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- THANK YOU!
- THANK YOU.

THESE ARE GREAT, -YEAH.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, BEAUTIFUL.

AW, AREN'T YOU CUTE.

I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT
FROM TIME TO TIME.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT
THE TEDDY BEAR.

I HEARD THIS IS
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL

TOY DRIVE THE SCHOOL
HAS EVER HAD.

I READ ALL ABOUT YOU
IN THE SCHOOL PAPER.

YOU'RE CAROLE YOUNG, RIGHT?

I'M MARCUS, MARCUS JORDAN.

WE HAVE ADVANCED
MACRO ECONOMICS TOGETHER.

- I USUALLY...
- YOU SIT IN THE BACK.

OH, SO YOU RECOGNIZE ME, HUH?

- OKAY.
- OH!

- UH-OH!
- UH-OH.

OH. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

- IT'S OKAY.
- SORRY.

IT'S THE THIRD TIME
IT'S HAPPENED TODAY.

ARE YOU JUST TELLING ME THAT?

YES.

HEY, I'M ON MY WAY
TO A CHRISTMAS PARTY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME?

I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

WHAT? COME ON.

WHAT'S TO THINK ABOUT?

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.

OKAY, BUT YOU NEED TO HELP ME
PUT ALL THESE TOYS AWAY.

WE'RE ALMOST AT CHRISTMAS BREAK,

AND I KNEW I WANTED TO ASK YOU
OUT THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS,

BUT HERE WE ARE ON OUR WAY
TO A CHRISTMAS PARTY TOGETHER.

NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT NOW.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

BECAUSE I CAN THINK
OF A COUPLE OF THINGS.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE WHAT AM I GOING TO DO
WITH MY LIFE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO,
I MEAN, BESIDES SEE THE WORLD

AND BREAK THE RECORD
FOR MOST DONATED TOYS?

I KNOW WHATEVER IT IS, I WANT
TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION

AND NOT THE PROBLEM.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

YOU MAKE THE MOST SENSE
OF ANYONE I'VE EVER MET.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO
WHEN YOU...

- WHEN I GROW UP?
- YES.

- WHEN I GROW UP.
- WHEN YOU GROW UP.

WHEN I GROW UP,
I'll PROBABLY GET A JOB.

AT AN ACCOUNTING FIRM
OR SOMETHING FOR A FEW YEARS.

I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HANDLE WORKING

FOR SOMEBODY ELSE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE AT LEAST.

BESIDES, I THINK IT'LL BE
GREAT EXPERIENCE.

FOR WHAT?

OH, I'M GOING TO HAVE
MY OWN BUSINESS SOMEDAY.

WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS?

- LANDSCAPING.
- REALLY?

I MEAN, HAVE YOU EVER
LOOKED AT A LAWN

AFTER IT'S BEEN FRESHLY CUT
AND RAKED, LIKE,

JUST CUT, FLOWERS PLANTED,
TREES TRIMMED,

OR WORKED IN A GARDEN
TILLING THE SOIL?

OOH, MY GRANDFATHER
HAD A GARDEN.

IT WAS IN OUR YARD,
BUT IT WAS HIS GARDEN.

NOW, SEE,
I LIKE YOUR GRANDFATHER.

I THINK MY GRANDFATHER
WOULD HAVE LIKED YOU

BECAUSE IT SEEMS
LIKE YOU HAVE A PLAN.

YOU DON'T.

THAT SURPRISES ME.

THERE'S JUST SO MANY THINGS.

MAYBE MY MIND WILL BE CLEARER

AFTER CHRISTMAS BREAK
OR SPRING BREAK.

AN AMAZING WOMAN LIKE YOU
HAS NOTHING BUT CHOICES.

I JUST HOPE I MAKE
THE RIGHT ONES.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
FOR SPRING BREAK?

Girl: DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE
DURING YOUR VACATION.

THANKS.

THIS!

THIS IS AMAZING!

THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT I WANT TO DO!

I CAN HELP PEOPLE,
AND I CAN TRAVEL!

THIS! THIS IS WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO!

THIS IS WHERE I'M GOING TO GO!

WHAT, YOU'RE SERIOUS?

YES!

OKAY, I WAS THINKING ABOUT
GOING TO CANCUN FOR SPRING BREAK

AND ASKING YOU TO COME,
BUT THIS LOOKS LIKE FUN.

OKAY, I'M IN. LET'S DO IT.

JUST LIKE THAT, YOU'D GO?

LET'S BUILD SOME
HOUSES TOGETHER.

WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE
WE COULD BUILD TOGETHER?

♪ GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ♪

♪ CHRISTMASTIME
IS COMING AGAIN ♪

♪ GONNA CELEBRATE THE SEASON ♪

♪ GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY
AND FRIENDS ♪

♪ CHRISTMASTIME
IS COMING AGAIN ♪

♪ HERE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN ♪

♪ GATHERED ROUND MAKING MEMORIES
AND GINGERBREAD ♪

♪ AND THERE'S NO PLACE
THAT I'D RATHER BE ♪

♪ YOU AND ME ♪

♪ GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ♪

♪ CHRISTMASTIME
IS COMING AGAIN ♪

♪ HERE IT COMES AGAIN ♪

♪ GONNA CELEBRATE THE SEASON ♪

♪ GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILY
AND FRIENDS ♪

♪ GET TOGETHER ♪

♪ WINTER SNOW'S COMING DOWN ♪

♪ COMING DOWN ♪

♪ TREE IS UP ♪♪ TREE IS UP ♪

♪ AND SANTA'S HEADING
BACK TO TOWN ♪

♪ AND THERE'S NO PLACE
THAT I'D RATHER BE ♪

♪ NO, NO YOU AND ME ♪

♪ YOU AND ME ♪

♪ GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ♪

♪ CHRISTMASTIME IS
COMING AGAIN ♪

♪ CHRISTMASTIME COMING AGAIN ♪

♪ GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ♪

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♪ OH COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL ♪

♪ JOYFUL AND TRIUMPHANT ♪

THAT'S AWESOME, GUYS.

SO DO YOU KNOW YOUR LINE FOR
THE OTHER PART OF THE PAGEANT?

AND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO THEM,
"FEAR NOT... FOR, BEHOLD,

I BRING YOU TIDINGS
OF GREAT JOY,

WHICH SHALL BE PEOPLE."

TO ALL PEOPLE.

"WHICH SHALL BE TO ALL PEOPLE"?

THAT'S HOW IT IS.

IT JUST DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.

- WHAT IS A TIDINGS ANYWAY?
- NEWS.

THEN WHY DID THE ANGEL
JUST NOT SAY,

"I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS."

WELL, BREVITY ISN'T REALLY
AN ANGEL'S THING, SON.

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

SHOOTING A FEW HOOPS
BEFORE SCHOOL.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO EAT BREAKFAST?

I'M TOO NERVOUS
TO EAT BREAKFAST.

STARTING IN THE BIG GAME
THIS WEEK!

YEAH, THAT'S WHY I'M NERVOUS.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO EAT.

YOU'VE PRACTICED.
YOU'VE WORKED HARD.

YOU'RE READY.
NOW, YOU NEED ENERGY.

FOOD GIVES YOU ENERGY,
SO SIT DOWN AND EAT, HONEY.

I NEED MORE PRACTICE.

I'll WORK WITH YOU
THIS AFTERNOON.

AND I'VE GOT MY WORLD-FAMOUS
BLUEBERRY PANCAKES,

YOUR FAVORITE, AND I'll EAT THEM
IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM.

- YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM.
- FINE.

OKAY.

- OH.
- TRY THIS.

MM-HMM.

- MMM, HONEY!
- MM-HMM?

YOU KEEP GETTING BETTER
AND BETTER.

DID YOU DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT?

I REFINED MY MAPLE-PECAN BUTTER.

WELL, IT'S REFINED.

- OH, YES, IT IS.
- IT'S REFINED.

OH, IT'S SO REFINED. YES, IT IS!

SO, MAGGIE, YOU TAKE CARE
OF THOSE JUMP SHOTS

THE WAY YOU ARE THOSE PANCAKES,

YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM
IN THE GAME.

HEY, YOU OUGHT TO GET THEM
TO SCHOOL.

ME?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE TAKING THEM.

NO, I'VE GOT TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE,

AND THIS IS THE FIRST NIBBLE
IN WEEKS!

WELL, I HAVE MY PRESENTATION
AT NEXCORP.

Marcus: AT 10:00. I'VE GOT TO BE
IN EL SEGUNDO IN 30 MINUTES.

I PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR.

YOU GUYS ARE COMING TO MY GAME
THIS WEEK?

Both: ABSOLUTELY!

OKAY. DOUBLE-TIME.

COME ON. COME ON, KIDS.

LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

HONEY, HONEY,
DON'T FORGET THESE.

OH! DID YOU PAY THE POWER BILL?

YES, BUT I PUT IT
ON THE CREDIT CARD.

- OH!
- NO.

I'M GOING TO GET THIS GIG TODAY.

YOU ARE GOING TO CRUSH
YOUR PRESENTATION,

- AND WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE.
- I HOPE SO.

THE ORGANIZATION IS REALLY
BANKING ON THIS.

- NO PRESSURE, HUH?
- NO.

JUST FOLLOW YOUR OWN ADVICE.

YOU PRACTICED,

YOU WORKED HARD,
AND YOU'RE READY.

PLUS, YOU HAD
AN AWESOME BREAKFAST.

THAT'S TRUE.

GO GET THEM.

- OH.
- I LOVE YOU.

- GO.
- OKAY.

GO. GO.

- I LOVE YOU!
- I LOVE YOU.

Carole: WE HAVE ELVES AND THEN
GRANDMA CAN BE MRS. CLAUS.

- YEAH.
- THAT'S BETTER.

OKAY. THIS SONG...

LET'S PUT ON SOMETHING
MUCH MORE FESTIVE.

OH, IT'S MY FAVORITE, YOU GUYS.

♪ UP ON THE ROOFTOP, ♪

♪ REINDEER PAUSE ♪

♪ OUT JUMPS
GOOD OLD SANTA CLAUS ♪

♪ DOWN THROUGH THE CHIMNEY
WITH LOTS OF TOYS ♪

♪ ALL FOR THE LITTLE ONES,
CHRISTMAS JOYS ♪

THE PLAYGROUND WILL GO HERE,
TWO BASEBALL DIAMONDS,

AN AMPHITHEATER
FOR EVENTS LIKE CONCERTS,

AND THIS AREA WILL BE USED
FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS.

- COMMUNITY GARDEN EVENTS?
- MM-HMM.

ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES
FOR FAMILIES TO DO

TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY.

AS YOU KNOW, WE AT NEXCORP

ARE JUST GETTING INTO
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT,

BUT OUR FOCUS UP TO THIS POINT
HAS BEEN LUXURY DEVELOPMENTS.

NOW, WHILE WE'RE INTRIGUED
WITH THE PROSPECT,

WHY DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD
BE OPEN TO AFFORDABLE

HOUSING PROSPECTS
LIKE THIS, AS WELL?

WELL, DEMAND WON'T DROP
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING,

AND SINCE THERE'S
SUCH A STRONG DEMAND

FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS,

FUTURE REVENUE GROWTH
SHOULD BE PREDICTABLE AND STABLE

AND BECAUSE THE RISK
IS FAIRLY LOW.

BECAUSE OF RELIABLE DEMAND?

EXACTLY.

MAY WE, UH, HAVE A MOMENT
TO DISCUSS PRIVATELY?

OF COURSE! YES.

I WILL BE IN MY OFFICE.

JUST TEXT WHEN YOU'RE READY.

WELL, I THINK IT SOUNDS
LIKE A SOLID IDEA.

I TALKED TO THE BOARD,

AND IF WE DON'T GET A COMMITMENT
FOR $10 MILLION

BY THE END OF THE YEAR,

WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
THE FUNDS TO CONTINUE.

- YOU MEAN ON THIS PROJECT?
- NO, OUR WHOLE OPERATION.

UNITED NEIGHBORS IS
SEVERELY IN THE RED.

NOW, WE MIGHT GET SWALLOWED UP
BY SOMEBODY ELSE,

BUT IF THAT'S THE CASE,

YOU AND I ARE MOST LIKELY
OUT OF A JOB.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE.

TIFF, NOTHING I SAID IS
EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE TO FINE.

NEXCORP NEVER WOULD HAVE
COME TO OUR OFFICE

IF THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK ABOUT THEM?

WELL, I SAW AN ARTICLE
ABOUT THEIR INTEREST

IN GETTING INVOLVED
WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

SO YOU WERE JUST RANDOMLY
LOOKING UP NEXCORP ARTICLES?

I ALMOST WORKED THERE.

WHAT?

WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH TRAVIS,
I TOOK SOME TIME OFF,

AND I WAS LOOKING AROUND
TO SEE WHAT ELSE WAS OUT THERE,

AND UP POPPED NEXCORP.

IT'S, LIKE, THE MOST
VALUABLE COMPANY IN THE WORLD.

WELL, THEY WERE
A LOT SMALLER THEN.

THEY JUST LAUNCHED.

I GOT AN INTERVIEW.

THEY OFFERED ME A JOB

PAYING ALMOST DOUBLE
WHAT I WAS MAKING THEN.

WHO KNOWS WHAT IT WOULD BE NOW?

SO WHY DID YOU TURN IT DOWN?

THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE
A LOT OF TRAVEL.

I'D BE AWAY FROM THE FAMILY.

MY BROTHER JUST GOT HURT,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I LOVED MY JOB.

I WAS EXCITED TO COME BACK HERE.

WILLOWBY WAS IN
ITS PLANNING STAGES.

I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE.

AND NOW, YOU'RE WONDERING,
"WHAT IF?"

I GUESS I AM.

THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY
HARD LATELY.

I TAKE IT MARCUS HASN'T
GOTTEN ANY BIDS

SINCE THE LAST TIME
HE DID MY BACKYARD?

NO.

THAT LITTLE BIT HE WAS MAKING ON
THE SIDE LANDSCAPING WAS NICE,

SO WHEN HE LOST HIS JOB,
WE FIGURED,

"NOW IS THE TIME TO START
YOUR OWN BUSINESS."

IT'S A SIGN, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT

STARTING HIS OWN BUSINESS?

- SINCE BEFORE YOU MET HIM.
- MM-HMM.

AND NOW THAT HE'S
A FULL-TIME LANDSCAPER,

IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE QUIET.

IT'S BEEN MONTHS,
AND THAT WAS BEFORE

I TALKED TO THE BOARD
AND FOUND OUT

I WAS GOING TO BE
OUT OF A JOB, TOO.

LISTEN...

WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.

YOU ARE GOING TO BE OKAY.

I WONDER IF I'D BE SO
CONCERNED ABOUT BEING OKAY

IF I WOULD HAVE TAKEN
THAT JOB YEARS AGO.

WELL, IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION,

I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T
TAKE THAT JOB.

YOU'VE BEEN SO GOOD TO ME
OVER THE YEARS.

TIFF, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN
FRIENDS ANYWAY.

WELL, WE DIDN'T GET
THAT CLOSE UNTIL AFTER

WE STARTED WORKING TOGETHER.

AH, YES.

HEY, IS THAT THE NEW
CLEANING LADY?

WHERE?

WHERE'D SHE GO?

WHO?

THE CLEANING LADY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

YOU ARE STRESSED.

YOU NEED A BREAK.

CAROLE? THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECT,
AND I REALLY DO ADMIRE

THE WORK YOUR ORGANIZATION
IS TRYING TO DO.

THANK YOU.

UNFORTUNATELY,
OUR YEAR-END BUDGET

WON'T ALLOW FOR
AN INVESTMENT OF THIS SIZE.

I REALLY AM SORRY, CAROLE.

WE JUST CANT.

GOOD LUCK.

GOOD. OVER HERE.

REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU, RIGHT?

ELBOWS IN, WRIST,
A LITTLE BOUNCE.

- YOU GO.
- OKAY.

ELBOWS IN. WRIST.

WHOO!

- YES!
- THAT'S MY GIRL!

THANKS, MOM.

- HOW WAS WORK TODAY?
- UGH.

NOT AS FUN AS THIS.

HEADS UP!

WHOO! THAT'S MY GIRL!

YAY!

Carole: SO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT... WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

- IT'S PASTA NIGHT!
- PASTA PUTTANESCA!

WHOO!

- IT'S TRIM-THE-TREE NIGHT.
- AH, YES.

LET'S BRING THIS THING TO LIFE.

- YOU OKAY, BABE?
- YEAH.

HOW DID YOUR APPOINTMENT GO?

I THINK THEY WENT
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

IT'S OKAY. I GOT
ANOTHER NIBBLE NEXT WEEK.

I'll KEEP AT IT.

SOMETHING WILL STICK.

HEY.

COME HERE.

HEY. WHAT ELSE IS ON YOUR MIND?

IT'S JUST GETTING TO BE A LOT.

THE VISA BILL IS OVERDUE,
AND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
THE CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY

HERE THIS YEAR?

- BABE, MOM'S LEG IS BROKEN.
- I KNOW.

I KNOW, BUT JUST WITH EVERYTHING
ELSE GOING ON AND THIS PLACE?

IT'S NOT READY FOR A PARTY.

WELL... WELL, WE'LL GET IT READY.

- WE'LL WORK IT OUT.
- HOW?

LIKE I TOLD YOU ON
OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY...

TOGETHER, ALWAYS.

- SIS.
- HEY!

COME ON IN.

SO THIS IS LINCOLN PERRYMAN,

AND HE JUST GOT ACCEPTED
INTO PENN FOR THE SPRING TERM.

CONGRATULATIONS!

THANK YOU. AND THANKS,
DONOVAN, FOR EVERYTHING.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

WELL, IT AIN'T ME.

THAT BOY BUSTED HIS BUTT.

HE GOT REJECTED
AND STUCK WITH IT.

HM. NO HELP FROM YOU, HUH?

MAMA'S MAGIC MOJO BARS?

SIS!

LET ME SHARE FIRST.

"DONOVAN YOUNG'S ACADEMIC
ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED TEENS

HAS HELPED SEVEN KIDS
TO THE IVY LEAGUE.

AMONG THEM,
TWO HARVARD GRADUATES,

MOST NOTABLY, DAMON ROBINSON,
A PRINCETON GRAD

"WHO RECENTLY SOLD AN ALGORITHM
FOR NEARLY $300 MILLION."

$300 MILLION?

NOW, DAMON IS THE ONE
THAT USED TO FOLLOW TIFFANY

AROUND LIKE A PUPPY DOG, RIGHT?

WELL, ONE AND THE SAME.

FIRST IVY LEAGUER WE HAD.

LINCOLN ACTUALLY INTERNED
WITH DAMON OVER THE SUMMER.

STOP!

THOSE ARE FOR THE CLUB,
LOCAL CELEBRITY.

NO, I'M NOT A CELEBRITY,
BUT I WILL SAY,

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE
DOING ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, SEEING A KID COME IN
HERE AND FIND HIS WAY AGAIN...

I NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE IT
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

SIS, 10 YEARS AGO, I WAS
GOING TO GO PRO, BUT...

YEAH, WELL, MY KNEE
HAD OTHER PLANS.

I KNOW.

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS
GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE

UNTIL YOU SAID,

"TRY HELPING OTHERS
INSTEAD OF YOURSELF."

REMEMBER THAT?

I DO.

SO MAYBE NOW,
YOU CAN HELP ME OUT.

I'M A LITTLE SHORT
IN FINISHING FUNDS

ON ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

HEY, HEY, SAY NO MORE.

HOW SHORT ARE YOU?

ABOUT $10 MILLION.

UH, I'M SURE YOU'LL FIGURE
THIS OUT ON YOUR OWN.

I HOPE SO.

OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO BE
OUT OF A JOB.

LOOK, I GOT TO GO.

I'M GOING TO VISIT MARCUS' MOM

AT THE WILLOWBY
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.

- I'll SEE YOU ON CHRISTMAS EVE?
- OF COURSE.

FIRST YEAR AT YOUR PLACE?
I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

HEY, SIS, I'M PROUD OF YOU, TOO.

I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU, TOO.

Arlene:
I WANT TO THANK YOU, CAROLE.

THE CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY
IS A FAMILY TRADITION,

AND HAVING SOMEONE THERE, FAMILY,

TO KEEP IT GOING NO MATTER WHAT,
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

I'VE SAID IT ONCE, I'll SAY IT AGAIN,

WITHOUT YOU, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'D DO.

OH.

I FOUND A FEW OF THESE
THINGS THAT YOU CAN USE

TO PUT UP ON THE BULLETIN
BOARD THIS YEAR.

OH, MY GOODNESS, ARLENE!

I LOVE THESE PICTURES!

WOW!

I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU HAD SO MANY.

I FOUND A BOX I HADN'T
SEEN IN A WHILE.

SAW THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER
ABOUT YOUR BROTHER, TOO.

YOU SHOULD PUT THAT UP
ON THE BULLETIN BOARD.

I WILL, BUT, YOU KNOW, HE DOES
NOT LIKE A LOT OF FUSS.

I'M JUST SO...

YOUR MOTHER WOULD BE SO PROUD.

I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.

TRUST ME, I COULD BE BETTER.

WHAT'S TROUBLING YOU, CAROLE?

IT'S THIS NEW PROJECT AT WORK.

IT'S NOT COMING TOGETHER
THE WAY I HAD HOPED.

YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU'D GET
THIS COMMUNITY

OFF THE GROUND EITHER,
AND NOW LOOK.

WHERE WOULD I BE
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU?

I LOVE THAT OLD HOUSE,
BUT I COULDN'T IMAGINE

MAINTAINING IT NOW AT MY AGE.

AND THOSE STEPS?

THIS PLACE HAD BEEN A GODSEND,

AND YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE
IN YOURSELF, CAROLE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I ALWAYS AM.

I LOVE THESE SO MUCH.

FOR REAL?

IN A MERE DECADE,
NEXCORP HAS GROWN

FROM A SMALL START-UP
TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST,

MOST PROFITABLE CONGLOMERATES
BOASTING DIVISIONS IN TECH,

MEDIA, AND REAL ESTATE.

THE PATH NOT TRAVELED.

Reporter: AND IN THE NEXT HOUR,
SWEATER WEATHER. ARE YOU...

LIFE HAS A WAY OF SHAKING US UP,
TO BE SURE, BUT YOU,

YOU HAVE TO HAVE CONFIDENCE
THAT YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH.

NO MATTER HOW HARD
THAT PATH MIGHT BE,

YOURS IS THE RIGHT PATH, AND...

AND THERE'S LIFE
AT THE END OF THAT PATH.

I WISH I WOULD HAVE TAKEN
A DIFFERENT PATH.

Carole:
WELL, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

IS MAKE THINGS MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE.

I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OH!

BILL, HI!

THANKS FOR RETURNING MY CALL!

WELL, LISTEN, I'M CALLING

BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO
RAISE FUNDS FOR THE...

OH.

OH. NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

NO.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

OKAY.

UM, I'M SORRY.

GOOD LUCK.

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE
THAT WENT DOWN TOO WELL.

NO, IT DIDN'T.

HE JUST LOST HIS HUGE FINANCE
JOB AND HIS HOUSE,

AND HE'S GETTING A DIVORCE.

HMM.OUCH.

AND HIS DOG DIED.

HUH. HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT?
- IT'S ALL RIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD TIME
BECAUSE IT'S ALL RIGHT.

CURTIS MAYFIELD?

HEY, DIDN'T I SEE YOU
ON T.V. LAST NIGHT?

POSSIBLY.

I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO ALLOCATE
INSPIRATION FROM TIME TO TIME.

- I THOUGHT YOU LOOKED FAMILIAR.
- THAT WAS ME.

NO, I MEAN, I THOUGHT
I SAW YOU IN MY OFFICE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
A CLEANING LADY.

I'M MANY THINGS, JUST MOSTLY
WHAT I WANT TO BE.

I'M IRIS.

IRIS, I'M CAROLE,
AND I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO...

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

OF COURSE.

NICE SANTA HAT.

OH, THANK YOU!

GETS ME IN THE SPIRIT.

- YEAH.
- MM-HMM.

I NEED TO TRY THAT.

I GOT AN EXTRA ONE.

NO, THAT'S OKAY. I'M NOT IN...

NOT IN THE SPIRIT?

I JUST WISH...

WISH... YOU WISH WHAT?

I JUST WISH I WOULD HAVE MADE
A DIFFERENT CHOICE YEARS AGO.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

PRETTY SURE.

OH, HEY, THE SCHOOL
IS RIGHT UP HERE.

Travis: MAG, YOU SCORED
THE MOST FOUL SHOTS.

ON THE TEAM. DIDN'T MISS ONE!

WE STILL LOST.

MAGS, IT'S NOT WHETHER YOU WIN
OR LOSE

BUT HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME.

OKAY, YOU TWO. TIME FOR BED.

- BUT, MOM, I WANT TO...
- NO.

IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS BREAK YET.

IT'S STILL A SCHOOL NIGHT.

- BUT...
- NO BUTS!

- YOU TOO!
- BUT, MOM...

- NO BUTS!
- CAROLE, SHE CAN...

DO YOU STILL HAVE
AN EXAM TOMORROW?

YOU COULD HAVE BACKED
ME UP A LITTLE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE SHE HAD A TEST.

OF COURSE NOT.

BABE, IT'LL BE FINE.

MARCUS, YOU JUST STARTED
A NEW BUSINESS.

YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN BUSINESS
IN MONTHS.

THE KIDS' SCHEDULES
ARE DROWNING US.

THIS PLACE IS A DISASTER.

MY CAR IS IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT,

AND I MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO RAISE ENOUGH FUNDS

FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT,

WHICH MEANS I MIGHT BE
OUT OF A JOB SOON, TOO.

THE BUSINESS WILL GET GOING.

IT'S THE END OF THE YEAR,

AND I'VE ALREADY TALKED
TO A FEW PEOPLE.

HEY. IT'LL BE OKAY.

I JUST WISH I WOULD
HAVE MADE A DIFFERENT CHOICE YEARS AGO.

Iris: GOOD MORNING, CAROLE.

I HOPE YOU HAD
A WONDERFUL NIGHT'S SLEEP.

YOUR CAR WILL ARRIVE IN 1 HOUR.

AH.

HONEY?

MARCUS, HONEY?

OH!

MARCUS, TRAVIS, MAGGIE?

STATUE OF LIBERTY?

OKAY, YOU GUYS, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE JOKE IS,

BUT IT'S TIME TO GET
READY FOR SCHOOL,

AND, MARCUS, YOU NEED
TO DRIVE THEM TODAY.

HOLY MOLY!

SWEET KRIMINY.

IT'S A WHOLE NEW HOUSE!

OH!

OOH!

Iris: COFFEE IS READY, CAROLE.

YOUR CAR WILL BE HERE
IN 45 MINUTES.

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY.

HMM?

"TOOK KIDS TO SCHOOL.

ON THE WAY TO THE OFFICE."

THE OFFICE?

I MUST BE DREAMING.

HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN SLEEPING?

Iris: YOU SLEPT FOR 8 HOURS
AND 6 MINUTES.

OKAY, OKAY.

I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU,
WHATEVER YOU ARE.

THIS IS THE WILDEST DREAM.

I GOT TO CALL MARCUS.

Iris: CALLING MARCUS.

Marcus: THIS IS MARCUS JORDAN.

I'M UNABLE TO TAKE YOUR CALL
RIGHT NOW, BUT IF YOU LEAVE

YOUR NAME, NUMBER,
AND A REASON FOR YOUR CALL,

I'll GET BACK TO YOU.

UH, MARCUS?

HI, SWEETHEART.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU PULLED THIS OFF.

I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE I'M DREAMING,

BUT I'M GOING WITH IT.

CALL ME WHEN YOU GET THIS.

LOVE YOU, BABE.

Iris: YOUR CAR IS HERE.

- IRIS?
- AT YOUR SERVICE, MRS. JORDAN.

OH, WOW!

YOU GOT A NEW CAR LAST NIGHT.

THIS MORNING,
BUT THAT'S YOUR CAR.

THIS IS MY CAR.
I'M DRIVING YOU TODAY.

THEY WANTED TO GIVE YOU
THE ROYAL TREATMENT.

- WHO'S "THEY"?
- YOUR CLIENTS.

MY WHAT?

- ARE YOU OKAY?
- UGH. I JUST...

I SEEM TO HAVING SOME CRAZY
DREAM THAT I CAN'T WAKE UP FROM.

I KNOW I'M AWAKE.

I SEEM TO HAVE, OVERNIGHT,

GOTTEN A NEW HOUSE
AND A NEW CAR.

WELL MAYBE IT'S A FEW EARLY
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FROM MARCUS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I DON'T THINK THAT'S IT.
WAIT A MINUTE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
MY HUSBAND'S NAME?

I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU.

YOU'RE MRS. CAROLE JORDAN,
VICE PRESIDENT OF

DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT
AT NEXCORP CONGLOMERATE.

I'M WHAT?

YOU'RE APPARENTLY
HARD OF HEARING.

I THINK YOU HAVE THE WRONG
CAROLE JORDAN.

THAT'S WHAT ME
AND THE FOLKS UPSTAIRS

ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

- UPSTAIRS?
- MM-HMM.

IRIS, EXACTLY HOW MANY JOBS
DO YOU HAVE?

OH, BESIDES MOPPING, DRIVING,
AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING,

I'M WHAT YOU CALL
A UNIVERSAL FACILITATOR.

- UNIVERSAL FACILITATOR?
- MM-HMM.

ME AND THE FOLKS UPSTAIRS,
YOU KNOW,

WE LIKE TO RUN A FEW TESTS
EVERY NOW

AND THEN, SURE UP
THE MECHANISM IN THE UNIVERSE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING
YOU'RE SAYING.

"IF YOU UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING
I SAID, YOU'D BE ME,"

MILES DAVIS.

ANYWAY, IT'S LIKE YOU SAID
THE OTHER NIGHT.

YOU WISHED YOU TOOK
A DIFFERENT PATH.

WAIT. I SAID THAT TO THE T.V.

- STILL HEARD YOU.
- SO THIS IS A...

YOUR WISH GRANTED.

YOU KNOW, ME AND
THE FOLKS UPSTAIRS,

WE HAD A FRIENDLY LITTLE BET.

WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT
BE FUN, YOU KNOW,

BEING CHRISTMAS
AND ALL, END OF THE YEAR.

SO THIS ISN'T A DREAM?

THIS IS REAL?

YES, MA'AM, AND I GET
A NEW JACKET IF I WIN THE BET.

SO YOU'RE SOME KIND OF A...

MM-HMM.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY

THAT MORE DIRECTLY
IN THE FIRST PLACE?

WELL, IT'S LIKE MARCUS SAYS,

"BREVITY ISN'T REALLY
AN ANGEL'S THING."

OKAY.

SO HOW'S THAT FOR THE ROYAL
TREATMENT, HUH,

SENDING A CAR AND EVERYTHING?

THEY MUST REALLY WANT
TO IMPRESS YOU.

KIM! YOU'RE KIM MASTERS.

YOU WORK AT NEXCORP.

UH, WE BOTH DO, MA'AM.

OF COURSE.

WHAT I MEANT WAS,
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

CAROLE?

I MEANT, WHAT'S
ON THE AGENDA TODAY?

OH, RIGHT.

UH, BRUNCH WITH
THE BENSON BROTHERS.

WHO ARE THEY?

THEY WANT TO DISCUSS EXPANSION
OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S WHY THEY SENT THE CAR.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, YEAH.

I JUST FEEL A LITTLE ANXIOUS
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION.

I'M GOING TO NEED YOU
TO GIVE ME A HAND.

GIVE YOU A HAND?

I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.

I MEAN, I REALLY CAN'T
DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.

I'M USED TO SOMETHING
MUCH MORE BARE-BONES.

THIS PLACE IS REALLY NICE.

WELL, YOU JUST REALLY
NEED TO LISTEN.

I'M SURE THEY'LL FILL YOU IN.

UH, KIM.

I MAY BE A LITTLE OUT OF IT,

BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY
IS GOING TO GIVE US MONEY

IF WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

UH, WHY WOULD THEY
GIVE US MONEY?

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, RIGHT?

MA'AM, THEY'RE COURTING US.

OF COURSE. OF COURSE.

LOOK, WELL, ALL DUE RESPECT,
WE DON'T NEED MONEY, THEY DO.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
THEY WANT YOU TO INVEST.

PREPARE TO BE WOOED.

♪ OH, WE WISH YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ WE WISH YOU A MERRY
CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ WE WISH YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ♪

♪ A MERRY, MERRY, MERRY ♪

Carole: WOW!

WHAT AN AMAZING VIEW!

THIS IS MY OFFICE, ISN'T IT?

MM-HMM.

WOW!

THIS IS AMAZING.

WHAT...
WHAT ARE ALL THESE GIFTS?

FROM CLIENTS?

YEAR-END GIFTS.

YOU MEAN IT'S LIKE THIS
EVERY YEAR?

DO YOU MEAN IS THIS MORE
THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR?

BECAUSE THERE'S PROBABLY MORE
IN THE MAIL ROOM.

MORE?

UH, IF THERE'S
NOTHING ELSE, MA'AM,

I THINK I'll HEAD BACK
TO MY OFFICE,

THE ONE WITHOUT THE NICE VIEW
AND ALL THE GIFTS.

OH, KIM.

THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR HELP TODAY,

AND I APOLOGIZE IF I SEEM
A LITTLE STRANGE.

HERE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

YOU CAN CALL MECAROLE.

I'll SEE YOU AT THE STAFF MEETING.

IN A FEW MINUTES, CAROLE.

THIS IS AMAZING!

WHO AM I?

"CAROLE JORDAN HAS BEEN
WITH NEXCORP

SINCE ITS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL

IN MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST
INNOVATIVE CONGLOMERATES

IN THE WORLD"? WHAT?

YOU GO, CAROLE JORDAN!

OH, MY HANDSOME MARCUS.

"EXECUTIVE V.P."?

"ACCOUNTING"?

MARCUS, I WAS JUST GOOGLING YOU?

- YOU WERE DOING WHAT NOW?
- NOTHING.

UM, IT'S GOOD TO HEAR
YOUR VOICE, HONEY.

I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO REACH YOU ALL DAY.

YEAH, I GOT YOUR MESSAGES.
IT'S BEEN BUSY.

UH, WHAT WERE YOU GOING ON
ABOUT THE KITCHEN AND THE HOUSE?

- IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
- NO.

NO PROBLEM AT ALL.

I HAVE HAD THE MOST AMAZING DAY.

YOU SHOULD SEE MY OFFICE.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE VIEW.

WHAT, YOU GOT
ANOTHER NEW OFFICE?

YES! NO!

I MEAN, YES AND NO.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL, BABY.

OKAY. OKAY, THEN I NEED
TO GET BACK TO WORK, BABE.

OH, BRUNCH WAS AMAZING.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT LITTLE SPOT
DOWNTOWN THAT YOU

AND I WENT TO TO GET DIM SUM,

AND WE GOT LOST ON OUR WAY
BACK TRYING TO FIND THE CAR?

NOT REALLY, NO.

OH, OKAY.

WELL, YOU GO BACK TO WORK.

WE'LL TALK AT DINNER.

Marcus: I THOUGHT YOU HAD
A WORK DINNER TONIGHT.

OH, RIGHT.

WELL, WE'LL TALK AFTER DINNER.

YEAH, OKAY, IF I'M STILL UP.

I MEAN, I'VE GOT A MEETING
AFTER WORK, TOO,

AND I'M ALREADY BEAT.

- ARE YOU OKAY?
- I'M FINE.

I'M FINE. I JUST...
I'VE GOT A LOT TO DO.

I NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK,
OKAY?

OKAY.

I LOVE YOU.

HEY!

SO HOW ARE THINGS GOING SO FAR?

IRIS, I WAS WONDERING IF I WAS
EVER GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

WELL, I THOUGHT I'D CHECK
IN ON YOU

FROM TIME TO TIME
JUST UNTIL YOU SETTLE.

YOU MEAN THIS IS PERMANENT?

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED, RIGHT?

WELL, I AM A LITTLE DISORIENTED
AND FEELING A LITTLE LOST.

"SOMETIMES A LOSS IS THE BEST
THING THAT CAN HAPPEN.

IT TEACHES YOU WHAT YOU
SHOULD HAVE DONE NEXT TIME,"

SNOOP DOGG.

IT'LL PASS WITH A LITTLE TIME.

I JUST TALKED TO MARCUS.

HE'S AN EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT.

HE'S STILL IN ACCOUNTING?

WELL, ONCE THINGS STARTED
PICKING UP HERE

FOR YOU HERE AT NEXCORP,
WELL, MARCUS,

HE STARTED LOOKING
AT HIS OPTIONS,

AND HE HOPPED OVER
TO ANOTHER ACCOUNTING FIRM.

SO THAT OTHER FIRM
DIDN'T LAY HIM OFF.

MARCUS JOINED THE NEW FIRM
BEFORE ANY OF THIS EVEN HAPPENED

AND MOVED UP THERE

ALMOST AS QUICKLY AS YOU
DID HERE AT NEXCORP.

LONG STORY SHORT,
YOU'RE BOTH DOING VERY WELL.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT
HIS LANDSCAPING BUSINESS?

WELL, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT FOLKS
ARE FOCUSING ON DIFFERENT THINGS

IN THIS REALITY.

WELL, ARE WE... ARE WE OKAY?

ARE WE RICH?

YOU'RE NOT MILLIONAIRES,
BUT YOU'RE VERY COMFORTABLE NOW.

THINGS DO SEEM A LOT EASIER.

YEAH, THEY DO SEEM
THAT WAY, DON'T THEY?

- YES.
- AND KIM, SHE WORKS FOR ME?

WELL, SHE WORKS FOR YOU,
YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE THE WAY

I WORK... YEAH.

SHE WORKS FOR YOU.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I WAS AT THE OTHER END
OF THE HALL,

AND I THOUGHT
I HEARD YOU SCREAM.

UH, YES.

I JUST LOVE THESE
CHOCOLATES SO MUCH.

THEY'RE SO GOOD.

CARAMELLY.

ARE... ARE YOU READY
FOR THE MEETING?

NO, BUT WE CAN GO.

HEY.

OH, SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO STARTLE YOU.

TRY KNOCKING.

- SORRY.
- WHAT DO YOU WANT, MOM?

WHAT DO I WANT?

ARE YOU IN A BAD MOOD, HONEY?

WELL, I HAVE A TEST TOMORROW.

OH, IN WHAT?

HISTORY.

OKAY. GOOD NIGHT.

UH, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?

I JUST WANT TO BE ALONE
AND STUDY, OKAY?

OKAY. OKAY.SORRY.

♪ GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT ♪

GOOD NIGHT.

♪ WE COUNT EACH OTHER'S STARS ♪

LOVE YOU.

♪ ...TONIGHT
BECAUSE IN THIS MOMENT ♪

- HEY.
- HEY.

IS MAGGIE OKAY?

YEAH, SHE'S JUST UPSET
ABOUT BASKETBALL.

SHE HAD A GAME TODAY.

I MISSED HER GAME.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S UPSET.

WELL, FROM WHAT I HEARD,
YOU DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING.

SHE DIDN'T EVEN PLAY.

WHAT?

THEY BENCHED HER ALREADY?

SHE PLAYED SO WELL LAST WEEK,

OR AT LEAST
I THINK SHE WAS GREAT.

SHE SHOULD BE GETTING
MORE PLAYING TIME.

YOU'D THINK WITH WHAT WE PAY FOR
THAT CAMP AND A PRIVATE TRAINER.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW INTO THIS
SHE REALLY IS, THOUGH.

CAMP?

PRIVATE TRAINER?

DON'T LET IT KEEP YOU UP.

I'M GOING TO BED.

WELL, I'll WORK
WITH HER TOMORROW.

- WHAT ABOUT WORK?
- AFTER WORK.

WHAT ABOUT AUSTIN,
NEW YORK, LONDON?

I THOUGHT YOUR BUSINESS
TRIPS STARTED TOMORROW.

I... I DON'T KNOW.
I'll HAVE TO CHECK MY SCHEDULE.

OKAY.

HEY!

I LOVE YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

- HERE YOU GO.
- MMM. THANK YOU.

Kim: SO WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER
OVER THESE NEXT FEW WEEKS,

BUT I ANTICIPATE
THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE

A VERY PRODUCTIVE
STRETCH FOR OUR COMPANY.

YES, CAROLE?

DO YOU HAVE
ANY MAPLE-PECAN BUTTER?

I'M SORRY.

SO THIS EVENING,
WE WILL LEAVE FOR AUSTIN

THANKS TO CAROLE'S HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION

ON THE MANVIEW PROJECT,

AND THEN AFTER
OUR 48-HOUR TEXAS WHIRLWIND,

WE WILL HEAD TO NEW YORK
FOR A FEW EVENINGS,

THEN, IT'S OFF TO LONDON
FOR THE WEEK.

KIM, THESE TRIPS,
THEY'RE ALL THIS WEEK?

WELL, I THOUGHT MY
PRESENTATION WAS PRETTY CLEAR.

IT WAS. IT WAS.

I'M GOING TO MISS CHRISTMAS.

NO, YOU WON'T MISS IT.

WE'LL BE IN LONDON.

WHAT ABOUT MY FAMILY?

CAROLE, THE BOARD
TALKED ABOUT THIS.

ALL RIGHT. THAT NEW YORK TRIP
WAS A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION,

BUT YOU CAN'T BRING THEM
ON EVERY BUSINESS TRIP,

AT LEAST NOT ON THE COMPANY'S
DIME AT CHRISTMAS.

I'M NOT FEELING VERY WELL.

YOU NEED TO RESCHEDULE.

ARE YOU SURE?

BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A LOT
LEFT ON THE AGENDA

I'M POSITIVE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO PUSH?

EVERYTHING TO NEXT YEAR.

- BUT...
- I'M STAYING HOME.

HERE.COME ON.

SURPRISE!

CAROLE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOME?

COOKING!

I COULDN'T FIND MY FOOD
NETWORK COOKBOOK,

SO I WENT TO THEIR WEBSITE,

AND I FOUND THE RECIPE
FOR SUNNY ANDERSON'S

"PASTA PANCETTA AND PEAS"!

HEY! CAN I GET A HUG?

I GOT THE RECIPE
FROM THE FOOD NETWORK.

- DON'T YOU WANT PASTA?
- WE'RE GOOD.

AUNT TIFFANY TOOK US OUT.

MARCUS SAID YOU WERE
OUT OF TOWN.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HE MEANT
YOU WERE OUT OF YOUR MIND.

WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

IT'S NOTHING.

THE PASTA AND THE BARS, IT'S NICE.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE WEIRD.

A LOT WEIRD, ACTUALLY.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I SHOULD JUST GET GOING.

OH, WAIT, NO!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUSH OFF.

I HAD THE MOST AMAZING DAY.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING
THAT WITH ME.

WE SHOULD HAVE LUNCH TOMORROW.

WHY?

OH, I JUST THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE FUN TO HANG OUT.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN A WHILE.

YOU WANT TO HANG OUT WITH ME?

I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH YOU.

SINCE WHEN?

TIFFANY, WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

WE'RE BEST FRIENDS.

I MEAN, WE USED
TO WORK TOGETHER.

OKAY.

SO I WAS JUST JOKING EARLIER
ABOUT YOU BEING

OUT OF YOUR MIND,
BUT SHOULD WE CALL A DOCTOR?

- ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT?
- I THINK SHE'S JUST TIRED.

IT'S BEEN A LONG WEEK.

I'll JUST GO WHILE
YOU TWO CATCH UP.

- I'll CALL YOU.
- WHY?

- TO CHAT.
- I'M GOOD.

WELCOME HOME.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU
THE SAME THING.

WE WERE JUST A LITTLE
SURPRISED, THAT'S ALL.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
IN AUSTIN AND NEW YORK.

AND THE PASTA
AND MAGIC MOJO BARS?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH PASTA
AND MAMA'S MAGIC MOJO BARS?

NOTHING. IT'S JUST UNUSUAL.

UNUSUAL?

IT'S WEDNESDAY.

SO?

IT'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MARCUS.

- WHAT'S THAT MEAN?
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

IT'S PASTA NIGHT.

I COOK PASTA EVERY WEDNESDAY
FROM MY FOOD NETWORK COOKBOOK.

I'D SHOW YOU, BUT I CAN'T
FIND IT ANYWHERE.

YOU WERE IN CHICAGO
LAST WEDNESDAY,

AND I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE LAST TIME THAT WE ATE PASTA,

LET ALONE WHEN YOU ATE CARBS.

NO, NO. THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

CAROLE, WE DISCUSSED
THIS A HUNDRED TIMES.

YOU'RE DOING WELL.
I'M DOING WELL.

THINGS ARE CLICKING
FOR BOTH OF US.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SACRIFICES.

NOW, THE KIDS ARE OKAY,

BUT YOU'RE DOING
WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO.

YOU DON'T NEED TO FEEL
BAD ABOUT THIS.

WHY IS TIFFANY ACTING LIKE
SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM?

LIKE, IS SHE MAD AT ME
ABOUT SOMETHING?

OF COURSE NOT.

SHE'S YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW,
THAT'S IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
BEST FRIENDS.

LOOK, I MEAN, JUST LIKE
THE REST OF US,

SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT YOU WERE
AWAY ON A BUSINESS TRIP.

WHERE ARE ALL THE PICTURES?

WHAT PICTURES?

AT LEAST THIS IS A GREAT PLACE
FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY.

- WHAT PLACE?
- THIS PLACE HERE, OUR HOME.

WHAT... I THOUGHT YOU SAID
WE COULDN'T HOST A PARTY

UNLESS GINA NEELY COULD CATER.

- THAT WAS BEFORE.
- BEFORE WHAT?

YOUR MOTHER. I MEAN...

YEAH. I KNOW WE HAVEN'T HAD
A PARTY IN A FEW YEARS,

BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN'T
HAVE ONE THIS YEAR,

- NOT WITH HER BROKEN LEG.
- NO, NO!

- IT'S TRADITION!
- OKAY.

NOW, YOU'RE STARTING
TO SOUND LIKE MOM.

WE ARE HAVING THE PARTY HERE.

WHEN, CAROLE?

FRIDAY? SATURDAY?

CHRISTMAS EVE, MARCUS.

BESIDES, TRAVIS' WINTER
PAGEANT IS ON FRIDAY.

OOH! WE SHOULD
PRACTICE THE SONG!

TRAVIS' PAGEANT?

WHAT SONG?

YOU MEAN TRAVIS ISN'T
IN THE WINTER PAGEANT ANYMORE?

HONEY, MAYBE YOU SHOULD
GO UPSTAIRS AND GO TO BED.

YEAH. YOU SHOULD GET SOME REST.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THIS
IN THE MORNING.

- GOOD MORNING.
- GOOD MORNING.

I HAD THE WEIRDEST DREAM.

- YEAH?
- YEAH.

WE WERE... HUH.

I FORGOT.

I'M LATE.

I GOT A CALL AT THE OFFICE
FIRST THING.

DON'T WORRY. I'll GET THE KIDS.

- I'll TAKE THEM.
- WHAT?

I'll TAKE THEM.

WHAT ABOUT WORK?

I'M NOT GOING IN.
I'M TAKING A PERSONAL DAY.

OKAY, MAYBE I'M THE ONE
WHO'S DREAMING.

Carole: NICE CAR, HUH?

SO QUIET.

ARE YOU GUYS OKAY?

EARTH TO KIDS!

HELLO?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?

IT'S JUST BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU
DROVE US TO SCHOOL IS ALL.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
THAT LONG TO ME.

I'M JUST GLAD
TO SEE YOU TWO NOW.

LET'S MAKE IT A LITTLE
MORE FESTIVE IN HERE.

OH, IT'S MY FAVORITE!

♪ UP ON THE HOUSETOP, ♪

♪ REINDEERS PAUSE ♪

♪ OUT JUMPS GOOD OLD
SANTA CLAUS ♪

OKAY, HONEY. I'll PICK YOU UP
AFTER BASKETBALL PRACTICE, OKAY?

I'M SKIPPING. WHAT'S THE POINT?

I'M RIDING THE BENCH ANYWAY.

MAGGIE, THAT DOESN'T
SOUND LIKE YOU.

WELL, YOU DON'T SOUND
LIKE YOURSELF LATELY EITHER.

WE'LL TALK TONIGHT, OKAY?

Travis: YOU DON'T NEED TO
WALK ME TO SCHOOL, MOM.

- I'M OKAY.
- I KNOW.

I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOUR
TEACHER FOR A SECOND.

ABOUT WHAT?

I WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S STILL
A SPOT FOR YOU

IN THE WINTER PAGEANT.

MOM, IT'S THIS WEEK.

I KNOW, BUT SURELY THERE MUST AT
LEAST BE A SPOT IN THE CHORUS,

AND I KNOW HOW MUCH
IT MEANT TO YOU.

I DON'T GET IT, MOM.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
TOO BUSY THIS YEAR.

I ALWAYS HAVE TIME FOR YOU,
TRAVIS.

I'M NEVER TOO BUSY FOR YOU.

- YOU KNOW THAT.
- THIS IS AWESOME!

YOU REALLY WANT TO DO IT?

OF COURSE I DO, BABY!

AW.

OKAY. GO ON IN.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M SO GLAD HE HAD A CHANGE
OF HEART, MRS. JORDAN.

THE MOTHER-SON PAGEANT SONG

IS SUCH A WONDERFUL
PART OF THE SHOW.

IT HELPS WHEN ALL
THE PARENTS TAKE PART.

- THANK YOU.
- YES.

♪ JINGLE BELLS JINGLE BELLS ♪

♪ JINGLE ALL... ♪

IRIS.IRIS!

I WAS WONDERING WHEN YOU WERE
GOING TO TURN UP AGAIN.

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.

OH, I JUST CLEAN UP
AROUND HERE, MISS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE
ALL YOUR QUESTIONS

UP TO THE PRINCIPAL.

SORRY.

I HAD YOU CONFUSED
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

MM-HMM.

- IRIS?
- KIM.

WHO IS IRIS, AND WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M AT TRAVIS' SCHOOL.

DID YOU GET MY MESSAGES EARLIER?

NO, I HAVEN'T CHECKED THEM.

OKAY, WELL, SINCE WE CANCELED
THE NEW YORK TRIP,

WHICH, BY THE WAY, THEY ARE
INSISTING YOU RECONSIDER,

THEY WANT TO DO A SKYPE
CALL HERE FROM THE OFFICE.

- CAN'T WE PUSH IT OR...
- OKAY.

CAROLE, CAROLE, IF YOU NEED
HELP COVERING THE PRESENTATION,

I CAN DO THAT, BUT THEY
NEED TO SEE YOUR FACE.

THEY HAVE TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE OKAY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

NO, I REALLY DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'LL
UNDERSTAND BETTER

WHEN 100 PEOPLE WIND UP GETTING
LET GO RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

ALL BECAUSE YOU DECIDED
TO TAKE A PERSONAL DAY

CAUSING ALL THE DEALS
TO FALL THROUGH.

OKAY.OKAY.

I'M COMING.

Kim: IN CONCLUSION,
OUR METRICS TELL US.

WE SHOULD BE AT 95% OCCUPANCY

BY THE END OF OUR FIRST FISCAL
QUARTER OF THE NEW YEAR,

AND CONSERVATIVELY,
WE SHOULD SEE 118%

RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

- THANK YOU.
- WOW.

- GREAT.
- VERY NICE.

- GREAT.
- THANK YOU.

Man: YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS.

WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
YOU HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS,

AND WE'LL SPEAK
THE 1ST OF THE YEAR.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION, CAROLE.

YOU REALLY SAVED OUR NECKS.

WELL, DON'T THANK ME. THANK KIM.

SHE DID ALL THE HARD WORK.

SO MODEST!

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE THE BEST.

THIS IS SO STRANGE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS,
BUT THAT'S CERTAINLY

HOW YOU'VE BEEN ACTING LATELY.

LOOK, CAROLE, I WAS HONORED
WHEN YOU ELECTED

TO BRING ME ALONG WITH YOU
WHEN YOU GOT PROMOTED,

BUT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
YOURSELF IN DAYS.

I'M JUST FEELING A LITTLE LOST.

I CAN TELL.

LOOK, I REALLY THINK
YOU NEED TO RECONSIDER

THIS TRIP TO NEW YORK.

MY SON'S WINTER PAGEANT
IS ON FRIDAY.

WE'RE HAVING A HUGE PARTY.

- A PARTY?
- A CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY.

IT'S A BIG TRADITION.

I DON'T REMEMBER YOU MENTIONING
THIS LAST YEAR OR EVER.

IT WAS BEFORE I WORKED HERE.

YOU'RE WELCOMETO COME.

I'll BE IN LONDON,
WHERE YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BE.

IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND TRADITION

OR HAVE ANYTHING
AGAINST CHRISTMAS.

MY FAMILY USED TO HAVE
AN ORNAMENT EXCHANGE.

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS 9
OR EVEN YOUNGER,

MY BROTHER GOT ME THIS
TINY LITTLE ANGEL ORNAMENT.

IT WAS WEARING WHITE,
HAD GOLDEN WINGS.

IT WAS MY FAVORITE ORNAMENT
FOR A LONG TIME.

DO YOU STILL HAVE IT?

NO. IT BROKE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

MY BROTHER AND I GOT
IN A BIG FIGHT,

AND WE DON'T TALK MUCH ANYMORE.

YEAH.

THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO,
BUT LISTEN,

I KNOW THIS IS TOUGH
JUGGLING EVERYTHING,

BUT YOU HAD TO HAVE KNOWN
ABOUT THESE THINGS

WHEN YOU DECIDED
TO TAKE THIS JOB.

YOU GOT TO MAKE SOME
CHOICES, CAROLE.

PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON YOU.

SO THANKS FOR MEETING
WITH ME, TIFF.

WE HAVE TO GO ALL OUT THIS YEAR.

I WAS THINKING YOU COULD
HELP ME SHOP FOR GOODIES,

AND MAYBE WE COULD BAKE.

REMEMBER WHEN WE MADE
THOSE SNOWBALLS LAST YEAR?

NO, YOU DON'T.

CAROLE, THANK YOU,

I THINK, BUT I'M REALLY BUSY,
AND AREN'T YOU?

I AM, APPARENTLY,
BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS.

IT'S TRADITION.

OUR FAMILY HAS HAD CHRISTMAS EVE

PARTIES FOR YEARS, GENERATIONS.

YES, AND THEN WE STOPPED
DOING IT.

LOOK, I HAVE OTHER PLANS
THIS CHRISTMAS.

OTHER PLANS?

LOOK, IF YOU WANT ADVICE
ABOUT THAT PARTY,

I'M NOT THE JORDAN
YOU HAVE TO TALK TO.

HEAD ON OVER
TO 423 MAPLE STREET.

423 MAPLE?

YOU MEAN WILLOWBY?

I MEAN 423 MAPLE STREET.

I THINK I KNOW
WHERE MY MOTHER LIVES.

WHAT'S WILLOWBY?

- WELL, HOW'S YOUR LEG?
- I'M ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF MARCUS
MENTIONED IT OR NOT, BUT...

PROBABLY NOT.

YOU KNOW, I DO APPRECIATE ALL
OF YOUR HELP WITH THE BILLS,

BUT A VISIT WOULD BE NICE
FROM TIME TO TIME.

YOU'RE RIGHT, AND THAT'S
WHY I'M HERE NOW.

- OH?
- MM-HMM.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT CHRISTMAS EVE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

OUR FAMILY HAD THE CHRISTMAS EVE

PARTY FOR YEARS,
FOR GENERATIONS.

IT WAS A TRADITION, BUT
I CAN'T DO IT HERE ANYMORE.

THIS HOUSE IS SO BIG,

AND THE UPKEEP ISN'T AS EASY
AS IT USED TO BE,

AND I'M TIRED
AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

I KNOW. YOU KNOW,
YOU COULD HAVE MOVED IN

WITH MARCUS AND
I WHEN WE OFFERED.

OH, WE DIDN'T OFFER.

DEAR, IT'S FINE, TRUST ME.

YOU AND MARCUS BOTH HAVE JOBS
AND TWO KIDS TO RAISE,

AND BESIDES, THIS PLACE
IS TOO BIG FOR ME.

CAN YOU IMAGINE ME LIVING
IN THAT COLD CASTLE

YOU AND MARCUS HAVE?

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU
JUST MOVE INTO WILLOWBY?

- WILLOWBY?
- WILLOWBY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.

THE... THE HOMES ARE SMALLER.

THEY'RE EASIER TO MANAGE.

THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT
WHEN I...

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I MEAN, YEAH, THIS HOUSE
MAY BE TOO BIG FOR ME NOW,

BUT THERE'S NO RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY THAT I CAN AFFORD.

- IT'S OKAY.
- OH, MY.

I'll MANAGE. ALWAYS DO.

BUT I ASKED YOU 3 YEARS AGO

TO HAVE THE CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY

TO KEEP IT GOING,
BUT YOU WEREN'T HERE AND...

I WAS HERE.

I WOULD NEVER MISS CHRISTMAS.

- EXCUSE ME?
- THREE YEARS AGO?

THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR
DONOVAN DRESSED

AS SANTA FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HE BROUGHT THAT BIG BAG
OF PRESENTS,

AND HE GAVE YOU THAT
RED SCARF WITH THE REINDEER.

WHAT IN BLAZES
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I WAS HERE! I REMEMBER!

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING!

MUST HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER YOU
THAT WASN'T HERE THEN.

OH!

ARLENE, YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'VE BEEN SCATTERED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I WAS THINKING.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS THINKING,

BUT I DO NOW, AND THAT'S WHY
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE IT

AT OUR PLACE THIS YEAR.

HAVE WHAT?

THE CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY
THIS YEAR, AT OUR HOUSE.

JUST LIKE THAT, ALL OF A SUDDEN?

I'M SORRY.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.

I WOULD LIKE TO.

I... I WANT TO.

I NEED TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
WITH THE FAMILY THIS YEAR

JUST LIKE WE USED TO,

AND I WILL HELP YOU
OUT MORE FROM NOW ON.

FOR THE LONGEST TIME,
IT'S LIKE YOU'VE BEEN SO BUSY,

YOU'VE FORGOTTEN
WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

IT'S LIKE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS,

LIKE YOU'VE BEEN LOST.

YEAH.

I'VE BEEN FEELING
A LITTLE LOST LATELY.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE
FINDING YOURSELF AGAIN.

I REALLY AM.

ME TOO.

SO, WE'LL SEE YOU
ON CHRISTMAS EVE?

CAROLE, YOU KNOW,

TIFFANY AND I ARE GOING AWAY
TOGETHER THIS CHRISTMAS.

MAYBE NEXT YEAR.

Donovan: I'M SORRY, SON.

EVEN WITH THE CHRISTMAS RUSH,

WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD
ANY MORE HANDS ON.

WE HAVE TOO MANY STOCK BOYS
ALREADY.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

LINCOLN?

LINCOLN PERRYMAN!

YOU ALL SET FOR COLLEGE?

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

COLLEGE?

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT, LADY?

I CAN'T AFFORD COLLEGE.

HI, HONEY.

HEY.

WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU.

JUST A LITTLE
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, I GUESS.

OKAY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

IT'S BEEN A STRANGE DAY... DAYS.

DO YOU REMEMBER
WHEN YOU GOT ME THAT?

YEAH. COLLEGE,
OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY,

JUST LIKE THE ONE
I BROUGHT TO THE TOY DRIVE.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID?

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

- HEY, MAGS.
- HEY, MAGGIE.

- HOW WAS PRACTICE.
- I QUIT.

I'll TALK TO HER.

SO... WHAT'S WITH THIS QUITTING?

- WHAT DO YOU CARE?
- I DO CARE.

MAGGIE?

WELL, I DON'T WANT
TO DO IT ANYMORE, OKAY?

YOU LOVE BASKETBALL.

- I SUCK AT IT.
- THAT'S NOT TRUE.

JUST THE OTHER DAY, WE...

I MEAN, I KNOW THINGS
HAVE BEEN HARD.

COME ON.
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO CLOSE.

COME ON.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY, MOM?

THESE PAST FEW DAYS
YOU'VE BEEN SO EXTRA.

- EXTRA?
- "HOW WAS YOUR DAY?"

"WHAT'S GOING ON IN HISTORY?"

ASKING ME ABOUT BOYS, GROSS.

WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED
ABOUT THESE THINGS.

MOM, WE NEVER TALK
ABOUT ANYTHING.

THINGS ARE GOING TO BE
MUCH DIFFERENT NOW, OKAY?

WHATEVER, MOM.

WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH MY LIFE?

- WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
- A MEETING.

- BUT YOU JUST GOT HERE.
- UH, YEAH.

I JUST CAME TO CHANGE MY SHIRT.

I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU
TO BE HERE ANYWAY.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSEDTO MEAN?

I'M JUST GOING ACROSS TOWN.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU HAVEN'T
DROPPED EVERYTHING

WE'RE DOING TO GO
AROUND THE WORLD FOR A CLIENT.

WELL, I'M HOME NOW.

NOW, UNTIL YOU'RE OFF TO BE
WINED AND DINED

AND GONE AGAIN
UNTIL WHO KNOWS WHEN.

LOOK, HONEY, I KNOW I'VE BEEN
GONE A LOT LATELY.

THAT'S NOT THE REAL ME.

I'll CHANGE, I PROMISE.

CAROLE, LOOK,
I KNOW YOU LIKE NICE THINGS,

AND IF I DON'T CARRY MY WEIGHT,
WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS LIFESTYLE

THAT YOU'VE BECOME
ACCUSTOMED TO.

HONESTLY, IT'S NIGHTS
LIKE THIS, I JUST...

I WISH THINGS WERE DIFFERENT,

BUT THEY'RE NOT
SO I'VE GOT TO GO.

DON'T WAIT UP.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED?

DONOVAN? LOOK AT YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO?

- VEGAS, BABY.
- VEGAS?

PARTY CENTRAL.

EXCUSE ME, WHAT BUSINESS
DO YOU HAVE IN LAS VEGAS?

WHAT BUSINESS?

MY BUSINESS.

I'VE GOT TO LAY ON SOME BETS.

VEGAS, BABY.

BETS?

WHAT ABOUT THE CENTER?

DOESN'T IT HAVE A GIFT
EXCHANGE COMING UP?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT CENTER? WHAT GIFT EXCHANGE?

THE YOUTH CENTER WHERE YOU WORK.

I WORK AT A YOUTH CENTER?

YOU PLAYING WITH ME?

WHATEVER.

LOOK, I NEED TO BORROW
A COUPLE GRAND.

- A COUPLE GRAND?
- TO COVER.

ARE YOU PLAYINGWITH ME?

SIS, PLANE IS LEAVING
IN A COUPLE HOURS, ALL RIGHT?

I'VE GOT TO GO, SO A
COUPLE THOUSAND AND I'M GOOD.

I'll PAY YOU BACK,
SCOUT'S HONOR, AND WHEN I HIT,

I'll EVEN MAKE A DONATION
TO THIS, UH,

YOUTH CENTER, WHATEVER
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU
A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS?

WHY YOU MAKING A BIG
THING OUT OF IT?

BECAUSE YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU
A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SO?

SO YOU COME IN HERE
LOOKING LIKE A CLOWN.

WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?

MY DEAL IS BETTING, SIS,
SPORTS BETTING, ALL RIGHT?

I GOT TO MAKE A LIVING.

GAMBLING?

LOOK, WHY ARE YOU ACTING
LIKE THIS?

ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST A COUPLE GRAND.

NO!

WELL, I'M YOUR BROTHER.

YOU ARE NOT MY BROTHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE,
BUT I WANT YOU OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

WHEN I HIT, DON'T BE
LOOKING FOR A CUT.

OH!

Santa: HO, HO, HO.

NOW, IF WE HURRY, WE CAN GET
BACK IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS EVE.

AH!

COULD YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE
WARNING BEFORE YOU POP

IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE LIKE THIS?

SORRY, WON'T BE FOR MUCH LONGER.

I SAID I WOULD CHECK IN
FROM TIME TO TIME

JUST UNTIL YOU'RE SETTLED,
AND IT SEEMS YOU ARE, SO...

IT SEEMS LIKE I'M SETTLED?

I DON'T THINK I'll EVER BE SETTLED.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER?

UH, HE BETS ON SPORTING EVENTS.

HE'S ACTUALLY PRETTY SUCCESSFUL
MOST OF THE TIME.

NO, MY BROTHER IS A SWEET,
CARING YOUNG MAN.

HE'S NOT OBNOXIOUS LIKE THAT.

HE IS NOW.

RIPPLES IN THE UNIVERSE.

WHAT RIPPLES TURNED
MY BROTHER INTO A CLOWN?

"A LIFE IS NOT IMPORTANT
EXCEPT IN THE IMPACT

IT HAS ON OTHER LIVES."
JACKIE ROBINSON.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE A LARGER
IMPACT THAN OTHERS.

IN YOUR FORMER LIFE,
THE WORK YOU DID HAD

A TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE
ON YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER,

SO MUCH SO THAT
WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN,

HE ALTERED HIS PATH,
AND, UM, IN YOUR OTHER LIFE,

YOU YOURSELF, YOU TOOK CARE
OF HIM AFTER HE WAS INJURED.

I DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF
MY BROTHER IN THIS LIFE?

ON THE CONTRARY.

YOUR BUSINESS TRAVELS
INTRODUCED YOU

TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S
TOP PHYSICAL THERAPISTS,

AND AS A RESULT, YOUR
BROTHER WAS ABLE TO PLAY

A FEW MORE YEARS,

BUT IT WAS NEVER THE SAME
AFTER THE ACCIDENT,

AND OF COURSE, ALL THOSE LITTLE
CHATS YOU USED TO HAVE WITH HIM

WHEN YOU WERE TAKING CARE
OF HIM, NURSING HIM.

I REMEMBER.

WELL, HE DOESN'T ANYMORE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE THEM
IN THIS LIFE.

YOU KNOW, CAROLE, UPSTAIRS,
WE'VE SEEN

ENDLESS VARIATIONS TO YOUR LIFE,
BUT YOU KNOW THE ONE THING

THAT DOESN'T CHANGE
IS YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR FAMILY?

THEN WHY ARE THEY TREATING ME
SO DIFFERENTLY,

LIKE I'M A TOTALLY
DIFFERENT PERSON OR SOMETHING?

WELL, YOU ARE,
I MEAN NOT TOTALLY,

BUT AS I SAID, IN THIS REALITY,

YOUR FOCUS IS
JUST ON OTHER THINGS.

YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY
NOW, DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.

YOU MAY HAVE HOPPED
INTO THIS LIFE OVERNIGHT,

BUT THIS ALTERNATE YOU,
THIS DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR

HAS EVOLVED OVER THE COURSE
OF MANY YEARS,

THE YEARS AFTER YOU MADE
THE DECISION

TO TAKE THE JOB AT NEXCORP.

OH, THAT'S WHY EVERYTHING
WENT WRONG.

WRONG TO SEND YOUR DAUGHTER

TO THE BEST BASKETBALL CAMP
IN THE STATE.

WRONG TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
MOTHER-IN-LAW'S UTILITIES,

MANAGING AND KEEPING HUNDREDS,

MAYBE THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED.

I HAVE NO MEMORY OF THAT.

JUST AS YOUR FAMILY HAS NO
MEMORY OF YOUR ALTERNATE LIFE,

SO AS FAR AS YOUR BROTHER
IS CONCERNED,

HE NEVER WORKED AT
THE YOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER.

THAT'S WHY LINCOLN
ISN'T GOING TO COLLEGE.

YOUR BROTHER WASN'T THERE
TO MENTOR HIM,

AND YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW,
SHE NEVER MOVED

INTO THAT AFFORDABLE
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T THERE
TO BUILD IT,

AND UM, YOU AND MAGGIE, YOU
NEVER DID SHOOT HOOPS TOGETHER.

WHAT ELSE DIDN'T WE DO TOGETHER?

SHE SEEMS SO ANGRY.

SHE IS, BUT TRAVIS,
HE'S STILL YOUNG.

THERE'S MAYBE A CHANCE THERE
TO CORRECT THAT RELATIONSHIP,

BUT MAGGIE,
SHE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW.

THAT TIME, THOSE YEARS,
THAT FOUNDATION, IT'S GONE.

AND YOUR HUSBAND?
HE'S JUST AS BUSY AS YOU ARE,

AND SOME MIGHT SAY
YOU'RE BOTH BETTER OFF

BECAUSE YOU HAVE
A LITTLE MORE MONEY.

BUT NOT AS MANY MEMORIES.

DIFFERENT MEMORIES
BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT CHOICES.

YOU ONLY REMEMBER
YOUR OTHER LIFE NOW

BECAUSE OF THE RESIDUAL EFFECT
OF THE TRANSITION,

BUT IN TIME, YOU'LL HAVE
THE SAME MEMORIES

THAT THEY DO AND
EVERYTHING WILL SEEM NORMAL.

Carole: THIS HARDLY
SEEMS NORMAL.

WHAT IS NORMAL REALLY?

YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN A GREAT GIFT.

YOU WANTED TO SEE
WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

IF YOU MADE A DIFFERENT CHOICE.

YOU SAID THAT THERE ARE
OTHER OPTIONS, RIGHT?

ENDLESS VARIATIONS.

OF COURSE.

WELL, I WANT TO SEE
ANOTHER VARIATION.

I'M NOT A GENIE, CAROLE.

YOU CAN'T KEEP WISHING
FOR OTHER LIVES.

SOONER OR LATER,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE.

I DON'T WANT THIS LIFE.
SHOW ME ANOTHER LIFE.

- YOU SURE?
- POSITIVE.

SUIT YOURSELF.

I HAD THE WEIRDEST DREAM.

TRAVIS, HONEY!

YOU HAD A GOOD NAP, MOM?

YEAH, YEAH.

OH, YOU LOOK ADORABLE.

- WAIT, YOUR PAGEANT.
- IT'S IN AN HOUR.

- WE'VE GOT TO GO.
- OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

- WHERE'S EVERYBODY ELSE?
- THEY'RE THERE ALREADY.

- COME ON.
- OKAY, OKAY.

♪ COME AND BEHOLD HIM ♪

♪ BORN THE KING OF ANGELS ♪

♪ OH, COME LET US ADORE HIM ♪

♪ OH, COME LET US ADORE HIM ♪

♪ OH, COME LET US ADORE HIM,
CHRIST THE LORD ♪

THANK YOU AGAIN, CAROLE, FOR
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK THIS YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD
HAVE DONE WITHOUT YOU.

OH, I'M JUST GLAD
I COULD BE OF HELP.

♪ DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW ♪

♪ IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH ♪

♪ OVER THE HILLS WE GO ♪

♪ LAUGHING ALL THE WAY ♪

♪ HA, HA, HA ♪

THAT BOY HAS QUITE A FUTURE.

SPITTING IMAGE,
HE'S SUCH A SIGHT TO BEHOLD,

SUCH PROMISE,
SO MANY CHOICES AHEAD.

♪ IN A ONE-HORSE OPEN SLEIGH ♪

♪ HEY!
JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS ♪

THIS MOMENT,
WITH OR WITHOUT MONEY,

HOW MANY LIVES
DOES THIS MOMENT END?

HOW MANY CHOICES CAN ADD UP
TO A MOMENT LIKE THIS?

AND IF YOU CHOOSE DIFFERENTLY,
IT DISAPPEARS FOREVER.

I WOULD HAVE MISSED THIS MOMENT
IN THE OTHER LIFE, WOULDN'T I?

YOU'RE FINALLY CATCHING ON,
AREN'T YOU?

WELL, I'VE COME TO SAY GOODBYE.

BUT... BUT THIS LIFE,
THE ONE I'M IN NOW,

THIS ISN'T MY LIFE EITHER, IS IT?

IT IS NOW, THE VARIATION
YOU REQUESTED.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED
TO SEE ANOTHER ONE.

THIS IS IT.

BUT WHERE'S MARCUS?

IRIS, WHERE'S MARCUS?

NO.

NO. THIS IS HORRIBLE.

NO, NO, NO. THIS IS ALL WRONG.

CAROLE, I TOLD YOU THERE
WERE A BILLION OPTIONS.

EACH CHOICE, EACH MOVEMENT,
EACH VARIATION,

WE HAVE CONTROL OVER SO MUCH
AND OTHER THINGS WE DON'T.

MARCUS IS GONE.

YOU ASKED FOR ANOTHER
VARIATION, BUT WHY?

I FELT LIKE ALL THE CHOICES
I MADE WERE WRONG.

BUT WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS THAT MOST PEOPLE FOCUS

ON THE THINGS THEY DON'T ALREADY
HAVE RATHER THAN BEING GRATEFUL

FOR THE THINGS
THAT THEY ALREADY DO.

- WHO SAID THAT?
- I DID.

PEOPLE SEEM TO GET CONFUSED

WITH WANTING A WHOLE DIFFERENT
LIFE ALL TOGETHER

RATHER THAN JUST SIMPLY
DOING THE VERY BEST

THAT THEY CAN WITH
WHAT THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN,

WHICH ADMIRABLY, CAROLE,
YOU ALREADY DO THROUGH YOUR LOVE

OF YOUR FAMILY
AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

ALL THIS TIME I THOUGHT
I MADE THE WRONG CHOICES.

I NEVER REALIZED THAT
THE CHOICES

I MADE DELIVERED ME
MY BEST POSSIBLE LIFE.

I DID MAKE SOME
GOOD CHOICES, DIDN'T I?

YES, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE.

I DON'T WANT THIS LIFE,
NOT WITHOUT MARCUS.

I DON'T WANT ANY VARIATIONS.

I DON'T WANT A DIFFERENT LIFE.

I WANT THE LIFE I HAD.
I WANT MY LIFE.

I APPRECIATE IT NOW, I DO.

I WANT MY FAMILY
AND MY MEMORIES,

ALL OF THEM, GOOD AND BAD.

CAROLE.

PLEASE, IRIS.

AS YOU WISH.

I HAVE BILLS.

I HAVE BILLS. I HAVE BILLS.

I HAVE BILLS.

OH, MY GOD. I'M BACK.

I'M BACK.

MARCUS? MARCUS.

MARCUS, MARCUS!

- HI, GOOD MORNING.
- I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

YOU'RE ACTING LIKE YOU
HAVEN'T SEEN ME IN A WEEK.

Travis: CHRISTMAS EVE TONIGHT!

- OH, MY BABIES.
- PARTY TIME.

COME HUG ME.

HI, HOW ARE YOU GUYS?

OH, MY GOD.

THE LIVING ROOM
REALLY LOOKS GREAT, DAD.

- OH, THANKS.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- I FINISHED IT LATE LAST NIGHT.
- FINISHED WHAT?

- COME ON, MOM, I'll SHOW YOU.
- OKAY.

- WE'RE AT THE FAMILY REUNION.
- YEAH, MOM, I REMEMBER.

- YOU DO?
- OF COURSE.

DO YOU REMEMBER EVERYTHING?

UH, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU
ABOUT YOUR SHOT?

ELBOWS IN, BACK SPIN, WRIST.

- SWISH.
- SWISH.

AND WHAT DO WE DO ON WEDNESDAYS?

- PASTA NIGHT!
- YEAH.

OH, COME ON, MOM.

Carole: WHEN DID ALL THIS HAPPEN?

Maggie: DAD WAS UP
ALL NIGHT FINISHING UP.

- YOUR DAD DID THIS?
- WE HELPED.

YEAH, IT'S NOT LIKE
WE SAT AROUND.

HE WOULDN'T LET US.

WE DID THIS.

MOM, ARE YOU OKAY?

I COULDN'T BE BETTER.
I COULDN'T BE BETTER.

I THINK YOU NEED SOME COFFEE.

MARCUS, HOW IN THE WORLD
DID YOU PULL THIS OFF?

I'M ASKING MYSELF THE SAME
THING, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT,

WE CAN STILL MAKE MAGIC
TOGETHER, CAN'T WE?

IT'S LIKE I SAID THE DAY WE MET.

"IF WE CAN BUILD
HOUSES TOGETHER,

WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE
WE CAN BUILD TOGETHER?"

YOU REMEMBER.

I'M JUST GLAD YOU DO.

IT REALLY IS WONDERFUL.

HONESTLY, I DIDN'T KNOW
IF WE'D BE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF,

GETTING OFF WORK,
MOVING ALL THE FURNITURE,

CLEANING UP
EVERYTHING FOR THE PARTY.

WORK?

MY NEW GIG, SULLIVAN'S GOLF
COURSE, REMEMBER?

BABY, THAT'S WONDERFUL.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S SUCH GREAT NEWS.

SPEAKING OF BUSY,

WE GOT TO FINISH
GETTING READY FOR THE PARTY.

Maggie: LOOK WHO'S EARLY?

HO, HO, HO. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

WE GOT A LOT TO COOK.

WE GOT A LOT TO DO.

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

TRAVIS, HONEY, YOU WERE
BEAUTIFUL LAST NIGHT,

AN ABSOLUTE ANGEL.

THANK YOU.

ARLENE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO TAKE IT EASY.

OH, I DON'T NEED MY LEG
TO COOK OR BAKE, HONEY.

COME ON, EVERYBODY, TURN ME
AROUND, TO THE KITCHEN.

- LET'S GO.
- LET'S DO IT.

IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I HOPE YOU CAME UP
WITH SOMETHING?

HUH?

UGH. NO, IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE BOARD?

OH, NO.

WE STILL DON'T HAVE FUNDING
FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.

YES, AND THEY'RE GOING
TO PULL THE PLUG

IF WE DON'T HAVE SOME
TYPE OF COMMITMENT

BY THE END OF THE DAY, AND WE'RE
GOING TO GET SHUT DOWN.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HAD
MY COFFEE YET,

SO I'M STILL KIND OF OUT OF IT.

YOU AND I, WE NEED TO
GET TO THE STORE,

GET THE FOOD, THE DECORATIONS.

WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE SNOW
BALLS AGAIN.

- THEY WERE SO GOOD.
- YOU REMEMBER?

OF COURSE I DO.

IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

OKAY, LET'S GO.

WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE
SOMETHING OUT.

OKAY, OKAY. LET ME CHANGE.

LET ME GET CHANGED.

I TRIED SOME OTHER
CONTACTS LAST NIGHT.

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, IT'S JUST
NOT A GOOD TIME FOR THEM.

THE COMMUNITY REALLY NEEDS THIS.

I WISH I COULD FIGURE
SOMETHING OUT.

I KNOW.

SHOOT, I FORGOT THE CANDY CANES.

OKAY, I'll GO GET IN LINE.

THANKS.

EXCUSE ME, DO YOU HAVE
ANY MORE CANDY...

IRIS!

I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

OH, YOU'LL BE SEEING ME AGAIN,

BUT IT WON'T BE
FOR A WHILE THOUGH.

LAST ONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR EVERYTHING.

OH, I JUST SHOWED YOU THAT
YOU'RE ALREADY

ON THE RIGHT PATH, THAT'S ALL.

IT FEELS GOOD.

SO EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT NOW?

NOT EXACTLY.

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING
WITH YOU, ISN'T IT?

I KNOW.

IT'S FINE.

LOOKS LIKE I MAY BE OUT OF WORK.

I'M SURE THAT YOU WILL THINK
OF SOMETHING NOW

THAT YOU'RE BACK
IN YOUR OWN SHOES.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I FOUND THAT WHEN YOU
NEED A LITTLE HELP,

HELPING SOMEBODY ELSE MAKES
THINGS A LITTLE LESS WORRISOME.

HEY, IRIS, YOU WANT
TO HAND ME THAT HAT?

WITH PLEASURE.

AND CAROLE,
THANKS FOR MY JACKET.

IRIS.

CAROLE?

KIM. I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU.

I'M ON MY WAY TO THE AIRPORT.

LONDON?

LUCKY GUESS.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU
A LITTLE SOMETHING

BEFORE YOU LEFT
TO FIX WHAT WAS BROKEN.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THAT'S VERY KIND, AND I'M SORRY
AGAIN THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HM?

♪ AHH, AHH ♪

Carole: HELLO?

CAROLE, I OPENED YOUR GIFT.

OH, DID YOU LIKE IT?

IT BROUGHT BACK A LOT
OF MEMORIES.

IT ALSO REMINDED ME
OF SOMETHING I NEED TO DO.

LISTEN, I'VE GIVEN IT
SOME THOUGHT,

AND I THINK I CAN CONVINCE
THE BOARD TO INVEST 2.5 MILLION.

NOW I KNOW IT'S NOT
THE ENTIRE AMOUNT YOU NEED,

BUT IT'S ALL I CAN DO.

I CAN COMMIT THAT.

NOW LOOK, IF OTHER SOURCES
COME THROUGH, MY OFFER STANDS.

TOUCH BASE FIRST OF THE YEAR?

YES. THANK YOU, KIM.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU, CAROLE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HEY, ANY LUCK?

NO.

I'M SORRY, SWEETHEART.

HEY, WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.

I KNOW.

OH, MY GOD, IT'S DAMON ROBINSON.

THAT'S DONOVAN.

HEY, EVERYBODY. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WELCOME.

LITTLE BROTHER.

YOU LOOK GREAT.

HOW ARE THINGS AT THE CENTER?

YOUR BARS WERE A HIT.

REMEMBER DAMON ROBINSON?

OF COURSE I REMEMBER YOU,
PRINCETON GRAD.

I KNOW TIFF REMEMBERS YOU, TOO.

HI, TIFFANY.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME
BRINGING HIM ALONG.

HE HAS SOME NEWS I THINK
YOU'LL LIKE TO HEAR.

OF COURSE NOT, MY BROTHER
TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR ALGORITHM.

CONGRATULATIONS, THAT'S AMAZING.

- THANK YOU.
- MORE NEWS?

YOUR BROTHER WAS SPEAKING
TO ME ABOUT SPRING INTERNS

AND BROUGHT UP WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO

WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
WHICH I THINK IS GREAT.

- I WOULD LIKE TO INVEST.
- YOU DO?

HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED
TO MOVE FORWARD?

UM, 10... WELL, $7.5 MILLION.

7.5?

OKAY.

OKAY? OKAY?

ON ONE CONDITION.

ALL DONOVAN COULD TALK ABOUT
ON HIS WAY OVER HERE

IS MAMA'S MAGIC MOJO BARS.

IF YOU COULD TAKE ME TO THOSE.

RIGHT THIS WAY.

THANK YOU, LITTLE BROTHER.

- HEY, WHAT'S FAMILY FOR?
- HERE'S TO FAMILY.

- FAMILY.
- EVERYBODY.

♪ UP ON THE HOUSETOP ♪

♪ REINDEER PAUSE ♪

♪ OUT JUMPS
GOOD OLD SANTA CLAUS ♪

♪ DOWN THROUGH THE CHIMNEY
WITH LOTS OF TOYS ♪

♪ OOH, GOOD TIMES ARE STARTING ♪

♪ TODAY ♪

♪ SO LET'S CELEBRATE
THIS HOLIDAY ♪

♪ THESE MEMORIES NEVER
WILL FADE AWAY ♪

♪ THEY'LL ALWAYS STAY WITH ME ♪

♪ DECORATIONS ON THE TREE ♪

♪ AND CAROLING
FAMILIAR MELODIES ♪

♪ GATHERING A HARMONY OF JOY ♪

♪ SHARING SANTA'S
SLEIGH OF TOYS ♪

♪ THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST
CHRISTMAS IN OUR HISTORY ♪

♪ EVERYONE FROM YOUNG TO OLD
WILL SING ♪

♪ WISHING YOU A MERRY, MERRY,
MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY, MERRY
CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ EVERYBODY SING SO ALL THE
WORLD WILL KNOW ♪

♪ CHRISTMAS BRINGS US HOME ♪