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(pop music)

(moaning)

- Yes, sir, I think it would
give us the time to present

exactly what Spotlight
Leadership is all about.

Movement in seats?
Well, off the top of my head,

there's the new district
seat in Montana.

Then we've got the movement
in Washington's 6th

and Oregon's 8th. Oh.
(laughing)

No, I decided to walk
to work today.

Ah, it is such a beautiful day.

(sighing)

Just taking it all in.

I'm here!

All right, Gavin,
I'll see you in a second.

Spotlight Leadership,
where we help the little guys

be heard in the halls of power.
How can I help you?

This is Candace speaking.

Ah yes, I will bid on that
as soon as possible.

Thanks so much.
- Did you happen to get

a half grande mocha frappe
two sugars oat milk?

- Sure did.
Here you are.

Now, I do understand
that we do have some shake-ups

going on in Wyoming.
You're not thinking of taking

the fight to the local level,
are you?

- That's exactly
why I wanted to talk to you.

You're happy here,
aren't you, Candace?

- Of course!
- Come on, we both know

that you're destined
for greater things.

I could see you moving up
in the next year or two.

But for now, we're thinking
of pushing a candidate

for the Wyoming Senate
that could use you

as a right hand.
- How did you know I'm from--

- That you're from Wyoming?
- Yeah!

- Lucky guess.
Whereabouts, exactly?

- Well, it's a small town
you've never heard of.

- I think I've heard
of Heartstone.

You're the perfect person
for this job.

There are some very close
races in small country towns.

I'm gonna send some
up-and-coming people

with local connections
to go help win those races.

- Wait a minute.
I don't wanna have
to go back to...

Derek Casey?! No! No.
- Yes.

- No!
- Yes!

- No. I know this guy.

He was my best friend's brother.

Well, I guess he would still be
my best friend's brother.

But no, he was... We went
to high school together

and he was that classic,

All-American,
handsome star pitcher.

And I was, well...
I was just me.

- Well, I think you need to put
those old emotions away.

If we put our thumb
on the scale,

he has a real chance
of being senator some day.

Derek Casey's fighting
the good fight, trust me.

And Candace,
you've got two weeks.

You don't have a lot of time.

(sighing)

(country music)

- Hi, Daddy.

- Hey, honey.
How was your ride?

- Good.
- Oh, good.

- Are you okay?
- Juts going over some notes

for today's campaign push.

- You know, you don't have to do
this if you don't want to.

- No, I want to, okay?

Look, Heartstone needs a mayor
that's gonna prepare this town

for the young lady
you're becoming.

- So, what's the matter?
- If I'm being honest,

our numbers are low, and
if we're gonna win this thing,

we need a miracle.
(neighing in the distance)

(♪♪)

- Come on.

Come on! Really?

(sighing)

- Boo!
(gasps)

(clears throat)
- Derek.

- Uh, yes, ma'am. Hi.

Here you go.
- Thank you for that.

- Been a while.
- Yeah.

I'm uh, I'm waiting for my dad.

- Oh, uh, well, I actually
called your dad.

Convinced him to let me
come pick you up.

You know, I thought
maybe we could get

this purse-related aggression
out of the way

before we got into the office
tomorrow morning.

(chuckling)
- Oh, I'm sorry.

It's a big city thing.

- That's all right.
I've been hit with worse.

Well, listen, that's my ride.

You put your luggage in.

Excuse me.
(grunts)

- Uh, does that thing
have airbags?

- Nope.
(clattering)

- Okay. That's fine.

There aren't any breakables,
or laptops,

or anything like that in there.

- I wanted to say,
you look great, by the way.

All grown up.
- Thank you.

I guess I'm not that geeky girl
running for head

of student council anymore.
- No.

Ironic, huh?
- Very.

Yeah.
- Well, listen,

not a lot's changed around here.

I mean, we got a new
streetlight.

That caused quite the kerfuffle.

And then uh, the aliens
moved in and uh--

- Uh-huh.
- They started a computer

company that makes space bars.
- Oh, come on!

I've lost reception again.
Welcome back to the two-horse

town of Heartstone, huh?
- Hmm.

Hey, to be fair,
they had a baby.

- Three horses?
- Yeah.

- Ha, ha, ha.

- Are we goin' or do you
wanna set up camp?

- Uh...

- There ya go.
- Mm-hmm.

- Well, watch your--
- Yeah.

- ...the shoe things.
- They're stilettos.

- Oh, yeah.

Yeah, stilettos.

Just a few stops
along the way.

(sighing)

- The brakes work?
- Yeah.

Most of the time.

(engine starting)

It's good to see ya.

- Great to see you.

(♪♪)

- See ya in the morning.
- Thanks for the ride!

Mom?
- Oh, honey, get in here!

My baby!
- I missed you, Mom.

I really missed you.
- Oh.

Shh, we have to be quiet.

Your father's in bed.
But... look at you.

You are so beautiful!
- Mom.

- Are you hungry?
Shall I get you something?

- Yeah.
- All right, come on,

let's go eat something.
- Let's go.

- Your father's gonna be
up and out in the field

before you even wake.
- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, and Alex is staying
with us for a couple of weeks.

Your brother is off doing
some corporate thing.

You don't mind
watching her, do you?

(moaning)

Oh. Nighty-night, honey.

- I'm okay with that.

I love you.
Good night.

(birdsong)

(whispering indistinctly

(camera shutter clicks)

(laughing)

- Alex?
- Morning, Auntie Candace.

- Ah! Morning.

What are you doing
in my bed anyway?

- I'm posting pics
of you to my socials.

I have never seen somebody
text in their sleep before.

- Wait! What?! No!

This is so inappropriate, Alex!

- People are genuinely
impressed that you can type

with your eyes closed.
- Mom!

- This guy wouldn't date you
because you're a workaholic.

- How do you delete this?
- Hey, no!

- You know what?
This phone is confiscated.

- What! You can't do that!
- Mom!

- Good morning,
sweet pea. Coffee?

- I would love a coffee.
Do you have a double espresso?

Did you know that Alex is--

- Yes, been here
for a week already,

and that is why you are gonna
take her under your wing

and make her your new intern!
- I am?

- Yes. You are.
- She is?

(laughing)
And it's so lovely

that you two can spend
a little time together

and get the sound of that
phone out of my home

so that your loving mother
doesn't hear another

ticker tocker to flip her
rocker, if you know what I mean.

Here's your coffee, sweet pea.
- Okay.

- Don't I get a say in this?
(both): No.

(chuckling)
- Thank you.

And uh, what time do you
actually have to go to work?

- Hmm. I'm gonna
leave in... Ooh! I'm late.

Look at the time. You!

No more photos.

(♪♪)

(camera shutter clicking)

(country music)

(whirring)

- You're gonna have
such a blast.

- I'm gonna go see what's
taking her so long.

Holy heckfire!

- Alex, how many times have we
said no yelling in the house?!

- I'm sorry.
- Holy heckfire!

(chuckling)
- Come on, intern.

Ready to go to work?

- Ugh, well, I think you're
gonna be needing these.

- Nice throw, Mom!
- Have a good day.

- Love you!
- Bye, Nana!

- Bye! Oh.

- Whoa, whoa, you passed it.
You passed it.

(camera shutter clicking)
- Um, ahem, no phones please.

- Oh, sorry.
- Okay, so here's the drill.

I'm just here as a consultant,
so technically,

I don't have the power
to do anything.

- So, why are you here?

- Well, because my company
sends people

all over the country to help
the good guys win elections.

The little guys.
- Right.

What's the problem then?
- Well, the people don't like

someone coming in
from out of town

and stepping on their turf
and telling them what to do.

- But you're from here.

- Exactly why I'm here
to do the job.

- Oh. So, how do we convince
them that you're here to help?

And please, no boring
corporate stuff.

- Just listen. Mm-hmm.
Pay attention. Come on.

Okay, and keep
that phone down. Put it away.

Oof. Uh, good morning!
- Good morning.

How can we help you?
- Hi, I'm Candace.

Derek must have told you
that I'd be coming.

- Oh, you're the little helper.
Oh, that's lovely.

- Uh, the little helper?
Actually, I'm a campaign

strategist from Washington, DC.
(phone ringing)

We've come here to help
with your campaign.

We wanna see him win,
don't we?

- Oh, you got that right.
- So, your name is uh--

- Karen.
- Karen.

Who's in charge of
the phones around here?

(phone ringing)
- Oh, uh, Derek has a policy,

no um, answering
phones until 9:30.

- Okay, well,
we're gonna change that now.

Go ahead and take over.
- I'd love to.

- Answer that.
- Casey for Mayor?

How can I help you?
- Hi, uh, do you have

some sort of a system here?
Maybe you can,, uh,

organize a little bit?
Let's go into an alphabetical
order, shall we?

- Sure.
- A to Z. Not Z to A.

Hi there.
Do you mind just setting this up

with more of a color
coordination family?

I think uh...
This can't be right.
Is this right?

Oh, watch the box there.
Hi, you.

- Grayson.
- Grayson.

Where is uh, Derek?
- Oh, he normally gets caught up

helping people on his way in.
- Gotcha.

Uh, what is this?

- It's our flyer.
- It is? Do you like it?

- It looks like he's trying
to get pensioners

to vote for a meat raffle.
- My thoughts exactly.

(camera shutter clicking)
I'll tell you what.

I bet you've got a lot
of followers on your social
media platforms.

Why don't I put you
in charge of social media?

I'll give you 'til the end
of the day to come up

with a great marketing strategy.
- I'm on it.

- Get those googly eyes
back in their sockets.

All right, so here,
it's the little things

that really matter.
Like, look at this.

What do you think
of this office?

- Is that a trick question?
- Come on.

(♪♪)

Much better.
Now, just one last thing.

How does everyone
take their coffees?

(excited exclamations, cheers)

Come on.

Next lesson, coffee.
- Oh, I know coffee.

- Really?
What do you know about coffee?

Do you remember people's
drink orders? What's mine?

Some people like oat milk.
Some people like skim milk.

Some people want sugar.
Some people don't want sugar.

And that's the thing,
if you remember those details,

they will know
that you really care.

- Right. Okay,
so how do you take yours?

- That's complicated.
- Oh, let me.

(door opening)

And a double shot
mocha latte on oat?

- What? That is completely
normal in DC.

- I like how they thought
it was a type of bread.

- Okay, I said to remember
people's drink orders.

Not to mock them for it.
(laughing)

- Boo!
(screaming)

- Derek!
- Yeah.

- Alex, this is Derek.
Derek, meet Alex.

Apparently, his humor is still
stuck in high school.

- You're still in high school.

- You're still stuck
in high school.

- Okay. Hi, nice to meet you.
- You too.

- Uh, I hope one of these
coffees is for me maybe?

- Oh!
- Here, why don't you guys

come meet the team
and we can figure out

how best to move forward, huh?
Excuse me.

- Were we supposed to wait
for him before you--

- Yeah. Come on. Let's go.
(chuckling)

- Oh, and you're
gonna love Karen.

Hey, everybody!
This is Candace.

She's the one that I--
- Morning, boss!

(door closing)
- What happened?

- Okay, so we're actually
gonna laugh about this.

(laughing)
- Are we?

- Yeah. Look how happy
and efficient they are?

- Wait, you talked to my team.

- Well, I wanted to hit
the ground running.

- Okay. And uh, yep.
- I think you broke him.

- I think so, too.
- Uh, what's this?

Don't worry about it. It's fine.
Okay, you know what?

They sent you down here
to give me help, right,

and uh, I... I took it.
It's fine.

It's fine, yeah.
- See?

It's fine.
- Yeah, it's fine.

Where's my everything?

- By the end of the day,
you'll have a system in place

that will make your "everything"
easier to find.

- Ta-da!

- Smile.
(chuckling)

(camera shutter clicking)

(♪♪)

- All right. We are home.

So, fun first day?
- Sure!

I got to see you push
a grown man to breaking point.

It was awesome.
- Oh no!

- You should see
what the people are saying

on my feed about that face.
- Okay, you know what?

Just tell Mom that I'm not
gonna be in for dinner.

I have got to go sort this out.
And take that post down.

- Yes, boss.

(car approaching)

(car door closing)

- Stace?

- Candace?
- Ah!

- Hi! Oh, I heard
you were back in town.

- Yes, I just got back
last night and I know

the first thing I should've done
was come see you.

- No, no, you've been working!
- Yes, I have been working.

- Come in.
It's good to see you.

- Wow, everything
is exactly the same.

- Yeah. Mom and Dad
made a nice home.

Least I can do is keep it that
way while I'm running the place.

- Aw, how are they?
- Oh, so good.

Um, I think Mom loves
the camper van

more than she loves Dad. But...
(laughing)

(clattering)
- Sorry, sorry.

- Oh, see, nothing's broken.

Just uh, the peace and quiet
and your ability to snoop.

- I wasn't snooping,
I was just--

- It's okay.
I was the family snoop, too.

Especially when my parents
had guests over.

I'm Candace.
- Hi!

- Hi.

So, she must be your--
- Oh, um, my niece.

- That would... But then,
that would mean that Derek--

- Yep, she's my daughter.

- Oh!

- What're you doin' here?
- I... I came to see Stace.

What are you doing here?
- Well, I live here.

- You do?
- Yeah.

Yeah, I do.
- Yeah.

- Oh.
- Yeah, she took over the farm,

needed some extra hands,
so Naomi and I moved in.

- That's news... to me.

- Sorry.
- Yeah, a bit of a long story.

Probably take about
as long as your homework.

- Oh, Dad!
- Oh, come on.

You know,
you gotta get good grades
so you can help me retire.

- Yes, Dad.
(chuckling)

- Nice work, sweetheart.

- Um... Wine? Anyone?
- Wine.

- Yeah.
- Malbec?

- Huh.

Oof! I do not miss
windy Wyoming.

- Yeah, I get that.
- Hmm.

- So, did I detect some
friction in there?

- Why?
Did he say something?

- Nothing. Nothing.

- Wait, did he say something?
- No.

He said that you beat him
around a little bit.

- He said that?
- Yeah.

- Oh. This is why I came
to talk to you.

I need your advice.

I just, I can't get it
out of my head.

He was a high school jock.
Now he wants to be a politician?

- I get that.
But he's changed a lot
since then, you know?

Cut him some slack.
You'll see.

- I have been cutting him slack.

And if he keeps going
the way he's going, well,

he's gonna lose.

- Well, I mean, that is
one person's opinion.

- Uh, no, Derek, it's not.

Look, you've managed
to come so far

with what little
you've been given.

Even my own boss took notice.

But the reality is, Shane Miller
is crushing you in the polls.

And he's had the same seat
for five years.

- Well--
- Okay, well, I just realized

my wine tastes worse
with awkwardness,

so I'm gonna let you two
sort this out.

And I'm gonna take this.
- Oh, yeah.

- Thank you.
- By all means.

(sighing)

Okay.

So, uh, what do you suggest?

- I suggest that you buy in.

I'm not the same kid
sitting on the bleachers,
pimple-faced, nerdy.

- None of us are.

Look, can I, can I give you
some backstory?

- Sure. Entertain me.

- When I graduated
from high school, I felt
pretty lost, okay?

And you know how you hear
those stories

about people peaking early,
and I was like,

that's not gonna be me.
So, guess what?

I went to Africa.
- Africa?

- Yeah.
- Really?

- Yeah! Went to Africa.
- I haven't even been to Africa.

- Yeah, there was this
organization, okay,

and they needed some extra hands
to build schools and hospitals,

and such, and so, I just broke
up with Amy, I thought, why not?

Go for it.
- Amy?

- Yeah.
- I remember her.

- Candace, look,
we were just kids, okay?

Now, she didn't tell me
about Naomi right away.

So, I get back from Africa
and I'm just standing there,

literally just me
and this cute, little pink baby.

(chuckling)

Now, I'm not gonna say
that I was ready

to be a father
quite in that moment,

but uh, Amy wasn't ready
to be a mother.

You know, her career
was taking off and...

I mean, if you could see her
now, her business, is you know,

it's gone international, she's
doing quite well for herself.

And she's still Naomi's
mother, but uh,

but she just wasn't ready
to be... present.

Here.

- I can relate to that.

- I guess what I'm saying is,

look, I didn't just come up
with these political aspirations

overnight, you know. Some things
went wrong in the town,

I tried to fix 'em, you know.

But as Naomi gets older, well,

I keep seeing way more things
that need to be fixed.

I wanna make this world
a better place for her.

So, think you can get
on board with that?

- I am on board with that.

I have the same dreams
of making the world

a better place, except for,
I'm coming from the top down.

Can you just meet me
in the middle?

I'll respect your goals.

But I need you to respect
my knowledge.

- Okay, so what's that
look like for you?

- Well...
(chuckling)

- Well?

- How 'bout I make a proposal?
- Okay.

- You can't say "no" anymore.
(chuckling)

What?
- No.

To everything?
- No!

No, just campaign related stuff.

- Well, what do I get out of it?

- You get to be mayor.

- Okay. Uh, you know what?
It kinda feels like I was

on that trajectory already,
to be honest with you.

- I almost killed myself
walking through those boxes

in your office this morning.
- A little organized chaos.

- Can you imagine
what you would achieve with
organized organization?

- Good point.
- Thank you.

- Okay. Well, listen, I mean,
if you can, you know,

agree that you're okay with
the fact that my moral values

are and always will be
about making this world

a better place for my daughter,
then I will sign

on that dotted line,
right here and now.

- Okay, can we just add
a vanilla latte skim milk?

I think we have a deal.
(chuckling)

(door opening)

- You guys have grown up
so much.

It's great to see.
(laughing)

- And yes, she still eavesdrops.
- I do, yeah.

(chuckling)
- Well, look at us.

Cheers to adulting.
- Yes!

(glasses clinking)

- Okay, so just listen
to Candace, all right?

Whatever she asks you,
just do it, you know.

And oh, hey, be respectful,
mind your p's and q's.

- Yes, Dad!
- Okay?

Oh, and listen, if she asks you
to do anything, you know,

DC, you know,
just tell me, okay?

- Dad!
- No, I... Thank you.

Oh, and--
- Dad, we're going to be late!

- Yes.

- No, sir. Mr. Casey
is born and bred in Heartstone.

Local candidate, local values.

- These are the finals
for the flyers,

and I've got a bunch more
folded and ready to go.

- Perfect. Love it, Grayson.
Great job.

Hi.
- Hi.

- This should be good.
- At least yours spoke first.

- Ready to get your
head in the game?

- Yeah, I mean, you told me
I couldn't say no, right?

(chuckling)
- All right. Can I just get

everyone to stop
what they're doing

and come over here
just for a minute?

- Yeah, everybody, bring it in.

Come on. Karen?
- Yeah, okay.

All right, now first off,
I do wanna commend you

for all of your hard work
and how far you've gotten.

I mean, it is incredible
what I've seen.

Grassroots
has got nothing on ya.

The thing is, we're only
a week away

and we are still trailing
behind significantly.

We want independence
to win, don't we?

(all agreeing)
We wanna be able

to climb up that ladder
and to be able to fix things

in our local communities.

So, I've been in the game
a little too long

and it's not easy.

- Okay, so uh,
what do you suggest?

- We're going to need
community outreach.

That means everyone's gonna
get on the streets,

going door to door,
handing out flyers

and letting them know
who Derek Casey is

and what he stands for. Okay?

Now, second, well, we're gonna
have to do something about this.

- Oh, thank goodness.
- Wh-what do you mean, this?

- People don't like to vote
for someone who doesn't know
how to dress himself.

- Well, I dressed myself
this morning.

- I wouldn't brag
about that, Dad.

- It's politics.
Optics matter.

Now, thirdly,
I'm setting up a meeting with

the local community council.

We are going to need
their endorsement

if you wanna cross over
that line.

Finally, we're gonna
need a stump speech.

We want people to know
who Derek is

and why they need
to vote for him.

Now, I'm thinking of doing this
maybe a day before the election.

So, Karen, do you have
a location in mind
for that speech?

- Oh, I have some ideas.
Uh, you give me the afternoon

and I'll give you some options.
- Perfect.

Now that you're on that,
maybe you can also give me
a list of community events.

I'd love to drop in on them.
- Oh, oh, you got it.

- Yeah? Now, Grayson,
you have your things

printed off here,
all the flyers?

- Yep, absolutely.
I've got it all covered, boss.

- Perfect. Sounds like
we're off to a great start.

Let's get to it!
(together): Yay, Casey!

(laughing)

- Wow, that's a...
that's a lot to do.

- Well, these are just
the day-to-day errands

that you don't have
to worry about anymore.

You can just focus on
the big picture now.

- Plus, you've gotta write
that speech, Dad.

- Yeah, well, you don't
worry about that, okay?

You just get the microphone
rolling, whatever you use.

- I can help you, if you'd like.
- I can send you a website.

It'll just write
the speech for you.

- Oh! Okay, well, I mean,
if I need a one-hour
stand-up comedy act,

I'll uh, definitely
reach out to you two.

(laughing)
Thanks.

- All right, well,
let's get cracking.

- Oh, okay.
- Get that speech written.

- Yeah.
- Come on, ladies.

Flyers, this way.

(♪♪)

- Wow, this brings
back some memories.

- Huh.
- Lost a lot of games here.

Won a lot more though.
- Did you win?

I don't remember you winning
more than losing.

(chuckling)
- Okay.

- Hi, boys!
(both): Hey.

- You know them?
I thought we were meeting

the church administrator
so we could grab the keys,
talk about the speech.

- Yeah, I am meeting up
with her and she has agreed,

although, we do have a couple
of stipulations to fulfill.

- Stipulations?
Where are they going?

- Conditions.
- Okay, conditions, like what?

- Yeah, nothing too crazy.
I mean, got a couple

of meet-and-greets
with the boys, Facetiming,
that kinda thing.

It's good for social media.
You ready, ladies?

- Okay, what on earth
is going on here?

- What? You're a local legend.

Boys just wanna play
a few drills with you.

- Drills?
- Yeah.

Passes, plays...
- Pitches, hits?

- Is that what it's called?
- Yeah.

(laughing)
Okay, whatever this is,

you're having way too much fun.
- I am not!

- Yeah, ya are.
Yeah, okay.

Did you bring any bats, gloves?
- Yeah.

(laughing)
- Does that count?

What's wrong, Mr. Casey?

Wasn't it uh, soccer that
you were really good at?

- You know it wasn't.
- It was baseball.

- Yeah, there you go.
- Whoops!

- Whoops! Okay. I know
what this is, it's a setup.

I can roll with that.
Okay, you know what?
Let's go, boys!

(♪♪)

(laughing)

- Oh, oh!

- Naomi!

(cheering)

- Okay.

- Oh!

(panting)

- Looking a little worse
for wear there.

- Hope you can uh, resuscitate
your candidate.

My cardio's not what it
used to be, that's for sure.

- Oh, don't you worry, I can.

- Excuse me, your daughter
is just over there, sir.

Is there anything you want her
to hear to remember you by?

- Well, hopefully she remembers
that I made the best

peanut butter
and jam sandwiches.

(laughing)
- That's sweet.

- Karen is so good.

You might not notice the people
around you being that great,

but let me assure you,
she is exceptional.

- You know what?
I am extremely thankful

for the people in that office.

So, did we get the church?
- Sure did.

Free of charge. All thanks to
that publicity stunt we pulled.

(laughing)
- Oh, speaking of that footage,

I mean, do we really need
to release that in the public?

Me getting my butt kicked
by a bunch of teenagers?

- Absolutely!
Are you kidding?

You should've seen your smile.

It was ear to ear
the whole time.

Well, except for when the kids
got a few shots in on ya.

You had this face
that was more like a...

(gasps)
- Oh.

- Ooh!
- Okay.

- Don't read the comments.
- I won't.

- It's pretty bad.
(laughing)

- No, but really uh,
you were a good sport.

You listened to my knowledge
and you accepted my help.

I might just prefer this new
and improved Derek Casey.

- Oh, okay. Well, thank you
for taking a gamble on me.

- Well, it was more
of a calculated risk.

(chuckling)
The kids did spin circles

around you, though.
- They did, yes.

(chuckling)
Those kids.

Talking to my daughter.

- Hey, but...

What a dad.
(chuckling)

- I'm glad you guys
were having fun.

Well, it's pretty fast.
- Wait, watch the chair!

- Wow!
Who's driving this?

- Stop.
- Okay.

- You ready?
- Uh, kinda.

- And...
(all): Ta-da!

- Mr. Candidate.
- Okay, uh, yeah.

What exactly is this?
- Well, if you're gonna be

a serious contender,
you're gonna need some
serious contender clothing.

- I have clothes.
- Oh, we know.

- I have nice clothes.
- Like what?

- What do you...
Who's side are you on?

- The side that stops you
wearing those old shirts.

- Had them since high school.
- Yeah, I can smell.

- No. No, you can't.
- Yeah.

- Oh, yeah, I think so too.
Okay, you know what?
Enough dragging your feet.

Here. Ugh! Arms out. Boom!

- What?
- That's a good first batch.

- Batch? There's more?
- Yeah. Um, change room.

I'm using the bathroom.
Go to the right.

Turn around.
- Go, go, go!

- Hey, hey!
- On the right. On the right.

- Oh my...
- Yes!

(laughing)

(exclaiming, laughing)

- Yes, yes, yes.
- No, no, no.

- Ten!

(laughing)
- Oh, my God!

(♪♪)

(laughing)

(indistinct chatter)

(clears throat)

- How's that?

- Good.

- Yeah! It's good.
It's really good.

- Okay, that's good.

So, you think
we can take a break?

- You know we just got
all those clothes

from the thrift store, right?
(laughing)

- What?
- Yep.

It was just a big joke.
- Oh, a big joke, huh?

- Oh, come on.
- Dad's a big joke. I see.

- We like you being you.

You know, you've got the folksy
charm and the rugged aesthetic.

We just wanna clean you up
a bit, that's all.

- We're not done yet.
- What? What do you mean?

- Come on!
- No, what?!

Okay.
- Come, sit.

- Oh, are we eating?
- No!

We're giving you a facial.

- No on the facial.
- Was that a no, Dad?

- That was a no.
- But it's organic.

- And when was the last
time you exfoliated?

- Exfoli-what?
- You know, clean out

your pores?
- My pores?

- It's important. Please don't
make him too pretty.

I like... I mean,
they like him rugged.

- Yeah, no.
- It'll be refreshing.

- No, it doesn't sound...
I just sit here?

- Lean back.

(groans)
(laughing)

(birdsong)

- Hmm, well, I just
don't see how that will
help out local businesses.

- Hmm, well, this is
the thing, Mary.

- Hmm.
- Okay, if we can create

our own brand
of western tourism,

then we can help the farmers get
through the harder seasons.

Like, think about it,
these tourists, right,

they need a place to stay,
place to eat, place to shop.

I mean, they can shop local
produce, local art.

Hmm?

(chuckling)
- Oh, you are a smooth one.

I'll give you that.
- Thank you, ma'am.

- Now get this on video.
- What's so funny?

Can I help you ladies?
- Oh, just observing you

enjoying your new
skincare routine.

- Hmm.
(laughing)

Ha, ha, I thought it
was called a facial?

Didn't you say it was a facial?
- Yep.

- Facial?
- Facial.

- Yeah.
Where were we, Mary?

(bell tolling)

(indistinct chatter)

- These are your voters.
- This is all of them?

Kinda hoping maybe
we had a little more.

- Ha, ha. Come on.

Let's go meet the people.
- Meet the people.

Okay.

Okay, yeah,
let's meet the people.

There's Tony. We just fixed
his SUV last month.

Oh, there's Stella, she's got
the best bakery in town.

Hands down. Okay?
This is Craig, over here.

He will eat all the corn dogs,
so if you want one,

you better get in line.
I'm serious.

(laughing)

Look, I can play this
game all day, okay?

I truly believe that
you gotta look people

in the eye and know their name.
I know these people.

- Ladies and gentlemen, I just
again wanted to thank you all.

And especially our
wonderful bakers.

(applause)
For coming out and making

our event such
a rousing success.

- Yeah! Come on!
(applause)

Pie! Woo!

- Now, I know we've had
a harder season than most,

but with a little luck, we're
gonna pull though just fine.

- What's the matter?

- Uh, it's just not about luck.

- Well, if only
there was a leader

who would say something...

- Yeah, but we all know
that's not enough. Right?

Look, you all know me, okay?

Some of you know me more
than others, right, Stella?

You've seen me in diapers.
(laughing)

Now Bill, I partly agree
with what you were saying.

It has been a tough time.

For a lot of people, right?

And sure, with a little luck,

maybe that'll get us
just across the line.

But you know what? Heartstone
wasn't built on luck, was it?

No. It was built on hard work,

community,
people coming together.

Right? Jason, Tibbey, you know
what I'm talking about.

There's not a night
that doesn't go by

that I drive past his house
and he's not outside

working on somebody's vehicle,
or some piece of farm equipment.

And you know what?
He retired 15 years ago.

He's never charged a dime.

Debbie, Heartstone Café,

not sure if she's gonna
charge you for your lunch,
but guess what?

Comes with a fantastic
cup of joe.

(chuckling)
But I know what you're doing

in the evenings, okay?

Yeah, she's taking
all the leftover food

to all the families
that need it.

You think that happens by luck?

No.

It happens because the people
of Heartstone believe

in their hearts that we must
never grow weary of doing good.

Okay? We learned
when we were young

that those who endure
are safe, right?

Iron sharpens iron.
You ever heard that?

Well, I believe that the people
of Heartstone have the grit

and the grace to truly
live that out.

This is my community
and I'm proud of you.

And I know Bill's proud of you.

And I agree with Bill,
and we're very thankful

that everyone came out
to the bake sale today.

So, please, I'll stop
talking now,

and everybody just go
buy everything, okay?

(applause)

- Iron sharpens iron?
- Yeah.

Yeah, uh, you know,
I... guess that one came out

of Sunday School
from when I was a kid.

- Don't look now, Mr. Casey.

I think the people of Heartstone
have just found

the right candidate
who will shake things up.

Hmm?

- We'll see.

Hey, wanna get some pie?
- I sure do.

- Getting that one.
- Getting that one.

Are you sure you don't
wanna just ride with me?

- No, it's fine!
Grayson's coming

and we're gonna pick up
Naomi on the way.

Youth mobile, so we can
blast some decent music.

- Hey, I listen to decent music.
- Yeah, okay.

- Well, don't be late.

Derek has booked
the lane for 6:00

and you know he's keen
to get there

so he could feed
everyone before playing.

If you're lucky, we might just
get a frame in before eating.

- Never thought I'd see
someone try to force me to
go bowling as a thank you.

- Don't be late.
- You got it.

- Bye!

(curious music)

(phone ringing)
Hi, boss.

- I think that Derek
could be a solid choice

to put you up for that senate
position in a few years.

But narrative is everything.

I need you to get him talking
about big moves

and bold steps in his next
few public appearances.

- Yes, sir. I'm on it.

I agree, he's perfect
for that position.

I'll start laying the ground
work right away.

- Sounds good to me.
Enjoy your night.

- You too. Bye, bye.

Hey!
- Hey!

You're the first one here, yeah.

- Well, Alex and Grayson
are going to pick up Naomi.

Where's uh, Karen?
- I haven't heard from her yet.

Hey, I took a ballpark. Six?

- Six and a half
but close enough.

- Oh!
- But thank you.

- Ah well, try 'em on.
- Hmm.

- How was traffic?
- What traffic?

- You get stuck behind Norm?
- Does he have that tractor?

- Yeah.
He's only got one gear.

(groaning)
(laughing)

He's probably not
even that fast.

- You know, your skin looks
pretty good after that facial.

(chuckling)
- Really?

- Yeah!
- It's kinda soft.

I mean, feel that.
- Lemme see.

Ooh, nice!

When are you gonna book
your next appointment?

- No. Should
probably practice.

(laughing)
- I am so glad

we didn't do the bowling thing.
I hate bowling!

(phone chiming)
Almost as much as I love pizza.

Mm!
- Everything okay?

- It's Auntie Candace again.

I told her that Grayson
just picked us up

and that they can get
started without us.

- And what are you two
conspiring about?

- Nothing!

- Doing a little
parent-trapping, are we?

- A little what?
- Parent-trapping.

The Parent Trap?
(laughing)

Are these two being
deliberately obtuse or...

or have they genuinely never
heard of The Parent Trap?

- They're just having
a little fun.

And they're not hurting
anyone, are they?

- Mm-hmm.

- Cheers!
- Cheers to that.

- Casey for mayor.
(laughing)

- All right, come on, come on.
- Oh yeah, baby!

Here it is.
Here it is.

Give it a blow for good luck.
- Oh yeah?

(laughing)
You're gonna need it!

- Here we go. Ready? Ugh!

Oh!
- Oh, what?!

- Now that is a nail
on the coffin.

(laughing)
- Yeah, okay, watch this.

- Let's see.

- Whoa!

- Oh, nice one.
- Woo!

- You must really
love it here, hmm?

- I do! Yeah.
And you know what?

I love the idea
that my family's down the road

and my neighbors
are right next door.

I mean, what's that
like for you in DC?

- What? I got neighbors
next door in DC.

No, when I was in college,
it was pretty lonely.

But throughout the years,
I've found my friends

and we've all left
our own hometowns.

I do miss it here, but I get
the best of both worlds.

I can come here, see Stacy,
see my mom and dad.

And I get back there
and I get back to work.

- What if you had to choose
just one world?

- What if you had to choose?
- Okay.

Ha, ha.
Way to not answer me.

(scoffs)

- I know that
it's just for fun,

but wouldn't it be so funny if
this actually did set them up?

- What do you mean?
- Like, if my Auntie Candace

became your new stepmom.

What would that make you,
my cousin?

Yeah.
- Yeah.

Yeah, that'd be...
that'd be funny.

(soft music)

- You know what?
Once you have a kid,
things change.

Priorities change, right?

All of a sudden, it doesn't
matter as much if your clothing

matches or your office is clean.

I don't know, you just don't
care about optics

and quite frankly, sometimes,

I just don't care
what people think.

- I guess some things just
don't change, huh?

Although, that shirt can.
(laughing)

Woo!

(laughing)
Did you see that?

- Yeah. You could do better.
- Oh, thank you.

Thank you for that.
I do see how you connect

with the people out there,
especially at the bake sale.

That was pretty amazing.

Maybe you aren't totally
helpless without me.

- Not totally helpless.

- Without Candace.
(laughing)

- New ad campaign slogan?

- It can be!
- Maybe we cut the "Candace".

(laughing)

- Go on!
- Okay, okay.

Oh!

Okay, now I see where
they ended up.

- Those little sneaks!

Well, this was for them,
so it was so that they could
blow off some steam.

If they prefer pizza, well,
I guess you can't blame them.

- Nope.
- So, we're done.

- Yeah, all done. Thanks
for whooping me, by the way.

- Ah, anytime.
You might wanna practice up.

Maybe I'll uh,
be open to a rematch.

- I'd like that.
- Would you?

Hmm.
- Yeah.

- So, I guess
I'll see you tomorrow.

- Tomorrow, wait,
what's tomorrow?

- Don't! We have
the council meeting, remember?

We're hosting them.
Do not leave me hanging.

- Oh, I wouldn't do that, ma'am.
- Hmm.

- I'll... see you tomorrow.

Yeah.

(sighing)

(clears throat)
- Whoa.

- And what time do
you call this, young man?

- Oh, okay, Mom.

Figured you would've been
in bed by what, 5:00 pm?

(chuckling)

- Nah, Naomi only just
got in so I was up.

- Hmm. How was her night?
- Um, good, I think.

- Yeah?
- She seemed a bit quiet

when she got in,
but, you know, teenagers.

- Yeah.
- How was your night?

- Uh, it was pretty
good actually.

Yeah, Candace is uh--
- Great?

- Well, I mean, a little less
of a pain in the neck

than I thought she was gonna be.
- Okay.

Sure, sure, big brother.

Hey, uh,
don't stay up too late.

Big day tomorrow.
- Yes.

- Yeah. I just know
it'll be hard to sleep.

- Why?

- That smile on your face.

- What smile?

(camera shutter clicking)

- Alex! What are you doing?

- Nana told me to come wake you.
- Ugh! By taking selfies?

- She didn't say how to do it,
she just said to do it,

so I'm showing initiative.
- Well...

I am so tired.
- Hmm.

- Bowling really
takes it out of you.

- Mm-hmm!
- Ugh! What time is it, anyway?

- Uh, like 8:30.
- What?!

I slept through my alarm!
- Oh. Oh. Whoa!

- Move!
- Okay, okay, okay.

- Just uh...

(muttering)

- Ready when you are!
(engine starting)

Oh.
(engine revving)

Nana! Can I get a lift to work?

- Don't worry, they're not here
for another five minutes.

- Okay. All right. Whew!

- And uh, Alex is
parking the car?

- Alex! Oh no!

Oh.

(sighing)
My mom's gonna bring her.

Oof! I don't know
what's gotten into me.

Ever since I've come back
into town, I just...

It's really done a number on me.
I am never late to work.

- Hmm. See, I'm on time,
you're on time,

and the person who doesn't
live here is late.

Wonder how
it's the town's fault?

- Beats me! I'm hoping
she'll explain it to us.

- All right, all right.
You win.

Where's Derek,
is he in the back?

- He's not with you?
- Why would he...

He's not here yet?
Get him on the phone!

I'm sorry, please.

Come with me.

Okay, so we have to call
Stacy or someone,

I mean, they're gonna be
here any minute.

I specifically, especially...
wanted to uh,

welcome our esteemed guests!

Council members, welcome
to our campaign headquarters.

Uh, so great of you
to show up, right on time.

Lovely.

So, I assume there wasn't
any traffic or anything like,

or no car accidents or...
It was just simple, easy,
on time schedule thing.

Great, right this way.

Please, go ahead
and uh, have a seat.

Thank you so much
for your time.

Now, I do need to offer you
a sincere apology

for Derek not being
here actually.

He did though, however, uh,
brief me on all of his plans

and his strategies, uh,
that I will be happy
to go over with you.

But he was pulled into
a meeting at the last second.

Which will mean great
things for Heartstone!

So, on that note, he does
value you... uh, being here.

Which is why I'm not at
the other meeting with him,

and instead, I'm here with you.
So, shall we uh...

So, shall we get started?

Oh, stop it, you.

You make me wanna move back to
town, or at least to Cheyenne.

But then again,
who's gonna make me

my fancy barista coffees, huh?

All right, thank you so much.

Appreciate it.
Thank you for your support.

I knew we could count on you.
Take good care.

Bye now!

Bye-bye.

(sighing)

(camera shutter clicking)

Seriously? Ugh!

Karen, give me some good news.

- Well, I can't give you a lot,

but he has been spotted by
my neighborhood watch network.

- Really?
- Absolutely.

Linda has him leaving
the house at 6:15.

- Six... That doesn't
make sense. He would've
been here by now.

- But Kimberly saw him
hang a left

and speed off
down Turpentine Road.

- But that's the complete
opposite direction.

- Well, there's nothing down
there but Patterson's farm.

Now, I called Brenda Patterson,

but there's no one
picking up at her place.

- That's...
Uh, what are you doing?

- I'm ready to capture
the action, boss.

- No! No, you're staying
right here.

I've got a few choice words
for Derek that are not fit
for the internet.

- Not fit for the internet?

Has she been on the internet?

- Really? Really, Derek?
- Hey!

- Really?

- Uh, what time is it?
- What time?

It is actually
"too late" o'clock.

In fact, it is you missed
our meeting a.m.

- Oh, I mean,
I tried to call you,

honestly I did, but you know
how reception is out here.

- Oh, yeah. Reception.
It's just...

It's horrible reception,
isn't it?

So what, instead, you just
decided to come out here

and play Mr. Builder?

You weren't gonna wear this
to the meeting, were you?

- Yeah. I could wear it
in the campaign.

- Just don't change the topic.
- I didn't.

And I answered your question.
- Why didn't you show up?

- Look, Pattersons
gave me a call on the way
out the door, okay?

They told me their fence
collapsed, all right,

so I thought I could swing
by and just help 'em out

before I got to the meeting.
The entire family's out there

looking for their cattle
right now.

They're gonna bring 'em
back here,

but there's no point
bringing 'em back here

if the fence isn't fixed.
So, I'm fixing the fence.

- You know you risked
torpedoing your chances with
city council, right?

- Yeah, well, what do you
want me to do about it?

- You owe me big time.

You should probably know that
I put that fire out for ya.

I showed up
and I ran the meeting.

Congratulations.

You got the endorsement.

Put it here.
(chuckling)

You've got a fighting
chance now!

- Okay.

- Gotta learn to work
smarter, not harder.

- Oh, yes, ma'am.
(laughing)

(♪♪)

(clattering)

- Karen... We need
all hands on deck.

I've got an idea.

Do you happen to know anyone
in the local press?

Thanks.

- What's this all
about, I wonder?

- Oh. Called Karen.

I asked her to organize
a couple extra hands.

If you're gonna lead,
you're gonna need a couple
of hands to follow, huh?

- Yeah, well, I recognized
that last vehicle.

That's the local news.
You called the press?

- Hmm.

You might need
to dust off a little bit.

(chuckling)
- Yeah, we'll see.

- You look great.

Okay.

(laughing)

- Mr. Casey.
- Yes.

Look, I'm not really one
to stand around

and chat too much while people
are working hard, okay?

- Of course!
I understand that.

I'd just like to know what
you're doing here today?

Aren't there more pressing
issues for your campaign?

- More pressing issues
for my campaign, hey?

Well, I mean,
what's more pressing

than helping a friend, right?

Honestly? Now yes,
I know that the Pattersons

are potential voters of mine,
okay, but I'm not here
as a politician.

I'm just here as a neighbor.
I'm here as a father

who has a daughter
that I'd like to protect.

And to be honest, when I look
at all the people in power,

you know, the ones that are
deciding how we're gonna live,

well, I just see a bunch of
people doing a half-hearted job.

That's what I see.
So, for me, a campaign

is about friends, family,
neighbors, community.

That's what I'm about.
And building fences.

- And what about outside
influence?

It's been said you've
been receiving support

from Spotlight Leadership to
build a bigger political career.

- Okay, well, let me be clear
on that point then.

Look, I'm running in Heartstone
for Heartstone.

Okay? I'm not trying to build
a political career.

I'm not trying
to be a politician. Okay?

I'm trying to build a community.

- Uh, uh...
So sorry to interrupt.

What, uh, we're not
gonna rule that out,

of course, is what Mr. Casey
is actually saying.

He's saying first Heartstone,
and then, we'll see.

Right?

- Well, Heartstone first,
last, and always. Yeah.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I really gotta get back
to helping these folks.

- Of course.

Live in Heartstone.
Back to you, Tom.

(soft music)

(sighing)

(phone ringing)

- Gavin, hi!
- What on earth was that?

- I know. I know.
- This interview's gonna upset

some people that we're trying
to work with.

- But--
- They're looking to invest

in a potential leader,
a candidate.

Not throw money at some guy
who wants a quiet life.

- And he is. He's the right
candidate for us. Trust me.

- Except he doesn't want this.
- No, no, he does,

he just doesn't know it yet.
- Look, Candace,

if this is a losing battle--
- Please,

just let me talk to him.
24 hours? Please?

- Okay, let me make
some phone calls.

- Okay, I am so gonna need
a shower when we get home.

- Yeah, that's what country
living does for you.

- Yeah, I've noticed.

- You know, I think that my
Auntie Candace has noticed too.

- What do you mean?
- Uh, your dad.

I think she likes him.

Maybe our parent-trapping
worked a little too well.

(chuckling)

You're not saying anything.

You know, you didn't say
anything the other night either

when I made a joke about it.

Are... are you okay?

- Look, I like you, okay?

You're, you're sweet
and you're funny,

and if you lived local...
But your aunt?

She's not good enough
for my dad.

- Excuse me?
- She's not!

He's all about helping people
and fixing things.

But your Aunt Candace?

She's only here because
she's being paid to be here.

- It's not like that. I mean,
sure, she has a job to do,

but she really cares
about the people.

And what do you mean,
she's not good enough?

- Not good enough to be my mom!

You are just like her.

Neither of you care
about anybody here!

(soft music)

- I can fix this.

24 hours, huh?

How do I convince a man to set
his sights on bigger things,

especially a man who's given up
everything for his daughter,

while building schools
in Africa?

A man who's given up his entire
career, or he's willing to,

at least, just for the sake
of his neighbors.

Am I the bad guy?

No.

No, I'm helping him.

How do I convince him
of his own potential?

Alex's phone.

I bet she's got
something on that.

Alex?

- Hey, it's Alex.
Leave a message.

- Why won't you answer?

(phone chiming)

Where are you?

Oh.

(engine starting)

- How many more of these things?

- All right, there we go.
That one's dry.

(laughing)

Oh.
- Hey, look who it is.

- I wasn't expecting her.
- She came to see me, maybe?

I don't know.
Candace, hey!

- Stace, hey. Derek.
- Hey, we should probably talk.

- No, no, this is not
a good time. I'm actually
looking for Alex.

Well, Naomi, but Alex.

- Oh.
- Is Naomi here?

- Uh, yeah.

Hey, Naomi, can you
come out here a sec?

- Naomi, have you seen Alex?

Is everything okay?

- We had a fight.

- About what?
- I don't...

- No, it's okay. You know,
I don't need to know
what the fight is about.

It's getting late.
I just need to find her.

- We went up Heartstone Mountain
this afternoon and...

And then we had a fight
and she took off and...

I left her there.

- What?
- You left her there?

- I know!
I know it was dumb and--

- Naomi, that's not okay.
She's not a local,

she doesn't understand,
she doesn't know her way around.

- I'm sorry!
- It's gonna get dark.

- It's okay. I'm not mad.
I just need to find her.

- Hey, let's take
my truck, okay?

Hey, Stacy, could you
just call Dan

and a couple of the boys
and just make sure

we got a couple extra
cars up there?

- Of course.
You guys get moving.

- Thanks for telling
the truth, honey. Okay?

Lookout or valley?
- Lookout.

- Hey. It's all right.
We'll find her.

(owl hooting)

- I'm really worried.

She stopped replying
to texts over an hour ago.

Where are we? Alex?!

- Alex?

- Alex!

How are we ever gonna
find her here?

- Don't worry, we'll find her.

- I've got reception.
- Okay.

(line ringing)

(phone ringing)

(phone ringing in the distance)

- Do you hear that?
- Yeah.

- Her phone.
- Yeah.

- Where is it?

- She's definitely
at the lookout.

It's this way. Come on.

Hey, Alex?
- Alex!

Somewhere around here.
- Yeah.

Must be down here.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.

There she is.

(soft music)

- Alex!

Honey, you had me
worried sick!

Are you okay?
- I'm sorry.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

- I heard about your
fight with Naomi.

- Ah, it was so stupid.

I just, I made a stupid joke
about you and Derek

and then... and then Naomi
said that her dad

is a good person
and he fixes things

and that you're not
a good person.

Which made me defend you
and made me sound like
I'm not a good person.

And I just, I don't have
a lot of friends,

and I thought that Naomi
cared about me.

- She does.
She does, honey.

We all care about you.

I'm your friend. Hmm?
(chuckling)

I'm even better,
I'm your auntie.

(chuckling)

You can't be sitting here
all night by yourself.

- I know.
- Let's talk all about this

at home, okay?
- Okay.

- Wanna go home?
- Yeah, take me home.

- Oh, sweetheart.
Come on.

Give me your hand.
You'll be all right.

Come on.
- Okay.

You kinda freaked out, huh?
- Me? Nah!

It was actually kinda nice.
- Oh yeah? How's that?

- Well, to not have your phone
dinging from your niece
every five seconds.

- Oh, you love it, don't lie.

- No really, I almost
planned a spa day.

(laughing)

- Hey. Here you go, kiddo.

- Thanks.
- Let's get you in the truck.

- Okay.

- Here, honey.

Just give me a minute.
- Okay.

- She okay?

- She'll be fine.

- I'm sorry about this.
- They're kids.

Kids do stupid things.

- No, I'm sorry about
everything.

Just the reporter, this.

(honking)
That's Dan.

I told him that we found her
so think it's just best

if maybe you just take her
straight home.

You know, that way
you guys can warm up.

Come pick those up
in the morning.

- I should go.
- Yeah.

(sighing)
- Did you just smell the car?

- No, I didn't smell the car.
- I knew it!

You like him.

(laughing)
- What?

No, I like you.

Just relived that
we finally found you.

- Well, I'm sure glad you
like the smell of relief.

Handsome, rugged, sweet relief.

- Come on, let's get you home.
(chuckling)

(squawking)

(groans)

(country music)

(line ringing)

- Hi, boss.

- So, any more
last-minute brainwaves?

- I'm still working on it.
I just need a little more time.

- I hate doing this, but
we really need a win in Wyoming.

I've set up a call
with Shane Miller.

- Shane Miller?

As in Derek's opposition,
Shane Miller?

- We can't think
like that anymore.

Derek is a non-event.

- Sir, Shane Miller has held
the same seat for years.

You know he's making deals
with the wrong people.

- Well, we can't do anything

with people that
aren't in power.

Miller has the right
political aspirations.

We have investors
we have to answer to.

Maybe you can turn him
onto the right path.

- Sir, with all due respect,
Spotlight Leadership

is about promoting
the right people.

We're not about investors.

- Yeah, and the right people
are the people

that we can actually
work with, Candace. Please.

Don't be so naïve.
- I'm not--

(line beeping)

(indistinct chatter)

- Do you need keys?

We need to talk.

Do you and Naomi want dinner?

(phone vibrating)
(indistinct chatter)

(birdsong)

- Hey!
- Oh, hey, you two.

I thought we could sit outside.

- Oh, this is great!

Will your parents
be joining us?

- Uh, no. They're out.
Date night.

- Alex!

- So, did you have
a good day at work?

- It was a quiet day.
- What are you trying to say,

I'm the only one that makes
noise around there?

(laughing)
What about tomorrow?

You ready for your big speech?
- Um, more or less, yeah.

Oh, and thank you
for everything.

Really, you've been uh,
instrumental in getting us

to where we are right now.
- It's what we do.

- Right. Spotlight.
- I know what you're thinking

and it's not like that.

You have no idea
what it's like to be just
two steps up on the ladder.

The opportunities
that that brings.

We need you. Someone like you
to guide the people.

You actually care about
your community.

You don't care about the
political establishment.

- No.
- Not at all.

Look at what we've done
in the last week.

We've created a sense
of community.

Imagine that sense of community
being spread all around Wyoming,

and even further.
- That's the thing,

I don't need to spread it
all over Wyoming. Or further.

Look, I know I didn't go
to university for this stuff,

like you, okay?
But I understand

that if I go one more
rung up that ladder,

this whole thing
turns into a game.

It's just lobbying
and dinners and donors.

All I wanna focus on
is making sure

this is a great community
for my daughter.

What, I don't understand,
why do you keep pushing this?

- Because I want you to win.

Besides, my boss
called me and if...

if you don't want this,

I'd have to move on
and help Shane Miller.

- Shane Miller? Okay.

So, this... this is the company

that you want me to be
in debt to?

- No. No, no,
it's-it's not like that.

- It's exactly like that,
Candace. Okay?

You can't look at me
in the eye

with the same confidence
about this company

as you do with everything else.
Ask yourself,

is Spotlight honestly
the altruistic company
that you think it is?

Or is this just the same
old song and dance?

- I am not so naïve to think
that I can change

a broken system with no power.

What are you gonna do
if you don't win?

Are you just gonna sit next
to the Pattersons

and complain the next time
their fence breaks?

The government isn't
helping them, they can't
pay their bills?

If you really care about
the people--

- That's why I'm running.

I just don't think
this is in your DNA.

Hey, Naomi!

- You need your keys.

- Thank you.
(clears throat)

Hey.
- Hey.

(line ringing)

- Hi, uh, Mr. Miller?

Hi, it's Candace.
I work with Gavin.

Uh, I was hoping that
we could maybe set up a time

to have a proper conversation?

Sure. Tomorrow?
That's great.

Okay, sir, I will speak
with you tomorrow.

- What? No! No!
- Uh, it's fine.

Look, I came here to do
a job, right? And I did it.

And if Derek nails his speech,

well then, I'll have
gotten him elected.

Derek is exactly
the kind of person who
should be in politics.

And if he doesn't wanna sign up

to move towards senator
one day,

I have to go and support
this other guy, uh,

whose politics I don't
particularly agree with,

and it's because Spotlight
is putting me up to this.

I didn't think that
this was the kind of company
that I was a part of.

- So then, just quit!

Why is it too late
to start something new?

- Because Spotlight
is a place that I have aspired
to work at all this time.

I thought that they were the
good guys helping the good guys.

- And you can't do it
without them?

- It's complicated.
It's more complicated.

Come on.

- Cocoa for your thoughts?
- Oh, wow!

Yes, please and thank you.
- You're welcome.

So... what's up?

- Ah, just thinking
about that speech.

You know, not really
much of a talker.

- Okay.

- What?
(chuckling)

- I remember you giving a speech
at your last pep rally.

- Oh no, we're not going there.
- Yeah, we are.

- No. No.
- Yep. Yeah.

(laughing)
Who would have thought

that self-centered jerk
would grow up and mature

to wanting to lead
the whole town.

And in doing so,
kick enough butt

they hear about it
across the country.

- Oh, please don't quote
me to me, okay?

Especially teenage me.

Oh man, I just hate the thought
of Naomi going to school

with a bunch of dudes like me.
Imagine that?

- You weren't so bad.
- Yeah, well, thank you.

- Hey.

I knew about you
and Candace back then.

That's why she left, I think.

You know, she was hurt.

I do know she really liked you.

- Well, I was um...

I was stupid.

- Well, I have seen the way you
guys look at each other.

Then and now.

Heck, I don't think you've come
home one day this week

without talking all about
the great Candace.

- Well, I'm pretty sure
I messed this up.

- Maybe.

But you know what?

Ever since you started
raising Naomi,

you have been looking out
for everyone else.

Maybe it's time you do
something for yourself for once.

- Hmm.

When did you get so wise?

- I don't know,
it just happened.

- Yeah, but how?
(chuckling)

- Good question.
(laughing)

Your speech is gonna be great.

- Hmm.

Is this Mom's recipe?
- Yeah!

You can tell.
- So good.

- I know.

Nice night.
- Yeah.

(birdsong)

(soft music)

(phone chiming)

(chuckling)

(bell tolling)

(indistinct chatter)

- Hey.

- Hi!

- Uh, I'm not here
to cause any problems.

It's just that your dad asked--
- That was me.

- What was you, the text?

- I took his phone
and sent you that message.

- You cheeky thing.
- I'm sorry.

Please don't be mad.
- I'm... I'm not mad,

I'm just... I'm confused.
- I know.

Alex told me she told you
about our fight.

I hope that didn't...
I didn't mean--

- No, it's... it's okay.

You know, conflicts between
adults, it's just silly stuff.

I mean, in this case, it was
mostly my issues but...

- Not all of them.

- What do you mean?

(laughing)
Where did you get that?

How did you--

- Alex and I came back after
dinner to spy on you.

And convince Grayson
to buy us fries.

- See, you two definitely have
a future in espionage.

Let me just say.

- My dad's a good man,
a nice man,

but I don't always think
he's a happy man.

Ever since you came back to
Heartstone, his smiles glow.

That's because of you.

If you've got any interest,
I wanna...

I wanna give you permission.

- And you're right
about Spotlight.

It's probably why you told Alex

that you were worried about me
being a bad person.

I know, I'm sorry.

What are you doing?
(line ringing)

- Candace, have you had
a chance to talk to Miller yet?

- Hey, Gavin. Guess what?

I quit.
- What?

- And I am gonna stay
and help Mr. Derek Casey

run for this election and win.
- No, Candace, wait.

- Oh, and after that, I think
I might just, uh, I don't know,

run for city council
and I'll see you around.

- Wait, wait, Candace, we can--

(laughing)

- All right,
well, that's done.

I'm gonna go have
a chat with your dad.

- Hey, thanks for coming.

Hi. Good to see ya.

Hey, there you are.
(chuckling)

How ya doin'?
Thanks for coming.

- Go for it.
- Hey.

Hey, hi. Listen.
- Hey.

- Look, I really gotta
talk to you.

- Not right now.
You've got a speech.

- No, I could care
less about that.

- Just keep your head
in the game.

- I'm thinking clearly,
all right?

What are you doing?
- What?

It's about
the little things, right?

You taught me that.

- Wait, where are you going?
- I'm gonna go warm them up.

- What?

- Uh, hi, everyone.

Hi there. Hi.

Uh, my name is Candace, for
those of you who haven't me yet.

Uh, I actually am from here.

I grew up just 20 minutes
down the road.

I left, I followed my heart and
my big dreams in Washington, DC.

I've been working
as a campaign strategist

and I was sent right back here
to win over Derek Casey.

And I was this close to having
him join the system,

but oof,
did I underestimate Derek.

He's got big ideas.

Grand ideas.

(applause)

Why? Because
he is not a politician.

No. He's a man.

He's a neighbor,
he's a son, he's a brother,
and he's a father.

He's a man who loves
his daughter very much.

He doesn't subscribe
to one ideology or another.

He operates from his heart.

He loves the people
all around here.

He loves this town, and
obviously, you all love him.

He's a good man.

So when it comes time to vote,
don't vote for this politician,

or that politician,
vote for love.

(applause)

- What the...
What, uh, what was that?
I don't know what to say.

- Well, don't you have
a speech written for you?

- No, I meant the...
Yeah, Karen just put it
on cue cards for me.

- Well, just a word of advice,
lose the cue cards.

- What?

(cheering)

- Uh, okay, well, uh, so much
for my stump speech.

(laughing)
Uh, I don't have a log

to stand on anyway and uh,
to be honest,

I'm still quite stumped
from that speech

you just gave, Candace.
Uh, thank you for that.

- Um, mm-hmm.

- So, I'll just keep
mine simple.

Uh, my name's Derek Casey and
uh, I'd love to be your mayor.

(applause, cheering)

(laughing)

Okay. Thank you.
Thank you.

(chuckling)
Um... thank you. Thank you.

Um, I'm sure we could all agree

that we've made
some mistakes in life. Right?

Yeah, I know I have.

Some bigger than others.

I'd like to talk about one of
those right now, if that's okay.

Candace, you won me over
a long time ago.

I just didn't know it yet.

So, I know I already have
a vote from my daughter, right?

(laughing)
Okay.

But the vote that matters
most to me right now,

and that's um... that's yours.

Because you've got my heart.

So, what do you say?

- You've got my vote,
Derek Casey.

With all of my heart.

(chuckling)

(cheering)

(♪♪)

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