* Sha-doo-ba-doo-ba-doo
* Doo-doo-doo
* Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
* I'm dreamin' of
* I'm dreamin' of Christmas
* Of Christmas
* I'm dreamin' of I'm dreamin' of Christmas *
* Christmas, oh...
* 'Cause we out in the cold
* With the lights down low
* There's nothin' like comin' home *
* I'm dreamin' of I'm dreamin' of Christmas... *
[Toni] Bri, come over here and help me finish these.
Do these mugs look uneven?
They feel uneven.
They're not as uneven as they're gonna be
if I break them all because you won't get over here
and help me finish these.
Come on, it's due by 4:00.
So bossy.
You trying to be manager or something?
[laughing]
Don't curse me.
Oh...
Did you read these?
No, I never read them.
Just put them in the box so they can be delivered
like a robot.
Mm, you gotta hear this one.
Bri...
"Mr. and Mrs.
Charleston David Ashford III
invite you to join us
for a night of Christmas canapés,
caroling, and conversation."
Oh, boy.
Ooh, at least they've got St. Jack-Jean
catering the party.
-"The" St. Jack-Jean? -Yup.
Oh, I bet you there's gonna be great gifts.
I love swag.
It'll be good swag, too.
Trips, electronics, jewelry,
and not just the plated stuff.
Must be nice.
Did you go to a lot of these fancy parties
when you were at Haltward Law?
Enough to know they're all the same.
[Bri chuckles]
Hello, Gus.
Either of you got a driver's license?
Does it look like we ride the bus?
Don't answer that.
What's up, Gus?
Delivery guy just called in sick,
and I promised the Ashfords
I'd get them these last-minute invitations out today.
I'll go.
You can drive a van?
Absolutely, Gus.
However,
for safety reasons--
you know,
a woman alone in the city--
it's probably best you send us both.
-Yeah. -Right?
Okay, okay, calm down.
Compo Beach in Westport, Connecticut
is hardly the big city.
Fine,
but no diversions in my van.
I know how you two are.
On it.
She can drive a van, right?
Oh, Bri? Oh, yeah.
She can drive anything.
Uh!
-I got it. -Uh-huh.
At least the bread delivery truck I drove
was automatic.
Who doesn't have automatic anymore?
-Gus. -Gus.
Wait, when did you drive a bread-delivery truck?
Oh, when you were in law school.
Oh. Oh! Brebner's Bread and Buns.
How could I forget?
You were studying.
That I would like to forget.
Oh!
That's a new one.
Are they ever really new?
Oh, I like them.
They make me laugh.
You didn't grow up getting teased for them.
No, I defended you.
Yes, you did.
Okay, we're going into traffic.
Yeah. Okay...
Oh. [groaning nervously]
[***]
-Here we go. -Oh, there we are.
-Ooh! -Great.
Looks like they're having a party.
Great, nice, okay, we made it.
And... stop.
So, did Gus say where to put the invitations?
I think we're supposed to go around back.
We're not the help.
We're not even the help.
We're delivering "to" the help.
Well, I'm not gonna let these fancy-pants people win,
I'm going through the front.
Bri...
-I'm going through the front! -Bri...
Bri! Bri!
Come on!
Bri!
[bustle of conversation]
[whispering] Bri!
-Mm! -[whispering] Bri!
Don't mind if I do. [chuckling]
-We've gotta get out of here. -Shh!
Oh, gosh, if this is just the dinner party,
imagine what the Christmas party will be like.
Okay, but--
[camera snapping]
Oh...
I'm so sorry, excuse me.
Did Gus send you?
Oh, yes. Hi.
I'm Toni.
I'm Anita.
Ashford house manager.
Oh, did you want to look at the invitations?
I would.
They're in the foyer.
Thank you.
[laughing]
[man] Excuse me.
Oh!
Oh, I'm so sorry.
No problem. [patting arm]
-Bye. -[chuckling]
[chuckling airily] Oh, yeah, Formula One
is far better from the pit, trust.
...and then these are for the family.
[laughing]
Oh, excuse me, boys.
Ah, there you are!
Oh, yes. Oh--
-We should go. -Terribly sorry, gotta go.
So many deliveries.
-Thank you! -Thank you so much.
What a rush.
-That was fun, right? -It was kinda fun.
Oh, it's nice to be looked at, not looked past.
Wait, what did you say to those guys?
You had them eating out of your hand.
That I'm a race-car driver.
Formula One, obviously.
Good thing they didn't see you drive the van.
[***]
Toni!
Hey, Mom.
He'll be right with you.
-Hey. -Hi.
I saw you two days ago. [chuckling]
I will always be excited to see my baby girl.
He's hangry.
Oh, look.
[Lou] No!
No, that is not good enough.
[whispering] Hi!
Abel Keselowski's got four kids,
and now,
because of your client's defective seatbelt,
he's never going to be able to hold those children
in both his arms ever again.
Do you know what it's like
to change a diaper with one arm? Huh?
Or to hang a baby's first Christmas ornament on the tree?
No, I didn't think so.
Look, call me back
when you got a better offer.
Oh, and tell Marla thank you for the gingerbread.
Hey, pumpkin.
What brings you by?
Pastrami on rye. Two pickles.
This could be my last pastrami from Olie's.
What? Are you okay?
Oh, my blood pressure didn't come back too good.
It's this case.
What, someone lost their arm?
Oh, no,
broken elbow,
but those things never heal right.
But, you know, Tone?
This could be my white whale.
This could be the one
that finally puts me in the big time.
-Mm... -No, no, come on, I know,
but this one's different.
This could be a huge class-action suit.
It's Skyline Motors,
and they practically admitted that they knew
that their seatbelts were defective.
I think there could be a--
a-a really big recall coming
soon,
maybe.
Hmm, have you filed?
Oh.
[groaning in delight] Oh...
It's the sauerkraut.
It never disappoints.
Mm!
Oh, thanks. [chuckling]
A-and, no,
not yet.
I'm gathering as many plaintiffs as I can,
and I'm hoping to find the evidence
that'll really nail 'em,
but soon, pumpkin, soon.
You know, this could've been a great father-daughter case.
Dad, can we just get through one meal
without you bringing it up?
But you're so much better at the law than me!
I...
Well, you could have been.
I'm just taking a pause.
Yeah?
Well, it's been quite a pause,
and what, now you work at a letter shop?
Invitations.
We print invitations.
Toni, you're a lawyer.
I was a law student who graduated.
I'm not a lawyer.
Okay, pumpkin.
Thank you.
Did you see that Jets game?
[both groaning] Ugh!
[***]
You free to work Christmas Eve?
You don't have any plans, right?
I have plans.
You know I spend Christmas Eve with Toni and her family.
So, no plans of your own then?
Well, those are technically plans of my own, Gus.
Okay, fine, I'll work until 5:00.
What's that?
Oh, one of, uh, Ashford's Christmas invites fell out.
Good thing we make a couple extra in each batch.
Add it to the shred stack.
So, Skyline Motors.
What's the report from legal?
Last four quarters check out.
Solid profits and no pending litigation.
I'm expecting their draft in a couple days.
Should have the review by next week.
That's great,
'cause I'd like to have this deal
all but closed by Christmas.
And the board will be happy to have it early as well.
Which helps keep the lights on.
Amen to that.
[Sebastian] Stalker?
Excuse me.
Stalker's Cafe.
For lunch?
Oh. [exhaling]
Uh, yes, that would be great.
I will be right there.
[laughing]
[***]
Where are we going tonight?
St. Moritz.
We're at après-ski
having just finished killer runs.
I'm on break from Doctors Without Borders,
and you're preparing to go to the space station
early next year.
-Nice. -Yeah.
I know, we gotta decorate it.
It looks sad.
I feel like we just took it down.
Ten months ago.
[sighing]
Time is flying by.
What?
[sighing]
What are we doing with our life, Bri?
We are having fondue at the Swiss chalet.
Don't you like my themed dinners?
Of course, I always have.
Me too.
My mom started these themed dinners,
and I think the first one we did
was Christmas at the North Pole.
I was like, seven, maybe.
Everything was red and white,
and she did such an amazing job.
We had no money, she had to get creative,
and that was when the tradition was born.
Voilà.
Hey, what's going on?
[sighing] It's just my dad, you know?
Same old, same old.
I know things have to change, Bri.
I know.
I just don't know how.
I don't even know who I want to be anymore.
Why do you have to pick one answer?
You're being cryptic.
That's always dangerous.
What's that?
Our new lives.
Well, at least one,
on Friday.
We're not invited to that.
Well, no, on the contrary,
what are we doing to change our situation?
Nothing.
Maybe a little distraction will make us feel better.
Gosh, a distraction from life does sound nice.
No, we'll get in trouble.
Nothing we can't handle,
my little Christmas-crashing confidante.
I'm just saying,
put on a dress.
[groaning]
[***]
-Oh! -Okay?
Mm... nope.
Uh, okay, we're here--
Nope. No, I don't wanna do it.
[laughing]
We're gonna get caught.
-We're not gonna get caught-- -We might get caught.
No, this is a local Christmas party,
it's not the Met Gala.
Repeat after me.
Fun, food, dancing, distraction.
"Fun, food, dancing, distraction."
Fun, food, dancing...
Yes. Oh!
Yes, um...
Yup, please hold.
[laughing]
Uh, staying or leaving?
We're staying.
Right, Annie?
Yeah.
[chuckling]
Oh, we are so late.
Kiki from Soul-Cycle is never gonna forgive us.
Well, better not keep Kiki waiting.
Right.
Let's get this over with.
[***]
Oh, there's Kiki!
Ah, Kiki.
-Kiki! -[laughing]
Oh... [chuckling nervously]
Oh, hello, and welcome.
So glad you could make it.
I'm Deborah Van Clout,
chairwoman of the Westport Garden Society.
Welcome to my home.
It's beautiful.
Becky Hinkenbottom, financial analyst,
and this is my cousin,
Annie Fleurnernak.
Hello.
Nice to meet you both.
Annie, are you in finance, too?
-Uh, I'm-- -Annie is a doula.
I am a doula.
Oh, what an honorable profession.
Isn't it?
Do you have a bar here?
Oh.
Excuse me.
[chuckling awkwardly]
Um, no pressure,
but feel free to put your generous holiday donation
into the box
as soon as you get a chance.
Absolutely, Deborah.
No one more generous than we are.
[quietly] She has old money.
On her mother's side.
[***]
Here.
That's going to take forever.
How do I know I can trust that?
[chuckling]
Excuse me.
Thank you.
Works?
Works.
[clinking glasses]
So why do they have a cash bar
if they're giving away free champagne?
Well, because they're squeezing every penny,
and the champagne company's a sponsor.
It's a good thing they're not sponsored
by a fertilizer company.
[laughing]
I'm Justin Harrison.
Weren't you at the Ashford's cocktail party last week?
Maybe, maybe...
There's just so many parties this time of the year.
That's true.
And you are?
Annie! I saw some caviar going around.
She loves caviar.
I don't love caviar.
Nobody likes caviar... Annie.
Becky Hinkenbottom.
Justin Harrison.
Nice name. That's a nice name.
-Such a nice name. -Thank you.
I had nothing to do with it.
Well, props to your parents.
I'll let them know.
I should check out this caviar,
make sure I still don't like it.
Excuse me.
Goodbye.
Why'd you do that?
You two were hitting it off.
Yeah, but then what?
I'm lying.
I mean, who even am I?
What's my name? Annie.
Remember, it's "fun, food, dancing, and distractions."
Not romance.
I mean, we didn't shake on that part.
That's true.
Does that mean you're all in on this?
Lead on, Becky.
All righty, Annie.
[***]
Okay, do it with me.
[dramatic exhaling] Ah! Hoo!
Really go back, yeah, yeah,
and don't be afraid to scream,
'cause it's gonna really hurt.
Five fingers, right?
We're gonna spread those out like yoga on a mat.
You wanna make it like this,
almost like you're diving into something...
* It's a holiday for two
* As long as I'm with you
* I don't care what we do
Like, you want a lion's breath, try it.
* A cozy fire snowflakes under the moon... *
So we just offer, and then we offer.
Oh, my god, I see kicking.
It's kicking!
[squealing]
* When you're around it's Christmas *
* The whole year through
* Oh, I don't want nothin' melancholy... *
Don't mind if I do.
* Just a little eggnog and holly... *
Deb!
Just a little something for the garden society.
-Okay, let's go. -Whoo!
I'll get that.
Thanks again!
Whoa.
Hi.
Hey.
Oh, thank you.
Get everything you wanted?
I hear they put in the sterling silver pine-scented candles
in the bag.
The large ones.
Smells like... Christmas.
We need to have new identities.
I wanna be a pilot next.
Wait, what did you put
in that donation envelope anyway?
Because I know it wasn't a check.
Better than a check, my little elf. Advice.
Whoever set up the room had it all wrong.
The food needs to be flowing from the bar.
That's why everyone was all bunched up,
and why did they have black cocktail napkins?
No one can write on black cocktail napkins.
To maybe write their phone number on it
and hand it to a cute valet guy with a Rudolph nose?
I mean, just for instance.
I don't know what you're talking about,
but that is a good example.
As is Justin Harrison.
I'll never see him again.
You would have if you stayed.
As what, Annie the doula?
It's not possible.
[scoffing] Ugh.
Ah-ah-ah-ah.
That's too much, it's clumpy.
Yes, Christmas tree police.
You know how I get about the details.
So very, very much.
Which is why
we need to get our story straight before we go.
We're not actually thinking of doing that again, are we?
Why not?
It's harmless.
We get to have an unforgettable Christmas.
Here.
Is that the shred stack?
I swiped the shred stack.
Does Gus know you swiped the shred stack?
No, and he never will,
because we're gonna shred the shred stack
after we're done using these invites.
You're crazy.
This is a terrible idea.
All my good ones usually are.
No, not gonna do it.
No.
Come on, Tone.
We're gonna crash Christmas.
[***]
Whoo!
[all cheering] Happy Chanukah!
Happy Chanukah!
[***]
To the queen!
The king-- To the king!
Merry Christmas!
[all cheering]
[***]
NASA?
What do you do there?
That's classified.
[whispering] Aliens?
Hannah Wilstein,
and this is my sister, Yaffa.
Eli's cousin on Benjamin's side.
Gigi Combs, pet therapist,
and this is my adopted cousin, Willow.
[whispering] She sees dead people.
Uh... [chuckling nervously]
[***]
I never knew that you could have a career
as a ski instructor,
but once I was in the Olympics...
Oly-Olympics?
Wow!
[***]
Lola Vandershoozen, chocolatier!
Tess Perambaler, park ranger!
Imports, exports.
Tchotchkes.
Tchotchkes...
-Tchotchkes! -[laughing]
[***]
You know, I actually played football in junior high.
Pretty big deal.
[whispering] They got me, too.
[***]
Your grandmother's famous mincemeat pie recipe
is hidden in the...
in the...
Oh, lost it.
[***]
[laughing]
It's unnerving how easy it's getting to lie.
Right? Oh, and I just loved the Olympic wrinkle,
that was good.
No, I really,
I have always wanted to go skiing.
Maybe I will one day.
[laughing]
Merry Christmas!
-Merry Christmas! -Happy Holidays!
[laughing and giggling]
Careful, careful...
You got it. Watch the wreath!
Whoa. You okay? Whoa!
Hang on.
Hang on, let me get the door.
Hang on.
D'oh! Come on.
Come on, you gotta lift your end.
I'm lifting.
Are you using your knees?
I'm using my knees!
Okay. Whoa!
Jeez...
I feel like Santa's always staring at me in here.
I can't believe Mom still has this creepy thing.
I don't know.
She loves him.
Objection. Hearsay.
Enough, you two!
You are supposed to be having fun.
Yeah, it's a barrel of laughs.
Have a cookie.
Ooh, thank you.
What's Santa's injury this year, Mom?
A broken leg.
Oh...
[chuckling]
I'm making a meatloaf for dinner tonight.
I can't stay that long.
I have a thing with Bri.
You've been doing a lot of things with Bri lately.
It's December.
'Tis the season.
You know, you haven't done this many things
since you were in school networking.
[gasps] Are you networking?
No, Dad, it's not like that.
Oh.
Well then, what is it like, Antonia?
'Cause your mother and I, we've been very patient,
giving you your space
ever since you gave the bar exam
the old Irish goodbye.
Lou...
Well, give us an explanation.
Fine.
I had a panic attack, Dad.
Is that what you wanna hear?
A panic atta--?
-What? -Yes!
I was on day one of the exam.
I was killing it, I knew I was gonna pass,
and then....
and then I just saw my whole life
flash before my eyes.
Except it wasn't my life,
it was yours, it was your life.
It was the busses, the benches, the commercials.
And what's wrong with that?
'Cause people make fun of them, Dad!
They're a joke!
You think I'm a joke?
No, I didn't say that.
You kinda did.
But I didn't mean...
I messed up.
Just be better next time,
and don't judge someone else's shoes
until you've walked around in 'em,
or whatever that saying is.
He's a good man, Antonia.
Yeah, I know he is.
Have fun at your thing tonight, okay?
Okay.
Thanks, Mom.
[***]
Manufacturing crash-test dummies
is a lot more complicated than you'd imagine.
-Really? -Totally!
It's a lot of responsibility.
I do not take it lightly. Right?
[clearing throat] Yes.
Uh, very responsible.
And what is your name?
Antonia!
Oh... Oh, Latisha!
Oh, my gosh!
[gasping]
-Wow. Wow! -[Latisha laughing]
Hi! What are you doing here?
Well, I wanted to try to get in one Christmas party
before...
hello?
Yeah!
And this is my boss's club.
Oh...
Well, well, well.
If it isn't the mysterious Annie.
Justin Harrison
is your boss?
You two know each other?
We met at a-- at another Christmas party.
Is Annie your doula?
How did you know about the doula?
I may have asked about you after you left.
Deborah,
she told me you're a doula.
Antonia Andretti is not a doula.
She graduated near top of our class at law school.
You're a lawyer?
-Mm... -[Bri chuckling nervously]
It's a long story.
-Um... -Long, funny story.
It's funny.
She tells people all the time she's a doula
to avoid giving out free legal advice.
That's so true. [laughing]
Smart. I was just talking with someone
about our upcoming deal with Skyline Motors,
and the next thing I know,
he's peppering me with questions about pre-nups.
What do I know about pre-nups?
I do mergers and acquisitions.
Did you--Did you did you say Skyline Motors?
My company's about to acquire it.
What about the seatbelts?
Uh...
[Latisha] Spill.
You know something.
I mean, uh,
I may have heard about
a potential class action coming
about the seatbelts,
that they could be defective.
Have you heard anything about this?
Not a word.
You wouldn't have
because they haven't filed yet.
You can plan for it if you want to go forward,
just make sure that the deal documents
have a representation,
that the seller has no knowledge
of pending or potential material litigation now,
or in the aggregate--
--that could result in material impact
in the overall business revenue--
--which could result in the seller
including significant cost.
Exactly.
[laughing] [wincing] Ah!
Oh, sorry to break up this riveting conversation
about seatbelts and aggregates,
but it looks like she's going into labor?
Oh, code purple. [gasping]
Text my husband and tell him "code purple".
Text husband, "code purple".
[Latisha wincing] Ah...
I'm sure he's by the shrimp.
-Okay, whoa, careful there! -Whoa, whoa, easy.
Phew! Okay...
Okay, here we go.
Oh, you again.
[gasping] Rudolph.
-Uh, Vinny. -Ah!
She's in labor.
Oh. O-Oh!
Uh, uh, ticket.
-Ticket! -Ticket!
Uh, ticket.
Nope, this way.
Ooh, here.
-Hi. -Hi!
You got this.
Love Bean!
Aw...
How you doing?
I'm okay, Pookie.
Oh, I'm sorry, Justin.
Looks like I'm gonna miss the retreat.
This is far more important.
Skyline Motors, though-- the deal.
Yeah, we'll figure it out, somehow.
Antonia, can you take over?
I'm sorry, what?
What are you doing this weekend?
N-Nothing.
Take Antonia to the retreat.
She's far better at this kind of deal than I am.
Don't ever quote me on that.
Oh, no, I-I don't think I-I should--
Did you or did you not intern at Holland & Gatz,
one of the biggest Mergers and Acquisitions firms,
right next to me?
Well, yes, that's true.
Could you come to our retreat?
You could go to his retreat.
[stammering]
Uh... I'm not licensed in Connecticut.
You could act as a consultant.
Tisha, we need to get going.
Okay.
Please, Toni, you'd be doing me a solid.
How can you say no to a woman in labor?
We'd obviously compensate you for your legal services.
No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
-[wincing] Ooh...! -Come on.
The retreat's a lot of fun.
We're going to my lodge in Vermont.
We have Christmas games, skiing.
St. Jack-Jean's our chef.
You should go.
We were gonna do something, remember?
-She can come along. -I can come along!
I'll have my assistant, Sebastian,
send you all the details,
and I've hired Wanna Go for everything travel related.
-You'll be there? -I'll be there.
-Ah! -Okay, okay.
I'll-- We'll be there.
[clapping] She'll be there.
Thank you.
[Justin] Drive safe.
[muttering] I'll be there...
Vermont, huh?
I'm not going.
[Bri] You're going.
What do you think of this one?
Hmm...
I'm still not going.
I think I like the other one better.
But you owe me!
Owe you?
Owe you for what?
You're the one who got me into this big mess!
He actually thinks I'm a lawyer!
[Bri] Well, we made up other lives this whole time.
For fun, Bri.
This is real life.
I could get into serious trouble
for practicing law without a license,
and I absolutely cannot get compensated
for legal advice that I'm not allowed to give.
It's illegal!
[sighing]
Oh, yeah, that.
Yeah, that.
Well, at least you're going as a consultant.
Because he thinks I'm a lawyer.
You almost were.
Well, I will be sure to tell
the Connecticut Bar Association that
as they're blackballing me.
"Oh, so sorry that I pretended to be a lawyer,
but my best friend and I
were busy crashing Christmas parties--"
under fake identities,
which I also shouldn't have done--
"...things just sort of happened,
but it's totally fine,
because I would have passed the bar
had I not completely panicked."
You're forgetting one big thing.
-What? -You like Justin.
Don't deny it.
Like I could.
[giggling]
And he knows your real name-- Antonia, okay,
and that you're in the lawyer arena-ish.
So, like, you really didn't even lie.
I'm kind of lying, Bri.
Eh...
Besides,
you just wanna go so you can see Rudolph.
Yeah, I do,
and get a free vacation.
I've never been on a real vacation,
at least not like this.
Come on, Tone.
One last big distraction.
Fine,
but I am going to tell him that I'm not an actual lawyer.
Yeah, no, you do you,
and I'm gonna pack all your outfits,
because this woolly-mammoth look
ain't it.
Just sayin'.
[***]
But make sure we send flowers and a gift to Latisha.
Already done.
Did you want me to book you a flight to your sister's
for Christmas?
That would be a negative.
Um...
Look, I love my family,
but, uh, sometimes,
being the single brother to three married sisters
is a lot.
Besides, I want to figure out this Skyline deal
by Christmas.
I know Toni and Latisha said
we can plan for potential litigation,
but should we?
And how much are we talking?
You're sure you don't want me running due diligence
on Ms. Andretti?
No, she's only a consulting attorney.
Plus, I trust Latisha,
and Latisha trusts her.
Don't you?
Fully.
Besides, Antonia knew
about the upcoming class-action lawsuit,
which you found to have merit.
It hasn't been completely confirmed,
but I did hear there was something brewing.
Sebastian, you're protective,
which I appreciate,
but let's just see
what Ms. Andretti can come up with,
and, in the meantime, relax.
Try and have some fun.
But I am gonna need those numbers.
Hey,
I'm glad you all could make it...
[***]
Welcome to Vermont.
Wow, what a ride.
I feel like I'm on top of the mountain.
Oh!
Why did the top of the mountain have to be so windy?
Are you okay?
Uh, here, Ms. Andretti.
Uh, this one has ginger.
It'll help you settle.
Thanks. My friends call me Toni.
And, uh...
one for you.
-Wow-- -Hello!
Excuse me. Welcome.
I'm thrilled you both could make it.
[clearing throat]
Are you feeling all right?
I just got a little carsick.
Oh, I hear you. That last turn?
It gets me every time,
and the altitude doesn't help,
but come on, let's get you inside.
Let's get you warm.
I want to show you around.
Uh, Vinny, do you mind--
Yeah, I'll make sure
their luggage gets to their room.
Great, thank you, sir.
As I said,
we have the whole place to ourselves.
Uh, the dining room,
it'll be serving all day.
Uh, this is my personal favorite,
the hot chocolate station.
It's a little embarrassing
how much I've been looking forward to that.
Did St. Jack-Jean do that one?
I believe so,
but my assistant, Sebastian,
he's in charge of most of the setup details.
Have you heard from Latisha?
Yes, I have,
and she sent me this.
Aww...
Ooh!
What did they name him?
Calvin.
You seem to have a thing about names, don't you?
Well, they're the first thing you learn about someone.
They can be really revealing.
That's funny,
because your itinerary
has you listed as Bri,
but you introduced yourself to me as Becky.
Did I?
-Yeah, you did. -Huh.
Becky is the--
Becky's the nickname that I gave her, the-- uh--
-so long ago. -So long ago.
-It's really stuck. -Yeah.
Like Annie has for you.
That's right, yeah.
Annie, or Toni,
Antonia when her parents are mad at her, whatever.
[giggling]
You've known each other a while then, I'm guessing.
Since first day of first grade.
When Logan Styler put glue in her hair,
and I punched him in the nose.
It-It resulted in a parent-teacher conference.
And a lifelong friendship was born.
-Right. -You guys hang out,
I'm gonna-- Just keep at it.
-Okay. -Sure.
I'm glad that you came.
I know the invitation was a little unorthodox.
That's one way to put it.
Yeah,
but maybe it was fate.
I mean, what are the odds
that at the exact moment
I lose my legal counsel,
I find an Ivy League lawyer
who can step in and save the day.
No pressure.
Oh, none at all. [chuckling awkwardly]
-Would you excuse me? -Mm-hmm.
Make yourself at home.
[wincing quietly] Oh...
Enjoy and be safe.
Hey.
Ms. Cassidy.
Bri.
Oh, not, uh, Becky from SoulCycle?
No, that was just, like, a silly thing
that my friend and I were doing that day.
[laughing] All right.
Well, you don't owe me an explanation.
You know, I'm just glad
whichever version of you is here now.
-[alert chimes] -Oh.
Ah, duty calls.
Will I see you later?
You'll see me all weekend.
Lucky me.
Love the pants.
Oh.
It's just-- Yeah.
That's fine.
[***]
So, did you tell Justin?
No, I chickened out.
He was looking at me so...
so...
Hot?
Trusting.
He was talking about s'mores,
and he had this adorable, boyish air about him, and...
You got it bad.
Says the girl who practically sprinted
across the lobby to Vinny.
No, I did not sprint.
I walked in as elegant a fashion as one would
in faux-leather ski pants.
[knocking on door]
Oh.
Hi!
I don't believe we've formally met.
I'm Sebastian Burke, Justin's assistant.
Hi, I'm Toni.
Um, and-- and-- and that's Bri.
I'm glad to see you're all settling in.
Would you like some?
These have rum in it.
No.
Thank you.
I've come to drop off the files
for the Skyline Motors acquisition,
as well as their most recent draft of the contract.
Wonderful.
I will- I will get right into this.
And here is this weekend's itinerary.
Justin said the both of you
are more than welcome to participate
in all the activities.
-Hmm. -Sweet.
Thank you, Sebastian.
Don't thank me.
Thank Justin,
and Latisha.
Who you went to university with?
Haltward Law.
Impressive.
Well, if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask.
Welcome to Harrison Economic Ventures,
at least for the next three days.
And that is a...?
I'm making a snowperson.
That's a great foundation.
I think I'll make a reindeer.
[Toni, gently] Thanks.
[Justin] That's nice progress.
[Toni chuckling] I'm still doing a circle.
[Justin] It's a great circle.
-And there you go. -Thank you.
Something wrong with your hot chocolate?
Hmm.
You spit it back into the cup.
Uh, I know, it has nothing to do with you.
Everything to do with the chocolate?
You really wanna know?
I really do.
Okay, you asked for it.
Uh, you used filtered chocolate--
American--
and filtered chocolate
just tends to be a little thinner,
more bitter.
I think if you switch to Swiss dark,
it would just really mix better with the cream.
That's interesting.
Yeah.
Anything else?
Well, I mean, we're in Vermont.
Wouldn't it be nice to pull in some, like, local ingredients?
Maybe a little maple syrup,
or caramel cream from a local farm,
or you could even do, like, an orange zest with chili.
Wouldn't that be fun?
Also--
Oh, there's more?
Oh, yeah, um, I just think
if you moved the cart over there,
the line of customers would be off the main path.
That way, the guests aren't, you know,
crossing through them.
Are you an event planner, or...?
No, no.
I'm just a girl with, like, a lot of ideas.
Hmm.
Now, the tree is perfect.
All it needed was an avant-garde snowman.
What? This is a regular snowman.
I-I might have messed up a little bit.
Faces are overrated on snow people.
Hey! [chuckling]
Sebastian came by
and dropped the Skyline Motor files off
last night.
-Great. -Yeah.
You find anything interesting?
Uh, I'm still reviewing.
Let me know when you're ready to go over it,
but, for now, I just...
I kinda want to have some fun.
I'm surprisingly okay with that.
[Vinny] There you are.
Here I am.
Um, could I interest you in seeing the best
and weirdest Christmas puppet show
in the whole world?
The whole world?
Right, Tiny Tim in town at North Pole Village.
Life-changing.
[laughing]
I don't know whether to report you or marry you.
[sighs, chuckling]
[Toni sighing]
Oh, love Christmas winters in the woods.
The way the cold air just hits your lungs.
It's like, um...
um...
A reset?
Yeah.
It's like a reset on life.
I've always felt like
the holidays were a perfect time
for a reset.
Christmas is a week away.
Big plans?
[chuckling ruefully]
Well, if you consider me, and Chinese food,
and It's a Wonderful Life big plans, then yeah.
Really?
It's just easier than the Christmas chaos
at my sisters's.
-"Ss's"? -Mm-hmm.
How many "Sr'ses" do you have?
I have three older "Ss's".
Ah.
And don't get me wrong, I love my sisters,
and I love Christmas, but...
Well, someday, I hope to have a Christmas
with my own family,
and, until then,
this retreat is my family Christmas.
And Moo Shu.
[laughing]
Yes, and Moo Shu.
[audience applauding]
[tearfully] He gave him the money for the operation!
[tearfully] And they now have a holiday meal
with the turkey and trimmings.
[laughing]
That was bizarre and amazing.
Yeah, I wasn't sure
how you would take the puppets' part.
[laughing] No, I love those things.
My mom actually got me a reindeer puppet
for one Christmas when I was, like, ten.
Oh, where's your mom now?
Mesa, Arizona.
Her and her sister retired there,
so I don't get to see her very much,
but you know how it is.
Oh.
Thank you, Mr...
I don't know your last name.
Vishwana.
Oh.
And is Cassidy your real last name?
What do you mean?
Listen, I've been working my job for a long time,
and I can spot a Christmas-party crasher
a mile away.
'Cause, you see,
you're the ones having the most fun.
[giggling]
That's just it.
It was just fun.
Right.
So, I'm Sabrina Cassidy.
I work at a gift and print shop,
which is by far
the most boring job I've ever had,
and I've had a lot of jobs, okay, trust me... [chuckling]
...'cause I've had to.
Well, nice to meet you, Sabrina Cassidy,
gift and print shop caretaker.
Oh.
That's how we got the invites.
You know, like, the print shop.
"We"?
Yeah, Toni and I, we both work there.
I thought she was a lawyer.
I mean, she should be,
but she had this epic freakout, um,
when she was taking the bar,
and she just never finished it.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
She's lying to Justin?
No, technically,
she didn't tell him that she was an attorney,
and she's gonna tell him the truth,
so please don't tell your boss.
Justin's not my boss.
Right, right, he hired your boss,
but you know what I mean.
I do.
Well, okay,
what about you?
What do you want?
Um...
Well, that's just it.
I haven't really figured out what I want.
I've been in survival mode most of my life,
working so many jobs since I was 13.
I had to support my mom and sister,
so I really didn't have the luxury, growing up,
to figure out what I want.
Well, that I understand.
You know, being first generation in my culture,
overachieving is the expectation.
My brother is a cardiologist,
and my sister is an attache to the ambassador to India.
Wow.
[laughing] Yeah,
but I wanted to choose my own path.
That's really brave.
When I was younger, I had someone tell me once
to "Do what you love, and the money will follow."
Well...
I know what I like.
What's that?
You.
Well, good.
Because I...
like you...
too.
[***]
Okay, well, if you ever don't want to be a CEO,
you could be a s'mores chef.
[chuckling]
I'll keep that in mind.
So how did you go from a college dropout to here?
I thought you read up on me.
I did.
Must have missed that part.
Well, condensed version,
I got an internship at Halshford Industries
after delivering pizza to them while I was still in school,
and the owner, Ted Carlingson,
he believed in me,
and, uh...
well, he taught me everything I know about business.
He was a real gem of a guy.
Unfortunately, his kids were not,
and when they took over after his passing,
they changed everything completely.
How?
Started doing hostile takeovers,
like buying companies and chopping them up,
selling them for parts.
Corporate raiders.
Exactly,
and the worst part was...
they lied about what they were doing.
That was a deal-breaker for me.
I grew up with my dad lying to me
about anything and everything,
and...
it's just not something I tolerate,
ever.
He said "deal breaker"?
His exact words.
Oh, that's not good.
How can I tell him the truth now?
He's never going to speak to me again,
and what if he tells the bar association?
Oh...
I'm sorry, Tone, this is all my fault.
I didn't think
that there would be real consequences.
No, it's not your fault.
I-I went along with it,
I liked the rush.
-Yeah. -Gosh,
it was nice not to think about reality for a bit.
Yeah.
Then reality came in.
I just wanted more for you and me.
Yeah.
What if Gus finds out?
I mean, I don't like the job, but I need the job.
I-I-I still help my mom, you know?
I know, I know you do, but you know what?
You are...
You are a great daughter,
always.
Thanks.
Justin hates liars, Bri.
You are a lot of things, Antonia Andretti,
but you are not a liar.
Yet I'm lying.
Kind of makes me one.
Why don't you just talk to Justin
and see what he says?
What if he kicks us out of here?
What's that gonna do for your chances with Vinny?
I think my chances with Vinny are pretty good.
[man] Yo! Olympics?
[chuckling] I knew I recognized you.
Doug Myers.
We met at the Chamber of Commerce Christmas party.
Oh, hi.
Hi!
You're that ski instructor
who qualified for the Olympics, right?
You remember that part.
Olympics?
Justin...
Morning.
Hey, boss, I met--
Uh, sorry, I'm terrible with names.
Antonia.
I said-- My name is Toni.
Huh.
That is not...
Anyway, we met at a Christmas party last week.
How many Christmas parties have you been to this year?
Says the guy I've seen at three of them.
Touché.
Do you guys work together?
Mm.
Doug's one of our worst paralegals.
[sighing] Guilty.
Hey, are you guys going on the afternoon ski run?
Hadn't planned on it.
Oh--
I mean, you have to,
that's your thing.
Plus, you can give me tips so I don't hurt myself.
She is a superstar on the slopes.
A lady of hidden talents.
So hidden.
Um, you know, I think that I need to do, um,
the Skyline Motor files.
Oh, there's plenty of time once we get back.
Come on, you have to come.
No more excuses.
Shuttle leaves at noon.
See you there.
Hey, boss, come check out my new gear.
[Justin] You got it.
[Toni squeaking nervously]
Don't panic.
I'm so panicking.
Oh, Justin, I got that.
Thanks, Vinny.
No worries.
What's this?
Heated vest, water pouch,
protein bars,
extra pair of gloves, extra pair of underwear,
and an emergency alert
for when you fall or get lost.
He's not wrong.
Oh, gee, thank you.
Thank you for your support.
What's up?
I know you told me not to bother,
but I did some digging into Ms. Andretti.
Did you find anything concerning?
I didn't find anything at all,
other than the fact
that she went to the same Ivy League law school
as Latisha.
So exactly what we already knew.
Right, but I couldn't find any post-graduate work,
nothing in New England.
You don't think that's strange?
Just because you couldn't find it online
doesn't mean she hasn't practiced somewhere,
and she might work for herself.
Did she say that?
Did she say she worked for herself?
It hasn't come up in conversation.
Justin, we both know
how important the Skyline deal could be.
Okay, come here.
What's this really about?
I'm worried this is gonna be another Juliette situation.
It's not.
I'd know.
Right, except for last time, you didn't,
until she had her hooks in you
and drained over half your bank account.
We had to threaten to get the police involved
to rectify those funds.
Thank you for that painful and thrilling recap,
but Toni and Juliette are completely different.
You've known her for two days.
And I can't even get her to give me a quote
on her consulting.
That's a big clue right there.
I'm just saying--
Sebastian...
let it go.
Toni!
Let me give you a hand with that.
Oh...
thanks.
My pleasure.
[***]
Casual Corner.
Nice easy green, wraps around the whole mountain.
Sounds good to me.
Toni can lead us.
Toni, you good for that?
You don't need me to lead you,
you guys got this.
Um, besides, you know,
I was thinking of trying Widow's Chute.
Yeah, double black diamond.
Looks good.
You guys wanna join me on that?
Huh. No.
No, I-I think I'll....
I'll stick with the, uh, scenic easy route.
Thanks.
[Justin] And I think
I'll stick with Doug on that.
So I'll see you at the bottom?
Hour and a half?
Sounds great.
Last one there buys.
Tell me your drink orders now.
-Hot toddies. -Ooh...
Sounds good, guys.
See you later, hotshot.
Have fun.
[***]
Oh!
Oh, hey, I meant to tell you,
I love what you did with the hot chocolate.
Is it better?
Much, and the chili gives the perfect kick.
Good advice is always welcome,
and look, we fixed the line problem.
Yeah, I saw that. It looks great.
Hey, if you have a few minutes,
I'd love to show you the setup for the Christmas party.
Oh, are you working on that one, too?
Yeah, well, I'm a Jane of all trades, that's me.
Same.
Uh, meet you in the lounge in ten minutes,
and I'll show you the plans.
Yeah, sure.
I'd love to see it.
That was an un-casual conversation.
Yeah, well, I gave the barista some advice
on how she should relocate the hot chocolate bar
and up the quality of the product
to maximize guest satisfaction,
and she took it.
Is that all?
That looked like a nice tip.
This should be a good weekend for you, huh?
I'll do fine.
Hmm.
Well, gotta go, sundar.
Uh, will I see you at the party?
"Sundar"?
It means "beautiful" in Hindi.
Hmm.
Well, in that case,
I think you have a very strong chance.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
Good.
[snoring]
[***]
[startling awake]
Oh, gosh.
Okay.
Okay...
[Doug] I'm just saying that it's etiquette
to wait for your buddy when you get to a fork.
I'm just saying my buddy should be a little faster.
-Okay, I'm-- -Hmm.
[***]
[breathing hard]
[sputtering]
...etiquette to wait for your partner...
-I thought-- -Phew!
-Hey... -There she is.
Sorry I'm late, guys.
Third run's the charm.
Hot toddy for you?
Oh, thank you so much.
Started a tab under your name.
[laughing] Cheers.
Cheers.
-[laughing] -[clinking glasses]
Hey, you got, like, a little chip
or something there.
Oh, I was having a snack on the way down,
it was so easy.
Smart.
[***]
[sighing]
[dialing]
[phone ringing]
Hello.
Is everything okay?
Yeah, everything's fine.
Oh, okay, well, do you want me to get your mom?
No, Dad, I called you on your phone.
Oh, yeah. [chuckling] Okay.
Well, what's up?
Um, I wanted to talk to you about something,
but... hey, first,
I-I really wanted to say I'm sorry
for how I spoke with you before.
It was completely out of line.
No, it's okay.
No, it's not okay.
I...
I very much respect what you do,
and I very much respect you, Dad.
Well, that's nice to hear.
I love you, pumpkin.
I know.
I love you, too.
You know, everything I do,
I do for you and your mom,
and I know I get a little one-note
about your law future,
but that's because
I know you'd be so much better than me.
I can see it clear as day.
Thanks, Dad.
Uh, funnily enough, that's why I called,
to talk to you about your case, Skyline Motors.
Really?
Yeah.
It's, uh, kind of a long story,
but I'm consulting for Justin Harrison
of Harrison Economic--
--Ventures?
Yeah, they're in the middle of trying to buy Skyline.
Yes. Yes, they are,
and-and that's the problem.
I haven't told him that I heard from you
about the seatbelts.
I'm kind of just trying to give them
a fuller picture of the company,
but I think I found a way to help you and Justin.
Justin?
Oh, it's "Justin",
is it?
Focus, Dad.
Do you think I could take a look at the files
on the class-action lawsuit?
It's totally okay if you don't--
Uh...
Toni, I...
I guess, technically,
you're still an employee of Andretti Law
from when you interned that summer,
so there's no client privilege snag,
but, um...
[sighs heavily]
Okay, Tone, I'm going to trust ya.
I will upload the files to the company portal,
and the password is the same one as before.
Yeah, "big payout" with three money symbols.
[chuckles]
One for you, your mom, and me.
I remember.
Thanks, Dad.
You're welcome, pumpkin.
[beeping phone off]
Hey, Bri, I'm back!
Saucy Santa or Snow Princess?
Snow Princess.
That makes you Saucy Santa.
Wait, what?
I called my dad.
You made up with Lou?
Yeah, I should have done it earlier.
People forgive others when they make mistakes.
Okay, you've never been good at subtlety,
so you might as well be blunt.
I'm just saying, I don't think it would be as bad with Justin
if you were to just tell him the truth.
Why do you think that?
Okay, don't kill me...
Oh, no.
...but I sort of, like, kinda totally
told Vinny the truth earlier.
Which truth?
You know, the whole truth.
You know, about you and me.
Me?
Yeah, it's cool,
but he was cool with it all.
-Bri! -Don't worry,
he's not going to say anything.
Which he could,
and he probably totally should tell Justin!
Yeah, okay, but that's why I think
Justin would be fine with it,
because Vinny was.
He says that there's at least two party crashers
every year at Christmas parties.
So just don't worry, people do it all the time.
Bri, what I'm doing right now is different.
I trust Vinny not to say anything.
You just met him.
You just met Justin.
You're going to tell me
that you don't think he's trustworthy?
That's different.
Why, 'cause Justin's a rich CEO
and Vinny's a valet?
You know I don't think like that.
Okay, I know.
I know.
[sighing]
You're my best friend,
and you've always had my back, so...
if you trust Vinny,
so will I.
Okay.
Now give me that Saucy Santa dress.
No problemo.
[***]
* It looks a lot like Christmas to me... *
[laughing]
Excuse me.
-Cheers! -Cheers.
[Bri giggling]
That looks delicious.
It's a Frosty Cocktail.
Bri helped them with the recipe.
Really?
Are those coconut flakes?
Good eye.
Here.
Oh, thank you.
It is delicious.
Be back in a bit.
Toni, you look...
absolutely beautiful.
Uh, you look--
The same as I always do?
Which is very handsome.
You think I'm very handsome?
Um, I should--
So, I was--
-I didn't-- -I'm gonna go, uh--
-Yes, absolutely, um-- -Okay.
You can have-- Um--
-I-- -Okay, I'll take it.
-[chuckling awkwardly] -Yes.
I'll get another one.
What do you think?
Mm, it's beautiful.
It's because of your tips.
They really helped.
Are you sure?
Not everyone loves when I meddle.
No, that's just their ego talking.
When I hear good advice,
I take it.
[chuckling]
-Excuse me. -Yeah.
You look beautiful.
[Doug and friend shouting] What? He was offside.
He was offside!
A replay, let's get a replay.
No, no, no, no, no, no,
that's not a goal.
[Doug and friend laughing]
[sighing]
Ms. Andretti.
Hey.
So, um...
You know, we leave for Westport tomorrow,
and-and we still haven't talked about Skyline.
And that's entirely on me,
but once I got here,
the idea of work,
it just kinda went out the window. [chuckling]
Okay.
Well, um, when did you want to talk about work?
How about Tuesday afternoon,
at the office?
Okay.
Great,
and we're gonna finally discuss your fee.
No.
No, no, no.
Yes, yes.
It's only fair.
Well, let's put a pin in that.
Um...
but, uh, I did do a little bit of digging,
and I think I might have found something of interest.
Would this something of interest
change anything
or have negative implications
if we waited until Tuesday to discuss it?
No.
Good.
Because I have to admit,
I've very much enjoyed not talking about work,
and I have you to thank for that.
I really appreciate
not having any stress or drama--
[music of commercial playing]
[laughing] Oh, ho, ho, this dude's such a clown.
Oh, yeah, this guy...
* Up on a rooftop Slip and fall *
* Got no insurance Who do you call? *
[Doug, laughing] "Who, who, who?"
* Who, who, who? Lou, Lou, Lou! *
* Who, who, who? *
* Lou, Lou, Lou!
* Who, who, who? *
* Lou! Lou! Lou!
[laughter] "Lou! Lou! Lou!"
-[guffawing] -Oh, wait, wait, wait.
Lou! [laughing hysterically]
He so got his degree online.
[laughing] Totally!
You okay?
They're mocking him.
The guy on the commercial?
[Doug giggling]
Do you feel cool right now?
Mocking him make you feel superior?
To who? That guy?
-Easily. -Yeah! [laughing]
"That guy"? You know, "that guy"
worked his way through law school
while living out of his car,
and he still passed the bar on the first try.
How many times did it take you, huh?
Oh, you didn't pass the bar.
You know, God forbid you ever get in an accident,
but if you did, you'd be so lucky
to have Lou Andretti on your side.
Toni...
I just need some air.
You know, this is the first time
I haven't seen you in your uniform.
Well, we'll have to change that.
Oh...
and how's that, Mr. Vishwana?
Go on a date with me.
We're kinda on one.
Mm-mm, I don't want "kinda".
I wanna pick you up at your place,
and take you to a fancy restaurant,
and buy you champagne.
Oh, you don't have to do all that.
I want to.
Vishwana, wanna go on a date with me?
Very much.
Wait, Vishwana-- "Wanna Go..."
Any relation?
Well, um...
It's like your family's company?
Well, no.
It--
It's mine.
Yeah, I started it when I was still in college
in Connecticut,
and that's where I met Justin before he dropped out.
I like to stay in touch with how I started.
Keeps me connected,
and I get to meet interesting people.
Um... what's wrong?
I feel stupid.
What?
Why?
I don't know, I just do.
Bri...
Oh, Vinny, hey!
Uh, sorry to interrupt.
I just saw a couple of guys get on your snowmobiles.
Looks like they're trying to race them.
[Vinny] I'll handle it.
[***]
[sighing]
[sighing heavily]
So Lou Andretti's your father?
Yup.
"Christmas fall, who do you call?"
I'm sorry they were *****.
Oh, it's not that,
or it's not only that.
You know, a week ago,
I-I would have been just like them.
I would have been making fun of him,
or at least not supporting him,
if I'm being honest.
I love my dad,
but he's been the butt of jokes my whole life.
The benches, the commercials.
You've seen 'em.
Not that I'm in any position to judge anyone.
What do you mean you're not in any position?
At least he's authentically who he is.
Authenticity.
-Yeah. -Toni, I--
-Justin, I-- -Can I say something?
Okay.
I have had the most insane crush on you
since we bumped into each other,
and I probably, uh...
...I definitely...
invited you here as an opportunity
to spend more time with you.
Wait, so you don't want me to consult?
No, I do, I very much do.
Your help is going to be a godsend,
and I appreciate it more than you know.
Okay.
But I just want to be upfront.
I'm equally glad to spend time with just you,
and I hope that's okay.
It...
It's more than okay.
Justin, I-- I have to--
[Bri calling] Toni! Toni!
Oh, man.
I'm sorry,
-It can wait. -Go.
-I'm sor-sorry. -It's okay.
I don't think Vinny lied to you.
Well, he could've told me a dozen times
that he owned the business,
and he didn't.
Well, did you ask him why he didn't tell you?
No.
I pulled a Toni Andretti, and I bolted.
Here I am.
I thought I found someone like us,
or like me, on my playing field.
Hey, he is on your playing field.
No, he isn't.
What do I have to offer a rich guy like that?
Hey, listen to me, Sabrina Becky Cassidy.
You are the smartest,
most fearless, determined person that I know.
You're the one who came up with the whole themed dinners
in the first place,
since high school.
You're the one who helped me through my post-bar-exam gloom,
and you're the one
who came up with the whole Christmas Crashers
to begin with.
Which was probably a mistake,
because now you're stuck on what to do about Justin,
who I know you totally kissed,
so don't deny it.
It was the single best kiss of my life.
Well?
What are you gonna do about it?
[***]
Thank you so much.
Have a good one.
How are you?
Psst!
Okay.
Thanks.
[knocking on door] Hey.
Have you heard from Toni?
She was, uh, a little quiet on the flight home.
Perhaps she's trying to find a way out of the mess
that she's made.
What are you talking about?
My due diligence on Ms. Andretti.
For the record,
there's no need to apologize for doubting me.
I am sorry, Justin.
[dropping file on desk]
Okay, let me get this straight.
You pretended to be a doula,
a ski instructor,
and a crash-test engineer.
No, that one was Bri.
That is one way to deal with holiday boredom.
Yeah, well, let's not forget
when she pretended to be an attorney.
I never said that I was.
That's semantics.
You knew that they thought that you were,
and a court would rule in their favor.
Probably.
You could be in a lot of trouble, Tone. So could he.
I promise, I never received payment.
At least that's something.
Did your father tell you
that he now has 47 plaintiffs
for the Skyline lawsuit?
Wait, really, Dad?
Are you serious? That's great!
I know,
but I'm still looking for the smoking gun
that'll seal the deal.
You will find it, you will.
[clearing throat]
What's that?
Where'd you get this?
I interviewed everybody I could find
-connected with Skyline. -I know,
but when I looked over your interviews,
there was a lawyer who mentioned his intern,
Penny Blevins.
I went to law school with her.
Okay, so?
So, I remember something that she said to me at the time.
Something that I thought was odd.
She wanted to buy a car,
but she adamantly
did not want to buy from Skyline,
and I thought, you know, that's weird,
'cause she gets an employee discount, probably, right?
[Lou] Yeah, makes sense.
Except she didn't care.
She said that the car wasn't safe enough for her,
and at the time,
I thought it was, like, an overall rating thing, but...
It was something specific.
Exactly.
So I contacted her, and I was right.
She even kept copies of some of the Skyline files,
despite the fact that that's not exactly kosher.
That's all right, we can work around that.
That's right.
What is it?
Th-this is an internal memo
ordering new seatbelts.
For all their models!
[Toni] Proof that Skyline knew
that their seatbelts were dangerously defective,
which is why they changed manufacturers.
And they never did a recall.
No, they stuck their heads in the sand,
hoping for the best.
[chuckles in disbelief]
Thank you, pumpkin.
D-do you know what this means?
Do you know how many people we can help now?
Yeah, Dad, I do.
[laughing]
Drink.
-Cheers! -[laughing]
-Cheers! -Cheers.
[***]
[exhaling nervously]
[tapping message]
Yup.
Too soon?
Yes.
[chuckling]
What time are you going to meet Justin?
4:00 p.m.
Are you nervous?
I'm terrified,
but it's now or never.
If I want a shot, I gotta get serious,
about a lot of things.
You've got this.
Thanks.
I'm proud of you.
[chuckling]
You should probably take your lunch break now.
It's 10:30 in the morning.
[***]
You haven't answered any of my texts or calls.
I... I didn't know what to say.
We could figure out what to say together.
Unless... I don't mean anything to you--
No.
That's 100% not true.
Well, I don't know what to think, Bri.
One minute, I'm head over heels,
and then I'm ghosted?
Look, I'm sorry
I didn't tell you I was the business owner,
but I wanted the chance for you to get to know the real me.
Head over heels?
Yeah.
That's how I feel when I'm around you.
Well, for the record, I didn't mean to ghost you.
I was embarrassed.
Embarrassed?
Why?
Why would someone like you
like someone like me?
Uh, because you're amazing.
How do you not see that?
I feel like this whole weekend shined a spotlight
on how I have zero direction.
You have a hugely successful business,
so does Justin.
Toni is the smartest person I know.
And you're smart.
Funny, tenacious.
Never boring.
You impressed St. Jack-Jean so much
that she called up Justin just to track you down.
I never even saw St. Jack-Jean.
Who do you think the hot chocolate barista was?
Seriously?
So serious she asked for your contact info.
She thought you had a really unique
and fun way of looking at the world.
Oh, shucks!
Bri...
no one makes me feel more like me
than you do when I'm with you.
Now, please tell me there's still a chance for us.
I'll only wear the valet jacket if that's what you like.
[giggling]
I already told you what I like.
I like you.
Justin?
Ms. Andretti to see you.
Hi.
Can I get you a water?
Oh, no, I'm okay.
Um, I wanted to talk with you about Skyline Motors--
-No. -I'm sorry?
No, you will not talk to me about Skyline Motors.
But--
I can't take any legal advice from you, Toni,
because you're not a real lawyer.
You haven't even passed the bar.
I don't suppose you'd believe me
if I told you that that's why I wanted to see you today.
No.
Didn't think so.
You put my entire company
and my reputation in jeopardy, Toni,
and that's...
that is completely unacceptable.
I... I know.
I-I completely agree.
It wasn't at all my intention.
I just, I think, somewhere along the line,
I just, I got so caught up
in how much I liked being seen as a lawyer,
and...
...to be totally honest, I got caught up in you, too.
Um...
Skyline Motors is a bad bet for your company.
They're about to have a massive wave of debt
coming their way
once the class-action lawsuits come in,
and they'll lose.
Obviously,
you'll inherit that debt,
with no comparable assets to counter the blow.
It's-it's all in here.
Bri and I started crashing Christmas parties
because we were...
were so lost in our present lives,
and we needed an escape,
and when I met you,
you became part of that escape,
and then when Latisha just assumed that I was a lawyer,
I didn't correct her,
because...
well, she was in labor,
but also...
it all just, kind of, became
part of the same fantasy,
but then it turned real,
at least for me.
You need to go, Toni.
You know it wasn't all a lie.
[***]
[Toni laughing] Oh, ho-ho-ho!
You didn't waste time getting those up, did you?
Yeah, well, I've been planning this
for a lot of years.
I hope I make you proud.
Ah, every day, pumpkin.
Every day.
Same.
Oh, your mom asked me to give you these.
She made a new batch.
Oh, what's Santa's injury this year?
Eye patch.
[laughing]
He looks like Snake Plissken meets The Christmas Chronicles.
That's a lot of Kurt Russell.
There was a marathon last week.
Uh, tell Mom I'll be around after all the wedding stuff.
Okay, will do. Love you.
[Toni calling] Love you!
More billable hours!
You heading home to visit my favorite pseudo-nephew?
If by that you mean my adorable son,
then yes.
Well, look what I found for him at lunch today.
[sighing] You've got to stop spoiling him.
Never.
[jaunty commercial music playing]
[***]
* Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree *
* Whoops! *
* You just fell on me *
* Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree *
* My insurance won't cover me *
[***]
* Oh, Christmas tree Oh, Christmas tree *
* Call Toni and Lou *
* We got you! *
[Lou voice-over] This ad has been approved
by Andretti and Andretti and Associates.
[together] We got you!
Toni joined Lou's office a couple months ago.
You're in contact with her?
She reached out after the retreat
to tell me what happened
and apologize.
We kept in touch.
I haven't talked to her since.
She did save us nearly two billion
on what would have been a bad acquisition?
Fair enough.
Justin,
she didn't set out to trick you.
She got caught up in a situation,
which, frankly, I helped create.
And is that why you're trying so hard
to get me to forgive her?
Partly,
but also,
I may have only spent a short time with you two,
but I could see the chemistry.
Oh, okay.
In the ten seconds before you went into labor?
Am I wrong?
No,
but that was a year ago,
and I'm sure she's moved on by now.
She hasn't.
Mm-mm, mm-mm, no, no, no, I got this one.
Oh, okay.
I'm very curious.
Where's our big adventure?
Here, in this room,
one year ago.
Bold. Explain.
Well, it was here
that we came up with our biggest adventure ever--
[together] Christmas crashing!
[laughing]
Which led you to meet the man of your dreams.
And I'm an event planner.
You've always been an event planner,
now it's just official.
And you passed the bar.
A Christmas miracle.
Oh!
So...
if we had to go back and do it all over again,
heartache included,
would you?
Absolutely.
Heartache included.
* My best friend's getting married *
* My best friend's getting married... *
-* Oh, yeah! -* Oh, yeah!
* Oh, yeah!
[laughing]
[***]
No, no, no, no.
You got this.
Love you.
[***]
Hello...
sundar.
[bhangra dance music playing]
[***]
[dance music surging with energy]
[***]
[guests all applauding and cheering]
-Wow! -Yes!
[guests cheering]
Oh, that was amazing, you guys!
That was amazing!
Oh, my gosh.
Really ruining romance for the rest of us.
[laughing]
That was so good.
Hey, um, did any of you invite Justin to the wedding?
I swear I didn't.
No, when my bride asks me not to do something
with such a fierce look,
I will comply.
Maybe he's crashing.
Well, then how did he know where it was?
You didn't say I couldn't talk about it.
Oh...
But-- But-- But-- I didn't invite him.
Are you mad at me?
How could I be mad at a cute face like this?
[laughing]
[Bri] Come on!
[Justin] Merry Christmas.
Are you crashing this wedding?
Technically.
Hmm. You know,
you could get into a lot of trouble for that.
That's a risk I'm willing to take.
Um...
I, um...
I'm not sure I apologized enough last year.
Um...
You did.
Congratulations on passing the bar,
and thank you for the help with the Skyline deal.
Well, thanks, and...
and you're welcome.
Toni, I'm sorry, too.
I'm sorry for at least not hearing you out.
Well, I don't think many people would've.
Well, I...
I let past hurt influence my reaction with you.
That wasn't fair...
...and that's what I came here to say.
Is that all?
No.
Toni, if you're open to it...
I would really like to start over,
with a fresh slate.
Hello there.
My name is Antonia Andretti.
I'm a newly-licensed attorney in Connecticut,
I absolutely hate caviar,
and I couldn't help but notice you.
Nice to meet you, Ms. Andretti.
My name's Justin Harrison.
I run Harrison Economic Ventures,
and I also hate caviar.
[clinking glasses]
That's a pretty good start.
Also, my friends call me Toni.
That's a beautiful name.
Thanks.
Would you like to dance with me, Toni?
I'd love to.
["Snowman" by Sia playing]
* Don't cry, snowman not in front of me *
* Who'll catch your tears
* If you can't catch me, darling? *
* If you can't catch me darling... *
Um, Justin?
Merry Christmas to you, too.
* I want you to know that I'm never leavin' *
* 'Cause I'm Mrs. Snow
* Yeah, you are my home
* My home for all seasons
* So come on, let's go
* Let's go below zero And hide from the sun *
* I'll love you forever
* Where we'll have some fun
* Yes, let's hit the North Pole *
* And live happily
* Please, don't cry no tears now *
* It's Christmas, baby
* My snowman and me...
[***]