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Christmas always comes this time of the year.

You got my shrimp, Johnny? You got my bus?

I'm picking it up just before.

Look, you sure it's big enough to hold that many people?

Johnny, you carried the cast of hair from Shreveport to Banff.

So, what do you think, Sam?

Oh, I love it. The kids will love it.

You got your costume?

Sit down.

Would you?

Picked up for panhandling.

That invitation for an hour, give their names, wouldn't say anything.

It's a good thing I showed up.

I think you better put a scare in.

Thank you. No, it's okay. It's okay.

Nice decorations.

See you later.

I want my money back.

No refunds. Ray, I'd like to talk with Maria Lone. She sold me this dumb piece

of... Ray!

It ate my MC Hammer tape. Good.

Thanks, Mom.

I'm out 20 bucks for this geeky fundraising thing and you put down my

Good luck on a Christmas gift from me.

What is going on?

It's my fault.

Panhandling was my idea.

Blair needs money to find her dad.

Your father's missing?

Not my foster father.

My real father.

Yeah, her real father, Lloyd.

It's just that we're moving back east after Christmas, and I haven't seen him

for a while. Like forever.

Three years.

Do your foster parents know?

Marie told me you worked for a detective.

You find missing persons, right?

Oh.

If that's what this is about, if you wanted me to help Marie, all you had to

was ask.

Not you, Mom.

The real detective.

Pinkerton brings... The job you described calls for delicacy, finesse, a

je ne sais quoi.

Oh, I'm so pleased to hear that, Mr. Mulvaney.

Fox.

Fox? Mr.

Mulvaney died many years... Hi, Bernie. I'm sorry to interrupt. Excuse me. This

is Blair.

She's Maureen's friend. She wants you to find her father.

You girl.

Excuse me, Mrs. Duncox. I wonder if you'd be kind enough to wait in my

I'll be right with you. It seems to me that the cleaning crew that showed up a

little early today... Cleaning crew? Not now.

This needs immediate attention. Mrs. Duncox needs security and undercover at

five different art galleries up and down the West Coast.

Blair and Marie saved up their money for a month. They're prepared to pay you

your daily rent. $1 ,200 a day.

Less expense.

When did you say Mulvaney passed away?

What do you want from me? Help.

Well, you brought it in. You do it.

They want the real detective.

If you're busy, Mr. Fox, thank you. No, no, no, no, please. Just take a seat. Be

right with me. Do a good job, ladies.

You want to be an associate? Associate.

Investigate. Detect.

Find the missing party.

Bernie. What, kid?

Are you being straight with us?

You're not questioning my judgment of detectives, are you?

Listen, Sally Sullivan is a fully qualified member of this firm and a very

detective.

Later.

Congratulations, Mom.

Wow.

I want to go, Dad.

Okay.

Now, who busted your favorite?

That lawyer who used to roadie for Moby Grape. What are you talking about? The

hippie from hell?

The bus past inspection.

Yeah, when?

Woodstock? I tell you, girl, every year it's the same thing.

Well, I'm sorry. None of the contact that Blair had for her father have

out yet.

Maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Don't go negative on me. Have patience.

Hi.

Let's go.

You guys are busy.

I was laughing at shopping.

Honey, I just flashed up. I've got to get the eggnog for the party.

What, are you having a stop party? It's Johnny's annual, but St. Joe's

Orphanage. Hi.

Hi.

Can I have a cup of coffee?

Uh, yeah, sure.

Thanks for taking care of the girls the other day.

Well, I came by. I want to make sure everything's okay.

Kids, you know, they get these crazy ideas.

Mm -hmm.

Can I ask you something?

Sure. Fire away.

If I had to find someone in a hurry... Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute. Is

one of Bernie's deals?

No, no, no, no. This is mine.

Write it down. I'll see what I can do.

Will you? Yeah.

Oh, that's great.

Thanks.

I'll owe you one.

You know, I used to be nuts about Christmas.

But when you're alone...

It's just not the same thing, you know?

So, why don't you come?

What, to the party? To the Christmas party?

Uh, it's costume, so you... Hey, I love costume parties.

Yeah.

Yeah, he's usually hanging around here till he gets a call.

Thanks, Ann.

Yeah, great, thank you.

Lloyd, Riley?

What do you need?

A father for Blair.

Before she goes away.

The social services?

Where's she going?

She's moving with her foster parents to another town. And no, I'm just a friend.

She wants to see you.

I don't know how you found me, but if you're a real friend, tell her you

Hey!

You don't understand.

She's leaving for good, and she just wants to say goodbye.

No, you don't understand.

I don't want to see her.

Not for hello, not for goodbye, not for nothing.

Hey!

She wanted you to have this.

The kind that knows when to leave it alone.

You should try it sometime.

I just can't believe you don't want to see your own daughter.

Well, that's your problem.

I just can't break her heart like that.

You want to be a P .I. or a social worker?

You've got to learn to tell the client the truth.

She's just a kid.

You should give the kid her money back. Bernie, it's Christmas.

Then keep the money.

Bernie, have a heart.

You blew it.

You judged him. And he knew it.

Oh, yes, I forgot.

You're Mr.

Diplomacy. Well, I would have tried a little psychology. I would have tried to

gotten close to him. I would have spoken his language. Man to man.

Yeah, something like that.

All Blair wants is to see her father, maybe for the last time.

Unfortunately, disappointments are how we grow up. Thank you. Dr. Freud, I

suppose that goes for Marie as well?

Well, it's got to happen sometime.

Got to pick up the kids for the party.

I guess this leaves Blair with a lump of coal, right?

I'm not going to give up.

Fine.

I'll give him one more chance.

I think I can probably still catch him at the hiring hall.

Good luck.

Mom found him, that's something.

Come on, let's go.

Quit pushing me.

You act like he's your father.

Look, if you want to quit now, we will.

Okay?

You want to quit?

You want the job?

Huh? Mom screwed up, didn't she?

What do you mean? I don't know. She talked to my dad and he doesn't want to

me. No.

No. No. We heard you, Bernie.

You mean a little while ago?

We were doing the suppose that you did talk to your father routine and suppose

that he said he didn't want to see you. And detectives do that all the time.

Come on, that's part of the...

Get it

It's

gonna be a Christmas present to my best friend

I

Need three Santa Claus's 850 now all the candy you can eat

Come on, fellas. I got two more costumes.

Come on.

One left.

You're on.

You got wheels?

Good deal.

Okay, listen, guys.

It's late in the season.

People are in a hurry. People are anxious.

It's a tough time to be on the street.

Okay, kids.

Kids?

Kids?

I'm just going to be about two minutes, all right?

You keep him under control.

Got a bad gig, Santa, for a day. Yeah, beard's a little scratchy.

Hey, look, it's Santa!

Do you hear me?

But listen, I think we got a mutual acquaintance.

Yeah? Who'd that be?

Blair, your daughter. How can this be Santa?

Change the subject, child.

Come on, just talk to the girl.

And leave her alone.

Hey,

come on. She's your blood, man.

Let me go.

Get across to me.

All right, look at me go.

I'll tell you.

He knows if you are sleeping.

Yeah, he knows if you're awake.

He tell me he even knows if you're good or bad.

Don't go anywhere.

Stop it.

Stop it. It's embarrassing.

They're children looking.

Stop it. Stop it.

I'm going to say it just one more time here.

Santa Claus.

He's coming to town.

Baby.

Oh. I see you found a good site, huh? Man to man, a little psychology. Lucky

punch. I had him inside.

Ooh.

Oh,

man.

Don't.

That guy's in a lot of pain. He's in pain.

I see that you have a little trouble yourself telling our client the truth.

This calls for...

Extraordinary measures.

Can't appeal to his heart.

He can't get to his head either.

So what's left?

Reality.

You okay?

Yeah.

I'll be right here.

I heard you were looking for me.

I miss you.

Don't waste that stuff on me. I ain't worried.

Yes, you are.

Still my dad.

That don't mean I'm going to look after you.

I love you.

Beth, I understand.

Once your mom was gone, I couldn't make it.

Those folks you're with, they treat you good, right?

Yes. There it is.

That's what I mean.

Your luck's turned around.

And you've got to go with where your luck is.

Nice, good people I know.

I know all that.

I know I'm better off with them.

I love them.

That doesn't mean I don't still love you and think about you.

You've got to put me out of your head.

That's what you've got to do.

Don't you still think about me?

Of course I do.

What's that got to do with it?

What do you think?

I wish it was different.

But things don't always happen the way you want them to.

Let me go now. I've got to get back to work.

I just wanted to see you.

That's all.

You saw me.

That's it.

Merry Christmas.

You earned it.

What makes you so damn angry?

Same thing that makes you a reindeer.

Guess I'm just lucky then.

We look everywhere.

Toy stores, tinsel factories, even the North Pole.

All we need's a big Christmas tree.

Oh!

Mom, are you all right?

Grandma, squirrels. A whole tree of them.

Imagine that. Living inside a Christmas tree.

We did?

Where is it? Christmas is wherever you are. Well, then there's just one thing

left to do.

Have a happy Christmas, everybody.

Ow!

Come on, child.

Danny needs a hot toddy. The sky is still falling.

My mom and my dad.

Hail.

Pleasure. Hey, thanks for everything you did.

It's Christmas.

Glad you could come.

So, thanks for everything you did.

I'm going to miss you.

Me too.

Thanks again for inviting me.

Oh, you're welcome. Thank you for helping out.

Hey.

So, uh, I didn't see the mistletoe.

Mr. Toth?

Come on.

Where is it?

I put it in the guacamole.

I thought you weren't getting me a present.

You're my sister.

Mom?

Yes, honey? Who's Wayne Newton?

Oh, wow.

Cool. Merry Christmas. Come on now. Little girls and

little boys dream of a world

full of toys this time

of the year when Christmas...

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