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A Gift to Remember (2017) is a cheerful and uplifting romantic drama about a young woman who discovers the joy of giving and the magic of unexpected connections during the holiday season. As she navigates her personal and professional life, she learns the importance of kindness, friendship, and how small gestures can positively impact the people around her.
Featuring engaging performances and a clear, enjoyable story, A Gift to Remember (2017) highlights themes of generosity, teamwork, and personal growth. Its friendly and approachable narrative makes it suitable for viewers of all ages.
Perfect for audiences who enjoy holiday romances, inspiring dramas, and character-focused stories, this film delivers fun, charm, and a positive message about helping and connecting with others.
Featuring engaging performances and a clear, enjoyable story, A Gift to Remember (2017) highlights themes of generosity, teamwork, and personal growth. Its friendly and approachable narrative makes it suitable for viewers of all ages.
Perfect for audiences who enjoy holiday romances, inspiring dramas, and character-focused stories, this film delivers fun, charm, and a positive message about helping and connecting with others.
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00:01:00Looks great, Josh. Except you misspelled featuring.
00:01:06Oh, man.
00:01:14Good morning, Terrence.
00:01:16My landlady made peppermint fudge last night.
00:01:18Hmm?
00:01:19Peppermint fudge, your favorite.
00:01:21Oh, thank you, Darcy.
00:01:23You okay?
00:01:27Look what arrived in the mail yesterday.
00:01:31Books, books, books has decided to have their own Christmas Eve event.
00:01:35What? They stole our idea.
00:01:37Well, we don't have the market cornered on Christmas Eve events.
00:01:41Yes, we do.
00:01:42Our Christmas Eve is a tradition.
00:01:43They can't just sweep in here and...
00:01:47Okay, this is an exact copy of our event.
00:01:49No point in getting angry because there's nothing we can do about it.
00:01:52We'll just concentrate on having our own wonderful Christmas here the way we do every year.
00:01:57Yeah, but don't you think that we should...
00:01:58I think that we should root for all bookstores to be successful these days, even the competition.
00:02:03Okay.
00:02:05What kind of a name is Books, Books, Books anyway?
00:02:08That I'll grant you.
00:02:09Now give me some of that peppermint fudge.
00:02:12Oh.
00:02:13Your grandson is going to love this, Mr. Farley.
00:02:16It was one of my favorites.
00:02:17I remember his mother loved it when she was his age.
00:02:19I'm so glad you thought of it.
00:02:21See you guys on Christmas Eve?
00:02:22Well, we never miss it.
00:02:23Perfect.
00:02:25Well, just give me a moment and I will get Josh to wrap this up for you.
00:02:29You didn't give him a chance.
00:02:31Who, Mr. Farley?
00:02:32Oh, Oliver, last night.
00:02:35He doesn't read.
00:02:36You sent me on a date with someone who doesn't read.
00:02:38What did I miss?
00:02:40I sent Darcy out last night with a very nice guy, but she won't see him again because he can't quote Charles Dickens.
00:02:46I will honor Christmas in my heart and keep it all the year.
00:02:49See, Josh can quote Dickens.
00:02:51Josh works at a bookstore.
00:02:52I am willing to hold out for a guy who gets as excited about a new book as I do.
00:02:56Nobody gets as excited about a new book as you do.
00:02:59Does it really take three of my employees to gift wrap a book?
00:03:02Parents, would you please tell Darcy to be more adventurous?
00:03:05I think Darcy is as adventurous as she wants to be.
00:03:09I've got my friends.
00:03:11I've got a job I love.
00:03:12And anytime I want adventure, I have a whole store full of options.
00:03:18Here you go, Mr. Farley.
00:03:19Thank you, Darcy.
00:03:20I'll see you at the Christmas party.
00:03:21You bet.
00:03:22You bet.
00:03:51Ciao, bella.
00:03:55Check out Santa's helper.
00:03:57In Naples, we call him Bobo Natale.
00:03:59Well, you do Bobo Natale proud, Luigi.
00:04:02Yes.
00:04:03What's for dinner?
00:04:04Ah, manicotti, a side of a sauteed spinach.
00:04:07And for dessert, apricot de cristana.
00:04:12There's no way that's only $5.
00:04:13For my favorite customer, it's always $5.
00:04:16Thank you, Luigi.
00:04:18You're amazing.
00:04:19But if you keep doing this, you'll go broke.
00:04:21And if I don't do it, you're going to starve, huh?
00:04:24Okay, ciao.
00:04:26Good night.
00:04:27Good night.
00:04:34Well, dearie, how was your day?
00:04:36Oh, busy day.
00:04:37Catherine was quite disappointed to learn that her matchmaking skills aren't all she hoped.
00:04:43Oh, let me guess.
00:04:45He wasn't a reader.
00:04:47Exactly.
00:04:48What am I supposed to do with that?
00:04:50Oh, it also looks like our biggest rival is trying to compete with Christmas Eve at Chaucer's.
00:04:55Well, they're foolish to try.
00:04:57Chaucer's is a Philadelphia tradition.
00:04:58I think we might need to step up our game this year.
00:05:02Have a gingerbread menu.
00:05:04No.
00:05:05No thanks.
00:05:05Bite the head off.
00:05:07It'll make you feel better.
00:05:10Um.
00:05:13Yeah!
00:05:16All right.
00:05:17Well, I best get back to work.
00:05:18I am stringing lights on the Christmas tree.
00:05:21I thought you did that already.
00:05:24It needed more.
00:05:26Of course it did.
00:05:27Well, I've got the new Anthony Cleaver Parks book and a tree with just the right amount of lights.
00:05:35I'm going to curl up with my dinner, maybe a cup of hot cider, and a few more of those cookies.
00:05:44Okay.
00:05:45Good night.
00:05:45Good night.
00:05:57Good night.
00:06:03Good night.
00:06:03Good night.
00:06:05Good night.
00:06:07Good night.
00:06:07Good night.
00:06:08Good night.
00:06:09Good night.
00:06:10Good night.
00:06:11Good night.
00:06:12Good night.
00:06:13Good night.
00:06:14Good night.
00:06:15Good night.
00:06:16Good night.
00:06:17Good night.
00:06:18Good night.
00:06:19Good night.
00:06:20Good night.
00:06:21Good night.
00:06:22Good night.
00:06:23Good night.
00:06:24Good night.
00:06:25Good night.
00:06:26How'd you learn to make these?
00:06:34Origami made easy.
00:06:35I picked it up forever ago.
00:06:36Always meant to do something with it.
00:06:38Last night I finally did.
00:06:40You made all of these last night?
00:06:42Well, what could I say?
00:06:43I'm crafty.
00:06:44I just want to see you channel that energy
00:06:46into something other than reading and crafts,
00:06:47which is a fabulous lifestyle if you're 70.
00:06:50Catherine, wait, that's not even true.
00:06:52My grandma's in her 70s and she takes ballroom dancing lessons.
00:06:55I am not doing that.
00:06:57Well, would you look at this?
00:07:01We're going big.
00:07:02This is beautiful.
00:07:04Thank you, Terrence.
00:07:05Can I borrow you two for a second?
00:07:08When?
00:07:09Well, we're hoping for the end of March.
00:07:12Wendy and I will be doing some house hunting
00:07:14in San Francisco when we're out there next week.
00:07:17But what'll happen to the store?
00:07:19I'm hoping we can find a general manager we trust
00:07:22to keep it open, keep it going.
00:07:24Chaucer's has been around for a long time
00:07:26and we wouldn't want books, books, books
00:07:28to be the only option in the neighborhood.
00:07:30So you're not selling the place?
00:07:31Well, we're open to all possibilities,
00:07:33but the plan is to keep it open under new management.
00:07:37Of course, if any of you would like to apply,
00:07:40I would welcome that conversation.
00:07:43We're really going to miss you, Terrence?
00:07:50Well, it breaks my heart to say goodbye,
00:07:52but the pull of grandchildren is very powerful.
00:07:56I understand.
00:07:58I'm sorry to break this to you all a week before Christmas,
00:08:01but since I'll be seeing candidates for the job,
00:08:04I thought you should know.
00:08:05Thanks for telling us now, Terrence.
00:08:06So, no long faces, okay?
00:08:09Let's just try and make this the best Christmas Eve
00:08:12at Chaucer's we've ever had.
00:08:13All right?
00:08:15I can't believe Terrence is doing this.
00:08:17It's like he's breaking up a family.
00:08:20We'll still be a family, Darcy.
00:08:21We'll just have family in San Francisco, too.
00:08:23But I mean around here.
00:08:25We grow the family.
00:08:27You know Terrence will find someone great.
00:08:29Unless he decides to sell.
00:08:32You don't think he will, do you?
00:08:33He can't.
00:08:35Someone will turn this building into a yoga studio so fast.
00:08:37Not necessarily.
00:08:38Are these little books made of matchboxes?
00:08:41Yeah.
00:08:42And now I've got like three Ziploc baggies full of matches,
00:08:45so let me know if you need any.
00:08:46I'll keep that in mind.
00:08:49Or worse than a yoga studio,
00:08:50it'll be like the third craft microbrewery on the street.
00:08:53Or worse, they'll just tear it down
00:08:55and turn it into luxury condos.
00:08:57Terrence, everything will be fine.
00:08:59This is someone's dream job.
00:09:00I'm sure of it.
00:09:02Well, you.
00:09:03You, Catherine, you're senior manager.
00:09:06It should totally be you.
00:09:07I'm done with grad school in May.
00:09:09I hope to be putting my journalism degree to use.
00:09:12Terrence needs someone that'll stick around.
00:09:13Really love the place.
00:09:15What about you?
00:09:16What about me?
00:09:17For the job.
00:09:20Oh, I don't know anything about running a business.
00:09:24I mean, think of all the thousands of things
00:09:26that could go wrong.
00:09:27There you go.
00:09:28Right back to the worst case scenario.
00:09:30There's a doggy in the window.
00:09:35I see that.
00:09:38And that doggy has a person.
00:09:41I see that too.
00:09:42Come on, Bailey.
00:09:53Come on.
00:09:53Come on.
00:10:05Come on, Bailey.
00:10:07Looks like we're early.
00:10:08Hey, what's for dinner?
00:10:30Chicken piccata.
00:10:31Oh, I didn't even think about you
00:10:34having a place for your bicycle.
00:10:36I get such blinders on when it comes to decorating.
00:10:40It's OK.
00:10:40I got it.
00:10:41But if I come down tomorrow
00:10:42and my bike is covered in tinsel.
00:10:44Well, if it stands still long enough,
00:10:46I decorate it.
00:10:47Speaking of which,
00:10:48I have a beautiful star for your tree.
00:10:51Let's have dinner together and hang it.
00:10:53I'd be delighted.
00:10:53Oh, I did.
00:10:56Beautiful.
00:11:02I think your friend has a point.
00:11:05But I don't know the first thing
00:11:07about managing a store.
00:11:08You have the most important qualification.
00:11:10You love books.
00:11:12It's true.
00:11:13I do.
00:11:14But I like things the way they are.
00:11:17I know my advice doesn't mean much.
00:11:24I'm only your landlady.
00:11:25You are far more than that,
00:11:27and you know it.
00:11:28Well, if you gave yourself a bit more credit,
00:11:30you'd realize that you were tough as nails
00:11:32and twice as sharp.
00:11:35I didn't meet your parents,
00:11:36but I know they'd say the same thing
00:11:38if they could.
00:11:40You think so?
00:11:41Yes.
00:11:43A life embracing possibilities
00:11:45is what every parent wants for their child.
00:11:47Don't get me wrong.
00:11:48I love my life, my friends.
00:11:51I just...
00:11:52I wish I could still...
00:11:55Still go to your parents for advice?
00:12:01Yeah, well, sweetie, trust me.
00:12:04You never outgrow that feeling.
00:12:07It's just easier
00:12:09when I keep the big twist confined to my reading.
00:12:12In real life,
00:12:13I want to know what the day's going to bring.
00:12:15Where's the excitement in that?
00:12:17The day brings what it brings.
00:12:20You take what's given,
00:12:22and eventually you turn it into something wonderful.
00:12:34What do you think, Bailey?
00:12:36Not bad, huh?
00:12:36I don't know.
00:12:38Oh, my God.
00:13:08Hello? You fell asleep in your comfy chair.
00:13:12I fell asleep in my comfy chair.
00:13:14You forgot to set your alarm.
00:13:15I forgot to set my alarm.
00:13:16You are so late.
00:13:17I am so late.
00:13:19Hey, I just got your message.
00:13:21I'm going to take Bailey out for a quick walk, and then we're going to hit the road.
00:13:24Thanks for everything.
00:13:32Very funny, Mrs. Henley.
00:13:38Come on, boys.
00:13:57Let's go mail these.
00:13:58Let's go.
00:14:28Let's go, Dad!
00:14:29Oh, my gosh.
00:14:32Are you all right?
00:14:36It's all about my mom.
00:14:39Uh, excuse me?
00:14:53Here's your dog.
00:14:54Do you know where they're taking you?
00:15:05Einstein Hospital.
00:15:06Hi.
00:15:19Hi.
00:15:27Bailey, nice to meet you.
00:15:33Einstein Hospital, that's only a few...
00:15:37miles.
00:15:39Feel like a walk?
00:15:49Okay. Come on, boy.
00:16:15Darcy.
00:16:17Oh, Mr. Farley, what are you doing here?
00:16:19I'm here for my grandson. He's having his appendix happen.
00:16:22How is he?
00:16:23They say it's a simple procedure, but that doesn't do much for the worry.
00:16:26So we decided to come out and get some fresh air.
00:16:28Need someone to keep an eye on your friend there?
00:16:30Would you? That would be so great.
00:16:32Um, this is Bailey. I've just met him. It's a long story.
00:16:35But he seems really friendly.
00:16:37Thanks.
00:16:38Hey, Bailey. I'm Bob. Care to keep me company?
00:16:43I think we'll be fine out of it.
00:16:47Are you his wife?
00:16:54Nope.
00:16:55Sister?
00:16:56Nope.
00:16:57Mother?
00:16:58Really?
00:16:59Then I can't give you any information.
00:17:00But I have his dog.
00:17:01As you said repeatedly.
00:17:06Leave your name and your number, and as soon as I can, I will let him know that you stopped by.
00:17:12But what do I do with Bailey?
00:17:16What you do with any dog.
00:17:17Feed him, keep him happy, and clean his paws after you walk him in the snow.
00:17:21Thanks.
00:17:22Could you maybe just tell me his name?
00:17:24I'm sorry, hon. I wish I could.
00:17:28I come bearing good news.
00:17:29Turns out you have a dog. And his name is Bailey. Now if we could just find out what your name is.
00:17:49Ah, Tansy, you're home from work early today. You wait here, I make you something for lunch.
00:18:04That's okay, Luigi. I just would rather get home today.
00:18:19Oh, look at the little cannolino. Hello, little fella.
00:18:24I'm watching him for the day for this guy. It's kind of a long story.
00:18:29What happened?
00:18:31Just a little accident.
00:18:34My nephew, he works at the bicycle shop on Frankfurt Avenue. You leave it with me overnight, I have it back to you like brand new.
00:18:41Luigi, you don't have to do that.
00:18:43It's the season for giving, yes? You look like a dude in some Christmas cheer, too.
00:18:48It's been kind of a trying day.
00:18:50You come back later. I have some tiramisu for you. And I'm gonna see if I can find a nice little treat for the pup, too. Okay?
00:18:57Okay.
00:18:58Oh.
00:18:59Thank you. Okay. Come on, Bailey. Ciao.
00:19:03Ciao.
00:19:04Okay. Come on. Good boy.
00:19:09Oh, it's okay. Shh. Quiet. It's okay, buddy.
00:19:17Did you trade your bicycle for a dog?
00:19:22Did you put up more Christmas decorations in here?
00:19:26I will ask the questions. What is a dog doing in my building?
00:19:31It's the icicles, right? The perfect finishing touch. You have such a good eye.
00:19:34Right now, my good eye is looking at a hairy dog in my vestibule.
00:19:40I hit his owner with my bike and now he's in the hospital. It was an accident.
00:19:45Well, I'm glad you didn't do it on purpose.
00:19:47The nurse wouldn't tell me the guy's name because I'm not family, but then I had Bailey. That's the dog. I know. His name. And I didn't know what to do with him, so I brought him home and here we are. I'm sorry. I know you don't like dogs.
00:19:59Such a thing to say. I adore dogs.
00:20:03Oh. Well then, why don't you allow pets?
00:20:06I had a tenant once who raised ferrets. It was a situation.
00:20:12Bailey, one night.
00:20:16That's all we need.
00:20:18Okay. Come on, Bailey. Come on, boy.
00:20:22Okay, Bailey. I'm gonna have food for you in just a few...
00:20:36That's my favorite spot. You have good taste.
00:20:47Hey. I've been a little crazy at the pet supply store on 3rd.
00:20:50We've got food and treats.
00:20:53And look, it's a squeaky toy that looks like a snowman.
00:20:56Katherine. Katherine, he's only here for the...
00:20:58No, it is the doggy from the window. Hi, doggy.
00:21:02He's only here for the night and his name is Bailey.
00:21:05Oh, Bailey. I'm so sorry Darcy broke your person.
00:21:08Stop saying that.
00:21:09You don't know anything about Mystery Man?
00:21:11No, and his phone is missing, so all I have are his dog, his mail, and his keys.
00:21:18Okay, Bailey.
00:21:28Looks like he was sending Christmas cards.
00:21:30Should we drop them in the mail?
00:21:32Wait a minute.
00:21:34Let me see that.
00:21:38The return address.
00:21:39We have the return address.
00:21:4211 Denman Court.
00:21:45Bailey.
00:21:47I think we know where you live.
00:21:52Okay, okay.
00:21:54Knock again.
00:22:08If he has family, they're probably at the hospital.
00:22:10Then why wouldn't they call me to check on Bailey?
00:22:12I left my number with the nurse.
00:22:13Hmm.
00:22:14Good question.
00:22:21What...
00:22:22What are you doing?
00:22:24Seeing if we have the right place.
00:22:31Look!
00:22:36Bailey!
00:22:37Here, boy.
00:22:38Come on.
00:22:39Let's go get Bailey before someone catches us.
00:22:42Bailey!
00:22:47Bailey!
00:22:48Bailey!
00:22:49I have a room for the room for you.
00:22:51I have a room for you here.
00:22:52Here, you go!
00:22:53Here, go!
00:22:54Don't go!
00:22:55No, don't go!
00:22:56See you!
00:22:57Bye!
00:22:58Sorry!
00:22:59There, go!
00:23:00Here!
00:23:01Here!
00:23:02There, go!
00:23:03No, you don't!
00:23:04Here's the room for you.
00:23:05No, I do not necessarily.
00:23:06There you go.
00:23:07Here, go!
00:23:08Here.
00:23:09Here!
00:23:10Here!
00:23:11Here!
00:23:12Here!
00:23:13Here!
00:23:14Here!
00:23:15Here!
00:23:16Oh, come on pal, we'll be back soon.
00:23:30William A. Anderson, he works in public relations.
00:23:45Oh, maybe he has an assistant or something.
00:23:53Well, that doesn't do us much good.
00:23:55I'm sure he has a family.
00:23:56I think he has a wife.
00:23:59Nope, nothing but guy's clothes.
00:24:02Maybe a girlfriend then.
00:24:04He's got really good taste.
00:24:05In girlfriends?
00:24:06In clothes, this is cashmere.
00:24:08Did you see all those souvenirs in the hall?
00:24:10I think he travels a lot, that sounds exciting.
00:24:12Exciting?
00:24:13You won't even get on a train to Manhattan.
00:24:15Yes, well, I can still admire a spirit of adventure in others.
00:24:20Looks like he was headed on a trip.
00:24:22Well, that explains the total lack of Christmas decorations.
00:24:25I love how much his lack of knick-knacks is bothering you.
00:24:28I like a place with a little more personality.
00:24:31Oh, but he reads Anthony Cleaver Parks.
00:24:34Let Nothing You Dismay is number three on the Times bestseller list.
00:24:37Lots of people read him.
00:24:38No, he really reads him, even the early stuff.
00:24:41There's your icebreaker.
00:24:42Sorry I broke into your house.
00:24:43Read any good books lately?
00:24:45Catherine?
00:24:46What?
00:24:47To the best PR man in publishing, deepest thanks, Tony.
00:24:51William Anderson isn't just a fan of Anthony Cleaver Parks.
00:24:55He represents him.
00:24:56He calls him Tony.
00:24:58Can you imagine?
00:25:00The man's got a closet full of cashmere, but this is what impresses you.
00:25:03Yes, this is what impresses me.
00:25:05Hello?
00:25:06Miss Archer?
00:25:07This is Nurse Nancy from Einstein Hospital.
00:25:12Our patient is awake and he's asking about his dog.
00:25:15Oh, that's wonderful news.
00:25:16I'll be right there.
00:25:17See you soon.
00:25:18Could you give us a lift downtown?
00:25:28Miss Archer, thank you for coming.
00:25:30Oh, I was so happy to hear from you.
00:25:32Right this way, I'll escort you.
00:25:34I got permission for us to bend the rules a little and let me revisit.
00:25:37I'm sorry I couldn't give you more information this morning,
00:25:41but I'm bound by confidentiality and I had to ask his permission to come.
00:25:45I had to ask his permission first.
00:25:47I completely understand.
00:25:49He took a hit to his head and he's having some memory problems,
00:25:54which is not unusual.
00:25:57Is Mr. Anderson going to be okay?
00:26:00I thought you didn't know him.
00:26:02I did a little detective work.
00:26:04No, he'll be happy to hear that you know his name.
00:26:07Why is that?
00:26:09Well, at the moment, he doesn't.
00:26:15So he doesn't know who he is?
00:26:27Retrograde amnesia.
00:26:29It's a loss of autobiographical memory.
00:26:32It's a side effect of swelling on the brain.
00:26:35Once the swelling subsides, memories can gradually return.
00:26:39They can or they do.
00:26:42It's different for everyone.
00:26:44You're certain of his name?
00:26:46Yes.
00:26:47I found his address on his Christmas cards and went by his house earlier to see if anyone was home.
00:26:51His name is William Anderson.
00:26:53We believe that if a thread of memory appears, it's best to pick it up and follow it.
00:26:57See where it goes.
00:26:58And Mr. Anderson remembers Bailey, which is already a good sign.
00:27:03Okay.
00:27:06Come on.
00:27:09You have a visitor.
00:27:11Bailey!
00:27:13Hey!
00:27:15Does the name William Anderson mean anything to you?
00:27:20Yeah, actually, that sounds very familiar.
00:27:23Is it possible that it's your name?
00:27:26I think...
00:27:28Aiden.
00:27:29I keep thinking of the name Aiden.
00:27:31I'm fairly certain that...
00:27:32The middle initial is A. William A. Anderson.
00:27:37I think people called me Aiden.
00:27:40William Aiden Anderson.
00:27:42That's a good name.
00:27:44Then why is it that my dog's name sounds more familiar to me than my own?
00:27:48Well, it's not unusual.
00:27:49It's like about how many times a day you say your pet's name.
00:27:53You know, details come back in their own way and in their own time.
00:27:57Aiden.
00:27:58This is Darcy Archer.
00:28:00She's been taking care of Bailey.
00:28:02Hi.
00:28:03Hi.
00:28:05I really appreciate you...
00:28:07You look so familiar to me.
00:28:10Do we know each other?
00:28:12Um...
00:28:13Nurse Nancy, could I have a moment?
00:28:15Of course.
00:28:18Darcy.
00:28:19As in...
00:28:20Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice.
00:28:21As a matter of fact, yes.
00:28:22It was my mother's favorite book.
00:28:24I'm sorry.
00:28:25This is so surreal.
00:28:26I feel like I know you.
00:28:27Are we friends?
00:28:28Wait, are we related?
00:28:29I should just stop guessing because I'm probably embarrassing myself.
00:28:32I'm the girl who ran into you.
00:28:33Unexpected.
00:28:34I have no idea how to apologize for this.
00:28:35It just happened so fast and then I was standing there with Bailey and I found your address on your Christmas card so we went to your house and then Bailey ran inside.
00:28:36I'm sorry.
00:28:37I'm sorry.
00:28:38I'm sorry.
00:28:39I'm sorry.
00:28:40This is so surreal.
00:28:41I feel like I know you.
00:28:42Are we friends?
00:28:43Wait, are we related?
00:28:44I should just stop guessing because I'm probably embarrassing myself.
00:28:48I'm the girl who ran into you.
00:28:53Unexpected.
00:28:54I have no idea how to apologize for this.
00:28:57It just happened so fast and then I was standing there with Bailey and I found your address on your Christmas card so we went to your house and then Bailey ran inside and I had the keys.
00:29:07Okay.
00:29:08Now I'm the one making myself look worse.
00:29:11You went in my house?
00:29:13I did.
00:29:14Was anyone there?
00:29:15No.
00:29:16Did you take a look around?
00:29:17A little.
00:29:18And what'd you find out?
00:29:20Your name.
00:29:21Also, you work in public relations for Anthony Cleaver Parks.
00:29:26He's a very famous author so I guess you're kind of a big deal.
00:29:31Well that's exciting.
00:29:34Um, what else?
00:29:36You packed an overnight bag to go somewhere.
00:29:39I think you have a girlfriend.
00:29:40I saw a photo.
00:29:41She's lovely.
00:29:42Also, you're not much for Christmas decorations.
00:29:46No, that can't be true.
00:29:47I'm pretty sure that I love Christmas.
00:29:51Can I help at all?
00:29:53Yes.
00:29:54Yes, in fact you can.
00:29:55My neurologist said that items from home might be able to jog my memory.
00:29:59Would you mind going back to my house and grabbing a few of my things?
00:30:01I hate to ask but right now you're kind of...
00:30:04Well, you're the only person that I know.
00:30:08I'd be happy to.
00:30:10I'll come by tomorrow after work.
00:30:12What do you do?
00:30:14I work at a bookstore in Northern Liberties.
00:30:18Actually, I've seen you walk by a few times with Bailey.
00:30:23Oh, Bailey.
00:30:27Oh, Bailey.
00:30:28I don't think they're gonna let me keep you here.
00:30:31No.
00:30:32You can hang out with me.
00:30:33That's fine.
00:30:35Really?
00:30:36Mm-hmm.
00:30:45Rudolph.
00:30:46I remember my dog Jane Austen and Rudolph.
00:30:52And now you.
00:31:07You need to go out?
00:31:12You want to come up here, don't you?
00:31:15You've had a heck of a day, huh?
00:31:18Me too.
00:31:20Okay.
00:31:21Come on.
00:31:22Come on.
00:31:23Come on.
00:31:24Good boy.
00:31:28Good boy.
00:31:32Good night, Bailey.
00:31:37I forgot how much I enjoy walking a dog.
00:31:49It's just a great way to clear your mind.
00:31:52My mind is anything but clear right now.
00:31:54I've got to help Aiden remember who he is.
00:31:57I can't find a single Aiden Anderson in Philadelphia.
00:32:00Did you check on Facebook?
00:32:02Yeah.
00:32:03Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
00:32:04I mean, I found several William Andersons, but none of the photos were a match.
00:32:08No one's filed a missing persons report for him.
00:32:11And his phone?
00:32:12Missing.
00:32:13Along with his wallet and any other ID.
00:32:15The nurse asked me to go by Aiden's place to pick up a few things to dog his memory.
00:32:19Do you need me to watch Bailey while you're at work?
00:32:22Oh, it's okay.
00:32:23Taryn said I could bring him in.
00:32:24And on top of all of this, Christmas Eve is in five days and there's still so much to do.
00:32:28Oh.
00:32:29Good morning, ladies.
00:32:30Good morning, Luigi.
00:32:32My bike.
00:32:35Just like new, huh?
00:32:37Better than new.
00:32:38How much do I owe you?
00:32:40No charge.
00:32:41Buon Natale.
00:32:42Luigi, I couldn't.
00:32:43You do so much for me already.
00:32:45I cannot take your money.
00:32:46No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:32:47It's correcto.
00:32:48That means impolite.
00:32:51Oh.
00:32:52You speak Italian?
00:32:53Un poco.
00:32:55I, um, dabble in the romance languages.
00:32:58I'm a dabbler.
00:33:00Well, um, I'm gonna walk this home and then, Mrs. Henley, if you don't mind.
00:33:05Of course.
00:33:06Oh, Luigi, excuse us.
00:33:10We are women on a mission.
00:33:12Get you.
00:33:14Thanks again.
00:33:15Well, good morning, mystery man.
00:33:27Good morning, Nurse Nancy.
00:33:30Well, look at this.
00:33:35You're quite good.
00:33:36I keep seeing this house.
00:33:41I don't know if it means anything.
00:33:44Well, if drawing helps you remember, then go with it.
00:34:05Good boy.
00:34:12He didn't put up a treat anywhere?
00:34:16Not everyone does.
00:34:18But sometimes I do not understand your generation at all.
00:34:23Did you find anything?
00:34:24Yes.
00:34:25A gift certificate for two tickets to the Nutcracker at the Pennsylvania Relic.
00:34:31Did you find anything helpful?
00:34:33Darcy!
00:34:34This is the most important thing in this house.
00:34:36This is the, the, the gift of culture.
00:34:39Okay.
00:34:40Well, you never know.
00:34:41We'll bring it.
00:34:42I'm putting stuff in this overnight bag.
00:34:45Oh.
00:34:46And ho, ho, ho.
00:34:47What do we have here?
00:34:51He packed it in the bag.
00:34:52Finally, some proof that he doesn't hate Christmas.
00:34:54I was truthfully getting worried.
00:34:58I wonder what's in it.
00:34:59I don't know.
00:35:00I'll take it with me and we'll find out.
00:35:03Hmm.
00:35:04Well, the box and lid were wrapped separately.
00:35:08That means special care.
00:35:12I know what you're thinking.
00:35:13Stop.
00:35:15Drop that box, lady.
00:35:17Oh, I shouldn't drop it.
00:35:18What if it's fragile?
00:35:20Slowly put down that box, Mrs. Henley.
00:35:24If Aiden wants to open the Christmas present, that's his business.
00:35:28Okay, fine.
00:35:29Oops.
00:35:31Mrs. Henley, you did that on purpose.
00:35:33You can't prove that.
00:35:35Well, you've gone this far.
00:35:37I'm already an accessory.
00:35:40Just open it.
00:35:41I love this new sense of adventure in you.
00:35:43I just...
00:35:56He was going to propose to his girlfriend.
00:35:59Oh, this story is getting so interesting.
00:36:02Oh, interesting.
00:36:12A vegetable.
00:36:13A carrot.
00:36:17A mode of transportation.
00:36:18It's an airplane.
00:36:19Good.
00:36:21An item used in sports.
00:36:26Football.
00:36:27It's a football.
00:36:29This is infuriating.
00:36:30You're doing very well, Aiden.
00:36:32Your MRI shows significant improvement.
00:36:35But I still want to keep you at least one more night.
00:36:39Now, as the edema subsides, your recall will improve.
00:36:42It's usually long-term memory at first, and then more recent events.
00:36:45Are you spending Christmas with your family, Dr. Holbrook?
00:36:50I am.
00:36:54Everyone wants to spend the holidays with the people they love.
00:36:58I don't even know who those people are.
00:37:01But you'll get there.
00:37:11That looks good.
00:37:13So how are you feeling?
00:37:16Well, Nurse Nancy here won't let me go outside.
00:37:20You're recovering from a head injury, Aiden.
00:37:22We can't have you wandering around.
00:37:24I'm going stir-crazy in here.
00:37:26What if I went with him?
00:37:28Well, you could take Bailey out for a quick walk.
00:37:32There's a Christmas party in the visitors' lounge.
00:37:35Take Bailey out and report back to me there.
00:37:37Thank you, Nurse Nancy.
00:37:39So, anything look familiar?
00:37:48Yeah, actually, this sweatshirt.
00:37:51I think I might have gone to the Ohio State University.
00:37:56Anything else?
00:37:57The award, the book, the tickets to the Nutcracker?
00:38:03No. No. No.
00:38:07Okay, but...
00:38:09Or how about this?
00:38:17No.
00:38:19Nothing.
00:38:21I'm sorry. Should I know who she is?
00:38:24Maybe.
00:38:28The thing is...
00:38:29I'm sorry.
00:38:30Do you remember?
00:39:00I think, I think I'll take that walk now.
00:39:07Wow, they really go all out, huh?
00:39:31My landlady would love this place.
00:39:35Oh, thank you.
00:39:37Here you go.
00:39:38Thanks.
00:39:44I remember the ring, I mean.
00:39:48I figured.
00:39:51That's good, Amy.
00:39:53Here's my mom's.
00:39:57She lost it when I was a kid, and she was so distraught over it.
00:40:03And my dad said, it's not the ring that matters, it's the promise.
00:40:08Patricia, my mom's name was Patricia.
00:40:15What?
00:40:17Yeah, she passed away.
00:40:21Bad memory, that's what caught me so off guard.
00:40:25I was in college, and I remember my dad calling.
00:40:32I can see his face, I, I, I just don't remember his name.
00:40:38I'm sorry.
00:40:40We don't, we don't need to talk about it.
00:40:43No, no, no.
00:40:44It's okay.
00:40:45It's like you said, I remember and that's good.
00:40:47I'm grateful for any memory, even the sad ones.
00:40:52How long have I had this?
00:40:55I can't believe that I'm holding this right now.
00:40:58And somewhere out there, there's a girl who I loved enough to offer my mom's ring,
00:41:04and I have no memory of her at all.
00:41:08What happens if I never remember her, Darcy?
00:41:13This, this woman that apparently I'm planning to marry.
00:41:19I really believe that when you see her in person, and you hear her voice,
00:41:26there'll be a spark, and the memories will start to come back.
00:41:30And if they don't?
00:41:32Well, then you'll make new ones.
00:41:36Maybe we should get back to the hospital.
00:41:48Okay.
00:41:52Hello, Darcy.
00:41:53Mr. Farley!
00:41:54How's your grandson?
00:41:55That's him over there with my wife.
00:41:57He's doing really well.
00:41:59They say he'll be out by Saturday.
00:42:01That's wonderful news.
00:42:02I'll say.
00:42:03He's never missed a Christmas at Chaucer's.
00:42:05I look forward to seeing him there.
00:42:06How's Bailey's owner?
00:42:07He got to take Bailey for a walk outside today, which cheered him up.
00:42:12All my grandson wants to do is go out and build a snowman.
00:42:15It's gotta be rough on a kid being stuck in the hospital at Christmas.
00:42:20And then another dot of glue.
00:42:24This was a great idea.
00:42:26Well, if we can't bring the kids to the outdoors, maybe we can bring the outdoors to them.
00:42:32Very nice!
00:42:37Now you try.
00:42:39Okay.
00:42:40And how many of these am I making again?
00:42:43I don't know, Aiden.
00:42:44How happy do you want to make these kids?
00:42:46Okay.
00:42:47Good point.
00:42:48I did want something to occupy my time.
00:42:50I just wish I knew a way to repay you for everything you've done.
00:42:54Oh, there is one thing.
00:42:59Do you have any need for those tickets to the Nutcracker?
00:43:02I think I could safely say no.
00:43:05My landlady, Mrs. Henley, has been so great helping with Bailey.
00:43:10Yes.
00:43:11Please, make that happen.
00:43:12You gotta spread that Christmas cheer as often as we can.
00:43:27Oh, and I tried calling Ohio State's alumni office.
00:43:30Closed for the holidays, of course.
00:43:32It's like every road I tried just seems to lead to another dead end.
00:43:37Oh, Darcy, you have been reading mystery novels your entire life.
00:43:41You just need to look for the clues.
00:43:44I'm afraid this trail is stone cold.
00:43:46But I did teach him origami.
00:43:48Yay!
00:43:49Little victories count.
00:43:50Oh, and if you'd still like to use those tickets to the Nutcracker,
00:43:53Aiden says you're welcome to them.
00:43:55As a thank you for watching Bailey.
00:43:58Really?
00:44:00Oh, Darcy.
00:44:02Oh, that's so wonderful.
00:44:04I told him you'd be excited.
00:44:06No, you don't understand.
00:44:07I was a featured dancer in the Nutcracker in the New York City Theatre.
00:44:11What, 30 years ago?
00:44:13Oh, my goodness.
00:44:15Oh, that's the New York City Theatre.
00:44:18Mm-hmm.
00:44:19They call it something else now, I forget what.
00:44:21And that girl is a professional dancer.
00:44:24How can you tell?
00:44:25Her build.
00:44:26Her posture.
00:44:27And that pin she's wearing?
00:44:28Mm-hmm.
00:44:29That's the Grand Ballet Company in New York.
00:44:32Oh, my gosh.
00:44:33We found her.
00:44:34Oh, morning, Katherine.
00:44:35Morning.
00:44:36Aren't you closing tonight?
00:44:37Oh, I just came in to drop off some decorations from the display window.
00:44:41And to give updates.
00:44:42Amnesia Guy's would-be fiance might be a ballerina in New York.
00:44:47Oh, that's thrilling.
00:44:48She got a name?
00:44:49Not yet.
00:44:50But here's what I'm thinking.
00:44:51He had the engagement ring.
00:44:52He packed an overnight bag.
00:44:54Maybe Aiden was on his way to New York to propose to her there.
00:44:57New York at Christmas.
00:44:58Attractive.
00:44:59Iconic.
00:45:00I'd say yes to that.
00:45:01But here's what I don't understand.
00:45:03I left a note on the kitchen counter at Aiden's place with my cell number on it.
00:45:06The ballerina hasn't heard from him in days, but I'm glad that she's not sure she's not
00:45:09in the house.
00:45:10She's not in the house.
00:45:11She's not in the house, but she's not in the house, but she's not in the house.
00:45:14She's not in the house.
00:45:15She's not in the house.
00:45:16She's not in the house.
00:45:17She's not in the house.
00:45:18She's not in the house.
00:45:19She's not in the house.
00:45:20The girl's in the house.
00:45:21And the ballerina hasn't heard from him in days, but she doesn't come to town to check
00:45:25in.
00:45:26You're right.
00:45:27That's odd.
00:45:28Um, maybe they got in a fight and the proposal was like his big save, trying to rescue their
00:45:31relationship.
00:45:32Guys do dumb stuff like that all the time.
00:45:33She's right.
00:45:34So, you gonna tell him?
00:45:36Well, I don't know her name, you can't call her.
00:45:38I just worry that it'll cause Aiden more stress.
00:45:41Nurse Nancy says that anxiety can worsen the memory block.
00:45:45You could go to Manhattan, stop by the ballet, find her.
00:45:48Either of you feel like a trip to New York?
00:45:50Oh, I'd love to, but I have to study.
00:45:52Oh, I'm just not really a great traveler.
00:45:54It would be so nice to not have to do it by myself.
00:45:57Ooh, check out the new ad at Christmas Eve for books, books, books.
00:45:59They're gonna have a Santa bounce house.
00:46:01How are we supposed to compete with that?
00:46:03Okay, here's what we do.
00:46:06We send out an email blast today to our mailing list.
00:46:09Luigi's Restaurant is going to cater Christmas Eve at Chaucer's.
00:46:13And also put in there, we'll have Christmas carolers and a surprise guest too.
00:46:18That's good who's the guest.
00:46:19I have no idea.
00:46:20I'll figure it out when I come in this afternoon.
00:46:22Right now, it is a surprise to all of us.
00:46:26I gotta go, they're expecting me at the hospital.
00:46:28So early?
00:46:29Well, we're up to something.
00:46:31Okay, bye.
00:46:40Good morning.
00:46:41Well, good morning.
00:46:42I brought you a cranberry eggnog muffin.
00:46:43It's all the flavors of Christmas in muffin form.
00:46:47Sounds delicious.
00:46:49I ran into Bob and Anita Farley in the hall.
00:46:52Seems like you've gotten pretty popular around here.
00:46:54Makes sense.
00:46:54I do work in public relations.
00:46:56You remember?
00:46:57No, I'm just going with it.
00:46:58Take it till you make it.
00:46:59Exactly.
00:47:02Wow.
00:47:03I know, right?
00:47:03This is the first non-hospital food that I've had in days.
00:47:06Thank you so much.
00:47:09Did you finish all of your Christmas shopping?
00:47:11Everyone gets books.
00:47:12I work in a bookstore.
00:47:14Then again, they all got books before I worked in a bookstore.
00:47:17I believe everyone should declare a favorite author.
00:47:20It says a heck of a lot more than your astrological sign.
00:47:23Fair point.
00:47:24Who's your favorite author?
00:47:26I don't know.
00:47:28But I think I usually do.
00:47:31So did you get your mom, Jane Austen?
00:47:33Why would you ask?
00:47:34Well, she named you after Mr. Darcy.
00:47:36I just assumed that Austen was one of her favorites.
00:47:39My parents passed away a couple years ago.
00:47:44Car accident, so.
00:47:46Darcy, I'm so sorry.
00:47:47I didn't realize.
00:47:49It's okay.
00:47:51It was hard.
00:47:52Still is.
00:47:53But I've assembled quite the surrogate family.
00:47:56And Chaucer's bookstore is our homestead.
00:48:00I look forward to seeing that.
00:48:04Oh, I wanted to show you.
00:48:05I did some sketches.
00:48:06I think my childhood memories are flooding back because I keep on getting these
00:48:11really vivid images of school as if it happened last week.
00:48:14Meanwhile, I have no idea what happened last week.
00:48:28Nice.
00:48:31Yes!
00:48:33I still don't understand how you did all this.
00:48:35Yes.
00:48:35Well, I made a few calls, but most of this was Adrian.
00:48:38Yes!
00:48:38Turns out he's very good at bringing people together.
00:48:41All right.
00:48:41Okay.
00:48:45He really is a good guy, isn't he?
00:48:47Left for good.
00:48:48Appears to be.
00:48:49Right hand blue.
00:48:53Any luck finding the girl in the photograph?
00:48:55I did find a good lead.
00:48:57I hope you find her.
00:49:00He deserves to have someone around who loves him.
00:49:03Yeah, he really does.
00:49:06I'm black green.
00:49:08Mr. Anderson, please watch your head.
00:49:11I will.
00:49:12I will.
00:49:20One ticket to Manhattan, please.
00:49:25You don't mind spending the day with Mrs. Henley, do you, Billy?
00:49:27No.
00:49:28I will.
00:49:37Dr. Brown, treatment room 1B.
00:49:40Dr. Brown, treatment room 1B.
00:49:43Dr. Holbrook says your scans from this morning look good.
00:49:47So she's given permission to go outside again today for exercise.
00:49:50Oh, that's awesome news.
00:49:52Provided that you have medical supervision.
00:49:55So it looks like we both get to take a little break today.
00:49:58Anywhere that you'd like to go?
00:49:59Maybe a walk along the waterfront?
00:50:03Actually, there is this bookstore I've been wanting to check out.
00:50:24That's a very interesting story, but I can't give out personal information about our dancers.
00:50:36Right.
00:50:37Except, maybe you could please?
00:50:39I'm sorry.
00:50:40There's really nothing here I can do.
00:50:43No.
00:50:45No, that's not good enough.
00:50:47I'm sorry, but I took the train all the way here from Philadelphia.
00:50:51I don't see what that has to mean.
00:50:52Listen, there is a man who made a room full of paper snowflakes just to make kids in the hospital smile.
00:50:59And he doesn't know who he is.
00:51:01And this girl, this girl in the photograph, I think maybe she loves him.
00:51:06Please, help me make some Christmas magic here.
00:51:11Let me see.
00:51:15That's Melanie Porter.
00:51:17She's away on tour.
00:51:18You know her? Could I please have her number?
00:51:22Who am I to get in the way of a little Christmas magic?
00:51:37Does anything look familiar?
00:51:38Yeah.
00:51:40Actually, this looks really familiar.
00:51:43Go in.
00:51:44Thank you so much.
00:51:48We got the last four Christmas carolers in Philadelphia.
00:51:50Hey, take that, books, books, books.
00:51:52Darcy does it again.
00:51:53That girl can make a plan happen.
00:51:55So why isn't she applying for general manager?
00:51:57It's actually infuriating.
00:51:58Darcy's literally the most capable person I know, and somehow she can't see it.
00:52:02She's single-handedly planning Christmas Eve.
00:52:03All while taking care of Amnesia guys, so...
00:52:05And his dog.
00:52:06Bailey's a pretty great dog.
00:52:08Can we help you find anything?
00:52:10Uh, I'm guessing that Darcy isn't here.
00:52:15What makes you say that?
00:52:16Well, you two are just talking about her really loudly.
00:52:19I'm sorry, do I know you?
00:52:20That's a trickier question than you realize.
00:52:23From the front window, of course.
00:52:26You're Amnesia guy.
00:52:27Yeah.
00:52:27Well, that is my formal title, but you can call me Aiden.
00:52:31Right.
00:52:32Aiden.
00:52:33Darcy's off today.
00:52:35You said you saw him in the front window before today?
00:52:38Yeah, on Sunday, I think.
00:52:40You had Bailey with you.
00:52:41Aiden, maybe you know somebody in the neighborhood.
00:52:46Yeah.
00:52:46You've reached the voicemail of Melanie Porter.
00:52:50Leave a message and I'll call you back.
00:52:54Hi, uh, Melanie?
00:52:56This is Darcy Archer.
00:52:58We don't know each other.
00:52:59I'm a friend of Aiden Anderson.
00:53:01Maybe you know him as William Anderson.
00:53:04There was a small accident.
00:53:07He's okay, but he got hit on the head and he has a tiny case of amnesia.
00:53:17How have I called the police again this morning?
00:53:20They still have no calls regarding a missing person.
00:53:23I guess my family doesn't know I'm missing.
00:53:25Does anything else look familiar?
00:53:28Not really.
00:53:30We should get back to the hospital.
00:53:31My car's right over there.
00:53:32Wait a second.
00:53:38Oh, that explains it.
00:53:40You came by on Sunday.
00:53:41I don't work on Sundays.
00:53:43Says Ralph helped you and you paid cash.
00:53:45Okay, well, can I speak to Ralph?
00:53:47He's on a plane to Tucson.
00:53:49Oh.
00:53:51Ma'am, my name is Nancy Thompson.
00:53:54I'm a nurse at Einstein Hospital.
00:53:57This gentleman is a patient of ours.
00:53:59Any information that you could offer would be much appreciated.
00:54:03Let's have a look.
00:54:08Then apparently I found a diamond certificate in some of my mom's old stuff.
00:54:12And even though the setting was an antique, my dad surprised her with a diamond upgrade in 1989.
00:54:17I'm sure that's significant.
00:54:18I'm just not seeing it.
00:54:19There was a serial number engraved in the side.
00:54:22So I enter the serial number and lo and behold, it pops up in an antique shop right here in Philadelphia.
00:54:28And then you waited three weeks to go down the street and get it?
00:54:32Yeah, that is a little weird.
00:54:33I must have been out of town.
00:54:34I mean, of course, that's wonderful.
00:54:36I just still feels like there's something missing there, doesn't it?
00:54:39How so?
00:54:40Well, you're from Ohio. You went to college at Ohio State.
00:54:44You moved to Philadelphia at some point after graduation.
00:54:47And then years later, your mother's engagement ring, which has been missing for decades,
00:54:51shows up at a shop located six blocks from your house.
00:54:55I'm not saying it couldn't happen, but you gotta admit, it's a heck of a coincidence.
00:55:00No, it makes no sense.
00:55:01You're right.
00:55:03More missing pieces.
00:55:04Well, maybe one less. Does the name Melanie Porter mean anything to you?
00:55:10No.
00:55:11Melanie Porter.
00:55:12No.
00:55:13Melanie Porter?
00:55:15We can do this all day if you want.
00:55:16She's a girl in the photo, Aiden.
00:55:25Melanie Porter?
00:55:26She's a professional ballerina.
00:55:29I went to Manhattan this morning and met this really nice receptionist at the Grand Ballet Company.
00:55:33Melanie dances there.
00:55:34I'm sorry, you went to Manhattan this morning?
00:55:37Mm-hmm.
00:55:38Just a quick little trip on the train.
00:55:41I knew you were nervous about meeting her.
00:55:43I thought if I met her first in person, explain the situation.
00:55:49I just wanted to bring you guys back together.
00:55:52Darcy, you amaze me.
00:55:54I wish I had your tenacity.
00:55:58What?
00:56:01That's not how most people would describe me.
00:56:03Well, they should.
00:56:07So did you talk to her?
00:56:08I left a voicemail.
00:56:10A voicemail?
00:56:12So then I guess now we just wait.
00:56:14Are you upset that I didn't ask your permission first?
00:56:17Did I overstep?
00:56:18No, I think we flew right past overstepping on the first day.
00:56:22But I really appreciate what you did.
00:56:25I just, I just wish that I remembered her.
00:56:32You will.
00:56:33I also wish that I had your confidence.
00:56:35When you're standing in front of the woman you're meant to be with, I believe you'll know.
00:56:46May I ask you a personal question?
00:56:49Seems only fair.
00:56:51Why haven't you pitched yourself for the position of general manager over at Chaucer's?
00:56:57What?
00:56:58I may have overstepped a little bit today too.
00:57:00Nurse Nancy took me by your shop and a couple of your co-workers might have been
00:57:05complaining about you not applying to run the place.
00:57:08I'm going to strangle them.
00:57:10Dr. Holbrook.
00:57:10Hi.
00:57:11Darcy Archer, this is my neurologist.
00:57:15Are you ready to get out of here, Aiden?
00:57:18Seriously?
00:57:18Mm-hmm.
00:57:20I told Dr. Holbrook that I observed no areas of concern when you were ambulatory today.
00:57:24And the swelling on your brain is sufficiently under control, so I'm comfortable signing your release.
00:57:30But there's still so much I don't remember.
00:57:34Which is why we would still like to see you for cognitive therapy.
00:57:37But the best thing you can do is to surround yourself with a familiar.
00:57:41Gosh.
00:57:41Well, okay.
00:57:43Thanks, Doc.
00:57:44Well, stay put and we'll get your paperwork.
00:57:50Huh.
00:57:53So what do I do now?
00:57:58I guess you go home.
00:58:07I mean, it looks familiar.
00:58:20It just doesn't really feel like home.
00:58:23Give it a minute.
00:58:24Settle in a bit.
00:58:27It just doesn't feel like me.
00:58:29How so?
00:58:33Well, take this sculpture for instance.
00:58:35What about it?
00:58:37I really hate that sculpture.
00:58:39Well, maybe it was a gift.
00:58:43No tree.
00:58:48Not even a single decoration.
00:58:49I love Christmas.
00:58:53I know I love Christmas.
00:58:56Would it feel more like home if we decked the halls a bit?
00:58:59Because I can make that happen.
00:59:02I don't want you to go out and buy anything.
00:59:03I wasn't planning on it.
00:59:05Let me make a phone call.
00:59:10Hey, baby.
00:59:12Don't worry.
00:59:13There's more in the car.
00:59:14Oh, let me help you with that.
00:59:16Did you pack all that yourself?
00:59:17My goodness, no.
00:59:18I recruited Luigi to assist.
00:59:20You must be Aiden.
00:59:21Yes, thank you.
00:59:22Nice to meet you, Mrs. Henley.
00:59:25Darcy, you're right.
00:59:27He is handsome.
00:59:28She said I was handsome.
00:59:29It's, you know, it's just a descriptive work.
00:59:34Let's unpack some Christmas, shall we?
00:59:38And I'll get the rest out of the car.
00:59:40My friend Josh is covering my shift at the store today, and now my phone is dead.
00:59:48It's been a busy day.
00:59:50I feel bad making you miss all this work.
00:59:53I'm the one who usually covers for everyone.
00:59:54I'm just calling in a few favors.
00:59:58I did promise to find a surprise special guest for a Christmas Eve event.
01:00:04I'm still working on that one.
01:00:05Hey, why don't we call one of my clients?
01:00:07Do you remember the password for your computer?
01:00:10You know, amnesia really is the unexpected wrench in the works of a paperless office.
01:00:15I don't like that word, paperless.
01:00:18It's not a world I want to live in.
01:00:21So you never answered my question.
01:00:24Why haven't you applied to run the store?
01:00:28Honestly, I'm running out of reasons.
01:00:31I guess I hesitate because I'm not the type of person who looks around a room and thinks,
01:00:39clearly, I'm meant to be the person in charge here.
01:00:42Okay, but you are the type of person who decides that something needs to happen
01:00:48and then makes sure that it does.
01:00:50Isn't that all leadership is?
01:00:52Maybe so.
01:00:54Besides, there's an experience that I want you to have.
01:00:57What's that?
01:00:59To know how good it feels to have Darcy Archer fighting for you.
01:01:04Thank you, Aiden.
01:01:05That's a great sweater, by the way.
01:01:18Oh, thank you.
01:01:20I can't take credit for it.
01:01:21I did find a business card for a personal shopper upstairs.
01:01:24Someone buys your clothes for you?
01:01:26Apparently.
01:01:29So, what do you think?
01:01:31How are we looking?
01:01:32Good, I think.
01:01:36One, two.
01:01:37Well, you think we got enough?
01:01:55Yes, it looks great.
01:01:57And who wants to make a gingerbread house?
01:01:59One of my favorite Christmas traditions.
01:02:03Maybe I'll just...
01:02:04Hey.
01:02:04Yeah, just one.
01:02:07Christmas at my house, there was always an assembly line in the kitchen.
01:02:16My mom, she would make so much bread that she would have to bake the loaves in coffee cans.
01:02:23She was pretty famous for it, actually.
01:02:26We would show up to school with a loaf all wrapped up for each teacher.
01:02:30Not just mine.
01:02:31All of them.
01:02:33And they, the teachers...
01:02:37What?
01:02:42I was a teacher, Darcy.
01:02:46When?
01:02:47I don't know, but that classroom that I was drawing, I wasn't a student in it.
01:02:52That was my classroom.
01:02:54I can see it now.
01:02:55I can see my desk.
01:02:56I can see my entire class.
01:02:57I was an art teacher, third through fifth grade.
01:03:01And my first year of teaching, my mom showed up at Christmas with a loaf just for me.
01:03:05I love that.
01:03:07Why would I give that up?
01:03:09Maybe there's a gift in all this.
01:03:13Because, as you remember who you were, you get to decide who you want to be.
01:03:18I know this song.
01:03:29Well, yes, it's been playing everywhere.
01:03:32No, but this version of it, I've heard it before.
01:03:34I know I have.
01:03:38Winter Formal in college.
01:03:39Will you dance with me?
01:03:41Oh, oh, no.
01:03:46Yep, there it is.
01:03:48It's all coming back.
01:03:50And the theme was, uh, a bell, something with bells, uh, jingle bell ball.
01:03:57That's it, yeah.
01:03:58That sounds magical.
01:04:03I couldn't have gotten through this without you, Darcy.
01:04:06Well, you wouldn't have gotten into this without me.
01:04:08You have to stop blaming yourself.
01:04:11There's a moment, an accident, and everything since then has revealed to me who you really are.
01:04:15Thoughtful, determined, funny.
01:04:22I do like the way you see me.
01:04:26I love that I get to see you.
01:04:35Aiden, will you call your dog, please?
01:04:37Bailey, come.
01:04:43What is going on?
01:04:44I thought you went back to Akron, and I get this crazy message from Melanie.
01:04:47Someone told her I have amnesia?
01:04:49And I've been trying to call you all morning, and what have you done to this house?
01:04:52Uh, I'm sorry.
01:04:54Could we back up for a second?
01:04:56What are you doing in Aiden's house?
01:04:58Well, this is my house.
01:04:59Who are you?
01:05:01I'm Darcy Archer.
01:05:02I'm a friend of Aiden's.
01:05:04Who are you?
01:05:05I'm William Anderson.
01:05:06I'm also a friend of Aiden's.
01:05:09You're William A. Anderson?
01:05:12Yes.
01:05:12Oh, dear.
01:05:13You weren't planning to use those nutcracker tickets, were you?
01:05:17Is somebody baking in here?
01:05:18I don't understand.
01:05:20If you're William Anderson, then...
01:05:23I'm Aiden Harris.
01:05:25...from Akron, Ohio.
01:05:35You called, said you'd found your mother's ring at an antique store up here, and you were
01:05:43driving up to get it.
01:05:45Wanted to know if I could recommend any hotels that allowed dogs.
01:05:49I was in California on a book tour with a client, so I offered you my house, which you've apparently
01:05:55decorated for Christmas.
01:05:56You're welcome.
01:05:57I'm a minimalist.
01:05:58Yeah, but you don't have to be.
01:06:00And you guys have been friends since college, which is why Aiden was in your graduation photo.
01:06:05Yes.
01:06:06So Melanie is your girlfriend?
01:06:07Yes.
01:06:08She tried to call after she got Darcy's message.
01:06:10I really should have charged my phone.
01:06:13Okay, so I came here from Ohio to get my mom's ring.
01:06:16You had to wait until you're on Christmas break from school.
01:06:19So I'm still a teacher?
01:06:20Yes.
01:06:21That's nice.
01:06:23I bet you you're a great teacher.
01:06:25All right, so I'm sorry, Will.
01:06:28It's just the last week I've been thinking that I was you.
01:06:30Which explains why you're wearing my clothes.
01:06:33It's a really nice sweater.
01:06:34Aiden, I'm so sorry that you've been dealing with this.
01:06:37This is insane.
01:06:39I had no idea.
01:06:40I wish I'd gotten home sooner.
01:06:42I was in L.A. with Tony Parks.
01:06:44Which is so amazing.
01:06:45She's a pretty big fan.
01:06:47She works over at Chaucer's bookstore.
01:06:49No kidding.
01:06:50That's a great store.
01:06:51There's not many like it anymore.
01:06:52Keep up the good fight.
01:06:54We certainly try.
01:06:56Aiden, you should probably call your dad.
01:06:58I don't know when you were planning on being home,
01:06:59but he might have been expecting you by now.
01:07:01Big problem is I lost my phone and I don't have his number.
01:07:04His generation still has landlines.
01:07:06That's true.
01:07:07We do.
01:07:08I'll see if he's listed.
01:07:13Um, Stanley, why don't we pack up and get out of the way?
01:07:19No, what are you talking about?
01:07:20Stay.
01:07:21We're finally solving this mystery.
01:07:23Don't you want to see how it ends?
01:07:25I'm seeing it.
01:07:27You're being reunited with people who love you.
01:07:33I'm just gonna get a little fresh air.
01:07:39Do I follow?
01:07:40You absolutely follow me.
01:07:42Right.
01:07:42When did she have time to decorate out here?
01:07:59She's a very determined lady.
01:08:05What's wrong?
01:08:06Nothing, I promise.
01:08:11But Dr. Holbrook said you'll do better if you're surrounded by the familiar.
01:08:17I need to give you room to do that.
01:08:19But I'm not asking you to.
01:08:20You're only just remembering your life in Ohio.
01:08:25And you wrapped up that ring for someone.
01:08:27And whoever it is clearly means a lot to you.
01:08:31So go back to your life and find out who you are.
01:08:38No matter what, I'm your friend and I always will be.
01:08:42No matter what, I'm your friend and I always will be.
01:08:46Okay.
01:09:05For everything.
01:09:10Aiden.
01:09:10Will has your dad on the line.
01:09:40Are you all right, dear?
01:09:58You look so sad.
01:09:59I should be all right.
01:10:01Right?
01:10:01I mean, I wanted to help him find out who he is and we did that.
01:10:09And I made a new friend.
01:10:11But you see him as more than a friend.
01:10:13I don't ask for much, you know?
01:10:20The less you ask for, the less you have to lose.
01:10:24So I found my adventure in books, you know?
01:10:28But this week, it was like I forgot to do that.
01:10:34And I realized I'm a little braver than I thought.
01:10:42You didn't think about all the things you're normally tentative about.
01:10:46Because you were concerned for Aiden.
01:10:49Caring for others reveals the best version of ourselves.
01:10:53Those were special circumstances.
01:10:57I was helping him figure out who he is.
01:11:00I know.
01:11:02And imagine what would happen if you did the same for yourself.
01:11:06Oh, hey, uh, Mrs. Henley left her phone number in the kitchen.
01:11:20She said that she would be more than happy to come by and pick up all these decorations whenever you want.
01:11:26You know, I hate to admit it, but they're actually starting to grow on me.
01:11:31You all set?
01:11:32Yeah. You really don't mind driving me all the way back to Ohio?
01:11:39You have no license, no money, and until last night, you didn't know your name.
01:11:44So not really comfortable letting you drive a car.
01:11:49Man, I can't believe your luck. Having somebody like Darcy to help you out.
01:11:54She actually went to New York to find Melanie.
01:11:56Yeah, she did.
01:11:57Wow, that's amazing. I mean, would you go through all that trouble to help us change her?
01:12:03I don't know. Would I?
01:12:06Yeah. Yeah, you would.
01:12:10Normal people wouldn't. I don't know how you'd pay that back.
01:12:15Actually, there might be a way.
01:12:16Thank you. Good morning, Darcy.
01:12:28I can't talk. I've been psyching myself up the whole ride over and I don't want to lose my nerve.
01:12:32Something happened?
01:12:33Many things have happened. I will tell you later. But right now, I am a woman on a mission.
01:12:37Darcy!
01:12:38Yeah?
01:12:50Good morning, Terrence.
01:12:52Good morning, Darcy.
01:12:54My, don't you look nice today.
01:12:56Thank you, Terrence. I do look nice today.
01:12:59And in addition to looking nice, I submit to you that I look professional and capable.
01:13:04And I would agree with that assessment.
01:13:06Terrence, I believe that you deserve the right to have someone running Chaucer's who really loves it.
01:13:14I concur.
01:13:15And I think that I am that person, Terrence.
01:13:20No, I just don't think it. I know it. And there's areas where I'd need training, of course.
01:13:26But I have come to appreciate that I am the kind of person who sees a problem
01:13:30and doesn't stop until a solution is found.
01:13:33Do you know what half the inventory is at Books, Books, Books?
01:13:37Not books. What we do here is so special. And our community needs us. And I truly believe...
01:13:43Darcy. All I ever wanted was for you to want it.
01:13:47Pardon?
01:13:49Of course you could run this store. I've always known that. I just needed for you to know that.
01:13:55Really?
01:13:55I would be honored to leave Chaucer's in your hands.
01:13:59Really. The job is yours.
01:14:02Oh my gosh. Terrence, you will not regret this.
01:14:05So, let's get you started.
01:14:07Right now?
01:14:08Sunday is Christmas Eve. We have a lot of work to do.
01:14:15Sorry to interrupt. I've got a call on hold for you.
01:14:17Catherine, I would like to introduce you to our new general manager.
01:14:21Oh, Darcy, I knew when you came in with good shoes something was brewing.
01:14:25So maybe this call should go to you then?
01:14:27Who is it?
01:14:28It's Anthony Cleaver Parks.
01:14:30He's offering to do an author appearance on Christmas Eve.
01:14:32Anthony Cleaver Parks here? Why?
01:14:35He says he's helping a friend repay a paper.
01:14:41I'll take the call in here. Thanks.
01:14:42Okay. Bye, boss.
01:14:57I'm just worried I won't remember.
01:14:58Don't worry.
01:14:59Don't worry.
01:15:00You will.
01:15:16Sarah!
01:15:30Sarah!
01:15:39I remember.
01:15:44I remember.
01:15:46I remember.
01:15:59Wait!
01:16:00Wait!
01:16:01I wanted to get a photo of you two.
01:16:04I know that we're overdressed.
01:16:08People don't dress up to go to the ballet anymore.
01:16:10Oscar Wilde said one could never be overdressed or overeducated.
01:16:14Did you hear that, Luigi?
01:16:17We have Oscar's approval.
01:16:19I don't know him, but he sounds like a very wise man, huh?
01:16:22Okay.
01:16:23Smile.
01:16:24We'll have fun, you two.
01:16:26Ciao.
01:16:27Okay, everyone.
01:16:28It's looking good.
01:16:29Let's keep up the pace.
01:16:30The door's open in ten minutes and we have customers waiting.
01:16:35Darcy, can you come take a look at this for a minute?
01:16:47Oh, of course.
01:16:48Catherine, while you have your phone out, do you mind calling William Anderson and getting
01:16:54an ETA on Mr. Parks' arrival?
01:16:59Oh, Luigi, this looks incredible.
01:17:00I could not have done it without the help of my lovely assistant.
01:17:02Beauty inspires beauty, huh?
01:17:04Oh!
01:17:05Oh!
01:17:06It's a great job with you.
01:17:07Can you come take a look at this for a minute?
01:17:08Can you come take a look at this for a minute?
01:17:09Oh, of course.
01:17:10Catherine, while you have your phone out, do you mind calling William Anderson and getting
01:17:12an ETA on Mr. Parks' arrival?
01:17:13Oh, Luigi, this looks incredible.
01:17:14I could not have done it without the help of my lovely assistant.
01:17:16Beauty inspires beauty, huh?
01:17:19Oh!
01:17:20Oh!
01:17:21It's a great job with the store, Darcy.
01:17:22The place looks extraordinary.
01:17:23Thank you, Terrence.
01:17:24Our, uh, special guests have arrived.
01:17:25Darcy.
01:17:26Oh!
01:17:27Oh!
01:17:28I'd like you to meet Anthony Cleaver Parks.
01:17:29Tony, this is the amazing Darcy Archer.
01:17:30It's nice to finally meet you in person.
01:17:31Me?
01:17:32Oh!
01:17:33Oh!
01:17:34Oh!
01:17:35Oh!
01:17:36Oh!
01:17:37Oh!
01:17:38Oh!
01:17:39Oh!
01:17:40Oh!
01:17:41Oh!
01:17:42Oh!
01:17:43Oh!
01:17:44Oh!
01:17:45Oh!
01:17:46Oh!
01:17:47Oh!
01:17:48Oh!
01:17:49Oh!
01:17:50Oh!
01:17:51Oh!
01:17:52Thank you so much for all of the online promotion you did.
01:17:54We've been getting calls all day.
01:17:55I'm glad to get your store as much attention as I can.
01:17:58We really appreciate it.
01:18:00Yeah.
01:18:01Josh, do you think you could show the reading area to Mr. Parks?
01:18:04Please.
01:18:05My friends call me Tony.
01:18:07Okay.
01:18:08Just show you Mr. Parks.
01:18:11Should I say Tony?
01:18:13Um, we actually have you set up over here.
01:18:15Well, you're done for the year.
01:18:18Nobody's gonna top that Christmas present.
01:18:24Honey, what's wrong?
01:18:26Oh.
01:18:28Nothing.
01:18:29I...
01:18:30Just...
01:18:33I can't help but wish that I could tell Aiden about all of this.
01:18:37Then you can.
01:18:38He's still your friend.
01:18:40Hmm.
01:18:41I know.
01:18:42I just...
01:18:44I spent so much time telling myself that Aiden was all wrong for me.
01:18:50That he lived some fantasy life with the travel and the fancy clothes and that house that looked like a hotel.
01:18:58But in the end, I didn't realize I was looking for anyone until he turned out to be everything I was looking for.
01:19:09And now I know what I'm missing.
01:19:12Even if the time you had together is all you can, look how much it's done for you.
01:19:17Also, I really want a dog now.
01:19:22That we can do.
01:19:24Look around you, Darcy.
01:19:26At your store.
01:19:27You did this.
01:19:29You just have to believe that anything is possible.
01:19:32All right.
01:19:33Okay, all right.
01:19:34Okay.
01:19:35I can't find it.
01:19:39Yay, everybody.
01:19:40Merry Christmas!
01:19:41Yeah.
01:19:42Yeah, all right.
01:19:43Yeah, sorry.
01:19:45Yeah, sorry, girl.
01:19:54What a dude.
01:19:55Yeah, no, it was your cheese.
01:19:57I'm laughing.
01:20:00Laura lived in the little house with her pa, her ma, and her big sister, Mary, and her little sister, Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack.
01:20:22See?
01:20:27Are there any questions?
01:20:29Yes, ma'am.
01:20:31Mr. Parks, what made you decide to set a story at Christmas?
01:20:35Well, there's just something about the holidays, isn't there?
01:20:37The air is heavy with possibility.
01:20:40It's the time of the year when we really believe that our dreams can come true.
01:20:44And it's those expectations that enhance the story.
01:20:48Bailey.
01:20:48Delight of discovery.
01:20:49I think he's just here for the fun.
01:20:50What will happen next?
01:20:52How will it all come together in the end?
01:20:53What are you doing here?
01:20:55Well, I was looking for something to do tonight, so I went over to Bugs, Bugs, Bugs, but man, it is dead.
01:20:59Hey, I meant, why aren't you in Ohio?
01:21:03See those people?
01:21:04Well, that handsome older gentleman happens to be my dad.
01:21:08Oh, his name is Stanley, by the way, and he wanted to thank you for taking such good care of me.
01:21:16And that sweet little girl.
01:21:18There's so much help.
01:21:18That's my niece, Sarah.
01:21:20And that lovely lady wearing that beautiful diamond ring that we thought was lost forever.
01:21:27That's Jenny.
01:21:32My sister.
01:21:36Your sister.
01:21:37The ring was a gift.
01:21:39For my sister.
01:21:40I'd like to thank the staff here at Chaucer's bookstore, in particular, the general manager, Darcy Archer, for welcoming me here.
01:21:52It's been an absolute pleasure.
01:21:53Thank you again, Anthony Cleaver-Parks.
01:22:11And thank you to you, all of you, for making this the best Christmas Eve at Chaucer's ever.
01:22:49Darcy?
01:22:53Hi, I'm Aiden's sister, Jenny, and this is my daughter, Sarah.
01:22:57Hi, Sarah.
01:22:58Hi.
01:22:59It is wonderful to meet both of you.
01:23:01I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't taken care of Bailey, if you hadn't helped Aiden.
01:23:06We probably wouldn't even have known he was missing until Christmas Day.
01:23:09Thank you so much.
01:23:11Your brother is a very special guy.
01:23:14Yeah, he is.
01:23:15I can't believe he went through all that and found Mom's ring.
01:23:19It's like a Christmas miracle.
01:23:23Um, do you know where he might be?
01:23:26I think he took Bailey outside.
01:23:37My favorite authors are William Faulkner and Patricia Highsmith.
01:23:42Strangers on a Train.
01:23:45One of my favorites.
01:23:47See?
01:23:47Like I said, now I know you a little better.
01:23:51Ah, well, now I know me a little better, too.
01:23:56I've been trying to separate the things we thought we knew from the things that turned out to be true.
01:24:03Let me see if I can help.
01:24:04Hi.
01:24:06I'm Aiden Harris, and this is my dog, Bailey.
01:24:10Well, it is nice to meet you both.
01:24:13I'm Darcy Archer.
01:24:15So, what do you do for a living, Aiden?
01:24:19I'm an art teacher.
01:24:21How about you?
01:24:22I run the best bookstore in the whole world.
01:24:25What?
01:24:26This is your place?
01:24:27You run this?
01:24:28For how long?
01:24:29A whole 24 hours.
01:24:34So, do you live around here?
01:24:37Currently, I'm in Ohio.
01:24:39But I'm considering a move.
01:24:43Really?
01:24:45Really.
01:24:48And why is that?
01:24:50A wise, beautiful friend of mine once told me that when I found myself standing in front of the woman that I was meant to be with,
01:24:57Well, it was a pleasure to meet you, Aiden.
01:25:12Merry Christmas.
01:25:16Merry Christmas, Darcy.
01:25:27Merry Christmas, Darcy.
01:25:57Merry Christmas, Darcy.
01:25:59If I never told you that I'm grateful for all that you've done.
01:26:07If I never told you that I owe you much more than you know.
01:26:13Well, that proves I'm a fool.
01:26:16And I'm hoping you will forgive me.
01:26:20This life could change so fast.
01:26:23One day you're here, the next you're gone.
01:26:25Oh, you're gone.
01:26:26And I know, I know.
01:26:30But I prefer knowing how it's going to be.
01:26:38Never works out being surprised.
01:26:41It's never what you wanted it to be.
01:26:45And I prefer knowing how it's going to end.
01:26:53So I can best prepare myself the only way I know how.
01:26:58I can best prepare myself the only way I know how it's going to be.
01:26:59I know.
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01:27:51Day best I can
01:27:53With what you gave me
01:27:55In all my time
01:27:58But I prefer knowing
01:28:04How it's going to be
01:28:07It never works out being surprised
01:28:10It's never what you wanted it to be
01:28:14But I prefer knowing
01:28:16How it's going to end
01:28:21So I can best prepare myself
01:28:24The only way I know how
01:28:26Come on
01:28:51So if I don't get to tell you
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