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This is so much fun.

Well, thank you.

I am so glad you could be here.

I cannot wait to talk about
(SINGING) Halloween, changing

leaves, pumpkin spice latte.

Wait, [laughs] what are
you-- what are you doing?

I'm singing your
movie, Notes--

Oh--

- -of Autumn."

- -I see.

- I see what you did there.
- Aha!

- Aha!
- Yeah.

Did you like it?

It was enthusiastic.

- OK.
- It was--

Should I bring it
down a little bit?

- No, it was--
- No.

No, please don't ever do that.

OK.

[laughter]

OK, well, let's go
out on a high note

and get this movie
watching party started.

- Ready?
- Yes.

- Oh, OK, ready.
- Ready.

- I'll join you.
- Get ready.

[singing] Autumn.

I'm not a singer.

Has that been made clear yet?

Yeah.

Yeah.

[laughter]

[theme music]

Ashley Williams is in the house.

And it's time for
the ultimate Hallmark

viewing party of
her house swapping

love story, Notes of Autumn.

Ashley and her dashing
co-star, Peter Porte,

will be both right here
to share memories and fall

back into their days on set.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: So
we're going to show you

some of the fun that
happened off camera

that you didn't get to see.

And the stars will dish on
their own traveling adventures.

Plus, Ashley and Peter will
ring in on a musical challenge.

OK.

And then, inspired
by the movie, we're

going to do some apple
picking with a twist.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
With a twist.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Yeah, get ready.

OK, so let's come together
through Hallmark Movie VIP

Pass while we play,
Notes of Autumn.

I'm so excited.

Yay!

[CHRISTIAN ZACHARIAS,
"PIANO CONCERTO NO.

23 IN A MAJOR, ALLEGRO ASSAI"]

23 IN A MAJOR, ALLEGRO ASSAI"]

JACK: Isabelle,
where are you going?

Jack, you've said
goodbye far too many times.

It's autumn, a time when
things come to an end.

[sighs]

[phone rings]

[sighs] I can't talk,
Jack just stopped Isabelle

right as she was leaving.

He always stops her
just as she's leaving.

Yes, well, it's
fall, and there's

leaves in the background.

Well, the only way
to make that different

is if they're raking the leaves.

OK, uh, bye.

Just hang up on
me mid-sentence.

I have things to do too.

Go call the gourd guy.

Raking leaves.

ISABELLE: Oh!

Isabelle, my love,
what are you doing?

Where are you going?

[sighs] Oh, man,
this is terrible.

This is terrible.

Hi.

[CLAUDE DEBUSSY, "ARABESQUE NO.

1"]

Ellie?

[gasps] Helena.

Uh, sorry.

You told me you
studied music, but I had

no idea you were a virtuoso.

Oh, pfft, no.

I just-- I futz.

[giggles] Have you ever
woken up in the morning

with a song in your
head, and it won't go

away till you hear it out loud?

Ellie, this is the
busiest time of the year,

and I need to know
you're fully focused.

Oh, I am.

100%.

Are you ready
to meet Mrs. Hill?

She'll be here soon.

And she wants to talk
about centerpieces.

Gourds-- uh, for
the centerpieces.

I was on my way to go
call the gourd guy.

[laughs] Gourd guy,
that sounds funny.

Gourd guy, I'm the gourd guy.

That's not a bad
business idea, right?

Anyway, she's
going to love them.

Ellie, don't take
this the wrong way.

- You do fine work.
- Fine?

And you're still new at this.

I've been at it a year.

And I like you, I do.

But sometimes it feels like
your heart just isn't in it.

Oh, why would you say that?

Because you got
distracted by a piano

instead of calling
the gourd guy.

Gourd guy, it's
so good, right?

Listen, I'm so
dedicated to this job.

I really am.

OK, thank you.

You're welcome.

Gourds?

[claps] Going to go
call him right now.

[sighs]

[phone beeps]

Right.

I'll be back.

[phone rings]

Karen, how is my favorite
editor in the whole wide world?

KAREN WU (ON PHONE):
Well, I'll be

a lot better when you
tell me that you're

working on your new book.

I am working on my new book.

I am at my desk,
typing as we speak.

KAREN WU (ON PHONE):
Wow, you must

have some very long arms
if they can reach your desk

all the way from here.

[laughs]

How did you know
that I wasn't writing?

Oh, your voice gets
squeaky when you're blocked.

I'm not blocked.

I'm-- I'm stuck.

And how is that any different?

I do not know
what is going on.

I've been working on this
series for the past 15 years.

I can write these
books in my sleep.

Well, maybe
that's the problem.

Maybe you need to
mix it up a little.

Get them off of the estate
and out of Pinewood.

And go where?

I don't know, anywhere.

Where's the last place you
went that you just loved?

It's been a while
since I've traveled.

Maybe you're a little
too comfortable here.

What's wrong with
being comfortable?

I mean, it worked for
the last 15 books.

Leo, you need to--

you need to do something.

OK.

Mm.

Bye.

Bye.

Ellie, are you
paying attention?

Oh, yeah, of course.

Ready.

I want the flowers to
be nice, but not gaudy.

Fall colors, reds, yellows,
oranges, but not brown.

Brown is out this season.

Good to know.

The decor should be tasteful,
but with a bit of whimsy.

Can you do whimsy?

If you hum a few bars.

[laughs] Yes, yes.

I've got gourds and pumpkins
for the centerpieces.

Oh, absolutely not.

I want the room to whisper
autumn, not scream it.

Ah!

Pianissimo, not fortissimo.

Heard.

Do you have the sample
menus I asked for?

I do.

I did.

I don't.

You know what, I'm just
going to run to the kitchen.

I'll be back.

OK, guys, if we could just--

[chatter]

- -quiet down, that'd be great.

Now, I've just got
to find the page.

[chatter]
Hey!

There he is.

Hi, everyone.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I got ambushed.

Not to worry.

Not to worry.

We were just about to
do introductions, OK?

So I'm Sam Perkins of
Pinewood Nature Tours,

and I will be
heading the planning

committee for the Piano Ball.

Can I just say how excited
I am to be doing this.

It's like the biggest thing that
happens in Pinewood all year.

So no pressure.

Uh, OK, without further ado,
our string quartet On cello,

we have Wendy.

Beau is playing violin.

Darcy on viola.

And Faith is also on violin.

OK, and this here
is Leo Carrington.

Leo is going to be helping
us learn Vivaldi's Autumn.

Leo Carrington, the writer?

And you're in charge of music?

I actually play the cello.

And, in fact, I've
played this piece.

Recently?

No, but luckily,
Vivaldi hasn't changed

all that much in 300 years.
[laughter]

Yay!

Mr. Carrington,
I love your books.

I think Winter Pines
is my favorite.

When Jack tried to stop
the hostile takeover

from the rival timber
company, and Isabelle turned

down his proposal, oh, I died.

It's the best book ever.

Right.

Well, Darcy, thank
you very much.

And thank you all for
volunteering your time.

I think we're going
to have a lot of fun.

I actually have a particularly
strong connection to this piece.

My best friend, Ellie,
and I played it together.

But, anyway, Autumn, Autumn
is actually my favorite one.

Don't you think
it's kind of done?

It's an enduring classic.

It's a boring snoozefest.

Maybe we could
add something to it?

Some riffs, maybe?

Vivaldi doesn't need riffs.

I love it too, Mr. Carrington.

I picture Jack and Isabelle
walking through the woods,

professing their undying
love for each other

as the leaves gently
fall around them.

[sighs] I may have
written a little fantasy.

So is this the fun part, or--

Yeah.

Mm.

ELLIE MATTHEWS: Hi, honey.

Oh, Ellie, hey, try this.

Mm!

Wow!

Matt, what is that?

That's delicious.

Minestra maritata.

It's Italian soup, popular
during the holidays,

but I gave it my
own little twist,

leeks, potatoes, and squash.

You need to serve
that at your restaurant.

[splutters] Uh-uh.

Mm-mm.

(WHISPERS) I swear these
appliances have ears.

[laughter]

So are you absolutely
sure that I

can use your sister's condo for
this investor meal next month?

Excuse me, I pay the rent.

It's my condo.

[sighs] I'm still going
back and forth on this menu.

Do I do upscale?

Or do I do casual?

Do I do surf?

Or do I do turf?

Do I do traditional
Northern Italian?

Or do I break my
poor mother's heart?

You know you've got four
weeks to figure it out.

I just don't know.

Maybe it's all too soon.

I don't even know what kind
of restaurant I want to do.

I don't even have a
location for the restaurant.

Do I do it here in Westerhaven?

Or do I just go somewhere
else completely?

Whoa, Matt, Matt, relax.

OK.

You're an amazing chef.

No matter what kind of
restaurant you open,

it's going to be a huge success.

And I get to eat there
every night for free.

[chuckles] Once a month.

Excuse me, I'm planning
your investor dinner.

I think that deserves
at least once a week.

Every two weeks,
no apps, no dessert.

Every week, no
apps, free dessert.

Free dessert once.

Free dessert for life.

BOTH: Deal.

Yes!

Wait--

Ellie, Mrs. Hill left
after waiting for 10 minutes.

What happened?

Oh, I went to the kitchen to
get the sample menus, and I--

Got distracted.

I did.

I'll get these
menus to Mrs. Hill,

and then you and I
can talk in my office.

[phone rings]

Hi.

Sorry it took me so
long to get back to you,

- it's been quite a day.
- Oh, yeah?

Did you get fired?

Cause I did.

Ellie, what?

It's all right.

I didn't love that job anyway.

Then why were you doing it?

Rent, food, clothes.

Remember when you got fired
from that job in college?

Of course I do.

You were the one that fired me.

Yeah, because you were
a terrible waitress.

You kept on playing
Beethoven on the wineglasses.

I only broke a few.

A few dozen.

I'm your best friend.

I fired you because I knew
you were wasting your talent.

If I hadn't, you would have
never auditioned for Juilliard.

Yeah, and look how
well that turned out.

Well, maybe this is a sign.

Maybe this is the universe
telling you to get back

out there and try it again.

I never understood why
you gave up on music.

Rent, food, clothes.

I think this will
be good for me.

You know, give me a
chance to clear my head,

let me figure out what I want
to do with the rest of my life.

Maybe I'll come see you.

Yeah, except I
might not be here.

ELLIE MATTHEWS (ON PHONE):
You're always there.

You never go anywhere.

I go places.

When was the last time
you took a vacation, hmm?

A romantic trip
with your boyfriend?

What boyfriend?

[laughs] Oh, that's
a whole other issue.

So where are you going?

LEO CARRINGTON (ON PHONE):
My publisher, Karen,

thinks that I need to get out
of Pinewood for inspiration.

Wait, what if we swap places?

Like, I'll go there for a couple
of weeks, and you can come here.

It'll be like a gift exchange,
except with living rooms.

I don't know.

I was thinking more like
Vancouver, or exotic Victoria.

What are you on parole?

You're allowed to
leave the country.

You haven't been
here since college.

And I've never been to Pinewood.

I can't just fly off.

I'd have to--

Actually leave the house.

I go places.

Prove it.

OK, fine, we can
exchange living rooms.

Yes!

- OK.
- OK.

ELLIE MATTHEWS (ON PHONE):
I've got to clean my house.

OK, bye.

I love you.

[lakelyn, "used to this"]

Well, hey, that's OK

It wasn't all for nothing

Head high today

It's a mountain
I've been climbing

And I'm doing it right

What a beautiful life

I could get used to this

The living, loving, running

I could get used to this

Oh, it's really something

I've been searching

[knocking]

One suitcase, ready to roll.

Sam, you are a lifesaver.

I have no idea where
I put my luggage.

Sure.

You never go anywhere.

I go places.

Why do people keep--

never mind.
Hey, do you want to come in?

No.

I have a fall leaves
tour group in an hour.

Plus, I have, like,
a million things

to do for this Piano Ball.

I can't believe you're
abandoning me, by the way.

I am not abandoning--
stop being so dramatic.

Besides, you can ask,
um, Ellie for help.

- Who?
- Ellie.

Oh, I didn't tell you.

My friend, she's coming to
stay here for two weeks.

Oh, she used to be
a concert pianist.

She can help with the
quartet, no problem.

Used to, like past tense, or--

Yeah.

Um, uh, she's in
event planning now.

She can help with that too.

Although she did just get fired.

I'm sorry, this is
supposed to convince

me that she should help, right?

No, no, no, she's
a great pianist.

She wants to get
back into music.

Trust me, she will
be a huge help.

OK.

Great.

Thank you.

SAM PERKINS: Yeah.

I brought the wine.

I brought the-- why do
you have a suitcase?

Because airlines
frown on using

laundry baskets as luggage.

Oh, where are you going?

Canada.

You trashed Helena's
office after she fired you,

and now you are
fleeing the country.

I'm swapping places
with my friend, Leo.

Fine.

Wait, what about
the investor dinner?

Oh, I'll be back
in a couple of weeks.

Yeah, but you said I
could use your kitchen

- for testing out menu options.
- Oh, yeah.

Leo won't mind.

Who is Leo?

He's my friend who's going
to stay here while I'm gone.

I've got to go.

I'm going to miss my flight.
I love you so much.

- I'll text you from the airport.
- OK, bye.

Wait, you might want this.

Oh, my suitcase.

I love you.

Bye.
Be safe.

Lock the door.

Ehh!

OK.

[music playing]

Ellie!

Leo!

I'm sorry I'm late.

My flight was delayed.

Oh, and mine's early.

Or actually, it's on
time, which never happens,

so it's basically the
same thing as early.

We were going to
have bad airport

food and overpriced cocktails.

I know, but now my
flight's boarding.

Well, here is my key.

OK.

Anything I need to
know about your house?

I left you a
color-coded binder

with detailed instructions.

I left you a hastily scribbled
note on a sticky by the door.

Of course, you did.

Bye.

I love you.

Have the best time.

You too.

OK.
Call me all the time.

OK, bye.

Bye.

Oh, oh, oh, oh,
one last thing.

There's this guy named Sam.

He needs your help
with this thing.

Yeah, my friend Matt's
going to be using the kitchen.

What about a pigeon?

Bye!

Bye.

Lost luggage.

You know what,
can I get a human?

Can I get a person, a human--

mileage rewards, what?

No, I need a pers--

the only clothes I have
are the ones on my body.

Hello?

Ooh!

[sighs] Ah!

Don't forget to
feed the alligator.

Hmm, I would not put
that past you, Ellie.

[clattering]

Oh!

Oh!

OK.

OK, OK, OK, OK.

Where did I put those keys?

Shoot, how am I going
to get in this house?

Thank you.

[suspenseful music]

[screaming]

What are you doing here?

What am I doing here?

What are you doing here?
[stammers] What-- who are you?

Who am I?
Who are you?

[stammers] You can't be just
sneaking up on people like that.

I could have had a heart attack.

My heart is ba-boom,
ba-boom, ba-boom.

I could have had a
knife in my hand.

Wait, you're Leo.

Yeah, I'm Leo.
MATT: Oh, that's right.

How did you know that?

Here, taste this.

What do you think?

What?

A little too salty.

Yeah, that's what I thought too.

What's with the giraffe?

Uh--

OK, great.

Now, how am I going to get in?

[music playing]

Yeah, here we go.

Oh gosh.

Yep, I've got it.

Ooh!

How's it going?

[gasps] Oh!

Uh, [giggles] good.

Not bad.

And you?

I'm good, good.

What are you up to?

I was just hanging out.

Breaking and entering?

No, I'm not breaking--

I'm not breaking anything.

No, I was just
checking the wood.

Is this Canadian pine?

It's strong.

Ha!

No, [stammers] I'm not
breaking and entering.

I was trying to enter.

Um--

Well, it's a distinction
you can explain to the police.

No, please.

Please, no.

[stammers] I'm staying here.

It's my friend's house.

I lost the key.
Please don't call the police.

- Oh, you're Leo's friend.
- Yes.

- Ellie.
- Yes.

Yes, and you're
going to help me

with Vivaldi's string quartet?

Exactly.

Wait, what?

Wait, what?

Ellie thought she
was there to relax,

but Sam clearly has other plans.

Right away, you just fall in
love with Ellie, seriously,

and her adorable personality.

How much of Ellie was
already part of you?

And what do you have in common?

I mean, listen, I love
doing these Hallmark movies.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Yes.

And, you know, I
always admire how

it's this female
forward character

who is not looking for love,
and then lo and behold--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Boom.

Yeah-- oops.

And, you know, I think
I'm guilty of it.

Like I have a kind of way
that I play these characters,

and it's basically me.

[laughter]

So I'm not saying I'm a
good actress, but I'm--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Ooh, I love that.

Yes, I take these
parts of myself.

So I think I-- personally,
I do have some trouble

taking time for myself.

So that's definitely something
that Ellie is struggling with,

which I identify with.

But you know what was so cool
about this movie was normally,

we're paired up with
a really handsome man

that we spend the
whole movie with,

but in this-- this time I got--
it was much more of an ensemble.

So that was really
what attracted

me to the script and the story.

Well-- and I have to
say that your characters

are always joyful to watch.

You can see--

That's such a good compliment.

Thank you.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Well,
I'm just telling you the truth.

Like, I genuinely enjoy
watching your joy.

Thank you.

And it's just infectious.

That is so nice.

So I just wanted to tell you.

How weird that in my
real life, I'm like morose

and, you know, angry,
but on camera--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Really?
I don't believe that.

No.
[laughs]

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: I
don't believe that, Ashley.

No, I couldn't pull that off.

I know you've
done a sister swap.

Get it?
Yeah?

- I do.
- Yes?

I do.
I do.

But have you ever
done a house swap?

Ooh, I have-- really,
actually, this is weird.

So when I was in eighth grade,
I was very close friends

with a woman named Mandy, who
is now a teacher in the Bronx.

And she and I were
very close friends.

And I was fascinated
by her house.

I just thought it was so cool.

She had, like, really
good breakfast cereal.

Oh, wow.
OK.

[laughs]

So I-- so I was like, what
would happen if we did a swap?

So you stay at my
house for a week.

I stay at your house for a week.

Now, Mandy had a great time.

And listen, it was interesting
to be at Mandy's house.

A lot of it had to do with
the variety of cereals.

OK.

And also, her
parents were wonderful,

and her little brother
was so cool, and all that.

But I was so homesick.

Like I missed my
parents so much.

And I remember one morning,
I went up to Mandy--

it was like halfway
through the week.

And I remember I went
up to her in gym class,

and it was really-- it was
first thing in the morning,

and I go, "How's my dad?"

[laughter]

By the way, we lived
five minutes apart.

Like this was not
a big deal, but--

I mean, I guess in
eighth grade, I just--

I was a homesick person.

It made you appreciate your--

Thank you.
That's such--

- --your parents.
- --a good way of looking at it.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Absolutely.

Yes.

Well, we're going to bring one
of your handsome co-stars, Peter

Porte, out in just a minute.

But first, it's time
for our Hallmark VIP 3.

I love this.

What are three things I might
be surprised to learn about you?

OK, I am a certified doula.

I've attended 52
births as a doula.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: What?

It's how I made my
living for a while, yeah.

I love that.

OK, so that's one.

What's the second one?

I'm also a
certified dog trainer.

[laughs]

Dogs, babies.

Dogs and babies,
that's actually it.

That's the two things
I know anything about.

OK.

I mean, I don't think I was--

I don't think I'm
good at very much.

[laughs]
TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Ashley!

No, I mean, I'm good
at being a lovely human.

OK, so that's not bad.

So that's on my
unofficial resume as well.

I'll take that.

Peter Porte will
be joining us soon.

And in the meantime, now that
Ellie and Leo have swapped

homes, let's see
what kind of magic

their new surroundings
work on them.

SAM PERKINS: Here, come on in.

Make yourself at home.

So, I'm sorry, who are you?

And what about Vivaldi?

Oh, uh-- well, I'm Sam
Perkins, Leo's neighbor.

I'm a tour guide,
mainly nature walks.

You run into a lot
of classical music out

in the woods?

Oh, that's-- that's
actually for the Piano Ball.

It's like a local fundraiser
for the music program.

And I volunteered to help out
and kind of got put in charge.

Leo said that I
would do something?

Oh, most of the music
comes from the students

at the institute, but
there's also a string

quartet of local musicians.

And Leo said that you used
to work in music, so--

I used to, correct.

I don't anymore, though.

Yeah, he mentioned
that you, uh--

you worked in event
planning until you got--

He told you I got
fired, didn't he?

- He may have mentioned it.
- Let me guess.

He also said, I wish I
was still doing music.

You know what, I
should really, uh--

I don't miss music at all.

Right, because you
like planning events.

Exactly.

Did I mention I'm
planning an event?

I walked right into
that one, didn't I?

A little bit.

Listen, I'd love to help you,
I really would, but I just--

I need to just relax right
now, you know, sort of figure

out what I want to
do with my life.

I need to not have
any distractions.

Yeah, I got it.

Look, if you need anything,
just give me a shout, OK?

I'm right next door.

Wait, could I literally shout?

Wah!

[giggles]

You could, but then
you'll attract the bears.

Oh, I don't like bears.

I can't do that.

Um, but maybe just
shoot me a text instead.

The number's on the brochure.

Thank you.

Perfect.

SAM PERKINS: Enjoy your stay.

Thanks.

Uh, Ellie said
you could do what?

I am hosting a dinner
here in three weeks

for potential investors in a
restaurant that I want to open,

and Ellie said that I could use
this kitchen for my prep meals.

I'm here to write a novel.

I'm on a deadline.

That's right, you're
the writer friend.

You did the Parking
Lot Mansion novels.

Parkington Manor.

Yeah, those, yeah.

[chuckles] I haven't read them.

Oh, that's OK.

You know, if I don't come up
with a brilliant idea soon,

there might not be any more,
so you will have lots of time

to catch up.

Well, you're in luck, because
this is a wonderful city

to find brilliant ideas in.

And fall is the
best time to visit.

I really need to focus
on my novel, you know,

peace and quiet.

So-- yes, I
completely understand.

I get it.

No, I-- that's fine.

I'll just do my test meals in
my own kitchen, in my own home,

which, funny enough, you could
fit about four of in here.

I'm sorry.

No, don't be sorry.
Sorry, because you're Canadian.

- Canadian, yeah.
- That's so cute.

I'm sorry.

Anyway, let me get
out of your hair--

OK.

- -and good luck
with your book.

Thank you.

Good luck on your cooking.

Thank you.

[music playing]

Leo's clothes.

OK, good.

This is good.

OK, nice.

This is good-- relaxing.

Isabelle, my love,
where are you going?

[sighs] I just need
to find something, Jack.

I'm so--

So-- you can say it.

Tell me, my love.

Tell me.

So hungry.

Oh.

Is there any place
good to eat around here?

I'm hungry too, Isabelle.

(WHISPERS) I'll be right back.

What is that?

Now, what did that
chair ever do to you, huh?

Oh.

[chuckles] Uh, you know
what, I can't get comfortable

in any of Leo's furniture.

It looks like you got pretty
comfortable in his clothes.

Yes.

Yeah, the airline actually lost
my luggage, so-- last I heard,

it's somewhere in Miami.

I hope it's having fun.

I hear the beaches
are nice, so.

Yeah, maybe it'll
go out dancing.

Right.

Listen, um, about
last night, I just

wanted to come by and apologize
for putting you on the spot.

I kind of thought
Leo might have told

you about the Piano Ball and--

Oh, thank you.

No, it's OK.

And I'm sorry I
can't help you out.

I just-- I need a little
brain break, you know.

Yeah, of course, totally.

But if you're looking
to clear your head,

maybe come for a walk.

With you?

Well, yeah.

And like 10 other people.

You know, I'm a tour guide.

Oh!

Um, I'd love a walk.

- Great.
- Yeah, let's do it.

OK.

Uh, actually, we're
going that way.

Oh, no, I know.

WAITER: Corner!
MATT: Chef.

A guy out there wants to know
if he can get the Turkey Banh

Mi without the pickled
vegetables, or the vinegar,

on regular bread.

So he wants a plain
turkey sandwich.

WAITER: Pretty much.

Show me this monster.

[music playing]

[chuckles] Mm-hmm.

[clears throat] Your
first meal here,

and you want a plain
turkey sandwich?

No.

Try this.

Oh, I'm--

[chuckles] I'm not a
very adventurous eater.

Oh, no, I got that much.

Just try it.

What is it?

Kefta tagine.

Mm.

It's a Moroccan dish
with lamb meatballs, tomato

sauce, and a poached egg.

[grunts] Oh,
this is very good.

This is-- this is delicious.

This wasn't on the menu, though.

No, the hotel likes
to play it safe.

But every once in a while,
I'll slip a special in when

nobody's paying attention.

This is the kind of
food you want to make

for your own restaurant.

Well, that is the million
dollar question now, isn't it?

I don't know.

I guess I'm waiting for
inspiration to strike.

Mm, inspiration, I can relate.

Oh, yeah?

Mm.

That's right.

You said that you were
looking for a brilliant idea

for your next novel.

Yeah, brilliant
ideas are elusive.

The delete key on my computer
is worn out from overuse.

[laughs] I know the feeling.

I have been working on
this menu for weeks now.

If only I had a place
where I could work out

these last few pesky details.

[sighs]

OK, OK, wait, wait.

If you promise to make
me more dishes like this,

you can use Ellie's
kitchen while I'm here.

Leo, I'll tell you what, if
you let me use Ellie's kitchen,

I will make you a
lifetime supply of dishes,

just like this.

I'll even ship them back to
Canada, overnight, priority.

What do you say?

Deal?

Yeah, deal.

A lot of people equate
autumn with an ending.

I mean, they've even
written songs about it.

But I always think of
it like a great love.

It bloomed bright in the spring,
became a summer of romance,

and in the fall becomes
familiar, but in a good way.

The kind of thing you
always know will be there.

Now, autumn reminds us
that the tree lives on,

even though the leaves fall.

I think that's why they burn
so brightly on the way down.

[chatter]

Not bad, huh?

[laughs] Yeah, I know.

The stuff about love was well.

Yeah, I meant the
leaves, but yeah,

Actually, I used to talk about
photosynthesis and chlorophyll,

but I found that a good
metaphor sells more tickets.

What's it like working
out here every day?

Well, I get to have
this as my office.

It's hard to beat.

I don't know, man.

My last cubicle had a view
of the copy machine, so--

Wait, Leo said that you
were a concert pianist.

What were you doing
working in a cubicle?

You know what?

The bank wouldn't let me
play a Beethoven concerto

in exchange for a car payment.

So annoying.

Yeah, they're sticklers about
that kind of thing, aren't they?

Yeah-- yeah, no, I understand.

See, I actually used to
have a much bigger company.

We were the largest tour
operator in the region.

But now, I'm just a
one-man band, so to speak.

And do you miss it?

Not really.

That being said, doing
everything on my own

does keep me very, very busy.

And I just-- I sure
wish I had some help.

OK, fine, I'll help you out
with some of the event planning,

just until Leo gets back.

Yeah, see, most of that
is already taken care of.

What we really need
help with is the music.

Oh, I'm sorry, I don't
play music anymore.

Well, you don't do event
coordinating anymore either.

Just kidding.

Thank you, great, I
will take whatever help

I can get and be very thankful.

You know, I knew the
trees would do the trick.

[music playing]

Sam knows how to
get what he wants.

Now, with all her luggage lost,
Ellie had to raid Leo's closet.

So did you get to
wear comfy men's

clothes for most of the movie?

Honestly, it was probably
my most comfortable wardrobe.

Yeah.

Yeah, I got to
wear, like, jeans--

yeah, it was much more-- a
lot of time in these movies,

it's like a little bit
more formal, you know.

Like sometimes we're in
a tucked-in turtleneck

sweater, and skinny
jeans, and ankle boots.

And I didn't have to do
that as much in this movie.

And that's a relief.

And you know--
[doorbell rings]

Oh!

Oh, maybe it's Ellie's luggage.

- Who could that possibly be?
- Special delivery.

Come on in.
No, way!

- Look what I've found.
- What are you doing here?

Fresh socks,
right from Canada.

Thank you.

Welcome!

How are you?

I'm awesome.

Good to see you.

So I've always wanted
to say this, "Yes, chef."

So did I. I said it as many
times as I could on that movie.

Yes, chef.

Yes, chef.
Corner!

Corner!

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Yes, corner, corner.

- Behind.
- Behind.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Thank you
so much for being here, Peter.

My pleasure.

That meet-cute with Matt and
Leo was so much fun to watch.

Was it just as
much fun to shoot?

And whose idea was it to use
that giraffe as a weapon?

So when I saw
that in the script,

I also knew that
Luke was expecting.

And so I went and found a little
onesie with giraffes on it.

And they hadn't technically
secured that prop yet.

And so day-of they're like,
oh, we have an elephant.

I'm like, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, it has to be a giraffe

so that they can watch this
when their baby grows up.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Oh, my
goodness, that is so thoughtful.

- I didn't know that.
- It's so silly, but, yeah.

Oh, my good--

I loved it.

When he was, like, holding
the giraffe as a weapon.

That was very cute.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: It
was really, really cute.

That is so cute.

As we can tell, event
planning is probably not

Ellie's biggest passion.

We learned that she had been
fired not only once, but twice.

So have either of you had
to walk away from a job

that you just weren't good at?

Yeah, retail was
not my specialty.

So they have this
thing where you would

get secret shopped to check
in on how the employee is

doing at their job.

Spies.

And there's this--
yeah-- there's this entire

protocol for what
you're supposed

to do when a customer comes in.

And I was supposed to
greet with a smile,

say hello, offer our discounts
for the day, what's on special,

blah, blah, blah, blah.

Help them with
whatever they need.

And apparently-- and I
don't really remember this,

but apparently, the
secret shopper came in,

and I was all the way in the
back, sitting cross-legged,

reading a book.

And the secret shopper
came in and said, hi.

And I was like, hey.

Like, no hi, how are you today,
welcome, nothing like that.

And apparently, she asked to
buy something, and I said,

you know what, the
manager will be back soon.

He's not here.

Oh, my goodness.

But like, I actually don't
know how to ring you up.

And I got-- out of 100,
you get a score out of 100,

and I got an 11.

Oh, my goodness.

OK, I've already asked
Ashley about her three things

we might be surprised to learn.

Now, it is your turn.

Peter, we need to
hear your Hallmark--

Three?

Yes, VIP 3.

Don't get overwhelmed.

Start with one, then
number two, in pieces.

Did you do three things?

Well, we kind of added--

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I fumbled
my way through them.

PETER PORTE: OK.

Well, one is, speaking of jobs--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Yes.

- -I worked at the New
York State Renaissance

Faire for eight years--

Do we have photos?

- No way!
- --of my life.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Please
tell me we have pictures.

No, I don't think we
have any from that time.

I think we do.

Because this is
still like-- do we?

[laughter]

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: I mean,
I don't know of any.

PETER PORTE: What
did you dig up?

- No.
- What did you find?

No, I don't know of any.
But we have to--

OK, sorry.
Sorry, folks.

- -but we have to find them.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: I know.

And then, another
one might be--

oh!

My hair has won a Daytime Emmy.

What?

On The Young and
the Restless, they're

allowed to do a hair story from
beginning to end of a year.

I have never heard of that.

That's how they submit, right?

And they'll pick one character.

Oh, the hair artist.

The hair artist, yeah.
They'll pick one character--

He'll allowed to say, OK,
here's this character's--

- -where he
started, and his arc,

my hair's arc, over
the course of a year

on The Young and the Restless.

You do have amazing hair.

Yeah, you're welcome.

So when your hair got up to
make its acceptance speech--

Yeah.

- -were you allowed to come
along, or was it just your hair?

No, I just took
it right off and--

[laughter]

Do you have a third one?

PETER PORTE: A third one.

Yes.

I'm a lefty.

Lame, I know--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
No, that's not lame.

That's genius.

I'm a lefty.

Only geniuses are lefty.

You're going to be president.

Yeah, that--

I hope so.

Or play one on TV.
[laughter]

Either one.

Well, coming up,
we're going to play

everyone's favorite
party game, Oh My Gourd!

I loved when you do
that in the film.

You've never heard of it?

Well, you will.

And back in the movie, things
are heating up in the kitchen

and in the orchestra rehearsal.

[music playing]

You know, this
is all your fault.

You told him I would help
him without asking me.

You told your friend,
Matt, he could use

my kitchen without asking me.

I told you.
You need to pay attention.

Are you getting
any writing done?

[sighs] I'm still
looking for inspiration.

You know, you came to my
place to try something new.

Please tell me that you're
not just sitting in front

of the computer the whole time.

No, not the whole time.

And, hey, you went there
to clear your head,

relax, and try to figure out
what you're going to do next.

Have you done that?

I-- excuse me, I've
been here one day.

I'm settling in.

Oh, you know what, I'm here.

1373, I'm here.

OK, what is this place?

Have fun.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye.

[sighs]

I don't know.

[door opening]

Hi.

Hi.

I don't know what to cook.

Uh, like now, or ever?

Both.

I know I was supposed to use
Ella's kitchen this morning,

but I just spent
the last three hours

just staring at my own stove.

Putting pans on the stove,
taking pans off the stove.

Turning on the fan,
turning off the light.

Turning-- I sound
crazy, don't I?

No, I actually had a
very similar morning.

Mm?

With less cookware.

Should we just not
work for a while?

Yeah.
MATT: Great.

Yeah.

[runs fingers over keys]

[chuckles]

[playing piano]

It's a beautiful piano, huh?

[chuckles] It is.

Yeah, it is.

It's really nice.

Why are we meeting here?

Oh, it's just a
convenient location.

I see what you're doing.

First, you beguiled
me with trees.

And now, you're luring
me in with a piano.

No, no, no, no, no, there
is no ulterior motive, OK?

But, you know, maybe
since you're here,

do you want to meet
the string quartet?

I said I would help you
out with the event planning.

Chairs, I'll order chairs.

I'm not doing music.

I'm not asking you to.

But what's going to hurt to
meet a few people, right?

I'll get them.
You stay here.

We'll see what happens.

I'm not doing music.

Yeah.

Have you ever thought about
writing something different?

Yeah, sometimes.

I never thought that I
would write 15 books,

but the first one
was so popular,

and the readers just
wanted more and more.

And Jack and Isabelle,
they keep me very busy.

Right.

But what if they didn't?

What'd you write then?

Well, honestly, I--

I've always had this idea
about two architects that

compete to design a building.

Really?

Yeah.

Well, then, why don't we take
you on an architecture tour?

That might spark
your inspiration.

I would love to,
but I really need

to focus on Parkington Manor.

I don't want to
get too distracted.

Right.

They do say, one
man's distraction

is another man's inspiration.

Ah!

I read that in a
fortune cookie once.

[chuckles] That's very wise.

MATT: Thank you.

OK-- come on--

this is Wendy, Darcy,
Faith, and Beau.

And this is Ellie.

And she is filling in for
Leo, while he's traveling.

What?

Great, another person
who doesn't music,

in charge of music.

I'm not in charge of music.

I'm doing chairs.

She does know music.

She was a concert pianist,
and she trained at--

Juilliard.

Then why are you doing chairs?

We need help.

Especially me.

I'm used to having a
full orchestra around me.

I've done this piece before,
but it was 30 years ago,

so I'm a little rusty.

Well, I've done Vivaldi,
just not this piece.

Which concerto are you doing?

Uh, Autumn from
the Four Seasons.

Oh, what a great choice.

It's like you close
your eyes, and you can

just see the leaves falling.

I loved playing that.

So you've done this concerto?

Well, [stammers] no--

yeah.

It was a long time ago.

I barely remember it.

Well, if it's
less than 30 years,

you're the expert in the room.

[music playing]

LEO CARRINGTON: That was
such an interesting tour.

MATT: Yeah.

LEO CARRINGTON: The Food Hall
was definitely my favorite.

I definitely want to add
that to one of my books.

MATT: Yeah, you should.

And maybe you can make
one of the characters

a young-ish, arguably handsome
guy, who secretly wants to be

the chef at his own restaurant.

Maybe you can call him,
I don't know, Matt.

Mm, naturally.

[laughs] All right,
how did you come up with

the idea for Parkington Manor?

Pinewood, where I live.

There's something
about that place.

It's-- it's the people.

It's the nature.

This time of year, the leaves,
they don't just fall, they--

they fly.

God, for the longest
time, the books

used to come to me so easily,
but recently I've been--

[sighs] I don't know.

Leo, if you do
the same dish over,

and over, and over, and over
again, it gets boring, right?

Sometimes you have to force
yourself to try something new.

Because if not, well, you tend
to miss out on some pretty

remarkable things.

Yeah.

Is that from a fortune cookie?

Oh, how dare you.

I'm sorry.

It sounded really, really good.

You'll be fine.

Oh, man, why couldn't you
have chosen a piece I hate?

Why did it have to be Autumn?

Oh, just because it's Autumn.

Listen, don't worry
about the music, OK?

I'm sure it'll will be
fine until Leo gets back.

OK.

Yeah, yeah, you're right.

Just let me go say bye.

I'll come back, and we
can talk about chairs.

- Perfect.
- Yeah.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

Fine, I'll help you out.

[clapping]

But only until Leo gets back.

[clapping]

He's so cute.

Ooh, sparks, sparks, sparks,
sparks, sparks, sparks, spark.

Did you see how
he looked at me?

Yes, we did.

Yikes!

It's like Gloria
Estefan always says,

"Sooner or later, the
rhythm is going to get you."

- Did you like that, Ashley?
- That was so good.

That's good.
TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: OK.

[laughter]

Ashley, I have to ask
you this, was that you

actually playing the piano?

- Spoiler.
- Yes!

No.

No.

[laughter]

Actually, funnily
enough, the producer

called me right before we
started shooting, and she goes,

do you play any
musical instrument?

And I said, no.

Whatever the opposite is of
playing a musical instrument

is me.

And she goes, even
like the spoons?

Like, anything?

We'll write it in.

And I was like, no,
we're going to fake it,

and it's going to be great.

But what they did, which
was so smart, was--

first of all, we hired the
most skilled and talented piano

player to be my hand double.

And shout out, her name
is Emerson Guestrin.

She's an absolute genius.

And so whenever you
see the hands playing,

those are Emerson's hands.

It really did-- from an actor
to an actor, it really worked.

I'm just--

It would have been better
if I'd actually been playing.

No, but I did a film--

I did a film, it's
a murder mystery,

where I play a music teacher.

And I had to learn the
violin and the piano.

Did you actually do it?

For real, for real?

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: I didn't
do it, like, for real, for real.

But the thing is, you
know, I had to act like it.

And I was inspired by
yours, the way you did it.

It was just the way
you went into it.

It was beautiful.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
You did-- you did great.

Guys, I was faking it.

Although, all I can think
about now is the final scene.

And you're looking at Mark,
and Mark is looking at you.

And they just pan
down to you, just

going to town on the spoons.

Oh, yeah.

Like, imagine if it
went in that direction.

By the way, we
should have done that.

[playful chanting]

And just eyes, eyes.

Chemistry, chemistry.

Spoons, spoons,
spoons, spoons, spoons.

Me playing with spoons
super romantically.

To Vivaldi.

To Vivaldi.

[laughter]

That's so good.

I want to make that movie,
Ellie Goes to Spoons.

It's a sequel.

I heard that music
actually runs in your family.

Oh, yeah.

My sister married into
a musical family, yes.

OK.

Because your sister is married
to Grammy winner, Brad Paisley.

Correct.

He's a really good
guitar player.

He's--
TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Duh!

- --he's seriously good.
- I didn't know this.

You didn't know?

This is so cool, yeah.

Yeah, Brad Paisley is my
brother-in-law, and fun fact,

obsessed with Hallmark Movies.

Really?

Like, he loves
Hallmark movies.

Oh, my goodness.

And he's got a text chain
with a couple of other friends.

OK.

And it's all they talk about
is reviewing Hallmark movies.

Oh, my goodness.

He's obsessed.

That warms my heart.
I love that.

So it's great.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
So let's talk

about the message of this film.

Sometimes you need to push
yourself outside of your comfort

zone to move forward.

Peter, what was the
last thing you tried

outside of your comfort zone?

- Thinking--
- Doing this interview.

No.

There we go.
ASHLEY WILLIAMS: What the heck!

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Wait, what?

PETER PORTE: Yeah, there it is.

This was just maybe
two weeks ago.

[gasps]

I was in the Dolomites.

And as I arrived to
the hotel, overhead,

someone was parachuting in.

I'm like, that's terrifying.

I wonder what that's all about.

And it turns out--

I asked the front desk-- you
run and jump off a cliff.

You catch wind, and you soar
through the air for about a half

an hour.

No, I'm so angst, I
can't feel my hands.

What made you just
decide, yeah, to do that?

PETER PORTE: I think it's
because when I'm faced

with something that I have a
visceral, terrifying reaction

to, I try to lean in--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Look at you grow.

- -try to figure
out what that is.

That looks so dangerous.

I thought I was looking
so cool, by the way.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: No, you are.
You are very cool.

And then I realised
that I have a full, cool,

black outfit on,
and then just white

dad socks and big dad shoes.

[laughter]

We gotta remember who you are.

OK, well, I'm about to push
you outside those comfort zones

again, in a game
called, Oh My Gourd!

So inside this pumpkin are
some personal questions, OK?

You're going to pick
one, read it out loud,

and then you have to answer it.

Ashley, I see your face.

You have to read it first.

I can't believe it's
called, Oh My Gourd!

Oh My Gourd!

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Yes, Oh My Gourd!

That is so funny.

[clears throat] What
is one comfort you

have to have on an airplane?

OK, here's a weird
fun fact about me.

I don't like extra legroom
seats, or first class.

I like to feel cuddled.

I like to feel--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Cramped, Ashley.

- -that I'm in a--

it's not cramped to me.
I feel--

Swaddled.

Yes!

I like to feel surrounded.

OK.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
Like small spaces.

Do you like a
weighted blanket?

Correct, yes, I do.

Oh, wow!
OK, Peter--

OK, my turn.

- -you have to go next.

When it comes to packing,
are you light and tight,

or the more the merrier?

Light.
TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Light?

Are you?

I once went to Japan
with a backpack for a week.

I like minimal, light, tight.

Did you buy a bunch of
stuff when you were there?

No.

I have like a go bag, with
all my tiny little toiletries.

I don't like to have
to carry a lot around.

I think it's because
I've lost luggage--

OK.
PETER PORTE: --more than once.

All right.

And so if I don't
have to check something,

I'm all the better.

Were you doing
laundry in the sink?

[laughter]

I'm not above it.

Oh my gosh.

Ashley--

We've all been there.

I've done it.

I've done it.

Driving in a foreign
country, OK, or no way?

This is a negative for me.

No, absolutely not.

I cannot do this.

Especially if we're driving on
the left-hand side of the road.

- That's just very challenging.
- It is challenging.

PETER PORTE: With
the roundabouts

- on the left-hand side.
- Yes.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS:
No, no, no, no, no.

And I'm just, let's just not.

Can we bike?

Let's bike.
TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Yes.

I did do that.

I pushed myself out
of my comfort zone.

- And what happened?
- I did.

Good for you.

I kept hitting the curb.

Did you get hurt?

Did you damage the car?

I did not get hurt.

I didn't damage the car.

- Maybe the tire, but that's fine.
- Genius.

- All right, Peter, one more.
- Good job.

Thank you, Ashley.

I'm so impressed.

Shoot, I took two.
I didn't look at it.

I didn't look at it.
TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: OK, OK.

OK, have you ever
had a vacation romance?

Give us all the details.

Like all the details.

Phew!

Um, I was in Milan,
and I was-- and I--

and I met someone.

Uh-huh.

And I just remember
going to the beach,

and then staying out
on the beach all night.

And you think that's going to
be romantic, and waking up--

- It's very sandy.
- But it's very sandy.

It's very cold.

And you're like damp, and--

Yeah.

And even though
we tried to create

- little divots for our bodies--
- Yeah, little nooks.

- No.
- Yeah.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
It didn't work.

No.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
OK, well, you tried.

I tried.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Yes, you did.

Thank you.
[laughs]

All right, when we come back,
we'll go behind the scenes,

and our stars reveal
their most unexpected live

performance moments.

Speaking of which, Ellie's
got to find a way to get

this orchestra in the groove.

Let's go!

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

Yes, that was-- you
know, that was better.

How did it feel?

It's this piece.

Vivaldi does not mess around.

OK, let's try
something different.

Um, Beau, play something for me.

Like what?

Like anything you want, just
a few seconds of something.

Can I use a speaker?

Sure, you can use a speaker.

[bouncy tune]

[laughs] That's awesome.

Um, Faith, can you play a
little something for me?

[fiddle dance music]

I grew up on a farm.

Yes, you did.

Darcy, what do you have?

["child's play"]

I love the Renaissance.

It's so romantic.

I agree.

Wendy, what about you?

Pass.

Oh, come on, Wendy, just
play a little something.

I get it, we're all
good musicians when

we play the stuff
that we know, but how

does that help us with Vivaldi?

So when I had a piece
that I was intimidated by,

I needed to get out of my head
and into the music, right?

So before every single
rehearsal, I used to play this.

[upbeat jazz music]

Yeah!

You're so good.

Why did you stop?

All right, let's try it
one more time from the top,

and with that same energy you
were bringing to your own music.

Ready.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

[music playing]

[mumbles] I'm Jack and I'm--

[groans]

Oh, wow, don't
mean to interrupt.

[sighs] You are not
interrupting anything.

I'm trying to
crack this recipe

on an Ethiopian pumpkin
stew, and I think

I may have fried my taste buds.

May I borrow yours?

Does that mean
I get free lunch?

Yeah, I think that
can be arranged.

Although I do need to go
to the farmer's market.

I am fresh out of everything.

Let's do it.

SAM PERKINS: Thanks for
tagging along with me.

Normally, I drag Leo
to the local market.

ELLIE MATTHEWS: Have you
two been neighbors for long?

Yeah, like 15 years.

Leo came to me to
research the nature

parts of one of his books.

And as it turns
out, having a writer

next door has come
in pretty handy.

Yes, the tree lives on,
even though the leaves fall.

[laughs] I'm good with nature.

Leo is good with words.

It was the difference
that helped

my first company grow so fast.

Too fast, as it turns out.

I think it might have been
the helicopter that did us in.

You bought a helicopter?

Yeah.

No!

It seemed like a
good idea at the time.

Do you know what,
I'm going to do it

right with this next company.
I'm going to build slow.

I'm going to re-establish
a good reputation.

Prove yourself with pumpkins.

And great music.

Mm.

Too bad you won't
be here to see it.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, I have to go home.

For what?

Well, who knows?

My next cubicle
might have a view

of the air conditioning vent.

Hi, are you the gourd guy?

I have been looking
all over for you, sir.

This one is special.

We'll take that, please.

Actually, all
gourds are special.

They are.
Would you like more?

That's what makes them gourds.

This is it.

Wow!

Right.

Hey, I've always
wondered, what are these?

These?

Yeah.

Well, why don't you
try one, and you tell me.

OK.

[laughter]

Right.

Mm.

And?

It's like a tomato that woke
up on the wrong side of the bed.

[laughs] Yes.

See, this is why
you're the writer.

Yeah, it's called a tomatillo,
which is like a tomato's

less sweet cousin.

It's a little too
sour for soup, though.

So moving on to bread.

Some nice crusty bread
would be great with soup.

I don't bake, though.

Is there really a difference
between baking and cooking?

[gasps] Really?

BOTH: Yes.

Baking is all about
very precise measurements.

It's practically a science.

While cooking is more
a go with the flow.

Yeah, see, this is why
I normally order out.

[laughs] Now, you
sound like my ex-husband.

Oh, you're-- you're, um--

you're single.

You're not married.

You used to be married.

I am divorced, yeah.

Yeah, we split up a
couple of years ago.

Can I have three
of these, please?

But we're still friends.

You know, nobody's fault.
You know how it goes.

Well, not really.

Small town, limited dating pool.

Oh, so you're single?

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, well, if it makes
you feel any better, even

in these bigger pools,
you end up throwing

back a lot of what you catch.

Oh, well, it
doesn't bother me.

I guess I've gotten
used to being single.

Oh, there is a
difference between getting

used to something
and liking it, right?

Yeah.

Here, try this.

Hi.

Hi.

Mm.

Mm.

It's cranberry, but it's spicy.

Yeah.

It's like the cranberry wants
to be the center of attention.

It doesn't want to play
second fiddle to the turkey.

You are very
good at this, Leo.

Yeah, it's got peperoncino in
it, which would go very well

with my mother's arrabiata.

Arrabiata, is that
a family recipe?

It is.

She is a terrific cook.

She taught me everything I know.

Oh.

And I may have told
her that I met you,

and she may have freaked
out a little bit.

Apparently, you are
her favorite author,

and she's demanding to meet you.

Well, I would
love to meet her.

But honestly, if she wants to
read another one of my books--

I've got to get going.

Yes, of course.

Yes, we've got to get you
back to work, but just--

one more.

What?

One.

All right.

Mm.

It's like a pumpkin fell
in love with a chestnut.

Red kuri squash.

Ding, ding, ding, you
are absolutely correct.

Leo, you say you can
only write one thing,

but when my restaurant
is a huge success,

would you maybe consider
ghostwriting my cookbook?

I don't know, think about it.

I'm going to go look at pie.

Isabelle, my love, this
can't be the end of our story.

Maybe it's not the end, Jack.

Maybe-- maybe it's time
to start a new story.

I don't know if I can do that.

You'll never know
if you don't try.

Uh-huh, she's
got a point there.

We believe in you, buddy.

Go for it!

I can do this.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

Can you play
that part with us?

Oh, yep.

Ready, and one, two, three.

Hey, you could
play piano with us.

It's not written that way, but--

Yeah, Ellie, you
should join us.

Oh, I'm sorry, I don't
play in front of people.

Besides, she's not even going
to be here for the concert,

remember?

Well, you can
find someone else.

OK, guys, it's getting late,
so why don't we call it a night.

We'll talk to Leo when he gets
back and see what we can do, OK?

It's probably a good idea.

OK--

It's really coming along.

Maybe.

I think so.

[soothing music]

Wow, what was that?

It's just a song my dad used
to play when I was growing up.

It's what I've used to
get out of my head, so--

Did you put her up to that?

I am just sitting here.

[chuckling]

How talented is Wendy?

It's amazing.

OK, so both of you
have experience

performing for a live audience.

Peter, what is the
most unexpected thing

that has happened during one
of your live performances?

Ooh, that's a good one.

I mean, I've done a lot
of live performance.

I was in Mamma Mia,
touring for two years.

I'm part of a theater troupe--

troupe?
We'll call a troupe--

Yeah.

- -in Los Angeles
for, like, 11 years.

And we would perform in a bar.

And a lot of unexpected
things can happen in a bar.

And there was one scene
where I was getting undressed

in a hurry, a shoe came off,
flew across the audience,

took out, like, eight
Martini glasses.

No!

Another time, we were
doing a scene from, I think,

Gangs of New York.

And there was like a
shot that was flaming,

and I think you
have to blow it out.

But it leaped off--

The fire did?

Like the fire--
into a woman's hair.

- And we had to put her out.
- Oh--

PETER PORTE: I think
that she was fried.

- -so it woke her up.
PETER PORTE: Woke her up, yeah.

Ashley, for you?

Yeah, one time I did-- it
was actually my first job out

of college was understudying
Gretchen Mol and Rachel Weisz,

both of them.

I was understudying both of
them in an off-Broadway play.

Oh, wow.

And-- yeah-- and Rachel
Weisz had a 16-minute monologue

at the end of this play, that's
direct address to the audience.

OK.

And the first
time I went on, I--

you know, I had just gotten
the job, like four days prior,

and she got sick.

So I stepped in, and, you
know, it was a little unstable.

I nailed it.

But-- but during this
monologue, at one point,

and I'm looking directly at
the audience, I saw this guy,

he just reaches down,
and checks his watch,

and looks right back up at me.

And I go, how are we
doing on time, sir?

Are we OK?

- That's it.
- We're doing all right on time?

- Great.
- You're not watching TV.

Right.

We've got a live
person up here.

And he literally just goes--

Oh, great.

And I go, oh,
good, good, good.

Good for you.

Anyway, and I kept going.

- But I called him out, man.
- Girl, that's brilliant.

When I'm looking right at
you, don't look at your watch.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Yeah, how rude.

Good for you.

Yeah, it was rude.

So now, not one, but
two love connections

are happening in this movie.

Peter, what did you love
about your character and

his relationship in the film?

Matt is neurotic.

He is excitable.

He wants so deeply to go out
and branch out on his own,

but he doesn't know how to.

A lot of things that I
can relate to, right?

And to get to play a gay
character on Hallmark

was really exciting.

And it was a four-hander.

That's so rare.

I don't know if you've
talked about that earlier.

But in every other
instance, it's been just--

Two.

- -two of us, and
now, there are four.

And I really enjoyed that.

Yeah.

All right, the three of us
have got some apple picking

and grilling coming up later.

But I have a feeling
Ellie is about to make

a big connection
with the quartet,

and Leo's got a date
with Matt's mom.

OK, after we pick
up the brochures here,

I need to call the caterer,
approve the program design,

double-check the VIP list--

Well, you know, the rehearsal
this morning, it did go better.

But Vivaldi is not easy.

It's like learning
a foreign language.

Is that what it
was like for you?

No.

I hear a piece of music
sometimes, and I just connect.

It becomes a part of me,
or I become a part of it.

That sounded dumb.

No, no, no, no,
that's how I feel

when I'm outside, connected.

[upbeat string music]

[laughs] That's so good.

Yeah.

Yeah.

See, that's what I mean about
connecting to the music.

Yeah.

Can I ask, why did you quit?

Rent, food, clothes.

Why do I have to keep
explaining this to people?

Oh, they're going
to play another one.

After Juilliard, I played with
an orchestra for a few years.

And then I went on tour with a
couple of chamber music groups,

went all over the world.

And then I auditioned for an
orchestra in Philadelphia.

And I was told by
the conductor that it

sounded like I was
playing like it was

my job instead of a passion.

That kind of got in my head,
and I haven't wanted to play

in front of anyone since.

Look, my two cents,
I've heard you play,

and that conductor
obviously wouldn't know

passion if it wore a name tag.

You just needed a push.

We should probably
go get your--

Yeah.

- -brochures.

The to-do list isn't
getting any shorter.

Right.

Hey!

Oh, hi.

Hi.

Oh--

BOTH: OK.

[laughter]

Well, thank you so
much for doing this.

She is beyond excited.

Fair warning, she may
ask for an autograph.

Oh, I am always
happy to meet a fan.

I owe everything to my readers.

I do know that
you're on a deadline,

so I will make this very
quick, a very quick lunch.

You know what, I'm
actually making some headway

on something totally new.

Oh, that's great.

But listen, if it's not another
Parkington Manor, do me a favor

and don't mention
it to my mother.

Because she will lock you in
a basement, break your legs,

and make you write another
Jack and Isabelle story.

Ma!

Hi.

[laughter]

This is Leo.

Leo, this is my mother, Val.

Hi.

Leo, I am so
thrilled to meet you.

OK.

Mateo has told me you've been
spending a lot of time together.

It sounds like you're
inspiring his cooking.

OK.

Well, he inspires my
writing, so we're even.

[laughs] I hope
this is OK, but I

brought a few of your books.

Would you mind signing them?

Ma, I said bring one.

Mateo, shh.

I would be happy to.

Ah!

OK, well, I'm going
to go start on lunch.

You two kids try to get along.

I am so glad.

I've been so concerned
about Constantine.

- Oh.
- He's such a good boy.

Yeah.

Is this for another
one of your autumn walks?

No, each one of
these is going to have

the name of a donor on it.
So it has to be enough, OK?

And we've got to get this done,
I have a tour in 45 minutes.

Aren't you worried you're
going to have a leaf overload?

Oh, never.

No.

Although, I do need to
diversify at some point,

if I want to grow.

It's just-- it's
really hard to know

when to make that leap again.

Well, maybe, you just
need a little push.

Maybe.

But it would sure help if I
knew what I was being pushed to.

Well, let's think about it.

How do you get people
to connect to nature

when they just don't get it?

I know.

You connect it to
their other interests.

Like food, you
know, picnic tours.

Or music, you could
be playing songs that

relate to the things
you're showing your group,

you know, trees,
waterfalls, rivers.

That's not a bad idea.

It happens every
once in a while.

I mean, not to myself, but--

If only it were that easy.

Wait, maybe it is that easy.

I've been trying to get this
string quartet to really

understand and
connect to the music,

but I forgot to explain what
the music is connected to.

I don't understand.

What?

No, please.

Please don't.
Please don't.

[COLBIE CAILLAT & SHERYL
CROW, "I'LL BE HERE"]

Always going to build you up

When you're feeling lost, I
will always find you, love

Never gonna walk away,
always gonna have your back

And if nothing else, you
can always count on that

When you need me, I will be here

I'll be here.

I'll be here

I'll be here

I'll be here

I'll be here

OK, now I understand.

Let's hope they do too.

Well, I think you
may have officially

made that woman's year.

Thank you.

I really appreciate it.

Your mom is a very sweet lady.

And she may be a
fan of mine, but she

is a much bigger fan of yours.

Oh, thank you
for sharing that.

I always want to
make my mama proud.

[laughter]

What did you think of lunch?

If there was a restaurant in
Pinewood serving food like that,

there would be a line up
out the door all year round.

Matt, it was amazing.

Really?

Yeah.

I just can't wrap my
head around that commute.

Mm.

Mm.

Well, we might have to
figure something out.

Because you have turned me
into an adventurous eater,

and I'm not sure I can go back
to bland tacos once a week.

No, no, absolutely not.

We cannot have that.

We're just-- we're going to
have to figure something out.

- Deadline.
- Yeah.

I gotta get back to work.

OK.

Thank-- thank--

[clears throat]

A lot of Hallmark
movies are set

during the holiday season
or summer vacation,

but we don't sleep on fall.

It's got apple picking,
leaves changing, Thanksgiving.

So we're going to do
some apple picking,

with a little Notes
of Autumn twist.

I have a basket full
of apples right here,

with questions on the back.

You have to pick one, and
you must answer it, OK?

- Ashley, you first.
- Oh, gosh.

Go for it.

OK, I'm going to go--

I'm going to go red.

Big money, big money,
big money, big money.

Let's see.

When you see a pile of
leaves, do you think,

bag them up or jump in them?

Jump.

I'm a jump in them person.

Yeah, just got to make
sure there's not a rake--

[laughs] In there.

Then, boink!

It's in the yard.

What's your
favorite fall holiday?

Halloween.

Ah!

I'm a big Halloween fan.

In New Orleans, I do Halloween.

And I also do it in LA.

Oh, my goodness,
you do it twice.

Yeah, I know.

And this year, I'm going to
Oaxaca, to Day of the Dead,

so three times.

Oh, my goodness,
you do love Halloween.

- I love it.
- Ashley.

OK.

This one is so sad.

[laughter]

Of course, I picked that one.

What was your most unusual
Halloween costume so far?

One year my husband was
Edward Scissorhands,

and I was his topiary.

So I put on this big
green suit, and just

covered myself with vines.

That was-- we nailed that one,

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Yes, you did.

- That's always tough, though--
- That's cool.

- -when it's a couple costume,
and suddenly one disappears.

Mm-hmm.
It was creative.

Honestly, it was stressful.

Slightly just different.

But topiary, I think,
is a little confusing.

Uh, pumpkin pie or apple pie?

Ooh!

As much as I like
pumpkin spice lattes--

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Because I--

- I know-- I think apple pie.
- Yes!

Yes, apple pie for me.

I love to bake apple pie.

That's why I got really excited.

Last one, Ashley.

OK.

What's your go-to
fall scented candle?

She's thinking.

Guys, this is
going to sound weird,

and I don't want
to jump the gun,

but I like to go right for the
Christmas scents in the fall.

You do?

In the fall?

Yes, because then they can
carry you into the holidays.

OK, I'm not mad at that.

Let's face it,
fall is ultimately

just a ramp up to the holidays.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: 100%.

When we come back,
we're pursuing passions.

But first, let's see if Ellie
and Leo extend their holidays.

So what are we doing out here?

We're connecting to
the music, or rather,

connecting the music to
what the music is about.

Which is--

It's autumn.

I mean, it's literally
in the title.

And it's literally
all around us.

Look.

OK, it's pretty, but I
don't understand how this is

going to help us play better.

Have a seat.

Earlier, when I had you all
playing some of those songs

as a warm-up, I was
trying to distract

you so that you wouldn't be
intimidated by the piece.

But now you want
us to be intimidated?

No, no, I want you
to pay attention.

So listen, look around, and
join in when you want to.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

[music playing]

Ta-da!

Oh, it's bigger than I
thought it was going to be.

Yeah.

I usually only perform
to my cell phone.

[chuckles] You're
going to be great.

There's no need to be nervous.

Says the person who's
going to be 500 miles away.

I know.

I'm sorry I can't be here.

Well, it's not as if you were
going to be performing with us.

You should, though.

Yeah, stay and play with us.

We've been over this.

I really-- I don't perform for--
for people, in front of them.

But you should.

You're-- I mean, you're
pretty good, or whatever.

Thank you.

But honestly, you don't need me.

I mean, I--

I wouldn't even know how to
get up there in front of--

You know what-- hey, guys,
why don't you go check out

the stage, and Ellie
and I are going to go

finalize some things, yeah?

Yeah.

Great.

Hey, you OK?

The idea of playing with
them in the concert is--

Making you want
to do it again?

No, I don't.

I don't want to do it again.

I mean, I have no interest.

I have zero interest.

I have negative interest.

OK, part of me wants to do it.

Do I need to give
you another push?

No, because another part of me
doesn't want to open that door.

Why would that be
such a bad thing?

Because I haven't been this
connected before, that I feel--

like in the other
jobs that I've--

Hated, that you hated.

I didn't hate them.

I didn't hate them.

Ellie, look, I am sure
that you could have been

an absolutely
incredible coordinator,

OK, if you had been passionate
about coordinating events,

or chairs, or whatever else it
was that you were coordinating.

But you weren't, OK?

You care about music, and you
are passionate about music,

regardless of what that
one conductor said.

Passion's not safe.

And it doesn't pay the rent.

[sniffs]

I present to you the menu.

For the investors' dinner.

For my restaurant.

You figured it out.

I sure did.

Yeah, I decided that I
don't need to decide,

because guess what?

It's my restaurant.

So I'm going to do a rotating
menu of international dishes.

Each month will be a new one.

And this is the first one.

What do you think?

I think that it is fantastic.

And you can consider
me your first investor.

OK, Leo, relax, that's
not why I showed it to you.

Oh, I know that.
I was just--

Yeah, well, I'm not going to--
I'm not going to do that.

Why not?

Because-- because I don't
take money from friends.

That's why.

Anyway, thank you.

For what?

For inspiring me.

Well, you inspired me too.

If it wasn't for you, I would
not be writing this new novel.

How's it coming?

Good.

Good.

Uh, I'm sorry.

Oh, I'm--

I'm so sorry.

I am so sorry.

I misread that.

It's just that I'm
leaving tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Yeah.

I guess I secretly was
hoping that maybe you

would stay and come to
this investors' meal.

It'll sure be nice to
have a friend there.

[sighs]

I gotta get back to work.

Yeah, I have to
get back to work too.

Um, Matt, thank you.

It's been really nice
getting to know you.

Yeah, really nice.

Oh!

At least your bags
are already packed.

I wonder where it'll go next.

I heard Europe is
nice this time of year.

Indeed.

So you leave tomorrow.

I do.

Well, thanks for all
your help with everything.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

I had fun.

Yeah?

I'm glad.

[music playing]

OK.

BOTH: Bye.

[phone rings]

Hi.

Hi.

Is everything OK?

The airline just
delivered my luggage.

Mm, good timing.

Actually, speaking
of timing, I--

I was wondering what
would happen if I

stuck around a little longer.

Just, you know, till
the end of the concert.

I want to see how
things turn out.

Yeah.

I-- I kind of want to see
how things turn out here too.

You don't think
Matt will mind?

I think he'd be good with it.

What about Sam?

Um, I don't think
Sam's going to mind.

Sam's-- Sam's good.

Are you OK?

You sound different.

So do you.

Different good?

Different bad?

Good.

Different good, I think.

Well, then, differently good.

Good.

Um, I've got to
get back to work.

Please let me know if
you need anything, OK?

OK, you too.

I love you.

I love you too.

Bye.

Bye.

No!

Ellie and Leo are
not allowed to leave.

There's so much
unfinished business here.

OK, whoever told Ellie that
passion is not safe really

did a number on her.

But Sam is bringing
her back around.

So I have to ask,
who is one person

in your life that made you feel
safe to pursue your passion?

You first, Ashley.

I mean, I gotta give a
shout out to my big sister,

Kim, Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

She, uh-- she actually started
something called the Dance Party

to End ALZ, which is an amazing
fundraiser for the Alzheimer's

Association.

And, you know, she
started her own charity

and was sort of going to not
do the Dance Party anymore.

And I raised my
hand, and I said,

would it be crazy if I
took over the Dance Party?

And she said, I
will stand by you.

I will support you.

I'll give you all my
contacts, all my resources.

Wow!

And then I reached
out to Nikki DeLoach.

I call her my work sister.

And so she and I co-host
the Dance Party to End

Alzheimer's now, every year.

And I would never have done
that without my big sister.

Oh, that's beautiful.

So it's all about the sisters.

Yes, sister-sister.

Peter, you?

Well, after that story--

Yeah.

- -Ashley Williams.

Oh, this is awkward.

Do you want me to leave,
so you can talk freely?

[laughter]

And probably my mom.

Aw, that's sweet.

Yeah.

You know, it's a very
scary, unknown career

that we're all in.

And to have parents that
just unequivocally support

it, from the beginning--

It's a yes.

Yeah, it was really--

I know that that's a blessing.
TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Yes.

That's a big thing.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Moms are the best.

Yeah.

We're celebrating
all things music next,

but for now, I can't
wait another second

to see Leo and Ellie
go from crushing

hard to falling in love.

[music playing]

SAM PERKINS: [clears throat]

[gasps]

You're still here.

I am, yeah.

Does this mean you're
staying for the concert?

If that's OK.

[chuckles] Well,
don't just sit there,

the Piano Ball's in a week.
We've got a lot of work to do.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.
ELLIE MATTHEWS: Oh, OK.

OK.

Let's go.

Did you think I'd
broken in again?

I did.
I actually did.

No, I found my key.

Where was it?

It was in my purse.

[MARSHALL & DAWDY, "THIS IS
HOPE"] That's how it goes

I found forever in the morning

And let it flow

Yeah, I just go,
and life is good

I know there's hope

I see the sun waking
up in the window

If you feel like the
sun's gonna live for

This is hope

And I know that there's good
in the world if I make it

Every chance that I
get, I'm gonna take it

I know this is hope

This is hope

In the fall, you can turn
the pumpkins into actual vases,

you know.

- Actually, move that.
- Huh?

Yeah.

OK.

Yeah, there we go.

And there it goes.

- And wow.
- See--

Yeah.

No, that--

- -I'm good at this.

I was thinking
about what you said

about specialty tours for
specific interests like music.

And the thing is that
if I were to do that,

I would need to hire someone
who knew music to help

me find songs about nature.

Are you offering me a job?

Well, I mean, you
would have to interview.

There are a lot of
potential candidates.

[clears throat]

I see.

Yes, thank you for having me.

What would you like to know?

Um, what is a great song about
a natural part of the landscape?

OK.

Um, "Sitting on the
Dock of the Bay."

Mm, see, we don't have bays.

We have ponds.

Oh, wait, wait.

Don't write that down.

Uh, OK-- there's lots
of songs about rivers.

Have you got any rivers?

Not within walking
distance, no.

Well, maybe you could
take your helicopter.

Wow, thank you for coming in.

We'll be in touch.

Wait, no, I was joking.

I'm kidding.

DARCY: Ellie!

We're ready to rehearse.

Oh.

Um, thank you for
your consideration.

Yes, we will be in touch.

Great.

Me too.

I look forward to
hearing your thoughts.

OK, sender.

Send.

OK, I'll just take a
walk and clear my head.

Yeah.

[sentimental music]

Read any good books lately?

Oh, this old thing.

Well, you know, I
figured I should

probably read a
little bit of one,

you know, just to be polite.

Mm, that is the fourth
book in the series.

OK, fine, very polite.

Leo, these are so addictive.

Thank you.

Jack and Isabelle,
they really need

to get over themselves
and just admit that they

are in love with one another.

And don't even get me started on
Michael and Constantine, whoo!

I, um--

I wrote the first three
chapters of the new book.

That's great.

Congrats, that's terrific.
Why are you making this face?

I don't know.

It's definitely not
Parkington Manor.

What if people don't like it?

They're going to love it.

And do not say, how do you know?

I wasn't going to say that.

Because here's how I know.

Because you found
the inspiration

you were looking
for to write exactly

what you wanted to write.

You listened to your heart, Leo.

Well, then I guess
it's a good thing we met.

Yeah, a very good thing.

Different is good.

It's good.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

Hey, sounded pretty good.

We were listening from inside.

We messed up the beginning.

And the middle.

- And a little bit at the end.
- But the rest is really great.

Yeah.

And you still have four more
days so we'll run it again.

It would really help if
you could play along with us

again, like you have
in other rehearsals.

BEAU: Yeah, it helps
keep us together.

You don't need me.

Plus, there's no piano.

Well, actually,
there kind of is.

What?

Why is this here?

Well, you know, it's
called the Piano Ball,

so it's kind of in the title.

All right, all right, fine.

Just this one last time, OK?

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

[phone rings]

Karen, that was fast.

Did you read the
first three chapters?

Yeah, I did.

Leo, listen--

You didn't like them?

KAREN WU (ON PHONE):
No, no, I liked it.

[stammers] It's
really good writing.

It's just-- it's, um--

it's not Parkington Manor.

You told me to
shake things up a bit.

KAREN WU (ON
PHONE): Yeah, I know

I told you to shake
things up, but I

didn't tell you to blow it up.

Listen, why don't I
get the publishers

to give you some more time to
come up with a new Parkington

Manor story?

OK?

Yeah, OK.

- I'll talk to you later.
- OK.

Bye.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

I'm so excited you're here.

Come on in.

We could do an extra practice.

Beau, shut the door.

I've got lemonade.

We took a vote.

On what?

On you.

We want you to play
piano with us in the show.

And we're not going
to do it if you don't.

What?

Hmm, an ultimatum.

That's a big push.

Mm-hmm.

Now--

[laughter]

- -we've seen how well
Ellie knows her music.

But you two, what's
your music IQ?

And we're about to find out
in a song title showdown.

So, like, Sam, I'm going
to shout out a topic,

and you two have to
ring in, with this bell,

OK, and name a song
about that topic.

A correct answer gets
a point, and the person

with the most points wins.

What do we win?

A pumpkin.

A gourd.

[laughter]

OK, here is your first topic.

A relation break-up, OK?

Any song.

A song about a--

[bell dings]

No, I was going to do it.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Peter, Peter.

- Any song by Taylor Swift.
- Yes.

- OK.
- Yes!

Oh, that doesn't
count as an answer.

Come on!

Yes, that is true, any
song by Taylor Swift.

Can you name-- can
you be specific?

You're the one.
PETER PORTE: Um, um, um, um, um.

Ever, ever.

Ever, ever, getting
back together.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: One point.

OK, partying.

A song about partying.
[bell dings]

- Oh!
- Ashley.

Oh, gosh, "Party in
the USA," by Miley Cyrus.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Ding,
ding, ding, ding, ding.

All right, kissing.

Oh, both of you are stumped.
[bell dings]

- Peter.
- "I'm Kissing You," Des'ree.

Oh, dang, you're killing it.

Oh, from, uh--
from Moulin Rouge.

Yeah, Romeo and Juliet.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
All right--

That's what I meant.

- -cars.
Cars.

Oh--

[bell dings]

"--Mud on the Tires,"
by Brad Paisley.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
There you go.

OK.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: All right,
the last one-- the last one,

pressure's on, moms.

[bell dings]

Peter.

"Mamma Mia," ABBA.

Oh.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
You win, Peter.

- You killed it.
- You know what--

- Yes!
- You know what?

- Where's my gourd.
- Nobody likes a gloater.

Sorry, Ashley.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Jeez.
[laughter]

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: We're
having way too much fun.

When we come back, we'll
hear about our guests'

real-life love stories.

But now, I can't
wait any longer.

Are Ellie and Leo about to give
in to love, or run from romance

and die alone?

Well, probably not die.

But what's going to happen next?

Hey, Wendy, what's up?

I left a bow in here.

And you didn't want to pick
it up later when you rehearse?

We're not rehearsing.

Why not?

We all agreed that the only
way this was going to work

is if Ellie played
the piano with us.

She won't, so we're not either.

OK, Wendy-- Wendy, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

You can't pull out now, OK?

The Ball's in three days.

Sorry.

OK, Wendy, can we-- can we
just talk about this, please.

We're not the ones you
should be talking to.

Hey.

Oh, hey, Leo,
you're just in time.

I made some sweet corn cakes.

I'm not really hungry.

Are you sure?

Hey, Matt, you're going
to get a call from a lawyer.

OK, don't eat the corn cake.

No, it's not that.

It's-- it's about your idea.

But I don't understand.

The architect who really wants
to open his own restaurant.

That was your idea.

You deserve to be compensated.

You can use the money
for your restaurant.

Leo, that is very sweet.

But as I said, I don't
take money from my friends.

OK.

Just talk to the lawyer, OK?

Where are you going?

[sighs] Back to Pinewood.

I need to start work
on the series again.

What happened to
the other novel?

They rejected it.

What?
No!

Why?

It doesn't matter.

It was a mistake.

No, no, no, it's
never a mistake, Leo,

if you listen to your heart.

What if it's wrong?

Leo, you loved
working on that novel.

I saw it.

Sometimes, even if
you love something,

it doesn't mean that
it's going to work out.

Good luck with the
investors' dinner.

It's going to be great.

Why didn't you tell me?

I thought I could fix it.

I've been on the phone all
morning with Faith and Beau.

I think I can get them
back, and Darcy too.

But Wendy's--

Why didn't you call me?

Well, I know what
you would have said.

Ah-ha!

And what would that be, exactly?

You'd say that I should be
playing music instead of working

a bunch of boring jobs.

That by not doing this, I'm
missing out on the biggest

opportunity of my entire life,
and I'm going to end up alone,

renting my sister's apartment,
wearing nothing but brown suits.

You look great in brown.

Ellie, this is what you
are supposed to be doing.

Sam, I am scared
I'm going to fail,

and I'm going to disappoint
the group and you.

No, see, this isn't about your
fear of disappointing anyone

other than yourself, OK?

And yes, it's risky.

But all things worth
doing are risky.

I can't.

But I can still--

I can rescue this.

I've got to convince Wendy.

If I can just get
Wendy on the phone.

If she'd just call me back.

You're fired.

What?

You're fired, OK?

You can't help with
the string quartet

unless you change your mind
about performing with them.

I can't do that.

Then I'm sorry.

I believe in you.

I just wish you did too.

What?

Hey.

[melancholy music]

Hi.

Hi.

ANNOUNCER: Attention,
passengers, Flight C247

is now boarding, to Calgary.

I have your key.

I have your key.

Are you OK?

Yeah.

Hey, how did it go with Sam?

Um-- I mean, they
don't need me, you know.

They'll figure it out.

They have a few more days.

It's OK.

What about Matt?

Is he set for his
investor dinner?

He's all set.

I left you a note with
instructions on what

help he might need that night.

OK.

What about your book?

I tried something new.

OK.

It didn't work out.

Hey, let's get,
you know, bad airport

food and overpriced cocktails.

Do you want to?

I would love to, but I--

I don't want to miss my flight.

And I really want to get home.

And I get it.

It's a really-- it's a
really special place.

Yeah.

I love you.

I love you.

I'll see you.

[ESTHER MORGAN & OLLIE
FRIEND, "SECOND GUESSING"]

In a world of your own

You never say
what's on your mind

Bye.

Bye.

(SINGING) Fighting
feelings you're scared of

Running around in circles

A conversation that's too hard

Her name is dancing on
the tip of your tongue

Always second guessing,
whether it's worth it or not

You're taking chances
and letting time decide

Waiting for her
to give you a sign

Every time she looks your way

You're gazing--

JACK: Isabelle, my love, wait.

No, Jack, I can't.

I'm leaving.

No, no, no, no, please.

You can't possibly leave
without saying goodbye.

Saying goodbye is too hard.

I don't want to keep doing this.

(SINGING) Her name is dancing
on the tip of your tongue

Always second guessing
whether it's worth it or not

You're taking chances
and letting time decide

Waiting for her--

[sighs] There's still
unfinished business here.

I thought we were pushing
outside our comfort zones.

Sheez!

OK, well, bottom line,
Sam said it best, "All

things worth doing are risky."

So have either of
you taken a big risk

in your life that has paid off?

Ashley.

A couple of years
ago, I started

to become really
passionate about trying

to get more women behind the
camera at the Hallmark Channel.

We do these female-forward
amazing stories,

and I just felt like more of
them needed to be told by women.

So I started a program
called Make Her Mark,

and it's a on-the-job
training program

for up-and-coming female
directors where they come in

and they shadow an
experienced, seasoned Hallmark

director for all of
prep, shooting, and post.

And then we flip them.

We hire her for her
directorial debut.

And he, a good, seasoned
Hallmark director,

becomes her creative
producer for her first foray

in directing.

That's awesome.

- And so far, it's gone so well.
- Yay!

Yeah, I love that.

Everybody that's gone
through the program

has just nailed their first job.

And we've got a lot of
incredible women on deck.

And I couldn't be
more proud of it.

Thank you for
taking that risk.

Well, it was my honor.

Awesome OK, Peter, you.

PETER PORTE: You know,
when you know, you know.

So I don't know how
much of a risk this is.

But I-- I got married maybe a
year after meeting my husband.

- OK.
- Yeah.

You just jumped right in.

I just jumped in.

Our first-- our first
song was "Fools Rush In."

And we've been
married for six years.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- So it was a very--
- And you still like him.

Oh, I still love him.

And that's awesome, you
still like him, right?

PETER PORTE: Yes.

Liking a person
is very important.

And speaking of like and love,
it's time for Ellie and Leo

to risk it all for love.

And stick around for one more
surprise when we get back.

I'm glad you like it.

Like it?

I love it.

I love it.

Oh, I really appreciate that.

But, you know, you didn't
have to come all the way here

to read it.

I was happy to email it to you.

I'm not interrupting
anything, am I?

No, no, no, it's not that.

I, um-- I have this
charity event tonight.

You're more than welcome
to come, but be warned,

it's kind of fancy.

OK, so three new chapters and
an excuse to buy a gown, best

trip ever.

Oh, and we've got the rights
release from the chef.

It was easy-peasy.

He didn't want a dime.

Oh, he-- he just walked away?

CHARLOTTE HILL: Yeah, yeah.

He said it was all yours.

OK, I've got shopping to do.

Bye.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

[music playing]

Thank you so much for coming.

Yeah, no worries.

What's the big rush?

He's falling for you.

Or he's already completely
fallen, I'm not sure.

Either way, there's some
serious falling happening here.

Have you eaten?

You get like this when
you haven't eaten.

Get off me!

Look at this.

I found this in the trash.

It's the first three
chapters of a book

Leo wrote while he was here.

It's about rival architects.

I know about this.

But do you know that
it's a love story?

It's about a creative
guy named Lucas

who meets a guy who's opening
a restaurant, named Mark.

And it's just the
first three chapters,

but it's funny, and smart, and
a little offbeat, just like him.

It's the best thing
he's ever written.

And he wrote it because of you.

OK, this-- that might be true.

But remind me, where
did you find this?

In the trash.

Well, that's
because he's scared.

Leo can't take risks.

He needs to feel
comfortable and safe.

And alone.

This is him taking a chance.

Someone made him feel
like it was safe to try.

Because now, he doesn't have
to be scared of failing.

Because now, someone's
always going to be there.

He sees that you're
ready for a little push.

[whistles] Are we
still talking about Leo?

We're not?

Mm-mm.

Sam!

Hey, buddy.

Hey.

I got your message and
the video you sent me.

Sit down.

So tell me everything
that happened with Ellie.

Ha!

Hi,

Ellie, you got my message.

What message?

My voicemail.

I was on an airplane,
coming back to Canada.

- What did it say?
- It said, come to Canada.

I'm here.

I'm confused, but I'm here.

I see that.

Wait, if you didn't come because
of my message, why are you--

I had some
unfinished business.

Vivaldi.

No, it's not just Vivaldi.

I know it's way too late,
but I need to tell Sam that--

That you care about him.

- -that he was right.

And you--

And--

- -really care about him.

- -that I want
to thank him for--

For being the guy
that you care about.

I'm going to go get
back on the airplane.

OK, OK, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, I am so sorry.

Baby steps.

Listen, um, I think
you've got to get ready.

For what?

You have a performance.

How did you know I
was going to be here?

Mm, because I had a
little bit of faith.

[laughter]

Hey, you've got some
unfinished business yourself.

Bye.

Bye.

Hi.

Hi.

So what do you think?

Cute town.

Yeah, I told you.

How did you--

- Ellie.
- Ellie.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

You came back.

[stammers] I got lost on my
way to the airport, so I just

stopped here to get directions.

Well, you know, as
long as you're here,

I know that the string quartet
could use a little help

with a song that they're doing.

I don't have anything to wear.

Come with me.

Leo I haven't read
all your books--

yet.

But I'm pretty sure that
this is the best thing

that you have ever written.

Ellie says it's because of me.

And I know it's because of you.

I think it's because of us.

Don't throw it away.

Yeah.

Come with me.

Karen.

Leo, hi.

Hi.

I've been thinking
about our conversation,

and I'm going to finish the
next book in the series.

Oh, that's great.

But I need the
company to commit

to publishing Cornerstones.

Look--

And if they won't find it
in their heart to do that,

maybe another company will.

I'll make it happen.

[chuckles]

Thank you.

[bell rings]

Oh, that's us.

Showtime.

Good evening, everyone.

Welcome to the Piano Ball.

We are here tonight to celebrate
music education in Pinewood.

And we thought that there
would be no better way

to kick off our program
than with members

of our own community,
a string quartet,

accompanied and directed
by Ellie Matthews.

[applause]

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

I knew she was
talented, but I had

no idea she was this talented.

Look how happy she is up there.

Yeah, she's in her element.

[cheering, applause]

[RAYE ZARAGOZA & VIV PARKER,
"WHERE I WANT TO BE"] I,

I've been hiding

Hiding myself underground

Signs, signs are flashing

I can see them all around

You, you came in

Life is ready to begin

Oh, thank you for the push
I didn't know I needed it.

Thank you for seeing me and
helping me find my passion.

Thank you for
being an inspiration

to try something new.

I couldn't have
done it without you.

And I can't wait to see
what the next chapter holds.

(SINGING) And where you are

Is where I want to be

Where you are

Is where I want to be

And where you are

Is where I want to be

Ooh, I can't wait to see
what the next chapter holds.

- Sequel, anyone?
- Oh, I would be totally--

Yes, please.
I would love it.

- -be down for a sequel.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Right.

So where do you think Leo,
Matt, Ellie, and Sam are today?

Definitely in a blueberry
orchard somewhere.

[laughter]

You know, I think one of
the interesting things

about this movie is that even
though Luke MacFarlane played

my best friend,
we didn't get very

many scenes together in person.

No.

So I feel like
it would be really

fun to do another movie where
he and I got to interact

more on camera, you know.

I would-- please
sign me up for that.

Well, that sounds--

I'd watch it.

I would.

OK, so we actually got
you both a little gift,

so you can remember
your time with us

and always find your keys.

BOTH: Aw!

So this one--

Because I didn't have my keys.

That's so sweet.

I'm so relieved
it's not a piano.

Thank you so much.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
And this one has a key.

Oh, look at it.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY: Yeah, so
you guys can keep the one you've

got, or feel free to swap.

ASHLEY WILLIAMS: Wait, I just
have to show everybody this.

Look, it says, pa.

TAMERA MOWRY-HOUSLEY:
Oh, my gosh, Ashley.

- For AP--
- Or app.

- -bio.

What do you think?

Do you want your key.

I want to swap.

I want to always remember you.

- Oh, cute.
- Yeah.

Oh my gosh, how cute.

That's good, because
this is smaller,

and it'll be easier
for me to not lose.

This is great.

I love that idea.

Well, thank you,
Ashley and Peter,

for being part of this
noteworthy episode

of Hallmark Movie VIP Pass.

I'm actually
going to use this.

Me too.

[vivaldi, "autumn"]

[upbeat music]