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Hey, Emily.

Eddie! Hi.

How are you? Welcome back to town.

Thanks. Ah, I forgot about those Christmas lights.

They were always so beautiful.

Still are. A couple more days and I'll be ready to flip the switch.

Oh, I can't wait.

Take care. Catch you later.

Hey. Good morning, Emily. Oh, James.

It's, uh, kind of early for a banker, isn't it?

(HE SCOFFS) Yeah, I like the quiet.

Hey, I sent you a letter about your grandmother's estate.

Can you come see me when you get it? Yeah, sure.

Nice poinsettia. Oh, thanks.

Thank you, Wally. Such a beautiful obituary you wrote for Nonna.

Your grandmother meant a lot to this town.

I can't believe it's been four months.

Well... l

We're sure glad that you're back, and that the bakery's open again.

Funny. She named it after you all those years ago,

and here you are now running it.

It's a lot to live up to.

You better come by.

Oh, you'll see me tomorrow.

Oh, good.

(HE CHUCKLES)

(BELL CHIMES)

Stuck in traffic?

Sorry.

No, actually.

Chloe's learning to tie her shoelaces,

and she will not let me help her. Aw.

Oh, hello.

Don't.

You are going to eat us out of business.

You know, for a big city lawyer, you make a pretty good baker.

Well, I did have a pretty good teacher.

True.

How's the house, anyway?

(SHE SIGHS HEAVILY)

Honestly, it is a little strange being there without my grandmother.

Mm-hm.

A little lonely, actually.

Well, with baking like this, you won't be lonely for long.

And that is not why I moved back to Nelson Creek, either.

(SHE GIGGLES)

Hi. Hello. Are you open? We're open.

Please, you first. Oh! I'm sorry. Hi.

Come on in. Oh.

(IN FRENCH ACCENT): My father had one just like it.

That was my grandmother's.

A family tradition, then?

Mm-hm. Hi, I'm Chey.

This is Emily. She's the owner and the baker.

She used to be a lawyer, but she's better now.

I'm Emily. Welcome to my bakery.

Gerard. I

(PHONE RINGS)

I should go get that.

(SHE CLEARS HER THROAT)

A lawyer who is now a baker?

I've never met one before.

It's a pretty exclusive club.

What's your speciality?

Um...

Our almond macaroons. Hm.

We only make these during Christmas.

Mm! Lncroyable!

Oh! What's your secret?

Uh...

They're double baked.

Genius!

What else do you recommend?

Um, well...

(HE SIGHS)

Nice sign.

I hate last-minute shoppers.

Oh.

I'll keep that in mind.

Adele Atmore. I'm the new store manager for Forge Mart.

You're doing this for the town, right?

Yeah.

Excellent. Put some lights on my sign here.

Forge Mart is a good corporate citizen, after all.

OK.

Well, I'll remember what you said.

Timing makes all the difference.

Indeed. Timing is everything.

I must be going.

OK, well...

Uh... Come back when you run out of macaroons.

It is inevitable.

Au revoir.

Au revoir.

He likes my macaroons.

(SHE SNORTS)

You've got it bad.

(SHE LAUGHS)

And the whole time I was talking to him,

I kept thinking that I had met him before?

Do you ever get that?

Yeah. Called deja vu.

French, get it? Ha-ha.

Wow. Where'd that come from?

That was not here before.

You didn't see this get delivered? You were standing right here? No.

Is it for moi?

Seriously, snap out of it.

OK. Does it say who it's from?

No.

But it says it's for you.

Ooh. This is exciting.

What is this?

Well, open it up!

Um... Oh.

Oh, my gosh.

(SHE LAUGHS) Here, help me.

Oh, wow!

Oh. It's a Christmas calendar.

Oh! Oh, my gosh. I...

I used to get a Christmas calendar every year when I was little.

It looks like it's home-made.

Well, it's December 1st. You can open the door.

What, now?

Are we going to wait till January 1st?

OK.

"I have a secret that only you'll know.

"Open each day and the truth will show."

What?

I've got some stuff to take care of. I'll be right back.

No sweat, boss.

Kind of slow today, anyway.

Hey, what about the calendar? It's December second.

Not till I get back.

And stop eating all the profits!

It's asking a lot.

This one's $65.

Oh, come on.

It's nice, Grandma.

You see, Pam? The kid likes it.

Sold.

You stay here while I pay for it, OK? Follow me.

Emily! I

(SHE LAUGHS)

Chloe!

Hey!

Oh.

It's Christmas tree day. It is?

Emily, hello again.

Hi. Gerard.

We're bumping into each other everywhere.

Yeah. Well, that's the thing about a small town...

It's small. Everybody's nearby.

Run out of macaroons yet?

They vanished. I found them inspiring.

Just like the baker who made them.

(BELLS JINGLE)

Can I have a quarter?

Oh. You have a beautiful daughter.

She's not my mummy. She's my Emily. Oh.

(THEY LAUGH)

Delivery's an extra $20.

20 bucks?! Not a chance.

All right. Merry Christmas.

Speaking of $20...

Oh, here. Thank you.

Thank you.

You know, I know people say this all the time, but...

I feel like we've met before.

We did.

Yesterday.

Oh. (THEY LAUGH)

It's, uh, Emily, right?

Yes. You look like a girl in need of a tree.

Well, it's Christmas. I guess I should get a tree.

Yeah.

I'll leave you to choose your tree. Uh... I'll see you soon, I hope.

OK.

Well, maybe next time I see you, I'll remember where we met.

For you, I'll even throw in a free delivery.

Huh. (HE CLEARS THROAT)

Oh. Chuck, by the way.

Oh, OK. Chuck. Now, there's all kinds of trees,

but my personal favourite is the blue spruce.

How come I don't get free delivery?

Grandma, can I have a quarter?

(BELLS JINGLE)

There you go, honey.

Look, Emily, my hands are tied.

You either sell the house or the bakery.

Otherwise, the bank's going to move on your grandmother's estate

and force the sale.

I don't get it.

Why did she have to have a loan that big anyways?

How did you manage law school?

I don't see how that's relevant.

I mean, how did you pay for it?

The college fund my grandmother had set aside for me.

You're kidding.

I think you should sell the house.

You'll get a good price for it. Besides, you'll struggle

to sell a bakery in a town this size now that you have competition.

Competition?

You know the Forge Mart has a new store manager, right?

Yeah, but they-they truck in their bread from Middleton.

It's not fresh.

They built a brand-new in-store test kitchen.

The bakery opened this morning.

I don't see you have any other option here, Emily.

How much time do I have?

Until the end of the month.

(PHONE RINGS IN BACKGROUND)

You can always go back to being a lawyer.

It's a little late for that, now.

Bonjour, shoppers. While in store today, don't forget to visit

Nelson Creek's new and tres authentique French bakery.

Stop by and have a free sample.

You're sure to say "Oh la la."

Gerard?

Emily, hello!

You are right about the benefits of small towns.

Did you find a tree?

You're-you're the new baker?

Why didn't you tell me?

Was I meant to?

Oh, my gosh.

Now I know where I met you.

You used to have a bakery near Central Park in New York.

Yes. How do you know this?

I interned there one summer.

Hold on.

You came into my bakery to spy on me yesterday?

Where I used to work, they would call that corporate espionage.

Espionage? Yeah.

You were trying to be all charming and French...

But I am French... just so you could talk me out of my recipes.

But that's not your recipe.

That's an elcair au chocolat. I don't know what it is.

Who'd you steal this one from?

I'm a baker. I like to talk baking.

Sorry if you found that charming.

I did not say that it was charming.

I said that you were trying to be charming.

Oh, excuse moi. Where do your recipes come from?

My grandmother. Ah-ha!

That is not the point.

So? What do you think?

It's OK, if you like pretentious.

Pretentious? I

You don't know this town.

These people here, they like things that are straightforward, reliable,

and especially honest.

What about style, elegance, panache?

(WHISPERS: ) Panache!

In Nelson Creek?

Good luck with that.

Maybe you don't know this town as well as you think.

You're a snake.

I thought people were supposed to be friendly in small towns.

Well, we're not.

Welcome to Forge Mart. Did we meet your expectations?

Who is that?

Another patissier.

She owns the bakery across the street.

So that's Emily.

Was she here stealing your ideas?

I should probably ban her from the store. She's a good baker.

If she didn't have her own place, I'd hire her.

Well, keep it up.

When we're the only bakery in town, maybe we will.

It almost looks like we're in France.

You know, we should roll this out chain wide.

Imagine your baking in every Forge Mart across the county.

I could make you the Wolfgang Puck of pastry.

This could be our ticket out of this dump.

"L have a secret that only you'll know.

"Open each day and the truth will show."

Cool huh?

Do you know who sent it? Nope.

But I think Emily's got a secret admirer.

Or something. Yeah.

Hey, can we open door two?

Hey.

Ah. The woman of the hour.

This is quite a gift, Emily.

It is. Sorry, Em.

Wally's the first customer of the day.

Ah, of course. May I take a few photos for the paper?

It'll be free publicity for you.

Yes. By all means.

Looks like I'm going to need all the help I can get.

So, was the new bakery any good?

Yeah. And you are not going to believe who is running it...

The slimeball that came in here the other day

asking all those questions.

You mean that gorgeous French guy?

Exactly.

And he's not that good looking! Emily?

A little closer to the calendar?

He stole my macaroon recipe!

Didn't you give it to him?

Details! And you know what the crazy thing is?

I finally remembered how I knew him!

He had his own bakery in New York City, can you believe that?

Yeah. I interviewed him yesterday for the paper.

He's won all kinds of awards.

Now he's going to put me out of business.

Put that on his list.

Well, why don't we open today's door?

Yes. Why don't we?

What door is it?

I hope it's good news.

"Each day brings a fresh surprise..."

No kidding.

"May this capture the interest I see in your eyes."

Yeah. You totally have a secret admirer. Mm.

Yeah.

And I thought 12 puppies was a big story.

This is going to be huge.

Oh, man. What a photo.

(CROWD MURMURING)

Wally can write, I'll give you that. But he's no photographer. Mm-hm.

Now... Oh! That's a lovely poinsettia, Ivy.

Edna. Pearl. What's going on, ladies?

Can we see it? You're one lucky girl.

Who wouldn't want a secret admirer?

Do you know who it is? I don't.

Come on in.

All right, easy, everyone. One at a time, please.

All right, come on in.

It's just like in a romance novel. Every day a new door.

Do you know who he is?

I don't. But we're going to find out.

What does today's message say?

Oh, forget that. Let's just find out who sent it.

(CROWD YELLS) Whoa! Easy, boss.

Let's think about this.

Any girl would love to be in your position.

A secret admirer at Christmas? I mean, who sends gifts like this?

Let's not spoil it.

And also, look at all the people it's brought into the store.

It could be good for business. Come on, Emily.

Some of us gals haven't had this much excitement

since the saloon brought in a ladies' night a few years back.

Well, I think what Edna is trying to say is that

we all could use a little bit of romance at this time of year.

(SHE SIGHS) OK.

All right. Day three, door three.

(CROWD MURMURS)

"Christmas is a time to build on your dreams,

"but some of life's choices are not what they seem."

It's just so beautiful.

I can't take it.

Sorry, James.

Could you give this to Emily for me, please?

Are those known as macaroons?

You betcha.

Give me a dozen. Me, too. I never thought we'd see them again.

I know.

Business looks good. Oh, hey! Hi, James.

Someone must really think a lot of you.

The question is who?

Any ideas?

We don't get to choose our secret admirers. Hm.

By the way, this is for you.

It's from... Oh, Emily!

Uh... Some of us want to discuss certain details about the calendar.

OK.

Welcome.

We decided that it would be a good idea if the calendar was opened at

the same time each day.

Yes. Lunchtime would be the most convenient, don't you think?

OK. Um...

So, that's one day at a time until the 24th.

(SHE MOUTHS)

(SWITCH CLICKS)

(CAMERA CLICKS)

"Hashtag, the Christmas calendar."

(PHONE CHIMES)

(PHONE CHIMES)

"Hashtag, the Christmas calendar"?

What's the problem?

It's time to turn up the heat.

I've got a backup on my key ring in case you lose it.

Good decision, boss.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

(BELL CHIMES)

Oh.

My grandmother had one just like this.

Unbelievable.

(BELLS JINGLE)

(CROWD CHATTER)

(CAR HONKS)

(TYRES SCREECH)

I'm sorry.

(CAR DRIVES AWAY)

Hi. (HE LAUGHS)

From Emily's Bakery across the street.

Market research. Hm.

Thank you. Thank you. Bye.

This town is too small for the both of us.

We're not in New York any more.

New York, bien sur!

Now I remember you.

You're raspberry lady.

(HE LAUGHS)

Raspberry lady? Oui!

You're the only person who ever ordered a Charlotte aux framboises,

and then asked for us to remove the framboise.

Raspberries are overrated.

Besides, I think it's a good thing that I know what I like.

And what I don't like.

At least they like me.

Well, they've always liked me.

Does it have to be a competition?

Competition.

Bring it on.

Well, if you want a competition,

I hear there's a Christmas fair in a couple of weeks.

Perfect. I'll get a booth.

You get a booth.

And then we'll see who the town likes better.

If you insist. I do.

OK. Good. Fine.

Excellent.

(BELL CHIMES)

What a jerk!

She doesn't mean you. What happened?

The gall of that man.

If he thinks that he can waltz into this town and steal all of our

customers, he has got another thing coming.

Thank you. Come back again.

(BELL CHIMES) Please.

Cookie?

It's going to be OK.

These are really good.

Here you go. Thanks, Art.

So, who do you think gave Emily that calendar?

(HE SIGHS) Good question.

What's today's message say?

"Where people gather, where smiles are shared,

"may your heart runneth over for those who care."

Everybody gathers here. Maybe it's you?

I haven't said "runneth" in my life, until now.

But the calendar did give me a good idea.

Guess Emily's secret admirer, win the pool.

Good one, Art.

$5, huh? Yeah.

I'm in.

You really think it's me?

You have a bit of imagination, Wally.

(HE LAUGHS)

(SHE SIGHS)

Nonna, I wish you were here to tell me what to do right now.

Wait.

Wait.

And now.

(CROWD GASPS)

OK.

Moment of truth.

"Life is a series of paths and crossroads.

"If you stay straight and true, you'll have love bestowed."

Who is this guy?

(CROWD MURMURS)

I think the answers are in the clues.

Day two, "May this capture the interest I see in your eyes."

Interest sounds like a banker, could be James.

You think it's James?

He did get me that poinsettia.

And, "To build on your dreams."

Eddie is a builder.

Well, then, what about today's clue?

"Life is a series of paths and crossroads."

"Paths and crossroads." I don't know who that could be.

Your grandmother would be very proud, dear.

And also happy to know that you have a man in your life.

But which one is the question.

Oh, exactly!

It's like a real-life mystery has arrived in our town.

So exciting. I

Well, I guess we don't want to find out who it is too soon, right?

I have an idea.

Ooh.

OK. So, James likes shortbread. Great.

What does Eddie like?

Uh...

Definitely cinnamon buns. OK.

Yeah.

Hey, what about Chuck?

Oh, give him a muffin.

(SHE LAUGHS)

OK. Remember, if you find anything out, keep it to yourself.

(INAUDIBLE)

(INAUDIBLE)

(INAUDIBLE)

How'd it go, Sherlock? I got nothing.

Good.

(DOORBELL CHIMES)

Well, hello. What a surprise! Hey.

Floyd made you a gift. And she couldn't wait to give it to you.

You did?

Well, come on in.

Where's your Christmas tree?

I'm working on that. I'll take your thing...

(KNOCKS ON DOOR) Oh, one second. Um...

Hi. Hey...

...Emily.

As promised.

OK, yeah. Come on in.

Uh... Chuck, right? Yeah. In the corner.

Not bad, huh? Great.

Thank you.

Thank you. Now you can open your present.

I can. I'm so excited.

(SHE GASPS)

What a beautiful angel. Did you make this for me?

I love it.

Will you put it on the tree?

(THEY GIGGLE) It's just perfect.

Thank you. OK, pumpkin.

OK.

Oh! We're actually going carolling. Do you want to come with us?

Oh, yeah! Sounds like fun.

Let's do it.

OK.

♪ Joy to the earth

♪ The Saviour reigns

♪ Let men their songs employ

♪ While fields and floods

♪ Rocks, hills, and plains

♪ Repeat the sounding joy

♪ Repeat the sounding joy

♪ Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. ♪

Did you see who's here? Yep.

He sings good, too.

(BELLS JINGLE)

Eddie sings good.

That figures.

How do you mean?

Women.

Ah, yes.

They are a mystery.

(HE SCOFFS) You got that right, pal.

Tonight, Miss Muffin over there invites me to come out singing,

then she spends the whole time with Mr Jingle Keys.

Can you believe that?

Come on.

Unbelievable.

(PHONE RINGS)

Nelson Creek Echo, Wally Walters speaking.

Hello. This is Joe...

You mean the TV station? That's right.

You got something about a Christmas calendar in your town?

Yeah... Uh. Calendar?

Oh, yeah. Sure.

...secret gift...

On Christmas Eve.

It's all in my paper, the Nelson Creek Echo.

I'd like to do an interview with you. OK. Uh...

It's Walters.

W-with an S.

And I'm also the mayor.

This story is trending, Mr Walters.

Trending?

Oh, no. Ls that bad?

♪ I'm only going

♪ For a long ride home

♪ I'm only going

♪ A long ride home. ♪

Very nice.

There is a lot of, um, how do you say...

...talent in this town.

Yeah, not so much.

What's with nose ring girl?

Chey? She's great.

Real good mother to Chloe. Hm.

What about plant lady?

Ivy? She's like a beautiful flower.

(HE LAUGHS)

Very good. I

So, she waits then for a talented gardener, no?

Maybe.

I guess that leaves the baker.

So, what you should be asking yourself is,

who do you want the calendar to be from?

Exactly. But that's the problem, though, it's like James said,

I don't get to choose my secret admirer.

He said that to you? Yeah.

(SHE SIGHS)

But I will tell you one thing...

Whoever it is, I bet he's in this room.

What about Chuck?

At least you know what you'd be getting.

(THEY LAUGH) Exactly.

I still think it's Eddie.

Eddie? Aw, he's sweet.

So, Em, is this true,

that men in the city just walk right up to you and start talking?

No!

Well, some do, but not if they really like you.

What about Art?

Art?

Bakers and bartenders are not really compatible.

The hours, they don't work.

OK. Well, don't be a James.

James. Yeah, he's quiet.

But I think there's a lot more going on underneath the surface.

I know he likes plants.

Plants. He does. You would know that.

Ladies, compliments of the gentleman.

Oh!

Why is he getting us drinks?

It's a long held tradition amongst the males of the species,

buying a female a drink, it gets your attention.

I think he has her attention.

OK. So...

(IN FRENCH ACCENT: ) What about Gerard?

I don't know how anybody could like him.

He's not so bad. I mean, besides trying to put you out of business.

How do you say snake in French?

(THEY LAUGH)

OK. Ivy...

What does today's clue say again?

"Words say who we are, words set us apart,

"but the truest for you are the words from my heart."

Oh.

"Words from my heart." That's exactly what he's going to get.

Whoa. Whoa. Boss, maybe you should... Oh, wait, Emily!

This is not going to be pretty.

Getting nervous?

About what?

I think I got to go to the rest room.

The Christmas fair.

Just because you've got all of your fancy baking tricks

doesn't mean that I'm not going to give you a run for your money.

I learned a lot from my grandmother, and I've got a few

tricks up my sleeve, too.

I'm sure.

You're very talented.

See, that... That...

That is that thing that you do. You...

You say nice things, and you make people think that they can

trust you, but you don't mean it.

You really have me wrong.

I doubt it. You do!

Let me prove it.

Come to my kitchen next week.

We are two bakers. Let's bake together.

Why would I want to do that?

So you know the truth about me.

What else is there to know?

That I'm not here to put you out of business.

I'm just a friend who loves to bake.

Look...

I know that this town is too small for us to be enemies.

So, you'll come, then?

See? This works.

I doubt Adele will be OK with it.

I hear she's banned me from the store. Pfft.

I don't worry about her.

We'll do it after hours.

Tell you what, you come and baked with me,

I'll give you my recipe for Charlotte aux framboises.

Without the framboise.

This is going to turn out to be a terrible mistake, isn't it?

Next up, Emily.

Speaking of mistakes...

Wait till you see the song I picked for her.

♪ On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me

♪ A partridge in a pear tree

♪ On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me

♪ Two turtle doves

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree And a partridge in a pear tree

♪ On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me

♪ Three French hens, two Turtle Doves

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree

♪ On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me

♪ Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree

♪ On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me... ♪

Five, six, seven, eight...

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?

Hi, pumpkin. How's my girl?

Maybe.

Well, why don't you write a letter to Santa for it?

No, don't ask Grandma. Hey... (PHONE BEEPS)

(SHE SIGHS)

OK. Uh...

Ah.

(SHE WHISTLES)

imbecile! I

What's wrong? There's no gold leaf.

Well, did you forget to order it? No. What do you take me for?

A baker without enough customers, or haven't you noticed?

My baking's not the problem.

I know.

And I think this situation calls for more drastic action.

Watch the merchandise!

Hey, Em, what are you up to tonight?

Baking with the enemy.

I'll see you later. See you.

I had something special in mind, but I couldn't get the ingredients.

Chocolate ganache truffles seem pretty special to me.

Eh! Slow down, cowboy!

(THEY LAUGH)

C'est fait!

Keep stirring, Julia Child. OK.

This is so good!

(THEY GIGGLE)

You're going to have to give me the recipe for this, too.

Should I also bake your entry into the Christmas fair?

Would you?

So, Gerard, how did a talented baker like you end up

in a small town like this?

I grew up in a little French village.

I'm really a small-town boy at heart.

So now I'm here,

working for Forge Mart.

I would love to go to France.

You should! It's beautiful.

What about you? You used to be a lawyer.

I did, and I worked very hard to be one.

And then it

turned out that it wasn't what I wanted, and...

You know, I was going to move back before my grandmother died, but...

...l waited too long.

Don't be too hard on yourself.

Time makes decisions for us all.

(HE SIGHS)

We do good work.

For once, I don't disagree with you.

Oh, so does that mean that you're warming up to my French charm?

Don't get too carried away, monsieur.

Delicious, no?

(ALARM BEEPS)

Thank you so much.

I really learned a lot.

I do have to go, I have a really early morning,

and I haven't even figured out what I'm baking for the Christmas fair.

So...

Do you want some help? After all, it doesn't have to be a competition.

A competition!

I love that.

Bring it on... my friend.

Well...

The French way.

Bye.

(DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)

Chey, what did you order?

(GENTLE CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYS)

Hello, Ivy. Gerard.

Let me guess, you need some flowers.

OK. Well, the flowers you choose say a lot about you.

Ah, no. That's the wrong impression.

So more warm than hot?

Exactly. A hi, not a hello.

A look, not a leer.

Right. A smile, not a smirk.

Something that says, "See? I'm not a total jerk."

I'm sorry.

I have just the thing.

Can I count on your discretion?

I can't stay long. What did I miss?

We've got it narrowed down to four contenders.

Chuck, Edward, James...

And Gerard. Gerard.

I can hear you, ladies.

He arrived in town the same day as the calendar.

Agatha Christie would call that suspicious.

And she knew him from New York.

Well, that's it, then.

Well, if you want to ask me, I think it's James.

What makes you think it's James?

Because the clues are so beautiful and eloquent,

I don't think Chuck or Eddie could write those.

Here, have one, I made them for the fair.

I think they're the best thing I've ever made.

I found your gold leaf.

Hey, Gerard.

Oh.

So this is how you try to win?

You should be ashamed of yourself.

What are you talking about? Well, what do you call that?

Chocolate mousse cakes with gold leaf. I know what it is.

OK, good. Now stop it. You're scaring my customers.

Tell me you ordered that gold leaf.

No, Chey ordered the gold leaf.

I thought YOU ordered the gold leaf.

You didn't order the gold leaf? No. Voleur!

Thief!

I am so sorry.

Who do you think you are?!

A baker. A baker who stole my macaroon recipe.

Oh, excuse moi. I'm sorry I also make double baked almond macaroons.

Is there a patent on this recipe?

You made yours after you ate mine.

At least I'm an original. Ha! Until you stole my gold leaf.

I did not! It was in my bakery.

It's not yours, and you know it.

Well, possession is nine tenths of the law. Oh, make-up your mind.

Are you a lawyer or a baker?

Cos right now, you are being bad at both.

These are for you and you'll never guess who they're from.

Read the card. I

"We do good work.

"Let's bake together soon.

"Gerard."

You really think that buying me a drink and some nice flowers is going

to make up for the fact that you're trying to put me out of my business?

I guess not.

If you want to win the Christmas fair that bad,

I concede.

Doodle. Totally.

Yes, I'd like to report a serious health violation.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello? Hi, Emily. It's James.

Oh, hi. I figured you'd be up already.

So any thoughts on what we talked about?

Only every day. It's already December 22nd.

We're running out of time.

Yeah, it's just, things have been

so crazy.

Yeah, all the interest in the calendar, the store has gotten

really busy and people are even coming in from Middleton.

Yeah, I've noticed. Your store's bank deposits are

through the roof this month.

Too bad you couldn't keep this calendar thing going on all year.

You'd really have something.

I'm not sure I could take it.

Look, I can come in after Christmas and sign the papers.

Sure. I really am sorry about this, Emily.

Especially at Christmas.

Yeah. OK. Thanks. Bye.

Either of you bowled much?

No, never. I was county champion as a teenager.

Oh, a ringer.

OK, only five more pairs to go.

Let's see who's up next.

These two are ready.

It's James and Eddie.

They're not far apart. It's Pam and Art.

These two are swell. It's Chuck and Adele.

My. My, hey, hey, it's Ivy and Chey.

And that leaves Gerard and Emily.

And also remember the highest single game score wins

this year's most valuable bowler and takes home this beautiful trophy.

Ready, set, bowl.

Probably won't be able to get both of those,

so just go for one of them.

Go!

So I hear you won the Christmas fair.

Gerard, look. I really did not steal your gold leaf.

If you don't believe me, c'est la vie.

OK, one more game to go.

We'll take a break to tally up our scores so far.

Having fun?

I'm thinking about going pro.

I'm going to check on Chloe. Do you mind grabbing me a soda? No problem.

It looks like you could use a new bowling partner.

Easy, Chuck.

I never figured you for a stuck up big city kind of girl?

She's not.

And how is it any of your business?

Because you just made it my business.

Thanks, Eddie. No worries.

Did you see that?

OK, it's the last round and the current score leader is,

with eight strikes and two spares, for a very impressive 257, Adele.

OK, your goal is to get one strike.

If I do, you answer a question.

What kind of question?

A baking question.

Fine. But I'll be surprised if you get to ask one.

When did you learn to bake? When I was five.

My grandmother helped me to bake cookies.

I was hooked. What kind?

You've already got your question. You have to bowl another strike.

They were gingerbread men for Christmas.

It's unbelievable. Six in a row. It's my natural athleticism.

What's your favourite thing to bake?

Bread. I like the smell of it fresh out of the oven.

Me too.

Double over here. So how are

we doing? You're up by a strike, doll.

I am not your doll.

You got this.

Ow!

Oh! Wow!

Yeah.

How did he do it? I like this game.

Oh, you have no idea what you're about to do, do you?

Ten strikes in a row. That's a perfect game.

That's good, no?

So if I get a strike, I win?

Gerard, people can bowl their entire lives and never,

ever, get a perfect score.

If you don't believe me,

just look at the people and their faces behind you.

OK, that probably wasn't a great pep talk.

How do you say in English que sera sera?

You have a problem.

What kind of problem?

A calendar problem.

Why, Chuck, you surprise me.

The chance to ruin her big day.

Hold on to that thought.

I have another idea but I may get back to you on that.

I think you're lying. I think you've bowled before. No, no.

What are you going to put in this? I don't know...

It's the season of love,

the best time of the year when all Christmas bells ring and cheer.

Who is this guy?

You know, boss, if this is too much

we can end it now.

I can wait one more day.

What's wrong?

Oh, if

this secret admirer knew what was going on in my life,

he probably wouldn't want to be my secret admirer.

Are you kidding? You rock.

You've travelled, you own your own business.

You're an amazing baker.

And oh, yeah, you're a lawyer.

I'm probably going to have to sell the bakery...

...and my grandmother's house too.

What? Nonna went into debt paying for my education.

Her estate has to pay it back and...

...the bank is forcing a sale.

Should get that bell fixed.

David Rosales, health and food safety services.

OK. We've received a complaint about a series of violations on your

premises. Are you the owner?

Yes. Who complained?

That's confidential.

But it's two days before Christmas. Busy times. People cut corners.

That's when things get sloppy. But that's not possible.

She's like super picky. Please show me to your prep area.

Unbelievable.

May I see your licence? It's on the wall over there.

OK.

Let's get started.

Well? You were right.

Spotless.

Isn't there a market in town? Yes and it has a bakery.

May I help you?

Gerard, I thought I saw an inspector.

Health and food safety services.

I'm Adele Atmore, store manager.

Welcome. I'm here to do the spot inspection.

Here.

I thought... You thought what?

Well, of course. Go right ahead.

We aim to make it a point in full compliance at all times.

Oh, bien sur. Of course.

Good. Let's start with the bakery.

Can I see your licence? Sure but all that's in my office.

I mean your licence for food preparation on premises.

The one you're required to display in your food prep area.

Have you been making food in the store for long?

Do you actually have a food prep licence?

The store never needed one before.

Unbelievable.

Incroyable.

(PEOPLE CHATTER)

Hi, Emily.

Here's the TV crew I was telling you about.

Oh, Hi there. Wanda O'Malley.

I'm from the news. Hi! Yeah, so here's the angle.

Single girl saved from loneliness by her secret admirer on Christmas Eve.

OK. Here.

Come on in. Here it is.

Safely locked away.

Not that there's any crime here in our little town, of course.

Oh, you are a lucky girl.

Let's have you over here. OK.

Perfect.

So what's it's like being single with a secret admirer?

Well...

Are you nervous about tonight?

I'm trying not to think about it.

Are you sure you don't know who it's from? No.

(BANGING)

What was that?

Oh! Oh, my gosh!

Chuck? Help me.

Here in the sleepy hamlet that's Nelson Creek,

on the day that the secret admirer is to be revealed.

The location of the Christmas calendar has been the scene of a

overnight break-in. There's probably an innocent explanation.

Chuck, please, tell me what you're doing here.

What are you doing here? Are you OK? I'm going to call the police.

No, no police.

This is just a misunderstanding.

No, we can't have a scene. Well, it's too late for that.

Spill, Chuck. You realize I'm a lawyer, right?

Wanda O'Malley from the news.

So, how does it feel to be caught at the scene, Chuck?

Is this your first offence?

Or are you a serial criminal?

How many bakeries have you broken into?

Adele made me do it. Adele?

All right, I think that's everything.

I've just heard about Chuck.

And Adele. Well, Adele's got bigger problems now,

an inspector shut her down.

What? Shut down the market?

Just the bakery. She forgot to get a licence.

That's great. That is awesome news!

We did it. You won, boss.

So how long is the bakery shut down?

For good? I don't know. But it means Gerard's out of a job.

TANNOY: Happy holidays, shoppers.

Forgot to order your Christmas bird?

Don't worry, we have plenty of Tofurky.

It tastes just like chicken.

Everything does taste like chicken.

(MOBILE RINGS)

(INAUDIBLE)

In here?

500 bucks to the winner.

Seriously? Someone bet on me?

Be

She's the lucky one there.

What about James?

I think he's keen on Ivy. And nobody likes poinsettias that much.

Gosh. What if it's Chuck?

I told you, it's Gerard.

He's artistic. The calendar is a work of art.

He speaks eloquently. The notes are beautifully written.

Thank you everyone.

Thank you all for coming.

And thank you to Wanda O'Malley, for covering this exciting event.

I know you're as anxious as I am about today.

Not only is it Christmas Eve,

but it's the day the secret admirer is revealed.

So without further ado,

let's ask our beautiful baker Emily to open the last door.

I feel like I should say something profound.

First, I want to say thank you for

welcoming me back to town the way you have.

It really means a lot to me.

And your interest in this calendar has been incredible.

I don't think the person who sent it expected all of this.

And I also want to say thank you to Shay, because if it wasn't for Shay,

I would have opened this thing 23 clays ago.

And lastly, I'd like to publicly thank whoever sent the calendar,

because as you can see, it has been a gift for the entire town.

Here we go.

Also Merry Christmas.

ALL: Merry Christmas!

'Dear Emily, this calendar was my way of spending...

'..one last Christmas with you.

'Remember I'll always be your Christmas angel.

'Love, Nonna.'

Who's Nonna? Her grandmother.

Oh. And the winner is Gerard.

Anybody seen Gerard? The most beautiful thing.

How did she send it?

It's the most beautiful gift ever.

Emily? How is it to not have a secret admirer?

Are you disappointed that you're alone at Christmas?

I'm not alone.

So it wasn't from you?

Of course not.

But I thought that... Hey, if I was interested in her,

I'd buy pastries, not plants.

Gerard.

Where were you?

You won.

You've won. I don't know how you figured it was her grandmother that

had sent it, but... Yeah. Come for a drink.

I'll buy you one. Thanks.

I'll catch up with you later. OK.

Thank you, dear.

Well, I didn't see that coming.

That's why they call it the news. It never grows old.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, darling. Merry Christmas.

What a night.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow at dinner. OK. Bring a date.

Merry Christmas, boss. Merry Christmas.

You should get that bell fixed.

Gerard! I just heard the news.

That I don't actually have a secret admirer?

No.

Your grandmother. Her amazing gift and Nuna.

Nonna.

Thank you.

I heard you were out of a job.

I'm sorry.

No, you're not.

Too much competition in this town anyway.

It's a good thing you won that bet.

How did you know that the calendar would be for my grandmother?

The calendar reminded me of the cash register.

So I put her.

Oh.

Actually, the truth is,

I couldn't bet on anyone who might really be your secret admirer.

I'm not sure what you mean.

Remember the first day I came in?

Uh-huh. I saw you and I thought, ce n'est pas possible!

A beautiful, smart, talented woman who can bake?

Then why did you try to put me out of business?

I didn't. But I found out too late

that's what stores like Forge Mart do.

What I'm trying to say, Emily, is...

I'm your secret admirer.

Read this.

'We do could work. Let's bake together soon.'

I'd like that.

I was hoping it was you.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

The turkey is ready. Come on.

Chloe, are you going to have dinner with us?

Where's the angel I made you?

Oh, here it is. Look what I found. Oh.

Thought I only had one of those?

OK, go sit with your mum.

This is really delicious.

I really appreciate you coming over here, cooking all this food.

It's so amazing.

This is your last Christmas in this house.

We have to do it right. I know.

I'm just going to miss this house so much.

Can you at least keep the bakery?

Oh, my God! I totally forgot.

Yesterday before all of the craziness started,

the headquarters of Forge Mart called me

and they asked me if I would supply their store here.

Emily, you know what?

Come see me next week. With a contract like that,

I think I can find a way for you to stay in this house for many

Christmases to come.

Are you serious? James, that would be so amazing.

Almost as amazing as your sweater.

Let's have a toast.

How do you say? Cheers.

Cheers.

Sounds like you'll be busy now, Em.

Yeah, I guess I'm going to have to start coming to work on time.

Good.

I am also going to have to hire another baker.

What do you think?

It is inevitable.

(INAUDIBLE)

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