Flipping for Christmas

Okay. I know exactly how to fix this.

Tear it down. No, no.

Just the wall between the kitchen and the dining room.

Then add the marble tile and the backsplash

behind the counter.

Added like $15K to the asking price.

Oh, sorry. I got to wrap this up.

I'm pitching a new client shortly.

DevaCore. Thanks. Bye.

All set. Sparkling water and chocolate

truffles are on the boardroom table.

Great. He's the CEO of DevaCore.

This is a really big deal.

Okay, let's stay focused.

He'll be here any minute.

How did you land this pitch, anyway?

My old college friend works there.

My sister's calling. I'm going to take this.

You go ahead and I'll be right behind you.

- Hey, Abby. - Hey Claire.

Sorry to bug you, but we've got a bit of a situation.

Whew! Endless energy, these kids.

Oh, dad's fine.

In fact, he wants to say hi.

I gotta find the pliers.

Dad, it'll take two seconds.

Guys, I only have, like, a minute before I have to go.

Hi, Abby.

I'm fine.

Your sister's got me living in the guest house.

It's the garage, Dad.

I just try to stay out of the way

while I get ready for Christmas.

I'm sure you're not in the way, Dad.

Listen, I'm just prepping for a meeting,

so you know how that goes.

Right.

Hello?

Sorry.

He's having a hard time with Mom being gone.

Anyway, John and I are in a bit of a bind,

and we could really use your help.

Is there any chance that you could come over

for the holidays early, like tomorrow morning?

John's Grandpa Frank passed away.

He was 104, so we all saw it coming.

But Grandpa

Frank left John his home and we take possession tomorrow

and we want to fix it up and flip it.

which you are so good at.

And then with the extra money, we want to build

an extension here with an actual space for Dad.

Because right now, you know, I love him to death,

but sometimes I could actually love him to death.

Wow, that was a lot.

Let me see how today goes and then I'll circle back.

But no promises. Okay?

Love you. Bye.

Antonio, this is the Abigail Jones I've been telling you

all about.

Antonio, very nice to meet you.

Thank you.

Blair has been singing your praises.

Thank goodness for social media,

because all you seem to do is work these days.

It's a labour of love.

This is quite a nice office.

Beautifully done.

It's my home away from home.

I see you've met my assistant, Jessica.

I think you're going to love

the presentation we've created for you.

I'm looking forward to it.

- Shall we? - Please.

After you.

Hey, good luck.

You nail it,

you make me look like a hero.

Please don't mess this up.

Working with an established company

like DevaCore would be a perfect fit.

I owe a lot of my company's success to my upbringing.

My mom loved interior design, and my dad

always says, "You don't stop when you're tired.

You stop when you're done."

Something we've taken on as our motto here.

Which is why I've been able to provide families

with beautiful homes

while always staying focused on profit and ROI.

Impressive.

See? She is great.

I told you, I did tell you.

You know, we have a lot in common.

You flip houses only to recognize

something that lacks value,

and then you breathe new life into it,

which is exactly what we do.

Only on a larger scale.

Yes, this is our new development,

The Luxadoor 100 luxury units.

The plan is to break ground early next year

and be move-in ready by year end.

We start pre-sales next month.

What do you think?

It's beautiful.

I had a vision

to reimagine the neighborhood.

Of course, gentrification sometimes comes at a cost.

You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet, right?

We need someone we can count on.

Someone who can see value where others see nothing

at all.

A real professional who isn't undeterred

by little inconveniences like

holiday shutdowns.

Wait, I'm sorry.

We're working over the holidays?

I'm kind of a 24/7 person, so

regardless of the season, I'm always on the job.

Well, then we just found our person. Yes.

Yes!

Congratulations.

Thanks, Antonio.

I won't let you down.

We'll be in touch

After you, sir.

Nailed it.

This is huge for us.

An awesome Christmas present.

- I love this time of year. - I suppose.

Come on.

The sound of carolers singing, the days of hot

chocolate with candy canes, coming down Christmas

morning to a warm fire to open up gifts with your--

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

It's just a bit weird this year.

I know I'm not a kid anymore, but the first Christmas

without my mom is different.

Of course, I understand.

I'm sorry.

Do you want to talk about it?

No. Let's just focus on work.

Right? Okay.

Should I start setting up pre-sale meetings

- for after the break? - Sure.

Sounds good.

And it looks like

I'll need to work remotely for the next couple of days.

Oh.

Are you okay to hold down the fort?

Yeah!

Hey, Dad.

Did you want to help us decorate?

I'm not much of a decorator.

How come he didn't want to help us decorate?

Oh, well,

I just think that Grandpa needs some quiet time,

so we should give him some privacy.

Oh, but guess what?

- What? - Aunt Abby is coming!

Yes!

Excuse me.

Sorry to bother you.

Do you know when they'll be reopening?

Yeah.

Ten minutes.

No, I know. I meant when did they put the sign up?

Just before she left.

Right. But if she left, like,

eight minutes ago, she'll be back in two minutes.

And if she left two minutes ago, she'll be back in eight minutes.

So do you know what time she left?

I know that it was less than ten minutes ago.

Right. But does it feel like she just left a minute ago or

more like she's been gone for a while?

- Yes. - Which?

- What? - A short time or a long time?

Since she left or until she's back?

That's what I'm asking you.

You know what? Forget it.

Is there somewhere else I can grab coffee?

Somewhere else? Yeah, let me think. Oh.

There's a diner just on the other side of town.

Great. And how far is that?

Oh, it's about--

About ten minutes.

You're enjoying this,

aren't you?

A scale of

one to ten, maybe a nine.

Really?

Thanks for watching.

The place was out of milk.

No problem.

You were a big help.

Anytime.

Hello?

Aunt Abby!

Hey, guys!