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00:00:00Hey!
00:00:06How's it going, Piper?
00:00:08Oh, you know, great.
00:00:10Fantastic.
00:00:12Oh, I've signed exactly, um, one copy.
00:00:15Mm-hmm.
00:00:16And, uh, it was for the clerk.
00:00:20I'm sorry.
00:00:22Hasn't been a great turnout so far, Piper.
00:00:24No, no, no, no.
00:00:25People aren't coming in because they don't like my new book.
00:00:28And, you know, I can't even blame them because...
00:00:32I don't really even like my new book.
00:00:34Ugh.
00:00:36Wait.
00:00:37You had a meeting.
00:00:38So, um, how did it go?
00:00:50Miss Davis.
00:00:54It is such an honor to meet you.
00:00:56Your first book?
00:01:00Means the world to me.
00:01:02Oh.
00:01:04Oh.
00:01:06My first book.
00:01:08Not my fourth.
00:01:10Um...
00:01:13I grew up in a small town just like Kingston Falls.
00:01:17Love it dearly.
00:01:18Especially at Christmas.
00:01:20You know, Piper has a new book out.
00:01:23The Holly Hymns.
00:01:25It's an exciting historical romance.
00:01:28Read the reviews.
00:01:34Have it on hold at the library.
00:01:36Yes.
00:01:37Well, thank you.
00:01:38And, um, well, I hope you enjoy it when you get it.
00:01:44Merry Christmas.
00:01:49Okay.
00:01:50So, the meeting.
00:01:51Hmm?
00:01:52What do they think of my pitches?
00:01:53Hmm?
00:01:55That does not look like good news.
00:01:58Hmm.
00:01:59Okay.
00:02:00So, they didn't like the cozy mystery.
00:02:02Hmm.
00:02:04They didn't like the destination romance.
00:02:09They didn't like the star-crossed time travelers.
00:02:13I...
00:02:14didn't get to that one.
00:02:16Well, what did they say overall?
00:02:19Not enough heart.
00:02:20Not enough spark.
00:02:22They said the mystery one had promise.
00:02:26But they're gonna need to see pages.
00:02:28Pages.
00:02:29Okay.
00:02:30Pages.
00:02:31Pages I can do.
00:02:32How many pages?
00:02:33All of them.
00:02:35The whole manuscript?
00:02:37How can they ask for that?
00:02:38I...
00:02:39I wrote them a bestseller.
00:02:41Yeah.
00:02:42Four years ago.
00:02:44Hey, I'm on your side.
00:02:48The last two novels...
00:02:50Ugh.
00:02:51I'm gonna need a Christmas miracle.
00:02:53I do have something to tide you over, if you're interested.
00:02:56Hmm?
00:02:57For a travel magazine.
00:03:00They're looking for feature stories.
00:03:02Small town Americana stuff, but with a Christmas twist.
00:03:06You got anything?
00:03:07A magazine.
00:03:09They pay very well.
00:03:11In advance.
00:03:12And this is the kind of thing that would have the profile that could...
00:03:16You know...
00:03:18Kickstart things.
00:03:19Again.
00:03:21Just think about it.
00:03:22Okay?
00:03:23Oh, I almost forgot.
00:03:25What...
00:03:28What is this?
00:03:30Have I been invited to a wedding?
00:03:33At Northanger Abbey?
00:03:36No idea.
00:03:38And this came for you at the office?
00:03:40It's from my mentor from Kingston Falls, Miss Margaret Smith.
00:03:45The writer?
00:03:46The mistletoe crown, right?
00:03:48Big seller.
00:03:49Yeah.
00:03:50That's her.
00:03:51She was my English teacher at school.
00:03:53And she had this...
00:03:55This beautiful mansion.
00:03:56She used to have kids over after school or Christmas holidays.
00:04:00We could draw.
00:04:02Play instruments.
00:04:03Write.
00:04:05Right.
00:04:06Well...
00:04:07Just think about that travel thing, okay?
00:04:10Thanks for the coffee.
00:04:11Mm-hmm.
00:04:12Cheers.
00:04:24You're invited to a Christmas surprise.
00:04:27Where you might earn a glorious prize.
00:04:31December 20th, 9 a.m.
00:04:34Mistletoe Hall.
00:04:40Hey, Alana.
00:04:41Hope Kingston Falls is ready.
00:04:43Looks like I'm coming home for Christmas.
00:04:45See you soon, sis.
00:04:46Yeah, I'm just coming from the bus station now, so I should be there soon.
00:05:11Okay, love you.
00:05:12Oh, sorry.
00:05:18Piper?
00:05:20Dawson.
00:05:22Wow, I...
00:05:23I can't believe it's you.
00:05:24How long has it been?
00:05:25It's been so long.
00:05:27Sometime after college, though, right?
00:05:30Hmm.
00:05:32Well, I'm...
00:05:33I'm back now in Kingston Falls.
00:05:35Oh, for the holidays.
00:05:36I'm visiting my sister and my niece.
00:05:38Oh, Alana and Layla, right?
00:05:40How are they?
00:05:42They're good.
00:05:43Yeah.
00:05:45So, what about you?
00:05:46What have you been up to?
00:05:48You home for the holidays or you still live local?
00:05:50I'm a local.
00:05:52Actually, my sister Kat and I were selling the old family home.
00:05:57Wow.
00:05:59Aw.
00:06:00I love that place.
00:06:01It's so full of character.
00:06:02Yeah, well, I'm moving into a new condo I recently developed.
00:06:05You know, fully renovated.
00:06:06It's really state of the art and modern.
00:06:09Wow.
00:06:11You modern, huh?
00:06:13Well, Kat and I, we took over the family business.
00:06:16We're actually really successful now.
00:06:21So, what about you?
00:06:22What have you been doing?
00:06:24Succeeding, actually.
00:06:26Yeah, I have a few books out and a bestseller.
00:06:30A bestseller.
00:06:31A bestseller?
00:06:32Mm-hmm.
00:06:33No kidding.
00:06:34What's it called?
00:06:38Leaving Kingston Falls.
00:06:40Leaving Kingston Falls.
00:06:42Right about what you know, I guess.
00:06:45Right.
00:06:46Yeah.
00:06:48I should be going.
00:06:50Merry Christmas.
00:06:51Merry Christmas.
00:06:52Maybe we'll see each other around.
00:06:53Yeah, before you leave again?
00:06:56Hey, maybe we should just say bye now, so you don't have to remember to do it later.
00:07:05Yeah.
00:07:06Oh.
00:07:20All right.
00:07:22I'm done for the day.
00:07:24You know, Kat, I'm gonna miss this place.
00:07:27I know.
00:07:28It was actually really hard painting over the door jambs where Mom had marked our height.
00:07:32But this house is gonna move fast.
00:07:35Oh.
00:07:36Yes, it is.
00:07:41Although, I still think we're missing something in the front.
00:07:44I could call the landscapers if you want.
00:07:46Eh, simpler.
00:07:48Christmas decorations.
00:07:49Ah.
00:07:50I mean, do you look around the neighborhood?
00:07:51They're all decorated to the hilt.
00:07:53Yeah.
00:07:54I mean, December is a really tough time to list, but hey, we could lean into it.
00:07:59Just saying, I kinda want this place to feel like a home, especially during the open house.
00:08:04Yes, by the way, that's a week away, and you're still living here.
00:08:07What are you moving out, bro?
00:08:09As soon as we sell.
00:08:11I promise.
00:08:15We love visiting you in Chicago, but it's great to have you actually home for the holidays.
00:08:20God, it feels great to be back.
00:08:22Hmm?
00:08:24Except that awful exchange I had with Dawson earlier.
00:08:28Must have been so strange seeing him.
00:08:31Especially after he proposed.
00:08:33No, no, no, no. Technically, he did not propose.
00:08:36He proposed proposing.
00:08:39And that doesn't count.
00:08:40Okay, but I can't believe you haven't talked to him since you left.
00:08:44What?
00:08:45You two were so close. Everyone always thought you would get together.
00:08:48Even Margaret.
00:08:50Remember her saying you could get married at Mistletoe Hall one day?
00:08:54Hmm.
00:08:55Maybe that's why she invited you back.
00:08:57Oh, so that's the Christmas surprise, huh?
00:09:01When are you going over there?
00:09:02The invitation says 9 in the morning.
00:09:05Auntie Piper!
00:09:07I thought I heard you.
00:09:09Oh, I've missed you.
00:09:11Did I wake you up?
00:09:12I was drawing in my room.
00:09:13No.
00:09:14But can you please read with me later before bed?
00:09:16I would absolutely love that.
00:09:18But the question is, what are we going to read, huh?
00:09:23Ooh, I don't know.
00:09:26Quite a selection, you know.
00:09:28Auntie.
00:09:30I'm trying to find something.
00:09:34Auntie Piper.
00:09:36Okay, fine.
00:09:37How about...
00:09:40Mistletoe Crown?
00:09:41Yes.
00:09:42I know it's your favorite.
00:09:44Yes.
00:09:45Let's do this one.
00:09:46All right.
00:09:47So what do we think is going to happen in this book, huh?
00:09:50I don't know.
00:09:51Shall we see?
00:09:52We shall see.
00:09:54Let's see.
00:09:55Chapter one.
00:09:57The Snowy Kingdom.
00:09:58Once upon a time, there was a princess who lived in a charming little kingdom called Kingston Falls.
00:10:06But she didn't live in a castle.
00:10:08In fact, she wasn't even sure she was a princess.
00:10:10She was a princess.
00:10:11I love a princess.
00:10:12All right, ma'am.
00:10:13I'm coming.
00:10:14And we're just using her princess.
00:10:15Please.
00:10:32You know, I was reading The Mistletoe Crown to my niece last night.
00:10:43It's been her favorite book since she was a toddler, and it's been my favorite book forever.
00:10:49Have you still got that first edition that I gave you?
00:10:52That's the one that I was reading from.
00:10:54Except it looks like it's been through the wash a few times since.
00:10:57I wouldn't have it any other way.
00:10:58Now, are you ready for a surprise?
00:11:05I don't even know what we're doing here.
00:11:08Do you guys?
00:11:09I do not.
00:11:10Didn't expect to see you guys.
00:11:12I thought it was just going to be me.
00:11:17Surprise.
00:11:22Uh, what is he doing here?
00:11:25No, no, no.
00:11:26I was here first.
00:11:26What is she doing here?
00:11:28What are we all doing here?
00:11:30It's a Christmas surprise.
00:11:32Oh, is it your holiday sugar cookies?
00:11:34Please tell me it's your cookies.
00:11:36I've got enough surprises for this week.
00:11:39All of you, behave.
00:11:41I'm going to retire.
00:11:52And I'm moving to France to get back to my writing.
00:11:56Are you going to finish writing the sequel to The Mistletoe Crown?
00:11:58Well, we'll see.
00:12:00But first, I've got to take care of this place.
00:12:03I don't want to have to sell Mistletoe Hall.
00:12:06So I'm giving it to one of you.
00:12:10Wait.
00:12:11What?
00:12:12The Hall.
00:12:14I'm giving it to one of you to do with as you wish.
00:12:18Oh, you can't be serious.
00:12:19You're going to give away your home.
00:12:20Why us?
00:12:23Because you're my favorite students.
00:12:25And you've always been an inspiration to me.
00:12:28Piper, you're one of the most brilliant writers I've ever met.
00:12:33Esme.
00:12:33You've brought visual storytelling to life in your games.
00:12:39But sometimes you had me stuck on my phone for days.
00:12:44And Jamie, the way you've archived and studied the story of this town,
00:12:50well, you're telling the grandest story ever.
00:12:54And Dawson, your vision for the town,
00:12:57the way you've helped it to evolve,
00:13:00well, it's been wonderful to watch.
00:13:02But now,
00:13:06one of you will decide the future of Mistletoe Hall.
00:13:15You can do whatever you want with it,
00:13:17as long as it serves the community.
00:13:20Think of it as my Christmas gift,
00:13:22wrapped up in a little bit of holiday magic.
00:13:25But how will you decide?
00:13:28Ah.
00:13:29A Christmas contest.
00:13:31Over three days, you'll be given clues, riddles, and challenges.
00:13:36At the end of each day, one of you will be eliminated.
00:13:40The last student standing wins.
00:13:43It's up to you, of course.
00:13:47Everything starts tomorrow morning.
00:13:51Take an hour and then give me your final decision.
00:13:55I'm just going to be putting some Christmas cookies in the oven.
00:13:58Well, that's not what I expected.
00:14:05This is a huge opportunity.
00:14:08I mean, this place was so important to Kingston Falls.
00:14:10Still is.
00:14:11You know, for those of us that stayed.
00:14:15Didn't you two start high school together when I was a senior?
00:14:18Weren't you, like, best friends?
00:14:19Yeah, what'd you do? Skip right to the divorce?
00:14:21Oh, no, we never made it that far.
00:14:23I need to think.
00:14:30Well, I'm going to go get a cookie.
00:14:33Jamie?
00:14:34Yeah, I think I'll need more than one.
00:14:36Piper, everything okay?
00:14:55Oh, everything is most definitely not okay.
00:14:58So that Christmas surprise is the house.
00:15:02Miss Margaret set up some Christmas scavenger hunt with clues and challenges,
00:15:06and whoever wins gets mistletoe haul.
00:15:10That sounds incredible.
00:15:12And very Margaret.
00:15:14And Dawson's here.
00:15:16So?
00:15:17You're still going to do it, right?
00:15:19I don't know.
00:15:20I mean, I left this place for a reason.
00:15:22Exactly.
00:15:23And now...
00:15:24Yeah, I know, Ken.
00:15:34I know.
00:15:34It's been a great part of this town.
00:15:36I just...
00:15:38You know, this could be a really good chance to be a part of preserving history.
00:15:41Dawson, you have to do this.
00:15:43I mean, think about how good it will be for the family business.
00:15:46Have you seen those new projects all the big city developers are bringing in?
00:15:49We've got to stay ahead of this competition.
00:15:51Yeah.
00:15:53Yeah, maybe.
00:15:55It could be a showcase property for us.
00:15:57But we'll need cash to invest in more projects.
00:16:00I...
00:16:00Slow down.
00:16:01I don't think this is that kind of project, Kat.
00:16:04I mean, just looking at this place, this isn't the right fit for us.
00:16:07Margaret wants somebody who's going to care for mistletoe haul.
00:16:09This is about preserving part of Kingston Falls heritage.
00:16:12Wait, are you telling me you're not going to do this?
00:16:16I'm not sure.
00:16:17I'm not sure.
00:16:19And also, Piper's here.
00:16:21So?
00:16:22What...
00:16:22What does Piper matter?
00:16:24Dawson, what are you scared of?
00:16:26I'm not scared.
00:16:27I'm...
00:16:27I am not scared.
00:16:29I just don't think I'm the right one to do this.
00:16:33Oh, I don't know.
00:16:36Oh.
00:16:36Alana, I've got to go.
00:16:39It's my agent.
00:16:40Okay.
00:16:41Bye.
00:16:43Hmm.
00:16:45Amy.
00:16:46Hey, Piper.
00:16:47Have you given any thought to that travel pitch?
00:16:49I...
00:16:50I haven't gotten to it yet.
00:16:52Turns out, that invite from my mentor is a quest to win her mansion.
00:16:58What?
00:16:59Piper, that's amazing.
00:17:00Oh, trust me.
00:17:01It doesn't feel that way.
00:17:02I'm competing against my...
00:17:04Against my ex-boyfriend.
00:17:09As in, leaving Kingston Falls' ex-boyfriend.
00:17:13I don't think I should do it.
00:17:15Piper, you have to do it.
00:17:17And you have to write down every last word.
00:17:19This is going to be an incredible story.
00:17:28Dawson.
00:17:29There you are.
00:17:32Margaret.
00:17:33You know, we haven't had one of our little tête-à-tête's for ages.
00:17:38But I wanted to tell you that I saw what you did with the library and the theater,
00:17:44and also the, uh, Barlow House up on Chapel Hill.
00:17:48It's very... striking.
00:17:51That sounds like a polite way of saying you don't like it.
00:17:55No, not at all.
00:17:57It's just what...
00:17:58It's a new chapter in the town's picture book.
00:18:03I'll take it.
00:18:06Margaret, I...
00:18:07I just wanted to tell you that I don't think I can be a part of this Christmas mystery clues thing,
00:18:11or whatever it is.
00:18:13This place, it just means so much to everyone.
00:18:15Besides, I really don't even know what I would do with it.
00:18:18Whatever you want.
00:18:19This is about growth, change, the next generation.
00:18:29I know, but this is a huge responsibility.
00:18:31You should be the only one who decides what happens to this historic structure.
00:18:34Oh.
00:18:35This is your legacy.
00:18:36No.
00:18:38You are my legacy.
00:18:40All of you.
00:18:41And I have faith that you'll make the right decision.
00:18:45Well, thank you.
00:18:45But my decision is that I'm gonna have to say no.
00:18:49I'm gonna go.
00:18:52Can we, please?
00:19:01Why are you everywhere?
00:19:02Don't worry, I was just heading out.
00:19:04Oh, good.
00:19:04Miss Margaret.
00:19:06I wanted to thank you for inviting me.
00:19:08Oh.
00:19:09And I'm so thrilled that you're going back to writing.
00:19:12Mm-hmm.
00:19:13And I'm touched that you would even consider me.
00:19:17But...
00:19:18But you were just leaving, right?
00:19:20The door's this way.
00:19:21Don't you have to go back to the city,
00:19:23write another book about appletinis and high heels?
00:19:29Actually.
00:19:31Hmm.
00:19:33Oh, yes.
00:19:35Yes, yes, yes, indeed.
00:19:36Yes.
00:19:39I'd love to stay.
00:19:40Oh, I can't wait to take on this challenge.
00:19:44Wait, what?
00:19:45Hmm?
00:19:50You're gonna stay.
00:19:51You haven't been here for a year.
00:19:52You came back five minutes,
00:19:53and all of a sudden, you're all in?
00:19:55Dawson.
00:19:55I'm just saying,
00:19:56whoever wins this, Margaret,
00:19:58needs to be somebody
00:19:59who's...
00:20:00who's committed
00:20:01to this town.
00:20:03Fully committed.
00:20:04I changed my mind.
00:20:08I'm in.
00:20:09Good.
00:20:10Great.
00:20:11Because at some point tomorrow,
00:20:13you two will be working together.
00:20:16Oh, look who decided to join us.
00:20:40Is Chicago on a different time zone?
00:20:42Oh, it's ahead of you.
00:20:44Way ahead.
00:20:48Good morning.
00:20:49Morning.
00:20:50Morning.
00:20:50Good morning.
00:20:51Oh, Esme,
00:20:51that app you designed,
00:20:53Cupcake Crusher,
00:20:54you started working on that here, right?
00:20:56Yeah.
00:20:57I started coding it when I was 12.
00:20:59It was my first big hit.
00:21:00I have not been able to stop playing it.
00:21:02Well, that explains why it took you so long
00:21:04to release the Holly Hymns.
00:21:06Oh, I thought you didn't read any of my books.
00:21:09I didn't want to.
00:21:09I just wanted to see what the fuss wasn't about.
00:21:12Well, as much as I love to watch you two bicker,
00:21:16what would you do with the place if you want?
00:21:19Oh, I wouldn't want to change a thing.
00:21:21I think this place should be a museum
00:21:23to our town's culture and history,
00:21:25a monument to Margaret's work.
00:21:28Hmm.
00:21:29I would update the whole place,
00:21:31rip open the walls, run some fiber optics through it.
00:21:33This place could be a new digital hub.
00:21:37Kind of sounds like you'd be erasing history.
00:21:39No, just uploading it to the cloud.
00:21:42Good morning, everyone.
00:21:44Oh, no.
00:21:47Oh.
00:21:49I want to thank you all
00:21:51for humoring an old lady
00:21:53and joining me in this quest.
00:21:55Of course.
00:21:56We're honored.
00:21:57So let's get started.
00:21:59On the table,
00:22:00you will find your first clue.
00:22:03Piper, please.
00:22:03Mm-hmm.
00:22:15Christmas brings us together,
00:22:17no matter where we are,
00:22:18through well wishes,
00:22:20glad tidings,
00:22:21sent near and far.
00:22:22You have until 6 p.m. tonight
00:22:26to solve the clue
00:22:27and to complete all the tasks.
00:22:32Ooh!
00:22:36Okay.
00:22:37So how do we do this?
00:22:39Well, let's think about it.
00:22:41Maybe it's some sort of code,
00:22:43number substitution.
00:22:44I have some cryptography apps on my phone.
00:22:46Or it could be an anagram.
00:22:48What if we rearranged the letters?
00:22:50I think it could just be a simple riddle.
00:22:53Why is it sticky?
00:22:55There's something on this.
00:22:56What is that?
00:23:00Hmm.
00:23:04It's sugar.
00:23:06Powdered sugar.
00:23:07Like the sugar that Margaret uses
00:23:09on her sugar cookies.
00:23:10Okay, so what does that mean?
00:23:13It means...
00:23:14we had some of those last night, right?
00:23:16We had them in the Grand Hall.
00:23:29Now that cabinet is way too fancy.
00:23:31Maybe the clue's inside there.
00:23:37Doors locked.
00:23:38Now what?
00:23:39Maybe there's another clue
00:23:40underneath one of these nutcrackers.
00:23:42Well, each nutcracker
00:23:45has its own platform
00:23:46with a number on it.
00:23:47So maybe we have to lift
00:23:49one of them up
00:23:50to trigger something.
00:23:51Like the doors to open.
00:23:53Okay, let's give it a shot.
00:23:54Be careful!
00:23:56What?
00:23:57It's not like a boulder
00:23:58is going to chase us
00:23:59out of the building or anything.
00:24:04I think.
00:24:09I'm going to put that down.
00:24:10Okay.
00:24:12Let's figure this out, shall we?
00:24:14Hmm.
00:24:18What is different
00:24:19about these nutcrackers?
00:24:22Everything.
00:24:24Literally everything.
00:24:26Shapes, sizes, outfits.
00:24:28They're completely different.
00:24:29I mean anything
00:24:30that can help us
00:24:31to figure this out.
00:24:32Hey, didn't you write
00:24:41that Christmas story
00:24:42about the kids
00:24:43trapped in the snow globe?
00:24:46Yeah.
00:24:47I wrote it here
00:24:48in the Grand Hall.
00:24:50It was the first thing
00:24:51I ever got published.
00:24:53Well, didn't they have to
00:24:54put the nutcrackers
00:24:56in a certain order
00:24:57to break the spell?
00:24:58I can't believe
00:25:01you remember that
00:25:02better than I do.
00:25:03So, what does this mean?
00:25:06So, it means that
00:25:06we might have to put these
00:25:07in a certain order.
00:25:09Like, um...
00:25:10Like a combination log.
00:25:11But what's the order?
00:25:13Well, they're numbered
00:25:14from one to twelve.
00:25:17Twelve days of Christmas.
00:25:18Huh?
00:25:19Should we start with twelve?
00:25:20Twelve?
00:25:20Well, nothing happened.
00:25:29Maybe we have to put it here?
00:25:33Nope.
00:25:36Any other ideas?
00:25:37No, no, no.
00:25:38What else do you think of
00:25:39when you think of nutcrackers?
00:25:40Well, there's the
00:25:41nutcracker suite.
00:25:42It has eight different
00:25:43pieces of music in it,
00:25:44each with its own theme.
00:25:46So then maybe
00:25:47nutcracker number eight
00:25:48triggers the doors to open.
00:25:50And there it is.
00:26:17Huh.
00:26:20Esme and Jamie.
00:26:23Piper and Dawson.
00:26:28Esme and Jamie,
00:26:30go to the study
00:26:30for your next clue.
00:26:32Well,
00:26:33I guess we split up
00:26:34into teams.
00:26:35Study in the study?
00:26:36We'll see you
00:26:37on the other side.
00:26:38Okay.
00:26:44Okay.
00:26:45Piper and Dawson,
00:26:47go to the great room
00:26:48for your next clue.
00:26:50So we're going
00:26:51to the great room.
00:26:52Great.
00:26:54Great.
00:26:54Well, this is fun.
00:27:13Look, I'm not thrilled
00:27:14about it either.
00:27:15Let's not waste time.
00:27:16It's another card
00:27:22with today's riddle.
00:27:27Christmas brings us
00:27:28together no matter
00:27:29where we are,
00:27:31through well wishes,
00:27:32glad tidings,
00:27:32sent near and far.
00:27:35Well wishes,
00:27:36glad tidings.
00:27:37What's that?
00:27:38Uh-oh.
00:27:38Let's take my card.
00:27:39It'll be faster.
00:27:39What?
00:27:40Esme and Jamie,
00:27:42it sounds like
00:27:42they figured it out.
00:27:43They're on to the next one.
00:27:44Okay.
00:27:44Come on, come on, come on.
00:27:45Okay.
00:27:45Then we need to focus.
00:27:46So, um,
00:27:48where would you get
00:27:48glad tidings?
00:27:49Oh, Christmas cards?
00:27:53Right.
00:27:53Yeah.
00:27:54Right.
00:27:58This one looks
00:27:59familiar.
00:28:01This one is from us.
00:28:03I remember this
00:28:04from elementary school.
00:28:05Yeah, it was before
00:28:06Miss Margaret went on
00:28:07to teach at high school.
00:28:08to Merry Christmas Margaret
00:28:09from your favorite student
00:28:11and also Piper.
00:28:12That makes me the favorite.
00:28:13Mm-hmm.
00:28:14Thank you for the joy,
00:28:15warm socks,
00:28:15and hot cocoa.
00:28:16Yeah, well,
00:28:17I wrote that bit.
00:28:19I don't remember this.
00:28:22All right,
00:28:22so we were on
00:28:23holiday for Christmas,
00:28:25right?
00:28:25We did snow angels
00:28:26in the front yard
00:28:26and then we came back
00:28:29in to heat it by the fire,
00:28:31had hot chocolate.
00:28:32Yeah.
00:28:33We were soaked
00:28:34and Miss Margaret,
00:28:36she gave us
00:28:37a fresh pair of socks
00:28:38and then we sat
00:28:39at this desk
00:28:40and we wrote
00:28:41our Christmas cards.
00:28:42And there were boxes
00:28:43and boxes in here
00:28:44of new cards
00:28:46and cards
00:28:47from her former students.
00:28:48Yeah.
00:28:49The cupboard is locked,
00:28:52so we must have
00:28:54to find the key.
00:28:55It's got to be hidden
00:28:55in here somewhere.
00:28:56Okay, where?
00:28:58Okay, think things.
00:29:00Cards, angels,
00:29:02fireplace,
00:29:03hot cocoa,
00:29:04socks.
00:29:05Socks?
00:29:06Stockings.
00:29:13Nothing in here?
00:29:14No.
00:29:15Empty.
00:29:18Key.
00:29:19Key.
00:29:20Another clip.
00:29:39From east to west,
00:29:41north to south,
00:29:43from snow to sand to sea,
00:29:45we celebrate our differences
00:29:46and hang them
00:29:47on the Christmas tree.
00:29:49So it sounds like
00:29:51we have to decorate
00:29:53a Christmas tree.
00:29:56These ones
00:29:56are already decorated.
00:29:57So we have to find
00:29:58a tree and decorations?
00:30:00Yeah, but where?
00:30:01Where?
00:30:10Oh, these are all
00:30:11from former students
00:30:13of Margaret.
00:30:16Wait a minute.
00:30:17Hey, look at this.
00:30:19Local addresses
00:30:20from Main Street.
00:30:22I guess we're taking
00:30:23these to Main Street.
00:30:24We'll deliver these cards
00:30:25and see if we can collect
00:30:26some unique ornaments
00:30:27to decorate the tree.
00:30:28Okay.
00:30:28Time to split up.
00:30:49Come on.
00:30:55Time to split up.
00:30:56Come on.
00:31:27Sorry, I have to get back.
00:31:57Hey.
00:32:09Hey.
00:32:12Thank you for today.
00:32:15For working with me on the cards and the clues.
00:32:18Yeah, today was fun.
00:32:22Although we got some tough competition.
00:32:24Looks like one of us might be out of here soon.
00:32:27Yeah, well, that has me thinking.
00:32:29About what the card said.
00:32:32Celebrating differences and...
00:32:34Well, my tree looks kind of the same and...
00:32:38And your tree looks the same.
00:32:40So maybe...
00:32:41Maybe you want to share?
00:32:42A trade ornament?
00:32:54Oh.
00:32:56Mm-hmm.
00:33:08Oh.
00:33:12It's Greek.
00:33:13They keep it by the door so the Christmas goblins don't come in.
00:33:16Oh.
00:33:18Yeah, they...
00:33:19They get too distracted by counting the holes.
00:33:21It's very creative.
00:33:26What a fantastic first day.
00:33:31I hope it brought back many happy memories
00:33:34and helped you to connect with our rich cultural community.
00:33:38But now it's time...
00:33:40to announce the winner for the day.
00:33:42You've all done so well, so wonderfully.
00:33:45Drum roll, please.
00:33:46Esmeralda.
00:33:52Esmeralda.
00:33:53Oh!
00:33:53Yes!
00:33:56Congratulations.
00:33:57You and your Christmas colander win.
00:34:03Jamie, I'm sorry, but...
00:34:07You had the fewest imaginative decorations,
00:34:12and so sadly, you'll be leaving us today.
00:34:16Piper and Dawson,
00:34:22you really pulled it together at the end,
00:34:26and you will continue on to day two of the challenges.
00:34:30But you're gonna have to get over whatever is holding you back,
00:34:35or one of you will be going home tomorrow.
00:34:38The canon...
00:34:44Layla, this drawing is really good.
00:34:51Okay, so is this the mistletoe princess,
00:34:53or is that the mistletoe princess?
00:34:55This one.
00:34:56That one.
00:34:58I just wish there was more to the story.
00:35:00I've been trying to think of what happens next when she grows up.
00:35:03How do you come up with your ideas, Auntie?
00:35:06Well, that's a tough question.
00:35:08I haven't even had my morning coffee.
00:35:11Let me think.
00:35:14Sometimes it's something I see, or hear, or read about.
00:35:20Sometimes it's from a dream.
00:35:22But the best ideas I've ever had,
00:35:27the ones that made me want to be a writer,
00:35:29they come from memories,
00:35:31and feelings from when I was younger.
00:35:34What happens when you run out of memories?
00:35:37What is with all of these tough questions this morning?
00:35:42Um, I don't know.
00:35:44I'm still trying to figure that out.
00:35:46Has he warmed up at all, Dawson?
00:35:51Maybe.
00:35:53Because sometimes he reminds me of why I left.
00:35:58And then other times,
00:36:00he reminds me of why it was so hard to go.
00:36:05Are you going to have to leave again, Piper?
00:36:10I think so.
00:36:11It's just my life, it isn't here anymore.
00:36:16I have to go where the action is.
00:36:20It's where all the ideas are.
00:36:23I have to go make some new memories.
00:36:25Okay.
00:36:26Just make sure when you make all those new memories,
00:36:29you don't forget about us.
00:36:38Good morning.
00:36:39Is everyone ready for the next Christmas clue?
00:36:43You have until 6 p.m. sharp to finish.
00:36:46Christmas memories turn into tales we'll always treasure.
00:37:04The best stories are gifts from the heart,
00:37:06inspiring dreams beyond all measure.
00:37:09Time to give holiday treats
00:37:10that illuminate and draw us closer together.
00:37:13Okay.
00:37:18So, what does that mean?
00:37:20The best stories are gifts.
00:37:24It's time to give.
00:37:29Well, we have some gifts under the Christmas tree.
00:37:31We could start there.
00:37:38It says Piper.
00:37:39Piper.
00:37:40Piper.
00:37:42Piper.
00:37:43Esme.
00:37:48And Dawson.
00:37:50Ready?
00:37:53Merry Christmas to us.
00:38:01Children's building boards?
00:38:03I got a VR headset.
00:38:05I got books.
00:38:09Hmm.
00:38:12Piper, would you mind reading the clue again?
00:38:14The part about inspiring.
00:38:16The best stories are gifts from the heart,
00:38:23inspiring dreams beyond all measure.
00:38:26Well, how are we supposed to inspire with these?
00:38:32Well, Mistletoe Hall has always been
00:38:34a safe creative space for children, right?
00:38:37So where do they go now?
00:38:39Oh, they go to the community center down on Main Street.
00:38:42Oh, yeah.
00:38:43They're always looking for volunteers.
00:38:48Guys.
00:38:50I think that's supposed to be us today.
00:38:55Nathaniel shivers and smiles.
00:38:57He goes red in his cheeks.
00:39:00With a hug from his grand.
00:39:02He'll be back next week.
00:39:04The end.
00:39:06Check this out.
00:39:20What's this?
00:39:28Thank you so much.
00:39:37Let's see what we got.
00:39:53Yes.
00:39:53Yeah, of course.
00:39:55Ready?
00:39:56What do we think?
00:40:14That kind of suits you.
00:40:16Why?
00:40:16Because I'm cold and icy?
00:40:18You said that.
00:40:20Not me.
00:40:22So what do we do now?
00:40:23I don't know.
00:40:24We got a snowman.
00:40:26We got gingerbread men.
00:40:27Reindeer.
00:40:29Hmm.
00:40:30Do any of these mean anything to you?
00:40:32The clue does mention story.
00:40:35Stories.
00:40:37Stories.
00:40:37Do you remember freshman year?
00:40:38Christmas.
00:40:39We had to do that book report from Margaret.
00:40:41Yeah.
00:40:42But we never read the book.
00:40:43I know.
00:40:45It's really embarrassing.
00:40:46So we didn't read the book.
00:40:47We go in, make up this elaborate story.
00:40:50I think by the end, was it Frosty the Snowman used his magic hat to raise a gingerbread army?
00:40:56Well, we've got a snowman and a gingerbread army.
00:41:00Oh, yeah.
00:41:01One year for Margaret's Christmas assignment, I programmed a game where an elf rode a pink-nosed reindeer.
00:41:08It was called Christmas Glow.
00:41:11Ours was called Winter's Light.
00:41:14That's right.
00:41:14Light, glow.
00:41:18Light, glow.
00:41:21It's like what the card said.
00:41:23Time to give holiday treats that illuminate and draw us closer together.
00:41:31Illuminate.
00:41:32Light.
00:41:33The only thing that comes to mind for me is that glitching light.
00:41:37Notice it when I came in.
00:41:40Huh.
00:41:40Hmm.
00:41:44What?
00:41:47That couldn't...
00:41:48I mean, you don't think that's...
00:41:50What, Morse code?
00:41:52No.
00:41:53No.
00:42:00What are you looking at me for?
00:42:02Oh, no.
00:42:04I don't do that kind of coding.
00:42:07Oh.
00:42:07Oh.
00:42:08But I do have an app for that.
00:42:12Hmm.
00:42:12Huh.
00:42:16Huh.
00:42:20When family surrounds us, we share love, light, and sweets.
00:42:26For nothing, says holiday, like a well-made treat.
00:42:31Hmm.
00:42:31Well-made treat.
00:42:33Treats.
00:42:35That sounds like a mission in the kitchen.
00:42:39There's paper.
00:42:40A pen.
00:42:43Oh.
00:42:48And an advent calendar.
00:42:50Here.
00:42:54Okay.
00:42:56So, what do we do now?
00:42:58Write a story in the kitchen.
00:43:01Well, while we wait to figure it out, I'm gonna have a snack.
00:43:04Wait, oh!
00:43:05What?
00:43:06Hmm.
00:43:07Licorice.
00:43:08What?
00:43:11It's not like it was gonna be poisoned or something.
00:43:15Esme.
00:43:16Hmm.
00:43:18Irish cream.
00:43:19Would you stop eating?
00:43:20You realize those are our clues.
00:43:22I think better on a full stomach.
00:43:26Irish cream.
00:43:28Wait, what are you doing?
00:43:29Esme, keep going.
00:43:31Don't tap me with a good time.
00:43:32Binash.
00:43:43Hmm.
00:43:44Binash.
00:43:44I want to have one.
00:43:52Honey.
00:43:53Honey.
00:43:53Honey.
00:43:54Truffle.
00:44:02Raspberry.
00:44:06Espresso.
00:44:07Manila.
00:44:08Earl Grey.
00:44:09Pepper, these are really good.
00:44:10Oh, I'm writing.
00:44:11You two, you go ahead.
00:44:15Agave.
00:44:16Lime.
00:44:16Strawberry.
00:44:17Apricot.
00:44:18Coconut.
00:44:18Lavender.
00:44:19Ube.
00:44:19Mm-hmm.
00:44:23Well, I may as well.
00:44:27Mm-hmm.
00:44:34Mm-hmm.
00:44:36English toffee.
00:44:38English.
00:44:41Toffee.
00:44:44Wait, there's a scroll.
00:44:45Is that a page from a book?
00:45:01Wait, look.
00:45:04The first letter of every chocolate spells, light reveals a clue.
00:45:11Candles?
00:45:13Maybe on the mantle.
00:45:15Okay, well, we have candles.
00:45:19We just need a light.
00:45:20Huh.
00:45:21Need a light.
00:45:27Yeah.
00:45:28Look at that.
00:45:29Stories fill our hearts with sniffles, sobs, and smiles.
00:45:33They guide us like sleigh bells ringing through life's tough miles.
00:45:37They hold us close with every page we turn, reminding us this Christmas that love is what we yearn.
00:45:45Hmm.
00:45:48Any ideas, you former lovebirds?
00:45:52No.
00:45:52No?
00:45:55But don't forget, the last clue wasn't useful until later.
00:46:00And there was something about the paper itself.
00:46:03Well, this paper looks like it was torn out of a book.
00:46:07The library.
00:46:08We're back to where we started.
00:46:14What do we do now?
00:46:15We have to find the book that this page came from.
00:46:18How?
00:46:19Any ideas?
00:46:20There's something about the riddle.
00:46:23Sniffles, sobs, and smiles.
00:46:27Sniffles, sobs, and smiles.
00:46:31Sniffles, sobs, and smiles.
00:46:33Wait a minute.
00:46:33Isn't that, um...
00:46:35The Gift of the Magi?
00:46:36Yes.
00:46:37Yes.
00:46:37Yes.
00:46:38What's that?
00:46:39It's Miss Margaret's favorite Christmas short story, so we need to look for a collection by O'Henry.
00:46:43Like the candy bar?
00:46:45Right.
00:46:46Because I don't think I can eat any more chocolate.
00:46:48No, like the writer.
00:46:49Oh.
00:46:50Here it is.
00:46:51Oh.
00:46:51For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas.
00:47:02I know that one.
00:47:04Christmas Carol.
00:47:06Never read it.
00:47:07Good movie, though.
00:47:08Great movie.
00:47:09Dickens.
00:47:10Dickens.
00:47:11Dickens.
00:47:12Dickens.
00:47:12Dickens.
00:47:14D.
00:47:16Dickens.
00:47:17Let's see.
00:47:19Dickens.
00:47:20Dickens.
00:47:20Here it is.
00:47:21You got it?
00:47:21Yes.
00:47:25Okay.
00:47:27In all this world, there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child.
00:47:35Nothing.
00:47:37Can you read it again?
00:47:39In all this world, there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child.
00:47:45More beautiful than a happy child.
00:47:47That sounds like a book that Margaret had us read.
00:47:51That during Christmas, we had to do a book report on it.
00:47:53It was something like the life in times, or the life in adventures of Santa Claus.
00:47:58Yes.
00:47:58You're right.
00:47:59Oh, is that it?
00:48:00Yes.
00:48:00Yes.
00:48:00Let me see.
00:48:01Let me see.
00:48:01Let me see.
00:48:01Let me see.
00:48:02Let me see.
00:48:02Let me see.
00:48:02Let me see.
00:48:02Let me see.
00:48:03Let me see.
00:48:03I have it.
00:48:06What's it say?
00:48:09What's it say?
00:48:09I like good, strong words that mean something.
00:48:13Little women.
00:48:18Let's go.
00:48:19Oh, wait.
00:48:20I saw that one.
00:48:21Uh, here.
00:48:22Little women.
00:48:22Little women.
00:48:23And.
00:48:30Okay.
00:48:31The best children's tales come from the most open minds.
00:48:36So bring a Christmas fable back from home, where you'll find Christmas magic is best
00:48:41when love is pure and kind.
00:48:44Bring a Christmas fable back, so we have to write an original story?
00:48:48Children's tales.
00:48:50I have a little brother who loves to tell stories.
00:48:54My niece is obsessed with mistletoe crown.
00:48:56Yeah, that's it.
00:48:59Perfect.
00:49:00Right.
00:49:03Okay.
00:49:09Bye.
00:49:10Bye.
00:49:11Come on, Dawson.
00:49:12Hurry.
00:49:13Yeah.
00:49:15Okay.
00:49:19Do you have someone that can help you write a story?
00:49:23Yeah.
00:49:24Yeah, of course.
00:49:26No, I don't.
00:49:29But you know what?
00:49:30I'm sure I'm going to figure it out.
00:49:31It's going to be fine.
00:49:35Come with me.
00:49:37That clue didn't say anything about this being an individual challenge, so we can do it together.
00:49:43Like that book report.
00:49:45Okay.
00:49:46Okay.
00:49:48Put your coat on, then.
00:49:49Yeah.
00:49:52Lead the way.
00:49:53Okay.
00:49:53Okay.
00:49:53So, Miss Margaret wants us to write a Christmas story.
00:49:58Do you think you could help us?
00:50:00I'll try.
00:50:01Okay.
00:50:01So, if you could have the mistletoe princess do anything for Christmas, what would it be?
00:50:06And then the Christmas dragon flew back to the North Pole and flamed Jack Frost.
00:50:21And Santa said, thank you.
00:50:34Sorry.
00:50:35I'm realizing it may not be entirely appropriate.
00:50:37My little brother really loves some dragons.
00:50:41Mm-hmm.
00:50:45This story was inspired by my niece and a picture she drew.
00:50:51Well, Dawson and I, we worked on this together.
00:50:55It's about the princess from the mistletoe crown.
00:50:57She's all grown up, and she's leaving home to go on our next adventure.
00:51:03But discovering what she left behind.
00:51:07Um.
00:51:08It was a sunny day when the mistletoe princess left home.
00:51:13The snow had mostly melted, leaving soft patches.
00:51:20And when the mistletoe princess finally returned home, she found that although she had missed time, she had not lost her memories.
00:51:29And the love that she had left was there to be found.
00:51:34Piper and Dawson, thank you.
00:51:55Another wonderful day.
00:51:57I'm so proud of you all.
00:52:01Esme.
00:52:02I appreciate how hard you worked, but I'm sorry.
00:52:07Your story in the Christmas clues, well, it ends today.
00:52:14Piper.
00:52:16And Dawson.
00:52:21Congratulations.
00:52:23You're in the lead.
00:52:24And you are invited back to day three.
00:52:30Oh.
00:52:32Esme.
00:52:34I've got a sugar cookie with your name all over it.
00:52:38Yes.
00:52:40Oh.
00:52:42Piper.
00:52:44That was great.
00:52:45We did it, huh?
00:52:47Yeah.
00:52:48Turned out pretty well.
00:52:49Mm.
00:52:52Do you want to hang out for a little bit?
00:52:55Stick around?
00:52:58Sure.
00:52:58Oh, wow.
00:53:06The stars just look so beautiful.
00:53:11I have to admit, I haven't even taken the time to look at them since.
00:53:14That night?
00:53:17Uh, yeah.
00:53:18Yeah, that night.
00:53:19I don't think I ever really apologized to you.
00:53:27No.
00:53:28No, you haven't.
00:53:30Well, I'm sorry.
00:53:33Really.
00:53:35I am sorry.
00:53:36So, what's your plan with Mistletoe Hall if you win?
00:53:54Hmm?
00:53:54Uh, the town's growing so fast.
00:53:58We have a lot of out-of-town developers coming in, doing new projects, renovating whole neighborhoods,
00:54:04but they have no connection to the community and its history.
00:54:07But my sister and I do.
00:54:09So, we think it's a great time to be able to grow our company and grow the town.
00:54:13That's why we're selling the family home.
00:54:15We have to raise capital for new projects.
00:54:18So, what does that mean for Mistletoe Hall?
00:54:21Modernizing the town could start with Mistletoe Hall.
00:54:24Keep the main structure.
00:54:25Multi-use, mixed retail.
00:54:27Think of condos, community spaces, things like that.
00:54:30You want to turn Mistletoe Hall into a, into a strip mall?
00:54:35Well, no, but it has to be sustainable.
00:54:37That just sounds like an excuse to sell this place out for a quick buck.
00:54:42And to benefit you and your company.
00:54:46Piper, you know that's not what I'm about.
00:54:48Do I?
00:54:49I mean, it's been a few years.
00:54:52I thought you were the same guy I fell in love with.
00:54:55Yeah, the guy you left?
00:54:57Look, I, I didn't leave you.
00:55:00I, I left here.
00:55:02This place.
00:55:03Exactly.
00:55:04And I was here.
00:55:06You know, maybe you don't really know me.
00:55:08And maybe you don't know what's best for Kingston Falls.
00:55:11Have you thought about that?
00:55:12Maybe you don't have a clue.
00:55:16Maybe I don't know who you are anymore.
00:55:20But the Dawson that I knew, he loved this place.
00:55:30Oh, it's coming.
00:55:52Piper.
00:55:53Tell me you got something for me.
00:55:54Oh, it's coming, and I promise you, it's juicy.
00:56:00No, that's what I'm talking about.
00:56:02Can't wait.
00:56:17Well, I can see the packing's going great.
00:56:19You know it's impossible to sell a house with a squatter attached, right?
00:56:27Dawson, it's time to let go and move out of this place.
00:56:31Kat, this is our family home.
00:56:33I'll move out when I'm ready.
00:56:34Besides, we're close to closing on a few properties.
00:56:36I think we can afford to float it for a few more weeks.
00:56:39Yes, you may be right, but remember,
00:56:41the whole point is to make a move
00:56:43to secure our home court advantage in this town and expand.
00:56:46Yeah, no, I get it, I get it.
00:56:48I just need to focus on Mistletoe Hall right now.
00:56:51That's it.
00:56:51It's down to me and Piper.
00:56:53We're the only ones left, and I'm not backing down.
00:56:54Okay.
00:56:55Hey, have you given any more thought
00:56:57to that partnership opportunity with Carson Developments?
00:57:01With the right backer,
00:57:02we can build a ton more units, retail space.
00:57:05No.
00:57:06Come on.
00:57:07We're not going to partner with some out-of-town sharks.
00:57:09They're going to eat us alive,
00:57:10and then they're going to tear Kingston Falls apart.
00:57:13Look, I know you want to do what's right for both of us,
00:57:16but I don't think that's going to happen
00:57:18unless you're willing to make some really tough decisions.
00:57:21And you know I support you.
00:57:22I always have, and I always will.
00:57:24I do want to make sure you know, though,
00:57:27if I win this,
00:57:29I don't want Mistletoe Hall
00:57:31to just be another address in our portfolio.
00:57:34It's a place that means something.
00:57:36It has history.
00:57:37People carry it with them in their hearts.
00:57:39I mean, don't you remember going there as kids?
00:57:40Look, you're really busy right now,
00:57:44so let's just talk about this later.
00:57:46Why don't I take some stuff off your plate?
00:57:48Can you sign this for me quick in the meantime?
00:57:50Yeah, of course.
00:57:50Thanks.
00:57:51And you know today's the last day?
00:57:54Winner takes all.
00:57:57Thanks, Kat.
00:57:58Hey, make sure that winner's you.
00:58:00Come on.
00:58:02You got this.
00:58:03Good morning, Piper.
00:58:31Good morning.
00:58:32Good morning.
00:58:33It was about time you got here.
00:58:34I nearly got started without you.
00:58:38What fun would that be
00:58:39without a little friendly competition?
00:58:42You weren't up late plotting
00:58:44how to turn Mistletoe Hall into a...
00:58:46a parking lot with a food court?
00:58:49Mixed, multi-use Piper.
00:58:52Boutique, really.
00:58:54Maybe farm-to-table, cafe.
00:58:57At least I have a vision.
00:58:59Big day today, kids.
00:59:03Mistletoe Hall will change forever,
00:59:07thanks to you.
00:59:08And hopefully, we'll all grow a little bit more
00:59:11from the experience.
00:59:16Away we go.
00:59:18You have till six o'clock.
00:59:20I made the best student win.
00:59:31Hey, listen.
00:59:33Just before we go any further,
00:59:34I wanted you to know that having you back
00:59:36has been really fun.
00:59:38So let's do this, right?
00:59:45Yeah.
00:59:46Yeah.
00:59:46The holidays are a time for growth,
00:59:52renewal, and change that is bold.
00:59:55As Christmas dawns,
00:59:56we bring in the future,
00:59:57and we sweep out the old.
00:59:59Sweep out the old.
01:00:01Why does that sound so familiar?
01:00:03Weren't Miss Margaret's parents from Norway?
01:00:06Yeah.
01:00:06And she had that tradition
01:00:07where she'd send us around the house
01:00:09to collect and hide all the brooms at Christmas.
01:00:11To keep them from the witches.
01:00:16Yes.
01:00:17Okay.
01:00:18And...
01:00:19Do you think?
01:00:21Yeah.
01:00:23Okay.
01:00:23Let's go.
01:00:24Okay.
01:00:29Okay.
01:00:29Okay.
01:00:34Okay.
01:00:47Okay.
01:00:49Amy, I can't really talk right now.
01:01:10Wait, the publishers love your pages.
01:01:14Publishers?
01:01:15I thought this was for a travel magazine.
01:01:17It was, until I read your pages.
01:01:20And now I'm showing them to everyone, and they love it.
01:01:22The way that you describe the town, the clues, the quest,
01:01:26it's so alive.
01:01:28And your ex, Dawson, wow.
01:01:30Oh, well, he's a classic Scrooge.
01:01:33He's trying to gift wrap the whole town so he can line his pockets.
01:01:36That's not really what he's like.
01:01:38Oh, it better be.
01:01:39That's partly what they love about it.
01:01:41Keep writing like this, and there is going to be a bidding war
01:01:45on your next hit novel.
01:01:47And I have the perfect title for it.
01:01:51The Christmas Clues.
01:01:53A bidding war.
01:01:54Yeah.
01:01:55Keep writing, because you're back, baby.
01:02:06Hey.
01:02:06Hi.
01:02:08Okay.
01:02:09This is my home.
01:02:10Yeah.
01:02:10I have no idea what to do.
01:02:13Me either.
01:02:14Listen, I'm, I'm sorry about last night.
01:02:26I don't love your idea for the haul, but I know if you win,
01:02:31your heart is in the right place.
01:02:32So I have a heart now, do I?
01:02:43Yes, you do.
01:02:48And I'm sorry if I took that for granted.
01:02:49I do get it, you know, that you had to go, and that I had to stay.
01:03:03And that's just the way it was.
01:03:04So how about this?
01:03:09This time when you go, why don't we make more of an effort to stay in touch?
01:03:16Um, well, actually.
01:03:21Actually what?
01:03:22Wait, are you thinking about staying?
01:03:23I don't know.
01:03:25Really?
01:03:26I, I mean, I wouldn't, wouldn't matter to me, but I'm just thinking Alana and Layla,
01:03:31they would be so...
01:03:32They don't know yet.
01:03:35It, it depends on who wins.
01:03:38Yes, yeah, of course.
01:03:39That makes sense.
01:03:40Yeah.
01:03:40Sure.
01:03:46Well, yeah, I mean, while you're here, we should work together and figure out what the clues mean.
01:03:50Okay, um, you found plums?
01:03:55Mm-hmm.
01:03:59Sugar plums?
01:04:05The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.
01:04:09In hopes a Nicholas would soon be there.
01:04:13Keep going.
01:04:15Oh, um, let's see if I even remember this.
01:04:20The children, what, the children were nestled all snug in their beds,
01:04:27while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.
01:04:33The night before Christmas.
01:04:35Old Saint Nick.
01:04:38His eyes, how they twinkled.
01:04:42His dimples, how merry.
01:04:44His cheeks were like roses.
01:04:50His nose like a cherry.
01:04:57Okay, I just feel like Margaret's playing with us at this point.
01:05:00Like, what are the brooms for?
01:05:03No.
01:05:10There's something rattling in here.
01:05:11There's something else.
01:05:23There's something else in there.
01:05:25Oh, here we go.
01:05:26There's something else in there.
01:05:28So, cherries, plums, vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
01:05:36It must be something in the kitchen.
01:05:37No, but we were already there.
01:05:41And remember the first clues.
01:05:42It's about growth, renewal, change.
01:05:45From the earth we grow to the earth we go.
01:06:01The earth that gives us life.
01:06:04Weave a wreath to mark the growth of your heart and place it under the northern light.
01:06:11The solarium?
01:06:14Things that grow from the earth.
01:06:19So definitely the solarium.
01:06:30So what do we do with it now?
01:06:38Oh.
01:06:41Weave a wreath to mark the growth of your heart and place it under northern light.
01:06:49Which way is north?
01:06:50I'd say we did pretty good.
01:07:01I would agree.
01:07:04If that's new.
01:07:10Yeah.
01:07:12Do you think maybe we have to open it?
01:07:14There's only one way to find out.
01:07:21Imagination, change, and look, another red envelope.
01:07:25Here's our clue.
01:07:26Oh, Miss Margaret, what now?
01:07:34Choose the word this home most needs to grow.
01:07:37Then make the wishes for the future it should know.
01:07:39Change and imagination.
01:07:44It's from the mistletoe crown.
01:07:47The wishing gardens.
01:07:48Yes.
01:07:49When the princess needs to reconnect to her people at Christmas time,
01:07:53she decorates wishing trees so people can hang their written wishes on them.
01:07:57At the front door.
01:07:57So I guess that's it then.
01:08:20No more clues?
01:08:20That's it.
01:08:23This is going to be really fun to come back and check out later.
01:08:27That is, of course, if you stay.
01:08:31Dawson, I'm sorry.
01:08:33You don't need to apologize.
01:08:35It's okay.
01:08:35Please.
01:08:39I loved you so much.
01:08:43But I was so young and I didn't know what that kind of love meant.
01:08:50And I was scared.
01:08:52I was scared that it would change me.
01:08:56Take my spark.
01:09:00Listen, I just wanted to be with you.
01:09:03That's why I delayed the proposal.
01:09:05Because I wanted to support you going off, pursuing your writing.
01:09:11Hey, everything that happened was a long time ago.
01:09:16We were young.
01:09:17I've changed.
01:09:20I've changed, too.
01:09:25And I'm not afraid anymore.
01:09:35Care to join me in the library?
01:09:38Take your time.
01:09:39I've been waiting years for this.
01:09:48You have?
01:09:48You have?
01:09:49But in the end, only one of you can win mistletoe.
01:09:56So who's won?
01:09:57Oh, you're going to have to wait until tomorrow night to find that out.
01:10:00Oh, why do we have to wait?
01:10:02Because I need some help from some special guest judges.
01:10:066 p.m. tomorrow.
01:10:07Oh, but feel free to start celebrations early.
01:10:12As one of you is most certainly guaranteed...
01:10:15to win.
01:10:24It looks like it's a waiting game until we find out who won.
01:10:28Care to join me for a celebratory drink?
01:10:40So there's this one.
01:10:43Wow.
01:10:44But this one's my favorite.
01:10:46Layla's really talented.
01:10:47Yeah, she is.
01:10:53Well, here.
01:10:54She is going to be very happy to have you back.
01:10:57Well, we don't know who's won yet.
01:11:02You know, you never did say what you're going to do if you won.
01:11:07Well, to be honest, I haven't decided yet.
01:11:11Yeah, you're right.
01:11:14Town is changing, and if Mistletoe stays the same, it's going to get left behind.
01:11:20But then again, if it changes too much, it's...
01:11:23it's not going to mean anything anymore.
01:11:25That wasn't exactly what I was talking about.
01:11:31Did you mean it when you said you might stay?
01:11:35What about your life in the city?
01:11:37Lately.
01:11:43It doesn't feel right.
01:11:46And this does?
01:11:50Well, it doesn't feel wrong.
01:11:59I'm sorry, it's work.
01:12:02No, it's okay, listen.
01:12:04We can do a toast when you get back.
01:12:05Feel free to use my office if you need some privacy.
01:12:26I have six meetings lined up.
01:12:29Six.
01:12:29It's a Christmas miracle.
01:12:31But you're going to have to keep writing,
01:12:32because they're going to want to see as many pages as possible.
01:12:35Amy, I don't think I can do this.
01:12:39Do what?
01:12:40Write this book.
01:12:41At least, not the way I have been writing it.
01:12:44Don't flake out on me now.
01:13:03Amy, I can't talk right now.
01:13:06I have to go.
01:13:07I have to go.
01:13:07I have to go.
01:13:31Selling mistletoe haul?
01:13:33I can't believe you do this.
01:13:46You're writing another breakup piece about us?
01:13:49What?
01:13:49Check your texts.
01:13:54What about you, huh?
01:14:05All this talk about family, home, community?
01:14:11You're planning on selling mistletoe haul to some big city condo developer if you win.
01:14:17What are you talking about?
01:14:23Wow, I...
01:14:24I thought I knew you better.
01:14:30Maybe you really did change.
01:14:31Yeah, and I should have known that you came back here just to use me in this town for gossip for your readers.
01:14:35No, that's not what I was planning to do.
01:14:37Doesn't matter.
01:14:38Let's just forget it.
01:14:39We don't have anything to celebrate anyway.
01:14:42Can you just please leave?
01:14:47Please.
01:14:57Miss Margaret, the things that I wrote about Dawson, they didn't come from the heart.
01:15:11I think...
01:15:15I think I've lost something.
01:15:18And I don't know how to get it back.
01:15:21Piper, I've got something for you.
01:15:27What is this?
01:15:29Your present.
01:15:30The Christmas surprise.
01:15:32Like on the invitation.
01:15:35I...
01:15:36I thought that was the house.
01:15:39Oh, no.
01:15:41This is the real present.
01:15:44Go ahead, open it.
01:15:45It's the real present.
01:15:54What...
01:15:55What is all this?
01:15:57Well, that's all the stories, the rough drafts, and the poems that you wrote here.
01:16:03Oh.
01:16:07Oh, no.
01:16:08Oh.
01:16:10Some of this is really bad.
01:16:11Exactly.
01:16:14But look what you came up with after.
01:16:17This is the kindling.
01:16:24And you're the spark.
01:16:27Inside you, always, it just doesn't always burn as bright.
01:16:33It just needs some fuel.
01:16:34Some love.
01:16:38That's all I wanted with this silly little Christmas clues contest.
01:16:43I wanted to show you and my students the town.
01:16:48The love that's in all of us when we imagine.
01:16:53Dare to dream.
01:16:56It's what makes us who we are.
01:17:02I have missed you so much.
01:17:13Missed you.
01:17:15Not this writing, no.
01:17:17Yeah, well, I need some firework.
01:17:19Something to put in the box.
01:17:20This would be wonderful.
01:17:32Thank you all for being here to celebrate the next chapter in Mistletoe Hall.
01:17:56I've invited you all as my special guests.
01:18:02And by now, you've all, uh, read and, oh, left your own wishes on the wishing trees.
01:18:10And now, without further ado,
01:18:14it's time to announce
01:18:15the winner is drum roll, please.
01:18:30Piper!
01:18:35I don't know what to say, except thank you.
01:18:56Well, I'm sure we'd all like to know what you're going to do with your new home.
01:19:00I need a minute.
01:19:20Amy, Amy, I can't do this.
01:19:22Do what?
01:19:24The book.
01:19:25I can't do it.
01:19:26Those are partnership papers you had me sign, weren't they?
01:19:38Yes.
01:19:41Kat, you knew I was against it from the beginning.
01:19:43Dawson, I thought I had to make the tough calls so that you wouldn't have to.
01:19:47That's not an excuse. There's absolutely no reason why you-
01:19:50I couldn't bring myself to send them off.
01:19:51What?
01:19:58You are my brother.
01:20:00And being back in this place, being here with you, it just-
01:20:05I understand now.
01:20:07I understand what you're trying to do, and I am really sorry I ever doubted you.
01:20:12Can you forgive me?
01:20:24Yes, of course. Come here.
01:20:31Yeah, I never do that again.
01:20:32Well, what are you waiting for? Go get her.
01:20:46When I first came back, I thought I would find a small town where very little changed.
01:20:54And people with small minds that I thought I'd outgrown.
01:21:00But those words that I wrote,
01:21:03they were because I wanted to make myself feel better about leaving.
01:21:08And I regret that now.
01:21:11Amy, I-
01:21:12I hurt people.
01:21:14People I care about.
01:21:16And I got a second chance, and I blew it.
01:21:22Please, please understand that I can't do that again.
01:21:28Okay.
01:21:46I'm sorry, Dawson.
01:21:52About everything.
01:21:56I heard.
01:22:02You know, the files you found, that's what my sister wants. It's not what I want.
01:22:07And I know my plans may seem a little extreme.
01:22:10But I truly do want what's best for this town and for Mistletoe Hall.
01:22:16I do.
01:22:20I can see that now.
01:22:23Then your book, it needs a happy ending, right?
01:22:32Yes.
01:22:40As some of you may know,
01:22:55I consider myself to be a writer.
01:22:59But when I left Kingston Falls,
01:23:01I thought I needed a fresh start,
01:23:04a new perspective.
01:23:06But all it did was take me away from family,
01:23:10the people,
01:23:12and the town that inspired me to write in the first place.
01:23:17I thought that Kingston Falls was the past.
01:23:21But it's so much more than that.
01:23:24It's my heart,
01:23:27my home,
01:23:29and now my future.
01:23:30So that is my proposal for Mistletoe Hall.
01:23:35The past, the present, and the future,
01:23:38all together.
01:23:40A multi-use space.
01:23:43A place for the community.
01:23:45With after-school programs in performance,
01:23:48dance, music, art,
01:23:52gaming,
01:23:54coding and graphic design,
01:23:55a library,
01:23:58and an archive for the town's records.
01:24:03I want Mistletoe Hall
01:24:05to continue in Miss Margaret's legacy.
01:24:09But not just as its cultural center,
01:24:14but as its heart.
01:24:46Multi-use, huh?
01:24:47Yeah.
01:24:49I think it's growing on me.
01:24:52So listen,
01:24:53I might need a contractor
01:24:55to help me with some of the work around here.
01:24:59Know anyone?
01:25:03You know what?
01:25:06I think I know a guy.
01:25:14It's like a guy.
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