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Ah, the hospital in December.
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No one wants to schedule procedures,
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people are leaving town in droves,
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a hush settles over the OR.
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And we can par-tay!
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Oh, I can't wait for Jenny to get here.
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I haven't told her about the mixer yet.
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- She is going to love it.
- Ah!
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Kids are what make the
holidays so special.
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- Yes.
- My children used to love it
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when I'd dress up for Christmas.
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As Jack Frost, of course.
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What's a... that?
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He's Old Man Winter.
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He nips at your nose?
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Come on, girl.
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Don't get mad, I grew up in L.A.
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It's 80 degrees at Christmas
and everything's on fire.
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Ah! There you are!
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Merry Christmas!
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- It's December 19th.
- I know,
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but we're not gonna be
together on the actual holiday.
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Oh, that's gonna be weird.
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- Mm-hmm.
- I'm gonna miss you.
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Yes. Me, too. Which is why...
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We're not gonna be able to
have our whole Christmas,
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but we'll have the abridged
version in the lounge tonight.
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Carols and eggnog, joyful
colleagues and Caleb.
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Ooh! That sounds fun.
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But can we do it after I
get back from my cruise?
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We can't do Christmas after Christmas.
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But we can do Christmas
before Christmas?
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Yes, everybody knows that.
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Dr. Kenney, I have a patient for you:
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an 18-year-old admitted
with alcohol poisoning.
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Well, I have a 27-year-old
admitted with Christmas spirit.
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Tell me, is this gonna
be my whole month?
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- Oh, yeah.
- Okay.
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Okay.
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You stay put, I'll get
back as fast as I can,
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we'll go to my mixer,
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and we'll put your tinfoil
blob on top of the tree.
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Okay, um, but I can't stay too late.
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I-I didn't know you were gonna do this.
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I still have to pack.
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The only thing you have
to pack for that cruise are
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several different facial expressions
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for every time your father
says, "All the food is free".
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Are you sure you're okay with
me going on this cruise with Dad?
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Yes, I'm fine. I just want to spend
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a little holiday time with you.
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- Dr. Kenney!
- Yeah. Okay.
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Oh.
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So, is that what you're
wearing on our date?
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No, I planned on changing
into my formal scrubs.
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Oh, you, uh, brought a suitcase.
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This is moving a little fast for me.
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Oh, I have to get this.
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Hey, Dad.
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Yes, I'm excited about the magic show.
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Oh, shows?
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Great.
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Lot of pressure for this
date with Jenny tonight.
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You've only got one chance to
make a good enough impression
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to last her through
her many days at sea.
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I think I can handle it.
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I don't know, there's gonna
be a lot of Europeans stuffed
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into a lot of Speedos on that boat.
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But if you can handle it...
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Oh, fine.
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You think I haven't thought about that?
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All I've thought about for
weeks is hot dudes in Speedos.
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I heard it.
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That's why I need to make this
date happen before she leaves.
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If she goes on this
cruise before we go out,
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I'm done. No shot.
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All right. I was just...
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trying to mess with your head,
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but clearly you don't need my help.
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All right, everyone.
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Listen up.
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In the spirit of the season,
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an entire accounting
department has been admitted
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after a food poisoning incident
at an office holiday party.
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The ER is sending up their overflow,
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so we need all residents to stay
on shift for as long as it takes
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to stabilize and treat everyone.
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We need all hands on deck.
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No, no, no, no.
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Ah, it's gonna be okay, Dr. Kutcher.
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We're doctors.
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I bet "all hands on deck" is gonna be
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the theme for Jenny's cruise.
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- Synced and corrected by Firefly -
- www.addic7ed.com -
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Okay, Harper, we're
treating your dehydration
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from the alcohol with IV fluids,
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and we're giving you some analgesics
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for your abdominal pain.
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You'll feel better soon.
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Oh, thank you.
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I could've told you she
had alcohol poisoning
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when I found her
throwing up on the carpet
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in Izzy Phillipson's rec room.
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- Sorry, Mom.
- I bet you are.
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She comes home from college
for the winter break,
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supposedly to spend
time with her family.
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And then I barely see her
until I get a frantic call
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from her friend at some party
and find her drunk on the floor
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like Liza Minnelli.
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Who?
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You're in enough trouble.
Don't question my references.
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- See how she is?
- It's like they hit a certain age,
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and everything else
becomes so important,
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they have no time for Mom.
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- How old is yours?
- 27.
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It's a tough age.
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Name one that isn't. Once they grow up,
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all of a sudden you're
not a priority anymore.
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Oh, tell me about it.
Before you know it,
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you're eating an
entire gingerbread house
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on Christmas Eve all by yourself,
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and they're living it up with their dad
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at a holiday buffet on the open sea.
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What?
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It's an old saying.
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You know, this food poisoning
is the perfect metaphor
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for the toxic excesses of the holidays.
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I would say it's the perfect metaphor
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for the perils of the potluck.
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Because there's always
an uninvited guest.
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Bacteria.
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I would've expected this kind
of sloppy food preparation
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from the sales
department, but accounting?
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Be better.
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Can we focus?!
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We all took an oath to treat people
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as quickly as possible, so...
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We'll start by testing for
serious foodborne illness
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such as listeria and E. coli.
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If it's serious enough, we'll
have to report it to the CDC.
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These stool samples
we've collected will go to
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the lab for testing so we
can identify the illness.
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And off you go.
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Come on, seriously?
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Well, you got two hours till dinner.
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Can't take Nurse Flash more than four
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to shuffle those to the lab.
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Screw this.
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Sorry.
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You're killing it, Doris!
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Move, move, move, move, move!
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Hey.
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Hey. What you got there?
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Oh, you know, just
super-awesome doctor stuff.
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Mm. You know, if you're
too busy with work,
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we can wait and go out after
I get back from my cruise.
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Unless, you know...
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pirates.
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It's-it's fine. I'll just have
to meet you at the restaurant.
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Okay. I just need some time
to run home and get ready.
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And I know that's poo.
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Okay, Jenny, I'm back.
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Let's go to the lounge!
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It is a winter wonderland in there.
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Well, I'm exaggerating.
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It's more like a winter...
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"Hey, this is better than normal" land.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait,
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you're not leaving already, are you?
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Yeah, I told you,
remember? I have to go.
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Come on, I worked really hard to make it
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so that we would have
some holiday time together.
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Mom, you've known about
this cruise for weeks.
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I don't know why you're
making such a thing of this.
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Because everything's
just moving so fast,
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and it snuck up on me.
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And I've seen the bikinis you wear.
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It's not gonna take that much time
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to pack a piece of string, Jennifer.
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Fine! Okay, the truth is...
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I'm not leaving to
get ready for the trip.
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I have a date.
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Oh, so you're seeing somebody?
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Well, no. Tonight is just a first date.
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So, first you ditch me
for your dad, and now
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you're deserting me for
some random guy on Christmas?
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I am not deserting you.
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And it's not even Christmas.
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It's Christmas Eve Eve
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Eve Eve Eve Eve.
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I'm sorry.
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Is it so wrong to expect 30 to 45
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to 50 minutes with your mother?
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Oh, wow, okay?
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I'm going on a cruise with
Dad and a guilt trip with you!
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Well, that kind of attitude is
not even welcome at my party.
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Mom, you can't just spring
things on me like this.
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I have a life, too.
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♪ Joy to the world ♪
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- ♪ The Lord is come... ♪
- No!
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So apparently now I'm
the bad guy for wanting
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to spend a little time with my
daughter before the holidays.
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She's the Grinch.
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Dennis, are the results of
my stool samples in yet?
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Do you mind? We're dealing
with a Christmas crisis.
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Jenny's deserting Carol tonight
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to go on some stupid date.
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Oh, wow.
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That's so surprising. With whom?
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No idea.
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But I'm sure it's
some loser... Jenny has
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the absolute worst taste in men.
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I don't know, maybe he's,
like, super charming?
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Nah. I bet he's a total tool.
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Definitely.
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With, like, dumb poofy hair.
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- And overly white teeth.
- Yeah.
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That is so her type.
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You know... if Jenny's not
coming, there's no point.
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I'm-I'm canceling the mixer.
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Wow. I guess we have different
definitions of "cohost".
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You can't just cancel Christmas.
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It's not Christmas.
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It's Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve.
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See?
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- Christmas tears families apart.
- No.
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That's because they've forgotten
what's important: the presents.
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Totally unnecessary presents.
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You got headphones last
year? Here's some AirPods.
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You already have
AirPods? Here's a drone.
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Christmas!
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Daniel, your test results came in.
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Okay. We've got a positive
match for listeria.
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Oh, intense but treatable.
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Well, the patients will just need
supportive care till they improve.
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This is great news... just
pump 'em up with some fluids,
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- and I'll be off to dinner.
- Listen up.
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No one's going home.
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We have more food poisoning
victims on the way.
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Aw, come on!
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Apparently the I.T. department
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got into accounting's leftovers.
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- You got to be kidding me.
- I know.
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Who eats leftovers from a potluck?
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Oh. So this is uncomfortable?
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Yeah.
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Harper's pain should
be subsiding by now.
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This may not be alcohol poisoning.
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I'm gonna order an ultrasound.
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Oh, my God, you're pregnant?
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Probably... not.
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Probably?
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It's-it's not that kind of ultrasound.
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You couldn't have led with that?
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We'll get to the bottom
of this soon, I promise.
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Now that we know we're
dealing with listeria,
257
00:10:06,130 --> 00:10:08,220
we need to find the
source of the illness
258
00:10:08,221 --> 00:10:09,885
for our report to the CDC.
259
00:10:09,886 --> 00:10:12,176
If it came from someone's
kitchen, it could be contained,
260
00:10:12,177 --> 00:10:14,294
but if it came from a
restaurant or a grocery store,
261
00:10:14,295 --> 00:10:16,198
we may have a large-scale
outbreak on our hands.
262
00:10:16,199 --> 00:10:17,730
So we have a mystery to solve.
263
00:10:17,731 --> 00:10:20,800
What was the tainted
dish at the potluck?
264
00:10:20,801 --> 00:10:23,470
Each of you take a patient
and find out what they ate.
265
00:10:23,471 --> 00:10:26,071
Whatever dish they all had in
common is the contaminated one.
266
00:10:27,730 --> 00:10:29,031
I've got this patient over here.
267
00:10:29,032 --> 00:10:31,793
Hi, Tom. I've got a
few questions for you.
268
00:10:31,794 --> 00:10:34,269
Great. I'm feeling pretty chatty.
269
00:10:34,270 --> 00:10:36,605
Hey there, Sherry, how you feeling?
270
00:10:36,606 --> 00:10:39,017
Like someone who's been getting sick
271
00:10:39,018 --> 00:10:42,376
out of both ends nonstop for hours.
272
00:10:43,379 --> 00:10:45,147
That's fair.
273
00:10:45,148 --> 00:10:47,842
And could you tell us what
you ate at your holiday party?
274
00:10:47,843 --> 00:10:49,818
Do I have to?
275
00:10:49,819 --> 00:10:52,421
It would really help us.
276
00:10:52,422 --> 00:10:55,776
It was artichoke dip,
277
00:10:55,777 --> 00:10:58,945
deep dish pizza...
278
00:11:00,081 --> 00:11:03,217
... ham roll-ups.
279
00:11:03,218 --> 00:11:05,386
Oh, my God.
280
00:11:05,387 --> 00:11:07,121
Ambrosia salad,
281
00:11:07,122 --> 00:11:09,423
seafood paella,
282
00:11:09,424 --> 00:11:11,892
and broccoli casserole.
283
00:11:11,893 --> 00:11:13,794
Thanks, Sherry, you're a trooper.
284
00:11:13,795 --> 00:11:15,896
And, uh, one last thing.
We'll need a sample.
285
00:11:15,897 --> 00:11:17,430
Yeah, that shouldn't be a problem.
286
00:11:19,106 --> 00:11:21,498
Kutcher, any leads?
287
00:11:21,499 --> 00:11:22,965
Tom only ate the artichoke dip,
288
00:11:22,966 --> 00:11:24,934
ham roll-ups, and ambrosia salad.
289
00:11:24,935 --> 00:11:27,537
My patient didn't have
the ham or the ambrosia,
290
00:11:27,538 --> 00:11:29,138
just the artichoke dip.
291
00:11:29,139 --> 00:11:30,773
Oh, ours ate the artichoke dip, too.
292
00:11:30,774 --> 00:11:32,942
Boom! It's got to be the artichoke dip.
293
00:11:32,943 --> 00:11:35,545
Mystery solved. Let's all
get on with our night.
294
00:11:35,546 --> 00:11:38,448
Whoa. We got another one
from the I.T. department.
295
00:11:38,449 --> 00:11:40,683
Now, he wasn't actually
invited to the party,
296
00:11:40,684 --> 00:11:43,953
but he reads all their e-mails,
so he just showed up anyway.
297
00:11:43,954 --> 00:11:46,155
Hello, good sir.
298
00:11:46,156 --> 00:11:48,191
We have an important question for you.
299
00:11:48,192 --> 00:11:49,959
Did you eat the artichoke dip?
300
00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,128
No. There was none left.
301
00:11:52,129 --> 00:11:56,332
So we still haven't found the
source of the tainted dish.
302
00:11:56,333 --> 00:11:57,999
It's gonna be a long night.
303
00:12:01,472 --> 00:12:04,207
Hey, so...
304
00:12:04,208 --> 00:12:06,375
the results of Harper's
ultrasound revealed
305
00:12:06,376 --> 00:12:09,345
that her symptoms were not
only from alcohol poisoning.
306
00:12:09,346 --> 00:12:11,547
She had a ruptured ovarian cyst,
307
00:12:11,548 --> 00:12:13,649
which explains the
pain and the vomiting.
308
00:12:13,650 --> 00:12:14,817
Oh, my God, is that serious?
309
00:12:14,818 --> 00:12:16,018
She'll be perfectly fine.
310
00:12:16,019 --> 00:12:17,220
She doesn't even need further treatment,
311
00:12:17,221 --> 00:12:18,221
just some rest.
312
00:12:18,222 --> 00:12:20,923
So here I've been yelling at you
313
00:12:20,924 --> 00:12:22,692
while you were suffering?
314
00:12:22,693 --> 00:12:24,193
I'm so sorry.
315
00:12:24,194 --> 00:12:25,862
I have been a terrible mom.
316
00:12:25,863 --> 00:12:28,030
No, it's okay, Mom, you didn't know.
317
00:12:28,031 --> 00:12:29,899
And you're not a terrible mom.
318
00:12:29,900 --> 00:12:33,336
You just wanted a special
Christmas with your daughter.
319
00:12:33,337 --> 00:12:34,747
I guess I was excited that we'd finally
320
00:12:34,748 --> 00:12:35,838
get to hang out together.
321
00:12:35,839 --> 00:12:37,773
I was a little hurt when
you went to that party.
322
00:12:37,774 --> 00:12:40,710
Of course, because she abandoned you.
323
00:12:40,711 --> 00:12:42,178
It was selfish of me.
324
00:12:42,179 --> 00:12:44,247
Oh, selfish is a little harsh.
325
00:12:44,248 --> 00:12:46,015
You're a grown woman now.
326
00:12:46,016 --> 00:12:48,351
I can't expect you to spend
all your time with your mom.
327
00:12:48,352 --> 00:12:50,052
I do like hanging out with you, Mom.
328
00:12:50,053 --> 00:12:53,956
Oh, you do? That is so sweet.
329
00:12:53,957 --> 00:12:55,358
I love you, Mom.
330
00:12:55,359 --> 00:12:56,759
I love you, honey.
331
00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,760
Oh.
332
00:13:05,469 --> 00:13:07,203
The remaining suspect dishes
333
00:13:07,204 --> 00:13:08,871
are the store-bought broccoli casserole,
334
00:13:08,872 --> 00:13:10,911
the deep dish pizza
from Gino's restaurant,
335
00:13:10,912 --> 00:13:12,942
and the homemade seafood paella.
336
00:13:12,943 --> 00:13:14,443
But Tom didn't eat the seafood paella.
337
00:13:14,444 --> 00:13:15,711
Mike didn't eat the pizza.
338
00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:17,580
And Amanda didn't eat
the broccoli casserole.
339
00:13:17,581 --> 00:13:19,649
Let's start from the
top with all the dishes.
340
00:13:19,650 --> 00:13:21,653
- Who brought what?
- Sherry brought the pizza.
341
00:13:21,654 --> 00:13:23,222
Annie brought the broccoli casserole.
342
00:13:23,223 --> 00:13:24,890
- Tom brought the seafood paella.
- Wait.
343
00:13:24,891 --> 00:13:27,092
Tom brought the paella
344
00:13:27,093 --> 00:13:28,761
but says he didn't eat it,
345
00:13:28,762 --> 00:13:31,397
which is why we ruled it out.
346
00:13:31,398 --> 00:13:34,800
Why does one not try
one's own dish? Hmm?
347
00:13:34,801 --> 00:13:36,769
Curious.
348
00:13:36,770 --> 00:13:38,936
That is curious.
349
00:13:42,108 --> 00:13:43,809
Tom.
350
00:13:43,810 --> 00:13:46,245
I'm wondering why you
didn't try your dish.
351
00:13:46,246 --> 00:13:49,982
I don't know. I didn't get a chance.
352
00:13:49,983 --> 00:13:51,950
Didn't get a chance?
353
00:13:51,951 --> 00:13:54,753
A seafood paella is a very
involved dish to prepare.
354
00:13:54,754 --> 00:13:56,922
All of the shellfish
must be perfectly timed.
355
00:13:56,923 --> 00:13:59,358
The hint of saffron ever
so delicately balanced.
356
00:13:59,359 --> 00:14:00,817
Seems like exactly the kind of dish
357
00:14:00,818 --> 00:14:03,362
one would want to at least
taste after so much work.
358
00:14:03,363 --> 00:14:05,677
Mm, you wanted to impress
your colleagues so badly,
359
00:14:05,678 --> 00:14:06,765
didn't you, Tom?
360
00:14:06,766 --> 00:14:08,478
Wanted to be king of the potluck,
361
00:14:08,479 --> 00:14:10,001
but then it all went wrong.
362
00:14:10,937 --> 00:14:11,937
Didn't it, Tom?
363
00:14:11,938 --> 00:14:13,839
All right!
364
00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:15,808
I ate the paella.
365
00:14:15,809 --> 00:14:18,477
And it's ripping my insides apart.
366
00:14:18,478 --> 00:14:20,112
Why'd you lie, Tom?
367
00:14:20,113 --> 00:14:21,447
Why'd you say you didn't eat it?
368
00:14:21,448 --> 00:14:23,816
I didn't want everyone
to know it was my fault.
369
00:14:23,817 --> 00:14:25,517
People still haven't forgiven me
370
00:14:25,518 --> 00:14:28,487
for the clam dip from
the Fourth of July.
371
00:14:28,488 --> 00:14:32,691
Stop making seafood.
372
00:14:32,692 --> 00:14:34,159
I was late for the party
373
00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:35,961
so I took it off the
stove a little early.
374
00:14:35,962 --> 00:14:37,895
How early? Two hours?
375
00:14:39,199 --> 00:14:42,201
What the hell, Tom?
376
00:14:42,202 --> 00:14:44,805
And since the tainted dish
came from Tom's kitchen,
377
00:14:44,806 --> 00:14:46,475
any chance of an outbreak is contained.
378
00:14:46,476 --> 00:14:47,809
Excellent work, doctors.
379
00:14:47,810 --> 00:14:50,468
Mm, ah, too late for you, boo-boo.
380
00:14:50,469 --> 00:14:52,554
Missed your reservation. Sorry, babe.
381
00:14:52,555 --> 00:14:53,746
No, my night's not ruined yet.
382
00:14:53,747 --> 00:14:54,771
Jenny's meeting me back here.
383
00:14:54,772 --> 00:14:56,412
I just got to come up
with something good.
384
00:14:59,821 --> 00:15:01,522
- Hey, there you are.
- Hey, hi.
385
00:15:01,523 --> 00:15:03,424
Thanks for meeting me
back here. It's been crazy.
386
00:15:03,425 --> 00:15:05,425
They had to move Tom into a secure ward
387
00:15:05,426 --> 00:15:07,060
because everyone was trying to kill him.
388
00:15:08,296 --> 00:15:10,097
- You look really great.
- Oh.
389
00:15:10,098 --> 00:15:11,599
I'm excited we're finally doing this.
390
00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,601
Yeah, me, too.
391
00:15:13,602 --> 00:15:15,936
Everything okay?
392
00:15:15,937 --> 00:15:18,268
Yeah. Yeah. I just got into a fight
393
00:15:18,269 --> 00:15:20,359
earlier with my mom, and
it's just bothering me.
394
00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,361
But it'll be okay, let's go out.
395
00:15:22,362 --> 00:15:23,937
I don't want to keep putting this off,
396
00:15:23,938 --> 00:15:26,506
and I'm really looking forward to it.
397
00:15:26,507 --> 00:15:28,609
Yeah, you seem pumped.
398
00:15:28,610 --> 00:15:31,345
I'm sorry, it's just...
399
00:15:31,346 --> 00:15:33,252
I mean, Christmas was
already gonna be weird
400
00:15:33,253 --> 00:15:36,215
and now... now it feels worse.
401
00:15:38,386 --> 00:15:41,455
You know what? Uh, we
missed our reservation,
402
00:15:41,456 --> 00:15:43,557
and I didn't have time
to plan anything better.
403
00:15:43,558 --> 00:15:45,158
And I want this to be special.
404
00:15:45,159 --> 00:15:47,461
Maybe we should just postpone?
405
00:15:47,462 --> 00:15:49,630
- Are you sure?
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
406
00:15:49,631 --> 00:15:51,298
We'll go out after you
get back from your cruise.
407
00:15:51,299 --> 00:15:53,399
I can't wait.
408
00:16:16,013 --> 00:16:17,614
Hey, Jenny, it's Mom.
409
00:16:17,615 --> 00:16:20,177
Just wanted to talk about
what happened earlier.
410
00:16:20,178 --> 00:16:21,334
Oh, never mind. You're here.
411
00:16:21,335 --> 00:16:22,535
Looking right at you.
412
00:16:22,536 --> 00:16:24,004
Ooh, you look nice. I'm waving.
413
00:16:24,005 --> 00:16:25,771
Okay, love you. Bye. It's Mom.
414
00:16:27,575 --> 00:16:28,575
Hi.
415
00:16:28,576 --> 00:16:30,210
Hi.
416
00:16:30,211 --> 00:16:31,845
So, you all dressed for your date?
417
00:16:31,846 --> 00:16:35,181
Yeah, but I canceled it.
418
00:16:35,182 --> 00:16:36,716
What? Why?
419
00:16:36,717 --> 00:16:37,917
Can you return the dress?
420
00:16:37,918 --> 00:16:39,085
Did you leave the tags on it?
421
00:16:39,086 --> 00:16:41,588
Of course I did.
422
00:16:41,589 --> 00:16:43,254
I couldn't leave
423
00:16:43,255 --> 00:16:45,423
for my trip without talking to you.
424
00:16:45,424 --> 00:16:46,591
I don't like how we left things.
425
00:16:46,592 --> 00:16:47,959
Neither do I.
426
00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,328
- I'm sorry.
- Me, too.
427
00:16:50,329 --> 00:16:52,597
Oh.
428
00:16:52,598 --> 00:16:54,376
I was actually still pretty mad
429
00:16:54,377 --> 00:16:55,600
until I stopped at a Rite Aid
430
00:16:55,601 --> 00:16:57,835
and saw one of those obnoxious
singing, dancing Santas,
431
00:16:57,836 --> 00:16:59,270
and it made me miss you.
432
00:16:59,271 --> 00:17:01,179
Oh, sweetie.
433
00:17:01,180 --> 00:17:04,549
Honey, I think I was
being a little selfish.
434
00:17:04,550 --> 00:17:06,250
I know you have a life.
435
00:17:06,251 --> 00:17:07,919
I think I'm actually slightly jealous
436
00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,821
that you're spending
Christmas with your father.
437
00:17:09,822 --> 00:17:11,922
Oh, were you trying to hide that?
438
00:17:13,192 --> 00:17:14,825
Because you were doing a really bad job.
439
00:17:16,094 --> 00:17:17,528
Well, we're only with Dad this year
440
00:17:17,529 --> 00:17:18,930
because you're so busy.
441
00:17:18,931 --> 00:17:20,765
I know, and I feel bad about that.
442
00:17:20,766 --> 00:17:23,167
It's Christmas and I'm not with my kids.
443
00:17:23,168 --> 00:17:24,876
I mean, I knew our
traditions would change,
444
00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,711
but I didn't think it
would be because of me.
445
00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:29,748
And I, I feel guilty about
that so I made you feel guilty.
446
00:17:29,749 --> 00:17:31,916
Yeah, but you don't have to feel guilty.
447
00:17:31,917 --> 00:17:34,285
You're busy doing the most inspiring,
448
00:17:34,286 --> 00:17:36,521
awesome thing any mom has ever done.
449
00:17:36,522 --> 00:17:37,756
And it's just this year.
450
00:17:37,757 --> 00:17:39,557
Yeah, but what if it's
not just this year?
451
00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:41,292
What if my schedule doesn't get better?
452
00:17:41,293 --> 00:17:43,728
And what if you meet someone on
that cruise and you marry them
453
00:17:43,729 --> 00:17:45,530
and you spend next
Christmas with their family,
454
00:17:45,531 --> 00:17:47,232
and they're those fancy
kind of people who invite me
455
00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:48,533
but they don't really want me there,
456
00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:49,934
and they have white carpeting
457
00:17:49,935 --> 00:17:51,238
- because they can afford it.
- Okay, Mom, Mom, Mom.
458
00:17:51,239 --> 00:17:52,904
Calm down.
459
00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,539
You're way ahead of yourself.
460
00:17:54,540 --> 00:17:56,541
I am not marrying anyone
I meet on the cruise.
461
00:17:56,542 --> 00:17:57,901
Okay, that's a relief.
462
00:17:57,902 --> 00:17:59,644
You know the kind of people
that go on those things.
463
00:17:59,645 --> 00:18:02,414
Case in point, your father.
464
00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:03,782
Okay.
465
00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:05,250
Maybe it won't be just this year.
466
00:18:05,251 --> 00:18:07,893
That doesn't have to be bad.
467
00:18:07,894 --> 00:18:10,494
We can make new traditions starting now.
468
00:18:13,733 --> 00:18:16,001
Oh, honey.
469
00:18:16,002 --> 00:18:17,736
It's a reindeer.
470
00:18:17,737 --> 00:18:19,436
Mom, it's us.
471
00:18:22,475 --> 00:18:23,608
Of course it is.
472
00:18:23,609 --> 00:18:26,444
Amazing job, sweetie.
473
00:18:26,445 --> 00:18:27,913
Come with me, Mom.
474
00:18:27,914 --> 00:18:29,481
Okay.
475
00:18:32,618 --> 00:18:34,920
Merry December 19th!
476
00:18:37,423 --> 00:18:38,657
Oh, you did this?
477
00:18:38,658 --> 00:18:40,458
Thank you so much, sweetie.
478
00:18:43,029 --> 00:18:45,664
This is what it's all about.
479
00:18:45,665 --> 00:18:48,667
Well, I hope this was
worth missing your date for.
480
00:18:48,668 --> 00:18:49,935
I think so.
481
00:18:49,936 --> 00:18:51,436
He was pretty cool about it.
482
00:18:51,437 --> 00:18:53,896
Oh, sounds like a keeper.
483
00:18:53,897 --> 00:18:56,698
Carol, don't judge a book
by the one nice thing it did.
484
00:18:58,711 --> 00:19:00,478
I don't know.
485
00:19:00,479 --> 00:19:03,615
I hear this book has gotten
a lot of excellent reviews.
486
00:19:03,616 --> 00:19:05,449
What book?
487
00:19:06,953 --> 00:19:10,455
I'm always looking for
something new to read.
488
00:19:10,456 --> 00:19:13,291
You see how the holidays
bring families together?
489
00:19:13,292 --> 00:19:15,393
Yeah. They usually
bring my family together
490
00:19:15,394 --> 00:19:17,963
for foie gras and disappointed silences.
491
00:19:17,964 --> 00:19:20,632
Ah, that's why you don't like Christmas.
492
00:19:20,633 --> 00:19:22,133
I guess you'll have to spend this one
493
00:19:22,134 --> 00:19:23,635
with me at my family's.
494
00:19:23,636 --> 00:19:24,703
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
495
00:19:24,704 --> 00:19:26,071
I'd love that.
496
00:19:26,072 --> 00:19:28,039
And I know that I said
I'm against materialism,
497
00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:29,975
but I'd really love a drone.
498
00:19:29,976 --> 00:19:32,978
Okay. Let's all raise
our glasses in a toast.
499
00:19:32,979 --> 00:19:35,680
To a very merry December 19th.
500
00:19:35,681 --> 00:19:38,550
Hear, hear!
501
00:19:38,551 --> 00:19:42,387
♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪
502
00:19:42,388 --> 00:19:44,823
♪ We-we-we wish you ♪
503
00:19:44,824 --> 00:19:47,781
♪ A merry Christmas ♪
504
00:19:47,782 --> 00:19:52,206
♪ We wish you a merry Christmas ♪
505
00:19:52,207 --> 00:19:59,607
♪ And a Happy New Ye-e-e-e-ear ♪