BILLY DANIEL DIANE GUS HAILEY JAKE JANICE JANIE MS_ARCHER NOAH PATRICK RACHEL TRICIA PATRICK Good morning. Could you come down to my office when you get a minute? PATRICK I’m aware of the recent holiday but when someone agrees to a deadline I expect the reports to be in on time I don’t care if he thought I meant five business days, I meant five days period. Why do people even use that term? Just get it done. PATRICK Rachel, I'm glad to see you. Sit. PATRICK As you know, the Everbys have been long time clients. And the grandfather, Edward Everby, recently passed. RACHEL I was sorry to hear about that. I only met him once but he was a nice man. PATRICK He left one of his properties and its contents to his grandchildren who hired us to have it appraised. RACHEL You want me to appraise hiking boots? PATRICK My wife had an extra pair. You're going to need these. RACHEL Would it be impertinent to ask why? PATRICK The building is somewhere in the mountains of California. RACHEL Why didn't they hire a local firm? PATRICK We have a long history with the family and they trust us. RACHEL I’m sure Connor would love a trip out west. Or maybe Mindy. I know they both love the outdoors and to travel for work. Definitely more than I do. PATRICK But you’re one of our best appraisers, and have handled the Everbys before. I really want you on this one. There isn’t a problem, is there Rachel? RACHEL No, no problem. PATRICK Good. Go home and pack. You leave this afternoon. JAKE Hey, Gus. Beautiful morning. GUS Hey, Jake. It would be if it weren’t for these aphids. JAKE The place looks beautiful Gus. You do have a green thumb. GUS How’s she running for you? JAKE Purrs like a kitten. Thanks again for letting me use this. I’m taking good care of her. GUS Glad to help out, Jake. GUS Off to the library? JAKE Of course. Have a good day Gus. MS ARCHER Good morning, Jake. The books you ordered came in this morning. JAKE You're the best, Ms. Archer. MS ARCHER I bet you say that to all the librarians. JAKE But I mean it with you. You are the best. MS ARCHER How much more research on Black Bart do you have to do? JAKE Enough to finish the final manuscript. Shouldn’t take more than a few weeks or a month. MS ARCHER Well I hope you find some time to get out of the library and enjoy the summer. You’ve been here for six months and it seems all you do is work. JAKE I’m sure I could find the time to spend an evening out with a nice, intelligent lady. JAKE But that will have to wait. MS ARCHER Work, work, work. RACHEL That’s not true. TRICIA Yes it is. You’re always working, sis. TRICIA It’s why this is going to be your first time out of New York in forever probably. RACHEL That’s why I didn’t even want this assignment. I can proudly say that I’ve only been outside of New York twice, not counting New Jersey. A class trip to Toronto in seventh grade and the disastrous spring break at Myrtle Beach where I got food poisoning from bad sushi. TRICIA Consider this a new adventure, little sister. RACHEL I'm not the adventurous type. And New York has everything. There's no need to go anywhere else. TRICIA I'd love to travel. Maybe one day when I have a life that doesn't revolve around feedings and nap schedules, Scott and I will go somewhere. RACHEL Little Italy, Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Brazil. You can experience the world without leaving the city. RACHEL Am I even packing everything I need? What if I’m not prepared? TRICIA It's California, not the moon. It’s probably a small and quaint town. RACHEL At least it’ll be a good excuse to get out of a second date with Doug. TRICIA Scott's coworker Doug? Who we set you up with? What’s wrong with him? RACHEL Nothing. He was nice, but RACHEL I think I've given up on finding my soul mate. TRICIA No one's perfect. Your soul mate isn't going to be perfect either. Sometimes you have to settle for less than 100% of the things on your list. RACHEL Did you settle for less with Scott? Tricia has to think. TRICIA Yes. He didn't have a boat. Rachel rolls her eyes. RACHEL A boat? That was seriously on your list? TRICIA Yeah, I love being out on the water. RACHEL I'm gonna miss you. Show Baby James my picture every day so he doesn't forget his Auntie Rachel. TRICIA You're only going for a couple weeks. I'll see you soon. If you don't get eaten by wild bears. I'm kidding. I'm kidding! JAKE Danny? JANICE Hey, Jake. It’s Janice. JAKE Oh, hi Janice. Is everything alright? Is Danny JANICE Your brother’s fine. How are you? JAKE I’m fine, too. JANICE Jake, your brother and I need your help. We were supposed to leave today for Italy, first family vacation in six years JAKE Sounds fun. JANICE But there was a fire at the Michigan facility last night so we had to cancel the trip. No one was injured, but there has been some extensive damage. Daniel and I are flying out as soon as we can. JAKE So why are you telling me this? I haven’t had any involvement with the family’s business in quite some time. JANICE No, it’s not that, Jake. You see, we can't take the kids with us. There’s the possibility it could still be hazardous. JAKE And you both have to go? JANICE As owner and CEO, you know Daniel has to be there. And with me being the COO, I need to be there too. And we've already asked everyone we know. JAKE So now you’re asking me? JANICE Your cousin Jeff mentioned that you’re working on your new book in California. Not too far from Los Angeles. We were wondering if you could take the kids for a couple weeks? Maybe three. Four at the most. It won’t be too much work. JAKE We? Does Danny know you’ve called to ask me? JAKE I see. JANICE Jake, please. We need you. JAKE I don't know, Janice. I'm working around the clock to make my deadline. I wouldn’t be able to entertain them. JANICE They're fourteen and eleven. They can entertain themselves. They’re practically self sufficient. JAKE The cabin I’m renting is a small, one bedroom. JANICE They'll bring sleeping bags. JAKE I just JANICE Jake, I know things have been strained between you and Daniel but we're still family and we really need your help. Please? It'll be good for you to get to know the kids again, and good for them to know their Uncle Jake. JAKE All right, all right. They can stay with me. I’ll text you the address. JANICE Thank you! You're a life saver, Jake! We'll be there tomorrow afternoon. DANIEL Did you say “Jake?” You called my brother? Without asking me? JANICE He said yes. JANICE Someone has to watch them. And maybe this will be good for you guys. RACHEL It’s so small and quaint. Ugh. RACHEL This is going to be a long trip. RACHEL I'm looking for Gus’ Bed & Breakfast? GUS You found it. I'm Gus. You must be Miss Turney. RACHEL I was terrified I wouldn't find this place before dark. Those roads are hazardous and there aren't any signs. GUS You made it. You can relax now. GUS Let me help you with those. Gus takes her bags off her hands. RACHEL Oh, thank you. GUS Here you go. The best room in the house. RACHEL It’s very GUS Homey. RACHEL Not my idea of home. GUS I’ll leave you to get settled. RACHEL Great. Do you know where I would find the Edward Everby building? I need to go there first thing in the morning. GUS About 6 blocks that way. If you came for the library, you’re here for the right reason. That place is the heart and soul of this whole county. RACHEL Thanks. Good night. DANIEL I think we should have taken highway 121. These back roads are confusing. Let’s pull over and check the GPS. DANIEL Hello, Bob. Yes, we’re arriving this evening. JANICE This way is definitely faster. We’re almost there. DANIEL Tell our employees they will receive their regular salaries until the plant reopens HAILEY Why can't I stay with my friends? Or stay home alone? JANICE Your friends have busy schedules and because no mother in her right mind would leave a fourteen year old home alone for the summer. HAILEY We're staying all summer?! DANIEL This isn't about cost, Bob, it's about doing the right thing I’ll call when I land. DANIEL I still think this is a bad idea. JANICE He was our only option. And I think this will be good for you two. Might give the family a chance to reconnect. NOAH Do I know Uncle Jake? JANICE Of course you do. We saw him a couple Christmas's ago. Remember? HAILEY He had the big beard and he was writing about Aborigines in Australia. He gave you that didgeridoo for Christmas. NOAH Oh, yeah. I played it all the time. Whatever happened to it? JANICE I don't know, honey. JANICE It’s going to be fine. MS ARCHER Shouldn't they be arriving soon? JAKE I completely lost track of time. Thanks Ms. Archer. JAKE Are you alright? I’m so sorry. RACHEL I’m fine. I'm a born and bred New York City girl. I'm tougher than I look. JAKE New York? You’re pretty far out of your element. RACHEL Believe me, I would not be here unless I had to. JAKE I take it you’re working. RACHEL Good guess. JAKE Well, this small town is a great place. You’re going to love it. RACHEL Just as long as I don’t run into anymore people bursting through doors. JAKE I didn't “burst.” RACHEL You did “burst.” You ran right into me. JAKE I’m sorry. I'm just in a hurry. JAKE And still am. Gotta go! HAILEY You're kidding! Tell me you're not seriously leaving us here? JANICE I think it looks charming. HAILEY You really hate us, don't you? DANIEL Hailey, you know that's not true. JANICE I know you're disappointed about Italy, honey. I am too. We'll go another time, I promise. But your Uncle Jake was nice enough to let you stay here and I expect you both to be on your best behavior. Okay? Janice joins Daniel and knocks on the door. JANIE Hello? Jake? Hellooooo! JAKE Hey guys! You found it. DANIEL I knew this was a bad idea. JANICE It's good to see you, Jake. You remember Noah and Hailey? JAKE Noah, my man. JAKE Hailey, wow, you are the spitting image of Grandma when she was your age. DANIEL Jake. JAKE Danny. DANIEL How are you? JAKE Good. I've been traveling, writing. The usual. You? DANIEL You know, busy with the business. JAKE Guess that’s why they call it busyness. JANICE There's enough in there to cover food and expenses. Along with sunscreen, bug spray, and first aid. Oh, and no matter how much Noah asks, don't let him watch horror movies. JAKE No worries there. I don't have cable. It's Noah's turn to look stricken. NOAH No cable? What do you watch? JAKE Nature. NOAH Which channel is that again? DANIEL Hon, we should get back on the road if we're going to make our flight. JANICE I love you. NOAH Love you, too. HAILEY Please don't leave us here. Please?! JANICE I'm sorry, honey. It's the only option. You'll be fine. DANIEL Love you, guys. Behave yourselves. JANICE Be good for Uncle Jake. Thanks again, Jake! JAKE Sorry, kiddo. Sometimes if you stand at the end of the road you can get a signal. I have a land line inside if you need to make any calls. HAILEY I don’t use my phone to make calls. JAKE Of course not. How silly of me. NOAH Haha! No wifi, you can't talk to your friends. HAILEY You can't play your video games. NOAH I don’t need wifi to play my games. HAILEY You do if you want to play against your friends or beat their high scores. NOAH What? No! JAKE Let’s get you guys unpacked. HAILEY Where are we sleeping? JAKE You can have the bedroom. Noah can sleep on the cot there, and I'll take the couch. HAILEY One bathroom? JAKE I wasn't expecting company. JAKE That’s it. NOAH Now what can we do? JAKE Um is there anything you want to do? NOAH I’m a little hungry. JAKE Perfect! Food. I know how to handle that. HAILEY Can we go out to eat? MS ARCHER We are proud of our extensive collection of historical and academic works. We have a children's library, a music center, a computer center, and a modernized electronic catalogue system. RACHEL This is really amazing for such a small town. MS ARCHER Our patron, Mr. Everby, God rest his soul, was generous with his donations, and I oversaw every expenditure from the beginning to make sure no dollar was wasted. RACHEL How long have you been here? MS ARCHER Thirty years this September. MS ARCHER And now I’m going to have to see it sold. RACHEL I’m not here to sell it. I’m only here to appraise the property for the Everby family. MS ARCHER To see if it’s worth owning. Let’s not kid ourselves. A library isn’t very financially viable. They’ll shut it down. Or have it sold off in pieces at a flea market! RACHEL We don’t yet know if that’s going to happen. MS ARCHER So there are no plans to sell our library? RACHEL None at the moment. RACHEL Now, what about the historical society? I understood it to be a private collection that is part of the Everby estate. MS ARCHER Yes. It’s in the back of the library. RACHEL Very good. RACHEL For now it would be helpful if you could provide me with the financial documents. All income and expenses since the library’s been open. MS ARCHER Of course. I started preparing that when I was informed of your arrival. RACHEL Thanks. If you have it on a thumb drive, that would be helpful. Or you could just email me the spreadsheets. I also brought my laptop if MS ARCHER Here you go. RACHEL These are your financial documents? You didn’t use any software? HAILEY So what do they serve here? JAKE Just your regular old mountain food. Bear meat, eagle eggs, cougar burgers. JAKE I’m kidding. They serve regular food. RACHEL Excuse me? Excuse me? DIANE Can I help you? RACHEL I'd like a table, please. DIANE You're the one here to close our library? RACHEL I'm here to appraise the property. That decision is ultimately up to the family. DIANE Sorry, we're full. You'll have to wait. RACHEL What about those tables? DIANE They're reserved. RACHEL What about that table? DIANE Also reserved. DIANE Two? Right this way. RACHEL Right. I see. RACHEL Hey, Gus. GUS I heard you upset Ms. Archer today with talk about closing the library. RACHEL I didn't mean to upset her. And I didn’t even do anything wrong. I was only doing my job. GUS They used to hold all the school dances in the community room at the library before they built the gymnasium at the high school. I bet you didn't know that? RACHEL No, I didn't. GUS I met my wife at one of those dances. She passed several years ago. RACHEL I'm sorry to hear that. GUS If they even try to tear it down You tell your client this town is going to put up a fight like they've never seen! RACHEL Bales of hay for Sadie Hawkins dance. What does that even mean? RACHEL Hey, you're up late. TRICIA This kid would sleep through a parade of elephants if I'm holding him but the second I put him down Then I remembered you're three hours behind. How's it going? RACHEL If this town had a welcome wagon they'd run me over with it. RACHEL Tricia? TRICIA It sounds like you're in the subway. I can barely hear you. RACHEL Can you hear me now? TRICIA A little. RACHEL It’s this stupid small town. Their’s no cell phone signal anywhere. TRICIA What is it? Rachel? RACHEL I’m getting eaten alive! TRICIA Don’t be so dramatic. RACHEL This place is awful. TRICIA I think this is good for you. You're stepping outside of your comfort zone and embracing a new challenge. You never know what that can bring. RACHEL Can I just quit my job and come home now? I'll live with you and be your nanny. Please? TRICIA It’s going that bad, huh? RACHEL With the way they kept records, my work is impossible. TRICIA There isn’t anyone that can help you? RACHEL No. They see me as the monster shutting down their beloved institution. No one wants to help me with anything. It’s going to take me forever to get my reports done, and all I want is to be home. RACHEL Hello? Tricia? NOAH What’s your book about? JAKE Black Bart. He was an outlaw around here during the Gold Rush. NOAH Cool! Jake notices his interest. JAKE Yeah. He was known as the gentleman bandit. A panicked woman once threw her purse at him when he was robbing her stagecoach and he returned it. NOAH Really? JAKE Yeah. Twenty-eight robberies in eight years and he never fired a single bullet. Black Bart never left any tracks either. Some people believed they’d been robbed by a ghost. NOAH Whoa! JAKE Pretty cool, huh Hailey? HAILEY Yeah, sure. JAKE Well, I have to do some writing at the library. You guys going to be fine on your own? JAKE Well, is there anything you want to do today? JAKE You guys can come with me if you want. I’ll just be working. HAILEY The library has wifi? JAKE Yeah. NOAH Shotgun! JAKE Hailey, Noah, I'd like you to meet Ms. Archer, the Director of the Library and Historical Society. My niece, Hailey, and my nephew, Noah. HAILEY It's nice to meet you. MS ARCHER Welcome to you both. NOAH Thank you, ma'am. HAILEY I’ve got a signal! JAKE Who’s the new face in town? MS ARCHER People think that the work she’s doing is going to close the library, and put it up for sale. JAKE Well you couldn’t expect some city girl to care about a place like this, she wouldn’t understand the importance of the community. MS ARCHER What if she knew the importance? Maybe if she understood what this library meant to this town, she would advise the family to not sell it. JAKE That might not be a bad idea. Definitely wouldn’t hurt the situation. But you’d need someone to schmooze with her. With the way everyone feels about her, might be hard to find. JAKE Oh, no. No, no, no. MS ARCHER Please! JAKE She’s some up tight New Yorker. I don’t want to spend my time with her. I need to work. Ask someone else. MS ARCHER Who else is there? MS ARCHER You may not be from here, but you love this library as much as we do. Jake looks at the helpless Ms. Archer. JAKE Okay, I’ll try. I can’t guarantee this. We had a bit of a rough start. MS ARCHER Thank you, Jake! JAKE With the amount I’m helping people this summer, I better qualify for Sainthood. JAKE We meet again. RACHEL Oh, hi. You still a hurry? JAKE No. You’re still working I see. RACHEL Yeah, and I have a lot to do. So if you’ll excuse me. JAKE I’m Jake. RACHEL Rachel. JAKE This library has a lot of history. RACHEL So I’ve read. You work here? JAKE Oh, no. I’m not from around here. I just travel for work. Like you. RACHEL Well, this is my first assignment out of New York. And hopefully my last. JAKE I've been here for several months, and I can tell you these people are salt of the Earth, honest, good people. RACHEL I'm sure they are. JAKE They're protective of their town. Change is harder for them to accept than for someone who lives in a big city where things are constantly changing. RACHEL That might be true, but they're not making my job any easier. JAKE So what brought you here? RACHEL I’m doing some research on the library. RACHEL And what work brought you here? JAKE I'm a writer. RACHEL Oh, really. Have you written anything I might have read? JAKE I doubt it. Do you read nonfiction? RACHEL Biographies mostly. And anything on a Best Seller List. JAKE That's your problem. You need to be reading 'The Times Best Written But Worst Sellers List.' I occupy the top ten spots. RACHEL Top ten? That's impressive. JAKE Yeah. Maybe if we grabbed some coffee sometime I could tell you about it. And all about this library. RACHEL Oh, you’re serious. I’m going to have to decline. I have a lot of work I need to get done. But, thank you. JAKE If you need anything, let me know. HAILEY Okay, thanks. bag. JAKE Hey, buddy, I'll be on the couch if you need me. G'night. NOAH Uncle Jake? JAKE Yes? NOAH What happened to the money Black Bart stole? JAKE I don't know. They never found it all. NOAH That means his gold could still be out there somewhere? JAKE I suppose it's possible. NOAH How awesome would it be if we found some of it? JAKE That would be pretty awesome. Get some sleep. NOAH I'm not tir JAKE You guys can walk around town for a while, but stay on this street, ok? HAILEY Ok. Got it. JAKE The library is right there. I’m going to go across the street for a coffee. Come find me in the library in an hour or so to check in. HAILEY Okay. NOAH Shouldn't we ask before spending anything? HAILEY Mom said it's for anything we need. And if we were in Italy right now we'd be shopping in Florence. NOAH Yeah, but we're not in Italy. HAILEY I know, but we can still go shopping! RACHEL What kind of coffee do you serve? DIANE The hot kind. RACHEL You don’t have any flavors, or lattes? DIANE It’s coffee. RACHEL Okay. One coffee and a bagel, please. DIANE We don’t have any bagels. RACHEL How can you not have bagels? I guess just some toast then, please. JAKE I see you’ve found the best place in town for coffee. RACHEL Kind of seems like it might be the only place in town for coffee. JAKE A mere technicality. They also have great donuts and cookies. RACHEL But no bagels, apparently. JAKE Thanks, Diane. I’ll get both of these. RACHEL Thank you. JAKE Looks like we ended up having that coffee together. JAKE But don’t worry. I won’t bother you. I know you have a lot to do. RACHEL I have a few minutes. HAILEY This is like, the most amazing, random stuff ever! NOAH Check out this penny candy! And it only costs a nickel! NOAH This is a camera? It kinda looks like one. HAILEY It runs on real film. NOAH Cool. NOAH Perfect! Hailey check it out. RACHEL So do you always travel for your writing? JAKE Yeah. It makes it easier when I immerse myself in the subject matter and location. RACHEL All that moving must be hard on your kids. JAKE Kids? RACHEL The one’s I saw you here with. And at the library. JAKE Oh. That was my niece and nephew. They’re staying with me for a little while. RACHEL That’s nice. JAKE Yeah. They’re good kids. Practically watch themselves. NOAH Hailey? HAILEY What? NOAH Look. HAILEY What do you need that for? NOAH Uncle Jake said Black Bart's treasure is still out there. HAILEY That was a hundred and twenty-five years ago, Noah. Even if he had hidden any of the gold, someone would have found it by now. NOAH Uncle Jake said it's possible. HAILEY Fine, get the metal detector. NOAH If I’m going to be a treasure hunter, I’ll need this map, too. NOAH Do you think that bear head is real? HAILEY Noah, let’s go. NOAH Wait! I want a selfie with him. HAILEY Don't. Touch. The bear. NOAH Why? HAILEY Because I said so. NOAH You aren't mom. And I want a picture. HAILEY Fine. But don't touch it. HAILEY Just stand in front. I can take it. NOAH I got it. HAILEY What are you doing? NOAH Getting closer. HAILEY You're gonna fall! NOAH No, I HAILEY Noah! JAKE So how did you become an appraiser? Rachel looks at him. How did he know? JAKE Word travels in a small town. RACHEL I've always liked math, and I like that every job is completely different so it never gets monotonous. Every assignment is unique. JAKE Well I can tell you that it doesn’t get more unique than this town. RACHEL Yeah, this is already the most unique assignment I’ve had. Everyone here wants me gone and some are making it impossible to do my job. JAKE They’re all just so passionate about the library. I’m sure if you knew more about it, you’d want it to stay open just as much as we do. HAILEY Uncle Jake! JAKE Hailey! Noah! JAKE Are you okay? NOAH I think so. JAKE How on Earth did this happen? HAILEY He wanted a selfie with the bear and fell. RACHEL I guess some bears don't like getting their picture taken. JAKE Hailey, Noah, this is Rachel. Rachel, my niece and nephew. RACHEL Nice to meet you both. BILLY Is everyone okay? BILLY Are you okay? JAKE We’re sorry about the sign. I’ll pay for the damages. BILLY Are you okay? RACHEL Your arm is bleeding. JAKE Nothing a bandage can’t fix. NOAH Cool! Jake turns to Rachel. JAKE I guess we’ll need to finish that coffee some other time. RACHEL Looks like it. BILLY Bye. JAKE Consider this a life lesson. Never bother a bear. NOAH Dead or alive. JANICE Hi, Jake. JAKE How's everything in Michigan? JANICE It’s not great. JAKE I’m sorry to hear that. JANICE Can I talk to the kids? JAKE Sure, hold on. It's your mom. HAILEY Hey JANICE Hi, honey. How's it going with Uncle Jake? DANIEL There's too much smoke damage. We have to knock down the walls HAILEY Fine. JANICE Dad and I miss you. Be glad you're not here. How are you? How's Noah? HAILEY Fine fine. JAKE You've gotta give her something more than fine. HAILEY How many mosquito bites does it take before you get West Nile Virus? JANICE Do you have a fever, rash or nausea? Are you vomiting? If your brain starts to swell call an ambulance and get to the hospital HAILEY I'm fine, Mom. JANICE Use the bug spray and wear protective clothing. HAILEY Okay, okay Love you too. JANICE Wait! Dad wants to say hi. DANIEL Hi, sweetie. How's it going? HAILEY Noah fell and broke a sign. DANIEL That's great, sweetie. Miss you, love you both lots. Would you want to breathe that toxic air? Me neither. Buy the filters. JANICE Let me say hello to your brother. HAILEY Hold on. NOAH Hi, Mom Good. I hurt myself trying to take a photo with a bear. JANICE Are you okay? NOAH Yeah. JANICE Let me talk to Uncle Jake. NOAH She wants to talk to you. JANICE What happened? JAKE Janice, calm down, he's fine Just a scrape It wasn’t a live bear I don't know how he does it either You too. JANICE As long as he’s okay. I’ll talk to you later. I really do appreciate it. JAKE You almost got us grounded for the rest of the summer, buddy. JAKE Let’s be sure not to get in any more trouble around here. Or at least not tell your mom about it. HAILEY It wouldn’t have happened if we were in Italy like we’re supposed to be. JAKE Whoa. I didn’t realize that kind of attitude started so young. NOAH Huh? JAKE You’ll understand when you’re older. MS ARCHER So? She’s been here a few days now. Any luck? JAKE Not yet. We got interrupted by a kid and a bear. MS ARCHER What? JAKE Long story. But I’ll just have to try again. MS ARCHER How about now? Bring her these. MS ARCHER Please? JAKE These are more records for some items in the Historical Society. Ms. Archer asked I bring them to you. RACHEL You gotta be kidding. Thanks. JAKE So I was wondering if you wanted to get another coffee together sometime. RACHEL What? Huh? I’m sorry. I’m just so busy with all these documents. I don’t really know when I’ll have the time. JAKE You don’t think you’ll be able to break from work at all? RACHEL I don’t know. Maybe if I had some help. JAKE Not a problem. What do you need me to do? RACHEL Really? You’ll help? JAKE Sure. RACHEL Go through this and separate everything out based on whether it was an income or expense, and then group them by calendar year. JAKE You got it. BILLY Here you go. HAILEY I uh NOAH Hailey, check it out! NOAH It looks like there are a bunch of places Black Bart could have hid his gold. If I’m going to find it, I’ll need to narrow them down. HAILEY Ugh, Noah! RACHEL So how exactly did you get into writing historical nonfiction? JAKE I find history fascinating, and I get paid to go to cool places all around the world. Antarctica, the Outback, Madagascar, Guatemala. RACHEL That's incredible. Don’t you ever get homesick traveling all the time. I’ve only been here for a few days and I would do anything to make it feel like New York. Even if it’s just finding a place that makes bagels. JAKE Well, I’ve never really settled in one place long enough for it to feel like home. RACHEL What about your family? JAKE I'm not really close with my family. RACHEL But your niece and nephew ? JAKE Before this summer I hadn't seen them in years. My brother and I had a falling out a while back. Four generations of Kenman men and I was the first to rebel against going into the family business. RACHEL A non-conformist, eh? JAKE I prefer free spirit. And after my dad passed, my brother wanted me to come back and work with him but I couldn't do it. Danny never forgave me. RACHEL I'm sorry. JAKE Are you close with your family? RACHEL My sister is my best friend. I see her or talk to her almost every day, and I love my baby nieces and nephew to pieces. RACHEL Madison is four, Brookie and Paige are twins, they're two, and James is the baby. JAKE You sound like a good aunt. It would be great to have that kind of relationship with Hailey and Noah. RACHEL I’m sure you do. JAKE I don’t know. They probably just see me as the guy they have to spend the summer with. A baby sitter more than family. I still feel like I don’t even know how to talk to them. RACHEL What? That can’t be true. JAKE Noah showed some interest in my work. But I haven’t been able to get more than a few words from Hailey. RACHEL Well, you know how to talk to people, don’t you? JAKE But they’re not people. They’re kids. RACHEL Kids are people too. Just talk to them like you would talk to anyone else. Don’t try so hard. JAKE Alright. I’ll give it a shot. RACHEL Thank you so much. I wouldn’t have been able to get all this work done without you. JAKE No problem, really. RACHEL If there’s anything I can do to repay you. JAKE How about joining me for dinner at the cafe? RACHEL I’m just so mentally exhausted from all the data entry and analysis. I actually think I’m going to turn in early. RACHEL But thanks again for all your help. JAKE Hey. You okay? JAKE Look, I know being here has kind of ruined your summer. HAILEY I don’t want you to think I don’t like it here, or that I don’t like you. It's just HAILEY They promised we'd go to Italy another time but I know that'll never happen. JAKE You don't know that. HAILEY I know it's not my parents' fault that the fire happened. But the business always comes first and it's like, that's all they care about. JAKE Your parents care about you and Noah. HAILEY Yeah, but it seems like they care about the business more. JAKE I used to feel the same way. HAILEY You did? What did you do? JAKE I threw a huge tantrum then moved to Amsterdam where I wrote my first book about Well, you can read it when you're eighteen. HAILEY You're kidding? JAKE I was immature and impulsive. I don't regret following my dreams but I wish I had handled it better with Grandpa. HAILEY Like how? JAKE I should have sat down and talked to him about how I felt. Maybe if I had done that it wouldn't have taken years to repair our relationship. I guarantee your mom and Dad love you more than you know. Try talking to them. You might be surprised. HAILEY Okay. JAKE If that doesn't work, then throw a huge tantrum and move to France. HAILEY Italy. JAKE Eh, semantics. JAKE Hey Noah, whatcha up to? NOAH I’m looking through all these books on Black Bart. A lot of them mention where he used to camp. And I can map it out. JAKE That’s awesome, buddy. Looks like you’re a natural adventurer. NOAH You think so? JAKE Of course. You’re doing all the research you can. Have all the necessary tools and supplies. And now you even dabble in cartography. NOAH Huh? JAKE It means drawing maps. NOAH Oh. NOAH You see this one? This is a map of the area. I can use it and the books to figure out where the gold might be. JAKE Wow. That’s some amazing work. NOAH Yeah. You can see how Black Bart’s campsites form a path through town. JAKE That’s awesome, Noah! NOAH I’m gonna go show Hailey! JAKE It’s just like talking to regular people. RACHEL Hey, Trish. TRICIA Hey. How goes it? Has work gotten any better? RACHEL It has actually. I was able to get a ton done today. At this rate I should be out of this town within the week. TRICIA That’s good. RACHEL Yeah, I got a lot of help from Jake. TRICIA Oooh, Jake? RACHEL Oh, It’s not like that. TRICIA Well it sounds like that. RACHEL How? Literally all you have heard about him from me is his name. TRICIA So tell me more. Why was he helping you? RACHEL Because I tricked him into it. TRICIA What? RACHEL He’s been interested in taking me to coffee and dinner, and due to that interest I was able to get some help out of him. I think I may have even convinced him that my work and I aren’t so bad. TRICIA So why won’t you go out with him? Pay him pack for all his hard work. RACHEL Oh, please! TRICIA What’s wrong with him? RACHEL He’s just some nomadic writer. He lives his entire life on his own. He seems a bit impulsive and selfish. I have absolutely no interest. GUS Morning! What brings you by this early? JAKE I just have something for Rachel. GUS I see. Gus grins widely. JAKE Oh, it's not like that. GUS Well, from what I heard, you have been spending time with her, and helping her with her work. JAKE Yeah, but it's just because I'm trying to talk to her about the library. Ms. Archer thinks it might be helpful to our case if she knew how important it is. GUS And it’s nothing more than that? JAKE Of course not. Why would I be interested in some city girl? JAKE Good morning! RACHEL Good morning to you. What brings you by? JAKE I have something for you. RACHEL Really? RACHEL A bagel! Where did you find one? JAKE I convinced them down at the cafe to make a batch. Turns out, they are very similar to donuts. Once you take out the sugar and butter and glaze and the chocolate. And you don't fry them of course. RACHEL Of course. Thank you. RACHEL Still needs some work. RACHEL Now, why would you do something so nice for me? JAKE You gave me some good advice about my niece that really helped out. RACHEL That’s great to hear. JAKE Are you heading to the library? RACHEL Where else? JAKE May I give you a lift? JAKE Bye Gus. GUS Have a good day you two. JAKE You know a lot this town’s history is actually centered around that library. It’s been an important part of this community since the beginning. There’s a lot about it that you can’t find in expense reports and financial documents. I think that RACHEL Look, Jake. You don’t have to tell me anything about the library. JAKE I don’t? RACHEL It is more than clear to me what that place means to this town and the people. And I love reading and libraries. I don’t want it to shut down any more than you do. But the decision isn’t up to me. JAKE I know that. RACHEL However, I can recommend to the family that it stay in operation. JAKE You can? Thank you! That really means a lot. RACHEL Bagel? JAKE Oh, no. Those things are disgusting. MS ARCHER So? Any update? Jake waits until Rachel is a ways away. JAKE She said she’ll recommend that the family doesn’t sell. MS ARCHER Yes! That’s fantastic. Thank you. JAKE But you need to understand that she is a good person just trying to do her job. So it would be nice if you could help out a little bit. Maybe better organize the documents, instead of just handing her a box crammed with paper. And maybe ask your friends to be nice to her. MS ARCHER Okay. Fine. JAKE Thank you. RACHEL Hello. PATRICK Rachel. I received the recent spreadsheets you sent me. You’ve done some very good work this week. Very detailed. RACHEL Thanks, Patrick. The people here are extremely concerned about the library's future though. PATRICK Well there's already an interested buyer in talks with the family. RACHEL Oh, no. They're definitely selling? PATRICK Why wouldn’t they? According to your work, the land is definitely worth more than the library itself. RACHEL That’s too bad. This place really means a lot to this town. PATRICK You understand how the numbers work. It wouldn’t be in the family’s best interest to hold onto it. And we wouldn’t recommend otherwise. PATRICK But for now, that information is just between us. RACHEL Right. PATRICK Gotta grab this other line. Keep up the good work. MS ARCHER Here are the other files you requested. RACHEL These are a lot better organized than the others. MS ARCHER Jake thought it might be easier for you. RACHEL That’s very sweet of him. And you. Thank you. MS ARCHER So have you heard anything about what the family plans to do with the library? RACHEL Nothing is final yet. MS ARCHER Would you tell me as soon as you know something? RACHEL Of course. HAILEY Shouldn’t we be heading out soon? It’s okay if you want to drop us off at the General Store while you work. JAKE Not today. Library’s closed on Sunday. Hailey collapses into a chair. HAILEY So you don’t want to go into town? Not even to see your girlfriend, Rachel? JAKE What? She’s not my girlfriend. HAILEY But you got coffee, and then spent that whole day working together. NOAH You even made us leave early yesterday so you could go and buy her those terrible donuts. They didn’t even have chocolate on them. HAILEY So you don’t want to see her today? Jake goes silent for a second. JAKE I don’t know. Maybe. But it’s complicated. HAILEY Why? You want to see her, so go see her. NOAH Doesn’t seem complicated to me. JAKE Alright. Then I’ll go see her. HAILEY And you can take us to the General Store! JAKE Why are you so excited about the General Store? HAILEY I’m not! I just like stores, and their items. Especially if they’re very general. JAKE Okay. I’ll drop you off on the way. JAKE Hello? JANICE Hi Jake. JAKE Oh hi, Janice. How’s everything going? JANICE Everything is fine. Can I talk to the kids? JAKE Hey guys, your mom is on the phone. NOAH We’ll call her later! HAILEY We’ll call her later! JAKE They said they’ll call you later. JANICE Okay. Sounds good. Thanks. DANIEL Is Hailey doing better? JANICE I don't know. I didn't talk to her. They were too busy. DANIEL That's good. Maybe they're starting to enjoy the summer. Jake must be doing a better job than I thought. DANIEL What's wrong? JANICE I just wish we could be doing things as a family. Like the trip we had planned. DANIEL And we can. As soon as we’re done with work here. JANICE But it seems like there's always work to be done. DANIEL We couldn't have foreseen this accident. No one is at fault here. DANIEL We’ll be here another couple of weeks at least. RACHEL "Dedicated to El Chullachaqui and the guardians of the jungle." RACHEL "Dedicated to the Noongar Australian Aborigines." RACHEL "Dedicated to Kaya and the Alaskan Yupik and Iñupiat." Hmmm. JAKE Bring ! Bring ! RACHEL Did you just say “Bring, Bring?” JAKE I didn’t have an actual bike bell to get your attention. RACHEL What is all this? JAKE I just thought that you’ve finally been out of the big city for a whole week, but all you’ve been doing is working. And since the library is closed today JAKE What do you say? Think you can handle a bike ride in these mountains? RACHEL I haven't ridden a bike outside in years. JAKE I’m sure you’ll pick it back up. In fact, it’s just like riding a bike. RACHEL Well put. JAKE I thought you hadn’t ridden a bike in years. RACHEL Outside. But I ride my stationary bike everyday. JAKE Now she tells me. around. RACHEL With all the twists and turns we’ve taken, are you sure we’ll be able to make it back? JAKE Of course. We just need to head south. RACHEL And you always know which direction you’re heading? JAKE Trusty compass. Always points the way home. Every good adventurer needs one. JAKE This looks like a good spot. JAKE You hungry? JAKE "The best of happiness, honour and fortunes keep with you." RACHEL Shakespeare. JAKE You know "Timon of Athens?" RACHEL I studied English Lit at college. JAKE You're a reader, that's great. RACHEL I love books. I love the feel of one in my hand, and turning the pages. I even checked out a couple of your books. JAKE You did? What'd you think? RACHEL I haven’t read that much. But you're a good writer. JAKE Thanks. RACHEL You only mention one person in all of your dedications. Who is Kaya? JAKE Kaya was a beautiful Iñupiaq, who despite having almost nothing, opened her home and heart during my long, cold months in the Arctic. RACHEL I see. How romantic. JAKE She was a ninety year old woman of ten surviving children and countless grandchildren and great grandchildren. A beautiful soul. Rachel smiles, relieved. RACHEL Oh. JAKE Don't panic. JAKE Okay, just back away slowly. RACHEL I think I'm ready to go now. JAKE What about the picnic? RACHEL Let the snake have it. GUS Hey. JAKE Hey, Gus. Garden looks good. GUS The secret is to know which are the weeds and which are the flowers, and then don't pull the flowers. JAKE Good advice. RACHEL Thanks for the bike ride and picnic. JAKE You’re welcome. RACHEL I had a good time today. JAKE Me too. Best day off I have had in a while. GUS Thought you weren’t interested in some city girl. JAKE Mind your flowers. Not my business. TRICIA I thought he was some nomadic writer you had no interest in. RACHEL That was before the bagel and picnic. TRICIA And you said you'd given up on finding your soul mate. RACHEL Tricia! It was one afternoon. TRICIA I knew instantly Scott was the one the first time I saw him. It took him two more years to figure it out, but that's beside the point. When you know, you know. RACHEL Jake's different from anyone I've ever gone out with. But TRICIA I knew it. What's wrong with him? RACHEL It’s not him, it’s my work. The family already talking with interested buyers. If they sell the library, who knows how that’ll affect our relationship. TRICIA Stop over-thinking it, and just enjoy getting to know him. NOAH I found something! NOAH A nickel! JAKE Way to go. HAILEY Noah. NOAH I wish I could find Black Bart's treasure. JAKE Take a look at this. NOAH What are the Xs? JAKE The locations of Black Bart's stagecoach robberies. JAKE Legend has it that Black Bart had a lady friend, and he found a hole in one of the trees on her ranch to hide his gold. NOAH Cool! How far is it from here? JAKE An hour's drive. Maybe two. Want to check it out? NOAH Can we?! JAKE Sure. I'm not sure there's any hidden gold to be found, but I do want to snap some pics for my book. NOAH Yay! JAKE What do you say? You in, Hailey? HAILEY Sure. Are you going to invite Rachel? Jake feigns innocence. JAKE I don't know. Do you think I should? HAILEY Definitely! NOAH Oh, yeah. JAKE All right, I'll invite her to make you guys happy. HAILEY Yeah, right. JAKE Morning! RACHEL Where are you three off to today? NOAH We’re going treasure hunting! RACHEL Really? JAKE Want to join? RACHEL There’s a lot of work waiting for me at the library. JAKE I’m sure it’ll still be there tomorrow. RACHEL Alright. Scoot over. JAKE Okay. We just need to quickly pick up some water and snacks. HAILEY I’ll take care of it. JAKE Really? HAILEY Sure. You three can just wait here. I got this. RACHEL What was that about? JAKE That girl loves her some General Store. BILLY Oh, hey there. Is there anything I can help you with. HAILEY Um I was just trying to find some water bottles. BILLY I think you’re holding some. HAILEY Oh, right. BILLY Well, if there’s nothing else RACHEL Hey, there you are. We’ve been wondering what’s taking so long. HAILEY Nothing! Gees. NOAH Let's find some treasure! JAKE Lead the way, Noah. NOAH I found something! HAILEY What is it? NOAH A bottle cap. JAKE Many publishers use stock photos but I always prefer to take my own. RACHEL It is amazing out here. JAKE Sounds like you’re starting to enjoy your time away from home. RACHEL I guess it’s good to get out once in awhile. See the beauty of the world. JAKE You should see the Northern Lights in Alaska. RACHEL Maybe one day I will. JAKE Stick with me, I'll show you the world. RACHEL Is that the line you give all the girls? JAKE Actually, no. I don’t think I've ever said that to anyone before. RACHEL It must make relationships tough, when you're always on the go? JAKE Don’t really think about it too much. But I guess my last real girlfriend was in college. RACHEL What happened? JAKE She ended up marrying a buddy of mine. Who, it turns out, she had started dating while we were still together. RACHEL Oh no. JAKE It was a long time ago. And ended up being for the best. It allowed me to travel and start on my writing. RACHEL I still don’t know how you do it. I love everything about New York. But mostly I wouldn't want to be away from my family. Could you see yourself living in one place? JAKE I never really thought about it before. RACHEL You're too much of a free spirit. An adventurer. JAKE Which reminds me. RACHEL What’s this for? JAKE Just a small gift. Every good adventurer needs one. So you’ll always find your way home. NOAH Uncle Jake! Rachel! Come here! Hurry! JAKE What is it? NOAH It's Black Bart's tree! Look! HAILEY It's the real tree! JAKE You found it. Good job, guys. NOAH Check this out. NOAH But there's no gold. JAKE I'm sure any gold in that tree was cleaned out a long time ago. NOAH Maybe he cut another hole in another tree that no one found? JAKE What do you say we call it a day, sport? NOAH I haven't found anything yet. HAILEY That's not true. You found seven bottle caps, four nails, a hanger and sixteen cents. NOAH I want to find a real treasure. The trail continues that way! RACHEL I don't think there's any of Black Bart's gold here, Noah. I'm sorry. JAKE Noah, sometimes the adventure is the treasure. NOAH We can go now. RACHEL This was fun. I’m glad you pulled me away from work. JAKE As am I. RACHEL I’m sorry we didn’t find any treasure. I bet you’ll find it next time for sure. JAKE So, I’m sure I’ll see you tomorrow at the library. RACHEL Yeah. I’m looking forward to it. PATRICK Rachel, what can I do for you? I was about to head home. RACHEL I’m sorry to bother you at the end of the day, but I had a thought. What if we reach out to our client Mr. Ashforth about the Everby Building? PATRICK And why would we do that? RACHEL Mr. Ashforth is a great humanitarian and loves libraries. They’re one of his favorite charitable causes. He funds dozens all over the country. He may be interested if he knew one was up for sale. PATRICK But there’s still no need for that. The property already has an interested buyer. RACHEL But don’t you think multiple offers would be good for our clients? PATRICK Hm. You’re right about that. I’ll look into it. RACHEL Excellent! Thank you. NOAH My dad doesn’t cook pancakes with chocolate in them. JAKE I’m sure his regular pancakes taste just as good. NOAH My dad never makes anything. He's too busy working. JAKE Grandpa was too busy working to make your dad and me pancakes too. Your dad probably just never learned how. NOAH You did. Will you teach me? JAKE Absolutely. JAKE Morning, sleepyhead. NOAH Are you hungry? HAILEY Sure. NOAH We’re making pancakes. HAILEY I thought you didn’t cook. JAKE I know how to make a few dishes. And pancakes happen to be one of my specialties. HAILEY I can tell it’s a very special recipe. NOAH Here you go. JAKE Noah’s Diner, Jake speaking. The specials today are Pancakes au Chocolat Oh, hey Janice It’s nothing, just making breakfast. But here’s Hailey. JANICE Sounds like you guys are having a good time. HAILEY Yeah, it’s not so bad here. And don’t worry about Italy. JANICE Oh, honey. I’m sorry about the trip, but we’ll still go someday. HAILEY It's okay mom. I was just disappointed when the trip was canceled, but I know how important the business is. I'm sure I'll go when I'm older. Maybe I'll even be able to take my family. JANICE Your father and I are just really busy right now. But it won't always be like that. Okay? I Love you. Bye. JANICE Hailey doesn't think we'll ever go to Italy. That work will always come first. DANIEL Well, we can talk about it once I'm done with this. JANICE This is the problem, Daniel. The summer is the only time we have to do things as a family before they're back in school and participating in clubs and different sports. And we've spent it working, just like we do every other part of the year. This needs to change. RACHEL Hey. JAKE Hey. I was hoping I could talk to you about something. RACHEL Sure. JAKE I need your help with Hailey. RACHEL Is everything okay? JAKE It’s been two weeks since the kids came to stay with me and I still feel bad that they had to miss out on their trip. Noah’s having a great time with Black Bart and treasure hunting, but I wish Hailey had something like that too. RACHEL That’s really sweet of you. What were you thinking? JAKE Well, I can’t bring her to Italy, but maybe I can bring Italy to her. RACHEL I don’t follow. JAKE Picture this: we decorate the whole library with an Italian theme. Red, green, and white colors for the flag. We put up pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Colosseum, and Venice. We’ll play opera music and eat pasta and garlic bread. JAKE What? What is it? RACHEL Nothing. It’s just really nice to see you so excited to do something like this for someone else. JAKE Well, it’s not just anyone. It’s Hailey. She’s family. RACHEL Look at you, being a family man. Did you ever think you’d see the day? JAKE Okay, are you going to help, or are you going to tease? RACHEL I don’t see why the two are mutually exclusive. JAKE Are you going to help or not? RACHEL Of course. JAKE Great! RACHEL Wait. JAKE What? RACHEL Make sure you invite the Stock Boy from the General Store. JAKE What? Why? RACHEL Just trust me on this. JAKE Okay. RACHEL Hello. PATRICK Rachel, it’s Patrick. I just received a call from Mr. Ashforth. RACHEL And? PATRICK Well, it seems your idea may have paid off. Mr. Ashforth is willing to put in an offer on the property. RACHEL He is? That’s fantastic! PATRICK I’ll call you when the deals are final. May even be tonight. RACHEL That would be wonderful. Thank you. JAKE Hey, you’re a bit early. RACHEL I have some great news to share with you. JAKE What is it? RACHEL I had my boss reach out to a private investor and philanthropist whom my company works with. He’s a huge supporter of libraries. JAKE Really? RACHEL And I just got off the phone with my boss, who let me know that he is going to make an offer to buy this library. And he wouldn’t shut it down, or change a thing. JAKE Are you serious? RACHEL Yes. JAKE This is fantastic! MS ARCHER What’s going on. MS ARCHER Why all the excitement? JAKE Rachel was just letting me know that a private investor will save the library. MS ARCHER That’s great! RACHEL Nothing’s final yet. But I don’t see why it won’t be. JAKE This is going to be a great night. HAILEY Why are we here so late? Isn’t the library closed? JAKE This isn’t the library. This is Italy. JAKE Benvenuto! NOAH What do you think? HAILEY This is amazing! NOAH It was my idea. JAKE What?! RACHEL Why don’t you go talk to him? HAILEY What? RACHEL His name’s Billy. He’s a nice boy. HAILEY I don’t know what you’re talking about. RACHEL Is something wrong? HAILEY I’m just so nervous every time he talks to me. I never know what to say. It makes me feel sick just thinking about it. RACHEL Well that’s normal. Everyone feels that way when they do something they’ve never done before. Something that scares them. HAILEY How do you get over it? RACHEL You get over it by getting past it. It’s scary to step out of your comfort zone. It is. But once you do, you feel so much better. And great things happen. RACHEL Trust me. Here, offer him some gelato. PATRICK Rachel. I’m glad I caught you. RACHEL What are you doing working so late? PATRICK Finishing up everything for the Everby estate. The deals are done. RACHEL So Mr. Ashforth owns the building now? PATRICK No. They sold it to the other buyer. RACHEL What? You told me Mr. Ashforth was going to purchase it. PATRICK I said he would make an offer. And he did. But the other buyer made a higher offer and the family went with them. That’s the way this business works. You know that. RACHEL But the library PATRICK Doesn’t make any money. The land itself is worth more than the institution. In a few years time, that library will be a brand new resort and spa. RACHEL How am I supposed to tell them that? PATRICK By just saying it. What’s the big deal? It’s just a building. And the great news is, your work is done. You are free to come home. PATRICK Rachel? I said you can come home now. Isn’t that what you want? MS ARCHER I’m so glad everything worked out for the library. And for you and Rachel. JAKE Me too. And to think none of this would have happened if you hadn’t have made me ask her out. RACHEL What? JAKE Rachel? What’s wrong? RACHEL What did you mean when you said Ms. JAKE It’s nothing. It’s not how it sounds. RACHEL So what is it? MS ARCHER It’s nothing bad. I had asked Jake to convince you of the importance of the library. We were hoping you could influence the family’s decision. RACHEL That’s why you kept asking me out? To influence me? The coffee, the bagel, the picnic and treasure hunt. JAKE No! Not those. The picnic and everything after was because I wanted to hang out with you. I care about you Rachel. RACHEL Yeah. But not at first. At first you were doing it for your own benefit. It was selfish of you. RACHEL But you know what? It’s actually kind of funny. The only reason I even went out with you in the first place was to try and convince someone to be on my side. To get someone to help with my work. JAKE So that’s why you had me think I could take you out if I helped you organize your documents? You just wanted someone to help you get your work done faster? Why? So you could get out of this small, lame town as soon as possible? MS ARCHER There’s no need to argue. None of this matters anymore. You both know each other better now, and the library isn’t closing. RACHEL That’s actually not true. MS ARCHER What do you mean? RACHEL The family didn’t sell to the private investor. They sold to a company that builds resorts and hotels. RACHEL I’m sorry, but I tried. When I heard there was a buyer interested in the land I reached out to that investor. I did everything I could. JAKE Wait. You knew they were going to sell? And you never told us? RACHEL I didn’t want anyone to worry. And I thought I could save it. JAKE But you kept us in the dark. Maybe we could have helped. Or at least known what was going on. RACHEL Why are you even this mad at me? It’s not like this is your library. You don’t even live here. It’s just a few more weeks until you run away to the next place. Just like you ran away after your college girlfriend, and every real relationship or connection you’ve had since. JAKE Is that what you think of me? RACHEL It’s who you are. RACHEL I should get going. I need to head back tomorrow. JAKE Morning. NOAH Are you okay, Uncle Jake? JAKE Yeah, I’m fine. HAILEY I’m sorry about the library. But thank you for the great party. I had an amazing time with Billy. JAKE Well, it was Rachel’s idea to invite him. HAILEY She’s the best. JAKE She really is. NOAH How come the library has to close? JAKE Because it was sold. And the new owners want to close it. NOAH So if someone owned it, who didn’t want to close it, it would stay open? JAKE Yeah. NOAH So why don’t we buy it? JAKE That would be great, but unfortunately we just don’t have the money. Rachel reached out to someone who does, but even their offer wasn’t enough. NOAH But what if we found the money? HAILEY What do you mean? NOAH We can find Black Bart’s treasure. JAKE Noah NOAH If we find the gold that was never recovered, it would be enough to save the library. JAKE Noah, I’m sorry, but that’s just not a realistic option. NOAH But my map. There are a few places we can search. JAKE But the chances of there even being gold are almost nonexistent. It just wouldn’t work. I’m sorry. JAKE I need to go for a walk and clear my head. I’ll be back in a bit. RACHEL Hey. GUS You okay? RACHEL I messed up, Gus. The library’s closing and there’s nothing I can do. I’m sorry. I truly am. GUS I know. But it’s not your fault. RACHEL But Jake’s mad at me regardless. I knew they were trying to sell and I never told anyone. And I even used Jake for my own personal gain. GUS I figured that’s what this was really about. Jake. RACHEL Our relationships not as important as that building. It means so much to the town. And to you especially. GUS I know I gave you a hard time about your work. The thought of losing that library scared me. And I’m sorry about that. But it’s just a building. I know it’s where I met my wife. And where I spend all my time with Ms. Archer. But relationships aren’t built on places. They’re built by people. If you just talked to Jake, he’ll understand. RACHEL But, he never even wanted to go out to begin with. He was doing it for his own end game. GUS But that was before you even knew each other. RACHEL And now we know each other. He’s a traveling writer and I’m a big city girl. The guy lives out of a backpack and I need three just to go to the gym. It was never going to work. GUS Don’t say that. RACHEL I stepped out of my comfort zone and it only led to heartache. This is why I never leave New York. JAKE Hello? JAKE Hey. Where’s your brother? HAILEY I thought he was out here. JAKE Noah. GUS He checks the loft, but there’s no sign of him. HAILEY It looks like all his treasure hunting gear is gone. JAKE Oh, no. JAKE Noah ! Noah ! As he looks around, he notices an SUV approaching. Hailey joins him to see what’s going on. JAKE What are they doing back already? JANICE Hi! JAKE You’re back early. What a pleasant surprise. JANICE We didn’t like being away from our family. DANIEL So we got everything in order and left the rest of the work for the regional managers. JANICE Which leaves the rest of the summer available for our vacation! JANICE Where’s Noah? DANIEL I knew you would mess up. You always mess up. JAKE Danny, I’m sorry. DANIEL This is Mr. Fluffles all over again. JAKE What?! The hamster from when I was ten? What does that even have to do with this? DANIEL Because you’re still just as irresponsible. JAKE It’s not like I forgot to clean out Noah’s cage. He is a smart, capable kid. And plus, he couldn’t have gotten far. He has tiny little legs. DANIEL Do you think this is a joke? This is my son, Jake. But you wouldn’t understand. HAILEY Dad stop. This isn’t Uncle Jake’s fault. He told Noah not to go after the gold. DANIEL Gold? What gold? HAILEY The gold stolen and hidden by Black Bart. The outlaw Jake’s doing his book on. He told Noah and me all about him, and how there might be hidden treasure. DANIEL An outlaw? And buried treasure? This is what you’ve been filling my son’s head with this summer? JAKE It’s not like that. He was just curious about my work. DANIEL I didn’t even think treasure hunting was something Noah was interested in. JANICE So the closest Sheriff’s Department didn’t have an available officer. Someone’s on their way from the next county, but it could take hours until they’re here. DANIEL I’m sure he’s safe. We raised him well. He knows how to take care of himself. JAKE We could head into town. Everyone here knows Noah. Maybe someone’s seen him. HAILEY RACHEL Gus! Wait! RACHEL What’s going on? Where’s everyone going? GUS Noah’s missing. JAKE And you haven’t seen him either, Ms. Archer? MS ARCHER No, not since last night. JAKE As I’m sure everyone knows by now, Noah is missing. The Sheriff’s Department is on it’s way, but there’s no reason we can’t start looking. It’ll be best if we search in groups. Those that don’t know the area all that well, team up with people that do. JANICE Thank you. Thank you all so much. RACHEL I heard about Noah. What do you need me to do? JAKE We’re going to have to search throughout the wilderness. Might not be the type of work for a city girl. RACHEL I want to help. JAKE Okay. JAKE Can you check the trail we took to the picnic. RACHEL Sure. JAKE Why don’t you take Daniel. Janice and I will check the trails to the south. HAILEY What about me? I want to help? JANICE No, honey. We need you stay in town where it’s safe. MS ARCHER Gus and I will look after her. We can check the nearby stores and buildings. JAKE Thank you. DANIEL Noah ! Noah ! JAKE RACHEL I think it might be better if we slow down a bit. DANIEL I’m trying to find my son. RACHEL I know you must be scared DANIEL I’m not scared. I’m furious! RACHEL Noah’s just a kid. You shouldn’t be mad at him for this. DANIEL I’m not mad at him. I’m mad at Jake. But I shouldn’t be surprised. I should have expected that he’d mess up. JANICE Noah ! Noah ! JAKE Hey, it’s going to be okay. I have no doubt that Noah is safe. And I know we will find him. JANICE I’m just so scared, not knowing where he is. And that’s only part of it. JAKE What do you mean? JANICE I was really hoping that this whole experience would have brought you and Daniel back together. So you can be part of the family again. BILLY I’m sorry about your brother. I really hope he’s okay. HAILEY I might give him a hard time as his big sister, but he’s a strong kid. I’m sure he’s okay. her. BILLY Are you okay? HAILEY Yeah, I’m fine now. Thank you. HAILEY But I’m afraid I might stumble again. BILLY Then I better hold on. RACHEL Jake loves Noah. He’ll do whatever it takes to get him back safe. DANIEL You must not know Jake that well. He barely even knows his nephew. RACHEL That’s not true at all. He cares for your kids. DANIEL We wouldn’t be here if that were true. RACHEL When Noah got all excited about Black Bart and his treasure, Jake put work on hold to take him all the way out to a place he once kept his gold. Just so Noah could see it. And for Hailey, he threw this huge Italian themed party because she was still sad about missing the trip. He did all of this work just to cheer her up. DANIEL He did? RACHEL He may isolate himself from others to keep from getting hurt by people. But that doesn't mean he doesn't care. He was even willing to do anything to keep the library open because of how much it means to the people of this town. Maybe you’re the one that doesn’t know Jake that well. DANIEL Ah! RACHEL Oh, calm down. Just walk away slowly and you’ll be fine. JAKE I have no problem being part of the family. I would love that. Daniel’s the one with the issues. He’s the one that hates me. JANICE You think that’s how he feels about you. That he hates you? He doesn’t hate you. JAKE Well he acts like it. JANICE Did you know that he has read all of your books? JAKE Really? How come he’s never said anything about them? JANICE Because he’s envious. JAKE Envious? Of what? JANICE You got to chase your dream. And you’re living it. Daniel’s very happy running the business, and it is a dream he loves, but it’s a dream he inherited. The path was laid out before him. You got to find your own way. Create your own path. That’s what he’s envious of. JAKE Path NOAH I can use the map of the area to figure out where the gold might be. You can see it forms a path through town. JAKE I’m so stupid. How did this not occur to me before? JANICE What? JAKE Come on. We have to get back to my JANICE What’s going on? What did you realize? JAKE All that talk about paths made me think about Noah’s map? JANICE Map? JAKE He did all this research on where Black Bart camped in the hopes of finding the gold. JAKE Noah compared the old maps to his map of Tellmont. You see, here’s where we are now. And here’s the same map that Noah made me. And look JAKE Here’s the old river, and this is the main road through town. The general store would be here, and Gus’ would be here, and this would be JANICE The library. JAKE The library. JAKE I think I know where Noah is. Get in. JANICE Noah! JANICE Noah. NOAH Mom? Dad? NOAH I’m sorry Uncle Jake. JAKE You shouldn’t have run off like that. NOAH No, I’m sorry I couldn’t find any gold. JAKE You don’t have to apologize for that. NOAH But now we can’t stop the library from closing. I thought I would find the gold. I thought I was a real treasure hunter. JAKE Just because you didn't find any gold doesn't make you any less of a treasure hunter. And the fact that you tried to save the library with a plan that was noble and daring JANICE And dangerous. JAKE Right, and dangerous. I was just getting to that. It was very dangerous. But what you did makes you a better man than me. Cause it's more than what I did. DANIEL Come on. Let’s head upstairs. number of items. JAKE When did you get all of these? NOAH I only brought the shovel and metal detector. The rest I dug up. RACHEL You found these here? Buried? RACHEL I just got off the phone with the Department of Parks and Recreation. If what Noah found is verified as a campsite used by Black Bart, it could make this land eligible for Historic Landmark status. That would mean no resort and no spa. HAILEY What about the library? RACHEL Well, it doesn't mean the library is protected, but a Historical Society would be. NOAH Which is housed in the library! RACHEL Exactly. I’ll give my boss a call, but due to the current situation, the owners will have to suspend all sales until it can be determined whether or not this land is even safe to sell. JAKE You did it Noah. You saved the library! DANIEL Look, Jake. I’m sorry I got so mad. I was just scared, but I shouldn’t have taken it out on you. I know you did the best job at keeping them safe this summer. JAKE It’s okay. I was just as scared as you were. He might not be my son, but he is my family. And I love the little guy. DANIEL I know. DANIEL And kids, we’re really sorry about not being there as much as we should. But all that’s going to change. We’re going to put more responsibilities on our employees and spend more time as a family. JANICE And now that we’re all together we can go spend the rest of the summer in Italy. NOAH We don’t want to go to Italy. HAILEY Yeah. We want to spend the rest of the summer here. DANIEL Really? NOAH There’s still so many more places to search for Black Bart treasure. HAILEY And I want to spend more time with Billy. DANIEL Who’s Billy?! JANICE What did we miss this summer? JAKE Rachel, wait. JAKE I’m sorry I was so upset last night. But you need to know it wasn’t about losing the library, it was about losing you. With your work done, I knew you’d be leaving. RACHEL I know. That’s why I was upset too. But I never should have said the things I did. JAKE It’s okay. RACHEL But I have to get going. I’ve already missed one flight. I can’t miss another. JAKE So you’re leaving? RACHEL I have to. RACHEL This is your life, Jake. Mountains, and danger, and treasure hunting, and travel. It’s not me. JAKE I thought you enjoyed stepping out of your comfort zone. RACHEL I did. But it’s time for me to go back home. And it’s time for you to go off on another adventure. JAKE There has to be some way RACHEL My family and my job are in New York City. And I'm not cut out for a relationship based on Skype or Facetime. JAKE Rachel RACHEL And you're not cut out to stay in one place. It's not who you are, and I adore who you are. JAKE You do? RACHEL I don't want you to end up resenting me for making you change. And I don’t want to resent you for the same reason. JAKE I understand. RACHEL I'll be the first in line to buy every single one of your books and give you a five star review. JAKE And if I ever find myself in Manhattan needing a tour guide, I know who to call. RACHEL Good-bye, Jake. JAKE Good-bye. JAKE It was great spending the rest of the summer together. I’m really glad you stayed around for a few weeks. DANIEL I am too. And you were right, Gus’ Bed and Breakfast was a nice place to stay. DANIEL You did a great job taking care of them this summer. Dad would be proud of you. For everything you’ve done. JAKE You too. HAILEY Bye Uncle Jake! NOAH Bye Uncle Jake! JAKE Bye kids. Now Hailey, I know this wasn’t Italy, but I really hope you had a good time. I know I did. HAILEY Honestly, this place definitely wasn’t Italy. It was so much better! JAKE And Noah. Don’t go running off to search for treasure again. Or at least invite me next time. NOAH You got it. JANICE Not funny. JANICE Promise you’ll visit for the holidays? JAKE Wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. TRICIA Baby James sure did miss his Auntie Rachel. RACHEL And I missed this sweet, sweet face. TRICIA It’s been a month since you left California. Are you sure you're all right? RACHEL Yeah. TRICIA Because you look miserable. RACHEL Thanks. TRICIA Why don’t you call him? RACHEL Because it won't change anything. TRICIA You're the fish who loved a bird. RACHEL Stupid animals. Like falling in love did either of them any good. TRICIA Chocolate, the ultimate cure-all. TRICIA Give it some time. You’ll feel better soon. GUS How goes it? JAKE Just about to finish the latest draft of the book. Probably won’t be around much longer. JAKE Thanks for the use of the truck. GUS My pleasure. GUS Don’t you ever get tried going from place to place? JAKE It’s the life I’m used to. GUS But it doesn’t allow for long lasting relationships. JAKE No. It doesn’t. GUS If you miss her, call her. JAKE Some of Gus’s sage advice? GUS Consider it more of a demand. JAKE I’ll keep that in mind. Take care, Gus. PATRICK Everything going well? RACHEL Yeah. I should have the reports to you by the end of the day. PATRICK I meant with you, Rachel. How are things with you? RACHEL I’m fine. It was just a crazy trip. I think I’m still getting over it. PATRICK Okay. Let me know if you need anything. RACHEL Will do. Thanks. RACHEL Thanks. RACHEL Dedicated to Hailey and Noah, the treasure seekers who made Secret Summer the best summer of my life. And to Rachel, you are the treasure I never knew my heart had been seeking. RACHEL Now come outside. JAKE It is loud in this city. Are you aware of how loud it is here? RACHEL What are you doing here? JAKE I’m here for my next book. Outlaws weren’t just in California. I’ll be writing about the American gangsters of New York City. RACHEL So you’re living here? JAKE Already got an apartment in the Village. RACHEL What about your next adventure? JAKE You’re my next adventure. JAKE But for future books I’ll probably need to travel. RACHEL And I’ll probably take some vacation days. JAKE Really? RACHEL Yeah. I think it’s good for me to get out of my element once in awhile. JAKE So, do you know a good place to grab a bagel?