Original subtitles

WEATHERMAN: THE BELTWAY HAS ALREADY BEEN CLOSED

AND POLICE ARE ADVISING MOTORISTS

TO STAY OFF THE INTERSTATE

UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED

AND ROAD CREWS CAN GET THINGS CLEANED UP.

I GUESS WE'LL BE GETTING A WHITE CHRISTMAS AFTER ALL.

BUD!

BUD!

LIEUTENANT, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

IT'S A 20-BELOW WINDCHILL OUT THERE, MA'AM.

I THINK I'VE FROZEN SOME VITAL ORGANS.

I'LL GET YOU SOME COFFEE.

SO, WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF?

HARRIET AND I ARE HANDING OUT GIFTS

AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

REALLY? THAT'S SO NICE.

YEAH. I KNOW HOW LONELY A HOSPITAL CAN GET.

I HAD AN EMERGENCY OPERATION

ON CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN I WAS A KID.

APPENDIX?

CANDY CANE STUCK UP MY NOSE, MA'AM.

LISTEN UP, PEOPLE.

WEATHER'S GETTING PRETTY NASTY OUT THERE, SO AS

ACTING DEPARTMENT HEAD OF JAG, I'M GOING TO SECURE EVERYONE

EXCEPT THE DUTY.

SO, GO ON. GET OUT OF HERE.

HAVE A SAFE, HAPPY HOLIDAY.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE SCROOGE

THIS TIME OF YEAR.

HERE YOU GO, SWEETIE.

OH, THANK YOU.

SO, WHAT'D WE GET?

[RINGING]

MM, MISTLETOE...

[CHUCKLES]

HARRIET...

COME ON. JUST ONE LITTLE KISS.

EXCUSE ME.

ARE YOU LOST?

UH, NO. ACTUALLY, I'M LOOKING FOR MY MOM.

DOES YOUR MOM WORK HERE AT JAG?

YEAH. HER NAME'S SARAH MACKENZIE.

[OPENING THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?

A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. NOTHING DEFINITE YET.

"YET"? DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE LEAVING IT TO THE LAST MINUTE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GO SAILING IN THE BAHAMAS.

OH, I HAD TO PUT THAT OFF UNTIL THE SPRING.

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING? -OH, NOTHING.

THIS TIME OF YEAR IS SO CRAZY.

EVERYBODY'S RUSHING ACROSS THE COUNTRY

TO BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

YEAH. KIND OF MAKES YOU GLAD YOU'RE SINGLE.

YEAH.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE YOUR MOM?

SHE'S ON A CRUISE.

YOU OKAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

THINGS HAVE BEEN PRETTY MESSED UP LATELY

AND WITH MY ARTICLE 32 HEARING

IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE IN THE NEW YEAR.

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT.

YOU'RE A LEAN, MEAN, FIGHTING MARINE

AND YOU HAVE ME BACKING YOU UP.

WHAT COULD BE BETTER?

[KNOCKING]

ROBERTS: MAJOR

THERE'S A LITTLE GIRL HERE.

SHE CLAIMS SHE'S YOUR DAUGHTER.

WOW, AND I THOUGHT GETTING A PONY FOR CHRISTMAS

WAS A LOT TO ASK FOR.

CHLOE ,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I CAME TO SEE YOU.

WELL, DOES YOUR FATHER KNOW YOU'RE HERE?

MY STEPFATHERIS PROBABLY DRINKING WITH ALL HIS FRIENDS.

UM, CHLOE'S MY LITTLE SISTER.

WE SPEND A FEW DAYS TOGETHER A MONTH AS PART OF A

MENTORING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG GIRLS.

MY REAL MOTHER WAS KILLED BY TERRORISTS.

RABB: REALLY?

YOU POOR THING. THAT'S TERRIBLE.

IT'S ALSO NOT TRUE.

CHLOE'S MOTHER DIED

FOUR YEARS AGO FROM BREAST CANCER.

THIS IS ENSIGN SIMS.

HI.

HI.

LIEUTENANT, J.G., ROBERTS.

YOU CAN CALL ME BUD.

YOUR NAME'S "BUTT?"

WHAT'S THAT SHORT FOR

BUTT-UGLY?

OKAY, CHLOE, THAT'S ENOUGH.

COME ON. IT'S JUST A JOKE.

I'M TRYING TO BREAK THE ICE HERE.

YEAH, WELL, YOU BROKE IT AND NOW YOU'RE SINKING

SO APOLOGIZE TO THE LIEUTENANT AND SHOW SOME RESPECT

PLEASE?

I'M SORRY, LIEUTENANT.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED.

THIS IS...

...COMMANDER RABB.

MAC'S TOLD ME ALL ABOUT YOU.

IN FACT, YOU'RE ALL SHE EVER TALKS ABOUT.

REALLY?

YEAH.

ALTHOUGH, SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TELL

WHAT PARTS ARE TRUE

AND WHAT PARTS ARE JUST... YOU KNOW, HER FANTASIES?

CHLOE, WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU

ABOUT LYING?

"A WOMAN NEVER LIES UNLESS IT'S ABOUT HER AGE

HER WEIGHT, OR HER BEST FRIEND'S HUSBAND."

YOU'RE QUITE A ROLE MODEL, MAJOR.

I NEVER TOLD HER...

I NEVER TOLD YOU THAT.

MAYBE NOT IN THOSE WORDS.

GO TO MY OFFICE, YOUNG LADY, SO WE CAN

CALL YOUR FATHER. NOW MARCH.

IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.

YOU, TOO.

WHAT A CUTE KID.

BUTT.

AS YOU WERE, ENSIGN.

WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYBODY?

THEY WENT HOME, SIR.

IT'S ONLY 1520.

YES, SIR. COMMANDER RABB SECURED

EVERYONE EXCEPT...

HE WHAT?

ON ACCOUNT OF THE OF THE INCLEMENT WEATHER...

I LEAVE YOU IN CHARGE

AND LESS THAN THREE HOURS

YOU HAVE A MUTINY ON YOUR HANDS?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY TO ITALY, SIR.

THEY CLOSED THE DAMN AIRPORT.

I'M SORRY, ADMIRAL.

ANYTHING I CAN DO?

CAN YOU FLY ME TO MILAN IN YOUR STEARMAN?

ONLY IF YOU WANT TO ARRIVE FREEZE-DRIED.

MR. ROBERTS.

YES, SIR.

I NEED TO GET TO MILAN TONIGHT.

UH, SIR, THE STORM...

COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, LIEUTENANT.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

MACKENZIE: HELLO, BRIAN.

IT'S SARAH MACKENZIE.

CHLOE SHOWED UP AT MY OFFICE HERE AT JAG.

IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN DROP HER OFF ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK

SO GIVE ME A CALL AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.

BYE.

TOLD YOU. HE'S PROBABLY OUT DRINKING

WITH HIS CREEPY GIRLFRIEND.

NO, HE'S PROBABLY OUT LOOKING FOR YOU.

CHLOE, YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH NOW

TO REALIZE THAT WHAT YOU DO AFFECTS OTHER PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHAT RESPONSIBILITY IS ALL ABOUT.

ARE YOU MAD AT ME?

NO. MAYBE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

UM, HEY, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING.

MAYBE I COULD COME LIVE WITH YOU.

I WOULDN'T BE ANY TROUBLE, YOU KNOW?

I COULD CLEAN YOUR HOUSE

AND COOK YOUR DINNER AND...

OH, I COULD EVEN DO YOUR NAILS.

WE COULD SPEND CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

IT'D BE FUN.

I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH YOU

BUT YOU'VE GOT A FAMILY.

NO, I'VE GOT A STEPFATHER WHO COULD CARE LESS.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

[PHONE RINGS]

MAJOR MACKENZIE.

OH, HELLO, SERGEANT.

UM, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

UH, YEAH, ORMAN V. KATZ

I REMEMBER THAT CASE.

DARRYL, HEY, HEY.

IT'S HARM.

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD, GOOD.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO NEW YEAR'S IN VEGAS?

OH.

NO, STOP IT.

YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

ALL RIGHT.

SAY HELLO TO YOUR PARENTS FOR ME.

OKAY, I GOT THE FILE.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

GORDO, HARM.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A CHRISTMAS ROAD TRIP?

ENGAGED? TO WHO?

BUD: I'M TRYING TO FIND A FLIGHT

TO ROME, PREFERABLY TODAY.

NO, I'M NOT KIDDING.

HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY. BYE.

HELLO? HELLO?

BUD, WHAT DO WE GOT ON THE BLOTTER?

NOTHING MUCH.

WE HAVE A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER BROUGHT IN ON A D.U.I.

IN THE INTERVIEW ROOM.

I'LL TAKE IT.

OTHER THAN THAT...

ARE YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

WHERE'S MAJOR MACKENZIE?

SHE'S IN HER OFFICE ON THE PHONE.

DOES SHE HAVE ANY IDEA THAT YOU'RE IN HERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU HAVE ANY KIDS?

NOT YET.

BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY IN MAY.

BOY OR GIRL?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

MOST PEOPLE WANT BOYS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE A LITTLE GIRL.

THEN ADOPT ME.

[LAUGHS]

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT?

"LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PARKER."

THAT WOULD BE ME.

YOU'RE A DOCTOR

AT THE BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL.

I'M A PSYCHIATRIST.

HAVE A SEAT, DOC.

[COUGHS]

THANK YOU.

SEEMS LIKE YOU HAD SOME CAR TROUBLE.

YEAH, ME AND HALF THE CITY.

HIT AN ICY PATCH GOING OUT THE MAIN GATE

WENT OFF THE ROAD.

SOME M.P.S SHOW UP

AND INSTEAD OF PUSHING ME OUT, THEY ARREST ME.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

WELL, YOU FAILED YOUR BREATHALYZER, DOCTOR.

I WASN'T DRUNK.

AN EGGNOG AT LUNCH.

YES. JUST ONE?

IT MUST HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.

YOU LOST CONTROL OF YOUR CAR.

HAVE YOU LOOKED OUTSIDE TODAY?

IT'S A SKATING RINK OUT THERE.

WELL, YOU'RE JUST LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT, DOCTOR.

MM, UNLESS YOU COUNT MELCHOIR AND BALTHAZAR.

WHO?

WHEN I SPUN OFF THE ROAD, I WIPED OUT A NATIVITY SCENE.

MIRACULOUSLY, I MANAGED TO AVOID BABY JESUS, BUT, UH

I DECAPITATED TWO WISE MEN AND A DONKEY.

HOPEFULLY, GOD HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR

AND MARY AND JOSEPH WON'T PRESS CHARGES.

[CHUCKLING]

[BOTH LAUGHING]

MACKENZIE: THERE YOU ARE.

MAJOR MACKENZIE, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO BRING HER TO YOU.

STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOUR STEPFATHER

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE YOU HOME ANYWAY

BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE OUT.

I DON'T WANT TO GO.

CHLOE, YOU HAVE TO GO HOME.

NO!

OW!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOTHING. NOTHING.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM, CHLOE?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

-WELL, YOU HAVE TO. -WHY?

BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY HURT YOU, I NEED TO KNOW

SO I CAN STOP IT FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.

IT WOULD STOP IF I LIVED WITH YOU.

THAT'S NOT A SOLUTION.

YOU DON'T WANT ME TO LIVE WITH YOU?

IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT I WANT.

THE COURTS WOULD NEVER ALLOW IT.

BUT YOU'RE A LAWYER. YOU COULD CONVINCE THEM.

WE COULD TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

YOU ALWAYS SAID YOU WANTED CHILDREN

OF YOUR OWN ONE DAY.

WHO DID THIS TO YOU, CHLOE?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I TELL YOU?

I'LL NOTIFY THE AUTHORITIES

AND THEY'LL MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

WILL THEY TAKE ME AWAY FROM MY STEPFATHER?

THAT DEPENDS. DID HE DO THIS TO YOU?

IF THEY TAKE ME AWAY FROM HIM

CAN I COME AND STAY WITH YOU?

WE'LL SEE.

DID YOUR STEPFATHER HURT YOU?

YES.

[SIGHS]

[GUNSHOT NOISES]

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

OW! BUD!

I'M SORRY.

THIS THING IS SO COOL!

I WOULD HAVE KILLED TO HAVE ONE OF THESE WHEN I WAS A KID.

MM-HMM. YOU'VE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING WITH IT.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING ME WRAP IT.

I'M TESTING IT.

THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN GETTING A TOY FOR CHRISTMAS

WITHOUT ANY BATTERIES.

NOW YOU KNOW IT WORKS, SO HOW ABOUT WRAPPING IT UP?

CAN'T WE KEEP JUST THIS ONE?

BUD J. ROBERTS, YOU ARE A GROWN MAN.

BUT I LOVE ROBOTS. PLEASE.

YOU ARE STARTING TO TRY MY PATIENCE.

WHERE IS YOUR CHRISTMAS SPIRIT?

MY CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IS GOING TO KICK YOU RIGHT IN THE PANTS

UNLESS YOU START HELPING ME

WITH THIS STUFF.

OH, MY GOSH!

THE NAVY'S TOP SECRET COMBAT DRONE IS ON A RAMPAGE!

OHH! OHH!

-IS THIS YOUR ROBOT, LIEUTENANT? -NO, SIR.

NOT REALLY. IT'S A CHRISTMAS PRESENT

FOR A KID AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

I GUESS IT, UH... UH... WANDERED...

OFF, SIR.

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SOUND?

CHIPMUNKS?

THEIR CHRISTMAS

ALBUM, SIR.

LIEUTENANT, THIS BUILDING IS THE JAG HEADQUARTERS

FOR THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

WE DON'T ALLOW CHIPMUNKS, SQUIRRELS, GOPHERS

ANY OTHER TYPE OF SINGING VERMIN

IN JAG. UNDERSTOOD?

YES, SIR.

GOOD.

[SIGHS]

YOU FOUND ME A FLIGHT TO ITALY?

ACTUALLY, I'M WAITING ON A FEW PHONE CALLS, SIR

BUT I AMWORKING ON IT.

WORK HARDER.

YES, SIR.

WHAT IF I WAIVED MY RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY?

I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT, COMMANDER.

I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THIS SITUATION.

A CHARGE LIKE THIS COULD RUIN YOUR CAREER

NOT TO MENTION PUT YOU BEHIND BARS.

THIS IS INSANE!

HOWEVER, IF YOU AGREE TO UNDERGO

SOME SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING

AT THE ARRAIGNMENT...

COUNSELING FOR WHAT?

I TOLD YOU-- I HAD ONE DRINK.

I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU, DOCTOR.

THEN GET ME OUT OF HERE AND CALL ME A CAB.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE HELP YOU NEED.

THIS AFTERNOON'S ACCIDENT COULD BE THE SIGN

OF A MUCH DEEPER PROBLEM.

[CHUCKLES] OH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.

YOU'RE TRYING TO ANALYZE ME?

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PROBLEMS, COMMANDER RABB

TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START WITH YOU... HARMON.

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT HANDLE?

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN NAMED AFTER YOUR FATHER.

GRANDFATHER?

CHERISHED FAMILY PET?

I BET YOU HAVE A HECK OF A BEDSIDE MANNER.

AND I BET

YOU GOT A FAMILY HISTORY OF NAVAL SERVICE

WHICH MEANS TRYING TO LIVE UP TO PAST EXPECTATIONS, RIGHT?

I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSING EXPECTATIONS WITH ASPIRATIONS.

FULL WINGS ARE INTERESTING.

NOBODY GOES FROM PILOT TO LAWYER WITHOUT SOME BAGGAGE

BUT THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY.

AM I GOING TO BE BILLED FOR THIS, OR...?

YOU'RE SINGLE.

THAT'S PAINFULLY OBVIOUS WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR HAND.

RELATIONSHIPS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN--

TOO BUSY, TOO PICKY.

YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT DESCRIBING YOURSELF, COMMANDER?

I CAN SEE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH A SINGLE MOTHER.

A READY-MADE FAMILY IS APPEALING TO SOMEONE YOUR AGE

WHO'S AFRAID HE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

WELL... AM I CLOSE?

LET'S JUST SAY

THE AMAZING KRESKIN HAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

OOH! CLASSIC DEFENSE RESPONSE.

I-I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO HIT A NERVE.

YOUR... PERSONAL PROBLEMS ARE NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

I'M NOT THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS.

THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE WITH ME?

IT'S MY JOB.

YEAH?

THIS ENTIRE CITY'S A GHOST TOWN THIS TIME OF YEAR

BUT YOU'RE STILL DOWN HERE WITH ME

'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO.

WELL, THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG.

[KNOCKS TWICE]

[SLIGHT CHUCKLE]

[SIGHS]

HEY. YOU GOT A MINUTE?

WHAT'S UP?

IN YOUR OFFICE.

UH... IT'S ABOUT CHLOE.

IF THIS IS TO ASK ME TO BABY-SIT

THE ANSWER IS A BIG NO.

I THINK SHE'S BEING ABUSED.

HEY, CHLOE.

YOU LIKE SHIPS? NOT REALLY.

MY REAL FATHER DIED AT SEA THE DAY I WAS BORN.

OH, HE DID, DID HE?

YEP.

THEY GOT HIT WITH A MISSILE.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SHIP?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

CHLOE... WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?

NOTHING.

COME ON. DON'T YOU WANT SANTA TO BRING YOU SOMETHING?

SANTA CLAUS?

I THINK I NEED A DRINK.

AS IN SODA. I'M THIRSTY.

OH... THERE'S MILK AND JUICE IN THE KITCHEN.

YOU WANT ME TO GO GET YOU SOMETHING?

NO. I'LL GET IT.

HEY, CHLOE, WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?

MAY 17. I'M A TAURUS.

ABUSE IS A SERIOUS ALLEGATION, MAC.

IT CAN RUIN PEOPLE'S LIVES IF IT'S UNFOUNDED...

AND BRUISES ON A TEN-YEAR-OLD'S ARM IS NOT UNCOMMON.

SHE'S A KID.

I HAD BRUISES ALL OVER MY BODY UNTIL I WAS 13.

NO, THESE AREN'T BRUISES THAT ONE GETS

FROM CLIMBING TREES OR PLAYING TAG.

THEY'RE FROM AN ADULT HAND GRABBING HER.

[SIGHS]

BESIDES, I ASKED HER

IF HER STEPFATHER HURT HER.

SHE SAID YES?

WELL, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN

SHE SEEMS LIKE THE KIND OF KID WHO'S BEEN KNOWN TO CRY WOLF.

NO, THIS IS DIFFERENT.

[SIGHS]

WELL, SHE SAID SHE WANTED

TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH YOU, RIGHT?

WHAT BETTER WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN?

BUT WHAT IF SHE REALLY IS BEING ABUSED?

THEN YOU NEED TO DO WHATEVER, WHATEVER IT TAKES

TO MAKE SURE SHE'S PROTECTED.

JUST BE SURE.

[KNOCKING]

ENTER.

I JUST TALKED TO CHLOE.

SHE SAID HER BIOLOGICAL FATHER DIED AT SEA

THE DAY SHE WAS BORN.

THE ONLY REASON SHE SAYS THINGS LIKE THAT

IS BECAUSE SHE'S STARVING FOR ATTENTION.

DO YOU KNOW HER FATHER'S NAME, MAJOR?

NO, NOT HER REAL FATHER. WHY?

WELL, SHE WAS BORN MAY 17, 1987, RIGHT?

YEAH? THAT'S THE DAY

THE U.S.S STARKWAS ATTACKED BY AN IRAQI MIG.

IT FIRED TWO EXOCET MISSILES.

37 CREWMEN WERE KILLED.

I DIDN'T THINK

SHE EVEN KNEW HER REAL FATHER.

SHE'S BEEN LIVING WITH HER STEPFATHER

EVER SINCE SHE WAS BORN.

MAYBE IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO.

SHE COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR SURVIVOR'S BENEFITS.

NICE WORK, BUD.

RIGHT ABOUT NOW, THAT LITTLE GIRL NEEDS

ALL THE HELP SHE CAN GET.

HMM...

THIS LOOKS GOOD.

[PHONE RINGS]

FRANCESCA...

IT'S ME, YOUR FATHER.

I'M, UH, SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING ON MY PLANE RIGHT ABOUT NOW

BUT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SNOWSTORM.

UM...

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS IN A LONG TIME.

I'M SORRY. I'LL, UH... I'LL CALL YOU.

[SIGHS]

BUD: OW! HARRIET, THAT HURTS!

HOLD STILL. I CAN PUT IT IN.

IT'S NOT FITTING.

IT'S TOO BIG. IT WON'T...

IT HAS TO FIT. JUST SHOVE IT IN.

DON'T BE SUCH A BABY.

WELL, YOU'RE POUNDING ON MY...

[SIGHS]

SIR, I REALIZE THIS IS NOT THE UNIFORM OF THE DAY

BUT HARRIET AND I... ENSIGN SIMS AND I...

I-I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

ALL I WANT TO HEAR

IS THAT YOU'VE FOUND A WAY FOR ME TO GET TO ITALY

WITHOUT RESORTING TO EIGHT TINY REINDEER.

SIR, JFK, BUFFALO, CHICAGO-- THEY'RE ALL SNOWED IN.

I WILL FIND YOU A FLIGHT. I PROMISE YOU, SIR.

[SIGHS]

NICE SHOES, ENSIGN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[TELEVISION LAUGHTER]

HI.

BUD, HAVE YOU SEEN CHLOE?

I THINK SHE WENT TO THE KITCHEN

TO FIND SOMETHING TO DRINK.

COULD SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THERE IS

A CHOCOLATE-COVERED ELF IN MY OFFICE?

CHLOE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JERRY SPRINGER'S COMING ON.

THIS IS NOT OUR OFFICE.

YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING IN HERE.

I AM SORRY, ADMIRAL.

OH, SO YOU'RE THE SEXY ADMIRAL?

I THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE MORE HAIR.

EXCUSE ME?

OKAY, TIME TO GO.

I CAN EXPLAIN, SIR.

I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU EVER ASK MAC OUT?

HUH! KIDS. [MUMBLING]

OKAY, MARCH, YOUNG LADY.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, GET ME COURT-MARTIALED?

I WASN'T HURTING ANYTHING.

CHLOE, WHAT WAS YOUR FATHER'S NAME?

KYLE ANDERSON.

MY MOM TOLD ME ABOUT HIM BEFORE SHE DIED.

I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN THIS OFFICE.

I'M SORRY.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, YOU'RE INSULTING SOMEONE

OR YOU'RE BEING RUDE OR DISRESPECTFUL.

I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU

BUT YOU'RE MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE YOU.

I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T.

WELL, GIVE ME A REASON TO, CHLOE.

LOOK, I KNOW THAT LIFE HASN'T BEEN EASY FOR YOU.

I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE

BUT THAT DOES NOT GIVE YOU A RIGHT

TO BE RUDE OR TO LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING.

HAVEN'T YOU EVER LIED?

[SIGHS]

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ME.

I'M NOT LYING.

ALL RIGHT, THEN PROVE IT TO ME.

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

[KNOCKING]

NOT NOW, LIEUTENANT.

UH, MAJOR

YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE THIS.

IT'S A LIST OF SAILORS KILLED ON THE U.S.S. STARK.

IS CHLOE'S FATHER ONE OF THEM?

NO, MA'AM

BUT I CHECKED THE CREW MANIFEST

AND THERE WAS A PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS KYLE ANDERSON

ON BOARD THE STARK

WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED.

HE SURVIVED, MA'AM.

DOES THIS MEAN MY REAL DAD'S ALIVE?

MAYBE.

BUT WHY WOULD MY MOM TELL ME HE DIED?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.

I GUESS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THIS FAMILY WHO LIES.

I THOUGHT MY MOM AND DAD WERE IN HEAVEN TOGETHER...

IF YOU BELIEVE IN THAT SORT OF THING.

HEAVEN'S A NICE THING TO BELIEVE IN.

MAYBE MY REAL DAD OWNS A FARM AND I COULD GO AND LIVE WITH HIM

AND HE'D GET ME A DOG.

CHLOE, DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP.

LOOK, YOU CAN BELIEVE IN HEAVEN

AND I'M GOING TO BELIEVE THAT MY REAL DAD OWNS A FARM.

WELL, WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE THIS ISYOUR REAL FATHER.

BUT WHAT IF IT IS? I COULD GO LIVE WITH HIM, COULDN'T I?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I'M HIS DAUGHTER.

WHY WOULDN'T HE WANT ME TO COME AND LIVE WITH HIM?

OH... HE MIGHT NOT WANT ME, HUH?

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY MY MOM TOLD ME HE DIED.

HE PROBABLY GOT MARRIED

AND HAS A BUNCH OF HIS OWN KIDS NOW.

LET'S JUST SLOW DOWN

AND TAKE THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME, OKAY?

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

TINER?

MR. ROBERTS, CAN YOU COME HERE?

LIEUTENANT?

LIEUTENANT!

[SIGHING]

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: REMEMBER TO KILL RABB.

WHAT'S THIS?

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE HUNGRY; I WAS.

SO I... ORDERED SOME FOOD.

YEAH, ALL I'VE HAD TO EAT TODAY

WAS HALF A BAGEL AND SOME THROAT LOZENGES.

GOOD. WELL, I HOPE YOU LIKE CANTONESE.

THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO'D DELIVER IN THIS WEATHER.

LISTEN, UM...

I'M SORRY ABOUT EARLIER.

I WAS TAKING

THIS SITUATION OUT ON YOU, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I WAS OUT OF LINE.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED.

IT'S JUST THIS TIME OF YEAR--

PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN AND ALL THAT.

THE TRUTH IS, IT'S HARD ON A LOT PEOPLE.

I TREAT DEPRESSION EVERY DAY.

I'M STILL NOT IMMUNE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

'CAUSE YOU PEGGED ME PRETTY GOOD BACK THERE.

OH, YEAH.

WHICH PART?

I'M SINGLE, NEVER BEEN MARRIED...

I WAS NAMED AFTER MY FATHER.

HE WAS IN THE MILITARY.

AH, HELL, YOU... PRETTY MUCH GOT EVERYTHING RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE

NO PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I USUALLY SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE?

PLAYBOY MANSION?

AT THE VIETNAM VETERANS' MEMORIAL.

MY FATHER WAS A FIGHTER PILOT

AND HE WENT DOWN CHRISTMAS EVE, 1969.

UH, SO I...

I USUALLY GO TO THE WALL TO BE WITH HIM.

THAT IS SO SAD.

WHAT DO YOU NORMALLY DO?

MY HOLIDAYS ARE SPENT WITH MY FRIENDS.

MR. TV AND THE HAAGEN-DAZS BROTHERS.

YOU'RE NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP?

WELL, EVERY NOW AND THEN

I MEET A GUY WHO'S PRETTY HOT...

ONLY TO FIND OUT HE'S IN LOVE WITH HIS MOTHER

AND HE STILL WETS THE BED.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

WHAT PROBLEM?

NO, I MEAN...

WHY AREN'T YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP?

IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF MY MOTHER, AND I DON'T WET THE BED.

[LAUGHS] SO FAR, SO GOOD.

KEEP TALKING.

WELL, I GUESS THIS JOB KEEPS ME PRETTY BUSY.

WHAT LITTLE FREE TIME I DID HAVE

HAS BEEN SPENT LOOKING FOR MY FATHER.

HE WAS M.I.A.

AND EVER SINCE I WAS KID

I PROMISED MYSELF THAT I'D FIND HIM

AND BRING HIM BACK, YOU KNOW?

I GUESS IT BECAME A BIT OF AN OBSESSION...

BUT AT LEAST I HAD A DEFINITE GOAL.

I FOUND HIM A FEW MONTHS AGO.

HE'S, UH... BURIED IN RUSSIA.

I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW, I'D OBVIOUSLY HAD HOPED TO FIND HIM

AND BRING HIM BACK-- THAT WE'D BE REUNITED

BUT, UH... THE PRAGMATIST IN ME

ALWAYS PREPARED ME FOR THE WORST, YOU KNOW?

YOU THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE CLOSURE NOW, BUT...

AND I ADMIT IT, I GUESS I, I DO, IN A WAY, BUT, UH...

IT'S JUST...

YOU DISCOVERED A VOID IN YOUR LIFE?

YEAH.

I NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH OF WHO I AM

HAS BEEN SHAPED BY MY SEARCH FOR HIM.

YOU KNOW? AND NOW IT'S...

IT'S LIKE I'M...

I'M NOT DRIVING THE BUS ANYMORE, YOU KNOW?

I'M SITTING IN THE BACK AND I...

I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT'S GOING.

WELCOME TO THE HUMAN RACE.

THE SAD THING IS...

MOST PEOPLE SPEND THEIR WHOLE LIFE RIDING THE BUS

INSTEAD OF DRIVING, COMMANDER.

HMM.

CALL ME HARM.

HARM.

THE PERSON I'M CALLING

MAY WANT TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

I WANT YOU TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY ASK YOU HONESTLY.

WHO ARE THEY?

CHILD WELFARE.

HELLO, THIS IS MAJOR SARAH MACKENZIE.

MAY I SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN CHILD WELFARE?

WAIT.

IT WASN'T MY STEPFATHER.

HE DIDN'T HURT ME.

CHLOE...

IT WASN'T HIM.

WELL, WHO WAS IT?

MICKEY, HIS GIRLFRIEND.

YOUR STEPFATHER'S GIRLFRIEND HURT YOU?

WHY?

BECAUSE SHE'S A JERK.

HAS SHE HURT YOU BEFORE?

NOT REALLY...

BUT SHE REALLY LOST IT THIS TIME.

LOST WHAT? HER TEMPER?

HER TEMPER AND HER MIND.

WELL, WHAT MADE HER LOSE HER TEMPER, CHLOE?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS

SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY I DID HER HAIR.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER HAIR?

I TRIED GIVING IT A NEW STYLE.

SO WHAT-- YOU CUT IT? YOU COLORED IT?

YOU PERMED IT? WHAT?

YES.

DID SHE CONSENT TO THIS, CHLOE?

NOT REALLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "NOT REALLY"?

SHE EITHER DID OR SHE DIDN'T.

WHICH IS IT?

WELL, HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

SHE WAS PASSED OUT.

CHLOE!

SHE TREATS ME LIKE DIRT.

I WAS JUST GETTING HER BACK.

SHE HATES ME-- THEY BOTH DO.

THAT IS NOT TRUE. YES, IT IS.

MY STEPFATHER DOESN'T EVEN LIKE KIDS.

THAT'S WHY I'M AN ONLY CHILD.

NOW HE JUST WANTS TO GET RID OF ME ALL THE TIME

SO HE CAN BE WITH HER.

WHY DO YOU THINK I RAN AWAY?

WHY DO YOU THINK NOBODY'S COME TO GET ME?

THEY DON'T WANT ME!

YOU DON'T WANT ME-- NOBODY DOES!

CHLOE!

CHLOE, COME BACK!

I FOUND HIM, MA'AM.

WHAT?

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER KYLE ANDERSON.

HE'S A WIDOWER FROM FLETCHER, VERMONT.

HE'S STATIONED OUT OF SAN DIEGO

ON BOARD THE U.S.S. CAYUGA.

DID YOU TRY CONTACTING HIM?

NO. CAYUGA'S PART OF A CARRIER BATTLE GROUP

DEPLOYED TO WEST PAC UNTIL THE END OF MARCH.

DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS HE HAS A DAUGHTER?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE IS GOING TO BE SURPRISED.

CHLOE TOOK OFF IN THE ELEVATOR.

CAN YOU GET HER BACK?

UH, YES, MA'AM.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

[KNOCKING]

ENTER!

MAJOR.

SIR.

UH...

IT'S ABOUT CHLOE, UM...

SHE'S ESSENTIALLY AN ORPHAN.

SHE'S GOT A STEPFATHER WITH AN ABUSIVE GIRLFRIEND

AND I THINK WE MAY HAVE FOUND HER REAL FATHER, SIR.

HE'S A CHIEF ABOARD A DESTROYER.

I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING ABOUT HIM.

YOU NEVER MET THE MAN, MAJOR.

NO, SIR, BUT HE'S GOT AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE RECORD AND...

BUT WHAT IF HE WAS NEVER PART

OF THIS LITTLE GIRL'S LIFE ON PURPOSE?

MEN WITH GREAT SERVICE RECORDS CAN STILL HATE KIDS.

I KNOW, SIR.

I ALSO KNOW THAT SOMETIMES GREAT MEN

AREN'T WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHEN THEY'RE GROWING UP

EVEN THOUGH THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE, SIR.

I-I JUST WOULD HATE FOR YOU

TO GET THIS LITTLE GIRL'S HOPES UP.

YES, SIR...

IF I DO CONTACT HIM

AND HE'S INTERESTED IN MEETING HER?

THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON

WHEN CHLOE WAS IN YOUR OFFICE--

SOMETIMES SHE SAYS THINGS...

NO NEED TO EXPLAIN.

YOU KNOW, MAJOR, UH...

THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO DUTY.

OCCASIONALLY, WE HAVE TO DO THINGS

WE DON'T WANT TO DO...

BUT SOMETIMES, UM...

DUTY CAN BE ABOUT RESISTING THE TEMPTATION TO DO THINGS

THAT WE WOULD, UM... LIKE TO DO.

YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT

MY ARTICLE 32 HEARING NEXT MONTH, ARE YOU, SIR?

NO, I'M NOT.

UNDERSTOOD, SIR.

GOOD.

GOOD.

I RUN A TIGHT SHIP, MAJOR.

I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

[ROBOT WHIRRING]

DISMISSED.

AYE, AYE, SIR.

RABB: YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE THE MILITARY TYPE.

HOW'D YOU WIND UP JOINING THE NAVY?

I HAD NO CHOICE.

I HAD TO BEG, BORROW, STEAL

MY WAY THROUGH MEDICAL SCHOOL.

BY THE TIME I FINISHED

I HAD THE SAME FINANCIAL DEBT AS SOME SMALL COUNTRIES.

IT WAS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL.

THE NAVY SAVED MY SKIN.

I GUESS I BLEW IT.

YOU REALLY ONLY HAD ONE DRINK THIS AFTERNOON?

YES.

HONEST.

I WAS SO SICK YESTERDAY, I MISSED WORK.

THE ONLY REASON I HADA DRINK

WAS BECAUSE IT WAS OUR CHRISTMAS LUNCH.

LOOK... DO YOU THINK I'D BE CARRYING AROUND

HALF A PHARMACY IF I'D BEEN LYING?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ALCOHOL THIS HAS IN IT?

I HAD ONLY HAD... SOME SMALL SWIGS.

UH, THE RECOMMENDED DOSAGE IS TEASPOONS,NOT SWIGS.

YOU'VE BEEN TAKING THIS ALL DAY ON AN EMPTY STOMACH?

ON TOP OF A DRINK?

IT WAS STUPID.

KIND OF.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A SWIG?

AFTER THE ACC...

BEFORE THE BREATHALYZER?

COMMANDER, YOU'RE A DOCTOR; YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER.

[SIGHS]

IS THIS GOING TO HURT OR HELP MY CASE?

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY YOU'RE LUCKY YOU HAVE A GOOD LAWYER ON YOUR SIDE.

-WHERE'S CHLOE? -I DON'T KNOW, MA'AM.

I'VE SEARCHED THE WHOLE BUILDING.

SHE'S GONE.

[SIGHING]

SIMS: CHLOE?

ROBERTS: CHLOE, ARE YOU IN HERE?

CHLOE?

MACKENZIE: CHLOE?

CHLOE!

[WOMAN LAUGHING]

RABB: SO, I WENT RUNNING

INTO MY MOM'S ROOM

SCREAMING "MOM! MOM! SANTA'S STUCK IN THE CHIMNEY."

WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

TOOK THEM THREE HOURS TO GET UNCLE CHARLIE UNSTUCK.

HEY, AM I INTERRUPTING ANYTHING?

NO. NOT AT ALL. WHAT'S UP?

-UM, HI. -HI.

IT'S CHLOE. SHE'S MISSING.

SHE TOOK OFF OUT OF MY OFFICE AND WE HAVEN'T

BEEN ABLE TO FIND HER ANYWHERE.

THE GUARDS DIDN'T SEE ANYONE LEAVE THE BUILDING

BUT I'M AFRAID SHE MIGHT

AND IN THIS WEATHER...

DON'T WORRY.

WE'LL FIND HER. UH, I'LL CALL THE GATE.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.

I'LL BE HERE.

FRIEND OF YOURS?

NO.

NO?

YOU TWO, UH, SOUNDED LIKE YOU'D KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS.

OH, YEAH?

YEAH.

WHAT IS IT?

I THINK I KNOW WHERE CHLOE IS.

CHLOE...

ARE YOU UP THERE?

SHE'S SITTING ON THE HATCH.

MACKENZIE: CHLOE...

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?

YOU NEED TO COME DOWN.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

SO?

SO, YOU COULD GET KILLED.

COME DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO.

DID YOU FIND HER?

RABB: YOU BETTER

HURRY UP, CHLOE. SANTA CLAUS IS HERE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

I'M NOT KIDDING.

I'M LOOKING AT HIM RIGHT NOW.

HE'S GOT A WHITE BEARD, TWINKLY EYES

AND A GREAT BIG FAT BELLY THAT JIGGLES WHEN HE LAUGHS

LIKE A BOWL FULL OF JELLY.

IT'S A PILLOW, SIR.

SAY SOMETHING, SANTA.

HO! HO! HO!

HELLO, CHLOE!

JUST GIVE ME A BREAK, WILL YOU!

PLEASE, CHLOE. WE NEED TO TALK.

YOU'RE TALKING TO ME NOW.

FACE-TO-FACE. LIEUTENANT ROBERTS FOUND YOUR FATHER.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

ROBERTS: IT'S TRUE.

HE'S ON A SHIP CALLED THE U.S.S. CAYUGA.

IT'S A DESTROYER IN THE SEA OF JAPAN.

YOUR FATHER'S COMING HOME IN MARCH.

IF YOU COME DOWN, WE CAN TRY PHONING HIM.

[WHISPERING] KEEP TALKING TO HER.

GO UP THERE, BUD.

GET HER.

ME, SIR?

YEAH. PRETEND IT'S A CHIMNEY.

OH, VERY FUNNY, SIR.

HEY, CHLOE, IF YOU COME DOWN

I'LL GIVE YOU 20 BUCKS.

THIS IS MAJOR MACKENZIE AT JAG.

I'D LIKE TO PLACE A SHORE-TO-SHIP CALL

TO CHIEF KYLE ANDERSON ABOARD THE U.S.S. CAYUGA.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, IF YOU COME DOWN

I'LL GIVE YOU 20 BUCKS, A PIZZA...

A FRENCH MANICURE

AND, UH, TWO FRONT ROW SEATS TO THE NEXT SPICE GIRLS CONCERT.

I HATE THE SPICE GIRLS.

THE SPICE GIRLS BROKE UP!

NO. GINGER LEFT, THAT'S ALL.

DID YOU FIND CHLOE?

YOU GUYS TALK TO HER.

US?

WELL, YEAH.

LOOK AT IT LIKE PRACTICE FOR WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR KID

AND... HE CLIMBS UP IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT.

ALL RIGHT?

HEY, I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK YOU'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME.

HOW ARE YOU WITH CHILDREN?

DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE RUSHING THINGS A BIT?

CHEGWIDDEN: YOU SPOKE TO THE MAN?

SIR, HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW CHLOE EXISTED

BUT WHEN I TOLD HIM HE HAD A DAUGHTER

HE WAS THRILLED. HIS OWN WIFE AND SON

WERE KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT TWO YEARS AGO.

IT'S LIKE HE'S BEEN GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE AT A FAMILY.

WHAT ABOUT THE STEPFATHER?

MOST OF WHAT CHLOE SAYS IS TRUE.

HE'S NOT ABUSIVE, BUT HE IS INDIFFERENT.

SHE IS SO LONELY, SIR.

ALL SHE EVER WANTED WAS TO BE PART OF A FAMILY.

IF SHE COULD JUST SEE HER FATHER

I KNOW IT WOULD BE

THE GREATEST GIFT WE COULD GIVE HER.

YOU REALIZE THAT BETWEEN MAN-HOURS AND SATELLITE TIME

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A $4,000 PHONE CALL.

HOW CAN I JUSTIFY THAT, MAJOR?

IT'S CHRISTMAS, SIR.

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PARKER, I'M SURE YOU KNOW THE KRINGLES.

[LAUGHS]

HELLO. HI.

ANY LUCK?

NO, SIR.

CHLOE, IT'S LIEUTENANT COMMANDER RABB AGAIN.

I, UH... I BROUGHT A FRIEND TO SEE YOU.

SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

HER NAME IS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PARKER.

HI, CHLOE.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE

OF THOSE LITTLE ELEVATOR TRAP DOORS.

WHAT'S IT LIKE UP THERE?

DARK.

IS THERE ROOM FOR ME TO COME UP THERE WITH YOU?

NO.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE

AND THINGS STARTED GETTING CONFUSING

I'D CLIMB UP INTO MY PARENTS' GARAGE

AND STAY THERE BY MYSELF FOR HOURS.

BUT I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO BE UP THERE

WITH THE SPIDERS AND THE BUGS AND THE BATS.

WHAT I REALLY NEEDED WAS SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME DOWN HERE AND TALK TO ME, CHLOE?

NO. YOU TALK LIKE A SHRINK.

I'M A PSYCHIATRIST.

I DON'T LIKE SHRINKS.

HAVE YOU TRIED ICE CREAM?

WE EVEN THREW IN 20 BUCKS AND A FRENCH MANICURE.

CHLOE, I SPOKE WITH YOUR FATHER.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TALK TO HIM?

CHLOE...

WHAT IF HE DOESN'T LIKE ME?

HE'S GOING TO LIKE YOU, CHLOE.

BUT WHAT IF HE DOESN'T?

I CAN BE PRETTY BRATTY SOMETIMES.

YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COME DOWN

AND AT LEAST TRY TALKING TO HIM?

[DOOR SLIDING OPEN]

COULD I AT LEAST PUT ON SOME MAKEUP FIRST?

HELLO... HELLO.

CHIEF ANDERSON, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET YOUR DAUGHTER, CHLOE.

HI.

HI.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR MOM.

WHY DID YOU LEAVE US?

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU EXISTED UNTIL TODAY.

YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD ME.

WHY?

I DON'T KNOW.

UH...

SHE WAS YOUNG AND CONFUSED

AND... MAYBE A LITTLE SCARED.

PARENTS MAKE MISTAKES, TOO.

I'M SORRY, CHLOE. I WASN'T THERE FOR YOU.

I'D LIKE A CHANCE TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU LIVE ON A FARM?

NO.

BUT MY PARENTS DO.

THEY DO? REALLY?

YEAH.

MY GRANDPARENTS LIVE ON A FARM!

DO THEY HAVE HORSES?

OH, YEAH. AT LEAST A DOZEN.

-CAN YOU RIDE THEM? ALL DAY LONG.

-DO YOU LIKE HORSES, CHLOE? -I LOVEHORSES.

ME, TOO. I HAVE A PINTO PONY NAMED SCOUT

THAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR YOU.

COOL...

-ANDERSON: YOU LIKE TO RIDE? -CHLOE: I LOVE TO RIDE.

-I HAVEN'T DONE IT IN A WHILE. -OH...

WELL, WE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

[LAUGHS]

WE'LL GET YOU LOTS OF PRACTICE THEN.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

HEY...

I GOT BAD NEWS. JUDGE IS STUCK ON THE BELTWAY.

WON'T BE ABLE TO HEAR YOUR CASE TONIGHT.

SO I HAVE TO STAY LOCKED UP?

NO. I GOT YOU RELEASED ON YOUR OWN RECOGNIZANCE.

OH... THANK YOU.

CAN YOU CALL ME A CAB?

I CAN GIVE YOU A RIDE, IF YOU WANT.

OH, EVEN BETTER.

-HEY. -HEY.

-HOW'S IT GOING? -CHLOE'S GOING BACK TO HER STEPFATHER

TILL HER FATHER RETURNS.

WHAT ABOUT THE GIRLFRIEND?

WE HAD A LITTLE TALK, GIRLFRIEND TO MARINE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE ANY MORE TROUBLE.

YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND, MAC.

-CHLOE: I'M HUNGRY. -AGAIN?

YEAH!

YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T I BUY EVERYBODY DINNER?

-CHLOE: YEAH. YEAH. -MACKENZIE: ALL RIGHT.

SIMS: HOLD THE ELEVATOR, SIR!

THANK YOU, SIR.

[ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSING]

ADMIRAL!

I ALMOST FORGOT!

I GOT YOU A FLIGHT TO ITALY, SIR.

[PLANE ENGINES ROARING]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, ADMIRAL!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[CLOSING THEME MUSIC PLAYING]