▁for ▁the ▁studio ▁try out . ▁Assuming ▁that ▁Jim ▁arranged ▁for ▁L ila ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁place , ▁L inda ▁direct s ▁L ila ▁into ▁the ▁cre ek . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁inn , ▁Ted ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁improv ise ▁solo . ▁L inda ▁arriv es ▁to ▁discover ▁Ted ▁has ▁im pressed ▁the ▁studio ▁hon chos . ▁Ir rit ated ▁that ▁Jim ▁did ▁not ▁trust ▁her ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁own ▁decision , ▁L inda ▁leaves ▁for ▁Hollywood . ▁Jim ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁produ cers ▁make ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁Hol iday ▁Inn . ▁ ▁Thanks g iving ▁finds ▁the ▁inn ▁closed ▁and ▁Jim ▁de pressed . ▁He ▁prepar es ▁to ▁mail ▁Hollywood ▁his ▁new ▁song , ▁which ▁he ▁plays ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁negative ▁comment ary . ▁His ▁house keeper ▁Mam ie ▁impl ores ▁him ▁to ▁win ▁L inda ▁back . ▁ ▁Jim ▁arriv es ▁in ▁California ▁on ▁Christmas ▁E ve , ▁just ▁as ▁Ted ▁is ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁marry ▁L inda . ▁Jim ▁confront s ▁Ted ▁in ▁his ▁dress ing ▁room , ▁then ▁lo cks ▁him ▁inside . ▁On ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁L inda ’ s ▁movie , ▁a ▁recre ation ▁of ▁Hol iday ▁Inn , ▁Jim ▁leaves ▁his ▁pipe ▁on ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁h ides ▁as ▁L inda ▁enters ▁and ▁performs ▁" White ▁Christmas ". ▁Not icing ▁the ▁pipe , ▁she ▁fal ters , ▁then ▁continues ▁as ▁Jim ' s ▁voice ▁joins ▁her . ▁Jim ▁appears ▁and ▁L inda ▁runs ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁y ells ,