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let's go boys

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this is it

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believe

Merry Christmas or what do you want

inside the decision

like oh you be good okay and what do you

want for christmas young lady

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geordie you don't have to yell I can

hear you I got an extra suitcase whoopee

are you all packed try to show a little

more enthusiasm will you mother they

don't even have a Molony berry Mayville

and I didn't say there wasn't any mall

there I said there's the possibility

there wasn't any well at least a lot

cable cable they don't have cable I'm

not sure we're moving to a place where

there's no mall and no cable oh is it

it's your favorite lawyer hi Merry

Christmas

you're officially divorced I guess

Senate took me seriously Caroline I'm

sure doing the right thing here I mean

he's a little extreme moving 3,000 miles

away from your practice leaving the

people you depend on for support taking

your kid away from all her Jodi's

friends are all criminals and I need to

get away from here can't stand the

thought of everybody I know feeling

sorry for me this whole divorce thing

behind me start over I'm gonna give it a

try if it doesn't work we'll come back

it just sounds to me like you're running

away from the people you need the most

you're running away from your problems

running away from everybody else's but

what are you gonna do at night and what

do you call it

Maybelle there's plenty to do house I

inherited from my grandmother's been

closed up since she died I'm sure it's

gonna need a little work are you gonna

talk to there any men there none under

the age of 80 it's perfect I'm gonna

write my book get to know my kid again

Jordi's never even seen the place it'll

be good to get back there you and you're

really going back to Mayberry because

you like it

Maybelle Maybelle yes I do

it's beautiful there and quiet life is

simple everybody knows everybody

everything there has meaning if you

weren't the best psychologist in LA I'd

recommend that you go to yourself for

therapy why don't you come visit us and

see for yourself

I'm afraid of snakes aren't there snakes

in South Carolina nothing like la

I'm getting carsick open a window

I can't it's to win me shorty you are

projecting your fears onto my driving

I'm not your patient mother I'm your kid

and I'm very upset about the wave hailed

as the floor stuff and how would you

have handled it if you were me I would

have talked to me about it more let me

in on your process

in return I would have told you I'm

afraid to go somewhere where tooth out

daddy

he left me Jordi what did you want me to

do

why didn't he want us

it's very complicated honey but I don't

want you for a minute to think any of it

was your fault

okay I should have let you in on it more

but I was just trying to protect you

which is why we're running away to a

place where they don't even have cable

we are not running away they're going

back very different

I sure hope so

I have to go to junior high now

just can't take care of you anymore

Burma's houses endured something right

absolutely

how about a microwave you have to

remember Jordi grandma's old house is

it's old

what about neighbours just one film who

not now Jordi I'm driving mom

the trainers they had a son

his name is clay we weren't engaged once

engaged you're engaged to somebody other

than daddy only briefly and you never

told me about it never came up so were

you in love with him yes what you Miriam

it's a long story Jordi is hell me

we just weren't right for each other I

was adventurous he was provincial I

didn't realize that till it was almost

too late on our wedding day I kind of

did we show up

you mean you left at the altar I'm not

proud of it I can't believe this do

people really do that

I guess so

so dairy think you made a mistake not

for one second I hadn't left Mayville

and married your father

it wouldn't affect you

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where's the house this is it mom all

it's missing is a sign saying condemned

it'll be great journey

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jeordy come on you haven't even seen all

of it yet

I'll fix it um Bobby um I heard noise

can you sleep with you

okay night-night

so you stiffed him at the altar

huh well it wasn't as bad as you're

making it sound I bet he was rather sad

I don't know I never saw him again

you didn't even write him a letter no I

want at least kind of a funny card or

something geez mom please take a look in

the basement all right you ready

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nothing satisfied and no I heard it was

probably an animal but I've got to get

to work work yes I promised myself a

chapter a week

no don't work it out we just got here

can't we do something okay let's go for

a walk walk yes we can find we're bonded

we can bond some more well we can't go

to a mall we still try to have some fun

exactly this is great

isn't nature wonderful too quiet just

two creeps Oh

Jordy you promised

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that's the traitor place I really ought

to get back to work

what a mean that guy told me about this

is where I live

yes now come on no chill I want to see

it No

Geordi

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that's my mom she was engaged some guys

live here lianna it's Kerala kiplyn yes

there's a big piece of cable out in the

barn and I've got some rope in the

storeroom how big of a piece

did you now listen don't look at this

house it's a mess now

this here is called a scone it's a like

a second cousin to a biscuit so I made a

batch of these and took them down to the

church this morning now you just let me

know what you think oh dear

where'd the rest of your family gone oh

they're just scattered there and yon

honey you know that bunch they're just

all over the place but clay would never

leave Mayville oh well clay he said this

was the perfect place anyone who left

here was an idiot yeah so here you got

out just like everybody else

well speaking of the devil look who's

here clay its Carolyn

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you okay yeah mom well you know it's

been a long time since they've seen each

other I guess it's probably something of

a shock

did my mom really leave you at the altar

oh yeah that she did she said you

weren't right for each other because

your provincial what's provincial

provincial that means set in your ways

you know not willing to take risks

Carolyn you never did tell me why y'all

came back here we got divorced oh did

you really

mom quit being a therapist so she

created a book and we moved into

grandma's old house it's kind of a dump

oh yes bad idea she likes it yeah oh

there's some weird sounds coming from

the basement last night from the

basement

well now clay don't you think you better

get over there and have a look I think

these two ladies need your help that's

all right miss Leona we can handle this

time to go Charlie oh no do you have to

we need help bad the whole place is

falling apart it was nice tennis you

know thanks for the scones grace Oh clay

nice to see you again you you come back

and see us again real soon yeah yeah I

don't want you to be strangers can't got

your tongue

we shirt you

I didn't notice when you gonna start

cooking real food just as soon as I can

figure out how to get a stove working

did you call my mom y-yeah that's

ridiculous I just go down and see what

fuss no no nope

it might be dangerous oh I'm gonna call

the please mom please

all right okay

it'll make you feel better

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thank you very much for coming clay

price actually we don't need your help I

call the police

I am the police

there's nothing down here yes it was

just our imaginations thanks for coming

so you told Geordi you left me standing

at the altar well because I was

provincial it was the first thing that

popped into my head me prevention you

were sort of set in your ways

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are you gonna put me in jail you were

trespassing I thought this place was

condemned nobody's gonna put you in jail

William you can spend the night here if

you want if you didn't want me to handle

this then why'd you call the police

because I didn't know you were the

police you don't know anything about

this boy neither do you

I'm a cop I'm trained in these matters

I'm a psychologist so alive because you

have some fancy degree from some fancy

university it doesn't mean you know

anything about kids like this I know

that his dog loves him she's right there

so he's got to be okay

and I know that he needs a bath dad

Geordi why don't you take him upstairs

and give him a hand

I don't need no bath you smell worse

than that dog you can't draw the smelly

come on that kids who run away you know

duh and he could be a criminal Oh ten

years old well that doesn't mean much

these days look I have to take him down

to social services that's the law oh but

that's ridiculous he could just stay

right here I have to do what's right

you are you're leaving him with me I

can't do that oh come on

clay he's just a little boy and I have a

feeling about him I didn't know you had

feelings what's that supposed to mean

you took off on our wedding day no

explanation I didn't think I'd ever see

you dear I thought we were talking about

William I rented a tuxedo to married you

well I hope you got your money back

clay let's not get into this now I have

to bring him down to the station so we

can find out who his parents are and

that's all there is to it why don't we

just let him calm down a little sleep

tonight in a real bed maybe in the

morning he'll want to talk to us that's

not the way we do things

Oh take a risk clay Traynor what's in

your life wait a second

she gets a fancy degree and she moves

back here from the big city now she

thinks she's smarter than I do I think

you're just mad because her showing up

here again brings up all that old hurt

I'm right about this aunt Leona the kid

needs to be with social services until

we find his folks you know back in the

old days we didn't have such a thing as

social services a body had to take a

thing like this into their own hands

clay they had to show a little

compassion you know just as well as I do

nobody is out looking for that boy

oh wait I heard about it but now so

you're on her side Oh clay it's

Christmas time will you let up a little

yes I like her I like Carolyn always did

she's got guts

she left me standing in the church

looking like an idiot in a rented tuxedo

you got your money where you going down

to the station you don't the computer

and see if I can find something about

somebody found a missing persons report

would you just not stomp too hard on the

porch please I have got a PI cooling out

there clay

Oh

mom down here Williams gone

he didn't even sleep in his bed and he

stole my coat hey William where have you

been Oh where'd you get that Jordy oh

you stole it didn't you d I didn't steal

nothing oh yeah we've caught is that I

borrowed it with plenty of food here

William you welcome to anything you want

I want your chocolate pie where'd you

sleep last night

the cellar why you get used to those

things and you get soft then one you

have to give them up

you don't know what to do anymore oh I

see that makes sense I know I'll get her

no I'll stay a while

oh well sure but don't you miss your

family

nope what about Christmas I hate

Christmas

that's dumb Christmas is dumb

everybody's walking around with dumb

looks on their faces buying gum presents

for people who don't need saving dumb

song about snow many reindeer chestnuts

what is it chest not anyways I don't

need no Christmas and I can get along

just fine

anybody want some pie

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what are you doing here so late

got a runaway at the gibbelins place I'm

trying to find something Oni

any luck not so far

well that's my department anyway uh I'll

handle it though it's gonna be hard to

find anybody to take him for the

holidays you'll have to go to the

shelter for now

I heard Karen given was back how do you

feel about that free countries you can

do whatever she wants

I just wondered if that's the reason you

didn't call me after the other night I

I'm sorry about that we've had a lot on

my mind I had a great time with you the

other night

really I had a great time with you too

I'm just not sure I'm ready for what

you're ready for what are you waiting

for clay hmm you're not getting any

younger

I don't you're afraid of commitment

that's your problem

you'd rather dream about the perfect

woman than be with somebody real I Got

News for You clay your dream woman isn't

gonna show up she doesn't exist

take my advice take a risk try somebody

woman it's Martin here

catchy

where are we going we are going to buy a

Christmas tree

we have darlings to have some fun you

got lots of trees here lady

Carol my name is Carol I can't we just

got one of them

well not exactly handy with a song I am

so Texas Chainsaw murderer that's enough

enough all right okay let's cut down

true it goes bad the environment no more

like a mercy killing did you learn how

to cut down trees from your father

William yeah he left when I was young I

learned on TV hold it hold it

why don't you leave the four woods alone

you got a whole yard full of trees you

can decorate one of them I got to talk

to you hey let's go back to my place I

got more Christmas decorations in Santa

Claus

and Miz Leona just baked a pack what I

got social services to take William off

your hands

well he wants to stay with me you can't

keep him Caroline oh come on clay what

are you gonna do arrest me here honey

why don't you have this last piece of

pie before I get off to church how come

you didn't give it to me

cuz you're bad I am NOT our kid all

right there'd be no fighting in my

kitchen you don't even know me he's just

giving him everything but it's my pie I

can give it to do all I'll do this one

Jean they're not chopping one but

chocolate oh oh you're the little thief

that stole my pot off my porch

stop Birds get that hold on

come on Miss California YouTube let's go

to church sure that's right you can't be

serious over my M I don't want to be

visited you've got in the jailhouse in

the next five years would you hurry up

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now we're diggin and Leona Jordy

mr. pop

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to juvenile delinquents that'd be saving

do you have any ideas well we could sure

use two more actors for the Christmas

pageant no way that is perfect

I hate Chris my demands be taken home we

are especially looking for someone to

play the third King don't look at me

he's just shy I know he is just bustin

with undiscovered talent you go with mr.

Paul on him come on all right children

we'll start with the first know it

everybody ready thank you Miss Williams

yes it is but a look in there it is

what's best mom recognize these that's

my grandmother's wedding silver tapes of

Jordi's I told you you couldn't trust

him you're sad well he has to his name

is a button on rock collection and a

police record little extreme isn't it

he's a thief he's a hurt little boy if I

can do something for him now he may not

grow up to be the kind of damaged adult

I spend my life trying to help put this

back where it was

you're giving him back the stuff he

stole well he has reasons we don't know

for taking it no wonder you left me

you're a nut I'm sorry I did that I

really am I've always regretted it but

if I stayed here I'd have always felt

like a coward you were a coward you left

me standing in front of the altar

looking like an idiot in front of my

entire family and this whole town in a

rented tuxedo with a pickup truck

dragging a bunch of pop cans and

streamers behind it

everybody here felt so sorry for me they

wouldn't even look me in the eye for

month we got engaged you said you'd

leave here with me you knew I wanted to

get out you knew I wanted to try to make

something of myself and what'd you go

and do decide to take over the family

farm and you did it only because you

never intended to keep your promise

my dad asked me to take care of the farm

so what was I supposed to do huh you

knew how I felt about this place and you

knew I'd have a hard time leaving it

well what was I supposed to do marry you

and stay stuck here in Melville the rest

of my life naval you don't understand

you never did you never will

you only get one chance in life a true

love

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just one chance look there's a star

what's this word pointing yeah right

yonder there on the land good really

oh god I'm saying that well because

you've just noticed the star then it

must be stupid or blind cuz I've been

standing here three minutes and that is

the biggest I've ever seen

then maybe it's because you have hope

and this is your way of expressing it I

thought it was a king here you want King

I'm supposed to be able to talk to the

people it's supposed to be real smart a

good point I could do a much better job

about the Christmas not deponent you

understand what I mean

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I'll do that

no thank you I don't need any help mr.

Davis sending his man over any minute

now that would be me

I don't believe this I'm gonna lie for

mr. Dave on my days off I suppose you're

the mayor too

yep I guess that master's degree doesn't

do you a lot of good out here I have a

PhD that mean I ought to be calling you

doc doc would be fine

your highness would be better but look

here your highness there's something I

want to clear up I apologize for the way

I spoke to you last night

I got over your lead-in me a long time

ago well I'm sorry too Prince

oh I brought those Christmas decorations

you forgot him don't you need them now I

don't care for Christmas if you want to

know the truth that's dumb

Christmas is for kids why don't you have

any I never met miss Ryder it's ms right

and that's an illusion did the city do

this to you do what drop all the romance

you used to have romance is an illusion

we create in order to fight off the

boredom of fidelity no wonder you get

divorced

Lloyd said love is a physiological

phenomenon that causes us to form

attachments so that the human race will

go on that's not why I got divorced why

did you then because my marriage was

politically incorrect you mean you

married the wrong guy right

this place stupid I'm the only King

Matteo leg wouldn't be right to clap you

I quit King just fine you're a girl

don't what fine feet King it's a stupid

plan I don't want to be nude stop that

stop that look here they've set up the

nativity scene

hey mr. Decker what on earth have you

got there hey this is lava close to a

camel's back again takes care of them I

do

Canaria I usually hire an assistant a

job how much you think oh all you get is

the appreciation of a couple of goats

llama donkey some chickens cows of sheep

that's a rip somebody always seems to

come along who wants to do it they must

be chopped sense

wait

can you stand that smell what smell I

think that calves in love William

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why aren't you saying anyone who said I

wasn't are you sort of what's sort of

it's not going so great maybe I can help

you tell me that she's moving a little

fast for me

did you tell her sort of what she said

she said what are you waiting for

uh-huh that sounds like a smart woman

she is so why do you want to leave her I

don't want to talk about it it helps to

talk about things it won't change things

Freud said what is buried is preserved

then let Freud ask her out you have to

examine the past clay so you don't

repeat it all right I admit I may still

compare everyone when I meet to you

that's good that's a start

don't tell me you don't have any

problems I have difficulty sustaining

relationships I call that a problem I

call that line you do huh

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you know sometimes I think you did the

right thing by leaving me we were so

young and immature you said and part of

me can't help but admire the fact that

you had to guess to do what you did then

part of me just oh I bought a bus ticket

and cried all the way to LA you know the

feeling

it just keeps gnawing at me is even

though we were too young we had

something that most people never get

their entire lives yeah well it all

worked out for the best I guess it did

can you tell me one thing sure why

didn't you come and say goodbye

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because if I had I would have been able

to leave

mom

hi kids how was rehearsal there William

what do you think it's okay oh that's

right you hate Christmas

right does your mom hate it too

yeah she likes it miss her yeah how

about some hot chocolate sure if you

decorate that thing anymore it's not

gonna make it so are you and my mom

gonna get back together we're just

friends too bad

couldn't hurt just to take her out

somewheres like to a movie or something

long she pays her half I'll try to

remember that

we're here I need talk to you that is

not necessary

it was the perfectly natural response on

both our parts I think nothing of it I

trust you won't either wonder who that

could be

Carolyn I need to talk to you he's given

yes I'm Eve Stephens from social

services Chloe what are you doing here

I'm trying to fix things he fixed them

all right I understand you ever run away

staying with you I come to pick him up

the least you could have done was tell

me she was coming look I didn't tell her

about me Claire oh so this is the woman

you wouldn't talk about clay why

wouldn't you talk about me no look at

the two of you we'll just listen to me

we can straighten all this out do you

have to take will you miss Stevens yes

I'm afraid so I'm sorry where will you

put him we have a very nice shelter

he'll stay there until I can find him a

foster home

but it's Christmas he'll be fun and

there's nothing to worry about

well then you don't know anything about

Christmas people have high expectations

of what it all means especially children

it's not fair to William to let him get

attached to anyone at this moment

particularly since we don't know where

he belongs there is nothing wrong with

forming attachments miss Stevens what's

wrong is forcing children to break them

all the time look there's nothing I can

do about it it's the law well then

you'll have to take his dog too they're

never without each other we'll find a

nice kennel for the dog and he has a

part in the Christmas pageant at Miss

Lyon his church and he has a job you'll

have to take him to every day we'll see

about all that

she's not your type she's not your type

you know

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you knew she was coming all along I

tried to tell you it did not I did too

you wouldn't listen I'm a professional

listener I even listen when nothing's

being said you had no intention of

telling me anything you knew she was

coming you chose to say nothing she

works for the government you know how

efficient they are I had no idea she'd

be here for days

she's caught me by surprise too oh I'm

supposed to believe that well it really

doesn't matter what I say you're gonna

believe whatever you want no matter what

the truth is the truth is you didn't

want to tell me the truth you just made

this decision on your own

oh you just like you always were

provincial I am NOT provincial I am NOT

for this

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what are you doing out there I'm

thinking of coming home didi I don't

know what I expected

I just thought things would be easier

here you know maybe I thought if I could

change where I lived then I'd be able to

change too right I will yeah merry

Christmas to you too bye we're leaving I

thought that's what you wanted but we

just got here yeah well things aren't

working out Jordi what are you afraid of

mom afraid me what makes you think I'm

afraid of anything

where is he I imagine he's out walking

his beat and whatever else it is he does

for work

oh man William oh he's with you no he's

not he ran away yes he does that when

he's unhappy

where is he I have no idea welcome miss

Gibson if I find out you're hiding him

you could be in big trouble I could have

you charged with kidnapping you are

welcome to take a look around if you'd

like thank you

if he shows up I'll give you a call

you'd better no Carolyn honey I'm sorry

but William is not showing up here clay

well he got home from work about a

half-hour ago I agree it's all his fault

stubborn definitely lying scum I'd say

oh you think that's a little too harsh I

will I will call you just the minute I

hear anything

goodbye honey I appreciate your support

Anika

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oh my I would hate to be sleeping out in

this cold night when I know I have a

nice warm bed waiting for me well I

guess we'll just have to find another

king for the pageant oh this smells good

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Geordi where's William she ran away

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get to play the king - these costumes

over there put it on fast children

please let's calm down

get ready

you

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can I sit here

I didn't think I was gonna make it as if

anybody cares I said this is a church

isn't aren't you supposed to forgive him

a church God forgives me I'm human

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was the room for me

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wise men doing these went too easy at

crown I'm the king you ran away your

chance

the world is going on here

but the kid got you were gone the

part went to Jordy we're gonna be

starting any minute

Shepherds to the front please shepherds

to the front trees stars and other

inanimate objects get ready

sure help Williams all right sure it's

cold out there

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is the time of King Herod wise men

coming from the east went into Jerusalem

asking where is the child who's been

born King we observed his start it's

rising when King Herod heard this became

frightened and he called to his own wise

men to him saying go and search for the

child and when you have found him bring

me word so it gives for the child the

wise men set up to follow this star it

led them to a stable and inside in a

manger lay the baby Jesus we followed a

star to get here that day a great big

star been hanging in the sky all night

long which everybody else except us must

have seen otherwise we'd have been here

a lot sooner

I have brought frankincense for the

child

I got myrrh

so where's this baby we've heard all

about just my line

then say it so where's the child we

heard all about I seen him where yonder

in the manger ah the manger

yeah yonder he sure is cute look at

those little bitty hands I bet he'll be

good little league yep he's the real

thing all right he's the Savior all

right he's gonna make the whole world

better if we just listened to him no

more adults lying to kids no more dads

running off leaving their families all

alone no more animals getting hit by

cars no more murdering and nobody being

poor and and no more school a kid can

stay home and play all day no more math

and writing essays

but how is your stupid vacation so we

all come from Jerusalem yeah it was a

long ride especially on a camel

King Herod said just to find the child

but wait I'm having a dream what is it

my lord

Herod is no good he'll hurt the kid if

we show him where he is

uh-oh I say we follow them they're gonna

need protection

not is what we shall do

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just made me wish I was a sheep thanks

mom I don't know running away again so

just checking me and traveller gotta be

gone want a lift

hey I don't mind what direction you're

going we don't need a ride boy wait till

after Christmas I hate Christmas yeah I

know what you mean it's tough you know

and everybody else has a family to be

with and you're all by yourself

well good luck wherever you're going I

was a good kid wasn't I best I ever saw

well see ya what you're coming home with

us now wait just a minute oh you're not

gonna start this whole thing all over

again are you hello everyone Merry

Christmas nice to see you again William

is this a setup I realize you didn't

like the shelter but you have to stay

there until we can place you at the

foster family I'm sorry but that's the

way it has to be come on William

do something she's taking William I

can't why can't you ever stand up for

what you want I do you're letting him go

there's nothing I can do about it

you've been really wrong that this time

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no William sooner or later I'm gonna

find out where you come from so you

might as well tell me now give me my dog

and then I'll top tell me what I need to

know then you can see you New York City

really all the way up there mm-hmm can

you tell me your father's name Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth plays for the Yankees yes I've

heard of him I believe that was quite a

long time ago he's retired now boy he's

been dead longer than you've been alive

I was a miracle

sure miracle all right look son I know

you don't want to tell us because you're

afraid we're gonna send you back but we

have to know where your father is

search me what about your mother

it took her away who did I don't know

I've had about enough of this young man

me too

can I get my dog back and go back miss

Carolyn now I'm sorry but we can't do

that

ah why not even here because it's not

how we do things I don't know it but

can't we get around that this time oh we

can't what's got into you clay Christmas

I'll consider it in the meantime you can

take him to see his dog

good

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I thought we're going Christmas shopping

we are I've had a wonderful idea

uh-oh remember how you said you wanted

something different this year for

Christmas instead of this same old chunk

I was delirious Munder stimulation how

about a brother what no no I want to be

a foster parent I want William to come

live with us mom how are you didn't take

care of both of us you can't even cook

and besides I thought we were leaving

well maybe we should reconsider that

will you make up your mind I know I seem

a little indecisive are you I was just

getting used to it here and you want to

leave and when I get to that idea you

want to stay well what do you think

about William it's a lot of

responsibility mom he needs us Jordie

all right as long as remember to feed

him Eddie

- can I help you yes I want to apply to

be a foster parent it's an emergency

everybody has to go through the same

procedures man well how long will that

take a couple of months usually months I

don't have months miss Stevens I need to

talk to you please

all right come with me

Jordy wait here I'll be right back what

do you want misgiven I want to apply to

be a foster parent I have to say miss

Gibbler and the way you handled things

with William did not impress me I was

just trying to do what was best for him

which is why you're here now yes all

right

how much do you make right now we're

living off my savings no income now I've

been to your home if you can call it

that is that place winterized not

exactly but I've noticed the porch is

rotting that's part of the ambiance it's

dangerous especially for a child I'll

fix it marital status divorced so you

have a problem sustaining relationships

only with adulterous men are you

involved with anyone right now

no what about clay Trainor that was a

long time ago I've changed a great deal

since then thank God

is that your natural hair color is that

really on the questionnaire I have to

say miss Giblin this doesn't look good

look miss Stevens I know I don't have

the resources other people might have

but I really care about William which is

a lot more than anybody else at this

point now if I can't qualify to be a

foster parent can I at least keep him

till you'd find an acceptable foster

parent or his mother he wants to stay

with us

I'll make a deal with you miss Kipling I

can't get anywhere with William maybe

you can he can go with you until we can

place him with a family in the meantime

maybe you can find out who he is I'll

try you really don't care for clay

anymore I got over him a long time ago

wonderful Merry Christmas Merry

Christmas eat eat

miss Carolyn I think that social worker

lady poisoned him he's acting really

funny oh just give him some time he's

probably a little confused by all the

moving around he's not the only one

mom applied to be your foster parents

she'll never make it why not

this place is kind of a dump in case you

haven't noticed yeah well after we

decorate it it'll be transformed you'll

see this is gonna be one fantastic

Christmas this year does that mean mr.

clays coming over no doesn't why not I

thought you liked him I do I thought you

liked him too

why wouldn't you tell him about your

mother how's that miss stevens lady i

don't like her much are you gonna have

to tell somebody where you came from or

they're just gonna keep shuffling you

around some more so I'll run away again

we can't run away every time you have a

problem with something why not cuz it

won't solve anything just gonna have to

keep running all the rest of your life

you deserve to have what other little

boys your age have like a home and

people who care about you

I can live without that I didn't say you

couldn't I said you deserve those things

why'd you run away it wouldn't let me

see my mom who wouldn't these people had

to stay with what about your dad

he ran away long before I did it's in

our blood do you want to find your

mother oh yeah

I'll help you you will

good

do you have a nice day Scrooge

you're talking to me now I don't know I

haven't decided yet

I heard from Carolyn she finally got the

truth out of William you're kidding

his mother is named Alma right Carolyn

thinks maybe you'll try to find her on

that fancy computer of yours then will

she talk to me I can't think why she

would you're no fun

cut me down every way you can

I'll drink today Joe of the world the

Lord

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I found Williams mother what'd she say I

need to talk to William he's upstairs in

his room

don't come in we miss me play is anybody

with you

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I found your mom you did yeah where is

she

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this is gonna be hard but son she died a

couple of months ago

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you knew she was dying didn't you that's

what they said but I didn't want to

believe them why not miss Carolyn says

if you visualize something real hard you

can make it come true some things you

might I didn't want to take a chance and

believe it on the wrong thing yeah I

know what you mean sometimes it's worse

not admitting the truth why because if

you keep believing in something that's

never gonna happen

you just get stuck and then you can't go

on with your life

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your fault

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Merry Christmas Merry Christmas

I have good news I found William a

foster home

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bad things always happen to me

if you think like that they will try to

think about happy things if one doesn't

anything make you happy one traveler

well then you think about him I'll try

but I still ain't saying it'll work big

people have dumb rules they're totally

out of it by tinsel head

we William we have to go now

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sorry Carol

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boom you're really gonna like this place

it's a nice big family in the gutter

room just for you

well you got a big house why can't I

just love with you cause you can it's

just me there and Miz Leona can you need

a mother wait

who is Leona needs a job she's retired

miss Carolyn maybe you could just call

Mary here

oh look we're here

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all right good evening mrs. Simms Merry

Christmas Merry Christmas and this must

be real young say hello William Oh Merry

Christmas me whooping we're gonna have a

real good time here well good

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don't worry you'll be alright I'll have

to trust you on that one I guess clay

what a will you mean by all that about

you Maren Carolyn nothing he's just a

kid he doesn't know what he's talking

about you're still hung up on her aren't

you

no not anymore no that's over I mean

real over I care about you look great

deal you know that don't you yes I do

don't want this to be more than just a

friendship

yeah maybe you'd like to come over my

place for a Christmas dinner and then

some friends don't worry hello if you

could join us that'd be great

say around 6:00 yeah six is good

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well doctor I guess if you hear

footsteps on the roof tonight it would

be me

and Santa Claus I can't wait night at

night really my name is William

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come on come on come on traveler come on

good dogs

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come on traveller let's go come on

traveling let's go

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please travelers I promised never to run

awaken

please travel

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Merry Christmas if you weren't a

therapist mom someone have you committed

it's beautiful you can't afford this oh

you only live once can you take it back

you don't like it no I love it

I'd rather have a new dad no that's

ridiculous

I just a minute mom you still in love

with clay where in the world did you

ever get an idea like that isn't even

remotely my type he's old-fashioned

stubborn opinionated honest dependable

he'd do anything for anybody he listens

he's smart just a passable joke he's a

good person there's nobody like him

what are we gonna do I can't take

another chance

what if it doesn't work out again Merry

Christmas

can I come in sure

how's William he's fine

they're really nice people and I think

he's gonna like it there I brought you

our gift you didn't have to do that well

opening it's for riding your book

that's beautiful thank you it's kind of

a Christmas and thank you gift

thank you for what for making me examine

the past and making me understand why

you left I'm not gonna make those

mistakes again you're not no I'm gonna

do just what you said I should take a

risk I'm gonna go out and get committed

to Eve

Merry Christmas Carol Merry Christmas

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okay hold that up all right that's good

they're flesh flesh to my presence okay

they're from aliens for you

grandma's silver buy tapes I was

wondering what happened to them

hello yes miss vana

oh no not again no no he didn't I will I

will thank you for calling this matter

mom William he ran away again

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[Applause]

that's like Miss Leona was right

he's buying what happened I ran away and

pushed him out the window and then you

can walk I promise never to run away

from anything ever again I feel just

like a better please you promise never

to run away again

yes really

yes it's a deal

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okay Geordi I think we are ready for the

water now okay come take out tub we're

cooking dinner your mother not wearing

it's never made bread before really I

never way to get started would you know

what you are not concentrating I'm

really worried about William

why isn't clay coming over for dinner

miss Liana because he's got a date I

guess mom really blew it huh I didn't

blow anything we weren't meant for each

other okay

besides you and I don't belong here I

thought we could come here and start

over but that's not true I made a

mistake we ought to go back to LA I

don't want to go back to LA Geordi what

about William and clay is Leona they

need us mom

couple of nice puppies huh

it tricked me you promised me you'd

never run away again what are you gonna

do with me oh I have a plan

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Merry Christmas you again

I'll settle up in the liver

you got a box

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[Applause]

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[Applause]

so glad you came would you like a drink

no no I appreciate it

where's all the other guests oh I just

told you that so you'd come there are no

other guests oh I see Dara you know I

disappointed I know no I'm all right I

just you know I thought there'd be kids

around family it's nothing to worry

about it's just you and me

there's something matter clay

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now my family it was the youngest that

always said grace so that'd be your will

your God don't listen to me well it's

worth it just to keep trying hurry up

I'm starving

Jordy all right Laura listen up Merry

Christmas

bless this here dinner and all the

people in traveler if there are any kids

like me all alone out there today get

them a dog so they won't feel so bad and

while you're at it make mr. clay program

as Carolyn says I can finally stay put

amen amen

William it's not good to have unreal

expectations that room for one more

well what happened to your date and

encounter early I'll get another plate I

need to talk to you

I had an idea of how you can keep

William you all move over to my place I

have plenty okay that'll be fun

you and William and Jordie and miss

Leona and me and Eve look I told you you

were right about me I don't take risk

but I've decided to take the biggest one

of all I'm gonna marry somebody with a

bad habit of running away I'm gonna

marry you are you how do you mind you

tell me you're the one the PhD oh cool a

this is ridiculous it's too late we've

both changed yeah we have I know I'm a

lot smarter than I used to be but one

thing you stay the same I still love you

just like I always did this time if

anybody loves it it'll be him I can't

marry you I'm going back to LA where I

belong stop running away from your life

Carolyn you know you love me too you

want me to stay put in the one-horse

town with nothing but pest-control for

something to do every time you get close

to having something real you take off

look you can have your therapy practice

here I guarantee you'll have plenty of

customers

how could you be so sure it'll work I'm

willing to take the risk

I can't relive the past clay I don't

want to relive the past I wasn't ready

for you there what do you mean you

aren't ready you were standing at the

altar if I had been ready I would come

after you

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come on eating here

all right children upstairs now that's

not flight

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well you're right you are a wonderful

patient you take care and I'll see you

next week