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[dramatic music]

["Joy to the World" playing]

- [exhales] Sometimes things have to be shaken

to be seen more clearly.

[Natalie laughs]

Huh.

[paper rustling]

[Natalie sighs]

Mm, come on, quacky, quacky, quacky, come on, baby.

Yes, you are--

- So, so you don't think I feel bad

about missing Lola's recital?

I do.

- You were supposed to be home days ago.

It's always something with you.

- I, I don't know how else to tell you

it was an emergency.

It's always an emergency,

except when it comes to our marriage.

Here we go with this again.

Yes, this again.

- I missed my flight. I feel terrible about it.

You should.

I will,

find another one, okay? Don't worry.

Tell that to your daughter.

Maxine,

I said I will find another one, okay?

No, Larry,

you are what you do,

not what you say you're going to do.

Oh, okay,

so this is the thanks I get

for running a successful business.

You didn't seem to have a problem

when you were spending the money.

Excuse me?

You forget you didn't have a career until I gave up mine.

[phone thudding]

Yeah,

so don't make me give up my marriage, that part.

- Okay, all right, I, I, I, I shouldn't have said that.

I, uh, I'm sorry.

I'm, I'm frustrated right now.

Well, join the club.

It's Christmas Eve, Lawrence.

But you know what?

Either find a flight or find a family not waiting for you.

[phone clanking]

Hello?

["Joy to the World" playing]

[plane engines roaring]

- Mm, thank you, thank you, thank you

for booking me a pod in the VIP airport lounge.

[laughs] Can you say fire?

- [Gabby on phone] Did they have your ginger shots?

- Of course, they had my ginger shots waiting, yeah.

Girl, drove me right to the plane.

Now look, that's why I never get tired of VIP.

Girl, ain't nobody got time for stressing in the airport

catching ordinary germs with these ordinary people. [laughs]

[Gabby] How's Braxton?

- What's that? - How's Braxton?

Oh, oh, yeah.

That syrup did quite the trick.

It knocked my little Braxton right out.

Yes, it did. [laughs]

[switch clicking] [bell rings]

Look at my baby.

- Yes, Ms. Meeks, may I help you?

Another please?

- Of course. - And a blanket for my fur baby.

It's freezing on this plane.

Oh, Gabby, I'm, I'm so sorry, girl.

First class just ain't what it used to be.

Girl, they just hire anybody these days. [laughs]

Now, what was I saying?

- [Gabby] The presents. - Oh, oh yes, okay.

Thank you so much for shipping those presents to the house.

Mm-hmm, yeah.

- [Gabby] Did they make it? - Yeah, of course, they made it.

Oh, and everybody is so excited.

- Good. - Yeah.

- You're an angel. - Oh.

Now look, merry Christmas, okay?

You're the best. Enjoy your family.

- You too, merry Christmas. - All right?

Okay, ciao, [laughs] that, that means bye. [laughs]

Bye.

Ah.

Look at my little Braxton.

Yes, you are the cutest little puppy in the world.

Mommy loves you.

Mommy loves you.

Ooh, [laughs] ooh. [laughs]

- Okay, Papa Still Got It '93, come on, on this Live.

Ah, yes, Came But Still Able, [laughs]

oh, come on this Live, baby.

Yes, Gigi Genies.

Uh, they're finally letting me board the plane

after canceling my direct flight.

And now they got me on connection.

It's giving basic.

I hate it, but it's Christmas Eve,

so I'm gonna keep the spirits bright.

Plus I'm on my way to Miami to go see my vroom, ah, ah, ah,

[laughs] my boo thang, make me do some thangs.

Miss, miss, miss,

miss. [Gigi imitating dog barking]

Would you please keep it moving?

- Do you see the people in front of me? How?

She just wanna be on my Live.

Anyway, this genie is gonna go back into her bottle,

oh because the stewardess is tripping.

Flight attendant.

Whatever.

She just needed attention, you all.

She wanted to be on my Live.

- You just press that button if you need anything.

- Thank you. - Welcome aboard.

You're welcome.

- I found our unaccompanied minor.

Who does connecting flights with a child?

Hello, my name is Yuki.

And before you ask, I know where to sit.

I have my own snacks,

and I don't need anymore wings or candy canes.

Okay, Miss Yuki.

Welcome aboard and merry Christmas.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Hey, sista, happy Kwanza.

[mellow Christmas music]

Lord, I need a upgrade.

Welcome aboard.

- [Lois] They couldn't put you back?

- [Harold] I told you-- - Welcome aboard.

- I don't wanna hear it. - I said they told me--

- Harold, you had one job, Harold, one.

It's bad enough I have to do everything.

You just had to do Christmas, though,

with your broke brother.

And when we get to our seats, just sit down.

- What? - You heard me.

I said just sit down, and I'll be right across the aisle.

- You mean we are not sitting with one another?

- No, and not with those fees they were trying to charge us.

[Harold laughing]

[Santa] Ho, ho, ho, ho.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.

- Merry Christmas. - Wait, sir, wait, sir.

How did you get past the gate agent with these sacks?

You gotta check in at least one of 'em.

- Oh, this is no problem. You take this one,

and I'll make sure the other one fits just fine, okay?

- Okay, since it's Christmas Eve.

- Oh, ho, ho, wow, this is amazing.

I'm used to just zipping across the sky in my sleigh.

- You're still holding up the line.

Ho, ho, ho, merry Christmas.

Ho, ho, ho, ho, merry Christmas.

Oh, ho, ho, ho.

Welcome aboard.

- Girl, that gospel holiday competition nearly wore me out.

Of course, I won. Lord, have mercy.

- Merry Christmas, [laughs] oh, you've been a good girl.

And you... [sighs]

- [Shelda on intercom] Happy holidays,

ladies and gentlemen.

I'm Shelda, your senior flight attendant.

And on behalf of Captain Hepperman

and the flight crew, it's my pleasure to welcome you aboard

- flight 207, - [Santa] Mm, do I smell ribs?

- with services to Atlanta this Christmas Eve.

If you need any assistance, [plastic rustling]

please let us know.

- We'll be on our way shortly. - Excuse me, sir.

Could you hold this for me please?

- Sure. [Gigi laughing]

So Giginians, let me tell you,

just because you're in coach doesn't mean you can't arrive

looking like you've been in first class.

I want you to log into my shop, put my code in,

and get 2% discount on these Gigi eye patches.

You put these on your face, honey.

And let me tell you, no swelling, no puffiness.

Thank you.

You'll look snatched like Shereé,

or maybe not like Shereé, but you will look refreshed

without going under the knife.

- I can't believe the sorority wants to honor me.

What?

They want me to sell 10 tickets?

Child, they can keep that honor.

Hold on. I think someone's in my seat.

Hold on.

I think someone needs to check their boarding pass.

- Or maybe you should check yours?

- I like my seat, so I'm not going nowhere.

I'm not moving. [laughs]

Is there a problem?

Yes, someone's in my seat.

- [Gigi] Mm-mm. - May I see your boarding pass?

- This is giving so coach. [laughs]

I do not feel like working up a sweat

and sweating out my edges looking for a boarding pass.

- [Bunny] Sir, may I see your boarding pass?

Uh. [exhales]

[paper rustling]

Huh.

- [Bunny] Sir, you are in the wrong seat.

- I just do what my wife tells me.

Thank you for helping me.

Anyway, sorry, girl.

Look, I'm flying this bootleg airline.

Yeah, that one.

Look, I can't believe that was his lame excuse.

I keep telling you, you are in a third-person romance.

You need to face the facts.

Your man was on a straycation not a company vacation.

Don't let him breadcrumb you like that.

BTW, have you traveled on Christmas Eve?

OMG, nightmare.

May I have your attention?

Are you all aware that this is an exit row?

- Uh, and why I paid your ridiculous upgrade fee.

No movies, no blankets.

No nada.

I'm hoping this plastic window'll hold up

and not suck me up outta here by my ponytail.

And are you ready, willing,

and able to assist in the event of an emergency?

Uh, I'll assist, all right.

I'm gonna show everyone which way to run.

[passengers laughing]

- Passengers seated in the exit row may be required

to assist the crew in an evacuation.

I need a verbal yes that you understand.

Mm.

I said I need a verbal yes.

[Passengers] Yes.

- Girl. - All right then.

- Jeez. - Think I'm playing.

- Ooh. - Oh, wow.

- Can't believe we were flying with Miss Grinch.

Mm, you want one?

Ooh, I love gummy bears.

In fact, I'll take a few.

- [laughs] Okay. - I mean,

who diets during the holidays anyways?

Girl, I'm who.

This influencer has not had a meal in weeks.

- Seriously? - Mm-hmm.

Started that new weight-loss shot.

And when I tell you this, a 38-24-38, baby,

you could cancel Christmas.

I would get up and show you, but you know, the stewardess.

But I done lost, like, 30 pounds in three weeks.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

- Hmm, not that I need to lose weight,

but I might look into that.

- Mm, good luck, I've been having

to get mine from a veterinarian.

- Please, those fasts never work, though.

I was on fen-phen back in the day.

What's she talking about?

I used to look like you.

And as soon as I stopped taking them dang pills,

thunder thighs, gained back all that weight.

- I did Dexatrim back in the '70s.

Exercise, meditation,

and vegetarianism is the key to sustained health.

- [Santa] What she talking about?

- Girl. - Girl.

- I'm exhausted. [Santa laughing]

Yeah, I've been hanging with the family,

but I'm just happy to be going home and get in my own bed.

- You know what I mean? - Mm-hmm.

- Hey, now don't get me wrong. Family is everything.

- Oh, absolutely, and where are you from?

Atlanta, and you?

The North Pole.

- Oh, yeah, you funny, I'm Harold.

- I'm Kris, and you gotta go home early?

- Uh, yes, I was not feeling too well,

so we cut our visit with my brother short.

- Okay, did I hear your wife say, um, Christmukkah?

- Yeah, my brother mixes the two holidays.

- Oh, 'kay, well, as for me, I just make dreams come true

for everybody. [celestial music]

- Yeah, and you cost me a pretty penny every year, too.

- Mm, man, these gummies are tasty.

- Mm-hmm. - Hmm, make me wanna sing.

Kicked in early.

- [Rochelle] Lord, ah. [Gigi laughing]

♪ Mm

♪ One glad morning when this life is over ♪

♪ Said I'll fly away

- All right, yes. - Come on, y'all.

♪ To that place where God's celestial shore, ooh ♪

- ♪ I'll... - Girl.

Would you please stop? This ain't church.

You ain't got to be so mean.

- Remind me of my Pentecostal days.

Really, Harold?

- Bet you can't resist this number.

♪ Santa Claus is coming to town, oh, yeah ♪

♪ Santa Claus is coming to town ♪

- You go, girl. ♪ You see, he's coming

♪ He's coming, he's coming to town ♪

♪ Hey, he's coming, he's coming ♪

- No, no, no. - ♪ He's coming to town

- Not if this plane don't leave off soon.

- ♪ Coming to town - Ma'am.

Ma'am, please stop singing.

♪ I'm doing you a favor

♪ Giving you a show for free, yeah ♪

[Harold laughing]

- You know, people pay top dollar to hear me sing.

- Well, these people paid top dollar to fly...

- Uh-oh. - ...in peace.

- Mm-hmm. - Now sit down.

- Mm. [gentle music]

[Rochelle singing faintly]

[Rochelle growls]

- Ooh. - Ah.

I know you're tired. [laughs]

Oddly, I am.

What in the devil?

- This is my new homemade pod to keep out the strain.

- Ma'am, you, you can't wrap your seat in plastic.

- What are you doing? You're ruining my pod.

- And I'm gonna ruin you next if you don't sit back

and stop acting Karen crazy.

- But I paid for this seat fair and square.

- But you don't get to redesign it

and see when Hartland Security cart your butt

off this plane in a half lotus.

[Bethany sighs]

[plastic rustling]

- [Harold] Lois, pass me my ribs please.

Mm, mm.

Oh, oh, Santa.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is your captain speaking.

We just got a signal to check the air filter system.

- I'm still thirsty, uh, those bubbles before we take off.

Thank you for your patience.

- As soon as I can, I will get that drink to you.

But right now, would you please sit down?

Hmm, okay.

- Mm-hmm, over and over, I've been trying to tell ya.

You need to get yourself a private dick

or drop one of those spy whatchamacallits

in your man's gym bag.

I forget the name of it.

It's AirTag.

AirTag.

Oh, I am still on Live.

Hi, Gems. [laughs]

Did you hear that I just had to help a auntie out? [laughs]

- You know how I- - Uh, ladies,

I need you both to get off your phone's ASAP.

Almost done.

- Or you can finish your call in the terminal.

I'm not on a call.

- I'm actually-- - Off.

- Girl, I'll call you when I land.

- [clicks tongue] All right, so let me get off the phone

because the young stewardess wants to trip.

- Flight attendant, I'm a damn flight attendant.

- Well-- - Off.

Go attend a flight.

- [Shelda] Ladies and gentlemen,

the boarding door has now been closed.

Can I ask a question?

Sure.

What's a private dick?

Oh, not what you think.

Stands for private detective.

Oh.

And why am I so hungry?

[Gigi laughs] [Rochelle sighs]

[door clattering]

Thank you, thank you. [laughs]

- Thank the captain because, usually,

when that door is closed, it stays closed.

You really must have a hookup with Santa.

- Not too good, I'm in, uh, I'm in 27B.

- All the way to the back, Mr. Stevens.

- All the, all the way to the, to the back?

Welcome aboard.

Okay.

[gentle music]

Loser.

[door clanking]

[bag rustling] [door clattering]

- Uh, excuse me, can I just, you know what?

It might be easier if you, you get out so I can get in.

[Deniqua sighs]

Thank you, merry Christmas.

[Deniqua scoffs]

[grunts] Sorry, sorry.

- Thought I was gonna have this seat to stretch out on.

But here you come, CPT Time on steroids.

- You know, gotta get home for Christmas.

- Uh, you sure was cutting it close.

Now I ain't never missed one Christmas with my family.

This better not be the first.

Shoot, it's the most important time with kin folk.

Oh, yeah? Why's that?

[seat belt clanking]

Like you gotta ask.

See folks once a year, give them my Christmas envelopes,

and fly 3,000 miles straight back.

But let's talk about how lucky you are, king,

that they opened that door as late as you were.

I mean, you cute and all, but damn.

- Yeah, I was really, I was really lucky.

- Mm-hmm.

Well, I'm just glad I'm on the aisle so I can go

to the toilet whenever I want to

because the bladder starts to trick you when you get older.

- You feel me? - Okay, I, all right,

I'm, I just need to, sorry, uh, call my wife, [laughs]

text her and let her know I'm, uh, on the plane.

- Okay, then you go ahead and do that.

Are you going to see family?

- Yes, I'm going to surprise my husband.

He's in the military.

Wow.

What is you looking at?

You ain't never seen a tuna sandwich before?

Uh, not on a flight.

Well, you gonna wish you had

'cause is a long-ass flight,

and they don't serve you nothing in coach.

What?

[passenger retching]

- Oh, damn, there goes my appetite.

[tray clattering]

- [Shelda] Sorry for the delays.

We'll be on our way shortly.

Oh, doggone it.

Why I always have to get the busted seat?

- [Santa] We're late. I'm gonna miss my connection.

- And why are you here anyway, honey?

Where is your reindeer posse?

- See, this is an emergency flight for me,

and my very first, definitely gonna be my last.

I just hope they don't forget my sacks with my toys in it

'cause I still have deliveries to make.

[Deniqua laughing]

Now I get it.

You a airport Santa,

and you've knocked off early from your gig,

and instead of you changing outta your costume,

you decided to have a few before you boarded.

- No, no, no, you got it all wrong.

See, the reason why I'm on this flight is

because my sleigh broke down, and my wife, Mrs. Claus,

has our spare sleigh helping me to save Christmas.

We connect in Georgia.

Oh Lord, why me?

Ladies and gentlemen,

this is your captain speaking.

We just got a signal to check our wheels.

Thank you for your patience.

- Hey, excuse me, darling, how about a hot toddy?

- My name is Shelda, and we don't serve hot toddies.

- Uh, hot chocolate? [ding]

Afraid not.

- I didn't want to pull out my do you know who I am card,

but do you know who I am?

- Listen here, messy Santa who's come

to the end of his season.

- [Santa] Tough just like my Blixen.

- Don't make me toss you off this bird.

- Uh, I think I know that you could.

Oh, you wouldn't be my first,

and you definitely won't be my last.

- Now I can show-- - Uh, that would be

a bad look for all of us being Christmas Eve and all,

so let's all take a deep breath.

That's right, people.

Everyone take a deep, cleansing breath,

two, three, four, and out, two, three.

- Mr. Stevens. - Yes.

- I have a seat for you in first class if you'd like.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

- Oh, yeah, you don't have to tell me twice. [laughs]

Uh, there you go.

Yes, merry Christmas.

[gentle music]

Thank you.

[door clattering]

There is a God.

What the?

[scoffs] I wish somebody would hook me up

'cause layaway Santa over here

is driving me candy and nuts crazy.

Mm, but that man can come down my chimney anytime,

even though I don't have one.

- [Shelda] Ms. Meeks, you'll have to move your dog.

- Well, I thought he was in coach.

- You thought wrong. Move your dog.

Dog?

You mean my $5,000 emotional support companion?

- That paid zero designer dollars for this seat.

Please move your dog.

- No, no, no, no, no, what if Braxton wakes up?

- Ms. Meeks, if you don't move this mutt, I will.

Fine.

- Mr. Stevens, would you like a glass of champagne?

- Yes, please, thank you. - Um.

Make that two, remember?

[bag thudding and rasping] [gentle music continues]

And when we land, Mama's gonna smother you with kisses.

Yes, I am, you little kooky, pooky, woo,

yooky, pooky, pooky, pooky, smooky. [laughs]

- Sorry, I, uh, I need the leg room.

What kind of dog is that?

- Uh, the kind that eats, sleeps,

and doesn't talk to strangers.

Okay.

Oh, well, the 405 was crazy.

Security lines were a mile long.

Always an excuse.

Excuse me?

If you would've left earlier,

you would've made time for traffic, but you didn't.

Uh, so maybe you should get two watches,

one for real time and one for fantasy time. [laughs]

[Shelda] Mr. Stevens.

Thank you.

[Shelda] Ms. Meeks.

[glass thudding]

[footsteps receding]

- [Captain] [coughing] Good news, ladies and gentlemen.

We've fixed the air filter system.

Bad news is that flight control just alerted

there's a rogue storm blasting across the Midwest

and heading south.

[captain speaking Korean]

The hell he talking about?

Sorry about that. [laughs]

Forgot where I was for a moment.

I haven't slept in 24 hours, and I just landed from Korea.

[captain laughing]

- I understand Korean, everybody. Just relax, I got it.

It's all good, and it's all good. Trust me.

We gonna be all right.

[Deniqua sighs] [Santa laughing]

- Anyway, seem to have this head cold I can't seem to kick.

Either way, safety first,

though I am flying this plane by myself.

- Don't they usually have a copilot?

- Girl, I thought so too. This is scary.

- But not to worry, sit back and relax

'cause we're delayed until further notice.

- Oh. - What?

- Oh, my God. - Man.

Merry Christmas.

- My sister, the clock is ticking.

This thing is getting serious.

Again, it's Shelda,

not darling and definitely not sister.

- Just a figure speech, calm down.

Why is everybody on edge?

Sit down.

- No, I, um, still on the tarmac.

What do you think it means?

- Whoa, what the? Are you serious?

Oh, it was an accident.

- Oh, an accident, this is an accident?

- [Maxine on phone] What was an accident?

- No, not you, the lady next to me.

- What lady? - Look, I gotta go.

[Natalie exhales]

[switch clicking] [bell rings]

- How am I gonna, what am I supposed to do with this?

I am so sorry.

- An apology, that's all you got is an apology?

This is couture. [sighs]

- [Shelda] Um, so what's going on?

Can we get some napkins?

- Sure. - Yeah.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

- You're welcome. - Uh, tell you what...

[gentle music]

[Natalie sighs]

...for your dry cleaning.

It's the least I could do.

[Natalie sighs]

It is the least, thank you.

- Oh, gosh. - Oh, I'm sorry.

It's, it's, um, uh, yes,

it's like all over here.

[Larry] Oh, it's bad.

- It's very wet. - It's so wet.

- It's wet down here. - It's everywhere.

It's all, thank you, uh, uh, thank you.

Um, let's just, [laughs] let's just start over.

Um, hi, my name is Natalie,

Natalie Meeks.

- Lawrence, interesting way to meet.

Yeah, it is.

Um, look, I, I, I need to change.

You mind grabbing my bag for me?

It's up there, uh.

- Oh. - I, I can-

- Yeah, sure, no problem. - Appreciate it, thank you.

[gentle music]

[buttons clanking] [jacket rustling]

[latch clicking]

Mm.

- This one? - Yeah, that, the, the big one

that's strong and sturdy. [laughs]

Yeah, uh, thank you.

- Take this. - Appreciate it.

I mean, thanks, um.

I'm gonna go get changed.

[grunts] Sorry.

- Oh. - Oh. [laughs]

Um, it's, it's tight in here.

- Not, uh, much- - Oh.

- It's, it's- - Oh, okay.

- [Natalie] So sturdy, oh, oh, thank you.

[Larry sighs] [gentle music continues]

[gentle music continues]

[glass clanking]

[Larry exhales]

[Santa laughing]

- Ooh, uh, could you not do that?

What did I do?

- Give me whiplash, 'bout broke my neck and my seat.

- I'm sorry. Sometime I just don't know my own strength.

You sure don't.

Almost pulled my chair up out the floor.

You see that? [Gigi laughing]

I can't believe this, just [exhales] bootleg airline.

Mm-mm, oh God, mm.

Get back to your seat.

- Santa can't go to the bathroom?

- It's in use right now, but you have one in coach.

- Shh, do you have to say coach so loud?

- Sir, sit down. [whimsical music]

- Miss, you don't [laughs] understand, lady.

I'm on a very tight schedule.

I'm gonna get off this thing, make me another reservation.

That's not possible.

- And my wife, whoo, she is waiting on me to come

and help her out.

Then we can just simply go home.

Let me guess, the North Pole.

Oh, you're right.

- Excuse me, uh, Santa, is it? [laughs]

Yeah, I, I was overhearing your conversation,

and I completely understand your situation.

- You do? - Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I have mad respect for you, Santa.

Aw, thank you, Lawrence.

Photographic memory, and I saw your name

on the side of your duffle bag. [laughs]

Oh, right, right.

Um, listen, you have this global brand

in the making-wishes-come-true department, right?

Absolutely correct.

- Okay, well, have you thought about all the folks

on this plane that would be disappointed

if you made the captain do a U-turn back to the gate

and what that would do to your reputation?

- Well, I didn't, I, I guess I, I, I never thought of,

I never thought of it that way.

Evidently.

- And by the way, great job, building you're working

on for the homeless, priceless.

How do you know about that?

- And right next door to Salvation Army.

- [Shelda] Oh, that explains that.

- Son, good deeds are hard to miss.

- Uh, fa, la, la, la, la, la, hey, uh, uh,

I need one new elf.

I need one elf.

- In fact- - I, I got it, Santa.

[Santa] Fa, la.

- Didn't you have to go to the restroom?

Uh, yeah, I, okay.

- Flight attendants, please be seated.

- Hey, I just wanted to apologize again for being

so clumsy earlier.

- Uh, that's okay. I overreacted a little bit. [laughs]

- Well, if you don't mind me saying,

you look amazing in that.

- Oh, well, thank you, I don't mind you saying it at all.

And I hope you don't mind me asking,

was that family you were on the phone with earlier, or?

- Uh, let's just say I'm in the doghouse.

- Oh, yeah, believe me, I understand the struggle

of striking the right balance between work and family.

It's, it's tough.

- Yeah, my w-- - Your what?

Nothing, what about you?

I see you got a big rock on your finger.

Oh, um, I'm engaged.

Uh, yeah, my fiancé lives in Atlanta.

So you're going home?

No, I, I live in LA.

Long distance.

- Well, we, we put the R in romance.

You know, we're, we're busy people.

[gentle music]

[phone buzzing]

Oh, just a second.

Hey, yeah. [laughs]

Yeah, we're still on the tarmac. [laughs]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's, it's some sort of storm or whatever.

It's crazy.

Yeah, okay.

All right, I'll text you when we land.

Okay, I love you more.

No, no, I, I love you more.

No, you know I love you more. [laughs]

Muah, muah, muah, muah, muah, muah, muah. [laughs]

Oh, I love you.

[phone thudding]

Hmm. [laughs]

- See I'm not the only one who works on Christmas Eve.

Yeah.

- So I gotta ask, what is it you do?

- You just not gonna let me finish doing my work, are you?

It is 10:00 on Christmas Eve.

- Oh. - Business hours

are officially over.

- Okay, says the admitted workaholic.

Yeah, takes one to know.

Okay. [laughs]

Okay, well, I'm a news producer.

Yeah. [Larry laughing]

Yeah, I travel all around the world,

and, you know, I, I'm looking forward

to doing absolutely nothing.

It's rare that I get a chance

to just do nothing on a holiday.

- I took you for a doctor. - Really?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Well, I mean, I did volunteer as an EMT

for two summers in college.

And, you know, I would've been Dr. Meeks if I'd gone

to Yale like I wanted to.

- No way. - Yeah.

- Yeah, no, I wanted to go to Yale,

but Cooper Union School offered me a full ride,

so I ended up in New York City.

What? Are you serious?

I, I went to NYU.

- Really? - What year did you graduate?

'09.

I was a freshman.

- [laughs] So we could have bumped into each other.

Yeah, I mean, I, but I was,

you probably wouldn't have noticed me.

I was the broke girl on campus.

I only wore vintage so I could look fashionable on a budget.

You know, like, college, I would hide in my dorm room

and just pray the, the janitor wouldn't catch me in there

feasting on ramen noodles. [laughs]

That chicken was bomb.

- Chicken flavor. [Natalie laughing]

No, we would've, we would've totally hit it off.

I can tell.

You know, my friends,

they were jetting home for the holidays.

I was taking a bus to LA, so I get it.

Um, yeah, well, I, I, I think

we did all right for ourselves,

even though I don't know what you do.

- I'm a developer, basically own a construction company.

Hmm.

Tell me more.

[Captain] [coughing]

We're number two in line for departure.

Oh, my God.

[air whooshing] [water sloshing]

Where is it? Where's my ankh? Where--

Get over here. Sit down.

- Whoa, hoo-hoo, hoo. - Sit down, sit down.

You'll never make it back to your seat in time.

Woman, you're strong.

- Just buckle up. - Okay.

You're highly irregular.

- [Santa laughing] - Cool under fire.

Whatever it is you want for Christmas, you gonna get it.

[Santa laughing]

- Listen, man, ow, I'm gonna be honest with you.

You're above my pay grade.

I'm not a psychiatrist, even though I feel like one,

and a mother, and an animal keeper,

and unfortunately, more and more a wrestler.

I've come through 27 years.

27 years.

27 years unscathed,

you are not gonna mess up my impeccable record.

[plane engines whirring]

And by the way, what I want

for Christmas can't be found under any tree.

Now put that in your pipe and smoke it.

- Flight attendants, prepare for departure.

[plane engines whirring] [bright music]

- Here's to, Christmas in the friendly skies.

- To Christmas in the friendly skies.

[both laughing]

Wow. [laughs]

Wow what?

What's happening? [laughs]

- I do not know, but why fight it?

[both laughing]

- It's about damn time, worst airline ever.

See if I come back.

- I'm writing the FAA as soon as we land.

I'm gonna get my 26K in penalties.

Stuck on this damn plane for a half a day.

- Did you say 26K? - Mm-hmm, yep.

You want the address?

- Mm-hmm, let me get some paper.

[air whooshing] [hair thudding]

Ooh, what the hell.

Ma'am.

Hold on. I need some help down here.

This better be an emergency.

The hell this look like?

Can you do something about all this Malaysian yaki

all up in my face?

That ain't even hers, no way.

- Ma'am, uh, please keep your hair in your own seat.

[lips fluttering]

Oh. [sighs]

Jeez.

- Hey, Lois, would you pass me the cornbread?

I ate it.

- Well, then give me the fruitcake.

- Baby, will you pass this over there to my husband, please?

- Thank you. - Thank you, thank you, sir.

- I don't think we officially met.

- I'm Gigi. - And I'm hungry.

- Well, I'll make it brief. What's in that?

- You know, old canned fruit, uh, lard.

Yuck, ugh.

- All I know is I got grub, and you don't, mm.

Can I ask you a question?

Did I overhear you earlier say

something about relationships?

No, that wasn't me.

That was the lady in the seat next to me.

- Oh, okay, well, you might wanna tell her.

You gotta keep an open mind if you want a marriage to work.

Oh.

How long have you been married?

- 42 years. - Ah.

[Harold and Gigi laughing]

Such a long time.

- How? [laughs] - Oh, selective amnesia.

[Harold and Santa laughing]

But never go to bed angry

and unconditional love.

- I'm gonna need to work on all three.

[Harold and Gigi laughing]

- You mind if I ask you a question?

What were those things you were wearing

under your eyes earlier?

- Oh, those are my Gigi eye patches.

They just help with swelling, keep this face beautiful.

- Yeah, hey, Lois, you remember the, uh, eye patches

this beautiful young lady was wearing earlier?

You may want to try some. [laughs]

I'll give you my discount.

I don't think she's interested.

[Gigi laughing]

[plane engines roaring]

[pen rasping]

- Psst, hey, Santa, you mind turning off that light?

I'm trying to sleep.

- No can do, I'm checking my list, checking it twice.

Gonna find out who's naughty

and who's nice. [bells chiming]

[Deniqua sighs]

- [Bunny] Ma'am, you can't block the aisle.

Mm, but I have to stretch.

Sitting this long isn't good for my ascending

or descending colon, or overall mental health.

I have to keep my chakras open, my spirit energy flowing,

especially as I approach being

with my dysfunctional earth family.

- Yeah, well, you're gonna have to fold those chakras up

and get in your seat, like, now.

Okay, namaste, mm.

[foot thudding]

[seat creaking]

- Uh, sweet pea, do you mind being a good girl

and stop kicking my seat, please?

[seat creaking] [foot thudding]

[Deniqua scoffs]

See, that's what that new-age parenting gets you.

I'mma handle this.

[gentle music]

Hey, this isn't a lot of fun

for you at Christmas time, huh?

No.

If you're really Santa, why are you on a plane?

[laughs] Oh, long story.

- And why are you traveling on Christmas Eve?

Little terror.

Mommy and Daddy got divorced,

and it's Daddy's turn to have me for Christmas.

Well, that sounds complicated.

I'm used to it.

Can I tell you guys a secret?

- I mean, I guess, but they say never burden a person

with bad news at night, but go ahead.

I hope this plane never lands.

What? Why?

- 'Cause I'm happy up here with nobody fighting over me.

Besides, I have Santa all to myself.

[Santa laughing]

- Well, my name is Deniqua. What's yours?

- Yuki. - Yuki.

How did you know that?

[laughs] Oh.

Yuki, do you know how to knit?

No.

- Well, I do, and it's a lotta fun.

I knit all kind of things just to relax, like these mittens.

You wanna come help me finish 'em?

Yes.

- Well, come on up here and sit with me.

[gentle music continues]

We just need to add some more stitching, right?

So I'm gonna get you to pull out some more yarn.

I looked everywhere, Shelda.

- You know that ankh means so much to me.

I never take it off.

- No disrespect, but what does it mean?

It means life.

It belonged to my grandfather,

and I always felt so close to him every time I wore it.

- Well, you just gotta believe that it'll turn up somehow.

[bell rings]

Now what?

Just about everybody's asleep except for layaway Santa

and that kooky yoga chick.

- Maybe they're just lonely, Bunny.

- You always see the good in people, Shelda.

You know, if it wasn't for you mentoring me,

I'm not even sure I'd still be here.

- And look on us on this same Christmas Eve shift together.

- [laughs] Somebody's gotta do it.

Amen.

- You the one that taught me the importance

of building legacy.

Proudest moment of my life was working my way up

to owning my own home.

I remember.

- Now I plan on working straight through

to New Year's Day.

All right, girl, you do it.

- You know, I know I can be a tad bit extra sometimes,

but you always give me the benefit of the doubt.

Most people are good.

They just need the opportunity to prove it.

And it's like the hardest ones to love are the ones

that need it the most.

- That's 'cause he definitely believes he's somebody.

Now I've heard of getting into character,

but this guy is over the top,

carrying on about training Rudolph's grandeers how to fly.

[Shelda laughing] Really?

There's only so much I can take.

[Shelda and Bunny laughing]

[Shelda exhales]

I'm gonna hate seeing you retire, Shelda.

I can't believe this is our last flight together.

So,

this is for you.

Bunny, you shouldn't have.

Oh, just open it.

Okay.

[bells chiming] [Shelda gasps]

Oh, my, this is so beautiful.

I love it.

Thank you so much.

- Fly, girl, fly. Live your best life.

You deserve it.

[Shelda exhales]

I'm gonna miss you, Bunny.

- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas to you, too.

[gentle music continues]

[wondrous music]

Uh, Shelda, please tell me

I am not losing my mind and seeing things.

Oh, my God.

Who did this and when?

- Girl, I have no idea, and I am too tired to ask.

I'm beginning to think--

Don't start, don't start.

- [laughs] Let me go check on our unaccompanied minor.

Oh, my God.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Natalie] Hmm, mm.

Wow, these flight attendants are doing the most

to keep their jobs. [laughs]

[exhales] This is incredible.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know, this, uh,

this whole experience has been incredible.

I mean, who would've thought I'd be sitting next to you

after I started off in the back of the plane?

Yeah, who would've thought?

Yeah.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh

The?

Who did this?

- [Bethany] Look at what the universe brought us.

[Harold] Wow.

[hand knocking]

- I'm not playing with you, mall Santa.

Open the door.

[latch clicking]

Hi.

You're lucky.

- What's the problem? I mean, what's up?

- It is a crime to smoke on a flight.

I can't puff my pipe in peace?

Let me try some Santa talk.

So you had no idea that a pipe,

pipe between your teeth with smoke encircling your head

like a wreath was illegal?

No, I had no idea.

- [sighs] Now I have to write up an incident report,

and trust, law enforcement will be waiting

for you at the door to take you into custody.

- Oh, Lord, Mrs. Claus is not gonna be happy about this.

Go sit down. Oh, wait.

Uh, did you by any chance see

who put up those Christmas decorations?

Really? I was in the bathroom.

Get your butt outta here.

[Santa sighs]

- And your dog hasn't made a peep the whole time.

- Yeah, he usually just, um, sleeps the whole flight.

[Natalie laughs]

Mm.

- Mm. - What's wrong? You okay?

Ah, just stiff neck.

I just, uh-

- Oh. - kinda slept on it wrong.

It's probably stress.

Turn around now. I'll I'll help you out, yeah.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Okay, just uh,

right up in, in here.

- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, just, oh.

[sultry music]

Yeah, [laughs] yeah, right in there, ooh.

[Natalie moans]

Just, uh, just [exhales] maybe a little lower.

- Just relax and let my fingers do the work.

Magic hands.

[both laughing]

[Natalie] Mm.

[both laughing]

Sh, sh, sh, sh, ah.

Ah, yeah. [laughs]

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

Mm.

You can do me next.

[sultry music continues]

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

[thunder clapping]

Mm.

[Larry exhales] [Natalie laughing]

- I, uh, [laughs] I feel so relaxed right now.

Yeah.

- I feel like I just don't want this flight to end.

I feel like there's so much I still wanna know about you.

I know it sounds crazy, but it's the truth.

Maybe we just having a moment.

- No, this is more than a moment.

I build things, you know?

Yeah?

- Yeah, and you, hitter, you write for the news.

- Uh, okay, I see where you're going with this.

You, you wanna build a fairytale story together

with a, a happy ending.

That is a great idea.

[Natalie laughing]

Let's go for it.

Okay, okay, all right.

- Come on writer. - Okay, um,

once upon a time, there was a super sexy,

super fine, caring

man that sat next to a...

- Super smart, super stylish-

Hey. [laughs]

sexy, beautiful woman

at 30,000 feet.

- With nowhere else to go, but...

But next to each other.

Like it was meant to be.

Like it was meant to be.

[sultry music continues]

- [Natalie] Mm. [lips smacking]

- Do you always make storybook fairytale endings

with complete strangers?

Uh, [laughs] uh, no.

Believe me, this is my first time.

Well, well, how about you?

Do you always kiss complete strangers

at, at cruising altitudes?

This is the first time.

My heart's beating outta my chest right now.

Really? Is it really?

- [Shelda] That'll be the risk you're taking.

- What'd she say? - Not a doggone thing.

Anyway, where were we?

[Natalie laughs]

I don't know.

I just,

you caught me so off guard.

We're complete strangers.

- Okay, okay, well, um, how about you

tell me more about yourself so we're less of strangers?

Okay.

Um, I was born in LA-

- Okay. - to awesome parents.

Got a full ride to Cooper Union where I met my wife Maxine.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Your, your, your what? Your wife?

- Wait, wait. - Um-

- Uh, I knew you was married. What, what, what do you do,

- Natalie. - take off your ring before you

- walk through first class- - No, hey, hey, let me finish.

- smelling like- - Let me--

shea butter and a good time?

- Okay, let me, let me finish. - Oh, gosh, it's always married-

- Hey. - ones who come up at me.

- Natalie, Maxine was dancing for Alvin Ailey-

- Mm. - when we found out

she was pregnant.

We rushed and got married.

There was a lot of family pressure.

And after she gave birth, [gentle music]

um, and she stopped dancing, things changed.

It's like her spirit died a little.

- Well, well, well, did she go back

to dancing after she had the baby?

- You know what postpartum depression is?

- Yeah, it can happen after you have a baby.

It was bad.

I had to bring in my mom to come help with the nanny and,

the next 10 years were really hard.

We just, we grew further and further apart,

tried counseling, the whole nine.

But in the end, what we found out is

that we were never really friends in the first place.

So, a year ago, we got separated.

I moved out.

- Well, what about your daughter?

- She's my reason for getting up every day.

- Hmm. - Her name's Lola,

and she's got me wrapped around her little finger.

[Natalie] Oh. [laughs]

- You wanna see a picture? - Yeah, sure.

Oh. [laughs]

She's beautiful.

[laughs] She looks like she stole her daddy's face.

That's not all she stole.

Okay, your turn.

- Uh, yeah, it's not that much to tell. [laughs]

Good, should be quick.

- It's not as glamorous as I try to make it out to be.

But I, I, I do have, um, a picture

of some kids that I mentor I could show you.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

- Oh, yeah? [Larry laughing]

Yeah, let me see.

Okay.

Wait, where's my phone?

I, I, I lost my phone. [urgent music]

I need my phone. I, I-

- Okay, all right, I'll, I'll-- - [Natalie] Well, I was talking

to my assistant, and then-

- All right. - I got up,

- and where is my phone? - Well, calm down.

- [Natalie] What is up? Uh, everything is in my phone.

- All right, I see something. - Oh, my goodness.

- Where is my phone? - All right, uh-

- [Natalie] I had it right here. It was, wait a minute.

- If you look in the cushions- - Okay, okay.

- you might find something. - It's not there, dammit.

Wait, did y'all hide my phone? Where's my phone? Oh, gosh.

Ma'am, what is going on?

[Natalie] I lost my phone.

- It was underneath here. - But you cannot remove that.

But I need

- to find my phone. - This is airline property.

- Oh, gosh, where the- - You need to sit down

before you, you are disturbing-

- Okay, I'm sorry. - the other passengers.

- Oh, ah. - Sit down.

- Okay. - [Larry] Got it, got it.

- Where, where is it? - I see it.

It's right, one second.

- There it is. - Ah, gosh.

[Larry] Boom.

- Thank you. - Oh, thank you.

- [Natalie] Oh, my gosh. - You're welcome.

[Natalie] I'm sorry.

- All right. - Oh.

[Larry laughing]

[laughs] Oh, my God.

I feel like we just got in trouble.

Like, we was transported back to first grade.

- Yeah, 'cause you were tearing up the damn plane.

- Me? No wait. - Yeah, you were tearing up--

Stop. I'm ticklish. [laughs]

- I'm falling in love with you. - You,

you said what? You falling for me?

What?

- No? Yeah? [Larry laughing]

Uh.

You so crazy. [Larry laughing]

No, you crazy.

We're both crazy, but it feels good to laugh.

I know, right? [laughs]

[both sigh]

Right.

[Natalie exhales]

Okay, you, you got your phone?

Yes, I have my phone.

- You were telling me about your not-so-glamorous life.

Oh, yeah, um, [laughs]

so here are the kids that I mentor.

Wow.

[gentle music]

- Yeah. - That is amazing.

Yeah, I love them.

I wish I had the time.

That's great.

Okay, continue.

Where are you from?

- Um, I'm, I'm from Atlanta-

- Mm-hmm. - And I--

- ATL, shout-out. - Yay.

[both laughing]

I love uh, politics and, and, and, um, and journalism.

And when I was younger, I just wanted to grow up

and conquer the world, end of story.

- [Larry] Yeah? - Thank you.

Yeah.

[Natalie laughing] [gentle music continues]

So, um, parents, family?

Oh, um, this, uh,

promise me you won't overreact.

What?

I promise.

Okay. [exhales]

Um, my mom had me

at 13 years old and...

...she died giving birth to me.

At first, it was, it was hard to live with my grandma,

but, and I don't know where I would be without her.

[Larry breathes deeply]

When she got sick, I was placed in a group home.

Yeah.

And it was a lot.

So I don't put a lot on the holidays.

Um, I learned to compartmentalize

and have no expectations

from anyone or anything.

- You deserve a lot more than that.

Larry, you promised.

Remember?

Let's just change the subject.

[Larry] Okay.

- Um, a confession, I googled you.

- Oh, that's disappointing. [Natalie laughing]

- I, well-

- I thought we were having an organic conversation,

and here you are googling.

No, we are.

I just was, when Santa was talking about your home

for the homeless that you were building,

I was curious, so I, I googled you,

and you know, what I read it,

Larry, it really touched me.

It's amazing what you're doing for your community.

- No, I, I told you my, my parents are the ones

who sacrificed so I could succeed.

My dad, he worked in sanitation.

My mom worked part-time at Dodger Stadium.

But no matter what was going on,

they just, they always made time for family.

You're lucky. [laughs]

- My dad got laid off, and we'd be facing eviction.

But, you know, through all the struggles,

we managed to stay together.

So, yeah, yeah, I guess I do feel lucky.

[gentle music continues]

We both are.

- Why is it so easy to talk to you?

I know, right?

It's like I've just, I've known you.

- [Larry and Natalie] My whole life.

[magical music] [lips smacking]

[Natalie laughs]

Snuggle, cuddle, cuddle,

cuddle, snuggle, snuggle. [laughs]

[Natalie purring]

- [Larry] Mm, what is that? Is that cinnamon?

Mm, a little nutmeg.

You smell like Christmas.

Marshmallows.

[both laughing]

I'm smelling like first class.

[both laughing]

Christmas snacks?

No, thanks.

What the hell? Mm.

[thunder clapping]

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

Wait. Oh.

Oh, my God, what was that?

- Uh, just a little turbulence, I thought you flew a lot.

- Uh, that doesn't mean I like to.

I prefer terra firma, the more firma the less terror.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Oh.

- How's that? - Oh, that's much better.

[Natalie laughs]

- Excuse me, I, I don't mean to turn this into a throuple,

- but I-- - We're good.

[bell rings]

Excuse me.

[Natalie laughs]

Thank you.

What about the movie?

Oh, we're making a movie.

[both laughing]

[dramatic music]

- [Shelda] Oh, my God. Captain, you're burning up.

- We're on autopilot. [console beeping]

I called air traffic control. Get someone quick.

- Yes, sir, right away. I'm gonna need a miracle.

Ladies and gentlemen, please don't panic,

but can anyone fly a plane?

- What? - What?

- Oh, my God, Lord, I swear I'll be good from now on.

- I'm gonna tithe 10% of my Temu earnings,

and just please let my TikTok video

post before this plane goes down.

[Bethany] Surrender, people,

to the next dimension. [triangle chiming]

[passenger sobbing]

- I wanna live, Lord, I want to live. [sobbing]

- I can. - [Passengers] No.

- Are you serious? - As a heart attack.

- Uh, which I'm having right now.

Looks can be deceiving.

I have a shared military experience.

Matter of fact, Bob Hope and I--

- Yeah, I don't need the backstory.

I'll take your word for it.

Just come on. Come on.

Go Santa. Go Santa.

- Go Santa. - Hush, baby.

I'm trying to concentrate on living.

What are you talking about?

What do you mean there's no pilot? There's gotta be a pilot.

What you talking about?

- Ooh. - Mr. Stevens,

I need your help on the cockpit now.

- Me? - You heard

what the lady said.

- Where you going? Oh, God, no. [gasping]

Not in first class, oh, it's supposed to be safe.

Oh, God. [gasping]

- [Larry] Easy, easy. - [Captain] All right.

[grunts] Hang on.

- Yeah, all right, there you go, all right.

- [Shelda] Thank you so much, Mr. Stevens.

You can go back to your seat now.

- Okay, well if you need anything,

I'll be, [console beeping]

I'll be right out here.

Thank you.

[console continues beeping]

[switch clicking] [beeping stops]

Sorry about questioning you earlier.

- [exhales] I'm so used to convincing non-believers.

- Mm, well, you've made a believer out of me

and you proved your point.

Can drop that Santa bit now.

Wait. Come again.

- Nevermind, let me go check on my passengers.

Captain's doing a lot better.

- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,

this is Santa with an update.

Uh, the captain is running a slight fever right now,

but he'll be doing just fine in no time.

And I wanna commend all of you,

uh, for having faith in me.

This has been quite a Christmas adventure.

- More like a Christmas nightmare.

- [Santa] Now sit back and relax.

How?

- Don't worry, Miss Deniqua, Santa's got this.

He's flown all over the world.

- [laughs] Oh, well, honey, you don't know how much

I wanna believe that.

This is all seriousness.

If I end up in that box, you better make sure

that I got a beat face and a snatch waist

because I think this plane is going down.

No.

- [Deniqua] [laughs] Oh, she's just kidding.

- No, no, my baby's coming. - [Deniqua] What?

- What? - Sweet baby Jesus,

we need a doctor.

- Oh, oh, my baby's coming right now.

- I just called for help. - [Deniqua] Can you hold it?

- No, I can't hold it. - No, she can't hold it.

- I was a midwife once. I will assist.

- Oh, absolutely not. [Hilda gasping]

- Miss Hilda, Miss Hilda, listen.

Say goodbye to all your fears and let yourself be free

while angels fly you safely home

on peaceful wings times three.

Thanks, honey. [hollering]

- See, this is why I will never, ever have children.

What?

And bust this body open like a can of bust biscuits?

[Hilda gasping]

- Here's all the medical supplies we have.

Her name is Hilda.

- Hey, Hilda. [Hilda groaning]

Hey, my name is Natalie, all right?

- Okay. - I was an EMT.

- I'm gonna help you- - Okay.

- have your baby. - Okay.

- Uh, but first I need you to relax.

Look, I know that's a lot to ask,

but I need you to try, okay?

Now this is Larry.

He's gonna help to get you to first.

You can get more comfortable, all right?

- Okay. - Okay, all right.

But slow deep breaths.

[Hilda hollering]

We gotta get her to first right away

because she's in active labor.

- Okay, I'll get the area ready. Bunny, you're in charge.

- Yes, ma'am. - Does anybody have

anything we can tie the, uh, umbilical cord with?

We have yarn.

- Oh, yes, that, that'd be great.

[Hilda groaning]

All righty then, this is great. All right, Larry, you ready?

- [Hilda groaning] - Yeah, as I'll ever be.

- Okay, on the count of three, Hilda?

- Okay. - All right, you ready?

That's one, two, three.

[Hilda groaning]

- There you go. - Watch your head.

- Oh, I got her. - Okay.

[Hilda gasping]

Take your time. I got you.

- [Larry] Take your time. [Hilda gasping]

- [Natalie] I need you to keep an eye out

- on the curtain trash. - And take this away.

The bottle is popping.

We got Santa flying the plane. It's a long story.

- [Deniqua] My little elf. [hands smacking]

- And now we have this lady about to have

a baby on the plane.

She is gonna have a push party up here in the air.

- Oh, God, ah, ooh, I see the head.

- Please don't let anything happen to my baby.

- You and your baby are gonna be just fine.

- And I cannot- - You just gotta pant-

- see clearly. - through the contractions,

- okay? - Okay.

- And get ready to push again, all right?

It's been about an hour. Okay, now, now push.

And push.

[Hilda groaning] [inspiring music]

- Come on! - Oh, my goodness.

Oh, that's it. Push again.

[Hilda hollering]

One more time, one more time, Hilda!

Push again. You got it.

- I can't. - You got it!

- I can't. - Baby, you got it,

you got it!

[Hilda groaning]

One more!

[Hilda groaning] [inspiring music continues]

[baby crying] [passengers applauding]

[gentle flute music] [baby continues crying]

[Hilda breathing heavily]

- [Hilda] Is my baby, okay? - [Natalie] Yes.

- [Shelda] Hilda, congratulations.

You did it!

- [Natalie] Good job, good job, oh, God.

- Ah, ooh, she's having that baby.

[baby crying]

Oh, okay, that's enough of that.

[baby crying]

Uh, uh, Pampers, holler at your girl.

Give me that brand deal, mm-hmm, yep.

How can you sleep through this, like you are knocked out?

[Rochelle snoring]

Ugh, okay, people are sick.

- She's perfect. [baby crying]

[Natalie] How do you feel?

- Blessed, grateful, and so tired.

[all laughing]

Thank you all so much, thank you.

- Aw, she's strong, just like her mama.

She's beautiful.

I'm naming her Miracle.

[Natalie] Aw.

- Well, nobody can say this has been a boring flight.

[all laughing]

[plane engines roaring]

How 'bout we pat ourselves on the back?

- Oh. - We just helped

deliver a baby.

- We did that, didn't we? - Yes.

- And the captain is much better, so all is calm.

All is bright.

- I don't know how with fake Santa flying the plane.

- Wait. - What?

- Why didn't I think of this earlier?

He's one of those undercover bosses spying on us,

making sure that we're on point, doing our job.

- You think? - Of course.

Shelda, we about to be famous and get paid.

- Okay, okay, Bunny, slow your roll, slow your roll.

You know, I think I misjudged 1A.

She came all the way through.

Came through?

Oh, no, she slayed, her and her love interest.

You sure he's married?

'Cause he ain't wearing no ring. [laughs]

- Stop it. Let me go take 1A and 1B their champagne.

Girl, wait.

[phone clanking]

Hey, everyone, please help me congratulate

our senior flight attendant, Shelda Anderson,

who's retiring after this flight after 27 years

of excellent service on All The Way Airlines.

- [passengers applauding] - Thank you.

Thank you so much.

It's been my privilege and my pleasure to serve you

on this last, unforgettable flight.

And we need to give some applause to this wonderful,

amazing, quick-thinking duo, Mr. Stevens and Ms. Meeks.

Come on. [laughs] [passengers applauding]

[gentle music]

[plane engines roaring]

- [Larry] You realize that you just helped a deliver baby?

With your help.

- Unbelievable that the both of you are on this flight.

Some things are just meant to be.

Yeah, you can say that.

[glasses clinking] [Natalie laughing]

Um, how's Hilda and the baby?

- Just fine, Bunny is right by their side.

Good, how's Captain doing?

His fever came down.

That's good.

Oh, and I almost forgot.

I took your pet into my galley.

That is the most well-behaved dog I've ever had on a flight.

- Yeah, quiet. - Oh.

Uh, yeah, that's, um, that's because he's a stuffed animal.

Sorry, he's a what?

Explain.

- Well, you know how some people have a security blanket?

Well, I have a security pet.

Okay, uh, I see.

Well, if you need anything, just let me know.

- Thank you. [Natalie laughing]

[Larry laughing] [mellow music]

- Be quiet. Don't say nothing. [laughs]

- You know, just when I thought I couldn't be more impressed

by you and confused by you at the same time.

Mm, whatever.

- No, really, it's just, the way you,

well, you just jumped into action

and handled yourself under pressure,

it's just, you're incredible.

- Well, I had your help, Dr. Larry Stevens.

We make a good team.

- I want you to know that you are the best thing

that's happened to me in a long,

long,

long time.

[Natalie laughing]

- Where is my bag? Where is my bag?

Has anybody seen it?

[Bunny] Uh, ma'am.

- Always something. - Have you seen my bag?

- Uh, ma'am. - Don't ma'am me.

It's Gigi. Now listen.

Did you guys hear me? I am looking for my bag.

Hmm? Nobody? Nothing? Well, I tell you what.

Nobody is gonna get off the plane

until I get my bag back.

Hmm, I know that's right.

I know you're upset.

I'm not upset. I'm very mad.

- But if I can get you to calm down

and please take your seat, then I can start a report.

- Girl, don't nobody care nothing about no report.

Where was you when my bag was getting took, huh?

What were you doing then?

Now, here's the thing.

I don't think you guys know how much it takes

for an influencer to get her coins up,

to get her followers up, to get a bag.

So since someone thought they could take my property

and get away with it, here's what we're gonna do.

Somebody is going to get a beatdown for Christmas.

[Woman] And I don't blame you.

Uh, uh, I mean, there is zero tolerance

for violence on All The Way Airlines.

- Okay, well, what about on the jet way?

Because I'm going to get my bag.

Hello, y'all hear me, right? [pensive music]

In first class, hello, yes,

going to get my bag back with everything in it.

- Oh, well, honey, don't look at me.

Was I looking at you?

Should I be looking at you?

Everybody is a suspect.

- This is why I travel first class.

- Here's what I'm gonna do. I'm going to reward the snitch.

That's what I'm going to do. I'll reward the snitch.

I want, ya'll, to get together, talk amongst yourselves.

I'mma step in this bathroom

for five seconds 'cause it's funky.

So I'm not gonna stay in there long.

But somebody needs to get a Christmas conscience

and cough over my bag to the stewardess.

Uh, flight attendant.

- I don't care, red apple, green apple, still an apple.

You're losing focus.

The goal is for me to get my bag back,

and I'm offering money to whoever finds my bag

and hands it over.

[Gigi speaking French]

Everybody got it?

Okay, thank you, now y'all know y'all need the money

because you're broke because you been Christmas shopping.

I mean, you right. How much?

More money than you have

and more money than you paid for that cheap seat.

[curtains rustling] [Bunny sighs]

Please, don't encourage her.

- Who talking about encouragement?

I'm talking about encouraging my bank account.

Ladies and gentlemen,

one of our passengers is missing her purse.

It likely slid under your seat during the flight.

So if you could please carefully look around your seat,

and if you find it, just press the overhead call button.

Thank you.

[pensive music continues]

- [Lois] This is wild. - Found it in the trash.

- Oh, damn, there goes my reward.

- Is everything in it? - Everything's in it,

but I changed my mind about that report.

I do want you to write a report.

I want you to say influencer's bag found in the bathroom,

getting cooties all up into my designer bag.

- I know that's right. You get them double miles, girl,

for the late, late, late flight.

- You know, you're awfully confident that we're gonna land.

I hope that we do, because I'm gonna write

a real nasty report to post on my page.

Please don't do that.

Why wouldn't I, huh?

I have been traumatized from the delays

to the babies to the, the, the, the thief, okay,

the pilot getting sick,

and now we got the drunk Santa flying the plane.

Look, I just bought a house.

I just bought a horse.

What does that have to do with anything, huh?

Make it nice and explain.

- I admit, our airline isn't perfect.

That's an understatement.

- If you post this, it can go viral and cost me my job.

True.

- Look, Gigi, I know who you are.

- Witch? - [Bunny]I follow you.

Wow, okay.

Well, in that case, I'm going to give you some crisp slack.

- That bag is the worst knockoff I've ever seen.

- And how would you know? - Yeah.

Well, I, I just know bags.

I used to work in retail.

You know I don't trust you.

The minute you got on this plane in that tinfoil vest,

I knew you couldn't be trusted.

- You think I tried to boost your little bag?

Don't be absurd. Look where I'm sitting.

- In the same row that I'm sitting.

- Oh, but you hadn't been in your seat the whole time.

I saw you get up more than once.

- Uh-uh,

to check on my husband. [tense music]

Harold, do you hear this nonsense?

And didn't I see you come

out of the bathroom as Gigi went in?

- Uh-uh.

How dare you?

I refuse to answer your accusational question

with a responsorial answer.

And I plan on calling my lawyer as soon as we land.

Ooh.

- Gigi, look, there's no way to know for sure

that she's the one who tried to pinch your bag.

- [Gigi] I feel it in my spirit. - But let me just say this.

Sometimes thieves in the air work in pairs.

[Harold snoring]

But I'm really sorry that this happened to you.

I'm glad you got your bag back.

And by the way, I'm gonna order me

some of them Gigi patches.

You look good, girl.

- Flattery'll get you everywhere.

Listen, I still have some in my bag.

[Bunny] Ooh.

- Consider it an early Christmas gift.

Oh, thank you.

- I want you to post about it, okay?

- I got you, Gig. [Gigi laughing]

- Oh, do you think that I could be a steward,

uh, a flight attendant?

- Child, if I can be one, anybody can.

- That's good to know [both laughing]

'cause I could use those flight benefits

'cause I'm going nationwide with this thing.

- Right. - I'm telling you.

I need to fly all over, like, New York.

- Yeah. - [Gigi] You know, because--

[Santa] Ladies and gentlemen,

air traffic control is guiding this flight

and we'll be on the ground before you know it.

No confidence there.

- [Santa] However, a storm has closed

the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport.

We've been diverted to Alabama.

- Oh, what? - Oh, my God.

Bama?

My plea deal says I cannot be in Bama

for at least six years.

[seats creaking]

Oh, oh, I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by six.

And I know you not judging,

thief.

- We're only, like, two hours away from Atlanta.

We can just rent a car.

- Yeah. - You down?

- Yeah, I'm down. - All right.

[Natalie laughing]

- It could be, like, adventurous.

Yeah, road trip.

- Like first class to no class. [Larry laughing]

- [Shelda] Ladies and gentlemen, ATW Airlines

will shuttle you to an approved local motel.

Not in Bama, not in a motel.

Last time I was there, I went to this beauty conference,

and they put me in this seedy motel,

and I got attacked by bedbugs all over.

Mm-hmm, yeah, I'd rather sleep in the airport.

- [Santa] And just to make everyone feel comfortable,

we've been given clearance for a priority landing

with fire engines and everything.

- What? - Santa's great.

- [Santa] For the record, I nail

millions of soft landings every year.

So I know I can land this puppy on an open field.

Tell 'em, Santa.

[plane rumbling] [passengers screaming]

Oh, oh.

- Oops, I must have pressed the wrong button.

[passengers yelling indistinctly]

Uh, let's go for green. [console beeping]

[plane rumbling] [passengers screaming]

[dial whirring]

[engines roaring] [passengers screaming]

[bell rings]

[passengers yelling indistinctly]

- That was fun, Santa. Do it again.

- Fun? Child, that scared me half to death.

Miss Deniqua, it'll be okay.

You just gotta believe.

- Breathe in, two, three, four, and release.

- Girl, I'mma release you in a New York second

if you don't butt outta my drama.

Lord have mercy. Please land this plane.

- You wouldn't believe all the buttons in here.

[console beeping]

- That's it. I'm gonna fly this plane.

- Not today. - Whoa, whoa.

Hold on. Put me down.

- You're my 10th one this year. I got this down to a science.

No, you don't understand.

- I'm a helpful person at-- - Yeah, I'm sure.

Prepare for impact!

[passengers screaming]

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.

[engine roaring] [tires screeching]

- [Shelda] Ladies and gentlemen, we have landed

- safely in Alabama. - God, I was just trying

- to help. - [Woman] You call that safe?

- [Shelda] I know that you are all anxious

to get your loved ones, but would you please remain seated

as we approach the gate.

[gentle music]

- I was just trying to help land the plane.

[Security guard] Yeah.

[gentle music continues]

- [Santa] Ho, ho, merry Christmas, merry Christmas.

- I'mma get down to baggage claim before sticky fingers

go down there and just start choosing whatever bag she went.

You know what? This has been crazy.

But I'm so glad we are on the ground.

Yes.

You have made me a believer.

Smart decision.

[Santa and Gigi laughing]

- There was a lady that was sitting next to me back there.

How 'bout she's still asleep?

You need to check on her.

- [Shelda] Thank you. - Happy holidays.

- Thank you. - Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Thanks.

- Merry Christmas - But never again.

What?

- [Bunny] Sorry to hear that. - Merry Christmas.

- I love you Santa. I knew you could do it.

- And I've got something special for you.

Look. [bells chiming]

Thank you, Santa.

- [Santa] You're welcome, my sweetheart.

- Merry Christmas. - Hey um,

now we're gonna call your dad

and see where he wants to meet, okay?

But I'm gonna be right there with you every step of the way.

[Santa laughing]

Gosh, I just love kids and my job.

[Santa laughing]

And by the way, that flight was smooth as glass.

[laughs] Oh, merry Christmas.

I'll see you at the hotel.

I think that the TV camera's gonna be set up there.

- Hurry up. - Okay, girl.

- Harold. - What?

Did you hear anything I said?

- What? [Lois sighs]

Oh, these, I had these things turned off a while ago.

- Off? Is that why you haven't been answering me?

- No. - Oh, well, thanks a lot.

You just left me flapping in the wind.

And here's something for you.

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.

That was a terrible flight.

- I did my best, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.

Ah.

- [Santa] Merry Christmas, young lady.

- Thank you, wow, what can I say?

- You know, wow. - Young man.

- I'll never forget you, or, or you,

and the whole experience.

[Santa] [laughs] Oh.

- You know, sometimes words just aren't enough.

[all laughing]

[Santa] Oh, oh, okay.

- Yeah, thank you so much for providing me an opportunity

to see how precious life really is.

- [Santa] Mm. [Natalie and Santa laughing]

You so special. [laughs]

You special, too, you special, too.

Yeah, what, what she said.

- Don't forget, we're still hiring elves,

- ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. - Ho, ho, no.

[Larry and Natalie laughing]

- Uh, merry Christmas, Santa. - Thank you.

- [Shelda] Merry Christmas. - Shelda, you, [laughs]

you've been amazing.

- [lips smacking] - Oh, thank you so much.

[both laughing]

Well, this is it.

Probably won't ever see each other again,

but I hope you realize how many lives you've saved.

I commend you. I honor you.

I think I know who you are.

[Santa laughing] Hmm.

Enjoy your holidays, sir.

- Merry Christmas. - Thank you.

- And I think I have something especially for you.

- My ankh, where did you find it?

- Oh. - Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you too.

I told Bunny to, to toss that report.

You were just testing us, right?

- [laughs] Life is a test. You take care.

Thank you so much.

[gentle music continues]

Ma'am, wake up.

Wake up. We're here.

- Huh? What? - We landed.

You slept for most of the flight.

I, I did?

Huh. Ooh.

Where, where is everybody?

- Where's my coat? - It's in the front closet.

Now, don't forget this.

- Oh. - We're still not home,

- so hurry up. - What?

We had to land in Alabama.

- Roll tide? - Roll tide.

God, hmm.

♪ My Santa Claus is coming, I says he's coming ♪

[Clide] Ms. Shelda Anderson.

Oh, Clide.

Oh.

- Glad to see you safe and sound.

- Me too, I, I think I'm still in shock.

As you should be.

Where's the passenger who landed the plane?

I need to thank him personally.

- Well, I don't know how you missed him.

He was in full Santa gear.

- What? I seen everybody that deplaned.

Nobody was dressed up as Santa Claus.

I swear.

- Well, show me what seat he was in.

[Shelda] Right here.

- Right here? - Yes, right there.

- Shelda, that seat was empty, last-minute cancellation.

That's impossible.

- [sighs] As you can tell, nothing's impossible.

Our stowaway must have just took a seat

that wasn't available.

- I remember he put up a fuss when he had

to check his bags in when he boarded.

- Which probably gave him a chance to glance at your screen

to see which seats were available.

- Hmm. - Mm, but how did he get

under my radar?

[Clide sighs]

- Don't worry about it. Happens to the best of us.

Anyway, you should be celebrating.

What?

What? Shelda, your retirement.

- Uh, I still have one more leg to go tomorrow afternoon.

- Oh. [Shelda laughing]

Give yourself some credit.

You had a mystery pilot, baby on flight,

emergency landing, and it's Christmas.

Yeah, that it is, that.

- [both laughing] - It's time to celebrate.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Wait. Are you in on it too?

- In on what? - That undercover boss thing.

Bunny and I, we figured it out. [laughs]

We figured it out, honey.

- Undercover boss? - Mm-hmm.

- Well, I have no clue what you're talking about, Shelda,

- undercover boss. - Come on, Clide.

Come on. Get you some rest.

It's time to celebrate.

[bright music]

Uh, [coughs] excuse me.

- Hey. - Merry Christmas.

- Oh, merry Christmas to you guys. What can I do for you?

- So we're, uh, we're in need of a car.

- You know everything's closed, right?

But I might be able to help you guys out.

I got one left. She's special.

How special?

Oh, she runs.

You know, I got a little side hustle here at the airport.

I, I was about to sell her for parts.

Okay, uh, well, how much?

How much you got? Cash only.

Let's talk about this.

- Um. - What you thinking?

- Uh, not a lot, I mean, look at him.

He's, he's wearing a jumper.

[Natalie and Larry laughing]

Maybe, like, 200 at the most.

- Okay, I got a little bit, and, uh-

- That's, that's it. That's okay.

Hey, 200, that's all I got.

That's all you got?

Well, there's a ATM around the corner.

Come on, man. [laughs]

Hold, um, that's it.

[cash thudding]

[laughs] All right.

So, uh, what do you do here?

Man, what do I do here?

I'm not just an ordinary custodian.

[zipper whizzing] [festive music]

I rent wrecks.

Oh, God.

- Come on, you guys, over this way.

- Come on now. - Oh, God.

- Come on now. Be careful to watch your step.

There you go, ma'am. After you, ma'am.

After you, sir.

Yeah, but make sure you guys bring it back full of gas,

too, you know, when you get back.

You don't mind that, right?

Well, you took all our money.

- Huh? Well, you got credit cards, right?

They take credit cards at the gas station.

[car engine sputtering]

- [Natalie Oh, God. - [Larry] Ah.

[hands thudding] Come on.

[car engine churning]

[emergency brake clanking]

Hadn't even been an hour yet.

- Look, just, just relax, all right?

It, it, we only got an hour left,

and we, we got this, Larry.

- We, we do. - Yeah, I hope we can make

- it to Atlanta. - We, we will

in, in time to spend Christmas with our families.

Yeah, our families.

[gentle music]

I'll just let it cool.

- You know, I, um, I've, I've never been married,

but I did interview a marriage counselor once,

and you know what she said?

No, what'd she say?

- She said people don't think twice

about getting car tune-ups

but do very little when it comes

to tuning up their relationships,

and they wonder why their tank is on empty.

I mean, that, that's, that's what she said.

- Yeah, I, I too agree with that.

But that's why I told you we did the work.

Well, why stay?

[gentle music continues]

I don't know.

Maybe, maybe I'm just [laughs] afraid to leave.

- Or maybe you think that there's still

something left in the tank.

It's called hope, Larry.

Okay, hope.

How come you haven't jumped the broom with your fiancé?

- Oh, oh, okay, uh, you putting it on me now?

- Your turn. - All right, my turn.

- Yeah. - Okay, well,

I have a confession.

I'm not really engaged.

- I'm sorry. You, you, you went out a little bit.

- [sighs] I said I'm not really engaged.

- You're not really engaged? - I'm not really engaged.

I mean, I wanna be,

but I'm, I'm not. [Larry laughing]

Wow.

- I just, I wear this for protection.

- From, like, guys trying to hit on you?

- Yeah, and you know, I'm a news producer, right?

Well, if my boss thought that I was there

to snag a husband more than being married to the job,

then they wouldn't promote me.

In fact, they might fire me.

So, I just let them think that I'm engaged, indefinitely.

- So for the record, your dog's more real than your fiancé.

[Natalie laughs]

Uh, yeah.

- Yeah. - But I, I, I heard

you talking to him earlier on the phone.

- Yeah. - You did the...

[lips smacking]

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Yeah, that's my driver.

- What? - Yeah.

I, I, I trained him to pick me up from the airport

and with a dozen roses.

He lifts me off the ground.

He twirls me around, the whole thing.

He's gotten really, really good at being the happy fiancé.

But, you know, I just gotta, I gotta protect myself

'cause you just never know who's watching.

- Sounds like you thought of everything.

[gentle music continues]

- You think I'm pathetic, don't you?

No, no.

I just, I do wonder,

you know, what's real in your life?

Yeah, the dog, the fiancé, the-

- Look. - The clothes.

- I, I, I just-- - Uh, look,

I'm okay being unmarried, all right?

- But if you don't take the leap--

- I have taken enough leaps to last me a lifetime.

The only security I need is my job.

It's, it's easier to pretend you live a full life

when the truth is,

[car approaching] wait a minute.

[siren bleeps]

Oh, Lord, oh, hold on.

Is that, is that the po-po behind us?

- Oh. - Yep.

- I cannot go to jail, not with this fur.

They are not gonna make me somebody's girlfriend.

That is not an option in my life.

I am, I am too gathered to go to police.

All right now.

- [Larry] Hey. [laughs] - [Natalie] Hey.

Folks having problems here?

- Uh, just this raggedy car, Officer.

- Yeah. - [Officer] I see, I see.

Hey, look here. Where y'all fixing to go to?

- Atlanta. - [Officer] Okay.

- Yeah, our, um, our, our plane, it got, um-

- The plane, yes, it, uh, emergency landing.

- Emergency landing. - Oh, is that right?

- Yeah. - Okay, okay.

- Yeah, [laughs] it was crazy. - Oh, is that right?

Oh, my God, it was crazy.

- It was like, "Oh." - "Oh."

- All right, all right. [Larry and Natalie laughing]

Well, look here, um, [hands thudding]

I hope this hoopty, uh, can get y'all

all the way to the ATL.

I'll tell you what, but look here.

Right up ahead, you gonna see some black ice.

Make sure you pump your brakes.

- Yeah. - Okay.

- [Natalie] We appreciate you just giving us

- a little warning. [laughs] - No problem here.

- But look here. - Yeah.

I want y'all to have a merry Christmas.

And because I love ya, I'mma go on ahead

and give you a warning this time.

- Mm-hmm. - All right?

And y'all just be careful out there, all right?

Yes, yes, we will.

- All right. - Yeah.

You, you look really familiar.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

Have a merry Christmas now. Y'all take care now, hear?

- Okay, okay, yeah. - Yes, oh.

All right now.

[bright music]

- Hey, you thinking what I'm thinking?

[car door opens]

- Uh, nah. - Nah.

- [car door closes] - Nah.

- Let's get outta here. - Yeah, 'cause I can't-

- Come on, come on. - afford to go to jail.

- Give me a Christmas miracle. Come on.

[car engine churning]

Come on, turn. [car engine roaring]

[Natalie cheering]

Hey, don't, don't cheer too hard.

[emergency brake clanking]

[festive music]

[engine humming] [festive music continues]

[emergency brake clanking]

Hey, wakey wakey, almost there.

[Natalie exhales]

- I'm sorry I fell asleep. [gentle music]

No, it's, it's all good.

I just, uh,

I wanted us to have a few minutes

before I dropped you off.

Uh, sure.

- And I thought it might be a good time for us

to go ahead and, uh, exchange numbers

so that I can reach out to you when my building opens in LA.

- Aw. - Maybe go to lunch?

- Larry, now we both know that this, this can't go anywhere.

We just got carried away on that plane.

Carried away?

- Yeah, it was fun. It was fantasy.

But you belong to somebody else.

And I am not interested in being anybody's mistress.

- Everything we went through, that was just an experience?

- Exactly, and, and don't ask me to explain it

'cause I have no regrets, okay?

All I know is I'll never forget you,

or the gift that you gave me.

What gift?

- Well, that sometimes things have to be...

...shaken up to be seen more clearly.

Look, I know now that I deserve love,

just, just not now and not from you.

[ring clanking]

- You just threw a three-carat ring out the window.

- Well look, I am single, not crazy. That's a cubic zirconia.

[Natalie laughs]

[gentle music continues]

It's gonna be crazy not being defined by a fake ring

or a job, but all I know is

love does not have to be fiction.

- You know, you gave me a gift, too.

- Really? - Really.

[laughs] What's that?

- You, um, you showed me that I could be dazzled

[Natalie laughs]

and that, even on the craziest Christmas Eve flight ever,

I could fall in love, learn to laugh again.

Larry,

just give your family all of you.

They deserve that,

and so do you.

- Let's go. - Yeah.

[car engine roaring]

[car engine humming]

[emergency brake clanking]

[car engine rumbles] [gentle music continues]

Nice place your family has.

- It's my old group home, [laughs] lots of memories here.

But now I plan on celebrating what I do have

and, and not what's, uh, what's not mine.

And I appreciate you for an unforgettable holiday.

[both laughing]

- Do you need any, uh, you need any help going in?

No, I got it.

[gentle music continues]

- Uh, Natalie. - Look, I gotta go.

I got people waiting for me.

A stuffed animal?

- Really, really? - What, boy, hush, yes.

But I, I did learn something.

Yeah?

- Yeah, that, um, I can't solve my problems

by staying stuck in the thinking that created them.

Hmm.

[fingers snapping] Ashay.

- Ashay indeed. [both laughing]

Bye, Larry.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, Natalie.

[Natalie laughs]

[car door opens]

[gentle music continues]

[car door closes]

[wheels whirring] [footsteps plodding]

- [Natalie] Kids. - [Kids] Merry Christmas.

- Ah. - We got presents.

[Natalie laughing]

[heartwarming music]

- Oh, Mrs. Hightower. - My sweet pea.

[Natalie laughing] You're home.

[group chattering indistinctly]

[heartwarming music continues]

Merry Christmas, Daddy.

- Merry Christmas, baby. How's my little girl?

- [Lola] Oh, Daddy, I'm so excited.

Wait till you see all the presents Santa brought.

That's great, baby.

Well, Daddy's gonna be there soon, okay?

I promise. All right, I love you.

Love you, too, Daddy.

Here's Mommy.

- Hey, Maxine, I know you're upset, uh.

- Uh, of course, I'm upset. I've been trying to reach you.

Yeah, well,

reception was, it was just really bad.

Are you all right?

What?

- I've been worried sick. I saw your flight on the news,

the emergency landing in Alabama.

Uh, yeah.

- Just thank God you're, you're safe.

- Well, all I wanna do right now is just hug my family.

This whole experience made me realize how blessed I am,

no matter what family looks like.

- Yeah, well, your family's here waiting for you.

I'll see you soon.

Okay.

Bye, Larry.

[gentle music continues]

All right, Lola, which one are we gonna open up first?

[gentle music continues]

- "Sometimes things have to be shaken

to be seen more clearly."

[paper rustling]

[bells chiming]

[bright music]

[liquid sloshing]

Merry Christmas, Natalie.

[car engine cranks]

["Joy to the World" playing]

["Joy to the World" continues]

["Joy to the World" continues]

[gentle music]

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh

♪ Ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh