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The winter of 96 was a strange one.

My family was used to nature's cold hand around Christmas. We'd learned to

survive her frozen fury.

By that year, nature laid a warm cheek on Walnut Grove.

The snow began to melt in the high country even before its white blanket

the flatland.

Steam rose from the rivers as the sun warmed the flowing waters.

It would be an easy Christmas for my daughter and her family.

Or so she thought.

I appreciate it.

You know, that's a long trip.

Smarter you to check everything out before you start.

Well, especially with Rose and Laurel along. I wouldn't want anything to spoil

their trip.

Mr. Wilder, Mr. Wilder! Whoa, whoa, slow down there, partner.

I thought you might have left already.

You remember?

What we discussed?

For your mother.

It's supposed to be a surprise.

Don't worry about a thing.

You'll be back in time for Christmas?

Long before.

You can do me a favor. Run over to the mill and tell Mr. Edwards I'm waiting on

him. Will you do that?

Be glad to. And thanks.

That reminds me.

Sarah'd have my hide if I didn't give you her letter.

Looks like we're all going to be beholden to you for Christmas.

Money's in there, too.

Glad to oblige.

Safe trip.

We'll do that.

Edwards!

Wait for me. You're backing up.

All right, Carter, you behave yourself while we're gone or Santa won't come.

All right, let's go.

Montague, I didn't know you'd show up as soon as everything is loaded.

My labors are intellectual, not physical.

Oh, you're turning them German words into English, are you?

To the best of my ability, which is why I mustn't linger here any longer than

necessary. I merely came out to wish you a safe and pleasant journey and a

speedy return.

Well, thank you, Mr. Montague.

Now, you're sure you can manage until we get back?

Oh, quite sure.

We're not children, Aunt Laura.

All right.

Now you two take care of each other.

Next time you think about it, we're going to be right back here loaded down

Christmas cheer.

In the form of baubles and trinkets, no doubt.

Oh, now, Montague, don't tell me you've got something against Christmas.

Not Christmas, Edwards.

Crafts, commerciality, and sentimentalism masquerading as Christian

Emphasis on gift -giving is compromising our souls.

Well, I'll tell you something, old buddy. I never want to compromise your

so I'll just skip over buying you a present this year.

Suits me fine.

Edwards, let's get a move on. Oh, all right.

Don't take no wooden nickels.

Oh, I won't, Mr. Edwards.

Patrick?

Patrick?

Your

husband

is not here, Elsa.

Patrick's not here.

He's waiting for us in Milford.

I... Oh, how do I feel so fine?

We had to give you something for the pain.

It was a very difficult delivery.

The baby.

I want to hold my baby.

I know Patrick wants a boy, but I hope... It doesn't matter. We

waited so long.

Please, don't.

Bring me the baby. I want to hold it.

Elsa.

Your little boy.

What have you done with him?

I'll see you inside.

Okay.

I'll get this spare freight unloaded while you check us in.

Well, don't go spending all our profit at the Red Dog Saloon.

Well, Mads, what do you say to a thing like that for? You know I ain't touched

no whiskey in years.

I'll stop you from spending all your spare time at the Red Dog buying drinks

your old friends.

You act like generosity is a crime.

When your generosity involves my money, it is a crime.

Dag nab it, Wilder. Just meet us back here in front of the hotel in half an

hour. Half an hour. When are you time to get the shipment unloaded? Well, I know

that.

Socializing is a very important thing.

29 minutes.

I'm going. I'm going.

We

are.

Two drops of... this in your tea at bedtime will put you in top shape in no

time.

Elsa, you've got to get your strength up so that you can join Patrick.

I know he's anxious to have you with him.

I don't want to see Patrick.

When I see him, I have to tell him about the baby.

And that's all he's talked about for months.

That's why he insisted on going back to Milford, so that he could make

everything perfect when I brought the baby to our new home.

Elsa.

Elsa.

I know how you feel, but you can't live in the past.

What's happened is over and there's nothing you can do to change it.

Now you have to live for the future.

There is no future, don't you know?

I can't have another job.

Elsa, you don't mean that.

You say you know how I feel.

If you really did.

You know that I mean that.

Elsa.

If there's anything I can do for you, anything to help...

Thank you, Doctor.

But there's nothing.

I told him half hour.

That was almost an hour ago.

Well, maybe he got held up.

Mm -hmm.

Third bar stool from the left.

Come on, pal.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

Well, we could stand around and let Moss grow under our feet, or we could do our

Christmas shopping.

Let's go.

Well, wait for us.

I just can't find the perfect gift for Mr. Edwards.

Well, I'm telling you, we're not buying him anything until we know if he spent

all our money at the Red Dog Saloon.

Almanzo Wilder.

Fancy.

Go see the baby.

Look at the baby.

Look.

Look.

Manly.

What?

Stay there, sweetheart.

You think you can keep her distracted while I go in?

You go ahead. She won't even notice you're gone.

Thanks. Okay.

Oh, oh, there's a package here.

Look at that.

Quick, come on.

This is the one right here.

Rosie, you've been a good girl this year.

I think you've been a very good girl this year.

The baby.

The baby? Rosie.

I want you to stand right here and watch the baby while Daddy goes and gets some

apples for Mommy and Daddy and Rosie. Okay?

All right.

Right there.

Change, will you?

I can see that.

Well, it could have. See, I'm just wearing them down.

Manly, Mr. Edwards, are you all right? Oh, yeah. Well, just getting a little

exercise.

Honestly, you too. I leave you alone for one minute and... Where's Rose?

Don't know.

left to right here.

Right here.

Rose!

All right, let's split up.

We're gonna find her, Beth. She cannot have gone too far.

We're gonna find her.

Wish I could offer you more hope.

Lots of children disappear in these days, like they've vanished into thin

There must be something you can do.

Well, I'm happy to go along with you. Ask folks if they've seen her.

That picture you brung might help.

Might as well start where you last saw her.

Toy store just up the street.

Let's go.

That might be good if you went back to the hotel.

She might turn up there.

No, she'd never find her way back there.

I'm going with you.

Thank you.

you are, Mrs. Norris.

Thank you.

I wonder, I'll be traveling with a child, a little girl.

Will she be needing a seat?

No, I'll hold her in my lap.

Then there'll be no extra charge for her.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Come along, baby.

You know you're not supposed to talk to strangers.

Somebody should have seen something somewhere.

Maybe there's a better way of going about this.

Divide up. Cover more territory.

That's a good idea.

Where's your rig? At the livery.

There's an orphanage over on the other side, the north side of town.

Seems like a lot of lost kids show up there.

Okay, we'll ride over and check it out. I'll continue combing this area and see

what I can stir up. I'll stay with you if she knows me. Fine.

We'll find her now. Don't worry.

You here to adopt a boy?

No, we're looking for a little girl.

I knew it. Everybody wants to adopt a girl.

We're not looking to adopt one.

We're looking for our daughter.

She's missing and we thought maybe she came here.

Nobody would come here unless they had to.

You got any boys around your house?

No. I'd consider it. A lot of things a boy can do around the house to be

helpful. Take me, for instance.

I can chop wood, feed the livestock, almost anything.

I bet you'd be surprised. I don't eat hardly anything at all.

I'm sorry, but... Just biscuits for breakfast. I can skip supper.

Samuel?

Yes, Mr.

Dodsworthy?

Rule nine.

Do not speak unless spoken to.

Correct.

You should be in class, I believe.

Yes, sir.

I ain't afraid of hard work.

Daniel.

Well, I think we might have some good news for you.

A little girl was dropped off not more than five minutes ago.

Rose?

Well, she's a shy child.

Won't tell us her name, but she matches the description of your little girl.

Where is she?

Right this way.

She bathed her, changed her clothes, and combed her hair.

Rose? Uh, you got a penny?

Anything? Yes, ma 'am.

Oh, you got a coin there, sir?

You got... Well,

hello there.

Come along, darling. We don't want to miss our train.

Any luck?

No.

We were hoping.

Been in every store on this side of town.

It's a way to the train station, but it might be worth a try.

You know how young 'uns are when they see a train.

You're gonna walk that far, you think?

Where else we gonna look?

Let's go.

Excuse me, can you help us? It's about a train. There ain't no hurry. Last one

of the day pulled out half an hour ago.

This is not about a train. It's about our daughter.

She disappeared.

Disappeared?

Here's a picture of her.

No, I haven't seen her.

Don't recall any young 'uns wandering about here today.

Of course, I've been behind the counter mostly.

You sure?

Yeah. I'll keep an eye out for her, though, in case she turns up.

Thanks. Hey, uh...

I hear you say you were looking for a little kid.

Our daughter.

Yeah, well, can I see that there picture?

Yeah, yeah, I seen her all right.

Thank God.

When? Well, first time was right here a couple of hours ago.

You say she's your daughter?

Yeah.

Yeah, funny.

She's with this other woman that acted like her mom.

What are you talking about?

Well, this here woman.

I mean, she told the little girl not to talk to strangers.

Oh, my God.

She's not lost. She's taken.

Do you know where they went?

Well, they took the last train out.

I remember her now. I didn't see the kid, but she asked if she needed a

for her.

Any description?

Just a woman, late 20s, early 30s, I'd say.

About so tall, hair kind of reddish, I think.

You know where the train was headed?

Bound for Point South, all the way to the border. It's one fair ride. She

get off anywhere between here and Mexico.

We're never going to find her.

Lots of folks get off at the first stop.

Sublimity. Quite a settlement there. Take you half a day by wagon.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Hey, you don't have to pay me for helping you out. I was just doing my

citizen.

Yeah, but thanks a lot.

How far we will have to go,

or how long we will be gone, we have no way of knowing.

We only know we won't be home until we find her.

Laura.

I can't believe it. Who would do something like that?

Some poor, disturbed creature.

You mean they aren't coming home in time for Christmas?

I don't know.

If there's anything we can do for you, Jenny.

Thank you.

We're managing quite well.

Still, we thought you should know the news.

Poor Rose.

Oh, I hope she's all right.

It wasn't your fault. That's the truth.

Can't you see that?

No, I can't.

Listen to me.

It happened.

And it wasn't anybody's fault.

We are going to find her.

Look at me.

We are going to find her.

Hi, would you like some meat?

Would you like some meat, ma 'am?

No, not right now, thanks.

Ah, that's a pretty little girl you have.

Thank you.

She's been so good on the trip.

Well,

I'll be back through in an hour or so. Bye -bye. All right.

My pretty little girl.

I'll stay with Art.

Get on. Come on.

All right, come on out of there. I'll come in after you.

What the... Oh, I got you out all right.

I even ordered the train station myself.

But your little girl didn't get off here in sublimity.

But did you check the train?

Mr. Wilder, I'm all the Lord there is in sublimity. One man.

Now, if I was to have got on the train, I couldn't have been sure they didn't

get off.

Now... As things are, I can promise you one thing.

Nobody got off that train with your little girl.

All right, just calm... Hold it, hold... Just calm yourself down there. Samuel!

Do you know this pup?

I told you.

What do you have to say for yourself, son?

Well, I thought once you got to know me... Maybe you'd change your mind about

having a boy to adopt me.

So you sneaked into the wagon?

Yes, sir.

Manly, what are we going to do?

We've got to take him back.

What does Sheriff have to say?

We've got to go on to Milford. The train has a two -day layover there. He thinks

we ought to be able to catch up to it.

Not if we take him back to Mankato.

All right, we'll have to take him with us.

Only until we find Rose.

And we're going to drop you a mankato on the way back.

Yes, sir.

Come on, we've got a long drive ahead of us.

Well, come on, Samuel.

You can call me Sam.

This one here, the blue old scarf.

Well, I can get that for you by Christmas, but it's kind of expensive,

I'll get the money, Mr. Olsen.

Somehow.

All right.

I'll order it for you today.

Thank you.

Father!

Father!

Father!

Oh, hello, Jason.

Look, Father, another Christmas present for me from Mother.

Put it upstairs in your room with the others.

Too bad you won't be getting any Christmas presents this year.

Nancy! It's true.

Willie said Mr. Carter gave Almanzo money to buy Christmas presents.

And now Jason and Jeb won't have any Christmas at all.

That is about enough out of you.

It doesn't matter if Mr. Wilder comes back or not.

Santa Claus will still bring us our presents. That's right.

You still believe in Santa Claus?

Oh, you're so childish, Jason.

He may not come to your house.

It'll come to hours.

Don't pay any attention to anything she says.

I'll have your scarf here next week.

Thanks, Mr. Olsen. You bet.

I've got your order back here.

How is Harriet?

I got a letter from her yesterday.

Complaining about the hospital food.

Says the nurses never come when she calls them. Sounds like she's feeling

herself these days.

Yes, it does, doesn't it?

Well, I hope she's out of the hospital and home by Easter.

Hmm.

Do you want all of these?

I read.

Yes? I want to talk to you, young lady.

Oh, Father, I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have all these Christmas

presents.

And I was thinking, since the Carter children don't have any Christmas

at all, perhaps I should share.

I could give him one of mine.

Well...

That's a lovely, generous thought, Nancy.

Um, I thought maybe I could give him this one.

I already peaked.

He's just an eraser from Willie and Rachel.

I am afraid that you don't appreciate the real meaning of Christmas, Nancy.

Sure I do, Father.

a time when we all give presents to the ones we love the most.

And if I happen to get more presents than anyone else, it's just because I

deserve it.

It's because your mother spoils you rotten.

You really do hate me, don't you?

Now, don't start that again.

It seems to me that you've been on the receiving end of a lot of Christmas so

far this year, but I haven't seen very much giving.

I'm thinking about it.

Well, while you're thinking about it, I've got a job for you.

A job?

Well, everyone is contributing to Christmas together as a family.

Your mother has sent these packages.

I'm preparing the Christmas dinner.

And Willie and Rachel will read from the Bible after dinner.

I'll sing Silent Night.

I want you to be in charge of getting the Christmas tree.

The tree?

Where am I going to get a tree?

The woods are full of them, my dear.

Why can't you get one?

Or Willie.

We are busy with the store and the restaurant.

Besides, I want you to do something to contribute to the spirit of Christmas.

And I wouldn't waste much time in pouting if I were you, young lady.

I hate trees.

Been mighty quiet all night.

Just thinking.

Sometimes it helps to think out loud.

I have to find a way to get some money.

And fast.

This wouldn't have anything to do with Christmas, would it?

I was counting on Mr.

Wilder. And now he's not coming back.

I have to find a way to get Ma's Christmas present.

Maybe you don't need any money.

I bet if you put your mind to it, you could think of something to give her

you could make yourself.

A drawing?

You could whittle something out of wood?

No matter what it is, if it comes from the heart, she's gonna love it.

Yeah, but this was special, Pa.

You sleep on it, and you'll see better more morning. I'm right.

You don't think... I don't think what?

You don't think that just because Mr. Wilder isn't coming back, you don't

Santa Claus will skip us this year, too, do you?

Of course not.

I didn't think so.

Good night, Pa.

Good night, son.

Time for bed, Jo?

All right.

Good night, Ma.

Good night, son.

Well, did you find out what was bothering her?

He's worried about what he's going to get at Ma for Christmas.

I told him whatever he got for you, especially if he made himself feel

Oh, of course I would.

I'm just wondering what kind of Christmas the boys are going to have.

If Almanzo doesn't get back in time,

there's going to be pretty meager pickings under the tree.

Well, there's nothing we can do about it. It wasn't your fault.

I know.

I can explain it in chat.

But, Jason...

He still thinks Santa Claus is coming.

Oh, I know it.

Maybe it's time we told him.

Sarah, I don't want to do that, do you?

No.

Well, then let's just keep our fingers crossed.

Maybe they'll be back in time.

Well, no matter what, we'll be together.

And that is more important than any gift.

You're right.

The wilders will be as blessed.

I ought to consider it. A lot of things a boy can do around the house.

Take me, for instance.

Well, chop wood, I suppose.

Well, yeah.

Cook meals?

I can do that, too.

Listen, I think you're a real fine boy, Sam.

You do?

Yeah, sure I do.

Somebody's going to be mighty lucky to get you for a son.

But me, see, I kind of got my own way, you understand?

I don't eat much.

All right, let's get this stuff loaded.

I can do it. I'm real strong.

me the answer to this one.

That's it!

Jason?

Hmm?

You said you had the answer to the problem.

Oh, no ma 'am.

But you said that's it.

Yeah, but that isn't what I said that's it about.

I see.

Well, try to figure that one out.

In the meantime, class is dismissed.

Jed, tell Ma I might be late for supper. I have something to do.

What? I can't tell you.

You're kidding me alive.

I can't tell you you'll be late for no reason.

Tell her it's about Christmas.

And I'll explain later.

Well, that sounds like a mighty fine offer, Jason. But, uh, well, I'm afraid

not in the market for anything like that.

Well, thanks anyway, Doc.

I don't understand.

I haven't been able to sow one tree yet to anybody.

Doesn't anybody have a Christmas spirit?

Well, I guess folks have a Christmas spirit all right, Jason, but, uh...

folks around here, they can go out and chop down their own tree and bring it

home and put it up themselves.

I guess they don't see the need to pay somebody to do that for them.

You're gonna chop down your own tree?

You bet.

I do it every year. Helps me get in the Christmas mood.

But what if you don't know how to chop down a tree?

Well, everybody around here knows how to chop down a tree.

Not everybody.

Okay, thanks, Doc Baker.

Absolutely not.

Doesn't anybody have a Christmas spirit?

Mr. Montague, you can't jot down your own tree, can you? Of course not.

Then if you don't buy one for me, where are you going to get one?

I don't intend to have one.

But everybody has a tree.

Not everyone, my lad.

I've never been able to comprehend the absurdity of chopping down a live tree,

jamming it into a space far too small for it, crowning it with garish

and leaving it there to die.

Then if you don't have a tree, where do you put the presents?

Jason, my boy, try to understand.

The idea of giving presents was drummed up by the merchants of our land in order

to line their own pockets.

The message of Christmas is one of love, not of mindless merchandising.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

You don't have any presents to put under the tree.

Ah, splendid!

No, not today.

But Jason Carter's package arrived.

If you see him, you can tell him that it's here.

By the way, Willie and Rachel wanted to know when they should come over and help

trim the Christmas tree.

Whenever they want to.

Well, we can't very well trim a tree we haven't got, can we?

You don't really expect me to get the tree.

You have until Christmas Eve night.

This supper will be ready in about ten minutes. You want to get washed up?

I'm busy.

What are you doing?

Putting up my Christmas list.

I wouldn't want anyone to buy me something I don't like.

I can't believe it.

She is so much like Harriet, it's unbelievable.

Just can't believe it.

We're close.

That's all right.

I just came to tell your father something.

Father!

Father!

You can tell him for me.

Tell him... Tell him not to send away for that scarf.

I can't buy it.

we supposed to do with it?

Tell it to someone else, I guess.

I was gonna chop down Christmas trees to earn the money for it, but it was like

nobody needs a Christmas tree.

Sorry.

Wait! Wait!

Did you say Christmas trees?

Yeah.

You know, Jason, I think we just might be able to make a deal for this scarf.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Thank you.

Tony?

Thank God you're home.

I was so worried about you.

The baby.

I know.

I got a word from Dr. Langley. I know everything.

He sounded so worried about you.

And then I didn't hear from you and I got scared. Can we sit down for a

Did the doctor tell you that I

can't... Yes.

When he told me that, I wanted to die.

I did.

But not anymore.

Oh, Patrick, there's been a miracle.

A miracle? Yes.

Come, let me show you.

There's our miracle.

I don't understand.

Where did this child come from?

She had been abandoned at the hospital.

And the nurses told me that they couldn't find her parents and that she'd

to be sent to an orphanage.

Patrick, don't you see?

It's as if God had given us the child he'd taken away.

Don't you see?

I couldn't let her be sent to a workhouse.

Well, of course not.

Please.

Please tell me you'll let her stay.

It's just such a shock. Dr. Langley didn't mention anything about a little

Well, he didn't know. It happened right before he left to come home.

Now, I know this is sudden for you.

Please, Patrick.

I need her.

She's such a lovely child.

You'll love her, too. You'll see.

Of course she can stay.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Does she have a name?

Rose.

Ah, Rose.

Will you welcome to your new home?

You'll never fit through the front door.

I better get you in the middle of that.

But you are out getting the tree.

I'm thinking about it.

Well, maybe you can think it already decorated. Then we won't have to go to

trouble.

Now, I am going in and start the supper.

You get yourself to the woods and fetch the tree.

Father! Now, Nancy!

Why do you hate me?

Now, Nancy!

The axe is by the table.

It's about time.

Well, where is it?

Right here.

That's very amusing.

Now, where's the tree?

That's it.

That's the whole tree, Nancy.

It'll look much bigger once you get it inside.

You could put it on a table.

You told me you'd get me a big... beautiful Christmas tree.

Well, it was big and beautiful, but... You expect me to take that disgrace into

my living room?

It won't hardly take any time at all to decorate.

Jason Carter, I don't ever want to see you again.

What about the scarf?

Nancy.

What are you doing?

I'm not... Feeling well.

Well, you're going to feel a lot worse when you don't have any presents on

Christmas.

I have lots of presents.

No tree, no presents.

But Mother sent me those presents.

Father will take them away.

If I were you, I'd get out there and get shopping.

I can't carry a big tree all that way.

Well, get a small tree.

How small?

I don't know. Just a tree.

Be right back.

Jason!

Jason!

Oh, he's gone.

Why did he take that dumb tree?

I'm going to have to go all the way to the woods and...

I bet Jenny would like to have you in her living room.

I bet she can't shop down a tree either.

Jason, come in.

I figured though Mom's gone, you might need to...

Never mind.

Want some hot chocolate?

No.

What are you dragging that branch around for?

It's not a branch. It's a tree.

Is Mr.

Montague upstairs?

Mm -hmm. Okay, thanks.

Yes,

it's open.

Ah, young Carter, come in, come in.

What on earth is that?

A Christmas tree.

Hmm. A Christmas tree.

And just because it's little, it doesn't mean it isn't full of Christmas spirit.

Hmm. Is that so?

Yes, that is so. I bet the only reason you don't like Christmas trees is

you've never had a Christmas tree. Well, now that you mention it, I never did.

Even when you were a kid?

Mother hated the way the needles got into everything.

Difficult to clean.

But, Mr. Mulligew, everybody should have a Christmas tree.

I'm going to give you mine.

Now, look here, Jason.

I am not going to be bamboozled into purchasing this scrawny little tree.

I'm not selling it to you. I'm giving it to you.

My word.

don't you?

Well, this is a good a place to start as any I'll head over the depot look

around I will meet you back here at the sheriff's office

Beth

what

is it roses picture? Where is it? It's in my bag in the back of the wagon.

I'll get it

Sam? What are you doing with that picture?

We're going in to talk to the sheriff.

We want you to wait here for us until we get back.

Mr. Wilder?

What happens when you find Rose?

We'll start back home.

the orphanage.

Well, I'm not going back.

Thank you, Mrs. Martin.

Oh, she's a beautiful child.

You and your husband must be very proud.

Yes, we are.

She's everything to us.

What's your name?

Rose. Rose Norris.

You want a child?

Part of my brood, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Johnny.

I got 12 of my own, all boys.

Mrs. Baker, my wife, very religious, named them all after biblical folk.

You like that, darling?

Well,

pack up your order.

Thank you.

Need any help?

No, I have all the help I can manage.

A lot of things a boy can do to help out.

Take me, for instance.

Now, look here, son.

You don't have to tell me about boys.

I got 12 of my own.

Probably wouldn't even notice one more.

I'm real strong, and I don't eat hardly anything at all.

Will there be anything else? Not today.

Up you go.

Will Paul be worried about us if we don't get back?

Thank you, Mr. Baker. You're welcome, Mrs. North.

Bye -bye, Rose. Merry Christmas.

Rose?

people coming into the area every day.

I can't say your little girl is not here, but I haven't seen her.

At least you got here before the train pulls out again.

We've got about an hour before it leaves. That'll give us plenty of time

look over all the passengers.

You go with him. I'll check the hotel.

I asked you to wait in the wagon.

Yes, sir, but... But what?

Nothing. I just got lonely out in the wagon.

Let's get going.

All right, Sam, come on. You come with me.

Looks mighty good, Mrs. Carter. Thank you, Jenny.

I wish Mr. Montague would have come over with you.

Perhaps you can take him some supper later.

Yes, ma 'am.

Oh, he said to tell you that he doesn't believe in all the... He had a real

fancy word for it.

Oh, yeah.

The fauna were all around Christmas.

He doesn't even believe in Christmas trees either. You're kidding.

All right.

Now, let's all bow our heads.

Mr. Carter?

If you don't mind, I'd like to ask a prayer.

No, of course I don't mind, Jenny.

Dear Lord, we're very grateful for all the blessings you have bestowed on us

this Christmas.

And we thank thee for seeing that we have this wonderful food and loving

friends.

We know that you have many, many people to look over tonight.

Lord,

You had a little extra time, and you could find it in your heart.

Do you think you could leave Laura no more than such a rose?

Thank you.

Amen.

Amen.

If she didn't get on that train with Rose, that means she's somewhere in this

area. All we have to do is search the surrounding farms.

That could take days.

Well, the main thing is that we keep quiet about it so she doesn't get wind

it and bolt.

Oh.

She's here somewhere.

We were going to find her.

so blackout.

There's not a single star in the sky.

You know, I just realized it's Christmas Eve.

We should be sitting around the table having turkey, hanging our stockings.

Oh, God, we're never going to find her. We are.

No, we're not.

Why did you leave her? I asked you to stay with her.

You know what happened.

Oh, yeah, I know.

I know what happened.

Isaiah had one of his stupid bites, and you had to leave our baby to go and help

him.

Laura, stop it.

Just stop it.

I saw her today.

What?

I saw Rose.

talk to you.

Don't you know it's Christmas Eve?

Go on home.

We're trying to find our daughter.

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

Back in the morning.

You open this door, we'll bust it in.

Oh, all right. What do you want?

We're trying to find her daughter.

She was in your store today.

Yeah, she was in here, but she was with her ma.

Who brought her in?

Well, I told you, her ma. Look, I don't understand all this.

You don't have to. Who brought her in? The name?

Uh, Mrs.

Norris. First time I met her. Nor husband.

His name is Patrick.

Uh, but, uh, this is her little girl, all right.

Do you know where they live?

Yeah, I've made a delivery out there kind of remote though hard to find the

we'll find it And let me get you a map easier to show you

I

Told you

Look at that.

What? Who are you?

Rose.

Hold it right there.

Put her down.

Put our daughter down.

Your daughter.

Get them out of here.

I'm warning you, put her down.

Almanzo. Take her out, Beth. I told you, put her down. Put my daughter down.

She's not your daughter.

Stop it, both of you.

It's your last chance.

Put her down.

No, Patrick.

No.

Leave them alone.

She's their daughter.

She belonged to them.

I took her.

I thought they'd never find them.

I wanted a child so much.

When I lost my baby, something happened to me.

And then I saw Rose and... The next thing I knew, we were on the train.

I'm sorry, Patrick.

My wife has been through a terrible time.

I know you have every right to press charges against her.

But... There'll be no charges.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

I took real good care of her.

She's beautiful.

then I'll ride in the back with Sam.

I'm never letting her out on my side again.

Don't worry. We'll be right behind you.

You're never going to lose us.

Let's go.

Amonzo?

Armando?

Is Sam up front?

No. Well, he's gone.

Tarnation, where is that boy?

Samuel!

Sam!

He ain't gonna answer.

He took off.

Now, why would he go and do a thing like that?

Because he didn't want to go back to the orphanage.

I should have known. I should have seen it.

Kept asking me.

What happens when we find Rose? When do we go back?

That's why he didn't tell us right off. He's seen her.

Well, we've got to find him.

Let's go.

milk and cookies.

Maybe we should tell him.

He's going to be disappointed in the morning.

I know it.

Well, why don't you?

That was something new, but... We'll both tell him.

There.

He ought to like those cookies.

Jason?

Yes, sir?

There's something... Jamal wants to tell you.

Jamal?

Jason.

Son, you're at an age now where... Well, what I mean is...

You go ahead. I'll get it.

Merry Christmas.

It's Harry there.

Why, of course I am.

I told them we should have been in bed, Santa. I told them.

That's all right, young Jason.

Let's see what we have here.

For Jenny.

Thank you, Santa.

Look it, Pa.

Hooks and lures.

It's got everything.

John Carter?

For Dan's sakes.

It's a beauty.

I don't know what to say.

Thank you. Would do nicely.

And master adjacent.

A watch.

My very own watch.

Now I'm grown up.

Thank you, Santa.

You're welcome.

Let me see.

She's been a good maw. Oh, I'm sure she has.

Ah.

Here we are.

I knew it.

I knew it.

Santa knows everything.

Very true.

Oh.

Lovely.

And to all, a good night.

If

you

see Mr. Montague, tell him we love him.

It's going to be near impossible to find him until daylight.

We're going to have to. It's going to get down mighty cold for a morning.

There are folks living close by.

He wouldn't be shy about asking them to take him in.

Where the hell I'm going out here?

Dear God, where is he?

Isaiah, look.

They won in the sky.

Let's bundle them up.

Get them back to your place.

We'll bed you down there for the night.

Everybody is asleep.

You should have seen it tonight, have I?

It's dark.

I've never seen anything like it.

What did Alonzo say?

It was like... a miracle.

Why not?

It is Christmas Eve.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not.

For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ

Lord.

This shall be a sign unto you.

Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger.

There ain't gonna be much of a Christmas for that babe we found tonight.

I want to thank you for your help last night.

It's me who should be thanking you. I'm sorry about everything.

I know.

I made some extra biscuits for your trip.

Thank you.

I felt so sorry for the boy.

Well, what would you say if...

Are you thinking what

I'm thinking?

Yes.

Oh, Patrick.

Yes. Edward!

Hey, Edward!

Wait up!

What's wrong?

Well, uh, nothing's wrong. Uh, Elsa and I got to thinking about Sam and... I

mean, he wants a family and, well, we'd like to be his folks.

You do?

Well, if you'll have it.

Freddy can't make the trip back with you. Mr. and Mrs. Norris need his son

bad. I'll get my stuff, Dad.

Well, let them know at the orphanage in Mankato.

Thank you.

I can't believe that I got a home.

Good luck, Sam.

Let's go home.

Where do you see?

A lot of things a boy can do around the house.

You'd be surprised.

Like the boy said, let's go home.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior.

Which is Christ the Lord.

This shall be a sign unto you.

Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger.