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As you can see on my resume, I got an
internship right out of... You aren't

currently employed?

No. No, my entire division was downsized
a few months ago.

Well, we're only interested in hiring
candidates who are currently employed.

Why would I be looking for a job if I
already had a job? Well, if you have a

and you're looking for a job, then
you're looking for the right job, not...

a job.

We only hire first -string top
performers.

First -string top performers are never
unemployed.

So you're telling me despite my
qualifications and experience, you won't

me because I'm unemployed.

Exactly.

I mean, Ben.

Riley, it's a pleasure to meet you.
Sure.

Come this way.

So, as you can see, I was awarded an
internship right out of school, and I

turned that opportunity into a full
-time position as executive assistant to

VP of visual merchandising and brand
development.

We have dozens of applicants with an Ivy
League education.

I'm sure you understand.

I understand completely, but I have
plenty of experience.

Yes, but I need someone with the right
experience.

Winners never win.

Winners never quit.

Yeah, William Young, Young Incorporated.
He burns through assistance.

They're holding open interviews today.
They need someone ASAP.

Thanks for the hot tip.

Did you get that big job?

Not yet, but I just got a hot tip on a
job working for William Young.

Uh, who's William Young? Young
Incorporated.

You've never heard of him?

Your father probably has.

Alvin, pick up the phone. It's Riley.

What's the news from the big city?

Young Incorporated. Go.

Great company. Build, buy, and sell
American.

In all the financial papers for the last
few months, William Young is the son of

the late Thomas Young and recently
inherited control of his father's

empire. Well, I am on my way to
interview to be William Young's

now.

That's a fantastic opportunity.

I mean, it's a company in transition.

And where there's problems, there's
profits.

Your father and I are rooting for you.
Get out there and show them what the

are made of.

Well, thanks for the pep talk, guys. I
miss you both. I'll be home for

before you know it.

Hi.

Hi.

Hello.

I'm Riley Vann. I'm here to interview
for the assistant position.

Well, I can't guarantee you'll be seen
before we fill the position, but you're

welcome to wait.

Thank you.

I'll take my chances.

This will be extra special.

Catherine H.

Two minutes and 45

seconds. Spencer T.

Georgina K.

Almost five minutes.

No.

Riley B.

Riley B.

Riley B going one.

Riley B going twice. I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm sorry about that. I was distracted
by the speed interviews. People were

coming in and out of here so fast, you'd
think your office had a revolving door.

Have a seat.

My name is Amanda Sage. I'm senior
advisor to Mr. Young.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Sage.

You have an impressive resume.

I do?

I mean, I'm glad you think so. Tell me,
why did you fix the star topper on a

Christmas tree?

You saw that? I didn't think anybody
noticed.

I noticed.

Well, the star topper is the focal point
of the tree, and if the focal point is

off, then Christmas chaos is sure to
ensue.

I'm just kidding.

But I do love Christmas, and I think
it's a magical time when anything is

possible.

Decorating is a must because it's part
of the magic.

Attention to detail, striving for
perfection, and making sure things are

right. Those are things that I aspire to
every day.

Tell me what you see.

Well, there is a discrepancy between the
details page and the summary page in

all of your holdings, but one are in the
black.

I would have thought that financial
analysis was outside of your skill set.

Well, I have a lot of what I like to
call off -the -job experience.

My father's been an entrepreneur my
whole life. He's taught me most of what

know about the business world.

No family business to take over?

No.

No, I'm hoping to make my own mark on
the world.

You remind me of my younger self.

A young girl, about the same age as you
are, who was once seated across the desk

from the founder of this company, hoping
for an opportunity, just like you are.

William needs somebody like that, not
just by his side, but on his

side. And my instincts are telling me,
you're that person.

If William agrees,

The job is yours.

Let's go get a few minutes with him
right now.

Riley Van Arden.

Miss Sage, there's something I need to
tell you.

Tell them this is going to have to wait
until after the new year.

Make sure this goes out overnight.

While under the guidance of Thomas
Young, the Young brand stood for

quality, excellence, and the
indefatigable American can -do spirit.

The junior Mr. Young, Gross, has a pair
of big shoes to fill taking over for his

late father.

Will he chart his own course, one that
stretches beyond the shadow cast by his

father's financial empire, or will the
company suffer from his inexperience?

The only thing worse to be talked about
is not being talked about.

I want to have the freedom to be my own
man and escape the media's portrayal as

Junior Mr. Young.

Ah, you surrendered that right at birth,
my friend. Can we just talk about the

factory? Can we delay the shutdown until
the new year? No, closing the factory

now is the right decision.

It protects our bottom line and just
gets it off our books during fiscal

quarter. Shutting down the flagship of
Young Incorporated registers not only as

a failure, but a symbolic failure under
my watch. And people, I need a win in my

debut. It is a win.

It's a win for the shareholders.

It's a win for breaking away from
tradition. It's a symbolic gesture under

new leadership.

Mr. Young, Dover is a town known for its
good, hardworking people. Have you been

to the factory to evaluate it firsthand?

You see, I haven't been there since I
was a young kid.

Then, with all due respect, how do you
know for certain that it can't be saved?

Who are you?

Who is she?

This is Riley, your new assistant.

Isn't that my decision?

Exactly. That's why I wanted her to meet
you.

You're on.

Okay, Riley.

Say you're me.

What's my first move?

I would visit the factory, talk to the
workforce, spend time on the

factory floor.

Let your critics know that you're
willing to roll up your sleeves and do

hard work to compensate for whatever
perceived inexperience you may have.

Closing the factory demonstrates that
you're capable of making the tough

decision to run this company.

Tough decisions, absolutely, but it may
not be the right decision.

You're not going to take advice from
somebody who's walked down the street,

you?

No.

No, of course not.

That's why we should get her off the
street before somebody else does.

You're hired.

Amanda, send Riley to Dover immediately
and have her set up for my trip.

Can you pack your bags and be on Huntley
Airstrip in two hours?

Yes, I will be there ready to travel.

Welcome to the family business, Riley.

Thank you.

You were very impressive in there.

Thanks, Miss H.

I consider us lucky to have you.

I'll drop by HR and make things
official.

Oh, is there something you needed to
tell me earlier?

It can wait.

Have a good trip.

Hi, Mom.

Merry Christmas.

The good news is I got the job.

Oh, that's fantastic.

Congratulations. I knew you could do it.
You got the job.

Couldn't be more proud of you. Good job,
honey.

But the bad news is they think I'm
somebody else.

I don't understand.

They think you're someone else. How
could you be anybody other than who you

When they called me in, they called
Riley V.

Of course, I am Riley V, but there must
have been another Riley V there who

stepped out or got tired of waiting
because, well, they interviewed me off

her resume.

Hired me on the spot, but I think they
think I'm her.

But you're not her. You're you.

I know. I'm me.

Well, did you explain that to them?

Well, I was afraid they would fire me.

You need to go in there right now and
tell them the truth.

Well, it's foolish for hiring the wrong
person.

Well, then they hired the right person.

Well, that's what I'm planning to do.

I'm already on the job. They're sending
me to Dover, New Hampshire.

The town needs the toy factory to stay
open in order to survive. And, well, I

think I can help.

But I can't help if I'm not there.

You Riley mom.

I need you to trust me on this. There's
a lot more at stake than my job I need

to see this through and I don't think
I'm doing anything wrong But if I am at

least I'm doing it for the right reasons

I'm Riley Vance. I'm Mr. Young's
assistant.

Piper, it's a pleasure to meet you.

Is Mr.

Young with you?

Oh, you're a few days too early. Mr.
Young prefers to drive.

Shoot. Really?

Well, Mayor Keegan hired me to drive him
into town. We heard he was arriving

today and wanted to extend the proper
welcome.

Oh, well, you can drive me into town if
you want. I'd love to get a feel for the

place before I settle in.

Why not?

Let me get your bag.

Thank you.

Everyone out there living in some way to
Mr. Young and the Toy Factory.

Some people here are trying to enjoy the
Christmas season, but everyone's a

little bit nervous.

If the factory closes and people lose
their jobs, well, there won't be much

cause for celebration.

I know all too well what that feels
like.

My dad lost his job when I was young,
but he bounced back.

He started his own company.

Wow, like stepping into a Norman
Rockwell painting.

Small town living at its finest.

Everyone knows everyone else's name, and
if you come across someone you don't

know, the general rule is to just say hi
and introduce yourself.

Oh, they're just setting up for the
winter carnival now.

In my hometown, we have a winter parade,
Santa Claus, there's reindeers, Carol

learns the work.

Well, we have a Christmas Carol van.

What is a Christmas Carol van?

It's hard to describe to someone without
it sounding cheesy, but I promise you

can't help but feel the Christmas spirit
once you see it with your own eyes.

Well, I can't wait.

Thank you.

I have more than one job.

Real go -getter.

Do you think that there is any chance
your boss will keep the factory open?

Honestly, I don't know. I've been his
assistant for less than a day. But this

the season of miracles.

And based on my first glance of the
town, I don't see how he couldn't be

overwhelmed with Christmas beer when he
spent some time here.

I'm going to ride instead of fly.

A nice long road trip will give me time
to wrap my head around what needs to be

done. I'll tell Riley.

The trip will be good for you.

Give you a chance to prove that you're
not just Thomas' young son.

You're Mr. Young now.

I'm not terribly thrilled about visiting
this close to Christmas and risk being

exposed to an insufferable amount of
Christmas cheer.

Hundreds of jobs are depending on your
decision.

Not to mention the livelihood.

of their families, the town.

Do yourself a favor.

And them.

Don't come off like a Scrooge.

Blah humbug.

Drive safe.

Thank you.

Hello? Excuse me?

I'm sorry. I'm Martin Keegan, the town
mayor.

Hi, Mr. Mayor. I'm Riley Vance. Well, it
was a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Vance.

Michael told me you're Mr. Young's
sister, right? Okay, here.

This is my private... cell number.

If you call, I will personally answer it
any time of day or night.

If I can be of any assistance to you or
Mr. Young in any way while you're in

town, please don't hesitate to let me
know.

Where's Mr. Young staying?

I've booked him into a suite at the
hotel. Oh.

We can do much better than that.

Let me pull some strings.

I know some people who'd be more than
willing to rent out their place.

Nice as hell to sit down.

Fit for someone of Mr.

Young's stature.

I want to do everything I can to make
Dover feel just like home for him. You

know, while he's here.

Thank you.

Okay. Pleasure.

Okay.

Watch your step here.

Hi. No, no, no, no, no, no. You're going
to love the hotel, huh?

Your staff are going to wait on you hand
and foot.

There we go.

That's it.

That's good.

Be willing to take one for the team. Or
in this case, the town.

Everyone okay in there?

Good.

Can I lend you a hand with that?

Oh, I think I've got it, but thanks for
the offer. I'm Rebecca Neston with the

Dover Citizen.

I would love to speak to Mr. Young and
get his personal opinion on closing the

factory. But he's not closing...

Okay, do you have a card?

Well, I will talk to Mr. Young about
getting you some face time with him.

you.

What does she want?

An interview with my boss. I would steer
clear of her. She's a barracuda. More

about making news than reporting it.

Thanks for the warning.

This chair should do the trick.

William Young? Uh, Mr. Young?

It's Riley. I wanted to get your ETA.

GPS says I'm two hours out. Great. I
think you are going to love the house I

rented for you, and I'll be here when
you arrive to help you get settled in.

Great. Thank you.

Okay, he is due any minute.

We're ready for him.

You don't think that this is just a
little bit much?

There is nothing I wouldn't do to help
this town.

Okay,

people. Now, when Mr. Young arrives, I
want you to make him feel as much at

as possible.

As if he'd lived here all his life, a
welcoming he will never forget.

Are you with me?

Afternoon. Officer?

I, uh, pulled you over to give you a
warning.

I noticed your New York tags.

You're driving a little fast.

See, we like everyone to be safe when
they come through our town.

Yes, I completely understand, sir.

Good. Just need to see your license and
their registration for the record.

You know, unfortunately, it appears I
have misplaced my identification.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Gonna have to take you in until you can
prove your identity.

Excuse me?

Yeah, it's the law.

Sure it is.

Listen, uh, Officer... Sheriff.

Sheriff, of course.

I'm William Young, and, uh...

Young Toy Factory.

I'm sure you've seen my photos.

Yeah, so you want to do this the easy
way or the hard way?

Okay. Yeah, here we go.

This is his way.

He's not answering. It's like he
vanished.

We'll give him a few more minutes.

Okay, people, come on, let's liven up
here, huh?

We only got one chance to make a good
first impression on him, huh?

Mary Keegan?

What?

Okay, right.

I found Mr. Young.

We need to take a ride.

Piper, start the car.

Everyone... You stay put, and we'll be
right back, okay?

Where are we going?

I'll tell you in the car. Tell me now.

I don't know. He's in jail.

Jail? All right, Mr. Young, you are free
to go.

Enjoy your stay in the town. It's a
beautiful place to be during the

season.

Well, thanks for the hospitality,
fellas.

Merry Christmas to you.

Thank you very much.

This is our ride.

Uh, Mr. Young, I'm terribly sorry about
what happened.

Get us out of here.

Mr. Young, this is Piper. I hired her to
drive us around when we're in town.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Young.
New York City, step on it.

Seriously? Mr. Young's just being funny.

At least I think he is.

Aren't you?

What was all this?

I thought the house could use some
Christmas spirit. Make it feel more like

home.

You don't like it?

Like it? No, I hate it.

What do you have against Christmas?

Look, I fired people for less than this.
Do you want to get fired?

Do you want to fire me?

I mean, I could understand for doing
something wrong, but not for doing

something nice.

Not to mention, I just bailed you out of
jail.

You didn't bail me out of jail. I didn't
need to be bailed out. I just needed to

prove my identity.

Okay, wait. Am I seriously fired?

Because if I am, I'm leaving all of
these decorations up for you to deal

No, no. I'm not firing you. Look, I'm
just exhausted, and there's still a lot

work to do.

Okay?

I don't celebrate Christmas.

Can you please take them down?

Fine. Thank you.

Bedroom?

Well, this isn't going to be good for
business.

This isn't going to be good for anybody.

Good morning, Amanda.

You're in town for less than 24 hours,
and you make the front page of the local

paper?

Well, I thought all publicity was good
publicity.

Try telling that to the shareholders.

Look, the local paper, it's no big deal.

If it stayed local, it wouldn't be a big
deal.

The story was picked up by all the NYC
tabloids.

The entire point of the trip was to
promote a solid image of leadership.

It was a minor incident.

Look, I know you didn't do anything
wrong, other than misplace your license.

People are going to see that headline
and assume you did.

Goodbye.

Cream?

What's that?

Cream, uh, for your coffee. Oh, uh, yes.

Thank you.

Just doing my job.

So, you saw the headline?

I did.

And how do you think I should respond?

By doing the job you came here to do.

Right.

Okay. Well, then, let's get to work.

You look just like your father, William.
I met him during the very first day

that I worked here. He went out of his
way to talk to me when he found out that

I was the newest employee, and he gave
me a piece of advice that I have never

forgotten. He said, never present
problems without solutions.

Now, that is great advice from a great
man.

Universally considered a great man. I
see that's your father.

Well, this is our factory. We're one big
happy family. We want you to feel like

you're a part of that family as long as
you're with us.

And I'm hoping that you and I are going
to be able to work out a solution to

keep this whole family together.

So I'd like to walk you through the
production line from the start to the

finish. That way you get a sense of how
a toy is made and let you meet some of

our workers.

All right, why don't we start over here?

Our problem is simple.

Our costs are up. Our sales are down.

We just lost a major contract with a
brick and mortar chain six months ago.

Has there been any progress with other
sales channels?

Well, we've been trying to break into
the online space, but so far, none of

majors are willing to negotiate a rate
of commission for us that makes any kind

of sense with our price point.

Okay. And they're saying that our toys
are too traditional.

What about effort towards new products?

Well, so far we don't have anything
beyond the concept phase.

We don't have the resources to put into
the research and development for a new

product line.

Well, what we need to do is take what
may appear to be a weakness about our

product and market it as a strength.

Any suggestions you have, we are more
than happy to take them.

Oh, I had one of these when I was a kid.

Sorry, I'm just feeling nostalgic. My
dad got me one of these for Christmas

year, and I loved it so much until the
batteries died.

I love you.

Unfortunately, every toy has a time.
Excuse me, I'm going to have to take

Did you ever get one of these? It was
the gift on Christmas morning that year.

What's your name?

Cute.

Oh, wait.

Don't move.

Make a wish.

I'm hungry.

I've got it.

I present to you the Christmas wishing
bear.

That's Jeffrey the bear. Not anymore. It
is now a Christmas wishing bear.

Everybody needs a miracle in their life.
A little bit of Christmas magic. So we

enable people to give each other a
Christmas wish.

We'll reprogram the voice chip so he's
not complaining about being hungry or

tired anymore. Instead, he'll offer
hope.

A wish.

A Christmas wish.

So, does he grant multiple wishes or
just the one wish? That is open for

discussion. I think the solution creates
more problems than it solves.

I mean, how do we get all this done and
distributed in the time we have?

How does a $10 item turn the entire
factory around? And how do we get kids

interested in this when it's so close to
Christmas?

But it isn't just for kids.

I think adults would love it, too, and
that gives us a bigger market.

Well, it's obsolete merchandise already
written down, so anything that we make

would be pure cash flow.

If we were able to sell the entire
inventory, let's just say that would do

wonders for our bottom line.

I could have a merchant website up by
the end of the day.

And we could reach out and get the
entire town involved, you know, have

send out emails, tweets, get the word
out. We wouldn't have to send anything

advertising except for our time.

Maybe we could look at rebranding some
of our other products. What do you say,

Mr. Young?

Do we have your blessing?

I still think it seems like an
impossible task.

But nothing is impossible at Christmas
time.

All right.

Prove me wrong.

Joe!

I love it.

I'm going to buy 50 of these and give
them as gifts to all my constituents.

Well, that is a great start, but I need
you to get the entire town on it. Spread

the word.

Email. Tweet. Shout it from the rooftop.

Send carrier pigeons. Just do everything
you can.

Think of it as our own grassroots
Kickstarter campaign.

Consider it done.

I'm going to reach out to my dad as
well. He's got relationships with buyers

sellers all over the world through his
online store. So who knows?

Maybe we'll be able to sell all of the
old...

Vintage inventory.

Benny Locke will pull off a Christmas
miracle.

I certainly hope so. Give me a few of
these.

Thank you.

Go.

Piper, I have another job for you. I
need you to get these to anyone willing

spread the word, and please tell them to
forward the link to everybody they

know. Don't worry. I'll get the word
out.

Like Santa around the globe on Christmas
Eve. Well, thank you.

Unfortunately, nothing here has changed
at all. All the books are still

completely upside down.

I wish I could do something, I really
do, but honestly, it would need a

Yeah, I guess it's just a matter of
timing.

I can go through the motions, keep up
appearances here, protect the comedy

image.

Is this seat taken?

Oh, my.

You look like you've got the weight of
the world on your shoulders.

Not the world.

Just the town.

I'm trying to come up with a way to save
the toy factory.

I find the most complex problems are
often solved with the simplest

That's a nice sentiment, Santa, but this
is no easy task.

I said simple. I didn't say easy.

You've got your work cut out for you.

But you're not alone.

You've got a whole town behind you.
They're all hoping and wishing for the

miracle. Believe me, that's a powerful
thing.

More powerful than you might realize.

That's real Christmas magic.

If you can help William find his
Christmas spirit, you'll genuinely do

thing.

Remember, this is Christmas time.

It's a season of miracles.

Hi.

Hi.

So, the mayor's wondering if you'd be
willing to make an announcement to the

town about our plan to save the factory.

Help get the word out.

Uh, I'm not quite sure I'm the best
candidate for the job. I mean, I'm an

outsider to these people, right?

You'll be great. too better than Mr.
Young himself.

Spread the word.

Good evening, Mr. Young. Hello.

Good to see you again.

Riley, I want to apologize again for
what happened the other day.

Our sheriff is a little bit too by the
book.

We had every intention of giving you a
proper welcome, but, well, I mean, never

intended for it to turn into such a
disaster.

I'm sure your heart was in the right
place.

So we'd like to make up for it by making
you our guest of honor at the Winter

Carnival. Now, if you'd be so kind as to
follow me, Mr. Young, the entire town

is so looking forward to meeting you.

It would mean the world to me.

Mr. Young, come on.

Hello,

everyone.

I'd rather be facing a firing squad than
this much.

Welcome to the 114th Winter Carnival
Celebration!

Are we feeling

good tonight?

Now, I'd like to say a few words before
we get started.

Our town owes a great deal to the Young
family.

Their factory has kept this town
thriving for over 50 years.

here representing them, and our guest of
honor tonight, William Young himself.

Good evening, everyone.

Are you going to keep the factory open?

Good question.

We have a plan in place, but we will
need all of your help to make it happen.

How is that going to keep the factory
open?

A Christmas wish.

A Christmas wish to save a town.

It's a fantastic plan.

Now, if each and every one of you spread
the word to five people that you know

outside of town, and they in turn spread
the word to another five people, well,

the word will spread like wildfire,
right?

It's not your fault.

I feel like it is.

Anything I can do?

No, just enjoy the carnival.

Hello,

William. Hello, Santa.

Hi. Wait, how do you know my name?

Oh, there isn't a person in town who
doesn't recognize William Young when

see him.

Tell that to the sheriff.

Oh, yeah. Well, maybe one.

No offense, Santa, but this doesn't
exactly seem like a good location to be

collecting donations. There's no one
around.

You're not exactly no one.

Out of everyone in the entire town, at
the moment, you have the most to give.

I'm embarrassed to say that I don't have
any cash on me. Everything's plastic

these days. How terribly true.

You can give when you're ready.

Hmm.

Okay. Good night, Santa. Good night.

Morning.

I lost track of you last night at the
winter carnival.

How'd you end up?

Um, can an overindulgence in Christmas
cheer give you a hangover?

In my experience, it should be quite the
opposite.

Why do you treat Christmas like it's
your own personal kryptonite?

You know, I think the town is my own
personal kryptonite. Hmm.

If you're committed to keeping the
factory up and running like you say you

you just need to prove that you're
invested in the town.

And what do you suggest?

Since you asked, I have made a list of
activities to get you out and about.

Connect with the town, show that you can
fit in, be one of the regular folks.

It will go a long way in helping us
tailor the public image of you and the

company.

This wasn't on my list.

That's exactly why I picked it. We need
to get you doing things with visibility.

Renting an entire skating rink for a
night is more like invisibility.

Baby steps.

Okay?

Speaking of baby steps, get out here.
Let's go.

Okay.

Fine.

Winter sports were a big part of my
family growing up.

Played hockey in both high school and
college.

Could have gone pro.

Why didn't you?

Because I was groomed to take over the
family business from the day I was born.

There really wasn't another option as
far as my dad was concerned.

Do you ever regret it?

Not following your own path?

I can't help but wonder what if every
now and then, yeah.

In one way or another, we're all trying
to keep the what if of our past from

dividing us.

Hold on. Is this your first time on the
case?

First time since I was five.

And so I think it's probably best if I
just keep a safe distance, not risk

losing any teeth.

Nonsense. We came here to skate, and you
skate.

Plus, you're covered under the company
dental plan, so it's fine. Oh, thank you

for the no compliment.

Come here.

I'll have you skating on your own before
you even realize it.

Oh,

ballet lessons.

That was my mother's weapon of choice to
keep me busy after school.

I much preferred hanging out with my dad
helping get his startup off the ground.

He's an entrepreneur.

And he always said, you can do anything
you want as long as you work hard enough

at it.

My dad knows something always seems to
go wrong right before he has the chance

to grab the brass ring.

Don't look now.

You're just skating by yourself.

Oh, my God.

He has all those ballet lessons finally
paid dividends, huh?

Or you are just an incredible skating
coach.

Maybe.

You ready for a triple axel? Oh, right.

Don't go too far.

Look at you fly, girl.

How do I stop?

You never do.

Just go flying into the board.

I will have a triple vanilla espresso.

Dry, extra hot.

And for the lady, a...

Peppermint mocha. It's extra peppermint.

Really?

Am I wrong?

No.

You move.

Thanks, Piper. How'd you do that?

Just one of my talents, I guess. I don't
know.

I can read people.

I may not have the business savvy that
my dad had, but I can read just about

anyone.

Okay. How about Piper over there?

Piper?

She's hardworking.

We all know that.

Okay.

She's making up for a lack of self
-confidence. She's in a rut, but she's

digging herself out with everything
she's got. Maybe because of a breakup

guy. So every time a girl's in a rut,
it's because of a guy.

No. Not you.

Me? What?

You're not in a rut because of a guy.
You're just too smart.

Funny. I mean it. You know what I need
to do before I ever do it.

Amanda doesn't even know that, and she's
known me since I was a baby.

No, I'm just too smart, and that's my
problem.

No, your problem is that you're not a
CFO or a CEO or a VP. You don't have the

luxury of being born into one of those
positions.

People like you usually get fired before
you ever make it to middle management.

And I was just starting to like you. I
know, but if you let me finish, I was

going to say that people like you are
the ones who succeed.

You're the breakout.

You can't make it in corporate America
until you carve out your own niche,

breaking away from the norm and creating
something special.

Good save.

You better mean that. I do mean it. I
promise.

You are something special, Riley.

Here are your drinks.

And I threw in some of Dover's famous
apple fritters. Now, those look like

donuts. With a whole slice of apple in
the middle.

I can't wait.

You're welcome.

Told you she was a barracuda.

Yes. Yes, you did.

So what's your story?

I'm the big city girl who follows a
small town boy to his small town, and

he dumps her, she stays around.

Big city?

Chi -town, Chicago.

I'm with the White Sox, Deep Dish Pizza,
Al Capone.

Anyways, I fell in love with this place
at first sight, and I just, everyone was

so welcoming, I couldn't bear to leave.

Especially after my first Christmas
here.

And the boyfriend?

He moved back to Chicago.

Typical, right?

No,

no, no, no, no, no. All right, here we
go.

No, no, no, no, no, no, stop, stop.

Look, that won't be necessary.

Look, it's really wonderful, a true
delight.

But here, this is for your troubles.

So here you go.

Okay.

Excuse me. Keep it up. Great job.

Are you following me now? I have an
offer for you. Full access to Mr. Young

one no -holds -barred interview.

In exchange for what?

In exchange for you backing off of him
with the Starkey headlines. I need to

him some positive press. If you want him
to get some positive press, I suggest

you get him to do something positive.

You're attacking the one man who can
save this town.

No, I'm not.

I've seen his type before.

They talk the talk, but they don't walk
the walk.

You're wrong about William.

He's a spoiled, rich kid who has earned
nothing.

He was born into money. He's gonna put
his money where his mouth is. Oh,

Can I quote you on that? No.

No quote.

So even you don't believe that.

William doesn't care about this factory
or this town.

Like me, he knows that this tired old
town lost its luster a long time ago.

Then why are you still here?

Well, I'm not gonna be for much longer.

Your boss is the biggest thing that's
ever happened here, and he's my ticket

the big time.

My first article on him blew up.

And because of it, I have several other
draw prospects that are going to get me

out of here for good. So if you don't
mind, have a nice day.

Thank you, ladies.

Hi there.

Hi. What are you doing here?

Oh, I wanted to make myself a little
special meal.

You cook?

I am not without skills, okay?

All right. Let's see.

Chicken, Ritz crackers, cream of
mushroom soup.

What exactly are you cooking?

A little special family recipe.

You're going to mix all of that
together?

Yes. Is it edible?

I'll have you know, I intend to make you
eat those words.

Why don't you join me for dinner?

Come on, there's enough for two.

At least let me defend my family's honor
in the kitchen.

Sure. Why not?

Great.

Trust me, it is going to be simply
scrumptious.

We'll see about that.

A little dish called chicken on the
bris, something my grandmother made for

as a boy.

Crackers, chicken on the ribs, crispy.

An elegant dish, she used to say.

She taught me how to cook before I left
for boarding school.

You must have been a hit with the
ladies.

A girl loves a guy who knows how to
cook.

Uh, I may have been if I didn't go to an
all -boys boarding school.

But all my friends seemed to like it.
They would come by every week for Sunday

dinner, and sometimes some of the
teachers, too.

No way. So popular.

I know. It was party time.

Um, there's a bottle of white wine in
the fridge. Would you grab it for us?

Right.

Okay.

All right, I had my doubts, but I have
to admit, it tastes pretty good.

I didn't prove him wrong. My hat is off
to the chef.

My grandmother's culinary honor remains
intact.

I get the sense you two are pretty
close.

Yeah.

She was the best person I've ever known.

She was smart and caring.

And she was always delighted to see you.

You sort of remind me of her.

Mm. Just what every girl is dying to
hear, that she reminds a guy of his

grandmother.

Okay, well... To clarify, I meant... You
remind me of her,

um...

More like her character, not that you
present a grandmothery demeanor in any

way, shape, or form whatsoever.

Yeah, nice taste.

Yeah, thanks.

So do you have any other hidden talents
besides cooking you should know about?

Um, well, I guess you'll just have to
wait and see.

Are you the mystery woman?

What? No.

Of course not.

I was just joking, but you lost your
cool way too fast. You are the mystery

woman.

It wasn't a date. He was just making
himself dinner and invited me to eat

him. He made dinner for you?

No man makes dinner for a woman about an
ulterior motive.

It is not like that.

Well, like it or not, you went out on a
first date with your boss.

Okay, can you stop saying that? Because
it's not a date unless you call it a

date. And it wasn't a date. Wow.

You really like him.

I mean, you'd have to be crazy to be
attracted to a successful, good -looking

man.

Hey, Amanda.

Listen, I'm going to have to extend my
trip by a couple days. I need some more

time with the factory decision.

You've had a change of heart.

The heart is definitely involved.

Let me push some things around on your
schedule. I'll make it work.

Bye.

Run this down to Benjamin.

I'd like to tweet the hiring
announcement into the company newsletter

distribution.

Mr. Young.

How would you like to participate in our
Secret Santa?

I don't know what that is. Well, every
employee that wants to participate puts

their name in the hat.

You pick a name out of the hat, you buy
that person a gift. But it's a secret,

so you become the Secret Santa for
whoever's name you pick.

It's voluntary.

Yeah, yeah, I'll do it. Great.

Emily Lamb, 23.

Emily, come over here.

This is Mr. Young.

Oh. Pleasure to meet you, Emily.

Nice to meet you, too, sir. Emily is our
youngest employee at 17. She comes here

every day after school.

I'm trying to save up for college.

Fantastic.

Hey. Hi, Pepper.

I got your message telling me to meet
you here.

Is it about the headline?

Because... To clarify, despite what the
papers claim, I know that it wasn't a

date. No, it is not about that line.

Oh, never mind.

But since you brought it up, no, it most
certainly was not a date. It was good

food and good company.

Yeah, good food and good company. Yeah,
yeah.

Well, I'm glad we cleared that up. Not
that I needed clearing up.

No, exactly.

So then, why are we here?

Right.

I need your help.

With some gift shopping.

Christmas shopping?

Gift shopping.

Emily Lamb is the only name on this
piece of paper.

That's because Emily Lamb is the only
person I need to shop for.

Who is Emily Lamb?

She works at the factory.

I pulled her name at the Secret Santa.

I'm sorry.

Kind of funny. The guy who doesn't
celebrate Christmas is being forced to

Christmas shopping.

For the last time, I said gift shopping.

Okay, gift shopping.

But about your whole non -believer
status, I think you would feel

you just told me why you don't celebrate
Christmas.

I doubt it. I'm serious. It'll be like I
am sharing half of that burden with

you.

And how is that exactly I don't follow?

Right now, you have 100 % of it bottled
up, contained inside of you. But by

telling me, you will let go of 50 % of
it and be left with half of the burden

that you are currently carrying.

Do you follow?

Are you sure your math is correct?

Well, actually, with me, it's probably
more than 50 % because I've been told

very empathetic.

Oh, I don't think you're pathetic at
all.

Are you trying to be punny?

Okay.

What if you think my non -celebratory
logic is stupid?

I will be sure to tell you.

Okay.

My mother died before I was old enough
to know her.

My grandmother became more of a parent
in my life, and she made Christmas very

special.

Everything she did, it was the closest
thing to magic that I've ever

experienced. And when she died...

That magic faded.

What about your dad?

He was too busy running his empire.

He never really let me be a kid.

You know, I spent countless amounts of
holidays after my grandmother's death

completely alone.

Sorry. As I get older, Christmas just
ends up reminding me of how much I miss

grandmother.

It ends up becoming something I try to
survive rather than celebrate.

But don't you think she'd want you to be
happy at Christmas time?

Yeah, I know she would be.

But, uh... I haven't managed to find a
way to do that yet, so... Well, you

can consider me your own personal
Christmas cheerleader.

I know I will turn you around on
Christmas.

Is that a threat?

It's a fact.

Eventually, I will wear you down.

Okay.

Dover reminds me of my hometown.

Yeah, where's that?

Not far from here. Town called Exeter.

Did you leave anybody special behind
when you moved to the big city?

You mean besides my mom and dad?

Uh, no.

No, none of the guys I dated were
keepers.

Maybe I wasn't the keeper.

Come on.

Riley, you're definitely a keeper.

Yet none of my relationships lasted past
Thanksgiving.

Never had that.

special someone to share Christmas with.

Mr. Young!

Mr. Young!

Good morning, Mr. Young. Good morning,

Mr. Mayor.

Beautiful morning, isn't it?

Indeed it is.

Can I have a word with you?

Sure.

You know what I love most about this
town?

What's that?

It's magic.

Magic? Let me prove it to you.

If I lived in any other town in the
world, I'm unemployable.

But in this town, I'm the mayor.

Forgive me, no offense, but that doesn't
exactly strike me as a selling point.

What I'm saying is, this is a special
town.

It's so special that everyone who lives
here is special, too. That's its magic.

And I'd like to share a little bit of
that magic with you by inviting you to

ride with us on the Christmas caravan.

Christmas caravan?

Mm -hmm. It's an old, unique tradition.
You never heard about this?

Can't say that I have, sir. Well, that's
funny.

Because your grandmother helped start
us.

Really? Yeah.

You see... At the end of a factory day,
a dozen workers decided to jump on the

back of a flatbed truck and go Christmas
caroling.

And every year since then, the carolers
in the truck have made their appearance.

It's been getting bigger and better
every year.

Your grandmother was one of the original
Christmas dozens, we've come to call

them. Christmas dozen?

Well, I have it on solid authority from
a local historian.

She put it all together in order to...

It's your upper grandson who was feeling
a little down at Christmas time.

That's funny.

I don't remember that.

I'd be very honored if you'd ride with
us tonight.

Can I bring a friend?

Riley?

Yes.

You two have been spending a lot of time
together, huh?

We're not dating or anything. I mean,
that would be unprofessional.

Mr. Young.

You don't strike me as someone who plays
by anyone else's rules other than your

own.

That's what I like about you.

Thank you, sir.

This evening, I'll see you?

I'll be there with bells on.

Great.

Not such a scrooge, after all.

Hi,

Mom. In order to have a peaceful holiday
season, I'm willing to overlook the

argument we had the other day.

Mom, please, I told you I had to do
this.

I know, but you're my daughter, and I'll
always worry about you. It's my job.

But I know that you're an adult, and as
an adult, you're responsible for your

own decisions.

Oh, thanks, Mom. That is very... Well,
it's very adult of you.

You always had your father's sense of
humor.

Anyway, I'm glad you called. I sent you
and Dad a link to the factory website,

and I need you to forward it to everyone
you know.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. We already did.

I bought 10 to give away as gifts.

One to keep for myself, and your father
even put it up on the store site. Oh,

that's great.

All right, Mom, I'm going to call you
later, okay? Right now I need to see a

about a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer.

Clever.

Hi. Hi.

How do you feel about kids?

Uh, you mean, do I want to have...
Children of my own someday? Well, I

that depends on the woman I end up
marrying.

Okay, well, thank you for your
forthcoming answer, but I specifically

reading to them.

I'd like to set up a meet and greet at
the local school to have you read at the

night before Christmas to the
kindergarten class.

Oh.

You know, my grandmother actually taught
me how to read with the night before

Christmas. Imagine that.

So wait, was that a yes? Because it
sounded like a yes to me. That is a yes.

will do it. Great, because we are
heading over there right now.

How did you know I was going to say yes?

Oh, and don't forget your copy of the
book.

He sprang through his sleigh until his
team gave a whistle. And away they all

flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove
out of sight, Happy Christmas to all,

to all a good night.

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and
gentlemen.

I heard someone reading my favorite
story.

Well, hello, Santa.

Hello, William.

It looks like you've got a room full of
very good little girls and boys.

I am certain that we do.

And I'm looking forward to visiting each
and every one of your homes on

Christmas Eve.

Now I have a secret I want you all to
know.

When the elves...

At the North Pole, a running behind on
their Christmas list, we catch up on

from the Young Toy Factory.

The elves refer to Dover as Toy Town.

The Young Toy Factory is just as
important to Santa as it is to the town.

Thank you, Santa. I will keep that in
mind.

I've got some candy canes here for my
friends.

There you go, dear.

Did you arrange for Santa to make an
appearance?

No, I thought maybe you did.

Merry Christmas!

Oh, hi.

Merry Christmas. Um, is this Vance
Industry?

Uh, just one moment. I'll get my
husband. Thank you.

Albert, phone!

Right here.

Point.

Hello, Vance Industries.

Hi, uh, Vance Industries.

The one and only.

Oh, great.

Is Riley there?

I'm sorry, she's not at home. I mean,
she's not in the office today.

I've been

here

before.

My grandmother must have brought me
along on one of my father's trips to the

factory.

Must have been me and my mother, though.

You

know,

I gotta admit, I feel more at home here
than I ever have in New York City.

It reminds me of my hometown.

Yeah? Where is that?

Not far from here. A town called Exeter.

Did you, um... Did you leave anybody
special behind when you moved to the big

city? Me, besides my mom and dad.

Uh, no. None of the guys I dated were
keepers.

Maybe I was a keeper.

Oh, come on. You're totally a keeper.
Yes. None of my relationships lasted

Thanksgiving.

Never had that special someone to share
Christmas with.

Well, Riley, I must say that there is
one last thing that would help me feel

more at home at this place.

Okay, what's that?

Christmas decorations.

I can't believe it. I'm not falling for
that. It is a trick, like Lucy with the

football. I'm serious, and I know you
kept them, didn't you? I did.

I hid them in the garage.

Well, Riley...

Will you please help me decorate my
house, because I have zero decorative

and if I try to decorate it myself, it
will look like an escaped band of circus

monkeys broke into my house and threw a
raging Christmas party.

I believe you. Um, is this on or off the
clock decorating? I will pay you double

overtime for your services. No, I'm
doing this because I want to, not

I'm your employee, and I think the tree
lock might still be open.

Oh, you want to... Start now.
Absolutely. Before you have a chance to

your mind, though, I don't think I can
get Piper to drive us right now.

That's okay.

I will drive us.

On your motorcycle. You're going to love
it.

Where are we going to put the tree?

We'll figure something out.

I know what you're doing.

What do you mean?

What are you talking about?

Way to keep your cool.

You made me drop an ornament.

I just think that you've had enough.

You're cut off.

Give me your keys.

You can't cut me off from grabbing an
ornament.

I know. You're addicted.

It looks great.

Yeah.

When was the last time you had your eyes
checked?

So what are your Christmas plans?

Going home to see the folks.

We have a whole schedule every year.
Christmas Eve dinner, the opening of a

single present, midnight mass, all the
flourishes. How about you?

Um... To be determined.

I, uh... I usually go someplace warm.

Pick a random spot on a map and...

Last -minute effort to surprise myself.

You go by yourself?

Yes, and it is rather peaceful.

It sounds pretty lonely.

Well, I may be alone, but I'm never
lonely.

Not this year.

You can't be alone on Christmas. I will
not allow it. You can come home with me.

There's an extra room over the garage
that's like its own apartment, and my

mother will love having someone to fuss
over. She'll treat you just like you're

part of the family.

Sorry. Uh, hello?

Yeah.

Yeah, we can be right there.

Okay.

Huh.

Sales have hit a brick wall.

We were doing great. The wishes were
selling like hotcakes, and then suddenly

everything flatlined. How close are we?
Just a little over halfway, and I've

been calling everybody, doing everything
I possibly can to get the word out

there to try to meet our sales goal.

Oh.

Sorry for the late notice.

This is Rebecca Neston. She works at the
local paper. She wants to publish a

story to help us get the word out. This
is Mr.

Young. She knows a lot of people outside
the town.

Who is Riley Van Arden?

What did you say?

I said, who is Riley Van Arden?

Because you're Riley Van.

Please don't do this. Not now.

You thought that you hired Riley Van
Arden, but really you hired Riley Vance.

And you'll notice that there's a
significant difference in the two

is more Ivy League and the other is more
Bush League.

What is it about?

It was a mistake.

What do you mean a mistake?

What is it?

A simple mix -up.

The resume's got switched in my
interview. I know I should have told

wanted to tell you, but... Riley, I... I
trusted you with details of my personal

life I've never trusted anyone else with
before. Do you know how difficult that

is for me? Yeah, I know.

I know you did, but you can still trust
me. I can't trust you?

I invested in this factory, in this
town, and more importantly, in you.

Could we have Miss Neston escorted off
the property, please? I have every right

to report on this story. I don't allow
Grinches in my factory.

Not ever.

Mr. Young, I apologize.

I was just anxious to get the word out.

Regardless of what is true about Miss
Riley's...

experience or her name, she has a good
heart.

Without her, we would have been sunk.

But now, at least we got a chance of
keeping this factory open, so I hope

gonna not let that slip away.

Dance Industries.

Yeah.

Young.

I heard what happened.

Mind if I sit down?

Of course not, yeah.

I never get tired of this view.

It's hardly the Grand Canyon.

To me, it is.

Because it was from this very bench that
I first saw my wife.

Never forget it.

I was 16, and she was this vision,
disappearing into the grocery mart with

mother.

Yeah, it was right over there.

Grocery store's gone, but she isn't.

I'm very glad that your life worked out.

Norman Rockwell?

That's not my life. It could be.

I've seen the way you look at her.

I know that look.

I had it right here.

I nearly got frostbite waiting for her
to come out.

But I had to.

Why's that?

She was like the sun.

Her beautiful smile just...

warmed me right up.

And when she finally came out, I went
straight up to her and started talking.

I didn't know what I was saying.

But I just kept talking.

And we've been talking ever since.

It's a nice story.

I'm having trouble seeing how that
relates to me.

Riley...

She pretended to be somebody that she
wasn't.

And who would that be?

A kind, caring person who wanted to save
this town and just maybe Christmas for

you?

Maybe she's not the one who's
pretending.

Who do you want to be, Mr. Young?

The man you are here or the man you are
when you're with her?

Take it from me.

The bench is cold.

Talk to her.

Well, it's true.

I hired the wrong girl.

You hired the girl that impressed you in
that room.

No matter what her name or background or
resume would suggest.

I didn't even have a resume when your
father hired me.

I just... I wish that she would have
come clean.

That she would have trusted me enough to
tell the truth.

It's very difficult for me to let people
close.

And yet, somehow, this one got close.

I've never had a woman challenge me like
this before.

You know?

I mean, you know what it's like when
people find out my net worth. They can't

see past it.

Riley's never seen things that way.

She's always seen me for who I am.

Raleigh Vance's Homa Drab

Phone's for you, Grandma.

I'm sorry to ruin Christmas.

You can never ruin Christmas.

Christmas is bigger than all of us.

No one thing going wrong could ever
possibly ruin it.

Don't worry.

Hey.

You had a good ride.

You took the hit so the town could
thrive.

Nothing but good can come from that.

You were right, Mom.

I should have come clean from the start.

I take no joy in being right.

I wish I'd been wrong.

I would have rather that I was wrong.

Mary Kirsten?

Riley?

Um...

Mom?

Dad? This is William.

It's a pleasure to meet you. Oh, it's a
pleasure to meet you.

Sir? How you doing? Good, you? Good.

Um... Uh, Riley, um...

Can we talk?

Sure.

I wanted to tell Amanda about the mix
-up, but before I could, I was in the

conference room, and then you hired me,
and I really felt like I could save the

toy factory, so I was afraid if I told
you at that point that... Look, it

doesn't matter.

I understand.

I know we're close to Christmas, but
could you please come back to Dover

tomorrow?

Let's finish what we started.

Hey, Santa.

Listen, I'm ready to give.

There's something special I want to do,
and I need your help.

Well, you've got it.

Whatever it takes. Wonderful. Thank you.

Last box, and we're out of here.

Okay. What's going on?

We sold off the last of the inventory.

That's fantastic.

This all happened last night?

Yep, and William offered to make the
last delivery himself.

See you later.

You made it.

You did this.

I decided to do a little last -minute
Christmas shopping.

It's a good thing that you did.

This town is important to my family.
It's important to me.

But this was all your idea.

I just provided the funds, and that part
is easy.

Just buying time for everyone to have a
nice Christmas.

We can formulate a long -term solution
in the new year, but for now, we need to

keep this factory open.

It's iconic.

It's the flagship operation of Young
Incorporators.

We can meet with all the online majors
in January and open up those new sales

channels, but in the meantime, what's
most important is delivering all these

toys.

So what do you say?

Want to come along for the ride?

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

Perfect. Let's get you to work. Can you
help me with this box? Mm -hmm.

You know, it's a good thing, too,
because...

Because Comet has a cold,

and we can use all the extra herbs on
deck, if you know what I mean.

You know, my father felt that blood

was stronger than performance.

choosing to leave me the company over
far more qualified individuals.

You shouldn't underestimate yourself.

Well, what I'm saying is, at the end of
the day, I want to do everything that I

can to earn what my father left me.

But I don't want to do it, and I can't
do it without you.

You're overqualified to be my assistant.

What I want to do is set you up with
your own consultant firm.

We'll provide you the startup funds, but
it'll be entirely owned and operated by

you. It'll be your baby.

My hope is that you will want to
continue the work that you've done for

factory for several other young
enterprises that need restructuring.

I'm bored.

Um, so is the car.

Okay, thanks.

It's going to be hours until the records
can get here. No need.

I got that.

Try starting now.

Good.

Um, do you have any other hidden talents
besides auto repair that I should be

aware of?

You'll have to wait and see.

Madison hasn't looked this happy since
before she broke her leg.

Well, I'm glad I could help.

Even if it's just a little bit. Oh my
goodness, I love giving out presents at

Christmas time.

Do you like getting presents?

Ho ho ho ho ho!

Wonderful!

Ho ho ho ho!

Thanks, guys.

What's going on? Your dad has been
trying to reach you. Apparently he has

very big news about the factory.

Did he say what it was?

No, he said he'd only tell you.

What's it say?

From my dad. I have reached out to a
group of toy collectors in Europe. Your

obsolete inventory is worth its weight
in gold.

Interested parties are ready to transfer
funds immediately to secure

merchandise. Please advise how to handle
transactions.

Merry Christmas, love, Dad.

We can get that much money for them?

That could keep us operational for a
year, maybe two. That'll give us time to

develop some new products.

You know, for a minute there, I thought
that you were the actual Santa.

Just one of the many helpers.

Hi, I'm Robert.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Robert.

Thank you for all you've done. You're
welcome.

Merry Christmas.

Make a wish!

Oh, my goodness. This might be the best
Christmas present I've ever gotten. I

know. When are you going to make a wish?

Well, that depends.

On what?

If you've decided what you're going to
do for Christmas this year.

It's Christmas Eve.

Exciting, isn't it? Can you feel it in
the air? Like someone, somewhere, turned

all of the Christmas lights all over the
world on at the exact same time.

Yeah, it feels like Christmas Eve
should.

Like magic.

We did it, didn't we?

You did it.

You saved Christmas for an entire town.

It was a team effort. I was just the
Christmas cheerleader.

Maybe we can just chalk it up to a happy
accident.

Oh, there was no accident to speak of.

I'm sorry that I betrayed you.

Please, you've apologized like a hundred
times already.

I don't know how all of this...
happened, I kept digging myself deeper

deeper. Hey, it was for a good cause.

I'm not talking about the factory.

I'm talking about you.

I just wanted to be around you all the
time.

It felt right.

And I thought maybe I might be lucky
enough to spend Christmas with you this

year.

tell you, but things got messed up.

Thank you, though, for everything you've
done for me and for letting me finish

what I started.

Well, actually, you're not finished.

You're coming back to work for me, and I
will not take no for an answer.

Well, in that case, Mr. Young, I accept
the offer.

Excellent. So we'll just have to... to
approve your resume, and then we'll be

business. Mm -hmm.

Listen, um, I wanted to thank you for
giving Christmas back to me as well.

Well, tuck this up for the guy who has
everything.

Well, I don't quite have everything.

I don't have you.

Riley, nobody's ever talked to me the
way that you do.

Nobody's ever made me feel the way that
you do.

When I'm with you, I don't feel like
William Young. I feel like me.

I want to be the man that I am when
you're around.

I want you, Riley.