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I'll be right back with your drinks.
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One more day to go.
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Thanks for switching shifts with Ivan.
- Christmas requires an optimist.
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Give me a high-fiver.
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I need three more reindeer waffles
and a Christmas wrap.
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I'm running out of antlers. I mean bacon.
Bacon and antlers, you know what I mean.
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It's okay. It's okay, baby.
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My goodness.
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It's killing me to leave my baby behind. But I
can't bear the thought to see her suffer ...
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as I have suffered the past few years.
Please tell het that I love her...
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and that I pray to hold her again some day.
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That will forever be my hope.
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Hope Jensen.
EDITOR IN CHIEF.
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No.
Yeah, right.
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Debate, but no.
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Hope?
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What are you doing here?
You're not supposed to be here.
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I'm okay.
I wanna be here.
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No, you don't. Trust me,
nobody wants to be here.
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No, really. One day alone
on the couch was enough.
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I'm so sorry, girl.
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So, how is the dating?
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O, pretty good. I just matched with a guy
who works at Ikea.
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Is he cute?
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O, no! But I do need help putting together
my new bookshelf, so...
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Where is the colophon?
What does he want?
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Hope! Is Hope there?
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Tell him we had to adjust it to accomodate
the new banner ads.
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Hope!
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Welcome back!
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What kind of graphics designer would do this?
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Hope!
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What's going on?
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Uhm, they had to adjust the mass head
to accomodate the new banner ads.
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What? Allright.
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How is it going fact checking that
cryptocurrency fraud story?
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I'll get right on it this morning.
- O, 'cause you weren't here yesterday.
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Sorry to hear about your mom.
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Do you need more time off?
- No.
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Good. 'Cause we've got a lot of work.
I just scheduled a pitch meeting to discuss...
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story ideas for the Christmas season.
I'd like you to be there.
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I'd love to.
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To serve peppermint hot chocolate. Because
I think that will up the Christmas quotient in here.
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People will think I'm a swell guy.
- Okay.
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Shall I get some whipped cream?
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O, and book me a table at Farinelli's. I wanna
take our precious writers out to lunch.
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Okay.
- Goodbye.
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I want my mother to be proud.
Instead, I only serve hot chocolate and make reservations.
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Where?
- At Farinelli's.
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O, no I got food poisoning there once.
- And I'm tired of being nothing more than his assistant.
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I took this job because I wanna be a journalist.
I wanna be at Farinelli's.
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You want food poisoning?
- Yes!
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No.
You know what I mean.
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You march into his office right now,
and you tell him what you told me.
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You're right. Here I go. I'm going.
- Yeah. You tell him, girl.
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What?
- He's at Farinelli's.
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I'll tell him tomorrow.
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Hope.
Your mom was already proud of you.
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Whoa! A match.
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Hello?
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They make me write this list of how and why,
but you're never gonna see your stuff again.
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I figured.
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And I mean, the door, you've got a single
bolt lock on that. No security system.
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You couldn't have made it any easier
for these guys if you tried.
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Excuse me?
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There is always an increase in breakings this
time of the year. You cannot stay here tonight.
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Where am I supposed to go?
- I don't know. Parents, family?
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I'm all alone.
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O, okay .... uh...
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I'm sorry, I just need a minute.
- That's okay, yeah.
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Someone left this at my door. Did you see
it when you came in?
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Christmas Jar.
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I'm looking for stuff that was stolen, right?
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Yeah, maybe one of the
neighbours dropped it.
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Well, I'll ask around.
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What? you don't go knocking on people's doors
saying "Hey, did you drop a jar full of cash?"
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Why not?
- Why not?
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Because the first person you ask is gonna take it
from you, before you can finish the sentence.
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I think people are better than that.
- I don't know what world you live in, but they're not.
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Thank you so much.
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I don't pay you much, but please tell me
about secretly living here?
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Uhm, I was just getting caught up in some stuff.
- O, that's the thing about working the news.
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You can never get caught up,
it's always breaking.
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That's what I love about it.
- I can get any coffee?
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Can I talk to you first?
- Weren't we just talking?
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I've worked hard as your assistant.
And I've learned a lot.
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Oh, you're not quitting on me. I don't have time to train...
- No. I wanna be considered for a writing assignment.
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I've payed my dues.
And I'm ready for the next step.
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You have payed your dues, of course. Because
you are 22 and you have been here a ... year?
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Almost.
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You were 21 when you got your
first byline at the Boston Globe.
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Sure I did that.
Let's revisit this conversation in 6 months.
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If you're still here then,
I will give you a shot.
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What if I'm not?
What if I've moved on to a competitor's website?
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O, I guess we've just have to
manage without you?
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Yeah, that's what we do.
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It is November 30th, people. Alright.
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And I'm gonna be running two full weeks
of Christmas theme content starting on the tenth.
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I need to hear some solid pitches starting now.
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I'm gonna go to .... Rory!
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We've got the year's latest gifts and gadgets?
- Next!
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A Christmas tipping guide.
Who in your life you should be tipping and how much?
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Well, here's a tip: no! But I do like the elf ears.
- Really?
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Because I've got a whole bunch of them at home.
I''ll bring them to the Christmas party.
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Okay, that'll be great. How about an idea
though in the mean time?
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What have we got?
Chester, quit the drinking, get to thinking.
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Rory, my golden girl.
- There's a new diet: the eggnog Christmas cleanse.
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That is disgusting.
- It's basically keto, and it's delicious!
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That's basically boring and
we ran fat diets last year.
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Stevie?
- Top ten Christmas movies to watch with the family?
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Not bad.
- It's not a great idea.
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Morgana, I gave you those extra few seconds.
Lay it on me. Nothing?
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Then it's up to my girl.
Rory, give me something!
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Gift cards.
Good idea, or lazy and impersonal?
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Lazy and impersonal. Guys, these are all
derivative, boring, uninspiring click-bait.
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All of these! What I want and what I need
are stories with heart, tradition, Christmas spirit!
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You know what? Maybe it is time to give
Hope a crack at this.
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Me?
- Yeah. Do you have any stories, Hope?
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Of course I do.
- Tomorrow we're all gonna come back here ....
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with some fresh pitches, and I'm very much looking
forward to what you have, Hope.
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Guys, got to go. Work on it!
Think, think, think.
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I saw this really cute guy this morning,
speaking of cute guys...
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Brandi!
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I've told you about that Christmas jar, right?
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Well, I done some research and I've discovered
a message board for Jar-recepients.
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These people wanted to thank
whoever gave them a Christmas jar.
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From all over the country?
- No, everyone is local.
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They give away the jars anonymously in december
to someone going through a rough time.
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Like you.
- No. Kind of amazing, right? Wait.
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Brandi, that's it. That's my story.
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Very good! Yeah, it is.
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So, one more time, from the top.
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Just the words Christmas jar written on the glass.
No other notes, nothing on the bag?
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No.
- And you didn't see anyone or hear anything?
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Nothing.
- Maybe it's a friend of your mom's.
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Maybe.
- Or someone who saw the police at your door.
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And knew something bad was happening.
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Yeah, maybe.
- How many other jars do you think are out there?
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Well, I've only been able to track twelve sofar.
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Nine years ago was the earliest one I found,
but I believe I'm only scratching the surface.
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Do you think it's the same person,
giving away all these jars?
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How is she supposed to know that?
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I think it must have been the same person in the
beginning, but this whole thing is totally snowballed.
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There were some people who found a jar,
have now been inspired to start giving their own.
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That's what I would do.
- Me too.
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Only I would decorate mine with rhinestones
over purple glitter.
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O, Come on, Rory. It's supposed
to be a Christmas jar!
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So what?!
- What you're describing is not traditional.
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Uh, says the guy with the hairy Hoggit feet slippers.
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Hope.
- Yes.
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Where do you think this idea came from?
- I don't know.
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And that's what I want to figure out
and write about.
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It's like there's a Christmas angel out there.
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Still got a lot of holes.
- Yeah.
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But, it is an intriguing story.
You've got two weeks, kid.
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Do not mess it up.
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And still get me my coffee.
- Thank you, Lyle.
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Yeah!
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Bravo!
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Hi, this is Hope Jensen from City Buzz.
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I saw your post of a Christmas jar you found in your mailbox.
I was wondering if I could interview you.
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Yeah, I was wondering if I could interview you about
a Christmas jar you found in the mailbox.
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Hi, this is Hope Jensen from City Buzz.
Yes.
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I count it will take ten minutes.
O, sorry, can you hang on a second?
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Hello. Wouldn't it be nice to hear an uplifting story for a change? I'll buy you lunch.
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Someone say lunch?
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Or a pony. Yeah. Hello?
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A pony?
- I could be bribed with a pony.
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Yeah.
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The same people that posted their story online, won't
talk to me. It seems they're keeping it all a mystery.
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Keep your chin up.
You don't want one of those double...
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It's called a wattle.
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Actually the correct term is a caruncle.
Also known as a doolap or a snooder.
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Hey, how was your date last night?
- That was a no-show.
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O, I'm sorry.
- O, no. I backed out.
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He texted me like five times yesterday.
I cannot deal with that level of crazy.
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Hi.
- What?
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Nothing, just hey.
- Yeah, you said that.
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I brought you a muffin.
- I'm gluten-free.
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Of course you are.
Gluten is bad.
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Hey, thanks. Bye, Steve.
- Bye, then.
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What about Steve?
- I swipe left.
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O! Dear Hope, I got your email and would be
happy to do an interview about the Christmas jar.
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There you go!
- Did it.
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High five!
Yeah!
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Alright. Your homework is due tomorrow.
You better be able to name all 96 countries.
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Hi! Come on in.
Have a seat.
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Here?
- Yeah.
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O! No phones in my classroom.
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Also, no chewing gum.
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Should I...?
- Yes.
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Sorry.
- That's okay, this time.
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I love to think that whoever gave me my jar...
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will read your article and know
how much it meant to me.
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I'd like that too.
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I was just a teachers assistant back then
and I had just said my goodbyes for the last time.
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It's hard for children to understand
budget cuts...
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but I did my best, as I always do.
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I promised to put the tears on the inside
as I packed up things into my bag...
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but then my bag was really heavy,
and that's when I found it.
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Was there...
- Whoa. We put our hands up when we ask questions.
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I'm just kidding!
No, I'm not.
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Yes I am. I'm confused.
What's your question?
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Was there a note with your jar?
- Yes, there was.
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The note said "Merry Christmas,
you will be missed."
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And then came the waterworks.
Tears of gratitude. Does that make sense?
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Of course.
- And the funny thing is, that I wasn't really into Christmas...
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before all of this.
- And now?
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And now I can't get enough of it!
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These jars are proof that the magic of Christmas
is real.
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O, and I started my own Christmas jars
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But I already gave this Christmas jar away last week,
so this one is for next year.
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Yeah, I'd love to...
For your jar.
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Contagious, you know.
- What is?
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Kindness.
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I know I have this amazing story,
but I still don't know who's behind it.
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What if they don't want their story told?
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That's her job, Cynthia.
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You said yourself this tradition
has been going on for years.
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If they wanted, don't you think they
would have come forward by now?
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Well, maybe nobody never asked.
And that's what she's doing.
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Not everybody wants credit
for their good deeds.
224
00:21:50,462 --> 00:21:53,362
I'm dying to know who's behind this.
- Yeah, so am I.
225
00:21:54,076 --> 00:21:58,476
And this is the opportunity I've been searching
for. If I can't deliver, it's back to coffee brew land.
226
00:21:59,561 --> 00:22:03,661
Look, I know that this is your big break.
I just don't agree with your approach.
227
00:22:03,745 --> 00:22:07,245
She's an undercover reporter trying to crack
a story with a positive spin.
228
00:22:08,044 --> 00:22:12,044
This is a win!
Hope, you're gonna knock this right off the pock.
229
00:22:15,431 --> 00:22:18,631
So, where is the red string?
- I was fresh out.
230
00:22:19,226 --> 00:22:22,026
None of these people know eachother?
- Right.
231
00:22:22,109 --> 00:22:24,209
What do the numbers next to their names mean?
232
00:22:24,651 --> 00:22:28,951
Well, recipient 1 refers to the guy who
found the first jar that I'm aware of.
233
00:22:28,965 --> 00:22:31,165
All the way down to me,
number 51.
234
00:22:32,226 --> 00:22:35,726
Who's this guy? I'd like to interview
him. You know what I mean? Number 7...
235
00:22:35,783 --> 00:22:38,583
Come on down!
- Brandi! Focus.
236
00:22:40,199 --> 00:22:42,999
Numbers 23 to 51 have all been
in the last four years,...
237
00:22:43,072 --> 00:22:46,572
indicating that there's I think more than
one person who's responsible for the gifts.
238
00:22:46,742 --> 00:22:50,742
I thought if I laid it out like this,
it would start to make more sense...
239
00:22:50,761 --> 00:22:54,161
and see closer patterns,
but it's still not any clearer.
240
00:22:56,332 --> 00:22:59,632
Look, you're all the way out of the outskirts.
Here...
241
00:23:01,468 --> 00:23:03,268
Where do you come from?
242
00:23:04,412 --> 00:23:10,412
The last 32 jars are all in the rural areas,
but jars 1 to 18 are all in tyhe inner city.
243
00:23:11,748 --> 00:23:17,248
So, whoever gave up the early jars was likely
the same person, living in that neighbourhood.
244
00:23:17,313 --> 00:23:22,013
Precisely. These others jars
could be the work of copycat offenders.
245
00:23:22,044 --> 00:23:24,144
I mean, assailants ... uh ...
246
00:23:26,707 --> 00:23:29,207
Thanks, Steve.
- Mr. Investigator.
247
00:23:32,417 --> 00:23:36,917
Well, I always knew there was a reason
I went DC over Marvel. Detective Comics.
248
00:23:40,759 --> 00:23:44,759
That was my bad. Uhm...
I thought that the breaks were on...
249
00:23:47,012 --> 00:23:50,012
Let's go for lunch.
- I got this! Don't worry about a thing.
250
00:23:52,834 --> 00:23:56,934
When I first came to the US,
I was excited but nervous
251
00:23:57,631 --> 00:24:01,131
My English wasn't very good
and it was hard for me to make friends.
252
00:24:01,322 --> 00:24:04,722
So I didn't fit in and, ohh,
Christmas time was the worst.
253
00:24:06,153 --> 00:24:07,153
How so?
254
00:24:07,897 --> 00:24:10,997
Well, what people don't realize is that Holiday
celebrations ...
255
00:24:11,098 --> 00:24:14,898
are only fun for the people that get
invited to them.
256
00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:19,040
Every day I would just go to work and
come home. I felt like nobody saw me.
257
00:24:19,133 --> 00:24:22,333
Except for those kids.
- Children have a way of seeing things.
258
00:24:23,561 --> 00:24:28,161
Especially when they stole my laptop.
And my bike and the wreath on my door.
259
00:24:28,665 --> 00:24:31,665
And stuffed a rotting pumpkin
down my mailbox.
260
00:24:31,834 --> 00:24:34,434
At least I think it was a pumpkin.
- Iew.
261
00:24:34,463 --> 00:24:36,363
I can't eat any of ....
262
00:24:39,127 --> 00:24:44,327
Right when I was at my lowest point, when I was
wondering if this country was ever going to feel like home...
263
00:24:46,974 --> 00:24:49,174
I found this jar at my door.
264
00:24:50,097 --> 00:24:55,197
It confused me at first, but there was a red ribbon
tied all around it...
265
00:24:55,392 --> 00:24:57,792
and the word Christmas Jar was on the glass.
266
00:24:58,732 --> 00:25:03,532
So I understood it was a gift. Someone
actually wanted to do something nice for me.
267
00:25:05,379 --> 00:25:07,079
That changed everything.
268
00:25:07,595 --> 00:25:10,995
I don't suppose you ever found out
who gave you the jar?
269
00:25:11,094 --> 00:25:12,594
I don't know who he is.
270
00:25:13,261 --> 00:25:18,761
But my security system caught the man on video.
- Please tell me you still have the video?
271
00:25:20,894 --> 00:25:23,094
I think I can find it.
272
00:25:28,215 --> 00:25:29,215
Who are you?
273
00:25:34,036 --> 00:25:36,236
Hope, Dopey!
How is our story coming?
274
00:25:36,309 --> 00:25:38,009
It's great!
Everything is great.
275
00:25:38,031 --> 00:25:39,031
Don't slow her down.
276
00:25:39,755 --> 00:25:40,855
Don't mess it up.
277
00:25:40,878 --> 00:25:44,978
This is exactly the kind of story I wanna run this year,
so I'm really looking forward to reading it.
278
00:25:45,623 --> 00:25:46,623
Thanks, Lyle.
279
00:25:56,853 --> 00:25:58,753
How the hell am I gonna figure out
who this guy is?
280
00:25:59,434 --> 00:26:03,734
Come on, girl. You're an investigative reporter now.
You've got to think like a cop.
281
00:26:04,865 --> 00:26:07,265
Act like a cop. Move like a cop.
282
00:26:10,930 --> 00:26:13,330
You're brilliant.
- I know.
283
00:26:14,898 --> 00:26:17,598
It's a '74 MG.
You can make out the license plate.
284
00:26:17,655 --> 00:26:20,755
But that can't be done if it's
not registered in the state.
285
00:26:23,052 --> 00:26:27,452
You know, I offered to fix your lock,
not help you stalk some poor guy.
286
00:26:27,482 --> 00:26:30,982
You know I'm not really stalking him.
It's for my article.
287
00:26:31,829 --> 00:26:34,229
I made you think Christmas brings out
the worst in people.
288
00:26:34,387 --> 00:26:39,087
But look at this guy. He gives away jars full of change
to perfect strangers down on their luck.
289
00:26:39,087 --> 00:26:41,287
And I want to write about him.
290
00:26:41,775 --> 00:26:46,975
Come on. It's a compelling story with a hopeful
message. The world needs more of this right now.
291
00:26:51,149 --> 00:26:53,249
What exactly do you need from me?
292
00:26:53,883 --> 00:26:56,883
There are only three people in Ohio
with this make and model of this car.
293
00:26:57,041 --> 00:27:01,241
A 78 year old woman who lives in Akron,
a 53 year old man who lives in Dayton,...
294
00:27:01,317 --> 00:27:03,517
and a 24 year old guy who lives here in Columbus.
295
00:27:03,972 --> 00:27:09,272
He's our guy. Ian Maxwell, six foot one,
light brown hair, brown eyes and no priors.
296
00:27:09,355 --> 00:27:10,955
Scorpio?
- Libra.
297
00:27:11,378 --> 00:27:14,678
Officer Webber wouldn't tell me anything else,
So I had to do my own digging.
298
00:27:14,705 --> 00:27:16,705
Love made it cyber stalking ...
299
00:27:17,277 --> 00:27:21,777
He graduated three years ago from Ohio State
and now he works for his family's ...
300
00:27:21,865 --> 00:27:23,665
furniture restoration business, which they
run out of their home.
301
00:27:23,713 --> 00:27:27,113
So you have their home address?
- Yeah. And guess where he lives?
302
00:27:32,540 --> 00:27:33,940
Right here.
In the middle of everyone.
303
00:27:33,967 --> 00:27:35,267
No way!
- Yeah.
304
00:27:35,737 --> 00:27:41,137
Problem is, I can't just show up at his door
and be like "hey, I'm the
305
00:27:41,309 --> 00:27:44,509
Why not? Sometimes when you meet a new guy
you've got to pretend ...
306
00:27:44,546 --> 00:27:46,846
that you're into the same
super stuff that he's into.
307
00:27:46,889 --> 00:27:49,789
Brandi, that's really bad advice.
- Hear me out.
308
00:27:49,974 --> 00:27:54,474
Show up with an old piece of furniture, you
talk about your mutual love for sand paper and polish...
309
00:27:54,545 --> 00:27:57,245
and whatever he does, and then
boom, done, you're in.
310
00:28:02,799 --> 00:28:06,399
What about this?
- I've already got one of those.
311
00:28:07,399 --> 00:28:10,399
No you don't! I'm getting it.
- For what?
312
00:28:11,665 --> 00:28:14,065
Masquerade Monday!
- That's a non-thing.
313
00:28:15,086 --> 00:28:16,086
Not yet.
314
00:28:25,700 --> 00:28:27,700
This is what I've been looking for.
315
00:28:28,798 --> 00:28:31,798
I can't believe they still want
75 bucks for this thing!
316
00:28:33,290 --> 00:28:34,690
It's perfect.
317
00:28:34,893 --> 00:28:36,593
I think it's old.
318
00:28:39,849 --> 00:28:43,849
Would you take 50 bucks for
this old broken desk?
319
00:28:46,163 --> 00:28:51,563
Well, this a gorgeous antique mahogany ladies writing
desk with green leather inset from the regents here.
320
00:28:53,578 --> 00:28:54,578
So 50 bucks?
321
00:28:56,122 --> 00:28:57,522
You've got it.
- Yes!
322
00:28:58,793 --> 00:29:00,793
Is there anything else you can tell
me about it?
323
00:29:00,892 --> 00:29:03,592
There's a locked drawer
and no key, unfortunately.
324
00:29:04,752 --> 00:29:06,452
And what about other damage?
325
00:29:07,726 --> 00:29:10,926
O, ladies... What do you think
you're gonna look like in 200 years?
326
00:29:11,567 --> 00:29:12,567
True.
327
00:29:53,352 --> 00:29:54,352
Hi, there!
328
00:29:55,361 --> 00:29:57,161
You must be Hope.
- I am.
329
00:29:57,425 --> 00:30:00,925
I'm Adam ans this is my daughter Hannah.
Let me give you a hand.
330
00:30:02,353 --> 00:30:07,653
Okay.
- Hoooh! My hand!
331
00:30:07,675 --> 00:30:10,175
Just kidding!
332
00:30:11,597 --> 00:30:13,297
You've got it?
There we go.
333
00:30:15,530 --> 00:30:16,597
Watch the legs, there.
334
00:30:20,195 --> 00:30:22,895
What did this poor desk do
to deserve this?
335
00:30:23,054 --> 00:30:27,154
It was my grandmother's.
I'm afraid it's been a little affected.
336
00:30:28,062 --> 00:30:29,962
Where did your grandmother get it from?
337
00:30:32,114 --> 00:30:35,114
O, eh ... it was a wedding gift
from her father.
338
00:30:38,118 --> 00:30:41,118
He didn't want her to stop writing
just because she got married.
339
00:30:41,203 --> 00:30:43,303
Wow, what did she write?
- Wat did she write...
340
00:30:49,353 --> 00:30:53,053
Uhm.... You know, letters, poems,
short stories and that sort of things.
341
00:30:58,003 --> 00:31:01,003
How romantic.
- Okay, let's gat her in there.
342
00:31:02,046 --> 00:31:03,646
I got it.
- Thank you. Okay.
343
00:31:15,631 --> 00:31:17,331
Hope, make yourself at home, okay?
344
00:31:17,347 --> 00:31:21,547
Alright, careful where you step.
Dad's always leaving sharp pieces of wood...
345
00:31:22,018 --> 00:31:24,218
and hazardous materials kicking around.
346
00:31:24,397 --> 00:31:29,797
Hey, that's part of the artistic process.
- That's what you're calling it now. You're just messy.
347
00:31:31,245 --> 00:31:35,545
Two hats hanging on a hat rack.
One said: You stay here, I'll go on ahead.
348
00:31:36,356 --> 00:31:38,656
O, don't encourage his bad jokes.
349
00:31:39,656 --> 00:31:41,556
You love them.
- Nope.
350
00:31:42,038 --> 00:31:44,238
So, how many of you are
in the family business?
351
00:31:44,297 --> 00:31:48,697
O, technically it's just me, my dad and my brother.
But really everybody lends a hand.
352
00:31:48,725 --> 00:31:51,425
It looks like you have a lot of
other jobs on the go.
353
00:31:51,475 --> 00:31:55,275
Yeah, but that's normal for us.
- In fact, I've sort of a strange favour to ask.
354
00:31:57,762 --> 00:32:01,762
I'm a journalism major at Ohio State,
and for my business writing class...
355
00:32:01,831 --> 00:32:05,131
I have to write a report about a
local family home business.
356
00:32:06,086 --> 00:32:09,686
I was wondering if you would let me
write about Maxwell Restoration.
357
00:32:09,719 --> 00:32:11,919
Well, I don't know,
we like to keep a low profile.
358
00:32:11,943 --> 00:32:14,043
O, come on.
It might to good for publicity.
359
00:32:15,433 --> 00:32:20,933
Everyone else is writing about a family
home restaurant, or a funeral home.
360
00:32:21,796 --> 00:32:24,696
And this would be just way more
interesting than all of those.
361
00:32:24,791 --> 00:32:28,791
I don't know. A funeral home sounds
pretty interesting and spooky....
362
00:32:30,331 --> 00:32:33,331
I promise I would stay out of your way.
363
00:32:35,103 --> 00:32:39,503
Okay, my little elves. Who's ready to put down
their mallets and take a break from the workshop?
364
00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,420
Hope, this is my wife, Lauren.
Lauren, Hope.
365
00:32:43,419 --> 00:32:46,119
Hope dropped off this beautiful
mahogany desk...
366
00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,620
and she's gonna write something about
our business for a school assignment.
367
00:32:49,633 --> 00:32:51,733
What do you think?
- It's exciting!
368
00:32:52,257 --> 00:32:54,157
Hope, would you like to join us for lunch?
369
00:32:55,282 --> 00:32:57,882
O, no, no. I couldn't possibly ...
370
00:33:00,851 --> 00:33:04,651
What is that delicious smell?
- Come on. Find out.
371
00:33:07,396 --> 00:33:12,196
So, Hope, you said you were in your senior year.
What are your plans after you graduate. You have any?
372
00:33:13,238 --> 00:33:17,638
Well, I've always wanted to be a journalist.
- Alison is gonna love you.
373
00:33:18,097 --> 00:33:20,197
Who's Alison?
- My little sister.
374
00:33:20,265 --> 00:33:23,265
She writes all these stories,
but she never shares it with us.
375
00:33:23,382 --> 00:33:27,282
I used to be like that. Sharing your writlings
is like giving someone a peek in your soul.
376
00:33:27,417 --> 00:33:28,417
That's never easy.
377
00:33:29,186 --> 00:33:32,386
Well, you can tell you're a writer.
I could never put words together like that.
378
00:33:32,402 --> 00:33:37,902
Or sentences, or coherent thoughts.
- O, look who it is. Just in time for a free lunch like always.
379
00:33:38,881 --> 00:33:40,381
As a matter of fact I already ate, ...
380
00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,540
but you go ahead and enjoy the
green thing stuck in your teeth.
381
00:33:43,569 --> 00:33:47,769
Ian, this is Hope, and she's going to write
a profile on Maxwell Restorations...
382
00:33:48,289 --> 00:33:50,489
for her business writing class.
383
00:33:50,513 --> 00:33:54,313
Really! You couldn't find a more interesting
company to write about?
384
00:33:54,353 --> 00:33:57,553
He's just jealous, because we get all the
thank you's and he gets all the bills.
385
00:33:57,639 --> 00:33:59,639
Somebody has to take care
of that book keeping debacle.
386
00:33:59,735 --> 00:34:02,635
I overpayed a supplier once.
- By 2,000 dollars!
387
00:34:02,671 --> 00:34:04,171
I'm a giving guy!
388
00:34:04,248 --> 00:34:07,948
Mom, I said I already ate.
- It's a small bowl of soup.
389
00:34:08,028 --> 00:34:10,428
Hope, here's the tip: if my mom
asks if you're hungry,...
390
00:34:10,813 --> 00:34:13,213
you might as well say yes, because
she's gonna feed you anyway.
391
00:34:13,273 --> 00:34:14,873
Always arrive with an appetite.
392
00:34:15,978 --> 00:34:17,478
That actually sounds really nice.
393
00:34:18,505 --> 00:34:20,305
Okay, you're ready?
- For what?
394
00:34:20,362 --> 00:34:21,962
Come on, you know.
Come on!
395
00:34:22,409 --> 00:34:24,109
Oh boy.
- Alright, here we go. One, two, three.
396
00:34:31,472 --> 00:34:32,972
CHRISTMAS JAR.
397
00:34:43,195 --> 00:34:45,195
So .... what's Ian like?
398
00:34:46,575 --> 00:34:48,675
He seems nice. They all do.
399
00:34:49,246 --> 00:34:51,746
Is he cute?
- I'm trying to work.
400
00:34:52,475 --> 00:34:56,475
You do think he's cute.
- No! I ... What if I do?
401
00:34:57,143 --> 00:35:00,543
And that doesn't change the fact
that I'm there on assignment.
402
00:35:01,854 --> 00:35:07,054
And I'm still here ordering punch and
costumes for the office party, all by myself.
403
00:35:09,050 --> 00:35:10,050
Sorry.
404
00:35:13,396 --> 00:35:16,496
What's with the mistletoe?
- Carry it with you at all times.
405
00:35:16,645 --> 00:35:18,145
Works like a charm.
406
00:35:19,294 --> 00:35:20,494
Good luck.
407
00:35:33,903 --> 00:35:36,903
It's an antique ladies writing desk
from the Regency era.
408
00:35:37,005 --> 00:35:38,005
Exactly.
409
00:35:38,099 --> 00:35:40,899
It's the kind of desk you can imagine
Jane Austen probably used to sit at...
410
00:35:40,948 --> 00:35:43,448
to write her novels.
- You read Jane Austen?
411
00:35:43,503 --> 00:35:46,003
O, no, no.
I just know the time period.
412
00:35:46,997 --> 00:35:51,297
Don't lie. Ian loves sappy love stories.
- I do not!
413
00:35:51,332 --> 00:35:55,232
Everybody likes a good love story.
My son is a romantic.
414
00:35:55,599 --> 00:35:58,299
It's amazing that he is still single.
415
00:35:58,616 --> 00:36:02,116
What about you, Hope?
Are you single?
416
00:36:02,182 --> 00:36:03,382
Dad!
- What?
417
00:36:04,502 --> 00:36:06,202
Uh, yeah.
- Really?
418
00:36:06,289 --> 00:36:10,389
I would have thought that guys would be
lining up around the block to go uot with you.
419
00:36:10,399 --> 00:36:11,899
Dad!
- What?
420
00:36:14,275 --> 00:36:18,075
You know you should give Ian your phone number.
- Hey, that's enough.
421
00:36:20,283 --> 00:36:24,483
You know, it's just in case I mean ... uh,
an interesting piece comes in and you're not here!
422
00:36:24,908 --> 00:36:26,408
Right.
- Okay.
423
00:36:27,895 --> 00:36:28,895
Thanks, dad.
424
00:36:38,015 --> 00:36:42,315
This piece is stunnig.
- You know, each piece has a story to tell.
425
00:36:42,538 --> 00:36:46,038
Our job is to see to it that their stories carry on.
426
00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,680
Do you mind if I record a few questions?
- Yeah, okay.
427
00:36:50,687 --> 00:36:54,687
So how do you deviate the workload?
- Well, that's kind of all over the place.
428
00:36:54,740 --> 00:36:58,740
There's no real order.
Used to be that Hannah was my apprentice.
429
00:36:59,321 --> 00:37:02,521
I've been teaching her everything I know
since she was 8 years old.
430
00:37:03,139 --> 00:37:05,139
Learned a lot that day.
431
00:37:06,151 --> 00:37:08,351
These days, I'm the one learning from her.
432
00:37:10,723 --> 00:37:15,723
How did this all get started?
- That was when I was in college.
433
00:37:17,034 --> 00:37:20,734
I needed to make a little extra money
and so I started this business...
434
00:37:20,939 --> 00:37:23,439
weel, 36 years later I was still at it.
435
00:37:23,618 --> 00:37:27,518
And frankly, it's the only thing
I ever wanted to do.
436
00:37:28,016 --> 00:37:31,416
What would you say is your company's purpose?
Your mission statement?
437
00:37:31,678 --> 00:37:35,178
O, that's easy. We make damaged
furniture beautiful again.
438
00:37:38,907 --> 00:37:40,507
Clear and simple.
- It sure is.
439
00:37:40,517 --> 00:37:44,517
You can fix just about anything if
you apply enough love and elbow grease.
440
00:37:46,867 --> 00:37:49,867
Mom, I'm thirsty.
- Are you thirsty? I'm grandpa.
441
00:37:50,503 --> 00:37:53,303
Ask your grandma to give you a drink.
- I can't find her.
442
00:37:53,331 --> 00:37:57,131
Honey, my hands are all covered in stain.
- I can get it for him.
443
00:37:57,572 --> 00:38:00,572
Thanks, Hope. Ther's a new bottle
of apple juice in the fridge.
444
00:38:03,220 --> 00:38:05,220
So, how old are you Jake?
- Six.
445
00:38:05,980 --> 00:38:08,280
Six? Are you driving yet?
- Nope.
446
00:38:08,913 --> 00:38:12,213
Do you have a girlfrind?
- Nope. Do you have a boyfriend?
447
00:38:12,291 --> 00:38:14,791
No.
Where'are the cups?
448
00:38:16,614 --> 00:38:18,814
Just over there.
- Thank you.
449
00:38:24,475 --> 00:38:26,875
So you must be excited about Christmas?
- I do.
450
00:38:26,966 --> 00:38:30,466
Yeah, me too.
Hey, can you tell me what that jar is?
451
00:38:32,014 --> 00:38:33,914
O, it's the Christmas jar.
452
00:38:34,009 --> 00:38:37,509
The Christmas jar. What's that?
- Not supposed to say.
453
00:38:38,445 --> 00:38:39,445
How come?
454
00:38:43,716 --> 00:38:46,116
So, what are you gonna ask Santa for Christmas?
455
00:38:46,476 --> 00:38:48,676
My Sammy.
- Who's Sammy?
456
00:38:49,417 --> 00:38:51,917
He's lost.
- O, no.
457
00:38:54,859 --> 00:38:57,459
Could I go on playing now?
- Sure.
458
00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:01,380
It can use some over there.
459
00:39:02,303 --> 00:39:04,303
Thanks, Hope.
- He's adorable.
460
00:39:04,916 --> 00:39:05,916
Who's Sammy?
461
00:39:07,743 --> 00:39:10,443
He said the only thing he wants
for Christmas is Sammy.
462
00:39:10,522 --> 00:39:12,722
Who's that?
- That was his teddybear.
463
00:39:13,116 --> 00:39:17,416
They were inseparable. But then we lost him
last summer from visiting my inlaws.
464
00:39:17,622 --> 00:39:22,322
We've been looking everywhere for a replacement,
but Sammy was a gift of Jake when he was born...
465
00:39:22,349 --> 00:39:24,249
and no one seems to be
making them anymore.
466
00:39:24,321 --> 00:39:26,321
He has been heartbroken ever since.
- Poor little guy.
467
00:39:26,398 --> 00:39:28,798
Ian just found out about a another job.
468
00:39:29,143 --> 00:39:33,543
You should probably go with him to see
how the other side of our business works.
469
00:39:33,564 --> 00:39:36,564
I will just be loading a piece of
old furniture in my truck, dad.
470
00:39:36,661 --> 00:39:40,161
Exactly, all part of the process.
She should see everything.
471
00:39:42,315 --> 00:39:46,015
I do't have to go
- No, no. It's fine. I'd love for you to write about me.
472
00:39:46,018 --> 00:39:51,018
Not, not, ... eh ... about me, but
... ehh ... I mean, like the family.
473
00:39:52,549 --> 00:39:54,049
Yeah, let's go.
- O, okay.
474
00:39:54,145 --> 00:39:58,045
Take your time, guys!
- Can you be any more obvious?
475
00:39:58,804 --> 00:40:01,504
What?
- I see what you're doing.
476
00:40:02,779 --> 00:40:04,279
Get back to work.
477
00:40:18,722 --> 00:40:22,022
You've asked us so many questions. What we
hardly know anything about you.
478
00:40:22,113 --> 00:40:24,813
O, that's because I'm not writing a report
about me.
479
00:40:24,824 --> 00:40:28,624
But what if you were, what would you
say is the most interesting thing about you?
480
00:40:28,656 --> 00:40:32,656
Whatever happened to where to go out
or your favourite colour?
481
00:40:32,657 --> 00:40:38,557
No one outside you and my family knows about
my love for classic English literature...
482
00:40:38,604 --> 00:40:40,804
Romance!
- Literature.
483
00:40:42,949 --> 00:40:45,149
Literature!
- It's romance.
484
00:40:46,923 --> 00:40:49,823
I'll have you know that I'm also
a huge fan of Ellis Bell.
485
00:40:49,873 --> 00:40:53,873
Well you know that Ellis Bell was the
preudonym used by Emily Brontë?
486
00:40:54,974 --> 00:40:56,274
Seriously?
- Yeah.
487
00:40:58,022 --> 00:40:59,422
I knew that.
- Okay.
488
00:41:02,493 --> 00:41:04,193
Okay, let me think.
489
00:41:04,988 --> 00:41:09,188
I cry all the time watching movies.
I have an irrational fear of clowns.
490
00:41:09,950 --> 00:41:11,250
Who doesn't?
491
00:41:12,297 --> 00:41:17,797
And on Christmas eve, when I was 3 days old,
I was abandoned in a booth in a roadside diner.
492
00:41:18,359 --> 00:41:23,859
The woman who found me,
she became my adoptive mother
493
00:41:26,082 --> 00:41:30,582
And she was single, with hardly
any money or family support.
494
00:41:32,449 --> 00:41:36,249
But she still managed to do an amazing job raising me.
495
00:41:38,081 --> 00:41:39,881
And we were extremely close.
496
00:41:41,860 --> 00:41:42,860
Where is she now?
497
00:41:45,359 --> 00:41:50,359
She recently passed away.
- O, I'm so sorry.
498
00:41:54,154 --> 00:41:55,954
It's been a really tough time.
499
00:42:08,548 --> 00:42:10,248
Hey, Hope?
- Yeah?
500
00:42:13,589 --> 00:42:14,889
What's your favourite colour?
501
00:42:19,712 --> 00:42:22,812
I told you...
Alright, thank you.
502
00:42:33,580 --> 00:42:36,280
Jake, what did one snowman say
to the other snowman?
503
00:42:36,340 --> 00:42:41,340
Do you smell carrots?
- Jake, isn't that the worst joke ever?
504
00:42:41,748 --> 00:42:45,348
Did you get that from him?
- No. no. Mine are good.
505
00:42:48,798 --> 00:42:51,598
So, how do customers find you?
- Usually through the mouth.
506
00:42:51,699 --> 00:42:56,699
Really? 'Cause if you advertise on City Buzz,
there is an average of 40,000 visitors a day.
507
00:42:58,392 --> 00:43:02,492
It will yield 6 to 10 thousand
onclicks a month,...
508
00:43:03,222 --> 00:43:05,422
and it's not even that expensive.
509
00:43:11,846 --> 00:43:14,846
I did an internship there last summer.
510
00:43:18,201 --> 00:43:20,401
We do go through some slow patches.
511
00:43:21,945 --> 00:43:24,045
Something to think about maybe?
- Okay.
512
00:43:24,531 --> 00:43:27,131
Is it true you were born in a diner?
- Jake!
513
00:43:32,777 --> 00:43:33,977
I'm sorry.
- It's okay.
514
00:43:34,059 --> 00:43:38,559
No ... I wasn't born in an diner,
Jake.
515
00:43:38,654 --> 00:43:42,554
But my mom dropped me off there,
when I was just al ittle baby.
516
00:43:42,609 --> 00:43:45,809
Did you ever find out who your
birth mother was?
517
00:43:45,856 --> 00:43:49,756
No, I've always been wondering what
could have been going on in het life...
518
00:43:49,865 --> 00:43:53,765
that was so awful, so abandoning me
seemed like a better option.
519
00:43:54,050 --> 00:43:57,050
Do you want to find her?
- I don't know.
520
00:43:58,068 --> 00:44:02,468
Every Christmas eve my mom and I would
sit in that booth at Chuck's, have a big dinner...
521
00:44:02,530 --> 00:44:05,030
to celebrate the day she found me.
522
00:44:05,146 --> 00:44:09,046
I always secretly wondered if maybe my
birth mom would show up too.
523
00:44:10,809 --> 00:44:13,209
Did she ever come back?
- I don't think so.
524
00:44:14,556 --> 00:44:18,956
Every time the door would open with a jingle,
I would search all the faces and ....
525
00:44:19,238 --> 00:44:23,938
see if anyone was looking for me. After all these
years I've stopped searching.
526
00:44:26,950 --> 00:44:31,250
I'm so sorry.
- Don't be. I had the best mom I could have asked for.
527
00:44:32,264 --> 00:44:37,264
What about you grandmother, is she still alive?
Your grandmother, the writer?
528
00:44:39,762 --> 00:44:41,662
The one that gave you the desk.
529
00:44:48,873 --> 00:44:51,473
Why don't we give Hope a break.
- Good idea.
530
00:44:51,511 --> 00:44:54,511
Who's ready for desert?
- O, I don't know.
531
00:45:14,939 --> 00:45:18,039
I've got cake. Who wants cake?
- This is a great photo.
532
00:45:18,127 --> 00:45:20,427
How did you two meet?
533
00:45:20,536 --> 00:45:24,636
Well, when I was seventeen, Lauren and the family
moved down the street from us.
534
00:45:26,270 --> 00:45:30,170
Prettiest girl in the neighbourhood.
I used to see her waiting for the bus ...
535
00:45:30,708 --> 00:45:35,008
or walking the dog, but I could never
muster the courage to say hi to her.
536
00:45:35,446 --> 00:45:39,246
And then when one day my dog got away from me,
when she took off after a squirrel, ...
537
00:45:39,787 --> 00:45:42,087
and Adam helped me get her back.
- Yeah.
538
00:45:42,365 --> 00:45:44,265
How did you know he was the one?
539
00:45:44,938 --> 00:45:47,438
I just knew.
Or at least my heart knew.
540
00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:52,580
You make me cry.
- I know!
541
00:45:55,878 --> 00:46:00,478
So I was getting Jake a drink and he called
that jar on your shelf a Christmas jar.
542
00:46:02,882 --> 00:46:04,382
What's that all about?
543
00:46:12,545 --> 00:46:15,845
It's just the place where we
throw in change. That's all.
544
00:46:16,761 --> 00:46:20,161
O, come on, dad. Tell the story.
- What story?
545
00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:31,080
Okay. Lauren and I were
in our twenties, newly married, ...
546
00:46:31,127 --> 00:46:34,227
and completely broke. And Christmas was just
around the corner.
547
00:46:35,056 --> 00:46:38,889
And I wanted to buy something
for my new beloved bride.
548
00:46:38,945 --> 00:46:43,845
So that november we had this idea to throw
whatever change we had in a jar ...
549
00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:48,680
and see what we could save up.
- So I washed out an empty raspberry jam container ...
550
00:46:49,583 --> 00:46:52,883
and wrote the words Christmas jar across the glass.
551
00:46:52,994 --> 00:46:57,094
Yeah, and we put hte jar right in the middle
of the table, so we could see it all the time.
552
00:46:57,179 --> 00:47:00,179
And what, by Christmas we saved 28 bucks.
- Which didn't go far.
553
00:47:00,273 --> 00:47:03,173
No, we didn't.
- But it was something.
554
00:47:04,251 --> 00:47:07,651
So, the next year we started earlier. Like
Halloween or something.
555
00:47:07,661 --> 00:47:10,561
No, it was like May.
- No, I think it was Halloween.
556
00:47:10,620 --> 00:47:14,920
It was ... late May.
I got this bigger jar, and we promised ourselves ...
557
00:47:14,973 --> 00:47:18,173
that we would never get into it
for no reason whatsoever.
558
00:47:18,256 --> 00:47:22,256
Then of course, the kids came along,
and we started even earlier.
559
00:47:22,747 --> 00:47:24,947
We wanted to buy gifts for everyone.
560
00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:32,840
Until Hannah had other ideas.
It was 22 years ago, Christmas eve, ...
561
00:47:33,564 --> 00:47:36,564
and we took the jar to the bank
as we always did every year, ...
562
00:47:36,707 --> 00:47:38,807
before we did our shopping.
563
00:47:39,979 --> 00:47:43,679
Okay, who's ready to put all this change
in the big coin machine?
564
00:47:44,258 --> 00:47:47,258
Meeee!
- Are you ready? Right over here.
565
00:47:47,298 --> 00:47:49,898
I know how much it is.
- How much is in there?
566
00:47:50,650 --> 00:47:54,650
874 Dollars and 90 cents.
- Are you sure?
567
00:47:55,196 --> 00:47:58,196
Yeah!
- Okay, I think you're probably right.
568
00:47:58,668 --> 00:48:02,668
Hold on. I will get your baby brother.
Here we go. I got you.
569
00:48:10,580 --> 00:48:13,780
What's the matter?
- Nothing.
570
00:48:15,220 --> 00:48:20,220
Why are you so sad?
Why are you wearing sunglasses in the wintertime?
571
00:48:31,880 --> 00:48:36,280
Would you like our Christmas jar?
- No, thank you, I couldn't.
572
00:48:37,104 --> 00:48:40,704
Hannah? Don't wander off like that.
You scared the heck out of us.
573
00:48:41,083 --> 00:48:44,483
You okay?
- Yeah, I'm okay. But this lady isn't.
574
00:48:49,286 --> 00:48:53,086
I asked her if she wanted our Christmas jar.
- She's very sweet.
575
00:48:55,710 --> 00:48:58,710
Tell you what?
Why don't you go give it to her?
576
00:49:00,124 --> 00:49:04,624
O, no, I couldn't.
- Yes you can.
577
00:49:05,226 --> 00:49:08,226
Really?
- We really want you to have it.
578
00:49:11,872 --> 00:49:14,272
Give it to her.
That's it, honey.
579
00:49:16,158 --> 00:49:17,858
Thank you.
- You're welcome.
580
00:49:20,923 --> 00:49:23,423
Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.
581
00:49:34,606 --> 00:49:37,006
When we gave away the jar that day, ...
582
00:49:37,127 --> 00:49:39,027
we gave away our Christmas.
583
00:49:39,785 --> 00:49:42,985
There wasn't any money there
to buy gifts for anyone.
584
00:49:46,137 --> 00:49:48,837
And then in the morning,
with no presents to open, ...
585
00:49:48,916 --> 00:49:52,416
we turned on the christmas lights,
put on some carols, ...
586
00:49:53,113 --> 00:49:56,513
and took turn sharing what
we were all grateful for.
587
00:49:57,989 --> 00:50:00,589
It turned out to be the best Christmas
we ever had.
588
00:50:01,073 --> 00:50:03,273
And we vowed to do it every year after that.
589
00:50:03,364 --> 00:50:08,364
So from that point on we threw
all our change into a jar, year around, ....
590
00:50:08,374 --> 00:50:12,674
and then we would give it to someone
we thought could really use it.
591
00:50:16,442 --> 00:50:19,442
And you're the first person
who we've ever told that to.
592
00:50:19,468 --> 00:50:23,968
So, I guess that makes you one of us now.
- Yeah. Mom's the worst...
593
00:50:35,170 --> 00:50:39,170
Still have to repair the corners on this night table
and we have to strip that desk of yours.
594
00:50:39,219 --> 00:50:42,119
Some locker thinner,
then give it a good sanding.
595
00:50:42,326 --> 00:50:44,626
Do you have any questions
about any of this?
596
00:50:44,716 --> 00:50:48,916
Yeah, I'd like to know how you decide
on the person to give yours jars to.
597
00:50:48,959 --> 00:50:51,359
So were back to that, are we?
598
00:50:51,478 --> 00:50:54,478
Sorry. I couldn't stop thinking
about it last night.
599
00:50:54,784 --> 00:50:59,884
We share stories we've overheard about people
from work, school, church, whereever.
600
00:50:59,884 --> 00:51:03,184
Do you ever wonder about them?
I mean, where they are now?
601
00:51:03,256 --> 00:51:08,056
Sure. I think about them year round,
every time I throw my spare change in the jar.
602
00:51:08,695 --> 00:51:11,395
And no one's ever guessed
the jars came from you?
603
00:51:11,421 --> 00:51:13,721
Come on, there's still work to be done.
604
00:51:13,742 --> 00:51:17,142
Sorry.
- Don't be sorry, just give me a hand with this clamp here.
605
00:51:24,686 --> 00:51:27,586
You haven't learned anything, have you?
- Not a thing.
606
00:51:30,213 --> 00:51:32,913
Hey Hope, I finally got your drawer unlocked.
607
00:51:35,233 --> 00:51:38,733
Maybe we'll find one of
your grandmothers old stories...
608
00:51:39,749 --> 00:51:44,849
Actually, that's been locked for so long,
probably even before my grandmother had it.
609
00:51:44,871 --> 00:51:45,871
I don't know ...
610
00:51:58,267 --> 00:52:00,067
That's an old Chinese take-out menu.
611
00:52:01,058 --> 00:52:05,258
That wasn't what you were expecting, huh?
- Honestly I had no idea what would be in there.
612
00:52:05,296 --> 00:52:06,796
Hey, what's up guys?
613
00:52:06,843 --> 00:52:10,143
We want to know if Hope will come
skating with us tomorrow.
614
00:52:10,503 --> 00:52:13,603
I promised I'd take him in the morning.
You're welcome to join us, if you like.
615
00:52:13,614 --> 00:52:16,414
Yeah, I'd love to.
- Yeah, she's coming!
616
00:52:16,743 --> 00:52:20,443
We usually go for pancakes afterwards.
- I know the perfect place.
617
00:52:28,701 --> 00:52:30,201
Hey Hope!
618
00:52:32,357 --> 00:52:35,257
So, did you always know
you were gonna be a reporter?
619
00:52:36,362 --> 00:52:39,362
Yeah, I can't imagine
doing anything else.
620
00:52:40,261 --> 00:52:42,261
I don't know what kind of writer
I want to be.
621
00:52:42,358 --> 00:52:44,358
Well, you have a lot of time
to figure that out.
622
00:52:44,384 --> 00:52:46,384
Right now I just like making up
my own stories.
623
00:52:46,427 --> 00:52:48,627
Maybe I can read one someday?
624
00:52:48,831 --> 00:52:52,031
I know it can be scary.
I promise I won't be mean.
625
00:52:52,048 --> 00:52:53,848
I know. I trust you.
626
00:52:56,339 --> 00:52:58,839
Tap! You're it!
- I'm gonna get you!
627
00:52:59,751 --> 00:53:01,151
You seem to be knowing what
you're doing out here?
628
00:53:01,171 --> 00:53:03,471
Sure.
I've been skating since I was five.
629
00:53:03,690 --> 00:53:06,690
You know any tricks?
- Yeah, I used to.
630
00:53:07,496 --> 00:53:10,696
Let's see what you've got.
- Okay, it's been a while.
631
00:53:10,853 --> 00:53:13,153
Don't laugh if I fall.
- No promises.
632
00:53:42,204 --> 00:53:46,504
Are you okay?
- Uh, no. I think I just broke my dignity.
633
00:53:57,836 --> 00:54:01,836
Are you sure you're okay?
- Yeah, I was just thinking about my mom.
634
00:54:03,161 --> 00:54:05,861
This is the same place
she taught me how to skate.
635
00:54:06,040 --> 00:54:08,440
Sorry, I didn't know.
- It's okay.
636
00:54:09,132 --> 00:54:10,132
I just miss her.
637
00:54:29,672 --> 00:54:34,172
You know when your tears are cold,
those can be sharp and deadly.
638
00:54:48,996 --> 00:54:52,763
Can I aks you a question about those jars?
- So what are your plans for the holidays?
639
00:54:53,725 --> 00:54:54,725
You go first.
640
00:54:55,529 --> 00:54:59,529
I was just wondering why you always
give the jars away anonymously.
641
00:55:01,203 --> 00:55:04,203
That way no one thinks
they owe us anything in return.
642
00:55:04,242 --> 00:55:06,042
That's the real spirit of giving.
643
00:55:06,325 --> 00:55:10,325
Has anyone ever caught you in the act?
- Almost.
644
00:55:11,871 --> 00:55:15,204
A couple of years ago a woman whom I was
supposed to give a jar to, opened the door ...
645
00:55:15,279 --> 00:55:19,079
right as I was about to put it down.
And so I pretended I was lost ...
646
00:55:20,823 --> 00:55:22,823
and asked her for directions.
- O, no!
647
00:55:22,894 --> 00:55:26,394
Yeah, in the age of GPS
I was asking for directions.
648
00:55:28,214 --> 00:55:32,014
She must have thought
I was casing her house for a break-in
649
00:55:32,063 --> 00:55:34,563
So, after that I started delivering
them in the middel of the night.
650
00:55:34,718 --> 00:55:36,418
So no one would see me.
651
00:55:38,551 --> 00:55:40,351
So what were you gonna ask me?
652
00:55:41,180 --> 00:55:44,280
I was wondering if you had any plans
for the holidays.
653
00:55:45,445 --> 00:55:49,745
No.
- Maybe we could go out to dinner, or something?
654
00:55:51,716 --> 00:55:53,716
Dinner would be good, yeah.
655
00:56:06,309 --> 00:56:09,309
You seem happy.
- We've been having such a fun day.
656
00:56:09,896 --> 00:56:12,896
Still haven't told them yet?
- I promise I'm gonna tell them everything ...
657
00:56:12,981 --> 00:56:13,981
when the time is right.
658
00:56:14,324 --> 00:56:16,524
The longer you wait,
the harder it's gonna be.
659
00:56:16,576 --> 00:56:18,576
I know.
But I can't yet.
660
00:56:18,665 --> 00:56:22,665
You'll be fine, Hope.
If you write that story, you'll make us proud.
661
00:56:24,921 --> 00:56:29,121
Yes. This article is a chance for the people
whose lives we've changed, ...
662
00:56:29,703 --> 00:56:31,003
to say thank you.
663
00:56:31,080 --> 00:56:32,080
If you say so.
664
00:56:32,227 --> 00:56:35,227
I just hate seeing you compromise
your values.
665
00:56:35,249 --> 00:56:37,349
And I don't want to see you get hurt.
666
00:56:37,406 --> 00:56:42,506
O, Come on, Cynthia! It's not like she's pretending
to be a doctor, to perform a surgery or something.
667
00:56:43,812 --> 00:56:47,312
She's telling people she's a college student.
What's the big deal?
668
00:56:47,621 --> 00:56:50,721
I should really get back.
But come and say hi, okay?
669
00:56:57,640 --> 00:57:00,840
Hoi. We were just discussing your
incredible figure skating skills.
670
00:57:01,102 --> 00:57:04,602
O, yeah. Did you talk about when you fell on me?
671
00:57:05,320 --> 00:57:08,220
I don't remember that.
- I saw it.
672
00:57:08,485 --> 00:57:11,185
Thank you.
Hey, you see that seat over there? Right in the end?
673
00:57:12,032 --> 00:57:15,132
That's where I used to sit to finish my homework
every dat after school.
674
00:57:15,247 --> 00:57:18,147
And where I was waiting
for my mom to finish her shift.
675
00:57:18,203 --> 00:57:21,903
You had your own stool?
- Sure did. I practically grew up here.
676
00:57:22,793 --> 00:57:25,993
And is this the booth
where your mom found you?
677
00:57:26,081 --> 00:57:27,081
Yeah. Right where you're sitting, actually.
678
00:57:30,156 --> 00:57:33,956
I got so lucky. She wasn't even
supposed to be in in that day.
679
00:57:34,461 --> 00:57:36,961
In that case we all got lucky.
680
00:57:48,182 --> 00:57:51,249
Important question: Do you believe pineapple
is ever an acceptable topping on a pizza?
681
00:57:53,819 --> 00:57:56,619
Too controversial an issue for
text message. Discuss over pizza?
682
00:57:58,593 --> 00:57:59,593
Great idea!
683
00:57:59,656 --> 00:58:02,856
Messing around with your phone, I see.
You must be done with your article?
684
00:58:02,870 --> 00:58:05,670
Not quite.
- What seems to be the problem, Hope?
685
00:58:05,733 --> 00:58:10,833
You've been saying 'not quite' for days.
- Well, I haven't been exactly honest with the Maxwells
686
00:58:11,567 --> 00:58:14,467
And I'm starting to feel
really guilty about it.
687
00:58:15,332 --> 00:58:16,832
Seriously?
- Yeah.
688
00:58:17,664 --> 00:58:22,064
Have you ever of Nellie Bly?
- No.
689
00:58:22,190 --> 00:58:27,823
Nellie pretended to be a crazy person
to get admitted to a mental hospital ...
690
00:58:28,014 --> 00:58:30,714
where she reported on the horrible
conditions inside.
691
00:58:30,722 --> 00:58:36,022
And that report became the foundation
for sweeping reforms in the psychiatric profession.
692
00:58:36,747 --> 00:58:41,847
Hope, there is a long history of journalists
in this country going undercover ...
693
00:58:42,029 --> 00:58:43,929
for the sake of a good story.
694
00:58:43,978 --> 00:58:46,978
And this what you've got right here,
is a good story.
695
00:58:47,497 --> 00:58:49,230
I know that.
- Okay.
696
00:58:49,305 --> 00:58:54,805
So don't fight it, embrace it.
Be one with it. Be Nellie Bly.
697
00:58:55,963 --> 00:58:56,963
Alright?
- Okay.
698
00:58:57,001 --> 00:58:59,601
Okay, you've got to show me something,
Hope. Because I'm telling you ....
699
00:58:59,700 --> 00:59:02,000
this whole wishy washy thing
is not cutting it.
700
00:59:02,226 --> 00:59:05,826
I put a lot of faith in you, Hope.
Don't make me regret it.
701
00:59:06,898 --> 00:59:11,298
Something is coming on here, is that regret?
O, that's regret. Yeah, Hope, help me.
702
00:59:18,761 --> 00:59:20,161
Hey!
- Hi.
703
00:59:20,196 --> 00:59:24,396
Whoa! What's all this?
- So I did a bit of Christmas shopping.
704
00:59:24,730 --> 00:59:27,730
I've got this for Ian.
It's the Jane Austen collection.
705
00:59:27,749 --> 00:59:30,449
O, that is perfect.
- I couldn't resist.
706
00:59:34,132 --> 00:59:36,632
Sammy!
But how?
707
00:59:38,255 --> 00:59:39,755
Thank you so much.
708
00:59:41,025 --> 00:59:44,725
You have just made his Christmas.
Okay, I'm gonna go hide all this.
709
00:59:45,445 --> 00:59:47,112
Everyone is in the kitchen.
710
00:59:49,965 --> 00:59:51,965
Ready to go. Great.
711
00:59:54,608 --> 00:59:58,708
It smells so good in here.
These are incredible. So cool.
712
01:00:00,747 --> 01:00:04,547
We were just talking about Christmas and
wondered if you'd like to join us?
713
01:00:04,595 --> 01:00:06,095
On Christmas eve.
- Really?
714
01:00:06,192 --> 01:00:09,692
Unless you have other plans.
- Just dinner at Chuck's like I usually do.
715
01:00:09,771 --> 01:00:13,271
Come over after dinner and spend
Christmas day with us too.
716
01:00:14,191 --> 01:00:18,291
Christmas eve is my favourite.
All the Christmas lights and carols, ...
717
01:00:18,434 --> 01:00:24,034
we've got presents, drink eggnog, simply
just talking and eating way too many of these.
718
01:00:24,046 --> 01:00:28,046
That sounds just about perfect.
- But I should warn you.
719
01:00:28,703 --> 01:00:33,003
Jake here gets up super early and makes
a point of waking everyone.
720
01:00:34,445 --> 01:00:37,345
How early?
- Five AM. Six if we're lucky.
721
01:00:37,717 --> 01:00:41,917
Well, the Christmas eve part sounds great.
- You just come over whenever you want.
722
01:00:42,710 --> 01:00:46,710
But don't show up looking all fancy.
We spend half the day in our pyjamas.
723
01:00:47,344 --> 01:00:49,844
Do you mind grabbing those for me?
- Of course.
724
01:00:51,035 --> 01:00:55,335
I was thinking about your birth mother.
Do you have any clues about her at all?
725
01:00:55,951 --> 01:00:58,551
She left a note in my baby blanket.
726
01:00:58,576 --> 01:01:00,976
But she never signed it.
- Did you keep it?
727
01:01:01,023 --> 01:01:03,923
Of course. It's the only thing
I have from her.
728
01:01:04,689 --> 01:01:07,489
What about trying one of these
family tree DNA-kits?
729
01:01:07,576 --> 01:01:09,176
That might lead you to a blood relative.
730
01:01:09,205 --> 01:01:14,105
I don't know. I always worried that
talking about that would upset my mom.
731
01:01:14,138 --> 01:01:17,838
Of course.
I'd be happy to help if you ever want to try.
732
01:01:18,813 --> 01:01:19,813
Thank you.
733
01:01:20,638 --> 01:01:23,338
Nope. Nope.
No, I'm not gonna take one.
734
01:01:24,245 --> 01:01:29,945
They're really good.
- I don't even see them.
735
01:01:30,804 --> 01:01:32,304
No, they're not even there.
736
01:01:32,397 --> 01:01:36,597
But, yes, they are, honey, and
this girl needs her sugar.
737
01:01:36,931 --> 01:01:39,431
One cannot survive on one alone.
738
01:01:39,691 --> 01:01:41,391
One speaks truth.
739
01:01:42,803 --> 01:01:45,403
Where's my story?
- It's almost finished.
740
01:01:45,917 --> 01:01:49,217
O, almost! That's great, yeah!
Because there's a single Christmas coming up ...
741
01:01:49,242 --> 01:01:51,742
and it's kind of a hard deadline!
- I know.
742
01:01:51,807 --> 01:01:55,007
But there's still a few pieces of the story
that I haven't quite cracked yet.
743
01:01:55,032 --> 01:01:57,032
Okay. Then just give me whatever
you've got by end of day.
744
01:01:57,045 --> 01:01:58,445
What? Why?
- Because!
745
01:01:58,533 --> 01:02:00,633
We're running out of time!
You're making me nervous.
746
01:02:00,788 --> 01:02:03,688
You know what?
Until your work done, cookies go bye-bye.
747
01:02:04,493 --> 01:02:06,293
But Lyle, I'm not done yet.
748
01:02:11,073 --> 01:02:14,173
I said no to you last week. Yeah.
No. No.
749
01:02:16,896 --> 01:02:18,196
Lame.
750
01:02:19,550 --> 01:02:22,350
You've got the saddest sad salad.
- I'm stressing out!
751
01:02:22,371 --> 01:02:26,571
Lyle wants my story by the end of the day
and I still haven't told the Maxwells the truth.
752
01:02:26,572 --> 01:02:30,372
O, boy.
- I know. I don't want to let Lyle down either.
753
01:02:30,415 --> 01:02:33,715
So what are you going to do?
- I ... don't know, Rory.
754
01:02:36,295 --> 01:02:40,495
I was gonna say: you're torn because
all you ever wanted was to be a reporter ...
755
01:02:40,556 --> 01:02:44,856
and now this is finally your chance.
But you don't want to loose the Maxwells either.
756
01:02:46,997 --> 01:02:50,997
But if you could only have one, which
one would hurt the most to loose?
757
01:02:51,041 --> 01:02:55,341
That's just it: I can't choose.
- You may not have a choice.
758
01:02:56,342 --> 01:02:59,142
And if you don't act soon, you
may loose both of them.
759
01:03:19,546 --> 01:03:24,346
I can't believe she walks all this way.
- Five days a week, seven miles each way.
760
01:03:24,353 --> 01:03:27,453
She has to leave the house at 5:30
to get to work on time.
761
01:03:27,480 --> 01:03:29,680
At least that should be enough to fix her car.
762
01:03:29,686 --> 01:03:32,186
With hopefully someone
to do it for Christmas.
763
01:03:32,371 --> 01:03:35,971
Okay. Now, her mom is attending
the kids during the day ...
764
01:03:35,985 --> 01:03:39,085
and they'll probably be home,
so we'll have to be really quick.
765
01:03:40,430 --> 01:03:43,330
Grandma, there's someone at the door.
- What do we do?
766
01:03:44,383 --> 01:03:45,683
Here!
- Go.
767
01:03:48,268 --> 01:03:49,268
Run!
768
01:03:58,748 --> 01:04:01,348
That felt incredible!
Hannah?
769
01:04:03,152 --> 01:04:04,152
Hannah!
770
01:04:08,765 --> 01:04:10,465
Shhh! Let's get out of here.
771
01:04:13,579 --> 01:04:15,879
Thanks for sharing this with me.
772
01:04:15,911 --> 01:04:16,911
Come on.
773
01:05:09,284 --> 01:05:10,284
I'm good!
774
01:05:12,238 --> 01:05:13,738
Four strikes in a row!
- What?
775
01:05:15,631 --> 01:05:17,831
That's my girl.
- Can you believe it?
776
01:05:18,839 --> 01:05:21,339
How about you, Hope?
What's your secret talent?
777
01:05:22,137 --> 01:05:25,337
O, I'm a really fast typist.
Boring.
778
01:05:26,261 --> 01:05:30,761
Okay. I can pick up a pen with my toes
and sign my name.
779
01:05:31,983 --> 01:05:33,883
Why would you ever learn to do that?
780
01:05:33,977 --> 01:05:36,477
You've never been really a child.
781
01:05:36,937 --> 01:05:39,037
How about you, Ian?
- Me? Uh ...
782
01:05:41,167 --> 01:05:43,367
I think you should do that trick.
- Yes!
783
01:05:43,465 --> 01:05:44,965
No.
- Come on, do it!
784
01:05:45,062 --> 01:05:47,662
I'm not doing that ... I'm not gonna ...
- Please!
785
01:05:47,685 --> 01:05:50,385
What trick?
- Alright, I'll do the trick.
786
01:05:55,123 --> 01:05:56,923
Are you gonna make that disappear?
787
01:05:57,531 --> 01:05:58,531
Watch very closely.
788
01:06:11,424 --> 01:06:13,324
Not bad, huh?
Thank you very much.
789
01:06:16,183 --> 01:06:20,283
And is this the part where you reach
behind my ear and you flop the coin?
790
01:06:20,328 --> 01:06:21,628
Kind of.
791
01:06:23,112 --> 01:06:24,112
Kind of?
792
01:06:36,822 --> 01:06:39,722
What's that?
- It's a key. For your desk drawer.
793
01:06:40,599 --> 01:06:41,799
I've made it.
794
01:06:43,412 --> 01:06:44,712
You made it?
795
01:06:47,238 --> 01:06:49,938
Thanks.
- You're welcome.
796
01:06:51,773 --> 01:06:53,673
Dis you practice that?
- The trick?
797
01:06:55,582 --> 01:06:59,882
No, made it up. On the spot.
- No way that was the first time.
798
01:06:59,921 --> 01:07:02,821
Hey, we're gonna get going if
we're going to the 7:30 show.
799
01:07:02,847 --> 01:07:08,847
No, I just got tickets on-line. Four adults, 7:30...
- I think Hope gets a student discount.
800
01:07:11,077 --> 01:07:15,877
You would need to show your student ID
and I left mine at home. I'll just get my own ticket.
801
01:07:15,899 --> 01:07:18,099
It's fine, I got it.
- Okay.
802
01:07:20,288 --> 01:07:21,688
What's wrong?
- Nothing.
803
01:07:22,946 --> 01:07:25,646
You're sure? You look
so serious all of a sudden.
804
01:07:27,969 --> 01:07:32,369
I should probably tell you something.
I'm just sort of worried about ...
805
01:07:32,402 --> 01:07:36,202
what's gonna happen. You know,
when I turn my school paper in.
806
01:07:43,075 --> 01:07:47,175
Don't be ridiculous. You don't need an excuse
to hang out with us. Come on. let's go.
807
01:07:47,697 --> 01:07:49,197
Come on.
808
01:08:01,031 --> 01:08:06,031
Wow! Mind blown. You totally hit it out of the park.
809
01:08:06,055 --> 01:08:09,055
And I'm gonna run this as the top story on our homepage.
810
01:08:10,988 --> 01:08:13,088
They give away the jars anonymously.
811
01:08:13,327 --> 01:08:15,627
They don't want any form of recognition.
812
01:08:16,642 --> 01:08:19,942
So they're reluctant heroes, that's fantastic!
We can add that in.
813
01:08:20,214 --> 01:08:22,714
The Maxwells have been so good to me.
814
01:08:23,335 --> 01:08:29,335
Hope, come on. I mean, you have written
a powerful story here, that has ....
815
01:08:29,345 --> 01:08:34,245
the potential to touch thousa... no, millions
of reader's lives. Inspire them even.
816
01:08:35,314 --> 01:08:39,714
Hey, that should be your focus.
Am I right as a journalist?
817
01:08:44,943 --> 01:08:50,443
Hi, Brandi. I have some people at reception
inquiring about advertising with us.
818
01:08:51,609 --> 01:08:53,209
Great, thanks.
819
01:08:54,254 --> 01:08:57,354
Our classsified sales agent will be right with you.
- Thank you.
820
01:09:00,428 --> 01:09:03,328
Come on, Hope. You should be proud of yourself.
821
01:09:04,407 --> 01:09:07,407
I'm proud of you, even though
you drive me crazy right now.
822
01:09:09,654 --> 01:09:14,354
Lyle, I'm grateful for this opportunity.
I don't think hurting this family ...
823
01:09:14,561 --> 01:09:18,361
for the sake of my career is worth it.
- Okay. I'm confused.
824
01:09:19,889 --> 01:09:22,689
Because you pitched me this story. Right?
825
01:09:22,710 --> 01:09:25,810
I've been waiting for this story for the last three weeks.
826
01:09:26,251 --> 01:09:30,851
'Not quite. Not quite.'
Now it's ready. And now you want to pull the plug.
827
01:09:30,887 --> 01:09:33,587
Why don't you just grow up.
You're so overthinking this.
828
01:09:33,664 --> 01:09:36,864
The Maxwells will probably get a kick
of all this publicity.
829
01:09:37,207 --> 01:09:39,607
No, they won't.
- Yes, they will.
830
01:09:39,620 --> 01:09:41,420
Hope, come on. Smarten up.
831
01:09:41,632 --> 01:09:42,632
Come on.
832
01:09:47,748 --> 01:09:48,748
Is that Hope?
833
01:09:50,496 --> 01:09:55,296
Hope, we're running the Christmas jar story
and that's final. I just sent it to the copy editor.
834
01:09:58,395 --> 01:09:59,395
Hope?
835
01:10:08,299 --> 01:10:10,299
Wow.
- Ian.
836
01:10:37,266 --> 01:10:40,266
Columbus metro BUZZ
Those Mysterious Christmas Jars
837
01:10:59,053 --> 01:11:04,153
It's killing me to leave my baby behind. But I
can't bear the thought to see her suffer ...
838
01:11:04,440 --> 01:11:08,040
as I have suffered the past few years.
Please tell het that I love her...
839
01:11:08,200 --> 01:11:11,000
and that I pray to hold her again some day.
840
01:11:11,093 --> 01:11:13,193
That will forever be my hope.
841
01:11:28,386 --> 01:11:30,086
DNA testing genealogy kits
842
01:11:42,498 --> 01:11:44,498
I really miss you, mom.
843
01:11:45,840 --> 01:11:49,440
I messed up and I don't know
how to fix it.
844
01:12:05,586 --> 01:12:10,486
Ian, I'm so happy to see you.
- I just came to return your desk.
845
01:12:10,522 --> 01:12:12,222
Why don't you come in?
846
01:12:13,971 --> 01:12:18,171
I have other deliveries to make.
- Ian, wait!
847
01:12:22,240 --> 01:12:25,940
I wanted to tell you the truth so many times.
But I was scared.
848
01:12:28,533 --> 01:12:31,333
Scared of what?
- I was scared of this moment.
849
01:12:34,590 --> 01:12:37,090
I was scared of what you'd think of me.
850
01:12:37,418 --> 01:12:40,018
And that you might not ever forgive me.
851
01:12:41,953 --> 01:12:46,453
I didn't think I was gonna fall in love with you.
And your family, like I did.
852
01:12:48,907 --> 01:12:52,307
And I didn't know how to
come clean about anything.
853
01:12:53,771 --> 01:12:57,071
I just ...
I don't know what to believe anymore.
854
01:12:59,014 --> 01:13:01,414
Was that desk even your grandmother's?
855
01:13:06,993 --> 01:13:08,693
Ian, let me explain.
856
01:13:09,304 --> 01:13:12,504
Goodluck with your career.
I hope it was worth it.
857
01:13:15,733 --> 01:13:17,233
Ian!
858
01:13:41,603 --> 01:13:43,103
Cheer up!
859
01:13:43,502 --> 01:13:47,702
They're never gonna forgive me.
- They'll come around. Give them some time.
860
01:13:51,518 --> 01:13:53,018
Nice ears!
861
01:13:53,221 --> 01:13:54,621
What?
- I said: nice ears.
862
01:13:56,752 --> 01:13:59,252
Hey! I like yours too.
Thank you.
863
01:14:00,618 --> 01:14:04,918
Hey, what do you think about masquerade
mondays as a way to beat back the monday blues?
864
01:14:05,028 --> 01:14:09,528
Masquerade mondays? You mean I'll have
an excuse to dress up every week?
865
01:14:09,533 --> 01:14:10,633
I love it!
- I love it!
866
01:14:10,701 --> 01:14:12,001
Eggnog?
- Eggnog?
867
01:14:14,118 --> 01:14:15,418
Let's go.
- Let's go.
868
01:14:17,849 --> 01:14:22,549
Hope, Hope! It's not every day somebody
has his first story on the homepage!
869
01:14:24,579 --> 01:14:26,479
Nice job!
- Thanks.
870
01:14:28,385 --> 01:14:30,085
Wait! What's that?
871
01:14:30,965 --> 01:14:33,065
That's some house fire.
872
01:14:34,453 --> 01:14:38,953
A fire broke out in a family's home studio,
trapping a man in his fifties inside ...
873
01:14:38,959 --> 01:14:42,459
He still in critical condition in the hospital.
- I have to go!
874
01:14:43,301 --> 01:14:47,301
Your story is totally gone viral and the
Christmas Jar hashtag is trending.
875
01:14:50,142 --> 01:14:54,242
Lay it on me. I'm gonna be hiring you as a
full time writer in the new year.
876
01:14:55,638 --> 01:14:58,938
I have to go.
- Hope?
877
01:15:16,792 --> 01:15:19,392
What would you say is your company's purpose?
878
01:15:20,015 --> 01:15:23,315
O, that's easy. We make damaged
furniture beautiful again.
879
01:15:23,966 --> 01:15:25,566
Clear and simple.
- It sure is.
880
01:15:26,226 --> 01:15:30,426
You can fix just about anything if
you apply enough love and elbow grease.
881
01:15:33,009 --> 01:15:37,209
You can fix just about anything if
you apply enough love and elbow grease.
882
01:15:56,627 --> 01:15:59,927
I wrote a follow-up piece.
- O. I never asked for that.
883
01:15:59,939 --> 01:16:04,539
You said the article went viral. Did you see how
many comments and questions there are?
884
01:16:04,701 --> 01:16:10,101
So you wrote a new article answering questions
from your old article. We don't do that.
885
01:16:12,182 --> 01:16:14,882
Please, Lyle.
I need to make this right.
886
01:16:20,287 --> 01:16:22,487
No promises. I give it a read.
887
01:16:31,823 --> 01:16:36,823
Many of you read my first article on the Christmas
Jar tradition. I was surprised and touched ...
888
01:16:36,858 --> 01:16:41,558
by the extraordinary responses it created.
The truth is, I didn't tell the whole story.
889
01:16:41,588 --> 01:16:44,588
A few weeks ago my apartment
was broken into.
890
01:16:44,667 --> 01:16:47,767
That same night I myself received
one of these Christmas jars.
891
01:16:48,601 --> 01:16:52,101
Hope got one too?
- Shhh, just listen.
892
01:16:52,938 --> 01:16:57,138
There was no note and no explanation.
I needed to find out where it came from.
893
01:16:58,300 --> 01:17:03,200
I discovered there were others as well.
My investigation led me to the family behind it all.
894
01:17:04,439 --> 01:17:10,039
The Maxwells never sought the spotlight.
They taught me that people are mostly good.
895
01:17:10,495 --> 01:17:15,795
We just need to be reminded of that sometimes.
And to look around and really see each other.
896
01:17:16,427 --> 01:17:18,727
Especially those who need a helping hand.
897
01:17:18,824 --> 01:17:24,424
I had just lost my mom to cancer and I was feeling
lost. The Maxwells openend their home to me.
898
01:17:24,503 --> 01:17:30,403
I felt like I belonged somewhere again. My deception
was repaid with nothing but kindness and compassion.
899
01:17:31,606 --> 01:17:34,206
I revealed a secret that was not mine to share.
900
01:17:34,299 --> 01:17:38,799
And now I'm sad to report that the Maxwells
ate going through a tragedy of their own.
901
01:17:40,974 --> 01:17:45,774
Adam Maxwell is in the hospital fighting for his life,
so please keep him and his family in your prayers.
902
01:17:48,165 --> 01:17:52,265
And may the spirit of Christmas jars
live on in all of you.
903
01:18:25,876 --> 01:18:27,476
Come on in, please.
904
01:18:41,023 --> 01:18:44,423
How is your dad doing?
- We just got back from the hospital.
905
01:18:45,416 --> 01:18:47,616
He's still in intubated in the ICU.
906
01:18:47,687 --> 01:18:52,787
They are worried about respiratory failure
from all the smoking chemicals he has inhaled.
907
01:18:52,792 --> 01:18:55,092
Hannah, I'm so sorry about everything.
908
01:18:55,508 --> 01:18:57,508
I know you are. Come on in.
909
01:19:11,137 --> 01:19:13,137
I'm so sorry about Adam.
- Thank you.
910
01:19:20,419 --> 01:19:26,919
And I'm sorry for what I did to you.
For lying to you and for exposing your secret.
911
01:19:28,098 --> 01:19:33,098
I trusted you.
- I know you did. And I'm so sorry.
912
01:19:36,391 --> 01:19:42,591
I wanted to tell you the truth. No, I didn't,
but I just got so far in with all lies ....
913
01:19:42,676 --> 01:19:47,376
that I couldnt find a way out.
That's all I really wanted to say.
914
01:19:50,691 --> 01:19:55,691
And of course that I am keeping Adam and
you all in my prayers.
915
01:19:59,304 --> 01:20:01,004
Do you want to stay for dinner?
916
01:20:05,224 --> 01:20:07,124
I would really love to.
917
01:20:09,402 --> 01:20:13,902
I really would, but my mom and I
always spent Christmas eve at the diner.
918
01:20:15,961 --> 01:20:20,761
Though she's not here, it felt that if I were there,
then she would be with me.
919
01:20:22,609 --> 01:20:24,109
Of course.
920
01:20:24,642 --> 01:20:26,642
I could come with you if you want.
921
01:20:28,688 --> 01:20:31,188
Thanks, Jake.
I'll be okay.
922
01:20:31,253 --> 01:20:33,053
You should stay here with your family.
923
01:20:35,313 --> 01:20:37,213
Ian, would you walk me out?
924
01:20:50,309 --> 01:20:54,409
I know I screwed up.
And I know you might not ever forgive me.
925
01:20:58,099 --> 01:21:02,699
So, if I never see you again, I want you
to know that I really do care about you.
926
01:21:06,369 --> 01:21:08,369
That part was never a lie.
927
01:21:14,248 --> 01:21:15,948
I got to go.
928
01:21:33,187 --> 01:21:34,987
Are you okay?
- Yeah, fine.
929
01:21:38,180 --> 01:21:41,580
Why don't we play a game or something,
instead of standing around staring at each other?
930
01:21:41,615 --> 01:21:42,615
Good idea.
931
01:21:44,696 --> 01:21:46,496
She must have forgot something.
932
01:21:48,553 --> 01:21:51,553
How about a game of cards?
- I got them.
933
01:21:52,012 --> 01:21:53,412
Alright, here you go.
934
01:21:58,262 --> 01:22:00,662
It wasn't Hope.
- Who was it?
935
01:22:00,697 --> 01:22:03,897
It was this woman and her little boy.
They gave this to me.
936
01:22:05,634 --> 01:22:08,434
All she said was thank you and God bless you.
937
01:22:11,362 --> 01:22:12,562
I'll get it.
938
01:22:12,629 --> 01:22:14,329
Let me see that jar.
939
01:22:21,932 --> 01:22:23,932
I got three more!
- Proper!
940
01:22:25,248 --> 01:22:28,048
People who want us to know they're thinking of us.
941
01:22:28,615 --> 01:22:32,515
I want to get that one!
- This is amazing, but I don't understand.
942
01:22:33,081 --> 01:22:35,581
They're saying thank you.
That's all.
943
01:22:35,871 --> 01:22:38,571
You better come and see this.
944
01:22:54,997 --> 01:22:56,697
Merry Christmas.
- Thanks.
945
01:22:58,973 --> 01:23:00,973
Thank you.
- Thank you.
946
01:23:03,958 --> 01:23:04,958
My goodness, thank you.
947
01:23:07,427 --> 01:23:08,427
Merry Christmas.
948
01:24:09,148 --> 01:24:11,148
Mrs. Maxwell?
- Yes.
949
01:24:11,189 --> 01:24:16,689
I'm so sorry to bother you. I know it must be
a very tough time. I just felt like I had to come.
950
01:24:19,813 --> 01:24:22,513
Would you like to come in?
- Thank you.
951
01:24:24,532 --> 01:24:28,132
I used to live near here when I was a newly wed.
- That's a happy time.
952
01:24:28,218 --> 01:24:33,218
Some of it was happy, but not much of it.
My husband had a very bad temper.
953
01:24:37,209 --> 01:24:39,509
Everything okay, mom?
- Come, join us.
954
01:24:41,157 --> 01:24:44,857
These are my two oldest, Hannah and Ian.
My son in law Dustin.
955
01:24:45,664 --> 01:24:48,664
I'm sorry, I just realized
I didn't ask you your name.
956
01:24:48,694 --> 01:24:50,994
It's Marianne.
- Nice to meet you.
957
01:24:52,195 --> 01:24:54,595
So nice to meet you all.
958
01:24:55,041 --> 01:24:57,341
Please, go on with your story.
959
01:25:01,039 --> 01:25:06,039
My ex-husband was a very violent man.
When I was nine months pregnant ...
960
01:25:06,776 --> 01:25:12,776
he beat me so badly that I thought
I was going to die. But I didn't.
961
01:25:14,734 --> 01:25:17,234
I survived and so did my baby.
962
01:25:18,964 --> 01:25:21,764
I gave birth to her at home.
By yourself?
963
01:25:21,971 --> 01:25:25,971
Yeah. I never had any friends back then.
He made sure of it.
964
01:25:27,080 --> 01:25:32,580
I didn't have money for a doctor. He cleaned out
our savings account and took everything.
965
01:25:34,434 --> 01:25:41,034
The rent was overdue, utilities shut off,
and there I was, freezing with a newborn ...
966
01:25:41,089 --> 01:25:44,289
in an apartment, wallpaper
was eviction notices.
967
01:25:46,149 --> 01:25:49,149
I had nowhere to go. No one to turn to.
968
01:25:52,944 --> 01:25:56,444
I was inconsolable.
I could barely breathe, after ...
969
01:25:58,910 --> 01:26:00,410
After what?
970
01:26:03,464 --> 01:26:09,364
I gave her away. I gave my baby away.
971
01:26:11,966 --> 01:26:16,966
I didn't know where to go. No one to turn to.
972
01:26:22,287 --> 01:26:26,387
And out of nowhere
973
01:26:27,764 --> 01:26:29,764
Just this little angel.
974
01:26:34,381 --> 01:26:36,981
She gave me this jar full of change.
975
01:26:40,366 --> 01:26:43,066
I just sat there. I couldn't believe it.
976
01:26:45,787 --> 01:26:47,287
It's amazing.
977
01:26:48,509 --> 01:26:52,409
That money did more than help me to survive.
It renewed my faith.
978
01:26:54,297 --> 01:26:57,197
So I could pick myself up and carry on.
979
01:26:57,278 --> 01:26:58,978
What happened to the baby?
980
01:27:01,005 --> 01:27:07,205
I left her in a little diner.
I know it sounds terrible. It was terrible.
981
01:27:09,851 --> 01:27:15,851
There was something in the kindness in
my waitresses eyes, the friendly owners, ...
982
01:27:18,114 --> 01:27:20,214
it made it seem safer.
983
01:27:22,378 --> 01:27:26,978
I just knew that someone else could give her
a better shot at life than I could.
984
01:27:30,340 --> 01:27:32,540
But I think about her every day.
985
01:27:34,423 --> 01:27:36,423
Marianne, have you had dinner yet?
986
01:27:58,022 --> 01:28:00,222
Do you want us to come in with you?
987
01:28:01,168 --> 01:28:04,168
Thanks, but I need to do this on my own.
988
01:28:39,194 --> 01:28:40,794
Hope?
989
01:29:07,178 --> 01:29:10,678
I think this is the same booth.
- It is.
990
01:29:20,968 --> 01:29:23,268
I'm sorry, this is so awkward.
991
01:29:23,284 --> 01:29:28,284
I thought about this day for so long, and
now that it's here, I don't know what to say.
992
01:29:55,839 --> 01:29:58,939
That was the worst day of my life
when I wrote that.
993
01:29:59,834 --> 01:30:01,334
It's okay.
994
01:30:02,662 --> 01:30:04,162
I'm sorry.
995
01:30:05,837 --> 01:30:07,837
I'm okay.
996
01:30:10,137 --> 01:30:12,537
And I'm really happy with you here.
997
01:30:13,901 --> 01:30:15,401
Me too.
998
01:30:21,516 --> 01:30:24,216
Did your mom name you Hope?
- Yeah.
999
01:30:27,501 --> 01:30:29,501
Ohh! I'm Marianne.
1000
01:30:31,901 --> 01:30:35,201
It's nice to meet you, Marianne.
- Me too.
1001
01:30:37,379 --> 01:30:40,279
We have the same nose.
- Yeah, we do.
1002
01:31:00,080 --> 01:31:02,380
ONE YEAR LATER
1003
01:31:09,386 --> 01:31:12,186
O, there's that huge ring blinding me.
1004
01:31:14,255 --> 01:31:16,255
O, so beautiful.
1005
01:31:16,447 --> 01:31:19,847
Thanks for making me look bad, Ian.
- O stop.
1006
01:31:19,907 --> 01:31:22,307
Who wants turkey?
- I do!!
1007
01:31:23,869 --> 01:31:26,869
Raise 'em up, that's it.
1008
01:31:29,536 --> 01:31:34,136
As this family gets any bigger,
we will need two turkeys next year.
1009
01:31:34,218 --> 01:31:36,218
And two Christmas jars.
1010
01:31:36,910 --> 01:31:38,410
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