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[dramatic music]

["Joy to the World" playing]

- [exhales] Sometimes
things have to be shaken

to be seen more clearly.

[Natalie laughs]

Huh.

[paper rustling]

[Natalie sighs]

Mm, come on, quacky, quacky,
quacky, come on, baby.

Yes, you are--

- So, so you don't
think I feel bad

about missing Lola's recital?

I do.

- You were supposed
to be home days ago.

It's always something with you.

- I, I don't know how
else to tell you

it was an emergency.

It's always an emergency,

except when it comes
to our marriage.

Here we go with this again.

Yes, this again.

- I missed my flight.
I feel terrible about it.

You should.

I will,

find another one, okay?
Don't worry.

Tell that to your daughter.

Maxine,

I said I will find
another one, okay?

No, Larry,

you are what you do,

not what you say
you're going to do.

Oh, okay,

so this is the thanks I get

for running a
successful business.

You didn't seem
to have a problem

when you were
spending the money.

Excuse me?

You forget you didn't have a
career until I gave up mine.

[phone thudding]

Yeah,

so don't make me give
up my marriage, that part.

- Okay, all right, I, I, I,
I shouldn't have said that.

I, uh, I'm sorry.

I'm, I'm frustrated right now.

Well, join the club.

It's Christmas Eve, Lawrence.

But you know what?

Either find a flight or find
a family not waiting for you.

[phone clanking]

Hello?

["Joy to the World" playing]

[plane engines roaring]

- Mm, thank you,
thank you, thank you

for booking me a pod in
the VIP airport lounge.

[laughs] Can you say fire?

- [Gabby on phone] Did
they have your ginger shots?

- Of course, they had my
ginger shots waiting, yeah.

Girl, drove me
right to the plane.

Now look, that's why
I never get tired of VIP.

Girl, ain't nobody got time for
stressing in the airport

catching ordinary germs with
these ordinary people. [laughs]

[Gabby] How's Braxton?

- What's that?
- How's Braxton?

Oh, oh, yeah.

That syrup did quite the trick.

It knocked my little
Braxton right out.

Yes, it did. [laughs]

[switch clicking]
[bell rings]

Look at my baby.

- Yes, Ms. Meeks,
may I help you?

Another please?

- Of course.
- And a blanket for my fur baby.

It's freezing on this plane.

Oh, Gabby, I'm,
I'm so sorry, girl.

First class just ain't
what it used to be.

Girl, they just hire
anybody these days. [laughs]

Now, what was I saying?

- [Gabby] The presents.
- Oh, oh yes, okay.

Thank you so much for shipping
those presents to the house.

Mm-hmm, yeah.

- [Gabby] Did they make it?
- Yeah, of course, they made it.

Oh, and everybody is so excited.

- Good.
- Yeah.

- You're an angel.
- Oh.

Now look, merry Christmas, okay?

You're the best.
Enjoy your family.

- You too, merry Christmas.
- All right?

Okay, ciao, [laughs] that,
that means bye. [laughs]

Bye.

Ah.

Look at my little Braxton.

Yes, you are the cutest
little puppy in the world.

Mommy loves you.

Mommy loves you.

Ooh, [laughs] ooh. [laughs]

- Okay, Papa Still Got It '93,
come on, on this Live.

Ah, yes,
Came But Still Able, [laughs]

oh, come on this Live, baby.

Yes, Gigi Genies.

Uh, they're finally
letting me board the plane

after canceling
my direct flight.

And now they got
me on connection.

It's giving basic.

I hate it, but
it's Christmas Eve,

so I'm gonna keep
the spirits bright.

Plus I'm on my way to Miami
to go see my vroom, ah, ah, ah,

[laughs] my boo thang,
make me do some thangs.

Miss, miss, miss,

miss.
[Gigi imitating dog barking]

Would you please keep it moving?

- Do you see the people
in front of me? How?

She just wanna be on my Live.

Anyway, this genie is gonna go
back into her bottle,

oh because the
stewardess is tripping.

Flight attendant.

Whatever.

She just needed
attention, you all.

She wanted to be on my Live.

- You just press that button
if you need anything.

- Thank you.
- Welcome aboard.

You're welcome.

- I found our
unaccompanied minor.

Who does connecting
flights with a child?

Hello, my name is Yuki.

And before you ask,
I know where to sit.

I have my own snacks,

and I don't need anymore
wings or candy canes.

Okay, Miss Yuki.

Welcome aboard and
merry Christmas.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Hey, sista, happy Kwanza.

[mellow Christmas music]

Lord, I need a upgrade.

Welcome aboard.

- [Lois] They couldn't
put you back?

- [Harold] I told you--
- Welcome aboard.

- I don't wanna hear it.
- I said they told me--

- Harold, you had
one job, Harold, one.

It's bad enough I
have to do everything.

You just had to do
Christmas, though,

with your broke brother.

And when we get to
our seats, just sit down.

- What?
- You heard me.

I said just sit down, and I'll
be right across the aisle.

- You mean we are not
sitting with one another?

- No, and not with those fees
they were trying to charge us.

[Harold laughing]

[Santa] Ho, ho, ho, ho.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.

- Merry Christmas.
- Wait, sir, wait, sir.

How did you get past the
gate agent with these sacks?

You gotta check in
at least one of 'em.

- Oh, this is no problem.
You take this one,

and I'll make sure the
other one fits just fine, okay?

- Okay,
since it's Christmas Eve.

- Oh, ho, ho, wow,
this is amazing.

I'm used to just zipping
across the sky in my sleigh.

- You're still
holding up the line.

Ho, ho, ho, merry Christmas.

Ho, ho, ho, ho, merry
Christmas.

Oh, ho, ho, ho.

Welcome aboard.

- Girl, that gospel holiday
competition nearly wore me out.

Of course, I won.
Lord, have mercy.

- Merry Christmas, [laughs]
oh, you've been a good girl.

And you... [sighs]

- [Shelda on intercom]
Happy holidays,

ladies and gentlemen.

I'm Shelda, your senior
flight attendant.

And on behalf of
Captain Hepperman

and the flight crew, it's my
pleasure to welcome you aboard

- flight 207,
- [Santa] Mm, do I smell ribs?

- with services to Atlanta
this Christmas Eve.

If you need any assistance,
[plastic rustling]

please let us know.

- We'll be on our way shortly.
- Excuse me, sir.

Could you hold
this for me please?

- Sure.
[Gigi laughing]

So Giginians, let me tell you,

just because you're in coach
doesn't mean you can't arrive

looking like you've
been in first class.

I want you to log into
my shop, put my code in,

and get 2% discount on
these Gigi eye patches.

You put these on
your face, honey.

And let me tell you, no
swelling, no puffiness.

Thank you.

You'll look snatched
like Shereé,

or maybe not like Shereé,
but you will look refreshed

without going under the knife.

- I can't believe the
sorority wants to honor me.

What?

They want me to sell 10 tickets?

Child, they can keep that honor.

Hold on. I think
someone's in my seat.

Hold on.

I think someone needs to
check their boarding pass.

- Or maybe you
should check yours?

- I like my seat, so
I'm not going nowhere.

I'm not moving. [laughs]

Is there a problem?

Yes, someone's in my seat.

- [Gigi] Mm-mm.
- May I see your boarding pass?

- This is giving
so coach. [laughs]

I do not feel like
working up a sweat

and sweating out my edges
looking for a boarding pass.

- [Bunny] Sir, may I
see your boarding pass?

Uh. [exhales]

[paper rustling]

Huh.

- [Bunny] Sir, you
are in the wrong seat.

- I just do what
my wife tells me.

Thank you for helping me.

Anyway, sorry, girl.

Look, I'm flying
this bootleg airline.

Yeah, that one.

Look, I can't believe
that was his lame excuse.

I keep telling you, you are
in a third-person romance.

You need to face the facts.

Your man was on a straycation
not a company vacation.

Don't let him breadcrumb
you like that.

BTW, have you traveled
on Christmas Eve?

OMG, nightmare.

May I have your attention?

Are you all aware that
this is an exit row?

- Uh, and why I paid your
ridiculous upgrade fee.

No movies, no blankets.

No nada.

I'm hoping this plastic
window'll hold up

and not suck me up outta
here by my ponytail.

And are you ready, willing,

and able to assist in the
event of an emergency?

Uh, I'll assist, all right.

I'm gonna show everyone
which way to run.

[passengers laughing]

- Passengers seated in the
exit row may be required

to assist the crew
in an evacuation.

I need a verbal yes
that you understand.

Mm.

I said I need a verbal yes.

[Passengers] Yes.

- Girl.
- All right then.

- Jeez.
- Think I'm playing.

- Ooh.
- Oh, wow.

- Can't believe we were
flying with Miss Grinch.

Mm, you want one?

Ooh, I love gummy bears.

In fact, I'll take a few.

- [laughs] Okay.
- I mean,

who diets during
the holidays anyways?

Girl, I'm who.

This influencer has not
had a meal in weeks.

- Seriously?
- Mm-hmm.

Started that new
weight-loss shot.

And when I tell you
this, a 38-24-38, baby,

you could cancel Christmas.

I would get up and show you,
but you know, the stewardess.

But I done lost, like, 30
pounds in three weeks.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- Hmm, not that I
need to lose weight,

but I might look into that.

- Mm, good luck,
I've been having

to get mine from a veterinarian.

- Please, those fasts
never work, though.

I was on fen-phen
back in the day.

What's she talking about?

I used to look like you.

And as soon as I stopped
taking them dang pills,

thunder thighs, gained
back all that weight.

- I did Dexatrim
back in the '70s.

Exercise, meditation,

and vegetarianism is the
key to sustained health.

- [Santa] What
she talking about?

- Girl.
- Girl.

- I'm exhausted.
[Santa laughing]

Yeah, I've been hanging
with the family,

but I'm just happy to be going
home and get in my own bed.

- You know what I mean?
- Mm-hmm.

- Hey, now don't get me
wrong. Family is everything.

- Oh, absolutely, and
where are you from?

Atlanta, and you?

The North Pole.

- Oh, yeah, you
funny, I'm Harold.

- I'm Kris, and you
gotta go home early?

- Uh, yes, I was not
feeling too well,

so we cut our visit
with my brother short.

- Okay, did I hear your
wife say, um, Christmukkah?

- Yeah, my brother
mixes the two holidays.

- Oh, 'kay, well, as for me,
I just make dreams come true

for everybody.
[celestial music]

- Yeah, and you cost me a
pretty penny every year, too.

- Mm, man, these
gummies are tasty.

- Mm-hmm.
- Hmm, make me wanna sing.

Kicked in early.

- [Rochelle] Lord, ah.
[Gigi laughing]

♪ Mm

♪ One glad morning when
this life is over ♪

♪ Said I'll fly away

- All right, yes.
- Come on, y'all.

♪ To that place where God's
celestial shore, ooh ♪

- ♪ I'll...
- Girl.

Would you please stop?
This ain't church.

You ain't got to be so mean.

- Remind me of my
Pentecostal days.

Really, Harold?

- Bet you can't
resist this number.

♪ Santa Claus is coming
to town, oh, yeah ♪

♪ Santa Claus is
coming to town ♪

- You go, girl.
♪ You see, he's coming

♪ He's coming,
he's coming to town ♪

♪ Hey, he's coming,
he's coming ♪

- No, no, no.
- ♪ He's coming to town

- Not if this plane
don't leave off soon.

- ♪ Coming to town
- Ma'am.

Ma'am, please stop singing.

♪ I'm doing you a favor

♪ Giving you a show
for free, yeah ♪

[Harold laughing]

- You know, people pay top
dollar to hear me sing.

- Well, these people
paid top dollar to fly...

- Uh-oh.
- ...in peace.

- Mm-hmm.
- Now sit down.

- Mm.
[gentle music]

[Rochelle singing faintly]

[Rochelle growls]

- Ooh.
- Ah.

I know you're tired. [laughs]

Oddly, I am.

What in the devil?

- This is my new homemade
pod to keep out the strain.

- Ma'am, you, you can't
wrap your seat in plastic.

- What are you doing?
You're ruining my pod.

- And I'm gonna ruin you
next if you don't sit back

and stop acting Karen crazy.

- But I paid for this
seat fair and square.

- But you don't
get to redesign it

and see when Hartland
Security cart your butt

off this plane in a half lotus.

[Bethany sighs]

[plastic rustling]

- [Harold] Lois, pass
me my ribs please.

Mm, mm.

Oh, oh, Santa.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is your captain speaking.

We just got a signal to
check the air filter system.

- I'm still thirsty, uh, those
bubbles before we take off.

Thank you for your patience.

- As soon as I can, I will
get that drink to you.

But right now, would
you please sit down?

Hmm, okay.

- Mm-hmm, over and over,
I've been trying to tell ya.

You need to get
yourself a private dick

or drop one of those
spy whatchamacallits

in your man's gym bag.

I forget the name of it.

It's AirTag.

AirTag.

Oh, I am still on Live.

Hi, Gems. [laughs]

Did you hear that I just had
to help a auntie out? [laughs]

- You know how I-
- Uh, ladies,

I need you both to get
off your phone's ASAP.

Almost done.

- Or you can finish your
call in the terminal.

I'm not on a call.

- I'm actually--
- Off.

- Girl, I'll call you
when I land.

- [clicks tongue] All right,
so let me get off the phone

because the young
stewardess wants to trip.

- Flight attendant, I'm
a damn flight attendant.

- Well--
- Off.

Go attend a flight.

- [Shelda] Ladies and
gentlemen,

the boarding door
has now been closed.

Can I ask a question?

Sure.

What's a private dick?

Oh, not what you think.

Stands for private detective.

Oh.

And why am I so hungry?

[Gigi laughs]
[Rochelle sighs]

[door clattering]

Thank you, thank you. [laughs]

- Thank the captain
because, usually,

when that door is
closed, it stays closed.

You really must have
a hookup with Santa.

- Not too good, I'm
in, uh, I'm in 27B.

- All the way to the
back, Mr. Stevens.

- All the, all the way
to the, to the back?

Welcome aboard.

Okay.

[gentle music]

Loser.

[door clanking]

[bag rustling]
[door clattering]

- Uh, excuse me, can
I just, you know what?

It might be easier if you,
you get out so I can get in.

[Deniqua sighs]

Thank you, merry Christmas.

[Deniqua scoffs]

[grunts] Sorry, sorry.

- Thought I was gonna have
this seat to stretch out on.

But here you come,
CPT Time on steroids.

- You know, gotta get
home for Christmas.

- Uh, you sure was
cutting it close.

Now I ain't never missed one
Christmas with my family.

This better not be the first.

Shoot, it's the most
important time with kin folk.

Oh, yeah? Why's that?

[seat belt clanking]

Like you gotta ask.

See folks once a year, give
them my Christmas envelopes,

and fly 3,000 miles
straight back.

But let's talk about
how lucky you are, king,

that they opened that
door as late as you were.

I mean, you cute
and all, but damn.

- Yeah, I was really,
I was really lucky.

- Mm-hmm.

Well, I'm just glad I'm
on the aisle so I can go

to the toilet whenever I want to

because the bladder starts to
trick you when you get older.

- You feel me?
- Okay, I, all right,

I'm, I just need to, sorry,
uh, call my wife, [laughs]

text her and let her know
I'm, uh, on the plane.

- Okay, then you go
ahead and do that.

Are you going to see family?

- Yes, I'm going to
surprise my husband.

He's in the military.

Wow.

What is you looking at?

You ain't never seen a
tuna sandwich before?

Uh, not on a flight.

Well, you gonna wish you had

'cause is a long-ass flight,

and they don't serve
you nothing in coach.

What?

[passenger retching]

- Oh, damn, there
goes my appetite.

[tray clattering]

- [Shelda] Sorry for
the delays.

We'll be on our way shortly.

Oh, doggone it.

Why I always have to
get the busted seat?

- [Santa] We're late. I'm
gonna miss my connection.

- And why are you
here anyway, honey?

Where is your reindeer posse?

- See, this is an
emergency flight for me,

and my very first,
definitely gonna be my last.

I just hope they don't forget
my sacks with my toys in it

'cause I still have
deliveries to make.

[Deniqua laughing]

Now I get it.

You a airport Santa,

and you've knocked off
early from your gig,

and instead of you changing
outta your costume,

you decided to have
a few before you boarded.

- No, no, no, you
got it all wrong.

See, the reason why
I'm on this flight is

because my sleigh broke down,
and my wife, Mrs. Claus,

has our spare sleigh helping
me to save Christmas.

We connect in Georgia.

Oh Lord, why me?

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is your captain speaking.

We just got a signal
to check our wheels.

Thank you for your patience.

- Hey, excuse me, darling,
how about a hot toddy?

- My name is Shelda, and
we don't serve hot toddies.

- Uh, hot chocolate?
[ding]

Afraid not.

- I didn't want to pull out
my do you know who I am card,

but do you know who I am?

- Listen here, messy
Santa who's come

to the end of his season.

- [Santa] Tough
just like my Blixen.

- Don't make me toss
you off this bird.

- Uh, I think I
know that you could.

Oh, you wouldn't be my first,

and you definitely
won't be my last.

- Now I can show--
- Uh, that would be

a bad look for all of us
being Christmas Eve and all,

so let's all take a deep breath.

That's right, people.

Everyone take a deep,
cleansing breath,

two, three, four,
and out, two, three.

- Mr. Stevens.
- Yes.

- I have a seat for you in
first class if you'd like.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, yeah, you don't have
to tell me twice. [laughs]

Uh, there you go.

Yes, merry Christmas.

[gentle music]

Thank you.

[door clattering]

There is a God.

What the?

[scoffs] I wish somebody
would hook me up

'cause layaway Santa over here

is driving me candy
and nuts crazy.

Mm, but that man can come
down my chimney anytime,

even though I don't have one.

- [Shelda] Ms. Meeks, you'll
have to move your dog.

- Well, I thought
he was in coach.

- You thought wrong.
Move your dog.

Dog?

You mean my $5,000
emotional support companion?

- That paid zero designer
dollars for this seat.

Please move your dog.

- No, no, no, no, no,
what if Braxton wakes up?

- Ms. Meeks, if you don't
move this mutt, I will.

Fine.

- Mr. Stevens, would you
like a glass of champagne?

- Yes, please, thank you.
- Um.

Make that two, remember?

[bag thudding and rasping]
[gentle music continues]

And when we land, Mama's
gonna smother you with kisses.

Yes, I am, you little
kooky, pooky, woo,

yooky, pooky, pooky,
pooky, smooky. [laughs]

- Sorry, I, uh, I
need the leg room.

What kind of dog is that?

- Uh, the kind
that eats, sleeps,

and doesn't talk to strangers.

Okay.

Oh, well, the 405 was crazy.

Security lines were a mile long.

Always an excuse.

Excuse me?

If you would've left earlier,

you would've made time for
traffic, but you didn't.

Uh, so maybe you
should get two watches,

one for real time and one
for fantasy time. [laughs]

[Shelda] Mr. Stevens.

Thank you.

[Shelda] Ms. Meeks.

[glass thudding]

[footsteps receding]

- [Captain] [coughing] Good
news, ladies and gentlemen.

We've fixed the
air filter system.

Bad news is that flight
control just alerted

there's a rogue storm
blasting across the Midwest

and heading south.

[captain speaking Korean]

The hell he talking about?

Sorry about that. [laughs]

Forgot where I was for a moment.

I haven't slept in 24 hours,
and I just landed from Korea.

[captain laughing]

- I understand Korean,
everybody. Just relax, I got it.

It's all good, and it's
all good. Trust me.

We gonna be all right.

[Deniqua sighs]
[Santa laughing]

- Anyway, seem to have this
head cold I can't seem to kick.

Either way, safety first,

though I am flying
this plane by myself.

- Don't they usually
have a copilot?

- Girl, I thought so
too. This is scary.

- But not to worry,
sit back and relax

'cause we're delayed
until further notice.

- Oh.
- What?

- Oh, my God.
- Man.

Merry Christmas.

- My sister, the
clock is ticking.

This thing is getting serious.

Again, it's Shelda,

not darling and
definitely not sister.

- Just a figure
speech, calm down.

Why is everybody on edge?

Sit down.

- No, I, um, still
on the tarmac.

What do you think it means?

- Whoa, what the?
Are you serious?

Oh, it was an accident.

- Oh, an accident,
this is an accident?

- [Maxine on phone] What
was an accident?

- No, not you, the
lady next to me.

- What lady?
- Look, I gotta go.

[Natalie exhales]

[switch clicking]
[bell rings]

- How am I gonna, what am
I supposed to do with this?

I am so sorry.

- An apology, that's all
you got is an apology?

This is couture. [sighs]

- [Shelda] Um, so what's
going on?

Can we get some napkins?

- Sure.
- Yeah.

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

- You're welcome.
- Uh, tell you what...

[gentle music]

[Natalie sighs]

...for your dry cleaning.

It's the least I could do.

[Natalie sighs]

It is the least, thank you.

- Oh, gosh.
- Oh, I'm sorry.

It's, it's, um, uh, yes,

it's like all over here.

[Larry] Oh, it's bad.

- It's very wet.
- It's so wet.

- It's wet down here.
- It's everywhere.

It's all, thank you,
uh, uh, thank you.

Um, let's just, [laughs]
let's just start over.

Um, hi, my name is Natalie,

Natalie Meeks.

- Lawrence, interesting
way to meet.

Yeah, it is.

Um, look, I, I,
I need to change.

You mind grabbing my bag for me?

It's up there, uh.

- Oh.
- I, I can-

- Yeah, sure, no problem.
- Appreciate it, thank you.

[gentle music]

[buttons clanking]
[jacket rustling]

[latch clicking]

Mm.

- This one?
- Yeah, that, the, the big one

that's strong
and sturdy. [laughs]

Yeah, uh, thank you.

- Take this.
- Appreciate it.

I mean, thanks, um.

I'm gonna go get changed.

[grunts] Sorry.

- Oh.
- Oh. [laughs]

Um, it's, it's tight in here.

- Not, uh, much-
- Oh.

- It's, it's-
- Oh, okay.

- [Natalie] So sturdy,
oh, oh, thank you.

[Larry sighs]
[gentle music continues]

[gentle music continues]

[glass clanking]

[Larry exhales]

[Santa laughing]

- Ooh, uh, could
you not do that?

What did I do?

- Give me whiplash, 'bout
broke my neck and my seat.

- I'm sorry. Sometime I just
don't know my own strength.

You sure don't.

Almost pulled my chair
up out the floor.

You see that?
[Gigi laughing]

I can't believe this, just
[exhales] bootleg airline.

Mm-mm, oh God, mm.

Get back to your seat.

- Santa can't go
to the bathroom?

- It's in use right now,
but you have one in coach.

- Shh, do you have to
say coach so loud?

- Sir, sit down.
[whimsical music]

- Miss, you don't
[laughs] understand, lady.

I'm on a very tight schedule.

I'm gonna get off this thing,
make me another reservation.

That's not possible.

- And my wife, whoo, she
is waiting on me to come

and help her out.

Then we can just simply go home.

Let me guess, the North Pole.

Oh, you're right.

- Excuse me, uh,
Santa, is it? [laughs]

Yeah, I, I was overhearing
your conversation,

and I completely
understand your situation.

- You do?
- Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I have mad respect
for you, Santa.

Aw, thank you, Lawrence.

Photographic memory,
and I saw your name

on the side of your
duffle bag. [laughs]

Oh, right, right.

Um, listen, you have
this global brand

in the making-wishes-come-true
department, right?

Absolutely correct.

- Okay, well, have you
thought about all the folks

on this plane that
would be disappointed

if you made the captain do
a U-turn back to the gate

and what that would
do to your reputation?

- Well, I didn't, I, I guess
I, I, I never thought of,

I never thought of it that way.

Evidently.

- And by the way, great
job, building you're working

on for the homeless, priceless.

How do you know about that?

- And right next door
to Salvation Army.

- [Shelda] Oh,
that explains that.

- Son, good deeds
are hard to miss.

- Uh, fa, la, la, la,
la, la, hey, uh, uh,

I need one new elf.

I need one elf.

- In fact-
- I, I got it, Santa.

[Santa] Fa, la.

- Didn't you have to
go to the restroom?

Uh, yeah, I, okay.

- Flight attendants,
please be seated.

- Hey, I just wanted to
apologize again for being

so clumsy earlier.

- Uh, that's okay. I overreacted
a little bit. [laughs]

- Well, if you don't
mind me saying,

you look amazing in that.

- Oh, well, thank you, I don't
mind you saying it at all.

And I hope you don't
mind me asking,

was that family you were on
the phone with earlier, or?

- Uh, let's just say
I'm in the doghouse.

- Oh, yeah, believe me,
I understand the struggle

of striking the right balance
between work and family.

It's, it's tough.

- Yeah, my w--
- Your what?

Nothing, what about you?

I see you got a big
rock on your finger.

Oh, um, I'm engaged.

Uh, yeah, my fiancé
lives in Atlanta.

So you're going home?

No, I, I live in LA.

Long distance.

- Well, we, we put
the R in romance.

You know, we're,
we're busy people.

[gentle music]

[phone buzzing]

Oh, just a second.

Hey, yeah. [laughs]

Yeah, we're still on
the tarmac. [laughs]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's, it's
some sort of storm or whatever.

It's crazy.

Yeah, okay.

All right, I'll text
you when we land.

Okay, I love you more.

No, no, I, I love you more.

No, you know I love
you more. [laughs]

Muah, muah, muah, muah,
muah, muah, muah. [laughs]

Oh, I love you.

[phone thudding]

Hmm. [laughs]

- See I'm not the only one
who works on Christmas Eve.

Yeah.

- So I gotta ask,
what is it you do?

- You just not gonna let me
finish doing my work, are you?

It is 10:00 on Christmas Eve.

- Oh.
- Business hours

are officially over.

- Okay, says the
admitted workaholic.

Yeah, takes one to know.

Okay. [laughs]

Okay, well, I'm a news producer.

Yeah.
[Larry laughing]

Yeah, I travel all
around the world,

and, you know, I,
I'm looking forward

to doing absolutely nothing.

It's rare that I get a chance

to just do nothing on a holiday.

- I took you for a doctor.
- Really?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Well, I mean, I did
volunteer as an EMT

for two summers in college.

And, you know, I would've
been Dr. Meeks if I'd gone

to Yale like I wanted to.

- No way.
- Yeah.

- Yeah, no, I wanted
to go to Yale,

but Cooper Union School
offered me a full ride,

so I ended up in New York City.

What? Are you serious?

I, I went to NYU.

- Really?
- What year did you graduate?

'09.

I was a freshman.

- [laughs] So we could have
bumped into each other.

Yeah, I mean, I, but I was,

you probably wouldn't
have noticed me.

I was the broke girl on campus.

I only wore vintage so I could
look fashionable on a budget.

You know, like, college,
I would hide in my dorm room

and just pray the, the janitor
wouldn't catch me in there

feasting on ramen
noodles. [laughs]

That chicken was bomb.

- Chicken flavor.
[Natalie laughing]

No, we would've, we
would've totally hit it off.

I can tell.

You know, my friends,

they were jetting
home for the holidays.

I was taking a bus
to LA, so I get it.

Um, yeah, well, I, I, I think

we did all right for ourselves,

even though I don't
know what you do.

- I'm a developer, basically
own a construction company.

Hmm.

Tell me more.

[Captain] [coughing]

We're number two in line
for departure.

Oh, my God.

[air whooshing]
[water sloshing]

Where is it? Where's my ankh?
Where--

Get over here. Sit down.

- Whoa, hoo-hoo, hoo.
- Sit down, sit down.

You'll never make it back to
your seat in time.

Woman, you're strong.

- Just buckle up.
- Okay.

You're highly irregular.

- [Santa laughing]
- Cool under fire.

Whatever it is you want for
Christmas, you gonna get it.

[Santa laughing]

- Listen, man, ow, I'm
gonna be honest with you.

You're above my pay grade.

I'm not a psychiatrist,
even though I feel like one,

and a mother, and
an animal keeper,

and unfortunately, more
and more a wrestler.

I've come through 27 years.

27 years.

27 years unscathed,

you are not gonna mess
up my impeccable record.

[plane engines whirring]

And by the way, what I want

for Christmas can't be
found under any tree.

Now put that in your
pipe and smoke it.

- Flight attendants,
prepare for departure.

[plane engines whirring]
[bright music]

- Here's to, Christmas
in the friendly skies.

- To Christmas in
the friendly skies.

[both laughing]

Wow. [laughs]

Wow what?

What's happening? [laughs]

- I do not know,
but why fight it?

[both laughing]

- It's about damn time,
worst airline ever.

See if I come back.

- I'm writing the FAA
as soon as we land.

I'm gonna get my
26K in penalties.

Stuck on this damn
plane for a half a day.

- Did you say 26K?
- Mm-hmm, yep.

You want the address?

- Mm-hmm, let me get some paper.

[air whooshing]
[hair thudding]

Ooh, what the hell.

Ma'am.

Hold on. I need
some help down here.

This better be an emergency.

The hell this look like?

Can you do something about
all this Malaysian yaki

all up in my face?

That ain't even hers, no way.

- Ma'am, uh, please keep
your hair in your own seat.

[lips fluttering]

Oh. [sighs]

Jeez.

- Hey, Lois, would you
pass me the cornbread?

I ate it.

- Well, then give
me the fruitcake.

- Baby, will you pass this over
there to my husband, please?

- Thank you.
- Thank you, thank you, sir.

- I don't think
we officially met.

- I'm Gigi.
- And I'm hungry.

- Well, I'll make it
brief. What's in that?

- You know, old canned
fruit, uh, lard.

Yuck, ugh.

- All I know is I got
grub, and you don't, mm.

Can I ask you a question?

Did I overhear you earlier say

something about relationships?

No, that wasn't me.

That was the lady in
the seat next to me.

- Oh, okay, well, you
might wanna tell her.

You gotta keep an open mind if
you want a marriage to work.

Oh.

How long have you been married?

- 42 years.
- Ah.

[Harold and Gigi laughing]

Such a long time.

- How? [laughs]
- Oh, selective amnesia.

[Harold and Santa laughing]

But never go to bed angry

and unconditional love.

- I'm gonna need to
work on all three.

[Harold and Gigi laughing]

- You mind if I
ask you a question?

What were those things
you were wearing

under your eyes earlier?

- Oh, those are my
Gigi eye patches.

They just help with swelling,
keep this face beautiful.

- Yeah, hey, Lois, you
remember the, uh, eye patches

this beautiful young
lady was wearing earlier?

You may want to
try some. [laughs]

I'll give you my discount.

I don't think she's interested.

[Gigi laughing]

[plane engines roaring]

[pen rasping]

- Psst, hey, Santa, you
mind turning off that light?

I'm trying to sleep.

- No can do, I'm checking
my list, checking it twice.

Gonna find out who's naughty

and who's nice.
[bells chiming]

[Deniqua sighs]

- [Bunny] Ma'am, you
can't block the aisle.

Mm, but I have to stretch.

Sitting this long isn't
good for my ascending

or descending colon, or
overall mental health.

I have to keep my chakras
open, my spirit energy flowing,

especially as I approach being

with my dysfunctional
earth family.

- Yeah, well, you're gonna
have to fold those chakras up

and get in your seat, like, now.

Okay, namaste, mm.

[foot thudding]

[seat creaking]

- Uh, sweet pea, do you
mind being a good girl

and stop kicking
my seat, please?

[seat creaking]
[foot thudding]

[Deniqua scoffs]

See, that's what that
new-age parenting gets you.

I'mma handle this.

[gentle music]

Hey, this isn't a lot of fun

for you at Christmas time, huh?

No.

If you're really Santa,
why are you on a plane?

[laughs] Oh, long story.

- And why are you
traveling on Christmas Eve?

Little terror.

Mommy and Daddy got divorced,

and it's Daddy's turn to
have me for Christmas.

Well, that sounds complicated.

I'm used to it.

Can I tell you guys a secret?

- I mean, I guess, but they
say never burden a person

with bad news at
night, but go ahead.

I hope this plane never lands.

What? Why?

- 'Cause I'm happy up here
with nobody fighting over me.

Besides, I have
Santa all to myself.

[Santa laughing]

- Well, my name is
Deniqua. What's yours?

- Yuki.
- Yuki.

How did you know that?

[laughs] Oh.

Yuki, do you know how to knit?

No.

- Well, I do, and
it's a lotta fun.

I knit all kind of things just
to relax, like these mittens.

You wanna come
help me finish 'em?

Yes.

- Well, come on up
here and sit with me.

[gentle music continues]

We just need to add some
more stitching, right?

So I'm gonna get you to
pull out some more yarn.

I looked everywhere, Shelda.

- You know that ankh
means so much to me.

I never take it off.

- No disrespect, but
what does it mean?

It means life.

It belonged to my grandfather,

and I always felt so close
to him every time I wore it.

- Well, you just gotta believe
that it'll turn up somehow.

[bell rings]

Now what?

Just about everybody's asleep
except for layaway Santa

and that kooky yoga chick.

- Maybe they're
just lonely, Bunny.

- You always see the
good in people, Shelda.

You know, if it wasn't
for you mentoring me,

I'm not even sure
I'd still be here.

- And look on us on this same
Christmas Eve shift together.

- [laughs] Somebody's
gotta do it.

Amen.

- You the one that
taught me the importance

of building legacy.

Proudest moment of my
life was working my way up

to owning my own home.

I remember.

- Now I plan on working
straight through

to New Year's Day.

All right, girl, you do it.

- You know, I know I can be
a tad bit extra sometimes,

but you always give me
the benefit of the doubt.

Most people are good.

They just need the
opportunity to prove it.

And it's like the hardest
ones to love are the ones

that need it the most.

- That's 'cause he definitely
believes he's somebody.

Now I've heard of
getting into character,

but this guy is over the top,

carrying on about training
Rudolph's grandeers how to fly.

[Shelda laughing]
Really?

There's only so much I can take.

[Shelda and Bunny laughing]

[Shelda exhales]

I'm gonna hate seeing
you retire, Shelda.

I can't believe this is
our last flight together.

So,

this is for you.

Bunny, you shouldn't have.

Oh, just open it.

Okay.

[bells chiming]
[Shelda gasps]

Oh, my, this is so beautiful.

I love it.

Thank you so much.

- Fly, girl, fly.
Live your best life.

You deserve it.

[Shelda exhales]

I'm gonna miss you, Bunny.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas to you, too.

[gentle music continues]

[wondrous music]

Uh, Shelda, please tell me

I am not losing my
mind and seeing things.

Oh, my God.

Who did this and when?

- Girl, I have no idea,
and I am too tired to ask.

I'm beginning to think--

Don't start, don't start.

- [laughs] Let me go check
on our unaccompanied minor.

Oh, my God.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Natalie] Hmm, mm.

Wow, these flight
attendants are doing the most

to keep their jobs. [laughs]

[exhales] This is incredible.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know, this, uh,

this whole experience
has been incredible.

I mean, who would've thought
I'd be sitting next to you

after I started off in
the back of the plane?

Yeah, who would've thought?

Yeah.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh

The?

Who did this?

- [Bethany] Look at what
the universe brought us.

[Harold] Wow.

[hand knocking]

- I'm not playing
with you, mall Santa.

Open the door.

[latch clicking]

Hi.

You're lucky.

- What's the problem?
I mean, what's up?

- It is a crime to
smoke on a flight.

I can't puff my pipe in peace?

Let me try some Santa talk.

So you had no idea
that a pipe,

pipe between your teeth with
smoke encircling your head

like a wreath was illegal?

No, I had no idea.

- [sighs] Now I have to write
up an incident report,

and trust, law enforcement
will be waiting

for you at the door to
take you into custody.

- Oh, Lord, Mrs. Claus is not
gonna be happy about this.

Go sit down. Oh, wait.

Uh, did you by any chance see

who put up those
Christmas decorations?

Really? I was in the bathroom.

Get your butt outta here.

[Santa sighs]

- And your dog hasn't made
a peep the whole time.

- Yeah, he usually just,
um, sleeps the whole flight.

[Natalie laughs]

Mm.

- Mm.
- What's wrong? You okay?

Ah, just stiff neck.

I just, uh-

- Oh.
- kinda slept on it wrong.

It's probably stress.

Turn around now. I'll
I'll help you out, yeah.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Okay, just uh,

right up in, in here.

- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, just, oh.

[sultry music]

Yeah, [laughs] yeah,
right in there, ooh.

[Natalie moans]

Just, uh, just [exhales]
maybe a little lower.

- Just relax and let
my fingers do the work.

Magic hands.

[both laughing]

[Natalie] Mm.

[both laughing]

Sh, sh, sh, sh, ah.

Ah, yeah. [laughs]

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

Mm.

You can do me next.

[sultry music continues]

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

[thunder clapping]

Mm.

[Larry exhales]
[Natalie laughing]

- I, uh, [laughs] I feel
so relaxed right now.

Yeah.

- I feel like I just don't
want this flight to end.

I feel like there's so much
I still wanna know about you.

I know it sounds crazy,
but it's the truth.

Maybe we just having a moment.

- No, this is more
than a moment.

I build things, you know?

Yeah?

- Yeah, and you, hitter,
you write for the news.

- Uh, okay, I see where
you're going with this.

You, you wanna build a
fairytale story together

with a, a happy ending.

That is a great idea.

[Natalie laughing]

Let's go for it.

Okay, okay, all right.

- Come on writer.
- Okay, um,

once upon a time,
there was a super sexy,

super fine, caring

man that sat next to a...

- Super smart, super stylish-

Hey. [laughs]

sexy, beautiful woman

at 30,000 feet.

- With nowhere
else to go, but...

But next to each other.

Like it was meant to be.

Like it was meant to be.

[sultry music continues]

- [Natalie] Mm.
[lips smacking]

- Do you always make
storybook fairytale endings

with complete strangers?

Uh, [laughs] uh, no.

Believe me, this
is my first time.

Well, well, how about you?

Do you always kiss
complete strangers

at, at cruising altitudes?

This is the first time.

My heart's beating outta
my chest right now.

Really? Is it really?

- [Shelda] That'll be
the risk you're taking.

- What'd she say?
- Not a doggone thing.

Anyway, where were we?

[Natalie laughs]

I don't know.

I just,

you caught me so off guard.

We're complete strangers.

- Okay, okay, well,
um, how about you

tell me more about yourself
so we're less of strangers?

Okay.

Um, I was born in LA-

- Okay.
- to awesome parents.

Got a full ride to Cooper Union
where I met my wife Maxine.

- Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

Your, your, your
what? Your wife?

- Wait, wait.
- Um-

- Uh, I knew you was married.
What, what, what do you do,

- Natalie.
- take off your ring before you

- walk through first class-
- No, hey, hey, let me finish.

- smelling like-
- Let me--

shea butter and a good time?

- Okay, let me, let me finish.
- Oh, gosh, it's always married-

- Hey.
- ones who come up at me.

- Natalie, Maxine was
dancing for Alvin Ailey-

- Mm.
- when we found out

she was pregnant.

We rushed and got married.

There was a lot of
family pressure.

And after she gave birth,
[gentle music]

um, and she stopped
dancing, things changed.

It's like her spirit
died a little.

- Well, well, well,
did she go back

to dancing after
she had the baby?

- You know what
postpartum depression is?

- Yeah, it can happen
after you have a baby.

It was bad.

I had to bring in my mom to
come help with the nanny and,

the next 10 years
were really hard.

We just, we grew further
and further apart,

tried counseling,
the whole nine.

But in the end,
what we found out is

that we were never really
friends in the first place.

So, a year ago,
we got separated.

I moved out.

- Well, what about
your daughter?

- She's my reason for
getting up every day.

- Hmm.
- Her name's Lola,

and she's got me wrapped
around her little finger.

[Natalie] Oh. [laughs]

- You wanna see a picture?
- Yeah, sure.

Oh. [laughs]

She's beautiful.

[laughs] She looks like
she stole her daddy's face.

That's not all she stole.

Okay, your turn.

- Uh, yeah, it's not that
much to tell. [laughs]

Good, should be quick.

- It's not as glamorous as
I try to make it out to be.

But I, I, I do
have, um, a picture

of some kids that I
mentor I could show you.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

- Oh, yeah?
[Larry laughing]

Yeah, let me see.

Okay.

Wait, where's my phone?

I, I, I lost my phone.
[urgent music]

I need my phone. I, I-

- Okay, all right, I'll, I'll--
- [Natalie] Well, I was talking

to my assistant, and then-

- All right.
- I got up,

- and where is my phone?
- Well, calm down.

- [Natalie] What is up? Uh,
everything is in my phone.

- All right, I see something.
- Oh, my goodness.

- Where is my phone?
- All right, uh-

- [Natalie] I had it right here.
It was, wait a minute.

- If you look in the cushions-
- Okay, okay.

- you might find something.
- It's not there, dammit.

Wait, did y'all hide my phone?
Where's my phone? Oh, gosh.

Ma'am, what is going on?

[Natalie] I lost my phone.

- It was underneath here.
- But you cannot remove that.

But I need

- to find my phone.
- This is airline property.

- Oh, gosh, where the-
- You need to sit down

before you, you are disturbing-

- Okay, I'm sorry.
- the other passengers.

- Oh, ah.
- Sit down.

- Okay.
- [Larry] Got it, got it.

- Where, where is it?
- I see it.

It's right, one second.

- There it is.
- Ah, gosh.

[Larry] Boom.

- Thank you.
- Oh, thank you.

- [Natalie] Oh, my gosh.
- You're welcome.

[Natalie] I'm sorry.

- All right.
- Oh.

[Larry laughing]

[laughs] Oh, my God.

I feel like we just
got in trouble.

Like, we was transported
back to first grade.

- Yeah, 'cause you were
tearing up the damn plane.

- Me? No wait.
- Yeah, you were tearing up--

Stop. I'm ticklish. [laughs]

- I'm falling in love with you.
- You,

you said what?
You falling for me?

What?

- No? Yeah?
[Larry laughing]

Uh.

You so crazy.
[Larry laughing]

No, you crazy.

We're both crazy, but
it feels good to laugh.

I know, right? [laughs]

[both sigh]

Right.

[Natalie exhales]

Okay, you, you got your phone?

Yes, I have my phone.

- You were telling me about
your not-so-glamorous life.

Oh, yeah, um, [laughs]

so here are the
kids that I mentor.

Wow.

[gentle music]

- Yeah.
- That is amazing.

Yeah, I love them.

I wish I had the time.

That's great.

Okay, continue.

Where are you from?

- Um, I'm, I'm from Atlanta-

- Mm-hmm.
- And I--

- ATL, shout-out.
- Yay.

[both laughing]

I love uh, politics and,
and, and, um, and journalism.

And when I was younger,
I just wanted to grow up

and conquer the
world, end of story.

- [Larry] Yeah?
- Thank you.

Yeah.

[Natalie laughing]
[gentle music continues]

So, um, parents, family?

Oh, um, this, uh,

promise me you won't overreact.

What?

I promise.

Okay. [exhales]

Um, my mom had me

at 13 years old and...

...she died giving birth to me.

At first, it was, it was
hard to live with my grandma,

but, and I don't know where
I would be without her.

[Larry breathes deeply]

When she got sick, I was
placed in a group home.

Yeah.

And it was a lot.

So I don't put a
lot on the holidays.

Um, I learned to
compartmentalize

and have no expectations

from anyone or anything.

- You deserve a
lot more than that.

Larry, you promised.

Remember?

Let's just change the subject.

[Larry] Okay.

- Um, a confession,
I googled you.

- Oh, that's disappointing.
[Natalie laughing]

- I, well-

- I thought we were having
an organic conversation,

and here you are googling.

No, we are.

I just was, when Santa was
talking about your home

for the homeless that
you were building,

I was curious, so
I, I googled you,

and you know, what I read it,

Larry, it really touched me.

It's amazing what you're
doing for your community.

- No, I, I told you my,
my parents are the ones

who sacrificed so
I could succeed.

My dad, he worked in sanitation.

My mom worked part-time
at Dodger Stadium.

But no matter what was going on,

they just, they always
made time for family.

You're lucky. [laughs]

- My dad got laid off, and
we'd be facing eviction.

But, you know, through
all the struggles,

we managed to stay together.

So, yeah, yeah, I
guess I do feel lucky.

[gentle music continues]

We both are.

- Why is it so easy
to talk to you?

I know, right?

It's like I've
just, I've known you.

- [Larry and Natalie]
My whole life.

[magical music]
[lips smacking]

[Natalie laughs]

Snuggle, cuddle, cuddle,

cuddle, snuggle,
snuggle. [laughs]

[Natalie purring]

- [Larry] Mm, what is
that? Is that cinnamon?

Mm, a little nutmeg.

You smell like Christmas.

Marshmallows.

[both laughing]

I'm smelling like first class.

[both laughing]

Christmas snacks?

No, thanks.

What the hell? Mm.

[thunder clapping]

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

Wait. Oh.

Oh, my God, what was that?

- Uh, just a little turbulence,
I thought you flew a lot.

- Uh, that doesn't
mean I like to.

I prefer terra firma, the
more firma the less terror.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Oh.

- How's that?
- Oh, that's much better.

[Natalie laughs]

- Excuse me, I, I don't mean
to turn this into a throuple,

- but I--
- We're good.

[bell rings]

Excuse me.

[Natalie laughs]

Thank you.

What about the movie?

Oh, we're making a movie.

[both laughing]

[dramatic music]

- [Shelda] Oh, my God.
Captain, you're burning up.

- We're on autopilot.
[console beeping]

I called air traffic
control. Get someone quick.

- Yes, sir, right away.
I'm gonna need a miracle.

Ladies and gentlemen,
please don't panic,

but can anyone fly a plane?

- What?
- What?

- Oh, my God, Lord, I swear
I'll be good from now on.

- I'm gonna tithe 10%
of my Temu earnings,

and just please let
my TikTok video

post before this
plane goes down.

[Bethany] Surrender, people,

to the next dimension.
[triangle chiming]

[passenger sobbing]

- I wanna live, Lord, I
want to live. [sobbing]

- I can.
- [Passengers] No.

- Are you serious?
- As a heart attack.

- Uh, which I'm
having right now.

Looks can be deceiving.

I have a shared
military experience.

Matter of fact, Bob Hope and I--

- Yeah, I don't
need the backstory.

I'll take your word for it.

Just come on. Come on.

Go Santa. Go Santa.

- Go Santa.
- Hush, baby.

I'm trying to
concentrate on living.

What are you talking about?

What do you mean there's no
pilot? There's gotta be a pilot.

What you talking about?

- Ooh.
- Mr. Stevens,

I need your help
on the cockpit now.

- Me?
- You heard

what the lady said.

- Where you going?
Oh, God, no. [gasping]

Not in first class, oh,
it's supposed to be safe.

Oh, God. [gasping]

- [Larry] Easy, easy.
- [Captain] All right.

[grunts] Hang on.

- Yeah, all right,
there you go, all right.

- [Shelda] Thank you so much,
Mr. Stevens.

You can go back
to your seat now.

- Okay, well if
you need anything,

I'll be,
[console beeping]

I'll be right out here.

Thank you.

[console continues beeping]

[switch clicking]
[beeping stops]

Sorry about questioning
you earlier.

- [exhales] I'm so used to
convincing non-believers.

- Mm, well, you've made
a believer out of me

and you proved your point.

Can drop that Santa bit now.

Wait. Come again.

- Nevermind, let me go
check on my passengers.

Captain's doing a lot better.

- Ladies and gentlemen,
boys and girls,

this is Santa with an update.

Uh, the captain is running
a slight fever right now,

but he'll be doing
just fine in no time.

And I wanna commend all of you,

uh, for having faith in me.

This has been quite a
Christmas adventure.

- More like a
Christmas nightmare.

- [Santa] Now sit
back and relax.

How?

- Don't worry, Miss Deniqua,
Santa's got this.

He's flown all over the world.

- [laughs] Oh, well, honey,
you don't know how much

I wanna believe that.

This is all seriousness.

If I end up in that box,
you better make sure

that I got a beat face
and a snatch waist

because I think this
plane is going down.

No.

- [Deniqua] [laughs]
Oh, she's just kidding.

- No, no, my baby's coming.
- [Deniqua] What?

- What?
- Sweet baby Jesus,

we need a doctor.

- Oh, oh, my baby's
coming right now.

- I just called for help.
- [Deniqua] Can you hold it?

- No, I can't hold it.
- No, she can't hold it.

- I was a midwife
once. I will assist.

- Oh, absolutely not.
[Hilda gasping]

- Miss Hilda,
Miss Hilda, listen.

Say goodbye to all your fears
and let yourself be free

while angels fly you safely home

on peaceful wings times three.

Thanks, honey. [hollering]

- See, this is why I will
never, ever have children.

What?

And bust this body open
like a can of bust biscuits?

[Hilda gasping]

- Here's all the medical
supplies we have.

Her name is Hilda.

- Hey, Hilda.
[Hilda groaning]

Hey, my name is
Natalie, all right?

- Okay.
- I was an EMT.

- I'm gonna help you-
- Okay.

- have your baby.
- Okay.

- Uh, but first I
need you to relax.

Look, I know that's
a lot to ask,

but I need you to try, okay?

Now this is Larry.

He's gonna help to
get you to first.

You can get more
comfortable, all right?

- Okay.
- Okay, all right.

But slow deep breaths.

[Hilda hollering]

We gotta get her
to first right away

because she's in active labor.

- Okay, I'll get the area
ready. Bunny, you're in charge.

- Yes, ma'am.
- Does anybody have

anything we can tie the,
uh, umbilical cord with?

We have yarn.

- Oh, yes, that,
that'd be great.

[Hilda groaning]

All righty then, this is great.
All right, Larry, you ready?

- [Hilda groaning]
- Yeah, as I'll ever be.

- Okay, on the count
of three, Hilda?

- Okay.
- All right, you ready?

That's one, two, three.

[Hilda groaning]

- There you go.
- Watch your head.

- Oh, I got her.
- Okay.

[Hilda gasping]

Take your time. I got you.

- [Larry] Take your time.
[Hilda gasping]

- [Natalie] I need
you to keep an eye out

- on the curtain trash.
- And take this away.

The bottle is popping.

We got Santa flying the
plane. It's a long story.

- [Deniqua] My little elf.
[hands smacking]

- And now we have this
lady about to have

a baby on the plane.

She is gonna have a push
party up here in the air.

- Oh, God, ah, ooh,
I see the head.

- Please don't let
anything happen to my baby.

- You and your baby
are gonna be just fine.

- And I cannot-
- You just gotta pant-

- see clearly.
- through the contractions,

- okay?
- Okay.

- And get ready to
push again, all right?

It's been about an hour.
Okay, now, now push.

And push.

[Hilda groaning]
[inspiring music]

- Come on!
- Oh, my goodness.

Oh, that's it. Push again.

[Hilda hollering]

One more time,
one more time, Hilda!

Push again. You got it.

- I can't.
- You got it!

- I can't.
- Baby, you got it,

you got it!

[Hilda groaning]

One more!

[Hilda groaning]
[inspiring music continues]

[baby crying]
[passengers applauding]

[gentle flute music]
[baby continues crying]

[Hilda breathing heavily]

- [Hilda] Is my baby, okay?
- [Natalie] Yes.

- [Shelda] Hilda,
congratulations.

You did it!

- [Natalie] Good job,
good job, oh, God.

- Ah, ooh, she's
having that baby.

[baby crying]

Oh, okay, that's enough of that.

[baby crying]

Uh, uh, Pampers,
holler at your girl.

Give me that brand
deal, mm-hmm, yep.

How can you sleep through
this, like you are knocked out?

[Rochelle snoring]

Ugh, okay, people are sick.

- She's perfect.
[baby crying]

[Natalie] How do you feel?

- Blessed, grateful,
and so tired.

[all laughing]

Thank you all so
much, thank you.

- Aw, she's strong,
just like her mama.

She's beautiful.

I'm naming her Miracle.

[Natalie] Aw.

- Well, nobody can say this
has been a boring flight.

[all laughing]

[plane engines roaring]

How 'bout we pat
ourselves on the back?

- Oh.
- We just helped

deliver a baby.

- We did that, didn't we?
- Yes.

- And the captain is much
better, so all is calm.

All is bright.

- I don't know how with fake
Santa flying the plane.

- Wait.
- What?

- Why didn't I think
of this earlier?

He's one of those undercover
bosses spying on us,

making sure that we're
on point, doing our job.

- You think?
- Of course.

Shelda, we about to be
famous and get paid.

- Okay, okay, Bunny, slow
your roll, slow your roll.

You know, I think
I misjudged 1A.

She came all the way through.

Came through?

Oh, no, she slayed, her
and her love interest.

You sure he's married?

'Cause he ain't wearing
no ring. [laughs]

- Stop it. Let me go take
1A and 1B their champagne.

Girl, wait.

[phone clanking]

Hey, everyone, please
help me congratulate

our senior flight
attendant, Shelda Anderson,

who's retiring after this
flight after 27 years

of excellent service on
All The Way Airlines.

- [passengers applauding]
- Thank you.

Thank you so much.

It's been my privilege and
my pleasure to serve you

on this last,
unforgettable flight.

And we need to give some
applause to this wonderful,

amazing, quick-thinking duo,
Mr. Stevens and Ms. Meeks.

Come on. [laughs]
[passengers applauding]

[gentle music]

[plane engines roaring]

- [Larry] You realize that you
just helped a deliver baby?

With your help.

- Unbelievable that the both
of you are on this flight.

Some things are
just meant to be.

Yeah, you can say that.

[glasses clinking]
[Natalie laughing]

Um, how's Hilda and the baby?

- Just fine, Bunny is
right by their side.

Good, how's Captain doing?

His fever came down.

That's good.

Oh, and I almost forgot.

I took your pet into my galley.

That is the most well-behaved
dog I've ever had on a flight.

- Yeah, quiet.
- Oh.

Uh, yeah, that's, um, that's
because he's a stuffed animal.

Sorry, he's a what?

Explain.

- Well, you know how some
people have a security blanket?

Well, I have a security pet.

Okay, uh, I see.

Well, if you need
anything, just let me know.

- Thank you.
[Natalie laughing]

[Larry laughing]
[mellow music]

- Be quiet. Don't
say nothing. [laughs]

- You know, just when I thought
I couldn't be more impressed

by you and confused by
you at the same time.

Mm, whatever.

- No, really, it's
just, the way you,

well, you just
jumped into action

and handled yourself
under pressure,

it's just, you're incredible.

- Well, I had your
help, Dr. Larry Stevens.

We make a good team.

- I want you to know that
you are the best thing

that's happened to me
in a long,

long,

long time.

[Natalie laughing]

- Where is my bag?
Where is my bag?

Has anybody seen it?

[Bunny] Uh, ma'am.

- Always something.
- Have you seen my bag?

- Uh, ma'am.
- Don't ma'am me.

It's Gigi. Now listen.

Did you guys hear me?
I am looking for my bag.

Hmm? Nobody? Nothing?
Well, I tell you what.

Nobody is gonna
get off the plane

until I get my bag back.

Hmm, I know that's right.

I know you're upset.

I'm not upset. I'm very mad.

- But if I can get
you to calm down

and please take your seat,
then I can start a report.

- Girl, don't nobody care
nothing about no report.

Where was you when my bag
was getting took, huh?

What were you doing then?

Now, here's the thing.

I don't think you guys
know how much it takes

for an influencer
to get her coins up,

to get her followers
up, to get a bag.

So since someone thought
they could take my property

and get away with it,
here's what we're gonna do.

Somebody is going to get
a beatdown for Christmas.

[Woman] And I don't blame you.

Uh, uh, I mean, there
is zero tolerance

for violence on All
The Way Airlines.

- Okay, well, what
about on the jet way?

Because I'm going to get my bag.

Hello, y'all hear me, right?
[pensive music]

In first class, hello, yes,

going to get my bag back
with everything in it.

- Oh, well, honey,
don't look at me.

Was I looking at you?

Should I be looking at you?

Everybody is a suspect.

- This is why I travel
first class.

- Here's what I'm gonna do.
I'm going to reward the snitch.

That's what I'm going to
do. I'll reward the snitch.

I want, ya'll, to get together,
talk amongst yourselves.

I'mma step in this bathroom

for five seconds
'cause it's funky.

So I'm not gonna
stay in there long.

But somebody needs to get
a Christmas conscience

and cough over my bag
to the stewardess.

Uh, flight attendant.

- I don't care, red apple,
green apple, still an apple.

You're losing focus.

The goal is for me
to get my bag back,

and I'm offering money
to whoever finds my bag

and hands it over.

[Gigi speaking French]

Everybody got it?

Okay, thank you, now y'all
know y'all need the money

because you're broke because
you been Christmas shopping.

I mean, you right. How much?

More money than you have

and more money than you
paid for that cheap seat.

[curtains rustling]
[Bunny sighs]

Please, don't encourage her.

- Who talking about
encouragement?

I'm talking about
encouraging my bank account.

Ladies and gentlemen,

one of our passengers
is missing her purse.

It likely slid under your
seat during the flight.

So if you could please
carefully look around your seat,

and if you find it, just press
the overhead call button.

Thank you.

[pensive music continues]

- [Lois] This is wild.
- Found it in the trash.

- Oh, damn, there
goes my reward.

- Is everything in it?
- Everything's in it,

but I changed my mind
about that report.

I do want you to write a report.

I want you to say influencer's
bag found in the bathroom,

getting cooties all up
into my designer bag.

- I know that's right.
You get them double miles, girl,

for the late, late, late flight.

- You know, you're awfully
confident that we're gonna land.

I hope that we do,
because I'm gonna write

a real nasty report
to post on my page.

Please don't do that.

Why wouldn't I, huh?

I have been traumatized
from the delays

to the babies to the,
the, the, the thief, okay,

the pilot getting sick,

and now we got the drunk
Santa flying the plane.

Look, I just bought a house.

I just bought a horse.

What does that have to
do with anything, huh?

Make it nice and explain.

- I admit, our
airline isn't perfect.

That's an understatement.

- If you post this, it can
go viral and cost me my job.

True.

- Look, Gigi, I
know who you are.

- Witch?
- [Bunny]I follow you.

Wow, okay.

Well, in that case, I'm going
to give you some crisp slack.

- That bag is the worst
knockoff I've ever seen.

- And how would you know?
- Yeah.

Well, I, I just know bags.

I used to work in retail.

You know I don't trust you.

The minute you got on this
plane in that tinfoil vest,

I knew you couldn't be trusted.

- You think I tried to
boost your little bag?

Don't be absurd.
Look where I'm sitting.

- In the same row
that I'm sitting.

- Oh, but you hadn't been
in your seat the whole time.

I saw you get up more than once.

- Uh-uh,

to check on my husband.
[tense music]

Harold, do you
hear this nonsense?

And didn't I see you come

out of the bathroom
as Gigi went in?

- Uh-uh.

How dare you?

I refuse to answer your
accusational question

with a responsorial answer.

And I plan on calling my
lawyer as soon as we land.

Ooh.

- Gigi, look, there's
no way to know for sure

that she's the one who
tried to pinch your bag.

- [Gigi] I feel it in my spirit.
- But let me just say this.

Sometimes thieves in
the air work in pairs.

[Harold snoring]

But I'm really sorry that
this happened to you.

I'm glad you got your bag back.

And by the way,
I'm gonna order me

some of them Gigi patches.

You look good, girl.

- Flattery'll get
you everywhere.

Listen, I still
have some in my bag.

[Bunny] Ooh.

- Consider it an
early Christmas gift.

Oh, thank you.

- I want you to
post about it, okay?

- I got you, Gig.
[Gigi laughing]

- Oh, do you think that
I could be a steward,

uh, a flight attendant?

- Child, if I can
be one, anybody can.

- That's good to know
[both laughing]

'cause I could use
those flight benefits

'cause I'm going
nationwide with this thing.

- Right.
- I'm telling you.

I need to fly all
over, like, New York.

- Yeah.
- [Gigi] You know, because--

[Santa] Ladies and gentlemen,

air traffic control
is guiding this flight

and we'll be on the ground
before you know it.

No confidence there.

- [Santa] However,
a storm has closed

the Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta Airport.

We've been diverted to Alabama.

- Oh, what?
- Oh, my God.

Bama?

My plea deal says
I cannot be in Bama

for at least six years.

[seats creaking]

Oh, oh, I'd rather be judged
by 12 than carried by six.

And I know you not
judging,

thief.

- We're only, like, two
hours away from Atlanta.

We can just rent a car.

- Yeah.
- You down?

- Yeah, I'm down.
- All right.

[Natalie laughing]

- It could be,
like, adventurous.

Yeah, road trip.

- Like first class to no class.
[Larry laughing]

- [Shelda] Ladies and
gentlemen, ATW Airlines

will shuttle you to an
approved local motel.

Not in Bama, not in a motel.

Last time I was there, I went
to this beauty conference,

and they put me in
this seedy motel,

and I got attacked
by bedbugs all over.

Mm-hmm, yeah, I'd rather
sleep in the airport.

- [Santa] And just to make
everyone feel comfortable,

we've been given clearance
for a priority landing

with fire engines
and everything.

- What?
- Santa's great.

- [Santa] For the record,
I nail

millions of soft
landings every year.

So I know I can land this
puppy on an open field.

Tell 'em, Santa.

[plane rumbling]
[passengers screaming]

Oh, oh.

- Oops, I must have pressed
the wrong button.

[passengers yelling
indistinctly]

Uh, let's go for green.
[console beeping]

[plane rumbling]
[passengers screaming]

[dial whirring]

[engines roaring]
[passengers screaming]

[bell rings]

[passengers yelling
indistinctly]

- That was fun,
Santa. Do it again.

- Fun? Child, that scared
me half to death.

Miss Deniqua, it'll be okay.

You just gotta believe.

- Breathe in, two,
three, four, and release.

- Girl, I'mma release
you in a New York second

if you don't butt
outta my drama.

Lord have mercy.
Please land this plane.

- You wouldn't believe
all the buttons in here.

[console beeping]

- That's it. I'm
gonna fly this plane.

- Not today.
- Whoa, whoa.

Hold on. Put me down.

- You're my 10th one this year.
I got this down to a science.

No, you don't understand.

- I'm a helpful person at--
- Yeah, I'm sure.

Prepare for impact!

[passengers screaming]

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.

[engine roaring]
[tires screeching]

- [Shelda] Ladies and
gentlemen, we have landed

- safely in Alabama.
- God, I was just trying

- to help.
- [Woman] You call that safe?

- [Shelda] I know that
you are all anxious

to get your loved ones, but
would you please remain seated

as we approach the gate.

[gentle music]

- I was just trying to
help land the plane.

[Security guard] Yeah.

[gentle music continues]

- [Santa] Ho, ho, merry
Christmas, merry Christmas.

- I'mma get down to baggage
claim before sticky fingers

go down there and just start
choosing whatever bag she went.

You know what?
This has been crazy.

But I'm so glad we
are on the ground.

Yes.

You have made me a believer.

Smart decision.

[Santa and Gigi laughing]

- There was a lady that was
sitting next to me back there.

How 'bout she's still asleep?

You need to check on her.

- [Shelda] Thank you.
- Happy holidays.

- Thank you.
- Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Thanks.

- Merry Christmas
- But never again.

What?

- [Bunny] Sorry to hear that.
- Merry Christmas.

- I love you Santa.
I knew you could do it.

- And I've got something
special for you.

Look.
[bells chiming]

Thank you, Santa.

- [Santa] You're
welcome, my sweetheart.

- Merry Christmas.
- Hey um,

now we're gonna call your dad

and see where he
wants to meet, okay?

But I'm gonna be right there
with you every step of the way.

[Santa laughing]

Gosh, I just love
kids and my job.

[Santa laughing]

And by the way, that
flight was smooth as glass.

[laughs] Oh, merry Christmas.

I'll see you at the hotel.

I think that the TV camera's
gonna be set up there.

- Hurry up.
- Okay, girl.

- Harold.
- What?

Did you hear anything I said?

- What?
[Lois sighs]

Oh, these, I had these things
turned off a while ago.

- Off? Is that why you
haven't been answering me?

- No.
- Oh, well, thanks a lot.

You just left me
flapping in the wind.

And here's something for you.

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.

That was a terrible flight.

- I did my best,
ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.

Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.

Ah.

- [Santa] Merry
Christmas, young lady.

- Thank you, wow,
what can I say?

- You know, wow.
- Young man.

- I'll never forget
you, or, or you,

and the whole experience.

[Santa] [laughs] Oh.

- You know, sometimes
words just aren't enough.

[all laughing]

[Santa] Oh, oh, okay.

- Yeah, thank you so much for
providing me an opportunity

to see how precious
life really is.

- [Santa] Mm.
[Natalie and Santa laughing]

You so special. [laughs]

You special, too,
you special, too.

Yeah, what, what she said.

- Don't forget, we're
still hiring elves,

- ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
- Ho, ho, no.

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

- Uh, merry Christmas, Santa.
- Thank you.

- [Shelda] Merry Christmas.
- Shelda, you, [laughs]

you've been amazing.

- [lips smacking]
- Oh, thank you so much.

[both laughing]

Well, this is it.

Probably won't ever
see each other again,

but I hope you realize how
many lives you've saved.

I commend you. I honor you.

I think I know who you are.

[Santa laughing]
Hmm.

Enjoy your holidays, sir.

- Merry Christmas.
- Thank you.

- And I think I have
something especially for you.

- My ankh, where did
you find it?

- Oh.
- Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you too.

I told Bunny to,
to toss that report.

You were just testing us, right?

- [laughs] Life is a
test. You take care.

Thank you so much.

[gentle music continues]

Ma'am, wake up.

Wake up. We're here.

- Huh? What?
- We landed.

You slept for most
of the flight.

I, I did?

Huh. Ooh.

Where, where is everybody?

- Where's my coat?
- It's in the front closet.

Now, don't forget this.

- Oh.
- We're still not home,

- so hurry up.
- What?

We had to land in Alabama.

- Roll tide?
- Roll tide.

God, hmm.

♪ My Santa Claus is coming,
I says he's coming ♪

[Clide] Ms. Shelda Anderson.

Oh, Clide.

Oh.

- Glad to see you
safe and sound.

- Me too, I, I think
I'm still in shock.

As you should be.

Where's the passenger
who landed the plane?

I need to thank him personally.

- Well, I don't know
how you missed him.

He was in full Santa gear.

- What? I seen
everybody that deplaned.

Nobody was dressed
up as Santa Claus.

I swear.

- Well, show me
what seat he was in.

[Shelda] Right here.

- Right here?
- Yes, right there.

- Shelda, that seat was empty,
last-minute cancellation.

That's impossible.

- [sighs] As you can tell,
nothing's impossible.

Our stowaway must
have just took a seat

that wasn't available.

- I remember he put
up a fuss when he had

to check his bags
in when he boarded.

- Which probably gave him a
chance to glance at your screen

to see which seats
were available.

- Hmm.
- Mm, but how did he get

under my radar?

[Clide sighs]

- Don't worry about it.
Happens to the best of us.

Anyway, you should
be celebrating.

What?

What? Shelda, your retirement.

- Uh, I still have one more
leg to go tomorrow afternoon.

- Oh.
[Shelda laughing]

Give yourself some credit.

You had a mystery
pilot, baby on flight,

emergency landing,
and it's Christmas.

Yeah, that it is, that.

- [both laughing]
- It's time to celebrate.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Wait. Are you in on it too?

- In on what?
- That undercover boss thing.

Bunny and I, we figured
it out. [laughs]

We figured it out, honey.

- Undercover boss?
- Mm-hmm.

- Well, I have no clue what
you're talking about, Shelda,

- undercover boss.
- Come on, Clide.

Come on. Get you some rest.

It's time to celebrate.

[bright music]

Uh, [coughs] excuse me.

- Hey.
- Merry Christmas.

- Oh, merry Christmas to you
guys. What can I do for you?

- So we're, uh, we're
in need of a car.

- You know everything's
closed, right?

But I might be able
to help you guys out.

I got one left. She's special.

How special?

Oh, she runs.

You know, I got a little side
hustle here at the airport.

I, I was about to
sell her for parts.

Okay, uh, well, how much?

How much you got? Cash only.

Let's talk about this.

- Um.
- What you thinking?

- Uh, not a lot,
I mean, look at him.

He's, he's wearing a jumper.

[Natalie and Larry laughing]

Maybe, like, 200 at the most.

- Okay, I got a
little bit, and, uh-

- That's, that's it.
That's okay.

Hey, 200, that's all I got.

That's all you got?

Well, there's a ATM
around the corner.

Come on, man. [laughs]

Hold, um, that's it.

[cash thudding]

[laughs] All right.

So, uh, what do you do here?

Man, what do I do here?

I'm not just an
ordinary custodian.

[zipper whizzing]
[festive music]

I rent wrecks.

Oh, God.

- Come on, you guys,
over this way.

- Come on now.
- Oh, God.

- Come on now. Be careful
to watch your step.

There you go, ma'am.
After you, ma'am.

After you, sir.

Yeah, but make sure you guys
bring it back full of gas,

too, you know, when
you get back.

You don't mind that, right?

Well, you took all our money.

- Huh? Well, you got
credit cards, right?

They take credit cards
at the gas station.

[car engine sputtering]

- [Natalie Oh, God.
- [Larry] Ah.

[hands thudding]
Come on.

[car engine churning]

[emergency brake clanking]

Hadn't even been an hour yet.

- Look, just, just
relax, all right?

It, it, we only
got an hour left,

and we, we got this, Larry.

- We, we do.
- Yeah, I hope we can make

- it to Atlanta.
- We, we will

in, in time to spend
Christmas with our families.

Yeah, our families.

[gentle music]

I'll just let it cool.

- You know, I, um, I've,
I've never been married,

but I did interview a
marriage counselor once,

and you know what she said?

No, what'd she say?

- She said people
don't think twice

about getting car tune-ups

but do very little when it comes

to tuning up their
relationships,

and they wonder why
their tank is on empty.

I mean, that, that's,
that's what she said.

- Yeah, I, I too
agree with that.

But that's why I told
you we did the work.

Well, why stay?

[gentle music continues]

I don't know.

Maybe, maybe I'm just
[laughs] afraid to leave.

- Or maybe you think
that there's still

something left in the tank.

It's called hope, Larry.

Okay, hope.

How come you haven't jumped
the broom with your fiancé?

- Oh, oh, okay, uh, you
putting it on me now?

- Your turn.
- All right, my turn.

- Yeah.
- Okay, well,

I have a confession.

I'm not really engaged.

- I'm sorry. You, you,
you went out a little bit.

- [sighs] I said I'm
not really engaged.

- You're not really engaged?
- I'm not really engaged.

I mean, I wanna be,

but I'm, I'm not.
[Larry laughing]

Wow.

- I just, I wear
this for protection.

- From, like, guys
trying to hit on you?

- Yeah, and you know, I'm
a news producer, right?

Well, if my boss
thought that I was there

to snag a husband more than
being married to the job,

then they wouldn't promote me.

In fact, they might fire me.

So, I just let them think that
I'm engaged, indefinitely.

- So for the record, your dog's
more real than your fiancé.

[Natalie laughs]

Uh, yeah.

- Yeah.
- But I, I, I heard

you talking to him
earlier on the phone.

- Yeah.
- You did the...

[lips smacking]

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Yeah, that's my driver.

- What?
- Yeah.

I, I, I trained him to
pick me up from the airport

and with a dozen roses.

He lifts me off the ground.

He twirls me around,
the whole thing.

He's gotten really, really good
at being the happy fiancé.

But, you know, I just gotta,
I gotta protect myself

'cause you just never
know who's watching.

- Sounds like you
thought of everything.

[gentle music continues]

- You think I'm
pathetic, don't you?

No, no.

I just, I do wonder,

you know, what's
real in your life?

Yeah, the dog,
the fiancé, the-

- Look.
- The clothes.

- I, I, I just--
- Uh, look,

I'm okay being
unmarried, all right?

- But if you don't
take the leap--

- I have taken enough leaps
to last me a lifetime.

The only security
I need is my job.

It's, it's easier to
pretend you live a full life

when the truth is,

[car approaching]
wait a minute.

[siren bleeps]

Oh, Lord, oh, hold on.

Is that, is that
the po-po behind us?

- Oh.
- Yep.

- I cannot go to jail,
not with this fur.

They are not gonna make
me somebody's girlfriend.

That is not an
option in my life.

I am, I am too gathered
to go to police.

All right now.

- [Larry] Hey. [laughs]
- [Natalie] Hey.

Folks having problems here?

- Uh, just this
raggedy car, Officer.

- Yeah.
- [Officer] I see, I see.

Hey, look here. Where
y'all fixing to go to?

- Atlanta.
- [Officer] Okay.

- Yeah, our, um, our,
our plane, it got, um-

- The plane, yes, it,
uh, emergency landing.

- Emergency landing.
- Oh, is that right?

- Yeah.
- Okay, okay.

- Yeah, [laughs] it was crazy.
- Oh, is that right?

Oh, my God, it was crazy.

- It was like, "Oh."
- "Oh."

- All right, all right.
[Larry and Natalie laughing]

Well, look here, um,
[hands thudding]

I hope this hoopty,
uh, can get y'all

all the way to the ATL.

I'll tell you what,
but look here.

Right up ahead, you
gonna see some black ice.

Make sure you pump your brakes.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

- [Natalie] We appreciate
you just giving us

- a little warning. [laughs]
- No problem here.

- But look here.
- Yeah.

I want y'all to have
a merry Christmas.

And because I love ya,
I'mma go on ahead

and give you a
warning this time.

- Mm-hmm.
- All right?

And y'all just be careful
out there, all right?

Yes, yes, we will.

- All right.
- Yeah.

You, you look really familiar.

- I don't know what
you're talking about.

Have a merry Christmas now.
Y'all take care now, hear?

- Okay, okay, yeah.
- Yes, oh.

All right now.

[bright music]

- Hey, you thinking
what I'm thinking?

[car door opens]

- Uh, nah.
- Nah.

- [car door closes]
- Nah.

- Let's get outta here.
- Yeah, 'cause I can't-

- Come on, come on.
- afford to go to jail.

- Give me a Christmas
miracle. Come on.

[car engine churning]

Come on, turn.
[car engine roaring]

[Natalie cheering]

Hey, don't, don't
cheer too hard.

[emergency brake clanking]

[festive music]

[engine humming]
[festive music continues]

[emergency brake clanking]

Hey, wakey wakey, almost there.

[Natalie exhales]

- I'm sorry I fell asleep.
[gentle music]

No, it's, it's all good.

I just, uh,

I wanted us to have
a few minutes

before I dropped you off.

Uh, sure.

- And I thought it might
be a good time for us

to go ahead and,
uh, exchange numbers

so that I can reach out to you
when my building opens in LA.

- Aw.
- Maybe go to lunch?

- Larry, now we both know that
this, this can't go anywhere.

We just got carried
away on that plane.

Carried away?

- Yeah, it was fun.
It was fantasy.

But you belong to somebody else.

And I am not interested in
being anybody's mistress.

- Everything we went through,
that was just an experience?

- Exactly, and, and don't
ask me to explain it

'cause I have no regrets, okay?

All I know is I'll
never forget you,

or the gift that you gave me.

What gift?

- Well, that sometimes
things have to be...

...shaken up to be
seen more clearly.

Look, I know now that I
deserve love,

just, just not now
and not from you.

[ring clanking]

- You just threw a three-carat
ring out the window.

- Well look, I am single, not
crazy. That's a cubic zirconia.

[Natalie laughs]

[gentle music continues]

It's gonna be crazy not
being defined by a fake ring

or a job, but all I know is

love does not have
to be fiction.

- You know, you
gave me a gift, too.

- Really?
- Really.

[laughs] What's that?

- You, um, you showed me
that I could be dazzled

[Natalie laughs]

and that, even on the craziest
Christmas Eve flight ever,

I could fall in love,
learn to laugh again.

Larry,

just give your
family all of you.

They deserve that,

and so do you.

- Let's go.
- Yeah.

[car engine roaring]

[car engine humming]

[emergency brake clanking]

[car engine rumbles]
[gentle music continues]

Nice place your family has.

- It's my old group home,
[laughs] lots of memories here.

But now I plan on
celebrating what I do have

and, and not what's,
uh, what's not mine.

And I appreciate you for
an unforgettable holiday.

[both laughing]

- Do you need any, uh, you
need any help going in?

No, I got it.

[gentle music continues]

- Uh, Natalie.
- Look, I gotta go.

I got people waiting for me.

A stuffed animal?

- Really, really?
- What, boy, hush, yes.

But I, I did learn something.

Yeah?

- Yeah, that, um, I
can't solve my problems

by staying stuck in the
thinking that created them.

Hmm.

[fingers snapping]
Ashay.

- Ashay indeed.
[both laughing]

Bye, Larry.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, Natalie.

[Natalie laughs]

[car door opens]

[gentle music continues]

[car door closes]

[wheels whirring]
[footsteps plodding]

- [Natalie] Kids.
- [Kids] Merry Christmas.

- Ah.
- We got presents.

[Natalie laughing]

[heartwarming music]

- Oh, Mrs. Hightower.
- My sweet pea.

[Natalie laughing]
You're home.

[group chattering indistinctly]

[heartwarming music continues]

Merry Christmas, Daddy.

- Merry Christmas, baby.
How's my little girl?

- [Lola] Oh, Daddy,
I'm so excited.

Wait till you see all the
presents Santa brought.

That's great, baby.

Well, Daddy's gonna
be there soon, okay?

I promise.
All right, I love you.

Love you, too, Daddy.

Here's Mommy.

- Hey, Maxine, I know
you're upset, uh.

- Uh, of course, I'm upset.
I've been trying to reach you.

Yeah, well,

reception was,
it was just really bad.

Are you all right?

What?

- I've been worried sick.
I saw your flight on the news,

the emergency
landing in Alabama.

Uh, yeah.

- Just thank God
you're, you're safe.

- Well, all I wanna do right
now is just hug my family.

This whole experience made
me realize how blessed I am,

no matter what
family looks like.

- Yeah, well, your family's
here waiting for you.

I'll see you soon.

Okay.

Bye, Larry.

[gentle music continues]

All right, Lola, which one
are we gonna open up first?

[gentle music continues]

- "Sometimes things
have to be shaken

to be seen more clearly."

[paper rustling]

[bells chiming]

[bright music]

[liquid sloshing]

Merry Christmas, Natalie.

[car engine cranks]

["Joy to the World" playing]

["Joy to the World" continues]

["Joy to the World" continues]

[gentle music]

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh

♪ Ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh