- Elizabeth, are you ready?
- Yes, Caroline.
- Green binder, we have all the logistics
for Senator Green's Christmas party.
Red binder is the museum's
annual "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" Gala.
- Okay. And the white binder?
- Oh, this is for Lambton's annual
Christmas Festival next week.
It's snowy and white for Christmas.
- Hmm, you are something else, Elizabeth.
Christmas is not here yet, ladies.
Holiday cheer on your own time.
Lambton, now, your friend is the mayor?
- Yes, George. We met in college.
- You pushed hard to get me to agree to let you do this
under Elite Events' banner.
Is there something I should know about this George?
- Oh, no, he is just a friend.
- And do we want something more?
- With George? No.
Although I did just write a letter to Santa
asking to meet my true love.
- You what?
- My five-year-old niece didn't want to write a letter
this year, so I said I would do it if she did.
- You're good about getting people to do things
they don't want to do, aren't you?
- I've been known to get my way on occasion.
- Well, this is the first time you'll be taking the lead
on an event like this.
I know you're tenacious when you sink your teeth
into something, but you're really more
of a behind-the-scenes binder type.
Are you sure you're up for this?
- Yes, I am.
I have learned so much from you over the last few years,
and I'm ready to take the next step.
- Okay, just know I will be busy with my own events.
I don't have time to worry about some
small-town holiday party.
- I've got everything under control.
- Good, but if anything goes wrong in Lambton,
it will reflect badly on me.
- I understand.
- I hope so. Your job depends on it.
- Merry Christmas to you too.
- And we have to set up a call with the department heads
about the Christmas bonuses. - Yes, Mr. Darcy.
- I told you, you can call me William.
- Okay, sorry, Mr. Darcy. I'll write that down.
- Travis, stop. Relax. Take a breath.
It's your first week as my assistant.
No one expects you to know everything.
You're doing fine. - Thank you.
It's an honor to be working for you, sir.
- You say that now.
Wait until I have you working through Christmas.
- Oh, it's not a problem.
I can video conference with my family to open presents.
It's just like being there. - Timing's not ideal, I know,
but I have to complete the sale of my late uncle's estate
before the first of the year, otherwise--
eh, I might get it done before Christmas.
- It's Pemberley Manor, right?
- Yes, Lambton, Connecticut.
- I saw pictures of Pemberley.
It looks like a nice place to celebrate Christmas.
- It is.
I spent several there as a boy with my aunt and uncle.
It's always very-- it's always very nice.
- A big Darcy family holiday?
- No, my father was usually traveling on business.
- Well, what about this Christmas?
- I always work on Christmas, Travis.
Morning, Matt.
What's wrong, Travis?
- I've never been in a helicopter before.
- Relax. It's only scary when they fly upside down.
That's a joke.
- Oh, it was very funny, sir.
- Yeah, that's usually the reaction I get
when I try to make a joke.
That's why it doesn't happen very often.
Come on, Travis. Pemberley awaits.
- George, you're the mayor of Lambton now.
Can't you talk him out of selling Pemberley Manor?
- I've known William Darcy since law school.
Once he makes up his mind about something,
it is virtually impossible to talk him out of it.
- Tearing down a place like that
to build condos isn't right.
I remember when they used to decorate it for Christmas,
and we'd all go caroling up there.
Pemberley Manor is a huge part of Lambton's history.
- Jane, it's been empty for years.
I mean, there's really nothing we can do about it, okay?
Anyway, we've got to focus on this year's Christmas Festival.
It's my first one as mayor, and I want this thing to be
the biggest and best yet.
That's why I hired Elizabeth to do it.
- Yes, her plans are ambitious.
A tree lighting on the night of the 21st,
Santa's Village on the 22nd--
- That's Elizabeth's best idea.
It's a great addition to the festival.
- A concert on the 23rd followed by a traditional
reading of "The Night Before Christmas" on the 24th
and ending with a toy giveaway.
- Did you hear, Elizabeth got Stan Findlay,
the anchorman from the news?
I love the way he says, "Action News."
- Hopefully he'll leave that part
out of the Christmas reading.
George, we usually just do one night,
a tree lighting and the story.
- I know, but I campaigned on making big changes in Lambton,
and this is a way to show
that I'm actually serious about that.
- Are you sure your friend can handle all of these events?
- Yeah, I'm sure. She's great.
She's, uh, she's pretty amazing,
an amazing friend who's gonna be here soon,
so make sure she has whatever she needs
and you can be her right-hand, so to speak.
- I will be happy to help.
- It's gonna be a great Christmas.
- Thank you.
- So far, I have about 15 volunteers.
I think if we get just a couple more we'll be all set
to get going on the-- - George.
- Elizabeth.
Oh, my God, it's good to see you.
- It's so good to see you too. - You look fantastic.
- Thank you. - This is Jane Lucas.
She pretty much keeps the town running.
- He's just saying that because he doesn't know
where we keep the takeout lunch menus.
- Hi, it's so great to meet you.
- Hi. - George, this is so perfect.
I'm already seeing it.
I can see the Christmas tree over there,
Santa's village over there.
- Elizabeth, take a breath. You just got here.
- Well, you know me, once I get my mind set on something,
it's impossible for me to stop.
- You have not changed a bit.
- You two met in college?
- Yeah, in the classic literature section
of the campus bookstore.
We bonded over our love of British authors.
He actually asked me out. - No, no, no, no.
- He asked me out by writing a dinner invitation
inside the front cover of a copy of "Jane Eyre."
- You two dated.
- Just once, and then we decided
we were better off friends, right George?
- That's right.
Well, why don't we go get some coffee
and then we can take you on a tour of the town.
- Sounds great.
- Ah, I should know this already,
but how do you take your coffee?
- Black. - Okay, I won't let you down.
- Good, because your job depends on this.
Travis, that was a joke.
Oh, Darcy, just accept the fact that you're lousy at jokes.
- Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me.
I'm sorry, I'm in a huge hurry.
Can I just get one cup of black coffee?
- Um, excuse me, sir. There's a line.
- I know, I'm so sorry.
It's for my boss, and it's my first week, and--
- Hey, it's okay.
I know what it's like to have a demanding boss,
but you really shouldn't let him get to you like this.
- If I don't get this right, I'm gonna lose my job.
- He threatened to fire you over a cup of coffee?
- Yeah.
- Wait, is that him in the Town car?
- Yes. - Elizabeth?
- I'll be right back. - No, no, no--
I'm so fired.
- Hi, excuse me. - Hello, can I help you?
- Did you really tell your assistant
that his job depended on a coffee order?
- Yes, but I wasn't serious.
It's his first week, and he's still adjusting.
- Well, do you know how you can help him adjust?
- Hmm?
- Don't threaten to fire him over a cup of coffee.
- Right, but you see, it was a joke.
- Well, clearly, he didn't get it.
- No, he didn't, because he is young and new,
and perhaps I have a reputation that precedes me.
- As being a demanding boss?
- Of caring about my business.
- Well, I know what it's like to work for a boss
who says things like, "Your job depends on it."
- Wow, if your boss said that to you, shouldn't you be
talking to them through a car window instead of me?
- Okay, I'm-- I'm merely suggesting that
with holiday spirit upon us, perhaps we could all
be a little kinder to our fellow man.
- I'm sorry, is this just at Christmas
or is this all the time?
I'm just wondering if I can ask for a cup of coffee
in January or if I'm out of luck all year round.
- You know what, I think I've proven my point.
- To recap, I should be nicer. - Precisely.
- Duly noted. - Good.
Merry Christmas.
- And to you.
- I am in so much trouble.
- I can't see who she's talking to.
- William Darcy.
- Don't worry, Travis. I'm not going to fire you.
- Okay.
I didn't tell her to do that. I don't even know who she is.
- That's too bad.
- Do you know who that was?
- No, but I'm really glad I don't ever have
to deal with him ever again.
- Yeah, but, Elizabeth, that was--
- George, I feel really good about what I just did.
Is what you want to tell me gonna ruin that?
- Probably.
- Keep it to yourself.
- Now, I know why you want her to plan the Christmas Festival.
She gets things done.
- Hello. Welcome.
- Hi, there. I'm William Darcy. - Yes, yes, you are.
It's so nice to meet you, young man.
And who's this?
- Travis Payne, Mr. Darcy's assistant.
- It's nice to meet you as well.
- Tell them no.
- Welcome to the Pemberley Manor.
- I'm sorry, and you are?
- I'm the caretaker.
You can call me Kristopher.
- I thought the caretaker was a Mr. Willoughby?
- He was for many years, but when he retired
I was more than happy to take over for him.
- And why are you putting up Christmas decorations?
- Because it's Christmas.
- We're only going to be here
for a few days until the sale is final,
and after that the new owners are going to tear it down.
- I know, but that doesn't mean it can't be cheerful
while it's still here, does it?
She's a grand old lady, she is.
- I'll take a look at it and call you back in 40.
- How long has it been since you had a visit, Mr. Darcy?
- Not since I was a kid. I spent a few holidays here.
- That must have been very special.
- It was a long time ago.
- Why did you decide to sell it now?
- My uncle left it to the Darcy Corporation,
so it wasn't my decision.
It was the Board of Directors'.
It didn't make sense to hold on to a house
that's been empty for so many years.
- Why don't we go inside and let you have a look around?
Oh, we could use some light.
- Yeah, that's better.
- It's quite a staircase, isn't it?
Well, I guess this brings back fond memories.
- Well, many more fond memories will be made by the people
living in the condos they're gonna build here.
- I'm sure that's true.
Let me show you to your rooms.
- I'm so proud of you, George.
Mayor?
You always wanted to get into politics.
- I mean, I would have done it earlier,
but my law practice kept me too busy.
Then the previous mayor announced she was retiring,
and here I am.
- Today Lambton, tomorrow the world?
- I think mayor is enough for me right now.
What about you?
What's it like working those fancy, New York parties?
- It's not as glamorous as it sounds.
I do logistics, so I'm usually in the back
making sure everything runs smoothly.
- You were always the most organized person in college.
The color-coded binders.
- Oh, I still use them.
I've always believed that life would be so much easier
if you could color code everything, family, work, love,
although that one would be pretty thin right now.
- So no one serious?
- There was, but we broke up, so no, not right now,
but you never know what might happen.
- But you like your job.
- I love my job, actually.
My boss can be a little-- - Demanding.
I mean, at least that's what you told
the terrified guy at the cart today.
- Right, but I'm learning a lot from her and, hopefully,
one day, I'll be able to have a company of my own.
- I wish I would have just hired you directly
instead of going through Elite Events.
- Well, having Caroline on board,
even if it's just for her name, is a good thing.
Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.
It's going to be great.
- With the two of us together, nothing can go wrong.
- What happened?
- Water main break last night
right underneath the town square.
- What town square? All I see is a big hole.
- Where's the gazebo? - In the big hole.
- This is a disaster.
There is no way they're gonna get this fixed
in time enough for the Christmas Festival.
- Well, is there somewhere else we can do it?
- Yes, I have spent the last few hours compiling a list
of places that have the adequate space
and requisite infrastructure to accommodate the festival.
- Bowling alley parking lot.
- Mr. Dudley's cow pasture?
- We would have to move some calves to use that one.
- There's no way that anything on here comes close
to the magic that the town square creates at Christmas.
- We could put some lights on the big hole.
- Come on, in a town as charming as Lambton,
there's got to be a better place than the field behind
Chester's Bait and Tackle Shop.
What about the beautiful estate I saw when I drove into town
with the white fence and the huge lawn?
- That's Pemberley Manor.
We used to have events there all the time,
but it's being torn down.
- When? - After the first of the year.
They're putting condos in its place.
- Well, if it's not happening until after Christmas,
maybe we convince them to let us use it for the festival.
- It's worth a shot.
Come on, it's this way.
- It's perfect.
It's so beautiful and there's plenty of room out here.
George, imagine it all done up for the Christmas Festival.
- Sure, we can string Christmas lights
on the big wrecking ball that's gonna be here any day.
- I thought you said it wasn't being torn down
until the first of the year. Who owns it?
- It was Fred and Edith Darcy's house,
but they passed away a few years ago,
and now their nephew William Darcy is selling it.
- Wait, Darcy, as in Darcy Worldwide, that Darcy?
- As in the hotels, the airline,
and a bunch of other things. - Yeah.
- That's the guy I saw earlier.
I'm gonna go talk to him.
- Aren't you gonna tell her that William Darcy
is the same guy she was yelling at in the limo earlier?
- What's the fun in that?
- George. - Okay.
- Elizabeth, there's probably something you should know
about William Darcy.
- Don't worry, I'll turn on the charm.
It won't be a problem.
Okay we have a little problem.
- Yeah.
- So sorry to keep you waiting.
- Oh, it's all right.
Hi, Mr. Darcy, I'm Elizabeth Bennett.
- Yes, we've met.
And, of course, you know my assistant Travis.
- Can I get anyone anything? Coffee?
Or, no, maybe not coffee.
- We're fine, thank you.
- So what can I do for you, Ms. Bennett?
- I'm planning this year's Christmas Festival.
Are you familiar with it? - Yes, of course.
I remember it from when I was a kid.
It was very festive. - Yes.
Well, usually, it's held in the Town Square,
but there's been a water main break,
and now we're desperate to find a new location.
- Okay, how can I help you?
- We were hoping that you would let us use
the front lawn of Pemberley.
- I'm sorry, that's just not possible.
Pemberley's being sold.
- And being torn down to make way for condos.
I heard. - You don't approve.
I mean, look at this place.
George and Jane said it's a really important part
of Lambton's history.
How could you approve tearing it down?
- No one's lived here for a very long time.
You prefer it just sit empty?
- No, but it's so beautiful.
Why not sell it to someone who'll preserve it,
or you could donate it and turn it into a museum.
Do something that will benefit the community.
- Like host a Christmas Festival.
- It's not being torn down
until the first of the year, right?
- Yes, we're hoping to close before Christmas though,
if everything goes according to plan,
so we don't want to do anything to jeopardize that,
and having the entire town
traipse all over the front lawn,
I'm afraid that creates liability issues.
- Well, I'm sure we could figure out something
with insurance, right, George?
- Elizabeth, I know the festival's
important to you, but--
- Yes, it's my first big event,
but it's also important to you.
It's your first impression as mayor,
and it's important to Lambton.
- I am so sorry.
I'm afraid it's just not possible.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have a conference call that I'm late for.
- Do you remember the part
where we talked about Christmas spirit?
- Vividly.
- You refusing to save Christmas for the entire town
is going to get you on one of Santa's lists.
I just don't think it's the right one.
- I can't believe this.
My first real event on my own and it's ruined.
Good thing Caroline's not paying attention
to any of this.
- It's gonna be fine. Look, we can still make this special.
- You're mayor, isn't there some way
you can make Darcy do it?
Eminent domain or something?
- Making him host the Christmas Festival
on land that his company owns?
I hardly think that's eminent domain.
I'm so late getting a tree. What about this one?
- No, too scrawny.
You're a lawyer. We could sue.
On what grounds?
- I don't know, lack of Christmas spirit?
- I don't think there's a law for that.
- Okay, well then, now, we're back to you being mayor.
Have the town council pass a law.
- Elizabeth, you got to let this go.
How about that one? - Ugh, too fluffy.
George, we are not doing the Christmas Festival
in a bowling alley parking lot.
- Chester said his field's still available.
- No, Christmas is supposed to be magical.
It's the time of year where
people believe anything is possible.
It's visions of sugar-plums, not a bait and tackle shop.
- Yeah, but isn't that the thing about
the magic of Christmas, you can find it anywhere
as long as you believe it exists?
- Okay, you know what, you did the same thing in college.
You would take my arguments and then you would throw it
back at me to make a point.
- Look, I appreciate your tenacity, I do,
but I just don't think we have a choice on this.
- Do you know the company that's buying the place?
- Yeah, they're based out of Seattle.
- Oh, so that means
they're still open.
- Once Darcy makes up his mind, it is impossible to change it.
- Nothing is impossible at Christmas.
- Well, apparently finding a perfect Christmas tree is.
- That one.
- How do you do that?
- I have a gift.
So about this company in Seattle?
- Kristopher.
- Oh, Mr. Darcy. I hope I didn't disturb you.
When I was puttering around,
I came across this record player
and a bunch of these old Christmas albums.
I just couldn't resist.
- I remember these.
My aunt used to play these at the holidays almost non-stop.
- That must have been very festive.
- It was. She taught me how to dance.
- Really?
- She was a very patient woman.
I wasn't very good.
- Well, I doubt that she minded in the slightest.
- No, it didn't bother her. She loved Christmas.
- Who doesn't?
Now, if only we could find a way
to help out the town and have the Christmas Festival here.
- I agree, but as I told the mayor today, my hands are tied.
- Well, there's always hope.
What we need is something of a Christmas miracle
that would untie your hands, so to speak.
- Mr. Darcy, I'm sorry to interrupt.
- That's okay, Travis. What do you need?
- This email just came in for you.
It's from the company that's buying Pemberley.
- What does it say?
- They received a vociferous complaint
about their plans to tear down the manor.
They'd like us to try to engender some good will
with the town before the sale goes through.
- Make it seem like they're not
just a bunch of heartless land barons.
- Well, there is a way to engender good will.
- Miss Bennett.
- Mr. Darcy.
Come with me.
Okay, over there is where we'd have the Christmas tree,
with as many lights and ornaments as it can hold
without toppling over. - Miss Bennett.
- And then over here on this stage,
this is gonna be Santa's Workshop.
This is where the kids can tell him
everything on their wish list.
Oh, imagine a choir singing "Deck The Halls."
- Yes, of course, but it--
- Okay, and then right here,
right here with Pemberley Manor all lit up in the background,
this is where Santa will hand out toys to the kids,
and they can listen to the reading of
"The Night Before Christmas."
Doesn't that sound amazing?
- Yes, it does.
- So, Mr. Darcy, can we please have
the Christmas Festival here? - Yes.
- I don't understand why you won't save Christmas
for an entire--
Did you just say yes? - Yes.
- We can have the festival here?
- At the risk of sounding like a broken record, yes.
- Well, I had a whole speech prepared.
- And I would love to hear it at some point,
but it's awfully chilly outside right now,
and so I'm gonna give you my one condition
before I head back inside to get warm.
- What's that?
- Assuming you're the one who logged the vociferous complaint
with the company who's buying Pemberley?
- I prefer strongly worded, but...
- It's one thing to have them on board,
but Darcy is more than just my name.
It's a brand, and I don't allow my brand
to be used for things that I don't personally oversee,
so I would appreciate it if you kept my name out of it.
Deal?
- Deal.
- Maybe this will get me on the nice list.
- You know, I'm not actually in charge of that,
but I'll put in a good word.
- I appreciate that, Miss Bennett.
- You know, since we're saving Christmas together,
I think you can call me Elizabeth.
- Good night, Elizabeth.
- Good night, William.
It's taken us a few days to get
all the I's dotted and the T's crossed,
but we're finally ready to get started setting up
the Christmas Festival.
- We have one week until Christmas,
which means we have three days to get everything done,
but I think we can do it.
Are you ready? all: Yes!
- Wonderful.
Jane has everyone's assignments.
If you guys have any questions, come and find me.
- Okay. - Thank you.
- Okay, bring it in.
- You brought an army with you today.
- Well, you know what they say, it takes a village,
especially when the lawyers take four days
to get me my paperwork.
- Yes, sorry about that.
Are you going to be able to get everything set up in time?
- Absolutely. Well, almost absolutely.
I've never been in charge of something like this before.
- I'm sure you'll do fine.
Let me know if there's anything I can help you with.
- Wait, where are you going?
- I have some work to do.
- You just offered to help me.
In this state, that's a legally binding contract.
- I must have missed that class in law school.
- Well, we have a lot to do.
We've got to get wrapping paper, decorations, ornaments.
- Okay, and I'm legally obligated
to help you in what way?
- I don't have a car.
- Hmm, don't have a car.
I'm sure one of the volunteers here
would be happy to help you. - It's a lot of supplies.
Like, a lot.
So we need to get some more lights.
- You have enough lights to make Pemberley Manor
visible from outer space.
- You can never have enough Christmas lights.
You really like Christmas, don't you?
- Who doesn't?
Oh, that makes sense. You don't.
- Oh, no, just because I don't put out every light
in existence doesn't mean I don't like Christmas.
- What do you do to celebrate?
- I'm usually working.
- You own the company.
I'm sure you could take the day off or something.
- My father probably would have disagreed with you about that.
- His name was Phillip, right?
- How did you know that?
- I may have read an article.
- Did you really?
- I needed to know who I was dealing with.
- What did you read?
- I read a lot of things.
I don't know how much of it is true.
You know the Internet.
- Okay, how about you tell me
what you read and I'll confirm or deny?
- Okay, you went to boarding school in England.
Harvard. Columbia Law.
- All true.
- You took over your father's company after he passed away,
which I'm really sorry about, by the way.
- Thank you.
- You're a workaholic, and you rarely take a day off.
- I don't really like the way that sounds,
but, yes, most of that is true.
Come on, let's get to the good stuff.
I'm sure you read all kinds of good stuff
about my personal life.
- Did you really date two models?
- Not at the same time.
- Well, that's good to hear. - Yeah.
You have me at a distinct disadvantage right now.
Everything you're said and done hasn't been displayed
all over the Internet for all to see.
- Well, I'm sure there are embarrassing videos
floating around, but I have kept a relatively low profile.
- Well, then, educate me about Elizabeth Bennett.
- Oh, I will.
I'm gonna tell you all about her
while we're shopping for more supplies.
- More? - Mm-hmm.
- Are you joking? - No.
- Hold this.
A little to the right. No, my right.
- How's it going over here?
- On schedule.
- I would expect nothing less.
You are giving them breaks though, right?
- Very funny.
- Excuse me. I'm Mr. Darcy's assistant.
Have you seen him anywhere? - No.
- I remember you.
Yes, he went with Elizabeth to get supplies.
If they stick to the schedule,
they should be back in 52 minutes.
- That's precise.
- Of course. How else can you expect to get things done?
- I'm pretty new at this job.
I'm lucky if I remember to put on my shoes
before I come to work.
- You just need a system.
- Right.
- I could teach you how.
- Really, you wouldn't mind?
- Are you kidding? I think that's her dream come true.
- I'm Travis.
- Jane.
I'm--uh--
See you later.
- Okay, bye.
- Bye. Okay.
What?
- There's really nothing better
than spending the holidays with your family.
Well, I mean, it's not for everybody.
- Are you gonna miss all of that this year
because of the festival?
- No, I'm planning on staying until the end
of the Christmas Eve Festival and drive to my parent's house.
It's only a couple hours away.
- Perfect. Wait, who's doing the reading?
- The local anchorman.
Unless you want to do it.
- No, I don't really like public speaking.
- Wait, a man in your profession?
I mean, I feel like you'd have to talk
in front of people all the time, no?
- It's a little bit different.
Yeah, there's usually charts and graphs
and all kinds of colorful slides
for people to focus on other than me and far fewer children.
- Do you not like kids?
- No, it's not that. I just, um--I'm--
I'm unaccustomed to them.
- Well, you realize there's gonna be a lot of them
around the Christmas tree on your front lawn this year.
- Yeah, seeing as how that will be the only tree
at Pemberley this year, I'm fine with it.
- Wait, you didn't get a tree for yourself?
- A tree for just me? Why would I do that?
- Okay, there are so many things wrong with this.
- You didn't have to help me, you know?
- Well, I forced you to get it, so I kind of did.
- True. - Okay, I think we're ready.
Want to get the lights? - Yeah.
- Ah, wow.
It's beautiful.
- Very well done.
- "Very well done?"
Careful now, people might mistake that for enthusiasm.
- I've found that most of my business associates
frown upon it when I jump up and down in glee.
- You're funny.
I didn't read that about you on the Internet.
- That's because I've never been referred to
as funny before.
- That was a compliment.
- I know, I took it as one.
It looks good.
- It really does.
- I remember the tree in this very same hall
when I was a kid.
- Your aunt and uncle lived here?
- They did, yeah.
My mother passed away when I was young,
and I spent the holidays here a few times.
My father was traveling on business.
- And you would decorate the tree.
- I did.
It's probably the closest thing I had
to a traditional family Christmas.
Anyway, thanks again for the tree.
- Uh, yeah, of course. It's my pleasure.
- I should probably get back to work.
- Oh, yeah, no, of course. I understand.
- Good night.
- And then he just threw me out of the house.
- He threw you out?
- Okay, well, he didn't actually throw me out,
but he gestured emphatically. I don't know what happened.
One second we were talking about his Christmases here
as a kid and then next thing I know he was just shut down.
I mean, you know him. Did I say something wrong?
- I have no idea, but, honestly,
it's not really my place to talk about William Darcy, so.
- George, come on, help me out here.
Christmas is in six days and the festival's in two.
I don't want to do anything to jeopardize it.
Ugh, no.
- That's all that this is about, the festival?
- Yeah, of course.
- Okay, well, when we met in law school,
he found out I was from Lambton,
and he talked about Pemberley with, like,
a great deal of affection.
I think he loved spending the holidays here.
- Oh, that's why he's approving tearing it down?
- He's his father's son in many ways.
- Did I tell you that he demanded
that we leave his name off of the Christmas Festival?
He's not exactly the charitable type.
- He's more charitable than he lets on.
- What do you mean?
- Okay, look, I shouldn't be telling you this,
but if you're going to be working with him,
you should probably know who he really is.
William Darcy does a lot of charity,
but he does it all anonymously.
The town's new library,
the after-school program at the community center,
look around.
- Darcy pays for this?
- His foundation does.
He doesn't like the spotlight.
He's--he's a very private man.
- Is there anything you need
before I retire for the evening?
- No, thank you, Kristopher.
- Was there anything else?
- Oh, no, no, no,
I was just thinking about how much fun the children
are gonna have at the Christmas Festival.
Miss Bennett's just doing
a wonderful job putting it together.
- Yes, it's very merry out there.
I don't think the grounds are big enough
for that much Christmas cheer.
- Haven't even touched the grounds behind the manor.
It's beautiful back there.
- My aunt and uncle used to take me
for sleigh rides back there.
- That sounds nice.
- Really, it wasn't a sleigh.
It was just a carriage that they fixed up,
but they would bring blankets
and hot chocolate to make sure I stayed warm.
- Your aunt and uncle sound like they were a lovely couple.
- They were.
- Well, I'll let you get back to work.
Good night, Mr. Darcy.
- Good night, Kristopher.
- Elizabeth. - William.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
I hope I'm not keeping you up with the lights.
- No, no.
What are you doing out here?
- The tree lighting is less than 48 hours away,
and there's still so much left to do.
- Are you gonna do it all by yourself?
- No, but running through the to-do list helps me relax.
- Hmm.
- See, you're not the only one who rarely takes a day off.
- When there's no to-do list, what relaxes you?
- Well, there's always a to-do list.
I don't know, I, uh--
It's the week before Christmas, so I'd probably
baking Christmas cookies or something
if there was a kitchen out here.
- Pemberley has a kitchen.
- I can't believe you had all of these ingredients
just laying around.
- Kristopher went shopping.
He wants to make sure that we're prepared
for just about any Christmas emergency.
Okay.
- ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪
♪ Glory to the newborn king
- You have a nice voice.
- Thank you.
You know the things that were no big deal
when you were a kid and then suddenly became
super intimidating when you were an adult?
- Mm-hmm. - That's singing for me.
I'm more of a behind-the-scenes type anyway these days.
- There's nothing wrong with that.
- What about you?
What did you want to be when you grew up?
- The head of Darcy Worldwide.
- Really?
You never fantasized about
being a cop or a cowboy?
An astronaut?
- No.
It was impressed upon me from a very early age
that the choice of what I wanted to do
when I grew up was already made for me.
I would take over the company for my father, so...
- Well, what about now?
If you weren't William Darcy, captain of industry,
what would you do?
- Bake cookies.
Okay, well, you know, you might want
a back-up career just in case.
- Why, what's wrong with these?
- Nothing, no, they're, um--
they're very creative.
Hopefully, they're gonna taste good.
- Are you mocking my cookie decorating skills?
- No, let's just hope
Santa doesn't have his glasses on when he sees these.
- Okay, you're definitely mocking
my cookie decorating skills.
- You want me to choose? - Yeah, do it. Here we go.
- Mmm.
- Ahh, it's good? - It's good, here.
- Okay, so the festival starts tomorrow
with the tree lighting.
Everyone knows it's at Pemberley
and not the Town Square, right?
- We put up signs, newspaper ads, TV ads, social media.
- Great, so if anyone shows up at the big hole,
they have no one to blame but themselves.
- Right.
- Oh, hi, Elizabeth. - Hi.
- Jane?
- Right, you have your meeting about Pemberley.
Sorry, we'll get out of your way.
- Oh, no, that's okay.
Why don't we go get some hot chocolate?
- Wonderful. Ladies.
- Bye, Jane. - Bye, Travis.
- Travis is kind of cute.
- Is he? I hadn't really noticed.
- Really?
I saw the way you guys smiled at each other.
- It was just a smile. I was being friendly.
Do you think he smiled at me? - Definitely.
- I don't know, we're very different.
I'm very organized and he's not.
- You know what they say, opposites attract.
- Is that what's going on with you and Mr. Darcy?
- No, he's not just opposite, he's like a different species.
- Mm-hmm. A very handsome one.
- Well, there's nothing going on with me and Mr. Darcy.
- Well, there's nothing going on between me and Travis.
- Okay, then. I'm glad we got that settled.
- Me too.
Okay, so, here we are.
- I got the draft of the final documents from the bank.
There're here somewhere, sorry.
- Relax, Travis, you're doing great.
- You're just saying that 'cause you don't want Elizabeth
coming after you again, right? - Probably, yeah.
That was a joke, that was a joke.
- Jane is trying to teach me how to be more organized,
but I don't know.
- Jane, she seems like a lovely young woman.
- Oh, she is. She's--
She's very nice.
- So, yeah, I have to review the final draft
and then the sale of Pemberley will be complete.
I should have it all wrapped up by Christmas Eve.
- You sure you want to go through with it?
- Of course. Why wouldn't I?
- I don't know, I just feel like you maybe be feeling
a little nostalgic about being back at the old place.
- No room for nostalgia in business.
- Okay. I just want to make sure you considered
all your options about how the estate could be used.
I mean, it's got a lot to offer.
- Yes, it does.
This will do.
- ♪ Town of Bethlehem
♪ How still we see the lie
♪ Above thy deep and dreamless sleep ♪
♪ The silent stars go by
Sorry, Kristopher.
- You have a beautiful voice.
You should do it more often.
- Oh, well, I love to sing, but there's not a lot of time
for that these days.
- Well, maybe the opportunity will arise
for you to do it again.
Things we love are never far away.
- That's beautiful. Did you come up with that?
- Me? No.
Listen, I better get back to work.
I don't want the boss to catch me.
- All right.
- Is everything ready for tonight?
- Yeah, I think so. I've got my list right here.
- Checking it twice?
- Checking it three or four times, actually.
I have to admit, I'm a little nervous.
If this doesn't go well,
I'm gonna have to find a new career.
- You just need to relax.
- What do you suggest, making more cookies?
- No, but I may know something else that could
distract you for a few minutes.
May I show you?
- Sure.
Okay.
- Okay.
- Can I open them? - Yeah.
I thought it was something else
we could offer at the festival,
horse-drawn carriage rides around the property
or even the town.
- This is incredible.
- We're gonna have to fix it up a little bit, you know,
some paint, maybe add some more Christmas decorations, that is,
if there's any left in town after you bought them all.
- I'll go see what I can find.
- I can't remember the last time I took a carriage ride.
- I do. Kind of wish I didn't.
- Wasn't a good memory?
- It was just my ex-fiancé Jeff.
- Oh, well, I'm sorry I brought that up.
- No, it's fine.
I mean, we loved each other and that's not a terrible thing
even if it doesn't work out, right?
- How long were you two together?
- Two years.
I wish I could say that there was something big that
made us break up, or something dramatic that I could point to
and be like, "Yeah, that, that's the reason."
Like, he loves pineapple on his pizza, and I can't stand it.
- Oh, yeah, that would be grounds for a break-up,
as far as I'm concerned.
- Yeah, really, we just-- we lost each other
and we couldn't seem to figure out our way back.
- I'm familiar with that. - One of your models?
- No, she was a teacher,
and it was a similar thing.
It was great until it wasn't.
- But you want that again?
I mean, the great part?
- Of course, you? - Yeah.
I actually--you're gonna think it's ridiculous,
but one of my nieces didn't want to write
a letter top Santa this year,
so I wrote one to convince her it was worth doing.
- What did you wish for?
- Okay, you promise not to laugh?
- I promise.
- I asked for true love.
- Why would I laugh at that?
- Well, hopefully, my niece has more luck
with her wish than I did with mine.
- It's four days left until Christmas, so, you never know.
You never know.
- Elizabeth, the reporter for the Mansfield press
is here for you. - Okay, great.
I'll be right up.
- The Mansfield Press. Fancy.
You've hit the big time.
- Anything for publicity.
Hey, thank you for this.
This is a really good idea.
- Oh, there you are.
Just look at all those people. - It is quite a crowd.
- The water main break may have been a blessing in disguise.
George says that there's more people here than last year
'cause everyone wants a last look at Pemberley.
- I'm happy to hear it.
- Well, we're just about to start our tree lighting.
Do you want to come outside?
- No, I can have a great view from in here.
- Yeah, but you could see better out there.
- I think it's best if I keep a low profile.
We want people to pay attention to the tree, not me.
You've done a remarkable job, Elizabeth.
- Thank you.
I couldn't have done it without your help.
- Elizabeth, we're ready.
- Okay. Thanks.
- Hi, Jane. - Hi, Travis.
I have a great spot figured out to watch the tree lighting.
Do you--would you want to watch with me?
- Sure.
- Are you sure you don't want to come outside?
- Yeah, I'm sure. Have fun.
- Okay.
Ready, George?
- Let's do it.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome.
Welcome to the Lambton Christmas Festival.
- I haven't missed it, have I?
- No, not yet.
- Good, I do love a good tree lighting.
Aren't you coming?
- No, I'm gonna watch from in here.
- Mr. Darcy, this is not the way
to get in your Christmas spirit.
- Oh, there's lots of Christmas in here.
- This?
Christmas is about more than decorations.
It's about people,
people you care about and who care about you.
You don't want to miss that, do you?
- I want to thank all the volunteers
who helped pull this thing together,
but especially, my assistant, Jane Lucas.
And woman of the hour, Elizabeth Bennett.
All right, here we go.
I'm gonna need a countdown, ready?
all: Five, four, three, two, one.
- It's beautiful, isn't it? - It sure is.
- We made a good team.
- Yes, we do.
- All right, well, just follow the plan.
Thank you.
There should be 12 tables on the left
and 12 tables on the right.
It's in the binder, people.
- Mr. Darcy, Miss Bennett's here to see you.
- Oh, thank you, Kristopher.
- I'm sorry about your picture in the paper.
- Oh, it's all right. - No, it's not.
You asked me to do one thing and I couldn't even do that.
If this was event planning school, I would have flunked.
- Elizabeth, it's not your fault.
You didn't know they were gonna take pictures,
and, frankly, if I didn't want my picture to be taken,
I shouldn't have gone outside.
- Promise you're not gonna become one of those
crazy rich guys that never leaves his house.
I promise.
- You know, if I'm honest, I'm a bit happy
that you're getting the credit you deserve.
The headline was right. You saved Christmas.
- Oh, hardly, no.
Regardless, I don't need that kind of credit.
- You allowed the festival to take place here so that
the town felt better about what was happening at Pemberley.
What's wrong with taking credit for that?
- Well, that was more for the company buying it than for me.
- William, there's nothing wrong with people knowing
that you're a good guy.
- Elizabeth. We have a problem.
- Oh, good. I was wondering what else could go wrong.
- The man who was going to play Santa Claus
has come down with the flu.
He's not going to be able to make it.
- What are we going to do?
We have a line of kids out there waiting to talk to Santa.
- Well, we're just gonna have to find a new one.
If only there was someone around here
who looks like Santa Claus.
- Me?
You think I look like Santa?
- Yeah. - Kind of.
- I don't see it.
- Kristopher, you're just a couple of reindeer shy
from being a Santa Claus.
Please, will you do this for us?
- I'd be delighted.
- Yes. - What about a costume?
- Um, I probably have some things that will work.
- What about an elf helper?
- Me?
- Hello, young lady.
Would you like to tell Santa what you want for Christmas?
Bicycle and a doll.
Nice choice. Merry Christmas.
- Are you sure you don't want to go out there,
join in on the fun?
- No, I'm fine.
You don't have to stay here and keep me company.
- That's okay.
I sent in my wish list to Santa already, so...
- Anything interesting on it?
- Oh, you know, car, boat, second term as mayor.
- Right, so nothing big.
- No, just the usual.
- Everyone's done a fantastic job with this festival.
- Yeah, well, Elizabeth, should get most of the credit.
She's--she's remarkable
- Yeah.
So you two dated in college?
- One date.
But I can't help wonder what it would be like
if she would have said yes for a second.
- What happened?
- She wanted to be friends.
You know, and I wanted her in my life,
so at the time, that was good enough for me.
- What about now?
- Now?
I can't help but wonder
what she would say if I asked again.
Maybe it would be different.
- Okay, so we're making some good progress,
and we found almost everything that the kids asked for.
- Good, good, good. How much do we have left?
- I think half the list?
- Stop it, half? If we put anything else
in this car, we're gonna have to sit on top.
- It worked for the Christmas tree.
- Do you always see the bright side?
- I mean, it's three days until Christmas.
It's a beautiful night. It's a beautiful town.
We're buying presents for kids who don't often get presents.
It doesn't get much better than that.
- Point taken.
- What do you want for Christmas?
- I have everything I need.
- Okay, what do you want?
You can't possibly have everything you want.
- The same thing everyone else wants,
to be happy and satisfied in a job well done.
- So family, friends, love?
- Of course.
- Well, maybe you should put that in your letter to Santa.
- Perhaps.
- Oh, hey, do you think George would like this scarf?
What do you think?
- It's very nice. - He's been so good to me.
He's taken such a huge chance on me with this festival.
- Yes, he's very fond of you.
- Well, I'm very fond of him too.
Well, thank you so much for all your help today.
- I'm beginning to think you only appreciate me for my car.
- I mean, that and you're really good at carrying things.
- But that's it, right?
- I mean, what else could there be?
- I'll see you tomorrow.
- Carriage rides and the concert, yeah.
Good night. - Good night.
- Caroline. - Elizabeth.
Why didn't you tell me you were planning an event
for William Darcy?
- Because I wasn't.
He just donated the use of the manor
after the town square fell through, literally.
- Darcy Worldwide makes Blair Industries, our largest client,
look like a mom and pop shop.
Do you know how long I have been trying
to plan an event with his company?
- Yeah, but it's not with his company.
It's with the town of Lambton.
- Elizabeth, your picture is in the paper
as Darcy's event planner.
- That was a mistake. - Oh, I'll say.
Do you know what that picture makes me look like?
- Smart for hiring such capable people?
- It makes me look irrelevant.
Someone who works for me is planning an event for one
of the world's richest, most powerful men,
and I'm not even mentioned.
I should be the face of this.
- Caroline, I'm really sorry,
but the festival's already started
and everything's already been planned.
- I just--
Order some coffee from room service.
We'll be up all night if we have to.
- Doing what?
- I'm gonna go over every single detail of the plan
of this event and see how I can salvage it.
- But the festival's going great.
Everyone seems to really love it.
- I am not talking about the festival.
I am talking about my company's reputation.
Elizabeth, you know I love you,
but you are putting that in jeopardy.
Okay, so over here we have the stage.
This is where we'll do the reading
of "The Night Before Christmas."
- Okay, it's not exactly what I would do,
but it's not terrible,
and we don't have time to change it anyway, so moving on.
- Okay.
Well, over here,
this is where we'll serve hot chocolate
and people can sit and relax, mingle with their neighbor.
- Hay? No, Elizabeth, people can't sit on hay, no, no, no.
We need tables, silver tablecloths,
white chairs--it all needs to be much more elegant.
Are you writing this down? - Yeah.
- Okay, great. Moving on.
- What are you doing?
- Wrapping the kids' Christmas gifts.
- Are you angry at the gifts?
- I've just never done something like this by myself,
but there's nothing wrong with the way
these gifts are wrapped,
provided my intention was to frighten the children.
Are you going to help me or not?
- I need to tell you something.
- Oh-oh, what else did I do wrong?
- No, it's actually something that I did wrong.
My boss Caroline is here. - Why?
- She's a little concerned with the extra attention
the festival's getting.
- Because of the photo of us in the paper.
- Yeah, so she's gonna be taking the lead
for the rest of the event.
She's outside making changes
and talking to George right now,
and then I'll introduce you to her.
- But you've been doing a great job.
- Oh, thank you for saying that.
I mean, I'll still be here, I just will be a little
bit more behind the scenes where I belong.
- I don't think you belong behind the scenes.
I think you belong out front. I'd be happy to tell her that.
Perhaps I should knock on her car window and remind her
about being kind to the people who work for her.
- William, no. Don't, okay?
Let's just focus on making Christmas wonderful
for everyone and it'll be fine.
- Mr. Darcy, there's someone here to see you.
- Mr. Darcy, I'm Caroline Bingley.
Such a pleasure to meet you.
- Hi. Likewise.
- Let's chat about this amazing festival
and how we can truly make it spectacular.
- I guess it looks nice.
- Yes, it's very elegant.
- Caroline likes things to look tasteful.
- Has anyone seen Mr. Darcy?
- Not since he and Miss Bingley got back from lunch.
- He's at lunch with Caroline? - Yes.
They seem to be getting along well.
Oh, there he is. - Hi.
- Oh. Hi.
- Hey. Has anyone had a carriage ride yet?
- Travis and I did.
- You haven't?
- No, I'm supposed to stay here
in case Caroline needs help with anything.
- Well, that's not right, come on.
- Mr. Darcy, would you like to take a carriage ride?
- I was actually just about to accompany Elizabeth,
if that's all right. - Oh, of course.
I'll just radio the driver to come back.
- That's all right. I'm happy to wait.
Do you mind, Elizabeth? - No, not at all.
- Okay, let me know if you change your mind.
- Thank you. So how do you feel
now that Caroline's taken over the festival?
- I mean, she knows what she's doing.
I'm actually surprised she hasn't changed more.
How was lunch with her? - It was good.
She tried to get me to be more forthcoming
about my involvement about my involvement with the festival,
but I made it very clear that I don't want any publicity.
- Hasn't that ship already sailed because of me?
- Any more publicity. - Right.
How did she take it?
- She can be charming when she wants to be, but don't worry,
I didn't say anything about her taking over the festival.
- Thank you.
- But you should be very proud of what we've accomplished.
Here we go. - Oh.
- All right.
A special ride for a special V.I.P.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
- I think we can take it from here.
- Of course.
Elizabeth, let's have a chat when you get back, okay?
- Ooh.
- Are you cold? Do you want a blanket?
- No, I'm--No, I'm good. Thank you.
- Okay.
- Wow, everything's happening so fast.
Tonight's the concert.
Tomorrow we read "The Night Before Christmas."
Then Santa hands out the gifts.
- And you're staying through the end of the festival still.
Right? - Yeah.
I'll head to my parents' house right after we wrap up.
- Christmas morning with your family.
- Mm-hmm. - That sounds perfect.
- Mm-hmm. What about you?
Are you still working that day?
- I don't know, maybe I'll take the day off for once.
Possibly. We'll see. - Really?
- Maybe one last Christmas at Pemberley.
- Well, is that why you decided to come here personally
instead of sending someone who works for you?
- I guess it is.
Pemberley has a lot of powerful memories for me.
I couldn't let that go without at least saying good-bye.
- Why are you selling it at all?
- The Board of Directors decided that our company
needed to sell it.
- Yeah, but I'm sure you could talk to them
and change their mind.
Why not tell them how important it was to you?
- Well, the board has been there forever, and my father--
he would never have let something
like fond childhood memories
interfere with a business decision.
- You're not your father.
- But sometimes I need to be.
- Well, maybe a Christmas at Pemberley
will change your mind.
If it doesn't, I don't know what else will.
- Me neither.
- Welcome back.
How was your carriage ride, Mr. Darcy?
- It was lovely. - Oh. Excellent.
Well, perhaps, I should give it a go.
Would you mind accompanying me?
I don't want to do this by myself.
- Oh, I think perhaps we should
let the other people have a chance.
- Oh, they're fine. Yeah, come on.
Driver.
- ♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪
- Merry Christmas.
- ♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly ♪
- Wow, this is quite a turnout.
- Ah, trust Caroline to turn a little Christmas concert
into the hottest event of the year.
- Do you think she's the reason all these people are here?
- She sent out an email blast this morning
and had the social media team working on overdrive.
People even came from New York
because she said it was gonna be spectacular.
- Your concert would have been just as good,
maybe better because it was coming from your heart.
- That's very sweet, Kristopher,
but I'm content being in the background.
She's the one that belongs out front.
- Well, you never know, Elizabeth.
You might be more important to this evening than you think.
- Elizabeth, our soloist has a sore throat.
- Oh, no, is she able to sing? - I don't think so,
and now we don't have anybody to do the finale.
- Ugh. - Hey.
Why don't you do it, Elizabeth?
You have a lovely voice.
- You do? I didn't know you sang.
- I don't really. Not in front of people.
- Elizabeth, this concert is important to Lambton.
It's part of the spirit of Christmas.
You don't want to disappoint them.
- He's right. I'm desperate.
You're in. - Caroline, no.
- Elizabeth, if you're looking for a way
to make up for the whole Darcy thing,
this would be a great way to do it.
I'm gonna go tell George.
- You're gonna be great.
Yeah.
- ♪ Soul felt its worth
- Hi.
- Hi. What are you doing out here?
You know there's photographers in the crowd, right?
- I couldn't miss the grand finale.
- You heard. - I did.
You're gonna be great.
- I haven't sung in front of people in a really long time.
- What did Kristopher say?
The things we love are never far away.
- Ladies and gentlemen,
for our grand finale tonight,
please welcome to the stage Elizabeth Bennett.
- Break a leg.
- Thanks.
- ♪ Oh holy night
♪ The stars are brightly shining ♪
♪ It is the night
♪ Of our dear Savior's birth
♪ Long lay the world
♪ In sin and error pining
♪ Till He appeared
♪ And the soul felt its worth ♪
♪ A thrill of hope
♪ The weary world rejoices
♪ For yonder breaks
♪ A new and glorious morn
♪ Fall on your knees
♪ Oh hear the angels' voices
- She's amazing, isn't she?
- Yes, she is.
- ♪ Oh night divine
- I think, uh--
I think I'm gonna ask for that second date.
What do you think?
- I think you should.
- ♪ Oh night oh night
♪ Oh night divine
Merry Christmas. Thank you.
- Well, that went well, I think.
- Yes, it did. Elizabeth is fantastic.
- Yes, she is.
- I think I'm gonna go tell her that.
- Yeah, before you do, I think now might be a good
time to discuss Elite Events working with Darcy Worldwide.
Come on, come in.
- My God, that was fantastic.
- Oh, thank you. - So good.
Thank you so much for doing this.
Seriously, you-- you saved the night.
- Caroline, hi. I was just looking for William.
- Mr. Darcy is in his study.
We were just talking about the possibility
of Elite Events working with his company.
- That's great. - Yes.
And he made it very clear you played a big part
in his willingness to work with us.
- Well, I'm really happy I could help.
- I think though that it might be a good idea
for you to take a step back at this point.
- Wait, what do you mean?
- I need to establish a relationship
with Mr. Darcy myself.
I need him to understand that it's my company
and that I can provide for his needs better than anyone else.
- Are--are you firing me?
- No. - Okay.
- Of course not. - Good.
- You're an invaluable part of Elite Events,
but you said it yourself,
you shine in a behind-the-scenes capacity.
Mr. Darcy is someone I should be
dealing with directly from here on.
- Oh, yeah.
- Don't look at this as a failure.
You did a fine job taking the lead.
It's just not where you belong.
As a matter of fact, why don't you take
a Christmas vacation a little early?
Head out tomorrow morning.
- But tomorrow's Christmas Eve,
and it's the last night of the festival.
- Oh, I can handle it.
I have your binder.
Merry Christmas, Elizabeth.
- Merry Christmas.
- Is everything all right?
- Yes, yes, it is.
- Pardon me for saying so, but it doesn't seem like it.
- Well, it is.
The sale of Pemberley is almost final,
and the Christmas Festival has been a big success.
- Thanks to Elizabeth.
- Yes, I made sure to let Caroline know
how much I valued her contribution.
- And have you let Elizabeth know that?
- Yes, I think so.
- And have you let Elizabeth know how much you value her?
- She is very special,
but I think she and George are better suited to each other.
- Perhaps you should let Elizabeth make that decision.
Mr. Darcy, it's almost Christmas.
It's time to believe in the magic of the holidays.
You can get what you wish for,
but you have to ask.
- On the bright side,
I guess this means I get to go home early.
- You're really not going to come to the toy giveaway
or the reading of "The Night Before Christmas?"
- I mean, I was gonna leave straightaway afterwards anyway.
This means I get to spend a little bit more
of Christmas Eve with my family.
- Well, at least you don't have to deal with Caroline anymore.
I tried talking to her, and she would not budge an inch.
- I told you she wasn't gonna listen to you.
- I don't know, maybe we can get Darcy to--
- No, no, I don't want to involve him in this
any more than I already have.
I feel terrible for dragging him into this mess
in the first place.
- William Darcy is a grown man.
You do not drag him into anything.
- I'm really sorry I let you down, George.
- You didn't.
- So does that mean we're still friends?
- Friends. Always.
- Okay.
- All right, good night.
- Good night.
- Mr. Darcy, the final paperwork for the sale
of Pemberley is here.
It just needs your signature.
- Thank you, Travis.
Have them prepare the helicopter.
- We're leaving?
- Tomorrow.
No reason for us to be here any longer.
- Caroline, what's happening?
Why are they tearing everything down?
- The festival is over. - What? Why?
- It's been cancelled.
- No, it's Christmas Eve.
The gift giving and the reading
of "The Night Before Christmas" is tonight.
- The sale of Pemberley is complete,
and the company that bought it doesn't want the liability,
so they pulled the plug.
- Well, no, I actually spoke to them personally.
They said they wanted to inspire
some goodwill for the community.
- That was to close the deal, and now that it's done,
they don't care what the town thinks.
- Well, we have to talk to William.
He can fix this.
- Mr. Darcy left, Elizabeth.
- What do you-- what do you mean he left?
- He went back to New York.
I just can't believe he left without saying goodbye.
- Well, he must have had a good reason.
- The sale of Pemberley's done.
You're right, he's all business.
He doesn't care about anything else.
- Elizabeth...
over the past couple of weeks,
I saw a different man.
I mean, it's--
it's clear that he cares about something more.
- George-- - No, it's--it's okay.
We're friends, right?
- You care about him too, don't you?
- Yeah, but it's too late to do anything about that now.
- No, it's not. It's Christmas.
What better time to ask for a Christmas miracle?
- You're right,
but I'm gonna use that wish on the festival.
Let's go save Christmas together.
- Sorry.
I'm just gonna-- I'm gonna take this.
Hello? Jane?
You--you want me to do what?
I can't lie to him. I can't.
You really think I can do it?
Okay, you can count on me.
Mr. Darcy, that was the company that bought Pemberley.
- I signed their contract. What else do they want?
- They just want to make sure the contract
is completely done.
You know, done done. - Done done?
- Their term, not mine.
- Okay, yeah, the contract is done done.
Pemberley is theirs, except for the ratification.
- The what?
- The Darcy Board of Directors has to ratify the contract.
It's just a formality.
We'll take care of it with a simple vote
when I get back to New York.
- So until you get back to the city and the board votes on it,
technically you still own Pemberley.
- Technically, yes.
- Got it, good.
- Oh, while I was out there, the pilot said it would be
a while before we can take off.
- The weather?
- Right, yes, the weather.
So should we go back to the manor to wait?
- No, there's no reason to go back there.
We'll just wait here. - Okay.
- Back online. Yeah, we need some volunteers.
Are you able to?
Mm-hmm. Okay, how many people?
- Guys, we're a go for Pemberley.
- Yes. - Yes!
- Caroline, I thought you left.
- I got a call saying that someone told the workers
to stop dismantling the festival.
- Yeah, that was me.
- Elizabeth, I know how important this event is to you,
but out hands are tied.
- I actually just untied them.
I don't have time to explain because I got to put
this entire Christmas Festival back together.
- Look around.
You don't have time to put it back together all by yourself.
- I won't be by myself,
I called some friends to help.
Caroline, look, I know that you said that I belong
behind the scenes, but this festival
is more important than the both of us.
It's about making sure that this entire town experiences
the joy of Christmas, and I can make that happen,
as long as you'll let me.
- What can I do to help?
- There you go.
- This is getting ridiculous.
- Where are you going?
- I'm gonna go talk to the pilot,
find out what the delay is.
- The weather, remember?
- It's barely even snowing.
Helicopters can fly in the snow.
- I'll do it. I can do it.
- I'm gonna go get an update.
- I'll do it. I can do it. - No, it's fine, I got it.
- It's not the weather.
- It's not? - The helicopter's ready.
It has been for a while now.
- Well, why haven't we left yet?
- Because you're not supposed to leave.
- I'm not?
- No, you're supposed to remember that it's Christmas,
and that anything is possible at Christmas,
and that you shouldn't sell Pemberley,
and that you love Elizabeth, and she loves you.
So I had to pretend that the helicopter wasn't working
and keep you here until you did remember all that.
- You think Elizabeth loves me?
- I know she does.
And I know I don't know you very well yet, Mr. Darcy,
but I know that you could really use
someone like her in your life, especially at Christmas.
That's what it's all about, right?
- We're going back to Pemberley Manor.
We have a Christmas Festival to get to.
Thank you, Travis.
- Have you seen Kristopher? I can't find him anywhere.
- Well, he's our Santa. - Yeah, bad news.
Stan Findlay, the anchorman who was gonna read
"The Night Before Christmas," his wife just went into labor.
- Okay, nobody panic.
George, you hand out the toys to the kids,
and I'll read the story.
- I don't have a Santa suit,
and they're expecting a celebrity to read to them.
- I know it's not perfect, but unless there's
a Christmas miracle, it'll have to do.
- Still no luck. I can't get a signal.
The snow must have knocked out all the cell towers.
- I'll try mine.
Kristopher, is that you?
- Yes, William.
I've come to give you a lift back to Pemberley.
- Did you drive your car out here?
- Uh... something like that.
You'll see.
You know, I thought it was all set up.
Elizabeth wrote her Christmas letter looking for true love.
The two of you should have been able to figure that out
on your own, but here I am,
it's Christmas Eve, needing to drop everything
to make sure that you understand that Christmas
is not just sitting in a big house watching the festivities
through the window and that she gets her Christmas wish.
- What are you talking about?
- Well, it's a long story.
Come on, come on.
- Elizabeth, we can't wait any longer.
- Okay, let's do this.
- William.
- It's Kristopher too.
- So sorry we're late.
We had a little, uh, car trouble.
Right, Mr. Darcy?
- Yeah, car trouble.
- But we're here now,
ready to read "The Night Before Christmas"
and hand out some presents.
- Well, the guy that was supposed to read it
never showed, so I'm taking over.
- Actually, you know what, Elizabeth,
may I do it?
I think it's time that I partake
in the Christmas festivities instead of just
watching them from the window of my house.
- Your house? I thought you were--
- I talked to the Board, the sale's off.
- Okay, well, everyone's waiting, so are you ready?
- Remember what Kristopher said,
"The things you love are never too far away."
- Okay.
- Ladies and gentlemen,
reading "The Night Before Christmas,"
William Darcy.
- All right.
- "Twas the night before Christmas when all through
"the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
"in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
"The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
"while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.
"And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
"had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter..."
- Thank you, Kristopher.
- It's my pleasure, Elizabeth.
And I hope that you get what you wanted for Christmas.
- I already have.
- "He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
"and away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
"But I heard him exclaim, ere he rode out of sight,
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night."
- All right.
- Merry Christmas, everyone.
- Merry Christmas!
Who wants some presents? Ha! Come on up.
How 'bout you, my friend?
- I thought you didn't like speaking in public.
- Had to try and make it onto the nice list.
- Well, I think you did.