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That makes six inches of rain so far this week. Now, the storm is expected...

How should I know whether it's the flashing or the gutters? All I know is

leaking. But if it wasn't raining, I wouldn't need my roof fixed in the first

place. Thanks a lot, pal. You have a good night, too.

Well,

if it isn't Paddington Bear.

And stay on the runner. I just dried the floors.

Carry that part much and wide. Poodle down a stone drain.

Shower. Bed.

They're dead.

What if you knew, beyond a doubt, what was going to happen tomorrow?

What would you do?

There's no easy answer for a guy who'll get tomorrow's news today.

At 2 .30 p .m., a high -rise at the corner of Dearborn and Randolph

the most devastating structural failure in the history of the state.

Office workers in the Tri -Tower building were crushed in the debris, as

countless pedestrians within a two -block radius.

Property losses are expected to run as high as half a billion dollars.

Not since Mrs. O 'Leary's cow started the Great Chicago Fire has the city

such a catastrophe.

2 .30.

So what happened? An explosion?

They dropped a pylon in the construction site next door.

But how does that bring down a whole building?

When the builder who drops the pylon doesn't have the proper geological

Something about the freight tunnel system underneath the city. The rain

the whole thing flood and collapse.

I'm going to go over to the construction site and figure out a way to stop this.

How are you going to stop it? I don't know how I'm going to stop it. What are

you going to say?

I don't know what I'm going to say.

That's right, a splunker.

A splunker.

What the hell is a spelunker? A person who explores caves. That's right, but

there are no caves around here, so I crawl in the tunnels.

Big tunnels, small tunnels, long tunnels, short tunnels. It doesn't

kind of tunnels. Long tunnels.

As interesting as all this is, Mr.

Hobson... But I've been underneath your site, and the tunnel underneath your

site is filled with water.

This is a massive project, but you want me to go back to the drawing boards

because you did a little spelunking this morning? What I'm telling you is that

you're about to drop a pylon into a flooded tunnel. There's 50 miles.

of tunnels in the city. How do you know that you are underneath my sight?

God. I mean, well, I was underneath your sight and I heard the bells of St.

Martin's. The bells of St. Martin's, that's only a few blocks away. So

I was under your sight, wasn't I now?

Well, thank you very much for the tip and I'll look into it.

Yo, I think you better look into it pretty soon. I bet I'll look into it.

Yo, I don't think you understand.

I think you... You heard the man.

Go.

Now.

What the hell's the problem with this guy?

You're the foreman?

I'm telling you. Yeah, yeah.

Now listen.

You got a problem talking to me? You know what? It's 1245. At 230, we're all

going to have a very big problem here. According to what?

According to geological surveys, but we're not properly done. That's what.

Stop the work.

Call it off.

Are you in position?

Yeah, I'm ready.

And you get ready to drop it.

You do it on my go.

All right.

Okay,

let's go. Get him off my sight.

Now.

Hey, I'm telling you not to do it. Let me go. Get him. Get him out of here.

Let's drop it.

You okay, mister?

Chuck.

Who? What happened? Did the building fall?

Who is Chuck?

What are you doing? What are you wearing?

I'm Morris.

Morris Best.

Where are his clothes?

You've got quite a knock there, mister.

I've got just the thing for you.

Dr. Morgan's cure -all elixir.

Twenty cents, your good is new.

Alma.

Where are you?

Where else? Chicago.

City of wonders.

Highline, we... I'm supposed to be at Dearborn and Randolph.

Dearborn... You're sitting on it.

No, no, the... The Sears Tower and the... The Tribune building.

Listen, that building's gonna fall and people are gonna die. Stop kidding

around. Sure it is.

God!

Something wrong.

The clothes and the horses.

Knives sharpened.

You say this is Chicago, but if this is Chicago, there's something very wrong,

I'm telling you. You stay away. You hear me?

I'm a little confused here.

If you could just say this is Chicago.

What year in Chicago?

Mr. Dizzy, if it's the demon alcohol that's drawing you up, I know a place.

year is it?

1871.

Wait.

1871. It's 1871, then.

I'm dreaming.

Wake up.

Listen, you gotta wake me up, all right? I want you to hit me. What?

Just to hit me.

You want me to sugar? Go ahead and hit me. I'll buy everything you got. Please.

Okay, mister.

You're asking for it.

You want I should do another?

My paper.

My paper.

I gotta find my... my paper.

Hey, listen.

I know a saloon down the road. They're selling newspaper.

But as God is my witness, today is October 7, 1871.

1871. Yes, it's what I've been telling you.

That building's going to collapse.

So, look, a wagon full of goods doesn't move itself.

Well, it's been interesting.

Wait a second, Morse.

Why don't you let me buy you a drink here? Oh, no, look, I have family in

Eleven brothers.

You don't get eleven boys across an ocean by sitting in a groggery.

Good luck to you.

For your pleasure, gents. Everyone's favorite.

The Dusky Nightingale.

Oh, Danny boy.

The pipes, the pipes are calling.

You got your paper, Keith.

Thank you. All right.

Excuse me.

By chance, have any business interests over on Randolph and Dearborn?

No.

And if I did, I don't think it would be any of your concern.

It's you.

It's you.

Must go.

Can I get you a drink, Commissioner?

The usual, Dad.

Excuse me?

Everything is upside down right now. If you could just tell me your name and

address.

All right.

I don't know.

I guess not. It's just... I'm trying to find a way home. Why don't you buy me a

drink, Mr... Gary.

Pops, sit down.

Mr. Sullivan doesn't like the need to...

Spend time with the riffraff, but if you buy me a bottle, he won't want to see

it.

Here you go. That'll be 80 cents.

You all right?

I'm in trouble.

If you ever had a dream where you

really needed to wake up, but you can't.

Every day, Mr. Hobson.

You know, my grandmother's name was Marissa.

How do you know my grandmother's name?

You look very much like somebody that I know.

You're not from these parts, are you?

Yes, I am. I am.

It's very hard to explain.

Why are you long?

Well, if you mean what am I doing here, yes.

That's kind of funny because sometimes I don't know why I'm here either.

You understand what I was saying about the dream, about not being able to wake

up. You see, something is very wrong here.

But then maybe you're right.

I'm why I'm here, Mr. Hobson.

I left Charleston to try and make a better life for me and my brother Jesse

there.

He's a smart kid, you know.

He can read and he can write.

Like me, all I can do is sing, but... Jesse, I...

I think he's got a chance to be somebody.

I came to Chicago and thought about all the opportunities, you know.

Back home, everybody cried when the Yankees cracked free, but I don't feel

free in the thoughts now.

Times out, I don't even know if it's worth it.

Not even for Jesse.

I'm not telling you all this anyway.

Eleanor!

Yes, sir, Mr. Governor.

Commissioner Hayes has expressed a dear interest in your talent.

I want you to sit with him.

Put him in a good mood.

I'm thankful.

Any song you want.

You live in my house. You obey my rules.

I'm a decent woman, Mr. Sullivan.

Your brother's a smart one, Eleanor, but I don't think he wants to be making his

way on the streets.

Do you?

Thanks. I'm Jesse Mayfield.

Gary Jesse.

Yeah. This watch here, right in here, is pretty. But I made it myself.

You made that?

Yeah. I found it back under a cold box buggy.

This winder, I made it from a lamp screw and one of Eleanor's shoe buttons.

That's real good. You did that.

What am I doing here?

Cat?

Hey, kitty.

Hey, you, uh, you know this cat?

Never laid eyes.

Look like he knows you.

Yeah.

Ellie says animals have a sense.

She does.

Listen, that fellow over there, Trotter, Sullivan, why'd she let him push her

around like that?

You blind, mister?

We're colored.

Matthew, she's doing it for me, to get money to put me in school.

And she's not looking for no boyfriends.

No, I don't want to be her boyfriend.

Then why are you so interested?

Aren't you a little suspicious for a kid?

Yeah, well, Mr. Sullivan thinks I don't pay any attention.

But I got ears, you know.

He needs Ellie to close a deal.

A big deal. What kind of big deal?

Well, see, the city's putting up a trolley line on Clinton Street.

Mr. Sullivan bought a whole bunch of land on Canal Street.

But bought it cheap.

Now she's trying to get that bald guy to move the trolley line over to Canal.

Who's the bald guy?

Oh, that's the commissioner.

Ellie says they're all crooked.

It doesn't seem right.

Great city like this?

Ow!

Commissioner.

What's going on here? He bit me.

Touch her again, I'll break it. God!

I must apologize, Commissioner. Eleanor, the spirited girl... How can I trust

you with a business transaction if you can't control your own employees? I

assure you, I'll get her back. You have my word.

Eleanor, are you scared?

Maybe just a little.

Where are we going?

I think it's time we thought about going back home, Jessie.

Yeah, but I like it in Chicago.

Charleston ain't so bad.

We're just not working out here.

Yeah, I guess.

Listen, the only thing that's important, Jesse, is that we never, ever do

anything that we're ashamed of.

And if that means going back to Charleston, then at least we can go back

Charleston with our heads up.

Maybe we can get that man to help us. Nobody's going to help us but ourselves.

Didn't exactly whip your weight in Wildcats, huh, mister?

No. You crossed Sullivan?

It was going to hurt my wrist.

Alan, defending colored woman, not exactly the best way to stay healthy

here.

No. You got diggings?

Place to bed?

You want to bed down with me?

Come on.

Come on.

Plenty room.

Come on.

You are a fit load of trouble, mister.

Michael!

I don't understand.

Just this.

You just sit here.

And I check with lady of the house, okay? I clear it with her.

Hello?

Mr. Best, what's happened?

Daniel Sullivan, that's what. Sure, it's as cold as a wagon rim he is.

Oh, no, I'll be fine. You'll be nothing of the sort until you get some lamb stew

and barley into your belly and a good night's rest.

Put the kettle on to boil and fetch me the tincture of iodine and the chamber

set. Iodine and tincture. Yes, coming right up.

It's a human town, Yar.

Sort of.

If you lived here, it's a wider birth you'd know to give himself.

Daniel Sullivan.

Yes, ma 'am. Never mind.

You'll be right as rain by tomorrow.

But that's... I don't... I don't have until tomorrow.

Nonsense. You've got tomorrow and plenty of tomorrows after that.

You're a strong young man, Mr... You haven't introduced us, Mr. Best?

Oh, um... Gary Hobson, may I present to you my landlady, Mrs.

O 'Leary.

The stew will be ready in a moment, Mr. Hobson.

You'll forgive me for rushing off, but I'm after milk in the cow.

What are you doing here?

What am I doing here?

The city of Chicago has been visited in the providence of Almighty God with a

calamity almost unequaled in the annals of history.

9 .20 p .m., a small cow barn on the corner of De Coven and Jefferson

A minute of bright light followed by a blaze.

In a moment, the building was hopelessly on fire.

Lashed by 60 -mile -an -hour winds in less than 10 minutes, the fire embraced

the area between Jefferson and Clinton and rapidly pushed eastward to Canal

Street. By the time the engines were at work, a perfect sea of leaping flames

covered the ground.

By dawn, the infernal rage seven miles long.

The rich have been reduced to penury.

The poor have lost the little they possess.

God save us, for surely the devil has taken us too.

That's a little over my head, don't you think?

Oh, good morning.

Ah, you're... Oh, I left the barn to her.

Mrs.

O 'Leary was up all night with the baby, so I'm going to do the early milking

for her.

Morris, I need to talk to you.

All right, but first I must go to the barn, so... The barn, that's a good

Morris. I'll meet you in the barn.

Morris? This place is a real fire hazard here.

Consider that. It's sort of an accident waiting for something to happen, huh?

Hello, Daisy.

How do you know her name?

That's what I wanted to talk to you about, Morris.

You see, Morris, I'm from the future.

The future?

You mean... I mean I'm from the future.

1998, 127 years from now. And I'm being a bit of a jam.

Mm -hmm. You see, I get tomorrow's newspaper today.

Usually I get 1998's paper, but this is tomorrow's. It's October 9th, 1871.

Let me read it to you, Morris. See, right here. It said, at 9 .20 p .m.

tonight, Morris.

a small cow barn on the corner of the coven and jefferson streets emitted a

bright light followed by a blaze and in moments the building was hopelessly on

fire that's this barn morris this barn is gonna burn you see what i'm saying

you'll get to me well no i'm not gonna hurt you Stay away. The whole city is

going to burn, though. Yet.

Die. It's going to be the worst fire the country's ever seen. Look, from where I

come from, every kid knows that Miss O 'Leary's cow, this one, Daisy, started

the Chicago fire.

Now, you don't want that to happen, do you?

Get out.

Listen, Morris, I've got hundreds of people are going to die a whole century

apart. I've got to get back to the future. And the only way I can do that

knowing that someone's going to put this fire on that someone. It's going to be

you, Morris.

You leave me alone.

Huh? You leave Mrs. O 'Leary alone.

Easy now. Stay away.

Who beats me sugar?

Get out of this bus!

Get out of this home!

Find Commissioner Hayes.

Tell him we got her.

Yes, sir.

I don't know what to do.

No one listens to me. I've been to every fire station from here to the north

side.

Hey!

Jesse.

What happened? Where's your sister?

Sullivan's men grabbed her at the station, so I ran.

They've got her prisoner.

Jackie, I... I wish I could do something. I've got things I've got to

Yeah.

You said no one would help her.

I guess she was right.

No, Jackie, it's not that... Listen, don't trouble yourself missing.

You've got no reason to help her.

Where is she?

There she is.

officer. That's her right there.

Isn't this a respectable establishment?

The hell it is.

Just to go get her.

You'll pay for this, boy.

Sullivan here kidnapped Eleanor so you bribe a politician.

I hope there's something you can do about this.

Indeed I can. Thank you.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Refreshments are on the house as usual.

to me.

The city's gonna burn, you hear me?

Do you hear me? Chicago's gonna burn.

She's here.

Sure you want us here.

As soon as we close our deal.

Anybody?

You have a visitor, Eleanor.

No, I was referring to Commissioner Hayes.

He's right out there. He's here to accept your apology.

No.

What? I've never done anything I'm ashamed of, and I'm not about to do it

You'll do as I say.

No.

I think you'll be wanting to reconsider your position.

Stunk me again.

You are a huckleberry above my persimmon.

Mr. Best, would you do me a small favor?

Of course.

The lantern is a wee bit low.

I'm going to get you next time, Mary.

Don't you worry.

Thank you, Mr. Best.

Oh, my pleasure, Mrs. O 'Leary.

Take your time, Commissioner.

Oh, and Eleanor.

No need to worry about your brother.

He'll be right out here with me and the boys.

Knock him in the pillow.

Yes, sir. Come on, you.

The alien?

Hey, stop that kid!

Grab it!

Yes, help Ellie.

I'm a little locked up right now.

Listen, if I get you out of here, will you promise to help her?

How are you going to do that? Just promise.

Do it, do it.

Yeah, yeah, sure, I promise.

All right, stick this in the lock.

It's wax.

I can make a key.

Give it here.

You're welcome.

Come on.

What? What?

I'm done with you, Daniel Sullivan. The hell with your women. The hell with your

deal.

Time for the last milk in, Mr. Best.

Watch little Jimmy for just a moment, will you? Oh, no problem. Yes.

Hello, little Jimmy.

Come to Uncle Morty.

Yes, come to Uncle Morty.

You hungry, Jimmy?

You wanting cookie?

Yes? You like that, don't you?

Let grasses grow and water flow in a free and easy way.

And give me enough of that fine old stuff that's made near Galway Bay.

Let...

You have to stop, please.

He wet himself, Mrs. O 'Leary. Oh, for heaven's sake. It's a perfectly natural

body function. That's all.

Get me a rag and I'll clean your shirt.

Oh, Mama.

Long story. Just one time.

Good. Twenty -one minutes, that's enough.

Oh, my God, you smell that? Smell that?

Smell?

Whatever happened here, Mr. Hobson?

Oh, Red.

He was a nice fellow, but a couple of straws short of bales, you know. Oh,

Fire!

Help!

Oh, no. Fire!

No, no, you wait here. You just wait with children. I see what's burning.

Fire!

Boy, give me a hand.

Oh, my God. Grab the plate.

You did know.

You are from future.

Give me a hand with the cross.

Come on.

On three.

One, two, three.

That one.

You did.

You saved Chicago.

We... We did. We saved... We saved Chicago.

Good job, my friend.

Very good job.

You've interfered for the last time.

Oui.

Oh, hey, what is problem, huh?

Don't kill him, Mr. Hopson. He told me he would.

Please, Mr. Hopson.

Come on, Morse. You've got to put the fire out.

You hear me?

I thought you already did.

There's another one.

Here. Here.

Stop your time.

Hey.

Jesse.

Jesse.

You all right?

He's going to kill me.

Yeah.

And my wife.

When this man from the future, he tried to... No, this man from future, he...

Oh, hell.

It was Mrs. O 'Leary's cow.

Mrs. O 'Leary.

Can you get these people out of here for me? The fire's going to... Where are we

going? We're going to get you out of here. The city's going to burn you.

What? What are you talking about? It didn't want to burn.

It didn't want to be all right, Jessie.

We can find you.

We get in trouble again?

Jessie, I'm just passing through. I... Sure.

Listen, I wish I could make everything right, but I can't do that.

Jen,

look, you take this.

Go ahead.

I want you to have that.

Will you kill him, mister?

Yeah, I'm sure.

And don't give up.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Because if you do, I'm going to know about it.

Don't give up.

Yeah.

All right.

God bless you, Mr. Thompson.

Take care.

Shut it down now. But my office trotters tomorrow 9 a .m.

Yeah. Oh, what a day I have had. I want to thank you, Mr. Fishman, and you too.

Now, please be assured that there's no way my company would ever do anything to

compromise the safety of the people here in Chicago.

No, no, no. We were just concerned.

Oh, I have an appointment.

Excuse me.

Where'd you get that watch?

Oh, you like it, huh? Well, the, um... The story goes all the way back to the

Great Chicago Fire.

Chicago Fire?

Yeah, you know, the cow, Mrs. O 'Leary, planes.

My great -grandfather almost died in that fire. And the stranger that saved

life gave him this watch.

Since then, it's been passed down from generation to generation.

Stranger?

Well, that's the story, anyway.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I really have to get out of here. Hey, can I ask you

a question? I didn't even get your name.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Mayfield.

Jesse Mayfield IV.

Well, again, thanks to you both, okay?

Thank you, Mr. Mayfield.

Okay.

What are you looking at me like that for? What?

You got something on my teeth?

No. I think I need to sit down.

Look, those guys said you only knocked out for two minutes, but... And don't

take this the wrong way.

You look kind of charred up.

What'd you just say? You look kind of messed up.

Marissa. Yeah?

You, uh... You all right?

Well, yeah. I'm not the one that got knocked on the head.

You want some tea?

No, yeah.

What I mean is that you're... Okay?

Right.

I'll get some tea.

Is there something you're not sharing here, buddy?

Space -time continuum.

Time, it's not a line. It's a... Time is a... It's a magazine.

What are you talking about?

It's a magazine.

I don't know what I'm talking about.

It's good to see you.

After his father's death, one man is reunited with a woman he hasn't seen

childhood. And out of tragedy will come something amazing to make life worth

living again.

Stay with us for Love in the Afternoon in a film from the Hallmark Hall of

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