BILLY CAPTAIN DANIEL DIANE GUS HAILEY JAKE JANICE MAN MS_ARCHER NOAH PATRICK PATRON RACHEL SECRETARY TRISHA WOMAN MAN Hi, Rachel. RACHEL Can I get a bagel, please? Thank you, sir. SECRETARY Good morning, Rachel. Patrick would like to see you in his office. RACHEL I'll be right in. PATRICK I'm aware of the recent holiday, but when someone commits to a deadline, I expect the reports to be in on time. I don't care if he thought I meant five business days. PATRICK I meant five days, period. Just get it done. Rachel, good to see you. Sit. As you know, the Everbys are longtime clients, and the grandfather, Edward Everby, recently passed. RACHEL I was sorry to hear that. PATRICK Well, he left one of his properties and all its contents to his grandchildren, and they've hired us to have it appraised. PATRICK It’s an old library building somewhere in the mountains of California. RACHEL Well, I am sure Connor would love to go out West. PATRICK But you are one of our best appraisers. It's not a problem, is it? RACHEL No, no problem. PATRICK All right. Go home. Get packed. You leave this afternoon. JAKE Morning, Gus. GUS Hey, Jake. JAKE Beautiful day, huh? GUS Eh, it would be if it weren't for these aphids. JAKE Place looks gorgeous. GUS You off to the library? JAKE Of course. Where else would I be? Have a good day. GUS All right. MAN Hey, Jake! MS ARCHER Good morning, Jake. Oh, your books that you ordered came in this morning. JAKE You're the best, Ms. Archer. MS ARCHER How much more research on Black Bart do you have to do? JAKE I'll probably be here a couple of weeks, maybe a month. MS ARCHER You've been here for six months, and all you seem to do is work. That’s the life of a writer. TRISHA Well, sis, consider this a new adventure. RACHEL I'm not the adventurous type. Plus, New York has everything. There's no reason you'd ever need to leave. TRISHA It's probably a small and quaint town. RACHEL At least this'll be a good excuse not to go on a second date with Doug. TRISHA What's wrong with him? No one's perfect. RACHEL I’m gonna miss you guys so much. Make sure to show baby Jamie my picture every day so she doesn't forget her Auntie Rachel. TRISHA You're only gonna be gone a couple of weeks. We'll see you soon. Oh. JAKE Danny. JANICE Hi, Jake. It's Janice. JAKE Hey, Janice. JANICE How are you? JAKE I'm fine. JANICE Good, but we got a call from the Michigan facility last night. There was a fire. There was no injuries, but there's been extensive damage. JAKE Janice, I don't know why you're telling me all of this. I haven't been a part of the family business for a long time now. JANICE Look, it's not that. The kids, they can't come with us, so we were wondering if you could watch the kids just for a couple of weeks. JAKE Does Danny know you're calling to ask me? JANICE I know that things between you and Daniel are strained, but we're family, and we could really use your help. JAKE I'll watch them. I'll send you the address. JANICE Thank you, Jake. You are a lifesaver. All right, we will see you tomorrow afternoon. JAKE All right. Bye, Janice. DANIEL Did you say Jake? You called my brother? JANICE Somebody needs to watch the kids. Maybe this will be good for you guys. CAPTAIN Folks, we’re gonna start our initial descent into San Francisco. Attendants, get ready for landing. RACHEL Hello. I am looking for Gus’s Bed & Breakfast. GUS You found it. I'm Gus. You must be Miss Turner. RACHEL Yes. GUS Yeah. Well, you made it, so you can relax now. I'll help you with these. RACHEL Thank you. GUS My pleasure. Come on. Here you go. All right, the best room in the house. RACHEL It's very-- GUS Homey? RACHEL Yeah. GUS Well, I'll leave you to get settled. RACHEL Oh, where is the Edward Everby building? GUS It's about six blocks that way. Well, if you came for the library, you came for the right reason. That place is the heart and soul of this county. RACHEL Thank you. Good night. GUS Good night. RACHEL Heart and soul. Great. HAILEY Mom, it’s so dirty here. Do they have electricity? NOAH Yeah, Mom. JANICE Hailey, let’s work on our attitude, okay? HAILEY Mom, why can’t I stay with my friends or stay home alone? JANICE Because your friends have busy schedules and no mother in their right mind would let a 14-year-old stay home alone for the summer. Staying with Uncle Jake won't be that bad. I promise. MS ARCHER Jake, isn’t your family arriving soon? JAKE Oh, you're right. I totally lost track of time. Thanks, Mrs. Archer. I'm so sorry. You all right? RACHEL I'm fine. In a hurry? JAKE Oh, I still am. Got to go. HAILEY You're kidding. Tell me you're not seriously leaving us here. JANICE I think it's charming. HAILEY You really hate us, don't you? DANIEL Hailey, you know that that is not true. JANICE Listen, I know that you're disappointed about the trip to Italy, and so am I, but we'll go again someday, I promise. JANICE And Uncle Jake was really great about letting you two stay here, so you need to be on your best behavior, okay? Hello? Jake? DANIEL I knew this was a bad idea. JAKE Hey, guys. JANICE So good to see you, Jake. You remember Noah and Hailey? JAKE Noah, my man. Hailey, wow, you're the spitting image of grandma when she was your age. HAILEY Thank you? DANIEL Jake. JAKE Danny. DANIEL How are you? JAKE Good. I'm writing, traveling, you? DANIEL Busy with the business. Well, we should probably get on the road if we're gonna make our flight. JANICE Hey, I love you. NOAH Love you too. HAILEY Please don't leave us here. JANICE Please, you'll be fine, okay? DANIEL Love you guys. Behave yourselves. JANICE Yes, be good to Uncle Jake, okay? All right, kids. Love you. HAILEY Where are we gonna sleep? JAKE Well, I was thinking you could have the bedroom, and Noah could sleep on the cot, and I'll take the couch. HAILEY One bathroom? JAKE I wasn't expecting company. HAILEY Can we go out to eat? JAKE Yeah. MS ARCHER We're very proud of our extensive collection of historic and academic works. We have a children's library, computer center, a music center, a modernized electronic catalog system. RACHEL This is really amazing for such a small town. MS ARCHER Yes, our patron, Mr. Everby, God rest his soul, he was very generous, and I for one oversaw every expenditure from the beginning to make sure that not a dollar was wasted. RACHEL How long have you been here? MS ARCHER 30 years this September, and I'm gonna have to see it get sold. RACHEL I'm not here to sell it, just 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 financially viable. They're gonna shut it down. RACHEL We don't know that that's gonna happen yet. MS ARCHER So there are no plans to sell the library? RACHEL None at the moment. For now, what would be helpful are any financial documents, all income and expenses since the library's been open. MS ARCHER Of course. RACHEL Thanks. MS ARCHER Here you go. RACHEL These are your financial documents? MS ARCHER That's just the first box. JAKE Thanks, Diane. DIANE Mm-hmm. HAILEY So, uh, what do they serve here? JAKE Oh, you know, just your regular mountain food, bear meat, eagle eggs, cougar burgers. I'm just kidding. They serve normal food here. PATRON There she is. She’s trying to sell the library. RACHEL Hi. Excuse me. I'd like a table, please. DIANE Sorry, we're full. You'll have to wait. RACHEL What about those tables? DIANE Also reserved. DIANE Two? Anywhere you like. RACHEL Hey, Gus. GUS Rachel. I heard you upset Ms. Archer today with talk of closing down the library. RACHEL I didn't mean to upset her, and I was just doing my job. GUS Well, they used to hold all the old school dances in the community room at the library before they built a 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 away several years ago. RACHEL I'm sorry to hear that. RACHEL "Bales of hay for Sadie Hawkins dance." What does that even mean? Hey. You're up late. TRISHA Hey, just checking in. How's it going? RACHEL If this town had a welcome wagon, they'd run me over with it. TRISHA You know, I think this is good for you. You know, you're stepping out of your comfort zone. You're embracing a new challenge. You never know what that could bring. RACHEL I'm being eaten alive. TRISHA Don't be so dramatic. Oh, it's going that badly, huh? RACHEL With the way these people kept records, my work is impossible. TRISHA Is there someone there 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. At this rate, it's gonna take me forever to get all this work done, and all I want to do is be home. NOAH What's your book about? JAKE It's Black Bart. He's a famous outlaw from around here during the gold rush. NOAH Cool. JAKE He was known as the Gentleman Bandit. NOAH Really? JAKE 28 robberies in eight years without firing a single bullet. Bart never left any tracks either. A lot of people believed that they were robbed by a ghost. NOAH Whoa. JAKE Well, I’ve got to get back to the library to do some writing. Are you guys sure that you’re okay here on your own? HAILEY We'll be fine. JAKE You can come with me if you want. I'll just be working. HAILEY Does the library have WiFi? JAKE Yeah. NOAH Shotgun! JAKE Okay, guys. JAKE Hi. I would like for you to meet Ms. Archer. She's the director of the library and historic society. This is my nephew, Noah, and my niece, Hailey. HAILEY It's nice to meet you. MS ARCHER Welcome to you both. HAILEY I have a signal. JAKE Hey, who's the new face in town? MS ARCHER Oh, well, people think that the work that she's doing in the library will close it and put it up for sale. JAKE Not like you can expect a city girl like her to care about a place like this. She just doesn't understand the importance of community. MS ARCHER I mean, maybe if she understood what the library means to this town, she could advise the family not to sell it. JAKE You know what? That's actually not a bad idea. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, not me. MS ARCHER Who else is there? JAKE Okay, I'll try, but I can't guarantee anything. MS ARCHER Thank you. JAKE We meet again. RACHEL Yes, and I have a lot to do, so. JAKE I'm Jake. RACHEL Rachel. JAKE You know, there's a lot of history behind this library. RACHEL So I've read. Do you work here? JAKE Oh, no, no, I'm not from here. Traveling for work like you. RACHEL Well, this is my first assignment out of New York. JAKE I've been here for a couple of months now, and I can tell you these people are salt of the earth, good, honest people. RACHEL I'm sure they are. JAKE They just get protective of their town. RACHEL Well, that may be true, but they're still not making it any easier for me to do my job. JAKE I can take you out for coffee, and I can tell you about it, or we could just talk about this library. RACHEL Oh, you're serious. Well, I have a lot of work to do, but thank you. JAKE Good night, Hailey. HAILEY Good night. JAKE Hey, buddy, lights out. Noah? NOAH Whatever happened to the money Black Bart stole? JAKE I don't know. They never found it all. NOAH So that means his gold could still be out there somewhere? JAKE I suppose that's possible. NOAH How awesome would it be if we found some of it? JAKE Pretty awesome. Good night, lights out. JAKE You guys can walk around town for a while, but stay on this street, okay? All right, I'm gonna grab a coffee next door, but come and check in in the library in about an hour. All right. NOAH Thanks, Uncle Jake. HAILEY This is downtown? NOAH It seems kind of small. HAILEY No kidding. RACHEL Hello? Patrick? PATRICK Rachel, everything you sent is looking good, but I was expecting more by now. RACHEL I know, sir, but it's only been a few days. The work is a little difficult due to the way that the financial documents have been organized. It may take me a little longer than expected, especially without help. PATRICK Look, Rachel, it doesn't matter how you get it done, just get it done. The client is hoping to get this whole estate in order as soon as possible. RACHEL Right. I’m on it, Patrick. HAILEY I was wrong about this place. This is the coolest random stuff ever. Hey, Noah, check this out. This is totally my style. NOAH This is a camera? HAILEY It runs on real film. Ow. NOAH Cool! HAILEY Will you warn me next time before you do that? I wasn't ready. JAKE Thank you. DIANE Mm-hmm. 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 I'll just take a cup of coffee and a bagel then. DIANE We don’t have any bagels. RACHEL How do you not have bagels? Toast will be fine. JAKE I see you found the best place in town for coffee. RACHEL It seems like it might be the only place in town for coffee. JAKE Thanks, Diane. DIANE Mm-hmm. JAKE You know what? I'm gonna get hers too. DIANE Huh. JAKE Thanks. RACHEL Thank you. JAKE I'm sure you've got a lot to do, so I'm not gonna bother you anymore. RACHEL I have a few minutes. HAILEY This just keeps getting better and better. NOAH Cool stuff. Hailey? HAILEY What? NOAH It's a metal detector. HAILEY What do you need that for? NOAH Well, Uncle Jake said Black Bart's treasure is still out there. HAILEY That was 125 years ago, Noah. Even if he did bury his treasure, someone would have found it by now. NOAH Uncle Jake said it's possible. HAILEY Fine, get the metal detector. RACHEL So do you always travel for work? JAKE Yeah, I find it easier to immerse myself in the subject matter in the location. RACHEL All that moving must make it hard on your kids. JAKE Kids? RACHEL The ones I saw you with here and at the library? JAKE That's my niece and nephew. I'm just watching them for a little bit. RACHEL That's nice. JAKE They're really great kids, practically watch themselves. NOAH You think that bear head is real? HAILEY Noah, let's go. NOAH Wait, I want a selfie with it. HAILEY Noah, leave the bear alone. NOAH You aren't Mom, and I want a picture. HAILEY Fine, but don't touch it. Just stand in front. I'll take it. NOAH I got it. HAILEY What are you doing, Noah? Noah! JAKE So how'd you become an appraiser? RACHEL I like that every job is completely different so that it doesn't get monotonous. HAILEY Uncle Jake, hurry! HAILEY Does it hurt? JAKE Hailey, Noah, you all right? NOAH I think so. JAKE How did this happen? HAILEY He wanted to take a selfie with the bear. I told him he wasn't supposed to, but he did it anyway, and he fell. RACHEL Your arm is bleeding. JAKE Oh, hey. It's nothing a little bandage can't fix. Hailey, Noah, this is Rachel. This is my niece and nephew. RACHEL Nice to meet you both. NOAH Hi. JAKE All right, let that be a life lesson. Never bother a bear. NOAH Dead or alive. JAKE Hello? JANICE Hey, Jake, hi. JAKE Hey, Janice. How's Michigan? JANICE Not great. JAKE I'm sorry to hear that. JANICE Can I talk to the kids? JAKE Yeah, sure. Hang on. It's your mom. HAILEY 01:24:30 Hey. JANICE How are you? How is Noah doing? HAILEY Fine. JAKE You got to give her something more than "fine." HAILEY How many mosquito bites does it take to get West Nile virus? JANICE Do you have a fever? HAILEY I'm fine, mom. JANICE Oh, wait, wait, just a second. Your dad wants to say hi. DANIEL Hey, sweetie. How's it going? HAILEY Fine, but I kind of wish we were in Italy. DANIEL Well, that's great, honey. I love you. I miss you both. Okay. Do you want to breathe that toxic air? Me neither. So-- JANICE No, wait. I want to say hello to your brother. HAILEY Noah. NOAH Hi, Mom. JANICE Hey, honey, how you doing? NOAH Good. JANICE Great. Are you behaving yourself? NOAH Yeah, we are. JANICE Okay, have you done anything fun? Did you guys go on any hikes or anything? NOAH Not yet, but I want to. JANICE Oh, great. MS ARCHER She's been here a couple days now. Any luck? JAKE Not yet. MS ARCHER Here. Bring these. JAKE These are some records from some items in the historical society. Ms. Archer wanted me to bring them over to you. So I was wondering if we could go grab coffee together again sometime. RACHEL Maybe if I had some help. JAKE No problem. RACHEL Separate these into income and expenses and then group them together by calendar year. WOMAN Sorry to hear about Cindy. MAN Oh, yeah. She’s okay. WOMAN Tell her I said hi, all right? MAN I will. WOMAN All right. MAN Thank you. Bye-bye. WOMAN Bye-bye. BILLY Here you go. HAILEY Um-- NOAH Hailey, check it out. It looks like there are a bunch of places Black Bart could have hidden his gold. HAILEY Noah. NOAH What? RACHEL So how'd you get into historical nonfiction? JAKE I always found history fascinating, and in this job they pay me to go all over the world, the Outback, Antarctica, Madagascar, Guatemala. RACHEL Don’t you ever get homesick traveling around to all those different places? JAKE 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 very close to my family. My brother and I kind of had a falling out. My dad died, and my brother wanted me to go back into the business with him, and I just couldn't do it. Danny's always held it against me. RACHEL I'm sorry. JAKE What about you? Are you close to your family? RACHEL My sister's, like, my best friend. I talk to her or see her almost every day, and I love my baby nieces and nephew to pieces. Madison and Paige, who are twins, they’re four, Brookie is one, and then there’s baby Jamie. JAKE You seem like such a great aunt. I wish I had that relationship with Hailey and Noah. RACHEL I'm sure you do. JAKE I don't think so. I think I'm more the guy they're stuck with over the summer, more a babysitter than a family member. RACHEL What? That can't be true. JAKE Well, Noah's starting to show some interest in my work, but Hailey hasn't said more than a couple of words. RACHEL Well, you know how to talk to people, don't you? JAKE They're not people. They're kids. RACHEL Kids are people too. Just talk to them like you talk to anybody else. Don't try so hard. JAKE All right. I'll give it a shot. RACHEL Thank you so much for helping me get all this work done. I don’t know how I would have done it without you. JAKE No problem, really. RACHEL But thank you again for all your help. JAKE Hey, Noah. NOAH Hey, Uncle Jake. JAKE What you working on? NOAH I'm looking through all these books on Black Bart. A lot of them mention where he used to camp, and I'm trying to map it out. JAKE That's amazing. You're a natural adventurer. NOAH You see this one? This is a map of Tellmont. I'm trying to use it and the books to figure out where the gold might be. JAKE Wow. You know, I have a map just like this one. NOAH And look, you can see how Black Bart's campsites form a path right through town. JAKE Noah, this is really amazing, man. NOAH I'm gonna go show Hailey. RACHEL Hey, Trish. TRISHA Hey, how goes it? Work gotten any better? RACHEL It has, actually. I was able to get a ton done today. At this rate I will be out of here within the week. TRISHA Oh, that's good. RACHEL Yeah, I got a lot of help from Jake. TRISHA Ooh, Jake. RACHEL It's not like that. TRISHA Well, tell me more. Why was he helping you? RACHEL Oh, please. TRISHA Well, what's wrong with him? RACHEL He's just some nomadic writer. I have absolutely no interest. TRISHA Uh-huh. So then why are you smiling when you say his name? Huh? Is he cute? Tell me more about this nomadic writer. JAKE Morning, Gus. GUS What brings you by this early? JAKE I got something for Rachel. GUS I see. JAKE Oh, no, no, no, it's not like that. GUS Well, from what I heard you've been spending time with her, helping her out with her work. JAKE Why would I be interested in some city girl? GUS Ah. JAKE Oh, hey, good morning. RACHEL Good morning to you. What brings you by? JAKE I got you something. RACHEL Really? Hmm. A bagel? JAKE I had the cafe make you a batch. RACHEL Thank you. Still needs a little work. Now, why would you do something so nice for me? JAKE You gave me some great advice about my niece. It really helped out. So you going to the library? RACHEL Where else? JAKE May I give you a lift? RACHEL Yeah. GUS Have a good day, you two. JAKE Take care, Gus. JAKE You know, a lot of this town's history actually centers around that library. It's been a big part of the community since the very beginning. There's a lot that tax documents and financial records can't tell you about a place like that. RACHEL Jake, you don't have to tell me about the library. I don't want to see this place shut down any more than you do, but the decision isn't up to me. JAKE Yeah, I know that. RACHEL Bagel? JAKE No. Those things are disgusting. MS ARCHER Any update? JAKE She said she'd recommend to the family that they don't sell. MS ARCHER That's fantastic. JAKE But I need you to understand that she's a good person. She’s just trying to do her job. It would really be nice if you could help her out, maybe help her organize her documents instead of giving her a big box crammed with paper. MS ARCHER Okay. JAKE Thank you. RACHEL Hello? PATRICK Rachel, received the recent spreadsheet you sent. Very good work you did this week, very detailed. RACHEL Thanks, Patrick, but the people here are very concerned about the future of their library. PATRICK Well, we've already got a buyer in talks with the family. RACHEL Oh, no, so they're definitely selling? PATRICK According to your work, the land is definitely worth more than the library itself. RACHEL Well, that's too bad 'cause this place really means a lot to these people. PATRICK You understand the numbers, but for now that information stays between us. RACHEL Right. PATRICK All right, I got to take this other call. Good work. MS ARCHER Here are the other files you requested. RACHEL These are much more organized than the others. MS ARCHER Jake thought that it would be easier for you. RACHEL That was very nice of Jake and you. Thank you. MS ARCHER Do you know anything about what the family plans to do with the library? RACHEL Nothing is final. MS ARCHER Would you tell me as soon as you know something? RACHEL Of course. HAILEY Uh, shouldn't we be heading out soon? It's okay if you want to drop us off at the general store on your way to work. JAKE The library's closed on Sunday. HAILEY So you don't want to go into town today? Not even to see your girlfriend, Rachel? JAKE She's not my girlfriend. HAILEY But you had coffee, and then you spent the whole day working together. So you don't want to see her today? JAKE It's complicated. HAILEY Why? NOAH Doesn’t seem complicated to me. JAKE All right, I will. HAILEY And you'll take us to the general store? JAKE Why are you so excited about the general store? HAILEY I’m not! JAKE Okay, I guess I'll drop you off on the way. HAILEY Let's go. NOAH Hey, wait up. JAKE Hello? JANICE Hey, Jake. JAKE Oh, hey, Janice. Is everything all right? JANICE It's fine. Listen, can I talk to the kids? JAKE Yeah, hang on. Hey, kids, your mom wants to talk to you. HAILEY We'll call her later. NOAH Hurry up, Uncle Jake. JAKE I guess they'll call you later. JANICE Thanks. JAKE All right, bye. DANIEL Hailey doing better? JANICE I don't know. I didn't get to talk to her. They were too busy. DANIEL Well, that's good. I mean, maybe they're finally starting to enjoy the summer. What's wrong? JANICE I just wish that we could be spending time together as a family, like the trip we were supposed to take. DANIEL We couldn't have foreseen the accident. DANIEL No one's at fault here. Hey. DANIEL Oh, we'll be here for a couple more weeks at least. Mm-hmm. Fine with me. Sure. Well, that's absolutely my priority. Mm-hmm. I am all yours. RACHEL "Dedicated to Kaya." Hmm, Kaya. RACHEL You honking at me? JAKE Well, I didn't have a bike bell to get your attention. RACHEL What is all this? JAKE Well, I was thinking you've been out of the big city for a full week now, and all you've been doing is working, and since the library's closed today, what do you say? JAKE Think you can handle a bike ride in these mountains? JAKE Nice. All right. Has anyone told you you look really great on a bike? ‘Cause you do. RACHEL You’d be the first. JAKE I’m really impressed. RACHEL You should be. JAKE Slow down. RACHEL Come on! JAKE All right, left up here. JAKE I thought you said you haven't ridden a bike in years. RACHEL Outside. I ride my stationary bike every day. With all the twists and turns we've made, are you sure you know where we're heading? JAKE Of course. We just need to keep heading south. RACHEL And you always know which direction you're heading? JAKE Trusty compass, it always points me the direction home. Every good adventurer needs one. Are you hungry? To the best of happiness, honor, and fortune keep with us. RACHEL Shakespeare. JAKE You know "Timon of Athens?" RACHEL I studied English Lit at college. I love books. I like the feel of one in my hand, turning the page. I even checked out a couple of your books. JAKE You did? Well, what'd you think? RACHEL I haven't read very much yet, but you're a great writer. JAKE Thank you. RACHEL You've only mentioned one name in all of your dedications. Who is Kaya? JAKE Kaya is a beautiful Inupiaq. Despite having nothing, she still let me into her home and her heart through a few very long, cold months in the Arctic. RACHEL I see. JAKE She's also a 90-year-old woman of ten surviving children. She's got countless grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She's a beautiful soul. RACHEL Oh. RACHEL Oh! JAKE Okay, don’t panic. It's okay. Just back away slowly. RACHEL I think I'm ready to go now. JAKE Well, what about the picnic? RACHEL We'll just leave it for the snake. JAKE You sure? RACHEL Yup. GUS Hey. JAKE Hey, Gus. Garden looks good. GUS Well, the secret is knowing which are the weeds and which are the flowers. JAKE That's good advice. RACHEL Thanks for the bike ride and the picnic. JAKE You're welcome. RACHEL I had a good time today. JAKE So did I. GUS So I thought you weren't interested in some city girl. JAKE Mind your flowers, not my business. GUS JAKE See you. TRISHA I thought he was some nomadic writer you had no interest in. RACHEL That was before the bagel and picnic. TRISHA And you said you'd given up on finding your soul mate. RACHEL Trisha, it was one afternoon. TRISHA You know, I knew instantly Scott was the one 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 But-- TRISHA What's wrong with him? RACHEL It's not him. It's my work. The family is already talking to an interested buyer. If they choose to sell the library, who knows how that'll affect our relationship? TRISHA Stop over-thinking it and just enjoy getting to know him. JAKE Hey, are you okay? Look, I know being stuck out here kind of ruined your summer. HAILEY I don't want you to think that I don't like it here or I don't like you. My parents said we'd go to Italy another time, and I know that'll never happen. JAKE You don't know that. HAILEY The business always comes first, and that's all they care about. JAKE Your parents care about you and Noah. HAILEY But they care about the business more. JAKE You know, I used to feel the same way. HAILEY You did? What did you do? JAKE I threw a tantrum, moved to Amsterdam. HAILEY You're kidding. JAKE No. I was immature and impulsive, and I don't regret following my dreams, but I could have made things a lot easier on grandpa. HAILEY Like how? JAKE Like I could have sat him down and told him how I felt. Maybe if I would have done that, we wouldn't have had to go through the years to rebuild our relationship. JAKE I guarantee that your parents love you more than you know. Maybe you should just try to talk to them. They could surprise you. HAILEY Okay. I will. JAKE And if that doesn't work, throw a tantrum and move to France. HAILEY Italy. JAKE Okay, Italy. HAILEY Noah. NOAH I found something. A quarter. JAKE Hey, Noah, check this out. NOAH What are the Xes? JAKE They're locations for Black Bart's stagecoach robberies. Legend has it that Black Bart had a lady friend who owned a ranch. He found a big tree with a hole in it to put all of his gold in. NOAH How far is it from here? JAKE Not far. Do you want to go? NOAH Can we? JAKE Sure. I don't know if there's gonna be any gold in it, but I can take some photos for my book. NOAH Yeah. JAKE Well, how about you, Hailey? You want to go? HAILEY Sure. Are you gonna invite Rachel? JAKE I don't know. Should I? HAILEY Definitely. NOAH Yeah, why not? JAKE All right, all right, I'll do it if it makes you guys happy. HAILEY Yeah, right. JAKE Morning. RACHEL Morning. What are you three doing today? NOAH We're going treasure hunting. RACHEL Really? JAKE Yeah. Do you want to join us? RACHEL I have a lot of work waiting for me back at the library. JAKE Come on, it'll be there tomorrow. HAILEY Come on, Rachel! Please? NOAH It’ll be so much fun. You’ll love it. RACHEL All right. RACHEL Let's go. JAKE We need to pick up a couple things first. All right, we just need to pick up some water and some snacks. HAILEY I’ll take care of it. JAKE Really? HAILEY I got this. RACHEL What was that all about? BILLY Oh. HAILEY Sorry. BILLY Hi. HAILEY Hi. BILLY Is there anything I can help you with? HAILEY Um, I was just trying to find some water. BILLY I think you're holding some. HAILEY Oh. Um. RACHEL Hey, there you are. We were wondering what was taking so long. HAILEY Nothing. JAKE Lead the way, Noah. NOAH I found something. HAILEY What is it? NOAH It's a bottle cap. Cool! HAILEY Rachel, smell it. RACHEL Did you get your shot? JAKE Yeah, most publishers like to use stock photos, but I always prefer to use my own. RACHEL Oh, it is amazing out here. JAKE Looks like somebody's beginning to enjoy her time away from home, huh? RACHEL I guess it is good to get out once in a while, see the beauty of the world. JAKE That reminds me. Here. RACHEL What's this for? JAKE It's just a small gift, something every good adventurer needs, and that way you'll always find your way home. NOAH Uncle Jake! Uncle Jake! Hurry! JAKE What is it? NOAH It's got to be by this tree. Look, my map says it's right here. HAILEY There's no gold. JAKE Whatever gold was in that tree got cleared out a long time ago, bud. JAKE Hey, Noah? What do you say we call it a day, sport? NOAH But I haven't found anything yet. HAILEY Yes, you have, seven bottle caps, four nails, a hanger, and 16¢. NOAH But I want to find real treasure. The trail continues that way. RACHEL I don't think any of Black Bart's gold is here, Noah. Sorry. JAKE Hey, Noah, sometimes the adventure is the treasure. NOAH We can go now. RACHEL Today was fun. I'm glad I came. JAKE As am I. HAILEY Me too. NOAH Same here. RACHEL I'm sorry you didn't find any treasure, but I'm sure you will next time. JAKE So shall I see you at the library tomorrow? RACHEL Yeah, looking forward to it. JAKE Me too. PATRICK Rachel, what can I do for you? Just about to head home. RACHEL I'm so sorry to bother you at the end of the day, but I had a thought. What if we reach out to Mr. Ashforth about the Everby building? PATRICK And why would we do that? RACHEL Mr. Ashforth is a great humanitarian who loves libraries. They're one of his favorite charitable causes. He funds dozens all over the country. He might be interested if he knew one was up for sale, and multiple offers would look good for our clients. PATRICK You're right about that. I'll look into it. RACHEL Excellent. PATRICK Good work. RACHEL Thank you. JAKE That’s it. Under it, and--nice, almost. Good. Good morning, sleepyhead. NOAH Are you hungry? We're making pancakes. JAKE Pancakes just happen to be one of my specialties. HAILEY I can tell that it's a very special recipe. NOAH Here you go. JAKE Noah's Diner, Jake speaking. Would you like to hear our specials? Hey, Janice. JANICE Is Hailey there? JAKE Yeah, you can talk to Hailey. HAILEY Hi, mom. JANICE Oh, it sounds like you guys are having a great time. HAILEY Yeah, it's--it's not so bad here. And don't worry about Italy. JANICE Oh, I'm sorry, honey. We'll still be able to go someday. HAILEY It's okay. I was just really disappointed when you guys canceled. JANICE Look, your dad and I are just really busy right now, okay? But it's not always gonna be like that, okay? I love you. Bye. HAILEY Bye, Mom. JANICE She doesn't think that we're ever gonna take that trip to Italy. She thinks that work is always going to come first. The summer is the only time that we get to spend together as a family. Like we do every part of the year. That needs to change. RACHEL Hey. JAKE Hey, can I talk to you about something? RACHEL Sure. JAKE It's Hailey. I need your help. RACHEL Is everything okay? JAKE Yeah, yeah, it's fine, but the kids have been with me for two weeks now, and I feel really bad that they didn't get to go on their big trip, and Noah's having a good time with the Black Bart stuff and treasure hunting, but I really want Hailey to have something too. RACHEL That is so sweet of you. What were you thinking? JAKE Well, I was thinking since we can't take her to Italy, we should bring Italy to her. RACHEL I don't follow. JAKE All right, picture this. We're out in the courtyard, and we decorate the whole area with the colors of the Italian flag, red, green, and white. And then we get big pictures of the Coliseum and the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Venice, and then we'll play opera music and serve pasta and garlic bread, right? RACHEL Look at you, family man. Wait, be sure to invite the stock boy from the general store. JAKE Why? RACHEL Just trust me. JAKE Okay. Excellent. RACHEL Hello? PATRICK Rachel, good morning. It's Patrick. Just got off the phone with Mr. Ashforth. RACHEL And? PATRICK Well, looks like your little idea may have worked. He's willing to put in an offer on the property. RACHEL That's fantastic. PATRICK I'll call you when the deal's done, maybe later tonight. And, hey, good work on that. RACHEL Thanks. RACHEL Wow, I'm in Italy. JAKE You're here a bit early. RACHEL I have some great news to share with you. JAKE Yeah? What is it? RACHEL I had my boss reach out to a private investor and philanthropist who my company works with. He's 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 Yeah. JAKE Oh, that's fantastic. MS ARCHER What is going on? Why all the excitement? JAKE Rachel was just telling me that she found a private investor that's gonna save the library. MS ARCHER That is great. RACHEL Nothing's official yet, but I don't see why it won't be. JAKE This is gonna be a great night. HAILEY Why are we here this late? Isn't the library closed? JAKE This isn't the library. This is Italy. HAILEY Welcome to Italy. NOAH Welcome to Italy. JAKE Benvenuto. HAILEY Thank you, Uncle Jake. RACHEL Why don't you go talk to him? HAILEY What? RACHEL His name's Billy. He's a nice boy. HAILEY It's just every time I talk to him, I get so nervous. RACHEL Everyone feels nervous before they do something they've never done before, something that makes them feel scared. RACHEL Here, take him some gelato. RACHEL Hello? PATRICK Rachel, glad I caught you. RACHEL What are you doing working so late? PATRICK Just finishing up everything on the Everby estate. The deals are done. RACHEL Great, so Mr. Ashforth owns the building. PATRICK No, they went with the other buyer. RACHEL You told me Mr. Ashforth was gonna purchase it. PATRICK I told you he was gonna make an offer, and he did, but the other buyer made a higher offer, and the family decided to go with them. RACHEL You told me Mr. Ashforth was gonna purchase it. PATRICK That's the way the business works. You know that. RACHEL But the library… PATRICK The library doesn't make any money. The land is worth more than the institution itself. PATRICK A few years' time, that library's gonna be a brand-new resort and spa. RACHEL So how am I supposed to tell them that? PATRICK By just saying it. It's just a building, and the great news is your work is done. You're free to come home. Rachel? Did you hear what I said? You can come home. MS ARCHER I'm so glad everything worked out for the library, and for you and Rachel too. JAKE Me too. And to think, none of this would have happened if you hadn't made me ask her out. RACHEL What? JAKE Rachel. Something wrong? RACHEL What do you mean when you said Ms. Archer made you ask me out? JAKE Oh, nothing. It's just not the way it seems. RACHEL So what is it? MS ARCHER It's nothing bad. I had asked Jake to convince you of the importance of the library. RACHEL So that's why you kept asking me out? JAKE No. MS ARCHER There's no reason to argue. None of this matters anymore, and the library isn't closing. RACHEL That's actually not true. I just got a call. They didn't sell to the private investor. They sold to a company that builds hotels and resorts. When I heard that the land was being sold, I reached out to that private investor. I did everything that I could. JAKE But you didn't tell us everything. I mean, maybe we could have done something. We at least should have known about it. RACHEL I'm sorry. I--I tried. RACHEL I got to go. NOAH Are you okay, Uncle Jake? JAKE Yeah. I'm fine, bud. HAILEY Morning. I'm sorry about the library, but thanks for a great party. I had an amazing time with Billy. JAKE Well, it was Rachel's idea to invite him. HAILEY She's the best. 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 what if we bought it? JAKE That'd be great. Unfortunately, we just don't have enough money. Rachel found an investor who's interested, but in the end the offer just wasn't enough. NOAH What if we found the money? HAILEY What do you mean? NOAH We could 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 I'm sorry, bud. That's just not a realistic option. NOAH But my map, there are a few places we can search. JAKE It's not gonna work, bud. I'm sorry. NOAH But, Uncle Jake. JAKE I'm gonna go take a walk. I need to clear my head. I'll be back in a bit. JAKE Good idea anyway, Noah. I'm sorry. RACHEL Come in. Hey. GUS You okay? RACHEL I really messed up. The library’s closing, and there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m sorry. GUS But it's not your fault. RACHEL Jake's still mad at me regardless. GUS I figured that that is what this is really about, Jake. RACHEL Our relationship is not as important as that building. I know how much it means to the town. GUS I know I gave you a hard time about your work, and I'm sorry about that. GUS But relationships aren't built on places. They're built by people, and I’m sure if you just talk to Jake, he'll understand. RACHEL I stepped out of my comfort zone, and it led to heartache. RACHEL This is why I never leave New York. JAKE Hello? Hey. Where's your brother? HAILEY I thought he was out here. Noah? JAKE Noah? HAILEY Noah? JAKE Noah? HAILEY All of his treasure hunting gear is gone. JAKE Oh, no. Noah? Noah? HAILEY Noah? JAKE Noah? Noah? HAILEY Noah? HAILEY Oh, my gosh. JAKE What are they doing here already? They didn't even call. HAILEY They did call. I forgot to tell you. JANICE Hi. JAKE Hey. JANICE You know what? We just didn't want to be away from family. DANIEL So we got everything in order and left the rest of the work to the regional managers. JANICE Which leaves the rest of the summer available for our family vacation. Where's Noah? HAILEY Um. DANIEL I knew you'd mess up. You always mess up. JAKE Danny, I'm sorry. He's a smart, capable kid. Plus, he couldn't have gotten far. He's got little, tiny legs. DANIEL You think this is a joke? This is about my son, Jake. But that's something that you wouldn't understand because you're only worried about yourself and what your-- 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 buried by Black Bart, the outlaw that Uncle Jake's writing his book about. He told Noah and I all about him and how there might be buried treasure. DANIEL Outlaw. Buried treasure. That's what you're filling my son's head with all summer? JAKE It isn't like that. He was curious about my work. JANICE So the closest sheriff's department didn't have an available officer, so they're sending somebody over from the next county, but that could take hours until they're here. JAKE We should go look in town. Everyone here knows Noah. Maybe someone's seen him. WOMAN All right, let’s go. Hurry up. MAN We’re heading in there now. Come on. RACHEL Gus, wait. Where's everyone going? What's going on? GUS Noah's missing. JAKE All right, everybody, listen up. Now, sheriff's department's on their way, but that doesn't mean that we can't start looking now. I think it's best if we all get in groups. Those of us who are familiar with the area, team up with those who aren't, okay? Is everybody good? RACHEL I heard about Noah. What can I do? JAKE Daniel. This is my brother, Daniel. You're gonna go with him, okay? JAKE All right, let's go. MS ARCHER Noah? GUS Noah? MS ARCHER Noah? BILLY I'm sorry about your brother. I really hope he's okay. HAILEY I'm kind of tough on him sometimes as his big sister, but he's a strong kid. I'm sure he's gonna be fine. JANICE Noah? Noah? JAKE Hey, hey, it's gonna be okay. I'm sure Noah's safe, and we're gonna find him, all right? Noah? JANICE I'm just so scared. And that's only part of it. JAKE What do you mean? JANICE I was just really hoping that this whole experience would bring you and Daniel back together so that we could be a family again. DANIEL Noah? Noah? RACHEL I know you're scared. DANIEL I'm not scared. I'm furious. RACHEL Noah's just a kid. You shouldn't be mad at him about this. DANIEL I’m not mad at him. I’m mad at Jake. RACHEL Jake loves Noah. DANIEL You must not know Jake that well. He barely even knows his nephew. RACHEL That's not true. Jake cares for your kids. DANIEL No, if that were true, then we wouldn't be here. RACHEL When Noah got all excited about Black Bart and his treasure, Jake put work on hold and took him to Black Bart's secret tree just so he could see it, and he threw Hailey this big Italian-themed party because she was so bummed about missing the family trip. He did all of it just to cheer her up. DANIEL He did? RACHEL He was even willing to do anything it took to keep the library open just because of how much it matters to the people of this town. JAKE I have no problem being part of this family. I would love that, but Daniel's the one with all the issues. He's the one that hates me. JANICE You think that he feels that way about you? No, he doesn't hate you. JAKE Well, he acts like it. JANICE Do you know that he has read all of your books? JAKE Really? Well, 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--he's really happy running the family business. It's a--it's a dream that he loves, but it's a dream that he inherited. JANICE The path was already laid out before him, and you--you got to find your own way, create your own path. That--that's why he's envious. JAKE Path. Path! I can't believe I didn't think of this before! Janice: What? JAKE Come on, we got to get back to my truck. JANICE What's going on? What did you realize? JAKE All this talk about paths made me think about Noah's map. JANICE Map? JAKE Yeah. Noah did all the research for Black Bart's camp in hopes of finding the gold. Look. This is Noah's map, so. This is where we are right now, and this is the old river. This--this is the road that goes all the way through town. JAKE And here, look. The general store, and look right there. JAKE I think I know where Noah is. Get in. DANIEL Noah? JANICE Noah? NOAH Mom! Dad! JANICE Oh, thank goodness you're okay. DANIEL It's all right. You all right? NOAH I'm sorry, Uncle Jake. I'm sorry I couldn't find any gold. JAKE Hey, that's no reason to apologize. NOAH But now we can't save the library from closing. JAKE Hey, bud, just because you didn't find any gold doesn't make you any less of a treasure hunter. The fact that you had a plan to save the library, that was daring and noble. JANICE And dangerous. JAKE Right, and dangerous. It makes you more of a man than me because you did more than I did. DANIEL I'm just happy you're all right. Come here. JAKE Hey, where did you get all these? NOAH I only brought the shovel and the metal detector. RACHEL You found these buried? I just got off the phone with the Department of Parks and Recreation. RACHEL If what Noah found can be verified as a campsite used by Black Bart, this land could be eligible for historic landmark status, which means no resort and no spa. HAILEY What about the library? RACHEL Well, the library wouldn't be protected, but a historical society would be. GUS Which is housed in the library. RACHEL Exactly. I'll give my boss a call, but the owners will have to suspend any sales until they can determine whether this land is safe to sell. JAKE You did it, Noah. You saved the library! Nice work. DANIEL Look, Jake, I'm sorry I got so mad. JAKE It's okay. I was just as scared as you were. DANIEL And, kids, your mother and I are sorry. We haven't been around as much as we should be. That is gonna change. JANICE So now that we're together, we are going to go and spend the rest of our summer in Italy. NOAH We don't want to go to Italy. HAILEY We want to spend the rest of the summer here. HAILEY With Uncle Jake. NOAH With Uncle Jake. DANIEL Really? HAILEY Maybe we could go to Italy next summer, Daddy. I love you, Dad. JAKE I'm sorry. RACHEL I have to go. 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, treasure hunts, travel. It's not me. RACHEL It's time for me to go home. It's time for you to set out on another adventure. JAKE I understand. RACHEL But I'll be the first in line to buy all your books, give you a five-star review. JAKE If I'm ever in Manhattan and I need a tour guide, I know the first person I'll call. RACHEL Good-bye, Jake. JAKE Good-bye. JAKE I'm so glad we got to spend the rest of the summer together, and I'm happy you guys stuck around for a few weeks. DANIEL Oh, me too, and you were right. DANIEL Gus' Bed & Breakfast was the perfect place to stay. Thank you. You did a great job taking care of the kids this summer. Dad would be proud. JAKE You too. HAILEY Bye, Uncle Jake. NOAH Bye, Uncle Jake. JAKE Bye, kids. Oh, I'm gonna miss you. NOAH I'm gonna miss you, Uncle Jake. JANICE You promise that you'll visit for the holidays? JAKE I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. JANICE Okay, come on, kids. Let's go. JAKE Be safe. NOAH Bye, Uncle Jake. HAILEY Okay, bye. TRISHA It's been, what, a month since you got back from California? You doing all right? RACHEL Yeah. TRISHA Because you look miserable. RACHEL Thanks. TRISHA Why don't you call him? RACHEL Because it won't change anything. He's a free spirit, and I'm me. TRISHA You're the fish who loved a bird. RACHEL Like falling in love ever did either of them any good. TRISHA Here, cookies, the ultimate cure-all. Just give it some time. GUS How goes it? JAKE No thanks. Just about to finish the last draft of my book. Probably won't be here much longer. GUS Don't you get tired just going from place to place? That doesn't allow for long-lasting relationships, you know. GUS If you miss her, call her. PATRICK Everything going well? RACHEL Great. I should have these reports to you by the end of the day. PATRICK No, I mean with you, Rachel. How are things with you? RACHEL I'm fine. It was a crazy trip. I think I’m still just getting over it. PATRICK Okay. Well, if you need anything. RACHEL Will do, thanks. PATRICK Oh, I have another appraisal coming up in Montana. We'll send Mindy and Connor on that one. MAN For you, Rachel. RACHEL Thank you. 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. RACHEL What are you doing here? JAKE I'm working on my next book. You know, California is not the only place that had outlaws? I'm writing a book on the gangsters of New York City. RACHEL So you're living here? JAKE I just got a place in the Village. RACHEL What about your next adventure? JAKE You're my next adventure. I'm gonna have to warn you, I might have to go out of town to work on another book. RACHEL I'll probably have to take some vacation days. JAKE Really? RACHEL Seems like it's pretty good for me to get out of my element once in a while. JAKE So do you know a good place we can get a bagel? RACHEL Actually, I do.