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have always believed that everyone has a purpose in life.

The trick is to know when you've found it.

I found mine when I baked my first cupcake.

I was 12 years old

and it was like I discovered a secret.

[ding]

I could take a few ingredients, mix them together,

add a little heat,

and I could make magic.

[power shorts]

Sam!

Ok, that ought to fix it.

Just let me reconnect this... and, got it.

Oh, yes.

Thank you, Sam.

Whew!

What would I do without you?

Well for one thing, get rid of this old truck

and do what you always said you were gonna do.

Open a real bake shop.

Sam.

Yes?

I can't afford to buy a new truck,

much less pay the rent on some building.

Well, you know I would give it to you if I had it.

Aww.

Thank you, but I am not taking money from my best friend.

Just having you work with me is more than enough already.

Ok, but how about asking your parents for a loan?

Oh.

[laughs]

Are you kidding me?

They're still upset that I left Ohio.

I can't exactly call my mom up and say

"Hi, not doing so well with this whole adult thing.

"Can I borrow some money?"

Besides, for now I just prefer the more mobile approach

to the cupcake business.

That way I'm not tied down to anything.

Or anybody.

We are not having this conversation.

Ok, alright.

Thank you.

How was your blind date last night?

Ok at first.

But then I asked him the test question.

Mmm. The superhero one.

If you could have a super power,

(together): flying or invisibility,

which would it be?

And he said?

Invisibility.

Exactly.

Which means he is fundamentally sneaky and untrustworthy.

You know, the FBI should really think about hiring you

with that foolproof system of yours.

I put a call in, they're getting back to me.

[laughs]

The point is that I'm still out there trying

and you should be, too.

Just because one guy broke your trust

doesn't mean they're all going to.

I mean, haven't you thought about dating?

No?

I have thought about it.

And?

And then I stopped.

Hi, good morning.

Welcome to Sweet Treats.

What can I get you?

They want it when?

Look, it's not a Post-It note,

it's a quarterly investment report.

I mean, I haven't finished the seasonal adjustment analysis.

How do they expect us to turn it around this fast?

What?

Alright, alright, look.

I'll see you at the office, but I'm warning you,

we're gonna be staying late tonight.

Ok.

Buh-bye.

I thought we were going to the park after school.

I know honey, I'm sorry, but duty calls.

Let's go tomorrow instead.

Mom always used to cut the crusts off.

Well luckily, when you're with me,

you get the whole sandwich.

Alright, alright.

You drive a hard bargain.

No crust.

Ok.

Oh, I called Monica's mom and she said that

you could ride into school with them this morning.

Ok, daddy.

Don't forget about the bake sale.

Bake sale?

For the Fall Fun Fair next week at school, remember?

You promised I could bring something for the bake sale.

And daddy, it has to be homemade.

Really?

Homemade.

Listen.

Me and you?

We're gonna figure this out, Lily.

I promise.

Come here.

I love you.

I love you too, daddy.

Alright sir, here are your two carrot cake

and two gluten-free chocolate.

Thank you so much.

Have a good day!

So how long did it take you to write the book?

Those sold out fast.

Well, Anna, Howe to Bake Anything

is a culmination of years of work-

What're you watching?

Oh, um, nothing. Nothing.

You see, to me baking is more than just a job.

It's always been my true love.

And I hope that comes across in the book.

It certainly does.

My guest today has been David Howe and his new book,

"Howe to Bake Anything" is available everywhere.

I'm so sorry, Nat.

I was browsing and it-

Look, it's no big deal, really. Don't worry about it.

Really?

After what that guy did to you

I'm surprised you can even stand the sight of him.

What happened, happened.

It doesn't bother me anymore.

Are you sure?

Absolutely. I'm totally over it.

You know, David Howe is like these day-old cupcakes.

Sweet at the time but now a little stale.

Hmm.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm heading into the office now.

Thank you.

Just uh, get the documents ready and we'll go over them together.

No, no, I understand that.

Just set up a meeting for tomorrow morning and-

Ohh!

I'm so sorry.

Nick, I gotta call you back. Something just came up.

Yeah.

Here, let me see it.

No, no, my fault. What was I thinking?

Just...

Um, it's fine. Yeah.

Uh, let me pay for your dry cleaning.

It's not necessary, honestly,

I- you know, it'll... maybe come out.

Please, it'll make me feel so much better.

Here. Here's my number.

These things happen, you know what?

And I really do need to get to my-

There's nothing I can do?

I don't think so.

A free cupcake! Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah.

A cupcake.

They're very good.

That's a red velvet and pumpkin and vanilla.

Yeah, this is the one. This is the winner.

Thank you.

Have a good day!

Thank you, you too!

What?

What?

Hey, it's me.

Listen, I'm gonna be a little late.

I um... I have to do some shopping.

Yeah, ok.

Bye bye.

Congratulations.

For what?

You gave that guy your number, great start.

That was for him to call me

so I could pay for ruining his suit.

And when he does, what then?

I'll pay for his suit and that's all.

You're incredible.

Thank you.

Here you have a perfect opportunity to meet someone

and you're just letting it go.

I told you, I am not interested in dating, Sam.

What I am interested in is tomorrow's cupcake order.

[knocking]

Hello.

Hello.

I'm looking for Natalie Morgan.

Natalie Morgan.

Hi, that's me.

Have a nice day.

Hey.

Hey.

Nice shirt. New?

Long story.

Those the seasonal numbers?

Yeah.

I've gone over them a half a dozen times

and they're still out of whack.

I must be reading something wrong.

You?

That's kinda hard to believe.

Even a genius can have an off day.

[laughs]

Oh, somebody left this for you at the front desk.

Ah.

Hey, Nick, do you know how to bake?

Man, I burn water.

Why?

My daughter Lily's got this bake sale coming up,

I gotta figure something out.

Whatever you do, do it right.

Those bake sales can be vicious.

I don't believe it.

Oh yeah.

Those other parents will absolutely judge you

on your cooking.

No, no.

I meant this.

Here, take a look.

Huh.

I didn't know you had an Aunt Bea.

Yeah. My mom's sister.

She passed away a couple of months ago.

I loved Aunt Bea.

I didn't get to see her that often

but she always remembered my birthday,

I always got a card each year, that kinda thing.

I think this might be about more than just a birthday card.

I still can't believe Bea left me something in her will.

What're you talking about? She loved you.

I loved her, too.

She used to call me the daughter she never had.

Did she have any other family?

I think she had a sister in Paris

and a nephew she saw a couple times a year.

And she had you.

Yes.

Did you know she used to own a bakery here in town?

No.

Yeah, we would sit and talk about pastries for hours.

Ugh, we had so much fun together.

Well, maybe this is her way of saying thank you.

[together] You.

Hi.

Hello.

Small world.

Isn't it?

Yeah.

No coffee today.

Oh, no.

I um, I figured I wouldn't have time to go home

between meetings so...

Ok, I- I offered to pay for your dry cleaning,

I- I was kidding.

I'm kidding.

It's fine, really.

Please don't worry about it, ok?

Yep.

Nice to see you again.

Have a good day.

[laughs]

Oh, well...

We meet again.

Yeah.

After you.

No, no, no. You first.

How about we go together.

Alright.

Ok.

Ok.

[together] I'm here to see Stanley Cardillo.

What?

Are you kidding?

Why are you here?

For the same reason you are, Miss Morgan.

In fact, we're all here to talk about Aunt Bea.

So you're the...

the nephew that she always talked about.

Yeah, and uh, you must be the girl with the cupcakes

she was always raving about.

Yeah.

What a coincidence.

Yes.

Well, I hope it's a happy one

because you two are sort of stuck

in this situation together.

What do you mean, situation?

Oh, well I- I guess I wasn't clear in my letter.

Most of Ms. Delitto's liquid estate

was given to her favourite charities, pet rescue, shelters,

that sort of thing.

But she also left behind

a fairly valuable piece of property.

It consists of this building here

which we believe was some type of retail space at one time.

And uh, behind it there is an old carriage house.

Wait.

Are you saying that we own this place together?

Well, not exactly together.

Mr. Schneider, you own the building proper

and Miss Morgan, you have the carriage house.

Oh, what a sweet thing to do.

Your Aunt Bea knew I was having a hard time

paying for a place to park my truck at night.

Ah.

Oh, I see.

Yeah.

Well, now you can afford to park anywhere you want.

[laughs]

Wait, what do you mean?

Well, I mean, we're gonna sell the property, right?

Sell it?

That would be the smart thing to do.

Real estate is at an all-time high in the city,

especially in that neighbourhood,

and if you wanna avoid a big tax bill-

Exactly.

I mean, you know, we'll split it,

but since I own the main building

and you just have the garage...

Carriage house.

Ok, carriage house.

Um, since you just have that, I figure 75/25 split

sounds about right?

Well, before we discuss profit shares,

um, shouldn't we at least see the place?

I mean, it was a part of your Aunt Bea's life

and you're her family and I was her good friend.

The least we could do is, you know,

visit the place before we put it on the chopping block.

Right?

I remember this place.

I used to come here when I was a kid.

I can't believe this is Delitto's.

Yeah.

She used to talk about this place all the time.

Yeah, my uh, my mom and dad

used to bring me here when I was little.

This is amazing.

You should see all the stuff in here.

Yeah?

I wonder if it still works.

Well, you know,

we don't really have to worry about any of this stuff.

Whoever buys the place will take care of everything.

Natalie?

Natalie?

Oh.

Oh?

Yes!

Perfect!

There's plenty of room to park.

Ok, why are you still talking about parking?

Well... that's- that's why your aunt gave me this place.

So that I could put my truck in here.

Well, you know, the good news is once we sell this place

you'll have all the money in the world to park wherever you want.

I don't know.

What do you mean?

I don't think we should sell it.

Are you kidding? Not sell?

This place must be worth a fortune.

It is sitting on prime real estate

in the middle of the city.

I know, but...

Wha- what're we supposed to do with it?

I mean, it's not as though bakeries

have a big profit margin.

A: they're expensive,

and B: the return on investment is negligible.

Oh.

So- so you've researched this, have you?

I'm a finance manager,

so it's kinda my job to know about this sort of thing.

I mean, I guess you're right, but...

Alright, well, look.

You're part owner so I need you to agree to this

before we can do anything, alright?

So how about this: we sell the property,

we split the money, and we just...

we go our separate ways.

Do we have a deal?

Eric, it has been too long.

It's so good to see you.

Oh, hey.

You too, Courtney.

Thank you for helping us with-

It's absolutely my pleasure.

Right.

Hi.

Hi.

Yes, this is Natalie.

She's the one I told you about who owns part of the property.

The garage.

The carriage house.

Right. Yes.

Come on in.

Anyway...

So I wasn't sure who to call about it

but then I remembered you handle properties like this.

So I said to myself, why not ask Courtney?

I'm just happy you thought of me, both of you.

And I wish I had better news.

What do you mean?

Well, you know me, I do my homework,

and I'm afraid Delitto's Bakery

is actually listed with the State as an historic site.

That's wonderful.

Well, is it?

It depends what you plan to do with it.

You see, according to the rules

the property and any buildings on it

cannot be rezoned or substantially altered.

In fact, it can't even be renovated

without approval of the Historic Preservation Society

and they love their red tape.

Well, doesn't that make the property more valuable?

In theory, yes, but in this real estate market?

Nobody wants a property like this

unless they can put condos on it.

So I approached some of my regular buyers.

And?

Nobody wants it.

You're kidding.

I wish I were.

I even tried some of my overseas investors.

They'll buy anything.

But uh, yeah, no bites.

So what does this mean for us?

It means congratulations, you two own a bakery.

You mean you can't sell it?

We're trying to but the realtor said

it's gonna be tough to find a buyer.

Um, well, look on the bright side.

Maybe this is your big chance.

For what?

To have a real bake shop.

You said that all the equipment is still there

and the building is still solid,

so maybe you should think about re-opening it.

To be honest...

Yeah?

That's the first thing I thought when I saw the place.

And?

No.

Why not?

Well, for one thing I don't own it.

I'm just part owner of this property.

Ok. You could talk to this Eric guy

about going into business together.

Sam, I barely know this man.

But you like him, don't you?

I don't know.

But?

But...

you saw what happened the last time I trusted someone.

I just don't think I'm ready to take that chance again.

I get it.

But Nat, you can't go through the rest of your life

not trusting people.

Maybe it's time you give it another try.

Well, thank you gentlemen,

and if you change your mind please just let me know.

Alright.

Thank you.

[sighs]

No luck?

Nope.

And that was the third investor this week.

They're all interested.

Hmm.

It's the historic preservation thing that's scaring them away.

What if we don't sell?

Well, I don't know about you,

but I can't afford to keep this place as a hobby.

I'm not talking about a hobby.

I am talking about a business.

What if we re-open Delitto's Bakery?

Wait, you mean "we" as in you and me?

That is a terrible idea.

Why?

Well, for starters it would cost a lot of money,

and two, most food businesses fail.

Mine hasn't.

You sell cupcakes on wheels.

It's not quite the same, is it?

I'm sorry, I- I didn't mean that.

They're good cupcakes.

Apology accepted.

I'm sorry, I'm- I'm just frustrated, is all.

[sigh]

I think the only way out of this mess is for me to go down

to the Historical Preservation Society

and see if they've got some kind of appeals process

or a waiver or something

so that we can convince somebody to buy this place.

I've got a better idea.

Alright, Miss Morgan.

You're looking to buy out your partner's interest

in the property at 445 Howell.

Is that right?

Well, he's- he's not really my partner.

We just own the property together, so...

well, I guess that would make him my partner,

but- but we're not together-

Yeah, I understand.

And the property in question is a bakery with a garage-

Carriage house.

Carriage house.

And uh, your collateral against this loan would be?

I own 25 percent of the property.

Unfortunately the bank's policy doesn't permit

using a property as collateral against a loan

for its own purchase.

Do you have anything else?

My cupcake truck.

Your cupcake truck?

From the look on your face

I can tell you've already heard the bad news.

Yeah.

The claim for the waiver on my bakery building just got denied.

I'm never gonna be able to sell this place now.

Uh, that's not exactly the bad news I'm talking about.

They can't do this.

They've already done it.

They're shutting down the whole department.

We're officially unemployed.

[rain pouring]

Dad, I'm home.

Oh, hey, honey.

So what're you doing home, dad?

What, I don't even get a kiss first?

There we go.

Uh, well I just thought I would take the- the day off

so we can finally go to the park.

What do you say?

It's raining.

Ah, we'll take umbrellas.

What's in the box?

Oh, uh, that stuff is from my office and it was um,

you know, just cluttering my desk, so...

What's this?

Oh, well now this,

this is a very special gift from your Great Aunt Bea.

It's a bakery.

We're gonna have our own bakery?

Cool!

Thank you.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hello.

So, what's today's special?

It is the pumpkin spice.

Ah. Sounds good.

Uh, I'll take one.

I'll get you one of those.

Playing hooky from the office today?

Not exactly, I'm sort of um...

taking a leave of absence at the moment,

but I am working on a very big,

top secret project right now.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

You see, I'm planning on re-opening my family's bakery,

and I wondered if you knew anyone

who would be interested in something like that.

Yeah.

Yeah?

Yeah.

When we move the oven from this area

we can replace it with something more efficient.

And I was also thinking we're gonna need

all new electric mixers.

And, oh, the walk-in fridge.

We gotta replace that.

Ok, woah, woah, woah, woah!

Woah, hold on a second. Walk -in fridge?

Why- why are we suddenly buying all new equipment?

Because most of these appliances are outdated

and it's probably gonna cost more to repair them

than replace them.

Ok, shouldn't we hold off on making that call

until we test the stuff first?

Well, I've seen the appliances

and I know what I'm talking about.

Fine.

Yeah?

Yeah. Ok.

Good, 'cause that was sounding very expensive.

I just thought that since we were partners

you would respect my professional opinion.

Uh, I do respect your professional opinion

but I also think you kinda need to respect our budget

which, by the way, I am contributing 75 percent

so there's that.

Oh.

So because I'm only putting in 25 percent

my opinion is only worth 25 percent?

No, I'm not going there. I'm just saying

that we should probably respect the budget. I'm not really-

You did go there.

Oh hey, hi, honey. Hi.

Um, Lily, this is Natalie.

Hi.

It's nice to meet you.

Hello.

Uh, Natalie and I are working on opening the bakery together.

Cool.

Is there going to be gingerbread men?

Well, if you think there should be, why not?

Right?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey, honey, why don't you get started on your homework

and then we'll have some pizza later?

Ok.

Oh, dad, don't forget, you promised about the bake sale.

I promise I won't forget.

Nice to meet you.

[laughs]

You too.

That's my daughter.

Well, she's very lovely.

Thank you.

And she lives with you?

Uh, yeah.

Her mom and I divorced a couple of years ago

and Paula, that's my ex,

she's doing a year with Doctors Without Borders,

so for right now it's just me and Lily.

And a bake sale.

Yes.

For the school.

Fall fun fair.

[laughs]

Well, what're you gonna bake?

I have no idea.

You want my help.

No, no, no, no. I'm not going there.

Uh, I'll- I'll figure something out, honestly.

I- I don't want to bother you, so-

Oh, come on. It is no bother.

I can whip something up and it'll be done

by the time we're finished here.

Really?

Yep.

Where's your flour and baking powder?

Um, right.

I don't exactly, uh, have any of that...

kind of stuff.

Do you even know how to bake?

Well...

[laughing]

So.

Hmm?

The secret to baking is chemistry.

Ah.

Mmmhmm.

It's all about the perfect balance of ingredients

at the right temperature.

Mmmhmm.

Yes, there's always a certain level

of experimentation involved,

but when you finally find the right recipe,

well, there's nothing like it.

Hmm.

Eric.

Hey, Courtney. Hi.

Uh, you remember Natalie?

Yes, yes.

With the carriage house.

That's right.

[laughs]

You two shopping together?

Oh, yeah.

Um, uh, Natalie is helping me with Lily's bake sale at school

and fortunately Natalie knows how to bake.

How ambitious.

Listen, I've still had no nibbles on your property

but I am not giving up.

Uh, right.

Uh, yeah, uh, listen. About that...

Daddy and Natalie are opening the bakery again!

Oh.

You are.

You- you and Natalie together?

Yes.

How fun.

So I guess you'll be wanting to take the property

off the market then?

Honestly, Courtney, I meant to call you-

I'm sure you did.

You know what? Don't worry about it.

I'll just- I'll take care of everything.

You call me next week and uh,

it was nice to see you again, Natalie.

You too.

Alright, bye bye.

[ding]

Woah.

I finally got her tucked in.

She's still worried about the bake sale tomorrow

but I told her we're in very good hands.

Mmm, these smell so good.

Chocolate manchesters.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Oh, no, no, no, no!

Not yet, you just have to let them cool a bit

so that the flavour isn't overpowered by the heat.

Wow. So technical.

Mmm.

You know, I'm probably gonna win father of the month for these.

You know, I could teach you how to make them yourself

and you might win father of the year.

I think I'll just leave it with the specialist,

but thank you.

[laughs]

Hey, do you want some?

Yeah.

So was it just my imagination

or was your friend Courtney a little...

uptight at the market?

Huh, I didn't notice.

[laughs]

Yes! Yes.

Ok.

Right?

I completely noticed.

Yeah, um... you see, the thing is, after my divorce

I, well, I dated here and there and Courtney was there

and she wanted to be a here.

Oh.

So it just didn't work out.

What about you?

Me?

Yeah.

You uh, have anyone special in your life?

Nope.

I mean, I- I dated someone for a while,

but it ended.

Cookies are ready.

You made cookies for him?

Actually they were for his daughter.

Either way, it's a big step.

Forget it, Sam.

Come on, Nat.

Everyone knows that the first sign of trust

is baking for someone.

Oh, everyone knows this?

That's right.

Eric and I are strictly business partners, that is it.

Um, didn't you tell me that the two of you

are spending the afternoon together?

We have a meeting with contractors to talk

about the bakery, that is it.

For your information my relationship with Eric

is not now,

nor is it ever going to be, romantic.

I think that one's done.

Oh boy.

[laughing]

I'll be honest,

just getting this place up to code is gonna break your budget.

And the rest, well...

Ok, so with the demo, the resto and the reno,

I figure you're looking at about...

This is your budget?

[laughs] Have a nice day.

So maybe we do two ovens instead of three

and then we can just stick with the one mixer.

No, it's not gonna make much of a difference.

I mean, look at these numbers.

The cheapest bid is $20,000 over our budget.

You know, I'm 75 percent into this if you remember.

Thank you for reminding me.

Again.

You know, I'm just saying that this is turning out to be

a lot more expensive than we had figured.

Ok, well what if we went to a bank

and got a small business loan?

No. This bakery is going to take at least a year to break even

and I haven't got that kind of money to tread water that long.

Do you?

No.

But look, I think we can cut a few corners

then we have a chance as long as there are no surprises.

[knocking]

Good afternoon.

I'm Ken Wong with the Historical Preservation Committee.

We understand you plan on doing some work on the building,

and I just thought I'd drop by with our official list

of rules and regulations for renovations.

Naturally, any changes to the existing structure

is prohibited,

but we do have an appeals process

which you are welcome to present

at our monthly committee meeting.

Well, it looks like I was right in the first place.

About what?

About this whole thing being a bad idea.

I mean, I think we need to face the facts.

Which are?

Which are that the best thing for this property is just

to put it back on the market and hope that we can find a buyer.

So just forget about the re-opening?

Forget about everything?

I- I don't know how to make this work.

I'm sorry, Natalie, I am.

It would have been fun.

But I guess Delitto's stays in the history books after all.

You're kind of upset about this bakery thing, aren't you?

Why would you say I'm upset?

Oh, I don't know, just a feeling I guess.

Baking takes my mind off things.

Like watching my life's dreams go up in smoke.

You know what's the great thing about baking?

If you want something to eat you can just do it yourself.

Yeah.

[chuckles]

Thank you.

Good job. Good job.

We're almost out of your cookies, dad.

They sold better than anybody's.

Wow.

Maybe I got a future in the school bake sale business, huh?

I'm just glad you're here.

I'm glad I'm here, too.

[clapping]

Hi.

Hi.

I didn't know you were coming.

I thought I would come by and check on the cookie sales.

Well, I would say we were a hit.

We could have sold twice as many.

Really?

Well, next time your dad's just gonna have to make more.

[laughs]

Come on.

Where are we going?

I am gonna win you a pumpkin.

Oh, boy.

Come on.

I didn't expect to see you here.

I didn't expect to come.

Well, I'm glad you did.

Ok, so are you familiar with the famous Scarecrow Toss?

A little bit.

Ok, the secret--

[groans]

Wow.

Is all in the follow through, of course.

You see, most people make the mistake of going underhand.

Ok.

When, in fact, the secret to success is to go overhand

and just lob it in there.

Just like that.

Yeah. Just like that. Alright?

Yep.

Prepare to be dazzled.

Oh.

[clears throat]

Hiyah.

Way over there.

Oooh.

Ok, so maybe I got that backwards

and it actually is

(together) underhand.

Ok.

Round two.

Good.

So I have a confession to make.

You don't like pumpkins.

I didn't just come for the cookie sales.

I have an idea.

Ok, I'm listening.

What if we did all of the renovations ourselves?

I know a great supplier,

I can get great deals on kitchen appliances.

What do you think?

Well for starters do you know anything about renovations?

[gasps]

Pumpkin.

Did you know anything about baking cookies?

Since we know the preservation people

are going to be sticky about things,

I went to the historic society's website

and downloaded these photos.

These are from when Bea's parents ran the bakery.

Look at this detail.

Look at the wallpaper and the tile.

What if we take it right back to the way it was

when they first opened the place?

An authentic Italian bakery.

What do you think?

He said no?

He said it would never work

and we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into

and we'd just end up losing all of our money.

Fine.

Then if he's not behind you 100 percent,

you need to move on.

What?

You heard me.

If this guy's not gonna back you up then it's time to move on.

I thought you said he was Mr. Right.

Well, I guess I was wrong.

Besides, what do you need him

and his old bakery for, anyway?

You've already go the best cupcake truck in town.

[starts engine]

[engine blows]

Ugh.

Oh no.

Oh no.

Here we go.

Oh, don't forget Mr. Rabbit.

There he is.

Did you have fun today, dad?

Oh, I always have fun with you, kiddo.

Me too.

I'm glad you took the day off work so we could be together.

Aww.

Me too.

Are you and Natalie really going to open the bakery again?

I don't know, honey.

I'm just not sure right now.

I hope you do.

Yeah?

Uh-huh.

'Cause then maybe you could take the day off form work

more often.

Goodnight, honey.

Goodnight, daddy.

Mmm.

Well, just looking at tuation overall

I'd say you need a new transmission

and new electrical, and a new fuel pump.

Basically you need a new truck.

Well, that's not going to happen right now

because I can barely afford to keep this one on the road.

Is there anything else you can do?

Well, we'll take her into the shop,

give her a full once-over and see what we can do,

but I'm not making promises.

Thank you.

I'm gonna go with them, keep an eye on things.

Sam, if we don't have a truck we don't have customers.

If we don't have customers we don't have a business.

Hey, you still have your kitchen.

Do you really think people

are gonna come to my apartment and buy cupcakes?

Look, don't worry.

Something will work out, it always does, right?

Hey, can I hop in with you guys?

What're you doing here?

I called Courtney.

Oh.

She must have been thrilled.

Not really.

But I told her my mind was made up, so...

About what?

I'm taking the property off the market.

Come on.

We got some work to do.

[laughs]

Now, I just need you to sign and date

the rest of these permit applications

and then you're all through.

Ok.

Oh, now here, on this one,

you need to fill in the name of the owner of the building.

Which one of you is that?

Uh, we both own the property.

Together?

Mmmhmm.

50/50.

Right down the middle.

I'll be right back.

Why did you do that?

We agreed.

I know, 75/25, but here's the thing.

I just have the building.

You're bringing your skill, your talent,

your amazing cupcakes.

You didn't have to do that.

Yes I did.

It's only fair.

So, do we have a deal, partner?

Sign.

Alright, everything seems to be in order.

So do we get the permit?

There's just one more thing.

And so, in conclusion, our plan for the renovation

is to modernize the existing structure with updated features

and to do any repairs necessary

to make sure that the building is code compliant.

Thank you for your time.

Any questions?

Well, I think we all agree

that your plan certainly seems feasible,

but I have just one question for you both.

Delitto's has been out of business for quite a few years.

What is it about this place that makes you want to re-open it?

Uh... well...

Honestly, Mr. Wong, it's just a feeling, I guess.

The feeling that, um, we belong there.

The feeling of knowing

that we didn't just inherit a piece of property

but a part of the living history of this city

and maybe it's also the feeling

that I got when I listened to stories told by Eric's Aunt Bea,

who was a wonderful friend to me.

She would talk about the smell of fresh baked bread

and her father singing while he worked

and the smiles on the faces of her customers when they tasted

their first piece of Delitto's chocolate cake.

Which, by the way, will be on the menu.

[laughing]

This bakery has been in Eric's family for generations

and I would like to think that she gave it to us

because she trusted that we would restore it

to its rightful place in this city's history.

And now I'm asking all of you to do the same.

[applause]

Congratulations, both of you.

We'll send a recommendation on to city council

and you should receive your approval by the end of the week.

However, I will need one more thing.

A piece of that chocolate cake.

I loved it when I was a boy.

[laughs]

Deal.

Thank you.

We did it!

We did it!

No, you did it.

That was an amazing speech.

It was the truth.

So, now what do we do?

Now we get to work.

♪

♪ Find your own way, ♪

♪ That is the way, ♪

♪

♪ You gotta follow your heart ♪

♪ You gotta follow your heart ♪

♪ You gotta follow your heart ♪

♪ You gotta follow your heart ♪

♪ You gotta take a leap, ♪

♪ Don't matter where you land, ♪

♪ You're never in too deep, ♪

♪ Just jump, ♪

♪ you'll understand yeah, ♪

♪ Find your own way, ♪

♪ That is the way, ♪

♪ No more sleeping ♪

♪ Just daydreaming ♪

♪ No more sleeping. ♪

Smile.

♪ Just daydreaming ♪

♪

♪ You gotta follow your heart ♪

♪ You gotta follow your heart ♪

Oh, come on. You gotta be kidding.

Paper plates?

Come on.

It'll make clean up so much easier.

But if we want an old-fashioned bakery

shouldn't we use real plates?

Hey, come take a look at this.

What is it?

Well, it's uh, it's a bunch of recipes.

They're handwritten.

It's like a recipe scrapbook.

Wait a sec, let me see that.

Oh, wow.

You know what this is?

This is my Aunt Bea's cookbook.

Look, there it is. There's her name.

Beatrix Delitto.

Oh, wow.

I remember this book.

You know, when I was a little kid

my parents would bring me here

and I would stand right there in this very kitchen

and I would watch as my Aunt Bea brought this book down

from the shelf and she would-

she'd look at it and then she'd put some ingredients in a bowl

and she'd come back and look at it some more.

Oh, I remember all of this.

You want to hear something silly?

Always.

I used to think this book was magic.

I don't think that's silly at all.

Uh, well, anyway.

Hey, you know what would be a great idea?

What's that?

We could use that cookbook for our bakery.

You mean just follow the recipes?

Yeah.

We could advertise a history in the baking.

Oh, come on.

You gotta admit, that is good.

[laughs]

Yes, it's very good.

But for one thing they're- they're really out of date.

And a little old fashioned

for what the modern customers like to buy,

no offence to your Aunt Bea.

You think so, huh?

Yeah.

Well, I'll tell you what.

I'm getting a little hungry.

Lily is spending the night at a friend's having a sleep over

so why don't we go home,

freshen up and go for dinner and discuss this a little more?

Strictly business.

My parents used to bring me here all the time as a kid.

I practically grew up on this tomato sauce.

Thank you.

So, what do you think?

About what?

About this.

I was thinking we could do something like this

inside the bakery.

Real authentic Italian.

I mean, look at the paneling, and the lighting.

I'm looking.

You know what?

Maybe we can get a statue, or a fountain.

Yeah, thank you.

What do you think?

No.

No?

I mean, it's great for here.

But a bakery, it needs to be light and airy.

I'm thinking white tile and- and bright colours.

I mean, if this is your idea of what Delitto's should look like

then I'm gonna tell you we have a problem here.

Hmm.

Mmm.

This might be the best bread I've ever had.

Really?

Mmm.

What a coincidence.

Why?

Well, you see, that's my Aunt Bea's bread.

Mmm.

She taught their pastry chef how to make it

and they've been doing it the same way

from her original recipe for the last 33 years.

So you still think Aunt Bea's cookbook is out of date?

But at least just let us modernize things a bit, right?

Instead of vegetable oil we can use coconut oil-

Natalie.

Hey.

David. Um...

Lovely to see you.

Phoebe, this is Natalie.

And...

Eric.

Eric.

Eric, this is my... friend, Phoebe.

Hi.

Uh, this- so what're you doing in the city?

Book tour.

Yeah, the paperback comes out next week, so...

How about you?

You still doing the cookie cart thing?

Cupcake truck.

Yeah, that thing.

Excuse me, Mr. Howe, could I-

Oh, of course I will.

Yeah, come on in.

Nice to see you, Natalie.

Yep.

Thank you.

Who is that jerk?

That jerk is my ex-boyfriend.

We met in culinary school, he was top of the class.

He just knew he was gonna be a star and we dated for a while.

Yeah? And then what happened?

He dumped me.

Just like that, no explanation?

Just like that.

That's kinda horrible.

I'm a big girl.

I got over it.

Thank you so much for dinner and for tricking me

into trying that bread.

No, I- I'm the one who should be thanking you.

For what?

How about pushing me out of my comfort zone, for one.

I mean, opening up a bakery

wasn't exactly in my career plan.

But I gotta admit I'm uh, I'm actually really enjoying it.

And especially with you.

Well, I'm just glad you changed your mind.

Well, I had a little help in that direction.

Lily really likes you, so, you know.

And believe me, she does not usually like any of my girl-

I mean, uh, I mean- I mean, she doesn't uh...

I gotta stop talking.

[laughs]

You're a wonderful man.

You really are.

And I would be lying if I said I wasn't attracted to you,

but I- I just can't do this right now.

No, of course.

I mean, I didn't mean- I wasn't- I wasn't-

It's not- it's not you.

It's just-

Natalie, no explanation necessary.

I will see you tomorrow.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Alright, almost got it.

Be careful.

I still think we should call an actual electrician.

Uh-uh. No way.

Not when we can do this ourselves.

But what if something goes wrong?

Nothing is gonna go wrong.

Now go ahead, turn on the light.

Ugh.

If anything bad happens I just want you to know it's been fun.

Natalie, trust me.

[pop]

[gasps]

It looks like you've blown most of the old wiring.

You're lucky it wasn't worse.

Can you fix it?

It's not something you fix, it's something you replace.

And it's not gonna be cheap, either.

Oh, great.

When can you start?

Sign there and I'll go get my tools right now.

How long will it take?

Hard to tell until I get in there.

A couple days, maybe a week.

Hope you guys aren't in a rush.

Thank you.

That's the last thing that we needed right now.

Look, it's just a slight delay,

we'll be back on schedule in no time.

No, it's not gonna be good enough, Natalie.

Look, the thing is... we're running out of money.

I've put almost everything I've got into this place.

Unless we get up and running soon

I'm gonna be in real trouble here.

It's ok. I- I understand.

I can keep things going here if you have to go back to work.

Yeah, about that, um...

No, I can't leave you here on your own.

We're just gonna have to figure out

how to move everything along faster,

that's all there is to it.

We need some help.

Don't drop that stuff.

I got it. I got it.

Here, let me get that.

No, no, don't touch it.

Don't touch it.

No, you're upsetting my balance.

I'm balanced.

Well.

He's balanced.

Uh huh.

You two have worked really hard together.

You know, I never thought I'd see Natalie do this.

What?

Open a bakery?

No, trust a guy.

Especially after what happened with David.

Oh yeah, I met that guy.

Mmmhmm.

What a piece of work he is.

She said uh, they broke up.

It was more than that.

They were engaged.

Oh.

I didn't know that.

Yeah.

It was pretty serious.

Ever since she's focused all her energy

on her cupcake truck business.

And now this bakery...

Thanks to you.

Nick, I can't thank you enough for taking off work

to help us today.

No problem.

I haven't had anything but days off.

What do you mean?

Didn't Eric tell you?

The company we worked for did a major downsizing.

Put us both out of a job.

No, no. He didn't- he didn't tell me that.

Yeah.

He was pretty down about it, but then you came along.

Actually, I don't think I've ever seen him happier.

You know, if it wasn't for you and this bakery

I don't know what he'd be doing.

Guess what I have.

The flyers, great.

Here you are.

Thank you.

Oh.

Delitto's.

Alright.

Saturday.

You think we're gonna be ready by then?

We're almost there.

Besides, we have our best people working on it.

Yeah, and those people have been working awfully hard.

So how about we knock it off for the day

and get back to it tomorrow morning?

I vote for that. I am starving.

Oh, I know an excellent Thai place around the corner.

I love Thai.

I love Thai.

Great, let's do it.

Um, actually you guys go, we'll lock up.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Ok.

Alright.

Goodnight.

Thank you.

So, if you could have a superpower,

flying or invisibility, which would it be?

Oh, flying.

Definitely flying.

Invisible? That's just creepy.

[laughs]

Well, I guess I will see you in the-

Do you wanna come over?

To- to your place?

Yeah.

I mean, we should probably talk about, you know,

the- the opening.

Right. Strictly business.

Strictly business.

Why are you so dressed up, dad?

Huh?

No reason, just a uh, business meeting.

With Natalie?

Uh, yeah.

[doorbell rings]

Oh, why don't you let the babysitter in?

Ok.

Strictly business.

[knocking]

Hi.

Hi.

Um... uh, these are for you.

Thank you.

Come on in.

Alright. Thank you.

So I brought you a bottle of red because I didn't know

what you were planning on um...

oh no.

[laughs]

You thought I meant dinner.

I feel like such an idiot. I...

No, no, no. I am so sorry. I should have said something-

No, I misunderstood. I- I- I am so dumb.

No, please don't. I am so sorry.

Here, take one of these.

Ok.

Yes.

I am so sorry.

No, this looks amazing.

Ok.

Oh, that is so good.

Yeah?

So good.

You know what's funny, this um-

this somehow reminds me of my childhood.

Really?

Because I got it out of this.

Aunt Bea's cookbook!

Yes. I did what you suggested.

I used her recipes and added my own modern twist.

What do you think?

I think this bakery is gonna be a huge success is what I think.

And... ok.

I did a website for us.

Really?

I did.

You just click on the muffin and it tells you the daily special.

That is so cute. Good job.

That reminds me,

I'll talk to a friend of mine who works at the courier.

He's gonna do a story all about us.

Really?

Yes.

See? It's all just starting to fall into place.

There's only one problem.

What?

Well, the um, the grand opening is, what,

less than a week away?

Yeah.

I can't be the only person-

Oh no, no, no.

Doing all the baking.

You're seriously going to teach me how to bake?

Oh, yes, I am.

[laughs]

First, we're gonna start with the basics

and then the rest will just fall into place.

Woah.

I got ya.

Lesson number one: no distractions.

[laughs]

You know, I think Aunt Bea would be proud

of what we're doing here.

I hope so.

She was such a wonderful lady.

She really was.

I just wish I had gotten to know her better.

Funny, she said the same thing about you.

Really?

Yeah.

Listen, Natalie, there's something

I need to tell you about my job.

Mmm. The downsizing?

Yeah, Nick told me.

Here, let me help you.

Come on.

Ok.

There you go.

And then fold, yeah, and then again.

Ok.

I was gonna tell you, honestly.

I just... I don't know.

I didn't wanna make you worry

any more than you already had to.

I'm not worried.

No?

No.

Hey, you got a little... flour here.

[ding]

Bear claws.

What?

My bear claws are done.

I didn't mean to- I mean, I did mean to-

No.

But I...

No, I understand.

Look, I um, I should probably get going.

Eric, I'm so sorry.

No, Natalie, don't be.

It's ok.

[car beep]

[phone rings]

Hello, Courtney.

Are you ready for some great news?

More than you know.

I found a buyer for your property.

They love that it's historic.

They're ready to make an offer.

These people showed up out of nowhere!

You can finally sell that ridiculous bakery

and get on with your life.

(All): Yes!

[pop]

Woo!

[laughing]

I can't believe we did it.

But we did, and tomorrow morning Delitto's is open for business.

Come on, Nat. Let's have a toast.

Just a second.

Just a second.

Ok.

I wanted to show you these.

[laughs]

And what happened to the paper plates?

Maybe you were right.

About a few things.

Come on, Nick.

I wanna show you something in the kitchen.

I was just in the kitchen.

Come on, Nick.

Oh, excuse me.

I'm so sorry.

You don't need to apologize.

No, my behaviour the other night was-

Was completely understandable.

Listen, if somebody had done to me what that guy did to you

I would never go on another date the rest of my life.

[laughs]

Listen.

What do you say we um, we take this whole thing

one cupcake at a time, huh?

Ok?

Ok.

But first there's something I need to do.

Thanks for the memories.

You really inherited this place from a customer?

Mmmhmm.

This is gonna make a great story.

Well, we really appreciate you doing it.

Come in.

Sure.

Take a look around.

We worked very closely with the Historic Preservation Society-

Natalie.

Hello.

Hi.

Uh...

Courtney, um, what're you doing here?

Oh, didn't Eric tell you?

Uh, tell me what?

We've had an offer on the bakery.

I brought the letter of intent over for him to see.

Uh, I thought we agreed to take it off the market.

Business is business, everything is for sale

if the price is right.

Did you wanna try and reschedule this for another time?

I'm sorry.

Sorry I'm late, I...

What's uh, what's going on?

Oh.

Natalie, wait!

You know, you could have told me.

Told you what?

That you still wanted to sell the bakery.

What're you talking about?

I would have understood.

I know you needed the money.

I would never do something like that to you.

Ever.

But- but Courtney just said-

No, no, no.

I told Courtney to take the property off the market

but she put it back on without asking

'cause she wanted the commission.

What?

Why would she do that?

'Cause that's how Courtney operates.

How was I supposed to know that?

Maybe you could have trusted me.

I knew I shouldn't have gone into business with a...

a man who doesn't know how to bake!

What- you know what?

I never wanted to own a bakery in the first place, remember?

Oh, so you wanna just end the partnership?

Do you?

I mean, we've come this far.

No sense in shutting the place down again.

No, I guess not.

The best thing is for me to go and leave the rest to you.

Oh, just a little higher on that side.

Yeah.

Hi.

Hey.

I think that's everything.

Um...

thank you doesn't even seem like enough to say to you two.

I could not have done this without you.

Happy to help, Nat.

Hey, why don't you let us finish up here.

We could do the last of the cookies

and you can go home and get some sleep.

Thank you.

I think I will do that.

So you haven't heard from him?

No.

Well, you've still got me.

And you are great.

Oh, thank you.

Goodnight.

Get some rest.

Goodnight, dad.

Oh, goodnight, honey. I'll be right up.

Dad, why aren't we going to the bakery tomorrow?

It's the grand opening.

Isn't Natalie going to be expecting us?

I know, I'm sorry, honey.

But I've got some important meetings tomorrow.

Are you and Natalie mad at each other about something?

Why would you say that?

'Cause you haven't smiled all day.

How about that?

Better.

Oh, great.

[reading] "Dear Aunt Bea,

"thank you for making my birthday cake.

"It was very good.

"I hope when I grow up I will marry someone like you

"who is pretty and nice and knows how to bake.

"Here's my own recipe that I invented myself

"called Eric's Cupcake.

"I hope you make it and like it

"Love, your nephew, Eric."

[small laugh]

[phone ringing]

Hey Sam, what's going on?

What?

It's my fault.

I must have set the oven too high.

The smoke set off the sprinklers.

We didn't know how to turn it off.

We shut off the main valve but by then it was already too late.

Natalie, I- I can't even find the words.

I'm so, so sorry.

Listen, I'll pay for everything.

No, no, no.

You are not doing that.

It is not like you did this on purpose.

So what're we gonna do?

Um... we're gonna start by cleaning up.

Yeah, but what about tomorrow morning?

We've already put out all of those flyers.

And the newspaper story.

There's gonna be a crowd of people here tomorrow.

Well, we're just gonna have to explain what happened

and hope they come back another day.

[door opens, closes]

Shouldn't you talk to your partner first?

I got a call from the alarm company

when the sprinklers went off.

I thought I would come down, see what's going on.

So, what're we gonna do?

I think it's time for your next baking lesson.

[laughing]

♪

[laughter]

♪

[laughter]

♪

Okay, here we go, we got this!

Push forward and pull back.

Push forward and pull back.

Smack it.

♪

Boom!

♪

[laughs]

Thank you.

For what?

For being here.

Come on.

These cookies aren't gonna make themselves.

♪

Ok, let's go.

Yep.

I'm up.

More?

Oh...

♪

[laughs]

Come here, I got ya.

Good job.

This is much better than the park, dad.

Oh, it is, huh?

Come here.

♪

Just a little bit higher.

There you go.

What time is it?

Two minutes to 9:00.

Ok everyone, let's go!

Ok, ok.

♪

Hi, everyone!

Welcome to Delitto's.

Come on in!

Thank you.

♪

Nice turn out.

Couldn't have done it without you.

Well, I gotta protect my investment, right?

This is for you.

What's this?

An apology cupcake.

For yesterday.

I jumped to a conclusion that I shouldn't have

and I'm sorry.

Well, you're not the only one who should be apologizing.

I might have overreacted a little bit, too, myself.

I'm sorry.

But you didn't need to do this.

Yes, I did.

And there's something else.

I went home last night and you know what happened?

Uh, no, I do not.

I didn't bake.

Ok.

[laughs]

Sure.

You see, I have this thing.

I- I always bake when I'm upset or when I'm in a bad mood

or when something goes wrong or...

when I get my heart broken.

After you left yesterday

I should have baked a hundred cakes.

But I didn't.

I was standing in the kitchen

and all of a sudden everything felt different.

I trusted someone again.

Someone like me?

Someone exactly like you.

Open it.

Aww...

Natalie.

Is this my cupcake?

Go ahead.

Try it.

This is my recipe.

I found it in Bea's book.

I thought you said you didn't know how to bake.

I guess I forgot.

Until you came around.

I gotta get back inside,

we're running out of bear claws.

Oh no.

Yeah.

Well, I actually missed a job interview this morning

to be here so you wouldn't happen to know anybody

who's hiring, do you?

I might.

Yeah?

I'm just gonna have to discuss it with my partner.

Ok.

You know, this is a very good recipe for an eight year old,

I hope you'll keep this a secret.

Trust me.

[laughs]