Christmas Inheritance Page #4

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but I'm just gonna be stuck

here a little bit longer.

It's fine. Karen will be there,

I'll have someone to talk to.

Karen?

You remember Karen

from accounting.

Karen from accounting.

How could I forget?

What was that?

I... nothing.

What did you say?

I can't hear you.

Hello? Gray? Gray!

(dial tone)

(beeping)

Can you do... it's not...

Hello?

Yeah, I guess the lines

are down.

Happens a lot

when it gets this cold.

So, Gray is your fianc?

The charitable one?

Yes, and he would like me home

before the Fourth of July.

Did you get a hold of Zeke?

Sorry.

Sorry?!

Sorry you didn't get

a hold of him

or sorry

that you didn't even try?

Look, I told you, he doesn't

have a phone up there.

Now the lines are down.

He will be here when he's here.

- I can't stay another night.

- Is it something I said?

Look, I spent most of my cash

at dinner last night and...

I can't afford it.

We take credit cards.

I don't have one.

Who travels

without a credit card?

Great. I'm gonna have

to call my father!

What?

Nothing. You know what?

I'm gonna figure this out

by myself. Thank you anyway.

Miss London.

Ellie!

Look, we've all been there.

Where?

Money's a little tight,

you didn't expect all this.

Now... I know you're not the

biggest fan of charity, but...

- No. I-I...

- Just let me finish.

Mrs. Dawson, our housekeeper,

is on vacation.

Kelly called in sick

this morning, so...

What are you asking me to do?

Do you know

how to make a bed?

Yes...

Oh, mama!

So... we've got no vacancies,

and eight rooms to clean

by 2:
00.

I figure if we split the job,

we'll just make it.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, yeah.

That's good math.

Good luck.

(inhaling deeply):

You can do this.

(cheerful music)

(shouting)

(vacuum rattling)

(grunting)

(rattling)

(explosion)

(coughing)

This might take a little longer

than I thought.

I'm really sorry.

I'm just... I'm not used

to this kind of thing.

Yeah. Apparently.

So...

what do you do for a living?

- Me?

- Yeah.

Uh... uh... I... I'm...

I'm a baker!

Oh! A baker.

Ellie the baker,

it's what they call me.

I just bake bake bake.

It's too bad

you don't have a kitchen

because that is where

I really shine.

But you don't,

you don't have a kitchen.

No kitchen, so, oh well.

Actually...

Okay, we have to deliver the

tea service to the inn by 4:00.

So why don't you do

the divinity,

- while I whip up the shortbread?

- Okay!

But first do me a favour

and separate the eggs.

Separate the eggs.

Got it!

(door opening and closing)

Ah!

Is everything all right, Ellie?

Yes. Yes.

I was just wondering...

you said that you wanted me

to separate the eggs,

but you didn't tell me whether

or not you wanted them

separated by size or by weight.

You're not a baker, are you?

No.

Have you ever done

any cooking?

I watch the Cooking Channel...

sometimes. At the gym.

(chuckling)

I should've realized

yesterday.

You look just like her.

- Excuse me?

- Your mom!

You are the spitting

image of Nora Langford.

I didn't think of that.

So why are you lying

about who you are?

I'm not lying. Really.

I'm doing this for my dad.

See, he wanted me to come here

without telling anyone who I am.

So that people wouldn't treat me

differently.

See, he wanted me

to learn something

- from the people of Snow Falls.

- Learn something?

Yeah.

Please don't tell anyone.

(sighing)

Well, if Jim Langford

thinks it's a good idea,

I'm willing to help out.

Thank you.

Did you know that Jake

was married once?

No.

To a Wall Street broker,

believe it or not.

They met when he was in college

in New York.

Got married a year later

and a year after that,

she left him for one of her

clients. Some millionaire.

That's terrible.

It is. Broke my heart.

You see I...

I love my nephew

like he were my own son.

And... I don't want to see him

get hurt.

No. No, no, no.

I'm... I'm not here

to hurt anybody.

Really, I'm just here to learn.

Well...

there's only one thing

we can do then.

What?

We have to teach you

how to bake.

(radio announcer): The weather

forecast is calling

for a major snowstorm tonight.

The mayor's office is warning everyone

to take cover as soon as possible.

High winds are forecast that will

send the windchill plummeting.

So everyone is advised

to stay inside, stay warm

and sit out what will be

a very cold night.

Looks like your Christmas

cookies are a big hit.

Thanks to you.

Oh, I just held your hand

a bit. You did the rest.

I'll have you making

Baked Alaska in no time.

(chuckling)

Where's the manager?

I'm not sure, Captain Williams.

Can I help you with anything?

We're out of honey.

This morning, no clotted cream.

What is this place coming to?

Well, I...

- (door creaking)

- Come on inside, folks!

Everybody come on over

to the fire and warm up.

Aunt Debbie,

can you give me a hand?

Yes, please, come on in!

Come on in!

Let's just get you folks

nice and warm. Come on!

(baby crying)

(woman):
Close the door!

Hey. What's going on?

The storm's knocked out the

power on the east side of town.

The temperature's

getting dangerous,

so we moved most everybody

to the shelters for the night.

But... we still needed a place for these

folks till the power comes back on.

(dispatcher):

Hey, sheriff, we've got

a 10-66 down

by Old Lakeshore Road.

- Copy that. I've got to go.

- Sure.

Are you going back out there?

Yeah. I need to get

more firewood.

But there's no vacancies. How are you

gonna fit all these people in here?

Well, we'll figure it out.

We have to.

Can't leave anyone out

in the cold.

(baby crying)

Out in the cold.

Ellie! Where are you going?

I'll be back soon.

- Oh, honey, it's freezing out there.

- I'll be fine.

(soft music)

(wind howling)

- Ellie's not with you?

- No, what do you mean?

I thought she went outside

to help you.

- She's outside?

- Yeah, she was in a real rush.

Come on.

It's much warmer in here.

We have a fire going.

It'll be great.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Of course, yeah!

Come on in.

You're more than welcome here.

Come on.

- Hi, Jake.

- Hey, Baxter. Come on. Come on in.

I... I don't want to make

no trouble.

Come on in!

Come sit by the fire.

Yeah! Come on.

It's so cold out there.

- I'll get you some hot chocolate.

- Thank you.

Why did you go out there

by yourself?

You should've come

to get me or told the sheriff.

- Everyone was busy.

- That weather out there is no joke.

You are way underdressed.

You were worried about me.

No. No, I wasn't.

I was worried about your

clothes or lack thereof.

You were worried

about my lack of clothes?

Yes.

Well, my clothes thank you.

That makes no sense

whatsoever.

That was some fast thinking.

Thank you.

Well, you set a good example,

so, thank you.

Okay. Uh, I am going to...

...head over to the fire...

to go make the fire.

- Okay.

- Bigger. Make the fire bigger.

Okay.

(wind howling)

(soft music)

So, you folks are gonna stay

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