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00:00:00But I can't go to the ticket agent. I don't have time. I will miss my flight.
00:00:12Yeah, like you care.
00:00:14Check that line up.
00:00:36Excuse me, does anybody mind if I just jump in front of the line because my flight's really
00:00:40soon? Okay, it's just checking.
00:00:50Look over there. Let's cover all the right away.
00:00:56Could you spell your last name again? Again? Because you think it maybe has
00:01:00changed since the last five times? You sure it's Harrison as in son? S-O-N.
00:01:06Am I sure I have to spell my own name? Yes, Ashley Harrison likes it.
00:01:14What? What's that look? What's, huh? I'm afraid you're going to have to stand aside. No, no,
00:01:17no. I have a reservation. An agent will be right over. Can you stand right there, please?
00:01:22You don't understand. I need to be on this flight. I have to get... I need to go right
00:01:25back over there, please. My mother is in Seattle and she's expecting me. It is Christmas.
00:01:30Okay, I know I should have booked my flight earlier, but I've been knitting like crazy
00:01:33trying to get my inventory ready for this holiday season and... I mean, come on, please,
00:01:38look. I have calluses from knitting. Did you even know that was possible? An agent will be right
00:01:41with you, Miss Ashley Harrison. Next in line. Just one second. What if I give you this? Look,
00:01:47it's my bestseller. It's pure angora wool. It's really soft and lovely. It looks really
00:01:52beautiful on you. It brings out your eyes. Airport professionals do not accept bribes.
00:01:57Okay, well, can you at least just tell me why? An agent will be right with you. Happy holidays.
00:02:01Next. I can't believe this. Look at all the cancellations.
00:02:08Look, every single flight. Every single flight. I mean, can you believe that? Great.
00:02:19Plan B. Hey, hey, you can't go over there. Hey!
00:02:32So
00:02:41so
00:02:59hello lady
00:03:11i don't need anything special just your regular run-of-the-mill car just something that goes
00:03:16forwards and backwards because i'm just going to seattle so it's not funny why we have exactly one
00:03:22car left in our lot and by we i mean everyone all of us the whole airport okay that's i'll take it
00:03:34i'm sorry you can't do that whatever it is i'll take it okay first of all airport professionals
00:03:39do not accept bribes nice scarf driver's license and credit card please yeah sure drop off around
00:03:50trip uh drop off in seattle you can't do this i was here first i really need to get up to seattle
00:03:55by tomorrow so i really need to get up to seattle and i was here first i would like to know why
00:03:59we're not talking about the fact that i was here insurance and prepaid gas sure you know what i
00:04:04have a really good idea why don't we split it i'll take care of the rental car you take care
00:04:08of the gas like i'm gonna get into a car with a stranger especially one who bribes very unprofessional
00:04:14airport car rental people associates agent people well it's your call i mean it looks like we're
00:04:20both going up to seattle so no because i've seen this movie and i know how it ends i'm
00:04:25quasi attractive charming friendly wrinkled shirt guy ends up being an axe murderer and
00:04:29the soundtrack is like dun dun dun dun dun dun that's jaws the fan at the bottom you know what
00:04:35i don't care what it is this is ridiculous this is unprofessional well suit yourself
00:04:42merry christmas and to you sir and my shirt's not that wrinkled
00:04:46i cannot believe you you're mean i just want to go to seattle and do not have a merry christmas
00:05:00hang on hang on call your mom call my my mom yeah call your mom let me talk to her
00:05:07and then i'll know that you're not an axe murderer yes come on i need you to do this
00:05:13please i can't believe this do you what do you want me to pay for gas or not
00:05:22hey mom hi um
00:05:27i have this girl that wants to speak to you she doesn't know she can trust me i'll explain later
00:05:35okay here
00:05:36um mrs sutherland hello mrs sutherland hi this is ashley harrison and i was just calling because
00:05:45i wanted to talk to you no no we're not going on a date we're just maybe going to share a car ride
00:05:49together yeah he looks okay i guess i mean he could use a shave me i am 29 i was born and raised
00:05:59on the west coast okay all right wrap it up okay i think we actually need to get going but um
00:06:06me no i've never been married okay yeah that's great fantastic wonderful mom
00:06:13thank you for doing that all right i love you we'll speak soon
00:06:19you satisfied yes she was nice although she said you need to call her more often
00:06:24but who doesn't call their mother what is wrong with you oh
00:06:28oh this really is the only car on the lot
00:06:44okay oh uh no i've got it i don't want you thinking i'm some needy gal you must know
00:06:52independence is my middle name who relies on strangers to catch a ride would be a more
00:06:57appropriate name hardly the pinnacle of independence oh you're funny see my face laughing
00:07:14elizabeth my name is ashley now your middle name while we're on the topic it's elizabeth
00:07:22no it's not mr mind reader why do you want to know just making conversation
00:07:29trying to get to know you better who knows you could be the axe murderer
00:07:32right because a guy can't be too careful these days
00:07:39it's jane if you must know james gonna be the next guess right it's ashley jane
00:07:51so
00:07:58son is an s-o-n yes i'm absolutely sure i asked her a number of times what was she transporting
00:08:05transporting luggage bags containers uh suitcase i think and she had a purse we mean anything out
00:08:11of the ordinary no i i don't know like what anything think a red box
00:08:21sort of red box like the kind most of my passengers are carrying this time of year
00:08:26it's christmas for heaven's sake
00:08:30harrison ashley jane caucasian date of birth march 5th 1986 she said she was a knitter suspected
00:08:36collaborator trafficker possible courier for known foreign subversives placed on the no-fly
00:08:42list on april 2015 didn't have a photo of her until she tried to check in for her flight this morning
00:08:49so what are you doing you're not missing flights um i'm a crafter you know i make things to sell
00:08:55at craft fairs and i didn't actually miss my flight uh something weird happened i don't know
00:09:01what i did what are you doing chapstick what can't find my chapstick well why don't i call cna
00:09:08we have to stop are you serious i can't do a road trip without my chapstick well good because we're
00:09:14not on a road trip we're just in a car going someplace on a road for two days in three states
00:09:19that is a road trip oh there you are your chapstick no that's still mia
00:09:30what are you what are you doing i sound like a broken record here you really do
00:09:36just a little christmas spirit you know i'm embracing the festivities of this season
00:09:41oh also you're tailgating
00:09:47i'm not or two for your information tailgating is when you're less than one car length away
00:09:53times miles per hour you're going 60 miles per hour you should be six car lengths behind
00:09:58we taught you how to drive a little old lady from pasadena trust me i know how to drive well
00:10:04regardless i can't go 12 hours without my chapstick so we need to stop please
00:10:08please in and out in and out
00:10:15snow it won't be long before we'll all be there with snow snow i want to wash my hands my face
00:10:25and hair with snow oh irving berlin come on it's so good what is christmas with no snow
00:10:39come on christmas is the best time of year tell me you're not going to sing show tunes the entire
00:10:42time so what do you do when you're not being a big party pooper i
00:10:52paint houses really you must be really good because you do not have any paint on your hands
00:10:58i mean you actually have really nice hands it's just something that i noticed i wasn't
00:11:02really looking for any reason in particular just that i have not very nice hands because
00:11:05i have calluses on them and everything oh my gosh is that the time thank you okay we really
00:11:11need to go because for the record i'm never late for the record i didn't want to make this stop
00:11:26what are you doing you're gonna freeze out there
00:11:29i'm just a little bit woozy i'll be fine okay glad to hear okay so why are you in such a rush
00:11:35to get to seattle what what's in seattle nothing nothing you stole my car for nothing what are you
00:11:45meeting a girlfriend or fiance or something for christmas
00:11:51i'm just going up there for work are you painting a house in the winter no not that type of work
00:11:58oh mr misterioso well what about you where's your
00:12:01boyfriend slash fiance over this holiday season oh sorry i can't hear you
00:12:09ha mrs misterioso really mr and mrs misterioso we just met is that a freudian slip
00:12:18i told you i paint houses and you talk about freud or psychology and it's over my head
00:12:27well that's the whole point of the unconscious mind it's when you're not
00:12:31aware that the real truth comes out i was a psych major in college well excuse me
00:12:38ladies and gentlemen we have an expert in the car
00:12:43we have assets in the field we could have her apprehended by noon that's not the plan
00:12:47my gut says she's on a mission right now we'll just tailor if we keep it discreet she'll lead
00:12:52us to her people risky i guarantee you somewhere between here and seattle ashley jane harrison's
00:12:57going to make an unexpected stop she'll make a drop at her contact and then agent hobbs we strike
00:13:03all right i'll keep you informed
00:13:10oh what check engine light just came on yeah why would you ignore that
00:13:21why am i not surprised
00:13:28so according to the agent harrison left the rental lot at approximately nine this morning
00:13:31which puts her somewhere north of esparto maybe vacaville hobbs sir contact the sacramento bureau
00:13:38put agent gregson on her tail no contact just back up until what can't what gregson's on
00:13:44operation sentinel so we really don't have anyone someone well there's the new guy
00:13:50who's the new guy you don't want the new guy
00:14:00agent phelps fbi phelps i understand you're ready and able to serve your country's national security
00:14:05yes sir take this down oregon yankee hotel alpha four four three yankee hotel
00:14:17alpha four four three yes sir
00:14:30all right come on merry christmas to you too
00:14:36jinx
00:14:43don't do that what worked for claudette colbert who it happened one night claudette colbert
00:14:50clark gable that was a movie this is real life this is us missing an opportunity just observe
00:14:56and to learn
00:15:02if my memory serves me the car stopped for claudette yeah that was a movie this is real
00:15:08life where we still have no service unless somebody doesn't put up a cell phone tower
00:15:12in the next few minutes it's pretty much gonna stay that way aren't you so funny
00:15:18so what are we supposed to do now smart alec someone will come along i'm sorry was that a
00:15:22note of optimism a little positivity from you how'd that happen and if they don't then we'll
00:15:29just walk it next time of life this way really yeah come on we're on a road trip a little adventure
00:15:38right okay yes good this is fine a little exercise a little fresh air yeah however
00:15:47eight miles no come on claudette positive thinking what claudette colbert just less effective
00:16:08dude stop staring please your eyes are gonna fall out yeah but look at her i'm taking bailey
00:16:15i'm taking bailey thompson on the junior class ski trip that is totally sick yeah except now
00:16:20your parents are gonna kill you when they find out you didn't renew your car registration there
00:16:24you go enjoy because you spent your money on bailey thompson's ski package travis hey
00:16:31how's the latte best one yet i have to get going oh see you around
00:16:40best one yet what did you put a heart in her phone
00:16:45you know jealousy is not your best quality jealous jealous of what one day you're gonna
00:16:53thank me for showing you how to think outside the box when pursuing your goals
00:16:57me and bailey thompson thanks man every little bit helps you know maybe you should put out another
00:17:04tip jar help underpaid barista pay for his car insurance and registration dude your buzzkill is
00:17:11showing so how'd you get your heart broken
00:17:18wild guess
00:17:22it happened about a year ago
00:17:25he said he was one thing turns out he was something else what do you say he was single
00:17:34i just i can't understand how people can lie about who they really are it's so mean
00:17:39but it's for the best because it helped me develop my own personal trust test which is foolproof
00:17:46i'm all ears
00:17:50santa claus
00:17:53a person who believes in the idea of santa claus is fundamentally a good person
00:17:59santa claus yeah means they believe in hope and generosity and reward for good behavior
00:18:07so what happened when you flunked out the psych ha ha are we there yet we're close
00:18:16so do you do i what do you believe in santa claus
00:18:23i believe in advertising
00:18:24oh my feet hurt
00:18:55so
00:19:00how you doing oh too bad how about you could be better yeah i suppose car just broke down um
00:19:06sorry excuse me do you have a lady's room oh yeah just uh in the bay to the right there thank you
00:19:11so uh what seems to be the problem
00:19:24okay
00:19:38okay she's on the phone sir did she make the call or receive the call
00:19:43i can't tell she has her back turned right now she's made contact with someone
00:19:54so
00:20:12oh my gosh oh you guys are so cute you are so cute
00:20:20hello hi what are you doing out here yeah can you believe i picked up those little
00:20:28buggers on the side of a road people these days no tenderness so you want to take one of these
00:20:34little guys really they're free but only to a good home you have a fenced-in yard you have
00:20:40any young kids right around the house people don't know that young kids can scare the heck
00:20:45out of a dog you know because they're all like ah look at it look at ah
00:20:53to a dog that's a sign of aggression i can i can see that that's how dog bites happen
00:20:59but blame the dog it's all just a cross-cultural misunderstanding
00:21:07you know what happens to people too you know you just can't get past the insecurities and
00:21:12prejudices she's talking to some guy looks rough rough what kind of rough biker sir like
00:21:24that kind of rough she's got contacts everywhere was there a hand up looks like a puppy a what
00:21:33she's got puppies in her hand sir uh looks like he's giving her one it's a very cute puppy
00:21:41all right well keep your eyes on them we'll find out who he is yes sir i'm on it
00:21:47there it is oh yeah thanks keep the change thank you much
00:21:58blade oh cool so you got a safe home for one of these little guys
00:22:05um which one
00:22:11okay i'm thinking my mom might like this little guy for christmas and don't worry she has an
00:22:16enclosed yard okay okay that's a good thing enclosed yard and i like your energy yeah all
00:22:24your chakras are lining up i like that so yeah i can see this plus you uh pick my favorite one
00:22:31oh well if it's okay with you for me to take him i'll name him little blade little blade if that's
00:22:38okay hey little blade you grow up to be a bruiser okay you hear me
00:22:49make me proud okay thank you you're welcome should we go should we go
00:22:57oh my gosh look what i found look what i found oh come on he's from my mom
00:23:07even you cannot deny how cute this face is
00:23:11hello is there a problem i'm just uh encountering a little bit of resistance
00:23:18this is my new friend blade this is my um traveling companion dash
00:23:25dash got a problem with the puppy might not be the dog you know it's a proven fact that
00:23:33having a dog in your life raises your endorphins makes you live longer gives you compassion
00:23:41endorphins proven fact i bet you believe in santa claus no i'm jewish
00:23:48okay so come on man get the dog for a mom and on top of that he already has a really cool name
00:23:58little blade seriously
00:24:03now that was your axman yeah you cannot judge a book by its cover okay he was nice and now
00:24:08i have this wonderful memento to remember this adventure well i just hope your little
00:24:13memento doesn't have an accident in the car don't listen to him little blade he's a grumpy pants
00:24:19i know what will cheer you up look what i found
00:24:29i've got eyes on them sir report anything suspicious follow the protocols agent any
00:24:35response from the ntas yes they responded i also consulted ncic and idw for any chatter
00:24:42being tracked and nothing sir there are no active terrorist cells being monitored in reddit
00:24:48that doesn't track with what we're observing they're missing it we're on to something big
00:24:57stop worrying you're gonna get ulcers you know every time you say
00:25:00stop worrying something bad happens that is so not true the time we snuck into the movie theater
00:25:06oh as if that was my fault who knew the manager was standing right there okay fine the time with
00:25:11the trampoline you practically broke your wrist okay i get you're being a friend and yeah i should
00:25:18have listened to you when i did the trampoline thing okay but here's the deal what are the
00:25:21chances some cop is going to see my expired tags in the next three weeks it's like what
00:25:25five million cars on the road in 21 days between now and when i have enough money to pay for the
00:25:29new tags that's like what's five million times 21 it's a one in 100 million chance i'm going to
00:25:35get caught dude i'm not sure your logic is tracking the point is no cop is going to see my expired
00:25:43plates okay okay now it is time for your daily dose of trivia did you know that highway five
00:25:52actually has five different names it's the montgomery freeway the san diego freeway the
00:25:56santa anna freeway the golden state freeway and the west side freeway i did not know that
00:26:01and the section in sacramento was actually built below the water table so you can't see it from
00:26:05the offices downtown it's called the boat section psych major with a minor in highway geekdom
00:26:12oh no it was my dad he loved road trips every summer him and my mom and i would just hop in
00:26:19the car and ride the highway as you like to say he always thought that the interstate highway
00:26:25system should have been one of the wonders of the world
00:26:32do you know the real name was that dwight d eisenhower national system
00:26:35interstate and defense highways how do you know that nobody knows that i just do okay
00:26:44that's crazy but you don't tell me anything there's nothing special to tell you
00:26:50everyone has something special about them call your mom what come on i want to know
00:26:56why you're so secretive i'm not i don't want to call my mom
00:27:03knock yourself out what's her first name can i call her that surely
00:27:12wait surely is her name or surely i can call her that
00:27:15oh hello mrs evelyn hi yes it's ashley again uh no no everything's fine um uh we're just
00:27:23outside of sacramento yeah uh actually i was calling because i wanted to know what the most
00:27:30special thing about dash is because he won't tell me anything well besides the fact that he's
00:27:37what the most special thing about dash is because he won't tell me anything well besides that he's
00:27:44your son seriously what what is she saying what's she saying to you uh yeah that's great yeah thank
00:27:58you bye did she tell you that i was an eagle scout were you now you know everything about me
00:28:05actually she told me that you were a hero in afghanistan
00:28:13hero's a bit of a stretch
00:28:24so
00:28:28we're now entering the town of mistletoe established in 1857 population 947 do not
00:28:35blink or you'll miss it what i don't know i just look up ahead there what
00:28:48i've been here before
00:28:50oh don't even think of it oh please of course we'll stop
00:28:59mistletoe
00:29:00oh yeah
00:29:10we are gonna stay here in the car little blade
00:29:14okay don't be too cold
00:29:21i think we might have gotten lost i can't remember but i've definitely been here before
00:29:24making an unplanned stop in a town called mistletoe we're on it mistletoe stay with her
00:29:35phelps don't let her out of your sight i remember thinking it was like a gingerbread house and there
00:29:40was eggnog and there is eggnog it's okay oh and they were fast pies everyone was eating pie for
00:29:48dinner and there was this man with this crazy beard and i remember i was so scared and then
00:29:56my dad made me laugh and everything was okay do you believe in santa claus
00:30:03of course i do do you yeah then you get to make a wish and i'll put it on the tree
00:30:08but don't tell her it won't come true oh i
00:30:11will not scouts on her you could hang it together if you like i would love that
00:30:21choose one okay
00:30:26can you hold this please why not
00:30:32shall we see some people get embarrassed so i do it for them oh well not me there is nothing i
00:30:38would like more in the world you ready okay
00:30:49good job that is perfect thank you merry christmas merry christmas
00:31:00merry christmas
00:31:01what about you i'm gonna put a star on the tree for santa no i'm starving
00:31:17this is all we got on ashley jane harrison prior to 2012 before she landed on our radar it was like
00:31:24she was a model citizen look she volunteered as a nurse's aide at 14
00:31:30wrote for the student paper in college jeez her credit score is better than mine
00:31:36sir are you sure that radicals are made not born hobs so weird and wonderful
00:31:43i mean they even have hayrides i wonder if this is where my dad got the idea
00:31:51what idea
00:31:52saturday is our town's christmas tree lighting ceremony it's a tradition my mom and dad started
00:32:00we make cookies and hot cocoa and the whole town comes out as soon as it gets dark just
00:32:10zing the whole tree lights up and then my dad would rent mr bennett's hay truck and give hayrides
00:32:19you can give hayrides i don't think anyone will be giving hayrides this year
00:32:25even if i was in china i'd find a way to get home for it and this year
00:32:31i really need to be there to make sure my mom's not alone
00:32:35that's why i need to get home as long as we don't hit any traffic in portland
00:32:41nothing let's get the check excuse me check please
00:33:00i'm still with them sir excellent work young man well done and you're sure that she didn't see you
00:33:05yes sir now you listen to me agent philips the next 24 hours are crucial do not lose them she
00:33:12might seem innocent but this woman is a threat to our national security understood copy that
00:33:22what are you looking for nothing
00:33:28i've been kind of quiet since we got back in the car is everything okay
00:33:30okay
00:33:35freud speaks
00:33:38no just the female powers of perception and i'm bored
00:33:47so now we're getting to the truth oh are we in that case tell me something
00:33:54what i don't know anything tell me uh how did you get your name you won't believe me try me
00:34:06my uh my mom loved mystery books
00:34:12so she named me after her favorite writer dashiell hammett the maltese falcon this is a
00:34:18falcon whoa this is a squeal free zone okay oh the thin man i love him you scared the dog he's
00:34:25fine and oh my gosh his love affair with lillian hellman i mean that's my sister's name lillian
00:34:34i don't believe you i told you no way i'm calling your mom no no no no don't be not calling my mom
00:34:40okay ashley fletcher where's hoffs i'll find her hoffs get in here now
00:34:57hello hi mr sutherland it's me again ashley uh i'm sorry i hope i'm not bothering you
00:35:04of course not dear i was just doing up the dishes in the kitchen and as a matter of fact
00:35:09i was about to call dash might i have a quick word with him just a quick question oh yeah she
00:35:17wants to talk to you hi mom
00:35:33and there you go
00:35:35excuse me come on come on come on open door
00:35:47got some good tunes huh what no i mean yeah i guess i just remember i gotta grab something
00:35:53from in here my son's into somebody mars oh bruno yeah cool cool hey no texting and driving
00:36:03sure thing what did i tell you dude you see that cops practically touching my expired tag
00:36:14if i get a ticket i'm gonna be grounded for like a year no ski trip no bailey you're just
00:36:19figuring this out now yeah but i got a plan i saw it on tv once dude i'm the man
00:36:26so
00:36:38turn around yeah
00:36:45okay
00:37:03come on can you sit oh it's so cool
00:37:05oh come on sit good boy wow you're so smart yay oh oh gosh oh oh here hey here you go thank you
00:37:24surely raised a gentleman yeah right oh
00:37:28oh hey buddy little blade likes you do you have a little puppy crush on your uncle dash
00:37:40do you want to hold him
00:37:50no let's go come on
00:37:57so
00:38:19i'm sorry
00:38:22i guess i'm i'm hungry and a little tired
00:38:27you should have eaten your whole burger then probably
00:38:35well maybe we should stop and get you some food i need to get some supplies for little
00:38:39blade too he must be cold he needs a sweater something cute and christmasy
00:38:46wait blade who's blade the puppy
00:38:49uh-huh and what should we get you grumpy what a snack help you
00:38:58yeah maybe okay because i have a whole bag full of kennigans
00:39:05you know what i'm i'm okay
00:39:13forgive me
00:39:19you you're a grouch when you're hungry i guess you're kind of a grouch all of the time
00:39:27i was a gentleman a few minutes ago that was then
00:39:34cheer up we're stopping soon our subject's getting ready to make a stop
00:39:39what's your location agent phelps
00:39:50they're heading into town sir i'm tracking them
00:39:56got him right behind them sir this is your plan stealing someone's plates
00:40:04is not sure fire no no not stealing swapping good to know the distinction dude you aren't
00:40:11gonna get grounded you're gonna get arrested trust me right the key is to find a car that's
00:40:15the same make and color i saw it on tv once i saw a guy live cockroaches on tv once but it doesn't
00:40:22really dude i'm hounded by good fortune that car is exactly the same dude score stylish and
00:40:29practical because we have to keep little blade warm and a toothbrush for blade no for me okay
00:40:39well we should get to seattle in time for groundhog day be very critical parents didn't you
00:40:45psych 101 well i'm right aren't i little blade knows i'm right look at all this stuff
00:41:01all right let's do it
00:41:04so
00:41:11another marina scenario sir i don't think it is
00:41:15that's how he said he was stable he has passed every evaluation since the incident
00:41:20get agent phelps on the phone yes sir does this look like a man who has stayed objective
00:41:26oh these are so cute come on so cute like i'm going a little bit overboard aren't i
00:41:41no no every dog needs a pair of christmas slippers oh that's so cute come on why not
00:41:52it understood yes sir yes wait just the one word sir just the one word marina he'll understand
00:42:05yes sir
00:42:10sure you got everything
00:42:13yes is that your first i can always tell i shopped like a maniac for my first baby
00:42:20by the time these two came along i would just go for the essentials
00:42:24isn't that right peek and boo except for the hair barrettes i'm still a sucker for those
00:42:31so what breed is your little guy oh you know he's a mutt we found him
00:42:35in a cardboard box on the side of the road well bless your heart
00:42:39saving a little soul from the shelter
00:42:43your wife has a heart of gold no no she does indeed
00:43:00are we done
00:43:01okay almost got it no dude this is just like the movies yeah right before the sidekick gets nailed
00:43:14scalpel nurse i always wanted to say that give me the screwdriver come on hurry come on
00:43:20hey i'll see what's happening
00:43:38it's just a guy trying to get in his car
00:43:47enough with the puppy okay
00:43:50what is your problem i just want to get on the road
00:43:54you don't like white sweater i just want to hit the road okay one minute i think we're friends and
00:44:01you're right and i think we'll talk and then you care and the next minute see that cute puppy
00:44:09dude focus we're playing for higher stakes here come on
00:44:20oh
00:44:41merry christmas to you too jerk guys i tell you
00:44:50no no no no no no
00:45:05all right give it to me
00:45:20sometimes back home when it was gray and sleety like this my parents and i would
00:45:25just use it as an excuse to stay inside and just watch movies all bundled up together
00:45:34my mom's favorite was brief encounter i have no thoughts at all only an overwhelming desire
00:45:41never to feel anything ever again i swear she started crying at the opening credits that
00:45:47movie was paulovian i don't know that one it's with the aliens that's close encounters
00:45:58i'm glad you're talking again
00:46:02we have a long drive still
00:46:03well
00:46:09ashley
00:46:12there's things that i wish i could explain but i can't you understand i'm sorry yeah
00:46:19you said that last time too and i mean it i swear hey which was the nice one
00:46:26dr jekyll or mr hyde because i forget
00:46:40monroe sir we found them they ran a red light on maple avenue and eugene agent phelps yes sir
00:46:47phelps we found them they ran a red light on maple avenue and eugene okay i got it i'm approaching
00:46:53maple avenue now so you're half an hour behind maybe less trust me sir i won't lose them again
00:47:00i'm on it
00:47:04oh are you okay to drive should we stop for the night
00:47:09yeah maybe we should well according to my calculations we're approaching a township
00:47:15about 10 miles as the crow flies according to your calculations yeah as the crow flies
00:47:20what well hopefully there's a motel with a vacancy sign oh that reminds me if it happened
00:47:25one night you know the scene where the car breaks down they have to get a ride enough
00:47:29but that movie you know when they go to the old motel and they have to stay overnight but there's
00:47:32only one room so they have to put a sheet down the middle don't get your hopes up there'll be
00:47:35two rooms don't get your hopes up my hopes aren't up i wasn't hoping i was just telling you about a
00:47:40movie there's a big difference besides you probably saw it for the record i don't
00:47:46know i don't believe him i don't i know
00:48:07that's all we got i can't believe this
00:48:10yeah that's funny are you sure you only have one room yeah we're fully booked
00:48:16only a fool wants to drive in this weather do you have a spare blanket
00:48:23so
00:48:35what are you moving in
00:48:38it's a force of habit i travel so much for work
00:48:41craft fairs and art shows we're all gypsies and this makes me feel like i belong somewhere
00:48:46hungry starving
00:48:56well i think there's a place to still open down the street
00:49:00uh that's fine you need to powder your nose or whatever freshen up
00:49:09i'm afraid this is as good as it gets
00:49:10do you think uh blade will be okay here i don't know you tell me he looks happy
00:49:22i'll have the desk clerk check in on him
00:49:27bye puppy
00:49:31oh
00:49:40sir agent monroe ashley harrison's original flight plan sfx to c-tap we know this the stop
00:49:49at pdx portland exactly what's in portland okay listen up i need a computer run on all
00:49:58known nefarious groups criminal activity and anti-government watch lists in portland oregon
00:50:03asap yes sir okay her mark is somewhere in portland
00:50:17i played football tight end number 23 okay were you any good it's pretty good
00:50:23it wasn't as good as my brother he was the golden boy i was always the family runner up
00:50:29can i get you guys anything else oh no thanks okay the check and we prefer cash
00:50:35i'll get mine you can get yours it's fine with me
00:50:41you know what actually can you can do me a favor can you change the
00:50:44song is it just me or is the same woman playing all night you find a way to change it mister and
00:50:49dinner's on me that's the boss reminds him of his ex well is it the same song plays every night
00:50:54you got it after a while you kind of get used to it have a good night you too she deserves hazard
00:51:03pay so is that why you joined the army to get out of your brother's shadow
00:51:10i forgot i was having dinner with freud so am i right maybe i wanted to do something to make
00:51:21our world a little safer we live in a world of bad guys these days you know what i mean
00:51:29i don't like to think like that
00:51:33although i guess i did have my wallet stolen last year they got into my bank accounts and
00:51:38my credit cards and my computer but i guess that's not the type of bad guys you're talking
00:51:47about mister i can't understand what you're trying to order maybe if you just point to each
00:51:54uh excuse me he's trying to order a steak oh thanks
00:52:00uh
00:52:05he'd like it medium with a baked potato and sour cream okay and his friend would like a
00:52:13hamburger with french fries okay great coming right up
00:52:18yeah
00:52:25how do you know sign language my dad was deaf
00:52:31yeah he taught me there are no disabilities only challenges and everybody has challenges
00:52:35you just can't always see them you just never know what people are going through
00:52:40which is why it is so important to treat everyone with kindness
00:52:44anything she's talking about her dad he was deaf likely story i'm keeping
00:52:51an ear on sutherland make sure he isn't going soft my dad was so great you know he just
00:52:59he always showed up anytime i need somebody to believe in me there he was
00:53:04now that he's gone i don't know who's gonna do that for me but i guess the answer is no one
00:53:11but time to grow up right
00:53:22why are you looking at me like that you just surprised me and i find myself
00:53:32oh he wants to know if i'll dance with him with your permission
00:53:40of course be my guest
00:54:11foreign
00:54:15stolen wallet
00:54:41so
00:54:50so
00:55:07you want to go sure yeah i have not done that in a very long time
00:55:13you look good thanks
00:55:17uh
00:55:21uh
00:55:30is
00:55:45look it's snowing
00:55:48so
00:55:53tell me more more what more you
00:55:58your favorite color green ice cream or cake both
00:56:10what's your ultimate dream
00:56:13um well i want to stop moving from town to town living like a gypsy
00:56:27and i want to open my own shop you know let people see what
00:56:31handmade things look like in our mass-produced world i like that you have a name i do actually
00:56:39it's crafty
00:56:44that's a terrible name what it's it is no it's so good it's crafty i make crafts
00:56:52and knit things and ceramics and leather goods yeah it's it's like dishonest shifty crafty
00:57:04okay i did not think of that
00:57:13oh it doesn't matter i'll never be able to afford it anyway so
00:57:21you're none of those things are you
00:57:25shifty dishonest crafty
00:57:28me you're about as real as it gets
00:57:34aren't you ashley jane harrison
00:57:53is that okay
00:57:54it's better than okay
00:58:06ashley i have something to tell you actually a lot hear me out okay
00:58:14i uh i told you i became a soldier so i could do my part help keep our country safe and i did
00:58:25but it's the work that i still do the truth is
00:58:33i don't really paint houses something happened one of my first assignments back in the states
00:58:39i was in exd the canine explosives detection program for homeland security
00:58:45my partner was a german shepherd named marina intel told us that there was a bomb planted on
00:58:51one of the docks down the harbor it was dark the perp started running
00:59:01and i had a split second to order marina to engage
00:59:04and i had a split second to order marina to engage
00:59:09it was what you trained for
00:59:12even if it meant sacrificing your life
00:59:19i couldn't do it
00:59:24understand
00:59:30my emotions got in the way of my job
00:59:35marina was reassigned i was a liability i was sent back for evaluation and more training
00:59:48i'm telling you this because i'm actually an fbi agent and we're full
00:59:57of
01:00:03you
01:00:15so
01:00:27well i love that sort of i just can't get enough of it so i noticed guys look at this
01:00:34what's that will anyone report a lost cell phone no let's have a look i found a cell phone
01:00:42and it's nice yeah well nobody calls for a week you can keep it
01:00:53hobs is this thing working i found a lost cell phone here yeah it was just sitting here in the
01:01:00pool table fletcher hobs we have a situation get in here we've lost contact with agent sutherland
01:01:07what like he's gone AWOL or he's been taken hostage by ashley harrison
01:01:10hostage i told you she was devious
01:01:26a person who believes in the idea of Santa Claus is fundamentally a good person it means
01:01:30they believe in hope and generosity and reward for good behavior
01:01:37what you're not a believer part of me santa claus you don't believe
01:01:52i mean i uh i think i might have forgotten how
01:01:59don't mind me there's a lot going on in my life right now merry christmas
01:02:02they call it falling in love because it's scary
01:02:13how did you i would hear see a lot of faces and yours my friend is an open book no no no
01:02:20this face doesn't give anything away i'm a trained professional
01:02:25or at least i was up until last night you quit yeah they got it all wrong she's a
01:02:31sweetheart she's up a criminal bone in her body she's kind and i don't know why i'm telling you
01:02:38this you must have something like it off your chest i mean it's just i'm having a bit of a
01:02:44scattered morning that's all so all of this trust and belief business is suddenly nagging at you
01:02:52yeah right you see the trouble with skeptics is they tend to be loners
01:02:57believing in things people a miracle of christmas love none of that comes easy to them do you
01:03:05remember what it was like when you were a little boy and you couldn't get to sleep got up early
01:03:09and under the tree santa had brought you everything you'd ever hoped for
01:03:14well love is just like that you just have to let go of doubt and believe in it you think
01:03:23do you think it's possible to
01:03:28to remember how to believe i have a feeling that you've already answered that
01:03:34oh oh i just love this part
01:03:45hey
01:03:48merry christmas
01:03:57fletcher contact the portland office hobs you come with me tell them we're on our way
01:04:01and i need an app on license plate yankee hotel four four three i got it
01:04:16so
01:04:23i slept like a log last night so i noticed
01:04:32ashley about last night don't don't say that you regret it no no not at all
01:04:42good neither do i i just wanted a favor i tip
01:04:50you go ahead no you go ahead you have a favor to ask
01:04:56yes uh i was wondering actually if we could just stop in wilsonville which is just up ahead here
01:05:02you want to make a stop but i thought you were in a rush to get to seattle
01:05:05oh let's just take a second what's in wilsonville
01:05:08what's in wilsonville nothing criminal doesn't see your face
01:05:16i just have to um drop something off to some friends
01:05:32honey demo how many free lattes are you giving to friends just a thousand of bailey thompson
01:05:40so i just got last month's invoice for our beans and i don't mind a few freebies but
01:05:44honey we are running a business here travis is that your car
01:05:51i'm gonna be grounded for the rest of my life
01:06:06right plates wrong car
01:06:11she switched the plates fletcher are you on affirmative do we have the kids uh i got it
01:06:17the kids license plate fletcher i need an app on license plate oregon lima mike victor 935
01:06:24you got it yes sir
01:06:36williams six one visual on license plate number lima mike victor 935
01:06:48i just keep thinking about last night it's so crazy when something
01:06:55important happens in your life and it's sometimes just when you least expect it
01:06:58you know or when you've cut yourself off from feeling anything at all and then all of a sudden
01:07:03just there it is last night was something wasn't it where are we what is this place
01:07:11well i told you it's just my friend's place i'll only be a second i promise
01:07:15can you pop the trunk please
01:07:24okay i'll just be a minute and then i'll maybe bring them out to meet you
01:07:30okay take care of the puppy for me i'll try
01:07:45so
01:08:15so
01:08:32what are you doing here
01:08:36agent sutherland are you safe safe
01:08:40safe
01:08:44where's harrison wait wait wait you have this all wrong are they aren't no she's in the house
01:08:49who else is in the house they are no no she just dropped off a package okay sir the red box was it
01:08:55a red box did she deliver a red box yes it's a red box so what you have the wrong person what's
01:09:01her mission i don't know her mission there is no mission do you know what's in that box no who's
01:09:05her contact in there i don't know then agent sutherland you don't know she's innocent
01:09:17sometimes you have to trust your gut you have the wrong person
01:09:22stay where you are ashley jane harrison ashley
01:09:30what's going on it's not what it looks like i'm agent monroe with the fbi are there any weapons
01:09:34in the house weapons no of course not what are you saying it's romanian she asked what's
01:09:40happening okay these these are my friends we work at craft fairs together they help me make
01:09:44my reindeer mittens likely story you tell them to stay right where they are you're going to search
01:09:48the house we are looking for a red box hold back your metronome stand down agent sutherland i'll
01:09:54handle it now agent sutherland what is he talking about actually i tried to explain auntie ashley
01:10:02it's so pretty nadia get back in the house
01:10:08that's what was in the red box yes it's a christmas ornament i made for their christmas treat
01:10:17hobs take her in for questioning you're gonna need to cover me miss harrison hobs please
01:10:23ashley i tried to explain last night you were sleeping i trusted you i'm sorry
01:10:28you
01:10:32agent sutherland you're no longer needed on this case i didn't want this to happen ashley
01:10:44this way
01:10:49oh honey it sounds like something out of a movie i just can't put my finger on which one
01:10:55a disaster movie oh now of course they let you go
01:11:02think of it as an adventure like that movie with the romance writer in mexico
01:11:08come on be a mom it's romancing the stone oh that's the one well think of it like that
01:11:14and we got little blade in the bargain he's the best gift i could hope for
01:11:20so think of that now come help me make cocoa and cookies for tonight you can't sulk all day
01:11:28no i think i might
01:11:33well he lied to me
01:11:37i thought he was everything i wanted he was funny and kind and handsome and really good kisser
01:11:46well it doesn't matter anyways of course it matters honey it's all a big fat lie
01:11:54it wasn't any of those things
01:11:59i wish that i'd never met him i wish that he'd never been born i wish he's my
01:12:03did i tell you that his mother wasn't even his mother did i tell you that
01:12:07twice already well it doesn't matter because he wasn't my type i can see that
01:12:19mom
01:12:23i lied he's everything i've ever wanted
01:12:27it i love him
01:12:58so
01:13:13sweetie
01:13:21there is nothing worse than being sad at christmas
01:13:28so does he ever change the music
01:13:38i'm afraid not wow but funny enough you get used to it
01:13:48nothing like a christmas pity party
01:13:54i'm gonna hit the hay
01:13:58you know i never even got to convince her that i believe in santa claus
01:14:10well it's never too late you didn't see her face
01:14:17she'll never believe me i blew it
01:14:22well if you really believed in santa claus then you'd believe that miracles happen
01:14:28that tomorrow is another day that's almost what she used to say
01:14:38oh and we id'd the perp that stole ashley's personal identification
01:14:42her name is damian smith i was right she looks nothing like your ashley
01:14:58my ashley
01:15:03so
01:15:25come on now honey christmas will cheer you up i hope so you just stop
01:15:33You guys are the best.
01:15:35See?
01:15:37So how have you been?
01:15:39Oh, you know, I keep myself busy.
01:15:41Hi.
01:15:45Merry Christmas.
01:15:49Well, we missed him.
01:15:53Oh, Christiane.
01:15:55Tree lighting isn't the same without your dad giving the hayride.
01:15:58I know, I've been thinking about that all night.
01:16:00Dad wouldn't want us to be sad.
01:16:02Not tonight.
01:16:04It's almost Christmas.
01:16:06You know what he'd say?
01:16:08Show joy, and joy will show itself to you.
01:16:11Now, come on now.
01:16:13Let's go light that Christmas tree.
01:16:19It's time, my friends!
01:16:21Who wants to start the countdown?
01:16:2310, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
01:16:33Merry Christmas!