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where is your sister I need to leave for

my shift in an hour she'll be here we

show up for family dinner every week

don't we yes but your girls might have

to finish the tree without me tonight so

that we have enough time to eat no we

finish the tree together it's tradition

we'll finish sometime you don't have

overnight you don't mind coming back

never besides the more Christmas cheer

the better after the year I've had I

mean first Jake and I break up and then

my company closes right before Christmas

it's like everything came crashing down

on me all at once what is that well the

job situation wasn't your fault and you

and Jake were not right for each other I

know but I just hate that I sent him

away brokenhearted with an engagement

ring in his pocket honey you did what

was right for both of you and he'll see

that to

someday do you think I'm complacent I

think it's an easy trap to fall into

when you don't yet know your thing well

what if some people never figure out

what they're passionate about I mean it

happens I studied art history and ended

up in Insurance well for the time being

yes are you happy

Mom I love what I do and you girls make

me so happy knowing that I have raised

two smart and sensitive young ladies

that fills me up that's just it I don't

know what fills me up I only know that

what I've been doing doesn't well then

you need to look at this time in your

life as an

opportunity it's the shakeups that show

us what we're made of right we all

learned that when dad

died we've been okay all these years

haven't we just the three of us oh baby

maybe we have done better than

okay look at this

tree I learned from the

best your father did love

Christmas and so do

I so for now I'm going to enjoy some

Christmas with my family eat more baked

goods than should be legal and figure

out what I want to when I grow up now

that sounds like a

plan

well I got

it Ashford estate I am the listing agent

this is my biggest property yet and my

third time with Marley family I never

doubted it for a second the Marley's

trust you something is very wrong with

them well you girls can help me bring in

dinner but I'm going to open a bottle of

champagne so that you can celebrate

while I'm at work

please tell me that you made a chocolate

Yu log at Street trimming night oh honey

I'm sorry I did not make a chocolate

uog I made two so that you'd each have

one to take home

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Li

he looks like we had the same idea well

it's the first time I haven't had to go

into work for a while so need to keep

myself busy I know me too but at least

the board was able to approve a little

Christmas bonus on our servant's checks

I just wish they didn't have to close

the doors this close to Christmas you

are going to land on your feet Carla we

all

are thank

you you've been a great boss you deserve

to be

happy

oh this is for you I saw it and I

thought of you I was going to drop it up

later thank

you Merry Christmas Merry Christmas you

take care

oh for over a hundred years your family

has occupied this

home we should write that in our

promotional

materials uh will the furniture be

included as well yeah everything in it

is for sale except for what my

grandmother wants to take with her but

you'll have to ask her that she's not

speaking to me right now she's 80 Robert

and she's here all alone even with this

big staff now that you and your family

are in DC

fulltime you're doing the right thing by

selling oh wow wow such history here

only these walls could talk right the

sooner we unload this place the

better

boring same old

what do you want to be Lizzy

Lizzy me do I have a proposition for you

what kind of proposition one that comes

with a

paycheck does this involve me working

for you because we tried that once and

you threw a pizza at me I was 17 and

it's time you stopped throwing that in

my face however this job does involve me

but only in a peripheral

manner it's really good what is it and

does it come with dental okay so you

know how I'm selling Ashford EST state

for Robert Marley well they need a new

house manager to oversee the property

and prep it for sale they've gone

through like three in the past month

that's they bringing

endorsement what does a house manager

even do you manage the

house oh the very wealthy have staff and

then they have staff who manage their

staff then who manages the manager of

the staff cute come on you basically did

exactly that for 7 years at your

insurance

company I don't

know I mean thank you but I was just

kind of looking for something different

you know I want to find that thing

that's meant for me like real estate is

for you yes but remember I started off

in the payroll department and then I

happened to land on a realtor's desk who

needed an assistant and then she

mentored me I mean that's how it happens

Lizzy by chance

and you think this could be my by chance

who knows but you love arts and Ashford

estate is a historical landmark worst

case scenario you're surrounded by that

all day it's really nice this place is

exceptional historic and it's only

temporary because the place is selling

soon and you might get an invitation to

the Marley family Christmas party at

Ashford it is legendary only the creme

de La Creme can get an

invitation it's a huge stepping stone

Lizzie come on give chance a

chance I mean yeah sure I'll I'll meet

him

it's just a

house they could fit four other houses

inside of

it

okay

hi hi I'm Lizzie Miss Richfield we've

been expecting you oh okay

thanks this house is huge what it must

cost a heat this place huh I mean it's

got to be 5 6,000 square ft 20,000 mon

20,000 Square

ft

sorry I'm not used to a house that comes

equipped with its own Echo

oh thank

you imagine you need a lot of Staff in a

place this size huh this way please Mr

Richfield oh oh okay my last job I

managed 22

employees let me tell you the fires I

had to put out

there I mean not actual fires I'm not

trying to imply that I'm a

hero or the bad things happen on my

watch but you know I can tell Mr Marley

all this

how long have you worked here longer

than I can count Miss Richfield or is it

Miss Elizabeth you can just call me

Lizzy yes Miss

Richfield you know I didn't get your

name I am

Gerard very nice to meet you Gerard Miss

pipper will meet you in

here it's like living in a

museum I guess if you can afford a real

van go the heating bill is the lead of

your concerns right I do not concern

myself with the

bills that would be the job of the house

manager Mrs

Marley your house is so beautiful yes it

is the art is exquisite I actually

majored in art history and you've

amassed quite a collection I'm so glad

you

approve so if there's anything you'd

like to know about me that will be all

come this way oh yes okay isn't that

what I just

said oh just do what I pay you to

do

hello hi hi I'm Lizzy

Richfield Megan's

sister yeah uh

this this is my

resume you

know you know Megan said you had one

already but I just brought one just in

case always be prepared that's my

motto I mean not really I don't have a

motto and the Boy Scouts say it and it's

uh it's good

advice huh you be living here at Ashford

full-time on call 24/7 the entire staff

will report to you you're going to be

the liaison between me and the sale here

at Ashford you'll need to pack up and

send all the Antiques to the auction

house you'll also be coordinating and

planning the annual Marley family

Christmas Eve Gala is going to be the

last one ever so it's got to be one for

the books my brother Kip will be home

for it as my sister Sloan and her family

I think so you need to plan and

coordinate their arrivals as well and

lastly you're to see that all my

grandmother's needs are met she still

lives here at Ashford though not for

much

longer is that clear what do you need me

to write that down

I'm sorry I'm I'm a little confused I

thought this was a job interview no an

endorsement from someone I trust is

worth more than gold your sister's never

steered me wrong in the

transaction so I'm a transaction no I I

didn't I mean I I I don't mean that I

don't see you as a woman I and person I

I do I obviously you're a woman and and

you're also a person you're both and I

was just kidding me yeah no no righta I

knew you were kidding okay yeah

so you start right away I'll make sure

that Gerard has your room ready okay

uh

huh so first day are you nervous

insanely

yes what else can you tell me about

Robert Marley just so little information

about him

online you're cyberstalking him it's

called new diligence Meg what I I just

want to know what I'm walking into this

morning like you don't Google your

clients when I get a listing like

Ashford I tend not to ask any

questions but what did you find

out not much he broke his merges and

Acquisitions his parents were killed in

the car accident when he was 13 so sad

his grandmother raised him and his two

younger siblings at Ashford yeah I know

about his parents and it's awful I

haven't met his siblings yet but I'm

really looking forward to especially Kip

Marley they say he's the most eligible

bachelor in DC and you're sort of going

to be living with him it's a job Megan I

know I know and like you said it's

temporary yes and it could be very

temporary I already have a potential

buyer who's interested in looking at the

house it's not a house it's a county I'm

not kidding I'm going to need a GPS to

find my way around

there the place is so incredible but

it's so cold don't you think

need to get some Christmas in there

right away well they picked the perfect

girl for the job call me later with a

full report

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yes Miss Richfield allow me Gerard if

we're going to be friends you have to

call me Lizzy yes Miss Lizzy guess

that's the start uh come I'll show you

to your room

this is Robert's room but we'll put you

here since it's close to miss pipper in

case she needs anything well it's lovely

but I don't want to put him out oh he

doesn't come home for Christmas Mom but

the

gala it's the last one ever he's going

to miss it why break his streak now I'll

meet you in the kitchen once you get

settled to go over the to-do list and if

you're hungry Anna can prepare something

for

you thank you jard the last house

manager what happened to him or

her oh miss pipper drove him

away oh miss

Lizzy welcome to

Ashford I'll meet you in the kitchen

momentarily here is the supply order

we've been without a house manager for a

while so we needed on a rush the piano

needs to be tuned it's an 1870s Steinway

Grant so find someone well versed in

that Miss pipper wasn't fond of the last

gentleman there's a crack in one of the

front hall Windows have a stained glass

company come to repair it that exists

okay stained glass company that should

be all for now ah this is Anna she'll

take care of all your dietary needs

welcome Mr Richfield I'm not used to

such formality please call me Lizzy well

a certain level of formality is

expected so can I get you anything a

sandwich omelet perhaps a waffle that's

quite a menu but I ate it home I think

I'll just get some coffee and head to

the

office oh thank

you is um Miss Pippa up yet I'm looking

forward to seeing her again

You may wish to manage your expectation

where Miss Pippa is concerned she's

somewhat old school she doesn't engage

much with the staff we tend to meet her

needs and she leaves us

alone got it thanks for the tip

certainly and if you need anything I'm

always right here thank

you Mrs Marley it's so nice to see you I

I

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hi uh I thought you weren't coming home

for Christmas I'm not home I'm working

as the executive of the state I need

access to my grandfather's files which

are here at Ashford on paper nothing

digital um I need you to scan this stack

and send it to me as soon as you can

please of

course um I hope you don't mind sharing

but huh the office I mean it only be for

a little while I'm in and out and I'll

be spending most of my time in the city

yeah whatever works for you

okay actually I'm really glad you're

here I already have some great ideas for

the Christmas Eve Gala I can't wait to

get started it's my favorite time of the

year but actually you know the lack of

Christmas in this house is frankly

unacceptable it's December already yeah

the G is ppp's domain so you'll need to

run that by her first oh

um you know speaking of that any tips on

how to approach her she's not exactly

welcoming I'm the last person you should

be asking for tips on how to manage

Pippa

why she doesn't want to sell Ashford so

I'm not exactly her favorite person in

the world right

now then why are

you I mean the house is so beautiful the

history the architecture the

Antiques could we just focus on this for

right now please scan that and email it

to me when you

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can I don't know which pieces will be up

for auction yet but I can get you a list

by the end of the

week this is a weird question I know

you're an auction house but do you

happen to know where I could find a

stained glass repair company around

here um uh you know what can I call you

right

back

Gerard what was that noise that was Mr

Kip Gerard please introduce me to this

strange and intriguing woman at our

doorway I'm Lizzy the new house manager

nice to meet you oh it's nice to meet

you too have you learned the Press

please do because I think my brother has

finally made a right decision in his

life and I can not believe it I just

mean that our last house manager was far

less interesting than you I mean he was

terrified of Pippa can you believe that

my sweet little grandmother Pippa this

house definitely requires someone who

can hold their own I will certainly try

my best I don't doubt that and I have

very good instincts about people

something we have in common ah and what

your instincts tell you about me I hope

I made a good showing jard tell me I

made a good showing EX excellent showing

sir thank you Gerard you definitely know

how to make an

entrance yeah she definitely holds her

own all right I'm going to go see my

grandmother and we can get more

acquainted

later jard great to see you pipo where

are you is that my chip so good to have

you hope for Christmas where in the

world are you returning from this side

you would not believe the sights I've

seen

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Robert hi I don't know you me in town um

are you coming to Ashford do you need

anything no I'm not actually I have a

meeting with the estate's attorney just

down the street and I have to go

straight back to

DC oh wow oh I promise everything is

getting done that stack is scanned uh

bills are paid piano's getting tuned

tomorrow these are Christmas decorations

for Ashford can't wait to get started

what's your fascination with

Christmas it was my dad's

favorite to sit by the fire with my

family with the lights flickering on the

tree I mean it's it's

magical we've never had that then you

should definitely come home it's the

last Christmas at Ashford and I promise

I'm doing everything I can to make it

Beyond special I don't think anyone

wants me there don't do anything without

running the galath themee by pppa first

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who is it uh it's it's Lizzy who's Lizzy

the new house

manager what do you

want this is for your room a little

Christmas

spirit Robert suggested that I talk to

you about my plans for the gala oh my

grandson is asking my opinion about

something how novel yes he he said that

you are in charge of the gala the only

topic on which Robert and I can

agree I was looking through some of the

old Gala pictures why aren't you married

you're in your 30s

no well I I actually almost got engaged

a few months

ago and he was a good

man but I just wasn't in love with him I

I know I couldn't take that leap knowing

that true love might be out there

somewhere but I'm probably just being a

silly hopeless romantic you know what I

mean

no may

I okay so I have a few

options Winter Wonderland

boring Martinis in mistleto

go um Polar Express Dingle mingle no a

ski

no you're right to be underwhelmed I

mean none of these really do justice to

Ashford do

they it's the last Gala so it needs to

be pure class yes it

does what

about Silver

Bells Silver

Bells yeah uh so the whole house would

be in silver and blue with bits of gold

and and and woodsy Garland elegant but

warm I think this house could use a

little more warmth do you know

very well

then Silver Bells is the

theme spend what you must I trust you

will not disappoint me I will do my very

best do better than

that

okay thank you

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I'm drawing up some plans I was up all

night oh that's so fun imagining people

people's reactions you know when they

walk into the main hall I can't wait for

it to be done and for Miss Pippa to see

it you're quite good at this Miss Lizzy

thank you maybe in another life party

planning was my path well why not this

life thank you oh there you are looking

everywhere for you on the jogging trails

actually I found this incredible new

restaurant that I think is perfect to

cater the gala oh great send me the

information and I'll look into it well I

can do you one better I secured us a

private tasting of their catering menu

tonight I had to pull a few favors but

anything to make the last gal at Ashford

the best they can

be we'll talk about Ashford the entire

time I will glore you to death and then

we'll uh expense it back to the estate

it's a business meal

okay I appreciate you doing this I knew

I get you to

Cave this is not me caving this is me

working for you actually since you're my

boss that would be Robert who's your

boss he cracks the whip SL pip and I we

just enjoy our lives it's actually the

perfect Dynamic for all of us if it's

okay to ask what's the story between

Robert and Pippa it seems tense well I

mean she's lived here all of her life

Robert's just selling the place from

under her wants to know where will she

go again you'll have to ask the boss

that question he hasn't informed the

rest of

us so tonight you and I stroy

downtown yep oh and hey by the way

Silver

Bells really great

idea thank you

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Robert I need you to pull a file for me

it should be in the second drawer of the

cabinet labeled Virginia Historical

Society I was just taking a little break

from decorating exploring the grounds

let me head up to the house and I'll

call you back but where are you

now I'm at the

pond I think it's the most beautiful

thing I've ever seen I know it's

incredible this was your playground as a

child I don't know if it's the air here

or the

view

but being at ash makes you feel like

you're on the verge of

something like anything is

possible that pond is always my favorite

part of

Ashford actually it was the only thing I

liked about it if you don't mind my

asking why don't you want to be here

Robert it's Christmas you ask a lot of

questions and uh my answer is that it's

just

complicated I know there's stuff from

the past but Christmas is the time when

we get to let everything go and just

be what you have to see here today with

all the silver accents going up yeah

that sounds great

pull that file for me when you get up to

the office call me back

it's really starting to come together

don't you

think

ready wow I I would compliment you but

words Escape me and that

never happens thank you but there's

really no need to seeing as how this is

a business meeting right of

course well after

you Robert K you decided to come home

for Christmas yeah um uh there's a lot

of work to be done here anyway so I'm

glad yeah it's it's great news all

Beyond thrill but we have uh

reservations to get to so we'll have to

catch up later okay big

brother bye

bye here I'll get the

door so what's after the

holidays

Athens they was some of the most

incredible architectural Feats in the

world and growing up at a I knew I had

to see it I had to see the museums I had

to see the ruins I had to see everything

experiencing other cultures through

their artistic Expressions that's

exactly how I feel about it that's why

I'm major in art history well you think

it's fascinating in books it doesn't

even compare to seeing it in person I

bet I'll have to take your word for it

though I haven't traveled much there is

so much to see in the world Lizzie I I

even carry my passport in my back pocket

sometimes in case you need to leave the

country at a moment's notice sure hey

you never know when you have the Bold

the middle of the

night or hey maybe get invited to Athens

or

something WR I'm so sorry no I they they

they put me in this room because it was

close to pipet and you weren't coming

home for Christmas no no no no it makes

um I should have talk to Gerard about

the room Arrangements I I'm the one who

should be sorry I will go somewhere else

no no no no no no makes sense that you'd

be in here um I'll just go to one of the

guest rooms so uh um I I'll leave you to

no no it's okay I wasn't here long

enough to unpack

um

much so

uh how was your dinner with my brother

it was a tasting for the Christmas Eve

of Gala uh it became a date no

absolutely not that would be

inappropriate no no I'm I'm here to work

we kept it all about the food trust me

to Kip it was a date that guy goes 0 to

60 faster than the Tesla which he has

one of those Corvette maate Ferrari all

paid for by the

estate must have cost him tonight though

climbing to the top spot of

stroy look the food was great but if it

was a date and I don't think it was I

would prefer something more creative

like spending $20 Max well that would

require

imagination yes it

would it's it's a challenge my mother

gave my father on their first

date and what did he do for

$20 well my mother loves grilled cheese

so he bought some ingredients and they

had a grilled cheese cook off he said if

you're going to make it a challenge I'm

going to make it a challenge she said

that that was the night she knew he was

is the one for her H so who

won they both

did

H well it's an interesting

challenge I'm going to have to think

about

it good night Lizzie good night

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um it looks festive uh the whole house

does it's

uh beautiful mhm H

comforting warm

unusual you know what your problem is

you haven't done Christmas

right Christmas wasn't a very happy time

for us after my parents

uh you know here at Ashford it's uh it's

all about

appearances throw an extravagant party

spend a few hours with guests and

colleagues get in the newspaper and then

go your separate

ways well it's never too late to start

New

Traditions yes my family takes

decorating very seriously and food as

well so this is the best of both worlds

I give you the popcorn

garland it's for the Garland oh okay

popcorn garland

yeah slowly nice you're natural you know

usually we have the staff do all the

sewing but why should they have all the

fun fun I like fun what are we doing oh

this is popcorn garlic ooh yeah join us

sure molding throughout is original the

chandelier is quite

Exquisite everything in this house is

now let's head

upstairs stop stop stop I've been

working on

this so tight well you're ruining my

popcorn garland yeah I had fun time last

night kid don't be inappropriate all

right Lizzie's trying to do her

job Robert you may be the executive of

the estate you're not the executive of

me you see Robert here he calls the

shots and we just go along for the ride

oh yeah you don't have any problem with

that when you're cashing the checks do

you Kip they told him he can come work

with me whenever he wants oh that's nice

work for you not with you till you learn

the ropes yes kit there's a learning

curve and again I'm not interested

you've done enough calling the shots all

my life and now you're selling the house

and Pippa I haven't seen Pippa like this

in I I don't Rob

hey Uncle K my ah who's hungry me all

right here there's popcorn here but look

out because there's a shark two trains

three delays and one case of motion

sickness but we are finally here

hallelujah where is the wine and who

might you be uh this is Lizzy our new

house manager and you're still here

after 3 weeks wow that's refreshing I'm

Sloan the little sister where's

grandmother hello hi she's upstairs she

hasn't really come out of her room

lately h I wonder why

mhm well do you want to go see her yes

okay uh boys you want to go see Pippa

yeah all right Pop Let's Go hey care

careful don't get that everywhere you

got home together

Christmas it's going to be a fun reunion

at Christmas my father would line a row

of poinsettias down each side of our

driveway I want to do the same thing for

the gala but with a silver bow around

each one I was thinking these would be

nice for the centerpieces you have a

gift for this you think so planning it

has been so much fun I feel

invigorated I just hope Miss Pippa

approves well let me put it this way if

she didn't you'd already be

gone that's very true true where will

she go Gerard after the house is sold do

you know I can't say I'm privy to that

information I don't understand I mean

she loves this house so much they need

the money trust me it's not about the

money Peppa will be well taken care

of I'll start lining up the point Seas

outside I don't mean to be nosy well

you're quite good at it

only because Pippa very clearly wants to

stay here you can't why not Lizzy you

don't have to get involved with this all

right it's already been decided I

know it just makes me so sad for her you

know she barely comes out of her room

I'm only saying this because I want her

to be happy and I want her to be

safe she has a hard to rhythmia the

stairs are too much of a strain I tried

every possible solution for her to stay

but it's not up to me I tried to get her

to move downstairs she refused I even

looked into installing an elevator but

she won't do it she says that it ruins

the Integrity of the

architecture you're doing this for her

yes and I promise you I will find a nice

practical home for her then why is

everyone so upset with you about this

because I have to make the tough

decisions and you always shoot the

messenger they don't understand so make

me the bad

guy it's

fine used to

it why don't you keep the

house I don't want

it it's your

sister

Megan uhhuh

an

offer okay let me call you back when I

get to the

office Lizzy the whole place looks great

well we you're just like with art it's

about placement how to Accent the beauty

of an already perfect home well you've

definitely made this place look more

beautiful than it was before thank you

but there's still something missing what

could be missing it looks good it feels

good it's like a gift to the

senses that's it smell everything is

beautiful but this house needs to smell

like cinnamon and cookies and pine thank

you Gip yeah so what do we do do we go

to a tree lot do we order one off Amazon

what we go to the woods oh well we have

Woods on the

property of course you do well I have to

go meet some old High school friends but

versing tomorrow we are chopping down a

tree the fact that I have no idea how

totally irrelevant I know how of course

you

do you never cease to amaze me Lizzy

Richfield family dinner will now be

served in the formal dining

room well since you're all home I

thought you might like to do a family

dinner to

visit

catchup it's what my extended family

does when we have haven't seen each

other in a while so I had Anna prepare

something special a holiday meal with a

u log for

dessert don't you just love a good

ulog

um okay yeah

sure why not all right please follow me

okay thank you

Anna V young gentlemen thoroughly

enjoyed their hot chocolate and they are

both sound asleep thank you

Gerard this is a u log it's my mother's

recipe Anna made it it is the

quintessential holiday dessert prepare

for your world to be rocked enjoy wait

you're not joining us oh it's a it's a

family dinner all eat with a staff oh no

no no no no we we insist Anna would you

please set a place certainly thank you

Anna we're not really your typical

family

anyway I'm sure Lizzie's already

gathered that join us

please I

suppose thank

you thanks all

right I love this my mother and sister

and I do it every week

thank you

enjoy after my father passed away my

mother worked a lot of nights but our

weekly family dinner was the one

constant it's nice to catch up and share

stories remember the good times

especially around the holidays I have a

holiday

memory do you remember when grandfather

used to dress up like Santa Claus and he

would sneak past that window right there

we knew that we were at the table Yeah

and and Kip would start crying I would

not start crying oh no Kip come on no

admit it it's all right you were afraid

of Santa Claus maybe it was one time and

I was what three years old oh you were a

lot older than that no definitely older

you were like what six seven maybe 17

not 17 I was a child emotionally you

were a child yes enough please well at

least we were all behaving when we

thought Santa was watching well that was

your father's plan why he enlisted your

grandfather to do it you know I think I

still have that that ratty old costume

somewhere unless that closet has already

been cleaned

out nothing has

yet you'd be able to keep whatever you'd

like

grandmother you know what it would be

fun if we get that old Santa suit out

Robert could put it on for the boys I

don't want to scare kid you drop it

already please oh you must for your

nephews it'll soften the blow of their

father not being here why isn't Jackson

here

he's been unemployed for so long that I

had to dip into my trust fund well

that's what it's there for the rough

patress but he wants to provide for his

family I told him my money is his money

but he hates to spend it that's why he's

not here because this house it reminds

him of everything that he can't give

us what what can we

do I wish I

knew that's what we were all here here

for we'll figure this

out don't look now but you're kind of

acting like the typical

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family did you find him Mr K is still in

bed he said he was out late and he quote

needs more sleep a lot more sleep come

back later

unquote it's okay but I should probably

get going we've got deliveries coming

this afternoon you can't chop down a

tree by yourself Lizzy I will assist no

Gerard I'll

go if you're sure sir thank you but you

might want to change

first why what's what's wrong with this

you really are a bunch of indoor people

aren't

you you know there are services that cut

down trees for you we've used them many

times I know but this is the fun part of

Christmas and you could use a little

more fun Mr Marley oh is that

so might I suggest clothes where mud is

welcome

sir

right I'll be back in 5

okay Gerard do you know what you just

did you called me Lizzy no Miss no no

Richfield not even the full formal

Elizabeth did I we're making great

progress I'll go SE it Mr

Robert what do you say we stop right

here we can grab this tree and call it a

day

huh not big enough we're trying to make

a statement with

it what are we trying to say

welcome is the tree Dracula yeah I don't

know what that accent was all about but

the thing is it is the first thing

people see when they walk in the door so

we you know let's let's greet them

properly but let's also sit and see what

Anna has packed for a lunch okay you eat

I'm going to look for a

tree you have a vision

huh

yeah I do you know the last year has

been pretty rough for me I kept my head

down and I got through it and then I

came to

Ashford and I looked up that is a very

different effect than Ashford has on

most

people most people or

you before my parents thought it was a

happy

place afterwards not so much now home is

all about who fills

it I must have felt so empty without

them is that why there so much friction

between you and Pippa I was 13 when my

parents passed away Kip and Sloan were

eight and six

and pppa was overwhelmed she had our

hands full because that I probably

wasn't the easiest kid to deal with they

got very close and I became comfortable

being a stranger in my own home perhaps

because of that I

uh became a bit rough on the

edges oh I find that hard to believe I

mean you know they all call you Mr warm

and fuzzy behind your

back no they don't no they

don't so wait I had a thought about that

$20

date on you said it's a challenge and I

never back down from a

challenge okay let's hear it

okay so um start off with we my date and

I we would go to the pond behind Ashford

at dusk and from there we'd watch sun

disappear behind the

mountains that would cost

nothing then we'd listen to my mom's

favorite song on the record player in

the library a record yeah you know an LP

no I know what it is I just got to keep

going

okay then I plug the Christmas lights in

so that would be the only light

Illuminating us i' twirl her around a

little bit so we're talking five senses

that covers Sight and Sound for Taste

and make her dinner using only $20 worth

of ingredients given that it's a

holidays perhaps a uog that's my

favorite entree

oh then

we walked to the salarium and I'd pick

her a white

rose

smell then we'd walk back and I'd take

her

hand

tou what was your mother's favorite

song Silver

Bells it always signified that Christmas

had arrive I had no idea when I chose

that theme I know but it's okay

it's a good

thing well you you certainly know how to

rise to a challenge it's a good

challenge but I I couldn't help but

notice that it all takes place at

Ashford which you seem so eager to

escape I know it was a sad place for a

long time but it's okay to like it

again you

can look up

too ah there you are should have known

you took it to the bench I had a rough

night but I rallied I hope I didn't lay

down no no no no we actually have not

found the tree yet what do you mean you

walk right past it look at this thing

it's it's perfect I mean we wanted to

make a statement

right yeah you're

right that's the one that's gorgeous

yeah it's good thing you came along when

you did yeah it was a good thing H here

big bro I will uh oh yeah show you how

it's

done can't

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wait sorry I I didn't know anyone was in

here oh no I'm just wrapping some gifts

for the staff do you want some help

i' love

some slan are you okay

yeah Jackson didn't get this job that

looked promising and he really doesn't

want to come here for Christmas and he's

stressing about presents for the boys

and what is it that you want I don't

even care about presents I just want my

family together in a place where we used

to celebrate Christmas with my

parents this is going to be our last one

ever at Ashford

the Christmas spirit costs

nothing and you know what homemade gifts

are even more special what matters is

being

together hey how about we put a

moratorium on store bought gifts this

year everything must be homemade that

could work fight for your husband Sloan

I know you can come up with the

compromise you know and I can watch the

boys until you get back I worked my way

through college as a nanny and all

helped too you will yes why are you guys

so shocked I can take care of

kids go back to DC and bring your

husband home for Christmas okay I'm

going to go look at train

schedules you know don't worry I I you

know I know a little bit more about kids

than I do about chopping down trees oh

yeah yeah just a little bit more just a

little bit more little yeah we're in big

trouble

you guys have been so good since your

mom left I emailed Santa and guess what

he's watching you think so I know

so you guys ready yes ready for what I

don't know um ready for

this oh no I can email back you know and

tell me the change do a bunch of mean

mean she wouldn't dare she's

get hey hey what's going on here oh my

god look you creat my monsters turn

against

me you're not supposed to hit me Oh

no I got him yes oh no he's a sharp

shooter don't gang up on me

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I'm going to write Daddy on the roof and

Candy I think this is going to be the

best present he's ever gotten and mine

will be the best

too well you can never have too many

gingerbread houses trust me I think I'm

going to go two

stories oh yeah is that a

challenge s go condo multi-unit

gingerbread house with a low HOA so guys

when Lizzy gets back we're going to make

some necklaces for your mom using some

beads we found your great grandma sewing

kit

cool well AR you and Lizzy just the

Cleavers snowmen and craft kits and no

necklaces I'm helping out our sister Kip

that's all oh that's good then you won't

mind if I ask Lizzy to go to Athens with

me after to holid

this does she want to go to Athens bro

who does do my go to happens look you

and Lizzy

aren't

what things you're looking up for after

a very tough time she needs to be

surrounded by people by

who by you by people who care about her

people who understand her well I think

Lizzie needs to be

inspired and I'm willing to give her

that inspiration you just want to win

Kip that's all you've ever wanted as the

win would you just give me a little bit

of credit here okay maybe at one point

that was true but I'm not a monster I

actually I actually think this might be

real I just don't see it two of you

together well that's a good thing that

you don't have to

yes um I'm sorry if this is a bad time I

can come

in I uh I came to find that Santa suit

to surprise the

boys Christmas is very important to

you it was my father's favorite and now

during the holidays I I can feel him him

more than at other times of the year

it's probably why I go so

overboard loving it as much as he did is

how I keep him with

me my late husband

Bernard the Gaya was his favorite night

that's why it is so important to me that

this last one is

perfect I will do everything I can to

make sure that it is

what will you be wearing oh I brought a

nice dress unacceptable you need a gown

the local Boutique is sending me some

options this afternoon I'll have them

pull dresses for you as

well we'll find you an appropriate

one I appreciate

that Gerard

that one would

do it's beautiful but I like the first

one better and I will lend you a diamond

necklace thank

you what do you think of my

grandson which one you have two aware of

that I'm speaking of the one who has

piqu your

interest oh that was not a date it was a

a dinner for the gala it was actually a

tasting that Kip had like oh so it is

Kip who has piqued your interest yes I

no I mean no and I I mean I mean they

both have you know they' everyone has I

have grown very fond of your whole

family and they have

you let me tell you something about my

grandsons I I love them both dearly but

the differences are quite

Monumental that's evident one is driven

by conquest and satisfaction while the

other is driven by Duty and

responsibility and they are both wrong

and

right but I think that's why they're

always at Arts they would each do well

to be more like the other Kip to stay in

one place and Robert to let go but I do

think you've had quite an effect on both

of them well I did get them to cut down

a tree in the woods a shock to us

all but seeing what being around you has

done to Robert is quite substantial what

does it do to him he's awake there comes

a time when our foundation is shaken in

transformative

ways for me it's leaving Ashford for him

I believe it's finding it again

you know Robert told me it was your

doctor's decision why you have to move

well that's quite

true you know something I learned when

my Foundation was

shaken it's not always a bad

thing yes I do believe your presence has

had an impact on us

all definitely the first

coconut coconut coconut crack put crack

all of you cuz it's dinner time all

right you sit down let's fly you into

here oh there we go oh look who it

is hey guys we made you a gift I heard

and I made you some

too good to see

Jackson Jackson

so wonderful that you could make

it this is good it feels great yeah well

it's been too

long what was that do you hear

that look wa what is that it's Sona

CLA he's watching you said he was

watching I guess he is

pretty cool guys huh yes pretty cool

indeed you're not joining us oh with

Jackson here it feels like it should be

just family nonsense you are family

sit thanks of

course you

are there he is hey sorry that was a

long call did I miss anything s was here

what where

there I missed him okay can we eat cuz

I'm

[Laughter]

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starving good morning good morning happy

Christmas Eve happy Christmas Christmas

Eve big day today I just wanted to

Center myself for a few

minutes calm before the storm part's

going to be great oh please oh thank you

of

course it's been so long since I've been

out here I've forgotten how much I love

it

the

mountains

Pond

everything in fact it's been years since

I've been to Ashford at all

um but lately I've been seeing it

through fresh eyes I've been looking

up well that's because you came home for

Christmas you know the holidays have

that effect on people no Lizzy it's not

Christmas it's

you look I I know the tech technically

you work for us but there's something I

want to

say since you arrived here I've there

you

are they told me you'd be out here

you're not answering your phone I tried

calling 10 times oh yeah left her up at

the

house counter accepted Ashford estate is

officially an escrow

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Hanah are the appetizers in process yet

yes absolutely great oh look at you you

don't even need a ladder nope thank you

all of you for helping so much note to

self 10% more staffers next time next

time if I choose to throw another party

anywhere I'm glad you decided to come

home

me too

grandmother my wonderful great

grandchildren yeah nice B guys really

good work don't worry I'll fix it thank

you I'll

help did you see the listing I sent you

for that lovely house uh gerod will be

taking me by next week oh good it's

rather small it's almost 4,000 square

feet that's true it would be an

adjustment

but at least there's room for my art

well some of it well that's the idea so

you can bring Ashford with you we should

all be surrounded by the beauty that

inspires us the hair and makeup people

are upstairs mom perhaps it's time to go

get ready both of you go we can finish

up from here really yeah hey yeah no we

can uh definitely get it done I get be

ready for the Oscars in 15 minutes and

actually uh kind of did that

once oh and hey will you C for me

sure thank you for all you do

Gerard my

pleasure good evening evening hi Kip

Marley enjoy

yourself thank you for coming enjoy

yourself uh wow um

lizy you look

Exquisite shall we have that dance

now Kip someone you need to meet right

now I just got 1 minute

yeah Mom make hi Merry Christmas oh

Merry Christmas honey Merry Christmas

Christmas nice party and everyone is

saying it's the best Gala they've ever

been to I'm just happy that we can all

be together tonight and in the most

incredible house I've ever seen yeah you

just had to make us work on Christmas

Eve um you begged to come to work with

me on Christmas Eve I know and I'm not

complaining it's a really wonderful

party Lizzie oh Mom this is kit Marley

and you know my sister Megan it's a

pleasure to meet you this is Richfield

and you as well your daughter is she's

something else uh they both are yes they

are they certainly are I can see why

planning this has been such a joy for

you welome enjoy yourself enjoy your

party we promise to as well

okay you look incredible oh thank you

courtesy of your grandmother oh no no no

it's you Lizzy it's always you could you

help your old grandmother I have to

greet the kin and would like to do that

with my handsome grandson on my arm I

can't see no Peppa I don't go anywhere I

can't anyway I'm on the

clock I thought he'd never

leave oh

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this whole house feels alive again maybe

it's not the

house maybe it's

you I was thinking excuse me sorry to

interrupt but uh there's an emergency

pipp needs you outside there's something

going on with the desserts

okay R check on that dance

definitely have you

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P shouldn't be out here it's too cold oh

here oh thank you

problem actually uh pip is inside I'm

the one who wanted to talk to

you I've been doing a lot of thinking

these days and I know that some people

in side might think that's a dangerous

idea

Lizzie you deserve a life that inspires

you to see the world through the

artistic expression of ancient

civilizations

so

here thank

you m what are you waiting for go ahead

open it

come to Athens with

me it won't cost you a

dime now I know that I'm a bit of a

nomad I tend to live life in a little

bit of a faster Lane than

most but something's changed in me since

you got here there's a light inside you

Lizzy and I don't even know if if you

realize it when you're around anyone you

you make them better just by being

around them I mean look at me I mean

suddenly settling down doesn't make me

want to run and

hide come to Athens with

me and then let's

just see where it

goes K this is the kindest thing anyone

has ever said or done for me and I would

love nothing

more than to go to Athens with

you but I

can't you're a good man

kip but my heart belongs to someone

else I think I just realized that

tonight I'm

sorry um

well my brother is a good man and really

I just want you and him to be

happy I think I'm going to go upstairs

I'm I'm done celebrating for the night

thank you

Merry Christmas lizy Richfield Merry

Christmas have a good

night thank you very much for coming

yeah hey SL any sign of Robert

no it look absolutely beautiful I'm sry

hey have you guys seen Robert no not in

a while Lizzy I am glavis vanderton yes

of the Virginia vanderton and you have

done the most exceptional job here thank

you that really means a lot to me anyway

I'm having a little Suare on Valentine's

Day small intimate only 200 people and I

would love to retain your

services to plan it you do plan part

parties don't you uh uh she does she

plans the most magnificent ones

around I believe that here's my

card call me thank

you what did I tell you sometimes your

thing finds

you Robert where are you going

I'm going back to the city why because

there's nothing left for me here Sloan

don't go it's Christmas Eve this has

been the best Christmas we've had in

years we're all just starting to find

each other I can finish the sale from

DC heavy nether have you seen

Robert all we know is that he left and

Kip is Hol Up in his room and doesn't

want to talk to anyone well that's

probably my

fault everything was going so well we

were together why would Robert leave

without saying

anything evidently his work here was

done that's what he told

slow go home

Lizzy spend and the rest of your

Christmas with your mother and your

sister I'm sure they'd rather be home

tonight anyway no I don't want to leave

you alone Sloan and Jackson and the two

boys are here we'll have Christmas

together but there's so much to be done

cleaning up after the party and Gerard

and I will take care of

it everyone should be with their family

on Christmas

I left him two messages saying I need to

talk to him no

response last night everything seemed so

clear the job and

Robert it felt like something was

happening you know he was different the

past few weeks

in a good way I mean no I I let myself

get too close I got caught up in their

world but this is

me here is where I belong and who knows

what the future holds and now you've

seen what happens when you're open to

all the possibilities yes you found

yourself there Lizzy you found your

thing events by Lizzy

doesn't have a terrible ring to it it's

all

happening

so maybe try calling him again

grandmother what are you doing here it's

Christmas don't families see each other

on Christmas you're a hard one to find

my first mistake was not checking your

office no rest for the

weary I'll go take a walk ma'am call

when she's ready for me to come get her

when you get to be my age Robert you

start to consider what will my legacy

be we never want to be defined by our

mistakes after the accident I went from

weekend grandmother to single guardian

of three in the blink of an eye

you did the best you could I could have

done better by

you but these past few weeks seeing how

you've changed I wish I hadn't let you

shut down it should have been my job to

open you

up but I didn't do it Lizzie

did it doesn't matter grandmother she

chose

Kip Dear Boy

I love your brother with all my

heart but Lizzy would have never chosen

Kip what are you talking about your

brother got on a plane to Greece this

morning

alone she didn't go with

him this was under the tree this morning

with your name on it

open

it it's from

Lizzy tell Gerard that I'm ready to go

since you have places to be

who Could That Be oh well maybe it's

Santa Claus because he forgot to bring

me something like the love of my

life hi hi can I talk to

you alone

yeah why did you leave last night

without saying

goodbye I saw you with

Kip and I made an

assumption it was more than that

I being at Ashford suddenly felt right

and that is a very foreign feeling to me

a home isn't just a house right it's

about the people who fill

it and it only felt right again when you

were

there I've decided not to sell Ashford

what I'm sorry Megan I really am there

will be penalties Robert I understand

and I will have other work for you I

promise sorry she's kind of emotional

about work I could see

that the house needs to stay in the

Marley family it's just a matter of

filling it with the right people

whenever that might

happen maybe we just need more

Christmases like this

one

oh what do you think of all

this I found myself at

Ashford not because of the Grandeur or

finding my

passion but because of

you I looked

up and saw you I was hoping we'd say

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that thank you for my present you got it

was perfect can I ni something for you

too can I steal you away for a little

bit as long as I can be back in time for

Christmas dinner with my family we don't

skip

Traditions I have a thought to run by

you about that tradition

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[Applause]

thank you so

much I still have to give you your

present homemade for $20

[Music]

Sil it's

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Christmas in

City Merry Christmas

Lizzie Merry Christmas

Robert soon it will be Christmas

Day city sidewalks busy

sidewalks in