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♪
Hi!
Man on phone: You need to hurry!
The wedding's already started.
Yes, I'm here now. Just keep them entertained.
I'll be there in a jiff. Okay, bye.
(beeping)
No, no, no! Not again!
(beeping)
Ugh! Okay.
Here's the deal. You can break down tomorrow,
I'm free all day, but I can't do this right now.
Got it?
(whirring)
Oh, I owe you one!
♪
Come on, little guy.
I know it doesn't seem like it, but if you come with me,
you will be free to fly away,
migrate and help pollinate the world.
What do you say?
♪
(sighing) Where is she?
Come on.
Come on! Oh! Hey.
They're about to say their vows.
I know, I know, trust me,
everything that could go wrong today has gone wrong.
Well, this one can't.
They've only paid us half so far.
♪
Pastor: Having witnessed their pledge of fidelity
to one another...
To love, honour, and cherish one another
in the presence of this gathering.
And by the power vested in me,
it is my honour to now pronounce you husband and wife.
Now you may kiss the bride.
Crowd: Aww.
(cheering)
♪
(crowd cheering)
(cheering and applauding)
♪
You okay?
Yeah, I'm just happy for her.
And happy that we pulled this off.
I'm your best friend, Emily. I know it still hurts.
I'm over it.
It's not something you just get over.
Well, you're the one who keeps bringing it up
every time we do a wedding.
And I told you I can handle the weddings on my own.
Come on.
Let's go get ready for tomorrow's birthday party.
♪
(children laughing)
Does anyone know what kind of butterfly this is?
How about the birthday girl?
A blue butterfly!
Emily: That's true, it is blue.
And close, it's called an Eastern Tailed Blue.
He just emerged yesterday.
How do you know if it's a boy?
See the black spots on the top of his wings?
The females don't have them.
Amanda: What's he doing?
It takes a few hours for his wings to dry
and harden enough for him to fly.
Is he going to fly away?
Mm-hm. Pretty soon.
This is all very new to him.
Does anyone know what we butterflies eat?
Man: Fruit slices.
Or sugar water.
Yes, very good.
Daddy, she was asking us.
Sorry.
(laughing)
Don't worry, he won't hurt you.
It tickles.
That's because he knows you're just sweet as sugar water.
Where is he going?
He's off to do his part in the world.
I have some more Eastern Tailed Blues over here.
Come see.
(children exclaiming)
That weasel.
My neighbour?
No, Mandy Fischer.
I booked that party too
and she swooped in and undercut me again.
Garrett: Oh, yeah, I think got a flier from her.
And she was cheaper.
Well, there's reason for that.
Oh, Mandy!
Mandy: Emily! Nice party.
A whopping one butterfly you released there, huh?
Hmm, yeah, we like to teach our party guests a thing or two
about butterflies before we set them free.
Yawn. They must love that.
Passing off any moths as monarchs today?
Whatever.
Time for me to run. Gotta release a few more.
Several more.
More, as in, more than you.
♪
Hey, I-- I only paid for 25.
Oh, this is on the house. I won't be out-butterflied.
(kids cheering)
(cheering)
Hey, kids! Come over here now!
Kids: Wow! Whoa!
(kids exclaiming)
Girl: So many! Look at the big one!
And more!
(kids cheering)
Are you kidding me?
Oh, come on, little guys.
♪
(kids exclaiming)
Girl: they're so colourful!
Who wants to see more?
(kids cheering)
(kids chattering excitedly)
(kids exclaiming)
♪
(groaning)
How'd it go?
Great, five dozen new Blue Swallow Tails
are out making the world a better place.
I thought we only had two dozen for this party.
Yeah, there was an incident.
What kind of incident?
A Mandy Fischer kind of incident.
Emily! I know! I know!
I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself.
She's just so smug.
And I think she shorts people on butterflies.
That goes against the code.
"The code?"
Okay, we had a bumper crop anyway.
That's beside the point.
Half of her butterflies were probably fake.
Garrett: Emily?
Oh.
Uh, sorry, before you leave, Amanda wanted to say bye.
Oh, yeah, I'll be right there.
Is that the dad?
Yes, it's the dad.
What?
Stop it.
(chuckling)
Anytime. Seriously.
I look forward to your call.
Anytime.
Toodles.
Oh, uh, you-- you left this behind.
Emily: Oh, actually, here. Take one.
Put it up at your office or something.
Free advertising.
Look, I just want to thank you.
You know, for the extra butterflies.
Kids had a great time.
Sorry if it got weird.
Weird? What's weird about two dueling butterfly parties?
I think your friend Mandy got a kick out of it too.
Friend...
Between you and me, that educational bit,
it was a nice touch.
The kids, they weren't bored at all.
Thank you.
Amanda? Come over here.
The nice lady is leaving.
(quietly) Great, I'm the "nice lady."
Aww.
Thank you so much, this was the best birthday party ever.
Oh, I'm so glad! I hope the rest of it is just as fun.
Thanks, Emily. Bye!
Bye!
It was a pleasure meeting you.
Yeah, you too.
(cell phone ringing)
Oh, uh, sorry.
Hey, Jill. I'm so glad you called.
Yeah, I'm just with Amanda right now.
(silently mouthing words)
(sighing)
Jill could be anybody.
Like who? His mother.
Who calls their mother by her first name?
His sister, a business colleague.
Nah, not the way he answered it.
Mandy I can handle.
Jill is the unknown.
But it doesn't matter because he probably thinks I'm crazy anyway
after my showdown at the butterfly corral.
No, he thought that was funny. I thought that was crazy.
Is that from today?
Mm-hm.
And how did you get it?
When you went to say goodbye to your hot single dad,
one of the parents was about to throw it away.
I rescued it.
Mm-hm. You rescued it?
Yeah, how about you rescue a salad later?
Mmm.
Okay, fine. And I was not going over to say goodbye to him.
I was invited over to say goodbye to his daughter.
Mm-hm, by him.
We're not supposed to flirt with clients anyway,
it's bad etiquette.
The point is, this is the first time in a year
you've even shown so much as a pulse
in the presence of another guy. That is progress.
Well, he is cute.
And he's nice.
(sighing) And unavailable.
(door latching)
Sweetheart?
Hey! You know,
the doorbell does work.
Nonsense. Adam!
How are you doing?
Just fine, Larry.
Well, I thought we'd bake.
You know, to help you get your mind off things.
Dad, it's been a year.
I don't need to keep taking my mind off things.
Nonsense. A father knows.
Oh, did you happen to call that young man
I met at the gas station the other day?
You mean the perfect stranger who probably thought
you were insane?
He gave me his number! He was interested.
You made it sound like I was desperate for a date.
You are. Dad!
(laughing)
Aww, poor kid.
I'm just trying to look out for you.
Okay, can we do this tomorrow? It's been a long day.
You raise butterflies. How hard can that be?
Um, incredibly hard, actually.
Catch you later. Bye, Larry.
Oh, you're leaving?
Oh, I have a date.
See?
I thought that was canceled.
See ya.
Just gonna rescue this.
Well, looks like it's just us.
Just us.
Okay, what are we baking, Dad?
(sighing) I am thinking a lemon loaf.
Lemon loaf? Yeah.
That's new.
♪
Hey.
Morning. Did they arrive?
Yep, fresh off the farm.
You sure there's 200 in there?
Emily: Well, there better be.
The Stromwall retirement party is in four weeks.
Barely enough time.
I know you mentioned there's a code and everything,
but is anyone really going to count?
They asked for 200 butterflies, they're paying
for 200 butterflies, we will deliver them--
200 butterflies. I know.
But this is going to be the biggest release we've ever made.
We might need help.
I know.
And a new compressor.
Or we won't have any butterflies to deliver.
(cell phone buzzing)
Oh. It's them.
Them?
Hi! Hi!
You're sure we're not intruding?
Oh, no, not at all. Hi, Amanda.
Hi!
You made quite the impression on this one.
She's about to start a--
I want to tell her, Daddy!
Sorry.
So I've been really interested in butterflies since my party.
Her school is doing a project on butter--
Daddy! Sorry.
So that's why I want to get a tour of a butterfly farm.
Oh, well, you came to the right spot.
Oh, um, this is Adam, you met him at the party.
Hi. Garrett.
I remember.
Amanda is interested in what we do.
Come on in, I'll show you guys around.
So this is where we keep all the eggs and larva.
It has to stay very clean
and the temperature has to be regulated
so there's just the right warmth and humidity.
This is so cool.
Come with me.
First things first, very important,
we need to clean our hands.
And then we go into what we call the Flight House.
That's where we keep--
All the butterflies.
That's right.
So this is what we like to call our butterfly sanctuary
instead of a farm.
We raise a lot of butterflies just to set them free.
Like a butterfly rescue.
In a way, yes.
Did you know Monarchs can fly all the way to Mexico?
I did know that.
And that some flowers wouldn't survive
if butterflies didn't pollenate them?
Emily: That's right.
And that growing milkweed and other plants is really good
because a lot of their habitat is being destroyed.
Wow, you have done your homework!
Oh, you have no idea.
(chuckling)
Well, then you can see that this isn't just a business.
We're also helping the planet, too.
And they're really pretty.
They are really pretty, aren't they?
You're really pretty.
My dad thinks so.
I heard him talking to his friend on the phone.
Garrett: Uh, Amanda.
I, uh, I don't know what she thought she heard...
on the phone.
You don't think she's pretty, Daddy?
Yes, I do.
Told you.
Thank you.
Emily, a word?
Yeah.
Bingo.
Oh, stop it! It doesn't mean anything.
You're worse than the kid.
So this, obviously, is where the butterfly emerges
from the chrysalis.
Different suppliers send us our eggs and larva,
as you saw in the lab.
How long does it take for a larva
to turn into a caterpillar?
Well, that depends on the weather.
But from egg to butterfly, usually about four weeks.
Yeah, three to five days for the egg to turn to larva.
Which grow into caterpillars.
That's right. And about ten days
for the caterpillar to turn into a chrysalis.
And about two weeks after that, a butterfly comes out.
Very good!
I always used to just take that stuff for granted,
but it's pretty amazing.
I like to think so, too.
I have an idea.
How would the two of you like to help out at our next event?
Sure! Can we, Daddy?
If it's okay with you.
Yeah. Great idea.
Amanda: Awesome!
(cell phone ringing) Oh!
Excuse me.
Hello, this is Emily.
Oh please, like Rebecca O'Keefe would be calling me.
Wait, this is really Rebecca O'Keefe?
Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry.
You'd like to meet?! When?
Sure! Wait.
Wait, how many?
Okay. I'll see you then.
(sighing)
That was Rebecca O'Keefe.
Rebecca O'Keefe as in the socialite heiress
to the O'Keefe publishing empire?
Yep, that Rebecca O'Keefe.
Who is getting married in a few weeks?
It's all over the tabloids.
I guess I missed it.
It's only going to be the most talked about
wedding of the year.
She wants us to release 500 butterflies at her wedding.
500 butterflies?
500 butterflies.
We're going to raise and release 500 butterflies.
Mm-hm.
When is the wedding again? Three weeks.
(sighing) My gosh.
♪
As you can see I don't have a wedding planner.
I don't trust them.
I'll be making all the decisions
so you'll be dealing directly with me.
Despite what's in the media,
it's going to be an intimate wedding
with only a few family and friends.
Great, I just need to know--
Naturally, I'll be wearing white,
and all the ladies attending will be wearing off white.
I don't want anyone to hijack the floral.
I really want the flowers to pop.
Got it.
Is this... too light for my complexion?
Personally I would go with a deeper colour.
Agreed. Do the Monarchs come in blue?
No, they're orange with black and white.
Fine. What's the best compliment to the color orange?
Well, purple, but then I wouldn't go as dark.
Lavender is a nice colour, and lavender smells great.
I'm a conservationist, you know.
I heard.
So you can do it?
Yes, 500 butterflies will be a challenge but we're on it.
I think you misunderstood. I said at least 500.
Whoever can deliver the most gets the job.
Whoever?
Yeah, it's between you and, um, what's her name? Fischer?
Mandy Fischer.
I've given her the same opportunity.
She said it would be no challenge at all.
I'm not surprised. But honestly,
this many butterflies has never been done before.
So you can't do it?
Nope, I'm the one who will do it.
Great. It will be well worth your while,
and not just the money, but the publicity.
Tah.
Adam: Mandy Fischer?!
Doesn't she know she'll short her by half?
Or use Viceroys instead of Monarchs?
Rebecca O'Keefe will never know the difference.
I can't believe you agreed to this.
How was I supposed to say no?
Rebecca O'Keefe is on the cover of every magazine,
which means this event will be on the cover of every magazine.
This little business of ours could hit the big time.
It'll hit something else if we can't deliver 500 butterflies.
At least 500.
I'm not about to let Mandy Fischer steal this one from me.
Don't make it personal.
I do this because I love butterflies
and how they are connected to our world.
Mandy's only in it for the money.
Fair enough. But this is going to be no easy task.
I know. We're going to have to expand our flight house.
And we'll need new suppliers.
And we'll need to buy caterpillars, not eggs,
or there won't be enough time. Agreed.
I already have calls into Taylor Brothers
and Margallo Farms in Spokane.
Good. Taylor's a friend of mine, he'll prioritize for us.
Well, we just need to beat Mandy to them.
Timing is everything.
The eggs can't hatch a minute too soon or a minute to late.
And we still have the Stromwall retirement party coming up.
Oh my gosh, you're right. Okay, all hands on deck.
Speaking of which, I'm running late.
Need help with this one?
No, it's small. Another show and tell.
Besides, Garrett and Amanda will be there. Remember?
Right. How could I forget.
Mm-hm, yeah. Nice one, by the way.
See ya.
I want to hear every detail.
Mm-hm.
(laughing)
Hi!
Sorry, a million things happening at once today.
That's okay, how can we help?
Uh, well, looks like the birthday boy's mom
has the decorations set up,
so we just need the show and tell
and the butterflies.
All right.
♪
You can hold him if you want.
Just let him crawl onto your hand.
It's okay if it flies away.
That's what we want him to do.
Whoa! Cool!
(chattering)
Kids, parents, do you want to come over
and look at the show and tell?
Coffee? You're a godsend.
Thank you.
Hey, Amanda,
do you want to take over by yourself for a little bit?
I'm on it.
We're just going to be over here.
Amanda: Okay.
♪
Well, I think she knows more about butterflies than I do.
Yeah, sorry, when she gets excited about something,
there's no stopping her.
So, uh, how long have you been doing this butterfly thing?
Four years. Yeah. It started out as a hobby,
kind of a weekend thing, and a year later,
I was able to quit my day job.
Mm, and what was that, if I may ask?
You may. Nothing special, at least it didn't feel special.
Corporate desk job. Data analyst and miserable.
Oh no, don't tell me you're a data analyst.
Hmm? No.
What do you do for a living, if I may ask?
You may.
Um, it's a bit weird, but...
nothing, if I don't want to.
What, did you win the lottery or something?
No. My grandfather did.
He bet right on the stock market.
Now my father runs one of the largest hedge funds in New York.
Wow. So what brought you out here?
Well, just after Amanda was born,
her mother passed away.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
Amanda never really knew her, sadly.
And then after a bit of time, I got into another relationship,
we followed her up here.
Ultimately things didn't really work out.
So now my father wants me to come back to New York
and take over the family reigns.
Well, you don't sound very excited about that.
You know, I like working with my hands.
Working on something tangible.
I don't want to work on a ledger all day,
if you know what I mean.
Besides, you have to wear a tie. I'm not a tie guy.
(giggling) No?
No.
Well, you do know that there's a living in fixing things?
Yes, just...
It's just hard to pay for a big school in New York City.
So you're moving to New York, then?
Yeah, looks like it.
How soon?
I dunno, a couple weeks, maybe.
It just depends on a few other things, but...
it's complicated.
So what kinds of things are you good at fixing?
Oh, well, you name it.
Mechanical?
That's my specialty.
Really? Yeah.
All right, well, if you're interested,
I might have some work for you before you go.
Great!
(cell phone ringing)
Sorry, I just...
Hey, Jill. Yeah.
No, I'm just at a birthday party with Amanda.
No, not her birthday party.
She had hers last week. You know that, come on.
Okay, look, why don't we just--
we'll talk about it when you get here, okay?
Yeah.
♪
So tell me about him.
Tell you about who?
I told you. A father always knows.
And I can tell that there's something that has changed
inside of you.
There's a light.
And a bit of melancholy, too.
You are good. I'll give you that.
Well, you'll have the same intuition when you have a kid
and I'm a grandfather.
Is that too much to ask?
Dad... I'm sorry.
I'm sorry if the pain still sears a bit.
It shouldn't.
I love my life, Dad.
I have a great business, great friends.
I don't need a guy to complete me.
If you say so.
How am I supposed to know when I'm ready?
Nobody ever knows if they're ready.
So I'm right, aren't I?
You met a guy.
I thought I did.
Tell me about him.
It's the first time I've felt anything since Randy.
That's terrific.
No, not so terrific. I think he has a girlfriend,
and he might be moving to New York in a few weeks.
Oh.
Well, at least you're still open to those kind of feelings.
Well, I don't know how to trust those feelings, Dad.
I thought I was in love with Randy, and...
You were in love with Randy.
You were brave.
He's the one who didn't have the courage to commit.
But I got it wrong. No.
You did not get it wrong.
In life, we try all kinds of things.
The only time we get it wrong is when we don't try.
So what's his name?
His name is Garrett.
We hosted his daughter's birthday party.
There's just that... you know.
Chemistry.
Yeah.
(chuckling)
Now, are you sure about the girlfriend thing?
Pretty sure.
And lest we forget, he might be moving.
There's that, too.
Let me tell you something, sweetie.
If it's meant to be,
he's not going anywhere.
(laughing)
Okay, I'll said is that I kind of like him.
I didn't say anything about it being meant to be.
Well, listen, even if he is not Mr. Right,
at least you're open to the idea
that Mr. Right is out there somewhere.
(chuckling)
That's what worries me.
You are so beautiful, Emily.
Inside and out.
And besides, you can't stay hidden in your cocoon forever.
My cocoon?
(laughing)
Okay. Give it a try.
(whirring)
Your bearings were burnt out.
That's why it was reading the wrong temperature.
I don't know how to thank you.
Just give me something else to do.
Are you kidding? We're just getting started.
Um, will these work?
Perfect, come with me.
So, we'll lay them into each of these habitats,
and we'll lean them against the sides.
We just want someplace for the butterflies to perch
once they emerge. Got it.
But we can do that after, we'd better get going.
Mm-hm. Where are we going?
To the woods!
What's in the woods?
Milkweed for the Monarchs. Cheaper than buying it.
at the stem. thp
Keep the leaves whole, Monarchs eat a lot.
(cell phone buzzing)
Uh... It's my Dad.
He's just excited about us coming back?
Well, can you tell him that you'll still be around
for this wedding?
I'm going to need all the help I can get.
Maybe if I don't mention the word "wedding."
He still has high hopes for me.
Oh, don't let him meet my dad.
If it were up to him, forget speed dating,
it would be speed marriage.
Any prospects?
It's a long story.
You know, honestly, I think my Dad...
he's just thinking about Amanda.
He wants her to have a mother figure in her life.
Can't say that I blame him.
Any prospects?
It's complicated.
Well, I like to think that the world works things out
the way that they're meant to be.
I like to think that, too.
I was going to tell you,
I'm picking up a few new pop-ups later,
and I thought Amanda might want one.
Raise a few butterflies herself.
She'd love one!
I'll stop by your house on my way back.
Great. Well, hey, thank you.
Emily: Well, would you look at that?
You want me to try to steal the net from Amanda?
That's a Mariposa.
A Mariposa?
Spanish for butterfly.
That's your last name.
Funny how the world works things out.
♪
(knocking)
Hi. Hi!
Is this a good time?
It is if you want to eat.
No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt.
No, come on. Come, come.
And thanks for bringing the pop-up for Amanda.
She doesn't get excited about a lot of things,
there's not a lot of friends, but with your help,
she's starting to emerge, shall we say?
Come on.
Uh, okay.
That was delicious.
Don't try his meatloaf.
Hey.
So what's next for this little one?
For starters, we need to double the size of our Flight House.
I can get the permits,
but I need to find someone who can build it.
Pronto. I'm your man.
I hope so.
Are you sure? We're in a bit of a rush.
I'll tell you what, I'll clear my busy schedule.
Well, thank you. We'll start planning it tomorrow.
(doorbell ringing)
Oh, excuse me.
Thanks for the pop-up, I'm so excited.
Aw, you are so welcome. You're the best assistant.
Surprise!
Jill? I thought you weren't coming until next week.
I was able to change my schedule.
I wasn't expecting you.
I missed you. Uh, I--
Jill: Where's Amanda?
Garrett: Oh, she's-- she's in there.
Jill!
Hey, sweetie. Come here.
I want to show you this really cool pop-up.
First, I got this beautiful gift all the way from Portugal.
It's called a balance necklace.
It's a reminder that the perfect life
is built on the goal of balance.
And it's a reminder that you are loved.
Don't you think it's pretty?
Yeah, it just... sparkles.
Um, who is this?
This is Emily. Emily is--
Just leaving. Nice to meet you.
Jill: It was nice to meet you, too.
Um, excuse me for a minute.
Emily, wait, I can explain.
It's none of my business.
She's-- It's fine.
I'll talk to you tomorrow, and thanks again for dinner.
♪
Where are we meeting her?
18th hole.
Rebecca: You're not listening!
The putter! It's literally right there!
You're not-- I don't want that!
No! That one below.
(sighing)
Is that her?
That's her.
♪
Okay.
Man: Fore!
Obviously the best place to have my wedding
is the O'Keefe golf course.
My great-grandfather built it in 1933.
The sun will be there, no longer in anyone's eyes.
Mandy: So smart.
This is where the vows will be.
Wow, it's pretty here.
Yeah, I like to keep it conservation-y.
The vows will take 17 minutes.
I want the butterflies to be released
exactly when we kiss behind us here.
Not a problem at all.
And you'll need some kind of barrier.
Why?
Well, you don't want your guests looking at me.
And it's supposed to feel like the butterflies
have sprung from nature.
Well, what kind of barrier?
Shrubbery, and a few trees.
How is a tree going to grow in time for the wedding?
No, we can bring something in.
We do it all the time. A simple hedge will do.
Actually, I can decorate--
Mandy: You know, my team can decorate
to match all of the flowers, and all of the colours.
Mandy, that's a terrific idea.
Mandy: Thank you.
So how many butterflies can I expect?
At least 500, guaranteed.
I can get you 600. I can get you 1,000.
That's impossible, and you know it.
I don't believe in impossible.
God never said it was impossible to create the butterfly,
and he did, so...
You'll both have to let me know the day before
and I'll make my decision.
They day before?
Is that a problem?
Well...
It's just that I'll be investing a lot of time and money, and...
See, that's not my problem. You're free to bow out.
Now this is very important.
I want the butterflies to circle over the two of us
before they fly away.
It doesn't really work like that.
Well, can't butterflies be trained?
No. You know what?
I'm gonna look into a butterfly wrangler
and get right back to you on that.
Oh, come on!
See, Emily? Can you at least try before you dismiss the idea?
Yeah, Emily, can you just try?
I've been wanting to expand for a while.
This is great.
Well, this is our expansion project?
♪
Son of a bee sting! Are you okay?
(groaning)
Let me see. Let me see.
(groaning)
I think we're done for today.
There you go. Don't worry, it's decaf.
Ow! Oh...
How's the thumb?
It-- I'll live.
I just hope it doesn't detract from a job well done.
Are you kidding? This is going to be amazing.
Beyond just our business,
this will be a real butterfly sanctuary.
Well, it was always my dream to save the butterflies.
So, um...
When will the caterpillars be ready?
Three days.
And what's the word on Mandy Fischer?
Well, she's been after the same vendors.
But inside sources tell me
that she doesn't have the same numbers.
You know, is it-- is it really worth all this
if Rebecca just ends up picking Mandy in the end?
Okay, well, A, I'm not going to lose to Mandy Fischer.
(laughing) Wait, sorry, what--
what is your deal with her?
It seems like it's just a business to her.
She does kitten parties, puppies too.
Butterflies are just a number.
And I have a connection to butterflies
and their place in this world.
And I like to teach people the importance of that.
Okay, so don't lose to Mandy Fischer.
And B?
B...
Yes, it's been worth it.
Yeah, it has.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I don't get it.
I feel like there's this...
this thing here.
There's a thing?
Well, us.
There, that look?
That's not how someone typically looks at me,
and that's not how, typically, I look at someone.
Yeah, me either.
There, you-- you just did it again.
I'm sorry, I don't know how I'm looking at you.
(sighing)
No, I don't want you to be sorry, I just...
I don't get it.
Jill.
Yes. Jill.
(sighing)
I told you, it's complicated.
Well, I'm not complicated, Garrett.
You either have a girlfriend or you don't.
I don't.
You kissed her. She kissed me.
And you know, just for the record,
she's not staying at my house. Jill is my ex-girlfriend.
She's always been a big part of Amanda's life.
We stayed friends, and probably always be friends.
So what happened?
Well,
she works for the state department,
and she was assigned overseas.
She was there for a few months, and we just...
We kinda lost our way.
And what, she's found it again?
Yeah, yeah, she has.
She's stationed back in New York.
Which is part of the reason why my dad wants me to go back,
because he is all for this reconciliation.
And you?
Jill and I have this history. Amanda adores her,
she's a great role model for Amanda.
I think Jill is curious to see
if there's something still there.
Is there?
I don't know.
And you know, I think that's what's bothering me,
because I feel like I should.
It's a lame answer, I know. I'm sorry.
No, it's an honest answer.
Honestly, yeah, I wanted to give it a try.
Until...
Until what?
Until the unexpected.
And, um... you know,
I realize that Jill and I...
weren't always compatible.
She doesn't really appreciate a guy who gets his hands dirty.
(chuckling)
You know what's funny is my grandfather,
he wasn't a businessman.
He just got lucky on some stocks.
But before that, he was a carpenter.
He could build anything, fix anything,
that was his trade.
It was until the day that he died.
It's in your blood.
Well, it might skip a generation
but it's in there.
Did you know that the Monarch butterfly
migrates down to Mexico each year?
That's where they lay their eggs,
and then they migrate back here.
The entire cycle takes three generations, sometimes five.
I didn't know that.
Each generation relies on the next to carry its legacy.
♪
(sighing)
What a day.
I got in the three orders we needed.
I'm calling two other places tomorrow.
If Taylor Brothers comes through,
we should be covered.
Only thing I'm worried about is the timing.
You didn't hear a word I said.
Sorry.
What's going on?
(sighing)
It's what I thought.
Ex-girlfriend.
Long history. Back in the picture.
Get out.
I don't get it.
The guy has a total crush on you.
It's complicated.
Please.
No, by definition, it's true.
He doesn't know what he wants.
That's because he's a guy.
No, it's because he's confused.
So un-confuse him.
I don't even know what I want.
Maybe I'm just feeling stupidly rejected.
I hardly know him.
Well, how do you feel when you're around him?
Like I have butterflies in my stomach.
Adam: Then don't let him flutter away.
See you tomorrow.
You're the best, Adam.
Working on it.
Morning!
Morning.
Still like it with cream and cinnamon?
Garrett: Yeah, that's perfect.
See, it's like we've hardly been apart.
Hardly.
Have you started packing?
I've been a little busy.
Doing what?
Well, you know, I work for a living here, Jill.
But it's more of a hobby, though, isn't it?
Your father is going to set you up with a real career.
What's going on?
This is not fair.
It's not fair that you just come back into my life
like it hasn't been two years. Like I haven't moved on.
It's not like we haven't seen each other in those two years.
You're right.
The butterfly lady?
How long has that been going on?
No, nothing is going on. I hardly know her.
Well then let's not throw away all the time we had together.
We had something really special.
Had, Jill.
We had something really special. That's the key word.
I have some news.
I spoke to Amy Pritchard at Breck Academy,
my alma mater, and sent in an application for Amanda.
What?
I know I should have asked,
but I didn't want you to say no.
No, you should have discussed this with me.
I wanted it to be a surprise.
It's the best school in New York, Garrett.
All the money in the world can't get you in.
It's gonna take all the money in the world to pay for it!
Which is why taking over your father's company
is so important. Think about Amanda,
and what this would mean for her future.
Daddy! Look!
I found a caterpillar from the pop-up that Emily gave me!
That's great!
Do you want to come and see it too, Jill?
Sure, sweetie. Let's see.
Wow! That is so cool!
Thanks! I'm so proud of you.
Amanda: Thank you. Jill: Come here.
Aww.
Listen, I've gotta run, but we'll talk later, okay?
Okay.
Bye, sweetie.
Bye, Jill.
Hey! Looking good.
I'll clean all this up later, you know,
I'll put down some sod. How are the orders coming?
We're all set. Just a matter of logistics now.
I think we're actually going to pull this off.
Eat your heart out, Mandy Fischer.
Hey, you've got something on your--
Just up on your--
On my face?
Up here?
Yeah. A little bit down.
Just like, here? I--
Here, I'll-- Oh yeah?
Let me help you. No, no, no, no!
(laughing) Why not?
I'm just helping you! Don't!
Don't you dare.
Okay, okay. Fine.
Peace.
Oh! (laughing)
Okay, now I'm--
(laughing)
Oh no! Are you okay?
Okay, I surrender. I surrender.
White flag.
(shrieking)
(both laughing)
Emily: No...
That's not a new shirt, is it?
Oh, I'm gonna get you.
Oh yeah? Yeah.
If you can catch me!
You better run!
♪
(laughing)
Hey, you've got something on your face.
(laughing)
Look at that. It's a dragon.
You can see the head and the tail and the wings.
That's an elephant.
Oh yeah. It's an elephant.
That one right there?
A butterfly.
Everything is a butterfly with you.
(laughing)
Any decisions yet?
I just have to think what's best for Amanda.
Whatever makes her happy.
I don't even think she knows what makes her happy.
Do you?
♪
Whoa
What?
Adam: Nothing, you look great.
This is bound to turn his head.
Oh please, this is not an attempt to change his mind.
Will you just tell him how you feel already?
Yeah, that would be a little obvious.
At least you'll know.
(knocking)
What?
He's not supposed to come until this afternoon.
♪
Rebecca.
I've called you three times. We need to talk.
Emily: Uh, well, I didn't get any messages.
Mandy Fischer answers on the first ring.
You must be Adam.
I am, nice to meet you.
We have a problem. What problem?
Christi Cameron.
I'm not following.
Best friend. Was best friend.
She released 1,500 butterflies at a charity event
in New York last week.
Mandy Fischer says she can deliver 1,501.
But I get the impression Mandy Fischer just says
whatever I want to hear.
I will not let Christi Cameron best me.
Can you do it? Say yes now and the job is yours.
Yes.
Uh, all we can promise is our best effort, Rebecca.
I know two vendors that might be able to help,
but it's a long shot, so...
But that's a yes, right?
You'll be on the cover of Wedding Weekly.
Okay, yes.
I knew it. And don't forget, 1,501.
You look really nice today, by the way.
Thank you.
Remind me to set you up with someone at the wedding.
Congratulations!
You know I'm not out of the woods yet.
You know, I could-- I could go get the caterpillars for you.
Thank you.
Thank you, but I-- I have to do it.
I need to inspect them and make sure the count is right.
Well, how are you planning on being in two places at once?
Magic. An act of God? I...
I haven't figured it out yet.
You know, um, Amanda and I,
we could do one of the parties.
I hadn't thought of that.
Well, Adam is doing the retirement party,
and the other one is a birthday party, just a small one?
A couple dozen butterflies? We could handle that.
Are you sure? Absolutely.
I mean, Amanda's been trained by the best, right?
Thank you. Thanks.
Okay. Sure!
What am I going to do without you?
I just mean, after this,
we're going to hit the big time,
and, well, you'll be missed.
Will I?
♪
Hi, Emily, how are you?
Panicked as usual, Taylor. Thank you.
I wanted to tell you,
there's a clean survival rate on the larva.
This is a good crop of caterpillars.
Great. What ratio do you think we can expect?
80-20.
That'll do!
However, the OE has begun to spread again.
A nasty little parasite wiping out a lot of Monarchs.
But it hasn't reached this far yet, has it?
All it takes is one bad apple.
That's why we're shutting down for a week.
Be extra careful.
We will.
Come on, I've got four crates waiting for you.
Let's get them loaded up.
Thanks, Taylor.
♪
Hey! How'd it go? It went great!
All of the butterflies flew away like they were supposed to,
and one even landed on one of the kids' noses.
Really?!
Oh, well, I'm glad to hear.
Yeah, I was hardly needed.
I'm not surprised.
The girl's mother already texted me and said you both were great.
And thank you for the updates, it eased my mind.
How'd it go? Well...
They're all here.
Amanda, do you want to help me
set the caterpillars into their new homes?
Yeah. Okay.
You take this one, I'll follow you in.
Why don't you guys get started? I'll grab the rest.
Thanks.
♪
What are you doing?
This is my friend.
Oh! Does your friend have a name?
Sarah.
That's a pretty name. How did you come up with that?
Well, my mom's name was Sarah.
Oh.
I found her in the woods,
that's why she's in this little habitat.
Daddy said that Mommy loved butterflies.
Really?
Yeah, I guess that's why I like them so much.
I'm sure that's why.
You know, I'm kinda sad that she's not here to help us.
I think that she really would have liked it.
Well, you know what I believe?
I believe that she's here right now.
Just in ways that we can't see.
You mean like an angel? Mm-hm.
Do you think it's possible for humans
to grow wings when they go to heaven?
Well, I don't know if they grow wings exactly,
but we have to get there somehow.
Do you think a caterpillar knows that one day,
it will grow wings and fly?
That would seem pretty impossible, wouldn't it?
I guess so.
Well, this world we're in,
we think it's so big and amazing.
Just like a caterpillar sees it.
But then it changes into something
so beautiful and wondrous
that it can't even imagine the way it was before.
(sighing) Yeah.
Trust me.
Your mom is watching over you.
And she must be very proud.
And I'll tell you what.
We'll keep a special eye on Sarah here,
and when she decides it's her time,
we can watch her fly away together.
Deal? Deal.
Okay.
So why don't you do this the day before?
You know you're going to have to water these every day.
Rebecca insisted. She leaves nothing to chance.
She even got flowers that will bloom in exactly seven days,
eight hours, and 47 minutes,
just as they're saying their vows.
You're kidding.
I kid not.
Well then, you better hope 1,500 butterflies
show themselves to the world when they're supposed to.
1,501.
Well, that's looking pretty good.
We'll never be able to see the man behind the curtain.
Thanks for helping. Can I buy you lunch?
Well, a wise man once said,
never turn down a free lunch.
♪
So what do you think?
Gourmet burgers in a place like this?
How can you beat it?
I don't think you can.
How'd you find this place, anyways?
I got engaged here.
You're engaged?
Up until a year ago.
But this is where he proposed.
Do you mind if I ask what happened?
We were together for a few years,
and happy, I thought.
He proposed, I said yes, and...
He changed his mind.
I'm sorry.
I'm surprised I didn't think of that before I brought you here.
Maybe that's because it just doesn't matter anymore.
That's why you didn't think about it.
So it doesn't have to take away from...
from all of this.
Yeah. You're right.
You know, I feel like I'm seeing this place
in a whole new light.
♪
Great.
What? Who is it?
Oh, that's my Dad's car.
What, it's a bad thing?
No, I love my Dad, but sometimes he has no boundaries.
He's taking a baking class,
and he just shows up assuming I want to bake.
Baking class? Yeah.
Apparently a great spot to meet women his age.
Would you come in and meet him,
or else I'll never hear the end of it.
I don't want to intrude.
Especially during baking time.
Trust me, it will be another favour.
Hello.
You didn't answer your text messages.
Uh, my phone died.
Nonsense.
What are we into for today, Dad?
Cookies.
Chocolate marble.
Sounds great. Dad, this is--
So this is him.
Garrett. Nice to finally meet you.
Nice to meet you, Mr. Mar--
Larry. Call me Larry.
Larry.
I can see why you have such a crush on him.
Dad!
Yeah, she talks about you all the time.
She goes on and on about you.
She does? Yeah.
No, really, I haven't.
Did she tell you that her fiancé left her
standing at the altar last year?
No. Dad!
Listen, that saying, "Once bitten, twice shy?"
Thrice, is that a word? 'Cause if it is, it's her.
Okay, stop. Now.
Oh, she thinks I'm embarrassing her.
You are embarrassing me!
Don't you think she's absolutely lovely?
(stammering) I do.
You do?
Then why haven't you told her yet?
It's complicated. Oh, yes, so I've heard.
Dad, your cookies are burning!
Nice try. They're not in the oven yet.
Listen, things are only complicated until they're not.
(cell phone ringing)
Oh, excuse me.
Phone snakes! Play nice.
I've got all kinds of stories that I can tell you
about my little baby.
Hello?
Emily, we're in trouble. Get here now.
Yeah, I'll be right there.
We've gotta go.
We lost almost half the caterpillars.
What?
Have a look. I put one under the scope.
What? OE.
OE. Ophryocystis elektroscirrha.
It's a parasite that infects Monarchs.
Do you see how dark it is?
Yeah. How did that happen?
Pesticides on milkweed is the most common reason.
Farmers are using it to control the spread of the gypsy moth.
Which means other rhopalocera get caught in the crossfire.
Butterflies.
Emily, I swear I washed everything I brought in.
No, no, it's not your fault.
Some of the powders and sprays they use now
are impossible to get out.
Or an infected insect got in here.
Taylor warned me that there was an outbreak.
This happens all the time in the wild.
Millions of butterflies every single year.
Between them and our bee population dying off,
our entire ecosystem is in jeopardy.
So what do we do?
(sighing)
First, we need to isolate the surviving caterpillars
for the next few days.
And we need to look for some milkweed in the wild.
We can't take any more chances.
Emily, we have a bigger problem.
I know.
We're going to need at least 700 more caterpillars.
How many do you have? 50?
No, it was OE. We're pretty sure it's run its course.
Whatever you can give us.
Jared, it's Emily. Hi.
I know, it's awful. But can you help us out?
I'll call them. Thank you.
♪
Farmer: Here's what I can spare.
Thanks, I really appreciate this.
Farmer: Hope it's enough.
Take care!
♪
Is this all you have?
Farmer: Yeah, this is all of it.
Thank you. No problem.
♪
How short are we?
Four hundred.
We're never going to find another 400 caterpillars.
We've called everyone.
Not everyone.
(sighing)
This is going to be painful.
♪
You've got to be joking.
So let me get this straight. Now you want my help,
after you've swooped in and stole the job from me.
I didn't steal it. She chose me.
Mm-hm, after you convinced her to.
Well, duh. Ladies.
Maybe we should just stick to the subject at hand?
Do you have 400 caterpillars?
Well, obviously I do,
if I was prepared to give 1,500.
Well, I know that's what you told Rebecca, but--
Okay. Fine.
I wouldn't have come close.
I don't even have 400.
Well, we'll take whatever you have.
I'm not just going to sell them to you.
What, so you get all the press and all the glory?
I don't want to buy them.
I'm not just going to give them to you.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but...
let's team up together.
I'm sorry, what? I'm sorry, what?
We can do this together.
Let's make this event one no one will ever forget.
Are you being serious?
Yes.
Well, I don't know what to say.
To a new partnership?
Uh... If--
If what?
If you promise to learn more about butterflies.
Why they're so special, what they do for our world,
and why what we do is so important.
I want you to love them as much as I do.
I do love butterflies.
I might not know as much as you about the science of everything.
Okay, I don't know anything about the science.
But that doesn't matter,
because I've always loved butterflies.
My mom was a fabulous gardener.
And she had a big garden.
My mom had a nice garden, too.
And one of my earliest childhood memories
was running through the garden and--
BOTH: Chasing the butterflies.
Well.
All right.
Oh, there's just one problem.
We're going to be about a hundred caterpillars short.
I guess we'll have to find the rest in the wild.
Um, that's kind of a lot to pick from random leaves.
Wait, I-- I think I have an idea.
My daughter is doing a school project on butterflies.
They found a bunch of milkweed around the school.
I could talk to the teacher and see if maybe
she could recruit a few of the students for a, uh,
"special assignment."
That's a great idea.
Well, cheers.
You finally came to your senses.
By the way, um, are you still single?
(coughing)
Uh, it's complicated.
Does anyone know what kind of animal a butterfly is? Yes.
An insect! And there are 20,000 different species.
Emily: Very good!
Yes?
Are you a professor?
Now, I'm a lepidopterologist.
What's a lepi-dop-a-gee?
(crowd chuckling)
Someone who studies butterflies.
That's right. And who can tell me what a butterfly eats?
Nectar. Sorry.
That's right. Butterflies eat nectar,
and why is that so important?
Because that's how butterflies pollenate flowers and plants.
You told me to get more interested.
Now how many of you can tell me,
besides our friend Mandy here,
what type of caterpillar this is?
Is it a Monarch?
It is a Monarch, and how would all of you like to go
looking for Monarch caterpillars on a scavenger hunt?!
(kids cheering)
Okay, whoever finds the most caterpillars
gets a home butterfly kit.
(cheering)
Everybody follow me.
♪
Mandy: All right, children. let's go get 'em!
Good job, kids!
♪
Be careful! Oh, don't squish it.
♪
You go!
♪
Get 'em!
♪
Want a caterpillar?
Uh, no thank you.
One of the moms just dropped this off.
Emily: Oh, great!
Let's keep them separated until we know they're healthy.
Should we feel bad about taking these from the wild?
I mean, picture it this way.
Half of them would have been eaten. Nature's not kind.
Nice. It's true.
They'll be back in the wild soon enough.
Well, how long will this take?
If we're lucky, about two weeks.
What do we do now?
We wait. And hope.
And pray.
(cell phone ringing)
Hi, Jill.
Yeah, uh, just one second.
(sighing)
Hi.
Great news. I just spoke to Amy at Breck,
and Amanda has been accepted!
She has?
Yes! I'm so excited, and your father is thrilled.
You told him? Jill: Of course. I told you.
People can't buy their way into this school, Garrett.
This is a pretty big deal.
No, yeah, no... it's...
It's a big deal.
It's terrific. Thank you, Jill.
♪
Hey.
You okay?
Yeah.
Then why don't you seem like it?
We're moving to New York next week.
Oh.
This doesn't come without mixed emotions.
I just, I have to think about Amanda.
You know, I have to put her needs first.
Amanda will be happy wherever she is,
as long as she's with you.
It's a good school she got in. You know, it's one of the best.
And she's got all the history with Jill...
It's the right decision.
You sure?
Yeah.
♪
Listen, I won't be able to be there for the wedding.
But I'd like to help out,
do anything I can before I leave.
I'd like that.
♪
Daddy, look!
I see it!
I named her after Mommy.
I remember.
Sarah the butterfly.
Amanda: Yeah.
♪
No matter how many times I see it,
it's still a wonder.
I can't believe we pulled this off.
Mandy: I can't either.
That was insane, and this is lovely.
To our new friendship.
And partnership.
Really? After everything?
Why not?
You are like the perfect person.
It's so annoying.
(laughing)
I'll drink to that.
Well, here's to 1,501 butterflies.
Cheers! Cheers!
I couldn't have done this without you guys.
Well, don't forget me.
I mean, you couldn't have done it without me
and my amazing skills with a hammer and nails.
Yeah, you mean the one that bashed your thumb?
Ouch.
Seriously, though. This was a lot of fun,
so thank you for including Amanda, and me.
Thank you.
You are so welcome sweetie.
You come back and visit me anytime, okay?
I will. I'll miss you.
Larry: You've gotta try one of these burgers.
Oh, um, I'm-- I'm stuffed.
Nonsense. I'm taking a grilling class.
The cheese on the inside of the burgers,
it melted when I charbroiled them.
They're fantastic.
Uh, I'll take two. Ah!
Don't encourage him.
There you are, good man.
(cell phone chiming)
Oh, um... Our car is here.
What happened to your SUV?
I sold it.
This all happened so fast. Safe trip.
Thanks.
Bye, Garrett.
See you.
Larry, how about I try those burgers
next time I'm back in town?
You do that.
You take care, son.
Garrett: Thanks. You too.
I'll walk you guys out.
♪
Well, good luck at the wedding.
Thank you.
You know, I really wish that I could be there.
I get it.
I'm really gonna miss you.
I'll miss you too, sweetheart.
(sighing)
Well, take care of yourself.
Yeah. You too.
You okay?
I'm fine.
I feel-- I feel bad about this.
I just feel like the timing was off.
Don't feel bad.
And the timing was really good.
I feel great.
And I haven't felt great in a really long while, so...
Well, I'm happy to hear that.
You know, I, uh...
I kinda wish Amanda was born a month earlier.
That way we could have spent a bit more time together.
That would have been May 10th?
Nah, we were booked up that day.
Well, I guess we never would have met, then.
It's funny how the world works things out.
Yeah.
♪
(cell phone ringing)
Hello? Oh.
Sweetie, don't you think it's time that we let Sarah go?
Not yet! Emily said I could keep her for a week.
Well, why don't you bring her and your suitcase
over to the car? I'll meet you over there.
Okay.
Is that everything?
Yeah.
It's funny, I feel like I'm forgetting something.
We'll have it shipped.
Come on, we're gonna miss the flight.
So I got an interesting call.
Oh yeah? About what?
Well, the Bureau Chief in Barcelona.
I'm not taking it, of course, but it was interesting.
PASTOR: From this moment forward,
you will never be alone.
You will carry with you the love of another person
giving you a completeness and renewed likeness.
May your life together be immersed in love...
How much longer?
Well, according to Rebecca's itinerary, 18 seconds.
PASTOR: You have given and received a ring
as a symbol of your promises. By the power...
Okay, everybody. Get ready.
(whispering) Okay, now.
Okay, now!
Pastor: I pronounce you husband and wife.
♪
Family and friends, over 1,500 butterflies
released into the wild.
(guests cheering)
(laughing)
You okay?
Yeah. We did it.
That's not what I meant.
Honestly, I've never felt better.
How about now?
What?
Emily!
Amanda!
We forgot we have to let her go with the others.
Oh my gosh, you're right! She's our 1,501.
What are you...
We had a record to break, didn't we?
Okay, sweetie, time to let Sarah go.
♪
Well, congratulations on the record.
Hi.
What happened?
Amanda's heart is here.
And I realized that mine is too.
So you're staying?
Well, I mean, somebody has to expand that Flight House
now that you've hit the big time.
And I want to be with you.
♪
Funny how the world works things out.
Well, I guess it's not so complicated after all.
♪