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00:00:34Hi.
00:00:38Hi, Em.
00:00:39Hey, how are you?
00:00:40Super busy.
00:00:41A real answer to the question, how are you?
00:00:43Well, what if that's the only word I can think of right now?
00:00:46Some writer you are.
00:00:47Okay, what word would you use to describe spin class followed by massage therapy, coffee date, haircut, meeting with the
00:00:53publisher, park date, and volunteer date?
00:00:56You have to squeeze Jess and I in. We're going to take you for a drink today.
00:00:59What's going on?
00:01:00I've got a meeting. I'll take you time and place.
00:01:02We need to talk.
00:01:17Why am I getting major performance review vibes from this drink tonight?
00:01:21I'm still asleep. We're going to have to go much slower.
00:01:24Emily said we need to talk. I do not like we need to talk.
00:01:28You know Emily.
00:01:29Yes, I do.
00:01:30That's why I'm calling you.
00:01:32The three of us just haven't had a lot of time together.
00:01:35You know how to really talk?
00:01:36That sounds dangerously like we need to talk.
00:01:40I have a guest.
00:01:41Oh, yes. I know. I almost took over her boots this morning.
00:01:44What's this one's name?
00:01:47Laura?
00:01:50Laura?
00:01:51Larissa?
00:01:52I gotta go.
00:02:04Oh.
00:02:05Oh, that's right.
00:02:13Oh!
00:02:15Oh!
00:02:16Oh!
00:02:19Oh.
00:02:21Oh.
00:02:22Oh, oh.
00:02:23Oh, oh.
00:02:27How are you?
00:02:28Oh, you know, the imprint's been keeping me on my toes.
00:02:30Kids are in high school and happy.
00:02:32Jeff is very husband-y.
00:02:34You'll understand one day.
00:02:35How are you?
00:02:36Busy.
00:02:37Mm-hmm.
00:02:40Well, not to cut straight to the chase, but if you're so busy...
00:02:42Did you like the pages?
00:02:44Your words are as charming as ever.
00:02:46Oh, thank you. Thank goodness.
00:02:47I was worrying I'd lost my touch.
00:02:49No, I just have one question.
00:02:52Where are the rest of them?
00:02:55Well, I knew the deadline was September 1st, so I just wanted to give you something.
00:03:00A book.
00:03:02You were supposed to get me a book.
00:03:04This is not that.
00:03:05And you would know.
00:03:06You've written one before.
00:03:07A bestseller to boot.
00:03:11Writing's been a little slow.
00:03:13Right.
00:03:13Well, this is a pamphlet, and we gave you an advance on a book.
00:03:19Linda, I sit down to write.
00:03:20I do, and I want to.
00:03:22I just can't.
00:03:24Is it writer's block?
00:03:25Maybe.
00:03:26I don't know.
00:03:28I, um...
00:03:29I guess I'm just worried it might not live up to the first one.
00:03:33Well, I do need pages to take to the powers that be upstairs.
00:03:37And listen, I get it.
00:03:38It has been a hard year for you.
00:03:41You know, personal essay can be a very tough area to work in, especially when an author's
00:03:45gone through something.
00:03:47But...
00:03:47I will make myself write, Linda.
00:03:49I can do it.
00:03:50I promise.
00:03:51Okay, well, I'd like to see work as you produce it.
00:03:54You have two weeks, Heather.
00:03:55Two weeks?
00:03:57For a book?
00:03:58A defensible amount of one, yes.
00:04:01Otherwise, your contract will be in default.
00:04:02And that is bad.
00:04:04I can't protect you anymore if that happens.
00:04:07I won't let you down.
00:04:08I know you won't.
00:04:09This is what you do.
00:04:11You're good at this.
00:04:11Get out of here.
00:04:12Go do it.
00:04:12Yes.
00:04:13Off you go.
00:04:13On my way.
00:04:15Oh, the door.
00:04:16Yes.
00:04:16Yep, the door.
00:04:17Bye.
00:04:17Great.
00:04:18Bye.
00:04:20Where was I before I was so rudely interrupted?
00:04:26I heard you make the best new goings in town.
00:04:30Can you prove it?
00:04:31Make it a picture.
00:04:33Oh, usually you're the one telling me to slow down on the drinks.
00:04:35You are not allowed to pick up the bartender.
00:04:37We're here for a real reason tonight, okay?
00:04:40I know.
00:04:41Can I get a shot of tequila too, please, fast?
00:04:43Hmm, make that two shots.
00:04:45You're giving me flashbacks to the summer of Dan.
00:04:47Oh, summer of Dan was not such a big deal.
00:04:49You shaved your head.
00:04:51Heather and I had to talk you out of becoming a nun, and you're not even Catholic.
00:04:54Yeah, well, I was 20 and stupid, and there were no consequences.
00:04:57Okay, well, tell that to Dan in his car.
00:04:59Well, today is worse than egging some douchey douchebags convertible.
00:05:03I just quit the firm.
00:05:04What?
00:05:05Yeah.
00:05:05Emily?
00:05:11Uh, yeah, so they called me into a meeting, and I was sure it was about the junior partner
00:05:15slot, you know, what I've been working towards, but instead, they reprimand me for not billing
00:05:20enough hours and say that my boss's nephew is the new junior partner.
00:05:24You got a nepo, baby?
00:05:26I have done nothing but eat, sleep, breathe that firm for five years.
00:05:29Gave up relationships.
00:05:30I have no hobbies.
00:05:31I dream about clients and tort reform.
00:05:34Please tell me you spanked that nepo, baby.
00:05:37Before I knew it, Jess, the words, I quit, came flying out of my mouth.
00:05:41And then security escorts me out, out of my own office.
00:05:53Well, I think you're going to be okay, because you are a smart and accomplished lawyer.
00:06:00And you're a bad bitch in the good way.
00:06:02I absolutely am.
00:06:04Yes, you are.
00:06:05But tonight is about Heather, okay?
00:06:07I think Heather would want to know.
00:06:10I'm sorry, what's that?
00:06:11Heather wants to know everything.
00:06:13Hi!
00:06:17So, what do I need to know?
00:06:18This bartender makes the best Negronis in Manhattan.
00:06:22Oh, congratulations.
00:06:23And we are so glad to see you.
00:06:25You too.
00:06:26Yeah.
00:06:27So, what's her name?
00:06:29Um, I think it's, there's like a fur in there or something.
00:06:32A fur?
00:06:33Yeah, something like that.
00:06:34Okay, so Jennifer?
00:06:36All right.
00:06:37Is that correct?
00:06:38Let's just get it.
00:06:39Let's just get it.
00:06:39Yeah.
00:06:46Honestly, since my exhibition closed, I don't know how I'm going to find women anymore.
00:06:51Give me a break.
00:06:51I'll have three dates before you leave here.
00:06:54I've got to get working on that new exhibit, I guess.
00:06:56Hmm.
00:06:57Whatever happened to Mara?
00:06:59Was it Dara?
00:07:00It doesn't matter.
00:07:01She was way too clingy.
00:07:02What did she do to be deemed too clingy?
00:07:04Did she look you in the eye?
00:07:05Yeah, like I was a jaguar.
00:07:12Okay, I can't take it anymore.
00:07:14When is this intervention thing happening?
00:07:15How can there be an intervention when your worst habit is over, Vice Connie?
00:07:19What is going on?
00:07:24This came to the apartment from your mom's a state lawyer.
00:07:28We didn't want you to open it alone.
00:07:29We wanted you to be in your safe space.
00:07:31With Negronis and snacks and us.
00:07:34It's been a year.
00:07:35We're worried.
00:07:36I'm fine.
00:07:37Are you, though?
00:07:39You're running yourself ragged.
00:07:47What does it say?
00:07:51It's, um...
00:07:52It's a deed.
00:07:53I...
00:07:56I inherited the ranch in Montana.
00:07:58Oh, my God.
00:07:59What?
00:08:00Iconic.
00:08:00Wild.
00:08:01Yeah.
00:08:02It was my grandparents.
00:08:05Um...
00:08:05I went a couple times when I was little, but I...
00:08:08I don't really remember it much.
00:08:11Mom always said she had wanted to retire there.
00:08:15But, um...
00:08:16She also said she wanted to climb up Kilimanjaro, so, you know.
00:08:22I didn't even know it was still in the family.
00:08:24What are you going to do with the ranch?
00:08:25I have no clue.
00:08:28Well, you have to go see it.
00:08:30That's the only way you'll know what to do with it.
00:08:32And we'll go with you.
00:08:33We're both free.
00:08:34That can't be a coincidence.
00:08:36I kind of have an unexpected vacation.
00:08:38I'll explain later.
00:08:39This timing will never happen again.
00:08:41It's a sign.
00:08:42The timing doesn't work for me.
00:08:43My editor's going to kill me.
00:08:44Not if you write.
00:08:46That's all she cares about, right?
00:08:48It's not actually a bad idea.
00:08:51You know, I could turn it into some kind of writing retreat.
00:08:54Take the time to figure out what I want to do.
00:08:57Two birds, one stone.
00:08:58Yes, yes, yes, yes.
00:09:00We all need a break.
00:09:01And we haven't hung out in so long.
00:09:03But now your mom has given this to us.
00:09:05Can't play that card, Jess.
00:09:07Fine.
00:09:09The universe has given it to us.
00:09:11Better?
00:09:12Mm-hmm.
00:09:13I still think it sounds crazy to me.
00:09:15Okay.
00:09:18Let's have the wheel of cocktails decide.
00:09:21If it lands on Manhattan, then it's a message.
00:09:25That your mother wants us to...
00:09:28That the universe wants us to get out of here for a couple weeks.
00:09:32I mean, it's a slim chance.
00:09:35Okay.
00:09:36Let's make it more interesting.
00:09:37If it lands on Margarita or Gimlet,
00:09:40you have to book us a winter vacation.
00:09:42Somewhere with a beach,
00:09:43and you pay for the spa day.
00:09:45Bingo.
00:09:46Oh, sure.
00:09:47Exploit the artist.
00:09:48I mean...
00:09:49Okay, fine.
00:09:51Wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:09:59Just to be sure that you don't cheat.
00:10:02I would never.
00:10:03Uh-huh.
00:10:03That's this.
00:10:04Okay, you ready?
00:10:05Yeah.
00:10:13We're going to Montana.
00:10:16Woo!
00:10:16Yeah, we are.
00:10:17Knocked down and counted out.
00:10:23Blurred stain and forgot about.
00:10:28But there's power in my vein.
00:10:31There's a new day of coming.
00:10:34I'm going to get on it.
00:10:35Follow the answers.
00:10:38Stand like Lazarus.
00:10:41Lighting is dancing.
00:10:42Watch me right on up.
00:10:46That's what I'm glad it is.
00:10:49I'm gonna stay.
00:10:52Was this what you were imagining?
00:10:55It doesn't quite match the fantasy, no.
00:10:57Maybe it gets better inside.
00:11:00Only one way to find out.
00:11:05Oh, my God.
00:11:06Grab my arm.
00:11:07Take my arm.
00:11:08No, save the jacket.
00:11:09Go, Dan.
00:11:10Oh, my God.
00:11:12Oh.
00:11:13Oh.
00:11:15Uh, what is, what is that?
00:11:18What?
00:11:21This better just be mud.
00:11:25Hey, sir.
00:11:27Uh, which way did she go?
00:11:28Down.
00:11:28She fell into a puddle.
00:11:29No, not the city girl.
00:11:31Molly.
00:11:31Uh, what's a Molly?
00:11:32It's my pig.
00:11:33You have a pig?
00:11:33Yes, my pig.
00:11:34I'm fine.
00:11:35I can get up on my own.
00:11:36Thanks.
00:11:36Great.
00:11:38Obviously not.
00:11:38Come here.
00:11:39What about your pig?
00:11:41No, she's usually okay getting up on her own.
00:11:45Hi, Jack.
00:11:47Molly?
00:11:48I can't believe he's real.
00:11:51Yeah, but if he called me a city girl.
00:11:53Molly!
00:11:56I think the bank gave me every key in the entire world.
00:12:00How am I supposed to know which one it is?
00:12:02Oh, it's the brass one.
00:12:04Kind of old-fashioned, bigger than the rest.
00:12:07That's mildly creepy.
00:12:09How would you know that?
00:12:10Uh, the pig told him, obviously.
00:12:13Uh, no.
00:12:14Our ranches were built by a couple of brothers way back in the day, so a lot of stuff's the
00:12:18same.
00:12:19Good to know.
00:12:20Uh, this is Emily Jess, and I'm...
00:12:22Heather.
00:12:22Yeah, I know.
00:12:24Oh, my God, Cliff?
00:12:26We played together when we were, what, five?
00:12:28Yeah, um, Heather came for a visit, and I convinced her to jump out of the haylot.
00:12:32Uh, first bone I ever broke.
00:12:34Thank you so much for that.
00:12:35This is getting too cute.
00:12:37I'm gonna barf.
00:12:38Eh, who's gonna notice?
00:12:38His, uh, parents owned the ranch next door.
00:12:41Still do, actually.
00:12:42Well, my blood sugar is dropping.
00:12:44Where can a girl get some food around here?
00:12:46Well, um, market's on Saturday.
00:12:48Yeah, yeah, but for the best selection, 6 a.m., and then we have a co-op for your staples,
00:12:52but they close around 4.
00:12:53Oh, my God, we have to cook?
00:12:55We're gonna starve to death.
00:12:57Emily uses her oven to store shoes.
00:12:59And we have office supplies in ours.
00:13:01Laotian, Ethiopian pierogies, bubble tea, stoner cookies, they all deliver on our block.
00:13:05Yeah.
00:13:07Not here.
00:13:08Um, we do have the Blue Sky Bar, which serves exquisite chicken wings and the finest cold beer.
00:13:15Well, maybe we'll see you there.
00:13:16Hey, maybe we'll.
00:13:18And maybe take it easy on the porch.
00:13:19It's not quite sound.
00:13:21And maybe turn your hat around.
00:13:23What's wrong with my hat?
00:13:24It's backwards.
00:13:25It's bad luck.
00:13:26I don't know.
00:13:26I make my own luck, cowboy.
00:13:28All right.
00:13:31Oh, oh, oh.
00:13:32Are you all right?
00:13:36I'm hanging.
00:13:37Okay, good, because I probably can't pick you up more than once a day.
00:13:41Molly tends to get a little jealous.
00:13:42That's, that's, that's fair.
00:13:44Goodbye.
00:13:45Goodbye.
00:13:50That was bad, wasn't it?
00:13:51Super smooth.
00:13:52Yeah, thanks.
00:13:52Not at all.
00:13:59Did you think you'd be starting a rivalry with a pig before the end of the day?
00:14:04You think they're angry with me, too?
00:14:06I have seen enough true crime shows to know that these are a big red flag.
00:14:11So when I sell the place, do you think the, uh, dead animals will raise or lower the value?
00:14:15Depends on who's buying.
00:14:16Higher for edge lord artists.
00:14:18Lower for anyone normal or vegan.
00:14:21You just said when I sell the place.
00:14:23Have we decided that already?
00:14:25I mean, can you actually see me living here?
00:14:27No.
00:14:28Yeah.
00:14:29Uh, dead rooms are upstairs.
00:14:30If it still has Bambi wallpaper, that one's mine.
00:14:33Oh, wow.
00:14:34Hey.
00:14:35Hey, that's your mom, right?
00:14:38Yeah, it is.
00:14:41It's before she moved away.
00:14:43I think she always missed it.
00:14:45Now I feel like I can see you living here.
00:14:47Because that's what that photo looks like.
00:14:49You living here.
00:14:51She'd be so happy to know you came back.
00:14:54I gotta go outside.
00:14:56Are you okay?
00:14:57Yeah.
00:14:58Totally.
00:14:59It's just, uh, dusty and, and rustic.
00:15:05Are you ready to check out some Bambi wallpaper?
00:15:08Yep, let's go.
00:15:23I thought I might find you passed on in a lawn chair.
00:15:26It's been a day.
00:15:28You know, I could not find anything that civilized.
00:15:32This place is a mess.
00:15:34Seems like it, yeah.
00:15:36Uh, I called a local lawyer about selling the place.
00:15:39Wow, you were serious.
00:15:41Yeah.
00:15:42Yeah, I figured I'd better do it while I'm here,
00:15:45so I don't have to come back.
00:15:47Yes, very efficient, very New York.
00:15:50Jess and I are going to town to search up some dinner.
00:15:53What are the chances of an excellent John and Masala?
00:15:55Um, even lower than the chances of a lawn chair.
00:15:58Right.
00:16:00Here.
00:16:02Put these in a mason jar,
00:16:03and then we can at least cross one item
00:16:05off our list of Montana to-dos while we're in town.
00:16:09Give me five. I'll change.
00:16:11We thought you might want to stay and get some stuff done,
00:16:13like maybe writing.
00:16:15I've got time.
00:16:16I can, uh, start fresh tomorrow.
00:16:17You're not feeling stressed about your deadline?
00:16:20Look, I need to think.
00:16:22And chicken wings will help my bird.
00:16:25That's very true.
00:16:26All right.
00:16:29Hey, are we still doing, uh, Cowboy Cosplay?
00:16:32Giddy up.
00:16:34Woo!
00:16:49I think we got the dress code wrong.
00:16:51Or maybe they did.
00:16:52I think they're the ones who would know, actually.
00:16:54Yes.
00:16:54We can still probably get a flight to Turks.
00:16:56Just, you're telling me it's Brooklyn.
00:16:58I'm sure I can see her.
00:16:58I can smell it.
00:17:00Hi, how you doing?
00:17:03Oh, I think there's just something for us here.
00:17:07Hey, I heard you make the best Negronis in Montana.
00:17:10Can you prove it?
00:17:16Happy trails.
00:17:23What time is the next flight?
00:17:25Oh, just striking out.
00:17:26That's something you never see in a minute.
00:17:28I need to, like, sit down for a second.
00:17:29Come on, I'm just feeling good.
00:17:30Let's go.
00:17:32Table, table.
00:17:34Good job.
00:17:34Have a menu.
00:17:37Plus, the food looks good.
00:17:40Well, you're a sexy rancher as an honest man.
00:17:43Okay, A, he is not my sexy rancher.
00:17:45And B, I thought you wanted me to fuck somewhere, right?
00:17:48Yes, and then you insisted on coming into town.
00:17:51Yes.
00:17:52Nice to see you, ladies.
00:17:53Hi, I will have 12 wings with a Caesar on the side, please.
00:17:57And what's the most authentic sauce?
00:18:00Probably the apple butter barbecue.
00:18:01Oh, yum.
00:18:02And make it spicy, but, um, big city spicy, or, like, backpacking in Thailand spicy.
00:18:07I'll take the cheeseburger with a side of gravy, please.
00:18:09Thanks.
00:18:10What's vegan?
00:18:11Probably nothing.
00:18:12Do you not know?
00:18:13No, ma'am.
00:18:14Why not?
00:18:15Because I'm not vegan, and also I don't work here.
00:18:18Then what are you doing at our table?
00:18:20I saw some nice city girls.
00:18:22I thought I'd come say howdy.
00:18:23See?
00:18:23People say howdy.
00:18:25Maybe people also say happy trails without it being sarcastic.
00:18:28Oh, no.
00:18:28That will have been deeply sarcastic.
00:18:31We're not here to get picked up.
00:18:32We're just visiting.
00:18:34You must be Heather.
00:18:36Uh, no, that's me, actually.
00:18:38Wade Pickett.
00:18:39I'm your real estate lawyer.
00:18:40I just ordered wings from my lawyer.
00:18:43Wade, I'm sorry.
00:18:44I thought you'd be more, um, lawyery.
00:18:46Well, I've been workshopping my phone voice.
00:18:52Here's the thing, Heather.
00:18:53Okay, you're really gonna have to stop the voice.
00:18:54I'm gonna take you seriously.
00:18:55Right, um, you said you wanted to sell the ranch quickly and easily, but that's not gonna happen.
00:19:08I did a property, so there's some special assessment still owing.
00:19:14But what's a special assessment?
00:19:16Um, I have to look that up.
00:19:17It's probably a back tax issue.
00:19:19I think your mom was unable to keep up on the payments.
00:19:22That sounds about right. She tended to avoid those things even before she got sick.
00:19:28How much are we talking?
00:19:29There's a backlog of about $15,000, give or take.
00:19:33Give or take?
00:19:34Give. That's the main issue. I don't think you can sell with that owing on the property.
00:19:39Ready to order? Don't get in a groan.
00:19:41Is that a legal term?
00:19:42Are you actually a lawyer, Wade?
00:19:44Certified lawyer, realtor, and property inspector. I've had a bit of a career journey.
00:19:48I'll be right back, but Wade knows my order.
00:19:58Oh, city girl. Going somewhere?
00:20:02I just needed some air. Where's your date?
00:20:06Well, I haven't had one of those in a while. Are you offering?
00:20:09I was talking about Molly, actually.
00:20:12I just figured she'd attack me if I tried to fall into your arms again.
00:20:16Yeah, that's fair. She's a diva, however, so she insists on an early bedtime.
00:20:21Now I'm just picturing her in an eye mask and a negligee.
00:20:25Fair enough.
00:20:26I thought ranchers had to go to bed early, too.
00:20:29They might. I'm a vet.
00:20:31Oh. Oh, so you're Molly's boyfriend and her doctor.
00:20:35Isn't that a conflict of interest or something?
00:20:37Yeah, hypocritical. That's it. Yeah.
00:20:41Didn't I read an article about cool city slickers keeping chickens now?
00:20:45I would not know. All I know how to do is write.
00:20:49Really? You're a writer?
00:20:51Mm-hmm.
00:20:52What kind of stuff do you write?
00:20:53Personal essays.
00:20:56Funny little stories about life in the city.
00:20:58Oh, okay.
00:20:59That was my first book, anyway.
00:21:00I'm wrestling with the second one.
00:21:05Well, you'll have to go to the library and see if they have some of your stuff?
00:21:08You could.
00:21:09I'm not 100% sure you'd enjoy it.
00:21:12It's all about life in New York City.
00:21:15Okay. Touche.
00:21:17Mom.
00:21:18How about the rest of the world?
00:21:22Okay.
00:21:23See, so this is an experience that you're not going to want to miss.
00:21:27What is happening?
00:21:27You'll see.
00:21:29I'm terrified.
00:21:30You should be.
00:21:31Oh, no.
00:21:32No one's going to suffer from the small town, dude.
00:21:39There's only one part of the hardest part in town.
00:21:43If you want to find trouble, that's where I'm found.
00:21:49I've got that pop-a-cool-a-pop in this town.
00:21:53You can't believe it.
00:21:55Oh, my gosh.
00:21:57So stand on over, stand on over here.
00:22:01Go on.
00:22:02Give it a try.
00:22:03I don't know how.
00:22:05I don't know how.
00:22:10Here we go.
00:22:12I dare you, city girl.
00:22:16Come on, cowboy.
00:22:21How do I do this?
00:22:22No clue.
00:22:24Heldra, clap when you think you have to stop and stop when you think you have to clap.
00:22:41How do you feel good at this?
00:22:47I have no idea.
00:22:48I have no idea.
00:22:49Oh, cuz it's a pop-a-cool-up-a-pop in here.
00:22:51It's powerful.
00:22:51I do things I can't believe in.
00:22:52I promise that you won't regret it.
00:22:55The turn on over, the turn on over here.
00:22:59Seems carbon in there's a burner here.
00:23:03It's always like it takes me.
00:23:06The time is a challenge.
00:23:10I'm a good time, good time, good time
00:23:34Not bad.
00:23:48I'm a good time, good time.
00:24:18I'm a good time, good time.
00:24:45I'm a good time, good time.
00:25:12I'm a good time, good time.
00:25:17New book idea, new book idea, um, hmm.
00:25:24Will this ranch be a giant money pit that's gonna ruin my life?
00:25:29No, Heather, that's not a book idea, that's anxiety.
00:25:48All right, fixed it.
00:25:49For me?
00:25:53For me.
00:26:20How's the writing coming?
00:26:22I keep trying, but I just, it's so quiet out here, I can literally hear my ears ringing.
00:26:28Yeah, you get used to that, though.
00:26:29Really?
00:26:30Yeah.
00:26:30And then once you do, you hear the birds, the crickets, the breeze in the grass.
00:26:35Oh, the city girls falling in the mud, pigs laughing at them.
00:26:38That's right.
00:26:39Mm-hmm.
00:26:39Yeah.
00:26:40Your own thoughts, loud and clear.
00:26:42Ooh, too scary.
00:26:43Nope.
00:26:45What?
00:26:45Sometimes I think I can even hear my patients.
00:26:47You know, animals have a lot to say if you're listening.
00:26:50About what?
00:26:52Letting people help you if you're hurt.
00:26:55Taking time to heal if you need it.
00:27:00By the way, do you know Wade Pickett?
00:27:03I just hired him to help me sell the ranch.
00:27:06Wade.
00:27:08Yeah, I know Wade.
00:27:09Uh-huh.
00:27:10That's good.
00:27:11He needed a client.
00:27:13A client?
00:27:15Yeah.
00:27:16What, am I his first?
00:27:17Yes.
00:27:20Yeah, he passed the bar, uh, oh, two months ago?
00:27:23Yeah, four times the charm.
00:27:25Oh, wow.
00:27:25So, so reassuring.
00:27:27Yeah.
00:27:27Thank you so much.
00:27:28No problem.
00:27:31You got a view like this, and you still managed to check your emails?
00:27:34Business moves at a city-based cowboy.
00:27:37Oh, touche.
00:27:38How is there no coffee?
00:27:41Nothing in the kitchen works.
00:27:42Oh.
00:27:44Do you want me to die?
00:27:45No, sweetie, I do not.
00:27:46Come here.
00:27:47If it's dire, I don't mind.
00:27:48I can run to the house and grab a pot if you want.
00:27:50No, can't we just go into town to the Blue Sky Bar?
00:27:53Oh, wow.
00:27:54Whatever would be your motive to go back there?
00:27:59What?
00:28:10Uh, do you have oat milk?
00:28:14What's there to do around here?
00:28:16Drink.
00:28:16Fall festival got canceled.
00:28:18Well, I'm sure you still have a rich and unique culture.
00:28:24What do you want to eat?
00:28:28Eggs, Benny?
00:28:29Eggs come fried or scrambled.
00:28:30And ask for egg whites only and you get banned.
00:28:37I think you're really getting somewhere with her, Jess.
00:28:40Speaking of long shots, apparently the ink is still drying on Wade's law license.
00:28:44Do you know what they call a lawyer who graduates last in their class?
00:28:47Uh, Wade.
00:28:48A lawyer.
00:28:48They're still a lawyer.
00:28:49Okay, but can I trust him with my life?
00:28:51I'm not licensed in Montana and I don't know real estate law.
00:28:54But you gotta know something.
00:28:55Come on.
00:28:56I know that there's probably at least one lien on the property since Wade found back taxes.
00:29:01It's better to clear that lien before you sell.
00:29:03If you don't, it'll cost you financially, big time.
00:29:05Okay.
00:29:06What would you do?
00:29:07Fix up the property as much as I could.
00:29:09Pay down the lien.
00:29:11Then I take my time.
00:29:12Think about what I want.
00:29:13I mean, I could use the last bit of my book advance to pay down the lien.
00:29:16This sounds exhausting.
00:29:19I quit the firm.
00:29:20I knew something was up.
00:29:22I still don't understand how it happened.
00:29:24It just came out of my mouth.
00:29:27But you love practicing law.
00:29:28I thought I did too, but apparently I was subconsciously miserable.
00:29:32Why didn't you tell me?
00:29:34You're going through so much.
00:29:35I know, but I always have space for you.
00:29:41To Emily.
00:29:45And her next chapter.
00:29:48To Emily.
00:29:50Oh.
00:29:50Oh.
00:29:51Oh, it's worse than I thought.
00:29:52It's time to add whiskey.
00:29:53This equation, where's the scary waitress?
00:29:55Her name's Olivia.
00:29:57Oh, her name you remember.
00:29:58Jess is getting to know people now.
00:30:00I don't know who this is.
00:30:02Yep.
00:30:02Okay, yep.
00:30:03Okay, line it up.
00:30:04There you go.
00:30:04Okay, ready?
00:30:05Oh.
00:30:05Oh, careful.
00:30:06Jeez.
00:30:07Careful.
00:30:07No, no.
00:30:08That is way too close to your thumb.
00:30:09Shouldn't you be writing?
00:30:10Just because I'm not typing doesn't mean I'm not writing.
00:30:15I'm experiencing.
00:30:16Huh.
00:30:16It's, uh, it's, uh, inspiration.
00:30:19Besides, who knew I make an excellent ranch hand?
00:30:22Oh, is that what you are?
00:30:23Well, then grab me that two by four there, cowgirl.
00:30:25Uh, this is in no way a two by four.
00:30:27And what is it?
00:30:28It's a, uh, branch.
00:30:31Uh, a bow.
00:30:32See?
00:30:32Words.
00:30:33I am writing.
00:30:35Oh!
00:30:36Hey, Molly!
00:30:38Do you come in peace?
00:30:39She didn't exactly say yes, did she?
00:30:41No, she did not.
00:30:42I'm sorry.
00:30:44She is determined to break out every time she hears you out here.
00:30:47I see that.
00:30:48It's, uh, what's her last name?
00:30:49Blaine or Houdini?
00:30:50Peggy, as in meth.
00:30:52She's pretty curious about you.
00:30:53Yeah, well, as long as she doesn't want to kill me.
00:30:55No, no.
00:30:55Just, uh, some head butts.
00:30:57Little, like, clothes pulling.
00:30:58Oh, my God.
00:30:58How do I avoid that?
00:31:00Well, she loves back rubs.
00:31:01She loves, uh, bubble baths.
00:31:03Long walks on the beach.
00:31:03Yeah?
00:31:04Yeah, that is never gonna happen.
00:31:06I would love to see that.
00:31:07Okay.
00:31:08Okay.
00:31:08Look, Jess, I know the locals hate us,
00:31:10but I thought you'd at least be on my side here.
00:31:11Hey.
00:31:12Locals don't hate you.
00:31:14Tell that to the bartender at the Blue Sky.
00:31:16She thinks I'm an idiot.
00:31:17What, Olivia?
00:31:19No.
00:31:19That's just her general vibe towards tourists.
00:31:21I've actually known her since grade school.
00:31:23Oh, yeah?
00:31:24What's her, uh, what's underneath the initial vibe?
00:31:26Is it Miss Piggy or Kermit Beaker?
00:31:29Animal.
00:31:30Because she's also a drummer.
00:31:31And a very good one at that.
00:31:33She actually plays in a local band.
00:31:34They do all the weddings and all the festivals.
00:31:37What?
00:31:37Oh, my God.
00:31:38Stop making her hotter.
00:31:40Okay, um, she's got an enormous dog
00:31:42that eats absolutely everything in sight,
00:31:44so I see them regularly.
00:31:45Having an enormous dog that eats everything, unfortunately,
00:31:47does not make her any less hotter, so...
00:31:49Heh.
00:31:50Well, lives a strong silent type,
00:31:52so fancy words and pick-up lines don't impress her much.
00:31:54Oh, so says Shania Dwayne, our lady of sass.
00:31:57So do I do.
00:31:58And don't say learn the guitar.
00:31:59I tried to learn once.
00:32:01Apparently, I'm more of a visual person.
00:32:04Deeds.
00:32:05Olivia notices what people do, not what they say.
00:32:07Do you need a hand?
00:32:08Listen, let me give you a hand around here.
00:32:09Yes, please.
00:32:10We'd like that.
00:32:11No, I can't accept that.
00:32:12I'm just trying to extend some Montana manners
00:32:15to the city folk, that's all.
00:32:17Well, as a city folk, I can't let you do that.
00:32:20I'd have to find some way to repay you.
00:32:22Hey!
00:32:23Heather!
00:32:24You got a message!
00:32:25Woo!
00:32:26A pig!
00:32:29You left your phone inside?
00:32:30That's impressive.
00:32:31Yeah, well, you know, there's no, uh, cell service
00:32:33out here by this fence line, partner.
00:32:37Heather?
00:32:38We need to talk.
00:32:39As soon as possible.
00:32:41Call.
00:32:41Call me.
00:32:42That sounded serious.
00:32:44You're still an excellent cowgirl.
00:32:46Yeah, well, if I still wouldn't be a writer,
00:32:48I'm gonna have to call her back.
00:32:59Can't avoid her forever.
00:33:00No.
00:33:01Every minute I do is so delicious.
00:33:03Seems like you're avoiding any actual writing.
00:33:05And it's not like you to procrastinate.
00:33:07I'm not procrastinating.
00:33:08Looks to me like you're replacing your busy city schedule full of distractions
00:33:13with a busy country schedule full of distractions.
00:33:16To be fair, that is what I was doing in the city.
00:33:19But since we've landed here, it feels different.
00:33:23I'm not numb anymore.
00:33:28Be right back.
00:33:30Mmm.
00:33:31Good girl.
00:33:32I'd just rather her yell at me than you.
00:33:41Linda, hi.
00:33:43How are you?
00:33:43I thought I'd have some pages by now.
00:33:46I'm sorry.
00:33:47Things just been very busy out here.
00:33:49Out here?
00:33:49Where's out here?
00:33:52Montana.
00:33:52Um, Montana.
00:33:53Why are you in Montana?
00:33:55You know, I thought it might be inspiring.
00:33:57I warned you that the guys upstairs wouldn't be happy.
00:34:00They're threatening to make you pay back your advance.
00:34:03Wait.
00:34:04I can do that?
00:34:05Honey, you know I love you.
00:34:06It's not personal.
00:34:07But you're not fulfilling your end of the contract.
00:34:11Linda, I just, I really need this advance.
00:34:14Especially now.
00:34:16What was that?
00:34:17Uh, just...
00:34:20Gatsping at the beauty of Montana.
00:34:23Is that what you're writing about?
00:34:24Uh, yes.
00:34:28Yes, it is.
00:34:30Uh, city girl meets country, but tongue in cheek.
00:34:33Fish out of water.
00:34:34Just about how strange it all is.
00:34:36Okay, well, as long as it's authentic to your brand
00:34:38as a Manhattan maverick.
00:34:40You have until the end of the week.
00:34:41I will keep fighting upstairs.
00:34:43Understood.
00:34:44Thank you, Linda.
00:34:52Help!
00:34:55Anybody?
00:34:57Stupid porch.
00:34:58Oh, you gotta be kidding me.
00:35:00I know, the porch, the death trap.
00:35:02Could you get me out, please?
00:35:04No, not that porch.
00:35:05Or that one.
00:35:05That one's worse.
00:35:06Definitely not.
00:35:07All right.
00:35:08Okay, look, if you're not gonna help me, just...
00:35:09Can you go so I can concentrate, please?
00:35:11He's pretty bossy for a damsel in distress.
00:35:14Kate, you're right.
00:35:15I'm sorry.
00:35:15Please, I don't wanna die on this porch.
00:35:17Please get me out.
00:35:17Please.
00:35:19Like...
00:35:19I'm coming in on this side.
00:35:25I can't stay in the bedroom.
00:35:27Oh my God.
00:35:42You're welcome.
00:35:43You are welcome.
00:35:52Oh, my God.
00:36:26It's reassuring to have someone so experienced check out my stuff.
00:36:30This is really great, Wade. Heather will be as de facto sale-ready as she can be.
00:36:35I always get de facto and du jour mixed up.
00:36:37Yeah, maybe don't tell actual clients that when you get them.
00:36:40Next up is for you to perform an assessment on the property to amend to the sale perspectives.
00:36:45You are such a good lawyer.
00:36:47Listen, Wade, we are never going out.
00:36:50I have a strict no more lawyers policy. Too much arguing.
00:36:54I was being sincere. At law school, everybody said the best of the best went into criminal.
00:36:59Meanwhile, I think it's great that you get to practice in a small town like this where you can do
00:37:02a little bit of everything.
00:37:03You can do the same.
00:37:05Here, I have eaten nothing but French fries and house salad four days.
00:37:10I miss shopping in Soho. I miss my extremely competitive spin class.
00:37:15Is that why you got into law?
00:37:16My mom always says, you have to remember your why.
00:37:20I wanted to help people, but instead I was squeezing billable hours out of rich guys.
00:37:26It was all a bit soulless.
00:37:28That doesn't mean you don't love the law.
00:37:30Just that job.
00:37:38Is this coffee hot?
00:37:40Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:37:44Oh, yeah.
00:37:53Oh, yeah.
00:37:58Oh, yeah.
00:37:59Oh, yeah.
00:38:03Oh, yeah.
00:38:06Let's go.
00:38:52Why are you doing this?
00:38:53Because the waffles are incredible.
00:38:55And?
00:38:57And because every other conversation we have is like a second and a half long and feels like getting punched
00:39:02in the face.
00:39:05Well, I don't love being a target.
00:39:07Oh.
00:39:09Getting hit on at one of my openings is basically my kink.
00:39:13Okay, well you might feel different if you were a small town bartender instead of a big city artist.
00:39:18Okay, I can see that.
00:39:20Is it true you also play the drums?
00:39:23Oh wow, you learned a fact about me.
00:39:25Where should I get undressed?
00:39:26For the record, I did not ask for that.
00:39:29Are you even good at drumming?
00:39:30Of course I am.
00:39:32There just aren't many chances to gig out here.
00:39:34Didn't you say something about a fall festival?
00:39:36Jerry Dickinson used to host it on his place, but he up and died in Samaritan.
00:39:40R.I.P. Jerry.
00:39:41Broke you old bastard.
00:39:42But he was the driving force behind the festival.
00:39:45Yeah, and kept it going.
00:39:46Once you lose the coordinator and the place.
00:39:50What happened to his farm?
00:39:51His kids sold it to a big farm conglomerate, like your friend is going to do.
00:39:55Pretty soon there won't be anybody around here to come to a fall festival, let alone throw one.
00:40:00Well, what was your favorite part?
00:40:01My band.
00:40:03And the chili cook-off.
00:40:05And the pumpkin pie competition.
00:40:07Wow.
00:40:08That might be the most magical collection of words in the English language.
00:40:13Later.
00:40:28Don't tell me.
00:40:29Molly saw him crash through the porch and she tattled?
00:40:32I'm on strict orders not to talk to you.
00:40:34Oh, because I'm writing.
00:40:36No, because you're talking.
00:40:37Not writing.
00:40:40What's up?
00:40:41Just doing some decluttering.
00:40:42Of your house or your mind?
00:40:44Ooh.
00:40:47Funny thing with writing is sometimes they go together.
00:40:53It's a nice picture of your mother.
00:40:55Thanks.
00:40:56You remind me a lot of her.
00:40:59I used to hate it when people said that.
00:41:02Not anymore.
00:41:05Yeah.
00:41:06It, uh, hurt to hear that she passed.
00:41:10She used to look forward to retiring out here.
00:41:13Right over there on that porch.
00:41:17She said this was always home.
00:41:19You know, she could always just be herself.
00:41:23Told myself I wasn't going to think about her, but I guess I'm failing at that.
00:41:30It can really hurt to lose somebody you love.
00:41:38Um, so listen.
00:41:40I gotta go check on the horses in the north field.
00:41:42Since you're already playing hooky, what do you say you join me?
00:41:46Come on, I know you want it.
00:41:50Yes.
00:41:51Yes, that is an excellent idea.
00:41:54All right, settle up.
00:41:59Go!
00:42:07Where are we?
00:42:09Take a look.
00:42:11Huh.
00:42:20Thanks for not keeping this place a secret.
00:42:23This view is enough to take your mind off any loss.
00:42:30Yeah.
00:42:30How?
00:42:31I mean, I don't know a lot about loss, but I do know it can change you.
00:42:36Change your plans.
00:42:37Hmm.
00:42:38Yeah.
00:42:39I'm supposed to be, uh, jogging in Central Park, avoiding work right now.
00:42:43Instead, I am talking to a cowboy vet who is literally outstanding in his field.
00:42:50Ryder.
00:42:51I see what you mean.
00:42:51Uh-huh.
00:42:53Well, this cowboy vet is supposed to be running an animal rescue in the Pacific Northwest.
00:42:58No kidding.
00:42:59Mm-hmm.
00:42:59Yeah.
00:43:00I was actually the resident dog at one near Seattle.
00:43:02That's where Molly's from.
00:43:03She's a rescue.
00:43:04Well, why'd you move back home?
00:43:06My dad.
00:43:07He got hurt and, uh, branched into my help, so I came.
00:43:12My relationship failed because of the distance, and the less I say about that, the better.
00:43:17But, um, that really is what I miss most about that part of my life.
00:43:24Yeah.
00:43:24Saving the animals.
00:43:26I mean, don't you save animals here?
00:43:29Yeah, but, you know, small-town vet.
00:43:32Well, yes, but you don't have to think small.
00:43:35I mean, register a charity, raise some capital, and boom, you're a rescue.
00:43:40Boom, there is.
00:43:42Things move a little slower here, if you haven't noticed.
00:43:44Oh, I've noticed.
00:43:46Glacially.
00:43:47Yes, absolutely.
00:43:48Um, I don't know.
00:43:50I just think in the city, we tend to be a bit bolder about things.
00:43:55Just kind of go for it, you know?
00:43:58Yeah.
00:43:59Yeah, I did.
00:44:04Was that...
00:44:04Okay, I...
00:44:06Sometimes I brush things, and it tends to...
00:44:15I should write...
00:44:16You should.
00:44:17I have a pig to feed.
00:44:19Yep.
00:44:20Mm-hmm.
00:44:21You do.
00:44:23Okay.
00:44:24Yeah.
00:44:24Um, let's go.
00:44:26Yeah.
00:44:27Here.
00:44:27Yeah.
00:44:28Here.
00:44:28Wow, chivalry.
00:44:30Mm-hmm.
00:44:32You're welcome.
00:44:43You good?
00:44:44I'm good.
00:44:44Yeah.
00:44:45You're good?
00:44:45I'm...
00:44:46I'm good.
00:44:46Good.
00:44:48Good.
00:44:50Good.
00:44:51Good.
00:44:52Good.
00:44:59This is more what I pictured our time in Montana being like.
00:45:02Great job on this fire.
00:45:04We're gonna have to start calling you Sparky.
00:45:06Yeah, we'll see all these sparks that can make fly.
00:45:08Meanwhile, you're out starting wildfires with a man.
00:45:10I am gonna start focusing on my book now that I know what it is.
00:45:13Oh, yeah?
00:45:14I am.
00:45:15I mean, making out with a cowboy?
00:45:19Excellent image to add to your Manhattan modern aesthetic.
00:45:24That's the book.
00:45:25Title is, He Started a Brush Fire in My Pants.
00:45:28Okay.
00:45:29Okay.
00:45:30Well, I have never seen anything as fire as you putting the moves on that icy bartender.
00:45:34I'm getting somewhere.
00:45:36All I gotta do is pull together a little fall festival.
00:45:39Okay.
00:45:40Wait, I'm sorry.
00:45:41Can you back that up and explain, please?
00:45:43The bartender's love language is acts of service, and Jess is actually getting to know her.
00:45:47I'm sorry, what?
00:45:49Like, outside.
00:45:50Like, in the world.
00:45:51I'm gonna throw a party.
00:45:52It can't be hard.
00:45:54It's like when my friends throw art shows in their loft.
00:45:56You don't have a loft.
00:45:57Step one, find a loft.
00:45:58I have a hayloft.
00:45:59Well, better get on it, guys, because time's a chicken, and soon you'll be back in reality.
00:46:03So will you.
00:46:04Let me tell you, finding a new job is a whole new level of reality.
00:46:07I don't know what to do.
00:46:08It's gonna be okay.
00:46:10I promise.
00:46:10We'll figure it out.
00:46:11In the meantime, would it make you feel better to tell me a little bit about the legalities of starting
00:46:15a nonprofit?
00:46:16Oh, I've always been interested in that.
00:46:18I could look into it if you want.
00:46:20Yeah, only if it's something you want to do.
00:46:21Never mind.
00:46:22But you know what I really want to do?
00:46:24Go horseback riding.
00:46:26That was one of our Turks and Caicos activities.
00:46:28Okay, well, let's do that tomorrow.
00:46:29But your book.
00:46:30I will write like crazy all day, and then at sunset, we ride.
00:46:36You sound like Lenise would.
00:46:39That's exactly what I was going for.
00:46:48Suddenly, I notice my ears have stopped ringing.
00:46:51They have opened up.
00:46:54Maybe I have, too.
00:46:57I can hear birds arguing and celebrating.
00:47:00I can almost hear the clouds blowing by.
00:47:07Then I realize I can hear my own voice, too.
00:47:14There's room for it here.
00:47:17How about the assessment look?
00:47:19Better than I expected.
00:47:20Oh, so she doesn't have to, like, throw the whole place down?
00:47:22It's all structurally sound, except that porch.
00:47:24That porch needs to be replaced before this house is legally saleable.
00:47:28This porch must have been replaced before you were born.
00:47:31Probably before you were.
00:47:33Are you calling me elderly?
00:47:34No, I'm calling you perfect.
00:47:37Heather needs to pay off the arrears.
00:47:39Yes, but we might be able to actually find a buyer.
00:47:41Fast.
00:47:42Good.
00:47:43She needs to get this big worry off her shoulders.
00:47:45Anything we can do to expedite that is helpful.
00:47:47If I take it off your shoulders, too,
00:47:49would you do me the honor of having dinner with me?
00:47:51Are you still a lawyer?
00:47:54Shut up and assess, Wade.
00:48:06Well, hello, pretty thing.
00:48:09How's the porcine life treating you today, huh?
00:48:13Cutie, find something good?
00:48:16Uh-oh.
00:48:18You guys getting along?
00:48:19Don't jinx it.
00:48:21But I think so.
00:48:22So how's the writing coming?
00:48:23Pretty great, actually.
00:48:25I, um, started to bleary-eyed.
00:48:27Gotta rest your eyes from those screens.
00:48:28Oh, yeah, terrible.
00:48:31You know, how come nobody ever says it the other way around?
00:48:34Like, uh, oof, you have way too many mountain views today.
00:48:38Go watch some viral videos.
00:48:41No?
00:48:42Mm-mm.
00:48:42Ah, man.
00:48:43Book idea out the window.
00:48:46What are you doing there?
00:48:47Oh, I was going to bring this to the storage shed for you.
00:48:52There's a storage shed?
00:48:53Yeah.
00:48:55Just take a look through it if you're planning on selling the place.
00:48:57Well, I'll just, uh, come with you now.
00:49:01Yeah?
00:49:01Yeah.
00:49:02See what treasures we find and rest these weary, bleary eyes.
00:49:07Excuse me, Molly.
00:49:08Thank you for guarding my writing.
00:49:11I'm gonna win her over.
00:49:13She hasn't eaten my boots yet.
00:49:16You just wait.
00:49:16There's still time.
00:49:17Oh, no.
00:49:18Don't start with me.
00:49:23Sorry for the slow service.
00:49:24Your waffle sign has orders flying out the door.
00:49:27Perhaps.
00:49:27Fine, thanks.
00:49:28I have to get to a meeting with the dude who owns the sports complex.
00:49:31For what?
00:49:32To see how much he charged to host the pro festival.
00:49:35And why are you doing that?
00:49:36Pie contest, chili contest, seeing you bang the skins.
00:49:40Is that what you say to a drummer?
00:49:41Bang the skins?
00:49:42Yeah.
00:49:43No.
00:49:43I don't think so.
00:49:45What would I see to you if I wanted to see your work?
00:49:48The waffle sign wasn't enough?
00:49:50I'm the George O'Keefe of the Blue Sky Bar.
00:49:53Okay.
00:49:54Is everything just banter?
00:49:55I mean, I'm trying to talk to you.
00:49:58You'd have to come to New York.
00:49:59See it for real, you know, the right way.
00:50:01You make it sound like I'd never do that.
00:50:03I thought you might be a city hater.
00:50:05Why wouldn't I like the idea of New York?
00:50:06Those great big museums, the queer scene, right?
00:50:10You can dance in a different bar every night with a new band.
00:50:13Any band you want.
00:50:15And you'll never run out of new ones.
00:50:17Is that your philosophy on girlfriends, too?
00:50:19Okay.
00:50:20Cut me some slack.
00:50:22I am...
00:50:23I'm just...
00:50:24I'm just bad at this.
00:50:27Or you're scared of it.
00:50:29Okay, Dr. Olivia.
00:50:32I gotta go.
00:50:34The arena man is calling.
00:50:36Good talk.
00:50:37Good talk.
00:50:47Why did I not know this place was here?
00:50:52When I was a teenager, your grandfather paid me to do some chores around here, and we brought
00:50:58stuff out here from time to time.
00:51:01Wait, is this a...
00:51:03It's a typewriter.
00:51:07This must have been my mom's.
00:51:10Is it right vintage?
00:51:14Why don't you bring it in?
00:51:15Maybe you'll find it inspiring.
00:51:20Well, it would certainly help these eyes you're always so worried about, huh?
00:51:24These eyes?
00:51:25Oh, it's me.
00:51:28I think this was taken right over there, where I was just sitting writing about the birds.
00:51:33Your homie and snakes also brought you to a field in Montana.
00:51:36Maybe.
00:51:38Look at all these little purple flowers.
00:51:40What's Heather?
00:51:43And that is my mom, being both poetic and literal at the same time.
00:51:49Yeah.
00:51:53You ever think about writing about her?
00:51:56Oh, I think that would hurt too much.
00:51:59How do you know, though?
00:52:01I mean, you light up every time you talk about her.
00:52:08Maybe you're just scared.
00:52:12What if you weren't?
00:52:20Listen to me.
00:52:21Oh, whoa.
00:52:23I never thought I'd see the day.
00:52:25All of your lessons in Montana living I've started to get through.
00:52:30Hmm.
00:52:40Well, I don't think she's coming.
00:52:43She wouldn't do this to us.
00:52:45We'll send pictures, and she'll see what she's missing.
00:52:48She's so unbelievably selfish.
00:52:50Em, I know you're frustrated, but Heather's really struggling.
00:52:54I think she really came here to write, so we just got to go easy on her.
00:52:57We've been going easy on her for a year.
00:52:58She won't let us help.
00:52:59Well, we have been helping.
00:53:00I think she's getting somewhere.
00:53:02Yeah.
00:53:02Montana.
00:53:03We're all making changes, Emily.
00:53:05I can feel it.
00:53:09Come on.
00:53:11Let's ride.
00:53:12Yeah.
00:53:13Now you sound like Clint Eastwood.
00:53:15We're ready.
00:53:24Whoa.
00:53:26Whoa.
00:53:27Whoa.
00:53:29Yeah, you sound like a lot look like a tough cowboy now.
00:53:32Whoa.
00:53:44Whoa.
00:53:49Whoa.
00:53:52Whoa.
00:53:54Whoa.
00:53:55Whoa.
00:53:56Whoa.
00:53:56Whoa.
00:53:57Whoa.
00:53:58Whoa.
00:53:59Whoa.
00:54:49How did you sleep?
00:54:50Never better.
00:54:51You?
00:54:52I dream my editor was yelling at me because I hadn't turned in pages.
00:54:58There you are.
00:54:59Now that I'm awake, I'm a lot less confident in it.
00:55:03Navigating the city gives me the confidence to navigate anything.
00:55:10If you can survive the F train to Brooklyn, you can survive any, quote, work emergency, unquote.
00:55:18Your words.
00:55:19You read my book.
00:55:21Yes, I did.
00:55:22It's very entertaining.
00:55:23I mean, I did, however, skip the chapter on sex life.
00:55:27That's probably good.
00:55:28Yeah.
00:55:28My mom read it and she called my therapist.
00:55:32As a joke.
00:55:33I'm joking.
00:55:34I'm sorry.
00:55:35I do that when I'm nervous.
00:55:38Why are you nervous?
00:55:39I mean, I assume you had a reason for writing what you wrote.
00:55:44I did.
00:55:46Yeah.
00:55:46And it felt so good to write again.
00:55:51Especially about something as, you know, personal and beautiful as this place.
00:55:57There's no Montana sex life chapter, though.
00:55:59Well, not yet.
00:56:05Listen, if it felt that good to write, I mean, I think you already know what you need to do.
00:56:11Yeah.
00:56:16Oof.
00:56:17Oh, my.
00:56:18Oh, no.
00:56:20What?
00:56:20Oh, the girls are going to think I ran away with the wolves.
00:56:23What did you do with your son?
00:56:25Ah, I'm pretty sure we left it in the storage sheds.
00:56:29You've changed.
00:56:35Okay, okay.
00:56:36Hold your horses, cowboy.
00:56:37I got to skedaddle.
00:56:38Yeah, we should.
00:56:39I'll skedaddle with you.
00:57:07Good morning.
00:57:09Heather.
00:57:10Good morning, ladies.
00:57:12I, um, lost my phone.
00:57:14All right, we're supposed to believe that Heather lost her phone.
00:57:17Yeah, that would never happen.
00:57:18It happened.
00:57:19It's layers.
00:57:21Is everything okay?
00:57:24Well, here is the research you asked me to do on starting a non-profit.
00:57:27I can set one up in a day.
00:57:28Here is the property assessment.
00:57:30And here is the pre-sale inventory on the ranch, which is ready to list, but definitely needs a new
00:57:35porch.
00:57:36Oh, and here is a picture of me falling off a horse on the friendship trail ride that you didn't
00:57:42bother to show up for.
00:57:44Yeah, you know, I, I got caught up writing.
00:57:47Oh, so writing gave you that spectacular bedhead.
00:57:51Yes, as a matter of fact, you did.
00:57:53And by the way, Heather, I'm starting to feel like staff.
00:57:56I'm sorry.
00:57:57I hate that I missed out on something that we planned to do together.
00:58:01Listen, we're on your side.
00:58:03No matter what, you know that, right?
00:58:05I do, and I appreciate that.
00:58:07And I'm aware I've been caught up in my own stuff lately, but I, I'm finally feeling inspired.
00:58:13That's something.
00:58:15I think I finally figured out why my mom felt so good here.
00:58:18And, and I want to write about that.
00:58:21And about her.
00:58:22I mean...
00:58:23Actually, I think that's really beautiful, and maybe just what you've needed.
00:58:26Maybe, but can we just circle back?
00:58:29You fell off a horse?
00:58:31Are you hurt?
00:58:32Mostly just my pride.
00:58:33Although neither of us can walk.
00:58:35Why does he make riding horses look so easy in the movies?
00:58:37It's murder on the core.
00:58:39I bet.
00:58:40Um, Jess, is your girlfriend going to give you a little massage?
00:58:43I don't have a girlfriend, because apparently I'm a flake, and I don't have a festival venue,
00:58:47and everybody just wants a million dollars.
00:58:52Oh my God.
00:58:54Why don't we throw the fall festival here?
00:58:56What?
00:58:57Okay, think about it.
00:58:58I owe you the full Montana experience, and we could fix up the porch and just make it
00:59:03happen here ourselves.
00:59:04Can we pull it off?
00:59:06Olivia says people will do what they've always done, and there's not much prep.
00:59:09I can find a sponsorship.
00:59:10Perfect.
00:59:12Then giddy up, Cliff.
00:59:14Yep.
00:59:15Okay.
00:59:16Giddy up, I can do, but getting up, that's going to be a toughie.
00:59:19Okay, come on.
00:59:20I got you.
00:59:20Ready?
00:59:21Okay.
00:59:21One, two, three.
00:59:22Oh, God.
00:59:25Yeah, I'm going to get the ups and downs.
00:59:35So that's a miter saw.
00:59:37Looks pretty sharp.
00:59:44I think she's going to do a series of works about Montana.
00:59:48It's pretty cool.
00:59:49Hold up.
00:59:50You've been the I Hate Tourists champion for as long as I've known you, and now...
00:59:56Okay, she's a bit of a project, somewhat interesting, but I haven't seen you around much.
01:00:02And it isn't because my good boy has stopped eating hair ties and needing to see the vet.
01:00:07Oh, I know.
01:00:08I, um...
01:00:10I've been helping out, Heather.
01:00:11Mm-hmm.
01:00:12I am super surprised to see you getting involved with the city girl.
01:00:16I was not involved.
01:00:17It's not that serious.
01:00:18Okay.
01:00:19All right, yeah.
01:00:19That's good.
01:00:21Zaya saw firsthand how badly you handled long distance after you came back from Portland.
01:00:26I know.
01:00:27You are keeping that in mind, though, right?
01:00:30You're for sure not falling for Heather.
01:00:33You're for sure not going to hit your thumb?
01:00:35Yes, I am.
01:00:38Oh.
01:00:41That's good enough.
01:00:43You know I'm right, though, Cliff.
01:00:44Just protect yourself.
01:00:46You know, stay on guard.
01:00:48She couldn't choose to stay, you know.
01:00:50That's not what I'm hearing from her friends or anywhere else.
01:00:55You know, just watch yourself.
01:00:57Don't do the same thing over again.
01:01:01All right.
01:01:04I got it.
01:01:05You got it?
01:01:06I got it.
01:01:06Yeah.
01:01:12Here in Montana, I hear my mom.
01:01:20She isn't saying anything profound.
01:01:22She's just reminding me not to jump in puddles and to look out for spiders in the porch swing.
01:01:29But she's here.
01:01:31And she's free.
01:01:34And it makes me feel the same.
01:01:41Yes, Mr. Stringer.
01:01:44If the co-op would agree to sponsor the game station at the festival again this year, that would be
01:01:48much appreciated.
01:01:51I will get you the contract.
01:01:52The festival is being registered as a charity.
01:01:55And, of course, the community will have a say in where the funds go.
01:02:01Terrific.
01:02:03Happy trails to you, too.
01:02:08Yes!
01:02:09Of course you had to throw it, Heather.
01:02:12Where'd it go?
01:02:14Aha!
01:02:20Oh, dear.
01:02:22Well, she could be calling four times because she likes it.
01:02:25Times four, that's possible.
01:02:28Hi, Heather McKenzie for Linda, please.
01:02:31Hello.
01:02:32Linda, hi.
01:02:33How are you?
01:02:34Heather, I just finished your pages.
01:02:36Great.
01:02:36What do you think?
01:02:37I have no idea where to start with this.
01:02:40I am happy to walk you through it.
01:02:42I have more pages, too, fresh off the typewriter.
01:02:44Okay.
01:02:44Yeah, I don't think that more of this is what I'm looking for, but if you'd like to walk me
01:02:48through it in person.
01:02:51Oh, uh...
01:02:52Okay.
01:02:52Frankly, your communication on this whole project has been horrible.
01:02:56I'm not looking for more broken telephone.
01:02:59I will be on the next flight.
01:03:01Are you sure?
01:03:02Linda, no, there is absolutely nothing keeping me here.
01:03:05Okay, great.
01:03:05Wonderful.
01:03:06We'll see you shortly, then.
01:03:07Great.
01:03:08Great.
01:03:09I'll text you when I land.
01:03:10Bye-bye now.
01:03:11Bye-bye now.
01:03:13Absolutely nothing.
01:03:15Cliff, let me explain.
01:03:18It's...
01:03:19I got it.
01:03:26Cliff.
01:03:41Can you bring us back some proper bagels?
01:03:43And vegan desserts.
01:03:44You could come with me.
01:03:45I could use the support.
01:03:46You can't leave now.
01:03:47You just put us in charge of this insane festival.
01:03:50Right.
01:03:51You're not salty about that, are you?
01:03:53More worried.
01:03:53Less about the festival.
01:03:54More about you.
01:03:56I know, I probably seem like I'm all over the place, huh?
01:03:58I blame men.
01:03:59Can't live with them.
01:04:00Can't live without them.
01:04:01Oh, ha!
01:04:02Wait, you can't live without them.
01:04:03Yeah, says the girl who's building a porch and a festival to impress someone she just met.
01:04:07I'm actually helping Heather out, learning woodworking skills from my new artistic foray,
01:04:12and trying to impress a girl I just met.
01:04:17I think you should talk to Cliff before you leave.
01:04:19You didn't see his face.
01:04:21Tell him the truth about what you're going through.
01:04:24Speak from your heart.
01:04:25You can't go wrong.
01:04:28Wish me luck.
01:04:39Hey!
01:04:40You know, if you, uh, don't have your cell phone, it takes a person a while to find you.
01:04:46Well, that was the idea.
01:04:48What can I do for you?
01:04:50I want to talk to you.
01:04:52I don't want to leave things the way we did yesterday.
01:04:55Okay.
01:04:56Well, I'm not angry.
01:04:59That's a relief.
01:05:01You have to get in line.
01:05:03My, um, my editor's pissed.
01:05:06She's not happy with the book.
01:05:10How do you feel about it?
01:05:11Isn't that more important?
01:05:13If I lose this book contract, I won't be able to pay what I need to on this place.
01:05:19Because you're going to sell it, right?
01:05:24Cliff, it's more complicated than that, okay?
01:05:27I, I did want to sell it, but...
01:05:29You can't do this, Heather.
01:05:31What?
01:05:31I feel this way about you.
01:05:34I, I gotta live here.
01:05:37I'm committed to my family and my practice, both of which are here.
01:05:41Okay, but can't we still mean something to each other?
01:05:46I mean...
01:05:46I know, I shouldn't have gotten involved.
01:05:49I got mixed up anyway.
01:05:51Yeah, we both did.
01:05:53That, that doesn't have to be a bad thing.
01:05:56I made sacrifices to live here.
01:05:59Real sacrifices.
01:06:00And if there's anything that I've learned about myself, it's that I can't have anything real with somebody who isn't
01:06:05here.
01:06:10Well, look, it's, it's not on you.
01:06:13It's on me.
01:06:25If I don't, um, leave, I'm gonna miss my flight.
01:06:32Safe travels.
01:07:01I'll...
01:07:02I got an offer.
01:07:04Wade, that's amazing.
01:07:05How?
01:07:06Private buyer.
01:07:07Probably corporate farming, but no back tax, and they want immediate possession.
01:07:11Immediate?
01:07:12What about the, the, the porch and the festival?
01:07:15This fish won't stay on the line forever.
01:07:17We're saying yes, right?
01:07:19Just hold on a beat, Wade.
01:07:20I'll call you back.
01:07:21I can't stall for more than a couple hours.
01:07:23I will call you back.
01:07:36Let's talk it through.
01:07:38Your first book was about crashing into life in the city and doing it with joy.
01:07:43Yes, absolutely that.
01:07:44Yes, but it had heart.
01:07:46It was about how New York changed you.
01:07:49These pages, it's not that the writing's bad.
01:07:52It's always good.
01:07:53What feels wrong is that you're on the outside of Montana.
01:07:58I guess I was.
01:07:59I was a tourist, and I'm just passing through.
01:08:04And do you still feel that way?
01:08:05Because we need your real feelings on Montana in here.
01:08:09My mom died, and it was overwhelming.
01:08:16I silenced my authentic voice with shopping and speed dates and spin classes, but Montana
01:08:26gave me the space and the safety to pace it all.
01:08:34Oh, it sounds like it was good for you.
01:08:36It was.
01:08:38It is.
01:08:40I think you'll find a lot of real in these pages.
01:08:43Let me know if this is something the imprint is interested in, and if not, that's okay.
01:08:50There is a whole world outside of this city.
01:08:55Uh, where are you going?
01:08:57Back to where I belong.
01:08:59I have a real estate deal to stop.
01:09:05I'll put the pumpkins over there, and the pots of mums over there.
01:09:10Yeah, I'm on a break.
01:09:11Listen, I put fall festival director on my resume.
01:09:15I need staff.
01:09:16You're it.
01:09:19Who could that be?
01:09:21I hope the state police, so they can come and arrest you for being so New York-y.
01:09:26No, who is that?
01:09:28Heather?
01:09:30What are you doing back?
01:09:31Thanks for the warm welcome.
01:09:33We thought you would at least stay one night back home.
01:09:35Nah.
01:09:38Big old baby!
01:09:40Hot!
01:09:42I thought about not coming back.
01:09:45I'm never coming back.
01:09:48It broke my heart.
01:09:52This is home.
01:09:53You decided to stay.
01:09:55I knew it.
01:09:55I did too.
01:09:57My kiss.
01:09:58We're gonna miss you so much.
01:10:00I know, I'm gonna miss you too.
01:10:01But I will come spend time in New York, and you will have to visit Montana.
01:10:05And Dr. Cliff?
01:10:06I have called him and texted him a bunch, but...
01:10:09Just give him more time.
01:10:11He did say things move slower around here.
01:10:14They do have a plan.
01:10:17To tell him that I'm not just a fly-by-night tourist.
01:10:24Oh, I missed you.
01:10:26Hmm.
01:10:35And one final touch.
01:10:37Oh, I missed you.
01:10:39Oh, my gosh.
01:10:40Oh, my gosh.
01:10:40Oh, my gosh.
01:10:40Oh, my gosh.
01:10:41Oh, my gosh.
01:10:43Oh, my gosh.
01:10:43Oh, my gosh.
01:10:43Oh, my gosh.
01:10:44Oh, my gosh.
01:10:44Oh, my gosh.
01:10:44Oh, my gosh.
01:10:45Oh, my gosh.
01:10:45Oh, my gosh.
01:10:46Oh, my gosh.
01:10:50Oh, my gosh.
01:10:51Oh, my gosh.
01:10:54Oh, my gosh.
01:10:59Oh, my gosh.
01:11:03Oh, my gosh.
01:12:05Do you want me to pick your job off the floor or are you good with it, babe?
01:12:09She's the most incredible woman.
01:12:12See, sometimes it pays to get to know someone first.
01:12:15Here, have a napkin.
01:12:17I'm worried you're going to start growing in your eye.
01:12:20She's a hot street girl in her mama's pearl.
01:12:25She's a bloodless dream in her cut-off dreams.
01:12:31Hey there, little lady.
01:12:32You like treats?
01:12:33Oh, weed.
01:12:34When are you going to give up?
01:12:35I just want to say thank you for helping me learn so much.
01:12:38People around here have been taking me more seriously since they've seen me hanging around
01:12:42a real New York lawyer.
01:12:44Well, you can call me anytime.
01:12:45For lawyer-to-lawyer legal advice, do not abuse these privileges.
01:12:50This is for you.
01:12:52Oh, weed, that's very sweet, but I'm vegan.
01:12:54I can't...
01:12:55I know.
01:12:55I learned how to make vegan pumpkin pie.
01:12:58Weed!
01:12:58You're going to make me cry.
01:13:23You're going to make me cry.
01:13:28You're going to make me cry.
01:13:42Thank you so much.
01:13:49You all were so great.
01:13:50How about giving up for the band?
01:13:54Thank you so much for being here today.
01:13:57If we haven't met, my name's Heather.
01:13:59My mom, Elizabeth, loved growing up here.
01:14:03And so I want to thank each and every one of you for welcoming her daughter and a couple
01:14:08of other high-strung city girls with open arms over the last little while.
01:14:12For some, it took a bit of time, but we got there.
01:14:19Um, I am so excited to be a part of this community.
01:14:22I love it here.
01:14:24And I will host this festival every year, if you'll let me.
01:14:31Partly in thanks for my beautiful new porch.
01:14:34Thank you so much.
01:14:35I do have one little bit of business to speak with you about.
01:14:39We have started raising money for a new charity that my friend Emily and I just registered
01:14:43with the help of local legal expert Wade Pickett.
01:14:47Call him for all your legal needs.
01:14:48Call me.
01:14:49Seriously.
01:14:51Please call him.
01:14:53This is, is meant to be a starter seed fund for a new animal rescue.
01:14:58And we're hoping that it will be administered by our wonderful local veterinarian, Cliff Beatty.
01:15:10I know that Cliff cares for many of your beloved pets and important livestock, and it's men like Cliff
01:15:18who are kind and honest and giving, who are the heart of this place.
01:15:26Speech.
01:15:27Speech.
01:15:29Speech!
01:15:30I mean, Cliff, I know you're a man of few words, but if you'd like to, life's all yours.
01:15:45Thank you, Wade.
01:15:49This has been a dream of mine for a very long time.
01:15:54I'd be honored.
01:15:59Anything else?
01:16:02Would you like to dance?
01:16:04I'd love to.
01:16:16So I told you I'd pay you back for all that work you did on the ranch.
01:16:19That's bad Montana manners out there.
01:16:24I still don't know how you knew exactly what I needed.
01:16:28How about it, push you?
01:16:30No.
01:16:31No, you helped me to see exactly where I was supposed to be.
01:16:36What about your friends?
01:16:38I have no doubt that Emily will land on her feet in a better place.
01:16:44You will miss each other.
01:16:47Friends are friends.
01:16:49No matter how far you have to fly.
01:16:55I want those two.
01:16:58They have a conversation to have, I think, about what Olivia wants.
01:17:04Well, if she feels anything like I do, she'll just want you to have to be happy.
01:17:10Everything is so much simpler when we put it that way, isn't it?
01:17:21Well, is this going to end up in your book?
01:17:24I am still not sure there's going to be a book.
01:17:38What is the way, guys?
01:17:39What is the parent?
01:17:45What is the parent?
01:17:47I am still not such a community, it is not such a woman whowhat I taught.
01:18:18good job nice and clean that's right wow oh you can't call me a city girl now after i've done
01:18:24this huh no you're right you're absolutely right sometimes what what'd you find there
01:18:34papyrus park publishing 212 area code oh boy i better um
01:18:51hello i was wrong the new page is about your
01:18:54mom your friends being grounded in the place are incredible thank you so much now it's gonna be a
01:19:02rough road we're gonna have to fight for your place in the market i'm tougher than i look linda
01:19:05okay miss montana welcome back to the fold and the fray now get back to work i would love nothing
01:19:12more
01:19:14yes
01:19:17yes
01:19:37where's our third she's coming she likes to take her sweet time well new york will beat that at her
01:19:41pretty fast or you will
01:19:45look there she is
01:19:51wait what are you doing driving the town taxi oh is this one of your side hustles not exactly
01:19:57oh you don't have a car no but i'm working on it
01:20:05i can't believe another woman's leaving me for the big city
01:20:08oh well at least the right one's staying this time
01:20:12hey
01:20:13hug me before i cry
01:20:22say hi to new york for me and send bagels and negronis
01:20:27yes please i will i'll send you back wildflowers and invitations to an extra small festival perfect
01:20:36we've we found a home yeah but part of my home will always be where you guys are
01:20:45tick tock it's 20 o'clock
01:20:49gonna miss you so much heather me and call us anytime okay i will i'm just uh gonna be on
01:20:55my
01:20:55phone a little less i love that for you
01:21:01i will see
01:21:05take good care of her okay i will
01:21:19you good
01:21:22yeah i'm good
01:21:25all right
01:21:28so now so city girl you have big plans to keep us busy
01:21:32i got plenty of plans for us
01:21:46special delivery why did you order me this time fishing rod
01:21:53does this look like a fishing rod oh i don't know
01:21:55i don't know anything about montana living
01:21:58my boyfriend needs to teach you a thing or two
01:22:00well he's been a little busy you know his uh incredible animal shelter opens in just a few days
01:22:10oh
01:22:10oh boy
01:22:11oh boy
01:22:13drum roll please
01:22:28so proud of you i'm proud of us
01:22:37the girls
01:22:46hi emily ours gets there too but the turks and keiko's flight gets there at four do you think
01:22:50that's tight in case you thought a new job at a vegan non-profit would have chilled emily out
01:22:54the answer is no it's because i'm excited i'm excited too and no my flight gets in a half
01:23:00hour before yours should be just fine i'll meet you at the gate oh bring at least four bathing
01:23:04suits and close-toed shoes they will not let you ride the horses without close-toed shoes
01:23:07oh where's olivia she's checking out a gig i'm gonna go meet her after i walk those
01:23:12did you hear me about the close-toed shoes yes i did and i would not dare miss horseback riding
01:23:18with my friends on our vacation i mean what kind of friend would do that the best kind
01:23:23how's everything going with you miss best-selling author and keeping busy not too busy actually but
01:23:30i just can't wait to see you so soon very soon my loves very soon love you bucket love you
01:23:36more
01:23:36bye
01:23:41oh careful there cowboy you're gonna make molly jealous no no no she gets it oh you're one of
01:23:46now oh that's fortunate for me
01:23:51we keep going
01:23:55we keep going
01:23:58oh so bright
01:24:00like firefly
01:24:02light it up the sky
01:24:13light it up the sky
01:24:22like firefly firefly light it up the sky
01:24:26light it up the sky
01:24:30be whooo
01:24:31you
01:24:31you
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