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Key panels blocking the tentpole beats of Christmas at Maple Hollow Inn — from the Christmas Eve arrival to the save-the-Inn montage.

Storyboard panel 1A — EP 1 · EXT. MAPLE HOLLOW INN — LATE MORNING
Panel 1A
WIDE — establishing

EP 1 · EXT. MAPLE HOLLOW INN — LATE MORNING

Yellow cab pulls up curbside. Ambulance and fire truck already parked. Neighbors gather on the snowy sidewalk.

Storyboard panel 1C — EP 1 · EXT. MAPLE HOLLOW INN — CONTINUOUS
Panel 1C
MEDIUM — hand-off

EP 1 · EXT. MAPLE HOLLOW INN — CONTINUOUS

Paramedics wheel Aunt Jenny down the front stairs. Hannah grabs her hand: 'I got on a train as soon as I heard!'

Storyboard panel 2A — EP 2 · EXT. MAPLE HOLLOW INN — FRONT DOOR
Panel 2A
INSERT — the notice

EP 2 · EXT. MAPLE HOLLOW INN — FRONT DOOR

Hannah's hand rips the NOTICE OF REPOSSESSION off the door. Beat of dread before she starts to read.

Storyboard panel 4B — EP 2 · INT. KITCHEN — FLASHBACK
Panel 4B
MEDIUM — memory beat

EP 2 · INT. KITCHEN — FLASHBACK

Young Aunt Jenny pulls a steaming Bob Evans mac and cheese from the oven. Young Hannah and Young Ryan wait at the counter.

Storyboard panel 7A — EP 5 · INT. WALMART — FROZEN FOOD AISLE
Panel 7A
WIDE — the plan lands

EP 5 · INT. WALMART — FROZEN FOOD AISLE

Hannah loads Bob Evans meals into the cart. 'It's Christmas in a box.' Ryan starts filling the cart alongside her.

Storyboard panel 8 — EP 5 · SERIES OF SHOTS — MONTAGE
Panel 8
MULTI-PANEL — makeover

EP 5 · SERIES OF SHOTS — MONTAGE

Hannah decorates. Ryan paints. Cleaning, lawn care, the Walmart credit card swipe. VO: 'We're going to give him one.'