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Watch out there, sir...

Excuse me.

Ooh...

Ooh...
oh...

I'm sorry.

Careful.

Thanks.

Oop!
We meet again.

It's still my favorite animal.

You dragged this old bear around

till most of the stuffing fell out.

Maybe he's skinnier but I still have it.

You know what else I have?

The best dad in the whole world.

I'm going to miss you, Jen.

I'm going to miss you too, dad.

Oh, it's hard to believe it's been 16 years

since we moved into this house.

The strange thing is

we thought when we were moving in

we were gonna be taking care of Mary.

It turned out she was taking care of us.

I don't remember a lot about Mary.

Just how much I loved it
when she used to read to me.

She loved it even more than you did.

That's why she left us this house.

So you could grow up here and...

One day get married here.

Just before she died...

Mary asked me to save this...

for you.

Oh, dad, it's so beautiful.

She wanted you to have it

on your wedding day.

I wonder how she met her husband.

You never knew anything about David

did you, dad?

No, just from that portrait up in the attic.

But their love story was...
amazing.

They met during the second world war.

The company that David owned

had just won a contract to
build a stock plane engine

for the U.S. army.

So, naturally, he was
working around the clock

to met his production deadline.

Look, boss...

Yeah.

I know you're busy

but we got to do something
about the bottleneck.

We're designing the finishing operation

to solve that.

You'll have the new grinders by next week.

Great.

Oh, excuse me, sir.

Where do I go to apply
for the secretarial position?

I'm afraid Mr. Parkin isn't
seeing any more girls today.

Well, has the position been filled?

I have experience and references.

I take shorthand
and I type 90 words a minute.

I’m very organized

and I do really need this job.

I'm sorry.

Why don't you just come back tomorrow.

Excuse me.

Hello?

Are you therefor the secretarial position?

Well, I was, but I got here too late

so I never got to speak to Mr. Parkin.

I...
well...

Maybe you still can.

No, he's not seeing anyone else today.

Don't give up so easily.

Let's go talk to him.

It's all right.

I can come back tomorrow.

No, no. You made a special trip.

Come on. He'll see you.

I promise.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

What sort of man is he?

Well, uh...

I might as well warn you.

He's, uh...
he's a bear to work for.

Oh, maybe it’d be better...
No, no, no.

Please, take a seat.

I’m sure he'll be happy to meet with you.

How do you know?

Well, I...

Hw?

I'm...
David Parkin.

I-I'm sorry.

You-you seemed so earnest

and I was just being playful.

And I was being foolish.
No

Well, uh...

Let's start all over again.

Hello. I'm David Parkin.

Mary Chandler.

It's a pleasu...
It's a pleasu...

It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Parkin.

The pleasure is mine, miss Chandler.

Please, take a seat.

How are we doing?

Any better?

I, uh...
I brought my employment record.

So, what brings you to America,
miss Chandler?

Oh, well, after my mother died,
my father and I came...

My father and I came over...

as you can hear,

I collect timepieces.

Go on, miss Chandler.

Yes, we came over from England

because he wanted to
find a new life over here

But, with jobs so scarce
during the depression

he never really could find steady work.

I understand.

Unfortunately, my father was a failure too.

I don't consider my father to be a failure

Mr. Parkin.

Now, I believe I've told
you all you need to know.

Thank you for considering me.

Miss Chandler...

I'm sorry if I’ve offended you

and I hope this doesn't mean

that you won't come to work for me.

You mean I have the job?

Monday morning,
8:00 sharp.

Good morning, Mr. Parkin's office.

We oil machines like this back here.

Little by little, going all the way...

Mr. Parkin...

I hear your typewriter in
my dreams, miss Chandler.

And no matter how early I get here

you still beat me to it.

I couldn't sleep very well last night

so I decided to come in early.

There's so much catching up to do.

You're a great secretary.

I'm lucky to have you.

Thank you, Mr. Parkin.

You're welcome.

It's 2 hours latter in Washington
so see if you can get

someone in the procurement office,
miss Chandler.

Oh...
would you mind if I called you Mary?

Give me a count on blade 14.

Yes, sir.

Brand new specs on the gearbox

for the A-57 multibank.

Oh, and the tank arsenal
is stepping up its production.

So to match it

we'll have to be adding
2,000 more units a week.

Hey, you better get out of here.

You missed the last bus the other night.

Yes, I lose track of the time.

I don't know how you can do that

with all these clocks around here.

Well, I know the pressure you’re under

and I hate to leave anything
for tomorrow, if I don't have to.

Good night, Mr. Parkin.

Good night, Mary.

Good night, Mr. Gibbs.

Miss Chandler.

Awfully familiar, aren't we?

Hmm?

I mean, you hardly know this "Mary."

You're already too fond of her, Dave.

I'm not "fond" of her.

I just admire her competence and efficiency.

Are you sure it’s her work ethic

that you admire?

It's not like you to have
your head turned by a woman.

I just want to make sure
she makes the last bus.

And besides, this woman is different.

Yeah, that's what every man says

just before he makes a fool of himself.

Just remember your own words of wisdom

concerning marriage.

Yeah, yeah,

"marriage is the worm that conceals the hook"

and I haven't changed my mind, okay?

Mary?

Father Mike.

What am I going to do?

Well...
just what you’re doing.

Putting your trust in God.

I don't know how much trust I have left.

You're a strong woman, Mary.

You're going to be all right.

May I help you?

Ah, you must be that English voice

I heard on the phone.

Yes. Mary Chandler...

Mr. Parkin's secretary.

Barbara Hayworth...

And you don't need to announce me, Mary.

David and I are old friends.

Miss Hay...

David.
Barbara.

You look beautiful.

Thank you. Didn't your new
girl give you my message?

She did.

I was going to call you when I
had a free moment. It's been hectic.

But you can certainly put me down
for a sizable contribution to the U.S.O.

Oh, we want more than
just your money, David.

We've decided to hold the dance

right down there in your parking lot.

What better connection
to the war effort, hmm?

I suppose that might work.

I knew you’d love the idea.

Now, don't worry about the decor.

My committee will take care of everything.

Have to run.

Already late for my stint at the canteen.

Nice to see you again, Barbara..

With a little effort

you could see me more often, you know.

You must be looking for the hiring hall.

It's downstairs.

Actually,
Mr. Parkin was expecting Mr. Flynn.

You can go in now, sir.

Thank you, ma'am.

Excuse me, Mr. Parkin,
Mr. Flynn to see you.

Lawrence.

Mr. P.
How are you?

Mary, I want you to meet someone.

Miss Chandler and I have already met.

I've been watching her

trying to make sense we out of your mess.

Yeah, my mess.

Lawrence is godfather to most of my clocks.

Oh, you know I never realized

there were so many
different types of clocks.

Should I hold all your calls?

Unless it's F.D.R.

Thank you.

All right...

What are you going to tempt me with today?

The owner...
wants $200 for it.

I'd offer him one.

Interested?

It's a beautiful piece...

But it's a woman's watch.

What would I do with it?

It's a rare piece.

But you're right.

It is a kind of gift

a man would give his sweetheart.

If a man had a sweetheart, right?

Do you ever think about getting married?

Not really.

I guess I never found the right one.

Take a look at our new grinder design.

We've got to cut production time in half

without affecting our quality.

Hmm.

You could set the axis of the cutter

at just a hair more of an angle.

Yeah.
That would improve profile accuracy.

Why didn't I see that?

Well, you would have if
those Washington people

would give you enough
time to take a deep breath.

Well, I'd best be going

so you can get back to winning the war.

The war will go on without me.

Always time for you, Lawrence.

Be good to yourself.

If I don't, who will, huh?

Yeah.

Likewise, Mr. P.

Well...
miss Chandler, it's nice knowing

that you're here taking
care of my old friend.

Just make sure he doesn't
work you to the bone

like he does himself.

Oh, I'll try not to, Mr. Flynn.

God bless you both.

Take care, Lawrence.

Thank you.

There you are, ma'am.

Thank you.

Miss Maud, how nice to see you.

Come on in.

I was just wondering

if that Bavarian clock was ready.

Yes, indeed.

Sit down, please.

Thanks, although I don't know

why I bother to ask.

It doesn't matter, really.

It's just good to get out and about

while I still can.

It's just good Lord willing and about

we both have a lot of good years left.

Oh, I'm not sure years

are what the Lord has in mind for me,
Lawrence.

You look wonderful, miss Maud.

Anything wrong?

Um...
the doctor just told me

that I have what my father used to call...

A "bad ticker."

Oh...

Miss Maud, I'm so sorry.

Don't be.

It's just life.

How come the taxi brought you?

Your car in the garage?

Oh, no, it's my nephew.

It's always Everen, isn't it?

I came downstairs all
dressed and ready to go

and the car was gone.

I guess he's out joyriding
with that friend of his

Cal Avery.

It worries me.

Well, if I'd known, miss Maud,
I could have saved you the trouble

and dropped it off at your place.

Well, Everen is my problem,
Lawrence, not yours.

I don't want that taxi
running up the meter on you.

I think you'll like the chimes now.

I know I will.

But...
if there's any problem...

I'm sure there won't be.

Be good to yourself, miss Maud.

Thank you, Lawrence.

Mr. Parkin...

If you could just sign this...

And if you don't need me for anything else

I'll see you in the morning?

I'm sorry.

I got so busy down here

I've made you late again.

Let me give you a ride home.

Maybe we can stop off

and get a bite to eat along the way.

Thank you.

That's...
very nice.

I, um...
I really can't.

You have...
other plans?

Yes...
I mean, no...

Actually...

I'm going to church.

Church?
But it's Wednesday night.

Yes. It's a prayer service.

But y-you could join me, if you'd like.

Tonight our hearts go out

to the families of those young men

about to invade Nazi-occupied France.

For them and for all those

who face a great trial in their lives

let us say together

the powerful words of the 23rd Psalm.

The Lord is my Shepherd;

I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie
down in green pastures...

Sorry if I seemed uncomfortable in there.

Never been very religious.

You don't have to be very religious

to talk to God.

That's just it.

I don't even know if there is a God.

I guess I'm too much of a cynic.

You said your father was a failure.

Is that what made you cynical?

I-I probably shouldn't have said that.

My father was really a wonderful man.

Unfortunately, he...
let my mother destroy him.

What do you mean?

She walked out on us when I was four.

He never got over it.

Did he never remarry?

No. It was just the two of us.

I guess I turned out all right.

But...

A child really should have two parents.

I admire your faith.

I wish I had it.

There's no real way to explain faith.

All I know is that

sometimes God is the only friend you have.

The whole idea of a deity
I find incomprehensible.

But a clock...

Now that I understand.

A clock I can see, I can touch

I can even take it apart

discover its mysteries--

Then have Lawrence put it back together.

I don't know.

This is my place.

Oh.

I'll see you in the morning.

Hey... y-you...
you don't get away that easy.

I mean, at least,
not until I tell you what a, uh...

special night this was.

Not once--

not one single, solitary
moment did I think about

the plant or
the war production board

or cost overruns, or...

Good evening.

All I thought about was...

You...

and...

God.

Thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

Where's David?

He'll be back in a moment.

What are you doing still working?

You're supposed to be down at the dance.

Oh, I didn't think anyone would miss me.

I missed you.

You know, you have been
as remote as Mount Everest

for the last week

but you're not getting out
of at least one dance with me

Mary Chandler.

Well, I'll be down a little later.

I'll be waiting.

Men have been known to fight wars

for the privilege of
holding me in their arms

and all you had to do

was give us the place
for our charity dance.

Evening, miss Chandler.

May I have the pleasure?

David, I'll save the last dance.

You work too hard, Mary Chandler.

Those W.P.B. Reports
have to go out in the morning.

They're overdue.

We're overdue for our first dance.

Please do me the honor.

Mary...

Tell me what's wrong.

Please, just...

I respect you too much

to ever do anything that
would hurt you in any way.

If that's why you've been so...

no, it's...
it's not that at all.

You don't understand.

I do understand.

What we felt for each other
as we danced...

Was real.

I'm in love with you.

I'm in love with you.

I'm sorry.

Sorry?

It's wonderful.

It's impossible.

David, I should have told you.

There's somebody else?

What then?

Mary...
what?

I'm pregnant, David.

There was...

someone...

a soldier and...

and I was foolish.

Does he know?

He was killed...

Five weeks ago in Italy...

and that's why I came here.

To get a new start.

I should have told you,
but I really needed this job.

David, I'll never forgive
myself for deceiving you.

You're the last person in the world

I'd ever want to hurt.

David, there's a phone call.

I'll have to call them back.

It's urgent.

I said I'd call him back.

David, it's Washington.

Mary...
wait here.

I'm going to be right back.

All right?

Wait here.

I know that, Bob

but I still can't fly out tomorrow.

Look, Bob...
Bob, why can't we do this over the phone?

I know it's important

but I have a priority of
my own right here, now.

Bob, I got to go.

I'll call you first thing in the morning.

I will, I promise.

Right, bye.

Dave, they're going to make
a decision within 24 hours.

Why can't you fly out?

George, please.

It's Mary Chandler, isn't it?

I told you not to get involved.

George, why don't you just shut up.

David, you look frantic.

Have you seen Mary?

Well, that poor girl
ran out of here in tears.

Come on,
the fireworks are about to start.

David...

Where are you going?

I can't stay here.

I have to go.

You can't leave.

We need to talk.

This is the only way.

No, listen to me...

You belong here with me.

I don't know where I belong.

When I couldn't find you

and I thought I might never see you again

I felt like everything that
was good in my life was gone.

How can you say that?

I know what I want...

And what I want is to marry you.

I'm going to have another man's baby.

Why would you ever want to marry me?

It doesn't matter, Mary.

It doesn't matter.

I'm asking you to marry me.

I don't want your pity.

It's not about pity.

It's about love.

I can't do that to you.

What would people think?

Mary...

I don't care what people think.

All that matters to me...

All that matters is being with you.

Catherine!

Catherine!

I want you to meet someone.

Mary,
this is Catherine--

Catherine Taylor.

She has been with me eight years

and she is the best housekeeper

any bachelor ever had.

Catherine,
Mary Chandler.

The best secretary any boss ever had.

And she's agreed to marry me next week.

Married?

Next week?

Mr. Parkin, you've lost your senses.

Sorry, ma'am,
and it's a pleasure to meet you

but next week is impossible.

Sir, think of your social position.

You owe your friends

and your future wife
a proper wedding.

Then, we'll make it two weeks.

Hello, hello.

Come in, Mr. P.

Hmm.

Lawrence, you would not believe

what I'm here for.

That Rose-gold woman's watch

you said you hadno need for.

You know,
I...I have always suspected you

of being a mind reader.

And you found the right woman

right, Mr. P.?

Miss Chandler, isn't it?

Well, I, I can't believe it.

I hire a girl to straighten out my files.

I find the only woman who
can straighten out my life.

I knew it when I first
saw you two together.

I'm very happy for you, Mr. P.

Have a seat.

Thank you.

It's all going to be in a bit of a rush

so you won't get your invitation

until just a few days before the wedding.

Are you sure you want me there?

you know better than to
even ask that question.

What's this?

A new acquisition?

No clock.

That's my angel.

Your angel?

Yes.

I thought I'd roll it out

so I could see it.

It's beautiful.

Where'd you find it?

It found me.

I spent most of the summer
repairing the steeple clock

and apparently the church treasurer

ran off with the building money

so the minister asked me

if I'd take that instead for payment.

I was tempted to sell it once,
during the depression.

But now, I'm kind of glad I didn't.

I'm going to have that put
on my grave after I'm gone.

So that people around here will know

that I was worth something.

Will thou, David,
take Mary as your wife

to have and to hold
from this day forward

for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer

in sickness and in health

to love and to cherish

till death do you part?

I do.

Wilt thou, Mary,
take David as your husband

to have and to hold
from this day forward

for better, for worse

for richer, for poorer

in sickness and in health

to love and to cherish

till death do you part?

I do.

Rings, please?

With this ring,
I thee wed.

With this ring

I thee wed.

Those whom God hath joined together

let no man put asunder.

You may kiss the bride.

Congratulations, David.

Thank you, Dede.

Barbara, thank you so much for coming.

Dear David,
I can't tell you how pleased I am

that you've finally found a young woman

worthy of you.

I hope you have

a very happy life, my dear.

Thank you.

Thank you, Barbara.

I mean, we don't even
know where she came from

or who her people are.

You're absolutely right.

Everen, I asked you not to do that.

If I had known the
libations were this good

I'd have come to one of these weddings

along time ago.

I hope you don't expect me
to drive with you

in your condition.

I'd be happy to drop you off

on the way home, miss Maud.

Thank you, Lawrence.

You certainly did a wonderful job

resurrecting that old Bavarian clock.

The chimes have the sweetest sound now

thanks to you.

Well, the sweetness was in
there all along, miss Maud

just waiting to be brought out.

What a wonderful way to put it.

Have you been through
the reception line yet?

No. No.
I like to sort of hang back

until everybody else gets their time.

Well, yes,
I think I will take this time.

Thank you.

Miss Gannon, how are you?

Mary,
I want you to meet Maud Gannon.

The gracious lady who
made me feel welcome

and was so helpful

when I first got to this city.

Miss Maud,
my wife, Mary.

You can tell how much
I love saying "my wife."

Well, it would take
an exceptional woman

to win the heart of David Parkin.

Well, he's an exceptional man.

He's such a perfectionist

in everything

so I know he took
all the time he needed

to find exactly the perfect one.

My best wishes to you.

Thank you.

Take good care of her now.

Best to you both.

Thank you.

I have something for you.

It's your wedding gift.

David!

It's exquisite.

It's to remind you

every minute

of every hour

how much I love you.

Wherever did you find it?

Come here.

Come here.

Lawrence found it.

Lawrence, it's beautiful.

Not nearly as beautiful as the bride.

Oh!

Thank you.

Dave.
I can't tell you how happy I am

about you and Mary.

Oh, thanks.

But, you know,
it's been six months.

And when are you going to
stop acting like a newlywed

and get back to business?

Frankly, we're cash-starved.

We've got all this work going on here

and the money's coming in down the road

but you've got to get
out there and get us a job

that pays right now.

George, I told you

I'm not taking any
business trips for a while.

Mary needs me too much
right now. Okay?

Catherine!

Catherine!

Dear Lord, what's happened?

Call the doctor.

Dave.

Dave, telephone.

Thanks, George.

Hello.

Wait...
Catherine, slow down.

What is it?

Oh, my God.

Mr. Parkin, you can't come in.

No! David, stay, David...

Catherine, you know what to do.

I'm having difficult time
stopping the bleeding....

I'm afraid the baby could suffocate

in the birth canal.

God...

God, if you're there,
please...

I have the baby turned.

Push, Mrs. Parkin.

You're doing great!

The head's out.

One more push.

Just one more.

that's it.

Congratulations.

You have a beautiful baby girl.

Here's mommy.

Hello!

And daddy.

Hi.

Hi, sweetie.

My beautiful Andrea.

Happy birthday, miss Andrea.

You made it.

You made my bird feeder.

Oh, thank you, Lawrence.

Well, there's still
somework to be done on it.

You think you can help me?

Yes!

Too bad Mr. Parkin couldn't get back

for the party.

Well, I'm sure he tried.

He must've gotten tied up.

Look how much fun she's having.

She's never happier than
when Lawrence is around.

Let's paint it red.

Oh, no, missy.

Birds don't like bright colors..

You'll scare them away.

When are they going to come?

It takes some time.

You see,
birds...

Here.

Birds are suspicious...

Like some people.

What's suspicious?

Well, it means having a
lot of questions, like you.

Oh.

What kind of birds are we going to get?

Oh,
bluebirds, redbirds.

Everybody in the rainbow is welcome.

Why are birds different colors?

Well...

Because God made them that way.

Is that why your skin's brown?

My skin?

Yeah.

That's right, missy--

because God made it that way.

Hey!

Daddy! Daddy!

Hi, sweetie.

Oh, it's so good to have you home.

It's good to be home.

This is for you, Princess.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Was the trip successful?

I'd say hopeful.

I missed my girls.

I wish I could've gotten home sooner.

Well, you did your best

and you do have a business to run.

What's that?

Mama, it's a doll.

Daddy, she's so pretty.

Well, now I have three pretty girls.

Time's up.

There you go.

Good night, sweetheart.

Daddy?

Hmm?

Don't leave.

Time to go to sleep.

Stay just a little longer.

Okay.

But then you got to go night-night.

Daddy?

Hmm?

Why do you have to go away to work

all the time?

Because daddy has to find
new customers for his business.

I miss you when you're away.

I miss you, too, Princess.

Oh, I miss you too.

What's the matter?

Something's on your mind.

Oh...

I guess I'm just feeling guilty

about being away so much and...

I'm just dreading the day

we have to tell Andrea
I'm not her real father.

Oh, David, you are her real father.

Being a father doesn't happen

at the moment of conception.

It happens over the years

when you love and care for a child--.

All the things you've done.

Oh...

I've failed you, haven't I?

Mary, it's not about that.

If only I could have
given you your own child.

I couldn't love Andrea more

if she was my own flesh and blood.

You know that.

I feel privileged to be her father.

And she's lucky to have you.

And so am I.

Have I told you lately
how much I love you?

Hmm...

Once or twice.

Oh.

Miss Maud,
let me give you a hand with this.

Thank you.

Actually, I enjoy doing things for myself.

It's a good thing, too

seeing as how I don't have anyone

who's willing to help me.

What about your nephew?

Oh, I don't even want his help.

In the car on the way over here

he asked me for another temporary loan.

He and that Avery boy are always trying

to weasel money out of me.

Here.

He thinks he's going to inherit my estate.

I'm not going to leave him a cent.

I'm going to leave it all to the church.

Oh, well...
enough complaining.

Miss Maud, do you know this
is an original Seth Thomas?

Yes.

Worth a pretty penny.

Look at that workmanship.

You'll never see a finer piece.

Well,
at least not outside of the workshop

of Mr. Lawrence Flynn.

Yes, ma'am.

I'll get on to it by the end of the week

if that's all right.

Oh, that'll be fine.

Here she comes.

Lawrence...

I enjoy our visits.

Yes, indeed.

I'll see you next week?

It will be ready, miss Maud.

Thank you.

Good day, gentlemen.

What is it?

Are you all right?

I just had the most horrible nightmare.

Oh, sweet.

What was it?

I dreamt I was holding Andrea in my arms

and I was rocking her to sleep

when this angel came through the window

and took her from me.

Oh, honey.

It was just a dream.

I have to see her, David.

Oh, Mary...

You know she's fine.

Thank God.

She's sleeping like a lamb.

It just felt so real.

Try to get some sleep.

I'm sorry I woke you.

No, that's okay.

The alarm would've gone
off in ten minutes anyhow.

my flight's at 7:00.

Darling...

Yeah?

Hold me for a moment.

Everything's all right.

Time to wake up, sweetheart.

Catherine has a lovely
breakfast waiting for you.

Andrea?

Mama, my neck hurts.

Good girl.
Good girl.

Mm-hmm.

Mary...

I'm afraid it's meningitis.

How bad is it?

Well, it's too early to tell how serious.

What can I do?

Just what you're doing--

bed rest,
try to keep the fever down.

The first two weeks are critical.

Could she...?

Severe case so weeks can lead to death

but we'll keep a close watch on her.

Meningitis is highly contagious

so I'm going to have
to quarantine the house.

What is it?

Meningitis.

And Mr. Parkin has already left for Europe.

Catherine, I knew something
terrible was going to happen.

I had this dream.

It can't come true.

I won't let it.

Gentlemen.

What can I do for you?

"Gentlemen"?

Hear that, Ev?

He called us "gentlemen."

I think you got something
belonging to my aunt.

Miss Maud send you?

Yeah, she did.

Where is it?

I hope you don't mind
if I don't believe you.

Miss Maud knows that clock
won't be ready till next week.

Now, if you fellows are thinking
about selling miss Maud's clock

just to get yourselves
some drinking money,

you got another thing coming.

I'm thinking this fella
don't know his place

is what I'm thinking.

I know my place, and this is it

so unless you fellas

got some other business to transact

there's the door.

Lawrence...

You can't come in.

Andrea has meningitis.

Meningitis?

How long has she been sick?

Over a week now,
and we still can't get her fever down.

Maybe I can pick her spirits up.

You always do, Lawrence...

But this time you can't come in.

Well, I can come in, Mrs. P.,
I just can't come back out.

Besides, I suspect you
could use some help yourself.

Andrea?

Look who's here.

I knew it would brighten my
day once I saw you, missy.

Can you tell me a story, Lawrence?

Sure.

Do you know the Bluebird story?

No. Tell me.

Well, once upon a time

there was this bluebird

who had a little girl

as a very special friend.

Now, do you know what her name was?

Andrea?

Right as rain.

Andrea got sick one day

and nobody knew what to do.

But Mr. Bluebird knew just the thing

that would make her feel all better.

I'm sorry, ma'am.
I just put her right off to sleep.

that's just what she needs now--

as much rest as possible.

Well, maybe you should get
some rest, too, Mrs. P.

I can sit here with her.

No, Lawrence, I can't leave her.

I just can't.

Excuse me.

Mr. Parkin's on the phone.

David.

Hi, sweetheart.

I just landed in Washington

and I've got one more meeting tomorrow

then I'll fly home.

You have no idea

how much I miss you both.

Mary?
You still there?

Darling...
Andrea has meningitis

and she's not responding
to the medication.

I'll fly home right away.

It's going to be all right, I promise.

I'm scared.

I'm so scared.

Hi, honey.

How is she?

At least she's resting.

Look, I'm sorry I wasn't here
to help you through this.

Catherine tells me that
you haven't left her side

since she got sick.

Well, she shouldn't
have told you that.

She and Lawrence worry too much.

I'm fine.

You're not fine.

You look worn out

and your resistance is low,
so you could get sick, too.

Well, I'm not worried about me.

I'm worried about Andrea.

Suppose something happened to her?

Mary...

stop doing this to yourself.

It's that dream, isn't it?

Mama.

Mama?

David?
David!

Her fever's gone.

Where's Lawrence?

You stay with her.

You're the first person she asked for.

That missy sure knows how to steal my heart.

There you go.

Dog my cats, look at you.

Lawrence,
what happened to the little girl?

What little girl?

The little girl named Andrea

who got sick.

Oh.

Well, let's see...

The Bluebird got all
the other birds together

and they searched all over
until they found her daddy

and brought him home.

Daddy?

Hmm?

Did you bring me candy?

What do you think?

Now I know she's better.

Lawrence, I can't tell you
how much Mary and I thank you

for all you've done.

No.

I'm the one that should
be thanking you, Mr. P.

I never realized how much joy

one little spirit could
bring into this world.

Mr. Flynn?

Yes, sir.

Mr. Lawrence Flynn?

Do you have something that identifies you?

I know who I am.

Yes. Well, um...

Do you have somewhere we can talk?

This a... clock that needs repairing?

No. This belongs to you.

My name is Donald Potter.

I'm an attorney and executor

of the estate of the late Maud Gannon.

Miss Maud is dead?

You didn't know?

I'm sorry.

One of the provisions of her will

was that this be left to you.

Did you know miss Maud?

Not really.

Only as her attorney, that is.

Not really?

Dear miss Maud.

I guess she went about the time

that the good Lord dear spared miss Andrea.

If you'll sign here...

Acknowledging receipt

our business will be concluded.

That surely does conclude our business.

Good day, Mr. Potter.

Good day, sir.

Look, mama.

It's a dress.

Oh, how pretty.

Go show it to Catherine.

Thanks, daddy..

You're welcome, sweetie.

David, it's lovely

but it's miles too big.

Maybe when she's ten.

I'm not good at this, am I?

Well...
otherwise, you'd be perfect.

Thank you.

And now, a gift for my big girl.

Here.

I hope you like it.

Nice paper.

I wrapped it myself.

Really?

What, you don't believe me?

Oh, David, it's beautiful.

I found it in an antique shop in London.

Look inside.

A Bible.

Turn to the page with the bookmarker.

"The Lord is my Shepherd;
I shall not want."

Remember the prayer service
you took me to?

It was our first date.

Only date.

Oh, this is the most wonderful
Christmas I've ever had.

Are you going to kiss mommy?

I sure am.

And don't think you're going
to get away without one.

Merry Christmas, sweetheart.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

You got a moment?

If it's about losing that contract

we're not going back in
again with a lowball bid.

I'm not going to let them force me

into cutting the wages of my people.

Then what are we going to do?

If we don't get some new business,
we're going under.

Then what's going to
happen to your people?

Listen to me, George.

I built this business
during the depression.

We made it through the war,
and I won't let anything

happen to this company
or to those people down there.

Sue?
Call Mary. Tell her I'll see her for dinner

but I'm going to stop by
Lawrence's place on the way home.

Hey, George,
get that worried look off your face.

Oh, my God.

Lawrence...

Lawrence, it's me.

What happened?

He came in with that gun...

mad because miss Maud
cut him out of her will.

He said that I had cast
some sort of a spell over her

and cheated him out of a valuable clock.

I've been in war

and I know the lookin a man's eyes

when he's fixing to kill,
but...

wasn't no clock that man was after.

It was me.

I tried to...

tear the gun out of his hand...

It went off.

Okay.

All right.

What the hell happened here?

Did you kill him?

No.

I did.

I thought you might like some tea.

Why did you tell them you did it?

Why don't you think I did?

Because you're my husband

and I know you.

You're not capable of killing anyone.

Everyone's capable of killing.

It was Lawrence who shot him, wasn't it?

I knew he'd never get a fair trial

and even if he was acquitted

Gannon's friends would come after him.

The only way to protect him

was to keep him out of it altogether.

How can he mean so much to you...

That you're willing to put everything--

everything we have so in jeopardy?

During World War 1

my father was the white captain

of a negro rifle company

and Lawrence was his sergeant.

There was a battle in France...

and my father's company
was in the middle of it.

They were getting cut to pieces

and in the middle of this battle

Lawrence...

Repaired a machine gun

and used it

and allowed the whole company to escape.

He saved my father's life.

Dad proposed him

for the congressional medal of honor.

Of course, he never received it.

It was unthinkable for a negro

to receive such an honor in those days.

But...

My father never forgot...

and neither can I.

I'd already lost my mother.

Without Lawrence,
I would have lost my father, too.

I owe him.

I owe this man.

We give the drill cutters
half their previous area.

We set up the production
site for the new prototype drill

over in that quadrant.

That'd work.

David, the trial's tomorrow.

It's still not too late.

George, please.

David.
How can I be your friend

if I don't tell you what I feel?

Look, I know what I'm doing.

I don't think you do.

A self-defense plea might get Lawrence off

but in any case,
he's an old man with few years left.

You've got your whole life ahead of you.

What kind of a life would I have

if I betrayed a friend?

You haven't betrayed anyone.

And even if you had, the man's a negro.

You've got to think of your family first.

I have work.

So do you.

David,
Lawrence is here.

I'm sorry to drop by so late, Mr. P, but...

No. Come on in, Lawrence.

We got to talk.

Here, have a seat.

No, sir. Thank you.

I can't let you do this.

Lawrence, you're not
going to talk me out of this.

Mr. P...
now, don't get me wrong

I appreciate what
you're trying to do for me

but a man's conscience
is a powerful thing.

The fact is, I can't live with this.

The fact is

if you put your fate in the hands

of the law around here,
you might not live at all.

But, what if something goes
wrong and they put you away.

What about Mrs. P and missy?
What happens to them?

Nothing's going to happen.
Mr. P

Nothing's going to go wrong, Lawrence.

Mr. P., I've never known any
good to come of telling a lie.

You can't think of this as a lie.

I'm doing this to protect you.

I don't need protection.

I didn't do anything wrong.

I've always put my trust
in the man upstairs.

All I have to do is tell the truth.

Lawrence...

You know and I know

that sometimes, the truth isn't enough.

And when you crouched by the
body of the shooting victim

did you ascertain that
he was already dead?

Yes, I did.

What else did you determine?

Well,
Ev Gannon, the victim

had been drinking.

I got quite a whiff of 90 proof.

Officer Brooks

would you please use the pointer again

to show the jury
where Mr. Parkin was standing

in relation to the victim?

Right about there, sir.

And he had the gun in his hands?

Yes, he did.

Who did that gun belong to?

It was purchased by Everen Gannon.

And,
where was Lawrence Flynn

the owner of the property?

He was sitting right there on the bed.

And how did Lawrence Flynn
appear to you, officer Brooks?

Like he was in shock.

I figured since Gannon had
trespassed on his place

that he'd killed the man

and Mr. Parkin had
taken the gun from him.

Objection.

Conjecture.

Sustained.

You'll disregard

officer Brooks' comment.

Go on.

Forget what was in your mind, sir.

And just tell us exactly what
you said to Lawrence Flynn.

I said, "what happened here?

Did you kill him?"

And what did Flynn say?

He didn't say anything.

Mr. Parkin spoke up instead.

And what did Mr. Parkin say?

He said that he did it--

that he shot the man himself.

Please examine the pistol, Mr. Parkin.

Is that the weapon in question?

Yes, it is.

Will you please tell the
court exactly what you saw

and what happened

when you entered Flynn's workshop?

When I entered the shop

Mr. Gannon had the gun

pointed at Mr. Flynn.

When he saw me, he turned
and aimed the gun at me

but I knocked the barrel in the air

before he could fire.

And in the fight for the gun

it discharged, and Mr. Gannon was shot.

May I remind you, sir

of the testimony of the forensic expert?

That there were three
sets of prints on that gun.

Yours, the victim's,
and Lawrence Flynn's.

Mr. Parkin, can you explain

how Lawrence Flynn's prints

got on that gun?

Yes, sir, I can.

As Mr. Flynn has already testified

Mr. Gannon came into
the shop and pulled the gun.

They struggled over the gun.

Isn't it more likely, sir

that you concocted this whole story

just to protect Lawrence Flynn?

No, sir.

Mr. Parkin

you're an intelligent man.

I'm sure I don't have
to explain perjury to you.

So let me just remind you, sir,
that you are under oath.

Are you the man

who fired the shot that
killed Everen Gannon?

Yes, I am.

Will the defendant please rise?

The jury has reached a verdict.

The jury finds David Parkin...

Not guilty.

That he acted inself-defense.

The defendant is hereby released from custody

and this court is adjorned.

Thank God it's over.

Your lies ain't fooling nobody, Parkin.

You and your black friend

think you can get by with this

but somebody's going to have to

teach you a lesson.

What is he talking about?

Hey, hey,
don't worry about him.

Look, I've got to get to the plant.

You take the car.

George will give me a ride home.

Okay?

Hey...

Cheer up.

We won.

I guess so.

I don't know what to say.

Just say thank God.

I didn't know you believed in God.

Mama, can we have

a picnic tomorrow?

That's a good idea.

We'll do that.

Can daddy come to?

I'm afraid daddy has to work, sweetheart.

What time will he be home?

I'm not sure.

Can you tell daddy to
come kiss me good night

even if I'm asleep?

How about I give you a kiss
goodnight before you go to sleep?

Daddy!

Hey.
Come here.

Scoot back down here.

I want to tell you something.

I'm going to make you a promise.

I promise from now on

I'm going to try and spend
more time at home, okay?

Okay.

Good night, sweetheart.

Sleep tight.

Don't let those bedbugs bite.

Good night, daddy.

Good night, mama.

Good night, sweetheart.

David, the house is on fire.

Dear God! Andrea!
Mary!

Mary!

Mary!

Mary!

Andrea.

Andrea!

Come on, baby.

Get some help! Come on!

Andrea, come on, baby.

It's impossible for us

to understand the death of a child--

this precious life

we have nurtured
from the moment of birth.

She's become so much a part of us.

So we must reach out from the darkness

of our very human grief

with the light of faith

as the scriptures promise

"come unto Me

"all ye that labor and are heavy laden

and I will give you rest."

Mary and David,
let me assure you

that the only love

greater than a parents' love

is the love that God has
for his children.

May it give you peace

in knowing that...
your sweet Andrea

will forever rest

in the loving arms
of our heavenly father.

You sure you're all right?

We appreciate everything

you've done, George.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of things
down at the plant.

Thank you.

I don't understand it, Mr. P.

You spent this last year
getting rid of the clocks

we spent all those years collecting.

Are you sure you want to...

get rid of this last one?

It's a beautiful piece.

It's not quite the last one.

Mary won't let go of the
rose gold watch.

Can you blame her?

You gave her that watch
on your wedding day.

I guess I'm not much

on sentiment these days, Lawrence.

She was, uh...

She was a very special girl,
that little missy.

Not a day goes by
that I don't think about her.

I used to look forward to

every day
I could spend with her.

I don't have many sunrises left

but I'll always
be sorry that...

Little miss Andrea
had to die because of me.

Lawrence...

Andrea didn't die because of you.

If Cal Avery hadn't hated me so much

this would not have happened.

Nobody brought more joy

into Andrea's life than you did.

And if anybody
is responsible for her death,

it's me.

I think we finally decided to sell the house.

Mary,
I know how much you love it here.

But I'm ready to let go.

The only way David will
ever find peace of mind

is if we leave this house.

Then he's not doing any better?

Oh, he's doing better

if you're talking about work.

The business is thriving

but,
he's never home.

Whenever I try to talk about Andrea

he says, nothing.

You know, he hasn't
even been to the cemetery

since we buried her.

I'm sorry.

Please, sit down.

And it isn't...

grief I see in his eyes,

it's...
it's anger.

You know, it wasn't
just Andrea's life

that was taken away from me.

I lost David, too

and now it's Christmas, and...

no matter how hard I try

there's nothing to celebrate.

Are you sure you won't have some tea?

Mary...

I'm sorry, father Mike.

I wish I had a little more
of the Christmas spirit.

Mary, in time you'll
learn to live with your grief

but not before you learn to forgive.

God's love is based on forgiveness.

He forgives us and,

in turn, he expects us
to forgive our fellow man.

How can we?

Maybe it's time to think about someone else.

Time to do something for another child.

I know a little girl named Martha

who isn't going to have much of a Christmas.

Father Mike.

How you doing, Ruth?

This is Mary,

a friend of mine.

Could we come in?

Sorry about the house.

It's sort of a mess.

Oh, it's fine.

Oh!
Did Martha do this?

Yes.
She likes to make things.

It's very pretty.

Where is she?

Martha, you don't have to hide.

It's just Father Mike
and a friend of his.

Martha Anne!

I like your Christmas tree.

This is my friend Mary.

Hello, Martha.

She brought you something.

It's for you.

It's all right. It's yours to keep.

David.

I didn't expect you home so early.

Hi, sweetheart.

Hello David.
Father.

I've had the most marvelous afternoon.

Father Mike took me to
meet the dearest little girl.

If only you could have seen her.

I gave her a little Christmas gift

and her face just lit up.

I wish you'd been there.

for the first time since Andrea died, I...

I found myself smilling,

and her poor mother

has two other children and no
money to give them a Christmas.

Who is this family?

The mother's really trying hard

but things have been very difficult for them

ever since her husband went to prison.

Martha's last name is Avery.

She's Cal Avery's daughter.

I wasn't trying to deceive you, Mary.

I just wanted you to feel
the spirit of Christmas again.

I hope you and David can
find it in your hearts

to forgive.

Forgive?

I've spent
my whole life

trying to forgive.

First, my mother for leaving us

and now Cal Avery.

And as hard as that's been

it could never be as
hard as forgiving myself.

I let my little girl down.
I let her down.

I was supposed to take care of her,

protect her.

I failed her.

David.

Come with me.

Merry Christmas.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

How do you measure time?

Is it in hours and years

or is it more likely in
love and relationships?

For Mary and David,
the lesson is clear.

Time is precious.

It is also elusive and finite.

But the things that give us hope,

love and family,

faith and forgiveness,

somehow transcend
even the boundaries of time.

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