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00:00:00where are all the lights and decorations and people for that matter at least it's picturesque
00:00:42Thank you for choosing Christmas
00:00:51Yes, exactly. Yes, the joy and warm fuzziness of Christmas can be felt all year round here
00:01:00You can feed the reindeer, but it's singular just don't
00:01:06I
00:01:07Can't believe you're here
00:01:09Ben walk. Well, what's it been like three years?
00:01:13Yeah, yeah, it's it's been a while. Hey, does your dad know you're here?
00:01:18No, I want it to be a surprise. That's why I'm staying here at the
00:01:22Hotel instead of at the house. Yeah. Got it. Makes total sense. Yeah. Yeah. Oh
00:01:29I'm sorry. I didn't mean to I haven't seen him for a while. So
00:01:34You're from here
00:01:36Yeah, yeah, it was deployed overseas
00:01:40Welcome home
00:01:41I'm Lucy. This is my niece Hannah. Hi
00:01:45Hi
00:01:46Ben
00:01:48Nice to meet you both. Can I ask you a question Ben? Sure. Is this place sort of missing some of its
00:01:57Christmas
00:01:59Yeah, I was wondering the same thing myself
00:02:03Maybe best if you talk to your dad
00:02:07Right, so apparently ladies I'll have to get back to you on that
00:02:15But in the meantime, let me just finish up here and you can get checked in okay, sounds good
00:02:23All right, you're all set
00:02:26Upgraded you to the suite. Oh, it's a thanks man. It's a
00:02:32Catch up some time, huh? Okay, right
00:02:40Enjoy your stay. Thanks
00:02:45Hi a reservation should be under Hannah Reid
00:02:51Read for a double. Oh
00:02:53No, I actually upgraded to a suite you did. Yeah, I wanted it to be a surprise
00:03:02Uh, I'm sorry
00:03:05What do you mean? You're sorry
00:03:07This suite has been booked
00:03:12You mean you just gave our suite to your friend
00:03:19Okay, well are there other suites available
00:03:23No, we don't have another suite
00:03:26All I have for you is the double
00:03:29The double is fine, it's okay Hannah. Thanks for the thought
00:03:37Thank you for choosing Christmas world and enjoy your stay
00:03:40Okay
00:03:55Okay, this is not what I was expecting based on the website
00:04:01That is an understatement and the bathrooms down the hall
00:04:10Television either, huh?
00:04:14You know what, I mean, there's probably plenty to do we won't even need a TV, right, right
00:04:26And he got the suite I'm glad he got the suite
00:04:31It's been over a year since you broke up with Edward Hannah
00:04:34And I didn't see any ring on that handsome soldier's finger. You are impossible
00:04:41I
00:04:42Just want you to find someone so you don't feel like you have to spend every Christmas with me
00:04:47But I love spending Christmas with you
00:04:54You'll end up an old maid like me
00:04:59You know, I only do the review when I feel that I can be completely fair but when a place looks like this
00:05:04Impartiality is a tough. All right. I've got our famous hot chocolate
00:05:09And our holiday special
00:05:14This is without a doubt the best thing about Christmas world. Oh, you're very kind. I hope you enjoy your stay
00:05:20How long are you here for? Um, we're not sure actually
00:05:30Huh him again, I
00:05:32Don't understand you if I was your age. I'd be all over that Lucy
00:05:39I'm old not dead
00:05:44Do you think there were an item can we get back to our discussion, please?
00:05:51Yes, sorry, um, let me think
00:05:58What
00:06:01You
00:06:07So much for my surprise
00:06:10Hi dad
00:06:13Three years
00:06:16Believe me. It's still a surprise
00:06:31I
00:06:35Hey, why don't you guys um, come get some coffee and catch up on everything, yeah
00:06:45Can I see the photos you took on our way over to town from the hotel sure
00:06:50Nothing too cheery Christmassy yet just stem some decorations and stuff kind of just a warm-up
00:06:59How many photos do you need typically
00:07:02Mmm, depending on the layout maybe six to eight
00:07:05Why?
00:07:07Just wondering
00:07:09wondering
00:07:11Wondering about looking past the
00:07:14You remember what my house used to look like before we started on our decorating ideas, I know but it wasn't this
00:07:25Well, it wasn't this it was pretty bad that first year and yet we made it work in fact we won
00:07:34We won because of creatively free
00:07:37Here Lucy, there's not much to work with. Okay, but
00:07:43Maybe there's a half frozen pond somewhere that we could make look like an ice skating rink
00:07:48Or we could build tiny little snowmen under a canopy of trees in the forest
00:07:55Could work
00:07:57Yeah, I mean, I don't know. I don't think it would be a good idea
00:08:00I mean, I don't think it would be a good idea
00:08:02To build a canopy of trees in the forest
00:08:06Could work
00:08:08You'll have your photos and be true to yourself no matter what you write
00:08:13Lucy
00:08:14You are a genius
00:08:16I know
00:08:20You know now I can't wait to get started
00:08:33You
00:08:38It's Paul still managing
00:08:40No, I'm Paul retired
00:08:43His son mark he came to help a couple years ago
00:08:48Mark did a lot to help us compete with all the
00:08:52brand new places that are a competition these days
00:08:55So what mark tried to implement these new ideas, but it didn't work
00:09:00right
00:09:01And then he let go of staff to cut costs
00:09:07Turned off electricity early to reduce expenses and he raised rent on some of the retail spaces, but
00:09:16Folks just moved out. What was he thinking? He was just trying to make it profitable again again. It's
00:09:27Been a while
00:09:30What you told me
00:09:33Maybe I could have come back in earlier
00:09:36That's exactly why I didn't tell you
00:09:39You have your own life. It doesn't include being dragged down by christmas world
00:09:45This was your mother's dream
00:09:48And mine
00:09:51Not yours
00:09:54I could have helped
00:09:59I
00:10:09Walked around when I first arrived
00:10:13There's so little christmas left here dad, I know
00:10:17You
00:10:25But we have an option option
00:10:35Give it a read later
00:10:41All right, we can talk in the morning that's what you want
00:10:48I remember what you always wanted
00:10:52Yeah, what's that
00:10:56Pecan pie
00:11:03Why don't we grab a slice
00:11:18So
00:11:27That sounds like fun, um
00:11:38My fingers are positively itching to fix and decorate. Okay, let's start with something a little less daunting. Okay
00:11:45Huh
00:11:55Welcome to christmas world
00:11:57You really get around, huh?
00:11:59Yeah
00:12:01Information elf at your service. How can I help you? Uh, how can we get out and about?
00:12:08out and about
00:12:10This is it
00:12:13Um
00:12:15Outside of town, why would you want to do that?
00:12:21I don't mean to eavesdrop
00:12:23Hi, i'm mark i'm manager of christmas world, uh, you must be hannah reid and
00:12:29You're the stunning aunt
00:12:32I'm, sorry. Do we know you? No, I saw your name and information on the reservation list
00:12:37Guests are a little bit scarce around here
00:12:40We noticed
00:12:41I'm working on them. I promise
00:12:44Good to hear
00:12:45Anyway, if you go to the south side of town, there's a lovely walking path. It'll take you the most picturesque parts of the forest
00:12:52Great. Thank you. No problem. All right, you ladies enjoy your stay. Let me know if you need anything. Thanks
00:13:02Alaska sure does know how to make them lucy
00:13:07Focus, what do you think about the walking path?
00:13:12I'm game if you are
00:13:13Did I mention that I adore you feel free to mention it as much as you like
00:13:29This offer
00:13:31is half
00:13:32the value of the land
00:13:34And astra resorts is going to raise everything to the ground
00:13:39How could you even consider that?
00:13:42Of course not what the land is really worth
00:13:46But this might turn things around for us
00:13:49You go wherever you wanted to go do whatever you wanted to do. I don't want to go anywhere
00:13:57It feels good to finally be home I could retire
00:14:04And do what
00:14:06Well, I I could travel you hate traveling
00:14:13This this is your dream
00:14:15you and mom
00:14:18Why would you give that up now i'm not but
00:14:25This could be your only chance to get out
00:14:30Look
00:14:33I thought about this for days
00:14:36Weeks before I travel back home
00:14:40Even knowing what we're up against now
00:14:44I want to stay and take over christmas world
00:14:48I don't know ben
00:14:52Hey
00:14:55Your dream has become mine
00:14:59This is all I thought about overseas these memories
00:15:03They kept me going
00:15:06Please dad
00:15:09Just
00:15:11Give me a chance
00:15:21This offer has an expiration date
00:15:24Two weeks is not a lot of time. I know
00:15:28but
00:15:30I'll figure it out
00:15:33Make it work
00:15:37Promise
00:15:46This is breathtaking, I I mean christmas world is kind of a mess but this this is incredible
00:15:52Thanks for making those adorable snowmen. By the way, they're gonna make great pictures my pleasure
00:15:57So I was a little worried about veering off that path
00:16:00What's next on the photo agenda not sure I think i'm gonna take some nature landscapes take your time
00:16:21I can definitely use these nature shots. Why don't we see if there's anything we can create in town too, huh?
00:16:26Hmm brave woman
00:16:31You do know how to get us back don't you yes, absolutely
00:16:44Still no sign of town. No, I I don't understand it should be right here
00:16:53No service, of course
00:16:56How did we get so turned around
00:16:58I don't know
00:16:59But we'll find our way back. Don't worry
00:17:01I'm, not worried
00:17:03Who's worried?
00:17:08We're lost
00:17:11We're not lost we're just
00:17:13Taking the scenic route my butt distinctly remembers that rock
00:17:18And over here. Oh
00:17:20Lucy lucy lucy lucy. Oh my god
00:17:24Ow
00:17:27Ow ow lucy lucy lucy, are you okay lucy?
00:17:39Oh my god
00:17:42Oh
00:17:55Oh my gosh, oh, thank god lucy. Oh, how are you feeling?
00:18:04Like I got hit with a baseball bat
00:18:08What happened?
00:18:10You fell and hit your head on the rocks
00:18:13You look like you tripped too. I'm, okay. I'm just worried about you
00:18:18I'll be right as rain
00:18:21Okay, it looks like we should have at least enough water to last us a few hours that's something I guess
00:18:41So
00:18:45I'm so glad your mother made you go to girl scout camp
00:18:56I am so sorry that I got us lost aunt lucy. It's not your fault
00:19:03We probably should have marked the trail as we went especially when we left the path to do your photo. Yeah, I agree
00:19:10just
00:19:12What are we gonna do now
00:19:14here
00:19:16Take this. It's getting colder. No, no arguments
00:19:35Did you hear something
00:19:38A horse
00:19:41Help hello. Somebody help us help. We're over here over here help
00:19:50Help we're over here somebody help us, please
00:19:59Thank god you saw us we got a little lost
00:20:01I
00:20:06Can see that
00:20:07Then look. Oh, is it ever good to see you?
00:20:13Y'all okay much better now that you're here
00:20:16How did you even know where to find us?
00:20:18Mark mentioned in town that he let you know about the trail but
00:20:22When you didn't come back after a few hours
00:20:24He figured you'd ventured off the path and he started to send the rescue team. Thank god for that
00:20:32Rescue team, huh?
00:20:35Yeah, well me
00:20:37I used to help out when I lived here
00:20:40Tourists used to get stuck in the snow. So well, everything was going fine
00:20:44I mean it was getting great pictures, but then all of a sudden we got turned around and oh, whoa. You okay?
00:20:49You are hurt. No, I'm it's nothing. I'm fine. She needs to see a doctor
00:20:56You don't twist it from
00:20:59Wow doesn't sound like nothing to me
00:21:02What about you lucy?
00:21:04I don't know. I think i'm, okay
00:21:07No, she's not she fell and hit her head on a rock and she was out for a while
00:21:10She definitely needs to get checked, too
00:21:15Oh, yeah sure keep them yeah, just put your arm around me in my back or yeah, oh look no, oh what
00:21:22Ben photographer, uh, yeah
00:21:29I got this. Yes, ma'am
00:21:38What
00:21:39I was an equestrian pole bending chap when I was younger. Okay, how am I just learning this now?
00:21:44It didn't seem relevant until now
00:21:46Fair warning. It'll be a little chilly on the way back to town since I have to walk us
00:21:50You aren't riding with us too heavy with three people
00:21:54Yeah, and I don't think either of you should be walking right now. So
00:21:59Yeah
00:22:04What's his name licorice
00:22:07Someone's got a sweet tooth, huh? Yeah
00:22:10My dad's been taking care of him for me at the boarding facility while i've been gone. I didn't realize how much I missed him
00:22:14Well, he's beautiful. Oh, thanks beautiful inside too, which is of course the most important part
00:22:21I may melt right off this horse
00:22:29Oh
00:22:37Nothing broken
00:22:39It's just a sprain
00:22:40Oh a pretty bad one. Some of the ligaments are partially torn
00:22:44You're gonna need to have your foot immobilized and a support or brace for at least a week
00:22:48A week i'll give you some stretching exercises, but you should try and stay off your foot as much as possible. Dr
00:22:54Morgan, isn't there? I don't know any way we could speed up the process
00:22:58I mean, I have to be able to walk
00:23:01I'm, sorry, you young people always want to rush but there's no rushing your body. You need to be patient
00:23:08Not easy for you, huh
00:23:11Very observant doctor you young lady. Oh, everything seems fine
00:23:15I think we should keep you on observation overnight just to make sure there's no concussion
00:23:20I'm, fine
00:23:22Aunt lucy. All right
00:23:25If you think it's best
00:23:27I do
00:23:28And if it makes you feel any better, I believe we have better rooms in the hotel
00:23:33Unfortunately, that's not hard to do. I know things are not what they used to be around here
00:23:41That's uh
00:23:44Very true
00:23:46Thanks for everything after much appreciated
00:23:49Glad you're back ben. It's good to be back
00:23:52Why don't you two grab a bite to eat, huh?
00:23:55Oh
00:23:57but
00:23:59I'm fine. Just tired. Honestly, then let's get you settled in a room
00:24:04If you get hungry later, there's plenty of food in the main kitchen here. Oh you can
00:24:09Ring me on the button near the bed. I'm just in the cabin out back
00:24:13Thank you
00:24:16Well, I am kind of hungry go on
00:24:19Enjoy yourself. I'll see you tomorrow. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, that sounds great
00:24:27Thank you, let me take that book for you. Oh, thanks
00:24:36Oh
00:24:40There you go
00:24:49You two can have this table here, thank you
00:24:56Oh, yeah, thanks
00:25:03So greta my friend hannah here has had quite the ordeal today and could use some comfort
00:25:09Your friend. Oh
00:25:12Ben's being modest
00:25:14He rescued my aunt tonight today
00:25:18I don't know what would have happened if he didn't come
00:25:21Well, I will be right back with one of your favorites very soon
00:25:25Thanks
00:25:32She seems lovely
00:25:33Yeah
00:25:34Greta and I grew up together
00:25:36Her family's been in this area for over a hundred years
00:25:40Yeah, this cafe is their legacy of sorts
00:25:43Hmm
00:25:45And she's alone or
00:25:51Yeah, um
00:25:53I mean we were um
00:25:55almost oh
00:25:57It's complicated
00:25:58I'm, sorry. I didn't mean to pry. No, it's fine. Uh ancient history
00:26:04Oh
00:26:08Thanks, thank you for doing this greta my pleasure
00:26:12I just wish there were more people here
00:26:14This last year. It's been really really slow
00:26:26This is not the christmas world, I remember hannah not at all
00:26:30Yeah, you should have seen this place it was magical my parents bought the land and then turned it into their dream
00:26:37My mother when she passed
00:26:42I'm sorry, you don't need to hear this. No, no, don't be silly. You can tell me
00:26:57It's just
00:26:59I want so badly to recreate the amazing holiday memories I have for others
00:27:04but
00:27:06Besides hanging up a few lights. I just don't know where to begin
00:27:13Yeah, thank you
00:27:18Thank you
00:27:29I
00:27:37I might have an idea
00:27:39Okay, hear me out
00:27:41so there's this woman named katherine moore and her magazine discovery wild and
00:27:48That's sorry. You don't need to know that but I mean what i'm trying to say is
00:27:52I really want to get beautiful pictures of the northern lights
00:27:55Okay, but you
00:27:57You lost me. What does that have to do with christmas world? Well
00:28:00Did I mention that lucy and I are sacramental christmas home decoration champs?
00:28:04And if we weren't here, we'd probably be back there winning our fourth trophy
00:28:09Really? Yeah
00:28:11And i'm really good at um
00:28:15marketing
00:28:17lucy has the skill set to help you restore christmas world to its former glory and
00:28:22I can take pictures of the transformation and help promote it. You would do that. Yes. Yes, of course
00:28:30on one condition
00:28:32You have to help me capture the auroras at least once
00:28:39I don't know what to say
00:28:44Of course I do anna reid you have yourself a deal
00:28:52So
00:29:02It's too late to back out now, but
00:29:05just for the record
00:29:07I would have taken you to see the auroras
00:29:09without the deal
00:29:21Step there good
00:29:23Now you may have talked me into walking over here, but dr. Morgan's gonna have my hide
00:29:30You wait here i'm gonna go get licorice take you back to the hotel. Okay. Don't wait, please
00:29:36um, let's just walk a bit more I I mean the boot he gave me is fine and
00:29:43It's a beautiful night
00:29:45Yeah
00:29:48Okay, okay, but only for a few minutes, okay, okay
00:29:53Oh, thank you
00:29:55Snowball throw somewhere or like even a s'mores station you came up with all this already. Well, yeah
00:30:03amazing
00:30:04I think that's enough walking for one day. Yeah, okay
00:30:08Huh
00:30:10What that's odd for mark to be working so late, right?
00:30:14It's more than
00:30:17Do you mind if we go in no, not at all. In fact, I think you might want to help once he hears what we're planning
00:30:27We're working late, well, well somebody's got to do something you've seen how this place is
00:30:35We're gonna turn christmas world back into the way it used to be
00:30:40How well we're still working on that
00:30:47We
00:30:52Ben you haven't been here in years
00:30:56I know
00:31:01No offense i've been working my butt off to keep this place live
00:31:06I've been working my butt off to keep this place live
00:31:10Do you think you can suddenly come back and do better than me? No. No, of course not. We want to work with you mark
00:31:16Don't you want christmas world to be what it used to be?
00:31:20Of course
00:31:25It would just take a miracle to turn this place around I think it's possible. Yeah
00:31:35So will you help us
00:31:42Absolutely, you just let me know what you need i'm in
00:31:55Okay, just kick your leg over
00:31:58Yeah, okay, let me back
00:32:04There we go
00:32:09Um, thanks, yeah
00:32:18Hannah yes
00:32:24I um
00:32:28I i'll um, i'll see you tomorrow
00:32:33Yeah tomorrow
00:32:41Good night and read
00:32:57Good night ben log
00:33:11Not kind of late aren't you son
00:33:15Not a teenager dad, so why are you sneaking in the house like it's past your curfew
00:33:27I
00:33:29Thought you'd be in bed
00:33:31Yeah, no, I want to hear about your day dad
00:33:35I wouldn't be doing my fatherly duties if I didn't grill you
00:33:42The rescue turned out to be for two women I met at the hotel the other day
00:33:46It turns out they're christmas decoration champions and have marketing experience
00:33:51They're gonna help us
00:33:54A few more lights aren't gonna change anything son
00:33:58It's not about the lights dad. It's about what they represent
00:34:02Festive decorations will get people into the holiday spirit
00:34:06Brighten the town square bring some hope
00:34:09It's a start
00:34:11Who knows where it may lead?
00:34:14What's this gonna cost us nothing, but not really
00:34:18Hannah is a photographer as well. And all she wants is for me to take her to the auroras
00:34:23the auroras
00:34:26Sounds like you got the best end of that deal
00:34:30I did
00:34:34Hannah, huh
00:34:37That's not what you think I mean
00:34:41I don't know
00:34:44I don't think so. It's uh
00:34:48Maybe uh
00:34:51Yeah, I like her dad
00:35:03Well time to hit the sack
00:35:16The clock's still ticking son
00:35:19I know
00:35:22Oh
00:35:24You need this
00:35:26Nice catch
00:35:37Remind me what we're doing here again. Just keep your eyes closed. Okay, keep them closed. They're closed
00:35:44All right
00:35:46No, i'm not peeking none. You look like a peeker. What does that even mean?
00:35:52Means that you're sneaky
00:35:55What are you up to
00:35:58I can't see anything. Okay, we'll keep your eyes closed. Okay, they're closed and you go and you go and you go and you go
00:36:06Right there, okay ready
00:36:11Okay, open them
00:36:14Okay
00:36:18What do you think
00:36:21It used to be my my mom's uh little workshop before it got turned into uh, just christmas storage
00:36:32Wow
00:36:34I
00:36:37This is
00:36:39I I think
00:36:44Lucy is going to lose her mind over this. I have got to get my camera. This is
00:36:54Oh my gosh
00:36:56We're gonna need people to help us get all this sorted
00:36:59I can definitely talk to the townspeople
00:37:03But I haven't been around for three years, so I can't promise that i'll be able to sway everyone
00:37:09You swayed me
00:37:13I thought you swayed me
00:37:17I actually have a surprise for you tonight
00:37:21Another surprise. Yep. Yep. I'm full of surprises
00:37:26I'll pick you up at the hotel at sundown. Okay. Yeah, it's uh, it's a date
00:37:32Date
00:37:34Not a date as in date date, but as a you know what i'm
00:37:40Trying i'm gonna go get my camera so
00:37:52Christmas world 2.0
00:37:54So
00:37:59Does a physical transformation make or break a holiday
00:38:21Whoa
00:38:24Yeah
00:38:26Well licorice is ready are you absolutely good here let me take that. Oh, thank you
00:38:37Okay
00:38:55So
00:39:09The number of stars here it's just so stunning. Yeah
00:39:19How long have you been into photography well
00:39:22I started when I was 12
00:39:26My dad gave me my first camera. Oh nice when I was 10. Yeah
00:39:31and
00:39:33I was hooked
00:39:36I just
00:39:39There's something about being able to just capture that
00:39:43That moment, you know
00:39:45That flicker of a second where the magic happens
00:39:49Makes sense to me
00:39:52You mean like this
00:39:55Oh my god, oh my god, that's the northern lights I did promise
00:40:03Oh my god
00:40:06How are you this calm this is amazing i've seen the auroras many times
00:40:19Never gets old though
00:40:29I will never forget this
00:40:34Never
00:40:41Could you imagine seeing this all the time
00:40:49So
00:41:09I have never seen anything so beautiful in my entire life
00:41:16Me either
00:41:18So
00:41:48Oh
00:42:05Does it take a village to make a world of christmas
00:42:18Take it easy
00:42:19Uh, bring it down. It's got to look as it did years ago, right? It's got to be
00:42:25sincere and old-fashioned
00:42:28from the heart
00:42:30People just know fake when they see it
00:42:32Got it
00:42:34Oh god
00:42:36I'm so sorry
00:42:39It's it's okay. I think we um, I think we have others i'll get a broom i'll clean this up
00:42:49Is
00:42:54These are just the right ornaments
00:43:18Yeah
00:43:25Uh, and I I don't know what's wrong with me i'm so sorry
00:43:30Do you want me to get you another can it's fine. Don't worry about it. I'll just finish with what's left in the can
00:43:36Okay again
00:43:38Where are you?
00:43:43You know, all right
00:43:57And then you can keep going
00:44:09Oh
00:44:15Anybody need a little bit of
00:44:20Hi i'm lucy hannah's aunt well, hello lucy hannah's aunt i'm warren lock
00:44:29Thank you warren
00:44:32Nice catch dad
00:44:35I'm gonna go fix the lights. All right, great. This place looks terrific. How did you get it's all the help
00:44:46This
00:44:49This is hannah, uh lovely to meet you. Mr. Locke
00:44:55Same here
00:44:57So
00:44:58Uh, there'll be a s'more station. We're doing a new ice rink just over the hill
00:45:03And oh, there's so much more it looks amazing already
00:45:08So what can I do to help?
00:45:10Well, i'm just about to decorate this beautiful tree
00:45:14well
00:45:15I can do that
00:45:17We had a tree every christmas
00:45:19Sometimes it went a little crazy with decorations
00:45:23I can attest to that mom used to say it looked like christmas threw up on the tree
00:45:29I think you could never have too much festive in a tree
00:45:33and uh
00:45:34I could use the extra hands
00:45:36Then these are at your disposal
00:45:42Oh, wow, beautiful
00:45:51Darn these lights i'm on it. I'm on. Yeah
00:45:55Yeah
00:45:58What are you always writing in that thing, oh, um just uh, just taking some notes, you know just um
00:46:05stuff I don't want to forget
00:46:09How's the ankle are you holding up? Yeah, it's good. Um, how are you feeling?
00:46:14uh
00:46:15grateful
00:46:16inspired humbled
00:46:19Well, it's crazy how many uh problems we've been having
00:46:22Yeah
00:46:23Mark and I just finished fixing the fixture before the darn thing fell
00:46:27I'm, just glad no one's been hurt. Yeah, me too
00:46:30Let me just finish up here and then we'll give you some food. Okay
00:46:33Sounds like a plan
00:46:43Oh god, not the magic act. I don't want to see it
00:46:47Okay
00:46:49Sure, yeah
00:46:51Okay, perfect square and ready
00:46:55Ta-da
00:46:59Never gets old. Oh it gets old. Oh
00:47:05Okay, lucy are you seeing what i'm seeing right now it couldn't be more perfect right perfect for warren chuckle again
00:47:13Oh
00:47:19Oh
00:47:21I'm santa claus
00:47:23How did I not see that before? Oh
00:47:26Another piece of the puzzle in place. I love it
00:47:30nightcap anyone
00:47:32Sure, uh, not for me
00:47:34uh
00:47:35You kids go ahead and enjoy. Okay, I would like to ask lucy to look at the stars
00:47:43I thought you'd never ask. Oh
00:47:46Well, I am asking
00:47:54So much for subtlety, huh at that age why waste time? Yeah
00:48:02Right
00:48:04I'll be back
00:48:07Why don't you go get comfortable on the couch in the living room by the fire
00:48:11And i'll bring in the drinks
00:48:14perfect
00:48:36Oh
00:48:38Oh hannah what a mess
00:48:45This is great
00:49:03Here are the drinks don't tell my dad it's stolen from the secret stash
00:49:08um
00:49:09You know what? I'm, um, actually feeling kind of tired right now
00:49:13I hope you don't mind. Oh
00:49:14Uh, okay. Yeah, uh, no worries. I'll just uh, put these down and grab my jacket and take you back to the hotel
00:49:19No, no, it's okay. I um, I don't want to be a bother. Um, just let my aunt know that i'll
00:49:24See you there. You know, you're not a bother hannah
00:49:28Don't be silly. What about your foot?
00:49:30I'm, okay
00:49:31Thank you
00:49:38So
00:49:53What a wonderful evening
00:49:56Warren said
00:50:01Sorry
00:50:03You're working on the christmas guru review
00:50:06Yeah
00:50:11You feeling all right
00:50:14Yeah
00:50:16Hannah reed, I know you
00:50:21What's wrong
00:50:29What did I miss
00:50:32Never mind. I don't want to talk about it
00:50:34I mean
00:50:37He lied to us
00:50:44Why would he do that pretend that he wanted to turn things around I mean wasting everyone's time slow down you've lost me
00:50:53I found a sales agreement in ben's bag for ashtar resorts
00:51:00What did he say when you asked him about it
00:51:03Well, I didn't ask him about it I so
00:51:07You're telling me you're all worked up over a document you saw but really don't know why it was there in the first place
00:51:15Yeah, don't you think you should talk to ben to see what he has to say about it at least
00:51:21Yeah
00:51:21Yes. Yeah
00:51:23I guess you're right
00:51:25Talked on first thing in the morning
00:51:27Warren told me they always breakfast at the cafe early
00:51:30and
00:51:31It would be a shame
00:51:33To ruin a good thing over what could turn out to be nothing. Hmm
00:51:47Hannah
00:51:49Hey
00:51:51ben's inside he's uh
00:51:53Still eating but i'm sure he'd like some company. Ah, I I just deserted him to go get my morning paper
00:51:59I was actually just on my way to talk to him. Oh great. Yeah
00:52:04We were talking about after the tree lighting ceremony. We thought maybe we could go celebrate down in wisher. It's uh, not far
00:52:12You know, I just i'm not sure that i'll still be there. Um here then but I thought you were both staying a little after christmas
00:52:20Well, you know we haven't um
00:52:22finalized our plans yet, so
00:52:25Well, I I thought after all the hard work you put in you'd want to see it come to fruition
00:52:31You know, we couldn't have done it without you
00:52:34you know ben was hoping something would happen to change things a
00:52:38christmas miracle of sorts and
00:52:41He was right
00:52:43It was you
00:52:50You know hannah I haven't known you for long but
00:52:55It's obvious something's wrong
00:52:58did
00:52:59Ben do something
00:53:09I found the sales agreement to ashtar for christmas world. Oh
00:53:19You knew about it
00:53:22Then why why have us come and fix up the place to drive up the price
00:53:29I don't understand
00:53:32And I need to explain
00:53:35You come and sit down, please
00:53:39Please
00:53:46Little mario. Oh, thanks. Good. Sure
00:53:52Hmm it's been so good having you home then
00:53:55Feels good to be home. Hmm
00:53:58So do you think your makeover plan is gonna work?
00:54:03Yeah, I do think so. I think we just need a strong marketing push, you know
00:54:09Don't you
00:54:12There are some things that you don't know ben
00:54:17What do you mean
00:54:21If you're gonna be upset with someone
00:54:25You should be mad at me
00:54:28You but i'm the one that gave the agreement to ben and
00:54:33Well, I thought we should take it
00:54:36But that was before
00:54:38I assure you
00:54:40Ben has no intention of selling this place
00:54:44the fact he
00:54:46He begged me for the chance to save it
00:54:49He did yeah, he did
00:54:53after seeing how you and
00:54:55lucy and everyone else was
00:54:58so invested in the
00:54:59village's success
00:55:02I don't want to sell it now either
00:55:08I think I just forgot how special this place is. I'm, sorry
00:55:19I guess I should probably go talk to ben
00:55:23Yeah
00:55:33Thank you, you know ever since we were kids we always said we were gonna run this place together
00:55:43Yeah, yeah, I know we uh, we did say that didn't we
00:55:47We could finally make that dream happen now, I mean I could help you
00:56:06Greta
00:56:08I'm sorry. I
00:56:10We talked about this years ago when I left. I know but I just think that now it's no
00:56:14I don't feel the same way about you
00:56:17I thought I made that clear
00:56:21Uh
00:56:26Um, so so you're choosing her over me
00:56:35I'm sorry
00:56:38You know you're
00:56:41You're a fool ben
00:56:43Why don't you just do us all a favor and sell out to asher, okay gretta, no what hey gretta
00:56:59Morning sunshine, how did it go? What did ben say? Um
00:57:07You know, I didn't get a chance to talk to him he was um
00:57:12Busy busy too busy to talk to you. Yeah, um
00:57:19Listen lucy. I I don't think I can stay
00:57:25You're leaving
00:57:27Now yeah now I think well
00:57:33What about your review, you know, I already started it I think i'm just gonna finish the rest on the plane
00:57:42We still have lots to do
00:57:44And I promised warren that we would I know
00:57:48You know what? Um, you should stay
00:57:51yeah, you should stay and
00:57:53I mean, we have the room until new year's right? It's already paid for
00:57:57You should stay and decorate the town if that's what um, you want to do, but I um
00:58:04I just think um
00:58:06I just think
00:58:12I don't know what I was thinking. Um, but it's i'm
00:58:24Hannah what happened?
00:58:31I can't talk about it. I want to help
00:58:41You can't help
00:58:44Not with this
00:58:48I'm, sorry
00:58:56He's moving ahead with his grand reopening plans
00:59:05Without you
00:59:08With you with hannah
00:59:19Thought that might be the case. I'm, sorry
00:59:25Yeah, you know I really thought that um once he came back and
00:59:30I
00:59:35Need to get some air
00:59:39Wait, wait, wait, wait
00:59:44Does he know
00:59:55I don't think so
00:59:58It's gotta be quite the shock
01:00:04You are going to sign the papers, right
01:00:28Oh, did you fix things with hannah fix things you two didn't have a chat
01:00:35No, I haven't seen her yet
01:00:39I saw her outside the cafe. She said she was gonna talk to you. No, I never saw her there. I was there working and
01:00:50What what is it
01:00:54Greta
01:00:57She kissed me
01:00:59A girl has never gotten over you
01:01:02What if hannah saw?
01:01:05She saw more than that. She saw the astra agreement in your bag last night
01:01:11That explains it. Oh ben. I made so many mistakes. I gotta go talk to her. I'm coming with you. I'm fine
01:01:26Lucy
01:01:29You all right
01:01:31She's gone
01:01:33Gone
01:01:35You have a lot of explaining to do. It's just a misunderstanding. I promise
01:01:41When you should leave
01:01:44About 20 minutes ago
01:01:47Take my car i'll stay with lucy. Talk to you later
01:01:57Uh
01:02:16Where do you think you're going young lady leaving us already?
01:02:21Oh
01:02:24Ah
01:02:37Please hannah, let me give you a ride to the airport. We won't have to wait for the van
01:02:45I promise not to pry you look like you could use some company
01:02:52Oh
01:02:54Okay, thank you
01:02:59I'm sorry you're leaving. I asked my friend to come and see the wonderful work lucy and you did here
01:03:09At least let me introduce you i'm sure she'll be very impressed with you
01:03:15Pardon me a moment
01:03:18The restrooms in the station are bigger than your place in manhattan. Am I right?
01:03:23Abner oh
01:03:26This is the first laugh i've had in months I think then i'm glad you're here me too
01:03:32Best bagels in new york you remembered
01:03:35Oh, i've missed you same here, but I can't believe you got me to do this crazy trek again
01:03:42You know, it makes me sad every time I visit seeing the town decline
01:03:47I think you'll be very surprised this year
01:03:49Well, I hope so old friend
01:03:53Now let me introduce you to the very impressive young woman responsible for the transformation with her aunt
01:04:00She's unfortunately leaving us too soon
01:04:02Hi, i'm hannah reid. Very nice to meet you. Hannah. I'm catherine
01:04:07Wait catherine moore. Yes last I checked
01:04:14As in the catherine moore of discovery wild
01:04:17Yes, you're right abner. She is impressive
01:04:22Is that nikon are you a photographer ben said you were an avid photographer? Yeah. Um, I am a photographer
01:04:31You know, I actually just captured a series of the auroras here I I really think you'd love them you're right I would
01:04:38I have a passion for those beauties
01:04:40Unfortunately, hannah has a flight to catch. Oh
01:04:43Well, that's too bad. I love getting to know new photographers work
01:04:47If you stayed a bit longer
01:04:49Maybe we could all grab lunch
01:04:51What do you say hannah?
01:04:56Uh
01:05:17So
01:05:27What else have you been shooting while you've been here
01:05:30Um, well, I just downloaded this card. It should have some christmas world renovation shots on it if you
01:05:35Want to see may I yeah, of course
01:05:47So
01:05:51Wait a second, can you go back? Yeah, sure. Uh
01:06:01Sorry, uh, go ahead something wrong. I'm not sure. Um, you can keep going
01:06:12Wait, can you stop on that one?
01:06:18Are you okay? Um, yeah, sorry, please continue. I just i'm just thinking
01:06:31Well, you know, oh my what
01:06:39Okay, thanks so much talk see you later, but I I didn't
01:06:43I didn't
01:06:45Ben must have that's a picture from my man in love
01:06:55No, no, you're wrong
01:07:02I'm never wrong. I've never what?
01:07:06What
01:07:11Look I I know that you and ben have a long history together and I don't
01:07:25I saw him kiss you
01:07:31No, actually, um
01:07:34I kissed him
01:07:39And he rejected me
01:07:47I always thought we were meant to be together but
01:07:51But with all your uh christmas magic you've bewitched him
01:07:58And
01:08:01You know you come here and you think you can spend a few days and
01:08:08put up a few lights and
01:08:10save christmas world
01:08:15But you can't
01:08:18It's too late
01:08:21Too late
01:08:23And the other guys were the trench yeah and trench coat turns and he says drop the monkey
01:08:34Hannah I thought you left. It's a long story lucy
01:08:44Greta why did you say it's too late?
01:08:54What's the matter warren
01:08:59You've both been fooled this entire time
01:09:04Aren't you gonna say anything? Mr. Locke
01:09:19I didn't know how to tell him
01:09:22Or how to tell you
01:09:26Tell us what
01:09:29He took out a loan
01:09:31And used christmas world as collateral just to stay afloat
01:09:35It's time to pay up if he doesn't well ash is gonna purchase it from the bank for pennies on the dollar
01:09:43When were you gonna tell me dad
01:09:51How much
01:09:56How much dad
01:10:00He owes a hundred thousand dollars paid in full by saturday
01:10:08All the land beneath christmas world it's mine
01:10:11Well belongs to ashter, but he's my cousin. So
01:10:15That's why you were sabotaging our plans
01:10:18Sabotaging
01:10:19I found proof in my pictures
01:10:21He's in the background messing with the electrical
01:10:24the fixture that fell
01:10:27Why mark?
01:10:29Money custody battle look I set up a nice deal with asher. So your dad wouldn't lose everything
01:10:35Everything was going according to plan until you
01:10:42You said to do your job
01:10:44Write one bad review. I thought once I showed you the place it'd be an easy sell
01:10:50What are you talking about it was you the anonymous client
01:10:57You were writing a review
01:11:02I'm sorry. I couldn't tell you but
01:11:04I have to stay anonymous to get an unbiased. No
01:11:08It's not just any review then. No
01:11:10No, she is the christmas guru
01:11:13The make or break of holiday places
01:11:16I only found out because oscar accidentally left her name on an email. He forwarded me
01:11:21Telling me the review was ready
01:11:24stupid agents
01:11:25You know, I didn't even have to read the piece
01:11:28The title said it all the magic of christmas world 2.0
01:11:35It was for you
01:11:37The best kind of marketing that review
01:11:41Was supposed to be the final nail in the coffin for christmas world
01:11:45You know every year I just keep thinking this place is gonna die
01:11:49Every year it just keeps on eking by
01:11:52because certain folks
01:11:55Can't seem to let it go
01:11:57stupid saps
01:12:04You signed the paperwork
01:12:10What paperwork
01:12:14Aster's going to buy a restaurant, but doesn't warren own all the land here
01:12:20Not this parcel
01:12:22It's been in her family for generations
01:12:26Greta
01:12:28Don't do this
01:12:31If christmas world goes down the cafe can't survive
01:12:35Mark
01:12:37Made me an honest offer and without money I can start over somewhere else comfortably
01:12:44This place is your family's legacy. Your cooking is the heart of christmas world. You can't leave
01:12:53Ben
01:12:54What part of you lost don't you understand?
01:12:58Your dad has to come up with a hundred thousand dollars by tomorrow to save this place
01:13:02Thousand dollars by tomorrow to save this place
01:13:06Come on
01:13:11Well, I have some money saved up that I could invest
01:13:16It's not a ton warren
01:13:19But it's yours
01:13:21Oh lucy
01:13:23You sure you want to get into business with a fool like me?
01:13:28You must know by now how much I love christmas warren
01:13:31And I could not live with myself if I let your christmas world go
01:13:36When there was something I could do to help
01:13:38And I have some saved up too
01:13:47So do I dad
01:13:51Count me in
01:13:52I didn't retire here to live near an ashtray resort
01:13:56I'll gladly invest in christmas world
01:13:58believe me
01:13:59A little bit more than I know
01:14:13Wow
01:14:30So
01:14:35Mark
01:14:37It's time for you to leave town
01:14:40Or i'll call my big new york lawyers on speed dial i'm sure they'd love to see the photo evidence hannah has before filing suit
01:14:50You heard my dad get out of here now
01:15:00Are you all out of your minds
01:15:03You you could have been you could have been rich you could have all been rich
01:15:10You're you're going to regret this I promise you you're all going to regret this
01:15:19You're gonna be sorry
01:15:25Somehow I don't think so
01:15:29Yeah
01:15:33Thank you
01:15:36Christmas world is your legacy, too
01:15:40And I do want to be a part of it
01:15:53I think maybe we should give you two some time to catch up
01:16:00So
01:16:06We'll join you we will of course, of course we will
01:16:12You have some explaining to do I do so do you
01:16:21Definitely
01:16:24I am so thankful you didn't leave
01:16:30Me too
01:16:45I think it's time. We have a nice long chat. Yeah
01:16:52And then it's time for christmas world to shine
01:17:00So
01:17:12Here goes nothing
01:17:17Welcome to the tree lighting ceremony of the all new christmas world
01:17:23I
01:17:25Want to thank all those who participated in helping revive this place to the magical land it once was
01:17:33Now i'm going to turn the stage over to the man of the hour the man who needs no introduction
01:17:40santa claus
01:17:43Merry christmas let our inaugural christmas world tree lighting ceremony begin
01:17:53Oh
01:18:03Okay, come on, come on, let's go
01:18:10Now the new christmas world is officially open
01:18:23Oh
01:18:36Hannah
01:18:39I haven't had a chance to tell you that I absolutely loved your review and
01:18:45Obviously, it did a lot of good. Thank you so much. I've never been happier to be the christmas guru
01:18:51Best marketing in the world
01:18:53agreed
01:18:54Oh, and when you get a chance
01:18:56I would love to talk to you about publishing those beautiful aurora borealis photos you took in our next issue
01:19:04Yeah, um, yes. Yeah, that would be amazing
01:19:08You all can talk about this tomorrow. Lots of people have eaten greet. Yeah
01:19:13Fuck thought you'd never ask
01:19:20So
01:19:39Have you decided
01:19:42Decided
01:19:45Okay, you're killing me here
01:19:47I'm falling in love with you hannah. I think you know that
01:19:57I just want to make sure that I understand what you're offering me, but
01:20:04The chance to stay at a place where it's christmas every day
01:20:10Shooting pictures of the most incredible starry skies
01:20:14Is
01:20:16All with a man that I am
01:20:20Crazy in love with
01:20:23That about right, uh, does that mean
01:20:28I'm staying
01:20:34Ben lock you have yourself a deal
01:20:38You
01:20:43It's too late to back out now, but for the record I would have taken you without the rest
01:20:53Hannah