All language subtitles for A.Season.for.Miracles.1999.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG

A SEASON FOR ALL MIRACLES
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I NEVER BELIEVED
IN ANGELS AND FAIRY TALES.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WANTED IT

NOTHING I EVER REALLY
WISHED FOR CAME TRUE.

BUT I NEVER STOPPED WISHING.

MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS
WOULD BE DIFFERENT.

ALANNA?

COMING.

OKAY.

WHOO-WHOA!

WHOO, OH, WHOO.

SO SORRY.
I ALWAYS HATE THAT--

RIGHT WHEN THE DOOR'S
STARTING TO CLOSE.

COULD YOU HIT THREE, PLEASE?

THAT'S THE MATERNITY WARD.

MY FIRST
GRANDCHILD.

HMM. CONGRATULATIONS.

OH, ISN'T THAT A PERFECT WAY
TO START THE DAY?

A GIRL--
EIGHT POUNDS,
FOUR OUNCES.

ARE YOU GETTING OUT?

NO. NOT THIS FLOOR.

MMM.

OKAY.

THIS IS US.

HI. WE'RE HERE
TO SEE BERRY THOMPSON.

THANK YOU.

YOU BOTH KEEP HOLD
OF YOUR MOM

WHILE YOU'RE VISITING,
REAL TIGHT, OKAY?

SHE'S NOT OUR MOTHER.

IT'S OKAY.

HERE YOU GO.

COME ON.

DID YOU BRING ME SOMETHING?

YEAH.

YOUR MOM NEEDS A SMOKE.

THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.

THANKS, HONEY.

WHERE DID YOU
GET THOSE?

THAT'S A REALLY GREAT
THING TO TEACH HER.

DON'T YOU START WITH ME.

I GOT ENOUGH OF THESE COPS,
DOCTORS...

AAH, DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED.

OH, THEY SAVED YOUR LIFE,
SO YOU COULD BE A LITTLE NICER.

THIS IS A JAIL, EMILIE, OKAY?

I'M IN JAIL.

J.T. IF YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING TO SAY

YOU SAY IT TO EVERYBODY,
REMEMBER?

HE... HE DOESN'T LIKE IT HERE.

HE'S A SMART KID.

STILL CARRYING AROUND
YOUR BASEBALL GLOVE?

SO, WHAT DO YOU HEAR
FROM YOUR LAWYER?

NOBODY TELLS ME ANYTHING.

I MEAN,
DO YOU KNOW

WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO
GET OUT AGAIN OR...

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?

KEEP ASKING ME QUESTIONS!
KEEP ASKING ME QUESTIONS!

I DON'T KNOW, EMILIE.

I DON'T KNOW.

UM...

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'VE GOT TO
GET THIS TOGETHER

BECAUSE WE'VE
GONE THROUGH THIS
OVER AND OVER.

I KNOW.

EMILIE, I'M GOING TO GET IT
TOGETHER THIS TIME.

SO, GIVE ME A BREAK.

I'M GOING TO DO IT
FOR REAL.

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES
I'VE HEARD YOU SAY THAT.

I MEAN, HOW
MANY TIMES

HAVE I DROPPED
EVERYTHING

DRIVEN ALL THIS WAY
TO TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS

TO BAIL
YOU OUT...

ALL RIGHT, FINE, IF IT'S
A PROBLEM, JUST TELL ME, OKAY?

YEAH. AND THEN WHAT?

WHO'S GOING TO
TAKE CARE OF THEM?

IF IT'S NOT ME, WHO?

I'M GOING TO GO.

I DON'T FEEL SO HOT NOW.

I'M JUST
GOING TO GO.

BERRY...

NOW, I'M SORRY.

YEAH, I'M SORRY, TOO, OKAY?

WE'RE BOTH SORRY.

YOU GUYS HANG TOUGH.

EAT SOMETHING,
ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

YOU LOOK
REALLY THIN.

WELL, YEAH.

HEY, LANNIE.

TELL JACK I'M HERE, OKAY?

OKAY?

DON'T FORGET.

COME ON.

WHO'S JACK?

NOBODY.

YOUR BOYFRIEND?

HE BRINGS
HER DRUGS.

OKAY. YOU TWO
GO STAND OVER THERE

WITH THAT NICE LADY, OKAY?

WHAT?

WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO GET IT?

YOU ALMOST O.D.'d
THIS TIME.

YOU WERE DYING
WHEN THEY FOUND YOU.

YOUR OWN KIDS!

DON'T YOU
DARE LECTURE ME.

I DON'T NEED YOU
TO SAVE ME.

YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THIS,
GO BACK TO ATLANTA.

THIS IS MY LIFE.

NO, THIS IS NOT YOUR LIFE.

THIS IS THEIR LIFE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT THIS IS DOING TO THEM?

YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH?

WE SURVIVED,
DIDN'T WE?

WE'VE BEEN LOCKED
OUT OF THE APARTMENT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU HAVEN'T PAID
THE RENT IN SIX MONTHS.

TIMES ARE TOUGH...
OR HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED?

WHERE DO YOU SUGGEST
WE STAY TONIGHT?

I MEAN, WHERE SHOULD
WE GO TO SLEEP?

YOU'RE THEIR MOTHER.

GIVE ME A BREAK.

OKAY.

WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW, SIS.

AND HOW OLD ARE YOU NOW, J.T.?

HE'S ALMOST SIX.

HMM...

IS THERE SOMETHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU?

OH, MISS THOMPSON.

EMILIE THOMPSON?
YES.

RUTH DOYLE.
CHILD SERVICES.

SHE'S SCARING J.T.

HONEY, THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE SCARED OF.

HE'S AFRAID SHE'S
GOING TO TAKE US AWAY.

THAT'S NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN.

UH, LOOK, THE LAST
24 HOURS HAVE REALLY...

LET'S TALK PRIVATELY
FOR A MOMENT, SHALL WE?

MISS RUSSELL CAN WATCH
THE CHILDREN FOR US.

MISS RUSSELL, WOULD YOU WATCH
ALANNA AND J.T. FOR A MINUTE?

HEY, NOBODY'S GOING
TO TAKE YOU AWAY, OKAY?

I'M JUST GOING
TO GO TALK TO HER.

SO YOU STAY
WITH ALANNA.

I WON'T BE FAR,
I PROMISE.

COME ON.

FOSTER CARE IS
IN THEIR BEST INTEREST

AND RIGHT NOW MY CONCERN
IS FOR THE CHILDREN.

THEY'VE MISSED SCHOOL,
UNHEALTHY LIVING CONDITIONS

EVICTIONS, ABANDONMENT...

THERE'S A HISTORY
OF NEGLECT HERE

THAT BORDERS
ON CHILD ABUSE.

WE FEEL THAT A FOSTER HOME
WOULD BE A SAFER ENVIRON...

BUT I'M THEIR AUNT

AND I'M HERE TO
TAKE CARE OF THEM.

MISS THOMPSON, I'M SURE
THAT YOU MEAN WELL

BUT YOU HAVE NO JOB HERE.

I'M GOING TO GET ONE.

I'M GOING BACK TO
SCHOOL TO BE A NURSE.

I'M SURE THAT YOU WILL

BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE
NO PERMANENT ADDRESS

YOU HAVE NO BANK ACCOUNT,
NO SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

LOOK, THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE
GIVEN EVERYTHING I HAD

TO TRY TO HELP
THESE KIDS.

YEAH, AND YOUR SISTER SPENT IT
ALL ON BOYFRIENDS AND DRUGS.

ARE YOU SAYING
IT'D BE BETTER

IF I DIDN'T
TRY TO HELP?

WHAT I'M SAYING...

LOOK, WHAT I'M
SAYING TO YOU IS,
WE'RE DEALING

WITH A RHODE ISLAND
JURISDICTION

AND YOU HAVE NO
HISTORY WITH US.

WELL, I HAVE A HISTORY
WITH THOSE CHILDREN.

ISN'T THAT MORE IMPORTANT?

MISS DOYLE... RUTH, YOU CAN'T
GIVE THESE KIDS TO STRANGERS

WHEN I'M HERE NOW, READY
TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I'D REALLY LIKE
TO HELP YOU.

THEN DO IT.

WELL, IF YOU
CAN FIND A JOB

OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT

ESTABLISH
YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES TIME.

EXACTLY MY POINT.

UNTIL THEN, I HAVE
SUPERIORS I HAVE
TO REPORT TO

AND GUIDELINES THAT
I HAVE TO WORK WITH.

YEAH. I KNOW THE SYSTEM.

BERRY AND I WERE RAISED IN IT

AND THAT IS WHY
I AM BEGGING YOU IF...

THAT LITTLE BOY--

HE DOESN'T EVEN TALK ANYMORE
EXCEPT TO HIS SISTER.

IF YOU SPLIT THEM UP,
HE DOES NOT HAVE A CHANCE.

HE NEEDS HIS FAMILY.

WE MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO
KEEP SIBLINGS TOGETHER.

BUT YOU CAN'T PROMISE.

NO. NO, I CAN'T.

MISS DOYLE,
DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

I'M AFRAID
IT'S URGENT.

YES. JUST A MINUTE.

LOOK, FOR NOW

THIS IS THE BEST
CHOICE FOR EVERYBODY.

IF, UH, YOU'D LIKE
TO TAKE YOUR TIME

TO EXPLAIN IT
TO THEM YOURSELF

MAYBE THE TRANSITION
WOULD BE EASIER.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

NO! NO! NO!

NO...!

HEY. TAKE YOUR
BROTHER'S HAND.

COME ON. COME WITH ME.

LET'S GO.

GOOD.

J.T. WAS RIGHT
ABOUT THE LADY,
WASN'T HE?

LET'S KEEP WALKING,
HONEY.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

I DON'T KNOW.

JUST GET IN THE CAR.
COME ON.

OH... NOT NOW.

YES.

WHEW.

ARE WE GOING TO ATLANTA?

RIGHT NOW IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS.

WHY DIDN'T WE STAY
ON THE HIGHWAY?

OH, I THOUGHT YOU TWO WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THE COUNTRYSIDE.

ISN'T IT PRETTY?

IS IT BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT
THE POLICE MIGHT BE AFTER US?

YOU'RE A LITTLE TOO SMART FOR
YOUR OWN GOOD, YOU KNOW THAT?

ARE WE LOST?

NO. WE ARE NOT LOST.

JUST, UH, DON'T KNOW
WHERE WE ARE.

"BETHLEHEM."

WE COULDN'T BE THAT LOST.

OKAY, YOU GUYS...

COME ON.

ARE WE THERE YET?

WE'RE AT A DINER.

WE NEED TO GET SOME DIRECTIONS.

GET SOME
REAL FOOD, OKAY?

YOU TWO, YOU GOT
TO WAKE UP FOR ME.

COME ON, J.T.

OKAY. HERE'S THE THING.

WE'VE GOT $60 AND SOME CHANGE

AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE US

TWO NIGHTS TO GET
TO ATLANTA FROM HERE.

WILL WE HAVE TO
SLEEP IN THE CAR?

THE CAR?

HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE YOU GUYS

HAD TO SLEEP IN THE CAR?

SOME.

IT'S OKAY FOR ME,
BUT J.T. GETS COLD.

OH, THERE'LL BE NO CAR-CAMPING
TONIGHT, I'LL SAY.

THE TEMPERATURE'S DROPPING
LIKE A BARREL OVER NIAGARA.

HIGH SUMMER?

ISN'T A BETTER PLACE
IN THE WORLD TO SLEEP

THAN A 1950 DeSOTO SPORTSMAN

PARKED HIGH ON A BLUFF.

WINDOWS DOWN.

SWEET BREEZES BLOWING IN.

AH!

I USED TO BE AN ADVENTURER
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE.

WHAT'S
A DeSOTO?

IT'S A CAR,
SWEETHEART.

A HONEY OF A CAR.

DO YOU KNOW OF A PLACE WE MIGHT
GET A ROOM FOR THE NIGHT?

THERE'S HOLLY McBRIDE'S INN
OVER ON FIELDERS.

BIG ROOMS,
FIREPLACES, FOUR-POSTER.

WE JUST NEED
SOMETHING...

SIMPLE. A MOTEL?

OH, CLOSEST ONE
IS WAY OUT ON THE HIGHWAY

40 OR 50 MILES OF BACK ROAD

TO GET THERE,
AND EVEN IF YOU DO

THEY'LL PROBABLY BE FULL-UP

BUT I-IF YOU GONNA HEAD

IN THAT DIRECTION, YOU'LL GO
RIGHT PAST THE TOWN SQUARE.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT
THE OLD PIERCE HOUSE.

OH...

GREAT VICTORIAN THING.

TOWN'S REALLY PROUD OF IT.

IT'S RIGHT ACROSS
FROM THE ANGEL STATUE.

IS THERE REALLY
AN ANGEL?

OF COURSE THERE'S AN ANGEL.

DON'T YOU KNOW THERE
ARE ANGELS EVERYWHERE?

THIS ONE WATCHES
OVER THAT HOUSE.

IT'S BEEN EMPTY EVER SINCE
MIRIAM PIERCE DIED

OH, SEVEN YEARS AGO.

SHE LEFT THE WHOLE THING

TO HER NIECE.

NEVER CAME
TO CLAIM IT.

WELL, I'M SORRY,
IT'S GETTING LATE.

WE GOT TO GET ON THE ROAD.

KEEP THE CHANGE.

OH, THANKS.

THANK YOU.

COME ON, KIDS.

LET'S GO, HON.

NOW, DRIVE SAFELY

AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT
THE PIERCE HOUSE.

EXCUSE ME.

COME ON.

MAEVE!

MAEVE!

MAEVE, CAN A GUY GET
A CUP OF COFFEE HERE?

ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU
JUST KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON?

FRESH COFFEE ON THE WAY.

UNLEADED, HIGH OCTANE...?

HIGH OCTANE.

OH, RIGHT.

PLEASE. PLEASE START.

WHERE ARE WE GOING
TO SLEEP TONIGHT?

I'M NOT SURE, BUT
WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING.

SEE THERE?
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE.

WE JUST GOT TO GET
THROUGH THE NIGHT

'CAUSE THINGS ALWAYS LOOK BETTER
IN THE MORNING, RIGHT?

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

I CAN HARDLY
SEE THE ROAD.

IT'S THE ANGEL,
JUST LIKE SHE SAID.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I WANT YOU BOTH
TO STAY HERE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND?

THE KEY TO OUR
ROOM FOR THE NIGHT.

THEY'LL ARREST US.

ALANNA, LOOK--
WE CAN'T AFFORD THE INN.

WE'RE RUNNING ON FUMES
AND IT'S FREEZING.

NOBODY'S GOING TO KNOW.

IT'S JUST ONE NIGHT.

AND THINGS'LL LOOK
BETTER IN THE MORNING?

THEY JUST ABOUT HAVE TO,
DON'T THEY?

AND WHEN YOUR MOM
AND I WERE LITTLE

WE'D SLEEP LIKE THAT.

LIKE SPOONS, AND WE'D HOLD HANDS

SO WE WOULDN'T GET LOST
IN THE DARK.

WERE YOU SCARED?

SOMETIMES, YEAH.

SO WE'D PRETEND THAT ALL
THE BAD THINGS AROUND US

WERE JUST DREAMS

AND THEN
WE'D MAKE UP STORIES

ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE
IN OUR REAL LIFE.

WHAT KIND OF STORIES
DID MAMA MAKE UP?

HMM...

ONE TIME YOUR MOM PRETENDED
SHE WAS A DOGCATCHER

WHO'D ROUND UP
ALL THE SAD DOGS

WHO DIDN'T
HAVE ANYONE

AND SHE'D DRIVE THEM
TO THIS SPECIAL PARK

THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN PLACE

WHERE PEOPLE WOULD GO
FOR PICNICS.

SHE'D JUST LET THEM GO FREE

SO THEY COULD LIVE
HAPPILY EVER AFTER

ON LEFTOVER
HAM SANDWICHES.

I WISH THERE WAS A PARK
LIKE THAT FOR SAD PEOPLE.

WELL, WE DON'T NEED
THAT PARK, LANNIE.

WE GOT EACH OTHER

AND I'M GOING TO WORK IT

SO WE STAY TOGETHER
NO MATTER WHAT.

GOOD NIGHT.

UH-HUH.

THEY FOUND US.

THEY'RE GOING
TO SEND US BACK.

JUST STAY CALM.

NO, THEY ARE.

I WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.

I KNEW IT
WAS TOO EARLY.

WE'RE SO SORRY
TO DISTURB YOU.

WE SAW YOUR CAR AND THE
SMOKE FROM THE CHIMNEY.

AFTER ALL
THESE YEARS

WE'D JUST ABOUT
GIVEN UP HOPE

YOU'D EVER
COME BACK.

IT WAS MY WORRYWART
SISTER WHO INSISTED

ON SEEING YOU FIRST
THING, PUMPKIN.

SHE THOUGHT YOU'D APPRECIATE
SOME WATER AND GAS.

YOU TURNED ON THE WATER AND GAS?

OH, IT WAS NOTHING.

CORINNA PUT IN OUR
NEW LAUNDRY ROOM

ALL BY HERSELF.

ME, I'M NOT SO HANDY,
BUT I DO BAKE

AND I BROUGHT YOU
SOME BREAKFAST ROLLS

JUST OUT OF THE OVEN.

SHE BAKES LIKE THIS
ALL THE TIME.

IT'S A WONDER I'M NOT 300 POUNDS

AND IN A CARNIVAL
SIDESHOW.

THEY'RE CINNAMON.

YOU USED TO LOVE 'EM.

OF COURSE I DID.

AND JUST LOOK
HOW YOU HAVE GROWN.

THE LAST TIME
WE SAW YOU

YOU WERE ONLY
SIX OR SEVEN

SO IT'S NOT
SURPRISING.

BUT PRETTY
AS A PICTURE.

OH.

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
HAD TIME TO UNCOVER

THE FURNITURE YET.

LET US HELP YOU.

UH, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT.

I-I'LL DO THAT LATER.

YOU DON'T EVEN
REMEMBER US, DO YOU?

AGATHA AND CORINNA

YOUR AUNT MIRIAM'S FRIENDS

FROM ACROSS THE STREET.

OF, OF COURSE I DO.

I USED TO COME OVER
FOR THESE CINNAMON ROLLS.

THAT IS SO
SWEET OF YOU.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASK
YOU TO STAY FOR A WHILE

BUT, ACTUALLY, I...

OH, WE UNDERSTAND.

YOU HAVE TO GET SETTLED.

AND YOU'LL NEED
GERALD FOSTER'S SAY-SO

TO GET THE ELECTRIC ON.

MIRIAM'S ATTORNEY.

MR. FOSTER. YES.

HE'S ON VACATION, BUT
HE'LL BE SO EXCITED

TO SEE YOU AGAIN
WHEN HE GETS BACK.

W-WHEN DO YOU THINK
THAT MIGHT BE?

COULD BE ANY TIME,
BUT DON'T YOU WORRY.

WE WON'T LET HIM
SURPRISE YOU THE WAY WE DID.

AS SOON AS WE HEAR FROM HIM,
WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

PLEASE.

OF COURSE. HE
CAME TO SEE YOU

WHEN DEAR MIRIAM
DIED, DIDN'T HE?

SO HE WON'T BE
AT ALL SURPRISED

HOW PRETTY YOU ARE NOW.

YOU KNOW,
YOU COULD CALL

JIMMY KILGORE
OVER AT POWER AND LIGHT

AS SOON AS THEY OPEN.

JIMMY KILGORE.

I TAUGHT HIM
THIRD GRADE
AND PASSED HIM

SO HE OWES ME
BIG-TIME.

NOW, YOU MAY THINK
WE'RE LOSING OUR MINDS

BUT WE CAN'T
REMEMBER YOUR NAME.

WE ALWAYS
CALLED YOU "PUMPKIN."

BUT WE GUESS YOU'RE
A LITTLE GROWN UP

FOR THAT NOW.

IT'S, UH... EMILIE.

EMILIE THOMPSON.

EMILIE.
I KNEW THAT ALL ALONG.

WELL, IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME.

WELCOME
TO BETHLEHEM, EMILIE.

WELCOME BACK

AND WHEN YOU GET A BREATH,
YOU COME ON OVER

AND WE'LL CATCH UP
OVER MY MINCE PIE.

I WILL, YES.

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE ROLLS.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME, DEAR.

WATCH THE ICE
THERE, AGATHA.

ONE SLIP AND
WE'RE TOAST.

WELL.

OKAY, SINCE
THE WATER'S ON

YOU TWO CAN
GO WASH UP.

WE'LL PUT EVERYTHING
BACK LIKE IT WAS

AND WE WILL GET
ON THE ROAD

BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE
COMES BY, OKAY?

COME ON. COME ON.

GRAB IT AND GO.

GO, GO, GO.

OH, THIS... ONE, TWO, THREE.

OKAY, YOU GUYS BE
REALLY QUIET, RIGHT?

JUST... LOOK FORWARD.

GET DOWN.

GOOD MORNING.

HELLO.

CAR TROUBLE.

HOW'S YOUR
ANTIFREEZE?

OH, I THINK IT'S
MORE THAN THAT.

THE ENGINE'S BEEN...
ACTING UP FOR A WHILE.

POP THE HOOD. I'LL TAKE A LOOK.

NO, REALLY

I COULDN'T ASK YOU TO...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK.

IT'S ALL PART OF THE JOB.

YOU KNOW--
KITTENS IN TREES.

FLAT TIRES.

IT'S A FULL LIFE.

I SAW YOU AT THE DINER
LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T I?

YES. WE GOT
INTO TOWN LATE.

WELL, I THINK YOUR SPARK
PLUGS ARE PROBABLY SHOT.

SPARK PLUGS?
YOU MEAN, THAT MIGHT BE IT?

WELL, UH, WITH AN ENGINE
THIS, UM... OLD, I DON'T KNOW.

IT COULD BE BAD POINTS.

YOUR TIMING MIGHT BE OFF.

YOU MIGHT HAVE OIL IN
YOUR COMBUSTION CHAMBER.

YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T WE JUST
GET MITCH OVER AT THE GARAGE

TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT?

UH...

YOU WEREN'T
LEAVING TOWN

WERE YOU?

NO. UH, WE WERE JUST
GOING TO THE MARKET

BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING
IN THE HOUSE, SO...

OH.

UH...

I'D BE MORE THAN GLAD
TO GIVE YOU A LIFT.

I-I'M NATHAN.

OH.

NATHAN BLAIR. I'M SORT
OF THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

HERE IN BETHLEHEM.

EMILIE.

THOMPSON, RIGHT?

UH, YOUR NEIGHBORS,
THE TWO SISTERS?

YES.

THEY CALLED ME, EXPLAINED
THE WHOLE THING TO ME.

THEY'RE SORT OF OUR LOCAL
INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY

BUT THEY DIDN'T GET
TO MEET THE KIDS.

YEAH, THOSE ARE MY KIDS.

YEAH. YEAH, I DIDN'T THINK
THEY CAME WITH THE CAR.

SORRY.

TELL YOU WHAT.

WHY DON'T YOU

GATHER THE KIDS
TOGETHER

AND I'LL CALL MITCH

AND HE'LL BE OVER
HERE BY NOON.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, OFFICER.

THIS IS REALLY,
REALLY IMPORTANT, OKAY?

WE NEED TO THINK
OF THIS AS A GAME

UNTIL I CAN GET
THE CAR FIXED.

WHAT KIND OF GAME?

UM... A GAME OF PRETEND.

I WANT YOU TO PRETEND
THAT I'M YOUR MOM.

OKAY? SO YOU
CALL ME "MOM"

AND, UH, IF ANYBODY
ASKS YOU ANYTHING

YOU JUST SAY, UH...

YOUR MOM DOESN'T LET YOU
TALK TO STRANGERS. OKAY?

NOW, LOOK.

I KNOW IT'S REALLY BAD

THAT I'M ASKING YOU TO FIB

BUT I DON'T THINK
WE HAVE A CHOICE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S OKAY.

EVERYBODY LIES.

NO, EVERYBODY
DOESN'T LIE

AND AS SOON AS WE
GET THROUGH THIS

WE WON'T EITHER, OKAY?

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

CAN WE PLAY THIS GAME
AND PLAY IT REALLY, REALLY WELL?

YEAH.

YOU KIDS ARE ABOUT THE QUIETEST
KIDS I'VE EVER MET.

MOM SAYS WE CAN'T TALK
TO STRANGERS.

I SAY YOU GOT
A VERY SMART MOM.

YOU'LL FIND THIS TOWN'S

A LITTLE MORE TRUSTING
THAN MOST.

YEAH.

WHERE ARE YOU
ALL FROM, ANYWAY?

WE'RE FROM PROVIDENCE.

WITH THE GEORGIA PLATES?

WELL, I...

WE USED TO LIVE IN ATLANTA.

MOVING BACK AND FORTH.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

HEY, J.T.,
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?

YOU A BASEBALL FAN?

"J.T. SNOW"?

HE'S A GREAT INFIELDER.

CAME TO THE YANKEES '92.

THAT WHERE YOU GOT
YOUR NICKNAME?

IT'S HIS REAL NAME.

HIS DAD GAVE IT TO HIM.

YOUR HUSBAND'S

A BIG FAN THEN, HUH?

DID ANYONE EVER TELL YOU
YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS?

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD.

SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

SO WHERE DOES
GROCERY SHOPPING FALL

INTO THAT JOB
DESCRIPTION OF YOURS?

IS THAT ABOVE CAR REPAIR,
BELOW PET RESCUE?

ALL RIGHT, YOU
THINK I'M KIDDING

BUT THIS PLACE HAS BEEN
A NICE CHANGE FOR ME.

BACK HOME I WAS...

YOU'RE NOT FROM HERE?

NO. BORN IN ILLINOIS.

HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE

EIGHT YEARS ON THE
FORCE IN CHICAGO

BUT SEVEN YEARS
TOO MANY.

SO WHEN THIS
JOB OPENED UP

I RAN FOR IT.

CAN WE GET A CAKE, EMILIE?

I'M SORRY.

WELL, UM, MOM DOESN'T LIKE IT
WHEN I CALL HER THAT

BUT I DO BECAUSE IT MAKES ME
FEEL OLDER.

BUT SHE THINKS
IT MAKES ME
SOUND FRESH.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I TRIED IT WITH MY DAD ONCE

AND HE DIDN'T LIKE IT ANY MORE
THAN YOUR MOM DOES.

IT'S OKAY, LANNIE.

HEY, CHEER UP.

IT'S OKAY.

YOUR EYES ARE
TOO PRETTY TO LOOK SAD.

WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE GET THAT CAKE?

MY TREAT.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH
FOR US ALREADY.

COME ON.

NEXT TIME.

YOU PLAY ANY BASEBALL
YOURSELF, J.T.?

HE ONLY TALKS TO ME.

YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT.

HE'S JUST SHY.

HEY, THERE'S A GREAT
LITTLE LEAGUE HERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF
REALLY NICE FIELDS.

WHEN YOUR HUSBAND
COMES INTO TOWN

I COULD SHOW IT TO HIM.

HE ISN'T, UH...

THE KID'S FATHER,
HE ISN'T GOING TO BE COMING.

YOU RAISING THEM
YOURSELF?

YEAH.

INSIDE, YOU TWO.

LOOK, I KNOW
YOU DON'T KNOW ME

AND I DON'T KNOW
MUCH ABOUT KIDS

BUT IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO TO HELP?

I'LL... LET YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU.

AGAIN.

I FEEL LIKE I'M WEARING
OUT THOSE TWO WORDS.

HAPPY TO HELP.

SO LONG.

HEY.

IT'S THE CAKE YOU WANTED.

I DIDN'T BUY IT.

IT WAS PROBABLY HIM.

DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?

DO-DO YOU NOT LIKE
OFFICER BLAIR, OR...?

IS THAT TRUE ABOUT
J.T.'s FATHER?

DID HE REALLY NAME HIM?

WELL, YOUR MOM DID

BUT APPARENTLY,
IT WAS HIS IDEA.

SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD
KEEP HIM AROUND.

SO THAT'S WHAT
SHE CALLED HIM.

WHAT ABOUT MY FATHER?

DID HE NAME ME?

LET'S NOT GET INTO THIS
RIGHT NOW.

NO, I WANT TO KNOW.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, LANNIE.

I DON'T THINK
HE EVEN, UH...

I DON'T THINK HE EVEN MET YOU.

BUT YOU GOT YOUR EYES
FROM HIM...

AND THEY'RE REALLY PRETTY--

JUST LIKE
OFFICER BLAIR SAID.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE ANYTHING
A POLICEMAN SAYS ANYWAY.

SO HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'LL TAKE TO FIX IT?

THAT DEPENDS
ON WHAT I FIND.

OUGHT TO KNOW SOMETHING
BY THIS EVENING.

WELL, IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE PERFECT.

JUST HAS TO START AND GO.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO
THAT "START AND GO" BUSINESS.

DON'T WORRY.

IF IT'S GOING
TO TAKE A WHILE

I GOT A LOANER
I CAN LET YOU HAVE.

NOT TOO STYLISH,
BUT IT GETS AROUND.

THANKS.

I'M ONLY ASKING YOU FOR
THE GOOD OF THE CHILDREN.

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOOD FOR MY KIDS.

NOBODY KNOWS
WHAT'S GOOD FOR US.

OH, THEY KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE DOING AROUND HERE.

OH, REALLY?

WELL, I WISH I HAD
YOUR FAITH.

AND I WISH
THAT YOU WOULD TELL ME

WHAT YOUR SISTER DID
WITH ALANNA AND J.T.

IF I KNEW, WHICH I DON'T,
I WOULDN'T TELL YOU

BECAUSE THEY'RE BETTER OFF
WITH HER

THAN ANYTHING YOU PEOPLE
HAVE TO OFFER.

BERRY, WHAT ABOUT RELATIVES?

WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
WE TOLD YOU, OKAY?

WE'RE ALONE.
IT'S ME AND MY SISTER.

CHECK YOUR RECORDS.

YOU DON'T GET IT.

THEY'RE ALREADY WITH
THE BEST PERSON FOR THEM.

I GUESS WE'LL HAVE
TO ALERT THE POLICE

AND HAVE THEM START A SEARCH.

WE'LL HAVE TO PULL A PHOTO
FROM THE ATLANTA D.M.V.

THOMPSON, T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N,
EMILIE.

CAN'T IMAGINE A NIECE
OF MIRIAM PIERCE

DRIVING A JUNK HEAP
LIKE THIS.

HELD TOGETHER WITH SPIT
AND CHEWING GUM.

YEAH, SHE SURE IS ANXIOUS
TO GET IT RUNNING REAL SOON.

WELL, IT WON'T BE
TONIGHT.

I CAN TELL YOU
THAT MUCH.

OIL THICK AS TAR...

BATTERY'S A DOORSTOP...

FILTER'S STOPPED
FILTERING...

AND THAT IS JUST
FOR STARTERS.

NO, SHE'S NOT GOING
ANYWHERE TONIGHT.

I HATE TO BOTHER YOU AGAIN

BUT SINCE YOU DON'T
HAVE A PHONE AS YET

MITCH AT THE GARAGE
CALLED OUR HOUSE.

YES, YES.

PLEASE COME IN
OUT OF THE COLD.

THE POWER STILL ISN'T ON,
BUT THE FIRE HELPS.

JIMMY HASN'T TURNED
THAT ON YET?

I SHOULD HAVE FLUNKED HIM
WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE.

WELL, HELLO.

I GUESS YOU
HAVEN'T MET...

YOUR CHILDREN.

ALANNA...

AND J.T.

HELLO.

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO OFFICER BLAIR.

HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT THEM.

THEY'RE ADORABLE
AND SO HANDSOME.

SO, YOU SAID MITCH CALLED.

HE SAID YOU HAVE A CRACK

IN SOMETHING CALLED
AN ENGINE BLOCK.

IS THAT BAD?

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY,
BUT IT'S NOT GOOD.

HE SAID IT WOULD PROBABLY BE
EASIER TO BUY A NEW CAR.

"A NEW CAR"?

NOW, THAT'S NOT
SO BAD.

A CAR LOAN
WOULD BE A SNAP.

YOU'VE GOT THIS HOUSE
FOR COLLATERAL.

YEAH, I WISH
IT WERE THAT SIMPLE.

WELL, IF YOU'RE REALLY
ATTACHED TO IT

MITCH WILL FIX IT.

HE SAID IT WOULD COST
ABOUT $800.

HMM.

IS THAT A PROBLEM?

RIGHT NOW IT MIGHT
AS WELL BE $8,000.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

IT IS AS COLD AS CAN BE.

YEAH, THE WEATHER MUST HAVE
AFFECTED OUR FAX MACHINE.

WE HAVEN'T GOT A FAX
IN TWO DAYS

AND THAT CAN'T
BE RIGHT.

ANYBODY SEEN THE
INSTRUCTION BOOK?

NOT ME.

UH, SADIE,
IS THERE ANY COFFEE?

WE'VE HAD THIS
LITTLE TALK.

I DON'T DO COFFEE.

I'M LIBERATED.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

AND I WASN'T ASKING YOU
TO MAKE IT.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF
THERE WAS ANY ALREADY MADE.

OH.

NO.

WELL, HERE'S THE PROBLEM.

THERE'S NO PAPER
IN THE FAX, SADIE.

WE'RE OUT OF PAPER.

I'LL NEED A REQUISITION
FORM FOR THAT.

WHAT'S THIS?

LICENSE AND REGISTRATION
INFORMATION YOU ASKED FOR.

EMILIE THOMPSON,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

NOT SO MUCH AS
A PARKING TICKET.

THAT'S GOOD.

IS THAT MIRIAM'S NIECE?

WHAT?

THAT WASN'T A GOOD ENOUGH
REFERENCE FOR YOU?

WELL, THEY CAN TAKE THE COP
OUT OF CHICAGO...

IT'S JUST A FEELING...

RIGHT. JEANIE OVER
AT THE MARKET

SAID SHE SAW THAT "FEELING"
FIRSTHAND.

THE WOMAN IS NEW IN TOWN.

I'M JUST HELPING OUT.

MM-HMM.

WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TALK,
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.

COULDN'T WE JUST TAKE
THE LOANER CAR?

HE COULD KEEP OURS.

NO. AS LONG AS THE ATTORNEY
ISN'T IN TOWN

OUR SECRET IS SAFE.

AND WE'RE NOT HURTING
ANYONE BY STAYING HERE

BUT TAKING SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR...

NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT TO SOMEONE.

SO, WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?

WELL, I'M GOING TO GET A JOB,
EARN THE MONEY

AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.

WELL, THAT COULD TAKE FOREVER.

WE'RE GOING TO GET CAUGHT.

THE POLICE ARE PROBABLY
ALREADY LOOKING FOR US.

WHICH IS WHY I THINK IT'S BETTER
THAT WE STAY HERE

RATHER THAN OUT ON THE ROAD.

NO ONE KNOWS
WE'RE HERE

AND WE'LL BE REALLY
CAREFUL, OKAY?

LET ME GET YOUR PLATES.

AUNT EMILIE?

LIGHTS!

AND HEAT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I THINK
AGATHA AND CORINNA HAPPENED.

AND YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEANS?

WE DON'T NEED THE FIRE.

IT'S GOING TO BE WARM ENOUGH
TO SLEEP IN THE BEDROOM TONIGHT.

OUR OWN BEDROOM?

WHY NOT?

WE GOT SEVEN TO CHOOSE FROM.

WHOO-HOO!

WAIT FOR ME!

PLEASE LET THIS LAST.

HELLO?

HELLO.

CAN I HELP YOU?

OH, I'M... I'M LOOKING
FOR OFFICER BLAIR.

OH, HE DOESN'T
COME IN TO WORK

TILL NOON TODAY.

UM...

YOU MUST BE EMILIE.

I KNOW EVERYONE
ELSE IN TOWN.

SADIE MILLER.

HI.

FRESH COFFEE IN
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES

IF YOU'D LIKE A CUP.

I ONLY FIX IT

WHEN THE BOYS
AREN'T HERE

SO NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO TO IT.

THANKS, BUT I JUST CAME BY

TO SEE IF HE MIGHT KNOW
OF A JOB OPENING

FOR A WOMAN WHO NEEDS
TO MAKE $800 IN A HURRY.

OH, THE CAR.

OH, I HEARD.

YOU KNOW, IF
IT'S A JOB YOU WANT

TWO OF HOLLY McBRIDE'S
BEST PEOPLE

RAN OFF TO ELOPE

AND THIS IS THE INN'S
BUSIEST SEASON TILL SPRING.

THAT'S WHERE I'D START.

I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

END OF THE STREET

AND YOU JUST TAKE
A LEFT... AND YOU...

TELL HOLLY
THAT I SENT YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH.

YOUR LITTLE GIRL
WOULD LIKE THAT, I BET.

ALANNA, ISN'T IT?

YES, SHE WOULD.

YOU KNOW...

WE'RE HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE

HERE AT THE STATION
CHRISTMAS EVE.

EVERYBODY JUST
KIND OF DROPS BY.

NATHAN'S PLAYING SANTA
THIS YEAR.

WELL, I'LL BET
HE LOVES THAT.

I HOPE SO.

HE DOESN'T KNOW YET.

CAN I TELL HIM
YOU STOPPED BY?

YEAH. SURE.

GREAT.

THAT THING IS GOING
TO BE THE DEATH OF ME.

I DON'T KNOW HOW SANTA
DOES IT YEAR AFTER YEAR.

I WAS SAYING THAT
YOU'RE SOME KIND OF LUCKY CHARM

WALKING IN HERE TODAY.

THAT'S A FIRST.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S
EVER THOUGHT OF ME

AS LUCKY BEFORE.

WHEN CAN YOU START?

START? UH... DON'T
YOU NEED REFERENCES

OR AN APPLICATION

OR SOMETHING?

YOU'RE A FRIEND
OF NATHAN'S

AND I'M
A DESPERATE WOMAN.

WHO ELOPES THESE DAYS?

PEOPLE IN LOVE,
I GUESS.

WELL, WONDERFUL
FOR THEM

BUT I'VE GOT
A BUSINESS TO RUN.

SO, IF YOU DON'T
MIND MAKING BEDS

AND WRESTLING
WITH THAT FLUE
FROM TIME TO TIME...

NO, NO. DON'T MIND AT ALL.

ANYTHING.

SO I START FIRST THING
TOMORROW MORNING.

YOU SURE DON'T
WASTE ANY TIME.

AND WHY WOULD SHE?

SHE COMES FROM
HARDWORKING YANKEE STOCK

JUST LIKE HER AUNT MIRIAM.

MIRIAM NEVER
WORKED A DAY
IN HER LIFE.

WOULDN'T KNOW
A LUG WRENCH
FROM A CRESCENT

IF HER LIFE
DEPENDED ON IT.

YOU WILL LET US
WATCH THE CHILDREN

WHILE YOU WORK,
WON'T YOU?

THEY'RE UPSTAIRS NOW
COLORING AWAY

AND THEY'RE SUCH A JOY.

OH, I'D REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT, ACTUALLY.

THEY'RE SUCH
GOOD COMPANY

AND THEY CAN COME HERE
EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL.

HAVE YOU TALKED
TO PRINCIPAL BLEVINS

AT THE ELEMENTARY YET?

THAT'S MY OLD SCHOOL.

UH... NO. I...

ACTUALLY, I HADN'T
EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

COME RIGHT
ON IN, DEAR.

WE WERE JUST
CONGRATULATING

THE NEWEST MEMBER OF
BETHLEHEM'S WORKFORCE.

HEY. HEY, YOU GOT A JOB
AT HOLLY'S.

THAT'S GREAT.

SADIE SAID YOU
WANTED TO SEE ME.

YEAH.
WE DID?

OH, RIGHT,
WE DID.

SHE SAID
IT WAS URGENT.

YES, YES, WE
NEEDED TO SEE YOU

BECAUSE, UM...
WELL, I GUESS

MY MIND'S GOING SOUTH
FOR THE WINTER. AGATHA?

UH... BECAUSE
I MADE EXTRA JARS

OF THAT VEGETABLE SOUP
YOU LIKE SO MUCH.

AGATHA'S SOUP.

THE SOUP WAS URGENT?

IT WAS HOT
AT THE TIME.

I'LL GET IT.

IT'LL MAKE
A FINE DINNER.

OF COURSE, THERE'S
QUITE A LOT OF IT.

ENOUGH FOR TWO,
AT LEAST.

CORINNA, DEAR,
I'M NOT SURE

I CAN DO THIS BY MYSELF.

OH. WELL, PERHAPS
YOU COULD SHOW EMILIE

WHERE
THE SCHOOL IS.

OH, YOU'RE
GETTING THE KIDS
SET UP AT SCHOOL.

YOU'RE PUTTING
DOWN ROOTS.

I LIKE
THE SOUND OF THAT.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S A LOT TO DO
BEFORE I CAN...

YOU JUST NEED THEIR
BIRTH CERTIFICATES

AND SCHOOL RECORDS.

IF I CAN FIND THEM.

THIS MOVE HAS BEEN
REALLY CONFUSING.

JUST HAVE THEIR OLD SCHOOL
SEND THEM HERE.

WAS THAT PROVIDENCE
OR ATLANTA?

WITH THE CAR
AND THE JOB AND...

I DON'T THINK I CAN REALLY
DEAL WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.

I'LL PICK UP YOU
AND THE KIDS
IN THE MORNING.

WE'LL GET THE WHOLE
THING DONE BY NOON.

NO!... THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HELLO?

HANK?

HELLO, HANK.

IT'S NATHAN.

IS THERE ANYBODY HERE?

CAN I HELP YOU?

DIDN'T MEAN

TO STARTLE YOU.

I WAS IN THE POWDER ROOM.

NO, I JUST

SAW THE LIGHT, AND HANK'S
USUALLY GOT EVERYTHING

LOCKED UP TIGHT BY NOW.

YES. WELL, MR. HARRISON
DOESN'T HAVE MY WORKLOAD.

YO.

YOU'RE NEW HERE.

YES.

HEY, UM...
WHERE IS HANK?

UM... MR. HARRISON?

AT HOME, I SUPPOSE

WHILE I'M HERE
TIDYING UP--

TRYING TO GET
THINGS ORGANIZED--

EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE.

CAN I...

GET YOU SOMETHING?

OH, NO. NO, THANKS.

YES.

COULD YOU LOOK UP
AN OLD DEED FOR ME?

THE PIERCE HOUSE.

MIRIAM'S PLACE.

THAT'S AN EASY ONE.

IN FACT,
I WAS JUST ABOUT

TO PUT THAT BOOK
IN A FILE.

THERE IT IS--
"M" THROUGH "T."

I HEAR HER NIECE
FINALLY CAME BACK.

HERE YOU GO--
"MIRIAM PIERCE."

IT'S NOT GOOD FOR
A HOUSE LIKE THAT

TO BE EMPTY.

IT SHOULD BE FILLED

WITH LIFE... FAMILY.

DOESN'T MENTION
ANYTHING ABOUT A NIECE.

OH, THAT WOULD BE
IN THE PROBATE AMENDMENT

AT GERALD FOSTER'S

LAW OFFICE.

HE'S STILL
ON VACATION, YOU KNOW.

RIGHT. WELL, I'LL
DROP BY HIS OFFICE
IN THE MORNING.

MAYBE THEY CAN
LOOK IT UP FOR ME.

NOW, WE MIGHT GET LUCKY.

AND THERE...

MIGHT JUST BE A COPY OF IT

RIGHT HERE.

"EMILIE THOMPSON."

I LOVE THAT.

IT SAYS, "EMILIE THOMPSON."

I LOVE THAT IT SAYS THAT.

OH, IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH
TO MAKE YOU HAPPY, DOES IT?

JUST A LITTLE INK
ON A PAGE.

DON'T WORK
TOO LATE TONIGHT.

IN FACT, I THINK

YOU SHOULD GO HOME
AND ENJOY YOURSELF.

I JUST
MIGHT DO THAT.

OH, HEY, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY, UM...

WELCOME TO...

BETHLEHEM.

HELLO?

HI.

HI. DID YOU WIN
THE LOTTERY OR SOMETHING?

BETTER.

UM... HERE.

FOR US?

YEAH.

I'M FEELING CHRISTMASSY

ALL OF A SUDDEN.

COME IN.

THANKS.

I MEAN,
IS IT SOMETHING

IN THE WATER HERE?

I MEAN, DOESN'T ANYONE
EVEN GET A LITTLE CRANKY?

NO. "CRANKY'S" ILLEGAL
HERE IN BETHLEHEM.

IT'S RIGHT UP THERE
WITH JAYWALKING

AND CHEATING
AT SCRABBLE.

I... I THINK, IN FACT

WE HAVE THE TOUGHEST
SCRABBLE LAWS
IN THE COUNTRY.

ALANNA? J.T.?

COME LOOK.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S A WREATH.

YOU PUT IT
ON THE DOOR.

DIDN'T YOU EVER SEE
A CHRISTMAS WREATH BEFORE?

I'VE SEEN THEM.

I JUST NEVER
HAD ONE BEFORE.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I HAVE GOT SOMETHING ELSE
FOR BOTH OF YOU.

COME HERE.

J.T., WHY DON'T YOU
OPEN THIS ONE?

WE WANT YOU TO OPEN IT.

OKAY.

I... I GUESS I CAN DO THAT.

IT'S AN ANGEL.

AND IF YOU TELL
HER YOUR WISHES

SHE CAN HELP
MAKE THEM COME TRUE.

YOU, UH, YOU PUT HER
ON YOUR TREE.

WELL, WE NEVER
HAD A TREE EITHER.

NEVER?

WE, UH, MOVED AROUND
A LOT, SO...

SO, I DON'T KNOW, TREES...

YEAH.

COME ON, J.T.

WELL, MAYBE THAT COULD
BE YOUR FIRST WISH.

A TREE.

COME HERE, J.T.

IT'S AN ANGEL, LANNIE.

THAT WAS, UH...

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLY KIND.

I WISH THERE WAS
SOMETHING I COULD, UH...

SOME WAY TO...

NO.

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT
A COUPLE MORE DELIVERIES
TO MAKE BEFORE, UM...

BEFORE IT GETS
TOO LATE.

GOOD NIGHT.

YES. THANK YOU.

BUT WHAT IF THEY ASK
FOR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE?

NO ONE'S GOING TO ASK
ON YOUR FIRST DAY.

AND BESIDES, THEY'RE GOING
TO ASK ME, NOT YOU.

I THOUGHT WE
WEREN'T GOING TO
BE HERE LONG ENOUGH.

NO ONE KNOWS THAT YET.

IT'S NOT GOING
TO HURT YOU

TO LEARN SOMETHING
FOR A FEW DAYS.

I KNOW A LOT.

TOO MUCH...

AND NOT THE KIND
OF THINGS YOU SHOULD.

IT'S DIFFERENT HERE.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S NOT LIKE PROVIDENCE.

IT'S NOT REAL
ANYWAY.

WE DON'T REALLY BELONG HERE.

OOH!

ONE BOX OF OFFICE SUPPLIES.

PENS, PENCILS, NOTEPADS,
PAPER CLIPS...

PAPER FOR THE FAX.

NOW WE'LL SEE WHAT
WE'VE BEEN MISSING.

PROBABLY THE
USUAL NOTICES.

GARAGE SALES,
APARTMENTS FOR RENT.

SO WHAT'S THE LATEST
ON YOU AND THE NIECE?

THERE'S NO LATEST.

WE'RE JUST FRIENDS.

YOU FORGET WHO
YOU'RE TALKING TO.

YOU CAN FOOL HOWIE

AND YOU MAYBE CAN EVEN
FOOL YOURSELF

BUT I KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.

WOULD YOU CARE TO TELL ME
WHAT THAT MIGHT BE?

OH, I THINK YOU KNOW.

SADIE, I'M NOT
GOING TO PLAY.

I'VE GOT WORK.

AND WE'VE GOT FAXES
COMING THROUGH.

READOUT SAYS
TWO DOZEN OF THEM.

GARAGE SALE?

NO, LOST DOG.

HEY, I KNOW THIS POOCH.

WELL, HOWIE,
YOU JUST KNOW EVERYONE.

I'VE GOT A FIRE HYDRANT
IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

WELL, THAT
EXPLAINS IT.

BETHLEHEM POLICE
DEPARTMENT.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH, THAT'LL BE HERE.

CHRISTMAS EVE.

I CALLED THE PRINCIPAL

AND TOLD HIM YOUR RECORDS
WERE BEING SENT.

HE WON'T ASK AGAIN
TILL WE'VE LEFT

SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT, OKAY?

NOW, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PICK YOU GUYS UP

FROM SCHOOL TODAY

SO, YOU'LL GO TO THE SISTERS
STRAIGHTAWAY

AND I'LL COME GET YOU
AFTER I'M DONE WITH WORK.

YOU GOT THAT?

MM-HMM.

NOW, IF ANYBODY ASKS YOU
ANY QUESTIONS...

EAT UP.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

COME ON.

YES?

I THINK YOU'VE
BEEN EXPECTING ME.

MR. FOSTER;
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.

OH...

DID I CALL AT A BAD TIME?

NO, NO, NO, NO,
MR. FOSTER

I-I-I HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING YOU.

ACTUALLY YOU LOOK A LOT YOUNGER
THAN I'D IMAGINED.

YOU IMAGINED?

WELL, WE DID MEET

ONCE AS CHILDREN, I THINK

BUT, MY UNCLE,
GERALD FOSTER

HE TOOK CARE OF ALL THE
PAPERWORK AND ALL, SO...

AND YOU'RE?

SORRY. ALEXANDER.

ALEXANDER FOSTER.

ALEXANDER... NOT GERALD.

OF COURSE, PLEASE COME IN.

THANK YOU.
OH...

THANK YOU.
OH...

AND CHILDREN.

YOU'VE GOT ALL SORTS OF
SURPRISES FOR US, DON'T YOU?

ALANNA, J.T.,
THIS IS MR. FOSTER.

SAY HELLO.

HELLO.

HI.

OH... THAT'S A
BEAUTIFUL TREE.

AND THIS HOUSE,
IT'S BEEN EMPTY

FOR SO LONG.

I'D FORGOTTEN WHAT LIFE
WAS LIKE INSIDE IT.

OH, I DROPPED BY

TO TELL YOU THAT UNCLE GERALD
IS ANXIOUS TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

BUT I'M AFRAID IT WILL BE
ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.

YOU SEE,
HE'S FOUND HIMSELF

ON A WARM BEACH SOMEWHERE
AND CAN'T PRY HIMSELF AWAY

BUT HE WILL BE BACK
CHRISTMAS EVE

JUST IN TIME
FOR THE TOWN'S OPEN HOUSE.

YOU SEE, UNCLE GERALD...

HE THINKS THEY CAN'T DO IT
WITHOUT HIM.

YOU KNOW UNCLE GERALD?

OH, YES, I KNOW
UNCLE GERALD.

SO, WE HAVE TWO FULL WEEKS?

THAT'S... JUST...

WONDERFUL, SO WONDERFUL--

KNOWING HE'LL
BE BACK SO SOON.

TWO WEEKS.

THANK YOU.

WELL, YOU ARE EAGER TO SEE
HIM AGAIN, AREN'T YOU?

OH... HMM.

DON'T YOU EVER
TAKE A BREAK?

HEY.

NO, THE, UH, SISTERS
WANTED THE PLACE

LOOKING ESPECIALLY FESTIVE
THIS YEAR

TO KEEP UP WITH THE ADDISONS
DOWN THE STREET.

OH.

THIS WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD
DECORATING COMPETITION

HAS GOTTEN COMPLETELY
OUT OF HAND IF YOU ASK ME.

COULD YOU HOLD THIS?

UH, SURE.

BUT NOBODY DOES?

DOES MIRIAM
HAVE ANY LIGHTS?

I MEAN, DID SHE USED
TO DECORATE THE HOUSE?

FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD

SHE MUST HAVE HAD A COUPLE
OF MILES OF LIGHTS

HIDDEN UP THERE SOMEWHERE.

REALLY?

HEY, BEFORE I
PICK UP THE KIDS

WOULD YOU MIND HELPING ME
LOOK FOR THEM?

I, UH, YOU KNOW,
I JUST DON'T WANT
TO DISAPPOINT THEM.

YEAH, SURE.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S A LOT
OF LIGHTS.

IT'S ABOUT ENOUGH TO CAUSE
A STATEWIDE BLACKOUT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE ARE
MORE LIGHTS IN THOSE BOXES.

COULD YOU CHECK THOSE?
YES.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO PUT
SOME OF THESE IN.

WHAT'S WRONG?
SOMETHING WRONG?

UH, JUST DOESN'T
FEEL RIGHT--

SNOOPING THROUGH
ALL THIS STUFF.

YOU ACT LIKE
IT ISN'T YOURS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT ISN'T.

IT WAS MIRIAM'S.

I JUST INHERITED IT.

WELL, IT'S LIKE THE WOMAN
NEVER THREW ANYTHING AWAY.

OH-OH, I THINK SOME OF THESE
WERE YOURS.

WANT TO DIG THROUGH THEM?

RELIVE SOME MEMORIES?

NO, UH, MY PAST
ISN'T SOMETHING

I'M PARTICULARLY
PROUD OF, SO...

I REALLY DON'T WANT
TO GO DIGGING
RIGHT NOW.

SORRY, DIDN'T MEAN TO,
YOU KNOW, PRY.

I KNOW.
IT'S OKAY.

OH... LOOK AT THAT.

WOW, SHE'S A BEAUTY.

I WANTED TO BE
A BALLERINA
WHEN I WAS A KID.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S
THE FIRST TRULY PERSONAL THING

YOU'VE SAID TO ME.

WELL, UH, TOOK
THREE LESSONS

AND THEN WE MOVED

AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

NOTHING ELSE TO TELL.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T
BELIEVE IT.

I THINK THERE IS
MORE TO TELL.

I THINK THERE'S
A LOT TO TELL

AND I KNOW FOR SURE
THERE'S A LOT

I'D LIKE TO
HEAR ABOUT YOU.

KIDS ARE PROBABLY WONDERING

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

IT'S JUST... YOU'RE
DOING IT AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
PULLING AWAY

AND I JUST DON'T THINK
YOU WANT TO.

I THINK YOU WANT
TO BE CLOSE.

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE AFRAID.

IT'S NOTHING.

DON'T SAY IT'S NOTHING.

SAY IT'S NONE
OF MY BUSINESS.

BUT DON'T SAY IT'S NOTHING
'CAUSE I KNOW BETTER.

YOU KNOW, YOU
ARE ON MY MIND

ALL THE TIME LATELY.

I FIND MYSELF SMILING
JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU.

I MEAN, YOU ARE
SO BEAUTIFUL

AND YOU'RE SO REAL

AND YOU'RE SO GOOD
WITH YOUR KIDS, TOO.

NATHAN, PLEASE.

IT'S TRUE, REALLY.

I'VE WAITED
MY WHOLE LIFE

TO FEEL THIS WAY
ABOUT SOMEBODY.

YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW...

NO, I DO KNOW.

I KNOW HOW I FEEL

AND I KNOW
THAT I TRUST YOU.

DO YOU KNOW
THAT I'M LEAVING?

WHAT?

IN TWO WEEKS.

WHY?

BECAUSE J.T., HE NEEDS
TO GO TO A SPECIAL SCHOOL

AND, I MEAN THEY BOTH DO.

YOU KNOW, ALANNA HAS
READING PROBLEMS AND...

WAIT... W-WHEN DID YOU
DECIDE TO DO THIS?

I... KNOW EXACTLY
HOW YOU FEEL.

BECAUSE I FEEL
THE SAME WAY.

BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

NO, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T
MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT

THAN IT ALREADY IS.

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY, YOU'RE DETERMINED
TO LEAVE, I HEAR YOU

BUT GIVE ME THE TWO WEEKS.

THAT'S CRAZY.

PROBABLY, BUT...

I WANT YOU
TO GIVE US A CHANCE.

MAYBE... I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE
YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND.

MAYBE I'LL CHANGE IT FOR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW.

ANYTHING...
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

I JUST WANT
TWO WEEKS WITH YOU.

AND IF THAT'S ALL IT IS,
AT LEAST WE HAD THAT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

SORRY WE'RE LATE.

THANK YOU.

IT'S GORGEOUS.

OH, MY.

OH, WOW.

JUST GORGEOUS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S LIKE A DEPARTMENT STORE,
ISN'T IT, J.T.?

I'M SO HAPPY.

IT'S LIKE THE OLD DAYS
WHEN MIRIAM LIVED HERE.

THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN
DARK FAR TOO LONG.

HI.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

SADIE, DID YOU
FILE THESE FAXES

WITHOUT EVEN
LOOKING AT THEM?

YOU'RE THE FAX MAN, HOWIE.

I FIGURED YOU'D GET AROUND
TO THE JOB SOONER OR LATER.

I'VE GOT A JOB
FOR YOU, TOO.

OH, WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

WELL, YOU KNOW MR. DEARBORN
MOVED TO CALIFORNIA

WITH HIS NEPHEW...

DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A WINTER
CARNIVAL IN MARSHALL LAST WEEK?

YES, BUT WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH THIS?

WELL, REMEMBER EVERY
CHRISTMAS EVE

HE USED TO BE OUR SANTA
HERE AT THE STATION?

RIGHT.

NO, NO, NO.

YES, YES, YES.

NO, NO, NO.

YES, PLEASE.
NO.

COME ON, WE'LL GET YOU
SOME PADDING

WE'LL GLUE ON A BEARD.

NO ONE WILL EVER GUESS.

SADIE, I... DON'T YOU THINK
SANTA'S MORE OF A HOWIE THING?

I'M ALLERGIC
TO THE FUR, BIG GUY.

SADIE, I CAN'T.

PLEASE,
PRETTY PLEASE.

AH, OH, NO. GEE...

OW.

NO, NOT THE FAX.

I GOT IT.
PAPER TOWELS.

FORGET THE COFFEE

AND CONCENTRATE ON THE
NAMES OF YOUR REINDEERS.

THE KIDS EXPECT
THAT SORT OF THING.

REPEAT AFTER ME.

DASHER.
DASHER.

DANCER.
DANCER.

PRANCER.
PRANCER.

COMET.
COMET.

CUPID.
CUPID.

DONNER.
DONNER.

BETHLEHEM POLICE DEPARTMENT.

OH, BERRY, I'M SO SORRY.

I have five years.

YOU KNOW THE CRAZY THING?

I DON'T EVEN BLAME THEM.

MAN, I HAVE BLOWN IT.

I HAVE TRASHED MY LIFE.

AND MY KIDS HATE ME, DON'T THEY?

NO, THEY DON'T.

WE TALK ABOUT YOU EVERY DAY.

THEY'RE DOING GOOD.

J.T. IS TALKING MORE.

NOT JUST TO LANNIE?

NO, YOU SHOULD HEAR HIM.

I'M SORRY.

I didn't mean it like that.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM, OKAY?

YEAH, YOU KNOW I WILL.

HEY, I LOVE YOU

AND I LOVE THEM, YOU KNOW?

I DON'T DOUBT THAT FOR A MINUTE.

I JUST KEEP TELLING MYSELF

THAT ALL OF THIS
AND MISSING THEM...

IS JUST THE PRICE I GOT TO PAY
FOR MESSING UP, YOU KNOW?

ONE MINUTE.

HEY, I GOT TO GO.

UM, LISTEN,
YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL

BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN
ASKING ABOUT YOU

and I told them I have no idea
where you are

which is true

SO, IT'S GOOD THAT I DON'T

BUT JUST BE SAFE, OKAY?

Okay.

DO ME A FAVOR?

Sure.

WILL YOU GIVE THEM
A KISS TONIGHT

AND TELL THEM IT'S FROM ME?

YEAH, OF COURSE I WILL.

OKAY.

Bye.

SEE YA.

YOU GET THROUGH OKAY?

FINE, THANKS.

I'VE GOT, UH,
$200 MORE FOR YOU.

THE REST
WILL BE COMING SOON.

I WASN'T WORRIED.

ME AND THE CAR HAVE
SORT OF BONDED
THROUGH ALL THIS.

BY THE TIME I'M FINISHED

SHE'LL DO MORE THAN
START AND GO FOR YOU.

SHE'LL PURR.

WHEN YOU NEED
HER BY?

OH, WELL,
WE'RE LEAVING IN A WEEK

SO, ANYTIME BEFORE THAT.

SORRY TO HEAR
IT HAPPEN.

WE WERE KIND OF HOPING
THE TOWN WOULD GROW ON YOU.

BUT YOU GOT TO DO

WHAT YOU GOT TO DO, HUH?

YEAH.

LIBRARY.

MAY I HELP YOU?

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS.

THIS IS A BOOK.

ACTUALLY, IT'S
A WONDERFUL BOOK.

YOU HAVEN'T READ IT?

I'LL HAVE TO ANSWER THAT.

BUT YOU'LL FIND IT

RIGHT OVER THERE

IN THAT THIRD
SET OF SHELVES.

THAT SECTION'S IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER, OKAY?

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

"ANY... THING IS POSS..."

POSSIBLE.

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

IT'S NOT TRUE.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

I JUST KNOW.

WELL, THIS BOOK
IS ABOUT THINGS

THAT WEREN'T POSSIBLE

AND HOW THEY HAPPENED
AFTER ALL.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I
WAS YOUR AGE

I WENT TO MARS.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

YEAH, I TOOK
A SUBMARINE RIDE

TO THE BOTTOM
OF THE SEA

AND I JOINED
A PIRATE CREW

ON A HUNT FOR
BURIED TREASURE

JUST LIKE THE
TREASURE HUNT

YOU WERE ON THAT
BROUGHT YOU HERE.

AND I DID IT
ALL IN BOOKS.

BECAUSE IN BOOKS...

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

"WHEN MA-MARY LENNOX
WAS SENT TO...

"...AND LOOKED AS MANY OF THEM
HAD NEVER SEEN HIM.

"AND BY HIS SIDE WITH HIS HEAD

"UP IN THE AIR

"AND HIS EYES FULL
OF LA-LAUGHTER

"WALKED AS STRONGLY
AND STEADILY

"AS ANY BOY IN YORKSHIRE...

MASTER COLIN."

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

JUST BEAUTIFUL.
JUST BEAUTIFUL.

AGATHA, IT'S ONLY A STORY.

SHE CRIES AT
SUPERMARKET OPENINGS.

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK
I EVER READ.

YEP, AND THERE
ARE PLENTY MORE

WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

NATHAN SAYS SANTA
MIGHT GIVE ME

A BOOK OF MY OWN

WHEN WE SEE HIM CHRISTMAS EVE.

WELL, I'M SURE IF YOU WANT
A BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS

YOU'LL GET ONE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE
WON'T BE HERE THEN.

WE'RE LEAVING THE DAY
AFTER TOMORROW, REMEMBER?

NO.

ALANNA, YOU KNOW
WE HAVE TO GO.

NO!

YOU PROMISED HER SANTA

ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

HOW COULD YOU
GIVE HER THAT HOPE?

YOU HADN'T SAID ANYTHING
MORE ABOUT LEAVING.

I THOUGHT MAYBE...

WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

WE HAD A DEAL.

EMILIE...

I'M GOING TO GET
MY DAUGHTER.

I'LL COME WITH YOU.

NO. PLEASE.

ALANNA?

ALANNA?

ALANNA?

LANNIE?

HEY.

DON'T MAKE US GO.

DON'T MAKE US GO.

HERE.

BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED.

IT'S NOT WHAT
I WANT ANYMORE.

I WANT TO STAY HERE

WHERE IT'S NICE
AND PEOPLE LIKE ME...

AND WE HAVE A BEDROOM
AND A HOUSE, AND...

A HOUSE THAT'S NOT OURS.

MR. FOSTER'S GOING
TO COME BACK

AND HE KNOWS WE HAVE
NO RIGHT TO IT.

WELL, MAYBE WE COULD
FOOL HIM, TOO.

BUT WHAT IF WE COULD?

I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF LIFE
WOULD THAT BE, YOU KNOW?

WOULD BE BETTER
THAN WHAT WE HAD.

RUNNING ALL THE TIME
AND SLEEPING IN SHELTERS.

NATHAN'S NICE.

YOU COULD MARRY HIM
AND WE COULD BE A FAMILY.

MAYBE YOU COULD ADOPT US.

IT'S JUST...

NOT POSSIBLE.

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

NATHAN SAID SO.

COME HERE.

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG

BUT I THINK YOU'LL
BE HAPPY WITH THE WORK.

I JUST HATE TO THINK
THAT I'M THE ONE

MAKING IT POSSIBLE
FOR YOU TO LEAVE US.

IF IT WASN'T
IN THIS CAR

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE
SOME OTHER WAY.

THANKS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

AH, LIKE A KITTEN?

DIDN'T I TELL YOU?

THANK YOU.

GOOD-BYE.

NO.

CHRISTMAS WITHOUT
A SNOWSTORM.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
THE LIKES OF IT HERE.

TEN MILES OUT,
THE SNOW'S DEEP
AS A BLUE OX.

BUT HERE IN BETHLEHEM...

GO FIGURE, MAEVE.

GO FIGURE IS RIGHT.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, EMILIE.

THE KIDS ARE BOTH
DOING FINE HERE.

THEY'RE DOING BETTER.

THEY'RE FINE,
WE'RE FINE HERE.

WE AGREED IT WOULD
BE TWO WEEKS.

I KNOW WHAT WE SAID

BUT TELL ME...

TELL ME NOTHING HAS
HAPPENED IN THAT TIME

TO MAKE YOU
CHANGE YOUR MIND.

OH... A LOT HAS HAPPENED.

AND I'VE NEVER
FELT AS LOVED

AS YOU'VE MADE ME FEEL.

AND WHEREVER I GO

THAT WILL GO WITH ME.

AND, UH...

THANK YOU.

"THANK YOU" DOESN'T
EVEN COME CLOSE.

BUT, UH, I HAVE TO GO NOW

BECAUSE IT'S ONLY GOING
TO GET HARDER FOR ME.

NO, NO.

NATHAN, THIS IS MAGIC.

BUT THE THING ABOUT MAGIC...

IS THAT IT ISN'T REAL.

IN YOUR EXPERIENCE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO GO BY.

YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY.

YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY
TO SAVE YOURSELF

FROM MAYBE GETTING HURT.

NOW THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.

WELL, TO ME IT DOES.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR

YOU'RE LEAVING
IN THE MORNING.

I WAS HOPING TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

AND MY UNCLE WAS REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD

TO SAYING HELLO AGAIN.

YEAH, I KNOW WE'RE
JUST MISSING HIM

BUT YOU KNOW, WE
REALLY HAVE TO...

NO, NO, NO.

YOU'RE NOT JUST
MISSING HIM.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR?

THE BOSTON AIRPORT
WAS SNOWED IN LAST NIGHT.

SO HE'S NOT COMING HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS?

NOT UNLESS IT'S BY DOGSLED.

THIS IS REALLY GOOD COFFEE.

HAVE ANOTHER CUP.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

HAVE THE WHOLE POT IF YOU LIKE.

MR. FOSTER,
I THINK I LOVE YOU.

SO I WANTED TO TELL YOU
THAT I KNOW TWO KIDS

THAT ARE GOING TO GET
TO MEET SANTA TOMORROW.

YO! NO.

HERE.
YEAH?! NO.

HERE.

YES!
YES.

YOU BET YOU WILL.

TOMORROW YOU AND HE

ARE GOING TO BE
THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

...AND A COMPUTER GAME,
AND A SPACE FIGHTER

AND A NEW
BASKETBALL, AND...

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
YOUNG MAN.

YOU WRITE OUT THAT LIST,
MAIL IT TO ME AT THE NORTH POLE

AND I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN DO.

BUT CHRISTMAS IS
TOMORROW MORNING.

YES, AND THAT'S WHY
WE SHOULD ALWAYS PLAN AHEAD.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

YES, HO, HO, YES. OH...

THERE'S SANTA!
SANTA! SANTA!

OH, I THINK I KNOW YOU.

HO, HO, HO, HO.

YOU GOT TO WAIT YOUR TURN.

WELL, WHO DO WE HAVE HERE?

UH, A COUPLE KIDS
WHO'VE WAITED

ALL THEIR LIVES
TO SEE YOU, SANTA

AND A WOMAN
WHO'S AS HAPPY

AS THE KIDS ARE.

CAN I GO FIRST?

YES, OF COURSE.
GET UP THERE.

OH, HO, HO, HO, HO.

SIT RIGHT UP HERE.

I LOVE YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

THE KIDS ARE GOING
THROUGH THESE THINGS
LIKE THEY'RE CANDY.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

IT'S A BOOK.

IT'S ABOUT A HORSE.

AND THE HORSE WROTE IT HIMSELF.

I GUESS ANYTHING'S
POSSIBLE, RIGHT?

MERRY CHRISTMAS, ALANNA.

THANK YOU.

YOUR TURN.
GO UP THERE.

NOW COME UP AND
SEE ME, YOUNG LAD.

WHAT DO YOU WANT SANTA
TO BRING TO YOU, HUH, J.T.?

J.T.:
IT'S A SECRET
AND I CAN'T TELL.

OH, YOU CAN TELL SANTA.

OH... OH, ISN'T
NATHAN ADORABLE?

I HAVE TO GET A PICTURE
OF HIM WITH THE KIDS.

OH, I'VE GOT
A PICTURE FOR YOU

BUT... IT'S NOT

THE ONE YOU WANT.

TELL ME THERE'S BEEN
SOME MISTAKE.

I CAN EXPLAIN.

PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.

PLEASE, PLEASE, JUST TEAR IT UP

AND I WILL TELL YOU
EVERYTHING, OKAY?

I WANT TO SEE MY
MAMA FOR CHRISTMAS.

WELL, THAT'S AN EASY ONE.

RIGHT OVER THERE.

THAT'S NOT MY REAL MAMA.

WHERE ARE THE KIDS?

DO THEY KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED?

THE SISTERS
ARE TAKING CARE OF THEM

UNTIL THE SOCIAL WORKER
FROM PROVIDENCE GETS HERE.

IT SHOULD BE
WITHIN THE HOUR.

YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO THEM.

HOW LONG DID YOU THINK
YOU COULD HIDE HERE?

FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD
ABOUT YOUR AUNT MIRIAM

IF SHE WERE STILL ALIVE TODAY
TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE BECOME...

I MADE A MISTAKE.

I LIED, I MISLED YOU,
BUT I DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE.

EVERYBODY HAS A CHOICE.

NO. NOT EVERYBODY
HAS THAT LUXURY.

IT KILLED ME TO LIE, BUT IF IT
MEANT KEEPING THOSE KIDS SAFE

I WOULD DO IT AGAIN
IN A HEARTBEAT.

I NEVER LIED ABOUT
MY FEELINGS FOR YOU.

NOT ONE WORD.

PLEASE, YOU HAVE
TO BELIEVE THAT.

GERALD FOSTER IS HERE.

DO YOU BELIEVE ME?

MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK
WITH YOUR ATTORNEY.

SEND HIM IN, PLEASE.

MR. FOSTER?

WE'RE GOING TO
NEED THAT SUIT.

WELL, IT SEEMS I GOT
HERE JUST IN TIME.

I HEAR MIRIAM'S NIECE
HAS GOTTEN

INTO SOME TROUBLE.

WELL, ASK HER YOURSELF.

WELL, WHERE IS SHE?

OH, DON'T TELL ME
YOU PUT HER BEHIND BARS.

I CAN EXPLAIN THAT, TOO.

THAT IMPOSTOR HAS BEEN LIVING
IN MIRIAM'S HOUSE ALL THIS TIME?

SHE SAID SHE
WAS THE NIECE

AND THE NAME ON THE
PROBATE AMENDMENT...

WELL, IT WASN'T EMILIE THOMPSON,
I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

I SAW THE NAME, MR. FOSTER,
WITH MY OWN EYES.

A NEW CLERK, THE
WOMAN OVER THERE

SHOWED ME THE
RECORDS HERSELF.

WHAT NEW CLERK?

IT'S JUST HANK,
LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.

SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ALL
PART OF A BIGGER SCAM.

THEY PROBABLY
STRIPPED THE HOUSE

OF EVERYTHING OF VALUE.

I GOT TO GET A MOVE ON.

THERE'S A LINE OF KIDS

STRETCHING HALFWAY
TO PETERMAN'S HARDWARE.

MR. FOSTER IS HERE TO SEE YOU.

YOU UP TO IT?

MIGHT AS WELL GET IT OVER WITH.

GO ON.

ALEXANDER?

I CAME TO HELP.

TO HELP ME?

YEAH. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU NEED

SOMEONE IN YOUR CORNER
RIGHT ABOUT NOW.

WELL, UH, I DO,
BUT YOUR UNCLE IS...

MY UNCLE... WE GO TO
THE SAME FAMILY DINNERS

BUT THAT'S WHERE
THE RESEMBLANCE ENDS.

ME? I LIKE TO KNOW
ALL THE FACTS

BEFORE I TAKE SIDES.

HMM. I'M GLAD.

YOU WON'T FIND ANYTHING MISSING

GERALD.

WHERE'S MIRIAM'S
GOOD SILVER?

IN THE PANTRY WHERE
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.

WELL?

NO. NO, SHE LIED TO US.

SHE LIED TO ALL OF US--
YOU, ME, THE WHOLE TOWN.

DID YOU ASK
HER WHY?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THE ENDS DON'T JUSTIFY
THE MEANS.

NOT IN THE EYES OF THE LAW,
PERHAPS, BUT STILL...

SHE AND THOSE KIDS BROUGHT
MORE LIFE TO THIS HOUSE

THAN IT'S KNOWN FOR YEARS.

SHE BROUGHT LIFE
TO YOU, TOO.

HA. MY LIFE WAS JUST FINE
BEFORE SHE GOT TO BETHLEHEM.

OH, YES, OF COURSE.
YOU HAD YOUR WORK.

AND YOU HAD US.

AND YOU HAD YOUR WORK.

IT WAS ENOUGH.

THEN YOU'RE

TOO EASILY SATISFIED.

NOW, DON'T ARGUE WITH ME,
BECAUSE I KNOW THESE THINGS.

NOW, YOU NEED
SOMEONE TO LOVE

WHO LOVES YOU
RIGHT BACK

AND YOU CAN'T TELL ME
THAT'S NOT EMILIE.

I'D BETTER CHECK ON
CORINNA AND THE CHILDREN.

THEY'RE STARTING TO WONDER
ABOUT THEIR MOTHER...

ABOUT EMILIE.

DID YOU FIND THE SILVER?

WHAT ABOUT HER
GOOD JEWELRY?

IN HER DRESSER, BOTTOM DRAWER,
WHERE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.

I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE REST OF YOU

BUT THIS IS NOT THE WAY
I IMAGINED MY CHRISTMAS EVE.

I APPRECIATE YOU
MAKING YOURSELF

AVAILABLE TO US,
JUDGE JAKES.

I'D LIKE TO SETTLE THIS MATTER
AND GET THE CHILDREN BACK

TO PROVIDENCE TONIGHT.

AND I'D LIKE

AN ALL-EXPENSE-PAID TRIP
TO BERMUDA.

THAT IS NOT
LIKELY TO HAPPEN.

I'VE LOOKED OVER THESE CHARGES.

I'VE READ YOUR REPORT.

YES, YOU'LL SEE
THAT I'VE INCLUDED

THE HISTORY OF NEGLECT

AND THE REQUEST
FOR STATE CUSTODY.

WHAT PART
OF "I READ YOUR REPORT"

DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND,
MS. DOYLE?

NOW, MS. THOMPSON,
IT SEEMS TO ME

LIKE YOU'VE BEEN
A VERY BUSY WOMAN.

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

THE CHARGES AGAINST MY CLIENT
ARE ONLY ALLEGED.

OVERRULED.

THIS ISN'T A TRIAL,
BUT I LIKE SAYING THAT.

SIT DOWN,
BEFORE I REMEMBER

WHAT A PAIN
YOU WERE TO BABY-SIT.

MAY I SAY SOMETHING?

WELL, I NEVER FOUND A WAY
TO STOP YOU.

GO AHEAD.

NATHAN BLAIR,
THE ARRESTING OFFICER

CAN VERIFY EACH AND EVERY CHARGE

AGAINST THE DEFENDANT.

FINALLY A VOICE OF REASON.

WHERE IS HE?

UH, HE... HE INTENDS
TO BE HERE, YOUR HONOR.

AND I INTEND TO GET BACK
TO MY DINNER BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

SO HAS ANYONE GOT

ANY RELEVANT TO SAY?

I, UH, I DO

YOUR HONOR.

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING
TO SAY, SAY IT.

THINK, BEFORE YOU SPEAK,
ALEXANDER.

WELL, UM, I WOULD LIKE
TO CITE THE CASE

OF, UH, SHEFFIELD v. LEWIS,
1972.

UH, YOU SEE,
IN THIS CASE

I-IT'S VERY CLEAR TH-THAT
THERE'S THIS MAN... WOMAN

NAMED, UH, MRS. LEWIS.

IT'S NOT GOING
TO DRINK ITSELF.

SOMETHING ON YOUR
MIND TONIGHT?

A WOMAN, I BET.

HOW'D YOU GUESS?

IT'S A BAR--
THE ODDS ARE WITH ME.

HEY, HAVEN'T I...

EVERYBODY LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT IT?

NOT PARTICULARLY.

YOU FELL IN LOVE.

YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT THIS.

DID SHE LOVE YOU BACK?

I THOUGHT SO.

SHE WAS JUST MAKING
A FOOL OUT OF ME.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

THAT DRINK WILL ONLY,
UH, COMPLICATE IT MORE.

OKAY. YOU'RE THE EXPERT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK'LL HELP?

SHE MADE A MISTAKE.

I'D SAY... FORGIVE HER.

I WISH IT WERE THAT EASY.

YOU NEVER MADE A MISTAKE?

NOT LIKE THIS ONE.

WELL, I'D HOPE
YOU'D BE MORE ORIGINAL.

ALL OF US MAKE OUR OWN MISTAKES
IN OUR OWN WAYS

BUT IN EVERY CASE,
THE SOLUTION IS THE SAME.

"I FORGIVE YOU."

OH, THERE'S
A LOT OF POWER

IN THOSE THREE
LITTLE WORDS.

THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.

THEY HAVE.

BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

AS A WISE MAN ONCE SAID...

"ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE."

WHA...?

YES. SHE TOLD US TO LIE

AND SHE SAID IT WAS A GAME.

AND HOW DID YOU FEEL

ABOUT THAT, ALANNA?

AT LEAST WE GOT FOOD TO EAT
AND A PLACE TO SLEEP.

IS THAT HOW
SHE GOT YOU TO LIE?

MS. DOYLE, IF YOU
WANT TO INTERRUPT

MAY I SUGGEST YOU GET
YOUR OWN COURTROOM?

DID SHE LET YOU
GO HUNGRY, CHILD?

NO. I NEVER...

NO! NOT AUNT EMILIE, NO.

BUT BEFORE, MY MOM--
MY REAL MOM--

SHE'D RUN OUT OF MONEY

AND WE'D GET SO HUNGRY--
ME AND MY BROTHER.

SHE DIDN'T CARE AS LONG
AS SHE HAD HER DRUGS.

I KNOW SHE COULDN'T HELP IT,
BUT...

YOUR HONOR, PLEASE DON'T
MAKE HER GO THROUGH THIS.

DO WHAT YOU
WANT WITH ME

BUT THESE KIDS, THEY HAVE
GONE THROUGH SO MUCH ALREADY.

DO YOU MIND GOING ON,
SWEETHEART?

IT'S IMPORTANT.

ONCE, MY BROTHER, HE CRIED
SO HARD, HE STARTED TO CHOKE

AND... AND I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AND I TRIED TO WAKE MOM UP,
BUT SHE WAS TOO...

I-I COULDN'T WAKE HER UP

AND... AND THERE
WAS NOBODY AROUND
TO HELP MY BROTHER

AND I THOUGHT
HE WAS GOING TO DIE

AND I-I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

DON'T CRY, LANNIE.

I'M OKAY.

ALL WE WANT...

IS JUST STAY TOGETHER

IN ONE PLACE...

WITH SOMEONE WHO LOVES US.

SOMEONE WHO TALKS SOFT
TO US WHEN WE'RE SCARED

AND SAYS THAT EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO BE OKAY...

LIKE AUNT EMILIE DOES.

SHE LOVES US.

PLEASE DON'T MAKE HER
GO TO JAIL.

SHE DOESN'T BELONG IN THERE.

I KNOW, 'CAUSE MY REAL MOM DOES.

I UNDERSTAND

WHY YOU FEEL LIKE THAT NOW.

YOUR MOTHER NEEDS HELP
AND SHE'S GETTING THAT.

THINGS WILL GET
BETTER WITH TIME.

SOMEDAY, YOU
AND YOUR BROTHER

WILL BE ABLE
TO LOVE HER AGAIN.

I'M SURE
WE ALL AGREE

THAT THIS CHILD
HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH

AND I'M SURE
THAT MISS THOMPSON

MEANS WELL,
BUT HER ACTIONS...

YOUR HONOR...

COULD I HAVE A FEW WORDS HERE?

HEY...

HEY, CAN YOU GUYS GO
OUTSIDE WITH SADIE?

JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

YOUR HONOR, MR. BLAIR
KNOWS MORE THAN ANYONE

HOW MISS THOMPSON OPERATES--

HOW SHE LIED
REPEATEDLY AND HOW

SHE IMPERSONATED ANOTHER WOMAN

IN ORDER TO DECEIVE
THIS WHOLE TOWN.

NATHAN?

THAT'S TRUE, YOUR HONOR.

I'M CONVINCED THIS WOMAN
WOULD DO OR SAY JUST ABOUT

ANYTHING TO GET
WHAT SHE WANTED.

SO, YOU SEE, JUDGE...

BUT WHAT SHE WANTED WAS
TO GIVE THOSE CHILDREN

A CHANCE AT A DECENT LIFE.

WELL, SHE LIED

TO PUT A ROOF
OVER THEIR HEADS

AND-AND IN A WORLD
THAT WANTED TO PULL
THAT FAMILY APART

SHE LIED TO KEEP
THEM TOGETHER.

NOW... I'M NOT SAYING
THAT LYING'S EVER RIGHT, BUT...

BUT IN HER POSITION

I'D LIKE TO THINK
I'D DO THE SAME THING.

EMILIE THOMPSON
IS THE MOST LOVING WOMAN...

SHE'S THE BEST MOTHER
I'VE EVER SEEN.

AND ALL SHE NEEDED WAS A...
WAS A SUPPORT SYSTEM

THAT WORKED FOR HER.

YOUR HONOR,
I HAVE TO PROTEST.

BUT HE'S YOUR WITNESS,
MS. DOYLE.

NOW SHE'S GOT ONE...

IF SHE'LL ACCEPT IT.

WELL, SHE BELONGS HERE

IN BETHLEHEM.

THE KIDS BELONG
WITH HER.

SHE DOESN'T EVEN
HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.

YES, SHE DOES.

SHE CAN LIVE WITH ME--

IF SHE'LL FORGIVE ME...

IF SHE'LL HAVE ME...

BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS,
I LOVE HER.

AND I WANT TO MARRY HER.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T HEAR THEM.

I THINK WE SHOULD LET THEM
HANDLE THIS ALONE FOR NOW.

COME ON.

SHE TOOK THE CHILDREN
WITHOUT ANY AUTHORIZATION.

WHAT ABOUT THE BREAKING
AND ENTERING?

SHE USED THE HOUSE
WITHOUT PERMISSION.

QUIET! COULD WE GET
A SEMBLANCE OF ORDER HERE?

QUIET!

I'VE COME TO A DECISION.

KIDS!

THEY'VE STOPPED TALKING?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK WE CAN GO IN NOW.

COURT IS ADJOURNED.

AH!

OOH.... OH!

CONGRATULATIONS.

OH, THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

BY THE WAY,
I ALSO DO WEDDINGS.

LOOK AT THIS!

BOY, LOOK!

IT'S SNOWING!

SO, THIS WAS OUR MIRACLE.

THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED TO US.

IT WAS THE MOST
PERFECT CHRISTMAS--

THE BEST HOLIDAY EVER--
AND IT WAS JUST BEGINNING.

WHENEVER WE TALKED
ABOUT IT LATER

EMILIE ALWAYS SAID THAT

THAT SEASON WAS
A SPECIAL SEASON--

A SEASON FOR MIRACLES.

and HALLMARK CARDS