Original subtitles

[chiming music]

[uplifting music]

♪♪♪

STACEY: If I were to describe the ideal Christmas story

in just two words,

they would be "love" and "miracles."

One without the other is nothing to sneeze at,

but the true spirit of Christmas really comes to life

when the two coincide.

Our perfect little Christmas story begins

with a young girl named Alana.

Alana's mom had passed away one year earlier,

and her dad thought it might be best for them

to get away from it all, so,

he got a new job selling equipment to factories

all around the country

and took her with him on the road.

And though the adventures they shared were special,

Alana found herself missing something rather important.

TONY: Hey.

I know this hasn't been easy for you.

I just want you to know...

you're doing so great.

When are we gonna be home again, Dad?

[EXHALES]

I got something for you over here.

- You wanna see it? - Yeah.

So,

since we're not home for Christmas this year,

your Grandpa Johnny asked me to give you this card.

YOUNG ALANA: Oh, there's a picture.

When are we gonna see Grandpa again?

I don't know, sweetie.

"To the bravest girl

in the whole world,

I hope your day is filled

with love and magic.

Merry Christmas, Grandpa."

Ooh, I got a scratch-off ticket!

Do you remember what your mom used to say?

"It could be nothing."

"But it could be everything!"

Well, go ahead. Scratch it off.

Ooh!

STACEY: The scratch-off game is simple.

Match any number and win a prize.

- [COIN SCRATCHING] - STACEY: Maybe $10.

Maybe 500.

Maybe just another ticket.

But find the elusive "win all" symbol,

and you win all the prizes.

So, something or nothing?

We won another ticket!

♪♪♪

ALANA: Such a respected...

Joining your company would honestly

be such a dream come true.

I have so much respect for the work that you're doing,

and I would just be really...

excited at the prospect of joining

such a respected organization.

Respect for the work that you're doing,

and I'm so excited by the prospect of joining

a valued and respected organization.

[BEEPING] [GASPS]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

And I'm really excited at the opportunity

to join your company.

Can I just say, honestly,

joining your company would be such a dream come true.

I just-- I have so much respect for the work that you're doing,

and I'm just really excited at the opportunity

to join your company and grow

in such a respected organization.

INTERVIEWER: All right, great.

Um, well, your-- your résumé looks good.

Um, you put here you're willing to travel.

Just wanna make sure that's correct

because this job involves plenty of jumping around.

There's conferences, meetings, showcases.

Yes, absolutely.

I am...

very used to that. [CHUCKLES]

Okay.

Goody-good. Um...

Well, thank you for your time. We'll be in touch.

Thank you so much.

Of course, thank you. Take care.

Bye.

[SIGHS]

[GASPS]

Well, well, well.

Someone's up early,

and all dressed up.

- Another interview? - Yep.

This one is in England.

Fancy. How'd it go?

Well, they will keep me in mind.

- Oh. - ALANA: Yeah.

Ugh, I have lowered my salary requirements

four times already. At this point,

I'm gonna have to get two of these jobs

just to make ends meet.

Sweetie,...

...I think you might need a break.

A break from being broke and unemployed?

I don't think that's a thing.

No, I'm serious.

When is the last time you did something fun?

When's the last time you went on a date?

It was...

Ugh. Oh, my God, wait!

Speaking of, how was your date last night?

Oh, well,

he's British. [CHUCKLES]

And you know how I am with those accents.

Yeah.

But then he told me that he's a life coach.

And I can't have that kind of judgment

in my life right now. - No.

Look, do you even want any of these jobs?

- Okay. - I mean, maybe

that's why you're feeling stuck.

- ALANA: Stacey. - Hmm?

Not everyone can have their dream job.

And I owe you for last month.

Oh, stop, stop, stop.

I will cover you this month.

You take a break.

You figure out what you want.

Let life...

reveal itself to you a little bit.

For me. Okay?

I just wanna see you happy again.

Fine.

Come on.

It's almost Christmas.

Good things are coming for you. I can feel it.

[CHUCKLES] [PHONE CHIMES]

ALANA: Oh, that's weird.

What?

It's a job interview and he wants

to meet in 45 minutes.

Fine. Last one.

Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

All right. I gotta get going.

I'm interviewing some old lady who found love at 90.

Boss wants the big heartwarming Christmas story

for the website launch this year,

so fingers crossed, I guess.

- ALANA: Mm-hmm. - Oh! Happy hour at Deena's?

Are you paying?

I'll see you there. [CHUCKLES]

- I love you. - I love you.

[SIGHS]

ALANA: So, I have just been applying

to so many different jobs

and going on so many different job interviews,

so I'm sorry if I seem a little bit mixed up.

[CHUCKLES] No. I appreciate that,

but, uh, this isn't a job interview.

- It's not? - No.

[CHUCKLES] Well, what is it, then?

Is this a date? Oh, my God!

Um, Stacey must have signed me up for a dating website.

She's my roommate and she just oversteps all the time.

No, no, no, it's-- it's not a date.

Well, not yet, anyway.

[CHUCKLES] I'm sorry, that was really weird.

Um, sorry, moving on.

Uh, so the company I work for, uh,

they actually want to make you an offer.

An offer?

Like, a job offer?

I'm sorry, I'm confused.

No, we want to make an offer on your house.

Still confused. I...

You must have me mixed up with someone else,

because I can barely afford the rent on my apartment.

Well, does the name Jonathan Richardson

mean anything to you?

Yeah, he's my grandfather.

Can you just tell me exactly what's going on right now?

Uh, I'm sorry. Uh...

I'm-- I'm probably not the person

who should tell you this, but...

your grandfather passed away about a year ago.

- Oh. - And he left you his cabin

in Lake Peters, New York.

It's a small, small town, just upstate.

I work for a real estate and hospitality company,

and we'd love to take everything off your hands.

There's, uh, an offer at the bottom of the second page.

Clearly, you must have meant a lot to your grandfather.

And the offer is way above market value.

And I'm sure he would love to know that

you've been taken care of. But...

take your time and think it over, you know?

You can let me know. My-- my info's just there.

Uh, well, thanks for the coffee.

- Oh, of course. - Yeah, we'll be in touch.

- Sounds good. - Yeah.

Uh, just a quick thing before you go.

Um, I hope this isn't too forward,

but you seem like a really nice person.

And I'm just heading up to the area in the next few days,

so if you do decide to check out the cabin,

let me know, deal or no deal.

I would love to see you again.

I'm sorry, that was really weird, and terrible timing.

Your grandfather just died and--

No, no! It sounds good. It's just...

It's a lot.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Oh.

♪♪♪

♪ The snowstorm ♪ wouldn't stop him ♪

♪ From New York to Paris ♪

Okay, that is the craziest thing I have ever heard.

Yep.

Okay, first of all, are you okay?

Yeah, I think so.

♪♪♪

Um...

Oh, my God.

He's gorgeous.

Okay, just to recap--

- Mm-hmm. - Um, out of nowhere,

one week before Christmas,

um, a hot, rich city guy

offers you not only a way out of all of your financial troubles,

but also wants to cozy up with you in a cabin upstate?

I think Alana Lewis might be two steps

from living the good life, baby.

Okay, okay. How was your interview?

Oh, swing and a miss. I mean,

honestly, it was a beautiful love story,

but she was pretty racist, so we'll see.

Well, how about

I cheer you up with a present?

Alana, come on.

No, it's nothing. It's nothing.

But you're going to see your family, and I just--

I don't know when I'm gonna see you next.

[LAUGHS]

You and your scratch-off tickets.

- May I? - You may.

- Oh, my God! - What, what, what?

- I lost. - Oh, my God.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

- Thank you. - Yeah.

So, what are you gonna do?

Oh, I don't know.

Please don't spend Christmas alone at the apartment.

Maybe I should go and check it out.

There's the Christmas spirit.

And don't forget about you-know-who.

- [CHUCKLES] - [PHONE VIBRATES]

Mm.

My boss is calling. I will be right back.

Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

♪♪♪

STACEY: Lake Peters, New York,

a town hit on hard times,

now comprised of just one grocery store,

one pub and restaurant,

and a series of broken down fairgrounds, campgrounds,

and old abandoned vacation rentals.

Nevertheless, heading into that one-horse town

to sell the cabin provided

a much-needed break for Alana,

and a chance to reconnect with her grandpa.

♪♪♪

[ENTRANCE BELL RINGS]

Hey there! How can I help you?

Hi. Um, yeah,

so, I was driving to my grandpa's cabin,

and I lost GPS service.

You don't have Wi-Fi by any chance, do you?

Well, we actually do. [CHUCKLES]

If y'all look at that sign right there,

you get all the information that you need. Mm-hmm.

Hey, I'll tell you while you're at it,

if you wouldn't mind giving us

one of those follows on the internet.

Yeah, now things been kinda slow around here,

so I'm just trying to up the social media game.

- Yeah. Sounds good. - JERRY: Yes, yes, yes.

Hey, so where you coming in from?

Uh, New York City, actually.

Oh, okay. Okay. Hey, well, welcome to Lake Peters.

- Thank you. - [CHUCKLES]

Um...

the man in that photo there,

is that John Richardson?

Yes, yes. As a matter of fact, yes, it is.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, Johnny gave me that photo

after he got his key locked in his car,

had to get his car towed. [CHUCKLES]

Hey, wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Uh, are you Johnny's granddaughter?

- I am. - Get out of here!

That's amazing! Hey, I'm Jerry.

Alana. Nice to meet you.

- It's an absolute pleasure. - Yeah.

Listen, listen, Alana, we are so sorry for your loss.

We all just loved Johnny around here.

- Thank you. - Yes, yes, yes.

Hey, you know, you're not that far away

from his cabin, by the way.

Yeah, it's just right up the road out there,

and, uh, make the first right. You can't miss it.

- Sounds good. Thank you. - JERRY: Awesome, awesome.

No problem, no problem.

Don't forget to give me a follow.

Thank you. [CHUCKLES]

[ENTRANCE BELL RING]

Wow, Johnny's granddaughter.

♪♪♪

Hello, Grandma and Grandpa.

It's been a while.

Hi, uh, this is Alana Lewis.

I'm calling from 14 Forest Road,

um, about the utilities.

I was told that...

- [DOG BARKS] - [GASPS]

[LAUGHS]

Hi. Hi, hi, hi.

Come here, Mo!

Hi. [laughs]

Come here. Come on.

I'm sorry, he's not used to people being around here lately.

It's okay. [CHUCKLES]

You're not from the real estate company, are you?

'Cause I told them no one lives here anymore, so--

No, no, I'm Alana. I'm...

Johnny's granddaughter.

- Yeah. - I'm Luke.

I've been taking care of his place since he passed.

I live right there.

Nice to meet you.

- Um... - Something wrong?

It's just, uh, they told me the utilities would be on,

but it's freezing in there,

so, I have to figure out how to turn the heat on.

It's a wood furnace.

Wood furnace.

Got it. [CHUCKLES]

- Yeah. - Give me a second.

I can grab some wood from my place to get you started.

- Thank you. - Yeah.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪♪

STACEY: The cabin was perfect,

almost as if no one had ever left.

And what a special gift to see that

her grandpa was surrounded by so many friends,

so much love, in those last few years.

♪♪♪

STACEY: And there it was.

No way.

STACEY: The elusive win-all ticket sitting there,

just out of reach on her grandpa's coffee table.

The photo was dated last Christmas Eve,

just days before he passed.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- Hey. - Hi.

It's not much, but it should get you through the night.

ALANA: Great. Thank you so much.

- Yeah. - ALANA: Yeah. Come in.

- Right. - ALANA: Okay.

STACEY: As far as Alana knew,

the cabin was all her grandpa had,

which meant he either gave the ticket to someone else,

or it was still out there somewhere.

I see you found Johnny's tablet.

- Yeah. - We all chipped in

and got that for him a couple of years ago.

He loved it,

once he figured out what it was.

[CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS]

You know, it looks really great in here.

Oh, yeah. Thank you.

Johnny loved Christmas.

Just couldn't bear to take it down.

Yeah.

Cool. Um...

Question. - LUKE: Yeah.

Did he ever mention anything about a ticket?

[CHUCKLES]

Like, those corny Santa scratch-off tickets?

- Yes. - Of course.

He'd give everyone scratch-off tickets

for Christmas every year.

He'd always say it could be nothing.

But it could be everything.

Yeah.

Hmm.

Hmm.

So, um,

did anyone ever win anything on these tickets?

Nothing big.

If they did, then they're really good at hiding it.

We've all been struggling around here.

Flue pipe looks clean, so you should be all set.

That being said, it might be a bit

before it warms up in here.

Great.

Thank you so much.

Um, you're not hungry by any chance?

I just got some pizza from The Bear Trap

if you wanna wait over at my place.

Um...

yeah.

- Sure. - Okay.

All right.

LUKE: So, how's city life?

It's okay. Yeah.

I've been there for about six years now,

kind of jumping between jobs, and apartments,

and that kinda stuff.

I've played that game.

- Yeah? - Yeah. I'm from Boston.

Had a bad break up,

couldn't afford the place on my own,

so I decided to run away, and, uh, ended up here.

And what do you do now?

- I'm a contractor. - Hmm.

I'm-- I'm also a little in between jobs.

Things have been pretty slow.

- Can I ask you a question? - Mm-hmm.

Why didn't you ever come up to see Johnny all these years?

It's kind of a weird situation.

First of all, I didn't know that he was here.

- Yeah. - LUKE: Oh.

My mom passed when I was a kid.

- Sorry. - Thank you.

And we kind of lost touch with that side of the family

and then my dad got a new job.

Well, he got a bunch of new jobs

and started moving around a lot.

I think all the moving kinda helped him forget about her.

- Hmm. - Yeah.

And now he's in Europe

selling who knows what.

Oh.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, I'm-- I'm glad you're here now.

Honestly, when I-- when I first came here,

I was only planning on staying a few weeks,

but this-- this place has a way of making you feel at home.

It's getting late.

Yeah. Your place is probably all heated up now.

Thank you for the pizza.

No problem.

So, are you just staying for the holidays?

Um, yeah. Yeah. Honestly, uh,

the cabin couldn't have come at a better time.

I already have an offer on the house.

- Oh? - Yeah.

- Pearson & Co? - Yeah.

Yeah, I figured I'd come up, spend the holidays here,

and then I sell it.

All right. Night is over.

Bye.

I'm sorry. Is something wrong?

I just hoped Johnny left you his place for a reason,

but I guess not.

Have a good night.

♪♪♪

And now my wife and I have been married

these last 16 wonderful years, yes.

Wow. Um, that's so beautiful.

Where is your wife now?

Oh, she...[CHUCKLES]

She is right here. [CHUCKLES]

Say hello to the nice lady, honey.

- [PHONE RINGS] - Oh, uh, sorry.

One sec.

- Hello? - Hey. Can you hear me?

STACEY: [ON PHONE] What? Barely.

You were supposed to call me when you got in.

I know, I'm sorry.

It's just I got here, and the heat was out.

- We'll just be a moment. - A neighbor helped me out.

Um, how was your flight?

Um, well, it didn't happen.

Um, yeah. Boss decided

that the racist old lady wasn't gonna cut it

for the heartwarming Christmas story,

so he set up a few more interviews.

Um, so I have a bit of a situation,

and I'm not really sure what to do about it.

Well, that's what I'm here for.

So, I found my grandpa's tablet

and I started going through the pictures.

Oh, no.

Weird stuff. Tell me everything.

Uh, no. Not what you're thinking.

I found a picture of a lottery ticket.

Like, a winning ticket.

Whoa. What?

I know. It's crazy.

It's worth like $650,000.

Wait, wait, wait. So...

So, you're, like, rich now?

Well, I have to find the ticket first.

Oh, my God. Okay.

Okay, this is-- I mean, this is amazing.

I just saw a documentary about this.

Lottery tickets, they...

They expire after a year.

So, assuming he got it last Christmas Eve...

You only have three days to find this thing.

- All right, then. - Okay.

[PHONE RINGS] Oh, shoot.

Uh, I gotta go. My mom's calling.

Um, keep me updated on everything.

And word to the wise, don't tell anyone.

I mean, this is a lot of money.

You don't know who you can trust.

I love you. Bye.

[SIGHS]

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

- Hello. - HENRY: [ON PHONE] Hi, Alana?

This is Henry from Pearson & Co.

- Is this a good time? - Hi. Henry. Yes!

Uh, how's it going?

Not too bad.

I was just wondering if you'd decided

to make the trip up to Lake Peters?

Uh, yeah.

I'm actually there right now.

HENRY: [ON PHONE] Oh, really? Oh, that's great.

Well, I'm actually heading down from our other resort

at Lake Placid on the 23rd.

So, I'm gonna be in-- in Lake Peters.

I'd love to see you again if you're still there.

Yeah.

All right, perfect. Well, I'll keep you updated, all right?

I'll see you soon.

Bye.

[SIGHS]

[KETTLE WHISTLES]

♪♪♪

STACEY: With no luck in her initial search for the ticket,

Alana figured she'd take a break and...

[AXE CHOPS WOOD]

...enjoy the view from her cabin,

before getting back to her investigation.

[GRUNTS]

- [Mo whimpers] - I know, Mo.

She's pretty.

But we're not friends.

- Sorry, buddy. - [whimpers]

She wants to sell Johnny's cabin.

[KNOCKS]

- Hi. - Hey.

I brought some more wood over.

I have plenty more, so you should be good until Christmas.

Oh, my God. Thank you so much.

Yeah, come in.

- Yeah. - I'm sorry. [CHUCKLES]

- LUKE: It's okay. - Yeah.

[FIRE CRACKLING]

Where was that?

Uh, that's Frontierville.

It's a long story.

It was one of the last times I saw him.

Um...Look,

I wanted to apologize

for how things ended last night.

I think I miss Johnny,

and things have been a little tough around here,

but that's not your problem,

and I shouldn't have put that on you.

I appreciate that.

Johnny used to love skating out there.

Yeah, he taught me when I was a kid.

- Oh. - Yeah.

Oh.

Did you ever go out there with him?

Uh, no.

No, it's not really my thing.

You have been though before, right?

- LUKE: Skating? - Yeah.

- Yeah? - Skating?

- Yeah. - Yes.

- [LAUGHS] Oh, my... - What?

Oh, my gosh! You've never been ice skating before?

- I have ice skated. - No, you have not.

- You're talk-- - Yes, I have. What?

I have not been...

I've-- I've skate-- not in the traditional sense,

- but I've-- - What does that mean?

I'm allowed to not like ice skating.

It's not a big deal. - You're allowed to not like it.

You're just not allowed to not try it.

- I choose not to skate. - ALANA: Mm. Sure.

- I can skate. I choose not to. - Sure, sure, sure.

Then prove it.

By what? By skating?

You're not gonna drop this, are you?

No.

See? Told you I could skate.

You're not really ice skating.

What do you mean?

- I'm moving. - You're walking on ice.

- What, you gotta slide? - Yeah.

- God. - [CHUCKLES]

Okay. That's a little more complicated.

[CHUCKLES] Okay, okay, okay.

Yeah, here. I'll show you.

Come here. Here you go.

Can we just call it a day? I think I...

- No, no, no... - All right, go ahead. Go ahead.

You're gonna learn how to ice skate.

- Go on one foot. - LUKE: Uh-huh.

- ALANA: Balance. - LUKE: Uh-huh.

- ALANA: Glide. - LUKE: Uh-huh.

ALANA: And do the same on the other side.

- LUKE: Uh-huh. - ALANA: It's super easy.

Okay. I got it, I got it. I got it.

- There you go. - Don't go anywhere.

- Okay. - Don't go, come back.

- Look. - Okay. Yeah.

- Yeah. - Glide.

[LUKE EXCLAIMS]

- [LAUGHS] - I'm fine. I'm fine.

Okay. Stand up. You got it. You got it.

You're good. You're good. You're good.

All right.

We're gonna try again. Okay?

- One side. - Yeah.

Step. Glide. Super easy.

Now the other side.

Yeah. Look, you just--

Don't-- wait. Hold on. Come back, come back.

I'm okay.

You're good.

- Ready? - Yep.

- All right. - You're doing it!

- You're doing it. - [LAUGHS]

- Look at you! - Yeah. [LAUGHS]

- ALANA: How you doing up there? - LUKE: Good.

- ALANA: Yeah? - Look at that.

- ALANA: So, can I ask? - LUKE: Hmm?

ALANA: What's the big deal with Pearson & Co?

LUKE: Oh, what? Besides the fact

that they've pretty much destroyed this town?

Three years ago, they started buying property

in a town about 20 minutes from here

to build The Celestial, a luxury ski resort.

You know, one of those gross, soulless, five-star hotels

for rich people to try on their new jackets

and claim they went camping.

The resort ended up driving out every other business

with a half-hour drive.

This town used to be a charming,

modest, lively spot.

We'd have tons of people visit the whole year.

Fishing, camping, skiing.

Real memories being made, for everyone.

Now, I feel like it's getting picked off, little by little.

Well, you can't really blame someone for wanting to cash in

and make some money.

You've been in the city too long, haven't you?

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah. Well, I... I gotta get going.

Yeah.

Uh...

Some friends are holding a Christmas party

at the local tavern.

Welcome to come if you'd like.

At the very least, you might hear some good stories

about your grandpa.

STACEY: Now, going to a party with a bunch of strangers,

not usually Alana's cup of tea.

But Luke was nice,

and what better chance to gather some info

than to chat it up with some of the locals at the party?

Where did you come from?

Stacey.

♪♪♪

You're gonna be all right here for a couple hours, Mo?

[MO WHIMPERS]

Not true, Mo. I always use cologne.

Okay, fine.

Don't be like that, Mo.

- [SIGHS] - [KNOCKING ON DOOR]

ALANA [OS]: Come in!

ALANA: I just need two more seconds, and then I'll be down.

Sure. Take your time.

♪♪♪

All right, I'm good to go.

What?

Nothing.

Uh, ma-- I mean, nothing.

You look great.

Thanks.

So do you.

LUKE: Thanks.

Well, I guess we should get going.

Uh, yeah.

Let's go.

STACEY: The Bear Trap was a Lake Peters staple,

founded by Martha and Burt Townsend,

and the place was absolutely beloved by everyone.

♪ Stay with me, ♪ and my heart will... ♪

STACEY: Especially Grandpa Johnny.

- GUEST: Merry Christmas. - LUKE: Merry Christmas.

Hey, how you doing?

- GUEST: How are you? - LUKE: Yeah, good, good.

How you doing?

- MARTHA: Hey. - Hey, Martha.

This is Alana.

Johnny's granddaughter!

Oh, God. Jerry said you might be coming by.

So nice to meet you.

Oh, this is my husband, Bert.

Hi, there.

Hi, nice to meet you guys.

Uh, Luke, did you get my message about the--

Right, you said you were having trouble with the cooler.

- BERT: Yeah, yeah. - Yeah, I'll take a look.

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

Have a drink. It-- that can wait.

Come on, I'm here, I'll take a peek.

Five minutes.

I'll be right back.

Would you like a cider?

- Sure. Yeah. - Okay.

It's the friendliest people you'll ever meet here.

Oh, that's, um, Dana, and Chris, her husband.

And actually, it's their first night out

since their baby was born.

Um, and you've met Jerry.

Careful with Jerry. He will chat your ear off.

- [CHUCKLES] - Okay, got it.

[indistinct chatter]

This here was Johnny's spot.

- Really? - Yep.

He loved the wobbly table.

Made sure Bert and Martha never fixed it.

He liked flawed stuff.

JERRY: Damn.

Ah, can't get up like I used to.

[CHUCKLES] Let's see here.

Hey, uh, hello? Can everybody hear me?

- Everybody good? All right! - [CHEERING]

[LAUGHS]

Good, good, good, good. All right.

All right, listen, listen.

I just wanna thank the-- the wonderful

and amazing Martha and Bert for hosting all of us.

[GUESTS CHEERING]

You know, it's just, it's so beautiful to see

all of your glorious faces and everything,

and you know, I just-- I just wanna make a toast.

Okay? So, listen.

And I know it's been a rough year.

And, uh, most of us have faced some hardships...

Jerry's a talker.

JERRY: And been tested in ways that we didn't expect--

...and I think I'd rather be rich

with a bank full of memories

than rich with a bank of cash.

Even though there's nothing wrong with cash.

I love cash.

So, with that, as we're partying tonight,

surrounded by our friends and family,

let's remember what Christmas is all about, okay?

So, to healing,

to hope, to love,

and to the future, and to a brighter day.

All right? Love you all.

- Yeah, we love you, Jerry! - [JERRY LAUGHS]

[GUESTS CHEERING]

Listen, listen, now listen, listen, listen.

Now your grandpa, listen, the nicest guy in the world,

I'm trying to tell you, but, boy oh, boy,

could he forget stuff! - Oh, Jesus.

[LAUGHS] Listen,

I've never seen a man lose his keys

as many times as Johnny did, huh?

- MARTHA: Yeah. - Yes.

Alana, dear, I'm trying to tell you

the many times we had to get that man's car towed

for one reason or another. It's unbelievable!

- [CHUCKLES] - A couple of summers ago,

your grandfather and I decided we're gonna go fishing.

We're out in the lake,

I lose my wedding ring over the side of the boat.

So, I dive in.

Johnny being Johnny,

he jumps in right after me to help find it.

[GASPS] What happened?

Well, we did find the ring.

But Johnny being Johnny,

uh, he dove in, but he did not drop the anchor.

So, we came up,

we spent the rest of the afternoon

swimming after that boat. - [LAUGHING]

Oh, I'm trying to tell you.

That's just who he was, right? Huh?

Every single time with this guy.

Listen, it's also funny.

Last year, not too long before he passed,

I remember he was telling me that he, uh,

he thought he lost his wallet walking around Frontierville.

- BERT: Yeah, he did. JERRY: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know, he was-- he was planning on going back

up there for it, but, uh...

Um, you know?

- To Johnny.

- BERT: To Johnny. - To Johnny.

Yes, indeed. - [CHUCKLES]

- JERRY: That anchor. [CHUCKLES]

STACEY: Alana knew that ticket could easily be in the wallet,

but she was gonna need Luke's help to find it.

Um,

do you wanna come inside for a drink?

Um, sure.

Mind if I walk Mo first?

Yeah. Uh, no. No, not at all.

[CHUCKLES]

- Okay. - Yeah, okay.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Okay.

I heard that you were looking for

the most heartwarming Christmas story ever.

Yes, thank you. [CHUCKLES]

That was me and my wife...

...before the aliens came.

[PHONE VIBRATES]

- You see, it all-- - Oh, I'm so sorry.

I have to take this.

Hey, sweetie.

Hi. So, some developments have happened.

Uh, turns out country boy next door, really cute,

really nice, took me out on a date.

I met everyone at this bar that my grandpa used to go to,

and now he's coming over for wine in, like, two seconds

and I wanna tell him about the ticket.

No.

No, you can't tell this guy.

Alana, you've been handed an amazing opportunity.

You can't squander it.

How do you even know you can trust this guy?

'Cause he's a really nice guy!

And he was friends with my grandpa.

So, he'll think that he's entitled to the money, hmm?

ALANA: Oh, oh, oh, uh, he's here. He's here.

Okay, uh, look, do what you have to do to find the ticket,

sell the house, and-- and then run off

with your Prince Henry. You are a princess.

You're Cinderella.

You're a Christmas princess.

That's it.

Yeah, okay, gotta go. I love you. Bye.

Okay, love you.

Okay, um,

I think we have enough.

- Cheers. - Yeah.

How's Mo?

- Happy as ever. - Hmm. Good.

Thanks for coming tonight.

I think everyone enjoyed meeting you.

Yeah, thank you for talking me into it.

You know, I think I'm finally starting to get it.

- Mm-hmm. - Like,

why my grandpa was so happy here.

Is something wrong?

It's nothing.

I just, uh,

I heard Martha and Bert are thinking of selling.

Jerry can barely make payments on his store.

I'm just worried all this might be coming to an end.

So sorry, I'm being a buzzkill.

No, no, it's fine. Don't worry.

Can I ask you something?

How did you and my grandpa get so close?

[CHUCKLES] I don't know.

He had this ability to know exactly

when someone needed help.

You know what I mean?

Yeah.

My mom had that.

Well, the next thing you know, we're hanging out all the time.

He's telling me all these stories.

He wondered about you.

It wasn't until he got the tablet

that he was able to find out anything about you.

He wanted to reach out. He just...

Oh, I guess,

he didn't wanna ruin the good thing you had going.

[CHUCKLES]

It is crazy how the internet can be so wrong about things.

Um,

so Jerry mentioned something earlier.

Uh, he said that my grandpa lost something at Frontierville.

Yeah, his wallet.

He lost stuff all the time.

Uh, what is that Frontierville?

Like, do you think it's still there?

His wallet?

Uh, maybe.

What are you up to tomorrow?

♪♪♪

LUKE: So, the reason I came to Lake Peters in the first place

was 'cause I'd actually been here before.

My family used to come when I was a kid.

These were all storefronts.

There were people dressed up working in the stores.

That was a church over there. People would stay in the cabins.

I've been here before.

- Really? - Yeah.

My grandpa would take me when I was a kid.

I loved it here.

Wow.

Well, the owner left a long time ago.

It would take some money,

but Johnny and I always talked about fixing it up.

You know, make the town the opposite of the Celestial.

A place where vacationing isn't just for rich people.

So, how do we wanna do this?

Do we have a system

or do we just aimlessly walk around?

Do what?

Johnny's wallet.

That's why we're here, right?

[CHUCKLES] Right.

Um, that's gonna be impossible.

I don't know...

I think your grandpa would have said otherwise.

Don't know if we don't try.

♪♪♪

♪ Well, I knew you'd like this song ♪

♪ Heard something like it a hundred times ♪

♪ Still I couldn't help

♪ But use it ♪

♪ To say what's on my mind ♪

♪ And I knew ♪ you'd know this dance ♪

STACEY: Alana couldn't help but feel guilty.

Her grandpa clearly cared a lot about this place,

but any chance of helping it

was gone with his wallet.

Bringing back memories?

Yeah.

Uh, to be perfectly honest, we don't really know it's here.

Knowing Johnny, he could have easily left it anywhere.

Yeah, I guess so.

♪ When the spring shows ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

Come on, Mo.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

- ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ - ♪ Well, you know I shy away ♪

This is cool.

It feels like we're helping Johnny

with some unfinished business, right?

♪ That might hold me down ♪

I suppose.

♪ But, darling, all our feelings ♪

No way.

- ♪ When you're around ♪ - Hold Mo.

What? What is it?

♪ And you know it's not too late ♪

♪ Throw the book away and start anew ♪

- ♪ Because it seems ♪ - LUKE: Yeah.

♪ That there is nothing ♪

- ♪ I wouldn't do ♪ - It's frozen.

♪ So, I wait ♪

♪ For the winter into snow ♪

♪ Snow ♪

♪ And you'll be back ♪

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

All right.

So, I doubt there's much more

than a driver's license and a milk card.

[CHUCKLES] Okay.

Okay, so,

tell me.

You take over Frontierville.

What then?

Oh, I don't think it would take much.

We need to fix up the cabins.

Jerry already said he'd run the food.

♪ I've been thinking about my days ♪

Hey, Luke.

Yeah.

Thank you for being such a great guy.

I'm really happy that my grandpa had you as a friend in the end.

♪ Separate the light from dark ♪

- I think it's thawed. - Let's see.

Yeah.

- You do the honors. - Okay.

♪ Steady only when I'm leaned on ♪

♪ Someone else's weight ♪

♪ And sometimes ♪

♪ Sometimes ♪

♪ I just wanna hold my own ♪

♪ Have it be enough ♪

- ♪ And I find ♪ - Hmm.

- ♪ I find ♪ - All right.

About what I expected.

♪ Picking a place to begin ♪

♪ Might feel like enough ♪

- Something wrong? - ♪ For now ♪

No, I'm just...

I'm just thinking.

What do you think the key's to?

I have no idea.

♪ Been sleeping in way too late ♪

STACEY: The chances of even finding the wallet

were one in a million, but still,

no ticket, nothing.

♪ Running out of a place ♪ to hide ♪

♪ It's funny ♪ I frame my life this way ♪

Well, that was fun.

- Yeah, that was. - ♪ ...somebody else's say ♪

♪ And sometimes ♪

- ♪ Sometimes ♪ - You know,

Johnny would have really liked to have talked to you.

You think so?

What's not to like?

You're cool, smart,

funny,...

...pretty.

Just being objective.

He would've been psyched.

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

Um...

Good night.

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

Um,

any interest in grabbing breakfast tomorrow?

Um...

Yeah, that...

That sounds great.

Okay, I'll see you then.

See you then.

♪ I find ♪

♪ Picking a place to begin ♪

♪ Might feel like enough ♪

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

♪ For now ♪

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[KNOCKING REPEATS]

STACEY: In true Grandpa Johnny fashion,

Alana had completely forgotten about Henry's visit.

Hi, Alana! I'm here, as promised.

Henry!

Hi!

Sorry, I tried texting you,

but the service up here is absolutely terrible.

- I can come back. - No, no!

Uh, come in, it's cold.

- Well, if you insist. - Yeah.

HENRY: Ah.

Nice place.

Yeah. Uh...

Can I get you something? Like coffee or...

Oh.

I would love a coffee.

Yeah? Okay.

Oh, you've got the lake and everything.

ALANA: Yeah. Hold on.

So, I'm gonna just pop into the bathroom super quick.

You stay here.

Don't steal anything.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

- HENRY: I will be right here. - Okay.

[HENRY CHUCKLES]

Oh.

Hi!

I was just about to call you. I have great--

ALANA: [ON PHONE] Um, he's here.

- Who? - Uh, the--

the fancy real estate man.

Like, he's-- I-- I was sleeping and I forgot he was coming.

and now he's here. - Wait.

Sweetie, I can barely hear you.

Okay.

One second, one second.

- Now? - Oh! Oh, right there.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't move a muscle.

So I talked to my boss about your whole situation.

- Um... -And he loves

the princess angle.

So, we get to spend Christmas together.

Uh... Stacey, Stacey, Stacey, so-- that's great.

Um, so there have been some developments.

Uh, my neighbor, Luke, he, um...

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

LUKE: Hello?

He's here.

Alana, are you up?

Wait, wait, wait. What do you mean he's here?

Uh, like-- like, they're...

They're both here.

Okay.

Um...

Uh...

Uh, Alana,

I think there's someone at the door for you.

- You want me to get it? - Uh, sure! Thank you!

Um, Stacey,

um, I'm stuck.

Oh, sweetie.

Honey, I know it can feel like that,

but it's really just a multitude of options.

No, like, I am--

Yeah, I'm actually, literally, physically stuck.

Oh.

Hello there!

Um, hey.

HENRY: Hi.

I'm sorry, who are you?

I'm Henry.

- Is Alana around? - I'm not sure.

Okay, he's inside.

Alana?

Uh, yeah. Hi!

Luke, I'll be right there!

Just one second!

She was making us coffee.

Yeah, I see that.

STACEY: You know, just remember

that if you play your cards right,

you're two steps from living the good life.

You know, or...

or you're broke in a cabin in the middle of nowhere.

Okay, thank you so much, Stacey. I really have to go right now.

Would you, uh, care to sit?

♪♪♪

Okay. Okay. Okay.

[GRUNTS]

I'm sorry about that.

Um, Henry, Luke.

Luke, Henry.

Henry's from the real estate company.

Guilty as charged.

Uh, and-- and Luke, uh, lives next door.

Oh, that's adorable.

A tiny little cabin.

Well, this is actually perfect because I came to invite Alana

to breakfast at the Celestial.

You ever been?

No.

HENRY: Didn't think so.

Would you love to join us?

My treat.

Your treat?

Can I invite a couple friends?

[indistinct chatter]

I'll tell you something, this place

is a whole lot bigger than the pictures.

- Huh? - You sure this is a good idea?

Let him wine and dine us. Take him for all he's got.

[CHUCKLES] Hey there. For me?

Oh, well, oh, thank you. [CHUCKLES]

- Thank you, thank you. - Oh.

[CHUCKLES]

- Hmm. - How about that, huh?

- Yeah. - Instant service.

Ooh, oh, Lord.

- Oh, that's good. - It tastes damn good.

That is good.

Might as well sit down and enjoy ourselves, huh?

- You bet. - [CHUCKLES]

- You all right? - I'm fine.

How are you?

We didn't have to come here.

Whatever.

What's the worse that could happen?

Okay. Uh, uh, um, what's the name of this drink here?

[CHUCKLES] I tell you, this is flipping amazing!

- Oh, yeah. - JERRY: Ooh!

Listen, crazy question. Can I have another one of these?

[CHUCKLES] All right.

You're mad at me.

I'm not mad. Confused.

I just-- I can't put my finger on--

I can't put my finger on you. You're one person one sec,

and then you're someone else another.

Welcome, everyone!

Thank you so much for joining us.

And look what a fantastic idea to invite everyone.

Now, I would love to introduce you to our junior VP

and the regional agent to this resort,

Mr. Tyler Walton.

First of all, call me Ty. All my friends call me Ty,

and I want you guys to do the same.

Secondly, honest to God, we love Lake Peters.

- Yes, we do. - It's paradise.

- It's paradise. - And w-- hey,

we're not here to mess with any of that.

- No, we won't. - Now, our team

was able to quickly throw together

a customized package for each of you.

So, as Henry passes that out, go and flip on over to page two.

You'll see our offers.

Oh, Lord.

Oh, my.

I appreciate it, Henry, Ty.

But as we told your company before,

we're not interested.

We take a lot of pride in our town,

and we don't want it to turn into this.

Yeah, who would, uh,

who-- who-- who would want this?

Yeah. Yes, uh, like-- like Luke just said right there,

we are-- we are not interested at all.

- Thank you, but no thank you. - Of course.

I understand your hesitancy.

- I-- I get it. We both get it. - We do.

But please let us take you on a tour.

Just a walk around.

I'll get you another drink.

- JERRY: Drink was kinda good. TY: Perfect.

- Come on over, sir. - JERRY: Uh, yeah. Yeah.

TY: And here in our main foyer,

you can see all of our amenities.

Around the corner, you've got our bistro,

and downstairs, of course, got the gym.

Look, I get it.

The pride, the history of Lake Peters.

And honestly, we love it. That's what we love about it.

And we'd wanna respect that while also upgrading it.

What do you mean by that?

Henry.

Well, imagine the Bear Trap,

same name, same location,

with a five-star chef.

People coming from miles around to see the new

and improved Lake Peters.

You're gonna price out a lot of people

from being able to come here.

Well, that's the best part.

We can use your existing infrastructure

to make Lake Peters the more economical,

more affordable sister destination.

Now, you don't have to answer right now.

I understand how difficult this decision will be

for each and every one of you.

But we would love to know by...

tomorrow? - Tomorrow.

Christmas Eve.

Nothing really gets done for a while after that.

Sound good?

Sounds good to me.

- HENRY: Okay. - JERRY: Hey, swing by.

- Well, swing by. Yeah! - HENRY: Oh, yeah.

JERRY: I really appreciate your time.

[indistinct chatter]

Uh, I'm sorry. I'll be right back.

Hey, Alana?

Uh, there's actually something I'd love to chat with you about.

Are you free for a quick drink?

ALANA: Um...

HENRY: I can get you a car back.

Yeah, just give me a second.

- Hey. - Hey.

Um, so Henry wants to talk to me about something.

- Just real-- - Say no more.

I'll see you tonight?

Sure.

ALANA: Okay.

Hey.

How'd it go?

Martha, that place was super fancy.

Let me fill you in.

What do you think, Jerry?

Well, if I'm being honest, Luke,

I don't know. I'm kinda torn.

Listen, I know we all want things to go

back to the way they were.

But, uh, I don't know, maybe,

I think it's a good time for a change, you know?

Now, they said they'd keep the spirit of the town intact,

and I wanna believe them.

I gotta be honest, man. Listen, making payments on the store,

it's been pretty tough lately.

There's just not enough traffic.

But...

I'll follow your lead, Martha.

Whatever you wanna do, it's up to you.

I don't know.

We've had this place for so long.

It's our home.

I cannot believe you've never been.

It's the best caviar in the city, hands down.

Okay, well, we will have to change that.

There is a whole other amazing side to the city.

Yeah, if you can afford it.

- [PHONE CHIMES] - Sorry.

Oh, would you look at that?

Your friends are selling.

Really?

HENRY: Yep, they are signing tomorrow.

Yeah, wow.

Oh, we've just been so busy talking

that I haven't even talked about your house.

Yeah, um...

It's fine. We can talk about it later.

Hey, um...

...you're not taking advantage of them or anything, right?

Of course. Um, it is a very good deal.

Hey, thanks again for the ride.

Yeah, of course.

See, Alana stayed back.

Yeah, she's, uh, she's got a date, I guess.

Oh, a date?

- Yeah. - Oh.

Listen, I had a really great time tonight.

I hope this isn't too much too fast,

but I'm actually going up to Vermont

to one of our other resorts, just a few days after Christmas.

Would you...

Would you possibly be interested in joining me?

What's going on between you two, huh?

Nothing.

[CHUCKLES]

Uh, come on now, Luke.

I ain't known you all my life, but I known you long enough.

I see how you two go back and forth.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, that smile. Yeah, you can't hide it.

[CHUCKLES] You tell her how you feel?

I understand.

Well, take it from me.

If you're feeling anything,

don't wait another second.

Go for it before it's gone. You understand?

Look around you, Luke.

Most things don't last forever.

Thanks again for the ride.

- Have a good night. - You, too.

♪ Make it all stay all night ♪

♪ Show me the light in you ♪

STACEY: Selling out was the right move for them.

It had to be.

It was logical, pragmatic, safe.

But then again, maybe it wasn't.

Maybe there was still hope.

I need to tell him.

♪ Oh, it's safe ♪

♪ Oh, it's everything ♪

♪ I didn't think I need ♪

- Alana! - ♪ To breathe ♪

♪♪♪

Oh, hey.

LUKE: I saw the woodstove burned out.

It was getting cold, so I brought some wood in

to get it going again.

It was just sitting there with the photo up.

- Luke, I am so sorry. - Stop.

When did you learn about this ticket?

The first night I got here.

- I was gonna tell-- - I know why you didn't tell me.

I would never...

He's your family, not mine.

I just...

You used me.

Frontierville.

The party?

Did any of that mean anything?

I didn't mean to use you.

Yeah, I don't-- I don't know what I was thinking.

You made yourself clear when you got here.

I just...

I thought something might have changed.

- Something did change. - Really?

Because up until this very moment,

you've been lying to me.

Okay, I know, I know.

I just thought if we find the ticket,

then we can save everything, and then--

And if we can't, what then?

Don't go, please.

What do you want, Alana?

With or without your ticket.

♪♪♪

[DOOR SHUTS]

♪ Well, I thought I'd take Mr. Brown's lead ♪

♪ And I'd find someone who shows me ♪

♪ What laughter means ♪

[PHONE CHIMES]

♪ But if that taught me anything ♪

♪ It's the pretender isn't always what they seem ♪

♪ I pulled the car over three times ♪

♪ On this hour drive ♪

♪ On this hour drive ♪

♪ To get the thoughts out of my mind ♪

Hey, uh, you mind running things for a little bit?

- Right. Back in a minute. - ♪ Happens all the time ♪

♪ When I'm thinking about you ♪

♪ So I listen ♪

It was a good run.

♪ To songs written by ♪

We'll be all right.

This will still be our place forever.

No matter what.

♪ Loved you too ♪

♪ And it's a comfort to know ♪

[MO WHIMPERS]

It's all right, buddy.

We'll find something new.

♪ And how lonely it has been to have known you ♪

Ah! There's my beautiful rags-to-riches girl.

[GRUNTS]

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, boy!

Hi, sweetie. One sec.

Thank you.

[STRAINING]

Do you have any cash?

I took the bus up, and then a really sweet guy

offered me a ride the rest of the way.

But you know what? I got it.

Um, can I get you on the way back?

Collateral. Thank you!

[SHRIEKS, LAUGHS]

- Let me help you. - Oh, no, no.

Wow! Oh, my God, this place is adorable.

Oh, all right.

[STRAINING]

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Oh.

When do you head to Vermont?

Uh, day after tomorrow.

We have a lot to catch up on.

Do you have wine?

- No. - STACEY: Ooh.

I don't.

STACEY: We're gonna need wine.

Yeah.

TY: All right. Let's try to make this quick.

Get back to modern civilization.

Got another meeting to get to at noon.

[ENGINE STARTS]

Uh, yeah, of course. Uh, really quick,

has the objective of the acquisition changed?

Because I heard you talking yesterday

and I'm just really confused.

Oh, yeah. About that...

♪♪♪

STACEY: Thank you.

I can't believe it.

I can't believe I'm out of the city.

I can't believe the perfect story

was sitting right in front of me the whole time.

I mean, my best friend meets Prince Charming

and gets swept away.

[BARCODE READER BEEPS]

Yeah, it's so exciting.

Oh, sweetie.

What's wrong?

I just...

I wish I could have found the ticket.

I'm sorry.

Maybe it's-- it's for the best. You--

Just try to enjoy this.

- Hey. - Hey, Luke.

Hey, Luke.

- That'll be $42.50. - Oh, okay.

I got it.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Thank you.

♪♪♪

Oh, cute.

YOUNG ALANA: Ooh, there's a picture.

"To the bravest girl in the whole world.

I hope your day is filled with love

and magic.

What am I doing?

Alana!

I was wrong.

I was wrong about everything.

- You were wrong. - Okay, I just saw this.

First of all, you didn't tell me

how hot country boy is.

And second of all,

I haven't seen you look this happy

in a long, long time, if ever.

Yeah, you're right.

You're right. I was-- I was-- This is all wrong.

STACEY: You...

Yeah, Johnny gave me that photo after

he got his keys locked in his car,

had to get his car towed.

[JERRY CHUCKLES]

LUKE: This here was Johnny's spot.

ALANA: Really?

He loved the wobbly table.

Made sure Bert and Martha never fixed it.

- Oh, my God. - STACEY: What?

Hey, do you know where Jerry is?

Uh, he went to meet everybody

down at the Bear Trap.

Oh, no. They're selling today.

Wait, wait, wait, wait! What is happening?

I know where the ticket is.

Oh, this story just gets better and better.

Oh!

It's not that we're lying.

We're closing. There's a difference.

Corporate thinks they can up traffic by 20%

if they can get that freeway in there.

Atta boy.

Okay.

Okay. Okay.

- Got it. - STACEY: Let's go! Let's go!

And then you show them the ticket,

you save the day, everybody's excited,

and then you say I love you.

Everybody would be happy, and excited,

and-- and endorphins are kicking.

- ALANA: Yeah. - I like this plan.

This feels good. This feels really good.

[SCREAMS]

Whoa!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Okay.

[ENGINE REVS]

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

- [DOOR OPENS] - [ENTRY BELL RINGS]

Hello. Merry Christmas Eve, everyone.

We don't wanna waste anybody's time.

So, here are the contracts. Nothing new.

Just need a few signatures.

I wanna make sure that we're sure.

Hey, hey, hey, look.

We're-- we're not the bad guys here.

We have friends at the banks, guys.

We are well aware of how tough it is for you guys

to pay the rent from each month to month.

This is your only option.

MARTHA: He's right.

It's time.

Um, how far is this place?

It's right across the lake.

Honey, I'll be right behind you.

Go.

Well,

who goes first?

Okay, I'll do it.

[CLEARS THROAT]

You know, but first, uh,

I'd like to say a few words, if you don't mind.

You know, it's funny. I remember

when I first arrived from the south...

♪♪♪

I'd honestly never really seen snow before

or seen people celebrate Christmas in it.

♪♪♪

And I-- I just-- I just hope that

there's a future here.

You all are like family. You know?

This town, this place...

it's been our home for so long.

And-- and-- and luckily you all seem to understand that.

And, uh, are willing to--

to keep that spirit alive, keep it going.

So, thank you, Henry. I truly appreciate that.

We're grateful.

Cheers to you.

All right, here we go.

Wait!

Wait!

[ALANA PANTS]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry I lied to you about the ticket.

I'm sorry I used you. I just...

[PANTS]

I don't know what this is, but this is your way out, guys.

You're broke.

Hold on.

What if they weren't?

What are you talking about?

Okay.

What-- what is that?

Oh, my goodness.

He won!

He won. Joh--

Johnny got the winning ticket!

What? What?

My grandpa wanted you all to have it.

That's why he left it here.

[LAUGHS]

I'm sorry. The deal's off.

[LAUGHING] BERT: Wait, wait.

Don't shoot the messenger, but...

that ticket expired. - What?

BERT: Yeah, about 45 minutes ago.

Okay.

So, now that that's over, we can move on.

Look, this is a good deal, guys, okay?

And honestly, I get it.

The spirit, the family vibes, and it's--

Seriously, what now?

Sorry.

Hi.

Stacey, um, um...

Best friend. [CHUCKLES]

Like I was saying,

we're not gonna touch any of this, okay?

We just wanna give you guys--

He's lying to you all.

What are you doing?

You did not say he had an accent.

Shh.

I'm sorry. I just...

You all seem like really lovely people, and...

I'm not interested in tricking you on Christmas.

They're planning on flattening the whole town

to build a freeway.

Guys, if you say no to this deal,

we'll probably just buy it from the banks

when you all foreclose in a couple months.

Can I just say something?

When I got here,

I thought I knew what I was looking for.

And I was wrong.

I'm sorry.

You showed me that.

You all showed me that.

And before this, I-- I didn't know

what a home really felt like.

And now I do.

Don't sign.

Please. I want to be here with you.

With or without the ticket.

You know what?

[SIGHS]

I think we'll take our chances.

Good luck with that, Auntie Em.

This doesn't change anything. I'll be back.

You, this is goodbye.

You're most likely fired.

Ah. I mean...

All right, guys. There's something else in here.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Hey, guys, look at this.

Now this is a receipt.

It says here this ticket's already been cashed.

Well, then, where's the money?

The wobbly table.

The wobbly table.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪♪

[RATTLES]

[GASPS] The key!

That's what he wanted to go back for.

He's your grandfather.

You do the honors.

- [CHUCKLES] - Are you seeing this?

Are you seeing this?

[LAUGHING]

JERRY: Oh, man!

- Oh, ho, ho! - Merry Christmas, everybody.

Oh, man!

♪ 'Cause it's better ♪ for your ♪

My main man, Johnny!

[JERRY LAUGHS]

JERRY: You gotta be...

♪ Stay with me ♪

♪ And show me songs ♪ that break your heart ♪

♪ Then play the ones ♪ that put it back together ♪

♪ Twice through ♪

♪ You don't have to be mine ♪

♪ I'm not yours ♪

♪ So, we can just be me ♪ and you ♪

[CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS]

Henry, right?

I'm Stacey.

- Hi there. - Hi.

[WHISPERS] You are perfect.

Sorry, what was that?

Your shirt is nice.

Oh, thank you. Um...

Has anyone ever told you that you have

the most beautiful eyes that I've ever seen?

I'm so sorry. That was so forward, but--

No, it's working. It's okay.

Would you like to stay for a drink?

That sounds really good.

[CHUCKLES]

[WHISPERS] I'm the princess.

Sorry, what was that?

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

♪ Maybe wait ♪ until the early morning ♪

- Hey. - ♪ You don't have to be mine ♪

Did you mean what you said?

You wanna be here?

- With me? - Mm-hmm.

With or without that pile of cash over there?

Yes.

And I know that we just met and it-- it could be nothing.

But it could be everything.

And that's worth something.

Right?

♪♪♪

STACEY: So, there you have it.

Your big old happy ending.

After settling all their debts with the bank,

the rest of Grandpa Johnny's prize money

went into a Lake Peters Town Restoration Fund,

with its first priority being rebuilding Frontierville.

As for Henry and me, we're taking it slow.

But he is unemployed now, and Alana's moving out,

so it probably just makes sense to move in together.

Speaking of Alana...

Okay, everyone, you can go ahead.

Here we go, here we go.

STACEY: ...she's finally home this Christmas,

all thanks to a little thing called love.

And a couple of miracles.

Oh, oh, oh, wait a minute, hold on now.

[LAUGHS]

- Dang. - BERT: Hey!

JERRY: I won myself another ticket.

[CHEERING, LAUGHING]

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