ANDREW ANNOUNCER BLUE_NOTES_SING BOUNCER CARLA CARTER CELESTE CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE_SING CLERK COCOA_VENDOR ELIZABETH GEORGE GUILDCREST_HOTEL_CLERK JOSH KEITH MADELYN MADELYN_HAWN_AND_THE_HOLIDAYS_SING MAID MARNIE ORNAMENT_VENDOR PETER RING_VENDOR SHARON SHARON_SING SLIDE SONG_PLAYS STORE_EMPLOYEE TENILLE TENILLE_SINGS TENILLE_SONG TOM VENDOR_MADELYN WAITER SONG PLAYS If I could catch a snowflake I'd save it just for you Wrap it up in pretty paper Let Mr. Mailman take it to your door step in the morning So you could know my love is true 'Cause, darling, all I want new is you CELESTE Elizabeth! There you are. I wanted to introduce Tom Burress, our new Coo. ELIZABETH Oh, uh... Hello. TOM Your mother tells me you're at usc. ELIZABETH Oh, yes. I uh, graduate in the spring. CELESTE With honors. TOM Will you be joining your mother's team at Etonnante? CELESTE Elizabeth is in the graduate journalism program. She just published a story about predatory loans that is making quite the waves. TOM You've chosen a field with very little financial security. ELIZABETH Well, and the ability to effect real, meaningful change and give a voice to the voiceless. CELESTE Nothing would make me happier than having Elizabeth by my side, but she has her own path. ELIZABETH I am really grateful that my mom is just so support WAITER Excuse me. Ms. Athens? ELIZABETH Yes. WAITER You have a message at the front desk. TOM It was nice meeting you. ELIZABETH You too. CELESTE Ooh! Oh, here's the Clarks. CELESTE Hello! Lovely to see you. ELIZABETH Hi. Uh CLERK Hi. ELIZABETH I'm Elizabeth Athens. CLERK Hi, Ms. Athens. What can I do for you today? ELIZABETH Oh, sorry. I was told I have a message? CLERK Unfortunately, I don't have a message for you. JOSH I've come to rescue you. ELIZABETH Josh. ELIZABETH From a Christmas party? JOSH That is not a Christmas party. That is a bunch of old men in suits discussing their investment portfolios. ELIZABETH That's not true. JOSH No? ELIZABETH They're also comparing their golf games. JOSH Come on. JOSH If we leave now, we can make the Swapping Santa. My mother has been asking about you. She made gingerbread cookies. ELIZABETH The one with the little frosting bowties? JOSH You'd have to come to find out. ELIZABETH But, I can’t just JOSH Don't worry I'll get you back before you turn into a pumpkin. Let's go. Come on, come on. SHARON SING Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la 'Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la Troll the ancient yuletide carol Fa-la-la-la-la... ...la-la ...la-la CHARLOTTE SING Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la 'Tis the season to be jolly Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la Troll the ancient yuletide carol Fa-la-la-la-la... ...la-la ...la-la ELIZABETH Oh, I feel slightly over-dressed. JOSH Let's see. Beautiful. SHARON Elizabeth! ELIZABETH Hi. SHARON I’m so glad you made it. JOSH I promised her cookies, Ma. SHARON Yeah. They're in the dining room. SHARON And, um I put a few extra aside for you, so... ELIZABETH Oh, thank you. SHARON Josh told us the good news. ELIZABETH Oh... SHARON We are just so proud of you two. SHARON Betty, is that your famous figgy pudding I see? JOSH Hold it. JOSH I got a surprise for you. I think it's in the kitchen. ELIZABETH In addition to the cookies? JOSH Yes, you're gonna get so many cookies. Just hold on. ELIZABETH Okay. Andy? You're home? You come here! Oh, my gosh! I thought you were in Atlanta for the holidays. ANDREW Change of plans. ELIZABETH You did not tell me. JOSH That wouldn't make it a very good surprise, now, would it? Here you go. ELIZABETH Thank you. Cheers. What? ANDREW Yes. ELIZABETH Aw... ANDREW Wait for it. ELIZABETH Oh? Well, that's the best surprise. I'm so glad you're home. Come here. JOSH All right, come here. Come on. ELIZABETH Group hug, group hug. JOSH There's room for all three of us here. ELIZABETH No! JOSH So Lizzie's camped out in front of the Dean's office for hours ELIZABETH Well, it's the worst story. JOSH No, it's not. Stop. ELIZABETH Yes, it is. JOSH trying desperately to wait him out to get a quote for our story. ANDREW Okay in a battle of wills, I'm taking Lizzie every time. JOSH Yes. Except for this time, because the Dean had already gone home, and she was in a standoff with an empty chair. ELIZABETH Well, not the whole truth. No, no, no, no someone had tipped him off! ANDREW So, did you get your quote? ELIZABETH No, he's still dodging us. ANDREW Well, who wouldn't, with Woodward and Bernstein on their tail? JOSH Mm. ELIZABETH Wait, did you tell him? ANDREW Tell me what? ELIZABETH We got an offer, uh, to work for the New York Times. ANDREW What? ELIZABETH Yeah. ANDREW Amazing. JOSH Yeah, we start after graduation. ELIZABETH Yeah, I can't believe it. It's everything I-- well, we have ever wanted. We have an actual chance to make a difference now. ANDREW Oh! Hey there's a good one JOSH Yes. ELIZABETH Oh, we are a little old for Christmas wishes. ANDREW It's tradition. JOSH It’s tradition. ANDREW Come on. JOSH Let's go. Everybody up. ANDREW Yep. ANDREW Close your eyes. What’d you wish for? ELIZABETH This. Another Christmas with my two best friends. ANDREW Selfie time! JOSH Selfie time. ANDREW Merry Christmas, guys. ELIZABETH Cheers. ANDREW Cheers. JOSH Cheers. ELIZABETH I know, sorry. Just holiday traffic. Yup. No, I'm heading in right now. Hi. CELESTE Sweetheart I have a very important question for you. For the Christmas gala? ELIZABETH Oh. Um I like the black. CELESTE Really? ELIZABETH Or the green. CELESTE That's what I thought, too. Monica called and asked if we should include a plus-one on your invitation. ELIZABETH Uh no, not this year. CELESTE You know, I think Rosalie's son's in town. You two really hit it off at the spring mixer. Elizabeth, when is the last time you had a date? ELIZABETH Uh... I date. CELESTE Honey, you don't date. You have networking lunches and business meetings. ELIZABETH I should really get this. CELESTE You know, it'd be good for you. Meet new people put yourself out there. ELIZABETH You don't need to worry about me. CELESTE Honey, there's a whole world outside things that you're gonna miss out on hiding in here. ELIZABETH It's 10:00 am on a Monday, I'm not hiding. I should really get this. CELESTE Honey... CARTER Hey, Madelyn. It's me. Been a minute, huh? I I got your new number. I-- and I wanted to call you. I hope that's okay. I'm sure you're surprised to hear from me, but I've been thinking about you... about us, a lot. I got in this morning, and I even stopped at Sweeteats. They still have those caramel turtles you like so much. I miss you, Maddy. I know I've made a lot of mistakes but I'm trying to make things right. I know you're probably busy with the holidays, but if there is any chance that you feel the same, I'll be at our spot Christmas Eve, 9:00. I hope to see you there, but if I don't, I understand. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK Hello, Guildcrest Hotel. ELIZABETH Hi. Um, I received a call at this number? GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK Name? ELIZABETH Uh, my name is Elizabeth Athens. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK No name of the person you're trying to reach. ELIZABETH Uh, I don't know. Um ELIZABETH I mean, he didn't leave his name, actually. I just I was hoping you could tell me. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK It could be any of the guests making an outgoing call from their room. They all route through the front desk. ELIZABETH Oh. Well, thank you. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK Have a very merry Christmas. ELIZABETH You, too. MAID Housekeeping! CARTER Just a moment. CELESTE He probably realized his mistake the moment he hung up the phone. ELIZABETH But what if he didn't? CELESTE Oh, well, I wouldn't worry about it. A couple days of no response and, you know, he'll put it together. ELIZABETH It just doesn't feel right to erase the message. He poured his heart out. CELESTE To someone else. You were never meant to hear that message. ELIZABETH I just keep picturing him sitting there on Christmas Eve, and he's waiting for her to walk through the door, and he's thinking she just stood him up. CELESTE Well, there's nothing you can do about it now. You don't know anything about him. ELIZABETH He is one of your guests. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK We have 1,500 rooms fully booked for the holidays. That's over 3,000 guests. ELIZABETH There's gotta be some way to find out which one of them made the phone call. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK As I explained before, if you don't have a name, there’s-- ELIZABETH I-- I understand. I would not be here if this was not very, very important that-- I need to get this message to him. Oh! Look, I even wrote it down word for word. That's everything on my voicemail. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK Ma'am, I can't do-- ELIZABETH But I Can you just put it in the hotel lobby, or go door to door? Please do something, it's Christmas. Hey, I’m asking you just to try. Hey have you never had a regret that was just so big, that you would do anything for a second chance to make it right? GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK I wish I could help, I do. but my hands are tied. Welcome to the Guildcrest Hotel. Checking in? ELIZABETH You're back. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK Sir? JOSH Hart. Josh Hart. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK Just review here and sign, and we'll get you checked in. JOSH Excuse me. ELIZABETH Yeah, I-- I'll go this way. Here! Just, um Please...do the right thing. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK All right here's your key. Room 314. Just right to the right. JOSH Thanks. GUILDCREST HOTEL CLERK Welcome to the Guildcrest hotel. Checking in? JOSH Elizabeth! The clerk tossed it as soon as you left. ELIZABETH Oh. So much for “Goodwill Towards Men.” JOSH Who's Madelyn? ELIZABETH I don't know. It was a wrong number, and I was just delivering the message. And it's in their hands now. JOSH Actually, it's in mine. ELIZABETH It JOSH Christmas Eve is in three days. ELIZABETH I know. JOSH So what are you gonna do? ELIZABETH Nothing. It's not my problem. I did my part. JOSH The hotel isn't gonna help. ELIZABETH Well, what am I supposed to do? There's thousands of guests. I don't have a single lead. JOSH That's never stopped you before. ELIZABETH Yeah, well things change. People change. You'd have known that if you stuck around. SHARON Oh JOSH Hi, Ma. SHARON There's my boy. JOSH Okay. All right. All right. SHARON Mm. Where are your bags? JOSH I got a room at the Guildcrest. SHARON What? JOSH You got a full house here-- Charlotte, Keith, the baby. SHARON Nonsense, we can make space. I had your father bring down the rollout. JOSH Well, as luxurious as that sounds, I think for the sake of my back, I'm gonna stick to the hotel. SHARON No, I-- JOSH It's all right. Come on, what do you need? You got a lot of bags here. SHARON Yeah. I stopped at Halliday's Christmas market. I picked up a few things. JOSH Wow, thank you. You got it? SHARON Got it. JOSH Okay good. SHARON No peeking. JOSH Yeah, no. I can't see anything here, Ma. SHARON Might be nice to reconnect with some old friends while you're back. Does she know you're here for Christmas? JOSH Trying to get rid of me already? SHARON I am so happy to have you home. It's been too long. JOSH I know. CARTER If there is any chance that you feel the same, I'll be at our spot Christmas Eve, 9:00. I hope to see you there, but if I don't, I understand. I'm in the city for a few days. I got in this morning, and I thought of you. I even stopped at Sweeteats. SONG PLAYS Peace, peace, peace And joy, joy, joy And love, love, love Let's fill the world With Peace, peace Peace And joy, joy joy And love, love, love Let's fill the world with love Peace, peace, peace And joy joy, joy And love, love, love Let's fill the world with peace peace, peace And joy, joy, joy And love, love love Let's fill the world with peace, peace, peace And joy joy, joy And love love, love Let's fill the world with... ELIZABETH Wait, so what are your plans after graduation? Are you still, uh thinking about traveling? ANDREW Actually, I think I might come home ELIZABETH Hm? ANDREW for good. ELIZABETH Really? ANDREW I've got my whole life to travel. I miss this place, the people... you. ELIZABETH I'm really glad you came tonight. I was hoping, um... I could talk to you about something ANDREW A good something, or...? ELIZABETH Good. Well, hopefully. It's just about the future, about the things I want in my life. About us. ANDREW Us? ELIZABETH I-- SHARON All right, everyone, it's time for Swapping Santa. Grab your gifts and join the circle! ANDREW Later. JOSH Yes, you are too cute. Life is gonna be easy on you, bro. Yeah it is. He's got your eyes. CHARLOTTE And Keith's appetite. I swear I haven't slept more than three hours straight since he was born. Yeah! How’s Michigan? JOSH Uh, it's good. Yeah. I put an offer on a house. You wanna see it? It's a Craftsman. Probably do all the renovations myself. Everything except for plumbing, electrical, masonry... CHARLOTTE So you're gonna pick out the paint? JOSH Yeah. I'm thinking taupe. SHARON It's very nice. Although, I had hoped that when you were ready to plant your roots it would’ve been here back home. JOSH Yeah, I know. That’s enough swiping. I got a job there, Ma and I got friends. Yeah, it's home. CHARLOTTE Okay, hungry? I know. Looking this cute is such hard work. SHARON I got him. Oh... Uh, his bottles are in the kitchen. Okay. Hi. Oh JOSH Yeah. Thank you kindly. CHARLOTTE Are you all right? You've been a bit quiet. JOSH I ran into Elizabeth. CHARLOTTE How is she? JOSH I don't know. We only talked for a minute, maybe not even that. CHARLOTTE Are you gonna get together while you're in town? JOSH Nah, she kind of gave me the brush-off. CHARLOTTE Hmm. JOSH Fair warning, everyone, Charlotte is ruthless. CHARLOTTE Okay, what's the point of playing if you don't play to win? JOSH You coming? ELIZABETH I don't have a gift. JOSH I got you one. ELIZABETH You save me every time. JOSH Come on. CHARLOTTE Wanna trade? JOSH No. JOSH Game's over. CHARLOTTE Uh, please? I really wanted a gift basket. JOSH What am I going to do with two tickets to a ballet? CHARLOTTE Well you could always take, uh, Elizabeth. Not a bad first date. JOSH A date? CHARLOTTE I know you like her. JOSH Of course I like her. JOSH She's my best friend. CHARLOTTE Well, you wish she was more. It's obvious. JOSH It's obvious. Is it obvious? Think it's obvious to her? CHARLOTTE Well, you could always take her to a matinee of "The Nutcracker" and find out. Can you take a chance? Gonna take this. Thank you. All of them. CARLA Hi. ELIZABETH Hi! CARLA Can I help you with something? ELIZABETH I am looking for a man. CARLA Oh, aren't we all? ELIZABETH He's a customer of yours. Um, he was here yesterday sometime before noon. CARLA Oh we get a lot of customers over the holidays. What did he look like? ELIZABETH I don't know. Um... Yeah, he... bought a box of your turtles? CARLA Well, that's our most popular item. We sell dozens a day. Would you like to try one? ELIZABETH Oh, no, thank you. CARLA Best of Seattle six years running. ELIZABETH Okay. Six years running, huh? Mmm! Very good. CARLA Right? ELIZABETH Would you happen to have sales receipts I could look at? Just the ones of the credit card customers yesterday? CARLA I'm sorry, I can't disclose customer information. ELIZABETH Oh, I understand. Thank you for your help. CARLA Merry Christmas. ELIZABETH You too. CARLA One entry with every purchase. Winner gets six boxes of our famous chocolate truffles. ELIZABETH Hm. CARLA The sign-in sheet’s just right there. ELIZABETH On second thought, I actually will take a box of those turtles. CARLA Great. JOSH Thank you so much. Here we are again. You went to Sweeteats. You asked about your mystery caller, didn't you? ELIZABETH I just wanted chocolates. JOSH Did you? ELIZABETH The owner didn't remember him. JOSH Did you ask for-- ELIZABETH Receipts? JOSH Yeah. ELIZABETH They're under lock and key. JOSH Okay. ELIZABETH Oh, sorry. JOSH Yeah. ELIZABETH Hi! Ah thank you for returning my call. I'm looking for someone who left a voicemail yesterday. He was trying to reach a Madelyn? No. All right. Well, thank you for your time. Oh! Merry Christmas. There was a sign-up sheet for the holiday raffle, and customers can leave their name and number to win a prize. JOSH They just let you have it? ELIZABETH I took photos of the sheets while they were gift-wrapping my purchase. JOSH There you go. Looks like a lot of numbers. ELIZABETH There’s six down, 63 to go. People aren't really thrilled about unsolicited calls three days before Christmas. I should get back... JOSH Yeah, of course. I'm sorry. I'll leave you to it. ELIZABETH Mm-hmm. JOSH You need, uh, help? ELIZABETH You want to help? JOSH 63 numbers to go. Faster with two of us. PETER Carter? CARTER Pete. PETER Whoa... Come on in. Here you go. CARTER Thanks. Sorry, I should have called ahead. PETER I'm meeting Nancy and the boys at her parents' in Asheville. CARTER Nice. How they doing? PETER They're really good. I wish you would have told me you were coming. CARTER It was a last-minute decision. PETER It's really good to see you. CARTER You too. PETER Been worried about you. We all have. CARTER I'm sorry, I... I should have reached out sooner. PETER So how-- how you been? Wh-Where are you living now? CARTER I'm working out of Tucson, building furniture. PETER Is that so? CARTER Yeah. I like it. I get to work with my hands. It's... It's been really good for me. PETER How long are you in Seattle? CARTER Just through Christmas. I'm hoping to see Madelyn. PETER Madelyn? You're back in touch? CARTER No, not yet. CARTER But she's in the city and I'm here for her. I made a lot of mistakes, I know that, Pete, but one of the biggest ones was... letting her go. PETER It's been a long time. Are you sure she feels the same? CARTER That's what I'm here to find out. PETER In the flesh. CARTER I missed you, brother. ELIZABETH Well, you have a merry Christmas. JOSH Thank you very much. ELIZABETH Okay that is a “no” on Keith Porter. JOSH You can cross off David Kline. His mother's pretty sure he didn't make the call. David is 12. You know, a wrong number is the reason why we have the Santa tracker. ELIZABETH Hmm. JOSH Newspaper printed a typo, and all the kids trying to reach Santa that year called norad. ELIZABETH Hmm. Too bad our mystery guy didn't. They'd have better luck tracking him down. JOSH Yeah. ELIZABETH Okay 15 left. JOSH Gotta be in there. Who can resist a raffle? ELIZABETH So you just, uh what, home for Christmas? JOSH Yeah. Yeah, Charlotte had her baby, so couldn't miss this one. ELIZABETH Aw. Tell her congratulations. JOSH I will. ELIZABETH Are you still in Michigan? JOSH Yeah, I got a job with a publishing company. ELIZABETH Mm. JOSH I was surprised to hear that you went to work with your mother. I can't believe the New York Times would rescind their offer. ELIZABETH They didn't. JOSH Why didn't you take it? ELIZABETH After Andrew's death, I just, um... well, everything got really confusing, so... it just helps to be around family. JOSH The Times was your dream, though. ELIZABETH Well, sometimes, things just don't work out the way you planned. JOSH Have you seen Elizabeth? SHARON No. ELIZABETH I know it's a lot to take in. Well, say something. ANDREW How long have you felt this way? ELIZABETH It's been a while. It just snuck up on me. I haven't said anything because I know it's gonna change things between us, but I don't know how much longer I can just go on being friends when I do want more. JOSH Excuse me. ELIZABETH I tried calling you. JOSH I know. I shouldn't have ignored you. ELIZABETH So why did you? JOSH I thought it would be easier to get away from the city. ELIZABETH Away from me? JOSH You? ELIZABETH Andy would have never been on that road that night if it weren't for me, so JOSH Lizzie, it wasn't your fault. The other driver hit a patch of ice. You had nothing to do with it. ELIZABETH I was the reason we left. If I would have just stayed at the party like Andy had asked me to, it would have. Hello? Hi. Uh, no, thank you for returning my call. Yeah, I’m was looking for someone, uh, that left a voicemail. He was trying to reach a Madelyn. CHARLOTTE Where are you going? JOSH I'm going to go out for some air. ELIZABETH That's it. That's the last name. JOSH I'm sorry. It was a good idea. ELIZABETH It was my only idea. I should just delete it. I just can't bring myself to do it. It wasn't even the sadness in his voice, it was the hope. JOSH Can I hear the message? ELIZABETH Yeah. You read it. You know what it says. JOSH Indulge me. JOSH I can see why it made an impression. ELIZABETH Mm-hmm. JOSH Wait. Stop it. What was that? ELIZABETH What? JOSH In the background. JOSH Play it again? JOSH There. JOSH There's a song playing. ELIZABETH Probably the television? JOSH No. JOSH It's too close to the receiver. It starts mid-message. ELIZABETH Think it's important? JOSH I don't know. Recognize the song? ELIZABETH Mm-mm. JOSH Yeah, I know it's not much of a lead, but... ELIZABETH Hey, this is better than anything we've got. JOSH I think I know somebody who can help us. ELIZABETH Oh it hasn't changed. JOSH No, it hasn't. SHARON Lizzie? Oh, it is you. Aren't you a sight for sore eyes! ELIZABETH Hi, Sharon! Oh Merry Christmas. SHARON Oh, we've missed you around these parts. ELIZABETH Aw SHARON Josh didn't tell me he was bringing you by. JOSH We bumped into each other, Mom. ELIZABETH Mm-hmm. SHARON Well, what luck. JOSH Is Charlotte here? SHARON Yeah, she's in the kitchen. She's helping me with the gingerbread men. ELIZABETH The one with the frosted bow ties? SHARON The one with the frosted bow ties. ELIZABETH Yes. CHARLOTTE I don't recognize the song, but it sounds like it's coming from a music box. JOSH How can you tell? CHARLOTTE Oh JOSH the tone’s very distinctive. It comes from plucking a steel comb. ELIZABETH Hmm. JOSH You said the guy made the phone call from a hotel room, right? Who travels with a music box? ELIZABETH Maybe he bought it as a gift? JOSH Yeah. ELIZABETH And we know he stopped at the candy shop, right? JOSH Mm-hmm. ELIZABETH Maybe he made another purchase. JOSH Which means we might have another place that someone can ID him. ELIZABETH Right. JOSH What if we look up all the stores that have music boxes available for sale? ELIZABETH Then we could narrow the search to the local vendors. JOSH Yes, we can. CHARLOTTE Just one small problem. That mechanism isn't unique to music boxes. So it could be a toy a musical ornament. ELIZABETH Right. JOSH Great. Who? ELIZABETH Then we find the song. If we find the song, then we can narrow the search that way? Who? SHARON You need to talk to Slide Cunningham. He owns the record store off of Fifth. Plays poker with your father on Friday nights. He knows every song under the sun. JOSH Of course, he does. CHARLOTTE Yeah. SHARON Oh! They're done. Josh, go get a couple of aprons. You two are just in time to help decorate. JOSH No, no, no, Mom, we're in a hurry. ELIZABETH We have... some time, yeah? For every five we decorate, we do get to eat one. Okay. SHARON Uh-huh. JOSH Don't judge. Keep comments to yourselves, please. SHARON Here's some more googly eyes. JOSH Oh, thank you. ELIZABETH Sharon, this is my fourth cookie. SHARON Looking good. ELIZABETH One more! JOSH So have you, uh finished your Christmas shopping? ELIZABETH Nah. I was gonna get tickets to that big Christmas concert, but they sold out in minutes. JOSH Oh, really? ELIZABETH So... Mm-hmm. What about you? Oh, wait, sorry. Were you done in... October? JOSH No. ELIZABETH Mm. JOSH No, September. ELIZABETH Oh! September. The sales are in November. You like to pay full price, huh? JOSH I like to get it done early. It's how I roll. Thank you, by the way, for indulging my mom. I appreciate that. ELIZABETH Oh, no. Family is always so warm and big and... just lively at Christmas. JOSH Yeah, they're all right. ELIZABETH Yeah, it was just me and my mom for so long, you know that. I always looked forward to spending time here. JOSH Question. ELIZABETH Mm-hmm? JOSH What is that? Oh, my goodness! What is that? ELIZABETH Suspenders! JOSH It doesn't have pants. ELIZABETH I'm getting there. Well, I quite like your... gingerbread... frog. JOSH That is not a frog. That is no frog, that is an elf. ELIZABETH Elf? JOSH Okay JOSH it maybe looks like a frog. Truce? Disgusting. Wonder what happened with our mystery man and Madelyn. Have you thought about it? ELIZABETH I like to think that she's the one who got away, because he sounds like he really loves her. JOSH Think she'll give him a second chance? ELIZABETH I hope so. I like to think, when you're truly meant for someone it's never too late to get it right. JOSH You know what I think happened? ELIZABETH Mm-mm. JOSH I think she insulted his gingerbread elf. ELIZABETH Or she could've complimented his gingerbread frog. JOSH That's true. I appreciate that. ELIZABETH Pants! JOSH I don't know if you can claim that, but it's close. ELIZABETH They're on sale. In November. JOSH Great. I'll pick 'em up. GEORGE Hey! MADELYN Hi. GEORGE Oh! Those look delicious. MADELYN Caramel turtles. GEORGE Want to go in? MADELYN No. Just looking. Shall we? ELIZABETH Hello. Sorry. SLIDE Hey! SLIDE What can I do for you? ELIZABETH We're actually just looking for a song. JOSH My mother said you might be able to help us identify it. Do you know a Sharon Hart? SLIDE Oh! You're Gary's boy? JOSH Yeah. ELIZABETH Yeah, we were... told you're the expert with these kinds of things. SLIDE You know how many people walk through the door every day, humming some bridge off-tune, asking me to name it? A lot. And you know how many times I can name it? Every time. Let's hear it. JOSH Yeah. SLIDE I got nothing. JOSH Well, that took a turn. SONG PLAYS It must be Christmas again I look around and see those old signs the same The lights and laughter, they fill the air GEORGE Ahem! MADELYN Ah. GEORGE So there's the Festival of Trees, ice skating at Seattle Center Winterfest and Holiday High Tea at the Fairmont. MADELYN Mm! GEORGE I heard that's very popular. I did some research on the plane. You know, this is my first time in Seattle. What's your favorite place to visit in the city? MADELYN Oh, it's been a while. GEORGE Actually... there's something I want to talk to you about. The last few months, they've been really wonderful. I hope you feel the same. MADELYN I do. GEORGE My brother is hosting a New Year's party. My family will all be there. I'd love for you to come and meet them. MADELYN Meet your family? GEORGE Yeah, they've heard so much about you. It's the next step. MADELYN "The next step." GEORGE Ahem. Just think about it? MADELYN Why don't we check out that tea party? GEORGE Great. I really think you're going to enjoy it. They serve tiny sandwiches. MADELYN Okay. ELIZABETH Hello? JOSH Well, I think it's safe to say that our song is not "Baby, It's Cold Outside".wzrx has played it four times in the last two hours. ELIZABETH Well, they've played it five times on okq. JOSH So how's it going? Any luck on your end? ELIZABETH I was able to clip the portion of the voicemail and post it to a few Christmas-enthusiast message boards. JOSH I like that. How many are there? ELIZABETH More than you would think! The consensus is it's some old, obscure British song named "Holly and the Ivy". JOSH And what do you think? ELIZABETH I am sending you the file now. JOSH Great. Well done. One sec. It's too... ELIZABETH Yeah. JOSH Not quite. ELIZABETH Nope. JOSH I'm glad we're on the same page. JOSH So... what are you doing tonight? ELIZABETH Uh... this. JOSH Yeah? Yeah, I think I've hit a brick wall. I've gone through a pot of coffee. ELIZABETH Uh, hey, Josh? Um, someone's here so I got to go. JOSH Oh, yeah? Okay. ELIZABETH I'll see you tomorrow? JOSH Tomorrow. ELIZABETH I gotta get back. I've been here too long. Hey, I gotta go, okay? Hey, where's Josh? CHARLOTTE He left. ELIZABETH He left? CHARLOTTE Yeah. He said he needed some air. ELIZABETH When was that? CHARLOTTE Five, ten minutes ago? ELIZABETH Okay. Hey. Josh left. Um, here, can you give you a ride? ANDREW Yeah, sure. ELIZABETH Okay. ANDREW Don't you think you should talk to Josh first? ELIZABETH Ah, it'll have to wait. ELIZABETH It's locked. ANDREW I think you should tell him. Tonight. ELIZABETH He's not here. ANDREW I know you're nervous, but if you don't say something now, I think you'll regret it. ELIZABETH I'll tell him. I promise. Tomorrow. It's open, Mom. CELESTE Hi! ELIZABETH Oh, I'm so glad you are here. CELESTE Oh! ELIZABETH I want you to listen to something for me. CELESTE What's all this? Music boxes? Oh, I didn't ruin my Christmas gift, did I? ELIZABETH There's a song in the background of the voicemail and I can't identify it. Can you just tell me if you recognize it? CARTER If there is any chance... that you feel the same. I know it's not much to go on. CELESTE You're still trying to find that caller? ELIZABETH Well, the hotel clearly isn't going to help me. We're his last hope! CELESTE Ah, you've always been so tenacious, just running around this city, just tracking every lead for your paper. Wait. You said "We're". "We're his last hope." ELIZABETH Josh is helping me. CELESTE Josh Hart? Well, I haven't heard that name in a while. ELIZABETH Yeah, he's back for Christmas, so. CELESTE Do you think that's a good idea? He left. He moved halfway around the country, couldn't pick up the phone. Honey, I just don't want to see you get hurt again. ELIZABETH I'm fine! I promise. CELESTE I spoke to Tom Burress today. He's accepted an offer with another firm. He gave his notice. ELIZABETH He's gonna be tough to replace. CELESTE Mm. ELIZABETH Do you have anyone else in mind? CELESTE You. You're ready. And I would like to make the official announcement at the party. ELIZABETH I don't know what to say. CELESTE Think about it. Bye! ELIZABETH Hello? SLIDE Elizabeth? This is Slide Cunningham. ELIZABETH Slide! SLIDE I think we might have your song. See you soon. ELIZABETH That's great! SONG PLAYS Magic is falling straight from the sky Covering everything glistening white Jack Frost has finally come out to say "hi" With his snow on Christmas morning SLIDE Elizabeth! Come on in. I couldn't get the darn thing out of my head all night. ELIZABETH Oh, thanks for opening early. SLIDE Oh, a friend of mine dropped by for an impromptu jam session, so it's no trouble. ELIZABETH Okay. SLIDE I had it here a moment ago. I'll be right back. ELIZABETH Oh. Okay. TENILLE SONG Three golden rings Two turtle doves And a partri-i-idge in a pear tree On the ninth day of Christmas My true love gave to me TENILLE Oh, hi. ELIZABETH Sorry! I did not mean to interrupt. I'm just-- TENILLE No, that's all right. I forgot the next line anyways. Is it "Lords a-leapin'"? "Pipers pipin'"? ELIZABETH "Ladies dancing." TENILLE Yeah! "Ladies dancing." All right. ELIZABETH Aren't you... aren't you Tenille Townes? TENILLE Slide told me a bit about your dilemma. ELIZABETH You must think I'm crazy-- running around the city looking for a stranger. TENILLE No! I mean, there's no such thing as a stranger at Christmas. I think what you're doing is very kind. We need more of that in this world. SLIDE Here it is. Blue Notes' Christmas album. 1986. First pressing! ELIZABETH Blue Notes? SLIDE Jazz trio. Now, the Christmas album is mostly holiday standards but... the last song is an original. SLIDE "Time for Me to Come Home." BLUE NOTES SING There's music in the city And the lights are on display There's a big ole tree for all to see Where the children run and play Now, it’s Christmas Christmas I'm hurrying on my... way... ELIZABETH This is it! This is it! Yes! This is it! SLIDE Yeah? JOSH Hello? ELIZABETH It's a snow globe! Yeah, I just got a call from Slide. He found the song. JOSH Huh! ELIZABETH Well, I was doing some research, and McCammon's department store puts out a signature snow globe every Christmas. JOSH Oh, yes. My mother got one last year. It had a little dog on a sled. Every time you turned the key, it played Jimmy Wakely's "Christmas Polka". ELIZABETH Well, this year's globe plays "Time for Me to Come Home" by the Blue Notes. JOSH Wow. I can be at McCammon's in 15 minutes. ELIZABETH Perfect. Yeah, I'll just meet you there. JOSH All right. ELIZABETH Okay, so I'm a snow globe. Where would I live? Housewares? Maybe? No, no. Toys. Toys. JOSH Something tells me it's behind... these two handsome gentlemen. ELIZABETH Well, to summarize, we're looking for a man who purchased your amazing snow globe on Monday. JOSH Sometime before 11 a.m. ELIZABETH And he might've had a Sweeteats candy bag and might have been shopping for a woman named Madelyn. I'm sorry, I know this is a long shot. STORE EMPLOYEE Did you say "Madelyn"? There was one customer. He was about your height. Had a beard. Mentioned shopping for a Madelyn. ELIZABETH Really? STORE EMPLOYEE I suggested a snow globe. Very popular. And wouldn't you know, he said they had their first date in that gazebo? JOSH Did he tell you anything else? STORE EMPLOYEE Just that she was in the city for work and he was hoping to connect. He didn't want to show up empty-handed. JOSH Okay, did he happen to say his name? STORE EMPLOYEE No. ELIZABETH Did he pay by credit card? STORE EMPLOYEE Cash. How did you say you knew him again? JOSH He left something with us. ELIZABETH Mm-hmm. JOSH And we're trying to return it. STORE EMPLOYEE Well, if you leave your number I can let you know if he comes back in. JOSH Yeah. ELIZABETH Thank you. STORE EMPLOYEE Have a good one. Bye. JOSH All right, you ready? Moment of truth. One shake for good luck. Yeah. I think this is it. ELIZABETH I knew it. JOSH Yeah, I think that's it. I think that's it. CELESTE Oh! Honey, you found your song! JOSH Ms. Athens. ELIZABETH Mom! JOSH It's so good to see you. I'm so sorry it's been so long. CELESTE Merry Christmas! JOSH Merry Christmas. ELIZABETH We got a lucky break. JOSH Oh, I don't think it would be a lucky break. Um, a music shop owner recognized the song from an old out-of-print lp, and Elizabeth managed to trace it to this particular snow globe in this particular store. CELESTE So now what's next? ELIZABETH Well, we know he was here Monday morning. Um, we just have to see if anyone remembers him. Oh, you know what, if they left a paper trail? JOSH Yeah. CELESTE Okay. Well best of luck. JOSH Don't need luck. Got Lizzie. ELIZABETH Ah! He might go back. We shouldn't rule it out. ELIZABETH I know, I can't just wait and do nothing, though. It is odd. JOSH What is? ELIZABETH In his message he said that Madelyn was gonna be busy at the holidays, and that's usually friends and family, but he never mentioned work. JOSH True. ELIZABETH I just-- I think there's some angle we're missing. What? JOSH Nothing. ELIZABETH Tell me. JOSH It just feels a little like old times. You and me, on some wild-goose chase. I always thought you blamed me... for the accident. ELIZABETH You? How? JOSH I talked both of you into going to that party that night. I wasn't there and I promised that I'd get you home. ELIZABETH Where did you go that night? Did something happen or...? JOSH Lizzie... Look. The voicemail said, "I know you're probably busy with the holidays." What if he didn't say "holidays"? ELIZABETH "Halliday's." He meant the Christmas market? JOSH Yeah, maybe she worked at one of the booths? ELIZABETH How long is it open? JOSH Till tomorrow night- Christmas Eve. ELIZABETH Come on. JOSH Well, she doesn't work at the Gingerbread Hut or Santa's photo booth. ELIZABETH Well, photo booth-- west or east? 'Cause there's one at each exit. JOSH Really? ELIZABETH Yeah. JOSH How big is this market? RING VENDOR Step right up! Test your skill! You, with the blue coat. JOSH That's you. ELIZABETH Oh, uh... N-No, thank you. RING VENDOR Three rings to win. Come on! Win a prize for your girlfriend. JOSH Oh, no-- ELIZABETH Oh! Please, no! No. I would be more likely to win one for him. RING VENDOR Oh! JOSH Say that a little bit louder. Don't think they heard you in the back. ELIZABETH Come on. You're not the most coordinated person. JOSH Tell me how you really feel. ELIZABETH Hmm JOSH That a challenge? ELIZABETH No, a challenge would be if I spotted you two rings. JOSH You're on. We're on! RING VENDOR I like your spirit. There you go. There you go. ELIZABETH Thank you. JOSH Please ladies first. ELIZABETH Oh. ELIZABETH Yes! One. JOSH Looked pretty easy. Here we go. ELIZABETH Not bad. JOSH One-one. ELIZABETH It's a, uh, wrist-elbow action. JOSH Don't injure yourself. ELIZABETH Thank you. No pressure. JOSH Thanks. JOSH Looks like we're all tied up. Nervous? ELIZABETH Should we bet? JOSH What's the bet? ELIZABETH I win you have to buy me a hot chocolate. JOSH What if I win? ELIZABETH Name your prize. JOSH You got to come to my parents' Christmas party. Tonight. ELIZABETH You're on. JOSH Please, allow me. Thank you. Thank you. ELIZABETH Ahem. Okay. What time? RING VENDOR There you go. JOSH Thank you. JOSH Here. ELIZABETH Oh! No, sir. That is your prize. JOSH I was hoping you'd say that. Thank you. Merry Christmas. RING VENDOR Merry Christmas. ELIZABETH Hi. Do you know a Madelyn? COCOA VENDOR No I'm afraid not. ELIZABETH Oh. Or a, like, Maddy, even? COCOA VENDOR Sorry, I don't know her. ORNAMENT VENDOR Madelyn? Sure. She works here. She's off today but if you come back tomorrow, she'll be around. ELIZABETH Okay. Thank you. We will. JOSH Did we find her? ELIZABETH Maybe. We don't know for sure. JOSH No, no, no, we got a good feeling about this. ELIZABETH I do, too! Oh, thank you. For everything. Seriously, I would not be here without you. SHARON Josh! What are you two doing here? JOSH Oh, we're just catching up. CHARLOTTE Did he tell you about his new house? ELIZABETH You bought a house? But... in Michigan? JOSH I'm about to, yeah. ELIZABETH Ah. SHARON We're taking the little guy for his first photo with Santa. CHARLOTTE You guys should come. We're going to sneak in a few. SHARON Just like you did when you two were little, remember? JOSH No, no, Ma. I think we're-- we're okay. CHARLOTTE Oh, come on. It'll be fun. SHARON Yeah. It'll be fun. ELIZABETH We're bringing the bear. Let's go. CHARLOTTE Let's go! Santa. SHARON Let's go! ELIZABETH It's a celebration. SHARON Family photo time! Josh! Josh. PETER Any word yet? CARTER No not yet. But, uh, I didn't tell her to call me or text me. I said "Let's meet at our usual spot, Christmas Eve." PETER Madelyn came to see me. After you left? Said you'd stopped answering her phone calls. Hoped you might've picked up mine. CARTER I-I'm sorry. I couldn't let anyone... see me. I felt so ashamed. PETER Nothing wrong with asking for a little help. CARTER I know that now. And I'm, um, seeing someone... a counselor. Been doing the work. And I gotta tell you, Pete, for the first time in a long time, it feels like my head is above water. PETER This is great to hear. However, you should prepare yourself for the possibility that she's moved on. CARTER I've tried to leave her in the past. But no matter how much time goes by... my thoughts always go back to her. She's the love of my life, Pete. And I gotta try to make this right. PETER It's been three years. You can't expect her to wait. CARTER I know. PETER Hey. Come to Asheville with me. Spend Christmas with family. CARTER Can't. PETER I've already talked to Nancy. There's plenty of room. We'd all love to have you. CARTER That's very kind, but... PETER I know you're hoping things work out. What if it doesn't? Don't stick around this city just to get your heart broken. CARTER I'm okay. PETER Really? CARTER Yep. I've been to all our old spots. I got her this snow globe with a gazebo and a cupola in it. PETER The gazebo? CARTER Like, the gazebo. I just... just gotta see her. Gotta talk to her. MADELYN Is that everything? MARNIE It should be. Where's Troy? MADELYN He's meeting us at the site. MARNIE Think we have time for lunch? MADELYN Oh, we can get something there. Do you believe in fate? MARNIE Fate? MADELYN That certain things are meant to be? MARNIE Wh-Where is this coming from? MADELYN I feel like I've been getting these signs from the universe. It got me thinking. If some things that happen were always meant to happen... then the things that don't work out were never meant to. Right? MARNIE I don't believe in signs. I think we notice things because they're important to us, because they're on our mind. So, what's been on your mind? MADELYN Well... CHARLOTTE Okay so she works at Halliday's? JOSH Yeah, possibly. ELIZABETH Yeah we're going back tomorrow to play her the message at the Christmas market. KEITH I wonder what happened to drive them apart? SHARON Maybe he chose the wrong woman and always regretted it? CHARLOTTE I wouldn't take him back. JOSH We don't know what happened for sure. SHARON I think it's romantic- one last grand gesture to the one who got away. ELIZABETH Mm-hmm! KEITH And the voicemail ended up with you? CHARLOTTE Like a message in a bottle. KEITH But why your number? ELIZABETH Yeah, I guess Madelyn's and I's must be similar, and he probably got a digit off. SHARON Well, they got the right wrong number. Most people would have simply deleted it. KEITH I just can't believe you found her, with so little to go on in a 20-second voicemail. CHARLOTTE I can. SHARON I can, too. These two were quite the team back in the day. JOSH Thanks, Mom. There you are. You all right? ELIZABETH Yeah. I was just thinking about the last time we were out here. Andy made us make that Christmas wish. JOSH Yeah. ELIZABETH I think about that Christmas a lot. Just... there's a lot of things I wish I would've really done differently. Things I wish I'd told him. He would've loved our voicemail mystery. JOSH Yeah, he would've guessed that song on the first listen. And he would've rubbed it in our faces, too. ELIZABETH Oh, we would've never heard the end of it. JOSH Never. ELIZABETH I miss him. JOSH I miss him, too. ELIZABETH Sometimes, I think that, um... I just had this whole other life, just waiting for me and just that one night just... just pushed it off-course. SHARON This is for you. I thought you might like a copy. ELIZABETH Oh. JOSH All right. I'm gonna take Elizabeth home. I'll be back in a bit. SHARON You bet. JOSH Okay. You ready to go? ELIZABETH Oh, no. It's all right. No. I already called a cab. JOSH Are you sure? ELIZABETH Mm-hmm. Hey, thank you. Goodnight. I had a really wonderful time. So... CHARLOTTE So... you and Elizabeth have been spending a lot of time together. JOSH Yeah, she needed my help. CHARLOTTE Oh. Okay. That's all this was? A favor. JOSH I feel like you're gonna tell me what you think this is. CHARLOTTE You miss her. Tell her, Josh. This could be your second chance. JOSH So... you think she'll give him a second chance? ELIZABETH Yeah, why wouldn't she? JOSH People move on. Don't want to reopen old wounds. ELIZABETH Even if it means losing the love of your life? No, I hope she at least hears him out. I would want to know exactly where I stand with someone. JOSH Even if it changed the way you felt about them? ELIZABETH You can't have a relationship without honesty, even if it's hard to hear. JOSH Lizzie? I haven't been honest with you. ELIZABETH What do you mean? JOSH I heard you and Andy that night... at the party. ELIZABETH Heard us...? JOSH Talking. In the den. ELIZABETH Oh... JOSH I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, uh... eavesdrop-- I was looking for you. ELIZABETH How much did you hear? JOSH All of it. ELIZABETH Is that why you left? JOSH I just didn't know what to say to you. I just needed time to think. ELIZABETH Oh, no! I thought the market ran till five. JOSH Oh, uh, I think there's maybe a storm coming. Maybe they're shutting down early. ELIZABETH Is everyone gone? JOSH I don't know. ELIZABETH Come on. Let's go. JOSH Yeah. Let's go, let's go. ELIZABETH Hey. Hey! ORNAMENT VENDOR Oh, I'm sorry, we've put all our merchandise away. ELIZABETH No, no! We're just looking for Madelyn. I-Is she here? ORNAMENT VENDOR She just left. JOSH Well, how long ago? ORNAMENT VENDOR Just a minute. Let me see if I can catch her. JOSH Please. ELIZABETH Thank you. JOSH Thank you. ORNAMENT VENDOR Madelyn? Madelyn! Someone's here to see you! VENDOR MADELYN I don't think I'm the person you're looking for. ELIZABETH But-- really? Are you sure? VENDOR MADELYN That message isn't for me. I'm sorry. ELIZABETH It's Christmas Eve! That was our best shot. JOSH Maybe there's something we missed. ELIZABETH Josh, it's too late! There's nothing... JOSH I'm sorry about earlier. I shouldn't have said anything. ELIZABETH I just didn't want you to find out that way. JOSH Do you still feel the same? ELIZABETH I do. These past few days made me realize it, so, yeah. JOSH You can't help who you love. ELIZABETH No, you can't! JOSH Yeah. I want to tell you, that, uh... the last few days... have been great for me. I'm very happy to have my friend back. When I go back to Michigan, I hope we stay in touch, please. ELIZABETH Right-- Yeah, okay-- Oh. You are going back, so... yeah. JOSH It's finally starting to feel like home. ELIZABETH I'm happy for you. JOSH Okay, better, uh... I guess I should get going. I'm supposed to meet Charlotte soon, so... ELIZABETH Yup. JOSH If I don't see you... Merry Christmas. ELIZABETH Merry Christmas. ELIZABETH Yeah. MADELYN HAWN AND THE HOLIDAYS SING Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go Laughing all the way Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to-- to... Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh MADELYN Thank you very much. We're Madelyn Hawn and the Holidays. We'll be opening for the Christmas concert tonight. Be sure to get your tickets, and have a very Merry Christmas. Thanks. GEORGE Hey. Hey, you were wonderful. MADELYN Thanks. I'm sorry, I need to, um... GEORGE Are you okay? MADELYN I thought I saw someone I knew. GEORGE Um, I was going to get you flowers, but I remember how you looked at these in the window. MADELYN Caramel turtles? GEORGE Oh! I thought it was the peppermint truffles. MADELYN Thank you. GEORGE Seems like your head's been somewhere else the last couple days. It's not going to work, is it? MADELYN I'm sorry. GEORGE Is there someone else? MADELYN A memory. GEORGE Those can be real hard to let go of. MADELYN They are. It's silly, really. It's been years. He probably doesn't even think of me... GEORGE You deserve to be happy, Madelyn, you really do. CARTER Hey, Pete. Listen, I've been looking into flights. I think I'm gonna take you up on that offer and join you and the family for Christmas. PETER What happened? CARTER I saw her. PETER I'm sorry, Carter. CARTER I'm not. She looked... really happy. I'll see you soon, brother. PETER Yeah, you bet. SONG PLAYS Christmas Eve Driver's seat Praying the lights will lead me home The city sleeps The empty streets Hoping my welcome is still warm... CHARLOTTE So, you're just going to let her walk out of your life, again? JOSH What am I supposed to do? CHARLOTTE Say something. JOSH I did. Or I tried to. For a moment there. I really thought that maybe she felt the same but I gotta stop. I gotta stop and just... be her friend, like I should have a long time ago. I think it's time. I let this dream die. CHARLOTTE I'm sorry, Josh. JOSH Yeah. Me too. Well... I'm going to get another beverage. You good? I will have a, uh... a water. CELESTE Hey. ELIZABETH Oh! Wow. You were right. The green's a better choice. Mm. CELESTE So, I've been meaning to ask you. What happened with your mystery caller? ELIZABETH Just turned out to be a fool's errand. CELESTE Ah, I see. ELIZABETH Look, I know you were expecting a decision from me tonight. Um... I just need a little more time. I'm just... CELESTE You know, when you came to me to tell me that you had decided to join me at the company, I knew that it was what you needed at the time just a soft place to land, for a little while. It was so nice to have you here, beside me, and I guess I was a little selfish just... just trying to hold onto that. These last few days, I've seen a side of you I haven't seen in years. ELIZABETH Why are you telling me this? CELESTE Because... you have a message at the front desk. Go. Go. ELIZABETH What are you doing here? JOSH You look beautiful. I found her. ELIZABETH What? How? JOSH She's in a band. Madelyn Hawn and the Holidays. ELIZABETH Are you sure it's her? JOSH Yes. It all adds up. In the city for work. The Holidays. She's the opening act for the big Christmas concert. ELIZABETH That's tonight. JOSH I know. I got a cab waiting. Come on. Yeah, they won't let us in without a ticket. ELIZABETH Well, there's got to be another way. JOSH We sneaking in? ELIZABETH Yup. JOSH Yup. ELIZABETH But how are we going to find her? JOSH I don't know. Act more natural. Excuse me, we're looking for Madelyn. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate that. ELIZABETH Very natural. JOSH I'm trying-- ELIZABETH Hey, she could be in one of these rooms. JOSH Yeah, I think you're right-- BOUNCER Whoa, whoa, whoa whoa, whoa. Where are your passes? ELIZABETH Oh we had-- So, they were here a minute ago. That's so weird. JOSH Where did they go? ELIZABETH You know what, I bet they're back here. JOSH Let's go, let's go grab 'em. BOUNCER I need you both to come with me. ELIZABETH We need to talk to, um, Madelyn Hawn. We have something that belongs to her. Please, it's very important we deliver this. TENILLE She's down the hall. Last door. BOUNCER They don't have passes. TENILLE Well, then you better show 'em the way. Merry Christmas. ELIZABETH Thank you. JOSH Yeah. What she said. Thank you. Finally. BOUNCER Ms. Hawn? MADELYN Come in! BOUNCER You have visitors. ELIZABETH Madelyn? ELIZABETH Hi, um... My name is Elizabeth. JOSH I'm Josh. ELIZABETH You don't know us, um but we have spent the last three days running around this city trying to find you. MADELYN Why? ELIZABETH We have a message for you. MADELYN Oh. ELIZABETH Is this for you? MADELYN Yeah. JOSH Do you know the place he's referencing? MADELYN It's the Starlight Diner, where we first met. JOSH He'll be waiting for you there. MADELYN He tried to reach me. ELIZABETH I don't know what happened between you two, I just... I just think you should really hear him out. Because otherwise, you're just always gonna wonder. MADELYN You said your name was Elizabeth? ELIZABETH Mm-hmm. MADELYN I think I have something of yours. ELIZABETH Mine? CARTER Hi, Elizabeth, this is Carter. Carter Bishop. I was hoping for a chance to speak with you. I'd be very grateful for the time. I'm staying at the Guildcrest Hotel. You can reach me here. Merry Christmas. ELIZABETH Carter Bishop? MADELYN How do you know Carter? ELIZABETH Three years ago, uh.. I was in a car accident, um... and we lost our best friend. Look out! ANDREW Lizzie! MADELYN That was you? That accident changed our lives. Carter never got over the guilt. He pushed me away. He pushed everyone away. I tried so hard to be there for him but-- ELIZABETH He wouldn't listen. MADELYN No. He wanted to be alone so I deleted his number tried my best to move on. ELIZABETH This whole time I was looking for him... he was looking for me. JOSH Are you going to go see him? ELIZABETH No, I can't do that. No, seeing him would take me right back to that night. Mm-mm. JOSH Lizzie, I don't think we ever left that night. After Andy died, I... I ran away. Maybe in some way, you did, too. ELIZABETH I can't do this. JOSH You don't have to do it alone. ELIZABETH Mr. Bishop? I'm, um-- CARTER Miss Athens. You didn't return my call. ELIZABETH I, uh, didn't get it until now. CARTER I don't understand. ELIZABETH You didn't leave your message on my voicemail. CARTER I didn't? ELIZABETH You left it on Madelyn's. ELIZABETH She got my message and... I got hers. CARTER Is-- is she here? ELIZABETH No. No, sorry. CARTER Can we sit? ELIZABETH Mm-hmm. JOSH I'll be right here. ELIZABETH So... why did you call me? CARTER I think about that night all the time. What I could have done differently. If only I had turned into the skid, or... left my house a minute later...I punished myself for a long time. I mean, what right did I have to be happy when I stole someone else's? In the past year. I've started putting the pieces of my life back together... ELIZABETH Hmm. CARTER ...and I knew there were two calls I had to make. I wanted the chance to see you face to face... and ask for your forgiveness. ELIZABETH I didn't blame you. I blame myself. CARTER No. It seems we've been carrying this guilt around too long. Is it okay if we set it down? Thanks. Hi. MADELYN Hi. JOSH Think she'll give him a second chance? ELIZABETH I hope so. JOSH I'm sorry. I should have been there for you even if you didn't feel the same. ELIZABETH What do you mean feel the same? JOSH When you told Andy you had feelings for him, I was hurt, I was confused. I don't know. ELIZABETH Told Andy I had feelings for him? Josh... I was talking about you. JOSH What? ELIZABETH I was so nervous to say anything to you that... I was just asking Andy for advice. Wait... So you were-- JOSH In love with you. I never stopped. ANNOUNCER Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, Tenille Townes! TENILLE How you doing tonight? Merry Christmas! I got a special one for you by request. TENILLE SINGS There's music in the city And the lights are on display There's a big ole tree for all to see Where the children run and play I look out through my window Somethin' just don't seem right Till I said hello And heard her voice on the other end of the line Now it's Christmas Christmas I'm hurryin' on my way Christmas Christmas Like I'm riding in a one-horse sleigh Well, I don't have to hear no jingle bells Just the ringing of the phone 'Cause Mama just called and said it's time For me to come home Well, the pies are in the oven You can almost taste the air And it warms my heart to feel her love And know how much she cares It's funny how going back Can get you back where you belong It's the difference in just a melody And my favorite Christmas song Now it's Christmas Christmas I'm hurryin' on my way Christmas Christmas Like I'm riding in a one-horse sleigh Well, I don't have to hear no “Jingle Bells” Just the ringing of the phone 'Cause Mama just called and said it's time For me to come home Yeah, Mama just called and said it's time For me to come Home Yeah yeah TENILLE Merry Christmas, everybody!