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[Emma] Everyone says

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there's nothing
quite like Christmas

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in the city,

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but it's been a long time

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since Mommy lived here
in Denver.

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So... I forgot what it's like.

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It's so big.

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It is big.

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And I know
it's not exactly like Savannah,

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but it's gonna feel like home
in no time, okay?

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Do I have to go
to Winter Camp?

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We've talked about this
before, Tyler.

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With Mommy
starting her new job,

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I think it's a great way
for you to find new friends

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before your school starts
in January.

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Okay...

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let's make a deal.

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If you give this a chance,

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I promise to make this
the best Christmas ever.

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What do you say?

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That's my Tiger.

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So what do you think?

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What? Is there
something about them

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you don't like?

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-I don't know, Marcus.

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I guess I was hoping
for a little more pop.

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They popped for me.

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Thanks, Barry.

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Good morning!

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Would you like a mini tree
for your desk?

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-Ah... I don't really
have a desk, but...

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sure.

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Merry Christmas.

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Thank you.

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[Emma] You're welcome.

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Emma...

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Yes?

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-Oh, you've been here
barely a week,

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but it looks like
you're settling in nicely.

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I need you to print out my--

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Phone sheet?

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It's already
on your desk, Valerie.

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Along with your iced coffee--
two creams.

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Well, you certainly are
a breath of fresh air.

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Come with me.

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As you know,

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December is one of
our busiest months

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here at
"Daily Lifestyle Magazine."

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Yes, the head of HR

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explained to me

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that the magazine's
Christmas issue

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is the top seller.

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-That it is.

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And this year,

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the pressure to deliver
a real page-turner

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is at an all-time high.

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But you've worked
on staff before,

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so you know the drill.

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Yes.

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After taking time off
to raise my son,

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I freelanced occasionally

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for the local newspaper
in Savannah.

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-I know
you're a tad overqualified

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for executive assistant,

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but there might be

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a junior staff position
available come January...

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if you play your cards right.

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Wow...

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that would be incredible.

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I am ready to do whatever I can
to make that happen.

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While you glance over
your phone sheet,

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would you mind if I pass out

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the rest of the mini-trees

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that I got for everyone
in the office?

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You really are a charmer,
aren't you?

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-Well, I just...

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I guess it's my way

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of trying to keep

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my small-town spirit alive
in the big city.

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Don't let me stop you.

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Hi. I'm Emma.
Valerie's new assistant.

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Merry Christmas.

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[knocking]

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Knock-knock.

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-[Marcus] Who's there?
-[Emma] Emma Sanderson.

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I don't think we've met.

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How are you?

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Marcus Welsh.

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And as your typical
Mondays go around here,

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I'd say that I am fair.

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Well, I just wanted to drop by
and say hello

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and give you a little something
that brightens your desk.

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Oh, thanks...

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but I'm not exactly
a ho-ho-ho type of guy.

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-Seriously?

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Come on.

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What's there
not to love about Christmas?

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-Well...

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first off, let's start
with tighter deadlines,

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higher expectations,

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and a lump of coal
in our stockings

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if we fail to deliver.

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Last year,

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I had to photograph
the 12 Days of Christmas...

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in three days.

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-That must have been
quite the challenge,

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but I bet it made
quite the spread.

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Are you always
such a big ray of sunshine?

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I don't know.

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Are you ever one?

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I'm sorry.

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It's just my day started off
a little bumpy

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with my Lifestyle editor.

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-Valerie?
-Yeah.

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I'm her new
executive assistant.

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I started Monday.

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I see.

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In that case,
I'll give this back to you,

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because you are going to need it
a lot more than I will.

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What is that supposed to mean?

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I bet by Friday,

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you will be answering the phone,
"Bah humbug."

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-And I bet I'll surprise you.

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[Valerie] Emma?

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Merry Christmas.

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Merry Christmas.

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She's awfully chipper.

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Yeah.

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As you're all aware,

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our Christmas issue

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is responsible
for boosting subscribership.

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Unfortunately,

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the last three years

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have seen those numbers
fall significantly,

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which is why I'm concerned

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that these pitches
that I've been reading

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just don't pack the punch
to turn those numbers around.

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I completely agree
with you, Miss Hennessy,

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which is why
I invited you down here

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to let the staff know

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the direction
you'd like to be heading.

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I'm looking for something
that is truly unique.

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Something new.
Something fresh.

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Something captivating.

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We need a real page-turner.

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How about we do a story
about a celebrity

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heading back
to their old hometown

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to spend Christmas
with their folks?

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We did that in 2012.

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How about a piece

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about Christmas traditions
around the world?

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-Maybe as a feature,

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but it's not special enough
for a cover story.

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For our cover story,

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we need something
that sings of Christmas.

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Of family.

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Of tradition.

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I need a story

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that is going
to melt people's hearts.

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And I am confident
that you will deliver.

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Of course.

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Okay, then.

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I need everyone in my office
bright and early

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with something truly inspiring.

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[Emma] How did Tyler's day go?

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-So far,
a bit on the quiet side,

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but I'm sure he'll warm up.

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Hey, Ty.

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-How was your day?
-Okay, I guess.

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Come on...

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I think we can do
better than that.

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Why don't you try telling me

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what was your best
and worst part of the day?

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-Best?
-Uh-huh.

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You picking me up.

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The worst,
you dropping me off.

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I walked into that one,
didn't I?

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A little bit.

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How about we turn that around

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and we go meet Aunt Nancy
for a little holiday cheer?

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Good?

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-Thank you.
-Bye.

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[man singing]
♪ Joy to the world... ♪

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[♪♪]

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♪ The Lord is come ♪

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♪ Let earth receive her King ♪

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Look, Mom--
he's really good.

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He is, isn't he?

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Aunt Nancy!

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Folks call him "Santa Dean."

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I'm always amazed at the talent
this city brings out.

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I got you both a little treat.

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Aw, thank you.

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Roasted chestnuts.

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Oh...

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So... how are you two
settling in?

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So far, as well as expected.

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Thank you so much
for helping us find a home.

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I'm just thrilled

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that you decided to pursue
your career in journalism again.

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What finally pushed you
to take the leap?

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-Well, after my divorce,

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I realized that

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if I had any hope

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of teaching Tyler
to follow his dreams,

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it was time
to follow my own.

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Only now
a little older and wiser.

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That's the hope.

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How goes the pursuit so far?

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It's a little too soon to tell.

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I've quickly become aware
of how long I've been gone.

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Make any friends yet?

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Yeah, one.
If we count you.

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Give it some time.

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If anyone
can get people to warm up,

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it's you.

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I hope you're right.

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The whole staff is on edge

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trying to come up with
the next big Christmas story

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for our holiday issue.

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Sounds like a ripe opportunity
to prove yourself.

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-You think?

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I haven't even
been there a week.

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I don't want to come off
as overzealous.

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From what I can remember
back in college,

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that enthusiasm
was always your strong suit.

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Maybe...

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but the Editor in Chief
is being really picky.

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She doesn't want just any idea,

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she is asking
for a Christmas miracle.

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What's a Christmas miracle?

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A Christmas miracle?

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It's like...

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when something truly wonderful
and unexpected happens

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this time of year.

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I wouldn't mind
finding a Christmas miracle.

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You will, sweetie.

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Didn't I promise you
the best Christmas ever?

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I'm going to need a miracle
to pull this off.

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If anybody can, it's you.

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Hey, what happened
to the raisins?

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I ate 'em.

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Tyler, you were supposed
to use it for the door knob.

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I thought we could just
draw it on with icing.

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Ah, I like the way
you improvise.

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What do you say...

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we continue
construction tomorrow?

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Okay, tiger.

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Time for bed.

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Can I sleep on the couch
while you finish your work?

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Sure, baby.

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Come on.

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Are you missing our old life
back in Georgia?

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I know a big move can sometimes
feel a little scary.

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But you'll see.

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We're going to make

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lots and lots and lots
of new friends.

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Lots and lots?

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Lots and lots and lots
and lots and lots and lots.

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That'll take
a Christmas miracle.

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You just have to have faith.

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Okay, mister.

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Now close your eyes
and go to sleep.

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[♪♪]

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You're here awfully early.

271
00:11:36,700 --> 00:11:38,233
Overtime,
glutton for punishment,

272
00:11:38,367 --> 00:11:39,934
or you trying
to impress the new boss?

273
00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:41,133
I can say the same.

274
00:11:41,266 --> 00:11:42,800
The truth is,

275
00:11:42,934 --> 00:11:44,667
I got here early

276
00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,000
because I'm working on
something of my own.

277
00:11:46,133 --> 00:11:47,266
Well, you should know

278
00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:48,734
that the company frowns upon

279
00:11:48,867 --> 00:11:49,967
using the office
for personal use.

280
00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:51,967
Well, actually,

281
00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:53,734
I came in here
to work up a pitch for Valerie.

282
00:11:54,834 --> 00:11:56,100
So you're throwing
your hat in the ring.

283
00:11:56,233 --> 00:11:57,633
Okay, let me see
what you've got.

284
00:11:57,767 --> 00:11:58,934
Oh, okay.

285
00:11:59,066 --> 00:12:01,266
Fine.

286
00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:02,767
If you don't want to use
my years of experience on staff

287
00:12:02,900 --> 00:12:03,967
for a little free advice.

288
00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:05,433
-All right, okay fine.

289
00:12:05,567 --> 00:12:07,333
When you put it that way,
why not?

290
00:12:08,533 --> 00:12:09,900
Just give me a second
and I'll print it out.

291
00:12:10,033 --> 00:12:11,767
Okay.

292
00:12:11,900 --> 00:12:12,900
Okay...

293
00:12:17,467 --> 00:12:20,900
This is...

294
00:12:21,033 --> 00:12:22,100
interesting...

295
00:12:22,233 --> 00:12:23,133
Interesting.

296
00:12:23,266 --> 00:12:24,734
Interesting good,

297
00:12:24,867 --> 00:12:26,066
or are you just
trying to be nice?

298
00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,100
No, it's interesting good.

299
00:12:28,233 --> 00:12:30,033
It is.

300
00:12:30,166 --> 00:12:31,900
But, listen,
it doesn't matter what I think.

301
00:12:32,033 --> 00:12:32,800
Valerie's the one
that you have to win over.

302
00:12:32,934 --> 00:12:34,000
-I know that.

303
00:12:34,133 --> 00:12:35,800
I'm just not sure

304
00:12:35,934 --> 00:12:36,734
about how I should
approach her on this.

305
00:12:36,867 --> 00:12:37,800
It's a tough one.

306
00:12:37,934 --> 00:12:39,200
Normally, I'd say,

307
00:12:39,333 --> 00:12:40,700
wait till she's in a good mood,

308
00:12:40,834 --> 00:12:42,433
but that's rare in December.

309
00:12:42,567 --> 00:12:43,433
But then when should I strike?

310
00:12:45,133 --> 00:12:45,934
I don't know...

311
00:12:50,266 --> 00:12:51,867
Catch her in a private moment,

312
00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,467
okay?

313
00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:54,333
Alone, without
anybody else around.

314
00:12:54,467 --> 00:12:55,400
-Okay...
-Okay?

315
00:12:55,533 --> 00:12:57,667
Keep your pitch brief.

316
00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,133
Let her swirl her mind in
the finger paint a little bit.

317
00:12:59,266 --> 00:13:01,266
Okay?

318
00:13:03,300 --> 00:13:04,433
Okay? Valerie hates it
when people babble.

319
00:13:04,567 --> 00:13:06,700
Fortunately, that's not me.

320
00:13:06,834 --> 00:13:08,467
I mean, can I get carried away
with a subject sometimes?

321
00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:11,266
Sure.

322
00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:12,800
But I am totally not the person
to keep going on and on and on.

323
00:13:15,033 --> 00:13:15,934
I'm babbling, aren't I?

324
00:13:16,066 --> 00:13:17,266
Just a little bit.

325
00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:18,367
It's okay.
You'll be fine.

326
00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:20,433
Just remember,

327
00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:21,767
if she rejects your idea,
don't take it personally.

328
00:13:21,900 --> 00:13:23,233
And if she loves it?

329
00:13:23,367 --> 00:13:24,400
Then don't let it
go to your head.

330
00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,000
With someone like Valerie,

331
00:13:27,133 --> 00:13:28,567
you are only as good
as your last idea.

332
00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,133
Is this your way
of wishing me luck?

333
00:13:31,333 --> 00:13:32,433
-Yes. Good luck.

334
00:13:33,633 --> 00:13:34,467
Thank you.

335
00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,467
[Valerie] Thank you
and keep up the good work.

336
00:13:45,934 --> 00:13:47,800
How did the staff meeting go?

337
00:13:47,934 --> 00:13:50,166
I think we have some pitches
with real promise.

338
00:13:50,300 --> 00:13:52,033
The question is
will Miss Hennessy agree?

339
00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,400
Well, if it's all right,

340
00:13:55,533 --> 00:13:56,233
I would like
to run by a concept by you.

341
00:13:57,333 --> 00:13:58,333
Go ahead.

342
00:13:59,967 --> 00:14:01,567
My son, Tyler, is having

343
00:14:01,700 --> 00:14:03,000
a bit of an adjustment
with the move,

344
00:14:03,133 --> 00:14:04,934
so last night,

345
00:14:05,066 --> 00:14:05,734
I decided to take him
to the Christmas Fair

346
00:14:05,867 --> 00:14:07,133
to cheer him up.

347
00:14:07,266 --> 00:14:08,800
Anyway, my friend, Nancy, and I

348
00:14:08,934 --> 00:14:11,066
got talking about
a Christmas miracle,

349
00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,900
and Tyler looked up at me
with eyes as big as globes,

350
00:14:14,033 --> 00:14:16,266
and asked,
"What's a Christmas miracle?"

351
00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:17,934
-Let's fast forward
to the pitch, please.

352
00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:20,767
Sorry.

353
00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:23,266
That inspired me
to start searching

354
00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,266
for real-life
Christmas miracles.

355
00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,900
So, I went on my computer
last night,

356
00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:29,400
and I couldn't believe
the things that popped up.

357
00:14:30,967 --> 00:14:32,834
There was a firefighter

358
00:14:32,967 --> 00:14:35,333
who was called to put out
a Christmas tree fire.

359
00:14:35,467 --> 00:14:38,967
It turns out it was the home
of his childhood sweetheart.

360
00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:41,367
They rekindled their romance
and got married.

361
00:14:42,633 --> 00:14:43,467
And that's just one example.

362
00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,166
I found dozens.

363
00:14:45,300 --> 00:14:46,967
A father whose life was saved

364
00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:49,066
when they found
the perfect kidney match

365
00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:50,333
on Christmas Eve.

366
00:14:51,734 --> 00:14:53,867
Interesting.

367
00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,367
But I assume these stories
have already been told.

368
00:14:55,500 --> 00:14:57,233
True.

369
00:14:57,367 --> 00:14:59,266
But I'm sure in a city
the size of Denver,

370
00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,567
there are plenty
of fresh stories to be told.

371
00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,400
Let me think about it.

372
00:15:06,533 --> 00:15:08,100
I wrote up a little something
for you to look at.

373
00:15:09,333 --> 00:15:10,567
You really are eager,
aren't you, Emma?

374
00:15:12,734 --> 00:15:14,266
All right.

375
00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:15,266
I'll look it over.

376
00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,133
If it has merit,

377
00:15:17,266 --> 00:15:17,734
I'll pass it by Miss Hennessy
after lunch.

378
00:15:17,867 --> 00:15:18,433
You will?

379
00:15:18,567 --> 00:15:19,900
-I will.

380
00:15:21,266 --> 00:15:22,600
That's great.

381
00:15:22,734 --> 00:15:23,533
Thank you, Valerie.
Thank you.

382
00:15:35,266 --> 00:15:37,400
-Emma...
-Yeah?

383
00:15:37,533 --> 00:15:38,100
Is Valerie out of that meeting
with Miss Hennessy yet?

384
00:15:38,233 --> 00:15:39,433
No.

385
00:15:39,567 --> 00:15:41,233
But I'm hoping she finds a fan

386
00:15:41,367 --> 00:15:43,266
with my real-life
Christmas miracle idea.

387
00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,467
I need her
to look at the proofs

388
00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:46,133
from the Christmas cookie shoot
for the recipe page.

389
00:15:46,266 --> 00:15:47,667
Ah, I see.

390
00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:48,533
What's on the menu
for December?

391
00:15:48,667 --> 00:15:49,500
Reindeer cookies.

392
00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:51,667
-Oh, my goodness.

393
00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,066
That is adorable.

394
00:15:54,233 --> 00:15:56,033
Thank you.

395
00:15:56,166 --> 00:15:57,533
I just hope
Valerie shares your enthusiasm.

396
00:15:59,533 --> 00:16:00,967
But I fear
my timing may be off.

397
00:16:02,166 --> 00:16:03,900
Marcus.

398
00:16:04,033 --> 00:16:04,700
[Marcus] Inches away
from a clean getaway.

399
00:16:04,834 --> 00:16:06,900
Yes, Valerie.

400
00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,533
-Are these the photos
for December's recipe spread?

401
00:16:08,667 --> 00:16:10,467
Indeed, they are.

402
00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:11,467
Come with me to my office.
I'll take a look.

403
00:16:12,834 --> 00:16:14,166
Okay, here we go.

404
00:16:20,133 --> 00:16:21,333
Marcus, I don't
have to tell you

405
00:16:21,467 --> 00:16:23,533
how high the expectations are

406
00:16:23,667 --> 00:16:25,033
for this year's Christmas issue
to be the best ever.

407
00:16:26,367 --> 00:16:27,867
Is this really the best ever?

408
00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,233
Valerie, they're photos
of cookies,

409
00:16:31,367 --> 00:16:32,166
not the lunar landing.

410
00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:34,800
I didn't realize

411
00:16:34,934 --> 00:16:36,133
you put a dial
on your enthusiasm

412
00:16:36,266 --> 00:16:37,400
depending on your assignments.

413
00:16:37,533 --> 00:16:38,867
-I didn't mean it that way.

414
00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:40,934
The whole point
of these recipes

415
00:16:41,066 --> 00:16:43,500
is to inspire the reader
to make them on their own.

416
00:16:43,633 --> 00:16:45,500
Be creative.

417
00:16:45,633 --> 00:16:47,433
Give the reader a reason
to run to their kitchen--

418
00:16:47,567 --> 00:16:49,166
not turn the page.

419
00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:50,633
Okay.

420
00:16:55,433 --> 00:16:57,266
Emma, meet me in my office
in five minutes.

421
00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,066
Of course.

422
00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:00,400
How did the pitch go
with Miss Hennessy?

423
00:17:00,533 --> 00:17:02,100
Not as good as I had hoped.

424
00:17:02,233 --> 00:17:03,834
She approved all our features,

425
00:17:03,967 --> 00:17:05,300
but passed on
the lead story pitches.

426
00:17:05,433 --> 00:17:07,333
Really?
All of them?

427
00:17:07,467 --> 00:17:09,333
I'm afraid so.

428
00:17:09,834 --> 00:17:11,266
Fortunately, I came up
with an area on the fly

429
00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,800
she seems to like,

430
00:17:13,934 --> 00:17:15,633
so I guess it will be up to me
to impress the editor in chief.

431
00:17:19,734 --> 00:17:21,367
How's your Christmas spirit
feeling right about now?

432
00:17:33,033 --> 00:17:35,233
th.

433
00:17:35,367 --> 00:17:38,533
That part I have no problem
rolling with the punches.

434
00:17:38,667 --> 00:17:39,734
Okay...

435
00:17:39,867 --> 00:17:41,633
then what's bothering you?

436
00:17:42,734 --> 00:17:45,400
It's dividing my time
between work and my son.

437
00:17:45,533 --> 00:17:46,800
I know...

438
00:17:46,934 --> 00:17:49,133
it hasn't been easy on him,

439
00:17:49,266 --> 00:17:51,233
and I just keep wishing
I could do more to help.

440
00:17:51,367 --> 00:17:53,633
You're doing the best you can.

441
00:17:53,767 --> 00:17:55,400
Then why
do I run around all day

442
00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:56,633
with a case of mommy guilt?

443
00:17:58,667 --> 00:18:00,266
Because you're a good mommy.

444
00:18:02,967 --> 00:18:04,834
I see how hard you work

445
00:18:04,967 --> 00:18:06,533
to find balance
as a single mom.

446
00:18:07,867 --> 00:18:09,200
I know it can't be easy.

447
00:18:09,333 --> 00:18:10,934
Thanks,
and I'm not complaining.

448
00:18:11,066 --> 00:18:12,400
-It's..
-You want it all.

449
00:18:12,533 --> 00:18:13,567
I get it.

450
00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:15,166
Plus, I promised

451
00:18:15,300 --> 00:18:16,233
to give that guy
a special Christmas.

452
00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:18,567
And you will.

453
00:18:19,967 --> 00:18:22,533
What I remember most as a kid

454
00:18:22,667 --> 00:18:26,600
is that life wasn't as much
about the grand gestures

455
00:18:26,734 --> 00:18:27,600
as it was about the moments.

456
00:18:29,433 --> 00:18:31,233
Moments you probably thought
were trivial

457
00:18:31,367 --> 00:18:32,700
but will end up being
Tyler's fondest memories

458
00:18:32,834 --> 00:18:33,633
when he grows up.

459
00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:36,633
That's true.

460
00:18:36,767 --> 00:18:37,700
When I was growing up,

461
00:18:37,834 --> 00:18:39,800
my mom, she used to hide

462
00:18:39,934 --> 00:18:42,533
a secret Christmas present
for my sister and I.

463
00:18:42,667 --> 00:18:46,767
And there was something about
finding that one present

464
00:18:46,900 --> 00:18:48,500
that made it more special
than all the others.

465
00:18:50,333 --> 00:18:51,500
The same will happen for Tyler.

466
00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:54,900
Thanks, Nance.

467
00:18:55,033 --> 00:18:55,834
You're a good friend.

468
00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:57,900
What'd I do?

469
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,367
Okay, it's a new day, people,

470
00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:07,767
and I'm thrilled to report

471
00:19:07,900 --> 00:19:09,900
that Miss Hennessy has approved

472
00:19:10,033 --> 00:19:12,000
all of our upcoming features
for the Christmas issue.

473
00:19:12,633 --> 00:19:15,367
Karl, I managed to salvage
your celebrity concept

474
00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:16,734
by adding in family traditions.

475
00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,934
Soap fans have a huge audience,

476
00:19:20,066 --> 00:19:22,066
so I want you to pepper some in
amongst the A-listers.

477
00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,567
I'll get on the phone
with publicists right away.

478
00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:26,700
-Glenda, I would like you
to do a Christmas spread

479
00:19:26,834 --> 00:19:29,266
about the hottest
holiday parties in the city.

480
00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,266
Oh, and Miss Hennessy thought

481
00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,600
there was something fun

482
00:19:33,734 --> 00:19:35,967
about the Tri-City Christmas
Carol Glee Club competition,

483
00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:39,000
so I think Annie and Sarah,
you should run with that.

484
00:19:39,133 --> 00:19:40,500
Love it.

485
00:19:40,633 --> 00:19:42,266
And as for our cover story?

486
00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,533
I'll be responsible
for delivering that.

487
00:19:45,667 --> 00:19:46,834
Details forthcoming.

488
00:19:46,967 --> 00:19:47,800
Anything else?

489
00:19:50,567 --> 00:19:52,367
Valerie, I promised
my son, Tyler,

490
00:19:52,500 --> 00:19:54,600
we'd go Christmas tree shopping
after work,

491
00:19:54,734 --> 00:19:56,834
and I thought it might be
a morale booster

492
00:19:56,967 --> 00:19:58,567
if I picked one up

493
00:19:58,700 --> 00:19:59,667
and got some decorations
for the office.

494
00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:01,500
Oh, that's a great idea.

495
00:20:02,834 --> 00:20:03,800
You probably need
some help with that.

496
00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,667
-Marcus?
-Yes, Valerie?

497
00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:08,633
-Your docket
is a little light today.

498
00:20:08,767 --> 00:20:09,533
Maybe you could lend a hand?

499
00:20:11,967 --> 00:20:13,300
Sure.

500
00:20:13,433 --> 00:20:15,600
I... I mean, yes,
I would love to.

501
00:20:22,967 --> 00:20:25,934
[♪♪]

502
00:20:26,066 --> 00:20:27,033
Marcus!

503
00:20:27,166 --> 00:20:28,800
Hey!

504
00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,300
This is my son, Tyler.

505
00:20:32,433 --> 00:20:33,834
[Marcus]
Nice to meet you, Tyler.

506
00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:34,867
How do you like
living in Denver?

507
00:20:37,900 --> 00:20:38,700
He's a little shy.

508
00:20:39,834 --> 00:20:41,367
That's okay.

509
00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:42,734
I was shy as well
when I was your age.

510
00:20:43,834 --> 00:20:45,767
I barely made a peep, actually.

511
00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:47,667
My mom called me the "observer."

512
00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,367
I think that's why
I got into photography.

513
00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:52,700
So you could take pictures
all day?

514
00:20:52,834 --> 00:20:53,734
-Yeah.

515
00:20:53,867 --> 00:20:54,767
Yeah, I do.

516
00:20:56,133 --> 00:20:56,967
That's got to be fun.

517
00:20:57,100 --> 00:20:58,834
It can be...

518
00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:00,200
It can be.

519
00:21:02,166 --> 00:21:03,867
-My mom's a writer.
-Yeah?

520
00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,600
She likes telling stories.

521
00:21:05,734 --> 00:21:07,367
-That's what I told him.
-Yeah.

522
00:21:08,533 --> 00:21:09,934
After taking time off
to raise this guy,

523
00:21:10,066 --> 00:21:11,900
I realized
how much I missed it.

524
00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:14,667
And that's why we came back
to the city.

525
00:21:18,967 --> 00:21:21,433
That was a big move.

526
00:21:21,567 --> 00:21:24,600
So what is it about writing
that you love so much?

527
00:21:25,934 --> 00:21:28,967
I guess it's the power
to move people emotionally

528
00:21:29,100 --> 00:21:31,300
in a way
they didn't quite expect.

529
00:21:33,467 --> 00:21:35,500
Well, I'm glad
you took my advice

530
00:21:35,633 --> 00:21:37,100
and didn't let

531
00:21:37,233 --> 00:21:38,033
Valerie's rejection
slow you down.

532
00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:39,333
-Oh, trust me.

533
00:21:39,467 --> 00:21:40,934
I realized early on

534
00:21:41,066 --> 00:21:42,700
in order to survive
this business,

535
00:21:42,834 --> 00:21:43,967
you've got to have thick skin.

536
00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:45,867
One of steel around here.

537
00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:47,633
Maybe...

538
00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:49,567
but as I always say to Tyler,

539
00:21:49,700 --> 00:21:51,400
you can't win if you don't try.

540
00:21:51,533 --> 00:21:52,600
[Tyler] I found the one!

541
00:21:54,033 --> 00:21:54,867
You did?

542
00:21:56,767 --> 00:21:57,567
Uh...

543
00:21:57,700 --> 00:21:58,533
What do you think?

544
00:21:58,667 --> 00:22:00,266
-I don't know, Ty.

545
00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,000
I think we might need
to get a crane

546
00:22:02,133 --> 00:22:04,200
to put this in our place.

547
00:22:04,333 --> 00:22:06,900
But you said I could pick out
whatever tree I want.

548
00:22:07,033 --> 00:22:08,533
I know, sweetie, but--

549
00:22:08,667 --> 00:22:11,800
But this is a Scotch Pine.

550
00:22:11,934 --> 00:22:13,600
Okay, this is a sturdy choice.

551
00:22:13,734 --> 00:22:16,500
These originated in Europe,

552
00:22:16,633 --> 00:22:18,166
and they're known

553
00:22:18,300 --> 00:22:20,166
for their excellent
needle retention.

554
00:22:20,300 --> 00:22:21,600
How do you know so much
about Christmas trees?

555
00:22:21,734 --> 00:22:23,533
Well, I shot a piece

556
00:22:23,667 --> 00:22:24,867
about the top 10 Christmas trees
of the season,

557
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,166
and this tree placed 9th.

558
00:22:27,300 --> 00:22:28,667
Which came in first?

559
00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:29,934
This guy right here.

560
00:22:31,033 --> 00:22:32,433
The Forest Spruce.

561
00:22:32,567 --> 00:22:33,834
And legend has it,

562
00:22:33,967 --> 00:22:35,700
it was the first Christmas tree

563
00:22:35,834 --> 00:22:36,900
that was chopped down
in the Black Forest.

564
00:22:37,033 --> 00:22:38,233
And you want to know what?

565
00:22:38,367 --> 00:22:40,033
Kris Kringle chopped it down.

566
00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:42,266
Really?

567
00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:43,767
Yeah. This one right here.

568
00:22:45,266 --> 00:22:46,033
You don't think it's too small?

569
00:22:47,967 --> 00:22:48,967
Not to me.

570
00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:50,567
But it's your decision.

571
00:22:53,300 --> 00:22:54,133
I think I want this one.

572
00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,533
Well, okay, then.

573
00:22:58,667 --> 00:23:00,100
We have found our tree.

574
00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,000
But, you know what,

575
00:23:04,133 --> 00:23:07,533
I think I like the Scotch Pine
one for the office.

576
00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,734
So, Tyler...

577
00:23:15,867 --> 00:23:17,667
this is where Mommy works.

578
00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,000
-[Tyler] Cool.
-[Emma] It's pretty cool, right?

579
00:23:19,133 --> 00:23:20,533
A little help here.

580
00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:21,934
All right,
so how does that look?

581
00:23:22,066 --> 00:23:23,133
Uh, crooked.

582
00:23:23,266 --> 00:23:24,533
It's leaning to the left.

583
00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:27,667
Okay, how about that?

584
00:23:29,133 --> 00:23:30,266
-Ty, how's that?
-Your other left.

585
00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:31,867
-Right.
-A little more.

586
00:23:33,900 --> 00:23:34,800
-There?
-[Tyler] A little more.

587
00:23:34,934 --> 00:23:36,333
There?

588
00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:37,567
-A little more.
-A little more.

589
00:23:37,700 --> 00:23:39,033
-Yeah!
-There.

590
00:23:39,166 --> 00:23:40,166
Perfect.

591
00:23:40,300 --> 00:23:41,066
-All right...

592
00:23:43,333 --> 00:23:44,567
Okay...

593
00:23:46,300 --> 00:23:48,467
Well...

594
00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,200
I think my job here is done.

595
00:23:50,333 --> 00:23:51,233
Aren't you going
to help us decorate it?

596
00:23:52,700 --> 00:23:53,900
That's up to your mom.

597
00:23:56,667 --> 00:23:57,533
Sure.

598
00:23:58,633 --> 00:23:59,467
Okay.

599
00:24:00,767 --> 00:24:03,033
♪ The first Noel ♪

600
00:24:03,166 --> 00:24:04,166
[Emma] Good job!

601
00:24:04,300 --> 00:24:06,166
♪ The angel did say... ♪

602
00:24:06,300 --> 00:24:08,867
-A bit higher.
-Higher?

603
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,600
-Here?
-Yeah.

604
00:24:10,734 --> 00:24:12,767
♪ ...Was to certain
poor shepherds ♪

605
00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:15,834
♪ In fields where they lay... ♪

606
00:24:15,967 --> 00:24:18,233
[Annie] Wow.

607
00:24:18,367 --> 00:24:20,000
I don't remember the office
looking so festive last year.

608
00:24:20,133 --> 00:24:21,333
I know.

609
00:24:21,467 --> 00:24:23,000
It really warms the place up.

610
00:24:31,867 --> 00:24:33,400
[Miss Hennessy]
I'm telling you, Valerie,

611
00:24:33,533 --> 00:24:34,567
your real-life
Christmas miracle idea

612
00:24:34,700 --> 00:24:35,934
is a stroke of genius.

613
00:24:37,767 --> 00:24:39,500
The more I thought about it,

614
00:24:39,633 --> 00:24:40,633
I think that this actually
has the potential

615
00:24:40,767 --> 00:24:41,934
to be an annual event.

616
00:24:43,233 --> 00:24:44,800
[Valerie] That's a great idea.

617
00:24:44,934 --> 00:24:46,800
Each year,
we find a new miracle

618
00:24:46,934 --> 00:24:49,000
so it becomes a gift
that just keeps on giving.

619
00:24:49,133 --> 00:24:51,066
It was the shot in the arm
that this magazine needed.

620
00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,934
Brilliant.
Brilliant concept, Valerie.

621
00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:56,633
Thank you.

622
00:25:03,233 --> 00:25:04,900
Hennessy s

623
00:25:05,033 --> 00:25:06,333
on my real-life
Christmas miracle idea.

624
00:25:06,467 --> 00:25:07,367
She loved it!

625
00:25:09,533 --> 00:25:11,233
And Valerie took credit
for the whole thing.

626
00:25:11,367 --> 00:25:13,033
I'm so sorry, Emma.

627
00:25:13,166 --> 00:25:15,367
It's not like
I was naive enough

628
00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:17,233
to think that they were going
to hand me the assignment.

629
00:25:17,367 --> 00:25:19,133
I would have settled
for "Nice job, Emma."

630
00:25:19,266 --> 00:25:20,667
No, I get it.
I get it.

631
00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,233
Why did she lie to me?

632
00:25:22,367 --> 00:25:24,166
I think it's because

633
00:25:24,300 --> 00:25:25,767
of Miss Hennessy's
attitude around her lately

634
00:25:25,900 --> 00:25:27,633
has Valerie feeling like
that she's--

635
00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:28,433
you know, that she has
something to prove.

636
00:25:28,567 --> 00:25:29,734
This is just--

637
00:25:29,867 --> 00:25:30,834
It's so disheartening.

638
00:25:30,967 --> 00:25:32,300
I agree, I agree,

639
00:25:32,433 --> 00:25:33,900
but I think, for your own sake,

640
00:25:34,033 --> 00:25:35,834
it's best if you just

641
00:25:35,967 --> 00:25:37,100
don't let Valerie know
that you're on to her.

642
00:25:38,233 --> 00:25:39,400
How?

643
00:25:39,533 --> 00:25:40,834
Have you met my face?

644
00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:43,367
It pretty much tells the tale.

645
00:25:44,867 --> 00:25:46,400
I'm being serious.

646
00:25:46,533 --> 00:25:48,400
Okay, if you don't want
a pink slip

647
00:25:48,533 --> 00:25:49,967
under your Christmas tree
at the end of the month,

648
00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:51,100
play pretend.

649
00:25:53,066 --> 00:25:53,967
[knocking]

650
00:25:55,834 --> 00:25:57,433
There you are.

651
00:25:57,567 --> 00:25:59,367
-Good morning, Valerie.
-Good morning.

652
00:25:59,500 --> 00:26:00,967
By the way, nice job
on the Christmas decor.

653
00:26:01,100 --> 00:26:02,033
It's make me feel
a tad more jolly.

654
00:26:02,166 --> 00:26:04,266
I bet.

655
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,200
I'm meeting
with Dennis in research,

656
00:26:06,333 --> 00:26:07,533
so if you could print out
my phone sheet and--

657
00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:09,967
And get you your iced coffee.

658
00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:10,934
On it.

659
00:26:12,333 --> 00:26:13,600
Thank you.

660
00:26:17,266 --> 00:26:18,300
How was that?

661
00:26:18,433 --> 00:26:19,767
You had me convinced.

662
00:26:24,166 --> 00:26:26,100
Look, Dennis,

663
00:26:26,233 --> 00:26:27,367
the real-life Christmas miracle
I'm looking for

664
00:26:27,500 --> 00:26:29,100
doesn't have to be something

665
00:26:29,233 --> 00:26:31,300
as monumental
as an organ transplant.

666
00:26:31,433 --> 00:26:33,467
It needs to be unique
and it needs to be inspiring.

667
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,900
We're a lifestyle magazine,
not a medical journal.

668
00:26:36,033 --> 00:26:36,934
I get it.

669
00:26:37,066 --> 00:26:38,800
That's great.

670
00:26:38,934 --> 00:26:39,800
But I want to keep this
under tight wraps.

671
00:26:39,934 --> 00:26:40,767
Just between us.

672
00:26:42,166 --> 00:26:44,166
Understood.

673
00:26:44,300 --> 00:26:45,200
I don't have to tell you
how much pressure I'm under.

674
00:26:46,233 --> 00:26:47,166
Find me a true miracle

675
00:26:47,300 --> 00:26:49,100
and you'll be looking at

676
00:26:49,233 --> 00:26:50,100
the biggest Christmas bonus
of your career.

677
00:26:51,867 --> 00:26:52,767
I appreciate it.

678
00:27:00,166 --> 00:27:02,100
Valerie is in a meeting,

679
00:27:02,233 --> 00:27:02,367
but I'll give her the message
when she gets out.

680
00:27:05,333 --> 00:27:07,200
Looks like your day
hasn't gotten any brighter?

681
00:27:07,333 --> 00:27:09,867
It's been nothing
but gingerbread and jelly beans.

682
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,467
Well, cheer up,

683
00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:12,667
because I think
I have a solution

684
00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:13,734
that you're going to love.

685
00:27:13,867 --> 00:27:15,400
-No thanks.
-Wait.

686
00:27:15,533 --> 00:27:17,133
Hold on.
Are you giving up so quickly?

687
00:27:17,266 --> 00:27:18,767
Actually, it's the opposite.

688
00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:22,467
I've decided my best hope
of promotion

689
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,400
is to prove my worth
the month of December.

690
00:27:24,533 --> 00:27:25,900
And clearly,

691
00:27:26,033 --> 00:27:27,367
I've been doing
something right.

692
00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:28,433
Hold on.
Come on.

693
00:27:28,567 --> 00:27:29,967
Marcus--

694
00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:30,967
it's not like I have a choice.

695
00:27:32,367 --> 00:27:33,533
I need this job.

696
00:27:33,667 --> 00:27:35,600
Maybe, okay?

697
00:27:35,734 --> 00:27:38,066
But you also look like
you could use a break.

698
00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:41,033
Come on.

699
00:27:48,033 --> 00:27:49,834
I already sense a spin.
Go ahead.

700
00:27:49,967 --> 00:27:51,834
Well, Valerie stole
your idea, right?

701
00:27:51,967 --> 00:27:53,000
So what's stopping you
from stealing it back?

702
00:27:54,266 --> 00:27:55,767
I beg your pardon?

703
00:27:55,900 --> 00:27:58,166
Why not find your own story,

704
00:27:58,300 --> 00:27:59,767
somewhere in the city,

705
00:27:59,900 --> 00:28:01,633
and write about it?

706
00:28:01,767 --> 00:28:03,467
I mean, what better way
to prove yourself

707
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,333
than by delivering

708
00:28:05,467 --> 00:28:07,066
a more heartfelt Christmas story
than Valerie

709
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:08,166
for our big issue?

710
00:28:09,700 --> 00:28:11,767
Behind her back?

711
00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:13,266
She told you Miss Hennessy
passed on your idea,

712
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:14,567
so write it anyway.

713
00:28:14,700 --> 00:28:17,166
And prove to her

714
00:28:17,300 --> 00:28:19,066
that, despite your rejection,
you let passion be your guide.

715
00:28:20,433 --> 00:28:22,033
You have an answer
for everything, don't you?

716
00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:23,633
Tell me I'm wrong.

717
00:28:23,767 --> 00:28:24,900
You're the one
that loves to write.

718
00:28:25,033 --> 00:28:25,934
Apparently.

719
00:28:27,266 --> 00:28:28,333
Why do I get the sense

720
00:28:28,467 --> 00:28:30,000
you're only encouraging me

721
00:28:30,133 --> 00:28:32,100
as a way to turn tables
on Valerie?

722
00:28:32,233 --> 00:28:33,767
Oh, I'm just trying
to get you to write.

723
00:28:33,900 --> 00:28:34,567
At least tell me
you'll think about it.

724
00:28:36,734 --> 00:28:38,467
Why are you so keen
on pushing me to do this?

725
00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,600
You don't even know
if I'm a good writer.

726
00:28:40,734 --> 00:28:41,567
If Valerie stole your idea,
you're a great writer.

727
00:28:43,700 --> 00:28:45,567
Where are you going?

728
00:28:45,700 --> 00:28:46,800
I just want to pop in
and check on Tyler.

729
00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:49,033
I'll be out in a minute.

730
00:28:49,166 --> 00:28:50,800
Okay. I'll be here.

731
00:29:02,734 --> 00:29:08,400
[♪♪]

732
00:29:16,467 --> 00:29:20,467
[♪♪]

733
00:29:25,767 --> 00:29:27,100
Look, Mom.
Santa Dean.

734
00:29:27,233 --> 00:29:31,000
[♪♪]

735
00:29:31,133 --> 00:29:32,600
[applause]

736
00:29:32,734 --> 00:29:33,667
[Santa Dean] Thank you, folks.

737
00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:35,734
Ah, thank you.

738
00:29:35,867 --> 00:29:37,100
And with that,
I am going to take a short break

739
00:29:37,233 --> 00:29:38,500
and...

740
00:29:38,633 --> 00:29:40,233
warm up the old digits here.

741
00:29:43,233 --> 00:29:44,000
Pretty good, pretty good.

742
00:29:47,467 --> 00:29:48,367
Hi.

743
00:29:48,500 --> 00:29:50,033
Hello.

744
00:29:50,166 --> 00:29:52,166
That was very generous,
Santa Dean.

745
00:29:52,300 --> 00:29:54,633
Well, I just come here
to play music,

746
00:29:54,767 --> 00:29:56,700
not for the tips.

747
00:29:56,834 --> 00:29:58,900
People feel compelled
to give me money anyway.

748
00:29:59,033 --> 00:30:01,233
-Of course they would.

749
00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:03,233
Your music, it just has
a way of uplifting our spirits.

750
00:30:03,367 --> 00:30:04,266
For both my son and I.

751
00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:07,233
Isn't that right, Tyler?

752
00:30:07,367 --> 00:30:08,300
That's very kind.

753
00:30:08,433 --> 00:30:10,233
Very kind.

754
00:30:10,367 --> 00:30:12,066
Tyler, what's your favorite
Christmas song?

755
00:30:13,467 --> 00:30:15,333
Oh, come on, Tyler.

756
00:30:15,467 --> 00:30:16,300
Tell Santa Dean
your favorite Christmas song.

757
00:30:18,333 --> 00:30:19,233
It's "Silent Night."

758
00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:21,367
Oh, "Silent Night."

759
00:30:21,500 --> 00:30:22,300
He would be thrilled
if you could play it for him.

760
00:30:22,433 --> 00:30:23,367
[Santa Dean] Sure.

761
00:30:23,500 --> 00:30:24,233
I think I remember it.

762
00:30:24,367 --> 00:30:25,266
"Silent Night..."

763
00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,367
I'll do my best.

764
00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:29,600
-Hey, you two.
-Hey.

765
00:30:29,734 --> 00:30:31,533
Looks like this place

766
00:30:31,667 --> 00:30:33,233
is turning out to be
your favorite hang.

767
00:30:33,367 --> 00:30:35,100
Tyler likes coming here
after camp.

768
00:30:35,233 --> 00:30:36,767
It cheers him up.

769
00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:37,767
And I could definitely
use some of that

770
00:30:37,900 --> 00:30:38,734
after the day I had.

771
00:30:40,667 --> 00:30:42,900
I'm so sorry, Emma.

772
00:30:44,367 --> 00:30:46,066
I still can't believe
your boss did what she did.

773
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:48,934
Taking credit
for someone else's idea

774
00:30:49,066 --> 00:30:50,233
is just wrong.

775
00:30:50,367 --> 00:30:51,900
I know.

776
00:30:52,033 --> 00:30:53,700
As was telling myself

777
00:30:53,834 --> 00:30:56,367
I actually stood a chance
for writing it.

778
00:30:56,500 --> 00:30:58,266
Well, if I were you,
you know what I would do?

779
00:30:58,400 --> 00:30:59,667
Just that.

780
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:00,700
Write it anyway.

781
00:31:00,834 --> 00:31:03,300
Really?

782
00:31:03,433 --> 00:31:04,667
That's what Marcus from work
told me to do.

783
00:31:06,367 --> 00:31:07,967
Marcus?

784
00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:09,200
So you've made a new friend?

785
00:31:10,367 --> 00:31:12,033
I guess.

786
00:31:12,166 --> 00:31:14,500
I mean, we started off
a little prickly,

787
00:31:14,633 --> 00:31:16,233
but he seems to be
my only ally at the office.

788
00:31:18,433 --> 00:31:19,467
So are you going to write it?

789
00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:22,967
I don't know.
I just...

790
00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:24,700
I still feel a little torn.

791
00:31:24,834 --> 00:31:26,367
What for?

792
00:31:26,500 --> 00:31:27,967
If this temporary
position of yours

793
00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:29,567
doesn't become
something permanent,

794
00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:30,500
you'll need
a fresh writing sample

795
00:31:30,633 --> 00:31:31,100
come the New Year.

796
00:31:31,233 --> 00:31:33,166
True...

797
00:31:33,300 --> 00:31:34,767
but if Valerie finds out,

798
00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:36,734
I don't want this
costing me my job.

799
00:31:38,166 --> 00:31:41,333
Sounds to me like
creating excuses to not write.

800
00:31:43,300 --> 00:31:45,233
Think maybe it's because

801
00:31:45,367 --> 00:31:46,767
you're a little scared
to put yourself out there?

802
00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:48,333
My mom's not scared
of anything.

803
00:31:48,467 --> 00:31:49,667
Right, Mom?

804
00:31:50,867 --> 00:31:52,200
[Santa Dean] Welcome back.

805
00:31:52,333 --> 00:31:55,500
Now, I have a special request

806
00:31:55,633 --> 00:31:57,333
from a young friend of mine
named Tyler.

807
00:31:59,300 --> 00:32:00,333
Thanks.

808
00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:03,266
How do you like that, Ty?

809
00:32:06,667 --> 00:32:09,233
["Silent Night" playing]

810
00:32:19,233 --> 00:32:23,300
[♪♪]

811
00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:30,200
[Emma] This place is really
starting to feel like home,

812
00:32:30,333 --> 00:32:31,200
don't you think?

813
00:32:31,333 --> 00:32:32,200
Thanks, Mom.

814
00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:35,133
I mean it.

815
00:32:35,266 --> 00:32:36,433
You always try
to make me feel good.

816
00:32:36,567 --> 00:32:38,433
Aww, Tyler...

817
00:32:38,567 --> 00:32:40,233
That is so sweet.

818
00:32:40,367 --> 00:32:41,367
You know when you say
you're proud of me

819
00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:42,233
when I do something good?

820
00:32:42,367 --> 00:32:43,567
Yeah?

821
00:32:43,700 --> 00:32:45,834
Well, you make me proud.

822
00:32:45,967 --> 00:32:47,533
I do?

823
00:32:48,533 --> 00:32:50,433
I know it wasn't easy
coming here.

824
00:32:50,567 --> 00:32:52,166
But you made it happen.

825
00:32:53,934 --> 00:32:55,233
I did.

826
00:32:55,367 --> 00:32:56,400
Didn't I?

827
00:32:56,533 --> 00:32:57,567
Thank you.

828
00:32:57,700 --> 00:32:59,200
For what?

829
00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,233
For making us both believe

830
00:33:03,367 --> 00:33:06,900
that anything is possible
if you put your mind to it.

831
00:33:19,433 --> 00:33:21,500
I thought a lot
about what you had to say.

832
00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:23,800
And I decided...

833
00:33:23,934 --> 00:33:25,066
I'm going to go for it.

834
00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:26,000
-So now that you're onboard,

835
00:33:26,133 --> 00:33:26,834
where do we start?

836
00:33:26,967 --> 00:33:28,166
-We?

837
00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:30,333
I thought I was writing this.

838
00:33:30,467 --> 00:33:32,500
You are--
you're writing it--

839
00:33:32,633 --> 00:33:34,600
but your article
is going to need a layout,

840
00:33:34,734 --> 00:33:36,567
which means you're going to need
a photographer.

841
00:33:36,700 --> 00:33:38,433
Marcus,
I don't even have a story.

842
00:33:38,567 --> 00:33:40,500
Details.
Details, details.

843
00:33:40,633 --> 00:33:42,533
We'll find you
a real Christmas miracle.

844
00:33:42,667 --> 00:33:44,533
The real miracle

845
00:33:44,667 --> 00:33:46,433
is going to be me finding time
to write a story.

846
00:33:46,567 --> 00:33:48,433
You know what they say...

847
00:33:48,567 --> 00:33:50,133
if you want something done,
ask a busy person.

848
00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,333
Henry and Carol,

849
00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:56,200
I'd like you to meet
Valerie Masala.

850
00:33:56,333 --> 00:33:57,867
She's the lifestyle editor
for the magazine.

851
00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:58,767
[Valerie]
Pleasure to meet you both.

852
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,633
According to Dennis,
you have quite the tale to tell.

853
00:34:02,767 --> 00:34:04,467
We like to think so, yes.

854
00:34:05,967 --> 00:34:06,934
[Valerie]
Lovely earrings, by the way.

855
00:34:07,066 --> 00:34:09,000
Oh, thanks.

856
00:34:09,133 --> 00:34:10,934
I tend to get carried away
this time of year.

857
00:34:11,066 --> 00:34:13,333
Yeah. Our friends call her
"Christmas Carol."

858
00:34:13,467 --> 00:34:15,834
Why don't you tell Valerie
what you told me this morning?

859
00:34:15,967 --> 00:34:17,166
Of course.

860
00:34:17,300 --> 00:34:19,400
Well, my wife and I both work

861
00:34:19,533 --> 00:34:21,333
as librarians
at the City Public Library,

862
00:34:21,467 --> 00:34:23,066
and, well,

863
00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:24,967
Carol's also a budding novelist
as well.

864
00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:26,600
I've been toiling
with my first novel

865
00:34:26,734 --> 00:34:27,834
for the better part of a year,

866
00:34:27,967 --> 00:34:29,767
but for some reason,

867
00:34:29,900 --> 00:34:30,834
I suffered a horrible case
of writer's block.

868
00:34:30,967 --> 00:34:31,834
[Henry] Well, that was

869
00:34:31,967 --> 00:34:34,300
until we moved into

870
00:34:34,433 --> 00:34:35,900
this amazing turn-of-the-century
Craftsman over at Curtis Park.

871
00:34:36,033 --> 00:34:37,100
Underneath
one of the floorboards,

872
00:34:37,233 --> 00:34:37,934
we came across an old book

873
00:34:38,066 --> 00:34:39,800
that looked like

874
00:34:39,934 --> 00:34:40,834
it had been tucked away
for a century.

875
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:45,667
It was a first edition

876
00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:47,033
of Charles Dickens,
A Christmas Carol.

877
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,333
Hand-signed by Dickens himself,

878
00:34:51,467 --> 00:34:52,500
to his son, Henry.

879
00:34:54,834 --> 00:34:56,700
My name is Henry.

880
00:34:56,834 --> 00:34:57,967
[Carol] Not many people
know this about Dickens,

881
00:34:58,100 --> 00:35:00,834
but he was a big family man.

882
00:35:00,967 --> 00:35:01,767
Fathered ten children.

883
00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,333
And along with
his literary works,

884
00:35:05,467 --> 00:35:06,900
he was also very passionate
about philanthropy.

885
00:35:09,867 --> 00:35:11,367
This is where
we both get a chill.

886
00:35:14,066 --> 00:35:15,734
Well, my wife and I
work part-time

887
00:35:15,867 --> 00:35:18,333
at the city's
Children Literacy Program.

888
00:35:18,467 --> 00:35:19,367
-Months ago,

889
00:35:19,500 --> 00:35:21,367
we learned cutbacks

890
00:35:21,500 --> 00:35:22,467
were going to threaten
the program come January.

891
00:35:22,900 --> 00:35:24,633
Yeah. We quickly realized

892
00:35:24,767 --> 00:35:26,400
that we needed a miracle
to save the program.

893
00:35:27,433 --> 00:35:29,300
And the proceeds
from the sale of this book

894
00:35:29,433 --> 00:35:30,000
could help make that happen.

895
00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:34,367
We think it's what Dickens
would have wanted us to do.

896
00:35:34,500 --> 00:35:35,433
-We're just hoping

897
00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:37,700
that our good fortune

898
00:35:37,834 --> 00:35:39,033
will help encourage others
to rediscover the classics.

899
00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,700
So, what do you think?

900
00:35:45,166 --> 00:35:47,100
I think we have

901
00:35:47,233 --> 00:35:49,000
a real-life Christmas miracle
in the making.

902
00:35:59,133 --> 00:36:00,467
Okay...

903
00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:02,266
Easy there, Tiger.

904
00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,567
All right,
skating is all about balance.

905
00:36:06,834 --> 00:36:07,834
Got it?

906
00:36:09,066 --> 00:36:11,433
Oh! There you go!

907
00:36:11,567 --> 00:36:12,900
That's it!

908
00:36:13,033 --> 00:36:15,800
See, Mom, it's not that hard.

909
00:36:15,934 --> 00:36:17,467
Maybe for you!

910
00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,233
This mama
needs some training wheels.

911
00:36:20,767 --> 00:36:23,033
Hey, those are the kids
from Winter Camp.

912
00:36:23,166 --> 00:36:25,066
You want to go over there
and skate with them?

913
00:36:27,266 --> 00:36:28,700
Maybe in a little bit.

914
00:36:28,834 --> 00:36:30,600
I don't think I'm ready yet.

915
00:36:30,734 --> 00:36:31,734
[Emma] Okay, Tiger.

916
00:36:31,867 --> 00:36:32,734
[Tyler] Hey, Marcus!

917
00:36:32,867 --> 00:36:34,400
Hey, what's up, man?

918
00:36:34,533 --> 00:36:35,567
This is a surprise.

919
00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:37,433
Yeah, well, I figured

920
00:36:37,567 --> 00:36:38,467
I'd squeeze in
a little work with exercise.

921
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:39,600
Why not, right?

922
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:42,533
Your mom told me

923
00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:44,333
she was taking you skating
today after work.

924
00:36:44,467 --> 00:36:45,200
You're looking pretty good
on those blades.

925
00:36:45,333 --> 00:36:46,533
-Thanks.
-Yeah.

926
00:36:46,667 --> 00:36:47,667
-Oh!
-It's all about balance.

927
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,333
I know, man.

928
00:36:49,467 --> 00:36:50,600
You're doing good.
You're doing good.

929
00:36:50,734 --> 00:36:52,133
I'm trying to encourage him

930
00:36:52,266 --> 00:36:53,800
to go skate
with the other kids.

931
00:36:53,934 --> 00:36:55,600
-So, did you know
when I was your age,

932
00:36:55,734 --> 00:36:57,200
my family moved,
like, six times

933
00:36:57,333 --> 00:36:59,100
because my dad
was in the service?

934
00:36:59,233 --> 00:37:01,066
-No way.
-Way.

935
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:02,800
And I realized really quickly

936
00:37:02,934 --> 00:37:04,400
that if let my shyness
get in the way,

937
00:37:04,533 --> 00:37:06,433
then I wouldn't make
any new friends.

938
00:37:06,567 --> 00:37:07,633
So what did you do?

939
00:37:08,867 --> 00:37:10,667
Well, I figured

940
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,767
that I wasn't the only shy kid
in the world,

941
00:37:12,900 --> 00:37:14,633
so I sought out

942
00:37:14,767 --> 00:37:15,200
other kids that were
a little bit like me.

943
00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:17,367
And then?

944
00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:18,500
-And then the easy part.

945
00:37:18,633 --> 00:37:19,967
You just walk up to them.

946
00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:22,433
And I said,
"Hey, I'm Marcus."

947
00:37:22,567 --> 00:37:23,567
And then the rest
takes care of itself.

948
00:37:25,166 --> 00:37:26,700
So what do you say?

949
00:37:26,834 --> 00:37:28,100
You want to go
and skate with the kids?

950
00:37:29,300 --> 00:37:30,133
-Sure.
-Sure?

951
00:37:30,266 --> 00:37:31,500
All right.

952
00:37:35,934 --> 00:37:36,734
[Tyler] Hey, guys.

953
00:37:38,433 --> 00:37:40,500
Why couldn't I coax him
to do that?

954
00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:42,033
It's just the message
seems to land a little better

955
00:37:42,166 --> 00:37:43,834
when it's not coming from
your mom.

956
00:37:45,834 --> 00:37:46,867
Well, thank you for that.

957
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,200
[Marcus] You're welcome.

958
00:37:48,333 --> 00:37:50,667
-So, seriously...

959
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:52,066
why did you come
all the way out here?

960
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:53,934
Oh, because I think I found

961
00:37:54,066 --> 00:37:55,433
our potential
real-life Christmas miracle.

962
00:37:57,567 --> 00:37:59,033
The artist's name
is Luca Gianello.

963
00:37:59,166 --> 00:38:00,233
He is taking the art scene
by storm.

964
00:38:01,333 --> 00:38:03,633
Okay, this one

965
00:38:03,767 --> 00:38:05,667
is actually called
"A Christmas Miracle."

966
00:38:07,700 --> 00:38:09,367
Come on, Emma, the story
practically writes itself.

967
00:38:09,500 --> 00:38:12,100
Marcus,
stories don't write themselves.

968
00:38:12,233 --> 00:38:15,000
They need an emotional component
to make them compelling.

969
00:38:15,133 --> 00:38:17,700
Okay, so find an angle
and finesse it into your prose.

970
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,000
I had a professor
back in college

971
00:38:21,133 --> 00:38:23,033
who once said to me
something I will never forget.

972
00:38:23,166 --> 00:38:26,100
He said if you want to be
a great writer,

973
00:38:26,233 --> 00:38:28,166
you have to trust your gut.

974
00:38:28,300 --> 00:38:30,000
Let your inner voice
be your guide

975
00:38:30,133 --> 00:38:31,000
and it will never
lead you astray.

976
00:38:32,834 --> 00:38:33,967
Okay.

977
00:38:34,100 --> 00:38:35,700
So what is your inner gut

978
00:38:35,834 --> 00:38:36,800
telling you about
our Christmas artist?

979
00:38:39,133 --> 00:38:41,033
Okay then.
Moving on.

980
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:46,166
I know this can be frustrating,
but you will see.

981
00:38:46,300 --> 00:38:48,100
My gut has never failed me.

982
00:38:48,233 --> 00:38:50,934
Okay, but we are chasing
the holiday deadline,

983
00:38:51,066 --> 00:38:54,533
so is there any way
to make your gut work faster?

984
00:38:54,667 --> 00:38:56,834
I just need
the right inspiration.

985
00:38:56,967 --> 00:38:58,533
-Okay.

986
00:39:04,934 --> 00:39:05,767
I got you.

987
00:39:06,934 --> 00:39:07,867
Thank you.

988
00:39:14,467 --> 00:39:15,166
Hey, buddy.

989
00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:20,734
[Santa Dean]
♪ The first Noel... ♪

990
00:39:20,867 --> 00:39:23,333
[Emma]
So this is the exact spot

991
00:39:23,467 --> 00:39:25,967
where I was inspired to find
my real-life Christmas miracle.

992
00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:28,100
I see.

993
00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:29,300
So you're hoping that
lightning will strike twice?

994
00:39:29,433 --> 00:39:31,133
Something like that.

995
00:39:31,266 --> 00:39:32,367
Look.

996
00:39:33,834 --> 00:39:35,934
They call him "Santa Dean."

997
00:39:36,066 --> 00:39:37,000
Tyler and I
have been coming down

998
00:39:37,133 --> 00:39:38,233
to listen to him play.

999
00:39:40,433 --> 00:39:42,367
There's something about him

1000
00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:43,200
that has me keep circling back
for some reason.

1001
00:39:44,867 --> 00:39:45,734
[laughs]

1002
00:39:45,867 --> 00:39:47,033
What's so funny?

1003
00:39:47,166 --> 00:39:48,533
You remind me of someone.

1004
00:39:50,133 --> 00:39:51,567
You...

1005
00:39:53,300 --> 00:39:54,700
My ex-girlfriend.

1006
00:39:54,834 --> 00:39:56,867
But in a good way,
in a good way.

1007
00:39:57,433 --> 00:40:00,066
You have this innocent,
guileless nature about you.

1008
00:40:01,867 --> 00:40:03,100
It's charming.

1009
00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:06,633
I can see your wheels spinning.

1010
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:09,900
I know.

1011
00:40:10,033 --> 00:40:11,033
I guess I've always been
sort of an open book.

1012
00:40:11,166 --> 00:40:12,667
That's good.

1013
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,100
What about you?

1014
00:40:14,233 --> 00:40:15,734
Total opposite, actually.

1015
00:40:15,867 --> 00:40:18,100
I...

1016
00:40:18,233 --> 00:40:19,633
have a hard time opening up,

1017
00:40:19,767 --> 00:40:21,600
but...

1018
00:40:21,734 --> 00:40:23,467
I'm working on it.

1019
00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:24,233
I think that's why
the relationship ended.

1020
00:40:25,066 --> 00:40:26,200
-Any regrets?

1021
00:40:26,333 --> 00:40:29,600
Not at all.
Not at all.

1022
00:40:29,734 --> 00:40:31,967
'Cause I think everything
happens for a reason, right?

1023
00:40:34,266 --> 00:40:36,233
In that case, there's someone
I want you to meet.

1024
00:40:36,367 --> 00:40:38,266
[Santa Dean] Thank you, folks.

1025
00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:41,133
Hi, Santa Dean.

1026
00:40:41,266 --> 00:40:43,133
Hey, you're back again, huh?

1027
00:40:43,266 --> 00:40:46,633
Yes, I wanted to bring
my friend, Marcus, out

1028
00:40:46,767 --> 00:40:47,834
to hear you play.

1029
00:40:47,967 --> 00:40:49,066
-I really love your sound.

1030
00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:50,633
Thanks, man.

1031
00:40:50,767 --> 00:40:52,633
I wish I could play the piano.

1032
00:40:53,834 --> 00:40:54,600
I can't even whistle yet.

1033
00:40:54,734 --> 00:40:56,300
Oh, yes, you--

1034
00:40:56,433 --> 00:40:57,767
You know what,

1035
00:40:57,900 --> 00:40:59,734
if your mother says it's okay,

1036
00:40:59,867 --> 00:41:02,133
maybe Santa Dean
can grant your wish.

1037
00:41:02,266 --> 00:41:03,166
What do you think?

1038
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:05,834
What do you think?

1039
00:41:05,967 --> 00:41:08,033
Yeah!

1040
00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:09,100
[Santa Dean] Come on over here.
Sit down next to me.

1041
00:41:09,233 --> 00:41:10,667
Take off your gloves.

1042
00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:12,133
And where's your pointer finger?

1043
00:41:12,266 --> 00:41:13,133
Okay, now,

1044
00:41:13,266 --> 00:41:14,700
I want you to hit--

1045
00:41:14,834 --> 00:41:16,200
this is called a key--

1046
00:41:16,333 --> 00:41:18,300
when I point to it, all right?

1047
00:41:18,433 --> 00:41:20,133
And you just touch it once.

1048
00:41:20,266 --> 00:41:21,767
Ready? And...

1049
00:41:26,033 --> 00:41:28,166
Good.

1050
00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:31,133
Now we're going to go up...
bum, bum, bum, bum... bum.

1051
00:41:36,066 --> 00:41:38,266
[slowly playing "Jingle Bells"]

1052
00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:40,266
[Santa Dean humming along]

1053
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,233
Good. Good, good, good, good.
Good, good, good.

1054
00:41:42,367 --> 00:41:43,934
Keep it up, keep it up.

1055
00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:46,867
[song continues]

1056
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:48,800
Same one, right there.

1057
00:41:51,266 --> 00:41:52,834
Good, good.
You remembered that. Good.

1058
00:41:52,967 --> 00:41:55,100
[Santa Dean hums along]

1059
00:41:58,133 --> 00:41:59,000
How'd you do that?

1060
00:41:59,133 --> 00:42:00,500
[applause]

1061
00:42:01,834 --> 00:42:02,800
-That's great!
-I did it, Mom!

1062
00:42:02,934 --> 00:42:03,934
I can play the piano!

1063
00:42:05,066 --> 00:42:07,133
You really are something.

1064
00:42:07,266 --> 00:42:09,433
I have not seen him smile
like this in a long time.

1065
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:12,000
He's a natural.

1066
00:42:12,133 --> 00:42:13,533
He's got a great ear.

1067
00:42:13,667 --> 00:42:14,934
-There's a piano
at the Rec Center.

1068
00:42:15,066 --> 00:42:16,400
I'm going to practice tomorrow!

1069
00:42:16,533 --> 00:42:18,400
You'd better.

1070
00:42:18,533 --> 00:42:19,700
-Santa Dean,
I don't know how to thank you.

1071
00:42:20,834 --> 00:42:22,066
-No. Oh, gosh.
No, no, no.

1072
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:23,800
Please, please, please.

1073
00:42:23,934 --> 00:42:25,400
-Watching a child's face
light up

1074
00:42:25,533 --> 00:42:28,333
while he's first
discovering music...

1075
00:42:28,467 --> 00:42:29,667
is a gift for the giver.

1076
00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:30,734
I can tell you really love it.

1077
00:42:30,867 --> 00:42:32,467
And to play like that,

1078
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:33,767
you had to have played
professionally?

1079
00:42:33,900 --> 00:42:35,834
Well, you're very kind,

1080
00:42:35,967 --> 00:42:38,100
but I'm just a retiree

1081
00:42:38,233 --> 00:42:39,867
who likes to make
some people happy

1082
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,266
in my time off.

1083
00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:43,333
But your music...

1084
00:42:43,467 --> 00:42:45,967
there's something about it
that sounds so familiar.

1085
00:42:51,233 --> 00:42:53,266
It's because
I borrow from the greats.

1086
00:43:01,066 --> 00:43:05,266
I'm going to continue playing
my Christmas music.

1087
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:06,300
Thanks for coming.

1088
00:43:10,633 --> 00:43:14,300
♪ O Christmas tree
O Christmas tree... ♪

1089
00:43:14,433 --> 00:43:16,967
I have to say
that I wasn't expecting that.

1090
00:43:18,133 --> 00:43:19,367
Definitely not.

1091
00:43:20,667 --> 00:43:22,200
You think there's a story here?

1092
00:43:22,333 --> 00:43:24,000
I do.

1093
00:43:24,133 --> 00:43:26,266
The question is,
what exactly is the story?

1094
00:43:29,233 --> 00:43:31,500
♪ ...Your branches green
delight us ♪

1095
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:34,667
♪ They are green ♪

1096
00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:36,100
♪ When summer days
Are bright ♪

1097
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:42,133
♪ O Christmas tree... ♪

1098
00:43:42,266 --> 00:43:43,800
[Emma] He's playing

1099
00:43:43,934 --> 00:43:45,667
for the love
of sharing his music,

1100
00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:47,633
but I get the sense
he's hiding something.

1101
00:43:49,300 --> 00:43:50,834
And I suppose this is your gut
telling you that.

1102
00:43:52,133 --> 00:43:54,000
Tell me I'm wrong.

1103
00:43:54,133 --> 00:43:55,333
-I wouldn't dream about it.

1104
00:43:55,467 --> 00:43:57,400
It wouldn't even make a dent.

1105
00:43:57,533 --> 00:43:59,367
I can see that you've already
made up your mind.

1106
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:01,834
I have.

1107
00:44:01,967 --> 00:44:04,834
Wow, you really are starting
to get to know how to read me.

1108
00:44:04,967 --> 00:44:06,700
-Yeah.

1109
00:44:06,834 --> 00:44:09,967
So, now that you've decided
on your story,

1110
00:44:10,100 --> 00:44:11,567
how do we get this
to move along?

1111
00:44:12,266 --> 00:44:14,166
I think Dean
will only shut me down

1112
00:44:14,300 --> 00:44:16,166
if I approached him again.

1113
00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:18,967
But someone in the park
has to know something.

1114
00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:20,300
So why don't you
just go back tomorrow

1115
00:44:20,433 --> 00:44:21,300
and ask around?

1116
00:44:21,433 --> 00:44:22,266
[sighs]

1117
00:44:25,266 --> 00:44:26,133
What?

1118
00:44:30,967 --> 00:44:32,567
Tyler's been sleeping
on the couch

1119
00:44:32,700 --> 00:44:33,600
ever since we moved here,

1120
00:44:33,734 --> 00:44:36,133
but tonight...

1121
00:44:36,266 --> 00:44:38,066
he decided to sleep
in his own bed.

1122
00:44:40,033 --> 00:44:41,400
Big boy.

1123
00:44:42,533 --> 00:44:44,467
-Baby steps, right?
-Baby steps.

1124
00:44:48,066 --> 00:44:49,000
All right...

1125
00:44:49,133 --> 00:44:50,066
I should go.

1126
00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:51,467
Thank you, by the way.

1127
00:44:54,734 --> 00:44:56,533
Tyler and I made these

1128
00:44:56,667 --> 00:44:57,667
to share with the kids
at the rec center.

1129
00:44:57,800 --> 00:44:58,867
Do you want to try one?

1130
00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:00,967
I guess Valerie was right.

1131
00:45:01,100 --> 00:45:01,767
The spread I shot

1132
00:45:01,900 --> 00:45:03,467
encouraged you

1133
00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:04,266
to try and bake
the reindeer cookies

1134
00:45:04,400 --> 00:45:05,100
for yourself.

1135
00:45:07,433 --> 00:45:08,333
It's cute.

1136
00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:14,934
Good!

1137
00:45:15,066 --> 00:45:15,934
Think these are going to slay.

1138
00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:24,600
Sorry I'm late.

1139
00:45:24,734 --> 00:45:26,266
I wanted to stop by the bakery

1140
00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:27,500
and pick up
a few Christmas treats.

1141
00:45:27,633 --> 00:45:29,233
Good news, everyone.

1142
00:45:29,367 --> 00:45:30,233
Miss Hennessy is thrilled

1143
00:45:30,367 --> 00:45:31,900
with the direction

1144
00:45:32,033 --> 00:45:34,000
of our holiday
Christmas cover story.

1145
00:45:34,133 --> 00:45:36,300
Care to share any details?

1146
00:45:36,433 --> 00:45:37,533
Not until
the exclusivity agreement

1147
00:45:37,667 --> 00:45:38,834
is signed.

1148
00:45:40,166 --> 00:45:40,967
Okay, Karl,
how are we doing

1149
00:45:41,100 --> 00:45:42,567
with the piece

1150
00:45:42,700 --> 00:45:44,367
on celebrity
Christmas traditions?

1151
00:45:44,500 --> 00:45:45,700
I've already got
three soap stars confirmed

1152
00:45:45,834 --> 00:45:47,100
and we're out to an A-list star.

1153
00:45:47,233 --> 00:45:48,100
-Great.

1154
00:45:48,233 --> 00:45:49,433
And, Glenda,

1155
00:45:49,567 --> 00:45:51,467
I want plenty of coverage

1156
00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:53,300
at the celebrity parties
that you e-mailed me.

1157
00:45:54,767 --> 00:45:55,967
Annie and Sarah,

1158
00:45:56,100 --> 00:45:57,700
the preliminaries

1159
00:45:57,834 --> 00:45:58,567
on the Tri-City
Christmas competition

1160
00:45:58,700 --> 00:46:00,233
is a real hoot.

1161
00:46:00,367 --> 00:46:01,300
How do you feel about
expanding it

1162
00:46:01,433 --> 00:46:02,567
to a 750-word spread?

1163
00:46:02,700 --> 00:46:04,700
-No problem.
-Great.

1164
00:46:04,834 --> 00:46:06,367
Okay, well, let's just keep

1165
00:46:06,500 --> 00:46:07,967
this train
on the tracks, people,

1166
00:46:08,100 --> 00:46:10,133
and with the deadline looming,

1167
00:46:10,266 --> 00:46:11,800
my presence will be

1168
00:46:11,934 --> 00:46:13,266
a little less
in the coming weeks,

1169
00:46:13,400 --> 00:46:14,433
but Emma will be
my eyes and ears.

1170
00:46:14,567 --> 00:46:16,500
Oh, and Marcus.

1171
00:46:16,633 --> 00:46:18,500
I love what you did
with the Christmas cookies.

1172
00:46:18,633 --> 00:46:20,300
Glad to see you're putting in
the extra effort.

1173
00:46:20,433 --> 00:46:22,033
Thanks, Valerie.

1174
00:46:22,166 --> 00:46:23,166
Keep up the good, work.

1175
00:46:23,300 --> 00:46:24,500
[Marcus] Will do.

1176
00:46:24,633 --> 00:46:26,700
The last time we got pastries,

1177
00:46:26,834 --> 00:46:28,633
Valerie got the exclusive
with the Royals.

1178
00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:31,433
Yeah, Barry's right.

1179
00:46:31,567 --> 00:46:33,300
Valerie must have stumbled upon

1180
00:46:33,433 --> 00:46:34,300
the biggest Christmas story
since Rudolph.

1181
00:46:34,433 --> 00:46:36,066
Hey...

1182
00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:37,600
is there anything
on Santa Dean?

1183
00:46:37,734 --> 00:46:38,600
Nothing other than

1184
00:46:38,734 --> 00:46:40,133
he comes out to play

1185
00:46:40,266 --> 00:46:42,000
after Thanksgiving
and Christmas.

1186
00:46:42,133 --> 00:46:42,633
Nobody seems to know
anything else about him.

1187
00:46:42,767 --> 00:46:44,767
-Okay.

1188
00:46:44,900 --> 00:46:46,567
Now that we know that Valerie
is off to the races,

1189
00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:48,000
we have to up our game.

1190
00:46:48,133 --> 00:46:50,200
Yep.

1191
00:46:52,567 --> 00:46:53,734
[Emma] Tyler was thrilled.

1192
00:46:53,867 --> 00:46:55,934
My friend, Nancy,

1193
00:46:56,066 --> 00:46:58,200
offered to take him
Christmas shopping tonight.

1194
00:46:58,333 --> 00:46:59,433
So how long have you been doing
the single mom thing?

1195
00:47:00,834 --> 00:47:02,433
It's pretty much all I know.

1196
00:47:02,567 --> 00:47:04,033
Tyler's dad
is in international sales,

1197
00:47:04,166 --> 00:47:05,900
so he's away constantly.

1198
00:47:06,033 --> 00:47:07,100
Does he ever get
to spend much time with him?

1199
00:47:07,233 --> 00:47:08,467
We all make it work.

1200
00:47:10,433 --> 00:47:12,367
Man...

1201
00:47:12,500 --> 00:47:14,266
I wish I could see
the world through your eyes.

1202
00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:16,133
It's like you always
find the good in people.

1203
00:47:17,233 --> 00:47:19,300
And you don't?

1204
00:47:19,433 --> 00:47:21,500
I'd like to say I try, but--

1205
00:47:21,633 --> 00:47:24,633
So, in your case,
you are a work in progress.

1206
00:47:24,767 --> 00:47:26,467
[laughs]

1207
00:47:26,600 --> 00:47:27,667
I like that.

1208
00:47:28,734 --> 00:47:29,567
Whoa...

1209
00:47:34,300 --> 00:47:36,700
I guess our street performer
has a penchant for take-out.

1210
00:47:38,467 --> 00:47:40,266
I wonder if anybody in the diner
knows anything about him.

1211
00:47:41,867 --> 00:47:43,300
You should go in there
and ask around.

1212
00:47:43,433 --> 00:47:46,200
Oh... mm-mm.

1213
00:47:46,333 --> 00:47:48,000
Emma, you can't write a story

1214
00:47:48,133 --> 00:47:49,166
if you don't know
who you're writing about.

1215
00:47:49,300 --> 00:47:51,100
I know.

1216
00:47:51,233 --> 00:47:52,600
It's just sneaky.

1217
00:47:52,734 --> 00:47:54,233
Emma, you're not a Girl Scout.

1218
00:47:54,367 --> 00:47:55,300
You're a journalist, remember?

1219
00:47:55,433 --> 00:47:56,400
Why can't I be both?

1220
00:47:58,300 --> 00:47:59,800
Do you think Valerie
would hesitate to go in?

1221
00:48:00,967 --> 00:48:02,567
Probably not.
But I am not Valerie.

1222
00:48:03,734 --> 00:48:04,700
Okay, I'll go.

1223
00:48:04,834 --> 00:48:05,767
No, no, no, no, no.

1224
00:48:07,433 --> 00:48:08,633
I'll do it.

1225
00:48:13,500 --> 00:48:16,100
Excuse me.
I'm sorry.

1226
00:48:16,233 --> 00:48:18,300
That man
who just left the diner...

1227
00:48:18,433 --> 00:48:20,166
Not many people
recognize him anymore.

1228
00:48:20,300 --> 00:48:22,166
You must be a big jazz fan.

1229
00:48:22,300 --> 00:48:23,700
My dad, actually.

1230
00:48:23,834 --> 00:48:26,233
I know
I've seen his face before.

1231
00:48:26,367 --> 00:48:27,467
Maybe on one of his albums?

1232
00:48:28,633 --> 00:48:30,100
His name is Dean Wannamaker.

1233
00:48:30,233 --> 00:48:31,734
Of the Wannamaker Trio.

1234
00:48:31,867 --> 00:48:33,100
That's it.

1235
00:48:33,233 --> 00:48:34,500
Thank you very much.

1236
00:48:36,900 --> 00:48:37,767
Well?

1237
00:48:39,934 --> 00:48:41,967
Turns out
your instincts were correct.

1238
00:48:44,900 --> 00:48:46,667
I knew there was more to him
than meets the eye.

1239
00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:48,266
-You were right.

1240
00:48:48,400 --> 00:48:50,467
[Tyler] Let's go!

1241
00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:52,567
I don't want to be late
for Winter Camp.

1242
00:48:52,700 --> 00:48:54,300
Well, this is a change.

1243
00:48:55,467 --> 00:48:56,533
Okay, then...

1244
00:48:56,667 --> 00:48:57,767
Let's get a move on.

1245
00:48:59,500 --> 00:49:00,567
Come on.

1246
00:49:06,066 --> 00:49:07,867
I tracked down Paul Mulligan.

1247
00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:08,900
The bassist
of the Dean Wannamaker Trio.

1248
00:49:10,467 --> 00:49:11,834
Okay, and?

1249
00:49:11,967 --> 00:49:13,834
And the last time they spoke

1250
00:49:13,967 --> 00:49:14,633
was when Dean
vanished from the music scene

1251
00:49:14,767 --> 00:49:16,266
ten years ago.

1252
00:49:17,500 --> 00:49:19,533
Maybe the miracle element
of my story

1253
00:49:19,667 --> 00:49:21,867
is finding a way
of reuniting the trio.

1254
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:23,467
Or finding out why they split
in the first place.

1255
00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:25,600
The good news is,

1256
00:49:25,734 --> 00:49:27,433
Paul was really eager
to talk to us.

1257
00:49:27,567 --> 00:49:28,900
What do you mean us?

1258
00:49:29,033 --> 00:49:31,166
You, me and your camera,
remember?

1259
00:49:33,967 --> 00:49:34,834
Yeah.

1260
00:49:37,633 --> 00:49:39,233
What caused Dean

1261
00:49:39,367 --> 00:49:40,667
to suddenly drop out
of the jazz scene?

1262
00:49:42,767 --> 00:49:44,367
Well, in the '70s and '80s,

1263
00:49:44,500 --> 00:49:45,333
we had engagements
all over the world,

1264
00:49:45,467 --> 00:49:46,934
and...

1265
00:49:47,066 --> 00:49:49,500
the pressures
of life on the road

1266
00:49:49,633 --> 00:49:50,834
put a strain on his marriage,

1267
00:49:50,967 --> 00:49:52,567
and, ultimately, his divorce,

1268
00:49:52,700 --> 00:49:54,400
when his daughter
was just a young teen.

1269
00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:56,467
He has a daughter?

1270
00:49:56,600 --> 00:49:58,467
Yes. Cissy.

1271
00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:00,500
He loved that little girl
more than the world.

1272
00:50:00,633 --> 00:50:02,367
After his divorce,

1273
00:50:02,500 --> 00:50:04,467
their time together
became less and less.

1274
00:50:05,500 --> 00:50:07,567
And despite the fact
that we were touring constantly,

1275
00:50:07,700 --> 00:50:10,333
he always tried to maintain
his presence in her life.

1276
00:50:10,467 --> 00:50:13,533
By the time
she graduated high school,

1277
00:50:13,667 --> 00:50:16,266
Cissy stopped returning
his calls and his texts.

1278
00:50:17,967 --> 00:50:20,166
I think something inside him
just died.

1279
00:50:20,300 --> 00:50:21,734
He lost the desire to perform,

1280
00:50:21,867 --> 00:50:23,600
and...

1281
00:50:23,734 --> 00:50:25,500
we tried
reaching out to him, but...

1282
00:50:25,633 --> 00:50:26,767
Paul, I'm so sorry.

1283
00:50:26,900 --> 00:50:28,934
-Thanks.

1284
00:50:29,066 --> 00:50:30,900
I'm just glad that
he's found a way

1285
00:50:31,033 --> 00:50:32,767
to start performing again.

1286
00:50:32,900 --> 00:50:34,600
Aside from the love
for his daughter,

1287
00:50:34,734 --> 00:50:35,533
music was his life.

1288
00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:40,400
[Marcus]
Emma, you're a journalist.

1289
00:50:40,533 --> 00:50:42,200
It's not your job
to decide the outcome.

1290
00:50:42,333 --> 00:50:43,834
It's not about the "story"
anymore, Marcus.

1291
00:50:43,967 --> 00:50:45,600
Some things are more important.

1292
00:50:46,834 --> 00:50:49,200
I think I need to find a way
to help him.

1293
00:50:49,333 --> 00:50:51,300
Listen, your heart's
in the right place, okay?

1294
00:50:51,433 --> 00:50:53,233
But don't you think
it's a little dangerous

1295
00:50:53,367 --> 00:50:54,467
for you to be getting
emotionally involved?

1296
00:50:55,533 --> 00:50:56,967
I think it's a little late.

1297
00:50:58,333 --> 00:50:59,734
I knew
you were going to say that.

1298
00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:06,533
-[playing piano]
-[Tyler] Go... here.

1299
00:51:06,667 --> 00:51:08,000
Jingle...

1300
00:51:08,133 --> 00:51:08,800
[teacher]
Quite the change, right?

1301
00:51:08,934 --> 00:51:10,233
[Emma] Tyler?

1302
00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:13,900
Tyler made a friend today.

1303
00:51:14,033 --> 00:51:15,433
And you must be Tyler's dad?

1304
00:51:17,667 --> 00:51:19,300
Oh, no, this is Marcus--

1305
00:51:19,433 --> 00:51:20,233
-I'm a friend of the family.

1306
00:51:20,367 --> 00:51:21,233
Oh.

1307
00:51:22,133 --> 00:51:23,633
[running footsteps]

1308
00:51:25,033 --> 00:51:27,500
Hey, Mom,
this is my friend, Jacob.

1309
00:51:27,633 --> 00:51:30,266
And this is our friend, Marcus.

1310
00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:32,233
He works with my mom.

1311
00:51:32,367 --> 00:51:33,367
[Emma] Nice to meet you, Jacob.

1312
00:51:33,500 --> 00:51:35,233
[Jacob] Nice to meet you.

1313
00:51:35,367 --> 00:51:36,300
Looks like someone's
turned things around.

1314
00:51:37,734 --> 00:51:39,600
Do you think maybe

1315
00:51:39,734 --> 00:51:41,100
Tyler can over
to my house for dinner tonight?

1316
00:51:42,367 --> 00:51:44,433
I think
that is a wonderful idea.

1317
00:51:44,567 --> 00:51:45,734
-Yes!
-Yes!

1318
00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:53,567
[♪♪]

1319
00:51:58,066 --> 00:51:59,367
Ah, there he is.

1320
00:52:03,433 --> 00:52:04,333
Okay...

1321
00:52:04,467 --> 00:52:06,600
this is your shot.

1322
00:52:08,467 --> 00:52:09,266
Wish me luck.

1323
00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:10,333
You don't need it.

1324
00:52:10,467 --> 00:52:11,567
You got this.

1325
00:52:13,500 --> 00:52:14,600
Okay...

1326
00:52:15,767 --> 00:52:17,066
Santa Dean?

1327
00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:19,066
Oh, hey.
How are you?

1328
00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:20,800
Hi.

1329
00:52:20,934 --> 00:52:22,700
I was hoping
we might have a word.

1330
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:24,967
Where's your son?

1331
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:26,667
He's on a play date.

1332
00:52:27,834 --> 00:52:29,266
Okay.

1333
00:52:30,467 --> 00:52:32,033
Dean, I have
a confession to make.

1334
00:52:32,166 --> 00:52:33,133
Okay.

1335
00:52:34,567 --> 00:52:35,600
I'm not just a fan.

1336
00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:38,800
I'm an aspiring journalist

1337
00:52:38,934 --> 00:52:39,967
for the "Daily
Lifestyle Magazine."

1338
00:52:43,500 --> 00:52:45,900
I know who you are...

1339
00:52:46,033 --> 00:52:47,767
and what drove you away
from the music scene.

1340
00:52:50,633 --> 00:52:52,700
I can't imagine

1341
00:52:52,834 --> 00:52:54,800
being separated from my child
for as long as you have.

1342
00:52:59,133 --> 00:53:00,333
How do you know this?

1343
00:53:01,600 --> 00:53:02,600
-I spoke to Paul.

1344
00:53:04,133 --> 00:53:05,867
He's worried about you.

1345
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,867
I think that
if you'd let me tell your story,

1346
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:10,567
I might be able to help.

1347
00:53:13,500 --> 00:53:14,700
Yeah, you'd like that,
wouldn't you?

1348
00:53:16,533 --> 00:53:18,633
Write this big expose

1349
00:53:18,767 --> 00:53:21,934
about a washed-up jazz musician
in the park

1350
00:53:22,066 --> 00:53:23,834
playing for tips.

1351
00:53:25,033 --> 00:53:26,900
No, no, no, that is
not what this is about.

1352
00:53:27,033 --> 00:53:28,500
You know, I think
you're a very nice woman,

1353
00:53:28,633 --> 00:53:30,867
and if you really
want to help me...

1354
00:53:32,967 --> 00:53:34,400
leave me alone.

1355
00:53:36,100 --> 00:53:37,600
Dean I'm just--

1356
00:53:37,734 --> 00:53:38,533
I'm just trying to help.

1357
00:53:40,700 --> 00:53:41,867
Here...

1358
00:53:43,967 --> 00:53:45,633
Call me if you change your mind.

1359
00:53:54,533 --> 00:53:56,033
Dean. Dean...

1360
00:53:56,166 --> 00:53:58,400
I'm so sorry
to bother your again.

1361
00:53:58,533 --> 00:53:59,700
Hey...

1362
00:53:59,834 --> 00:54:01,500
Emma was drawn to you, okay,

1363
00:54:01,633 --> 00:54:03,834
and it is for a reason.

1364
00:54:03,967 --> 00:54:05,433
She set out to write a story

1365
00:54:05,567 --> 00:54:07,100
about a real-life
Christmas miracle.

1366
00:54:07,233 --> 00:54:08,433
-Uh-huh?

1367
00:54:08,567 --> 00:54:09,767
You are that miracle.

1368
00:54:10,934 --> 00:54:12,066
-Me?
-Yeah.

1369
00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:13,800
Now, she's had to overcome

1370
00:54:13,934 --> 00:54:15,200
a few hurdles
to get to this point,

1371
00:54:15,333 --> 00:54:17,600
and if I could help her,
I would,

1372
00:54:17,734 --> 00:54:19,233
but that's up to you.

1373
00:54:20,266 --> 00:54:21,800
Why don't you give her
a fancy by-line?

1374
00:54:21,934 --> 00:54:23,400
Dean, can't you see

1375
00:54:23,533 --> 00:54:25,200
it's not about
a by-line for Emma?

1376
00:54:25,333 --> 00:54:27,600
It's about
bringing a family together

1377
00:54:27,734 --> 00:54:29,100
and making them whole again
for Christmas.

1378
00:54:29,233 --> 00:54:31,700
That's what it's about for her.

1379
00:54:50,900 --> 00:54:52,900
maybe I shouldn't have
gotten involved.

1380
00:54:53,033 --> 00:54:55,033
Come on, don't start
second guessing yourself now.

1381
00:54:55,166 --> 00:54:56,700
Listen, okay,

1382
00:54:56,834 --> 00:54:58,100
Santa Dean
may have given up all hope

1383
00:54:58,233 --> 00:54:59,500
on reuniting with his daughter,

1384
00:54:59,633 --> 00:55:01,667
but your article
may inspire him.

1385
00:55:02,834 --> 00:55:03,800
You're right.

1386
00:55:03,934 --> 00:55:05,400
And the fact is,

1387
00:55:05,533 --> 00:55:06,900
Santa Dean
is only half the story.

1388
00:55:07,033 --> 00:55:07,867
-Right.
-There you go.

1389
00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:08,900
[knocking]

1390
00:55:09,033 --> 00:55:10,367
Valerie.

1391
00:55:10,500 --> 00:55:12,066
-Back from assignment?
-Yes...

1392
00:55:12,200 --> 00:55:14,266
I need you to schedule
a photo shoot

1393
00:55:14,400 --> 00:55:15,834
for the couple we're featuring
on the cover story.

1394
00:55:15,967 --> 00:55:17,166
Right away.

1395
00:55:17,300 --> 00:55:19,066
-And given the tight deadline,

1396
00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:20,600
it'll be a working weekend
for you both.

1397
00:55:22,133 --> 00:55:23,600
Miss Hennessy needs to approve

1398
00:55:23,734 --> 00:55:24,467
the layout
for the Christmas issue

1399
00:55:24,600 --> 00:55:26,266
Monday morning.

1400
00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:29,200
Marcus, I need you
to bring your A-game.

1401
00:55:29,333 --> 00:55:30,967
That's all I've been bringing
these days, Valerie.

1402
00:55:31,100 --> 00:55:32,200
Thank you.

1403
00:55:34,433 --> 00:55:35,633
Looks like this weekend
I'll be writing for my life.

1404
00:55:36,800 --> 00:55:37,633
Yeah.

1405
00:55:39,734 --> 00:55:40,900
-Oh, um...

1406
00:55:42,200 --> 00:55:43,700
What are you doing after work?

1407
00:55:44,867 --> 00:55:45,734
Nothing, why?

1408
00:55:45,867 --> 00:55:47,800
Tyler got invited

1409
00:55:47,934 --> 00:55:50,066
by one of his new friends
to go out caroling later.

1410
00:55:50,200 --> 00:55:51,934
and I'm sure he would love it
if you came.

1411
00:55:54,300 --> 00:55:56,033
-Of course.
-I mean, you don't have to.

1412
00:55:56,166 --> 00:55:59,200
I know you're not
the ho-ho-ho type of guy--

1413
00:55:59,333 --> 00:56:01,266
Yeah, but I'm not
a no-no-no type of guy either.

1414
00:56:03,166 --> 00:56:04,200
So I'd love to.

1415
00:56:05,400 --> 00:56:06,900
Great.
It's a date!

1416
00:56:07,033 --> 00:56:08,033
-All right.

1417
00:56:08,166 --> 00:56:09,600
I mean, no, not a date.

1418
00:56:12,400 --> 00:56:14,300
-You know.
-Yes. I--

1419
00:56:14,433 --> 00:56:15,600
-Yeah, yeah.
-Yeah.

1420
00:56:20,967 --> 00:56:22,433
What?

1421
00:56:22,567 --> 00:56:23,567
Nothing, man.
I didn't say a word.

1422
00:56:23,700 --> 00:56:24,900
I know.

1423
00:56:29,266 --> 00:56:33,734
[♪♪]

1424
00:56:33,867 --> 00:56:34,800
[Valerie] Emma?

1425
00:56:34,934 --> 00:56:36,800
After the staff meeting,

1426
00:56:36,934 --> 00:56:37,767
I need graphics in my office
to go over layout.

1427
00:56:37,900 --> 00:56:39,000
Will do.

1428
00:56:39,133 --> 00:56:40,033
Okay.

1429
00:56:42,967 --> 00:56:44,333
♪ Joy to the world ♪

1430
00:56:44,467 --> 00:56:46,867
♪ The Lord has come ♪

1431
00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:50,667
♪ Let earth
Receive her King... ♪

1432
00:56:52,100 --> 00:56:53,867
So you're that Marcus
from the office

1433
00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,333
that Emma keeps talking about.

1434
00:56:55,467 --> 00:56:57,400
[Marcus] Yeah.

1435
00:56:57,533 --> 00:56:58,767
[Nancy] Thanks for taking her
under your wing.

1436
00:57:00,834 --> 00:57:02,667
I don't know about that, but...

1437
00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:04,467
♪ And heaven... ♪

1438
00:57:04,600 --> 00:57:06,333
[Nancy] This move
hasn't been easy for her.

1439
00:57:06,467 --> 00:57:08,200
I can tell you've been
sort of a life raft

1440
00:57:08,333 --> 00:57:09,567
for the both of them.

1441
00:57:10,967 --> 00:57:12,567
Hey, Marcus, come sing with us!

1442
00:57:12,700 --> 00:57:14,367
You guys are doing fine
without me.

1443
00:57:14,500 --> 00:57:16,166
[Emma] Aw, come on.

1444
00:57:16,300 --> 00:57:17,967
Don't be shy.
It's just one song.

1445
00:57:22,934 --> 00:57:25,200
Okay.

1446
00:57:25,333 --> 00:57:29,400
All right, so what do you say
we sing "Up on the Rooftop"?

1447
00:57:29,533 --> 00:57:31,200
-Great!
-Okay.

1448
00:57:31,333 --> 00:57:33,800
♪ Up on the rooftop
Reindeer pause ♪

1449
00:57:33,934 --> 00:57:37,033
♪ Out jumps
Good ol' Santa Claus ♪

1450
00:57:37,166 --> 00:57:40,300
♪ Down through the chimney
With lots of toys ♪

1451
00:57:40,433 --> 00:57:43,233
♪ All for the little ones
Christmas joys! ♪

1452
00:57:43,367 --> 00:57:45,000
♪ Ho, ho, ho! ♪

1453
00:57:45,133 --> 00:57:46,200
♪ Who wouldn't go? ♪

1454
00:57:46,333 --> 00:57:48,633
♪ Ho, ho, ho! ♪

1455
00:57:48,767 --> 00:57:50,633
♪ Who wouldn't go? ♪

1456
00:57:50,767 --> 00:57:53,367
♪ Up on the housetop
Click, click, click ♪

1457
00:57:53,500 --> 00:57:56,200
♪ Down through the chimney
With good Saint Nick! ♪

1458
00:58:00,867 --> 00:58:05,233
[♪♪]

1459
00:58:09,600 --> 00:58:11,467
[Emma] Cissy,

1460
00:58:11,600 --> 00:58:12,600
I know I'm stepping
beyond the boundaries

1461
00:58:12,734 --> 00:58:14,600
of being a journalist,

1462
00:58:14,734 --> 00:58:16,433
but I was really moved
by your father's story.

1463
00:58:16,567 --> 00:58:17,900
Well, I'm afraid
you're wasting your time.

1464
00:58:18,033 --> 00:58:20,166
I have nothing to say to him.

1465
00:58:20,300 --> 00:58:22,767
Okay, how about listening
to what he has to say to you?

1466
00:58:24,467 --> 00:58:26,467
I'm tired of his apologies.

1467
00:58:26,600 --> 00:58:27,900
Growing up, he wasn't exactly
parent of the year.

1468
00:58:28,033 --> 00:58:29,767
Who is?

1469
00:58:29,900 --> 00:58:31,166
As much as I would love
to win that title,

1470
00:58:31,300 --> 00:58:33,300
as a single mom,

1471
00:58:33,433 --> 00:58:34,734
I can't help but think
I am always coming up short.

1472
00:58:34,867 --> 00:58:36,734
Trust me,

1473
00:58:36,867 --> 00:58:39,367
even when we're trying our best,
we make mistakes.

1474
00:58:39,500 --> 00:58:40,900
I think it's those mistakes

1475
00:58:41,033 --> 00:58:41,900
that help make us
better parents.

1476
00:58:44,133 --> 00:58:45,433
Come on, Cissy.

1477
00:58:45,567 --> 00:58:47,433
I have to imagine

1478
00:58:47,567 --> 00:58:48,967
there had to have been
some good memories,

1479
00:58:49,100 --> 00:58:50,867
growing up with your dad?

1480
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:52,000
Christmas time?

1481
00:58:52,133 --> 00:58:53,233
Summer vacation?

1482
00:58:54,867 --> 00:58:55,934
I remember once

1483
00:58:56,066 --> 00:58:58,100
he spent the whole weekend

1484
00:58:58,233 --> 00:58:59,400
teaching me to play
my first song on the violin.

1485
00:59:01,233 --> 00:59:02,233
"Silent Night."

1486
00:59:03,400 --> 00:59:05,266
I think it was

1487
00:59:05,400 --> 00:59:06,467
because I was about
to give up the instrument,

1488
00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:08,333
and he wasn't going to let

1489
00:59:08,467 --> 00:59:10,367
the daughter of a jazz great
admit failure.

1490
00:59:10,500 --> 00:59:11,467
I think it was
much more than that, don't you?

1491
00:59:13,000 --> 00:59:14,600
I think he saw a chance

1492
00:59:14,734 --> 00:59:16,300
to share with you
his passion for music.

1493
00:59:18,333 --> 00:59:20,367
Clearly,
something must have rubbed off.

1494
00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:24,867
I'm sorry.

1495
00:59:25,000 --> 00:59:25,767
I have to get ready
for tonight's performance.

1496
00:59:37,100 --> 00:59:38,800
So, I guess the apple doesn't
fall too far from the tree.

1497
00:59:41,433 --> 00:59:43,166
I can tell
there's a lot of hurt there,

1498
00:59:43,300 --> 00:59:45,266
but at this point,
she is refusing to budge.

1499
00:59:45,400 --> 00:59:47,667
That's a shame,

1500
00:59:47,800 --> 00:59:48,233
because guess who I caught
coming to see her play tonight?

1501
00:59:55,367 --> 00:59:57,433
Her number one fan.

1502
00:59:58,266 --> 01:00:00,066
I bet he makes the pilgrimage
just to hear her play.

1503
01:00:02,033 --> 01:00:03,200
Yeah.

1504
01:00:03,333 --> 01:00:04,166
Come on.

1505
01:00:10,500 --> 01:00:12,467
Okay, let's get one more
of Carol holding up the book.

1506
01:00:12,600 --> 01:00:13,934
[Marcus] Okay.

1507
01:00:15,967 --> 01:00:17,200
That's great.

1508
01:00:17,333 --> 01:00:19,000
And, Marcus,

1509
01:00:19,133 --> 01:00:20,800
I want a series of close-ups
on the book

1510
01:00:20,934 --> 01:00:21,800
so I can see
the inscription by Dickens.

1511
01:00:21,934 --> 01:00:22,367
[Marcus] Of course.

1512
01:00:24,934 --> 01:00:26,600
[Emma] You must be very excited
about what your story could do

1513
01:00:26,734 --> 01:00:28,467
to put a spotlight
on literacy programs?

1514
01:00:28,600 --> 01:00:29,900
Oh, yes...

1515
01:00:30,033 --> 01:00:31,967
Yeah, my wife and I

1516
01:00:32,100 --> 01:00:33,467
are hoping it'll turn out to be
a real win-win.

1517
01:00:33,600 --> 01:00:34,500
Win-win?

1518
01:00:34,633 --> 01:00:35,967
Oh, yeah.

1519
01:00:36,100 --> 01:00:37,033
Carol's an aspiring novelist,

1520
01:00:37,166 --> 01:00:39,066
so I can only imagine

1521
01:00:39,200 --> 01:00:40,266
what a cover story's
going to do

1522
01:00:40,400 --> 01:00:40,967
to help launch her career.

1523
01:00:42,734 --> 01:00:44,467
I mean, who knew
this would turn out to be

1524
01:00:44,600 --> 01:00:44,934
the best thing
that's ever happened to us?

1525
01:00:54,600 --> 01:00:56,266
Wow.

1526
01:00:56,400 --> 01:00:58,200
Valerie's
in a really good mood today.

1527
01:00:58,333 --> 01:01:01,533
She actually complimented me
on my work again.

1528
01:01:01,667 --> 01:01:03,400
Weren't you the one

1529
01:01:03,533 --> 01:01:04,433
to tell me not to let
what Valerie says

1530
01:01:04,567 --> 01:01:05,533
go to my head?

1531
01:01:05,667 --> 01:01:07,066
You're right.

1532
01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:08,934
I'm only as good
as my next shot.

1533
01:01:09,066 --> 01:01:10,467
What did you think about them,
by the way?

1534
01:01:10,600 --> 01:01:12,900
The Millers?
Seemed nice enough.

1535
01:01:13,033 --> 01:01:15,033
-I guess.

1536
01:01:15,166 --> 01:01:16,433
There's something about them
that seems a bit off.

1537
01:01:16,567 --> 01:01:19,033
Do I detect a note of jealousy?

1538
01:01:19,166 --> 01:01:20,467
More like a symphony.

1539
01:01:21,700 --> 01:01:23,633
I just wish Santa Dean

1540
01:01:23,767 --> 01:01:24,600
was as much as an open book
as the Millers.

1541
01:01:25,667 --> 01:01:27,600
Yeah, but I mean...

1542
01:01:27,734 --> 01:01:28,433
Hey, at least
you have a story to tell, right?

1543
01:01:28,567 --> 01:01:30,700
-Yeah...

1544
01:01:30,834 --> 01:01:33,867
but my idea was to find
a real-life Christmas miracle.

1545
01:01:34,000 --> 01:01:36,200
I didn't think my job would be
to conjure one up.

1546
01:01:38,333 --> 01:01:39,800
-What?
-Nothing.

1547
01:01:39,934 --> 01:01:42,367
You're just
always so optimistic?

1548
01:01:42,500 --> 01:01:44,200
It seems like nothing
ever gets you down.

1549
01:01:44,333 --> 01:01:45,734
I might seem that way,

1550
01:01:45,867 --> 01:01:47,333
but trust me,
I have my moments.

1551
01:01:47,467 --> 01:01:48,400
[text alert chimes]

1552
01:01:55,967 --> 01:01:56,867
And this is not one of them.

1553
01:01:57,000 --> 01:01:59,133
What is it?

1554
01:01:59,266 --> 01:02:01,567
I asked Santa Dean to call me
if he changed his mind.

1555
01:02:03,266 --> 01:02:04,200
-He's in!
-What?

1556
01:02:04,333 --> 01:02:05,500
Yes!

1557
01:02:07,767 --> 01:02:09,233
-Yes!
-We're in!

1558
01:02:09,367 --> 01:02:11,000
Here we go!

1559
01:02:16,133 --> 01:02:18,333
For the first time
in longer than I care to recall,

1560
01:02:18,467 --> 01:02:20,433
you looked like
you were actually having fun.

1561
01:02:23,600 --> 01:02:26,433
Emma Sanderson,
are you blushing?

1562
01:02:26,567 --> 01:02:28,033
Don't be silly.

1563
01:02:28,166 --> 01:02:30,066
Marcus and I are just friends.

1564
01:02:30,200 --> 01:02:30,700
That's it.

1565
01:02:32,467 --> 01:02:34,266
That's it,

1566
01:02:34,400 --> 01:02:36,266
because you won't let yourself
be open to more?

1567
01:02:36,400 --> 01:02:37,667
Emma, I know you have
a lot on your shoulders

1568
01:02:37,800 --> 01:02:39,233
between work and raising Tyler.

1569
01:02:40,567 --> 01:02:42,567
But somewhere along the line,

1570
01:02:42,700 --> 01:02:46,500
you deserve to make time
to find your happy.

1571
01:02:56,567 --> 01:02:58,033
I'm curious,

1572
01:02:58,166 --> 01:02:59,967
what made you decide
to talk to me?

1573
01:03:00,166 --> 01:03:02,433
Well, watching you
with your son, actually.

1574
01:03:02,567 --> 01:03:05,467
There's nothing
quite like that bond.

1575
01:03:08,233 --> 01:03:10,667
I remember
the moment Cissy was born.

1576
01:03:10,800 --> 01:03:12,266
They put her in my arms,

1577
01:03:12,400 --> 01:03:15,633
and looked down in her eyes,

1578
01:03:15,767 --> 01:03:17,633
and I promised myself

1579
01:03:17,767 --> 01:03:20,533
that I would be the best father
in the world.

1580
01:03:20,667 --> 01:03:22,400
I think
we all make that promise

1581
01:03:22,533 --> 01:03:23,333
when we become parents
for the first time.

1582
01:03:24,633 --> 01:03:26,400
It's easy to say.

1583
01:03:27,900 --> 01:03:29,467
So many things
I wish I would do differently.

1584
01:03:32,166 --> 01:03:34,033
You know, and then Cissy...

1585
01:03:34,166 --> 01:03:37,233
when she stopped
all communication with me,

1586
01:03:37,367 --> 01:03:38,734
it was like...

1587
01:03:40,667 --> 01:03:42,433
like I lost a limb
or something.

1588
01:03:42,567 --> 01:03:44,600
That's why
you stopped performing?

1589
01:03:44,734 --> 01:03:46,333
Hard to play the piano
with one hand?

1590
01:03:47,734 --> 01:03:49,266
When was the last time

1591
01:03:49,400 --> 01:03:50,500
you had contact
with your daughter?

1592
01:03:52,767 --> 01:03:54,100
Her high-school graduation.

1593
01:03:54,233 --> 01:03:55,767
I was supposed to make a speech,

1594
01:03:55,900 --> 01:03:57,266
but the plane
was delayed in London,

1595
01:03:57,400 --> 01:03:59,233
so I missed...

1596
01:03:59,367 --> 01:04:00,800
the whole ceremony.

1597
01:04:03,767 --> 01:04:06,567
And we said things
to each other

1598
01:04:06,700 --> 01:04:08,333
we probably
shouldn't have said, but...

1599
01:04:10,266 --> 01:04:12,367
Then...

1600
01:04:12,500 --> 01:04:15,600
somehow,
days turned into months,

1601
01:04:15,734 --> 01:04:17,133
months turned into years,

1602
01:04:17,266 --> 01:04:18,367
and...

1603
01:04:20,767 --> 01:04:22,166
...you know, unfortunately,

1604
01:04:22,300 --> 01:04:24,100
I'm not
a very good communicator.

1605
01:04:24,233 --> 01:04:25,934
That's because you talk
through your music.

1606
01:04:26,567 --> 01:04:28,700
That's the way
it's always been, I suppose.

1607
01:04:31,867 --> 01:04:34,133
That's it!

1608
01:04:34,266 --> 01:04:35,700
Why don't you perform
a Christmas Eve concert

1609
01:04:35,834 --> 01:04:37,533
in the park with the Trio?

1610
01:04:38,567 --> 01:04:39,834
Dedicate it to Cissy
and see if she comes.

1611
01:04:41,934 --> 01:04:44,400
I don't know.

1612
01:04:44,533 --> 01:04:46,667
She's a pretty stubborn girl.

1613
01:04:46,800 --> 01:04:48,600
[Marcus] Like her dad.

1614
01:04:48,734 --> 01:04:50,600
But, hey, you--
you finally opened up to us.

1615
01:04:50,734 --> 01:04:53,200
Dean, I know
this is hard for you,

1616
01:04:53,333 --> 01:04:55,500
but you need to take
a leap of faith.

1617
01:04:55,633 --> 01:04:56,800
This isn't about my story.

1618
01:04:56,934 --> 01:04:58,934
This is about

1619
01:04:59,066 --> 01:05:00,400
bringing you and your daughter
together again.

1620
01:05:00,533 --> 01:05:01,467
You can't win if you don't try.

1621
01:05:15,800 --> 01:05:16,734
What are you doing
in the office

1622
01:05:16,867 --> 01:05:17,700
on a Sunday afternoon?

1623
01:05:19,367 --> 01:05:21,000
Man, I know, right?

1624
01:05:21,633 --> 01:05:23,367
Valerie got you working
overtime as well?

1625
01:05:23,500 --> 01:05:25,633
No, no, no.

1626
01:05:25,767 --> 01:05:27,433
I finished the layout
for the Christmas Carol couple.

1627
01:05:27,567 --> 01:05:28,734
I'm working on the proofs
for Emma's story.

1628
01:05:28,867 --> 01:05:30,200
Your second job.

1629
01:05:31,300 --> 01:05:33,233
-I forgot.
-Come on, man.

1630
01:05:33,367 --> 01:05:34,400
She's really managed
to press your reset button,

1631
01:05:34,533 --> 01:05:35,800
hasn't she?

1632
01:05:35,934 --> 01:05:38,433
-Who, Valerie? I know.
-Emma.

1633
01:05:38,567 --> 01:05:40,500
Your whole attitude shifted

1634
01:05:40,633 --> 01:05:41,767
almost the moment you two
started working together.

1635
01:05:41,900 --> 01:05:42,633
Oh, I wouldn't go that far.

1636
01:05:44,867 --> 01:05:46,633
I mean, yes, her enthusiasm
is a little infectious.

1637
01:05:46,767 --> 01:05:48,767
It's more than that.

1638
01:05:48,900 --> 01:05:50,467
She ignited a spark inside you.

1639
01:05:51,633 --> 01:05:52,867
It's almost like
you started caring again.

1640
01:05:54,500 --> 01:05:55,367
Really?

1641
01:05:55,500 --> 01:05:57,233
Mm-hmm.

1642
01:05:57,367 --> 01:05:58,500
I guess I never
really realized I stopped.

1643
01:06:04,533 --> 01:06:05,867
[text alert buzzes]

1644
01:06:56,133 --> 01:06:58,233
[text alert buzzes]

1645
01:07:24,166 --> 01:07:25,700
[Marcus] Where's Tyler tonight?

1646
01:07:25,834 --> 01:07:27,900
Aunt Nancy has been begging me

1647
01:07:28,033 --> 01:07:30,367
to let him go over to her place
for a sleep over.

1648
01:07:30,500 --> 01:07:33,300
Ah, okay. Nice.

1649
01:07:33,433 --> 01:07:35,467
I mean, that we get
to spend this time together.

1650
01:07:37,500 --> 01:07:39,500
Yes.

1651
01:07:39,633 --> 01:07:42,767
My alone time has been
in short supply these days.

1652
01:07:45,533 --> 01:07:47,100
-Well, you must be
really happy.

1653
01:07:48,100 --> 01:07:49,500
Finally finishing the article,
I mean.

1654
01:07:49,633 --> 01:07:51,734
I think so.

1655
01:07:51,867 --> 01:07:53,400
But...

1656
01:07:55,433 --> 01:07:56,667
you should be
the judge of that.

1657
01:08:05,934 --> 01:08:07,100
[Marcus] Wow, Emma.

1658
01:08:07,233 --> 01:08:08,834
I mean...

1659
01:08:08,967 --> 01:08:10,400
I don't know what to say.

1660
01:08:11,233 --> 01:08:14,834
I did not know
you had this in you.

1661
01:08:14,967 --> 01:08:16,667
I mean, the writing
is so poetic...

1662
01:08:19,700 --> 01:08:20,967
Everything is in there.

1663
01:08:21,100 --> 01:08:22,600
Christmas. Family. Forgiveness.

1664
01:08:22,734 --> 01:08:23,567
It has it all.

1665
01:08:24,700 --> 01:08:25,567
Thanks, Marcus,

1666
01:08:25,700 --> 01:08:27,700
but the truth is,

1667
01:08:27,834 --> 01:08:28,700
I wouldn't have gotten here
if it weren't for you.

1668
01:08:28,834 --> 01:08:30,300
Come on, come on.

1669
01:08:30,433 --> 01:08:32,500
You're giving me
way too much credit.

1670
01:08:32,633 --> 01:08:34,834
No. You pushed me when
I really needed to be pushed.

1671
01:08:36,633 --> 01:08:38,200
-I can say the same for you.

1672
01:08:40,934 --> 01:08:42,734
I think Santa Dean
will be very proud.

1673
01:08:45,166 --> 01:08:47,934
I just hope my words
convince Cissy

1674
01:08:48,066 --> 01:08:50,533
to give her dad
a second chance.

1675
01:08:50,667 --> 01:08:51,500
-I mean, not just Cissy.

1676
01:08:51,633 --> 01:08:53,100
Emma...

1677
01:08:53,233 --> 01:08:55,233
I wouldn't be surprised

1678
01:08:55,367 --> 01:08:56,867
if this inspires everyone
to do the same thing.

1679
01:08:57,900 --> 01:08:59,734
When do you plan
on giving it to Valerie?

1680
01:08:59,867 --> 01:09:02,133
First thing in the morning,

1681
01:09:02,266 --> 01:09:03,700
before she makes her final
presentation to Miss Hennessy.

1682
01:09:04,900 --> 01:09:06,867
-Good.

1683
01:09:07,000 --> 01:09:08,133
Are you worried?

1684
01:09:08,266 --> 01:09:09,533
I wouldn't be worried.

1685
01:09:11,033 --> 01:09:12,033
It's not that.

1686
01:09:12,166 --> 01:09:13,500
It's just...

1687
01:09:13,633 --> 01:09:15,367
something's been gnawing at me

1688
01:09:15,500 --> 01:09:16,667
ever since the photo shoot
with the Millers.

1689
01:09:18,133 --> 01:09:19,000
Gnawing? Like, how?

1690
01:09:19,133 --> 01:09:22,667
Carol's husband

1691
01:09:22,800 --> 01:09:25,133
was really eager

1692
01:09:25,266 --> 01:09:26,500
to talk to me

1693
01:09:26,633 --> 01:09:28,166
about how much this story

1694
01:09:28,300 --> 01:09:30,533
would launch
his wife's writing career

1695
01:09:30,667 --> 01:09:32,066
rather than

1696
01:09:32,200 --> 01:09:33,900
save the city's
Literacy Program.

1697
01:09:35,133 --> 01:09:36,867
So?

1698
01:09:37,000 --> 01:09:37,900
I mean, that is a big aspect
of her story.

1699
01:09:40,133 --> 01:09:41,033
I went online tonight

1700
01:09:41,166 --> 01:09:43,633
to see how much

1701
01:09:43,767 --> 01:09:45,467
the first signed edition
of A Christmas Carol goes for.

1702
01:09:45,600 --> 01:09:47,133
-Okay...

1703
01:09:47,266 --> 01:09:48,166
It's less expensive
than you think.

1704
01:09:49,633 --> 01:09:51,900
A few thousand dollars

1705
01:09:52,033 --> 01:09:55,567
would be a small investment
against a potential book option.

1706
01:09:55,700 --> 01:09:57,734
That's a big leap to make,
don't you think?

1707
01:09:57,867 --> 01:09:59,934
Maybe.

1708
01:10:00,066 --> 01:10:02,433
My instinct is just telling me
there's something off.

1709
01:10:04,667 --> 01:10:05,967
Maybe this whole thing
is a hoax?

1710
01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:10,066
Valerie's
a seasoned journalist.

1711
01:10:10,200 --> 01:10:12,734
I am sure she had her sources
check out their story.

1712
01:10:12,867 --> 01:10:15,533
Details like this
are hard to prove,

1713
01:10:15,667 --> 01:10:17,266
which is why I'm going to share

1714
01:10:17,400 --> 01:10:18,967
my suspicions with her
in the morning.

1715
01:10:19,100 --> 01:10:20,700
Whoa, whoa.
I wouldn't.

1716
01:10:20,834 --> 01:10:21,633
I wouldn't do that
if I were you, Emma.

1717
01:10:23,667 --> 01:10:25,700
I mean, that could backfire
on your own story.

1718
01:10:25,834 --> 01:10:27,800
Well, I'll just
have to take that chance.

1719
01:10:29,166 --> 01:10:30,033
This could end her career.

1720
01:10:31,133 --> 01:10:32,333
So?

1721
01:10:32,467 --> 01:10:34,166
She took your idea, remember?

1722
01:10:35,266 --> 01:10:36,867
Emma...

1723
01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:37,834
It's not your job
to save the world.

1724
01:10:37,967 --> 01:10:39,633
Come on.

1725
01:10:39,767 --> 01:10:42,467
I'm not trying
to save the world, Marcus.

1726
01:10:42,600 --> 01:10:43,700
I'm trying to do
the right thing.

1727
01:10:46,633 --> 01:10:47,567
Emma...

1728
01:10:56,166 --> 01:10:58,533
Well, this is a first, Emma.

1729
01:10:58,667 --> 01:11:00,200
I've never had
my journalistic integrity

1730
01:11:00,333 --> 01:11:01,967
questioned by anyone,

1731
01:11:02,100 --> 01:11:03,834
let alone my own assistant.

1732
01:11:03,967 --> 01:11:05,934
I'm not questioning
your integrity, Valerie.

1733
01:11:06,066 --> 01:11:07,033
I'm just concerned

1734
01:11:07,166 --> 01:11:08,700
that the Millers

1735
01:11:08,834 --> 01:11:09,900
may have played you
from the start.

1736
01:11:10,033 --> 01:11:11,834
And you're telling me this

1737
01:11:11,967 --> 01:11:13,166
minutes before my meeting
with Miss Hennessy?

1738
01:11:13,300 --> 01:11:14,433
I only went online last night

1739
01:11:14,567 --> 01:11:17,166
to discover how easy it is

1740
01:11:17,300 --> 01:11:18,066
to pick up a signed edition of
A Christmas Carol in the city.

1741
01:11:19,767 --> 01:11:21,900
All it would take

1742
01:11:22,033 --> 01:11:23,266
is a couple of phone calls
to rule out the possibility.

1743
01:11:23,400 --> 01:11:24,934
I've already had

1744
01:11:25,066 --> 01:11:26,600
my fact checkers
go over the story,

1745
01:11:26,734 --> 01:11:27,667
so I'm afraid
this ship has sailed.

1746
01:11:29,333 --> 01:11:30,333
She's right, Valerie.

1747
01:11:30,467 --> 01:11:32,467
The story is a hoax.

1748
01:11:32,600 --> 01:11:35,300
I spent the entire night
searching the Internet,

1749
01:11:35,433 --> 01:11:37,200
and I found the exact same
signed copy

1750
01:11:37,333 --> 01:11:38,767
of A Christmas Carol

1751
01:11:38,900 --> 01:11:40,700
that was purchased

1752
01:11:40,834 --> 01:11:42,934
at a downtown gallery
a week and a half ago.

1753
01:11:44,934 --> 01:11:45,800
This must be a mistake.

1754
01:11:45,934 --> 01:11:47,467
There's no mistake.

1755
01:11:47,600 --> 01:11:49,333
It's the same signature
on the book

1756
01:11:49,467 --> 01:11:50,600
that I photographed
with the Millers.

1757
01:12:06,800 --> 01:12:10,700
Well, I guess I have
the both of you to thank

1758
01:12:10,834 --> 01:12:12,934
for delivering
this unsettling news.

1759
01:12:13,066 --> 01:12:14,967
No, actually,
it's Emma you have to thank.

1760
01:12:16,500 --> 01:12:18,367
I was a little slow on the draw.

1761
01:12:18,500 --> 01:12:20,200
It's a mistake
that I'll never make again.

1762
01:12:22,367 --> 01:12:25,333
[Valerie] Well, that's all
fine and grand,

1763
01:12:25,467 --> 01:12:28,200
but this revelation
has left a gaping hole

1764
01:12:28,333 --> 01:12:29,767
in my morning presentation
for Miss Hennessy.

1765
01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:32,867
Not necessarily.

1766
01:12:38,800 --> 01:12:40,300
I don't know
what to say, Valerie.

1767
01:12:42,200 --> 01:12:44,166
You've exceeded my expectations.

1768
01:12:45,800 --> 01:12:47,000
Actually...

1769
01:12:47,133 --> 01:12:48,667
it's my staff that did that.

1770
01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:50,133
And our cover story,

1771
01:12:50,266 --> 01:12:51,834
written by Emma Sanderson,

1772
01:12:51,967 --> 01:12:53,367
layout by Marcus Welsh.

1773
01:12:54,867 --> 01:12:56,266
-This story...

1774
01:12:56,400 --> 01:12:58,000
has all the warmth
and the heart

1775
01:12:58,133 --> 01:12:59,233
that our readers
look forward to

1776
01:12:59,367 --> 01:13:00,300
in a holiday issue.

1777
01:13:03,200 --> 01:13:05,066
But it's not really

1778
01:13:05,200 --> 01:13:06,700
a completed real-life
Christmas miracle, is it?

1779
01:13:06,834 --> 01:13:08,033
Not yet,

1780
01:13:08,166 --> 01:13:09,834
but with any luck, it will be...

1781
01:13:09,967 --> 01:13:11,433
When Cissy shows up

1782
01:13:11,567 --> 01:13:13,000
at Santa Dean's
Christmas concert.

1783
01:13:15,066 --> 01:13:17,200
Well, that's
your first assignment.

1784
01:13:17,333 --> 01:13:19,233
You are going to have
a very bountiful career with us

1785
01:13:19,367 --> 01:13:21,033
here at Daily Lifestyle
Magazine.

1786
01:13:21,166 --> 01:13:22,333
Really?

1787
01:13:22,467 --> 01:13:23,300
Thanks, Miss Hennessy.

1788
01:13:23,433 --> 01:13:24,700
You're welcome.

1789
01:13:28,200 --> 01:13:29,400
And Marcus...

1790
01:13:29,533 --> 01:13:32,834
I am so inspired by your work.

1791
01:13:32,967 --> 01:13:34,767
It's so poignant.
It's beautiful.

1792
01:13:34,900 --> 01:13:36,700
Thank you.

1793
01:13:36,834 --> 01:13:39,900
The two of you make
the most incredible team.

1794
01:13:40,033 --> 01:13:41,367
I think so.

1795
01:13:41,500 --> 01:13:42,567
[Miss Hennessy] Congratulations.

1796
01:13:42,700 --> 01:13:45,166
And everyone... thank you.

1797
01:13:45,300 --> 01:13:46,700
And Merry Christmas.

1798
01:13:46,834 --> 01:13:47,900
[staff, in unison]
Merry Christmas.

1799
01:13:53,834 --> 01:13:55,567
[Valerie] I don't know
how to thank you both.

1800
01:13:55,700 --> 01:13:58,867
Obviously, there's no excuse
for my behavior.

1801
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:00,333
With Miss Hennessy's
faith on the wane

1802
01:14:00,467 --> 01:14:02,033
with this year's
Christmas issue,

1803
01:14:02,166 --> 01:14:05,266
I honestly regret what I did.

1804
01:14:06,633 --> 01:14:09,233
And, Marcus,
I know I've been hard on you.

1805
01:14:11,066 --> 01:14:14,367
There's no excuse for my being
ill-tempered and critical.

1806
01:14:14,500 --> 01:14:16,100
I only push you

1807
01:14:16,233 --> 01:14:17,200
because I know
what you're capable of.

1808
01:14:19,500 --> 01:14:20,900
And as for you, Emma...

1809
01:14:23,000 --> 01:14:24,800
I should have been

1810
01:14:24,934 --> 01:14:26,367
upfront and honest with you
from the start.

1811
01:14:27,333 --> 01:14:28,800
I hope you can accept
my apology.

1812
01:14:28,934 --> 01:14:29,867
Of course.

1813
01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:31,800
After what I did,

1814
01:14:31,934 --> 01:14:33,200
I'm not sure I would have come
to my rescue.

1815
01:14:34,300 --> 01:14:36,100
Maybe not right away,

1816
01:14:36,233 --> 01:14:37,667
but deep down,
I know you'd do the right thing.

1817
01:14:39,467 --> 01:14:40,533
I really would like
to believe that.

1818
01:14:40,667 --> 01:14:41,834
Thank you.

1819
01:14:43,633 --> 01:14:45,166
Merry Christmas, you two.

1820
01:14:45,300 --> 01:14:46,433
-Merry Christmas.
-Merry Christmas.

1821
01:14:51,500 --> 01:14:52,367
So...

1822
01:14:54,533 --> 01:14:56,433
what made you decide
to come running to my rescue?

1823
01:14:58,100 --> 01:15:00,066
Well, I promised you
that I would trust your gut.

1824
01:15:01,467 --> 01:15:03,533
I just wish
you would have given me

1825
01:15:03,667 --> 01:15:05,500
a little more time
before you stormed off.

1826
01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:08,233
My story might have had
a different ending

1827
01:15:08,367 --> 01:15:10,133
if you didn't come around.

1828
01:15:10,266 --> 01:15:11,133
So thank you, Marcus.

1829
01:15:12,300 --> 01:15:13,533
Emma...

1830
01:15:14,633 --> 01:15:15,867
-I...
-[cart wheels squeaking]

1831
01:15:22,200 --> 01:15:23,166
[Marcus] Congratulations.

1832
01:15:24,467 --> 01:15:25,433
I'm so happy for you.

1833
01:15:25,567 --> 01:15:26,967
Thank you.

1834
01:15:36,400 --> 01:15:40,800
[♪♪]

1835
01:15:42,367 --> 01:15:43,900
[knocking]

1836
01:15:44,033 --> 01:15:45,233
Marcus is here!

1837
01:15:49,367 --> 01:15:51,200
[Marcus] Merry Christmas Eve!

1838
01:15:51,333 --> 01:15:53,166
Merry Christmas Eve
to you, too.

1839
01:15:53,300 --> 01:15:55,066
So I got you and your mom
a little something.

1840
01:15:55,200 --> 01:15:56,000
You want to open it?

1841
01:16:02,567 --> 01:16:03,367
It's a picture of us, Mom!

1842
01:16:04,734 --> 01:16:05,834
Marcus...

1843
01:16:07,233 --> 01:16:08,100
I don't know what to say.

1844
01:16:08,233 --> 01:16:09,433
It's just something

1845
01:16:09,567 --> 01:16:10,967
for you both to remember

1846
01:16:11,100 --> 01:16:11,900
your first Christmas
in the city.

1847
01:16:12,033 --> 01:16:13,767
Thank you.

1848
01:16:13,900 --> 01:16:14,967
I can't tell you
how much this means to me.

1849
01:16:15,100 --> 01:16:15,867
You're welcome.

1850
01:16:17,700 --> 01:16:18,934
All right.

1851
01:16:19,066 --> 01:16:20,734
So I guess we better head off

1852
01:16:20,867 --> 01:16:22,133
to Santa Dean's
Christmas concert, huh?

1853
01:16:23,500 --> 01:16:25,233
[knocking]

1854
01:16:25,367 --> 01:16:26,400
Here, I'll get it.

1855
01:16:28,233 --> 01:16:30,100
Hi.

1856
01:16:30,233 --> 01:16:32,266
I have a special delivery
for a Tyler Sanderson.

1857
01:16:32,400 --> 01:16:34,066
That's me!

1858
01:16:36,367 --> 01:16:37,633
Thanks!

1859
01:16:37,767 --> 01:16:39,467
[delivery man] Merry Christmas!

1860
01:16:39,600 --> 01:16:40,533
[door closes]

1861
01:16:43,567 --> 01:16:44,567
Thanks, Mom!

1862
01:16:44,700 --> 01:16:46,433
This isn't from me, baby.

1863
01:16:48,633 --> 01:16:50,166
"Dear Tyler,

1864
01:16:50,300 --> 01:16:52,433
Thanks for coming out
to hear me play.

1865
01:16:52,567 --> 01:16:54,000
If you ever need a teacher,
you know where to find me.

1866
01:16:55,233 --> 01:16:56,934
Merry Christmas, Santa Dean."

1867
01:16:58,500 --> 01:16:59,333
You kept your promise!

1868
01:16:59,467 --> 01:17:01,066
I did?

1869
01:17:02,367 --> 01:17:03,700
This really is
the best Christmas ever!

1870
01:17:05,533 --> 01:17:06,367
Sweetheart.

1871
01:17:14,400 --> 01:17:19,033
[♪♪]

1872
01:17:22,500 --> 01:17:24,600
I gotta tell you, Dean,

1873
01:17:24,734 --> 01:17:27,367
yesterday's rehearsal
was just like the old days.

1874
01:17:27,500 --> 01:17:29,300
Well, I'm sorry

1875
01:17:29,433 --> 01:17:31,200
I shut you guys out
all those years ago.

1876
01:17:31,333 --> 01:17:32,667
But you know me,

1877
01:17:32,800 --> 01:17:34,633
words are not
my strong suit.

1878
01:17:35,667 --> 01:17:38,133
Under the bridge, old friend.
Under the bridge.

1879
01:17:38,266 --> 01:17:39,633
Hey, Dean,
any word from Cissy?

1880
01:17:39,767 --> 01:17:42,667
No, not yet.

1881
01:17:42,800 --> 01:17:43,734
-Well, it's Christmas Eve,
right?

1882
01:17:43,867 --> 01:17:45,100
Anything's possible...

1883
01:17:45,233 --> 01:17:46,834
Anything is possible,

1884
01:17:46,967 --> 01:17:49,333
and I'm hoping for
a Christmas miracle.

1885
01:17:54,800 --> 01:17:58,533
I hope you're as proud
of yourself as I am for you.

1886
01:17:58,667 --> 01:18:00,600
[Emma] Thanks, Nancy.

1887
01:18:00,734 --> 01:18:02,333
I would just feel
a little bit better

1888
01:18:02,467 --> 01:18:03,967
if Cissy showed up.

1889
01:18:05,734 --> 01:18:07,800
The issue hit stands
about a week ago.

1890
01:18:07,934 --> 01:18:10,567
[Nancy] Tyler and Marcus
seem to be getting along nicely.

1891
01:18:10,700 --> 01:18:12,767
I'm starting to realize

1892
01:18:12,900 --> 01:18:13,934
just how much he misses
a male presence in his life.

1893
01:18:15,567 --> 01:18:16,500
Maybe not so much anymore.

1894
01:18:19,567 --> 01:18:21,600
Any sign of Cissy?

1895
01:18:23,000 --> 01:18:25,467
I just have to believe
that love will always triumph.

1896
01:18:28,900 --> 01:18:30,233
[Dean] Hello! Hello!

1897
01:18:30,367 --> 01:18:31,900
Thank you for coming out

1898
01:18:32,033 --> 01:18:34,734
on this chilly, chilly
Christmas Eve

1899
01:18:34,867 --> 01:18:36,600
to welcome back our little trio.

1900
01:18:38,367 --> 01:18:40,667
This marks
the first performance

1901
01:18:40,800 --> 01:18:43,800
for the The Dean Wannamaker Trio
in over a dozen years.

1902
01:18:43,934 --> 01:18:45,800
[cheering]

1903
01:18:45,934 --> 01:18:47,800
Thank you very much.
Thank you, thank you.

1904
01:18:47,934 --> 01:18:49,333
We're going to dedicate
tonight's performance

1905
01:18:49,467 --> 01:18:51,033
to my daughter,
Cissy Wannamaker.

1906
01:18:52,233 --> 01:18:54,700
You know,
Christmas is a time for hope.

1907
01:18:56,300 --> 01:18:57,233
Letting go of the past,

1908
01:18:57,367 --> 01:18:58,767
living in the moment,

1909
01:18:58,900 --> 01:18:59,800
and a hope
for a brighter future.

1910
01:19:02,100 --> 01:19:06,567
I've been living a life
with a heart filled with...

1911
01:19:06,700 --> 01:19:07,900
regret.

1912
01:19:09,467 --> 01:19:11,200
I let hope die.

1913
01:19:11,333 --> 01:19:16,300
Until I met someone
who opened my eyes,

1914
01:19:16,433 --> 01:19:18,333
and...

1915
01:19:18,467 --> 01:19:20,800
she showed me
that it's at those times

1916
01:19:20,934 --> 01:19:23,300
that you need hope
most of all.

1917
01:19:25,000 --> 01:19:26,867
So, Cissy, wherever you are,
Daddy loves you.

1918
01:19:29,900 --> 01:19:32,200
Now and forever.

1919
01:19:32,333 --> 01:19:33,900
Okay, you want to hear
some music?

1920
01:19:34,033 --> 01:19:35,233
-[cheering]
-Yeah?

1921
01:19:42,500 --> 01:19:44,500
["Silent Night"
plays on the violin]

1922
01:20:02,767 --> 01:20:06,667
[♪♪]

1923
01:20:23,633 --> 01:20:24,600
My angel.

1924
01:20:26,800 --> 01:20:27,834
Merry Christmas, Daddy.

1925
01:20:30,033 --> 01:20:31,333
Come over here.

1926
01:20:33,967 --> 01:20:35,667
Are you gonna play with me?

1927
01:20:39,934 --> 01:20:43,367
♪ Silent night ♪

1928
01:20:43,500 --> 01:20:45,800
♪ Holy Night ♪

1929
01:20:45,934 --> 01:20:49,767
♪ All is calm ♪

1930
01:20:49,900 --> 01:20:52,800
♪ All is bright... ♪

1931
01:20:54,033 --> 01:20:55,367
You did a very good thing here.

1932
01:20:56,767 --> 01:20:58,767
No, we did.

1933
01:21:01,533 --> 01:21:03,133
Yeah.

1934
01:21:03,266 --> 01:21:06,734
Emma, spending this time
with you lately

1935
01:21:06,867 --> 01:21:08,533
has really opened my eyes

1936
01:21:08,667 --> 01:21:10,433
in a way
I never could have imagined.

1937
01:21:11,834 --> 01:21:13,367
How so?

1938
01:21:13,500 --> 01:21:14,667
Well, you got me
believing in love again.

1939
01:21:16,033 --> 01:21:17,834
Or at least starting to.

1940
01:21:17,967 --> 01:21:19,467
That's something
I never thought possible.

1941
01:21:22,467 --> 01:21:23,934
You are a work-in-progress,
remember?

1942
01:21:24,066 --> 01:21:25,233
[laughs]

1943
01:21:25,367 --> 01:21:27,166
Yes, yes...

1944
01:21:27,300 --> 01:21:29,467
but this work-in-progress
is falling for you.

1945
01:21:30,767 --> 01:21:33,800
And I hope that you might just
feel the same way as well.

1946
01:21:36,066 --> 01:21:42,900
♪ ...Glories stream
From Heaven afar... ♪

1947
01:21:43,033 --> 01:21:43,867
Well...

1948
01:21:45,433 --> 01:21:46,600
trust your gut.

1949
01:21:47,700 --> 01:21:48,934
It will never lead you astray.

1950
01:21:50,834 --> 01:21:57,767
♪ Christ the Saviour is born ♪

1951
01:21:57,900 --> 01:22:02,667
♪ Christ the Saviour
Is born ♪

1952
01:22:04,767 --> 01:22:07,633
♪ Silent night ♪

1953
01:22:07,767 --> 01:22:11,867
♪ Holy Night ♪

1954
01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:15,066
♪ Son of God ♪

1955
01:22:15,200 --> 01:22:19,467
♪ Love's pure light ♪

1956
01:22:19,600 --> 01:22:23,467
♪ Radiant beams... ♪

1957
01:22:23,600 --> 01:22:26,033
I think you just found
your happy.

1958
01:22:29,633 --> 01:22:30,500
Yeah...

1959
01:22:30,633 --> 01:22:32,266
I think I did.