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I know what you're thinking.

Couldn't possibly.

You're thinking if I hadn't said, let's rent a car and drive back from Portland,

we'd be in San Francisco by now.

I was wrong. You do know what I'm thinking.

Who was to know this rain was going to hit? Same gas station attendant who told

us not to take this shortcut.

Yeah, well, he didn't know this rental car was going to quit on us. I did, when

that red light on the dash was flashing.

Didn't I tell you? What was I supposed to do, just pull over and park out here?

So what do we do?

We could walk.

Peter, it's freezing out there.

You got a better idea?

We could find a phone.

Or we could flag down the next car that passed.

We've been here a half hour. How many cars have you seen?

Exactly. Exactly.

None.

Exactly.

So we walk?

Exactly.

Don't you have an umbrella?

I didn't pack for a flood. I packed for a hotel convention.

I get a break, I'm coming up to your room. I want you to tell me all about

Diego. Did you feel the quake?

It seems like only last week that we had your going -away party.

Now look at you.

You're big as a house.

Congratulations. Oh, thanks.

So special delivery day is about two weeks?

Have you been on the phone to my obstetrician?

Sure is good to have you two back.

Thanks. We couldn't miss Peter's annual Christmas party.

You're staying in the Ralston suite.

No charge.

Merry Christmas from Mr. McDermott and Miss France.

Oh, gosh, I can't wait to see them.

Well, you'll have to.

They're on their way back from a convention in Portland, but they should

any time now.

Dave, Lana has a call from you. It's from your office in San Diego.

Uh -oh, they tracked you all the way here? Not a good sign, Counselor.

work. I'll see you in the suite. Okay.

There's no chance of getting our car towed in tonight?

Sport cars are tricky things.

You just don't put a chain around the bumper and pull it. You have to have

special equipment.

Does that mean we're stuck here? Yeah, looks that way.

I haven't seen it rain like this in 20 years.

Well, it does seem kind of Christmassy, though.

Don't it?

California, I mean. Can we get a couple of rooms for tonight?

I'm sorry.

I've only got one room left.

Is there another? No.

It's the only place in town.

We'll take it.

One room?

That'll be $24 for the night.

Cash. Oh, I used all my cash back in Portland. I got cards. Does it have to

cash? In advance.

Christine?

What?

This will be my first Christmas party at St. Gregory.

Oh, you'll love it. Peter and Christine go all out.

Julie!

Megan! Hi!

Hi, honey. Hi.

So where's Dave?

Oh, Bradley Newman and Shore ambushed him in the lobby. But he'll be up in a

minute. How are you? I'm up to here with the holidays.

But I'll be off in time for our dinner this evening. You are still joining all

of us, aren't you? Of course.

Dave and I wouldn't miss it for the world.

And no argument, it's on us.

Well, that's why we wouldn't miss it.

Okay.

Thank you.

Sure.

Is it always so cold in here?

We don't usually heat the rooms until they're occupied.

Gas bills you wouldn't believe.

Only one bed.

Peter, it's one room and one bed.

We'll deal with it. The important thing is we're out of the rain.

Heaters get temperamental with age. Don't you worry, it's going to be as

toast in here before the night's out.

There's nice fresh towels in the bathroom.

Oh, be careful of the doorknob. It's coming loose.

I've been meaning to fix that thing. And the ice machine is just down the hall.

Ice machine.

Perfect.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Phone lines don't hold up for very long in a storm like this.

But it'll be fixed sometime tomorrow.

Well, if there's anything else you'll be needing... Christine.

What?

Thank you, Mr. Greeley.

You folks have a nice stay with us.

This isn't so bad, is it? Fresh towels?

Ice machine?

Peter, it's all 10 degrees in here.

The heater's gone south for the winter.

It'll kick on before you know it, and if it doesn't, we've got a fireplace.

No wood.

Think anybody met this chair?

What if our guests at the St. Gregory's started burning the furniture? How would

you feel about that?

Here, nothing's gone right this whole trip.

Nothing? You were the head of that conference in Portland.

They treated me like your secretary.

You treated me like your secretary.

O 'Reilly from the Seattle Huntington? He pinched me.

Well, maybe he's Italian.

O 'Reilly?

And that other guy, you saw the way he was... Wait a minute.

Wait a minute, where are you going? We're talking.

I'm only going to find some firewood.

But don't let that stop you. You didn't find without me.

Even a fruit bath.

Hey. Hi.

Love and welcome home, Peter and Christine.

Can you believe all this?

This, this is great.

In four years of pounding the law books and toting bags up here, it never looked

so good.

A long, hard road from employees to guests, but we did it.

I wish it could have been easier for both of us, Meg.

If it meant not being here with you right now, I wouldn't change a day of

What was the phone call?

Oh, an office called and wants me to take over the Simpson case.

Is that good?

Is it good?

Simpson is one of our major clients.

He's helping Mr. Bradley with research on it.

Lucky I brought the file along.

You have to work now?

Merry Christmas from Bradley, Newman & Shore.

Especially Bradley.

Right.

When did you take over Simon's workshop?

Oh, it comes with the desk. Every year at about this time.

Package deal.

Here, put your finger on this.

You can't believe some of the last -minute requests.

Mrs. Kinsey in the Macau suite wants a cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy.

Preferably housebroken.

That's going to be a rough one. When are we all going to pick up Dave and Megan?

Eight o 'clock.

If I live that long.

Good fire.

Some scout training.

I'm sorry about earlier.

This just hasn't been a good day.

I'm tired, cold, hungry.

You haven't touched your sandwich.

Look who's talking.

It was nice of Mr. Greeley to bring us something, but that turkey was a

little... Like eating hiking boots.

But I wouldn't give a broiled swordfish right now.

How about a brisket? What flavor?

Well, you're in luck.

Swordfish with wild rice. Oh, thank you.

Maybe the best thing to do is turn in.

Right.

Things are bound to look better in the morning.

We can still get back for our Christmas party.

Uh, the bed.

Well, no problem. Why don't you take the bed and I'll take the chair?

Actually, it could be kind of cozy. Oh, well, that isn't fair.

Peter, you don't have to pamper me anymore. We're friends now.

So that means we can be equals. And I don't want to hear another word about

okay? Okay.

Excuse me?

I said okay. You're right.

Oh. So what do you say we flip for the bet? Heads, I take it. Tails, you take

it. Fair?

Well, sure.

Fair. You got a coin?

Why do you carry so little cash?

Well, like I said, I spend it all in Portland. But I got credit cards.

You know, this is the 80s. Plastic is money.

It works fine for everything except flipping. And tipping.

Heads, I get it. Tails, you get it.

Heads, sorry.

Two out of three.

Deal's a deal.

You say we're equal, then we're equal.

Yeah.

Nice.

Soft.

Here, why don't you at least take one of these pillows?

mistake me for Daryl Hannah, that's for sure.

Yeah.

How are you and the Simpson file getting along?

Well, I'm beginning to see why they gave me this case.

Nobody else wanted to handle it.

Sounds like our dates have arrived.

Better get into your tie and jacket.

to go. The sleigh's double parked.

The sleigh? A limo. On an occasion such as this, we decided to splurge a little.

You ready, Dave? Oh, you will be in a second.

Uh, Meg, the more I look into this, there's no way I'm going to be able to

finish this up after dinner, so I think you're all going to have to go ahead

without me. Without you? What do you mean? We've got reservations for six all

over town.

How can we take the Kendals to dinner with only one Kendall?

Well, take another look, Eric. Even with only Meg, it's still the Kendals.

Oh, honey, maybe I should stay in, too, just in case you need me to... Oh, no

way. One of us should have a good time tonight, and if I keep at it, I can

finish up by morning, and we'll all do something tomorrow, okay?

All right. Well, I won't be late, okay? Okay.

Have fun. Bye, Dave.

Good night, guys. Bye, Dave.

Thanks, Billy. Take care of her. Okay.

Will do.

We wish you a merry Christmas.

We wish you a merry Christmas.

It wasn't a dream.

Easy for you to say.

This was your idea.

No, no, no, no.

My idea was flying home from Portland on a nice, clean jet plane with a beverage

cart and complimentary almonds. Your idea was taking the scenic route to

Iceland.

Iceland isn't the cold one. Greenland is the cold one. Iceland is green and

Greenland is icy.

Everyone makes that mistake.

Yeah, well, it's one mistake I'll never make again.

I told you I'd be happy to trade with you. That is, if you don't mind the

inequality of it all.

No, no, no, no. The deal is a deal.

This is a raw one, but I'm sticking with it.

In your spirit, I'd buy that.

Peter. Peter, it's bad enough you won. You don't have to gloat.

Okay. No more gloating tonight.

I promise.

It feels good.

I'm sorry.

That was gloating, wasn't it?

That was gloating.

All right.

Well, just remember, if you change your mind, you're welcome to share the bed.

Oh, well, it'll be a cold day in California before I do that.

Christine, it is a cold day in California.

Peter? Peter, where are you?

Peter?

Morning.

Breakfast is served.

I read it in the kitchen, made it myself.

Food. Real food.

Oh, Peter.

You're wonderful.

You made this? With my own little spatula.

Peter, I went to sleep on the chair.

This morning I wake up to find myself in bed.

Mm -hmm. So?

So, what happened?

Well, I looked over in the middle of the night and saw you sound asleep in the

most uncomfortable position imaginable.

So I took pity on you and traded places with you.

We traded places?

Mm -hmm.

Why don't I remember this?

Oh, you were dead to the world. Sound asleep, out cold, catching some... Okay,

okay, I get the picture.

So you carried me to bed?

Mm -hmm.

That's all that happened?

You sure? I would have remembered. I was awake.

Oh, good news. The rain stopped.

They towed the car in this morning.

I got the bags.

Oh, my luggage.

Clean clothes.

We'll be on the road before you know it.

Peter, thank you for this.

And for last night.

I don't know how you ever got to sleep in that chair.

You didn't sleep?

Not much.

But it's amazing what you can learn about someone when you're awake and

not.

What do you mean by that?

I think I'll take my shower now.

No, Peter.

I didn't talk in my sleep, did I?

Well, no long sentences, just isolated words.

Oh, no, I didn't. I don't do that.

Do I?

One question.

Who's Fufa?

Oh, you're kidding, aren't you?

You are kidding, aren't you?

I didn't talk about Fufu, did I?

Oh, no.

I talked about Fufu.

Thanks, Samantha.

What time did you come to bed?

Sometime after three.

About another hour or two, and I can call Bradley, give him the preliminary

opinion he wants today, and handle the rest after the holidays.

Does it come to trial till January 20th?

I wish you could have been with us last night. Dinner at Star's, dancing, and

walked along the wharf.

Should you really be doing all that?

I know, I know. I was pushing it a bit. But we had such a good time, and the

stories. Gosh, you wouldn't believe some of the things that have gone on in this

hotel since we left.

Morning, stranger.

Hey. Morning, Julie.

We all missed you last night.

But it looks like maybe we're about to miss you some more.

This just came.

Bad news?

The trial date's been moved up to January 2nd.

There go the holidays.

Be ready in 24 hours?

Oh, fine.

Good work, Jerry.

24 hours?

Tonight's Christmas Eve.

We're hosting a party for hundreds of employees tomorrow. We have got to get

back on the road. This boy is a top -notch mechanic, but that car of yours,

garage don't stock those kind of parts.

No call for him around here.

You had to rent the Porsche.

Where can we rent another car?

Well, there's a place about 90 miles back up the road, but they'll be closed

till after New Year's.

Well, what about a bus?

Bus? Uh -huh.

After this rain, a bus would never get up the road.

Planes? Trains? Horses?

What are we gonna do?

What can we do?

Looks like we're here another day.

That'll be another $24.

Cash.

What?

Page three coming up.

Bay Street.

You okay?

Yep.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Feels like old times. Two of us sneaking away from the hotel in our lunch hour

to shop.

I wish Dave could sneak away from work as easily.

He's really putting in the hours, huh?

Yeah.

I just wish I could find him something really special for Christmas.

You know, something...

I don't know, something he'd never buy for himself.

The right thing will come along.

Want to try Union Street?

Yeah.

Yes, operator. The St. Gregory, San Francisco.

Reception. Hello, Cheryl.

Mr. McDermott?

Where are you?

Well, the car died on us in a storm, and we have to wait for parts to come in.

Is everything all right there?

Fine, fine. No major problem.

Is it a winter paradise where you are?

It was a rainstorm, not a snowstorm. It's only paradise if you're Charlie the

Tuna. Well, where are you in case we have to get a hold of you?

Oh, the Greeley Boarding House in a place called Two Mile Ridge. It's not on

map. There's a reason for that.

What room are you in?

Room four.

What about Miss Francis if we have to get a hold of her?

Same.

Same?

Uh, right.

Call us if you need us. We'll keep you posted. All right.

Same?

What did that mean?

You know what same means.

But what did it mean in the context of that phone call?

You didn't tell Cheryl we're sharing a room.

Cheryl, of all people? She wanted to know how to reach you. What was I

to tell her? Anything but same.

If this had happened last year, we would have had a wonderful time.

Yes, well, this isn't last year, Peter. Please, don't start.

I want to talk about it. I don't.

Well, let's flip to decide.

Give me that quarter.

You never gave it back.

Look, Peter, maybe I'm just in a bad mood. Maybe it's the rain, the mud, the

cold, the fact that it's Christmas Eve and it looks like we're going to be

spending it with Smokey the Bear.

Maybe it's just you.

But if we talk about this now, I'm going to yell, and I don't want to yell. I

never yell.

Oh, Christine, I've never seen this violent side of you before.

Well, maybe you should have.

I am tired of talking about us because really I'm just talking about you and

what you want and what you think.

Frankly, Peter, I don't care about what you want or think.

I just want you to shut up and get us home for Christmas.

Do you hear me? Are you listening to me? Do you hear me? Yes, yes, I'm listening

to you.

Why are you laughing? I will not be laughed at.

I'm not laughing at you. I'm laughing with you.

I am not laughing.

Oh, Megan.

I leave you alone for the afternoon and you spend a fortune.

This is so beautiful.

Every day on our way to work, Dave and I would pass this antique shop and he

would talk about how beautiful this crystal picture was and how much it was.

Anyway, I thought it'd be gone by now, but obviously no one else could afford

either.

Oh.

Are you all right?

I've been getting these contractions. They're just Braxton Hicks.

False labor.

They pass.

If you say so.

We shouldn't have opened this.

Bought it for my next -door neighbor's son.

I'm sure we're getting more good out of it than he would have.

Checkmate. Peter, it's not checkmate, Beckham.

So what do you say when you win?

You say... Well, I guess you just say I win.

Okay, I win.

Another game?

You're not having a good time, are you?

No, I guess I'm not.

I'm missing Christmas Eve and possibly Christmas.

Peter, I worked for months on our party. The food, the decorations.

Everybody's going to be there but us, including Dave and Megan. I haven't even

gotten their gift yet.

It's not Christmas in a boarding house where the only holiday decoration is a

green and red paper strip around the toilet seat.

I'd like to make the best of this.

Maybe I'll take a bath.

A nice hot bath might do you some good.

Why don't you do it right now?

Trying to get rid of me?

Me? No, why would I do a thing like that?

I guess I'm getting paranoid.

I'll take that bath.

Peter, the doorknob came off of my hand.

I'm stuck in here.

Peter, let me out, will you?

Peter, come on, stop fooling around. I'm serious. I'm stuck in here. Let me out.

Decorations. You know, Christmas decorations.

A tree, some lights, ornaments, whatever I can get my hands on.

Well, I guess I could call around town, see what I can find.

Oh, another room was just made available.

In case you still wanted two rooms. Two rooms?

Oh, no, no, one room would be just fine. But thanks.

Now, about the decorations.

Oh, yeah.

for 713.

And Mrs. Kinsey is waiting for you and King Charles in the Macau suite.

I still don't know how you found this little guy on such short notice.

A Christmas miracle.

Is your holiday looking any brighter yet?

Brighter and done.

That's it. That's the end of the packages, special requests, and the

Christmas Eve can now officially begin.

Excuse me. I wonder if you could help me.

Yes, sir.

Could you point me toward the coffee shop?

Yes, it's right around the corner.

Thank you, and Merry Christmas.

You too.

Yes, Julie Gillette, there is a Santa Claus.

Tina, are you still in there?

Peter, where have you been?

Out. Out for two hours?

Are you still in the tub?

Peter, I'm trapped in here. The doorknob came off in my hand and I called after

you, but... Peter, let me out of here.

Where in the world?

Merry Christmas.

Peter, you did all this for me?

You've been a good girl all year.

Now go ahead, open it.

I'm not the only one who did some shopping in Portland.

A charm bracelet.

Oh, Peter, it's lovely.

Is this where all your cash went?

Well, the jeweler ran out of credit card forms. It was cash or nothing.

A canoe?

Yeah, for that lesson I gave you where you almost got me drowned.

And that St. Gregory charm for obvious reasons.

And an Eiffel Tower for that trip to Paris we always meant to take.

And the little heart?

That came with a bracelet.

I love it.

I do.

Yes, sir. Yes, I do realize the trial date's been moved up, but this is a

complicated... Yes, sir, I do think I'm ready for the responsibility of a case

this size.

Mr. Bradley, I will call you by tomorrow morning with an approach.

Yes, sir.

Merry Christmas to you, too, sir.

Hi.

Oh, honey, it's so nice out. The bluest sky, and I've forgotten how crisp the

air gets up here. May, can we discuss the sightseeing later? They need this by

tomorrow. Tomorrow's Christmas. I have a calendar.

Oh, honey, you'll figure it out. You always... Do.

Come on. Want to see what I bought?

As a matter of fact, why don't we celebrate pre -Christmas? We can open

presents to one another.

Megan, I have work to do.

You don't have to shout.

Well, maybe I do or it won't sink in. This case is important to Mr. Bradley.

It's important to the firm and to us, or at least to me.

I am trying to handle whatever they throw at me, and it's not coming

and you don't seem to realize that it matters.

Crystal pitcher we couldn't afford.

No, we couldn't.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

This is an awful lot of trouble to go through, Peter.

Why don't I just take the chair again tonight?

You took it last night. We know how that turned out.

No, this will be fine.

It worked great for Clark Gable, didn't it?

Unless you don't feel... No, no, it'll be fine. I feel it'll be fine.

Well, I guess it's time to turn in.

I guess.

Night night

I love my face.

Well, I'm glad.

Thank you, Ken.

You're welcome.

Night again.

Night again.

My gift for you is back in San Francisco.

Well, you didn't have to buy anything for me.

It's a thought that counts.

Something like that.

What are you thinking right now?

Nothing.

You want to know what I'm thinking?

I know what you're thinking.

What do you think about that?

About what you're thinking? About what I'm thinking.

What if what you're thinking isn't what I think you're thinking?

Live dangerously.

What do you think?

I think...

Oh.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Oh, good morning, Mr. Greeley, and Merry Christmas to you, too.

Thank you. Here's a little fruitcake from Mrs. Greeley and me.

She makes them every year just for our guests.

Oh, thank you.

And thank her for us, won't you?

That's all right.

Jerry brought the car over just a little while ago and it purrs like a kitten.

Oh, well, that's the best news I've heard all morning. And not that we

had a wonderful stay.

Yes, well, it's just as well that you didn't need that second room.

Yeah, because the rain came in under the eaves and it was a big leak right over

the bed.

Second room?

Yes, the one that I offered Mr. McDermott yesterday.

You offered him two rooms and he said no?

Yep.

I hope I didn't speak out of turn.

Oh, no, no, not at all.

Well, thank you again, Mr. Greeley, for the fruitcake and for all your help.

Oh, you're welcome.

Who

me

at the door?

Santa Claus.

He brought us the fruitcake.

Oh. And some news. The car's ready.

And he's glad we didn't need that second room after all.

Peter, how could you? You tricked me into sleeping with you.

Wrong. Okay, I tricked you into staying in the same room.

But I wasn't the one who pulled down the quilt.

Don't fall in the door.

At every rate.

No, I'm not mad.

I just don't have anything else for you, that's all.

I spent all the money I had on... I thought it would make you so happy.

No, shh.

You always make me happy.

It's just that sometimes... Sometimes lately this job, it...

It overwhelms me.

I want to do so well.

I want you to be so proud.

I want them to feel that there's nothing too tough for me to handle, but what

good is it if it takes every waking minute away from us?

You're building a career. It can't happen overnight.

One day, you'll be a partner, and some other young attorney will be working

Christmas paying his dues.

You're the best.

You know that?

I'm never going to let you forget it.

Come on. Get your coat. We're going out for breakfast. Someplace special. But

it's Christmas morning. What's open? And your work?

Well, we'll just find some place. And my work can wait for a couple of hours. I

have my priorities. Now go get your coat. Okay. Well, this can be a

gift from Mr. Bradley to us.

Oh!

Oh!

Meg. Meg, are you all right? Oh!

Come on. Is this his false labor?

I don't want to be around for the real thing.

What's it up?

I should never have gone dancing the other night.

Honey, honey, it's too early. We've got two weeks.

Then we may have another overachiever on our hands.

Now?

It's happening now?

You better get Dr. Curtis up here. She'll want to become a father on your

Not now.

You let me go on thinking there wasn't a second room.

You let me think you cared about me when really all you wanted was to... Now,

just hold on a minute. I do care about you.

I'm not just after sex, if that's what you're accusing me of. Then why didn't

you tell me about the other... Is that what you're accusing me of? Why didn't

you tell me about the other room?

Because I selfishly thought that if we had to be stranded out here in the

of nowhere over Christmas, it'd be better to be stranded together.

I love you, Christine, and I won't apologize for that.

I'm not asking you to.

I'll open the door. No, wait, don't.

If we're going to talk, I'd rather do it this way.

You've been keeping something from me for months now.

I haven't pushed.

I haven't pried.

But don't you think it's time you told me?

I can't.

But there is something, huh?

I can't talk about it.

It hurts too much.

I know you want us to be what we were, but we can't. Why can't you let it go?

Because I might be able to help if you told me.

Peter, I just can't.

I love you, Christine.

And I'll always be there for you.

To help him however I can.

But you've just got to tell me how.

I don't know how you can help me, Peter.

I wish I did, but I don't.

ahead of schedule, but just fine.

Should we try to get her to a hospital?

Not unless you want this baby born in the back of a cab.

Is that close?

I thought first birth took longer.

Usually. Not always.

Megan's one in a million, what can I say?

Just relax and let nature take its course.

Dave! Shh, I know.

I'm here.

Um, try to slow breathing like we practiced.

Try the fast breathing.

Honey, I'm not ready for this.

You're not ready?

You're doing fine.

I love you, Meg.

Merry

Christmas,

Gina. Thank you, Miss Fred.

Send the bags up to my suite.

Right away, sir. Nothing like being late for our own party. I really should have

told you about the extra food.

It's forgotten, Peter.

Good.

If you ever want to talk to somebody about, well, things... You'll be the

I promise.

These last couple of days have brought us closer, haven't they?

I'd like to think so.

But what does that mean? Can we date a little more now?

Depending on each other more?

I'd like that.

Well, that's the best Christmas present I could have hoped for.

Here they come.

Welcome back.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.

Welcome home, guys.

Did you guys have a good time?

Hmm? Oh, yeah.

Well, for being stranded, as we were.

Car trouble, huh?

Foreign car.

I see the party started without us.

Did Dave and Megan make it up?

Well, that's a long story.

But a good one.

What?

Come in.

I think you're surprised.

Two weeks early.

What a fine, healthy son.

Oh, boy, congratulations.

Thanks.

I've been working hard lately and wondering if it's all worth it.

I wonder why I'm knocking myself out, what I'm doing it for.

Well, this is what I'm doing it for.

And you know it's all worth it.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas, little guy.

Laughter.