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00:00:10i think i found the problem there's a discrepancy in the date of the land grant discrepancy yes
00:00:16captain nathaniel mass received a land grant of 300 acres in november 1721 but
00:00:25captain mass was in england at the time he didn't return to the colonies until 1723 which
00:00:31means he couldn't have helped settle the region until two years after he was given the land given
00:00:37the land exactly because he wasn't even here i don't know how to thank you taylor this is the
00:00:43last piece of the puzzle now i can get back to my book i have to call my publisher well
00:00:49i'm happy to
00:00:49help dr sadler digging up history it's what i'd love to do uh be sure to send me a copy
00:00:55when it
00:00:56gets finished excuse me it's like you have a sixth sense well there's still some stuff that you can't
00:01:03find on the internet did you have a second to talk did you get my message yeah i can't believe
00:01:09it
00:01:10why would they cut our library's funding like that the city depends on grants to help meet our budget
00:01:16when those grants dry up the city has no choice and without that funding you can't afford a research
00:01:25librarian on staff i'm sorry taylor i'm already looking for other funding the second i can bring
00:01:31you back we're gonna miss you so much not as much as i'm going to miss you linda
00:01:48linda promised to try and find funding but that could take months i've called everyone i know but
00:01:52nobody's hiring it's gonna be okay sis will it that was my dream job craig i know and you were
00:01:57good at it
00:01:58too okay but trust me taylor you'll find another job before you know it what do i do in the
00:02:03meantime
00:02:04hey you know what i got a good idea why don't you come down here and visit christine and i
00:02:09have plenty
00:02:10of room you've never seen forest ridge and it'll be a really nice change from the big city i mean
00:02:15that
00:02:15does sound nice but i have to find another job well you can keep looking while you're down here
00:02:20and zoe will be over the moon to spend some time with her aunt oh i do miss her so
00:02:26what's stopping you
00:02:30i'll think about it
00:02:57great sorry i'm late i gotta parlay to help my dad man i still can't believe you
00:03:01growing up on a ranch in montana come on man my family in forest ridge go way back my great
00:03:06great
00:03:06grandfather cleared the land for that yeah you told me him and daniel boone look it's just so far away
00:03:11from you busting sergeant running your tech company in silicon valley oh my phone come on man you gotta
00:03:17love this place right every time i come here it's like stepping back in time which is why it's costing
00:03:24so much money to bring it into the 21st century have you taken a good look at that electric panel
00:03:28yeah you
00:03:29talked a lot of linguists about doing the rewiring yeah about that your buddy's been coming a bit too
00:03:33high okay well i'm not sure i call him my buddy but he said you two have known each other
00:03:37since grade
00:03:37school regardless i hear he's a good electrician and i'm your business manager okay i really appreciate
00:03:43this passion project of yours but it's my job to watch the bottom line i know ray it just makes
00:03:51a lot of
00:03:51sense to hire as many locals as possible yeah none of it's going to put us over budget
00:03:57okay all right you're right we'll get some more beds oh one last thing before i leave
00:04:04apparently not everyone's too thrilled to turn the graph hotel into a luxury tourist attraction
00:04:10i was worried about this
00:04:14this could be good for the whole town
00:04:16why would anyone want to stop it well you can find it when you ask him at the meeting
00:04:20wait what hey one of us needs to be there and you're the local boy made good
00:04:28sounds good doesn't it i'll call you
00:04:38hey dad hey there i just go to make some lunch you want to join me yeah sure let me
00:04:45give you a hand
00:04:46with that i'm heading into helena for some meetings i'll be back tomorrow
00:04:55supposed to be a storm front moving in a couple inches of snow
00:05:01dad it's october the leaves just started changing it's not going to snow
00:05:05that wouldn't be the first time we were in for a surprise there's a frost warning you better watch
00:05:10the roads could get icy out there i'll be fine yeah all that time living in california
00:05:17you could be out of practice driving in it i'll be okay all right i promise hey let me ask
00:05:23you
00:05:23something do you know anything about this town meeting tomorrow night yeah what about the hotel
00:05:31yeah why didn't you tell me i figured you knew about it when you grew up here joel
00:05:37you know when people got something on their mind they're not shy about speaking up yeah that i do
00:05:44so what is it exactly on their mind
00:05:48they barely see you around here anymore then one day you show up say you're gonna
00:05:52turn one of the oldest establishments in town into some sort of fancy resort
00:05:58it's not a resort it's a it's a destination see right there destination what does that even mean
00:06:10well so what are you saying i got a bit of a pr problem i'm saying you gotta talk straight
00:06:16to
00:06:17people if you want to get them on board look why don't you take my truck that little go-kart
00:06:24of
00:06:24yours isn't gonna be much good if the weather turns okay dad you know what i'll tell you what i'll
00:06:31leave you the keys you can take that little golden ride for a spin
00:06:59oh
00:07:03it's okay it's just it's just a little ice
00:07:12oh
00:07:22oh
00:07:23oh
00:07:37this is great
00:07:44okay
00:07:49really
00:08:01i'm not even having a hard enough day already
00:08:31hello
00:08:34oh hi
00:08:35oh thank goodness you all right yeah yeah i think so i i think i must have hit a patch
00:08:42of black
00:08:42ice and i thought i was gonna freeze out here yeah thank you for stopping you lose something
00:08:50there it is yes
00:08:54i don't suppose you have any reception out here uh yeah not out here what i can do is i
00:08:59can offer you a
00:09:00ride if you'd like a ride if you'd like but you don't know me so here's what i'm gonna do
00:09:05uh
00:09:08i'm gonna wrap my license plate down as you can see
00:09:13my address
00:09:16you can take this put it on your dash and you know if anyone comes looking for you they'll know
00:09:22where to
00:09:22find you well that's very thoughtful of you thank you easy
00:09:26so uh you know before i do commit to this which way you're headed uh i'm actually heading to a
00:09:32small
00:09:32town called forest ridge i know it well come on i'll get you out a quick one
00:09:38it's been quite the day i see that come on
00:09:47i'm taylor by the way introductions i forgot about that part uh joel
00:09:55it's nice to meet you nice to meet you so uh well what brings you to forest ridge
00:10:03uh my big brother lives here with his family i've actually never been here before
00:10:09well i might be slightly biased being that i'm from here but
00:10:15there's no place quite like it and i know i've been around a lot so
00:10:19i think you're gonna enjoy it yeah i hope so
00:10:42do you have your hand with this oh no i'm fine i got it you've been already so helpful
00:10:47all right it was an absolute pleasure meeting you taylor uh yeah yeah you too thank you for
00:10:54you know rescuing me yeah yeah no it's fun it's fun she'd do it again real soon yeah so fun
00:11:02or not okay thank you
00:11:07hope to see you around yeah that'd be great all right
00:11:23oh
00:11:24hello hey there she is
00:11:27craig hi it's so nice to see you so good to see you too we were a little worried about
00:11:31the weather
00:11:32glad you made it oh yeah more or less and taylor oh my gosh so he you've gotten so big
00:11:41hi christine thank you so much for that your house is so beautiful thank you thank you i'm so
00:11:48glad we could get you to forest ridge yeah it's such a nice change of pace from going to seattle
00:11:52all
00:11:52the time right yep i made it four years later here i am let me take your jacket we're just
00:11:57happy that
00:11:58you're here now i made you a drawing you did why don't you go get it sweetie she's been working
00:12:04on it
00:12:04all morning she's so excited to show you how was the drive uh it was very exhilarating my car is
00:12:14actually in a ditch right now but a kind stranger gave me a lift and dropped me off why didn't
00:12:18you give
00:12:19me a call i had no signal were you scared i was cold but i'm here now and i couldn't
00:12:26be happier here you
00:12:28go this is for me yeah wait is this me that's very impressive she's so talented thank you you're
00:12:38welcome um i'm gonna need you to call a tow truck in the morning absolutely okay yeah no problem well
00:12:42dinner's almost ready why don't you get settled in okay i'll show you your room yes please yay
00:13:14hi hi guess what what i have a surprise for you really thank you you're welcome
00:13:28wait where did i put it put what uh my phone i must have left it in the car
00:13:39which i will get tomorrow because right now we have some reading to do i like this one
00:13:46that's a really good choice
00:13:52all right
00:13:58i thought you and danny hit it off we did he's great except except
00:14:04i don't know living in seattle i just keep meeting these tech bros they're all the same
00:14:09they have their own startup brilliant minds awkwardly cute they plan to take over the world
00:14:14and become millionaires by the time they're 30. that doesn't sound so bad yeah except for the fact
00:14:19that the only books they read are on tiny little screens but maybe they're right right about what
00:14:29that as much as i love what i do libraries are obsolete not as long as you have anything to
00:14:35say about
00:14:35it right
00:14:38hey did i ever tell you that my little sister back in high school wouldn't date a guy unless
00:14:43he could name all three brawny sisters no that's not true no two out of three was okay
00:14:50that's a lot better gotta run can you kiss i'll call the tow truck when i get to work okay
00:14:56okay thank
00:14:56you and listen why don't you come by the uh graph later yeah for sure all right okay i love
00:15:01you
00:15:01love you too have a good day hey somewhere out there there's a guy who's going to appreciate
00:15:09your love of bucks
00:15:12zoe come on gotta scoot how are we doing pretty good good stuff um the folks in 401 crawled down
00:15:20they got a leaky faucet oh okay i'll go check it out yeah and
00:15:26joel shenan and that other fellow in the office sounds like they're going over some more bids
00:15:31perfect just in time to turn the graph into montana's newest all-inclusive entertainment
00:15:35experience yeah i guess so um so you're coming to the meeting tonight right yes of course absolutely
00:15:42but if these guys get their hands on those permits
00:15:46we don't recognize this place what room was that um 401 401 401 thank you
00:16:11oh man am i glad to see you you must be taylor hi everything checks out you might want to
00:16:18start
00:16:18it up let her warm up a bit okay yeah i'll do that how much do i owe you all
00:16:22taken care of wait really
00:16:25craig did not have to do that actually it was a fellow by the name of joel sheenan settled the
00:16:29bill
00:16:30okay wait what you're good to go have a good day uh yeah you too
00:16:39okay
00:17:02you're looking for something
00:17:08right it was in your car you know i think there's an outside chance you might
00:17:13have dropped this in the truck i mean losing my phone twice in one day that's not a good thing
00:17:18well if it makes you feel any better i once misplaced a really really big cow
00:17:26well it was a little awkward but i did find her though i mean eventually so i mean these things
00:17:33happen that's good to know what happened to your truck oh yeah uh well i i tend to switch things
00:17:43up from time to time and uh what do you think i don't know you seem like more of a
00:17:51truck guy to me
00:17:52do i i mean you did just tell me a story about a cow it's a true story i just
00:17:59don't know if it'll
00:18:00fit in the back of your auto oh it's roomier than it looks um listen i really appreciate you calling
00:18:06me a tow truck but i cannot let you pay for it no of course not absolutely not i wouldn't
00:18:11dream of it
00:18:12i mean come on we just met it's a little forward huh but what i will do is i'm gonna
00:18:17write my number
00:18:17down right here i'm gonna give it to you what you do with it you know that's on your own
00:18:21accord but
00:18:22i'm hoping maybe just maybe you'll call me and maybe we go grab coffee and then you can pay me
00:18:30back
00:18:32what do you say what's the deal all right hey until then until then
00:19:03how does this pop if we could get that on our file then that'd be great absolutely
00:19:10taylor i want you to meet samantha wilde hi sister taylor nice to meet you you too
00:19:16sam runs the front desk and make sure that everybody stays nice and happy around here
00:19:20how do you like your little town so oh my gosh it is so beautiful yeah and i hear that
00:19:24you guys have
00:19:25something big coming up yes the autumn harvest ball next week that's when we really shine a ball that
00:19:30that sounds fancy it used to be it's way more casual now it's a lot of fun for the whole
00:19:35town
00:19:37oh excuse me hey so i called about your car this morning and they said it was already taken care
00:19:43of
00:19:43uh yeah looks like my kind stranger came through again does the kind stranger have a name i know that
00:19:49look no you are not setting me up i don't think so all right have it your way so what
00:19:55do you think of
00:19:56the place it really is so lovely it's like stepping back in time yeah it's over a hundred years old
00:20:02and all
00:20:03things considered should go for another hundred assuming we can stop it from getting completely
00:20:07gutted what do you mean there's some developers and they say they can bring more money into town if
00:20:11they're bringing more businesses and tourists and stuff all we have to do is turn this into a
00:20:15fancy new resort i mean i like it the way it is which is exactly what i plan on telling
00:20:21the town
00:20:22council tonight at the meeting oh yeah i saw the flyer at your house yeah hey you should come along
00:20:28i mean i can use all i hope i can get okay yeah sure great let me show you around
00:20:32awesome brought an extra
00:20:35your sandwich if you want
00:21:05favorites. Oh, mine too. I'm Joyce Kelvin, the librarian here. Oh, Taylor Harris. So nice to
00:21:11meet you. Harris. Ah, you must be Zoe's aunt. How did you know? Zoe always talks about her
00:21:20Aunt Taylor being a librarian too. She's been very excited about your visit. Oh, well, not as excited
00:21:26as I was to see her. Why don't I open up a card for you so you can check that
00:21:30out? Oh, I mean,
00:21:32that's so nice, but I've read this probably a dozen times and I don't know how long I'm
00:21:37going to be here. So while you are here, think of it like visiting an old friend. I love
00:21:44that. Okay. Thanks. The point is why say anything at all, but just go to the meeting, smile nice
00:21:54and let them get out their system. Thank you. It's more important than that. You know, I
00:22:01just, I want everyone to know we're on the same team. Team Schmeep. Listen, when those
00:22:05tourist dollars start rolling in, everyone's going to be your best friend. Thank you. That's
00:22:09not going to be for two months. In the meantime, I'd like the whole town to be on board. All
00:22:14right. You want to make a speech, right? Let everyone know how much you're looking forward
00:22:20to going to this Harvest Ball thing. I mean, that's all they want to talk about anyway. Thank
00:22:23you. But it happens to be a pretty big deal around here. Okay. Better idea. You'll find
00:22:31a date and you go to the ball. I mean, who's going to stay mad at you when you're tripping
00:22:36the light fantastic? Right. Right. I ain't tripping any light fantastic at the ball. Or otherwise.
00:22:43Anyways, I got some stuff for you. You got it. Where are you going? I will see you back at
00:22:49the
00:22:49hotel. I got something. So. Taylor. Hey. Hi. What are you doing here? I had this business thing.
00:23:02It's. So, uh, how's the town treating you? Find your way around? I am. Actually, I just
00:23:08stopped by the library and got myself a card. Oh. Oh. That's a good choice. Although, you
00:23:14know, I've always been more of a Charlotte fan. Charlotte? Charlotte. Bronze. Who's that
00:23:21Emily? You know Jane Eyre. Well, we cannot forget their favorite sister. And how could we ever
00:23:30forget Ann? I love Ann. You're full of a lot of surprises, aren't you? Don't. Uh. Is that
00:23:38your business thing? Yeah. I gotta go. Sorry. Uh. I'll call you about that coffee. I'm looking
00:23:46forward to it. All right, everyone. Settle down. As you all know, we're here to take public
00:24:06comments on the permit phase of the proposed renovations of the Graff Hotel. Craig Harris
00:24:12has asked to get the ball rolling. Yeah. Thanks, Phyllis. Um, I just wanna say that, well, I've
00:24:25been working at the Graff for four years now. I suppose that means I know it as well as anybody.
00:24:34I didn't grow up here like a lot of you did. When my wife, Christine, introduced me to
00:24:39her hometown, it's safe to say that I was smitten with my wife. Since then, I've fallen
00:24:46in love with Forest Ridge and everything about it, especially the Graff. It's part of our history
00:24:53in this town. And I think that that's something that should be preserved and cherished. And I
00:24:59don't think it should be sacrificed for a quick profit. Thank you.
00:25:08Thank you, Craig. I'm gonna open the floor now. Who's next?
00:25:13Uh, excuse me. I'd like to say something.
00:25:36Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name's Joel Sheenan. Well, I'm the reason that we're
00:25:42all here tonight. You see, my company, we bought the Graff Hotel. And with these permits, we
00:25:47intend to make some pretty big changes. My family has a deep, deep roots here in Forest
00:25:54Ridge. So I'm doing this because I love this town. I've seen towns like ours grow and prosper
00:26:04by attracting visitors every year. That's the goal. You see, but what they realized was that as
00:26:14important as their history is, they can't let it hold them back. They need to move into the 21st
00:26:21century. They need to plan ahead for the future. And so do we. The plans that we have for the
00:26:28Graff
00:26:29Hotel, they're going to be good for this town. That's why we need this council to endorse these
00:26:35permits. It's for us. So we can take that next step forward and prepare for the future. Because
00:26:43we don't want our history to hold us back. Again, my name's Joel Sheenan, and I thank you for your
00:26:51time.
00:26:53I actually have a question. Sure. Isn't the Graff Hotel 100 years old? So that means it's eligible
00:27:02for a landmark status. For landmark status, the state of Montana says we have to prove that a
00:27:07significant historical event took place involving the building. That's exactly right. Thank you,
00:27:12Phyllis. And according to our research, there's no evidence of that with the Graff Hotel. Well,
00:27:21I hired some extremely reputable experts to look into it. You mean your company hired people to
00:27:26look up the landmark status for a building that you want to develop? Oh, you could put it that way,
00:27:33yeah. Okay, so you're saying that if we find a significant event happened at the Graff, and then
00:27:37the hotel would be preserved? According to the state of Montana, yes. Well, I don't know. Maybe
00:27:43Mr. Sheenan's idea of significant is really just in his own best interest. Oh, okay, okay, okay.
00:27:48Hey, look, that's a little far. Phyllis, maybe we could take some time to explore this
00:27:54before the council makes their final decision. All right, this is what we'll do. We'll take a week
00:28:01to look this over, then we'll reconvene and hear what everyone has to say. Any objections? Good.
00:28:08Meeting adjourned.
00:28:17Disaster.
00:28:20You did it. Just got the ball started. We've still got to find some proof. Yeah, but looks like this
00:28:26is
00:28:26really in your wheelhouse. What do you say? You want to give us a hand on this? Yeah, sure.
00:28:33Great. You made quite the impression last night. Everybody's talking about it. I got to admit,
00:28:45I was a little surprised the way you called out Joel Sheenan like that. Yeah, well, he threw me a
00:28:49curveball, too. Do you remember that kind stranger I told you about? Wait, that was Joel? Yes, and I
00:28:55can't tell Craig, obviously, because he's not exactly his favorite person right now. This is true. He
00:29:01seems so nice, too, and so down to earth. I can't believe I fell for that story that he grew
00:29:07up in
00:29:07Forest Ridge. That wasn't a story. Joel and I went to school together. Wait, you did? Yeah, he did
00:29:13really well, too. Honorable, valedictorian. He never really made a big deal out of it, though, so none of
00:29:19us really knew how well he did until he got a full ride to college. Okay, I don't understand. How
00:29:24did he
00:29:25get the money to buy the hotel? After graduation, we all thought he'd move back to the ranch, work
00:29:29with his dad, but he ended up getting recruited by some tech company in California. Another tech
00:29:35guy. Yeah, so we stayed there until his stock was vested, and that's how we got his startup off the
00:29:41ground. He has his own company? Yeah, helped develop a couple apps that got a lot of attention, so he
00:29:49seems to be doing quite all right for himself. Okay, so this is what I don't understand. If he doesn't
00:29:53live
00:29:54here, why even buy the hotel? I've been wondering that myself, but I will say I'm not surprised
00:30:00he stopped to help you the other day. What do you mean? Growing up, Joel was always the first
00:30:04person to lend a helping hand to anybody who needed it, so maybe the hotel is his way of
00:30:10giving back to the town. No, because why make all these changes that nobody wants? Maybe you
00:30:19should ask him the next time you see him. I can't. I promised Craig I would help him, and I
00:30:26can't do
00:30:27that and hang out with Joel at the same time. Besides, I need to focus. I have to... I have
00:30:32to find a job.
00:30:33Yeah, no. We don't want anything to distract you.
00:30:39Hey, Dad. I'm in the town. Should be home for dinner. Heard the meeting last night got mighty
00:30:46interesting. Oh, yeah. News travels fast in Forest Ridge. Social media got nothing on us.
00:30:57What are you going to do? Not that much I can do until we get those permits. I'm not talking
00:31:01about permits, son. I'm talking about all those people that need to know you're acting in good
00:31:06faith. I told them, Dad. I did what I could. I'm here to help. The way they see it, part
00:31:16of their town,
00:31:18part of their history, it's changing forever. There's no record of anything historically significant
00:31:24happening at the Graff Hotel. Even besides me falling in love with your mother at our first
00:31:29Harvest Ball. And besides that, of course. See, that's what it's all about, Joel. Things people
00:31:36remember. What they wore. The song they danced to first. The way the lights shine a certain way.
00:31:47Me? I always remember the wallpaper. The wallpaper? Yeah. In the hallway.
00:31:54I'll know where the ballroom. I remember Addie and I were on our way in. We were just a couple
00:32:01of kids. All dressed up for a grown-up fancy ball. I noticed the blue in the wallpaper matched the
00:32:08color of her eyes. I knew right then and there we were going to be dancing with that ball for
00:32:15the rest
00:32:15of our lives. You never told me this story. I guess it's been on my mind lately. But with the
00:32:22ball
00:32:22coming up and how your mother and I never miss one. Till now. I know. I'm sorry, Dad. I miss
00:32:32her too.
00:32:34You want to talk about historical significance. You take a look at that wallpaper.
00:32:53Quick question. Did I come on too strongly about my preference for Charlotte instead of Emily?
00:33:00I... what?
00:33:02No, no, no. I mean, I get it. I get it. I can really dig my heels in when it
00:33:05comes to the Bronte
00:33:06sisters. You were very diplomatic.
00:33:11Okay, then I'm stumped. I am because up until that point, I didn't think we disagreed about
00:33:20anything. Of course, up until the meeting, that is.
00:33:24Joel, look, when you stopped to help me, I thought you were just this nice small town guy who probably
00:33:30looks really cool riding a horse. Well, be fair. Be fair. You find the right horse. It's hard to look
00:33:36bad. What I didn't know is that you own your own tech company and you drive a flashy car and
00:33:42you can
00:33:42afford to buy and refurbish old hotels. Okay, technically it's one hotel. That's probably not
00:33:49the point. No, no. The point is, is you weren't what you said you were and you left out some
00:33:56pretty
00:33:56important details. It's just, the thing is, it's like anytime I tell people what I do or about my
00:34:01foundation or, or I talk about my collection of, of first editions or art or anything.
00:34:07Wait, you collect books? See, right there. That's what I'm talking about. You see, people see me in a
00:34:15completely different light and then it's like there's this enormous elephant in the room and I
00:34:22have to work so hard to get around it. Rachel, wait, stop. There's something I haven't told you
00:34:28yet. There are a lot of people in this town who love that old hotel. You noticed? One of those
00:34:40people happens to be my brother. Craig cares. Your brother's Craig? Oh. When I'm visiting.
00:34:56That's why you came to town. Okay.
00:35:00So now that I know who you are and you know who I am, I think,
00:35:05I think it's probably best if you just send me the towtong, girl. And I'm guessing you
00:35:11want to pass on a cup of coffee. I'm sorry. Yeah, me too. Bye. Bye.
00:35:29And we redesigned the main floor to accommodate new shops and a restaurant.
00:35:34You can look at the floor plans to see which spaces you prefer. And, uh, oh,
00:35:38I'll let Joel tell you about this part.
00:35:44Joel?
00:35:45Hmm?
00:35:46Ah, this way. My favorite part is what they call the grand ballroom.
00:35:57Oh, uh, it's the decorating committee for the ball. I told them it's okay to get started,
00:36:02but if you need the room. No, please. You, um, go ahead. All right. I'll tell you what. Um,
00:36:08in the meantime, we can, uh, go back to my office and let them finish up and we'll take a
00:36:14look at the
00:36:14plans. Uh, how's that sound? Uh, would you mind escorting them, Ray? Oh, yeah, sure. Right this way.
00:36:26It's gonna look great, Craig. Colors. Yeah. Lights. Corn, man. It's just, it's corn. I'm gonna go.
00:36:39Okay.
00:36:39To my meeting. I worked with you, but I needed to tell you good job. Thank you. I want you
00:36:46to forget it.
00:36:46I'm just like, wow. See you later. Wow. Great.
00:36:52So I'm sure you'll both agree that this is an opportunity of a lifetime. Again, thanks for
00:36:57coming. I'll call you guys next week.
00:37:09Okay. You okay? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. What's with the sudden fascination with wallpaper?
00:37:17Yeah, I wasn't fascinated. Listen, buddy, you got to keep your head in the game.
00:37:23Word's getting around. What are you talking about? I'm talking about the fact that the locals aren't
00:37:28crazy about this project. I'm getting a few calls from our potential store tenants. They
00:37:33want to know if we're still moving forward. Of course we are. Then we better make sure
00:37:36that this doesn't steamroll on us. Maybe, you know, maybe that's not a bad idea, but you
00:37:40finding a date with a syndic. Ray. Hey, lay on the charm. Do a little schmoozing. Ray, I am
00:37:46not taking a date to the ball to make people like me. All I'm saying is we got to do
00:37:50something.
00:37:50Hang on. Hang on. Think about it. There's a lot riding on this. Hey. Okay. Are you enjoying
00:38:06your visit with Catherine and Heathcliff? Very much. I was thinking, my part-time librarian
00:38:12recently moved to Denver, and I've been looking for someone to help out around here, if you're
00:38:17interested. Oh, yeah. I mean, that would be amazing. I just, uh, I don't know how long
00:38:22I'm here for. Well, while you are here, I could sure use your help. That's, yeah, I, yes. I would
00:38:29love to. Wonderful. Come by tomorrow, and we'll get you started. All right. Okay. Thanks.
00:38:39I was wondering if you could help me find a book. Well, you see, I finished this one again.
00:38:46Jane Eyre. It's impressive. And I'm looking for something a little different. I figured
00:38:51who better to ask than a librarian? Well, I don't officially work here yet.
00:38:58Well, then we'll make it unofficial. I'm looking for something a little bit less romantic and
00:39:07more down to earth, you know, with people who don't necessarily belong together, but they
00:39:12are willing to take a chance, even if the odds are stacked against them.
00:39:17Well, it might not be a happy ending. There's only one way to find out.
00:39:24Let me give you a tour of the hotel tonight. Why would you want to do that?
00:39:28Because, Taylor, I respect the fact that you're standing by your brother.
00:39:32I do. But I also think that if you get to know me better, that you can decide for yourself,
00:39:37the person that I really am.
00:39:43So, a tour?
00:39:45Just a tour. Not a date. Come on.
00:39:51You're ridiculous. Um, yeah. Okay. I'll see you at seven.
00:39:59Tonight. Tonight. Oh, and, uh, Romeo and Juliet.
00:40:08Romeo and Juliet.
00:40:11See, the idea is to remodel and refurbish the place and still keep the feel of the old hotel.
00:40:16If you want it to feel old, why don't you just keep it the way it is?
00:40:19Nah, people still want the amenities. They just want them wrapped in a more nostalgic package, right?
00:40:25I hear you on the nostalgia. Wow. This looks like it's been here a long time.
00:40:30My dad still remembers it from the first time he brought my mom to the ball.
00:40:34They used to go?
00:40:36They did. Every year.
00:40:40She passed away last year.
00:40:44I'm sorry.
00:40:48The first time he came here, he saw that wallpaper.
00:40:54The way the color matched my mom's eyes.
00:40:58He knew he'd spend the rest of his life with her.
00:41:03It sounds so simple.
00:41:06Having two people just...
00:41:08know.
00:41:10I think it is.
00:41:13We're just the right two people.
00:41:17Come on, mate.
00:41:19It's the best part.
00:41:25Oh.
00:41:27What's that?
00:41:29I thought you might get hungry.
00:41:33Is this part of your tour?
00:41:36I can always have him take it back.
00:41:38It's fine.
00:41:40But, it's still not a date.
00:41:44Didn't say it was.
00:41:49You're Jackie, my lady.
00:41:54Oh, my God.
00:41:59After you.
00:42:02Chivalry's not dead.
00:42:03It's just been on vacation.
00:42:05Until you met me.
00:42:11Craig and I grew up in Seattle.
00:42:14He's actually the reason I got my first librarian job.
00:42:17Really?
00:42:18Mm-hmm.
00:42:19We were in high school,
00:42:21and this one summer,
00:42:22our local library was looking for a volunteer.
00:42:25And I wanted the job more than anything.
00:42:28So,
00:42:30Craig took the bus all the way downtown
00:42:32so that he could go talk to the head librarian.
00:42:35And he told them that no one loves books as much as I do.
00:42:39And that he would never have even opened a book
00:42:42if it weren't for me.
00:42:45He must have been really convincing
00:42:46because I got the job.
00:42:50And he's been there for me ever since.
00:42:53He sounds like a great brother.
00:42:56And very determined
00:42:58once he makes his mind up about something.
00:43:01This much I know.
00:43:05Craig thinks you're doing this whole thing
00:43:07for the town as a business deal.
00:43:11And what do you think?
00:43:15I believe you want to help the town.
00:43:18And that your intentions are good.
00:43:22But...
00:43:22But?
00:43:24Why the craft?
00:43:25Why
00:43:26all the extra time
00:43:28and money?
00:43:30Isn't there something else you can do
00:43:32to help the town?
00:43:36Growing up,
00:43:37my dad and I,
00:43:38we used to work the ranch
00:43:39all the time.
00:43:41And sometimes
00:43:43we would
00:43:44camp out
00:43:45overnight.
00:43:46Just the two of us.
00:43:47We were under the stars.
00:43:49We'd talk all night.
00:43:51It was so special.
00:43:52I used to wish
00:43:54I had a magic wand
00:43:56and I could wave it
00:43:57and just make those moments
00:44:01last a little bit longer.
00:44:03You know?
00:44:05So that's wonderful.
00:44:06that's how I feel
00:44:08about this town.
00:44:10And all the people.
00:44:12That if I could just
00:44:14wave a magic wand
00:44:16and make force rage
00:44:18the way it was
00:44:18when I was growing up,
00:44:21I...
00:44:23turns out I'm not a wizard.
00:44:25I don't have a wand.
00:44:29Things are always changing, Joel.
00:44:31You're right.
00:44:33And all we can do
00:44:34is make sure
00:44:36and try
00:44:37to change them
00:44:38for the better.
00:44:39That's all I want to do.
00:44:41I want to help my hometown
00:44:42grow
00:44:43and keep
00:44:44all the things
00:44:45that make it so
00:44:47special.
00:44:50like
00:44:50Harvest Ball.
00:44:57What are you doing?
00:45:00May I?
00:45:01Oh.
00:45:02No.
00:45:03No, I'm not.
00:45:04I'm not much of a dancer.
00:45:07Follow my lead.
00:45:12I can't believe
00:45:13I'm doing this.
00:45:16It's all in the hips, baby.
00:45:20What are you talking about?
00:45:26It's you.
00:45:27You're a great dancer.
00:45:29You're a great partner.
00:45:32I'm not going to argue with that.
00:45:34It's true.
00:45:36It's true.
00:45:40Listen, Taylor.
00:45:42I was wondering.
00:45:46Um...
00:45:49You...
00:45:50Um...
00:45:51And me.
00:45:53Oh, my gosh.
00:45:55I...
00:45:56Why do I suddenly feel
00:45:58like I'm back in high school?
00:46:00Well, from what I hear,
00:46:02you were actually really cool
00:46:03in high school.
00:46:05Yeah, that's debatable.
00:46:07I don't know.
00:46:09Okay.
00:46:12What would you like
00:46:13to go to the ball with me?
00:46:17Wait, seriously?
00:46:19Seriously.
00:46:25Whoa.
00:46:27Um...
00:46:28Uh...
00:46:28Wait, Craig.
00:46:29No, I just...
00:46:30I, um...
00:46:31I saw the lay.
00:46:31I thought somebody forgot to show you.
00:46:32Craig!
00:46:32Sorry.
00:46:33Sorry.
00:46:39You okay?
00:46:40No, no, no.
00:47:03Hey.
00:47:04Hey.
00:47:07Listen, Craig, about tonight...
00:47:09You don't have to explain.
00:47:10I want to.
00:47:14When my car broke down in the ditch,
00:47:16Joel was the guy that ended up stopping and helping me.
00:47:20Yeah, I kind of put that together.
00:47:21And he was so nice, and we hit it off,
00:47:23but I had no idea how you really felt about him until the meeting.
00:47:27I know I probably should have told you about tonight,
00:47:29but I thought maybe if I went and talked to him,
00:47:31I could change his mind.
00:47:35Taylor, I'm not upset that you danced with Joel.
00:47:38But the way you left...
00:47:40I can take that place apart and put it back together again.
00:47:43If Joel runs through this place with his plans,
00:47:46they won't need me anymore.
00:47:48You mean you won't have a job?
00:47:50I didn't say it, but it just makes sense.
00:47:54Once that hotel's all new and shiny,
00:47:56why keep me around?
00:47:57Craig, I really don't think he's like that.
00:48:00He's a businessman.
00:48:01Sooner or later, they all do the math.
00:48:03Well, you heard the council.
00:48:05All we have to do is find a historically significant thing.
00:48:09You really think that's possible?
00:48:11It's what I do.
00:48:12Besides, I know how much it means to you,
00:48:14and I promise you I will not stop until I find something.
00:48:18Did he ask you the ball?
00:48:23I haven't given him my answer yet.
00:48:26You should go.
00:48:27It's a lot of fun.
00:48:30You never know.
00:48:31This might be the last.
00:48:37You know, I know why you're here,
00:48:39and I completely understand.
00:48:41But Craig is your brother.
00:48:43You want to help him.
00:48:45You're right.
00:48:45I do want to help him.
00:48:47But I also want to go to the Harvest Ball.
00:48:50With you.
00:48:51Oh, wait.
00:48:54Wait, uh...
00:48:56You do?
00:48:57I do.
00:48:57As long as you're okay with me doing everything humanly possible
00:49:00to save the Graff Hotel.
00:49:03Oh, okay.
00:49:06I have to admit, this is without a doubt
00:49:08the most unusual offer I've ever had.
00:49:13So what do you say?
00:49:16Is it a date?
00:49:18Oh, what do I say?
00:49:20Ah.
00:49:22As long as you understand,
00:49:25I'm not going to go easy just because it's you.
00:49:28I would expect no less.
00:49:33Well, then.
00:49:35It's a date.
00:49:38A darn good one.
00:49:40I look very much forward to it.
00:49:42The best way of digging up the hotel's history
00:49:45was from some local sources.
00:49:47Perhaps a first person's account?
00:49:48Much better than searching the internet, yes.
00:49:51And, considering you know the area so well,
00:49:54I was hoping you could point me in the right direction.
00:49:56Ah.
00:49:56I may have one idea.
00:49:59Great.
00:50:02Over the years,
00:50:04the library's collected a kind of archive
00:50:07of the town's history.
00:50:09Newspapers, photographs,
00:50:11letters and diaries.
00:50:14What are you doing with all of these?
00:50:15Well, the plan was to have it digitized and online,
00:50:18but, as you can see,
00:50:19we haven't made much progress.
00:50:22If you think it can help.
00:50:23It looks like a great place to start.
00:50:25Oh, wonderful.
00:50:26Okay.
00:50:27All right.
00:50:41Wow.
00:50:43See, I thought I was the only one who came in early.
00:50:46Yeah, well,
00:50:47I had some time before the library opened,
00:50:49so I figured I would help out with the decorations.
00:50:52Very nice.
00:50:54Do you want to help?
00:50:56Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:50:57Well, that is way beyond my skill set.
00:51:00No, it's not.
00:51:01Come on.
00:51:02It's easy.
00:51:03Okay.
00:51:05Sit.
00:51:07Okay.
00:51:09Okay.
00:51:11You're going to take one of these,
00:51:13and you are going to bend the floral wire into a J,
00:51:16and then you're going to place it right beneath there.
00:51:19The letter J?
00:51:21Yeah.
00:51:21Or, like, a little loop.
00:51:24Yeah, I think I might have single-handedly ruined the entire ball.
00:51:30Okay, no, let's, um...
00:51:32Glue?
00:51:33Let's try this one.
00:51:35Here, let me do this together.
00:51:37Uh...
00:51:38So, we're going to take the wire,
00:51:40kind of bend it like this,
00:51:42and then we're going to weave it through.
00:51:47Hey, pay attention.
00:51:49Would you like to come to the ranch tonight
00:51:51and have dinner with my dad and me?
00:51:54Dinner?
00:51:56Yeah.
00:51:57Come on, he's a good cook.
00:51:58I'd love to show you around the ranch.
00:52:00You're not too busy.
00:52:03I...
00:52:04Yeah.
00:52:04I'd love that.
00:52:13Hey.
00:52:14Oh, Bert.
00:52:15That wind really cuts through you, doesn't it?
00:52:17Oh, yeah, that's nothing.
00:52:18Around here, it's not really cold
00:52:19until your eyelashes freeze over.
00:52:21Oh, don't even joke.
00:52:23Here, come on.
00:52:24Let me take your jacket.
00:52:25Oh, thank you.
00:52:26Of course.
00:52:29Taylor, welcome.
00:52:30Hi, thank you so much for inviting me.
00:52:33My pleasure.
00:52:33Um, sorry to say I'm going to have to skip dinner, though.
00:52:37One of the calves stopped taking the bottle.
00:52:39I've got to get out there
00:52:40and see if I can get her to eat something.
00:52:42No, come on, Dad.
00:52:42You've been outside all day.
00:52:44Look, let me go.
00:52:45Let me take a shot at it.
00:52:46You don't have a guest.
00:52:48No, I mean, this is important.
00:52:50Look, I'm sorry, Taylor.
00:52:51I think we're going to have to reschedule.
00:52:53I mean, this could take a while.
00:52:55Well, I'd love to help if I could.
00:52:57Are you sure?
00:52:59You know it's going to get a lot colder out there, right?
00:53:01You know, I think my eyelashes can take it.
00:53:05All right.
00:53:06All right.
00:53:06Let's go.
00:53:12So does this happen a lot?
00:53:14Oh, yeah.
00:53:16You know, it's always something.
00:53:18That's my way.
00:53:19Too hot.
00:53:20It's too cold.
00:53:23River's flooding.
00:53:25River's dried up.
00:53:27Sounds like a lot of fun.
00:53:29Oh, yeah.
00:53:30It's barrel monkeys.
00:53:33So, is that why you left?
00:53:35To get away from...
00:53:37I'm sorry.
00:53:38It's probably none of my business.
00:53:41No.
00:53:45It's a fair question.
00:53:47I love this place so much.
00:53:49Why leave it?
00:53:51You know...
00:53:54No matter how much I left Forest Ridge,
00:53:58I just had this feeling.
00:54:01The things I wanted in life,
00:54:03they weren't here.
00:54:05Does that make sense?
00:54:07I didn't even know what that was.
00:54:09But I knew that
00:54:12it was out there somewhere.
00:54:14And if I wanted to find it,
00:54:16then I had to leave the place I love.
00:54:19So, have you found it?
00:54:21What you're looking for?
00:54:23Not yet.
00:54:27Feels like I'm getting closer all the time.
00:54:39There we go.
00:54:42Oh, there we go.
00:54:44Is she going to be okay?
00:54:46Yeah, she's going to be just fine.
00:54:49You all right?
00:54:51Yeah.
00:54:53Yeah.
00:55:09Hey!
00:55:11Paul Bunyan!
00:55:14I thought you were coming into town.
00:55:16Yeah.
00:55:17My dad's got about a hundred things to do around here.
00:55:20Figured I'd give him a hand, you know?
00:55:21Uh-huh.
00:55:22Well, have you been checking your messages recently?
00:55:25My phone's in the house.
00:55:26Why? What's going on?
00:55:27Alan's trying to reach you.
00:55:28The whole system crashed this morning.
00:55:30What?
00:55:31Yeah.
00:55:32They need me to head back, or...?
00:55:34Nah, don't know yet.
00:55:35Let's see what Alan says
00:55:36when he gets us back online.
00:55:37But besides,
00:55:38you need to be here for that meeting
00:55:39with the town council.
00:55:40Yeah.
00:55:41And the ball.
00:55:43Since when was that on your calendar?
00:55:44Oh, yeah.
00:55:45Decided I'm going to go.
00:55:48Wait, with an actual date?
00:55:49As a matter of fact,
00:55:51Ray, yes.
00:55:52With an actual date.
00:55:53You sly dog.
00:55:55You see, now,
00:55:55this is what I'm talking about.
00:55:56Right?
00:55:57Chopping wood.
00:55:58Going to the ball.
00:55:59This is how we're going to win
00:56:00the hearts and minds around here.
00:56:01Wait a minute.
00:56:02No.
00:56:02No, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:56:03Don't move.
00:56:03Don't move.
00:56:04I should take a picture.
00:56:05You know?
00:56:05You and the ax for the website?
00:56:07No.
00:56:07Yeah, why?
00:56:08No, look.
00:56:09I'm going to go call Alan
00:56:10and make sure everything's all right.
00:56:17Hey.
00:56:18Oh, hey.
00:56:21How old is that thing?
00:56:23Um, I believe Lincoln was president.
00:56:26And somehow you still keep it up and running.
00:56:29Yeah.
00:56:30Against all odds.
00:56:32What brings you down here?
00:56:33Sam said you were down here.
00:56:35I walked Zoe over from the library.
00:56:37She's upstairs helping with the decorating.
00:56:38Yeah, I'm almost done here.
00:56:39Just hitting that and we're good.
00:56:42Okay.
00:56:43All right.
00:56:45How goes the search?
00:56:47Uh, good.
00:56:49I mean, it's going.
00:56:51There's still a couple days until the meeting
00:56:53and I'm hoping something turns up.
00:56:56Hey, uh...
00:56:58Sorry for getting involved in all this.
00:57:00What do you mean?
00:57:02Ah, it's just...
00:57:03I mean...
00:57:05What are we hanging on to?
00:57:06You know?
00:57:07A bunch of old stories
00:57:08and a few fond memories.
00:57:10It's...
00:57:11It's all right.
00:57:15Okay.
00:57:15Those are important things, too.
00:57:17Oh, I know they are.
00:57:18It's just...
00:57:22You heard what Joel said.
00:57:23Man, that guy can be convincing
00:57:25when he really wants something.
00:57:26Yeah, well, so can I.
00:57:28Yeah, you're telling me.
00:57:30Uh, hey, what's in here?
00:57:33Uh, this is the old maids' quarters.
00:57:37Wait, they lived at the hotel?
00:57:39Oh, yeah.
00:57:40Back in the day,
00:57:40they were on call 24-7.
00:57:43Management wanted them close,
00:57:44so they put them up in here.
00:57:48Do you mind if I can?
00:57:49Yeah, go ahead.
00:57:50All right.
00:57:52Uh-huh.
00:57:53Don't get in any trouble.
00:58:20Bye-bye.
00:58:57I find anything interesting.
00:59:01Maybe.
00:59:03The letters are addressed to Catherine Donnelly, care of the hotel.
00:59:07This must be her.
00:59:09She emigrated from Dublin and made her way cross-country to Montana.
00:59:13She worked at the Graff?
00:59:14Sounds like she was a maid soon after it opened.
00:59:17What happened to her?
00:59:18I don't know. She must have moved on.
00:59:20But she left these behind.
00:59:23Maybe we can...
00:59:25Actually, Joyce, do you have a magnifying glass?
00:59:27Um, yeah. Sure.
00:59:30Great.
00:59:32Here you go.
00:59:33Okay. So you see that woman on the right?
00:59:36I think that's Mary Catherine.
00:59:38But check this out.
00:59:39The guy in the middle, right in front.
00:59:41Who does that look like?
00:59:47Whoa.
00:59:49Right?
00:59:50Oh.
00:59:54Is that...
00:59:56It sure looks like him.
00:59:58Oh, my gosh.
00:59:59President Theodore Roosevelt.
01:00:01Oh, my God.
01:00:03I don't want her.
01:00:05Come on, girl.
01:00:11Theodore Roosevelt was president from 1901 to 1909.
01:00:15During that time, he traveled all across the country while he was in office.
01:00:19I just can't find anything that says he's been in Forest Ridge.
01:00:22Well, maybe he was just passing through.
01:00:26But suppose he was here on the fish of the business?
01:00:30I think that would be a piece of history worth saving.
01:00:33Along with the hotel where it happened.
01:00:37How do we find out?
01:00:39Well, now that we know the time frame, we can just narrow down the dates.
01:00:42Okay. Back to square one, man.
01:00:44I think it's our best shot.
01:00:46Well, let's get started.
01:00:50Hey, Alan.
01:00:51Yeah, what's going on?
01:00:54All right.
01:00:55Yeah, no, keep me posted.
01:00:59Okay. All right, thanks.
01:01:02Uh, so?
01:01:03We've been caught in time, but we'll definitely act.
01:01:06Let me call him.
01:01:07I'll get on top of it. Hopefully it's not being too serious.
01:01:10All right. I'll catch you inside.
01:01:12All right, cool.
01:01:29Hey there.
01:01:30Hi.
01:01:31Listen, I'm sorry I didn't call earlier.
01:01:34I just, well, I've been putting out fires everywhere today.
01:01:39It's okay. Things are hopping over here, too.
01:01:42How's our hungry cat doing?
01:01:43Much better, thank you for asking.
01:01:45You know, in fact, she wanted me to, well, invite you over so she could personally thank you for your
01:01:51help.
01:01:52She did, did she?
01:01:53Listen, listen, I know that this is, well, incredibly last-second notice, but, um, what do you think if we
01:02:02reschedule the dinner for tonight?
01:02:04I promise you, no cattle wrangler this time.
01:02:08Sounds good. I'll see you tonight.
01:02:11I'll see you tonight.
01:02:15Thank you. That was so amazing.
01:02:18Learned to cook on a campfire.
01:02:20It's an old Sheenan family tradition.
01:02:24A tradition that's been passed down to the next generation?
01:02:27It's hard to tell.
01:02:28There's not much on the great outdoors these days.
01:02:31Yeah, that ought to tell you something.
01:02:34So, Joel tells me that you're going to the Harvest Ball together.
01:02:39I'm really looking forward to it.
01:02:41I don't know if he told you, but that ball is another Sheenan family tradition.
01:02:45Never missed a one.
01:02:47Joel, too, when he was growing up.
01:02:50You should have seen the little tight suit and tie.
01:02:53Man, I think I got pictures around here somewhere.
01:02:56No, no, you don't, she doesn't want to see any photos.
01:02:59No, I sure do.
01:03:01Maybe later.
01:03:03Little fella was so shy, he couldn't get up the courage to ask a girl a dance,
01:03:07so he would ask his mom.
01:03:09Oh, God.
01:03:10Which is how he learned to move around the floor so well.
01:03:12That's so sweet.
01:03:14Of course, he hasn't been back to the ball since, uh, when?
01:03:18Since you went off to college?
01:03:19Uh, yeah.
01:03:22Guess he just hasn't met anybody he wanted to take.
01:03:26Till now.
01:03:28It's very subtle.
01:03:29Yeah?
01:03:30It's very subtle.
01:03:33Which one's your mom?
01:03:35Uh, right there in the middle.
01:03:39It's just beautiful.
01:03:40Never more beautiful than at the Harvest Ball.
01:03:46And that hard-working young fella is Timothy Patrick Sheenan, my great-grandfather.
01:03:51That's the only photo we even had of him.
01:03:53Yeah.
01:03:54Where was that taken?
01:03:56Right here.
01:03:57You know, he built that cabin back before Montana was even a state.
01:04:01Cleared the land for the ranch.
01:04:04I got married.
01:04:05My family.
01:04:07And Sheenan family has been here ever since.
01:04:15There's something about this photo.
01:04:18What do you mean?
01:04:20I don't know, but I can't put my finger on it.
01:04:25I don't understand why there's nothing online about him traveling to Forest Ridge.
01:04:29I mean, he was the president.
01:04:30Shouldn't there be some sort of record?
01:04:32Maybe they didn't know he was here.
01:04:35Right.
01:04:36Teddy Roosevelt just happened to slip under the radar and come to Forest Ridge, Montana.
01:04:40Well, if anybody can get to the bottom of this, you can.
01:04:53I knew there was something about this photo.
01:04:55What?
01:04:58There's two feet of snow on the ground.
01:04:59It must have been freezing.
01:05:01And no one's wearing a coat.
01:05:02Not even Roosevelt.
01:05:04Huh.
01:05:05Yeah, you're right.
01:05:06When I saw the snow, I assumed it was winter.
01:05:08But look at the trees.
01:05:10You're covered with leaves.
01:05:12Exactly.
01:05:12So it must have been taken in spring.
01:05:14That happens sometimes.
01:05:15We get a freak snowstorm that time of year.
01:05:17So maybe Roosevelt didn't know that and he wasn't expecting snow.
01:05:22But still, there must have been a reason he was in Montana at that time.
01:05:25So how did we find that?
01:05:26So my girlfriend, Caitlin, she works at the National Archives in D.C.
01:05:29So I emailed her the photo and she said she was going to search the records to see all the
01:05:33traveling that the president did during that time.
01:05:35Can't you find out before the town council meets?
01:05:38Fingers crossed.
01:05:38She said she would get back to me as soon as possible.
01:05:40But I think it's looking good.
01:05:43In the meantime, instead of just sitting around and waiting, I figured I would come help decorate.
01:05:47What can I do?
01:05:48Yeah, well, can you help bring in the rest of the centerpieces from the lobby?
01:05:51Of course.
01:05:56So every year the locals have this big harvest dance thing here at the hotel.
01:06:01It's actually a lot of fun.
01:06:03You want to talk about dedication.
01:06:05Joel here is so determined to win over his old hometown to make sure those permits get approved.
01:06:10He actually went out and found himself a date for the dance.
01:06:15So, hey, don't get me wrong.
01:06:16She seems very nice.
01:06:18But this might be just any old date on his arm.
01:06:21Her brother just so happens to be the leading opposition.
01:06:25So if I know my buddy Joel at all, those permits are in your bag.
01:06:51What a pleasant surprise.
01:06:53I literally just got done saying hello to our girl.
01:06:58I decided to drive all the way out here to tell you in person that I'm not going to the
01:07:03ball with you.
01:07:04You can find someone else to win over your hometown.
01:07:08What are you talking about?
01:07:09I was there.
01:07:11I heard everything.
01:07:13You know, all the things Ray said to the guys about your real reason for asking me?
01:07:18No, no, no.
01:07:20Taylor, you don't understand.
01:07:22You're right.
01:07:22I don't understand.
01:07:23I don't understand how the guy that I'm starting to care about isn't real.
01:07:28You're not who I thought you were.
01:07:31You said you weren't sure that you'd ever find what you were looking for.
01:07:37Looks like you just found it.
01:07:43Taylor!
01:07:51Ray said those things?
01:07:54You didn't speak up?
01:07:56No, Dad.
01:07:57I didn't.
01:07:58I didn't say it.
01:08:00I was in a business meeting.
01:08:02There was a time and a place, and I wasn't it.
01:08:06Some things mean more than money.
01:08:10I thought you knew that, son.
01:08:30Oh, hi.
01:08:32Hey.
01:08:35Christine told me what happened with Joel today.
01:08:37I'm sorry.
01:08:39Yeah, you were right.
01:08:41It's just another business deal.
01:08:43I didn't want to be right this time.
01:08:46What?
01:08:49When Joel drove you into town, I knew how you felt about him.
01:08:53And there's a part of me that hoped that whatever it is that you saw in him would be who
01:08:58he was.
01:09:00Yeah.
01:09:01Me too.
01:09:03But look, the council meeting's tonight.
01:09:05In one way or another, this is all going to get settled.
01:09:08And when it does, I want you to promise me something.
01:09:14Well, that depends what the promise is.
01:09:17Okay.
01:09:18I want you to promise me that you are going to come to the ball with Christine and I.
01:09:23Craig.
01:09:23Just come see what the fuss is about.
01:09:26Come to the ball and see how much this town means to all of us.
01:09:35Okay, fine.
01:09:35I'll go.
01:09:37Okay, fine.
01:09:38We'll have you.
01:09:40See you in a bit.
01:09:41See you in a bit.
01:09:47All right, Joel, you got this.
01:09:50Just give them that sunny smile and remind them how great this is going to be.
01:09:54All right?
01:09:55Oh, yeah.
01:10:11Oh, my gosh.
01:10:12It's my friend Caitlin at the archives.
01:10:14I have to get to the library.
01:10:16The meeting's about to start.
01:10:17Yeah, yeah, I know.
01:10:18Um, don't worry.
01:10:19I'll be right back.
01:10:21What do you mean?
01:10:21Taylor?
01:10:21I'll be right back.
01:10:22Don't worry.
01:10:41Thank you, Caitlin.
01:10:46Thank you, Teddy Roosevelt.
01:10:49Thank you, Teddy Roosevelt.
01:11:12All right, folks.
01:11:14Let's get started.
01:11:15As you all know, we're here to take public comment on whether the Graff Hotel should be or even can
01:11:21be designated an historic landmark.
01:11:39Craig, Craig, are you ready?
01:11:43Craig?
01:11:44Hi.
01:11:45Yes.
01:11:46Yeah, I'm ready.
01:11:47I'm ready.
01:11:47Yes.
01:11:54So.
01:11:56Is everything all right?
01:11:57Yeah, I just.
01:11:59Just have to.
01:12:01It's a little.
01:12:03I got it.
01:12:04I got it.
01:12:10In addition to all of the social events that we, uh, that we hold at the, the, the Graff, like,
01:12:18um, the Harvest Ball, which, yeah, right?
01:12:23I know we're all looking forward to the Harvest Ball.
01:12:26Absolutely.
01:12:27Yes, as I'm sure you are.
01:12:29Indeed.
01:12:30Yes.
01:12:31So, I think it's also, uh, relevant and, uh, very important to pay close attention to the, um, civic benefits
01:12:41that...
01:12:42Do you have a, a point?
01:12:43I do.
01:12:44I'm getting, I'm getting, I'm sorry.
01:12:46Okay.
01:12:53The Graff is old.
01:12:57It, it's, it's, it's the, the right kind of old.
01:13:00It's a good old.
01:13:01We have a furnace down there that your grandfather couldn't repair.
01:13:05Can you please, we've been over this.
01:13:06Being old doesn't qualify a building for landmark status.
01:13:10I'm afraid, unless you have something new to add, you're going to have to yield the floor.
01:13:17I am making a point.
01:13:18I'm, I'm, I'm making, I have several points, and I'm just, I, I'm...
01:13:21I may be able to help with that.
01:13:24Oh, crap.
01:13:27Sorry, I'm late, everybody.
01:13:33Okay.
01:13:37I think I may have found proof that shows that the Graff Hotel deserves to be a historic landmark.
01:13:44Uh, do you mind if I...
01:13:46Oh, please, yes.
01:13:48It's all mine.
01:13:54Mary Catherine Donnelly worked as a maid at the Graff Hotel from 1900 to 1903.
01:14:00We don't know much about her, except for a few letters that she left behind after she
01:14:06moved on.
01:14:08Fortunately, she also left behind some photographs.
01:14:12One in particular was very interesting.
01:14:17In April 1903, Mary Catherine had her photograph taken next to President Theodore Roosevelt's
01:14:25in front of the Graff Hotel.
01:14:27Teddy Roosevelt was in Forest Ridge.
01:14:30Mm-hmm.
01:14:32That spring, he was at Yellowstone National Park to lay the cornerstone of the Roosevelt
01:14:37Arches, which still stand at the north entrance today.
01:14:40Teddy loved this part of the west more than anything, so he decided to stay and do a little
01:14:45bit more exploring.
01:14:48What nobody was expecting was that it was going to be the coldest spring on record.
01:14:55A freak snowstorm rolled in, leaving three feet of snow, and Teddy and his entire crew
01:15:01stranded just outside Forest Ridge.
01:15:04By the time that the party made it back into town, they spent three nights at the Graff Hotel
01:15:10until the roads were clear.
01:15:11And you have proof of all this?
01:15:13I do, actually.
01:15:18Right here, I have a diary entry from Roosevelt.
01:15:23He kept one most of his life.
01:15:25And in April 1903, he wrote, snowed in at a little scrappy town called Forest Ridge.
01:15:33Stayed at the Graff Hotel, best three nights of sleep in years.
01:15:38But it wasn't just the Graff that inspired him.
01:15:43It was Forest Ridge.
01:15:47It was Montana.
01:15:48It was this entire part of the country and its people and the culture that inspired him
01:15:56while he was snowed in.
01:15:57So shortly after he went back to Washington, he decided to sign the Antiquities Act, which
01:16:05gave him and all of the future presidents the power to preserve the beautiful country of
01:16:11ours so that future generations could enjoy everything that he had.
01:16:17By making the Graff Hotel a historic landmark, we are not only celebrating Roosevelt's legacy,
01:16:25we are celebrating the spirit that makes this city, this country, so special.
01:16:43Thank you, Taylor.
01:16:46That was, well, if we didn't love our town before, we certainly do now.
01:16:52Well, now I believe Joel Sheenan would like a chance to have his say.
01:17:11I love this town.
01:17:14I do.
01:17:16It's my home.
01:17:20You know, my family's been a big part of Forest Ridge for five generations.
01:17:26Five generations.
01:17:28It's crazy.
01:17:32If they were here, I think my great-great-grandparents,
01:17:37Timothy, and Mary Catherine Sheenan,
01:17:44they'd be proud to support whatever decision this council makes.
01:18:00The request for building permits has been tabled pending our official submission to the state of Montana
01:18:07for the Graff Hotel to be granted landmark status.
01:18:28We're up early.
01:18:32I think it's about time to head back.
01:18:35I've still got a business to run.
01:18:38Besides, it's going to take a while to rework the plans for the Graff.
01:18:43You think the state will go along with the town?
01:18:45Make the hotel an official landmark?
01:18:50It's pretty hard to argue with Tay Roosevelt.
01:18:54Hmm.
01:18:56What Taylor found?
01:18:59About Mary Catherine, your great-great-grandmother.
01:19:03Kind of part of our history, too.
01:19:06Hmm.
01:19:09Harvest balls tonight.
01:19:10You don't think he could hold off leaving for one more day?
01:19:13Not that.
01:19:14I can't.
01:19:14I just...
01:19:16You know, I'm about the last person that anybody wants to see at the ball.
01:19:25Especially Taylor.
01:19:32Truth is, I'm...
01:19:36I made up my mind a go.
01:19:40It's a remembrance to your mother.
01:19:43But...
01:19:44It'll be my first one without her.
01:19:47Kind of hoping you'd be there.
01:19:50Help get me through it.
01:19:57Okay.
01:20:01We'll stay, Dad.
01:20:02But I won't drink this.
01:20:04You can't make me do it.
01:20:07It's like dirt.
01:20:14Wow.
01:20:15Look at you.
01:20:16Oh.
01:20:17Thanks.
01:20:18Sitter's here.
01:20:19Okay, great.
01:20:19I am almost ready.
01:20:21Oh, hey.
01:20:21Guess what?
01:20:23The library in Seattle called.
01:20:25And they want me back.
01:20:27Get out.
01:20:28That's great.
01:20:29I know, right?
01:20:30They want me to start next week.
01:20:32Wow.
01:20:33That fast, huh?
01:20:34I just...
01:20:34After everything you did for the town, I thought you'd want to hang around.
01:20:37Yeah, I mean, you were so right about Forrester Ridge.
01:20:40This place is really special.
01:20:42And I love it, but I, uh...
01:20:44I can't.
01:20:46I gotta get back.
01:20:47Fair enough.
01:20:47Let's make this harvest ball one we'll never forget.
01:20:51Yeah.
01:20:52Perfect.
01:20:53Look at that.
01:20:55There you go.
01:20:56It concludes the lock.
01:20:58I agree.
01:21:05Cast your visions and bring them back to shore.
01:21:13Come on, make a move.
01:21:16There's another world outside your door.
01:21:21Okay.
01:21:22So, hey, well, you may have a stormy in your guy.
01:21:28Hey, well, you may have a stormy in your guy.
01:21:30Hey, well, you may have a stormy in your guy.
01:21:31You can't take good comfort of all that you are inside.
01:22:11I owe you an apology.
01:22:15Ray.
01:22:16Joel told me you heard what I said to our investors.
01:22:20I'm sorry.
01:22:22I just got so caught up with the pitch, I didn't realize I was coming between you and Joel.
01:22:26I mean, it wasn't your fault. Joel could have said something.
01:22:29Trust me, he did.
01:22:31The moment those guys were gone, he told me taking you to the ball had nothing to do with business.
01:22:36Really? I mean, I didn't... I had no idea.
01:22:44Well, now that everything's settled, I got to get back, but, uh...
01:22:49I didn't want to leave without telling you.
01:22:51Thanks. Wait, where is Joel?
01:22:54Somebody spoke with him, he said he was heading to California.
01:23:06Joel, hey, it's Taylor.
01:23:08Look, I just spoke with Ray and he told me what you said, and that you really wanted to go
01:23:13to the ball with me.
01:23:14And that, that part of you that I really wanted to believe in was real.
01:23:19Just like you said that you were finding what you were looking for out there somewhere, I...
01:23:26I've been looking too.
01:23:28And I know that I have found it here with you.
01:23:32Anyways, I'm still at the graph, and...
01:23:35I'll wait for you.
01:23:36Just please.
01:23:38Please don't leave.
01:23:40Okay, bye.
01:23:45You were right.
01:23:47Business or not.
01:23:50I should have spoken.
01:23:53You didn't leave.
01:23:55Gus, look at you.
01:23:59Come here.
01:24:00It's you.
01:24:02It's you.
01:24:05I couldn't leave without saying, I'm sorry.
01:24:17Show me my great-great-grandmother's face for the first time.
01:24:23You know, I...
01:24:23I recognized her name from the marriage certificate.
01:24:28But we never had a...
01:24:30photo of her.
01:24:33Until now.
01:24:35Well, if I knew who she was, I obviously would have told you.
01:24:38Seeing them like that...
01:24:41Just...
01:24:42I guess it made me wonder what it was like for them.
01:24:46They were starting out together.
01:24:49Their whole lives ahead of them.
01:24:53Everything brand new.
01:24:57Including...
01:24:57This hotel.
01:24:58This hotel.
01:25:04I guess some things just seem right.
01:25:09Well, maybe it is that simple.
01:25:14Well, two people just...
01:25:17Suddenly, no.
01:25:20Oh, it's great.
01:25:22Two people.
01:25:25I think so.
01:25:28There you are.
01:25:29Ah, what are you doing out here?
01:25:31It's freezing.
01:25:32Come on.
01:25:34Party's for you, too.
01:25:36Give the poor guy his jacket back.
01:25:37It's freezing.
01:25:37It's your own jacket.
01:25:41Shall we?
01:25:43Sorry.
01:25:44All right.
01:26:03Oh, my God.
01:26:06Oh, my God.
01:26:09Oh, my God.
01:26:10Oh, my God.
01:26:10Oh, my God.
01:26:11Oh, my God.
01:26:25who knew that bad weather could change the lives of so many for the better
01:26:32then and now
01:26:46oh love I'll never let you go
01:26:55my heart is where it always was
01:27:02I wanna know where I was home
01:27:43I wanna know where I was
01:27:44I wanna know where I was
01:28:37I wanna know where I was
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