[dramatic music]
[wind howling]
[dog whining]
[dog panting]
[intense music]
[dog barking]
[music intensifies]
[dramatic music]
daydreaming about an escape again?
I'm just appreciating what good time we're making,
We've been cruising since we got out of chicago,
That's why I never fly during the winter,
A little bit of snowfall and we would be stuck
at o'hare all weekend,
And miss your mom's birthday,
And miss you getting to meet her,
-That, too, -[chuckles]
what? You're not nervous, are you?
No, you're bringing a girl home you've been dating
for three months to meet your family for the first time,
on your mom's birthday weekend,,,
What would I have to be nervous about?
Look, it's going to go great,
I promise, they're gonna love you,
Oh, is that what you tell all the girls you bring home?
-Yes, -What?
[laughs]
no, you're the first, Come on,
Which is sweet, but it also ups the pressure just a bit,
Mm, listen, you are the strongest, smartest,
most beautiful woman I've ever met,
And you have this crazy ability to connect with people
very quickly,
It's only gonna take about five minutes
until you have my parents in the palm of your hand,
Mm, now I see how you close all your business deals,
by buttering up your clients' egos,
Yeah, it works, doesn't it?
Somehow you're selling me on me, so, yeah, it's working,
Good, 'cause my parents are expecting you to make a toast
in front of everybody at the party,
-Did I mention that? -Don't even,
[laughs] seriously, it's gonna work out perfect,
Trust me,
I do,
[ted] I just need to make a quick pit stop,
[instrumental music]
[mumbles]
[sighs] want anything?
Your mom's making dinner, right? I wouldn't wanna spoil it,
Oh, wait, I didn't tell you?
They're expecting you to cook tonight,
Ah, You're just full of jokes, aren't you, today?
[laughs]
[music continues]
don't tell me your mom's making you wait out here for her,
-Excuse me? -Oh,
It's gotta be negative-something degrees out here,
and your mom's making you wait outside?
What are you talking,,,
N-no, my mom's not in there,
Hm, You're just hanging out here for fun then?
Something like that,
Your friend's waiting for you?
Listen, lady, mind your business,
Right, I have a hard time doing that sometimes,
Here's the thing,
I know you don't think you have choices in this life,
but you do,
And whatever choice you make right now,
you're gonna have to live with forever,
What are you, a cop?
No,
But I met a few in my day,
[stutters] well, whatever, lady,
What was that about?
One of your cases from work?
No, I just thought I recognized him,
[sighs]
what if he tried something, christina?
That kid? That's why I always carry mace on me,
You think that's gonna stop a bullet?
He didn't have a gun,
And how do you know that?
I just do, I see these kids every day,
He was just thinking about doing something,
and he didn't really want to,
He just needed someone to tell him he didn't have to,
All right, look, I know you're amazing at what you do
and you're a brilliant social worker,
but you can't save everyone, christina,
I know, But I can try, right?
Yeah, one of these days you're gonna get yourself
in some real trouble,
[engine starts]
[instrumental music]
hey, I'm sorry if I upset you earlier,
No, no, it's not that,
It's the lake,
-Um,,, -What is it?
I,,,
You know, my,
my brother passed away a couple of years ago,
Paul, Yeah, It was some sort of accident,
Yes, an accident,
He drowned in that lake,
Ted, I--
it happened, you know, around this time
uh, two years ago, I was on my way back from chicago
and he went missing, and my family
was looking everywhere for him,
And I raced back here,
By the time I got here, they found him,
Oh, my god, His car went off the road?
No, He-he was on foot,
-On foot? -Yeah,
You know, I-I'm sorry I didn't really tell you about this,
Uh, I knew that you were already nervous for this weekend
and, and I'm just sorry, I-I had to bring it up,
Ted, don't apologize,
I get why you didn't wanna talk about it,
And, you know my family is having a really hard time
with it right now, so if you could just
maybe not even bring up that topic,,,
Of course,
[sighs] but I meant what I said,
And this weekend is gonna be great,
They're gonna love you just like I do,
And if paul's death taught me anything, it's to not waste time
and go after what you want,
I'm glad you told me,
I'm a little nervous about this weekend, but mostly I'm excited
to meet the family of the man I love,
[engine revving]
ah, there she is, The old family legacy,
[christina] oh, wow, It's larger than I expected,
And your whole family's a part of it?
[ted] four generations,
I'm the only one that left,
Since paul, uh, my parents mostly stepped aside
and let my sister and her husband, jacob, run it,
Must be quite the operation in the spring,
That it is, but every six months out of the year,
it totally shuts down,
just like this whole entire village,
[dramatic music]
[wind howling]
you got this,
Hey, buddy, Hey! Ace!
Hey, how are ya?
He's so cute,
[gasps] you made it!
Oh! I missed you,
-Happy birthday, mom! -Thank you,
And you must be christina,
Come here, Aww!
I'm so glad you made it,
The news said the weather was getting nasty,
-Yeah, we were outrunnin' it, -Oh,
-Where's, uh, dad? -Oh, where else would he be?
In the basement, fooling around with his toys, Jonathan!
My dad's obsessed with making world war ii models, so,,,
Ted is here!
I'm so excited to be part of your birthday,
[katherine] I'm so glad you guys made it,
I know I'm another year older,
but at least it got you two here,
[door opens]
[chuckles] well,,,
-Hey, you made it, -[chuckling]
they sure did! Christina, this is my husband, jonathan,
-Hi, Oh, My hands are stuck, -Oh,
I got a little model glue on my hand there, sorry,
Jonathan, really? Go wash that stuff off your hands,
[katherine] and we're gonna be eating dinner soon,
Nice to meet you,
[door shuts]
ted, why don't you show christina to your room?
There's fresh towels laid out,
And your sister and jacob should be here any minute, Okay?
Thank you so much for having me,
I'm glad you're here,
[ted] right up here,
Okay, Ooh,
-[chuckles] -you,,, Is that you?
-Yeah, me as a kid, yeah, -Ah! You're so cute!
-Come on, Right down here, -[chuckles]
[christina] so this is it,
You know, I never spent more than three months
in any one bed growing up,
You spent your entire childhood within these four walls,
-If only they could talk, -Oh, yeah?
How many girls would they tell me about?
Well, let's see, Uh, cindy crawford, heidi klum,,,
Wow, you were quite the player,
-[ted laughs] -huh,
[christina] great white shark,
Yeah, I don't know too much about that,
-You sure? -Pretty sure,
Yeah, um, paul and I used to share a room,
There's a room down the hall, but neither one of us
wanted the other to have the bigger room all to himself,
[chuckles]
little sibling rivalry?
Yeah, we were only about a year and a half apart,
-Am I,,, -No, um,,,
I figured we could sleep in my bed,
You know, together, keep each other warm, snuggle?
Mm-mm,
[wind howling]
-[ace barking] -[indistinct chatter]
hey there, stranger,
-[indistinct chatter] -[nicole] ugh,
It's really coming down out there,
[ted] yeah, but good thing it only took you a few minutes,
-[ted] jacob, -Ted,
I would like you guys to meet christina,
Hi, nice to meet you,
Oh, you actually made it,
Yeah, I guess we just barely missed the storm,
Mm, No, I knew ted was gonna be here,
I just wasn't sure you were,
You know, coming home to meet the family
after only three months, Kinda scary, right?
-Nah, I'm thrilled to be here, -I bet,
I'm guessing mom's in the kitchen
full-blown martha stewart-mode,
Yeah, as if she has any other mode,
-Hm, -You guys staying tonight, too?
The whole weekend, actually,
I thought it'd be easier than driving
back and forth from home,
You know how brutal these roads get during a blizzard,
[nicole] or has all this time in the big city
really erased your memory, teddy?
Aw, my whole family under one roof again,
Only for you, Happy birthday, mom!
-Hi, honey, Thank you, -Hi,
-Hi, How are you? -Hey,
Well, you're just in time, I'm just about
to put dinner on the table, Mm, Okay,
-She seems nice, -Wow,
Mm, Mm,
-Here we are, -Thank you,
-This looks amazing! -Good, Dig in,
[jonathan] won't you start that wine around?
[katherine] thank you,
-You wanna pass the salad? -Thank you,
So, hey, now, I don't think we ever heard the full story
of how you two kids met,
Well, I was running in humboldt park, uh,
during, like, this freakish heatwave that we had last fall
and I rolled up my ankle,
Luckily, this angel appeared
and helped me hobble over to a bench,
She bought a bunch of popsicles from a food cart
and started icing it, so there I was,
lemonade popsicles on my foot, and we just started talking a--
the popsicles were totally melted,
So I walked him over to a nearby cafe
and we got dinner and kept talking,
and here we are,
Aww, How sweet,
Yes, How sweet,
So how did you guys meet?
I don't think ted ever told me,
Jacob moved to fenton in high school,
and then he started working at the cider mill,
And after working together a couple of summers
and not killing each other, we started dating,
-And here we are, -[ted] hm,
So what's the plan for the big birthday party tomorrow?
Oh, nothing fancy, but you know
how I like to bring people together,
So it's gonna be you guys and a few friends
gathering at ned's tavern,
Nicole's been helping me plan it,
Whenever she'll let me,
Ned's tavern is, uh, right down the street,
and it's like the hub of the village,
-It's just as old as the mill, -Hey, now,
Even though it's shut down right now,
you, you could take christina down there tomorrow
to the mill and show her around,
Jonathan, have you looked out the window?
[katherine] of course not, 'cause you've been downstairs
in the basement all day,
It's coming down really hard out there
and we don't pay for the mill driveway
to be plowed in the winter,
You know, if it's not too bad,
I mean, I'll take her down there,
-Show her the town, too, -Uh,,,
Christina, there's not a whole lot to do here in the winter,
But it's quite beautiful in the spring and the autumn,
Yeah, And, hey, is it busy in the summer,
You should see it, people come from all over to camp
and, and go out on the lake,
[instrumental music]
well, judging by the drive here,
fenton is beautiful in the winter, too,
It's a nice change of pace from the city,
For the weekend at least,
Hey,
[katherine] oh, Thank you, dear,
-All by yourself? -Yes,
Jonathan's already back downstairs for the evening,
Hm, Here, let me be your drying buddy,
That would be lovely, Where's ted?
Ah, he just went to the car to grab something,
Oh, okay,
Well, I'm really glad you're here,
Everyone else is, too,
Oh, What is that?
When I was a kid, I followed the wrong crowd
and got into a lot of trouble,
Uh, when I was about 17, I finally cleaned up my act,
I started following my heart instead of other people,
So I got this to remind me of what I survived
and to always follow my heart,
Whenever I'm at a crossroads or I don't know what to do,
I just look down at my arm,
It's kinda my good-luck charm,
[katherine] well, I like it,
And your past is important
even if it's painful,
Maybe I'll get a tattoo someday,
-Yeah? What would you get? -I don't know,
-Maybe a big old apple? -[laughs]
I love that,
[wind howling]
[dramatic music]
[intense music]
[clattering]
[music intensifies]
ah!
Ted!
-Ted! -What's wrong?
There's some creep out there in a ski mask,
Let me see,
I could've sworn someone was out there,
-[gasps] -oh, oh,
Whoa, whoa, whoa, It's me, angie,
-[panting] -angie?
Oh, my goodness, you scared the bejesus out of us,
-What are you doing here? -Oh,
I'm-I'm so sorry to startle you guys,
I, um, left my house dressed up like this
so I could stay warm out there,
Well, come in, you must be freezing,
-Come on, Better get you inside, -Oh,
-Who is that? -It's angie,
Yeah, I got that, Who's angie?
Paul's fiancee,
She killed my brother,
[sighs]
-[chuckles] -it's cold,
-Here you go, Yeah, -Thank you,
Thank you, mrs, Ryant,
You can still call me mom, angie,
[chuckles] um, I don't think we've met,
I'm so sorry for scaring you out there,
I, you know, I should have introduced you,
This is christina, She's my girlfriend,
Girlfriend?
[chuckles] um, how lovely, It's nice to meet you,
You, too, You gave me a good jump,
-You're very strong, -Good thing you landed in snow,
[chuckles] yes, I think so, too,
[chuckles]
[chuckles] ace,
We missed you, boy, It's good to see you,
We haven't seen you in ages, and then you decide
to randomly walk over in this blizzard?
Yeah, Uh, sorry,
[angie] uh, my house lost power a couple of hours ago
and it started to get real cold,
Fireplace only does so much,
The, uh, power company said it could be a couple of days
before they can make it out to me,
I knew the snow's only gonna get worse tonight,
so I left, started driving, almost ended up in a ditch,
Uh, this was the only place I thought I could walk to,
Oh, my, that's gotta be a half mile!
Yeah, it was an adventure, I'll tell you that,
Um, I know that tomorrow's your birthday,
I-I-I would've gotten you something,
I just wasn't expecting to see you,
Oh, you didn't get my invitation?
-[angie] invitation? -For my party tomorrow,
Nicole sent them out weeks ago,
Must've got lost in the mail,
Maybe you would've heard about it, but we haven't seen you in,
what, over a year?
Yeah, well, my new job has me on the road a lot,
How exciting!
Yeah, all over the midwest,
Like, chicago?
All sorts of places,
I bet,
I, I don't wanna intrude on your birthday weekend,
I'm just gonna head home, Uh,,,
Maybe the power company will be able to come by, after all,
Don't be ridiculous, you must stay,
Yeah, I know, it's like you said, it's only gonna
get worse by the minute,
Uh, really, I'm gonna be fine,
I'll just, uh, curl up next to my fireplace,
I hope you have a wonderful birthday party,
Nonsense, We have plenty of space here,
We don't want you walking all the way back to your house
only to freeze, Now, come with me,
I'm gonna get you situated in the spare guestroom, I insist,
What?
What's that look for?
Well, that was exciting,
Are you okay? You got quite a scare,
Yeah,
Just a little confused,
Your sister seems a little,,,
Yeah, I know, I,,, Nicole can be dramatic,
And her and angie are like oil and water after paul died,
-Why? -[sighs]
uh, the mill, Paul wanted to sell it and move away,
Nicole didn't like that idea,
And she thought angie was putting him up to it,
Nicole just wanted to keep it in the family,
Well, what did your parents say?
They didn't even know it was being discussed,
They only knew that there was tension, uh,,,
-But they didn't know why, -They still don't know?
I just didn't think it'd be worth bringing it up
after paul passed,
But now that angie's out of the picture,
nicole runs the show,
And now we're all under one roof,
[chuckles]
yeah, Well, it'll be fine,
And we've had quite a day,
So, um, let's go and get some rest,
Okay,
[wind howling]
-[gasps] -oh,
[both laughing]
oh, my god, I am so sorry,
Look at me, scaring you to death twice in one night,
-You're on a roll, -Um,,,
I was just peeking in to see if the bathroom was free,
Oh, I'm just finishing up,
So how long have you and ted been dating?
-Just over three months, -Ah, new love,
Well, you guys make such a cute couple,
Thanks,
Ted's a great guy, He deserves someone special,
That's sweet, Have you known the ryants long?
Oh, god, Born and raised here,
I still live in the same two-story lakeside house
that I grew up in,
Um, boating in the summers,
freezing in the winters,
[both chuckling]
well, bathroom's free,
-Goodnight, -Goodnight,
Well, that wasn't that bad,
Tonight? It was a lot,
-Yeah, you were a hit, -Yeah?
Yeah, I mean, how can anyone resist your charm?
In your parents' house, with everyone here?
I think angie's in the room next door,
Yeah, well, you know, these walls are pretty thick,
Plus, do you know how many times, growing up,
I've dreamt of a real-life beautiful woman in this bed?
Are you saying I'm your childhood fantasy?
Fourteen-year-old me is freaking out right now,
[exhales sharply]
mm,,,
[sighs]
[jacob] christina doesn't know,
[nicole] well, we need to watch her closely
because if she finds out--
[jacob] then we'll take care of it,
[nicole] how're gonna take care of it?
-[floor creaking] -[nicole] what was that?
[intense music]
[door creaking]
[music intensifies]
[sighs]
[gasps]
everything okay?
Yeah, Yeah, everything's fine,
Perfectly fine, I was just getting water,
-How are you? -Good, I'm good,
Have a good night,
You, too!
[exhales sharply]
[ace whines]
hey, ace, What are you doing up so late?
[sighs]
[instrumental music]
-handsome, wasn't he? -[gasps]
oh, I'm,, Oh, sorry,
I'm sorry, I just came downstairs for a drink,
Me, too,
That was the last photo we took together,
A few months before it happened,
-No nicole? -No,
She and paul weren't on speaking terms, Who knows why,
My daughter can be quite moody,
She refused to come to the house that day,
I only put it out there because it's the last picture
I have of paul,
Oh,
I'm so sorry about paul,
Did ted tell you how it happened?
Just that it was some sort of accident at the lake,
At the lake,
Yes,
That's what they kept telling me,
Tragic, tragic accident,
They said he was chasing after ace,
He loved that dog so much,
[katherine] but I keep thinking, why was ace on the ice
and why did paul chase after him?
Why did the ice break? Why did he die?
Just why after why, It wasn't even a warm day,
Just doesn't make any damn sense to me,
Ted doesn't really talk about it, but I know he feels terrible
about not being there when it happened,
I know he does,
Look at that snow coming down,
If it keeps up, we're never getting out of here,
[whines]
[nicole] make sure we keep an eye out,
[jacob] all right, [nicole] okay,
Well, we'll do that,
Sorry, I was just,,,
Where's the bathroom again?
Next door down,
You slept in, Were you up late?
Yeah, I, I think I'm not used to it being so quiet,
Haven't heard a single siren since I got here,
Anyway, thanks for the help,
[instrumental music]
no, no, no, I totally understand, nancy, Yeah,
Well, good luck with the pipes,,,
Yeah, we'll talk again after this hellish storm has passed,
Take care,
I can't believe you slept in,
The phone's been ringing off the hook all morning,
-Good morning! -Hi!
Good morning, Hi,
That was nancy thurston on the phone,
Her pipes are frozen and she's afraid they're gonna burst,
so they can't leave their house,
-Oh, no, -[sighs]
having a birthday in the winter has never been
a walk in the park, but this blizzard
is really putting a kink in my plans,
-[telephone ringing] -[groans]
oh, lord, this is probably somebody else canceling,
Hello? Yeah,
-Like some hot cider? -Yes,
How are we gonna get to your mom's party
if we can't even get out the driveway?
Hm, well, uh, we could walk there in theory,
But I doubt my parents or any of their friends are willing
to hike in the snow mounds just to get there,
Hm, so we're trapped here,
Yeah, Looks like it,
I mean, the snow's forecasted to stop this weekend,
and if we're lucky, we can get out of here in a few days
when the roads clear up,
Oh,
I'm sorry, babe, um, I didn't think
we were gonna be stuck in the house all weekend,
I wanted to take you to the village
and give you a real taste of small-town life,
It's okay, You can't control the weather,
Well, at least we'll have some quality bonding time
with everyone,
There's definitely time for that,
[ted laughs]
good morning,
I feel like a new woman after that hot shower,
-How'd you sleep? -Good,
When I finally got to sleep,
Someone next door sounded like they were having some fun,
Oh? Uh, well, I was just filling christina in,
Uh, uh, it looks like we're, um, stuck here,
Really? God, this storm's a killer,
I know, but it just came out so fast, you know?
Oh, Well, that was ned's tavern,
Their employees can't make it in today
because of the road conditions, so they can't open up,
Oh, I'm sorry, mom,
Oh, hey, Good morning, everybody,
Oh! Nice of you to finally join us,
The whole village is shutting down,
Haven't you heard the phone ringing off the hook?
-All morning? -Well,,,
I had some things to do downstairs,
I bet you did,
You know what, let's just have it here,
[sighs] the party? Everyone's stuck in their house,
Exactly, It'll just be us,
[katherine] and I've already stocked up on food for the week,
and I can make grandmother's famous roast
and some of those old recipes that we haven't had in years,
Mom, you can't make your own birthday dinner,
Have you even met our mother?
She wouldn't have it any other way,
Okay, you can all chip in,
Under my strict supervision, of course,
[all chuckling]
grandmother's roast is an all-day affair,
but that one thing we have today is time,
So what's the attack plan for this feast?
Let's do it,
[angie] whoop!
Here we go,
Very nice, Now we should get started on the casseroles,
Ted, can you reach up and get the ceramic dishes
on the top shelf over there?
Yeah, sure,
And, christina, can you go downstairs
and see if you can find stuff for these?
They're our old family recipes,
Everything should be in the pantry,
Yeah, Pantry?
-Mm-hmm, -Downstairs?
Here, I know my way around down there, I'll show her,
Thanks,
[angie] all right, let's just, uh, right through the workshop,
It's kind of a spooky stairway, huh?
Whoa,
[angie] wow,
Looks like he really got into this model stuff,
-He wasn't always? -Mn-mn,
-No, It's a recent obsession, -Hm,
Paul used to make models like this at our place,
I think some of these are the ones he used to make,
I'm assuming you know about paul,
Yeah, a little,
I'm so sorry for your loss,
Thank you,
Well, we shouldn't touch any of this stuff,
Looks pretty delicate,
Uh, pantry's over here,
Wow, they were really prepared for this storm,
Yeah, This pantry's never seen a bare shelf,
[laughing]
uh, divide and conquer?
Sounds good to me,
-Thank you, -[angie] mm-hmm,
So it's been a while since you've seen the ryants?
Oh, Yeah, Not since the funeral, really,
I think it's easier on katherine and jonathan
if I'm not around,
They seem to love having you here,
[angie] I loved being a part of this family,
When we were kids, I used to run down the street
to hang out here all the time,
Almost seems like old times,
I swear, everything in this town, it's just down the street,
Ned's tavern, your house,,,
Well, half a mile down on a dirt road,
Just across the lake,
Sorry, It's just, uh,,,
Hey, it's okay,
Um, it just hits me sometimes, you know?
It's been two years, and I still find myself thinking about
this life that we were supposed to be sharing together,
And, um, being back in this house,,,
[chuckles]
thank you,
Anytime,
[angie exhales]
[katherine] everything's heating up nicely,
Trick is, is to cook it slowly,
-If you rush it, you ruin it, -Oh,
It's so good to have you home, ted,
It's been so long,
Yeah, No, I know, And it has,
It's just been really hard coming back here,
Hm, imagine being here every day without a place to run off to,
[exhales sharply]
I'm sorry, mom,
I know you are,
But maybe this crazy storm was meant to be,
Yeah, you know, I think it was,
Yeah,
Any idea where I'd find cream of mushroom soup?
Hm,,,
Mm-hmm, Boom,
-Dunzo, -Thank you,
Um, I'm really glad you're here,
Makes me feel like less of an outsider,
Right back at you,
And thank you for taking nicole's focus off of me,
[laughs]
oh, that was a joke, I'm sorry,
No, it's fine, I just, uh,,,
[chuckles]
I can't get over how much she hates me,
Yeah,
Why is that?
I mean, you guys were friends in high school, right, and then--
she blames me for paul's death,
Why do you think that?
She's upset about something I did,
-Something you did? -To paul,
I hurt him,
I did something really stupid,
I cheated on him,
It was just once, but I confessed to paul
and he told nicole, and she's hated me ever since,
She actually told me at his funeral
that I drove him to his death,
Like, suicide?
Yeah, I mean, she's looking for someone to blame,
And who better than an unfaithful fiancee?
I mean, I-I know that I messed up,
W-wait-wait, so she thinks that paul drowned himself?
Yeah, I know it doesn't make sense,
but nothing about paul's death ever did,
It definitely seems strange,
Going out in the middle of a frozen lake
and then falling through the ice?
We had a huge argument the night before,
He stormed out the next morning to walk ace
and that was the last time I saw him,
Found ace howling at the side of the lake,
But ace had never been out on the ice before,
He must've been spooked by something,,,
Or someone,
[switch clicks]
I'm so sorry for throwing all of this at you,
I mean, we just met, and here I am,
pulling you into all of this drama,
-[gasps] -mr, Ryant!
Hm, hey there,
Didn't mean to startle you girls,
You really scared us,
How long have you been down here lurking around, mr, Ryant?
Oh, just makin' sure you haven't been messing
with any of my projects,
Oh, uh, we just took a peek, we didn't touch anything,
They are very impressive,
Thank you,
Are you gonna come upstairs and help with dinner?
Maybe whip up some of those spiced apples you used to make?
I haven't made those in a long time,
Well, um, we better get this stuff upstairs,
Find everything, girls?
Yeah, I think we're in good shape,
You've quite the stockpile there, mrs, Ryant,
Mom just heated a fresh pot of hot cider,
Christina, care for a refill?
Sure, Can't get enough of this stuff,
Cheers,
Mm,
I think this might need some oregano,
Oh,
Okay,
[clatters]
I'm so sorry about that,
Hey, are you okay, babe?
Yeah, I just,,,
I just feel tired all of a sudden,
You look a little pale, dear,
Yeah, you wanna go upstairs and lie down?
Yeah, I, I think I'll go take a little rest,
Are you gonna be okay getting up the stairs by yourself?
Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, I'm just,,,
-Oh, -Oh,
Just holler if you need me, okay? I love you,
Okay, I will, I love you, too,
[chuckles]
I'm fine,
[exhales sharply]
dinner coming along?
Yeah, your mom's in there with ted and angie,
Angie's here still? Perfect,
You know,,,
You might wanna ease up on the attitude a little bit,
[scoffs] hey,
You think you know what's going on here,
but you really don't have a clue,
[katherine] nicole, have you kids come to finally help?
Sure, mom,
[sighs]
[christina] what happened to you?
[ace barking]
[christina] ace!
-[ace barking] -ace, where are you, boy?
Where are you?
[sighs] why did I agree to walk you?
[ace barking]
ace?
-Ace! -[ace barking]
oh,
There you are, boy,
What you got there, ace?
What did you find?
Ace,,,
What do you got there?
-[intense music] -[ace grunting]
ace, what is that?
What do you got there?
[screaming]
[gasps]
oh, I'm losing it,
[sighs]
so much for a quick nap,
[door creaking]
huh,
Look at you guys all happy,
[nicole] it's the gray sweater!
-Look in my duffle bag, -[jacob] got it,
-[dramatic music] -[doorknob rattles]
[sighs] gray sweater,
Yeah,
[music continues]
[chuckles]
sorry, buddy,
[creaking]
[intense music]
[nicole] did you get it?
Yeah,
-Thank you, -Yeah,
Oh, Good morning again,
I know, right? You'd think I had jet lag or something,
[ted laughing]
hey, Look who it is,
How are you? And how are you feeling?
Better, Much better,
-Can't believe I slept so long, -Hm, well, you're just in time,
The roast is fully cooked, and we're about to get
this birthday party underway,
Yeah, Let the games begin,
Before we start, I'd like to thank everyone
for braving the worst winter storm in years
to be here tonight, and for helping me cook up
this backup plan, literally,
We may be snowed-in for a while,
but at least we're trapped here all together,
And, hey, who needs ned's tavern anyway?
[laughing]
dig in,
[wind howling]
-hm, -I will be right back,
-You didn't have to do that, -Oh, this?
I picked it up in chicago because I thought
you have other things on your mind,
I do, but I still got one from mason's deli up the street,
Okay, so you wanna use your cake instead?
I don't care about the cake, I just wish
that maybe we could communicate once in awhile,
Oh, so now you wanna talk?
Well, there really hasn't been a chance
between you being with christina every second
and then that whore angie just showing up--
-you need to let that go, -Do I?
I know that she had something to do with paul's death, teddy,
You don't even know that, You're just mad at her because,,,
Can we just light these candles and celebrate our mother?
Shall we?
I love you, you know?
You're still my brother,
And you're the only one I have left,
I love you, too,
Now just please, let's not ruin tonight for us,
For mom,
Yup,
[ted] come on,
♪ happy birthday to you ♪
♪ happy birthday ♪
♪ dear katherine ♪ ♪ dear mom ♪
♪ happy birthday to you ♪
whoo! Whoo!
Guys, please raise your glass, I would like to make a toast,
It's just like what mom said,
This dinner, not a part of the original plan,
But sometimes the best of times
come about spontaneously,
And, mom, I was thinking about this weekend for a long time,
and I'm just so happy to be here together with everyone
to share this love,
Happy birthday, mom,
-Thank you, -Cheers,
-[ted chuckles] -[indistinct chatter]
[chuckles]
[clears throat] and, uh, while we're at it,,,
Seeing you practically every day,,,
I know that these past couple of years
have been really hard for you,
But through it all,
your grace and strength
are a constant,
You are the pillar of this family and my rock,
I love you, mom, Happy birthday,
-Thank you, -Yes,
[katherine] hm, Aww,
Well, let's cut this cake,
I'd like to say something, too,
Oh, okay, dear,
Um, thank you, mom,
for welcoming me into your home
not just this weekend, but for all of these years,,,
No,
A-and I am so happy to have you in--
she's not your mother,
Nicole, please,
I'm sorry, but she shouldn't even be here,
Hey, now, maybe we should just all cool it,
I can't even believe that you're sitting at this table,
But to try and give our mother a toast?
-I just wanted to say thank you, -Well, you said it!
This is not the time or the place,
-When will it ever be, teddy? -You're out of control, nicole,
-Am I? -Enough!
Look, you're all lovely people, but all of this,
these lies and secrets, they're tearing you apart,
-Just, christina, don't-- -no, I need to say this,
I didn't grow up with a family,
but I work with troubled ones every day
and I know what it's like when
secrets boil up until they explode,
Christina, please, you're not feeling well from earlier--
-I'm fine, -Secrets?
What secrets?
I think just about everybody at this table
is holding something back,
And I think it would be better if they all just
came out and said it,
Fine, I'll go first,
Christina, why were you snooping around our room earlier?
-Jacob, that's ridiculous, -[scoffs] is it, ted?
It's true, I was looking for something,
For what?
Honestly, I don't know,
I just think there's something very strange going on
with all of you and with,,,
With what?
With paul,
Like, maybe it wasn't an accident,
[laughing]
well, someone finally said it,
Well, here's what I have to say,
Angie, I hate you
because you killed my brother,
Nicole!
Maybe she's right, and I killed him,
W-what do you mean? It was an accident,
The morning that he died, he looked so lost,
Lost? About what?
What happened to my son?
Angie cheated on him, mom,
And paul found out, and it crushed him,
Is it true?
It was the biggest mistake I've made in my life,
Come on!
But you were more than happy to have him out of the way,
weren't you, nicole?
What are you trying to say?
So paul wouldn't talk your parents into selling
the cider mill, I mean, you weren't even speaking to him!
Sell the mill?
-Wait, Where are you going? -I've had enough,
Oh, what, you're gonna go downstairs like you always do?
No, you've been doing this for years! Come back!
It wasn't about the mill,
I wasn't speaking to you because he insisted
on staying with your cheating ass!
I'm leaving,
Just wait, you'll freeze,
Ted, she's done enough damage!
I would rather freeze to death in my own house
than spend another minute in this one,
Let me go with you then, keep you safe,
[nicole] let her go, ted,
God, you just had to, didn't you?
I didn't mean to,,,
-Ted, wait! -Just stop!
[nicole] don't you see?
You can't save this family, christina,
-[mellow music] -[sighs]
great one, christina,
[exhales sharply]
[crow cawing]
[door creaking]
[dramatic music]
[barking]
[chuckles]
are you my little alarm clock, ace?
Oh, if only you could talk,
I bet you'd have some stories to tell,
[sighs]
[door creaking]
where are you hiding?
You gonna come in or just stand there and watch me all day?
I didn't mean to disturb you,
I just wanted to apologize for last night,
[scoffs]
I knew paul wanted to sell the company,
He brought it up a couple of weeks before he died,
He did?
I got angry with him,
Probably the angriest I've ever been at him,
Paul got a great offer on the property,
Lot of money,
Well, I knew if we sold,,,
Paul would move away,
just like ted did,
I didn't wanna lose him,
Mr, Ryant, I'm sure--
whatever happened that day out on the lake
was beyond my control,
[chuckles] well, hey, now, will you look at that?
Very nice,
Apology accepted,
Now, if I could find that other pen,
I'll see you upstairs,
[sighs]
I was about to go upstairs to check on you,
I hope angie got home okay last night,
Looked pretty dangerous out there,
Yeah, She did, I ended up texting her to make sure,
Good,
Uh, listen, uh, I'm sorry I exploded last night,
But I told you not to bring up paul,
I know, I feel terrible,
What I heard last night will probably haunt me
for the rest of my life,
About paul?
No,
Angie cheating?
Just,,, Everything,
I know I was out of line, but the last 48 hours
I've been seeing and hearing things
that the rest of you couldn't
or didn't want to,
Because you didn't live it, christina,
We did,
-You weren't here, -You're right,
But seeing the pain you've been going through, I wanted to help,
Yeah, Yeah, you always wanna help,
It's what I do, You know that,
You can't save everyone,
You may work with families,
but you just don't know how to be in one,
And sometimes in families,
there are things better left unsaid,
Hm,
The snow's finally letting up,
As soon as the roads clear, I'll get a flight back,
-And a taxi to the airport, -[scoffs]
what, a taxi in this town?
[laughs] very funny,
Plus, it's gonna take at least a day or two
until the roads actually clear up,
I just thought it'd be better if I get out of here sooner,
There's still no way out,
All right,
I'm gonna go take a shower upstairs,
I said what I did last night because I love you,
I know you did,
[sighs]
hey,
Look,,,
I'm sorry for what I said down there,
I love you,
And I need you more than I realize,
I just want what's best for you and your family,
I-I know,
Thank you for being patient with me
and for being here this weekend,,,
Snowed in with the crazy ryants,
[chuckles]
it's all gonna work out,
You'll see,
I'm gonna go shower,
-I'll meet you downstairs, -Okay,
[chuckles]
nicole, Look at you smiling,
[chuckles]
paul with some random girl,
Ted,,,
And angie?
-Snoopin' around again? -[gasps]
[sighs]
actually, do you guys have a second?
First off, I was out of line last night,
No, you weren't,
This family barely speaks anymore,
especially when it comes to paul,
Everybody's holding back,
But you really cut through the crap,
Well, I'm glad you approve, because there's more,
It was ted, wasn't it,,,
Who angie cheated on paul with?
-[clears throat] listen,,, -So it's true,
Yeah, but there's more to it,
Angie and ted dated for a bit in high school, but they broke up,
[chuckles] he didn't waste time moving on,
Ted always had a slew of girls waiting in the wings,
And angie eventually moved on to paul,
[nicole] it was always weird,
Angie was always asking about ted,
wanting to hear about his glamorous life in chicago,
And angie was pushing paul to sell the cider mill
and move there,
And then it all just really made sense when she slept with ted
a couple of years ago,
So you think angie killed paul to be with ted?
It was the only clean break she could make
and still be part of this family,
Somehow she got paul out on the ice that day,
It couldn't have just been an accident?
[sighs] he wouldn't have just run on to the ice,
And there was blood around the hole that he fell through,
-Blood? -[jacob] yeah,
Cops wrote it off like
he hit his head before
he fell off the dock,
I mean, we stayed here all weekend 'cause we just
had a feeling that maybe angie would show up,
And do what? Get me out of the way?
Just like she did to paul,
I mean, you think her power just happened to go off?
[sighs]
so what now?
Well, we've been asking ourselves that
for the past two years,
And we-we thought that maybe she would break last night
and tell us the truth about what happened,
I just need to think before I go and talk to ted,
Thanks, guys,
[jacob] hey, christina,,,
Just be careful,
All right, ned, Sounds like a plan, Okay, thanks,
That was ned over at the tavern, He thinks they can reopen today,
He's just waiting to hear back from some of his staff,
So I'm thinking of rescheduling my little get-together
for tonight, seeing how the snow is let up,
-Great news, right? -Yeah,
I just hope everyone can get out of their driveways,
I am so sorry about last night, mrs, Ryant,
Everything I said,
It, it wasn't my place,
I have a difficult time with that concept sometimes,
I know you were only trying to help,
But paul, that was an accident,
It had to have been, No one would ever hurt my son,
And all that about angie, I can't believe, I,,,
I thought I knew all of my children's secrets,
[telephone ringing]
excuse me,
Hello? Yeah,
Okay, Mm-hmm,
[katherine] tragic, tragic accident,
Just doesn't make any damn sense to me,
[jonathan] whatever happened that day out on the lake
was beyond my control,
[angie] he must've been spooked by something,,,
Or someone,
[nicole] and there was blood around the hole
that he fell through,
She killed my brother,
[katherine] w-what happened to my son?
[katherine] fantastic news! That was ned,
-He's reopening as we speak, -That's great!
We have to get on the horn and let everybody know,
I think seven o'clock should be good for everybody,
How far is ned's tavern again?
Ned's? Oh, it's just down the street,
I hope the roads are clear,
I think I'm gonna get some air,
Maybe I'll take a walk over to ned's tavern
and do a little party prep work?
Okay, well, it is quite cold out there,
but that would be wonderful!
And maybe ted can go with you,
Nah, He's still in the shower,
I'll just let him get ready and then he can help you
organize the guest list for tonight,
Okay,
You said it's just up the street, right?
[door shuts]
[ted] where are you goin'?
[exhales sharply]
there you are,
[instrumental music on radio]
kitchen's not open yet if you're looking for food,
The only lunch I'm looking for is the liquid kind,
Then you came to the right place,
Thank you,
Expecting an onslaught?
Always happens after a big storm,
Snow stops fallin', people get itchin' to get out of the house,
Hosting a birthday shindig tonight, too,
-For katherine? -The one and only,
I'm actually staying with the ryants this weekend,
Oh, you're ted's girl from chicago,
-Katherine mentioned you, -That'd be me,
Ted, What a great guy,
Known him since he was a young little skinny thing,
Haven't seen him in a couple of years since,
Well, you know,,,
I know about paul,
I remember when it happened, Such a weird accident,
-That's what I keep hearing, -Poor ted,
He already seemed like he was in a rough patch
around that time anyway,
-He did? How so? -Who knows?
I know he was in here pretty late
the night before tying one on,
-Excuse me? -Well, you know, getting drunk,
No, no, I, I mean, the night before what?
The night before paul went missing,
I kept thinking he must've had a hell of a hangover
the next day for the search,
The night before paul went missing, ted was here?
Well, yeah, he must have come into town early
for katherine's birthday weekend that year, I suppose,
-Can I close my tab, please? -Uh,,,
I'll just throw it on the ryants' tab for tonight,
Thank you,
Say, you wouldn't happen to know where angie lives, would you?
[ned] angie? Paul's girl?
[panting]
[sighs] this better be you, angie,
So that's why you lost power,
-[gasps] -christina?
Christina, what are you doing here?
-Can we talk about it inside? -Yes, yes, Of course,
Oh, my god, did you walk here by yourself?
-Yeah, Can I come in, please? -Yes, of course, Come on,
How did you find my house?
I know about you and ted,
Oh, my god, Uh, uh,,,
Listen, that was years ago,
I-I would've told you yesterday, I just didn't wanna
make things weird with ted, I,,,
I can't even believe I brought the whole thing up,
Okay, um, come in and get warm by the fire,
Thank you,
[angie] I'm assuming nicole filled you in,
I put it together myself, actually,
Like I said, it was only once a long time ago,
And, uh, he seems so in love with you now,
Yes, Yes, he does,
I was in chicago on a business trip
and I stayed with him, which was stupid,
I'd had too much to drink that night
and we started kissing and I didn't stop it,
I-I tried to forget about it, but paul knew something was off,
He was so mad when I told him,
but we were trying to make it work,
-This was right before he died? -A few weeks,
We knew ted was gonna be back in town for their mother's birthday
and we didn't know how to handle it,
Do you remember when you first saw ted that weekend?
Was it during the search?
No, God, um,,,
He actually showed up late the night before,
He texted that he was outside, I couldn't believe it,
I snuck out to tell him to leave,
Paul came out and saw us,
then ted took off,
That's why you had a fight the night before he died,
Paul thought something was still going on between us,
I tried to tell him,
Angie, ted told everyone
he was driving up from chicago the day paul went missing,
He did?
Um, I mean, we never really talked about it,
and I'm sure he didn't want his family to know about us,
So it's probably why he told them he was driving up,
I mean, what other reason would he have to lie?
You're frozen solid, Uh,,,
I'm gonna put some tea on for us,
Thank you,
[fire crackling]
[thudding]
angie?
You okay?
Angie?
[dramatic music]
[gasps] oh, my god, angie!
[intense music]
[groans] ah!
Christina, no!
Ted? What are you doing?
[groans] she's dangerous,
[ted panting]
what? What is happening?
I came here to save you,
I snuck in through the back, angie saw me,
and she came after me,
It's all her!
What am I supposed to do?
[exhales] believe me,
-Is she dead? -No, she's only knocked out,
Are you sure? How do you know?
I never would allow that to happen,
Ted,,,
You know, I, you know, I thought it would make you so happy
to be with a family for once,
But then you just had to get yourself involved,
[screams]
why are you doing this?
It's for her,
[ted] we're meant to be together,
And I just had to make her see it,
She needed to see how happy I was with someone else,
And I was looking for that someone else for two years,
Someone strong, smart, beautiful,
Just like you,
We were all a lie?
Oh, no, babe,
I never wanted to hurt you,
You were just part of the plan,
You cut her power
so she'd come to your parents' house this weekend,
And it all worked out, Yeah,
You loved that sleepy cider so much,
And it got you out of the way,
Angie knows everything now, You attacked her,
I struck her from behind,
You,,,
You attacked angie because you were jealous,
And you have a sketchy past,
and you have a messed-up head,
-I'm here to save the day, -Ted,
Don't make this hard on me,
-Angie, run! -What?
-[intense music] -[groans]
somebody help me! Please!
[ted panting]
[music continues]
[panting]
christina!
Come on, stop this! Where are you?
I still love you!
There you are,
[music continues]
[exhales sharply]
[ted] where are you going?
-You can't go anywhere, -[gasps]
nowhere to go,
[ted] uh-oh,
Oops,
[intense music]
-[christina gasps] -[ice cracking]
how am I supposed to explain this, huh?
That you ran from angie's and fell in through the ice?
-[christina screams] -[ice cracks]
just like paul, your brother you murdered?
At least paul was knocked out before I sent him under,
-[ted grunts] -[ice cracking]
but you, you're gonna feel everything,
-[ice cracking] -[ted grunting]
-[christina grunting] -[groaning]
christina!
[gasps]
[ice cracking]
you can't save everyone, christina,
[splashes]
I get that now,
[instrumental music]
[music continues]