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Hello, handsome.

You are strong, capable, a warrior.

There is no obstacle you can't overcome.

No mountain you can't climb.

Lucas James Brown, you are.

Honey, it's going to be late.

Coming, Mom.

Morning. Morning. Your breakfast is ready.

Mommy, too good to me.

What's all this?

Do you remember how hard it was to get the three of you to smile at the same

time? It was like wrangling cats.

Anyway, your Aunt Louise is coming down for Christmas this year, and it's the

first one without Robert, so it's going to be tough on her. And I was really

hoping you and your brothers would help me spruce this place up, make it extra

special. A team effort.

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

I'll take care of it. Yeah.

Okay. I got to run. Okay. Be safe.

Big day, Mr. Brenner.

We're revealing the key art.

I see you chose to ignore today's festive dress code.

It doesn't exactly scream Christmas cheer.

It's close.

Isn't it 9 .15 in the morning?

Saves on alcohol.

Smart. Very smart.

Cranberry fizzle pop?

I'm okay.

Thank you.

You look nice.

Thank you.

Is that the one my mom gave you for Christmas last year?

Two years ago.

That's longer than we did.

Yeah.

Cranberry fizzle pop?

Oh, I'm good.

Hey, I took a sneak peek at the new artwork for the game this morning.

Before you flip out.

Okay, attention elves and elfettes.

If I could get your attention over here.

Okay, well.

With Limitless Horizon's near -date from completion, thanks to the best in the

biz, Taylor Brenner and his team, it is my absolute pleasure to reveal the key

art, which will most certainly be a cosmic success.

Question?

Yeah? What is that?

That white thing, what is it?

It's a snowman.

Happy little fellow, isn't he?

You happy?

I can see a snowman in a game about intergalactic time travel. Marketing

suggested that we put some Christmas stuff in to tie in with the launch.

Is there an issue?

Yep.

Spent 18 months coding an industry -defining interface, and you've slapped

snowman on it, and it looks like a handful of marshmallows that somebody

in their pocket.

Sounds fair.

Furthermore...

Well, I've been down this road before.

We're a team here.

A team that I think maybe you are no longer a good fit for.

Not a good fit?

Well, David, I am fun and games.

What you are... is fired.

I'm fired?

All right, David.

I'm fired, you're fired, we're all fired.

You're serious?

Fine.

I'm taking the game.

No, you're not. A laptop, then.

Also, no.

It's time for you to go.

Okay.

Thanks, David.

Fun and games, huh?

Who's having fun now?

Because I... I quit. I just fired you. Just now. No, I'm going to go right in

there. No, no. You guys heard it here first. I just quit. You heard it. Who

is coming with me?

Nobody likes you.

Stephen, hi!

I'm early. I hope that's okay.

Where's the suggestion?

It's your place?

It's really nice. Oh, of course it's your place.

Good one, Susie.

Shoes on or off? I can do it. I can take them off. I made a fruitcake.

Of course, as we mature, it's not uncommon to begin losing interest in

that once brought us joy.

Wow.

So insightful.

But from the looks of it, he seems to be in pretty good spirit. So what seems to

be the issue with him? Right. The issue is... Well, I think he might be

lonely. Can be. I mean, who isn't around the holidays, right?

But when I met you...

When he met you at the dog park the other day, I thought that you seemed

the kind of guy who could help him.

What's that? Oh, I didn't know you were also an author.

Oh, I'm very photogenic.

That's not the best photo.

So it's just the two of you at home?

Yep. And the snowman.

I mean, in terms of other pets.

Right. Of course. Yes.

I mean, no, to other pets. It's just... You do health calls, right?

Well,

well, well.

There's a little red walking hood.

Not today, Mark.

A flower.

Come with a walker and some fuzzy slippers.

Nice truck. Did it come with an unearned sense of self -confidence?

No. Came with a snowmobile. Cool.

You got a bulb out.

Not talking about your life.

Third false alarm at that beauty salon this month.

Weird. So weird. And somehow always when Mr.

January's on shift.

I do one calendar. Did one of them ask for your number?

911 emergency honk line.

Do you want an info on the charity event for this Friday? Okay. Oh, just a

humble civil servant bringing joy to the attractive women of Spruce Grove.

Oh, humble.

Somebody's got to work around here.

What's going on in that head of yours, old boy?

All right, one more time.

Go get it.

Not feeling it today, Arnold.

I get it.

Sometimes you want to be left completely and utterly alone.

Thought I was the only one who knew about this spot.

I am.

So did I.

Hey, would you be willing to come down someday and do a talk at the animal

shelter? A talk?

We get so many impulse buyers, especially this time of year. Pets as

of them come back the next day. It only hurts the animals, you know? It would

mean the world if you could just come down and do a little seminar on

responsible adoption. I'd have to check my, uh... I would need to... Maybe...

Sorry.

Maybe after Christmas, then?

Oh, too many people, Arnold.

Too many people.

Well, I'm surprised.

Well, look, Timmy, you're 12 years old.

If you want to get out of the friend zone with Stacy, you might have to take

out somewhere nice.

But it pays to be mature. Hold on.

I got to go. My mom's calling me.

Nice meeting you.

Hi, honey. It's me.

I know. I can see your face, sort of. Oh, I thought this was a call.

Oh, that's better.

Hey, how was your day?

Good. Nothing to report.

Okay.

So I was wondering if you had plans for dinner.

Oh, uh... Luke has got a shift tonight, and I was wondering if I should set an

extra... What did I do?

You paused me.

What did I... Can you hear me?

I can hear you perfectly, ma. What did I do?

Taylor, can you hear me? I can hear you. I can hear you perfectly, and I can see

you. I wanted to know if I should set an extra plane. No, we're done here. I

think I... Ma!

I'll be up in five!

Thirsty little fella.

Enjoy, Mom.

Thank you. Oh, thank you.

Are you free tomorrow?

Because I was talking to your brother about decorating the tree.

Tomorrow? I'm going to check my... Schedule. Yeah, I know.

I know.

It's funny how busy everybody gets as soon as I mention Christmas.

Ma, it's not that.

I'll do it myself.

You're not doing it yourself.

Well, then who?

Who? We're six days away from Christmas.

We're the only house on the block without any decorations.

Mark's house. Looks like a Vegas casino.

A very festive casino.

Hello.

Oh, it's your brother. Just in time for dinner. What are the chances?

Oh, just in time for dinner. What are the chances?

For you.

That's a lovely thing to do.

Quick question.

Why do you come to the front door like you don't live in the backyard?

Because I do not live in the backyard.

That is an independent single -family dwelling with private access that

to be situated at the rear of the property.

So the backyard.

It's better than the basement.

That's temporary. Oh, yeah. Is that why you were home at 11 this morning?

Because you were house hunting?

11 o 'clock?

What is the matter? Are you sick? Not sick.

Not sick. Hey, it's none of my business if you want to ditch work and play video

games in the middle of the day. Well, if he's home sick, that's different.

I quit.

Okay? There that is.

Enjoy it. Quit?

Or what?

I'm thinking it. It's a great job for you. Why would you quit?

Wasn't a great job. Wasn't a good fit.

Just going to leave it there, okay?

Well, that'll throw you up to decorate the tray.

Sure does.

Luke, you're up.

All right.

Is it a fire alarm?

It's a doorbell for the new plane.

If you ever finish it, you're going on, what, five, six years now? Eight months.

Ten.

There you go.

Look, it's a process.

There's lots of decisions, you know, colors and textures.

Where to put the gym?

Oh, no, that goes next to the pool table.

Are you building a home or a frat house?

Are you jealous, Chief? No way. Being a grandfather is the best.

I'll take one of these over a thousand pool tables.

This is pure joy.

And diapers.

Oh, yeah, diapers.

And diapers.

Lots of diapers.

I'll stick with the pool table.

Yeah. To each his own.

Yeah. That's a good choice.

Good idea.

So, is she a new client?

Yes. And she is very intense.

There's a guy who arranged the socks by colored radiance. Okay, Dungeons and

Dragons. Okay, Pet Detective. I am a pet.

Therapist, not a pet detective.

All righty then.

Boys, please.

I think it is a very nice gesture.

A little Christmas spirit is something we could use a lot more of around here.

Speaking of which, Stefan, are you free tomorrow?

Well, I'm a few weeks late swapping in the flannel bedding, but otherwise.

Good. Then you can help decorate the tree.

What? I want one more Christmas the way that it was when you were little.

With everybody participating.

Music, decorations, baking cookies, the whole thing.

It's the first time in as long as I can remember that we've all been under the

same roof.

Two roofs. One roof. That's fine.

Could we, could we please try?

That's Taylor. He's the one who makes everything impossible.

You're Mission Impossible.

I'm what? I'm Mission Impossible?

Come back. I'm Mission Impossible? Oh, my. You're both just impossible.

I'm sorry I brought it up.

Valentine's Day?

Yeah.

I have no one else to turn to. Please take care of Thomas for me.

I'll be back by Christmas, I promise.

Who leaves a baby at a fire hall?

Well, someone who knew you'd be here.

Looks like you're turning that home gym into a nursery, Daddy -O. Okay, like I

said ten times, he's not mine.

Chief?

This is the first for me.

I mean, normally I'd say call child services.

But at this time of night, and your name is on the note,

what if the baby is yours?

What else can I do?

Are you sure he isn't yours?

Yes.

Yes, I'm sure. Because it would be all right.

I mean, some people might actually be excited about it. Mom, Mom, Mom.

I'm so sure.

OK?

OK.

Yeah. Well, it's the middle of the night. And he can stay here.

And we'll figure out what to do in the morning.

Yeah, he can stay here with you? Yeah.

OK.

Thank you, Mom.

You did the right thing.

It's good. It's OK.

Thanks, Mom.

Oh, my.

Hello. Hopefully you get some sleep.

Do

you

have a baby?

How long was I asleep?

I don't have a baby.

Someone left me at the fire hall last night. It had my name on the note, so...

You do have a baby.

Who has a baby?

Luke's got a baby.

I'm an uncle?

Congratulations.

Well, it means shaping up to be an unexpected Christmas.

How did that even happen?

Well, you see, Stefan, two people love each other very much.

His name is Thomas.

And he is not your brother's. He does have your hair.

And your physique. A little bungee.

He's a baby. He's not a toy. You guys mind letting the grown -ups talk for a

second?

Mom, help?

Well, the right thing to do would be to call child services, but he is just so

little. His mom trusted him with you for a reason.

That's one word, a father. I think this is an act of desperation.

I have been there.

Single mom of three young sons.

There were plenty of times I thought I just couldn't do it, but I had family.

If it wasn't for your Aunt Louise, I don't know what would have happened.

So, five days before Christmas.

Don't stay here.

And then if Mom doesn't come back, as promised, then we will go through the

proper channel.

Give her a chance.

Deal?

Deal. Did you, good boy?

Smell just that. It's my phone.

Hello?

Yes, this is she.

Is she all right?

Um, yeah.

Uh, thank you.

Um, Louise is in an emergency at Mount Royal. She's had a fall.

Mom, go. You have to go. Yeah, I know, but there's a baby.

Ah, Luke saves lives for a living, as far as I know.

Dave Diaper's not going to kill him.

We should go. We have to.

You got to go, Mom.

So you should feed him every, well, every time he cries. And then, and then

good burp.

Yeah. Yeah. But check his diaper because sometimes that is what it is. Okay. And

pick him up. Holding babies need a lot of contact.

You hear this?

Bottle has to be checked because it should be warm, but not too hot. So you

to, you have to test it. What's this? Test it? Oh, honey, I know it's a lot,

you'll do okay. Luckily you have help. That's right. Yeah.

All right.

What did we do?

We're family.

If it happens to one, it happens to us all.

Look, it's just one day.

Take chips, put that down, and help.

And hopefully you can put up a tree, too.

I love you. Love you, Ma. Thank you. Drive safe.

Yes. Give Aunt Louise a hug, okay? Bye, Mom.

Bye, Ma. Hi, Mom.

All right, good luck with that. Yeah, good luck, pal. Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.

Guys, no, no, no, no, no. I got work today. I have a meeting I can't miss.

I need your help.

Mom said.

I have a client. Good luck. Taylor's free.

What? Why are you doing that?

Well, what do you got? What do you have?

I have things. My whole life is filled with things. Things?

Yeah. Did you get fired again?

I don't know what that is.

Well, you're going to figure it out. Yep.

So you're a baby. That's cool.

How's that going?

What do babies do? They do probably what you're doing right now, I assume.

You like music?

What kind of music do you listen to?

I got some music for you. Here you go.

press myself. Magic.

Everybody loves magic.

See these?

I'm gonna make them disappear.

Pay attention.

One, two, three.

Hold on now.

You game?

Are you a gamer?

My man.

Now you're speaking my language.

I got the game for you, pal.

You ready for this?

This is high quality.

You're going to love this. Buckle up.

Okay, you don't like that. I'm so sorry. What have I done?

Turned on me quick, pal.

No, no, no, no. That's not good. What's happening? Are you hungry?

I got some food for you.

There's food somewhere.

Food? Right.

Here we go. Let's do it.

Don't need to turn the volume up. I can redefine from here. Thank you.

This will do it. I know what this is.

I know what this is.

Now, let's go to the store.

Yeah, I am at the pickup spot. Where are you?

20 minutes.

How does that even work?

You know what? Forget it.

Thank you.

How would you like to get on Santa's nice list by lending me that wagon?

Sure.

Fifty bucks.

That's good.

That's good.

This generation is different.

On behalf of the entire First Responders Children's Foundation, we can't thank

you enough for all the work you're putting into this event.

Well, we lost one of our own a few years ago.

I know his family's really appreciated the support. I'm just trying to pay it

forward. So it's true. Not all heroes were capes. So this year, the goal is

,000. In addition to private donations, we've got a truckload of toys coming in.

And, of course, the fan -favorite auction to win dinner with the

Baby stuff, all one.

Oh! Oh!

Oh, look at the little puppy.

Wow, he's really strapped in there.

Uh, how old is he?

That many years old.

You know anything about baby food?

Oh, yeah. Uh, depends on what you're looking for.

Ready to feed, liquid concentrate, or powdered.

Do you need calcium fortified, lactose free, anti -reflux?

I'm gonna get them all.

Sure.

Uh, I think, uh, I think he needs a little diaper change.

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

Little? We may have to evacuate the store.

Here it is.

The home.

The homestead where I reside.

Are you in fashion?

Teamstress. I have my own little company. So, sue me.

Oh, I wasn't judging.

Oh, no, that's the name of the company.

Like, um, so... Ah, Suzy.

Clever. So, I guess you're...

Eager to get started?

Would you like a footstool?

Anything else I can get you?

Uh, Marcel?

Marcel? Wait, of course.

Marcel! Oh, it's the baby!

There he is.

Hello, good sir.

So where would you like me to sit?

Uh, typically, I find it's best if the client isn't aware of the owner's

presence. It helps put them at ease.

Incognito.

I'll just be over here.

Uh, maybe a little further.

More?

Oh, even just a shade more.

Like in the next room?

More like in the next house.

Say no more.

Okay. Sir, we require customers to pay for items before using them so they

don't... So they don't what?

Take off in a getaway wagon?

I'm paying, okay?

Forgot my wallet.

Must have dropped it when that other child was robbing me.

How interesting to watch.

Ah! Jeepers!

You look possessed.

What are you... Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

You have no idea what I've seen today.

Okay. I think you're being a little... I've been sneezed on, cried on, spit up

on, as well as several other things that I don't care to relive. I was extorted

by a ten -year -old, escorted out of two different stores, accused wrongfully of

theft. It's been like two hours. Well, it feels like a lifetime, Stefan.

Shh!

I'm gonna go retrieve my watch. Your watch? Don't ask.

There's formula in the cupboards.

She eats, like, every seven seconds.

Okay, Mommy Dearest, I think we'll be just fine.

Uncle Taylor is a little dramatic, isn't he?

Come to me, yes. You come to me. There he is. Uncle Stefan's got

you. now.

What shall we do? The world is your little oyster.

What shall we do?

Shall we bake some Christmas cookies?

I have not attempted this before with the baby, but how difficult can it be?

Well, permanently banned from that store.

I just wanted to make some cookies.

And then he started crying and so I gave him a bottle and... What are you

listening to?

It's the only thing that would make him stop crying.

Yeah, I am supporting ahead. Maybe if you were an actual giant, there might be

room for me here.

Okay, okay. You're too close. You're too close. You're too close right now. I'll

tell you what. You rinse. I support.

Okay. Move. Okay.

There you go.

There you go.

Just check the temperature.

It's the same as it was before. Just check the temperature. Make sure you

the temperature.

How's it?

Is that good?

Great temperature for you? Grow up. I am grown.

How'd you get it between your toes?

If you for one second look at this maniac.

He's a maniac. He's a guy banned from the supermarket.

That's not my fault. Children shouldn't be allowed in grocery stores.

Yeah, my children, you're referring to yourself?

You're so superior, huh? My whole life. You just think you're better than me.

Yeah, they're not getting banned from grocery stores. Yeah.

Whatever. Let's just get him out.

Good. There we go.

You ready? Yep.

You ready? Yes. Okay.

One, two, three.

There we go.

Nice and easy, buddy.

Nice and easy.

Don't worry about the floors.

All clean.

I mean,

for you, like you were struggling, but I had a great time.

There you go. What do you mean I was struggling? You do the cleanup. We'll be

over here.

Come on.

How nice of you.

This one? You want that?

Good.

Great.

How does somebody abandon a child at Christmas?

Dad would know.

Right.

We don't talk about that in this house, do we?

We don't talk about anything.

We don't know the whole story.

Can you imagine trying to do this on your own, day in, day out?

Exhausted. You're exhausted. I can't remember the last time that I ate.

I don't think I've showered today.

Or sat down, or... Clean.

Feed, clean, like the Twilight Zone.

Just one minute of me time, just to get in touch with myself.

Is that too much to ask?

These clothes need to be incinerated.

Oh,

I can taste it.

No.

Oh, why?

No more.

Are you okay?

Yeah, it's not natural. Something wrong?

Did you buy adult diapers?

Probably. Yeah.

People feel the need to just fill their houses with all sorts of absolutely... I

agree. I wholeheartedly agree.

Maybe it's the first one of them?

It's not really my thing. No.

Oh.

It isn't the first Christmas.

Oh, I guess not cute. Not cute.

Does that feel okay?

Pull it away.

What?

That's your foot. I didn't know they made them that size.

That's your foot. That's so cute. It's so small.

Taylor?

Fiona. Hi.

Hi. Hi.

They were just making Christmas ornaments.

I can see that.

Do you want to introduce me to your baby?

Oh, that's not mine.

No, it's, uh... I'm actually not sure.

You know you can't take those, right?

They're laws.

Liv.

Maybe.

Maybe. Luca maybe has a baby.

Okay.

Hey, so, yesterday, that was crazy. I had to quit, right?

I mean, come on.

Is that how we're describing it? Quitting?

Now your team was left scrambling to fill the hole you left. Thanks for

that up. You always do manage to find a way.

Anywho, enjoy your crafting.

Oh, cool.

Remind me why you dumped her again?

I didn't. Yeah,

that makes sense.

This thing is awesome.

No hands.

What's up, ding -dong?

Nice job with the light.

There's no lights out. That's the joke.

Yeah, thanks, Mark.

Good one.

That's all I came to say, so I'm going to get going.

Okay. Great.

Ma, hi.

Is that Mom?

How's Aunt Louise? When's she coming home? Will you please back up? I'll put

on speaker.

Personal space.

Hold on, wait.

What? What?

No, what?

They took it well -ish.

You do not have to spend the night. The doctors are just being cautious.

You have a concussion.

And you have a baby to look after.

Three grown men, sort of. When I called, Stefan and Taylor were together, which

is rare.

This might be good for them.

He was so close when they were little, the three of them.

Then Gary left.

Everything changed.

They just closed off from each other.

Sometimes we forget how much we need each other. Thank you for being here.

It's what we do.

Imagine having no one to turn to and your only option is a fire station.

It's heartbreaking.

I want to be that someone for her so that she knows she's not alone.

We all deserve second chances.

Especially at Christmas.

We do.

It says right here.

Insert hex bolt A into socket O.

Insert hex... Oh, that's the lower seat tube.

Okay, upper seat tube.

Wait a minute.

Ow!

You have a degree.

How are you struggling to read simple instructions that are... I don't like

this. It's like they want you to throw things.

Where's Luke?

He said to see me.

Hotties, I'm home.

What a day.

Baby's crying.

Hours we spent trying to get this baby to sleep. And you come waltzing in from

who knows where at all hours of the night.

It's 7 .30. I had a thing.

Oh, he had a thing.

He had a thing. He had a thing. Interesting.

What was her name?

What? You heard us.

What was her name?

Where's mom?

She's with Aunt Louise.

For the night. Yeah.

Doctor's orders. Which you would know if you responded to a single text message

from us ever. They're just usually annoying cat jibs.

How dare you.

Those are absolutely adorable. Don't let him get to you.

I know.

Okay.

Why don't you two take a breather before you, I don't know, evaporate? It's just

a baby.

Baby, hear that? Just a baby.

Just a baby.

Ridiculous. Just a baby. Just a baby, he says.

We'll see.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells.

There we are.

Hey!

What's happening here?

What is this?

Are you baking?

And singing?

Yeah.

I had a little time after my workout this morning, so I figured I'd... Whip

some cookies.

Well, well, well.

I can't wait to see what's happening here. Did you bake? Did he bake? Did you

bake?

Why aren't they burnt?

Why isn't the baby crying? Why aren't you crying?

Whatever. We warmed him up for you. Talk to us after you've changed the diaper.

I already have.

Well, good luck with feeding.

Bottled, burped, and bathed, boys. Oh, and I assembled that swing.

I'm going to run you down to the station.

Spread a little Christmas cheer.

You guys, just relax.

Isn't that right?

We're going to go down there and say hi to everyone. Give them some cookies.

Just get you nice and safe in here.

That's right.

Uncle Luke's got this.

Everything okay?

I thought it might be about the baby.

The baby?

Oh, not mine.

We're just looking after him for a few days until... Is this one of your

methods? Should I hide too?

Oh, no.

No, stop.

No, I'm hoping that that man over there won't see me.

Oh.

Trouble with the IRS.

One time, my sister... No.

No, he works at the local animal rescue. He wants me to do a talk on responsible

pet adoption.

Oh, well, you should.

You'd be great.

No, I wouldn't be great.

I'm not good with people or person singular. People are very unpredictable,

I'm not a big fan of surprises.

Sorry, I'm not laughing at you.

It's just nice to know.

That I'm not the only one who... Who?

I know I can be a lot sometimes.

I talk a lot when I'm nervous, happy, or sad.

All the time, really.

When I was younger, they called me Jittering Susie because I would never

still, and my mom was always telling me to be quiet, but nope, I was just talk,

talk, talk, talk, talk, like what I'm doing right now.

Yeah, we're not anything alike.

Yeah, nope, it's not.

Listen, I... Ah!

He's back!

Have you had a chance to think about my offer?

Uh, the... You work with animals, right?

Yeah. Well, I have a question for you. Do you know anything about fleet

Because I know this opportunity is so itchy.

And all this time I imagined you being in this big old house all by yourself.

Oh, he's not, uh...

Oh. Oh.

Looks like his papa.

There's no baby.

He's not... I'm just... I'm looking after him for someone.

I see.

Yeah, what do you think? What do you think, huh?

Imagine. Tree right there.

Stockings hung.

Blazing fire.

Laughter.

Music. Family.

Yeah. Makes a big house not seem so small.

Good to see you, man.

Yeah. You guys are crushing it over a fun in. Oh. Word in the street is

Limitless Horizon is going to blow the doors off.

Oh. Did you do the interface?

Who else?

Humble, too.

We could use a home run like you.

How do I clone you?

Well, it's funny you mention that, Christian, because you may not have to.

Really? Yep.

If you're looking.

What? No, it's nothing.

It's, um, if I bring you on board, it's a little like tossing a brick in a

washing machine.

Okay. You know, it throws off the balance, is all.

Sure. Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

But more specifically, more specifically, um, you are a

wrecking ball.

Okay. Yeah, I mean, I love you, man. I do.

But you know how you are.

Yeah.

I know me.

You know you. Yeah.

I'll get beers, though.

Thank you.

All right, well, that's everything.

We're honored to be helping out the fundraiser again. If there's anything

you need, just say the word. Oh, this is perfect.

Thanks so much.

Some people really got to keep a better eye on their kids.

All right. Well, thanks again.

Okay, bye.

All right, buddy.

Finally. Where were you? Did something happen?

You're like two old ladies.

Well, when you don't hear from somebody all day... I'm worried.

You're worried? I have no idea what you're doing. Okay, okay.

You went to the house, picked up some toys, got some groceries.

You feel like Greek? I'm cooking.

Like I said, Uncle Luke got this.

Who is this guy?

How little Tom is doing.

Uh,

Luke?

Yes, Stefan?

Whose baby is this?

Don't you think that joke's a little played out?

No, for real.

Again, I am so sorry for the mixed up.

Could have happened to anyone, right?

No.

This is a first.

Relax, boys. Uncle Luke's got this one.

Oh, come on. You just chapped because you couldn't hack it for two hours on

own. I make one little mistake.

You lost a baby. Kind of like you, but with jobs. Could you guys knock it off?

It could be very traumatic for babies to hear mom and dad argue.

Or dad and dad.

Or dad and dad and dad.

He started it.

Do that again.

Something like this.

Oh. Oh, yeah, you're a firefighter.

Oh, super.

Mom's favorite decoration.

What'd you do?

I didn't do that. You did that. No, you did that. You're half the elephant to

me. Hi, Mom.

Hi, Mom. Oh, hey, Mom.

Hi. Oh.

It's a lovely surprise.

Is that the baby? What's wrong?

Were you fighting?

Can I see him?

No, we're not fighting. No.

No, no, no. That's the baby's spine. He's right here, safe and sound.

Yeah, definitely him and not some random baby Luke grabbed from the toy store.

Mom, so how are the roads?

Doesn't look like you're in a car. How's Aunt Louise?

She's getting better.

Time's too hard. I'm afraid she won't be joining us this year.

I don't know how to say this, but the path is closed, so I'm stuck here too.

Hello? Hey.

Yep. We're here, Mom.

I'm sorry.

I just wanted this Christmas to be special for once. I don't know if we'll

back in time to celebrate at all.

And you're alone with a baby.

It's a disaster.

Mom, no, no, no, no. Mom, Mom, Mom.

Don't do this. OK? Don't do this. We'll figure it out.

We got this.

Right? We got this. Yeah. Snap.

We got it. Got it.

Yeah, we got this.

Well, just try to get along.

Call me if you need anything. I'll keep the phone nearby.

All right?

Love you, Mom. Love you, Mom. Yeah, love you. Bye, Mom. Love you.

Bye.

This is bad.

This is so bad.

Oh, come on. What do you care?

I'll be handling everything as usual.

As usual?

Yes. As usual.

We were looking after him the whole day. One whole day.

Hey, enough.

Look at this guy. Look at this baby.

Look at this boy.

He's all alone.

He's got nobody on Christmas.

We're all he has, and you guys are arguing about I don't even know what.

None of us have done a good job of looking after this little guy on our

None of us.

So, new plan.

Starting tomorrow, until Mom gets back, it's all hands on deck.

Okay? We're doing this together.

For baby.

Got it?

Huh.

I remember this being a lot cooler when I was a kid.

Everything was cooler when we were kids.

It's because there's nothing here except for homemade cranberry sauce.

Parents looking for the... You have to hear any better ideas.

Uh -huh. Trampoline Park was not a better idea. What? Now he was riding a

truck. Oh, says you.

What do people even do with babies?

They're like potatoes with arms. We're here to replace the statue you guys

broke.

Oh, look. Guys.

Still here.

No. No.

We are not taking this baby ice skating. Come on. We gotta at least check it

out. See?

What's going on?

Hey. Hey, what's up?

Twice in two days. What luck.

You here alone?

Actually, I'm on a date.

Oh.

With Wendy.

Oh.

Well, looks like you've got a whole hockey team now.

Yeah. Tough to get the skates on as little feet, but once you do, it's great

keep.

Have you been skating already?

Uh, no. I forgot my glove, actually.

Take mine.

Oh, no, that's okay.

Come on, you drove all the way here, paid a dollar for parking.

Just take them.

Okay.

Thank you.

I will get these back to you somehow.

Have fun.

Yeah, no.

You know, you guys were good together.

You ever think about patching things up?

Doing some loud mouth.

Self -centered, with no regard for anybody but myself.

Is this where we're supposed to disagree?

Wouldn't hurt. Wouldn't hurt.

Don't be so hard on yourself, man.

You got a lot of good qualities, too.

Thanks.

I appreciate that.

You won't be smelling at that when all your teeth fall out. No, you're right.

I'll be smelling like this.

Oh, man.

You guys remember doing this when we were kids?

Mom still talks about that day.

I remember it like it was yesterday.

It was freezing out.

Hi.

What size is this coming?

Parked at the far end of the parking lot. For baby. Oh, gymnastics.

I'm like limping along, trying to get here.

Mom's hustling us along. Taylor's crying.

You know, today was, uh... Surprising.

Yeah.

It was kind of nice.

I wouldn't go that far.

Come here.

Come here, my love.

You know, you guys aren't half bad to hang out with.

Maybe we could do it again sometime.

I mean, not the Christmas market. That was actually a pretty great idea.

Well, hey, Tay.

Feeling the Christmas.

I mean, yeah.

Why not?

Maybe this year.

For baby?

Well, of course, yeah. For baby. For baby.

I didn't even know we were supposed to wash it. Oh, oh, oh.

How did mom even do it?

There's three of us.

We're lost.

Yeah, she had three. She still has three.

Cook, she cleaned, laundry.

Not all the time.

And not one complaint.

Ever. It's true.

Never.

And what have we ever given her in return?

We can.

What do you say we finally give Mom the Christmas she deserves?

Starting with a better tree.

Oh, that's a good one. Look at the structure, coverage.

Pine?

Absolutely not.

That's like volunteering to bring wine to Christmas dinner and then showing up

with a Zinfandel blend.

Okay. Well, then why don't you tell us which one, Mr. Christmas?

Fir. The noble fir, my noble sirs, is the noblest of noble.

For sure.

Should we just make that up?

Yeah, we're not doing that.

You guys remember that fake tree Mom used to haul out every year?

In the time we made Taylor wear it for Halloween?

What ever happened to that tree?

You rolled down the hill behind the school. He snapped all the branches.

Really? You remember jamming it back into the box? And the Mom pulling it out

that Christmas and then losing her mind on it? No, it was Dad.

It was Mom. No, it was Dad. Every year he left, it was Mom.

Gays, right?

Hey, why don't we let Thomas decide?

Okay, buddy.

Blink once for fur, twice for spruce.

Eleven times for pine.

Yeah, yeah.

What up, nerds? It isn't the three Scrooges. If you need any decorating

let me know.

Channel 7's three -time champ, Spirit of Christmas.

What's up?

No big deal.

Spirit of what?

You live under a rock? Every year they pick five houses to decide what's most

festive. This year the prize is a cruise.

That's rad.

Looks like I'll be in Turks and Caicos signing my buns off. You Turks will be

here freezing your baubles off.

Is that it? We done? Yeah, that was it.

That guy was bad enough in high school. For once, I would love to shove him in

the locker.

Maybe we can.

You know who's never been on a cruise before?

Mom.

It's a little too busy, right? Yeah, there's too much going on. Too much.

That's nice. Oh, yeah.

It's white, predominantly white.

Is that everything I got?

We're decorating a house, not reenacting the fall of Rome.

Okay, okay, okay. Easy now. Okay, easy. This is a safe, creative space. All

ideas welcome.

All right? I say we start with a theme.

Medieval Christmas.

Anyone? Theme?

Medieval Christmas.

Anyone?

Anyone at all? Medieval Christmas.

Luke? Christmas? Christmas?

See?

What are you doing here? Hi.

Hi.

I was in the neighborhood, so I came to return your gloves.

Oh. I don't want to disturb your battle for Middle Earth.

We're planning to overthrow Mark in a Christmas decorating competition to win

our mother a cruise.

Mark. LeClarc.

From high school?

Wasn't he the one who was constantly shoving him into lockers? Anyway.

If you've got any cool decorating ideas, medieval Christmas is being strongly

considered. Oh, yeah, I just really came to... Okay, that's okay.

Okay. Have you ever seen those dancing lights, please?

I have. My mom has one. So, just for fun, last year, I rewrote the software,

I could come in and quickly create one for you. Please, yes.

Hi. Hi.

Hi. Hi.

Uh, uh, Defen here by any chance?

Yes, he is.

Come on in, everybody.

Hey.

I love your helmet. Thank you.

Defen, you got company?

Hey. Hey, Fi. Hi.

Toothy.

Hi, um, what are you... Oh, I was in the neighborhood, and I remember you saying

that you were looking after a baby, and I know how hard that can be. Well, I

don't know, personally. I mean, I don't have children. Not that I'm not...

Interested in kids. I have a friend that had two sets of twins, and I thought

you might be hungry, so I made this casserole.

Oh. You weren't home. The door was open, so I came over, and I just made my...

Is that a noble fur?

The noblest of furs.

For sure.

Clever. Thanks.

He... Were you saying something? We were just about to decorate.

Hey.

Oh.

I'll put this in the oven.

I love casserole.

Okay, everybody. Drum roll, please.

Drum roll. Three, two, one.

Let the celebration commence.

Uh -oh.

You hear that, fella?

You know what this means? No, that's not what it means. Oh, yeah?

No. It's been 30 years.

Can't do it without your pal.

What's happening? I hate you guys.

And to the right. To the right, actually.

A little more.

Little, little, little more.

A little bit to the left.

A little more.

Just a tad more.

That's good. Hey, Fort.

You looking for someone?

Uh, is Mike here?

Hernandez? No, he's out on a call. Can I help you with something?

I just needed to talk to him.

It's okay.

Wait, Adam.

Man. It's been a few years.

You look just like your dad.

He's a legend.

Just hang tight, okay? I'm going to give Mike a call, see if I can get an ETA.

Come in. Sit down.

So much for 10 a .m. sharp.

That's him.

Running behind.

You guys start without me. You better catch up quick. Why? Is there any spot

there?

We need a truck.

For what?

We're buying that.

Someone left a baby here for me, and in between diaper changes, I baked.

That's kind of where I'm at these days.

So, you have a baby?

No.

Well, sort of.

He's not mine.

Someone left you a baby, and it's not yours.

What is it, 20 questions?

Whose is it, then?

We're still trying to figure that one out.

I thought my life was hard.

It's true.

My little guy's been through a lot already.

This doesn't seem fair.

You know what he doesn't know?

The extraordinary impact he's made on everyone around him.

How he's changed the way I see things.

You know, sometimes the hard things in life, they open doors to something

beautiful.

Maybe that's the silver lining to pain.

On the other side of it is immense joy.

You can't have one without the other.

I don't like my mom's new boyfriend.

And I miss my dad.

Me too.

But I guess I could give him a chance.

Can't be any worse than these cookies.

I don't know.

Maybe he got pulled into some sort of... Don't.

Don't make excuses.

Well, we just hauled an activity all the way home on the top of the cap. I am

aware, but... Oh, God.

I'm so sorry I'm late. I know.

Late?

You've been gone the whole day.

Isn't your fundraiser in an hour? Why even come home? No, I had a... A what,

man? A what?

A kid came to the fire hall, and I had to drive him home. You know what? Save

it, save it. Everybody else is always more important.

As usual, your family is just an afterthought. An afterthought. Yep. You

me? Since the day Dad left, who stepped up to fill his shoes?

Who did Mom rely on to pick up the groceries?

To mow the lawn. To make sure you got home safe from school.

Wasn't stepping.

He locked himself in his bedroom. And it sure wasn't you. You were too busy

getting into trouble with your little friend.

Whatever. Who picked you up from the principal's office?

Helped with your homework. Who packed your lunch when mom was underwater. And

she was always underwater.

I show up for everyone.

For mom.

For you. For the community.

For this baby.

The only one I don't show up for is me.

I do nothing for me.

I can't even finish the house for me.

It's always for everybody else.

You two included.

You're right.

Yep, you're right.

Stupid. Stupid to think that you and I could work together. Come on, come on.

Hey, do I have to play a video game? Yeah, I might. Go ahead, check out.

what you do when things get real.

Sometimes. Cheers, guys. Walk away. Good luck.

Terry, come on.

Is that really necessary?

I gotta go get ready.

We got 23 now, now, now, now. 25. Come on now, let's dig deep now. We got

Hernandez. He's leaning. He's a firefighting machine.

Come on now. We got $2 ,700.

$2 ,700 going on.

$2 ,700.

No! The good

news, sir, is that you

are perfect.

Did anybody tell you?

What is that?

What's on your chest?

What have I done to you?

Oh.

Um.

Ah.

I just don't think it's going to work out.

I wrote the code.

I stayed after hours.

And I risked my job letting you back in here. And now you've bailed on the whole

thing?

Why did you even come?

I'm sorry.

A guy is impossible.

What else was I supposed to do?

What? This whole thing was supposed to be for your mom. And now somehow you've

made it all about you. I have a team working every day until New Year's

I'm one short.

It's the lights. It's the game. It's everything.

Do you wonder why you and I never worked out?

It's because you're the impossible one.

Okay?

I'm sorry.

I gotta go.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, I know. I gotta go.

We have raised over $27 ,000!

Incredible!

resume, I'd like to take the time to acknowledge the man who put this all

together and made this all possible.

Luke Brenner. Come on up here. Come on.

This man is a real life superhero.

So, in conjunction with the township of Spruce Grove, we would like to honor you

with an award for your extraordinary service and contributions.

Thank you.

Maybe a few words from the man himself.

Thank you, Allison.

Thank you, everybody.

Wow, this is special.

I'm so sorry.

I have to go.

Apologies. I'm so sorry. Thank you.

Thank you, everybody.

Luke Brenner, everyone.

Hey, where is he? Is he with the doctor? Hey. Did they say anything? What did

they say? I don't know. He had a rash, and it started spreading, and I...

Brenner? Oh.

Well, I'm afraid I have some bad news.

What? This baby is in need of a serious diaper change.

He's perfectly healthy. It's just a tooth.

Okay. Oh, okay.

Oh.

Yeah. Does that even work? A tooth?

Well, it happens all the time.

So which one of you is the father?

None of us.

We're just taking care of him for a friend.

Just for a few days.

Wow.

Three grown men and a baby, huh?

You can't write this stuff, can you?

No.

Well, he looks like he's in good hands. Merry Christmas.

Thank you, Doctor. Merry Christmas.

Oh, and good luck nailing that Mark guy to the wall. It's like a real piece of

work.

She was very thorough.

Sorry for the scare.

I saw the rash and I panicked. Hey, man, you did the right thing. I don't know

what I would have done in that situation.

Yeah, me either.

I'm just glad little man's okay.

Guys, I said some things earlier.

Don't. You were right.

I'm no good.

When things get real I do I blow it up. It's true Who am I to judge? Oh, you

know, I spend so much time Trying to please everybody else and I become

resentful and lash out I'm sorry

I Want to be there for you guys you are yeah

You stepped up

When you never should have had to.

And I, um... I think I took it out on you because suddenly... You were the

closest thing that we had... To him.

And I'm... I do have a tendency to put my anger in the wrong place. And for

that, I'm truly sorry.

You know, we all cope in our own ways.

You said it. I did.

I'm still hiding.

I'm proud of that.

But, you know, you needed a brother. We needed a dad.

We needed a dad.

And I'm so mad that we didn't have that.

We've got so much to be thankful for.

You know that?

We've got the best mom.

Yeah, true.

The best, best. True.

Yeah.

And we have each other.

And that's all we need.

Let's contact her tomorrow.

Do we, uh... Let's hope they give us everything we want.

Absolutely.

But we got a lot of work to do.

You guys in?

Make way for his majesty, King Thomas the Fragrant.

Bottle? Bottle. Bottle.

Bottle.

Bottle.

Thank you, sir.

There we go.

Wow, boys.

You're looking great.

Not bad.

You know, at the risk of sounding corny... Don't. No, no, no. Don't do it.

I missed you guys.

And, uh, I love you.

Right, I love you too.

I love you three.

Sorry.

To teamwork.

Teamwork. To the Brenner boys. To the boys. Back together. Again.

And to kicking Mark's annoying little... What about that?

The contest ends tonight and it looks like Mark is going next level.

We're going to need to call in some favors.

Wow! There's a lot of people out there. And by a lot, I mean...

Don't look outside.

Okay, this is the best I could do in a little time, but I hope something fits.

Oh, you're a lifesaver. Okay.

Okay.

I want to thank you again for doing this. I'm doing this for your mom.

Fair, fair.

Are you sure the panel can handle this?

Maybe.

Mike, where are you?

Ten? Okay.

Great. We'll see you soon. Yeah, we're here. Ready.

Okay, kids.

It's almost showtime.

Hello and welcome to the Channel 7 News annual Spirit of Christmas competition.

We're here at our final stop of the week to see if Mark LeClarc can defend his

Channel 7 Spirit of Christmas crown for a fourth time.

And there he is now.

Oh, he's motioned for quiet.

Let's see what he has up his sleeve.

You're welcome, everybody. It's awesome, isn't it? Look at this.

Humble or not, I'd say this competition is officially...

The

truck is here.

I don't know, guys.

I don't know. I don't think I can do this.

I think maybe I... I think I need to... We'll do this together, or we don't do

it at all.

Yeah, he's right.

Not doing it without you.

We just have to stand there, right?

Looks like we have a last -minute entry into the competition.

Out of the dark to challenge LeClarc.

Will they miss the mark or hit it out of the park?

Hit it.

Oopsie. What happened? Did something?

Sorry, guys.

I'm going to try and fix it. Okay?

Yeah, yeah. Get that. Get it off. Get it down.

Go.

Ahoy!

are the three wise men who have come to visit Mother Mary and

Joseph.

Joseph. I got you. Joseph.

Joseph. We don't have a Joseph, do we?

Who's away tending to his sheep. We got gifts for the boy.

King. He's a king. He's a king.

Yes, we have gold and some other gifts.

Yep.

And

Any time you want to jump in here, Stefan.

We are three kings.

Wise men.

Oh.

Oh. It's okay.

And, uh... You got this.

Yes. And we have come to Bethlehem from afar.

Under the light of this star.

To pay homage to the king.

And unto this child we offer gifts.

Gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And we shall kneel before him. Kneel. Give me the baby.

Oh, sweat.

And we shall rejoice in the glory of

the king.

And a Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Yeah, that's worse.

Silent night Mom?

Holy night

Let's hear it for... Marcellus Clark by an absolute country

mile.

Ayla Clark.

Yeah?

Congratulations. It's really good. Yeah, thanks.

Yours was kind of confusing, but the performances were sick.

Appreciate that.

Tell you what. I'm going to get my prize, talk to my fans. I got a keg of

eggnog. I'm gonna go crush some pints. What do you say? Yeah, we'll do that.

Thanks, man.

Yeah. Yeah, man, we're in.

Yeah! We're on a cruise!

What you guys have done, this is a beautiful Christmas Eve gift.

Well, I just have to have you back, Mom. Oh.

Yeah. This is amazing.

Thomas! My baby!

I know what you must think of me.

I moved here right before Thomas was born. I have no one.

Trying to find work has been so difficult.

I was terrified I might lose my apartment. I've been upside down.

I panicked.

I just needed a few days to sort out my life.

And I did. You have nothing to be ashamed about. You needed help. You

it. And we are so glad that you did.

Can I...

Can I ask you, why me?

You were the first to arrive when I went into labor.

I was home alone and baby was coming past.

Sophie, of course I remember you.

I guess we both look a little different at the moment.

You were so incredible, so calm and gentle.

You didn't leave my side. You were so brave.

You know, I've thought about that day a thousand times.

About you, the baby.

That boy brought something beautiful into this house.

They should get going.

All right.

Do you mind if we take a...

Bye.

Of course.

Hey.

Hey, little buddy.

What's so much fun with you? It's been good to know you.

Don't forget to write.

You want this outfit?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Come visit, okay?

We love you.

Yeah, I feel the exact same way.

Oh,

this is so... This is an extraordinary gift.

Ah, I just love it. Thank you.

There's Luke's idea.

Oh. Yeah.

Yeah. No, no, no. No, it's... It's all of ours. No, I mean, you... The costumes

was him. That was pretty genius.

Well, it's... It's not just... The photo, which is extraordinary.

But it's all of this. This is the gift.

It's Christmas morning.

And you're not fighting.

It was never about the decorations or the cookies or the music. It was about

feeling whole again.

I am very blessed in my son's. Thank you.

It's a very Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Come here.

Everybody get a cat out.

Uh -oh.

Merry Christmas, Mom.

Love you.

Stefan!

Happy almost New Year.

Hi. I finally did that talk at the animal shelter.

Wow, that's great.

Well, come in. Tell me about it.

Well, I thought after my triumph with the nativity thing the other night that

was healed.

Turns out I am not.

I sort of passed out midway through.

Oh, my gosh. Are you all right? Yeah, yeah.

Ish. I hit the ground pretty hard.

Anyway,

what I realized is that...

Maybe some things never heal, and maybe that's all right. Maybe we just need to

find the right people to walk through them with.

The other day I said that you and I were nothing alike, and that's not true.

I find myself completely enraptured by

you.

Typically, after a morning like I had, I would go home and hide.

Bury my head.

But today, all I could think of was... I just wanted to see you.

You make me not want to hide away.

In fact, you made me...

It's

hopeless. There's no way we're going to be ready in time for launch.

Not if you keep getting sidelined helping people who don't deserve it.

People like me?

You are rude, selfish, insufferable. Thank you, Kevin.

Kevin's right.

I have not been a good teammate.

And for that, I am truly sorry.

To all of you, somehow when things are going really well, I find a way to

sabotage it. I think it's because I'm scared of being let down or left. I

know. I'm still working it out. But I do know I don't want to do that anymore.

Because it costs me the one person I've...

never truly loved.

Fiona, I don't deserve you.

But if you'll let me, I'd like to help you finish this game and then take you

out for dinner.

I think I can afford it. I do it my job.

I will not make the same mistake again.

I promise you this.

Hi. I was, um... I thought you might...

You might want this.

Thomas might want this.

Thank you.

You didn't have to. I wanted to.

Look, if you ever need any help with Thomas, I'd love to. Thank you.

I know what it's like to carry the world.

Constantly feeling like you're falling short, letting someone down.

I can't even imagine the added pressure of trying to be a mother.

I just want you to know that you're not alone.

Would you like to come in and see him?

Yeah, I'd like that.

Not bad.

You made it. I did. Come on in. Finally got your house done.

Yeah, man.

Look who's here, everybody.

Well,

not you.

Oh,

man.

Come check this out. Come on.

Bring him in here.

Get ready. Are you ready?

That was official, bud.

Thank you, man. Perfect.

Oh, you hear that, fellas?

I think you know what that is.

Oh my God!