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00:00:00up? It's 1 p.m. I've been up since four working. You haven't brushed your hair yet? Your muskrat
00:00:05is better groomed. Jenny is a bunny. Uh, you're here to help? Oh, no, looking for the bankies.
00:00:14Oh, here they are. Daddy said I could buy my own Christmas presents this year. Great. Would you
00:00:20be able to drop these off at the risk checks for me? Those look really fragile. I might drop
00:00:25something, and then you'd have to redo all this work all over again. Yeah, I'll give it that logic.
00:00:30You know, I would feel bad for you if you didn't just make more work for yourself. You agonize over
00:00:35these sentimental details like glassware from the year so-and-so was born, and does anyone even notice?
00:00:42As event planners, it's our job to create a magical experience. Anything that helps with that magic
00:00:48is worth it. Well, it'll be worth it if a rich bachelor notices me, so don't forget to forward
00:00:54me that guest list. Later, Cass. Oh, hey, what's my dad doing for your present this year?
00:01:01He told me to think about it and to let him know.
00:01:06I'm gonna tell him I want the event planning business. Really?
00:01:09He's been hinting at retirement, and I'm gonna offer to buy him out.
00:01:13You can afford to do that? I have savings, and the money my parents left me.
00:01:17I'm gonna ask him tomorrow night at dinner, so I was hoping that you tell him you support it.
00:01:26Sure. No problem, Cass.
00:01:32Candace isn't exactly one to be swayed by a quote from Emily Dickinson.
00:01:36Oh, I've moved on to Oscar Wilde quotes now.
00:01:39Surprisingly, she took it well.
00:01:41I just hope I didn't hurt her feelings.
00:01:43Okay, you are way too nice.
00:01:46What if she doesn't support you tomorrow? Do you know what you'll say?
00:01:51Yeah.
00:01:53Hoping it won't come to that.
00:01:54Okay, let's hear it.
00:01:57Okay.
00:01:58Uncle Otto, I am forever grateful for you taking me in when my parents died and treating me like your own daughter.
00:02:05And I know how happy it made you when Candace and I were working together.
00:02:08So when she took all the credit for my work, I let her.
00:02:12When she stopped coming to work, I took over.
00:02:15And I changed her catering company into a respected events planning business.
00:02:20I worked day and night to make that company a success.
00:02:23And I would love the opportunity to run this business alone.
00:02:28That is what I want for Christmas.
00:02:30It's my passion.
00:02:31That's so nice.
00:02:34You're a better person than me.
00:02:36See, I would give some examples of specific injustices Candace has inflicted upon you.
00:02:40Or on the positive side, you can tell him how the Chris Masquerade Ball is breaking the internet.
00:02:46Everyone's trying to get an invitation to something that exists solely because of you.
00:02:50Well, I'm just hoping nothing has to be said.
00:02:52I wouldn't be too sure.
00:02:53Candace always has something up her sleeve.
00:02:55It's Christmas time, another new season, I will stop that you can't believe in all the time.
00:03:04Someone else's leftovers again?
00:03:09Are you okay, Ancolato?
00:03:11You look really tired.
00:03:14Bingo.
00:03:16Sit down, love.
00:03:18I couldn't be prouder of what you girls have done with my catering business.
00:03:22Thanks, Daddy.
00:03:22You know, I've been running small businesses since I was a young man.
00:03:26You girls now know firsthand how much hard work that is.
00:03:29You're hitting your stride just as I'm getting ready to take it easy.
00:03:32So, I've decided I'm going to retire at the end of this year.
00:03:38Congratulations.
00:03:41Actually, I was wanting to discuss the event planning business with you.
00:03:45Candace and I discussed it already.
00:03:46She convinced me that you girls can handle it.
00:03:49Candace has convinced you...
00:03:50I will sell everything except my three oldest, most stable small businesses and the newest one, the event planning.
00:03:56The same way you run them together now, you can run them together forever.
00:04:02This is my Christmas gift to you both.
00:04:04I still get to keep the presents that I already bought for myself, though, right?
00:04:07Of course, Pumpkin.
00:04:10Okay.
00:04:11Uncle Otto, that is very generous of you, and I'm so grateful for you.
00:04:15I know.
00:04:15It's all so much.
00:04:17The two of us working together forever.
00:04:19Daddy's so excited.
00:04:22Let's get some Christmas cookies and discuss our future.
00:04:25What's your problem?
00:04:35You wanted to own one business, now you own four.
00:04:38You didn't even have to make a big pitch.
00:04:40I wanted to own one by myself, and I was willing to pay for it.
00:04:44I know.
00:04:44I was thinking about what you said about buying my dad out.
00:04:47Well, clearly.
00:04:48And I would prefer for you to buy me out.
00:04:51You want me to give you my parents' money?
00:04:53No.
00:04:54I want you to work it off.
00:04:56What do you mean?
00:04:57You work for me.
00:04:58Anytime, day or night, anything and everything I need, no excuses.
00:05:04For how long?
00:05:05Until I get married.
00:05:06Which, if I meet one of these rich bachelors at the Carmichael Ball, will be very soon.
00:05:12Can I think about it?
00:05:13No.
00:05:15You could go out on your own, compete against me, and gravely upset my father.
00:05:20Or you could just keep doing what you've already been doing.
00:05:24And once I marry my rich prince, I'll be out of your hair, and you get everything you want.
00:05:31What do you say?
00:05:33At your service.
00:05:40This is the kind of place I should be living in.
00:05:42And will be, once I land a man of Carmichael's caliber.
00:05:45I can't believe people think you have a knack for this.
00:05:48These ornaments are hideous.
00:05:49So not ornaments.
00:05:51The hooks to hang with stockings.
00:05:52Not for that stupid game you were babbling about.
00:05:54Tell me you didn't send that nonsense to Nicholas Carmichael.
00:05:57He's probably on his way here right now to fire us.
00:05:59Am I directing something?
00:06:00Wait a minute.
00:06:01No.
00:06:02Um, no, Mr. Carmichael, not at all.
00:06:04Well, shouldn't I be?
00:06:05I mean, this party's only a day away.
00:06:07And please, it's Nicholas.
00:06:09What my cousin means is, you can never interrupt.
00:06:12I should visit my kitchen more often.
00:06:14You must be the one sending me the sketches and ideas for the party.
00:06:17That depends on what you thought of them.
00:06:19Well, I am insane for the Chris Masquerade ideas.
00:06:22The castle and the moat design for the pool house.
00:06:26And that names are forbidden.
00:06:28And this Christmas stocking game.
00:06:31Now that, that is the real winner.
00:06:34Like that.
00:06:35You seem like a man willing to party outside of the box.
00:06:38You'll be there, won't you?
00:06:42As my guest.
00:06:45If you insist.
00:06:51I see my future, and it is with Mr. Nicholas Carmichael himself.
00:06:56See, Angie?
00:06:58Your dreams could be realized sooner than you think.
00:07:01And on that note, I have a ton of work to do to get myself ready for the ball,
00:07:04and I can't do it alone.
00:07:05You have quite a bit of work to do here, actually.
00:07:09Helping me is helping you.
00:07:12What do you need?
00:07:13I'll need an infrared body wrap, facial spray tan, mani-pedi eyelash extensions, and tint.
00:07:19A full body wax, teeth whitening, makeup, and hairstyling.
00:07:22And a one-of-a-kind dress.
00:07:23Custom-made, obviously.
00:07:25Don't forget the shoes.
00:07:26The stocking.
00:07:26I'm not getting a spray tan and a pedicure so I can wear hose.
00:07:30Christmas stocking for the game.
00:07:32It's a requirement for you to attend.
00:07:34Fine, and a stocking.
00:07:35Oh, you have to fill it with five things that only have value to you.
00:07:39Okay, whatever.
00:07:40You'll think of something.
00:07:42Make sure I don't lose this.
00:07:43I'm locked to get my beauty rest.
00:07:45Well, I never took you for a tabloid fan.
00:08:02Well, how else would I know what's going on in your life?
00:08:05Thank you, darling.
00:08:07Never would have guessed she wasn't marriage material.
00:08:09You met her at Mardi Gras.
00:08:11Pulled her onto a float, right?
00:08:12You know, I keep thinking that I finally found a woman who truly enjoys my company.
00:08:16And then I learned that she's really just after, well, your company.
00:08:21And yet I'm the bad guy.
00:08:25Mother, did you have a chance to read over my proposal?
00:08:27Oh, yes.
00:08:28But when a man who spends most of his time gallivanting
00:08:32writes a proposal on how to attract more female employees,
00:08:36forgive me for wondering if he's not just trying to widen his dating pool.
00:08:40Actually, my goal is to make my business and personal life less connected, not more.
00:08:46Now, I know that you're not against gender equality in the workplace,
00:08:48so you refusing my proposal can only really mean one thing.
00:08:53Consider a marriage proposal, and I'll consider your work proposal.
00:08:56You're stonewalling my career to make me get married.
00:08:59Nicholas, your father wanted your life to have meaning, and so do I.
00:09:05You have a huge fortune at your fingertips that you refuse to even attempt to claim.
00:09:11Most men fear marriage.
00:09:13I know your father did, but they still do it.
00:09:15Most men don't have a trust account that requires marriage to claim their inheritance.
00:09:19Most men don't have an inheritance.
00:09:21I would be happy with a paycheck and some respect for the work I do.
00:09:26It's easier to respect someone who's mature and stable.
00:09:30Oh, so it's mature and stable to get married to someone that you don't love
00:09:33because you'll be punished if you wait for the real thing.
00:09:36It cannot be that hard, Nicholas.
00:09:38You know your soulmate isn't someone you've already dated,
00:09:41and that eliminates a huge percentage of the population, darling.
00:09:46Have fun at your party.
00:09:48Okay.
00:09:48Hey, Candace, it's me.
00:09:55You have your body wrap in 30 minutes' time and 10 and get the same place.
00:09:58I'm going to drop your dress off at the salon,
00:10:00and you're going to get your hair, nails, and makeup done.
00:10:02The ball starts at 8 p.m.
00:10:03Do not be late, and you need your stocking.
00:10:13Man, by the way, you were running.
00:10:14I'm guessing your mom nixed your proposal.
00:10:16It's time for a change, Max.
00:10:19Well, guests are going to arrive in a couple hours and suggest you put on your suit and mask.
00:10:23I'm not talking about my clothes.
00:10:24I'm talking about these public breakups, followed by an argument with my mother,
00:10:27followed by punishment at work.
00:10:30I'm sick of this cycle.
00:10:32What am I doing wrong?
00:10:34Nick, I've known you since we were teenagers, man,
00:10:36and you seem to date the same woman over and over again.
00:10:40She looks different.
00:10:40But she's not, man.
00:10:43She's not.
00:10:44Do you even know what you're looking for in a woman?
00:10:45I figure when I found her, I'd just know.
00:10:49That's why she's so hard to find.
00:10:51Because you have this long line of gorgeous women who throw themselves at you
00:10:55and tell you what you want to hear, blocking your view.
00:10:57Which is fine by me, because as your best friend and personal assistant,
00:11:00I do not mind being surrounded by beautiful, superficial women.
00:11:03But the woman of your dreams, she may be a little deeper in the crowd.
00:11:07Thanks, Max.
00:11:11Good talk.
00:11:13My Christmas gift to you.
00:11:22Oh, God, God, I'm sorry.
00:11:24Not a problem.
00:11:25So, how's everything looking?
00:11:28What?
00:11:31The pardon.
00:11:32Of course, um, yeah, uh,
00:11:36wait, perfect.
00:11:37You're gonna love it.
00:11:41I gotta go.
00:11:42Bye.
00:11:58There you are.
00:12:00Finally.
00:12:00It's about to give up on you.
00:12:02Are you Zelda?
00:12:04I am.
00:12:05And you're the woman who called about the custom dress.
00:12:07Yes, that's right.
00:12:08And you have a stocking and a mask to match?
00:12:10Oh, yes.
00:12:11I was inspired to design this dress as soon as I heard about the Chris Masquerade Ball.
00:12:15What a brilliant idea for the party.
00:12:16I put this dress aside for you.
00:12:18It's gonna go beautifully with your coloring.
00:12:20Oh.
00:12:21Oh, well, it's not for me, but, um, the person that it's for has the same coloring, so it's good, I guess.
00:12:28But I design the dress especially for you.
00:12:31I bet you say that to all your customers.
00:12:33Not all.
00:12:35But when I do, it's true.
00:12:37You don't know me.
00:12:40I've seen you in the neighborhood.
00:12:42You go to that funny international restaurant down the street.
00:12:45Yeah.
00:12:47And the cemetery.
00:12:48Who do you visit there?
00:12:50My parents.
00:12:51You really see me?
00:12:57You struck me as a woman who wears a mask.
00:13:00A mask that keeps you from seeing how special you really are.
00:13:04I made you a mask and a dress to do the opposite.
00:13:11Well, I really hate to give it away, but I have to.
00:13:15Well, I don't let a dress leave here until it's been fitted, so you're going to have it at least try it on.
00:13:19Well, you insist.
00:13:25I told you.
00:13:27It's like wearing magic.
00:13:31I've never worn anything like this before.
00:13:34You look like a completely different person.
00:13:38You look like the person you are on the inside.
00:13:41You were meant to wear this dress.
00:13:43Fits like a dream.
00:13:45I just hope it fits the person that's meant to wear it.
00:13:52She can be...
00:13:54Difficult.
00:13:55To say the least.
00:14:00Thank you for being so kind to me.
00:14:02I really risked it going.
00:14:08Candice, your appointment started half an hour ago.
00:14:12Your stylist stayed late to meet you in.
00:14:14Those butchers you sent me to ripped my skin off.
00:14:16What?
00:14:17What do you mean?
00:14:18I had some sort of allergic reaction to my diamond facial,
00:14:21and I know I'm not allergic to diamonds, so I don't know what they were using.
00:14:24This is all your fault.
00:14:26No, you gave me their number.
00:14:28You have had their pills so many times before.
00:14:31Sure, put it back on me, like you always do.
00:14:33Now I can't go to the Chris Masquerade Ball.
00:14:36What?
00:14:37You can't go?
00:14:39No, my face is all red.
00:14:41You're going to be wearing a mask.
00:14:43Over my eyes, not my whole face.
00:14:52I'm so sorry, but she isn't coming.
00:14:54You're here.
00:14:57Oh, no, I couldn't.
00:14:59And you did pay in advance.
00:15:04Oscar Wilde did say the only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
00:15:08Get in the chair.
00:15:24Hello?
00:15:25Where are you?
00:15:44I'm driving.
00:15:46On your way home, I hope.
00:15:47No.
00:15:50Huh.
00:15:50Exactly what I was afraid of.
00:15:52I just realized that it might have crossed your mind to go to the Chris Masquerade Ball yourself.
00:15:57Well, I knew it.
00:15:59Don't even think about it, Angie.
00:16:00He gave that invite to me.
00:16:02Yes, because he thought you planned the ball.
00:16:04And I'm sure he actually meant to give the invite to the company.
00:16:09Please.
00:16:10He didn't really give me the invite because he liked my ideas.
00:16:14And if you go, I'm liable to think that you staged this whole facial mishap on purpose.
00:16:18And that will be very hard for me to overlook.
00:16:23I'm sorry, Candice.
00:16:25I don't know what I was thinking.
00:16:28You weren't.
00:16:28And don't act like I'm being so unfair.
00:16:30If the invite really was for the company that we still share 50-50, that means we share it.
00:16:37So if I can't go, you can't go.
00:16:40That's not how sharing works.
00:16:42If I hear that you were seen at the ball before leading cleanup crew at midnight, I will be very upset.
00:16:48Understood?
00:16:53You aren't here that anyone saw me.
00:17:03Oh, wait!
00:17:05Wait for me!
00:17:06Please!
00:17:08Hi!
00:17:10Can you have your invitation in stocking?
00:17:12Yes, sir.
00:17:14Are you good?
00:17:19Welcome.
00:17:19Welcome.
00:17:19Welcome.
00:17:29Welcome.
00:17:30Welcome.
00:20:03I chose you.
00:20:05Why do you not notice me?
00:20:07It's hard not to notice you from across the line.
00:20:10And your stocking, it matches your dress.
00:20:13Yes.
00:20:14I chose it because it's clearly one of a kind.
00:20:18That's why I chose this one.
00:20:20Looks like it's your dirty Christmas.
00:20:22Someone obviously really cherishes this.
00:20:24Indeed he does.
00:20:26Is this yours?
00:20:28Did we just win the game?
00:20:31I wonder what our prize is.
00:20:33I think I'm looking at her.
00:20:35Would you dance with me?
00:20:40Yes.
00:20:41Yes.
00:20:42Yes.
00:20:43Yes.
00:20:44It doesn't have a big surprise.
00:20:46Yeah.
00:20:47Okay.
00:20:48Yes.
00:20:49Yes.
00:20:50It sounds like a bad water.
00:20:52Yes.
00:20:53Yes, so incredibly tall.
00:20:56And a woman doesn't count if she had ever known for a cold, the darkfive day or dead.
00:22:00This is my best party, yeah?
00:22:02This is the best party that I've ever been to.
00:22:04I like this to my party.
00:22:06Because that would make me the best of Carmichael.
00:22:10Very definitely not him.
00:22:12Have you met him?
00:22:14I've encountered him.
00:22:17What'd you think?
00:22:18I think he has excellent taste in the party planters.
00:22:25I love Christmas.
00:22:31The decoration, the music, it's magical.
00:22:35You know, the stocking's always been my favorite party.
00:22:38You never know what she'll find inside.
00:22:41That's great.
00:22:42You can't have candy, toys, jewelry.
00:22:46Oh, you like jewelry?
00:22:47Yeah.
00:22:47No, I, I don't know what I'm talking about.
00:22:51Not even a fantasy wedding ring?
00:22:53I haven't even thought about my wedding.
00:22:56Or the man that I'm gonna marry, let alone Rick.
00:22:58I just feel like when you know,
00:23:02I'll know.
00:23:02I don't know.
00:23:32My mother looks at me like I've never struggled.
00:23:39But what she doesn't understand is that she is my struggle.
00:23:44I know.
00:23:45I know.
00:23:46I'm very lucky.
00:23:47I've been in the family business my entire life.
00:23:49I understand it more than anyone else.
00:23:51And I, I don't just kick back and collect gift bags.
00:23:54Your mother may not appreciate that, but I do.
00:23:57You do?
00:23:58Yes.
00:23:59I'm in a family business with someone who is a gift bag collector.
00:24:03I respect what your mother's trying to do.
00:24:05She's trying to prevent herself from being one of those people.
00:24:07But I, I can't imagine how upset I'd feel
00:24:10if someone thought I was like them when I wasn't.
00:24:12Exactly.
00:24:13I just want my hard work and ideas to be acknowledged.
00:24:17Does that make sense?
00:24:19More than you would know.
00:24:20I want to know everything.
00:24:25I really want you to know about me.
00:24:27I, I'm just a girl who's trying to be brave.
00:24:32Oh.
00:24:33How mysterious.
00:24:36I guess tonight we can both just be ourselves.
00:24:40And nobody needs to know that we're vulnerable.
00:24:44Or hopeful.
00:24:48Or romantic.
00:24:50Or both.
00:24:51Attention, Chris masqueraders.
00:24:55It's five minutes to midnight.
00:24:57If any of you have found your match this evening,
00:24:59please join me front and center to see what you want.
00:25:02Front and center?
00:25:03That's us.
00:25:04We can finally take these masks off.
00:25:06We're taking our masks off?
00:25:08What, do you think we have to keep them on for the rest of our lives?
00:25:10I hadn't really thought about it.
00:25:11I was just caught up in the moment.
00:25:13Then stay there.
00:25:14What if I don't fit in if I take my mask off?
00:25:18Fit in.
00:25:20If you fit in, then you would have never stood out.
00:25:25Now if you get to choose our prize, what will you pick?
00:25:31This moment to never end.
00:25:34Me too.
00:25:40It's four minutes to midnight.
00:25:42Everyone, please start making your way down.
00:25:44I'm sorry.
00:25:45I'm sorry.
00:25:45I've got to go.
00:25:46Of course.
00:25:48I'll see you down there.
00:25:51You made it after all I told you.
00:25:53You were meant to wear this dress.
00:25:55Santa, what are you doing here?
00:25:56Have you had fun tonight?
00:25:58The best night of my life.
00:26:00I'm afraid if I don't leave now, my life is going to be over.
00:26:03If it's your old life, how bad is that?
00:26:05Are you sure you want to turn your back on the unknown?
00:26:08The unknown is where everything you don't have lives.
00:26:10I'm sorry.
00:26:11I've got to go.
00:26:12I'm sorry.
00:26:14I've got to go.
00:26:47Hey.
00:26:48Hey, Angie.
00:26:49Hey, guys.
00:26:50You're missing a heck of a party.
00:26:51She knows what she's missing.
00:26:52She planned it.
00:26:53Don't rub it in.
00:26:54Hey, you know how I love being in the kitchen cleaning up to the wee house in the morning.
00:26:59I hear Otto's retiring.
00:27:00Is this good news?
00:27:01Yeah, the business is going to be mine.
00:27:04Eventually.
00:27:06Finally, end of an era.
00:27:07What a relief.
00:27:09Hey, we want to throw a Candace isn't our boss anymore party.
00:27:11Could you maybe help us plan that?
00:27:13Yeah, I could get you a few ideas.
00:27:14I want to go see what Nicholas Carmichael considers a grand prize.
00:27:18Okay, have fun.
00:27:19Bye.
00:27:20Bye.
00:27:20We have a bit of a problem here, folks.
00:27:34We had a match, but we lost one half of it.
00:27:37Does anyone know the woman whose dress matches this stocking?
00:27:40Anyone?
00:27:41Hey, Candace, I'm here, tidying up as instructed.
00:27:56You look terrible.
00:27:57Good night.
00:27:58Well, miss, I hope you're just stuck in a powder room somewhere with a broken lock.
00:28:05Because you're depriving my anonymous friend here of his half of a prize.
00:28:09And by the looks of it, you've broken his heart.
00:28:15Oh, Jenny, I met the most incredible man last night, and we talked, and then we danced all night.
00:28:40Oh, let's see what's in his stocking.
00:28:46Oh, maybe I just imagined how amazing he was.
00:28:51It was my first night out.
00:28:54Let's see what's in here.
00:29:00Broken watch.
00:29:03He's mysterious.
00:29:04A rock, so he likes the outdoors.
00:29:13Good.
00:29:17Mmm.
00:29:19He's homey.
00:29:23Sparehead gum.
00:29:24He was sentimental last night.
00:29:26This has got to be more under this than fresh breath.
00:29:29What was this?
00:29:30What?
00:29:34I'm funny.
00:29:38Look.
00:29:46He's perfect.
00:29:50How am I ever going to find him again?
00:29:52Any luck?
00:29:53No.
00:29:54I've called every single name on this list.
00:29:57What'd you tell him?
00:29:57I said that something valuable was mistakenly left in one of the stockings, and then I had
00:30:02them describe the stocking that they brought, and the stocking that they picked, and I told
00:30:06them that I was you, so they wouldn't lie to me.
00:30:08Well, you try it, right?
00:30:10She said that she wouldn't fit in.
00:30:13Maybe she wasn't invited directly.
00:30:16She's got to be one of the plus ones.
00:30:18Or maybe she snuck in.
00:30:19No.
00:30:20How could someone sneak in?
00:30:21An employee, maybe.
00:30:22Or maybe she stole an invite.
00:30:24Sneaking in is one thing, but she's not a thief.
00:30:27Can you give me a list of all the workers?
00:30:29Caterers, valet, band?
00:30:30I don't have all that.
00:30:31They were hired by the event planner.
00:30:32Can you give me the number to the event planner?
00:30:34They're downstairs right now, finishing cleanup.
00:30:35I'm going to go look around, see if we left anything in any other parts of the house.
00:30:49And this people let us into their rooms because they trust us to be professional.
00:30:52Don't go slow.
00:30:53I didn't keep ice on my face all night, then wake up at 6 a.m. and spend three hours in
00:30:57the salon on hair and makeup just to hide in the kitchen.
00:31:00We were supposed to have our moment last night.
00:31:03We were meant to have it, so I'm going to get it.
00:31:05I'm so sorry.
00:31:13Let me help you.
00:31:18Have we met?
00:31:23Sort of.
00:31:24Last night at the ball?
00:31:26No.
00:31:27I was just with the cleanup crew after midnight.
00:31:30But we have met before with my cousin.
00:31:33Your cousin?
00:31:33The one that I invited to the ball.
00:31:36Yep.
00:31:37D one and only.
00:31:37Is she here right now?
00:31:38Yeah.
00:31:39Yeah.
00:31:39She's just right now.
00:31:42Through there.
00:31:50Nicholas.
00:31:52You.
00:31:53Candace.
00:31:54Candace.
00:31:55Last night, you.
00:31:57Abandon you.
00:31:58I apologize from the bottom of my heart, honestly.
00:32:00What happened?
00:32:01I looked everywhere for you.
00:32:02I wanted so badly to be there, but I had an allergic reaction just before.
00:32:06Wait.
00:32:06Before?
00:32:06When?
00:32:08At about 4.45 yesterday.
00:32:10I'm confused.
00:32:12Uh, where were you at midnight?
00:32:14In bed, icing down my face.
00:32:16So you weren't even at the ball?
00:32:18No, silly.
00:32:19That's what I've been trying to tell you.
00:32:21Oh.
00:32:22Nick.
00:32:23Nicholas.
00:32:24Where are you going?
00:32:26I get that you liked her.
00:32:28Don't use past tense.
00:32:29I get that you like her, but maybe it's because she ran off so you can't have her.
00:32:33Don't say can't.
00:32:35Okay, well, what do you plan to do if, when, you find her?
00:32:40You're going to say, hey, maybe we should hang out sometime as long as you're not looking
00:32:43for something serious?
00:32:44She doesn't sound like the type to go for that.
00:32:46No, no, she's not.
00:32:48But maybe I don't want that from her.
00:32:49Well, what do you want?
00:32:50You know, for the first time, and I might be completely crazy, but, um, I think, no.
00:32:55I know that I want with her what all my exes wanted with me.
00:32:59Marriage.
00:33:02Well, how do you propose to find her, man?
00:33:04Propose to find her.
00:33:07You are a genius, Max!
00:33:23What are you doing?
00:33:24I'm just...
00:33:24Wait, are you calling me from the living room?
00:33:27If it's not watching the Nicholas Carmichael announcement, stop it and start that.
00:33:30He just left us a message booking us again for Christmas Eve.
00:33:33He's using us again?
00:33:34That's amazing!
00:33:36Yes!
00:33:36I knew that ball was key.
00:33:37Not just a party, his wedding to some mystery woman.
00:33:42Of all the events for me to miss, it should have been me.
00:33:45What should have been you?
00:33:46The mystery woman he met at the ball, obviously.
00:33:49Nicholas Carmichael?
00:33:50Angie, how can you run an event planning business that caters to high society when you're so out of touch?
00:33:58I'm sending you the link.
00:34:00His message said to bring him some ideas in the morning, and as you still work for me, that means you.
00:34:04I'm too upset to work.
00:34:06I'm looking for the woman that brought this stocking to my Chris Masquerade Ball.
00:34:15There was to be a prize for any two guests that chose each other's stocking.
00:34:18Two guests did, but one disappeared before the prize was presented.
00:34:22I've decided that the prize, as host of the party, and also the second half of the winning team, is to be your wedding.
00:34:30On Christmas Eve, to me.
00:34:33I fell in love with the woman behind the mask, and unless I'm completely crazy, you fell in love with me, Nicholas Carmichael.
00:35:03How can this be the man that I spend the most magical night of my life with?
00:35:12Look, Jenny, I won't miss out on the man I'm at at the ball.
00:35:17But if I come clean and tell Candace I was there, she is going to flip.
00:35:20And I'm pretty sure I can kiss any chance of me running the business goodbye.
00:35:26But I won't risk losing it all if what these magazines say about him is true.
00:35:31I've got to be sure.
00:35:59I've got to be sure.
00:36:00I've made a huge mistake.
00:36:08Yes?
00:36:09Are you my first candidate?
00:36:12No.
00:36:14I'm Angie.
00:36:16I'm...
00:36:16I'm...
00:36:16I'm...
00:36:20here to plan your Christmas wedding.
00:36:23Oh, I think there's been a mistake.
00:36:25I wanted whoever did the ball.
00:36:27Constance or something.
00:36:28Have we ever met?
00:36:33Yes.
00:36:33Several times, actually.
00:36:35I planned your Christmas carat ball.
00:36:37I work with my cousin Candace.
00:36:40Oh, okay.
00:36:41Well, then I misunderstood.
00:36:42Well, if I liked the ball before, I like it even more now that it's solely responsible for me meeting the love of my life.
00:36:49The love of your life?
00:36:51Do you think I'd just marry someone who wasn't?
00:36:54Oh, I just find it difficult to believe that it's the love of your life after just spending a few hours with her.
00:37:01Well, that's exactly how I know.
00:37:03You see, I've met more outstanding women than most men do in their entire lives.
00:37:07So for a woman to stand out to me, well, it's very rare.
00:37:12Well, in my experience, it's very rare for you to remember a woman at all.
00:37:17Do you speak to all of your clients like this?
00:37:21No.
00:37:23Never.
00:37:25I must have forgotten myself, too.
00:37:29I'm sorry.
00:37:30How can I help you, Mr. Carmichael?
00:37:32I met a beautiful, confident woman who truly understands me, and I want to marry her here in my house where we met.
00:37:39Now, I know that she loves Christmas, so I was thinking we could have a perfect, classic Christmas wedding.
00:37:46I had the same idea, too.
00:37:51But what happens if you don't find her?
00:37:55What do you mean?
00:37:56Well, what if you don't recognize her when she's standing right in front of you?
00:38:00Oh, I will.
00:38:01And also, she'll tell me.
00:38:03Like all those women outside are telling you, but they can't all be her.
00:38:10How can you tell if they're fake or real?
00:38:13And what happens if she doesn't want to marry you?
00:38:15Or who wouldn't want to marry me?
00:38:19All right, well, that's one checked off the list.
00:38:22Several thousand more to go.
00:38:25How can you be so sure I'm not her?
00:38:27Oh, I'm positive you're not.
00:38:29How can you tell for sure?
00:38:30Simple.
00:38:31The woman I'm looking for likes me.
00:38:34Why are you asking me all these prying questions?
00:38:36Oh, I'm just trying to get into the mindset of the happy couple so I can make sure you have the best wedding possible.
00:38:42Hmm.
00:38:43Well, we both love the ball, so I trust your judgment.
00:38:48Thanks.
00:38:49I really need to get back to these interviews, so if you could just leave the sketches, I will approve or give notes.
00:38:55And just like last time, we probably won't even have to see each other, which I presume will be amenable to us both.
00:39:02Yes.
00:39:03We definitely work better when we don't have to see each other.
00:39:07Oh, Jenny, how does one come to throw their own wedding without having any intention of attending it?
00:39:27I'm getting to think I'm as nuts as Nichols Carmichael.
00:39:29Tabloids, wonders never cease, and all about Nicholas Carmichael.
00:39:38I thought you couldn't stand him.
00:39:40I can't.
00:39:41I'm just trying to get to know him without actually having to talk to him.
00:39:43So shy.
00:39:45Hey, you were over there this morning.
00:39:48What's the inside scoop?
00:39:49Has he found his mystery woman yet?
00:39:51No.
00:39:51And he won't, so I've still got a shot.
00:39:55What do you mean?
00:39:56I mean, if he's not going to find the real girl anyway, why can it be me?
00:40:03Hello.
00:40:04Oh, you two would be perfect for each other.
00:40:11Do you need something, Candice?
00:40:13Yes.
00:40:14My dress from the ball.
00:40:15I want to return it.
00:40:16It's final sale.
00:40:18That's what they always say.
00:40:19I've seen this dress.
00:40:39Can't have.
00:40:43Yes, I have.
00:40:46It's all over the internet.
00:40:47Someone snuck a camera into the party and took a picture of the woman wearing this dress
00:40:54dancing with Nicholas Carmichael.
00:40:58It was from behind, but the dress, well, this dress is very distinctive.
00:41:03It bears a striking resemblance to the mystery stocking.
00:41:08Come on, Candice.
00:41:09Don't let your imagination run wild.
00:41:14You went to the ball.
00:41:15Candice, I can explain.
00:41:18No need to explain.
00:41:22Christmas miracles don't need to be explained.
00:41:26Wait.
00:41:27I'm confused.
00:41:29You're happy?
00:41:30I'm ecstatic.
00:41:31Now we can convince Nicholas that you were me.
00:41:34What?
00:41:34No, I don't think so.
00:41:37Not even to have your very own successful event planning business?
00:41:43All to yourself.
00:41:46Free of me.
00:41:48Forever.
00:41:49And all you have to do is give Nicholas the little nudge that he needs to be mine.
00:42:01You want me to trick him?
00:42:04Well, you already tricked him.
00:42:06It was supposed to be me in this dress and at the ball.
00:42:10He invited me, not you.
00:42:12He was expecting me.
00:42:17And you said we're perfect for each other.
00:42:26Maybe you're right.
00:42:29Maybe he was going to marry whoever was at that ball.
00:42:32That's the spirit.
00:42:33You can fill me in on everything while I shop for my engagement outfit for tomorrow.
00:42:43Jenny, don't judge me.
00:42:46If you can't see past her, maybe they are the perfect match.
00:42:50Hmm.
00:43:03Hey.
00:43:12Hey.
00:43:16So that's how they make those, huh?
00:43:19Yep.
00:43:21Stuff smells great.
00:43:23Oh, you don't want to touch the...
00:43:24Oh, yep.
00:43:25It's covered in glue.
00:43:26Now you have glue on your head.
00:43:27Sorry.
00:43:28Can you not touch anything?
00:43:31Let me get this.
00:43:32Cool.
00:43:38You've actually got a few pieces in your hair.
00:43:40What?
00:43:41Um, could you mind if I...
00:43:42Ow.
00:43:45Sorry.
00:43:45Sorry.
00:43:47Celine, thank you for that.
00:43:51Can I help?
00:43:53Yes, as long as you don't break anything.
00:43:56I'll try.
00:43:59I do remember you now.
00:44:01You do?
00:44:02Yeah, before.
00:44:04I remember talking to you.
00:44:05You said that she worked the ball after midnight.
00:44:08Right.
00:44:09Yeah.
00:44:10Yeah, I did.
00:44:11She disappeared at midnight.
00:44:13Well, I thought you'd roll me out because the woman has to like you.
00:44:23Oh, you like me.
00:44:24I can tell.
00:44:25I do, do I?
00:44:26Mm-hmm.
00:44:28Well, you don't like me, so I guess we're in the clear.
00:44:34I like you.
00:44:36I like you.
00:44:40Angie?
00:44:43Uh, Nicholas, you remember my cousin Candace, right?
00:44:47Of course.
00:44:48Hello, Candace.
00:44:50Right.
00:44:51Well, she's the woman you've been looking for.
00:44:55What do you mean?
00:45:01The stalking was hers.
00:45:04Search over.
00:45:06I don't understand.
00:45:08You told me that you didn't go to the ball.
00:45:10I was scared.
00:45:12You were so intense.
00:45:14I was afraid of losing your future business with our company.
00:45:17I take my work very seriously.
00:45:19That's right.
00:45:21You do.
00:45:22And of course, I had no idea it was you who I'd fall, who I met at the ball.
00:45:27So you do feel the same way.
00:45:29How could I not?
00:45:30Then why did you disappear that night?
00:45:32I had to get back to the kitchen.
00:45:34The job well done is the most valuable prize to me.
00:45:38And it wasn't until later I realized I had no idea how I was going to find you.
00:45:41And once I learned who you were, I was nervous to say something because, well, you're you.
00:45:47And I'm just the owner of several successful small businesses I run with my bare hands.
00:46:03Grab your tissues, ladies.
00:46:05Nicholas Carmichael is officially off the market.
00:46:08After a bizarre video call to the missing party guest he wanted to make his bride,
00:46:12the ultimate bachelor has finally found his princess charming.
00:46:16Nicholas, are you home?
00:46:36Mother?
00:46:37What are you doing here?
00:46:38I saw on the news you were getting married and I felt for sure you were taken hostage or something.
00:46:45Well, I made a video saying that I was looking for the woman that I wanted to marry,
00:46:48but I never told anyone that I had found her.
00:46:51I'm not quite sure how that got out.
00:46:53But good timing, though, because this is her.
00:46:55This is Candace Carrillo.
00:46:57Victoria, it's so nice to meet you.
00:47:00Please call me Mrs. Carmichael.
00:47:02And she owns, uh, an event planning business that threw my Chris Masquerade ball.
00:47:08That's me.
00:47:09Work, work, work.
00:47:10Well, there's nothing I value more than an entrepreneurial spirit.
00:47:13Perhaps we can help you expand down the road.
00:47:15Oh, thank you for the offer.
00:47:17But I'll have to pass.
00:47:19See, my underprivileged cousin has lived with my father and I since her parents died when she was six.
00:47:24I think it's only fair that I share my good fortune and let her take over the businesses.
00:47:29Really?
00:47:30Well, I'm going to have my own new family soon with their own business interests.
00:47:35It would be greedy of me to keep my own, depriving my cousin of a bright future.
00:47:40How very generous of you.
00:47:43I'm sure we'll find you a position at any one of our companies.
00:47:48But no rush on that.
00:47:50I could use a break.
00:47:51At least a couple of years to start, I won't have anyone to say that I was handed a job.
00:47:55I'm no freeloader.
00:47:58Of course not.
00:48:00Nicholas, darling, may I have a word?
00:48:05I'll be, uh, just a minute.
00:48:06Well, don't be too happy for me.
00:48:17He'd worry about that.
00:48:19Isn't this what you wanted?
00:48:20I'm settling down.
00:48:21I'm experiencing the grand institution of marriage.
00:48:25And making a mockery of it with a media circus and...
00:48:28Well, I won't insult your fiancée.
00:48:31All I know is that after all your big talk about finding the one you couldn't let get away,
00:48:38I was expecting something different.
00:48:40She is different.
00:48:43She seems...
00:48:44She's not herself right now.
00:48:45It's a very unusual situation that she's in.
00:48:48Stop trying to make me happy.
00:48:50Can she make you happy?
00:48:52The point isn't to get married just so you can claim your inheritance, Nicholas.
00:48:57The point is to grow up.
00:48:58Find someone who makes you see what is truly, truly important in life.
00:49:10I just have those sketches for the wedding reception for you to look over.
00:49:21Angie, wait.
00:49:23That wasn't what you think.
00:49:26You don't have to explain yourself, Nicholas.
00:49:31Really.
00:49:40Okay, I'm just going to say it.
00:49:43Candace was not at that ball.
00:49:44Some poor girl is getting scammed out of a jackpot marriage, and so is Nicholas Carmichael.
00:49:50Is he?
00:49:51Maybe he has an ulterior motive for getting married.
00:49:53No, I don't think so.
00:49:55He was so sincere in that video, and he loved your ball, so he has taste.
00:50:00Yeah, but if he's marrying Candace, he's clearly not the brightest bulb in the strand, right?
00:50:04I'm going to send him an anonymous note.
00:50:06No!
00:50:07What, you want Candace to get away with this?
00:50:09We had a deal, remember?
00:50:10I helped convince Nicholas that it was her, and she gives me the business, so yay!
00:50:14Why would you be able to convince him?
00:50:16The only people that know what happened between him and that woman are him and that woman.
00:50:23Oh, holy night.
00:50:24You're the woman!
00:50:26You went to the ball!
00:50:26It was totally you!
00:50:29You know, I always thought Candace needed to walk a mile in your shoes, Angie, but this is not what I had in mind.
00:50:34Come on, what's the big deal?
00:50:35Everyone gets what they want.
00:50:37Carmichael doesn't!
00:50:38He's in love with you!
00:50:39He's not in love with me.
00:50:40He thinks Candace is me!
00:50:42So you're going to let him ruin his life?
00:50:44Oh.
00:50:45Look, the guy I met at the ball, sweet and charming and sincere.
00:50:51The guy in there, he has his own agenda.
00:50:54I'm not being a porn in someone else's game.
00:50:57Come on, guys, it's about time I look out for myself for once.
00:50:59Yeah, but, Ange, when you fall in love with someone, looking out for one of you is looking out for both of you.
00:51:06Love?
00:51:07How could I love Nicholas Carmichael?
00:51:09I'm not even sure which him is him.
00:51:11Now, I know these don't look splashy, but they're all one-of-a-kind pieces.
00:51:14Vintage, modern, all unique, which I thought might make you happy.
00:51:19Have you given further thought to what you might want?
00:51:24I don't know.
00:51:25Maybe a five-carat pink diamond with white diamond accents and an eternity triple shank band in rose gold?
00:51:30Or something like that?
00:51:34I thought you didn't know much about jewelry.
00:51:37Why would you think that?
00:51:39Because that's what you told me at the ball.
00:51:41You said that you'd never envisioned your wedding or your husband or your ring.
00:51:48You said that you believed that when the time was right, you just...
00:51:51No.
00:51:54See?
00:51:55That's what happened.
00:51:56I got here and I just knew.
00:51:58Do you know how you're going to propose to me yet?
00:52:02Didn't I already do that in the video?
00:52:04Well, typically, a man makes a grand public proclamation of his love on one knee.
00:52:09Right, of course.
00:52:10I guess I wasn't on one knee.
00:52:13How thoughtless of me.
00:52:15Of course, I will plant something.
00:52:18Tomorrow?
00:52:18Around sunset for the best lighting?
00:52:21Okay.
00:52:22Okay.
00:52:22You've got to help me.
00:52:29What is it now?
00:52:30Nicholas knows something's wrong.
00:52:32Oh, really?
00:52:33Right.
00:52:33I think so.
00:52:36What?
00:52:37What do you want me to do about it?
00:52:38You know those little earpieces you use at parties to communicate with the employees?
00:52:43You cannot be serious.
00:52:45You just have to listen in on a couple of dates, feed me some lines, and save me if he references
00:52:49something I don't know.
00:52:50Candace, that's absurd.
00:52:51No.
00:52:51I just need you to help me convince him that I'm the woman he met at the ball so that he'll
00:52:55relax and let himself fall in love with me.
00:52:58He has some major trust issues.
00:53:00Oh, I can't imagine why.
00:53:02It'll make him feel better to think that he's marrying his soulmate.
00:53:06It's not like you two are soulmates.
00:53:08How can you be so sure?
00:53:10Simple.
00:53:10How can you be soulmates when you don't want him?
00:53:12What about you?
00:53:15Do you really want to marry someone who doesn't want to marry you unless you have someone else's
00:53:18words coming out of your mouth?
00:53:20Not a deal breaker.
00:53:24What are we doing out here, Nicholas?
00:53:25Well, it's dusk, like you said, so I thought...
00:53:28Do you not like restaurants?
00:53:30I thought that the place where we almost shared our first kiss might be a bit more meaningful.
00:53:35The front of the house.
00:53:37Right.
00:53:38Here.
00:53:39In the front of the house.
00:53:41At the ball, when I first met you...
00:53:45Well, when I first saw you, I knew you were different.
00:53:50Oh, are you starting?
00:53:51Okay.
00:53:54Is that a selfie stick?
00:53:55Well, that's the price of you making this so private.
00:53:58I know, it's a little obtrusive, but if I don't film it, who will?
00:54:02I mean, we want to remember this forever, don't we?
00:54:05Okay, I can go along with that.
00:54:09He's going with it?
00:54:11In a sea of masks, I only saw you.
00:54:14I was drawn to you.
00:54:16And when I got to know you, I became even more certain that I was meant to be with you.
00:54:20You're so smart.
00:54:21You're fun.
00:54:23You're beautiful.
00:54:23And you understand me.
00:54:27I want to feel the way that I felt at that ball for the rest of my life.
00:54:33I never want that moment to disappear.
00:54:36Candice Carrillo?
00:54:38Carrillo?
00:54:39Carmichael?
00:54:39I don't have to change my initials.
00:54:42It's so cute when that happens.
00:54:43It's like it was meant to be.
00:54:45Yeah, well, I was the one at the ball.
00:54:47Shh.
00:54:47This isn't about you.
00:54:49Sorry.
00:54:50What did I miss?
00:54:51Did you say something?
00:54:52Yeah, um, will you marry me?
00:54:55Oh, yes, of course.
00:54:57Woo!
00:54:58Woo!
00:55:01My ring!
00:55:02Where did it go?
00:55:04I think it landed in the pond.
00:55:06Can we just clean that one up or do you need a whole new one?
00:55:08Whole new one.
00:55:11We were going to have to reshoot this anyway.
00:55:18Such a waste.
00:55:20How long till dinner's ready?
00:55:22My words and memories are one thing, Candice, but don't...
00:55:24Actually, they're two.
00:55:25Promising you'll cook him dinner?
00:55:27You can't cook.
00:55:28Where are the glasses?
00:55:30This was his idea.
00:55:31Believe me, I was pushing for the rooftop Michelin star restaurant downtown.
00:55:36He loves some little beefy puffs you made at the ball and asked if I would make him some.
00:55:39Do you need to keep an eye on the kitchen?
00:56:02We can hang out in there if you want.
00:56:04No, no, uh, the beef can practically puff itself at this point.
00:56:08You make this all look so effortless.
00:56:11Angie's always sweating.
00:56:12She's got her hair sticking out all over her head.
00:56:15She's on her knees half the time.
00:56:17Tell me about it.
00:56:17She's a disaster.
00:56:19Not a good idea to insult the person counting your food.
00:56:21I kind of think it's cute how frazzled she gets.
00:56:24I can't really think that she's just a paycheck and gift bag collector.
00:56:28It must have been just some sibling-like spat that you were having that night, right?
00:56:32What?
00:56:32Repeat.
00:56:33After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody.
00:56:36Even one's own relations.
00:56:37Oscar Wilde.
00:56:38Say it.
00:56:38After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody.
00:56:41Even one's own relations.
00:56:43Oscar Wilde.
00:56:45It really is you.
00:56:47Oh, yes.
00:56:48What can I say?
00:56:49I just prefer other people's thoughts to my own.
00:56:52Especially really old people who weren't limited to 140 characters.
00:56:57No, but really, why do you have something like that memorized?
00:57:01Some people know how to say things in a way that makes people listen and remember who said it.
00:57:05It's a talent I wish I had.
00:57:08Some people know how to say things in a way that make other people listen and remember who said it.
00:57:13It's a talent I wish I had.
00:57:15I remember everything you said.
00:57:17I even remember when you accidentally thanked me at the ball for raving about the beefy puffs.
00:57:22Okay, enough about the beefy puffs.
00:57:24Don't you think it's odd that we're going to be married in two weeks and we haven't even kissed yet?
00:57:30Well, now that you mentioned it.
00:57:33Oh!
00:57:35You're different in real life.
00:57:40I warned you I was trying to be brave.
00:57:42I warned you I was trying to be brave.
00:57:46Yes, yes, you certainly did.
00:57:48You know, something that I think is amazing we've never actually discussed?
00:57:53Honeymoon destinations?
00:57:54No, no.
00:57:55The items in our stockings.
00:57:58Right.
00:57:58Yeah, I would love to hear what you think the meaning of mine were.
00:58:03You're on.
00:58:03The only thing I know about broken clocks is that they're right twice a day.
00:58:09Broken clocks are right twice a day?
00:58:11Yes, yes.
00:58:12That's the closest thing I've ever gotten to a life philosophy.
00:58:15We really are meant to be together.
00:58:16Yes, we are.
00:58:17Wow, I can't believe that you, you guessed that.
00:58:22I looked up the world's hottest pepper online and I saw your victory picture.
00:58:26Uh, online I saw your picture for the world's hottest pepper.
00:58:30No one can ever say that I was handed that honor because of who my mother is.
00:58:34It was a very proud moment.
00:58:36Okay, well what about the spearhead gum?
00:58:38Oh, the gum is obviously because you like to have fresh breath for kissing.
00:58:42No, that's the first product that I ever got to spearhead.
00:58:45That's why I called the gum spearhead.
00:58:47I got to supervise the packaging and everything.
00:58:51What about the stone?
00:58:52There was a stone.
00:58:54A gem.
00:58:55Ice cold.
00:58:55Stop talking.
00:58:56A rock.
00:58:57It was a rock from Greece.
00:58:59It was the first trip that I ever took overseas by myself.
00:59:03I never felt so free.
00:59:05I was just thinking, no joke.
00:59:08Greek salad for the reception.
00:59:11Is there any significance to the candles?
00:59:13Obviously the candles because you're romantic.
00:59:16Well, I love to travel and I get homesick.
00:59:19And I found that by lighting a candle from home, I could make any hotel room feel like home.
00:59:25So I pack one.
00:59:26But I always forget matches.
00:59:28Oh, speaking of matches and flames and heat.
00:59:34You need to check the kitchen?
00:59:35No, I think I've got it from here.
00:59:37Oh.
00:59:37Oh.
00:59:38Mm-hmm.
00:59:38Mm.
00:59:41You know, if you two get married, he and I will see each other a lot over the years.
00:59:46He's going to figure it out someday.
00:59:47I don't think so.
00:59:49What?
00:59:49Nothing.
00:59:50Focus.
00:59:51Oh, yeah.
01:00:01It's good, right?
01:00:03Mm.
01:00:03Better.
01:00:08Like.
01:00:09What?
01:00:10Do you have to say a little effects?
01:00:11Mm-hmm.
01:00:12Where?
01:00:12I don't know.
01:00:13I'll be on the ship that might die.
01:00:16You are the missing twin to my soul.
01:00:20You're the one that we need to know.
01:00:25Can you see?
01:00:28You must be, yeah.
01:00:32We're meant to be together.
01:00:36We're meant to be together.
01:00:59Oh.
01:01:02Oh, Douglas.
01:01:03It looks like you got everything covered
01:01:13Yeah, I like to be in control
01:01:16I want to make sure everything is perfect
01:01:18For the same thing
01:01:19I noticed a lot of your sketches were from here
01:01:25How'd you know it's my favorite spot?
01:01:29It is
01:01:30Good guess
01:01:32I guess
01:01:34Angie, what does Greece make you think of?
01:01:42Mythology
01:01:43The ocean
01:01:45The hopes in the sun
01:01:47Not that I know firsthand
01:01:50I haven't been there
01:01:52I haven't been anywhere, actually
01:01:55Why?
01:01:56Why do you ask?
01:02:00No reason
01:02:00You okay?
01:02:14Yeah, no, I'm fine
01:02:16Just jitters, I guess
01:02:20What's that would you be jittery about?
01:02:27You know about my inheritance
01:02:28How I have to be married in order to claim it
01:02:31There's a clause that my parents put into my trust when I was a toddler
01:02:35I could have claimed it a long time ago
01:02:38But my inheritance isn't about money for me
01:02:41It's
01:02:41It's about freedom
01:02:43And I wouldn't exactly be free if I married the wrong person
01:02:48And you think Candace is the wrong person
01:02:53I don't know if I was just spelled out by the magic of the ball
01:02:58But I certainly felt like I was in love
01:03:00We're friends, right, Angie?
01:03:08Yeah
01:03:08Yeah, we're friends
01:03:10So I can trust you
01:03:13What if Candace isn't the woman from the ball?
01:03:22Candace has proven that she is
01:03:24Right
01:03:26Yes, she has
01:03:27She has
01:03:28Oh
01:03:29Maybe I'm just wishing that she's not
01:03:33So that the problem wouldn't be with me
01:03:34I mean, truth is
01:03:37It's entirely possible
01:03:38That this is just my
01:03:39Usual commitment phobia
01:03:42Except
01:03:45Except what?
01:03:48I still feel like I'm in love
01:03:50It's just
01:03:54Not when I'm around Candace
01:03:57Nicholas
01:04:00Where are you, my turtle dove?
01:04:03Candace, there's something I have to tell you
01:04:24Is it Nicholas' favorite color?
01:04:25Because that's come up a few times
01:04:26No
01:04:27Candace, I care about you
01:04:33And Nicholas
01:04:34As a friend
01:04:35I know you do, Angie
01:04:37I can see that
01:04:37That's why I know how much it will hurt you
01:04:40To never see him again
01:04:41What do you mean?
01:04:43You want to tell the truth
01:04:44Yes
01:04:46Of course you do
01:04:48Because you're you
01:04:49But
01:04:51There's a point of no return, Angie
01:04:53And we've passed it
01:04:54Do you really think that Nicholas
01:04:56Will still consider you his friend
01:04:58If he found out what you've done?
01:04:59He won't have anything to do with either of us
01:05:02Romantically or platonically
01:05:04Keep our little secret
01:05:06And you get to keep your new friend
01:05:07And your career
01:05:09And your family
01:05:10Tell the truth
01:05:12And
01:05:13You could lose everything
01:05:15But
01:05:16It's your choice
01:05:18Who's been naughty
01:05:27And who's been nice?
01:05:29What?
01:05:31I can wear this to a Christmas wedding
01:05:33Right?
01:05:34Yes
01:05:34It's perfect
01:05:36For the mall
01:05:39You can't walk me down the aisle in that
01:05:41This picture cannot go in a magazine
01:05:44All right, all right
01:05:45I'm just so happy that both my girls are so happy
01:05:48And our family's getting bigger
01:05:50I've worked my whole life to make sure that you both have the best
01:05:53And it's all finally coming together
01:05:55You'll meet the right guy someday too, Angie
01:05:59Santa knows
01:06:03So you go through these great lengths to find this rare woman
01:06:08And now you want someone else
01:06:09I know what you're thinking
01:06:10This is just the old Nicholas Carmichael being itchy about commitment
01:06:14But maybe it's not
01:06:16I can't be sure of how I'm feeling until I know for sure
01:06:19If it was Candace that I met at the ball
01:06:21Or Angie
01:06:22Or someone else entirely
01:06:25Well, how are you going to find out?
01:06:28Her stocking
01:06:29There's a line about books and covers that probably applies here
01:06:34Hmm
01:06:37Not especially telling unless we dust it for fingerprints
01:06:40Candace has quoted him
01:06:42And so has Angie
01:06:43Not entirely helpful
01:06:48Or her sketches
01:06:53That again whittles it down to Candace or Angie instead of a third party
01:06:56All right
01:06:57Do either of them have pets?
01:07:05I don't know
01:07:06Your marriage is off to a great start
01:07:07Matches
01:07:09The thing that I always forget to pack
01:07:11See, I'm not crazy
01:07:12The girl at the ball is the girl for me
01:07:14And she's either Candace or Angie
01:07:16Hmm
01:07:17Now this I can work with
01:07:19Is this your first time at 80 Days?
01:07:24Well, we are an international restaurant
01:07:28Featuring a constantly revolving menu of dishes from other countries
01:07:31No American food here
01:07:33Our holiday special is Hungarian goulash
01:07:35And Danish advice giver for dessert
01:07:36Sample?
01:07:38So, what did we learn from that?
01:07:39Besides, 80 days is the best place in town for goulash
01:07:42I don't know
01:07:43But it doesn't seem like the kind of place that Candace would ever go
01:07:46Seems like more of a place for a woman who
01:07:49Longs to travel
01:07:52Nicholas, where are you going?
01:08:01Hey, Zelda
01:08:02Max!
01:08:04You two know each other?
01:08:05Yeah, we've been using her for tailoring for years
01:08:07She was at the ball
01:08:08So was that dress in the window
01:08:09Could you tell me who bought it and what's doing back here?
01:08:12Long story
01:08:13Why do you ask?
01:08:14Oh
01:08:14Ah, well
01:08:16The woman who bought it said it wasn't for her
01:08:18But I ran into her at the ball
01:08:19Right after midnight as she was leaving
01:08:21And she was indeed wearing it
01:08:23And then she returned it?
01:08:25No
01:08:25A few days later, a different woman returned it
01:08:27Claiming it didn't fit
01:08:28I gave her a full refund
01:08:30To stop the yelling
01:08:31And also because I do have a soft spot for this dress
01:08:35Do you know where we can find either of these two women?
01:08:37Well, the one who returned it should be easy enough to find
01:08:39You're engaged to her
01:08:41I thought I might be
01:08:44And the other?
01:08:46Well, all I know is that she visits her parents
01:08:48At the cemetery
01:08:49Down the street
01:08:51Angie
01:08:52I'd like to buy this dress from you if I could
01:09:07Where are you going now?
01:09:13To have a little chat with my fiance
01:09:15Baby cakes!
01:09:27Is this a bad time?
01:09:28I do wish she would have called
01:09:30So I could have gotten myself ready first
01:09:31I bet
01:09:32Can I come in?
01:09:38I might have some leftover beefy puffs in the fridge
01:09:41No thanks
01:09:42Please, have a seat
01:09:43You never told me the meaning of the items in your stocking
01:09:52I'd love to hear
01:09:53I just remembered I have a quick phone call to make
01:09:58If you'll excuse me
01:09:59To Angie?
01:10:01Why would you think that?
01:10:03Just take a look inside
01:10:04Oh!
01:10:11Of course
01:10:12My ferret
01:10:14Juicy
01:10:15It's a bunny
01:10:17Is it here in the house?
01:10:19No
01:10:19It's
01:10:21Dead
01:10:22Really miss it
01:10:24Is it buried in the same cemetery that this rose came from?
01:10:29The same cemetery where Angie's parents are buried?
01:10:33You mean my aunt and uncle?
01:10:35I was close with them too, you know
01:10:36Four lighting candles
01:10:43You ever been in that restaurant?
01:10:44Uh, I must have, once
01:10:47Oh, could you give me a quote by Oscar Wilde?
01:10:55Really putting me on the spot here
01:10:57Would you give me a quote by anyone?
01:11:02Quotes are for nerds
01:11:03Candice Carilla
01:11:04Joking
01:11:07Obviously
01:11:09I had an idea
01:11:11For an ice sculpture for the reception
01:11:13Would you sketch it for me?
01:11:16I
01:11:17Um
01:11:19Okay
01:11:21You got me
01:11:22I was so busy getting ready for your ball
01:11:26That I delegated the filling of the stocking to Angie
01:11:30So
01:11:31She chose these things
01:11:32I'm sorry
01:11:33But it really was me that you met at the ball
01:11:36Why did you return the dress?
01:11:41I
01:11:42Must have still been under the hazy smell of the ball
01:11:45Because I don't even remember doing that
01:11:47Thank you so much for getting it back for me
01:11:50Would you try it on for me?
01:11:56I would love to see you in it again
01:11:58Beautiful
01:12:16Can you turn it around for me?
01:12:26Oh
01:12:26The dress really is much better from the front
01:12:29It really is a magical ensemble
01:12:33I've been stress eating
01:12:41What about my stocking?
01:12:43Do you have it here?
01:12:44I didn't know that we were supposed to keep those
01:12:47You threw out my childhood stocking?
01:12:51As a symbol of putting childish things behind you
01:12:54Candice
01:12:55Isn't it time that we both admitted it was Angie that I met at the ball?
01:12:59How can you say that?
01:13:00Look
01:13:02I know I haven't been myself lately
01:13:05But I don't think you understand the amount of stress that a wedding puts on a bride
01:13:09They usually get a year to plan
01:13:11I've got two weeks
01:13:12I was taking a leap of faith based on that magical night that we shared
01:13:18And I thought you were doing the same for me
01:13:21But if your accusations are correct
01:13:24And I'm not saying they are
01:13:26Angie is helping you plan your wedding
01:13:30To someone else
01:13:31She doesn't love you
01:13:34I do
01:13:37Hey
01:13:42Do you think I should get married tomorrow?
01:14:03Speak now or forever hold your peace
01:14:06What does it matter what I think?
01:14:09I like you
01:14:10Yeah
01:14:13I like you too
01:14:14But you don't love me
01:14:18That's an odd question
01:14:22Do you love me?
01:14:26I don't know if I can trust you
01:14:31I don't know whether I can trust you either
01:14:35Me?
01:14:36What have I ever done to you?
01:14:38Not me
01:14:38But the tabloids are filled with your past relationships
01:14:41And they don't exactly have happy endings
01:14:43Okay but the question is whether you think that my past relationships
01:14:46Are based on who I am or who I was with
01:14:48If you think it's who I am then sure I would be the same with you
01:14:51But if you think it's who I was with
01:14:53Well then my past is irrelevant
01:14:55I would be different with you because
01:14:57Because you're different
01:15:00But maybe you're not different
01:15:03Maybe
01:15:04Maybe you've been lying to me this entire time
01:15:06To make sure that someone in your family gets my inheritance
01:15:08Using me of gold digging isn't going to get me to open up
01:15:12Well then what is?
01:15:14Knowing what you want
01:15:15I know what I want
01:15:16She did
01:15:16You would not be standing here talking to me
01:15:19When you have a wedding scheduled to somebody else tomorrow
01:15:22When I lost you
01:15:37I tried to be grateful for whatever I had
01:15:40Because I knew how easily I could lose it
01:15:45I was so close to getting everything I thought I wanted
01:15:50That night at the ball with Nicholas
01:15:54So much more
01:15:57But I was too scared to accept it
01:16:04And now I have lost everything
01:16:09Regardless of what happens
01:16:13I can't do this to Nicholas
01:16:15I love you
01:16:18I miss you so much
01:16:25Candice
01:16:44You make a lovely bride
01:16:46I know
01:16:46Thank you
01:16:47It's almost time
01:16:48Have you seen Nicholas?
01:16:49No
01:16:50But I wouldn't worry
01:16:51He'll be here
01:16:52We're not allowed to see each other on our wedding day
01:16:54My son has put his heart into this
01:16:57Into you
01:16:58I didn't believe it at first
01:17:00But he's changed
01:17:01He's becoming the man he was meant to be
01:17:05And that must be because of you
01:17:08So welcome to the family
01:17:11Well, better get back to the guests
01:17:15Where have you been?
01:17:21You've like never, ever been late before
01:17:23Get over here and help me with this stupid microphone
01:17:25No, Candice
01:17:27I'm sorry to ruin your wedding day
01:17:30But this is not right
01:17:32The ceremony's set to start in 20 minutes
01:17:34I really thought if I didn't cancel this wedding
01:17:38Then Angie would be forced to tell me the truth
01:17:40But she's really going to let me marry Candice
01:17:44She doesn't love me
01:17:50Well, that finally answers that
01:17:54You want me to handle it?
01:17:58No
01:17:58No, I will take care of this myself
01:18:02I need you to turn the mic on
01:18:05Honey
01:18:06Hurry, nobody wants Nicholas to marry an imposter
01:18:09You may have been the one at the ball
01:18:10But I'm the one at the wedding
01:18:12This isn't about who he ends up with
01:18:14This is about who I am
01:18:16I'm done
01:18:18Being the person that doesn't stick up for themselves
01:18:20I'm done being the person that doesn't say how they feel
01:18:23Or what they really want
01:18:24Out of fear of losing what they hold dear
01:18:26I'm hurting others too
01:18:28Nicholas now doesn't believe in love anymore
01:18:30I've let your dad be proud
01:18:33Thinking you're this hardworking entrepreneur
01:18:34Not realizing you have bullied and blackmailed me
01:18:38Into doing everything for you
01:18:39And what's worse
01:18:41I've let it be okay
01:18:42That you can get anything you want
01:18:44Without deserving a thing
01:18:46Including marrying someone who doesn't love you
01:18:48Or you don't love either
01:18:50Is that it?
01:18:54No
01:18:54Also
01:18:56I quit
01:18:58Well, we obviously need some time apart
01:19:02You can leave now
01:19:04Sure
01:19:05Right after I've spoken to Nicholas
01:19:07Oh, no, no, no
01:19:09Get
01:19:09Candace, get
01:19:11No, Candace
01:19:13Not until I marry my Nicholas
01:19:16Yes?
01:19:18Oh, it's bad luck for you to see me in my dress on our wedding day
01:19:22Well, didn't you just call my name?
01:19:24Yes, I was, um, practicing
01:19:26You're not dressed
01:19:28I wanted to talk to you about your wedding gift
01:19:31Go on
01:19:33I've decided to decline my inheritance
01:19:35I want to prove to you and anyone else who doubts us
01:19:38That I'm not getting married for money
01:19:40I just can't have people thinking that of you
01:19:43You know what everyone's gonna think?
01:19:46That's a terrible gift
01:19:48I wouldn't want anyone thinking that of you
01:19:50My inheritance is just this estate
01:19:52A few other properties, company stocks, some vehicles
01:19:55And a whole lot of money
01:19:56But I'll still have my job
01:19:58We can be normal
01:19:59We can be anyone we want
01:20:01I don't want to be normal
01:20:03Can I exchange my wedding gift for something I like better?
01:20:07No
01:20:08I'm sorry, Candace
01:20:10But, um, this wedding is off
01:20:13Good luck with your future endeavors
01:20:17Wait, what?
01:20:18Oh, Candace, sweetie
01:20:24Just popped in to tell you
01:20:25Your microphone is on
01:20:27Yes
01:20:30In fact
01:20:33All of the guests outside
01:20:35Heard your conversation
01:20:37Both your conversations
01:20:40Hmm
01:20:43Candace, open the door
01:20:49Where is he?
01:20:52He's already going
01:20:53He said something about getting away
01:20:54I'm sorry
01:20:55Excuse me
01:21:02I still think I'm the one having the worst day here
01:21:04Oh, Candace
01:21:09I thought Max might be lying for you
01:21:18But were you lying?
01:21:21About giving up your inheritance?
01:21:22Can we please talk about this later, Mother?
01:21:24I have a lot on my mind right now
01:21:25That is why I'm here, Nicholas
01:21:27I'm going to sign your inheritance over to you
01:21:31But I didn't get married
01:21:36And you don't have to
01:21:39Your decision today not to get married
01:21:42Showed very good judgment
01:21:44And real maturity
01:21:46Your father would have been proud of you
01:21:49I know I am
01:21:53So you don't think it was just commitment phobia?
01:21:57Not after learning that Candace wasn't who she said she was
01:22:03Which is a bit of a relief
01:22:07And not after learning that her cousin is really the one you fell in love with at the ball
01:22:13That girl
01:22:15Is special
01:22:18But she did tell me the truth
01:22:22She doesn't love me
01:22:25Well, if you haven't told her that you love her
01:22:31You haven't been honest either
01:22:34Phil, excuse me, I just want to be left alone
01:22:53Uh, Candace has something she wants to tell you
01:22:56Candace
01:22:58Tell Angie what you told me
01:23:01I guess I just always felt like my dad loved you more than me
01:23:10Because you're both such hard workers
01:23:11Sometimes I even felt like he would prefer it if you were his real daughter
01:23:16And us being equals was unfair to me
01:23:19I'm always second fiddle to you anyway
01:23:22I just wanted to achieve something for myself
01:23:25And I thought that becoming a Carmichael would be so big that
01:23:28You'd have to be proud of me
01:23:29Just be yourself, honey
01:23:31And I will be
01:23:33And you will be too
01:23:36And I'm sorry that in trying to make things equal
01:23:40I made them unfair
01:23:41And I'm sorry for being a father figure that neither one of you feels you can confide in
01:23:46I'm so sorry, Angie
01:23:52The event planning business is yours
01:23:57Obviously
01:23:58You've earned it
01:24:00Thank you
01:24:08Come on, Candace
01:24:18Let's leave them some privacy
01:24:19Them
01:24:20Go get them
01:24:22I thought you got away
01:24:32Yeah, it was a lie
01:24:34But in my defense, I thought you didn't want to see me
01:24:38I didn't realize that you're just locked outside
01:24:41I'm so sorry
01:24:47I was hurt
01:24:51I'm mad
01:24:53But I shouldn't have lied to you
01:24:56And I wanted to tell you the truth
01:24:58But I thought you wouldn't want to see me again
01:25:00And I was hoping that you'd figure it out for yourself
01:25:04I did
01:25:06It's just a little late
01:25:09I was kind of hoping that you would tell the truth on your own
01:25:14I did
01:25:16Just a little late
01:25:20I guess we can both work on our timing
01:25:24Oh, I'm glad somebody put those to good use
01:25:36Angie, you know, the women in those magazines only wanted my money
01:25:39And so I never had to wonder how the rest of me stacked up
01:25:43When I met someone who didn't want my money
01:25:47I wasn't sure if she'd want me
01:25:51You were insecure?
01:25:55You remember that day in the study?
01:25:59Well, you said it, um
01:26:00What if she doesn't want to marry you?
01:26:05You gave me pause
01:26:05Of all the things for you to remember
01:26:08How could I forget?
01:26:10That was the first day that I saw the real you
01:26:13You were a businesswoman that day
01:26:15A scullery made the next
01:26:18A close friend the week after
01:26:20And my show-stopping soulmate at the ball
01:26:24I didn't know if a woman like you would have me
01:26:28You never thought a man like you would want me?
01:26:33Well, then I guess we have more in common than we thought
01:26:35We're both kind
01:26:37We're both kind
01:26:37Understanding
01:26:39Creative, intelligent
01:26:41Terribly humble
01:26:43We both love me
01:26:44I don't know if you love me, Angie
01:26:51But I love you
01:26:54Yes
01:26:56Yes, I love you
01:27:00Well, then go take a look in that stalking
01:27:05Angie, will you marry me?
01:27:27Yes
01:27:31Yes
01:27:32Yes
01:27:34Yes
01:27:34Yes
01:27:35Yes
01:27:36Thank you
01:27:36Yes
01:27:41Yes
01:27:41That's why
01:27:42Yes
01:27:43Yes
01:27:44We're both like
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