All language subtitles for A Bramble House Christmas [2017]

No, I realize it's hard to place a new
health care aid around the holidays, but

anything you have, really anything at
all, I would appreciate it.

Yes. Thank you so much.

Coming.

Scout. Homework. After this chapter.

Hi. Hi.

A little fair trial? Yes.

Registered mail. Oh, thank you.

Buddy, I'm serious.

Efride Sam's best friend's dog was
kidnapped.

And it's not the first one in the
neighborhood.

What in the world?

What's that?

Notice to Bene... Beneficiaries and
claimants.

What does that mean?

Mr. Conrad left me something in his
will.

After he died?

What does he leave?

A hundred thousand dollars?

Who is this person?

Her name is Willa Fairchild.

She was Dad's nurse during his last few
months.

And he left her a hundred grand and left
us... Something much more valuable than

money.

Finn.

Finn.

Dear Willa, I can't thank you enough for
everything you did for me. You and

Scout are very lucky to have each other.

You made the right decision to put your
family first. You gave your son a second

chance. Now it's your turn.

This has to be a mistake.

Finn!

Leaving us when we were kids wasn't
enough, huh?

Never calling, never reaching out, and
now this?

Look, I get it, okay? He didn't call
when he was sick. He didn't reach out.

didn't want us to know.

Or maybe she kept him from reaching out.
The nurse.

He drew up a brand new will days before
he died and he left the entire estate to

her? Come on, you hear about these
caregivers taking advantage of their

all the time. Finn, I... What other
explanation could there be?

That we were never in the will.

And we were never going to be.

Look, Finn, there's something else you
need to know.

It appears that our father arranged for
this nurse to have an all -spent paid

vacation to a bed and breakfast called
Bramble House in Oregon.

Two weeks over Christmas.

No.

No. No.

Don't wait till it's too late like I did
to figure out what you want in life.

Be Scout's example.

Promise me.

What does that mean?

It means that he's an incredibly
thoughtful man.

What if... What if I'm not all the way
better yet?

Okay. So the doctor said you could do
anything you want now, right?

So we will just take it at your speed.

Look, maybe Mr.

Conrad is right.

We both got a second chance, and we
shouldn't waste it.

Maybe this can be the Christmas we
deserve after everything we've been

the last two years.

What do you say?

Yeah?

Yeah, so I talked to the lawyer, and she
said that if we want to contest the

will, that we need to prove that the
nurse used undue influence or deception

to get the money, and we need to do it
before the end of the year, December

31st. How would we do that?

Well, I'm having her draw up an
injunction to stop the will from getting

out, and I'm going to go confront this
nurse.

and tell her to back off, or we will
take her to court, and we will win.

Do you really want to do that?

He's still our father. I mean, don't we
have to find out if this woman was

taking advantage of him?

I can't rest unless I look her in the
eye and find out the truth.

How exciting.

Hey, buddy, I don't think that you have
looked up since we left the airport.

Why don't you check out your window?

Look at the sky.

Look how clear the air is.

Pretty different than the city, huh?

Scout, isn't it beautiful?

No. Look at all the light.

The light.

Hello? Oh, um, can we help you with
that? I'm fine, thank you. Please, we

four hands.

Oh, are you Willa and Scout?

Yes.

Oh, hi, I'm Mabel. Mabel Bramble, your
host.

Welcome. Please, come in.

This is the worst time of year to be on
the injured list.

How did you do it? Horseback riding.

It's just not Christmas until the tree
is trimmed.

Really? I think it looks beautiful.

You know, we can help. You can just put
us to work.

My mom loves to decorate.

Absolutely not.

You're my guest.

Find this register, and then I'll give
you the tour.

My family's lived here for 130 years.

It'll be you, our town, Santa, and then
just one other guest.

Those pictures?

They're of my relatives who founded
Bramble after Oregon was settled.

Did they all live in the South?

They sure did.

All right, let's continue.

We have games for those extra snowy
days.

We have skates in lots of sizes for the
rink that's just down the road.

In the afternoons, I leave treats, hot
chocolate, cookies.

Welcome to Bramble.

This is magic.

Definitely.

I read that there's a hike that starts
right out in back of Bramble House.

What do you think?

Hey, buddy.

I love how much you read, but we came
somewhere entirely new.

So let's get outside and have some
adventures, okay?

What do you think if we go get some
marshmallows and roast them in the

fire pit?

Marshmallows? Mm -hmm.

It's so good. Mm -hmm.

Hey, Mom.

We're starting to know we're here.

Yes, I wrote him a letter.

You know, I'm fine with just his
presence this year.

You don't have to get me extra.

Why do you say that?

Well, you don't have a job right now,
so... You don't need to worry about

okay? Everything is going to be fine.

It's beginning to look a lot like
Christmas Everywhere

you go Take a look at the five and ten

Listening once again With candy canes
and silver lanes that glow

It's beginning to look a lot like
Christmas

Toys in every store But the prettiest
sight to see

Is the holly that will be On your old
front door

And the thing that'll make them ring Is
the carol that you sing Right

within your heart Hello? Oh, hey.

Sorry, I'm so late. I couldn't find a
gas station, and then I lost my GPS

out on those back roads.

This is Bramble House, right? And you're
Mabel?

No, I'm Willa.

I'm just a guest. I'm Willa Fairchild.
Mabel, I think, already went to bed, but

I can figure out how to check you in.

Your will a fair job. She probably left
you a key right here.

Although she probably wouldn't want me
just handing it to a stranger.

Let me make sure that she has your name
in the book.

What is your name?

It's Finn. Finn Knightley.

You're right here.

Then you are who you say you are.

I'll show you up. Actually, I need to...

I need to ask you a question.

Okay, I'm not sure I'm going to be able
to answer it.

No, I think you can. I think, Miss
Fairchild, you...

Mom?

Oh.

Sweetheart, I woke up and I couldn't
find you.

I'm so sorry. You were in a strange
place all by yourself.

I'm sorry.

Can I take you back to bed?

Okay.

This is Finn.

He's a new guest at Bramble House. Can
you say hi?

Okay, let's go.

Grab your stuff. I'll show you your
room.

Out.

I didn't want to turn on the light and
wake you up.

But, Mom, was that guy from last night,
was his full name

Finn Knightley?

Yeah. He's the illustrator of Everyday
Sam.

He's staying here. Can we ask him about
his next book?

Maybe he'll be at breakfast. Come on.

Scout. Pajamas.

Mom, look.

Whoa, hi there.

Mabel said the town Santa was staying
here. Hi. Hi. I'm Willa, and this is my

son, Scout. Well, hiya, Scout. Nice to
meet you. You know, my real name is Ken.

Did you know that Santa had helpers all
over the world collecting Christmas

wishes from kids?

Oh. Well, my favorite thing in the whole
world to do is hear those wishes.

You got yours yet? My Christmas wish
already came true.

Really? But maybe there's a few toys I
could add in?

Sure thing, and I'll get them to the big
guy.

But here's my question.

Does anyone else smell bacon?

Let's go get some.

Mabel, let me help you with that. No,
no, no, no. I'm fine.

Thank you for asking.

Well, this is amazing. Everything looks
delicious.

Can I get anybody coffee, tea?

Marshmallows?

We roasted some last night, and... Did
you put the garland on the step, too?

I couldn't sleep.

Fixing things up relaxed me.

I do the decorations.

And the dessert.

What you did was very thoughtful.

Don't do it again.

Yes, ma 'am.

She's tough.

Not too tough.

We grew up together.

I've been living in Portland for the
last 20 years, but I always come back to

Bramble to be Santa.

She's just mad that she hurt herself ice
skating.

Ice skating? She told me horseback
riding.

Oh, she's always been a slippery one.

Hi. Good morning. I'm Ken. Hey, Finn.
Morning.

Good morning.

My son has discovered that you are the
illustrator of one of his favorite

He's a huge Everyday Sam fan.

Is that so?

I've read the first ten books twice, and
I'm on the eleventh.

Are you here working on the next one?

I am.

Actually, the one that comes out next
Christmas.

Yeah. I'm doing some sketching later
today in the park.

If you'd like to check it out.

Oh, thank you. But no, we're planning a
mellow day.

You guys don't want to miss the
Christmas stroll.

The Christmas stroll?

Mr. Conrad said it was awesome.

Yes, and it starts today.

And I can always use help with a stand
-in for Sam.

When I'm drawing, you'd actually be
doing me a huge favor.

I get to be Sam?

Well, I guess we'll be joining you.

Right.

This place will be great for your book,
right?

Yeah, it's beautiful.

What should I do?

Um... Why don't you go stand with those
carolers over there? Pretend you're

singing. Is it all right?

As long as you stay where I can see you.

Perfect.

I'm sorry.

I don't mean to disturb you. Oh, no, no,
no. Not at all. Please, have a seat.

I'm just roughing it out. Really? Yeah,
yeah. Come. Chat.

You have a great job getting to go to
beautiful places and always having a way

to record them.

Yeah, it is.

What about you? What do you do?

It's nothing as glamorous as that. I've
been working as a health aide.

A nurse?

Not quite.

I did all the coursework, but just...
But you didn't want to finish?

It's complicated.

Yeah. I'm sorry. I don't know your
situation, so it must be... You must

some pretty interesting characters along
the way, huh?

Mm -hmm.

Any that stick out?

I'm sorry. I can't really talk about my
patient.

Oh, yeah, no, of course. I was just
thinking that, you know, they must

depend on you and open up.

It's kind of like that.

Mr. Knightley.

Finn, please. And, yeah, I know I'm
being nosy, but it's kind of part of my

description to kind of hear people's
stories so I can portray them in my

And you do something I don't know
anything about, so.

It is sort of.

like that um everyone has a story and
when people are are

laid up or they're hurting and and you
get them one -on -one they they do tend

to open up what kind of stuff do they
say i

know okay i heard it um well i just
think that you seem like the

kind of person that uh

A lot of people would like to touch.

There's a chocolate shop over there. And
Mr. Conrad says they have the best hot

chocolate here.

They do?

Well, then let's go get some.

It was really nice talking with you.

And you.

Mr. Knightley's not coming?

Oh, no. Call me Finn, please.

Well,

I would...

I'd love a hot chocolate if it's okay
with... Yeah, please, come with us.

Just let me... I'll be right there.

So, who's Mr. Conrad?

He's one of my mom's patients.

What?

He was really nice.

There were a few days when my child care
fell through, and he was very

understanding. We played cards, and he
taught me how to bet in poker.

We also watched skating on TV.

He loved speed skating.

He loved skating.

He did, huh?

He wanted to teach me. He taught his son
when he was my age.

And he's the one that recommended this
place.

He spent his first five Christmases
here, and he had very fond memories.

He's the one who gave us this dress.

It was a surprise for me, too.

Scout has always wanted to learn how to
skate.

I could teach him.

Oh, I'm sorry. That wasn't what I was
saying.

I just... No, no, both of you.

Yeah, I mean, I think I saw a rink by
Bramble House, and I'm pretty sure Mabel

loans out skates, so... Could we?

Well, if Mr... If Finn has the time.

Yes, I'd be happy to.

Yes.

Hey, I'm Sage. I'm the owner.

Nice to meet you. You do amazing work.
This is delicious.

Oh, thank you. Well, we just love it
when families come into town.

Oh, we're not.

No, he belongs to me.

Yeah, I'm just tagging along for the
sugar rush.

Well, hey, while you're here, you've got
to try a sample of our famous chocolate

truffles they are to die for.

Can I?

Yes.

Come with me.

You know, Scout has really loved your
everyday fan books.

A hero in everyday life.

That's a great gift to some kids.

Wow, thank you.

It's nothing like the hard work you do.

Patients must be very grateful.

Do all of them give you gifts like this?

Like this? No, no, never.

Why do you think Mr. Conrad did?

Well, because we connected.

We shared things about our life.

We were close.

I don't know. Maybe I should have turned
it down.

Why did you take it?

Honestly, because it's been a very
difficult couple of years.

And because I promised him I would take
every chance I was given.

What did the family think?

You know, they never reached out.

I really wish they had. I could tell
them quite a lot, but I'm not sure they

cared.

We don't really know them.

Do you?

No, you're right. I don't.

I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have
opened that door, and that's on me.

No, no.

I get it. I've been...

Yeah. Sorry.

I, yeah, I should go finish up some
work. I will see you back at Grandma's

house. Ben, did I say something to
offend you? No, no, no, no, no. It's all

good. I just, I should finish up these
drawings, and I will see you later.

So you didn't tell her about the
injection?

You didn't confront her?

Well, her son stumbled out of bed last
night when I was about to, and he's been

with her ever since.

She's a mom?

A single mom, by the looks of it.

You know, her kids met Dad, too.

I mean, they watched skating together.

Played cards.

It was so hard for me to hear.

So when are you going to tell her about
the injunction?

We're less than two weeks out. If we
confront her with the papers too soon,

she's going to shut down, and then we
won't get the answers we need.

We need a confession.

I will talk to the owner and see if I
can get an extra day or two and then

down this road.

Miles, don't worry. I got this.

Hi. Could I buy a small box of those
chocolate truffles?

Oh, of course. I want to get a gift as a
thank you for the owner of Bramble

House. Oh, you two are staying at
Bramble House. That's my aunt's place.

Mabel, is your aunt?

Mm -hmm.

Well, I was thinking of getting her some
ornaments.

Oh, oh, she won't like that at all.

She's a little controlling.

Well, I'll say she likes everything just
the way she likes it.

Is she still mad she hurt herself
sledding?

Sledding. Now, you know, I think I like
your aunt more and more every day.

You know, my daughter and I were headed
out to do some errands. She's about your

son's age.

You want some company?

That'd be nice.

Oh, hey, Finn.

Hey. Did I hear that you're a children's
book illustrator?

Yeah, that's right. Because every
Christmas Eve, I do a reading for the

town the night before Christmas, and we
try to get a special guest for them.

Interested in that? Oh, thanks, but I'm
not going to be here through Christmas

Eve, home for the holidays, family.
Right, of course. Well, maybe another

Sure.

What about Bramble House? Has it always
been a B &B?

Actually, it was a family home for
generations.

Mabel was living there until the
recession hit.

They almost put it up for sale. She
single -handedly saved it by turning it

a B &B.

I honestly don't know how she does it
all alone.

Mom, look, it's Finn's book.

Can I go in and show Savannah?

Of course, sure.

He likes that thing.

And you, you guys seem pretty friendly.

Oh, sorry, just kick me. I blurt things
out.

Look, that's my friend.

Really? Yeah, and he keeps writing a new
book.

You're the opposite.

Private?

I used to be.

I'm trying not to anymore.

I don't want to miss the world.

These are so beautiful.

You know

what? I think we're going to try a
little homemade magic.

Hey, Scout.

Come here.

No.

Look at all those presents.

Yeah. I bet Mabel is going to try to get
all of them in herself, too.

You should help.

Good idea.

What are you doing?

Helping. We saw these sitting in your
trunk and thought we would help out by

bringing them in. I just dropped off a
batch and then was going to head back

out. Oh, okay. Well, I'm so sorry. I
should have asked first.

That was my mistake. But since they're
all inside now... Yep.

Right there under the tree.

If you ever need anything else or want
anything else, just feel free to ask us.

Never mind.

We love you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Can we make gingerbread houses now?

As long as Mabel doesn't leave.

Hey, Ben, want to make gingerbread
houses with us?

No, that's okay. We don't want to
disturb you.

No.

Actually, I would love to.

But I got to warn you, I'm a gingerbread
house champion.

Are you really?

Yep. Well, we will see about that
because I think you may have met your

Is that so?

Well, game on, good sir.

Mom, isn't this one great?

You guys are amazing. You see, this is
what happens when you put two

experts together.

It is. Mine, on the other hand, is
having some trouble.

Can I give you a hand? I think I see the
problem. Yes, please.

Oh, it just keeps sliding. Extra icing
on top of there.

There you go.

That's what I did. No, I know, but you
want to hold it up at the top.

Okay,

thank you.

Yeah.

Sorry I left so abruptly earlier. I'm
the one who invited you into town.

No, it was nice. I'm glad we came.

Good. And so you two are staying through
Christmas?

New Year's, and then it's back to
reality.

What's reality?

Scout goes back to school, and hopefully
I have a new job by then because money

has been tight.

I thought you just finished a job.

Well, we've had some extra expenses this
year.

What kind?

I know.

I'm sorry.

I'll tell you what. Why don't you ask me
anything, and I will answer. What's the

new plot of the Everyday Sam book?

That's that.

I am sworn to secrecy. But I'll tell you
what. The town carriage ride starts in

an hour, and I actually need to draw Sam
near horses, because he rides a horse

in the next book. So I was wondering if
you would want another modeling gig?

Are you?

Mom, we're going on a carriage ride
right now.

If it's all right.

I guess we're going on a carriage ride.

Oh,

Christmas

tree. Oh, Christmas tree.

Your leaves are so unchanged.

We're next.

I can't wait. This is going to be so
much fun. Can I go say hi?

Yeah, just stay with Savannah and stay
right where I can see you, okay?

Don't worry, Mom. I got this.

He's a great kid.

He's really over the moon that you've
taken an interest.

Well, I like him.

Have you ever seen anything like this
town?

You're up, bud.

Scout, look around you and then close
your eyes.

Okay, put everything you just saw into
your brain like a picture.

That way you can keep it even after
we've gone.

Okay, now open them.

It belongs to you now.

It's been so long since I've seen Scout
having such a wonderful time.

Now you're drawing a custom portrait of
him with Santa?

Ho, ho, ho!

Merry Christmas!

I doubt we'd lose his mind if some
version of that ended up in everyday

Can I tell you my wish?

No, because then it won't come true.

That's only birthdays.

I wish for... No, no, no, no, no, no.

Can I tell you then?

Yeah, sure, why not?

I want to see him.

Oh.

Okay, well, now I want to know.

Too late.

Now tell me yours.

Oh, well, I haven't made a Christmas
wish for quite some time.

Well, you are going to have to get
started on that soon.

That's what Christmas is for.

It's a reminder that wishes can come
true.

So, skating tomorrow?

And maybe make a snowman?

What? You want to do all of that in one
day?

I want to do everything now. The doctor
said go at my speed.

Maybe my speed is changing.

It's really cool that Finn Knightley
wants to teach me how to skate.

He's really, really nice, isn't he?

He really, really is.

Okay, get some sleep.

When am I supposed to sleep now?

I'm going to be right across the hall in
the library, okay?

Hey, buddy, are you sure you don't want
to tell me what your Christmas wish was?

I want to stay here longer.

For as long as we can.

It is pretty great, right?

It's the best place they ever came to.

I love you, Scout.

Good night.

Good night.

You look cozy.

Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. I
was just going to, uh... Do you mind?

Of course.

Job market.

Slim pickings. Yeah.

Do you ever think about going back and
finishing your degree?

Yeah, I just don't think that'd be right
for me.

Right, yeah. I guess managing school and
work would be pretty hard, huh? And I

guess... Scott's dad isn't in the
picture.

Well, we divorced a few years ago, and
now he's a birthday and Christmas card

kind of dad.

You said that you and your dad weren't
close.

Was he in your life?

He was until I was 10, and then he
disappeared two days after Christmas one

year.

The end.

And you never saw him again?

That's sad.

Is that kind of what happened with
Scout's dad?

He was more gradual.

I'm just still trying to figure out how
to help Scout through it.

If you don't mind, what helped you?

Oh, my mom, my sister, yeah.

A decent stepdad.

And, uh... Oh, my art.

You do what you love.

You don't love your job?

I love the people I've met.

Really, it was Mr. Conrad who affected
me the most, because he showed me that

it's okay to want a rewarding life for
myself.

He said that?

He said so many things.

I think the thing that...

stuck with me the most is that I'm
Scout's example of how to live.

And he encouraged me to do a better job
of it than he did with his own children.

Oh, look at that.

It's snowing.

It's beautiful.

Let's go grab our coats.

Can I ask?

Why do you keep asking about Mr.

Conrad and my work?

Am I?

I just feel like you want to hear
something bad about it or about me. Oh,

no. I think I'm just all out of sorts
with what's going on in my

own life. I really wanted to say some
things to my dad,

and I just really wish...

Yeah, now it's too late.

I could listen to what you wanted to
say.

That can be very healing.

I'm here.

Wow, that's... No wonder people open up
to you.

Tell you their secrets.

I mean, being there for people, that's
what you love.

I don't know if it's that simple.

What if it is?

It's yours to choose. What's holding you
back?

Gout might wake up and wonder where I
am. You need to work. I'm sorry if I

the wrong thing.

Oh, you didn't. You didn't. You said
incredibly nice things.

Look, if you meant it about...

teaching Scout how to skate and me.

I'd like that.

I would be happy to.

Tomorrow morning?

And you.

Okay.

Night then.

Good night.

That's right.

Excuse me.

I'm not here to help or anything. Don't
worry.

You said there were ice skates.

So if you could just tell me where they
are, then of course you can't just tell

me.

Okay. If you tell me your sizes, then I
can find them for you. I can take it

from here.

There she is.

So maybe we're still on for that catch
-up over coffee?

Oh.

I'm sorry, I can't.

I have the dishes, I have recycling, and
I have a handyman coming at 11.

Actually, Scout can handle the
recycling, and we will be done skating

I can wait for the handyman.

Look, I know you like to do everything
yourself, but you have to admit that

I have helped, it's been useful. So why
not let me do it? I'm fine. Really. Ms.

Bramble, I have had half a dozen
patients who won't admit they need time

recover. They sound just like you.

I think that you should go and have
coffee with the man who has been coming

for 22 years, and I'm paid through the
end of the week, so you can't throw me

out for saying all that.

Fine.

Fine? That's it? Yes. Okay, then. Well,
go get ready.

No more ordering around.

Quick. Go before she changes her mind.

Thank you. What are Christmas wishes
for?

Found him.

Pretty cool ring, huh?

Like nighttime during the day.

Okay, here we go.

Shoulders back and relax.

Just sitting there. Bend those knees.

Gorilla. Yeah, loosen it up.

What are you laughing at? You're up
next, Gorilla.

Just teach one beginner at a time.

Uh -uh, we're all in this together.

So, make the pizza for me.

And we're going to go pizza, pizza,
glide.

French fries.

All right?

Step, step, glide.

There you go. Good.

You got it.

Scout, are you okay?

That was amazing.

Kids are natural.

Lesson one of ice skating, falling down.

Lesson number two, getting back up.
There you go, buddy. All right, give me

pizza, pizza, french fries.

Push, push, glide.

Okay, okay. Now the fun part. All right.
You got this.

Hold on tight. Okay.

All right.

Okay. And then just push. Mm -hmm. Go.

Push. Oh!

Okay. There you go. I got it. Oh!

Come on. You got this.

Okay. That's great.

Nice. Oh, there we go. Yeah.

Nice. Okay, it's done.

I know. Look at you.

Olympics, here you come.

There's your new job.

Olympics, there I go.

Yeah, you okay?

You got a little, uh... Sorry, my hands

are cold.

Look at me! I'm flying!

You're amazing!

Go, go, go!

Oh,

do you know what time it is?

I promised Mabel I would be back at the
house by 11 for the handyman.

Honey, we gotta go, okay?

Now? Please, Mom, can I stay?

Look, I'll stay.

No. No, I'd like to.

Yeah, we'll skate around for a bit, and
then I'll take him through town. You

take some time for yourself.

A mom's vacation you don't get.

Go. Okay.

Yeah? Yeah. Great. Yay!

Yeah!

There you go.

Look at this.

Look at your mom.

Pretty good, huh?

Thank you.

Where's Aunt Mabel?

She's in town. What are you doing here?

She forgot about the cookie bake?

Well, it's our annual tradition to make
cookies for the book reading on

Christmas Eve.

It's also our tradition to eat several
dozen while we make them.

But no Mabel.

That's on me. I sent her off to have her
annual coffee with Ken.

Santa can, huh?

Okay, wait.

You see it, too? He's had a crush on my
aunt for 20 years.

She has no idea?

I don't think Ken's ever worked a nerve
up to tell her.

Or maybe your aunt's too scary.

Savannah's coming over later. Where's
Scout?

With Finn. In fact, they are probably at
your chocolate shop right now.

With Finn, huh?

How do you draw all those things in the
books?

How do I draw all those things in the
books? Well, I learned a few secrets a

long time ago from a very special
teacher. Basically, all it is is

shapes. Okay, so if I'm doing a face, we
start off with like a nice, just rough

in an oval like that. Two little ovals
for the eyes and then an open triangle

for the nose.

And then a little line for the mouth.
And then you kind of just go all crazy

the hair like that. And then there it
is.

Give it a title.

Every piece of art has a title or a
caption, so what do you think it should

called?

Don't Love Chocolate?

Don't Love Chocolate.

Truth in Art.

Sounds perfect.

There you go. All done.

There you go.

For me?

You bet.

Can you do another one? Sure. What would
you like to see?

How about...

Me skating.

You skating. Sounds good.

Why did you want to learn about skating?
Was it because of talking to Mr.

Conrad? Well, I've always wanted to
learn, but he told me a lot about it.

And he was really smart.

And he told me funny stories.

Yeah? What kind of stories?

About places he went, people he met, and
funny things his kids did when they

were my age.

Yeah, like what? What kind of things?

He showed me some ornaments they made.

But I think Christmas made him sad.

Yeah? Why do you think that is? Do you
know?

Because even though they were growing
up, I think he wanted to have another

Christmas with them.

Okay, I think...

One very last boost. I've got to get in
there.

I've just been so focused on Scout these
last few years, I barely even remember

what it's like to have a conversation
with a man, let alone date one.

Then it's time.

Why are we even talking about this?
Nothing's happened.

Except you're thinking about it.

I had a patient who gave me an
extraordinary gift.

He challenged me to live the life I
dream of.

So? The problem is I don't remember what
my dreams are.

And I don't want to just get by.

But what do you do when you've been
given a second chance at life and you

know what to do with it?

What if you just took one step, and then
another, and then another?

All you have to do is ask yourself,
what's step one?

Scout? Scout loves skating.

Scout loves skating. Okay, the Scout
Love Series, we'll call it.

You, I'm our new copywriter.

Done. Maybe I could put these together,
like a present for my mom.

Your drawings and my captions.

I could also write a story around them.

Or we don't have to.

I could do something else. No, no, I'm
sure she would love it.

And maybe someday you'll even write your
own book.

Me? Write a book? Why not? You've read
so many. I bet you'd make a great

Is that what you want to be when you
grow up?

I... I didn't... I was really sick the
last few years.

I thought I might die.

So everyone stopped asking what I wanted
to be when I grew up.

I had this operation on my heart last
May.

It was a new kind of operation that they
didn't have before, so...

I was real lucky.

Yeah, that's, um... Wow. I had...

That's amazing.

My mom says we both got a second chance.

So, maybe I could be a writer.

All right, one sec.

Maybe that's your... Yep. What is it?
Oh, your mom says...

that she and Sage are making a lot of
cookies. Really?

Yeah. Let's go. Let's go. I agree.

You know, we have a lot in common. We
both like skating and everyday stuff.

And our fathers weren't here for
Christmas.

Want to help decorate?

Here, let me get these off.

Welcome back.

Hey, um, Willa, can I talk to you for a
second?

Of course.

Let's decorate.

Hey,

is everything okay?

Stout wasn't a problem, was he?

No, no, no. He's amazing.

He's an incredible kid.

Thanks.

So is there anything wrong?

He almost died.

What did he tell you?

He told me he had a heart operation and
that for two years... For two years,

we weren't sure he was going to make it.

But now he's just a regular kid.

That's what you've been doing for the
last two years.

Mm -hmm.

And your dad?

Well, he doesn't really pitch in.

So as the medical bills mounted, Scout
and I had to live week to

week. And so this holiday is... This
holiday, this is a dream,

given what we've been through.

And your Mr.

Conrad, he knew that.

And it's more than that.

He left us enough money to pay all of
Scout's medical bills.

$100 ,000.

For the operation?

And I don't know how I can ever repay
that, except to make sure that Scout has

the best life he possibly can, and to
take this chance to find what I'm meant

be doing, too.

incredible gift i just wish i could tell
his children what he's done you know

how much he changed at the end of his
life when he was younger he worked hard

but he felt it was a constant source of
disappointment to his family and for

some reason thought they would be better
off without him that if he left his

wife could find someone else to love her
and raise his kids the way he thought

they deserved but then in the end Well,
at the end of his life, he felt it was

the biggest mistake he'd ever made.

It was too late to change it.

Leaving his children was the biggest
regret of his life.

Mr. Conrad, his family,

they are so lucky that you were there
for him.

Anybody would be lucky to have you in
their life.

I mean, it's no wonder.

It's no wonder he wanted you to thrive,
to have a second chance. Willa.

I need to tell you something, and I
should have told you when we first met.

What is happening in my house?

What is it? Can you hear me?

Okay. Yeah.

Okay.

I know this looks bad. You're cooking in
my kitchen?

Sage, you're my own niece. How could
you?

Oh, to heck with all that, Mabel. Did
you have an accident? Did you hurt your

foot? Yes.

Right. So can you do all of this by
yourself?

No. Then either you have to let people
help you or nothing's going to get done.

Your choice.

Are you really that stubborn that you'd
rather not have a full Christmas around

here? Yes.

These people care for you.

If you're incapable of seeing that, I'm
sorry.

Excuse me.

Wait.

I'm going for a drive.

Oh, you're angry.

No, I'm not.

I just don't understand people who can't
see what's right in front of them.

So I was being a tyrant.

And I'm sorry.

says this place should be so much
Christmas here by now, and I just didn't

how to accomplish that on my own. So if
you amazing people would like to help me

with that, I would welcome that.

What can we do?

Oh, thank you.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Let your heart be...

Should we show Maple now?

I think she said she went shopping.

Let's show it to her when it's perfect,
huh?

From now on

I brought you something. You did?

Oh, my goodness.

What is this?

Early Christmas present.

You remembered.

Oh, it's incredible.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Look at what you did.

No, this is what we did. And hats off to
your aunt for letting us.

Hats off to you. She's been different
since you came.

Someone else has changed, too.

He's wonderful with go.

You do seem pretty cozy. You still
thinking about all that?

My head knows it's crazy, but I'm trying
to do what I promised.

You know, follow my heart, embrace my
life, take a chance.

There you go.

I went a little crazy and bought all
sorts of treats for all of you.

was to pay for medical bills?

Seriously? She's a health care aide with
a kid and a mountain of bills

struggling to get by. Dad gave her a way
out. She's lying to you.

It was the son that told me. Wait,
sorry, so now you're bonding with her

Mom, listen.

Look, I don't know what's going on
there, but it sounds to me like she's

turned around like she did Dad.

It's not what you think.

Dad opened up to her.

regretted so much what he had done to us
and in his own mind he thought at the

time that he was helping mom so she
could get married so that there would be

someone there for her for us or she's on
to you and she knows exactly what to

say to push your buttons she's not like
that all right and this was never about

the money money which we don't need by
the way now it's time

to let all of this go

I'm not sure under the injunction.

I'm not going to pursue it, and neither
should you.

So what, that's it?

You're just going to come back to
Seattle for Christmas and forget about

I'm going to stay here for Christmas.
I'll see you at New Year's in Seattle.

We'll raise a glass for Dad and think of
the good times we did have with him.

All right?

You have a good Christmas.

I'll call you.

Finn, you...

Okay, you can stop.

You've done enough.

Tomorrow's Christmas Eve. I want it all
to be perfect for you.

You know you act like you like doing
this?

I do. Is that completely crazy? Yes.

Now, come on.

Come have some of this.

No, I really shouldn't.

Three different kinds of chocolate?

Okay, if you insist.

We'll, uh... Thank you.

I don't know how you do this.

Oh, it's just an old family recipe.

I mean, running the place single
-handedly, even before you broke your

how do you do it alone?

Can I tell you a secret?

Mm -hmm.

I didn't break my ankle horseback
riding.

No. That's just what I've been saying.

Mm.

I did it walking down the stairs holding
laundry while on the phone with a

prospective guest.

So you know it's too much. Yeah.

I just didn't know what to do about it
or how to ask for help.

Ken was right.

Okay. Can I be completely inappropriate?

Mm -hmm.

Ken likes you. Oh, I know.

known since high school. Well, do you
like him back?

I do.

Then what's the problem? What if he
uproots his life and then it doesn't

out?

No. I'd rather just bury myself in so
much work that I couldn't possibly be

to a relationship and that way it won't
happen and no one gets hurt.

Or bury yourself in caring for your
child.

Scout's been very sick the last two
years.

He's better now, but I think I've used
it as an excuse to not join the world.

And the truth is, I'm starting to feel
that there is a bigger picture for me,

and I just don't know how to get at it.
You know, maybe you're just looking at

this the wrong way.

You're not a nurse.

You're a caretaker.

I mean, just look what you've done
around here.

It's not a job to you. It's who you are.

You, you're a caretaker.

Okay. Okay.

Do you want to have a cup of tea?

Sure. Good.

This would be the one I'd write.

Coming off. We need to let go of some of
that control.

Find perfect harmonies.

Bring it on.

So long.

Hey, buddy.

Let me talk to you for a minute.

What do you think if maybe I didn't look
for another health care job?

What kind of job would you get?

Maybe something completely different.

Maybe something not in Minneapolis.

Do you think you would miss the city if
that happened?

Could we move here?

Is that what you want?

If I could live at a place like this, I
wouldn't miss Minneapolis at all.

Oh, hey, Ken.

Yeah. You know how you told me about the
book reading on Christmas Eve? Well, it

looks like I'll be available now, so if
there's still an opening.

Absolutely. We'd love to have you.
Great. Yeah.

Hi. I'll be downstairs in a bit.

Oh, actually, I'm here for Scout.

What do you need Scout for?

Um, would you mind if we didn't tell
you?

Where will you be?

We'll be in the craft room, but we'd
really appreciate it if you didn't come

So many Christmas secrets.

Okay, go ahead.

How long will you have him?

Don't worry about it. I got this. You
take some time for you.

Do something that will make you happy.

wanted to put all these drawings
together for your mom, right?

So I did a few more, but you know what
they need.

Captions? You wouldn't happen to know
any good writers, would you?

Scout loves his mom.

Sure does.

Perfect. I was thinking about doing a
back page that says Merry Christmas.

What do you think?

I think... What?

Mm -hmm.

Whoa.

I'm never going to get to the Olympics
if I don't practice.

Tighten your skates.

You might as well learn how to skate if
this is going to be our rink.

Your rink?

Mom's taking a job here at Bramble
House. No, I never said that.

Well, what about all those questions?

Moving out of Minneapolis?

Taking a new job?

Come on, Mom.

Is he right?

Well, what if this is where I'm supposed
to be?

What if this is who I'm supposed to be?
And what if...

Anything is possible.

Come on. Hurry up.

There we go.

You're doing so great.

Yeah, I'm doing it.

Okay, go.

Bend those knees. Bend those knees. Keep
bent.

Whoa.

Nice.

If I do stay, I think you're going to
have to come back and give me more

lessons. Because otherwise, I'll never
keep up with that kid.

Well, then I guess I'll just have to
stay.

I'll keep up with him.

Here we go.

I'm going for you.

Best week ever.

I thought that was for me.

Not yet.

You didn't get to that point. I didn't
get that yet.

Feel those ankles yet?

You did great.

I'm proud of you.

What are you doing here?

Me?

You're the one who's off on some sort of
family adventure with the woman who

stole from our father. She didn't steal
from us. I told you.

Well, I got here just in the nick of
time, didn't I?

What? Okay, would you stop? What are you
going to do?

I'm going to do what you couldn't do.

Confront her.

Okay, please.

Just stop. Listen.

I have feelings for this person. No,
okay, I know, but please, really, I

that I could... Okay, what if you're
wrong, huh?

Well, then why don't we just tell her
the truth and see what she says?

What, that I came here to find out if
she stole from us, that I've been lying

her?

She trusts me now.

She's opened up to me. I've... I've
opened up to her, and...

Except for the fact, Finn, that you've
been lying about who you are this whole

time.

Look, we have a week, and then we will
never be able to contest this again.

If you let this go, you will regret it.

Okay, fine. But just let me do it in my
own way, on my own time, all right? And

then we will both get our answers.

What are we buying?

Well, we made so many new friends this
week, I didn't even think to pack gifts.

So, something for Mabel and Sage and
Savannah and Finn.

And Ken.

What? We're going to get something for
Santa?

I bet no one else thinks of that.

I think you're right.

So, which one should we work on first?

Finn. Okay, then let's do Mabel.

And then Ken's and Sage's. And then
Ken's and Sage's. Hey, there. I need to

you back at Bramble House.

Well, I figured you would be busy with
your sister.

Well, yeah, she's just resting back in
her room. I thought you were going to

Seattle to see her for Christmas.

Well, I was, and then there's just a
little change in plans.

Because you wanted to stay here with us
longer?

Um, here is a display I wanted to go
look at in the store.

Can I see it?

Uh, sure.

Okay.

Hey, is everything okay?

No, yeah, I just really enjoyed our time
together, Willa.

Yeah, me too.

And I don't want it to end.

I mean, if you felt the same way too.

I do.

And I don't really know what that would
look like or how that would work. But

you would want to if we could.

You know, I can work from anywhere.

Not that I'm...

Later, can we meet up in the library?

Sure. Yeah. Yeah. There's a poster with
Ken on it in the store window. Really?

What are you two?

We should get back and get ready.

Ready for what? I don't know. Oh, all
right. I won't ask any questions. Move

along.

Come in.

I started the ball rolling.

What does that mean?

Wow, you didn't say anything.

Finn. I'm going to tell her just after
this thing tonight, okay?

Just let me get through this before she
hates me and never wants to speak to me

again.

Why don't you come with me?

Meet Willa, talk to her, talk to Scout.
I think you'll see what I see.

You threw the papers out?

You better tell her.

Tonight.

Because if you don't, I will.

Did you know that this book, The Night
Before Christmas, was a gift from the

writer to his daughter?

After we read the poem, we'll celebrate
the holiday with homemade Christmas

cooking.

And there's one more extra special treat
we have with us tonight. The

illustrator from the Everyday Sam books,
Mr. Finn Knightley.

Shall we get started?

Twas the night before Christmas when all
through the house, not a creature was

stern, not even.

A mouse.

So I think what everyday Sam shows us is
that any kid can be a hero in their own

life. And right here in Bramble, I met a
hero of my own. And his name is Scout

Fairchild. Scout, can you stand up,
please?

Scout here has a very special gift that
he would like to share with us

tonight.

And it is his very first book.

I had a great time in Bramble this week
because my mom brought me here.

So, Merry Christmas, Mom. You're the
best.

There you go.

Get your milk.

There you are.

You make a good team.

We do.

Maybe I could help you clean up.

Maybe I'd be okay with that.

Really?

Maybe I should have said that a long
time ago.

Well, better late than never.

And afterwards, all these kids came up
to me to see Finn's drawing.

Can you believe it? I saw that. It was
an incredible gift.

And now it is time to go straight to
bed.

It's Christmas Eve.

Can I open one present? No, because you
had a big night and because Santa still

has to come. Real Santa?

Real Santa.

Excuse me.

Go ahead. Go get your toothbrush.

Okay. Okay.

We didn't get to officially meet
earlier, and your brother has been so

me and my son.

I'm Willa Fairchild.

I know who you are.

My full name is Molly Conrad.

And Finn's full name is Gregory Finnegan
Conrad Jr.

Knightley's just his professional name.

We're both great Conrad's children.

So you're Molly, and Finn is Greg Jr.?
Well, why wouldn't you tell me

that? Because he wanted to find out the
truth about what you did to our father.

What I did to him?

Conning him into leaving you $100 ,000.

You think I conned him?

Finn thinks I conned him? He had a
lawyer draw up an injunction to file

you.

No. Finn wouldn't... Molly, stop.

Willa.

Did you see this?

No, Molly... You thought I stole from
you? So you came here to... To what? To

get close to me and then... No.

I told Molly that you didn't do anything
wrong.

I understand that now.

Now?

So it's true.

You came here to expose me as a... As a
fraud, as a fake. No.

Okay, it started like that, but after...
It started like that.

What about Scout?

You would do this to a nine -year -old?
Of course not.

Look, let me explain. You know what?

I am sorry to disappoint you both, but I
am not interested in your money.

Okay, you can keep it.

If you want to know what I did, I
listened to him.

Everything that he did, from staying
away after he left your mother to

the ornaments that you made for him, he
did because he loved you. And maybe he

made a mistake, but he loved you both so
much.

And that's the truth.

Excuse me. Wait. Goodbye, Finn.

So congratulations.

You got what you wanted.

Finn, I...

There

she is.

Willa, Mabel. No, me first.

I just want to be clear.

I really do want you to come and work
with me here.

I admit that I just can't do this by
myself, and you're exactly the... Oh,

I take it all back if it's going to make
you cry.

No, that's not what's making me cry.
Well, then what is?

It's how badly I want to say yes to your
offer.

And how sad I am to tell you that Scout
and I are leaving.

Right now.

Tonight.

I'm so sorry.

What happened?

Oh, hi there. What can I do for you?

My father lived here for a short while.

Your father?

Greg Conrad.

We used to play together.

He spent Christmases here.

In fact, don't go away. One minute.

Harriet?

Greg? Conrad, that is just unbelievable.

Whatever happened to him?

Any chance he's going to be coming here
to meet with you and Finn?

No.

He passed away a few weeks ago.

Oh, I am so sorry.

Thank you.

You never picture your parent being a
kid at Christmas.

Is that why you came here?

I came, um... I think Finn and I came...

I'm sorry.

Can I borrow this, please? Yes.

Thank you.

Is there anything else I can do?

I need to find Willa.

Yeah?

I can't believe that's Dad. He looks so
happy.

Yeah. That's why he wanted Willa to come
here.

He wanted to give her and her son a
Christmas memory like he had.

And that's why he saved those ornaments.

Because that was his last Christmas with
us, too.

I was just so mad at everything I
thought I had lost.

Willa and Scout, they... They brought
Dad back to me.

After you left, I got so angry.

But it is not their fault.

No, it's no one's fault.

Then Willa and Scout left for the
airport.

I don't understand.

Why did we have to leave? I told you
already, Scout. It just... It didn't

out at Bramble House.

But it's Christmas.

We didn't even get to say goodbye.

I'm sorry, baby. I'm really sorry.

See the tree one last time.

Okay.

Just for a few minutes.

So what's your plan?

I'm going to stop her playing. That's my
plan.

Oh, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. Pull
over. Pull over, please.

Just stop. Just stop.

That's them. By the tree.

Always have beautiful memories of this
place.

And that's what Mr. Conrad wanted.

Hey.

Mom, Finn.

Please, just hear me out.

I'm begging you.

Look, Willa, I made a terrible mistake.

So please, don't blame him for what I
did. And hear him out.

My name is Molly. I'm Finn's older
sister.

Will you show me the Christmas tree? Mm
-hmm.

I did everything wrong.

I should have told you the truth from
the beginning.

But you have to believe me. The only lie
I really told you was why I came to

Bramble. Everything else, this was real.

I trust you. What did you do? I know.

I hadn't done that with anyone.

I was just so blinded by what had
happened, and I couldn't see through it,

you opened my eyes, and if nothing comes
from this, I will always

be grateful to you for that.

Hey, but Willa, let me make it up to
you.

Let me make this the best Christmas for
you ever, for you and Scout.

And the best New Year's. And the best
Valentine's Day. And the best Arbor Day.

National Ice Cream Day, if that's a
thing. Just any day that you will

let me make special for you.

Stay in Bramble.

It's where you belong.

You told me that my dad gave you a
second chance.

All I'm asking is that you give me one
too.

Okay?

You okay?

Oh, I can see.

Hi there.

Hey, buddy.

What do you think about staying at
Bramble?

The three of us.

Really?

Oh, Scout.

Thanks, Molls, for making my Christmas
wish come true.

It's true.

Well, that's what Christmas is all
about.

To remind you that wishes can come true.

Let's go see the tree.

Christmas

magic

is a tradition here at Bramble House,
but this year happens to be even more

special. I bet you say that every year.

Yes, I do.

But this time I mean it because I found
love.

a new business partner.

A new friend.

Absolutely. So here's to an
unforgettable Christmas.

And a joyous new year.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

Merry Christmas.

Can we open presents now?

Yes.

Merry

Christmas.

To everyone, a happy new year.

I hope you enjoyed A Bramble House
Christmas.

I adore this movie, and now I want to go
ice skating. You wouldn't know it, but

Autumn Reesler couldn't skate a bit
before making this movie. But her co

David Hayden Jones, is a pro. He showed
up early on set every day.