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Previously on This Is Us...

You took the sourest lemon
that life has to offer...

and turned it into something
resembling lemonade.

KEVIN:
I'm starting to feel like

you attaching yourself
to something that's not

a calculated act
is just too much

for your empty
human shell to handle.

And that's our cue to leave.

(door closes)

Where'd they go?
Uh, they left.

My car!
(door closes)

Is that Sloane in your bed?

(groans)

Hey, Kate.

You're so pretty.
Thank you, baby.

Well, if I'm pretty, you're
pretty, 'cause we look alike.

KATE:
I've got to get a handle

on myself, on the weight,
and on all of it.

I need that more than anything
right now, and I want it.

(crying): I want it
more than anything right now.

Even more than me?

(exhales)

You and William
have known each other

for Randall's entire life,
and you kept that from him?

You kept that secret
for 36 years.

That must have been
incredibly lonely.

(crying)

No. Not yet.

I'll see you at Christmas.

*

Did we overdo it?

It's like a toy
factory under there.

I'm not really sure
what kind of message that sends.

That we have three kids
and I work really hard.

It's fine.

Mom, are we going caroling?

Yes, we will.

Hey, Kate,

stop counting presents.

Mommy, my tummy hurts.

I bet it does.

I saw that open package
of cookies

in the kitchen that was supposed
to be for Santa's stomach,

and not yours.
KEVIN:
Pow, pow, pow!

Hey, stop horsing around!
Guys.
(boys shouting)

(imitates explosion)

Mom, Kevin took my
money from Grandma.

No, I didn't.
It's over there on the table.

Why do you even care?

You're too cheap
to spend anything.
Kev.

RANDALL:
When we're older,

I'll be rich.

And you won't have anything,

and you'll have to live
in a box.

REBECCA:
Enough money talk.

You guys realize that
Christmas is not just

about presents and
getting things, right?

You guys know that.

Hey, why don't you guys

tell your mother what
Christmas is about, huh?
REBECCA: Please.

It's about Jesus stuff.

(scoffs) "Jesus stuff."

That's it. We are
going to church.

Probably a good idea.
(kids groaning)

Yes. We're going.

KATE:
My tummy really hurts.

REBECCA: Baby, that is not
getting you out of church.

We'll go caroling
when we get back.

I don't know, babe.

She-she's really
burning up.

Mommy, I'm scared.

I know, baby, I know, but
everything's gonna be fine.

I promise you.

You're gonna be asleep,

and they take out
appendixes every day here.

It's like... pulling a tooth.

But that hurts.

Yeah, that was a
terrible example.

Um, can you stop
for a second?

I have an idea.

Uh, everyone hold hands.
I'll be right back.

Come on, guys, hands.

Hey, baby.

This branch-- do you
see this branch?

This branch has
Christmas magic on it.

Nothing bad ever happens
on Christmas Eve.

Say it.

Nothing bad happens
on Christmas Eve.

Now, I'm gonna hold on
to this for you,

and when you wake up,

all of us are gonna be waiting
for you, and guess what.

It's gonna be Christmas.

Okay. I love you.
JACK: Thanks, guys.

I love you.

Thanks.

(sighs)
Good Mommy.

Yeah.

REBECCA: Okay.
Kev?

Bud?

Kev?

Hold on a sec, bud.
Thanks, guys. Sorry.

It's scary, but she's
gonna be okay, I promise you.

I think we're gonna be
here for a little bit,

so why don't I go try and
find us some good snacks.

DR. K: I worked in this
hospital 40 years.

I know you have a stash
of decent blankets.

Dr. K?

I thought I recognized
that voice.

Oh, hey, you.

Yeah, it's
been a while.

Nine years.

Ooh.

What's... happening?
What's all this about?

I was rushing to get
to the airport, hit some ice.

Wrapped my old LeSabre
around a lamppost.

Ooh.
How about you?

You just come for the food?

No. Uh, our little Kate...

appendectomy.

Oh, no.

And on Christmas Eve.

Well, don't worry about it;
it's routine stuff these days.

Yeah, thank you. I know.

Where is your family?

They on their way?

Uh, Montana;
that's where we go.

I mean, they're-they're trying,
but weather being what it is,

they wouldn't get here in time
to say good-bye anyway.

Good-bye? (chuckles)

I don't, I don't
really understand.

You seem okay.

Yeah, well... it's internal.

A slow hemorrhage
between the heart and a lung.

Can't they operate?

Well, I'm sure they'll try,

but don't let
this flattering

hospital lighting fool you,
Rebecca, I'm old.

And the odds of
digging around in me

without causing either a
massive stroke or a bleed-out

are close enough to zero to pass
for it in any math I know of.

(groans)

No, come on.
Th-They're gonna fix him.

I don't know, Jack.

Who's Dr. K?

Uh, he's the doctor who
delivered Kevin and Kate.

If it weren't for him,
we never would have found you.

So he's kind of responsible
for our family.

REBECCA: And tonight...
we're gonna be his.

Thank you.

JACK: It's not just
a coincidence.

The only reason
you delivered our kids

was because
our doctor's appendix burst,

and now Kate's appendix
brought us all back here.

On Christmas Eve,
of all nights.

You trying to wax poetic on me?

I'd rather you wax
that mustache.

'Cause if your musings
on the great circle of life

are gonna be the last things
I ever hear,

dear God, take me now.

You're not
going anywhere, okay?

Y-You're gonna be fine.

And, Jack, I am very excited
that you became a doctor

in the years since we talked,
but you don't have to say that.

You said it
so many times to us.

From the looks of things,
I was right.

Yeah.

Are you scared?

JACK:
Rebecca.

Scared?

Of the great beyond?

Well, now, I-I am on quite a bit
of morphine here,

so that does have to be
taken into account,

but, uh... no.

I guess I would say curious.

I remember the first time
I walked up

on the edge
of the Grand Canyon.

It's been pretty well talked up,

so my expectations
were mighty high.

But still, it, uh...

it did not disappoint.

Not a bit.

Mount Rushmore
I could take or leave.

(Jack and Rebecca laugh)
No, I mean it.

If the great beyond
is no more impressive

than the oversized mugs
of four old white men,

hell, I can see that
in my Wednesday golf group.

(Jack chuckles)

*

*

(sighs)

If I want to pray,
which one works the best?

(chuckles)

Well, in the end,

I'd say they all get
the job done just fine.

DR. K: So the old man
is nearly gone at this point.

And I'm there with his wife,

and their kids are crying,

you know, just waiting
for the end.

The guys says, barely
above a whisper--

I mean, you can
hardly hear him--

"Let me go. I want to go."

Well, his wife is...
(groans) in tears,

and leaning over him,

and she says,
"Yes, go, my love.

We'll be okay.
You can go."

The old man wheezes
out, "No, I can't.

You're standing on
my damn catheter."

(Jack and Rebecca laugh)

Hey, sweetheart.

Do you want to come in?

I take it you're Randall.

My dad said you're the reason
they adopted me.

So thank you.

(Jack chuckles)

DR. K: Well, would
you look at that.

Aw.

That is a fine snow globe.

I love that.

Thank you, Randall.

But, you know, the only
thing I did that day

was nudge a man in a direction
he already wanted to go.

If at some point in your life,

you find a way to show
somebody else the same kindness

that your parents showed you,
that's, uh,

well, that's all the present
I'll need.

But I sure do like
this snow globe.

Yes, sir.
You know,

I'll bet you that's just what
my Montana cabin looks like,

right this minute.

It lights up.

It does?

Come show me.

Well, would you look at that.

So it does.

I'll be darned.

*

KEVIN:
They can't cancel our play on
Christmas Eve. Who does that?

What did you think
would happen?

Our lead actress
vanished a month ago,

off the face of the planet,

rode away from your cabin,
so thank you very much.

"Thank you very much"?
What did I do?

You got involved with her.

You slept with the
Tony-nominated star of my play

and ruined everything.

Yeah, well, you know,
I slept with you, too.

It didn't ruin anything.

Yeah, only ten years
of therapy.

I came to New York
specifically to do this play.

My play. And now,
because of you, I have to go

to Hanukkah dinner
at my parents' house

and tell them
and my perfect sister

that the play isn't happening--
years of hearing that I'd never

be a playwright, and then
finally I was, but now I'm not.

I'm sorry, okay?
Really, I'm sorry.

What can I do?
Come to dinner with me.

Oh, thanks, yeah, but I
have this Christmas Eve

tradition thing I do
at my brother's.

No, I'm not really asking you.
You owe me.

Why do you want me to come
to your family dinner?

'Cause I told Mom
I'm dating the Manny.

(laughs) That seems weird.

Well, I'd just made the huge
mistake of sleeping with you.

And then I was
on the phone with my mom,

and she was going on and on
about how I'd never

make a living as a playwright,
and because

our only other topic of
conversation is my love life,

I said, "I'm dating the Manny,"
just to shut her up.

And so now I can't show up
with no play and no Manny.

So you want me to
pretend we're dating.

Which is insane, I know.

No. No, it's fine. Actually,
we did that storyline twice

on the show. Come on.

Great, that makes me
feel a lot better.

MONICA:
Oh, Kevin, anything else?

KEVIN:
Mm-mm.

No, Mrs. Sandberg,
I am all set.

But, um, thank you.
Everything's been great.

Hanukkah, right? Crazy.
We used to watch The Manny.

KEVIN: Oh, yeah?
When did you ever
watch The Manny?

We watched The Manny.
We loved it.

Really? 'Cause I thought
you were too busy to watch TV.

We watched
The Manny, Sloane.

What do you want me to say?
Well, I tell you what,

I am happy that you did.

Thank you.
Oh, me, too.

I am so happy
that you had time

to watch The Manny,
but couldn't come see

my play that ran
for four weekends

right down the street.

Is that the one with
the awful mother?

It was you, Ma.
It wasn't me.

She gave the
character your name.
How do you know?

You were too busy watching
The Manny to go see it.

Can we be excused?
MONICA: After the reading.

Uh, Paul, the shamash?

Oh, Sloane,
do the story.

Kevin, you are
in for a treat.

She tells it beautifully.
Why is it always her?

I can tell it beautifully.

Honey, no offense, but you tell
it like it's a hostage video.

I'm eloquent.

Someone read the damn story.

Okay, my little ones.

So, many, many years ago,

there was a Greek king who
ruled over all of Israel.

And this king said,

"You have to pray
to the Greek gods,

or you're gonna be
in so much trouble."

And the Jews were like,
"Yeah, I don't think so."

And there was this one man
named Mattathias

who had five sons and probably
some daughters, too--

but we may never know,
because welcome to history--

and one son named

Judah Maccabee, who gathered
all of these fighters,

and he called them
The Maccabees

because he got to name them.

And they went
against the king

to get back the temple,
even though the Greek soldiers

came in on giant elephants,
and I would have been like,

"An elephant,"
and then just given up

right then,
but they didn't.

The Jews rode strong
until the Greeks left Jerusalem.

Yay, right?

Except for when
they went back to the temple

to light the menorah
and clean up,

they found that
the Greeks destroyed

all of the oil
except for one jug.

That's only enough
to light it for one night.

But as God's reward

for their loyal fighting,
he let that jug

last for eight whole nights.

Why are we not
doing that?
What?

It's like you and me,
though, right?

Nobody believes that
I'm a real actor.

Nobody believes that
you're a real playwright.

Who doesn't believe that?
You, Ma.

Not true.
Also me.

See? No one believes. We have
to have faith in each other.

Right? Screw
these producers.

We'll put this play
on ourselves.

What... what does he mean?

Did something
go wrong with the play?

(whispers):
I'm sorry.

Uh...

They pulled the plug.

Oh.
We don't
have an actress,

so we don't
have a play.

Well, maybe we do
have an actress.

Oh, no. Come on.

No, no, no, you said

that you played
the role before, right?
No. No. Yes.

When I was workshopping it, I...
That's great.

Oh, you should have seen
her in Guys and Dolls.

It was sixth grade; they're
still talking about it.

Oh, Melvin, get the tape.

I want to see the tape.
No, no.

Kevin, putting on a show is...
Mm-hmm?

...it's a huge amount of work.

And money. I had a vendor try
to get me to invest in a show--

Wicked-- I said, "No way."

And here we are.

Huh.

Listen, here's my point:
I don't care, okay?

I'll put up my own money.
We... I have faith in us.

I believe in us. Do you?

What do you got to lose?

Okay!
Yes!

Okay, yes!
You want to do it?
We're gonna do it!

No, this is great. This is...
This actually happened once

in The Manny but you got to be
careful, 'cause we were engaged

by the end of season two, so...
Oh, all right.

TRACY: This will be the
size of your new stomach.

After gastric bypass surgery,
portion control is critical.

In the beginning, you can only
eat about two ounces at a time,

so you'll need to eat six
small meals throughout the day

to get all the nutrients
that you need.

Is that a real egg?

Um...

There's no leeway
in there.

If you overeat or
eat something that

your new stomach can't tolerate,
you may get violently ill--

shakes, vomiting, sweats,
diarrhea, fainting.

Are you hearing
all of this?

I'm trying to,
but someone won't stop talking.

And because you're
not eating much,

you have to watch
the quality

of your food
to avoid malnutrition.

You'll have to commit to a
vitamin and mineral regimen

the rest of your life
or risk things like

anemia, osteoporosis--

diseases you would
never think of.

And I thought
the surgery itself

was the only thing I had
to be concerned about.

TRACY:
It sounds scary, I know.

But this surgery

is actually a very positive
choice for most people.

It's just part of my
job to make sure

everyone knows
all the dangers.

Well, you're
very good at it.

Thank you.

And, because I know we're all
anxious to get out of here

and start our holiday,

I hope you have something
very fun planned.

We do. We're gonna
go to my son's house.

Well, good. Uh, so,
Kate, I just need

a, um, a few more things
for your intake forms.

Is that your
current weight?

Uh, y-yeah, pretty close.

Okay.

Ever take anything
for depression?

Prozac. But it made me
gain weight, so I...

What?
What?

I didn't know that you were on
Prozac.

Yeah, well...
Why?

Because I'm not always jolly.

And what about
eating habits?

Do you ever binge?

Yes.
No.

Mom.

Okay, fine,
when you were a kid, maybe,

but I don't know why...

Yeah. Also last month.

Really?

Yes, really.

So, I hope you have
a nice holiday.

Thank you.

We can run in and change,
and go right to Randall's.

I already texted him.
I don't feel like going.

There's usually
Christmas music on 101.7.

(radio clicks on)

CHORUS:
* First Noel

* The angels did say

* Was to certain
poor shepherds *

* In fields as they lay

* In fields where they

* Lay keeping their sheep

* On a cold winter's night

* That was so deep

* Noel, Noel...

Did I do this?

I did, didn't I?

With the food.

* Born is the king
of Israel... *

I didn't know if I brought
up the food too much

or I wasn't bringing
it up enough.

I never knew what
to say, Kate.

(sighs)

Did I do this to you?

I don't know.

MIGUEL:
Hey! Hey!

Hey, I figured out the lights.
It was the breaker that...

Yeah.
...we never upgraded after

we installed
the trash compactor.

All right, one second.

Yes, okay, all right.

(sighs)

You know what I want?

I want one person to tell me
that I'm doing the right thing.

* Mankind has bought...

Do you remember when you
got your appendix out?

(whispers):
Yeah.

And I remember
being so scared.

'Cause you were just
my little baby girl.

* Born is the king of Israel.

What did you say to me then?

Hmm.

(song ends)

That nothing bad
ever happens on Christmas Eve.

And I bet I liked it.

(festive music begins outside)
MIGUEL: Yes!

For real!

(both laughing)

* All right.

WILLIAM: I saw a monkey
on the street one night.

My old habits would
take me out there pretty late.

But this night, there it was.

It was on a side street,
just sitting there

in a pool of light
under a lamppost.

Stared at me a bit,

then ran on up between
the buildings, but first,

with this look back at me like,
"Mm-hmm. You know."

(chuckles softly)

Now, I can't even say for sure

if it was real,
but like him,

I knew in general, if you're
out on the street at 3:30

in the morning,
at some point,

you realize you made
a very wrong turn.

So I stopped the drugs

and learned to tame
that wildness from the inside,

until I could eventually
walk in the daylight.

That's why, when a man
knocked on my door one day...

...I was there to open it.

I don't know if it was
from God or what.

I did not expect God's grace,

but now I had to open myself
to the pain of it,

to feel the joy of it.

And that's a word we use
around the holiday times: joy.

'Cause the holidays
are hard times.

But tonight I'll go back
to my son's house,

have Christmas with
his beautiful family,

and stay up late enough
to feel Christmas Eve

turn into Christmas Day,
one last time.

And you gave me that.

And I want to say I'm grateful.

And Merry Christmas.

Thank you.

Hello. I'm Jessie.

OTHERS:
Hi, Jessie.

Uh, no monkey story
for you, I'm afraid.

Um, I do have one about a horse,
but it gets pretty filthy.

(laughter)

About a year ago,
I was in

quite a good place.

Thanks to diligence
and these meetings,

I had a grip
on my various habits.

And I, too, had met someone,

at a time in my life
when I thought that bit

of my heart could never
be stirred again.

Uh, but then,
that love went away.

Rather, the object
of it went away.

Love itself was more stubborn.

I thought he had died.

Or been killed,
or was in prison.

I had no idea.
He just left.

And I had some very dark nights,

nights that lasted
for days at a time.

And... and then I found out

he was fine.

No, he's more than fine.

He'd found his own new love:
his family.

I wanted to be
happy for him.

I tried to be.

But I was very,
very bad at it.

And so I turned
to my old habits

to chase away the questions
of how a person

could behave
in so inhuman a way.

Oh, look.

There is an animal
in my story after all.

(others chuckling)

So now, to get better,

I have to learn a new skill:
forgiveness.

And so far, it seems
I'm also very, very bad at that.

So I ask for your prayers...

because...

this group is the one thing
I can depend on.

WILLIAM:
Hey, Randall, it's me.

I'm gonna be a little
later than I thought.

Just got to take care
of a little business.

See you then.

(piano playing "The First Noel")

The monkey was real.

I remember it
on the news.

Former animal trainer
from the movies,

had a pet monkey...

got out...

was recaptured.

Well, that's some relief,
I guess.

Glad to see you're well.

Am I?

Christmas tree
or Santa?

Not much of an appetite.

So it spread?

Yeah, it's everywhere by now.

Prognosis?
Poor.

And you didn't think
I'd want to know.

I'm sorry.

I came here tonight

to tell you I'm sorry;
I knew you'd be here.

Did you?

I didn't.

Three months ago, I didn't think
I would be anywhere tonight.

I was so broken, I would
visit your crazy old neighbor

just so I could hold
your damn cat.

I shouldn't have run off.

Why did you?

I wanted to spare you.

Oh. Nice.

How selfless of you.

Okay, then spare me.

I needed to say
a proper good-bye.

I was wrong
not to give us that.

So, are you
dying tonight?

(chuckles):
Not at the moment, no.

Tomorrow, then?

Sometime after,
I suppose.

Well, then, I'll keep
this very simple.

William Hill,

I loved you
and you left.

Now I'd like to spend

whatever time you have
remaining together.

Would you?

WILLIAM (over phone):
I'm gonna be a little later
than I thought.

Just got to take care of
a little business. See you then.

Is everybody drinking enough?

Randall Pearson.

My father won't be
at the house, either.

Kevin and Kate canceled.

Now William's got
some business.

Where the hell you think
he went, anyway?

Acting all mysterious.

I was just talking with some
women outside of the bathroom,

and word on the street is
you bought a boat.

Well, Andy Fannin
was selling his.

Uh-oh. You didn't already
get me a boat, did you?

That's not funny.

What are you gonna
do with a boat?

Sometimes a man just
needs a boat, Beth.

This boat is not a boat,
Randall; this boat is sadness.

Bad name for a boat.

When you get depressed,
you buy things, Randall.

I'm not depressed.

Baby. Please, okay?
Hmm.

Your father is dying and
your mother was lying to you...

I told my mother
I understand.

Understanding and forgiveness
are two very different animals.

The adult in you
is probably all good,

but the little boy in you
is still hurt.

So I got him a boat.

You're welcome,
little boy.

Hey, go find Andy Fannin
and un-buy the boat.

Can't.

Tyler's still
giving out bonuses.

All right,
let's see if Linda Banks

was naughty or nice this year.

That's just wrong.
I know.

He makes all of us
come here on Christmas Eve,

just 'cause he doesn't
have any family.

Neither do we, now
they all canceled.

Hey. We have two little girls
at my sister's house, you know.

Unless you want
to leave them there.
No.

You know what I want?
Hmm?

I want it to go back
to the way it was before.

Before I went and
stirred everything up.

Found William and opened the
door to everybody's drama.

And bought a boat.

I will go
un-buy the boat.

Thank you.
Okay.

I'm gonna go find
Andy Fannin right now.

Just don't complain to me when
you want to hop over to Bermuda.

I will not.
Don't.

I will not do that.
Thank you very much.

TYLER: Hey, you know what?
The hell with it.

Ho, ho, ho, everyone.

It's gonna be
a very green Christmas.

WOMAN:
Wow.

("We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
playing over speakers)

(crickets chirping)

RANDALL:
Andy, hey.

Randall!

What is up?

Uh...

(chuckles): What are you
doing out here, man?

Just taking a break, man,
smoking.

Oh. Didn't know
you smoked.

Yeah, I just, I just,
I just picked it up.

Where are your cigarettes?

(sighs)

Yeah, I forgot them.

Ah.

Everything okay, man?

Everything's good.

Good.
Yeah.

Uh, I just wanted to talk
to you about the boat,

but I'm not really
a fan of heights.

Is it okay if we go inside?

Why don't you just
stay right there.

Okay. That's no problem.

Just be cool, all right?
I am cool. You be cool.

No, I'm cool. We're both cool.

What's going on, man?

You, uh, you were here,
uh, last Christmas?

Yeah. I had to be, right?

You remember Tina?

That red dress?

From Payables? Yeah.

(sighs)

Yeah, that was,
that was a hell of a dress.

Was it just the one time?

Been most of the year.

Okay.

So, uh, things were bad at home.

No, they were good.

Catherine was good,
always there.

So I worked and she...

she took care of me...

and our family,
our lives, and, uh...

at some point, she just went
from, uh, uh, a wife

to a teammate.

(sniffs)

And you don't have sex
with your teammate.

You have sex with...

with Tina from Payables.

Hey, listen to me, Andy.

You had an affair.

You don't get it.

Well, th-then help me out.

Catherine's done.

Well, yeah, right now
she's pissed at you.

Randall, she filed.

She-- it's broken.
I broke it.

For no reason.

My wife, my best friend,
is gone.

My kid, gone. My career, gone.

And I'm dealing with
it all by myself.

What do you mean
your career's gone?

It's increments, man.

I found myself making
crazy trades, taking huge risks.

I lost a lot
of money.

What's a lot?

A lot. Mine and other people's.

Does Tyler know?
He will.

That's why I had to come here
to get the-the bonus, because...

at least they'll have that.

That's why you sold me the boat.

Do not back out on me.
I won't.

They need it.
I'm not backing out, Andy.

It wasn't till I
was in the elevator

I decided to do it here.

It was just all the
floors going up,

and I, and I thought...

"Yeah. This'll do the job."

Hey, man, don't talk like that.

No. I wasn't scared, Randall.

Then I thought about the
motel room I got to go back to,

and it scared
the hell out of me.

Decision made.
Andy, stop, stop.

Look, right now,
you're just upset.

Do I look upset?

I'm clear. I'm clear as a bell.

'Cause while I was here,

building nothing,
Catherine built our life.

Our family,
our friends.

And they all went with her.

I'm your friend.

Where do I live?

Andy, I don't know
where you live.

Then shut up.

You want my watch?
It was my dad's.

Good God, man,
you made a mistake.

And I know what
it's like to think

that you're not allowed to,
but you don't get to just quit.

Oh, you don't get it, man!
What, Andy? What don't I get?

You don't live in
my world, okay?!

Your life's perfect!
What do you...

You have no idea.

What are you talking about,
Andy? You don't know.

You don't have
a monopoly on pain, man.

My father left me at a fire
station the day I was born.

He just took off.

But this year, Andy,
this year I found him.

Okay?

It took me 36 years,

but I found him,
and I forgave him.

And my mother...

She did some things, too.

But she's still in my life
and she's facing it,

just like he did,

because there's always a chance
that things will get better.

And your daughter--
what's her name?

Chloe.

Chloe.

If you love Chloe hard,
she will love you back.

That's the way
kids work.

And she will
forgive you, Andy.

But not if she can't.

Like, if you make this
the story...

make this the night
before Christmas when her daddy

spread himself all over
Second Avenue, then no.

Right?

It is your job, as her father,
to stay here until she is ready.

And if you can't do that,
Andy...

Chloe will forgive you.

I know she will.

BETH:
Hey, Randall, you ready?

Hey, Beth, stop.
Don't come out.

Don't tell me to stop.
What? You came...

Pl-Please, not now!
I'm just hav...

We're talking... Andy, no!

No, no, no, no!

Randall, what the hell
is going on?

Did you...

try to give him back
the boat, or...

No.

Then why did you
come out here?

Because nothing bad happens
on Christmas Eve.

(sniffles)

Let's go get our
girls. Come on.

BETH: All right, little mamas.
Jammies on real quick

so Daddy can read The Night
Before Christmas, okay?

You okay?

Yeah.

It's been a big night.

A nice, quiet Christmas,
just the four of us--

that's all I
want this year.

Mm.

You think we overdid it?

Always.

(knocking)
KEVIN: Knock, knock.

Ho, ho, ho.

Hey.
Hey.

Thought you
couldn't make it.

Uh, yeah,
we finished early, so...

Hi.
Beth, this is Sloane.

Nice to meet you.

Sloane, let me
take your coat.
Oh, thanks.

Sloane.
Thank you.

Yeah.

And Sloane is?
Jewish.

Yeah, I mean is she...

Oh, no. Um, uh,
she's the playwright.

Uh-huh?
Yeah, she told her mom
that we were dating,

so I had to do Hanukkah, and
I thought it would be weird

if, uh, when I left,
I didn't bring her, so...

Yeah, now it's not
weird at all.

Maybe some wine will help that.
Probably.

Yeah. Yup.
All right. Thank you.

(knocking)

Hey.
MIGUEL:
Merry Christmas.

You made it, too.
Yes.

Now, that is a beautiful
tree. What is that?

Is that a Douglas fir?

We went artificial
this year, but...
Thank you.

...a Doug fir,
that's a classic.

I hope it's okay
we still came.

Of course it is.

Hi.

Hey.

Mom... Let me take your coat.

Sure, thank you.
Sure.

TESS:
Grandma!

Hi.

Oh, Merry Christmas.
I missed you guys.

I think Grandpa
might have a few gifts

for you guys to open tonight,
if you're lucky.

Merry Christmas. Come here.

You, too. Hi.

Let me take
these from you.

Sloane?

This isn't a thing.

Hey, it's Santa!
No, baby,
that's not Santa.

Santa doesn't come
until you fall asleep.

Sure looks like Santa.

TOBY:
Hey, Merry Christmas!

You must be Tess. Here, those
are for you and your sister.

There you go. Randall?

Yeah.
Yeah. Hey.

Hey.
Toby. How are you?

Oh, my God.
Good to see you.
Merry Christmas.

Merry...
Merry Christmas.

Is this okay?
Yup. Yeah, yeah.

Oh, h... uh, hi.

Hi.
Toby.

Merry Christmas.

Wow, that is a nice tree.

MIGUEL: It's Doug fir.
Yeah?

Are you, are you really here?

Well, I just spent six hours

in a middle seat on something
called Zoom Airlines,

so I am as surprised as you are.

Kate, I am here
to take the first steps

in overcoming our insanity
one last time,

for both of us.

Because it's Christmas.

And because we're good together.

I'm back on the diet.

Not for you, for me.

But also for you,
so that you'll be with me.

I can live without
pizza and cookies

and potato chips and...

whatever that brownie thing was

that they were serving
on the plane.

The one thing
I cannot live without...

is you.

Six hours in a middle seat
gives a guy plenty of time

to prepare an entrance.

KEVIN: Wise man, wise man,
wise man. Uh...

cousin, maybe?
I don't know.

And then, uh,
the donkey talks.

Or the...
I might have that confused

with a cartoon, actually.

Yeah, you're better
with a script.

Yeah.

Hey, everybody, Merry Christmas.
Hey!

William!

I... I brought a friend.

I hope it's cool.
Oh, absolutely.

Hey, I'm Randall.

Uh, Jessie.
Nice to meet you, Jessie.

Hey, make yourself
at home.

I'll be right
with you guys.

KATE:
Yeah.

(both chuckling)

In my row on the plane,
I was the little guy.

Every part of my body
aches like death right now.

Do you want
to have sex?

And I'm cured.
You're a witch.

Yeah?
Yup.

(chuckles):
Okay.

(piano playing "O Tannenbaum")

How's that
quiet Christmas coming?

(chuckles)

There you go.
Hey, did...

did William ever
mention a Jessie?

Uh, not to me.

I don't know
who that is.

I think it's like
Roy at school.

Who's Roy?

The one with two dads.

What do you mean two dads?
I don't...

Dad, Grandpa's gay.

Or at least bi.

What's that now?

(whispers):
Oh...

KATE:
Oh, hi.

Hey.

Just giving Toby a tour
of your beautiful home.

Must've been a long one,
the way he's breathing.

Yeah, the...
the architecture is, uh,

is breathtaking.

Oh, thank you.

Your shirt's buttoned wrong.

Oh. Okay.

*

(laughter)

BETH:
Mistletoe.

(laughs):
And look at Randall.

Oh, no, no, no,
we don't want to see that.

Oh, come on!

* Only to bring you peace

* Only at Christmas...

ALL:
Oh!

* Only the king of kings...

Come on, now!

* Only what once was mine...

Oh.

(both laugh)

You guys know that name
of all of Santa's reindeer?

You don't?

Does Grandma know?

* Only one thought of mine...

There's Dasher,

Prancer, Vixen...
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

* He brings us peace

* He brings us joy

* He brings all faults

* To destroy...

One, two, three!
* Only at Christmas time

KEVIN:
Merry Christmas.

* To bring us peace

* To bring us joy

* To bring all faults
to destroy *

* Only at Christmas time...

The O.R. is prepped.
We're taking him to surgery now.

* Only at Christmas time

* Only the king of kings

(monitor beeping steadily)

* Only what once was mine

* It takes the end of time

* It takes a long, long time

* Only one thought of mine

* Only at Christmas time

* He brings us peace

* He brings us joy

* He brings all faults
to destroy *

* Only at Christmas time

* To bring us peace

* To bring us joy...

BETH (echoing):
Oh, my God.

Randall!

Call 911!

Call 911!

* Only at Christmas time...

Be careful, be careful.

MIGUEL:
Toby?

(monitors beeping steadily,
indistinct chatter)

* Only to bring you peace

* Only at Christmas time

* Only the king of kings

* Only what once was mine

* It takes the end of time

* It takes a long,
long time... *

(chuckles weakly)

Well, I'll be darned.

(whispers):
Hi.

(monitor beeping rapidly)

Clear.

* Only at Christmas time.

(monitor continues
beeping rapidly)

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