00:05:17Pop talked about you guys all the time.
00:05:19Pop?
00:05:19Your grandfather, Mr. Lawrence.
00:05:23Yeah.
00:05:23He was really excited about you taking over this place.
00:05:26We're not going to stay very long.
00:05:28We're just going to clean it up and sell it.
00:05:31Oh.
00:05:31Well, that makes me very sad.
00:05:33It's for the best.
00:05:35Yes, it is.
00:05:38Right.
00:05:38So I will get you a room key.
00:05:40Two rooms, please.
00:05:46Great.
00:05:51I'll take the kids with me tonight.
00:05:52That's fine.
00:05:53Where are they?
00:05:53They just ran in here.
00:05:54Yeah, up the stairs.
00:05:56I think they're on the third floor.
00:05:59Junior.
00:06:02Hi.
00:06:02You can grab their bags.
00:06:03Yeah.
00:06:04Yeah.
00:06:04Your bags.
00:06:05They're in your car.
00:06:06Yes.
00:06:07I'll take your keys.
00:06:08Thank you, Junior.
00:06:09It's nice to meet you both.
00:06:11Thanks.
00:06:11I'm on my way.
00:06:13Thank you, Roger.
00:06:14Up the stairs, across the hall, and up the second set of stairs.
00:06:18I know the way.
00:06:39Hi there.
00:06:59Welcome to the Valverde.
00:06:59The Flynn's.
00:07:01The Flynn's.
00:07:02The Flynn's.
00:07:06There you go, Mr. Flynn.
00:07:07Thank you very much.
00:07:08What is this?
00:07:33My name is Michael.
00:08:03My dad's name is Michael, too.
00:08:08He died in Germany.
00:08:10He flew the B-17 bomber.
00:08:14He was a navigator.
00:08:15That means he was the one who told them where to go.
00:08:2035 missions.
00:08:2135 missions.
00:08:24These are my toys.
00:08:26My dad played with me.
00:08:29If you find these toys, please be careful.
00:08:33Your friend, Michael.
00:08:34dear michael my name is laura my daddy's name is thomas he died on the railroad my new daddy is
00:08:51my daddy's brother bob he's nice to meet my mom my mom's name is sabrina she makes clothes
00:09:00i like your room i'll take very good care of your choice i will continue to write you letters as
00:09:07you stay here i hope you write me back your friend
00:09:11or
00:09:30kids it's just us tonight your dad's staying in another room what's there to do here i don't
00:09:40know yet we'll walk around after dinner catherine said dinner in an hour um get unpacked how long
00:09:47are we staying as long as it takes to sell this place so your father and i can split the money
00:09:53and move on sounds dumb where are we gonna go then no we'll figure it out then where's dad gonna live
00:10:04who knows he's really focused on his new career i don't know much about where he plans to land
00:10:11well can we at least sit together and figure this out
00:10:16there really isn't much more to figure out honey your father and i just don't work out like we used
00:10:23to dinner though we can have dinner together yes of course of course i'm here luke
00:10:32get unpacked okay okay
00:10:38nick look
00:11:00all right well that that doesn't matter to me okay that that's not what's important
00:11:13all right fine fine fine fine fine fine i'm i'm busy now for the rest of the day
00:11:19hey look i don't care who you sell it to just sell it okay the sooner the better
00:11:25i got an industrial group looking tomorrow if they bite all your troubles will be over
00:11:29good because i'm not gonna spend my life savings rebuilding this place just to have it torn down
00:11:33again all right i'm selling it as is the last time these guys bought a property it was twice the
00:11:38market you could build this building from scratch tear it down and still be in profit
00:11:43all right good i'm not gonna do that but good
00:11:46you're selling
00:12:05all right divorce isn't cheap
00:12:07oh it's none of my business i'm sorry for you both really
00:12:13yeah me too
00:12:23you
00:12:24you
00:12:26you
00:12:58This old place.
00:13:28Because I was just lying about the life I had.
00:13:36Where is the magic that holds the sky up?
00:13:42That makes me look upward whenever it rains.
00:13:47Where is the feeling that holds my life up to tell you I don't think it's there.
00:13:58Do you think these were the doors they had when this place was first built?
00:14:09You mean when Grandpa had it?
00:14:11No, before that.
00:14:13Grandpa bought this place when Dad was born.
00:14:16How old is it?
00:14:18About 100 years old.
00:14:19How many people do you think stayed here?
00:14:23I don't know.
00:14:24A lot, I suppose.
00:14:26Kids, dinner.
00:14:32Shoot.
00:14:34Mom's gonna freak.
00:14:36Okay, don't say anything.
00:14:38We'll clean it up when we get back.
00:14:39You're a funeral.
00:14:51Woof, woof, dinner time!
00:14:53Where's Mom at?
00:14:56You didn't see any real ghost stuff, did you?
00:14:58Did you?
00:14:59What did you guys see?
00:15:00You could tell me.
00:15:02You could tell me.
00:15:04Ghosts.
00:15:04No, you didn't.
00:15:07Why'd you stand up?
00:15:10It's the polite thing to do when a lady sits down.
00:15:13Why don't we ever do that at home?
00:15:16Sometimes we get so busy at home we forget to do the things that we should.
00:15:21Is that why we're getting a divorce?
00:15:24Honey, we are not getting a divorce.
00:15:27Your mother and I has nothing to do with you guys.
00:15:30It's between us as adults.
00:15:33Okay, you guys are, you guys are wonderful.
00:15:35Yeah, guys, we love you both very much.
00:15:38Sometimes grown-ups just grow apart.
00:15:41We'll grow back.
00:15:42Like a lobster claw.
00:15:48Doesn't work like that, actually.
00:15:50But you'll be fine, really.
00:15:53Guys, sometimes it just works out better.
00:15:56You'll be fine.
00:15:58Bon appetit.
00:15:59Seared scallops with infused butter and herbs.
00:16:06Don't we get to order something?
00:16:08Oh, not here, sweetheart.
00:16:09We pick the menu and we serve it to you.
00:16:11What if I'm vegan?
00:16:12Are you?
00:16:13Your mother didn't say.
00:16:15No.
00:16:16I was just wondering if there was an option.
00:16:18If I was vegan.
00:16:21Ah, yes, there is.
00:16:23That's quite enough, Nicole.
00:16:25Catherine, this looks amazing.
00:16:28Yeah, enjoy.
00:16:30Dig in.
00:16:32Do we really own this place?
00:16:33Yes, we do.
00:16:36Why are we selling it?
00:16:38This is amazing.
00:16:39Well, we can't afford it.
00:16:42I mean, this place will cost so much money just to get back up to code.
00:16:46They're going to condemn it.
00:16:48How can they condemn someone's property?
00:16:50Well, we're eating in here because the roof in the dining room has collapsed.
00:16:56Well, maybe if they had menus and let people order what they wanted, they might have made
00:17:00more money.
00:17:01Yeah, that'd be nice if they actually had access to the kitchen.
00:17:04Mmm.
00:17:07That's good, though, right?
00:17:09Uh-huh.
00:17:13Mmm.
00:17:18Hey, Junior.
00:17:21Uh, hey, uh, that Jason, he's a strange guy, huh?
00:17:30What do you mean, strange?
00:17:33Well, you know, he spends a ton of time looking at you when his wife is standing right there.
00:17:39Like, looking at me, looking at me?
00:17:41Yep, looking at you, looking at you.
00:17:44Well, I guess they are getting a divorce, so.
00:17:49Oh, really?
00:17:52Well, that's kind of sad.
00:17:54Yeah.
00:17:55Especially for those kids.
00:17:56Yes.
00:18:14There's cuatro.
00:18:15Oh, really?
00:18:17ink.
00:18:19Okay, let's make something foreign!
00:18:24That's nice!
00:18:26Okay, so...
00:18:31I've been liking that.
00:18:33I saw that.
00:18:35I like that.
00:18:36It's my best for idies.
00:18:37Apparently, all day I had awards, everything was so great.
00:18:38I can see ya.
00:18:39Two children have dumb people to say anything, right?
00:18:41I just want to see some things, right?
00:18:42Look at that.
00:19:05Someone left all these toys.
00:19:12Do you think they're a hundred years old?
00:19:31I'm sure they're old, probably not a hundred.
00:19:35These letters.
00:19:42My name is Michael.
00:19:44My daddy's name is Michael, too.
00:19:46He died in Germany.
00:19:48He flew in the B-17 Bomber Squadron J.
00:19:52He was a navigator.
00:19:53That means he was the one who told them where to go.
00:19:55Thirty-five missions.
00:19:57Those are my toys.
00:19:58My daddy played with me.
00:19:59If you find these toys, please be careful.
00:20:01Your friend, Michael.
00:20:03Dear Michael, my name is Michael.
00:20:05My name is Michael.
00:20:06My daddy's name is Michael too.
00:20:07He died in Germany.
00:20:08He flew in the B-17 Bomber Squadron J.
00:20:10He was a navigator.
00:20:11That means he was the one who told them where to go.
00:20:13Thirty-five missions.
00:20:14Those are my toys.
00:20:15My daddy played with me.
00:20:17If you find these toys, please be careful.
00:20:19Dear Michael, my name is Laura. My daddy's name is Thomas. He died on the railroad. My new daddy is my daddy's brother, Bob. He is nice to me and my mom. My mom's name is Sabrina. She makes clothes.
00:20:36I like your room, and I will take very good care of your toys, but I will continue to write you these letters as we stay here, and I hope you will write me back. Your friend, Laura.
00:20:56Laura, your picture was exhilarating to see.
00:21:00I pictured you as an angel, but I had no idea how much you looked like heaven.
00:21:05Michael, the bus will be here in 20 minutes.
00:21:10Okay, Mom.
00:21:16I have been going to school with a lot of pretty girls, but I don't talk to them like I talk to you.
00:21:21There's something special about you. I wish I could explain it. Thank you for the bracelet you made. I gave it to my mom.
00:21:28Here's a picture of me and my family. Mom said she would try to get me a photograph of just me.
00:21:34She's been busy. Christmas is coming up.
00:21:37I've left you a gift. I hope you like it. Yours, Michael.
00:21:41Michael, I'm so sad we haven't met yet. Mom says we missed you by only a few days. Mom's dresses made it to the sample room.
00:21:56It was wonderful to see her start to become successful.
00:22:02My baby doll is my new addition to the vault. She is a fighter like your soldier. Please take care of her. She is tough. Your friend, Laura.
00:22:11Wow. These two are falling in love over letters and never even met.
00:22:23Imagine if Dad wrote something like that to Mom. She would stop being mad at him for being so busy for a year.
00:22:29I bet if Mom told Dad that she was his and he was hers, he'd find the time to call her, even if he was busy.
00:22:38What if?
00:22:40We write letters to them?
00:22:42Yeah.
00:22:43We can write them letters like this from each other and let them fall back in love.
00:22:48Okay, but we need to keep them apart so they don't give it away.
00:22:51You take Dad. And I'll stay with Mom. We'll place the letters we write and make sure they find them.
00:22:58Brilliant.
00:22:59Kids, I'm going to bed. Not too late.
00:23:02Good night, Mom.
00:23:04Good night, Mom.
00:23:06Let's see.
00:23:08Let's start with Mom. What would Michael say?
00:23:13My dearest Nadia, it seems like ages since we've spoken.
00:23:18Of all the lovely things in life, I see none of them make me feel like I feel when I see you.
00:23:25That's good.
00:23:26Ooh, this is good.
00:23:29This hotel wraps its arms around me like they are yours.
00:23:32And even as the leaves fall in the courtyard, I feel your presence around me.
00:23:36Okay, let's back it off just a bit so we don't make it too much to believe.
00:23:41Add in there.
00:23:42Work is very important to me, but I think I forgot what I was doing it for.
00:23:48That's good, little brother.
00:23:50Michael said in this one when he started high school.
00:23:54Football player.
00:24:00Just because I'm busy, it doesn't mean you're not always on my mind.
00:24:06Still yours.
00:24:08Too much?
00:24:08No, but we are going to need to be really careful not to let them cross paths for the next few days.
00:24:16Yeah.
00:24:17We need help.
00:24:20Who?
00:24:20Okay, so what do you have in mind?
00:24:25Well, if we can keep them apart until we deliver them a couple letters to lock them back into their marriage, I know that when they finally do see each other again, they'll make all the difference.
00:24:33How do we do that?
00:24:34Well, we have that dinner coming up.
00:24:36Can you set them jobs that'll separate them?
00:24:38I could use some help with the toilets.
00:24:42Maybe the guy could commit to helping me with that.
00:24:44Ow!
00:24:46I bet if I tell him that I want to help, he'll want to be sure that I do it right.
00:24:51So we're going to need to keep them on separate floors.
00:24:55The guest rooms need setting up.
00:24:56How's your mom at decorating?
00:24:57She's great.
00:24:58She should be an interior decorator.
00:24:59She just didn't want to travel while we were in school.
00:25:01Who knew she was so perfect for this place?
00:25:03Mom's pretty perfect all around.
00:25:05I believe you.
00:25:07Yeah.
00:25:08You believe in bacon.
00:25:10I'm getting it.
00:25:11I only have two hands.
00:25:12Oh, yeah, and I'll take a couple of those hands for the season.
00:25:16Yeah, I know.
00:25:17Dad and I can help.
00:25:19Yeah?
00:25:20Sure.
00:25:21All right, because, you know, like I said, I need to do the toilets before the drip breaks them through the floor.
00:25:26Let's do it.
00:25:27All right, let me get some tools.
00:25:31Catherine!
00:25:32Coffee, please.
00:25:33Oh, you didn't sleep last night?
00:25:36I know getting coffee isn't your job, but I just did not have a coffee maker in my room.
00:25:42No, it's no problem.
00:25:43Here.
00:25:44I will take you a coffee maker after lunch.
00:25:48Is the room very comfortable?
00:25:49No, it's fine.
00:25:50I just can't get used to these noises in this old building.
00:25:54Ghosts?
00:25:55I'm sure.
00:25:56No, there are no ghosts here.
00:26:00Old buildings have their own noises.
00:26:01So, what's the plan?
00:26:07I'm going to learn how to replace toilets.
00:26:10Sounds fun.
00:26:12Mom, Catherine was telling me they need help decorating upstairs.
00:26:15Can we help them?
00:26:15Mom, please, Mom, you haven't decorated in years.
00:26:19Okay.
00:26:20If Catherine needs our help, we'll give her help.
00:26:23It would be a huge help.
00:26:24I have a ton to do and not enough hours in my day.
00:26:26Well then, I'll make myself available to you.
00:26:29Great.
00:26:30I'll meet you upstairs after breakfast.
00:26:32See you in about an hour?
00:26:33Sure.
00:26:34Nicole?
00:26:34Wouldn't miss it.
00:26:35Good morning, fine people.
00:26:42How's the life of you future tycoons?
00:26:44Fine, thank you.
00:26:47What's a tycoon?
00:26:49Masters of Industry and Property Development Giants.
00:26:53Aren't we selling?
00:26:55Yes.
00:26:56But what we're selling this place for, we can buy two more.
00:26:59We don't talk business with the children.
00:27:02Well.
00:27:07They're going to learn about it eventually.
00:27:10Shouldn't they know where it comes from?
00:27:13I'll decide when they should learn about our business.
00:27:15I don't like that we're selling this place.
00:27:21Like I said, the offer's too good to pass up.
00:27:24Like I said, I'll decide what's best for my children.
00:27:28Kids, go upstairs.
00:27:34Hey mom, I'm going to stay with dad tonight, okay?
00:27:37Whatever you want, honey.
00:27:38Okay, I'm going to be with you all day tomorrow though.
00:27:40I want to learn how to do rooms.
00:27:42Look, Nadia, I'm sorry if I stepped over the line.
00:27:44And I'm just really excited for you and your family.
00:27:47And I think you'll be very pleased with the deal I'm working.
00:27:50Not if I'm even selling this place.
00:27:53I'm sorry, it's none of my business.
00:27:55No, you're not all wrong.
00:27:57Too bad Jason's the one in charge of this situation.
00:28:00Thank goodness, right?
00:28:02And he'll get all the credit for this amazing deal.
00:28:05Thank goodness.
00:28:07Thank you, Junior, for cleaning all of that up.
00:28:09Yep, yep, yep.
00:28:09Thanks.
00:28:11Wait, isn't your husband coming down?
00:28:13Just missed him.
00:28:16I'll call him.
00:28:18No worries.
00:28:19Breakfast?
00:28:20Oh, no, maybe just coffee.
00:28:32Now what?
00:28:34Junior.
00:28:36Oh, yep.
00:28:38Get it off the table.
00:28:40Oh, yeah, okay.
00:28:42What are you doing with the toilet?
00:28:44Well, what do you normally do with the toilet?
00:28:47Nothing in a dining room.
00:28:50Who uses a toilet in the dining room?
00:28:52Exactly.
00:28:54And we're on the same page.
00:28:57I gotta go.
00:28:59All right.
00:29:00Here we go.
00:29:02Upstairs, I think.
00:29:02I think I'm going upstairs.
00:29:03These are beautiful.
00:29:09They're handmade.
00:29:11That's how they did it back in the day.
00:29:13Grab these bed sheets.
00:29:14I'll show you.
00:29:15Okay.
00:29:18This room is much smaller than the one we're in.
00:29:20Yeah, we have the penthouse.
00:29:22It's where people who worked in a hotel used to stay.
00:29:25It's almost like a dorm.
00:29:26Even dad's room is bigger than this.
00:29:30Yeah, he's in the governor's suite.
00:29:33It's where the VIPs used to stay.
00:29:35Elizabeth Taylor used to stay there.
00:29:37Who's she?
00:29:40Shut your mouth, girl.
00:29:42That's blasphemy.
00:29:43What?
00:29:43Is she, like, famous or something?
00:29:45What?
00:29:47She was.
00:29:48She was an Angelina Jolie of her time.
00:29:50So many of the best old movies.
00:29:52She was wonderful.
00:29:52She was beautiful.
00:29:53Quite the history between her and Nikki Hilton here in this hotel.
00:29:58Like, Paris Hilton?
00:30:00Yes, her grandfather.
00:30:01You know, I think I saw dad writing you a letter earlier.
00:30:08A letter?
00:30:09He's not really a letter guy.
00:30:11Don't write him off like that.
00:30:12I seriously think he was.
00:30:15I love you, honey, but this is grown-up stuff.
00:30:20Well, what you guys do affects me and Luke, too.
00:30:23Stop.
00:30:25I know.
00:30:26Look, go to the closet and grab me two more pillows, please.
00:30:30Okay.
00:30:30I love you, too.
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00:30:39I love you, too.
00:30:40I love you, too.
00:30:40I love you, too.
00:30:41I love you, too.
00:30:42I love you, too.
00:30:43I love you, too.
00:30:44I love you, too.
00:30:45I love you, too.
00:30:46I told you I'm not going to be free.
00:31:05Not until next week.
00:31:08I know.
00:31:09All right.
00:31:10All right, fine.
00:31:11All right.
00:31:12Bye.
00:31:13Hey.
00:31:14Come here.
00:31:16Come here.
00:31:17You all right?
00:31:20Here.
00:31:23Come here.
00:31:24Come here.
00:31:24Come here.
00:31:25Come here.
00:31:25Come here.
00:31:25Come here.
00:31:25Come here.
00:31:26Come here.
00:31:26Come here.
00:31:26Come here.
00:31:26Come here.
00:31:27Come here.
00:31:29There you go.
00:31:30There you go.
00:31:33All right.
00:31:34I got the pillows.
00:31:36Did you get lost?
00:31:38No.
00:31:38I just don't like public restrooms.
00:31:41Chicken.
00:31:41Chicken.
00:31:48Perfect.
00:31:51Wow, Mom.
00:31:52This looks amazing.
00:31:54Thank you, daughter.
00:31:55You're quite the helper bee.
00:31:57You ready for lunch?
00:31:58Yeah.
00:31:59Let's go.
00:32:00You got it.
00:32:10Hurry, Mom.
00:32:11I don't want them to see us.
00:32:13Why not?
00:32:14I've spent every second of the last week with them.
00:32:17I just want one lunch together.
00:32:19Okay, but that is silly.
00:32:21Girls' Day?
00:32:23Girls' Day.
00:32:23Okay.
00:32:27All right, Luke.
00:32:28Just drive that screw right all the way through that into the wall.
00:32:30Hey, there you go.
00:32:35Good job, buddy.
00:32:36Thanks.
00:32:37Yeah.
00:32:38Hey, did you talk to Mom?
00:32:41When?
00:32:42What about?
00:32:43I don't know.
00:32:46Any time today.
00:32:48She was writing you a letter last night.
00:32:50I wanted to know what it said.
00:32:52Well, I don't know.
00:32:53I didn't see anything.
00:32:55Oh.
00:32:55Well.
00:32:58Maybe she wasn't done with it yet.
00:33:00Well, I didn't know she was writing it to me.
00:33:03My dearest Jason was a clear giveaway.
00:33:07Unless you know another guy named Jason.
00:33:10No, I don't.
00:33:11My dearest Jason?
00:33:13She really wrote that?
00:33:14You sure?
00:33:15Dad, I'm 10.
00:33:17I can read.
00:33:23Junior, that was just a test, right?
00:33:26Yep.
00:33:27Mm-hmm.
00:33:27Well, I had to make sure it could handle the load.
00:33:33The what?
00:33:34Well, you know, I needed a test that it was flushing, and I just didn't want to waste the
00:33:39water and flush nothing.
00:33:41Junior!
00:33:42That's gross.
00:33:44We're right here.
00:33:44Mm-hmm.
00:33:47Not anymore, though.
00:33:47We're out of here.
00:33:48We're gone.
00:33:48Come on, buddy.
00:33:48Let's get out of here.
00:33:49Oh, my gosh.
00:33:50Come on.
00:33:51That's what a man smells like.
00:33:53Doesn't smell like perfume, for heaven's sakes.
00:33:56Oh, man.
00:33:57I just dropped my cell phone in the toilet.
00:34:01That Junior sure is a goofball.
00:34:05Hey, this must be the letter that your mom wrote.
00:34:25She doesn't wear perfume much anymore.
00:34:29Did she waste it on the letter?
00:34:33Maybe.
00:34:33Maybe.
00:34:35Maybe.
00:34:42Out loud, Dad.
00:34:43What does it say?
00:34:45Hold your horses.
00:34:48All right.
00:34:56My dearest Jason,
00:34:59it seems like a year since we've had any connection to each other.
00:35:02I stare out of this window into the courtyard, and the world seems so large.
00:35:08You are so far away.
00:35:11Then I breathe in the air from this room and know that you are here with me.
00:35:15It's a peace that I haven't felt in so long.
00:35:20It's almost Christmas, and the only thing I've asked Santa for is for the chance to spend a few moments with you.
00:35:29We have such a difficult relationship.
00:35:32It's easy to think of even the smallest thing to make things better.
00:35:36A smile, a kind word, a brush of my hand on yours.
00:35:42To place the star on the tree with you would make this the best Christmas I've ever had.
00:35:54Not him.
00:36:01We should go get a Christmas tree for the courtyard.
00:36:05What do you think?
00:36:06That's a great idea, Dad.
00:36:07You want to help me go pick it out?
00:36:09Sure.
00:36:09Let's do it.
00:36:10Come on.
00:36:13Amazing, honestly.
00:36:15The guacamole was really good.
00:36:16It was.
00:36:17All right.
00:36:20I'll be right back with you.
00:36:24It smells so good.
00:36:27Have you ever had carny adivada?
00:36:30Never heard of it.
00:36:31Oh!
00:36:32I have felt you as a mother twice today.
00:36:34Elizabeth Taylor used to eat carny adivada.
00:36:36Okay, Mom.
00:36:37I get it.
00:36:37It does smell good.
00:36:42It is really good.
00:36:45Oh, but it's hot.
00:36:47It's really hot.
00:36:48Yeah, chili is ridiculously good, but if you're not ready for it, you are going to get a shot.
00:36:53Oh, shit.
00:36:54What?
00:36:55Don't look.
00:36:57Oh, my gosh.
00:37:00Isn't there anywhere else you could be right now?
00:37:02Guess not.
00:37:04Oh, man.
00:37:06Nadia!
00:37:07Ladies!
00:37:07Hi!
00:37:10Hi.
00:37:11Gentlemen, this is Nadia and her daughter, Nicole.
00:37:15Nadia's husband's grandfather owned the Valverde.
00:37:18Ah, ladies.
00:37:20Pleasure to meet you.
00:37:21Roger was just about to take us over to see the property.
00:37:23Are you guys looking to buy it?
00:37:25We are considering that.
00:37:27Do you have another idea?
00:37:29Well, yes.
00:37:30I'd like my parents to keep it.
00:37:33Well, Mr. Miguel Rivera here can be quite persuasive.
00:37:36Although, if you kept it, it might be good for the employees.
00:37:39But if you sold it, your family stands to reap quite a nice profit.
00:37:42What do you say, Mrs.?
00:37:45Nadia is fine.
00:37:47Are you the investor?
00:37:49The developer.
00:37:51Okay, I see.
00:37:52Well, I'll do whatever my husband wants.
00:37:54And what do you want, Mrs. Nadia?
00:37:57Well, our first date was at that hotel.
00:38:01My children's memories of their grandparents are at that hotel.
00:38:05So I prefer we keep it, we restore it.
00:38:08Aren't you getting a divorce?
00:38:15Good day, Nadia.
00:38:17Ma'am?
00:38:18Have a lovely day, ladies.
00:38:20Hopefully we can speak again when you're not eating.
00:38:25I sincerely apologize for the rudeness.
00:38:28It is, of course, not our business.
00:38:30So please enjoy the rest of your lives.
00:38:35Gentlemen, wait.
00:38:40Look, Mom.
00:38:43You don't owe anyone anything, okay?
00:38:45Let's just eat.
00:38:48I know, honey.
00:38:49You're right.
00:38:50I love you, Mom.
00:38:53I love you too, honey.
00:38:58Guys, gentlemen, wait.
00:39:00Raja?
00:39:04That is one of the rudest things I've ever seen in my life.
00:39:07You're so lucky she didn't smack you.
00:39:09She had every reason to.
00:39:13You embarrassed us.
00:39:16What about this one?
00:39:18I don't know.
00:39:20I'm thinking taller.
00:39:22Taller?
00:39:23Yeah, taller.
00:39:24Okay.
00:39:27Welcome to JB's Christmas tree farm.
00:39:29Hey.
00:39:29How can I help you, fellas?
00:39:31Taller.
00:39:32Taller.
00:39:33Taller.
00:39:34Yeah, like ten feet.
00:39:35Let me see what we have here.
00:39:37You know, we're out in the desert.
00:39:39We don't have those really big Christmas trees like they do on the west coast or back east.
00:39:42I think eight feet is about all we're going to be able to do.
00:39:44I don't think eight feet is going to cut it.
00:39:46No?
00:39:47Then what?
00:39:48Hey, never give up, son.
00:39:50Never give up.
00:39:51Hey, wait a minute.
00:39:53You gentlemen are in luck.
00:39:55Follow me.
00:39:56Ha ha!
00:39:57Told you.
00:40:00Is that a doghouse?
00:40:02Is that a doghouse in the trash over there?
00:40:03Is that your coat?
00:40:12Yep.
00:40:13That's what this is for.
00:40:17All right.
00:40:18I'm going to get my jacket back.
00:40:24Sweetie.
00:40:26Come here.
00:40:26Come here.
00:40:27Come here.
00:40:28Come here.
00:40:29Yes.
00:40:29Come on in.
00:40:30Look at this little house you got.
00:40:32All right.
00:40:32Now go ahead and go inside.
00:40:35Aw.
00:40:36You spoiled little mutt.
00:40:39Dad, I didn't know you like dogs.
00:40:40Of course I like dogs, son.
00:40:43Come on, sweetie.
00:40:44I'm giving him my jacket.
00:40:46Come on, sweetie.
00:40:47Come here.
00:40:47Come here.
00:40:48Yes.
00:40:49Come inside.
00:40:50Check out your new house.
00:40:51Look at your house.
00:40:52You can see if that's good.
00:40:54All right.
00:40:54Let's go get the tree.
00:40:55Come on.
00:40:55Come on.
00:40:59Come on.
00:40:59You got to help me get this tree unloaded before your mom gets back.
00:41:03That tree, Dad?
00:41:05What?
00:41:05Too much?
00:41:07To unload.
00:41:08Not for you.
00:41:09Look at you.
00:41:09Come on.
00:41:09You're like a superhero.
00:41:10Look at these muscles.
00:41:11You're like Miles Morales.
00:41:13Wow.
00:41:13That's a nice tree.
00:41:15Thank you, Junior.
00:41:16So much.
00:41:16Could you grab that tree stand in the back of my truck, please?
00:41:19Why do you have a tree stand in your truck?
00:41:23I just bought it.
00:41:25Oh.
00:41:26Okay.
00:41:26Good.
00:41:26Because we don't have tree stands in the hotel.
00:41:29If you're going to want one of those, you're going to have to go to the store and get it.
00:41:32You might just help me get this tree out before Nadia gets back.
00:41:35I don't want her to see it.
00:41:37Yeah.
00:41:37She's not here.
00:41:39I know.
00:41:40We want to get the tree set up before she gets back so she doesn't see it.
00:41:44Oh.
00:41:45Okay.
00:41:46Because when she comes, she's going to see it.
00:41:49Come on, Junior.
00:41:50Help us.
00:41:51Yeah.
00:41:51Come on.
00:41:51Here.
00:41:52You take this side, will you?
00:41:53All right.
00:41:58Yeah.
00:41:59Just put it there, Junior.
00:42:00Right there.
00:42:03All right, Luke.
00:42:04What do you think?
00:42:05Should we put the tree between the fountain and the street or between the fountain and the
00:42:10hotel?
00:42:11I think in the front between those two tables.
00:42:14That way everyone can see it.
00:42:16From the hotel and from the street.
00:42:18I like your thinking up top.
00:42:20I'll get the tree stand.
00:42:21Woo.
00:42:22Woo.
00:42:22Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:23Woo.
00:42:24Woo.
00:42:24Woo.
00:42:24Woo.
00:42:25Woo.
00:42:25Woo.
00:42:29Woo.
00:42:30Woo.
00:42:46Hey.
00:42:50Here.
00:42:53What are you guys up to?
00:42:57Nothing. Just got some stuff from town and had a bite to eat.
00:43:02Is your dad okay?
00:43:03Yeah, of course, Mom.
00:43:07You think you're sneaky.
00:43:09I am sneaky, Mom.
00:43:12Come on, Mom. Lock the door. I need to pee.
00:43:15I've been watching you.
00:43:26Good job, buddy.
00:43:29Yes!
00:43:46That was going to be a mess.
00:43:52What is it?
00:43:54Fuck.
00:43:55Looks like a letter from Dad.
00:43:58I don't think I've ever seen him write my name.
00:44:01He always writes your name.
00:44:03Where?
00:44:05All of his work memos include Jason and Nadia, Christmas cards, letters to the school.
00:44:10He never just signs his name. It's always both of you.
00:44:14I guess I don't think I knew that.
00:44:17Well, what do you think it is?
00:44:19I don't know. A Christmas list?
00:44:21A love letter?
00:44:23Yeah, right. Not your dad.
00:44:25Didn't he used to write you letters?
00:44:27Not really. I mean, he did write me poems when we were dating.
00:44:30Poems?
00:44:31Yeah.
00:44:32Dad?
00:44:32Yes, and he was pretty darn good, too.
00:44:36All right, well, open it. What does it say?
00:44:38My Nadia, it seems like ages since we've spoke.
00:44:52Of all the lovely things in life I see, none of them make me feel like I feel when I see you.
00:45:01This hotel wraps its arms around me like they are yours, and even as the leaves fall in this courtyard, I feel your presence growing around me.
00:45:11The world seems so against us, but we've come so far.
00:45:24If we give up now, we will never forgive ourselves.
00:45:33For giving the world that power over us?
00:45:43I wish on every star and every penny I see that we find a way out of our situation where everything seems to be going against us.
00:45:52I can't imagine a life where being with you when we are old isn't the only option.
00:46:08Please be patient with me.
00:46:10I'm not done fighting for us.
00:46:15Still yours, Jason.
00:46:17Mom, that's really beautiful.
00:46:26It's like he's speaking my own words to me.
00:46:31Mom, you gotta write him back.
00:46:33Why? I mean, why can't we just talk?
00:46:36The same reason y'all text each other in the same room.
00:46:39Like, you can just get your words out without losing your train of thought.
00:46:45Here, I'll write it. You dictate it to me.
00:46:48Okay, but how would I start?
00:46:50My dearest husband.
00:46:54Oh, my God. That's not too much?
00:46:57No, not if he's your dearest husband.
00:46:59I mean, should we be writing to another dearest husband of yours?
00:47:03No, but I don't know if that's really how he feels.
00:47:07Well, this is about your feelings.
00:47:09You know, you put your feelings on the page and you'll be able to crack through this tough show.
00:47:13I mean, he used to write you poems for peace sake.
00:47:17My dearest husband.
00:47:24My dearest husband.
00:47:29My dearest husband.
00:47:31This year has been the toughest of my life.
00:47:36Hearing your words have given me such great joy.
00:47:40No, let's not include his letter.
00:47:42No, this is about you.
00:47:43Don't let him take credit for your feelings.
00:47:45Okay, okay, okay.
00:47:49I've not given up hope that we are at the darkest point just waiting for the dawn.
00:47:55The sun will rise and shine on our love because we will will it to happen.
00:48:05This hotel is our sanctuary and the ghosts in these walls have spoken to us, a reassurance that love is all we need.
00:48:14The noise surrounding us is just pots banging.
00:48:21We can shut out that noise if we listen to our hearts.
00:48:26It's pretty good.
00:48:35I know.
00:48:38She did it.
00:48:39She wrote one?
00:48:41Well, she let me write it.
00:48:43It's perfect.
00:48:44He won't suspect a thing.
00:48:46Until they talk.
00:48:49Well, I'll stay with Dad tonight, helping write her one.
00:48:52What did he say about the letter?
00:48:54Nothing.
00:48:56Nothing?
00:48:56Nope.
00:48:57But he was bouncing all around happy about something.
00:49:00And he wants to put a Christmas tree in the courtyard for her.
00:49:04Really?
00:49:06You know that means something because he hates taking those decorations in from the shed.
00:49:10And now he's willing to put a Christmas tree into a hotel he doesn't even like?
00:49:14Yeah, I know.
00:49:15I'm not dumb.
00:49:17Sure.
00:49:18I need to keep Dad away from Mom until we get another letter written.
00:49:23I'm going to have Mom take me to town to get decorations for the lobby.
00:49:28Yeah, I'll stay with Dad.
00:49:30Help him put up the tree.
00:49:32Stay out of sight, okay?
00:49:35Will do.
00:49:39Yeah, so I introduced the buyers to Nadia at lunch.
00:49:42May have let it slip that there was a divorce in the mix and might have been a bit rude.
00:49:47Yeah, you think?
00:49:48That's nobody's business.
00:49:51Okay, not yours, not the buyers.
00:49:53Well, that's why I'm here, to say sorry.
00:49:55How about you don't say anything in the presence of my wife or my kids?
00:49:59How about that?
00:49:59I understand.
00:50:00Good.
00:50:01So I think it may be best to get the buyers here as soon as possible.
00:50:04Hey, literally, what did I just say?
00:50:07Yes, of course.
00:50:08I will just give you a call later today.
00:50:10How about you just take the whole day off and we'll schedule a call for tomorrow?
00:50:14Okay, good.
00:50:15I'll call you tomorrow.
00:50:16Okay.
00:50:20That guy.
00:50:21Uh, so Luke's taking Mom into the mall today to get some Christmas stuff to the lobby.
00:50:25I can help you set up the tree.
00:50:27Yeah?
00:50:28That's great.
00:50:29All right, it's good that you guys are getting along so well.
00:50:32You're a little mischievous.
00:50:34You guys have some kind of plan or something?
00:50:35No, Dad, there's nothing else to do but talk to each other.
00:50:38Plus, I love setting up Christmas trees.
00:50:40All right.
00:50:41As soon as they leave, we'll get it done.
00:50:42Uh, I really think you should write Mom a letter back.
00:50:48Me?
00:50:48Write her back?
00:50:50Yeah, she said that you used to write her poetry all the time when you guys were younger.
00:50:52Why'd you stop?
00:50:53I think it was a long time ago, and it's a lot easier to write poetry when you're young and in love.
00:51:00What if the whole point of being married is to fall back in love?
00:51:04I don't want you to get your hopes up.
00:51:06Okay, your mom and I fell out of love a long time ago.
00:51:10It's never too late to fall back in love, Dad.
00:51:12Okay, kiddo.
00:51:23Let's go.
00:51:31What?
00:51:31Nothing.
00:51:31let's just go get this tree up you
00:51:35here take that strand right there thank you
00:51:41thank you junior yeah hey uh do we have a ladder where here at the hotel did you do something with
00:51:56it no no do do we have a ladder here somewhere like in a storage shed or something like that
00:52:01of course okay mind going getting it please yeah ladder i can i can do that thank you junior
00:52:09so dad tell me about the poems i didn't know you did that it was way before you were born
00:52:19i bet if it was more recent you and mom would be fighting a lot less
00:52:23well that's not how poems work honey i bet that's how it would work for mom
00:52:31you think you're so smart don't you i get it from my dad get it from your daddy you get it from your
00:52:39daddy i get it from my daddy
00:52:42so did you know about the letter letter yeah your dad wrote me a letter great did you run back
00:52:57yes i did cool let's get all the hanging stuff do we have a tree for the hotel
00:53:05i think so i mean i assume they have one they do this every year okay let's get this stuff for the lobby
00:53:13got it
00:53:14oh do you sell coats by chance yes we do down aisle three
00:53:26where are you going wait right here i'll be right back
00:53:30wow that was fast
00:53:48you knew about this maybe i told you you were sneaky
00:53:54this is beautiful
00:53:58should we go see your dad no of course not mom it's my night with you
00:54:05we'll have breakfast with dad tomorrow in the meantime let's decorate the lobby
00:54:10okay sounds like a date
00:54:14that was awesome she was gonna cry if luke didn't step all over feelings like that being luke
00:54:23should we go see him no dad we have to write her back
00:54:27i'm good at writing letters listen you just have to come up with the thoughts i'll get the words
00:54:33okay all right let's see what we get
00:54:37my dearest nadia
00:54:48i've been a fool
00:54:52the leaves fall when they've died but the tree still lives
00:54:59the roots grow strong and take what the world gives
00:55:04the tree can't control the place it grows
00:55:08but the tree can control how much it sways when the wind blows
00:55:13i'm not the earth
00:55:15or the soil or the rain
00:55:18i'm the tree that you've sat under
00:55:20that is causing you pain
00:55:22the branches i've set out to capture our dreams
00:55:25i've allowed to fall
00:55:27as they capture less important things
00:55:30so you bleed
00:55:32and you cry
00:55:33and your tears wet the earth
00:55:36your love has fed the roots of our lives and given my heart
00:55:40a new birth
00:55:43if you'll forgive my sin of taking your love for granted
00:55:46i will change my bloom and share the dreams for yours
00:55:50to be planted
00:55:52it took the soul of this hotel to remind me that my love
00:55:56is the ceiling and your love is the floor
00:56:01and the walls
00:56:05dang dad you're really good at this
00:56:09dad i i don't think you should get divorced
00:56:12i know it's your lives and you want to be happy but what you just said
00:56:17honey it's it's very complicated
00:56:20you know your mother and i what we fall back in love again and then it just
00:56:27hurts more the next time and i i just don't want to be hurt
00:56:32why don't we just see what mom thinks and we can figure this out together
00:56:35i know luke and i haven't always made it easy for you guys always choosing between us
00:56:40honey this has nothing to do with you guys all right silly
00:56:46no i don't mean that i mean your lives are more hectic because of what me and luke think we're
00:56:51entitled to
00:56:54it's not just me luke agrees
00:56:57you and luke have talked about this yeah he's my stinking little brother after all
00:57:01well he is at that both stinky and your little brother hey when did you learn to write in my
00:57:09handwriting i write all your letters for work dad yeah but i didn't realize you used my handwriting
00:57:16had to get good for school you know you do you really yeah that's like perfectly my handwriting yeah
00:57:24no that's not okay you are grounded forever
00:57:28where's mom she went downstairs to get a snack hey look at this what i called laura can't believe
00:57:40that i never met
00:57:44all that i am is your love my dearest love
00:57:50your parents have made it clear that your kind won't mingle with my kind
00:57:54i left a note with the concierge to deliver to you the last time i stayed
00:58:00i got it back today with a letter from your mom she will not be allowing us to meet
00:58:06i'm not white i'm not rich i'm a proud mexican american who will head off to college
00:58:12and will never get to see you in person i'll never get to hear the tone of your sweet voice
00:58:17we're too far apart even when we're in the same room and the world will build mountains between us
00:58:25your dress is beautiful you will conquer this world but i'm afraid it must be without me
00:58:34i don't blame you for not seeing me i know my place
00:58:37you are in the heavens where i am in the fields below
00:58:47we should find him michael yes he's probably like 80 now so he may be alive how would we even find him
00:58:57let's go see katherine
00:59:07miss katherine do you have a record of guests here from the 50s
00:59:11i don't think so your grandfather took over in the 70s there was no records on the property there
00:59:17was a big fire in the boiler room and everything got destroyed who are you looking for there was a
00:59:22family they stayed in the room we were in they left some toys in the wall wow that's cool i'd love to
00:59:29see that kids named michael and laura wait how do you know that they wrote uh they wrote their their
00:59:36names on the toys yeah that's pretty cool so how's your father funny you should ask he read your letter
00:59:52and then wrote this and then wrote this come on mom yeah don't keep us waiting read it what is it
01:00:04it's a poem oh read it you guys these things are private unless you want to share
01:00:13my dearest nadia i've been a fool the leaves fall when they died but the tree still lives
01:00:27the roots grow strong and take what the world gives the tree can't control the place it grows but the tree
01:00:35can control how much it sways when the wind blows i'm not the earth or the soil or the rain i'm the tree
01:00:45that you sat under that is causing you pain the branches i've set out to capture our dreams i've
01:00:52allowed to fall
01:00:56your love has fed the roots of our lives and given my heart
01:00:59a new birth if you'll forgive my sin of taking your love for granted i will change my bloom and
01:01:07share the dreams for yours to be planted it took the soul of this hotel to remind me that my love
01:01:16is the ceiling and your love is the floor and the walls
01:01:19what are we crying for shut up meanie what hello friends hey junior what are you up to i'm gonna go
01:01:33out and water the tree isn't the tree dead we're all dead if we don't get water why do you need to
01:01:40give water to the dead tree so the tree don't die if you don't keep water in the base the needles dry
01:01:48out too soon and fall off maybe junior knows them maybe junior how long have you worked here
01:01:55a whole life i guess
01:01:59do you know a man named mike and a woman named laura stay here in the 50s
01:02:04might no laura yep yeah her family came here in the fall in the 60s and laura flynn was her name she
01:02:15was very nice very nice yep when was the last time you saw her
01:02:21whoo uh that was the day elvis presley died
01:02:25how do you remember that so clearly because i was wearing my blue suede shoes at a ball that her mom
01:02:31was putting on and uh wow i never wore those shoes again
01:02:34that's both very sad and weird you liked elvis i was 16. we all loved elvis
01:02:45but uh she left that night and um yeah they never came back i think her mom died pretty soon after
01:02:53was she married then
01:02:54she was famous for a while we can find her
01:03:09look
01:03:11yeah i i i can't tell let's go look on the computer
01:03:16oh uh what are you going to do about that i don't know what should i do i don't know but whatever you
01:03:22do make sure it's not something you'll regret forever
01:03:26you're right oh yep trees yep
01:03:32what are you gonna do i love them i don't want to get divorced oh why don't you go find them
01:03:52you
01:03:57oh
01:04:02oh
01:04:04oh
01:04:06oh
01:04:13oh
01:04:16oh
01:04:18It's her eyes, I think.
01:04:32It has to be her.
01:04:34Look, she has an office we can call.
01:04:39It's late.
01:04:40First thing tomorrow.
01:04:48We called her.
01:04:51She's coming.
01:04:53Laura?
01:04:53From the letters?
01:04:54Yeah.
01:04:55She's coming to the Christmas party.
01:04:57What else did she say?
01:04:58I told her about the letters and toys.
01:05:00She wants to come see them.
01:05:02Wow.
01:05:03Okay.
01:05:05Hey, how was your mom last night?
01:05:06She didn't come back to the room.
01:05:08Is she okay?
01:05:09We saw her go upstairs with Dad.
01:05:13You guys did it.
01:05:15Yeah.
01:05:15We're awesome.
01:05:16You are awesome.
01:05:17You could be really awesome and help me set the tables.
01:05:19We have like a hundred people coming for dinner.
01:05:21Oh, man.
01:05:23Hurry up, dork.
01:05:35What is it?
01:05:37Roger.
01:05:37Roger.
01:05:47Your dad sold the hotel.
01:06:00What?
01:06:02But I thought they were going to figure it out.
01:06:04Hey!
01:06:05Roger, what's going on?
01:06:08You said we had 30 days.
01:06:09Well, Mr. Rivera wanted to get started before the end of the year.
01:06:12You said we had 30 days.
01:06:15Actually, I said 30 days is customary.
01:06:19But the terms of the $2 million offer is that the new owner takes possession of the property within 48 hours.
01:06:25Look, that's not fair.
01:06:27I assure you, it's quite fair.
01:06:29I'm giving you double the value.
01:06:31It's Christmas, though, sir.
01:06:33Not quite.
01:06:34Well, it's Christmas tomorrow, sir.
01:06:38Dad, what's going on?
01:06:40Ah.
01:06:40Mr. Rivera?
01:06:41It's nice you see you, Mrs. Nod, yeah?
01:06:43I wish I could say the same.
01:06:45And you married him?
01:06:48And had these children.
01:06:49And now getting divorced?
01:06:52What's that have to do with anything?
01:06:55It's hard to be married when you guys are all so different.
01:06:59Are you married, Mr. Rivera?
01:07:02I was married.
01:07:03My wife passed away several years ago.
01:07:07We aren't, by the way.
01:07:09You aren't what?
01:07:10Getting divorced.
01:07:11That's right.
01:07:13That'll be all, Roger.
01:07:15Sir, I assure you, they were...
01:07:16Hey, didn't I tell you not to talk business?
01:07:19In front of my wife and my family?
01:07:21Look, Jason, this is just how it goes.
01:07:22No, it's not how it goes.
01:07:26Roger, you're fired.
01:07:28I would not want you working for me and my investment.
01:07:38I apologize for my rush.
01:07:41I'll see you guys after the holidays.
01:07:43You'll join us for dinner tonight, won't you?
01:07:46One last dinner in the Valverde Hotel for the history books.
01:07:49I've never eaten at the dining room.
01:07:56But yes, I will.
01:07:58Dinner at five.
01:08:01Thank you both.
01:08:01Welcome, love.
01:08:15Okay, I'm gonna get these ones up top, guys.
01:08:28Oh, Jack.
01:08:29Yeah.
01:08:30Yeah.
01:08:31Cat!
01:08:32Oh, Jack!
01:08:35Come here.
01:08:36You guys, this is Jackie, this is Jason and Nadia, and they're amazing kids.
01:08:40It's so nice to finally meet you guys.
01:08:42She's told me everything about you guys.
01:08:44Everything?
01:08:45Everything.
01:08:46All of it.
01:08:47The letters, the decorations.
01:08:49The letters?
01:08:55Sneaky, huh?
01:08:56Kids, what have you done?
01:08:58We just started it.
01:08:59Y'all finished it.
01:09:00What does that mean?
01:09:03You knew about it?
01:09:05I thought it was a really romantic idea.
01:09:07I'm sorry.
01:09:08So you didn't write the letters?
01:09:09No, I mean, I did.
01:09:12Kids, explain.
01:09:15We may have written the first letter to each of you.
01:09:19So you didn't mean those things?
01:09:20No, I did.
01:09:22The things I wrote, anyway.
01:09:24What gave you guys this idea?
01:09:27There were letters and toys in the wall.
01:09:29Laura and Michael.
01:09:31They were love letters to each other.
01:09:33We thought if two people who never met could fall in love through writing letters,
01:09:38that two people who were always in love could fall back in love through writing letters.
01:09:44So what is this?
01:09:45We just wrote the first ones to get it started.
01:09:48We used the words of Michael and Laura to show you guys how much you love each other.
01:09:58These are definitely my thoughts.
01:10:00Mine, too.
01:10:04So we aren't dead?
01:10:07No, you're not dead, but you are in serious trouble, both of you.
01:10:11But for now, you're going to help with the party.
01:10:13That's right.
01:10:14Jackie.
01:10:14It's very, very nice to meet you.
01:10:16You, too.
01:10:16Kids, I'm so sorry.
01:10:18I didn't know it was still a secret.
01:10:20Traitor.
01:10:20I'm sorry.
01:10:21Well, they're so in love, and it's just perfect.
01:10:26It is perfect.
01:10:28Okay, well, we have a lot of work to do.
01:10:29Last charge for the Valverde.
01:10:31All right, kids, you get to work.
01:10:33You're still in trouble.
01:10:34You're still in trouble.
01:10:44Hi, welcome to the Valverde.
01:10:54Merry Christmas.
01:10:55Merry Christmas.
01:10:56Merry Christmas.
01:10:57Welcome.
01:10:57Hi.
01:10:58Merry Christmas.
01:11:00Hi, Randy.
01:11:04Hi, Merry Christmas.
01:11:05This is my husband, Jason.
01:11:06Hi.
01:11:07How are you?
01:11:07Nice to meet you, Randy.
01:11:08Merry Christmas.
01:11:08This is my wife, Kay.
01:11:09Hi, Kay.
01:11:10Merry Christmas to you guys.
01:11:11Welcome to the Valverde.
01:11:12Enjoy.
01:11:13Thank you so much.
01:11:14We're happy to have you.
01:11:15Yes, thank you.
01:11:16Beautiful life.
01:11:16You look beautiful.
01:11:19I got this for you.
01:11:22Seriously?
01:11:23I did.
01:11:23I thought you might need it.
01:11:28A new coat.
01:11:32Thank you, Kay.
01:11:33You're welcome.
01:11:34Nice, my girl.
01:11:35Merry Christmas.
01:11:36Merry Christmas.
01:11:37Merry Christmas.
01:11:44Oh, hear the angel voices Oh, night divine Oh, night when Christ was born
01:12:14Oh, night divine Oh, night divine Oh, night divine
01:12:44Merry Christmas.
01:12:55Merry Christmas, everybody.
01:12:56Thank you so much for being here.
01:12:58Thank you guys for being here.
01:12:59Thank you all.
01:13:00Merry Christmas.
01:13:01Oh, hey.
01:13:02Merry Christmas.
01:13:02Junior.
01:13:02Merry Christmas.
01:13:04He's really working.
01:13:05That guy is so funny.
01:13:07This is so great.
01:13:11It's so great.
01:13:12I wish we could have been doing this sooner.
01:13:16But we're here now.
01:13:17Yeah.
01:13:18I guess this hotel means more than we ever thought.
01:13:21Doesn't it?
01:13:22Ah, Miguel.
01:13:24Nice to see you, sir.
01:13:24Merry Christmas.
01:13:26Merry Christmas.
01:13:28Mr. Jeff, thank you, sir.
01:13:29Merry Christmas to you.
01:13:30Merry Christmas.
01:13:31Merry Christmas.
01:13:32This is a beautiful party, you two.
01:13:33Thank you for being here.
01:13:35I'm so glad you decided to make it.
01:13:37Would you like to take a look around?
01:13:39No, I've been here before.
01:13:41I'm sorry.
01:13:42I thought you said you hadn't been in the lobby.
01:13:44No, I have never eaten in the lobby.
01:13:46Why is that?
01:13:47I wasn't allowed.
01:13:48My mother was help here.
01:13:51Oh, wow.
01:13:53Mr. Revere, it's so nice to see you.
01:13:54Can I make you a plate?
01:13:55Not right now, miss.
01:13:57Anybody stand at the penthouse?
01:13:59That's our room.
01:14:00Oh.
01:14:00Do you want to go see it?
01:14:02Could I?
01:14:03I can take you up.
01:14:05You would?
01:14:06This way.
01:14:06Thanks, buddy.
01:14:07Take your time.
01:14:08Enjoy.
01:14:08Enjoy.
01:14:08Thank you, Santa.
01:14:16You're welcome.
01:14:16You're welcome.
01:14:29This is the same dresser that was here when we stayed here.
01:14:32Is that another letter?
01:14:50You had no right.
01:14:56I love him.
01:14:58I'm going to find him.
01:15:00Laura, you mustn't ruin this for us.
01:15:05You can't marry a Mexican.
01:15:08You don't even know him, mother.
01:15:11Laura, you must listen to me.
01:15:14You're going to get hurt.
01:15:15The world will never understand.
01:15:18I don't care.
01:15:19When he sends for me, I'm going.
01:15:22He won't.
01:15:23He will.
01:15:24He loves me.
01:15:27I told him never to contact you again.
01:15:30He left.
01:15:33He isn't going to send for you.
01:15:34My only love, I hope my mother hasn't got to you.
01:15:53I don't care who your parents are.
01:15:55You are mine.
01:15:56Send for me and I will come.
01:15:58When you are done with your schooling, we can start our life together.
01:16:02I won't love again until I see you.
01:16:05Your most beautiful, Laura.
01:16:14Michael?
01:16:16I haven't gone by Michael since...
01:16:18Since you wrote your last letter.
01:16:21How did you know?
01:16:22I think you're good things.
01:16:37Why did you go by Michael?
01:16:39In that time, speaking Spanish was looked down upon.
01:16:42Almost a disability.
01:16:44I had to go to special ed classes because I spoke with an accent.
01:16:48That's terrible.
01:16:49As I got older, I embraced my heritage.
01:17:03I haven't seen these in 60 years.
01:17:06You're Michael.
01:17:07The football player?
01:17:09Son of a bomber?
01:17:11Yes, that was me.
01:17:13Now you're a tycoon.
01:17:14I'm a man attempting to destroy the past so I can regret my decisions a little bit less.
01:17:24Hello?
01:17:27Yes, this is me.
01:17:29You're downstairs?
01:17:31Perfect.
01:17:31I'll be right there.
01:17:33I will be you right back.
01:17:34You two helped my parents' marriage.
01:17:40How do you mean?
01:17:42Your letters.
01:17:43My sister and I wrote letters as if they were coming from each other.
01:17:49It helps them find their own words.
01:17:52And now they love each other again.
01:17:55Even if you do have to turn this building into a parking lot.
01:18:04She said she wouldn't love again until she sees me.
01:18:07I hope she didn't waste her whole life.
01:18:10How could I have possibly wasted my life with a love like ours to carry me through every tough time?
01:18:18Laura?
01:18:19Laura?
01:18:22Michael.
01:18:23My love, my love.
01:18:26Yes, my love.
01:18:28I used to have a picture of you.
01:18:31You've grown even more handsome.
01:18:34I got your letter.
01:18:36Just now?
01:18:37I've been quite busy and I just made it back into town.
01:18:42What's a few years for love?
01:18:45A few years indeed.
01:18:47A few years indeed.
01:18:49You guys should catch up.
01:19:04We'll be downstairs if you need anything.
01:19:10We appreciate everything you've been doing.
01:19:12Thank you so much.
01:19:13Absolutely.
01:19:14And we're not done.
01:19:15Oh.
01:19:16Hey!
01:19:17Hey, you.
01:19:18Hey, we're going to be all right.
01:19:18This family is going to be just fine.
01:19:21Let's y'all come in there.
01:19:22Let's y'all.
01:19:23Hey, oh, okay.
01:19:24Move out.
01:19:24Junior?
01:19:25Yeah, but Junior may not be so fine.
01:19:28Okay, ladies and gentlemen, everyone.
01:19:31Thank you all for joining us for this final Christmas dinner at the Valverde Hotel.
01:19:37Next year, we'll have to find a new place to gather as this place is in its final chapter.
01:19:43Not so fast, young lady.
01:19:45Mr. Rivera.
01:19:45The Valverde Hotel is going nowhere.
01:19:53You're not buying it?
01:19:56I am unbuying it if you will.
01:19:58He will.
01:19:59I will?
01:20:00We will.
01:20:00But to make sure no one else buys it, Mr. Rivera and I would like to make an endowment
01:20:11to the Valverde Historic Hotel Museum.
01:20:18Absolutely.
01:20:19Wow.
01:20:21Yes.
01:20:21Yes.
01:20:21Yes.
01:20:21Yes.
01:20:22Yes.
01:20:22Yes.
01:20:22Yes.
01:20:22Thank you so much.
01:20:25This makes you Christmas.
01:20:26Oh, yes, it does.
01:20:28Merry Christmas.
01:20:29Thank you for saving my family.
01:20:31And thank you guys for saving my family.
01:20:33Now we can say we're even.
01:20:35We're even.
01:20:36Deal.
01:20:36Well, Merry Christmas to all.
01:20:38Merry Christmas.
01:20:40Merry Christmas.
01:20:41Merry Christmas.
01:20:41Merry Christmas.
01:21:06And what would you like for Christmas, young man?
01:21:10I've already got what I wanted.
01:21:28Come on, let's go.
01:21:30We're feeling brand new.
01:21:32New sun, new day.
01:21:34Nothing we can't do.
01:21:36The wrong, the past, it's all behind you.
01:21:40We got a brand new start.
01:21:52These hearts, these souls are made to be one.
01:21:57Breathe in, breathe out.
01:21:59It's like we're reborn.
01:22:01Fresh breeze, new skies look even brighter.
01:22:04It's like we hit restart.
01:22:07And I've been feeling it lately.
01:22:10A bit of my soul knew the rain would finally clear.
01:22:16And even though we look hazy, now we both know.
01:22:20Good times are here, we're feeling brand new.
01:22:25We feel brand new.
01:22:26Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
01:22:28Look that we can't do.
01:22:32It's just me and you.
01:22:34Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
01:22:36We're feeling brand new.
01:22:38Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
01:22:49Feels good, feels right, just take it all in
01:22:53New sun, good things on the horizon
01:22:57The wrong, the past, it's all behind you
01:23:01This is a brand new start
01:23:04And I've been feeling delayed at the pit of my soul
01:23:09I knew the rain would finally clear
01:23:12And even though it looked hazy
01:23:15Now we both know the good times are here
01:23:21You and you, nothing we can't do
01:23:27It's just me and you, we're feeling brand new
01:23:45It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:23:51It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:23:53It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:23:55It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:23:57It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:23:59It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:24:01It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:24:03It's just me and you, nothing we can't do
01:24:05It's just me and you, nothing we can't do