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-Will Dani be joining us?
-Nah.

She's out shopping with Nicole,

And it still feels weird
not calling her "Aunt" anymore.

But she said that happens
to make her think of Uncle Ted.

Well, whatever makes her
feel comfortable.

-Yeah.
-I am disappointed that...

I missed Dani, though.

-I had hoped...
-Ah.

Anita's gift. [clears throat]

-That's it?
-Oh, yeah.

Before Dani left home,
she took it out of hiding

to give to me to show you.

-So... [laughs]
-[chuckles]

So she didn't even tell you
where she was hiding it?

Hey, Dani said
that Anita can be...

determined
when it comes to finding

her Christmas gifts early.

Yeah, she's been known to resort
to threats and bribery.

And if my wife knew that
you had her Christmas gift...

-[shudders]
-Wait.

What's with
all the Dupree women

snooping to find
their Christmas gifts early?

Dani and I even caught Chelsea
trying that earlier.

Dani let her have it, but...

I don't think Chelsea's gonna be
snooping around us anymore

-anytime soon. [chuckles]
-Oh.

From the way that sounds,

I don't think
I want to hear the details.

So should we even be talking
about Anita's gift in public?

What if she shows up?

[chuckles] You don't have
to worry about that.

She was so happy to find out
I had other plans for today,

she practically shoved me
out of the house.

-[chuckles]
-Eh.

I think she might have
a surprise of her own.

-It is so good to see you.
-Mmm.

How are you doing?

Better, now that you are here.

I am...

-more grateful than I can say.
-Mm.

Of course we're here.

What did you think it meant when
we said "Articulettes Strong"?

Those weren't just words,
you know.

I know, but it's the holidays
and you're so busy

with the tour. I...

Well, we're here now
because you need us.

I had to...

I had to tell someone
what was happening.

But I just couldn't bring myself
to frighten Vernon and the girls

when it might turn out
to be nothing.

It probably is nothing.

So Vernon doesn't even know
you had the biopsy?

I'll tell him
once the results come in,

one way or the other.

Which should be anytime now.

And you're right--

it might not be cancer.

♪ ♪

Hello, Ashley.

I hope you and your mother had
a lovely time at WinterFest.

We did.

-Thank you so much
for the tickets.
-Oh,

it was my pleasure.

How's Jan enjoying the cruise?

She hasn't gone yet.

[chuckles]
She's probably still packing.

SHANICE:
Ashley, you didn't tell me

-your mom was going on a cruise.
-Oh.

And it's not just any cruise--

she is going
on a Love Boatthemed cruise.

She's always wanted to go,
and now she finally can.

But now that you and Derek
are broken up, I'm sure

it wasn't her plan for you
to spend Christmas alone.

I hate to distract
from your conversation

just to ask about a patient,

but, Ashley,

how's Peaches doing?

Ichecked on Miss Evans
just a few minutes ago,

and she seems
to be resting comfortably.

Uh-huh. I think
I'll just go see her myself.

[scoffs]

What's she have against you?

-Today?
-[chuckles]

Probably that I wouldn't let her
bring a live Christmas tree

-into her mother's room
this morning.
-Well, did you explain

to her that it was against
hospital regulations?

I tried, but...

But she probably just needs
somebody to be mad at.

Her mother is spending Christmas
in a hospital.

And even with
this clinical trial,

it could be
her last Christmas, so...

...I'm gonna cut Miss Leslie
some slack.

Oh, it's gonna feel so good
to sit down

after shopping all morning.

You just need to build up
more stamina,

which means we need
to do this more often.

I think I've had enough
to last me for a while.

Thank you. Starting to wish

I'd done everybody's
gift shopping online this year.

What's the fun in that?

You miss all the crowds,
the carolers,

the lines of kids
waiting to see Santa.

It's all so...

"Overwhelming" is the word
I think you are looking for.

Why did my sister
become such a Scrooge?

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe right around the time
Leslie Thomas decided

to blow up my marriage.

I apologize
for my total insensitivity.

Of course
you're having a tough time.

It's your first Christmas
since the divorce.

I should be the one apologizing.

Christmas is no time
for a pity party.

Do you remember
how I was last year

after Bill got engaged
to Hayley?

Everywhere I went, I couldn't
help but compare everything

to how it was before,

when I had
my perfect little family.

I felt useless,
unwanted, like...

like I wanted to disappear.

At my worst moments,

I thought
I would never be happy again.

Stick to the runway, Sissy.

-Motivation? Not your calling.
-[chuckles]

-[laughing]
-My point is,

look at how much things
have changed in barely a year.

I'm literally throwing
a Christmas party in a few hours

and I'm thrilled.

You can't keep
a good woman down.

-Because we won't allow it.
-[chuckles]

Now, I know things are
gonna turn around for you too.

Probably sooner than you think.

I just saw the schedule
for next week.

You scheduled yourself,

and you already worked
Thanksgiving, too.

Holidays are just days
around here. You know that.

Well, I would be happy
to work a double

so that you can have
Christmas off.

My mom's taking that cruise.

It's not like I'm missing time
with family.

All right.
Don't say things you don't mean,

because I will totally take you
up on it.

You'd be doing me a favor,

helping me stay busy.

Thank you so much.

My parents were out of town
visiting my brother

for Thanksgiving, and I was
starting to feel a little down

because I wasn't gonna see them
for Christmas.

So I owe you.

After everything you did
with Derek,

you don't owe me anything.

[chuckles]

Peaches, it burns me

that that trifling Shanice
got all up on her high horse

because I'm bringing a tiny
little Christmas tree in here.

You know
what that woman needs to learn?

To mind her own business.

Trying to keep you
from your Christmas.

The nerve.

If I had more time,

I would make
one of those paper chains

and hung it all the way out
to the nurses' station.

Uh-huh. And I'd wrap it right
around that big head of hers.

[chuckles]

Oof!

You remember
when I was a little girl...

...you remember
how the schools were shut down

-because of the blizzard?
-Mm.

Oh, you were not smiling
back then,

because you were all cooped up
for days

in that tiny little apartment

with a ball of energy like me.

And you said

if I made a paper chain
long enough,

I could actually break
the world record.

[laughs] And that is all
little Dana needed

to go all out, hon.

That paper chain had to be
at least 200 feet long.

-[laughing]
-[coughing]

Oh, my goodness.

The only reason
I stopped working on it

and cutting and-and gluing
was because I ran out of paper.

-[chuckles]
-That was fun.

-[chuckles]
-Mm.

-You were fun.
-Please.

I admit it--

now-- that I was a lot of work.

[chuckles]

-I still am.
-Mm.

-[chuckles]
-[coughing]

But I appreciate you.

For caring enough
to put in the effort.

Mm?

I still appreciate you, Peaches.

Andre, what you've done here
is truly remarkable.

You've taken a grainy image

from a decades-old
newspaper clipping

and make it look like...

it was taken yesterday.

Yeah.

Thanks.

I really wanted to get it right.

I know how much the family looks
forward to your Christmas gifts

to Miss Anita.

This takes me back to the...

the day
I met the love of my life.

Mmm. I can practically see
the fire in our eyes.

I know she's gonna love
this picture, too.

And I appreciate you and Dani

keeping it hidden from her
for now.

Yeah. It...

You know, maybe we should move
the photo to my apartment.

That way, Anita's less likely

to accidentally stumble
across it on purpose.

I'll leave that up to you two.

I suppose that's one reason
to keep your own place.

Ah.

Dani said you had some questions
about my living arrangements.

Hey, I understand
everyone does things their way.

-Mm.
-And, uh,

if this works
for the two of you,

-great.
-Yeah.

It sure wouldn't work for me.

From this moment forward,

I wanted to spend
as much time as possible

with the woman I love.

You know you can share
your feelings with us.

More importantly, we've been
through this situation before.

-You have?
-Mm-hmm.

I had a mammogram
a few years ago,

which turned out
to be questionable.

I have dense breast tissue,

which makes it harder
to read those tests.

My biopsy results ended up
being benign, thank God,

but I definitely know
what it's like

to lie awake at night
fearing the worst.

Well, I hope you didn't have
to go through that alone.

No. I spent the weekend with her

while she waited
for her test results,

and we had a Denzel Washington
movie marathon...

[chuckles]
...to keep her mind off things.

Mm-hmm.

Well, thank you
for being there for Tracy.

-Yeah.
-I just feel terrible I wasn't.

Oh, that page has been turned.

All I'm saying is,
after all of my fears,

everything turned out fine.

Your sisters are here for you.

And we're going to celebrate

when that test
comes back negative.

And if it goes another way,

we'll be here
to help you get through it.

Okay?

Thank you.

Thank you both.

It means the world to me.

Where is... Oh.

Ha-ha.

I got this one for Eva
when she was an itty bitty.

That child just loved
ice skating.

And it didn't matter
how many times she fell

on her little behind--

she would bounce right back up
and say,

"I'm okay, Mama.

This was fun." [laughs]

[chuckles]
And just like that,

the free rink
at the Millennium Park

was our new holiday tradition.

[chuckles softly]

You know you taught me that,
Peaches.

You taught me
how spending a lot of money

wasn't necessary.

Because you can have a lifelong
memory without all that.

But this...

Fairmont Crest Christmas stuff,

it's just not the same.

-[coughs]
-Okay? I mean...

[scoffs] ...it's like
these bougie folks,

they don't know
how to have any real fun.

This year,
Eva went to, uh, ice skate

at the country club
with her father.

Do you know

they actually put a skating rink
out there on the golf course

for a fundraiser for a charity?

Can you believe that?

[chuckles]

And I was there, too.

Mm-hmm.

-As a sponsor.
-[coughs]

Yeah, I was...

I was elbowing it up
with the rich folks.

[both chuckle]

-[coughing]
-But...

I gave Eva some space so she
could spend time on the rink

with her father.

Yeah, 'cause Ted
never got a chance

to watch her as a child
when she was skating.

And seeing my baby girl

all lit up out there
on that ice...

[chuckles] It just...

it lit me up.

But...

and I wouldn't admit this
to anybody else...

[sighs]

In my heart,

I know that...

that is going to be the new...

holiday tradition for Eva.

And I'll be left

watching from the sidelines.

[coughs]

That's... hogwash.

I'll probably rent out my condo.

I'm not using it much anymore
anyway.

Definitely not for meeting up
with women,

if that's
what you're concerned with.

Oh, I never meant to accuse you
of anything along those lines.

It makes sense
that you'd go there,

with my reputation and all the
things Bill put Dani through.

VERNON:
Hmm.

Even before the, uh...

situation with Hayley...

...Bill had other women.

I saw the signs.

And I think Dani did, too.

Though she never would admit
that to me.

And you won't ever have to worry
about that with me, sir.

Marriage isn't smooth sailing,

-son.
-[chuckles]

Now, that I already know.

Dani is a passionate person,

and I'm not exactly a--

what do they call it?--
laid-back kind of guy.

So we definitely do argue
sometimes.

-I'd be surprised if you didn't.
-[chuckles softly]

But I would never disrespect her
by cheating on her.

And on that, you have my word.

I know you didn't appreciate
when I suggested dating Carlton.

Suggested? More like pressured.

Tomato, tomahto.

But maybe,
as a New Year's resolution,

Carlton or that handsome doctor
you brought to WinterFest?

-Sissy.
-Okay.

A legitimate question
is not pressure.

Please explain to me

what is holding you back
from dating Carlton.

Actually...

nothing.

We are dating.

Since when?

-About 24 hours ago.
-[gasps]

You little...!

All right,
I want all the details.

And don't you dare skip over
the steamy parts.

You're doing a hell of a job.
You have a genuine calling

for nursing. And I don't say
this to just anybody,

so just say "thank you"
and enjoy it.

Thank you.

Shanice, I may have a calling,
but you have a gift.

What you did with Derek
was amazing.

You always knew
exactly what button to push,

whether it be tough love,
or sometimes cajoling,

-sometimes flirtation.
-[chuckles]

Not that I'm saying there's
anything wrong with that.

It worked.
Derek's back on his feet.

And, I don't know,
in a weird way,

maybe it made it easier for me
to see him flirting

with somebody else.

Made me realize
that even if the two of us

weren't gonna work out,

he was eventually gonna be...

just fine.

Stop worrying about Derek.

Somebody's
gonna snatch that man up.

You need to concentrate
on who you want

in your Christmas stocking.

[chuckles]

-[giggles]
-ANITA: I was

just like Tracy.

Up at night, pacing.

Vernon?

I'd wait
until after he'd fallen asleep.

Fortunately,
he's a heavy sleeper.

[chuckles softly]

I have tried so hard

not to let on
that anything is bothering me,

but it has not been easy.

Maybe you should.

I mean,
give that man some credit.

He's not gonna fall apart.

I know that.

I know he'd be my rock.

He always has been.

But I also know how I would feel

at the thought of having
to spend the rest of my life

without him, and I do not want
to put him through that.

Not until and unless
it is absolutely necessary.

I think you're not giving him
enough credit.

ANITA:
Maybe not.

But, you know, those weeks
that I was in Chicago

with the two of you,
rehearsing for the concert,

that was the longest Vernon
and I have been apart in years.

But of course we were in touch.

We talked every day.

But when you've spent decades
with someone

and that is the first face
you see in the morning

and the last face you see before
you close your eyes at night...

...an empty bed is so strange.

The thought of one of us having
to go on without the other, I...

[sniffles]

[exhales]

I'm not telling you
not to be scared,

because of course you are...

...but don't let it take over.

SHARON:
You're acting like
you already got

a bad diagnosis

when there's every chance
that things will go your way,

just like they always have.

Sis, I didn't mean it
to come out like that.

I know what you meant.

I came here to cheer you up,

and here I am,
sticking my foot in my mouth.

No news there.

Ouch.

ANITA:
What?

You think
because I'm scared for my life

I'm gonna start biting
my tongue?

Girl, please.

[laughing]

A carpet picnic?

Thank you.

Is that some euphemism
I don't know?

It is exactly what
it sounds like.

We had a picnic on the floor
of my living room.

He brought over
a holiday feast, and...

it was complete
with little decorations.

Does not sound very exciting
so far.

Nothing else on the menu?

Not the way you mean.

We've known each other forever,

and he wanted it
to be new for us.

And it was wonderful.

New food, new music, new wine.

You said it was a date.

What else happened
on this boring picnic?

Did he at least kiss you?

No.

Okay, give me the man's number.

I need to talk to him.

I...

-kissed him.
-Ah!

-[giggling]
-Okay!

That's what I'm talking about.

Now we're getting somewhere.

I hope I can be frank
with you, Andre.

Of course.

I think the fact
that I'm with your daughter--

who puts it all out there--

proves that I am
okay with the truth.

Well, I'm afraid
that even if Bill has moved on

with someone else,

his pride can't take the fact

that his ex-wife has
moved on, too.

Hmm. Well, my heart isn't
exactly bleeding for him, sir.

[chuckles]
Well,

no one's is.

But that doesn't keep him
from falling back

into his old habits.

Yeah.

I think you probably have seen

for yourself how conciliatory
and attentive he's been

towards Dani lately.

Oh, yeah, trying to be
the center of her world again.

But what's even a bigger deal
than that

is Hayley noticed it, too.

She has?

Oh, yeah.

And she's been crystal clear
about not liking it.

For better or for worse,

Bill married
the female version of himself.

She'll know how to rein him in.

I wouldn't leave it up
to Hayley.

Not when you have
so much to lose.

I have something for you.

No, I'm not ready.

We shouldn't exchange gifts
until the one I ordered you

-comes in.
-[chuckles]

I promise it's not a big deal.

It's just... a little something
that made me think of you.

[exhales]

-What?
-[chuckles softly]

Uh, is there something in this?

It's just hand cream
and a foot roller.

Are you sure?

Because this is a hospital.

That's the idea--

for people to be afraid of it.

I remember how
your last lunch box was stolen

from the break room.

It's not gonna happen
with that one.

Well, it's incredibly twisted.

-Mm-hmm. [chuckles]
-And I love it.

-Merry Christmas. Mm-hmm.
-Thank you. [chuckles]

Is that a warning?

It is.

But I'm not bringing up Bill

because I don't believe in
your marriage to Dani.

-Mm.
-Now, I've seen enough

of the two of you together

to know how happy
you make my daughter.

And she makes me just as happy.

Yeah. That's why I'm rooting
for the two of you to make it.

[sighs] Dani and I have
a lot more in common

than people think.

When it comes to marriage,

I had the same kind
of role model she did.

[chuckles]:
Yeah.

I remember Stan and Iris
at family gatherings.

Yeah.

Yeah, I could always see clearly

how they enjoyed
each other's company,

-how they respected each other.
-[chuckles softly]

Yeah. When you grow up
around that kind of love,

you see it every day,

that becomes your standard,

what you expect for yourself.

That could be the reason
Dani and I took so long

to get over our... our stuff.

Because she'd lost faith that...

a relationship like this
was still possible for her.

-Mm.
-And I didn't want
to settle for less, so...

But, hey, we managed
to find that in each other.

-Hmm.
-Mm.

-That delights my heart.
-[chuckles softly]

Listen, I-I'm not ignoring Bill.

I know the history.

But...

...if I may,

what she and I have is
so different from what they had.

She's told me more than once how
she feels literally lighter now,

not living
with all of that tension

and that-- the distrust.

So I think
that Bill is gonna find out,

if he hasn't already, that
he no longer has the same pull

-he had on her.
-Hmm.

You have no idea

how much I am hoping
that you're right.

I know it wasn't
the first time we kissed, but...

this...

this was special.

Maybe because you initiated it.

He wasn't just sitting there,
still.

It was pretty damn nice.

I knew it.

I feel so vindicated.

I do the kissing
and you get the glory. Typical.

You just hate
that I was right about you two.

I hope you're bringing him
to my party later.

Uh, I think
it's a little too soon

to run him through
the Dupree family gauntlet.

Stop talking nonsense.

We've all known Carlton
for years.

And I was just with Kyle
at WinterFest.

You don't think that there are
gonna be questions about that?

And the answer would be?

Exploring my options.

Don't give me that look.

We all knew Andre, too,

but it was
a completely different thing

when he started showing up
to family events as your lover.

Wait, are you holding out on me?

Are you and Carlton lovers?

I knew "carpet picnic"
meant something else.

I am just making a point.

And now you are making
my point for me.

I am not gonna subject
poor Carlton

to a bunch of prying eyes
and questions.

I am pretty sure "poor Carlton"
would be thrilled

to be the man on your arm.

And it's not like I'm having
a press conference.

It's just family.

And not even the whole family.

Mother and Daddy, my girls,

Kat-- who doesn't want to go
to Martin's because Eva will...

Wait, is that why you're hiding
your relationship?

I am not
hiding my relationship.

I know Kat has had a hard time
adjusting to the disruptions.

Are you worried she'll be upset

when she finds out
you're dating?

Thank you both so much.

You have already been
so much help.

If you hadn't've come, I would
have been driving myself crazy

with all kinds of thoughts.

Well, I have the cure for that.

I say we start off
with Much Ado About Nothing.

-Denzel and Shakespeare?
-[chuckles]

Doesn't get any better
than that.

Now, speak for yourself.
I like a good action movie.

And Denzel was fine
in Training Day.

-ANITA: Fact.
-[laughs] And he got an Oscar

for that, too. Another one.

Why don't we let Anita
make the call?

-It's her house.
-Oh, no, no, no.

I'm-a let you two work that out.

I'll be in charge
of the popcorn.

-[chuckles]
-Okay. And don't forget
to put pepper on it.

Do I ever?

-No.
-[phone buzzing]

Hello?

Yes.

I'll be there.

My biopsy results have come in.

And Dr. Ahn wants me
to come into her office

so we can go over it in person.

Oh! Look at this festive room.

So cheery.

You know, not every patient has

Christmas decorations like this
in their room, Miss Evans.

You can look around and see

how much your family
cares about you.

[chuckles]

Hello.

Mm. So, no regulations against
plants when you bring them?

That plant is fake.

No risk or pollen
or anything else

that might affect her breathing.

If you say so.

A patient was discharged earlier

and asked me to find it
a good home,

so I thought
your mother may enjoy it.

-Thank you.
-You're very welcome.

I don't want to interrupt your
visit, so I'll leave you to it.

And you let me know
if you need anything, okay?

-Mm-hmm.
-Mm-hmm.

What?

All right.

I mean, she may have
her good points.

Hmph.

I should get going.
I have to pick up the tree

for Dani's party.

Uh...

Whose party?

Our party.

Our first Christmas party
together as a married couple.

-There you go.
-[chuckles]

So are you and Miss Anita
still planning to come?

-We're looking forward to it.
-All right.

We do need to stop by
Martin and Smitty's, too.

-Mm.
-We're very popular

-this time of year.
-[chuckles]

Hey, it wouldn't be Christmas
without you.

[Vernon chuckles]

Thank you for your great work
on that print.

And thank my daughter
for her input.

Oh, yeah. I'll be sure
to give my wife your message.

[Vernon chuckles]

I don't need
my daughter's approval to date.

And she likes Carlton.
She enjoyed

working with him
when she managed the clinic.

But you are right.

Me dating would be another
big adjustment for her to make.

I do need
to be sensitive to that.

How many times
have I been right today so far?

Too many.

Have I mentioned

how happy I am
that you're throwing this party?

And not just for my own
selfish reasons.

I really would rather not be
at Martin's

making awkward small talk
with Ted.

But I'm also glad
for Andre's sake.

Whenever he would be in town
for the holidays,

he'd come to our house
for Christmas.

Now he's not just attending
but he's hosting.

With you.

It must mean so much to him.

I hope so.

That's the main point for me.

I kind of blew it
on Thanksgiving,

but I am definitely going
to give my husband

a spectacular Christmas.

[grunts]

Oh! Now it is starting

to feel like Christmas!

Thank you
for handling the tree for us.

Our tree.

Although I got to say
that it's a lot more unique

than I thought.

-Unique is us.
-Yeah, it is.

Did Daddy like the picture?

He did. He was very grateful
to us both.

-Mm.
-I'm glad of that.

-Mm.
-And thank you for offering
to hide it at your place.

-I just...
-I get it.

[chuckles]
You have your own system.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

The print is on the bed.

And you can put it back
into its hiding

before your mom comes over.

I will get right to that.

Um, and if you could just...

take two minutes
before you join me.

Oh. So why do you need me
in your bedroom?

Hmm? To help you
with all the, uh, presents?

I-I was thinking, uh,
more along the lines

of unwrapping the presents.

Set timer
for exactly two minutes.

DANI:
Mm.

[moans]

Ooh.

[imitates timer going off]

Hey, Carlton.

How's your day going?
Any plans for tonight?

A Christmas pageant
sounds lovely.

I'm sure your niece will be
delighted to see you there.

No doubt she will make
an adorable sheep.

Yeah, yeah, I-I'm busy, too.

I just have
a family thing to do.

I was just checking in.

We can talk tomorrow.

Okay. Bye.

[sighs]

Ted.

-Oh, hi, Dana.
-Hey.

You're visiting Peaches?

I am.

I just left her room.

And I'm happy to say

that she has gotten
some of her spark back.

-Aw.
-Yeah. I mean,
she's always been a fighter,

-but...
-Mm.

...now I look at her

and I just see that spirit again

-when I look in her eyes,
you know?
-Mm.

I'm really glad to hear that.

Well, thanks to you, of course,

for getting that clinical trial.

Well, wasn't just me.

And of course
the part that was me

was just me doing my job.

You went above and beyond.

And I want you to know that I
really sincerely appreciate it.

I mean, looks like Peaches
is going to see

-another Christmas.
-Mm.

Thanks to you.

I was happy to help. Yeah.

Yeah.

So, what are your plans
for tonight?

I'm heading over to Martin's
for a tree-trimming party.

Ooh, a par-tay.

Well, if you need a date,

I'll be more than happy
to oblige. [chuckles softly]

Sorry, Dana,
I already have a date.

Who?

Shanice?

Nope. Eva.

I asked her yesterday
to come with me.

But, uh, it could still be
the three of us together.

Right? Like what we did,
uh, on Thanksgiving.

Honestly, things have been
on a seesaw with my kids

for the past few months.
We're just now getting

on normal footing
since I divorced their mother.

Showing up with the woman
I once had an affair with...

-Mm.
-...who they see lit the match

-that torched their family--
-Okay. Okay.

That was a million years ago,
Ted. A million.

Everybody needs to just go ahead

and get over it already,

especially Nicole
and her family.

Oh, and news flash-- you are
not the only one in that family

who had an affair.

You mean Bill?

They haven't forgiven him,
either,

let alone forgot
about what he did.

They've circled their wagons
with him

-and his new--
-Okay, I am not

talking about Bill Hamilton.

Then who?

[quietly]:
Vernon.

Vernon?

[whispers]:
Vernon.

Okay, y-you're saying
Vernon Dupree

had an affair?

No. I'm saying Vernon Dupree

is having an affair.

-Present tense.
-With...

With who?

One of the Articulettes.

And I don't mean his wife.

[scoffs]

[phone buzzing]

Sharon.

Vernon. Hi.

I just wanted
to let you know I'm in town.

[chuckles]
This is totally unexpected.

Well, I thought we could
squeeze in one more visit

-before the holiday.
-[chuckles, stammers]

You should have

called me first.

I have a lot
of family obligations

around this time now.

I-I-I may not

be able to get away.

You know, I was wondering

if you might be rethinking
our whole arrangement.

Don't worry.

All right. I-I'll find a way
to make something happen.

Good.

Let me know what time
works best for you.

-All right.
-TRACY: Who are you

talking to?

Just a telemarketer.

Nobody whispers
to a telemarketer.

What's really going on, Sharon?

[door opens]

I appreciate you coming in.

I didn't want
to have this conversation

over the phone.
It's important

that we discuss this sooner
rather than later.

I take it
that means the results...

are not good.

I'm afraid not.

The biopsy confirmed
you have breast cancer.

What if she tells Anita?

She claimed
she can keep it quiet for now.

-But can you trust her?
-Oh, hell no.

-Merry Christmas, Ted.
[chuckles]
-Merry Christmas, everyone!

What's a woman like you want?

What everyone wants.

Just remember-- Duprees
aren't your family anymore.

I am.

What is
that horrible-looking thing?

[laughter]

Cancer?

I want to see them all year.

Our children,

our grandchildren,

their children. I want this

to be the best damned
Dupree Christmas ever.

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