Signed, Sealed, Delivered A Tale of Three Letters Full Episode
Signed, Sealed, Delivered A Tale of Three Letters Full Episode
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00:00:00I've climbed the Eiffel Tower, Walked in a London shower,
00:00:16But I get lost finding my way to your heart, And I can't tell you where the Big Dipper
00:00:29is, Where Cinderella's magical slipper is,
00:00:37I wish, now that you know, I love you so,
00:00:47Hold me and kiss me and show me the way to your heart,
00:00:58I wish, now that you know, I love you so,
00:01:09Hold me and kiss me and show me the way to your heart,
00:01:18I wish, now that you know, I love you so,
00:01:27Hold me and kiss me and show me the way to your heart,
00:01:37I wish, now that you know, I love you so,
00:01:47Hold me and kiss me and show me the way to your heart,
00:01:56I wish, now that you know, I love you so,
00:02:06Hold me and kiss me and show me the way to your heart,
00:02:16I wish, now that you know, I love you so,
00:02:26The threshold of our new life together.
00:02:29And now it begins.
00:02:31And now it begins.
00:02:42Finally love has found me after all this time,
00:02:51Finally love.
00:02:55It took so long, it's just a crime,
00:03:00But now I'm not complaining,
00:03:04My life's complete,
00:03:07Finally love is here for me,
00:03:15Good morning, Mr. O'Doul.
00:03:17It nearly ran down.
00:03:19Well, how long does it take before it stops?
00:03:21Five days.
00:03:22I had the gardener winding it while we were away,
00:03:24but I forgot he was visiting his mother in Grand Junction this week.
00:03:27We were on our honeymoon.
00:03:29You have a pretty good reason for letting things slip a little.
00:03:32True, but it's ticked continuously for the last 100 years.
00:03:36I'd never forgive myself if I let this clock stop on my watch, so to speak.
00:03:42So, um, how soon till you're ready to leave, my love?
00:03:48I should be ready soon.
00:03:50Well, it is our first day back.
00:03:53So, they'll understand if we're not going to leave in time.
00:03:59Suppose I am the ranking official.
00:04:02Oh, let me bring this wedding gown upstairs.
00:04:05No, just leave it there.
00:04:07I'm going to take it to the cleaners and have it
00:04:10heirloomized by wedding dress preservation professionals.
00:04:14All right.
00:04:17Oops.
00:04:22Oliver!
00:04:23Yes, coming.
00:04:36They'll be here, Norman.
00:04:38We were, like, getting back from our honeymoon, too.
00:04:40Yeah, but we were coming back from the East Tin Cup family camp
00:04:44during the off-season in Bland, Colorado.
00:04:46They're in Europe. They have other languages.
00:04:48They could get on the wrong train or eat the wrong cheese.
00:04:50I knew it!
00:04:52Oh, thank heavens.
00:04:53You tell us everything!
00:04:55How was the cheese?
00:04:56Uh, unparalleled.
00:04:57The cheese, the wine, and, of course, the British Museum of Postal History
00:05:02was humbling, inspiring, monumental.
00:05:04The breadth and depth of their medieval collection was,
00:05:07it put me in mind to explore the possibilities of a postal museum right here in Denver.
00:05:12I couldn't stop thinking about it.
00:05:14Yes, it was a big topic in The Balloon.
00:05:16Oh, you did The Balloon!
00:05:17We did!
00:05:18It was so magical, floating over Stockholm in a hot air balloon,
00:05:23sipping champagne with my new husband.
00:05:26Sounds like a lot more fun than Docky Rides in East Tin Cup.
00:05:31Though the zipline was cool.
00:05:32We did love the zipline.
00:05:34Rita, what have we here?
00:05:36It's a welcome home present.
00:05:39No. Oh, yes.
00:05:41The great mailbox breach of 2017.
00:05:44Oh, my.
00:05:45Yep, every letter mailed from Garfield High School.
00:05:47I had given up hope they'd ever be found.
00:05:49Yeah, they were recovered from a street drain
00:05:51and then accidentally sent to the Terminal Annex in Kansas City.
00:05:54And it took seven years to track and return them to Denver.
00:05:57Yeah, not everybody can be us.
00:05:59We've got 25, including that severely damaged one.
00:06:03And I have invented something to remove mold and flakes.
00:06:08It's my four-step desiccation revelation process.
00:06:12It'll only take five to six months for the process to complete.
00:06:15Astounding, Norman.
00:06:16Well, we have plenty to keep us busy until then.
00:06:18Miss McInerney, would you like to do the honors?
00:06:21You're still going by Miss McInerney?
00:06:23We're still working on it.
00:06:26Okay.
00:06:30Oh.
00:06:32Water-soluble ink, perhaps addressed with a fountain pen.
00:06:36I can barely read anything.
00:06:39Well, we have obeyed all the postal privacy directives.
00:06:42And we have no other option.
00:06:44Norman?
00:06:45Well, extraction can be tricky.
00:06:48Over here.
00:06:53We've got a whole day planned for you.
00:06:55Lunch at Ramon's new restaurant with Oliver's dad.
00:06:58And Charlie is bringing Eleanor.
00:07:00Perfect.
00:07:01Oh, how's that going?
00:07:03It's not strange having a brand new mom and her baby living in your basement?
00:07:07Oh, no.
00:07:08When I was growing up, we always took people in.
00:07:10And how's Charlie handling single motherhood?
00:07:12Oh, well, a new baby is a lot.
00:07:16But we're helping.
00:07:17And Norman is completely on board.
00:07:19Oh.
00:07:20Like, like completely.
00:07:22Well, you'll see.
00:07:25Well, my friends, we have a nearly readable letter.
00:07:29Shall we?
00:07:33Dear Maria, I am shocked, dismayed, and quite hurt by your actions.
00:07:36I feel utterly betrayed by someone I considered to be a stellar student with great potential.
00:07:43And I was proud to be your mentor, and I thought your friend.
00:07:47When the police arrived today, it broke my heart that you broke the law.
00:07:52I'm sorry to say that I will press charges.
00:07:55Life has consequences, Maria, and you must learn to face them.
00:07:58Or this path of anger you continue to choose will become a way of life.
00:08:03And all you have worked for will be overtaken by self-entitlement and bitterness.
00:08:08If you want to play ball for a living, you need to learn how to play ball in life.
00:08:13This is a difficult letter to write, but not all teaching happens in the classroom.
00:08:17And this is one lesson I feel I need to impart to you.
00:08:21Impart? I'm going to go with English teacher.
00:08:24As your theater teacher, I often emphasized that drama belongs on the stage, not...
00:08:31The rest is missing.
00:08:33But we do know, however, whoever wrote this, clearly a Garfield High School theater teacher seven years ago,
00:08:39addressed this apparently to a student.
00:08:42Ouch! What a letter to send.
00:08:44Or receive. Maria could be a very different person now.
00:08:48Are you really sure we have to deliver that?
00:08:54I didn't hear you say that.
00:08:56She must have done something really awful.
00:09:04We brought them all the way from London.
00:09:06That's from the British Postal Museum.
00:09:09Oh, ceiling wax set.
00:09:11It stamps the profile of a corgi.
00:09:13Mailboxes of the 19th century.
00:09:16Limited edition.
00:09:17Oh, there she is! Charlie!
00:09:20Hi!
00:09:21How are you doing?
00:09:22Oh, she's fine. A little colicky, but that's normal.
00:09:25Sleeps almost six hours a night, wakes up very cranky.
00:09:28I think he meant Charlie, Norman.
00:09:31Oh, I'm great, but I couldn't do it if Eleanor didn't have two amazing grandparents to love.
00:09:38Hey, if you want to sit down, I can take her for a walk.
00:09:40Oh, yes, thank you.
00:09:43Hi.
00:09:47Hello.
00:09:53So, Charlie, when are you back to work?
00:09:55Well, it could take more maternity leave, but honestly, it's kind of lonely at Rita and Norman's without them there.
00:10:01Why don't you come hang out with us? You could bring Eleanor along.
00:10:04Oh, regulations don't...
00:10:06Joe, you could come by and help us set up a crib in the corner.
00:10:09Actually, Norman already has.
00:10:12There's a crib in the DLO?
00:10:14Mm-hmm.
00:10:15I gave him your old one.
00:10:17I'm sorry, babies in the workplace are...
00:10:19Oh, you are the ranking official in the dead letter office, darling.
00:10:23Yes, but...
00:10:24Wait, Charlie, didn't you graduate from Garfield High?
00:10:27Seven years ago, yeah.
00:10:28Did you know a girl named Maria? She either played softball or volleyball, maybe?
00:10:33No, I wasn't really into sports that much.
00:10:35Do you remember your drama teacher?
00:10:37Mrs. Philpott. She's not there anymore. She actually left the second semester of my senior year.
00:10:41No one knows why, though.
00:10:43And the plot thickens.
00:10:45And the salad bar is open.
00:10:46Oh!
00:10:49Please don't get used to, um...
00:10:52Don't get in the habit of assuming I'm willing to bend the postal rules just because...
00:10:56Because we share the same mailbox?
00:11:04Ovalier!
00:11:05Ramon!
00:11:06You were both so kind to think of me on your honeymoon.
00:11:10What a thoughtful souvenir, a compendium of recovered mail from the Titanic.
00:11:15Your great-uncle was lost on the Titanic, if I recall.
00:11:18Actually, he got lost on the way to the Titanic.
00:11:21A fortunate mix-up.
00:11:23So, how is married life?
00:11:27Grand. Every day, a revelation.
00:11:32Marriage is like a salad bar, Ovalier.
00:11:36A great one brings you back again and again to appreciate all it has to offer.
00:11:44How are your adoption plans coming?
00:11:46Oh, well, there's a lot of paperwork to fill out to even start looking for a baby.
00:11:52But helping Charlie with Eleanor takes up a lot of time.
00:11:56Well, Norman's time.
00:12:09So, you found a letter to Mrs. Philpott?
00:12:11From. It was mailed in the great mailbox breach of 2017.
00:12:17Bomb scare that turned out to be a false alarm.
00:12:20But, in the process, a mailbox was blown up along with most of the mail inside.
00:12:25And then, anything they did recover ended up at the wrong post office for a few years until it made its way back to us.
00:12:35Is that all you're going to eat?
00:12:37Oh, I'm not very hungry.
00:12:42Well, not every letter we deliver is going to be good news.
00:12:45Whoever Maria is, she has a letter to read, and we are going to...
00:12:48Norman, have you ever had anything of yours heirloomized?
00:12:51Uh, no, no. I think I would have remembered something like that.
00:12:54Cherry Creek Professional Fabric Preservation, it is the only place that I would trust with preserving my wedding dress.
00:13:00Then it'll be in perfect condition for when your daughter gets...
00:13:04Oh, if you have a daughter.
00:13:06Maybe someday, but what about you?
00:13:08Oh, we're still trying, of course.
00:13:10But we want to adopt, too.
00:13:12If I can just get Norman to finish his application essay on why he wants to be a dad.
00:13:20Maybe he already feels like one.
00:13:26You know, it's funny.
00:13:27You think you know your soulmate's quirks and thoughts, and then they surprise you.
00:13:31Believe me, after all these years, I have seen all of Oliver's quirks.
00:13:38Oh.
00:13:43Well, I'm going to run a search for all the Marias in sports at Garfield High in 2017.
00:13:50I'm just going to need to take a look at that letter again.
00:13:52Oh, I've got it.
00:13:57Where'd it go?
00:13:58Oh, I put it in the pending box, and it's...
00:14:04It's already empty.
00:14:05Uh, that's not the pending box. That's the outgoing box.
00:14:07Oh, and I emptied it onto the main conveyor on our way to lunch.
00:14:11So it went back into the system.
00:14:13Oh, I'm so, so, so, so sorry. I'm just so jet-lagged, and I just...
00:14:18Not to worry. It was a dead letter. It still is a dead letter.
00:14:21It'll find its way back to us sooner or later. We just have to wait.
00:14:24In the meantime, we have plenty of work to do right here.
00:14:38Oh, my God.
00:14:41Have you thought about expanding the closet? Or, you know, adding on?
00:14:46Oh, the house is protected by the State Historical Society. Any changes have to be approved by a committee.
00:14:52Wow.
00:14:54That's astounding.
00:14:55There's no postal museum in the state of Colorado, and yet there is a museum entirely dedicated to the unsinkable Molly Brown.
00:15:02I know, to be fair, she did survive the Titanic.
00:15:05Are you feeling a little warm?
00:15:06No, not really.
00:15:11How do you open this?
00:15:13Oh, well, the crank was lost years ago.
00:15:16The society won't approve a new window because it affects the exterior integrity of the house.
00:15:23It only opens by committee.
00:15:25Oh, well, the review board meets next spring. I'll try and get it on the agenda.
00:15:37Sigh.
00:15:46You okay?
00:15:49I just feel awful about that letter.
00:15:54On the other hand, would it be so terrible if Maria never got it?
00:15:59Sigh.
00:16:03Yes, it would.
00:16:05And I have every confidence that we will get another chance to do the right thing.
00:16:12Trust the timing.
00:16:13Trust the timing.
00:16:28Sigh.
00:16:49Ready? Ready?
00:16:51Oh, good heavens.
00:16:53I'm almost ready. I just have to find my other shoe.
00:16:56Well, I'm sure it's here. There are none left. Upstairs?
00:17:01Oh, got it.
00:17:06Ready.
00:17:07Ready.
00:17:08Big day.
00:17:09Big day.
00:17:11Morning, Charlie. You're here early.
00:17:13I bet you didn't want to miss the grand finale of the great mailbox spree.
00:17:17Only two letters left.
00:17:23Actually, three.
00:17:26It's back.
00:17:28Maria's letter?
00:17:29No.
00:17:30Cast your dead letter upon the postal waters, and it shall be returned to you.
00:17:39Charlie? You okay?
00:17:42Um, I have a confession.
00:17:47The bomb scare at the great mailbox breach of 2017.
00:17:53That was my fault.
00:18:08I am sorry. I don't understand how you could be responsible for a bomb scare.
00:18:14Because it was my idea. Not the bomb part. It's just, um, it's complicated.
00:18:20Well, I'm stunned. No, I'm flabbergasted, actually. I'm more than that. I...
00:18:27Tell us what happened.
00:18:29There were three of us who hung around in high school. It was me and these two guys, Marlon and Barry.
00:18:35Marlon was the sweet one. Barry was the crazy one.
00:18:39We saw the world the same way. We read the same books. We laughed at the same things.
00:18:43So, Barry's thing was thinking up these crazy pranks. Nothing mean. Just creative.
00:18:49Like, um, putting the principal's morning announcements through an app that made him sound like Voldemort.
00:18:55Voldemort.
00:18:57Later. Go on.
00:18:59Anyway, we had this thing about seizing the day.
00:19:02Except, Marlon and Barry kept teasing me for always being worried we'd get into trouble if we did.
00:19:07So, I decided to do something to prove I was just as creative as they were.
00:19:17That mailman empties that box at 12.05 every day like clockwork.
00:19:24What kind of life is that? Every day, same time, same box.
00:19:29I don't know. Some people like their routines, you know?
00:19:31Some people need their routines. Take that away and he'd be lost.
00:19:35Maybe he'd be released from the monotony of the daily drudgery of constant retrieval and it would rock his world.
00:19:42All he needs is something to wake him up.
00:19:47Tomorrow, we seize the day.
00:19:53Okay, we seize the day. Seize the day.
00:19:56High five.
00:19:58Now, I must take exception to the characterization of dedicated postal service as drudgery.
00:20:03She was 17.
00:20:05Oliver, keep going.
00:20:08I had the idea to put something in a mailbox that would surprise the carrier.
00:20:12Just surprise him, that's all.
00:20:14Maybe put a microphone in there and have a voice yelling, let me out.
00:20:18Barry wanted to put a cat in there.
00:20:20A cat? A cat?
00:20:21A cat? A cat?
00:20:23But, we landed on something we thought was pretty tame.
00:20:29We put an alarm clock in the mailbox just to see what would happen.
00:20:37Go, go, go.
00:20:43Come here.
00:20:45Mrs. Philpott, two o'clock.
00:20:48Morning. Good morning.
00:20:51Morning.
00:21:08Uh-oh. What happened?
00:21:11The alarm didn't go off.
00:21:13What's he doing?
00:21:15Where's he going?
00:21:17Hey, you two, get out.
00:21:19No way he really thinks that's a bomb, right?
00:21:21What do we do now?
00:21:23Nothing. We weren't here.
00:21:25The bomb squad came.
00:21:27Charlie!
00:21:29They detonated the mailbox, and the rest is history.
00:21:31You intentionally breached a repository of the U.S. Mail with a clock.
00:21:38I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. All those letters.
00:21:40Charlie, it was a really long time ago. You were just a kid, and it was a silly prank.
00:21:47It was a federal offense.
00:21:49But not intentional.
00:21:51A federal offense.
00:21:53But not intentional.
00:21:55You know I love the post office.
00:21:57Yes, we do, but there should be a consequence for this sort of thing.
00:22:02So, suspension.
00:22:06Oliver!
00:22:10So, you should go home and meditate on what you've done.
00:22:23And we will see you in the morning.
00:22:26Thank you, Oliver.
00:22:28I'm sorry.
00:22:31At least we found Maria's letter.
00:22:40Wait, you asked me about a Maria at my school. I just remembered one.
00:22:45Do you remember her last name?
00:22:47No, but she was supposed to be the lead in the school play, and then she just disappeared.
00:22:51Like Mrs. Philpott?
00:22:53Did she play sports, too?
00:22:55All I know is that Maria never graduated.
00:22:58I think she got arrested or something.
00:23:01Wow, so Maria went to jail, Mrs. Philpott disappeared, and Charlie violated Federal Postal Regulation 587B, Section E, Paragraph 12.
00:23:13At least we have the letter back, and a real lead now, too.
00:23:17I ran a search in the 2017 Garfield High Database for seniors named Maria.
00:23:21I found two. A Maria Haugen was never registered in the drama class, but a Maria Sollinger was.
00:23:29So, Maria Sollinger, next steps?
00:23:32Track down Maria's current address and surprise her with a really awful letter.
00:23:36That is our mandate, yes.
00:23:38With our efforts to deliver the last two letters, we've been able to track Maria's current address and surprise her with a really awful letter.
00:23:45That is our mandate, yes.
00:23:48With our efforts to deliver the last two letters, we've been able to track Maria's current address and surprise her with a really awful letter.
00:23:56Well, let's get this over with.
00:23:58That's the spirit.
00:24:00Oh, how did your appointment go this morning?
00:24:04Well, the adoption people want us to find a registered family therapist to attest to our fitness as parents.
00:24:09Yeah, they gave us a list of names, but they're all on the other side of town.
00:24:11I'm not comfortable being that far away from home in case Eleanor needs something.
00:24:15On the other hand, honey, perhaps a good therapist could provide a little perspective on how to raise your children while other people raise theirs.
00:24:24Oh, I've got one.
00:24:26A therapist?
00:24:27Cousin.
00:24:28Oh.
00:24:29Norman and his myriad cousins.
00:24:31Oh, that's right. Calliope. She's perfect. She's a family counselor, she's right in town, and she's really flexible.
00:24:36Well, with our schedule, flexible hours are a plus.
00:24:38I haven't seen Calliope since, um...
00:24:41Oh, five years ago, when she played Santa Claus at the office Christmas party.
00:24:45Oh, that was her coming down the pneumatic tube in the terminal annex?
00:24:49Yeah. Do you really think a cousin is a good idea, though?
00:24:52Of course. I mean, who knows them better?
00:24:58Uh, I'm sorry I interrupted you at lunch.
00:25:02Oh, that's okay. I mean, I get it.
00:25:05I get it.
00:25:07You get what?
00:25:09Well, sometimes you just have to weigh in on a conversation with another point of view before I've had a chance to actually...
00:25:16I didn't see it as weighing in on...
00:25:19You just did it, darling. But that's okay. It's just a little quirk.
00:25:24A little quirk?
00:25:26Rita, where are we with that first letter?
00:25:28Well, I'm still missing one digit of the street address and most of the street name, except for the letter Z, but we're getting there.
00:25:36Great. And the search for Maria Sollinger?
00:25:38Well, I found 20 just in Colorado, but only one that matches our Maria's age.
00:25:44And that is where the trail for Maria Sollinger stops.
00:25:49After her arrest?
00:25:51Yeah. I couldn't find anything in the traditional news, probably because she was under 18.
00:25:55But I did find something on the Garfield High's chat room from back then. Listen to this.
00:26:01Maria Sollinger could have gone Division I, but she blew it. Then this.
00:26:05I heard she was sentenced to 30 days in juvie. Kiss that scholarship goodbye.
00:26:10Wow. Whatever Maria did must be the reason she didn't graduate high school.
00:26:15If she was sentenced, there would be court records, but that would be a tough one.
00:26:19Maybe we can follow a paper trail to somebody who still knows her.
00:26:23Okay.
00:26:25Okay.
00:26:36Uh, Norman? I could use your advice.
00:26:40Oh. Um.
00:26:44Well, personal or postal?
00:26:47Well, for many years I have been your mentor in many areas of life.
00:26:51But now, as a newlywed, a pupil has become the teacher, and I have much to learn about the first months of adjustment.
00:27:04Adjustment?
00:27:06Um, well, it's mostly about working out the little things, like who does the dishes, or who takes out the garbage,
00:27:16or who thinks my 36-volume collection of South American commemorative stamps doesn't belong on the coffee table.
00:27:22Little stuff.
00:27:24But you do adjust, eventually?
00:27:28Yeah. Well, it comes down to teamwork, compromise, making up every morning and thinking, what can I do to make her happy today?
00:27:41Bingo. Public Defender Ed Frank supervised juvenile cases seven years ago.
00:27:50Excellent. Let's make the call.
00:27:52I'm on it.
00:27:53And guess what? I just matched Zipco to half a street name. That's two down, one to go. We're on a roll.
00:28:02Yeah, and Calliope can see us at one today. Except I was going to take Eleanor for a walk.
00:28:07Oh, well you could take a walk with me to therapy.
00:28:10Public Defender's booked for today, but there might be an opening for tomorrow. So I think I might just go home and have a nap.
00:28:17Are you okay?
00:28:19Yeah, it's just these long hours are starting to make me-
00:28:20Actually, you reminded me. I have an errand to run. I can drop you at the house.
00:28:25All right, everyone. Let's break and regroup at two, shall we?
00:28:29Oh, okay. Come on, Norman. Let's get evaluated.
00:28:50I am so ready for this nap.
00:29:20Oh no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:29:39Oh no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:29:42Oh!
00:29:43Oh, no.
00:29:45Sigh.
00:29:48Come on.
00:29:53Ah!
00:29:59How are you feeling?
00:30:00Oh, I feel good.
00:30:02Where's my wedding dress?
00:30:04Oh, well, uh, I knew you fully intended to take it to be preserved,
00:30:08so I thought to myself,
00:30:10what can I do to relieve my dear wife of the burden of such a mundane errand?
00:30:14So I took it for you.
00:30:17Wow. How thoughtful.
00:30:19And where did you happen to take it?
00:30:21Oh, Fred's. Swifty Cleaners.
00:30:23Not Terry Creek Professional Fabric Preservation?
00:30:28No, Fred. He was very excited.
00:30:30In fact, he said he's always wanted to work with real lace.
00:30:36Oh.
00:30:38I thought you'd be pleased.
00:30:40I just wish you'd asked me first.
00:30:42Oh, well, it would be just another decision for you to make
00:30:45when you have so many, uh, here waiting for you already.
00:30:50Well, I've been making decisions my whole life, darling.
00:30:53Just not in historical landmarks.
00:30:56Oh.
00:30:58Do you think you'll feel well enough to go back to work?
00:31:04Yep.
00:31:06Why don't you go on ahead and I will meet you there.
00:31:10Okay.
00:31:17Bye.
00:31:20Exquisite craftsmanship.
00:31:231898.
00:31:25Yes. I can restore this.
00:31:27Yeah, fabulous.
00:31:29Two months. Maybe three if you want it restored to its original beauty.
00:31:32Three months? No, that's impossible.
00:31:34I'm not fixing a can opener.
00:31:36My craft is one of precision and detail.
00:31:38It's a crank.
00:31:40What if we swap out original beauty for original function?
00:31:44Please. My marriage is riding on this.
00:31:47New husband, family heirloom.
00:31:52Six weeks.
00:31:53Four days.
00:31:54Three weeks.
00:31:55Four days.
00:31:58I am pleased to inform that Norman and Rita Hayworth-Dorman
00:32:01exemplify the highest parental standards
00:32:03and I unreservedly recommend them as candidates for adoptive parents.
00:32:07The highest parental standards.
00:32:09I bet all my practice with Charlie and Eleanor helped, don't you?
00:32:12Oh, yes. Absolutely, darling.
00:32:15No, I know I'm late. I'm sorry.
00:32:18No, no. Just in time.
00:32:19Rita believes she's about to make a breakthrough on her next last letter.
00:32:24I did it! I made a match!
00:32:26The only possible combination of zip, street, and name
00:32:29is addressed to...
00:32:31Oh. Wow.
00:32:39Hi.
00:32:41You didn't have to knock.
00:32:43We are here on official business.
00:32:46The second letter from 2017.
00:32:49We believe it's addressed to you.
00:32:53Thank you.
00:33:00Rita Cross referenced the address to one previously listed for you.
00:33:06So? Is it really for you?
00:33:09Now, Charlie, don't feel pressured to reveal the contents of a personal letter to us.
00:33:17Dear Charlie,
00:33:19I know this sounds crazy since we've only been friends up to now.
00:33:23The truth is, I have feelings for you.
00:33:27Oh, wow.
00:33:29They start at the day we met, and they've just gotten deeper.
00:33:32And if I don't say something now, we could graduate,
00:33:36go our separate ways, and miss out on the best thing that could ever happen to us.
00:33:40So it's time for me to seize the day and just say it.
00:33:46I think I love you.
00:33:48And if you think you could feel the same way,
00:33:51then maybe after we graduate, even if it's not the three of us anymore,
00:33:55it could still be the two of us.
00:33:57Just think about it, please.
00:33:59It's poetic, but to the point.
00:34:02It looks like he signed it L-O-something.
00:34:06Probably loved Barry.
00:34:08Barry? I didn't realize he liked me so much.
00:34:11So that's Barry's handwriting in St. Marlin?
00:34:14Yeah, see how C is spelled with I-E instead of E-I, and separate has three E's?
00:34:19Common mistakes, sadly.
00:34:21Not for Marlin. Barry was a terrible speller.
00:34:24Barry wrote this.
00:34:26We just had fun together.
00:34:28If one of us had feelings for another one of us, it would have been weird,
00:34:31but I guess Barry liked me.
00:34:33I always liked...
00:34:37Doesn't matter now.
00:34:39Have you kept in touch?
00:34:41With Barry? Or Marlin?
00:34:43We lost track of each other after graduation.
00:34:45Maybe Barry's still interested.
00:34:47In a single mother?
00:34:48Yes!
00:34:49But besides, it's been like seven years, I wouldn't even know where to start.
00:34:51Well, that's what we do.
00:34:53We could help you find Barry.
00:34:55But we are not in the business of locating lost crushes.
00:34:59Our official duties require us to focus on Maria Sollinger and delivering...
00:35:04Why can't we do...
00:35:06Sorry to interrupt.
00:35:09Oh.
00:35:11Sounds like Eleanor needs her mama.
00:35:15Well, our therapist helped me to see that focusing on Eleanor
00:35:22was getting in the way of focusing on starting our own family.
00:35:27Wow! You got all that in an hour?
00:35:30She seems pretty special.
00:35:32Well, she is my cousin.
00:35:35Can you guys stay for dinner?
00:35:37Thank you, but we have a date with a pasta maker.
00:35:40It was a wedding gift from Hazel.
00:35:43Assuming we can find it.
00:35:45Lots of gifts, still on the dining table.
00:35:48And on the floor, and in the closet.
00:35:52Yep, lots. Lots of gifts.
00:35:55Lots of friends giving lots of gifts.
00:35:59I was thinking if you prefer to go out for dinner, we could...
00:36:03You smell something?
00:36:04Yeah, it's like something's on fire.
00:36:08That would explain the sirens.
00:36:10It sounds like it's coming from over there on Gaylord here.
00:36:15Red Swifty cleaners.
00:36:17No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
00:36:31I know what you're thinking.
00:36:33Well, I don't think you do, Oliver.
00:36:37I suppose, um...
00:36:40To, um, wear it before...
00:36:44Before?
00:36:45Before you took it to the wrong cleaners and it was cremated by Fred Swifty Fire Center?
00:36:53Perhaps we should discuss this later.
00:37:01What are you doing?
00:37:02Winding the clock.
00:37:03But it doesn't have to be wound for another three and a half days.
00:37:07Oh, I, uh, wind it every other day. It keeps the mechanism supple.
00:37:12It's not there?
00:37:14I broke it.
00:37:16I was trying to open that stupid window upstairs and I took it to a repairman and he said there's a chance it'll be ready before the clock winds down.
00:37:25I'm so sorry.
00:37:27I'm sorry, too.
00:37:30How about I make you some linguine and clams with a nice cabernet?
00:37:36Thank you. Uh, I'm not very hungry.
00:38:00I mean, who never opens the window in their bedroom?
00:38:04Did you try using a three quarter inch Allen wrench?
00:38:06The point is that the window should have worked, but it didn't, so I found a way to fix it.
00:38:10But you didn't.
00:38:11Well, the sacred O2O clock that hasn't stopped chiming in a thousand years is going to stop if Arthur doesn't find the right piece of wood to fix the thingy in time and my wedding dress is dead.
00:38:23Did you guys apologize?
00:38:26I said I was sorry. He said he was sorry.
00:38:28Did you forgive each other?
00:38:30Well, I felt it would be a thoughtful surprise to have her dress waterproofed and moth-proofed professionally as a lasting heirloom and save her the chore of delivering it herself.
00:38:41Gets it out of the hallway.
00:38:43Yes, that too. So I took it to Swifty Cleaners. Actually, the former Fred's Swifty Cleaners after six o'clock last night.
00:38:53So the wedding dress is now essentially toast.
00:38:59And the clock crank?
00:39:01It's not cranking. Norman, I'm not sure what I'll do if I let the family clock run down after all these years.
00:39:10Oh, well, what's the worst that can happen?
00:39:13Coffee break! Here's your usual, honey. Just like you like it.
00:39:19Thank you.
00:39:20What is that?
00:39:22That's, uh, my father brought it in. It's the O'Toole family rocking chair. It's nearly a hundred years old.
00:39:28Oh, good heavens. It's like I've married a museum.
00:39:31Oh, Shane, the public defender returned your call. He leaves tomorrow on a two-week vacation.
00:39:37Oh, great. Just great. What if I go now, camp outside his office, and then he'll have to see me.
00:39:44Perhaps Norman and I should take over from here?
00:39:48The two of you take over?
00:39:51You've been tired, and this may end up being a very sensitive meeting.
00:39:55Sensitive? Oh, silly me.
00:39:59Hey, Shane. I found the, um, Garfield yearbook.
00:40:04Oh, look.
00:40:06We are looking for anything about Barry.
00:40:10Ah! Senior class.
00:40:15Oh, look! There's Charlie.
00:40:18Charlie Reddick, most likely to have a happily ever after.
00:40:21We'll just have to make sure that we get her one.
00:40:25I understand the, uh, irresistible urge to locate this fellow on Charlie's behalf, but as I said, personal interests cannot exist in the postal environment.
00:40:34Oh, come on, Oliver. If this is for Charlie, you heard her yesterday.
00:40:40I did. Just, in my experience, there are countless ways in which meddling in another's affairs can backfire.
00:40:46Agreed. There are a myriad of ways that meddling in manyone's stuff can backfire.
00:40:52Or just end up on fire.
00:40:56You mean, myriad ways. It's a common misconception to use the article A in the preposition of. However—
00:41:03Oh, look! Fast-talking Barry, most likely to own a car dealership.
00:41:09Are you seriously giving me a grammar lesson right now?
00:41:12My only intent was to clarify the use of myriad as an adjective. Now, if it had been employed as a noun—
00:41:18Oh, then I would use a myriad of other ways to stop you from correcting me.
00:41:23That would be technically correct, if used as a noun.
00:41:26Right now, there are a myriad of nouns coming to mind.
00:41:29Just as there are myriad ways to open a window without employing the one tool never intended to open the window.
00:41:36And there it is. Forgive me, I thought we were supposed to keep personal interests out of the office environment, Mr. O'Toole?
00:41:43Exactly. My point, Miss McInerney.
00:41:46Is anyone hungry?
00:41:47No.
00:41:48No.
00:41:51Hi. Sorry, we're late.
00:41:53We've got a lead on Barry.
00:41:55Oh.
00:41:56Might be selling cars.
00:41:57He sounds a little sketchy, but if you do decide to, check him out.
00:42:01Whatever you do, don't do it on postal time.
00:42:06Okay.
00:42:30She's gone.
00:42:32She's not gone.
00:42:35She just needs some air.
00:42:40So do I.
00:42:43Go find her. Rita and I can talk to Mr. Frank. You just go.
00:42:47Norman, I don't know where to look.
00:42:50Of course you do.
00:42:52Where do you go when you need to feel like yourself again?
00:43:01Home.
00:43:03Home?
00:43:06Damn.
00:43:12This is Clyde. He's numbered.
00:43:14She made time for us right away, so just, uh, think about it.
00:43:22Thank you.
00:43:33Thank you.
00:43:42And here I was, wondering if you know me at all.
00:43:50I know you're unhappy.
00:43:51Because you are.
00:43:53And you are because I am, and I don't know how we got here.
00:43:59Where we go now.
00:44:04Remember how it felt when we were sitting on my porch swing?
00:44:12Everything made sense when we were there, going in the same direction.
00:44:27Maybe we need some help.
00:44:34No.
00:44:40So Rita and Norman turned in their application, huh?
00:44:42Yeah, all they have to do is wait now, I guess. Could take a year.
00:44:46Well, the good stuff is always worth waiting for.
00:44:51You found that old high school friend of yours yet?
00:44:54You know about that?
00:44:56You know those Dark of Night awards over behind Oliver's desk?
00:45:00One of those is mine.
00:45:02You don't get one of those without paying attention to details.
00:45:06So?
00:45:07Yeah. Yeah, I just found him. Turns out he really is a car salesman right here in town.
00:45:13Then what have you got to lose? Give the guy a call.
00:45:19You were so kind to find the time to help us, Mr. Frank.
00:45:22Well, you don't give me much choice. Federal postal officials with badges beat local public defenders every time.
00:45:28But this is very federal and very postal.
00:45:32I'm sorry, but my hands are tied here. Maria's juvenile records are sealed.
00:45:37Now, you can try to get a court order, but that might take months.
00:45:40And there's no guarantee that we'll grant access.
00:45:42The post office just wants to know about her current whereabouts.
00:45:45The people I represent are in the habit of sending annual Christmas cards.
00:45:49Well, if you do think of anything you can tell us, please give us a call.
00:45:55Well, this may not help your search, but I'll tell you one thing.
00:45:58Maria was a really good kid who had some issues she needed to deal with.
00:46:02She regretted what she did, and she deserved a second chance.
00:46:07I tried to give her one, and I hope she took it.
00:46:15We're never going to get through all that red tape. We've got to go to Plan B.
00:46:18Should we run it by Oliver?
00:46:19They're in therapy. We've got this.
00:46:25Wait. Thank you.
00:46:28Plan B is Mrs. Philpott?
00:46:29Yeah, we ran into a dead end with Maria.
00:46:31But we found Mrs. Philpott's address in an old faculty directory, and that led us here.
00:46:36There's only 1.5 people named Philpott in every hundred thousand.
00:46:40Even less in Denver, so it really wasn't that hard.
00:46:44Come on. It's going to be okay.
00:46:51Ms. Philpott?
00:46:53Yes?
00:46:54We're from the post office.
00:46:59Yes, I wrote this to Maria Solinger, but I thought it was destroyed in the explosion.
00:47:05It's my fault, Mrs. Philpott.
00:47:07Barry Rogers, Marlon Carter, and I dropped a clock in the mailbox as a stupid prank.
00:47:12We had no idea how far it would go.
00:47:14Of course you didn't.
00:47:15I'm just thrilled that this was never delivered.
00:47:18Oh. Well, that's the thing.
00:47:20Once that letter entered a U.S. mailbox, it became the property of the U.S. Postal Service.
00:47:27So we have no choice but to deliver that to Maria now.
00:47:30Oh, dear, no, please.
00:47:32I wrote this at a very weak moment when I was really struggling, and what Maria did was just the last straw.
00:47:38What did Maria do?
00:47:40Maria was a talented, very promising senior.
00:47:45She could act on stage and lead a team on a softball field.
00:47:49And the rule was, if her grades went down, she couldn't play.
00:47:54So when she failed her final exam, she was benched on the very game that a college scout was attending just to see her.
00:48:03Now, she begged her coach to look the other way, but he wouldn't.
00:48:08And so she begged me to raise her grade, and I wouldn't.
00:48:12She just bossed it.
00:48:14I smashed her bat into my windshield.
00:48:16No one was hurt.
00:48:17But by the time it was all sorted out, I had missed a very consequential doctor's appointment.
00:48:23It was my first day of chemo.
00:48:25Maria was arrested for vandalism and expelled from school.
00:48:30Not long after, I left school to work on my recovery, and well, here we are.
00:48:36Do you have any idea where she is now?
00:48:38No, but I couldn't bear it if this letter made things worse now.
00:48:46We have to deliver that letter to Maria.
00:48:51But, there's no reason we couldn't deliver two.
00:48:59We just need to find her.
00:49:01Uh-huh.
00:49:06So, let me see.
00:49:08Well, when I was looking for Maria, I'd usually find her making out under the bleachers with a boy named Toby.
00:49:17Toby, uh, Toby Seckham.
00:49:20Couldn't act, couldn't throw a ball.
00:49:22The only talent that kid had was being crazy about her.
00:49:26And I hope she didn't lose that, too.
00:49:29And then I read this kitchen hack on Instagram that said you waste more water by rinsing every plate and every piece of silverware one at a time before you put it in the dishwasher than if you just put a small load into the dishwasher.
00:49:51Everything gets clean and it's more ecologically sustainable.
00:49:58That's why I do it.
00:50:00How do you feel about that, Oliver?
00:50:03I'm afraid I don't know what an Insta hack is.
00:50:05Graham.
00:50:06Instagram. Would it be fair to say that each of you having lived alone before getting married for how many years?
00:50:12Every day since I graduated college.
00:50:15And Oliver was...
00:50:17Married, very briefly.
00:50:19Prior to that, I lived in the home alone in which we currently reside.
00:50:23Really a lovely Victorian that's been in my family forever.
00:50:28So, each of you over the years have developed your own daily routines.
00:50:33Dishwashing, cleaning, etc. And that worked for you then as a single person but not necessarily now as a couple.
00:50:40Well, one might argue irrespective of one's marital status that a freshly made bed is more aesthetically pleasing with crisply folded hospital corners.
00:50:49We don't live in a hospital.
00:50:50We don't live in a college dormitory either.
00:50:53I'd like to end there for today.
00:50:55I'd like to see you back in two days, but in the meantime, I have some homework for you.
00:51:02She gave us homework, too.
00:51:04Lots of bubble baths.
00:51:05What about you?
00:51:06Something about not building another fire this week until the flue is open.
00:51:10I think it's a chimney sweep reference.
00:51:12Oh, yeah.
00:51:13I think I might have a way to find Maria.
00:51:18Mrs. Philpott said that Maria had a boyfriend, right?
00:51:23What if that boyfriend became husband?
00:51:29I'm going to do a search for Maria Seckham.
00:51:36This is highly irregular.
00:51:39We follow protocol.
00:51:41You were the first ones to make contact.
00:51:43Perhaps you and Rita should follow through.
00:51:45Uh, no.
00:51:46Charlie's having coffee with that Barry guy, so we're watching Eleanor.
00:51:49And when we find Maria, well, you and Shane should do this together.
00:52:00You know, I really hope Barry is everything that Charlie is hoping for.
00:52:04I keep wondering, if Barry thought that letter was blown up, why didn't he write Charlie another letter?
00:52:10Oh, I don't know.
00:52:13Yes!
00:52:19We found her.
00:52:26Ms. Seckham?
00:52:27Yes?
00:52:28Ms. Seckham?
00:52:29Yes?
00:52:30My name is Oliver O'Toole, and this is my colleague, Shane McInerney.
00:52:34We're from the post office, and we'd like a moment of your time.
00:52:37Sure, I only have a moment, though. Come on in.
00:52:39We run the dead letter office, and we have a letter addressed to you several years ago.
00:52:45You were at one time Maria Selinger, right?
00:52:47Yes.
00:52:48Apologize that we had to go to some lengths to locate you.
00:52:51It involved contacting the writer, a Mrs. Barbara Philpott.
00:52:55Needless to say, she remembers you, and she remembered Toby.
00:53:01So finally we put two and two together and discovered you'd married.
00:53:05We were concerned that receiving this letter after so many years might cause some distress.
00:53:11Although you seem well, working here, and not-
00:53:15In jail.
00:53:19The letter was written not long after the incident.
00:53:25We're required to deliver this to you, but you are not required to read it.
00:53:31And we do have another letter that she wrote to you just yesterday.
00:53:37Dear Maria, I owe you a long, overdue apology.
00:53:41And with all my heart, I hope you are in a place where you can accept it.
00:53:45You were angry that day, and I should have handled it better.
00:53:48But I'd just discovered I had cancer.
00:53:50I was scared and anxious.
00:53:52I didn't know what to do.
00:53:54I didn't know what to do.
00:53:56I didn't know what to do.
00:53:58I didn't know what to do.
00:54:00I didn't know what to do.
00:54:02But I'd just discovered I had cancer.
00:54:04I was scared and angry with the world, too.
00:54:07And you paid the price for my anger.
00:54:10I'm so sorry.
00:54:11Forgive me.
00:54:14Can you-
00:54:15Right here.
00:54:16Of course.
00:54:18I'm so grateful that my letter was found in time to help me reach out to you.
00:54:22I have a new, far less dramatic life growing flowers, of all things.
00:54:26I hope you have found a happy life, too.
00:54:29Fondly, Mrs. Philpott.
00:54:33Mrs. Philpott has been in remission for quite a few years.
00:54:38Until recently.
00:54:43Thank you.
00:54:45For the record, I am happy.
00:54:47I mean, it took a lot of time and I had to start over, but-
00:54:50Sorry, I will read this again. I just, um-
00:54:53Oh, uh, you've taken up too much of your time.
00:54:56Thank you.
00:54:57No, thank you.
00:54:58Thank you.
00:55:00I wished we could keep talking, but I just got thrown a curve today.
00:55:03You do seem pretty busy.
00:55:04It always is in adoptions.
00:55:06We thought we had a couple to adopt a little girl being born in a few months,
00:55:09and they have just backed out, so I'm scrambling here.
00:55:16This isn't the same as meddling.
00:55:18This is just passing on information.
00:55:20Information that could change their lives.
00:55:22I know, I know.
00:55:23It's blurring the lines between official business and personal life.
00:55:27Not unlike keeping a nursery in the DLO, I suppose.
00:55:31It was going to take Norman and Rita at least a year, maybe longer.
00:55:35Precisely.
00:55:36Come on, Oliver, why can't we just-
00:55:38Wait, what are you saying?
00:55:39No, you first.
00:55:40No, you.
00:55:42I was just going to say maybe Dr. Callis would give us an A for our homework.
00:55:52That's what I was thinking.
00:55:57We might be having a violent agreement.
00:56:12Hi.
00:56:13Hey.
00:56:15Look at you.
00:56:16You look wonderful.
00:56:17Oh, you too.
00:56:19I was so glad to get your message.
00:56:23There's just so much for us to catch up on.
00:56:25I just, I wish I had time for more than a cup of coffee.
00:56:28My wife just called and I gotta go pick up my kid from preschool.
00:56:31You're married.
00:56:32And you have a kid.
00:56:34Yeah.
00:56:35Yeah.
00:56:36This is my little buddy.
00:56:38Three.
00:56:39Doctor said he's smarter than a six-year-old.
00:56:44Anyway, let's try to make the best of the time that we've got.
00:56:48Yeah, you know, I'd love to, but I just realized my babysitter leaves early today so I gotta rush off soon too.
00:56:54Oh, that's too bad.
00:56:57So you're a mom?
00:56:58Yeah.
00:56:59Little girl.
00:57:00I'm your dad.
00:57:01I'm loving it.
00:57:02Can you believe that?
00:57:03Crazy, wild Barry is now a solid citizen.
00:57:07Well, we all grew up, I guess.
00:57:09Did you ever see Marlon?
00:57:11No.
00:57:12No, he got all serious too and he went to college and we kind of lost touch after that.
00:57:17We should try for a reunion someday.
00:57:19Yeah.
00:57:20Yeah, sure.
00:57:21Sorry, I do have to leave.
00:57:23What's that?
00:57:32Do you remember the mailbox and the alarm clock?
00:57:34Are you kidding me?
00:57:36That was our best prank ever.
00:57:38That was your idea.
00:57:40Well, they found some of those letters and this one is from you.
00:57:48Oh, wow.
00:57:49I forgot about this.
00:57:56Is this why you called?
00:57:57Well, I didn't think that you'd still.
00:57:59Why would you?
00:58:00It was a long time ago.
00:58:01I wasn't really...
00:58:02There's something that I should have told you a long time ago.
00:58:06This letter that you got from me, I wrote this, but the signature that's missing, that doesn't say love Barry.
00:58:17I don't understand.
00:58:20I wrote this as a joke and I signed it love Marlon because he had like a major crush on you and I was always teasing him about it.
00:58:27And when I mailed it he got pretty upset and then it got trashed so I figured, you know, all's well that ends well, right?
00:58:39So Barry wrote the letter and signed it for Marlon?
00:58:43Ouch.
00:58:44Big ouch.
00:58:45Oh, it's okay.
00:58:46I mean, a few days ago I didn't even know this existed. It's not like I spent years wondering if Barry loved me.
00:58:51So how long are you going to wonder if Marlon still does?
00:58:54We're back.
00:58:57And we have great news.
00:58:58Oh, everything went okay with Maria?
00:59:00Better than okay.
00:59:03Charlie?
00:59:04I must admit the consequences of your high school prank have yielded one remarkable, perhaps even miraculous development.
00:59:10Maria's good. She has a great job that she loves and it's placing babies with adoptive parents.
00:59:16Oh.
00:59:17And...
00:59:21There's a baby due soon that needs a family and she's looking for a couple just like you.
00:59:31Oh.
00:59:33What?
00:59:41What are you doing?
00:59:43So, Barry isn't so sketchy and wild anymore.
00:59:46No, he even volunteers for Neighborhood Watch.
00:59:51Guess I was wrong about that guy.
00:59:54Did you ever think you were wrong about Oliver?
01:00:01I've never stopped loving him.
01:00:05How's therapy going?
01:00:08It's, um...
01:00:09It's going.
01:00:15Dark of Night Award.
01:00:17Presented to Joe O'Toole.
01:00:20Remember how I got that?
01:00:21Going the extra mile and driving through that blizzard to deliver a wedding dress.
01:00:38What do you think?
01:00:46So here's a question for you both.
01:00:49What is the first moment you knew you'd be together?
01:00:54I think it was the swing.
01:01:01I gave her a porch swing to remind her of a happy memory.
01:01:06I was in the garage.
01:01:07I keep meaning to set it up.
01:01:09And I procrastinate.
01:01:11I just haven't found the perfect place.
01:01:13Because it's so her and the house is so...
01:01:16So you.
01:01:19I share that beautiful home.
01:01:21It's your house. It's not mine.
01:01:23You share a house with the State Historical Society. I can't even move a chair.
01:01:26Or set the clock.
01:01:27It's a crank!
01:01:29A hundred year old irreplaceable crank.
01:01:31Oliver.
01:01:33What's the worst that could happen if the clock rang down?
01:01:37Without the dress, without the crank, do you believe that she would still be married?
01:01:42Of course we would.
01:01:43I take great umbrage at your question.
01:01:45He says things like that.
01:01:48Because you know him.
01:01:49I do.
01:01:51And all that you know, the history, the habits, the quirks, did you marry him because of all that or in spite of it?
01:01:59Because I love him.
01:02:01I love her.
01:02:05Tell me.
01:02:06How much time passed between the first time you said I love you and the day you married?
01:02:11A few weeks.
01:02:12Ten weeks, four days.
01:02:13Ten weeks, four days. From I love you to forever.
01:02:18There's no time at all.
01:02:19But we were ready. We knew what we wanted.
01:02:22Of course we were.
01:02:24We're not children.
01:02:26Love can make children of us all, Oliver.
01:02:29But children must learn how to grow up.
01:02:32And lovers must learn how to become husbands and wives.
01:02:43We have great friends.
01:02:44Really happy friends who can write a recommendation at some point.
01:02:50When they're even happier.
01:02:53My cousin Spike is our accountant.
01:02:55He just sent over our tax returns.
01:02:57Yeah, I got them right here.
01:02:59Okay, we can expedite this.
01:03:01And if the mother approves the application, which I think she will, we can get you cleared by early next week.
01:03:06Oh.
01:03:09There is just one more thing.
01:03:12And we understand if you feel you can't proceed.
01:03:20Good morning.
01:03:22I am ready and I'm even on time.
01:03:28Good morning.
01:03:40So how did that feel?
01:03:42Strange.
01:03:44Sad. I guess I've never seen the clock so still.
01:03:52But it'll be fixed. Soon, I hope.
01:03:55So the clock will keep time once again.
01:03:58But perhaps you won't expect quite so much from it now.
01:04:02Or from yourself.
01:04:05No.
01:04:06How does that feel?
01:04:11Like starting over.
01:04:16Shane.
01:04:18Well, the dress is gone.
01:04:21But it's not like I was planning on wearing it ever again.
01:04:25I just thought I needed to hold on to it to-
01:04:27To what?
01:04:32To remember the happiest day of my life.
01:04:36So far.
01:04:41Now, I have one last assignment for you.
01:04:45I want you each to do something to surprise each other this week.
01:04:50Something that leaves behind the old things and makes way for a new thing.
01:04:55Two surprises to create one new vision.
01:04:59I have no idea what you're talking about.
01:05:04We'll think of something.
01:05:06Wait, did you just say our last assignment?
01:05:08Yes. This is your last session.
01:05:12This is not a marriage in trouble. This is a six month old marriage.
01:05:16The honeymoon is over and now it's time to get down to the business of being married.
01:05:22The good news is you've been friends for so long.
01:05:26You don't need me to save your marriage.
01:05:28You just needed a little help to get it started.
01:05:34Sorry.
01:05:39It's a 911 from Norman Rita.
01:05:47So this sounds like wonderful news.
01:05:53Except-
01:05:54There's something wrong, isn't there?
01:05:59There's a reason they had trouble finding her a family.
01:06:04She has a congenital heart condition.
01:06:09They said she could be in NICU for a few weeks before we would even take her home.
01:06:14And then she'll probably need surgery at some point.
01:06:18Oh, wow.
01:06:20So what are you thinking?
01:06:22We don't want to say no, but-
01:06:26We just keep asking ourselves if we have what it takes to help her.
01:06:31It's a lot to take on.
01:06:34Well, perhaps the question is, are you worried you're adopting the wrong baby?
01:06:41Are you worried you're adopting the wrong baby?
01:06:45Or that she's getting the wrong parents?
01:06:48Because we can't imagine anyone better than the two of you
01:06:54to breathe love into a child every day of her life.
01:07:08She's so tiny!
01:07:11You can see her little tiny nose.
01:07:14It's right there on her face.
01:07:18So when do they need an answer?
01:07:21I think you already have one.
01:07:30Then I guess we're having a baby!
01:07:33I think we're having a baby!
01:07:36I think I'm going to cry.
01:07:42Well, I certainly hope it's been worth all your trouble, Norman.
01:07:46Yeah, after all this, it'd be a real bummer if this turned out to be somebody's gas payment.
01:07:52I doubt anything could tarnish a day such as this one.
01:07:55In fact, I believe we should break out the yoo-hoo to celebrate your impending parenthood.
01:08:00Two babies in the house? Are you sure we won't be in the way?
01:08:03Absolutely not! You and Eleanor are family.
01:08:05Thank you.
01:08:07Have you ever thought about calling Marlon?
01:08:10I mean, I bet he'd be thrilled to hear from you.
01:08:12I don't know. I just feel sort of pathetic now, you know?
01:08:15Calling around asking guys if they ever had a crush on me.
01:08:17But Marlon really did have a crush on you.
01:08:19According to Barry, but who knows what's really true.
01:08:22That's my point. You don't know until you give him a chance.
01:08:26Truth is, I used to imagine running into Marlon someday.
01:08:32Then I had a marriage that lasted about 30 seconds.
01:08:35And to Eleanor, that's going to last a lifetime.
01:08:39That chance is gone.
01:08:43Oh, she has been fuzzy for two days no matter what I do.
01:08:46Well, when I was little, my mom used to put me on the tractor and drive me around the commune until I fell asleep.
01:08:51Couldn't hurt to try.
01:08:54Do you want to go for a ride with Mommy?
01:08:58I feel so bad for her.
01:09:02I have an idea.
01:09:03Uh-oh.
01:09:04I think we should find Marlon.
01:09:06Oh, I don't know.
01:09:07Charlie just seems so down.
01:09:09She needs something to close this chapter one way or the other.
01:09:15Can't we just order her pizza?
01:09:28Mrs. Philpott?
01:09:31It's Maria.
01:09:38Ladies and gentlemen, the great mailbox breach of 2017 approaches its end.
01:09:43Twenty-five ill-fated missives were savagely launched into likely oblivion.
01:09:49And yet, with the perseverance of this office, each has been given a second life.
01:09:54As we prepare to dispatch the last of them, may we never lose sight of the high purpose to which we, as postables, have been called.
01:10:08Yes!
01:10:20Let's see.
01:10:22Address is still unreadable.
01:10:26Um, sorry. I should change her.
01:10:30Elinor?
01:10:33Well, it's intact.
01:10:38Oh.
01:10:41It's smudged. I can barely make out the handwriting.
01:10:45I concur. Sadly, we may have our last letter be unreadable.
01:10:51It would have been so nice to be able to have delivered them all.
01:10:56Norman, are you sure you can't think of something?
01:10:59Not unless they invent a device to decipher poor penmanship.
01:11:08Hello? May we help you?
01:11:11Hi. Yeah. I'm looking for Charlie Reddick. I'm Marlon Carter.
01:11:15Mr. Carter. I'm Jane McInerney. We spoke on the phone.
01:11:18Right. Thank you. Is she here?
01:11:22She is.
01:11:24Charlie?
01:11:26Great.
01:11:27What is going on, Miss McInerney?
01:11:30It's okay.
01:11:31It's okay.
01:11:36Charlie.
01:11:38Marlon?
01:11:40It's good to see you.
01:11:42How did you-
01:11:43I got a call about an old letter that came through here. Barry wrote it and forged my name.
01:11:48It's a federal offense, you know.
01:11:51It's really good to see you.
01:11:53You too.
01:11:55I feel bad about Barry's letter. I'm sorry you had to read it.
01:11:59It wasn't your fault.
01:12:00It's just a shame that that's the one that survived.
01:12:03What?
01:12:04Yeah. There was another that-
01:12:07Sorry.
01:12:11I think that's it there.
01:12:16What?
01:12:17Yeah. I mailed one that day too. And it was on green paper just like that.
01:12:25Wait. You wrote that letter?
01:12:27I did.
01:12:29To her.
01:12:30I love my job.
01:12:32Goodness. Perhaps we should deliver that letter?
01:12:34Oh, yes.
01:12:42Oh, um-
01:12:43This must be Eleanor.
01:12:44Yeah.
01:12:46Yeah. Oh, sorry. She's been fussy.
01:12:51Thank you.
01:12:54Oh, yep. This is definitely from you.
01:12:58You can read that?
01:12:59She's the only one who's ever been able to read my handwriting.
01:13:04Dear Charlie.
01:13:05About an hour ago, Barry wrote a stupid letter to you and signed my name and mailed it.
01:13:09It's embarrassing.
01:13:11So if you open this letter first, please just throw Barry's away.
01:13:15But if it's too late and you've already read his, then I hope you ignore it.
01:13:20Don't get me wrong. He's right about me.
01:13:23I do have feelings for you. But I'm working on how to say that in my own way, in my own time.
01:13:28So please don't feel like you have to answer this.
01:13:31Just remember, somebody's always writing about love.
01:13:34But I think the best love just gets lived.
01:13:37I hope I live long enough to find a way to tell you that someday.
01:13:41Face to face. The way you deserve.
01:13:44Love, Marlon.
01:13:48I don't remember exactly what I wrote.
01:13:51But I haven't forgotten how I felt.
01:13:54And...
01:13:56You're supposed to get over your crush, you know, but...
01:14:01Oh, look how sweet she is.
01:14:04Finally.
01:14:09So, I guess, being a mother and everything, you don't get out much?
01:14:16Not much.
01:14:18Do a lot of takeout.
01:14:21I love takeout.
01:14:26He's in law school.
01:14:28Top ten percent of his class.
01:14:30And he's never missed a car payment. Solid guy.
01:14:33So, you must have broke a few rules to find him that fast, huh?
01:14:37Does a hacker hack on the internet?
01:14:41What do you think that letter said?
01:14:44Why?
01:14:47Enough.
01:14:53Um, Marlon said he'd drive me home. Do you mind if we order in from Angela's?
01:14:58Oh, I...
01:14:59I love Angela's. Best crust in Colorado. I'll tell him about the cheese.
01:15:06See? A happy ending and pizza.
01:15:18I know you're upset.
01:15:23Oliver...
01:15:25I want you to know that I...
01:15:27I wouldn't have brought Marlon here if I didn't think that he was a really nice guy who genuinely wanted to see Charlie again.
01:15:38I'm not upset.
01:15:41It's just that...
01:15:43I'm not upset.
01:15:46It's just that...
01:15:48After all we've learned in therapy, I still don't understand your preoccupation with matchmaking.
01:15:55Of course you do.
01:15:57I know you.
01:15:59And you know me. That's what we've learned.
01:16:02I'm a romantic and you are too.
01:16:05But I use laptops and you use...
01:16:08Logic.
01:16:13Oh.
01:16:19Not everyone could have navigated these past few days the way we have.
01:16:26Agreed.
01:16:30Thank you.
01:16:32For...
01:16:34Going the extra mile.
01:16:36I would go just about anywhere with you, Mr. O'Doul.
01:16:48Except right now I've got to do something.
01:16:53Ah, so do I. I'll meet you at the house?
01:16:56Deal.
01:17:06Bye.
01:17:31Oliver! I'm back!
01:17:36What?
01:17:42What on earth?
01:17:44Are you ready to be surprised?
01:17:48I think I already am.
01:17:52What is all this?
01:17:54These are the seashells I collected from that island the Christmas my grandfather died and I wondered if I'd ever be happy again.
01:18:03That's the pen you borrowed and wouldn't return. You used it to draw.
01:18:08A picture of what jazz looks like on the night we first kissed.
01:18:12I kept that right here for months until you came back to me.
01:18:18And that I did.
01:18:23And the letter opener I gave you for your birthday.
01:18:27The last rose of summer.
01:18:34Did I marry a pack rat?
01:18:37Did I marry a pack rat?
01:18:46You married a man who believes that everything you touch in his life becomes a rare and sacred thing.
01:18:56But it would mean nothing if I didn't have you to share it with.
01:19:00Anywhere.
01:19:02Anyplace.
01:19:03Anyplace.
01:19:06In any old home.
01:19:11Or perhaps in a new one.
01:19:20It seems the State Historical Society is willing to accept the O'Toole Mansion as the site of the Colorado Museum of Postal History.
01:19:29I'm just hoping you're willing to consider the possibility of moving.
01:19:38Because, um, because I want to start over.
01:19:48Shane.
01:19:53Will you marry me?
01:19:56All over again.
01:20:00Love is patient and kind.
01:20:04Love bears all things.
01:20:06Hopes all things.
01:20:08Endures all.
01:20:19I've always been in love with you.
01:20:21Always.
01:20:23I have thanked God every day that you came into my life.
01:20:29But I realize now that having you in my life doesn't mean expecting you to change and fit into it.
01:20:40I'm asking you to forgive me.
01:20:46And I'm asking you to build a new life with me.
01:20:51Not mine.
01:20:53Not yours.
01:20:56Ours.
01:21:00Will you do that?
01:21:04If you'll forgive me for expecting the same thing.
01:21:07I absolutely will.
01:21:12We've both lived alone for so long and we are so very much ourselves.
01:21:21But you are the only man that I could ever live with and truly be myself with.
01:21:32And yes, I ended that with a preposition.
01:21:38Wherever we live, you, Oliver, are my home.
01:21:45You are my home.
01:21:49And I am yours.
01:22:04This was quite the surprise.
01:22:07I guess I have a few left in me.
01:22:10This is going to be hard to top.
01:22:12Well, there's no pressure, of course.
01:22:15Trust me.
01:22:19I've got this.
01:22:22Oh.
01:22:29You know, I'll have to find a new hiding place for this when we move it to the new house.
01:22:35You think so?
01:22:37Someplace high where she can't reach it.
01:22:40She?
01:22:42Or he.
01:22:45We'll know in a few weeks, probably.
01:22:47Plenty of time to find a spot for that swing.
01:22:50It'll be great.
01:22:53It'll be like a rocking chair built for two.
01:22:57Or...
01:23:01Actually...
01:23:04Three.
01:23:06No.
01:23:07No.
01:23:09Surprise.
01:23:10Oh, my God.
01:23:17Really?
01:23:18Really.
01:23:20Oh, my God.
01:23:37Oh, my God.
01:23:38Oh, my God.
01:23:39Oh, my God.
01:23:40Oh, my God.
01:23:41Oh, my God.
01:23:42Oh, my God.
01:23:43Oh, my God.
01:23:44Oh, my God.
01:23:45Oh, my God.
01:23:46Oh, my God.
01:23:47Oh, my God.
01:23:48Oh, my God.
01:23:49Oh, my God.
01:23:50Oh, my God.
01:23:51Oh, my God.
01:23:52Oh, my God.
01:23:53Oh, my God.
01:23:54Oh, my God.
01:23:55Oh, my God.
01:23:56Oh, my God.
01:23:57Oh, my God.
01:23:58Oh, my God.
01:23:59Oh, my God.
01:24:00Oh, my God.
01:24:01Oh, my God.
01:24:02Oh, my God.
01:24:03Oh, my God.
01:24:04Oh, my God.
01:24:05Oh, my God.