- I FOUND YOU A GREAT WORKER.
- WHAT EXACTLY DID YOUR UNCLE
SAY I WAS GOING TO BE DOING?
- BUILDING THINGS, I THINK, IS THE GENERAL TONE OF IT.
- I SHOULDN'T BE HERE. - I HAVE TO LEAN ON YOU
BECAUSE I'M FALLING OVER. - ALL RIGHT.
- IF I WASN'T HERE, WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?
- NOTHING!
- I REALLY LOVE YOU, BUT I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
- YOU SHOULD SEE THESE WOMEN AFTER THEY'VE BEEN IN CHEMO.
THEY LOOK LIKE GHOSTS.
- EVERYTHING HURTS, HONEY.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HATE THIS.
- HO, HO, HO, HO.
- [laughs]
WELL, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU TOO! - SHH. COME ON!
- NO.
THIS IS WHERE THEY HID THEM LAST YEAR.
- YOU LOOK IN THAT ONE.
YOU LOOK IN THAT ONE. I'LL LOOK IN THIS ONE.
- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, GUYS?
- HEY, JULIA.
I WAS JUST HELPING SYDNEY LOOK FOR HER SHOES,
'CAUSE SHE, LIKE, COULDN'T, LIKE, FIND HER SHOES.
- IN OUR CLOSET. GOOD IDEA. - I SEE. MM-HMM.
- THIS ISN'T WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, IS IT?
- PST, NO.
- YOU KNOW SANTA DOESN'T BRING PRESENTS
TO KIDS WHO ARE TOO SNOOPING AROUND.
- SANTA'S NOT REAL. - WHAT?
- YES, HE IS!
OF COURSE HE'S REAL, AND HE WILL KNOW.
- YEAH. - HE'S A BIG FAT GUY IN A SUIT.
EVERYONE KNOWS THAT.
- IS THAT TRUE?
[timer dings] - OOH! THESE ARE DONE!
MMM, BUDDY, GET PREPARED FOR MORE CINNAMON-Y GREATNESS.
- OH, I'M OUT-SUGARED. - YES, I NEED YOU TO.
- I CAN'T. I DON'T THINK I CAN.
- HEY, BUDDY... MM, TAKE A BIG BITE.
[laughs] - IT'S SO HOT!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? - IT'S NOT BAD.
JUST BLOW ON IT.
MM.
I'M SORRY, BUT WE NEED TO FATTEN YOU UP
BEFORE YOU GO BACK TO WYOMING.
- I LIKE THEM MORE CINNAMON.
- YOUR FAMILY'S GONNA BE SO CONFUSED
WHEN THEY SEE YOU AND YOU HAVE A BIG SANTA BELLY.
- OH, UM, HEY, YOU KNOW,
I DIDN'T MENTION, BUT I'M STICKING AROUND FOR CHRISTMAS.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- I'M NOT, UH, I'M NOT GONNA GO BACK.
- REALLY? - YEAH.
IT'S JUST BETTER TO--I DON'T WANNA MAKE THE TRIP, AND--
- HMM.
- I JUST WANNA BE WITH YOU, ANYWAY.
- YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY.
I GUESS I'M KIND OF GLAD,
'CAUSE YOU GET TO HANG OUT WITH ME
AND MY FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS.
IT'LL BE GREAT! THEY'RE GONNA LOVE YOU, OKAY?
COME ON. LET'S EAT MORE OF THESE.
JUST ONE MORE BITE.
[footsteps approach]
- I'M NOT SAYING A THING.
- WHAT? I'M SIGNING IT.
- SEEMS LIKE THE BEST THING THAT COULD'VE HAPPENED.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HE WASN'T THE RIGHT GUY.
YOU KNOW?
WE'RE MOVING ON.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK HERE, THOUGH.
- YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. - OH, MY GOD.
CAN WE PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT IT?
IT'S FINE. EVERYBODY'S FINE.
YOU KNOW, I'M WORRIED ABOUT DREW MORE THAN ANYTHING,
JUST BACK AND FORTH, THE TRANSITIONS AND--
- UM, SORRY, GUYS. I'M GOING TO AMY'S.
I'LL BE BACK LATER. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE.
BYE.
- LOOKS LIKE HE'S GONNA SURVIVE.
- [coughs] - WAIT, HADDIE.
HAVE THEY CANCELLED THE FLIGHT? - UH, NO, NOT OFFICIALLY.
BUT NO FLIGHTS ARE TAKING OFF.
NOT TO OAKLAND, NOT TO PORTLAND,
NOT, LIKE, L.A., NOWHERE WEST.
SORRY, EXCUSE ME.
- OKAY, HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO.
YOU'RE GONNA BOOK A HOTEL ROOM
IN CASE YOU GET STUCK THERE, ALL RIGHT?
- OKAY.
- BUT DO IT NOW JUST IN CASE ALL THE ROOMS ARE TAKEN.
- UM, LET ME CALL YOU BACK. THEY'RE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
- WAIT, HADDIE, HANG ON.
MAKE SURE IT'S A NICE HOTEL, OKAY?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE MONEY. - OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT, I LOVE YOU.
THEY'RE CALLING IT "THE SNOWPOCALYPSE."
- I KNOW, BUT SHE HAS TO COME HOME.
SHE'S COMING HOME.
I HAVE, LIKE, A THOUSAND PRESENTS FOR HER.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
- YEAH, NO KIDDING. YOU WENT OVERBOARD THIS YEAR.
- I MEAN, I GOT EVERYTHING ON HER LIST,
AND I JUST WANT THIS TO BE, LIKE, THE BEST CHRISTMAS
THEY'VE EVER HAD IN THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.
- OKAY. - [coughs]
AND LOOK WHAT I GOT.
- HEY. - [coughs]
- WHAT? - ARE YOU FEELING OKAY?
- I'M FEELING FINE.
- I THINK WE SHOULD CALL DR. BEDSLOE ABOUT THAT COUGH.
- OH, MY GOD. I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA SAY THAT.
YOU'RE FREAKING OUT OVER NOTHING, OKAY?
- I'M NOT. HE SAID TO CALL ABOUT ANYTHING.
- ADAM. - YOU'VE HAD THIS COUGH
FOR QUITE A FEW DAYS. - OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU WHEN IT'S TIME TO CALL.
I'M FINE. JUST LOOK WHAT I GOT.
[toilet flushing sound]
- [chuckles]
- BYE-BYE, PEE-PEE! [laughter]
- IT'S SO CUTE. [coughs] - YEAH.
- "BUT I HEARD HIM EXCLAIM, 'ERE HE DROVE OUT OF SIGHT,
'MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL...'"
both: "'AND TO ALL, A GOOD NIGHT.'"
- THAT WAS AN AWESOME STORY. - [laughs]
- THAT'S A GOOD ONE. - ISN'T THIS GREAT?
OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS ALL TOGETHER,
NOT OUT FIGHTING THE CROWDS IN THE MALLS,
AND SHOPPING, AND STUFF--
- YEAH, THAT'S NO FUN.
- BUT I STILL GET TO GET PRESENTS, RIGHT?
- OF COURSE. - DUH.
- AND A TREE?
- UH, YEAH.
- WE FOUND THE PLACE WHERE WE GET TO GO
PICK OUT OUR OWN TREE AND CHOP IT DOWN OURSELVES.
- THAT'S RIGHT.
ARE YOU READY TO GET YOUR PAUL BUNYAN ON?
- YEAH! - [laughs]
- WAIT, WHO'S PAUL BUNYAN?
- [hacking]
- HEY. - [coughs]
- KRISTINA. - [coughs] I'M FINE, HONEY.
- HONEY. - I JUST--GOD.
- HONEY. - [coughs]
- MY GOD, HONEY, YOU'RE DRENCHED IN SWEAT.
- I'M GOOD. I JUST GOTTA GET SOME...
- HEY, HONEY. - WATER.
- HONEY, YOU'VE GOT A FEVER. - HONEY, I'M GOOD.
- LISTEN, DR. BEDSLOE SAID WE GOTTA GET YOU
INTO THE E.R. IF YOU GOT A FEVER.
- [coughs] HONEY, WHO ARE YOU CALLING?
- I'M GOING TO CALL CROSBY. I'M GONNA GET HIM OVER HERE.
WE'VE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF YOU. HEY, CROSBY, IT'S ADAM.
LISTEN, I HAVE TO TAKE KRISTINA TO THE E.R.
YOU GOTTA GET OVER HERE, AND WATCH THE KIDS, OKAY?
- PLEASE TELL HIM NOT TO COME.
- ALL RIGHT, THANKS. BYE. - ADAM--
- ALL RIGHT, HE'S GONNA BE HERE AS SOON AS HE CAN, ALL RIGHT?
- [coughing] - HONEY.
TRY AND LAY DOWN, OKAY? I'M GONNA GET DRESSED.
- [coughs] IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
[exhales]
[Lucy Schwartz's When We Were Young]
♪
♪ WHEN WE WERE YOUNG WE WERE SMALL ♪
♪ BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW IT ♪
♪ AH AHH AH
♪ WHEN YOU WERE HURT YOU WOULD SMILE ♪
♪ SO YOU DIDN'T SHOW IT ♪
♪ AH AHH AH
♪ AND I
♪ CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MINE
♪
♪ CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MINE ♪
♪
♪ CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MINE ♪
- YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND IT IN THE KITCHEN.
IF YOU CAN FIND HER BUNNY, THAT SHOULD WORK.
- [crying] - WHEN IN DOUBT, FIND THE BUNNY.
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I GOT HER BUNNY.
OKAY, WHOA. OKAY, HERE WE GO, SWEETIE.
- GOOD, AND ALSO, I LEFT SOME CHEERIOS UP ON THE COUNTER.
YOU CAN GIVE HER SOME CHEERIOS IF YOU WANT.
IT SHOULD HELP TOO. - I SEE--I SEE CHEERIOS.
- BUT NOT TOO MANY, OKAY?
BECAUSE THEN SHE'LL HAVE TOO MUCH SUGAR,
AND YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
- OKAY, AND HOW'S KRISTINA? IS SHE GOOD?
- UH, YOU KNOW, SHE'S DOING ALL RIGHT.
- THEY'VE GOT HER ON SOME FLUIDS,
AND THEY ORDERED A CHEST X-RAY,
'CAUSE THEY THINK THERE MIGHT BE AN INFECTION,
BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BACK YET.
- OKAY. - HEY, LISTEN, CROSBY.
DON'T TELL MOM OR DAD OR ANYBODY, OKAY?
I'M HOPING THIS IS A QUICK THING.
WE CAN GET SOME FLUIDS IN HER AND GET OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T WANT TO RUIN ANYBODY'S CHRISTMAS.
- OKAY, WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA RUIN ANYONE'S--
- CROSBY, PLEASE, JUST DON'T TELL ANYBODY.
I DON'T WANT 'EM GETTING HYSTERICAL,
AND I DON'T NEED DAD FREAKING OUT...
- OKAY. - AND MAKING A BIGGER DEAL
OUT OF THIS THAN IT ALREADY IS, OKAY?
- OKAY. - THANKS. BYE.
- YOU KNOW, SHE'S TOO YOUNG TO NOT BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS.
I DON'T WANT THAT,
AND YOU KNOW HOW OLD I WAS WHEN I FOUND OUT?
- 26. - NO.
- 27? - I WAS 11.
- [cringes] THAT'S NOT NORMAL.
- BABE, I JUST WANT HER TO HAVE THAT...
[door bell rings]
MAGICAL FEELING FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
- YOU JUST--YOU CAN'T BE INNOCENT FOREVER, HONEY.
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
- WELL, BUT FOR A LITTLE LONGER.
- GOOD MORNING! - GOOD MORNING, MRS. CLAUS.
- HELLO! - ENTER.
- I BRING GOOD TIDINGS FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
- LOOK AT YOU! - HEY!
- THAT'S AWESOME! - COME IN, PLEASE!
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE? WE HAVE FRESH COFFEE.
- OH, GOD, NO. I'M PRETTY LOADED ALREADY.
THIS IS, LIKE, MY BIG DAY.
- UM, HOW IS RYAN?
- HE'S GREAT. - YEAH?
THAT'S GOOD. I'M GLAD THAT HE'S GOOD.
- YEAH. WHY?
- YEAH, UM, JUST BECAUSE THE WORK THING
DIDN'T GO WELL.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- HE DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THAT.
- I GUESS HE DIDN'T. WHAT HAPPENED?
- I GUESS JUST HE BROKE A WINDOW ON HIS FIRST DAY.
AND THEN HE WAS UPSET ABOUT IT,
AND SO HE LEFT, UM,
BUT JOEL HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO HIM
SINCE THEN, SO--
- I HAD NO IDEA. I'M SO SORRY.
- NO, I DIDN'T-- - HEY!
- HI! HEY-OH! ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA THROW THEM AWAY.
NOBODY WANTS THEM. - NO, I WANT THEM!
- AUNT JASMINE'S GONNA BE HERE IN A SECOND,
AND SHE'S GONNA HELP WITH--OH, HEY, OKAY.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? - WE GOTTA GET THIS DIAPER ON.
- OH, HEY, MAX. - WHERE ARE MY MOM AND DAD?
- THEY WENT OUT TO TAKE CARE OF SOME THINGS.
- WHAT COULD THEY POSSIBLY HAVE TO DO?
IT'S DECEMBER 24TH.
- UM, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST HAD SOME STUFF TO DO, I THINK.
- BUT WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
SPIT IT OUT. THAT'S AN IDIOM.
- OKAY. - IT MEANS YOU SHOULD TELL ME.
- HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED.
UM, YOUR--YOUR MOM IS IN THE HOSPITAL.
YOUR DAD TOOK YOUR MOM TO THE HOSPITAL.
OKAY, THERE WE GO, SWEETIE.
- OH. - OH, JEEZ.
- [crying] - IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS.
ARE YOU OKAY?
- NO, I'M NOT OKAY.
HOW COULD I BE OKAY? IS--
IS MY DAD GONNA BE HOME IN TIME TO TAKE ME TO THE MALL?
- TO--TO THE MALL? - YES, TO THE MALL.
- UM, I DON'T KNOW.
- EVERY YEAR, ON DECEMBER 24TH,
WE GO TO THE MALL.
IS HE GOING TO BE BACK HOME IN TIME TO TAKE ME?
- OKAY, YOU SIT HERE.
UM, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA BE BACK--
- NO, BUT HE HAS TO BE BACK,
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO TO THE HOBBY STORE,
SO I CAN PICK OUT THE TRAIN THAT RUNS UNDERNEATH THE TREE
AT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA'S HOUSE.
I DO IT EVERY YEAR WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
- OKAY, CAN I MAKE YOU SOME BREAKFAST?
- YES, EGGS.
- YOU WANT EGGS. - I WANT EGGS.
- OKAY. - [crying]
- EGGS.
- NORA DOESN'T HAVE ANY PANTS ON.
- HUH? WHERE?
- OVER THERE. - OH.
OKAY. COME HERE, SWEETIE.
YEAH. - TAKE HER--
OH, NO, NO, DOESN'T HAVE ANY PANTS ON.
- YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT.
- WELL, GET THE KID SOME CLOTHES,
FOR PETE'S SAKE. HI, MAX.
- MM-HMM.
- OKAY, WHERE'S ADAM AND KRISTINA?
- THEY HAD SOME ERRANDS TO RUN.
- WHY WOULD YOU LIE?
ALL RIGHT, MY MOM'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
- WHAT? - MY MOM'S IN THE HOSPITAL.
- WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?
- HEY, HEY, HEY. - MOMMY!
- HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
NORA, NORA, NORA, NORA, NORA.
- SWEETHEART, COME HERE. - OH, OKAY.
- UM, KRISTINA HAD A ROUGH NIGHT LAST NIGHT,
AND HER WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT APPARENTLY DROPPED
BECAUSE OF THE CHEMO, AND SO ADAM ASKED ME
NOT TO TELL ANYONE 'CAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO WORRY.
- WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HIM?
WHAT HOSPITAL IS-- ST. MICHAEL'S?
- YEAH. - RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. - WAIT, WAIT, HEY, HEY!
HEY, DAD, WHERE YOU GOING?
- HERE. - YEAH.
- I'M GONNA GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND SEE MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
- OKAY, NO, DAD. PLEASE!
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO HAPPEN.
- YEAH, THANKS, CROS.
- OKAY. NO, NO, NO, NO!
NO, OTIS, YOU CAN'T CRAP INSIDE!
- MOMMY, MOMMY!
- HO, HO, HO. [camera shutter clicks]
- OKAY, WE GOT A GOOD ONE. WHO'S NEXT?
- I JUST WANT AN EXTRA 5x7, INSTEAD OF THE WALLET SIZE.
- BUT AN EXTRA 5x7 MAKES IT PACKAGE "D"--
- BUT I DON'T WANT PACKAGE "D".
ISN'T IT BAD ENOUGH THAT YOU'RE SCREWING OVER
ALL THESE PARENTS?
YOU'RE OVERCHARGING FOR THESE CRAPPY PHOTOS.
YOU GOTTA MAKE ME BUY STUFF I DON'T EVEN WANT?
- THESE ARE NOT CRAPPY PHOTOS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE CITY.
YOU'RE LUCKY THAT HE'S HERE IN THIS PLACE.
- LOOK, I DON'T HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING, ALL RIGHT?
I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE KID ON MY IPHONE.
TURNED OUT GREAT. - THAT'S STEALING.
- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- WHAT'S GOING ON IS YOU HAVE A MEAN ELF HERE.
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM. - I'M NOT A MEAN ELF.
- ALL I WANT IS PACKAGE "C."
I WANT AN EXTRA 5x7 INSTEAD OF A WALLET SIZE.
- I SEE. - WHICH MAKES IT PACKAGE--
- OKAY, OKAY, BUT HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
FIRST--OH, HE'S ALREADY BEEN UP THERE, RIGHT?
- YES, THIS IS ROBBIE.
- OH, YEAH, HE DID SOME GREAT SHOTS.
HE'S GOT THAT GREAT SMILE.
THAT'S WHERE HE GETS IT FROM.
- [laughs] STOP.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU PACKAGE "D"
AND CHARGE YOU FOR PACKAGE "C."
- THANK YOU.
- YEAH, AND WE'LL LET DANNY TAKE CARE OF IT,
AND LET'S SWITCH PLACES. - WHY? I'M HALFWAY THROUGH.
- UH, WE NEED YOU UP THERE. - HAVE A NICE DAY.
- MERRY CHRISTMAS. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY. - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- OKAY, YOU'VE GOTTA GO.
- I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRANSACTION.
- YOU GOTTA TAKE A BREAK, ALL RIGHT?
GO GET A KEY MADE OR SOMETHING.
- YOU ARE FIGHTING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF THESE WOMEN!
THAT'S THE THIRD ARGUMENT YOU HAD THIS MORNING!
WILL YOU JUST LEAVE THE CUSTOMERS ALONE?
I AM HERE ON A PERCENTAGE, ALL RIGHT?
- I GOT IT, SANTA. I GOT IT.
- WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S-- - WHAT?
- WHAT'S GOING ON? - WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- YOU GOTTA STOP THIS.
YOU THINK I WANNA BE HERE? ALL RIGHT?
I DON'T LIKE LYING TO THE LADY, ALL RIGHT?
THIS PAYS MY RENT FOR A YEAR.
- I KNOW, I KNOW. I'M TRYING.
[sighs]
- LET'S GET THROUGH THIS, ALL RIGHT?
WE'LL GET DRUNK LATER. JUST SMILE, PLEASE.
COME ON. STAND HERE, BE NICE,
OR I'M GONNA PUT YOU BOTH IN MALL JAIL, ALL RIGHT?
- I LIKED THE GIRL YOU HAD LAST YEAR BETTER,
A LOT BETTER.
- I SMELL THE RUM FROM HERE.
[EKG beeps]
[EKG beeps faster]
- KRISTINA. KRISTINA!
KRI--
EXCUSE ME, NURSE, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH MY WIFE.
THERE'S AN ALARM GOING OFF. - OKAY.
- CAN I--THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON WITH MY WIFE.
- WHAT'S GOING ON? - I'M NOT SURE.
AT A BLOOD PRESSURE, OR SOMETHING.
I TRIED TO WAKE HER UP, AND I COULDN'T DO IT,
AND I CALLED EARLIER BECAUSE SHE WAS ACTING DISORIENTED.
- OKAY, DISORIENTED IN WHAT WAY?
- JUST SAYING THINGS THAT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE,
LIKE SHE WAS DREAMING OR SOMETHING.
- OKAY. MRS. BRAVERMAN?
[monitor beeping rapidly]
I NEED A CENTRAL LINE KIT. GRAB THE PACER PADS.
- PACER PADS, CRASH CART. GOT IT.
- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- MR. BRAVERMAN, YOUR WIFE IS IN SEPTIC SHOCK.
- WHAT IS THAT?
- IT MEANS THAT HER IMMUNE SYSTEM
ISN'T ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE INFECTION.
WHEN WAS HER LAST CHEMO TREATMENT?
- UH, IT WAS A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.
- OKAY, HER WHITE BLOOD CELL-- - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- I DON'T--DAD! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW. - WHAT INFECTION?
- DAD, PLEASE, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US SOME SPACE?
- I NEED A C.V.P. LINE. YOU'LL HAVE TO SIGN FOR THAT.
- SIGN FOR THAT? WHY DO I HAVE TO SIGN FOR THAT?
IS THAT DANGEROUS?
- ADAM, IF SHE WANTS TO PUT HER ON A C.V.P. LINE--
- DAD, WOULD YOU JUST BACK OFF, OKAY?
SHE SAID THAT I HAD TO SIGN FOR IT.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'VE GOTTA DO THIS, ALL RIGHT?
- ADAM, I-I REALLY WANT TO JUST HELP.
- WELL, DAD, YOU'RE NOT HELPING, OKAY?
SO JUST GO HOME.
- UH, EXCUSE ME, DR. BARTLETT? - UH, YEAH?
- CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MY WIFE IS DOING?
- UH, YEAH, SHE'S RESPONDING WELL.
HER KIDNEY STONES ARE REMOVED, AND SHE'S DOING MUCH BETTER.
- MY WIFE DOESN'T HAVE KIDNEY STONES.
KRISTINA BRAVERMAN? SHE'S RIGHT THERE, ROOM FOUR?
- RIGHT. I'M SORRY, WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT-STAFFED TODAY.
- WELL, CAN I TALK TO DR. ZISK?
HE'S THE HEAD OF CRITICAL CARE, RIGHT?
- MR. BRAVERMAN, I PROMISE YOU,
YOUR WIFE IS GETTING EXCELLENT CARE.
WE GOT HER ON A STRONG ANTIBIOTIC,
AND WE'RE MONITORING HER CLOSELY.
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HER, BUT WE THINK SHE IS LIKELY
TO TURN AROUND.
- LIKELY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, LIKELY? - MR. BRAVERMAN--
- IS THERE A CHANCE THAT SHE'S NOT GONNA TURN AROUND?
- YOUR WIFE'S WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
IS STILL EXTREMELY LOW.
THIS OFTEN HAPPENS SEVEN TO TEN DAYS AFTER CHEMO TREATMENT.
NOW, THERE ARE MANY CASES, MANY,
WHERE PATIENTS IN SEPTIC SHOCK
CAN IMPROVE RADICALLY AND QUICKLY.
HOWEVER, I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
IT CAN GO THE WRONG DIRECTION.
IT CAN SOMETIMES LEAD
TO OTHER ORGANS IN HER BODY FAILING,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO AVOID.
- YEAH. - OKAY?
SO WE'RE GONNA MONITOR HER CLOSELY.
WE ARE GONNA GIVE HER THE BEST CARE THAT WE CAN,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE JUST ARE NO GUARANTEES.
EXCUSE ME.
- [sighs]
- HEY. - HI.
[laughs] AW. THANKS.
- BEST GIFT THAT YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
- I BELIEVE IT.
- MORE COOKIES.
- YOU KNOW ME.
SO I WENT TO JOEL AND JULIA'S TODAY.
- OH.
- UH-HUH. - HOW ARE THEY DOING?
- WELL, UH, THEY'RE OKAY.
- OKAY. COOL.
HMM.
- IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
- I DON'T KNOW. I'M SORRY.
- IT'S OKAY. BUDDY, DON'T APOLOGIZE.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT IF-- YOU KNOW, I'M JUST--
I'M CONFUSED, 'CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE EXCITED,
AND YOU SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING WELL, AND--
- NO, IT DIDN'T GO WELL.
IT WAS--IT WAS A MESS.
- REALLY? - YEAH.
IT WAS NOT THE RIGHT JOB FOR ME, BUT...
- OKAY. - I'M REALLY SORRY.
I HANDLED IT COMPLETELY WRONG. - IT'S OKAY.
I DO FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD CLEAR THIS UP
WITH JOEL, THOUGH.
OBVIOUSLY, RIGHT? I MEAN, DID YOU--
DID YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR DOING THAT, OR--
- A PLAN? LIKE...
- [sighs] YOU SHOULD GO NOW.
THEY'RE THERE. I MEAN, YOU SHOULD JUST GO.
TAKE MY CAR, AND GO.
- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - YEAH.
JUST EXPLAIN, JUST, YOU KNOW-- HE'S VERY COOL.
HE UNDERSTANDS, OKAY? - OKAY.
- YEAH? - YEAH.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY. - OKAY?
- MM-HMM.
- I'LL SEE YOU SOON. - ALL RIGHT.
- SO I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL THE LITTLE KIDS THIS,
BUT THAT WHOLE SANTA THING IS A SHAM.
- HOW'S THAT?
- WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THERE ARE 7 BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
WHICH TRANSLATES TO ROUGHLY A BILLION OR SO HOUSEHOLDS,
MAYBE MORE, AND HOW COULD ONE FAT GUY IN A RED SUIT
AND A BEARD COVER THAT KIND OF GROUND IN ONE NIGHT?
AND THIS GUY IS DEFINITELY NOT REAL.
HE'S GOT A FAKE BEARD.
- YEAH. - HO, HO, HO!
- LISTEN, YOU'RE MY FAVORITE FROM THAT WHOLE TRIBE OF YOURS,
SO I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE.
- WE'RE NOT A TRIBE.
- YEAH, BUT HERE'S THE THING:
IT SEEMS APPEALING TO BE THE CYNICAL GUY.
IT'S NOT.
IT'S MUCH COOLER TO BE A "GO WITH THE FLOW" KINDA GUY.
- YEAH, I CAN'T DO THAT.
- YEAH, ME NEITHER.
- JABBAR.
WE'RE GOING TO BROOKSTONE. LET'S GO TO BROOKSTONE.
- MOM, CAN WE GO TO BROOKSTONE? - NO.
- NO, NO, NO, GUYS, GUYS, GUYS.
WE'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY, OKAY?
WE GOTTA GO TO WEBB'S RANCH TO CUT DOWN OUR CHRISTMAS TREE.
- NO, BROOKSTONE HAS THE WORLD'S BEST EVERYTHING.
IT IS WAY BETTER THAN A-- - CAN WE DO IT AFTER?
- YOU CAN GET A TREE ANYWHERE.
YOU CAN ONLY GET BROOKSTONE STUFF AT BROOKSTONE.
- [sighs] - WE ARE GOING TO BROOKSTONE.
- BROOKSTONE IS AWESOME. - YES, LET'S GO!
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO BROOKSTONE.
- LET'S DO IT.
- YOU'RE AWESOME. THAT WAS VERY BIG OF YOU.
[EKG beeping]
- HEY.
HONEY?
OH, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE AWAKE.
- I DON'T FEEL VERY GOOD.
- I KNOW.
- AM I GONNA BE OKAY?
- YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
THEY'RE TAKING GREAT CARE OF YOU,
AND YOU'RE THE STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW.
- HONEY, THERE'S A, UM...
- WHAT?
- THERE'S A FILE ON MY COMPUTER...
- OKAY.
- THAT I MADE FOR THE KIDS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS HAVE IT, OKAY?
CAN YOU PROMISE ME THAT?
- OKAY, LISTEN TO ME, KRISTINA.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY TO OUR KIDS,
YOU CAN SAY TO THEM IN PERSON, IN OUR HOME,
BY THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
OKAY?
- OKAY.
[exhales]
- I LOVE YOU.
- HEY, BUDDY, IT'S ME.
UM, JUST CALLING TO CHECK IN.
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT.
UM, WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE,
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
PERHAPS YOU'RE IN MEXICO, UH, WITH MY CAR.
[laughs]
UM, BUT ANYWAY, SERIOUSLY,
JUST GIVE ME A CALL BACK, OR TEXT ME
TO LET ME KNOW THAT YOU'RE OKAY.
UM, OKAY. I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
I LOVE YOU.
BYE.
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, CHEERS.
- OKAY.
THAT DAY IS DONE.
- [gags]
[coughs] - REALLY?
- THERE'S A LOT OF VERMOUTH IN THERE.
THAT IS NOT A GOOD MARTINI.
- THAT'S WHAT IT-- IT'S ONE OF THE INGREDIENTS.
- YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, LIKE, HALF VERMOUTH.
IT'S, LIKE, TOO MUCH VERMOUTH.
I COULD MAKE A BETTER MARTINI THAN THIS IN MY SLEEP.
SO THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS.
- SO THE COMPLAINING FROM THIS MORNING--
- I'M NOT COMPLAINING.
I'M JUST SAYING I'M A GOOD BARTENDER.
IT'S MY ONE SKILL. CAN YOU LEAVE ME THAT?
- SO NOW IT'S COMPLAINING AND BRAGGING.
NOW YOU'RE BRAGGING.
- THERE'S GOTTA BE A WORD FOR THAT.
- PATHETIC. THAT'S THE WORD. - OH.
WELL, I AM PATHETIC, SO THAT'S FINE.
- NO, I'M SORRY. - NO, NO, NO, IT'S--I AM.
- THAT'S HORRIBLE TO SAY. - IT'S ALL RIGHT.
- THAT'S HORRIBLE. - SO I'M HORRIBLE AND PATHETIC.
- YOU'RE NOT HORRIBLE. YOU'RE NOT PATHETIC.
I'M PATHETIC. - I'M PATHETIC.
- YOU WANNA CHALLENGE ME? - YES.
- ALL RIGHT.
UH, I'M SITTING IN A MALL,
AND MY DAUGHTER IS IN MINNESOTA,
AND IT'S CHRISTMAS.
YOU'RE UP.
- [sighs] I'M 42.
- MM-HMM.
- AND I JUST MOVED BACK IN WITH MY PARENTS.
- YOU WIN.
- [cackles]
- YOU WIN THE PRIZE.
- YOU KNOW...
SITTING IN A CRUMMY MALL IN A TERRIBLE BAR
WITH AN AWFUL DRINK,
DRESSED LIKE ONE OF SANTA'S HELPERS,
AND I FEEL SO GOOD.
AND I THINK...
IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU.
[chuckles]
- [laughs]
WELL...
I FEEL GOOD BECAUSE OF YOU.
- NO. - YEAH.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I'M HAPPY I MET YOU.
I AM.
I'M NOT HAPPY, 'CAUSE...
YOU KNOW, I'M NEVER GONNA BE HAPPY.
I'VE ACCEPTED THAT. BUT...
I'M ALMOST HAPPY.
[indistinct chatter]
[EKG beeping]
- HEY. - HI.
OH, HERE. YEAH, I, UH,
BROUGHT YOU YOUR COMPUTER.
- THANKS.
- AND I BROUGHT YOU SOME-- SOME CLOTHES,
YOU KNOW, AND STUFF YOU MIGHT NEED.
AND THEN I MADE YOU A SANDWICH.
STILL LIKE HAM AND CHEESE? YOUR FAVORITE?
- THANKS.
- YEAH, WELL, YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, SON.
- OKAY.
WELL, OKAY, JUST, UM, PLEASE...
TELL HER I LOVE HER.
- I WILL, DAD. - PLEASE.
- I WILL.
- OKAY. - YEAH.
- AND LISTEN, SON, I AM SO SORRY.
- NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO--
- YOU KNOW, I COME IN HERE. I'M FRANTIC.
I'M SORRY.
- IT'S ALL RIGHT. - OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- ANYWAY.
- HEY, DAD.
- YEAH?
- COULD YOU, UH,
COULD YOU STAY A WHILE LONGER?
- SURE. - I'M SORRY.
- NO. - I'M SORRY.
- [sighs]
[crickets chirping]
[laughter]
- WOW. - YEAH.
IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME,
I MEAN, RIGHT?
- WHAT? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
- AH, I GOT NO IDEA. - WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE IN
THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE--WHAT? - I GOT NO IDEA.
NO, I JUST--
AH, IT'S WEIRD. IT'S JUST A LITTLE WEIRD NOW.
RIGHT? AND I GET IT, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE--WE WERE DRUNK,
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WORK TOGETHER.
- SO... - HUH.
- IT'S GONNA GET TOO WEIRD. WE SHOULD JUST--
YOU KNOW, LET'S FORGET THIS EVER HAPPENED AND--
[phone rings]
- UM, THIS IS MY DAD. - YOUR DAD?
- BUT I HAVE TO TAKE IT
BECAUSE IT'S A FAMILY THING.
HI--HI, DAD.
- SARAH, KRISTINA'S GOTTEN WORSE.
- OH, GOD. WHAT--WHAT'S HAPPENED?
OKAY, SO WE'RE AT THE HOUSE?
DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL ANYBODY? ALL RIGHT.
I'LL BE THERE IN, LIKE, 20 MINUTES.
UH, I HAVE TO GO. I'M SORRY.
IT'S, UH--MY SISTER-IN-LAW IS IN THE HOSPITAL.
- WANT ME TO DRIVE YOU? OR YOU WANT ME TO--
- UH, NO, THAT'S OKAY. NO, I HAVE MY--
- WELL, ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU ALL RIGHT? - YEAH.
JUST GOTTA RUN, SO--
- ALL RIGHT, UH-- - OKAY.
- RYAN, IT'S AMBER.
I'M STARTING TO GET REALLY STRESSED OUT,
LIKE I SHOULD CALL HOSPITALS OR SOMETHING,
SO PLEASE TEXT ME BACK RIGHT AWAY.
[exhales shakily]
[vehicle approaches, tires screech]
RYAN, ARE YOU OKAY?
WHAT HAPPENED? YOU SCARED ME!
WHY DIDN'T YOU PICK UP THE PHONE?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
- YEAH, I'M FINE. - ARE YOU SURE?
- YES, I'M FINE.
- OH, GOD, WHY DIDN'T YOU PICK UP?
WHERE WERE YOU?
- [clears throat] I WAS, UH---
- WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE CAR?
- WELL, I...
WELL, I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT,
AND THERE--AND ONE OF THE YELLOW, UH,
POLE THINGS THAT WAS--
- ARE YOU DRUNK?
- NO, I'M NOT DRUNK. - YOU'RE DRUNK!
- NO, I'M NOT. I HAD A COUPLE OF BEERS.
- YOU'RE LYING TO ME!
YOU'RE CLEARLY DRUNK. YOU'RE--
- I'M NOT. - YOU'RE SLURRING YOUR SPEECH.
- [scoffs] - YOU'RE---
- I'M NOT DRUNK. - I'M SORRY.
CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO ME THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS...
- YEAH. YEAH. - THAT YOU--
YOU WENT TO JOEL'S, AND THEN YOU DECIDED--
- NO, I DIDN'T GO TO JOEL'S BECAUSE I--
- YOU DIDN'T EVEN GO? HUH?
- NO, I DIDN'T EVEN GO. I JUST--
- WHY WOULD YOU NOT GO? - BECAUSE--
- WHAT HAPPENED? - THE REASON I DIDN'T GO
IS BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK TO HIM
WHEN IWANT TO TALK TO HIM. - WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
- NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE FORCING ME...
- WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT?! - TO MAKE AN ASS OF MYSELF
ON HIS FRONT DOORSTEP. - I DIDN'T KNOW!
- SO YOU CAN JUDGE ME EVEN MORE?
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO. - I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU!
- YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE ME!
- EVERYTHING I DID, AND NOW YOU'RE MAD AT--
- YOU'RE TRYING TO FIX ME INTO SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT.
- OH, PLEASE. THAT'S--
- SO THAT MAYBE I CAN GO-- - THAT'S CRAZY.
- OH, I AM CRAZY! I'M SORRY!
- STOP!
- I'M NOT GOING TO YOUR CHRISTMAS
WITH YOUR FAMILY SO THEY CAN JUDGE ME
AND EVERYONE CAN THINK I'M CRAZY.
- THEY'RE NOT GONNA JUDGE YOU.
- I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR FREAKING CAR,
AND IT'S MY FAULT!
- [sobbing] RYAN, COME HERE!
RYAN, COME BACK! - WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!
- STOP! STOP, STOP!
RYAN, COME HERE!
[electric train humming]
- NICE. - WHOA.
- OH, IT'S UP. HERE, COME UP. LET'S GO.
STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.
- WHAT ARE THE DOCTORS SAYING?
- WELL, THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY--
THEY HOPE HER FEVER BREAKS,
AND THAT HER WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT WILL COME UP
SO HER BODY WILL START FIGHTING ON ITS OWN.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE HOPING FOR.
- RIGHT. - BUT THEY'RE HOPEFUL, RIGHT?
- [sighs]
- [coughs] - [clears throat]
WANT TO SIT HERE?
- HEY.
- SIT WITH YOUR AUNTIE. HEY.
- YOU OKAY?
- [sighs]
I JUST--I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.
- YEAH.
SHE'S STRONG, THOUGH.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S AN OHIO BUCKEYE.
- [chuckles] - SHE'LL MAKE IT.
- I DON'T KNOW.
THESE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH KRISTINA
AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING NORA...
[smooches]
JUST MADE ME THINK HOW LIFE IS SHORT.
- YEAH, UH, PAINFULLY SHORT.
- I WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY.
I--MAYBE I'M-- I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE I'M JUST EMOTIONAL AND...
ATTACHED TO THIS ONE.
[laughs]
- I WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY TOO.
- REALLY? - YEAH, REALLY.
LIKE, PRETTY BAD.
- REALLY? - YEAH.
- [coos] - MM.
- YOU'RE A TROUBLEMAKER.
LOOK WHAT YOU STARTED. - COOKIES.
- RED OR GREEN? RED.
- MOM, IS IT TRUE THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SANTA?
- WHO SAID THAT?
- VICTOR. HE SAID SANTA'S JUST A FAKE GUY
IN A RED SUIT.
- I'M SO SORRY. - HEY, HEY, GRANDSON.
HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
COME HERE A SECOND. SIT DOWN HERE.
HEY, UH, GRANDDAUGHTER, WHERE ARE YOU?
YOU GUYS, I GOT, UH-- COME ON IN HERE.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
OKAY, NOW, IF THERE'S ANYBODY SITTING HERE
THAT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN SANTA,
I GOTTA TELL YOU, YOU ARE WRONG.
I MET HIM. LONG TIME AGO.
I SAW HIM WITH MY VERY OWN EYES.
NOW, IF YOUR GRANDFATHER,
WHO IS PRETTY OLD, STILL BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS,
I THINK YOU SHOULD TOO.
YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST A LITTLE KID.
AND WE USED TO GO VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER
ON CHRISTMAS EVE,
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY BACK THEN,
SO WE HAD TO TAKE THE BUS.
BUT ANYWAY, LATE ONE NIGHT, CHRISTMAS EVE--
IT WAS TURNING INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING.
IT WAS LIKE 12:00. IT WAS VERY DARK.
AND WE WERE GETTING ON THE BUS,
AND I WAS TAKING THE FIRST STEP,
AND OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE,
I SAW SOMETHING.
BIG RED SUIT AND THIS LONG, WHITE BEARD,
AND HAD A SLEIGH WITH REINDEER AND--
- DID YOU SEE RUDOLPH?
- I SAW RUDOLPH
AND THIS BIG BAG FILLED WITH PRESENTS.
I SWEAR TO GOD, I SAW HIM.
AND HE WINKED AT ME.
- HE DID? - YEAH, HE DID.
SANTA...
IS REAL.
AND CHRISTMAS...
IS MAGIC.
CHRISTMAS BRINGS...
MIRACLES.
AND, I MEAN, IT'S EASY TO SAY YOU DON'T BELIEVE
AND, YOU KNOW, BE CALLED WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY.
YOU KNOW, NAYSAYER.
BUT IF YOU KEEP LOOKING,
TRULY WATCHING,
YOU'LL SEE.
[laughter]
YOU GOT THAT, GRANDSON?
- YES, SIR.
- GOOD. [knock at door]
- I GOT IT.
- HEY. - OH, HI.
- HI, HOW ARE YOU? MERRY CHRISTMAS.
AND I'M SORRY--I KNOW IT'S A ROUGH TIME FOR YOUR FAMILY,
AND I DON'T WANT TO INTRUDE, AND--
- OH, NO. SARAH.
NOT AT ALL.
- WHAT? - THANK YOU.
- WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? - I'M--
- HI.
[clears throat loudly]
- GOT A BIG GROUP IN THERE, HUH?
- WE DO.
- HOW'S, UH, HOW'S YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW?
- UM, WE DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE NOT SURE YET.
- OH. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. - THANKS.
- UH... [paper rustles]
I GOT YOU THIS.
- IT'S REALLY NICE WRAPPING PAPER.
- YEAH, IT'S NOTHING.
IT WAS JUST LYING AROUND.
BUT, UH, OPEN IT LATER.
- DO YOU WANT TO COME IN? HAVE AN EGGNOG?
- THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MUCH.
- I DIDN'T REALLY MEAN IT.
JUST TRYING TO BE POLITE.
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. [claps]
- NO, I'M NOT DRUNK,
SO I'M JUST GONNA SAY THIS FAST.
ABOUT WHAT I SAID BEFORE.
- MM-HMM.
- THAT WE COULD MAKE THIS A ONE-TIME THING?
- MM.
- WELL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, I'M GOOD.
THAT'S--THAT'S FINE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
BUT I JUST WANT TO, UM, TO CLARIFY...
YEAH, THAT'S, UM, THAT'S NOT HOW I FEEL.
I FEEL PRETTY MUCH THE OPPOSITE.
YEAH.
- YEAH? - YOU'RE NOT HORRIBLE.
THAT'S WHAT I CAME TO SAY.
YOU'RE, UH, YOU'RE INCREDIBLE.
- AH.
- GOOD NIGHT.
[EKG beeping]
- [sighs]
- OH, IT'S ON?
HI, GUYS. UM, IT'S MOM.
DUH. [laughs]
I, UH, I FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER,
SO I THOUGHT I'D LEAVE YOU A LITTLE...
SO WE'LL START WITH HADDIE,
BECAUSE YOU'RE THE OLDEST.
HADDIE--GOLLY, UM,
I AM SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU.
HONEY, YOU ARE MY BEAUTIFUL...
STRONG, SMART, SENSITIVE, LOVELY ANGEL.
AND I KNOW, NO MATTER WHERE YOU END UP
IN THIS LIFE,
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO,
YOU'RE GONNA SHINE.
PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO GIVE THIS WORLD.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN THIS WORLD.
MAX, BUDDY...
WOW.
HOW YOU'VE GROWN.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
HOW YOU'VE FACED CHALLENGES AND PUSHED THROUGH
AND BECAME PRESIDENT.
- [laughs]
- BUDDY, MY WISH FOR YOU...
IS FOR YOU TO...
GO OUT INTO THE WORLD.
STEP OUT OF YOURSELF,
AND LET THE WORLD SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE
AND WHAT AN AMAZING PERSON YOU ARE.
[voice shaking] NORA.
OH, HONEY, I AM...
[exhales]
[sniffs]
THIS IS SO VERY HARD, LEAVING YOU.
I'M KIND OF MAD.
NORA, I WISH THAT I COULD PICK YOU UP RIGHT NOW
AND HOLD YOU
AND LOVE YOU AND SQUEEZE YOU.
HONEY, YOU HAVE TO KNOW...
[exhales] THAT YOU HAVE THE MOST--
THE MOST AMAZING DADDY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
HE KNOWS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF US,
AND HE KNOWS HOW TO LOVE US.
SO I SAY TO ALL THREE OF YOU...
[exhales slowly]
ALL THREE OF...
[sniffs]
MY BEAUTIFUL KIDS...
I MAY NOT ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
THE WAY THAT I WANT TO BE...
BUT I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOUR SIDE.
I'LL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU.
[sniffs]
AND I'M SO LUCKY I GOT TO BE YOUR MOM.
- [sighs]
PLEASE DON'T TAKE HER FROM ME.
PLEASE DON'T TAKE HER FROM US.
[sniffles]
COME ON, KRISTINA. COME ON.
[all chattering at once]
- JABBAR. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- I WANT JABBAR.
- YOU NEED A LIGHT.
[overlapping chatter] - WHOA!
- OHH...
[all chattering]
- WHOA. - LOOK AT THAT.
- HE'S GOING TO COLLEGE. HE'S GOT TO...
- YEP, RACK 'EM.
- YES!
- THESE ARE AWESOME.
- THANK YOU FOR THIS, GRANDPA.
I APPRECIATE IT.
- YEAH! - FAMILY SCARVES.
[overlapping chatter]
- WAVE IT AROUND. WHOA!
[bell jingles]
ALL RIGHT.
- I WANNA SEE YOUR FISHING ROD.
- OH, YOU WANT MORE?
GREEDY LITTLE GIRL.
- [laughs] - OH, MY GOODNESS.
THIS IS REALLY NICE.
- MM, JUNIOR MINTS.
- YOU KNOW IT'S NOT MINE.
- UH-OH. NO. - WHAT'S THAT?
- THIS IS NICE.
- OH. - [laughs]
- ALL RIGHT. [bell jingles]
- NICE. - [laughs]
- I'M ALMOST DONE.
- SHE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
- AWESOME. - YEAH.
- NICE. - WOW.
- OH, OPEN DOORS. - OH, THAT IS SO COOL.
- JABBAR.
- GETTING IT ON MY FACE.
- GRANDPA GOT IT WORKED OUT.
[chatter continues]
[door opens]
- YEAH!
- NICE. - WOW.
- OH, OPEN DOORS. - OH, THAT IS SO--
- HEY.
- AREN'T YOUR TOES COLD OUT HERE?
AMBER, I'M SO SORRY.
I JUST WAS SO ASHAMED
AND SO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO JOEL
AND TO COME TO YOUR FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS.
I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY LIKE THIS.
- [crying]
- I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I'D FIT.
YOU KNOW, I HATE THE WAY I TREATED YOU.
YOU SHOULD NEVER BE TREATED THAT WAY.
I'LL DO ANYTHING.
- [exhales]
- I'LL--I WILL, LIKE...
- [crying] YOU DON'T HAVE--
- HANG OUT WITH YOUR GRANDPA MORE.
- JUST STOP. IT'S FINE.
- I WANT TO FIX IT.
- RYAN, I LOVE YOU.
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU. [tearful laugh]
BUT...
I WATCHED MY MOM, LIKE...
GET COMPLETELY DRAGGED DOWN
BY SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW,
WHO JUST COULDN'T EVEN STAND ON HIS OWN.
AND SHE JUST THREW EVERYTHING SHE HAD AT IT,
AND IT DIDN'T MAKE HIM BETTER,
AND IT DIDN'T MAKE HER BETTER.
AND I JUST KNOW-- I JUST KNOW THAT
THAT'S NOT HOW TO LOVE.
I THINK WE JUST NEED TIME APART.
I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY WAY.
OKAY?
I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.
I WISH THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY.
[exhales] I'M SORRY.
[sobbing quietly]
[door opens]
[EKG beeping steadily]
- HEY.
- THAT'S THE BEST PART.
- HEY. - HEY.
HEY, HOW'S SHE DOING? SHE DOING OKAY?
- SO MUCH BETTER.
- AND HER WHITE BLOOD CELLS?
- HER COUNT IS COMING UP.
HER VITALS HAVE NORMALIZED.
- Y-YOU'RE SAYING SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY?
SHE BEAT THIS? - WITH SEPTIC SHOCK,
THINGS CAN TURN AROUND FOR THE BETTER
VERY QUICKLY.
SHE NEEDS A DAY OR TWO OF REST.
WE'RE GONNA MONITOR HER VERY CLOSELY.
BUT, YES, WE THINK SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.
- [chuckles] - GOOD.
- I'M GONNA GIVE YOU TWO A MOMENT ALONE.
- ALL RIGHT, THANKS. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M FINE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
- I FEEL LIKE, UM...
A THOUSAND BUCKS.
I FEEL GOOD. [both laugh]
- THAT'S GOOD.
- I FEEL REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH ME, HONEY.
HOW ARE THE KIDS DOING? - THEY'RE FINE.
THEY GOT THEIR PRESENTS. THEY'RE AT MY MOM AND DAD'S.
- DID NORA GET THE BABY DOLL?
- SHE DID, SHE GOT THE-- - THE TOILET.
THE POTTY DOLL. - SHE GOT THE POTTY DOLL, YEAH.
- AND MAX GOT HIS TRAIN? - HE GOT THE TRAIN.
I WAS AFRAID I WAS GONNA LOSE YOU, YOU KNOW?
- NOT GETTIN' RID OF ME.
- HONEY, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
- I LOVE YOU TOO.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
- MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[cell phone rings]
OH. WHY DON'T YOU SAY HELLO TO YOUR DAUGHTER?
- NORA'S CALLING?
[both laugh] I'M JUST KIDDING.
- IT'S HADDIE.
- HEY, HONEY.
YEAH, NO, I'M-- I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.
YOU'RE GETTING ON A PLANE? SHE'S GETTING ON A PLANE.
- OH, GOOD. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
[elevator dings, indistinct chatter]
- OH, MY GOSH.
SANTA.
- MERRY CHRISTMAS. - MERRY CHRISTMAS.
- HI! - HELLO.
- HI, SANTA. - MERRY CHRISTMAS.
- HO, HO, HO. - OH, MY GOSH.
HEY, ARE YOU DROPPING OFF SOME LAST-MINUTE GIFTS,
MR. CLAUS?
- OH, JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA
FOR THE ILL CHILDREN. - OH.
- YEAH, I'M HEADING BACK TO THE NORTH POLE NOW.
SAY, DID I TREAT YOU CHILDREN GOOD THIS YEAR?
- YES, SANTA. - I LOVE MY BABY DOLL.
- THANK YOU, I LOVE MY ROBOT. - HO, HO, HO, HO!
- THANK YOU.
- HOW'D YOU LIKE THE SNEAKERS? - HOW DID YOU KNOW?
[magical chime]
- HO, HO, HO, HO.
[bells jingling]
- THERE YOU GO. THIS IS FOR YOU AND THE STAFF.
I GOT 14 MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY HERE,
THE BRAVERMAN CLAN,
AND WHAT I'D APPRECIATE IS IF YOU DIDN'T SEE
WHAT YOU ARE SEEING.
DO YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN THERE?
- 14? - 14.
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