Planes, Trains, and Christmas Trees

Natalie, hi!

No, I'm still at the airport.

Yeah. Sure. No, 9:00 AM...

9:00 AM tomorrow is fine.

Yeah, okay.

No, no. No, I can make some calls.

Yeah, no problem. Okay, talk soon. Bye.

Flight 291 has been cancelled.

Flight 454 has been cancelled.

Flight 476 has been cancelled.

Uh... Here, keep the change.

Excuse me, did I hear that announcement correctly?

Every flight has been cancelled?!

No, no but I need

to get to Chicago to pick up my connecting flight

to New York! - I can put you on the list

for another flight. But you could be waiting

two to four days. - Two to four days?!

But I need to be in New York tomorrow

for a very important meeting.

There must be something you can do! Please.

- I do have another passenger who needs to get to New York.

Mr. Matthews?

The name's Brett.

Kayley.

- It seems we have the same suitcases.

Just making conversation.

Right.

Hey.

No, no. My flight got cancelled, so...

Yeah, well--

You know what, I can't really talk right now.

So, uh, I'll call you later.

Okay, bye.

- Someone expecting you back home?

That was my boyfriend.

- Is he the reason you're in such a hurry to get back home?

- I'm organizing a Christmas Eve event

for a big hotel in New York.

- Hmm, so you're a party planner.

That makes sense.

I'm an event planner,

What do you mean, "that makes sense"?

- Oh, just you were a little hung up

when the flight got cancelled.

People who plan things for a living

tend to get angry when things don't work out.

- Well, I am not "hung up" on it,

I just like it when things go according to plan.

You know, they've trusted me to organize

the biggest event of their year,

so I just need everything to be perfect.

- Well, now you're just setting yourself up for failure.

No such thing as perfect.

Hey, should we try to get a car again?

- I think I'd be more comfortable if I took the train.

- Right, I mean, I get that I'm a complete stranger,

but it wouldn't be any different from you taking a taxi.

And we wouldn't have to speak if you didn't want to.

I mean, if you insist on taking a train,

there's a train station about an hour away.

At least let me give you a ride.

Okay.

Okay.

What?! No!

Ah, man...

Well, you're still welcome to grab a ride with me if you want.

Maybe I get to pick the music this time.

If you want to get home by tomorrow morning,

this is your only option.

If we leave now, we might be able to dodge the storm.

That's an eight-hour drive.

But... okay.

- Okay, I'm just gonna go to the bathroom

and we'll hit the road. - Okay, time is 4:26,

be back here for 4:30.

- You're giving me four minutes to use the bathroom?

- Yes. Well, if we're going to dodge the storm,

we need to get back on the road.

What if I take five?

I only took two minutes.

- It's snowing even more. We need to get back on the road!

- Yeah... I don't know if that's a good idea anymore.

I just checked the interstate,

looks like it's already covered with snow.

- Which is why we need to keep moving.

- I think we need to stop and find shelter.

The storm is only gonna get worse,

plus it's getting dark soon.

We'll just be extra careful.

People drive in the snow all the time.

- Yeah, with trucks and special snow tires.

We have a tiny city car!

But... if we stop now,

I'll miss my morning meeting with The Dalton.

I still have to prep my entire event!

- Look, I would love to help you out, really.

But I'd also like to get home in one piece.

The town that I grew up in is a few miles away.

I could ask my uncle if we could stay

in his guesthouse for the night, and then we could leave

in the morning. What do you say?

It won't be so bad.

Okay.

Brett! My goodness!

Come in, come in, get yourselves out of the cold!

Come on!

Whew! It is so good to see you!

It's good to see you too.

Kayley, this is my Uncle Eli.

- Nice to meet you. - It's very nice to meet you.

Welcome to Redwood. - So you're sure it's okay

for us to stay? - Of course!

It's not often I get to see my favorite nephew.

I mean, how long has it been since your last visit?

- Um, four... five years. - My goodness!

Well, everyone in town is gonna be so excited to see you.

And to meet your-- - Oh, no, no, no.

- No, no, no. - No, I'm not his...

- We're just... We met at the airport.

I see...

Should we go get our luggage?

Right, yes. Yes.

Um... Right.

Okay.

Wow, your place is beautiful.

- Please do make yourselves at home.

Maybe tomorrow, Brett can take you on a tour of our town.

Although, I should warn you,

he's somewhat of a celebrity in these parts.

I'm really not.

He used to play football.

He had to retire last year on account of his advanced years.

You played pro?

Yeah, I was a quarterback.

- He's being modest about his achievements.

His teammates don't know what to do without him.

- Ooh, looks like you went through a bit of a...

whatever-that-is phase!

- Okay! I think it's time Uncle Eli

showed us to our rooms.

I appreciate you taking me in.

I know that I'm a complete stranger.

- Taking in complete strangers for a night's rest

is kind of what I do for a living.

How much do I owe you?

Oh, I can't take your money,

Consider it a Christmas gift.

Thank you, that's very kind.

- Okay, the stairs are just around there.

You can pick any room you like.

And I will make us a hot meal while you two get settled in.

- Thank you. - Thanks.

- Thanks so much for moving the meeting.

Yeah, yeah. Um...

Yep, and I will call you as soon as I get back.

Okay great. Yeah, speak soon.

Nope.

Hi. So I think we got our suitcases mixed up.

I opened what I thought was my suitcase,

but when I saw inside, uh, clearly it was not mine.

Not that I really saw anything,

but I saw enough to know that I had the wrong one.

It's fine.

- Okay. Cool. - Yeah.

- See you at dinner. - Yeah. Uh...

Oh, I guess you don't want yours then.

How's the stew?

- Amazing. - It's good.

It's great. Delicious.

So, uh...

anyone else staying with you at the moment?

- No, it's been unusually quiet for this time of year,

however, I do have two lovely people keeping me company.

- Grandpa! - In fact, here they are now.

- Brett! What are you doing here?

Oh, it's a long story.

- Dani, do you remember your Uncle Brett?

Of course I do!

He's the uncle that always sends me lots of candy.

Glad you haven't changed.

- Sorry, I didn't know we had guests.

- Oh no, this is my friend Kayley.

Kayley, this is my cousin Jenna and her daughter, Dani.

- Uncle Brett, can we play snakes and ladders?

- Well, why don't I get you both some dinner

and we can play at the table.

I'll go get the board!

So, how's Greg?

Um... he's fine.

We're having some building work done at the moment

so things are a bit chaotic.

I thought I'd come stay here with Dad until things calm down.

- Okay, Uncle Brett, what color do you want to be?

- I chose blue. - Excellent.

- I call green. - Like always.

Do you want to join in?

- Um, I think I'm going to head upstairs.

It's been a long day.

- Okay. If you need anything, just holler.