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♪ Oh,dashing through the snow♪

♪In a one-horse open sleigh♪

♪Over the fields we go♪

♪We're laughing all the way♪

♪Bells on bobtails ring...♪

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Please tell meyou're on your way.

Yeah, relax, I'll be therein five minutes.

Well, can you hurry?

Dad is singing Christmassongs like he's Frank Sinatra.

No.

All right, I'll be thereas soon as I can.

Mia, hi.

Just wanted to come overto let you know

how terrific everything is.

This is easily the bestChristmas party

you and your familyhave ever thrown for us.

The decorations, the music,the food?

It's all been spectacular.

Well, thank you very much,it's so sweet of you to say.

We were worried that we wouldn'thave enough staff

so close to Christmas

but I think we filled itin quite nicely.

Are you kidding?

It's been amazing to watchyour family in action.

Yeah, well we didn't planfor my dad's singing

but sometimes he can'thelp himself.

[laughing]

Oh, I'm sorry.

This is our good friend,Kate Clark.

Hi, it's nice to meet you, Mia.

And I agree with Jean, you guyshave done an amazing job.

Well, thank you, and...forgive me,

but are you Kate Clarkwho created Fashion Starter?

Well, that depends,are you a fan?

Oh, absolutely.

The site is addictive.

I uh, actually gotthis bracelet

from a youngAustralian designer.

Oh. It's beautiful.

Did you know over 10 millionfashion designers

have been fundedsince our launch.

And your home offices are herein Seaford.

It's amazing.

[message alert]

Uh... I am so sorry, um,if you'll excuse me

your cake has arrived andI'm needed in the kitchen.

Of course.

By all means.

It was nice to meet you,Kate.

Likewise.

How are we doing?

All we need is some red icingto write "Merry Christmas"

and we're good to go.

Okay, I'll get the doors.

Okay.

Thank you so much, you're too kind.

You remember my daughter,Mia?

Oh, so nice to see you again.

It's good to see you, too,Mrs. Morgan.

We were just telling your motherwhat an amazing job

your family has donewith this party.

Yes. Well, it's been a lotof fun to work on.

Oh, looks like we're beingsummoned back to our table.

Ah. All right, well here you go.

Thank you.

It was great seeing you both.

Please give my best to Gary.

I will. Bye.

Look at you, hobnobbingwith the mayor.

Oh yeah, well,you stick with me, kid,

'cause I know allthe important people, see?

Mom, you should bartendmore often.

You look really cutein your bowtie.

Okay, you can make all the funyou like but I am happy

to sacrifice my pride so thatmy children don't have to.

Consider yourself lucky.

You could be walking aroundas Mrs. Claus

if you fit in that suit.

Mm-mm.

How's everything going?

Um, the roast turkey wasa huge success.

The band is fantastic,

despite being crashed bya guy in a red suit.

And even though twoeight-year-olds destroyedour cake,

Jake has managedto find us another one,

saving the day.

Great.

Uh.

Oh, speaking of, that's my cue.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am very happy to announcethat Santa has managed

to find us a spare cakeon his sleigh.

[applause]

[snow globe plays "O Christmas Tree"] ♪

Well, that's it, folks.

Our last party of the seasonis officially over.

I have to say I thinkI'm gonna miss

the Christmas parties the most.

Mom, seriously?

Aren't you the one that alwayscomplains we have to work

twice as hard in December?

Yeah, I know, I do,but as tough as they are,

I just can only seem to rememberhow happy we made everybody.

That's true.

Think of the joy that I broughteveryone singing this evening.

Dad.

You are crazy.

Watch it.

Woah, that's company property.

[laughs]

Well, it's not gonna be the samewithout you two.

Honey, we're retiringbut we're only gonna be

one little phone call awayif you need us.

And besides, you two arepractically running the company

by yourselves already.

Yeah, but it doesn't meanwe don't appreciate

still having you around.

I mean, you guys taught useverything we know

about this business.

And don't you forget it.

Do you realize thatthis will be the first time

in seven years that we havenot worked New Year's Eve?

Has it been that long?

Well I certainly hope you twohave some fun plans

for the big night whilewe're off in Palm Springs.

Actually, I think Lori and I

we're just gonnastay in this year.

I mean, she's six months alongin the pregnancy already

and besides it'd be nextto impossible

to find Emily a babysitteron New Year's Eve.

What about you, Mia?

I don't really have any plans.

Wait, didn't your friend Elisehave some party

she invited you to in Seattle?

I would have thoughtyou would have a whole list

of events to go to, honey.

Yeah, but do I really wantto spend

my favourite night of the yearpacked into a bar

with a bunch of peopleI don't know

all hoping to find someone newfor a kiss at midnight?

Yeah, that's a good point.

I'm so happy I don't haveto worry about

that sort of thing anymore.

[sighs]

Right.

All you have to worry aboutis remembering

to kiss your wife at midnight.

[laughing]

That happened one time.

One time!

Okay, you're never gonnalet me live that down, will you?

All right.

Don't stay too long.

Yeah.

(Voice Mail) You've reached Jake Pearson at Pearson Party Planners.

Leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Hey Jake, I've been tryingto get a hold of you guys.

It looks like I'm gonna get toyour place earlier than expected

so if you're not thereI'll just let myself in.

I'll see you soon. Bye.

[knocking]

Jake? Lori?Anyone home?

[door closes]

Jake? Lori? Are you there?

[whistling Christmas carols]

Woah, woah, woah, hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

I'm David!

I'm Jake's friend, okay?

I'm supposed to be here!

Hey, Jake!

Hey man, you made it!

Jake, Jake, Jake, Jake!

Jake, how are ya, man?

Hey, Mia, what's, uh, upwith the golf club?

Oh, hey guys.

Aunt Mia!

Hey, sweetie.

Yeah, so my uh, my flightgot in early

and I just took an Uber here.

I- I did try calling but it justkept going to voicemail.

Yeah, reception is terriblearound here.

But I see you've metmy sister, Mia.

Yeah.

Wait, have... haven'tyou two met before?

Yeah, yeah, no, whenyou came to visit me

in my senior year of college?

Yeah.

Wait a minute, wait, wait,you had shorter hair, right?

Wait, was she- you werethe one who fell in the pool!

[laughs]

She fell in the pool, remember?

Actually, I was... I was pushed.It's a little different.

Anyhow, who's hungry, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay, go ahead.

How have you been?

Good.

Hey! Just kidding.

Mmm.

(David) This house is amazing!

So, David, uh, remind me againwhy you're not spending

Christmas and New Year'swith your family in Arizona.

Yeah, so uh, the original planwas to join my family

on a cruise but thenI got a call

from the UnitedDocumentary Fund.

They give out financingfor projects

for filmmakers like myself.

They want to meet with me

between Christmasand New Year's.

They're located nearby inSeattle and now I'm here.

How many people are youcompeting against?

Uh, it's between me anda couple other applicants.

Well I'm surprised they left itfor so late in the year.

Oh, they had actually chosensomeone a few weeks ago

but that director got otherfunding so now I got a shot.

Outstanding. Good luck, buddy.

Thanks. Yeah, uh, and...and don't worry,

I'm gonna be out of your hairfor Christmas.

I'm gonna go to Sullivan'sand watch the basketball game

and you guys can haveyour family time.

Absolutely not!

Yeah, David, our houseis your house.

You're not going anywhere.

Are you sure?

We're sure.

There is no way we're leavingyou alone on Christmas, buddy.

Okay.

Well, thank you.

Um, that really meansa lot to me, thanks.

[message alert]

Ooh, I'm so sorry, gang.

I have to run.

I promised mom I'd meet herat the winter market

to do some last-minuteChristmas gift shopping.

Oh, and don't forget to comeover early on Christmas

to open presents.

Yeah, of course.I'll be there.

All right.

Bye.

Bye.

Yeah, I want that.

Hey, mom.

I'm so sorry, I losttrack of time.

It's ok, honey.

I ran into some friendsso it's perfect timing.

Thank you.

Can you believe that Christmasis here already?

No, I can't.

This year has goneincredibly quickly.

Are you and dad excitedfor Palm Springs?

Yes, we are.

It's long overdue.

All right, what's the itinerary?

I'm sure you have a millionthings planned.

No, actually we are goingto leave our schedule open.

Yeah, we're just gonnaplay it by ear.

Oh.

Mom, no way.

Are you sure you're readyfor that level of spontaneity?

Well, we'll soon find out.

Your dad and I just thoughtwe would like to wing it

and uh, yeah, with after yearsof lists and schedules

then we're gonna just gowith the flow.

Ooh.

Oh, we're- we're gonna havean extra guest

for Christmas this year.

David Campos?

He was Jake's best friendin college?

He was at their housethis morning.

Campos.

Oh, I do rememberDavid Campos.

They were uh, they wereroommates in senior year.

I remember him beinga very nice young man

who was kinda good looking,

if I'm recallingthe right person.

Okay mom, take it easy.

I just want you to keepyour eyes open, honey.

I appreciate the advicebut I'm fine.

I know you are but I havebeen thinking about you

and your brother taking overthe business

and it's very important to keepa little balance in your life.

Well, speaking of balance I wasthinking of taking a class

on film production in Seattle.

That sounds great.

I like that.

I just don't wanna let Jake down

when he has so many big plansfor the company.

If he had his way there wouldbe a Pearson Party Planners

in every city.

It's true, he does dream bigand I love that.

And I love that you care aboutthat but I want you to know

if you decide to takea different path,

you're not gonna be lettinganybody down.

Okay.

[phone rings]

Speak of the devil.

I swear he has us bugged.

Hello, were your ears burning?

Hey, are you with mom?

Uh, yeah, why?

Can you make an excuseto go someplace

where she can't hear you?

Jake? Hello?

I've got- I've got bad service.

I can't hear you.

Jake?

Hello?

Okay, we're all clear.

What's the big secret?

I just got a callfrom Kate Clark.

She said she met you atthe Coleman Christmas party?

She wants to meet with us about a party she wants us to plan.

Well that's great!

Yeah, we'll set it upfor next week.

Yeah, well, she's actuallyflying out this evening

and she's gonna be gonefor several weeks

so she wants to meet with us today at our offices at 6:30.

Oh, come on, Jake.

It's two days before Christmas.

I know, I'm just worriedthat if we don't see her today,

she's just gonna findsomeone else.

Why don't you wanna tell momabout this?

Mom and dad are retiring.

We have to get used to workingwithout them.

And uh, let's not give theman excuse to cancel their trip

just to help us prep?

Fair enough.

All right, I'll see you then.

What's this?

Hey, did you know Kate Clark'sfamily's worth millions?

And her company,Fashion Starter,

is one of Style top 30to watch this year.

Mmm, not too shabby.

You know, I didn't get to talkto her much at the party

but she seems pretty cooland confident.

All we need to do is impressher guests

and we'll create a whole newclient list

for the future of our company.

Speaking of the future I've beendoing a lot of thinking

about some thingsI'd like to do-

[phone ringing]

Hold that thought.

Hello?

Kate, yeah, no, the dooris open, come on up.

All right. That's her.

All right.

Hi.

Kate.

Welcome, I'm Jake.

Um, sorry about the stairs,it's an old building.

Oh, no problem.

You remember my sister,Mia?

Yes, it's nice to seeyou again.

And good to see you, too.

Kate, can I get you a drink?

Oh, no, I'm fine.Thanks.

Well, shall we sit?

Sure.

Well, uh, first of all,thank you so much

for meeting me so quickly.

It's our pleasure.

So, Jake, I know earlieron the phone I mentioned

that I'm leaving ona flight tonight

and I wanted to talk to youabout a party

in late January I wantedyour help with.

Yep.

Well, um, that wasn'texactly true.

It wasn't?

No, um... I just had to say thatso I didn't scare you both off.

Scare us off?

The real situation is

that I'm not really travellinganywhere tonight.

I'm here because I just lostmy original party planner

and his entire staff

and everyone he contractedfor my party.

I'm not sure I've ever evenheard of that happening before

with a reputable company.

Yeah, but what's done is done.

The bottom line isI need your help.

Of course, we would loveto help you,

we just need to knowwhat the occasion is

and what datesyou were considering.

Of course.

Well, uh, it's oneand the same.

New Year's Eve.

You couldn't possibly meanthis New Year's Eve, right?

Yep.

The one eight days from now?

That's the one.

And how many guestsare we talking about?

100, 125-ish.

Uh-huh.

Before you say anything,

you need to understand howimportant this night is for me.

I have thrown a New Year's Eveparty every year

for the past six years.

If I cancel this partythe fashion community

will think there's somethingwrong with my business.

It could ruin me.

Kate, I am so sorry butit would be near impossible

and this is the most difficultweek of the year-

Double.

Excuse me?

I will pay you double yourusual rate for one week's work.

Uh, Kate, would- would youmind if my sister and I

just went and spoke privatelyfor a minute?

Oh, no, of course.

Don't even think about it.

This is a recipe for disaster.

Just listen to mefor one second.

Good luck finding anyonewho will work New Year's

who isn't already booked.

Hey, just hear me out.

Now, I completely agreewith everything you're saying

and normally I would agree thatwe should walk away from this

but as you are aware the lastfew months have not been

as busy as we're used to.

And we've got rent, insurance,

and advertising all dueat the start of January.

More importantly, think ofthe contacts we're gonna make.

Her guest list is gonna bea who's who

of Washington's rich and famous.

So, what do you say?

Just do it for your big brother.

Congratulations, you haveyourself some party planners.

Yes?

Yep.

Oh, that's fantastic!

Thank you!

Oh!

Thank you!

Oh...

[laughs]

Great.

Great.

[Jazzy version of "Jingle Bells"] ♪

Yes.

Yes, mom, they are treating melike one of the family.

Uh, I- I gotta get inside.

They're startingto open presents.

Okay, well tell everybodyI said hello, okay?

I love you, too.

Feliz Navidad, Madre.

Bye.

[laughing]

Ah-ha-ha.

Look at you guys.

It's like she's the Queenof England.

Oh, there we go.

She's better.

She's the Princess of Seaford.

Ooh.

Look mom, this one'sfor all of us from David.

Oh!

An ice cream machine!

I love it! I love it! I love it!

Thank you!

Of course.

David, you didn't have to.

Oh, come on.

Who doesn't wantan ice cream machine

in the middle of winter, right?

[laughing]

It looks like this family gifthas become an Emily gift now.

Thanks buddy.

Yeah, of course.

All right, it's my turn.

Dun-da-da-da!

Oh, what could that be?

Oh.

Surprise.

Titanium.

You are so beautiful.

Run away with meto Palm Springs.

[sighs]

[laughs]

I thought he was talkingto me.

Of course, I was.

Golf clubs...

-Beautiful. -Thank you.

And for you.

Oh, Thank you.

What?

Wow!

Oh, honey, that'sreally beautiful.

Who helped you pick this?

I picked those by myself.

All by yourself?

Okay, I may have had some helpfrom Lori.

Thank you, both.

Look at that.

Oh.

Uh-oh, there may be one herefor you, David.

Oh, you didn't have to doanything for me.

Yes, we did.

Spending Christmas withthe Princess of Seaford

is more than I couldhave asked for...

But thank you very much.

Um... all right.

Top Documentary Filmmakersof the 21st Century.

This... this really meansa lot.

Thanks guys.

It's a book.

See I told you you'd like it.

I love it! Thank you, guys!

(Emily) Best Christmas ever.

Any left in there?

Yeah.

Thank you.

No worries.

I am going to go outsideand sit by the fire.

Are you coming?

Yeah. Sure.

Ah...

So, when is your meeting atthe documentary fund group?

Well, uh, it's scheduledfor Wednesday right now.

And what happensif you get it?

Where will you shootyour next documentary?

Okay, I uh, I'm planningto spend the next six months,

uh, travelling through China.

I really want to documentthe panda population.

Oh, that sounds exciting.

Yeah, yeah.

Um... you know,I've- I've travelled extensively

all throughout southeast Asia,

uh, for pleasureand for work but I...

I've never been to China.

Crazy.

You're quite the adventurer,aren't you?

You know, I wasn't whenI was younger.

No.

Uh-uh.

Uh, so right out of collegeI joined,

uh, an old girlfriendfor a trip to Thailand,

uh, and on that trip we metthis film crew

and they were documentingelephants.

And it was- it was unreal.

What happened to the girlfriend?

We broke up.

She went home.

But I stayed, uh, for aboutthree weeks working

with that film crew andsince then I've been hooked.

That's one way to starta career.

Yeah.

How about you?

You seem pretty handyin there with that camera.

I've picked up a trick or twoover the years.

Oh yeah?

Well, how long have you beenmaking videos?

Oh, since I was a kid.

Um, I used to play aroundwith my dad's old Super 8

whenever I could.

[laughs]

You ever think about makinga career out of it?

I used to think about it a lotbut as the business took off

and my family needed memore and more...

I just- I feel like that shiphas sailed.

Hey, you two.

This ain't no free ride.

You gotta work for your stuffaround here.

Pearson, you're on table duty.

Campos, I need youto peel some potatoes.

Can you not see thatwe're trying to have a creative

conversation over here?

I'm sure there's plenty ofcreative ways to peel a potato.

Come on.

Okay, boss.

After you.

Okay, who's ready for dessert?

I'm stuffed but I can't resist.

I'd like to raise a toast.

Oh dear, here we go.

To disco.

Oh, come on, dad.

How many times do we haveto hear this story?

It was New Year's Eve.

Okay.

I was a waitressat a local club.

I was wandering through town andI heard my favourite disco song

coming from the club soI decided to check it out.

He was early, we hadonly just opened.

There she was.

The most beautiful waitressI have ever laid eyes on

roller-skating towards meto take my order.

Was that grandma?

That was grandma.

I had just learned howto roller-skate

and I certainly hadn't learnedhow to stop, so...

There she is, coming towards me,she's getting closer and closer

and I'm thinking hmm,she's not slowing down.

Nope.

And I crashed right into him andwe both ended up on the floor.

So, it was...

(Together) Love at first crash.

Yes, it was.

That's his favourite line.

Oh, wow.

I got it.

No, no.

I'll give you a hand.

I'll supervise.

I'll eat dessert.

Mm-hmm.

Good idea.

Almost finished.

Nice and slow, son.You got it.

Yeah, yeah, not- not too slow'cause my hands

are about to freeze off,man.

Come on.

You did what?

Mia, what are you thinking?

Mom, it was a spontaneousdecision,

we didn't have a lot of timeto think about it.

But honey, that's- that's six days from now.

You can't get anything donein six days.

I get it, but what's doneis done and Jake is right.

This could be a big dealfor the company.

Well, then I don't- I don't seehow your father and I

can possibly goon vacation now.

What- no.

No, mom, you're notcancelling anything.

You're both gonna goon this trip

and everything is goingto be fine.

Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

Nothing's going to go wrong.

Watch out! Watch out!

[crash]

Jake!

Are you okay?

Gary texted that they'regonna get a bite to eat

after the movie so Emilywill come home after lunch.

Great, thanks.

So, what did the doctor say?

Well, the fractureisn't too bad

but he'll have to wear a castfor a month.

The worst part he said I have tokeep off it for at least a week.

A week?

I know, it's the biggest jobwe've ever had

and I've been benched.

Okay, that makes it official.

We're cancelling our trip.

No way.

We have to.

I... I can handle it,

we just need to hire someoneto fill in for Jake.

We need someonewe can trust, now.

Like today.

Hey guys.

Okay, unfortunately they wereout of tortilla chips

but I got some potato chips.

Uh?

What, can he not eatpotato chips?

Quick question.

You don't have any New Year'splans yet, do you?

No, why?

Well, as you can see, I'm out ofcommission for at least a week,

maybe more, so we were thinkingmaybe you could help us

with our New Year's Eve party.

[laughs]

You're kidding, right?

Yeah, look, I would do anythingto help your brother out, right?

He's the only reason whyI graduated college

but I've never planneda party before.

Well, you've beento parties, right?

Of course.

So just think about what makesa party great

and then reverse engineer it.

I think it's a little easiersaid than done.

Oh, David, come on.

You have shot, directed,

and produced documentariesall over the world.

Compared to that this'll bea piece of cake.

You did some researchon me.

Mm... that's our family motto.Do your homework.

Well I'm very impressed.

And you are not gonna let meoff the hook, are you?

Look, I'm not goingto lie to you,

this wasn't my idea

but this party is reallyimportant to us and...

We need your help.

Okay. Okay.

When do we get started?

Now. Dad has the car sowe'll take the company van.

Guys, he's in!

I'm in!

Woo-hoo! Great!

See you later!

Oh, boy.

Okay, so let meget this straight.

We have six days,but only six days,

to find a decent band

who isn't already bookedon New Year's Eve,

locate a catererwho is available

on the busiest nightof the year,

find a good floristin the dead of winter,

oh, and a fireworks team whohas more than just sparklers

which is pretty much all we'regonna find at this point.

I think that's pretty mucheverything.

Any other questions?

Actually, why- why is this partyso important to you guys?

Well, as you mayor may not know,

my parents are retiring soon

and leaving the businessto me and Jake.

This is our first party on ourown and if we don't do well

then people may be wary ofworking with us from now on.

Okay, I get it.

And also, it's the first partyof the new year

which I believe sets the tonefor the years to come.

You know, I think- I thinkI actually read somewhere

that we celebrate New Year'sbecause of some Roman god

or something,

I don't know, I might havejust made that up.

No, that's- that's true.

It's the god Janus,he of two faces.

One face always looking backinto the past

and the other looking forwardinto the future.

Okay.

Well, here's to uh, hopingwe have a great party

in our future.

I will toast to that.

Hello?

Pearson Party Planners here for Kate Clark.

Come in, we're expecting you.

(David) Look at this place!

This place is amazing!

(Mia) Well, we know she can afford the caterer.

(David) Yeah.

Hi, I'm Paul.

I'm Kate's assistant.

She's waiting for you inside.

Uh, nice to meet you, Paul.

Uh, is it okay if I uh,take some photos

and video of the property?

Um... Yes, of course, justfollow the path to the back.

Okay.

We'll meet up with you shortly.

Okay.

This way please.

Hi, Mia, welcome.

Come in, come in.

Sorry I look like sucha wreck.

There are a million things goingon with my company,

as if I didn't have enoughto deal with this week.

Can I get you somethingto drink?

No, I'm fine.

Paul, just let me know if youhear from the lawyer.

Mm. Will do.

So, I won't take up too muchof your time,

we just wanted to checkthe layout of the house,

the atmosphere, and of course,

make sure that we're allon the same page.

So, where's your brother?

Wasn't he supposedto be here as well?

I actually wanted to talkto you about that.

Jake has had a little accident.

Oh no. Is he ok?

He broke his leg.

Oh, that's terrible.Is it bad?

It's bad enough that he won't beable to help me with your party.

You're kidding?

I mean, not that we need a manto help us do anything

as far as I'm concerned

but are you gonna be ableto pull this off by yourself?

I'll be fine.

And just in case I even calledin a family friend to help me.

This is beautiful.

Pretty nice, huh?

I forget how much I take itfor granted

until I show it to peoplefor the first time.

It really is incredible.

Who is that?

Oh, that's David.

He is Jake's friend.

He'll be the one helping me.

He's cute.

Really?

I mean, yeah, I- I guess.

I never really thought about it.

Oh, so you two aren't-

Oh, no, no.

Our relationship isstrictly professional.

Hmm.

All right, well,shall we regroup

and talk about the party?

Absolutely.

Right this way.

[knocking on window]

Hey.

Hi.

I'm... I'm Kate Clark.

You must be David.

Yes.

Uh, so good to meet you.

Your house is...it's extraordinary.

Thank you so much.

I bought it five years ago.

Thankfully I was able to makesome architectural changes,

make it feel a little moremy style.

Well, my compliments.

It... it's- it's incredible.

Shall we sit?

Yeah.

Yes.

Uh, okay, so I think we shouldstart with what we have booked

and what we still needto set up.

With New Year's being so close,only five days away,

we're gonna have to make somequick decisions to be on time.

Ok, sounds good.

Uh, so, what's first?

Well, I've managed to securea fantastic rental house

for furniture, cloths, napkins,et cetera.

So we need to decide on a theme,the most classic being florals,

gold, silver,and of course white.

Let's go with gold.

It'll pair nicely withthe existing colour palate.

Absolutely, but may I just makeone suggestion?

Of course.

Maybe we consider goingwith a black napkin

so that the gold really pops.

I love that idea.Thank you, David.

Of course.

Okay. And what would you likefor music?

Would you like a live bandor a DJ?

Oh, a band would be nice.

Okay, great.

We'll make thatour top priority.

A lot of people will alreadybe booked

but don't worry we will findyou someone great.

Well as long as it's not disco,I'll be happy.

[laughs]

Well, that seems like a greatplace to start.

We're going to go meetwith the caterers now.

Um, out of curiosity,

what's your role gonna bein all this?

Um... I'm gonna help Miaspend the week

focusing on getting a floristand of course, my favourite,

uh, someone to handlethe fireworks.

Sounds great.

Well, just keep me updatedevery step of the way.

Here's my card.

My personal cell is on the back.

Call me for anything you need.

Um, thank you so muchfor coming.

You can show yourselves out.

Paul? Let's roll some calls.

Wow.

Yeah.

Okay.

Look what I found,thank goodness.

Flying without a neck pillowis torture.

Well, how did you find that?

I spent ages looking for itbefore you guys got here.

You know your mother,that's her superpower.

Well, I'm glad you guys cameto see me before you left.

Well, and your place ison the way to the airport

and dad wanted to savea few bucks.

Drive here and park the car andtake a cab the rest of the way.

Oh, I see how it is.

Two birds, one stone.

It makes me feel so special.

No, we were always gonnacome and say goodbye in person.

Oh, Lori called me.

Apparently, the doctor saidthat Jake will be able to walk

on crutches bythe end of the week.

Well, good then.

He can help you with the party.

Ugh, no.

He can make a couple callsbut he still needs

to get his rest and his friendDavid is working out

so I think I'll be fine.

David, hmm?

The car is here.

Oh, okay.

[laughs]Okay.

Honey, you will call meif you have

any, any questionsor problems, okay?

Okay.

Promise.

I love you.

We love you, dear.

You guys be safe and have fun.

Okay, we will.

Relax.

Call you when we get there.

[phone ringing]

Hey, got any last-minuteopinions on silverware

that you wanted to get out ofthe way before tomorrow?

I knew it.

It bothered you whenI spoke up, didn't it?

I'm just kidding with you.

Okay, well trust me, I was nottrying to step on your toes.

I just wanted to help.

I know. I appreciate it.

So what time are we gonna start tomorrow?

Uh, how about 8:00 amat the office?

Sounds good. I'll seeyou tomorrow.

Okay. Goodnight, David.

Goodnight, Mia.

[exhales]

Yeah, we can do this.

This is... this is doable.

Yeah.

And since I've never planneda party before

I have no choicebut to believe you.

Are you ready to go trysome food?

Yeah. Where to first?

The kitchen of our go-to chefCharlene Powell,

and you will see why she isour first choice.

Okay.

And these are our duck legconfit tartlets.

They're easy to prep and asyou know a crowd favourite.

For any gluten-free vegans,

I thought the marinatedPortobello mushroompolenta crisps.

We have the blinis and caviar,

scallops stuffedwith pea shoots,

and the Arancini,and Heirloom tomatoes

topped with Burrata cheese.

It's delicious.

And what are your thoughtson a raw bar selection?

Uh, I love that idea but let'salso add a charcuterie bar

with some cheeses, curedmeats just to mix it up.

Will do.

Okay, and finally, for dessert,

we could have a selectionof petit fours

and individualmolten chocolate cake

topped with vanilla beanice cream.

I love it.

I'll uh, let the client knowand get her approval

and get back to you tomorrowmorning, if that's okay?

Sounds like a plan.

Thanks again.

[sighs]

What's wrong?

Do you not like it?

No, no, I- I liked it.

It was all- it was all good.

It was all safe and familiar.

It's exactly what peopleare expecting

at a New Year's Eve party.

Okay Gordon Ramsay,what's your great idea?

Well, you said it yourself.

You've worked with hera dozen times, right?

Don't you wanna exploresomething new?

I'm listening.

Okay, so I know it's somewhereon this block.

Well, maybe youwere imagining it.

[laughs]

I never just imaginegood Chinese food.

Well, I hope not,because this little excursion

is costing us valuableprep time.

Hey, trust me, okay?

We're close, I can smell it.

Oh, there it is.

Come on.

After you.

Okay, I have to admit it,this is pretty good.

Yes!

Oh. Uh, excuse me.

[speaking Chinese]

Where did you pick that up?

Ah, I started learninga few months ago.

Getting ready for the tripto China for the documentary.

I'm not fluent but I know howto ask for more.

Does it ever get lonelytravelling by yourself?

Eh, I find waysto make friends.

A smile does a lotof the work for you.

I really believe thatif you have an open mind

and an open heart

you can pretty much connectwith anyone.

Isn't it hard not being withyour family for the holidays?

They live in Arizonaso I do get to see them

two or three times a year.

so it's not all that bad.

But enough about me,what about you?

What about me?

Well, uh, we didn't getto finish our conversation

the other night.

I'm still curious why you thinkthe ship has sailed

on you making movies.

Well, the reality is that Jakewants to take

Pearson Party Plannersto the next level

and with mom and dad retiringhe needs me to make it work.

I can't just walk out on him.

It sounds like you spend a lotof time thinking about

what they need

and not enough time thinkingabout what you need.

David, no offence but you'vebeen travelling the world

and living your dreamsince you left college.

Your family hasn't relied on youthe way my family relies on me.

You're right.

Forgive me, that... that...that came across selfish

and that was not my intention.

But more importantly,what's the verdict on the food?

Okay, well it's certainlya different direction

and it is delicious...

but my concern is thatnot everyone will like it.

Are you kidding me?

Who's not gonna like this?

Oh, excuse me?

Do you- do you guys do catering?

Let me ask the owner.

Okay.

David.

It's worth asking.

I seriously think if youhire these guys,

Kate's guests will neverforget it.

Hi.

Hi.

Uh, my friend and I are planninga New Year's Eve party

and we were wonderingif you cater.

It would be roughly100 people or so.

Unfortunately, not.

We only have the staffand facilities to handle

a party half that size.

Okay, that's good to know.

[speaking Chinese]

Thank you.

Well, that was fun.

You got any more hidden gemsyou want me to hunt down?

I was just trying to get youout of your comfort zone.

I like my comfort zone.

There are reliablecaterers there.

Okay.

[message alert]

Oh, uh, hold on.

Oh, the United DocumentaryFund wants to meet with me

in an hour.

Oh, no worries.

Um, I'm meetingwith Lori later,

she's picking up some stufffor Jake,

so we can startfresh tomorrow.

Perfect. Sounds good.

Oh, why don't I give youa ride there?

I like it.

So how is he doing?

Not bad.

He had a check-upand the doctor said

that the leg is mending nicely.

He's in a little bit of painbut nothing too serious.

Well, that's a relief.

But, how are you?

Are you managingeverything okay?

It's fine.

David and I sampledsome food vendors today.

How's it going?

You two getting along?

As well as can be expectedfor two people

thrown into the deep endof the pool together.

And are you sinkingor swimming?

It's too soon to tell.

We both have verydifferent styles.

He wants to try allthe different options

before committing and I wantto go with what I know I like

and just make a decisionon the spot.

Sounds a little bit likea marriage.

Yeah, it kind of is.Just minus the romance.

What's that look for?

I didn't say a word.

You didn't have to.

I believe you, that's fine.

So, have you been to KateClark's home yet?

Oh, my gosh, Lori,this house, it is so huge.

I can't believe she lives thereall alone.

Sounds like you got your workcut out for you.

Oh, and get this, our clientis interested in David.

Really? That was quick.

I mean, as soon as I got thereshe asked if we were dating

which no, and thenduring our meeting,

they were flirting outrageously.

I almost had to separate them.

Mia.

What? What is it?

I'm afraid I have somebad news for you.

Oh, no. Is it about Jake?

No, unfortunatelyit is about you.

Me? What about me?

You have a crush on David.

Wha? Lori!

Oh, come on.

That is the most absurd thingI've ever heard you say, I-

Oh, my gosh! I havea crush on David.

[exhales]

So, I was thinkingfor the centrepiece

we can do a bold assortment ofcalla lilies to really put

a pop of colour on every table.

Okay, go on, what do you think?

Look, well I... I... I um...I'm no expert, okay?

But I do think thatwith our gold theme

and with the colour tonesof the house

we should probably stickwith a... I don't know a...

a monochromatic white or anoff-white floral arrangement.

Oh.

Let me... ah, okay.

Okay.

Now hear me out.

What if we went witha simple white rose

with Queen Anne's lace.

How do you know aboutQueen Anne's lace?

[laughs]

Well, my mom used to makewedding arrangements

in our kitchen for extra money.

I might have picked upa thing or two.

I guess so.

So, what do you think?

I think you have the right ideabut the wrong flower.

White roses are so overdone.

We should replace it with... ok.

White lisianthus.

Oh.

Okay.

Similar to the white rosebut with a more ruffled petal.

Mm-hmm.

I like it.

But no flower arrangementis complete

without the perfect vase,right?

And we need that one.

And voila.

I like it.

You sure you two haven't donethis together before?

Okay, so that'll beour centrepiece,

we'll pick up 20, New Year'sEve morning.

Okay.

Hey, it was great to meet you.Thank you.

♪

Jake knows the owner.

He set it up so they wouldlet us audition bands here

before they open later.

How many bandsare we hearing?

Well, our usuals are allbooked solid of course

but I found a few that werestill available.

Great. Oh, um...I hope it was okay

that I offered my two centsback there.

As you can see, I waiteduntil you asked.

David, I don't mind you givingyour opinion.

In fact, I... I want it.

That's why you're herebut maybe just a little...

a little less 'cause we'reon a schedule and...

Understood. A moderateamount of opinions.

Exactly.

Got it.

Let's go.

[rock music]♪

What's this band's name again?

Partiovascular.

What?

The band's calledPartiovascular.

♪

[jazz music]♪

[clapping]

Nice.

That was great, guys.

Thank you very much.

Great work, guys.Thank you.

Look, I'm not saying that I wasin love with either of them

but, you know, the first bandprobably appeal

to the kind of crowdKate's inviting.

I don't know.

I... I agree that neither ofthem set the room on fire

but don't you thinkthe jazz band

would be a littlemore appropriate

for a New Year's Eve party?

No, who knows at this point?

I mean, beggars can'tbe choosers

and we have to pickone of them, so...

Yeah.

[phone ringing]

Hi, Kate.

Yeah, we just finished listeningto some bands at a club

called Sound Check.

I think we've gotsome great options.

Oh, really?

That's only a block away.

Ah. Sure.

Okay, we'll see you soon.

I guess we're sticking around.

Yeah.

Kate was having dinner nearby

and she wants to meet usto go over everything.

Didn't seem like she was gonnatake no for an answer.

Great.

I just- I wish we had anotheroption to show her, you know?

Yeah.

♪ Take it away from me,

♪ Take anything you need,

♪ I'll be all right with the rest of the light... ♪

Come on.

We won't really knowif they're any good

unless we actually danceto them.

Are you kidding?

Do I look like I'm kidding?

♪ Going wherethe wind blows, ♪

♪ While I'm still young.

♪ 'Cause I got nothingto lose, ♪

♪ Nothing to losebut time, ♪

♪ I got nothing to lose,

♪ Nothing to lose but time, ♪

♪ The ground on my feet bear all I've ever needed... ♪

♪

♪ I don't need, I don't need ♪

♪ a reason.

Hey, here we go.

[laughing]

♪

You got it.

♪

[clapping]

That was great.

You were wonderful.

Okay.

Hey team.

She's here.

Ooh.

Hey there.

They sounded good.

Yeah, yeah.

They- and they are availableon New Year's Eve.

I think that you should hirethem and then we'll get

a DJ to play inbetween their sets.

Well, are the other bandsin the running?

Uh, in my opinion, no.

If you'd like to checkthem out though

I can get the links to theirwebsites sent to you.

No, no. That's okay.

I trust you, Mia.

Great. I will let them know.

Woo!

So.

So. How was the rest of the day?

Today was pretty good.

We uh, went to the florist andwe picked out the centrepieces.

Um... you know,you're very lucky to have

Mia and her company on board.

She... she has such a good eye.

I agree and a smart manwouldn't let her get away.

[laughs]

Okay.

It's obvious that you like her.

I won't tell anybody that.

[laughs]

No, no, no, we're just friends.

Oh, hey. Uh, how'd it...how'd it go?

It was great.Uh, they're in.

Yes.

Great find, Mia.

You guys have really put meat ease about this whole thing.

Well, thank you very much.

And um, on that note I amactually going to head home

for the night,return some emails

and get started ontomorrow's schedule.

Are you sure thatyou don't wanna hang?

Oh, no, you guys stay.

You have fun.

I will catch upwith everyone tomorrow.

Goodnight.

Drive safe.

Just give me a second.

Mia!

Hey, Mia!

I just want to check and seeif you're okay.

Yeah, sure. Fine.

Why?

Well, uh, you- you ran outof there so quickly so I-

No, not at all.

I just want to take care of,you know,

contracts and the budget.

Not out of the woods yet.

Okay.

Well hey, look,if you don't want me-

David, it's fine. Stop it.Go back in.

Don't worry about me.

I'll stop. I'll stop.

Mia...

it was a good day.

Yeah.

Yeah.

[phone ringing]

Hey Jake, I have youon speaker with David.

Hey Jake, uh, what's up,buddy?

How're you feeling?

Well, I'm hanging in there.

I'm sorry if I'm not as helpful as I had hoped.

Oh, no worries,we just wanted to,

um, let you know where we're atbefore we do

the final walk throughthe mansion today.

Well, I read the email you sent,everything looks good,

just make sure you getthe insurance paperwork

from Global Tentand Party Rentals.

Got it.

Oh, and great news.

Capozzi Fireworks out of Seattle,

they'll be able to dothe display

and they said they'd be handlingall of the necessary permits.

Great work, Jake.

Guys, uh, Kate is gonna beblown away.

'Cause of the fireworks.

Get it?

All right, well uh, it's time for my mid-morning nap.

Good luck today.

Thanks, Jake.

Later, boss.

Okay, uh... I'm starving.

What kind of food do you guysgot around here?

Um, my parents usuallyhave something back there

but I can't guaranteeit'll be fresh.

Let's see what I can cook up.

Ooh, actually, you haveeverything I need

to make one ofmy favourite dishes.

Eggs, peppers,tomatoes, and olive oil.

Huevos Pericos.

Where did you learn howto cook?

My grandmother.

She was from Venezuela.

Um, get this.

Whenever my grandfatherwould make her mad

she would, uh, take reallyhot chillies

and throw them in his eggs.

Yeah, seriously.

Uh, unfortunately for hermy grandfather is from Texas

and he absolutely loveseverything and anything spicy

so whatever he was doingto make her mad,

he just kept doing it.

[laughs]

Remind me not to makeyou mad.

And we cannot forgetthe final touch.

A little for you anda little for me.

Dig in.

Wow.

This is delicious.

Thank you, sir.

Don't thank me, thank myhot-tempered grandmother.

I just gotta ask you, um...

if- if I was able to pullsome strings

and, I don't know, get you a jobon a TV or film production,

would you do it?

Right, because there's a millionjobs for girls

with no experience who workas party planners.

Okay, first of all, I gotta behonest and say

that Jake did show meyour work

and you are better than halfof the people

that I come acrossin my industry.

Oh yeah.

Yeah...you... you have... youhave vision, you have passion,

and those are the mostimportant things.

And... and as good as you areat party planning

it just doesn't seem like that'swhat you wanna do forever.

So, what is really holdingyou back?

My parents built this business.

This company kept a roofover my head,

put me through school.

If I left I'd beabandoning them.

I'd be abandoning Jake.

Well, I love Jake likemy own brother, ok?

And you know him,he's a machine.

He'll figure it out.

Come on. Sometimes you justgotta do what's right for you.

Well, some of us are not asfree-spirited and adventurous

as you are.

Okay.

But in... in... in my defence,I didn't just wake up

and become this, you know,jet-setting filmmaker.

I'm just kidding, but I wasso lost coming out of college.

I- I didn't know what I wantedto do.

And I was travelling so much'cause I had nothing

worth coming home to.

You know, it's crazy.

Had... had I not met that...that film crew in Thailand

who knows where I'd be today?

Well, as much as I appreciateyour encouragement,

regardless of whatyou may think,

I am happy with my life andwe have to focus on the party.

Hey, hey, hey.

I... I... I... I...I wasn't trying to...

Really, it's fine.

Uh, we... we are gonna be late,though.

We're gonna be late.

We have Blue Point oysters,Maine lobster,

and Alaskan King crab legsbeing flown in fresh.

Sounds great.

And there's gonna be a tentset up right here

to cover this entire area.

Scattered tables will be set upby the end of the day,

you can give your welcomespeech at 9:00 pm,

and then the bandwill start playing.

Did you get that?

We'll have a champagnefountain set up here

with flutes surrounding itfor midnight toasts.

Your band and DJ will be set upinside right over there

facing outwardand the dance floor

right at the back of the house.

And the DJ will take over forthe band in between their sets

and then at midnightwhen the band leaves

the DJ will play until the lastof your guests also leaves.

You asked me to remindyou about the video.

Oh, yes.

And all of this will be capturedon video, right?

Video?

I don't believe I was made awarethat you needed a videographer.

Oh, absolutely.

I want to send out a post-partyemail with a link to the video.

Everyone does it these days.

Of course.

We will find someone.

You never say no.

I love that about you.

Ooh, you have a conference call.

Oh, yes.

I'm sorry, I haveto take a call.

I will catch upwith you guys later.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, well don't worryabout the video thing.

If we can't find anybodyI don't mind shooting.

I have won a couple of awards.

You and me will haveour hands full.

You know, we'll just shootsome key moments

and cut it together next week.

Sounds good.

All right, these guys are gonnaneed all the help they can get.

Are you ready to getyour hands dirty?

Let's do it. Come on.

♪ We got a good thing going on ♪

♪ We got a good thing going on ♪

♪Whoa♪

♪ Don't you try to hide it

♪ Let's not even fight it.

♪We are where we belong.♪

♪We got a good thing going on.♪

♪Yeah, you make my heart say...♪

♪

♪Whoa♪

Pretty impressive, Miss Pearson.

Why thank you, Mr. Campos.

We're almost there.

Mm.

Okay, fun fact.

Did you know that in Estoniaon New Year's

it is good luck to eat 12 timesbefore midnight?

Twelve times?

Mm-hmm.

Can't be true.

Oh, so true.

I was working there a few yearsback on New Year's Eve

and I actually ate 12 meals.

Well, what happened then?

[laughs]

For starters, I didn't make itto midnight,

and I ended up in a localhospital with food poisoning.

[laughs]

You're laughing?

I am- I am expressingand sharing a moment

where I almost died and you arejust laughing at my misery.

I'm sorry.

No, it's... it's okay.

I will never share any ofmy pain with you ever again.

Okay, your turn.

What was your most memorableNew Year's Eve?

Ooh... senior year of college.

My boyfriend had dumped meearlier in the week

and I wasn't in a veryfestive spirit

so I decided not to go toany of my friends' parties

and to stay home and eata quart of ice cream.

That is so sad.

I was heartbroken,what do you expect?

Anyway, well, 20 minutes tomidnight the doorbell rang.

Oh.

It was my three best friends.

They had left the biggestparty in town

to spend New Year's with me.

And I remember we all went upto the roof

and watched the fireworks.

We all had a glass eachof really bad champagne

and I still cried that night

but it was because I waslaughing so hard.

It was a year ofnew possibilities.

A fresh start.

It made me feel like everythingwas going to be okay.

Mia?

[knocking on window]

I'm so sorry, Mia.

I don't mean to interrupt,

but the decorators are havingsome issues out front.

Ah, duty calls.

Thanks.

Everything looks so beautiful.

You know, it reminds me ofa launch event

I threw in Monaco.

I think I have some picturesactually.

Oh. Okay.

Oh yeah.

That's beautiful.

Looks... looks very similar.

[laughing]

Wow.

Okay, let's see these.

So, it sounds likecongratulations may be in order?

For?

Ah.

Yeah, the phonecall from earlier.

I uh, I got the grant.

David, congratulations.

That's fantastic news.

Thanks, guys.

Is it just me or are you not asexcited as I expected you to be?

Oh, no, no.

No, no.

I'm um, I'm stoked.

I just... I'm gonnahave to leave for Chinaa little bit earlier

than planned now, so...

Hey, should we try these on?

Come here.

But that was always the plan,right?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, it was.

I just... I guess I didn'texpect to, uh, have

such a good time herethis week.

Thanks for helping me,David.

I love them.

Ah, yes, you're very welcome.

Come on, Emily.

Let's go take a photofor grandma and grandpa.

Hey, David, you knowyou're welcome to stay here

as long as you like.

We love having you around.

Thank you.

Thank you. I uh, I reallyappreciate that, I do.

But I think it's time.

You know, I gotta get to China,start pre-production.

Yeah.

I should probably get going.

I gotta go pick up your sister

and then take herto the mansion, so...

Hey, buddy.

Thank you for all of the hardwork you've done for us

and good luck today.

And call me if you needanything, all right?

Thanks, man.

Hey, happy New Year.

Right back at ya.

David take off?

Yeah, he went to pick up Mia.

Let me ask you something.

Do you think he's fallingfor her?

Well, let me see.

Your sister is single, smart,beautiful in every way,

shares similar intereststo David,

and for the past five days

they've basically been joinedat the hip.

So yeah, I'd say he's fallenfor her.

Yeah, I shoulda seen it coming.

Relax. They're gonna be fine.

Trust me.

Ooh.

What are you doing?

This is just another work event.

You're acting like you're goingto prom.

This is ridiculous. Stop it.

[phone ringing]

Hi, David, I'm just runninga little bit late.

No worries. Take your time.

I'm gonna go grab some coffeeon the corner.

Great. That sounds great.

Okay.

[groans]

I am so sorry.

I'm usually never late.

Don't worry, we got plentyof time.

Here, enjoy your New Year'scoffee.

Thank you.

You ready for today?

I am indeed.

[phone ringing]

It's my mom, this'll justbe a minute.

Hi, mom.

Happy New Year's Eve.

Hi. Hi, honey.

I'm just calling to check inand wish you luck for tonight.

How are things going?

It's going well.

You know, a million thingsto worry about,

as usual, but no major hiccupsjust yet.

How about you?

You and dad enjoyingPalm Springs?

Yes. Ye-

Your father wantsto move here now.

Hey, honey!

Goodness.

In fact, last night he got upon stage with the band

at the bar near our placeand sang with them.

Oh, those poor locals.

But as much fun as we're havingwe're really excited

to come home and see everybody.

Well, same here.

Give my love to dad.

Happy New Year!

We love you!

[together] Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Bye, mom.

Bye, honey.

Sorry about that.

No, no, all good.

[sighs]

So how we looking today?

Good.

Catering just messaged me,they've added enough food

for 20 more guestsjust in case,

especially since Kate decided

to invite her neighbourslast minute.

Yep, thank you for the surprise,Kate.

Well, it's better to haveleftovers anyway.

And for the first timein my career

I don't have to worry aboutthe budget, so it's all good.

Yes, that uh, that worksfor me, too.

I approved the DJ's playlistand I told all of the staff

to arrive an hour earlyso they miss bridge traffic.

And... that should be about it.

Look at you.

You got all your bases covered.

Before we get started tonightI wanted to say thank you

for agreeing to help us-help me-

you've been incredibly helpful.

I... I don't know howcompletely true that is

but you are welcomeall the same.

I gotta say, I...I've...

I've really enjoyed gettingto know you this way.

It's been fun.

Same here.

So, you didn't file the permitwith the city?

This can't be happening.

What's going on here?

Why don't you ask him?

He didn't file the paperworkwith the city

so we won't havefireworks tonight.

It's not my fault.

We- we filled out allthe necessary paperwork

and received the permitfrom the State.

How was I supposed to know

we required additionalauthorization from the city?

Okay, will everybodyjust calm down.

This was a mistake.

I should have cancelledthe party

when my first planner quit.

Now I'm gonna be laughedat by everyone I know.

I have never had aproblem with permitsbefore so I don't know-

Okay, but if you knewthat you needed permits,

how come you didn't checkif you needed local ones?

Because he wasn'tdoing his job.

You better hopeI don't call my-

Okay, enough!

Kate, if you please.

Kate.

You called us a week awayfrom New Year's Eve

to ask for our help.

Anybody else would havesaid no to this gig

and I am using my everywaking breath

to make sure that this partyis something

all of your guests love,but I need you to calm down,

to stop making everyone crazy,

and to go inside and get readyfor your party

so I can fix this problem.

Okay?

Fine.

Paul?

Hey, Capozzi.

Finish setting up the fireworks.

David, come with me.

Yes ma'am.

Okay, so... what now, boss?

We go visit the one person withenough power to save this party.

[knocking]

Hello, Mia.

Uh, what a surprise.

Uh, it's nice to see you again,Mrs. Morgan.

Um, this is my friend, David.

Nice to meet you, David.

Nice to meet you.

Come in, come in.

Thank you.

So, what brings you out here?

Uh, we're planning a partyat the moment

and we're having a littlebit of trouble

with the fireworks permit.

Uh, let me guess, you needto speak to my husband.

Come on, he's in his office.

Remember, we're beingpicked up at 4:00.

Okay.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah.

Well, I have to tell you,attending four parties in a row

on New Year's Eve is not exactlymy idea of a good time.

You're the mayor,can't you just pick one?

I wish.

Unfortunately, each party ismore work related than social,

which I imagine is alsothe nature of your visit.

Uh, yes, sir.

Um... well, I'm- I'm involved inthe party at Kate Clark's place?

Ah, yes.

We were invited to that as well.

Our fireworks vendor,

he secured a permitfrom the State

but he didn't realize he hadto get a permit

from your office, as well.

That's unfortunate, Mia,

but your parents are well awareof the rules

regarding local pyrotechnics.

I know my father usually handlesthis sort of thing

but my parents just retiredand they're vacationing

in Palm Springs andmy brother's broken his leg

and is out of commission

so I have to handle this oneon my own.

Ah, I'm truly sorry, but ifI bend the rules for you

it could easily come backto haunt me later.

I just can't take that risk,

especially not inan election year.

Hey, these- these photosare beautiful.

Especially these over here.

They- they look very familiar.

By any chance were thesetaken in Wamba?

Actually, they were.

I was there a few years agowith a charity

that builds schools in Kenya.

Have you been?

Yeah, yeah.

I uh, I... I spent 18 monthsthere working with the uh,

Endangered WildlifeFoundation of Africa.

Ah, that's a great cause.

You know what elseis a good cause?

Keeping the largest businessowner in Seaford happy

on New Year's andon election year.

Please, Mayor Morgan,we need your help.

This will be a one-timeonly favour, Mia.

And you have to keepthis between us.

I promise.

Of course.

Okay. Let's do this.

Well, that went betterthan expected.

Yeah, tell me about it.

I gotta say, for a minute thereI thought it was hopeless.

[laughs]

I gotta say, I think you and I

worked pretty well togetherin there.

Let's not pat ourselveson the backs just yet.

We still have a whole partyto throw

and only three hoursto get it done.

Yeah, I mean, forthe most part we're,

uh, pretty good.

How's the leg?

That's good to hear.

All right, well thanksfor checking in, Jake.

Talk to you later.

Very nice.

Thanks. You clean up prettygood yourself.

Just the two peopleI was looking for.

So, it turns out we mayhave a problem.

Ms. Clark has let me know thatthe head count has increased

and she requestedthat we continue serving

an hour past midnight,which we did not plan for.

Okay, we'll figuresomething out,

you get back to prepping.

Okay.

[sighs]

That's not good.

Wait.

What're you thinking?

Why don't you callthat Chinese restaurant

and see if they can help us out?

That's a good idea.

[notification alert]

Oh, the band has just arrived.

I'm gonna help them set up.

I'll take care of the food.

Hey, guys.

Welcome.

Your stage is gonnabe right in there,

so you can set up.

Thanks again, Mia.

Ok, so I need youto check on...

[gasps]

Oh, no!

It's okay.

It's fine.

It was my fault.

Keep doing whatyou were doing.

It's fine.

It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.

Yeah, I'm gonna need75 pieces of Ho Ga.

Mm-hmm.

And 75 more of Char Siu Bao.

And I'm also gonna-

David?

Oh, hold on.

Sorry, but have you seenMia anywhere?

Uh, last time I saw hershe was headed

through the back roomthrough the foyer.

Okay. Thanks.

Sorry, uh, I'm gonna havesomebody come pick it up.

Okay.

Happy New Year.

[speaking Chinese]

Okay.

Mia?

[knocking]Mia, it's Kate.

Are you in there?

I really-

Oh, I knew we were goingfor a gold theme tonight

but that's a little much,don't you think?

I had a run-in with a trayof gold paint.

I can see that.

Come on.

Where are we going?

I can't exactly havemy party planner

walking around likean Oscar statue, can I?

Let's get you changed.

Um, Kate, I'm really sorryabout earlier.

Oh, don't worry,it's fine.

But I mean I wouldn'tusually-

Mia, it's fine.

I was out of line and youtook control of the situation.

It's exactly whatI would have done.

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

I thought you were gonnafire me on the spot.

I'm not sureif you know this

but I grew up with fourolder brothers.

My late father groomedeach of them to follow

in the family business whilehe bought me horses to ride.

I think he loved me very muchbut he didn't really know me.

So eventually I took my lifeinto my own hands

and got an MBA.

A few years later I launchedmy first company.

That's incredible.

I wish I had that confidence.

Confidence comes from steppingoutside your comfort zone.

Once you take a leap of faith

you'll find yourselfwhere you wanna be.

Sounds like something Davidwould say.

Speaking of David...

when are you two gonnaget together?

And don't give methat surprised look.

I won't pretend that thereisn't something between us

but David's first love is hiswork and wherever in the world

that takes him and I don'tthink he has room

for anything else right now.

Well, it's New Year's Eve.

Anything could happen.

Put this on.

Oh. Okay.

Put those on, and those.

And this.

Help yourself to all my make-upand hair products

and I will meet you downstairs.

Kate.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Now hurry up.

We've got a party to throw.

♪

Hey, has uh, has anyoneseen Mia?

Wow.

You... you look incredible.

Thanks.

Uh, you don't thinkit's too much?

No.

No, I, uh... I wouldn't changea thing.

So, how's it been goingdown here?

Oh, well I've got some good newsand some bad news.

Uh, the good news isthe Chinese restaurant's

having a slow night so theywill absolutely help us out

with the extra food.

The bad news is they haveno one to deliver it to us.

Well, Jake's place ishalf a mile from there.

Lori could drive oneof the company vans.

She wouldn't haveto do anything.

The restaurant staff could loadthe van and then our staff

could unload it, she wouldjust have to drive.

Okay. I mean, itcouldn't hurt to ask.

The party's in an hour and... Ithink we're gonna pull this off.

I gotta say, I thinkyou're right.

Of course.

[sighs]

How's everything lookingdown here?

Well, we overloadedthe electrical system.

I'm trying to get uson the generator

but I can't find the manualoverride switch.

Found it.

Yes, you did.

Oh, wait. Hang on.

Sorry. Thank you.

Can't take you anywhere.

The party.

Yeah.

After you.

Thanks.

[upbeat music] ♪

Lovely to see you.

For you, Ms. Clark.

Thank you, Paul.

Bryan, so nice to see you.

So, uh, two questions.

Is that extra food coming anddo you have any extra staff

you could spare to help us?

Four of my servers didn't makeit because of traffic.

I will check on the foodbut unfortunately, we're uh....

a little thin on staff butI will see what I can do.

Okay. Let me know if youhear anything.

Absolutely.

David.

I've been looking for you.

What're you up to?

I'm waiting for the van becauseLori's coming with the food.

Well, she better get here soon.

The guests are eating up a storm

and Charlene just told methat she's understaffed.

What could you possiblybe smiling about right now?

Come here.

What is this?

Mom? Dad?

Look at you.

You look stunning.

Well, we understandyou need a little help,

is that true?

Fair warning, we're not cheap.

But I don't understand.

How are you even here?

Well, we talked to youand then we talked to Jake

and then we were wantingto be with you

on New Year's Eve, so...

It wasn't until we landedthat your brother found out

that you might needa few extra hands,

so here we are.

It's true.

Lori filled me inon the food situation.

I called Charlene and she toldme about the lack of staff.

We know that you can do thison your own

but while we're here you mightas well put us to work.

We're your family.

No matter where we are,

we're here for you, honey.

I love you guys.

Ok, um, mom, dad, Charlenedefinitely needs you

immediately in the food tent,it's right out back.

Lori, why don't you find someof the catering staff

and get them to help you unloadthe Chinese food

you just brought?

Ok.

And Jake, should you evenbe on that?!

Well, I'm limited in whatI can do physically

but I can always schmooze.

All right, you get insideand you start schmoozing.

All right.

Be careful.

And you had nothing to dowith this?

My lips are sealed.

[sighs]

Okay.

[band playing] ♪

Oh, speak of the devil.

This is my sister, Mia,I was telling you about.

She's the real hero ofthe evening.

Happy New Year.

Happy New Year! Have a great night!

So how is networking going?

Do you need more business cards?

Very funny, but I actuallydid run out.

I'm not even kidding.

Mia, this is all because of you.

You did this.

Oh, come on.

You helped, too.

You made a couple phone calls,didn't you?

No, I'm being serious.

You made this whole night happenwithout me or mom or dad,

and I think it's gonna takethis company to the next level.

Well, this wasan important night

and I didn't wannalet you guys down, and...

Yeah?

And I wanted to leave thecompany in a good position.

This is your last party,isn't it?

Jake, this has been anincredible week for me.

It's helped me realize what I-what I want in life

and I feel like I have to followmy heart and move on.

I hope you understand.

Of course, I do.

I'm just surprised it took youthis long to tell me.

Really?

Yeah, really.

Look, I... I love how we'veall been able to work

so well together as a familyall of these years,

but it's mostly because of you.

Stop it. You'll make me cry.

Look... I guess what I'm tryingto say is...

you go follow that dream.

I'm gonna be fine.

Pearson Party Plannersis gonna live on

even with just one remainingband member.

[laughs]

Hey, it's almost midnight.

Don't you have someoneyou should be with?

Hey.

Hey.

Thank you.

I... I guess you pulled it off,huh?

I'll be happierafter it's midnight.

Hey, did you see Jake?

He broke his legless than a week ago

and he's stillout there hustling.

Even a broken leg can't keepthat guy down.

Oh, no, no.

Cheers.

Cheers.

...So good to see you.

You know, I've been thinkingabout something.

I'm listening.

Well, I came here, you know,to get money for my film,

and the plan was for me to geton a plane afterwards

and fly to some faraway placelike I always do.

But then I met you.

Something's changed in me and...nothing else matters anymore.

All I ever think about is you.

What do you think about this?

Okay, if you want to stay here,I'm gonna stay here with you.

But if you wanna cometo China with me

we can make a film together andhave the adventure of our lives.

It's funny.

When you got here,

I thought to myself how am Igoing to spend a whole week

with this guy?

But now I, um...

I can't imagine my lifewithout you.

So, if you're asking me ifI'm ready to follow my dreams...

[countdown begins]

...six, five, four...

I'm in.

...three, two, one!

Happy New Year everybody!

Happy New Year, Mia.

[fireworks explode]

["Auld Lang Syne"]♪Should old acquaintance ♪

♪ be forgot♪

♪And never brought to mind♪

♪Should all acquaintance be forgot♪

♪And days of auld lang syne♪

♪For auld lang syne,♪