The Engagement Back Up - Full Movie - Dailymotion
The Engagement Back Up Traditionalist historian Luna must pretend to be engaged to a tech mogul's son to rescue her late father's naval museum. If she discovers there's more to ...
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00:00:26What will you see?
00:00:28Lighthouses, shipwrecks, whaling boats,
00:00:31Gold Coast millionaires commuting on high-speed yachts.
00:00:34Our waterways have shaped our history for over 500 years.
00:00:39And it's all...
00:00:42here.
00:00:45Sometimes people turn up late for the tour,
00:00:48so I just thought I'd get it started.
00:00:51Fake it till you make it, right?
00:00:54That woman from the Discovery Council's here for you.
00:00:58Would you mind telling her I'm busy with the tour?
00:01:00Yeah.
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00:01:37Any bill you send us is just an estimate,
00:01:39entitling us, therefore, to estimate we would like to pay you.
00:01:43Good. Sure. Come and fit the new meter whenever you'd like.
00:01:47Fake it till you make it.
00:01:50That rep, he left this for you.
00:01:53Okay.
00:01:55This was my father's dream.
00:01:57I would never turn a private museum over to some educational conglomerate.
00:02:02But really, what am I gonna do?
00:02:06I'm doing one of the exercises in my Live Your Dream Life book,
00:02:09and I suddenly see it so clearly.
00:02:11What if we open this place up to events?
00:02:13Well, that's why I've spent the last two years courting Imogen Heron.
00:02:17I really think if she gave a history talk here, it would drop.
00:02:19That's not that kind of event.
00:02:21I took the liberty of writing up a blurb.
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00:02:28With nautical treasures transporting your guests through local coastal history,
00:02:32this magical wedding destination is a hidden gem.
00:02:36With the rental fee from Weddings Alone, in just six months, we'll be in the black.
00:02:40What would I know about weddings?
00:02:42My father ran a history museum, not a wedding factory.
00:02:46What if people spilled champagne on the books,
00:02:49or walked past the exhibits without even reading them?
00:02:53Just weekends, in spring and summer.
00:02:55If I were getting married, maybe I'd think about doing it here.
00:03:00But what's the appeal if you're not a history buff?
00:03:04Wait.
00:03:08So you do think about getting married?
00:03:10Like, in the distant, distant future.
00:03:13But you've thought about it?
00:03:15I don't have time to think about love when I grant applications to write a business to maintain it.
00:03:20Love just isn't important right now.
00:03:22But what if love could save your business?
00:03:27My dad trusted me with this place.
00:03:30I was his baby.
00:03:34You knew my dad.
00:03:36What do you think he would think about all the hoopla?
00:03:38I think he would have wanted you to be able to pay the museum's water bill.
00:03:41I know. I know.
00:03:44You know what?
00:03:47Let's do it. Let's make this place some money.
00:03:49We'll just have really strict rules about what people can and cannot touch.
00:03:54Really?
00:03:56This is awesome!
00:03:58We're manifesting.
00:03:59But I'm not giving up on Imogen Heron.
00:04:01Of course not.
00:04:06Okay.
00:04:20Jackson Valentine, you don't need to creep around like a ninja.
00:04:23I told you, he's in meetings till four.
00:04:26I don't see the point in avoiding Dad, by the way.
00:04:28I just don't want to upset him. I think it's better if he doesn't see me until this all blows over.
00:04:32You left to set up a rival company.
00:04:34That's not exactly the kind of thing that vanishes on the wind.
00:04:37It's not a rival company.
00:04:38I told you this.
00:04:39It's just a side thing where I can take on some of the projects that I'm more passionate about.
00:04:43I need to get out into the world and make a difference.
00:04:46And yet, here you are.
00:04:48Yeah, right. Okay.
00:04:50Well, maybe, you know, being in the investment world has taught me that if you want to make a difference, you need relationships.
00:04:59You want the upcoming board seat.
00:05:02Why?
00:05:03Why?
00:05:04Why is because there are hundreds of non-profits that could do so much more if they had a bit more funding.
00:05:10I mean, this one, for example, Ocean Can.
00:05:12They use technology to help clean the oceans.
00:05:14It's brilliant.
00:05:15So you'd use your status to vote to fund projects like that one?
00:05:20All the power of being on staff here at Valentine Holdings without having to be on staff here at Valentine Holdings.
00:05:27Or you could just have an actual conversation with our father and influence the direction of the company the old-fashioned way.
00:05:34Come on. Breakfast with Dad is not going to get him to listen.
00:05:37He risks becoming obsolete.
00:05:40So what do you say?
00:05:41Do you want to influence the future of Valentine Holdings?
00:05:46Yes.
00:05:47One down, four to go.
00:05:49Okay, I got to get moving because I only have ten days until vote.
00:05:52I'll see you.
00:05:56Posts that include images produce 650% higher engagement than text alone.
00:06:02Put it on.
00:06:03Me?
00:06:04I'm not wearing that thing.
00:06:06Where did you even get that?
00:06:08It's my cousin's.
00:06:09I picked it up from the bridal store for her this weekend and it's been in my trunk.
00:06:13She won't mind.
00:06:16Ah.
00:06:19Good.
00:06:20I feel so awkward.
00:06:22Does it look weird?
00:06:23No.
00:06:24Look out to sea like you're contemplating your new life together.
00:06:30This is for the museum.
00:06:35Yes.
00:06:36Over the shoulder.
00:06:37Yes.
00:06:38Yes.
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00:06:44Over the shoulder.
00:07:06Hey, hey, hey.
00:07:07Come on.
00:07:09Look, not today.
00:07:10I'm over here.
00:07:11I'm working.
00:07:12What paper are you from?
00:07:13You know what?
00:07:14Actually, can we just, let's just delete these because it's...
00:07:16Oh, no.
00:07:17Sorry.
00:07:18It's not what you think.
00:07:19Please don't.
00:07:20Hey.
00:07:22What's going on?
00:07:23Wow.
00:07:26Oh my gosh.
00:07:27I just deleted your wedding photographs.
00:07:29You deleted them?
00:07:31I have to take all those pictures again?
00:07:33I am so sorry.
00:07:35I thought you were...
00:07:37Well, I mean, I thought that she was and then I didn't realize...
00:07:40Do those automatically back up, like, to the cloud or anything when you take them?
00:07:44Oh, wow.
00:07:45I feel terrible.
00:07:46You know what?
00:07:47Why don't I pay for it?
00:07:48Or, better yet, I can get another photographer out here and we can have two going at once.
00:07:52That way you can get back to your guests sooner.
00:07:54Thank you.
00:07:55No, I'll continue using this one.
00:07:58Jackson Valentine.
00:07:59Yeah, look, I really don't want a press leak.
00:08:02I mean, if people get their hands on this before I give my presentation, we can lose momentum.
00:08:06The whole thing could fall through.
00:08:07It's for the ocean canon.
00:08:09Did you know that we are dumping the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic into the ocean every single minute?
00:08:15You don't have to tell me about the ocean.
00:08:18I love the ocean.
00:08:20I'm the ocean's best friend.
00:08:22I run that maritime museum over there.
00:08:26Then I guess you know that only 9% of plastic gets recycled.
00:08:30That's actually not...
00:08:31Well, it's mine, but...
00:08:34It wasn't personal.
00:08:35A lot of folks are misinformed.
00:08:37Oh, I am the queen of information.
00:08:40So, thank you for your concern, but I've got this.
00:08:43All of this.
00:08:45Good luck with your garbage cans.
00:08:47Okay.
00:08:48Well, congratulations.
00:08:50And, uh, please give my regard to the very lucky Mr. Maritime, you see.
00:08:55Thank you.
00:08:59What? That was Jackson Valentine.
00:09:01Let's go.
00:09:08I can't believe you don't recognize him.
00:09:11He's from one of the richest families, not just on the bay, but in the world.
00:09:15He's always in the papers and on social media.
00:09:17It's actually the opposite of famous.
00:09:19No one really knows you, but they think they do.
00:09:21Well, it seems like he does a lot of good.
00:09:24Digging health foundations in Sri Lanka, rescuing sloths in Costa Rica, and his passion project, cleaning up the oceans.
00:09:31Apparently just one of those cans removes half a ton of ocean debris a year.
00:09:34It all comes down to doing the simple things just a little bit differently.
00:09:37And, he's a bachelor.
00:09:40Surprise, surprise.
00:09:42Not the playboy kind.
00:09:44A total class act, into women for their minds.
00:09:46Look.
00:09:50No, no plans to marry.
00:09:51No, we just, we enjoy each other's company.
00:09:53I mean, who wouldn't love listening to her genius ideas?
00:09:57Okay, enough with the celebrity stalking.
00:10:01Where's the press release?
00:10:03Uh.
00:10:07Are you crazy?
00:10:08When did you take that?
00:10:10Why did you take that?
00:10:12He was in that nice suit, and you were in the dress, and you looked like a couple.
00:10:17It's for our vision board.
00:10:19What vision board?
00:10:21It's how you manifest.
00:10:23It says so in the book.
00:10:26So?
00:10:27The secret to getting your dream life is to live like you already have it.
00:10:30What does success look like to you?
00:10:32Be specific.
00:10:34Who is this Erica Rosario, anyway?
00:10:37Come on, let's get that press release out.
00:10:41But we're still manifesting.
00:10:49Done!
00:10:51Oh.
00:10:54Uh oh.
00:10:55Luna?
00:10:58Yes?
00:10:59I may have accidentally sent out the state the date I made for our vision board.
00:11:03You mean your vision board.
00:11:04I am so sorry.
00:11:05Erica Rosario said to save it in a place you always see it, every day.
00:11:08So it was on my desktop.
00:11:10Who did we send this to?
00:11:12Oh, just our publicity list.
00:11:14So, journalists, bloggers, media types.
00:11:21Not Nolan Elias.
00:11:23Please tell me not Nolan Elias.
00:11:27Nolan Elias.
00:11:28No!
00:11:29He's the best journalist in the country.
00:11:30Now he'll never take me seriously.
00:11:32How do we retract it?
00:11:34I can recall the email, if they haven't opened it.
00:11:37Except, a lot of people just opened it.
00:11:45Is Jackson Valentine in?
00:11:46Yes, it's urgent.
00:11:49Angelina Robinson.
00:11:51What's it about?
00:11:53His engagement.
00:11:55Hello?
00:11:56Hello?
00:11:57Here you go.
00:12:01I correct it, but it just keeps coming back like a mosquito.
00:12:03And every time I try to reach his assistant, his people think I'm some gossip columnist trying to get an interview.
00:12:09I swear, the paparazzi followed me here.
00:12:12We need him to make a statement, or this place turns into a garden center.
00:12:17You know how my Uncle Lou is a livery driver out of Hayworth Airport?
00:12:21Well, one of the guys he works with told my cousin Joey that he once picked up the sister from this private jet that landed out there.
00:12:29And drove her back to this mansion in Edgeport.
00:12:32Are you sure you don't want to just see if he'd be up for marrying you?
00:13:03Yes.
00:13:12May I help?
00:13:13Yes, hi. We have a meeting to discuss your publicity needs.
00:13:18Fake it till you make it.
00:13:20I'm sorry, but we're not expecting anyone.
00:13:23I'm not dealing with these people.
00:13:25Are you sure?
00:13:26Because the person I arranged it with was very interested in a little publicity problem you're having concerning a certain black sheep with the supposed sheep's fiancé.
00:13:35Thank you.
00:13:57I am so glad you're here.
00:13:59You are?
00:14:00Oh yeah, our communications platforms are great, but nothing beats the real thing.
00:14:04Exactly. Give me a handwritten letter any day.
00:14:07You're much more positive about this than I expected.
00:14:11Unlike my father, I am very positive about the direction we're moving.
00:14:14So we just need you to make an official statement of retraction.
00:14:18A retraction? No, no, no, no. We don't retract now.
00:14:22We don't?
00:14:23Think of this as a slow rollout.
00:14:26You know, we let the story build momentum because at the end of the day, we want people to know who you are.
00:14:31Because what you do, it's amazing.
00:14:35It is a very special business.
00:14:38But shouldn't we do something about the engagement?
00:14:41Engagement? Is that a sort of new trendy term for finding a startup?
00:14:46Yeah, I mean, I guess theoretically we are. Yeah, sure. We're engaging in your business.
00:14:50Wait a minute. Are you Miss Maritime?
00:14:53Yes. I mean, no. But yes.
00:14:59I thought you looked familiar. I just couldn't place you from where. You're missing the gown. And where's Mr. Maritime?
00:15:03There is no Mr. Maritime. Well, I mean, you're Mr. Maritime.
00:15:09Right.
00:15:10We were manifesting with a photo shoot. We want to start hosting weddings.
00:15:14Live your dream life. It really works.
00:15:16She attached the wrong file.
00:15:18We were hoping you'd write a statement just to clear the air.
00:15:21I was wondering why you were plastering this picture of us everywhere.
00:15:24Oh, it wasn't me. That's why we wanted you to step in.
00:15:28You have a lot of followers.
00:15:31And we wanted publicity, but not this kind of publicity.
00:15:35No, you're right. You're right. I mean, with my current business affairs, it's best just to kill a frivolous story like this before it gets out of hand.
00:15:41So I will let my publicist know and I'll be gone.
00:15:44I mean, call it completely frivolous.
00:15:48Okay, sorry. Not frivolous. Just a little out there.
00:15:54Oh, yes. It's out there.
00:15:57For someone as special and revered as you to be paired up with someone like me.
00:16:03I'll let you issue the statement.
00:16:07I have to go help our lonely team of commoners sweep the floor of our shabby museum.
00:16:15I'd say more quaint than shabby.
00:16:19But I love this.
00:16:21Sister.
00:16:24Okay.
00:16:37You have one voice message.
00:16:39Hi, I'm looking for Luna. It's Nolan Elias from the Island Post magazine.
00:16:44I can't believe you're getting married to Jackson Valentine. Congratulations.
00:16:48Anyway, I thought there might be a story there with you doing it at the museum.
00:16:52Call me or shoot me an email at nolanelias at swifty-mail.com. Take care.
00:17:00Oh, such a shame.
00:17:03Too bad for the best journalist, my imaginary wedding isn't actually happening.
00:17:08Or imagine the real publicity.
00:17:13Our own father is refusing to endorse me. You had to know that.
00:17:17Of course I knew that. But I didn't know that you were counting on Dad's vote.
00:17:21Why would our father vote for you when you've shown absolutely no interest in the future of this company?
00:17:26The ideas I'm proposing would bring us into the future.
00:17:29Doesn't come across that way.
00:17:31Why? Because I'm not in some perfect relationship or I don't have a little electric toothbrush thingamabobs dangling out of my ears?
00:17:40You know what? I have to admit, I agree with Dad.
00:17:44That the only person who seems to matter to you is you.
00:17:47You have no interest in inheriting this company and passing it on to your children.
00:17:51You're this rogue bachelor with rogue ideas.
00:17:54And it would take a PR miracle for you to change your image and sway Dad's or anyone else's vote.
00:18:02Wow. Okay. Thank you, sis.
00:18:06No, no, no. Actually, thank you.
00:18:10Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.
00:18:16Nice to see you again, Nolan.
00:18:17You too, Luna. So, um, this is the museum.
00:18:19So what do you think?
00:18:20You could focus on how the old boathouse was going to be demolished and my dad and his friends formed the Preservation Society,
00:18:25which later became this museum.
00:18:27Or the pirate exhibition is always a crowd pleaser.
00:18:31And the wedding?
00:18:33Oh, like I said over the phone, there is no engagement.
00:18:37But the museum, you said you'd love to check it out.
00:18:40I thought you could still run a piece on it.
00:18:42Yeah. Sorry, Luna. I wish I could, but it's just not the kind of thing my editor would go for.
00:18:48I know you said you were retracting your press release, but you see that all the time with society pages.
00:18:54Secret weddings and someone leaks the invitation.
00:18:57Or the bride is marrying into that world and has no idea about keeping on the down-low, so she retracts.
00:19:05Nope. Just me.
00:19:08And these old boats.
00:19:12Luna, I just got a call from—
00:19:14Oh, he's here.
00:19:17Hey, honey.
00:19:19How are you? Hey, Nolan Elias. It's been a minute. Good to see you, bud.
00:19:22It has.
00:19:23Wow. Well, I trust you heard the news. She's a keeper, this one.
00:19:28I was just saying to Nolan there is no wedding.
00:19:32Is that what she told you?
00:19:34Come on.
00:19:35I did wonder.
00:19:37It would make a great story.
00:19:39Jackson Valentine.
00:19:41The world has been waiting for him.
00:19:43It would make a great story.
00:19:45Jackson Valentine.
00:19:47The world has been waiting for him, for you, to settle down.
00:19:50Isn't it about time they knew that I was capable of it?
00:19:54Would you excuse us a minute?
00:19:57Just a second.
00:20:01What are you doing?
00:20:02Okay, hear me out.
00:20:03You said that you could use publicity, right?
00:20:05And, you know, I could use a bit of a public image overhaul.
00:20:09We can't just pretend we're engaged.
00:20:11Why not?
00:20:12Let this guy write a story.
00:20:14It gets published. We both get what we want.
00:20:16And then we have a very public breakup.
00:20:18Boom. Even more publicity, right?
00:20:20This is completely unethical. I know this reporter.
00:20:23He's an old friend of mine.
00:20:24Then you can tell your old friend afterward.
00:20:26Luna, this is the way of the world.
00:20:28Not my world.
00:20:30As far as I can see, your world might not exist in a couple weeks without a mega publicity push.
00:20:35There are other ways.
00:20:37Well, I think that a million Jacks and Valentine followers say this is a pretty good one.
00:20:45What do you say?
00:20:46Will you marry me?
00:20:47Give up. Give up.
00:20:52Fine.
00:20:53But just until the article comes out.
00:20:55And until then, we don't tell a soul.
00:20:57Deal.
00:21:08Ooh.
00:21:18So sorry about that.
00:21:19My fiancé needed some convincing.
00:21:21She's not used to the limelight.
00:21:23Mom!
00:21:24Fiancé?
00:21:25You're engaged?
00:21:26It's, uh...
00:21:28Okay, Mom.
00:21:30You don't have to keep it secret anymore.
00:21:33She's so loyal.
00:21:35Fiercely loyal.
00:21:37Right. What a relief to say it out loud.
00:21:40My future son-in-law is Jackson Valentine.
00:21:43Mom!
00:21:44Oh, it's so good to see you.
00:21:46How are you?
00:21:47So, you'll do the article?
00:21:50Better.
00:21:51We'll do an exclusive.
00:21:53Super.
00:21:54Why don't we sit down sometime next week?
00:21:56Sounds great.
00:21:58A weekend feature on us?
00:22:00Wow.
00:22:01Wow!
00:22:03Wow!
00:22:04I bet everyone's dying for the inside scoop.
00:22:07Maybe you can fill me in over lunch.
00:22:15Garlic knots from Sunflower.
00:22:17Chicken francese.
00:22:20Arancini.
00:22:21Mom.
00:22:22Stop.
00:22:23Stop what? I'm putting out the food.
00:22:24Jackson, you have to try some.
00:22:26It's the best. We go there once a week.
00:22:28I know you're mad you're doing the food thing.
00:22:30She talks about food and won't look you in the eye.
00:22:32I'm not mad.
00:22:34I guess when you're dating a celebrity, you have to have your secrets.
00:22:38Blood is thicker than water.
00:22:39I would have thought you could at least tell me.
00:22:41I'm good at keeping secrets.
00:22:42Look how good I played along with that reporter.
00:22:44Mom, it's not like that.
00:22:46I don't see what else it could be.
00:22:47When your own daughter doesn't say a word about her secret life.
00:22:51Granted, I was out of town with Dominic.
00:22:54Out of sight, out of mind, I guess.
00:22:56You know, it's all my fault, actually.
00:22:59She wanted to tell you.
00:23:01In fact, she begged me to let her tell you.
00:23:03But we wanted to wait until lobster night.
00:23:07Yeah, when we would just tell everyone as one big family.
00:23:12Lobster night?
00:23:13Yeah.
00:23:15You know how much I love lobster?
00:23:17This is wonderful.
00:23:19My baby's getting married.
00:23:21Oh, I'm so happy.
00:23:23I'm so happy.
00:23:27Let's eat. Let's eat. Let's eat.
00:23:31Thank you again for all the food, Mrs. Morelli.
00:23:34Oh, please, call me mom.
00:23:37I'll see you both at lobster night.
00:23:41Lobster night?
00:23:42Yeah, what?
00:23:43Isn't that what you nautical types do?
00:23:45We agreed this was going no further than you, me, and Nolan Elias.
00:23:48Then why did you encourage me to bring my parents into it?
00:23:52When did I do that?
00:23:53Well, when you were doing the whole, like...
00:23:55If you got off your phone and spent more time interacting with actual humans,
00:23:58you might be better at reading eyebrows.
00:24:00Could you not see that her heart was shattering into a million pieces on the museum floor?
00:24:05Because her only daughter got engaged without sharing it with her.
00:24:08Okay, but I think I came up with the perfect excuse.
00:24:11Plus, wouldn't it look a little suspicious if my own parents didn't know about our engagement?
00:24:15Fine.
00:24:17Your parents, and then no one else.
00:24:19Okay.
00:24:24And your job is?
00:24:26CEO, I guess?
00:24:28You take notes?
00:24:30Just being prepared.
00:24:33How long did you say we've been together?
00:24:35Four months.
00:24:38You think you'd know me well enough to marry me after just four months?
00:24:42I think I would know after four minutes.
00:24:44Like, if I had a future with someone.
00:24:46After four minutes, yeah.
00:24:52Are you sure this isn't going a little far?
00:24:55Can we even return an engagement ring? They're expensive.
00:24:57I know, but what's the first thing that someone does when a woman says she's engaged?
00:25:00They look at her hand.
00:25:03Don't you think a real ring takes it to another level?
00:25:06I hear you. I do.
00:25:08But would not having a ring bring up even more questions?
00:25:13Which would lead to even more lies.
00:25:15We want to be convincing, right?
00:25:18I guess a ring keeps it simple.
00:25:19Yeah.
00:25:21Well, if it isn't the most beautiful young lady on the island.
00:25:24And her fiancé.
00:25:26You know how it works, is you buy the ring before you propose?
00:25:30Oh, well, look, sometimes a spare moves you and you don't have all your ducks in a row.
00:25:34Hi, Dominic. How are you?
00:25:36Jackson, this is Dominic, my mom's...
00:25:39I'm the famous boyfriend.
00:25:42You know, she doesn't want a medal, but before you splash out here,
00:25:46You know, she doesn't want a medal, but before you splash out here,
00:25:49I know your mother has an idea.
00:26:02Mom, I can't.
00:26:04You must.
00:26:05No, Mom, it's yours.
00:26:07I want you to have it.
00:26:08I've had a few years to think about this.
00:26:10And I told myself, if she ever gets married, I want her to wear this.
00:26:15What good is it doing me?
00:26:17Dad gave it to you, Mom.
00:26:18Sweetie, I haven't worn it in years.
00:26:20You should have it.
00:26:22And come on, you love old things.
00:26:24I said no.
00:26:25This is about Dominic, isn't it?
00:26:27You've never worn it to him.
00:26:28You know, he has been very good to me.
00:26:29It's not about him.
00:26:32Why do you always bring Dominic into things that are between you and me?
00:26:36You just don't get it.
00:26:40This is important. This is serious.
00:26:44Look, Mom.
00:26:47It's not real.
00:26:48Of course it's real. It's platinum.
00:26:51No, I mean our love.
00:26:54Jackson and me.
00:26:56Nonsense.
00:26:57Look, I know you like your privacy, and I've been trying to respect that and give you your space.
00:27:03But you can't dismiss what you're feeling just because other people want to share in your joy.
00:27:09This is a time for family.
00:27:12And we are all we have.
00:27:25It's beautiful.
00:27:31They demolished the old lighthouse and the boatyard was empty.
00:27:36But my dad organized local residents.
00:27:38Wow.
00:27:39They fought and won.
00:27:40Good for them.
00:27:42They set up a preservation society, which later became the museum.
00:27:47Huh.
00:27:49Do you want a pen?
00:27:51What for?
00:27:53To write this down.
00:27:55No. It's all up here.
00:28:00So, if no one asks you anything about where I'd rather be, this is it.
00:28:06We have some original newspapers dating back to 1851.
00:28:10Did you ever think of updating? I mean, you can get this whole collection and put it on a server.
00:28:15And whatever we couldn't source, we managed to get a microfiche.
00:28:20Microfiche?
00:28:21Yeah. It's like a scanned image of a newspaper. Or a picture of the original document.
00:28:27I know what it is. They still do that? In the 21st century?
00:28:30Not every archive has had the ability to convert their film to digital images.
00:28:34And all I can say is, thank goodness.
00:28:39Can you believe someone wanted to throw these away?
00:28:41No.
00:28:43Yeah. I rescued them from a local library.
00:28:48Wow.
00:28:50You really do love microfiche.
00:28:52I could do this all day.
00:28:54But we won't, right? We'll just kind of... I'm joking.
00:28:57You know what?
00:28:58I've got a museum to run.
00:29:00Well, you want me to read all this?
00:29:03This is my passion. You can't be my fiancé without knowing my passion.
00:29:08Okay. Well, then it's only fair that you know mine.
00:29:22Come on.
00:29:23Sorry.
00:29:28Come on. Dig in. Are you scared to get your hands dirty?
00:29:32What do we have here?
00:29:38So, how'd you become an ocean crusader?
00:29:40The same as a lot of things I support.
00:29:43It all started by watching a couple of really powerful documentaries.
00:29:46It went from there.
00:29:48I never really liked the attention that I got from being a valentine.
00:29:51But then I realized that you can use it as a commodity.
00:29:54You can use it to do things. Ideally, meaningful things.
00:29:58Must be pretty tough for you to live a normal life.
00:30:04People seem to be more intrigued whenever there's a pretty woman around.
00:30:09Are there a lot of pretty women?
00:30:12No, there are not.
00:30:15Too busy to settle down?
00:30:16No. I just haven't found the right woman to settle down with.
00:30:21And I really felt like anyone was going to make a better man out of me.
00:30:25What about you?
00:30:26Never had time to tear yourself away from the paper mites?
00:30:29Running the museum takes up most of my time.
00:30:32I mean, I dated on and off.
00:30:36The truth is, I haven't really wanted anything to come of it.
00:30:42Ever since my dad died three years ago.
00:30:44Ever since my dad died three years ago, I...
00:30:48don't think my heart could handle it if something didn't work out.
00:30:52The necklace?
00:30:54He has the other one.
00:30:57Two ships, he used to say.
00:31:00We just didn't have long enough.
00:31:02Really sorry about your dad.
00:31:06Thanks.
00:31:15Thanks.
00:31:26Hey, question for you as president of the so important that you need ear thingy society.
00:31:32I'm listening. On my ear thingies, in fact.
00:31:35Of course. Do you think that the end always justifies the means?
00:31:39In business, I mean.
00:31:40Well, that depends on the means.
00:31:43If the deal looks good and it's for a good cause...
00:31:47Yeah, I'm open to shades of grey.
00:31:49Why? What's happening with your ocean can? Is it drifting out to sea?
00:31:53Uh, yeah. I mean, you know how these things can go.
00:31:56So listen, can you pick up some lobsters for tomorrow night?
00:32:00Jackson Valentine, what are you up to?
00:32:02Nothing. I just want to have a nice dinner.
00:32:04Okay, you haven't had dinner with mom and dad in three months and now suddenly you want to join us for lobster night?
00:32:10Is this part of your get dad to vote for me plan?
00:32:13No, of course not.
00:32:15I just, um, got something on my mind.
00:32:19I'm intrigued. And excited to see you. Dad will be over the moon.
00:32:24No, no, no. Don't tell anyone. Just keep it a secret.
00:32:27So lobsters? Maybe some corn?
00:32:29Get your own corn.
00:33:00That is some house.
00:33:03Don't fawn over them. And don't get too chatty. We're staying for an hour, Max.
00:33:09I was fawning.
00:33:11He's just making an observation. And remember to act surprised.
00:33:18You know, all you need is one of those big yellow rubber raincoats like the guy on the fish check box.
00:33:23You'll be ready for the rough seas.
00:33:25You said lobsters.
00:33:26This is what you wear to lobster night.
00:33:28Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:33:30Look at this place.
00:33:32No wonder your sister requested lobster. What a lovely surprise.
00:33:39I know.
00:33:41Did somebody say surprise?
00:33:43You know, um, yes. I actually have an announcement to make.
00:33:47This is Luna, my fiancée.
00:33:50What a surprise!
00:33:55Uh, well, congratulations.
00:34:00Thanks, Mom.
00:34:03You look so familiar.
00:34:05Does she?
00:34:07I get that a lot.
00:34:09How did you two meet?
00:34:11On the docks.
00:34:13By the docks, right outside the museum.
00:34:15Luna runs a maritime museum.
00:34:17She's actually written a book about our local history.
00:34:20Oh, I'd love to read it.
00:34:23I head up our publishing division.
00:34:25We started with e-books, but these days three quarters of our titles go to print.
00:34:29Sure. Maybe when it's finished.
00:34:33Well, I think a toast is in order.
00:34:35Yes, a toast to this surprising turn of events.
00:34:39Yes, to the first step on the road to being a family man.
00:34:41I bet you never thought you'd see the day.
00:34:44To Luna and Jackson.
00:34:53You can almost see the old lookout from here.
00:34:56My dad was heartbroken when they demolished the old lighthouse.
00:35:00So, he petitioned the town to mark the spot where it stood.
00:35:04Part of the deal was, once a month they'd close it.
00:35:07To honor the way the lighthouse used to help guide ships home.
00:35:11Of course, ships couldn't always trust them.
00:35:14Yes, there were folks known as the wreckers.
00:35:17The most famous one being?
00:35:19Jeremiah Smith.
00:35:22Legend has it he'd build these huge fires on the beach that ships would mistake for a lighthouse.
00:35:28Blurring them ashore, so when they get stuck on the seashore, they can't get out.
00:35:32Ships would mistake for a lighthouse. Blurring them ashore, so when they get stuck on the sandbar, he'd run out to help them.
00:35:40Or, so they thought.
00:35:43And steal their goods?
00:35:45The cheek!
00:35:47He might be an urban myth, though.
00:35:49I like the theory that he was real, but not the worst of them.
00:35:53Just got the most publicity.
00:35:55That sounds familiar.
00:35:56Whatever the truth is, I still believe you can trust a lighthouse to help guide you home.
00:36:05How do you know so much about the wreckers?
00:36:08Oh, that lighthouse was part of our view here for years.
00:36:12And when they wanted to shut down the old boathouse, we did some work with the Preservation Society.
00:36:18Except for my dad.
00:36:20Gus wouldn't back down to those developers.
00:36:22I have some vintage postcards that I can part with for your museum.
00:36:26They're very rare.
00:36:28I... I couldn't possibly...
00:36:31Of course you can't. Consider them an engagement gift.
00:36:34Um... I should go.
00:36:38Oh, but we're all having such a nice time.
00:36:41I just remembered that I have to paint one of the exhibition spaces.
00:36:47You didn't even get to hear how Jackson proposed.
00:36:49It's really not that exciting of a story.
00:36:52Totally ho-hum.
00:36:54I didn't even have a ring.
00:36:56This one's my mom's.
00:36:58Doesn't it look great on her?
00:37:00Come on, tell us. We'd love to know.
00:37:03Uh, okay. Well, I propose using a clamshell.
00:37:11You know how I like my nautical stuff.
00:37:15Really?
00:37:17You know what? Posey, Luna and I have been talking.
00:37:20We have?
00:37:21We have, and we both think that you should be...
00:37:25Luna's maid of honor.
00:37:27And then you can get the whole story of our whirlwind romance when you're planning the wedding.
00:37:32Right?
00:37:34Wow! We'll be sisters.
00:37:38Right?
00:37:47How could he not tell me his sister was coming?
00:37:49And what does he have against his parents anyway?
00:37:53I knew he was spoiled.
00:37:55What?
00:37:57She's rich and important, so of course the job would go to her.
00:38:01And are you seriously upset you're not my maid of honor for my fake wedding?
00:38:07When I get married for real, you will be my first and only choice.
00:38:12Really?
00:38:17What?
00:38:19She's actually outside.
00:38:21Angelina!
00:38:23Don't let her run away with the planning. I know you, you're a people pleaser.
00:38:27The next thing you know, he'll be walking down the aisle in his mother's wedding dress.
00:38:30But also, be convincing, like it's legit.
00:38:34We need that publicity or it's really going to be lights out here, Lou.
00:38:39Here.
00:38:41Okay.
00:38:43Thanks for making me the real maid of honor.
00:38:50Thank you.
00:39:03Cute, this place.
00:39:06Thank you.
00:39:08You must be really special for him to consider dropping anchor.
00:39:13No matter how big the sea may be, sometimes two ships meet.
00:39:17Chinese proverb.
00:39:22Jackson and I have a lot in common.
00:39:26Oh, like what?
00:39:29The ocean.
00:39:31And we both like helping people.
00:39:34Everybody likes helping people. It's human nature.
00:39:37And family matters to both of us.
00:39:41He said that?
00:39:42He said that?
00:39:44Yes, he did. He said that.
00:39:53If you don't start taking this act seriously, we're going to tank the interview.
00:39:58I am taking this seriously.
00:40:00Come on, a clamshell?
00:40:02And you might have wanted to mention your sister who's joining us?
00:40:08Or that you don't actually get along all that well with your parents?
00:40:12I need you to hold this stuff.
00:40:17And how did you know about my book?
00:40:20You don't want me to know about your book?
00:40:22I thought you wanted me to read it. It was in one of the folders.
00:40:24No, I definitely do not want you to read it.
00:40:29I don't know how I got in there.
00:40:31It's not finished.
00:40:33Well, I think it's important that I know the facts, right?
00:40:37Well, not those kinds of facts.
00:40:42Okay.
00:40:50Okay, what are we doing here?
00:40:53Time to work.
00:40:55Work?
00:40:57Where, oh, where is the fish stick guy's wardrobe when you need it?
00:41:01Don't worry, it's not that messy.
00:41:04Okay, just going to spritz?
00:41:07Spritz away.
00:41:09Spritz and swish, alright.
00:41:14This was my dad's.
00:41:16He restored it.
00:41:18Everyone else saw a piece of scrap.
00:41:21He saw a project.
00:41:23Wow.
00:41:25He really was great.
00:41:27He spent 30 years teaching history.
00:41:30The museum and this boat were his hobby on the weekend.
00:41:34Or whenever he got time off.
00:41:35He never got a chance to finish it.
00:41:38So I dusted off his plans and I've been working on it little by little.
00:41:44He loved old things.
00:41:47Is that why you're so interested in history?
00:41:50Yeah.
00:41:52If people could see how much of what we love now comes from the past,
00:41:58maybe they'd work a little harder to make sure it doesn't get lost.
00:42:01Anyway, just a few more repairs and he'll be ready for a test run.
00:42:08What are we waiting on? Let's get to work.
00:42:30The reason we wanted you to come is Dominic and I have been talking,
00:42:59and we want to throw you an engagement party this weekend.
00:43:06It doesn't have to be anything big. It's just a little something to celebrate the two of you.
00:43:10No, no, no. That's not at all necessary.
00:43:14And you know, for Jackson and his family, I have to keep it on the down low.
00:43:20Yes, that is a very sweet offer though.
00:43:22We want to do this for you.
00:43:24It would mean a lot.
00:43:25Yeah, and your mother only has you.
00:43:27You can't expect her to pass up an opportunity to celebrate her daughter.
00:43:32Give it a little thought, huh?
00:43:42An engagement party? An actual real event?
00:43:45Well, on the bright side, I guess it means we make a pretty convincing couple.
00:43:49Look, it's just playing a part. I do this all the time.
00:43:52These are real people.
00:43:53These are real people, not chit-chat followers, okay?
00:43:57I understand where you're coming from, but we've made it this far,
00:44:01and the interview is only a couple days away.
00:44:03Deceiving a handful of people, which is still definitely not okay,
00:44:09is different than hosting an entire celebration of that deception.
00:44:14People will bring us gifts.
00:44:16Which only helps us pass the test, right?
00:44:20And imagine all the good this article will do the museum once it comes out.
00:44:27I have to tell her.
00:44:29Then I'm going to tell my family too.
00:44:32You can't tell them. Cracks will appear.
00:44:36Yeah, but it would be off if your mom and Dominic knew everything,
00:44:39and my family knew nothing.
00:44:41The more people we bring in on it, the more lies we're asking people to tell.
00:44:45We have to keep this thing small.
00:44:46And it's only fair to everyone that we don't tell anyone until it's all over.
00:45:01Hmm, they just keep coming.
00:45:03How will we choose when they're all so good?
00:45:07Oh, I'm so happy that they're going to cater.
00:45:11It's like old times.
00:45:13About the party.
00:45:14I came here because I thought it would be better.
00:45:17You just can't choose from an emailed menu, right?
00:45:20And isn't this so lovely? It's just...
00:45:22It's just that...
00:45:24You're not allowed to tell me you don't want to party.
00:45:26I don't want to party.
00:45:29We don't want to party.
00:45:32We're not what you think.
00:45:34You overthink things, Chickadee. You always have.
00:45:38It's good to be smart, but not so smart that you talk yourself out of the good things in life.
00:45:42It spoils the moment.
00:45:45Don't let it spoil this.
00:45:48Let yourself feel it.
00:45:50Don't question it.
00:45:53Carrot cake.
00:46:03I save all the ones by Noel and Elias.
00:46:07Even though they're the society pages, he's really good.
00:46:10This will give us a good idea of the kinds of questions he'll ask.
00:46:13Look, I know the engagement party is kind of awkward, but I do think it'll give him the last bit of evidence he needs.
00:46:18No going back now.
00:46:24Wait a minute.
00:46:26What?
00:46:28Is that your dad?
00:46:30Yeah, it is.
00:46:32He didn't just work for the Preservation Society, he largely funded it.
00:46:35I bet we'll find loads more about this in the Island Post.
00:46:38What?
00:46:40Nothing.
00:46:44You have a letter.
00:46:51That's from my dad.
00:46:54It's full of them. It's like a scavenger hunt.
00:46:58The first one was a complete surprise.
00:47:03I found it about three weeks after his funeral.
00:47:05Fell out of one of my favorite books.
00:47:07Then a few weeks later I was rearranging some artifacts in a display and found another one.
00:47:14That's such a nice thing to do.
00:47:16After a few months I stopped finding them.
00:47:19That was it.
00:47:21So I keep them exactly where I found them.
00:47:24Just so it's never over.
00:47:29What do you say about going on a scavenger hunt?
00:47:32Really?
00:47:34Yeah, I mean, don't you think I should know your dad?
00:48:03That's the last one.
00:48:06I know it's greedy, but I can't help but secretly hope that one day I'll be going about my business,
00:48:14not expecting anything at all, and I'll find just...
00:48:17something.
00:48:19Something.
00:48:21Something.
00:48:23Something.
00:48:25Something.
00:48:27Something.
00:48:29Something.
00:48:30Nothing at all, and I'll find just one more.
00:48:36Anyway, let's see what we can find on your dad.
00:48:54So it looks like you are sometimes willing to abandon profit margins.
00:48:57What is it, Dad? You don't trust me?
00:48:58You don't think I'm capable?
00:49:00Those were different times, Jack.
00:49:02You can't run a business from your heart anymore.
00:49:06Dad.
00:49:10You know, I remember that lighthouse.
00:49:12It must have been five or six, and you and Mom and Posey wanted to climb to the top.
00:49:18It looked like the stairs went on forever.
00:49:20Sure enough, about fifty steps up, my legs turned to jello.
00:49:24I couldn't make it any further and started to cry.
00:49:27Eventually, you all realized that I was no longer behind you,
00:49:30and Mom started yelling, and Posey started telling me to muster.
00:49:36And I froze.
00:49:38And then I heard steps coming down those metal stairs.
00:49:43I pulled my head out of my hands, and I realized that they were yours.
00:49:48You went up and down those stairs twice that day.
00:49:51You even carried me when I didn't think that I could make it any further.
00:49:57I guess I hoped that even if they tore that lighthouse down,
00:50:01you still would be the father that would look after me.
00:50:19I have to admit, at first, I didn't believe that Jackson was engaged.
00:50:23Now, not that you're not fabulous, don't get me wrong,
00:50:26but I was worried that he was messing with you.
00:50:29But I can tell he really likes you.
00:50:32I can tell you like him.
00:50:34And more importantly, I like you.
00:50:37We're going to be sisters.
00:50:39So, I thought you should meet some of my friends.
00:50:46Image Inheritance!
00:50:49And hello to you too!
00:50:50I have been a fan of yours since college.
00:50:54Oh, come now. Have I been around that long?
00:50:57Sorry, it's just, you are my absolute heroine.
00:51:01Dog Ear doesn't begin to describe the state of your books on my shelf.
00:51:05Well loved.
00:51:07Very well loved.
00:51:09We've acquired Image In's books for our e-library.
00:51:12Jack said you were a fan, and I thought, wait a minute.
00:51:15Luna's a writer too. She's written an amazing book.
00:51:18You've read my book?
00:51:20Yeah, Jack gave it to me.
00:51:22And not only have I read it, but I'm adding it to our publishing slate.
00:51:26If you're willing, welcome to the family.
00:51:32Well, maybe after the article comes out and things settle down around here,
00:51:36you'll get some free time to write.
00:51:38Or date. Go out. Have some hobbies.
00:51:40Anyways, I already turned it down.
00:51:42Really?
00:51:44Well, it's still pretty neat that someone wanted to publish it.
00:51:48Maybe you're manifesting.
00:51:50Oh, who's manifesting?
00:51:52Hi. Oh, it's nothing.
00:51:56Posy introduced me to Image Inherent today.
00:51:59Oh, that's nice.
00:52:02Yeah, she's an excellent writer of local history.
00:52:05Yes. She's my favorite.
00:52:12April 29th, 1989.
00:52:15Horace.
00:52:16Grew up here in Edson. Only child.
00:52:19Went to public school. Honor roll, real smarty pants.
00:52:24You were captain of the field hockey team.
00:52:27Also, all-conference.
00:52:29You went to college upstate, where you traded the hockey for history.
00:52:34Your ideal night out is actually a night in,
00:52:38playing backgammon and palace like your dad and his buddies used to play.
00:52:42Your fantasy dinner guests would include
00:52:45Elizabeth I, Maya Angelou, Charles Dickens, Jacques Cousteau, Eleanor Roosevelt.
00:52:53Gold star.
00:52:55Would have been a double gold star, except you're missing Image Inherent.
00:53:00Ah, of course. Your favorite historian.
00:53:03Actually, I'd bet a silver.
00:53:05What?
00:53:06For meddling.
00:53:08Okay, come on. Your book is reaching no one if it's just sitting there in a file.
00:53:11I'm a little posy. I don't have time.
00:53:13Your writing is so engaging, though, Luna. It's so...
00:53:17You're as great as Image Inherent. Maybe even better.
00:53:20We haven't even written the last chapter.
00:53:22You know, I have some ideas about that.
00:53:24What if you used it as an opportunity to talk about the present?
00:53:27About preserving history for future generations, starting with ocean cleanup.
00:53:32I mean, I could introduce you to the gang at Ocean Cleanup.
00:53:34Like I said, stop meddling.
00:53:36Okay.
00:53:38The book can wait. The museum is more important.
00:53:41I'm just offering you a publishing deal, Luna.
00:53:44What if the book could help save the museum?
00:53:47What if people came to visit a museum that was curated by the best-selling author, Luna Morelli?
00:53:51Are you pushing for bronze?
00:53:53Come on.
00:53:55Let's just go check out this lookout point our fathers created.
00:54:03Wow. It's beautiful.
00:54:06I haven't been out here for years.
00:54:08Over there. See where the water looks brown?
00:54:11Yeah.
00:54:13That's the sandbar where Jeremiah Smith would wait.
00:54:15All those ships thinking that land pirate was a lighthouse.
00:54:19Well, hundreds were saved by the lighthouse that stood right there.
00:54:23How do they find their way now?
00:54:25I don't know. Technology?
00:54:28Hope you're pleased with yourself.
00:54:32You know, I was thinking that.
00:54:33You wouldn't have to take so many notes if you were telling something that actually happened.
00:54:38There's not a lot we can do about the parts that we've already made up.
00:54:41But.
00:54:45Luna Morelli.
00:54:47Will you marry me?
00:54:49You did not.
00:54:51I did. And look.
00:54:53You don't really have an option now. You have to say yes.
00:54:56Okay, then.
00:54:58Yes.
00:55:03Yes.
00:55:33You know, just to get caught.
00:55:48I'm not.
00:55:49I'm not.
00:56:02I don't know why she won't try on the wedding dress.
00:56:05I mean, you went to all that trouble, Angelina.
00:56:08And really, her maid of honor should be here, too.
00:56:10Because it's an engagement party, not my wedding.
00:56:12And no, my maid of honor doesn't need to be here.
00:56:15Especially not when I have Angelina.
00:56:16But what's the harm in trying on the dress that Angelina brought?
00:56:19I mean, you're going to have to start thinking about that at some point soon.
00:56:22My cousins did take 12 weeks. Better to be prepared.
00:56:26Well, maybe I could just borrow your cousins again, then.
00:56:29Not on my watch. My beautiful daughter is wearing her very own bridal gown.
00:56:34And if it's that beautiful one that Angelina found, even better.
00:56:38You're getting ahead of yourself.
00:56:40We're just trying to get through an engagement party.
00:56:42The first event at the museum.
00:56:43I think we picked good ones.
00:56:45The marinated skewers, little fish and chips in the newspaper.
00:56:48Do you think we need more vegetarian options?
00:56:50People are so health conscious these days.
00:56:52I can't wait to try the grilled pineapple.
00:56:54Come on, Lulu, just try the dress.
00:56:56We're all here together.
00:56:58Mom.
00:57:00Just for two seconds, then I'll shut up.
00:57:05Look at the silhouette.
00:57:07Looks like I'm close to landing in support of another board member.
00:57:10Really?
00:57:12Imagine if I can pull this off without Dad's vote.
00:57:15I mean, he just wants to keep doing things the exact same way.
00:57:18He thinks that money is the sole reason for the family business.
00:57:21It's not what we as a family have done to make the world a better place.
00:57:24Okay, hold on. Is this about the future of our company?
00:57:27Or is this about you and Dad?
00:57:29Of course it's about the future of the company.
00:57:31Okay.
00:57:33It is.
00:57:34It is.
00:57:36All right.
00:57:38Great.
00:57:49If your father could see you now.
00:57:57What did I say?
00:58:04Dad.
00:58:21I owe you an apology.
00:58:23I thought you were taking advantage of a situation.
00:58:27But I can see that it's real.
00:58:29Wow.
00:58:31Thanks.
00:58:32But that means a lot. She's very special.
00:58:35I may even reconsider my vote.
00:58:38Wow.
00:58:40That's great. Dad, thank you. Yeah, that's...
00:58:50So, tomorrow...
00:58:54What? You don't feel ready?
00:58:57No, no, no. I think we're great.
00:58:59I think we've done really well in less than a week.
00:59:00Have you ever considered a career as an FBI profiler?
00:59:04I think you'd be really good at that.
00:59:06If he were to ask, what would you say was the moment when you knew?
00:59:12That I couldn't stop at just dating you?
00:59:19Let me think about that one.
00:59:21We eliminate the worst choices, remember?
00:59:24Like...
00:59:26Okay, okay.
00:59:28It wasn't the time he lectured me on recycling.
00:59:34And it wasn't the time he organized lobster nights.
00:59:41It might have been a serious moment.
00:59:44When I realized the kind of person he was.
00:59:47And the lengths he'd go to do the right thing.
00:59:53Your turn.
00:59:55Uh...
00:59:58I'll get back to you on this one.
01:00:00You can say anything.
01:00:03What matters is we're on the same page, right?
01:00:07Yeah. Totally.
01:00:09I will nail it tomorrow. I promise.
01:00:25November 7th, 1997. Met through paparazzi.
01:00:28Relax. We got this.
01:00:33Hey! Luna and Jackson. Come on down.
01:00:37What do we have here? This is Sunflowers. It's our favorite spot.
01:00:41You ever been there? Nah.
01:00:43Oh man, I'm talking the best pizza.
01:00:45I mean, Nolan, I gotta tell you, there was a lot of spritzing and swishing.
01:00:48Isn't that right?
01:00:50Troublemaker. Agitator. Rebel rouser. And you're officially becoming his other half.
01:00:57People have the wrong idea about him.
01:00:59Yes, he's a fighter. He's one of the good guys.
01:01:05I don't think of him as famous. I think of him as my best friend.
01:01:14So that's everything.
01:01:16And then some. I'm really happy for you guys.
01:01:19Thank you. And this will come out this weekend?
01:01:22All being well. My editor has the final say, of course.
01:01:26Well, feel free to pop by the engagement party.
01:01:28Sure. If I'm in the area.
01:01:30Hey, whatever happened with your writing?
01:01:33I remember the first chapter of a book or something. Non-fiction, but felt a lot like fiction.
01:01:40You were really good. The best in our class.
01:01:43I never finished it.
01:01:46Shame. You really had something.
01:01:50I told you so.
01:01:58Nailed it.
01:02:01We got this.
01:02:14You look great.
01:02:15Thanks. You went all out.
01:02:18Yeah, well, you know. Special occasion.
01:02:22Let's see. I called your mom for some tips.
01:02:26We have arancini. Chicken parm.
01:02:30You called my mom?
01:02:32Yeah, I think she has the entire menu memorized by heart.
01:02:34I bet she does.
01:02:36That was nice earlier.
01:02:40Yeah, it was.
01:02:41You know, that was the only interview with the press I've ever enjoyed.
01:02:44You were pretty convincing.
01:02:47See? Studying pays off.
01:02:49Yeah, but did we really need all those notes?
01:02:52Well, they got us started.
01:02:56Of course, it was all acting, like you said. Right?
01:03:03Yeah, right.
01:03:06Um, how should we do this?
01:03:09Maybe we shouldn't put too much thought into it.
01:03:13Yeah, let's keep it simple.
01:03:17Simple's good.
01:03:20It's easier to remember.
01:03:23Nothing you could forget, right?
01:03:26True.
01:03:28So, who should initiate?
01:03:32Gosh, I've never put so much thought into it.
01:03:35You know what? I think it's you.
01:03:37Only because if I do the breaking up, everyone's going to think that I'm a jerk.
01:03:41Yeah, the break up. Yeah.
01:03:44It should be all me.
01:03:47Because the things that are important to me just don't seem important to you.
01:03:51Yeah. So clever.
01:03:54That's why I love you.
01:03:57So maybe we do it a week after the article comes out?
01:04:01You know, you could say something like, seeing it in person.
01:04:04You know, you could say something like, seeing it in print was a big reality check, or...
01:04:10Sure.
01:04:12I can't do this, Angelina.
01:04:14Come on, we are so close.
01:04:16So close to what?
01:04:18To convincing all the people I care about that I'm in love with someone I barely know?
01:04:22You convinced Nolan Elias.
01:04:24He just called. His editor loves the story so much, he wants to print it this Saturday.
01:04:29And then what?
01:04:31You don't want it to end.
01:04:34You love him.
01:04:36No.
01:04:38I thought there was something maybe.
01:04:41I was wrong.
01:04:43Fake it, but be warned you'll never quite make it.
01:04:46Luna.
01:04:48No, I'm sorry. This was all my idea.
01:04:51I was trying to imagine a better way to say...
01:04:53No.
01:04:55I went with it because I care about this place.
01:05:00And I still do.
01:05:04Bye.
01:05:16Jack! What are you doing out here? You're going to be late for your own party.
01:05:20Have you ever been on the verge of closing a deal that you've been working really hard on, and then all of a sudden it just doesn't feel right?
01:05:26Yeah, and you want to pull out, but you feel like it's gotten personal?
01:05:29Exactly.
01:05:31It isn't personal.
01:05:32It's still business, Jack. It's always business.
01:05:34I don't know, Posy.
01:05:36This one feels like it cut straight to my core.
01:05:39Okay, wait. Are we, um...
01:05:42Are we still talking about those ocean can guys?
01:05:47I can't lie to you anymore.
01:05:51Luna and I aren't engaged.
01:05:54I just met her down on the docks, and she accidentally put me in her newsletter.
01:05:57And when Dad said that he wasn't going to vote for me, I grabbed at the opportunity to prove him wrong.
01:06:02Except now he thinks that we're an actual couple.
01:06:04That's about the time you didn't.
01:06:06Toying with our hearts so you'd look like some family man?
01:06:11So we'd vote you onto the board?
01:06:15The vote you should have been worrying about was mine.
01:06:18I'm glad I decided not to back you.
01:06:20I need to think about the future, Jack.
01:06:23I need the company to be stable.
01:06:24I need to think about what's best for my family, and for me.
01:06:28A family that I haven't really been a part of for a long time.
01:06:33I'm really sorry, Posy.
01:06:36I think you're right about me.
01:06:38I usually am.
01:06:41I'm more interested in being right than doing right.
01:06:44I just know you and Dad, and if you both wanted to, you...
01:06:49You know what?
01:06:50Yeah, I do know, but it's complicated, and...
01:06:57There's more to life than being on the board, right?
01:07:00And if I want to pursue the board seat, then I can find an honest way.
01:07:06Hey, for what it's worth, you may have just swayed my vote.
01:07:14Life begins, right?
01:07:15Sounds great.
01:07:17Except there's only one problem.
01:07:20You're in love with her.
01:07:45I love you.
01:07:54I love you.
01:08:01Mom.
01:08:02Have you tried the rollatini? It is to die for!
01:08:05I love it when they take the skin off the eggplant.
01:08:07Mom.
01:08:08Don't you?
01:08:09Honey, you're not going to eat? This is your big night. You need your energy.
01:08:13I'll eat later, Mom.
01:08:15I need your help.
01:08:16Help with what? You look perfect.
01:08:18I told you, this was the dress.
01:08:20You and I both know I'm not supposed to be here.
01:08:24Honey, you deserve to be here as much as anyone.
01:08:29Oh, Mom.
01:08:31Oh, hi, hi, hi, hi.
01:08:34I actually can't talk right now.
01:08:36Luna, please, I just wanted to say...
01:08:37Hey, can I talk to you about something?
01:08:44I need to tell you something.
01:08:46So do I. I can't do this.
01:08:49They believe us.
01:08:50Not only do they believe us, but they believe in us.
01:08:54They all want very, very badly for us to be happy.
01:08:58They're going to be so disappointed.
01:09:00What if it's true? Like, real?
01:09:05What are you talking about? That's crazy.
01:09:07Is it, though? Is it really that crazy?
01:09:09I mean, we've been spending all this time together,
01:09:12and you're a very special person to me.
01:09:18You can't start a relationship based on a lie.
01:09:20That's wrong. That's not real.
01:09:22It feels pretty real to me.
01:09:25It does.
01:09:26And we could go back in there,
01:09:28and we could have them celebrate us and all that we are,
01:09:30and they would be none the wiser.
01:09:33Oh.
01:09:35Isn't that convenient?
01:09:36What?
01:09:37Celebrate this supposed us,
01:09:41rather than waste this great party, huh?
01:09:46Luna.
01:09:47Luna, I think you're misunderstanding.
01:09:49As your mother would say,
01:09:50it takes one to know one.
01:09:51Right?
01:09:53Someone in love.
01:09:55The two of you, and me, and your mother.
01:09:59You know, Dominic, I think she's just speechless,
01:10:02because it's all so special.
01:10:03No. I'm sorry.
01:10:06No.
01:10:13It's not what you think.
01:10:14Really, it's not what you think.
01:10:17We're not engaged.
01:10:21We never were.
01:10:22I've wanted to tell you.
01:10:26My dad trusted me with this place.
01:10:29I just wanted to make him proud.
01:10:32But I don't think he'd be proud of me right now.
01:10:36This is not how you save a sinking ship.
01:10:54Jack?
01:10:56Jackson, come on!
01:10:58Jackson, come on!
01:11:02You didn't tell her how you feel?
01:11:03Of course I told her.
01:11:05She didn't want to hear it, Posey.
01:11:06Well, it is pretty unforgivable, you know,
01:11:09faking a relationship with someone
01:11:10just so they'll vote you onto the board.
01:11:13Maybe she just needs some time.
01:11:20Luna.
01:11:24So it was a business deal?
01:11:26No.
01:11:27No, what I told you back there was true.
01:11:29I mean, yes, it started off as a way to get me on the board,
01:11:31but then I got to know you, and...
01:11:33And no matter how you felt,
01:11:34you still didn't bother to tell me the whole truth.
01:11:37It was more convenient to formalize our engagement tonight
01:11:40just in time for the board to vote
01:11:41instead of having a real party when the time was right.
01:11:45You wanted to keep up this charade.
01:11:48I wasn't the only one faking it for my own personal gain.
01:11:51I wasn't doing it for myself.
01:11:52I was doing it for my father.
01:11:54Your father?
01:11:55That's pretty convenient.
01:11:56You say that you want to be loyal to history,
01:11:58but the truth is, you're stuck in the past.
01:12:01You've been acting like you support me,
01:12:04like you care about this place.
01:12:06This whole time, you've just been luring me
01:12:08into your selfish plan to ensure your own prosperity.
01:12:11You know who you are?
01:12:12Jeremiah Smith.
01:12:14Jeremiah... Jeremiah Smith, come on.
01:12:16I...
01:12:17It was never, ever my intention to hurt you
01:12:20or your business, I promise.
01:12:22No, that's right.
01:12:24Thanks for not seeing how lucky you are to have one.
01:12:27You save all the hurtful stuff for your father.
01:12:46You have one voice message.
01:12:48Luna Morelli, this is your final notice
01:12:51before we take court action against you.
01:13:21Hey.
01:13:40There's someone here to see you.
01:13:43I don't think my heart could take this.
01:13:45It's not him.
01:13:52Come here.
01:13:54It's okay.
01:14:04You know, one of these days,
01:14:06I'd love it if you told me more about him.
01:14:10I'm not trying to replace him.
01:14:13But knowing who he was will help me know who you are.
01:14:17History, right?
01:14:20Now, you know your mother.
01:14:22She's expecting me.
01:14:24So, of course, she's going to be a little upset for about a minute.
01:14:28Don't take no for an answer.
01:14:33Okay.
01:14:50Mom?
01:14:52I don't know whether to get the minestrone
01:14:54or the Italian wedding soup.
01:14:56I don't want to be too full because I'm going to be a hero.
01:14:58Mom, could you stop talking about food?
01:15:00I can't stop.
01:15:01That's what we talk about.
01:15:03Why can't we just be a regular mother and daughter
01:15:05and talk about normal things?
01:15:07Why is it always food, food, food?
01:15:09Because that's all that's left to talk about.
01:15:11Everything else is a no-fly zone.
01:15:14You don't want to talk about your father.
01:15:15You don't want to talk about me and Dom.
01:15:17You don't want to talk.
01:15:19But you have to eat, right?
01:15:24Oh, my goodness.
01:15:26I never thought of it like that.
01:15:28When there's nothing left, there's food.
01:15:38I'm not forgetting him.
01:15:41But I had to move on.
01:15:45And I froze you up for it.
01:15:48And maybe I thought with you getting married,
01:15:51we could end the deep freeze.
01:15:53Mom, it was just supposed to be for one week.
01:15:57You weren't even supposed to know about it until after when I...
01:16:01I could explain it all to you.
01:16:03You tried to explain it, but I didn't want to believe you.
01:16:06I pushed you because I wanted us to be like we used to be.
01:16:13So I could finally say yes.
01:16:18He's been asking me for a year.
01:16:21He thought the jig was up when he ran into you outside the jewelry store.
01:16:27But I can't accept if you're not on board.
01:16:32Oh, Mom.
01:16:37Of course I'm on board.
01:16:41That's wonderful.
01:16:45I'm so sorry, Mom.
01:16:50I'm sorry for making it so hard for you to move on.
01:16:54I'm sorry for pretending the museum was fine.
01:16:59For pretending to be engaged.
01:17:01I'm so sorry for pretending to be in love.
01:17:05I'll accept your apology for all but one.
01:17:10I know you.
01:17:12And I know you weren't pretending.
01:17:17He's all wrong. He's privileged. He's selfish.
01:17:22Argumentative.
01:17:24Never in a million years would I bring Jackson Valentine home to meet Dad.
01:17:31Are you sure about that?
01:17:36I want to show you something.
01:17:43Here.
01:17:50There weren't any more.
01:17:52How did you know it was there?
01:17:54I told you. I'm good at keeping secrets.
01:17:57I was supposed to save it for when you walked down the aisle.
01:18:04So this is it? Your big day?
01:18:08If you're reading this, it means I'm not there to personally walk you down the aisle.
01:18:13I would give anything to see you right now.
01:18:16You look beautiful.
01:18:19Now, I love your necklace, but I hope you swapped your ship pendant just for today.
01:18:25I hope that when you get to the end of that aisle,
01:18:28you're looking at someone who brings out the best in you.
01:18:31Someone who makes you laugh.
01:18:33Someone who makes you carry on all those rusty old artifacts.
01:18:36Like father, like daughter. Right?
01:18:39Someone who knows what a wonder you are.
01:18:43And supports your dream.
01:18:45Because the only thing I ask is that today, and every day, you're happy.
01:18:52Follow your heart.
01:18:54Do the things that make you feel excited about being here on this incredible planet.
01:18:59And I promise you, it will always lead you to treasure.
01:19:03With love, Dad.
01:19:08Come here.
01:19:29Come here.
01:19:48This just arrived for you.
01:19:51Thanks.
01:19:59Thank you.
01:20:19All my dad wanted was for me to be happy.
01:20:22And I felt awful because...
01:20:25I haven't been.
01:20:27Not for a long time.
01:20:30Ever since I stopped writing.
01:20:33When the museum started taking up more and more of my time.
01:20:38There's something else I haven't been seeing.
01:20:46You've always been the real Maid of Honor.
01:20:49Not just for me.
01:20:52But for the Maritime Museum.
01:20:55You have never once faked anything about your passion for my father's museum.
01:21:02For your museum.
01:21:12If I'm going to finish that last chapter and get it back to my publisher,
01:21:16I'm going to need a lot more time to write.
01:21:19Luna.
01:21:21I hope you'll come to my book event.
01:21:25Well, actually, you're kind of running it.
01:21:28If you're up to it.
01:21:30Yes!
01:21:36We're manifesting.
01:21:49Thank you.
01:22:00I don't think I've ever seen you like this.
01:22:03Why don't you just call her?
01:22:05I can't. It's totally backfired.
01:22:08Everyone hates me. That journalist won't even write about me anymore.
01:22:13I thought you said...
01:22:15You wanted to do right, not be right.
01:22:34Hey, Dad.
01:22:37So, look, um...
01:22:40Until I met Luna, I never understood the importance of legacy.
01:22:43Like our family business.
01:22:46I've decided to give up on the board seat.
01:22:49Yeah, I have some other ideas that I want to pursue,
01:22:52and I might make the side company more front and center kind of thing.
01:22:57I appreciate that.
01:23:01The thing is, I might have backed you in the end.
01:23:06I've been watching you, and I realized
01:23:09if I could feel even half as passionately as you do
01:23:12about the things you believe in,
01:23:14then maybe the bottom line isn't so important.
01:23:18Things are going well enough that
01:23:20maybe it's time to think like the old days.
01:23:23Like with the lighthouse.
01:23:25Here's the thing, though.
01:23:28You've always put your ideals above all else,
01:23:31and at times it has cost you.
01:23:33I know.
01:23:34The question is, can you let those go a little?
01:23:37Start thinking like a businessman?
01:23:39You're finally willing to give the startups a chance?
01:23:42Dad, with our technology, they will succeed.
01:23:45I'm talking the ocean can and sea legacy, coral carrying.
01:23:48The research and projections that I have are amazing.
01:23:51They really are.
01:23:53I was talking about the girl.
01:24:05Posey.
01:24:17You know, I was only pushing you because I believe in you,
01:24:21but I'm also sort of known for my pushiness.
01:24:24Even with a push, I guess I wasn't ready to hear it.
01:24:27Well, lucky for me, now you are.
01:24:30I'm sorry about you and Jack,
01:24:32but if it's all right by you,
01:24:34I was wondering if you'd still like to be sisters.
01:24:37Hi.
01:24:56Welcome, everyone.
01:24:58Before we begin our reading of Through the Water,
01:25:01we have an introduction from the author
01:25:03writing the books forward.
01:25:05Ms. Imogen Herron.
01:25:15It's no mean feat that a work of nonfiction
01:25:19has taken me through the gamut of emotions,
01:25:22all while informing me of our precious local history.
01:25:28I sincerely congratulate Luna on this special book,
01:25:33and I look forward to seeing it in print soon.
01:25:41Now, without further ado,
01:25:43I give you author and historian Luna Morali.
01:25:55I've always said history is important
01:25:57because it makes you aware of all the precious things
01:26:00you need to hold on to.
01:26:02But now I know if you cling too tightly to the past,
01:26:06you risk missing what's right in front of you,
01:26:09in the here and now.
01:26:10I've kept this book buried in a drawer for years
01:26:13because I was afraid,
01:26:17taking time away from this museum.
01:26:21And I didn't know how it would end.
01:26:25A really good friend tried to tell me this,
01:26:27and I wouldn't listen.
01:26:29History isn't just in my hands.
01:26:31It's in all our hands.
01:26:35I know it now.
01:26:37Change will come.
01:26:40And our treasures won't be lost.
01:26:43Hear, hear.
01:26:49From now on, these treasures will be in the hands
01:26:52of Miss Angelina Robinson.
01:26:54Angelina has been...
01:27:01Angelina has been the backbone...
01:27:10Excuse me.
01:27:13Time and tide wait for no man.
01:27:39So when did you know?
01:27:41It was when you cried over the microfiche.
01:27:45It's when you asked me to marry you holding a clam shell.
01:27:48It's when you wrote the best history book that I've ever read.
01:27:50It's when you asked to get to know my dad.
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01:30:51piano plays in bright rhythm
01:30:54violin plays in bright rhythm
01:30:57piano plays in bright rhythm
01:31:00violin plays in bright rhythm
01:31:03piano plays in bright rhythm
01:31:06violin plays in bright rhythm
01:31:09chimes