(uplifting music)
- [Narrator] Previouslyon Chesapeake Shores.
- (laughing)
- [Trace] Abbey O'Brien,back in Chesapeake Shores.
- [Abby] Dad, surprisedus with a family reunion.
- To the O'Briens
- I have news.
- You decided to move home.
- [Abby] I don't need a mother.
You've lost your chance when you
walked out of my life I'm sorry.
- I was 14 when she left.
- Why am I always consideredthe parent who left?
- Uh. Because you did.
- I thought I'dsurprise you, surprise.
- [Megan] What you looking at.
- My ex-husband is talkingto my ex-boyfriend,
and his ex-girlfriendis talking to Jess who's
ex-boyfriend wants tobe Brie's new boyfriend.
- You're both askingfor full custody.
The children willspend their summers in
Chesapeake Shores, Maryland.
- Hello.
- Uh, shh shh shh.
- Somethings happened to Kevin.
(engine roaring)
(tires squealing)
- I saw you went out earlier,
and now I can'tseem to find you.
Umm, call me.
and now I can'tWhat happened?ind you.
Look, I just wantto get out of here.
I gotta getto the hospital.
Trace...
I got a call from my mom.
That's why I leftthe way I did.
Something happenedto my dad.
Is he okay?
I don't know.
All I know is thatmy mother called me
from the backof the ambulance
and I just spent eighthours in a jail cell.
Well, why wereyou arrested?
I got pulled overfor speeding.
There was a warrant out formy arrest from Nashville.
What? Why?Are you serious?
I just bailed warrant out foryou out of jail.m Nashville.
The charges werefiled after the accident.
Look, I don't have timeto get into this right now.
Really?
Okay, and then Igot an attorney.
I was hoping he couldmake it go away,
but I guess he couldn't.
You told me it wasjust an accident.
I wasn't sleeping enough,and I got behind the wheel...
that's when John got hurt.
You know, forweeks I sat outside
his hospital roomthrough two surgeries.
You know, I wantedto be there for him,
I wanted to tellhim how sorry I am.
I never should'vedriven that night.
I should've stayedin Nashville,
II should've beendthere for John.t.
Look, can you just dropme at the hospital please?
I can find my waydback from there..
Of course, of course.
Mom.
You okay?
What happened?
It's his heart.
I'm so glad you're here.
♪ The miles aregetting longer, it seems ♪
♪ The closer I get to you ♪
♪ So I'm going home, tothe place where I belong ♪
♪ Where your love hasalways been enough for me ♪
♪ I'm not running from ♪the place where I belong ♪
♪ No, I think yougot me all wrong ♪
♪ I don't regret this lifeyou chose for me ♪
♪ I said these places andthese faces are getting old ♪
♪ So I'm going home ♪
♪ I'm going home ♪
So this is theexciting part, okay?
The reason why we lightthe lanterns is because
during the War of 1812,when the British
sent three ships upthe Chesapeake...
Dad, the lanterns areabout the end of summer.
A celebration.Fun, y'know?
For your information,Connor,
I am the very definitionof fun, okay?
So that night, therewas a terrible storm,
it was too dark to see,the ships were sinking...
Oh no.
it was too dI have to gothe ships werinto work early.
Girls, I am sosorry, but...
I'm not going tobe able to take you
back to schoolshopping today.
I hate work.I'm not going tobe able to take you
Me, too.
I know.Sometimes, I do too.
You promisedit'd be today.
I knI know, sweetie.Sometimes, I do too.
YoI was really lookingit'forward to it.
This is why youmoved home.
You are literallysurrounded by a back-up plan.
I will take two of my favoritegranddaughters shopping.
We're your onlygranddaughters.
You are?
We'That's funny, I thought Igransaw a couple more here.
Wait a minute,let me see.
I thought I saw onebehind you, right here.
Right there!
I thougDo you even knowbehind yowhat size they are?
Of course I knowwhat size they are.
Well, how about this?
How about grandpagets you started today
and then I will takeyou on the weekend?
Okay, that'd be fun.
I love youguys so much.
Okay...
Jess is texting me again forthe fourth time this morning.
Aww, the B&B is full..for the first time.
Jess She's probably aain fortteensy bit overwhelmed.ning.
ADon't coddle her.ll..for the first time.
She's perfectly capable ofrunning her own business.
Yeah, I know...
I let all of you falldown and scrape your knees.
You can't fixthings for her,
otherwise she's nevergonna figure it out.
Okay, here isthe shopping list.
There's not much...
Two dresses, a pairof-- you know what?
I don't need ashopping list.
I raised five kids, I knowhow to back-to-school shop.
In fact, there's nothing moreimportant in this life than--
[Cell phone ringing]
In fact, Oh hey Sam,hing moreimportanthow are ya?fe than--
I'm glad you called back.
Listen, I wanted to talkto you about that deal.
Yeah, it's aboutthe Simpson deal.
ListeNo no no, it's talkto ystill viable...eal.
Well I guess summer's over.the Simpson deal.
Back to being Dad.
So, you're definitelymoving back to Chicago?
Writer in residence?
I mean, that's anamazing opportunity.
Guys, I get tomount my own play.
IAnd I get to benamapaid to do it!ty.
What?
What-- no no no.
This has nothing todo with Martin, okay?
We are over.
It's so done.
Mostly, I think.
It's so done.(Whispering)Not really.
Well, that's cleared up.
Whoa, here's one:two bedroom, two bath,
hardwood floors,utilities included
and a balconyby the pool.
hardwoYou guys are reallyutilitgonna live together?
Of course we are.
We aren't.
Come on, it'sa no-brainer.
Oh really?
I'll be working inBaltimore for the DA,
and Kev is going back tomed school at Johns Hopkins.
Don't you think youshould see
if you get the job first?
I will get the job,okay?
All that's leftif yis the interview.rst?
I'm great in a room,I'm a closer.
You went outpretty late last night.
Were you with Trace?
You went outprettyWho's Trace?ight.
He's just a friendWereof Mommy's.race?
Uh girls, actually couldyou please run upstairs
and brush your teeth andget changed for shopping?
Okay.
Thank you!
Hey hey hey,plates plates plates!
You can do it.
You haven'tintroduced them yet?
They have a newcity, a new house,
You haven'tinta new school.yet?
I think they'regood for right now.
Okay, fair enough.
About time!
I said it was a matterof life or death!
But you always say it's amatter of life and death.
I said it was a matterWhat's wrong?life or death!
It's a disaster.
I'm overbooked and,I-- I have a full house.
Well call the last peoplewho made a reservation
and just tell them...
I can't!
I don't have phonenumbers for them.
And there's a couple whobrought their German Shepherd
and another couple whoonly speaks French...
And the wi-fi is out.
And I put a red sock inwith the sheets and towels.
That explains the pink.
Apprécierez les scones.Il n'y a pas de levure.
Everyone loves him,he speaks French.
He's not who Ithought he was.
Who is he?
I have no idea.
He's helpful, but confusingin multiple languages.
Well, confusing or not,you have bilingual help.
Which means I'mgoing to go to work,
because I'msing or not,already late.ngual help.
Abby, I can't do this.
I don't know why Ithought I could.
Jess, you can do this,you're already doing it.is.
You just needto make a list
and figure out whatyou need to do next.
Okay.
andYou're right,hatyouI can do this.xt.
I just need to makea list, a long list.
What comes first?
First, you breathe.
W[Alarm beeping]?
My sheets are dry.
Please let thembe white again!
I never should'vegotten behind the wheel...
I should'vestopped for the night,
but it was three o'clockin the morning, I just...
You know, I just lostfocus for just a second.
Well they're chargingyou with Gross Negligence
because you werebehind the wheel,
and you were responsibleyou wfor all of them.ence
But it was an accident!
We were all tired.
We all decidedto get in that car.
But John's the onewho didn't walk away.
So what do we do now?
BWell because youemissed your arraignment,
they're extraditing you backto Nashville without bail.
Is that really necessary?
they'Or you can go back backto on your own accord,ail.
plead to the judgeIwho issued the warrant,?
and if you're lucky,she will grant you bail,
and you fight the case.
Now the good news is youweren't doing anything illegal.
Kyle Hadden.
I went to lawschool with him.
I already let himknow you'd be calling.
IYou found mysfavorite spot..
Yeah, it's likefinding a phone booth.
These placesdon't exist anymore.
I know, isn'tit wonderful?
Well, if you'relooking for something
completely obsolete,then yeah.
I mean, who buysbooks at a bookstore?
Well, I do.
I guess that mean, who buyssounds silly to you.a bookstore?
Eh, it's a bit silly,but you are a romantic.
Uh Martin, I'm really lookingforward to going back bookstore?
to Chicago and doingthe play, but umm...
It's just gonnabe work, okay?
I'm not going back thereto be with you, okay?
Yeah look, I getit, I hurt you.
I don't blame youfor being mad at me,
but I promise, I'm goingto make it up to you.
Yeah, sure.
Oh, I made a fewnotes on your play.
It's not reallya big deal.
I'll see you in Chicago.
Bree, you're avery talented writer.
But I just-- I wantyou to be a success.
Okay? Okay.
BuSo constructionntyis back on track?s.
Yeah, we're back on scheduleand onto the next project.
I believe that's the seniorcommunity north of Orlando.
I can bring up--
No, that one's next.
The O'Brien Family Trust?
100 acres across the bay.
I just found out my brotheris looking for a loophole
to turn it into anature preserve.
Can he do that?
He can, but my fatherwould've hated it.
That land is O'Brienland, now and forever.
Developing ity fatherwill keep Thomast.
from being able to doanything with it.
Since you own the propertytogether, can't he stop you?
from being able to doNo, he can't. it.
My dad made meown the propertythe trustee., can't he stop you?
Which brings meto a thought.
Why don't you get Wylieropertyup there with his team stop you?
to get the surveystarted right away.
If he didn't want todevelop in the first place,
why would he do this?
Because he's my brother.
And because he didn'tthink I'd find a partnerdo this?
with enough cashto get this going.
And now, I amgoing shopping.
Shopping?
Yes...with my granddaughters.
With your finance background,
you're the only one here whocan handle Fox Builders.
I worked withWithMatt Fox years ago.round,
Yeah, I was told Foxappreciated your honesty.
I told him he was wrong andWwhen he didn't believe me,d,
I proved it.
I tYou might be the onlyandperson alive who actually did.
Well I almost lostmy job because of it.
Fox has his ownteam of analysts,
but they just wantan outside consultant
to go through all his newreal estate proposals.
Lucky me.
Abby, he's aNew York client.
This is a hugedeal for our office.
Yes but Del, going throughall of these projects
This is a hugeis going to take days...
Or even weeks...
Hey.
Trace?
How you feeling?
I'm fine.
Where's your mother?
I sent her hometo get some sleep.
She's been here round theclock since they brought you in.
Axel's with her.
She's been here round theclock sincOh... good.ght you in.
They said it wasa heart attack.
I heard.
You know, my fatherhad one too.
I guess it runsin the family.
Looks like you're gonna have totake better care of yourself.
Looks like we both do.
Looks Dad, I gotta make aave totakquick trip to Nashvillelf.
to take care of a few things,but I'll be back.
Okay, good...
and try not to missthe lantern festival.
OkThe what?..
The lantern festival?
I've never missed one...
until this year.
You kept going?
Every year.
And I kept them all.
It helped me remember...
the nice times.
Get some rest, Dad.
I'm sorry, we'recompletely booked up.
I'm not lookingfor a room.
I'm just... wait.
You're the cook, right?
Yes, the cook andthe gardener, and...ust... wait.
just about anything else.
David Peck.
I've heard a lot aboutyou from Bree and Jess.
Jess was verylucky to find you.
I'm her mom, Megan.
Remember, we met?
Right, yeah!Nice to see you.
She's great, by the way.
And inside, if that'sthe way you're heading.
Yup, that'swhere I'm headed.
And inside, if that'sthe way you'reHi.ading.
What are you doing here?
I thought you wentback to New York.
What are I did.ing here?
I was hoping that wecan have lunch tomorrow.
I'm busy...What aI'm booked.g here?
In fact by tomorrow,I'm going to be overbooked.
Running a B&B is not easy.
In fact by tomorrow,I'Let me give you a hand.d.
Can we not dothis right now?
I've got six loads ofpink sheets and towels
in the washer and dryer andI'm trying to bleach them back.
I've got six loads ofI just want to talk, Jess.
in the waWe don't--ryer andI'm tryinwe don't talk.em back.
Well, maybe now we can.
in the waWe don't--ryer andI'm trWhat does that mean?back.
I'm moving backto Chesapeake.
Why now?
I guess now seemslike the right time.
With all you kids home.
So you needed allof us to be here
for you to decide it's timeWitto be our mother?me.
It just feels likethe right time
for all of us to reconnect.
Well, I neverleft so I guess
reconnecting with mefor wouldn't be enough?ect.
Jess!
I never stopped beingyour mother, honey.
I love you.
I need a little help here,I want to make us right.
Okay, it's just...
I'm sorry, but I'm all grown upnow and you're a little late.
[Alarm ringing]
My towels are dry.
You know, shelooks a lot like you.
Thanks.
Answer, answer, answer.
Hi, it's Abby,leave me a message.
Please, please, please.
Hi, it's Abby,leave me a message.
Abby, call me.
I need to talk to you.
I really, really,really need to talk to you.
So, what are welooking for?
I'm not sure exactly.
My dad said something aboutmemories back at the hospital.
And then my mom saidevery year
before the lantern festival,he'd come in here...
It's like steppingback in time.
Yeah.
Y'know, when Ileft for Nashville,
all I wanted to dowas forget the past,
get as far away fromChesapeake as I could.
Then you realize you leftbehind what you needed the most.
Trace, your dad'sgonna be okay.
What was that for?
I've made a lot ofstupid mistakes in my life,
but being with you is thebest decision I ever made.
And that's whyI made it twice.
Abby!
Jess, what're you doing?
You hate running...
Looking for you!What is wrong with you?
I called youYou hate ru87 times and...
why're you insuch good shape?
I called youYouWhat's wrong?mes and...
whI said itinsuwas important.
Well you alwayssay it's important.
Yeah but this time,it actually was
and I really needed you,and you didn't answer.
Okay okay,I'm sorry, Jess.
Are you okay?
Mom is moving home.
She bought a house andshe's going to live here.
MOh.is moving home.
You knew?
You knew about thisand you didn't stop her?
I didn't know for sure.
She said that shehiswas thinking about it...her?
Why would she do this?
Maybe because everyonewas else moved homeit...her?
and she wanted to, too?
Well it's a little late!
Jess, it's notand just about you.too?
Her other kids live here, hergrandchildren live here now.
I can't believeyou're taking her side.
This is notabout sides, okay?
I can't believeyou'rI...king her side.
This is notI have to get to work.
I can't believeYou have to get to work?
My work is drowning inpink sheets and bad wi-fi.
I'm overbookedwhich means tomorrow,
people aregoing to show up
and I'm going to have tothrow them out on the street.
My first year in businessand I'm failing fast.
Okay well maybe Momcould actually help you?
No, I don'tneed a mother.
I just need someonewho answers my calls.
Jess!
I juMr. Riley, have you beenwho briefed that the meeting
here today is whether ornot I'll grant you bail?
I have.
You're also aware that movingback to your home town
doesn't explain why youmissed your arraignment?
Your honor, if you givemy client some latitude,
I believe hecan explain--
YoYour client has hadvemymonths of latitude.de,
Moving out of state is no excusefor ignoring a court date.
Issuing a bench warrant isnot something I take lightly.
Yes your honor,which is why Mr. Riley
returned to Nashvilleimmediately on his own volition.
Noted.
rDo you have anythingimmediato add, Mr. Riley?lition.
Yes, I do.
Look, I want youto know that I take
full responsibilityfor what happened.
I never should'vegotten behind the wheel.
I was no condition--
I think all my clientmeans to say
is that he is nota flight risk.
Arraignment is in two days.
We'll set up a time.
Mr. Hadden, please makeAsure your client shows up.
So the Bay wascompletely dark,
and the three Britishships were sinking.
Every single Britishsailor would've died
if not for the peopleof Chesapeake Shores,
who all lit lanterns.
Oh, can we makelanterns, too?
I think that isa fine idea.
So, the people ofChesapeake took their lanterns
to the shore, the Britishsailors saw the lanterns,
and they all swam to safety.
So, the greatest battleof Chesapeake Shores
never happened.
SoIt was won by love,leof Cnot by guns.ores
That's a nice story.
SoIt was won by love,leof COh, thanks..ores
So that's why, every summer,we celebrate
the end of summerby making lanterns
and put aside our differencesto just be at peace,
if only for one day.
I'm sorry, I don'tthink we've met.
if oNorm Fisher.day.
I work for yourbrother, Thomas.
Oh...
I thought you werefor Illuminate the Bay.
No, mostly just toask you why there are stakes
in the ground insidethe O'Brien Family Trust.
Stakes in the groundask mean fire hydrants,takes
fire hydrantsmean development.
Or they just could bewooden stakes in the ground.
So that's what youwant me to tell Thomas?
Well, I'm kind of aface-to-face kind of guy.
Thomas is litigating habitatdestruction in the Everglades.
Oh, that's very impressive.
I'll have to talk to himabout that when he gets back.
But right now we'remaking lanterns
and celebrating a battlethat never happened.
Except some battlesare unavoidable.
That's true.
But today they are, andI'm with my granddaughters.
Say hello toThomas for me.
I will.
SaThat mantodoesn't seem happy.
No!
That's because hedidn't get any ice cream
before dinner like youguys are gonna get.
Yay!
So the positives aboutmoving to Chicago
are that I getto mount a play.
A play withmy name on it.
I get to worktwith actors and.
I get to be paidto do what I love.
Which is like amillion dollars a week,
so that's good.
Good!Good is good.
Okay, you'renot listening.
I am listening, I'm justalso trying to get work done.
But you're themulti-tasking queen.
This shouldn'tbe a problem.
I have a lot onmy plate right now!
Well, don't worry.
It's not like I'masking for help, okay?
It's not like I don'tknow what I have to do.
I know what I have to do,I just hate the answer.
It's not like I don'tknow Which is what? do.
He completelychanged my play.
None of the wordsare mine anymore
and he's goingto be staging it,
so I don't even know ifit's worth it to go anymore.
Ugh, Jess!
Oh I'm so glad she'stexting you for a change.
I tried the toughlove approach.
It didn't work.
I tried the toughloTold you.ch.
Okay, we're all here.
Sit down, let'sget this over with.
Why are we here?
I'd like to whoopKev one-on-one.
Like last time?
Hey, whoa whoa, Iwas coming back.
I needed to talk to allof you and I didn't want
to do it in front ofthe girls or Dad.
I neeOkay, just...o allof you it's okay.'t want
Mom is moving home, shebought a house over on Elm St,
and Jess is freaking out.
Why is Mommoving home now?
Isn't it a littlelate for that?
Exactly!Thank you, Connor.
Can't we justgive her a break?
We're all grown ups.
Mom's not going togchange anything.
Yes, she is.
She'll be around all the time.
Jess, I love you but,don't you think
maybe it's time for youto grow up a little?
I'm sorry, but it's true.
You cannot blameMom for everything
that goeswrong in your life.
That's unfair.
Jess, not everythingin life is fair, okay?
I mean, just...
Sooner or later you're gonnahave to figure out a way
to make your life workwith or without Mom.
And it doesn't helpthat everything
is going wrongat the B&B.
Everything?
Well yeah, mostlyeverything.
I mean, I tried to dothe reservations right,
the laundry right,everything right,
and everything's a mess.
So... do it wrong.
Okay no offense, but that'slike really bad Connor advice.
Offense taken.
It's true.
Jess, I've spent my entire lifedoing things the right way,
and you haven't.
You do things well,because you do it your way.
Really?
Worse comes to worse,you fail just as badly.
Okay.
You're right...
The wrong way...
Yit'll be fine.
So, our Hemingway suite,
with our specialpink sheets and towels,
is our mostexclusive room,
and a free upgrade becauseof the lantern festival.
In fact, our last guest was afamous Chicago playwright
who enjoyed its spectacularviews and creative energies...
Umm Jess? Hi!
Can I have a moment?
Absolutely, okay.
What are you doing?
I'm renting out your room.
I'm sorry, I am overbookedand I need the space.
I don't thinkyou can do that.
Like, legally?
No, like youshould've asked me.
Well... you didn'tanswer your phone.
And you're movingshouto Chicago! me.
I haven't movedyet, have I?
I'm right here, right now.
If it makes you feel better,I had to give up my room, too.
It's now officially knownas the Founder's Suite.
Wrong is totallyworking out right.
Where is my stuff?
It's at Gran's!One second.
Where iHey. stuff?
I thought youleft for Chicago.
WUh, no, not yet.?
But I might have to leavesooner now that I'm homeless.
She's doing a great job.
Great job stealing homes...
She almost crackedfor a second there,
especially whenyour mom showed up,
but she managed to glueherself back together.
Will you show themhow to work the shower?
Yeah.
So David's been amazing.
Oh that's interesting,he was just saying
the samething about you.
That's good, now youcan finally find out
if he's somebodyyou really like.
What, becauseyou're out of the way?
I was neverreally in the way.
But okay, if you want to makeit official you can have him.
You can't re-giftra man, can you?y.
I don't know, Ithink I just did.
YoWell anyway, Itdon't even want him.
Well, me neither.
Good, so neitherof us want him.
Nope, not even a little.
Not even a little.
Well...
[Phone ringing]
Hi, I was hopingyou'd call.
How're you holding up?
I'm doing okay, but mylawyer's not too happy.
Why?
He wants me to keep my mouthshut and do the talking for me.
Well that'sprobably good advice.
I can't do it anymore.
You know, I gottastop running from this,
take full responsibility,and accept whatever comes.
Well, I'm proud of you.
take full responsibility,and accepThanks.ver comes.
All right, well uh,I'll talk to you later?
Okay, I miss you.
Miss you too.
Well, this is perfect.
Even with Gran gone,we can gather together
as a family and eatthis wonderful...
What?
It's my famous mac andcheese with meatballs.
Where is this famous?
Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
Well, it looks wonderful.
So how was everyone's day?
Mine was perfect, spendingit with my granddaughters.
Best day ever.
Ever!
Well, I had a great day.
I went to work and founda missing piece of a puzzle.
Oh, good for you.
My day was gloriousuntil I rudely
got kickedout of my house.
Hey, I solved about100 problems today
doing exactly whatKevin told me to do.
You gave awaymy room, Jess.
doing exactly whatI gave away my room, too.
Yeah, but I'm the one whogets to be angry about it.
I am choosingnot to be angry.
Even though Mom moving homeshould make everyone angry.
Oh, I'm guessing shenever told you either?
I'm honestly a bitstunned, Mr. Riley.
After all this timeavoiding the charges,
I thought you'd mounta better defense.
I don't have adefense, your honor.
I'm completely at faultfor what happened to John.
But it was a mistake.
A mistake I have to livewith for the rest of my life.
I only ask that the judgeuses her discretion in the case,
A misconsidering my livewith fclient's history. life.
Mr. Riley has never beenin trouble with the law.
Duly noted.
Frankly I'm inclined to imposea fine and some jail time.
But yesterday, Ireached out to John Rawl,
the injured party,and he sent me a note.
A man of few words.
Mr. Riley?
Dear Judge Patrick.
What happened that night mayhave been Trace Riley's fault,
but it could've beenany one of us.
We were all pushing toohard, we all knew better,
and it was histurn to drive.
If you blame him, youmight as well blame all of us.
and it was histurnJohn.rive.
Charges reducedto negligence.
$500 fine, time served.
Does that work foryou, Mr. Hadden?
Mr. Riley?
Absolutely, your honor.
Yes, ma'am.
Gentlemen.
Mr. Riley?
You should thankyour friend.
MrYeah.ey?
Well, you could'vewarned me.
I was afraid you'd tryand talk me out of it.
Why would I do that?
This isn't going to be apiece of cake, you know.
Do you want to come in?
This isn't going to be apieceNo, it's late.know.
I just wanted tocome by and say hello.
I'm sorry I didn'ttell you first.
You don't have totell me anything.
But you might want to thinkabout why you came back.
Are you doing itfor the kids, or...
are you doingit for yourself?
I thought you guys went toBaltimore to look at apartments.
- We were. - We weren't.
But we decided thatit would never work.
I realized that Icouldn't live with Kevin.
Oh really?
IYeah, he's justIcouldtoo neat for me.vin.
We decided toplay ball instead.
IYeah, he's justIcouWhat're you reading?n.
We decided toBree's new script...
The Last Dress.
Catchy title.
Yeah, apparently that'sall that Martin liked.
Hey!
You want to takeon the winner?
Or are you gonna duck outagain like you did last time?
No, I realized I haven'tfinished shopping yet.
Watch this.
Caitlyn, Carrie!
Shopping!
Yay!
Oh!
Del.
I made it through allthe domestic contracts.
There are some concerns withlong term developments
with adjustments that needto be made for inflation...
Well that's great, Abby.
So all of the projectslooked okay going forward?
Everything except for one.
It's a solid deal, with Matt Foxtaking on a business partner
to develop ahuge area of land.
100 acres on Chesapeake Bay...
With my dad.
Hey John.
Trace... what'reyou doing here?
I...
just wanted to thankyou for that letter
that you wroteto the judge.
just wanted to thankyIt was the truth.r
I heard your lastsurgery went well.
Yeah, I'mrecovering nicely.
That's what my physicaltherapists say to me
when I go therethree times a week.
Look John, I really cameby to tell you that...
I'm not acceptingyour apology.
I just thought after you wrotethat letter to the judge...
I didn't writethat letter for you,
I wrote it for me.
Linda says that living inthe past isn't healthy,
it's time to move on.
LindWell, whether youg inwant to hear it or not,
I am sorry, John.
Doesn't matter to me.
You showed me who you are whenyou walked away from the band.
From your best friend...
You showed me who you are whenyou left me with nothing.band.
And that's whatyou are to me now.
You showed me who you are whenyou left meNothing.thing.band.
ADoes Gran knowyou're in her bed?
She's in Ireland.
Homogenized milk,pure cane sugar,
17% butterfat, icecrystals and air.
Jess, what part ofgiving my room away
do you think can behealed with ice cream?
You know what?This is not gonna fix anything.
Right?
Are you stillgoing back to Chicago?
I don't know.
I wanted to go to see myplay produced, but look at it!
None of the words aremine anymore and I hate it.
Well at least if you go,
you don't have to dealminewith Mom being home.it.
You know, your life doesn't haveto change unless you want it to.
I know.
Oh, we should wake Abby.
We can't, it's late.
And she told meI need to grow up
and take care ofmy own problems.
Well, thisisn't a problem.
This is ice cream.
She needs her sleep and Ineed to leave her alone.
She's got kids andboyfriend and work and...
Are you eating icecream without me?
We thought youwere asleep,
but we were justabout to go wake you.
Well, I broughtmy own spoon.
but we were justCome on, get in here!
Did you bringyour own pint?
No, I'm gonnahave some of yours.
Okay, I have orange.
No, I'm gonnahave Oh, okay!ours.
OkaA little mint?ge.
Oh, it's so good!
Here they are.
Hi!
Hi guys.
We had coffee.
Wow, aren't you lucky?
You have stuffall over your face.
Can you guys run upstairs andget ready for the festival?
- Okay.- Okay, sure.
Wash your faces.
Dad?
It wasn't real coffee,it was just hot chocolate.
No, dad.
The O'Brien Family Trust?
How'd you find out?
Because my firm hasbeen hired to analyze it.
Well, that's goodthinking on their part.
You'll have informationasthat no one else can get.it.
You orchestrated it.
You made surethey came to us.
Oh, I can't tellpeople to what to do.d it.
I just...
make suggestionshere and there.
You said that you'dnever develop that land.
I know...
things change.
Mommy! Come lookat the backpacks.
Wow! Okay, I'llbe right there.
I want to talk toyou about this more.
Wow! Okay, I'llYes, ma'am.right there.
Dad? Coffee?
Thank you, honey.
You're welcome.
So I hear you're thinkingabout not going back to Chicago.
Yeah, I'm not going.
I think that wouldbe a big mistake.
Why?
Because yourvoice is unique.
You tell the truth aboutpeople in your writing.
So...
I hope thatthis is helpful.
Dad!
Whoa!
I know that you lovewriting on that old typewriter,
so this is justfor traveling.
Why?
Honey, it doesn't matter whetheryou write on a typewriter,
or a computer, or apencil, or a crayon.
They're your words andonly you can write them.
You should neverforget that.
They're your words andonlyWell, thank you.hem.
You're welcome, Bree O'Brien.
ThDo you know why Iandocall you Bree O'Brien?.
Um, because youlike me as a friend?
When you were a little girl,ocayou used to leaveen?.
these notes around the housefor me and your mom.
Sometime it was "I love you."
Sometimes, "Don't yellat each other so much."
And sometimes it was, "Pleasedon't go to work today."
Sometimes, "Don't yellYeah, I was six.r so much."
I didn't knowwhat I was doing.
SoWell, you did knowllYeah, what you were doing."
You had something to say,and you always signed your name
Bree O'Brien because you wantedYeame to take you seriously.
Your words mattered then,and they matter now.
BreeI can't do what you do,ntedYeame to but I do knowously.
that life is more aboutrewriting than writing.
And if you don't likewhat's on the page,
change it.
AYou'll always have ahome to come back to,
if you need a blankpage to start again.
Jeez.
Oh, unless of course your sisterrents out your room and then...
it's off.
[Laughter]
All right family,running late!
Abby! Bree! Jess!
Kevin, Connor, let's go!
Come on guys,we're gonna be late.
Good good, the O'Brien's arecomplete if you guys hurry.
Come on, we gotta go.
Hi!
Oh my gosh,look who it is!
There's my family!
Oh my babies!
Oh golly,oh sweet child.
You had to go back to yourroots to find your roots?
Oh don't be asmart aleck, you!
I'm gonna walk with you,because I always have.
All righty.
I'm gonna walk with you,becauLet's do it!have.
So did you find whatyou were looking for
in Ireland, Mom?
I found in life there aremany mixed blessings, son.
And that it's better to have50 enemies outside your home,
than to have onewithin your home.
Thomas called you,didn't he?
And I'm not letting eitherone of you destroy our family.
Children! Come!
Come be with your nana.
Jess andBree O'Brien!
Aunt Mary?
Hi, how are you?
How's little Nell?
Oh, not so little.
She's getting marriednext week at the courthouse.
Oh, wow.
She and her fiance areonly home for the weekendse.
before they bothhave to leave.
Oh, is he in thePeace Corps, too?
Yeah! So, why don't youset next Saturday aside--
Okay, wait.
Yeah! So, Courthouse?ouset neShe needs a wedding.
Why don't wedo it at my B&B?
Sweetheart, there's notime to plan a wedding.
Oh, no no!
SweetJust leave everythingtimeto me, it'll be perfect.
Oh my! I can'twait to call her.
She's going to faint.
Thanks Jess.
Of course!
So, you're going to givethem the most special,
most magicalnight of their lives?
Wait, what did I just do?
♪ Oh beautifulfor spacious skies ♪
♪ For amberwaves of grain ♪
♪ For purplelmountain majesties ♪
♪ For amberwaveAbby!grain ♪
♪ For purplelmountaiHey.jesties ♪
Hi!
Trace, what's up?
How you doing?
Good to see you.
Carrie, Caitlyn, I wantyou to meet my friend Trace.
Nice to meet you.
- Hi.- Nice to meet you.
Is this your firstlantern walk?
No.
My father used totake me all the time
when I was a little boy.
Is he here?
Not this year.ittle boy.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, me too..ittle boy.
Would you like a lantern?
I'd love one,thank you.
Wo♪ America! America! ♪?
♪ God shed hisgrace on thee ♪
♪ And crown thy goodWo♪with brotherhood ♪?
♪ from sea toshining sea! ♪