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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
00:02:27okay i'll think about it
00:02:57Ray, sorry I'm late.
00:02:58I gotta parlay to help my dad.
00:02:59Man, I still can't believe you grew up on a ranch in Montana.
00:03:03Oh, come on, man. My family in Forest Ridge go way back.
00:03:06My great-great-grandfather cleared the land for that ranch.
00:03:08Yeah, you told me. Him and Daniel Boone.
00:03:10Look, this is so far away from you busting sergeant
00:03:12running your tech company in Silicon Valley.
00:03:14Oh, my phone.
00:03:16Come on, man. You gotta love this place, right?
00:03:19Every time I come here, it's like stepping back in time.
00:03:22Which is why it's costing so much money to bring it into the 21st century.
00:03:26Haven't you taken a good look at that electric panel?
00:03:28Yeah, did you talk to Lyle Lindquist about doing the rewiring?
00:03:31Yeah, about that. Your buddy's been coming a bit too high.
00:03:34Okay, well, I'm not sure I'd call him my buddy,
00:03:36but he said you two have known each other since grade school.
00:03:38Regardless, I hear he's a good electrician.
00:03:40And I'm your business manager.
00:03:42Okay, I really appreciate this passion project of yours,
00:03:45but it's my job to watch the bottom line.
00:03:48I know, Ray. It just makes a lot of sense to hire as many locals as possible, you know?
00:03:53None of it's going to put us over budget.
00:03:57Okay, all right. You're right. We'll get some more beds.
00:04:00Oh, one last thing before I leave.
00:04:04Apparently not everyone's too thrilled that we'll turn the Graff 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?
00:04:18Well, you can find it when you ask them at the meeting.
00:04:20Wait, what?
00:04:22One of us needs to be there.
00:04:25You're the local boy made good.
00:04:28Sounds good, doesn't it? I'll call you.
00:04:38Hey, Dad.
00:04:40Hey, there.
00:04:42I was just going to make some lunch. You want to join me?
00:04:45Yeah, sure. Let me give you a hand with that.
00:04:49I'm heading into Helena for some meetings.
00:04:52I'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.
00:05:08There's a frost warning. You better watch the roads. Could get icy out there.
00:05:12I'll be fine.
00:05:14All that time living in California.
00:05:17You could be out of practice driving in it.
00:05:19I'll be okay. All right? I promise.
00:05:22Hey, let me ask you something.
00:05:24Do you know anything about this town meeting tomorrow night?
00:05:29Yeah, what about the hotel?
00:05:31Yeah, why didn't you tell me?
00:05:33I figured you knew about it. I mean, you grew up here, Joel.
00:05:37You know, when people got something on their mind, they're not shy about speaking up.
00:05:41Yeah, that I do.
00:05:44So, what is it exactly on their mind?
00:05:48They barely see you around here anymore.
00:05:50Then one day you show up, say you're gonna turn one of the oldest establishments in town into some sort
00:05:56of fancy resort.
00:05:58It's not a resort.
00:06:01It's a...
00:06:03It's a destination.
00:06:05See? Right there.
00:06:07Destination.
00:06:08What does that even mean?
00:06:10Well, so what are you saying? I got a bit of a PR problem.
00:06:13I'm saying, you gotta talk straight to people if you want to get them on board.
00:06:20Look, why don't you take my truck?
00:06:23That little go-kart of yours isn't gonna be much good if the weather turns.
00:06:28Okay, Dad.
00:06:29You know what? I'll tell you what.
00:06:30I'll leave you the keys, you can take that little golden ride for a spin.
00:06:59I'll leave you the keys, you can take that little bit.
00:07:01Oh.
00:07:01I'm cool.
00:07:02Okay, it's just a little ice.
00:07:10Please.
00:07:22No.
00:07:29Oh, man.
00:07:38This is great.
00:07:44Okay.
00:07:49Really?
00:08:01I'm not even having a hard enough day already.
00:08:33I'm not even having a hard enough day.
00:08:34Oh, hi.
00:08:36Thank goodness.
00:08:37You all right?
00:08:38Uh, yeah.
00:08:39Yeah, I think so.
00:08:40I think I must have hit a patch of black ice and I thought I was gonna freeze out here.
00:08:44Yeah.
00:08:45Thank you for stopping.
00:08:47You lose something.
00:08:50There it is.
00:08:51Yes.
00:08:54I don't suppose you have any reception out here?
00:08:57Uh, yeah, not out here.
00:08:58What I can do is I can offer you a ride if you'd like, but you don't know me.
00:09:04So here's what I'm gonna do.
00:09:06Uh, I'm gonna wrap my license plate down, as you can see.
00:09:13You can take this, put it on your dash, and you know, if anyone comes looking for you, they'll know
00:09:21where to find you.
00:09:22Well, that's very thoughtful of you.
00:09:24Easy.
00:09:26So, uh, you know, before I do commit to this, which way are you headed?
00:09:31Uh, I'm actually heading to a small town called Forest Ridge.
00:09:34I know it well.
00:09:35Come on, I'll get you out of here.
00:09:38It's been quite the day.
00:09:39I see that.
00:09:40Come on.
00:09:47I'm Taylor, by the way.
00:09:51Introductions.
00:09:52Forgot about that part.
00:09:53Uh, Joel.
00:09:55It's nice to meet you.
00:09:56Nice to meet you.
00:09:59So, uh, well, what brings you to Forest Ridge?
00:10:03Uh, my big brother lives here with his family.
00:10:06I've actually never been here before.
00:10:09Well, I might be slightly biased, being that I'm from here, but there's no place quite like it.
00:10:16And I know I've been around a lot, so I think you're gonna enjoy it.
00:10:21Yeah, I hope so.
00:10:43Can I give you a hand with this?
00:10:44Oh, no, I'm fine. I got it. You've been already so helpful.
00:10:47All right.
00:10:49It was an absolute pleasure meeting you, Taylor.
00:10:52Uh, yeah. Yeah, you too.
00:10:53Thank you for, you know, rescuing me.
00:10:57Uh, yeah, no, it's fun. It's fun. It's fun.
00:10:59You should do it again.
00:11:00Real soon.
00:11:01Yeah, so fun.
00:11:02Or not.
00:11:03Okay, thank you.
00:11:07Hope to see you around.
00:11:08Mom.
00:11:09Yeah, it's gonna be great.
00:11:11All right.
00:11:23Hello.
00:11:24Hey, there she is.
00:11:27Craig, hi. It's so nice to see you.
00:11:30Hey, too. We were a little worried about the weather. Glad you made it.
00:11:33Oh, yeah, more or less.
00:11:34Aunt Taylor!
00:11:36Oh, my gosh, Zoe.
00:11:38You've gotten so big.
00:11:41Hi, Christine. Thank you so much for letting me sit.
00:11:44Of course.
00:11:44Your house is so beautiful.
00:11:47I'm so glad we could get you to Forest Ridge.
00:11:49Yeah, it's such a nice change of pace from going to Seattle all the time, right?
00:11:53Yep, I made it. Four years later, here I am.
00:11:56Let me take your jacket.
00:11:57We're just happy that you're here now.
00:11:59I made you a drawing.
00:12:00You did?
00:12:01Why don't you go get it, sweetie?
00:12:03She's been working on it all morning. She's so excited to show you.
00:12:08How was the drive?
00:12:09Uh, it was very exhilarating.
00:12:13My car is actually in a ditch right now, but a kind stranger gave me a lift and dropped me
00:12:18off.
00:12:18Why didn't you give me a call?
00:12:19I had no signal.
00:12:21Were you scared?
00:12:23I was cold, but I'm here now and I couldn't be happier.
00:12:27Here you go.
00:12:28This is for me?
00:12:30Yeah.
00:12:30Wait, is this me?
00:12:32That's very impressive.
00:12:34She's so talented.
00:12:37You're welcome.
00:12:38I'm going to need you to call a tow truck in the morning.
00:12:40Absolutely.
00:12:41Okay.
00:12:41Yeah, no problem.
00:12:42Well, dinner's almost ready. Why don't you get settled in?
00:12:44Okay.
00:12:45I'll show you your room.
00:12:46Yes, please.
00:12:48Yay.
00:13:17I'll show you.
00:13:19I have a surprise for you.
00:13:21Really? Thank you.
00:13:23You're welcome.
00:13:29Wait, where did I put it?
00:13:31Put what?
00:13:34My phone. I must have left it in the car.
00:13:39Which I will get tomorrow.
00:13:41Because right now, we have some reading to do.
00:13:44I 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.
00:14:00We did. He's great.
00:14:02Except, except, I don't know.
00:14:05Living in Seattle, I just keep meeting these tech bros.
00:14:08They're all the same.
00:14:09They have their own startup, brilliant minds, awkwardly cute.
00:14:13They plan to take over the world and become millionaires by the time they're 30.
00:14:16That doesn't sound so bad.
00:14:17Yeah, except for the fact that the only books they read are on tiny little screens.
00:14:24But maybe they're right.
00:14:27Right about what?
00:14:29That as much as I love what I do, libraries are obsolete.
00:14:34Not as long as you have anything to say about it, right?
00:14:38Hey, did I ever tell you that my little sister back in high school wouldn't date a guy?
00:14:43Unless he could name all three brawny sisters.
00:14:45No, that's not true.
00:14:46No.
00:14:48Two out of three was okay.
00:14:50That's better.
00:14:50That's a lot better.
00:14:51Got to run?
00:14:52Give me a kiss?
00:14:54I'll call the tow truck when I get to work, okay?
00:14:56Okay.
00:14:57And listen, why don't you come by the graph later?
00:14:59Yeah, for sure.
00:15:00All right.
00:15:00Okay.
00:15:01I love you.
00:15:02Love you, too.
00:15:02Have a good day.
00:15:04Hey, somewhere out there, there's a guy who's going to appreciate your love of books.
00:15:12Zoe!
00:15:13Come on.
00:15:13Got a scoot.
00:15:15How are we doing?
00:15:16Pretty good.
00:15:17Good stuff.
00:15:18Um, the folks in 401 called down.
00:15:20They got a leaky faucet.
00:15:22Oh, okay.
00:15:22I'll go check it out.
00:15:23Yeah.
00:15:24And Joel Sheenan and that other fellow are in the office.
00:15:29Sounds like they're going over some more bids.
00:15:31Perfect.
00:15:32It's just in time to turn the graph into Montana's newest all-inclusive entertainment experience.
00:15:36Yeah, I guess so.
00:15:38Um, so, you're coming to the meeting tonight, right?
00:15:41Yes, of course.
00:15:42Absolutely.
00:15:42But if these guys get their hands on those permits, we don't recognize this place.
00:15:49What room was that?
00:15:50Um, 401.
00:15:52401.
00:15:54Okay.
00:16:11Oh, man.
00:16:12Am I glad to see you.
00:16:13You must be Taylor.
00:16:15Hi.
00:16:16Everything checks out.
00:16:17You might want to start it up.
00:16:18Let her warm up a bit.
00:16:19Okay.
00:16:19Yeah, I'll do that.
00:16:20How much do I owe you?
00:16:22All taken care of.
00:16:23Wait, really?
00:16:25Craig did not have to do that.
00:16:27Actually, it was a fellow by the name of Joel Sheenan settled the bill.
00:16:30Wait, what?
00:16:31You're good to go.
00:16:33Have a good day.
00:16:34Yeah, you too.
00:17:01You're looking for something?
00:17:04Oh.
00:17:08Right.
00:17:09It was in your car.
00:17:10You know, I think there's an outside chance you might have dropped this in the truck.
00:17:15I mean, losing my phone twice in one day, that's not a good thing.
00:17:18Oof.
00:17:19Well, if it makes you feel any better.
00:17:21I once misplaced a really, really big cow.
00:17:26It was a little awkward.
00:17:28But I did find her, though.
00:17:30I mean, eventually.
00:17:31So, I mean, these things happen.
00:17:34That's good to know.
00:17:37What happened to your truck?
00:17:38Oh, yeah.
00:17:39Uh, well, I tend to switch things up from time to time.
00:17:45And, uh, what do you think?
00:17:49I don't know.
00:17:50You seem like more of a truck guy to me.
00:17:52Do I?
00:17:54I mean, you did just tell me a story about a cow.
00:17:58It's a true story.
00:17:59I just don't know if it'll fit in the back of your auto.
00:18:01Oh, it's roomier than it looks.
00:18:04Um, listen, I really appreciate you calling me a tow truck, but I cannot let you pay for it.
00:18:09No, of course not.
00:18:10Absolutely not.
00:18:11I wouldn't dream of it.
00:18:12I mean, come on, we just met.
00:18:13It's a little forward, huh?
00:18:15But what I will do is I'm going to write my number down right here, and I'm going to give
00:18:19it to you.
00:18:20What do you do with it?
00:18:20You know, that's on your own accord.
00:18:22But I'm hoping maybe, just maybe, you'll call me, and maybe we go grab coffee, and then you can pay
00:18:30me back.
00:18:31Like, what do you say?
00:18:36What's the deal?
00:18:38All right.
00:18:43Hey.
00:18:45Until then.
00:18:47Until then.
00:19:03A harvest ball.
00:19:05If we could get that on our file, then that'd be great.
00:19:07Absolutely.
00:19:08Hey, look who made it.
00:19:10Taylor, I want you to meet Samantha Wilde.
00:19:12Hi.
00:19:13It's my sister, Taylor.
00:19:14So nice to meet you.
00:19:15You too.
00:19:16Sam runs the front desk, and makes sure that everybody stays nice and happy around here.
00:19:20How do you like your little town so far?
00:19:21Oh, my gosh.
00:19:22It is so beautiful.
00:19:23Yeah.
00:19:24And I hear that you guys have something big coming up.
00:19:26Yes.
00:19:26The autumn harvest ball next week.
00:19:28That's when we really shine.
00:19:29A ball.
00:19:30That sounds fancy.
00:19:31It used to be.
00:19:32It's way more casual now.
00:19:34It's a lot of fun for the whole town.
00:19:37Oh, excuse me.
00:19:39Hey, so I called about your car this morning, and they said it was already taken care of?
00:19:43How are you?
00:19:44Uh, yeah.
00:19:44Looks like my kind stranger came through again.
00:19:47Does the kind stranger have a name?
00:19:48I know that look.
00:19:49No, you are not setting me up.
00:19:51I don't think so.
00:19:52All right.
00:19:52Have it your way.
00:19:55So, what do you think of the place?
00:19:57It really is so lovely.
00:19:58It's like stepping back in time.
00:20:00Yeah.
00:20:01It's over 100 years old, and all things considered, it should go for another 100, assuming we can
00:20:06stop it from getting completely gutted.
00:20:07What do you mean?
00:20:08There's some developers, and they say they can bring more money into town if they bring
00:20:12in more businesses and tourists and stuff.
00:20:13All we have to do is turn this into a fancy new resort.
00:20:18I mean, I like it the way it is.
00:20:20Which is exactly what I plan on telling the town council tonight at the meeting.
00:20:23Oh, yeah.
00:20:24I saw the flyer at your house.
00:20:25Yeah.
00:20:26Hey, you should come along.
00:20:28I mean, I can use all the help I can get.
00:20:29Okay, yeah.
00:20:30Sure.
00:20:31Great.
00:20:32Let me show you around.
00:20:33Awesome.
00:20:34Brought an extra sandwich.
00:20:35You want it?
00:21:03One of my favorites.
00:21:06Oh, mine too.
00:21:07I'm Joyce Kelvin, the librarian here.
00:21:10Oh, Taylor Harris.
00:21:11So nice to meet you.
00:21:12Harris.
00:21:13Ah.
00:21:14You must be Zoe's aunt.
00:21:17How did you know?
00:21:18Zoe always talks about her Aunt Taylor being a librarian, too.
00:21:23She's been very excited about your visit.
00:21:25Oh, well, not as excited as I was to see her.
00:21:28Why don't I open up a card for you so you can check that out?
00:21:31Oh, I mean, that's so nice, but I've read this probably a dozen times.
00:21:36And I don't know how long I'm going to be here, so.
00:21:38Well, you are here.
00:21:40Think of it like visiting an old friend.
00:21:43I love that.
00:21:45Okay.
00:21:45Thanks.
00:21:49The point is, why say anything at all?
00:21:52Look, just go to the meeting, smile nice, and let them get out their system.
00:21:59It's more important than that, you know?
00:22:01I just, I want everyone to know we're on the same team.
00:22:04It's a team shmeep.
00:22:05Listen, when those tourist dollars start rolling in, everyone's going to be your best friend.
00:22:09That's not going to be for two months.
00:22:11In fact, in the meantime, I'd like the whole town to be on board.
00:22:14All right.
00:22:15You want to make a speech?
00:22:17All right?
00:22:18Let everyone know how much you're looking forward to going to this Harvest Ball thing.
00:22:21I mean, that's all they want to talk about anyway.
00:22:24But it happens to be a pretty big deal around here.
00:22:27Okay.
00:22:29Better idea.
00:22:31You find a date, and you go to the ball.
00:22:34I mean, who's going to stay mad at you when you're tripping the light fantastic?
00:22:37Right, right.
00:22:38Right?
00:22:38I ain't tripping any light fantastic at the ball.
00:22:41Or otherwise.
00:22:44Anyways, I got some stuff here.
00:22:45You got to, where are you going?
00:22:47I will see you back at the hotel.
00:22:50I got something.
00:22:51So.
00:22:55Taylor.
00:22:57Hey.
00:22:58Hi.
00:22:58What are you doing here?
00:23:00Uh, I had this, uh, business thing.
00:23:02It's, so, uh, how's the town treating you?
00:23:06Find your way around?
00:23:07I am, actually.
00:23:08I just stopped by the library and got myself a card.
00:23:11Oh, that's a good choice.
00:23:13Although, you know, I've always been more of a Charlotte fan.
00:23:17Charlotte?
00:23:18Charlotte.
00:23:19Charlotte.
00:23:19Bronson.
00:23:20Who's that, Emma?
00:23:22You know Jane Eyre.
00:23:24Well, we cannot forget their favorite sister.
00:23:29And how could we ever forget Anne?
00:23:31Oh.
00:23:31I love Anne.
00:23:32You're full of a lot of surprises, aren't you?
00:23:35Don't.
00:23:37Uh.
00:23:38Is that your business thing?
00:23:39Yeah.
00:23:40I gotta go.
00:23:42Sorry.
00:23:43Uh, I'll call you about that coffee.
00:23:45I'm looking forward to it.
00:23:48Bye.
00:23:56Bye.
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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
00:24:45since then i've fallen in love with forest ridge and everything about it especially the graph
00:24:52it's part of our history in this town and i think that that's something that should be
00:24:56preserved and cherished and i don't think it should be sacrificed for a quick profit
00:25:04thank you
00:25:08thank you chris i'm gonna open the floor now who's next excuse me i'd like to say something
00:25:36good evening ladies and gentlemen my name is joel sheenan well i'm the reason that we're
00:25:42all here tonight you see my company we bought the graph hotel and with these permits we intend
00:25:48to make some pretty big changes my family has a deep deep roots here in forest ridge so
00:25:55i'm doing this because i love this town i've seen towns like ours grow and prosper by attracting
00:26:06visitors every year that's the goal you see but what they realized was that as important
00:26:15as their history is they can't let it hold them back they need to move into the 21st century they
00:26:21need to plan ahead for the future and so do we the plans that we have for the graph hotel
00:26:29they're going to be good for this town that's why we need this council to endorse these permits
00:26:35it's for us so we can take that next step forward and prepare for the future because we don't want
00:26:43our history to hold us back again my name is joel sheenan and i thank you for your time
00:26:53i actually have a question sure isn't the graph hotel a hundred years old
00:27:00so that means it's eligible for a landmark status for landmark status the state of montana says we
00:27:06have to prove that a significant historical event took place involving the building that's exactly
00:27:12right thank you phyllis and uh according to our research there's no evidence of that with the
00:27:17graph hotel well who did this research well i hired some extremely reputable experts to look into it you
00:27:24mean your company hire people to look up the landmark status for a building that you want to develop
00:27:30oh you could put it that way yeah okay so you're saying that if we find a significant event happened
00:27:36at the graph and then the hotel would be preserved according to the state of montana yes well i don't
00:27:42know maybe mr sheenan's idea of significant is really just in his own best interest oh okay okay okay
00:27:49look that's a little far phyllis maybe we could take some time to explore this and before the council makes
00:27:56their final decision all right this is what we'll do we'll take a week to look this over then we'll
00:28:02reconvene and hear what everyone has to say any objections good meeting adjourned
00:28:17it's a disaster
00:28:20you did it just got the ball started i'm still gonna find some proof
00:28:24yeah but this looks like this is really in your wheelhouse what do you say you want to give us
00:28:28a hand with this yeah sure
00:28:33great
00:28:39you made quite the impression last night everybody's talking about it
00:28:44i got to admit i was a little surprised the way you called out jolsheen and like that yeah well
00:28:48he
00:28:48threw me a curveball too do you remember that kind stranger i told you about wait that was jolsheen
00:28:54yes and i can't tell craig obviously because he's not exactly his favorite person right now this is
00:29:00true he seems so nice too and so down to earth i i can't believe i fell for that story
00:29:06that he grew
00:29:07up in forest ridge that wasn't a story joel and i went to school together but you did yeah we
00:29:13did really
00:29:14well too honor roll valedictorian he never really made a big deal out of it though so none of us
00:29:19really
00:29:19knew how well he did until he got a full ride to college okay i don't understand how did he
00:29:25get the
00:29:25money to buy the hotel after graduation we all thought he'd move back to the ranch work with his
00:29:29dad but he ended up getting recruited by some tech company in california another tech guy but yeah so
00:29:37he stayed there until his stock was vested and that's how we got his startup off the ground
00:29:41he has his own company yeah helped develop a couple apps that got a lot of attention
00:29:48so he seems to be doing quite all right for himself okay so this is what i don't understand
00:29:53he doesn't live here why even buy the hotel i've been wondering that myself but i will say i'm not
00:29:59surprised he stopped to help you the other day what do you mean growing up joel was always the
00:30:04first person 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 should ask
00:30:20him the next time you see him i can't i promised craig i would help him and i can't do
00:30:27that and hang
00:30:27out with him at the same time besides i need to focus i have to i have to find a
00:30:32job yeah no we don't
00:30:35want anything to distract you hey dad and then town should be home for dinner heard the meeting last
00:30:45night got mighty interesting oh yeah news travels fast in forest ridge social media got nothing on us
00:30:57what are you gonna do i know that much i can do until we get those permits i'm not talking
00:31:01about
00:31:02permits son i'm talking about all those people that need to know you're acting in good faith
00:31:06i told them dad i did what i could i'm here to help
00:31:14the way they see it part of their town part of their history it's changing forever there's no record
00:31:22of anything historically significant happening at the graph hotel even besides me falling in love with
00:31:29your mother at our first harvest ball besides that of course see that's what it's all about joel things
00:31:36people remember what they wore the song they danced to first to the way the lights shine a certain way
00:31:47me i always remember the wallpaper wallpaper
00:31:53in the hallway on only the ballroom i remember addy and i were on our way in we were just
00:31:59a couple
00:32:01of kids all dressed up for a grown-up fancy ball i noticed the blue in the wallpaper match the
00:32:08color of
00:32:08her eyes i knew right then and there we're gonna be dancing with that ball for the rest of our
00:32:15lives
00:32:17you never told me this story i guess it's been on my mind lately with the ball coming up and
00:32:23how your mother and i never miss one till now i know i'm sorry dad i miss her too
00:32:34you want to talk about historical significance
00:32:39you 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 no no no i mean i get it i get it i can really dig my heels in
00:33:05when it comes to the bronte
00:33:06sisters you were very diplomatic
00:33:11okay then i'm stumped i i am because up until that point i didn't think we disagreed about anything
00:33:20of 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
00:33:37what i didn't know is that you own your own tech company and you drive a flashy car and you
00:33:42can
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 foundation
00:34:02or or i talk about my collection of of first editions or art or anything you collect books
00:34:09see right there that's what i'm talking about you see people see me in a completely different light
00:34:17and then it's like there's this enormous elephant in the room and i have to work so hard to get
00:34:23around
00:34:23if you'll wait stop there's something i haven't told you yet there are a lot of people in this town
00:34:33who love that old hotel you noticed one of those people happens to be my brother craig cares
00:34:48your brother's craig oh when i'm visiting that'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 i think it's probably best if you just send me the toe turn girl
00:35:09and i'm guessing you wanna pass on a cup of coffee i'm sorry me too
00:35:22bye
00:35:25bye
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
00:35:47ah this way my favorite part
00:35:52is 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 but if you
00:36:03need
00:36:03the room no please um go ahead all right i'll tell you what um in the meantime we can go
00:36:10back to
00:36:10my office and let them finish up and we'll take a look at the plans
00:36:15how's that sound uh would you mind escorting them right oh yeah sure right this way
00:36:26it's gonna look great craig
00:36:30colors
00:36:30yeah lights
00:36:34corn man it's just
00:36:37it's corn i'm gonna go okay to my meeting i worked with you but i needed to tell you
00:36:43good job thank you i want you to forget it i'm just like wow see you later wow
00:36:52great so i'm sure you'll both agree that this is an opportunity of a lifetime
00:36:56again thanks for coming i'll call you guys next week
00:37:09you okay
00:37:12yeah yeah i'm fine what's with the sudden fascination with wallpaper
00:37:17yeah i wasn't fascinated
00:37:20listen buddy you got to keep your head in the game word's getting around what are you talking
00:37:25about i'm talking about the fact that the locals aren't crazy about this project i'm getting a few
00:37:30calls from our potential store tenants they want to know if we're still moving forward
00:37:34of course we are then we better make sure that this doesn't steamroll on us
00:37:39maybe you know maybe that's not a bad idea about you finding a date for the syndic
00:37:42hey lay on the charm do a little schmoozing ray i am not taking a date to the ball to
00:37:48make people
00:37:48like me all i'm saying is we got to do something hang on
00:37:54think about it got a lot riding on this hey okay
00:38:05are you enjoying your visit with katherine and heatless very much i was thinking
00:38:10my part-time librarian recently moved to denver and i've been looking for someone to help out
00:38:15around here if you're interested oh yeah i mean that would be amazing i just uh i don't know how
00:38:22long i'm here for well while you are here i could sure use your help that's yeah i guess i
00:38:29would love
00:38:29to wonderful come by tomorrow and we'll get you started all right okay thanks
00:38:38i was wondering if you could help me find a book what do you see i finished this one
00:38:45again jane eyre it's impressive and i'm looking for something a little different
00:38:50i figured who better to ask than a librarian well i don't officially work here yet
00:38:59well then we'll make it unofficial
00:39:02i'm looking for something a little bit less romantic and more down to earth you know with
00:39:09people who don't necessarily belong together but they are willing to take a chance even if the odds
00:39:14are stacked against them well 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 because taylor i
00:39:29respect
00:39:29the fact that you're standing by your brother i do but i also think that if you get to know
00:39:35me
00:39:35better that you can decide for yourself the person that i really am
00:39:41so
00:39:43so a tour just a tour not a date come on you're ridiculous um yeah okay i'll see you at
00:39:59seven
00:39:59tonight tonight tonight oh and uh romeo and juliet romeo 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 my dad still remembers
00:40:31it from the first time he brought my mom to the ball they used to go they did every year
00:40:40she passed away last year
00:40:44i'm sorry thank you
00:40:48the first time he came here he saw that wallpaper
00:40:54the way the color matched my mom's eyes he knew he spent the rest of his life with her
00:41:03it sounds so simple having two people just
00:41:08no
00:41:10i think it is
00:41:13we're just the right two people
00:41:17come with me
00:41:19it's the best part
00:41:27oh what's that i thought you might get hungry
00:41:33is this part of your tour
00:41:36well i can always have him take it back
00:41:37it's fine
00:41:40but it's still not a date
00:41:44didn't say it was
00:41:49you're jackie meletti
00:41:51thank you
00:41:58after you
00:42:02chivalry's not dead it'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
00:42:16really
00:42:17we were in high school
00:42:21and this one summer our 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 so 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 if it weren't for me
00:42:45he must have been really convincing because i got the job and
00:42:51he's been there for me ever since
00:42:53he sounds like a great brother
00:42:55yes and very determined once he makes his mind up about something
00:43:00this much i know
00:43:05craig thinks you're doing this whole thing for 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 but
00:43:23but why the graph why all the extra time and money
00:43:30isn't there something else you can do to help the town
00:43:35growing up
00:43:37my dad and i we used to work the ranch all the time
00:43:41and sometimes
00:43:43we would camp out overnight just two of us under the stars we'd talk all night it was so special
00:43:53i used to wish i had a magic wand and i can wait and just make those moments last a
00:44:02little bit longer
00:44:03you know that's wonderful that's how i feel about this town
00:44:10and all the people that if i could just
00:44:14wave a magic wand and make forest fridge the way it was when i was growing up
00:44:20i
00:44:23turns out i'm not a wizard i don't have a wand
00:44:29things are always changing joel you're right
00:44:33and all we can do is make sure and try to change them for the better that's all i want
00:44:39to do
00:44:41i want to help my hometown grow and keep all the things that make it so special
00:44:50like harvest ball
00:44:57what are you doing
00:45:00may i oh no no i'm not i'm not much of a dancer
00:45:06follow my lead
00:45:12i can't believe i'm doing this
00:45:16it's all in the hips barry
00:45:18what are you talking about it's you you're a great dancer
00:45:29you're a great partner
00:45:32i'm not gonna argue with that it's true
00:45:38see wait it was crystal clear listen taylor i was wondering
00:45:45um
00:45:49you um and me
00:45:53oh my gosh i
00:45:56why do i suddenly feel like i'm back in high school uh
00:46:00well from what i hear you were actually really cool in high school yeah that's debatable
00:46:07i don't know
00:46:08i don't know okay
00:46:11i would you like to go to the ball with me
00:46:17wait seriously seriously
00:46:25whoa um
00:46:28wait craig no i just i um i saw the lay i thought somebody forgot to show
00:46:32craig sorry sorry
00:46:39you okay
00:46:40you okay
00:46:40i don't know
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, Joel 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, but I had no idea how you really felt about
00:47:25him until the meeting.
00:47:27I know I probably should have told you about tonight, but I thought maybe if I went and talked to
00:47:31him, I 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, they 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, why 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, and I promise you I will not stop until I find
00:48:17something.
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, and I completely understand, but 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, you do?
00:48:57I do.
00:48:57As long as you're okay with me doing everything humanly possible to save the Graff Hotel.
00:49:03Okay.
00:49:06I have to admit, this is without a doubt the most unusual offer I've ever had.
00:49:14So, 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, I'm not going to go easy just because it's you.
00:49:29I 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 was 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, I 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, the library's collected a kind of archive of the town's history.
00:50:09Newspapers, photographs, letters and diaries.
00:50:14What are you doing with all of these?
00:50:15Well, the plan was to have it digitized and online, but as you can see, we 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.
00:50:43Well, see, I thought I was the only one who came in early.
00:50:46Yeah, well, I had some time before the library opened, so 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.
00:50:57That is, uh, way beyond my skill set.
00:51:00No, it's not.
00:51:01Come on.
00:51:02It's easy.
00:51:03All right.
00:51:05Sit.
00:51:09You're going to take one of these, and you are going to bend the floral wire into a J, and
00:51:16then you're going to place it right beneath there.
00:51:19The letter J?
00:51:21Yeah.
00:51:21Or like a little loop.
00:51:25Yeah, 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, kind of bend it like this, and then we're going to weave it
00:51:44through.
00:51:47Hey, pay attention.
00:51:49Would you like to come to the ranch tonight and 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.
00:52:03All right, yeah.
00:52:04I'd love that.
00:52:13Hey.
00:52:14Oh, Burr.
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 until 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.
00:52:34Um, 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 got to get out there and 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, 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?
00:53:02You know, I think my eyelashes can take it.
00:53:05All right.
00:53:06All right.
00:53:06Let's go.
00:53:13So does this happen a lot?
00:53:14Oh, yeah, you know, it's always something.
00:53:19Too hot, it's too cold, the river's flooding, the river's dried up.
00:53:27Sounds like a lot of fun.
00:53:29Oh, yeah, it's barrel monkeys.
00:53:33So is that why you left?
00:53:35To get away from...
00:53:37I'm sorry, it's probably none of my business.
00:53:41No.
00:53:45It's a fair question.
00:53:47I love this place so much, why leave it?
00:53:51You know, no matter how much I love Forest Ridge,
00:53:58I just had this feeling.
00:54:01The things I wanted in life, they 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 it was out there somewhere.
00:54:14And if I wanted to find it, then 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.
00:54:42There 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?
00:54:50Yeah.
00:54:53Yeah.
00:55:02Yeah.
00:55:09Hey.
00:55:11Paul Bunyan.
00:55:14i thought you're coming into town yeah my dad's got about a hundred things to do around here
00:55:20figured i'd give him a hand you know huh why haven't you been checking your messages recently
00:55:25my phone's in the house why what's going on alan's trying to reach you the whole system
00:55:29crashed this morning what yeah they need me to head back or no don't know yet let's see what
00:55:35alan says when he gets us back online besides you need to be here for that meeting with the town
00:55:39council yeah and the ball since when was that on your calendar oh yeah i decided i'm gonna go
00:55:48wait with an actual date as a matter of fact ray yes with an actual date you sly dog you
00:55:55see now
00:55:55this is what i'm talking about right chopping wood going to the ball this is how we're gonna win
00:56:00hearts and minds around here wait a minute no no wait wait wait wait don't move don't move
00:56:04i should take a picture you know you and the axe for the website no yeah why no look i'm
00:56:09gonna
00:56:09go call alan make sure everything's all right
00:56:18hey oh hey how old is that thing um i believe lincoln was president
00:56:26and somehow you still keep it up and running yeah against all odds what brings you down here
00:56:33uh sam said you were down here i walked zoe over from the library just upstairs helping
00:56:37with the decorating yeah i'm almost done here just hitting that and we're good
00:56:43okay all right how goes the search uh good
00:56:49i mean it's going there's still a couple days until the meeting and i'm hoping something turns up
00:56:56hey um sorry for getting involved in all this what do you mean ah it's just i mean
00:57:05what are we hanging on to you know a bunch of old stories and a few fond memories it's
00:57:11all right okay those are important things too oh i know they are it's just
00:57:21you heard what joel said man that guy can be convincing when he really wants something
00:57:26yeah well so can i yeah you're telling me uh hey what's in here
00:57:34oh this is the old maid's quarters wait they lived at the hotel oh yeah back in the day they
00:57:40were on call 24 7. management wanted them close so they put them up in here
00:57:48do you mind if i do yeah go ahead all right thank you uh-huh don't get in any trouble
00:58:08beep
00:58:22Babe.
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.
00:59:37But check this out.
00:59:39The guy in the middle, right in front.
00:59:41Who does that look like?
00:59:48Whoa.
00:59:49Right?
00:59:55Is 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 know.
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.
01:00:43Back to square one.
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.
01:00:59All 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.
01:01:08Hopefully, it's nothing too serious.
01:01:10All right.
01:01:10I'll catch you inside.
01:01:12All right, cool.
01:01:29Hey there.
01:01:30All right.
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.
01:01:39Things are hopping over here, too.
01:01:42How's our hungry cat doing?
01:01:43Much better.
01:01:44Thank you for asking.
01:01:45You know, in fact, she wanted me to, well, invite you over so she could personally thank
01:01:50you for your help.
01:01:51Oh, she did, did she?
01:01:54Listen, listen.
01:01:55I know that this is, well, incredibly last-second notice, but, um, what do you think if we reschedule
01:02:03the dinner for tonight?
01:02:04I promise you, no cattle wrangling this time.
01:02:08Sounds good.
01:02:09I'll see you tonight.
01:02:11I'll see you tonight.
01:02:11Bye.
01:02:11Bye.
01:02:13Bye.
01:02:13Bye.
01:02:13Bye.
01:02:14Bye.
01:02:16That was so amazing.
01:02:18Learned to cook on a campfire.
01:02:20It's an old Sheen and family tradition.
01:02:24A tradition that's been passed down to the next generation?
01:02:27It's hard to tell.
01:02:28It's not much on the great outdoors these days.
01:02:32Yeah, 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 Sheen and family tradition.
01:02:46Never missed a one.
01:02:47Joel, too, when he was growing up, you should have seen the little tight suit and tie.
01:02:53Man, I think I got pictures around here somewhere.
01:02:56No, 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, so he would
01:03:08ask 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?
01:03:20Uh, yeah.
01:03:21Yeah, I guess he just hasn't met anybody he wanted to take.
01:03:26Till now.
01:03:28It's very subtle, okay?
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.
01:03:45And 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.
01:03:58You know, he built that cabin back before Montana was even a state.
01:04:01Cleared the land for the ranch.
01:04:04Got 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.
01:21:19There's another world outside your door.
01:21:22Woo!
01:21:22Woo!
01:21:23Woo!
01:21:23So, you can't wear a nail.
01:21:25It's gonna be your guide.
01:21:30You can't take good counsel you all that you own inside.
01:21:39Woo!
01:21:40Woo!
01:21:40Woo!
01:21:40Woo!
01:21:41Woo!
01:21:41Woo!
01:21:42Woo!
01:21:44Woo!
01:21:46Woo!
01:21:49Woo!
01:21:49Woo!
01:21:49Woo!
01:21:50Woo!
01:21:53Woo!
01:21:53Woo!
01:21:53Woo!
01:21:54Woo!
01:21:57Woo!
01:21:58Woo!
01:21:59Woo!
01:22:00Woo!
01:22:01Woo!
01:22:04Woo!
01:22:10I owe you an apology.
01:22:14Hey.
01:22:16Joe told me you heard what I said to our investors.
01:22:20i'm sorry i just got so caught up with the pitch i didn't realize i was coming between you and
01:22:25joel
01:22:26i mean it wasn't your fault joel could have said something trust me he did
01:22:31the moment those guys were gone he told me taking you to the ball
01:22:34had nothing to do with business really i mean i didn't i had no idea
01:22:45well now that everything's settled i gotta get back but uh
01:22:49i didn't want to leave without telling you thanks wait where is joel uh someone spoke with
01:22:55him he said he was heading to california thank you
01:23:06joel hey it's taylor look i just spoke with ray and he told me what
01:23:11you said and that you really wanted to go to the ball with me and that that part of you
01:23:16that i
01:23:16really wanted to believe in was real just like you said that you were finding what you were looking
01:23:22for out there somewhere i i've been looking too and i know that i have found it here with you
01:23:32anyways i'm still at the graph and i'll wait for you just please please don't leave
01:23:44you were right business or not i should have spoken
01:23:53you didn't leave
01:23:54gus look at you
01:24:03i couldn't leave without saying i'm sorry
01:24:12thank you thank you
01:24:17you're showing me my great-great-grandmother's face for the first time you know i i recognized her name from
01:24:26the marriage certificate
01:24:28but we never had a photo 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 just
01:24:42i guess it made me wonder what it was like for them
01:24:46they were starting out together their whole lives ahead of them all
01:24:52everything brand new
01:24:56including
01:24:57this hotel
01:25:04i guess some things just seem right
01:25:09well maybe it is that simple
01:25:13well two people just
01:25:17suddenly know
01:25:20it's great two people
01:25:25i think so
01:25:28there you are
01:25:29ah
01:25:30what are you doing out here it's freezing
01:25:32come on
01:25:34party's for you too
01:25:36give the poor guy his jacket back it's freezing
01:25:37get your own jacket
01:25:42shall we
01:25:42peace out
01:25:43all right
01:25:45all right
01:26:00we need this
01:26:01and
01:26:02our hearts
01:26:03will fill
01:26:04as the ashes
01:26:06flow in the sky
01:26:08the stars
01:26:10as they sing
01:26:11and they're brightly afraid
01:26:14that we never have to say goodbye
01:26:24who knew that
01:26:27bad weather could change the lives of so many for the better
01:26:32then
01:26:33and now
01:26:40all right
01:26:42oh
01:26:47love
01:26:48i'll never let you go
01:26:55my heart is where it always was
01:27:03oh
01:27:04oh
01:27:05oh
01:27:06i was
01:27:10oh
01:27:11oh
01:27:11oh
01:27:12oh
01:27:12oh
01:27:16oh
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