All language subtitles for Ally.McBeal.S02E10.1998.Disney+.WEB-DL.1080p.H264.AAC-HDCTV_track6_[eng]

[Vonda]
♪ City sidewalks ♪

♪ Busy sidewalks ♪

♪ Dressed in holiday style ♪

♪ In the air there's
a feeling of Christmas ♪

♪ Hear the snow crush
See the kids rush ♪

♪ This is Santa's big day ♪

♪ And above all this bustle
you'll hear ♪

-♪ Silver bells ♪♪
-[Nelle] John.

-Nelle, hello.
-Uh, I didn't finish the Peabody offer.

-Can it wait till tomorrow?
-Sure.

You, uh, going bowling?

[Chuckles]
Cute. Client Christmas party.

-I'll get it out in the morning.
-That's fine.

♪♪ [Drums Beating]

[Vonda]
♪ Silent night ♪

♪ Holy night ♪

♪ All is calm ♪

♪ All is bright ♪

♪ Round yon virgin ♪

♪ Mother and child ♪

♪ Holy infant ♪

♪ So tender and mild ♪

♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪♪

John.

[Record Scratches, Stops]
Nelle.

Any particular reason you're
sneaking up on me like a cheetah?

-Well, it's the mistletoe. Uh--
-You were going to kiss me.

-Yes.
-Well, that's sweet.

Hey, guys. What's up?

I'm standing under mistletoe.

-John was on his way to kiss me.
-Hmm. Great. Listen.

The party will start at 5:00
rather than 6:00 tomorrow.

I figure, who's gonna
work that hour anyway?

Richard, we got a problem.
Sheldon Maxwell just got fired.

-What?
-About an hour ago.

He's on his way over.
He sounded pretty upset.

Who's Sheldon Maxwell?

He's the lead bond trader
for Tamarack Mosely.

He has a contract.
They can't just fire him.

He didn't say what happened.

Well, let's bring up the deal memo.
Nelle, need you. Wrongful termination.

I want everybody.
Biscuit? Uh, where's Ally?

Call Georgia. Get her down here.
Have her bring up a note, contract,

any other documentation
labeled Tamarack Mosely.

♪ I've been down this road ♪

♪ Walkin' the line
that's painted by pride ♪

♪ And I have made mistakes
in my life ♪

♪ That I just can't hide ♪

♪ Oh, I believe I am ready ♪

♪ For what love has to bring
Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I got myself together ♪

♪ Now I'm ready to sing ♪

♪ I've been searching
my soul tonight ♪

♪ I know there's
so much more to life ♪

♪ Now I know
I can shine a light ♪

♪ To find my way back home ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Baby, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪♪

I-I'm supposed to be at
Renee's Christmas Party.

-What the--
-Sheldon Maxwell, fired.

-Who's Sheldon Maxwell?
-Richard's biggest client.

The client that allowed Richard
and John to open this firm.

They're in the conference room.
They want you to go right in.

[Sighs]

Ally, great.
Sheldon, this is Ally--

-[Moans]
-Was Ally McBeal.

[Grunts]

-Hi.
-[Richard] Uh, sit. Please.

We were just
discussing the contract,

which Nelle will comb through tonight...

even if it means missing her party.

As I recall, they had no right
to terminate without a parachute.

-We will all be on this--
-Richard, thank you for this response.

But I don't, uh--

Uh, I'm not sure you'll
be able to, uh--uh--

Why were you fired, Sheldon?

They think I've lost my mind.

Have you?

-Poughkeep-Poughkeep--Poop.
-Poop?

Uh, Sheldon, did they,
uh, give you a reason?

Two days ago--

Everything's privileged in here.
You can tell us.

In my office, I saw a unicorn.

-With a--Uh, a unicorn?
-I made the mistake of telling people.

That's why they fired you?
Because you thought you saw a unicorn?

I did see one.
I saw him about the same time last year.

-That time he was in my house.
-[Georgia] Hmm.

-Uh, big unicorn? Uh, medium-size?
-The size of a small horse.

[Richard] Anybody
here up on unicorn law?

I'll do it, and I'll take Ally.

We'll start first thing. John, I'd like to
read the case law on that Pinocchio kid.

-It might apply.
-What Pinocchio kid?

You had a case. Uh,
a kid was sent home from school.

-He thought he was Pinocchio.
-Uh, that was a long time ago,

and the child was John.

-Bygones.
-You thought you were Pinocchio?

I was 10.
I had a reaction to soybeans.

I--It's--I'm--
I'm a very honest person.

[Snickers]

I'm sorry.

[Elevator Dings]

-Hello.
-Hello.

Is there a problem?

-No. Just admiring your outfit.
-Thank you.

-Maybe you could eat a cookie.
-Maybe we could share it.

[Gasps] Renee! Renee!
I got to miss the party.

-What?
-Crisis at work.

If I get out early, I'll meet you there.

-Otherwise, I-I--
-Okay.

Renee. Hey.

What are you doing?

I told you I didn't want you to call--

I know what you told me.

Then why are you here? You have
a big case starting at 8:00 at night?

-I'm here because of you.
-[Sighs]

There's a million reasons
to walk away. I know.

There's one
that won't let me.

-And you know it too.
-That doesn't mean anything--

Yes, it'd
be complicated.

But pretending that it--

What are you doing?

[Vonda]
♪ Silent night ♪

♪ Holy night ♪

♪ All is calm ♪

♪ All is bright ♪♪

-John?
-Nelle.

Here to kiss me again?

-Well--
-[Elevator Dings]

Nelle, ready?
Hi, Elaine.

We might be late.
Hi, John.

I'll grab my coat.

Oh, Ally, hi. How are you?
Merry Christmas.

"Merry Christmas"?
What's the catch?

A person can't be
in the Christmas spirit?

-Ling.
-Oh! Richard. Hi, sweetie.

Can't you come with me and Nelle?
It'll be so lonely without you.

Billy, Georgia.
Good to see you.

Okay, let's go.

[Screaming]
He touched me!

-I meant to kiss Nelle.
-It's all right, Ling.

You all saw it.
He just sexually assaulted my left breast.

-It-It's gone numb.
-Ling. Mistletoe?

Maybe he was trying to
give you a Christmas kiss.

Oh! [Lips Smack] Merry Christmas, John,

to you
and all of yours.

[Bells Jingling]

Thank you.

-Maybe if he retracted it.
-Too many people heard him say he saw it.

-Our case has to be it isn't relevant.
-I don't like that as a strategy.

-Ally. Billy. I don't wanna lose this one.
-Well, Richard--

This job is everything to him.
The guy has no real family.

He counts me among his friends. What does
that tell you? And he's been good to me.

I want him taken care of.

This job--it's everything to him.
It's all he has.

That and unicorns.

[Man On TV]
There's a head in the bag.

[Woman On TV]
What?

[Screams]

-[Man] What's the matter?
-[Sniffles]

[Woman]
There's a human head in that bag.

[Woman #2] What?

[Man #2] It's the woman I met
at the bar last night.

-[Woman Screaming]
-[Man] What are you doing with her head?

[Man #2] I don't know.
Somebody put it in there.

-[Screaming]
-[Woman Screaming]

Sorry.

-[Screaming Continues]
-[Door Closes]

-[Gasps]
-It just--

Happened. I know.
These things happen.

They happen to me sometimes,
though I can't remember the last time.

But I know it's nothing
to be ashamed of.

Studies show when two people are attracted
to each other and get into bed naked,

-things can just happen.
-[Scraping]

What about his wife?

He says it's
basically over, but--

-We got Whipper.
-What?

On Sheldon's case.
That's a break.

She's probably seen
a few unicorns herself.

-And where's Ally?
-She'll meet you there.

Elaine. There's a stage. Why do we need
a stage for our Christmas party?

-Aren't we doing numbers?
-We do that at the bar.

But since we're
having the party here--

Oh, I have a number.

And everyone will be so
disappointed if you don't.

We've got an office pool going as to
whether or not you'll actually hit a note.

[Whirring]

-[Billy] It doesn't affect his job.
-But it could.

-Why not wait till then before making--
-And face a giant lawsuit...

from all his investors
who lost money?

The man has worked there for nine
years with an impeccable record.

He runs accounts totaling
almost $300 million.

What if he starts trading
on tips from this beast?

-That isn't gonna happen.
-Oh, but Mr. Nixon has a point.

Suppose there's a crash?

If I lost my money and found out

it was in the hands of someone
who suffers from delusions--

And the brokerage house
knew of those delusions--

They have no knowledge of any
malfeasance or incompetence.

Your Honor, when I was nine years old,
I was elected president of my third grade.

It's not the same thing, counsel.
Third graders casting crazy votes...

is not the same thing
as an adult seeing a unicorn.

-Th-That was not my point.
-Oh, well, then what was it?

My point was
I was a great president.

I was organized.
I was efficient.

I was the best president ever.
The principal told me.

-Is that your point?
-No.

My point is I still believed
in Santa Claus.

I was the only one
in the class who did.

And other than a few trust
problems with my parents,

there were
no consequences.

It did not affect my ability
to function as a president.

What a delightful
little analogy.

-[Grunts]
-All right,

I wanna conduct
a short evidentiary hearing.

And then I'll rule. Mr. Maxwell,
you go first. Then Mr. Poile.

-Ooh. Hey. Hey.
-Matt. What?

Um--

[Sighs]

I bet you thought
that was it, huh?

Got what I want. Won't be calling for
a while 'cause it was all just physical.

I don't really love you.

You thought that, right?

[Richard] You're afraid to kiss her?

-No. I'm not afraid. I'm just--
-Afraid.

If you still haven't kissed her,
then you're--

No, we've kissed.

What's the problem?

The problem is it's always been her move.
I want it to be my move.

John, your move is in the Yellow Pages
under "Escort Services."

-Could you just leave?
-You're the one who asked me in here.

-To help, not to disparage me.
-All right, look.

She's just a woman.
You're intimidated by her beauty.

The long legs. The incredible hair.
The porcelain face.

Th--
That's probably it.

-What?
-The porcelain.

She reminds you of your toilet.

-[Sniffs]
-Perhaps you should leave.

-All right.
-Richard.

Oh. Yeah.

You saw a unicorn standing
there right in the office?

Yes, sir.

-And you did what?
-I asked others if they could see it.

-And?
-Nobody else could.

-So it was a hallucination.
-I didn't say that.

Well, if nobody else
could see it--

That only means
they couldn't see it.

[Nixon] It's a pretty high-pressured
job, isn't it, Mr. Maxwell?

Ah, yes, it is.

Take a lot of concentration and focus,
I would think.

It does.

Don't you get distracted
when a unicorn canters by?

I didn't do anything rash
after seeing it, Mr. Nixon.

And I would never rely on
a unicorn for investment advice.

The world market
changes in an instant.

What if the yen collapses and you're
preoccupied with a little horn?

Please don't insult
my intelligence, Mr. Nixon.

This has nothing to do
with your intelligence.

I'm questioning your mental stability.

You see unicorns, Mr. Maxwell.

And that is the only reason
they are firing me.

Nothing to do with what I did.
Only with something I saw.

But there's no guarantee that a person

who has such visions
won't do something erratic.

-Where do you get that guarantee?
-Ever suffer from depression, Mr. Maxwell?

In the past.

But you actually
did seek medical attention.

-Am I right, sir?
-Uh, briefly.

Did you tell your doctor
you saw unicorns?

Yes. He diagnosed me
as lucky.

I actually think
he did okay.

He sounded okay, but at the end of
the day, he's a man who sees things.

-Why did you close the door?
-It was open.

Do you know why
I wanted you on this case?

'Cause I'm a good lawyer?

-That isn't it.
-'Cause you're leaving Georgia?

-[Chuckles]
-[Rubber Stretching]

[Pops, Air Hissing]

-I remember.
-You remember what?

When we were seven years old, you saw one.

-Saw what?
-A unicorn in your living room.

-You told me.
-I never--[Chuckles]

Oh. Oh. Right. That. That was
just probably one of my fantasies.

No. I remember
asking, "Pretend?"

You said it was real.

-You still think it was real?
-Real?

Come on, Billy.
How could it be real?

But do you think
it could have been?

I've learned to know
that that's impossible.

-Maybe I should put you on the stand.
-To say what?

To say you saw one. You could be
evidence of a person who saw a unicorn...

-but whose nevertheless not crazy.
-But Whipper thinks I am crazy.

Oh.

-You really remember?
-What?

The day I saw a unicorn?

Ally,
I remember everything.

Was it real?

We basically live apart
in the same house.

-Why don't you leave?
-I will. I'm--

I'm afraid of destroying her.
And around Christmas, you know?

Matt.
[Sighs]

I'm not gonna pretend
to be too clear-headed.

If I were seeing straight, you wouldn't
have been in my bed last night.

But we're sitting at a bar talking
like you and I have a future.

That future isn't gonna happen.
It isn't gonna begin to happen...

as long as you're living
with your wife.

I'm not gonna do that to her.
I won't do it to me.

All I need
is a little time.

How much time?

I don't mean to sound cruel.

I'm just protecting myself.

She's, um--

She's four months pregnant.

[Vonda]
♪ I was believing in you ♪

♪ Was I mistaken
Do you say ♪

♪ Do you say what you mean ♪

♪ I want our love to last forever ♪

♪ But I'd rather you be mean
than love and lie ♪

♪ I'd rather hear the truth
and have to say good-bye ♪

Renee!

-Hey.
-Hey.

-Wha--What's wrong?
-I got to get back.

-Renee.
-Later.

♪ I'd rather take a blow ♪

♪ At least then I would know ♪

♪ But, baby, don't you
break my heart slow ♪

♪ Baby, don't you
break my heart ♪

-♪ Slow ♪♪
-Ho! Ho! Ho!

His wife is pregnant.

Well, for it
to be a problem--

You two are together.

I don't know.

He says they're pretty much separated--

Tell me what you need.

-Advice? Support?
-[Sighs] I know your advice.

He knew me before I was tough, Ally.

He knew me then.
He knew me weak.

You're weak now.

Yeah. And he's
the only one who could know.

I know.

I'm not attracted to you.

[Both Laugh]

Hmm. I'm afraid
you'll get hurt.

Me too.

[Ally]
I wish I could help her.

But Renee, when she's hurt,
that's when she puts on the most armor.

Is it the worst thing in the world
for her to be with this guy?

Billy, he's married.

-What?
-I still can't figure you out.

On the one hand,
you reject the world of absolutes.

-On the other hand, you live by them.
-Some absolutes I live by.

And die by.

What's your point?

I don't know.

Our liability exposure
would be through the roof.

If we had reason to know of any
mental unfitness and we ignored it?

But these unicorn sightings haven't
affected his work. Let's be fair.

Yes, but let's also
be fair to our investors.

Are we to wait for the dementia
to finally cause the catastrophe?

Is that how you define dementia?
Belief in unicorns?

-Well, I certainly call it a symptom.
-Sir, are you a Catholic?

Yes. And I'm dying to know
the relevance of that.

Well, do you agree
with the Bible...

that one day we'll see
the second coming of Christ?

He didn't see Jesus,
Mr. Thomas.

He saw a white horse with a twisted
horn sticking out of its head.

Well, then suppose
instead of the white horse,

he came to you
and said he saw Jesus.

Would that make any difference?
He'd still keep his job?

[Sighs] Probably not.
I have problems with that too.

So basically, the New Testament,
Christ coming back--bunk.

Look, there's a difference
between Jesus and a unicorn.

But if he came to you
and said he saw Jesus,

he'd lose his job.
That's your testimony.

I don't know.

Did you know
that according to the legend...

and history of the unicorn,
it is a common symbol of Christ?

[Whipper] Counsel,
is this where you're going?

Your client saw God?

Where I'm going is this man
perhaps saw an apparition.

It is not grounds
for termination.

Your client is in some kind
of crisis--uh, mid-midlife.

-You diagnosed this?
-I don't have to.

He's seeing
mythical creatures.

He's on the verge. Do I have
to wait until he drops over?

[Sighs]

So Bil-Billy's
talking to Nixon,

and there-there might
be some movement.

Would you... accept any kind
of lesser role at the company?

-Lesser role?
-Research?

Uh, no.

[Sighs] Well,
the only other alternative will be...

for you to maybe admit
that it was a hallucination.

I know this judge,

and I think that she'll rule
in your favor if you-you--

You need to say
that it probably wasn't real.

I need to believe it was.

Hmm.

When did you see one?

-Excuse me?
-A unicorn.

You've seen one,
haven't you?

Um, did-did-did Billy
tell you that?

No.

[Sighs]

When I was very little.
[Chuckles]

-How-How-How could you--
-I just could.

You know, the people who see them
share some of the unicorn's traits.

-Such as?
-They're lonely...

with virtuous hearts.

I petted him.

You petted it?

Yeah.

I walked right up to him.

He had silvery white hair.

And it was soft.

He was magic.

And he let me pet him.

You know,
as the legend goes,

they can only be approached
by a person of pure spirit.

Well, lucky he showed up
when I was seven.

Did you touch his horn?

His horn is-is his power.
It protects against everything.

And it can
lead you to love.

[Sighs]
Hmm.

Well, I didn't
get close to him.

Oh. Well, maybe you'll have
another chance someday.

Not if I stop believing.

[Vonda] ♪ I, I, I,
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♪

♪ Just like the ones
I used to know ♪♪

♪♪ [Stops]

It'd warm the cockles of
your heart if you had any.

Ling. It's not that we don't
appreciate your goodwill.

We just
don't believe it.

Perhaps you could
give her a break.

She's just trying to reach
out to the less fortunate.

I think mine's ticking.

-[Steam Hissing]
-[Renee, Ally Laughing]

Ow! No! Ow!

-[Renee Screams]
-Ow. Ow.

Oh. Oh, look
at those there.

Imagine being
inside of those.

Happiness is just a pair of
flannel pajamas to you, isn't it?

No. Happiness is getting into bed

with anything that makes you feel
warm and snuggled.

-I'd just now settle for pajamas.
-[Beeper Beeping]

[Groans] This is bad.
You cheering me up?

Oh, come on, Renee. Nobody's supposed
to be happy. It's-It's-It's Christmas.

My secretary says he's called
six times in the last two hours.

If a surgeon's hands
start to shake,

they can't wait until he kills a patient
before they take away his scalpel.

This man's mental acuity,
his decision-making ability...

is vital
to his job performance.

This company deals
with million of dollars--

life savings of many
of its investors.

They're not just entitled to take him
from the game. They have a duty to.

A fiduciary duty
to their shareholders...

who put their trust
in Tamarack Mosely.

The bottom line--This man is being
fired not because of anything he did...

but because of his belief
in something supernatural.

-Because he says he saw it.
-And maybe he did.

And how would you explain
nobody else seeing it?

Why should I have to explain?

In a week or so,
we'll all wake up...

to celebrate a virgin birth,
a supernatural miracle.

Can I explain that?
There's a world full of Christians...

who claim to believe
in the second coming.

But God forbid you
say it aloud too often.

And if you're the one to claim
to see Jesus,

like Mr. Poile says,
there goes your job.

This isn't about religion.
This is about a man--

My client seeing something
nobody else saw,

and the automatic presumption
that if it can't be seen,

it's not there,
it isn't real.

Well, you know what?
I think we all have a problem.

Personally,
I think he hallucinated.

He was depressed.
It was Christmastime.

The unicorn is a lonely,
solitary creature that symbolizes hope.

And I would think of all
the hallucinations, Your Honor,

hope would have to be
one of the better ones.

And as long as he isn't hurting anybody,
and he isn't,

who are we to say where
he can look for that hope?

Who are we to say
what he's allowed to see?

We all want to be happy.

Different people
get there different ways.

So you could never see
a unicorn?

Good for you.

Or maybe not.

-♪♪ [Piano]
-[Elaine] And two, three, four, go.

-♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪
-[Mouthing Lyrics]

♪ Only a hippopotamus
will do ♪

♪ Don't want a dog
No dinky Tinkertoy ♪♪

I'm sorry, Elaine.
This isn't organic.

Oh, you're doing very good.

John, try it one more time.
♪ Christmas ♪

-♪ Only a hippopotamus will do ♪♪
-♪ Will do ♪♪

Elaine, I'm sorry. You'll just
have to find somebody else.

[Sighs]

♪ I can see me now
on Christmas morning ♪

♪ Creeping down
the stairs ♪

Billy. Billy.
How did it go?

I gave it my best shot.
Whipper said she'd rule today.

-♪ No crocodiles or rhinosauruseses ♪
-Richard.

-♪ 'Cause hippopotamus is lucky too ♪♪
-She gets one number, I promise.

[Vonda]
♪ I know something about love ♪

♪ You've got to want it bad ♪

♪ If that guy's
got into your blood ♪

♪ Go out and get him ♪

♪ If you want him to be
the very part of you ♪

-Hi.
-Hi. What are you doing?

-I'm trying your theme song.
-[Mouths Word]

You said it works.
I can hear it. This is good.

-You-You-You can?
-Yeah. Join in.

♪ Tell him, tell him, tell him ♪

Oh, well, um, sure.

♪ I know something about love ♪

♪ You got to show it and ♪

♪ Make him see
the moon up above ♪

♪ Go out and get it ♪

♪ If you want it ♪

♪ Make your heart sing out ♪

-You see? You feel better?
-I think.

-We should do this every single day.
-I know.

It's--

-♪ Tell him that ♪♪
-♪♪ [Stops]

[Sighs]

Who am I kidding?

I just need you to keep
telling me not to go near him.

Just keep hounding me with common sense.
That's what I need you to do.

Renee, common sense
is killing us.

We keep saying
that all we want is love,

and we keep applying all these rules
on how we want it to come along.

-What are you saying?
-I don't know.

It's not that I don't
still have all the answers.

It's maybe not
all of them are accurate.

I mean, what you said about him
knowing you when you were weak--

You don't open up to people,
Renee, even me, your best friend.

Whenever I ask you if you're okay,
you say you're fine. Always.

And unless there's visible
wreckage, I can't tell.

-You don't open up.
-Well, that's just how I am.

Well, eventually,
that'll get you.

And Matt--

If he gets in there,
you should be with him.

[Vonda]
♪ Jingle bells Jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride
in a one-horse open sleigh ♪

♪ Hey Jingle bells Jingle bells ♪

-♪ Jingle all the way ♪
-[Record Scratches, Stops]

-John!
-Poughkeep-Poughkeep-podiatrist.

I'm gonna head out.
I'll see you there?

Maybe. We might show--

You might not
make it out of the door.

We might just go to dinner.
Thank you.

-[Beeper Beeping]
-Oh.

Whipper calls.
I'll see ya.

-Ally.
-Hmm.

You really think
that-that Matt and I--

I don't know. Part of me
does think it's a crazy idea.

I--

[Whipper]
Who am I to decide crazy?

We live in a time where people
just seem to be more empty.

You know?
And despite what I read,

it can't
all be about economy.

There are a lot of lonely people
out there who do need hope,

who might need to look
for it in strange places.

Believe it or not,
it's not just around Christmas.

So I think--

I think I'm gonna let them
keep their unicorns.

Discharge is unlawful. Plaintiff's
motion for a T.R.O. is granted.

-You're adjourned.
-[Gavel Raps]

Thank you.
Both of you.

-Uh, the next time you see one--
-Yeah. Don't worry.

I'll be keeping it
to myself.

-That'd be a good idea.
-Thank you, Billy.

-And to you.
-Thank you, Sheldon.

You're a good spirit.

♪ Run, run, Rudolph You're
reeling like a merry-go-round ♪

♪ Said Santa to a boy child "What
have you been longing for" ♪

[Cheering]

♪ "All I want for Christmas is
a rock-and-roll electric guitar" ♪

♪ And then away went Rudolph
whizzin' like a shooting star ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Run, little Rudolph
Run, little Rudolph ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Run, little Rudolph
Run, Rudolph ♪

♪ Santa to a girl child "What
would please you most to get" ♪

I have to admit, Billy. I thought
that whimsy inside of you had gone dead.

I haven't seen it in a while.

-What whimsy?
-Hmm.

Santa Claus. Unicorns.
Believing in things you can't see.

-I was just arguing a case, Ally.
-Right.

I miss you more
at Christmas.

Don't say anything back.

It'll hurt either me or Georgia.
Either way, I'll get angry.

♪ Reeling like
a saber jet ♪

♪ Run, run, Rudolph Santa
got to make it to town ♪

[Whip Cracks]

♪ Santa, make him hurry Tell him
he can take the freeway down ♪

♪ Run, run, Rudolph Reeling
like a merry-go-round ♪

[Whip Cracking]

♪ Running, running ♪

♪ Run, little Rudolph
Run, little Rudolph ♪

♪ Running, running ♪

-♪ Run, run, Rudolph ♪
-Hmm.

♪ Reeling like
a merry-go-round ♪♪

It was you who made me
believe in things I couldn't see.

I so miss that.

[Applause, Cheers]

Oh, well,
it's-it's probably--

Uh, it can be dangerous.

I sometimes get attached to things
that aren't there, and then that can be--

-Dangerous.
-Yeah.

[Chuckles]

Remember that Christmas Eve
I snuck into your house...

and your dad caught me
stuffing your stocking?

-Yeah.
-[Chuckles]

[Chuckles] You do remember
everything, don't you?

Mistletoe.

[Laughs]

Merry Christmas, Ally.

You too.

[Sighs]

♪♪ [Piano Keys Riff]

[Knocking]

-[Sighs]
-Sorry.

Everything okay?

Well, I had some trouble getting out.
Marcia--Anyway--

Matt, are you two
basically separated or not?

It's not easy, Renee.

It's gonna take a while.

Okay.

Ready.

I thought we might hang out here
instead of going to some party.

Some party in public.

Does your wife know where
you are right now, Matt?

This isn't
an easy thing.

-I think I'm gonna get off while I can.
-Renee--

This might be a mistake,
but it's the only one I'm ready to make.

Can we sit somewhere
and talk?

-Nope.
-If you could just understand what--

You don't wanna destroy her.
I get it. I admire it.

But I'm not
gonna let you destroy me.

[Door Opens]

No hard feelings.

I promise.

Merry Christmas.

Yeah.

Me too.

[Kissing]

-[Groans]
-What?

I have a thing about sweat, even my own.

-I danced too hard tonight.
-Be a brick, Ling.

-Great party, Richard.
-What happened to Renee?

-Uh, she and Matt--chestnuts, open fire.
-[Both] Hmm.

-Drive you home?
-Uh, no. Thanks. I think I'm gonna walk.

Ah, Elaine.
As usual--Mmm.

Thank you. I gave like
Little Drummer Girl, didn't I?

Ah, yeah.

♪ Bells on Bobtails ring ♪

♪ Making spirits bright ♪

♪ What fun it is
to laugh and sing ♪

♪ A sleighing song tonight ♪

-♪ Oh, jingle bells Jingle bells ♪♪
-[Nose Whistles]

-John.
-[Record Scratches, Stops]

Nelle.

-Nice party.
-Very. It's--Yeah.

You were coming
to kiss me.

Thought it would
be your move.

The, uh--

It won't be
your move, John.

It'll be my move.

-It's--
-Will that be okay with you?

Well, I--[Nose Whistles] Poughkeep--

[Elevator Dings, Opens]

Ally, we'll be leaving... now.

-[Nelle] Merry Christmas.
-You too.

Hey, you.

You have
a merry Christmas, okay?

And don't be
a stranger.

[Kissing]

[Vonda]
♪ Have yourself ♪

♪ A merry little Christmas ♪

♪ Let your heart be light ♪

♪ From now on ♪

♪ Our troubles
will be out of sight ♪

♪ Have yourself ♪

♪ A merry little Christmas ♪

♪ Make the yuletide gay ♪

♪ From now on ♪

♪ Our troubles
will be miles away ♪

♪ Here we are as in olden days ♪

♪ Happy golden days ♪

♪ Of yore ♪

♪ Faithful friends
who are dear to us ♪

♪ Gather near to us ♪

♪ Once more ♪

♪ Through the years ♪

♪ We all will be together ♪

♪ If the Fates allow ♪

♪ Hang a shining star ♪

♪ Upon the highest bough ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ And have yourself
a merry little Christmas ♪

♪ Now ♪♪

[Woman]
You stinker!