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00:00I'm Mara.
00:02That's the second time I've heard that name recently.
00:04There are things that I don't want you to know about.
00:06You're here because you're hiding from someone or you're running from something.
00:09I guess you should never know what people are capable of.
00:11You're right. I overstepped.
00:12No more secrets?
00:13It can't be him.
00:15Aaron?
00:17It's always been my dream to celebrate the holidays with a multi-course Victorian-inspired Christmas feast.
00:24Enjoying great food, fine wine, and sparkling conversation with dear friends, old and new.
00:30Of course, when my dreams do come true, they tend to have major ribbons attached.
00:36Case in point, if I knew how this would turn out a week ago, maybe it could have all been prevented.
00:42C.O.P.S.
00:46C.O.P.S.
00:54C.O.P.S.
00:54Dancing through the snow
00:56In a one-horse open sleigh
00:59All the fields we go
01:01I'll fail all the way
01:04Only you can get so excited over Christmas songs.
01:07Did you know that Jingle Bells was the first song played in space?
01:11Does anyone?
01:13Bye.
01:14If we're going to be partners for Elf Trivia Night, you're going to need to know this stuff.
01:18Emily, the whole point of partnering with you is I don't need to know anything.
01:24Ray, what a nice surprise.
01:27Looking for some last-minute stock and sufferers.
01:29Oh, please.
01:29I finished my Christmas shopping in September.
01:31Why would I wait until prices were at a premium?
01:32Mm-hmm. The spirit of Christmas is strong in you.
01:35Here's the thing. There's a new fine dining restaurant opening up on the east side of the grove.
01:40Yeah, I heard something about that.
01:42Right, well, so Danny, the guy who owns the place, an old college buddy of mine.
01:45He wants to do, like, a kind of special kickoff event for VIPs next week.
01:49That sounds nice.
01:50I hope so. He's got his heart set on this traditional Victorian Christmas feast,
01:55but his Michelin-trained French chef is struggling a bit with what he considers an old-fashioned menu,
02:01which is where you come in.
02:04I'm not sure I follow.
02:05Well, you are the town's resident Christmas expert, are you not?
02:09She totally is.
02:11Tell him the thing about Jingle Bells in space.
02:14I mean, I would love to help you out, but I'm not a chef.
02:17Well, that's probably a good thing, because he can barely afford the one he already has.
02:20No, what he needs is, like, some inspirations.
02:22You know what? I do have a few turn-of-the-century Christmas cookbooks in my personal collection.
02:26I knew I could count on you.
02:28Here's the address. It's called Coniferous, like the trees.
02:31Well, come by after work.
02:33Um...
02:33...fun that is to ride in one horse open sleigh...
02:41...
02:41...
02:41...
02:43...
02:43...
02:44...
02:45Emily?
02:46Oh, hey.
02:47Perfect timing. I'll introduce you to the owner.
02:48Great. Hey, um, before I forget, I was hoping we could talk.
02:51Well, fire away.
02:52Well, I was thinking more of an official consultation.
02:54Oh, all right. In that case, uh, why don't you just stop by the store and, uh, I'll fit you in?
02:57Great.
02:58Just give me one second?
02:59Yeah.
02:59Okay.
03:01You'll get what you wrote, Jason, okay? I just need a bit more time.
03:05Yeah. You know, you've been saying that for three weeks now, okay, man?
03:10You see this crew around here? I gotta pay my crew.
03:13It's the holidays. Empty promises like this, they don't put presents under the tree, you know what I mean?
03:18Or maybe I take my crew, I take my lumber, I go home.
03:20Hey! Over my dead body. Now, I just need you to be patient for another couple of...
03:26Danny!
03:27Listen to me very carefully, Danny. I need you to pay me my money.
03:31I mean it. I mean it.
03:34Jean-Marc and the sommelier are at each other's throats again. I don't even know why we have a sommelier. We cannot afford it.
03:39Relax, babe. I'll handle it.
03:41Uh, Danny? Lauren? Emily, your Christmas consultant?
03:45It's so nice to meet you both.
03:46Emily, welcome. This is Lauren, my wife and business partner.
03:49We talked about this. We have no budget for any...
03:51Oh, oh, no. Oh, no. I'm just doing this for fun. I don't expect to be paid.
03:55Well, then, it is a pleasure to meet you.
03:58I'm sorry. Everything seems to cost twice what we planned for.
04:01We're at risk of going broke before we even open to the public.
04:04It's not really as bad as all that.
04:06Well...
04:07Uh, Emily, come. Let me introduce you to the head chef.
04:09Ray, don't leave yet. I need to talk to you.
04:11Oh, I'll be here.
04:13Oh, Emily, this is Carrie, our sommelier.
04:17Sorry, Danny.
04:19So, I hear you've been fighting with Jean-Marc again?
04:21He won't listen to my ideas.
04:23Try and play nice when Lauren is around, please.
04:26Happy wife, happy life.
04:28Thanks.
04:29Don't mind us.
04:30It's always a bit tense before a grand opening.
04:32A bit tense?
04:34I don't think I could cut through all this tension with a machete.
04:37We only have one week. One week to prepare.
04:39Jean-Marc, a moment, please.
04:42I'd like to introduce you to Emily.
04:44Hello.
04:45Danny, I don't have time for this.
04:47I have to make a Christmas feast here.
04:49And Emily is here to help with that.
04:50Just hear her out, please.
04:53I'll leave you both to it.
04:56Well, I found a few Victorian delicacies that I think could use a modern spin.
04:59I tried to avoid the ones with gelatin.
05:02Unfortunately, that's most of them.
05:04Look, I'm very intrigued, but I don't have time right now.
05:07You come back Friday, okay?
05:08Okay.
05:09I guess we're done here.
05:12I know restaurant kitchens can be stressful environments,
05:15but this entire place feels like a pressure cooker that's about to blow.
05:20You say that every time.
05:22I can't keep doing this, Danny.
05:23Okay, here we go.
05:24Time for another lecture.
05:25What have you gotten me into, Ray?
05:27I feel like I'm in the position where I can say something.
05:29Hot cider, technicolor, lights on the tree.
05:36Wait, so it doesn't even have a name on the sign?
05:39No, it's just a tree.
05:40That's how you know it's fancy.
05:42And if you want to drop your entire paycheck on a single shrimp covered in balmy bubbles,
05:47go right ahead.
05:48Well, if it makes you feel any better, Sue, I would choose your meatloaf any day.
05:51Oh, thank you.
05:53But I'd avoid the meatloaf this week.
05:56The less said, the better.
05:58Well, I should get going, but hey, it was so nice running into you.
06:02Yeah, yeah, that was good catching up.
06:04Yeah, coffee with a friend.
06:06What a concept, right?
06:07Okay, well, yeah, bye.
06:22Wilner.
06:28All right, just give me a minute.
06:37Thanks so much for making the time for me, Ray.
06:49Well, it was the least I could do.
06:51You really came through for me yesterday.
06:52I just, you know, I have a small stake in Danny's restaurant,
06:55but I just want the guy to succeed this time.
06:57This time?
06:58Oh, I love him like a brother, but this is the third restaurant attempt in six years, so...
07:04What happened to your hand?
07:06Oh, yeah, it's the hazards of the job, you know.
07:12Sue, what can I help you with?
07:14Yeah, so a few weeks ago, I asked you to look into some hacker groups.
07:19You said that you'd been digging into one in particular, Chimera.
07:23Ah, yes, I recall that.
07:25Your inquiries, did you go straight to the source, or were you more discreet about it?
07:30Well, I didn't contact Chimera directly, if that's what you mean,
07:33but I wouldn't even know how, they're notoriously elusive.
07:36Why would you ask?
07:37I just want to make sure that...
07:40Uh, sorry, that's a line I can't let go to voicemail.
07:43Just, quick.
07:44Sure, yeah.
07:45One sec.
07:47Let's...
07:47Ray here.
07:51Hey, yeah.
07:52Good to hear from you.
07:53Look, I'm just, I'm with a client.
07:54Can I, uh...
07:56I'm sorry, say that again?
07:59I understand.
08:00Of course.
08:06Is everything okay?
08:10Danny's dead.
08:12What?
08:12I'm sorry, Emily.
08:18Um, this is a bit of a shock.
08:20Um, perhaps we could reschedule.
08:22Yeah, no, of course.
08:23Absolutely.
08:25I'm so sorry.
08:27I've never seen Ray look so heartbroken, and I can hardly blame him.
08:31It's been said that losing someone close to you feels like losing a part of yourself.
08:36I've had a similar experience.
08:38Old memories keep playing in my head, searching for an answer to a question that has haunted me for years.
08:44How many lives could I have saved if I'd only done things differently?
08:48Prepare for one less oil billionaire in the world in three, two, one...
08:54Boom!
08:55Yeah!
08:56It's our biggest fish yet.
08:58We won't soon forget the name Chimera.
09:01Oh, I'd love to see his face when he learns that his fortune has been diverted to help pay for the messy cause in the Pacific.
09:07And we need to celebrate.
09:08Yes!
09:08Yes, we do!
09:09We need champagne.
09:10Okay, I'll go.
09:11I need fresh air.
09:12Oh, hey.
09:17I miss you already.
09:19Guys.
09:20Great job, guys.
09:21Great job.
09:22Well done.
09:23Well done.
09:23Well done.
09:24Woo!
09:27I know how difficult a time this is for you.
09:29I just can't believe Danny's gone.
09:32I'll make this brief.
09:34I just have a few questions.
09:37When was the last time you saw your husband alive?
09:41Um, just before I left the restaurant last night.
09:45Did he seem upset or argumentative?
09:48No more than usual.
09:50Why?
09:51Danny had a black eye and his knuckles were all banged up.
09:55Looked like he'd been in a fight prior to his death.
09:57A fist fight?
09:59No.
10:00Danny has a temper, but he's all bark, no bite.
10:03Did he have any enemies?
10:04No.
10:08Even when you hate him, you can't help but still love him.
10:14Are you planning to shut us down during the investigation?
10:18Uh, that hasn't been determined yet.
10:21I really hope not.
10:23I know that that sounds cold, but Danny and I put our whole life savings into this place.
10:28This is his legacy now.
10:31Money is so tight, if we don't open on schedule, we may never open at all.
10:35Okay, next question.
10:41Name three towns with Christmas in their name.
10:44Oh.
10:45Okay, Christmas Cove, Maine, Christmas Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and Christmas Orange County, Florida.
10:51I thought for sure I'd stump you.
10:52How can you possibly know that?
10:54I traveled a lot when I was younger.
10:56Living my dream.
10:58Can you believe I'm 17 and I've barely ever been outside of New York State.
11:03Brooke!
11:03Hey.
11:04What can I do for you?
11:06Oh, well, since it's almost Christmas, I thought I'd pop in before you close your doors for the offseason.
11:10I am open all year.
11:12Oh.
11:14Well, it seems like a bad business model, but to each their own.
11:16I also saw that the two of you signed up as a team for Elf Trivia Night.
11:23That's right, and you may as well deliver the $200 prize to us now, because Emily is a total ringer.
11:30Well, I wouldn't brag just yet, Emily.
11:33I didn't say anything.
11:34As host, I have taken it upon myself to come up with some very tough questions.
11:39So I would buckle up and hold on to those elf hats, because you are in for a bully sleigh ride.
11:44Wait, what elf hats?
11:45Well, it's Elf Trivia Night, Emily.
11:48You gotta dress the part.
11:51Oh, hey, Sam.
11:52Did I forget to mention that?
11:56Hi, Dad.
11:57What's up?
11:58I just need a quick word with Emily.
12:00Oh.
12:01Is this about Danny?
12:04Ray got the call while I was with him in his store.
12:06Um, can you tell me what happened?
12:09Well, it's still preliminary, but it looks like Danny got in a fight.
12:12Possibly knocked out and left outside to die of exposure.
12:15Do you notice anything yesterday when you were at the restaurant?
12:18I did see Danny in a verbal altercation with a contractor over unpaid fees.
12:23The words, over my dead body, were uttered.
12:26That's not nothing.
12:27No.
12:27Anything else?
12:28Just...
12:28You can't keep doing this, Danny.
12:32Hazards of the job.
12:34Danny and Ray got into an argument, too, out near the parking lot.
12:38I saw them when I was leaving, but Ray would never.
12:40No, I'm sure you're right.
12:42I'll pay Ray a visit, get his side of things.
12:44I should go.
12:45I'm glad you stopped by.
12:47Even if it was just to question me.
12:52Yeah.
12:58It's hard for me to imagine Ray could be capable of killing anyone intentionally.
13:02But, if his argument with Danny did escalate to a fistfight, maybe things just spiraled out of his...
13:08Hi, Emily.
13:09Ray?
13:10Hope you don't mind.
13:11I, uh, let myself in.
13:20Are you mad?
13:22You look mad.
13:23How did you even get in here?
13:24Well, a magician never reveals his tricks.
13:26Oh, please.
13:26You have more in common with P.T. Barnum than you do with Houdini.
13:29Give me one good reason why I shouldn't call the police.
13:32I'm not the bad guy here, Emily.
13:34You sure about that?
13:35Because you're giving off some pretty serious Bond villain vibes.
13:39Oh.
13:40Yeah, okay.
13:41I see that now.
13:42Look, look, let me explain.
13:45Look, when Lauren called and told me that Danny was dead, I knew how it was going to look.
13:50It was just a matter of time before the cops came asking questions, and in my line of business, that's a death sentence.
13:55How so?
13:55I'm an information broker.
13:57The people who hire me aren't the sort to risk their secrets getting spilled.
14:00Yeah, no, I, I see your point.
14:03Emily, I had nothing to do with Danny's death.
14:05Well, your bruised knuckles tell a very different story, Ray.
14:08Yes, words were exchanged.
14:10Things got a little heated.
14:11Come on, Ray.
14:12It's a short-term loan.
14:13You'll get it all back.
14:13Danny, I can't keep doing this.
14:15If I don't pay up, the creditors will come calling.
14:17Please.
14:17No, no, I can't help you this week.
14:18Hey, don't turn away from me.
14:20Get your hands off me.
14:20Oh, what are you, tough guy?
14:21I'll put you in.
14:22Oh.
14:24Ow.
14:25Oh, shit, my tooth.
14:27But that was it.
14:28He was fine.
14:29I mean, minus the tooth.
14:30Look, just one night, Emily.
14:31That's all I'm asking.
14:32If I find out that you're lying to me.
14:34I am not, I swear.
14:39Okay, fine.
14:39You know what?
14:40Take the couch.
14:41I will, I will go find you some blankets.
14:45Yes.
14:45Wow.
14:55Ah, perfect timing.
14:57Breakfast is served.
14:58Oh, and don't worry.
14:59The cats have already been fed.
15:00Thanks, Uncle Buck.
15:01You don't have to do all that.
15:02It felt appropriate, given you were so kind
15:04as to not have me arrested for breaking and entering.
15:07Oh.
15:15Hello?
15:17Hey, it's Sam.
15:19Can I come up?
15:20Sure.
15:23Get in here.
15:24Close the door.
15:25No sound.
15:26Silent.
15:27Hey, come on in.
15:28Sorry.
15:29I know it's early.
15:30I hope I didn't wake you or...
15:31I like a big breakfast.
15:35Most important meal of the day.
15:37Right.
15:39I just wanted to let you know that Ray is in the wind.
15:42His office was cleaned out.
15:43None of his staff have seen him since yesterday morning.
15:45Yeah, do you have any leads on where he might have gone?
15:47That's why I'm here.
15:49You said you were with him when he got the phone call yesterday?
15:53Yes.
15:53Wondering, did he mention anything that might point to his whereabouts?
15:56No.
15:57I mean, one minute he was showing me an overpriced armoire,
16:01and the next he got that phone call and I left.
16:05All right.
16:05I was worth a shot.
16:08All right.
16:09I'll, uh...
16:10I'll talk to you soon.
16:11Okay.
16:14Okay, bye.
16:15Bye.
16:18I know I made Sam a promise not to lie to him anymore,
16:21but Ray is a friend,
16:22and I do believe his life is on the line here.
16:25The easiest way to get Ray off the hook
16:26is to find the real killer as quickly as possible.
16:29You wound me, Emily.
16:32How do you know my armoires are very competitively priced?
16:37I found that I could,
16:38but there are still some financial statements unaccounted for.
16:41Emily, you're back.
16:45Yeah, uh, Jean-Marc asked me to come back today,
16:47but I, I wasn't sure if you still needed my help.
16:50I'm so sorry to hear about Danny.
16:53Yeah, I'm still processing it.
16:55It's been a tough few days.
16:57Um, I'm sorry.
16:59This is Monica, my lawyer.
17:01Hi.
17:01Hi.
17:02Just flew in from New York
17:03to help me untangle the mess that Danny left me.
17:06Um, I should get that.
17:07A contractor walked away and took his crew with him.
17:09Danny was so much better at dealing with this than I am.
17:12Well, it must be challenging having clients this far out.
17:19I used to live here in town.
17:20I moved to join a New York firm a few years ago,
17:23but I still kept a couple clients.
17:24Are you local?
17:26I've just been here a little over a year.
17:28I love it.
17:30There's a lot to love.
17:31Yeah.
17:31On the way here, I had to stop at Su's for a coffee.
17:33I don't know what her secret blend is,
17:35but it's almost worth the trip all on its own.
17:37I am so with you there.
17:38Uh, well, Jean-Marc is expecting me, so...
17:42Of course, yeah.
17:43Nice to meet you.
17:44You too.
17:47You brought your recipes.
17:48Yeah, I mean, if you're up for it,
17:50you've all experienced quite a loss.
17:52I confess,
17:53the onions are not the only thing
17:54that brings steel to my eyes.
17:57This is sad and troubling times.
17:59We've lost a leader and a dear friend.
18:05But...
18:05Distraction is good, no?
18:07Yes.
18:12I have to admit that
18:14I was not very interested
18:16in doing this, uh,
18:17this Victorian Christmas feast.
18:20Yeah, I kind of picked up on that.
18:21But now,
18:22it only feels right to honor Danny's wishes.
18:25Despite my preference
18:26for the local cuisine I grew up with in France.
18:28You know what?
18:29I actually spent some time in France.
18:31What region are you from?
18:33Oh, tiny little village in the south.
18:35Oh, I love the south of France.
18:36Le midi.
18:39Sorry to correct,
18:41but midi means noon,
18:43not south.
18:46What is this?
18:47Are you talking menu?
18:50Jean-Marc,
18:51you know that I need to be here.
18:52I need the time to source the right wine
18:54to compliment the meal.
18:55Please,
18:55you can barely distinguish wine
18:56from grape juice.
18:58You can't talk to me like that.
19:00Why not?
19:01Danny's no longer here for you
19:02to run and cry to.
19:03Okay.
19:03Well, at least he respected me.
19:05He didn't trust you
19:06to run the feast
19:07without calling in help.
19:08I don't have to listen to this.
19:10Okay.
19:11Pardon me.
19:12I'm going to make copies.
19:13Uh, no hurry.
19:14I'll come back later.
19:15Merci.
19:18It's typical Jean-Marc.
19:19I mean,
19:19he can dish it out,
19:21but he can't take the heat.
19:22It's...
19:23Hmm.
19:30Hey.
19:31Emily.
19:32Wasn't expecting to see you here.
19:34Yeah,
19:34I was just dropping off
19:35some recipe inspirations
19:36for the head chef.
19:37So they're actually going ahead
19:39with the Christmas feast?
19:40Yes,
19:41Detective Wilner.
19:42As difficult as it is,
19:43my lawyer assures me
19:44we're well within our rights
19:45to proceed as planned.
19:49Monica.
19:50Hi, Sam.
19:51Oh,
19:51do me a favor.
19:52Don't tell Violet I'm here.
19:54I'd like to surprise her myself.
19:56No problem.
19:56Emily,
19:57this is Monica.
20:00My ex-wife.
20:03Okay.
20:04This isn't awkward at all.
20:16You don't have to do that, Ray.
20:18Hmm,
20:18it's good to keep busy.
20:19Hey,
20:20you get my text.
20:21Your lunch order,
20:23you mean?
20:23It's one beef dip
20:24from Sue's Extra Au Jiu.
20:27Uh,
20:28you're not going to join me?
20:31I've got to get back
20:32to the mistletoe.
20:33Oh, well,
20:33I know I agreed to be gone by today.
20:37It's just I haven't quite...
20:38One more day,
20:39but that's it.
20:41Understood.
20:42Has there been any progress
20:44with Sam's investigation?
20:46You mean,
20:48does he have any suspects
20:50that aren't named famous, right?
20:52Hmm,
20:53not that I'm aware of.
20:55Are you sure you won't reconsider
20:57talking to Sam about this?
20:59No.
21:00Look,
21:00Sam's a good guy,
21:00but he's still a cop,
21:01and I can't trust
21:02that he's not going to
21:02bring me in for questioning,
21:03and I want to keep doing
21:05some of my favorite activities
21:06when this is all over,
21:07like breathing.
21:07Okay, okay.
21:08It was just an idea.
21:09Just relax.
21:10Eat your beef dip.
21:11Maybe later.
21:12Something's feeling kind of queasy.
21:13I can't blame Ray,
21:16but I promised Sam
21:18there'd be no new secrets
21:19between us,
21:19and I'm already keeping them.
21:22I hate how easy it's become.
21:24After everything that happened,
21:25I swore that would never be me.
21:36A plumbing truck
21:37with a satellite antenna?
21:39It's probably nothing.
21:40I looked up the company.
21:42It doesn't exist.
21:43It's a surveillance vehicle.
21:45It has to be.
21:46They're here for us.
21:47Aaron, I can feel it.
21:49Even if you were right,
21:50we got nothing to worry about.
21:52How can you say that?
21:54They haven't pinpointed our location yet.
21:56It's only a matter of time.
21:58Look,
21:58we have precautions in place.
22:01Security cameras,
22:01proximity,
22:02it's not enough.
22:03Look,
22:04if all this fails,
22:04I have programmed a kill switch
22:05into the system
22:06that can wipe the hard drive spare
22:07in less than a minute.
22:08You didn't tell me about that.
22:10I did not want to worry you.
22:11So you knew about the surveillance?
22:14No,
22:14but I knew that we would draw
22:15the wrong kind of attention
22:16sooner than later.
22:18I'm just looking after us
22:19like I always do,
22:20Grace.
22:21So wait,
22:21this,
22:22this isn't the first time?
22:25What else
22:25haven't you told me?
22:28Aaron,
22:28I want to know.
22:29Fine.
22:30Fine.
22:30You remember the Lakeport incident,
22:32right?
22:32When you hacked into the school account
22:33and you stole the trip money?
22:35What?
22:36I knew that was you right away.
22:38And everyone else
22:39would have figured it out too
22:40if I didn't fix it.
22:42You set Miss Cambridge up?
22:44She lost her career.
22:45What was I supposed to do?
22:47Let you get caught?
22:48I didn't take that money.
22:51How could you think
22:51I was even capable
22:52of something like that?
22:54Hey.
22:54Aaron,
22:54why?
22:55Hey,
22:56hey.
22:56The point is,
23:01you said I would do,
23:03I would do anything
23:04to protect you.
23:07Right?
23:09And you'd do the same for me,
23:10right?
23:12Yeah,
23:12of course.
23:13So then what are we talking about?
23:15Hmm?
23:16I don't know.
23:20Time to celebrate.
23:22Okay.
23:24All right,
23:25who wants some champagne?
23:26Yeah.
23:27Let's do it.
23:30Speed round.
23:31Where is the official
23:32Santa Claus Museum located?
23:34Indiana.
23:35How many Home Alone movies
23:36are there?
23:36Six,
23:37but only four a canon.
23:37What is the...
23:39Mom?
23:41Hey,
23:41sweetie.
23:42So nice to see you.
23:44Why didn't you tell me
23:45you were coming?
23:46It was a last-minute work thing.
23:48Hi again.
23:49Hi.
23:49I should have known
23:50you were that, Emily.
23:51Violet speaks so highly of you.
23:53Wait,
23:53you knew my mom was in town
23:55and didn't tell me?
23:55I didn't want to spoil this moment.
23:58How long are you here?
23:59A few days.
24:00I thought we could go back
24:00to the city together for Christmas.
24:02That sounds perfect.
24:03Great.
24:04In the meantime,
24:05what do you say
24:05to a little Christmas shopping
24:06followed by
24:07hot cocoa with a chocolatier
24:08like we used to?
24:10I still have another hour,
24:11but I can...
24:11Oh, please.
24:12It's fine.
24:13You're sure?
24:13Oh, come on.
24:14You cover for me all the time.
24:16Thanks.
24:17Have fun, you two.
24:19Bye.
24:20Bye.
24:20Bye.
24:21Bye.
24:21Bye.
24:25Danny and Ray
24:26were friends
24:27long before I came
24:28into the picture.
24:29In fact,
24:29it was Ray
24:30who introduced us.
24:31Really?
24:32Back before
24:32he was famous, Ray.
24:34He had a little store
24:35in the strip mall
24:36where I worked
24:36as an accountant's assistant.
24:38Danny needed help
24:39crunching numbers
24:40on whatever
24:40half-baked business idea
24:41he was into back then.
24:43And we fell
24:45hard and fast.
24:47Was Danny and Ray's
24:49relationship
24:49always so contentious?
24:51I mean,
24:51they squabbled like brothers,
24:53but it always came
24:53from a place of love.
24:55Did their arguments
24:55ever become physical?
24:57Not that I know of.
25:01You don't think
25:02that Ray could have...
25:02Just routine questions.
25:05But if they did
25:06come to blows
25:07and Danny
25:08ended up unconscious,
25:10it could explain
25:11the state
25:11we found him in.
25:12I hope you're wrong,
25:13Detective,
25:13because Ray
25:14would never
25:14forgive himself
25:15if he was
25:15responsible for this.
25:27I can't believe
25:28how little this place
25:29has changed.
25:30I thought about it.
25:32College acceptance
25:33letters should be
25:34going out soon.
25:35Have you heard
25:35from any schools?
25:36Not yet.
25:37I hope we didn't
25:38wait till long
25:38to get your applications
25:39in.
25:39It's competitive
25:40out there.
25:41It's going to be
25:41fine, Mom.
25:42Well,
25:44I have some good news.
25:49I talked to the
25:50dean of admissions
25:50at my old alma mater
25:51and the fact that
25:52you were a legacy
25:53student does hold
25:54some sway.
25:54And it's still
25:55the top law program
25:56in his case.
25:56I haven't even
25:57started my undergrad.
25:58Let's not get too
25:59far ahead of ourselves.
26:00Trust me,
26:00it is never too early.
26:01You'll blink and
26:02suddenly be cramming
26:03for the bar.
26:04Wouldn't be the worst
26:05idea for you to
26:06consider a summer
26:07replacement just to
26:08get the jump
26:08on things.
26:09Cass, I forgot.
26:11I'm supposed to
26:11meet my friends
26:12at the rink.
26:13I'm sorry.
26:14I've got to go.
26:15Oh, sure.
26:16Yeah, no problem.
26:17Um, can we get
26:19together later?
26:20Sounds great.
26:21Thanks for the hot
26:21chocolate.
26:22Of course.
26:32We've got to stop
26:32meeting like this.
26:33I'm just here to pick
26:35up my cookbook.
26:36Right.
26:38Any news on Ray?
26:40Nothing.
26:41Guy's resourceful.
26:42Could be three states
26:43away by now.
26:45Hey, um,
26:47Monica came by the
26:48store today.
26:49Violet was so excited.
26:50I wish you could
26:52have seen that.
26:56I should get back
26:56to the station.
26:58Yeah.
27:03Okay.
27:06Shun Mark?
27:11There you are.
27:13Well, it wouldn't be me
27:15if I didn't take a
27:16quick look around.
27:17Ray's life is on the
27:18line, after all.
27:43This is interesting.
27:44I thought Danny was
27:45the primary owner,
27:46but according to this,
27:48Lauren owns 100%
27:49of the restaurant.
27:53I'd love to get a look
27:54in that safe.
27:55But safe cracking is
27:56sadly not in my skill set.
27:58Maybe I should take a
27:59class.
27:59Can I help you with
28:00something?
28:02I was just looking for
28:04Lauren.
28:05Oh.
28:05Well, I can't help you
28:07there.
28:07She tends to avoid me.
28:09You two don't see eye to eye.
28:11That's putting it lightly.
28:12Yes.
28:12I suspect I'm not going to
28:14last very long without
28:15Danny here to defend me.
28:16Were you close?
28:18Oh, yeah.
28:19I used to work at a wing
28:20joint in Buffalo, and Danny
28:22came in all the time.
28:23And when the place went out
28:23of business, he rescued me.
28:26Sorry, a sommelier at a
28:28wing place?
28:29Kitchen manager.
28:30Oh.
28:30I'm versatile.
28:31I've worked in restaurants my
28:32whole life, from the mess
28:34hall to fine dining.
28:36I even have dreams of
28:37opening my own place one
28:38day.
28:38Well, I'm sure you'll get
28:39there.
28:39I better get back to work,
28:41or I will be spending
28:41Christmas on the
28:42unemployment line.
28:59I've heard of comforting
29:01a grieving widow, but this
29:03is a bit much.
29:11Ah, Emily, I didn't see
29:14you come in.
29:16I, uh, was doing inventory.
29:18You got a little lipstick on
29:19your collar.
29:20Lauren's shade, if I'm not
29:21mistaken?
29:23I'm not here to judge.
29:25Does seem a little soon.
29:26Danny knew about us.
29:28He and Lauren have been
29:29separated for some time now.
29:30So you're saying Danny
29:32approved?
29:32No, I wouldn't go that
29:34far.
29:35Lauren served him with
29:36divorce papers months ago,
29:38but Danny wouldn't sign
29:39them.
29:40I'm very much in love.
29:43But that's why I accepted
29:45to be the head chef here,
29:46even though it's a
29:47significant step down for
29:48me.
29:49Oh, yeah.
29:49Ray told me that you
29:51trained at a Michelin star
29:52restaurant.
29:53I gotta check it out
29:56sometime.
29:57Oh, well, you have to
29:58make a reservation two
29:59years in advance.
30:00Do they do takeout?
30:02Takeout.
30:11It's Jason, right?
30:19We met?
30:20Sorry, I'm Emily.
30:22I saw you with Danny at
30:24Coniferous the other day.
30:25Yeah, not my proudest moment.
30:28Should have never taken that
30:29job.
30:29I just started some
30:30consulting work for them.
30:32Did I make a mistake?
30:34Only if you expect to get
30:35paid on time.
30:36Or at all.
30:37And now I got a crew
30:38revolting.
30:39I got missing equipment.
30:40Wait, someone stole your
30:41equipment?
30:42Yeah, it was a brand new
30:43welding torch.
30:44Danny probably sold it to pay his
30:46chef.
30:46I didn't mean that, okay?
30:53I'm just, I'm bitter.
30:56And despite everything, I still
30:58feel bad about going so hard
31:00at Danny.
31:03It's Christmas, you know?
31:05I hear you.
31:06I'm just trying to get whatever
31:08payment I can and move on.
31:12Good luck.
31:14Thanks.
31:15As much as I feel bad for Jason,
31:17I can't shake what Danny said to
31:19him that night.
31:20Over my dead body.
31:24To someone in Jason's situation,
31:25it may have been a welcome
31:27invitation.
31:29Emily!
31:31I'll be with you in a minute.
31:33Okay, take your time.
31:33Okay.
31:36Hey, Monica.
31:42Hi.
31:43How did your shopping trip go?
31:45It was cut short.
31:47Violet had a previous
31:47engagement, apparently.
31:49Too busy for Mom.
31:53I'm oversharing.
31:54Oh, no, no, no, please.
31:55Violet talks about you so much
31:57at the store, I feel like we're
31:58old friends.
32:00In that case, can I ask you
32:01a personal question?
32:02Yeah, sure.
32:04You and Sam?
32:06Is it serious?
32:08Um, no, we're just friends.
32:12I see the way he looks at you.
32:14It's a little more than friendly.
32:17Is it too late to play the fifth?
32:20I retract my question.
32:22I just, I want Sam to be happy.
32:25He deserves that.
32:26Speak of the detective
32:29and he shall appear.
32:32Emily.
32:33Sam.
32:35Sorry I'm late.
32:36It's okay.
32:37Gave me a little time
32:37to get to know Emily a little.
32:40Well, uh, my cats
32:41will be crying for their dinner,
32:42so, um,
32:44hey,
32:44would you mind
32:46if I came by the station tomorrow?
32:47There are a couple things
32:48we should discuss,
32:49case-wise.
32:50Of course.
32:51Okay.
32:52Bye.
32:53Bye.
32:53Bye.
33:04Hey, Emily.
33:05Hey.
33:06FYI,
33:06you're out of fabric softener.
33:08Oh,
33:08I will get right on that.
33:10Okay, listen,
33:11you are going to be happy
33:12to hear this,
33:12but I have managed
33:13to secure a new place.
33:15I'll be out of your hair
33:15by tomorrow.
33:16Uh, it's great.
33:17Whereabouts?
33:17Eh, probably better
33:18you don't know.
33:18Look, I really appreciate
33:19everything you've done,
33:20and if we ever get
33:21through this mess,
33:22I am giving you
33:23a 5% discount
33:24on the entire store
33:25for life,
33:26minus luxury brands.
33:28That is...
33:29And new arrivals.
33:30So generous.
33:31I know, right?
33:32Ooh.
33:32And I washed your tea towels.
33:34Oh, look at that.
33:35Hey, thanks, buddy.
33:35Yeah, my pleasure.
33:40So I'm Mark and Lauren.
33:42Interesting.
33:42Oh, I certainly have motive.
33:44Thanks for bringing it to me.
33:46Yeah.
33:48What?
33:51I'm just curious
33:52what you and Monica
33:53were talking about
33:53at the diner last night.
33:56She asked me
33:57if there was anything
33:57going on between us.
33:58What'd you tell her?
33:59I deflected.
34:01Right.
34:01This is none of her business.
34:02Because I don't know the answer.
34:05Well, I had thought
34:07that we were...
34:08Oh, God.
34:09You know, I did not mean
34:11to put you on the spot.
34:12You should get back to work
34:13because you have
34:14new suspects now, so...
34:15Ray is still my priority.
34:17What about Lauren and John Mark?
34:20That's a hot lead.
34:21We found a glove
34:22in the back of Ray's car.
34:24It had traces
34:25of Danny's blood on it.
34:26That's because he punched him
34:26in the face once,
34:27but he didn't kill him.
34:28At least I'm pretty sure
34:29he didn't.
34:29How do you know all this?
34:33We agreed to be honest
34:34with each other.
34:36Okay.
34:37All right.
34:37Look, um...
34:38If I tell you,
34:40I'm just gonna need
34:41some assurances first.
34:42Farewell, my furry friends.
34:52Oh, hey!
34:53Came to see me off.
34:55I'm so sorry, Ray.
35:00At two, Emily?
35:02Oh.
35:03And say goodbye
35:03to your lifetime discount.
35:05I admit I lost my cool
35:13and I popped them in the jaw.
35:14It's more like a love tap, really.
35:16I mean, he was fine.
35:16He didn't fight back?
35:18No, he was actually
35:18really gracious about it
35:19in all things considered.
35:21I need some ice.
35:24Danny!
35:24I'll wire you the money.
35:26This has gotta be the last time.
35:28You're a good friend, Ray.
35:29Better than I deserve.
35:31Oh.
35:31I gotta take this.
35:35Hello?
35:35If he didn't fight back,
35:37then how did his knuckles
35:38get bloody?
35:39Not a clue.
35:39Maybe he had another fight
35:40after I left.
35:41Did you see him arguing
35:42with anyone else?
35:43No.
35:44We did get a call
35:45when I was leaving.
35:46I was still on it
35:46when he went back in.
35:48Where'd you go from there?
35:49I went straight home
35:50to wire him the money.
35:51Why would I do that
35:51if I killed him?
35:59I'm gonna need you
35:59to stay put for a while
36:00while I look into a few things.
36:03You're not taking me in?
36:04But I'm not gonna put
36:05your life in danger
36:06if it can be avoided.
36:07However,
36:08if you leave this apartment,
36:09you will be arrested
36:10and charged on sight.
36:12Both of you, Mommy.
36:22I know.
36:23I should have told you sooner.
36:24Yes, you should have.
36:27I understand why you didn't.
36:28Wait, I know you.
36:32Sam, you believe him.
36:33His story checks out.
36:36Danny did receive a deposit
36:38from an anonymous wire transfer
36:39and his phone records show
36:40that he received a call
36:41from a restaurant in Paris.
36:44Wait, Aubert, Jean Toinette?
36:46That's the place
36:47Jean-Marc got his start, right?
36:48Why would they be calling Danny?
36:50Unless, wait,
36:51Danny called them first.
36:53He was checking up on Jean-Marc
36:54because something
36:55made him suspicious.
36:56Look, I need to be clear with you.
36:58I'm not certain
36:59Ray won't be charged
37:00and if he is,
37:02I don't know
37:03I can keep your name out of it.
37:04I know.
37:05It's not ideal.
37:07But it's what we do
37:08for friends, right?
37:10I just hope you didn't
37:11put your trust
37:11in the wrong guy.
37:16What can I say?
37:18It wouldn't be the first time.
37:24It wouldn't be the first time.
37:54Emily, what do you think?
38:18Uh, well,
38:20you would fit right in
38:21at the North Pole.
38:22Perfect.
38:23I got you one, too.
38:26For Elf Trivia Night.
38:27Right, yes, yes.
38:29Sorry.
38:30What are you working on
38:31that's got your brow all furrowed?
38:33Oh, no,
38:33I was just researching
38:35obscure Christmas trivia
38:36for the big night.
38:37That's the right answer.
38:38You know,
38:39you gotta keep your head
38:39in the game here.
38:40Okay.
38:41All right.
38:41Yeah, I got it.
38:43Violet called it.
38:44Something is bothering me.
38:46Danny's phone call
38:46with the French restaurant
38:47made me think about
38:48something Jean-Marc told me.
38:49Sorry to go right,
38:51but midi means noon,
38:52not south.
38:53During my time in France,
38:54the locals would often refer
38:56to the southern region
38:57as le midi
38:58because the sun at noon
38:59sits in the southern sky.
39:01But Jean-Marc seemed oblivious
39:03to that,
39:03almost as if he'd never been there.
39:05And if he lied about his past,
39:07what lengths might he go to
39:08to protect that secret?
39:09Sam didn't confirm
39:14my suspicions
39:15that Danny was checking
39:16Jean-Marc's employment history,
39:17but I've done my own research
39:19and I can't find
39:20a single mention
39:21of Jean-Marc's name
39:22in association
39:22with Aberge and Toinette.
39:24He may be more inclined
39:25to talk to me than a cop,
39:26so I figure,
39:27why not just ask him
39:28point blank
39:29if he lied on his resume?
39:32Maybe I should have
39:33called first.
39:34Sam.
39:44Emily.
39:47If I didn't know better,
39:48I'd think you were following me.
39:49I was hoping to have a word
39:50with Jean-Marc.
39:51They've got great minds,
39:53but I don't think anyone's here.
40:02Can't be wrong.
40:04Hello?
40:07This is Detective Willner.
40:08Anyone there?
40:12Right here.
40:18It's the police.
40:22Hello?
40:34Hello?
40:58Come on, Sam.
41:00Come on.
41:27You're welcome.
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