All language subtitles for Mr. Miracle

I KNOW YOU'RE IN CHARGE,

AND I OBVIOUSLY
TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT,

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT THIS ONE.

HARRY MILLS HAS A REPUTATION
OF BEING RATHER...

HOW SHOULD I PUT IT?

ECCENTRIC?

AND I FEAR HE MAY STAND OUT
RATHER THAN BLEND IN.

I'LL DO MY BEST TO GUIDE HIM,

BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS
SITUATION,

AND WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

GREAT TO MEET YOU.

I CAN'T TELL YOU
HOW HAPPY I AM

TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED
TO COME TO EARTH.

I'VE BEEN AN ANGEL
FOR A LONG TIME

AND I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED
TO WORK WITH HUMANS.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE
MY FIRST HUMAN ASSIGNMENT?

WHY DON'T I JUST
GIVE YOU SOME CHANGE?

THANK YOU.

PSST.

PSST!
COME HERE.

YEAH. COME HERE.

TRY THAT.

THANK YOU.

YUP. HARRY MILLS.

FIRST TIME
IN HUMAN FORM.

MM, WHAT IS THIS?

COCOA.

WE'LL START YOU OFF SLOW,
WORK OUR WAY TO COFFEE.

TAKE A SEAT.

SIT ON THE SEAT.

PUT THE SEAT DOWN,
AND SIT ON IT.

SIT ON IT, YEAH.

WELL, I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE.

OH?

MY MENTOR.

YAY! YOU FOUND ME.

YOU PASSED THE FIRST TEST.

CELESTE.

YOU'RE A MENTOR?

JUST FOR A FEW THOUSAND YEARS.

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SET-UP.

YOU GET
YOUR OWN EXPERIENCED ANGEL

TO HELP YOU SUCCEED HERE.

WELL, FOR ANGELS
WHO NEED THAT, IT IS.

HMM.

YOUR FIRST HUMAN ASSIGNMENT
IS ADDIE FOLSOM.

YOU HAVE TO GET HER LIFE
BACK ON TRACK.

ADDIE FOLSOM.

BORN HERE IN TACOMA.

SHE'S VERY SMART.

DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA
AS A CHILD,

SO READING WAS A CHALLENGE,

BUT SHE HAD GOOD TEACHERS,

SO SHE LEARNED
TO MANAGE IT.

UNFORTUNATELY, HER SELF-ESTEEM
HAD ALREADY SUFFERED,

SO SHE ENDED UP RUNNING AWAY
FROM HER TRUE CALLING.

WHAT IS HER TRUE CALLING?

THAT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HELP HER.

WHEN DO I MEET HER?

SHE'S IN YOUR CLASS.

MY CLASS?

YOU'LL BE TEACHING A CLASS
AS YOUR COVER.

WHEN WE'RE DONE HERE,

YOU'LL GO SEE YOUR BOSS,
MR. CONCEITO.

HE'S THE HEAD OF
THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT.

I REALLY LIKE WHAT
THIS COCOA IS DOING.

UM, THERE ARE SOME
IMPORTANT GROUND RULES.

FOR ONE, STAY OUT OF TROUBLE
WITH MR. CONCEITO.

WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT, CELESTE,

I DON'T REALLY NEED
A WHOLE BUNCH OF HELP.

LOOK, I GET IT, I DO.

I REMEMBER
MY FIRST TIME ON EARTH,

BUT EXPERIENCING IT IN THE FLESH
IS MUCH DIFFERENT.

WITH HUMANS,
THERE'S A LOT AT PLAY.

THANK YOU, CELESTE, REALLY.

YOU'VE BEEN GREAT,

AND I APPRECIATE
THE WARM WELCOME,

BUT THERE'S
NOTHING MORE NECESSARY.

I'M GLAD
YOU THINK SO.

ONE MORE
SMALL THING--

YOU'RE HERE
FOR A TRIAL PERIOD.

YOU HAVE TO GET
ADDIE'S LIFE BACK ON TRACK

BY CHRISTMAS,

OR YOU HAVE TO GO BACK,

FOR GOOD.

WHOEVER THIS
"MR. CONCEITO" IS

IS GOING TO LOVE ME
WHEN HE MEETS ME,

AND I'LL GET ADDIE
BACK ON TRACK EARLY.

SO, REALLY, CELESTE,
NO HELP NECESSARY.

HARRY...

THE CHAIR HAS TO...

YOU HAVE TO LEAVE
THE CHAIR HERE.

YES, LEAVE THAT THERE.

THERE'LL BE MORE.

LIKE THIS.

I'LL TAKE THIS.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

MASSEY HALL, ROOM 212.

I HAVE MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME.

"YOU ARE HERE?"

HOW DOES IT KNOW I'M HERE?

HI, DOG.

DOGS DO THAT?

I'VE NEVER READ ABOUT THAT.

WAIT. ARE YOU...?

YOU'RE ALSO AN ANGEL?

DO YOU HAVE
AN ASSIGNMENT, TOO?

DID I TELL YOU WE WERE GETTING
A NEW PROFESSOR?

NO.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE ONE YOU HAD?

SHE WON THE LOTTERY
AND LEFT.

WHAT?

YEAH.

SHE SAID SHE DOESN'T EVEN
REMEMBER BUYING A TICKET.

THAT'S LUCK.

YEAH, IT'S
STRANGE, RIGHT?

SO, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
THAT'S TAKING HER PLACE?

NOPE, NOT YET,

BUT I DO KNOW
WE'RE STARTING OUR NEXT BOOK.

IT'S "A CHRISTMAS CAROL."

AH-HAH.

THANKS, ADDIE.

WELL, I'M GOING TO GO
PICK IT UP BEFORE CLASS

AND GET STARTED.

I REALLY WANT TO
FOLLOW THROUGH THIS TIME.

ADDIE, YOUR DAD WOULD
BE REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE GOT TO
BE THE ONLY PERSON

WHO DROPPED OUT OF
COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ONE CLASS
SHORT OF GRADUATING.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
REALLY HARD ON YOURSELF.

AT THE TIME,
YOU HAD REASONS.

YEAH. FEAR OF FAILURE.

OR FEAR OF SUCCESS.

YOU SOUND LIKE DAD.

HE ALWAYS LOVED THE HOLIDAYS.

HE USED TO MAKE
THOSE COOKIES...

YEAH.

DO YOU REMEMBER
HOW HE USED TO PUT

ONE EXTRA PRESENT
IN THE ORNAMENT BOX

FOR US TO FIND?

HE KEPT THAT UP
EVERY CHRISTMAS. YEAH.

BYE.

DON'T YOU KNOCK?

KNOCKING? RIGHT.

I READ ABOUT THAT.

I'LL BUILD
THE HABIT.

YOU MUST BE MR. MILLS.

YOU MUST BE MR. CONCEITO.

THEY JUST FINISHED JOYCE.

TODAY, THEY START DICKENS.

AH.

YOUR CLASSIC
LITERATURE CLASS

30 P.M.

IN THE HART BUILDING, ROOM 107.

YOU HAVE OFFICE HOURS
TWICE A WEEK.

I LOVE LITERATURE.

I TAUGHT SHAKESPEARE.

WHICH PLAYS?

OR WAS IT THE SONNETS?

THE GUY.

I TAUGHT HIM
HOW TO PLAY GIN RUMMY.

AFTER HE GOT HIS WINGS,
OF COURSE.

DON'T GET SMART WITH ME,
MR. MILLS.

I HAVE A LOT OF POWER
AT THIS SCHOOL.

WE'RE AT A COLLEGE.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT ME
TO GET SMART?

GOOD DAY, MR. MILLS.

WHO'S ADDIE FOLSOM?

HERE?

NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU.

AND YOU, WITH THE DOG,
YOUR NAME?

ANDREW FAIRFAX.

THIS IS TOMMY.

HE'S APPROVED BY
THE SCHOOL TO BE HERE.

TOMMY...

FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE SEMESTER,

YOU'LL BE READING

CHARLES DICKENS'
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL."

I READ IT
WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT.

WHO'S HEARD OF
SCROOGE,

THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST,

PRESENT, AND FUTURE?

"BAH, HUMBUG?"

HOW ABOUT EACH CLASS

I'LL ASSIGN A DIFFERENT CHAPTER

SO THAT WE'RE ALL READING
THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME?

THEN WE'LL DISCUSS IT
IN THE FOLLOWING CLASS.

SO, FOR
THE NEXT CLASS,

READ THE FIRST CHAPTER,
"MARLEY'S GHOST."

HI.

HI, I'M VERY SORRY,

BUT I HAVE TO LEAVE
A LITTLE EARLY.

WHEN THE BABYSITTER
HAS TO LEAVE EARLY,

I CAN'T
MAKE HER WAIT,

BECAUSE YOU
WOULDN'T BELIEVE

HOW MUCH IT COSTS
TO HAVE A BABYSITTER.

I WORK LUNCHES IN THE CAFETERIA
TO PAY FOR THAT

AND SCHOOL.

OH, I'M ELENA.

WHO ELSE CAN DO WHAT ELENA DID
AND TELL ME EVERYTHING?

ADDIE?

ANYTHING?

YOUR TRUE CALLING?

UM...

I'M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE

WITH THESE KINDS OF
TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD
ASK SOMEBODY ELSE?

TIME FEELS SLOW.

I LOVE WALKING
FROM CAMPUS

ON ALL THESE
DIFFERENT SURFACES.

IT WAS REALLY NICE OF YOU
TO SET ME UP IN A HOUSE.

DO I HAVE THINGS, TOO?

YOU DO.

NOW, PUT THE KEY
IN THE LOCK.

I MET TOMMY.

YES.

TOMMY HAS THE ABILITY
TO COMMUNICATE NON-VERBALLY.

MAKES HIM ONE OF OUR BEST.

HE MADE
A CHRISTMAS DECORATION APPEAR.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO
THINGS LIKE THAT, TOO,

EVENTUALLY.

BUT FIRST, LET'S TEACH YOU
HOW TO UNLOCK A DOOR.

I HAVE STAIRS!

YOU HAVE TO LOCK IT
ON THE INSIDE.

LOOK, THERE'S ME, CELESTE.

ON...

OFF.

HOW WAS CLASS?

I MET ADDIE.

AS SOON AS I FIND OUT WHAT PATH
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON,

I'M SURE
I CAN GET HER BACK ON IT.

YOU DON'T
HAPPEN TO KNOW

WHAT PATH THAT IS, DO YOU?

YOU READY FOR SOME HELP?

IT'S NOT "HELP,"

BUT IF YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM,
THEN I CAN ZOOM TO THE SOLUTION.

THE FIRST PART
OF ANY ASSIGNMENT

IS FINDING OUT
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS
CAN SEEM OBVIOUS,

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING
UNDERNEATH HOLDING THEM BACK.

WHAT WAS THE PATH
SHE VEERED AWAY FROM?

TO LEARN THAT,

YOU HAVE TO GET TO KNOW HER
AND EARN HER TRUST.

NO LIGHT.

OKAY, THE LIGHTS
ARE IN ONE OF THESE.

WE'LL GET IT ALL ORGANIZED

WHILE YOU GUYS
ARE ON YOUR TRIP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO--

UNLESS YOU
REALLY WANT TO.

AH-HAH!

WE'RE READY TO STRING 'EM UP.

OH...

THAT TREE ON THE FRONT LAWN

HAS NEVER KNOWN
A CHRISTMAS

WITHOUT BEING DECORATED
BY YOUR FATHER.

THAT TREE
WILL MISS HIM THIS YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S OKAY
IF YOU'D RATHER NOT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO YOU.

IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME
WITHOUT HIM,

AND I DON'T
WANT TO PRETEND LIKE IT IS.

WOULD IT BE OKAY IF WE DIDN'T?

OF COURSE.

ALL RIGHT,

I AM GOING TO GO
BACK ACROSS THE STREET

AND GET READY FOR OUR TRIP.

THANKS FOR COMING
TO HELP, JULIE.

I'M SORRY.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S ENOUGH

JUST HAVING YOU HERE
FOR THE HOLIDAYS, ADDIE.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME

SINCE I'VE BEEN HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS.

IT FEELS GOOD
TO BE BACK.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT,

WE FORGOT THE SUITCASE.

WOULD YOU MIND
GOING OVER TO JULIE'S

WHILE I MAKE DINNER,

AND GET THE EXTRA ONE
SHE HAS FOR ME?

YEAH, SURE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE
SINCE I WAS A KID.

DO YOU REMEMBER

HOW MUCH ERICH
USED TO TEASE ME?

HE LIKED YOU.

HE CALLED ME ADELAIDE

BECAUSE HE KNEW
I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

WELL, THAT WAS
WHEN YOU WERE KIDS,

NOT WHEN YOU WERE
IN HIGH SCHOOL.

YEAH, BY THEN HE WAS TOO BUSY
BEING CLASS PRESIDENT

AND LETTING ME KNOW
HOW LITTLE HE HAD TO STUDY

TO GET GOOD GRADES.

HE KNEW HOW HARD
I HAD TO WORK.

WELL, MAYBE HE WAS
TRYING TO IMPRESS YOU.

ME?

MM-HMM.

YEAH, RIGHT.

MR. MILLS?

ADDIE?

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE MY NEIGHBOR.

THAT'S VERY CLEVER,
CELESTE.

I DIDN'T KNOW THIS
HOUSE FINALLY SOLD.

PEOPLE WERE MAKING
OFFERS ON IT,

BUT THE OWNER KEPT
TURNING THEM DOWN.

YOU MUST BE
SOMEONE SPECIAL.

YES.

AND SO ARE YOU.

WE ALL ARE.

SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

HOW ARE YOU REALLY DOING?

I'M FINE.

THANK YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?

FINE.

THINKING ABOUT MY LIFE.

YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT YOUR LIFE?

I, UM...

KIND OF GOTTA GET GOING.

WELL, IF YOU
EVER HAVE A PROBLEM,

YOU CAN COME TALK TO ME,

AND TELL ME YOUR PROBLEM.

I'M GREAT WITH SOLUTIONS.

OKAY.

SEE YOU IN CLASS.

ADELAIDE.

ERICH.

I'M HERE FOR THE SUITCASE.

OH, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD TIMING.

I JUST BROUGHT IT OVER.

I HEARD YOU WERE BACK IN TOWN.

I LIVE ABOUT A MILE AWAY,
WORKING FOR THE MAYOR NOW.

THAT'S NICE.

YEAH.

SUITCASE, PLEASE?

RIGHT.

SO, OUR MOMS ARE GOING
ON A CRUISE, HUH?

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT
FOR YOUR MOM.

YEAH, IT'LL GIVE HER
SOME TIME AWAY.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT
THE SUITCASE,

BUT THAT, TOO.

SEE, IT'S REALLY STURDY,

AND YOU GOT 360-DEGREE
SPINNER WHEELS.

WHOO...

WOW.

SHE'LL LOVE IT.

YEAH.

I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT
TO HER AFTER DINNER.

YOU WANT ME
TO CARRY IT OVER?

NO, THANK YOU.

IT'LL SAVE US
THE TROUBLE

OF HAVING TO MAKE
MORE SMALL TALK.

WERE WE MAKING
SMALL TALK?

THANKS, ADDIE.

YOU KNEW.

KNEW WHAT?

THAT I WAS
GONNA SEE ERICH,

AND THAT HE WAS GONNA SEE ME
LOOKING LIKE THIS.

IT'S A VERY GOOD
SUITCASE, BY THE WAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON,
CELESTE.

HI THERE.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T
ASK FOR A REPORT,

BUT I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW

THAT MY PROGRESS WITH ADDIE
HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS.

TERRIFIC.

WHAT IS IT
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING?

MAYBE "TREMENDOUS"

WAS TOO STRONG A WORD.

TIME IS TICKING, HARRY.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO
DO THIS ALONE?

I'M SURE.

HI.

MICHELLE ROSE.

I TEACH POETRY.

HARRY MILLS.

I'M THE NEW CLASSIC LITERATURE
INSTRUCTOR.

YES, I SAW YOU
IN THE HALL.

IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS

ABOUT WORKING HERE
IN OUR LOVELY COMMUNITY,

LET ME KNOW.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU TEACH?

OH, I LOVE TALKING
TO INSTRUCTORS

ABOUT HOW WE TEACH.

I FEEL THAT OUR METHODS
ARE INFLUENCED

BY WHAT WE'VE LEARNED.

LIKE FROM AUTHORS
AND GREAT LEADERS.

THAT'S IT.

WELL, I MEANT
FROM OUR TEACHERS,

BUT, YES, OF COURSE.

HEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THIS SOMETIME?

WELL, NO NEED.

YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION
VERY WELL.

OKAY. SEE YOU LATER.

THE RULE YOU
RAN OUT ON YESTERDAY,

I THINK YOU NEED
TO KNOW NOW.

NO ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
WITH HUMANS.

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
WITH HUMANS...

THEY'RE FORBIDDEN.

I SHOULD HOPE SO.

IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT RULE.

AMONG OTHER THINGS,

A RELATIONSHIP
WOULD BE A DISTRACTION.

NOTHING CAN DISTRACT ME
FROM MY ASSIGNMENT.

HI, MR. MILLS.

HI THERE.

UM...

DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD JUST LET US...

RAISE OUR HANDS
IF WE HAVE THE ANSWER,

OR DO YOU ALWAYS

CALL ON STUDENTS
IN CLASS?

ALWAYS...

I'D HAVE TO SAY NO THEN,

BECAUSE I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW
WHAT THE FUTURE WILL HOLD.

OKAY, GOOD.

BECAUSE YOU SHOULD KNOW

THAT I DON'T REALLY LIKE
TO TALK IN CLASS,

SO, UM...

IF YOU COULD JUST
NOT CALL ON ME.

WHY NOT?

YOU'RE VERY SMART.

I'M NOT.

I'VE ALWAYS STRUGGLED
TO GET BY IN SCHOOL.

WELL, THAT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT YOUR INTELLIGENCE.

THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT
YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH LEARNING.

WHICH WAS A STRUGGLE.

WHY ARE YOU TAKING
THE CLASS, THEN?

MY FATHER WANTED ME TO FINISH.

HE DIED NINE MONTHS AGO

AND I REGRET
NOT GIVING HIM THAT.

WELL, WHY DID HE
WANT YOU TO FINISH?

HE WANTED ME
TO WORK IN MEDICINE.

WORK AT HIS CLINIC.

AND WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DO?

THE SAME THING.

AH-HAH!

SO,

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

WHO SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM?

WELL, YOU'RE NOT WORKING
AT HIS MEDICAL CLINIC.

IT CAN'T HAPPEN FOR ME.

WHY NOT?

MR. MILLS, LOOK, I APPRECIATE

YOU TRYING TO GET TO KNOW
ALL OF US,

BUT IN MY CASE,

YOU CAN'T JUST FIX SOMETHING
THAT CAN'T BE FIXED.

I'LL SEE YOU IN CLASS.

I CAN FIX THINGS.

THE HARRY MILLS WAY.

WHOA!

WHEN DO I GET POWERS
TO MOVE AROUND LIKE THAT?

YOU EARN
THE ABILITY TO MATERIALIZE

AS YOU PROVE

THAT YOU'RE EFFECTIVE
AT HELPING PEOPLE.

TILL THEN,

IT'S WALKING
AND THE BUS.

FUN!

DID YOU EAT BREAKFAST?

ONLY BECAUSE
I HAD A FEELING OF HUNGER.

MY STOMACH MADE A GRUMBLE.

DOES YOURS DO THAT?

EVERYONE'S DOES.

I COULD LOOK UP
THE REASON IN...

"DIGESTION EXPLORED."

YOU'RE RESEARCHING
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?

NO, I'M LOOKING FOR
A MEDICAL BOOK--

TO GET ADDIE BACK ON HER PATH.

I FIGURED IT OUT, CELESTE.

SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
WORKING IN HER FATHER'S CLINIC.

A BOOK IS A NICE IDEA,

BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DO

BEFORE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
WILL CHANGE HER LIFE.

HUMANS ARE MORE
COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

WHY?

BECAUSE
THEY RELY ON

THE STORIES THEY BELIEVE
ABOUT THEMSELVES.

WELL,

EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE

ONCE SHE GETS
A LOOK AT THIS.

"ANATOMY IN 3D?"

LOOK...

THIS'LL DO IT.

I LIKE GOING
TO THE LIBRARY.

EXCUSE ME,
I'LL DO THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU'RE WELCOME!

SHE'S WELCOME.

SIR, YOU HAVE TO
CHECK THAT OUT.

SORRY.
HE'S NEW.

REACH INTO
YOUR POCKET.

YOU HAVE
A LIBRARY CARD.

AND A WALLET.

AM I RICH?
AM I POOR?

YOU HAVE ENOUGH
FOR WHAT YOU NEED.

HEY, I KNOW ALL THESE GUYS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
HELP ME KEEP AN EYE ON THIS ONE.

HI, TOMMY.

I'M DELIVERING
A GIFT TO ADDIE

THAT'S GOING TO HELP
GET HER BACK ON TRACK.

WANT TO COME?

COME ON.

MR. MILLS.

WHY DO YOU HAVE
ANDREW'S DOG?

HAVE HIM?

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

WELL, IT'S HOW WE CAN HELP YOU.

WE LEFT IT IN THE BAG

SO IT WOULD BE
A SURPRISE.

OKAY...

YOU SAID YOU'D BE WORKING
IN YOUR FATHER'S MEDICAL CLINIC.

I KNOW WHAT I SAID.

SO, WILL YOU DO IT?

ARE YOU ALL SET?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,

BUT CAN WE JUST STICK TO
A CHRISTMAS CAROL?

NICE TO SEE YOU, TOMMY.

MAYBE THAT WASN'T ENOUGH.

HI.

DO YOU HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT?

NO.

ARE YOU A PATIENT?

I AM PATIENT.

UH, NAME, PLEASE?

HARRY MILLS.

I'D LIKE TO TALK
TO SOMEONE ABOUT A JOB.

BETTY?

THERE'S A HARRY MILLS HERE.

THE OFFICE MANAGER
WILL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.

YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT
IN THE WAITING AREA.

UH, MR. MILLS?

HI.

I'M LOOKING TO TALK TO SOMEONE
ABOUT A JOB OPENING?

OH, WELL,
WE HAVE A FEW, ACTUALLY,

STARTING AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

UM, WE HAVE
A PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST,

A NUTRITIONIST,

AND SOMEONE WITH
GRAPHIC-DESIGN EXPERIENCE

TO WORK ON OUR NEWSLETTERS.

WHAT ARE YOUR SKILLS?

I LIKE TO READ.

AND PLAY GIN RUMMY.

AND YOU'RE LOOKING
TO WORK HERE?

NO.

MY STUDENT IS,
AND MY NEIGHBOR.

OH, TWO PEOPLE?

SAME PERSON,

AND SHE'S SUPPOSED
TO WORK HERE.

THOSE JOBS SOUND GREAT.

SHE'LL TAKE ONE.
I'LL SEND HER IN.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE HER CALL
OR EMAIL ME FIRST?

AND YOU CAN TAKE MY CARD.

HI.

HI.
CAN I HELP YOU?

A HOT CHOCOLATE, PLEASE.

NAME?

ADDIE.

ADDIE...

WATCH THIS.

LISTEN TO THIS,

THE OFFICE MANAGER
AT YOUR FATHER'S MEDICAL CLINIC

TOLD ME THERE ARE SO MANY
OPENINGS IN THE NEW YEAR.

YOU TALKED
TO BETTY?

YUP. SHE SAID TO JUST
GIVE HER A CALL, OR EMAIL.

IT'S RIGHT ON THE FRONT.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU
TO DO THAT.

YOU DIDN'T TELL HER YOU WERE
ASKING ABOUT ME, DID YOU?

NO.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
TRYING TO WIN

SOME SORT OF
TEACHING AWARD,

OR WRITE
A PAPER ABOUT ME,

OR JUST GET ON
MY NERVES,

BUT I WOULD
APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU JUST
STAYED OUT OF MY LIFE.

ON THE HOUSE, SWEETIE.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU TOLD ME
TO WATCH THAT.

SHE SAID
THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTED.

WHAT'S THAT BAD FEELING
IN MY STOMACH?

CONFUSION MIXED
WITH SOME DISAPPOINTMENT,

A LITTLE EMBARRASSMENT,

AND A SMIDGE
OF SADNESS?

IT'LL BE OKAY.

HARRY MILLS.

A COLLEAGUE PUT ME
IN TOUCH WITH HIS COLLEAGUE

IN PORTLAND,

SAID HE NEVER HEARD OF
A HARRY MILLS.

NOW, WHY HASN'T HE
HEARD OF YOU?

I DON'T KNOW, WHY?

MR. CONCEITO,

IS HARRY MILLS
TEACHING AT OUR SCHOOL?

I'M SORRY, MS. ROSE,
IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

THE DEPARTMENT WAS SCRAMBLING
TO FIND A REPLACEMENT,

SO HE DIDN'T GO THROUGH
MY USUAL APPROVAL PROCESS.

YOU'RE BEING
FAR TOO HUMBLE, MR. CONCEITO.

EVERYONE KNOWS
HARRY MILLS IS A "GET,"

AND YOU WENT OUT AND GOT HIM.

YOU KEEP IMPROVING
OUR DEPARTMENT LIKE THIS,

I'M GOING TO
NOMINATE YOU

FOR "EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR."

SO, ARE YOU
LOOKING FORWARD

TO OUR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT?

YES, I AM.
VERY MUCH.

I UNDERSTAND THIS YEAR

THEY'RE DOING
AN A CAPPELLA VERSION

OF "THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ."

MR. MILLS,
WHY DON'T YOU MEET ME THERE?

I'LL SAVE YOU A SEAT
NEXT TO ME.

IT IS A FACULTY REQUIREMENT.

IT IS?

FRIDAY NIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

OH,

AND IT LOOKS AS IF

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
LATE FOR YOUR CLASS.

ARE YOU SURE?

YOU HAVE TWO STRIKES, MILLS.

AT LEAST TWO.

TWO STRIKES LIKE IN BOWLING?

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

TWO STRIKES TO YOU, TOO,
MR. CONCEITO.

BYE.

DOES ANYONE KNOW
WHERE MS. FOLSOM IS?

LOOK AT THAT.

00 ALREADY.

CLASS DISMISSED.

WE JUST GOT HERE.

I THINK THAT CLOCK
IS BROKEN.

WELL, THEN...

TIME TO TEACH.

AGAIN.

HELLO?

SHARON?

HI!

ADDIE,
IS YOUR MOM HERE?

NO, SHE'S JUST OUT
RUNNING SOME ERRANDS.

ERICH GOT
IN A SKIING ACCIDENT.

IS HE OKAY?

WELL, HE BROKE HIS LEG

AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL,

AND HAS TO STAY OVERNIGHT
FOR TESTS.

I'M SO SORRY.

HE'S GOING TO
STAY WITH ME

UNTIL HE CAN GO BACK TO WORK,

SO I HAVE TO GO GET HIS THINGS,

AND PREPARE THE HOUSE,
AND GET BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

I WANTED TO
LET YOUR MOM KNOW

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO CANCEL OUR TRIP.

WOULD YOU MIND
GIVING HER THE MESSAGE?

SURE.

YEAH, OF COURSE,
I'LL TELL HER.

THANKS.

I NEED YOU TO PUT UP
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

ON YOUR LAWN
TOMORROW MORNING,

THE HUMAN WAY.

VERY FESTIVE.

YOU NEED TO MEET ERICH
WHEN HE COMES HOME

SO YOU CAN GUIDE ADDIE
TO HELP HIM.

HE'S GOING TO PLAY
A SIGNIFICANT ROLE

IN HER HEALING.

WHO? HOW?

ERICH,

AND WE DON'T KNOW YET.

REMEMBER,
GENTLE GUIDANCE.

IT HAS TO COME FROM HER,
BE HER IDEA.

THANKS FOR
THE INFORMATION, BUT--

I KNOW, "NO HELP
NECESSARY."

HI, MR. MILLS.

ADDIE.

I'M SORRY
I MADE YOU SO MAD.

OH, I WOULDN'T
CALL IT "MAD."

HMM.

WAS IT DISAPPOINTMENT?

FEAR?

IT WASN'T JOY, RIGHT?

WELL, I FORGIVE YOU.

YOU KNOW, THE BOOK WAS A REALLY
THOUGHTFUL GESTURE, TOO.

OH, GREAT.

I'LL DROP IT
AT YOUR HOUSE TOMORROW.

AND I DON'T WANT YOU
MISSING CLASS

BECAUSE OF ME.

NO, IT'S NOT YOU.

I THINK IT'S MY THING,

RUNNING AWAY
FROM SCHOOL

AND BEING FACED
WITH THE DECISION

TO COMMIT
TO A CAREER IN MEDICINE.

YOU'VE DONE THAT BEFORE?

LAST TIME,
I MOVED TO MONTANA.

MY DAD AND I GOT INTO
THIS HUGE FIGHT ABOUT IT.

HE JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE ME

TO FINISH SCHOOL.

HE THOUGHT I COULD BE
A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT,

OR A DOCTOR, OR...

EVEN RUN THE CLINIC SOMEDAY.

WERE YOU OVERWHELMED?

I DIDN'T WANT TO
DISAPPOINT HIM,

BUT I FELT LIKE
I WAS BEING SET UP TO FAIL.

THOSE THINGS
CAN'T HAPPEN FOR ME.

HE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THAT.

CAN YOU TELL ME
WHY IT CAN'T HAPPEN FOR YOU?

BECAUSE I TOLD YOU,

I'M REALLY GOOD
WITH SOLUTIONS.

I MEAN, LOTS OF
GREAT IDEAS.

HELLO, MR. MILLS.

THIS CONCERT
IS PUTTING ME

IN THE CHRISTMAS-Y SPIRIT.

ME TOO.

HARRY, UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME OVER FOR DINNER

ON CHRISTMAS EVE?

I WAS THINKING OF HAVING
A FEW FRIENDS OVER.

I CAN'T.

I'M HAVING
A CHRISTMAS TREE-LIGHTING PARTY

ON CHRISTMAS EVE, FOR MY CLASS.

REALLY?

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE DOING THAT.

THAT'S A REALLY
NICE IDEA.

I THINK SO, TOO.
WHAT CAN I BRING?

UH...

THE CONCERT
WILL BEGIN MOMENTARILY.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

HARRY THINKS HE CAN
HANDLE THINGS HIMSELF,

AND NOW HE HAS TO BRING
ADDIE AND ERICH TOGETHER.

THAT ALONE MUST BE
HANDLED DELICATELY.

HARRY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THAT
ERICH HAS PROBLEMS OF HIS OWN.

OKAY...

HI, I'M HARRY
FROM ACROSS THE STREET.

CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND?

TWO HANDS?

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE AN ANGEL.

DON'T TELL ANYONE.

HI.

HEY.

I'M HARRY.

HEY, HARRY. I'M ERICH.

HI, ERICH.
HERE YOU GO.

CAREFUL, HONEY.

-THANK YOU.
-THERE YOU GO.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH, AS GOOD AS
I COULD BE.

SKIING ACCIDENT.

THERE YOU GO.

MOM, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?

INDULGING, I GUESS.

I MISS HIM, TOO.

THE HOLIDAYS ARE A HARD TIME
TO MISS SOMEBODY.

I'M SORRY YOU CAN'T GO
ON YOUR CRUISE ANYMORE.

I JUST WANTED SOME TIME
TO CLEAR MY HEAD

SO I COULD BE STRONG FOR YOU
ON CHRISTMAS,

NOT BE SO DEPRESSED.

WE'LL BE WHAT WE'LL BE.

YES.

LEAVE IT TO ERICH
TO RUIN THE TRIP.

OH, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL.

HIS ACCIDENT
COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

I KNOW.

I JUST WANT TO
FIGURE OUT A WAY

THAT YOU COULD STILL
BE ABLE TO GO.

JULIE DOESN'T WANT TO
LEAVE HIM ALONE.

THE INSURANCE COMPANY
COULD SEND A NIGHT NURSE,

BUT IT'S JUST
TOO EXPENSIVE

TO HAVE SOMEBODY 24-7.

I'LL GET IT.

-MR. MILLS.
-HI.

MOM, THIS IS
OUR NEW NEIGHBOR.

OH.

AND MY NEW TEACHER.

AND YOUR
NEW TEACHER?

WOW, THAT'S A COINCIDENCE.

UH, HI. I'M SHARON.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M HARRY.

I JUST HELPED ERICH INTO
THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET.

I SAID I'D LET YOU KNOW
THEY'RE HOME NOW

AND DOING OKAY.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

NO, NO, YOU WEREN'T
INTERRUPTING.

ACTUALLY, WE WERE JUST
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO GET ERICH HELP

SO THAT JULIE AND I COULD GO
ON THE TRIP THAT WE PLANNED.

ADDIE, YOU DO IT.

YOU...

COULD DO IT.

NO.

I COULD NOT DO IT.

BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT DOING IT?

I DON'T.

LOOK, ERICH AND I
DON'T GET ALONG.

WE NEVER HAVE.

BELIEVE ME,

HE DOESN'T WANT ME
AROUND EITHER.

"YOU DO IT?"

YOU CAN'T WALK IN THERE
AND SAY, "YOU DO IT."

APPARENTLY.

GUIDING INVOLVES
PICKING UP ON CUES

AND GENTLY PROPOSING AN IDEA
IN A WAY THAT SHE CAN HEAR IT.

HUMANS ARE
INDIVIDUALS.

THEY DON'T ALL THINK
LIKE YOU DO.

THEY DON'T?

WHY NOT?

WELL...

HI.

SO, A CIRCLE ENCOURAGES IDEAS
AND CONVERSATIONS.

YOU'RE ALL INVITED

TO A CHRISTMAS TREE-LIGHTING
PARTY

I SAID I WOULD HAVE AT MY HOUSE
ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

THERE WILL BE FOOD.

THAT GOT 'EM.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
WHAT YOU'VE READ SO FAR?

IT'S GOING
SLOW FOR ME.

IT WAS WRITTEN
SO LONG AGO.

1843 MAY SEEM
LIKE A LONG TIME AGO,

BUT IT'S MERE MINUTES,

DEPENDING ON
WHAT PLANE YOU'RE ON.

WHAT "PLANE",
OR DO YOU MEAN WHAT PLANET?

YOU'RE LAUGHING.

THAT WAS FUNNY?

I THINK IT WAS.

ANDREW, YOU SAID
SOMETHING.

HE'S USUALLY
VERY QUIET.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO ASK YOU,

WHY DO YOU
BRING YOUR DOG TO CLASS?

THE ARMY GAVE HIM TO ME
AS A COMPANION

TO HELP KEEP ME CALM.

I WASN'T INTERESTED
AT FIRST

BUT I CHANGED MY MIND
ONCE I MET HIM.

HE'S THE ONLY PERSON I TRUST.

SOMETIMES, YOU JUST
NEED SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST

TO BE THERE FOR YOU.

I THINK YOU JUST
HELPED ME DECIDE

TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE.

HI.

LISTEN, JULIE,

I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THIS TRIP IS

TO YOU AND MY MOM,

AND, YOU KNOW,
I THINK YOUR FRIENDSHIP

IS A BIG PART
OF WHAT SHE NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

SO...

I'M GOING TO HELP.

THAT'S FANTASTIC NEWS.

I'M HELPING YOU AND MY MOM.

I'M ONLY HELPING
ERICH BY DEFAULT.

THANK YOU.

ERICH, SOMEONE'S HERE
TO SEE YOU!

ERICH'S A LITTLE CRANKY.

HE HASN'T SLEPT MUCH,

AND HE'S
IN A LITTLE PAIN.

BUT HE'LL BE FINE.

DON'T LET IT BOTHER YOU.

I'LL TRY.

ERICH, ADDIE HAS AGREED
TO HELP OUT

SO IT LOOKS LIKE
THE TRIP IS BACK ON.

I DON'T NEED HELP.

YOU DON'T MIND IF
I LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

WE'RE GROWN-UPS NOW.

I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP.

WELL, I'M NOT HELPING YOU,

I'M HELPING MY MOTHER.

WELL, WE'RE STILL GOING TO
BE STUCK TOGETHER.

YOU'RE GOING TO
BE STUCK WITH ME?

I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS
IF YOU HAD SOMEONE ELSE AROUND.

I HAVE PLENTY
OF PEOPLE AROUND,

THEY JUST WORK DURING THE DAY.

WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO SAY?

THAT YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS
ARE BUSIER AND MORE SUCCESSFUL?

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN
CONSIDERED THIS.

I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO DO IT.

FINE. THEN I WON'T.

WELL, NOW THAT
YOU'RE ON THE WAY OUT,

COULD YOU TAKE DOWN
THAT CHRISTMAS STOCKING

MY MOM PUT UP?

THIS ONE?

YEAH.

AW...

YOU DON'T WANT THIS HERE?

NO.

GREAT.

THEN IT STAYS.

ADDIE'S HELPING ERICH,

ERICH'S GOING TO HELP ADDIE,

AND MY ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DONE
BEFORE YOU GET A CHANCE TO MELT,

EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE PLASTIC.

ADDIE...

WHAT'S WRONG?

ERICH JUST INFURIATES ME.

HE JUST BRINGS UP
A LOT OF STUFF

ABOUT MY PAST.

I'M FINE.

YOU DON'T NEED
TO SEE ME LIKE THIS.

SHE REALLY NEEDS MY HELP.

HEY...

WILL YOU PUSH?

NO. NO, YOU'LL
TIP IT OVER.

YOU HAVE MORE MASS
THAN THE CHILD.

OH...

HOW'S ADDIE?

ARE YOU SURE ERICH

IS SUPPOSED TO
HELP HER HEAL?

IT SURE DIDN'T
LOOK LIKE THAT

WHEN SHE WAS
LEAVING HIS HOUSE.

IT'S OKAY

THAT HE BRINGS UP
ISSUES FROM HER PAST.

IT'S HOW SHE DEALS WITH
AND RECOVERS FROM IT

THAT COUNTS.

THIS IS WHERE
YOUR REAL WORK COMES IN.

ADDIE HAS TO LEARN
HOW TO LOVE HERSELF.

SHE HAS TO LOVE HERSELF
TO WORK IN A CLINIC?

AND BY CHRISTMAS,
IF YOU WANT TO STAY.

NOW TIME FEELS LIKE
IT'S MOVING TOO FAST.

LOVING HERSELF

WILL LEAD TO LASTING CHANGE,

INCLUDING
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

ON HER PAST.

THAT IS SO HUMAN.

I MEAN, WHY WOULD ANY OF THESE
BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEINGS

NOT LOVE THEMSELVES?

I LIKE BEING HERE
ON EARTH.

I LOVE BEING IN HUMAN FORM.

I WANT TO STAY LIVING
AMONG THEM MORE THAN ANYTHING.

BUT MOST OF ALL,
I HAVE TO HELP ADDIE.

SHE NEEDS ME.

I CAN DO THIS.

BY MYSELF.

I ALREADY HAVE IDEAS.

WAIT, I'M NOT ON.
WAIT, WAIT.

HAVE A GREAT TIME.

OKAY.

THANKS, KIDDO.

THIS TRIP IS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF YOU.

YOU'D DO IT FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, ERICH'S
NOT A BAD GUY.

JUST TREAT HIM LIKE YOUR DAD
TREATED HIS PATIENTS.

THAT'S A LOT
TO LIVE UP TO.

YOU ARE SO MUCH
LIKE YOUR DAD,

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

NOW, GO,

HAVE THE TIME
OF YOUR LIFE.

OKAY, WELL, WE'LL BE BACK
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, OKAY?

SO WE'LL DEFINITELY
SPEND CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

YES, WE WILL.

OKAY?

BYE.

BYE.

HI.

HEY.

I'M SORRY THAT WE GOT OFF
TO A ROUGH START.

YOU'RE THE PATIENT,

AND I'M GOING TO
RESPECT YOU LIKE ONE.

YOUR MOM DROPPED OFF THE KEY
BEFORE THEY LEFT THIS MORNING.

DON'T WORRY,
I'LL ALWAYS KNOCK FIRST.

YOU CAME BACK.

OH.

NOW, IF YOU'RE
AT ALL MOBILE,

YOU CAN PUT
YOUR CELL PHONE IN HERE,

SO YOU CAN CALL ME
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

I TEXTED YOU MY CONTACT.

IT'S UNDER "O"
FOR "ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY."

WAS IT YOUR TIBIA
OR YOUR FIBULA?

DOCTOR SAYS IT'S MY FIBULA.

IS YOUR ACL INTACT?

UH, EVERYTHING IS INTACT.

IN MY LEG.

MY BACK IS ANOTHER STORY.

OH.

CAN YOU TURN?

MORE TO THE LEFT
THAN THE RIGHT.

YEAH.

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

I'M STARVING.

THIS IS AMAZING, THANK YOU.

SMELLS GREAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THERE.

OKAY, YEAH, I THINK YOU HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED.

OH, I'LL BRING LUNCH BY
AFTER I FINISH CLASS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
THIS, ADDIE.

YOU JUST CALLED ME ADDIE.

WE MIGHT ACTUALLY
BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS WORK.

OH, HEY, UH,
BEFORE YOU GO,

COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE DOWN
THAT CHRISTMAS STOCKING

MY MOM PUT UP TO BUG ME?

I'M NOT IN THE MOOD THIS YEAR.

ACTUALLY,

I THINK SOME MORE
CHRISTMAS CHEER

MIGHT LIFT YOUR SPIRITS.

MM-MM, MM-MM.

LESS CHRISTMAS CHEER.

NOT MORE, LESS!

BYE.

GOODBYE.

THANK YOU!

SO, SCROOGE MET
"THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST."

DO YOU THINK
UNDERSTANDING HIS PAST

CAN HELP HIM CHANGE?

ADDIE,
CAN I ASK YOU?

UM...

I THINK,

SEEING WHAT HE HAD TO
DEAL WITH AS A CHILD

CAN... HELP HIM

FORGIVE HIMSELF

FOR THE THINGS HE DID
LATER IN LIFE.

YOU WON!

"NUMBER-ONE COACH."

PEOPLE LOVE PEOPLE
WHO GET TROPHIES,

AND PEOPLE WHO GET TROPHIES
LOVE THEMSELVES.

I'M IGNORING THAT.

FOR HOW LONG?

MM.

OH, THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE?

DO YOU WANT TO
SIT DOWN AND JOIN ME?

OH, NO, THANKS.
I ALREADY ATE.

YOU EVER THINK YOU'D BE
DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS

FOR THE KID ACROSS THE STREET
YOU COULDN'T STAND?

YOU KNOW, YOU GAVE ME
A LOT OF REASONS

NOT TO STAND YOU,
DON'T YOU THINK?

WELL, I KNOW
I CALLED YOU "ADELAIDE,"

BUT BESIDES THAT.

OKAY,
LET'S SEE, UM...

WHEN YOU TOOK MY RABBIT
AND TOLD ME THAT HE RAN AWAY?

HOPPED AWAY.

I TOLD YOU
THAT HE HOPPED AWAY,

AND I RETURNED HIM.

WHEN YOU SPRAYED ME
WITH THE HOSE

WHEN I WAS WALKING BY
WITH MY FRIEND, RALPH?

OH, YEAH.

BUT WHAT WERE YOU DOING ON
MY SIDE OF THE STREET? COME ON!

ALWAYS MAKING ME FEEL LIKE
I COULD NEVER MEASURE UP TO YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU WOULDN'T EVEN
TALK TO ME IN HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT
YOU WERE TOO GOOD FOR ME.

WHAT?

ARE YOU STILL ON PAIN MEDS?

YOU WERE ALWAYS TOO BUSY
WITH YOUR RED CAR

AND THOSE CHEERLEADERS.

IS THAT SERIOUSLY
WHAT YOU THINK OF ME?

THAT'S WHAT I KNOW OF YOU.

IT WAS USED,

AND IT BROKE DOWN
ALL THE TIME,

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT,
I DID LOVE THAT CAR.

NEXT TIME,
BRING ENOUGH FOR YOURSELF,

AND SIT AND JOIN ME.

YOU DON'T KNOW
MUCH ABOUT ME,

AND I WANT TO KNOW
MORE ABOUT YOU.

PLEASE?

UNLESS YOU CAN'T
GET TO THE DOOR

THROUGH ALL
THE CHEERLEADERS.

"YOU LOVE YOU."

WHAT MORE INSPIRING
WAY IS THERE

FOR ADDIE
TO LEARN TO LOVE HERSELF?

NO? THAT BAD?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BURY IT.

I'M ANGRY.

IS THAT
FRUSTRATION?

SOUNDS LIKE IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WAS THINKING
OF GETTING ADDIE

A "YOU LOVE YOU"
T-SHIRT AND HAT,

BUT I'M STARTING
TO THINK

THAT MIGHT KEEP
MAKING THINGS WORSE.

GETTING SOMEONE
TO LOVE THEMSELVES

AFTER YEARS BEING
OUT OF THAT HABIT

TAKES SOMETHING MUCH DEEPER.

ADDIE NEEDS TO
LEARN TO DEAL WITH

MISCONCEPTIONS
ABOUT HER FATHER

AND ABOUT HERSELF.

THAT TAKES SOME TIME.

I DON'T HAVE TIME.

CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE.

EVEN IF I DON'T DO MY JOB
AND I-I HAVE GO BACK,

I CAN'T LEAVE ADDIE UNHAPPY.

I THINK
I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO
NEED YOUR HELP.

HELP.

I REALLY THOUGHT
YOU'D NEVER ASK.

ERICH INVITED ADDIE
TO MAKE DINNER FOR TWO

SO THEY COULD TALK MORE.

HOW DO YOU
KNOW THAT?

ANOTHER POWER YOU EARN

IS THE ABILITY
TO REGULATE YOUR SENSES.

I CAN FOCUS MY HEARING
WHEN I NEED TO.

SHE'S JUST FINISHING
THE MEAL FOR TONIGHT.

LET'S MAKE SURE
SHE BRINGS ENOUGH.

WHAT?

ADDIE NEEDS TO
OPEN UP TO ERICH,

BUT SHE'S NOT
ABOUT TO DO THAT SO EASILY.

WHAT IF ERICH OPENS UP FIRST?

WOULD THAT MAKE IT
EASIER FOR HER?

GOOD!

NOW YOU'RE IMAGINING IT
FROM HER POINT OF VIEW.

WELL, I SEE HIM LOOKING OVER

AT A CHRISTMAS STOCKING
ON THE MANTLE.

EXCELLENT.

WE PICK UP ON THEIR CUES
AND WE ACT ON THEM.

NOW, THERE'S SOMETHING

THAT ERICH ASSOCIATES
WITH THAT STOCKING

THAT HE NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT.

LET'S REALLY
BRING IT TO HIS ATTENTION.

OH...

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO KNOCK HIM OVER!

MAYBE A LITTLE TOO MUCH WIND.

HEY! ARE YOU OKAY?

ONLY IN AN
EMERGENCY, RIGHT?

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

I WAS TRYING TO
TAKE DOWN THAT STOCKING

AND I GUESS
I LOST MY BALANCE.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE STARTING
TO GET UP AND AROUND,

BUT I HAVE TO ASK,

WHY DO YOU HAVE IT IN
FOR THAT STOCKING?

MY EX MADE
THAT STOCKING,

AND I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO
THINK ABOUT IT THIS YEAR.

AH! YOU BROUGHT
ENOUGH FOR TWO.

FOR FOUR.

I DIDN'T REALIZE
I MADE SO MUCH.

DO YOU MISS HER?

AH, SHE LEFT
A COUPLE MESSAGES

AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
WANTING TO SEE ME,

BUT I HAVEN'T
CALLED HER BACK YET.

ARE YOU GOING TO?

I DON'T KNOW.

PUT IT THIS WAY.

SHE ONLY
GIVES OF HERSELF

WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME
I'VE HAD A GIRLFRIEND LIKE THAT.

HMM. SELFISH
AND UNRELIABLE?

THOSE-- THOSE ARE
GREAT QUALITIES TO LOOK FOR

IN A PERSON.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT
LETTING PEOPLE GET TO KNOW ME.

WHY DON'T YOU WANT SOMEONE
TO GET TO KNOW YOU?

GUESS I'M NOT SURE THEY'LL LIKE
WHAT THEY GET TO KNOW.

I BET YOU'VE NEVER
FELT THAT WAY.

YOU THINK THAT
JUST BECAUSE I'VE HAD SUCCESS,

THAT I'VE HAD IT EASY,

BUT I OWE A LOT OF THAT SUCCESS
TO YOUR DAD, YOU KNOW.

WHEN MY DAD LEFT...

IT WAS TOUGH FOR A WHILE.

DIDN'T HE COME BACK
AT ONE POINT?

YEAH, BUT THEN
HE WAS GONE AGAIN.

LUCKILY, I HAD YOUR DAD
TO GIVE ME SOME DIRECTION.

YEAH.

HE TRIED
TO GIVE ME DIRECTION, TOO,

I JUST DIDN'T WANT
TO TAKE IT.

THOSE YEARS
THAT YOU WERE IN MONTANA,

HE TOOK ME OUT FISHING
ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND.

WE TALKED ABOUT
BUSINESS AND LIFE.

HE TOLD ME
A LOT ABOUT YOU.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

I WAS STUBBORN AND REBELLIOUS
AND AN UNDERACHIEVER?

NOT AT ALL!

HE SAID YOU HAD DRIVE
AND POTENTIAL,

BUT THAT YOU HAD YOUR OWN
IDEAS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT...

HE COULDN'T
GET YOU TO CHANGE.

YEAH.

IT ALWAYS UPSET HIM
WHEN I WAS CRITICAL OF MYSELF.

HE WANTED ME
TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR

AND SEE THE SUCCESSFUL PERSON
HE SAW.

HE SAW A LOT IN YOU.

HE SAID YOU HAVE
A GIFT FOR MEDICINE.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I THANKED YOU

FOR COMING TO THE FUNERAL.

I DON'T REMEMBER A LOT
FROM THAT DAY, BUT...

I REMEMBER
YOU WERE THERE.

OF COURSE, I'D BE THERE.

I LOVED YOUR DAD.

ME TOO.

SO SCROOGE DIDN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT CRATCHIT

UNTIL "THE GHOST OF
CHRISTMAS PRESENT" SHOWED HIM,

AND THEN ONCE HE SAW
WHAT HE HAD TO DEAL WITH

AND THE--
THE KIND OF PERSON HE WAS,

HE SAW HIM DIFFERENTLY.

I LIKE THAT.

MR. MILLS,
MAY I SEE YOU FOR A MOMENT?

MR. CONCEITO, EVERYONE!

SURE.

HI.

THE DESKS ARE
IN ROWS FOR A REASON.

WHAT REASON?

THIS IS
HOW WE DO IT IN--

I DON'T CARE
HOW YOU DO IT ELSEWHERE,

I WANT THEM
PUT BACK IN THEIR ROWS.

I PREFER
DECORUM AND RESPECT.

ME TOO!

SEE, THIS WAY, NO ONE'S
THE "HOLDER" OF THE KNOWLEDGE

AND WE ALL RESPECT
EACH OTHER'S CONTRIBUTIONS.

WE'RE HAVING
A LIVELY DISCUSSION.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME JOIN?

I DON'T JOIN, MR. MILLS.
I OBSERVE.

I USED TO DO THAT,

BUT, LUCKILY,
I WAS SELECTED TO JOIN.

IT'S A WHOLE
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE,

LET ME TELL YOU.

IN THE INTEREST OF ENDING
THIS CONVERSATION IMMEDIATELY,

WOULD YOU PLEASE GET BACK
TO YOUR, UM... "CIRCLE?"

WE'LL DISCUSS THIS MATTER
ANOTHER TIME.

I'M THINKING
WE WANT TO SEE

IF ADDIE WILL GO OVER

WHEN IT'S NOT
PART OF HER OBLIGATION.

WE WANT TO SEE WHERE SHE IS,
EMOTIONALLY.

VERY GOOD.

I SUSPECT YOUR PLAN

WILL ALSO
BRING THEM CLOSER.

-SHE'S GOING!

ERICH?

HELLO!

I JUST CAME TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU WERE--

-...OKAY.
-HI!

-HI.
I WAS JUST GOING--

...TO LOOK FOR A FLASHLIGHT
FOR MYSELF,

AND HERE YOU ARE WITH ONE.

YAY.

THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON.

YES. THAT'S GOOD.

WHY DID YOU TURN ON THE--

GOTTA LEAVE 'EM
WANTING MORE.

HAVE YOU EVER
BROKEN A RULE?

ONLY ONE.

AND NOT MEANING TO.

WHAT WERE
THE CONSEQUENCES?

I HAD A FEW THOUSAND YEARS
UNDER MY BELT,

AND ENOUGH GOODWILL BUILT UP,
SO I WAS JUST WRITTEN UP.

DON'T GET ANY IDEAS.

YOU'RE STILL
IN A TRIAL PERIOD,

AND WOULD HAVE TO
GO BACK FOR GOOD.

WHAT WAS HAVING
A RELATIONSHIP

WITH A HUMAN LIKE?

HOW'D YOU KNOW
THAT WAS THE RULE?

OOH! I'M GETTING GOOD
AT PICKING UP ON CUES.

YOU WERE PRETTY
STRICT ABOUT THAT.

IT WAS
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL.

FEELINGS ARE
SUCH POWERFUL THINGS.

OUCH. MM.

SO ARE THESE THINGS.

YEAH.

PHYSICAL PAIN
HAS A PURPOSE.

IT'S MEANT
TO TELL THE BODY

WHAT TO PAY ATTENTION TO
SO THAT IT CAN HEAL.

EMOTIONAL PAIN
DOES THE SAME THING,

BUT WHEN IT DOESN'T
HEAL PROPERLY,

IT CAN MANIFEST
IN OTHER WAYS.

IT'S TIME FOR ADDIE
TO GET NEW INFORMATION

TO HELP HER FEEL BETTER
ABOUT WHAT'S CAUSING HER PAIN.

THE NEXT PART
OF MY ASSIGNMENT?

YOU KNOW, ONE DAY,
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU

ON A REAL DATE,

AND I'M GONNA
PULL THE CHAIR OUT FOR YOU.

-A DATE?
-YEAH!

I'D LIKE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW, THOUGH...

I'M NOT LIKE THE OTHER GIRLS
THAT YOU HANG OUT WITH.

I'M STARTING TO SEE
THAT YOU'RE NOT,

AND, UH, THAT'S
A GOOD THING.

WHY DO YOU THINK

YOU KEEP
HAVING GIRLFRIENDS

YOU CAN'T DEPEND ON?

AT SOME POINT,
I THINK I...

I LOWERED MY EXPECTATIONS
OF PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

DO YOU THINK YOU HAD TO?

TO MAKE SENSE
OF YOUR FATHER LEAVING?

YEAH.

YEAH, I DO.

ONCE YOU BELIEVED
THAT'S WHAT TO EXPECT,

YOU DIDN'T KNOW
THAT YOU DESERVE BETTER.

I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT "BETTER" EXISTED.

THIS--
THIS LOOKS...

THIS LOOKS SO GOOD.
THANK YOU!

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WHERE DID YOU LEARN
TO COOK LIKE THIS?

I PICKED UP A LOT

WHEN I WAS
WAITRESSING IN MONTANA.

HMM. DID YOU
LIKE LIVING THERE?

YEAH, I-- I DID,
AND I DIDN'T.

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL...
BUT I WAS UNSETTLED.

I-I MOVED THERE
TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT I WANTED TO DO
WITH MY LIFE.

DID YOU?

NO!

BUT I REFUSED
TO COME BACK

UNTIL I MADE SOMETHING
OF MYSELF.

SIX YEARS LATER...

YOU'VE GOT YOUR PRIDE.

-YEAH.
-YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I REGRET

THAT MY DAD
AND I HAD SO MANY FIGHTS.

THE LAST TIME
I SAW HIM...

WE HAD OUR WORST ONE.

DID YOU KNOW?

THAT HE HAD CANCER?

NO.

DO YOU THINK
THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW?

OR HE JUST DIDN'T
WANT US TO KNOW.

I TOOK THE NEXT FLIGHT OUT
WHEN I GOT THE CALL.

I WAS AN HOUR TOO LATE.

I LIVE WITH THIS HEARTACHE
THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS.

DID YOU GET TO SAY GOODBYE?

I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL,
BUT...

I NEVER THOUGHT
IT WAS GOODBYE.

IT'S REALLY THOUGHTFUL OF YOU

TO COME HOME
AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOM.

YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?

I'M NOT LIVING AT HOME
TO TAKE CARE OF MY MOM.

I'M THE ONE
THAT NEEDS THE CARE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,

BUT I'M NOT SURE
WHO LEFT THIS.

DO YOU THINK
IT WAS MS. ROSE?

GIVE IT TO ME.

MR. MILLS,

I'M GOING TO NEED TO ASK YOU

TO DELIVER
THE STUDENTS' PAPERS TO ME

IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THEIR FINAL.

I AM GOING TO DECIDE
ONCE AND FOR ALL

JUST HOW MUCH TROUBLE
YOU ARE CAUSING MY DEPARTMENT.

FINAL PAPERS?

DON'T THEY HAVE
FINALS IN PORTLAND?

AT LEAST HARRY AND I
ARE WORKING TOGETHER NOW,

BUT I'M STILL
WORRIED ABOUT ADDIE.

DEEP DOWN, SHE BELIEVES
SHE ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

UNTIL WE HELP HER CHANGE THAT,

SHE COULD EASILY
GO BACK TO HER OLD WAYS.

I JUST HOPE SHE DOESN'T
HAVE ANY MORE SETBACKS.

ADDIE?

VICTORIA,
FROM HIGH SCHOOL!

YEAH! HI.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

WERE WE IN
ADVANCED ENGLISH TOGETHER?

NO.

YOU WEREN'T ON THE SQUAD,
WERE YOU?

NO.

SO WHERE ARE YOU
WORKING, NOW?

UH, I'M IN SCHOOL, ACTUALLY.

OH.

I WORK DOWN AT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH ERICH.

THAT'S HOW
WE GOT TOGETHER.

RIGHT.

HE WANTS ME
TO TAKE CARE OF HIM NOW,

SO WHY DON'T
I TAKE THAT IN FOR YOU?

YOU HAVE BEEN SO NICE,

LOOKING AFTER HIM
UNTIL I GOT HERE.

YEAH. THANKS.

I'M ACTUALLY
REALLY BUSY, SO,

YEAH, ERICH HAS BEEN TAKING UP
WAY TOO MUCH OF MY TIME.

YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT HIM ANYMORE.

I'M BACK NOW.

LET ME SEE IF I'VE GOT
THIS STRAIGHT.

SO, IT'S...

SWEET, BITTER...

SOUR, AND SALTY?

MM-HMM.

WHICH ONE'S "SWEET" AGAIN?

MM...

-ACK!

YOU GOT ME AGAIN!
STOP DOING THAT.

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST REALLY FUNNY.

CAN I GROW A LEMON TREE?

LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WITH ADDIE FIRST.

PLANTING HAPPENS
IN THE SPRING.

RIGHT. WELL,
I HAVE TO GIVE A FINAL,

AND MR. CONCEITO'S GONNA DECIDE
HOW MUCH TROUBLE I'VE CAUSED.

HARRY, IT'S A RULE
TO STAY OUT OF HIS WAY.

I DO.
HE KEEPS GETTING IN MY WAY!

ALRIGHT, WELL, BE CAREFUL.

WHAT IF ADDIE DOESN'T PASS?

CAN I USE MY POWERS

TO MAKE
HER PAPER GREAT?

YOU CAN'T
AFFECT SELF-EXPRESSION.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN
DOING A GOOD JOB,

WORKING HARD
TO INSPIRE YOUR STUDENTS,

SO SHE MAY DO WELL
ON HER OWN.

DID YOU SAY "GOOD JOB"?

AND BY THE WAY,

YOU ARE ALLOWED,
FOR THE PARTY,

TO USE YOUR POWERS
TO MAKE THE FOOD.

IT ALWAYS COMES OUT PERFECTLY.

I LIKE THAT!

-WANT SOMETHING SWEET?
-NO, THANK YOU.

-IT'S REALLY SWEET.
-UH-UH.

-YOU'LL LIKE IT.
-MM-MM.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

HOW'S THE FUTURE
LOOKING?

FOR SCROOGE?

BLEAK UNTIL MORNING.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?

AT THIS POINT,

I'M NOT SURE I'LL BE KEPT
PAST CHRISTMAS.

IS MR. CONCEITO
STILL GIVING YOU A HARD TIME?

YEAH, HE MAY NOT
KEEP ME EITHER.

YOU KNOW, HE JUST...
HE THINKS HE'S IN CHARGE HERE,

BUT WE ALL KNOW HE'S NOT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO
GET THROUGH FINALS.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT TO ASK
WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR FINAL?

I GIVE THE STUDENTS
A CHALLENGE

THAT REVIEWS
WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED.

DURING THE SEMESTER,
I TEACH THE MATERIAL

AND ENCOURAGE
CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT IT.

CRITICAL THINKING

ALLOWS THEM
TO INTERPRET IT THEMSELVES.

HELPS THEM LOOK AT THINGS
FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

YOU KNOW...

IT MAY SEEM
THAT WE'RE JUST HELPING THEM

FILL REQUIREMENTS
TOWARD A DEGREE,

BUT WHAT WE CAN DO HERE

FOR OUR COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS
IS...

IT'S MAGICAL.

VICTORIA,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

TAKING CARE OF YOU.

DON'T WORRY,
I THANKED ADDIE.

DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD GIVE HER A TIP?

I TOLD YOU ON THE PHONE,
YOU COULD STOP CALLING ME.

RIGHT,
AND COME OVER.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID!

I KNOW.

I HEARD BETWEEN THE LINES.

I THOUGHT
I MADE MYSELF

PRETTY CLEAR

THAT WE'RE NOT
GETTING BACK TOGETHER.

AND I THOUGHT

THAT SEEING
EACH OTHER IN PERSON

MIGHT CHANGE THAT.

I WANT TO MAKE THIS WORK.

WHENEVER WE HAVE A PROBLEM,
YOU TAKE OFF.

I KNOW I DID THAT.

A COUPLE OF TIMES.

BUT YOU HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND

THAT PEOPLE CAN'T ALWAYS
BE THERE FOR YOU.

NO.

BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN MY LIFE...

I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT PEOPLE
CAN BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER.

MR. MILLS.

ADDIE.

I WANTED TO COME
AND TELL YOU IN PERSON

SO YOU DON'T TRY
AND FIX THIS, TOO...

I'M DROPPING OUT OF CLASS.

WHY?

WHEN YOU TRY HARD
TO CHANGE THINGS,

YOU WANT TO SEE RESULTS.

YEAH. TELL ME ABOUT IT.

DOES THIS HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO WITH

OUR CAST-WEARING FRIEND
ACROSS THE STREET?

WHATEVER I THOUGHT
WE MIGHT HAVE HAD,

WE'RE NOT HAVING.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE HAS SOMEONE NAMED VICTORIA
TAKING CARE OF HIM NOW.

WELL, WHY DOES THAT KEEP YOU
FROM FINISHING CLASS?

IT DOESN'T. IT...

I THINK MY STRUGGLE

IS TRYING TO MAKE MY LIFE
SOMETHING THAT IT ISN'T.

I'M READY
TO ACCEPT WHAT IT IS.

IF YOU ACCEPTED IT,
YOU WOULDN'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

I GOT IT RIGHT, RIGHT?
IT'S DISAPPOINTMENT?

IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

HURT AND ANGER?

BUT WHAT RIGHT DO I HAVE?

YOU'RE RELYING ON THE STORIES
YOU BELIEVE ABOUT YOURSELF.

YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR STORY,
RIGHT NOW, GOING FORWARD.

THINGS DON'T CHANGE.

WHAT'S WRONG?

ADDIE IS SO UNHAPPY,
SHE'S DROPPING MY CLASS.

NOW YOU CAN SEE

HOW, IF ADDIE DOESN'T
LOVE HERSELF FIRST,

ANYTHING CAN
BRING HER BACK DOWN.

MAYBE ADDIE'S RIGHT
ABOUT FOOLING YOURSELF.

HAVE I BEEN FOOLING MYSELF,

THINKING THIS COULD HAPPEN
BEFORE CHRISTMAS?

YOU CAN SEE HOW BEING HUMAN
IS COMPLICATED.

CELESTE, THIS ISN'T
SOME BIG TEST, IS IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK?
IS THAT IT?

YOU GOING OR STAYING
IS UP TO YOU, NOT ME.

IT'S BASED ON THE WORK
THAT YOU DO HERE.

I'M GOING ON MY INSTINCTS,

AND THAT'S FROM THOUSANDS
OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

ADDIE STILL NEEDS TO LEARN
SOMETHING FROM ERICH.

BUT HOW'S SHE SUPPOSED TO?

SOMEONE NAMED VICTORIA
IS HELPING HIM NOW.

I DON'T KNOW YET...

BUT TRUST ME.

I'M STARTING TO WONDER,
CELESTE,

IF THIS ISN'T SOME KIND OF
FRESHMAN ANGEL-HAZING,

LIKE A HUNDRED THINGS
REALLY NEED TO HAPPEN

BEFORE ADDIE
CAN WORK IN A CLINIC?

YOU ASKED IF IT'S A BIG TEST.

HARRY, IT'S ALL A TEST.

TESTS SHOW YOU
WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF.

YOU ALLOW THEM TO DEFEAT YOU?

THEN THEY WILL.

YOU WANT THEM TO TEACH YOU?

THEN THEY WILL.

THAT'S FREE WILL.

I THINK YOU'RE SAYING ALL THIS

BECAUSE YOU MENTORED ME
INTO A CORNER.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THE CONFIDENCE IN ME,

THEN WHAT CAN I DO
BUT WAIT PATIENTLY?

I DON'T HAVE
THE CONFIDENCE IN YOU.

I DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE
IN ME.

THE ONLY ONE
I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN IS ADDIE.

I GOTTA FIND HER.

I HATE TO SAY THIS,

BUT I THINK
HE MAY NEED A MIRACLE.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
I WAS HERE?

JUST A GUESS.

FIRST, I WENT TO
THE PLACES I KNEW I WOULD GO,

AND THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT
WHERE YOU MIGHT GO.

PROBABLY WANTED
SOMEPLACE DIFFERENT

THAN YOUR USUAL SURROUNDINGS,

AND THEN I THOUGHT
ABOUT WHO YOU MIGHT TURN TO,

AND THAT THIS IS
A CRUCIAL MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE,

AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT.

-YES.
-WHICH LEAD ME TO
THINK--

...THAT YOU WOULD COME HERE
TO GET ONE OF THE JOBS.

IS THAT WHY YOU'RE HERE?

NO.

I CAME HERE TO TRY
AND GET SOME ANSWERS.

SEE IF THIS FELT LIKE
THE RIGHT NEXT STEP.

YOU SAID BEFORE
THAT THINGS DON'T CHANGE.

I THINK IT'S...

IT'S YOU AND ME
WHO DO THE CHANGING.

LISTEN.

I MAY NOT KNOW
HOW TO PICK

THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS
ALL THE TIME

AND HOW TO PRESENT THEM,

BUT-BUT I KNOW
LITERATURE.

WE HAPPEN TO BE READING A BOOK
THAT'S ALL ABOUT CHANGE.

HAVE YOU READ
THE LAST CHAPTER YET?

NOT YET.

I CAN'T GET MYSELF TO DO IT.

BRINGS ME ONE STEP
CLOSER TO PANIC.

CHAPTER FIVE.

"THE END OF IT."

YOU WANT ME TO READ IT NOW?

HERE.

WITH ME.

SOMETIMES,
YOU JUST NEED

SOMEONE THERE FOR YOU
WHO YOU CAN TRUST, RIGHT?

MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF TIME, YOU KNOW.

DYSLEXIA CAN MAKE READING
GO A BIT SLOWER.

YOU BEING WHO YOU ARE,
IN WHATEVER WAY THAT IS,

MAKES TIME
FEEL LIKE IT'S...

FINALLY GOING
JUST THE RIGHT SPEED.

MR. MILLS?

IT WASN'T EASY GETTING
ACROSS THE STREET.

IT WAS EVEN TOUGHER
GETTING A JACKET ON.

I'VE MISSED YOU.

YOU HAVE?

YEAH.

VICTORIA SAID
SHE WAS BACK, SO...

YOU DON'T REALLY
NEED ME ANYMORE.

VICTORIA CAME BY

EVEN THOUGH
I TOLD HER IT WAS OVER.

I MAY BE GETTING
BETTER, ADDIE,

BUT I STILL NEED YOU.

FOR WHAT?

LET'S SEE.

YOU PUT ASIDE
YOUR FEELINGS

FOR SOMEONE YOU DIDN'T
LIKE VERY MUCH,

TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE
TAKE TIME AWAY TO HEAL.

YOU STUCK
TO YOUR COMMITMENT.

YOU WENT
ABOVE AND BEYOND

WITH YOUR TIME
AND YOUR CARE FOR ME.

YOU LIFTED MY SPIRITS.

THANK YOU
FOR HELPING ME HEAL.

PLEASE, PRETEND
I'M WALKING AWAY QUICKLY.

-DON'T LAUGH!
-SORRY.

HI.

I JUST GOT HERE,
TO EARTH THAT IS,

AND I'M LOOKING FOR
SOMEONE-- MY MENTOR.

SHE HAS LASER-BEAM
INNER-VISION

AND CAN STRING
POPCORN GARLAND

LIKE NO ONE ELSE.

THAT MUST BE ME.

I'M SORRY I DOUBTED YOU.

THAT'S OKAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW
TO WORK AS A TEAM,

AND I DIDN'T KNOW

HOW TO SEE THINGS FROM
SOMEONE ELSE'S POINT OF VIEW.

YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT,
AND I CHALLENGED YOU.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CHALLENGE
WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING.

IT'S PART OF
THE LEARNING PROCESS.

"DEAR ADDIE.

"IF YOU'RE READING THIS,
IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS,

"AND THE DECORATIONS ARE
COMING OUT OF BOXES.

"I'M GLAD.

I'M SO SORRY
THAT I WON'T BE THERE WITH
YOU."

"THE NIGHT YOU LEFT HOME,

"YOU SAID THAT
I SET MY EXPECTATIONS SO HIGH,

"THAT I COULD NEVER
BE PROUD OF YOU.

"I ONLY ENCOURAGED YOU

"BECAUSE I WANT YOU
TO SEE WHAT I SEE.

"I WANT YOU TO BE
AS PROUD OF YOURSELF

"AS I AM OF YOU.

"THE GIFT
IS MY CHRISTMAS WISH--

"THAT SOMEONE
IS ABLE TO SHOW YOU

"THE PERSON YOU REALLY ARE,

"THE PERSON YOU DESERVE
TO SEE FOR YOURSELF.

I LOVE YOU. DAD."

NOW, DON'T WRITE
WHAT I WANT TO HEAR,

WRITE WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY.
OKAY?

EXCUSE ME, TOMMY.

SORRY. BABYSITTER.

WELL...

SORRY.

AND... BEGIN!

DON'T FORGET ABOUT

MY CHRISTMAS TREE-LIGHTING
PARTY!

THERE WILL BE FOOD!

WE'LL BE THERE.

"MARLEY WARNED SCROOGE

"TO AVOID MAKING
THE SAME MISTAKES HE MADE.

"SCROOGE NEEDED TO STOP
BEING CLOSED OFF TO PEOPLE.

IT'S EASY
TO MAKE THAT MISTAKE."

"AND WHEN SCROOGE WAS WITH

"THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE

"HE DECIDED

THAT HE WOULD HOLD CHRISTMAS
IN HIS HEART ALL YEAR."

"AND IN CHAPTER FIVE,
"THE END OF IT,"

"SCROOGE WOKE UP ECSTATIC
TO HAVE A SECOND CHANCE.

"THINGS AROUND HIM
HADN'T CHANGED.

"SCROOGE CHANGED.

"HE REPLACED HIS REGRETS

"WITH A DECISION TO LIVE NOW

THE WAY HE WOULD HAVE WANTED TO
ALL ALONG."

MR. CONCEITO.

ADDIE FOLSOM.

I'M NOT ADDIE FOLSOM,
I'M HARRY MILLS.

THAT WAS A JOKE.

I UNDERSTAND
HUMOR NOW.

ADDIE'S WAS
THE FIRST ESSAY I READ

THAT SHOWED ME

THAT YOU TAUGHT
THE MINIMUM BASIC REQUIREMENT...

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.

SHE DISPLAYED

A DEEP AND INTERESTING
UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL.

AS I READ THROUGH THE OTHERS,

I SAW
THAT MANY OF THE THEMES

HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED
AND EXPLORED.

ONE STUDENT

EVEN BROUGHT DICKENS HIMSELF
INTO THE ANALYSIS.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE
SEEING YOU AGAIN NEXT SEMESTER.

YOU'RE KEEPING ME ON?

FOR NOW.

THANK YOU!
THANK YOU-THANK YOU-THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!
OH! MERRY CHRISTMAS.

BAH, HUMBUG.

THAT'S HUMOR.
VERY GOOD, MR. CONCEITO!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

ERICH DECIDED NOT TO CALL.

YEAH.

SO NOW WE HAVE TO
HAVE SOME FAITH

AND SEE IF ADDIE'S CHANGE
IS GONNA STICK.

AND IF HARRY IS GONNA STAY.

-ADDIE!
-HI.

HI! COME ON IN.

OH, THESE ARE
FOR THE PARTY TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

IT MIGHT BE THE ONLY
PARTY I EVER THROW,

SO IT HAS TO BE
SPECTACULAR.

PARTIES CAN BE
A LOT OF WORK.

THAT'S WHY
I WANTED TO COME BY

AND SEE IF
I COULD HELP YOU.

-THANK YOU-- OH!

IF YOU COULD JUST SHOW ME
HOW TO CRACK AN EGG...

IF YOU...

COULD JUST TELL ME

IF I PASSED?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I--
I'M PROUD OF MY WORK.

I PUT THE TIME INTO THE READING,

AND, YOU KNOW, I SHARED
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

OF COURSE YOU DID!

AND I THOUGHT
I WAS THE "NUMBER ONE COACH."

MM, WELL, THAT WOULD BE ME.

THANK YOU, MR. MILLS.

CRACKING AN EGG...

OKAY.

THAT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

I CAN FINISH THE REST
OF THIS MYSELF.

YOU SURE?

YEAH. THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

IT WAS THE LEAST
I COULD DO.

"NUMBER-ONE GRADUATE."

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

HOW DO HUMANS
GET ANYTHING DONE?

ADDIE!

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND

THAT WE USED YOUR TREE
FOR THE TREE-LIGHTING.

I DON'T
MIND AT ALL.

IT'S SOMETHING, HUH?

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY.

HI.

WHAT'S GOING ON
OVER THERE?

OH, MY CLASS IS HAVING
A TREE-LIGHTING PARTY.

DOES THAT MEAN
THE FINAL'S OVER?

IT DOES.

I PASSED!

I EVEN GOT A TROPHY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

UM...

I JUST WANTED TO COME BY
AND...

THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME

ALL THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS
YOU SEE IN ME.

I WAS AFRAID
IT MIGHT BOTHER YOU

THAT SOMEONE KNEW
THE REAL ADDIE FOLSOM.

NOT ANYMORE.

AND VICTORIA?

I TOLD HER
I'M NOT LOOKING

FOR THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP
THAT WE HAD.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

I FOUND IT.

-HEY, YOU TWO.
-WOW, LOOK AT THIS PLACE.

HI. WE'RE BACK.

-HEY!
-HI.

-OH!
-HEY, WELCOME BACK.

FANTASTIC.

-HOW ARE YOU?
-I'M GOOD!

-ONE!

WHO DID ALL THIS?

HE SAYS
IT WAS "MR. MIRACLE."

AND MOM?

YOU KNOW HOW

I ALWAYS SAY I'M NOT
A VERY GOOD STUDENT?

YES.

WELL, I'M ACTUALLY...

A GREAT STUDENT.

IT'S TRUE.

NOT ONLY
AM I GRADUATING,

BUT I'VE DECIDED
TO CONTINUE WITH SCHOOL

AS LONG AS IT TAKES ME

TO BECOME
A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT

AND WORK
AT THE CLINIC.

OH!

ONE STEP AT A TIME.

ADDIE! OH!

I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

THANKS, MOM.

WOULD YOU SAY
YOU'RE BACK ON YOUR PATH?

I'D SAY I'M ON
A WHOLE NEW PATH, REALLY.

MAYBE I SHOULD START LETTING
PEOPLE CALL ME "ADELAIDE."

THAT WAS HER
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER'S NAME.

SHE OPENED THE CLINIC
IN THE EARLY-1900s.

HMM, NOT THAT LONG AGO.

MINUTES, REALLY,

DEPENDING WHAT PLANE YOU'RE ON.

I WANT TO LOOK AT THE TREE. COME
ON.

BEAUTIFUL, HUH?

WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH
THE HUMAN THAT YOU LOVED?

HE AGED, AS HUMANS DO,
AND PARTING WAS HARD.

HE'S TRYING TO GET DOWN HERE
TO EARTH TO WORK WITH ME,

BUT--
IT FEELS LIKE AN ETERNITY.

DO YOU STILL GET TO
KEEP IN TOUCH?

WE DO.

YOU KNOW,
IT WAS ADDIE'S FATHER

WHO REQUESTED
DIVINE INTERVENTION.

-DR. FOLSOM?
-YEAH!

TOMORROW'S CHRISTMAS.

I KNOW.

I TALKED WITH
THE POWERS THAT BE

AND GOT
AN EARLY DECISION.

ALTHOUGH YOUR STYLE
IS QUESTIONABLE

AND YOU HAVE
A LOT TO LEARN,

YOU ACCOMPLISHED
YOUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT,

AND DID A FINE JOB
WITH ADDIE.

I KNEW
THAT I WOULD.

I KNEW IT.

WE'D LIKE YOU TO STAY

AND TAKE ON
ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.

OHH, I GOT MY WORK
CUT OUT FOR ME.

YEAH, YOU DO.

I LIKE THIS FEELING
VERY MUCH.

THRILLED...

SATISFIED?

CONTENT! YES!

I'M VERY HAPPY.

HELLO, HARRY.

MM-MM.

HI...

HEY, MR. MILLS.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT FOOD
YOU PROMISED US?

YES!

EVERYONE! TO MY HOUSE!

THERE ARE WONDERFUL FLAVORS,
COLORS,

AND A "PRIZE" TURKEY,
LIKE IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL!

AND LEMONS!

I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

"I TOLD YOU SO."

THE GOOD NEWS IS,
HARRY SHOWS GREAT PROMISE,

BUT HE'S DEFINITELY

GOING TO NEED SOMEONE
TO LOOK OUT FOR HIM.

WHO KNOWS?

THIS CHRISTMAS
COULD BE THE BEGINNING

OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP.