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Valerie Warrick and a charming veteran must track down the enigmatic owner of her family's land to preserve her family's legacy.
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00:00:02It's Christmas 1941, and our brave men are saying goodbye to their sweethearts as they head off to war.
00:00:24Excuse me.
00:00:25Oh!
00:00:32Since you're already in my arms, would you care to dance?
00:00:35Since I'm already here.
00:00:44I'm Duke, by the way.
00:00:46Duke? Nickname?
00:00:49Something the men call me?
00:00:51It means leader.
00:00:52Oh.
00:00:54I guess I better live up to the name then, huh?
00:00:57I'm Marguerite.
00:01:00Marguerite.
00:01:03So tell me about yourself.
00:01:06I live on a ranch.
00:01:08But it's not the life for me.
00:01:11I want to travel and see the world.
00:01:16Well, the world is the same everywhere.
00:01:19Traveling isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
00:01:23I couldn't imagine a better thing than to find a small piece of land to raise a family on one
00:01:27day.
00:01:29Well, what does your family do?
00:01:33I don't really have a family anymore.
00:01:38When do you leave?
00:01:41I'll ship it out tomorrow.
00:01:47Oh, yeah.
00:01:52I don't know.
00:01:54I love you.
00:01:54I love you.
00:01:54I love you.
00:01:55I love you.
00:01:56I love you tomorrow.
00:01:59Frostbite on the front porch swing.
00:02:01Snowflakes on the window pane.
00:02:09Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
00:02:12Great news, Maple Candy Surprise is a huge hit.
00:02:14Amanda is way up for our new ice cream flavor.
00:02:17So make sure when you see the cows, you give them some love, okay?
00:02:20I'm looking at you, Dolores.
00:03:08It's late.
00:03:10You turned off my alarm.
00:03:12You need the rest for that cough.
00:03:14Yeah, well, you know what they say.
00:03:15Good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.
00:03:18Yeah, and doctor's appointments.
00:03:21New batch of ice cream, huh?
00:03:23You know, you should take some over to Marcus at the co-op.
00:03:26He's a good-looking man.
00:03:27Please stop trying to set me up. It's getting a little weird.
00:03:31Yeah, not a chance.
00:03:32See, our family believes in love.
00:03:38So are you calling the clinic or am I?
00:03:40You know the new Maple Candy Surprise is a big hit at the grocery store.
00:03:43Mm-hmm.
00:03:44Yeah, it'd be an even bigger hit if we had a creamery of our own.
00:03:48Getting pretty tired of shipping our milk out when we got the land to do it here.
00:03:51Yeah, well, the quality's good.
00:03:53Mm-hmm.
00:03:54We need to control the production costs, though.
00:03:56We're spending as much money as we make.
00:03:58And if we actually turn a profit, this could be our future.
00:04:01Could be.
00:04:05Dad.
00:04:11Hey, can you fit my dad in?
00:04:14It's just a cough.
00:04:15I'll go next month.
00:04:16That's what you said last month.
00:04:20I'm not gonna lose you, too.
00:04:27I'll let them know we're here.
00:04:28I could have come alone, you know.
00:04:29He wouldn't have come.
00:04:31Hey, Val.
00:04:32Can't believe you got him to show.
00:04:34Right?
00:04:36You and me both.
00:04:38It's a holiday miracle.
00:04:39I'll let the doctor know you're here.
00:04:45My ice cream angel.
00:04:48It's 101.
00:04:49There were books.
00:04:50I'm gonna come back another day.
00:04:52Hold your horses, Dad.
00:04:53One minute late is not that big of a deal.
00:04:54Dr. Franklin was always on time, if not early, so let's just go.
00:04:58Sit down.
00:05:00Sorry, Val.
00:05:03The new doctor enjoys listening to the veterans' stories.
00:05:05He doesn't like to rush them.
00:05:07Well, I guess that's okay, then.
00:05:10I'll remind him.
00:05:19Oh, that was a good story.
00:05:20Oh.
00:05:21All right.
00:05:23After you.
00:05:27Okay, so make sure your wife gets this.
00:05:29Tell her it's right down the road, and you're gonna be just fine, all right?
00:05:32Thank you for your service.
00:05:34Thank you for your service.
00:05:36Hi, folks.
00:05:36Sorry to keep you waiting.
00:05:39I'm, um, Dr. Jennings.
00:05:43This is Jim, and I'm Valerie.
00:05:45We weren't waiting very long, were we?
00:05:49Good.
00:05:50Good.
00:05:51Uh, just right this way.
00:05:53I'll be out here.
00:06:00A military rat who still travels around a lot.
00:06:03Apparently his, his dad still lives in the town, and he's trying to reconnect with him over the holidays.
00:06:09Well, isn't that nice?
00:06:10Hmm.
00:06:11No wife, no kids.
00:06:12Completely single.
00:06:13Like, like you.
00:06:15Okay, moving on.
00:06:19Okay.
00:06:20Not so fast.
00:06:21How long have you had that cough?
00:06:22Uh, it's been a bit worse since the summer.
00:06:25Okay.
00:06:25So, quite a while, and you thought it would go away on its own.
00:06:30When did you serve?
00:06:32Uh, my time was in the Gulf.
00:06:35Uh, it's not really that bad, though.
00:06:37I'm only here because of Valerie.
00:06:46Fit as a fiddle.
00:06:47Like I said, I'm wasting the doc's time.
00:06:50Uh, I suspect some lung damage from his time serving.
00:06:52Uh, I've ordered some x-rays and some lung function tests, but in the meantime, this should help with the
00:06:57cough.
00:06:59It's nice to meet you, Jim.
00:07:01And, uh, you as well, Valerie.
00:07:04Thank you, Dr. Jennings.
00:07:06Oh, you could just, just call me, uh, Walker.
00:07:11Walker.
00:07:11Yeah.
00:07:13Yeah.
00:07:28Okay, a couple of weeks away until the Christmas party, and we still don't have a band.
00:07:31So, I need you to get that one that we had for Dad's 60th.
00:07:34And your company is still sponsoring the grocery gift card giveaways, right?
00:07:37Hey, sis.
00:07:38Nice to see you.
00:07:40I'm fine, thank you.
00:07:41Thank you so much for asking.
00:07:43There's no time for pleasantries.
00:07:45When do you fly home?
00:07:50Um...
00:07:50You're still coming home for Christmas, right?
00:07:52Well, uh, I kind of have a girlfriend.
00:07:57Okay.
00:08:00And, uh, meeting on the boardroom at 10?
00:08:02Yeah.
00:08:04Okay.
00:08:08Are you dating your boss?
00:08:09Don't judge, okay?
00:08:11It's, it's still, it kind of just happened.
00:08:13It's new.
00:08:15It's fine.
00:08:16You can bring her.
00:08:17It'll be fun.
00:08:20Bye.
00:08:24It is time for father-daughter talk.
00:08:28Dad, you know chess is not my thing.
00:08:30I just, I want you to have more fun.
00:08:32Your life consists of what?
00:08:34200 milking cows, maple syrup, and you crushed your old man.
00:08:38I love my life.
00:08:39I love Christmas, and I love you.
00:08:42Well, just let a dad be a dad.
00:08:44Don't you worry about me.
00:08:45Put yourself out there a bit.
00:08:48Enjoy life outside this farm.
00:08:50Okay.
00:08:51I'll try.
00:08:53Yeah?
00:08:55Good.
00:08:57Now let's set up an appointment at the bank.
00:08:59Because what this ranch needs is a creamery of its own.
00:09:03Oh, Dad.
00:09:12Love you.
00:09:19So I, um, I know our mortgage renewal isn't until next month, but I thought we could look
00:09:23at using the land for equity.
00:09:25Your plans are solid, but unfortunately a strange thing came up in the database.
00:09:30I'm hoping you can help me clarify the title.
00:09:34The land isn't actually registered into your family.
00:09:42Who's it registered under?
00:09:44The owner is D Property Company.
00:09:49D Property Company?
00:09:53Oh, my grandparents were Marguerite and Henry.
00:09:55They renamed the ranch M&H after they were married.
00:09:58So who is D Property Company?
00:10:01I don't know.
00:10:04What else does it say?
00:10:08All I can tell you is that the land was purchased much later than the original homestead.
00:10:13In 1946.
00:10:15It was bought with a military pension.
00:10:18Nobody on Mom's side served in the war.
00:10:25Are you telling me it's possible that we don't own any of the land?
00:10:29Before we can look at you borrowing or building on that land, we need to figure that out.
00:10:34And what if we can't?
00:10:35Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves.
00:10:37I'm sure you'll be able to sort this out before it becomes a bigger problem.
00:10:49I am ready to bake.
00:10:53Like, ten pounds of butter.
00:10:55Ready.
00:10:56It's very ready.
00:10:58What's up?
00:10:58You look like you just lost your best friend, which can't be possible since I'm right here.
00:11:03My Christmas dreams of the new creamery have just been dashed.
00:11:06What?
00:11:08Yeah, apparently our land isn't in our family name, and I'm trying to find proof that we do own it,
00:11:13but I can't.
00:11:14Okay, let's back out of this rabbit hole just a bit.
00:11:18So the land was passed down my mom's side of the family.
00:11:21My dad assumed that all of it was ours.
00:11:23The records show that it's actually owned by some mysterious D property company.
00:11:31Odd that no one has claimed it all this time.
00:11:35Yeah.
00:11:36And if they decide to, we could lose everything.
00:11:39We could lose the animals, the ice cream business, the house.
00:11:42You are a sound business person.
00:11:44You will think your way through this.
00:11:47Well, all we know so far is that the land was purchased with a military pension.
00:11:55You know who might be able to help?
00:11:57Dr. Jennings Walker?
00:12:00Yeah, he is a total history buff, and he knows all about this town, all the way back to the
00:12:04early 1900s.
00:12:06Plus, he's looking for another excuse to see you again.
00:12:17Valerie.
00:12:19Hi.
00:12:19Hi.
00:12:20It's nice to see you again.
00:12:21Is your dad all right?
00:12:23He's good.
00:12:24I'm actually here to see you.
00:12:26Oh.
00:12:27Are you feeling all right?
00:12:29I'm fine.
00:12:30I was just hoping that you might be able to help me with something.
00:12:33Absolutely.
00:12:34Yeah.
00:12:35Anything.
00:12:36How much time do you have?
00:12:38Oh, um.
00:12:41Care to join me for lunch?
00:12:43Sounds great.
00:12:45Okay, so the land was purchased with a military pension.
00:12:49Could it be a wartime buddy of your grandfather's?
00:12:52As far as we know, he never served.
00:12:55What about an uncle or a cousin?
00:12:58My grandmother, Marguerite, was an only child, and my grandpa's parents died when he was really young, and there's no
00:13:03record of any extended family or anything.
00:13:06So kind of at a loss on where to start, and Holly mentioned that you're a bit of a military
00:13:11buff.
00:13:11Oh, yeah.
00:13:13Yeah, guilty.
00:13:14My grandmother, Mary, she was a wartime photojournalist for the local paper, and she would keep these photo albums of
00:13:21articles and pictures about the servicemen from the area.
00:13:25You know, maybe I could, uh, stop at my father's on the way home after work and meet you at
00:13:31your farm around 7.
00:13:37That would be amazing.
00:13:39Yeah.
00:13:39Yeah.
00:13:40Great.
00:13:43Great.
00:14:05Hey, Dad.
00:14:06Hey, Walker.
00:14:09Sorry about not showing up the other day.
00:14:12Oh, hey, no, it's, uh, it's no problem.
00:14:15Another time.
00:14:19Business been good?
00:14:21Steady.
00:14:22For now, you know how it is.
00:14:24Right.
00:14:26Heard you've been filling in for Dr. Franklin.
00:14:29Yeah.
00:14:30Yeah, just for a few weeks.
00:14:34I know I haven't gotten back to you yet about my holiday plans.
00:14:38Oh, you know, hey, it's okay.
00:14:39I didn't come by to hound you.
00:14:41I just, um, was actually hoping to have a look at some of Grandma's photo albums.
00:14:45A friend of mine was looking for someone who might have served in World War II and was around here.
00:14:52You know where they are.
00:14:55Yeah.
00:14:58Okay, I'll grab them and be on my way.
00:15:07These are really good.
00:15:09Grandmother was very talented.
00:15:10Yeah, she was a trailblazer for sure.
00:15:13Fearless, strong, independent.
00:15:18She chronicled a lot of important events in history.
00:15:22I like her compassionate angle.
00:15:24So human.
00:15:31Can't imagine how hard the holidays must have been back then.
00:15:38Holly mentioned it might be a little tough for you this year.
00:15:45Your mom loved Christmas.
00:15:53Any luck with your dad?
00:15:57Holly mentioned something.
00:16:00Right.
00:16:04Uh, yeah, my dad is, uh, he's pretty set in his ways.
00:16:11It's fine, though.
00:16:12I mean, coming back here expecting things to be different was a long shot.
00:16:20I'm sorry.
00:16:22Yeah.
00:16:26So you travel around a lot?
00:16:28Yeah.
00:16:29Yeah, rarely in one place for more than a few months.
00:16:32After this, I'm actually looking at an opportunity in Pensacola.
00:16:35Florida?
00:16:36Wow.
00:16:38Wow.
00:16:38You're just here for the holidays, then.
00:16:41That's the plan.
00:16:54It's my grandma.
00:16:56Are you sure?
00:16:56Yeah, I'm positive.
00:16:57I'd know her face anywhere.
00:17:00She's the blonde, third from the left.
00:17:03Do you mind?
00:17:04Yeah.
00:17:05Yeah.
00:17:07She's, uh, beautiful.
00:17:09Isn't she?
00:17:15She was a home friend hostess?
00:17:17Yeah, she must have been.
00:17:19I, I never knew.
00:17:20This is, wow, I wonder what that was like.
00:17:25The home friend hostesses were very important to the wartime efforts.
00:17:28Their job was to, um, well, to, uh, to flirt and talk to the soldiers.
00:17:35You know, they lifted spirits, but they had a very important set of rules to abide by.
00:17:39What kind of rules?
00:17:40Well, have a look.
00:17:51Do you think whoever this D property company is might be someone my grandma met at one of
00:17:55these parties?
00:17:58I don't know.
00:17:59Was your grandmother a bit of a rule breaker?
00:18:03She sure was.
00:18:17Can I write to you?
00:18:23It's against hostess rules.
00:18:32Well, I suppose this is goodbye, Marguerite.
00:18:39Thank you for giving me something to fight for.
00:18:42Come home safe.
00:18:58Wait.
00:19:09My address is on the back.
00:19:11Don't tell anyone.
00:19:30I'm going to write to you every single day.
00:19:42I had no idea Grandma was so involved in the war effort.
00:19:45I mean, she was constantly telling stories about the good old days.
00:19:48It's kind of funny that it never came up.
00:19:50I know.
00:19:51I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.
00:19:55So, did you find anything?
00:19:58Uh, yeah, Val.
00:20:00I looked over the documents you sent.
00:20:02And I'm afraid, legally speaking, Greg's right.
00:20:06We need to prove that we own this land.
00:20:09If we can't...
00:20:11And if we can't what?
00:20:13Worst case, if somebody else can prove that they're D property company,
00:20:18then we'll lose the land.
00:20:20Okay, well, we cannot let that happen.
00:20:23Look, Val.
00:20:27Maybe it's time.
00:20:29No, it's not time.
00:20:31Dad's getting older, and I know you're the one doing all the work.
00:20:35I just...
00:20:36I think maybe leaving the ranch might not be the worst idea.
00:20:42That's because you don't live here anymore, Ben.
00:20:44This is my home.
00:20:47You had other plans, too, before Mom died.
00:20:53My plans always included the ranch.
00:20:55You might be willing to give up on this, but I am not.
00:20:59Fine, look, I will keep researching the D, but honestly, it does not look promising.
00:21:06Well, we have to find out who this D property company is, because I'm not losing everything.
00:21:10I'm just not.
00:21:12I love it here too much.
00:21:25Leave the ranch.
00:21:26Yeah, great idea, Ben.
00:21:28I'll just leave the ranch.
00:21:30The cows will be fine.
00:21:31Oh, yeah.
00:21:31Hi, I'm Ben, and I'm a lawyer, and I know everything.
00:21:37Valerie?
00:21:40Walker, what are you doing here?
00:21:43Did you find something?
00:21:44Oh, uh, unfortunately not.
00:21:47I, um, I don't know, I just thought I'd stop by and, uh, see you and your brother to see
00:21:54if you and, uh, your brother had any, uh, luck.
00:21:58No, he just confirmed what we already know.
00:22:00If we can't solve this mystery, we're gonna lose everything.
00:22:05And then he suggested that maybe it was a good thing.
00:22:09Really?
00:22:10He moved away for college right after high school, so it's a lot easier for him.
00:22:16I just hate to think that this could be our last Christmas year.
00:22:19Don't worry.
00:22:20No, no, no.
00:22:20Hey, we will figure this out.
00:22:23We?
00:22:24Yeah.
00:22:25Yeah.
00:22:26I mean, uh, you know, I said I'd help, and, uh, I will.
00:22:34So what can I do?
00:22:38Ever bottle maple syrup?
00:22:40I meant about selling the mystery.
00:22:42If you'd rather milk the cows, we can do that.
00:22:45The barn also needs a really good cleaning.
00:22:48Maple syrup it is.
00:22:49Great.
00:22:52Okay.
00:22:54Uh, did I mention I'm trying to cut back on sugar?
00:22:58Well, you're in luck, because we have sugar-free maple trees.
00:23:01Very funny.
00:23:04Just down through the funnel.
00:23:06Yep.
00:23:07Okay.
00:23:08Nothing to it.
00:23:11She lasts like that, huh?
00:23:13Mm-hmm.
00:23:13Down the funnel.
00:23:15I'm a natural.
00:23:18So, you know, the maple syrup is obviously seasonal, but the cows seem to be a lot of work.
00:23:23Do you have any help?
00:23:25No, just me and Dad.
00:23:28I do know that my great-grandparents had help, though.
00:23:32They had a ranch hand when they first bought the land.
00:23:35My grandma used to talk about them when her memory started to get a little fuzzy.
00:23:48Hello, Marguerite.
00:23:50Hi, Douglas.
00:23:51Now, here.
00:23:52I can take over.
00:23:54Your family's about to sit down for dinner.
00:23:56That's okay, Douglas.
00:23:56I'm almost about done here.
00:23:58Are you settling in okay?
00:24:01Quite well.
00:24:03The stables can get quite cold at night.
00:24:05There's some extra blankets in the loft if you need them.
00:24:07I'm comfortable.
00:24:09It beats sleep in an army barracks, that's for sure.
00:24:12And the animals keep it quite warm.
00:24:15You served?
00:24:18Unfortunately, my injury sent me home.
00:24:21But I assure you, I can still work.
00:24:23Well, we're grateful to have you.
00:24:26Merry Christmas.
00:24:30Merry Christmas.
00:24:39What are you doing?
00:24:40Let's go eat dinner.
00:24:44No, I can't intrude.
00:24:48You're family now.
00:24:49Come on, let's go.
00:24:54Okay, that's an order.
00:24:56Feel better now?
00:24:58Come on.
00:24:58Come on.
00:25:02Yeah.
00:25:19Come on.
00:25:20Come on.
00:25:21Hold on.
00:25:25Let's get to us again.
00:25:26Come on.
00:25:26Come on.
00:25:26Come on.
00:25:27Come on.
00:25:28Come on.
00:25:36Great, your address got smudged.
00:26:01Do you always go all out like this?
00:26:05Yeah, my grandparents got married at Christmas, so we always do something, but this stuff is
00:26:12all for the Veterans Hall.
00:26:14This year is kind of a big one, would have been their 75th wedding anniversary, so we're
00:26:19doing a whole thing at the Veterans Hall to commemorate them.
00:26:22Marguerite and Henry, 75 years together.
00:26:27Wow.
00:26:28Yeah, they were the most in love couple I'd ever met, right until the end.
00:26:34When Grandma died, Grandpa was completely lost.
00:26:37He passed a couple months later.
00:26:42Lasting love is rare these days.
00:26:46Well, there probably won't even be a party if I can't figure this all out.
00:26:51Well, uh, we better decorate that hall just in case.
00:26:57You wanna help?
00:26:58Yeah.
00:26:59Well, what?
00:27:02Come on.
00:27:04Come on.
00:27:10Merry Christmas, 1942.
00:27:14The men are away.
00:27:15And the ladies are keeping our home fires burning.
00:27:29Oh my God, I'm so sorry.
00:27:32No need.
00:27:34It's my fault.
00:27:42Who's that?
00:27:43That.
00:27:43He seems nice.
00:27:45Mr. Dunningfield, Jr.
00:27:47His father owns the factory.
00:27:50You know, he's traveled by plane all around the world.
00:27:54For the war, you mean?
00:27:57He served on the front lines.
00:27:58But the powers that be decided that with his education, he'd be better serving here.
00:28:04Running the factory.
00:28:15Thought the address is blurred.
00:28:18I'm just hoping I can get it to him someday.
00:28:21Alright?
00:28:27Run!
00:28:33Merry Christmas.
00:28:35Merry Christmas.
00:28:48Oh, you're still here?
00:28:52Kind of my job to turn off the lights.
00:28:55Makes sense.
00:28:59Well, um, goodnight.
00:29:03Marguerite.
00:29:06My parents are hosting a Christmas party tonight.
00:29:09Just some family and close friends.
00:29:12I was wondering if you'd like to come.
00:29:16Um...
00:29:17Oh, sorry, it's the holidays.
00:29:20Of course, I'm sure you have other plans.
00:29:22No, no, a party sounds nice.
00:29:24I'm just, I'm not dressed appropriately.
00:29:27You look perfect.
00:29:31So, you'll come?
00:29:45I'm just...
00:30:05And I'll show you another bed.
00:30:05I feel like you've been lovers.
00:30:07I don't know.
00:30:41Grandpa.
00:31:13I don't know.
00:31:45What else were you hiding, Grandpa?
00:31:56No record of any soldier that could be Dee from this area.
00:31:59No record of Grandpa.
00:32:00I'm sorry, friend.
00:32:01I was really pulling for your Grandpa.
00:32:04It was worth a try.
00:32:06Hey, why not try social media?
00:32:08You could post a message looking for family members of servicemen from that time.
00:32:12I don't even know what I would post, though.
00:32:14It's all so cryptic.
00:32:15Mm-hmm.
00:32:22I wouldn't happen to be a certain handsome doctor, now would it?
00:32:27He's been really great.
00:32:28Oh, a little holiday romance.
00:32:30I don't know about that.
00:32:32Don't really have time for a romance.
00:32:34I hate to break it to your friend, but love doesn't wait for the perfect time.
00:32:38Mm.
00:32:38Bye.
00:32:40You're welcome.
00:32:47Wow.
00:32:48I mean, this is quite the secret love affair.
00:32:50And I bet this letter holds answers.
00:32:54I wonder why the secrecy with the sign-off.
00:32:57A forbidden love, maybe?
00:33:00Or, you know, maybe they were worried about the cards being intercepted, or...
00:33:07Did I say something wrong?
00:33:11No, um, it's just that my grandparents always talked about when they'd met, they knew instantly
00:33:16that they found the one.
00:33:18I guess I always believed that love at first sight was real.
00:33:22This doesn't prove that it's not.
00:33:24I mean, we don't know the whole story yet, right?
00:33:27But we do know that Grandma was in love with someone back then, and it wasn't Grandpa.
00:33:32Well...
00:33:32Well, we don't know for sure that your grandfather wasn't in the war.
00:33:35I mean, a week ago, you didn't even realize that your grandmother was so involved in the
00:33:38efforts here at home, so...
00:33:40No, Holly and I checked the records online of enlisted men and officers.
00:33:44No Henry Ashwood.
00:33:45And that still wouldn't explain Dee.
00:33:48Maybe your grandfather's name wasn't really Henry.
00:33:50Holly suggested that, too, and we did a search on Find My Ancestors.
00:33:55Grandpa was definitely Henry.
00:33:57Found his birth certificate.
00:34:00Was there anything else in the box?
00:34:02Just this photo of Grandma working in a factory.
00:34:06Pose like Rosie the Riveter.
00:34:15Okay.
00:34:17These cards are declarations of love from Dee.
00:34:20But there is nothing to confirm that your grandmother felt the same way.
00:34:24Maybe it was unrequited love.
00:34:29Then why keep the cards all these years?
00:34:34Sorry, Val.
00:34:36That, I cannot answer.
00:34:42Unfortunately, the only people who can are gone.
00:34:53Come on, Dee.
00:34:55Who are you?
00:34:59And that's why I haven't stopped writing you, Dee.
00:35:03Love.
00:35:03Do you think about me, soldier boy?
00:35:07How could you ever doubt me?
00:35:11Will we have the things we knew?
00:35:15Oh, Duke.
00:35:15Love, peace, and romance, too.
00:35:20I won't be late.
00:35:23Down at the station, I'll be by that gate.
00:35:28God knows I must be patient.
00:35:31In a little while, he'll be standing there.
00:35:35Mr. Dunfield?
00:35:40It's that sunny day, my soldier boy, he's coming home.
00:36:11Dearest Dee, though you haven't written back, I can't help but send you another letter.
00:36:20In a little while, he'll be standing there, oh, smiles.
00:36:31It's that sunny day, my soldier boy, he's coming home.
00:36:47Hi, Douglas.
00:36:51You should take her out.
00:36:57Let's go for a ride.
00:37:04Sure.
00:37:05I'd love to.
00:37:37Who is Dee, Grandma?
00:37:39Who?
00:37:50You and Dr. Jennings are spending a lot of time together.
00:37:53Yeah, he's been a big help.
00:37:55Oh.
00:37:55Is that all?
00:37:59Yes, that's all.
00:38:01Okay.
00:38:06Fine.
00:38:10I like him.
00:38:13Well, despite the situation, you do seem happier when he's around.
00:38:18Well, that's a real shame because he's not planning on staying.
00:38:21He's only here for the holidays.
00:38:23Plans change.
00:38:25Life is unpredictable.
00:38:27I never saw myself as a rancher before I met your mom.
00:38:39How'd you know mom was the one?
00:38:43She sparkled.
00:38:45What?
00:38:47I don't know how else to describe it.
00:38:50She just had this glow around her that was magnetic.
00:38:53And she touched the hearts of everyone she met.
00:38:56And she stole mine the moment that she sent a smile my way.
00:39:02She did sparkle.
00:39:05You do too, you know.
00:39:08And the right man's gonna see it.
00:39:10In fact, I think he already has.
00:39:18I can't believe that your grandmother had a secret love interest.
00:39:22I know.
00:39:23Makes sense why they never talked about those days.
00:39:25I feel kind of bad for my grandpa.
00:39:27Well, just because your grandfather wasn't her first true love doesn't mean he wasn't the most meaningful one.
00:39:33I know.
00:39:34It just changes the family narrative.
00:39:35And the whole party's centered around their love story.
00:39:42What if...
00:39:44You changed the theme of the party instead.
00:39:47To what?
00:39:47Well, you've spent all these weeks discovering new things about your grandmother, including her wartime efforts.
00:39:53I'm listening.
00:39:54What if you make it a home front Women's League dance theme party?
00:39:58And you honor your grandparents' relationship and their Christmas anniversary, but you also honor her.
00:40:04And all the other women who fought for their country from home.
00:40:08Exactly.
00:40:09And you can invite the veterans from the clinic and use it to celebrate them, too.
00:40:12I'll send out invites.
00:40:13Okay.
00:40:14And if you can get photos from their families, they might help us solve the mystery.
00:40:19I'm on it.
00:40:20It's a great idea, Holly.
00:40:21But can I say, I am a genius.
00:40:29A home front Women's League dance theme?
00:40:31Yeah, it was Holly's idea.
00:40:33I think it's a good one.
00:40:36Yeah.
00:40:37Yeah.
00:40:41I thought you might want to invite your dad.
00:40:44Oh.
00:40:45Uh.
00:40:47I would.
00:40:48But I doubt he'll come.
00:40:51You never know.
00:40:54You know, we actually used to be pretty close.
00:40:56Despite him being away a lot.
00:41:00But then, I don't know, he went and served in the Gulf, and when he came back, he just had
00:41:05trouble reintegrating into society.
00:41:08It can't be easy.
00:41:11I have offered him so much help, but he seems to want to do things his own way.
00:41:20You think that's why you do what you do?
00:41:24Yeah, I'm sure it played a part in the decision.
00:41:28If I couldn't help him, maybe I can help others, right?
00:41:32Yeah.
00:41:33Well, you've definitely helped my dad.
00:41:37I can't tell you how much I appreciate that.
00:41:45Well, I have, uh, really enjoyed our time together.
00:41:53Me too.
00:41:58And, uh, I don't really stay in one place too long.
00:42:11I know.
00:42:21Perfect timing.
00:42:28Hey, Ben.
00:42:29See you around Fred.
00:42:30Fred, this is a full farm.
00:42:34Were you expecting on a half?
00:42:35I thought, like, farm-themed retreat?
00:42:39This is in the middle of nowhere.
00:42:41Uh, well, not really.
00:42:42I mean, it's home, so it's, it's somewhere.
00:42:44No, I know it's somewhere, but I don't think that we'll be able to get delivery out here.
00:42:47I think it's gonna be okay.
00:42:49No one has started around here in years.
00:42:51Okay, fine.
00:42:52I love you.
00:42:55Hi.
00:42:55Hey.
00:42:57Come here.
00:42:58Come here.
00:43:10You're early.
00:43:11Wasn't expecting you until next week.
00:43:12Hey, look, you sounded like you needed the support.
00:43:15Is she, uh, planning on spending the holidays in the driveway?
00:43:18Huh.
00:43:20Yeah, well, we have been arguing since the airport, so kind of thinking this was a terrible idea.
00:43:25Mm-hmm.
00:43:25Mm-hmm.
00:43:26Maybe now that we're here, she's gonna warm up a bit.
00:43:29Well, I will reserve judgment until she actually makes it inside.
00:43:32Well, I hope you made some of the spike maple candy ice cream.
00:43:35You bet.
00:43:47Allow me.
00:43:56Valerie!
00:43:57Hi.
00:43:57Hi.
00:43:57It's so great to meet you.
00:43:59I'm so happy you could make it.
00:44:00Welcome to M&A's.
00:44:01Hi.
00:44:02Hey.
00:44:02This is Dr. Walker Jennings.
00:44:04He's helping Dad with his lungs.
00:44:06Okay.
00:44:06Yeah, and I'm also a friend of Valerie's.
00:44:12Come on in.
00:44:14Shall we?
00:44:21Oh, hey.
00:44:22Welcome.
00:44:23They made it.
00:44:26Ashley.
00:44:27Ashley.
00:44:27Jim.
00:44:28Nice to meet you.
00:44:29Hey, son.
00:44:29Hi, Dad.
00:44:30You look good.
00:44:34Think yourself at home.
00:44:45I should, uh, probably head out.
00:44:49I was kind of hoping you'd stay.
00:44:51You were?
00:44:54This is gonna be my last Christmas here.
00:44:56I would like to make it a memorable one.
00:45:00Yeah, me too.
00:45:02Good.
00:45:05Walker?
00:45:06Jim?
00:45:11Yes.
00:45:12Where on earth did you get this?
00:45:14Under the stairs, where it always is.
00:45:17What is it?
00:45:18Oh, just a little friendly family competition.
00:45:21Not always friendly.
00:45:23To-do team.
00:45:25Ben, you never really told me about this.
00:45:27No, well, I didn't really think it would be your thing, so you don't have to.
00:45:32Actually, I'm always up for a little competition.
00:45:36Yes!
00:45:36All right.
00:45:37New girl.
00:45:38You know, you can count me on this year.
00:45:39I'm getting too old.
00:45:40Oh, come on.
00:45:41But, you know, maybe the doc would like to team up with Val.
00:45:44Hmm.
00:45:45Yeah.
00:45:46I'm in.
00:45:47But you are not too old, Jim.
00:45:48I've listened to your heart.
00:45:49Fine.
00:45:50You try to keep up with my kids.
00:45:51Oh, but you can tag me in if you need a little rest there, old man.
00:45:54Deal.
00:45:56Should I change?
00:45:59Uh, you know what?
00:46:00Yeah.
00:46:00I'll show you your room.
00:46:10I mean, sure, but I am a little nervous about taking part in your big family tradition.
00:46:18Put that bowl down.
00:46:19Ice cream later.
00:46:20We need to strategize.
00:46:23Yes, ma'am.
00:46:29Who's got it?
00:46:30Who's got it?
00:46:31Who's?
00:46:31Woo!
00:46:33All right!
00:46:33Let's go, man.
00:46:34Here we go.
00:46:35Come on.
00:46:37Back for the holidays this year.
00:46:43Mama said you know you're making.
00:46:46Ah!
00:46:47Ha!
00:46:48Ha!
00:46:49Ha!
00:46:49Ha!
00:46:49Ha!
00:46:49Ha!
00:46:49Ha!
00:46:49Ha!
00:46:50Ha!
00:46:50Ha!
00:46:52Ha!
00:46:53How could I not be home for Christmas?
00:46:55Sit with the family by the tree?
00:46:58Oh, my God.
00:46:58Stay in for Santa.
00:47:00Eat too many gingerbread cookies.
00:47:03Hug on my sister.
00:47:04Got a Christmas.
00:47:05Yes!
00:47:06Ha!
00:47:06Ha!
00:47:06It's by the chimney, oh.
00:47:09Wow!
00:47:10Sorry I slipped.
00:47:11I know!
00:47:12How could I not be home for Christmas?
00:47:14And how could I forget the front yard?
00:47:20Making angels in the snow.
00:47:22Two Two words.
00:47:24Um, uh, um, uh.
00:47:25And never know how nothing.
00:47:26Hang on.
00:47:27You mopping the honey.
00:47:29Uh, uh, take a piece of cold, it's raining.
00:47:31It's cold, it's raining.
00:47:32Oh!
00:47:32Oh!
00:47:33Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh...
00:47:34Shelly's not!
00:47:35Yes!
00:47:36Shelly's not!
00:47:37Yes!
00:47:37Come on!
00:47:38Yeah!
00:47:39You're gone!
00:47:40Ashley and Ben for the win.
00:47:42Done.
00:47:43Bragging rights all year long.
00:47:45We like them.
00:47:46That's good.
00:47:47Yeah.
00:47:54Hey.
00:47:55Not watching a movie?
00:47:58Die Hard is not exactly my idea of a Christmas movie.
00:48:02Yeah, me either.
00:48:03A long-standing debate in this family.
00:48:06Do you process the products yourself?
00:48:10No, I wish.
00:48:12Until we have our own creamery and we've got to farm out in production.
00:48:15That's too bad.
00:48:16This ice cream is truly addictive.
00:48:19The quality of the milk is amazing.
00:48:22It's the grass they graze and the water they drink.
00:48:25You take care of the land.
00:48:27Well, doing my best.
00:48:32Ice cream was our mom's dream.
00:48:34Grandma taught her how to make it and then she taught me.
00:48:38You've really got something great here.
00:48:41Have you ever thought about expanding distribution?
00:48:44Yeah.
00:48:45Once or twice.
00:48:48But I don't think that's going to be possible anymore.
00:48:58Thanks for coming here for Christmas.
00:49:02I'll admit I was nervous.
00:49:04You were nervous?
00:49:06Why?
00:49:07Ben said you and your dad have never really liked anyone he's brought home.
00:49:12Well, that's because he's never brought home you.
00:49:30Can you swing an axe?
00:49:31Oh, no.
00:49:35But I suspect that you can.
00:49:38Thanks for coming.
00:49:40Are you kidding me?
00:49:40Yeah, the pleasure's all mine.
00:49:42I can't remember the last time I even had a Christmas tree.
00:49:45I was three or four, maybe.
00:49:48You guys didn't celebrate at all?
00:49:50We did.
00:49:51My mom was around.
00:49:53But not in a very traditional sense.
00:49:57I grew up in military housing.
00:49:58My dad was rarely around, so it would just be the two of us.
00:50:04So where's your mom now?
00:50:06She's on a Christmas cruise with her new husband.
00:50:10I'll be seeing them in the new year.
00:50:12So that's where you're headed next?
00:50:15That's the plan.
00:50:17You sure do like to travel, huh?
00:50:20Yeah.
00:50:21Yeah, I do.
00:50:23The world's an exciting place.
00:50:25I've always wanted to see as much of it as possible.
00:50:29What about you?
00:50:29Have you ever left the ranch?
00:50:34Yes, I've left the ranch.
00:50:37Once or twice.
00:50:38Mm-hmm.
00:50:39No, honestly.
00:50:41No, I don't think I could be happy anywhere else.
00:50:46And do you guys always celebrate Christmas in such a big way?
00:50:49So many questions.
00:50:53Yeah, we do.
00:50:54We, um, we at least try to be together for Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.
00:51:02You give it any thought to what you'll do if, uh, you know.
00:51:07Figure it out?
00:51:09Look, it is perfect.
00:51:11See what you can do with that thing.
00:51:13Okay.
00:51:15Stand back.
00:51:19It's all on the knees.
00:51:21Yeah.
00:51:21Yeah, yeah.
00:51:22Here we go.
00:51:35Hey.
00:51:36Your dad said I'd find you here.
00:51:38Hey.
00:51:40Oh, he also mentioned the rule about not touching the Christmas tree, so don't worry.
00:51:44That rule only applies to them.
00:51:47Makes sense.
00:51:51What do you got there?
00:51:53My grandpa made it for my grandma.
00:51:56It's pretty cute, right?
00:51:58Very cute.
00:52:01Listen, um, I'm really sorry we couldn't discover who owns the land.
00:52:06Oh, that's okay.
00:52:07I kind of wish I didn't know so much about this mysterious tea.
00:52:11Ignorance is bliss.
00:52:14What I can't stop thinking about is, if your grandmother married your grandfather, what do you think happened with this
00:52:20tea person?
00:52:22Maybe you never came back.
00:52:31It's Christmas 1943.
00:52:33Our boys are still at war for another Christmas season.
00:52:38Let's keep the home fires burning.
00:52:56It's awfully still out there.
00:52:58Maybe we'll actually have a quiet night.
00:53:01I'd say we have a better chance finding a cheeseburger out here.
00:53:14Well, looks clear.
00:53:16Might as well stretch your legs.
00:53:24Dearest Marguerite, another Christmas without seeing you.
00:53:28I can hardly wait to see you.
00:53:38Frankie!
00:53:43Frankie, don't move.
00:53:44We're coming.
00:53:44They're pressing fire.
00:53:49On three.
00:53:50We're going over to get Frankie, okay?
00:53:52Ready?
00:53:52One, two, three.
00:53:53Let's go.
00:53:58Frankie!
00:53:59Frankie!
00:54:00Frankie!
00:54:01Hey, buddy.
00:54:01We've got to get you out.
00:54:02It's the first thing, fire!
00:54:05Help me get him up.
00:54:06Help me get him up.
00:54:07Three, two, one.
00:54:13Keep your head down.
00:54:14Head down.
00:54:17We've got to get him in.
00:54:19Get him down.
00:54:20Got it.
00:54:25So much for a quiet night, huh?
00:54:28Let me get out of this mess.
00:54:29I owe you boys a drink.
00:54:31I owe you boys a drink.
00:54:59It's going to be hard to give up their edge.
00:55:04Quit my dreams.
00:55:05Let down the cows.
00:55:07Well, I don't think the cows will hold it against you.
00:55:09You don't know what I promised them.
00:55:11Listen.
00:55:14I know it's not what you want.
00:55:16But sometimes life just gives you a different path to follow.
00:55:20Well, you've spent your whole life traveling.
00:55:23Would you consider following another path?
00:55:27Well, I hadn't.
00:55:29But now, maybe.
00:55:32Yeah.
00:55:35Because your dad's here?
00:55:37Because you're here.
00:55:43Val.
00:55:44Well, did I say something wrong?
00:55:45Val.
00:55:47No.
00:55:49No, it's just that, um...
00:55:52It's just that we just met.
00:55:53And I really wouldn't want you to base such a huge decision...
00:55:59...on me.
00:56:01Well, I...
00:56:05I've never met anyone like you before, Val.
00:56:08And yes, these feelings came on quick, but...
00:56:11I don't know.
00:56:12I know they're real.
00:56:14How can you be so sure?
00:56:16You said it yourself.
00:56:18When you find the one, you just know.
00:56:22That was before.
00:56:25You also said that...
00:56:27That lasting love is rare these days because people settle.
00:56:30I've never wanted to stay in one place before, but being with you doesn't feel like settling at all.
00:56:35It feels like home.
00:56:40Falling in love with you, Val.
00:56:48Walker, I, um...
00:56:51I'm sorry.
00:56:52I think I misread.
00:56:53Yeah, just this whole situation has me questioning everything that I've ever believed in.
00:56:59Can't you believe in us?
00:57:03No, that's, um...
00:57:05I'm sorry, that's not fair.
00:57:06But I...
00:57:10It's too soon to know.
00:57:13Yeah.
00:57:18I will see you.
00:57:26I don't know.
00:57:52Hey, what's good?
00:57:55Thanks.
00:57:58Did your friend find what he was looking for in the photo albums?
00:58:02Uh, she, actually.
00:58:05Valerie Warwick.
00:58:06She's a dairy farmer here in Maple Hills at M&H Dairy.
00:58:09Oh.
00:58:10She makes good ice cream.
00:58:13Yeah.
00:58:15You two...
00:58:16Uh, don't make too much ice cream.
00:58:19I don't know much of it, Dad.
00:58:20She's, uh, she's not interested.
00:58:24So I guess that means you'll still be leaving after the holidays?
00:58:30Yeah.
00:58:32Yeah, I guess so.
00:58:36Um, she wanted to thank you for Grandma's photo albums.
00:58:41I mean, we couldn't find enough answers to save her ranch, but Valerie learned some things that she never knew
00:58:45about her grandmother.
00:58:52I was heading out.
00:58:53I gotta get this chair delivered over at Evergreen.
00:58:56Yeah, I won't, uh, I won't keep you, but, um, I wanted to stop by and, uh, and invite you
00:59:02to, uh, or Valerie is hosting a homefront-themed Christmas Eve party to, you know, honor local veterans.
00:59:13She wanted me to invite you.
00:59:19I don't think I could make it.
00:59:24You got other Christmas Eve plans?
00:59:27You know, the holidays really aren't my thing.
00:59:36You know, I came home this year to try and connect with you.
00:59:39I mean, we haven't been a family in a long time.
00:59:41Why won't you meet me halfway?
00:59:44I think what you're doing over at the Veterans Hospital is great work.
00:59:47Do you?
00:59:49I am proud of you, son.
00:59:51Don't ever doubt that.
00:59:55But some things just can't be fixed, that's all.
01:00:08Dad.
01:00:18Dad.
01:00:32Do you?
01:00:33I do.
01:00:43I do.
01:00:45I do.
01:00:48A gift for your girl?
01:00:49Yeah.
01:00:51No, this year I'm going to give it to her in person.
01:00:53Show you well.
01:01:06In a little while
01:01:09He'll be standing there
01:01:12Old smiles
01:01:16It's that sunny day
01:01:19My soldier boy
01:01:24He's coming home
01:01:33Hey, your two o'clock just cancelled.
01:01:36The roads are too slippery to drive out their way.
01:01:38Okay, thank you.
01:01:41You okay?
01:01:44Yeah, yeah, just, uh, just a lot on my mind.
01:01:48Hmm, thinking about what comes next for you?
01:01:52Yeah, well, Dr. Franklin will be back in the new year, right?
01:01:55Only part-time.
01:01:56Could always use another physician.
01:01:59There's, uh, there's another opportunity for me in Pensacola, so...
01:02:05Maybe there's a better opportunity for you here as well.
01:02:28What are you trying to show us?
01:02:49Duke...
01:02:51Duke...
01:02:51Duke...
01:02:54Duke...
01:03:01What are you trying to say, Grandma?
01:03:03Yeah.
01:03:14Hey.
01:03:17Hi.
01:03:20Your dad let me in?
01:03:25Um, I think there's something you should see.
01:03:41Oh, my God.
01:04:07Marguerite.
01:04:09You look stunning.
01:04:16I'm just grateful to be home this year to celebrate with you.
01:04:20Me too.
01:04:25Um, but I'm sorry.
01:04:27I can't accept this.
01:04:35You're a good man, but my heart's with someone else.
01:04:48Then he's a lucky man.
01:04:54Please keep this.
01:04:57It wouldn't look as good on anyone else.
01:05:04Merry Christmas, Marguerite.
01:05:07Merry Christmas.
01:05:09Merry Christmas.
01:05:32Thank you for giving me a chance on the ranch, Douglas.
01:05:35Merry Christmas.
01:05:52Merry Christmas.
01:06:30Grandpa always said he kept all his hopes in the barn.
01:06:32This is the last place I can think of to look for more clues.
01:06:34Okay.
01:06:35So, you take this one, and I'll try here.
01:06:38Right here. Okay.
01:06:39Get out of there.
01:07:04Well, I think I found something.
01:07:13It's your letters from my grandma to my grandpa.
01:07:20Here.
01:07:31So, Grandpa is Duke, and D is for Duke.
01:07:35Look, he or she just writes to my dearest D, but earlier on she wrote my dearest Duke.
01:07:40So, he did fight in the war.
01:07:42He never, ever talked about it.
01:07:46Because it must have been too painful.
01:07:47I think I found something even better.
01:07:49In this one, she talks about buying the land next to her families so that she can expand and start
01:07:55her own family.
01:08:02Thank you for meeting with me on Christmas Eve.
01:08:05This won't take long.
01:08:15The incorporation papers for D, Property Company.
01:08:20Same scratchy signature, right?
01:08:23And that military pension?
01:08:25We finally found one under Hank Ashwood.
01:08:28Not that many people called Grandpa Hank, but Grandma did when he forgot to leave his muddy boots outside.
01:08:37Which wasn't very often.
01:08:44Well, no one can deny that the signature from the incorporation papers matches the one in the title.
01:08:52And the photo of your grandpa solidifies it.
01:08:59So, we're all clear?
01:09:01Yes.
01:09:03Merry Christmas, Grandma.
01:09:05Merry Christmas, Greg.
01:09:10Give my best to your family.
01:09:12I will.
01:09:24Hello?
01:09:27Can I help you?
01:09:29Yes.
01:09:30I'm Valerie Warwick.
01:09:32I'm Walker's friend.
01:09:34Right.
01:09:35Good ice cream.
01:09:38This is really beautiful.
01:09:40You make it?
01:09:41Yeah.
01:09:43Just a hobby.
01:09:45It's more than just a hobby.
01:09:49Anyway, I just came here to thank you.
01:09:52Your mother's photo albums were enlightening.
01:09:58And they helped save our land.
01:10:00Because I had no idea how involved my grandparents were in the war.
01:10:05They just never talked about it.
01:10:08Sometimes it's easier to forget.
01:10:12A lot of us just want to move on.
01:10:16I can understand that.
01:10:19Walker wants to help, but...
01:10:21He wants to talk about feelings all day.
01:10:28I'm sure it's hard to relive everything.
01:10:31But it just is what it is.
01:10:37Well, thanks again.
01:10:47Actually, do you have a chessboard that I can buy for my dad?
01:10:51Um, almost finished with this one.
01:10:54You think you can have it ready for tomorrow morning?
01:10:57Sure, no problem.
01:10:59Time enough for the varnish to dry.
01:11:02Perfect.
01:11:04Thanks.
01:11:06I want to thank you, too.
01:11:11For giving Walker a Christmas I never could.
01:11:16The invite for tonight still stands.
01:11:28All you can eat, ice cream.
01:11:53All right.
01:11:55Merry Christmas.
01:12:00That is the last appointment of the day.
01:12:03I'm headed out.
01:12:04I'll see you tonight at the party.
01:12:05Uh, yeah.
01:12:06I promised you I might be there, so...
01:12:08Valerie is looking forward to seeing you, too, you know.
01:12:13Drive safe, Holly.
01:12:14Mm-hmm.
01:12:44I'll see you next time.
01:13:04Marguerite and Henry, wow, what an incredible love story, huh?
01:13:10Yeah.
01:13:13So to restore it to your faith?
01:13:16In love?
01:13:17Yeah, what else?
01:13:19That is all that matters in life, sweetheart.
01:13:23Yeah.
01:13:25Grandma and Grandpa really were soulmates, weren't they?
01:13:28Yes.
01:13:30But they also committed to staying in love when life separated them and relied on the faith
01:13:34of their commitment.
01:13:37You know, your mama and I thought that it was a real privilege
01:13:42to have someone to share that commitment with.
01:13:45Oh, Dad.
01:13:47She said she was honored to work on your love together.
01:13:51I think she was right.
01:13:56There's someone I need to talk to about that.
01:13:58Yeah?
01:14:00Handsome, young doctor, maybe?
01:14:02Such romantic.
01:14:06Walker.
01:14:06Hey.
01:14:08Hi.
01:14:09Um, look, uh, if it's not too late, I think I might have one more photo for the display.
01:14:17Okay.
01:14:19Grandpa and Grandma.
01:14:21Duke and Marguerite.
01:14:36Don't you hurry down the chimney tonight?
01:14:49We've been waiting all year long for you and your reindeer in the sky.
01:14:57Santa, don't you hurry?
01:15:02Oh, my.
01:15:05You're home.
01:15:07You're really here.
01:15:09There was just one minor, minor problem with your address.
01:15:12But I thought about you every Christmas, every day, actually.
01:15:17I have never given up on you.
01:15:20On the hope that someday you'd come back to me.
01:15:26You kept it.
01:15:28You were thinking about me, too.
01:15:31Marguerite, these...
01:15:34These last few years, all I've ever thought about is you.
01:15:39Just the thought of coming home to you made every moment apart, bearable.
01:15:43And, look, I know you said you wanted a life full of excitement.
01:15:47And I'm not sure I can give you that.
01:15:50But I do know that deep down in the bottom of my heart, I can give you every ounce of
01:15:55love I have.
01:15:58A life with you is all the excitement I need.
01:16:15Will you marry me?
01:16:18Yes, too.
01:16:20I'll marry you.
01:16:22I love you.
01:16:23I love you.
01:16:25I love you.
01:16:29Oh, wait.
01:16:30I should know your real name first.
01:16:33It's Henry.
01:16:35Henry?
01:16:36Henry Ashwood.
01:16:37I'm gonna enjoy calling you that.
01:16:41Well, my friends, they call me Hank.
01:16:45It's a pleasure to meet you, Hank.
01:17:08Thank you for giving me the best Christmas present I could have hoped for.
01:17:12Well, I may have an even better one.
01:17:17I know that you said it's too soon to be sure.
01:17:19But, I mean, for me, I've never been so sure about anything in my life.
01:17:28And, you've given me the best Christmas that I've ever had.
01:17:32I know the ranch is home for you.
01:17:33But, for me, home is with you.
01:17:40I know how I feel is real.
01:17:42And, it's bigger than just right now.
01:17:46Walker, I love you.
01:17:51Enough to marry me?
01:18:09Yeah, I'll marry you.
01:18:31We're getting married.
01:18:43Merry Christmas, everyone.
01:18:46I mean, you can have it if you want.
01:18:47No, I'm good.
01:18:48I'm good.
01:18:48Yeah.
01:18:49It's too late.
01:18:50Oh, that's nice.
01:18:52Spay night.
01:18:55Oh, Santa's here.
01:18:58I'll get it.
01:18:58Santa.
01:18:59You expecting Santa?
01:19:02Not really.
01:19:02No.
01:19:04Please, come in.
01:19:07Oh, I, I, I, truly.
01:19:11Don't be silly.
01:19:12It's Christmas.
01:19:16Dad.
01:19:24Merry Christmas, son.
01:19:33Thanks for coming.
01:19:40Uh, everyone, this is my dad.
01:19:43Hi.
01:19:44This is Ashley.
01:19:45Roy.
01:19:45Ben.
01:19:46Good to meet you.
01:19:47You too.
01:19:48Jim.
01:19:49Good to meet you.
01:19:51Please, have a seat.
01:19:53Sure.
01:19:56Roy brought a gift.
01:19:58Really?
01:19:59Mm-hmm.
01:19:59Wow.
01:20:06That's perfect.
01:20:09Thank you so much.
01:20:10Handmade.
01:20:11Really?
01:20:12Mm-hmm.
01:20:13That is beautiful.
01:20:19Um, I have one more present.
01:20:22I'm going to be leaving the main ranch house in the spring to those of you who want to expand
01:20:27your business and maybe your family.
01:20:34A spring wedding it is, I guess.
01:20:35I guess so.
01:20:40I love you, sweetheart.
01:20:41I love you, dad.
01:20:45And, um, Ashley and I would like to invest in the creamery for Val's ice cream.
01:20:53So, what do you say, sis?
01:20:55Wow.
01:20:56Do you have any business with us?
01:20:57Yes.
01:20:58All right.
01:21:01Are you serious?
01:21:02You're serious.
01:21:05Partner?
01:21:06Partner.
01:21:19Oh.
01:21:21You're sparkly.
01:21:24What?
01:21:42Merry Christmas, Walker.
01:21:45Merry Christmas, Val.
01:21:49And Merry Christmas to Grandma and Grandpa, soulmates who celebrated their love all year
01:21:54long.
01:22:03Merry Christmas, everybody.
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01:22:43Merry Christmas, everybody.
01:22:43Merry Christmas, everybody.
01:22:43Merry Christmas, everybody.
01:22:44Merry Christmas, everybody.
01:22:48Merry Christmas, everybody.
01:22:53Merry Christmas, everybody.