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00:00:00That's the driver.
00:00:27She's the one that I want, only don't tell her that I asked for her.
00:00:33Come on, Mom, it's almost Christmas, we need to get the tree.
00:00:49Come on.
00:00:51Come on.
00:00:53Come on, Carol's first.
00:01:11He didn't say excuse me.
00:01:13Yeah, he'll get cool in his stocking.
00:01:17Now, T, we gotta be really careful about which tree to buy because Santa...
00:01:21I want the biggest one.
00:01:30All right, I've got 20 bucks, it's Christmas Eve, let's talk trees.
00:01:34A double sawbuck ain't gonna buy you much talk, lady.
00:01:38Did I mention my seven-year-old boy lives for decorating a Christmas tree and his single mom is on a fixed budget?
00:01:47Here, I'll give you a deal, why don't you take this one?
00:01:50Oh, give me a break, pal.
00:01:52But this one normally sells for 50.
00:01:56Lady, you take it or leave it.
00:01:58What do I look like, Santa Claus?
00:02:06Hey, T, look at this.
00:02:09It's the last one of its kind.
00:02:11It's magical, a Santa magnet.
00:02:14What do you think?
00:02:18It's a Charlie Brown tree.
00:02:22It's all we can afford, sweetie.
00:02:28Okay.
00:02:32Let's go.
00:02:34Do you think Santa might come early?
00:02:36He never does.
00:02:38I hope I get as many presents as last year.
00:02:41Do you think I'll get an RC super bike?
00:02:44They're so cool.
00:02:46Well, don't get your hopes up too high.
00:02:48How come? It was at the top of my list.
00:02:51Well, Santa's had a tough year.
00:02:53How come?
00:02:55There's more kids, so that means there's fewer gifts for everybody.
00:02:58How come? I've been extra special good.
00:03:01Oh, I know you have, sweetie.
00:03:04You know that Christmas is about more than just gifts, right?
00:03:07How come?
00:03:09Stop asking how come.
00:03:11How come?
00:03:24Hey, Trevor. Hi.
00:03:27Don't get on that skateboard.
00:03:30Janice, hi.
00:03:32Hey, Mrs. Granger.
00:03:34Staying here for the holidays?
00:03:36Yeah, same here.
00:03:38Any family coming to visit?
00:03:40No, no family.
00:03:42Just me and the boy.
00:03:44I got my sister and her no-good-out-of-work husband
00:03:48coming over with their bratty kids.
00:03:51He's always drunk,
00:03:53and them kids is always busting up something.
00:03:56What are you going to do? It's the holidays.
00:03:59Okay, Trevor, let's go.
00:04:01You ought to come over later for a visit.
00:04:04I bought a ham. It was on sale.
00:04:07My cousin Norm's coming over.
00:04:09He works for the M.T.A.
00:04:11Got a great health plan.
00:04:13Full dental.
00:04:15That's nice.
00:04:17Okay, Trevor, let's go inside, sweetie.
00:04:20Norm's a sweet guy.
00:04:22A little stocky, but solid, if you know what I mean.
00:04:26I figure he's lonely, you're lonely.
00:04:30You should meet.
00:04:32Trevor, now.
00:04:37So, uh, I'll see you tonight, then.
00:04:41I'll wear something snazzy for Norm.
00:05:02Oh, try it deeper on the branch, honey.
00:05:08Popcorn.
00:05:10Okay, I got it.
00:05:14Ooh, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, ow, ow, ow.
00:05:30Telephone.
00:05:38Hello?
00:05:40Hey, Jake, this is weird. I was just holding...
00:05:44What?
00:05:46No, don't do this.
00:05:49You can't do this.
00:05:52No, you're gonna tell him.
00:05:58Trevor, it's your daddy.
00:06:02Daddy!
00:06:04I've been real good.
00:06:06I swear.
00:06:08Daddy won't swear anymore.
00:06:11When are you coming over?
00:06:16Okay, okay, okay.
00:06:20Well, this tree's not gonna decorate itself.
00:06:25Dad's going to ask me for Christmas.
00:06:28I know, sport.
00:06:30He doesn't love me, does he?
00:06:33Oh, of course he loves you.
00:06:36He loves you.
00:06:38I love you.
00:06:40I love you.
00:06:42I love you.
00:06:44I love you.
00:06:46I love you.
00:06:48I love you.
00:06:50He loves you very much.
00:06:52It's just it's hard for him to get away from work.
00:06:55He works at Aspen?
00:06:58Now, we're not gonna let this ruin our Christmas, are we?
00:07:04Are we?
00:07:07Can I eat the popcorn?
00:07:09Sure. Knock yourself out.
00:07:14And save some for the tree.
00:07:18Hello?
00:07:20Yeah, hi, it's Herb.
00:07:22Oh, hey, Herb.
00:07:24Yeah, Merry Christmas.
00:07:26Yeah, Merry Christmas.
00:07:28Hey, look, I got a job for you.
00:07:30Right now.
00:07:32Herb, it's Christmas Eve.
00:07:34The guy's a VIP.
00:07:36He could be a very important client for us.
00:07:38And you know how we could use very important clients.
00:07:40Yeah, I got Trevor.
00:07:42Look, he'll pay triple rate plus a bonus.
00:07:44I can't get one of the other guys.
00:07:46I got nobody else.
00:07:48You gotta do me this solid.
00:07:50Hey, I'm stuck.
00:07:52Herb, I gotta go.
00:07:54Just think how far this triple pay plus a bonus would go.
00:07:57You could buy that kid some more presents.
00:08:00Are you gonna do this or what?
00:08:02Okay, two hours, that's all he gets.
00:08:04And I want New Year's and Easter off
00:08:06and a week in March to cram for my CPA exam.
00:08:08All this wheeling and dealing, you're killing me here.
00:08:12Yeah, I'm gonna do it.
00:08:14Here.
00:08:16Yeah, take it or leave it.
00:08:18Okay, look, when you pass your exam,
00:08:20you're gonna do my tats.
00:08:22Oh, I wouldn't go anywhere near those.
00:08:24Okay, give me the details.
00:08:28480 Park West.
00:08:30The guy's name is Fred Nichols.
00:08:32Pick him up at 11 o'clock.
00:08:34Couldn't have closed that, Herb.
00:08:36Yeah, just wear the hat, okay?
00:08:39Yeah.
00:08:46Hey, here's a great idea.
00:08:49How would you like to go to Mrs. Granger's
00:08:51and play with her nieces and nephews?
00:08:53She smells like a sock.
00:08:56I bet she has cookies.
00:08:58Her cookies taste like cheese.
00:09:00Can you help me out here?
00:09:02Mom needs to go to work.
00:09:04What about the tree?
00:09:06Well, we can finish decorating it when I get back.
00:09:09But I don't want to go to Mrs. Granger's.
00:09:12Well, sometimes you gotta do things you don't want to.
00:09:15That's life.
00:09:17It's not fair.
00:09:22♪
00:09:25♪
00:09:35Look, I'm telling you, I wrote that check.
00:09:38Yeah, hang on.
00:09:40How come you people are working Christmas Eve anyway?
00:09:42Shouldn't you be out drinking eggnog or something?
00:09:44Here it is.
00:09:46December 17th, check number 332.
00:09:49Yeah, yeah, no, I told you I wrote it.
00:09:52Well, it's not my fault if you haven't gotten it yet.
00:09:55Look, I don't know if you know this,
00:09:57but I work for Channel 6 News.
00:10:00No, I'm not the anchor.
00:10:03No, I'm not the weather guy.
00:10:05Or the sports guy.
00:10:07I work weekends, I do feature stories.
00:10:09Uh-huh.
00:10:10And if I'm pushed,
00:10:12I may do an undercover investigation
00:10:14on how you intimidate hardworking people
00:10:16during the holidays.
00:10:18Yeah, honest people
00:10:20trying to eke out a living,
00:10:22put food on the table,
00:10:24clothing on their backs
00:10:26until you blood-sucking finance companies
00:10:28come along with your high-interest payments
00:10:31and your intimidating collection tactics.
00:10:33Is this the payment you're talking about?
00:10:36Oh.
00:10:38Um, what's your grace period on this?
00:10:41Hello?
00:10:43That's telling them, Petey.
00:10:45Please don't call me Petey.
00:10:47Here.
00:10:48What's this?
00:10:49Secret Santa.
00:10:55Billy's Heavy Metal Christmas Classics.
00:10:58You shouldn't have.
00:10:59It wasn't for me.
00:11:01Now you gotta give a gift for the name you picked.
00:11:03You got Lauren, remember?
00:11:05Oh, crap.
00:11:07So I hear Martel's leaving the D.C. Bureau.
00:11:10Word at the water cooler is it's you or Lauren for the gig.
00:11:14Do me a favor. Rewrap this.
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00:11:30You know what a flange looks like?
00:11:33I can't believe you would even consider Lauren for the D.C. gig.
00:11:37I'm due, Frank.
00:11:39The wife wants an old-fashioned Christmas for the grandkids.
00:11:42You know, nothing electronic.
00:11:44I've busted my butt to get that gig.
00:11:47I've taken every fluff piece you've ever given me,
00:11:50and I've made it work, right?
00:11:52I've interviewed heads of state, six sitting presidents.
00:11:55I was almost set on fire.
00:11:57And I can't figure out how slot B fits into flange E.
00:12:02Lauren is a hack.
00:12:04I know she's a hack.
00:12:07I know she's a hack.
00:12:10Then why put her right where the network can watch her every move?
00:12:13D.C. is the hot spot for anybody who wants to go national.
00:12:16She's not city.
00:12:19You are.
00:12:20What's that supposed to mean?
00:12:22You're like a neighborhood kind of guy.
00:12:25People feel like you're one of them.
00:12:28I don't want to be one of them, Frank.
00:12:31I'm sick to death of the gruff but lovable hot dog vendor,
00:12:35the gruff but lovable subway conductor,
00:12:37the gruff but lovable cabbie.
00:12:39But you're so good at it.
00:12:42You're gruff but lovable.
00:12:45I'm suffocating here, Frank.
00:12:48Peter, this is going to come from upstairs.
00:12:53If she gets the job, I'll quit.
00:12:58You want the job?
00:13:00Stop sitting on your rump waiting for news to happen.
00:13:02Show them what you got.
00:13:11Merry Christmas.
00:13:21It's the best I could do.
00:13:23Thanks.
00:13:24What did Frank say?
00:13:25We got to make our own splash.
00:13:27Excellent.
00:13:28I met this chick in this club where they pierce themselves in really weird places.
00:13:31It's a great story.
00:13:32Okay, people, here's the gigs for today.
00:13:34The sooner you get out and file, the sooner you can get home and wait for Santa.
00:13:44Hey, Lauren, so here's this thing.
00:13:52Aw, you're my secret Santa.
00:13:57Billy's heavy metal Christmas classics.
00:14:00Yeah, I thought you'd like it.
00:14:01Way to re-gift, butt rash.
00:14:03I gave this to you.
00:14:04I got it for free with a fill-up at the gas station.
00:14:07That's your idea of a gift?
00:14:09A free CD from a gas station?
00:14:11I'll tell you what.
00:14:12I'll send you a nice tie from D.C.
00:14:15Oh, yeah?
00:14:16Well, we'll see about that, you non-creative gift-giver person.
00:14:21You got to work on your comebacks.
00:14:23Peter?
00:14:24Thanks.
00:14:25So what did we pull?
00:14:26Cop raid?
00:14:27Shooting?
00:14:28Fire?
00:14:29Gruff but lovable elves.
00:14:39I really appreciate it, Mrs. Granger.
00:14:41Don't you give it another thought.
00:14:43We just love this little fella.
00:14:49Okay, hug and a kiss?
00:14:53Hug?
00:14:55Kiss?
00:14:58Okay, Trevor, you leave me no choice.
00:15:01It is tickle attack time.
00:15:06I promise I won't be long.
00:15:08You better not.
00:15:10He'll be fine.
00:15:12Be good.
00:15:14Bye.
00:15:15Bye.
00:15:28Who you getting?
00:15:45Fred Nichols.
00:15:46Oh, Nutsy Fagin, huh?
00:15:48You're going to have a fun trip.
00:15:49I beat you, Roger!
00:15:50One more time!
00:15:51Yes, you did.
00:15:52Mr. Nichols.
00:15:54You must be my driver.
00:15:56It's the hat, right?
00:15:58Big tip-off.
00:15:59You're just so much prettier than your picture.
00:16:02It's that book.
00:16:04I hate that book.
00:16:05No, no, all I mean is that it's just wonderful to just see you
00:16:12actually in a picture.
00:16:14You're not.
00:16:15You're not.
00:16:16You're not.
00:16:18You're not.
00:16:19You're not.
00:16:20You're not.
00:16:21You're not.
00:16:22I hate to tell you, boss when you actually here in person.
00:16:27Okay.
00:16:29We need to lay some ground rules here.
00:16:31I am the driver.
00:16:32You're the passenger.
00:16:33You tell me where you want to go and I will take you there.
00:16:36You have some fantasy trip going on in your head, you called the wrong service.
00:16:40You speak this way to all your clients?
00:16:43Only the ones that need to be set straight.
00:16:46Well, Fred Nichols, passenger.
00:16:51Shannon McManus, driver.
00:16:54Okay. Tell you what, Shannon McManus,
00:16:56why don't we hit the street?
00:16:58Good.
00:16:59All right. Roger, briefcase.
00:17:01Yes, sir.
00:17:02One moment.
00:17:06Thank you, Mr. Nichols.
00:17:08Feliz Navidad, Roger.
00:17:10That's Spanish.
00:17:12Not to be confused with the Portuguese Feliz Natal.
00:17:16Mm-hmm.
00:17:27Eight years I've been on the job.
00:17:29You don't say two words to me the whole time.
00:17:31All of a sudden, he's Mr. Happy.
00:17:33It's the fourth C note I've gotten this week.
00:17:38Good luck. You're gonna need it.
00:17:47Uh, first time in a limo, Mr. Nichols?
00:17:50No, no, no, no.
00:17:52I just never took the time to stop and push the buttons.
00:17:55For Pete's sake, call me Fred.
00:17:58So where to, Fred?
00:18:00Well, um...
00:18:05Roger. Yes, sir.
00:18:07Banana.
00:18:09Hold on, Roger.
00:18:11Mm-hmm.
00:18:13Mm-hmm.
00:18:15Joyeux Noël.
00:18:17Thank you, Mr. Nichols.
00:18:19That's French. Whatever.
00:18:23Uh...
00:18:25Where do people go to get a trim,
00:18:28you know, a haircut in this town?
00:18:30I'm going out on a limb here, but I'd say a barbershop.
00:18:33Where do you usually go?
00:18:35Uh, at my office.
00:18:37At least I used to.
00:18:39But I want the fastest barbershop in town.
00:18:42Uh, that would be Speedy Cuts downtown.
00:18:45Speedy Cuts?
00:18:47Gee, I like the sound of that.
00:18:49Uh, Speedy Cuts. Toot sweet?
00:18:51Toot sweet it is.
00:19:03Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
00:19:05Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
00:19:07Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
00:19:09Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
00:19:11Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
00:19:13Certainly in the holiday spirit, aren't we?
00:19:16I learned Merry Christmas in 24 languages.
00:19:19Good for you, sir. I'm sure that'll come in handy.
00:19:22Yeah.
00:19:24And, uh, what about you, Shannon McManus?
00:19:27How's your Christmas spirit?
00:19:30Ho-ho-ho.
00:19:32I don't believe you for one minute.
00:19:35Sorry, I really don't feel like sharing.
00:19:37Tough nut, huh? I'm gonna crack you.
00:19:40I wouldn't bet on it.
00:19:42We have a company policy about getting too cozy with our clients
00:19:45or interfering with their business.
00:19:47You know something?
00:19:49I have not had a hot dog in...
00:19:52for over 20 years.
00:19:54I mean, how could I have not had a hot dog in that long?
00:19:57Time flies.
00:19:59Yes, it does. So pull over.
00:20:03Oh, yeah. Best dog in the city.
00:20:05Ah.
00:20:07Hey!
00:20:09I'm looking for a hot dog.
00:20:11Well, you came to the right place, pal.
00:20:13So happens I have a lovely little vintage here.
00:20:15Been cooking since about 1968.
00:20:17How do you like it, Mac?
00:20:19Let's walk it through the garden.
00:20:21That one dog with the works, coming up.
00:20:25And you, Shannon McManus, what'll you have?
00:20:27Oh, I'm fine.
00:20:29I know you are, but suit yourself.
00:20:32Hey, what are those brown things?
00:20:34You're kidding, right?
00:20:36It's a knish.
00:20:38Well, I gotta have one of those.
00:20:40And a pop.
00:20:42Uh...
00:20:44I love saying the word pop.
00:20:46Shannon McManus, pop?
00:20:48No pop, thanks.
00:20:50What's, uh...
00:20:52What's the best you've ever done here
00:20:55in one day pushing a product?
00:20:57Best day? Yeah.
00:20:59I don't know, maybe 100, 150, if it's really hot.
00:21:02I'd like to buy out the whole cart,
00:21:04send you home early,
00:21:06you know, a little story to tell.
00:21:08How's that for some relish?
00:21:10Hey, you got 200 bucks, it's all yours.
00:21:12Tell you what, you got 500 or 600 there,
00:21:14and it's all yours.
00:21:16Oh, 500 bucks.
00:21:18Merry Christmas, Mac!
00:21:20Well, bon Natale. That's Italian.
00:21:22Listen, hot dogs are on me.
00:21:24Come on, have a free lunch, okay?
00:21:26Okay.
00:21:29And, uh...
00:21:31As the Finns say,
00:21:33send down filo!
00:21:35That's Cantonese.
00:21:37Hang on, hold on, guys.
00:21:49You know, I might get myself
00:21:51one of those carts for my living room.
00:21:53That's gotta be the most expensive hot dog in this city.
00:21:57Maybe you ought to be a little more careful
00:21:59spreading around that kind of cash.
00:22:01What happened to the policy of noninterference?
00:22:04Well, it's not the Star Trek prime directive,
00:22:06I'm just saying.
00:22:08Uh-huh. Gotcha.
00:22:10Loud and clear.
00:22:12Of course you don't mind if I just ignore you.
00:22:14It's your dime.
00:22:16Several thousand dimes, actually.
00:22:18But you keep up the good work,
00:22:20and you'll get your slice of the pie, okay?
00:22:23Uh, listen,
00:22:25is this phone paid up?
00:22:27Knock yourself out, Fred.
00:22:29Okay.
00:22:35I'll bet you I'm back in less than two minutes.
00:22:43All right, somebody start cutting!
00:22:45Merry Christmas!
00:22:47Merry Christmas, Santa.
00:22:55Thank you. Taxi!
00:22:57Taxi!
00:22:59This, uh, Mr. Nichols, limo?
00:23:01Uh, yeah, inside, getting bussed.
00:23:03Oh. He called, uh, asked me to wait for him.
00:23:06I'm his attorney.
00:23:08Arthur Finnegan.
00:23:11What's with this guy, anyway?
00:23:13Excuse me?
00:23:15Any recent blows to the head?
00:23:17I told you it would take me less than two minutes!
00:23:20All right? Listen up, boys, gather around.
00:23:22I want you to repeat after me,
00:23:24gladlegjord.
00:23:26Gladlegjord.
00:23:28Okay, congratulations, you have just said
00:23:30Merry Christmas in Icelandic!
00:23:32There you go.
00:23:34Oh, uh, Shannon McManus.
00:23:36Arthur Finnegan.
00:23:38Arthur Shannon.
00:23:40Uh, maybe we should get going before the mob gets more mob-like.
00:23:42Oh, no, they're fine.
00:23:44Hello there, everyone.
00:23:46Listen, Freilichmanecton!
00:23:48Let's grab him!
00:23:50I really think you should stop doing that.
00:23:52I'm saying Merry Christmas.
00:23:54I need the money.
00:23:56Arthur, let's roll. You ride up front with Shannon.
00:23:58Oh, no, no, no. No one sits next to me when I drive.
00:24:01Well, how else are the two of you
00:24:03going to get to know one another on your first date?
00:24:06Date?
00:24:08Okay, what the hell is going on here?
00:24:10No, no, no, no, no.
00:24:12Your nostrils flare,
00:24:14your eyes brighten up when you get angry.
00:24:16It's just like your mother.
00:24:18What do you know about my mother?
00:24:20Arthur, let's roll.
00:24:22Right.
00:24:24Thank you, sir.
00:24:26Merry Christmas.
00:24:40Are you going to tell me how you know my mother?
00:24:43Did I say I knew your mother?
00:24:45Well, what was that crack about my nose
00:24:47and eyes looking like hers?
00:24:49Doesn't every daughter resemble her mother?
00:24:53Okay, what is this date business with Arthur?
00:24:56I should have said first meeting.
00:24:58But if you two want to date each other,
00:25:01I won't stand in your way.
00:25:06There is something really hinky here.
00:25:08No offense, Arthur.
00:25:10None taken.
00:25:13Tell you what, Shannon McManus,
00:25:15why don't you consider this tip
00:25:18and advance just to, you know,
00:25:21alleviate your sense of hinkiness.
00:25:26Where to, Fred?
00:25:34You see the looks on the kids' faces,
00:25:36the way they light up when they see you?
00:25:38It makes it all worthwhile
00:25:40until one of the little bastards pukes
00:25:42all over your pointed shoes,
00:25:44and then you just want to reach out
00:25:46I gave you tons of sentiment like you asked.
00:25:48You can't call kids little bastards.
00:25:51You spend a day in felt with them little bastards
00:25:54and come up with a better name.
00:25:56Okay, let's take five, Kenny.
00:25:59Whatever.
00:26:06You're really ticked off about being in competition
00:26:08with Lauren for this D.C. gig, aren't you?
00:26:10I don't want to talk about it, okay?
00:26:12All right, fine. See you soon.
00:26:16The thing is,
00:26:18I'm ready for the big stories.
00:26:21Who's going to be changed
00:26:23by seeing Kenny the disgruntled elf?
00:26:25Lighten up, dude. It's Christmas Eve.
00:26:33Merry Christmas.
00:26:35Come on up. Tell Santa what you want.
00:26:38Look at you two. Smile.
00:26:45Hey, Allison. What's up?
00:26:49Sure, but you're going to owe me. Big time.
00:26:52All right.
00:26:56Hey, Janet.
00:26:58What's up?
00:27:00Need a haircut?
00:27:02Sure.
00:27:16Hey! You're not vibing us?
00:27:19Been watching a lot of MTV, have you, Fred?
00:27:22Bust it. Do it.
00:27:24I'm vibing just fine from here.
00:27:26All right, Arthur. Let's skate.
00:27:28Peel out!
00:27:30Okay, left foot forward.
00:27:32Now, knees bent, Mr. Nichols.
00:27:34That's it. Go the final five.
00:27:36Good. Excellent.
00:27:38Hello? Mrs. Granger?
00:27:40Yeah, it's Shannon.
00:27:42Oh, he's terrific! Having a ball!
00:27:45Can I say hi?
00:27:47Mommy's on the phone.
00:27:49Hi.
00:27:51Hey, how's it going?
00:27:53I want to go home.
00:27:55Oh, honey, it's just a little while longer.
00:27:58This isn't a very nice Christmas Eve.
00:28:00I know. Mommy's not exactly having a great time either.
00:28:04Sometimes you got to do the things you don't want to.
00:28:08That's life.
00:28:10That's life.
00:28:12You are one smart cookie.
00:28:14Don't say cookie.
00:28:16One cookie!
00:28:18Okay, hang tough, sport.
00:28:20I got it.
00:28:22Oh, my goodness!
00:28:24I got to go.
00:28:26Mommy's client might be going to the hospital.
00:28:28Love you.
00:28:30Love you, too.
00:28:32Are you okay?
00:28:34Never better.
00:28:36Whoa!
00:28:38Oh, my God!
00:28:40Listen, Arthur.
00:28:42Yes?
00:28:44Why don't you look after Shannon?
00:28:46Keep her company for a while.
00:28:48I'm fine.
00:28:50You're going to start a riot.
00:28:52Oh, nonsense!
00:28:54Listen, everyone.
00:28:56That's what they say in Hawaii.
00:28:58There we go.
00:29:00Yes.
00:29:02That's Hindu.
00:29:04Can't you stop him? He's going to hurt himself.
00:29:06Let's have some fun.
00:29:08Ha, ha, ha!
00:29:10There we go.
00:29:12Whoa, hey!
00:29:18Here's a man who deserves more.
00:29:20Merry Christmas, everyone.
00:29:22Well, it looks like we're destined to be together this fine Christmas Eve.
00:29:26So you might as well tell me your story.
00:29:28Get it over with.
00:29:30Well, not much to tell, really.
00:29:32Lawyer.
00:29:34Cook.
00:29:36Listens to country music.
00:29:38It's just something about a cowboy with a broken heart that gets to me.
00:29:40How about you?
00:29:42A classic story, really.
00:29:44A single mom scraping by.
00:29:46Came home to discover dentist's husband
00:29:48had run off with peroxide blonde hygienist.
00:29:50Ouch.
00:29:52Yeah.
00:29:54I guess he wanted someone he could talk teeth with.
00:29:56Ha, ha, ha!
00:29:58All right, now, there's plenty for everyone.
00:30:00Joyeux Noël, monsieur.
00:30:02We dropped some. Don't cry.
00:30:04There's plenty more where that came from.
00:30:06Somehow I'm giving off this vibe
00:30:08that I need to be matched up.
00:30:10What's with the textbook?
00:30:12Oh, it's all part of my big picture scheme.
00:30:14Which is?
00:30:16I get my CPA license,
00:30:18open my own business,
00:30:20my son and I move to the Burbs,
00:30:22and I become a soccer mom.
00:30:24Sounds like a good plan.
00:30:26Troy and I want to adopt.
00:30:28Troy?
00:30:30He's a puppeteer.
00:30:32Works on Sesame Street.
00:30:34He's the back end of Snuffleupagus.
00:30:36Loves kids.
00:30:38I thought that Nichols...
00:30:40Didn't he want us to get together?
00:30:42Apparently so.
00:30:44Okay. Totally confusing.
00:30:46Well,
00:30:48I'm sure you've come to realize by now
00:30:50that what Mr. Nichols wants,
00:30:52Mr. Nichols gets.
00:30:54Hey, how's that, huh?
00:30:56Thought I'd buy you some balloons.
00:30:58That's a hell of a lot to ask.
00:31:00Yes.
00:31:04Now listen, everyone.
00:31:06Merry Christmas!
00:31:08Yes, you do.
00:31:10Yes, thank you.
00:31:16Whoa.
00:31:18Skates, Arthur, please.
00:31:20What a workout.
00:31:22I'd say.
00:31:24Oh.
00:31:26Your mother
00:31:28loved to skate.
00:31:30Another assumption.
00:31:32All mothers love to skate.
00:31:34No, your mother, Grace, in particular.
00:31:38You know, she came that close
00:31:40to qualifying for the Olympics.
00:31:44Okay, now you're freaking me out.
00:31:46How do you know my mother?
00:31:48Shoes, Arthur.
00:31:50Where are my shoes?
00:31:54I knew your mother and your father.
00:31:56God rest their souls.
00:31:58My father?
00:32:00Nuts!
00:32:02Nuts?
00:32:08Nuts.
00:32:22Oh.
00:32:28Hey, you're that news guy.
00:32:30It's the news guy.
00:32:32You here for the story?
00:32:34Get me on camera.
00:32:36We on the air?
00:32:38Hey, Ma, it's me.
00:32:40I'm on the tube.
00:32:42How you like them apples?
00:32:44I'll have a couple pretzels
00:32:46when you're ready for me.
00:32:48Can anybody tell me what happened?
00:32:50This crazy guy came back for a $10 bus,
00:32:52then wishes me Merry Christmas in Polish,
00:32:54and then he's out the door, man.
00:32:56This crazy guy was just throwing
00:32:58$100 bills around.
00:33:00I got three off the ground.
00:33:02God, he's nuts, but his money's real.
00:33:04Just a pretzel, you know,
00:33:06a quick pretzel.
00:33:08Actually, I can get my money ready.
00:33:10Anybody here where he might be headed?
00:33:12Sure, sure.
00:33:14I heard him say he wanted to go
00:33:16skating at the Plaza Rinker.
00:33:18Okay.
00:33:20You go.
00:33:22Yeah, come on, let's go.
00:33:24I'm gonna get my pretzel. Now, now, now, let's go.
00:33:28Hey, is he gonna throw all the money, man?
00:33:30Hey, man, I was gonna call
00:33:32him sick today, too.
00:33:36Your nostrils are really
00:33:38flaring now.
00:33:40Okay, just give it to me straight.
00:33:42Well, it seems like
00:33:44several lifetimes ago.
00:33:46We had just graduated
00:33:48from business school. Who?
00:33:50Your father and me.
00:33:52Two fresh-pressed young suits
00:33:54marching off to Wall Street.
00:33:56Wall Street? No, no, you're mistaken.
00:33:58Ah, we worked at the same brokerage house.
00:34:00Uh, I mean, he's a likable guy.
00:34:02Quick with a joke and a smile.
00:34:04You gotta be thinking of someone else.
00:34:08Benjamin McManus of Yonkers.
00:34:10Yeah. Yeah. Thick red hair,
00:34:12wire-framed glasses.
00:34:14He fancied blue bow ties.
00:34:16Your mother, she worked
00:34:18in a little tavern around the corner. We had lunch there
00:34:20every day. Martini's Old Town
00:34:22Tavern? Yeah, Martini's. That's where
00:34:24they met? Yes. Ah, she was
00:34:26really something. Once you ordered
00:34:28a drink from Grace, she remembered
00:34:30every time you came in.
00:34:32She had this great laugh.
00:34:34Every guy in the place
00:34:36wanted to go out with her.
00:34:38Including you?
00:34:40No.
00:34:42She just had eyes for Ben.
00:34:44I think that's
00:34:46the only time I lost something
00:34:48I really wanted.
00:34:52This is incredible. I had no
00:34:54idea my dad worked on Wall Street.
00:34:56Well, he didn't for a very long
00:34:58time. What happened?
00:35:00He, he had
00:35:02a couple of setbacks
00:35:04and just never
00:35:06pulled himself together after that.
00:35:08I...
00:35:10Your mother deserved better.
00:35:16What did I say?
00:35:18Hey, hey, wait,
00:35:20wait. I...
00:35:22I... Oh, wait, please.
00:35:24Mr. Nichols, I will bill you for the time you had
00:35:26and you can call for another driver.
00:35:28Wait. No, you wait.
00:35:30I don't need some total stranger telling me
00:35:32what my mother deserved from my father.
00:35:34I'm not a total stranger. I, I knew
00:35:36Ben and Grace very well.
00:35:38I don't know what sort of perverse pleasure you're getting here,
00:35:40but I don't have to take it.
00:35:42Please. My feet are very cold.
00:35:56Thank you, Arthur.
00:36:02You know,
00:36:04today was no accident.
00:36:06I wanted to meet you.
00:36:08You're like a
00:36:10mirror to my past,
00:36:12people I knew,
00:36:14things that I didn't.
00:36:18Okay.
00:36:20So now you've met me.
00:36:22Okay, you're paying me extra and I get a big tip.
00:36:24Now, can I get home to my son?
00:36:26Got an idea.
00:36:28Call me crazy. Ah, don't tempt me.
00:36:30What if we went on a
00:36:32shopping spree for your boy, huh?
00:36:34Wouldn't you like to wake up tomorrow
00:36:36and see him discovering
00:36:38everything that his little heart desired?
00:36:42There was this remote-control
00:36:44superbug. I couldn't get him.
00:36:46Okay. What do you say we, uh,
00:36:48bust out Newman's toy shop,
00:36:50huh? Okay.
00:36:52But then I go home.
00:36:54Okay, and mirror or not,
00:36:56no more talking about my parents. Are we clear?
00:36:58Well, you drive a tough
00:37:00bargain, but...
00:37:02Mind if we ask you a few questions?
00:37:04Yes, I do. Mr. Nichols doesn't wish to be interviewed.
00:37:06Just give him his privacy.
00:37:08All right.
00:37:10Merry Christmas,
00:37:12everyone!
00:37:14Get down, get down.
00:37:16Jeezer, chrysalis,
00:37:18enland!
00:37:20Joyeux Noël!
00:37:22Rafter!
00:37:24Papaka!
00:37:26Ladies and gentlemen,
00:37:28what you have just witnessed has been happening
00:37:30all over the city this Christmas Eve.
00:37:32Who is this secret Santa,
00:37:34and why is he doing this?
00:37:36I'll be staying with the story until I find out.
00:37:38I'm Peter Archer with WXMS News.
00:37:42And we're out. Okay, let's go. Come on.
00:37:58This is really too much.
00:38:00Yeah, yeah.
00:38:02Do you have any of those super bikes?
00:38:04Yes, sir.
00:38:06Do you have any children yourself?
00:38:08Two.
00:38:10Better take a couple for them.
00:38:12Thank you, sir.
00:38:14Moedim lesimcha.
00:38:16That's Hebrew for Merry Christmas.
00:38:18Go figure.
00:38:20Hi, boys and girls.
00:38:22Hi!
00:38:24Who here has been good?
00:38:26Uh-oh, son.
00:38:28What happened? You haven't been good?
00:38:30I told a fib.
00:38:32When my mommy asked
00:38:34who glued popcorn to our dog,
00:38:36I said it was my baby brother
00:38:38on account of he can't talk yet.
00:38:40Hmm.
00:38:42Well, did you set the record straight?
00:38:44Huh?
00:38:46Did you tell the truth?
00:38:48I just did.
00:38:50Well, I think you should tell your mom what really happened
00:38:52and tell your brother that you're sorry
00:38:54and give your dog a treat.
00:38:56That's a lot of work.
00:38:58Yeah, so maybe you won't tell fibs anymore.
00:39:00Hmm?
00:39:02Why don't you give me five?
00:39:04Yeah.
00:39:06Okay.
00:39:08That is a great lesson to teach a kid.
00:39:10Listen, there is one present in this store
00:39:12that's here just for you.
00:39:14You've got 30 seconds to find it.
00:39:16Go!
00:39:18He started before I said go.
00:39:20So we need all of these wrapped
00:39:22to this address.
00:39:24But it's Christmas Eve.
00:39:26Yes, but get it there by end of business today
00:39:28and there'll be something very nice
00:39:30in your stocking.
00:39:32Thank you, sir.
00:39:34He's quite the looker, huh?
00:39:36Yeah, just won't give up.
00:39:38Friendly, on the rise in his firm.
00:39:40You know, makes a good living.
00:39:42Owns his own townhouse in the village.
00:39:44I'm sure he does.
00:39:46He just wants you to be happy.
00:39:48I don't think Arthur's gonna push my happy buttons.
00:39:50Arthur.
00:39:52Oh, excuse me.
00:39:54Did you mind?
00:39:56Don't do this.
00:39:58Arthur, just man-to-man.
00:40:00What do you think of our Shannon?
00:40:02She's fabulous.
00:40:04If you don't tell him,
00:40:06I will.
00:40:08Arthur?
00:40:10Mr. Nichols,
00:40:12I'm involved.
00:40:16Is it serious?
00:40:18Well, we made a life commitment.
00:40:20Although the holidays are rather stressful,
00:40:22as Troy and I always seem to fight
00:40:24over whose parents we should visit.
00:40:30Troy?
00:40:32His life partner.
00:40:48Whew.
00:40:50Cold enough for you?
00:40:52Yeah, I like it, the cold.
00:40:54Yeah, cuddling weather.
00:40:56Whoa, right out of the box
00:40:58with that one.
00:41:04I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:41:06I just temporarily caught up
00:41:08in the Christmas spirit.
00:41:10Makes you share intimate details about yourself
00:41:12with strangers you're probably
00:41:14never gonna see again.
00:41:16So what?
00:41:18You gotta love a woman in uniform.
00:41:20Oh, like I haven't heard that
00:41:22a million times.
00:41:24Oh, yeah.
00:41:26She's pretty weak, huh?
00:41:28Yeah, you got a good face. I'll give you another shot.
00:41:32Peter Archer, Merry Christmas.
00:41:34Shannon McManus, right back at ya.
00:41:36Hey,
00:41:38you're that news guy.
00:41:40Hey, remember that thing you did
00:41:42that time with that guy?
00:41:44Yeah, some of my best work.
00:41:46So, um...
00:41:48Hey, hey, can I give you my 8x10?
00:41:50Because I'm kind of an actor.
00:41:52You know, maybe you could hook me up.
00:41:56So, this guy Nichols,
00:41:58you're working with him, right?
00:42:00Uh, yeah.
00:42:02How long have you been working for him?
00:42:04About an hour and a half.
00:42:06You know, he's one of the richest men in the city.
00:42:08Has a Fortune 500 brokerage house,
00:42:10a big place out on the island.
00:42:12Donald Trump goes to him for loans.
00:42:14And your point with this?
00:42:18What's a guy like that doing throwing his money around?
00:42:22It's Christmas, he's having fun.
00:42:24Would you turn that thing off?
00:42:28Sorry.
00:42:30You know, you don't have to come barging at people with that attitude.
00:42:32You can try asking nice.
00:42:34You're right. I'm sorry.
00:42:36I'm just on a deadline.
00:42:38So, you being charming
00:42:40was just a front to get your story?
00:42:42No.
00:42:44No, the charming part was real.
00:42:46Well, you gotta try harder than that with me, Petey.
00:42:48Oh, please.
00:42:50Please don't call me Petey.
00:42:52My mom calls me Petey, drives me nuts.
00:42:54I'll have to remember that.
00:42:58Help me out.
00:43:00What's Nichols' story?
00:43:02Ask him yourself.
00:43:04Boom!
00:43:06Uh, Mr. Nichols,
00:43:08Peter Archer, WXMS News.
00:43:10Mind if I ask you a couple questions?
00:43:12Yes, he minds.
00:43:14Oh, come on. Help a guy out. It's Christmas.
00:43:16Who are the gifts for?
00:43:18An orphanage or a shelter?
00:43:20I have just two words for you, my friend.
00:43:22Cala Christiana!
00:43:26What did he say?
00:43:28No, it's Greek to me.
00:43:38All right, now what?
00:43:40Oh, I'm not giving up that easy.
00:43:42Come on.
00:43:44Merry Christmas, everyone!
00:43:46Ho, ho, ho, ho!
00:43:48You go. Let's go.
00:43:50Move my dog.
00:43:52Now!
00:43:54I'm going on strike when this is over.
00:43:56I'm striking, I tell you!
00:44:08Okay, don't lose him.
00:44:10All right.
00:44:14He had some nerve, that news guy.
00:44:16You want me to slap a lawsuit on him?
00:44:18No.
00:44:20He is kind of cute.
00:44:24If you like that kind of studied perfection.
00:44:26Piercing eyes.
00:44:28Strong shoulders.
00:44:30I don't know.
00:44:32I don't know.
00:44:34I don't know.
00:44:36Piercing eyes.
00:44:38Strong shoulders.
00:44:40Thick hair.
00:44:42I mean, if you're into that sort of thing.
00:44:44Nice smile.
00:44:46Probably cabs.
00:44:48Yeah.
00:44:50Stop the car.
00:44:52What's the matter?
00:44:54Just...
00:44:56Huh?
00:45:02Hey!
00:45:04News boy! You want an interview?
00:45:06Come on! Come on!
00:45:10You go drive.
00:45:12I thought you wanted your privacy.
00:45:16Don't you worry.
00:45:22How's it going?
00:45:26Drive, Shannon McManus.
00:45:38I've heard that the camera adds ten pounds.
00:45:40Oh, you're fine, you're fine.
00:45:42Janet?
00:45:44Yeah, standby, we're rolling.
00:45:46Mr. Nichols, what made you want to
00:45:48lighten up your bank account this Christmas Eve?
00:45:50I really don't want to look fat.
00:45:52Okay, okay, let's try that again.
00:45:54Mr. Nichols, what made you want to
00:45:56play Secret Santa today?
00:45:58Well, it's not exactly going to be a secret
00:46:00if you broadcast this now, is it?
00:46:02Well, no.
00:46:04No, I guess not.
00:46:06Okay, well, Mr. Nichols,
00:46:08what made you want to do this?
00:46:10Fred.
00:46:12You're doing it for Fred?
00:46:14No, call me Fred.
00:46:16Oh, okay, okay, okay.
00:46:18Fred, all right.
00:46:20So why are you doing this, Fred?
00:46:22Shannon McManus.
00:46:26Quite the looker, huh?
00:46:28Yes, yes, she is.
00:46:30Mr. Nichols,
00:46:32wouldn't your money be put to better use
00:46:34if turned over to, say, a charity?
00:46:36No, I wouldn't dismiss a woman
00:46:38like that quite so quickly.
00:46:40They don't come along that often.
00:46:42You can take it from a man who knows.
00:46:44If I were you,
00:46:46I'd just ignore him.
00:46:48Yeah, well, it's kind of hard to ignore him.
00:46:50I'm interviewing him.
00:46:52How would you describe her?
00:46:54Fred?
00:46:56Well,
00:46:58if she's got the kind of face
00:47:00a man would be happy to come home to.
00:47:04Did you get that on tape?
00:47:06Yeah, I got it.
00:47:08Great. You probably didn't get her blushing, though.
00:47:12Okay, can we just get back to the story here?
00:47:14No.
00:47:16Why?
00:47:18I don't know.
00:47:32All right, everyone.
00:47:34Shall we?
00:47:36You too, Shannon McManus.
00:47:40Thank you, Arthur. You're welcome.
00:47:42This way.
00:47:48So, uh,
00:47:50what do you think?
00:47:52I-I know that, uh,
00:47:54they kind of pulled my chain
00:47:56a little on the price, didn't they, Arthur?
00:47:58Yes, well, perhaps if you hadn't have said
00:48:00I'll take it no matter how much it is.
00:48:02I could fit my whole apartment
00:48:04into this one room.
00:48:06There's an upstairs?
00:48:10Certainly.
00:48:12What good's a staircase
00:48:14without an upstairs and a downstairs?
00:48:16Uh, when are you moving in?
00:48:18Oh, I-I'm not. She is.
00:48:28Excuse me?
00:48:30Arthur.
00:48:32Yes, yes.
00:48:34As they say in my, uh,
00:48:36my favorite sushi bar,
00:48:38merry karishimasu.
00:48:40Haki!
00:48:46Go ahead. Open.
00:48:56It's all yours.
00:48:58Wait.
00:49:00Wait.
00:49:04All right.
00:49:12Okay, just so I get this straight,
00:49:14you've never met this man before?
00:49:16No.
00:49:18And he's just bought you a house?
00:49:20Yes.
00:49:22Okay, what's he up to?
00:49:24You're the big shot reporter.
00:49:26You tell me.
00:49:28I'm sensing you don't have much respect
00:49:30for my profession.
00:49:32I haven't given your profession much thought.
00:49:34I can't take this house.
00:49:36Can I?
00:49:38Well, who's to say?
00:49:40Maybe it's your lucky day.
00:49:42Oh.
00:49:44Trevor. Husband?
00:49:46Son. Do you ever stop digging?
00:49:48Well, I don't know.
00:49:50Maybe I was hoping it was my lucky day, too.
00:49:52Ah, Mr. Smith.
00:49:54I do what I can.
00:49:56So how about you?
00:49:58Probably engaged once,
00:50:00but she left you because you spent too much time on your job.
00:50:02Left you brokenhearted,
00:50:04vowed never to let that happen again,
00:50:06and now you throw yourself into your job
00:50:08just to avoid your own loneliness.
00:50:10How am I doing?
00:50:12Pretty good.
00:50:14Ugh.
00:50:16I would be a fool
00:50:18not to take this house.
00:50:20What would you do?
00:50:22Oh, sorry. Gotta remain objective.
00:50:24Right. Your story.
00:50:28I'll put you down as no help at all.
00:50:32You know, maybe there is another angle here.
00:50:34Like what?
00:50:36Maybe the old man has designs on you.
00:50:38Wouldn't be the first time
00:50:40that a man tried to win a woman's heart
00:50:42by buying her expensive gifts.
00:50:44No, he's not like that.
00:50:46I know when a guy is hitting on me.
00:50:48If you say so.
00:50:50Hey, are you hitting on me?
00:50:52Is this gonna turn into some sort of indecent proposal?
00:50:54Please.
00:50:56Am I gonna have to run somebody over or something?
00:50:58Why? You don't think I know people
00:51:00who would run over other people?
00:51:02This doesn't make any sense.
00:51:04Well, you've got one minute
00:51:06to make up your mind, okay?
00:51:08I can't just... 45 seconds.
00:51:10You can't just... Ooh, that's 30 now.
00:51:12It's a house. 15 left.
00:51:14Would you stop doing that?
00:51:16Time's up. Yes or no?
00:51:18My furniture would look horrible
00:51:20in that place.
00:51:22How thoughtless of me.
00:51:24Um, I can get my decorator over here.
00:51:26We'll give you some more neutral tones.
00:51:28You'll be finished by tonight.
00:51:37Janet, tapes.
00:51:39You go edit.
00:51:41See what you've reduced me to?
00:51:43I'm sucking ketchup.
00:51:45Oh.
00:51:49Frank, Peter.
00:51:51Hey, listen, I need you to send a crew.
00:51:53You want another crew? Yeah.
00:51:55Get everyone we can find who knows Nichols.
00:51:57Get him on camera. Why?
00:51:59Ask them if they think he's lost his mind.
00:52:01Fred Nichols? You're kidding. No, I'm not kidding.
00:52:03This guy isn't within driving distance of normal.
00:52:05Yeah, sure, we can go live.
00:52:07All we need is a five-minute warning.
00:52:09Give us a five-minute warning. Yeah, thanks.
00:52:21Troy, your being peevish isn't helping things.
00:52:23Mrs. Granger?
00:52:25Is everything all right?
00:52:27No, it's not all right.
00:52:29I know what we need, some Christmas carols.
00:52:31Look, two years in a row we did your parents.
00:52:33I can't take another New Year's in Boca.
00:52:35Oh!
00:52:39I can't hear you. What?
00:52:41I can't hear you.
00:52:43What's wrong?
00:52:45No Boca! Hey, everybody, zip it!
00:52:47Sorry.
00:52:49I'll call you later.
00:52:51Trevor, honey?
00:52:53What's the matter?
00:52:55I'm sick. You don't feel well?
00:52:57What's wrong? Is that your son?
00:52:59Yeah, he's sick.
00:53:01Arthur, you get Captain Finway on the phone.
00:53:03Immediately tell him we need a police escort.
00:53:05Start.
00:53:07Mommy's coming home.
00:53:09Yes, Captain Finway, please.
00:53:11Who's calling, please?
00:53:13Arthur Finnegan, yes. That's fine.
00:53:15Hey, they're leaving!
00:53:17Follow them, quick.
00:53:23It's a good thing I don't have anything in my stomach.
00:53:25Sorry, dude.
00:53:31That's a very good one.
00:53:57Does somebody want to tell me what's going on?
00:53:59Officer, there is a boy in that building
00:54:01with a tummy ache.
00:54:03Dispatch, this is 2-Adam-5.
00:54:05We got a kid with a tummy ache?
00:54:07That's correct.
00:54:09I'll get back to you.
00:54:11Peter?
00:54:15We're live.
00:54:17Great.
00:54:19Oh, there she is. Get down.
00:54:23It's okay. He's fine.
00:54:25Ha-ha-ha.
00:54:27Wonderful.
00:54:29Tell you what, folks.
00:54:31Step on over here, if you will.
00:54:33Do a little seasonal business, shall we?
00:54:35Allow me to say...
00:54:43Mr. Nichols,
00:54:45how does your family feel about you
00:54:47giving away all this cash?
00:54:49Well, you'd have to ask my daughter.
00:54:51There you go.
00:54:53You didn't tell us she was your daughter.
00:54:55Uh...
00:54:57Merry Christmas.
00:54:59Shannon.
00:55:01Shannon, how do you feel about
00:55:03your father giving away your inheritance?
00:55:05My father?
00:55:07Yeah, Fred Nichols has just told us
00:55:09that he's your father.
00:55:11What? No, he's not my father.
00:55:13Why are you telling people you're my father?
00:55:15You're not my father.
00:55:17Well, I wanted to tell you sooner, but I was afraid.
00:55:19I certainly didn't want to upset my grandson.
00:55:24Wouldn't you like to give
00:55:26your grandfather a little hug?
00:55:32Hey, do you mind?
00:55:34Ow!
00:55:36Sorry.
00:55:38You okay?
00:55:40You're scaring a little boy.
00:55:49Want to press charges?
00:55:52She'll be fine.
00:55:56I baked him myself.
00:55:59I'm thinking, with the right entrepreneur behind me,
00:56:03I could maybe become another Mrs. Fields.
00:56:06She ain't got nothing on my shortbread.
00:56:09Have fun.
00:56:11Very well. Thank you.
00:56:14I'll tell you what, madame.
00:56:17Here's at least $1,000.
00:56:21Promise me you'll never bake cookies again, ever.
00:56:29Why are those people playing outside our house?
00:56:32And the policemen?
00:56:34Can you make them turn on their siren and...
00:56:36Trevor!
00:56:38Trevor!
00:56:40Can you make them turn on their siren and...
00:56:42Trevor!
00:56:47I'm sorry.
00:56:49Are you mad at me?
00:56:51No. Mommy is mad at someone else.
00:56:54The funny man?
00:56:56Yes.
00:57:01We need to talk.
00:57:06Mommy needs to talk to that man.
00:57:09If you're mad, don't you need to time out first?
00:57:12I'm fine.
00:57:14Wait here.
00:57:22Are you nuts?
00:57:24Saying something like that in front of a television camera?
00:57:26Well, I didn't realize they were recording.
00:57:28And what do you mean, you're my father?
00:57:30I know who my father is.
00:57:32It's the same man that I've been calling Dad my entire life.
00:57:34But actually, the truth is...
00:57:36You woke up this morning and you're throwing money around
00:57:38and buying houses and toys and...
00:57:40Exactly who the hell are you?
00:57:42Well, see, it's a long...
00:57:44I can't have this conversation.
00:57:46I'm taking you back to the penthouse.
00:57:48And then I'm coming home with my boy
00:57:50and we're going to decorate our pathetic little Christmas tree
00:57:52and I'm going to work very hard to forget this day ever happened.
00:57:54Don't you want to know?
00:57:56No, I don't.
00:57:58Get in the car.
00:58:00Please.
00:58:02Now.
00:58:06And if you could call Captain Fenway and apologize...
00:58:08Arthur.
00:58:10If you would be so kind.
00:58:12Thank you once again.
00:58:14Okay.
00:58:16All right, folks, show's over.
00:58:20Okay, let's go, let's go.
00:58:22You see, he likes her.
00:58:24Come on, we're on the move.
00:58:26Lady, I need wallpaper right now.
00:58:28Thanks a bunch.
00:58:30Jesus.
00:58:36Arthur, have a cookie.
00:58:40How's your eye?
00:58:42I'll live.
00:58:44Aw, you're a trooper.
00:58:46You go.
00:58:48I think those cookies had cement in them.
00:58:50Get it, Janet.
00:58:52Yeah, yeah, yeah, follow the limo.
00:58:56Allison, what do you got for me?
00:58:58I've got about half a dozen people calling in
00:59:00saying this Nichols guy is their father, too.
00:59:02What?
00:59:04A source at Nichols' brokerage house
00:59:06says about six months ago he flipped out.
00:59:08What do you mean?
00:59:10Oh, he showed up to work in his bathrobe,
00:59:12spent the day talking at the plants,
00:59:14shipped him off to a sanatorium for four weeks,
00:59:16then forced him into early retirement.
00:59:18I knew it. This Nichols guy is a whack job.
00:59:20Maybe.
00:59:22How many of these so-called children
00:59:24do you think you can round up?
00:59:26I've got three on camera so far.
00:59:28I'll blink them to us.
00:59:30We'll see if we can cut them into the piece.
00:59:32I called the network.
00:59:34They want this for a national fee
00:59:36plus a possible follow-up
00:59:38with a morning news show tomorrow.
00:59:40This is big.
00:59:42Okay, I'm on it.
00:59:46Janet, start packing your bags for D.C.
00:59:48We got the gang?
00:59:50It's not for sure yet, but I got a good feeling about it.
00:59:54Okay.
00:59:56Cool lady. Kind of cute.
00:59:58Too bad she's caught up in the sideshow.
01:00:00This guy came by
01:00:02and buys out my whole cart.
01:00:04Gives me 500 clams.
01:00:06How did he act?
01:00:08Like he blows his nose with sea notes.
01:00:10I should be so lucky.
01:00:12Check this one out.
01:00:14Yeah.
01:00:16Nichols guy is my old man.
01:00:20Daddy, come on down
01:00:22and give me my allowance.
01:00:26That's priceless.
01:00:28Beautiful.
01:00:30It's Christmas.
01:00:32Time to be together.
01:00:34Papa, can you hear me?
01:00:38This is my favorite.
01:00:44It's sad being tossed aside because of your size.
01:00:46It's Kenny the Elf.
01:00:48I forgave him. He's my pop, you know.
01:00:52Give me a minute. I'm an emotional wreck.
01:00:54Mr. Nichols,
01:00:56Dad,
01:00:58Sonny boy's working at Sandland till 6.
01:01:02Hope I see you there afterward.
01:01:06About as good.
01:01:08Okay. What do we want to do here?
01:01:10I could splice all this in
01:01:12with the hot limo driver
01:01:14getting ambushed.
01:01:16Name's Shannon.
01:01:18We didn't ambush her.
01:01:20We didn't?
01:01:22No.
01:01:26How do you feel about your father
01:01:28giving away your inheritance?
01:01:30My father?
01:01:34You're scaring a little boy.
01:01:36Do you mind?
01:01:38Ow!
01:01:40Cut around that.
01:01:42He's not my father.
01:01:44What are you doing?
01:01:46It is a bit of a circus, isn't it?
01:01:52Hey, Trevor, don't.
01:01:54It's okay.
01:01:56Hey, Trevor.
01:01:58You ever hear the mating call of a reindeer?
01:02:00No.
01:02:02Hey, toots!
01:02:04Nice set of antlers!
01:02:06You're funny.
01:02:08I get that a lot, yeah.
01:02:10Sit back down, Trevor.
01:02:12I'm not sitting back down.
01:02:14I'm not sitting back down.
01:02:16I'm not sitting back down.
01:02:18I'm not sitting back down.
01:02:20Sit back down, Trevor.
01:02:22It's okay, really.
01:02:24Trevor, get back here this instant.
01:02:26It's all right.
01:02:28Welcome to the back seat.
01:02:30I like it back here.
01:02:32Make sure you have your seat belt on.
01:02:34Mommy never lets me sit in the back
01:02:36on account of my hands are always sticky.
01:02:38Oh, yeah?
01:02:40I'll tell you what.
01:02:42Give me a high ten, okay?
01:02:44Okay, boy, yeah.
01:02:46Arthur?
01:02:48I got sticky hands back here.
01:02:50You hear that?
01:02:52We got a whole sticky-handed crew of men back here.
01:02:54You can't pull them apart, can you?
01:02:56They're too sticky.
01:02:58Oh, no.
01:03:00Oh, no.
01:03:02No.
01:03:04Oh, no.
01:03:06Help me, Arthur.
01:03:08Help me.
01:03:10Please.
01:03:12Yes, all right.
01:03:16He's stuck in his hair.
01:03:18Oh, free at last.
01:03:20Free at last.
01:03:32God, Joel, that's sweet of you.
01:03:34Oh, attaboy.
01:03:36Mr. Nichols, quite a day yet, huh?
01:03:38Yes.
01:03:40Seeing you on the news, huh?
01:03:42Oh, yes, yes.
01:03:46Shannon.
01:03:48Shannon, I have to talk to you about Fred.
01:03:50Well, I don't want to talk to you, newsboy.
01:03:52Look, I'm sorry.
01:03:54It's just me this time. No camera, no camera.
01:03:56It's just me.
01:04:02Aha!
01:04:04Whoa.
01:04:06I know what that is.
01:04:08Well, there's no use leaving it wrapped, then, is there?
01:04:10Roger?
01:04:12What?
01:04:14Well, he was a little self-centric.
01:04:16He had a nervous breakdown.
01:04:18How's that my problem?
01:04:20Let's play.
01:04:22Well, you better ask your mom.
01:04:24It happened about a year ago,
01:04:26right after your mother died.
01:04:28How do you know about my mother?
01:04:30That's what I do.
01:04:32I find out things.
01:04:34Mom?
01:04:36No, Fred's co-worker said he just chucked everything.
01:04:38Career, companies, cash.
01:04:40Mom.
01:04:42Hey.
01:04:44I think the guy needs help.
01:04:46Mom, can I play soccer?
01:04:48Yes, just don't get dirty.
01:04:50Yay!
01:04:52Okay, let's go.
01:04:54Uh, Roger, you be the goalie.
01:04:56I'm sorry, but Fred is not my problem.
01:04:58But what if he is your father?
01:05:00He is not my father.
01:05:02Ben McManus was my father.
01:05:04Roger's ready.
01:05:06Okay, nice pass.
01:05:08Besides, he has his people.
01:05:10No, no, he retired all of his help.
01:05:12Gave him fat pensions.
01:05:14Arthur's just hanging on because he's loyal.
01:05:16Shoot! Nice move.
01:05:18Yes, yes.
01:05:20I've got to get my son.
01:05:22Trevor.
01:05:24Trevor.
01:05:26Let's go.
01:05:28But you said I could play.
01:05:30Let's go.
01:05:32Goal!
01:05:34Never in my entire life
01:05:36have I scored a goal in anything.
01:05:38Now, who wants some hot chocolate?
01:05:40Okay, let's go.
01:05:42Trevor.
01:05:44Roger, yes, nice match.
01:05:46Thank you, sir.
01:05:54Trevor, don't touch anything.
01:05:56That's okay.
01:05:58We could probably have a soccer match in here.
01:06:00Trevor, come on.
01:06:02Do you like marshmallows?
01:06:04What kind of marshmallows do you like?
01:06:06Do you like white ones?
01:06:08Orange.
01:06:10How about a toasty fire?
01:06:12I, uh...
01:06:14We'll have to figure out
01:06:16how to make this thing work.
01:06:18I used to have a fire guy, but...
01:06:24I need some straight answers.
01:06:26Well, you, uh,
01:06:28deserve them.
01:06:30Shoot.
01:06:32Why are you lying about being my father?
01:06:34I am not lying.
01:06:40You're gonna have to lay this out for me.
01:06:46When, uh, Ben and Grace were dating,
01:06:48uh, he invested
01:06:50everything he had
01:06:52into some oil field speculations.
01:06:54Then he went bust,
01:06:56and he just pushed Grace away.
01:06:58Just out of shame, I guess.
01:07:00So what, you came swooping in
01:07:02Well, your mother and I,
01:07:04we...
01:07:06We did spend a weekend
01:07:08together in, uh, Saratoga
01:07:10watching horse races.
01:07:12She was really something
01:07:14the way she'd stand up in her seat
01:07:16and just kind of yell her horse
01:07:18across the finish line.
01:07:20I mean, it...
01:07:24Anyway, that weekend,
01:07:26we...
01:07:28That's when it all started.
01:07:30And we...
01:07:32That's when you were...
01:07:34Yeah, you can skip the details.
01:07:36Mm-hmm.
01:07:38Well, uh...
01:07:42When Ben
01:07:44came to his senses,
01:07:46he begged Grace
01:07:48to let him come back,
01:07:50and she really
01:07:52loved him.
01:07:54So they were married within a month.
01:07:56And I couldn't
01:07:58blame her.
01:08:00Ben was a good man,
01:08:02and he was lousy at business,
01:08:04but he was good at other things.
01:08:08Ben was all heart.
01:08:14So did he know that I wasn't
01:08:16his child?
01:08:18Oh, Lord, no.
01:08:20I promised Grace
01:08:22it would have broken his heart.
01:08:24But...
01:08:26I said
01:08:28I would never tell, and that was that.
01:08:30He died
01:08:32never knowing.
01:08:34And then when your mother
01:08:36fell ill, I...
01:08:38I went to visit her in the hospital,
01:08:40and...
01:08:42That is
01:08:44when she gave me
01:08:46her blessing to
01:08:48meet you.
01:08:50I realized
01:08:52how much I had missed.
01:08:54I...
01:08:56I didn't see you grow up.
01:08:58So...
01:09:00Why didn't my mother want me to know you
01:09:02before that?
01:09:06Well...
01:09:08Uh...
01:09:12You see...
01:09:16I... I was the one
01:09:18who convinced Ben to
01:09:20invest in those oil fields.
01:09:22I was young and brash,
01:09:24and I thought I could smell oil in the dirt.
01:09:28I made a mistake.
01:09:30And...
01:09:34The truth is
01:09:36that some part
01:09:38of me was
01:09:40happy, I guess,
01:09:42when he lost everything.
01:09:44See, I wanted
01:09:46Grace, and I thought that
01:09:48if Ben didn't have any money, then she'd want me
01:09:50instead of him.
01:09:52So that's what this day was about?
01:09:54Trying to buy my love
01:09:56the way you tried to buy my mother's?
01:09:58No, no.
01:10:00You think that giving me your money makes up for
01:10:02what you did to my father?
01:10:04No, I know that doesn't work.
01:10:06But then what?
01:10:08Money means nothing.
01:10:10I would give it all away.
01:10:12I just...
01:10:14I want a family.
01:10:16My family.
01:10:20Okay, get this straight.
01:10:22Trevor and I aren't your family.
01:10:24We will never be
01:10:26your family.
01:10:28So just take all your
01:10:30riches and
01:10:32merry freaking Christmas.
01:10:40Let's go. But I don't want to go.
01:10:42Well, we have to get home to decorate the tree.
01:10:46Hey, hey.
01:10:48Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.
01:10:50Why? So you can get more misery for the 11 o'clock news?
01:10:52Shannon, what's up?
01:10:54Talk to me.
01:10:56You know, you can roll on this.
01:11:00Fred Nichols is a cheat
01:11:02and a thief, and I'm going to get a
01:11:04restraining order against him.
01:11:06That's the ending to your story.
01:11:17Tick-tock, tick-tock, guys.
01:11:19Just ten more minutes.
01:11:21I need it in five or else there's going to be a black hole
01:11:23in the middle of the broadcast.
01:11:25Get out.
01:11:27Okay, that's good.
01:11:29Play it back.
01:11:31I just need an ending.
01:11:33I said out.
01:11:35Yeah, I guess
01:11:37I had that coming.
01:11:40Do you want me to...
01:11:42Mm-hmm.
01:11:44Hey, little fella.
01:11:46Want to, um,
01:11:48photocopy your face?
01:11:50Can I?
01:11:52Yes, just don't get in anyone's way.
01:11:54Let's go.
01:12:00I got
01:12:02halfway home and I had to come back.
01:12:04Like what I said about Nichols,
01:12:06I was pissed.
01:12:08I didn't want you to hurt him.
01:12:10Well, talk about a 180.
01:12:12I know.
01:12:14And I know that that sleazy exploitation stuff
01:12:16makes for a better story,
01:12:18but I don't want you to use it, please.
01:12:20He suffered enough.
01:12:22So why the sudden turn?
01:12:26You know, I guess I just want it all to be over.
01:12:28Yeah, well, it's
01:12:30a lot to ask here at the last minute.
01:12:32I had to give it a shot.
01:12:34You know, I looked at Nichols
01:12:36and you know what I see?
01:12:40I see a guy who's pretty much gotten
01:12:42everything he's ever wanted in life,
01:12:44but nothing he really needed.
01:12:46Must have been tough for him
01:12:48all these years, watching his only kid
01:12:50grow up, not even
01:12:52being able to talk to her.
01:12:54Well, he did a dandy job
01:12:56of trying to make up for it today.
01:12:58Yeah, I guess he didn't get much practice
01:13:00on his human relationships.
01:13:02But then again, we've all built our walls.
01:13:06What? What, you're saying that it runs in the family?
01:13:08You know, I judge
01:13:10people on their actions.
01:13:12Fred Nichols used his power to ruin
01:13:14my father. He broke his spirit.
01:13:16That's not something I can forget.
01:13:18You know, just do whatever you want
01:13:20with the story.
01:13:26Oh, wait, you're...
01:13:32Hey.
01:13:46Hey, eat first, tree second.
01:13:48TV?
01:13:50Sure.
01:14:02It's sad to be tossed aside
01:14:04for the good of the son.
01:14:12Give it a minute. I'm an emotional wreck.
01:14:18Dad, Sonny Boy's working at
01:14:20Sandland till six.
01:14:24I'll see you there afterwards.
01:14:26Which one is that?
01:14:28That's Grandpop, Grandmom,
01:14:30and me, when I was about your age.
01:14:32I remember that one.
01:14:38It's a funny man.
01:14:40Well, I have had quite a day
01:14:42following around this city's secret Santa.
01:14:44Surprises at every turn.
01:14:46But he saved the biggest surprise
01:14:48for last. The reason why
01:14:50he was doing it.
01:14:52I want to see. I do it for the most
01:14:54selfish reason imaginable. It's us.
01:14:56Well, I do it for the smiles.
01:14:58The pleasure on a child's face
01:15:00receiving a new toy.
01:15:02A mother getting
01:15:04enough cash to pay the next month's
01:15:06rent, or...
01:15:08It's addictive.
01:15:10And you can get hooked, too.
01:15:12Try baking a cake for a neighbor
01:15:14you've never met, or
01:15:16buying a meal for a homeless person.
01:15:18Help a stranger fix a flat tire.
01:15:20Because, you know, at the end
01:15:22of the day, all we really
01:15:24have is each other.
01:15:26We're all...
01:15:28family.
01:15:30Well, it couldn't be more simple
01:15:32than that. I'm Peter Archer.
01:15:34Have yourselves a merry Christmas.
01:15:36Or as they say in Romania,
01:15:38Sarbator vesle.
01:15:42Now all you kids out there, get to bed.
01:15:44Because Santa's on his way.
01:15:56Yo, Mr. N.
01:15:58Over here.
01:16:00Merry Christmas.
01:16:02Wow.
01:16:04Will you look at that?
01:16:06Those gifts going to the usual place
01:16:08again this year?
01:16:10Yes.
01:16:12It's been, what, six years since
01:16:14the last Christmas?
01:16:16No, it's been six years since
01:16:18the last Christmas.
01:16:20It's been six years since
01:16:22the last Christmas.
01:16:24It's been, what,
01:16:26six, seven years you're doing this?
01:16:28That's got to be the biggest haul yet, Mr. N.
01:16:30Roger, if you could call a cab
01:16:32and pack them up for delivery.
01:16:34We're going to need three.
01:16:36I'll get right on it.
01:16:38Oh, uh, yeah.
01:16:40The missus wanted me to give you this.
01:16:42It's a fruitcake.
01:16:44I know what you're probably thinking,
01:16:46that we got this and we're just passing it along,
01:16:48but she did make it fresh.
01:16:50Oh, that's very thoughtful.
01:16:52Please thank your wife for me.
01:16:54Roger. I will, sir.
01:17:00If you don't mind my saying so,
01:17:02Mr. N,
01:17:04you look pretty blue.
01:17:08Let me take a guess.
01:17:10Is it family?
01:17:14Yeah.
01:17:16Yeah.
01:17:18Holidays.
01:17:20It's a great time and all that,
01:17:22but I think it just drives people mental.
01:17:28But, you know,
01:17:30in the end, after all the yelling
01:17:32and screaming and
01:17:34fighting over who carves the turkey,
01:17:36it can be pretty nice.
01:17:42No matter what,
01:17:44you always want to hold on for those Christmas smiles.
01:17:50Yeah.
01:17:58Roger, call four cabs.
01:18:00I'm going to need one.
01:18:02Yes, sir.
01:18:04Ha, ha, ha.
01:18:20Thanks.
01:18:36Thanks, Mom.
01:18:44Hello?
01:18:46Peter, it's crazy down here.
01:18:48People are tripping over themselves
01:18:50to be nice to each other,
01:18:52giving stuff away,
01:18:54pinning it on this Nichols guy.
01:18:56I need you to get a follow-up with him.
01:18:58Well,
01:19:00just so happens I don't have anything else
01:19:02to do this morning.
01:19:04Yeah, well, you're going to have some packing to do.
01:19:06That D.C. gig you've been
01:19:08busting my chops about, it's yours.
01:19:12You hear me?
01:19:14Peter? Peter!
01:19:16Peter!
01:19:18You know, I think I'm just going to stay here.
01:19:22We must have a bad connection.
01:19:24Did you just say...
01:19:26Yeah, I'm recommending Lauren for the job.
01:19:28But don't tell her I said that.
01:19:30That'll be our little secret.
01:19:34I don't get it.
01:19:36What gives?
01:19:38Let's just say
01:19:40the city seems a little more attractive this morning.
01:19:42Bye.
01:19:46Bye.
01:19:52If you're looking for Mr. Nichols,
01:19:54you just missed him.
01:19:56Where'd he go?
01:19:58I don't know if I should say anything.
01:20:00Mr. Nichols has been keeping us on the QT for years.
01:20:02It's like he said on your thing last night.
01:20:04Just do good stuff.
01:20:08Can you help me out with this, please?
01:20:10It's important.
01:20:12Well, all right.
01:20:14Thanks.
01:20:38Hey, look!
01:20:40Hey, that looks great.
01:20:42What did your daddy send you?
01:20:46Daddy sent me a junior dental kit.
01:20:50Can I squirt Mrs. Granger's cat with this?
01:20:52Sure.
01:20:54So you're not disappointed
01:20:56you didn't get a super bike?
01:20:58It's okay.
01:21:00I just like having you for my present.
01:21:02And I got to ride in the back of the limo.
01:21:06Come here, you.
01:21:08Oh!
01:21:10Have I told you lately how special you are?
01:21:12Hmm?
01:21:14Don't worry.
01:21:16I'll get it.
01:21:24It's a TV guy.
01:21:26His name is Mr. Archer.
01:21:28Ah, TV guy's fine.
01:21:30How was your Christmas, Trevor?
01:21:32Awesome! We were on TV last night.
01:21:34Okay.
01:21:36Okay.
01:21:40Hey.
01:21:42Hi.
01:21:44Somebody missing a hat?
01:21:46You know, I've tried to lose that thing
01:21:48about a hundred times, and it just keeps coming back.
01:21:54Um...
01:21:56And thank you, by the way, for not...
01:21:58No problem.
01:22:00I just told what needed to be told.
01:22:02That's all.
01:22:06You want coffee?
01:22:08Yeah, I'd like that.
01:22:16I hope you like instant.
01:22:20Uh, maybe tea?
01:22:24Would you settle for hot chocolate?
01:22:26Sure.
01:22:28Hey, um, is this you?
01:22:32Yeah.
01:22:36You know, I've been up all night looking at this thing.
01:22:40I think maybe Ben knew all along that I wasn't his daughter.
01:22:44But he never let on.
01:22:46He never loved me any less.
01:22:48I was Grace's daughter,
01:22:50and that's all he needed.
01:22:52And we were happy.
01:22:54Poor, but happy.
01:22:56There's nothing wrong with that.
01:22:58Nothing at all.
01:23:00You know, I still can't figure out
01:23:02why my mom changed her mind and let Nichols off the hook.
01:23:06I'd like to take you somewhere.
01:23:10What, now?
01:23:12You're gonna want to see this.
01:23:30Come on.
01:23:40Come see, guys.
01:23:42You got some gifts right over there.
01:23:44Merry Christmas.
01:23:46Hey, look.
01:23:48It's the funny man.
01:23:50Oh, boy.
01:23:54Apparently this isn't the first year
01:23:56Fred decided to play Secret Santa.
01:23:58Merry Christmas.
01:24:00Are you here to help, or do you need help?
01:24:02Uh, I'm not sure why we're here.
01:24:04Well, all are welcome at the McManus Family Center.
01:24:06McManus?
01:24:08Mm-hmm.
01:24:10We're a halfway house for families who have fallen on hard times.
01:24:12We provide a safe place,
01:24:14food, dog training.
01:24:16I'm Peter Archer,
01:24:18WXMS News.
01:24:20I knew it was you.
01:24:22Wow, you're even better looking in person.
01:24:26I was hoping to do a story on your shelter.
01:24:28Yeah, let me show you around.
01:24:30Meet some of the people.
01:24:34Merry Christmas.
01:24:36Ho, ho, ho.
01:24:38Is that right?
01:24:40See you later.
01:24:56You built this place, didn't you?
01:24:58Why didn't you say something yesterday?
01:25:00It's a little hard for a gift to remain anonymous
01:25:02if people know about it.
01:25:04You did it in 94?
01:25:06Yeah, after Ben died.
01:25:08I wanted him to have a legacy.
01:25:10And Grace found out
01:25:12just before she passed this year.
01:25:14And that's why she forgave you
01:25:16and said that you were a good man.
01:25:18Yeah.
01:25:20I'm sorry.
01:25:22It's okay.
01:25:24And that's why she forgave you
01:25:26and said that you could contact me.
01:25:28I guess so.
01:25:32Mom, look, it's a super bike
01:25:34I asked Santa for.
01:25:36Wow.
01:25:38Yeah, I guess Santa
01:25:40got his addresses confused.
01:25:44So what do we say?
01:25:46Do you have any batteries?
01:25:48You know, it's like a miracle.
01:25:50They're included.
01:25:52Let's race him around the tree.
01:25:54Okay.
01:25:56That sounds like a great idea.
01:26:02Yeah, okay.
01:26:04We'll set up for a crew to come in sometime next week.
01:26:06Okay.
01:26:10I want to thank you
01:26:12for bringing me here.
01:26:14Actually, I have a confession to make.
01:26:16I don't think I can handle any more confessions.
01:26:18I broke a rule of journalism.
01:26:20Which is?
01:26:22Never get personally involved
01:26:24with the subject of your story.
01:26:26You know,
01:26:28he's going to find a way
01:26:30to make us go out,
01:26:32and I'm going to find it pretty hard to say no.
01:26:34Well, just to keep him quiet,
01:26:36maybe we could go for lunch.
01:26:38Or dinner.
01:26:40But your reputation
01:26:42might be ruined.
01:26:44No super reporter awards for you.
01:26:46I'm willing to take that chance.
01:26:50If you are.
01:26:52Felix.
01:26:56It's Latin.
01:26:58It's old school.
01:27:00And speaking of old school,
01:27:02mistletoe.
01:27:04This means kissing.
01:27:12Merry Christmas, Fred.
01:27:16Dad.
01:27:20Dad.
01:27:36Hey.
01:27:50Merry Christmas.
01:28:20Merry Christmas.
01:28:50Merry Christmas.