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The last time I was truly happy was at
prom, Johnny.

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Look at me.

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I'm a grown woman in a loveless
marriage.

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Every day we've been together, we're
just playing a part.

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My heart is with Billy now.

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And yours is with Betty.

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That's right.

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I know about her. Hold on. You're saying
that she knows about Betty?

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Dot is clearly better for him. Oh,
please.

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That was only in it with Johnny, because
she was teased that Billy dumped her

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senior year.

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He's with Betty now, but just wait. In
the next book, he'll go back to Dot.

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You'll see.

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Marcus Harlow, you are a genius.

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Ruby, dear, there's something that we
wanted to discuss with you.

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There's another blind date ambush,
because you know how badly that went

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time. What?

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I supposed to know the chiropractor was
an oddball?

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He seemed perfectly nice when I gave him
your number at the coffee shop. He

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claimed he was allergic to water.

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I appreciate that you all want to help,
but I don't need my mom and her friends

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playing matchmaker.

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Honey, don't you think that it's time
that you loosened up on this dating?

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You find one thing wrong with the guy,
and that's it. There's nothing wrong

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having high standards.

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Besides, I really want to focus on my
writing right now.

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Before I can even think about dating.

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I need to get a book deal.

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That's actually what we want to discuss
with you.

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You remember that retreat that I
mentioned to you a couple of weeks ago,

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that is happening at the same time as my
yearly trip to Tahoe?

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You mean the sweepstakes to win a book
deal that you said was the opportunity

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a lifetime?

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It is not a sweepstake. It is, in fact,
a very competitive process.

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And I...

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submitted your Viking story on your
behalf.

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You what?

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You did it.

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You're in.

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Dear Miss Easton, congratulations. You
have been accepted to the annual Romance

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Writers Retreat at the West Twin on Lake
Tahoe.

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Congratulations.

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Wait, a Romance Writers Retreat?

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Seriously, Dean?

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It's good money, Woody.

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You know, your old man used to love
having events like this here.

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Yeah, this is not what I had in mind
when I took over running this place.

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Is that right? And what exactly did you
have in mind, huh? A nature enthusiast

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and expert climbers only convention?

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Actually, yes.

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Well, we could use the publicity, Woody.

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I realize the timing isn't great.

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What do you think?

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Look, kid, you're still smart over your
breakup. I get that. The last thing you

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need is all this...

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romance mumbo -jumbo going on, but we
can use the money.

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Okay, so what? We're just going to start
pandering to the pumpkin spice latte

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crowd now, huh?

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Well, look, look, this Marcus Harlequin,
or Harlow, whatever the heck his name

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is, apparently he's a big -time writer,
you know? We're lucky to have him.

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And who knows? Maybe this will be just
the ticket to get you over your broken

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heart, yeah?

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Here.

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A week in the wilderness to discover the
art of penning true love.

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And while you're hosting the writers,
I'll be taking some much -needed time

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A little staycation, as it were.

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It'll be good for you to run the place
without me doing the heavy lifting.

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And when Marcus Harlow arrives, he's all
yours.

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I prefer the expert climbers.

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You took one of my stories and you sent
it to this pyramid scheme behind my

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back. It's not a pyramid scheme. It's
incredibly competitive.

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They only take three writers a year.

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It's easier to get into Yale than it is
to get into this.

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Okay, I didn't know that part.

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But still.

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You've been trying for years to get a
book off the ground. I just wanted to

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you a boost.

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Yeah, but this is not my thing. I mean,
look at this.

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Hiking?

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Canoeing? What does any of this have to
do with writing?

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Who cares?

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It's Marcus Harlow. The same Marcus
Harlow you've been obsessed with for

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It's a chance to learn from your hero.

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It's not good at the outdoors.

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Just get over it.

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I'm very prone to mosquito bites.

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Use bug spray.

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What if he doesn't like my writing?

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I will be there as moral support.

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I've always wanted you to come to Tahoe
with me.

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Now's the perfect time.

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I just... I wanted to get a publishing
deal the real way, just me and my

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writing. A retreat, there's so many
other things to think about.

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Give it a chance, honey.

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Worst case scenario, you'll be having a
nice vacation with your mom, long

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overdue.

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The dead light to commit is tomorrow.

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I need the night to think about it.

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Okay. Fine, fine. Think on it.

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Marcus Harlow, you are a genius.

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Mom!

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Okay, I'll go.

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But you have to promise not to hover and
to actually be on vacation.

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I guess we're going to Tahoe.

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Mr. Harlow.

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I'm Woody.

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Welcome to the West Wing. Call me
Marcus. Looking forward to working

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Can you give me some insight on what you
have planned for tomorrow?

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First things first, the kitchen's open
until 10. We don't do late -night meals

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here.

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Trail maps are available in the lobby,
so we've got some really great heights.

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assume you have an itinerary of the
activities?

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Sorry, come again?

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You're the activities coordinator,
right?

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Activities coordinator.

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But... You proved it, did you not?

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I hope you don't mind I put your picture
off the internet.

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Dean must have forgotten to... You know
what, just tell me what you need from

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me. Well, since the writers need to
follow the theme of love in the

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I assumed you would plan some wilderness
activities for them to draw inspiration

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from? Can't actually spend the whole
week only talking about, right?

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I'm taking care.

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Right, right, right, right. Of course.
Wilderness activities.

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No, I did plan. I just, um... Look, I
wanted it to be a surprise.

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That's all.

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No, the wilderness is an unexpected
place.

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There's no itineraries in the mountains.

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Unpredictable weather.

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Bear attack at noon, right?

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I like it.

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Expect the unexpected.

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Right.

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Anyway, your room keys?

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If you need anything, just holler.

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Right -o.

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And just make sure there are a lot of
dairy -free milk options for him, okay?

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Dairy -free milk options.

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Mom,

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the pink is cute, but don't you think
it's a little, I don't know, loud for

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arrival? I like to make an entrance.

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Oh, do you smell that?

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That is real oxygen, kid.

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Welcome to the West Wing.

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Oh, well, hello there.

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Check it in.

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More like checking out.

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You know what I mean?

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What was that?

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Yes, we were checking in. I'm here for
the romance writers retreat.

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Are you both writers?

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Oh, no, no, no.

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She's the brains. I'm just here on
vacation.

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Well, breakfast is at 9 a .m. every
morning in the lodge. Okay.

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Thanks. So, you're a romance novelist.

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Kind of.

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I'm, uh...

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I'm an accountant.

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I'm just trying to be a novelist.

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You're in the packet, right? You're the
activities coordinator?

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Yep.

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I'm in the packet.

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So, I'm not great with outdoorsy things.

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We're not going to be doing anything too
dangerous, are we?

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Nothing too bad.

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I thought we'd start out with some...

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Whitewater rafting. Maybe check out some
of the bear caves nearby.

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Joking.

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You're a group of writers. I'm working
on the assumption. I gotta go easy on

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guys. Very funny.

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Hey, have you seen Marcus Harlow around
yet?

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Yeah, he arrived earlier today.

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What's he like?

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I don't know. He's a guy.

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Well, it would be a little bit more
descriptive.

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Like you're the writer, that's your job.

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I'm just an activities coordinator, room
23.

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Bears pray.

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Tourists.

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I didn't see you.

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Um, that... Thank you. That's quite all
right.

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Are you Marcus Harlow?

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That's me, and you are?

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Ruby. Ruby Easton.

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I'm one of the writers here for the
retreat.

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Ruby, yes. Of course, your story about
how calling was one of my favorites from

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the submissions we received.

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Really? Oh, absolutely.

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Your voice is...

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Refreshing. That ending was
heartbreaking.

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Wow, that means so much coming from you.
Thank you.

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You know, I have a book club at home,
and we read all of your books, and I

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have... Marcus, I have Erica from the
studio on hold. She's asking about the

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film rights.

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I have to take this. It was nice to meet
you, Ruby. I look forward to working

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with you. You too.

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This is Marcus.

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Who is it?

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Woody.

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activities guy.

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Oh, right, yeah. Come in.

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You left this downstairs.

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Thank you.

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This too.

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Are you expecting to fight a lot of
bears while you're here?

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Uh, no.

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Why?

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Aren't there a lot of bears here?

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Yeah, there's a few.

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But don't worry, I'm sure with your
industrial -sized can of mace, You will

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them away.

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Very funny.

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I need to keep unpacking.

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Sure.

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Oh, and just one more thing. Keep an eye
out for the mountain lions.

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They like to claw at the windows at
night.

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That's not funny.

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It really is, though.

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There she is.

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Hey, can I get you something and a
drink?

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Sure. You really do all of the jobs
around here, don't you?

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I do what I can.

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Woody was telling me that this hotel's
been in his family for generations.

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Yeah, the land has been ours since the
mid -1800s. A little oasis from the

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outside world.

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That's nice.

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Enjoy your night, ladies.

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He is so dang cute.

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Yeah, in a lumberjack kind of way. Did
you know his ancestors were famous

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pioneers? And they smuggled hooch during
Prohibition.

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More importantly, I just met Marcus
Harlow. And he remembered my story. His

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assistant interrupted him to take a
phone call about film writing. I think

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might be Marcus Harlow movies soon.

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I told you coming here was a good idea.

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I don't know how I'm going to get any
writing done with all the outdoor

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activities they've jammed into the
schedule.

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Sorry. Um, I can now put over here. Are
you here for the retreat?

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Oh, yeah.

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Yeah, um, I am, and she's here for
vacation.

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Oh. Well, I'm Rachel. Hi. You must be
Ruby. Yeah.

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I read the program, and I know the other
writer, but your name was the only one

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I didn't recognize.

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Oh, yeah, I'm, uh, well, I'm new at all
of this. She's new.

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Oh. Well, I was just about to meet the
other writer on the lawn.

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Do you care to join?

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Okay. Yeah.

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Yeah, is that okay? That would be nice.

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He's a bit of a curmudgeon at first, but
that's just how writers are. They're

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competitive and petty.

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But I promise you, once you get to know
him, he's great once you peel back the

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outer layer.

251
00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,660
So how does this whole thing work?

252
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The retreat, I mean. But honestly,
whoever wins the book deal is usually

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who Marcus is gunning for. Right.

254
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Here he is.

255
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This is Fitz.

256
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Our competition.

257
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Hi.

258
00:16:31,740 --> 00:16:34,860
This must be the mysterious young
novice.

259
00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:40,440
Yep, that's me. How did you manage to
sneak in under the fence without ever

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publishing?

261
00:16:41,580 --> 00:16:43,640
Nepotism? College connection?

262
00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:48,200
My mom submitted one of my stories
without me knowing.

263
00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:52,300
I've been trying to get a book deal for
a while, and I guess she just thought

264
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this was a better idea.

265
00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:56,860
I love that.

266
00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,020
A tremendous...

267
00:17:00,350 --> 00:17:06,190
first act set up the consummate underdog
so do you have a lot of books published

268
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already i prefer historical dramas but
romance pays the bills i publish

269
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under my pen name judith blue you're
judith blue

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guilty wow fierce competition i have a
feeling they're gonna be

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just fine

272
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May the best book proposal win.

273
00:17:38,420 --> 00:17:41,800
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is our
curmudgeon.

274
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Morning.

275
00:18:01,620 --> 00:18:03,340
Please tell me you're not planning on
wearing those.

276
00:18:03,620 --> 00:18:05,600
What? What's wrong with these?

277
00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,160
You didn't bring hiking boots?

278
00:18:07,460 --> 00:18:12,000
I'm here to write a romance book
proposal, not learn how the Neanderthals

279
00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,380
I'm pretty sure Neanderthals didn't wear
hiking boots.

280
00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:18,860
Whatever. You know what I mean.

281
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They're just shoes. They'll be fine.

282
00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:23,160
They look good now.

283
00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,400
Welcome to the start of this year's
retreat.

284
00:18:41,020 --> 00:18:42,940
And I have some very exciting news.

285
00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:50,580
Gull Publishing has upped the book
advance money to $120 ,000 for this

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winner. I know, I know. Pretty hefty
chunk of change.

287
00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:59,880
Now, as you all know, we really want you
to lean into this year's wilderness

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theme and incorporate as much as you can
into your proposals. Woody, want to

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come over here?

290
00:19:07,830 --> 00:19:08,830
This guy.

291
00:19:09,490 --> 00:19:12,270
He is going to be the key to your
proposals.

292
00:19:13,330 --> 00:19:17,810
Woody here is going to take us on
various nature -themed excursions over

293
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next week, introducing us to the ways of
the mountain man.

294
00:19:24,870 --> 00:19:25,870
Isn't that right, Woody?

295
00:19:27,510 --> 00:19:30,050
Right. I mean, I'd say more mountain man
-like.

296
00:19:30,750 --> 00:19:34,990
Diet mountain man. That'll do fine. We
don't want anyone falling off a cliff

297
00:19:34,990 --> 00:19:35,990
now, do we?

298
00:19:36,330 --> 00:19:37,530
Didn't get insurance for that.

299
00:19:38,950 --> 00:19:40,290
All right, shall we head out?

300
00:19:42,690 --> 00:19:47,210
You know what? Woody, on second thought,
you take the reins on this one.

301
00:19:47,590 --> 00:19:49,690
I've got some business to attend to.

302
00:19:50,630 --> 00:19:52,730
Everyone, have fun.

303
00:19:57,330 --> 00:19:58,330
Okay.

304
00:19:59,510 --> 00:20:02,730
Guys, we're going to partner up.
Everyone just do a little buddy system,

305
00:20:02,730 --> 00:20:03,669
and Rachel.

306
00:20:03,670 --> 00:20:04,790
You're with me, attend the shoes.

307
00:20:13,830 --> 00:20:14,830
Pick up the pace.

308
00:20:14,930 --> 00:20:16,230
We've got to catch up to the group.

309
00:20:20,590 --> 00:20:21,549
Well, great.

310
00:20:21,550 --> 00:20:23,210
Looks like we're hiking Everest today.

311
00:20:23,530 --> 00:20:24,910
Let's go and finish shooting.

312
00:20:30,910 --> 00:20:37,550
Right here

313
00:20:37,550 --> 00:20:39,670
is where my family originally wanted to
build the hotel.

314
00:20:41,010 --> 00:20:42,010
It's a better view.

315
00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,780
But the avalanche risk is too high for
comfort.

316
00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:51,560
Can

317
00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:58,560
you

318
00:20:58,560 --> 00:20:59,560
help me?

319
00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:02,060
Okay.

320
00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:04,600
Great. Berries.

321
00:21:05,740 --> 00:21:06,880
Looks delicious, right?

322
00:21:07,140 --> 00:21:08,880
Yeah. No, not so fast.

323
00:21:09,830 --> 00:21:12,810
In general, stay away from any white or
yellow berries. That is, unless you're

324
00:21:12,810 --> 00:21:13,810
into any poison.

325
00:21:15,190 --> 00:21:17,610
Am I going to have any time today to
work on my proposal?

326
00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:19,450
We haven't even gotten to the hard part
yet.

327
00:21:22,130 --> 00:21:23,130
Great.

328
00:21:26,170 --> 00:21:27,210
The Jeffrey Pine.

329
00:21:29,110 --> 00:21:31,150
The most abundant type of tree here in
Tahoe.

330
00:21:31,610 --> 00:21:33,490
It's got some of the longest needles of
any pine.

331
00:21:35,990 --> 00:21:36,990
Ruby?

332
00:21:39,510 --> 00:21:41,450
Ruby! Oh, over here!

333
00:21:51,430 --> 00:21:53,970
What are you doing?

334
00:21:54,430 --> 00:21:57,910
Uh, I'm writing. No, I mean, what are
you doing here alone?

335
00:21:59,150 --> 00:22:00,490
What happened to the buddy system?

336
00:22:01,090 --> 00:22:05,250
Well, I thought I would take a break,
and then I got an idea, and I thought I

337
00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:06,250
would write my idea down.

338
00:22:07,230 --> 00:22:09,190
And I guess I just lost track of time.

339
00:22:10,050 --> 00:22:13,910
But if I want to submit a great
proposal, I need to spend as much time

340
00:22:13,910 --> 00:22:14,910
as possible.

341
00:22:17,850 --> 00:22:19,010
How'd those shoes work out for you?

342
00:22:20,550 --> 00:22:21,930
They worked out perfectly, thank you.

343
00:22:23,010 --> 00:22:25,970
Look, next time we're out in the woods,
I'd appreciate it if you stuck with me.

344
00:22:26,730 --> 00:22:29,570
I just need to make sure that Marcus is
impressed by this proposal.

345
00:22:32,010 --> 00:22:34,250
It's a deal with this Marcus guy.

346
00:22:34,910 --> 00:22:36,210
I mean, is he really that important?

347
00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:40,980
He's only the greatest romance novelist
of all time. This book deal could change

348
00:22:40,980 --> 00:22:43,340
my life, and I am very out of my league
here.

349
00:22:43,820 --> 00:22:45,660
So I need to get a head start on my
proposal.

350
00:22:46,360 --> 00:22:50,720
I came here to write, not to climb
mountains.

351
00:22:52,260 --> 00:22:53,259
Fair enough.

352
00:22:53,260 --> 00:22:56,900
But when I'm leading an activity, just
stick to my rules, would you?

353
00:22:58,380 --> 00:22:59,380
Got it.

354
00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:05,600
What?

355
00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,160
My feet maybe hurt.

356
00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:15,720
Yeah, I called it. I knew it.

357
00:23:16,580 --> 00:23:17,920
Oh, look, just jump on.

358
00:23:19,820 --> 00:23:20,820
Are you kidding?

359
00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,020
I'm serious. Hop aboard the Woody
Express.

360
00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,740
Don't be ridiculous. I can walk.

361
00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:33,480
Ah! The final offer is going in three,
two, one. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay,

362
00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:34,500
just...

363
00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,220
You can't tell anybody about this, okay?

364
00:23:45,780 --> 00:23:46,780
Promise me.

365
00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:51,560
Hi,

366
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:53,660
hon. How was your first day?

367
00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:58,140
The activities guy just had to carry me
down the mountain. And apparently the

368
00:23:58,140 --> 00:23:59,900
book deal is worth $120 ,000.

369
00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,360
So, no, no pressure.

370
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,900
Bazooka. That is a lot of change.

371
00:24:08,420 --> 00:24:10,080
And you should see the other writers.

372
00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:14,530
They're so professional and professorial
and pernicious.

373
00:24:14,930 --> 00:24:16,950
And did you know that Judith Blue is a
guy?

374
00:24:18,230 --> 00:24:20,910
I always thought Judith Blue excelled at
male characters.

375
00:24:21,490 --> 00:24:26,170
Darling, what makes you strong as a
writer is that you follow your instinct.

376
00:24:26,650 --> 00:24:30,510
Well, my instincts just about landed me
in a patch of poison ivy, and I do not

377
00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:31,670
have the proper footwear.

378
00:24:31,970 --> 00:24:33,690
Why didn't you ask Marcus for help?

379
00:24:35,150 --> 00:24:36,150
That's the other thing.

380
00:24:36,650 --> 00:24:40,130
He was only there for a grand total of
two minutes before he had to rush off.

381
00:24:42,810 --> 00:24:44,550
I should go get some writing done.

382
00:24:45,310 --> 00:24:46,330
Don't you want to stay?

383
00:24:47,270 --> 00:24:48,270
Hang with your mom?

384
00:24:49,410 --> 00:24:51,490
I should really stay focused.

385
00:24:52,470 --> 00:24:53,470
I'll see you later.

386
00:24:54,110 --> 00:24:55,110
Okie dokie.

387
00:24:56,190 --> 00:24:58,210
Oh, too bad about your shoes there.

388
00:24:58,610 --> 00:25:00,190
Yes. Ow.

389
00:25:00,630 --> 00:25:01,710
Oh, gotcha.

390
00:25:02,350 --> 00:25:04,430
Pardon me.

391
00:25:05,820 --> 00:25:06,820
That's all right.

392
00:25:06,900 --> 00:25:09,920
I was trying to enjoy the view of the
lake.

393
00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:12,960
Kept noticing the leaves musting it all
up.

394
00:25:13,820 --> 00:25:14,920
Then I couldn't sit still.

395
00:25:15,260 --> 00:25:16,400
I know the feeling.

396
00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,720
Yeah, can't have leaves bombarding a
beautiful lake.

397
00:25:20,660 --> 00:25:21,660
Oh.

398
00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:23,440
I'm Dean.

399
00:25:24,120 --> 00:25:25,520
Diane. Diane.

400
00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:28,500
Well, Diane, coast is clear.

401
00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:33,380
Nothing but unobstructed blue water and
a leaf -free beach.

402
00:25:34,679 --> 00:25:35,679
My work here is done.

403
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:37,880
Thank you, sir.

404
00:25:53,740 --> 00:25:56,140
Hey there.

405
00:25:56,380 --> 00:25:58,220
Hi. How was the hike?

406
00:25:59,020 --> 00:26:00,100
It was great.

407
00:26:00,580 --> 00:26:01,580
It was great.

408
00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:03,500
Are you moving rooms or something?

409
00:26:04,059 --> 00:26:05,059
Oh, no.

410
00:26:05,180 --> 00:26:09,520
I have to jet off for a few days.
There's a studio in L .A. that's

411
00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,720
of my novels, so duty calls.

412
00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:13,380
Wow, that's so awesome.

413
00:26:14,140 --> 00:26:18,460
Not to worry. I'll be back in a few
days. And my assistant Tim has all my

414
00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:23,520
Besides, the first bit is really about
the wilderness theme, so you're in good

415
00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:24,520
hands with Woody.

416
00:26:24,860 --> 00:26:26,560
Good luck in L .A.

417
00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:28,280
See you soon.

418
00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,120
Mom, this feels like summer camp.

419
00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:45,280
I still don't understand what tromping
around in a mountain is going to do for

420
00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:45,939
my writing.

421
00:26:45,940 --> 00:26:47,000
It's the first day.

422
00:26:47,260 --> 00:26:48,300
Give it a chance.

423
00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,380
Marcus left for L .A. for a few days. I
mean, what's the point of all of this if

424
00:26:52,380 --> 00:26:53,380
he's not even here?

425
00:26:53,540 --> 00:26:58,000
Well, he's a successful guy. Things like
this are to be expected.

426
00:26:58,980 --> 00:27:03,080
I guess I was just looking forward to
getting to know him, that's all.

427
00:27:04,220 --> 00:27:07,100
And I stupidly hoped that he would take
me under his wing.

428
00:27:07,340 --> 00:27:08,340
You never know.

429
00:27:09,310 --> 00:27:11,110
to happen. Not if he's not here.

430
00:27:13,830 --> 00:27:15,190
What should we do for dinner?

431
00:27:15,490 --> 00:27:17,530
I'm afraid I can't do dinner tonight.

432
00:27:18,930 --> 00:27:20,210
I have a date.

433
00:27:20,750 --> 00:27:21,750
With who?

434
00:27:21,990 --> 00:27:24,210
A handsome man who is raking the beach.

435
00:27:24,990 --> 00:27:25,990
Toodaloo.

436
00:27:28,530 --> 00:27:29,990
Raking the beach?

437
00:27:38,060 --> 00:27:40,120
I'm glad to see your feet are feeling
better.

438
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:41,500
Yeah, they are.

439
00:27:43,020 --> 00:27:44,580
Thank you for your help earlier.

440
00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,200
No problem.

441
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,840
Although my back might be feeling it
tomorrow.

442
00:27:51,420 --> 00:27:53,880
Where can I get some dinner around here?

443
00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:55,560
There's a barbecue being served out
back.

444
00:27:55,860 --> 00:27:57,180
I highly recommend it.

445
00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:58,440
Thanks.

446
00:28:15,850 --> 00:28:16,850
Who's that?

447
00:28:16,990 --> 00:28:17,990
Her.

448
00:28:18,070 --> 00:28:19,450
She's one of the writers.

449
00:28:19,810 --> 00:28:21,410
Close your jaw there, pal. You're
staring.

450
00:28:21,690 --> 00:28:23,030
What? No, I wasn't. Yeah?

451
00:28:23,270 --> 00:28:27,690
Nah, she's, um, look, she's practically
incapable of being outdoors.

452
00:28:28,050 --> 00:28:30,510
Should have seen her on the hike today.
She's not cut out for nature. And

453
00:28:30,510 --> 00:28:31,510
besides, you know the rule.

454
00:28:31,570 --> 00:28:32,570
No dating guests.

455
00:28:33,150 --> 00:28:34,150
That rule's nonsense.

456
00:28:35,170 --> 00:28:36,170
Where are you going?

457
00:28:37,370 --> 00:28:38,370
We'll have a date.

458
00:28:38,630 --> 00:28:39,630
With a guest.

459
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:55,480
Don't you ever stop?

460
00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:56,900
What?

461
00:28:57,220 --> 00:28:58,220
Writing.

462
00:28:58,780 --> 00:29:00,640
Is that pen fused to your hand or?

463
00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:03,520
See those writers?

464
00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:08,100
They're a part of a club I'm nowhere
near a part of yet.

465
00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,820
What club? The Fedora meets caffeine
addiction club?

466
00:29:12,940 --> 00:29:16,060
It's better than a bays in the river and
only where it's flannel club.

467
00:29:18,020 --> 00:29:19,020
Touche.

468
00:29:22,020 --> 00:29:23,200
They're both successful.

469
00:29:24,110 --> 00:29:30,790
and published me i just have a stack of
rejection letters this might be the only

470
00:29:30,790 --> 00:29:36,790
chance i have to get into that club you
know well look you should join us to

471
00:29:36,790 --> 00:29:43,550
make some s'mores i would love to but i
really need the book deal

472
00:29:43,550 --> 00:29:49,450
come on what's a couple hours of
socializing gonna do i really got to

473
00:29:53,710 --> 00:29:56,650
Never wonder if the thing keeping you
out of the club isn't actually other

474
00:29:56,650 --> 00:30:00,250
people not wanting you there, but you
refusing the invite.

475
00:30:03,750 --> 00:30:07,710
Anyway, I hope the writing goes well.

476
00:30:31,310 --> 00:30:33,730
So you can carry your own weight from
the lot.

477
00:30:53,110 --> 00:30:54,110
Nice shoes.

478
00:30:55,950 --> 00:30:57,390
How did you know my size?

479
00:30:58,610 --> 00:30:59,610
I took a guess.

480
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:04,200
So, what are we doing today?

481
00:31:05,020 --> 00:31:06,060
We are hiking.

482
00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,220
Again? Didn't we already do that?

483
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:10,560
Don't worry.

484
00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:11,940
This mountain's bigger.

485
00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,220
Bigger? As in taller?

486
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:15,640
You bet.

487
00:31:34,270 --> 00:31:35,530
Buddy sees them again today.

488
00:31:36,110 --> 00:31:38,550
Tim, go join up with Beth and Rachel.

489
00:31:46,810 --> 00:31:48,750
How did the others get ahead so quickly?

490
00:31:49,970 --> 00:31:52,190
Wait, how high up are we going exactly?

491
00:31:53,290 --> 00:31:54,310
Don't worry, Ruby.

492
00:31:55,090 --> 00:31:56,350
People do this every day.

493
00:31:57,870 --> 00:32:03,350
Hey, I didn't get to say thank you for
the shoes, so thank you.

494
00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:05,880
Yeah, don't mention it.

495
00:32:06,180 --> 00:32:07,640
It's really more of a gift for me than
you.

496
00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,460
I'm trying to avoid having to carry you
down another mountain.

497
00:32:11,420 --> 00:32:12,420
Fair enough.

498
00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:16,380
Uh, we're not going all the way to the
top of that, are we?

499
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,240
Oh, yes, we are.

500
00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,740
I'm just not very good with heights, and
I'm not very graceful.

501
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,140
Yeah, I gathered that.

502
00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:26,720
Here.

503
00:32:27,340 --> 00:32:28,340
What's this?

504
00:32:28,780 --> 00:32:30,660
Sugar. And this will help with the
altitude.

505
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:34,960
Look, we can take it at your pace.

506
00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:37,900
Maybe I should just wait in the van?

507
00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:41,680
Just one step at a time, Ruby. You got
this.

508
00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:43,100
Okay?

509
00:32:45,580 --> 00:32:49,660
Okay. But what are we going to do when
we get up there? And how are we going to

510
00:32:49,660 --> 00:32:52,580
get down? Don't worry about it now. Just
look at me.

511
00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,220
Now, how's this for some first -class
inspiration?

512
00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:27,600
Like, uh, Thoreau's first glimpse of
Walden. See, I can do literary

513
00:33:27,780 --> 00:33:29,400
too. Walden was flat.

514
00:33:30,460 --> 00:33:32,320
Somehow I'm sensing a theme here.

515
00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,440
I can't do this. I can't. I just can't.

516
00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:46,840
It's fine.

517
00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:50,720
You can't get to the top of a mountain
and miss the view.

518
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,620
You got it? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

519
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:56,920
There you go.

520
00:33:58,280 --> 00:33:59,340
Get your head.

521
00:34:32,220 --> 00:34:33,380
Describe what you see.

522
00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:35,400
What do you mean?

523
00:34:37,699 --> 00:34:38,699
You're a writer.

524
00:34:41,219 --> 00:34:42,340
Describe what you see.

525
00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:48,560
Well, I see trees woven into a green
blanket.

526
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:51,360
What else?

527
00:34:53,159 --> 00:34:54,719
A cerulean sky.

528
00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:58,040
Earthy fresh air.

529
00:34:59,470 --> 00:35:03,970
And over there, there's the peak of a
mountain that's still clinging to

530
00:35:06,430 --> 00:35:07,770
It's very writerly.

531
00:35:16,510 --> 00:35:18,350
Oh, come on.

532
00:35:18,770 --> 00:35:19,930
What? What's the rush?

533
00:35:20,530 --> 00:35:22,810
You see how the leaves on the trees are
starting to flip over?

534
00:35:23,190 --> 00:35:25,350
Yeah, I see the lighter underside of
them.

535
00:35:25,770 --> 00:35:30,090
It means the rain is coming, so we
should probably, you know, Pick up the

536
00:35:33,790 --> 00:35:34,930
Fitz! Rachel!

537
00:35:35,750 --> 00:35:36,750
Romance people!

538
00:35:36,990 --> 00:35:38,730
Let's call it a day, shall we?

539
00:35:42,390 --> 00:35:47,170
One thing about New Yorkers is they do
know how to whistle. I'll give them

540
00:35:59,180 --> 00:36:00,440
How's that for some rain, huh?

541
00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:01,720
Oh, wow.

542
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:03,320
I love it.

543
00:36:04,140 --> 00:36:05,160
Oh, my gosh.

544
00:36:08,260 --> 00:36:09,280
This is crazy.

545
00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:10,900
I know.

546
00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:12,400
I know.

547
00:36:16,820 --> 00:36:17,820
Why?

548
00:36:20,740 --> 00:36:22,080
Do you want any help?

549
00:36:22,460 --> 00:36:24,540
No, no, no. You go on. No, really. I
don't mind.

550
00:36:24,910 --> 00:36:27,530
I owe you for the boots anyway. Really,
it's okay. Just go inside.

551
00:36:27,750 --> 00:36:30,130
Stay dry. I want to help. What can I
say?

552
00:36:31,090 --> 00:36:32,090
I'll grab the rope, all right?

553
00:36:32,310 --> 00:36:33,310
All right. Good?

554
00:36:33,470 --> 00:36:34,950
One, two, three.

555
00:36:35,250 --> 00:36:36,250
Woo!

556
00:36:39,410 --> 00:36:41,730
Oh, you really weren't kidding when you
said it was going to rain.

557
00:36:42,770 --> 00:36:44,130
I'll grab some tow. Okay.

558
00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:48,010
That was crazy.

559
00:36:48,930 --> 00:36:49,930
Oh, thank you.

560
00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:54,210
Oh. Oh, that's okay.

561
00:36:54,779 --> 00:36:56,360
Backup generators are kicking any
minute.

562
00:36:57,300 --> 00:36:58,440
Backup generators, pooch.

563
00:36:59,740 --> 00:37:00,740
Or not.

564
00:37:03,580 --> 00:37:07,020
Everyone, not to panic, just a little
power outage. I'm going to build a fire

565
00:37:07,020 --> 00:37:08,040
and we can all wait it out together.

566
00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:12,920
Sorry, just might take a few hours to
get everything back up and running. It

567
00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,300
takes screws a little bit longer to make
it up here. I'm going to grab some

568
00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:16,520
extra candles. I'll be right back.

569
00:37:18,180 --> 00:37:19,540
So much for pottery class.

570
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,100
You're sopping wet.

571
00:37:23,360 --> 00:37:24,279
I know.

572
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,700
I climbed a mountain today. You climbed
a mountain?

573
00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:31,480
Yeah. Crazy, right? Who convinced you to
do that?

574
00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:32,940
Buddy, actually.

575
00:37:33,900 --> 00:37:34,900
Mom,

576
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:36,800
I know that look.

577
00:37:37,120 --> 00:37:38,120
Stop it.

578
00:37:38,260 --> 00:37:39,400
Can you blame me?

579
00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:45,260
You're such a hunk. I mean, I bought
paper towels from less good -looking

580
00:37:45,260 --> 00:37:47,980
spokesmen. You remember? Yes, I
remember.

581
00:38:01,610 --> 00:38:06,650
Woody, hey, um, how long will we not
have power?

582
00:38:06,910 --> 00:38:10,770
Because Marcus is going to kill me if I
don't connect with him, like, like now.

583
00:38:10,990 --> 00:38:12,590
Yeah, it could be several more hours.

584
00:38:14,270 --> 00:38:15,270
Great.

585
00:38:15,530 --> 00:38:16,530
So,

586
00:38:18,410 --> 00:38:20,430
uh, when did Marcus say he was going to
be coming back?

587
00:38:22,590 --> 00:38:25,110
Sometime tomorrow or the next day.

588
00:38:26,230 --> 00:38:27,230
I'm not sure.

589
00:38:29,890 --> 00:38:32,450
What's it like working with someone
who's so talented?

590
00:38:34,610 --> 00:38:35,610
It's good.

591
00:38:38,830 --> 00:38:43,750
Only a few hours and people are already
going through crazy.

592
00:38:44,770 --> 00:38:47,690
Yeah, well, there's not much to do to
pass the time.

593
00:38:47,930 --> 00:38:48,930
Sure there is.

594
00:38:49,070 --> 00:38:50,070
Like what?

595
00:38:52,690 --> 00:38:55,890
When I was a kid, my dad used to tell
stories to wait out big storms.

596
00:38:56,870 --> 00:38:57,870
What kind of stories?

597
00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:06,920
Well, actually, it was the same story
over and over again about how he

598
00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:07,920
and my mom met.

599
00:39:09,260 --> 00:39:10,300
Well, tell us.

600
00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:13,000
Really? Yeah, I want to know.

601
00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:14,900
Okay.

602
00:39:17,620 --> 00:39:21,460
Well, my father was a big guy, all
right?

603
00:39:21,780 --> 00:39:27,800
Barrel chest, gigantic hands, real salt
-of -the -earth type.

604
00:39:28,450 --> 00:39:33,030
He's about 25 years old, and he's
decided he's going to live entirely in

605
00:39:33,030 --> 00:39:37,910
woods. No phones, no cars, no outside
contact, no running water.

606
00:39:38,910 --> 00:39:40,350
Nothing. Why?

607
00:39:42,410 --> 00:39:45,290
Well, he'd just gotten dumped by his
college sweetheart, and I guess he just,

608
00:39:45,370 --> 00:39:48,870
you know, wanted to empty his head for a
bit, you know, give himself some quiet

609
00:39:48,870 --> 00:39:50,730
time. So he just ran.

610
00:39:51,370 --> 00:39:55,350
I'm not saying it was a rational
response, but that's what the big man

611
00:39:57,050 --> 00:40:00,010
Anyway. You know, out there in the
woods, and he's got this routine going.

612
00:40:00,490 --> 00:40:05,050
Okay? He'd wake up early. He'd take a
walk down to the river. He'd get a swim

613
00:40:05,050 --> 00:40:06,050
in.

614
00:40:06,330 --> 00:40:08,110
Journal. Do some fishing.

615
00:40:08,770 --> 00:40:11,070
The man would ponder all of life's big
questions.

616
00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:17,370
And then at night, he'd head back into
camp and watch the stars come out.

617
00:40:20,330 --> 00:40:23,910
So my dad, he does this every day for
almost a year.

618
00:40:25,610 --> 00:40:27,010
And every day, he'd ask himself,

619
00:40:29,670 --> 00:40:30,670
Am I ready?

620
00:40:32,470 --> 00:40:35,110
Am I ready to open up again to love?

621
00:40:36,270 --> 00:40:38,150
And every day he'd decide against it.

622
00:40:40,030 --> 00:40:46,310
So on the 365th day, my dad goes about
his usual routine, and at the end of the

623
00:40:46,310 --> 00:40:49,490
day, he asks himself that question,
right? I mean, it's been a year.

624
00:40:50,050 --> 00:40:51,350
He should be ready, right?

625
00:40:52,390 --> 00:40:58,530
So he looked up at the stars, and he
said, today's the day I am to open up

626
00:40:58,530 --> 00:40:59,530
again.

627
00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:03,500
Please give me a sign.

628
00:41:07,660 --> 00:41:09,620
Well, the power's back on.

629
00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:12,040
Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes. That's good.

630
00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:14,940
Good. It's a very good story. It's so
good.

631
00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:18,740
It's a very good story. I'll hear the
rest later, okay? It's weird, huh?

632
00:41:19,340 --> 00:41:20,360
So, what happened?

633
00:41:21,460 --> 00:41:22,520
Yeah. With your dad?

634
00:41:26,260 --> 00:41:27,260
Well,

635
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:29,540
he asked for a sign, and he heard a
splash.

636
00:41:30,350 --> 00:41:32,830
Follow the noise down to the river, and
what did he find?

637
00:41:34,770 --> 00:41:35,770
My mother.

638
00:41:37,290 --> 00:41:38,290
There she was.

639
00:41:39,650 --> 00:41:43,890
She was taking a night swim, and this
big bearded man comes crashing out of

640
00:41:43,890 --> 00:41:47,170
woods, and he scared the heck out of
her, and she threw a shoe at him.

641
00:41:48,410 --> 00:41:53,550
Came out looking like Tarzan with Jane,
and they were inseparable ever since.

642
00:41:58,570 --> 00:41:59,570
Sorry.

643
00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:07,380
I should probably go help out with the
generator.

644
00:43:07,370 --> 00:43:08,530
Hey, what are you doing up?

645
00:43:08,750 --> 00:43:11,550
Oh, is it okay that I'm working here? I
couldn't sleep.

646
00:43:12,130 --> 00:43:13,330
No, it doesn't bother me at all.

647
00:43:14,290 --> 00:43:15,290
What are you doing up?

648
00:43:15,590 --> 00:43:16,590
I want to see.

649
00:43:18,710 --> 00:43:19,710
Okay.

650
00:43:25,210 --> 00:43:26,550
What exactly are we doing?

651
00:43:27,970 --> 00:43:29,490
We are going to see Cygnus.

652
00:43:29,810 --> 00:43:31,130
Who? Here, have a seat.

653
00:43:41,740 --> 00:43:42,740
Ah, there.

654
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:45,600
What's it supposed to look like?

655
00:43:49,100 --> 00:43:50,100
It's a swan.

656
00:43:57,940 --> 00:43:58,940
Huh.

657
00:44:00,660 --> 00:44:06,220
So you stayed up until the middle of the
night to look at a swan made out of

658
00:44:06,220 --> 00:44:07,220
stars.

659
00:44:08,340 --> 00:44:10,320
Well, when you say it like that...

660
00:44:11,420 --> 00:44:16,320
Yeah, I mean, it sounds a little crazy,
but it's a lucky constellation.

661
00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:21,360
Growing up, my dad considered the day
that constellation showed up as the

662
00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:23,380
official start of our busy season.

663
00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:28,180
He'd come out and sort of just stare up
at it.

664
00:44:28,820 --> 00:44:29,820
Good luck.

665
00:44:31,020 --> 00:44:34,700
After he died a few years ago, I decided
to carry on the tradition.

666
00:44:36,260 --> 00:44:37,480
Sorry to hear about your dad.

667
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:40,540
Sounds like he was a great person.

668
00:44:41,480 --> 00:44:42,480
He was.

669
00:44:44,940 --> 00:44:50,300
And it's okay. I mean, this is probably
all mumbo -jumbo, but it can't hurt,

670
00:44:50,380 --> 00:44:51,339
right?

671
00:44:51,340 --> 00:44:52,980
But we need the luck this year.

672
00:44:54,540 --> 00:44:57,280
You know, I didn't realize you'd just
taken over running the place.

673
00:44:57,900 --> 00:44:58,900
Why's that?

674
00:45:00,260 --> 00:45:01,300
You're good at what you do.

675
00:45:02,680 --> 00:45:06,460
I grew up here, so I never really knew
anything else.

676
00:45:07,500 --> 00:45:09,960
Plus, Dean's always here to keep an eye
on me.

677
00:45:11,500 --> 00:45:13,460
My mom seems to like him a lot.

678
00:45:14,220 --> 00:45:16,540
Well, you know, he's quite taken with
your mom, too.

679
00:45:16,860 --> 00:45:20,300
Good. It's about time she focused on
herself for a change.

680
00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:21,880
What do you mean?

681
00:45:22,580 --> 00:45:27,320
Well, the only reason I'm here is
because my mom submitted one of my

682
00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:28,320
without telling me.

683
00:45:29,720 --> 00:45:30,720
Nope.

684
00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:33,520
She's been trying to get me to come up
here with her for years.

685
00:45:34,500 --> 00:45:38,680
So I guess she was just trying to find
the right thing to convince me.

686
00:45:39,960 --> 00:45:40,960
And what?

687
00:45:41,130 --> 00:45:44,850
Better way to get me up here than a
chance to meet Marcus Harlow.

688
00:45:46,750 --> 00:45:50,650
To be honest, I mean, I don't really
understand why people flock to Marcus.

689
00:45:51,670 --> 00:45:54,630
I mean, the guy left his own writing
retreat.

690
00:45:56,190 --> 00:45:57,570
His books are brilliant.

691
00:45:58,370 --> 00:46:01,690
And he's one of the highest -selling
romance authors of all time.

692
00:46:02,950 --> 00:46:04,430
He knows what he's talking about.

693
00:46:06,210 --> 00:46:08,670
You should read some of his work. Then
you'll understand.

694
00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:12,100
Not really my cup of tea.

695
00:46:13,220 --> 00:46:14,220
What?

696
00:46:14,580 --> 00:46:15,580
Romance novels?

697
00:46:15,700 --> 00:46:17,580
All that fairytale nonsense.

698
00:46:19,700 --> 00:46:21,640
It's not what real love is like, you
know?

699
00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:25,020
Real love is messy and complicated.

700
00:46:25,820 --> 00:46:29,780
Just read a Marcus Harlow novel before
you decide you hate it.

701
00:46:35,380 --> 00:46:37,240
Have you heard the myth of Cygnus?

702
00:46:38,580 --> 00:46:39,580
It's a swan.

703
00:46:39,870 --> 00:46:42,870
Zeus disguised himself as one to seduce
Leda.

704
00:46:43,550 --> 00:46:45,330
Swans tend to be a symbol of deception.

705
00:46:46,670 --> 00:46:47,930
See, they're beautiful.

706
00:46:48,410 --> 00:46:50,830
They seem harmless, but they can be
brutal.

707
00:46:51,970 --> 00:46:54,730
Sort of like an ancient Greek version of
a wolf in sheep's clothing.

708
00:46:57,210 --> 00:46:59,830
They're a little on the nose, don't you
think?

709
00:47:00,930 --> 00:47:01,930
I'm just saying.

710
00:47:02,950 --> 00:47:06,950
There's got to be other ways to be a
good writer than to follow a bunch of

711
00:47:06,950 --> 00:47:07,990
confusing rules.

712
00:47:08,880 --> 00:47:11,820
And don't you think that you should
listen to people who know better than

713
00:47:12,140 --> 00:47:14,200
Not at the expense of our own voice.

714
00:47:19,820 --> 00:47:22,160
Sorry, I'm saying too much.

715
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:23,460
No, it's okay.

716
00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:27,520
It's late.

717
00:47:28,100 --> 00:47:31,120
I should head inside and try to get some
sleep.

718
00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:36,280
Good night.

719
00:47:37,960 --> 00:47:38,960
Night.

720
00:47:58,920 --> 00:47:59,920
Tired?

721
00:48:00,420 --> 00:48:02,020
I couldn't sleep last night.

722
00:48:02,640 --> 00:48:06,200
I can't tell you how happy I am that we
are not hiking today.

723
00:48:08,569 --> 00:48:11,770
Hey. Marcus is still in L .A., so we're
going to be switching up the schedule.

724
00:48:12,150 --> 00:48:15,090
Pack your bags, because for the next two
days, we're going to be camping in the

725
00:48:15,090 --> 00:48:16,090
mountains.

726
00:48:16,290 --> 00:48:18,670
Camping? As in sleeping outside?

727
00:48:19,210 --> 00:48:20,490
I have tents. Don't worry.

728
00:48:21,330 --> 00:48:24,250
Okay, but how are we supposed to work on
our proposals if we don't have our

729
00:48:24,250 --> 00:48:25,250
laptop?

730
00:48:26,410 --> 00:48:31,650
Newspaper. In the meantime, Tim made
some copies on Marcus' tips and tricks

731
00:48:31,650 --> 00:48:33,050
how to make your projects more
marketable.

732
00:48:33,830 --> 00:48:34,830
Here.

733
00:48:38,590 --> 00:48:40,250
Don't think it, write it.

734
00:48:41,430 --> 00:48:43,410
Is there enough love?

735
00:48:45,030 --> 00:48:48,490
This is like a series of bumper
stickers. What does this even mean?

736
00:48:48,930 --> 00:48:51,690
Don't ask me. I'm just an activity guy.

737
00:48:53,050 --> 00:48:54,290
Bus leaves in ten minutes.

738
00:48:55,690 --> 00:48:57,170
Is it always like this?

739
00:48:58,270 --> 00:48:59,410
What, pitching a tent?

740
00:48:59,970 --> 00:49:01,790
No, professional writing.

741
00:49:02,410 --> 00:49:07,050
Is it always this perplexing? I mean,
does anyone even know what any of these

742
00:49:07,050 --> 00:49:08,050
rules mean?

743
00:49:09,870 --> 00:49:14,110
I know you probably thought you'd come
here to get a bunch of tips from Marcus,

744
00:49:14,270 --> 00:49:16,870
but I just think you're looking at it
wrong.

745
00:49:17,110 --> 00:49:18,089
How so?

746
00:49:18,090 --> 00:49:21,210
You don't need Marcus telling you how to
be a good writer.

747
00:49:21,570 --> 00:49:23,810
Believe me, I read your story.

748
00:49:27,050 --> 00:49:28,650
Did he ever help you with your writing?

749
00:49:30,550 --> 00:49:34,290
In a way, I suppose.

750
00:49:34,710 --> 00:49:37,490
Well, what kind of advice does he give
you?

751
00:49:38,860 --> 00:49:41,860
The other day he told me to find the
plot.

752
00:49:43,660 --> 00:49:44,660
Find the plot?

753
00:49:44,840 --> 00:49:48,240
Yeah. Find the plot. Be one with the
page.

754
00:49:49,140 --> 00:49:50,140
Seriously?

755
00:49:51,600 --> 00:49:52,760
Yeah, I don't get it either.

756
00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:07,160
I can't wait to see what dark we get on
board.

757
00:50:08,610 --> 00:50:12,050
Marcus, we're not going to be able to
greenlight Lakeside Affairs.

758
00:50:14,470 --> 00:50:15,470
Why not?

759
00:50:15,750 --> 00:50:19,470
I thought the studio approved it to be
stopped by the end of the year. All the

760
00:50:19,470 --> 00:50:23,910
contracts are cleared. Yeah, the studio
head is looking for a bigger time period

761
00:50:23,910 --> 00:50:26,730
piece. Something older, maybe medieval.

762
00:50:38,280 --> 00:50:39,280
I've got just the thing.

763
00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:45,620
An expansive, epic love drama about

764
00:50:45,620 --> 00:50:52,480
a war -torn Viking who falls in love
with a woman who washes ashore after

765
00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:53,480
a shipwreck.

766
00:50:54,680 --> 00:50:57,820
It's called Valhalla Calling.

767
00:50:59,640 --> 00:51:00,640
Two words.

768
00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:03,340
Love it. When can we read it?

769
00:51:03,600 --> 00:51:04,740
Well, I need a...

770
00:51:05,290 --> 00:51:08,630
A little more time to clear some things
up with it. I wasn't planning on using

771
00:51:08,630 --> 00:51:09,630
this one so soon.

772
00:51:10,130 --> 00:51:11,910
Give me until the end of the week.

773
00:51:41,420 --> 00:51:44,420
Sorry. I can sob if you need to work.

774
00:51:44,660 --> 00:51:45,660
No, it's perfect.

775
00:51:46,220 --> 00:51:47,640
You should keep playing. I love it.

776
00:51:49,100 --> 00:51:50,100
All right.

777
00:51:57,520 --> 00:51:58,780
I wish you had your laptop.

778
00:52:00,280 --> 00:52:01,280
No.

779
00:52:02,140 --> 00:52:03,800
I'm actually really enjoying free
writing.

780
00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:08,700
I'd live out here if I could.

781
00:52:12,430 --> 00:52:14,450
Why? Have a broken heart like your dad?

782
00:52:16,390 --> 00:52:20,030
Actually, I did just go through a
breakup a few months ago.

783
00:52:20,990 --> 00:52:21,990
Oh.

784
00:52:22,390 --> 00:52:23,870
Sorry, I didn't realize.

785
00:52:24,510 --> 00:52:25,510
It's okay.

786
00:52:26,170 --> 00:52:27,390
Yeah, she wasn't the right person.

787
00:52:28,110 --> 00:52:29,110
Why not?

788
00:52:33,130 --> 00:52:36,790
Um, well, on paper, she was great.

789
00:52:37,070 --> 00:52:38,510
She liked all the things that I like.

790
00:52:39,060 --> 00:52:44,080
Checked all the boxes, but I don't know
and it just sometimes it's just It's not

791
00:52:44,080 --> 00:52:45,220
there, you know?

792
00:52:46,020 --> 00:52:47,020
Yeah.

793
00:52:47,660 --> 00:52:48,660
What about you?

794
00:52:49,820 --> 00:52:51,260
What, you had any big loves in your
life?

795
00:52:52,020 --> 00:52:56,300
No. You gotta get your inspiration from
somewhere. Oh, no, I am way better at

796
00:52:56,300 --> 00:52:58,520
writing about love than I am at actually
eating it.

797
00:52:58,780 --> 00:53:00,140
Really? Why is that?

798
00:53:01,380 --> 00:53:07,120
I think it's easier to design the
perfect person when you're writing.

799
00:53:08,590 --> 00:53:12,530
I've dated a bit, but I haven't
connected with anyone yet.

800
00:53:14,010 --> 00:53:16,670
And... I tend to spook.

801
00:53:18,390 --> 00:53:19,390
Spook?

802
00:53:19,870 --> 00:53:25,550
I don't know. I just... I think I have
an idea of what I want, and when someone

803
00:53:25,550 --> 00:53:30,250
doesn't thrive to that, I... spook.

804
00:53:32,350 --> 00:53:35,630
I haven't been great in relationships
because...

805
00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:40,220
Romance novels are the standard I hope
people do.

806
00:53:43,400 --> 00:53:44,520
That's a lot of pressure.

807
00:53:44,860 --> 00:53:45,860
Yeah.

808
00:53:46,500 --> 00:53:47,920
Probably unfair of me.

809
00:53:51,140 --> 00:53:54,600
Maybe it's time to let something real
in.

810
00:54:10,350 --> 00:54:13,270
I think Fitz is fighting with his test
again. I just don't understand why he

811
00:54:13,270 --> 00:54:15,310
keeps getting caught in the zipper. I
mean, it's not that hard.

812
00:54:15,690 --> 00:54:16,690
Anyway.

813
00:54:18,810 --> 00:54:19,810
Fitz!

814
00:54:21,430 --> 00:54:22,430
I'm coming, man.

815
00:54:52,680 --> 00:54:54,300
Ruby, what are you doing? Woody!

816
00:54:54,820 --> 00:54:55,820
What are you doing?

817
00:54:57,980 --> 00:54:58,980
Everyone's sleeping.

818
00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:00,640
I'm tracking.

819
00:55:00,660 --> 00:55:01,660
Huh?

820
00:55:01,960 --> 00:55:05,480
Tracking. Test if a good tracker's to do
it before sun's up.

821
00:55:06,820 --> 00:55:07,960
Do you ever sleep?

822
00:55:08,420 --> 00:55:09,940
Uh, as the insomniac.

823
00:55:10,160 --> 00:55:11,160
Are you writing again?

824
00:55:12,160 --> 00:55:13,160
Yeah.

825
00:55:13,840 --> 00:55:16,620
Come on, follow me.

826
00:55:17,500 --> 00:55:18,500
Now?

827
00:55:23,290 --> 00:55:24,870
Okay, but it's dark.

828
00:55:26,070 --> 00:55:27,070
These are for her.

829
00:55:27,510 --> 00:55:28,510
Come on.

830
00:55:36,230 --> 00:55:37,410
Listen. What?

831
00:55:37,650 --> 00:55:38,408
You hear that?

832
00:55:38,410 --> 00:55:39,410
What?

833
00:55:40,030 --> 00:55:41,470
You can't hear it if you're talking.

834
00:55:42,530 --> 00:55:43,530
Just listen.

835
00:55:48,130 --> 00:55:49,130
Is it water?

836
00:55:49,170 --> 00:55:50,850
Right. I want you to lead me to it.

837
00:55:52,259 --> 00:55:53,860
What? Track it. Me?

838
00:55:54,380 --> 00:55:55,380
Find the water.

839
00:55:55,720 --> 00:55:56,720
How?

840
00:55:56,980 --> 00:55:58,460
Just follow the sound.

841
00:55:59,740 --> 00:56:01,620
I can't do that.

842
00:56:01,900 --> 00:56:02,900
Yes, you can, Ruby.

843
00:56:03,340 --> 00:56:06,620
Stay calm, focus, find the water.

844
00:56:07,360 --> 00:56:08,640
We should go back to camp.

845
00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:12,000
Ruby, trust me, you can find it.

846
00:56:22,480 --> 00:56:23,960
No, not that way.

847
00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:26,720
I'm not a tracker. How am I supposed to
know?

848
00:56:28,300 --> 00:56:29,360
Just listen.

849
00:56:29,880 --> 00:56:32,980
Turn up all the thoughts and really
fully listen.

850
00:56:57,640 --> 00:56:58,640
You got it.

851
00:57:02,120 --> 00:57:05,640
I found it.

852
00:57:07,260 --> 00:57:08,780
I can't believe I found it.

853
00:57:10,420 --> 00:57:13,660
I guess the noise from the city didn't
wring out your ears. It's good.

854
00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:28,100
You know, the thought of... Being
somewhere so remote

855
00:57:28,100 --> 00:57:29,340
used to scare me.

856
00:57:30,120 --> 00:57:31,120
How come?

857
00:57:32,740 --> 00:57:37,340
The idea of the quiet and the space was
intimidating.

858
00:57:40,280 --> 00:57:41,280
What about now?

859
00:57:44,240 --> 00:57:45,640
I see the appeal of it.

860
00:57:50,060 --> 00:57:53,480
Yeah, you know, when I was a kid...

861
00:57:55,500 --> 00:57:57,120
I always wanted to move out to the city.

862
00:57:59,080 --> 00:58:03,340
My dad, uh... I used to give my dad a
hard time for always keeping the hotel.

863
00:58:03,820 --> 00:58:04,820
Really?

864
00:58:05,020 --> 00:58:06,620
You wanted to live in the city?

865
00:58:07,060 --> 00:58:08,060
Yep. Huh.

866
00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:16,780
Oh, but then... Something shifted after
he passed, and I realized that actually

867
00:58:16,780 --> 00:58:18,360
this way of life is a gift.

868
00:58:21,460 --> 00:58:22,640
What was that?

869
00:58:22,920 --> 00:58:23,920
Was that a bear?

870
00:58:24,190 --> 00:58:25,190
It's not fair.

871
00:58:25,910 --> 00:58:28,210
I'm too small. It's probably a skunk.
We're fine.

872
00:58:30,450 --> 00:58:33,450
I probably seem like a paranoid tourist
to you.

873
00:58:34,330 --> 00:58:35,330
A bit.

874
00:58:37,150 --> 00:58:38,150
That's okay.

875
00:58:39,870 --> 00:58:43,710
I have to admit, I might have been a bit
harsh on you.

876
00:58:45,790 --> 00:58:49,170
It's not fair for me to really expect
everyone to understand the way of life

877
00:58:49,170 --> 00:58:50,170
here so quickly.

878
00:58:52,770 --> 00:58:53,770
Wow.

879
00:58:54,900 --> 00:58:57,140
I probably owe you an apology, too.

880
00:58:58,600 --> 00:59:01,740
I don't think I came out here with
enough respect for this place.

881
00:59:05,400 --> 00:59:06,400
Bruce?

882
00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:13,840
Who knows?

883
00:59:14,140 --> 00:59:19,220
Maybe I'll have to make it a habit of
coming out to places like this for

884
00:59:19,220 --> 00:59:20,260
vacations in the summer.

885
00:59:21,460 --> 00:59:22,460
Vacations, right.

886
00:59:24,470 --> 00:59:27,350
Right. Yeah, I keep forgetting you guys
are only here for a few more days.

887
00:59:28,290 --> 00:59:29,290
Yeah.

888
00:59:31,570 --> 00:59:32,570
Yeah.

889
00:59:38,110 --> 00:59:41,350
So, what's the most important part of
survival?

890
00:59:42,610 --> 00:59:43,610
Staying in civilization.

891
00:59:45,350 --> 00:59:50,050
Okay. When civilization isn't an option,
what's the most critical skill to know?

892
00:59:50,270 --> 00:59:51,850
Delta 50.

893
00:59:52,850 --> 00:59:53,850
Absolutely right.

894
00:59:53,950 --> 00:59:57,350
Today, I want you guys all to build a
shelter using things only from the

895
00:59:57,830 --> 00:59:59,430
All right, everyone pick a buddy. Let's
do it.

896
01:00:01,710 --> 01:00:02,710
This one's good.

897
01:00:05,010 --> 01:00:06,010
What do you think?

898
01:00:07,670 --> 01:00:08,710
I'm actually impressed.

899
01:00:09,830 --> 01:00:12,230
It looks really good. Yeah, tee piecing
worked out.

900
01:00:12,750 --> 01:00:14,430
Yeah. Or you can place that branch.
Let's see.

901
01:00:15,390 --> 01:00:17,670
It's the door. Yeah, it's the door.
Yeah.

902
01:00:22,810 --> 01:00:23,950
Guys, Marcus is back.

903
01:00:24,390 --> 01:00:27,670
I didn't realize you all would turn into
woods people when I left.

904
01:00:28,590 --> 01:00:31,610
Yeah, well, we had to find a way to
occupy ourselves where you sold your

905
01:00:35,730 --> 01:00:39,290
Hey, what do you say we call it? They
have a decent amount of writing to get

906
01:00:39,290 --> 01:00:41,510
done. Maybe we ought to head back to the
hotel, let them work?

907
01:00:41,790 --> 01:00:43,690
Yeah, well, isn't this part of the
program? I thought you wanted them to

908
01:00:43,690 --> 01:00:44,690
actually learn about nature.

909
01:00:45,370 --> 01:00:47,210
This is what that looks like.

910
01:00:49,320 --> 01:00:54,440
Hey, everyone, how about we get back to
the hotel early, sleep in a real bed?

911
01:00:54,940 --> 01:01:01,460
I definitely have a lot of writing to
do, so maybe it's for the best.

912
01:01:01,740 --> 01:01:02,740
Great.

913
01:01:03,600 --> 01:01:06,280
Everyone get packed. Let's head back to
the real world.

914
01:01:19,310 --> 01:01:20,910
There you are. Oh, Marcus, hey.

915
01:01:21,410 --> 01:01:25,650
I was hoping we could chat. Are you free
for dinner tonight?

916
01:01:25,970 --> 01:01:27,270
Oh, yeah, sure.

917
01:01:27,870 --> 01:01:29,150
Great. Okay.

918
01:01:38,250 --> 01:01:40,250
Nice to finally have some time together.

919
01:01:42,370 --> 01:01:43,370
It is.

920
01:01:43,830 --> 01:01:46,070
I'm sorry I've been so busy with the
retreat.

921
01:01:47,050 --> 01:01:49,370
I've been occupied with Dean.

922
01:01:51,670 --> 01:01:52,670
Woody is sweet.

923
01:01:54,350 --> 01:01:55,350
Yeah.

924
01:01:55,710 --> 01:01:56,950
He's actually really nice.

925
01:01:57,650 --> 01:01:58,650
Just nice?

926
01:01:59,450 --> 01:02:00,610
There's nothing more there?

927
01:02:01,150 --> 01:02:04,650
Mom, we live in two completely different
places.

928
01:02:04,990 --> 01:02:07,050
And I only met the guy a few days ago.

929
01:02:07,270 --> 01:02:09,230
Nothing real can actually come from
that.

930
01:02:09,530 --> 01:02:12,770
Besides, now that Marcus is back, I
really need to focus on the book deal.

931
01:02:13,270 --> 01:02:14,270
Whatever happened?

932
01:02:15,280 --> 01:02:17,200
I'm glad we had this time together.

933
01:02:18,700 --> 01:02:19,700
Me too.

934
01:02:20,120 --> 01:02:21,380
We should have done it earlier.

935
01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:30,220
Oh, Woody the Woodsman!

936
01:02:31,000 --> 01:02:32,000
Hey, Diane.

937
01:02:33,060 --> 01:02:35,420
I was just about to do some canoeing. Do
you care to join?

938
01:02:36,120 --> 01:02:37,480
Uh, no.

939
01:02:37,840 --> 01:02:40,200
No, I look terrible in like that.

940
01:02:40,480 --> 01:02:41,339
Why not?

941
01:02:41,340 --> 01:02:43,460
You can't spend every waking hour
writing.

942
01:02:47,020 --> 01:02:48,640
Sure. I guess I can go.

943
01:02:49,700 --> 01:02:50,700
Well,

944
01:02:51,560 --> 01:02:53,920
no vest, no canoe.

945
01:02:55,300 --> 01:02:56,300
Oh, thanks.

946
01:02:56,980 --> 01:02:59,100
Have fun, you two.

947
01:03:00,020 --> 01:03:01,020
Mommy, you're not coming?

948
01:03:01,580 --> 01:03:02,580
No, no.

949
01:03:02,820 --> 01:03:04,560
I'm going to the spa for a massage.

950
01:03:05,480 --> 01:03:07,100
You two go along. Have fun.

951
01:03:17,130 --> 01:03:19,270
Hey, I'm sorry about the weirdness back
at the campsite.

952
01:03:21,110 --> 01:03:22,630
I think I was just enjoying camping.

953
01:03:23,310 --> 01:03:25,350
It's Marcus's retreat and I should have
never argued.

954
01:03:27,190 --> 01:03:28,710
Yeah. It's okay.

955
01:03:29,450 --> 01:03:31,570
I was actually really enjoying camping
too.

956
01:03:31,970 --> 01:03:33,390
You're not a bad tracker, you know that?

957
01:03:36,250 --> 01:03:39,670
So, what are you writing anyway?

958
01:03:40,850 --> 01:03:43,770
It's a story about two people who are a
complete opposite.

959
01:03:44,940 --> 01:03:46,620
but they need each other to survive.

960
01:03:48,480 --> 01:03:52,040
It's not at all in line with any of the
roles Marcus has given us, and it's

961
01:03:52,040 --> 01:03:53,220
probably not very marketable.

962
01:03:54,320 --> 01:03:55,760
His books are also commercial.

963
01:03:56,700 --> 01:03:58,760
Mine just feel very specific to me.

964
01:04:00,180 --> 01:04:02,320
It's really hard to figure out how to
write like him.

965
01:04:03,200 --> 01:04:05,240
Well, I think you should write what
makes you feel good.

966
01:04:06,920 --> 01:04:08,440
It's your book, not his.

967
01:04:15,120 --> 01:04:17,480
This is my favorite view of the place.

968
01:04:19,400 --> 01:04:20,400
Family's crown jewel.

969
01:04:21,100 --> 01:04:23,240
Family's always uses hotels as a sort of
paradise.

970
01:04:23,600 --> 01:04:24,600
Sleepy travelers.

971
01:04:24,860 --> 01:04:28,420
Yeah, I do feel like I've had a chance
to breathe for the first time in a

972
01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:30,000
Good.

973
01:04:30,400 --> 01:04:33,620
I don't know if you know this, but I'm a
little bit of a scary cat.

974
01:04:35,480 --> 01:04:39,680
But I have surprisingly enjoyed all of
your activities.

975
01:04:40,160 --> 01:04:43,150
Wow. Do I sense a future nature lover
for me?

976
01:04:43,670 --> 01:04:46,590
Well, I am in a boat, and I'm not having
a panic attack yet.

977
01:04:46,950 --> 01:04:47,950
Oh, really?

978
01:04:48,270 --> 01:04:49,610
Well, what if you didn't have a paddle?

979
01:04:50,510 --> 01:04:51,510
What?

980
01:04:52,730 --> 01:04:56,070
No, Woody, don't do that. I'm going to
do it. Don't do that. We're going to get

981
01:04:56,070 --> 01:04:59,170
stuck. Don't, don't, don't, don't,
don't, don't. No, we're going to get

982
01:05:01,310 --> 01:05:02,750
They float.

983
01:05:06,250 --> 01:05:08,790
You should have seen your face.

984
01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:25,840
but I'm actually writing a new book that
is about a sushi chef.

985
01:05:26,080 --> 01:05:27,340
Really? Yeah. Wow.

986
01:05:32,480 --> 01:05:33,319
So,

987
01:05:33,320 --> 01:05:43,220
Ruby,

988
01:05:43,420 --> 01:05:46,080
I have a proposition for you.

989
01:05:46,380 --> 01:05:47,380
Oh?

990
01:05:48,299 --> 01:05:54,420
Your story about the Viking romance,
Valhalla Colony, what are your plans for

991
01:05:54,420 --> 01:05:55,420
it?

992
01:05:55,700 --> 01:05:58,940
Plans? Well, I mean, what's the end goal
with it? What do you want to see come

993
01:05:58,940 --> 01:05:59,558
of it?

994
01:05:59,560 --> 01:06:02,660
I hadn't really thought about it.

995
01:06:04,560 --> 01:06:10,020
Well, when I was in L .A., I found out
that the head of the studio is looking

996
01:06:10,020 --> 01:06:11,160
for something just like it.

997
01:06:12,220 --> 01:06:13,220
Really? Yeah.

998
01:06:13,660 --> 01:06:16,840
And I hope you don't mind, but I might
have brought the project up.

999
01:06:18,540 --> 01:06:22,400
Really? Of course I don't mind. That's
incredible.

1000
01:06:22,760 --> 01:06:25,480
Yeah, and I was thinking you and I can
work on it together.

1001
01:06:25,940 --> 01:06:29,480
Look, I really think this could be the
thing that launches your career, Ruby.

1002
01:06:30,580 --> 01:06:31,580
Wow.

1003
01:06:32,740 --> 01:06:34,780
I don't know what to say.

1004
01:06:36,540 --> 01:06:39,000
What about the book deal and the rest of
the retreat?

1005
01:06:39,260 --> 01:06:42,320
The book deal is peanuts compared to a
movie deal.

1006
01:06:43,400 --> 01:06:45,920
I was kind of looking forward to
finishing my proposal.

1007
01:06:47,680 --> 01:06:48,678
Tell you what.

1008
01:06:48,680 --> 01:06:52,540
How about I set everything up with
Valhalla Calling, and you can focus on

1009
01:06:52,540 --> 01:06:53,540
proposal?

1010
01:06:55,380 --> 01:06:56,380
Okay.

1011
01:06:56,580 --> 01:06:58,140
Yeah, yeah, I guess that could work.

1012
01:06:58,480 --> 01:06:59,480
Great.

1013
01:07:00,720 --> 01:07:05,820
Now, the execs will want to have a video
call to discuss everything tomorrow. Of

1014
01:07:05,820 --> 01:07:11,320
course, because they know me, it might
be better if I take the lead on it. Is

1015
01:07:11,320 --> 01:07:12,019
that okay?

1016
01:07:12,020 --> 01:07:13,640
Oh, uh, sure.

1017
01:07:14,820 --> 01:07:15,820
Yeah.

1018
01:07:16,300 --> 01:07:17,300
Great.

1019
01:07:19,050 --> 01:07:20,050
This looks good.

1020
01:07:20,150 --> 01:07:21,150
Yeah.

1021
01:07:22,850 --> 01:07:24,450
Cheers. Cheers.

1022
01:07:47,150 --> 01:07:48,150
Whatcha reading?

1023
01:07:49,279 --> 01:07:52,280
Nothing? No, not so fast. I saw you.

1024
01:07:53,480 --> 01:07:54,339
Okay, what?

1025
01:07:54,340 --> 01:07:55,880
I wanted to know what the big deal was.

1026
01:07:56,760 --> 01:07:57,760
Sue me.

1027
01:07:58,160 --> 01:07:59,160
And?

1028
01:07:59,320 --> 01:08:00,320
What do you think?

1029
01:08:02,780 --> 01:08:04,520
He's definitely gonna pick God. Right?

1030
01:08:10,220 --> 01:08:11,860
Your, um, book proposal.

1031
01:08:17,710 --> 01:08:18,710
Looks great.

1032
01:08:19,189 --> 01:08:21,330
Have you seen my mom around?

1033
01:08:22,470 --> 01:08:23,670
She didn't tell you?

1034
01:08:24,569 --> 01:08:25,569
Tell me what?

1035
01:08:25,729 --> 01:08:27,310
She went on a date with Dean.

1036
01:08:28,189 --> 01:08:29,609
Oh, right.

1037
01:08:31,350 --> 01:08:32,430
I'm starving.

1038
01:08:33,370 --> 01:08:38,590
I went for dinner with Marcus, but the
portions were for literal infants.

1039
01:08:38,990 --> 01:08:40,750
The kitchen in the lodge is closed.

1040
01:08:44,350 --> 01:08:45,609
There's not to worry.

1041
01:08:46,300 --> 01:08:47,300
I can open it.

1042
01:08:47,580 --> 01:08:52,140
Oh, you don't have to do that. Oh, not a
problem.

1043
01:08:56,939 --> 01:08:57,939
Shall we?

1044
01:08:58,899 --> 01:08:59,899
Yeah.

1045
01:09:02,220 --> 01:09:05,080
You are going to like it. I would like
any food right now.

1046
01:09:08,640 --> 01:09:13,660
This is exquisite.

1047
01:09:14,020 --> 01:09:15,040
I'm glad you like it.

1048
01:09:36,840 --> 01:09:38,180
I have danced in years.

1049
01:09:40,200 --> 01:09:41,620
Oh, no more reason to now.

1050
01:09:49,880 --> 01:09:50,960
Hey, what do you think you're doing?

1051
01:09:51,220 --> 01:09:52,118
What do you mean?

1052
01:09:52,120 --> 01:09:54,180
Well, if I'm opening this kitchen,
you're helping me cook.

1053
01:09:54,980 --> 01:09:57,100
Look, in this house, you don't eat
unless you work.

1054
01:09:57,460 --> 01:10:00,600
Oh, right, of course. Why would you
serve me? It's not like I'm a guest or

1055
01:10:00,600 --> 01:10:01,600
anything.

1056
01:10:03,260 --> 01:10:04,640
So what's on the menu, chef?

1057
01:10:05,150 --> 01:10:08,770
Only the finest, most delicious,
handcrafted artisan mac and cheese.

1058
01:10:09,490 --> 01:10:11,330
You need my help to make mac and cheese?

1059
01:10:11,730 --> 01:10:12,730
Let's try this.

1060
01:10:13,470 --> 01:10:14,470
Okay.

1061
01:10:23,470 --> 01:10:25,050
Come on, pick up the pace, Lopo.

1062
01:10:25,710 --> 01:10:27,510
I'm an accountant, not a chef.

1063
01:10:32,730 --> 01:10:33,730
Nope.

1064
01:10:34,670 --> 01:10:35,670
You're a writer.

1065
01:10:46,990 --> 01:10:48,190
Mm. Mm -hmm.

1066
01:10:50,270 --> 01:10:52,210
This is really hitting the spot.

1067
01:10:52,530 --> 01:10:53,970
Old family recipe.

1068
01:10:55,350 --> 01:10:58,050
Secret is too much cheese.

1069
01:10:59,010 --> 01:11:00,010
Yeah.

1070
01:11:00,790 --> 01:11:02,430
I see why you love it here.

1071
01:11:04,799 --> 01:11:06,820
Yeah, it's not too shabby.

1072
01:11:07,960 --> 01:11:09,680
More people should know about it.

1073
01:11:11,100 --> 01:11:13,400
Now you sound like my father and Dean.

1074
01:11:13,840 --> 01:11:19,380
Look, I know you want to keep it a
hidden gem, but more people should

1075
01:11:19,380 --> 01:11:21,180
this. Yeah, I know.

1076
01:11:21,700 --> 01:11:24,020
Maybe I should give the latte crowd a
chance.

1077
01:11:24,640 --> 01:11:25,940
The latte crowd?

1078
01:11:26,340 --> 01:11:28,260
Is that what you think I am? Please.

1079
01:11:28,800 --> 01:11:31,600
You have never ordered drip coffee in
your life.

1080
01:11:33,930 --> 01:11:34,930
I hate that you're right.

1081
01:11:36,090 --> 01:11:38,110
I should probably go get some work done.

1082
01:11:40,990 --> 01:11:41,990
This late?

1083
01:11:42,270 --> 01:11:43,790
We pitch our proposals tomorrow.

1084
01:11:45,030 --> 01:11:50,190
And, um... Marcus offered to use one of
my ideas for a movie deal.

1085
01:11:50,790 --> 01:11:51,990
It's pretty crazy, right?

1086
01:11:54,150 --> 01:11:55,150
Wow.

1087
01:11:56,990 --> 01:11:58,330
That's big. Did you accept?

1088
01:11:59,990 --> 01:12:01,230
Yeah, um...

1089
01:12:01,880 --> 01:12:03,700
Marcus says he has big plans for me.

1090
01:12:04,800 --> 01:12:07,880
And this could be huge and launch my
career.

1091
01:12:08,980 --> 01:12:10,080
Exactly what I wanted.

1092
01:12:10,920 --> 01:12:13,980
But I thought you were super into this
book deal.

1093
01:12:14,760 --> 01:12:15,760
I am.

1094
01:12:16,760 --> 01:12:20,020
But a movie deal could be even bigger.

1095
01:12:25,500 --> 01:12:27,040
You don't seem happy for me.

1096
01:12:28,340 --> 01:12:29,380
I'm just...

1097
01:12:29,920 --> 01:12:33,700
We already have people who over -promise
and under -deliver, but I'm sure this

1098
01:12:33,700 --> 01:12:34,700
is really a big deal.

1099
01:12:35,620 --> 01:12:36,620
Congratulations.

1100
01:12:38,240 --> 01:12:39,240
Thanks.

1101
01:12:40,860 --> 01:12:42,720
Okay, I'm gonna go get some work done.

1102
01:12:43,380 --> 01:12:45,200
Thank you for the mac and cheese.

1103
01:12:50,420 --> 01:12:51,420
Good night, buddy.

1104
01:13:11,430 --> 01:13:12,830
Sequel to Lakeside Affairs.

1105
01:13:13,270 --> 01:13:14,930
Must be Marcus's.

1106
01:13:29,890 --> 01:13:32,130
Hey, Woody the Woodsman.

1107
01:13:32,950 --> 01:13:33,950
Mr. Harlow.

1108
01:13:34,630 --> 01:13:35,630
What's up?

1109
01:13:36,070 --> 01:13:37,890
I came to return this.

1110
01:13:38,350 --> 01:13:39,350
Oh.

1111
01:13:39,790 --> 01:13:42,010
Yeah, I hope you don't mind. I might
have read some of the notes. There's a

1112
01:13:42,010 --> 01:13:44,490
sequel to Lakeside Affairs. It's a great
ending, by the way.

1113
01:13:44,850 --> 01:13:45,850
Right, thanks.

1114
01:13:47,110 --> 01:13:48,650
Don't share anything you read.

1115
01:13:48,970 --> 01:13:50,610
Can't have spoilers all over the
internet.

1116
01:13:50,810 --> 01:13:51,810
Yeah, right.

1117
01:13:52,030 --> 01:13:53,030
Well, I gotta jet.

1118
01:13:53,430 --> 01:13:54,830
Ruby and I have a big meeting today.

1119
01:13:55,490 --> 01:13:58,430
Sure, yeah. Good luck. Just look out for
her, okay?

1120
01:13:59,870 --> 01:14:00,870
Sure thing.

1121
01:14:10,600 --> 01:14:12,220
Just remember, let me take the lead,
okay?

1122
01:14:12,760 --> 01:14:13,940
Right. Sure.

1123
01:14:15,120 --> 01:14:16,120
I'm just nervous.

1124
01:14:17,000 --> 01:14:18,000
Don't be. You'll be great.

1125
01:14:22,220 --> 01:14:24,060
Marcus, so good to see you.

1126
01:14:24,340 --> 01:14:25,340
Great to see you, too.

1127
01:14:25,980 --> 01:14:30,180
Everyone, this is Ruby. She's the one
helping me with Valhalla Calling.

1128
01:14:30,480 --> 01:14:31,480
Hi.

1129
01:14:32,020 --> 01:14:36,720
Love the pages you sent over. The
Vikings thing is hot right now. So hot.

1130
01:14:37,060 --> 01:14:38,060
How about...

1131
01:14:38,679 --> 01:14:44,300
Modernizing it a touch. Okay,
modernizing. How do you think we should

1132
01:14:44,540 --> 01:14:45,540
Space Vikings.

1133
01:14:45,740 --> 01:14:48,480
A steampunk future period piece.

1134
01:14:48,800 --> 01:14:49,800
That could work.

1135
01:14:50,180 --> 01:14:53,700
What? No, no, no, that's great. We can
definitely adjust the time period.

1136
01:14:53,980 --> 01:14:54,980
And the female lead?

1137
01:14:55,640 --> 01:14:59,160
Let's lose the troubled past. It makes
her read too unlikable.

1138
01:14:59,400 --> 01:15:04,460
Okay, we can definitely make her less
problematic. Sorry, no, but her past is

1139
01:15:04,460 --> 01:15:05,980
what informs her character.

1140
01:15:06,620 --> 01:15:10,620
The entire crux of this story is that
she's trying to discover what happened

1141
01:15:10,620 --> 01:15:14,380
before the shipwreck, and then she
discovers that she wasn't a good person

1142
01:15:14,380 --> 01:15:17,440
before. We need our female leads to feel
likable.

1143
01:15:18,220 --> 01:15:19,680
She's a Debbie Downer right now.

1144
01:15:20,280 --> 01:15:23,500
Debbie Downer. Can you give us a moment?

1145
01:15:23,880 --> 01:15:24,880
Sure.

1146
01:15:27,980 --> 01:15:31,220
Is everything okay? I don't think we
should be making all of these changes.

1147
01:15:31,580 --> 01:15:33,540
It's always like this. What's the big
deal?

1148
01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:37,520
The big deal is that you're taking my
story and you're turning it into some

1149
01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:41,180
strange sci -fi space Viking thing that
I don't want.

1150
01:15:41,420 --> 01:15:45,480
Ruby, Ruby, come on. This is not a big
deal. These initial meetings are always

1151
01:15:45,480 --> 01:15:48,740
like this. In the end, none of these
suggestions will stick.

1152
01:15:48,980 --> 01:15:50,980
We just need to go with the flow. Trust
me.

1153
01:15:53,100 --> 01:15:54,100
Okay.

1154
01:15:54,600 --> 01:15:56,460
Yeah, I'm sure you're right.

1155
01:15:59,180 --> 01:16:00,180
You ladies.

1156
01:16:07,980 --> 01:16:08,599
Hey, Tim.

1157
01:16:08,600 --> 01:16:09,600
Everything okay?

1158
01:16:10,180 --> 01:16:12,060
You have a bit of a storm cloud over
you.

1159
01:16:13,040 --> 01:16:18,020
Yeah. I guess it just gets difficult
sometimes being invisible, you know?

1160
01:16:19,300 --> 01:16:20,620
You're not invisible, man.

1161
01:16:21,220 --> 01:16:22,360
Sure feels like it.

1162
01:16:26,100 --> 01:16:27,400
Can I get the check?

1163
01:16:28,260 --> 01:16:29,260
Sure thing.

1164
01:17:09,540 --> 01:17:11,040
Tim. Tim, wait.

1165
01:17:14,480 --> 01:17:15,560
You wrote it, didn't you?

1166
01:17:16,380 --> 01:17:18,960
I don't know what you're talking about.
I found your notebook.

1167
01:17:19,820 --> 01:17:22,720
Okay, look, I assumed it was Marcus's
and it has his entire next book in it,

1168
01:17:22,720 --> 01:17:24,440
it's your handwriting.

1169
01:17:25,260 --> 01:17:26,280
You're writing all of his stuff.

1170
01:17:26,700 --> 01:17:27,860
I should go.

1171
01:17:28,540 --> 01:17:30,780
Marcus should be out of his meeting by
now. Come on, man.

1172
01:17:31,060 --> 01:17:32,720
Why are you ghostwriting for Marcus?

1173
01:17:33,720 --> 01:17:34,720
You're better than that.

1174
01:17:45,480 --> 01:17:46,980
I don't think you should trust Marcus.

1175
01:17:47,880 --> 01:17:48,880
What's going on?

1176
01:17:53,780 --> 01:17:57,680
He's not who he says he is, Ruby. He
didn't even write Lakeside Affairs.

1177
01:17:59,140 --> 01:18:00,220
Tim is his ghost.

1178
01:18:01,020 --> 01:18:03,080
What are you talking about? His ghost
writer.

1179
01:18:03,320 --> 01:18:06,120
Tim is the one writing all of his stuff
and just pretending to be his assistant.

1180
01:18:06,140 --> 01:18:07,140
You've got to listen to me.

1181
01:18:08,480 --> 01:18:09,480
You know what?

1182
01:18:11,740 --> 01:18:13,140
This is insane.

1183
01:18:14,320 --> 01:18:16,160
I am just trying to make a career here.

1184
01:18:16,620 --> 01:18:20,280
And I don't need you interjecting,
telling me who I should and shouldn't

1185
01:18:20,280 --> 01:18:24,900
to. Last time I checked, Marcus was the
best -selling author, not you.

1186
01:18:25,280 --> 01:18:30,520
This is his area of expertise, not
yours. I don't know if this is jealousy

1187
01:18:30,520 --> 01:18:34,180
what, but I am about to go do my book
proposal, and I do not need this right

1188
01:18:34,180 --> 01:18:35,180
now.

1189
01:18:35,640 --> 01:18:39,920
Marcus is a great writer, whether or not
you want to believe it.

1190
01:18:45,160 --> 01:18:48,820
Because what would some guy who spends
all day hiking know, right?

1191
01:18:49,060 --> 01:18:50,600
I'm just an activities coordinator.

1192
01:18:51,820 --> 01:18:56,260
How can I possibly compare to the
world's greatest author?

1193
01:18:57,380 --> 01:18:58,520
That's not what I said.

1194
01:18:59,860 --> 01:19:00,960
But it's what you meant.

1195
01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:03,560
Good luck with your pitch.

1196
01:19:08,900 --> 01:19:10,560
Quinn. Marcus.

1197
01:19:10,900 --> 01:19:11,900
Right on time.

1198
01:19:12,240 --> 01:19:13,800
I can't wait for you to hear these
proposals.

1199
01:19:14,180 --> 01:19:15,180
Oh, perfect.

1200
01:19:24,540 --> 01:19:25,540
Ruby,

1201
01:19:28,340 --> 01:19:29,340
you're up.

1202
01:19:32,080 --> 01:19:36,940
So, Ruby, tell me about this story.

1203
01:19:39,530 --> 01:19:44,930
Uh, it's a story about a woman who meets
a man who teaches her to let go of her

1204
01:19:44,930 --> 01:19:48,430
fears. And they grow to depend on one
another for survival.

1205
01:19:49,350 --> 01:19:51,330
Well, it certainly reads well.

1206
01:19:51,930 --> 01:19:56,870
But we haven't done a quiet romance
since... Oh, what was that book of hers

1207
01:19:56,870 --> 01:19:57,608
called again?

1208
01:19:57,610 --> 01:20:01,350
Which one? The one about the girl that
gets trapped in the snowstorm with a

1209
01:20:01,350 --> 01:20:02,350
trucker.

1210
01:20:02,770 --> 01:20:04,310
Um, Snowfalling.

1211
01:20:04,650 --> 01:20:05,650
Thank you, Tim. Correct.

1212
01:20:05,870 --> 01:20:06,890
Right. Yeah.

1213
01:20:07,110 --> 01:20:08,130
Beautiful story.

1214
01:20:09,680 --> 01:20:12,820
It's getting harder to sell these quiet,
simple love stories.

1215
01:20:13,800 --> 01:20:16,820
This may not be marketable, but it's
real.

1216
01:20:17,680 --> 01:20:20,300
And maybe that's what the romance genre
needs more of.

1217
01:20:20,640 --> 01:20:22,140
Love that feels real.

1218
01:20:23,040 --> 01:20:25,900
And is maybe imperfect at first.

1219
01:20:27,300 --> 01:20:30,820
Someone told me recently that true love
is messy.

1220
01:20:31,540 --> 01:20:33,220
And I think that's more interesting.

1221
01:20:36,019 --> 01:20:40,100
Ruby's actually helping me right now
with a big Viking project, Valhalla

1222
01:20:40,100 --> 01:20:44,460
Calling, so she has the range to do
bigger commercial projects. Actually,

1223
01:20:46,020 --> 01:20:47,020
no.

1224
01:20:48,040 --> 01:20:49,120
Uh, I'm not.

1225
01:20:52,160 --> 01:20:53,160
Sorry?

1226
01:20:53,420 --> 01:20:57,300
I'm not letting you use my story for
your movie deal.

1227
01:20:57,680 --> 01:21:02,840
I don't want you watering down my idea,
and I certainly don't want you treating

1228
01:21:02,840 --> 01:21:04,940
me half as badly as you've treated Tim.

1229
01:21:05,750 --> 01:21:07,130
What is she talking about?

1230
01:21:07,410 --> 01:21:12,570
I... I don't know. Ruby, you might want
to think about what you're doing.

1231
01:21:12,790 --> 01:21:13,790
I have.

1232
01:21:14,370 --> 01:21:17,590
I came here to meet my favorite writer.

1233
01:21:19,610 --> 01:21:20,950
I idolized you.

1234
01:21:21,490 --> 01:21:25,290
I had a book club dedicated to you.

1235
01:21:25,610 --> 01:21:30,090
And it turns out you didn't even write
the book that I fell in love with.

1236
01:21:31,170 --> 01:21:32,170
Tim did.

1237
01:21:33,580 --> 01:21:36,160
Tim has been crafting all of your
novels, hasn't he?

1238
01:21:36,440 --> 01:21:39,960
Marcus, you know our policy on
ghostwriters.

1239
01:21:40,240 --> 01:21:42,740
Tim didn't write everything. He just
helped.

1240
01:21:43,420 --> 01:21:44,560
Tim, is this true?

1241
01:21:46,820 --> 01:21:47,820
She's right.

1242
01:21:49,080 --> 01:21:55,600
Marcus hired me when I graduated from
Indiana, and I've been writing

1243
01:21:55,600 --> 01:21:56,600
since.

1244
01:21:56,780 --> 01:22:00,300
It's just too scared to speak up.

1245
01:22:07,310 --> 01:22:09,730
Thank you for your proposal.

1246
01:22:10,990 --> 01:22:12,710
We will be announcing a winner shortly.

1247
01:22:13,830 --> 01:22:17,110
Marcus, I will deal with you later.

1248
01:22:21,890 --> 01:22:26,370
Have any of you seen Woody?

1249
01:22:32,050 --> 01:22:33,110
Good evening, everyone.

1250
01:22:34,470 --> 01:22:38,370
I want to thank you all for working so
hard on your proposals.

1251
01:22:38,610 --> 01:22:42,690
There are certain criteria we look for
in a book proposal, like market

1252
01:22:42,690 --> 01:22:43,690
viability.

1253
01:22:44,210 --> 01:22:47,210
But I'm tired of making decisions based
on formulas.

1254
01:22:48,050 --> 01:22:54,870
So, Ruby, a quiet, simple, real love
story is just

1255
01:22:54,870 --> 01:22:55,870
what the doctor ordered.

1256
01:22:56,670 --> 01:22:59,870
Even without all the frills, I can see
your talent.

1257
01:23:01,370 --> 01:23:02,690
Welcome to Gelt Publishing.

1258
01:23:07,480 --> 01:23:08,920
Thank you so much.

1259
01:23:13,760 --> 01:23:18,040
I'm so proud of you. Thank you, Mom.

1260
01:23:19,380 --> 01:23:20,580
Give me a second.

1261
01:23:25,260 --> 01:23:29,640
I... Thank you for what you did.

1262
01:23:30,890 --> 01:23:36,170
I hope I didn't get you into too much
trouble. Oh, actually, Quinn gave me a

1263
01:23:36,170 --> 01:23:37,170
book deal, too.

1264
01:23:37,230 --> 01:23:38,270
Oh, that's amazing.

1265
01:23:38,930 --> 01:23:39,930
Congratulations.

1266
01:23:40,330 --> 01:23:43,590
I'm really happy that I can finally say
I met my favorite writer.

1267
01:23:46,050 --> 01:23:49,450
It means a lot to finally hear someone
say that.

1268
01:23:50,390 --> 01:23:51,410
Congratulations, Tim.

1269
01:23:58,630 --> 01:23:59,650
Oh, Ruby.

1270
01:24:01,000 --> 01:24:04,420
You are so smart and so strong.

1271
01:24:05,220 --> 01:24:09,920
Do you think that we should celebrate
your big publishing deal?

1272
01:24:10,300 --> 01:24:11,800
I have to go find Woody.

1273
01:24:12,420 --> 01:24:15,960
He helped me dodge the biggest bullet,
and I was a huge jerk to him.

1274
01:24:16,960 --> 01:24:17,960
Go get him.

1275
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:51,000
Ruby, what are you doing?

1276
01:24:51,960 --> 01:24:55,280
I'm canoeing. No, you're kayaking, Ruby.

1277
01:24:55,900 --> 01:24:58,100
Close enough. I can't get it to go
straight.

1278
01:24:58,540 --> 01:25:00,680
Use both sides of the paddle like this.

1279
01:25:05,000 --> 01:25:06,560
I can't get over there.

1280
01:25:08,040 --> 01:25:09,040
Hold on. I'll come.

1281
01:25:09,560 --> 01:25:10,560
Hold on.

1282
01:25:16,020 --> 01:25:17,020
Hang on.

1283
01:25:24,590 --> 01:25:25,589
Hold on, hold on.

1284
01:25:25,590 --> 01:25:26,630
Good, good, good, good, good.

1285
01:25:29,130 --> 01:25:29,949
Got it?

1286
01:25:29,950 --> 01:25:31,190
Yeah, I got it.

1287
01:25:32,530 --> 01:25:33,530
Hi.

1288
01:25:33,650 --> 01:25:34,650
Hi.

1289
01:25:37,030 --> 01:25:38,090
How'd you know I was out here?

1290
01:25:39,050 --> 01:25:41,350
I guess all those tracking lessons came
in handy.

1291
01:25:44,470 --> 01:25:46,690
You were right about Marcus.

1292
01:25:48,050 --> 01:25:49,050
He's a total fake.

1293
01:25:50,010 --> 01:25:51,790
He just wanted to change all of my work.

1294
01:25:53,390 --> 01:25:57,230
Well, I gathered that he was stealing
Tim's work.

1295
01:25:58,270 --> 01:26:01,330
Well, you were right, and I should have
listened to you.

1296
01:26:03,550 --> 01:26:06,270
I'm sorry if I made you feel like you
were less than him.

1297
01:26:06,710 --> 01:26:08,690
You're a million times the man I'm
looking for.

1298
01:26:11,650 --> 01:26:15,250
But it worked out okay.

1299
01:26:18,270 --> 01:26:19,570
I got the book deal.

1300
01:26:20,350 --> 01:26:21,350
You won?

1301
01:26:21,850 --> 01:26:22,850
I won.

1302
01:26:30,740 --> 01:26:35,980
right now make it okay

1303
01:26:52,750 --> 01:26:55,170
I think I need somewhere quiet to write
my book.

1304
01:26:55,930 --> 01:26:59,730
Well, I'll tell you something.

1305
01:27:00,010 --> 01:27:01,830
She wants to stay out here in the
wilderness.

1306
01:27:04,130 --> 01:27:05,130
You'll have me.

1307
01:27:07,050 --> 01:27:08,690
Yeah, we might have the space.

1308
01:27:09,450 --> 01:27:11,470
And I do run it in after all.