BETSY BRITNEY BRITNEY_AND_CHRISTINA BRITNEY_AND_MICHAEL CHEF CHRISTINA CHRISTINA_AND_BRITNEY CHRISTINA_MICHAEL_BRITNEY DIANE DR_GRAYSON ELEANOR GENE HEAD_WAITER HOTEL_EMPLOYEE JOHN KEVIN MICHAEL PHYLLIS PORTER SAM SECURITY_GUARD TRAIN_ATTENDANT CHRISTINA Do you want some more coffee, Mom? PHYLLIS Please. But you don’t need to do the whole complicated “thing” -- CHRISTINA Of course I’m doing the thing! I’ve got it down to a science. It’s perfect every time. PHYLLIS When you and Kevin finally get engaged, be sure to register for a plain old drip coffee maker to use when I come over. CHRISTINA Sure, but... you may be waiting for a while. PHYLLIS Is everything okay? CHRISTINA It’s fine. We just haven’t talked about all that in a long time. CHRISTINA Okay. This is it. If I can’t get it right this time, I give up. PHYLLIS You didn’t have to throw it away, Christina. I’m sure they still tasted wonderful. CHRISTINA I don’t understand it. I did exactly what the recipe said. CHRISTINA Maybe I beat the egg whites for too long... PHYLLIS Baking is as much art as it is science. Maybe you just need to embrace the “art” a little more. CHRISTINA Or I can embrace that new dessert delivery app. PHYLLIS But then you’ll miss all the fun! CHRISTINA This... isn’t that fun either. PHYLLIS It used to be. Isn’t that why you started baking? To remind you off all the wonderful Sundays in the kitchen with Dad? PHYLLIS Sometimes it’s not about the end result, sweetheart. It’s about how you get there. CHRISTINA That sounds like a quote people put on reclaimed barnwood. PHYLLIS Because it’s true. CHRISTINA Not for everyone. Some people like to know what’s coming. Like when people go to a restaurant, or order a bottle of wine, they don’t want to risk wasting their time and money. That’s why I do what I do. PHYLLIS We can’t control everything that happens to us, Chrissy. No one really knows what’s down the road. CHRISTINA But we can make sure stay on the right road! I don’t ever want to get in a position like we were in when -- PHYLLIS When Dad died? CHRISTINA You opened a flower shop, then Dad got sick, and we barely got by. If you’d just kept your accounting jobs -- PHYLLIS That’s not what we wanted, sweetheart. Our jobs were like... plain white toast. We wanted the soufflé. And for a while there, it was pretty sweet. CHRISTINA Until it fell apart. SAM Christina. Joy. Osbourne. CHRISTINA Uh-oh... breaking out the middle name. Am I in trouble? SAM Your review of Heublein Chophouse ruffled a few feathers. CHRISTINA They served Kevin’s steak almost fifteen minutes after mine. Ruined the entire meal. Then once he got his, mine was cold. SAM Technically you’re allowed to eat if it’s hot -- CHRISTINA No one ever does that. SAM Will you sit down? My feet hurt just looking at you. CHRISTINA Oh, I’m fine. SAM Here’s your next assignment... CHRISTINA Winter at the Wineries. SAM You haven’t done a wine review since Hollingbrook’s “corked” merlot. CHRISTINA Well, I probably shouldn’t show my face at that particular vineyard. SAM You won’t have to. There are a dozen other wineries in upstate New York doing barrel tastings the same week. Here’s your all-access pass for the entire event. You’ll get a sneak preview of their newest vintages, report on the wines getting the most buzz... CHRISTINA In January, though? SAM The winemakers like to see how things are progressing while their wines are aging. Like touring a house during construction. Buyers can get a feeling for how the wine’s going to finish. You’ll take the Amtrak, then transfer to this adorable vintage train that will take you right into town. CHRISTINA Any chance I can get a second pass for Kevin? It’s pretty romantic up there. We could make it a “work- cation.” ? SAM Great idea. Maybe he’ll be “inspired.” CHRISTINA Stop. GENE What do you think Michael? Ready for harvesting? MICHAEL Almost. We’re supposed to get another freeze this week. Then they should be at their absolute sweetest. JOHN We just got a delivery of these ice wine glasses. Can you call the distributer and tell him he made a mistake? MICHAEL I ordered them. For the tapping party next Friday. I thought we could have people sample our first batch of ice wine, as well. ? JOHN I don’t think it’s a good idea to introduce something new right now, Michael. We still need to regroup from what “C.J. Osborne” review did to our bottom line. MICHAEL I thought we agreed never to mention that name ever again. JOHN Believe me, I’d like to forget what happened, too. MICHAEL We just need to generate some buzz again, Dad. No one else in the region is doing ice wine. JOHN For good reason. It’s too risky. MICHAEL Maybe it was when you tried it all those years ago. But so much has changed since then. The forecasting, the soil testing -- JOHN Merlot. Cabernet. Pinot Noir. That’s what built this winery a hundred years ago, and that’s what’s going to keep it going for the next generation. For you, and for Britney. MICHAEL Dad. We have five hundred bottles from last year’s harvest in the ice wine room. And this year’s grapes are almost ready for harvest. Why not make the most of what we have? JOHN Because it’s temporary. The temperature of the ice wine room is too expensive to maintain. Once this harvest is over, we go back to normal. MICHAEL What if “normal” isn’t enough? JOHN It will be. BRITNEY Grandpa, the sign at the front gate fell again. JOHN I’ll take a look. But, I may just leave it down until our new one gets here. MICHAEL We’ll talk more later, Dad. JOHN As long as it’s about merlot, cabernet and -- MICHAEL Pinot noir. I know. BRITNEY Dad, can I have some frozen grapes? They taste like candy right now. MICHAEL Just a couple. We need as many as we can get to make the wine. BRITNEY I know, but I can’t have that for nine more years. GENE So you’re still going to do it? MICHAEL These grapes are already frozen, Gene. I’m not going to waste them. Anyway, my dad’ll come around. MICHAEL Her mom used to do that. Just wander around the vineyard, eating grapes like there’s no tomorrow -- GENE Hard to believe it’s been three years. MICHAEL Sara was so excited about the ice wine idea. I just want to see it through. For her, and for Britney. MICHAEL I see you found another one of Mom’s hats. BRITNEY I like wearing them. It’s like... a head hug. MICHAEL Well, how about a hug for the rest of you? CHEF So which table is C.J. Osborne at? HEAD WAITER I don’t know! No one knows what he looks like! CHRISTINA Oh, look! There’s my friend C.J. and his wife. CHRISTINA Maybe we should leave him alone. He’s probably working. CHEF That guy is the most feared food critic on the East Coast? HEAD WAITER Maybe that’s just his disguise. We have to pretend we don’t know it’s him. CHEF Fine! Just give him anything he wants. Go! KEVIN You love doing that, don’t you? CHRISTINA This is why I love being anonymous. I give my readers a completely honest, “authentic” experience of the restaurant... CHRISTINA And someone else gets treated like royalty. Win/win. KEVIN How’s the salmon? I think it’s fantastic. CHRISTINA Could be better. The spices in the puree overpowers the glaze. What? KEVIN I don’t know. Maybe once in a while you can give someone a pass. CHRISTINA Then I wouldn’t be doing my job. CHRISTINA Speaking of which, Sam has me going to a big barrel tapping event at some wineries in upstate New York. It goes for an entire week. I got found a gorgeous hotel in town... very romantic... We keep saying we need to make time to talk about our future. This would be perfect. KEVIN We will get away. But I have client meetings all next week. I can’t just take time off. CHRISTINA Except you also say the market is too volatile to plan ahead. CHRISTINA It’s always something. KEVIN I have to do my job, too. Just like you. CHRISTINA I just thought it would be good for us. We could use a reset. KEVIN Could we? I mean... I thought we were fine. CHRISTINA We are. But... we should be better than “fine.” KEVIN Maybe I can call in a couple of favors, and telecommute for a couple of days. But... I’ll have to meet you up there. CHRISTINA Thank you, Kevin. We’ll have an amazing time. I promise. MICHAEL Thanks again for coming back to town and helping us out, Diane. DIANE Hey. You got me through bio lab in high school... I’ll get you through the barrel tapping party. MICHAEL I don’t know why you had to move to Boston when there are plenty of parties to plan right here at home. DIANE One can only plan so many “winery weddings”. I wanted to do more. Turns out I’m amazing at Bar Mitzvahs. Who knew? MICHAEL Well, I’m glad you’re home. At least for a little while. So, how’s it looking? DIANE The high-top tables will be here the day before the party. The engraved wine glasses come tomorrow... MICHAEL I also bought a few more dessert glasses for the ice wine... DIANE I thought you weren’t bringing those bottles out at the party. MICHAEL How can I not? The batch from last year should be perfect right now. It’s the best possible time to show it off. DIANE Mike, I know how important this is to you... but Sara wouldn’t want it to come between you and your dad. MICHAEL Well, the debacle with the merlot already did that. DIANE It’s not your fault the corks were tainted. MICHAEL But it is my fault for not testing the case before we sent the bottles to that reviewer. ? MICHAEL My dad thinks it was because I was obsessed with the ice wine at the expense of everything else. It’s Sara’s legacy, Diane. And someday it’ll be Britney’s too. I can’t just let it go. GENE I’m heading down to the train station to leave flyers for our party at the welcome center. You need anything? MICHAEL Yeah, a carload of buyers with money to burn. GENE I’ll do my best. CHRISTINA Can’t wait until you get here! CHRISTINA Hi! Good timing. My train just arrived. What time is yours leaving? CHRISTINA I got us reservations at Hudson’s Grill tomorrow night at eight. It’s supposed to be incredible. I’m not even reviewing it. We’ll just enjoy ourselves. Sound good? Kevin? CHRISTINA Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry. KEVIN Chrissy, I can’t make it tomorrow. PORTER Please move along miss, you’re blocking the aisle. PORTER Watch your step. CHRISTINA It’s fine. What day can you make it? KEVIN We had an issue with one of our funds, Chris. I don’t know when I can make it. TRAIN ATTENDANT Miss, you can’t stand there. You’re blocking the luggage carts. Do you need help with your bag? CHRISTINA Sorry! Oh yes, thank you, it’s the black one right there. Fine, then you can come for the last three nights at least? TRAIN ATTENDANT Where to? CHRISTINA Hudson House B&B... TRAIN ATTENDANT It’s the last black Suv in the pickup line. Go ahead over. I’ll load your bag into the back for you. CHRISTINA Thank you. KEVIN I can call you back. I have to hop back into a meeting. CHRISTINA Kevin, please don’t hang up, we can figure this out… KEVIN Just call me when you get to the B&B, okay? CHRISTINA No. I need to know right now. Are you coming up here or not? KEVIN I just don’t think I can make it, Chrissy. I’m so sorry -- WOMAN’S VOICE Hello, Christina. CHRISTINA Eleanor... Hi. ELEANOR It’s been ages. CHRISTINA I know. I’ve been meaning to call and catch up. ELEANOR Here for the wine festival? CHRISTINA Of course. You? ELEANOR I wouldn’t miss it for the world. There’s nothing better than finding that one, special wine that no one knows about yet. CHRISTINA Or the ones to avoid. What? ELEANOR This is exactly why we couldn’t be writing partners anymore. We have completely different ways of seeing the same thing. CHRISTINA I just want people to be informed. That’s all. There’s nothing wrong with a little honesty. ELEANOR Yes, so much honestly from someone who won’t even reveal who she is. So this is what it’s about. It’s tense between them. ELEANOR I should get going -- CHRISTINA Right. It was good seeing you, Eleanor. ELEANOR You too. CHRISTINA I need to know right now. Are you coming up here or not? CHRISTINA You know what? Never mind. It’s fine. I’m going to be really busy anyway. GENE Apologies for the mix-up, miss. Our official shuttle doesn’t stop here until later. I’m just here on an errand. CHRISTINA But this is the car the porter told me to take. GENE Not a problem, Miss. I’ll get you where you need to go. CHRISTINA Oh no. I left my purse on the train! It was under the seat. Can we go back? GENE I’m afraid the train is long gone. But don’t worry, Miss. I’m sure someone turned it in. I’ll call the station’s lost and found for you. CHRISTINA If I could just get my bag -- CHRISTINA What? I know the guy put it in there! GENE Let me make those calls, then I can take you back to the station. CHRISTINA Thank you. Do you think they’ll let me check in without I.D... GENE Check in? Maybe you better talk to Michael. He’s just over there. CHRISTINA Excuse me? MICHAEL Hi there. What can I do for you? CHRISTINA Hi, I just need to get checked in, but I don’t have my ID -- MICHAEL Oh, that’s okay. We don’t really have a formal check-in. It’s pretty much first-come, first-served. CHRISTINA Then what was the point of making a reservation? MICHAEL I don’t know who made one for you, but... it’s fine. If you want to follow me, I’ll make sure someone helps you. CHRISTINA Thank you. CHRISTINA Sorry about your grapes. MICHAEL What do you mean? CHRISTINA Well, looks like you kind of missed the harvest. MICHAEL Not if you’re making ice wine. CHRISTINA Don’t most wineries use a freezer and make it with the grapes they already have? MICHAEL It’s not the same. Nothing brings out the sweetness like the slow build of winter. If we time the harvest just right, the flavor is perfect. You know exactly what you’re going to get. CHRISTINA I can certainly appreciate that. MICHAEL Come on. Let’s get you inside. CHRISTINA I’d rather get settled into my room before doing any wine tasting. MICHAEL Oh, I’m sorry, but the only rooms here are part of our private residence. I can recommend a couple hotels in town -- CHRISTINA Wait, I thought this was a hotel. MICHAEL Nope. We’re just a winery. CHRISTINA This is Hollingbrook Winery?! MICHAEL It is. I’m Michael Hollingbrook. And you are? CHRISTINA I’m... in the wrong place. I need to go. CHRISTINA Oh no... Where’d the driver go? MICHAEL Gene will be back any second. But long as you’re here, come on back inside, warm yourself up, and try our merlot. It’s wonderful. MICHAEL I see you’ve read our recent review to the contrary. Completely unfair. Bordering on unprofessional. CHRISTINA Well. Usually when things get bad reviews, there’s a good reason. MICHAEL Yeah. There was. We made an honest mistake. But instead of letting us rectify it, the reviewer trashed us. We lost a lot of business. CHRISTINA I’m... very sorry to hear that. MICHAEL Well, nothing we can do now but try and get back on our feet. BRITNEY Dad, do you want me to put out all the Barrel Tapping Festival merch? MICHAEL That would be great. Hi, I’m Britney. CHRISTINA I’m... CHRISTINA Joy. BRITNEY Nice to meet you. How do you walk on those in the snow? Aren’t you afraid you’re going to slip and fall? CHRISTINA Hasn’t happened yet. MICHAEL Are you okay? CHRISTINA What? MICHAEL How many fingers am I holding up? MICHAEL What’s your name? CHRISTINA I think I’ll just stay here. DR GRAYSON Well, Joy, good news. Your vitals are all normal, and I don’t see any signs of head trauma or concussion. CHRISTINA Who’s Joy? BRITNEY You are. I’m Britney, remember? We just met? CHRISTINA We did? DR GRAYSON Do you know where you live? CHRISTINA I... think in the city. DR GRAYSON Which city? CHRISTINA I don’t -- I don’t know. DR GRAYSON Oh, dear. CHRISTINA What? What’s wrong with me? DR GRAYSON I believe you have a case of retrograde amnesia. CHRISTINA What? What’s that? DR GRAYSON It’s the inability to recall recent events. The brain is shutting down the part that needs to heal. CHRISTINA How long will I be like this? DR GRAYSON That’s the good news. Most patients with no outward signs of trauma get their full memory back in three to seven days. Until then, we should be able to figure out a lot from your phone -- MICHAEL When she fell, her phone got soaked in mud and water. It won’t power up. I’ll take it to the repair guy in town. See what he can do. CHRISTINA What about my wallet? Where’s my purse? GENE You left it on the train, remember? MICHAEL Pretty sure she doesn’t, Gene. GENE Right. Well. I’m still trying to find it for you. And your bag. CHRISTINA I don’t have that either? MICHAEL Just the notebook you were carrying. CHRISTINA What is all this? Recipes? What does this mean? Am I a chef? CHRISTINA Is someone waiting for me to show up somewhere? Am I married? Do I have kids? Or a cat? Did I mention any family, friends? Is anyone looking for me? MICHAEL I don’t know. But it seemed like you came to our winery by mistake. CHRISTINA Did I say where I was supposed to be? MICHAEL Sorry, no. MICHAEL Hopefully we can get the memory card on your phone to work and find out. And we’ll contact the police. You’re going to be okay. We’ll figure it out. CHRISTINA But what if we don’t? What am I going to do? DR GRAYSON You need to stay somewhere safe for a few days until your memory returns. BRITNEY She can stay with us. MICHAEL Brit, we don’t even know this person. BRITNEY Well, if she’s a criminal, she’s the most fashionable criminal I’ve ever seen. ? MICHAEL Britney, you know what I mean. BRITNEY I know Mom said we should always look for ways to help people. And Joy needs help. CHRISTINA Is your mom... BRITNEY She died three years ago. CHRISTINA I’m so sorry. BRITNEY Let’s get you upstairs. CHRISTINA I’m not sure it’s okay with your dad yet. MICHAEL It’s fine. JOHN Is this her? The one who fell? Is she going to sue us? MICHAEL Dad! Joy, this is my father, John Hollingbrook. CHRISTINA Nice to meet you. I’m so sorry for the distraction. I know how busy you must be. JOHN It’s no trouble. We just want to make sure you’re okay. CHRISTINA I’m fine. Except for the part where I don’t remember anything about myself. JOHN Nothing? Nothing at all? CHRISTINA No, and I have no idea if anyone is even looking for me. All I have is this notebook. JOHN And there are no clues in there? CHRISTINA Only that I seem to be an extremely- organized dessert enthusiast. BRITNEY We just learned about this in science. Smells are a huge trigger for memories. Maybe making one of these recipes will jog yours. CHRISTINA Maybe... I’m sorry, is it okay if I lie down? MICHAEL Of course. DR GRAYSON said sleep is the best thing for you. JOHN You’re welcome to use the guest room. CHRISTINA CHRISTINA I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all this. I don’t know what I would’ve done without your help. MICHAEL It’s okay. You’re safe. Everything will be fine. CHRISTINA You don’t know that. MICHAEL No. I don’t. But we’re doing everything we can. Gene’s calling around to all the other wineries and hotels to see if someone’s looking for you... All we can do right now is take it moment-by-moment. CHRISTINA Okay... CHRISTINA So in this particular moment... I’m still completely freaked out. Still freaked out. Still freaked out. How am I doing? MICHAEL You’re doing great. CHRISTINA I guess I should try and get some rest. MICHAEL That will probably help the most. Sleep well. CHRISTINA I’ll try. CHRISTINA Still freaked out. KEVIN Hi, it’s me again. Look, I get that you’re mad. And I wish I could’ve been up there with you. But ignoring my calls and texts isn’t helping anything. Just... call me when you’re ready to talk. CHRISTINA Maybe Britney was right. Maybe if I make something, I’ll remember... CHRISTINA I’m so sorry. I didn’t think anyone would be up. MICHAEL I’m not a big sleeper. CHRISTINA Well, I don’t want to get in your way. I’ll just... go back to bed. MICHAEL What were you making? CHRISTINA I was going to try one of the cookie recipes from my notebook. See if it triggers anything from my childhood. MICHAEL Don’t let me stop you. I have to admit I’m surprised you found enough ingredients to use. CHRISTINA Not a big cook, then? MICHAEL I’m really good at chicken. If Britney ever decides to become a vegetarian, we may starve to death. CHRISTINA Well, this looks like a pretty basic recipe. We should be fine. Where do you keep the anchovies? I’m joking. MICHAEL I thought maybe it was some weird “regional” thing. Except... we don’t know what region. MICHAEL Quick! What’s your address? CHRISTINA You’re trying the “hiccup technique” on amnesia? MICHAEL That depends. Did it work? CHRISTINA No. MICHAEL Then, no. BRITNEY You took my advice! CHRISTINA I’m so sorry if we woke you up. BRITNEY That’s okay, now that I know what it is! Can I help? MICHAEL It’s the middle of the night, Brit. BRITNEY It’s a weekend, and we haven’t baked anything in this kitchen in... a long time. MICHAEL Okay. If it’s okay with Joy. CHRISTINA Of course! MICHAEL I have some paperwork to do, so... I’ll just let you two get to it. BRITNEY Thanks, Dad. BRITNEY So what’re we making? CHRISTINA “Grandma’s Famous” cookies. BRITNEY Do you think Grandma would be mad if we added butterscotch? CHRISTINA I have no idea. But it’s not in the recipe -- BRITNEY Let’s try it anyway. I think we have some chips -- CHRISTINA Okay. BRITNEY Now what? Pecans? CHRISTINA That’s not on here either. CHRISTINA How about pecans and almonds? BRITNEY Yes! CHRISTINA Ooh, and some cinnamon? Or do you have pumpkin pie spice? BRITNEY We do! CHRISTINA I have no clue how it’s all going to taste together though... BRITNEY Only one way to find out. MICHAEL Okay, let’s get you back in bed. BRITNEY But I want to try them. CHRISTINA I’ll put them in the fridge and bake them first thing in the morning. BRITNEY Okay. Did this help you remember anything? CHRISTINA Not yet. But I had a lot of fun. BRITNEY Me, too. BRITNEY We should put it inside so she knows it’s there. DIANE I don’t want to wake her up. She needs to rest if she’s going to get her memory back. BRITNEY Oops. Hi. DIANE I’m so sorry if we woke you up. CHRISTINA I was awake. DIANE Hi, I’m Diane, I’m a close friend of the family. CHRISTINA It’s nice to meet you. I’m... Joy. Apparently. DIANE I hope you don’t mind, I brought you some clean clothes, some comfy shoes and some basic toiletries. CHRISTINA Thank you so much. That’s so kind of you. CHRISTINA I can’t believe I actually wore these. They’re like little leather torture chambers. DIANE Yeah, I’m more of a “comfort first” kind of gal myself. CHRISTINA Right now I’ll take all the comfort I can get. BRITNEY Can I go put the cookies in? CHRISTINA That would be great! DIANE I heard about your late-night baking session. CHRISTINA I hope the cookies turn out okay. We didn’t really go by the recipe. DIANE Some of the best things in life happen when you take a little detour. DIANE I’ll leave you to it. CHRISTINA Thanks again, Diane. SAM Betsy! SAM Can you get me Christina’s review of Badgley’s Bistro from Friday night? BETSY She hasn’t submitted it yet. SAM That’s odd. She said she’d finish it on the train. Maybe she really is taking some time for some romance! Good for her. CHRISTINA Good morning. MICHAEL Good morning. Wow. Diane’s clothes fit you perfectly. I mean, I’m glad they fit and you don’t have to wear the same clothes every day. Not that yours weren’t nice, but -- you know what I mean. BRITNEY Dad. Stop being weird. MICHAEL But I’m really good at it. BRITNEY They’re ready! MICHAEL It’s been a long time since Britney had fun in the kitchen like that. Thank you. CHRISTINA Well, I think I had more fun than she did. I’m a little nervous about trying them, though. MICHAEL I’d be excited. What if they trigger a memory? CHRISTINA Well, we didn’t exactly use the same recipe, so... I’m not getting my hopes up. CHRISTINA Okay, on the count of three. One, two... three. BRITNEY These are amazing! CHRISTINA They are, aren’t they? MICHAEL Are you remembering anything? CHRISTINA No. BRITNEY It’s my fault. We should’ve used the exact recipe. CHRISTINA It was worth it. Have you heard from anyone this morning, though? Has anyone said they were looking for me? MICHAEL I’m sorry. Not yet. CHRISTINA What if I’m a fugitive or something? BRITNEY Dad basically said the same thing. CHRISTINA Well if I’m “wanted,” at least I’ll know someone’s looking for me. Maybe if I look at today’s newspaper something will trigger my memory? MICHAEL Anything? CHRISTINA Nope. I guess we can check stockbroker, meteorologist and politician off the list. MICHAEL Good thing. Because if you were a politician, we’d definitely kick you out. CHRISTINA Ooh! Here’s something exciting. BRITNEY What? Is it about you? CHRISTINA It’s about you. MICHAEL More nerve-wracking than exciting. But thanks. MICHAEL You know, these would pair perfectly with our ice wine at the tasting. CHRISTINA Oh, you make that here? MICHAEL Right. You don’t remember -- we talked about it before you fell. Do you want to try it? CHRISTINA Absolutely. MICHAEL Here. You’ll need one of these. CHRISTINA For what? MICHAEL This is a special Ice Wine room Beth and I built a couple years ago. CHRISTINA This is incredible. And... incredibly cold. CHRISTINA This is a lot of ice. MICHAEL It helps keeps the temperature at fourteen degrees. Which happens to be the exact temperature that’s perfect for harvesting the ice wine grapes. We’re hoping that’ll happen in the next few days. CHRISTINA People must love coming here during the tour. MICHAEL It’s not part of the tour. It’s... temporary. When it melts in a year or so... that’s it. CHRISTINA Why? MICHAEL Because my father thinks it’s too expensive to constantly maintain the fourteen degree temperature... And that we need to focus on what we’re already known for to win our customers back. CHRISTINA Back? MICHAEL Right. You don’t remember us talking about this. We accidentally sent out a corked merlot last year, and the review almost put us out of business. When the buyers and reviewers come to our barrel tapping... we have to win them all back. CHRISTINA I’m sure you will. MICHAEL I don’t know. These reviewers are pretty brutal. And they don’t seem to care about the impact they have on businesses. MICHAEL They write their review... and move on. And we’re left to pick up the pieces. CHRISTINA Well, they don’t sound like very happy people. Looking for the negative in everything must be exhausting. MICHAEL Just one sip, okay? Just to be safe. CHRISTINA Why? MICHAEL I’m thinking wine and amnesia may not mix too well. CHRISTINA I have amnesia? MICHAEL To getting your memory back. CHRISTINA Michael, this is incredible. MICHAEL It really is, isn’t it? This is exactly how I hoped it would taste. My wife -- CHRISTINA It’s okay. Your wife... MICHAEL She never got to taste the final product. I know she would’ve loved it. CHRISTINA Everyone will. You have to serve this at the party. MICHAEL Except... my dad doesn’t want this to be an official Hollingbrook product. CHRISTINA Why not? MICHAEL Well, if you asked him, he’d say it’s “not what we do.” It’s hard on the equipment to press frozen grapes... and it wastes valuable acreage. CHRISTINA All valid reasons not to do it. But this supersedes them all. It’s wonderful. MICHAEL Thanks. But I mean... for all intents and purposes, this is the first sip of wine you’ve ever had. So the bar’s pretty low. MICHAEL Okay. So let’s see how the wine pairs with the cookie. CHRISTINA What do you think? MICHAEL They’re perfect together. I really had the ingredients to make these, huh? MICHAEL Aside from the anchovies. CHRISTINA Sometimes it just takes a different perspective to see what you already have right in front of you. Maybe that’s all your dad needs. To see the ice wine from your point of view. MICHAEL Maybe in real life you’re a philosopher. CHRISTINA They are great together. MICHAEL I really hope you remember how you made these! CHRISTINA I hope I remember a lot more than that. But I definitely won’t forget the last twenty-four hours. MICHAEL I won’t either. MICHAEL I checked in with the police again... They haven’t heard anything about anyone missing. And still no sign of your purse or your bag. CHRISTINA I hate to think no one’s searching for me. CHRISTINA I guess in a way it’s good. I probably don’t have kids, or a husband... but... I must have someone. Right? BRITNEY Of course you do! You’re amazing. MICHAEL She’s not wrong. DIANE I’m sure they’ll find you soon. MICHAEL You should eat. Keep your strength up. CHRISTINA I don’t know where to start. BRITNEY I just make one big pile on my plate and eat my way down. CHRISTINA Sounds good to me! CHRISTINA This is wonderful. JOHN We farmers take our meals very seriously. DIANE I snuck over here for breakfast for five years straight. BRITNEY What’s wrong, Dad? MICHAEL There’s a delay on our tasting glasses for the party. If they don’t get here in time for our event -- DIANE I’ll take care of it, Michael. You just concentrate on the wine itself. Don’t worry. MICHAEL Too late. There’s just so much riding on this party -- BRITNEY It’s going to be great, Dad. I know it. MICHAEL And how do you know that? BRITNEY Because we’re due for some really good luck. MICHAEL I’ll drink to that. MICHAEL Except we still need to bring out the actual drinks. BRITNEY On it. She heads toward the kitchen. CHRISTINA Can I help? JOHN You and Diane just relax. CHRISTINA Britney’s such a sweet kid. DIANE She is. And she’s been through so much. CHRISTINA I heard about her mom. Do you mind me asking -- DIANE Sara had a heart condition no one knew about. It was just... a one-in- a-million thing. CHRISTINA Michael said he made the ice wine for her. DIANE They started it together. When she died, he just wanted keep their vision alive. But now, he’s obsessed with it as a way to bring the winery back from that review. He really just deserves a win. JOHN I gotta be honest, Joy... if it means you stick around and make more cookies like this, I may be rooting for amnesia. MICHAEL Dad! CHRISTINA It’s okay. Michael and I already agreed... freak-outs bad. MICHAEL Laughing good. JOHN Well, I was just teasing. These are amazing. CHRISTINA They’re even better paired with a certain dessert wine. JOHN I’m sure they are. Excuse me, I’m just going to get more coffee. CHRISTINA Sorry about that. I was just trying to help. MICHAEL I know. And thanks. BRITNEY Joy, do you want to bake something else today? CHRISTINA I’d love to. But first... I was hoping this I could get a ride back to the station and look for my bags? Maybe see if anything jogs my memory? CHRISTINA You know what? I can take a cab. I know you’re so busy planning the party. MICHAEL It’s okay. We need to pick up a few things in town anyway. PHYLLIS Christina, it’s Mom again. I know you’re busy, just wanted to check in and let you know I haven’t killed your plants yet. Call me back when you can. Love you. SECURITY GUARD That’s all that’s been turned in. Any of them yours? CHRISTINA I don’t know. Can we open them just in case? SECURITY GUARD I’d need to see some ID. CHRISTINA I... lost my purse too. I’m sorry, Miss. Without ID there’s not much I can do. Have you tried the police? CHRISTINA MICHAEL BRITNEY Yes... KEVIN Seriously, Chrissy, this isn’t cool. I’m really busy and I don’t do well with the whole passive-aggressive silent treatment thing. We’re adults. Just let me know you’re okay. Okay? Okay. CHRISTINA Who is this? MICHAEL That’s Eleanor Parks. She’s kind of the end-all-be-all reviewer of wines from this region. One good review from her and everything changes. BRITNEY Do you know her? CHRISTINA I... don’t think so. But if she’s that important, I hope she’s coming to your barrel tapping. MICHAEL She’s invited. No guarantee she’ll come, though. There’s a lot of competition for her time this week. CHRISTINA She just needs to think she’s missing out on the “Next Big Thing” if she doesn’t come. MICHAEL So now we’ve narrowed your career down to chef, baker, and marketing executive. BRITNEY Or fashion designer. Your shoes when you got here were amazing. CHRISTINA I don’t know what I was thinking, wearing those in snow. BRITNEY That’s what I said! CHRISTINA Well, after all this, I may stick with snuggly boots. CHRISTINA What is it? MICHAEL Gene checked with the guy at the phone store. They still can’t get the phone up and running. CHRISTINA Great. MICHAEL And... no one’s reported a purse being turned it from the train. I’m so sorry, Joy. CHRISTINA No missing persons report. Nothing on social media... How is this possible? MICHAEL We’ll keep checking online. MICHAEL Don’t worry. Whatever you need, we’ll take care of it. And remember what the doctor said. It likely won’t last too long. CHRISTINA I don’t know how to thank you. Of course I’ll pay you back for everything. MICHAEL Joy. It’s okay. Don’t pay it back. Just... pay it forward. CHRISTINA I will. Starting with baking something new from my notebook. Maybe one of these recipes is the “trigger” to remembering who I am. And... maybe one of them will be good enough to convince your dad serve your ice wine at the party. MICHAEL You know how to bake miracles? CHRISTINA We can try. I’ll need my assistant though. You in? BRITNEY I’m so in. BRITNEY I’ll bring them in. CHRISTINA That’s so nice of you. MICHAEL Don’t be fooled. She’s just trying to hide the fact that she already opened the white chocolate chips and ate half the bag. CHRISTINA Actually... that was me. MICHAEL I’ll be right in. I just need to check on the grapes. CHRISTINA Mind if I join you? Maybe if I can remember our conversation in the vineyard, something else will spark. Plus, you’re pretty good company. MICHAEL You’re not so bad yourself. MICHAEL Does being out here jog your memory at all? CHRISTINA No. But... I like being out here anyway. CHRISTINA So... what happens if the best night to harvest is on the same night as the party? MICHAEL Shhh! Don’t put that into the universe. It would be a disaster. Harvesting is all hands on deck. And so is the party. And... as much as I want to use ice wine to create a buzz... this party is even more important. We have to remind people how good all of our wine is. I think my dad thinks I’m forgetting that, but I’m not. I’m just trying to give us an edge. CHRISTINA I think he knows how much you care. Not just for the wine, but for everyone around you. I’ve only known you for a couple days and I can see it. CHRISTINA Five second rule? MICHAEL They’re frozen, so you have at least a minute. CHRISTINA Who even thought to make ice wine in the first place? MICHAEL Actually, there’s a great story behind it. One night, an early frost struck a small German vineyard before harvest. MICHAEL But the villagers knew if they let the grapes go, they wouldn’t have anything to sell that year. So they took a chance -- lit a big bon fire, made streusel, and harvested anyway. When they pressed the frozen grapes, the end result was a sweet wine like no one had ever had before. They called it eiswein. CHRISTINA I love that. A “happy accident.” MICHAEL I like to think it was meant to happen. The villagers hit a roadblock and ended up somewhere they never thought they’d be. CHRISTINA And it turned out for the best. Maybe someday I can look back on all this and say the same thing. MICHAEL I hope so. And for what it’s worth... I’m glad you showed up at the “wrong” winery. CHRISTINA I am, too. Their eyes meet and they have a moment, getting lost in their own thoughts, and in each others’ eyes. Suddenly it starts to SNOW. Big flakes. Christina looks up, in awe. CHRISTINA It’s snowing. MICHAEL This might be a clue. Maybe you live somewhere it doesn’t snow. CHRISTINA Maybe. It’s so beautiful. MICHAEL Living in the moment? CHRISTINA Yep. MICHAEL Okay. Freaking out? CHRISTINA No. MICHAEL I should get back to work. CHRISTINA Right. JOHN Thought I’d find you in here. We need to clear the snow from the outdoor tasting area in case there’s overflow. JOHN Michael, please tell me you’re not planning on bringing people in here during the party... MICHAEL Just VIP’s. Dad, it’s already bottled. We might as well let people enjoy it. MICHAEL And it’s your chance to see the reaction you would’ve had when you tried making it. It’s like... a second chance. JOHN Okay, I’ll meet you halfway. You can bring people in, and let them try it. But only as a limited- edition, one-time thing at the party. But that’s all. MICHAEL What if people ask for more? JOHN That’s the problem. We can’t sell them “more.” We can’t guarantee anything aside from the bottles we already have. Even if it worked out this year, it’s not a safe bet. One grape for one drop of ice wine? And that’s if you even get all the juice out when it’s extracted. Not to mention the fermentation process failing so often with the sugar content being so high. We run the risk of wasting an entire harvest. MICHAEL Not if we do everything right. JOHN I’m not retired yet, son. We have to focus on what will work long- term. I know you mean well, but this is the best I can do. MICHAEL If Eleanor Parks comes here and enjoys it, will you change your mind? MICHAEL What are you two making? CHRISTINA A chocolate soufflé. From my notebook. I have notes all over it so I must’ve made it a lot. MICHAEL Okay, you must be a pastry chef. Aren’t soufflés really hard? CHRISTINA How hard can it be? This time we should probably follow the recipe, though. CHRISTINA AND BRITNEY Wait! Dad! MICHAEL This is baking chocolate, isn’t it? CHRISTINA AND BRITNEY Yes. MICHAEL I knew that. Yum. CHRISTINA So. What would you pair it with? MICHAEL The trash can. CHRISTINA I can’t believe you followed- through on that. MICHAEL When I commit, I commit. CHRISTINA A good trait to have in general. CHRISTINA Ready? BRITNEY AND MICHAEL Ready. BRITNEY Oh, no. MICHAEL Oops. CHRISTINA Oh well. Even if they don’t look so good, we had a blast making them. I bet they’re still amazing inside. I’m going in. MICHAEL This is the best dessert I’ve ever had. BRITNEY This is the best anything I’ve ever had! CHRISTINA I’m glad. And... since this is the first soufflé I remember eating, I guess it’s the best one I’ve ever had, too. MICHAEL I don’t know if anything can beat this. CHRISTINA Maybe not... But... I’d like to find out. CHRISTINA I guess I better get some sleep. Who knows -- maybe I’ll wake up “Myself.” BRITNEY Will she still want to hang out with us? CHRISTINA Absolutely. CHRISTINA Everything okay? BRITNEY We’re harvesting! CHRISTINA The grapes? Now? In the middle of the night? MICHAEL It’s fourteen degrees. It’s now or never. BRITNEY Everyone comes out. It’s fun. Diane brought some snow gear for you! MICHAEL You don’t have to if you don’t -- CHRISTINA Are you out of your mind! I wouldn’t miss this for anything. And you can get it done before the party. One less thing to worry about. For you, I mean. I’m still worried about pretty much everything. MICHAEL Well, maybe this will distract you for a little while. Come on. CHRISTINA Where’s your dad? MICHAEL I guess he’s not coming out. JOHN Hey. I might not like the idea, but the stuff still has my name on it. MICHAEL Let’s do this. MICHAEL Okay, okay, you win! BRITNEY Come on! There’s still more over here. MICHAEL Guess we better get to it. CHRISTINA Guess so. MICHAEL Britney fell asleep before her head even hit the pillow. DIANE We all need some rest. Only two days before the party and still lots to do. I have the extra linens in the car if you want to help me bring them in before I head home. MICHAEL Of course. CHRISTINA You should at least try it, John. He’s worked so hard -- JOHN I know. CHRISTINA Then what’s stopping you? JOHN When I took over the winery from my dad, I tried making ice wine, too. Then we had a a heat wave. Record temperatures for two weeks. We lost a quarter of our grapes. It took years to recover. CHRISTINA Does Michael know that? JOHN He thinks it was a fluke. That it couldn’t happen like that again. CHRISTINA But... isn’t that true? JOHN I’m not going to take that chance. He already feels responsible for the bad review. I can’t let him take the hit if the ice wine puts us even deeper in the hole. I love him too much. CHRISTINA If you love him... doesn’t he deserve a chance to make things right? Or maybe even give you a second chance to make the wine you dreamed of too? MICHAEL Did something happen? CHRISTINA Your dad told me what happened when he tried to make ice wine. Now it makes sense why he’s holding back. He’s protecting you. He loves you so much. You know that, right? MICHAEL He’s never been much for talking about his feelings. Guess that runs in the family. CHRISTINA Are... there feelings you’re not talking about? MICHAEL Definitely. CHRISTINA I don’t know who I am, or where I live, or my history. But right now I feel like I’m where I belong. Is that crazy? MICHAEL A few days ago I would’ve said yes, but... no. It’s not crazy. MICHAEL We just can’t get ahead of ourselves. Not until you know who you are. CHRISTINA I know. You’re right. You have to protect yourself, and Britney... MICHAEL And you. Maybe once you do know who you are... KEVIN Hello? SAM Kevin, it’s Sam. Christina’s editor. I really need to talk to her and she’s not answering my calls. KEVIN Let me call you right back. KEVIN Phyllis, hi, it’s Kevin. I was wondering if you’ve heard from Christina in the last few days? BRITNEY Joy? CHRISTINA Hi. BRITNEY Hi. I just wanted to say thanks for helping us with the baking and harvesting last night. Dad’s been so stressed-out about the party... We haven’t had that much fun in a long time. CHRISTINA It’s my pleasure. Thank you for making me feel so at home. CHRISTINA Your mom has kind eyes. Just like yours. CHRISTINA I’m sure you miss her so much. BRITNEY I do, but... sometimes when I feel happy, I feel guilty. Like last night. CHRISTINA Brit, I’m sure that when she watches over you from heaven, seeing your smile makes her heart sing. BRITNEY You really think so? CHRISTINA I do. CHRISTINA That’s quite a hat collection you’ve got there. BRITNEY Oh, most of them were my mom’s. I just like wearing them. I know it’s strange. CHRISTINA Not at all. It’s like... she’s giving you a hug every time you wear it. BRITNEY I said the same thing! BRITNEY So, what does it actually feel like to have amnesia? MICHAEL I was wondering the same thing. CHRISTINA Well... you know when you wake up and for a second you aren’t sure where you are, or if you’re dreaming or not? MICHAEL I hate that. CHRISTINA Then... I don’t recommend this experience. BRITNEY I’m so sorry this happened to you, Joy. CHRISTINA You know what? I’m not. Because if this didn’t happen, I wouldn’t have gotten to know you and your dad. CHRISTINA I mean, of course I want to find out who I am. But... I think I’m really going to miss this. Is that weird? MICHAEL Not at all. But just for the record... No matter who you are, you’re always welcome here. BRITNEY I don’t have a dress to wear to the party tomorrow. CHRISTINA Maybe your dad can take you shopping. BRITNEY Or maybe you could? No offense to Dad but he thinks fancy means dark jeans. BRITNEY Do you know how to build a snowman? CHRISTINA I think I do. BRITNEY Then let’s do it, and see if any more memories come to you. MICHAEL That’s a great idea, Brit. MICHAEL Wait. He’s a she? CHRISTINA Even Frosty got a girlfriend eventually. MICHAEL You remember Frosty! That’s good. CHRISTINA But I still can’t remember my phone number. MICHAEL To be fair, I don’t know anyone’s phone number. BRITNEY I’ll go find some branches for arms. MICHAEL I’m a little jealous of you, you know. Everything you do, it’s like you’re doing it for the first time. Like when you tried the wine. I hope everyone at the party has the same reaction you had. CHRISTINA They will. MICHAEL How do you know that? CHRISTINA Like everything else right now -- I just know it in my gut. BRITNEY She’s still missing something. Maybe we can get a scarf from the dress shop. MICHAEL You are not spending money on a scarf for a snowman. BRITNEY AND CHRISTINA Snow woman. MICHAEL You’re not cold? CHRISTINA Not at all. Britney, we still need to get that dress. MICHAEL You go ahead. I need to go to the hardware store. I’ll meet you back here when you’re done. CHRISTINA I think you’d look beautiful in that. BRITNEY Except, I read online that with my coloring, I should never wear pink. CHRISTINA Do you like it though? BRITNEY I love it. CHRISTINA Right now, in this moment... that dress makes you happy. That’s all that matters. Unless the dress costs a fortune, then maybe ask your dad. I don’t want to get into trouble. BRITNEY It’s on sale. CHRISTINA Victory is ours! BRITNEY Do you think you’ll need a dress for the party, too? CHRISTINA I don’t know. My memory could come back any second. And then -- BRITNEY Back to your real life? CHRISTINA Whatever that is. But for what it’s worth... I hope it’s as nice as this one. BRITNEY That’s her. Eleanor Parks. CHRISTINA Has she RSVP’d for the party yet? BRITNEY I don’t think so. CHRISTINA Go, try on the dress. I’ll go talk to her. CHRISTINA Excuse me? ELEANOR Yes -- ? ELEANOR Oh. Hi, Christina. CHRISTINA You know me? ELEANOR You don’t have to be so dramatic. Don’t worry. I’m not going to be the one to blow “C.J. Osborne”’s cover. I wouldn’t do that. CHRISTINA Wait. I’m C.J. Osborne? ELEANOR I don’t know why you’re playing this game, Christina. But just don’t play it with me. BRITNEY Well? What did she say? Is she coming? CHRISTINA It... wasn’t her. BRITNEY Oh. Bummer. CHRISTINA Yeah. MICHAEL The good news is, all the flyers are still up around town for the party. I’m praying that Eleanor Parks saw it. And that C.J. Osborne didn’t. BRITNEY He wouldn’t dare show his face at our winery, Dad. Don’t worry. MICHAEL I hope not. He’s literally the last person I want to see. MICHAEL Are you okay, Joy? MICHAEL Joy? CHRISTINA Hi. Yes. That’s me. I’m fine. Everything’s fine. MICHAEL Guess she’s ready to go. DIANE Is she okay? MICHAEL She wasn’t feeling well. If she’s not feeling better soon, I think we should call DR GRAYSON -- DIANE I’ll go check on her. DIANE Are you okay? Michael said you aren’t feeling well. I can tell he’s worried. He really cares about you. CHRISTINA I really care about him, too. That’s what makes this even worse. DIANE Joy, what is it? CHRISTINA I got my memory back. DIANE You got your memory back? CHRISTINA Shhhh. Not so loud! DIANE Why not? This is great news. CHRISTINA No. It’s not. DIANE Why not? What’s your name? CHRISTINA Christina Osborne. DIANE But... you said your name was Joy. Before you even fell. CHRISTINA Joy’s my middle name. DIANE Christina Joy. Osborne. DIANE NO! CHRISTINA Yes. DIANE You’re C.J. Osborne?! CHRISTINA Shhhhhh! DIANE I can’t believe it. CHRISTINA It’s true. But I don’t want to be her. I just want to be Joy again. CHRISTINA Michael’s never going to forgive me. DIANE For the review? CHRISTINA For everything. He hates me! Britney and John and Gene... they’re going to hate me too. And they’re right to. I’m the bad guy! DIANE I don’t hate you. CHRISTINA You should. I’m the reason the winery lost so much business. I’m the reason everything is riding on tomorrow night. DIANE You have to tell them. CHRISTINA How do I explain all this? How do I tell them how sorry I am? How do I show them... How do I show them I’m not the same person I was when I got here? DIANE Let’s just take a second to process all of this. Is there anyone you need to call? DIANE You’re already with someone, aren’t you? CHRISTINA I was. I mean... I am. But -- CHRISTINA That’s not what I want anymore. DIANE What do you want? CHRISTINA I want what Joy had. She lived in the moment. She didn’t know what the future held, and it set her free. She was happy. DIANE Christina... you can still have all that. That doesn’t have to change. CHRISTINA Everything’s going to change when I tell them. What’s this going to do to Britney? She’s going to be devastated. DIANE They care about you. No matter what your name is. But they need to know the truth. MICHAEL Joy? You okay up there? DIANE We just need a minute, Mike. MICHAEL Say no more... DIANE You have to tell him. CHRISTINA I will. But not until I make things right. CHRISTINA That way maybe they won’t be as angry. Maybe they won’t hate me. Maybe Michael -- DIANE I’m not sure that’s a good idea -- CHRISTINA Just, please don’t say anything yet. Just give me until the party tomorrow. I have to fix this. For everyone. I need a phone. I have a lot of calls to make. DIANE Use mine for now. I’ll drive you into town to get you a new one. MICHAEL Where are you two heading off to? DIANE Oh, we’re -- CHRISTINA Getting ingredients for another dessert. MICHAEL I guess you’re feeling like yourself again, then? CHRISTINA Something like that. MICHAEL Well, I forgot drop off some shuttle passes to the party for the buyers staying in town, so I can drive you back in. MICHAEL Come on. We can take the convertible. CHRISTINA It’s freezing outside. MICHAEL I know. Do you trust me? CHRISTINA More than anyone. MICHAEL Then come on. MICHAEL Heat on full blast, hats, scarves, gloves... and hot cocoa. MICHAEL You in? CHRISTINA I can’t think of anything I’d rather do. MICHAEL Aside from get your memory back -- CHRISTINA Right. Of course. Duh. MICHAEL Okay then. Let’s take a little joy ride? See what I did there? CHRISTINA I did. Because... I’m Joy. I’m sooooo Joy. MICHAEL You remember that song? CHRISTINA Oh. No. I just... I heard it in the store earlier. And I forgot it again. Darn amnesia. CHRISTINA Lot of competition out there, huh? MICHAEL That’s why tomorrow is so important. We need to be the winery people are talking about. CHRISTINA You will. I promise. MICHAEL I’m not sure that’s a promise anyone can make. CHRISTINA Michael - MICHAEL Sorry. I know I’m the one who said I can’t open up but when you’re with someone you like so much... CHRISTINA It’s hard to keep things inside. MICHAEL And as hard as you try, you can’t just... turn those feelings off. CHRISTINA I wouldn’t be so sure about that. MICHAEL You can put the baking supplies on my account. CHRISTINA Thank you. MICHAEL While you do that, I’ll drop off the passes. Meet you back here in a few minutes. KEVIN No, Phyllis, I called every hospital from the city to here. KEVIN Hang on, it’s a spam call. KEVIN I’m back. I don’t know. I’ll let you know when I talk to her. Maybe she just needed a break. Maybe we both did. CHRISTINA Great. Please answer... PHYLLIS Hello? CHRISTINA Hi, Mom. It’s me... PHYLLIS Christina! Where have you been? Everyone’s been trying to reach you! CHRISTINA I know. It’s a long story... KEVIN Hi, I’m trying to find out if a Christina Osborne checked in? KEVIN It could also be under “C.J. Osborne.” MICHAEL C.J. Osborne, the food critic? KEVIN Yes. I’m her boyfriend. MICHAEL I didn’t realize “C.J. Osborne” was a woman. KEVIN That’s by design. She likes to keep people guessing. Do you know her? MICHAEL I run Hollingbrook winery. KEVIN The merlot. MICHAEL Yup. KEVIN I know being on the receiving end of her reviews can be difficult. MICHAEL That’s an understatement. KEVIN She just wants to help people know what to expect. That way they never have to worry about being disappointed. MICHAEL But you can’t go through life expecting to control everything that happens. KEVIN I think C.J. would beg to differ. MICHAEL Well, if you could do me a favor and steer her clear of Hollingbrook winery this week, I’d appreciate it. Just in case she was planning on a follow-up hit piece. KEVIN I totally understand. Will do. KEVIN Of course, I’d have to find her first. CHRISTINA Just meet me at the inn at nine tomorrow morning. Please. I really need to talk to you. CHRISTINA Mom, did you talk to Sam and tell him I’m okay? Great. Thank you. I hope it works, too. CHRISTINA I have to go, Mom. Love you. MICHAEL Maybe we should check on your phone at the shop. CHRISTINA I did. The guy said he’s this close to fixing it. Probably tomorrow. He practically guaranteed it. MICHAEL Tomorrow, huh? Then... I guess we better make the most of today. CHRISTINA Look at you, living in the moment yet again. MICHAEL I like it. It’s my new thing. CHRISTINA Mine too. Really, really new. You never know when everything could change. MICHAEL I wouldn’t change the past few days for anything. CHRISTINA Neither would I. CHRISTINA What’s wrong? MICHAEL Weren’t you going to get ingredients for the dessert? CHRISTINA Oh. Yeah. I still need to do that... MICHAEL I’ll help. MICHAEL By the way -- you’ll never guess who I met at the hotel. CHRISTINA Who? MICHAEL “C.J. Osborne”’s boyfriend. CHRISTINA What?! He’s here? MICHAEL Actually, C.J. is a woman, can you believe that? She sounds like a real piece of work. CHRISTINA Is that so? MICHAEL I bet she can’t wait to ruin some other winery’s sales for the year. CHRISTINA Michael, I’m sure if she knew the damage it did, she’d do anything to make it right. MICHAEL It’s way too late for that. MICHAEL Hey. What’s wrong? KEVIN Christina. KEVIN Well. I guess now I know why you haven’t been answering anyone’s calls -- CHRISTINA Kevin, there’s a good reason. MICHAEL You know him? KEVIN She’s my girlfriend. MICHAEL I thought you said C.J. Osborne was your girlfriend. KEVIN Yeah. She is. MICHAEL I have to go. CHRISTINA Michael, wait -- KEVIN What exactly is going on here? CHRISTINA I had an accident. I hit my head. I didn’t even know who I was until earlier today. KEVIN Hang on. You’re actually going to pretend you had amnesia this whole time? How gullible do I look? CHRISTINA I know it sounds crazy, but it’s true. The Hollingbrook’s took care of me. Just... give me a second. Please. KEVIN Your mom and Sam are worried sick. CHRISTINA I called my mom. And she called Sam. KEVIN And you didn’t bother calling me? CHRISTINA I tried! CHRISTINA Just two minutes. Please. Then we can talk. CHRISTINA Michael -- MICHAEL I can’t believe, after all those conversations we had about how awful that reviewer was, it was you the whole time. CHRISTINA I’m so sorry. I was wrong to write that. And even more wrong not to give you a second chance. That’s just not who I am. Not anymore. MICHAEL Really? When you first got here, before you hit your head, you said your name was Joy. Were you there to write another “anonymous” review? CHRISTINA No. I just didn’t want to make a scene. There was a mix-up at the train station. When I realized where I was, I was trying to leave. That’s when I fell. CHRISTINA If I had known then what I know now, everything would have been different. MICHAEL It doesn’t matter. You got your memory back. That’s all that matters. I just can’t believe you knew who you were and waited this long to tell me. CHRISTINA I only waited because I was going to try and make things up to you first! To fix what I broke. MICHAEL Don’t bother. Some things... just aren’t fixable. DIANE She felt terrible when she realized who she was, Michael. MICHAEL I can’t believe you found out before I did. DIANE She wanted to fix things before she told you. You always complained that C.J. Osborne never gave you a second chance. Now you won’t give her one? MICHAEL I just... can’t. DIANE She cares about you, Mike. You had something special. Are you just going to let that go? MICHAEL I don’t have much of a choice, do I? JOHN Joy -- I mean Christina -- is here. She wants to say thanks to all of us before she leaves. MICHAEL You go ahead. I have work to do. BRITNEY I can’t believe you’re C.J. Osborne. It’s, like, the worst person you could be. CHRISTINA I know. But... thanks to you, I found a better person inside. A happier person. I’m really going to miss you. BRITNEY I’m going to miss you, too. CHRISTINA I’m so sorry that my review caused you so much pain. JOHN You were just doing your job. CHRISTINA I’m not even sure that’s the job I want to do. It doesn’t feel like... me anymore. CHRISTINA You, and Michael, and Britney and Diane... you changed my life. JOHN For a while there, you changed ours too. I tried the ice wine. You were right. It deserves a shot. CHRISTINA Have you told Michael? JOHN Not yet. CHRISTINA Don’t wait. Take it from me. It only gets harder. I wish I just had more time to fix everything. JOHN You fixed more than you know. CHRISTINA I guess I have to go. KEVIN You didn’t say much on the way back. CHRISTINA Sorry. It’s just... been a long few days. CHRISTINA Excuse me, what wine is this? HOTEL EMPLOYEE That’s the merlot from Hollingbrook Winery. KEVIN Excuse me, can you please bring over something else? CHRISTINA No, that’s okay. It’s wonderful. KEVIN Really? The same one you reviewed? CHRISTINA I should’ve given them another chance. KEVIN You’ve never been big on second chances, Christina. CHRISTINA No. I haven’t. But... they deserved one. Anyone who opens a restaurant, or a winery deserves one. CHRISTINA They’re the ones taking the risk. They’re the ones putting their hearts and souls out there with no safety net. And they have no idea what’s going to happen. Do you know how brave that is? KEVIN Chrissy, are we still talking about restaurants? CHRISTINA I’m talking about my whole life. For as long as I can remember, nothing scared me more than not knowing if something was going to work out. I was terrified of making the wrong choice. Or... taking the wrong path. But what I realized is... that’s not really living at all. I don’t want to do that anymore. KEVIN So what are you saying? CHRISTINA I’m saying... we’ve been running on fumes for a long time. You know that. KEVIN I guess I figured eventually we’d figure out where we wanted to go. CHRISTINA Maybe it’s time we get in our own cars, get a full tank of gas, and see where the road takes us. KEVIN Maybe you’re right. But are you sure you’re okay? This isn’t the Christina I know at all. CHRISTINA I know. It’s the Christina I used to be. It just took getting amnesia to remember it. KEVIN Well. That’s pretty ironic. CHRISTINA I know, right? KEVIN So what are you going to do now? CHRISTINA I’m going to check into my room... and then tomorrow, get back to making things right. CHRISTINA You got my message. ELEANOR I did. CHRISTINA Thanks again for letting me use your kitchen. DIANE I’m just glad you didn’t give up on your plan after Michael told you to leave. CHRISTINA I’ll never give up. Not on Michael, not on the winery... not on making things right. CHRISTINA I even talked to John. He’s still on board. But I have to say, baking just isn’t the same without Britney. DIANE I know. DIANE That’s why I told her to come over. BRITNEY It’s going to be so weird, not calling you “Joy” anymore. CHRISTINA It’s my middle name, actually. To be honest, I used to hate it. BRITNEY Why? CHRISTINA It didn’t feel like me. But now, it does. CHRISTINA Oh well. CHRISTINA Wait. It worked? CHRISTINA This is probably the 20th time I’ve tried making this. And I never got it right until now. DIANE What changed? CHRISTINA This time, I went with my gut. I guess knew even if I made a mistake, it would still be okay. CHRISTINA But I’m not done yet. CHRISTINA I wanted to try one more recipe. The one I made with my dad when I was a kid. There was nothing sweeter. JOHN Why are you taking down the sign? MICHAEL Because you were right. I have to think of what’s best for the future of the winery, and I was only thinking about myself. I know you were just trying to protect me. JOHN Except... I was wrong. After talking to Christina, I tried the wine. You’re right. It is special. It deserves a chance to shine. MICHAEL Thank you, Dad. JOHN You know... Christina’s pretty special, too. JOHN You’ve forgiven yourself for the bad corks. Can’t you forgive her for the review? MICHAEL I already have. JOHN Did you tell her that? MICHAEL No. I was just so hurt when I found out who she was, I pushed her away. And now it’s too late. She’s gone. JOHN You sure about that? MICHAEL What are you doing here? CHRISTINA Did you really think I’d let you serve that incredible ice wine without something to pair it with? JOHN Plenty of time to talk later. It’s almost time to open the doors. We have to get ready. MICHAEL What was that about? CHRISTINA You’ll see. DIANE I see you got your luggage back. CHRISTINA I did, but every pair shoes I had were their own special forms of torture, so I made one “Diane- inspired” purchase in town. MICHAEL Eleanor Parks didn’t make it. But that’s okay. People love the wine. All we need is some good old- fashioned word-of-mouth. CHRISTINA Wait. She’s not here? MICHAEL I didn’t really expect her. CHRISTINA I did. MICHAEL She’s here! JOHN We have something new for you all tonight. The first vintage of ice wine this valley has seen in fifty years. JOHN Later, you’ll all get the chance to visit our custom-made ice wine room. But for the moment, we’re going to take you back in time, to the German village where “eiswein” was created. So, everyone... please bundle up and follow me! MICHAEL Did you do all this? JOHN Christina did. For you. I just gave the “thumbs-up.” MICHAEL Christina -- MICHAEL Can I talk to you? CHRISTINA I thought you’d never ask. MICHAEL Careful. The last thing we need is for you to fall again. CHRISTINA I did fall pretty hard. MICHAEL So did I. MICHAEL I can’t believe you did all this for us. CHRISTINA I just hope it was enough. MICHAEL Oh, I think it was. Eleanor told my dad she’s naming us “Best Overall Winery” in next month’s “Wine and Spirits.” CHRISTINA Really? MICHAEL Word got around the bonfire... and now we already have advance orders for the entire year. CHRISTINA I’m so happy for you! I knew you could do it. MICHAEL I think I had a little help. CHRISTINA Well, that streusel is pretty good. MICHAEL I meant, help in getting Eleanor here. In fact, I asked her what made her come tonight. She said she was inspired by a review she read online. Apparently it written by her former writing partner. CHRISTINA Is that right? MICHAEL “History will tell you that ice wine is a happy accident... but with one sip of the perfect sweetness of Hollingbrook Winery’s newest vintage... you’ll quickly conclude that there are no accidents. Just every element coming together, perfectly, exactly as it was meant to be.” MICHAEL Posted by one “C.J. Osborne.” CHRISTINA I can’t think of a better way for C.J. to say goodbye. MICHAEL I hope it’s not because of me. I’m so sorry for the things I said about her -- I mean, you -- it wasn’t fair. The tainted wine was my mistake. CHRISTINA And mine was not giving you a second chance. Anyway, it doesn’t matter now. Writing reviews... it’s just not what I want to do anymore. MICHAEL You’re going to open a bakery and be a pastry chef after all! For the record, that was my first guess. CHRISTINA Actually... I love baking because it makes me happy. And I love how it brings the past and the present together. It’s a wonderful hobby. But for a career... I thought maybe I could become a restaurant consultant. But instead of only telling people their problems and walking away... I can also help them get on the right track. MICHAEL That sounds like something Christina Osborne would be very good at. And now that you mention it, I do have a problem. CHRISTINA What’s that? MICHAEL I really want to kiss you. CHRISTINA Problem solved. CHRISTINA By the way, I finally tried the merlot again. MICHAEL And? CHRISTINA Best I ever had. MICHAEL I knew it! ?