Original subtitles

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY HALLMARK CHANNEL

[HORSES NICKERS]

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

- COME ON, DANNY!

DON'T WASTE TIME. THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

[HORSE NICKERS]

ON, DONNER! ON, BLITZEN!

- HE'S DOING "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS"

TO THE HORSES AGAIN.

- HE'S READY FOR CHELSEA.

- DASH AWAY ALL!

HO!

- TONIGHT'S THE FIRST CHRISTMAS MOVIE--

"A SEASON FOR MIRACLES."

- THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

- IT'S ON AT 8:00.

- IF YOUR HOMEWORK'S DONE.

- IT WILL BE.

- TOMORROW IS A BIG WORKDAY.

- REMEMBER, DAD, I'VE GOT MY SHOOT

FOR THE YEARBOOK IN THE MORNING.

- THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

- FOR SCHOOL. I'M DOING THE CLASS PHOTOS TOMORROW.

- NOT TOMORROW.

- YES, TOMORROW. I TOLD YOU A LONG TIME AGO.

- DANNY, YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF, THE SNOW IS GONNA ADD HOURS

TO PICKING UP AND BALING THE TREES.

- BUT THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU NOW.

- WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CALL YOUR TEACHER AND POSTPONE IT.

GONNA NEED YOU ALL DAY.

- LOOK, THIS IS IMPORTANT.

- SO IS THIS.

YOU GONNA PAY THE BILLS?

HEY!

COME BACK HERE!

HE CAN SEE FOR HIMSELF.

[SIGHS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- NOT NOW.

- IT'S BRIDGET.

- WHAT IS IT?

- I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO MAD.

- I'M NOT HUNGRY.

- IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE.

- I'VE SEEN IT.

- HE JUST WANTS TO GET READY FOR NEW YORK.

- HE'S GETTING WORSE EVERY YEAR.

- HE MISSES MOM.

IT'S JUST ONE DAY.

- IT'S NOT JUST ONE DAY, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S THE YEARBOOK. THERE'S A DEADLINE.

- I'M GONNA MISS OUR TALENT RECITAL DURING THIRD PERIOD.

- IT'S NOT THE SAME, BRIDGET.

A YEARBOOK IS THE KIND OF THING

THAT LOOKS GOOD ON A COLLEGE RESUME.

- WELL, MAYBE THEY'LL LET YOU DO IT ANYWAY, ANOTHER DAY.

- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS WORK.

- WHEN'S THE PICKUP?

- TRUCKS WILL BE HERE IN A FEW HOURS.

- THEY'RE ALWAYS LATE.

- NOW, THE TREES HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY LOADED, READY TO GO,

BY 9 A.M. TOMORROW, SO LET'S SHAKE A LEG.

["O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL" PLAYING ON PIANO]

[OWL HOOTING]

- DAD...

DANNY, DINNER'S READY.

- OH, LOOKS GOOD.

DANNY, COME ON!

HURRY UP BEFORE YOUR SISTER'S FOOD GETS COLD!

THANKS, HON.

- COME ON, DANNY.

- OW. AHEM.

SO...YOU JUST GONNA SIT HERE IN SILENCE?

- WELL, GEE, DAD. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

HMM?

HOW HAPPY I AM THAT I LET DOWN MY FRIENDS ON THE YEARBOOK STAFF?

- THIS IS A WORKING FARM.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU'RE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HOW IT WORKS.

THE WAY YOU AND BRIDGET HAVE PITCHED IN THIS YEAR HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

- AND WHAT ABOUT NEXT YEAR? WHEN DO I GET TO DECIDE WHAT I WANT TO DO?

- WHEN YOU GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT.

THIS WILL ALL BE YOURS ONE DAY. DON'T YOU GET THAT?

- MOM WOULD NEVER LET YOU DO THIS.

- WHAT DID YOU SAY?

- GUESS WHO WON THE TALENT RECITAL AT SCHOOL.

LUANNE GRETZKY.

ARE WE READY TO ROLL?

- ALL SET. COME ON, DANNY.

HERE WE GO.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

HAVE YOU PICKED OUT A BROADWAY SHOW YET?

- I'LL SEE ANYTHING WITH MUSIC.

- BET YOU'RE READY FOR MRS. QUINN'S COOKING.

- I CAN'T WAIT.

- YAY, A REAL COOK.

- HEY. WITHOUT ME, YOU'D STARVE.

- HA HA HA!

- WELL, YOU KNOW IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR

WHEN THE BYRNE FAMILY HITS TOWN.

- HELLO, MRS. QUINN.

- OH. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

- WELL, ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER CROP HARVESTED.

- AND THIS ONE-- SO TALL, I'M GETTING DIZZY JUST LOOKING AT YOU.

- HI.

- YOU'RE NOT TOO GROWN UP FOR MY COOKIES, I HOPE.

- NO.

[MRS. QUINN LAUGHS]

OH, SOON YOU'LL BE TELLING YOUR FATHER

HOW TO RUN THE FARM.

- HE ALREADY IS.

- AND WHO ARE YOU?

[CHUCKLING]

OH, I BET YOU'RE EXCITED TO HAVE ANOTHER MONTH OFF FROM SCHOOL.

- OF COURSE!

- WE'RE GONNA HAVE LOADS OF FUN THIS YEAR.

COME ON IN AND EAT.

OH, YOU'RE TOO BEAUTIFUL!

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS TRUCK UNLOADED.

AW, THEY'RE SMALL. HERE YOU GO, BRIDGET...

RIGHT NEXT TO THE OTHER ONES.

SET IT UP BY THE, UH, THAT BOX THERE.

BRIDGET, COME ON OVER HERE.

HOW'S IT LOOK?

- YEAH, IT'S PERFECT.

- LEVEL?

BRING IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

- THAT'S GREAT, DADDY.

[BELL JINGLING]

- HEY.

- HERE COMES THE MUSEUM LADY.

- HO HO HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- SO, YOU START OFF WITH A CHALLENGE.

FIX YOUR SIGHTS ON HER.

- YEAH, SHE WON'T WANT ONE.

- OF COURSE SHE WON'T. SHE HASN'T WANTED ONE FOR YEARS.

BUT WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THAT.

LIKE I SAID-- A LITTLE...LITTLE CHALLENGE.

I HAVE GOT A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE

FOR YOU THIS YEAR.

- HI, HI. WELCOME BACK.

STARS IN THE BRANCHES, RIGHT?

- NO, NOT STARS--STARDUST. - OH, RIGHT.

- I'VE GOT A WHITE FIR RIGHT HERE, JUST LIKE THE ONES YOU USED TO BUY--

- SORRY.

- THIS IS THE YEAR I SELL YOU A TREE.

- NO! IT REALLY ISN'T.

- TOLD YOU.

- DAD...

THERE'S A MAN THAT JUST BOUGHT SOME ROASTED CHESTNUTS.

- PROMISING.

- WELL, THE DAY WE CAN'T SELL A CHRISTMAS TREE

TO A GUY BUYING CHESTNUTS

IS THE DAY WE'RE OUT OF BUSINESS.

[BLOWS]

HERE YOU ARE.

- I JUST CAME UP HERE.

- YOU DID SOME GOOD WORK TODAY.

- YEAH. YEAH.

I THINK I'M GONNA HANG UP HERE FOR A BIT...

TRY SOME TIME EXPOSURES.

- OH. OK.

- ALL RIGHT.

SO...

I MIGHT BE A WHILE.

- WELL, MAKE SURE YOU GET SOME REST.

- OK, DAD. - SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

- ALL RIGHT.

- MORNING. - GOOD MORNING, SON.

- SIT DOWN, DANNY. HOW ABOUT SOME EGGS?

- OOH, UH, THANKS. BUT I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A WALK AROUND.

- NOW?

- YEAH, JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

- SIT DOWN AND EAT.

WE'VE GOT SETUP TO DO.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT TIME OFF LATER.

- WELL, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- THANK YOU.

- HERE YOU GO.

WHERE'S DANNY?

- WELL, HE SAID HE'D BE BACK.

- BACK FROM WHERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- I DON'T KNOW. HE WENT OFF THAT WAY.

- HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?

- YOU WERE BUSY.

[SHUTTER CLICKING]

- MORNING.

CASTLE OPENS AT 10:00.

- I MEAN, IS IT NEW YORK, OR IS IT DISNEYLAND?

- HA HA HA! FIRST TIME HERE?

- IT'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T EXPECT, YOU KNOW?

- YEAH, SHE'S PRETTY SPECIAL.

STICK AROUND. GOT SOME NICE VIEWS FROM UP IN THE TOWER.

- OK.

I'M DANNY.

- BILL.

- NICE TO MEET YOU, BILL.

- NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

- MAYBE YOU COULD SHOW ME AROUND OR SOMETHING?

- I'D BE HAPPY TO.

JUST GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES TO FINISH UP HERE.

- 5 MINUTES UNTIL CLOSING.

OH, HELLO.

HOW IS THE CHRISTMAS TREE BUSINESS GOING?

- AH...

THAT WAS REALLY TAKEN IN 1868?

- YES.

- I LOVE THESE OLD SHOTS.

- THEY'RE MADE FROM GLASS PLATES.

- THEY'RE...AMAZING.

- I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

- I THINK IT'D BE SO COOL TO WORK HERE.

TO, UM...

TO GET A JOB IN PHOTOGRAPHY, DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGE?

- IT HELPS. ARE YOU PLANNING TO BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHER?

- OH, MAN. THAT'S... THAT'S LIKE A DREAM.

- WELL, HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A CLASS?

- NO. BUT...

I DO SHOOT ALL THE TIME.

- WOW, A LEICA.

- IT'S MY MOM'S. SHE GAVE IT TO ME WHEN I WAS 10.

CHECK THESE OUT.

- YOU TOOK THESE?

- MM-HMM. BACK HOME.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST...YEAH.

- THEY'RE GREAT.

- I DON'T KNOW.

SO, UH... THIS CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE--

HE WROTE "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS."

- HE DID. IT WAS CALLED "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" ORIGINALLY.

HE WROTE IT ON A SLEIGH RIDE HOME

FROM GREENWICH VILLAGE ON CHRISTMAS EVE OF 1822.

- I TOOK THAT ONE WITH A SLOW SHUTTER SPEED.

YEAH, YOU SEE THERE.

- IT REALLY WORKS.

- THANKS.

- ARE YOU SURE THAT'S RIGHT?

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

- HEY.

HOW IS THE MATH GOING?

- YOU ARE IN TROUBLE. DID YOU SEE DAD?

- HE WAS BUSY WITH A CUSTOMER. HE DIDN'T SEE ME.

- HE WAS ASKING FOR YOU.

- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

- THIS IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE CITY.

I MEAN, THE ENERGY AND THE COLORS,

THE PEOPLE, THE MOVEMENT-- I MEAN, EVERYWHERE.

- PERHAPS YOU SHOULD GO OUT AND SEE IF YOUR FATHER NEEDS ANY HELP.

- NEVER MIND.

I MADE DO WITHOUT HIM.

[BELLS JINGLING]

- * AH, AH

♪ AH, AH

- * ROCKIN' AND A-JINGLE-JANGLIN' ♪

♪ FOR THE HOLIDAYS

♪ CHRISTMASTIME'S AROUND THE BEND ♪

♪ SO, RUDOLPH, GRAB THE SLEIGH ♪

♪ ROCKIN' AND A-JINGLE-JANGLIN' ♪

♪ ON CHRISTMAS EVE

♪ EVERYONE SINGIN' 'ROUND THE FIRE ♪

♪ AS THE CHILDREN RUSH TO SLEEP ♪

- * AH

- * I REMEMBER SANTA

♪ WAS THE ONLY MAN FOR ME

- * BUT THIS YEAR I'M HOPING

- * FOR SOMEONE TALL AND HANDSOME BY THE TREE ♪

- * AH, OOH

- * ROCKIN' AND A-HUSTLE-BUSTLIN' ♪

♪ FOR A GIFT OR TWO

♪ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU'LL SEE A BOX FROM ME ♪

♪ YOU'LL KNOW THAT IT'S FOR YOU ♪

[SAXOPHONE SOLO PLAYING]

♪ I USED TO SIT AND WAIT FOR HIM ♪

♪ BESIDE THE CHRISTMAS TREE

♪ BUT NOW BENEATH THE MISTLETOE ♪

♪ IS WHERE I'D RATHER BE

♪ OH, ROCKIN' AND A-JINGLE-JANGLIN' ♪

♪ CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE

♪ SO MERRY CHRISTMAS, ONE AND ALL ♪

♪ AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

- HEY, CATHERINE, WE'RE HEADING DOWN

TO CHARLIE'S TAVERN FOR DRINKS. WANT TO COME?

- OH, I'M TAKING SOME WORK HOME TONIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH, THOUGH.

- OK. SEE YOU TOMORROW.

- BYE.

Woman: HAVE A LOVELY TIME.

Man: YOU, TOO. THANK YOU...

- [WOMAN CHUCKLING] NO, THANKS AGAIN.

[SIRENS]

- HEY. YOU'RE BACK.

- YEAH. I HAD TO GET ONE MORE LOOK.

- WHEN DO YOU HEAD HOME?

- IN A COUPLE DAYS.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S THE SAME STREET

WHERE WE SELL OUR TREES. THAT'S THE SAME BUILDING.

- IT IS.

- DO THEY STILL TAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?

- NOT OFTEN. IT'S A VERY FRAGILE PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS,

YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK OUT

SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOLS HERE IN NEW YORK.

WELL, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO PARSONS?

- I'D NEVER GET IN.

- ARE YOU KIDDING?

WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS YOU SHOWED ME, YOU'D HAVE AN EXCELLENT CHANCE.

- REALLY?

- ABSOLUTELY.

AS AN ARTIST, YOU SHOULD NEVER DOUBT YOURSELF.

- OK.

[PLAYING "GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN"]

- THERE YOU GO, FATHER-- OUR LAST TREE AT A BARGAIN PRICE.

- GOD BLESS YOU.

- I HAVE TO SAY, YOU GOT A REAL KNACK

FOR WAITING FOR THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT.

- WHAT CAN I SAY? NEW YORK IS AN EXPENSIVE PLACE.

YOU GOTTA TAKE YOUR BARGAINS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THEM.

[SAXOPHONE PLAYING OUTSIDE]

- I THOUGHT WE AGREED NO PRESENTS.

- IT'S NOT MUCH.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

- YEAH. WELL...

THAT'S IT.

- IT'S EARLY. CAN WE STILL GO SEE A BROADWAY SHOW?

- OH, GOSH. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

- PLEASE?

- WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT ARE THESE?

- WHEN DID YOU GET THESE?!

- OH, I'VE GOT MY WAYS. [LAUGHS]

ALL RIGHT, IT STARTS AT 8:00, SO LET'S GO GET MRS. QUINN.

- COME ON, DANNY.

- UH, I THINK I'M TIRED OUT.

- COME ON. IT'LL BE FUN.

- I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING.

- YOUR SISTER HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SINCE SHE GOT HERE.

NOW, LET'S NOT DISAPPOINT HER. LET'S GO.

- NO, YOU GO.

- THIS IS TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR HARD WORK.

YOU DESERVE THIS JUST AS MUCH AS ANYBODY.

NOW, LOOK, WE'LL GO OUT TONIGHT. THEN TOMORROW,

WE'LL HAVE CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH MRS. QUINN,

WE'LL PACK UP AND WE'LL HEAD HOME.

- DAD.

I'M NOT GOING HOME WITH YOU AND BRIDGET.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT COMING HOME WITH US?

- I'M GONNA STAY HERE.

- WOULD YOU JUST STOP IT. HERE, BRIDGET, HOLD ON TO THESE.

- LOOK, I MEAN IT.

I'M GONNA FIND A JOB AND MAKE MY WAY.

- OH, YOU'RE GONNA FIND A JOB AND MAKE YOUR WAY.

- I CAN'T TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

- THAT'S RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S NONSENSE.

- YOU KNOW, YOU TAUGHT ME

NOT TO WASTE TIME TALKING WHEN THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.

- HEY, YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, YOUNG MAN.

- LET GO OF ME, DAD.

- YOU'RE 16 YEARS OLD! THIS IS NEW YORK CITY!

NOW, COME HERE!

- LET GO OF ME!

- DANNY! Bridget: STOP IT!

DADDY, STOP! - DANNY!

- DADDY, PLEASE STOP IT!

- WHAT'S HAPPENING, MR. BYRNE?

[SHOUTING]

- DANNY!

OH! UHH!

[SIREN]

DANNY!

- GET THAT KID!

- DANNY! - HEY, STOP!

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

- DANNY!

LET GO OF ME!

- YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

- HE'S MY SON.

HE'S TRYING TO RUN AWAY. HE'S JUST A KID.

- WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR NOSE?

- I...IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

- WELL, IT DIDN'T PLAY THAT WAY FROM THE STREET.

DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED?

- [CRYING] DANNY DIDN'T WANT TO GO HOME.

- I LOST HIM.

- I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. ONCE HE CALMS DOWN, HE'LL BE BACK.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

- DON'T WORRY, SWEETIE. DANNY WILL BE BACK.

- OFFICER RIP COLLINS, PLEASE.

Bridget: DINNER'S READY.

- I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE, HON.

- COLLINS.

- RIP, IT'S CHRISTY BYRNE.

- HEY, CHRISTY. GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU.

HOW ARE THINGS?

- OH, GOOD, GOOD.

I THOUGHT I'D LET YOU KNOW I'M HEADING DOWN THERE MONDAY.

ANY, UH, ANY NEWS?

- CHRISTY...

- I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU'D CALL, BUT...

- I KNOW IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN DOWN HERE.

- I JUST HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING...NEW.

- IF WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING,

THEN WE HAVE TO GO UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT DANNY'S ALL RIGHT...

WHEREVER HE IS.

- RIGHT. OK. YEAH.

WELL, THANKS.

AND, UH, I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET DOWN THERE.

- SURE THING.

- I MADE THAT CHICKEN YOU LIKE.

[BRIDGET OUT OF BREATH]

- ARE YOU OK?

- I'M OK.

- HYAH.

YOU READY?

[ENGINE STARTS]

- OH, WELCOME BACK, DEARS.

- IT SMELLS AS DELICIOUS AS EVER.

- I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.

- THANK YOU.

- WELL, IT'S--IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE.

- AND HOW ARE YOU?

- FINE.

- GO ON NOW, EAT.

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?

- BUT WE WILL.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

- CATHERINE, IT'S MOM.

HOPEFULLY YOU'RE OUT HAVING FUN TONIGHT.

YOUR FATHER AND I WERE JUST TALKING,

AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU IN A WHILE.

AND I THOUGHT WE MIGHT TRY TO CONVINCE YOU

TO COME UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS AGAIN.

I KNOW YOU SAID YOU'RE BUSY WITH WORK, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE GOOD.

I CAN'T HELP BUT WORRY THAT THE ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP.

YOUR FATHER TELLS ME I NEEDN'T BE MAUDLIN,

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN YOU'RE OK.

SO, THAT'S IT, I GUESS. CALL US.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

- CATHERINE O'MARA!

- HELLO, FATHER.

- I ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU.

- I KNOW. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

- WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU BACK.

- THANK YOU.

- [CHUCKLES] EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR A VISIT.

- WE GOT ROOM FOR A BUNCH MORE.

- OK, HERE YOU GO.

- OK.

ALL RIGHT. YOU OK UP THERE, BRIDGET?

- OH, YOU ARE TOO GOOD.

- GLAD YOU NOTICED.

- EASE THAT RIGHT OVER HERE.

- THERE HE IS AGAIN.

- STARTS EARLIER EVERY YEAR.

- CATH, IT'S AFTER THANKSGIVING.

- ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT WHEN I SEE HIM

IS HERE WE GO AGAIN--CHRISTMAS TILL YOU DROP FROM HERE ON OUT.

- HMM. THAT'S NOT WHAT I THINK ABOUT.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

[BELL ON DOOR JINGLES]

- JUST TRY TO PICTURE HIM...

CHOPPING DOWN ONE TREE.

- STOP IT.

- IT DOESN'T HURT TO LOOK, HONEY.

- THE GUY'S A JERK.

- I KNOW THAT.

BUT...WHAT'S THE HARM IN LOOKING?

- OK, I GOTTA GET TO WORK.

- HEY, THIS "LOOK UP!" PROMO THING IS REALLY TAKING OFF, ISN'T IT?

- THE LAST 3 HAVE ALL GOTTEN A TON OF RESPONSES FOR THE NEWSPAPER.

EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK THEY KNOW WHERE THE STATUES ARE.

- WHERE IS THIS ONE?

- YOU'LL HAVE TO LOOK UP, WON'T YOU?

- SEE HOW THE BRANCHES GLISTEN?

THAT'S THE CAPE BRETON SALT SPRAY.

- NO, THANK YOU.

- SOMETIMES STARLIGHT GETS CAUGHT IN THE BRANCHES--

- I THOUGHT IT WAS STARDUST?

- UH, YES, YES. IT IS, IT IS.

BUT WHEN THE STARLIGHT REFLECTS OFF THE STARDUST,

THAT'S WHEN IT REALLY, UH, REALLY SHINES.

- OH, IT'S A DELICATE DISTINCTION, I GUESS.

- I'M GLAD YOU REMEMBERED.

DON'T THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN THAT BEAUTIFUL SMILE OF YOURS.

YOU WERE ONCE ONE OF MY MOST PRIZED CUSTOMERS.

ONE OF THESE YEARS, I'M GONNA CELEBRATE WINNING YOU BACK.

RIP! GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- HOW WAS YOUR TRIP DOWN?

- OH, IT WAS FINE.

SO, YOU GOT ANYTHING NEW FOR ME?

- I REALLY JUST CAME DOWN TO SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.

- OH.

I'M OK.

- THIS IS PERFECT.

- I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE THEM.

- THE CAPTION SHOULD READ "SILVER BELLS,"

LIKE THE SONG. THIS IS THE ONE.

I WANT TO PUT THIS ON BANNERS ALL OVER TOWN ADVERTISING THE EXHIBIT.

- OK. - OF COURSE,

WE SHOULD SEND IT TO THE "POST." - I ALREADY HAVE.

- I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THE PHOTOGRAPHER A BONUS OUT OF THE EXHIBIT FUND.

- DAD...CAN I HAVE A PRIVATE WORD WITH YOU

ABOUT THIS "LOOK UP!" PROJECT?

- IF IT INVOLVES THE "LOOK UP!" PROJECT, THEN IT INVOLVES CATHERINE, TOO.

DID YOU SEE THE LATEST?

- YEAH, TERRIFIC. LOOK, UH, THERE'S A GROUP DEMONSTRATING

OUTSIDE THE DRISCOLL BUILDING THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE PROTESTING THE REMOVAL OF SOME WINGED LION

ON THE TOP FLOOR?

- [LAUGHING]

- DAD, WE HAVE $5 MILLION TIED UP IN THAT REDEVELOPMENT.

- I'M SORRY, SON. I'M NOT TRYING TO LOSE YOU MONEY.

I'M JUST TRYING TO DO SOME GOOD.

- WELL, YOUR PROJECT IS NOT DOING US ANY GOOD.

- NEW YORKERS NEED TO START LOOKING UP AGAIN.

THERE'S A WORLD OF ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS RIGHT OVER THEIR HEADS

AND THEY DON'T EVEN NOTICE IT.

- WELL, I WISH YOU'D DISCUSSED THIS RIDICULOUS CROSS-PROMOTION

IN THE "POST" BEFORE YOU JUST WENT AHEAD AND DID IT.

- IT'S A NOVELTY--WHICH IS CATCHING ON, BY THE WAY.

- WELL, LET'S JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT OUR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS

PAYS FOR YOUR ART ENDEAVORS.

- DON'T WORRY,

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

- GOOD NIGHT, LOVE.

- DADDY, ARE YOU GOING OUT NOW?

- I MAY GO OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, YEAH.

- WILL WE EVER SEE DANNY AGAIN?

- IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT, WE WILL.

YOU LEAVE THE WORRYING TO ME.

YOU GET SOME REST. I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

- DADDY?

IF WE DO SEE DANNY AGAIN, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO TO HIM?

- WHAT AM I GONNA DO TO HIM?

- ARE YOU GONNA HURT HIM?

- [SIGHS]

OF COURSE NOT.

I WANT HIM BACK...

SAME AS YOU.

- GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

- GOOD NIGHT, LOVE.

- HERE.

YOU'LL FREEZE YOUR SOUL OUT THERE.

- OHH, THAT'LL HIT THE SPOT.

- PLEASE COME BACK AT A REASONABLE HOUR.

WE CAN'T HAVE YOU OUT THERE ALL NIGHT.

- YES, MRS. QUINN.

- AND DON'T HUMOR ME, I'M SERIOUS.

- YES, MRS. QUINN.

- I MISS HIM, TOO, YOU KNOW.

- THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

- GOOD EVENING.

- I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE-- MY SON.

HIS NAME IS DANIEL BYRNE. HE'S 17 YEARS OLD.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TAKE A--

- NO. - ARE YOU SURE?

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST GIVING A GOOD LOOK

AT THAT PHOTO--IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE PICTURE AGAIN, I...

- THOUGHT YOU'D GONE TO BED.

- I WASN'T TIRED.

- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, DARLING?

YOU CAN TELL ME ANYTHING, YOU KNOW.

IT'S OK TO BE WORRIED.

I KNOW YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR BROTHER AND YOUR DAD.

- [CRYING] WE ALWAYS DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

NOW IT'S JUST ME AND DAD,

PRETENDING ALL THE TIME THAT EVERYTHING'S OK.

- I'VE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW

THAT THESE THINGS HAVE A WAY OF WORKING OUT.

- SOMETIMES I REALLY WISH MOM WAS HERE.

- OH, DARLING, I KNOW.

SHE WAS A WONDERFUL WOMAN.

HOW COULD SHE NOT BE WITH SUCH A SMART, LOVELY DAUGHTER?

- SHE ALWAYS KNEW THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

- [SIGHS] SO DOES YOUR DAD.

MAYBE HE'LL HAVE SOME LUCK TONIGHT.

- EXCUSE ME, I'M LOOKING FOR MY SON.

PERHAPS YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT...A PICTURE.

YEAH.

UH...EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME, SIR? YEAH, I'M LOOKING FOR MY SON.

UH... - I DON'T KNOW HIM.

- HE'S 17. THIS WAS TAKEN A YEAR AGO. PERHAPS YOU--

- NO.

- MAYBE YOU'VE SEEN HIM AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE?

- NO.

- OH, WOW. THAT'S A STEAL.

YEAH, OK. LET ME GO CLEAR SOME SPACE

AND COME BACK WHEN I CAN GET SOME HELP BRINGING IT IN.

- I CAN HELP.

- OH. WELL, THANKS, OFFICER, BUT IT'S--

- RIP--NAME'S RIP.

- WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY.

- I DON'T MIND.

- ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

UM, JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND

AND I'LL MAKE SOME SPACE.

- DO YOU KNOW HER?

- YEAH, JUST TO SAY HI.

- OH, DESK SERGEANT SAID YOU CALLED LAST NIGHT.

- YEAH, REMEMBER I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT POSTCARD THAT DANNY SENT ME THIS SUMMER,

THE ONE OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE?

- SURE.

- I WAS OVER THERE LAST NIGHT,

AND THEY GOT THESE SHOPS DOWN THERE THAT SELL POSTCARDS OF THE BRIDGE.

HERE'S THE ADDRESS OF ONE OF THEM

THAT LOOKS LIKE IT SELLS THE EXACT SAME CARD.

MAYBE YOU COULD GO OVER THERE DURING THE DAY

AND SHOW 'EM THAT PICTURE OF DANNY I GAVE YOU.

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE HE BOUGHT IT FROM THERE.

MAYBE THEY'D REMEMBER HIM.

I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU HOW TO DO YOUR JOB.

- THEY SELL THOSE CARDS AT EVERY SOUVENIR SHOP IN MANHATTAN.

- I KNOW. I KNOW. BUT, UH, THIS CARD IS, UH,

IT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO GO ON.

- CHRISTY, UH-- - I COULD JUST FEEL HIM

WALKING AROUND DOWN THERE BY THE BRIDGE, YOU KNOW.

IT'S ALL LIT UP AT NIGHT.

THE LIGHTS, THEY'RE LIKE STARS.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT DANNY MUST HAVE THOUGHT.

HE MUST MISS THE NIGHTTIME SKIES OF HOME.

AND HE'S FEEL COMFORTABLE BEING NEAR THE WATER.

[SHOP BELL JINGLING]

- CHRISTY, UH, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.

- I KNOW. I KNOW. JUST...

[RUBS HANDS TOGETHER]

- THIS POSTER IS PERFECT.

WE NEED THESE ON EVERY LAMPPOST TOMORROW.

- DID YOU SEE THE PICTURE IN THE PAPER TODAY?

- OH, YEAH. IT LOOKS GREAT.

BY THE WAY, WHERE ARE THE BELLS?

- I HAVE TO ASK THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

- WELL, FIND OUT. THE "POST" HAS PROMISED TO RUN THE ANSWER ON CHRISTMAS

IF NOBODY GETS IT BY MIDNIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE.

- OK.

- DAD, LISTEN. UM,

I GOTTA GO OVER TO THE HUDSON SITE.

I'M NEVER GONNA MAKE THE SHOW TONIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU AND SARAH AND THE KIDS GO, HAVE A GOOD TIME.

- WELL, CAN'T YOU DO THAT TOMORROW?

- I'M SWAMPED. THE CURTAIN'S AT 8:00.

- WELL...I GOTTA SCRAM.

LOOKS LIKE I'M TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN TO SEE "THE NUTCRACKER" TONIGHT.

DON'T WORK TOO LATE.

- I WON'T.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[BEEP]

GET IN HERE.

- HERE ARE SOME NEW ONES.

WHAT'S THIS?

- MORE MONEY. - WHAT FOR?

- A BONUS FOR THE PICTURE OF THE BELLS.

THEY'RE GOING UP ALL OVER TOWN. AND DID YOU SEE THE PAPER TODAY?

- YEAH, YEAH. I HAD A GOOD FEELING ABOUT THAT ONE.

- SO WHERE ARE THEY, BY THE WAY?

THE NEWSPAPER'S BEEN ASKING.

- UM, I THINK YOU KNOW.

- I DON'T. YOU NEVER TOLD ME.

- WELL, HAVE YOU TRIED LOOKING UP?

- CUTE.

DANNY, MR. RHEINBACK IS GONNA ASK ME AGAIN.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO TELL HIM SOMETHING.

HE REALLY LOVES YOUR WORK, YOU KNOW.

- REALLY?

- I WISH YOU'D LET ME TELL HIM ABOUT YOU.

- NO, NO. YOU PROMISED NO ONE WOULD KNOW.

- BUT IT COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY.

- AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MY DAD TO FIND ME.

- AT SOME POINT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.

OK, OK. WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU HAD ANYTHING TO EAT?

- I'M FINE.

LOOK, I FOUND OUT THEY'RE HOLDING A G.E.D. TEST

IN MID-JANUARY AT P.S. 652.

NOW, DO YOU THINK I COULD USE THE UPSTAIRS LIBRARY

TO STUDY FOR IT?

- YOU HAVE TO BE OUT BEFORE 7:00 IN THE MORNING.

- OK.

THERE IS ONE MORE THING.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD FIX IT SO I COULD SEE MY SISTER?

YOU KNOW, WITHOUT MY DAD FINDING OUT ABOUT IT.

- I WON'T BE LONG.

- YES, SIR.

[DOORKNOB TURNS]

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

- GOOD MORNING. STILL THINKING ABOUT THAT TREE?

- UH, NO. BUT I CAN'T HELP THINKING ABOUT YOU OUT HERE IN THE COLD.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE SOME HOT COFFEE.

- OH, GEE. THAT'S, UH, THANKS.

IT'S FUNNY HOW WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER AROUND FOR YEARS

AND YET WE DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER'S--

I'M CHRISTOPHER BYRNE... CHRISTY.

- CATHERINE O'MARA.

- OH, THAT'S A NICE IRISH NAME.

- WELL, IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S.

BUT I WAS O'TOOLE BEFORE BRIAN AND I GOT MARRIED.

- I HAVEN'T SEEN BRIAN IN A WHILE.

- HE PASSED AWAY... 3 YEARS AGO, ALMOST TO THE DAY.

- I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

- I LOST MY WIFE TO CANCER 4 YEARS AGO.

- I CAME TO ASK FOR SOMETHING.

- MMM, WELL, YOU BROUGHT THE GOOD COFFEE, SO THE ANSWER IS YES.

- WELL, MY FRIEND LIZZIE AND I-- YOU KNOW LIZZIE?

- OH, YEAH, CHEZ LIZ. - EXACTLY.

WELL, WE WERE GONNA TAKE HER DAUGHTER ROSE ICE SKATING,

AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOUR LITTLE GIRL--

- BRIDGET?

- BRIDGET--WOULD LIKE TO COME WITH US.

- WELL, THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL OF YOU, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

- WHAT'S GOING ON, DADDY?

- CATHERINE HERE HAS INVITED YOU TO GO ICE SKATING.

- CAN I?

- WELL, YOU HAVE TO PROMISE TO BE CAREFUL.

- OF COURSE. - WONDERFUL.

WE'LL MEET OUTSIDE CHEZ LIZ AT 6:30.

- SHE'LL BE THERE.

- THANK YOU!

- THANK YOU. - SURE.

- HEY, DANNY.

- HI, BILL. PRETTY COLD, HUH?

- SURE IS.

- THANKS FOR LETTING ME CRASH.

- DO ME A FAVOR, THOUGH, WOULD YOU?

I'LL LEAVE THIS WINDOW UNLOCKED FOR YOU WHEN I CAN.

BE SURE TO SHUT IT SO IT LOOKS CLOSED.

THE BOSS NOTICED THE OTHER DAY.

- SORRY. I'LL MAKE SURE NO ONE SEES ANYTHING.

- IT'S 6:30.

- SO IT IS.

WOULDN'T YOU RATHER GO SKATING WITH ME? MAYBE LATER NEXT WEEK?

- DAD...

- I THINK MRS. QUINN IS PLANNING A SPECIAL MEAL.

- OH, IT'LL WAIT UNTIL SHE GETS BACK.

SHE'LL BE FINE.

- I THINK--I THINK I'M GONNA TAG ALONG.

- WHAT ABOUT THE STAND?

- OH, BUSINESS HAS BEEN LOUSY ALL DAY. COME ON.

IT'LL BE FUN.

["WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS" PLAYING]

- CAREFUL.

- I THOUGHT THE WHOLE IDEA

WAS TO GET THE LITTLE GIRL AWAY FROM HER FATHER.

- HE INVITED HIMSELF. WHAT COULD I DO?

- WHAT IF HE SEES DANNY?

- WELL, I KNOW DANNY IS NOT GONNA SHOW UP NOW.

- ALL RIGHT, SEE IF THIS IS TIGHT ENOUGH.

- OK.

- YOUR DAUGHTER'S TERRIFIC.

- YEAH, SHE'S GREAT.

I ONLY WISH I COULD MAKE THINGS A LITTLE EASIER FOR HER.

- IS IT HARD FOR YOU, TO BE IN NEW YORK?

- BECAUSE OF MY SON?

[SIGHS] YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO...

REALIZE YOU'VE PUSHED THE PERSON YOU LOVE THE MOST AWAY FROM YOU.

I'VE BEEN BACK DOWN HERE

HALF A DOZEN TIMES THIS YEAR LOOKING FOR HIM, AND I--

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S ALIVE.

- OH, BUT HE IS.

- OH, I--I PRAY THAT YOU'RE RIGHT.

- IF HE WEREN'T, YOU'D KNOW.

WHEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE DIES...

- PART OF YOUR HEART DIES.

- YOU CAN'T QUITE BELIEVE YOU CAN GO ON BREATHING.

- I'M SORRY THAT YOU KNOW THAT.

- I'M SORRY, TOO...

ABOUT DANNY.

- THEY'RE GOOD.

- ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE YOU AROUND.

- DAD, I'M GOING MYSELF.

- YOU DON'T WANT ME TO TAKE YOU AROUND?

- I'M TOO OLD.

- WHAT WAS I THINKING?

- I'M NOT TOO OLD.

YOU CAN TAKE ME AROUND.

- SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

- SKATE UP THERE.

- ONE FOR YOU. - THANK YOU.

- AND YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- YAY!

- BRIDGET. BRIDGET.

BRIDGET, IT'S ME.

- DANNY!

- SHH!

OK, OK, ENOUGH OF THAT.

- WE'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

- WE HAVE TO TALK FAST.

- YOU HAVE TO SEE HIM, DANNY.

- I CAME TO SEE YOU.

- HE GOES OUT LOOKING FOR YOU EVERY NIGHT.

HE DOESN'T SLEEP, HE CRIES.

- DAD DOESN'T CRY.

- NOT WHEN HE THINKS ANYONE'S LOOKING.

- HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S HAVING A BLAST.

HOW'S THE FARM?

- YOU'RE NOT THERE.

- I MISS YOU.

- COME BACK.

- I CAN'T DO THAT.

- WHERE DO YOU SLEEP?

- LOTS OF PLACES.

- HOW DO YOU EAT?

- I DO OK.

YOU KNOW, I MAKE A LITTLE MONEY.

- LET ME JUST TELL DAD THAT YOU'RE HERE.

- NO.

PLEASE, BRIDGET, I'LL COME SEE YOU AGAIN

AT MRS. QUINN'S. - WHEN?

- WHEN I CAN. BUT ONLY IF YOU PROMISE

NOT TO TELL DAD THAT YOU SAW ME.

NOW, COME ON. YOU'VE GOT TO PROMISE.

- I PROMISE.

- GOOD.

- THERE SHE IS.

- HELLO.

- HI!

- ARE YOU HAVING AS GOOD A TIME AS I AM?

- I LOVE YOU, DADDY.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME TODAY.

- YEAH, IT WAS FUN.

- MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING ELSE THIS WEEK.

YOU KNOW, HANG OUT.

- ABSOLUTELY. THAT'D BE GREAT.

I'M IN ST. LUCY'S CHOIR ON SUNDAY.

YOU SHOULD COME HEAR US.

WE COULD DO SOMETHING AFTERWARDS.

- HEY, DAD, CAN WE GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY AND HEAR ROSE SING?

- I DON'T KNOW, HONEY.

SUNDAY'S ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DAYS.

- PLEASE?

- WE'RE PRACTICING TOMORROW MORNING.

YOU COULD COME THEN.

- ROSE, SWEETHEART, MR. BYRNE'S BUSY WITH HIS BUSINESS.

- NO, NO, TOMORROW WOULD BE OK. WHAT TIME?

- 8:00. - OH, WE CAN DO THAT.

HOW ABOUT YOU, CATHERINE?

WHAT DO YOU SAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME?

- OH, I'M SORRY. I, UH, I DON'T THINK I CAN.

- I LIKE THIS ONE.

- HMM.

- WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE?

- WE'RE WORKING.

- AH.

FRIDAY NIGHT I CAME BACK TO THE OFFICE

JUST PAST 10:00,

AND I DID SOMETHING YOU MIGHT APPROVE OF, DAD.

I LOOKED UP.

- YOU DID?

- THE LIBRARY LIGHT WAS ON.

- OH, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN ME. I WAS WORKING LATE.

- LOG BOOK SAYS YOU SIGNED OUT A LITTLE BEFORE 8:00.

- I MUST HAVE LEFT THE LIGHTS ON.

SORRY, I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.

- INTERESTING THING IS,

WHEN I GOT UP HERE, I COULD SEE THEY WERE STILL ON FROM THE HALLWAY,

BUT BY THE TIME I CAME AROUND THROUGH YOUR OFFICE,

THE LIGHTS HAD SHUT OFF,

SEEMINGLY ALL BY THEMSELVES.

- PERHAPS YOU WERE WRONG.

- EXCEPT A COMPUTER WAS LEFT ON.

- I MUST HAVE NEGLECTED TO TURN IT OFF.

- UH, SON, LOOK AT THESE IMAGES.

AREN'T THEY WONDERFUL?

WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK BEST EPITOMIZES

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR THE CITY?

- I DON'T KNOW, DAD.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?

- BRING OUT THE NEWS THAT LIFE IS SHORT

AND WE WASTE TOO MUCH OF IT RUSHING AROUND.

I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERNED

WITH SECURITY AROUND HERE.

- WHERE ARE YOU HEADED?

- OH, IT'S... MY NIGHTLY RITUAL.

I'M LOOKING FOR MY BOY.

IT MUST SEEM CRAZY...

TO TRY TO FIND HIM IN A BIG CITY LIKE THIS,

BUT I--I GOTTA TRY.

WHEN MY WIFE WAS DYING,

I MADE A PROMISE TO HER I'D WATCH OVER THE KIDS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'D THINK IF SHE SAW ME NOW.

- I'M SO SORRY.

BUT I'M SURE SHE'D KNOW YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN FOR THEM.

BEFORE BRIAN DIED...

HE PROMISED ME HE'D BE WITH ME FOREVER.

I THINK ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME.

AND I GUESS DEEP DOWN,

I KNOW THAT HE IS HERE WITH ME...

JUST NOT THE WAY I'D LIKE HIM TO BE.

DON'T GIVE UP HOPE ON DANNY.

- THANK YOU.

- ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

CONCERT POSITIONS, PLEASE.

CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH REHEARSAL TIME LEFT.

COME ON.

STEP UP.

NICE.

- MOM.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

- DON'T WORRY. I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HERE ANY SECOND, OK? COME ON.

- CONCERT PITCH, PLEASE.

- * AWAY IN A MANGER, NO CRIB FOR A BED ♪

♪ THE LITTLE LORD JESUS

♪ LAID DOWN HIS SWEET HEAD

♪ THE STARS IN THE SKY

♪ LOOKED DOWN WHERE HE LAY

♪ THE LITTLE LORD JESUS

♪ ASLEEP ON THE HAY

♪ THE CATTLE ARE LOWING, THE BABY AWAKES ♪

♪ BUT LITTLE LORD JESUS

♪ NO CRYING HE MAKES

♪ I LOVE THEE, LORD JESUS

♪ LOOK DOWN FROM THE SKY

♪ AND STAY BY MY CRADLE

♪ TILL MORNING IS NIGH

- THERE SHE IS-- THE MUSEUM LADY.

- OH, SO NOW I'M THE MUSEUM LADY.

- WE MISSED YOU AT ROSE'S REHEARSAL YESTERDAY.

- I KNOW. SHE HAS A WONDERFUL VOICE, DOESN'T SHE?

- SHE WAS WONDERFUL.

- YOU WERE SO KIND TO INVITE BRIDGET ALONG THE OTHER DAY

AND TOLERATED MY INTRUSION,

I THOUGHT I'D RECIPROCATE AND INVITE YOU TO DINNER.

- OH.

- I THINK IT WOULD MAKE BRIDGET REALLY HAPPY.

- YEAH. UH, WE WERE GONNA GO TO CHINATOWN.

- SEE?

- WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT BRIDGET.

- GOOD. IT'S SET, THEN. 8:30?

- ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

I'VE GOT TO TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

- ICE SKATING WAS THAT GOOD, HUH?

- I LIED TO THE MAN ABOUT HIS OWN SON.

I MEAN, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF ROSE WENT MISSING FOR A YEAR?

- I'D BE OUT OF MY MIND.

WHAT ABOUT DANNY? YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT WHAT HE WANTS?

HOW RECEPTIVE IS HE GONNA BE IF YOU GO TELL HIS DAD?

- I KNOW, BUT HIS DAD IS DESPERATE TO FIND HIM.

- HEY. HOMEWORK TIME.

- OK.

SEE YOU LATER, THEN.

- DANNY?

DANNY!

DANNY!

WAIT!

SON!

DANNY!

- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- WAIT UP!

- OH!

- DANNY!

DANNY!

[HORN HONKS] COME HERE!

WAIT.

[BRAKES SCREECH]

DANNY!

- OOH! UHH!

OOH.

- HEY, SORRY.

DANNY!

- GET AWAY FROM ME.

- SORRY, SIR. I WAS--

- CHRISTY!

WHAT HAPPENED?

[BREATHING HARD] - I SAW HIM.

THIS IS HIS HAT.

IT FELL OFF HIS HEAD.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ME.

- COME WITH ME.

HERE, LET ME HAVE THAT.

- THANK YOU.

WHEN DANNY WAS A BABY, HE HAD A FEVER AND...

THE DOCTORS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING IT,

SO THEY KEPT HIM AT THE HOSPITAL.

AND THAT NIGHT, I WENT HOME,

I SAW HIS TEDDY BEAR, AND...

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE HIM AGAIN...

AND HIS TEDDY BEAR WAS ALL I'D HAVE OF HIM.

- I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

- CATHERINE--

- THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

THE LABEL.

- "C.L."?

- CHEZ LIZ.

- WHAT?

- LIZZIE BUYS OLD HATS AT AUCTIONS AND FLEA MARKETS.

SHE REFURBISHES THEM AND THEN PUTS IN HER LABEL

BEFORE SHE PUTS THEM BACK UP FOR SALE.

- SO DANNY BOUGHT THIS HAT FROM YOUR FRIEND?

MAYBE SHE KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT WHERE HE IS.

LET'S CALL HER.

- SHE GAVE IT TO HIM.

- BUT SHE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME OR...

TOLD YOU, AND YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME.

- HE ASKED US NOT TO.

I'VE SEEN HIM.

- YOU'VE SEEN HIM?

WHY...

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?

WHERE IS HE?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- WHERE DID YOU SEE HIM?

- AT...

WELL, AT THE MUSEUM.

SOMETIMES HE JUST SHOWS UP.

- SOMETIMES? HOW MANY TIMES?

- ON OCCASION I GIVE HIM ODD JOBS.

- WHERE IS HE STAYING?

- I TOLD YOU, I DON'T KNOW.

- IS HE ALL RIGHT? - YES.

I'VE HELPED HIM WHENEVER I COULD.

- WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS BEFORE?

- HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO.

- HE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO? HE'S A KID.

HE'S LIVING ON THE STREET. I'M HIS FATHER!

- CHRISTY, LISTEN, PLEASE.

- DO ME THE KINDNESS NEXT TIME OF TELLING ME IF HE SHOWS UP.

- I JUST WANT TO HELP!

CHRISTY.

- HEY.

- THE TREE LOOKS NICE.

- DOESN'T IT? - YEAH.

- THANKS AGAIN FOR HELPING ME PUT IT UP, OFFICER.

- OFFICER. OH, I WAS HOPING YOU'D AT LEAST REMEMBER MY NAME.

- OH. WHO SAYS I DIDN'T?

- WELL, IT'S NOT OFFICER.

- OK. RIP.

- MUCH BETTER. - YOU CAN CALL ME LIZZIE.

- I WAS HOPING THAT'D BE THE CASE.

UH, COULD YOU--COULD YOU EXCUSE ME FOR ONE SECOND?

- YEAH, OF COURSE, OFFICER RIP.

- CHRISTY!

HEY, CHRISTY.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

- WE NEED TO TALK.

- WHERE YOU BEEN? THERE'S NOBODY WATCHING THE STAND.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

[CHRISTY SIGHS]

[SIGHS] I LOST MY CASH BOX.

WHOLE DAY'S EARNINGS.

- HOW LONG AGO?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- WELL, HOW LONG DID YOU LEAVE IT UNATTENDED?

- I DON'T KNOW. ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR.

I WAS STANDING RIGHT HERE. I SAW DANNY.

- YOU SAW DANNY? - HE WAS WATCHING ME.

HE TOOK OFF THE MOMENT I RECOGNIZED HIM.

I RAN DOWN THE STREET AND THEN I--

I COULDN'T CATCH HIM.

- OK, AND NOW YOUR CASH BOX IS MISSING.

- DANNY DIDN'T DO THIS.

- YOU SURE?

- HE COULDN'T HAVE.

- BUT HE WAS HERE.

- YEAH, WELL, I KNOW, BUT--

- AND HE RAN AWAY.

- DANNY IS NO THIEF.

- OK, LOOK, I'M--I'M NOT SAYING THAT HE TOOK IT...

BUT IF WE REPORT THE THEFT AND HIM AS A SUSPECT,

I CAN PUT OUT AN APB ON HIM,

AND THAT WAY IT'S NOT JUST ME STEALING ODD HOURS

LOOKING FOR HIM.

- OK.

- ARE YOU WORKING LATE AGAIN TONIGHT?

- OH, PROBABLY.

- A WORD TO THE WISE. - YES.

- IF THE LIBRARY LIGHTS ARE ON TONIGHT,

MAKE SURE YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED OUT YET.

GOOD NIGHT.

- MR. RHEINBACK--

- THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA SAY ON THE SUBJECT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- CAN I STUDY HERE TONIGHT?

- ONE OF MY BOSSES SAW THE LIGHT,

AND YOU LEFT THE COMPUTER ON.

- LOOK, I'LL ONLY USE THE TABLE LAMPS,

AND I'LL MAKE SURE I TURN OFF THE COMPUTER.

- DANNY, I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE MY JOB.

- THAT'S OK. I'LL GO, THEN.

- YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WOULD YOU SIT DOWN?

HERE'S THE DEAL.

STUDY AND WE'LL STAY HERE TONIGHT,

BUT IN THE MORNING, YOU AND I ARE GONNA GO TO YOUR FATHER--

TOGETHER. I'LL TAKE YOUR SIDE,

YOU AND ME AGAINST HIM IF IT COMES DOWN TO IT. DO WE HAVE A DEAL?

WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT DOWN THE PICTURE? I'M TALKING TO YOU, DANNY.

- YOU GOT MARRIED AT ST. LUCY'S.

- YES, I DID.

- IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.

- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY OF MY LIFE.

- YOU KNOW, I STILL MISS MY MOM, TOO.

- THEN JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOUR FATHER IS MISSING YOU.

- CAN I GO UP AND STUDY NOW?

- LET'S GO.

[DANNY TYPING]

- WHO IS THAT?

HEY! HEY, COME BACK HERE!

Woman: HEY!

- YEAH. YEAH, I WANT TO REPORT AN INTRUDER

THAT JUST LEFT MY BUILDING.

UM, YEAH, HE'S ON THE, UH,

THE N-10 BUS. HE'S HEADED UPTOWN.

I'M GETTING IN A CAB RIGHT NOW,

FOLLOWING HIM.

YEAH. I'M--I'M MIDTOWN.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?

- I CAN'T SLEEP.

- WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, KIDDO?

I SAW HIM TODAY.

- REALLY?

- HE WAS WATCHING US FROM ACROSS THE STREET.

WHEN I SAW HIM HE RAN AWAY.

AND THEN LATER,

I FOUND THE CASH BOX WAS MISSING.

THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR HIM NOW.

- FOR DANNY?

- YEAH.

- HE DIDN'T TAKE IT.

- I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

- HE DIDN'T TAKE IT.

I DID.

IT'S UNDER MY BED.

- BRIDGET--

- I WANTED TO GIVE IT TO HIM SO HE COULD EAT BETTER.

- BUT YOU KNOW I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR,

THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO STEAL.

- I SAW HIM, AND HE LOOKED REALLY BAD.

- YOU SAW HIM, TOO?

- WHEN WE WENT ICE SKATING.

- THAT WAS DAYS AGO.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS?

- HE MADE ME PROMISE.

I'M SORRY.

[DANNY PANTING]

[SIREN]

[SIREN GETTING CLOSER]

[SIREN STOPS, POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

- I THINK HE'S THIS WAY, OFFICER.

THERE HE IS UP THERE.

- YEAH, I SEE HIM.

- CAREFUL, SON!

JUST COME BACK DOWN.

WE JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

- WILL YOU STOP!

STAY WHERE YOU ARE!

- AAH--AAH!

- HE SLIPPED! - HE'S JUST A KID.

- COME ON. THERE'S WATER ON THE OTHER SIDE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- OH.

YES?

- HELLO, MA'AM.

UH, IS CHRISTY BYRNE HERE?

- OH. YES. PLEASE COME IN.

MR. BYRNE?

- HEY. RIP.

I'VE BEEN MEANING TO CALL YOU. I--

I FOUND MY CASH BOX. IT WAS HERE ALL ALONG.

- UH...

I HAVE SOME NEWS.

- WHAT IS IT?

- UH, TWO OFFICERS FOLLOWED A THIEF

WHO MATCHES DANNY'S DESCRIPTION INTO CENTRAL PARK.

NOW, APPARENTLY THE BOY TRIED TO GET AWAY

BY SCALING TO THE ROOF OF THE BELVEDERE CASTLE.

- IS HE OK?

- HE FELL OFF THE ROOF

AND INTO A FROZEN POND ABOUT 40 FEET BELOW.

HE FELL THROUGH THE ICE,

BUT THEY CAN'T TELL IF HE GOT OUT

OR IF HE'S STILL UNDER THERE.

DOES THIS BELONG TO YOUR BOY?

- YEAH.

THAT'S DANNY'S.

- DANNY?

LAWRENCE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- ARE YOU AWARE ONE OF OUR MUSEUM'S CAMERAS HAS BEEN STOLEN?

I JUST CALLED MY FATHER. HE'S ON HIS WAY.

- HOW DID YOU GET THAT?

- DID YOU KNOW THE BOY WHO HAD THIS?

- HE DIDN'T STEAL IT.

HIS NAME IS DANNY, AND I LOANED IT TO HIM.

- I THOUGHT SO.

- THE CAMERA YOU ARE CALLING STOLEN

TOOK THE PICTURE OF THE SILVER BELLS.

- IS THAT TRUE? - YES.

- HE'S THE ONE THAT TOOK THE PICTURE OF THE SILVER BELLS?

- AMONG OTHERS.

- HE MAY BE DEAD.

HE JUST TOOK A 40-FOOT DROP

OFF THE TOP OF BELVEDERE CASTLE IN CENTRAL PARK.

- DANNY?

- I JUST CAME FROM THERE.

THEY DON'T THINK HE COULD HAVE SURVIVED IT.

- OH, NO--NO.

- WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

- I--I'VE GOT TO GET TO HIS FATHER.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

[BEEP]

DANNY.

- GET HIM IN HERE.

- THE CHAIR. HERE.

HERE, HERE. PUT HIM DOWN.

- I'M CALLING AN AMBULANCE.

- NO.

- THIS TIME YOU DON'T GET A SAY.

GIVE HIM YOUR COAT. COVER HIM UP.

- STAY WARM.

- NOW, DON'T--DON'T WORRY, SON.

DON'T WORRY, SHE'S GETTING HELP.

[SIREN]

- PLEASE DON'T TELL.

- DANNY, IT'S WHAT'S RIGHT.

- [SIGHS]

- I'M GONNA HEAD UP TO THE PARK.

- DIDN'T THE OFFICER WANT YOU TO STAY HERE?

- I KNOW I COULD BE HELPING WITH THE SEARCH.

I JUST CAN'T SIT HERE.

IF RIP CALLS, JUST CALL MY CELL PHONE RIGHT AWAY.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

- HELLO?

- IS CHRISTY BYRNE THERE, PLEASE?

- YES, HE'S RIGHT HERE.

- THIS IS CHRISTY.

- CHRISTY. - CATHERINE.

CAN I CALL YOU BACK?

UH, I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.

- IT'S ABOUT DANNY.

HE'S HERE WITH ME AT THE HOSPITAL.

- IS HE OK?

- HE'S UNDER OBSERVATION. THE BOY'S FATHER IS HERE.

- I'LL TELL THE DOCTOR.

- HE'S ALIVE.

- MR. BYRNE.

- YEAH, THAT'S ME. THAT'S ME.

- I'VE STITCHED A RATHER SEVERE CUT ON YOUR SON'S HEAD.

HE'S GOT A CONCUSSION.

- HOW BAD IS IT?

- WELL, HE'S ALSO RECOVERING FROM HYPOTHERMIA.

I WANT TO KEEP HIM UNDER OBSERVATION FOR A WHILE,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE GOT HERE IN TIME.

- HE'S OK?

- WE'LL KNOW A LITTLE MORE TOMORROW.

YOU SHOULD GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP.

IT MIGHT BE A WHILE BEFORE HE'S CONSCIOUS.

- I'M NOT LEAVING THIS HOSPITAL WITHOUT HIM.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE MY SON HOME.

- WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

- I KNOW IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS...

- WHEN HAVE YOU LET THAT STOP YOU?

- YOU SHOULDN'T FORCE DANNY TO GO BACK WITH YOU IF HE ISN'T READY.

- YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S MUCH BETTER ON THE STREET FOR HIM.

- THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

HE WANTS TO GO TO COLLEGE.

-HE'S STUDYING FOR THE G.E. -D RIGHT NOW SO HE CAN DO THAT.

HE'S GOT TALENT, CHRISTY.

YOU SHOULDN'T DENY HIM THE OPPORTUNITY.

- WHY DOESN'T HE WANT WHAT HE'S GOT?

I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE BUILDING HIS FUTURE,

AND THE ONLY THING IN THIS LIFE I CAN GIVE HIM IS MY FARM.

- AND THAT'S A GENEROUS GIFT.

YOU CAN GIVE HIM SOMETHING ELSE.

YOU COULD ADMIRE AND ENCOURAGE HIS WORK.

- HIS WORK. HUH.

WHY CAN'T HIS WORK BE WITH ME?

- HAVE YOU EVER REALLY LOOKED AT HIS PICTURES?

- SURE. HE TAKES-- HE TAKES GOOD PICTURES.

- HE TAKES PICTURES WELL ENOUGH TO MAKE A GOOD LIVING AT IT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO HIS SIDE.

- OF COURSE I WILL. YOU THINK I'M SOME SORT OF MONSTER?

- I DON'T.

I DON'T.

- I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR HIM.

BUT...WE DON'T NEED YOU HERE NOW.

I NEED TO BE THE ONE TO SEE HIM.

ALONE.

WITHOUT YOU.

- I GET IT.

[SIGHS]

- AND, PLEASE, GOD, LOOK AFTER DANNY.

[DOOR OPENS]

- MOM.

- PLEASE DON'T MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF THIS.

- ALL I CAN SAY IS WELCOME BACK.

- DAD, IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE BOY?

- STILL IN INTENSIVE CARE FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD.

- HE'S GONNA BE OK, RIGHT?

- I HOPE.

NOBODY'S SAID IT FOR SURE.

I'M PLANNING ON HEADING OVER THERE.

- I, UH, I WANT YOU TO KNOW

I HAD THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM DROPPED.

- THANK YOU.

- I KNOW THAT PICTURE HE TOOK MEANS A LOT TO YOU.

- SO DO YOU, SON.

- DAD, DO YOU REMEMBER MY FIRST BIG DEAL?

- THE MORNINGDALE PROJECT, RIGHT?

- THAT'S RIGHT.

I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN THAT ALL CAME TOGETHER.

I REMEMBER WAKING UP THE NEXT MORNING

AND LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR,

FACE FULL OF SHAVING CREAM,

AND SAYING TO MYSELF, "THIS'LL GRAB THE OLD MAN'S ATTENTION."

- WHAT OLD MAN?

- I THOUGHT YOU'D FINALLY BE IMPRESSED WITH ME.

- SON, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED WITH YOU.

- DAD...

WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT OFFERING A--A JOB

TO YOUR YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER?

- I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

[SIREN]

P.A.: CARDIOLOGY INTERN ON ONE-SOUTH

REPORT TO O.R. 4.

- MR. BYRNE?

- SYLVESTER RHEINBACK.

- AS IN RHEINBACK TOWER?

- UH, YEAH. YEAH, I DID BUILD THAT TOWER.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

NOW I'M BUSY HANGING YOUR SON'S PHOTOS

IN OUR MUSEUM.

- YOU'RE CATHERINE'S BOSS.

- WELL, I TRY NOT TO BOSS HER AROUND TOO MUCH.

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

- NO, HE HASN'T WOKEN UP YET.

- WELL, WHEN HE DOES, UH,

I WANT TO OFFER HIM A JOB HELPING AT THE MUSEUM.

- [SIGHS]

UH, I APPRECIATE

EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR HIM, REALLY.

I--I DON'T THINK--

- YOUR SON...

HAS A VERY SPECIAL GIFT.

PHOTOGRAPHY IS AN ART.

AND ART INSPIRES US TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD.

WE ALL NEED IT.

I KNOW I NEED IT.

IT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE NEED

EVERY BIT AS MUCH AS CHRISTMAS TREES.

- I UNDERSTAND THAT. IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING I CAN HELP HIM WITH.

I WISH I COULD, UH,

GIVE HIM SOMETHING.

- YOU CAN GIVE HIM THE ONE THING

THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM YOU.

- WHAT'S THAT?

- MR. BYRNE.

- YOUR BLESSING.

- HEY, DANNY.

- DAD.

- GUESS I FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH YOU.

- THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE IT AGAIN.

- I FIGURED YOU MIGHT MISS IT.

- AND YOU TOOK CARE OF IT FOR ME.

- OF COURSE.

I WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF A LOT MORE IF--

- NO.

NO, YOU'D TRY TO STOP ME.

- COULDN'T WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS?

MAYBE WE COULD HAVE FIGURED OUT A WAY FOR YOU TO GO TO COLLEGE

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED.

- THAT WAS NEVER THE PROBLEM.

- I KNOW.

[SIGHS]

I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO YOU MORE.

I HAD DREAMS FOR YOUR FUTURE.

PROBLEM WAS, THEY WEREN'T YOURS.

- I LOVE THIS CITY, DAD.

YOU KNOW, I CAN BE ME HERE.

AND I CAN MAKE IT HERE, I KNOW IT.

AND COLLEGE IS JUST THE STARTING POINT.

- I SEE.

WELL...

WE'LL GET YOU OUT OF THIS HOSPITAL,

WE'LL FIX UP YOUR OLD ROOM AT MRS. QUINN'S,

THE ONE WITH THE FIREPLACE.

YOU'LL RECOVER, AND BRIDGET AND I

WILL NOT LEAVE NEW YORK

UNTIL WE HELP YOU PASS THAT TEST.

- AND NEXT CHRISTMAS WHEN YOU AND BRIDGET COME BACK,

I PROMISE I'LL BE HERE TO HELP.

- PLEASE SAY HE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

- HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

- CAN I SEE HIM?

- YOU BET.

- THERE YOU GO-- A LITTLE NOVA SCOTIA STARLIGHT

CAPTURED IN YOUR OWN HOME.

- CHRISTY.

- OH, OFFICER.

A WHITE SPRUCE FOR THE STATION HOUSE, PERHAPS?

- ALL RIGHT, GIVE IT A REST.

- HERE YOU GO.

- SO, UH...

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF LIZZIE?

- OF HER SHOP?

- UH, NO, I MEAN HER.

- I THINK THAT YOU LIKE HER.

- SHE ASKED ME TO COME BY HER FRIEND CATHERINE'S PLACE

TONIGHT FOR CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER.

SHE'S HAVING A FEW PEOPLE OVER.

- THAT'S NICE.

- AND I GUESS IT WOULDN'T HURT TO POP BY.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- WHAT DO I THINK?

- YOU WANT TO GO?

- WELL...

I WASN'T INVITED.

YOU SHOULD GO.

- ALL RIGHT.

- HEY, RIP.

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU,

YOU'VE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE FRIEND.

I COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE YEAR

WITHOUT YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS, CHRISTY.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- WE GOT A GUY AT THE CHESTNUT STAND.

- PROMISING.

THE DAY WE CAN'T SELL A CHRISTMAS TREE

TO A GUYS WHO SMELLS OF CHESTNUTS,

WELL, THAT'S THE DAY WE'RE OUT OF BUSINESS. RIGHT, DAD?

- YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

- HERE COMES THE PRIEST FROM ST. LUCY'S.

- I THINK I CAN HANDLE THIS ONE.

- YOU SURE?

- YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

MERRY, CHRISTMAS, FATHER.

PERFECT TIMING, AS USUAL.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.

- WE GOT NICE WHITE SPRUCE HERE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.

- THAT'S A MAGNIFICENT TREE.

- THIS TREE IS LIT FROM WITHIN.

- THAT'S BECAUSE YOU PUT LITTLE LIGHTS ON IT.

- THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON THIS TREE, FATHER.

- IT'S GLOWING.

- WELL, THE NEEDLES ON THAT WHITE SPRUCE

ARE COVERED ALL YEAR BY CAPE BRETON SALT SPRAY.

- AH, HOW ENCHANTING.

- THEY SAY THAT STARLIGHT GETS CAUGHT IN THE BRANCHES.

- I'LL TAKE IT FOR $25.

- WITH ALL RESPECT, FATHER,

IT'S A $100 TREE.

- [CHUCKLES] OH, WELL...

- HOW ABOUT IT'S ON US?

- OH, NO, NO, NO, NO. I COULDN'T DO THAT.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS, FATHER.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- THE LAST TREE.

THIS IS THE MOMENT

WHERE IT ALL CAME APART LAST YEAR.

- I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THAT.

- WELL, I'M SORRY YOU FELT THE NEED.

YOU'RE MY SON, AND YOU'RE FREE TO ROAM THE EARTH

IF IT CALLS YOU.

AS LONG AS YOU LET ME KNOW YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

- YEAH, WELL, I AM NOW.

- DAD, I THINK YOU FORGOT THERE'S STILL ONE MORE TREE.

- I WAS HOLDING THAT ONE BACK.

- OH, YOU MEAN FOR CATHERINE?

WHY DON'T WE TAKE IT TO HER?

- WELL, SHE'S HAVING PEOPLE OVER FOR THE HOLIDAY.

IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT IF I BARGED IN LIKE THAT.

- DAD, IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

[CHATTER]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- HAPPY HOLIDAY.

IT'S THE "POST."

- OH, NO.

- GREAT PARTY.

- OH, THANKS. YOU COULDN'T BE PRETTIER.

- THANK YOU.

- CATHERINE, THE "POST" NEEDS AN ANSWER.

IF NOBODY CALLS IN BY MIDNIGHT

WITH THE LOCATION OF THE SILVER BELLS,

THEY HAVE TO PUT IT IN TOMORROW'S PAPER.

YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THIS FELLA FROM THE NEWSPAPER, CATHERINE.

- BUT I'M THROWING A PARTY, MY FIRST IN YEARS.

- BUT YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHERE THE SILVER BELLS ARE.

- BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW.

- YOU NEVER GOT AN ANSWER OUT OF HIM?

- HE KEPT SAYING I WOULD FIGURE IT OUT ON MY OWN.

- AND HAVE YOU?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

- MERRY CHRISTMAS! - SURPRISE!

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WE DECIDED YOU COULD USE A TREE THIS YEAR.

- PLEASE, COME IN.

JOIN THE PARTY.

[LAUGHS]

- THANK YOU.

- HI!

- MOMMY. THEY BROUGHT A CHRISTMAS TREE.

- REALLY? - YEAH!

- WHERE SHALL I PUT THESE?

- OH, JUST OVER ON THE TABLE.

- OH! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TREE!

- A WHITE SPRUCE, I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW.

YOURS FOR A SONG.

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

All: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

- MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- I FOUND MORE ORNAMENTS.

- OHH! - OH, YAY. GREAT.

- DANNY, WHERE ARE THE SILVER BELLS?

- MRS. O'MARA IS GONNA MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.

- BUT THEY HAVE TO KNOW TONIGHT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

- WE'VE GOT TIME.

ACTUALLY, MY FATHER'S GOING TO BE THE ONE TO TELL HER.

- I DON'T KNOW. HOW WOULD I KNOW?

- WELL,

NOW I HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED

WITH THE SECRET OF THE SILVER BELLS,

CATHERINE MUST AGREE TO COME WITH ME.

WON'T TAKE LONG.

- I CAN TAKE OVER HERE.

- WELL...

- JUST GO.

- WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?

- OH, NOT FAR.

I'VE BEEN HOPING THAT YOU'D COME BY.

- I DIDN'T THINK YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.

- WELL, I DIDN'T, AT FIRST.

BUT WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT SHAPE

MY SON WOULD HAVE BEEN IN

WITHOUT YOUR HELP,

I, UH, REALIZED

YOU WERE SENT INTO MY LIFE FOR A REASON.

WHAT I REALLY NEEDED WAS...AN ANGEL.

- WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO DANNY?

- WELL, HE'S DECIDED TO STAY.

MRS. QUINN'S GOING TO RENT HIM A ROOM.

IF YOUR BOSS' JOB OFFER STILL STANDS.

- AND WHAT ABOUT YOU, CHRISTY?

- OH, I'M STAYING TO HELP HIM STUDY FOR THE G.E.D.

THEN I GUESS I'M, UH...

GOING BACK TO TEND TO MY TREES.

UNLESS...

- WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

- LOOK UP.

- WHAT?

- JUST LOOK UP.

- I HAVE WALKED THROUGH THESE DOORS SO MANY TIMES,

ALL MY LIFE.

- HEY, LOOK AT THAT.

- OHH!

- OH, MY GOSH!

- CAN I HAVE THE NUMBER FOR THE "NEW YORK POST"?

IT'S THE SILVER BELLS.

I FOUND THE SILVER BELLS!

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