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Merry Christmas.

Smile, everybody.

Damn, Peacock, the things I do to you.

Body looking crazy.

Peacock here. Merry Christmas Eve.

Getting ready for my workout. Gonna go on a bike ride.

Gotta work my ass off because I'm about to eat my ass off later.

Babe! Get the bags.

Yes, I do appreciate it. Thank you so much.

Hawaii. Why aren't we in Hawaii? Just saying.

Yeah, well, we're here now.

Here.

That's yours.

Thanks.

Surprise, surprise.

I didn't know you guys were coming for Christmas.

Oh, my goodness. Look at you.

Look at how tall you are. And, girl, you got a little body there going now. And

all this hair.

Here, let me help you. Thanks.

Well, your tire's flat for starters. I think that's a... Oh, my gosh. I didn't

even realize that.

I know who you are. You're that girl from that Instaframe reality show. Yeah.

I love that show.

Thanks. Peacock.

I knew that. I'm Tim.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you as well.

Well, let me help you with this bike. Oh, thanks. Let me just... Thank you.

There you go. You might want to walk that to a pump, you know, until you get

it. I will.

Switch that tire out.

You good?

Yeah, I'm good.

Yeah.

Cookie, cookie.

Hi. How are you? I'm good to see you.

What's him?

Yeah, thanks. I'll see you around.

Yeah.

He's sure on his way in.

Oh, okay. Well, let's go on and go inside and get some food, girl. Yeah,

because I'm hungry. Yeah, he's probably over there with that fast girl.

What'd you say? Nothing.

Come on. Come on.

Fancy phone.

Hey. Hey.

Oh,

I still see you wearing those hookah shoes.

Oh, don't start.

And too, too much jewelry.

What do you think, Cookie? She looks fine to me.

Hey, kids, I got something for you guys in the kitchen. Come on, follow me.

Put the phone down.

Well, if I'd known you were coming, I would have made other plans. I have

something to do.

No, you wouldn't have, but it's okay anyway. All right.

Hey, Mama, where are you going?

I have a late rehearsal, honey. Oh, can I go?

Uh, well...

You know what? I'm going to be far too busy, and I don't have anybody there to

be looking after you, so I'm so sorry I can't take you this time. Maybe next

time, okay?

You sound just like my mom.

Well, it's so nice to see you have such an understanding daughter.

Mama Stephanie, how you been?

Never better. I'll see you for dinner.

Oh, see you later, Mama.

Gabby. Hey. What's going on? Good to see you. How you doing? Good.

Hey, working up with these bags, bro.

Oh, I can help you take him back there. After you. Ashley, can you let him take

a moment to talk to you for just a second?

Okay. Okay.

Good luck.

Over there?

Yeah, let's go. Okay.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, kids, stop running.

Seriously.

Ridiculous. Oh, my God. Oh, let them be kids.

Hey, do you know... that we could have been in Hawaii. This is all your fault.

I know.

I know you could have been in Hawaii.

But if you went, you wouldn't have been around family.

What, you ain't happy to see me?

Of course I'm happy to see you. I'm always happy to see you.

Really? Okay, I'm just making sure you know what I'm complaining you're doing.

Look, it's going to be a good Christmas.

It better be a good Christmas.

It is.

Well, well, well, look who it is.

Oh, McDonald's.

How can I help you?

For you to help me would require facial reconstruction.

Given your age, technology hasn't advanced that far yet.

That's the best you got?

Yeah, I've been working on that all morning.

Yeah, work some more.

Daddy!

I didn't know you were coming.

Red didn't tell you?

Oh, no, I wasn't trying to bore her with the specifics, you know.

I was just like, ah, Tim, long.

I can't understand why all they have to offer is those little palm-sized bags of

peanuts, and then they want to upsell you with a little teeny bottle of

liquor. I can get more out of a single pull in the cow teeth than they put in

those bottles.

I know, trust me, it's a trip nowadays, man.

Hey, but other than that, everything was cool?

Ah, well, no, fine.

I think I need some coffee or something to settle my stomach.

Alright, get this man some coffee.

You

know

you

shouldn't smoke alone.

Who's there?

I can smell that all the way over here.

Smells good.

Smoke, you want to join me?

Sure.

I didn't think you smoked.

Yeah, well, I do a lot of things people think I wouldn't do.

You know, I'm starting my own reality show.

Oh, for real?

Mm-hmm.

What's it about?

Finding love.

That shouldn't be too hard for you.

You seem like a beautiful, smart, sexy girl.

You think so?

Give me a shotgun.

Shotgun. Oh, you know what? It's not enough.

Try it anyways.

Try it anyway.

All right, um... Dad!

Yeah, I'll be right there,

son.

Here, here, here.

You all right?

You okay? Okay, I'll come by later, all right?

Okay? If you want. All right.

What are my grandchildren up to in here?

Huh? Hey, Papa.

Hey, Papa.

We're making s'mores.

With sticks on a stove? What kind of California city slicker setup is this?

I don't get any idea, Smokey the Black Bear.

Nikki,

what are you doing?

You scared the crap out of me.

Well, someone left the back door open, so I thought I'd see myself in.

Little girl.

That's not my name. Whatever.

I burned it.

I can just have mine.

Hey, um, kids, can I, can you give me the kitchen for a little bit so I can

talk to everybody?

Okay.

Oh. Don't push me.

Oh.

Little girl, I didn't even know you were coming.

I just told you.

That's not my name. My name is Nicola or Nikki. You can pick one.

I'll call you whatever I want to call you. No, you won't. You want to walk?

Hey, hey.

Yo, we are not doing that right now, okay?

Not this year.

Gabby, you're the oldest.

Please act like it. Nikki, respect your sister, okay?

Alright, look.

The reason...

i wanted to bring everybody together this christmas is because i think mom

was really sick sick wait wait what you talking about sick

because she hasn't said anything to me about being sick well she wouldn't she

wouldn't say anything to anybody that's what i'm telling you guys well i thought

her sinuses were just acting up but now that i think about it she has been

coughing a lot more than she was before Let's give Mama our dream Christmas.

Well, you act like she's dying.

Look, guys, let's just agree to keep this a secret.

Agreed? Yeah. All right.

Agreed. All right.

And we'll all link up after dinner. I mean, that's when Mama will be back.

All right, Mom.

We have some last-minute shopping to do.

This coffee tastes like mud.

Oh, well, I got this coat for you right here.

Ha ha.

Hey, old man.

What are you doing?

Looking for the love angel.

The old love angel? Yes.

Who made that thing anyway?

Your great-grandpa made that.

It's been sitting atop Carter Christmas trees for the last hundred years. Oh,

wow.

Maybe you left that at home?

No, no, no, no. I swear I packed it.

I took it, I put it, put it in my tote.

Have you seen my tote? It's a red tote.

Why don't you just call the airline, whatever airline you flew in on?

That's a great idea. Why don't you call the airline for me? I flew in on Wesley.

Cool, I will.

Listen.

I got plans for us this Christmas.

Hold on.

What kind of Christmas plans have you got?

Why you gonna just laugh in my face like I can't come up with some good plans?

All right, look, just hear me out, all right?

Something a little less violent than our usual annual hunting trips on Christmas

Day. I love those, but we gonna reel it back a little bit. A little less

bloodshed. All right, so this time, I was thinking, why don't we take the

family hiking up Topanga Canyon?

You know what I mean? Check out L.A. from a panoramic view.

Boy, you got me to leave Mississippi on Christmas.

All that good buck hunting to go hiking up some hill for a city view?

Next thing I know, you're going to have me in a Starbucks sipping on laddies

talking about how our childhood was affected by cognitive dissonance. Who

talks about cognitive dissonance? No, no, no, we're not going to do that. No,

and look, I got one more question for you. I'm very serious about this.

What the hell is a laddie?

A latte at Starbucks.

The milky coffee drink.

You trying to say a latte?

Latte.

Man, your mom and me, we lived in Los Angeles for five years before you were

born, and they tried to get me listening to Beach Boys.

It's not going to be like that, all right? It's going to be fun.

Hunting is fun.

It's what God made man to do.

Well, by God, I agree with you. That's awesome. But this time, let's just do

something different. I get it, all right? You a rough and tough wilderness

kind of dude.

I like it.

But let's just do something only the fellas can do. I got it all planned out.

Cool?

I'm not wearing no fanny packs. Oh, we ain't gonna use no fanny pack. We gonna

be hiking.

Hike out of here.

Don't forget to call the airline.

I won't.

Come out, come out, wherever you are.

Harry, I have worked on this show for 35 years, and you want to kill me off with

a scorpion bite.

It's a soap opera. What would you prefer to die from?

I. don't want to die it's not me it's the network i have come to work every

day that i was supposed to i have never been late and i have never asked for

anything that wasn't due me so i expect you to build me a storyline where i can

meet my demise in a dignified way there's no dignity in death besides i

can't they want to go lighter and what was that supposed to mean Hold on a

minute, Stephanie. I'm not trying to pull, like, the waiter race card here.

What I'm trying to say is they want to go younger.

Oh.

Oh, oh, this is so embarrassing.

I can't even speak on this.

Because first, they made me a mother, and then they killed my daughter. Then

they make me a surrogate, they give my son back to his mother. They have taken

my character places that no other actor even dare to go. And you expect me...

To settle for some unceremonious death because they want to go younger?

You owe me more than that. No, they owe me more than that.

Stephanie, it's Christmas Eve. I only took this meeting with you because you

mean so much to the show.

Look, this is out of my hands now.

Look, I'm just a whooping boy if that means anything.

And if this new show model idea doesn't work out, I'll be coming over to your

house and we'll be eating ice cream.

We'll be getting fat together and laughing about all this.

I don't do ice cream. You know, that cough is really starting to scare me.

Maybe you should get that checked out.

Don't even worry about me. When's my last day?

It's going to be the week of Easter, and you're going to get some time off. Why

don't you spend it with the family? And in the end, we'll see what happens.

In the words of Maya Angelou, I will rise.

Oh my goodness!

I am a huge fan of your work. It is an honor to be the new lead on set.

I just hope to be half the actress you are.

Are we still getting dinner after this, babe? Yeah, babe.

Give me a few minutes and we'll go out.

Yo,

Cookie, let me get, like, one green bean.

Get out of my kitchen.

All right, like, one scoop of mashed potatoes.

Boy, bye.

Two macaroni noodles, something.

Hey, it smell good in here.

Mm-hmm.

Smells like a country back house, if you ask me.

Here you go. Here you go. Come on.

Cookie's throwing down. You know that. Thank you.

I know I'm about to throw up.

I don't want to hear nothing come out of you. I ain't seen you cook nothing yet.

Boiled water or something.

Hey, Cookie, don't pay him no mind. Boy, I ain't even thinking about your daddy.

Okay? He from the country. He think roadkill is a good means.

If I killed it.

Yes, this is Marshall Carter.

A red bag.

A small red bag.

A small red bag.

All right, TJ and Amber, take those bags to your room, please.

Here, let me have the bag.

I'm going to take it to the room. Thank you.

Something smells good, girl.

Oh, my God. That's amazing. You need some help? Well, I can always use some

help, but if you think you're going to get a little taste before everybody

else, you better just march right out there and help them with that treat. I

had to try.

Oh, wait. Did you make the dressing yet? I'll do it right now. Okay.

Cookie, where do you want the banana pudding?

In the refrigerator.

These young girls, they don't even try.

She don't know.

They don't even try. I know.

Oh, um, did you need some help with that dressing?

I already talked to her about that.

And? And what? What are you asking me?

Thank you.

You know what I was going to tell you? Look what I got for you, baby.

Spices from Mississippi.

Thank you. That's right.

I know you do.

You know she don't know what to do with that. Made that dry-ass macaroni this

year. You know my little girl. I'm tired of you talking about macaroni. If you

call me little girl, you know what I'm talking about. Hey, Gabby.

Didn't you say you had some cooking share for me?

Yeah. Can you go to the car and get that right now? Right now? Yes, absolutely.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh, okay. And, uh, you know what you're going to do? You're going to help me get

this out the oven.

Yeah.

Look, you got to know how to cook. We ain't going to be able to get you a main

note. I know how to cook. Thank you.

Okay. Hey, now, don't be smart with me.

How do you get this out?

Gotta do better.

Okay.

Hey, honey.

Hey.

It's a big bad wolf.

No kiss.

Later.

What's wrong?

I've been mad at you for 37 years. I know there's something wrong with my

wife. Now, what is it?

I'm dying.

We've talked about this.

I've put things in place.

Oh, this is my life, Marshall.

I didn't expect it to end like this.

So, what are you going to tell them?

It's not the right time.

Okay.

Mom, Dad, Cousin Cookie wanted me to let you guys know food's ready.

Okay. We're going to be there soon. All right.

Mom, you okay?

Yeah. Shit.

Yeah. See you at dinner. Okay, sweetie.

Oh, is everything okay with you and Dad?

Yes, yes, yes. Everything's fine, anyway.

It's Christmas Eve. Let's go have some dinner.

In that case...

I

knew you were in here.

I knew it.

Let me ask you something.

Yeah.

What did she have?

No, no. Before you answer, tell the truth.

Yeah.

She is. I tried to tell you. What are you talking about? What did she say? She

said something like the end. Her and Daddy talked about not being able to go

on, like at the end, like it's over. What is it?

Don't say anything, all right? What do you mean don't say anything?

Stop.

Just say it. No?

No?

She, um... She has AAC.

See? It's okay.

Because I don't know what AAC is.

Gabby. What is AAC?

Acute abdominal cancer.

She has cancer. Stop.

So, hold on.

You're trying to tell me that mama has cancer.

That's what you're trying to say to me.

Mama has cancer. Debbie, Debbie, please.

Please keep this between us. Don't say nothing.

Please.

Can I tell you something?

I came here.

And I really thought.

That I was going to go on a Hawaiian vacation from here.

Stop.

Just, I can't. I can't right now.

Stop.

Just don't.

Father God, we thank you so much for bringing our family together.

We ask that you bless this food, bless the hands that prepared this food, and

let it be to the heal and nourishment of our bodies. And everyone at the table

said, Amen.

And this looks so good.

It tastes good.

Red, make sure you get a little something to eat, okay? Extra, because

you look like you're losing a little weight, baby.

Nah, my weight's fine, Mom. I just got some indigestion.

I got it, y'all.

Hey, everybody. Merry Christmas Eve.

Oh,

can I help you, Peacock?

Oh, I've got to tell you, I invited her.

You invited her?

Yeah. You know, it's a gorgeous thing to do. She fell off a bike, you know.

Welcome, Peacock.

Somebody get the girl a plate.

Yes, Papa.

Why should she have to give up her phone if she's only doing what her mother is

doing?

I'm surprised you're doing any kind of job seeing how you talk to people

Look, I don't know what's going on with the both of you, but you need to stop

now.

Oh, my gosh. Here we go. And I didn't choose to give you up, so bypass me

with all that misdirected anger. Mom, you need to give this woman a hug or

something. Hey, Gabby, I thought you got over that.

She can't.

It bothers her that she had our father all to herself.

Our father?

Really?

Please. Yes, Daddy was there.

But he was more into his agricultural class than anything else, okay?

All right, enough.

None of you has any right to speak on how your mother and I decided to raise

our family. You do us a little clarification.

No, wait.

We don't owe you nothing.

I don't know who you think you are coming up in my house asking me to owe

you something.

All right, all right, but maybe it might be nice to give them some reasoning for

why we did what we did so they can stop all this bickering and nitpicking and

carrying on.

They're kids. I don't need to explain nothing to them.

So you'd rather let them just keep going at each other so you can keep up

appearances?

Oh, please, Marshall. Okay, what am I supposed to tell them?

How you couldn't make it in California?

How you couldn't fit in?

How you can't see past Mount Bayou, Mississippi?

Wow.

And y'all really wonder why I never want to come back no more.

I gotta go.

How's mom?

Getting it under control.

All right.

Is mom okay?

She'll be all right.

Where's your sister?

Oh, um, she took Tim and the kids to go have their own family dinner.

She sort of just went to Hawaii since she can't stop talking about it.

Nicola, stop.

What did I do?

It's not what you do, it's how you do it.

You need to stop interfering with how she wants to raise Amber. But I'm not

trying to... No buts.

It's your sister's family. Now stay out of it.

You hear me?

Can I help?

Uh, yeah, yeah.

Some of these still need hooks.

Ouch. Oh, you alright?

Let me put a little pressure on you. I'm fine.

Okay,

alright. Just trying to help.

It's funny, it, uh...

Reminds me of the first time Dad showed me how to lace a fishing pole.

I must have been, what, eight years old when he took me on my first fishing

trip?

And I sliced my finger wide open.

I needed six stitches and everything.

I remember thinking, Dad must be so mad that he has to miss the opening fishing

season.

That was my first thought as a kid, but...

He was actually just more concerned that I might get an infection.

You know, he dropped everything, took me to the hospital, and left his most

expensive fishing rod there with all his equipment.

Well, did he get it back?

Oh, yeah, he got it back.

Somebody saw it, recognized it as my dad's, and gave it to his cousin.

And his cousin came in to the hospital and dropped it off in the back of a

truck. So it was all cool.

I don't really have that many memories of Daddy and me.

Why do you think Mom and Dad didn't raise us together?

Because they're crazy, that's why.

I mean, don't you wonder how different our lives could have been if we were all

just raised together?

Pass is the pass.

The real question is, how different could everything be if we actually got

along together as a family?

That's what you should be asking.

Why do you say that?

Nikki, look at you.

Look how you turned out. You are a beautiful, talented, award-winning

actress.

Yeah, I know. I know. Don't be bashful.

I mean, and you did it all on your own.

Now, did you have to fly 3,000 miles away from home to do it? Yeah, you did,

but... You did it.

You know what I mean? You got it done.

Look at Gabby. Gabby is a beautiful, no-nonsense, award-winning real estate

agent in the South.

In the South.

Look at Mom and Dad. They're both amazing at what they do.

I don't know. I just... I wish we would spend more time celebrating each other

instead of worrying about how Mom and Dad raised us.

Because the way I'm looking at it...

They did a damn good job, if you ask me.

I guess.

Nikki, I need you to promise me something, all right?

Just... Promise me you'll try to stop fighting with Gabby so much about who

was raised better.

Seriously. I can make no promises, because if she brings it, I'm going to

bring it, Mississippi style. Okay, I get it.

It's just the way I look at things these days is if

you don't have anything else to give somebody, give them your

heart.

Here, let me help you with that.

Because you're moving too slow. I was doing better when I was by myself.

You know what?

You better watch yourself.

What are you doing? I am trying to sleep, honey.

I'm sorry I woke you.

I thought the music would cover the sound.

What is that?

It's going to be a new love angel.

I can't find the original since we're going to decorate the tree tonight.

I thought I would try and make us a new one.

Marshall, that don't quite look like a love angel to me.

I'm still working on it.

Carved it some more. Added a little color and wings.

Well, I don't know.

Honey.

Honey.

I'm sorry about what I said tonight.

In my opinion, you know, never mind.

Besides, it's true.

Boy from one by you.

Been there so long, I can't see outside of it.

Know that I want to You come up out of mountain by you made something of

yourself Well, at least I didn't forget where I came from town folk some of them

might say otherwise What's that supposed to mean?

Some folks say you gotta hide my God that you come from the first

And only black family to own a mill in the whole state.

Yeah, but what do you think?

I think I... I know.

I married the prettiest, smartest, most talented woman in the whole world.

Money didn't ruin you. It just brought something out of you other folks didn't

know was in there. That's all.

What kind of things?

Yeah.

All I know is that I am still married to that gal who would

sit by me while I caught more fish than I could carry.

The gal who wouldn't let a Lawrence Albrecht take her to the prom.

No, he did have the hottest wheels in Boulevard County.

Gal who, when I say.

She say, honey.

You're my honey.

I miss the old us.

I do too.

Why don't you come back home with me to Mount Bayou? Be like old times. Oh,

Marshall.

It was just probably as dead there as it was when I left. And what am I going to

do? Just sit in the rocking chair and eat pickles pork, pickles pig feet until

I... die of a heart disease.

Stephanie, you still don't get it.

But you think because you got a big fancy acting career, got a big fancy

house and cars and clothes and you're a better woman for that?

You are the laughing stock of Mon Bayou.

Yes, we are simple, hard working, easy living folk and you go out here

struggling just to make a good appearance.

What do they say? They say fake it till you make it. Well, you made it. Okay,

you know what? Now you need to hold up on this, Marshall. I'm not going to stop

until I'm finished saying what needs to be said.

You are the most successful person ever to come out of Mount Bayou. Boulevard

County, as a matter of fact.

If you ever stop to think about why they have never honored you, hell, they never

even gave you the key to the city.

Because they don't like you.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have said that.

Stephanie, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Looks nice.

Like Christmas in here.

Red did most of it.

He's really trying to make this one something special.

As we all should.

Yeah? Mm-mm. No.

Mm-mm. Mm-mm. Mm-mm. Given the time and tools, that's the best I can do.

Daddy,

that isn't going to work.

That's all we got.

Well, what is it? Daddy made some janky love angel. He lost the other one.

I didn't lose it. I just can't remember where I left it.

I get that.

Well, maybe you left it at our house.

No, I don't believe so.

Can I see it?

Why?

I just want to admire your work.

Yes. Oh, look at that.

Wow.

Didn't have my tools.

Is it there? Mm-hmm.

Oh, Gabriella, you can... It makes a little sound.

You know what? I'm going to be right back. I just got to get lip gloss.

It's very relaxing.

You know, we should go to my place. We don't have to hide over there.

I'm kind of doing the family thing, you know.

I'll tell you what.

We can have a toast to new beginnings.

We don't have any liquor.

We could do it later when all the babies and baby mamas are asleep.

I've got to tell you something. I don't want to lead you on.

I can tell a man that's headed for divorce.

You can be my present. You can be my present.

Your presence is a blessing. You deserve affection.

Listen, you're my definition of perfection.

I think you're the closest thing I have to heaven.

I can lose everything except you.

Except you.

Cause you're the only thing that I wanted. You got me really going on it.

I feel in love and it's falling.

Girl, you're just so flawless.

I want to wake up to you in the morning.

Even if snow ain't falling.

About that drink.

Okay, okay, all right. So the only thing I remember is when Dad saw the

alligator, he actually picked me up like a football.

I mean, took off running towards the truck, and I just knew at some point he

was going to drop me. But he did. He actually tripped. I did not drop him.

Okay, that old man, that's your story. Can I tell my story?

Please. Tell my story.

Okay, so maybe he doesn't drop me.

This dude does something worse. He literally picks me up, tosses me 50 feet

into the truck. And that's not the worst of it. It gets better. He jumps into the

truck and lands on my chest with his knees.

Am I lying? No, that's not true.

That is exactly true.

That's not true.

I didn't know who was in more danger, you know what I'm saying? Me from the

alligator or me from my dad trying to save me.

Pop Pop, is that you? No, no, look.

That the alligator jumped up after us, that's true.

That your uncle ended up in the flatbed of the truck is true.

That I threw him in there, that's a story.

Okay, but answer this, though. Yes or no, did you land on my chest?

I don't recall.

You know what? If you're going to be here with your family, be here with your

family. Stop! I wasn't bothering anyone.

You're bothering me. That's who you're bothering.

Whoa, whoa.

What's going on here?

Never seen you two like this before.

Amber was suspended from school.

Mom, don't.

What? She was suspended for 10 days for kissing a boy in the boys' locker room.

Gabriela, was that necessary?

Well, while you're at it, why don't you tell everyone how you and Dad have been

separated since last summer?

I never knew a woman could be so cruel to her own daughter.

Well, I guess that's why Tim spends all his time in the backyard getting high.

Because he's happily married to an unhappy woman.

I'm hungry.

You know what? Hold this. Hold that.

You got something to say?

Okay, all right. That's my time.

That is my time.

Uh, hey, can you take me home?

Uh, yeah, but, uh, let me have a minute with your sister.

So, we're not gonna put the love angel on the tree?

Come on, baby.

Clearly is not the time.

What's going on with you?

I knew Mom was going to be extra.

No, no, no. You are not being fair.

She's going through a very difficult time.

You have no idea what's going on with her. She didn't expect this.

She didn't expect to be losing everything, and you can't expect to be

happy in a time like this.

You go ahead and take Red.

I'm going to wrap some presents, okay?

I don't know what's going on with you and Tim.

He's been a good man and a great husband.

So I hope you two can work it out.

If you can't forgive family, who can you forgive?

God, I love you. I love you.

All right.

All right.

Work it out.

You all got to work it out.

He hates me

Are

you

mad at me?

No

I'm sorry, Daddy. I just felt like Mommy was trying to cause this scene on

purpose.

I get it.

I'm the one who should be saying sorry.

Are you ever going to come back home?

That's a good question.

Time will tell.

Amber, you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Come here, man.

Listen.

Your mother and father, we love each other very much, okay?

We're just experiencing something they call grooming pains.

You know, it's what families do.

Now, there are ups and downs, but it doesn't mean that we have to stay down.

When we get back home, can I go live with you?

Me too.

We spend most of our time with you anyways.

You pick us up from school, practice, our friend's house, so I mean... Is your

mother gonna go for that?

When she was our age, she lived with her father, so I don't see a reason why not.

Okay.

I'll tell you what.

If your mother and I are not back together by the summer, then we'll all

sit down as a family and we will discuss it.

Alright?

She's been so angry since you've been gone.

Look, everything is going to work out for the best.

All right? I promise.

I will work harder.

All right?

Bring it in. Bring it in.

Can you wrap these a little better?

Why? So you can take all the credit?

You wrap it.

You mind not throwing things at me?

You mean like I'm throwing away my marriage?

Yeah.

I'm not taking all the blame. I wasn't the one doing the cheating. I did not

cheat. It was a picture. It was a picture of a girl in a bathing suit in

your phone. My frat brother sent it to me. It was a joke for the tenth time. It

wasn't funny.

Now what?

You got another one?

You need that too?

How did you grow up?

You're going to lose this. You understand that?

Oh. Yeah.

Losing you?

Scary.

That's just great, Gabby.

Let me ask you something.

Why do you sabotage the people you love? What is that?

Is that some sort of redemptive thing you need to kind of make you feel better

about yourself?

Huh? Pushing the people away from you that love you. Why do you do that?

Do you even know why you do that?

I'm not a bad mother.

You're not a bad mother. Did I say you were a bad mother?

That's what you implied.

I didn't think I'd get a straight answer.

Now you know you don't need to be spending time with nobody but your wife.

How do you know where I'm going? Because I know things.

Hey,

you know that's my last one.

You better bring me some back.

Tim.

I thought you was Tim.

Do I look like Tim? You don't look like Tim. I was hoping you was Tim.

Where's Tim?

Really? Really.

What you want, Marshal?

Between smoking all that weed and cleaning chemicals, I think you fried

your brain.

Look, Marshal.

I just want to thank you for all the things you've been doing for the family.

I really appreciate it, all right?

Why are you being so nice?

Oh, you're trying to help Stephanie collect that insurance.

Let me just get this out, all right?

With Stephanie's career just going down the drain and everything, I just knew

some changes were going to be coming around the corner.

Thank you for being such a good friend of my wife.

Even if it did turn out to be the worst cousin I ever had.

Well, you know, you're not so bad yourself.

I'm lying. No, I'm just bullshitting you, right? Get some sleep.

Big day tomorrow.

Come on, Tim.

Thank you.

Listen, we are gonna go make breakfast, and we're gonna go to Disneyland.

You ready?

Really?

Let's go.

Come on.

Hey, Dad, what's up?

Morning, son.

What time you want me to come get you?

Yeah, I'll catch a Uber over there as soon as I wake up.

Are you sure? Your sister and them cooked breakfast and cookies about to

suck up the whole kitchen, so you better hurry if you want some.

I'll be over there as soon as I finish wrapping these gifts, all right?

Merry Christmas, Red. Merry Christmas, Red.

Tell everybody I said Merry Christmas, all right?

Red says Merry Christmas, everybody.

Mm-hmm.

So we still going on that hike?

Yeah, yeah, no.

We're still going. I'll send you guys the information so you guys can drive

there yourselves. It's real easy to get to.

You sure?

Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.

I'll be over there.

All right, then. I'll see you in a bit.

All right. I love you, Dad.

Bye.

Papa, we're still going on our hiking trip, right? You bet we are.

Where's Tim? Is he still hiking?

What?

Nothing? Go get something to eat.

myself. Ta-da!

Say hi, baby.

Don't be shy.

Hi. Very Chris.

He's cute. I know and rich, too.

Shh.

Here, have some more.

Oh.

You should do your show together.

You think?

Maybe they think we should do our show together.

Yeah, well, did you tell them I'm in Los Angeles?

Yes. Okay, hold on. You're telling me he still refuses to sign the documents.

No, it doesn't make sense for me to come back to Mississippi.

I'm here.

He acts like he still owns this land. I mean, I don't understand.

Why are we at Uncle Red's house? Because I need to check on him. What about

Disneyland? Look, we have plenty of time for Disneyland, okay? It's the busiest

day of the year. Calm down.

I'm sorry.

What?

Okay, you know what? Just tell him to text me.

I'm going to text him myself, okay? I'm going to get this straight.

And I'm really sorry to snap at you and put you in the middle of this on

Christmas.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Merry Christmas, Danielle.

All right, bye.

You know what?

You see I'm on the phone, right?

You know what? I have to deal with you. Sit right here.

I'm going to be right back because I've got something for you.

Yeah, that's good. Hey!

Hey.

Hey!

Open up!

Hey! Yeah, hello.

Oh.

Hey,

not now. I'm not dressed.

Look, I don't care if you're getting dressed.

Open the door.

What? What are you talking about? I'm good, all right? Look, I'll see you at

Mama's house.

Okay, now you know I will bust out a window, right?

You know that.

I suggest you open the door.

Uncle Red doesn't want to be bothered.

Leave him alone.

And you go back to the car.

Thank you.

Got it all I need. Go ahead.

You're going to have to tell them eventually.

Did you hang up on me?

Not on Christmas.

I know you hear me.

Hello?

How high is this?

Oh, my gosh. What happened?

It's so funny.

Yeah, we're supposed to be at Disneyland today. I don't know. We'll see.

Hello?

Judge Effingham, how are you?

Yeah, well, Merry Christmas.

Yeah, no, everything is just fine. And I'm actually glad you called.

I wanted to let you know I really need to get those contracts signed.

Hang on a second. I just want to pull over really quickly so I can focus.

Thank you. Yeah, my name is Amber, and I'm rolling down the street with my mom.

Hi, I'm back.

Yeah.

No, I would love to meet with a new client. Absolutely.

Yes, you know what? I can be there by morning. In order to do that, I'm going

to have to leave tonight, though.

No, absolutely. It's absolutely worth it. Of course.

Yes, I think it's an amazing opportunity.

I really appreciate that.

Okay. I'll see you then. All right. Thanks.

Amber, I am going to have to postpone Disneyland.

What?

That's not fair. You promised me we were going to go.

Listen to me.

We all have to make sacrifices, and I'm making a sacrifice, so you'll understand

when you get older.

You never make sacrifices for me, though.

I'm doing that right now.

Don't you understand that?

I'm making sacrifices for you as we speak.

Come on now.

Keep up.

Papa, can you keep up? No I'm not. I can't keep up. Yes you can.

I'm going to check on dad.

Hi, Tim. I'm sorry I got your voicemail.

I hope you check this because I am looking to talk to Amber. So let me know

if you talk to her or see her, please. Call me straight back on my phone.

All right.

Hey,

Nikki, I just wanted to see if you've seen Amber.

So please call me back or text me back if you have.

Okay?

All right. Thanks.

Hold up.

Hold up.

Are you okay?

Hey, Red, it's Gabby. I came by there earlier. Can you please, please call me

back? I really hoped you'd answer your phone. I need to talk to you.

So call me back right away, okay?

Thanks.

Gabby called me, but I can't get no reception.

She call you?

I don't think so.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Have you seen this girl anywhere?

I haven't. Are you sure? Can you take another look, please?

No, I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Need to take a break.

Where's TJ?

I thought it was with you.

No.

TJ? Excuse me. Excuse me.

Have you seen this girl anywhere around here?

No. Are you sure? Can you just take one more look, please?

Thank you.

TJ!

TJ!

I was such a pretty baby. I was beautiful.

You are adorable. Look, you had a big head, but you're so cute.

Hi, Mom.

Have you talked to Amber? No, why?

Have you seen her?

Oh, no, I'm just... I hadn't talked to her, so I just wanted to check in with

you.

Okay, well, just let me know if you do, okay?

All right.

Thanks. There you go.

Oh, what happened to you? Why are you laying on the ground, boy?

All right, let me see.

Okay, stop all that hollering. It's not that bad. It's not broke.

What's the matter? Why are you looking so sad?

It's going to be fine. It's just a little sprain.

I'll show you how to do a little first aid, okay?

Here you go.

There you go. Let it go. Let it go.

Let it go.

Just let it out.

All right. You okay?

Yeah.

Hey, I'm so sorry I got you earlier. It's okay. It's okay. The washer got it

right out. It's all about you. Don't worry about me.

I'm here for you.

You sure you're all right?

Yeah, I'm good.

Look, I want you to take this before you go to bed, okay? This is going to boost

your immune system.

This is for your nausea so you don't throw up.

You got it? Yeah, I'm good.

Will you call me if you need something? Yes, absolutely. Thank you.

You all right? Yeah.

You going to be okay? Yeah.

Excuse me.

I was trying to tell you, Amber's missing.

No, I could... I know you heard... Thank you.

What is this?

What is this?

It's, um... Hey.

What is this?

I, um... What?

I have cancer.

I have pancreatic cancer.

Yeah. I don't understand.

Come on, you understand.

No, I don't understand. Yes, you do.

You know what it means?

It's going to be okay, though, right? It's going to be fine, though, right? It

is. You can get better. It's going to be okay because I made my peace with God

and I know where I'm going.

It's all over.

But I don't want you to know that I tried.

I want you to know that I fought.

I fought so hard.

Oh, my God.

But I'm tired.

I'm tired, okay?

It's going to be all right.

I put myself on the donors list, all right?

I know you don't want to hear that. I know that's not what you want to hear.

But listen to me. Listen to me.

I don't want to talk about it.

We have to talk about it. We got to talk about it now.

I want to know that before I go, I left something and I gave something that

matter. Okay?

It's going to be all right.

It's going to be all right.

Please don't say that. Please don't say that.

Please don't say that. Please.

Please.

It's going to be all right.

Okay. Okay. I love you. I love you. I love you.

I love you.

You and mom.

Okay.

Okay. Okay.

Gabby.

There's one more thing I gotta tell you.

Hello?

Gabriella.

Courtesy call. Let you know everything's alright.

Hey. Do you have, um, Amber?

Amber? Where's Amber?

Your husband, he twisted his ankle a little bit, but he's crying, acting like

he broke his leg. But nothing really. He's gonna be fine.

Okay, um...

I'll explain it all to you later. Bye.

Bye.

What was it? Tim sprained his ankle. What?

Thank you.

What do you want?

Snapchat. Oh, let's take one.

That looks cute.

I look good.

I'm going to call your mom real quick.

Hi.

Oh, my God.

Hello?

Hey. Hey, Nikki.

Do you have Amber?

I'm with Amber right now, and we're actually going to go to Disneyland.

You're going to Disneyland. Okay.

All right.

So we'll just see you guys back at the house later.

Okay.

She wants to talk to you.

You know what, Gabriella?

She's cool.

I'll take care of it.

Okay.

Okay. They found her. They found her, right? They're on their way to Disney.

Oh, of course.

Oh, my God. I'm sorry.

What were you going to tell me?

You were going to tell me something.

You know what?

It's not even important no more. They found Amber. That's what matters, all

right? All right.

Listen, do you need to lay down or something? No, I actually feel a little

bit better for a second.

I'm okay.

Can I lay down?

Yes, you can.

Make yourself at home. You already did that.

You ready? Yeah.

Let's go.

Mm-hmm. Hold on.

Go ahead.

I'm on the move. I'm on the move. Always running like I can't stop.

But I'm missing you.

But I'm missing you. And girl, every day you remind thoughts. I'm telling the

truth.

All right, come on. Be careful.

and some water.

Hey, Merry Christmas. Is Marshall Carter available?

Well, Merry Christmas. I'm his wife. May I help you?

Yes, just delivering his bag here for the airline.

Oh, thank you. Marcus, you might give him a sign. Sure.

Merry Christmas, Peacock.

How can I help you?

Something's wrong with my toilet, and I was hoping that Tim could come over and

help me with it.

Oh, I...

I think Tim is indisposed at this time.

But I'm sure this young man would be happy to help you.

Well, I don't mind.

And I am off.

And it would make me a very happy man to help the most famous girl I've met.

I was a millionth follower.

Come on.

Then thank me later.

So what kind of benefits you got?

No copay on dental.

Had better?

Yeah.

Bet you ain't gonna be walking out of nobody life anytime soon.

When are we gonna open our... When are we gonna open our Christmas presents?

You wanna come help me decorate some Christmas cookies?

Can I have some?

You know you can.

Come on.

Yeah. Your bag arrived.

Oh, yeah.

It's not here. Are you still looking for that love angel?

Yes. Oh, Marshall.

Everything we need, we have right here.

Hey, what's going on? What happened?

I tripped on a rock.

Dang, man.

Hey, I'm sorry I couldn't make it. I know that view had to be crazy.

It was.

Man, you good? You all right? Yeah, I'm good, man. You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You got a minute?

Yeah, I do, but somebody's been sending me video messages all day, so let me

just check this out really quickly first.

Video messages.

Yeah.

I have something I want to tell you.

Okay, just give me one second. First? I don't understand what's going on. First,

can I?

You can, but I actually have something to tell you first.

I lost Amber.

No, I didn't lose Amber. You lost Amber? No, I didn't lose Amber.

Amber ran away, but she's back now. She's with Nikki. She's safe.

And I needed to get that out to tell you right now.

But... Okay.

I lost her. You lost her. Okay.

So Amber's good. She's good.

Good. Okay.

Now, I have something that I want to tell you that I don't think

you're going to like, but I wanted to tell you instead of you.

Why don't you just get to it?

Just get to it. Okay. Just get to it.

So I had to – I was smoking the other day, and I know you don't – I know you

don't. I know how much you hate for me to smoke, but I had to call my nurse

because, you know, I need to call my nurse.

You messed up. You need to skip to the end.

Skip to the end. Okay.

I was at Peacock's.

Okay. And she is the girl from the

Insta frame reality show. Okay. And she did this live chat video and I'm drunk.

I had a couple of drinks and she was all over me doing crazy stuff to me. Did you

sleep with her? No.

No, I did not sleep with her, okay? I promise.

Are you sure you didn't sleep with her? No, I would not disrespect you like

that. Like that?

You wouldn't disrespect me like that.

But in another way, you might disrespect me.

You were there.

You were smoking.

Probably drinking. I was calming my nerves.

Disrespectful.

But you wouldn't sleep with her.

Okay, one more thing.

Oh, there's more?

Okay.

The picture...

There's a picture?

It's just a picture, okay? Nothing happened.

Daddy, what happened?

Baby?

You know what? Don't you ever run away from me like that again. Do you know

that you scared the daylights out of me?

I was scared to death. Are you understanding what I'm saying to you?

Gabby, she's home now, okay?

Right. Well, I'm glad you're home. Your mom is glad you're home. So why don't

you go get ready for dinner, okay?

I'm sorry.

Okay.

I'm really sorry. That's all I wanted to tell you.

I got it.

That's all she gonna do?

She damn near broke my windows earlier.

Now all of a sudden she wanna be reasonable.

Come in.

Mom dad, can I talk to you guys in the room for a little bit?

Sure

Hey guys, hey.

I know I made a big deal that everybody come together this Christmas.

Because I made it seem like someone was dying.

Yeah, mom.

What?

Yeah, Red told all of us that you were dying.

I'm dying on the show.

It's embarrassing, but they're killing me off the show. I'm dying on the show.

I'm not dying.

No,

it's just a bad case of bronchitis. I'm fine.

I'm dying!

Okay.

It's me.

Guys,

I'm dying.

A while ago, the doctors diagnosed me with pancreatic

cancer.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know how to tell you guys.

I didn't know him. Please, please forgive me, Mom. I'm sorry.

You know I would never wish sickness on you. I wasn't strong enough to tell y

'all, and I didn't know how to tell you, so I put it on the strongest person I

know, and that's my mom.

Okay.

Listen.

Yeah. We're gonna love him.

We're gonna support him.

We're gonna be here for him. That's what we're gonna do.

And we're gonna make this Christmas our dream Christmas.

Uncle Rick. Yeah, what's up?

If you're gonna die, you're gonna have to open this gift for me.

Oh, man.

Okay. Well, go on and open it.

Thank you, thank you.

Wow.

Oh, that's good.

Oh, this is... Hey, this is...

Thank you Thank you

all right so let's not worry about tomorrow we got each other right now

Oh yeah, those nice binoculars. Very nice.

That's my hair.

Oh,

that's

really cute.

Is he single?

Is it illegal if I do that? Yeah.

I wish

I had that lovely.

I have it.

You do?

It's in my bag.

Well, go get it.

Attention,

family. We have something we want to tell you.

All right.

Your papa and I have decided that after the show ends, we are going to move to

Jackson.

Jackson what?

Mississippi. You know, I'm a Mississippian woman born and raised.

What are you going to do in Jackson?

Well, besides spend a lot of time with my granddaughter and my grandson, I've

had, and you, sweetie, I've had a dream of opening up a theater.

Done. Done.

What's wrong with her?

Probably saw her own reflection and realized it's too late to do anything

about it. Stop that.

Always complaining.

Here it is.

Hey.

Now, how did you get it? You gave it to me last Christmas.

I told you this was my money.

All right.

Hi.

Hey.

Hi. It was my Christmas.

Amen to that.

Is your sister here? I have something to say to her.

First off, you were not speaking to my sister.

And second, don't you bring your scrawny ass around here anymore, you

homewrecker. I saw the video. Good. That's what I came here to talk to her

about. This is Marlon, my boyfriend.

He saw the tape, and I was trying to explain to him that Tim wasn't my man.

Oh, no.

Tim is not her man.

He is my sister's husband.

See, I told you I don't do married men.

Hey, sorry to bother you. Merry Christmas. We actually were just coming

by because we figured we could stop over here and get some cookies.

Now, can we go turn up for Christmas?

Yes, we can.

Why are you bragging me back and forth?

Excuse me, everyone near and far.

I would like to introduce you to my best friend, my youngest and

cutest cousin, and the backbone of this family, Miss Charisse Carter.

I didn't have time to wrap it.

What's this?

Open it.

Well, I don't get this.

We all got together and got you some land in Jackson.

It was no easy task, but we got you 10 acres in the city.

Mm-hmm. Well, what am I supposed to do with all this land?

Live on it.

Marshall and I are going to build you a house.

Furnished.

Not everything, but you're going to have to buy some of this stuff.

Cousin Cookie, you don't like it?

I mean, I just feel like y'all trying to get rid of me.

What?

No.

Cookie, we love you.

OK?

You're our family, and we want to do this for you.

All right?

Besides.

I mean, I'm going to look after everybody when I'm gone.

I love you, okay?

Okay, okay, all right, all right.

Enough of that. Somebody turn that music back up.

Amber, you got it?

All right.

And get your grown folks on.

Now put your damn shoes on.

And get your grown folks on.

Now slide to the right.

Now slide to the left.

Now slide to the right.

Now slide to the left.

I love you, son.

Thank you. Stay strong, Cardman Godard.

I can't resist.

Thank you so much.

Hey,

sis. Hey.

Yeah, I was just calling to tell you that I just booked this major role.

What?

And I have to play a young mom, and I was kind of hoping you could give me

some advice.

Yes.

Cool. Oh, and Nicola, I love you. I love you, too.

Fly just like Uncle Red.

We all make mistakes.

Clearly, I've made some.

You've made some.

But we have to forgive family.

And you're my family.

Stephanie, I cannot imagine the pain you and your family are going through.

I know there is now a void that can never be filled.

Every time you fill that void, think of Elizabeth Noel Rhodes, a beautiful 10

-year-old girl that now has a chance at life because of your son.

Marshall Carter Jr. gave my family the heart to keep fighting when we had

nothing left.

He will always be a symbol of hope to a family that almost lost faith.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

The Rhodes.

Take a break for some supper, honey? Yeah, honey.

Oh, that looks good, sweetie.

All right. Good old pickles pig feet, huh?

I love you.

I love you, too.

We did good?

Yes.

We're home. We're home.

My dear had you on my wish list, you know what it is is I just want to kiss

Oh Yeah, baby. I'm honest even it's no way for the phone.

No I just want to see

your face Maybe we can decorate the house eating candy canes It

don't matter either way. We gon' have a California Christmas.

You can bring the heat when I'm feeling low.

We gon' have a California Christmas.

It's just you and me, let's make this house a home.

California, California, California Christmas.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

California, California Christmas.

You can be my present.

Your presence is a blessing. You deserve affection.

Listen, you're my definition of perfection.

I think you're the closest thing I have to heaven.

I can lose everything except you.

Except you.

Because you're the only thing that I wanted.

You can have me really going all in. I've been in love and it's calling.

Girl, you're just so flawless.

I want to wake up to you in the morning.

Even if snow ain't fallin' fallin'. No one should be alone for the holidays.

I just wanna see your face.

Maybe we can decorate the house eatin' candy canes. They do better either way.

We gon' have a California Christmas.

You can bring the heat when I'm feelin' cold.

We gon' have a California Christmas.

This is you and me let's make this house