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00:01:04Isn't it magical?
00:01:08Sure, Grandma.
00:01:10I can't tell if the bride's wearing little glass slippers or not.
00:01:14I bet they were high school sweethearts.
00:01:17He proposed to her on a vacation in Paris.
00:01:20The engagement ring rolled up in a pair of his socks.
00:01:23She's going to jump off that cake and ride off on a pumpkin any minute.
00:01:33I've always loved this place.
00:01:34They do such wonderful little weddings here.
00:01:37I remember when your dad married your mom.
00:01:40He was so nervous, I had to tie his bow tie for him.
00:01:47I guess that's one good thing about having a bum ticker at my age.
00:01:50I'll be seeing them both soon.
00:01:52Grams, please don't talk like that.
00:01:55Alan does take good care of me.
00:01:58He's probably back home mixing up my dinner hour medicinal cocktail right now.
00:02:03I should buy me a few more hours.
00:02:05Save the dramatics for your readers.
00:02:07I'd always imagined I'd keel over at my typewriter.
00:02:11You still have a typewriter?
00:02:13Still, it isn't how you die.
00:02:15It's how you live.
00:02:17I'm proud of my writing.
00:02:18I'm glad I was able to bring some happiness to some people.
00:02:22Even if they were a little corny.
00:02:24Hey, you are still Bormont Publishing's number one author.
00:02:28And I'm most thankful for that.
00:02:30It's that I'm most proud of my granddaughter.
00:02:34I mean, I know it hasn't always been easy living with a substitute mom who spent more time with imaginary
00:02:42heiresses and farmhands
00:02:44and less time at school plays and birthday parties.
00:02:50With mom and dad gone, you had to be a mom twice.
00:02:54Still.
00:02:57There is one thing I'd like to see before I go.
00:03:01Okay, Grams, come on.
00:03:03We are not having the marriage discussion again, are we?
00:03:05It isn't about marriage.
00:03:07It's about your happiness.
00:03:09Whether you're married or not.
00:03:11I just want to leave knowing that you're with someone.
00:03:15I don't want to have this conversation.
00:03:17Not now.
00:03:18You can't plot out my life like one of your stories, Grandma.
00:03:22Grams?
00:03:23Grandma?
00:03:24Are you okay?
00:03:26Pills?
00:03:27Pills?
00:03:30Here, here.
00:03:32I just want you to be happy.
00:03:35Grams, I'm happy.
00:03:36Take your pill.
00:03:37With someone.
00:03:39I am.
00:03:40I have.
00:03:41Please, your pill.
00:03:44I'm engaged.
00:03:52I was going to surprise you.
00:03:55Today, I'm engaged.
00:03:57Doesn't make you happy.
00:03:59Yes, so happy.
00:04:02Mrs. Westmillan?
00:04:03Is everything all right?
00:04:05I think so.
00:04:06Gramps?
00:04:10I think I'll just get her home.
00:04:23I'm so sorry.
00:04:24I should have been there.
00:04:26No, no, no, no, Ellen.
00:04:26It was a girl's day out.
00:04:30Mm-hmm.
00:04:31All right, come on.
00:04:34Marvith Westmillan.
00:04:35What are we going to do with you?
00:04:39Ugh.
00:04:40Okay?
00:04:41Mm-hmm.
00:04:41You are grounded, young lady.
00:04:44I'm all right.
00:04:45Really, I'm all right.
00:04:47No, Ellen, it's okay.
00:04:48I got her.
00:04:51Now let's eat the tea.
00:04:54Hey, come on.
00:04:56Let's get you inside.
00:04:57Mm-hmm.
00:05:10Sweetheart.
00:05:11I'm sorry.
00:05:12I'm sorry I upset you.
00:05:13No, no, Gramps.
00:05:14No.
00:05:14I'm sorry.
00:05:15I upset you, and you can't afford to get upset.
00:05:18I'm all right now.
00:05:20Okay.
00:05:22I have to go.
00:05:23Wait.
00:05:24You're engaged?
00:05:26Yeah, Gramps.
00:05:27I'm engaged.
00:05:29Happy for you.
00:05:29Me too.
00:05:30I'll talk to you soon.
00:05:32I want to meet him.
00:05:34I got it.
00:05:35See you, sweetie.
00:05:52Hey, Tray.
00:05:53Should we get right to the Morning Madness?
00:05:55First book is a new one from Gardner.
00:05:56Sci-fi, historical fiction, satire, Hagrid?
00:05:58Yes, Carl wants you to fix its identity, Graces.
00:06:01Tracy!
00:06:03Carl wanted me to give this to you.
00:06:04Okay.
00:06:05Thank you, Connie.
00:06:06Next is a Cartwell saga.
00:06:07Carl wants you to turn this epic into a novella.
00:06:09Take it to the chop shop and get the blowtorch out.
00:06:11Hey, I'm just the one who brings you the jalopies.
00:06:13You're the one that makes them run.
00:06:14How's your grandmother?
00:06:16Yeah, Mist, I'm not really sure.
00:06:19The doctors say she's getting worse.
00:06:20Could be weeks, could be days.
00:06:23Tracy, I'm so sorry.
00:06:25Yeah.
00:06:26Though she did perk up a little bit after pressing me on my love life.
00:06:29Oh?
00:06:30No, nothing to tell.
00:06:32Just a little white lie.
00:06:34Yeah.
00:06:34Nothing wrong with that.
00:06:36Sometimes telling people what they want to hear can be the best medicine.
00:06:40Yeah, maybe.
00:06:41Tell her we all miss her.
00:06:43This place has been pretty gloomy these last few months.
00:06:46Okay.
00:06:47Bring it in.
00:06:51My pleasure, my treasure.
00:06:55Yeah, no, I need a coffee.
00:07:16Tracy Westmoreland.
00:07:18Tracy, it's Alan.
00:07:20Alan?
00:07:21Oh my god, what's what's happened?
00:07:23Your grandmother made tea.
00:07:26What?
00:07:27What do you mean?
00:07:28The other day, when you came to visit, what did you talk about?
00:07:34Alan, I'm sorry.
00:07:35We got on the marriage discussion again.
00:07:38I think I may have upset her.
00:07:39You may have just cured her.
00:07:41Like I said, she walked to the kitchen this morning.
00:07:45Completely unassisted?
00:07:46And made tea for two.
00:07:48Wedge of Lemon, the good china.
00:07:51Oh, glorious.
00:07:53And the doctors were here.
00:07:54And they say she's responding to her medication much better.
00:07:56You're kidding.
00:07:57That's, that's great.
00:07:59Great?
00:08:00It's a full-on miracle.
00:08:02We are talking holy ghost power over here.
00:08:05Then she told me of another little miracle.
00:08:08She said she's going to meet a man in your life.
00:08:10You know, I'm not one to be morbid, but I think it's wonderful that you want your grandmother's
00:08:15last days to be filled with joy by having found joy yourself.
00:08:18Oh, you're an absolute angel.
00:08:21Uh.
00:08:22You know, if I were married, I'd snap you out myself.
00:08:26But I guess Hector would have something to say about that.
00:08:28Thanks, Alan.
00:08:31I gotta go.
00:08:32Can you give my love to Grams?
00:08:33I will.
00:08:34See you, sweetie.
00:08:35See ya.
00:09:09You must be Tracy.
00:09:12Rob Humphreys.
00:09:13You look exactly like your picture.
00:09:16It's great to meet you.
00:09:18Please.
00:09:25So, um, tell me about the service.
00:09:29Right.
00:09:30Well, Rent-A-Groon deploys folks like me for all kinds of circumstances.
00:09:35Jealous friends, creepy bosses, amorous co-workers.
00:09:39We can play boyfriends, long-lost loves, right up to full-on fiancés.
00:09:46Once, I actually played an overbearing older brother.
00:09:51Uh, Humphreys.
00:09:53That's your, that's your last name?
00:09:55Actually, it's a stage name.
00:09:56I'm, uh, I'm an actor.
00:09:58And a fan of Casablanca.
00:10:00I, uh, I took the name from Bogie.
00:10:04Hum, Humphreys.
00:10:05Bogart.
00:10:05I get it.
00:10:07Well, I hope you're a fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark, because I'm changing your name to Jones.
00:10:13Okay.
00:10:14Uh, right.
00:10:15Well, usually the agency supplies the backstory, but I can see you have a very thick folder there.
00:10:22Mr. Humphreys.
00:10:23Uh, Jones.
00:10:25Rob.
00:10:26I have created a complete character profile, including a modest job at a junior accounting firm, and a cabin in
00:10:33the mountains.
00:10:34Yeah.
00:10:39Wow.
00:10:42There are tabs, if you.
00:10:48Rob Jones it is.
00:10:49I can live with that.
00:10:50A few days we'll be working together.
00:10:53Well, no, I don't expect you to memorize everything.
00:10:55I'll be there, of course, to keep you on track.
00:10:58I just, I need attention to detail.
00:11:03Are you kidding me?
00:11:04I love this stuff.
00:11:05Sounds like fun, actually.
00:11:07Mr. Humphreys, uh, Mr. Jones.
00:11:10I want to be clear with you.
00:11:11I need this to go by the numbers, and in an expeditious manner.
00:11:16Right.
00:11:18Of course.
00:11:19Okay.
00:11:21Do you know who Margaret Westmillan is?
00:11:23The romance writer?
00:11:24The Cassandra Robart series.
00:11:28My mom used to read those when I was a kid.
00:11:30She, she loves them.
00:11:33Ah, wait.
00:11:36Westmillan.
00:11:37Are you related to her?
00:11:39She is my grandmother, yes.
00:11:41Are you kidding me?
00:11:43Wow, wow.
00:11:44Your grandmother.
00:11:45Yes.
00:11:46She is, um, she's very ill.
00:11:51Oh, gosh.
00:11:51I'm so sorry to hear that.
00:11:54My parents died when I was very young, and Maggie raised me by herself.
00:11:58Sounds like a, like an incredible lady.
00:12:04Ever since I was a little girl, she one day dreamed of walking me down the aisle to marry Mr.
00:12:10Wright.
00:12:12This is Mr. Wright.
00:12:14With her illness, she won't be there for the wedding day.
00:12:17This is about a couple of weeks of joy.
00:12:20She needs to believe completely in this engagement.
00:12:23Absolutely.
00:12:25I assure you, I will not let you down.
00:12:30So, when do we start?
00:12:32Tomorrow.
00:12:33At my grandmother's house.
00:12:42Yep.
00:12:43How is Barmont Publishing's greatest fixer this morning?
00:12:47You know, got my head under the hood of another one.
00:12:50Ah, well, that's the problem when you're the best at something.
00:12:54Get stuck there.
00:12:55Believe me, I know.
00:12:56Sounds like you could use a break.
00:12:58Let me take you to lunch.
00:12:59I'm afraid it's leftovers at the desk for me again today.
00:13:02Mmm, dinner it is then.
00:13:03In fact, I think it's about time we pop the cork on that dom.
00:13:07I've got a good feeling about this sci-fi series.
00:13:09I can't.
00:13:11Hey, listen.
00:13:14It was one day.
00:13:15It was a mistake.
00:13:16I had a great time.
00:13:17That's not what I mean, Todd.
00:13:19We work together.
00:13:20I agree.
00:13:21We work very well together, in fact.
00:13:22Exactly.
00:13:23And I would like to keep it that way.
00:13:25One drink.
00:13:26Call it a do-over.
00:13:27I'm going to my grandmother's house tonight.
00:13:29Right.
00:13:31Of course.
00:13:33How is Maggie doing?
00:13:35Better, surprisingly.
00:13:36Mm, mm-hmm.
00:13:37That is good to hear.
00:13:38Good to hear.
00:13:40Amazing to think that this whole company starred with her first Cassandra novel 30 years ago.
00:13:4631, actually.
00:13:46Yep.
00:13:48Everything's going to change around here once I get the editor-in-chief position.
00:13:52Hey, but don't worry.
00:13:54Nothing's going to change between you and I.
00:13:56I need Barmont's best fixer.
00:13:58I'm a dean.
00:14:01Okay.
00:14:03All right.
00:14:04Well, back to making millions.
00:14:07Just kidding.
00:14:07I do pretty well, though.
00:14:09And, uh, give your grandmother my best, okay?
00:14:13You got it.
00:14:17Can you close my door, Todd?
00:14:18Please?
00:14:19Thomas, how the heck are you?
00:14:29Okay, thank you.
00:14:33Are you ready?
00:14:35Ready.
00:14:36Okay.
00:14:42Right.
00:14:43Engaged.
00:14:50Sweetie.
00:14:51Hi, Alan.
00:14:52Good evening.
00:14:53I'm...
00:14:54An absolute dreamboat.
00:14:56Get in here.
00:14:58Welcome.
00:14:59Thank you, Alan.
00:15:02Make yourselves comfortable.
00:15:05I'll just be in the kitchen, eavesdropping.
00:15:19Cassandra Rilbartz.
00:15:21Appointment with Destiny.
00:15:24Grims.
00:15:25It was my mom's favorite in the series.
00:15:28Mine, too.
00:15:29I had all the framed covers at the old house,
00:15:33but it seemed a little vain to put up 20 books.
00:15:36I figured one would do.
00:15:38It's a good one.
00:15:40Oh.
00:15:45It's so nice to finally meet you, Raul.
00:15:48It's an honor to meet you, Mrs. West...
00:15:50Maggie.
00:15:51Call me Maggie.
00:15:53Maggie.
00:15:57Hi.
00:15:59Grims, I mean...
00:16:00You look great.
00:16:02I feel pretty great, too, kiddo.
00:16:06This way.
00:16:18Tea?
00:16:19Anyone?
00:16:20Thank you, Alan.
00:16:22Of course.
00:16:26Don't forget your little pair of tea for my sweets.
00:16:28Mm-hmm.
00:16:31Cheers.
00:16:32I'll be upstairs watching my little murder shows for a while.
00:16:37You kids have fun.
00:16:44I hope you like Earl Grey.
00:16:45Mm-hmm.
00:16:46My favorite.
00:16:49Help yourself to the strudel.
00:16:51I baked it fresh this afternoon.
00:16:53You baked strudel?
00:16:56Of course.
00:16:57That's funny.
00:16:58I don't remember so much as a single cupcake on any one of my birthdays.
00:17:03I pulled it out of the archives.
00:17:05I found this wonderful Austrian recipe for pear strudel when I was doing research for book four.
00:17:11One Vienna Summer.
00:17:13Yes.
00:17:14You read it.
00:17:15Well, over my mom's shoulder.
00:17:18Impeccable taste.
00:17:19Both of you.
00:17:21So your folks, they'll be coming to the wedding?
00:17:24My mom has passed.
00:17:27And my dad, well, he's not really in the picture.
00:17:30I'm sorry to hear about your mother.
00:17:32I understand what that kind of loss means.
00:17:38I know she would have loved Tracy.
00:17:41And she would have been thrilled to be in-laws with the great Margaret Westmoreland.
00:17:47Charming fellow.
00:17:49Wherever did you find him?
00:17:51Well, Rob's accounting firm does some consulting for the publishing company.
00:17:57One day we just kind of fell into each other's arms.
00:18:04Fell?
00:18:05More like crashed.
00:18:08The ski hill didn't look quite so steep from the bottom.
00:18:11Ski hill?
00:18:12When did you take up skiing?
00:18:15I-
00:18:15Whitefish, March.
00:18:17A beautiful time of year.
00:18:19I think it was the early morning glare off the white mountain caps.
00:18:24First run of the day.
00:18:25Pristine powder.
00:18:26Nothing but the sound of the wind through the trees.
00:18:29He's just...
00:18:31Oh, my goodness.
00:18:33I was racing down the mountain.
00:18:35The Arctic chill at my back.
00:18:37Nothing but virgin snow before me.
00:18:40As I rounded a bend, a mother deer and her fawn.
00:18:45I swerved to avoid them and then I was in the trees.
00:18:49Miraculously, I survived the alpine chaos just to run straight into a pack of spring break skiers.
00:18:56I'm a ball of bindings and goggles and when I finally came to rest, I looked up and I...
00:19:04I saw an angel.
00:19:08Oh, my goodness.
00:19:10Tracy, why didn't you tell me about this?
00:19:15It was just a work thing, you know?
00:19:19Team building.
00:19:20Hmm.
00:19:21Hmm.
00:19:22So she rescued you.
00:19:26It's perfect.
00:19:28Yes.
00:19:29Perfect.
00:19:32The, uh, the, uh, consulting came later.
00:19:36You don't speak like an accountant.
00:19:40I'm gonna refill the teapot.
00:19:43Rob, darling, how about a tour of the kitchen?
00:19:48Of course, my, my love.
00:19:50Let's go.
00:19:51Right now.
00:19:55What on earth are you doing?
00:19:57Just a little improvising.
00:19:59Improvising.
00:20:00Oh, come on, Tracy.
00:20:02This is Margaret Westmoreland.
00:20:03She doesn't want tax returns and, and office parties.
00:20:05Okay.
00:20:06Listen, Rob, I'm not paying you to be James Bond or, or Heathcliff or the King of Siam.
00:20:13I am paying you to be Robert Jones, accountant and my fiancé.
00:20:18If you could just stick to the script for the next hour, we can wrap this up and both get
00:20:23back to our own lives.
00:20:24Okay?
00:20:25Understood.
00:20:27I apologize.
00:20:28It won't happen again.
00:20:30Okay.
00:20:41Young man, you're simply too short.
00:20:44He pops on the casting director's high heel shoes, turns to me and said, how do you like me now?
00:20:54Unbelievable.
00:20:55I didn't realize you had a say in casting.
00:20:59How many of your books did they adapt?
00:21:01Oh, I don't know.
00:21:02A dozen, I think.
00:21:05Simply amazing.
00:21:06Well, we could listen to grandma's old Hollywood stories all night long, but we should probably let you get some
00:21:14rest.
00:21:14Nonsense.
00:21:16I was thinking of putting some music on.
00:21:18Perhaps finding out if this young man knows how to tango.
00:21:26Tracy's probably right.
00:21:28Two left feet, anyway.
00:21:31Happy wife, happy life.
00:21:33Indeed.
00:21:35Well, I can certainly see that.
00:21:38I may not be here for the day.
00:21:40Rams, come on.
00:21:42But I will rest easy, knowing she's happy.
00:21:49How about, darling?
00:21:51Okay.
00:21:52I'll talk to you tomorrow, Rams, okay?
00:22:01Someone's birthday?
00:22:09Oh, no.
00:22:15I didn't think you were the marrying type.
00:22:18Carl, well...
00:22:19I can't wait to meet him at the engagement party.
00:22:22Engagement party?
00:22:23Yeah.
00:22:24What?
00:22:24You said anything about an engagement party?
00:22:26Your grandmother, yeah.
00:22:27She called me last night.
00:22:28Maggie called you?
00:22:30Yeah, she told me everything.
00:22:31I just think it's wonderful, Tracy.
00:22:34I haven't heard her that happy in...
00:22:38Years?
00:22:38I, for one, think this is great news.
00:22:42Like, the whole office is ecstatic.
00:22:45It's exactly what we all needed.
00:22:48Just to see you and Maggie again.
00:22:52Oh, you couldn't have planned it any better.
00:22:58Hey, girlfriend.
00:22:59How come your best friend is the last person to hear about all this?
00:23:01Hmm?
00:23:02Come here.
00:23:03Who's question mark?
00:23:04Get in here.
00:23:07Ouch.
00:23:10Hey, I'm not engaged.
00:23:12What?
00:23:13What are you talking about?
00:23:14It's all over the office.
00:23:14I hired a guy.
00:23:16Okay, what?
00:23:16No, not like that.
00:23:20My grandmother is dying.
00:23:22Don't say that.
00:23:23It's the truth, Shelley.
00:23:24I went to go see her last week.
00:23:25We got on the marriage argument again.
00:23:27She just about keeled over right there.
00:23:29I panicked, and I blurted out that I'm engaged.
00:23:33You lied to your grandmother?
00:23:34I tried to tell you.
00:23:35And you said all that stuff about white lies and good medicine?
00:23:38Well, that's a little more gray than white.
00:23:39Yeah, well, then she wanted to meet him.
00:23:42So I called this rent-a-groom place.
00:23:45Rent-a-groom?
00:23:46I'll explain later, but just, you can't tell anyone.
00:23:50Please, Shelley.
00:23:51Okay, okay.
00:23:52I get it.
00:23:53Okay, look.
00:23:53As far as this office is concerned, this engagement is real.
00:23:58All right, I'll play along.
00:23:59For Maggie's sake.
00:24:00I just hope you know what you're doing.
00:24:02So do I.
00:24:03So?
00:24:04Is it cute?
00:24:06I'm going to change.
00:24:11I'm sorry.
00:24:12I'm sure this will be the last time.
00:24:14I just, I need you there tonight.
00:24:18I see.
00:24:21The whole office?
00:24:23So we have a full house tonight?
00:24:25It's just a quick little thing at a restaurant.
00:24:28Ah, dinner theater.
00:24:29Blue rinse crowd.
00:24:29Try the buffet.
00:24:30Got it.
00:24:31I need you on your best behavior.
00:24:34No improv, right?
00:24:35Tax returns all the way.
00:24:38Okay.
00:24:39So tonight, 8 o'clock, Polluxworth's.
00:24:43Um, no, no, sir.
00:24:46We, we, we can't go there.
00:24:48I used to work there.
00:24:49It's her favorite place.
00:24:51Well, someone will recognize me.
00:24:53It'll blow my cover for sure.
00:24:55That famous, huh?
00:24:59There's this great little French bistro, Annabelle's, over on the east side.
00:25:04Tell her it was our first date place.
00:25:06She'll love it.
00:25:07You are creative.
00:25:08I will give you that.
00:25:10Just a little, a little improvising.
00:25:15All right.
00:25:16I'll make the arrangements.
00:25:17Just make sure you pick me up on time.
00:25:20Haven't missed a curtain call yet.
00:25:35You look lovely.
00:25:38You look lovely too.
00:25:40A lovely couple then.
00:25:42Well, gotta look the part, right?
00:25:48Like you said, gotta look the part, right?
00:25:54It's on loan from a good friend.
00:25:58I get it.
00:25:59It's a, it's a prop.
00:26:01Yeah, yeah.
00:26:02Something like that.
00:26:03Try it on.
00:26:08There.
00:26:09Now we both have our motivation for the next scene.
00:26:31So exciting.
00:26:33Cody?
00:26:34Here they are.
00:26:38You look breathtaking.
00:26:41She's all yours.
00:26:47Um, Rance, where did this new wardrobe come from?
00:26:50This old frock?
00:26:51Look, I wore to my last book signing in New York.
00:26:54I'm pulling out all the stops.
00:26:56Maggie, you look heavenly.
00:26:58Oh.
00:26:59Speaking of, this Annabelle gal.
00:27:02I'm sorry about the last minute switch.
00:27:04Not at all.
00:27:05I've been going to Hollingsworth for years.
00:27:08In this place, talk about enchanted.
00:27:11Wherever did you find it?
00:27:13Sometimes you just stumble upon something and you,
00:27:15you fall in love.
00:27:18Yeah.
00:27:23Well, if the house sparkling is any indication,
00:27:26it's love at first sight.
00:27:36Mr. Gentleman.
00:27:40This is lovely.
00:27:47Oh, here, let me.
00:27:49Just two back wine, please.
00:27:53Maggie.
00:27:57Yes.
00:28:05Ladies and gentlemen,
00:28:07it gives me great pleasure
00:28:10to introduce to you
00:28:11my granddaughter, Tracy,
00:28:13and her fiancé, Rob.
00:28:23I've written many stories in my time,
00:28:27and I've sent many characters
00:28:28on wild adventures looking for love.
00:28:31But it's often when we stop searching for something
00:28:35that we find it.
00:28:36So I'd like to propose a toast.
00:28:43to letting love find you.
00:28:51Here.
00:28:53I think I'm going to use a drink.
00:28:54Yeah.
00:28:55This is definitely great.
00:28:56The mystery man at last.
00:28:58Shelly, this is my fiancé, Rob.
00:29:01Rob, this is my best friend, Shelly.
00:29:05I've heard all about you.
00:29:07I didn't know accountants
00:29:08were so good-looking.
00:29:10Oh, Shelly, dear,
00:29:12I don't think this fine restaurant
00:29:13wants to be the scene of a murder tonight.
00:29:16Oh, my good God.
00:29:17What?
00:29:18This ring.
00:29:19It's enough to make a girl
00:29:20weak in the knees.
00:29:21Just a problem.
00:29:22You could have fooled me.
00:29:23Yes, Mom.
00:29:24Maybe you should go
00:29:25rest your weak knees.
00:29:26Keep your mouth shut, okay?
00:29:28Don't worry about me.
00:29:30I'll keep your mouth shut.
00:29:32Listen,
00:29:33are you available
00:29:34in the next couple weeks?
00:29:36I have this ex-boyfriend
00:29:37I want to drive.
00:29:39Shelly!
00:29:41Okay.
00:29:43Hi.
00:29:44Shelly.
00:29:45I invited you.
00:29:46What was that about?
00:29:47She knows.
00:29:48Knows what?
00:29:51Tracy,
00:29:52you look
00:29:53delicious.
00:29:55Okay.
00:29:56This is my fiancée,
00:29:57Rob.
00:29:59Rob.
00:30:03It is truly an honor
00:30:05to meet the man
00:30:06who melted the Ice Queen's heart.
00:30:09So, seriously,
00:30:10how'd you do it?
00:30:11No, no.
00:30:12Let me guess.
00:30:13You're a crown prince
00:30:14aired to the throne of Moravia
00:30:16and you gave it all up for love.
00:30:18No, I'm afraid not.
00:30:20Oh, well, I got it.
00:30:21You are a secret agent
00:30:23masquerading as an international playboy.
00:30:25You're hiding here
00:30:26until the heat blows over
00:30:28and Tracy hears your cover.
00:30:29Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:30:31That sounds a lot like
00:30:32the plot to my third novel, Todd.
00:30:34You want to be careful
00:30:36I don't sue you
00:30:36for plagiarism.
00:30:37Oh, Maggie.
00:30:39May I just say,
00:30:40on behalf of the entire
00:30:42Barmont publishing family,
00:30:43how truly honored it is
00:30:45to have you here this evening
00:30:46and looking so radiant.
00:30:48Why, thank you, Todd.
00:30:50Perhaps I'll have you
00:30:51deliver my eulogy.
00:30:54Maggie,
00:30:56don't even talk like that.
00:30:58Of course, I'd be honored
00:30:59to read at your funeral.
00:31:01I could think...
00:31:01Tell me your debts, Todd.
00:31:02I'll probably screw everything up
00:31:04and outlive all of you.
00:31:05Oh, Maggie.
00:31:10I can't be...
00:31:12Dinner is served.
00:31:13Yum.
00:31:19I guess I've always
00:31:21had a thing for numbers.
00:31:22A passion, really.
00:31:25Most kids hate the idea
00:31:26that math is all around us.
00:31:28It's in the portions of food
00:31:29on your dinner plate.
00:31:31The number of friends and family
00:31:33you can sit around the table.
00:31:35The number of beats per minute
00:31:36of the heart of a man
00:31:37madly in love.
00:31:41There's a pureness to math.
00:31:43And a beauty.
00:31:45You know, a certain
00:31:47completeness in combination.
00:31:49The sum is greater
00:31:51than its parts.
00:31:52You sure don't talk
00:31:54like an accountant.
00:31:56Accountant, right.
00:31:58I still like the
00:31:59international playboy angle.
00:32:01Nope.
00:32:02Numbers guy.
00:32:03Oh, okay.
00:32:04Mr. Einstein.
00:32:06Hey, Rob,
00:32:07what firm did you say
00:32:08you were working for again?
00:32:10Robinson and Younger.
00:32:11Is that right?
00:32:12You know,
00:32:13I think I know
00:32:14a couple guys over there.
00:32:16What's the manager's name again?
00:32:17Let's not bore the party
00:32:18with Sean.
00:32:19Roger.
00:32:19Roger McLaren.
00:32:21Roger.
00:32:22Right, right.
00:32:23So he would know you?
00:32:24That's highly unlikely.
00:32:26They don't let me
00:32:26out of the cellar
00:32:27very often.
00:32:30No, to be honest,
00:32:32I haven't had much
00:32:32of a chance to mingle
00:32:33since transferring
00:32:34here from Chicago.
00:32:35Oh, sure.
00:32:36Sure, of course, of course.
00:32:37But you've been doing
00:32:37some consulting
00:32:39with our company.
00:32:40Did you know that, Carl?
00:32:42Oh, I don't really
00:32:43handle the books.
00:32:44Oh, has anyone
00:32:46actually seen this guy?
00:32:48Of course, Todd.
00:32:49Really?
00:32:50Yeah.
00:32:51I've corresponded with Rob
00:32:52a couple of times.
00:32:53I just never made
00:32:54the romantic connection.
00:32:58Chicago.
00:32:59Is that where you're from?
00:33:01Yes.
00:33:01Born and raised.
00:33:02I grew up around
00:33:03restaurants, actually.
00:33:05My dad started out
00:33:05as a waiter
00:33:06at a little French place
00:33:07just like this.
00:33:08An engagement party
00:33:09would break his heart.
00:33:11Really?
00:33:12Sure.
00:33:13He'd say,
00:33:13there's one less bachelor
00:33:14coming here to eat
00:33:15every night.
00:33:18He was a little
00:33:19old-fashioned.
00:33:20I see.
00:33:22After my mom died,
00:33:25he decided to open up
00:33:26a little place of his own.
00:33:27He did all right.
00:33:28But I saw the toll
00:33:30it took on him.
00:33:32being the face
00:33:33of a business,
00:33:34it's hard on family life.
00:33:37People don't want
00:33:37to see the waiters.
00:33:38They want to see you.
00:33:40He was hoping
00:33:40that he'd hand
00:33:41the whole thing over to me,
00:33:42but I went
00:33:44a different direction.
00:33:45Into the exciting
00:33:46world of numbers.
00:33:48Yeah.
00:33:49Yeah, something like that.
00:33:52But now I'm
00:33:53ready for a new journey.
00:33:57I don't know
00:33:58if it was the moonlight
00:33:58reflecting off the pool
00:34:00that lit up her eyes
00:34:01when I first saw them.
00:34:02Pool?
00:34:04I thought you were skiing.
00:34:06Skiing?
00:34:08The pool came after
00:34:10the skiing.
00:34:11Yeah, right.
00:34:12We, um...
00:34:14I would just
00:34:15like to thank you all
00:34:16for being here this evening.
00:34:18This is as much
00:34:19for my grandmother
00:34:20as it is for us.
00:34:22Thank you,
00:34:23both of you.
00:34:26And with that,
00:34:27I'm afraid we must
00:34:28bid you all adieu.
00:34:31Darling,
00:34:32shall we?
00:34:33Of course.
00:34:40Okay.
00:34:41Nice to meet you all.
00:34:42Bye.
00:34:42Nice to meet you, Robert.
00:34:44Todd?
00:34:48What did I say
00:34:49about improvising?
00:34:50That the pool
00:34:51was a little slip.
00:34:52A little slip?
00:34:53I just thought
00:34:54we needed to get back
00:34:54to the romantic stuff.
00:34:57Oh, come on.
00:34:59The crowd was loving it.
00:35:00Hmm, I guess I did
00:35:02go well.
00:35:04Thank you for the save
00:35:05and the accounting manager.
00:35:06I did not have that
00:35:07in the character profile.
00:35:08Hey, I did my research.
00:35:10You did.
00:35:12Tracy.
00:35:13Todd.
00:35:14Numbers guy.
00:35:16Thanks for coming, Todd.
00:35:17It was a pleasure.
00:35:19You could have warned me
00:35:20about Todd.
00:35:21I'm sorry.
00:35:21I know.
00:35:22Such a lovely evening.
00:35:25So, what have you
00:35:26planned for the wedding?
00:35:27I know Claude very well
00:35:28at the Somerset Tea House.
00:35:30It's such a romantic place.
00:35:32It'd be perfect.
00:35:33We were thinking
00:35:34of keeping it
00:35:35a small affair.
00:35:36Justice of the Peace
00:35:37and a few friends.
00:35:38I see.
00:35:40Well, I guess
00:35:41it shouldn't matter
00:35:42to me anyway.
00:35:44It would hurt us
00:35:45just to look at the place.
00:35:47Oh, bless you, darling.
00:35:48I was hoping
00:35:49that you would say that.
00:35:51Alan and I
00:35:51can meet you there
00:35:52tomorrow at noon.
00:35:54We'd be delighted.
00:35:56Delighted.
00:35:57Very well.
00:35:58Onward, driver.
00:36:00But of course,
00:36:01mademoiselle.
00:36:02Oh, see you later.
00:36:04Love you, sweetie.
00:36:08What was that?
00:36:09This was supposed
00:36:10to be it.
00:36:11A couple weeks
00:36:11of joy.
00:36:12That's what you said.
00:36:13Hey, I'm game
00:36:15if you are.
00:36:16I'll even give you
00:36:17a discount.
00:36:18A discount.
00:36:20No skiing
00:36:21or pool stories,
00:36:22all right?
00:36:23Yes, dear.
00:36:24Don't yes, dear me.
00:36:26Rob.
00:36:28Jumles.
00:36:49Good morning.
00:36:51Hi.
00:36:53Two milk,
00:36:54one sweetener, right?
00:36:55Yeah.
00:36:58How did you know that?
00:36:59Attention to detail.
00:37:02What are you doing here?
00:37:04I thought we'd do
00:37:04a little acting exercise.
00:37:05Get in a character.
00:37:07A what?
00:37:07Come on.
00:37:08Get your coat.
00:37:11Trust me.
00:37:11You'll love it.
00:37:15Okay.
00:37:21Can you tell me
00:37:22where we're going?
00:37:25Trust me.
00:37:26Okay.
00:37:34I had this bit part
00:37:35on this western TV show
00:37:36a few years back.
00:37:37Mm-hmm.
00:37:38I played this juggler
00:37:40in this traveling group
00:37:41of performers.
00:37:43I had two lines.
00:37:44The show must go on.
00:37:46And pardon me, ma'am,
00:37:48but I do believe
00:37:48your cow just ate
00:37:49one of my juggling clubs.
00:37:51What?
00:37:52I think I had
00:37:53three minutes
00:37:55of screen time,
00:37:55but I took three days
00:37:57and I developed
00:37:59this whole backstory
00:38:02for this juggler.
00:38:04Backstory?
00:38:04Yeah.
00:38:05Well, how did he end up
00:38:07with this motley crew?
00:38:09Did he come from
00:38:10a long line of jugglers?
00:38:13Did he earn a degree
00:38:15in projectile throwing
00:38:16from a prestigious
00:38:17juggling university?
00:38:20I even gave him
00:38:21this slight
00:38:22Swedish accent.
00:38:25I figured he grew up
00:38:26juggling pickled herrings.
00:38:28Oh, wow.
00:38:31It's called
00:38:32an origin story.
00:38:34A couple lines
00:38:35and a few minutes
00:38:37screen time.
00:38:38The backstory made
00:38:41made the character
00:38:41Mia more real,
00:38:43more,
00:38:44more alive.
00:38:48Even if you did
00:38:48stink of herring?
00:38:52Okay, well,
00:38:53what about us, huh?
00:38:54What's our,
00:38:55our origin story?
00:38:57Oh, I think you
00:38:57ruled that out
00:38:58with your skiing
00:38:59slash pool party gag.
00:39:01That's,
00:39:02that's how we met,
00:39:03but,
00:39:03but who are we?
00:39:05Tell me about this
00:39:07Rob Jones guy.
00:39:08What,
00:39:09what attracted you to him?
00:39:12Uh,
00:39:13the usual things.
00:39:15Honest,
00:39:17hardworking,
00:39:19sensible shoes.
00:39:20Sounds like a
00:39:21real Prince Charming.
00:39:26He,
00:39:27um,
00:39:29he has a nice smile.
00:39:31Really?
00:39:37A chihuahua
00:39:39named Louie.
00:39:41Yes.
00:39:42Now we're talking?
00:39:46Okay, well,
00:39:47what about this,
00:39:48uh,
00:39:48this Tracy Westman
00:39:49character?
00:39:50Hmm?
00:39:51Let's see.
00:39:52She,
00:39:53she does wear
00:39:54sensible shoes,
00:39:55but she's also
00:39:56got this
00:39:57gorgeous
00:39:58red pair
00:39:59of patent leather
00:40:00heels that she wears
00:40:01for special occasions.
00:40:03She works as an editor
00:40:05at a publishing firm,
00:40:06but,
00:40:07she secretly wants
00:40:08to start a,
00:40:09a hippie commune
00:40:10in Oregon.
00:40:13I did spend
00:40:14a lot of time
00:40:15wandering the wilderness
00:40:16in my,
00:40:17in my youth.
00:40:26after my parents
00:40:27died,
00:40:27I,
00:40:28um,
00:40:30I,
00:40:30closed myself
00:40:31off a little,
00:40:31I guess.
00:40:33My grandmother
00:40:34was great.
00:40:36I mean,
00:40:38she just lost
00:40:39her son
00:40:40and her daughter-in-law,
00:40:42but
00:40:43she stepped
00:40:44right in
00:40:46with
00:40:48unconditional love
00:40:49for a
00:40:50sad and
00:40:52angry
00:40:5212-year-old girl.
00:41:01We should,
00:41:01we should probably
00:41:02get back to court.
00:41:04Don't want to be
00:41:05late for the ball.
00:41:18Listen, Tracy,
00:41:19I,
00:41:19I wanted to tell you,
00:41:21when I was talking
00:41:22about my mom
00:41:22last night,
00:41:23I,
00:41:24I meant no offense
00:41:26to your folks.
00:41:28It's all right, Rob.
00:41:28I,
00:41:29I know.
00:41:30Sometimes life
00:41:30is a series of
00:41:32half-truths.
00:41:34I know.
00:41:36Maybe Rob Jones
00:41:37knows a little bit
00:41:38more about life
00:41:39than just
00:41:39sensible she is.
00:41:41Maybe.
00:41:42He,
00:41:43he,
00:41:44he does know
00:41:45what it's like
00:41:45to be a,
00:41:48a sad
00:41:49and
00:41:50angry
00:41:50little kid.
00:41:54My mom
00:41:55really did die
00:41:57when I was nine.
00:42:10You don't want to
00:42:11leave Maggie
00:42:11standing at the altar.
00:42:18Good morning
00:42:19and welcome
00:42:19to the Somerset Tea House.
00:42:21Are you here
00:42:21for tea or a tour?
00:42:22We're meeting someone
00:42:23for a tour.
00:42:25Oh,
00:42:25forgive me.
00:42:26It's Tracy,
00:42:27isn't it?
00:42:27Oh my,
00:42:28your grandmother.
00:42:29How is she?
00:42:30Better.
00:42:31We're meeting her here.
00:42:32And you're considering
00:42:34having your ceremony
00:42:35here?
00:42:37Wonderful.
00:42:38Gestator.
00:42:39Well,
00:42:41may I be so bold
00:42:42as to confess
00:42:43that your love
00:42:44for one another
00:42:45simply radiates
00:42:46from your very beings.
00:42:49It's that obvious,
00:42:51huh?
00:42:52Good morning,
00:42:53lovers.
00:42:54Maggie?
00:42:55My little dance
00:42:56routine last night
00:42:57reminded me
00:42:58I still need
00:42:58my wheels
00:42:59now and then.
00:43:01Hello, Claude.
00:43:02Oh,
00:43:02Mrs. Westmilland,
00:43:03may I say
00:43:04what an honor
00:43:04it is for us
00:43:05to host you.
00:43:06This will be
00:43:06an event to remember.
00:43:08It's just a tour.
00:43:09Wonderful.
00:43:09Feel free
00:43:10to make yourselves
00:43:10at home,
00:43:11roam the grounds
00:43:12at your leisure.
00:43:13We can't wait
00:43:13to help you
00:43:14celebrate your
00:43:14magical day.
00:43:15Well,
00:43:16we're just setting up
00:43:16for another service
00:43:17this afternoon.
00:43:18I will be
00:43:18in the event room
00:43:19if you have
00:43:19any questions.
00:43:24Right.
00:43:25Let's go out
00:43:25into the sunshine.
00:43:27Onward, driver.
00:43:29But of course,
00:43:30Mademoiselle.
00:43:34Wonderful.
00:43:38It's beautiful.
00:43:40Simply beautiful.
00:43:41It certainly is.
00:43:43Would you two kids
00:43:45mind doing me a favor?
00:43:46What's that, Grims?
00:43:47Could you just
00:43:48stand over there?
00:43:49You know,
00:43:50so I could just
00:43:50take a picture?
00:43:51Grandma, really?
00:43:52Maggie,
00:43:53we'd be delighted.
00:44:00Stop it.
00:44:04It really is
00:44:05quite magical.
00:44:06Wish I could do
00:44:07a disappearing trick
00:44:08right now.
00:44:09Smile.
00:44:10Smile.
00:44:14Oh, my God.
00:44:15It is him.
00:44:17I'm so immersed,
00:44:19but I just
00:44:20had to meet you.
00:44:22Are you coming
00:44:23back for a second season?
00:44:24Second season of what?
00:44:25Sinners of the city.
00:44:27Chad,
00:44:28the mechanic.
00:44:29Ladies, I'm sorry.
00:44:30I'm not who you think.
00:44:32You were so...
00:44:32I'm not who you think.
00:44:35No.
00:44:36No.
00:44:37No.
00:44:37No.
00:44:38You were so...
00:44:40No.
00:44:40No, please.
00:44:40No, no, no.
00:44:43Oh, my God.
00:44:46Get back.
00:44:47Ladies, please.
00:44:49I'm here.
00:44:52See you.
00:44:52Hey, baby.
00:44:53Stop!
00:44:54Me!
00:44:55Oh my God, I can't believe it.
00:45:04Sinners of the City?
00:45:05It was a bit parts.
00:45:07A terrible show a couple years back.
00:45:09I totally forgot about it.
00:45:10Well, let's hope we don't need any more chat fans.
00:45:17Oh my goodness, look at this chair.
00:45:19This is incredible.
00:45:21Hello, may I?
00:45:22Really?
00:45:22No, I got it.
00:45:23I got it.
00:45:24I got it.
00:45:25Oh, you got it.
00:45:27Oh, it goes backwards?
00:45:29Are you kidding me?
00:45:30Careful.
00:45:30Let's really take this for a spin.
00:45:32Let's get the cars pulled and it's going to be so fun.
00:45:34Oh my God.
00:45:36Oh my God.
00:45:37Oh my God.
00:45:38Oh my God.
00:45:39He does this every day almost.
00:45:40Yeah, he like volunteers every day.
00:45:41And this, I believe, is your stop, my lady.
00:45:50Okay, let's get in the car.
00:45:51So helpful.
00:45:52Okay.
00:45:53Slowly.
00:45:59Yeah.
00:46:00Uh-huh.
00:46:04All right, sweetie.
00:46:06I'll call you.
00:46:07I'd like to have you both over for dinner again soon and maximize my time with you.
00:46:12Time to go, Grams.
00:46:13Need in?
00:46:15Take care, Tracy.
00:46:16See ya.
00:46:17And Rob.
00:46:22I kind of want to call you Chad now.
00:46:27Just get out of here.
00:46:31I totally forgot about that.
00:46:32It wasn't supposed to come out until next week.
00:46:34So you model as well?
00:46:35Oh, thank God they haven't seen the commercial.
00:46:37An ad campaign and a commercial.
00:46:40I'm going to spin this into a mini-series as well.
00:46:43Do you have any sunglasses?
00:46:45What for?
00:46:46To hide your face?
00:46:48Look, I'm a working actor.
00:46:49What am I supposed to do?
00:46:50I'm not responsible for reruns and ad campaigns.
00:46:54I just don't like surprises.
00:46:56Well, it's been a while since I've had to submit a resume for a job, but I can assure you
00:46:59it's a rambling list of corny commercials and cop number two guys.
00:47:03I can't help it if Chad the mechanic pops up every once in a while.
00:47:17Listen, I really do appreciate everything you're doing for my grandmother.
00:47:25I know this must be tough for you, but if you need me, I'll be there.
00:47:30For both of you.
00:47:41Hold on to it.
00:47:44For now.
00:47:49Thanks, Rob.
00:48:08Hey, there's little Miss Fix-It.
00:48:10Hello, Todd.
00:48:11How was your hangover?
00:48:12It was great, thank you for asking.
00:48:13How was the weekend with the Crown Prince?
00:48:15He's an accountant.
00:48:16Oh, right, that's how I keep forgetting.
00:48:18You know what's weird is I actually phoned over to Robinson and Younger and they've never heard of a Rob
00:48:23Jones.
00:48:29I'm sure if someone were to call Barmont Publishing and ask for a Todd Perlman, they might get a similar
00:48:34response.
00:48:35That's not true.
00:48:37Look, maybe I don't want to see you get hurt, okay?
00:48:39I think you're making a big mistake.
00:48:42Okay, he's an accountant.
00:48:43You like numbers, okay?
00:48:44I get it.
00:48:45But I know numbers.
00:48:47What number am I thinking about right now?
00:48:49One.
00:48:51Lucky guess.
00:48:51See, we're succinct.
00:48:53Todd, this has been super fun.
00:48:57Tracy.
00:48:58I can give you numbers.
00:49:01Tracy?
00:49:03Jelly, did you miss me?
00:49:21Got some beaters for our in-house grease monkey.
00:49:24Hello, Miss Miracle Worker.
00:49:27Got some clunkers and they're out of gas.
00:49:30He was telling the truth.
00:49:32Come again?
00:49:33Rob, he was telling the truth about his upbringing in Chicago.
00:49:37Oh yeah?
00:49:42Wow.
00:49:44He is prolific.
00:49:45Is Chad the mechanic on there?
00:49:48I don't know, but look at this.
00:49:50Look at his bio.
00:49:51Born in Chicago.
00:49:52Mom died when he was very young.
00:49:55Raised by his father and like most aspiring actors, he waited tables.
00:49:59Mm-hmm.
00:50:00He was telling the truth.
00:50:12What?
00:50:14You're falling for this guy.
00:50:16What?
00:50:17No, of course not.
00:50:19No.
00:50:20Yes you are.
00:50:21I've never seen you look at a real guy like that, let alone a picture of one.
00:50:25Don't be ridiculous.
00:50:27I'll admit he's, he's cute.
00:50:30He definitely looks the part.
00:50:32I'll give him that.
00:50:33He is an actor after all.
00:50:36So?
00:50:38I'm just saying.
00:50:40You can't believe everything you read on the web, especially on an actor's bio.
00:50:44He's actually very sweet too.
00:50:47True.
00:50:47He's a real Romeo.
00:50:49And you make a great Juliet star.
00:50:53Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
00:50:57Deny thy father and refuse thy name.
00:51:01Not a lot of people know the next line of that speech.
00:51:03Classically trained.
00:51:05Sorry, I was in the neighborhood.
00:51:07Can I take you for lunch?
00:51:09I want to ask you something.
00:51:16That's up to her.
00:51:18I could eat, but whatever.
00:51:20Okay, bye bye.
00:51:22Yeah, yeah.
00:51:23I would love to eat.
00:51:25I'll just get my bag.
00:51:36Can I ask you something?
00:51:38Shoot.
00:51:40Are you really from Chicago?
00:51:42I am.
00:51:44So the other night at the party when you were talking about your past, your mom and dad,
00:51:50were you telling the truth?
00:51:51I was.
00:51:54I just figured it was easier that way.
00:51:56I realized I might have been going off script, but it just...
00:52:00It felt right.
00:52:02Honestly, it was...
00:52:03It was nice.
00:52:05See, sometimes acting's all about improv, but...
00:52:08Things change and you roll with it.
00:52:11And if your partner has a great idea, you go with it.
00:52:15It's called...
00:52:16Chemistry.
00:52:19Like Laurel and Hardy, or...
00:52:22Newman and Redford.
00:52:24Bogie and Bacall.
00:52:27Exactly.
00:52:30So what did you...
00:52:31What did you want to ask me?
00:52:33I just want to fold something past you.
00:52:37I mean, I know you have this knack for problem solving.
00:52:40They don't call me the fix-it deal for nothing.
00:52:44Even if it's crazy and it doesn't make any sense?
00:52:46When you think about it, it kind of does.
00:52:48Yeah, I mean, life is crazy, right?
00:52:51A lot of things in life don't make sense.
00:52:54Okay.
00:52:56Here goes.
00:52:59I'm going to be a dad.
00:53:02I hope.
00:53:03What?
00:53:05In a streaming series, a part.
00:53:07Oh.
00:53:08But my agent just called, they want to see an audition tape.
00:53:11It's a tiny part, but it's recurring.
00:53:14If I get it.
00:53:15A part? Yeah.
00:53:17Hey, but they shoot the pilot here.
00:53:20Oh, really?
00:53:21Yeah.
00:53:22Then it shifts back to L.A.
00:53:24I just don't know whether I should send the tape in or not.
00:53:27I'm done with rejection, you know?
00:53:29Mm-hmm.
00:53:30But it's not a mechanic.
00:53:34It's a cop show.
00:53:37Would you read it?
00:53:39You know, as an editor, you can tell me what you think of this guy.
00:53:43How I should approach his character.
00:53:46Sure.
00:53:47Really?
00:53:49Because I was thinking of packing this whole acting thing in.
00:53:52You know, maybe become a real accountant.
00:53:55No, Rob, if...
00:53:57If the part's good, I'm...
00:53:59I'm happy for you.
00:54:01I knew you'd understand.
00:54:04You know Joe Pesci was going to quit acting right before he got Raging Bull.
00:54:09Really?
00:54:10Didn't know that.
00:54:12Maybe I could stop by your office this afternoon.
00:54:14With the script.
00:54:17Yeah.
00:54:18Sure.
00:54:26Tracy, Tracy, Tracy, Tracy, Tracy, Tracy, Tracy.
00:54:30Do you ever work?
00:54:32Oh, I've been working.
00:54:34Fact-checking on your boyfriend.
00:54:36It's not my boyfriend.
00:54:37Pull up his bio.
00:54:42There. Look.
00:54:45Oh, wait.
00:54:47Look.
00:54:48Look.
00:54:50What?
00:54:52Remember what he said about his dad?
00:54:54He was a waiter in a French restaurant, then he opened up a little place of his own.
00:54:58He did alright.
00:55:01His father is Arthur Hollingsworth, founder and CEO of the chain of Hollingsworth's fine dining restaurants.
00:55:09Okay.
00:55:11So?
00:55:11So?
00:55:12It means he's loaded.
00:55:14Why would he lie about that?
00:55:16It's not exactly a lie.
00:55:19More of an act.
00:55:21Hi.
00:55:22My name's Rob.
00:55:24I'm not a real serial killer, but I play one on TV.
00:55:27Boo.
00:55:27Ah!
00:55:29I'm so sorry.
00:55:31Hello, Shelly.
00:55:32We have to stop meeting like this.
00:55:35Robert Jones, hello.
00:55:38Back to my fact checking.
00:55:45You up for a read?
00:55:47So I thought we could run some lines even.
00:55:50You don't mind playing the gum smacking waitress.
00:55:53I'm the hit man who knocked you up.
00:55:55But I'm trying to go straight.
00:55:59Can I ask you something personal?
00:56:01Who's improvising now?
00:56:05Tell me about that restaurant that your dad opened.
00:56:12My dad?
00:56:14Yeah, I saw the photo buried in your bio page.
00:56:19You and your dad, it was a recent picture.
00:56:22You know, you pay an agent to update those things.
00:56:26Is your dad Arthur Hollingsworth?
00:56:29Yes.
00:56:31And why does that matter?
00:56:33Because my dad is Arthur Hollingsworth?
00:56:36Imagine being the son of one of the most successful restaurateurs in the country.
00:56:39Then imagine saying no to that fortune when it was offered to you.
00:56:43Sounds an awful lot like being the granddaughter of one of the greatest romance novelists of the 20th century.
00:56:51Exactly.
00:56:54I spent most of my life in that shadow and it was awfully cold there.
00:57:00So I decided to step out into the light and just happened to be the light of the stage.
00:57:08Well, a prominent name could have opened doors for you.
00:57:12If I'm gonna make it, I want it to be because I earned it, not because of who my father
00:57:15is.
00:57:16There's no shame in that.
00:57:23Oh, it's Maggie.
00:57:24Hello?
00:57:26Yes?
00:57:27Actually, we're just having a drink.
00:57:29Is everything okay?
00:57:32Sure.
00:57:33Tomorrow?
00:57:34Yeah, I'll be there.
00:57:36Yes, I'll tell him you say hello.
00:57:38Okay, bye.
00:57:40Okay, bye.
00:57:43Maggie is coming to the office tomorrow.
00:57:45A big announcement.
00:57:48Thanks for hearing me out.
00:57:51Thanks for being honest.
00:58:01I'm afraid I've done something crazy.
00:58:04What are you talking about?
00:58:05Completely selfish, I know.
00:58:07What's going on?
00:58:09I spoke with Cloud.
00:58:11Went by a few days ago to pay for the attack of the Chad fans in the gazebo.
00:58:16Okay.
00:58:16And something struck me.
00:58:18Just felt right.
00:58:20Grandma, what have you done?
00:58:21I booked a wedding rehearsal for you and Rob.
00:58:27A dress rehearsal, really.
00:58:30You're kidding.
00:58:32Maggie, what a pleasant surprise.
00:58:35What's going on?
00:58:36They're having a wedding dress rehearsal?
00:58:38Hey, that's wonderful.
00:58:40What's so wonderful?
00:58:41Tracy and Rob are having a wedding dress rehearsal.
00:58:45Okay.
00:58:50I'm sorry, sweetie.
00:58:52I should have spoken to you.
00:58:54I know you both want a small ceremony.
00:58:57And you can still have it.
00:58:59This way, no matter what happens, I can say I was there.
00:59:04With you.
00:59:05Oh, Grandma.
00:59:15I'm just asking for this one thing.
00:59:17The rest is up to you.
00:59:20I promise.
00:59:22Okay, Grandma.
00:59:27And you're all invited.
00:59:30This Saturday at the Somerset Tea House.
00:59:32And I want you all on your Sunday best.
00:59:41You know, this is just like the surprise marriage in the fifth Cassandra novel.
00:59:46Remember?
00:59:47Where she falls for the Swedish prince.
00:59:49Yeah.
00:59:50It's a regular old fairy tale.
00:59:59We don't have to do this, Chey.
01:00:01It's my grandmother's dying wish, Shelly.
01:00:09Sure.
01:00:10One last show, then.
01:00:12Maybe.
01:00:13Maybe?
01:00:14What if it's not a show?
01:00:16What do you mean?
01:00:18Rob wants to meet to discuss some big news.
01:00:26So, you have fallen in love with this guy.
01:00:29I don't know.
01:00:32Maybe I have.
01:00:43She likes insurance ads.
01:00:45Actually, it's the series, I guess, Sinners of the City.
01:00:48It's been streaming non-stop online.
01:00:53Oh, that reminds me.
01:00:54I have not had a chance to re-block the top.
01:00:56But, I think you would make a wonderful hitman slash long-distance daddy.
01:01:03Though, as a working mom, I would not consider that a stable job for our child.
01:01:07Well, that's kind of what I want to talk to you about.
01:01:11What kind of a career can an actor carve out in the city?
01:01:13I mean, without going to LA.
01:01:15It's very tough.
01:01:17Which leads me to my big announcement.
01:01:19I think she brought friends.
01:01:20Run!
01:01:21I love you, Chad!
01:01:23I love you!
01:01:28My agent told me there's even an online petition to bring Chad back.
01:01:31No.
01:01:32Although, I did die in a horrible dishwasher accident.
01:01:37Wow.
01:01:39I think we may have lost them.
01:01:41Here, come on in.
01:01:42I want to tell you something.
01:01:50Oh, speaking of jobs, my grandmother has one more favor to ask of you.
01:01:54She's booked a dress rehearsal for the wedding.
01:01:58A dress rehearsal, but I thought we were having a small ceremony.
01:02:02I mean, Rob and Tracy Jones, that is.
01:02:06We are.
01:02:06I mean, that's the story.
01:02:08It's kind of like a wedding gift, I guess?
01:02:11It's more for her, really.
01:02:13And hey, if you're going to have a wedding, why not have the greatest living romance novelist planning it for
01:02:18you?
01:02:19Right?
01:02:20Well, that's exciting.
01:02:21Mm-hmm.
01:02:23But I think I have you beat.
01:02:25Really?
01:02:27I'm not going to be a dad anymore.
01:02:30Oh!
01:02:31Broke up with the waitress already, hey?
01:02:33The pilot, it got picked up, and they want me for the lead.
01:02:37Rob? What?
01:02:39I have a wardrobe fitting on Saturday, we shoot here for a couple weeks, and then it's off to L
01:02:43.A.
01:02:45Oh!
01:02:45My goodness!
01:02:47Wow, that's...
01:02:49That's incredible.
01:02:51With the dress rehearsals on Saturday.
01:02:56Well, maybe we can postpone it.
01:02:59Maggie's already paid for everything.
01:03:02But...
01:03:03This is it. This is my...
01:03:05My Joe Pesci moment.
01:03:11No, wait, wait, Tracy. I'm sure we can work it out.
01:03:16Don't worry about it, Rob. I'll figure something out.
01:03:19No, listen, Tracy.
01:03:23I'll call my agent.
01:03:25Okay?
01:03:26We'll postpone the wardrobe fitting.
01:03:29I'll be there.
01:03:34I guess this means you'll be relocating to L.A. now, eh?
01:03:39I...
01:03:39I have to.
01:03:41For the show.
01:03:44But...
01:03:45But Saturday, huh?
01:03:46I'll be there.
01:03:47I... I promise.
01:03:50One last performance.
01:03:52Right?
01:03:56Okay?
01:03:57Okay.
01:04:06I know.
01:04:18It was amazing.
01:04:19I know.
01:04:20Uh-oh.
01:04:21Oh, right?
01:04:32I feel like such a fool.
01:04:34I mean, rent-a-groom.
01:04:37The name says it all.
01:04:41He plays the romantic lead in a lot of girls' fantasies.
01:04:47I hired him to play that part.
01:04:58It was fun, playing a couple.
01:05:04I just thought it might become something more.
01:05:09You got caught up in the show.
01:05:11I don't blame you.
01:05:13Right.
01:05:14Yeah.
01:05:17Well, we just have to get through one last performance,
01:05:21and I can write him back out of my life.
01:05:39Hello, Rob.
01:05:42Dad.
01:05:45It's been a long time.
01:05:47Three years this May.
01:05:52You all right?
01:05:54Yeah.
01:05:55Actually, I'm really good.
01:05:58You had dinner?
01:06:00I'm not staying long.
01:06:03Drink then?
01:06:05Sure.
01:06:12Thank you for coming.
01:06:14Take care.
01:06:23So what are you drinking?
01:06:25Club soda's just fine for me.
01:06:27Two club sodas, please.
01:06:28Of course.
01:06:30Listen, I didn't come here to fight.
01:06:32I came here because I wanted to tell you two things.
01:06:35Okay.
01:06:40First, I'm an actor.
01:06:44I know.
01:06:45I've seen the insurance commercials.
01:06:47No, no, no.
01:06:48Not that stuff.
01:06:48A real actor.
01:06:50I got a part.
01:06:52A lead part in a series.
01:06:55It's a great part.
01:06:57It's what I've been working for my whole life.
01:07:02Congratulations.
01:07:03I'm happy for you.
01:07:06Here's your drinks.
01:07:11You are?
01:07:12Of course.
01:07:14All I've ever asked from you
01:07:16is that you work hard for whatever it is you want.
01:07:19For me, it's this place.
01:07:20You know, I was hoping the dream could be shared.
01:07:25Turned into more of a wedge.
01:07:27I mean, I guess you had a right to push me away.
01:07:30I didn't push you away.
01:07:32Three years of the silent treatment.
01:07:33It's not exactly a gentle nudge.
01:07:34I said I didn't come here to argue.
01:07:38Well, why are you here?
01:07:43I wanted to talk to you about the ring.
01:07:45The ring?
01:07:46Yes.
01:07:49Mom's ring.
01:07:54Mom's ring.
01:07:57I've met someone, Dad.
01:08:02Mom's ring, so it's serious.
01:08:05Yes.
01:08:08I'm in love.
01:08:11I had that look on my face
01:08:13when I met your mom.
01:08:16You're so much like her.
01:08:19You follow your heart.
01:08:23Oh, she would be so proud of you right now.
01:08:27I miss her.
01:08:30I miss her, too.
01:08:34Just make sure you keep following your heart.
01:08:38It led you through these doors.
01:08:43Looks like it led you into someone else's heart.
01:08:49And then I'll go to her.
01:08:51When do I get to meet her?
01:08:53Well, if all goes well, I'll need a table for two Saturday night.
01:09:01All right, Rob, I like no move.
01:09:07Woo!
01:09:09You kind of set a world record?
01:09:14Say that now.
01:09:17Hi, my name's Charlie.
01:09:20I was once just like you.
01:09:21I don't know which insurance plan was right for me and my family.
01:09:26But now that I'm with Stanfield Insurance, we all sleep better at night.
01:09:30Because in life, you just never know when to expect the unexpected.
01:09:37Stanfield Insurance. We expect the unexpected.
01:09:40Do you know that guy?
01:09:42I know him too.
01:09:44Only his name ain't Trevor.
01:09:47It's Brad.
01:09:49See, a while back, I was trying to get back with my ex-girlfriend.
01:09:51And then this guy shows up and she says he's her fiancé.
01:09:57Yeah, he wasn't.
01:09:59Turns out she hired this guy to act like her fiancé.
01:10:03They call it rent-a-groom.
01:10:04You call them and then they show up and ruin your life.
01:10:07Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up.
01:10:12Oh, yeah!
01:10:13Oh, I got you.
01:10:16I got you.
01:10:17Oh, you're going down.
01:10:20You're going down!
01:10:22Okay.
01:10:27Hey.
01:10:28Hey.
01:10:29Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:10:31What's the matter?
01:10:33Are you worried about the wedding rehearsal tomorrow?
01:10:35Oh, no.
01:10:36Everything's perfect.
01:10:38Dress was bought, flowers ordered, my groom is leaving for L.A.
01:10:42Yeah, no.
01:10:43Everything's going to plan.
01:10:45Whoa.
01:10:47You want him to stay?
01:10:50I want him to want to stay.
01:10:54So you're upset because you fell in love with him.
01:10:57I fell in love with him by mistake.
01:10:59And that's his fault?
01:11:01Well, now's your chance to blast him with the truth.
01:11:04He's in the boardroom waiting for you.
01:11:06Rob's here.
01:11:08Yes.
01:11:09Tell him, Tracy.
01:11:11But what if it doesn't change anything?
01:11:13What if it does?
01:11:16It's called rent-a-groom.
01:11:17Rent-a-groom?
01:11:18You aren't a gigolo, are you?
01:11:20No.
01:11:21It's not like that.
01:11:23People, well, women pay me to pretend to be their love interests.
01:11:27But you say you quit.
01:11:29This morning.
01:11:31And how long were you doing this?
01:11:32Three years.
01:11:34Three very long years.
01:11:37I think I've been engaged maybe 20 times.
01:11:40And I've had some doozies.
01:11:43But it's finally over.
01:11:45This endless acting.
01:11:49You know how hard it is to fake being madly in love?
01:11:52I mean, I'm a good actor, but...
01:11:56Then there's the engagement party.
01:11:59And all her little friends.
01:12:01I tell you, it's agony.
01:12:02It's just this part I'm playing.
01:12:06It doesn't mean anything.
01:12:08And I'm tired of pretending that it does.
01:12:13I mean, I can't wait to tell her.
01:12:19I'm ready for the real thing.
01:12:23Well, son, I think you've definitely made the right decision.
01:12:28Thanks, Dad.
01:12:30And thanks for calling.
01:12:32Bye, son.
01:12:37Bye, son.
01:12:41Tracy, hey.
01:12:43I waited at the office.
01:12:45Connie said you had to step out to take a meet.
01:12:52Tracy, please call me.
01:12:54I'd really love to talk about...
01:13:00Hey, Tracy, it's Rob again.
01:13:04I'm not sure if I did something to upset you,
01:13:07but, you know, if we could meet, I...
01:13:27Good afternoon, folks.
01:13:29Well, Maggie, you look absolutely gorgeous.
01:13:32Thank you, Rob.
01:13:34You don't look so bad yourself.
01:13:35Well, it is a special day.
01:13:39Have you seen Tracy?
01:13:41Oh, now, Rob, it's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding.
01:13:45I don't think a dress rehearsal wedding counts, sweetheart.
01:13:48She's inside.
01:13:50Thank you, Maggie.
01:13:51Well, we'll see you all after the big moment.
01:13:55Everything is perfect.
01:13:56I couldn't have written this better myself.
01:14:00Good luck.
01:14:08Hey, you're not supposed to be here.
01:14:10I'm sorry, I know.
01:14:11Give me that.
01:14:14You look absolutely stunning.
01:14:18I'm just getting in the costume.
01:14:20I half expected you to send a stand-in.
01:14:22I said I'd be here, didn't I?
01:14:23Five minutes to curtain.
01:14:25Can I talk to you about something?
01:14:29There you go.
01:14:30Getting off script again.
01:14:32No improvising, remember?
01:14:34I'm directing this show as well.
01:14:37Places, everyone.
01:14:38We can't keep Maggie waiting.
01:14:39Well, can we talk after?
01:14:41Just hit your mark and say your lines.
01:14:43We can wrap this whole thing up.
01:14:44I hope you've been watching.
01:14:50Stop it.
01:14:59Take your Blick.
01:15:05No accurately.
01:15:07I'm gonna do something.
01:15:07You're all right.
01:15:09How are you seeing in yourLLi?
01:15:13No.
01:15:13You're going to throw your favour.
01:15:29Oh my goodness, I am excited and nervous.
01:15:38This is not my real job, you understand.
01:15:41But I have always wanted to do this.
01:15:43And when Margaret Westmoreland asked me to preside, well...
01:15:47Shhh.
01:15:50Hi darling.
01:16:12Yes I did.
01:16:14Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Robert Jones and Tracy Westmoreland.
01:16:22Marriage is a sacred bond, a commitment to one another born from the seed of destiny, nurtured
01:16:30with true love to blossom into the flower of matrimony.
01:16:38Before we proceed, I must ask you both if there is any impediment to this union.
01:16:43Actually there is something I'd like to say.
01:16:47Tracy...
01:16:47I object!
01:16:53I object because this man is an actor!
01:16:59Oh my god, it's true.
01:17:01I'm not really a justice of the piece.
01:17:02Not you, you idiot.
01:17:04Him!
01:17:05Todd!
01:17:05His real name is Robert J. Hollingsworth.
01:17:08He works for an outfit called Rent-A-Groom.
01:17:11Tracy, what's he on about?
01:17:13Tracy hired this guy to fool Maggie.
01:17:16Tracy, is this true?
01:17:19Yes, it's true.
01:17:22I'm so sorry.
01:17:23I never meant for it to go this far, but now that it has, I'm glad this charade is over.
01:17:30Charade?
01:17:31Is that all this has been to you?
01:17:33Yeah, Rob.
01:17:35It's just a part I'm playing.
01:17:38It doesn't mean anything.
01:17:41I'm tired of pretending that it does.
01:17:43Tracy, wait, wait, Tracy.
01:17:45No, no, no.
01:17:45Wait, please.
01:17:48Audrey!
01:17:54Maggie, I am so, so truly sorry.
01:17:58No, I'm sorry.
01:17:59This is all my fault.
01:18:01The ring that is on Tracy's hand, it belonged to my mother.
01:18:07I was going to give it to Tracy for real this time.
01:18:10But I can see now that that's not what she wants.
01:18:14These last few days have been filled with a few half-truths, but there is one thing that is very
01:18:20real.
01:18:21I truly love your granddaughter.
01:18:23I am so glad we are able to walk away.
01:18:34Oh, my.
01:18:36Oh, my.
01:18:37Oh, my.
01:18:39Oh, my.
01:18:40Oh, my God.
01:18:42Oh, my.
01:18:58Hey, Trey. How's the new batch of jalopies?
01:19:11Any word about your grandma?
01:19:16It's been two weeks since she collapsed.
01:19:22Doctors are trying to stay optimistic, but I can't help thinking I did this.
01:19:31No, Tracy. Don't say that.
01:19:34I thought it would make her happy. I thought... I don't know what to do.
01:19:47It's not a spell.
01:19:51Grandma?
01:19:55Grandma?
01:20:01How are you?
01:20:05Ring.
01:20:06Ring?
01:20:08Oh, where'd the prop ring?
01:20:10I totally forgot about it. Yeah, I think I threw it in my purse.
01:20:14You wanna see it?
01:20:15Yeah?
01:20:16It should be in here somewhere.
01:20:21You're right. I should probably mail it back to him or directly to the prop host he got it from.
01:20:26Not a prop. It's real. It's mother's.
01:20:37I don't understand.
01:20:39Find his father.
01:21:01Can I help you?
01:21:03Yes. Are you Arthur Hollingsworth?
01:21:05I am.
01:21:06Mr. Hollingsworth, my name is...
01:21:08Tracy Westmore.
01:21:10Yes.
01:21:11You look exactly as Rob described you.
01:21:16I think I have something that belongs to you.
01:21:23I have not seen that in a long time.
01:21:29Let's go out a seat.
01:21:39It belongs to my wife, Lucille.
01:21:45When she passed away, Rob asked if he could have it.
01:21:49He said he wanted to put it on the finger of the girl he loved.
01:21:53I guess he found her.
01:21:57I called him the day before your dress rehearsal to ask him if he was sure.
01:22:05That kid's never been more sure of anything in his life.
01:22:09He even quit that rent-a-groom job.
01:22:13He did.
01:22:14That very morning.
01:22:16He said they were parts.
01:22:18He was playing.
01:22:19He was tired of pretending.
01:22:22He said he wanted to make it real.
01:22:24And he wanted to make it real with you.
01:22:30Can I ask you, Tracy?
01:22:33Why the cold feet?
01:22:36I think I heard the wrong end of that phone call, Arthur.
01:22:46Hold on to it.
01:22:57Oh, sweetie.
01:23:01Well, did I miss anything while I was away?
01:23:05Crowns.
01:23:09Did you find his father?
01:23:11Yes.
01:23:12And the ring?
01:23:13I have it.
01:23:17Cramps.
01:23:19I never meant to hurt you.
01:23:21Oh.
01:23:22Listen, kiddo.
01:23:24I've written enough romance novels in my time to know what true love looks like.
01:23:30And I think I may have believed your story because you were falling in love.
01:23:35And you can't fake that.
01:23:39So, I have one question for you.
01:23:43Yes?
01:23:45Why are you still sitting here?
01:23:49Hm?
01:23:50Tracy, I don't know where they're shooting.
01:23:53But I know they wrapped today.
01:23:54Then...
01:23:55He leaves for LA.
01:24:12Hi.
01:24:18Hi.
01:24:19Hi.
01:24:20How did you find me?
01:24:22Shelly told me you were here.
01:24:23Maggie, is she alright?
01:24:25She had an accident.
01:24:26Right after you left the dresser or something.
01:24:28Oh, no.
01:24:29No, she's alright.
01:24:29She just woke up.
01:24:31Huh.
01:24:33She filled me in on this.
01:24:42I went to see your dad.
01:24:45You did?
01:24:48He told me everything.
01:24:54But...
01:24:54You're still here.
01:24:56With the show.
01:24:57I thought it went to LA.
01:24:58Yeah, it did.
01:24:59Without me.
01:25:01I quit.
01:25:03What, Rob?
01:25:04Tracy.
01:25:06I thought this was my big break, but...
01:25:08I realized over these last few days...
01:25:13You...
01:25:14You've been my big break all along.
01:25:16And I've been racking my brain on the drive over here.
01:25:19How to play the scene where I run across town and find the beautiful book editor and tell her...
01:25:27How madly in love I am with her.
01:25:32I think I can help you run some lines.
01:25:48What do I do with this?
01:25:51Hold on to it.
01:25:53It'll play in a later scene.
01:26:24I hope you wanna see.
01:26:26I'm a big one.
01:26:36I hope you won't be like.
01:26:36You...
01:26:43This has a great scene, so I know...
01:26:44...you know...
01:26:45You're here.
01:26:47You can be naked in a little while...
01:26:47You can never forget.
01:26:48You can?
01:26:48You can be weird.
01:26:51I'm going to be angry or you can.
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