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[ALARM CLOCK RINGS]

[TURNS OFF ALARM] TOO LATE.

INVITATION'S STILL OPEN.

ANSWER'S STILL NO.

COME ON, JACKIE, YOU'RE NOT THAT MUCH OLDER THAN ME.

I AM 26.

I'M NOT GOING TO EAT TURDUCKEN WITH YOU

IN THE FRESHMAN DORMS.

NEXT YEAR, I'LL BE 19.

AND NEXT YEAR, I'LL BE 27.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, NICK.

OH, DR. CICERO.

JACKIE.

FIRST AGAIN.

BETTER THAN LAST.

YOU GOT ANY PLANS FOR THANKSGIVING?

KIND OF.

OKAY. [CHUCKLES]

HAPPY TURKEY DAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU, TOO, DR. CICERO.

[DOGS BARKING, JACKIE COOS SOOTHINGLY]

SEE, THAT SAYS, "LET'S EAT GRANDMA."

IF WE ADD...

NOW IT SAYS, "LET'S EAT, GRANDMA."

AND THAT IS HOW PUNCTUATION SAVES LIVES.

[CHUCKLING]

ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB TODAY.

I WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

GOOD KICK.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, MOVING BACK.

AGAIN...

COME ON, GIRL, LET'S GO.

OH! ONE MORE.

GOOD JOB!

PERFECT FORM.

ALL RIGHT, HIT THE SHOWERS, AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

AND DON'T GO PRACTICING ON YOUR BROTHER!

[CHUCKLES]

[MUTTERS] SHE'S GONNA DO IT ANYWAY.

[SIGHING]

WHY DID I ASK FOR MORE HOURS AGAIN?

HMM, BECAUSE YOU'RE A MACHINE?

PHEWF!

IF ONLY I WAS AN ATM MACHINE.

WE NEED TO GO OUT, GIRL.

YOU GO OUT.

YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT IT TOMORROW.

NO, COME, ON,

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE DID SOMETHING FUN?

LIKE, YESTERDAY?

DOING LAUNDRY IS NOT FUN.

AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELSE IS NOT FUN?

GOING TO KEVIN'S PARENTS FOR THANKSGIVING.

OH, COME ON, THEY CAN'T BE THAT BAD.

WHY DO I HAVE TO MEET HIS PARENTS?

I JUST MET HIM.

YOU MET HIM LAST THANKSGIVING.

SERIOUSLY?

YEAH, I'VE BEEN HERE THREE YEARS,

AND YOU'VE HAD THREE BOYFRIENDS.

SO, BASICALLY,

YOUR RELATIONSHIPS HAVE, LIKE, A 12-MONTH EXPIRATION DATE.

WELL, MY FRIENDSHIPS LAST FOREVER.

AW...

WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

OR, BETTER YET, I'LL GO WITH YOU TO YOUR DINNER.

CAN YOU BRING A GUEST?

UH, NO.

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING WITH KEVIN, OKAY?

AND HIS PARENTS ARE GOING TO LOVE YOU.

YOU REALLY THINK SO?

YES.

AND, YES, I'LL MAKE THE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE.

YES!

ANYTHING GOOD ON CRAIGSLIST?

UH, YEAH, I HAVE A NEW DOG TO WALK,

BUT HE'S A DROOLER.

I USED TO DATE ONE OF THOSE.

HE ALSO EATS FURNITURE.

I USED TO DATE ONE OF THOSE, TOO.

[LAUGHING]

THE DROOLER?

NO, IT'S DR. CICERO FROM THE PSYCH DEPARTMENT.

GOD, I HOPE THAT MY ESSAY WAS OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

DR. CICERO?

JACKIE,

THANKS FOR COMING ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

UH, IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY SCHOLARSHIP?

YOU HAVE A 4.0.

ALL OUR STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

AND YOUR ESSAY IS AN A+,

I ALREADY MARKED IT.

THANK YOU.

[SIGHS]

WE RUN A SUPPORT GROUP ON CAMPUS FOR TROUBLED TEENS.

OUR GROUP LEADER JUST QUIT.

WE'RE IN A BIT OF A BIND,

AND I RECOMMENDED THAT YOU TAKE HER PLACE.

ME?

YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST STUDENTS I'VE EVER HAD.

YEAH, WELL, I'M CERTAINLY THE OLDEST.

WE FIND THAT THE STUDENTS WHO START COLLEGE AS ADULTS

ARE THE ONES WHO REALLY WANT TO BE HERE.

I'D REALLY LIKE TO HELP, BUT I'M CRAZY BUSY.

FOUR CLASSES, THREE JOBS,

TWO HOURS OF SLEEP.

I KNOW ALL THAT,

BUT IT WILL COUNT AS CREDIT TOWARDS YOUR MAJOR,

AND THESE GIRLS REALLY NEED SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

ARE YOU TRYING TO GUILT ME INTO THIS, DR. CICERO?

IS IT WORKING?

[LAUGHS]

ALL RIGHT, WHEN DO THEY MEET?

WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00.

WEDNESDAY? TODAY'S WEDNESDAY!

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

IF YOU'D GIVE IT A SHOT,

I'D BE GRATEFUL.

AND SO WOULD THEY,

ALTHOUGH I CAN GUARANTEE THEY WON'T SHOW IT.

WELL, WHAT WOULD I HAVE TO DO?

JUST BE THERE.

THEY MEET IN THE SMALL ART ROOM.

YOU JUST NEED TO SHOW THEM

THAT SOMEONE IS WILLING TO SHOW UP FOR THEM.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM HAVE FAMILIES

EVEN IF THEY'RE BROKEN,

AND SOME OF THEM HAVE NO FAMILIES.

AND DON'T LET THEIR INNOCENT FACES FOOL YOU.

THEY'RE COURT-MANDATED.

SO, WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T SHOW UP?

JUVENILE HALL.

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT,

BUT I JUST DON'T THINK THAT I CAN HELP THESE GIRLS.

I THINK YOU CAN, JACKIE,

AND I HAVE FAITH IN YOU.

[♪♪]

HI, GUYS.

I'M JACKIE TURNER.

I'M TAKING OVER GROUP.

ANY BETS ON HOW LONG SHE'LL LAST?

I'LL MAKE YOU A BET.

I'LL BE HERE AS LONG AS YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT, UH,

LET'S START BY INTRODUCING OURSELVES.

I'M A THIRD-YEAR PSYCH MAJOR,

AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU.

I'M TAYLOR SWIFT.

THAT'S AVA.

I'M CHLOE.

CHLOE...

YOU'RE 13, RIGHT?

YEAH.

LAUREN.

AND THAT'S BECKY.

SHE DOESN'T TALK.

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'S GOT NOTHING TO SAY.

WELL, MAYBE THAT WILL CHANGE.

THE DAY SHE SPEAKS,

IS THE DAY I TAKE OFF THIS HAT.

A.K.A. NEVER.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

UM...

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS.

IT'S AN EMOTIONAL TIME, RIGHT?

ANYONE HAVE ANY PLANS FOR THANKSGIVING?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL US

ABOUT YOUR THANKSGIVING?

LET ME GUESS... [CLEARS THROAT]

THE NICE HOUSE, THE NICE FAMILY,

EVERYONE TAKING TURNS

SAYING WHAT THEY'RE THANKFUL FOR.

BUT THE REALLY TOUGH QUESTION IS,

WILL IT BE PUMPKIN

OR APPLE PIE?

OR BOTH?

WE'RE NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT ME, AVA.

LAUREN?

DO YOU HAVE PLANS FOR THANKSGIVING?

I MIGHT SEE MY DAD.

HE HAS A NEW WIFE,

AND NEW KIDS.

POOR LAUREN.

DADDY DOESN'T LOVE HER ANYMORE.

WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AVA.

NO.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE.

YOU WANT TO KNOW

WHAT I'M DOING FOR THANKSGIVING?

I'M SHOPLIFTING.

SECURITY ... AROUND THE HOLIDAYS.

ACTUALLY, SECURITY IS TIGHTER AROUND THE HOLIDAYS,

SO YOU'LL PROBABLY GET CAUGHT.

HAVEN'T YET.

YOU'RE HERE.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT I WANT TO.

WHY?

FOR YOUR COLLEGE CREDIT?

SO YOU CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF?

SOMEONE LIKE YOU CAN'T HELP ME,

AND I'M NOT GOING TO HELP YOU.

IF YOU LEAVE EARLY, I HAVE TO REPORT YOU...

DO IT.

SEE IF I CARE.

I HATE THANKSGIVING.

ME TOO.

[♪♪]

OH, HEY, JACKIE, HOW'S IT GOING?

FINISH YOUR EXAMS?

ONE MORE ESSAY TO GO.

NOW, THIS IS FOR FOOD, OKAY?

I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU SLURPING DOWN A 40.

NOT WITH YOUR MONEY, JACKIE.

GOD BLESS.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FREDDIE.

YOU TOO, JACKIE.

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

[CHOIR SINGING JOYFULLY, CHURCH BELL TOLLING]]

♪ COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS NAME THEM ONE BY ONE ♪

♪ AND IT WILL SURPRISE YOU WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE ♪

EVERYBODY!

♪ COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS NAME THEM ONE BY ONE ♪

♪ COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE ♪

♪ COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

♪ NAME THEM ONE BY ONE

♪ AND IT WILL SURPRISE YOU

♪ WHAT THE LORD...

♪ HAS DONE

[CLAPPING AND CHEERING]

THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR THIS WEEK, GUYS.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.

YOU GUYS WANT TO GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

YOU'VE GOT A GREAT VOICE.

OH, YOU, TOO.

IT'S JACKIE, RIGHT?

MM-HMM.

TREVOR.

I KNOW.

YOU INTRODUCED YOURSELF TO US LAST TIME.

[CHUCKLING] WELL, I HAVEN'T MET A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE

SINCE I MOVED HERE,

EXCEPT FOR THE CHURCH,

BUT THEY'RE ALL A LITTLE...

RELIGIOUS?

[CHUCKLES]

NO, THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUR AGE, YOU KNOW?

THIS CHURCH HAS MOSTLY OLDER MEMBERS, SO...

YEAH, AND I'M AROUND COLLEGE KIDS ALL DAY

WHO PLAY BEER-PONG

AND MICROWAVE THEIR THANKSGIVING DINNERS.

TEACHER?

STUDENT.

AND, YES, I AM EXTREMELY OLD TO BE IN COLLEGE.

SO I GUESS YOU'RE STUDYING ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, HUH?

[CHUCKLES]

I HAVE TO CATCH THE BUS.

NOT IF YOU LET ME GIVE YOU A RIDE.

MADAM.

A SINGER AND A GENTLEMAN.

I'LL SEE YOU AT CHOIR.

SEE YOU AT CHOIR.

BYE.

THANK YOU FOR THE RIDE.

HEY!

AND WHO WAS THAT?

CHOIR LEADER.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME HE LOOKED LIKE THAT.

WELL, THE OLD ONE DIDN'T.

HE'S NEW.

NO WONDER YOU GO TO CHURCH.

YOU KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT CHURCH.

AND YOU KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT GUYS.

[LAUGHS]

HOW DID I END UP MAKING THIS BY MYSELF?

YOU KNOW IF I HELP,

I'LL ONLY RUIN IT.

AS I RECALL, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MINE.

AND YET, IT'S NOT.

YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT BE THE ONLY FRIENDS

TO MEET WHILE FIGHTING.

THIS IS NEW.

CRAIGSLIST?

$4.00.

CRAIGSLIST?

LOOK, THIS WHOLE PLACE IS CRAIGSLIST, OKAY?

IT SHOULD BE CALLED CRAIG'S APARTMENT.

WHO IS CRAIG ANYWAY?

AND IS HE SINGLE?

AH, YOU'RE WITH KEVIN, REMEMBER?

KEVIN...

BESIDES, IF YOU START DATING CRAIG,

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO MEET HIS PARENTS, TOO...

[SIGHS] TRUE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE COME OUT WITH ME LAST NIGHT.

I WISH I HAD.

YESTERDAY?

TEEN GROUP WAS ROUGH

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RUN IT, JUST QUIT.

I'M SURE THEY CAN FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

I CAN'T BAIL AFTER THEIR FIRST SESSION.

ALTHOUGH, APPARENTLY, IT WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST.

MM-HMM.

YOU CAN'T SAVE THE WORLD, JACKIE.

WHY? BECAUSE I'M TOO BUSY SAVING YOU?

EXACTLY.

[LAUGHING]

NO...

NO, THESE GIRLS ARE ALL OVER THE MAP.

LIKE THIS ONE GIRL, AVA.

SHE'S LIKE...

LIKE A BRICK WALL.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T CHIP AWAY,

SHE'S GONNA END UP SOMEWHERE BAD.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

IF SHE'S COMING BACK TO GROUP NEXT WEEK.

SO, I TAKE IT YOU'RE GOING BACK.

YEAH, I'M GOING BACK.

I'M GOING BACK FOR ALL OF THEM.

YOU KNOW,

THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE THAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER

DOING SOMETHING NICE FOR.

YOURSELF.

SAYS THE PERSON

WHO ASKED ME TO MAKE THEM GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE.

HEY, YOU OFFERED.

I JUST DIDN'T SAY NO.

OH, I HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE OVEN.

YOU DIDN'T PUT IT IN THE OVEN?

YOU DO NEED MY HELP.

[♪♪]

HEY,

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING INSIDE?

OH, OH, NO, JACKIE, I'M FINE.

I'M HEADED TO THE SHELTER.

TURKEY AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS.

WELL, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FREDDIE.

SAME TO YOU.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HEY.

AREN'T YOU AT YOUR DINNER?

I'M BETWEEN COURSES,

BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW

THAT THE GREEN BEANS WERE A MAJOR HIT.

THE 'RENTS LOVED IT, AND ME, APPARENTLY.

SUCCESS.

JUST DON'T BREAK UP WITH HIM BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

[LAUGHS]

ARE YOU ONE YOUR WAY TO YOUR THING?

UH, EN ROUTE.

I JUST HAD TO STOP AND PICK UP SOME LAST-MINUTE ITEMS.

WELL, IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT,

YOU SHOULD CRUISE BY KEVIN'S FOR DESSERT.

THERE'S A TON OF FOOD.

I'LL TRY.

AND NEXT THANKSGIVING,

I'M GOING WITH YOU.

SAY HI TO YOUR FRIENDS FROM ME.

I WILL.

OKAY.

[♪♪]

HEY...

KATE SAYS HI.

[LAUGHS]

I LOVE CHRISTMAS.

I CAN'T WAIT.

NOW, TELL ME YOU'RE NOT QUITTING?

I'M NOT QUITTING,

BUT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT BAD?

IT'S NOT THEM, IT'S ME.

NOTHING I'VE SAID HAS GOTTEN THROUGH TO THEM.

WELL, NO ONE SAID IT WOULD BE EASY.

THEY DON'T TRUST YOU, YET.

AND WHY WOULD THEY?

THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENTS.

YEAH, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE.

I DISAGREE, JACKIE.

LOOK, TELL ME, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE PSYCHOLOGY?

I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND

WHY PEOPLE DO THE THINGS THEY DO.

AND MAYBE UNDERSTAND YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT BETTER?

YEAH, MAYBE.

WHEN I LOOK AT YOU,

I SEE A WOMAN WHO'S TOGETHER, WHO'S SMART,

AND WHO'S DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.

THE PROBLEM IS,

THAT'S WHAT THEY SEE, TOO.

I'M GONNA WRITE DOWN MY CELL NUMBER.

I'M ALSO GONNA GIVE YOU MY HOME ADDRESS.

IF YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THE GIRLS,

COME BY ANYTIME.

I'D BE GLAD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU, DR. CICERO.

HANG IN THERE, JACKIE.

I WILL.

[♪♪]

HAS ANYONE SEEN AVA?

M.I.A.

AGAIN.

FASHIONABLY LATE IS STILL LATE.

TURN IT DOWN, PLEASE.

DID YOU SAY "TURN UP"?

[INCREASES VOLUME]

OFF.

[MUSIC BLASTS FROM HEADPHONES]

OFF-OFF.

[TURNS OFF MUSIC]

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

THE PERSON IN CHARGE.

WHY DON'T I START?

MY THANKSGIVING WAS AWFUL.

I SPENT IT

HOW I ALWAYS DO.

ALONE.

[SCOFFS]

NAH. SHE'S JUST PLAYING US.

ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN PLAYING EVERYONE ELSE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT I DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

THAT ARE HARD FOR ME TO EVEN THINK ABOUT.

I KEEP THEM LOCKED AND BURIED AWAY,

AND THE HOLIDAYS MAKE IT WORSE.

WE SHOULD HAVE GOOD MEMORIES

AND TRADITIONS.

AND YES, AVA,

THE HARDEST QUESTION SHOULD BE, "APPLE PIE OR PUMPKIN PIE?"

NOT, "WHY DON'T I HAVE A FAMILY?"

YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORST PART ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS IS?

PASSING HOUSES

AND SEEING FAMILIES GATHERED AROUND THE DINNER TABLE.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS DUMB,

BUT I WISH I HAD A MOM TO TAKE ME SHOPPING.

WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE, LIKE, A NICE STORE.

IT COULD BE A THRIFT STORE, OR ANYTHING.

JUST SOMEONE TO TRY ON CLOTHES WITH ME,

YOU KNOW, DO GIRL STUFF.

I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT,

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

AVA...

AVA,

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

WHAT DO YOU CARE?

I'M TRYING TO HELP.

YOU KNOW, YOU AND I ARE NOT SO DIFFERENT.

IN FACT, I WAS A LOT LIKE YOU.

YEAH, WELL, YOU'RE NOT ANYMORE.

[JACKIE WRITES]: "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACH THESE GIRLS,

"I FAILED WITH AVA AGAIN,

"AND I HAVE THIS FEELING IT'S ONLY THE FIRST TIME.

"BECKY, SHE HASN'T SPOKEN YET,

"BUT I KNOW SHE'S GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.

"AND CHLOE, ALL THOSE QUIPS AND JABS,

"IT'S JUST TO COVER UP FOR WHAT'S UNDERNEATH,

"KIND OF LIKE HER HAT.

"LAUREN, SHE'S ALL OVER THE MAP,

"WHEN SHE FINALLY LOOKS UP FROM HER PHONE,

SHE'S GOING TO REALIZE SHE'S ALONE,

OR MAYBE SHE ALREADY KNOWS."

[♪♪]

[CAR ENGINE PULLS UP OUTSIDE]

[ENGINE STOPS]

[CAR DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

[MAN]: JACKIE!

JACKIE!

OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.

CHINS IN.

DINNER LATER?

TUTORING AND DOGS.

STILL WITH THE DOGS?

YEAH, I'M WALKING THE DROOLER TWICE A DAY NOW.

THAT IS A LOT OF DROOL.

[CHUCKLING]

I'M BUYING A WATERPROOF PONCHO OFF CRAIGSLIST.

SOUNDS ATTRACTIVE.

HEADS UP, GUYS.

SO, UM...

I'M GOING TO KEVIN'S FAMILY'S CABIN FOR CHRISTMAS.

NICE.

I ASKED IF I COULD BRING YOU,

BUT, APPARENTLY, IT'S REALLY SMALL,

AND KEVIN'S ANNOYING SISTER NEEDS HER OWN ROOM.

OH, THAT'S OKAY, I HAVE PLANS.

YEAH, BUT YOUR OTHER FRIENDS ARE TERRIBLE,

OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE MET THEM, RIGHT?

AND THERE'S THE FAKE SMILE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S THAT TEEN GROUP.

THEY'RE GETTING TO ME, I GUESS.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU WERE BREAKING THROUGH TO THEM.

THEY'RE DREDGING UP ALL THESE OLD MEMORIES, THAT'S ALL.

WHAT MEMORIES?

IT'S NO BIG DEAL. IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY.

JACKIE, I'M YOUR FRIEND.

WHATEVER IT IS, YOU CAN TALK TO ME.

THERE'S NO CRYING IN MARTIAL ARTS, RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TIGHTEN UP THOSE BELTS, LOOKING GOOD.

STAY FOCUSED.

HAS ANYONE BROUGHT IN A PIECE THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE?

COME ON, ANYONE?

SOMEONE? SOMETHING?

I HAVE SOMETHING.

THANK YOU, JACKIE.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S AN OLD LULLABY

THAT MY MOM USED TO SING TO ME TO GET ME TO SLEEP.

♪ DAY IS DONE

♪ GONE THE SUN

♪ FROM THE LAKES FROM THE HILLS ♪

♪ FROM THE SKY ALL IS WELL ♪

♪ SAFELY REST

♪ GOODNIGHT

♪ THANKS AND PRAISE

♪ FOR OUR DAYS

♪ 'NEATH THE STARS 'NEATH THE SKY ♪

♪ 'NEATH THE SUN AS WE GO ♪

♪ THIS WE KNOW

♪ GOODNIGHT

[CHOIR SIGHING IN DELIGHT]

WOW.

THAT WAS INCREDIBLE, JACKIE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, LET'S BUILD ON THAT NEXT WEEK.

OKAY, GUYS?

GREAT.

[WOMAN]: JACKIE, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

AMERICAN IDOL, HERE SHE COMES.

I ALWAYS LOVED THAT SONG.

OH, COME ON, NOBODY LOVES THAT SONG.

OKAY, I WAS JUST BEING POLITE, BUT, UM...

I LOVED THE WAY YOU SANG IT.

THANKS.

ONE QUESTION, THOUGH,

ISN'T THE LINE, "GOD IS NIGH",

NOT "GOODNIGHT"?

OH, WELL, MY PARENTS DIDN'T BELIEVE IN GOD.

IT WAS MY MOTHER'S REMIX.

KEEP THE SOOTHING, OMIT THE RELIGION, YOU KNOW.

I CAN RELATE.

REALLY?

YEAH.

SO, WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS BELIEVE IN?

CERTAINLY NOT ME.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE LUCKY IN A WAY, I THINK.

HOW'S THAT?

PAIN MAKES FOR GOOD SINGERS.

AFTER YOU.

THANK YOU.

I REMEMBER THIS ONE CHRISTMAS,

I WAS IN A GROUP HOME.

IT HAD TO BE, LIKE, MY THIRD ONE.

HOW OLD WERE YOU?

YOUNGER THAN YOU, CHLOE.

I THINK I WAS, LIKE, SEVEN.

THE KIDS AND I, WE RECEIVED CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

IT WAS SOCKS,

AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND CANDIES,

LIKE, NOTHING MAJOR, BUT IT WAS STILL EXCITING.

THEN OUT OF THE BLUE, MY DAD SHOWED UP.

I MEAN, I HADN'T SEEN HIM IN YEARS.

I WAS SO EXCITED.

I SHOWED HIM ALL THE GIFTS.

AND HE TOOK THEM AND THREW THEM IN THE TRASH.

AND HE SAID,

"WE DON'T RECEIVE CHARITY."

THEN HE LEFT,

AND I DIDN'T SEE HIM TILL NEXT THE CHRISTMAS.

THAT'S TERRIBLE.

IT WAS.

BUT IT MADE ME WHO I AM.

I KNEW THAT YOU DIDN'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY,

NOT THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE ONE.

HOW COULD YOU KEEP ALL THAT FROM ME?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHO I AM ANYMORE.

BUT IT'S YOUR PAST, IT'S PART OF YOU.

I'VE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT WITH ANYONE, EVER.

THE ONLY REASON THAT I BROUGHT IT UP

IS BECAUSE I THOUGHT

MAYBE IT WOULD HELP THESE GIRLS

IF THEY KNEW I'D BEEN THROUGH WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH.

WELL, I'M YOUR FRIEND,

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH.

TRUST ME, YOU DON'T.

NO...

TRUST ME.

MY MOTHER WAS ADDICTED TO DRUGS.

SHE ONCE SOLD ME FOR DRUGS.

MY DAD WAS IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE,

AND IT WAS BETTER WHEN HE WAS OUT.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM SINCE I WAS A KID.

THE STORY KIND OF GOES ON FROM THERE.

I'M SO SORRY.

I'M FINE, AS LONG AS I KEEP MOVING.

IN PSYCHOLOGY, THEY CALL THAT "RUNNING FROM YOURSELF."

BUT THE HOLIDAYS ARE THE WORST.

WELL, MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU STOPPED RUNNING.

I'M NOT SURE I'M READY FOR THAT.

WHEN YOU ARE...

I'M HERE.

THANK YOU.

[♪♪]

YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

IT'S SHALLOW,

BUT, IN THIS CASE, NECESSARY.

BESIDES, YOU KNOW WHAT I ALWAYS SAY,

THERE'S NOTHING MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN KICKING ...

AND HAVING GOOD NAILS.

YOU DON'T ALWAYS SAY THAT.

I KNOW,

BUT I'M GOING TO FROM NOW ON.

NOW, TELL ME,

WHERE ARE YOU REALLY GOING FOR CHRISTMAS?

I'M GOING TO...

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW.

CAN'T DO IT, NICK.

BUT YOU HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD IT.

JACKIE!

HI, DR. CICERO.

WE'RE OFF CAMPUS.

YOU CAN CALL ME SHARON.

OH, AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND,

BRUCE.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, JACKIE.

MY WIFE IS A REALLY BIG FAN OF YOURS.

YOU DOING SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?

OH, YEAH, JUST SOME LAST-MINUTE DECORATIONS FOR MY APARTMENT.

WE NEED TO GET ON THAT, BRUCE.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'VE STARTED.

ACTUALLY, I DO.

SHE'S ALREADY STARTED DECORATING HER OFFICE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU, TOO.

SO, WHAT'S UP?

IT'S GROUP.

I THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE PUTTING ME IN CHARGE.

HOW'S AVA?

NOT GREAT.

AND BECKY?

NOT A WORD.

IT DOESN'T SAY MUCH ON HER FILE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?

WELL, HER RECORDS ARE SEALED BECAUSE SHE'S A MINOR,

BUT, CONFIDENTIALLY,

SHE TOOK HER FRIEND'S CAR FOR A JOY RIDE

AND HAD AN ACCIDENT.

APPARENTLY, THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED PRETTY BADLY.

HER MOTHER SAYS SHE HASN'T SPOKEN SINCE.

WE STARTED WITH NINE GIRLS IN JANUARY,

AND NOW IT'S DECEMBER, AND WE'RE DOWN TO FOUR.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHERS?

ONE TURNED IT AROUND,

THE REST WENT BACK TO JUVENILE HALL.

THE TRUTH IS, JACKIE, WE CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL.

NO ONE CAN SAVE THEM ALL.

BUT WE DO WHAT WE CAN,

AND IT MATTERS, BECAUSE WE CAN SAVE SOME OF THEM.

I JUST WANNA FEEL LIKE I'M DOING ALL THAT I CAN

FOR THESE GIRLS.

DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, JACKIE.

I THINK YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

TURNING LIVES AROUND TAKES TIME.

I HEAR YOU.

YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAYS?

UM, THE USUAL. YOU?

KIDS, NIECES, NEPHEWS,

LOTS OF FOOD,

OH, UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS.

WELL, THE FIRST FOUR SOUND GREAT.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, WE HAVE THIS TRADITION,

WHERE WE ALL HAVE TO WEAR HIDEOUS CHRISTMAS SWEATERS.

THAT SOUNDS REALLY NICE.

IF YOU EVER WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE GIRLS,

YOU JUST COME BY ANYTIME,

OKAY?

THANKS, SHARON.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

YOU TOO.

[♪♪]

[HUMMING SOFTLY]

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

[♪♪]

[JACKIE]: HE LEFT THAT MORNING,

AND THREE DAYS LATER,

I WAS TAKEN BY SOCIAL SERVICES.

AND THAT WAS MY WORST CHRISTMAS.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR BEST CHRISTMAS?

MAYBE THAT'LL BE THIS YEAR.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, BECKY?

WHAT WAS YOUR WORST CHRISTMAS?

OKAY.

YOU GET ANOTHER PASS.

BUT THEY'RE GOING TO EXPIRE SOON.

AVA?

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?

YEAH.

NICE NAILS.

HMM.

YOU LOOK EXHAUSTED.

BUT I STILL KICKED YOUR ...

[LAUGHING]

I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY DILEMMA.

YEAH, WELL, THAT MAKES ONE OF US.

I'M SERIOUS.

SO AM I.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED?

A PERSONAL ASSISTANT

AND A WINNING LOTTERY TICKET?

A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT,

EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, ONE THING.

HMM?

WHERE THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO GET ONE OF THOSE?

WHERE YOU GET EVERYTHING ELSE,

CRAIGSLIST.

[LAUGHS]

YEAH, I THINK THAT CRAIG

PROBABLY HAS BETTER THINGS ON HIS MIND.

[♪♪]

THANK YOU FOR WAITING.

OH, I APPRECIATE THE RIDE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[SIGHS]

YOU KNOW, I FOUND THIS AMAZING BREAKFAST JOINT

THE OTHER DAY.

IT'S THIS HIDDEN GEM, JUST OFF 26th STREET.

DID YOU WANT TO GRAB A COFFEE?

ICED?

DECAF?

ESPRESSO?

SOUNDS GREAT,

BUT, I JUST, I HAVE A LOT TO DO.

SO, YOU'RE SEEING SOMEONE.

NO.

SO, YOU'RE ACTUALLY BUSY?

IT'S NOT YOU.

I KNOW EVERYONE SAYS THAT.

BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE THE TIME.

FOR ONE DATE?

FOR A RELATIONSHIP.

THAT'S USUALLY HOW THEY START.

I GOT YOU.

COFFEE TURNS INTO DINNER,

DINNER TURNS INTO KIDS,

AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU'RE A GRANDMOTHER, RIGHT?

I THINK YOU SKIPPED A COUPLE OF STEPS.

[LAUGHING]

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR SHARING TODAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO SELL DRUGS ANYMORE.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THEM.

AND...

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

NO MORE DRINKING.

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

I'LL SEE YOU GUYS NEXT WEDNESDAY.

SEE YOU.

OKAY.

[♪♪]

HEY...

HEY!

I'M CALLING THE COPS.

SHE HASN'T LEFT THE STORE YET,

SO, TECHNICALLY, THERE'S NO CRIME.

SO WHAT?

SHE'S ALWAYS SNOOPING AROUND HERE.

HER AND THE OTHER PUNKS FROM THE ORPHANAGE.

LOOK, I'LL PAY FOR IT.

AND A LITTLE BIT EXTRA.

NO COPS, RIGHT?

AS LONG AS I NEVER SEE HER IN MY STORE AGAIN.

YOU HEAR THAT?

I NEVER WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN.

YOU WON'T.

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

HEY!

WHAT?

IT WAS JUST MAKEUP.

THERE IS NO "JUST," AVA.

STEALING IS STEALING.

[SIGHS]

ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ANYONE?

WHAT, THAT YOU WERE STEALING?

THAT I LIVE HERE.

IN AN ORPHANAGE.

LITTLE ORPHAN AVA.

IT'S PATHETIC.

I'M PATHETIC.

YOU'RE NOT PATHETIC.

SURE.

THAT'S WHY I'M THE OLDEST ONE THERE.

PEOPLE WANT TO ADOPT THE BABIES,

OR THE CUTE LITTLE KIDS.

NOT GIRLS LIKE ME.

NOT BEING PICKED, AND GETTING PASSED BY,

THAT HURTS.

AND WHEN I WAS WAITING, AND HOPING,

IT HURT.

BUT I GOT THROUGH IT.

AND YOU WILL, TOO.

I'M NOT GONNA TELL ANYONE, I PROMISE.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED BELIEVE THAT?

BECAUSE I DON'T SAY THINGS THAT I DON'T MEAN.

BABY STEPS, AVA.

SOME THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE.

ARE THEY GOING TO KICK ME OUT OF GROUP?

ONLY IF I HAVE TO REPORT YOU FOR MISSING MEETINGS.

I'LL BE THERE.

AND I'LL PAY YOU BACK.

OH, YOU'LL ABSOLUTELY PAY ME BACK.

AND YOU HAVE TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO VENT.

DEAL?

DEAL.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, YOU LIKE SPORTS?

BASKETBALL.

OH, WELL, I HAVE A KILLER JUMP SHOT.

[SCOFFS]

NOT BETTER THAN MINE.

WELL, MAYBE WE CAN SHOOT HOOPS SOMEDAY.

YEAH, OKAY.

YOU JUST NAME THE TIME AND THE PLACE.

RIGHT NOW.

[♪♪]

OH!

SORRY, HON, BUT THAT WAS WEAK.

[LAUGHING]

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU KNEW HOW TO PLAY.

WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU DO.

ALL RIGHT.

NOT A GOOD SHOT.

OKAY, COME ON.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT.

YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT GO INTO THE...

HOOP!

OH, OKAY.

OKAY, I GET IT.

NOT BAD.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH.

YOU MAY BE JUST ALL RIGHT.

I THINK SO.

I'D GIVE THAT A C-.

[LAUGHING]

AND I'M BEING NICE.

I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I'M BEING NICE.

TOLD YOU.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, UP TO YOU, KID.

LET'S DO IT.

-YEAH. -ALL RIGHT.

[JACKIE WRITING]: I HAD A BREAKTHROUGH WITH AVA TODAY.

WELL, MAYBE NOT A BREAKTHROUGH, BUT IT'S A START.

AND ALL STARTS HAVE THEIR FINISH LINES.

THE FUNNY THING IS,

WHEN YOU'RE DOWN THERE, IN THE DEBTS,

TRYING TO LEARN, TRYING TO HELP,

YOU START DIGGING INTO YOUR OWN PAST.

WE ALL HAVE STORIES.

MAYBE WE CAN CHANGE THEM.

[♪♪]

[KNOCKS]

[MAN]: THERE'S NO ONE HOME.

DAD?

DAD.

IT'S ME, JACKIE.

I KNOW.

HAND ME THAT WRENCH ON TOP OF THE TOOLKIT.

YOU WANT A BEER?

NO, THANK YOU.

WHAT, YOU NEED MONEY?

BECAUSE YOU CAME TO THE WRONG PLACE.

I DON'T NEED ANY MONEY.

I DON'T NEED ANYTHING.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT, JACKIE?

I THOUGHT WE COULD TALK.

ABOUT WHAT?

IT'S CHRISTMAS. I JUST...

WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU WERE.

GETTIN' OLDER.

YEAH, ME TOO.

I HAVE A YEAR UNTIL I GRADUATE COLLEGE.

GOOD FOR YOU.

UH, YOU HAVE PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS?

ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS IS GONNA COOK UP A HAM.

I'M GONNA BRING SOME HOME, WATCH SOME TV.

OH.

WELL, I'VE GOT A TRUCK TO FIX,

SO...

RIGHT.

WHY A LION?

WHAT?

I NEVER ASKED YOU FOR ANYTHING MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE.

SO ANSWER ME,

WHY DID YOU LEAVE A LION WHEN YOU LEFT?

IT'S THE BRAVEST ANIMAL IN THE ENTIRE KINGDOM.

DAD...

GOODBYE, JACKIE.

[STIFLING TEARS]

I FORGIVE YOU.

JACKIE?

I CAME AS SOON AS I COULD...

WHAT'S WRONG?

JACKIE?

WHAT'S WRONG?

I WENT AND SAW MY FATHER TODAY.

I GUESS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,

I THOUGHT HE'D CHANGE,

BUT HE DIDN'T.

HE'S EXACTLY THE SAME.

I'M SO SORRY.

I GUESS I WAS JUST EXPECTING SOMETHING.

AN APOLOGY,

MAYBE WANTING TO GET TO KNOW ME.

WELL, YOU'RE EXPECTING HIM TO BE THE WAY HE SHOULD BE,

AND HE NEVER WAS.

[SIGHS DELIBERATELY]

AND NEVER WILL BE.

OKAY, I'M NOT...

I'M NOT LOOKING BACKWARD ANYMORE.

I'M ONLY GOING FORWARD.

FORWARD IT IS.

FORWARD IS THE NEW BACKWARDS.

OKAY.

[SIGHS NERVOUSLY]

YOU BUYING THE ANTI-DROOL PONCHO?

[CHUCKLES] NO.

TELL ME YOU'RE NOT GETTING A FOURTH JOB.

YOU'RE DOING IT?

I'M DOING IT.

OKAY.

GOOD.

UM... WHAT NEXT?

BROTHERS OR SISTERS?

OH, YEAH.

NICE TOUCH.

IS THAT ENOUGH?

I'M NOT SURE.

WELL, MINIMUM WAGE IS $9.00.

YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE DOING IT FOR THE MONEY.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK I'M CHEAP EITHER.

YOU'RE NOT CHEAP, YOU'RE POOR.

I'M NOT POOR, I'M BROKE.

I'LL CHIP IN.

OKAY.

300?

SEND IT.

I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, CRAIG, DON'T FAIL ME NOW.

DON'T FAIL US NOW.

[♪♪]

[ALARM CLOCK RINGS]

OH!

TOO LATE.

[TURNS OFF ALARM]

[SIGHS NERVOUSLY]

OKAY.

WHAT'S UNDER THERE?

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

NO PEEKING.

NO PEEKING.

ALL RIGHT, GIRLS,

TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THE HOUSES

WE ALWAYS DREAMED WE HAD.

YOU READY?

[GASPING IN DELIGHT]

WHOA...

DO WE GET TO EAT ALL THIS?

AFTER.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE WE GO...

GRAB THESE.

LET'S GET STARTED.

OKAY.

[CHUCKLING]

I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEAL.

I'M LATE BY, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY.

IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

WE'RE BUILDING THE HOUSES WE ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT.

[SCOFFS] THAT'S STUPID.

IT IS NOT STUPID.

OH, MY GOD.

SHE SPOKE.

IT'S A MIRACLE.

IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?

TAKE OFF THE HAT, CHLOE.

OH, YEAH, CHLOE,

TAKE OFF YOUR HAT.

[CHANTING] TAKE IT OFF!

[ALL CHANTING TOGETHER] TAKE IT OFF!

TAKE IT OFF!

TAKE IT--

HEY...

YOU HAVE REALLY NICE HAIR.

I DO?

TOTALLY.

YEAH.

SHE'S RIGHT.

IF I WERE YOU, I'D LOSE THE CAP.

I COMPLETELY AGREE.

[CHUCKLES FONDLY]

ALL RIGHT, AVA.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO BUILD YOUR DREAM HOUSE.

WITH GINGERBREAD?

EXACTLY.

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT AN ARTIST.

NOBODY HERE IS JUDGING.

IT'S NOT THAT, IT'S JUST...

I DON'T HAVE A DREAM HOUSE.

DON'T THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, OKAY?

JUST HAVE FUN, GO WILD.

I'M SURE WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU MAKE

WILL BE GREAT.

COME ON.

[LAUGHTER]

[LAUGHING AND JOKING]

[LAUGHING]

I DON'T THINK I PUT ENOUGH EFFORT INTO ART CLASS.

IT'S GOOD, THOUGH.

IT'S CONCEPT ART.

[♪♪]

[LAUGHTER]

WHOA!

[LAUGHING AND JOKING]

[♪♪]

SHE'S QUEEN OF THE CASTLE...

LOOK AT THIS BRIDGE!

[♪♪]

[CHEERING]

JACKIE!

HI.

LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE GOING WELL.

THEY ARE, DR. CICERO.

LET'S STICK WITH SHARON.

SO, I WAS COMING TO CHECK ON YOU,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.

YEAH.

YEAH, BECKY STARTED TALKING.

HER MOM CALLED ME LAST NIGHT.

SHE WANTED ME TO THANK YOU.

IT'S THANKS ENOUGH JUST TO HEAR HER OPEN UP.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO MEET OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

THAT'S THE HARDEST TIME.

FOR THEM.

YOU'RE NOT GOING AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS?

NO, I'M GOING TO STICK AROUND.

OH!

[LAUGHING]

YEAH, WE MADE DREAM HOUSES TODAY.

WHAT, YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A LITTLE CASTLE,

OR A MINI-MANSION?

I KIND OF JUST STUCK TO WHAT WAS INSIDE.

I THINK YOU'RE THE BEST THING

TO HAPPEN TO THESE GIRLS IN A LONG TIME.

THAT MIGHT BE MUTUAL.

HERE.

[LAUGHS] YOUR ROOF!

WELL, APPARENTLY, MY DREAM HOUSE HAS A SKYLIGHT.

OH, GOOD. [LAUGHING]

SEE YOU LATER.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE HAVE TO STOP EATING THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE.

[LAUGHS]

OKAY, STOP DEFLECTING.

HAVE YOU CHECKED THE CRAIGSLIST POST?

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

YES. NO REPLIES.

LET'S CHECK IT AGAIN.

FINE.

OKAY. WE NEED SNACKS.

ALL RIGHT.

[TYPING]

I TOLD YOU!

OH, MY GOSH, SIX MESSAGES.

READ THEM.

OKAY.

"HEY, JACKIE.

"YOU DON'T KNOW ME,

"BUT WHAT YOU DID IS THE SINGLE MOST INSPIRING THING

I'VE EVER WITNESSED."

WOW...

"MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TOUCHED BY WHAT YOU WROTE.

"WE LIVE PRETTY FAR AWAY.

"BUT IF YOU DON'T FIND ANYONE,

PLEASE, LET US KNOW."

JACKIE...

OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOSH,

"IS THIS FOR REAL?"

[LAUGHING]

OKAY...

"I DON'T NEED A FAMILY, BUT HOW CAN I HELP?

CALL OR EMAIL ME."

OH, WHAT IS...

"HELLO, JACQUELINE, I RUN A LOCAL FOSTER HOME,

"AND I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR,

"BUT WE'RE HOSTING A BIG CHRISTMAS DINNER.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU."

AW...

OH, MY GOD.

"HI, JACKIE.

"MY NAME IS MAX WILSON,

"I'M 13, I AND LOVE COMICS.

"I REALLY CONNECTED WITH YOUR POST.

"AND I WAS WONDERING... [SIGHS]

"IF YOU HAPPEN TO FIND AN EXTRA FAMILY,

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN SEND THEM MY WAY?"

IT'S HEARTBREAKING.

"P.S. I'M WRITING TO YOU FROM THE LIBRARY.

BUT I'M HERE EVERY DAY IN CASE YOU RESPOND."

HE NEEDS A FAMILY, TOO.

CRAIGSLIST?

THAT'S ACTUALLY BRILLIANT.

YEAH, OR DESPERATE.

NO, NO, DESPERATE IS TELLING EVERYONE

THAT YOU'RE GOING OUT OF TOWN,

AND THEN HIDING IN YOUR APARTMENT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

AH, YOU'VE DONE THAT, TOO?

OH, YEAH, I KNOW THE DRILL.

THE ONLY FLAW IS, YOU CAN'T LEAVE, RIGHT?

THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO LOAD UP ON THE GROCERIES.

YEAH.

SO, UH, HOW MANY REPLIES YOU GET?

UH, SIX.

WHICH IS SIX MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED.

YOU KNOW, FOR A GIRL WHO DOES SO MUCH,

YOU EXPECT FAR TOO LITTLE.

I THINK I'VE JUST LEARNED TO DEAL WITH

WHATEVER COMES MY WAY.

61 REPLIES?

62!

AND IT'S ONLY BEEN A DAY.

OKAY, OPEN THEM.

"DEAR JACKIE, I DON'T HAVE PARENTS EITHER,

"BUT I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF HAVING A CHRISTMAS

WITH PEOPLE WHO CARED ABOUT ME."

"I HOPE YOU FIND THE PERFECT FAMILY.

YOU DESERVE IT."

"I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT THE COURAGE TO DO THIS,

"BUT IT'S PUSHED ME TO REACH OUT, TOO.

I WANT A FAMILY THIS YEAR, NO MATTER WHAT."

"WE LOST OUR BOY LAST YEAR.

"SEEING THIS, THE COURAGE IT TOOK,

IT'S GIVEN US HOPE."

"WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN."

INCREDIBLE.

READ THAT ONE.

"FROM ONE PARENT-LESS KID TO ANOTHER.

"DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE

"ON HOW TO GET A FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS?

I DON'T THINK I CAN HANDLE ANOTHER HOLIDAY ALONE."

WOW...

JUST WOW.

LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE,

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FAMILIES.

YOU STRUCK A NERVE HERE.

I WAS JUST HOPING TO FIND A FAMILY,

BUT THIS, THIS IS MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

ALL THESE KIDS, THEY'RE JUST LIKE ME.

I THINK I CAN HELP THEM FIND THEIR FAMILIES.

YEAH, BUT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT YOU.

NOT ANYMORE.

NO, THIS IS WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO.

WE CAN HAVE A PARTY.

LIKE A RAGER?

NO, NO, A CHRISTMAS PARTY.

WE CAN INVITE EVERYONE THAT RESPONDED TO THE ADS,

THE KIDS AND THE ADULTS.

CAN I HELP?

WOULD YOU?

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?

WE'RE HAVING A CRAIGSLIST CHRISTMAS.

ALL RIGHT.

-[LAUGHING] LET'S DO IT. -ALL RIGHT.

HI.

HI!

OH, YOUR HOME IS BEAUTIFUL.

AW, THANK YOU.

WE'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

ARE THESE..?

[CHUCKLING] YES, THEY ARE.

OUR UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER TRADITION.

WHERE DO YOU FIND THOSE?

ACTUALLY, WE MAKE THEM.

THE ONE THAT'S VOTED THE "MOST HIDEOUS"

GETS TO TAKE HOME THE EXTRA PUMPKIN PIE.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I HAVE PIE,

AND I JUST MADE COFFEE.

SHALL WE?

OH, I WISH I COULD, BUT I'M DUE AT WORK.

OKAY, WELL, YOU SAID YOU HAD A FAVOR TO ASK,

AND I'M HAPPY TO HELP.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR IT FIRST?

WELL, IF YOU CAME OVER HERE, IT MUST BE IMPORTANT.

IT IS.

I'M THROWING A PARTY ON THE 23rd,

AND I WAS WONDERING IF I CAN USE ONE OF THE ROOMS

ON CAMPUS.

I TAKE IT IT'S NOT FOR A SORORITY KEGGER?

NO, I'M ACTUALLY HOSTING AN EVENT

FOR KIDS WHO NEED FAMILIES.

FOR A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION?

MYSELF, ACTUALLY.

WELL, AT LEAST THAT'S HOW IT STARTED.

I'M NOT SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND.

I POSTED AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST,

AND IT GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION THAN I INTENDED.

YEAH? BUYING OR SELLING?

SEARCHING.

I'M SEARCHING FOR A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS.

I'M SORRY, JACKIE.

I HAD NO IDEA.

OH, NO, NO, DON'T BE SORRY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT ME ANYMORE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I FIND A FAMILY,

BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS THAT ARE WORSE OFF,

AND I'M MAKING IT MY MISSION TO HELP THEM.

THE 23rd IS IN THREE DAYS.

I KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU USE THE BIG ANNEX ROOM?

IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE ONE YOU USE WITH THE GIRLS.

THAT SHOULD BE BIG ENOUGH.

OH, GREAT.

BUT ARE YOU SURE?

OH, YEAH, CONSIDER IT YOURS.

THANK YOU.

I PROMISE THAT I WILL KEEP THAT PLACE SPOTLESS.

[CHUCKLING] OKAY.

THIS IS AN AMAZING THING YOU'RE DOING, JACKIE,

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT MY PLACE TO SAY,

BUT I'M PROUD OF YOU.

WELL,

LET'S SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT FIRST.

[LAUGHING]

WITH YOU INVOLVED I'M SURE IT WILL BE PERFECT.

THANK YOU, DR.--

THANK YOU, SHARON.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

SEE YA.

[TYPING]

THERE ARE 44 PEOPLE COMING.

KEVIN SAID HE'LL HELP SET UP.

OH, THAT'S GREAT. TELL HIM I SAID THANK YOU.

WAIT, ARE YOU GUYS LEAVING THAT NIGHT?

WELL, KEVIN'S GOING UP TOMORROW,

I'M GOING AFTER THE PARTY.

THE CABIN CAN WAIT A FEW DAYS,

BECAUSE YOU CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT ME.

I AM YOUR WINGWOMAN.

[LAUGHING]

LET'S JUST SET IT HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, MY GOSH.

NOW, WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT FOOD?

UM, OH, I GOT A BUNCH OF DONATIONS

FROM THE MARKET.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE?

NO, IT'S CHRISTMAS.

WE'RE MAKING PIES.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE MAKING PIES WHILE I WATCH.

[CELL PHONE RINGS] HOLD ON.

YES. THIS IS JACKIE.

[WHISPERING] WHAT?

NO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'LL GET RIGHT BACK TO YOU.

[GASPING]

-MORE GUESTS AT THE PARTY? -YEAH.

A REPORTER FROM THE NEWSPAPER IS COMING.

WHAT?

THEY WANT TO DO A STORY ON US!

NO, ON YOU!

NO, ON US!

[LAUGHING]

-AWESOME. -WOW.

OKAY, WELL, LET'S GET GOING.

I KNOW. OKAY, OKAY.

THIS WAY.

-WE'LL TAKE THIS WAY. -OKAY.

[DOOR OPENS]

HEY, GIRLS!

YOU'RE LATE.

AVA WAS EARLY.

ONLY BY FIVE MINUTES.

WELL, WE HAVE SOMETHING

A LITTLE DIFFERENT ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

FOLLOW ME.

COME ON.

SINCE THIS A SUPPORT GROUP,

I KIND OF NEED YOU GUYS' SUPPORT.

I'M THROWING A PARTY IN HERE TOMORROW,

AND THIS PLACE NEEDS A MAKEOVER.

MAKEOVERS ARE MY SPECIALTY.

AVA, HOW ABOUT SOME MUSIC?

WHO'S THE PARTY FOR?

OH, SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE, "V.I.P.S".

WHICH YOU GUYS ARE,

SO, OF COURSE, YOU GUYS ARE INVITED.

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING

TO GET US IN THE MOOD.

HERE.

FOR YOU...

A NEW HAT FOR MY COLLECTION.

THANK YOU.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO FIRST?

FIRST?

GROUP HUG.

COME ON, AVA.

COME ON...

THANKS, GUYS.

[LAUGHING]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO WORK.

[♪♪]

JACKIE!

OH, COME ON IN!

HI.

YOU'RE A WORKAHOLIC AND A BAKE-A-HOLIC.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

THAT IS A LOT OF SUGAR.

I THINK THAT I'M NERVOUS.

WELL, IF YOU'RE NERVOUS,

AT LEAST YOU CAN LOOK GOOD.

MERRY CHRISTMAS--

IN ADVANCE.

THANK YOU. WAIT, I GOT YOU SOMETHING, TOO.

YOU DID?

THANK YOU.

YOU FIRST, THOUGH.

[SQUEALS IN DELIGHT] OKAY.

OH...

OH...

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL,

BUT THIS IS TOO MUCH.

NO, NO, IT'S JUST RIGHT.

NO ONE'S EVER BOUGHT ME A DRESS BEFORE.

I LOVE IT.

WELL, TREVOR WILL, TOO.

OH, MY GOD, WILL YOU STOP WITH THAT?

WHEN YOU START, I'LL STOP.

OKAY, OPEN YOURS.

THIS IS REALLY NICE.

IS THIS A COOKBOOK?

I DESPERATELY NEEDED

ONE OF THESE.

YEAH, YOU DID.

[LAUGHING]

WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS?

WHERE DO YOU THINK?

CRAIG?

-GOOD OLD CRAIG. -CRAIG.

[LAUGHING]

-MERRY CHRISTMAS. -OH, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

CAN I HAVE A COOKIE?

NO!

NO!

-HELP ME ICE THEM, THOUGH. -FINE.

[♪♪]

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT

THAN YOU DID WHEN WE FIRST MET.

YOU TOO, JACKIE.

YOU'RE REALLY ROCKING THAT DRESS.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE ALL COME A LONG WAY.

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

FASHIONABLY LATE.

THEY'RE PROBABLY JUST AS NERVOUS AS WE ARE.

WHAT IF NOBODY SHOWS UP?

DO YOU REALLY THINK

WE'RE GONNA GET A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS?

LET'S HOPE SO.

KATE.

HI, GIRLS.

-HI! -HI.

SO, WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

LOOKS LIKE WE MIGHT BE EATING A LOT OF COOKIES.

[MAN]: IS THIS IT?

WELCOME.

I'M JACKIE TURNER.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI.

HI, UM, I'M MAX WILSON.

WE TALKED VIA WEB.

MAX, THE COMIC BOOK COLLECTOR, RIGHT?

YOU MEAN "NERD."

NERDS RULE THE WORLD.

OKAY, THERE'S SOME FOOD OVER HERE.

YOU WANT TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

COME ON IN, GUYS.

[QUIETLY] CBS IS HERE.

WHAT?

[WHISPERING] OH, MY GOD!

HI, EVERYBODY! HELLO!

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR COMING,

AND FOR SHOWING UP,

BECAUSE, SOMETIMES, THAT'S THE HARDEST PART.

WHILE A LOT OF YOU GUYS WERE WONDERING

WHAT INSPIRED ME TO DO THIS,

AND, LIKE A LOT OF YOU,

I HAD A PAST THAT I WAS TRYING TO FORGET.

BUT GOOD OR BAD,

IT MADE ME THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY.

LOOK, WE CAN'T CHOOSE OUR PARENTS,

BUT WE CAN CHOOSE OUR FAMILIES.

I'M 26 YEARS OLD,

AND IT TOOK A BUNCH OF TEENAGERS TO HELP ME REALIZE

THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT FORGETTING,

IT'S ABOUT FORGIVING AND SHARING.

SO, LET'S SHARE A GREAT TIME,

AND LET'S FIND A FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

[APPLAUSE]

[♪♪]

CHLOE, YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

I'M JUST GOING TO STAY OVER HERE FOR A WHILE.

WHY?

I'M YOUNGER.

I HAVE MORE TIME TO FIND SOMEBODY

THAN EVERYONE ELSE DOES.

WAIT, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR UNCLE?

IT LOOKS LIKE HE WON'T BE MAKING IT THIS CHRISTMAS.

SO, LET'S GO MEET SOME PEOPLE.

COME ON.

HI!

THIS IS CHLOE,

AND SHE IS JUST AS SWEET AS SHE IS ADORABLE.

[DR. CICERO]: THIS LOOKS INCREDIBLE.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

I'M PRETTY SURE YOU COULD HAVE.

I'M REALLY GLAD YOU GOT THE GIRLS INVOLVED.

I THINK THEY NEEDED THIS, YOU KNOW?

THEY NEEDED TO SEE

THAT GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO THEM.

IF THEY'RE JUST WILLING TO TAKE A LITTLE RISK.

YEAH, WELL, I NEEDED THEM JUST AS MUCH.

YOUR TROUBLED TEENS

ARE NOT SO TROUBLED ANYMORE, HUH?

"UNTROUBLED TEENS".

YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING OF A NAME CHANGE,

AT LEAST FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

[LAUGHING]

WELL, COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO'S RAISED TEENAGERS,

THAT WOULD BE A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.

[LAUGHTER]

I HARDLY RECOGNIZE THE ROOM.

OH, DON'T WORRY, I'M GOING TO CLEAN ALL THIS UP.

OH, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT,

BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HELP.

WE ARE?

YES, BRUCE, WE ARE.

[LAUGHING]

SEE YA,

HEY, I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU MADE IT.

[CHUCKLING IN WONDER] YOU MADE IT HAPPEN.

I KNOW, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

ACTUALLY, I CAN.

YOU, UH...

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR A RELATIONSHIP,

BUT I WAS WONDERING IF...

I COULD MAKE TIME.

DOES THIS MEAN I GOT TO WALK DOGS WITH YOU?

[LAUGHS]

BECAUSE I'D LOVE TO.

IT'S A DATE.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

I'M WITH CBS.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FAMILY, TOO?

NO, I'M JUST...

HER FUTURE BOYFRIEND.

CAN I JUST HAVE A QUICK WORD?

YEAH.

YOU PLACED AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST,

LOOKING FOR A FAMILY TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH.

TELL US WHY?

BECAUSE I NEEDED ONE.

AND THEN I FOUND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE

WHO NEEDED A FAMILY,

OR WANTED TO SHARE THEIR FAMILY

WITH PEOPLE WHO NEEDED A FAMILY.

IF YOU COULD SUM UP TONIGHT IN ONE SENTENCE,

WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

WELL...

UNTIL YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAIN OF YOUR PAST,

YOU CAN'T EMBRACE THE JOY OF YOUR PRESENT.

HOW WAS THAT?

YOU'RE A NATURAL.

EVER CONSIDER A CAREER IN TV?

NO, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

OKAY, WELL, IF YOU DO, HERE'S MY CARD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JACKIE.

THAT'S JACKIE TURNER,

HERE AT HER "CRAIGSLIST CHRISTMAS,"

WHERE KIDS AND ADULTS ARE FINDING FAMILIES

FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

DID YOU MEET ANYONE?

I MET EVERYONE.

NO, I MEAN, A FAMILY FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED.

I HAVE A GREAT FRIEND...

AND ALL OF THIS...

IT'S EVERYTHING I COULD HAVE HOPED FOR AND MORE.

I'LL BE BACK.

OKAY.

AVA?

WHAT'S WRONG?

EVERYONE HAS A FAMILY BUT ME.

AND SOME OF THOSE GIRLS,

THEY ALREADY HAVE FAMILIES.

I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

AVA...

JACKIE, JUST A FEW FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS?

I'M SORRY, I HAVE TO GO.

IT'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT.

AVA!

I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE WONDERING.

I KNOW.

YOU GET YOUR FAMILY?

NO, I CAME TO FIND YOU.

I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YOU, AVA.

WHY?

NO ONE WANTS ME.

ALL I DO IS ...,

AGAIN AND AGAIN.

AVA...

LOOK, I KNOW YOU THINK YOU'RE LIKE ME,

BUT YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'VE HAD TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU,

BUT YOU'RE NOT A BAD PERSON.

I WAS.

WHAT?

[SIGHS]

WHEN I WAS 16, LIVING IN PHILLY,

I KIND OF GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS.

I HAD MY FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL,

AND MY FRIENDS FROM THE STREET.

I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE HANGING WITH BOTH, BUT...

THAT'S JUST NOT THE WAY THAT IT ENDED.

THE WORLDS COLLIDED.

IT WAS MY WORST NIGHTMARE.

I WAS WALKING WITH MY FRIENDS,

AND THEY DECIDED TO SHAKE DOWN SOME KIDS

THAT I KNEW FROM SCHOOL.

I COULDN'T DECIDE ONE OVER THE OTHER,

AND I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT.

I WAS DESPERATE TO DIFFUSE THE SITUATION.

IT JUST...

IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I PULLED OUT MY KNIFE.

I TOLD THEM TO EMPTY THEIR POCKETS,

AND I THOUGHT IF MY FRIENDS DID IT,

THAT SOMEBODY WOULD GET HURT...

SO I DID IT.

THE COPS CAME,

AND NO ONE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO RUN.

AND I WAS THE ONE SCREAMING, HOLDING A KNIFE.

SO THEY TOOK ME DOWN,

AND IN A MINUTES,

MY LIFE CAME CRASHING DOWN ON ME.

THAT'S ALL IT TOOK,

JUST A FEW MINUTES,

AND ME THINKING LIKE AN IDIOT.

WHAT HAPPENED THEN?

I SPENT A YEAR IN JUVENILE DETENTION.

IT WAS TERRIFYING,

WORSE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.

AVA...

YOU DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF.

IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST TIMES IN MY LIFE,

BUT IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE BEST.

THE-THE BEST?

IT GAVE ME A CHOICE.

AND I DECIDED IF I COULD MAKE IT THROUGH

WHATEVER WAS HAPPENING TO ME IN THAT MOMENT,

I COULD FACE WHATEVER CAME AFTER.

AND STEP, BY STEP, BY STEP,

I CHANGED MY LIFE.

I HAD NO IDEA.

THAT'S BECAUSE I NEVER TOLD ANYONE UNTIL NOW.

I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE PARTY.

I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS.

IT DIDN'T MATTER SO MUCH FOR ME,

BUT I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T GET YOURS EITHER.

HEY, MAYBE I CAN TALK TO THE ORPHANAGE

ABOUT US SPENDING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

REALLY?

I DON'T SAY THINGS I DON'T MEAN.

ME NEITHER...

ANYMORE.

[CHUCKLING]

SO, UH,

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO BRING?

THAT SMILE.

[GIGGLES]

ALL RIGHT, ARE YOU COMING WITH ME?

NAH, I'M OKAY.

HAVE FUN.

ALL RIGHT.

♪ LONG LAY THE WORLD

♪ IN SIN AND ERROR PINING

♪ TILL HE APPEARED

♪ AND THE SOUL FELT HIS WORTH

[ALL SINGING TOGETHER] ♪ FALL...

♪ ON YOUR KNEES

♪ OH, HEAR

♪ THE ANGELS' VOICES

♪ OH, NIGHT

♪ DIVINE

♪ OH, NIGHT

♪ WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN

♪ OH, NIGHT

♪ DIVINE

♪ OH, NIGHT

♪ OH, NIGHT DIVINE

[♪♪]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WHO IS IT?

WHO DO YOU THINK?

KATE?

YOU LOOK NICE.

HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST COMING OVER LATER?

NO, TREVOR ISN'T COMING OVER, THANK YOU.

A GIRL CAN LOOK NICE ON CHRISTMAS DAY

WITHOUT HAVING A DATE, YOU KNOW.

MM-HMM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M HERE TO WISH YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY,

IN PERSON.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN THE CABIN?

WHAT ABOUT KEVIN?

WELL, THAT WOULD MEAN LEAVING YOU ALONE ON CHRISTMAS,

AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT I AM LETTING THAT HAPPEN.

PLEASE TELL ME THAT YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I'M NOT LEAVING YOU ALONE.

I'M FINE.

SERIOUSLY.

AVA AND I ARE ACTUALLY

SPENDING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

SEE?

I EVEN WRAPPED HER PRESENT.

AND THERE YOU GO.

STILL PUTTING EVERYONE BEFORE YOURSELF.

[SIGHS] WELL, MAYBE THAT'S JUST THE WAY THAT I AM,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

JACKIE--

KATE, GO HAVE FUN.

GO WITH KEVIN.

HEY, YOU CAN USE THE NEW COOKBOOK I GOT YOU.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN, ALWAYS A BIG HIT.

YEAH, I THINK I'LL BE STARTING WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE EASIER.

DRAGONBREATH CHILI?

MM, GRILLED CHEESE.

[LAUGHING]

FINE,

I'LL GO.

BUT NEXT CHRISTMAS,

IT'S GOING TO BE YOU AND ME, ALL RIGHT?

AND... KEVIN,

AND KEVIN'S PARENTS.

AND TREVOR?

COULD BE.

AND KEVIN?

COULD BE.

[LAUGHING]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, KATE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

ONE MORE.

AW...

HEY.

THIS IS FOR YOU.

AND, NO, I DID NOT STEAL IT.

AVA, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GET ME ANYTHING.

YEAH, I DID.

IT'S A MIXTAPE OF ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS,

AND THEY WERE ALL LEGALLY DOWNLOADED, TOO.

WELL, I LOVE IT.

THANK YOU.

DID YOU DO THIS CD ART?

YEAH.

GREAT WORK.

[LAUGHS]

OKAY, WELL, THE RESTAURANT ISN'T FAR FROM HERE.

WE CAN JUST WALK.

OKAY, BUT, UH...

FIRST, CAN YOU TAKE ME ON THE BUS

TO DR. CICERO'S HOUSE?

I MADE HER ONE, TOO.

I DON'T KNOW, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY.

I ALREADY CALLED HER.

SHE SAID IT WAS FINE.

PLEASE?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

I MEAN, I'M NOT REALLY GOOD AT THESE KINDS OF THINGS,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES, SO...

OKAY, FINE, I'LL TAKE YOU.

HERE, I GOT THIS FOR YOU.

IT'S THE MAKEUP.

I FIGURED I ALREADY PAID FOR IT.

[LAUGHING]

COME ON, LET'S GO.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA WAIT OUT HERE.

YOU JUST GO INSIDE AND GIVE IT TO HER.

[SIGHS] YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.

YEAH. COME ON IN,

SHARON, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

COME ON IN. COME ON. COME ON.

-HEY! -HEY!

SHARON, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

AVA SAID SHE HAD SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU.

INTERRUPTED?

GOOD JOB GETTING HER HERE.

SHE'S A PUSHOVER.

[LAUGHING]

WHAT IS GOING ON?

JACKIE, THIS IS EVERYONE, THE WHOLE MOTLEY CREW.

EVERYONE,

THIS IS JACKIE AND AVA.

HI, EVERYONE. NICE TO MEET YOU.

JACKIE...

WE WANT TO BE YOUR FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS.

ME?

AND AVA,

BUT SHE'S ALREADY SAID YES.

[CHUCKLES GIDDILY] YEAH, I DID.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE RULE, THOUGH. BRUCE?

EVERYONE MUST WEAR AN UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER.

OH.

WOW...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

SAY YES.

YES!

[LAUGHING] YES!

OH, THANK YOU.

THANKS.

THIS IS FOR YOU.

OH, THANK YOU.

WOW...

IS THIS FOR REAL?

YEAH.

YEAH, IT IS.

[CHUCKLING IN WONDER]

YOUR SWEATER IS REALLY UGLY.

[LAUGHING]

IT IS.

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