Original subtitles

Friedle never talked to me.

Ohh Because the

lamp stayed lit not for one day, but for

eight days. This is why we observe

Hanukkah to mark our victory over the

invaders. Anyone notice I was late?Oh,

yeah. And to celebrate

the rededication of the temple in

Jerusalem. That's your cue, Friedler.

Sorry, Grandpa.

Oh, happy holidays. Let's eat.

Virgil. Frida, I want you to

meet my son. Herschel, come here.

Hi. So how did your patrol go tonight?

Good. I've accounted for almost every

Metahuman in town. Maybe things will stay

quiet. They better. I've been invited to

a lot of parties and I'm not going to

miss them. Daisy's having an early

Kwanzaa thing. Omar's doing a Ramadan

feast. Then there's Christmas, New

Year's. What's this?Hey,

Arthur, pay the light bill, will you?

Hey, the whole block's gone dark. I've

got a funny feeling. Richie, it's just a

power failure. Come on, let's hit the

buffet. How can you think about

food?This could be some kind of crisis.

You know what's a crisis?We're standing

here talking while somebody else is

eating Mrs. Goran's latkes. Well, you

could still check it out, Mr. Radio Wave.

Reports from Dakota Hills, where an

electric substation lies buried under a

mountain of ice. Dozens of homes are in

darkness and without heat on this, the

coldest... Well?

Save me a plate. Told ya.

What's up, guys?Can't turn off the snow

cone machine?Yeah, crazy, huhYou just

sprouted up. Bang. And unless we get us a

sudden heat wave, it's going to take us a

week to hack through that thing. Stand

clear. Give them room, boys.

You melted all the ice. I can't believe

it. Way to go, kid. Stick a fork in me.

I am done. Run

for it! Gotta recharge

somehow. Come

on.

OK, whoever you are, come out where I can

see you.

Hey, got any change?

Look, I'd like to help, but now's not a

good time. OK?Not a good time. No.

Never a good time. No,

no, no

Ow! Snowball fight, anyone?Ask

me when I'm awake. In June. Well,

aren't we a cranky little crime fighter

this morning?Maybe this will perk you up.

Static has agreed to light the 50 foot

tall tree at the Dakota City Media Plaza.

Sounds cool. Hold on. How did this happen?

Because I set it up. Hello, Councilman's

office. This is Static's publicist

calling. Publicist. See, you get with the

times. You have to promote yourself. Meet

and greet. Press the flesh. We're talking

about Christmas Eve here, Richie. I got

plans. Well, that's the price you pay for

fame.

Now, any idea what to get your sister?

Let's check out the pet store. Maybe they

have a sale on muzzles.

Look at

that. She's so young. Yeah, really

sad, isn't it?How?Wait, that

girl.

Uh, I just remembered. I got a jet. Where

are you going?The bathroom. All

that hot chocolate, just, you know,

woo-hoo. Well, gotta go. Bye. That's more

than I wanted to know.

Chicky.

Please don't touch. It's so

beautiful. It certainly is.

Now run along. I don't think you belong

here.

No, no, no, I don't. I don't don't don't

belong. I don't belong anymore!

Ohh

Hello, yes. Lois, isn't it?

No, Daisy. Uh, my

mistake. You'll be safer.

Don't turn it here.

Microwave mode. I won't

go. I can't. I won't.

Mommy, what's gonna

happen?We'll be OK, honey. I

won't let anything hurt you.

I'm with child services. You have to come

with me. No!

First floor, dated fashions, overpriced

jewelry, everybody out.

No sign of that bang, baby.

Next time, I'm doing my shopping online.

So what did old Blue Cheeks take?That's

the weird part. She didn't take her

thing. Just freaked out, trashed them all

and took off.

You know, the lifting would go faster

with a little magnetic boost. Rich, we're

in a gymnasium full of people. Somebody

might notice. No sweat. I'll create a

distraction when my arms fall off. Hey,

I'm tired too, OK?This holiday is a total

drag. Between the shopping and the family

stuff, not to mention the ice Princess.

V, you're a superhero. You work

24/7, not nine to five. You have to be

vigilant, tireless, dedicated.

You're right. And on that note, I'm out

of here. What happened to tireless and

dedicated?I wasn't talking about me.

I'm glad the church and community center

could get together on this homeless

project. Well, since the politicians have

decided it's not their problem, I guess

it's up to us. Hello, Virgil. Hi,

Reverend Anderson. Pops, can I go home

now?I suppose so. Thanks. I'm

getting pooped for moving all this stuff.

Virgil, this stuff is the only way some

poor families can get through the

holidays. That's right. The government

says there are more than 7 million

homeless people in this country. Maybe a

half a million of them are kids your age

or younger, out on the street, totally

alone. How does that happen?Any one of

1000 ways. Long term unemployment. A

marriage gone bad. A runaway child.

Man, that's hardcoreYes, it is.

If you'd like, we can talk more about it

sometime. Time. Oh, boy. Daisy's

Kwanzaa party. I'm going to be... Later.

Coming through.

No. No

Definitely no. I

know, Richie. I'm late. Same here. My

folks were driving me to Daisy's party

when bam, this big honking snowstorm

hits. I don't see a storm. Believe

you not where you are. A little Miss

Frosty Pants has snowed in the Turnpike

for miles.

That girl is seriously cutting into my

personal time.

Not my fault. No, no, not my fault.

OK, do you have a name?

The voices in the dark. They call me

something. Permafrost.

Right, Permafrost. I don't know what your

problem is. What you're doing has got to

stop. You have to come with me now.

You have to come with me. No!

Wait!

No!

Somewhere we're having...

She was heading down there. Dakota

City Cable Car Company. Repair Depot.

This place has seen better days.

Go away. Leave me alone. It's all right,

man. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm

looking for somebody. Everybody here

keeps to himself. Yeah. Leave us

alone. Get out. I

can't trust nobody. Don't want any

trouble. Relax. I'm trying to find a

girl. She calls herself permafrost. About

this tall, light blue skin. Come

on, it's not the kind of thing you

wouldn't notice. I know her.

Follow me.

She's not bad, you know. She just has

problems up here.

I know this face, Maureen Connor.

She used to come to the church for meals,

but I haven't seen her in more than a

year. Right after the Big Bang happened.

What do you know about her?Her mother

died a few years ago. Her stepfather

wanted nothing to do with her. Before

long, she ended up on the street. That's

got to mess with your head. I'm afraid it

has. And sorry to say, she's fairly

typical. Nearly half of all homeless

people suffer from some type of mental

illness. I'm not a social worker. How can

I help someone like that?When you find

her, try to remember this. She's not some

faceless category, the homeless. She's a

person like you and me, a person in pain.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get

back to preparing for Christmas Eve.

We're having an interfaith service this

year. You're welcome to join us. Hey, I

wouldn't miss it for the I forgot I have

this other thing. A tree lighting

ceremony. Church service. Pops

will slaughter me if I don't show up. You

ever have one of those days, right?Of

course you have,

particularly in this festive season,

which is so filled with promise,

laughter, joy and hope. A season for

families to come together. It's going to

be New Year's by the time this guy stops

talking. Now it is my great pleasure to

introduce one of Dakota's most

illustrious citizens. Hi. Thanks,

Councilman. Well, let's light this baby,

huhCare to say a few

words?Actually, I'm in kind of a rush.

Some kind of emergency, is it?Yeah. I'm

going to be grounded until I'm 90 if I

don't hurry. Hey,

here goes.

Look, can we just talk for a sec?

No! Give it back! It's

time! Give what back?

Wait, is this about that photo?Hey, you

can have it back. Come on, Marie, chill

out.

You You know my name?I found out

from some people. People who care about

you. Nobody cares about me.

Whoa, come on, slow down. I care, and I

want to help you. I know what you've gone

through. How could you know?

Because I lost my mom, too.

I know how hard it is, how the pain never

really goes away.

Is that why you did what you did at the

mall in the power station?Those families,

all happy and warm in their homes. They

have no idea how it is out here.

When you're homeless, people look right

through you. It's like you're not even

there. Yeah, I've been guilty of that.

I thought when I got these powers, things

would get better for me. They didn't.

I'm more alone now than ever.

I'm glad to see you again, Maureen. I

know this place. It feels safe.

It is safe. Now listen carefully,

Maureen. We want to help, but we can't

make you do anything you don't want to.

You have to choose. I want

to get better. We want that too.

Now, Joanna here runs our homeless

program. She'll get you some warm

clothes. It's been pretty cold out there.

Yes, it has.

Thank you. Will she be all right?

I don't know. But as we say in my

business, you have to have faith.

I'm glad to see so many familiar faces

tonight, and even happier to see lots of

new faces, too. Now, maybe some

of you haven't been to our church before.

You belong to other faiths. But I want to

tell you that despite our differences, we

all have in common certain basic beliefs,

whether you are a disciple of Mohammed, a

child of Abraham, or a member of the

body of Christ. You know that you are

called upon to care for the needy and the

poor.

This great country of ours is so very

blessed, yet for some, the

blessings are out of reach.

Therefore, it is our duty to offer these

people safe conduct through life's

difficult journey. To be their

ambassadors of compassion.

Ohh

You get something in your eye?No.

I'm just starting to see what the

holidays are really about.

Merry Christmas, V. Back at you, bro.